The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1890 SMALL HOLDINGS AND BIG CROPS.

People have got so accustomed in New Zealand to farms of from hun-1 dreds to many thousands of acres, that f small holdings are apt to be despised, and there is a sort of notion, pretty generally entertained, that a man can not live and thrive on much less than a square mile of country. But there is a certain old song with a refrain about " a little fax-in well-tilled," which incul cates a much more sensible view of matters, the fact being that unless properly farmed the profitableness of any farm is in inverse proportion to its ai'ea, and there are lots of people who fail simply because their holdings are too large for their capital, and who would thrive on much smaller farms than those on 'which they are now bareley able to struggle along. But in order to this they must get rid of the idea that wheat, oats and barley ; are the sole crops to be raised, and go in for raising fruit and other market able products. What can be done in i this direction, on a small acreage, is well evidenced by the fruit farms of California, the owner of one of which Mr J. Gardella, writing in the " Ore ville Register," says :—" I own forty acres of land, about half a mile from Oreville, which is planted in fruit and vegetables. The following is a list of of the amount and kind of fruit and vegetables that I grow on it dur , ing the year:—On a part of the land I grow two crops of potatoes, corn, . cabbage, etc., and three or four crops , of lettuce, radishes, spinach, etc. Vege tables of some kind are growing all the 1 year round, and my peddling wagons run every day in the year with fresh vegetables taken from the garden. I i have given under and not above the 1 actual amounts grown on my place. ' The land is kept well manured and is irrigated during the summer. Eighty ] tons peaches, 12 tons apples; pears, 3 tons; apricots, 10 tons; nectarines, 10 tons; plums, 4 tons; blackberries, 10 i tons; raspberries, 11 tons; straw berries, 2| tons; grapes, 20 tons ; ' quinces, 2£ tons; cherries, 2 tons; figs, 1 ton; potatoes, 30 tons; onions, 25 \ tons ; cabbages, 20 tons ; cauliflower, : 1£ ton; carrots, 5 tons ; parsnips, 5 tons; beets, 3 tons ; sweet potatoes, 4, tons ; water melons, 100 tons; musk melons, 25 tons ; cucumbei's, 2 \ tons; peas, 3 tons; beans, 4 tons; turnips, 7 tons ; rutabagas, 2 tons ; green corn, 10 tons ; squash and pumpkins, 4 tons; , tomatoes, 40 tons; green peppers and : okra, i ton ; lettuce, spinach, radishes, celery, asparagus, and artichokes, 10 tons in all. I have 80 olive trees not yet in bearing and 500 orange trees, of which a limited number are now in bearing; will have from them this year 5000 oranges, worth at least two cents each on the tree. The fruit and . vegetables are sent to the mountains for sale among the people there, and my waggons peddle every day in 1 Oreville. Fourteen men are employed in summer and seven in the winter."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Sm Francisco mail closes at Aulr burton on Friday next at (3.20 p.nv Money Orders must be obtained not lator £l)an 3 p.m.

The "Oiago Daily Timca" say^ :— Mr Handysi^e and Dr Batchelor shot two fine stags c n Hawen- station l^sj, week. One of th stags is reckoned to be 10 yeaj;s aijd tho other sjven ye;u'3 old.

The general Synod of the English cltin-sh is convened for April 23rd at Welling»-ou flU'l t]ie consecration of the Bisliop-elect of 'Chrisi(ilmf.-.31j. IVJH it is anticipated take jDlacc on May it{.

Gladstone's last birthday ftll 6'}Jlday. The telegraph clerk at HawarJen' worii^i a solid f/,velve hours on that day receiving congratula^vy [clegrams, while the village postman wanled & J^Uack-dray to carry tlic correspondence.

Efforts are being made by .the Baptists v* Asljbnrton to secure a series of evangelistic services Iwq conducted by the Rev Thomas Spurgeon. The s&v gentleman's stay in the district, should he find it ctyuyonient to come, may hg extended to more than r v )feek, perhaps evou a mouth.

It is saul jthaj; Mr, Vajentine, M.H.R.5, of Southland, intend^ instituting proceedings against any person or persons elayjng rab bits upon his run without his permission. All this has come around through Mr Valftijtijia turning the pests into profit. It is said he \fi fuming 5,000 rabbits a day for the European ujaik.cts,

The fiaxmills in the Low&r y^lley (says the Wairarapa "Star") are one a/j^r another ki} poking off work. We hear that Messrs BHv/', 1" B"™. ''ovp <I;scontinued oper ations, .■. ! ■ !'■ '!■■■..■■■ ■'■■ Fibre Company will knock off on next pay fay s about fort night henco, unless an improvement i«; t.'ie Home market takts place in the interval.

Private Curtis, of the j^jenheim City Rifles, was seized with influent at the Island Bay encampment. His lung 3 subsequently became .§,uacfedj and he was so bad last night that he had iq })$ carried on board the Hinjgmoa on a stretGher. Before the steamer left the wharf a telegram, was sent to Dr Cleghorn, o]f Blenheim, asking him to be ii* attendance when the vessel arrived at Picfcon, aj^ t>h° Ciise was serious,—(Post)

In the Government "Gazette" of the j 10th inst, it is announced that on and after i the 15th May there will be open for selec tion 18,196 acres on the 13ros. and Cave Hill RangfeSj flud parts of the C'amiington, Levels, Mount I'fks&ty;* -aiu^ Opawa runs situated in Geraldinc and ftjteuJkpnzie Countries, in sessions of from 52 up" to 2^67 acres. Also ll,Glu«tfres, in areas .of from 1221 aci'«j to 17(58 acres t# ihg T,engawai district, Mac- / kenzie Country h*4ng parts of the' Three Springs and Albury riius" '

Apparently the race of sporting ptwaoua lias not quite djod out. At the Malmesbury Petty Sessions four persons were charged with riotously .assembling disturbing the peace. On December 31, after a pigeon shooting niatch^ two of them, it was alleged, had a regular fighfc, and the other two were said to have aided and abetted as seconds. One of the latter was the Rev. W.F, Gover, Rector of O&ksey, 1 in the diocese t<f Gloucester an,d "Briutpl. Three of the defendants, including the i'Qgtor, were committed for trial,

There can Ikj ho doubt ac to the highly infectious charaetep of the influenza or La Grippe. Here is a specimen. Tii« ship St Germain was bound from Sfc Nazaire to Vera Cruz, but called at Santandcr, and took on board a passenger from Madrid, where ijp£ influenza had reached the stage of an epidemic. '*?^',e £?,l fffnnain up to this time had a clean blft of ;:: four days the doctor was attacked, .and jjii' JJie end 154. }■ ■■.•■* -".^ n' 103 were oh Ihe: sitfc ]}$t' ■!'■■■ ■ : '■ in the "new. disorder, \ . .,., ; ' ' '■■ ■ In connection with the foregoing','w£ hjityf add that /there ' are now a great many' cases of La .Gru;p.o jn Ashburton, and its environs, m -lonie iu&UvvQA? whole families, being down with it. Recent ewjes, too, have been much more 1 severe than thoso which first occurred '.among us, high fever'and delirium being hi ' a number of instances attendant symptoms "pjf the disease,

The " Rangitikei Advocate " says every shipload of cattle sent home supplies ad ditional incentives to the farmers in this district to support? the establishment of refrigerating works, because it otters abundant proof that if they could ship then stock at any time when they were fat, their j yearly income from this source would amount to, at least, a third more than at present. Mr J. McLennan has kindly supplied us with the net results of the last shipment of cattle, of which he has received the returns, and we iind that heifers netted £i 10s, and bullocks £7 per head on the f station.

At the Police Court this morning—before Mr Alfred JHarrison, J.P.— JolmMaher, who had been before the same Magistrate on 11th April, on a cha ge of drunkenness, was again brought up charged with having been drunk,* in Moore street on the 12th, He pleaded guilty, and said it \va3 years sitfee he had been before the Court. On the understand ing that he' would leave -the town before twelve o'clock he was dismissed. The police, however, were instructed to see that he did leave the town.

The nominations received on Saturday night for the Autumn Race Meeting, of the Ashburton Racing Club, were very satisfac tory. Though not so numerous as those for the last Autumn Meeting, they exceed those received for the corresponding races at the last Spring Meeting, and for quality, are, on the whole, the best ever received here. The full list appears in our sporting column. Mr D. Thomas announces, by advertisement, that the sale of the privileges connected with the meeting, will take place next Wednes day at noon.

Caledonian Society.

The annual general meeting of members of the Ashburton Caledonian Society, was held on Saturday evening, in the 'upper room of the Oddfellows' Hall. Only ten members were present, and Mr W. Malcolm in the absence of the President, took the chair. BALANCE SHEET. i The year's records having been read, the Secretary submitted the annual balance sheet, which showed an income from all sources for the year of £206 16s 9d. After discharging all liabilities, there remained to credit the sum of £49 11s 3d. —(Applause). The balance sheec was adopted. ANNUAL REPORT. The directors' report fur the year was read as follows :— | " Your Directors have much pleasure in laying before you the eleventh annual report and balance-sheet for the year just closed, and feel highly gratified at the i results of the year's operations in being [able to show the, substantial credit balance !of £49 11s 3d. As usual wq held the ! annual concert and ball. From a musical J point of view, the concert was one of very high excellence; but we regret that finan c'ally the result to the Society was jiot com- I mens-urate with the trouble taken and ex [ peusc incurred. There was no loss, how ever, over tlie transaction, but a small profit. We have given effect to your recom mendation of last year, and have disposed of flic Sports Ground at a very satisfactory price.'' Wo Jiavo been very fortuuate in ■.'■'. f ■■■"■"■■ Domain Board the use of

v ■ •■■ ,'. .at an annual rental of £10, and this year we gave a contribution towards the cost of forming the running track. We held the annual gathering on Boxing Day, on the Domain Spoits Ground, which proved in every respect most suit able for the purpose. The Gathering was WQu. patronised by the. public, and had it not boon, fqr the threatening aspect gf the weather, the atter,dau.C6 WQuJ.d have been much larger, As it was, the receipts at tho gates proved very satisfactory, amounting to £45, We also held four Ingleside meet ings during tho year. These were very popular, as they always are, but they are an jyxj/si,sive amusement to the Society, and your D.ifGct,Qrs v;quld recommend that in future tho price of tiokots, )}e uniform — namely 15s Od. Iv conclusion, we desipa to. express our hearty thanks to all who so libtJ.a}]y subscribed prizes for the annual sports,'' tti) hhG ladies and gentlemen who gave their services in connection with the Ingleside3^ and Conceit, and'ib all who in any way contributed towards furthering the interests of the Society."

The report was »kdopted in full, •with the exesp'tion ih*t the price of members tickets was fixed at Hfs 6d, or 15s 6d if ingleside privileges are taken. OFFICE-BEARERS.' Mr Donald McLean, the retiring Presi dent, was acldeti to ib.o list of patrons. Office-bearers for the year were ejected ajj follows :—President —Mr D. Thomas i Vice-Presidents—Messrs W. Malcolm and ,T. Spaly ; Treasurer —Mr W. Anderson; q;.,:/:,, T; . T <«-'y . Directors— M. ■: ■ .i--: !> M '■■■ :■, , .jr. L. Brown, A. Mulvoi^lo-, C ilj^l, »♦. 'C'raigh<j%d, W. Anderson, J. Scaly, and W. St G, E>oug]<)s : Auditors—Messrs A. H. Shui'y and %. Miimjs : Piper—Mr Alick McKay.

The Directors were asked to arrange iqv four lugkjsjde meetings during the winter, and after the usual yotes of thanks had been passed' the meeting adjourned.

The Bible Society.

The E>ev H. J. Robjohns, of Sydney, ! agent of the British and Foreign pible: Society, who is at present in Ashburton, : in the course of making his annual tour of > the <?ojony in the interests of oie cause, | delivered' addresses here .on com- j mencing in the mornfng hy pi'ea^hjng to a i largecongregationinfcheWesleyan Church. The afternoon was made quite a foature of tiiy 4«y's work, and was devoted wholly £o the ch'Udreij., -T*^ Sunday Schools in the district met at the Oddfeik^-s' Hall, qncl were addressed at some length by Mr RobjoJiKE; whose discourse dealt with Tyndall the mt*visv, The early days of; TyndalJ wore spoken of, his college life, his life as a teacher, his failure to do any thing ii} London, ' his removal to the Continent, wijers after considerable buffet-; ing about ho succeeded ;'■■ r*-"- 4- 1' • 1;-i Bibles, and sending them ■ ■■■■■■! ■ ■■! ' , In England tire bibles 'were extensively bought, but ilicy were bought up one by ■ one by the authorities £j}4 burned. Ofl thfj whole issue of Tyndall's bibles there were noaj.' pnly three left. The only sound coj:y *v,"y2r.'r:~ ""*"'' one in the j library of-i 1 ■ I !.;.-.-■ < i-.. &fc Bristol,, the other two wer.p dolapidated copies. Mr Robjohng dwelt on tlie indomitable perseverance of the man, whiflli aiong with his strong faith in God, enabled him to succeed in accomplisliingthe great work. feol'ncr reference to Tyndall's betrayal, : r .i,,,v,j V ,,,,; --,7 fj na ] martyrdom, ■ . * ■■■ '■'.'. •■■! iv-"■■..'• "in jube evening Mr Rob Johns preached 'again''ah*'tne''Oad-! fellows' Hall, giving ah interesting ad- 1 dress on the origin and work of the Coipoi'teur. To-night at the annual i meeting, to bo iieid jn the Presbyterian I Church, Mr Rob Johns Avill give a sketch of the-Socieby's work during the past year. Addresses will also be delivered by Mr J. H. Twentymau anncl others,

The Markets.

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London, April 11. Four hundred live sheep from the Argentine Republic, imported into Liver pool, realised double the price received for River Plate frozen mutton.

At the wool sales there was good com petition, and prices remained steady. Best scoured show a decline of 2d.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Auckland, April 32. _ Intelligence from Sydney records the death of an Aucklander, Neil Mackay, who whilst walking in his sleep fell from the balcony of his house to the pavement, and met with injuries which resulted fatally.

In a letter to the "Herald" oh the question of land settlement, Sir George Whitmore suggests a scheme under which the Government should .purchase as much native land as can be obtained, and vest it in the various Land' Boards under a special law, by which an appreciable pro portion of all the proceeds of such land should be paid into a special account, to be used onlyjin further Government pur chases or in repayment of the original capital, if borrowed.

Dunemn, April 13. Several cases of typhoid fever having occurred in the outlying portions of the town, the health authorities are taking steps to examine all the dairies supplying milk to the city.

Invercargill, April 12. Inquiries have been made, but nothing has been heard of the boat in which three men left for Port Chalmers. Their names were John Williams, a Frenchman, H. West, a comparatively recent arrival here, and John Poole—all single. A boy named Thomas Edward. Harris was kicked on the head by a Tiorse' yester day afternoon and died in the hospital. Gordon township, which is virtually a part of Gore, although on the opposite side of the river Mataura, and under separate Municipal control, protests against its inclusion in the Clutha elector ate, desiring to be with Gore in Mataura. Captain McKenzie and Mr Valentine will contest Mataura with Hon. Richard son. The Captain's chances are considered favorable. He was formerly member for Mataura. It is stated that Mr Cuthbert Cowan, the present member for the abolished district of Hokonui, will stand for Wallace.

The Labor Movement.

[per tress association.] London, April 11. The Midland colliery owners having conceded 40 per cent increase to the miners, the leaders of the strike dis coui'age any further agitation being carried on xintil Christmas. Three hundred thousand members of the Trade Unions, Radical Clubs, and Friendly Societies will hold a de monstration in Hyde Park on May 4th in honor of the eight hours' movement. The London Trade and Labor Council have resolved to ignore the Chamber of Commerce, and leave Trade Unions and employers to settle their own disputes. It has also been agreed to allow delegates from the Female Unions to become members of the Council, Paris, April 11, ! Despite the order of M. Constans, forbidding a demonstration on May Ist in favor of eight hours' labor, the Socialists arc determined to parade the : streets with 200,000 men on that day.

New York, April 11. Carpenters have given notice that they intend to go out on strike on May Ist, demanding eight hours' labor.

Origin of the Wild Horse of Australia.

It may be some twenty years, or so ago 1 that ci settler lost two valuable mares. The s,andflies were b,acl, and driv'eii. by- them, nq^ Av^lking anci riQTy trotting, these mares, one followed by a noble colt foal, never touched by man's hand, and with blood in him that could tell of Epsom and the Grand National, journeyed on towards the west. Fifty miles from their owner's home is reached. But the country is rugged and not to their taste, and on they go. "Another fifty miles, and a pleasant valley affords good water and plentiful grass. But a sudden panic —-caused," perhaps, by a party of blacks chasing native game—starts them afresh, and still westward they go till finally they rest in peacs fft,r from the dwellings of men —far from the sqund oj clanging hobble-chain or tinkling h^rse-bell. Month after month roils on. Each niare fo^ls again, and two strangers, straying from some oth^r p.art, join themselves to the little herd of five, and raise their number to seven. Then another summer begins, and four- additional little foals bring up the total to eleven, The Jigxt recruits arrive with hobbles on their legs, and, could they but speak, would tell the Qthers, a strange, sad tragedy. Not thirty miles fi'ou* here, while they, thus hobbled, 'fed quietly on the green guas§ within sight of their owner's camp, they had seen their master at sun rise .advancing slowly, bridle and halter ii^ hand, towards them. Then from the grouncj, as it were, a black stump suddenly grew into, ii black man; then another {appeared, and anqther, ■ then a short dialogue between the one i white man and the fifty' black devils, I followed by a death-cry and ;the yells of eqany ' demons. Kea* lent them wings, and, mahacigd as? jjj^y w.erej they flew many a weary mile, till now, with a joyous neigh and the sense of safety in numbers, they threw them selves into tii& HUilq group who stand shaded by the leafy cv rragong, trot round in some alarm, and snort at the jangling hobble-chain; but the older niai'csy we §.oqn reconciled, and the young stallion, , tlie sire oi count less future brumbies, adds these two last-comers to his increasing harem. Such, then, waa the origin of the brumbies. Daily they grew Avilder and more on the alert for danger; constant gallops from imaginary enemies streng thened ,their sinews'^nd improved their wind, Becruits Jbega'n " .to pour in as civilisation Jnvadod £hfj wild West, and when finally they were %st reftlly determinedly hunted by the white man, he succeeded in taking but a few of the .quieter ones, while those who escaped became sllS-rper than the sharpest, wilder than the wildest, and fleeter lhan"'\the fleetest roebuck.—; From Cassell'g Picturesque ; for February. ' '■' v ,';":' ••

Cable news from Sydney announces that Mr Jack Thompson, the well-know sporting man, is dea,d, ' ■"'■■■

A Sydney Sensation.

THE DOINGS OF THE REV. DR. M'LEOD.

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY. Telegrams from Napier, which have ap peared in our columns during the past few days, have referred to the arrest there of a Dr M'Leod, on a charge of bigamy and attempted rape. On the charge of bigamy, the accused is stated to have been released I from gaol on a technical objection to the ! warrant. His liberty, however, was of short duration, for he was immediately re arrested on the serious charge of attempted rape. The prisoner is, or was, a duly i licensed Presbyterian clergyman in addi tion to holding a medical diploma, and is not, we understand, altogether unknown in Auckland.

A Melbourne contemporary, the "Even ing Standard," gives what it alleges to be some particulars bearing on the above charges, and the career of the accused. It says:—"Some three years ago the in habitants of Ocean-street, Woolharra, Sydney, were duly apprised of the fact that Mr John M'Leod, M.D., D.D., had settled in their bosom. They became aware of his arrival partly because of a brass plate, and partly by reason of the ap- 1 pearance of a well-dressed gentleman, faultlessly attired in well fitting clothes and smiles, who drove about in a buggy. This was John M'Leod, M.D., and he penetrated into the homes and hearths of ■ Woolharra, gaining favor by his affable kindly ways, his ready jokes, and his pleasant manner. Then another section of the teeming millions of Wool harra became acquainted with a grave (apparently), youngish man, with a sad expression as of some deep trouble, who came and spoke gratuitous words of condolence and comfort, and intimated generally that he was 'in religion.' That was Dr M'Leod, D.D. Well, M'Leod . prospered hugely. If he could not always ' save bodies, he could at least save souls, and when the soul was all right he did a lively trade in tonics and pills. He was generally respected throughout the neigh i .borhood ; the young ladies adored him — he was so kind, and yet so bright. The old ladies thought him 'so superior,' and such a 'good man,' whilst the oldest ladies cherished thoughts of marriage. M'Leod opened a church in the neighborhood, and greatly edified by his eloquent morning discourses. M'Leod, as the sequel will prove, was not a marrying man. Whilst his popularity was at its height, the doctor disappeared. He had gone without leav ing as much as a word behind him. A week passed,..and the tongue of gossip was busy with the good man's disappearance. Some said that, in his pious work amongst the lowest classes, he had been set upon and foully murdered ; others that he had been drowned. Another week passed, and evil-tongued rumour, never quiet with the most spot less of reputations, began to whisper and bruit strange motives as to the sudden lapsing of the virtuous doctor. A light was to be speedily thrown on the mystery, and an unpleasant ugly light it was. A young girl named Wilkins, who had been employed by M'Leod as a servant, attended at the local Police Court, and through her solicitor, asked for a warrant for his arrest. It is not necessary to particularise the offence alleged against M'Leod. It was one which is not usually I committed by either doctors or divines, ! and is of a contemptible and loathsome character. A warrant was duly granted for M'Leod's arrest,- but it was never executed nntil two weeks ago, when the news came that he had been captured at Napier.

" Had the luckless servant girl been the only person who demanded justice against M'Leod, it is more than probable that he would still be at large. But that leads us to another part of this gentle man's, in a way, interesting life. In the year 1872, M'Leod, by some means or other, became acquainted with the family of Mr John Bwing, of Darling Point, which consisted of Mr and Mrs Ewing, and their daughter Mrs Manson, a widow. The same grave humor, the same fascina tion of manners, address, and conversa tion, that had given him such a hold on the esteem of Ocean street, enabled him to worm his Avay into the affections of Mrs Manson. Her male friends saw his designs, mistrusted the man, and advised her to be on her guard. The lady listened to their advice, and allowed M'Leod to make love to. her, Spie had £1500 a year in l]er own light, left to her by a former husband, £10QQ of which she was to lose if. she married again. She gave up the £1000 and married M'Leod. The pair set out for a bridal tour through America; and .M'Leod it is alleged, quickly threw off his specious mask of affection. The unhappy lady returned to her relations, and they protected her from the importunities of her husband. Then the escapade a.t Ocean-street was made public, and Mrs Manson's friends' suspicions were aroused in another direc tion. They began to suspect him o.f bigamy. Determined, if possible, to free his un fortunafeg daughter from the clutches, of M'Leod, ataUQosfcs, Mr Ewing employed detectives, regardless of expense, to find out something about M'Leod's early life. Two years had passed, and Mr Ewing began to despair of bringing home the charge of bigamy to MfLqod, but the detectives were certain they were on the right scent.

" And now comes the strangest part of this sirange and s^rdjcj gtory. In the month of May, 11889,' a young lady named Miss E. Cameron became, acquainted with a man in the city of St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. The lady fell in love, and they were married. Six months of married life wei'B pa.sseq, ijnd fchg husband began to treat the 'wife brutally, TJjen He deserted her. Carelessly turning over a newspaper one clay she came across an advertisement which struck her. It was an appeal to any wife "ikljq liacl been deserted by a man to give information £o— r—^, an 4 then followed a description of the man. Adver tisements giving the descriptions of people can necessarily convey but a very faint idea of the person described; but somehow Miss Cameron's instinct told her that the man sought for in the advertisement was her husband. S^ho communiqat'ed with the address, and as a vekiilt made a journey of several hundred nu'les. At the ei)d' of it she was shown a photograph, and' she at once recognised it as the man who had married her six months ago.' The detec ftves ' &ct iq work, and, rightly or wrongly,' arresteq"^'maii "named' John M'Leod at Napier. They think he is the man who married Mrs Manson and Miss Cameron, and is wanted'for the Ocean sfcre'qt charge. It remains to be seen whether- thsiv Are, i^ii, Meanwhile Miss Cameron is in' Sydney, waiting tQ''pr.osis: -cute. ' - ' • '

Another extraordinary thing in con nection \yit)i this extraordinary case is the fact that though a warrant was ifisued for M'Leod's arrest over three years'ago,' aW although since its issue he was seen in the qolqjvv, ] ie was • never arrested."— ("Post.")"

Horrible Murder at New Plymouth.

ARREST OF A MAORI. (ym 1-RJSSS A.S6IPO^ATIOJJ".] New Plymouth, April 13, A ferocious murder was committed in the recreation ground on Friday, the victim being an old man named Stephen Maloney. The deceased was a discharged soldier," haying Iseryed in the .Crimea;. He lived alono^in a smaii cottsige in "th.c grounds, and was last, -seen alive'on Fn day at noon. He was missed on Friday night, and search was made for him on Saturday afternoon, when his body wa

found lying in somefejm and scrub, about 20 chains from his ihouse. * Marks of violence were found;on the body, but were not at first considered to be of a serious character, and . there was little blood visible. The post mortem to-day revealed that the deceased had been hor ribly murdered. Nine cuts were found in the head. None of them, however, frac tured the skull or penetrated the brain. His windpipe had been smashed to atoms by some blunt instrument, as there was no external cut but severe contusion. The theory is that the murderer used the blunt end of a small tomahawk, inflicting re peated blows on the throat with it, which severed the windpipe, but no severe ex ternal wound was occasioned. Deceased was a native of Kerry, Ireland, and had been in this colony over thirty years. He was decrepit, and could not walk without a stick. His stick and hat were found about 6 or 7 yards farther in the scrub. When the body was found it was noticed that one of the pockets had been turned inside out, and deceased's purse (empty) was found near the body. The motive for the crime was evidently to obtain money. The police have arrested a native named Mitu Kai, who was liberated from gaol 14 days ago, having served a sentence for housebreaking. Marks of blood were found on the Maori's trousers, and he was seen in the locality on, the day the murder was committed. Deceased told the keeper of the- recreation grounds that a Maori he did not know had called at his house alone on Friday morning, and that he had given him his breakfast. He also said that the Maori told him he was employed doing some work in the recreation grounds. The keeper told deceased that the Maori's statement was untrue, as no Maori had been working in the grounds. The police are engaged in getting up the case, and it is expected that evidence will be ad duced at the. jnquest (which commences on Monday) sufficiently strong to commit the Maori for trial. The murder is sup posed to have been committed with deceased's own hatchet, which bears marks of blood upon it. Deceased was a recipient of charitabie aid, and had no relations in the colony.

New Plymouth, April 14. A Maori named Mitu Kai was charged this morning in the Polite Court with the murder of Stephen Maloney, an old man found dead yesterday afternoon on the recreation grounds. Inspector Pardy said the police had evidence that accused was seen in the recreation ground on the day of the murder though he strongly denied that he had been there since Easter Monday. The police were collect ing evidence that would go to prove that accused was seen coming from the grounds about the time the murder was supposed to have been committed. He asked for accused's remand till Monday next. Meantime an inquest could be held, and perhaps, additional light thrown on the deed. The accused was remanded.

The Weather.

ALFORD STATION.

The following -is the Meteorological Re port for the week ending April 13th, 1890 :—

TELEGRAPHIC HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London, April 11 to 13. The massacre of two Portuguese officers and 150 native soldiers by Makololos in February has been con firmed,

Viscount Deerhurst, who was, ad judicated a bankrupt in February, has made a satisfactory arrangement with his creditors.

By a fire a Baron Rothschild's mansion at "Waddesdon, near Ayles bury, Buckinghamshire, a painting by Gainsborough, valued at ,£IO,OOO, was destroyed.

The opening of the new town of Tipperary, occasioned by the evictions from Mr Smith Barry's estate, .took place to-day amidst great enthusiasm. The ceremony was performed by Messrs M. Davitt and O'Brien. . The old town of Tipperary is now practically deserted.

The " Economist" advises investor^ tq show above the ordinary amount of caution in dealing with the Victorian loan. It declares that unless financial ability is introduced intq the Victorian Treasury, political jobbery checked, and Parliament insists, on deriving more from the lands than loans, the colonial taxpayers and .English in vestors will suffer.

Mozaiibique, April 12. Local dealers have tteen forbidden by the Portuguese, a\ithoritie,s to supply provisions to British war ships,. April 12, Dr Parke declares that the injury received to the eyes by Emm Pasha is incurable, and cataract will produce blindness at the expiration of a year.

Pekin, April 12. Thj3 Marquis, Tser^g, late E,nvo.y Extraordinary and Minister, PJejiipo tentiary from the Court of Bekin to the Court of 'St. James, died to-day, aged fifty-three.

\'! rAS,Hi|{QTO 1 jf, April 11 The House of Bepresentatives has to a large extent curtailed the scheme favorably reported on by the Naval Committee of the' Senate for largely increasing the navy X)^ the United States. *

ißißLjif, April 13 It is considered here that Starjley is a covert foe arid enemy to Germany, and his expedition for the relief K of Emm Pasha is regarded as a disguise $o huge Brjtis.H schenje of commercial annexation of the Equatorial provinces.

Wreck of a Timber Ship.

[per press association.] . """Bluff, April 12. By the arrival of the Ketch Clyde, which has just returned from landing a party of mutton birders on South Cape Stewart Island, a, letter is to h^d ft'Qm George Newton, a'niutto'ii birder oiy^Big Island, stating that on the 31st March, at a,ni., he a ship drifting about with only the stump of a mast, ahoj^ $Y9 to six miles to the westward of Easy hftrbor., As there was a strong breeze from the SAY., Npwj-on was unable io lauijgh a boat, and the Vqs "cl <Ir:fN-.« W -■ W;::Hawa a total A\Tcck.' AVi-r.i'i-. ?■ .<.'•■••..: nine mi|es from whore N■■■■■■; i ;.:.-t | ■ -j ?.\ saw the sjh'ip, U'rciin appeanmcc t-ho vosjsel was tni^ber laden, and thrao days later timber and wreckage was iloating all round Big Island. On the !'th hist the Clyde passed Red Head, opposite Wain awa,-and came among the wreckage of the ship. Cap! iiin Joss> v of the Clj dc launched a bqit, and examined the wreckage, jind cante acrossp,iiL ■-f i ]■.. \. ■ -.1. i,,rjp-iintcd, andalso found wivfK-»:.'i 1 •>!" <-\i-ry descrip tion sawn limber' amongst it-.. The r wrfkage stretched for miles. The vessel

s supposed to be the Emilie which left the Bluff, about the 27th ult., with ft timber cargcr for Port Pirie, and com manded by Captain Gordon Small. She was a Nicaragua barque, of about 600 tons, and carried about 12 hands. There is a chance that the crew have escaped to some of the islands, but nothing as to their safety is positively known.

ON THE ASPHALT.

[By Autoltcus]."*

'' A snapper up of unconsiderecl trifles." —Shakespeare. _ - _ -: ,•„-..--a^k " I fought for my own hand:"—Scott,

A Showman, to be any good, must; be a born showman,—like a poet,"-you--know'; or a statesman, or a book canvasser, or an insurance agent, or a Salvationist captain. The. special qualifications; re- - quired in each case mentioned are special gifts, and all the training in the world will not turn out the perfect article. Barring perhaps the poet, the best quali fication with them all is the useful bid colonial one of "cheek." In either of the instances I have enumerated the work done would be of the  leftist^saiisfacfiijjl' nature were the great element -'of yiiaro cheek absent. But a showman would be one of the saddest failures under the. sun were he deficient in that jseconji cousins to genius, impudence. His; cheek is nearly of the same nature as that .of a reporter. , -The ■% latter wants to bore in everywhere to see what is going on, and to make readable matter out of whatever information ho can acquire. Of course he is a philosopher top, and his great quest is.thetruthV '.He usually finds it; but unkind people say he can't stick to it when he has found ifcj He usually manages to live down a calumny like that. The showman's cheek is akin, but on the other side of the street. Heboreseveryonewithuihearingto come in and see what he has to exhibit. I am not an unkind man, so I naive noth ing to say about the showman's conversa tion in the matter of the truth,: only that he must let out a word or,two' of truth in the course of the exordium he repeat^ from morning to night. We have & showman here just .nbSiy who*-!is really a born showman.. He is"ruiining!' the "horned horse," and for the gift of "patter "he licks creation. In describ ing what he has to exhibit "on the. inside" he makes use of the rising and the falling ■ inflections with a tone Uriah Heap would" have envied, and which he must have picked up at a camp meeting. He dwells with a most persuasive and impressive tenderness on the extraordinary freak of Great Nature in producing "the.fir^yearC old mare Lady Brunswickj wiih.hprna upon each hoof, ladies and gentlemen, over a foot long, to be seen on the inside, I the greatest living wonder of the age, for the small sum of sixpence, and as Shakes peare says, seeing is believing, but feeling is the naked truth." He preaches this, and yards more like it, all day long, only nterrupting the stream to take a tanner or when there is nobody to listen. A thawbacon. tried to tell him he had seen more wonderful things. than-^that at Home. "Oh yes, they have them by the thousand, at Home : thousands of them ; and only charge a penny to go in ; but we have only one horned horse in New Zea land, and we charge- sixpence. The five year-old mare, etc." And so he went on again. The mare, he says was bred in the North Island. I wonder if the showy, man himself is a product of the soil, br, an imported article. ' \ -.; '-VV

The opening of the shooting season called out quite an army of marksmen.' Some wentcamping outon Thursday night, • so that they could begin their slaughter at daybreak on Good Friday. The sport was somewhat varied, and the baga made by the sportsmen were upon a graduated scale—from what may be called a good lay down to "nix." I saw one worthy gentleman riding home on a jaded horse. Both horse and rider bore evident signs^ of having been in swampy land. Horse mud from fetlock to hook, and rider" mud from ankle to breeching. A long; and weary time of sporb he fhad had, and a long number of shots he had fired, too. < His supply of amunition was abundant* when he went Out, but he had not enough powder left to make a "devil" for a school boy—and his bag, a duck and a ' poor little leveret. Yet he had a grand time, and it was quite absurd on the part of the powers that be to attempt to deprive him and others like him of the day's shooting on Good Friday.

A great fuss was made some time ago about getting a crossingfor foot passengers , over the railway Une from Cameron street east to Cameron street west. The crossing, I understand, was • actually promised by the Minster for- Public Works, and we were led to believe that the thing was to be done at once. B,ut. the^ fuss died awaj and th.^ pjomis,e. !vra^. no.t fulfilled. Now that the days are, shortening and the winter nights coming on, something should be done about that crossing, Just about the railway station, the lines are a network of points, an&J, many a broken shin falls to the lot ofi western residents who dare the dangers of the way there. The crossing would certainly be a convenience, and. it has been a matter of wonder 'why it has not been made. At least I qevep. hear^ ajwi : reason gfven.j ' ' . -. ; J

While upon this matter of the railway, does it not strike some of our public men that the time has come to. agitate for a new station altogether. lam told "on very good authority that the new station would be granted if the peopje of the town and county showed &ny P»rtjculA.p anxiety, about the matter. That a new station, giving, proper acpommodation t0,.. the public is urgently wanted has been' abundantly.proved every time the express , has passed through during the summer and autumn, 'and |Jie crush" wJien an ex cursion was leaving was something ex traordinary—all because of the- want of room on the narrow platform. ; There is plenty of room to build, and it can hardly be asserted that any one of the rooms in which railway business .itj transacted is. sufficient fqk the purposes to whicjr* w devoted, The ladies' waiting room is & very poor apology for one, and now. th^fe : ;; ; the Commissioners Have fixed a teriff of 4 1 their own for the refreshment rooms along the linej and compelled tea to Jbte, sold at .3d per c^p, \ tW. qiisi£ l^q provide a Juncheoii room Targe^ enoiigh to accommodate passengers-who "want • : to drink tea. The time allowed \ to the express passenger at the Ashbur« x ton station is not long, but that tinje ia practically very much reduced by thje^ limited. £tssGk d^vqted to fche $a& aftd the bar, |3ufc the'greW Want is more ' jsa,ii- ■: form room, and the platform to be cohered : ~ in. The scene on a wet day wlien a train] % I arrives is strong evidence in favor q$ a^, * qpve.r.ed in platfopn, "EJveKyliqdy, ciiow.da r into' tho'littjo recess between the. book stall and tJie tickbt office, and to do busi ness at the latter is quite an undertaking in these circumstances. ' ' ' -

How. long is it since we had either a . flower sljow, or a poultry sfyow 1 4 l°ng fcimo anyhow. We used to havo quite a, live Horticultural Society here, a society th.at liolj.l meetings a,t which in structive papers wore road by people well up in gardening matters ; and the annual show in the then Town Hall was anything but n mean affair. Surely after the number of "apple" paragraphs that . have appeared in your paper, showing what can be done in fruit, a niove thould bo niaJu <o form a .Society,"' A paragraph* , in Uie paper is a\\ very, well, find a baskefc iof apples uitli iivoir naine''kbcls on-dis* played 1 in a* shop window is "also all very well ; but what a grand display would^ t

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PHOGRAPHERS, 218, High Street, CJiristchurch' TOWNEND, S Bilious and Liver Pills CURE Nervousness, Headache, Acidity, Heart burn, Paina between the Shoulders, Pal pitation of the Heart, Interrupted Sleep, Harassing Dreams, Tendency to start, to be Frightened, Spasms, Flatulence, Cos tiveneas, Skin Eruptions, Impure Blood, and Bilious Disorders. Price—ls and 2s 6d. By post free for 30 stamps. W. P. TOWNEND, ( Pharmaceutical Chemist, 183 Colombo Street, Ohristchurch, DitAlfi & HELD PIPES A LARGE supply of various SIZES always Id STOCK, for BALU In l»rge or ■mall quantities, SPECIiL qaot»t!onf given for large qamtlt'e?. GEO. JAMESON, ASBBU6TON & RAKAIA. BtiW . (ByS.ocial Ptrjoku'oD of the Hon. the Colooial Secretary.). GPaNDNCMHtfATICAL ART UNION fpHS Undersized having decided, 1 through ppecial ii.fluanUal request, to diepofe of h's splendid and unequilled OOLLKOTiON OF COINS on view in 'ha FxJ.ibitlon, b pga \o inform t)o Public that Tickets are now ready for irfsue 4000 MSMBEBS AT 10s EAUH. IiBST Prize: Tha Oyliectbn of 2000 Coma aa now exhibited in Dmedln. Feo ud Pbizb : A Duplicate Ool'ection of thfl above, consisting of about 700 Coins For j.»'tlcn*nrß Bee handbills. Tbo I rawiog will be undei the Super vis on tf a-i influential Commiltea of Giii.t;etmu. For f urthor pirlica'ara app'y to HENRY ZANDER, -dshfaucto t .0 IKhTSEY SHEEP DIP. FABMEBS OF THE OBEBISEY DI3TBIOT. IHava roceh pleasure in Btitlng that niy tender for the OtIKRToEY DIP li»h bu v tcuiitrtd, oru! tbst I will uee MORTON & WHITES' PRSMIBft DIP ihrouglioul ;ho Eos'ion. My oiic will bo -t the f'her^ey bale yards tv .j MONDAY, WKDN^DAJT, aod FJIIDA.V, dorino; ihe Kuahou OJtn moic'i'g M-iPwOH 19 h, froa 8 o'clooH li.l f.cc. P. le--p for Dipo ng 11 p?r head till 14 h /Pi'vlU I^l to lttii BUY. I wcu'd 3trot>^'y adv so F rmc-s t<- Jjip Ear y. I-a tuuicn; oaa bj h h vrilL iVlr 3*cD WALL C^orlßey. D. THOMAS, 3 84 Achburton. BOOTS BOOTS BOOTS ESTATE OF GBOEOB DIACOT, B K'TMAKER, Towa Hall. ALIS oE alove 3TOOK now on at MITCHELL & TURNER'S, TAFCEED 6T3EBT. STEPHENS BROS. NOW having opened their Establishment IN BURNETT STREET Beg to intimate that they have been so fortunate as to have secured a regular supply of EUTTEE & CHEESE TjIROM tho well-known DairiesSTof JJ Messrs Small, Wilson, and Horsey, so customers can rely upon getting their choice from any of those Dairies which we consider are equal to any in Canter bury. We also wish to draw attention to our TEAS, which are now just Blended, and we would like anyone who loves a real good cup uf tea to call for a sample. Wo have too in addition to the [above a very nice assortment of CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE .BRDSHWARE ETC., ETC. And any goods not kept in Stock will if required be procured promptly. Parcels will be delivered and Customers s waited upon if desired. qtephens "qros Otephens jjros, Burnett Street.



Wanted. Cash Ailti'rtisem^ntu unde>- this lieadin-t no exceeding 16 words, ONE SHILLING. Addresses may he left at this Office. \\7ANTED a Small Boy to make him- V V self useful. —For particulars apply to W. C. Davis. 4 98 \IT ANTED KNOWN.—A lot of \ V Packing Cases for sale, Cheap.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner." I \\J ANTED KNOWN—The "Strong ' V V Wear " Boot is the best for Men, j Ladies, and Children.—W. H. Collier, "The Corner." WANTED "Known—The Foresters will hold a Social in the Odd fellows' Hall—Wednesday, 30th. Tickets, 2s 6d and Is. * 4186 WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert* Alcorn, Ashburtoh Clothing Mart, S.i-ur's BaiUUn^. "PUBLIC NOTlCE?—Melford House JT closes every night at 6 p.m. Satur days 9.30 p.m.—H. C. Segers. TTTANTED~Known—For first clalTs W Drapery; if you want good value for your money, go to H. C. Segebs, Melford House. STOP THAT COUGH! By using | Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed efficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3 191 WANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies' and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H. C. Segers. Melford Howse. ~\ JTBS KENNEDY and Miss Cameron, J_yjL Moore Street — Teachers of Scientific Dress-cutting. Bodices cut and fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12J(39 WITH one of my Tweed overcoats or a Sewn seam Waterproof and a pair of my double^oled shooters on, you can smile at La Grippe and Influenza as they pass.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing M?rt, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch. K EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in Tins, Is lid and 2s 9d each. LOST, A Light Bay MARE. Finder will be rewarded on returning the same to Mil William Caldicott, Trevor ton. 4^ol £20 REWARD. TN consequence of the amount of P'»ach ■*■ ing going on in the Creeks on the Lagmhor Estate, the above reward will be paid tO anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this dat,c No One will be per mitted to FTSH in th§ Ci-eeks on the Laghmhor Estate, DONALD McLEAN Laghmor, Ist April, 1889. SELLING OFF PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. BOOKS, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Greatly Reduced Prices, for Caul). N.Z. Jubilee Chronicle. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. WINTER ifya. NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOBY. CLOTH ERS OUTFITTERS] TAIL'.'RS, ME&CERS 1 AND GENTLEMEN'S HATTERS. I \7 ATERPROOFS made to Measure] \ V A splendid variety of patterns to b©lect from. Blankets, Rugs, Eider Down Quilts at prices to suit everybody. i Inspection Invited. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W H WEBBER, j Manager. Quod facimus value facimus. (" What we do we do well.") milE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL JL SURGERY . Crusliel Street, Christchurch, next Robin son's 800 l Store and at the Octagon, Dunedin. All operations at strictly uniform and moderate charges Consultation free. S. MYEbITaot) CO., SURGEON DENTISTS. NITROUS OXIDE GAS administered. This Anaesthetic leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use the extraction of Bad Stumps an<J Teeth is rendered per fectly Painless and effective. .Adminis teretl daily. Fee for afe&ihf.raJion of Gas, 03, Extraction, 2s 6d a tooth. Hours of 9 a.m. to S p.m. i Private resident, P3 Easb Belt. : The .■': '.!.".■.) -■"-eriory of AMERIC-N hIiVNSTi^ m tfip con struction ■ "'■■■ . T.: \ the jfcost; finished \V(i?t'lti};,a.nship, and replacing Lhej most toe.tU TEH^GJiARILY ALMOST ! IMMEDIATELY .after have' established our reputation, A single Artjfipjal Tooth, 10s, complete j set, Upper and Lojrer, Temporary and; Permanent £10 10s ; Art^ficjjd Teeth and; Dentures \ made by other xlonfeists I'e-J modelled at small cost, Stepping, S«il- f ing Perfect and Painless



The beat medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Teat its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, cad the offioial reports that accompany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University Greifswald, reports:—The Euoalypti Extraot proved magnificently successful in very severe oontusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scalds inga, broken ribs,..and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881.) In diseases of the kidneys, either active congestion or suppress sion, (urcemia) or albuminuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will equal in its aotion Eucalypti Extiaor/ Doses, sto 8 drops, Mosler, M.D., Pror, University, Greifswald, reports:—Diphtheria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured in fourteen days, Surgical Clinio of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Phyaioiana and Surgeons, St. Louis—Scirrhus of Breast— Excision Eucalypti Extraot employed. No welling, hoat, or discoloration. Oared in ourteen day , —(Advt.)