The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 1, 1890. THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand lifts been held at the

now head-quarters m London, and the results are most satisfactory. The new directorate have the greatest confidence m the soundness of the bank, and are setting themselves earnestly to work to inspire this confi dence m others. That the latter effort is proving successful is apparent from the fact that, immediately following the meeting just concluded m London, shares have gone up with a bound. The removal of the head-quarters of the Bank beyond the influence of local control is therefore already bearing good fruit, and it will not be long before the confidence expressed abroad will also be felt at home, and this, notwithstanding the persistence of a certain faction m the colony whose aim appears to be to ruin one of the oldest and soundest of New Zealand commercial institutions. The curses of these persons, as we have remarked upon a firmer occasion, are being turned to blessings; as, instead of crippling the bank, they have been made the means of placing the institu tion upon a former foundation than has hitherto been possible. As a result of the exhaustive inquiries made by the new directorate and experts, the globo assets have been disposed of, the capital reduced, and every precaution taken to inspire shareholders with the fullest confidence m the soundness of their investment. Things may not have turned out exactly as Mr Buckley and his confreres have wished, but we feel bound to say that the news of the bank's improved condition will be hailed with satisfac tion by every other well-wisher of New Zealand. It is the failing of some New Zealanders that they cannot speak well of the colony or its financial institutions, and their evil report m these particulars have done incalculable harm m the past; but it is satisfactory to know that, m one instance at least, these ill-meant comments have been rendered powerless to do much damage. The Bank of New Zealand has come out from a most trying ordeal stronger and better for the, m some cases, need less persecution suffered, and we earnestly hope, for the good name of the colony, it will go on flourishing. The lesson given to the Bank's de tractors is a useful one, and should teach persons similarly inclined to beware how they attack a sound insti tution, as should a thorough investiga tion take place, as m the case under review, the outcome will not redound to the credit of the detractors.

LOCAL AKD GENERAL

The rummer of Wcsleyans m the world is estimated at 20,000,000. The harvest of the sea was abundant last year, The value of fish landed at the ports of the Unite;] Kingdom was £f>,;>(X),OOO. .Mr Mackenzie, buyer for the ({ear Freez ing Company, has 'nought 12 000 slit-op m Hawke's Bay at 11s a-head, delivery to be given oil'the shears m November The "British Medical Journal" says:— 1 Tin danger of kissing a greasy book, so often tendered m policy and law courts to a _ wit ness about to lie sworn, is at last appreciated by some officials m some quarters!. We see it stated that when the Duke of Fife ap peared latch/at .Stratford m a prosecution the Testament on which the witness took the oath was enveloped m some clean white paper for his use—a precaution which might with advantage be more generally adopted." At Colombo, on her way home, a rather serious accident happened to the Carthage, which will cost the P. and 0. Company a considerable sum of money—it id said £10,000. By some oversight, the lower ports of the Cartilage were left open, and the water poured into the vessel where the passengers'* luggage and valuables were stowed, doing a great deal of injury. The accident, it is needless to say, occasioned a great deal of annoyance to all concerned. The Louisiana authorities) have made an order prohibiting, under a penally of 25d01. (£">), the killing of an alligator at Plaque mine, a small place on the Mississippi, about halfway between Barton Rouge and New Orleans. The reason of this measure is the great increase of large water rats during late years owing to the destruction of alli gators, which, are their insatiable foes. These rats swam, over the plantations ad joining the river, doing greafc damage to the crops. Writes a London special:—By the elec tion of Mr W. Farmer to be Senior Sheriff of London, Australia 's once more to the front. Born cLqso on GO years ago, he m 1849 went out to Sydney to join a softgoods firm started by his uncle. He stayed there till 1874, when he came Home to take charge of the well-known shipping firm of Farmer and Co. The new sheriff has a delightful country seat called Coworth Park, at Sun ningdalc, which the Prince of Wales leased some years ago for Ascot week. He is a High Tory and a devoted Churchman. A niusUta). contemporary writes:—" It would be a good- thing if people of means who wiah to do soiuetlnng for the mimcal art would follow the example.of fiu% ,-\ ich-ducheKs Valeric, of Vienna. This lady has <*grped to pay for the musical education of a hul of promise, but has made it a stipulation that he ia not to appear m public until ho is grown wj>. How wise it would be if all young mu&icfauis nrpre bound to remain m aeclusiou m the sau^s way, so that their careers might not be imperjitetf l}y the em celts wiueli they are apt to beget itta^ugh going before U»u public early m life, and so that audiences njighf^ be savetl from tl c weariness of listening to imn>afcnro efforts." .Sporting reader are reminded that accept ances for the first day's handicap at the Geraldine Racing Club's Meeting close on 2nd .Sept., as well as entries for the District Stakes, Novel, and Selling Races. In regard to the Novel Race we are desired to point out that an error has crept into the sheet programme, m which the event is described as a fi handicap" with no weight under Set, and any mwr U) be declared. Special attention is xiraww U> < M District Stakes of 30 soys for tHree-y.eav.-oM^ f» wkkh the district extends from the north bank u£ the ' Rakaia to the Horse Shoe ftange, Qamani. At a meeting of the Asliburtow Branch of the Railway Servants' Union, held i» ti\a Yftfjjpliir Hall on Saturday evening, there were -vv*t' forty members present. The meeting sat it t Committee, and reporters were not admitted, JuformatVi, however, was supplied that MrC,,.J. Kae, from Christ church, detailed the situation #£ Lyttelton mp to that afternoon, and a ballot win* tftken ou »ijHftSfcion submitted by the Executive as to wl^etfyfc*, m t»e event of a resort to extreme measures :b.ei,*ig ucwessary, the branch would support the Executis-*, The ballot resulted m a unanimous affirmative. A e*sc>. htf.s just been tried an England before the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, known as the " Wlj it-church Salvation Army ease," m -which liia l>»'d»hip laid down a riiiflffj.n\& j.n law aud csonnrwn-sense wliich *, ''I e&mnmd itself totue optsitjenuion s'loUl -« yif J^^cKws iii this coiuiuy, oi makei l .£ # yation Army w.ere Three members .*ii4w * fl ; uis,iixce at charged with coimv •5 < , w ,4 /fetjjjrl^ng common law by obstructii. 0 -, aimftWAfHi the highway at Whitcliurcli. i... hW'"^ up the Chief Justice said that " people  ii right to hold a meeting providing they did i nothing unlawful. It was a matter of give md take, and people must submit to little temporary inconvenience or the world would not go on at all." The jury, after a i/cry short consultation, brought m a ver iict of not guilty,

The Tekapo is appointed to leave Lyttel ton for Sydney to-morrow. She may, how ever, be put off till Wednesday, 3rd instant. The direct steamer Kaikoura leaves Lyttel tou at eight a.m. on Thursday, 4th instant, for Rio and London. The infant daughter of Mr William D. Baker, North-East Belt, died suddenly on Sunday morning, having been found dead beside its parents when they awoke. Dr Trevor made a post mortem examination of the child, and finding that death had re sulted from natural causes, no inquest will be held.

The time-table of the New Zealand Government Railways for September is to hand, and m addition to the usual amount of information m regard to running of trains, etc., contains an excellent map of the colony. The map referred to will be found most use ful to children at public schools who are learn ing New Zealand geography, and may be obtained at any railway station for one penny.

The one subject which interests every body (a cynic has observed) is the amount of his neighbor's income—especially the earnings of poets and painters, doctors and barristers, actors and authors, and public performers m geneaal. Mr John Morley has been saying recently that there are not fiifty living persons —perhaps there are not twenty—who make their living by writing books. This was quite sure to draw Mr Walter Besant, the champion of literary rights and literary honor. He declares that there are at least fiifty novelists living whose stories bring them incomes of £1000 per annunj, not to mention, avast nuinbe" who make a hundred or two. Well, Aye will not mention "the vast nnmber," but will assess the total earnings of English fiction .at £50,000 per annum. Can we say that the books produced are worth the money paid.

Members of the Public Service have received a circular from Mr J. E. Fitz- Geralcl, chairman of the provisional com mittee of the Public Service Association, stating that "His Excellency the Governor, as the head of the Public Service m this colony, has been pleased to signify his willingness to become the patron of the Association when formed, m the hope and belief that, if wisely and prudently con ducted, it may conduce to the general wel fare of the colony by adding to the stability, efficiency, and impartial administration of its Public Service through all vicissitudes."

John T. Waterhouse, the Honolulu capit alist, who returned to San Franciso from an extended Eastern visit, says that notwith standing his failure to interest the leading Eastern capitalists m the Hawaiian cable proposition, there was still a large degree of progress m the movement from a new and ■; outside source. " English capital vested m American syndicates," said Mr Waterhouse, "has been slowly absorbing many leading American industries, and the syndicates are now looking for connections outside of the United States, and more especially t»t Hono lulu and m the Australian colonies. Ths colonies are developing very rapidly, and telegraphic communication with San Fran cisco will soon be an absolute necessity. I dare not tell just what is being done m this matter, but rapid progress is being made." Mr Waterhouse intimated that an English syndicate was arranging to build a great ocean cable line from San Francisco to Hono lulu and thence to Melbourne and other points m Australia. The banking returns m the Australasian colonies for the June quarter are now pub lished. Deposits have increased during the passed year at a mote rapid rate than ad vances, and there have been largo accumul ations of coin and bullion. The deposits have now reached £110,000,000, of which £29,123,000 do not bear interest. A year ago the total was £103,700,000, and it is notice able that of the increase nearly five millions is due to the increase m interest bearing de posits. The movements of public deposits by colonies show the following results :— Victoria an increase of £4,100,000, New South Wales of £2,300,000, New Zealand £1,020,000, South Australia £817,000, while the black sheep of the lot is Queensland, where there is a decrease of £.'510,000. The increase m advances for th:; year totals £3,485,000, the increase by colonies being Victoria £2.003,000, New. South Wales £1,302,000, South Australia £536,000 Tas mania £538,000, while the decreases are New Zealand £120,000, and Queensland £832,000. The increase m the note circulation for the year is only £19,000 Tli3 increase m the aggregate banking business for the year is £9,814,000. The regimental orders for the C.Y.C annual training m camp at Addington, beginning on the 4th Oct., have been issued, m which the train arrangements for transit of the contingents to Addington are set forth. In regard to the Ashburton con tingent, m which, by the way, there is room for a good many recruits, the parade will be at such hour as Sergeant-M.ijo'r Scott may order, but will be fixed to suit the train leaving Timaru at 11.55 a.m. on the 4th Oct. As usual every member must bring his own camp equipments for self and horse, and wallets are to be supplied at a small cost directly on arrival of the regimeut m 0-unp, Orders have been received from his Excellency the Governor to hold a military tournament on Tuesday, the 14th, so that the training will be carried on to that day As his Excellency will be present both at the camp and at the sports the Officer Com manding (Capt A. W. Wright) urges upon every man the necessity for being present, as well out of respect to the 3 Government as m the interests of the corps, the number of efficients retnrned this year having much to do with the corps future standing with the Defence Department. The question of the higher education q women, which has recently been attracting so much interest m England, formed the subject of an address recently delivered at Preston by the Bishop of Manchester. Dr Moorhonse, who spoke with hi 3 character istic directness, showed a certain degree of sympathy with the movement—though with provisoes. To oppose, ho declared, the de- j velopment of the highest mental and moral faculties of woman was nothing less than a striving against providence of God, for why | were these faculties given to women if they were not to receive their highest develop ment? But on the other hand he expressed timself unfavorable to a literary education. He would add to it such subjects as physio logy, househould management, and the science of nursing, the knowledge of which would "make even a senior wrangler and a senior classic an admirable housewife." ' 'It is a better thing," he protested m another pact of l)is adress " to be a noble and affect ionate wife and mother than to be cither senior wrangler or senior classic. 1'

THE MARKETS.

+. — [per press association.] London, August 30. An Australian wheat cargo on passage has been sold at 38s 6d. Bank of New Zealand shares—Old issue £6, new £8 10s.

Ashburaton Acclimatisa tion Society.

At a meeting of the above society, held on Friday evening, the following report was read :— ■

" The year just closing has not been a ■very good, one for trout, as inconsequence of the very low state, and m some^ cases drying up, of the several streams m the district, numbers of fish have been des troyed. However, if the drought causes a falling off m the number of large fish, the absence of floods during the spawning season ought to increase our supply of young fish for the future. During the .season we have purchased from the. North Canterbury Society, and liberated m the Ashburton river i 5,000 brown trout, and 5000 fontinalis, at an outlay of £36. . " Your Committee have much pleasure Hn reporting a considerable increase m the number of licenses issued, and also a ' .'better. ' financial position, our credit balance being £7 m excess of that of last 'year, which, as,we have purchased more ; jfish this season than last, and paid up \ .sundry outstanding accounts may be con-

aidered satisfactory. The North Canterbury Society having taken measures for allowing trout to be netted and speared m the lakes for sale to the public, we have drawn up regulations for a similar purpose which will be con* sidered to-day. The regulations for fish ing with rod and line for coming season, which it is proposed to open on 15fch September, have been forwarded to ■Government and will be gazetted shortly. A circular from the Otago Society, with reference to the destruction of black .shags has been received, asking for our co-operation. As these pests are rather numerous on the Rangitata and Rakaia rivers, and destroy a good many fish, we recommend the Society to offer a small reward for their heads.

" All the lakes and streams m the county are now pretty well stocked, with the exception of the lakes at the head of the Ashburton river, which ought to be attended to as soon as possible, as they would tend to keep up the supply of fish m the Ashburton river."

" In conclusion, the Committee wish to convey their thanks to Mr Walker for his untiring efforts on behalf ot the Society while m Wellington, and to Mr Herring for kindly replacing some fish m the river which were left stranded m one of the Alford creeks on account of the drought.

A. Cause of Baldness.

The following letter appears m the New- York "Herald":—"Asfin old reader of your valuable paper, I take the liberty of writing you a few lines, which I hope you will publish m the interest of the community at large, and bald-headed men m particular. I write against the evil of wearing; soft hats. I have made this a careful study, and have found that the soft hat will eventually produce baldness. The band of the soft hat being so soft and flexible that it very readily falls into every line and curve of the head, it thus excludes every particle of air, thereby producing an intense heat and rottimr the roots of the air. I find that the healthiest hat for a man to wear is the silk, hat, both summer and winter, not only on account of the stiffness of the band, which prevents it from falling so close into a man's head, but because the space which is inside of it allows a free circulation of air. In ivig land, for instance, there are not nearly so many bald-headed people as there are m this country, even m proportion to the population, but there are a great many 'more silk hats worn there. The young men began to wear them there at the age of eighteen years. To show you the difference m the production of silk hats here and m England, I tind from the statistics that England, with a population of about thirty million inhabitants, has employed m the manufactureof silkhatsabonttwo thousand men, while the United States, with a pouplation of more than sixty millions, has only about five hundred. Can you wonder that there are so many bald headed men here V

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN, [PER. PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Trieste, August 30. A bomb exploded m a newspaper office m the city. A boy who was about to throw water on the fuse was killed, together with five others. London, August 30. A midshipman has been court martialled for personating Prince George of Wales, ."During the imper sonation he was entertained by the beat society m Halifax. An influenza epidemic has broken out m Silesia and Paris. The London " Gazette " publishes regulations providing against the in troduction of cholera. Washington, August 30. The Senate rejecte:! the motion to place wool on the list of articles to be I admitted free from duty. New Yokk, August 30. Peace has been re-established m the States of Central America. The Guatemala Cabinet have re signed, objecting to the terms of peace entered into with San Salvador. The President is engaged m forming a new Ministry.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, August 29. . A large derelict, keel upwards, has been sighted between Launceston and Port Philip.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, August 31. , A military tournament and sports are to be held m Christchurch on October X4th, find fn Ijimectyn' a day qv two later. His Excellency the Grovernor ' will be present at both. Mr J. Aitken Connell, of Auckland, addressed a fairly well attended meeting ac the Opera House, on the labor question, last night. Mr A. H. Ross, M.H.R., presided. The speaker's views were opposed to the formation of unions, and the meeting was therefore rather lively, and more than onqe it almost broke up m disorder. On concluding, Mr Connell announced lie would contest Wellington City at the general elections. The annual sheep returns now m show a highly satisfactory state. The Minister anticipated an increase of half a million. The approximate increase m each pro vincial jlistrjcti is as follows : —Auckland lOi',ooo, Napier 360,OOO,; Wellington and West Coast 5d,000, 'Marlborough 20,000, , Panterbury and Kaikoura 18,000, Otagq 'f7,00Q. There is a very large increase jji koixill Ojtago Sftiifchland, but a decrease m North Qhigo. DunkoijTj August yQ. 'Jhe makes its,,appearanpe ' -Wit, '" ' " to-iu w

FARMERS' MEETING.

FARMERS' UNION GRAIN, PRO DUCE; AND FINANCE CO., Ld.

A fairly well attended meeting of farmers was held m the Orange Hall on Saturday afternoon, to meet the Secretary of the Farmers' Union Grain, Produce, and Finance Co. Ld, Mr George Hutchin son.

Mr A. W. Somerville was asked to take the chair, and introduced

Mr George Hutchinson, who said that at last meeting, held a fortnight ago, he had gone through the prospectus clause by clause, and at the close of the meeting many of the farmers had asked him to hold a meeting a fortnight later, and bring with him several of the Directors. He promised to do so, and there were ! with him that evening no less than five of I the Directors from different parts of the northern districts of the province. He had been asked at last meeting if any guarantee could be given that a branch of the Company would be established m ; Ashburton. He had given that assur ance, and since then a clause that had sbeen accidentally omitted from the first hurried issue of the prospectus had b«en -added. It read :—"lt is intended to establish dep6ts m Ashburton, Rangiora, 'Amberley, and such other places as may be necessaiy.' „.,, Mr Restell then introduced : Mr C. H. Walters,. Cashmere, who said it was his belief that the farmers of the province were quite competent to manage their own affairs without the aid of the middlemenj who had feathered their nesti m the past, and it was high time that the farmers should look after their own in terests and secure the natural profits on their produce that were their due. Ash burton was a large district, and he trusted that the farmers of Ashburton would join the Union, which was going to be a large affair, and would probably soon see half a million of capital m its coffers. He was pleased with Ashburton, a place he had seen for the first time, and was very agreeably surprised w'th it. Mr David Brown, Amberley, urged the farmers m the district to take shares. In his district the Company was very popu lar, and many shares were being taken up. In fact, though Amberley had been the stronghold of the other Co-operative Society, the new onejwas taking its place. Mr W. T. Mitchell, Cashmere, spoke m the same strain. Mr Isaac Sergeant, Ashburton Forks, said the farmers had been a scattered mob for a long time, but recent events showed they were beginning to realise that union was strength, and to unite together to protect themselves and do their own business, instead of leaving it to be done by outsiders. By doing their own business after they had done their work, they would secure their proper share of the profits.—(Applause.) Mr Megson asked for information as to the number of shares a member would be entitled to take up, and if a guarantee would be given that a depot would be opened m Ashburton. Mr Win. Brown, Shand's Track, said fcht opening of a depot would depend upon the number of shareholders m the dis trict. Mr David Brown, Amberley, said that the voting power of shares would be one m five up to fifteen, one m ten up to fifty, but after that there was no increase m the voting power. In reply to Mr Leadluy, Mr Brown said the other Co-operative sold its goods at prices that were no lower than chose charged by wholesale houses. He knew ,h, wool king m the north who with his wife had several hundred pounds' worth of shares m the other Co-opera tive, and who said they could make a good living out of it, without buying a single article from it, and, as •i, manor of fact, they got all their goods from Miles and Co. Mr Leadley wai a member of the Co-operative m Christchurch, and he was ii a position to state that there was only one member who held the maximum number of shares —200, After some further talk between several of those present, a number of farmers s:\id they had applied for shares m the Christchurch Co-operative but had been unable to procure them. Mr Moss having interpolated a remark to Mr Leadley m regard to John Orr and Co., Mr John Orr said he would like to know if Messrs Baynes and Co. were prepared to put £3000 of capital into the business. There were two or three ways of starting a co-operative institution. One was of the nature adopted by the promoters of the Farmers Union. Another was the one he had proposed to the farmers of Ashburton, and he believed it was the best proposal that had ever been made to the farmers or ever would be made* and had it been adopted a flourish ing business would have been made stronger still. Mr Leadley made a strong speech m regard to Mr Moss's remarks, and Mr Moss was about to reply when the Chair man deprecated any further personalities being indulged m. Mr Megson wished to know if the Directors were m any way bound to take over the property of Messrs Baynes. The Directors assured Mr Megson that they were not. Mr Leadley wished the meeting to understand that he was not hostile to the movement. (Applause.) The time was very near when a Co-opera tion Association must be started m Ashburton, and the question arose whether it was wiser to join an organisa tion with its stores m Christchurch, and have ultimately to start another m Ashburton. Would the Directors guaran tee that a fully equipped store would be opened m Ashburton. If such a guarantee were given be believed that 2000 shares would be secured. Mr Mitchell could speak for the Directors m this, and assure Mr Leadley that with 2000 shares m Ashburton a dep6t would be establisned, Mr Leadley said he had obtained the consent of the Directors to move a resolu tion—"That the Directors be asked to give the Chairman of the meeting a written guarantee that within twelve months from date a depot will be opened m Ashburton conditionally upon 2000 shares being subscribed m the counfcy." Mr T. Thornton seconded the resolution which was carried, and after the usual cora p iment« the meeting'closed. The Secretary then proceeded to take the names of intending shareholders.

A Familiar Cetacean.

Mr Mannington, Qaffyn, "writes to the " Argus " us follows : An instance of sus tained endurance on the part of a sperm whale was witnessed by us during our passage round the Cape m the s.s. Port Adelaide that you may consider worth re cording. ■ On the morning of the 17th July a sperm whale was noticed alongside. The creature was about 47ft long, and light, with brown patches about him. He was quite fearless, and spent the whole day diving under the ship, first blow ing on one side and then on the other, and m such ' close proximity to the vessel that one might have touched him frequently with an ordinary fishing rod. My ; boy and several of- the, other children amused themselves by throwing potatoes into his blow holes. When successful the potatoes were ejected with great violence. The chief officer fjossetfhalf- ft" empty' cask on to his head, and' fpr a moment it rested there, giving the anijnal a very strange appeariwce. The Mrliole, of that night he. remained clb.se tfj us, and from thence on until the i'nqroing of the 22nd, haying spent four ' gjifcire 4ays"witih u,s, and. travelled. 880

miles at a pace varying from seven to 10| knots. The two last days he spent beneath the ship's quarter, where the effort to swim was considerably lessened by fihe ship's current. Once or twice during the Last day he dived under us, and on the last occasion severely scratched his back (for about Bft along the spine) against Hie bottom. Only on one occasion did he come m contact with the propeller, and then % piece of fiesh about the size of one's hand was removed from the side of his head. In the opinion of everyone on board, he had by the close of the third day grown very much thinner, that he was growing weary wap painfully obvious from the increased frequency of his spouting—which spouting by the way was very disagreeable, quite preventing the use of one side of the main deck as a promenade. At first the sight of a whale alongside, so near that one could have jumped upon it with ease, was a constant source of amusement to both children and adults, but gradually either from the little jokes about Jonah, or the fact that our boiler tubes started leaking, the idea took possession of both crew and pas sengers that he brought bad luck for us, and when at last he went away the whole ship gave a sigh of relief.

American Liquor Laws.

Great interest is being manifested m the United States m the latest develop ment of the liquor laws as m operation at Boston, which is that of, as the " Boston Herald" expresses it, "forbidding the dispensing of liquor m single doses over those convenient pieces of furniture which Webster, Worcester, Supreme Courts, and authorities on English words and their uses have agreed to call bars." As to the working of the system the "Herald" writes :—" One of the chief objections to it was that its enforcement wputd entail the use of chairs and tables i^ saloons, and that thereby intoxication wdlild be increased, since the inclination of patrons would be to drink more sitting than standing. However, it became necessary to enforce the ' no-bar' clause, and, after two weeks' trial of the 'sitting-down' method of imbibing stimulants, the police records show that m the two weeks suc ceeding May 20, when the new: order of things actually went into.effect, there were fewer arrests for drunkenness than m the fortnight preceding that date, v and the testimony of the chiefs of the various divisions is to the effect thatithere has been a trifle less public intoxication visible m the precincts than hitherto. One officer, however, says that there is scarcely a perceptible difference m the number of tipsy people brought to the station now and prior to the 'inauguration of the new era. He thinks that the drinks are served with about the same amount of celerity at the tables as they were at the bars, arid there seems to be no more disposition to hang around the groggeries than there was before. The fellows who are disposed to over-drink while leaning against the bar do the same thing sitting clown. In most places free lunches, more or less elaborate, are placed on the tables, and the drinkers take enough nibbles from these usually to counteract m a degree th« head-reeling effects, and to smother the fumes that would otherwise go to the brain. The lunches are not, at a rule, very appetising, but they are whole some, and, although thirst-makings not otherwise harmful. Tha number of ar rests for drunkenness made m the First Division between May 5 and May 20 was 238, and between May 20 and. June 3 229, a difference of nine m favor of the existing state of affairs. 'We certainly have had fewer arrests for drunkenness since people have been forced to sit down to''their liquor, said Captain .Irish, of the busy Fourth Precinct. ' Judging >, from that, I should say that less rum was drunk, and then, too, the liquor sellers say that there is not so touch sold "as. formerly.' In reply to the question, "This lunch business is costing the dealers quite Jin amount of money collectively, isn't it ?' the officer replied, 'It must; but. then they have cut down the size of the beer glasses. Where they formerly gave the ' double-deck schooners' '.hey now give small glasses. This saving m solid beer pays for the lunch. Speaking of the cost of these free lunches, I know of one place on this division where they give a spoon ful of beans, two small thin slices of bread, and one slice of bologna, the size of a half dollar, with each drink. , They tell me that the demand for cheese is so great now that its price has gone up. They tell me also that the cracker bakers are working overtime to supply the increased demand for crackers, but I cannot vouch for the truth of it.' In Capt. Hemmen way's division, the Second, the liquor dealers arejmostly pro prietors of large hotels or of early closing establishments, arid their customers are not often of the class who indulge to such an excess that the ' blue coats' havie to take them m tow. He does not have therefore much opportunity to judge of the effect of the new translation of the law from his record of arrests. The latter shows, however, a marked decrease m the figures m the intoxication column. For that offence there were corraled during the fortnight preceding the promulgation of the ' no-bar ' order 34, and during the succeeding two weeks only 18. The captain gains the impression from what he has seen of'the workings of the chaw and table method that the dealers are begin ning to prefer it to the old style."

Labor Questions

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Brussels, August; 29. There is great excitement amongst the coal miners at Mons, and as a dis turbance is feared the military are being held m readiness to preserve order. Chicago, Aug. 30. The strike of switchmen employed m the railway stock yards m this city has collapsed. London-, August 29. In response to cablegrams from Austi'alia for monetary assistance m connection with the maritime strike, the Dockers' Union wired to all branches m Great Britain asking special daily donations. They are also requesting help from other local unions. A meeting of delegates from various trades councils lias been called to organise a national defence fund. London is placarded with a manifesto of th,e meeting, Newcastle shipowners have decided to join the proposed Unions. Sydney, August 31. Seven thousand Unionists, princi pally strikers, paraded the streets yes terday afternoon, and held a huge meeting m the Exhibition buildings, which was attended by upwards of 10,00.0 people. A resolution was carried unanimously—" That, as the principle of unionism is threatened by monopo lists, this meeting declares the right of labor to combine for mutual defence and advancement, and must be main tained m.the.interests of the Austra lian democracy." The speakers depre cated the Newcastle riot, which they said could have been prevented had Government done its duty, The Secre tary of. the Shearers 1 UiUo.n announced that he is. ready, vyith a. hundred thou sand pounds. London, August 3,0. Half of the first £IQQO contributed by dockers to the Australian strikers

will be sent to Melbourne and the re mainder to Sydney. Collections were to be made m the London docks and on the wharves to-day. A huge demon stration is proposed, and posters will be got out inviting Britishers to rally for Australia. If the branches consent the National Sailors' Union will send £1000 to the colonies. Coal porters and others are holding a meeting with a view to giving pecuniary assistance to the strikers. Resolutions will be proposed at the Liverpool Trades' Union Congress ex pressing sympathy with the Austra lians, and urging all Unions to support them. The " Saturday Review "says that if employers show resolution and self sacrifice, they will defeat the strikers. The Associated Shipowners have re solved, at all costs, to uphold the action of the Shipowners' Association m Victoria m regard to marine officers dissociating themselves from other bodies. It is projected to form a Ship owners' Union, which will probably be supported by all small kindred As sociations. All leading shipping bodies will be represented at the meeting on Tues day. A scheme is afoot to form a Free Labor Association, members of which are to be non-unionists. This move ment is m opposition to a scheme which is being formed to turn the Dockers' Union Into a co-operative guild of restricted members. The "Daily Telegraph" denounces John Burns for introducing coercion into the labor agitation, and m the course,of the same article warns the Trades' Union Congress, which is to meet at Liverpool, against encouraging the modern developments of "labor unions. The v Shipping Gazette " says Lon don is gradually losing its position as the centre of the world's' commerce. Capital, it remarks, cannot be cribbed and confined by the dock laborers, who are better paid and work shorter hours than was the case previous to the great dock strike. Mblbouknb, August 31. The Secretary of the Employers' Union has received cable messages from London merchants, offering to give every assistance m their powei*. In order to conserve the gas supply the city will be without gas to-night, and it is not likely that any of the i church services will be held. The Employei-s' Union has con sidered a letter from the Strike Com mittee, suggesting that the time has arrived for a conference to discuss a basis of settlement of the present -difficulty, and the letter has been re ferred to the conference of the em ployers, to be held m Sydney on the jsth September. : r The Trades Council bitterly resent •the action of the Government m. call ing out the military.' The police have warned Union pickets patrolling the wharves and jgasworks to desist, or they would be orrested. The Metropolitan Gas Company "announced that it will be able to re sume the supply as usual from to ' morrow, as free laborers -are now; experienced m the making of gas. Newcastle, August 31. A. number of cases of shanghaeing ;• free laborers are reported. One was ■found m the gutter di'jUgged and he had apparently been assaulted. ■ A conference; of miners will be held lin Sydney on Monday. * 'Adelaide, August 31. ; The Trades Council have Avritten to s the Chamber of Commerce, stating that their executive is prepared 1 to ;meet the steam owners' association and : employers m conference on Monday.

Auckland, August 31. The steamer; Waihora, with = a non- Union crew, left last night; for Gisborne and the south. .The crew of the Aus tralia are expected to strike to-morrow. ■Tlie Orowaiti's crew struck work to-day, and lumpers refused ito discharge cargo. Numerous offers of assistance are being sent to the. Union .Company, one t firm offering the services of 50 men. Thames, August 31. The Thames Miners' Union have re solved to ' * boycott" the publications of Whitcombe and Tombs, and express sympathy with the Maritime strike. Napier, August 31. Unionists refused to discharge cargo from the Wairarapa, and passengers and cargo were landed by " volunteer " labor. Wellington, August 30. A detachment of the Permanent Artillery has been told off to assist the police m guarding the barricade a*t the wharf. Indignation is felt at the artillery being paraded on the wharf, and a deputation is waiting on the Minister for Defence to ask him to have them withdrawn. . In deference to the views of the deputa tion, the militiamen were removed from; the wharf, but are kept handy m case of ja disturbance. Laborers who assisted m removingcargo from the Wairarapa were paid 2s 6d an hour for their services. Wellington, August 31. ! A general railway strike is reported to have been arranged, and is expected to take place early this week. Liberal mem bers of Parliament are strongly urging the railway men not to strike. Arrange ments may be made to settle the whole difficulty m the course of a few days. The Wairarapa sailed at 10 p.m. for Auckland, via Napier and Gisborne. 7 "In the morning a deputation from tlie Seamen's Union waited on the Collector of Customs^ protesting against men going to sea who were riot qualified seamen, and asked that vessels be stopped from going to sea until they were provided with the proper complement of men. The collector replied that he had no power to grant $he request, as there was nothing m the Shipping Act which made it compulsory for a ship to carry a definite number of seamen, or any at all. The cooks and stewai'ds are not likely to go out, and the Union Oonip'aiiy recog nising their loyalty, have decided, to keep them all on full pay, even m the event of their ships being laid up. Mr McLean had an interview with such of the com pany's chief stewards* as were m Lyttelton last night, when the latter decided to remain loyal. The officers m Ly-ttehon also had an interview with, Mr McLean, who said that he was. willing to. give them a free passage to Dunedin, where they could all discuss matters m conference, and afterwards, no matter what the result, the company would give them a fr(»e passage . back again. Mr McLean said that the company would maintain the position which they had taken up, and that they were, confident of their ability to do so.; brit," m the event of the officers deciding to re-enter their service, their present conduct m leaving their ships would not militate m any. way ,against their chances of promotion, The, officers said that they \v\d no grudge against the Company, ' , . ■■■—■.■■.■:;> Westport, August 31. v Tj|*e Peftftlsfcon, correspondent wires f^t

at a meeting the miners endorsed the action of the Maritime Council, and a total suspension of work. Ii the Coal Gompauy.is willing the miners will wrk and-Kupply steamers other than those of the Union Company. A resolution con domntiig the action of the business men m V/esport, m loading and discharging steamers^ was carried. Supplies are short. The situation is unchanged here. Food products are scarce at Wairnangaroa, and have to be packed, as no trains are running, There is about ten day's supply ftt Denniston, and the same here, Sixty one out of seventy-one districb railway employees are suspended, and this means the withdrawal of £200 a week, from cir culation, bisitlcs'' £1200 per ;■ week ■ at Denniston.

RAILWY COMMISSIONERS' REPLY.

!'' s ■' —-— ■ I ' .■; | ■■ The following is the reply of the Rail way Commissioners . ,tp,■, the JRailway ;Servants Executive:— ' "' : ' i "In reply to »ypur telegram requeuing: ■the Railway Commissioners to withdraw: ;the men from wharf labour, I.ara directect to state .j/hat the Commissioners cannot refuse or suspend any portion of ordinary work devolving on them m the conVey ance and handling, of goods,, norcan they allow any-of their employees td do so. The; ■ Commissioners' are determined" to pursue a strictly impartial course as here tofore." The ; Commissioners have, issued? ;the following circular to all their employee^*: Railway Commissioners regret tP> inform the employees that,, .owing to the stoppage m steam .shipping, business and diminished railway traffic, and consequently large loss of revenue resulting thjereform, they are compelled to stop grains Running and reduce the exjien diture to a corresponding degree. The suspension of operations will be arranged to distribute work as fairly as possible, so) as not to inflict individual hardships.. Not, less than four days' pay per week is at present to be arranged for, Tfye con tinuance of working on certain sections also depends largely upon the supply ot, ■hard coal. More extensive .reductions! l must follow at an early date* The Com-' missioners hope that, if coal supplies are forthcoming, the,; trade and traffic may warrant a speedy resumption of the train .services., r .' - ■, ..,.'. '■■' ;^ '!.•".'..

LYTTELTON.

Of the uon-Union laborers working at Lyttelton most are farmers' sons and their employees, who are lending their assist-, arice, m loading and unloading vessels simply to prevent the blocking of their produce. Fifteen tons of coal—worth about £46 m all —are calculatedto have gone over board from the Tekapo during her dis charge by awkward unskilled labbrV V The Takapuna left Wellington, says the Lyttelton correspondent of the }" Times •" with only four deck hands, and only, one of these, a boy* was a sailor.' The men; ;who were: acting as firemen ,wereof» a similar '' scratch "; character* arid one of them had to be put to bed, so swollen were his( hands* with a few hours';stoking. The Takapuna waa discharged by a few of the Christchurcli> merchants and their clerks, " moral support?" being tendered >to them" .by Mr G. G. Stead, \ who headed their procession down the wharf \ waving; his hat in'the air. ' • .: • The Wharf Laborers' Union have cided to block the produce shipped %f th« ■New Zealand Farmers' Co-opeWiave Association, 'Messrs G; G; Sce^d, and Kaye and Carter, owing to the prominent .■part played by gentlemen concerned m these firms m the proceedings of Friday Wlien Mr Stead /heard of , the' UnioWs action he is reported to have expressed iliis delight, addihgtnatthiej sooner they(the linen) all came out and starved themselves thesoonerwould they coihe to their slnises;- Jn consequence of the Union's action chd ■Mamari had to be loaded by -clerks And iothersj iiicl was' delayed from .&/ponton. Saturdayruritil Sunday morning;'.■--< 7« I The Canterbury; Amateur Athletic Club spostpoied; the paper chase' jtli*.b; should {have come off on Saturday, and went to =work on the Lyktelton wharves instead. Oiie ;of :th(smdiad a< narrow escape mth 'his life. He fell between tHe.wh'a^f and 'the ship into the water, and had a most nriradiilous escape. He; was * fished sioilfc aiid ' sehfe home. Doubtless hi is gui% satisfied with his; share ;of/.tHje day's proceedings, : The officers of the Wafyitipay Colac, \ Tekapo, Takapuna, and Dingadee, after a conference, decided to leave their vessels at 1 p.m. Several who declined to leave the ships before getting to Dunedin remained on board. The officers who left were cheered lustily by the crowd as s they proceeded up the wharf loaded with their bags and boxes. : A meeting of what the "Times" calls; "moral .supporters" was held on boar^ the Tekapo, at which it was resolved |o> hold moetingß m all Road Board districts," and ask the co-operation or" all farmers, graziers, and others interested, so that continued assistance may. be forthcoming to work the Union Steamship Company's, vessels. At 1 p.m. on Saturday all the Uruoi*. irien were called out, and for there-' mainder of the day the whole work at the port was suspended, except such .as was 'being carried on by clerks and others, and only meat cargoes are loaded or un loaded by Union hands. : The firemen of the Kaikoura declined to shovel coal on the hulk for the Duke of Westminster, and their decision' waa received with loud cheering. The whole of the proceedings at Lyfctel ton have been conducted with perfect order, and not a single instance, of bad temper has been noted,

Latest Telegrams.

Auckland, September I. : The crew of fche Australia came out to day, the vessel being discharged by non union labor at the wharf. The Pukaki arrived afc Russell .»fc mid night on Saturday,l having been; detained off Whangerei six hours through the fire bars having been burnt through. She had to allow them to cool down. The vessel will be detained at Russell for new* ones. She commenced coaling to-day/. The officers of the Australia hav&not ytfc struck. ; The carters struck to-day its far as concerns the Union Company, refusjlng to> touch any goods from tbe Australia. So far her cargo is lying on the •wharf nncarted. ! " The Harbor Board workmen are barricading Queen street wharf and Quay street wharf m anticipation of dis turbances. The Wairarapa is expected ta arrive to-morrow froms.the South. The Northern Steamship Company »re not implicated m the strike troubles m any way.. Nelson, Sep. 1, ■ At a Labor Union meeting on Saturday the Rev Mr Isitt, President, said it would have been much better had New Zealand disassociated itself from Australia, :atodM expressed the opinion that a ballot should have been, taken before the stnfce was; ordered * Wellington S^ember 1. | Mr McLean states that;, .fche Takapuna\ will be laid up at Wellington 1 immediately,, and the crew transferred to another vessel, possibly the Penguin.. There are now ten Union, Company's steamers here r tiii^e-of which are affected by the strike- The Rotokino,, although not affected by/ 1 the strike, is still out m the stream. Non-Union laborers are still working: th% Waihi and Kaneiri, and the latter leaves for Blenheim at 2 p.m. Cargo its the rest of the Union boats is not tieing touched. The barque Clifton arrived from New*

THTC ASHBUETON &UAltf)tAN, MOHDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1890.



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