The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNEDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1890. THE WELLINGTON TRAGEDY.

:;, Every right-minded person will regret the sad consequences of a street quarrel between a number of Welling ton youths and several Chinese resi dents. One youth (a European) lost his life m the fray, and one of the Chinese combatants has been so severely handled that grave fears are entertained of his ultimate recovery. So far as the Press Association tele grams deal with the particulai'S of the quarrel it appears that the Jracas arose owing to previous persecution of the Chinese by a number of Wellington youths. Seven or eight youths, on their way home at a late hour on Monday night, came m contact with several Chinamen, arid, no doubt owing to the previous irritation we have referred to, a truly horrible fight took place, m which billets of wood and knives were used. Who were the aggressors, or on which side violence was first used, is not stated, but this will no doubt be brought out m evidence m the trial for murder of several of. the. surviving parties to the; disgraceful brawl. The circumstance is one which is to be sincerely deplored, and it is to be hoped the chief instigators of the affray (whether European or Chinese,) will have such punishment meted out to them as will be a lesson to others. It is a reproach to Colonial youth that so many cases of unprovoked assaults upon the Chinese are recorded m the police proceedings m the several colonies. Bands of larrikins frequently single out an inoffensive Chinaman m colonial towns, and by means of petty persecution s—-j ostling, stone-throwing, and similar acts—-justify the stranger m his opinion that the people whom h« has come to reside amongst are the " Barbarians" his forefathers have termed them. In Wellington this course of action has brought about serious consequences, which, it is to be hoped, will serve to warn, the rising generation that even, a Chinaman—the most peaceful of men—-if tempted too far, will retaliate. There has been of late m Wellington an anti-Chinese, crusade on the part of the business people. Anti-Chinese feeling has run high, and m public and private inju dicious remarks have been made by older members of the community, which no doubt lias had an influence on the younger members of European society, culminating m assaults and persecu tions of the Chinese m these free colo nies somewhat iinalagous to the perse cutions of the Jews ; in Russia. Recent legislation to regulate the immigration of Chinese to the colonies has no doubt also had an influence m causing the young to look upon the Chinaman as outside the pale of the law's protection, forgetting that it is the. boast of Englishmen that the foreigner shall receive the same justice m a British Law Court as the most loyal subject of Her Majesty. Whether Wellington business .men were justified m " boycotting " Chinese competition at this r!ist.;uic» from the scene we cannot toll; but they are now brought face to face with one of the'sad consequences of stirring up national hatred and antipathies. In China, European subjects, and indeed all other subjects of foreign powers, are treated by the young with respect; they may pass and rcpass along the streets or footways withoutthe slightest danger of molestation from bands of youthful or adult; larrikins, and m this respect Colonial youth may learn a raluable lesson from the denizens of the professedly much-despissd flowery land. At all events, if they will not learn this lesson voluntarily, we trust it will be taught to them by the Colonial judicial bench when dealing with cases of unprovoked assaults upon foreigners, whether Chinese or j other nationalities. The history of this colony must not be blurred with incidents of the serious and disgraceful character enacted at Wellington on Tuesday morning.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Meetings of the Working Men's Political Association will be held m the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday and Saturday, 2nd and 4th of October. J number of people who live m boats about Canton is estimated to be 100,000. Some put it at 250,000. > | Sir Daniel Cooper, a wealthy Sydney mag nate, lately sold a collection of postage stamps for £3000. At Eastbourne a gipsy woman known as Maomi was sent to Dewes for a week's hard labor for pretending to tell the fortune of a , servant girl. A priest while celebrating mass near New York fell back after drinking from the cha lice, and for some days lay at death's door. Someone had placed arsenic m the com- 1 juuuion Avine. The Emperor of Germany is said to be having a new crown made, which is to weigh 3ib. and to contain over 100 diamonds. The Empress is to have a new crown set with 1300 diamonds. Letters addressed as follows from places beyond the colony were received at the Afihburton Post Office during the month of July, and are still lying unclaimed:—F. Becker, Walmsley Atkinson, Alan W. Bell, j J. Cornwell, and James Crawford. The " Bruce Herald " states that a farmer who owns and cultivates 600 acres of land m Tokomairiro reckons that his rates, property tax, sheep tax, and other impositions, stand him m about £1 a week,''and be has not got a decent road to his place. A Taupo resident reports that there have lately been heavy discharges of steam from Ruapehu. On one occasion during the past winter he noticed Ruapehu omitting a large volume of steam, which mostly fell at the base of the mountain, covering that part and the adjacent plain with a heavy mantle of enow. Thia was on a fine but very cold day, and the phenomenon was somewhat remark -1 able. .

Mr Leonard White's draught entire, King of the Vanquishers, died on Sunday last at Rakaia, from the Itffeots of a chill. This stallion which was by Young Vanquisher— , Miss McCormick, took first prize m hid class at the: last show m Chriatchurch. In England at the famous Rothamstead Agricultural Experimenting Station, wheat haa been grown every year on the same ground for 30 years. A plot which had 14 I tons of farmyard manure per aero every year, yielded 35 bushels of wheat per acre for the first 18 years, and 32 bushels for the next 18 yoar.s- Another part-, dresaed with artifieal manure every year, guvo 36 bnshols of grain for the lirst 18 yeura, and 33 bushels for the next IS years. For 3(i years the artificial manure gave an average of 2 bushels of wheat per acre more than did a dressing of 14 tons of rich farmyard manure. The cost of the artificial manure was about £2 an acre. These experiments where conducted on naturally poor soil. The Pope lias just completed, it is said, the Encyclical letter m which he deals with the great social problems of the day; and the publication, it is confidently asserted, will ( produce a profound sensation throughout the length and breadth of Christendom. While engaged m its preparation His Holiness placed himself m communication with several eminent economists! to consult them on other subjects, ,but really m order to obtain from them their unpremeditated opinions. The document was written m Italian m the first instance, and then scru pulously revised, after; "which?it was trans lated into Latin. It is understood to have been ready for issue for some weeks past, but its appearence was postponed so that the Pontiff might put himself m of what was said and done at the Labor Con ference m Berlin. If one half of what is claimed for the new process of smelting discovered by Dr J. Braxerea, of Oporto—an invention which has been taken m hand by the Spanish jGhanlbfir of Commerce m London—turns out to be well founded, the whole system of metallurgy is on the eve of. revolution. It is asserted that by means of the " Braxeres Universal burnace," m one operation and m less, time than an hour any metal can be extracted m a chemically pure state from its native ore, and a much higher percentage of metal obtained, with a saving of from 30 to 50 per cent, m labor and fuel. The system is said to Ik equally adapted for the production of iron zinc, lead, copper, tin, and the precious metals, every unit of the latter being extracted by the one single process, m which no pre liminary pulverisation, roasting, or fluxing is needed. The new Premier of Cape Colony, M* Cecil Rhodes, has had a somewhat remark able career. The* Press says that he sud denly flashed, upon the British public a few months ago as the donor of £10,000 to the Parnellite Fund. Mr Rhodes has not always been able to give away £10,000 m this delightful, free, and open handed manner. He is the second son of an English clergy-,, man, the late Rev F. W. Rhodes, Vi&ir of Bishop's, , i About twenty years ago he was an undergraduate at Oxford, not overburdened with pocket money, and was taken seriously ill. As the only chance of saving his life he went on a voyage to South Africa and settled first m Xatal and after wards m Kimberley. The change did him good physically, as he is now stated to be a tall, big, ruddy man, whom yon would never suppose to have come out as a boy m danger of not surviving the voyage. It also proved beneficial to him m other ways. At a time when diamond mining was m a bad way m South Africa Mr Rhodes had -the foresight to buy into De Beer's mine, while his financial sagacity and powers of organisation enabled him to take a large share m amalgamating the various mines into the De Beer's .Consoli dation with so much advantage to those concerned. Thus it is that at present he is a wealthy man, Ho is very highly spoken of personally, and it is said that Gordon, who met him at thfe Cape, invited him to go to Khartoum as his secretJiry.' Fortunately for himself Mr Rhodes declined, having just been invited to take a position m the Ministry of Sir Thomas Scanlon. The latest circular issued by the Railway Commissioners is certainly nqt a wise one. They were not even called upnn to proclaim by circular that they would..iiii logger r.ecog inae or deal with the Executive of tUe Rail way Servants' Union, or with the Union itself. They should have waited till either body approached them. Still less was it necessary for the Commissioners to outline the basis of a Union which, they would recognise or deal with. That should have been left to their employees to evolve when they learned the attitude taken up by the Commissioners m respect to the present Union. The proposal for the formation of an acceptable Union should have emanated from the men, the approval of the Commis sioners being then sought. As it is em ployees are very unlikely to accept tl« dictation of the Commissioners, and their refusal to do so may cause further friction. Even if the Commissioners' suggestions web adopted, trouble might easily arisen Ihiy might find .themselves unpleasantly ■ham pered m their future action by the fact of the Union being practically of theii* ovn creation. The Commissioners had done quie enough to assert their authority and shew their determination, without the latest cir cular, aud its issue must be regarded as a deckled It was at the best quite unnecessary, and it is calculated to retard rather than to promote the object it has m view. The men are not likely to take kindly to or look with favor upon the schene which will be known as the Commissioners' Union.—"Post." ,

THE ELECTIONS.

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Wellington, October I. Parliament avill be further prorogued to October 4th. In the interval a Gasette will be issued dissolving it, and calling the new Parliament together on December 18th. The date of the elections seems to re cede further every day.. Now it is stated there is a probability of the date being p#t off till the beginning of December. Members who have been consulted all want different dates, and Ministers them selves are not entirely agreed on the point, pie necessity of thoroughly re vising the rolls is given as an obstacle to an early election.

SPORTING

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Mei/koukne, October 1. The tracks of Flemington are heavy owing to the heavy rainfall, but are now dj-yhu? rapidly. rork was started-very early this moruin«. Titan is improving daily, Carbine, whoso owner ( Donald Wallace) has backed him to win £22,000, besides stakes,, went a round gently with* out showing the slightest symptoms of lameness or soreness. He is apparently m the height of condition. Megaphone and Tautallon woro both on the track and appe;»rel to be m the pink of health. Whukawai, Don (iiovaii, :md Singapore Avere sent round,' They are all looking splendid, and their going was of first class order. Whakawai gives every promise of be'iicr able to retrieve laurels during the Spring. Riohlieu and Rich Ruby': are looking as well as their best friends can desire. Canington is evidently returning to ti)yo year old form- - *

THE WELLINGTON TRAGEDY.

FURTHER PAKTieULAItS.

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Wellington, September 30. Further investigations show' that as the six youny; men were passing the China men's hub sover.il Celestials /rushed out, one having a knife. The young men took to their heels, l>ut Smithy who had been ill, got left m the rear. On hearing him cry for help, the other five returned to the scene, and a general mekc ensued. Smith bled to death. One of those who took part m the stone^throwiiig afc the Chinamen's hut at the Lower Hutt last night states that the party consisted of Charles F. Hobbs, Henry Bolton, Walter Maidment, William Bowse, Edward England, the deceased, Thomas Smith, and another. They carried out their plans, and on being driven away by the Chinamen, Smith suggested that they should go across the bridges to the Chinamen they had visited early m the night. No sooner ssiid than acted upon. Stones were thrown for nearly five minutes, and then three China men sprang out of the hedge, where they seemed to have been m hiding, and others of their race joined m. The young men ran away. Smith fell behind, being exhausted owing to a recent illness, and was caught by the Chinamen. He called out, "Help, they are sticking me." Hobbs, Bolton, and Maidment at once ran back, England following closely. They saw Smith lying on his right side, one Chinaman kneeling on his legs and another holding his head down, both, ifc is said, having knives m their right hands, i with which they seemed to be stabbing the prostrate'man. Hobbs struck one Chinaman with a heavy slip zail from the fence of an adjoining paddock, and struck another of the Chinamen, evidently the man now m the hospital, across the head and shoulders with it, upon which the Chinaman ran away towards the township: Smith was taken to Dr Welford's surgery, where it was discovered he was suffering from a punctured wound on the outer side of the left leg, which severed the main artery. It was the hoemorrhage from this that caused his oeath. Ihere were also two deep flesh wounds across the left forearm, not m themselves dangerous. Bra. Wilford and Whitehead, who at tended the men injured m the last night's emente at the Hutt, havo, given their ex periencee to the press reporters as follows:— , Dr Wilford says:—"About a quarter past eleven o'clock I was awoke with a tremendous noise outside my house. I looked ont, and saw a man whom I took to be a Maori running about, rubbing his hands and. yelling most excitedly, and there were two or three others at the gate. I asked the man what ho wanted, .but could not understand anything he said, and he went away with the others, who •were at the gate. About a quarter of an hour later, several other persons came through my gate, and on again looking out of the window I saw ft man lying on the gravel path near my surgery door. I asked what was the matter, and they said the man was hurt and bleeding very much. I said ' All right, I'll come down,' and hurried down to them, and could see m the moonlight that the man was very ill. They at once carried him in»o my surgery, and I found that ho was suffering from a wound m the left knee, probably caused by a knife, which had peiietratsd the popliteal artery and he had bled ex cessively. There were also- two ilesh wounds on his arm. The man was m a moribund condition, though be made an unintelligible .sound as though lie wanted to ..speak once after he mine into my surgery. I put brandy down his throat and did what I could f<n- him. b.jt he ex pired five minutes after they brouglitTitnr m, having bled to death. I then de spatched one man for a constable and another for a stretcher, and they carried the body to the mother's house. Shortly after a messenger came down for me to go and see a Chinaman, who he said had his head cut open with a rail, but Dr White head, my partner, attended the China man." Dr Whitehead related his part m the matter as follows :—"I went down to see a Jhinaman at half-past twelve this morn ing at Kavanagh's old house at Waiwetu. I went into the kitchen and there found a Chinaman named Sam Coy and a mate, who said Coy had been injured. I asked him where he was hurt, and he took some bandages oft Coy's hettd, and I saw an incised wound about 3^ inches long, which might possibly have been caused by a sharp piece of wood. I could pass my finger half an inch inside the incision, and the skull was exposed. The man had bled a good deal. I stripped him, and discovered that he had severe contusions also on the left shoulder blade, the injury being such as to interfere with the move ment of the arm. Just as I finished dressing him the police came m. The injured Chinaman could not speak English, but from the few words his com panion was able to speak I gathered that some men had struck him down the road, proper arrangements were made, and I had him placed m a cart and sent to the Wellington Hospital, two mounted con stables who had arrived from Wellington accompanying him. I went half vay along the road also myself. I do not think his injury of such a character as, under ordinary circumstances, would have a fatal effect.' Smith, the victim of the row, had been employed by Mr Splait, of "■Halcombe, where he had charge some months ago of a racehorse, from which he was thrown and sustained injuries that necessitated ,liis being confined m the Wangamu Hos pital for a considerable time. A short time ago, however, he was well enough to come home, and had intended returning to Halcombe to-night to resume his duties there. He and his mother had last night been to his sister's at AHcetown to spend the evening, and whilst there several mates had called and asked him to go out. They then appear to have gone m the direction of Petone, and the occurrence we have related took place on their return. Smith was the support of his widowed mother, and the family had lived m Alice town for many years. Detectives have been occupied all day investigating the row at the Hutt last night, but have not so far been successful m finding the knives used by the China men on the victim Smith. At each of the Chinese quarters visited knives were found, except at the hub occupied by those m custody, and it is supposed that the latter m making their way to the resi dences of their brother Celestials after the row ended, either threw the knives m the river or have hidden them away. John Pelling is the name of the seventh :*wn concerned m the row. C. F. Hobbs, who >«?< w nearest the deceased when he was caugho h ¥ two of the Chinamen, states I that as soon as -a* latter got Smith down, one sat on His legs, nn( j was digging a knife into his left leg, wluu>.*j ie other was sitting on his breast and stabbing nuu j n the left arm. Hobbs struck one oi the Chiname.i with a stick he picked up on the road, and called to his mates for assistance. The latter came at once, and one of them ; he says, struck a Chiriky oft the back of the head with what he be]ieves to be a fence rail. This had the desired effect, as the Chinaman rolled over, and allowed Smith to get up. Hobbs also says that the Chinaman who was stabbing Smith's arms made ft rush at him, and tried to "knife him," but ho jumped aside and avoided the thrust. Walter England, one of the party, admits that he struck a Chinaman a severe blow on the head when he saw him stabbing Smitli. The weapon he twed ww «v stout

paling taken from an adjoining fence. Ho says he .first of all tried to push the China man off, the.decoaaed, but finding he could not do so he hit him with the paling. The Chinaman he hit is the one who was brought into the hospital, but it is not expected that his wounds will prove fatal. The- wounds inflicted on Smith were very severe, and the bones laid bare. The wound ih the lei* was a stab, while the arm was slashed about and the coat also very much cut. '^

Latest Cable News.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received October 1, 11.15 a.m.) MURDERING AN ENGLISH TOURIST. ; Ottawa, 'October .1. - Birchall has been found! guilty on a charge of murdering an English tourist.

AUSTRALIAN

(Received Oct. 1, 10.20 a.m.) THE PRIMATE OF AUSTRALIA' SyjjNEY, 1. Dr. Sumarez Smith, the hew Primate of Australia, has arrived, and will be | formally enthroned on October 9th.

A FAST VOYAGE.

The Measageries liner,; Australian, made the voyage from Marseilles to Australia m 26 days 21 hours, the fastest time on record.

MURDER.

A man has been found murdered on the road to Peak Hill. . He had been tomahawked, and an attempt made to burn the body.

LORD CARRINGTON'S VIEWS ON AUSTRALIAN GOVER NORS.

Melbourne, October 1. Lord Carrington was entertained at a banquet last night, given by the President of the Legislative Council and Speaker of the Assembly. Earls Kintore and Hopetoun (Governors of South Australia and Victoria) and a brilliant company were present. 11l reply to the toast of his health, Lord Carrington .said a Colonial Governor, while loyal to the great trust reposed m him by the Queen, should also be m sympathy with Australian democratic institutions, and with the steady growth of Australian national patriot ism. A Governor was not required to be merely a diplomatic func tionary, but rather a messenger of sympathy and^gocid'will.

NEW SOUTH WALES REVENUE.

Sydney, October 1. The revenue for the ;year ended yesterday shows nn increase of £416,000 over the previous year.

QUEENSLAND.

Bbikbank, October 1. The financial debate'lias come to a close, and the proposals have all been passed.

A NEW GUINEA. TRAGEDY.

; The Government agent 1 at Rigo, m New Giun,ea, has discovered that his' predecessor, Mr Hunter,: was foully murdered by his nativj^ wife, her parnmor, and several others. He was supposed to have died off fever. The Murderers "were brought |o trial, and the wife and four otherjs have been sentenced to death. |

A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION WITHDRAWN.

Hobabt, October 1. The motion which was tabled, asking for a dissolution of Parliament on the ground that the Government railway proposals were all rejected, has been withdrawn.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Perth (W.A.), October 1. It m expected that the ceremony of proclaiming the new constitution of Western Australia will take .place on the 22 ad October. Invitations to be present at the ceremony have been issued to the Premiers of the other Australian colonies and Mayors of various towns.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London, gept 30. Alderman Joseph Savory has been elected Lord Mayor of London. The timber section of the London Chamber of Commerce have secured the insertion of a clause m timber charter parties whereby owners of vessels are made liable for the action of their officers. I 'Ottawa, September 29. Arrangements are being made to start a line of steamers to Australia.. Rome, September 30. ' Sigrior Crispi, m the course of an in terview with the representative of the French paper " Le Figaro,' urged closer union between France and Italy, anct.; declared that if France reduced her armaments Italy would do likewise. ,

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, September 30. Only one half of the mines at Peak Hill, the new rush, halve been bottomed, and a large numbers of miners who proceeded there when the rush first set m, are returning to the city dis couraged. Mtlbocbne, September 30. The accumulator system at Sand hurst and Eaglehawk electric tramway lias been pronounced a failure, and the overhead system will be tried. The John Hunt, a schooner outward bound, capsized m the weitern channel of Port Phillip to-day, and sank. The crew were rescued.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, September 30. The Alnmeda, with the English mails of the Gth inst., left S»n Francisco for Auckland on the 20th', contract date. The Mariposa, with the colonial mails of the ( BtK inst., arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 27th, contract date. l)cNicr>ix, September 30. A private wire from Sydney states that the Jubilee returned there, having dis posed of her coal and refunded the passage I money to those who had booked passages.-

J. L. Toole's London Company.

(fromaa.l' 1 correspondent.) ;Blttff, September 30. The famous ErigHsh, comedian, Jlr -T. L. Toole,, and. his specially organised London Company, arrived .this .morning per WaUiora,, for a jriinfc, :weelc'B f tour through .New Zealand, commencing at Dunedin td-m^tbw (Wednesday), October Ist,-for tali 1 nights. The Gojbpnuy, who are all hew to the colonies, are capable artists, and include Messrs John Billing ton, Henry Westlnnil, George Shelton, C, M. Lowne, Chas. E. Wilson, Fred Arlcton, Edward Garmrrtj William S'lnmonH,. John Gunu,, Missus JSliza John ston, Irene Vsindvugh, Eflie liistonj Alice Deorwyn", and Mrs Wilson. Mr Toole has a very large repe< toire. The tour is under the management of the well-known Aus tralian managers Messrs ; Williamson, , Garner, and Co.

SOUTHLAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Invercxhgill, September 27. The weather is still very dry, and the hot sunny days we are getting, with the mildest of weather at nights, make things very comfortable for the young lambs. The percentage of lambs are far above the average. So far everyone seems satisfied , with the present state of the. weather, but t should it continue dry for' many • weeks longer all the young crops will suffer as well as all pasture lands ; m fact the latter requires a shower m the meantime. How ever, it is quite possible that we may have a heavy fall of bhow yet, as 1 we did five, years ago, when ten inches covered our plain* on the first and second of October. Consumers of bread are very indignant at the united action-taken by millers who have raised the price of flour from £8 to £11, while the price of whe.it is not more than 3s per bushel. Bread is up from 6d to 7d, but I don't think this will last long, as the bakers are about to arrange with some Australian millers for a ship ment of flour, which they say can be landed at the Bluff for less than £11 per ton ; and if this is done we can rely upon having good bread, as it is an admitted fact that the Australian article is much superior to that grown m South land. As you are so well posted up m all matters having reference to the labor difficulty, I will only mention that the farmers here have had several meetings, at'which arrangements ware mode to supply free labor.to an unlimited extent, so that merchants and shipping companies at the Bluff have only to make known their wants. One evening about a week ago a telegram was sent to a little village called Thornbury for a few men, and neSt morning over fifty turned up, and pro ceeded to Invercargill by train; but, as it happened, they were- not; wanted, the expected ship not having arrived. The men were offered a day's pay, but none would accept of it. There are scores of villages here that would do the same thing on the shortest notice. ■:■■...' I have not seen the fruit trees look so promising as now since I settled here. Your correspondent has over 4<,K) apple trees m, and, although very young, most of them will bear fruit this season.

A. and P. Association.

A meeting of the Committee of the A. and P. Association was held yesterday afternoon m the Arcade Chambou 1 and was attended by about thirty members. Mr David Thomas, the. president, was m the chair. « JUDGES. , ■ Correspondence "wno read fr >m the ChrisLchuruh, Ellesmere, and Oamaru Associations declining to agree to the reciprocal system of appointing JiuTscs ''recommended-by the Ashburton Associa-" tion. The meeting then proceeded to appoint judges for the several classes, and after a few items of minor business had been transacted the meeting adjourned.

Our Secret Drawer.

There is .'i secret drawer m every heart, Wherein we lay our treasures one by one— Each dear remembrance of the buried past;, Each cherished relic of the time that's gone. The old delights of childhood long ago ; The things we loved because we knew them best, The first discovered primrose m our path ; The cuckoo's earliest note ; the robin's nest; The merry haymakings around our home ; Our rambles m the summer woods and lanes ; The story told beside the winter fire; * While the wind moaned across the window panes; The golden dreams we dreamt m after years, Those magic visions of our young romance; The sunny nooks, the fountains, and the flowers, Gilding the fairy landscape of our trance ; The link which bound us later still to one Who fills a corner m our life to-day, Without whose love we dare nob dream how dark The rest would seem if it wera gone away; Tho song that thrilled our souls with very joy ; The prentle word that unexpected came ; The gift we prized, because the thought was kind ; The thousand, thousand things that have no name ; All.these m some far-hidden corner lie, Within the mystery of that secret drawer, Whose magic springs, though stranger hands may touch, Yet none may gaze upon its guarded store.

What to do with Old People.

«What to do with our boys,' is not alone the burning social question of the hour if Professor E. Max Muller, as a man of science and devotion, is to be accepted as an authority. To the New Review he contributes a paper bearing the above title. He hazards the assumption that a great menace to the welfare of society is found m the fact that, after passing the age of maturity, people mist on keeping right on living, and not only tbat, but cling to the property they have acquired and the positions they have attained long after the younger generation are fully ready to come into succession. Professor Muller tells of the ancient Indian system embodied m the laws of the Manovas. . According to this, the life of a male of caste \v;us divided into four periods—that of education, ex tending it least to 20 and sometimes to 40 years. Enforced celibacy and a form of honourable servitude attended this time When the lirahman re ceived his sheepskin; ;]ie at once took a wife and entered *ip6n his second period, taking active part m aftaira and performing »fr the duties of his caste.

When his children had grown up to manhood, and his own hair turned grey, it was deemed time for hijn to, give up all his superfluous property to his sons and return to a lodge m the forest. There he could have the company of his wife, and be visited by his friends. Ho took no part m affairs, but, if his opinion was asked, was allowed to give counsel. Even here, however, he could only stay for a time, and when signs of real decrepitude came. was compeUe.4~Jtp,*go far away into the remote forest, alone, un sheltered, and Without food, to await death by .exposure'starvation, or the wild'beasts. . FroJessof'fluller seems to regard this final regulation as some what severe.^ . The author then speaks —not as an advocate 'of the custom, but. quite; judicially—of the habit of nomadic tribes who kill any of their number too weak ito tikvel, and of our yeomen ancestors, who reduced their old people" to 'the most menial work, and m the very early days ' removed them when they ceased to be useful.' He also says that storks, when pre paring for migration, .kill any sick or crippled birds that might be m the flock. Prof. Muller does not want to kill, the old men of the modern world, but, he wants them to <get out of the way m due season. -, jWhen their children are grown .he wants the property divided ; and i|v business, the learned professions; and m our schools, he wants the gray beard to step aside. He is, not confident even of the wisdom of'ftge. It has been'said that a man fancies he knows more than his own father until he reaches the age of 40, and it then begins to dawn upon him that he knows little or nothing. Prof. Muller evidently holdsdifferentopinion.

Willowhy Wesleyan Church.

The anniversary services m connection with the above church were held on Sunday, 28th iust. . Sermons were preached by the Key. J. H. Chapman (Leeßton circuit), who delivered two excellent discourses to very large congre gations. The offertories. were liberal. The annual tea meeting was held last evening m thepublic schoolroom, and as usual attracted. a large company of ad herents and friends of the congregation from «11 parts of the district.. The tables were provided and presided over by the following ladies :—Mesdames Chapman, Low,, Hayman, Wheeler, and W. Hay man, assisted by a tsnvall army of young lady members of the- congregation. The spread was a-very liberal, one, and was done'ample'justice to.) After the tables had be'ch cleared an adjournment was made 1 to the-ch'urchi whore addresses were delivered by the chairman (Rev J. N. Buttle), Rev BJ^Borithroyd/CaptainDixon (Salvation Army), f and the Rev J. H. Chapman and ;, Mr Stephen Chapman. During the evening the intervals between the. addresses were interspersed by anthems and sacred selections, rendered m an efficient manner, by.members of the choir (Mr J. Wheeler, 'conductor, and Mr T. Wheeler, organist). . At the conclusion of the meeting, votes of thanks were accorded to the ladies, the choir, and the speakers, pn the motion of the Rev J. H. Gray, seconded by Mr Bowles (Hinds.) Apologies were made for the absence of thaKevs A. Blake aud iT.'W. Sawle, who w ; ere unable? to be prespnjfc.

Specks in Butter.

One of the reasons why Danish butfcer ha^ obtained such a; hold #n the London markets—beyond its tiavoifir : is its uni form appearance and its freedom from those disfiguring : whife specks so fre quently.'met witk m. $hvj colony. A lead ihg.'English ■Jjuttertbqyer who was m this colony ;lf^sfc year said tju* specky condition of .a. large quantity of New Zealand butter made a difference of from ono penny to two. pence per pouud m iits. market, value, > In England both the retailers and the customers look for buttea; to be of one uniform color right throtagh. s Ejiscelored layers and white speaks are 30 many drawbacks to sale.' Many colonial butter makers have been fairly puzzled >how to keep these white specks out of their butter and to many the cause, is quite unknown. White specks are the result of a combination of causes —setting milk m open pans being one j the second cause is the temperature the milk is kept at while the cream is rising, or m other words, keeping the milk is too warm a place. Cream m open pans is sometimes seen so thick and tough that a mouse could run over it with out breaking through. White specks can be seen m such cream without waiting to make it into butter. The third cause is keeping the cream, at too high a tempera ture yhile, acidifying *or souring. It sometimes : occurs that there is a pail or two of milk over the capacity of the creamer. The surplus is set m open pans and when this is the case, sometimes small white, specks appear m the butter; but specks nevejr appear when the cream has all been raised m the creamer »nd proper care been taken that the cream is kept at the proper temperature while souring. Cream set m open pans should hot be allowed to rise aiiove a temperature of 50deg., nor the cream while souring. above 05 deg. when churning has to be done twice or three times a week; when churning has to be done every day 70deg. is about the proper temperature. Incase the morning s and -evening's cream is to be churned together the cream should be well mixed with a large spoon. Notwith standing, dairymen differ on these points. If the above instructions are observed closely while using the open pans there will be little danger of white specks appearing.—"New Zealand Mail."

THE MARKETS

[PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, September 30. At the wool sales prices are unchanged. Silver is quoted at 4s'2|d. Sydney, September 30. Chickwheat, 3s to 3s 6d; milling, 3s lOdtois. Oats, Is lOd to 2s Id. Maiae, 3s Cxi to 3s 9dV; Barley, Cape, 2s; English, 2s 6d. -Bran, 7jjd. Pollard, 7d. Peas, blue Prussian, 3s 8d to 4s. Pota toes, Tasnianian, .£2 to £2 10s ; New Zea land, £2 10s to £2 18s. Onions, from £9 to £12. Butter- 4airy-niad<3, 6d to 8d; separator-made, 8d to lOd. Cheese, 4^d. Bacon,.machine-cured, 4|d to ssd ; hand cured, s^d to 6£<l; New Zealand cured, 9d. New Zealand hams, lid. Melbourne, September 30. Wheat, prime, 3s lOd; flour, stone made, £8 10s ; roller-made, £9 10s ; oats, New Zealand milling, m bond, Is lOd; Victorian, stout, 2s lOd; maize, 3s 8d; barley, malting, Bs'lod ; peas, 3s 2d. Adelaide, September 30. Wheat, shipping parcels, 3s 7d to 3s 8cl; Hour, stone-made, £7 to £8 ; roller made, £8 5s to £9 ■; oats, New Zealand, 2s to 2s 3d; harley, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; English malting, 3s fid to 4s ; bran, 8d to Bkl;.pollard, Bd.

. "The Auckland Star" says:—Farmers have lately been sending m large quantities of potatoes, owiug to the temporary rise m value. Prices,pu>wever, have fallen consider ably owing to large Southern shipments com ing to hand. Some of the up-country growers are contemplating purchasing m town, owing to the large shipments which have been sent-, leaving local markets short, and thus giving colour to the idea that then will be an early rise m values there.

Tttß ASMBtFBTON GUAEBIAN, WEDNESDAY, OGTOBEE 1, 1890.



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i Mine Piitti was interviewed recently as to the dress, exercise, diet, etc., most advisable for girls who wish to become singer*, Being asked, " What wines may a young singer allow herself ?" Mme. Patti answered, "If she really means to succeed, no wines at all I don't believe m wine ; it hurts the throat almost invariably. Some young singers, I know, are not strong, anil doctors prescribe' claret for them, but it" is a bad practice to drink it. For myself I never touch wine." As the wheel ot time has again ushered m the busy spring, aw<l to be prepared to snjjply the requirement* of Nature find of rheir'numerous patrons, 'Messrs J. Scaly and f>. lifivi'. completed their selection of seeds, 'which are of tin 1: choicest samples obtainable, an i.l vvh'uA s?jcliule clovcra, 'turnips, nuui «nhh. c.u'i'ftt.^ jM-pc, perennial ryegrass, cHcksifoot, elcnliuwkiswerte, garden and ilower /.:".e<)« m cihUui-::; vwUfjfcy. and gtirden requi- \ ' aiteß of every (.lasoriptlvu,, For the conve nience of patrons who c<tuj;at make their purdiasft* »iuring the day the premises will iVo open to «s»*e p.m. on Saturday cvg^iugs on ami after % WM August.—(Advfc)



Wanted. CASH Advertisements under thiß heading not exceedin SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. WANTED, — Situatio i by Married Couple, roan for general faym work; wife can cook and do general hoiise work.—Apply, Mrs Randbm* Ashburton. A MEETING- of the Working Men's « Political Association will be held m the Oddfellows' Hall, (back room) on Thursday, the 2nd, and Saturday, 4th October at 8 p.m.—By Order. 10*1 ANTED Known.—For iirst-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Goods just opened.—H. C. Seoers. BTOP~Th.it Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are the best—see that the name is stamped on every one. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. BOOTS, BOOTH. "Keep your feet Dry and saTe Doctor's Bills. I have * splendid Stock m now. Try ny i Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcorx, Ashbur ton Clothinsr Mart, Saunders' Buildings. t ITANTED Known. - For Dress Stuffs, W Prints, &c, Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value m town.—H. C. Seoers. ' ■ •■ ; WANTED every man m the County , to have a suit of the. Ashburton Tweeds.— Robert Axcorn, ..Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings.. WANTED Known.— For Sheetings Tablings, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, Ac., go to MelfordHouse.— H. C. Segers. WANTED Known — The Cheapest* Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m Ashburton, is at W. F. Hajwaford's, Burnett Street. A urge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch. _____ T~\ARKEST AFRICA, cheap edition, XJ now arrived. First supply limited. New Books, New Stationery, New Fancy Goods and Novelties all at reduced prices. Large assortment of New Music of every description. Pianos on hire and for sale on terms. Orders received for Book binding of every kind.— L. F. Andrewes &Co. . m Public Notices BALL. A BACHELORS' BALL will be held l\. m the Wiikanui Schoolroom on FRIDAY, October 3rd, 1890. Admission : Gents, 3s Gd ; Ladies free. Refreshments provided By Order, 9* THE COMMITTEE. £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poach ing going on m the Creeks on the LngmhorEafrite, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date No One will be per mitted to FISH m the Creeks on the Estate. DONALD McLEAN. Lnginh st April, 1889. SPECIAL_ NOTICE. CALL AND SEE T HE-GR. AN D DI $PL A V OP BOYS* YOUTHS', AND MEN rf CLOTHING MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, &c. TtlYi largest a'ld best assorted Stock m the District to select From, which for Value, Variety, and excellence of Milhu acturc, we stand unrivalled. MEASURE -rvEPARTMEXTS EASURE U EPAP.TMENTS NEW TWEEDS , AND COATINGS For the approaching Season To Hand. SOLE AGENTS for Wertheim's latest and improvedHAND and TREADLE SEWING MACHINES. NEW ZEAIAND CLOTHING FACTORY W. H WEBBER, Manager JAMES BAKER, TIMBER MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET, Opposite Hakrisoks Auction Mart, TXAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. * FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN ANY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE. 9 Reliable Seeds, /"~1 ENUINE Farm Seeds for sale afc \JT J. SEALY& CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seedy at J. SEALY •fe CO. H. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'fc'. Blue Prussian Peas at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Golden Tares ut J. SEALY & CO.'S. New Turnip Seecs at J. SEALY & Fiirm Seeds nt J. SEALY & CO. S. N<»n« liut Cauter and Co.'s choice Se jd.s m stock , ■ ■ ASB ALT & €0. ■



C. Thornton Dudley AND, ESTATE AND STOCK AGENT 101 Hereford Sir«et, ChrUtehuroh 1 have sums of "" ney to lend on gcocl security at low rates of interest. Several Farms for Sale. Wool Wool IBERVL CAgH AI )v A x C ES Made on the enaumjs WOOL CLIPS At the Lowest Current Rafcea of Interest, GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton and Rakaia. 9310 ■SEEDS- SEEDS. VEGETABLE SEEDS. EARLY SEED POTATOES,— Including " THE BEAUTY OF BATH," Which last season produced on Mr Dohkrty's land, Tinwald, the enormous yield of some thing over , SEVENTEEN TONS PER ACRE. FFTY POUNDS tfOlbs) of "The Beauty of Bath Seed produced THIRTEEN and THREE-QUARTER BAGS of Superb Potatoes. A. W. RANDELL FRUITGROWER, &c, ASHBURTON. 839 C..M. .BJiuOKK OHEIHS T, EAST S T R 3S E T? ASHBURTON] "pRFSCKIBES For COUGHS, COLDS, RHEUMATISM, SKIN DISEASES, Other Minor Ailments BROOKE'S ANTIBILTOU3 PILLS, Is Per Box, Irt the host all round Fm. J.!y Medicine. FIRST DISPLAiY Spring Goods. Nt new arr ../\. NDltli W URR T S now slioving <i L'oautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, NSW DRESS OOODS ; BSIttE'S^HENCHCHHCKS, KIBBOKS, FLOWEIt^, KTC. Q CASES of Lr«lio«' Frencli BOOTS *J iiml SHOj'JS Diroct from Franco. ANDREW ORP. f^HEnp ARMKRS? C()-( JPEItATIVE I FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, LIMITED. (To be rcgisfcerccl under "The Companies Act, 1882.") —ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS - CAPITAL £100,000, Divided into 20,000 Slmrca at £5 each, Payftblo a» follows : — Ten Shillings per share on application, lVent y Shillings per share on allotment, Twoniiy Shillinsfs per share m one month, if ronuire«l. Balance, if re-. quired, hy calls of Five Shillings per share jit intervals of not less than three months. PxtOVtSIOIfATi DIRBOTOHS. Messrs S. B»ilcy*, W. Bvms», F. H. Brit tan*, M. S. Campbell*, J. Catnpbellt, ("I. Ensor*. -f. .Oaminack*, J. Gri^^, J. ftoiK»h*,'J. Hnydoji*, J. I-Ludiet, R. L. Hi"<iins*, W. Hendw-Kon*, R. B. Holds worth*, J. J. Hcrrick*, W. B. Ho well r, A. B. Imvood* J Kollamlt, D. M'MiUan* F. D. S. Nearc* A. Par w«M* J. P*«et, H. W. Peryhjiwi* ,1. Bennie*, R. H. Rhodost, B: P. Scaly*, ,T. T«lbott, J. Wil?on+. * Directors of the N.Z. Farmers Co ojfonitivo Association of Canterbury, Limited, Christchurch. f Directors of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association, Timaru. Bankbrk : Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch ; National Bank, Timaru. S6MWTORH: Harper and Co., Christ c'iuitli Skcketakv, piio tern : A. H. Turnbull. Applications for share must be made 'upon n form to be obtained from the Secretary pro tan., at the offices of the j?otr Zwilami FannorR 1 Co-operative As nociarion at Christcbtirch, or from the Canterbury Fartm;:s' Co-operative As ss«ciation at Timaru, and must bo for warded to fiifc of t!io »bovo addresses, tni?eth«r wiOi the amount payable on ap j>li«-:at!on Whcra t,ho number of sluires »HotH-d i." Itws than the number api»Hod for Mi'-1 sttrjiiif. ii)on<-y forwarded will be rralilcd in'reduction of the amount pay-.. ahl<! on a!l< ifucnt C«»pi.--« of tho proitoHc:! Motnomndum and 'Articles .of Awsociition may be in «ifoctii<l 'ateitttci of tho abovc-in«J)tioned oiliccs or at the oHic.es of tho Solicitors o ()i(! Awtoci itioi> »it Chnsfclnird). Ap|>licati<.»ns for sharos will be received u]»* to and including Walnosday, tho 30th 4ny of Septoiubcr wy' B*l4 4