The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890. DUMMYISM AT WOODVILLE.

Telegrams are now and again arriv ing South, having reference to the publication by. the " Woodville Ex aminer" of certain evidence taken before the Dunnnyism Enquiry Com mittee ftt Wellington. In order to make the telegrams referred to intel ligible, we may point out that the salient features of the case arise out of the prosecution' of Mr Alexander i Peebles for alleged dummying of] land. While the case was sub judice the "Examiner," m order to place before its readers a correct idea of the points involved, published cer tain evidence from the Dummyism Inquiry report. This evidence, being most unfavorable to th« case of defen dant, and calculated to influence the ultimate decision, the newspaper proprie tor is being proceeded against by the defence. The question involved is one of interest and importance to the Press of the colony, inasmuch as that, should the defendant newspaper proprietor be convicted of an offence, journalists will require m future to exercise great care im reprinting extracts from Government papers bearing directly or indirectly upon any case engaging the attention of the Courts. It has usually been considered that all State documents dealing with public matters,' 'are prp bono publico, but it appears that this opinion can be called m question ; and that, m addition to the many other disabilities journalists now labor under m the matter of libels and defamations, they may be proceeded against for culling items of interest from State documents bearing upon questions agitating the public mind. This appears, at first sight, to be a new phase of State Censorship over the Press which should only exist m Russia, —and the outcome of the Woodville prosecution will therefore be watched by journalists with much interest. The evidence taken before the Dummy ism inquiry, and published m ecctenso by the " Woodville Examiner," m certainly damnatory as against the defendant; but so also is the fact that tiie State has ordered, on the strength of the evidence submitted, the prosecu tion of Mr Poeble? for acts of Dumray ism. The evidence published was certain to come out at the Court in quiry, and the height-of! the newspaper proprietor's offending is, thxt he has anticipated evidence This act has hitherto been considered an evidence of journalistic enterprise, but the fact that it lays a journalist open to prose cution, involving a heavy fine or im prisonment, will, m future, unless the law is very materially altered, result m the newspapers of the colony being placed m such a position that they will fear to reprint anything at all —State documents or anything else.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

According to a correspondent of La Patrii "n.niii'ialisni T"-«vails to a horrible extent ii the Congo. Women and children, he says ■u'e.irenuently sacrificed -1 It has been calculated that there are abou 200,000 families living m Landon on abou £1 a week, and they'are m a large measun the. people of one. room. The only civil cases heard at the R.M Court yesterday were Moison v Ryan 19s Od,'Collins and Co., £2 0s 9d, m whicl judgment for plaintiffs was entered up bj default It looks as if the scheme for bridging tin English Channel would materialise 1 special Commission has been appointed by the French Government to inquire into tin plans. The Society for the Prevention of Crucltj to animals has passed a resolution condein ning the shooting of pigeons from traps They lecommcnd that glass balls or othei contrivances be used. Mr 15. L. Payton, master of the Elan School of Art (Auckland), has been awarded the highest art certificate issued by the Science and Art.Department of South Ken sington* A writer to a Dunedin paper suggests that, m order to overcome the difficulty oi union and non-union labor working side by side, the Union Steamship Company should put their non-union men m steamers by them selves, and take back the union hands and put them also into steamers by themselves. The Auckland registrar of electors, Mr Collins, has sent out about 3500 notices of objection to names on the rolls for Auckland City, Newton, Weitemata, Parnell and Man ukau. There is strong suspicion that systematic attempts are being made to stuff the rolls. The "Napier News" believes the same thing is being tried on m Napier. A good story is being circulated on the West Coast at the expense of Mr Grimmoitd, M.H.R. As he was returning from his Parliamentary duties he', saw a hawker .on the wharf offering a parrot for sale, and, desirous'of taking one home, he accosted the hawker by asking " What do you want for the parrot?" " five notes," was the reply. "Can he talk?" asked the member for Hokitika. " Talk {" ejaculated the hawker, with evident scorn, " If he can't talk better than Grimmond or Fish, 111 ring his blooming neck." A mass of 90,000,000 tons of pure and compact rock salt, located oh an island 185 feet high, which rises from a miserable sea marsh up the river Teche, Louisiana, is one of the wonders of the world. Having never been surveyed, its exact extent is as yet not known* An engineer who has but recently visited it estimates i hat there are notless tkan 00,000,000 tons of pure crystal salt m sight. The dazzling cleanup of Salt Peak forms a striking contrast to the sombre lagoons, bayous, and salt marshes which surround it on all sides. It is-related of the Czar that when he was staying at Catchina, a man working m the "rounds of the Castle, every time he saw the Emperor approaching, ran away and hid himself ; this occurred so often that the man was taken to taskandaskedtheraison whyhc did this? He replied,' 'I am so afraid that the Czar, if he sees me, will take a great dislike to me, when perhaps I should be sent off to Siberia, so I hide myself to keep out of danger." This ingenuous answer shows how the Great Father, as he is sometimes styled, is regarded by his subjects. The well known tluwad manufacturing firm of Messrs Coats, of paisley, have issued a prospectus announcing the formation of a limited to take over their business, The capital" of the company is stated at £5,750,000, coMWdbing of 6 per cent, cum ulative preference stairs to the amount of &2 000,000, ordinary share* *<? the amount of £1,750,000, and 4| per cent, debenture stock to a/mnuit to £2,000,000 Tl» certified profits of tHe'wocem for the past year are stated at £4JS,Jj9j», fl»d tbe average for the past seven years at £*%000, The reason gifen for conversion of ih* jw»cera « that the business has grown, and is «W»g. to huge dimensions. Mr Archibald Goal* mtt be chairman of the company, and seven other I members of Hie family will have seats on the board. Besides the extensive mills of the firm m Paisley, they hold a preponderating . interest m thpoqd mills m Rhode Island, m Montreal, and m Russia. The estimated divided on the ordinary share capital • J the, company is Bpw m<>

The immigration and emigration returns or September show the arrivals to be 955, the departures 565. A young man named Goodwin, living near I'emu'ka, was fiddliug with a dynamite cap not knowing what it waa, when it exploded m his hand, and blew off a piece of his thumb and the second finger of his right hand. , The Rangiora Good Templars, the Kaiapoi Labor Union, and the Ka;apoi People's Political Association hare.united their forces to secure the return of a candidate for Kfiiapoi. Several of the candidates have been put through their " facings " as to their views on the various " platforms " submitted but no decision has yet been come to. * The first handicap match of the season m connection. with the Ashburton Rifle Club was fired yesterday. The principal scorer ■ were—W. Pearson 71; W. H. Collier, 68 ; W. H. Rttle,'6s J. Groves took ;the range prize at 200 yards with .32 out of "a possible f 40; the range prize at 300 yards being won by W. H. Collier with a score of 27 ; and at 500 yards by P. Anderson with 26. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received ti cable message dated London, Oct. 15, advising that a general meeting of share holders has been held m; London, when the annual report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend declared of 6 percent, on the reduced shares, free of income tax, payable on Oct. 31. The retiring directors were re elected. The case against Eden George was con tinued yesterday. The evidence> for the prosecution was concluded. Mr Stringer, for the defence, contended that the wHo'e evi dence came from a pack of aiscbar^ed em ployees of Mr George. M r George himself gaveevidence, denying that he asked Gersten korn to trump up a charge of having damaged the studio against Maiming and Meers. The case was adjurned till the fol fowing day. The "Timarn Herald" says:—"Mr W Postlethwaite has had an electric service fitted up to drive the Wolseley shearing machines which last year were driven by steam. The dynamo from which the current is) obtained is driven by a turbine; taking power tram a 13'fest head of. water obtained'by flumini7 one of the numerous creeks flowing through the Raukapuka estate. Electricity is found to give a more steady rate to the shearing machine than, steam, as there is no racing of the motor if some of the shears cease work. The same dynamo furnishes light for the dwelling-houae. Mr R. H. Postlethwaite, son of the owner of Raukapuka, electrical engineer, supplied the 'installation.'" We are requested to call attention to the announcement of the annual services and meetings m connection with the Wesleyan Home Missions. These gatherings commence next Sunday, and missionary meetings will be held throughout the following Veek. The Rev R. S. Bunn is the deputation appointed by the President of the Conference to advocate the interests of the missions, the operations of which are carried on not only amongst English settlers m outlying districts, fcut also amongst the Scandinavian settle ments m the North Island, and the Maoris. The inoome of the Home Mission amounts to about £2600 for the whole colony, and no department of work m connection with the Wesleyan Church excites more general interest and sympathy. The Rev Mr Bunn will he assisted m the meetings by the circuit ministers and prominent members of the laity. In view of the vast amount of British capital invested m Mexico, writes the New York correspondent of the "Manchester Examiner," the English Government cannot affivd to remain altogether indifferent to the monarchial tendencies which are being mani fested, by the chief magistrate of that country, and which bid fair not only to cause internal disorder and trouble, but also to bring about an intervention and possible annexation, by the United States. A bill, prolonging indefinitely the term of office of President Diaz, ir. on the eve of becoming law, having successfully passed through the various stages of Parliamentary considera tion and approval Diaz, though a singu larly able and energetic ruler,,is' already, far more of a military dictator than a Repub lican President, who is the free choice of a free people. It is stated that not long ago he walked into the lobby of the Mexican Legislature and advised the members there of to pass a certain pending measure or to go home quickly. It ia scarcely necessary to add that the Bill was passed. On the arrival of Mr J. L. Toole m Ashburton yesterday afternoon the come dian felt somewhat at a loss what to do with himself until the evening entertainment took place. There being no " lions" of any dimensions to interview m the town, except the massive grain and wool stores—standing monuments of the fertility of an agricul tural and pastoral district—Mr Toole decided to visit the Trotting Races, held some distance out of town. A buggy was, there fore, ordered from one of the livery stables, but jehus were remarkable for their absence. A driver could not be obtained anywhere, and J. L. T. used all his persuasive eloquence to induce the stable-keeper to forsake his charge—let the stable and horses take care j of themselves m fact—and drive him to the course. The stableman had just consented to act as requested, when a gentleman con nected with the Fourth Estate stepped into the breach and volunteered to drive tho party out. The offer was accepted, and the party m due course arrived on the race course, where "England's greatest modern comedian " entered thoroughly into the spirit of the gathering, " popping it on the totali sator " time after time with evident success. Whether by good luck or good guidance—• whether J. L. T. is quite as familiar with the ways of horses as of men—he was certainly most fortunate, perhaps "spot ting " more winners than any one person on the course. The partyjretitrned to town at the conclusion of the meeting m high spirits, and whatever after impressions Mr Toole may carry away with him from the the land of the Maori and the moa, we are ajsaured he will always look with pride and satis faction to his first introduction to the Ash burton racecourse.

Labor Questions.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, October 15. The Plymouth dockers are striking m order to compel owners to stop employing freo laborers. The London dock owners are in 'creating .the number of permanent h»ncl«, and ignore Unionists. The piecework system has been adopted.at the Albert Docks; this is virtually a recognition of the principle ; of-co-operation. Syi»nby, October 16. The employers have formally written to Sir Alfred Stephen, the Lieutenant Governor, who agreed to mediate m the present labor difficulty, reiterating their determination to stand by the free laborers who had taken the place of the men on strike, and suggesting that he should use his influence tr> induce the men to act wisely and re turn to work on the terms laid down by the employers. Melbourne, October 16. The Ironmasters Association have drafted new rules, securing freedom of contract and reduction of pay for over time. Sir B. O'Loghlin made another un successful attempt last night to ; obtain an opinion of the House on the strike.

Wellington,/ October 16. The New Zealand Shipping Company hope to get the Duke of Westminster, which has already been five weeks m the harbor, away by the middle of'ncxt week. GrgymoutH, October 16. The Grey Valley miners have placed pickets at the Company's mine to see who applies for work. The Company invite application by letter.

Latest Telegrams

[Received October 17, 11 a.m.] ..Mklboiihne. October 17- Mr Champion has cabled Home to Burns that the strike has been grossly mismanaged, and the loan of £20,000 cannot prevent its total failure. A strike is threatening m the butchering trade. The masters insist on Sunday work, and the men resist.

ALFORD FOREST.

On Friday evening last the Bushman's Pride Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held its anniver sary, the schoolroom being beautifully decorated for the occasion with wild ferns, the native clematis, and holly, mistletoe, and garden flowers. One hundred and twenty members and friends sat down to a sumptuous tea provided m Mrs Knight's usual. style. After tea a concert was held, m which the following ladies and gentlemen took part: —Mrs and Mrs Lylian, Mr R. Lyn'es, Mr Rands, Mr Grainger, and Mr R. Fagan. Mr Jas. Ross afforded much amusement by con tributing a Scotch reading.. The concert was followed by a farce, the impersona tions being capitally sustained by Messrs Lynes and Rands, assisted by Mr Graineer. It is only fair to allude to the generous attendance and assistance of the Methven visitors, who, m every way pos sible, contributed m no Small degree to the success of the meeting; m fact, taken as a whole, this can be culled the most successful meeting since the foundation of the lodjje. Tho chair was occupied by Mr Lylian. At the conclusion of the entertainment a public ball was held, Mr W. Symes supplying the music for the dancing m his well known inspiriting manner. The attendance at the ball was vei-y larjje, the only ground for complaint being the comparative smallness of the room, which; was certainly felt when thirty couples stood up who had come to dance, and meant doing so. Refreshments were served m the ante-room, and all left towards dawn, thoroughly satisfied with the entertainment provided.

A Book Fiend in Distress.

The "Otago Daily Times," Otakau cor respondent writes:—" There was quite a sensation m our usually quiet locality on Saturday evening when it became known that the "book fiend' was** again m our midst trying to deliver his books. He called on one of the residents, and meet ing the good lady outside the house in quired if a certain party lived there. He was promptly told to be off, but persisting m his inquiries, the lady, after again warning! him, commenced to throw stones to drive him awayi; The 'book fiend' drew a revolver, which he threatened to use ; but, nothing daunted, the lady con tinued stone-throwing. A neighbor then appeared on the scehe, and finding a man pointing a revolver at a woman, promptly seized a pitchfork and gave chase. The book agent finding himself hard pressed, on reaching a slip panel turned round and fired his revolver, but whether he did so to frighten or injure his pursurers is not known ; at any rate no harm resulted. The husband of the lady then appeared on the acene and joined m the chase, but the agent was by this time close to his buggy, intofwhich he jumed and escaped. • The news soon spread, and on the following morn-: ing all were prepared for a second visit. They were not disappointed m one way, as the agent made his appearance, but as he was extremely civil all hands con ten Njed themselves with refusing to take delivery. This course has been unani mously decided on, and if the agent makes his reappearance it is intended to give him a warm reception. I am in formed that the husband of the woman, who it is alleged was fired at, has given the; matter into the hands of the polie, so that we may expect to hear more about the case."

Proof of Bible Accuracy.

In the Deutsche Rundschau, Dr. Brusjsch, the famous Egyptologist, reports a remarkable discovery. In January last there was found near Luxor m Egypt (close to the site where stood Thebes) a tablet, written m hieroglyphics, m which a person named Chitbet relates that he had accomplished many mysterious things, "owinc;," as this interesting inscription goes on to say, " to the great distress that had been caused by the Nile not over flowing itsi banks for seven years," The words are very distinct, and admit of no other interpretation, The reference to Joseph and the / seven years of famine will at once suggest itself. Dr, Brugsch critically examines the writing upon the stone m his article, and gomes to the conclusion that it is perfectly genuine, and is the work of a prieist whq lived 400 years before the common era. The name of the Pharaoh is unfortunately not given, bub the reference to Joseph is undoubtedly correct. This marvellous discovery adds another link to the long record of the hidden things of the past that have been laid bare to the modern eye. The inquisitive modern explorer has gradually revealed, to us the monuments"' and treasures of hoary antiquity*;, has, idiQwn us the stone histories of Assyria, Babylon, Moab, Egypt, Such wonderful '.testimony to the historical accuracy of the Bible,

if any were necessary, cannot be looked upon as a matter of pure chance. Who knows wh»t |s yet m store for coming generations ; what strange and miraculous discoveries are still to be made, which will really read to the amazed world as "sermons m stones!''—Jewish Chronicle.

The slave trade betAveen Madras and Ran goon still continues. The Coolies are sold m th« latter place at twenty.five rupees oacb,

An Ocean Graveyard.

Sable Island, a barren spot of land,. which hao earned the ill-omened title of; an ocean graveyard, lies some 90 miles south-east of Nova Scotia. The wreck charts of the present century tell us (states the.London "Globe") that nearly 300 vessels have gone to pieces on the sandbanks that stretch for miles round its dangerous const, while them is little doabfc time the list of fatal casualties would be nearly doubled were all known ; for after every great storm the lighthouse-keepers see wreckage floating about, and bodies are washed ashore! that are given a last resting-place m the little churchyard of the island. The neighborhood is inexpressibly. and most: peculiarly dangerous, for the re markable* shrinkage of Sable Island wifchiifc the past 200 years has caused the for mation of a va&t expanse of shifting sandbank only just covered by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. For miles where nothing but open sea appears small fishing boats will ground, while cross currents render navigation exceedingly difficult and full of peril. In early maps Sable Island is. represented as stretching 40 miles from north to south, and 2^ miles across m its broadest part. Now its length measures no more than 20 riiiles, and. its breadth 1 mile. It has drifted 20 miles eastward m recent times, and its shape is yet constantly changing. The latest information obtained fro^ii the steamer periodically Sent by the Canadian Government is that the island is disappearing more rapidly than ever under the combined assaults of the winds and waves, and that it will m all probability eventually disappear, leaving nothing behind it but shallows mor« deadly to passing vessels than the sandy, grass-covered hills that yet remain. When to the list of perils that invariably arise from the sandbanks so dreaded by sailors are added the fogs that so fre quently shroud the whole neighborhood, it is easy to understand how the district has earned its too-well known title of "An Ocean Graveyard."

The Mildura irrigation Colony.

The report of the chief engineer of water supply on the Mildura irrigation colony gives (says' the " Melboure Age■") a very satisfactory record of progress. The work done at Mildura shows that the Chaffeys have been better than their word. Under the terms of the agreement entered into with the Government, they undertook to expend £10,000 during the first twelve months, and £35,000 during the first five years. Up to the present time over £180,000 has been expended, and 6500 acres have now been cleared and brought under tillage, whereof' 6000 acres have beeiij or are m process of beinsr, I planted with vines or fruit trees, and 500 j acres are .under forage or grain crops. I Where only, four years ago there, was I scarcely a soul beyond a solitary shepherd, there-is now. a thriving settlement with.a population of over 3000 rapidly increas ing, of which nearly 1000 count as resident agricultural settlers. There is no exaggeration m the hope that before the end of the decade Mildura will become one of the most flourishing districts of the colony, Not the least satisfactory feature of Mr Stuart Murray's report is his ex posure of the groundless <i ess of the fear entertained m some quarters that Mildura is excessively depleting the waters of the Murray, river. The present volume of flood water m the river from Mildura to Swan Hill would be sufiicent to put, 14dn of water over the whole Mildura settle ment rather often er than once a fortnight, while a total" depth of. lOin m an entire summer is the maximum proposed to be used. ,

Toole in Ashburton.

The'greatest treat the .play-going public: of tliis town and district have had or are likely to have for aveiylong time was that afforded by the appcarahes at the Oddfellows' Hall of Mr ,). L. Toole and his talented company. Everybody knows th;»t Toole is the first comedian of the day, bub only a very few have until Thursday had the opportunity of seeing and hearing him and laughing at him and with him.: And everybody die} laugh, and laugh con, sumedly. for he is absolutely irresistible Of course, there was a packed house, notwithstanding that the charges for admission Were higher than usual but that all got their moneys worth was fseely and fully admitted. .Nor was it a case of one splendid -actor supported, or, should we say, spoiled by a set of second-rate and indifferent assist ants ; every role both m comedy and farce being admirably filled, and both pieces running with a " go " and brilliancy that left nothing to be desired. Byron's " Chawles " or "A Fool and his Money" was th,e first item on the programme, the title role being of course filled by Mr Toolo, who, as the pompous menial, who for a time disposesses the heii and enters into the enjoyment, of enormous wealth as the result of his own intrigues for a "momentum" was immense and inimi table. Mr Shelton as Pentland (the family lawyer) played well and carefully, and Mi Westland as Brabazon Vandeleur was admirable. The parts of Percival Ransane, and Kate Vandeleur found ex cellent interpreters m Mr C. M. Lowne, find Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Miss Eliza Johnstone making a most amusing Mary Draper. The farce " Ici on Parle Fran cais," with Mr Toole as Mr Sprigging, Mr Westland as Rattan, and Miss Van briigh as Angelina, was from first to last exceedingly amusing and elicited roars;of laughter, and the curtain fell upon the final tableau amid loud and long-sustained applause. The Company left by train this morning to open at Ohristchurch to night,

Corn exchange Report

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday :— Wheat.—A few lines of long berried for export have changed hands ; millers are buying sparingly. Oats.—Business is very restricted, holders being disinclined to accept the prices offer ing. ■ . • , ■ , .■ Barley.—The season may now be said to be over, large stocks are held by brewers and maltsters. , ; Beans and Peas.—No alteration can be noted, sales are difficult to effect, there being no outside enquiry. Holders of the-farmer prefer shipping where they can obtain space at a reasonable figure. Potatoes are almost unquotable, sales have been made at 10s per ton at railway stations within the 12 miles radius. Farmers who have been unfortunate enough not to sell will have cause to ragret the season of 1890 and to many the loss will be almost ruinous. May we never have such another" disastrous season. Grass Seed,—rVery few transactions are passing the season being somewhat advanced. Dairy Produce, —^Butter: The dry weather is affecting the output of most of the dairies and as a consequence less is being potted than is usual at this time of the year. It is probable that the factories will place nearly the whole of their make on the local market m preference to shipping. Our quotations are as follows :—. Wheat,—Tuscan, 3s Cd; pearl, 3s 4d ; Hunters, 3s 3d. Oats.—Milling, Is 7a; short heavy feed, la s<l tolsGd; inferior I discolored, Is 2d to Is 4d. Barley.— Prime malting, 3s 3d; feed, Is Gd to Isßd. Bcarjs.— 2s 6d. Peas.—Prussian blues, hand threshed, 2s 9d to 3a ; feed sorts, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Grass Seed.—Rye g-ass, machine dressed, ss; i cocksfoot, 4}d to 4|d. Potatoes, 10s to 12s per ton at country stations'within a radius of 12 miles. Dairy Produce.—Butter, prime, potted 7-Jd to 8(1. Ohee»e.~ Small leaf shape, 4d ; larger sizes, 3d. The above prices are those paid to farmcra for delivery f.o.b. Lyttjeltcw. Sacks extra.

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr Pyke is an uncompromising oppo noiib of triennial Parliaments, a poor honorarium, and the reduction of mem bars. Mr Arkwrig'at says that there are more luxuries m Parliament House at Welling ton than there are m the House of Commons, ami a great sa\ing may be nwlo m this respect. For instance, there arc rooms for card-playing, and a library crammed, with novels, not like the House of Common* library, which has no n«vels m it; and then there is Bellamy's, which shows a deficiency of £2000 that the taxpayer will have to pay. At a political meeting at Drury* resolu tions were carried protesting ;against further borrowing, and recommending reductions m the education vote ; t-lie reduction of salaries of Government officials receiving over £200 per annum ; certain amendments m the land la\v!s to prevent the possession of large estates ; the abolition of subsidies to local bodies, any money required by these bodies to be raised by taxing the ratepayers ; the re duction of the number of members of the Legislative Council to twenty, without payment: and the reduction of the Pro perty t;ix exemption to £250. Mr John Lundon has resolved to con test the Bay of Islands seat. At Auckland a Commit! a, called the United Labour Election Com mittee, have adapted a platform for the elections, and it m to be rati fied at a meeting next week, when the Knights of Labour and, Anti-Poverty £«3iety are to attend and discuss proposals for the elections. • . . Mr S. J. Macal'ster addressed ,the electors of the Wairau at Blenheim- last evening. He advocated the reduction* of members of the Legislative Council to one half, to be elected by the people, and vigorously attacked the Government on the Hutchison charges. He announced himself an independent candidate, and received a vote of thank 3. Mr Seddon has commenced his election campaign. He has been addressing meet ings at different centres, and at Arahura he was presented with a purse of sovereigns by the electors who were m his former constituency. Speaking at ; Hokttika last night he advocated- the abolition of the Property tax, the imposi tion of a graduated Land and Income tax, and an alteration of the system of local government throughout the Colony. Ho spoke very strongly against the Union Steamship Company monopoly, asserting that the Company swayed the actions of Government and Parliament. The speech was well received. Mr Bernard M'Guire, formerly a member of the Grey County Council, has been requested to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate ' for Parliament m the labor interests. On Tuesday evening Mr Meredith met a large number of electors at Ashley. After speaking for some time, and ex plaining his views at length, a Committee of twenty-five were elected to secure his return. On Wednesday a similar meet ing took place at East Oxford, where the candidate rereived a hearty receptioh. Mrs Clark, " Superintendent for Fran chise of the Women's Christian Temper ance Union, asks the " Lyttelton Times " to say that Mr Humphreys, one of the candidates for the Christchurch elector ate, has hitherto been opposed tb woman suffrage, but " at her earnest solicitation has conceded the point." Mr R. Hursthouse, who was defeated by Mr Kerr for Motucka, is a candidate for Waimea-Picfcon.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

The following was the work done after our yesterday's report was sent topress.v— Handicap Trot, of 30, soys ; second horse 7 soys, third horse 3 soys. Three miles. Othello ... +1 Silver Bell f2 . Kate  , ... ..'. '. '3 Magpie, Zenobia, Star of Honptrv Home Rule, Jenny, lolanthe, Chuznee, and Poppett also started. The whole field of eleven started'for the three mile. For the first mile, Poppett, with her 50 seconds, led with a good rake, lolanthe, the pnny Chuznee, and Silver Bell following ii the order named. Poppett, breaking badly, gave place to Silver Bell and Ktte, who wore m first and second place past the stand. Taking the railway sweep Zenobia showed an inclination to move up, and passed Othello and Kate coming close up on the leader. A break, however, put fyer back again. Then Silver Bell made a break and allowed Kate to lead for a chain cr two, Othello being, second. A quartet of a mile from the winning posifc Silver Bell, Othello and Kate were m close company, and at. the distance Zenobia joined the troop, and the quar tette kept together for a space. At the rails the last comer broke, and the three remaining contended m any interesting run home, which closed m a dead heat, Othello saving a beating just at the post> and Kate a length behind. Time— Othello (28sec) Bmin 33secs, and Silver Bell (34sec) Bmin 49secs. In the run off Silver Bell led until the end of the second mile, where Othello drew level and going on won vorjr easily by twenty lengths. Time—Bmin 4dsec< Dividends—first race, £6 2s; run off £15s. District Handicap Trot, of 15sovs ; second horse 3 soys. Two miles. IWountjoy 1 ; Miss pare ... ... ... 2 Grace Darling 3 Marengo, Maud, and Poppet also started. Mountjoy soon went to the front, and the race from'this out wan simply » pro cession, tha mare winning by any number of lengths from Miss Cave, and another large gap separating second and third. Time—(imin 41sec. Dividend—£3 19». Contoiation Handicap Trot, of lOaovs. Two miles* Dolly 1 iSemolina ... , 2 Grace Darling if Kate, Quail, and July also started. . Dolly led all the way. Time—(Jnrin 15see. Dividend, £11 3s.

THE CAULFIELD CUP.

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(Received Oct. 17, 12-20 p.m.) Melbourne, October 17. For the big event on Saturday the " Australasian " tips Tourbillon or little Bernie, Singapore and Pygmalion ; the "Leader," Churchill,- Pygmalion, and Tarcoola; the "Sportsman" Enuc, Loyalstone; and Leopold ; the' " Weekly Times," Pygmalion, Leopold, Little Bernfe; your correspondent,. Loyalstone, Churchill, Little Bomie. Marvel t has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup.'

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HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London, October'l6. Mr G. C. Levy has been appointed Commissioner to the Chicago Exhibi tion, and will risit the Colonies for the purpose of procuring exhibits. The llev Randal Thomas Davidson, Dean of Windsor, will succeed the Right Rev Anthony W. Tiiorold as Bishop of Rochester. New York, October 10. Owing to the advanced prices under

TFF, ASHBURTON GUAEDIAN, FBIDAT, OCTOBER 17, 1890.



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