The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1890. THE LABOUR CRISES.

The labor agitation m New Zealand is not confined to the struggle m Christchurch with Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs. On the West Coast of the South Island the coal miners are dissatisfied with the conditions of their employment, and at Brunnerton there is'at present a " lock-out." There is also friction between threshing mill owners and their employees at Ilangiora, and there is a probability that the incoming grain and shearing season may witness complications between farmers and pastoralists and the labor employed by them during the busy seasons of the year. Trades Unionism is spreading m every direction throughout the colony, and skilled and unskilled labor are banding together for mutual protection. In Victoria and New South Wales the air is thick with labor troubles affecting marine officers, j seamen, wharf laborers, shearers, and others, and any moment may witness colossal strikes, the like of which have never before been witnessed m these new lands. The Cardiff Docks strike is causing widespread consternation throughout the United Kingdom, and the labor agitation m America is at present taking the form of rail- < way strikes and lock-outs. All over the civilised world the labor trouble is engaging much attention, and the final outcome of this vast social upheaval will, it is hoped, result m a better understanding between labour, and capital. Antagonism between capital and labor cannot last for any leng thened period without disastrous re sults, and the mutual depen dance of the one upon the other will bring about ultimate peaceable settlement m spite of all mistakes made upon either side. So far as the labor revolt has developed m New Zealand, there is every ground to hope that the tempe rate and forbearing conduct of the leaders of the movement will bring about a peaceable settlement, without recourse being had to disastrous for cible means now m the possession of labor organisations. The majority of labor employers m the colony are, we believe, m sympathy with the efforts being put forth by the labor party to better the condition of the wage earners, or to prevent this important section of community from sinking to abject serfdom. Capitalists, generally, realise that it is the rash and unjusti fiable competition of capital with capital that is to blame for dissatis faction m the labor ranks. Many persons engaged m commercial 'pur suits, failing to make headway against more successful competitors, have cut down salaries to such an extent that the employes have been left no option but to band themselves together to prevent further "sweating" of this nature. The enormous excess of pro duction over consumption brought about by this means has had the effect of placing various articles upon the market at a price for which they can not be legitimately produced—the in vestor gets nothing for his money, and the laborer next to nothing for the sweat of his brow. The manufacturers m the colony, realising that they were getting little or nothing for the capital invested, brought about a highly protective tariff, 'and, m many cases, are now reaping a plentiful harvest, m which, however, the workers are not getting ,a fair and equitable share. It is against these fctvideps that the labour organisations are mainly arrayed, and the result of their efforts must be to put trade upon a sounder basis. Thvg it is that the large body of capitalists m the colony are not found m open hostility to the Labour Unions, but m many instances express themselves m sympathy with the efforts put forth, knowing that the labour movement, while it may do a little harm at first, will ultimately do a great deal of good m removing from the field of com petition a number of competitors who can only exist by a process of " sweat ing " the laborer—a course which is repellant to human nature, however jastifiable it may be by hard-and-fast economic rule. What is the case m New Zealand will doubtless be the case m other colonies and countries, and the wide-spread bloodless labour revolution now being enacted promises, from thj.!? view, to be a blessing to trade. The temporary aspect of the question may be, and indeed js alarm ing, but the movement, if proceeded wi|li on the present peaceable lines, cannot fail t.Q bring about a more satisfactory state of matters between employers and employed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is said that on their return homo the Duke and Duchess of Connaught will embody m a volume a story of their Indian experi ences and travels, which they have sent to the".Qoe*r» m long and highly interesting letters from'tiifoQ tp time. The book, it is added, \yill be illustrated jpith a number of sketches' taken by the Duchess. Mr Martin, pf the firm of Day and Martin, was a native of J)on.caster, and served Ins apprenticeship to a fcafbpr at Gainsborough. After this he was employed by the father of Mr Day as a traveller. While «tayi«g man inn at Doncaster, he was struck with the briil'i^lfc polish on the boots of a private sol dier quartered there, by name Elorry. In return for a pint of ale lie obtained the valuable recipe from him. <)u his return to London the recipe was proffered to Mr Day, junr., who agreed to advance the nccGKsary cash, and tlW"manufacture, m a very humble way at firsi, wat be£im forthwith. It rapidly became a huge s^cqajts. Afte" some years Mr Martin sold his slu^G jtt ; tlie. business for £JO,OOO to his partner. Whe», some years later, Mr Day retired, he had amassed <a &rjwie of nearly £500,000. The Weslcya* jf.ubjij.ee .meetings were con- i tinned on Wednesday at Wiflowby. At 3 p.m. the Rev W. Morley (J uUleo %|QTp4;ary) ', preaciied a powerful and earnest; sevutpi}, \ taking his text from Psalm 70, v 13. lv' tluj (jourse of his address the rev gentleman pointed out how Divine Providence had beeu manifested m connection with the founding and davetyfrW) Wt ..of the Methodist Church. The discourse watf Iptpiied to with marked attention by the large qGpgi*ss.jtjc>n J pwjspnt. In.the evening a public meeting was neld wh? n addresses were delivered by the Reviis U^fnVfl, Morley, Gray, and' Buttle, and M,r Cl#RWjiWf ([phairman). The Rev Mr Morley, m the coiuse ,j. #. yery able address, explained the nature or thtt J white movement and the object sought to bo realised. He mentioned several of the peculia^ties oj£ Methodism, viz., initenary of ministry, its employment of the laity, and the popular use of its hymiwlogy. The church was well filled, and the collection, including promises, reached about £30, with more to follow.

j The Chinese are strengthening themselve on the northern frontier in anticipation o an attack from Russia. 1 More than 200,000 people are admitted into the membership ofthe English Episcopal Church every year. The zebra of South Africa 'is said to be rapidly becoming extinct. The animal is untamable. . v The German Emperor is said to be de sirous of abolishing all Customs duties in Europe by arbitration. Regret is generally expressed that Christ church is losing Mr Garstin, railway traffic manager, whose courtesy has won him the esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. Eight cats exhibited at the Napier Cat and ] Dog Show were valued by the owners at £1615. Two of the number were valued by the owners at £1000 each. It is needless to say these are not Property Tax valuations. Major Steward intends asking the Govern ment whether it is intendedjto introduce this session any legislation dealing with the codlin moth pest, to the extent, at any rate, of pro hibiting the sale of infected fruit. The import of potatoes intoTaranaki from Canterbury amounted to orer 100 tonß three years ago. Now the import has decreased to a nominal quantity, while the export from Taranaki last season must have been about 7000 aacks. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. Some of the Taieri farmers are actually wishing for the big strike that is to stop all the railways. The strike would raise prices in Dunedin, and the Taieri farmers, being so close to town, would be independent of railways and could cart their produce into the market. An American congregation raised the salary of the minister from 500dols to 600dols. He objected for the following reasons:— "First, you cannot afford to give me , more thanSOOdok Second, because my preaching is not worth more than 500dota And third, I" have to collect the salary myself, which has been the hardest part of my labors among yon, and had I to collect the additional hundred it would kill me. At Beaucham, near Taunton, an inquest was held recently on the body of a man named Sully, who had been stung to death, while handling a hive of bees, One of the bees alighted on his face, and in knocking it off, he displaced the muslin covering his head, and three bees entered hia mouth and etung his throat so badly that in less than 5 minutes he was dead. After the man's death one living and two dead bees were taken from his mouth. One hundred and seventy applications for boarding out children from the Lyttelton Orphanage were received by the Charitable Aid Board, ab#ut one hundred being from Christchurch and' suburbs, the remainder from residents in the country from Kaikoura to Waimate. There are twenty-nine boys and sixteen girls in the institution, and the Board recommended the committee to give preference where possible to homes beyond seven miles from Christchurch. At a meeting of the Chamber of Mines at Dunedin on Tuesday a resolution was passed that care should be taken that the provisions of the Mining Companies Act Amendment Bill now before Parliament should not be retrospective, and should apply only to companies constituted under the Mining Companies Act, and that failing the abolitioa of the gold duty, the chamber expressed approval of Mr Seddon's Bill providing for its extinction as regards Middle Island on the 31st March next. The following important declaration was made by Sir John A. Macdonald, the I'ronver of Canada, in his speech in Kingston hi December last: —"I am satisfied that the large majority of the people of Canada arc in favor of the continuance and perpetuation of the connection between the Dominion and the Mother Country. There is nothing to gain, and everything to lose by their separa tion. 1 believe thai if any party or person were to announce or declare such a thing— either by annexation with the great Republic to the South of us, or by declaring for inde pendence—l believe the people of Canada would say 'No.' (Loud applause.) I say that any separation from the United King dom would bring ruin mid misfortune." A new shipping company has been foimed, called the Newcastle Shipping Company, with the headquarters in New South Wales, *A large number of shares have been taken up by the leading produce dealers in New castle and Sydney, but a certain proportion of the shares have been reserved for allot ment in this colony. One of the objects of the promoters is to increase the product trade between New South Wales and New Zealand which will be a benefit to our farmers, as the want of shipping facilities has been much felt of late. The new com pany do not intend to confine themselves to the two colonies named, but will despatch vessels for Home from the different ports in both New South Wales and New Zealand. The recently formed Ashburton Choral Society gave its first concert last night in St. Stephen's Schoolroom to a not by any means large audience. This was to be regretted, as the programme was a very attractive one, and the items of it were well' rendered. The concerted pieces comprised "New Year's Song," "Good Night, Beloved," "Summer and Winter," "The Winds Whistle Cold," and "The Carnival," and these were given by the Society, numbering very strongly in chorus. Piano forte numbers were given in the first part by Miss Orr, and in the second by Mr Alfred Orr, both playing with marked taste. Duets were sung by Mr Flower and Miss Steele, and Messrs Gates and Stephenson, while the solo singers were Mrs Williams, Miss A. Gates, Messrs Rees, Stephenson, and Flower. Mr H. A. Gates was conductor. The Rev. E. A. Scott, who was chairman, made a speech in which he wished the Choral Society every success, and urged its claims upon musical people,. In a note in the v- American Naturalist" Mr F. F. Payne, of Toronto, records an in teresting fact which often came under his notice duping a prolonged stay at Hudson's Strait. "Here," he says, "the Eskimo might often be seen lying at full length at the edge of an ice-fiq\y, and although no seals could be seen, they persistently -whistled in a. low note similar to that often used in calling tame pigeons, qr, if words can ex* press my meaning, like a plaintive phe-ew, few-few, the first note being prolonged at least three seconds. If there were any seals within hearing distance they were invariably attracted to the spot, and it was amusing to see them lifting themselves as high as pos sjbje out of the water and slowly shaking the^if fyeiwfc a,s, thongh highly delighted with the music. There thpy wquld remain for some time until one perhaps mope yeutur.e some than the rest would come within striking distance of the Eskimo, who, start ing to his fegt wioh gun or harpoon, would often change the seal's tune of jqy to one Qf sorrow, the others making qf as fast as possible. The whistling had to be continuous, and was morj effective if porformed by another Eskimo a short distance back from tlje one lybig motionless at the edge of the ice. 1 ma>ff add that the experiment was often tried by mys.«)tf $•)'£{} the same res»lt. At the meeting of the Hospital Board, at Ofrrjstchurch on Wednesday, the Chairman said that,'having looked over Dr McGregor's report, he found some inconsistencies which he could not well explain away. The average cost per head, as stated with regard to Auckland Hospital, showed it to be 3s s£<i par h,cad for 1047 patients for 36,567 cpllec : tive doy#' fatay, Christchurclt Hospital was credited wtth'a tpj&l jjf fs42fj c^lljaptiys days at a cost of 4s #4<l. •'|?he' flUrerage cost for the total collective days' stay in the, Wellington Hospital was 8s 9d, He (the Chairman) had found that the figures should be Auckland 4s 4scl, and Wellington 3s 10:? d. Mr Dunlop pointed out that Wellington was iavoro^ ify j^vyjng a permanent building in brick, which required neUligr repairs nor additions. It transpired thai the total cpsj; of everything was included in Christehurcji, while in Wellington and Auckland the «,v»3j;age cost did not include such items as washing- ftPE&irs at Christchurch—£3Bo 18s—were included hi th§ dajly cost. During July last out-door relief was afforded in 408 separate cases in North Canterbury and Ashburton Charitable Aid District; the number for June was 487, and for July, 1889, 499, '

COURSING.

DUNEDIN CHAMPION MEETING.

(per pbess association. A,,';;"; DUNEDIN, August 13. The following are the results of to-day's coursing :— Champion Stakes. — Ivanhoe beat Market Morn, Como beat Irony, Stormy Night beat Kingask, Presto beat Zara, Watermark beat Kaprclani, Blue Cap beat Emm Bey, Snowball beat Isonomy, Fugue beat Bishop Julius, lona beat Bantam. ! Maiden Stakes.—Glucina beat Maid lof Athens, Ballet Girl beat Water Lily, Kenmore beat Magician, Titan beat Yogel, Eau de Vie beat Fiery Snake, Barracker beat Montrose, Squib beat Bezique, Tarawera beat Nancy Till, Revolver bea^ Lincoln, Lord Onslow beat Maid of Fortune, Battle Cry beat Fontenoy, Richmond beat Silver Pine, Vixen beat Le Caron, Penance beat Lochiel, Winter Rose beat Melbourne Tom, Flo beat Flying Beauty, Irish King beat Stranger, Miss Nancy beat Home Rule, Jessie beat Hazel, Fireworks beat Dreadnought, Woodpine Rose beat Quickstep, Hard Times beat Irish Meg, Aimee beat Jilt, Chance a bye. First Sapling Stakes.—Carbine beat Sunny Hours, East Lynne beat Obstruc tion, Beadornwell beat El Rio Rey, Misfortune beat Pirate, Occident beat Royal Stag, Miss Nellie beat Broker, Overend beat Kintore, Lady Linton beat Parnell 11. Second Sapling Stakes.—Ringlet beat Woodstock, Matai beat J. L. Sullivan, Laburnum beat Sunny Days, Pine Apple beat Jubilee, Cora Linn beat —,- Princess beat Rice, Confidence a bye. It will be seenjjthat of the Ashburton entries Mr T. Alexander's Ivanhoe won his course m the first round of the Champion Stakes. Mr J. MeCann's Ringlet won her first course m the Sapling Stake, but Mr T. Alexander's J. L. Sullivan and. Mr W. Patching's Jubilee were defeated. Mr McCann s nomina tion Aimee was successful and Lincoln unsuccessful m the first round of the Maiden Stakes.

Point to Point Steeple chase.

The Point to Point Steeplechase of the Ashburton Hunt Club was run off yes terday. The following was tho result : — Mr F. Claridge's g g Enterprise, aged 1 (Owner) Mr W. Christies b g Glentui, aged 2 (Mr H. G. Moore) Mr W. P. Chapman's g g Postboy, 31 aged (Mr E. Saunders) Mr W. Wymn-Williams b g Encore, 0 aged (Owner) Mr F. M. Black's br g Clifton, aged . 0 (Owner) Mr H. McLean's eh g Digby, aged 0 (Owner) The six riders weighed out on the road opposite the finishing post, all being about 12 stone, except Mr MoLean who scaled over 14 stone. The horses were walked up the road to the starting point, near Mr R. Anderson's, Greenstreet, and were given a good start. Digby led the Avay over the first fence, followed fast by the rest, except Clifton who fell, and lost some ground. Before the next fence was tasen Digby had fallen back, and Postboy was the first over, Clifton coming fasc. Postboy took the next fence, a barbed wire one, m good style, but the other horses were taken over the j;ate near by. Coming to the road at Mr Argyle's place, Encore refused to jump, and Clifton and Postboy also re fused. However, Postboy soon got over, and led the hunt to the finger post, when he refused again to leave the road, and lost some ground. Digby and Clifton both came to earth near Mclntyre's, and Mr McLean did not j succeed m catching his mount before the chase was concluded by the other horses. 1 Coming out of the next paddock all the horses refused except Gientui, who by this got a long lead, but was soon followed up by the other horses, and ab the double opposite Mr Corbett's, Glentui baulked, and Postboy and Enterprise, caught him. Enterprise was first over the last fence m the hollow below Mr Carbitt's paddock, *nd finished a very close race by about half a length ; Postboy a good third, followedby En core, Clifton arriving about five minutes afterwards, Mr Stitt acted as Judge, and the finish was witnessed by fully 250 people, a great number of whom were m traps or on horseback.

Addington Stock Market.

The attendance was not so large as usual, and there was not the eager rush for stock so noticeable last week. Store Sheep—The entry was com paratively small, consisting mainly of hoggets, ewes m lamb, and merino wethers, which were all disposed of at fair rates. Halfbred ewes m lamb sold up to 13s 9d ; crossbred ditto from 12s 4d to 13s Id ; lines of hoggets realised 10s 3d, 14s 3d, and 14s lOd ; and merino wethers, suitable for boiling only, brought from 2s 4d to 2s 7d. Fat Sheep—Another heavy entry of over 6000 more than filled the pens set apart for them, but there was a percepti ble difference m quality, nothing of any exceptional kind being yarded. Two heavy sales running, caused the demand, to ease off, and there was a drop of from Is to 2s per head on the prices quoted last week, while the price' obtained for pqor spocimqus \fnx decidedly Jess, than during the past two or three weeks. Best crossbred wethers brought up to 21s 9d ; and maiden ewes, 18s ljd; and full mouthed ewes fetched up to 16s Sd. Mutton ranged from 2|d to 3d per lb dead weight, Fat Cattl«—Only eighty-five head were yarded, and the quality generally did not bear favorable comparison with last week's sale, and the general price of beef ranged from 21s to 23s 6d per 1001 b. Pigs—The entry was moderate, con sisting of farmers' lots of baconers and porkers. Prices unaltered.

AN ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE.

Tub remedy proposed by Major Steward, and the score or so of mem bers who tfynk 'with h|n», for the pre,sei}t admitted evils of party govern ment is well worthy of consideration by the electors. Indeed it is with that view that the matter has been taken up; for it was not to be supposed— nor do we understand it Avas ever aupp^sec}—th,|*t. jt} W^ld be adopted by the House as soon as submitted. The proposal iii question is simply that, instead of the Ministry being selected, as now, by one man from one side of the House, its members shall be chosen by the whole House, fjfp %\w whole ifouse, and that the Government so selected shall hold office for the term of the Parliament (subject to a power of removal which we will presently refer to) ; and that there shall be a new election of the Government im mediately upon the assembling of the npw Jfpus,e after every general election. The "power off removal would be by requisition to the Speaker, signed by a substantial majority (say two thirds of the whole House, and fflight aPPty to one, or more, or all the members of th§ Government. Such a scheme would do away with the loss of time now involved m want

of-confidence debates, and, it is con tended with mifoh feason, would enable Parliament to despatch its busi ness much more expeditiously and completely than is now possible. Not only would there be no longer the loss of time now witnessed over struggles for place and power, but it would become possible for measures of legis lation and finance to be discussed and decided on their merits ; because there would be no question of confidence or no confidence m the Ministry involved m their acceptance or rejection. As was pointed out by the member for Waimate, when addressing his con stituents prior to the present session of Parliament, under the existing party system measures of legislation and public policy often are not decided upon their merits, because members are debarred from voting upon the simple issue, the question as to whether this or that proposition should be accepted or rejected on its merits being complicated and confused by the fact that the acceptance or rejection in volves a change m the occupancy of the Ministerial benches. That such a condition of affairs is not a necessary part of Parliamentary Government is proven by the fact that it does not obtain at all m Switzerland. There the Government or "Federal Council" is elected for three years by the two Chambers of the Legislature. Want of-confidence motions are unknown, and Ministers, as well as private members, are free to vote on every question on its own intrinsic merits. There can be no reason why a system which works well there should not work equally well here; and m view of the enormous saving of time and money which it would certainly bring about, this elective Executive proposal may well be con sidered by all sensible business men. The " silversmiths "of * party will doubtless jeer at the proposition, and raise the cry " great is Diana of the Ephesians," but it will be for the same reason that it was raised by Demetrius of old—namely, that their craft is m danger ; and for that reason the public will know how to value their oppo sition. That there is a good deal m ♦he , suggestion which has been put forward we verily believe, and we feel sure that the question will yet be earnestly taken up by the public, which has long been disposed to cry, m regard to parties as at present and for a long time past existing, " a plague o' both your Houses."

Disease in Cattle.

Wellington, August. 13. The Joint Stock Committee considered the Cattle Bill to-day ; and took evidence upon diseases m cattle. Tiie principal witness was the Rev H.Van Staveren^the Jewish Rabbi, "Kosher" for the Jewish population m Wellington. His evidence went to show that a 'large percentage of the cattle and sheep slaughtered for human food are afflicted with tuberculosis and other organic diseases, and that legislation is necessary to protect consumers against the sale of meat from animals suffering from cancer or other diseases. The rev. gentleman's evidence was taken down verbatim, and will be embodied m the Committee's report. Mr Marchant, M.H.R., also gave evidence on the "sub ject, and expressed his opinion strongly that power should be given to destroy diseased cattle and sheep. The Committee adjourned at 11 o'clock, but will meat again to morrow and fully dispose of the Cattle Bill, at least so far as they are con cerned. It is considered certain that the returns and taxing clauses will be ex cised.—" Press " Correspondent.

A Dangerous Worm.

IMPORTANT TO FARMERS

A communication has been l-eceived by the Minister of Mines and Agriculture, from Mr W. Easson, of Pretty Gully, near Glen limes, together with specimens of potatoes, carrots, parsnip and peach tree roots, showing the ravages caused by what has since been ascertained to be a worms similar, to that which has for some years past devastated the beet growing lands m Germany. The identification has been made by Dr Cobb, after a month's patient investigation, and the Minister has consequently lost no time m warning ag riculturists to be on their guard and take steps to prevent the increase of this terrible destroyer of root crops. It is named by Dr Cobb 'lpten)hus arenarious; but th« same worm is designated Anguill ula arenaria by Neal m the United States, where thousands of miles of country have been rendered useless for root crops and peach tree cultivation. The worm m question is about l-60th of an inch m length, and by means of its spear like head and suoking apparatus it enters the tender tissues of young roots, producing" galls which cause these rootlets to, appear like rotted threads. The, following experi ment was successfully carried out m a piece of infested ground. A portion was sown w,ith beet, and the worn^s promptly made their attack, In a month's tim,e, jusb befqre the eggs; laid by these worms were hatched, the crop, was ploughed up,, destroying; the wqrms and eggs, and. on the experiment being repeated three tjn\e« the ground was, (completely cleared of the pest. In order tq sJiow- the prevalance of the, worm it may be mentioned that no less than 13,000 were found m a potato 2|oz m weight.

What Big Steamers and Freezers are Doing.

The following occurs m ijhe Southland letter of a correspondent o the "Press": —" Speaking to one of the oldest, largest and most experienced farmers m th,e Southland district, I said;, \yhftt about oats ? They, are low.. Yes, he said, they are low-, we sold 1200 sacks earlier m the season for Is 3d, but we could not get that for them now, we have still a large quantity on hand, we chaff it and feed the sheep with it.— Are you feeding many sheep m that way now ? Yes, close on 3000; they get turnips during the ttay and the oats at nigh.t, excepting the breeding ewes \^hioh get grass and oats.— Are they doing well upon it ? Yes,splendid. —Then this oat feeding is a great success? Yes, it improves both the wool, and the mutton, and we shall get good Y^W. for our oats. We have now u^ndojp con sideration an excellent offer for a number of jsl\c,e,p<,~-And you mil still go on growing oats ? Certainly, we must grow turnips and oats, to feed the sheep, tu-.yi must take our chance of tb,s V.writfe); for the surplus. $a you ace the, frozen meat trade i% gojng to. settle the oat question for us. No wonder they are building more big steamers." Andl the same correspondent adds •„—"-| predicted that dear cattle woujd come m time. But I didn't think it would be so soon ; m the last i | fortnight fat bullocks have gone up nearly : 100 per cent; it came about m this wise. Hearing that cattle were cheap m South land, people came from a distance, bought J them and took them away, just as might have been expected ; and I suppose those b]s3Bed butchers who only a short time <*gP, P"t up the price of mutton, will now stick it on to beef; if they do we'll just hfcve to fall back on rabbits and fish.''

A Smart Impostor.

_• A young man rejoicing m the appella tion of Arthur Robert Mountjoy Dunne has been successful during the last few weeks to victimising several Melbourne money-lenders. He first of all called, at T. Lloyd's missing friends office, and produced two letters. One purported to be from his father m Dublin, who in formed him m touching language that his aunt had died atLismore. After alluding to the many virtues which had marked the good lady while she was on earth, the letter asked the young man to pray for the repose of her soul, and that his supplications might be the more sincere and heartfelt it ended by informing him that he and his sister had been bequeathed the aum of £3000 each under the will of the deceased lady. The other letter pur ported to come from Mr Rose Bryne, a lawyer m Dublin, and was neatly en grossed on parchment paper, headed with the name and address of the solicitor. It' was m great contrast to the other. In a dry, curt, matter-of-fact way it stated that Mr Arthur Robert Mountjoy Dunne had been bequeathed the sum of £3000 by his late aunt, Maria Dunne j and that the inonej had been invested m 3 per cent stocks pending Mr Dunne's instructipns. The letter was signed by an indiarubber stamp, and initialled m the usual way. Mr Lloyd approved of the security, and undertook to advance whatever was required. , He was prepared to go as high as £500, but Mr Dunns was modest, and only asked for £30 to gee him through until Mr Lloyd could* cable Home to the solicitors m Dublin and ascertain that all was correct.. There was another thing, however. , He wanted a few clothes, and Mr Lloyd obligingly introduced him to the London and American Tailoring Company, who sup plied him with all ho required. He ordered goods to the value of £75., Then he took a villa m Rathdown street^ Carl ton, which ,he furnished very elaborately and m which he entertained a select coterie of friends. Two days afterwards he came back to Mr Lloyd and wanted' further advances. . Mr Lloyd had, how ever, cabled to the solicitor m Dublin, but obtained no reply. Dunne could not understand this, and advanced the theory that the solicitor was out of town. A cable message was then sent to his allfeged father at the Royal University, Dublin, with the result that it was discovered that the whole, thing was a concoction. Mr Lloyd then went round to all the money lenders m the city to warn them against the adventurer, but m many instances the latter had been before him, and obtained several advances on the death of his aunt at all sorts of places. When a search was made for him at the villa it was found that the bird of passage had made for fresh woods and pastures new. So New Zealanders beware of that young man !

Cruelty in the German Army.

The German Emperor is furious (a tele gram from Berlin reports) at another case of alleged cruelty on the part of. army officers, which . has resulted m the un timely death of Private Penzler, of the 76bh Regiment, at Hamburg. His Majesty has ordered an immediate inves tigation, and the responsible parties will be court-martialiect and. subjected to the, severest punishment', if found guilty. Penzler, a sickly young fellow, was dis charged from the army hospital, where he had been under treatment for lung trouble for some time. He was immedi ately afterwards ordered on duty, and was under drill for five hours. He was slovenly m his drill, doubtless owing to' his weakness, and the captain of his com pany ordered him to report to Sub-lieu tenant Wirbel for one hour's punishment drill. Lieutenant Wirbel did not allow the private to rest, but ordered him to attire himself m heavy marching kit with knapsack and overcoat, and, m addition, to enrry a rifle on each shoulder. The poor fellow marched up and down m the midday sun for an hour, his comrades noticing his painful distress, but not daring to interfere. Suddenly he fell to; the ground m a dead, swoon, and lie had to be carried to the hospital, where he had a succession of hemorrhages. Next day he expired. The Emperor noticed the death of the soldier m " Qeneral Orders " for the week, and asked how a man with lung disease happened to be on duty. He then the whole story, and was deeply moved, Turning to one of his aides his Majesty exclaimed, " Are all my endeavours to make my soldiers comfortable to be defeated by the brutality of my officers V

Henry George on New Zealand Polities.

Henry George, m a letter to the "New York Standard," says of New Zealand's G.O.M. : " I was especially glad to meet Sir George Grey, and to find his 80th year sitting so lightly upon him. It is worth going far to meet such a man— soldier, scholar, statesman, and political leader. An aristocrat by birth^ w-ho, when hardly thirty, wielded, the powers of a dictator: hps been four times governor qf important colonies m the most important crises of their affairs, and then premier of the colony m which he had made his home, who is yet an intense democrat, and who, imspured, by dis appointment; a,:nd undaunted: by defeat, retains m the, evenjng of life all the faith and hop.c that are commonly associated with youth. Ten years ago Sir George Grey, when premier- of this colony, in troduced; the, thin end of the wedge by carrying a measure for the imposition of a direct tax on the value of the land, irrespective of improvements, but the great land owners quickly rallied, and his majority melted away. At the ensuing election he was defeated, and the new ministry giving a sop.' to the poorer tax payers b,y %n exemption, substituted for tjh^ $ax on. Jand values a tax on all property. ; The financial and land rings relied, and appointed a dictator, m the person of Major Atkinsqn x w))A has continued as such eyer. sftice (with the. exception of the, Srtoiijt-JB>allance interregnum). He at o**oe repealed Grey's land tax, increased the tax on tea and sugar, and gave us the property tax. Millions of capital thai would otherwise have been invested here have been driven away by tftv* iniquitious tax. It has, and is, driving away the bone and sinew of the colony at the rate of 5000 a JW. It is fleecing the unfortunate people "tnat circumstances compel to re main ; it is plundering the settler* the tradesman and the. merchant, while djriv-. i ing out of cultivation immense, areas of good. land. For tb#. last ten years it has | [ blighted, th,e.' prospects of the colony and ' yet; Uia man who imposed it sits crowned i»nct sceptred upon our colony) throne. Oh ! poor New Zealand- will you never awake for manhood^ sake, and hurl those robbers of the poor into, political Hades. Ye. dolts, you, call yourselves men .' You gather m your thousands to political meeting, and there, instead of raising your strong right hand m terrible earnest, yoi; tamely bleat m each other's faces like so many wether lambs waiting their turn to be shorn. ' ;

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association.]

London, August 12. Duncan of the "Matrimonial News" was cast m damages £1000. Plaintiff, who is only 21, is a grand-daughter ?of Sir F. Knowles, while defendant is 64. It came out m the course of evidence that defendant had attempted to seduce the' young lady, that he had been married twice, and had seven children by his wives, besides six by other mothers. Ireland is appealing for help against the potaio blight.' The body of the late Cardinal New man is lying m sts&te. The .funeral takes place at Birmingham on Tues day. Buenos Ayres, August 12. The mob attacked President Oele man's house. :, Guatemala, August 12. . Barillas, ex-president,,lfas"been shot. Constantinople, August 13. The .Sultan lias -dismissed his Armenian servants. ; ... / It is reported the Czar will inter vene m favor of the Armenians. Manilla/ August 12. The natives of the Caroline Islands surprised and killed a Spanish officer and twenty-seven men. Two warships have been ordered from the Phillipine Islands to punish them. St Petersburg, Augusts 13. The Czar has ordered a transfer m the autumn to the reserves of infantry and artillery enlisted, for seven and five years. In future the term of ser vice is to be reduced to four years.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, August 13. The Government have,, sent to the Hospital and Charitable ; Aid Board a claim from the Auckland Prison Gat© Brigade for £35 for the, maintenance of the six men recently sent away from Avondale Asylum. The board have re splved to disregard the claim. - Complaints have been received by the city, school committees of the irregular attendance of children at the schools. One headmaster has reported ..that the average daily absence from his school for the past year was 103, resulting m a loss. to the Board of Education of over £400* The native authorities of Karotanga I have sent a petition to the Governor of New Zealand asking for legislation to prevent the export of liquor from this colony to Rarotonga. It is stated that they also intend to appeal to, tlte Home Government on the subject. ■ Dtotedin, August 13. Messrs Beafcfcy and Mackenzie's iron mongery store at Nenthorn was destroyed by fire this morning. . Fortunately there was ho wind or the whole town might have gone, as there was no water avail able. The only: insurance known is £80 m the South British on the building.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

THE WHITCOMBE AND TOMBS DIFFICULTY.

[r>ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Cgristchurch, August 13. The refusal of Whitconibe and Tombs fco accept arbitration has had the effect of reviving apprehension as to possible consequences. It his also had the effect of embittering the feeling .of antagonism to the firm whteh' the labor l party gener ally entertain. The conclusion to which the latest phase of the trouble leads—viz., that it should nob be m the power of & disputant m trade matters to refuse to submit to arbitration—has been drawn by many persons. The opinion 'is pretty freely expressed amongst men who have to do with mercantile concerns, that the decision of last night's meeting of the firm's shareholders'represents th 6 feelings and sympathies of the bulk of the mercan tile community here. j DtJNEDIX, A\lgtlßt 13. There is absolutely nothing to be got from the leaders of the Labor movement as to the next step to be taken m the dispute with Whitcombe and Tombs. Mr. Millar, Secretary of the MaritimeJCouncil, states that everything now will be m. came-a, and nothing will be divulged until the Council take whatever action is decided on.

THE BRUNNER DIFFICULTY.

GrREYMOOTH, August 13. The scarcity of coal is much felk. At tempts ta work machinery with wood fuel is found to be expensive and unsatis factory. About twenty carters are em ployed along the beach gathering drift wood, and others are carting from the bush round town. Coal is being brought m from the Nine Mile, but goes little way with the public wants. Coal is coming from Wesfcport. The Mayor and citizens, who wish to ■ confer with the Miners' Executive on the* j position of the coal difficulty, havo re j eeived no reply to their overtures. 1 Waggoners more or less Keeffcoa. | coal every trip from Beefton. [ Welijngton, August 13. A private telegram from Westport states that the miners are determined to take another holiday to-morrow m order to keep down the output of coal till the difficulty with the Grey Valley miners is 1 settled. Dunedin, August 13. The local coal dealers have raised the price of coal per ton. A telegram was sent by the Coal Miners' Executive promising k> meet & Committee of business men from town, but it miscarried., Howerer, they will meet and confer to-morrow at one o'clock* The mistake was only discovered this evening, and the Executive informed of the fact. The explanation was deemed satisfactory. The miners are evidently determined to stand firm t# their pro posal.

A POLITICAL PLATFORM.

INVERCARGIU,, August 13. I At a meeting of the Southland Trades and Labor Union to-night the political platform formulated by the Maritime Council was adopted, three planks being added thereto, vtek, abolition of the Legislative Council, establishment of a State Bank with control of the note issue of the colony, and, pending the establish ment of a State Bank, that the funds of the colony be distributed among all the New Zealand banks. It was resolved to urge the Southland members to sup port the Labor Bills now before Parlia ment.

GENERAL.

Auckland, August 13. A Union has been formed amongst the waiters, waitresses, and cooks. The new Zealand* Fanners' Association, m a letter to the Waipa County Council, suggests that the Farmers' Clubs through out the colony should form a powerful Union, so as to hold their own m any difficulties with other Unions by having representatives to discuss matters witn the heads of other Unions. The letter is to be sent to. the Waikato Farmers' Club. The Master Bakers' Association have received a letter from the Timaru Bakers' Association, offering to boycott any

THF. ASHBtTRTON GUAEDIAN, THtIKSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1890.



There "is now. to ho seen m the shop window of Messrs. J Scaly and Co., East street, a collection of apples showing; sonje,. of the sorts, grown at the Nurseries, • Biverbank, that, will repay inspection by any one who contemplates planting fruit plants.. _ There are. upwards of fifty dif ferent kinds eh'own, all valuable, long keeping sorts. For size, color, and general excellence they are by far the iinest that have been shWn m Ashburton fcluß's3Bfeon.--(AW !



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ruoiic Notices. MRS S. TIMMO has removed from the Lyttelton Boarding House to those more commodi ous and central premises, Panama House, Where friends, old and new, will be wel comed Accommodation tor boarders a reduced rates. Meals prepared mMr Tiromo's w*U known style. » Meals per week, lls ; Board and lodg ings, 17s 6d ; one meal daily per week, 3'6d



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