Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1890 A WARNING NOTE.

Some months ago, under the heading il Cave Canem," we drew the attention of our readers to the existence of a danger to health and even life against which it is necessary to guard. We refer to the numerous cases of hydatid disease directly traceable to our domestic pets, the dog and the cat. .Recently we have heard from Dunedin and Oamara of several such cases, some of them being of a most distressing nature. These bydatids are parasitic developments which involve painful operations in the most favorable circumstances, while in others, owing to the seat of the disease, operating is out of the question and death after excruciating agonies is inevitable. Originating with the dog and cat, the germs of the disease attach themselves to the grass or are found in the water lapped by those animals, thus passing into the intestines of cattle and pigs where they become tapeworms. Jn turn- the germs find their way into the human frame where they develop into bydatids, small internal parasites, which bore their way to the muscular structure and enclosing themselves in cysts work speedy destruction. Upon this subject Mr'N. Marquis, V.8., thus writes to the «Timaru Herald":— " Within the \mt three months an unusual pest has put in an appearance among animals to some extent, namely, tapeworm, or as it is scientifically known tense. It is not so much from its pre sence being seen in the lower animals that I write, but being seen there, as a Blatter.of course, it is bound to find its way into the human subject. For a full description of parasitic developments I beg to refer those interested to Cobbold's entozoa. Suffice it to say, that the original germ from which proceeds the tapeworm, emanates from a deposition in the fceces of the dog and cat genus, which finds its way into the drinking water of animals and men, where it undergoes a metamorphosis and appears as tapeworms on expulsion from their host. There is a preventative in cleans ing out as often as practical artificial ponds and, in the event of not being able to clean them out, pouring in a few bags of unslaked lime will act as a prevents tive," All such preventive means should be carefully observed, and it is 1 exceedingly important that householders should take pains to keep drinking water and all utensils used in cooking, or for the table, out of the reach of dogs or cats, for to the want of such care is to be attributed many cases of supposed mysterious and unaccountable disease and resultant death, which a post mortem examination would prove to have resulted from the presence of hydatids in all pro bability contracted through carelessness in these particulars.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Federation Conference meets in Mel bourne on February 4th.

A young man named John Randell, who waa married on Christmas Day, was drowned in the Hutt river yesterday} while bathing

The number of churches burned last year in the United States was 192, all but twelve of whioh took fire from their own furnaaes.

A hundred and twenty thousand fishermen are always afloat round the ooast of Great Britain, gathering in the harvest of the sea.

A jubilee thanksgiving servioe, in which the combined choirs of the Anglioan churches of Wellington will take part, is to be held in St Paul's pro Cathedral on the 21st inst.

The following are the hospital returns for Deoember •— In Hospital Ist December, 5 ; admitted during month, 8; discharged, 10. lemainiDg in hospital Ist January, 1890, 3. '

In the present House of Commons more than one-fourth—l7B out of 670—are otUo neoied, personally or by relations, with army and navy. The largest collection of coins in the world is in Vienna! They are placed in the Public Cabinet of Antiquities, and number over 125,000.

If Americans do not look out theirs will be a treeless country; Eaoh year it takes 500,000 aorea of timber to supply Bleepers for the railroads.

A placard posted up throughout the town of Dundee once announced the opening of the Theatre Royal, " under the management of Miss Goddard newly deoorated and painted."

Although Britain raises more than half the minerals used in the world, yet the money got for them only amounts to half of what is spent on strong drink.

Inquiring spectator (at the raaes): " Whioh horeie was it that won ?" Speculative spectator (gloomily): "I don't know the name of the horse that won ; bat I know the names of most of the horses that didn't win."

In Greek statues, as is well-known, the second toe of the foot is represented as longer than the great toe, while in the modern European foot the great toe is the longer. Albteoht states that in this respect the Greek foot is more quadrumanous than the modern

The unveiling of a statue to Tom Moore took place at Brisbane recently in the presenoe of about 8000 persons. Mrs M^opherson, wife of Mr J.P. Maopherson, M.L.0., per formed the ceremony, after whioh Sir Bryan O'Loghlan delivered an oration on the life and works of the famous Irish poet.

The Matron of the hospital desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of flowers from Mrs Lee, vegetables from Mr Bean, periodicals and almanacks from Me3damG3 Braddell and Twentyman, and oonfeotionery from Mr 0, M. Brooke for the use of the patients.

Little Stuart had spent his first day at sohool. "What did you learn?" was his auntie's question. " Didn't learn anything." ••Well, what did you do?" "Didn't do anything. There was a woman wanting to know how to spell " oat," and after Bhe had bothered some time I told her."

One of tha most singular documents found amongst Lord John Russell's papers, pur ports to be a series of questions issued by Napoleon 111 on tha possibility of a French expedition—secretly oolleoted in different ports—invading, conquering, and holding Australia.

Mr Boylan was burning potato vines and refuse when a bunch of burdock-burs on the tail of his dog oaught fire; the dog rushed to the strawstaok which was quickly set ablaze, and the fire spread rapidly to the wheat and oat staoks, the three large barns which oontained over fifty tons of hay, the bouses and outbuildings. Everything was destroyed. Loss* GOOOdols; insurance, about 2500d015.— 11 Miohigan Farmer."

Speaking of twine, said the old man Ghumpkinß, there was two boya raised in our neighborhood that looked just alike till their dying days. Lena didn't have any teeth, and his brother Dave did, but they looked precisely alike all the same. The only way you could tell them apart was to put your finger in Lena's month, and if he bit yer 'twas Dave.

Twenty four South Oalifornian foxes were on board the steamer Zealandia, consigned to the Government. There was some doubt as to their desination, and Sir James Hector was oommunioated with. He replied stating that tjje foxes bad been sent contrary to instructions, aa tbja class of aDimal is " vermin." The GjFernmept ordered that the foxes Bhould not be permitted to land, and they were accordingly taken to Sydriey by the e'etmer at Utt command, of the flolleotor pi GuitQWfy

Nsjor-G-eneral Sir Evelyn Wood, V.0., says —" Throughout the Crimea those were tbe best and most healthy soldiers and sailors who did not touch intoxicating drink. I also served three years in India, inoluding the last fifteen mon hi of the mutiny ; and I can positively Btate those who drank nothing were the ba-t men. I went to the Gold Coast, and duriDfi; the 150 days \re were in one place I put in 146 days' aervtae, only to find myself beaten by the attendance of a man who was a thorough teetotaller.

Tho local paper reports that an acoident happened in the Wai mace bush, just above Mr Beckett's, on Thursday. A young man named Andrews, baker to Mr W. Miller, with another went to shoot small birds in the bush, carrying a pea rifle for the purpose, and about mid-day were going over some rough ground when Andrews tripped and fell, his rifle going off at the instant, sending a bullet into one side of his nose, where it lodged somewhere near the eye. He was able to walk to Mr Beokett's, whenae he was driven to the Hospital,

The "Winnipeg Star" says that Robert Little, oi! Cypress River, has constructed a machine to gew the mouths of saoka when filled. The bag is sewed with wire. The bag being pluced in position, by a single draw of a levtir the wire is taken off spindles, out into lengths about an inch long, each length made into a staple, whioh is driven into the bag and clinched. The mouth of the bag is doubled up; thus the staple is drivea through four ply of cloth. Tho staples are about an inoh apart. The maotiine is all iron, aiocl ououpies a epaoe of about two feet each way.

The annual report of tho Danedin Benevo- Institution shows that the total number relieved during the year was 3145, a decrease of 900 ai3 compared with the preceding year. The number reoeived into the institution waß 166, and the number discharged 176, leaving at the eiad of the year 179, There were 33 deaths during the year. The weekly average of re'ielt was 190, whioh gives an average charge of 5i s£d per head per week* The amount disbursed for outdoor relief was £6742. The oost has steadily increased eiaoe 1885, but as this year is lower by £375 than bat year, the trustees express the hope that the tide has turned.

A joker named Johnson, renowned in his own locality, onoe bet a simpleton in Albany, U.S., that he would throw him over the Hudson. The man was foolish enough to take the bet, the stake, ten dollars, was placed in the holder's hands. A large orowd went down to see the performance, and the colonel, with great composure, seized the man by the nape of tbe neok and the slack of the breeches, and i Honed him about aix feet into the river off the wharf. The green 'an aame ou% puffing and blowing, saying, " You've lost your bet." " I'll be hanged if I have," said Johnson; " I only want to get the heft of yon; and I'll throw all day but I'll get you oveir at last." Th 9 poor fellow, however, bad already had one throw too much, and declined to have " a single drop more."

An exchange has taken the trouble to obtain legal advice as to the law relating to trespasußß oommitted by fowls, and gives tbe result, for general information, as follows:— Ii i 3 i legal to lay poii-on wi bio the limits of a municipal town. Outside a borough poiaon cannot be laid wnbina chain of a public road. If ih' seotion on which fowls trespass is fenced wi.h a lawful fence— i.e., in accord ance with the Fencing Act—ihe person whose property is invaded may destroy the fowls, that is, if the place whereupon they are trespaßsing is a cv tivated flower, or vegetable gardeo ; but he tuust let the birds lie where tbey fs.il, and give notice to the owner within 24 nourp. If the owner fails to remove them within 48 hours, the occupier of the premises must bury tbe birds. If a fence is broken, a householder may bring hia neighbour before the R M., who will take &t ps to oompel him to keep it in repair.

A curious complication in connection with a marriage has occurred in Brisbane. An illite rate couple repaired to the registrar to have the knot tied, but that official discovered that the fair one was under age. He bad, there* fore, to refer them to tbe magistrate, befoie whom certain oaths as to the non-exietenoe of a guardian had to be taken. This over and some necessary papers signed, the magistrate assured the couple tht nil was now right. They ought to have taken the papers back to the registrar, who would have performed the ceremony, but they oonoluded from the magistrate's aseuranoa that they were duly made one, and they " acted accordin'." The next incident iv the story arose after the birth of the nrs.born, whioh tbe proud father duly registered. Then the registrar discovered that the couple were not on his books, and took aotion against the parent for registering aa legitimate the birth of a child whioh was illegitimate. It took some trouble to explain to the couple that a osremony of marriage had net been performed in their case, but when this was brought home to them the result was singular. The " wife " refused to be legally married and eleoted to separate. She was tired of her bargain, and hailed wilb gladness lha chance of relief from it.

THE WEATHER.

The following aro too cnsjteorolfg'oal readings a: A.lf. rd Station for the week ending Jtoiurv sth, 1890 :—

HURRICANES AMONG THE ISLANDS

NUMEROUS WRECKS RE PORTED. |_PEB PKBSB ASaOOIATIOS.) Sydney. Jauuarp 5. The missionary schooner John Williams has arrived from the Islands, and reports that exceptionally severe weather has been experienced there. More wrecks have taken place than for the past thirty-four years, and in some instances the wreckage conld not be identified, nor was there any sign of the crews.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL

FURTHER PORTUGESE OUT-' U&GEB. (PKK PRESS ASSOCIATION,) DoKßiir, January 5. The Portugese have again seiaed the British Africa lake steamers, and have lowered the British flag. Mr H. H. Johnston, British Consul at ihei Portngese port of Moeambiquo, is organising the natives of Nyassaland to agsist the Makalolos and Karargos in repelling the Portuguese, who are concen trating their forces at Katunga. It is kiioyed (hut fighting i)«e lOready begun,

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS

The Portuguese Government haa sent a circular to the European Power* Buying that it is ready to prove the unbroken occupation by Portugal of the African territory now daisied by England, end further that ehe is determined to maintain her rights at all hazards. la Holland the Government 6111 for grants to denominational schools tas passed. One of its olausea abolishes free education except to paupera, The Madrid papers manifest a great deal of lrrltatloD with the United States over the propsal to declare Cuba a re public and roundly donoanoe It, oalllng the whole thing " a mad idea." ' Mfß President Harrison has been for mally censored by the Women's Christian Tempareaoe Union for serving the Pan American delegates with whiskey punch on their visit to the White House.

Dave Dillon, once a famous oarsman and former Australian ohampton sou Her, was awapt oat to sea from New York hazbor on December 11th and haa not been Been since.

Another electric light lineman named Peter Clausen was burned to death In the middle cf Decambe* In New York. Seme children playing on the pavement below heard a frizillng noise and looked up and ■aw smoke rising from Clausen's body in a network of wires. Tbe corpse was frightfully dUfigured, The oaram»n Teenier will sail fro<n San FcanoUco for Australia on the b.)»t of January 14. He proposes to row Beach and allcomers.

A Paris papor e«yi an English Com pany hat applied for ooaaesslons to bolld a bridge aorois the English Channel, Gladstone, In an article In the " Nine teenth Century" for November 2nd on election statistics, nays he believes If ttn elections were held now the ooaptry would return a Homa Halo majority to Parlia ment of 100.

Mr Balfoar and Lord A<hbourne p-e ---■tmted to » Committee of the Gabice*, presided over by Lord Salisbury, the diraft of a land foheme, whloh was ■üb tnltted to the whole Cabinet on November 30th. It la reported that the first demand ■ for from £7 000 000 to £10,000,000, with which t > deal wich tbe dUaffacted portions of Ireland

Heame di'Dg talen of destitution and suffering »mon« the fiishermen of Labn dor reached Ottawa on November 29fcb, Near Point ii^qtiimacix 8 tire families W^ra oo the verge of starvation, and were subsisting on the fljab of dogs. At a number of fishing gtatloas, anticipating a eoaroity of food, the fiihermen «tved the roface from the fish and salted It. This will ba used to sustain lif a. Tbe fisher mm have been left without the mo^ns to buy food.

CANADA.

T c Canadian Parlumeufc will a.'ked n it year to enaot lam against polygamy, because of tba Mormon influx to the a rth-wf>st territory.

La Satire, the Leading Fferjoh Oantdtan Liberal paper, came oni strongly on Novrobar 25-h. la favor of annexation to (he Uuued Statea, or tbe formation of the United Statei cf Canada. A movement Is on foot amongst the leaders of the Frenoh Oamdhnß to for ward an appeal to the Uutted States if the ISngilsh m&jorltp in the Dom'nlon, as has been threatened, attempts to deprive them of their rights, granted by the treaty of 1863. I- is stated that negotiations ba'wden England and the United State* *ff ocfng Oaoada bava narrowed down to a corres pondence In regard to the Bahrlog Strait tuid Alaska boundary question. Hopes are ontertsintd that a ■atteftctory eettlemant will be eff c*ed before next season. Stanley Hall, M.P., In • letter to the " Times," embodies ths results of his visit ito Behrlng Strait and o»tada, and warns iche Home Government thit apathy in this ooatroversy Vll evenually alienate the aoy«lty of the Dominion, and greatly usilst the Ametioan Press in fostering Can id Sin discontent with the English oon acotlon. The Canadian Government his under* taken tbe work of constructing a ship xailwty to connect the rivet* St Lawrence with tbe Biy of Fondy, thns reducing the trip aroand Nova Sootia from five hundred •nUes to seventeen. It will cost over 600,000d015. Thirty-two ioaotnotivee will be required to dray a oar holding ■ vessel, and me trip will o:oapy a little over two , hours. The tariff wl Ibs 50 oens per ton , on cargo, and 25 cents per ton on tbe reasal. Hydn alo j ick« of Immense power *!1 ba v c i to raise the vessel on tbe osr, which can ba aocomptlahed in half i an hoar. This Is specially applicable to the pu'poae of wsr, the oae being oapaoioas enough to transport the largest ship.

AMERICA.

Parnnm'a largest elephant fatally gored hit keeper on the morning of December 3rd, Ha repeatedly drove his tnsks into the nnfortunate man'a nook and head. Seven thoasand five hundred women voted In Boston, on Deo, 10, for a Sohool Committee, andar thn Australian ballot By»tem« They voted Intelligently and quietly. The Presbytery of the Pteibyterlan Obnrob at Brooklyn, D°o. 2, and a'so one assembled at Boff»lo, N,T, on the same da c, resolved to revise Calvin's Creed, the first by a vote of 48 to 30, and the second by 21 to 12 An Eugllah Syndicate completed, on December 8, the purohase of 64,000 aares of mineral land In Sagumaonee Valloy, Tenneaeee, for 225.000J01. They have organised a Town Company with a oaah capital of 4,000,000 dol, and frill build the town of Kunball. Two thousand five hundred people in M nes County, (n the newly-admitted State of South Dakota, are depending on charity to survive the winter. In Battin can County, In the s*me State, the settlers are subsisting upon bran and sharps. Mrs Delia Parnell, mother of the Irish agitator, now living in destitute clrcnm etancos ia Trenton, N J., at'rlbuted her j condition to prominent Land Leaguera, i who took pai s to deny that ahe was in need. She declares that her aon Charles has not a dollar, having giving everything he owned to the cause of Ireland. In the oasa of a con etted e'eotlon In the town of Holyoak. Colorado, a gang of masked rofEins setzad the attorneys for the contestant?, before daylight on San day morning, Deoomber 8, and beat them half to death, Sheriff Witterbee, against whom the contest Is pending, is ccauaed of leading the assailants, who are oiled the •', White Oapa " from tluir dlsguiae. j The, Panama Canal Rrjup of Baalish capitalists aad contractors have offered, acoirJlng to Crawford Douglas, an em ployee of tin American Dredging Com pany, over a mbntantial guarantee, In consideration of a fixed charge on the I revenue of the Company from the time the < canal Is opened to the termination of its oonoesilons, to take tha whole matter of finance and constrnotlon out of Bran nett's hands, and complete the eaml at its own chtrge and risk. The ether propositions involve the completion of a tide-w»tet canal, with but two looks and a ?ort of central lake made by damming, at a cost of 500,000,000 fracc.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

'FIB FRBSS ABSOCIATIOIT.

Appointment Ddnbdin, J^nuarp 6 Mr Greenwood OommUelonar of Ocown Ltods, Nelson hia beaaj appointed tem porary w»r^ep for <h<^ M'jnnt Us dlstlot.

CRICKET

AUCKLAND V WELLINGTON. (PIK fBKSS ASSOCIATION.) JWiujnoton, January 6 The cricket mstoh Autjkhnd v Welling too commenced to-day. The former weat In first and aro all oat for 48 The weather fs fiae bat theee is only a poor &tteadiDo9> '

TELEGRAPHIC. HOME AND FOREIGN.

(P*B PfiKSS A hS>CIArION. )

THE PACIFIC STATION.

Jjonoon, Jiutuiy 4 H.M,S. Warspite, !io guns, 8400 tons, replaces H.M.S, jSwifosure on the Pacific station. |

VICTORIAN BORROWING.

Westgarth's Circular urges Victoria to defer borrowing even a third of the amount originally proposed.

THE BANKRUPT BENZON.

Benzon, the " Jubilee Plunger," who was recently adjudicated a bankrupt, is absent at Monaco, and refuses to attend the bankruptcy proceedings. The authorities threaten to issue a warrant for his arrest.

THE PORTE AND SLAVERY.

Constantinople, J.unaiy 4. The Porte has issue[d a proclamation prohibiting the trade jin black slaves.

CRISIS IN SPAIN.

MadJbid, J naary 4 Senor Sagasta, the Premier, has resigned and the Ministry is beiog reconstructed. j

FIGHTING IN FORMOSA.

HONG KJdng, Jiaa»ry 4. Severe fighting h<*|s taken place at Formosa, during whfch ioo Chinese troops and 400 Natives were killed.

THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

EXTRAORDINARY RAVAGES OF THE DISEASE. IPBB PBB4B ABHUUIATIOK.) jLoNDoH, Jan. 4 Influenza which jis attacking the residents in England, is assuming the Russian type. Twij; hundred of the General Post Office employees are down with the disease, and some of the cases are very bad. The influenza is becoming more prevalent, and some of the cases are of a mild Russian type. There is a great run on the hospitals, doctors, and druggists. Postmen, policemen, and occupants of the training schools and barracks bave all been attacked by the influenza, which is ; now spreading to several of the country towns. The mortality in Paris anjl the French pro vinces, Vienna and j Madrid, has been heavy. Out of 1200 women employed in a French tobacco | factory, only fifty bave been able to continue work. London, January 5. The Empress Augusta, Dr Dolenmer (? Dollinger) of Bavaria and the Right Hon Henry Chaplin, Minister of Agri culture, have been attacked with influenza, |

THE MARKETS

The New Zealand jLoan and Mercan tile Agency. Comply, Luuiied, have received the following London cable gram, dated January; 3rd: Tallow —There is a good demand. Good beef and mutton tallows are worth 265 6d and 2p 6d per cwt, re spectively. I Frozen Meat —The mutton market is steady, but beef lis dull. Welling ton and Canterbury mutton is worth 4^d and 4#d respectively; beef, fore and hindquarters, 3^d and 3^6d per lb.

[BY BIEOXMO TBItEoIiAPH— COPYRIGHT] (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 6, 11 55 a.m.) Lojtdon, January 5. Tallow—Medium! muttoo, 35s 6dj beef, 245. • j Owing to the increased demand discount on 3 months bills has been reduced to 4^. : English wheat firmer. Continental firm, American steady. New Zealand flour, ex store, 24s 6d.

FORTUNE NEVER DIES

What's the use In chasing fottone ? For tune never dleß.i Have • you gslef, bat never grievance. Watte no time In Bighs. Everything will ooma to you, The world will better be — For rivers only run joua way, and ever towaid the eea 1 ! Orel bead the atari Are living—always day and night, : The sun into same { weary eonl ia eve? flooding light ' Make your soul youti mirror ; walk with Meekness, Wisdom, Pride A wise man'a pillow tells hlca m >re than all tha world beside i ■ i Love your neighbour even as yoarself, j bat not your neighbour's wtie The sweetest thing t> living maa dying man Is life. Love, ambition, hunger, waka the world whenever it would nod— And holy aspirations mast soar up at last to God ' i Ho will hear you and will listea, and will aoawer by and by The poorest and the meancs; yet have one friend np on high, So gather up your manhood from he ashes of your youth And live for honour, friendship, love an i charity and truth! Onoe a Weak.

SPORTING.

DtJNEDIN KACBB (PJCB PRESS ASSOCIATION ) Dr/SBDiisr, J-noa-y 6 The following weights have been declared for the Onp:—Occident. 9* s>; Wolverine, Bst 7b; S; James, -7at 12lb ; Merrle England, 7^t 10 b ; Lorraino 7-*' j :71b ; British Lion, 7ut 3 b ; Tamora 7at; Ixlon, 6u 121b ; St^nah. n?, 6st 101b ; i Don Cmiar. 6at 7So; Puahtom and I Lisbon, 6st 51b; Wildrake and Don Pedro, 6at 2b; Gipsy Princa and Peas ■ blossom, 6st « Pdblioins' Handicap—"SYftncotte, 9i 3b; Wolverine, 8»t 9lb ; Menia B g land, 7at I2ib; Lorraine, 7st 10!b; Bepoee, 7st 71b ; Fasee 7st 51b ; T mora 7at 31b ; iStoaeheage, 7at; Apres :iioi, Gat 12lb; Blizzard, 6aS 91b ; Phantom, 6 tßb; InTestig»tor, 6st 71b; Wildrak*;, Dod Pedro, and Bolnißman, 6et slb ; Peasblofaom and Belvedere, 6it 31b ; Ued QcOBS »od Carina. 6sb.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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THE VICTORIAN HARVEST.

Melbourne, January 6. Bust has committed great ravages among the Victorian wheat. The loss' ii 3 estimated at half a rnillon of money.

RAILWAY COLLISION.

Two trains collided at Oakleigh. One Chioaraan was killed and two other persons were injured.

SERIOUS FIRE.

The business premises (a dye-storey building) o! Levy, general importer, have been burnt Damage ,£30,000.

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT.

Bbisbanb, Jinaaty 6. There has been a re-arraogemeot ol Ministerial portfolios, Mr Macrossah takes the Colonial Secretaryship and Mr Nelson the portfolio of Public Works,

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GLADSTONE ON ITALY.

London, Ja vary 5. Mr Gladstone ieclares that Itaiy's connection wiih the Triple Alliance menaces her financial prospect*.

PRESENTATION.

The Emperor William has presented Admiral Commered (sic.) with a sword and an autograph letter as a memento of the review at Spithead.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves respoDjible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents

THE ASBURTON CYOLING CLUB.

TO THE EDITOB.

Sir,—The public of ftahbtuton ao doab; wonder why the iate'aded rasa meeting of ihe cyoliog clab baa he,'.a postponed, aai the Benson aptjat with the oyollog eporr, of Ashburton dead. Now this is *ho 1/ owing to the now domain tfok beiag dangerotn and aofis for reoing —ye doit.want vdaLting ciders to go •way w.th iahbarton ia oce packet aad break yonr-neok lo the other, nor fbe Domain trick of Ashbu-toa to ba a sure groun-J fo?' ojol'Sl eu:cldas. We wrote smooth latbers and nulled on the Boroagb Omaoll in a must ha cable manner time after time, aocl still the track remained in moon the same old plight, Many of oar mbmberd beoarne rampant, Dothing hw expin c, poatponcmaata and a oiumsy track They tbanghfc, and et last the following reao'ation was passed naani momly " that the St-orstary wrfts a few plain wot da to the Borough Coancii." Now, I chanced to ba thu cufortunato who judged from (he feeling of the miet log wuat pain worda were Deeded; I h»ve bad little or no pracwc) in this braooh of tha composition art and co in my desire to thoroughly do coy duty I maud have over reaohed a little. However, the Aihborton B rough bava I fear, now fel* the dying klok of their local cycling olub and we will now join the rank* of loyal, quiet, ha noble cl: zana again.—I am, Sir, ?oara fatthfu'ly, BOBKET FIUZZEL, Hon. Sep. Ajbbarton Oyolmg Olub, OhrUtoha c'j Jannnry 3rd, 1890.

A QUESTION.

i TO THE BDITOB. 1 Sib, -Whero's the need for these h'gb words between onr Borough Coekcll and the Cycling Glab? Other Borough Como Is can manago f.he pnbiio reocaat on gSouod asd work ia harm )ny with the Sporting 0 üba ; thals pablta get enjoy ftb'e village green pport, and why can't we? P-rbap3 some ono n(H kindly ex plala and oblige.—Yuurs faithfully, TOWJ* OIiCCK.

WHO PAYS FOR SMALL BIRDS' EGGS?

TO THE EDITOR.. Sib, —I will feel greatly obliged if you can give an answer publicly to the above query. My reason for troubling you is this: I have a boy who spent several days last week, col* looting both eggs and young birds, and ob tained a considerable number. He first took them to Mr Mainwaring, at the Council Chambers, who (rightly no doubt) referred him to Messrs 0. E. Fooks . and Son. Thither the boy want, and was adyifled ut their offloe to take them to Mr Bell at the Court House, who. also in turn denied having any authority to purchase anon a thing, and bo the matter stands. Now, sir, I distinctly recollect the Mesßra Fooks advertising, about two months sgo, that they wen empowered by the Oouaty Ooanoil or certain Road Boards (I am not sure which) to pay two shillings per hundred , for eggs and heads, acid as the order, as far as lam aware, has not been cancelled, there is rarely carelessness oi 1 apathy shown some where in reference to the purchase of eggs. From all directions comes the wail of the farmers, that small birds are more numerous i and destructive tibia season than ever they have been before. But there is not muoh encouragement for industrious lads to assist in destroying them, when they ate refused payment for their labor.—l am etc,

Pabent. Hampatead, January 4th. [The County Council grants a subsidy to looal bodies on the amounts "paid by the latter for egga oolleat'ed in their respective districts. In thif case the eggs appear to have been colleoted in Hamystead town dietriot, and consequently Mesira Fooka and Son (offioers for Wakanui Road Board) would not buy them.' Hampatead Town Board is the proper body to apply to—but possibly it does not bay egga. The Cjumy Council does not do so in any case, only giving a subsidy to the minor looal bodies.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

The oed*n»ry mating of the Achbaiton County Ooa>>oil was held thlt •fternooo. Present:— Mpmts W 0. Wilkei (ohalr uvjf) W McMiH n, John Orlgg, X, S Uoster, J. Jiokton, H. FdedUndet and 0. J. Harper. Apologies were reoelved for the absence of Afeasra B. G Wrl«h: and JiS Brown. ENGI VEERS' REPORT.

The Engineers' report was read at follows;— Plains Water supply : The contractor is making fair progress with-the works *of the auxiliary water supply from RaVaU .river at Acton. Nos i and 2 contacts are completed, and part of No. 3. To-morrow I will mark off tae new race forming connection- between E2 and El races the formation of which will complete the works" authorized for the auxiliary service^ The improvement of creek at West's, which wa? authorized seme r time ago has just been completed. The ranger reports that some clearance is necessary in same creek, through RS 17233, the co3t of which will be about £2 ips. The Wakanui creek was partially shut off for three' Says/ about Dec. 23rd, to provide faci ities for clearing creek, but the object was imperfectly accomplished, through inadequate regulation at the intake, as explained in the'ranger's reportr The supply for the various races.is being^ well kept up, but the silt which resulted* from the season's high winds is beginning to produce a growth of weeds in many parts, the clearing of which must be attended to by occupiers now, before harvesting operations commence, and greater care tban has hitherto been exercised, will be necessary dur'ng harvest, in keeping the races clear of straw* The travelling shingle has of late been very- troublesome at Pudding Hll dam, necessitating daily attention in'flushing out to prevent damage'to the Icing line of concrete channel at intake. ■ -

Ashburton. Rangitata Water. Supply: The supply for this district is in a fairly satisfactory, condition, the only exceptions .being the loiter end of Coldstream district and Willowby race, the former to a considerable extent being owing to the lessening supply from Hinds Gorges, which invariably taker place at this season of the year,. and the latter to the (resent small yield of connecting race at Osborne's road. " The deficiency has, however, keti made up as far at possible from the larger mains. The intake at Westerfield has also been cleared out for the purpose of keep ing up the supply in the Ashton-district Some of the settlers near Flemington had been irrigating from Ford's creek for a,'shqrt time, to the detriment of the settlers'~lo'w£r' down, whose supply from the* creek ; itself, and also from race led out of it, was Almost entirely cut off, but ths practice has now been dis continued. '"" " " ' *

Mount Corners Wa fer Supply.: The sapolj for the Upper districts is satisfacto y but the Forks "district his been for a short'" time made* quitely supplied, on account of the recent rapid growth of cresS in fte intake channel at Alford This is ,now : being removed and the usual supply will he available in a diy or two. Bridges : Some "iitinor repairs of decking have been executed as was recessary. North approach, Upper "Rangiata Bridge; In accordance w.th request to report on this matter. I beg to state that the present wire fence on the .embankment, which is seven chains in length, is very mnch broken down, and is not an efficient soft or fence' for slock travelling insuch a narrow roadway: What seems fo me tol>e required there h a fence on each side extending from the bridge along the embankment and for a further distance of eight chains through the cutting, turned off in bell* nnuthed form at the top of the terrace, such fence to consist of posts with three battens 4x2 and three wires alternately on each side. The posts would be obtainable from somCbf the bridge timber, and' the to'al cost of fencing would ba aSout £3s. In the event of the embankment only.bnng fenced, the. annuil expense of clearing the cutting (on account of •rosion by sheep) wou'd be about £$ t but the extension of the fence upwards through the cut-ing would provide greater facilities lor the driving of seeep, of which considerable nunv bers pass that way, there being no provision at present for crossing stock at tbe lower bridge. Bakaia Gorge Bridge, South approach: With reference to the information requested as to cost of maintenance, that has been defrayed by the Mount Hutt Road Bard, the work undertaken by the Council from time to time hiving been for construction, the more recent work being for extension of retainirj wails. • ;

Mileage of Mains, etc : As some' allusion was made to th j. question of mileage of ma:ns or head races throughout the water race system, I have prepare J a table giving such information from which you will observe there are 22 miles of mains in Ashbur ton-Rakaia district supplied from five different sources and 510 road.and rsilway crossings in this district. The -(Vshbuttonßangitata dis« trict contains 30 miles of head races from five different siurces, and "2to road and.railway crossings, and Mount Somers distrct contains S miles of head races from four source/ and 30 road crossings.—As requested I also beg to append estimate of maintenance of water race system for four years, with correspoading revenue derivable at different dates. The estimate of maintenance Hoes not, of course, include new works or enlargements of races. (Left Sitting)

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The "Scotsman" says :— An amusing incident occured in one of the public schools in the east end of Glasgow the other morning. Two boys in the upper class had absented themselves for several days', and -after the calliog of the roll were asked by the teacher if they had an ex use for absence. "Please, no, sir," was the reply-„ from, both, who were then taken out in front to be punished! Qne had got strapped, and the .teacher was about] to tacklethe other when the" class rose en masse, progressing against, the punishment. "What's the meaning of this ?" shooted the teacher in anger. " Please, sir, "said one of the pupils, " His father was foo' last nicht, and couldna' wriie a 'iine' and he didna' want tae tell ye," The boy was sent tobisseit amid tha cfieers from the class. - -.- .

One of Her Majesty's shipß collided with another while clearing oat of the Portsmouth docks, and had her bow sprit carried away. % Tho caqtaia prompt!; notified the;ilisaatwfl: to the Admiralty in a dispatch worded as follows :—" My Lords, I regret to have to. Inform your lordships that H.M.S.——,while learing the harbor, cane into collision with another, vessel; and her bowsprit has been clrried away. Awaiting instructions from your lordships, I have the hononr to remain," etc Promptly came an Admiralty wire in reply;: " Beport who carried away bowsprit, and where it has been placed." •

On the passage of the steam ship Glauctis to Newcastle she had • narrow escape from being struck by ope of the stray missiles occasionally shot from the firmament. The unwelcome visitant made its descent at twenty, minutes past 1 p. m. on the 10th instant off Crocodile Head. Thore was a very heavy thunder storm at the time, and during and intern,! a sadden and sharp report like that of a well shotted gun of large calibre was heard. At the time of ths report a very loud whizzing noise was heard overhead, and simultaneously with this an aerolite was observed to drop into the sea in dangerous proxim ity to the vessel. The splash of the sub* stance—-whatever it wais--«ent tbe^. water flying to a height of 30ft. or more. —" Argus." !

TE^ ASHBTTRTON GtTARDIAN, MONDAY JANUARY 6, 1896.



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We clip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Meroury " (N.8.W.) of the 30th March. It needs no comment:— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after sutfering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extraot. He says seeing the Baid Extract advertised in the • Illawarra Mercury,' his intense Buffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hoßking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, the use of that medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to which be had been a Btranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the 'Mercury. 1 We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word oannot bo doubted, and who oan have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."— (Advt. < 2



BOUGH on Rats- Clears ont rate, mica roaches, flies, anta, bod-bu^s, beetles, insect jtunk-*, jrck rabbits, sparrows, gophiis. A hemiflte am druggists * best Remedy for. Indigestion . Nok^on's CAmomiut Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges tion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's j pUs, with justice called " Nature'fc ' stength ener of the bttman stomach." act as a powerful tor ie and gentle aperient, are mild j in their opei', lion, and safe under any qjrcum sfances. Sdd in bottles at is i&d, as 9d by s,U -nedi«fl§fW<JQrsihroush.Qut the. TforW,



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! Says the Wellington " Press ": — Some time ago we mentioned the peculiarity of a seagull in catching sparrows, dipping them in water, and swallowing them. A. still more extraordinary habit has been communicated to us on the very best of authority. In this case a lady owned a sragull and a favourite cat. The cat had kittens, one or two of them were found lying about dead without any apparent cause, untill one day the seaga,l was observed quitely strutting about wnh a with a kitten in its beak towards a dish of water, mfo which he dipped poor kilty and <M his best *t> swallow her, She waa not built that way, however, and alter-repeated attempts and many sousings of hisfvictim tie bird was driven off and the kit ten picked up on the point of expiring fr<:. tn suffocation, i



Keating's Cough Lozengjjs cure Cough Asthma, Bronchitis, Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies, One Lozenge aloae gives ease, one or two at and time ensures rest, For relieving difficulty in breathing they are invaluable,-" TKey contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chetmstxat is \&A and 2s6d<s»ch.i "Why Bkmaik Diaf? If yoa hvro faioed to ba cured else where write or apply to. ta Aanil Clinic, H5 Oallins streot, Melb ■> rae. Their ny.v, scieatiac, e^tliTßl/Baocassf Jlin d paliibPß B!3:tro itedJcation treaiaant coa* plete'.y. onves Uaa^aess, ffoiso3 in the Ha&d, Disc'is^eif. *t-no-m-»f;i»rV* of i how long etan.-ihrg—-tor 'DmriS no 131,-er üßcew»ry Dess ip iva uaaphlet and advica free* N.B.— All onr appliances and r HMdiw u« p»twt^4 tUwaghoot tat oi?uu' ,^oU4