The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1890. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

Tardily, as if reluctantly, the Minister for Lands announces the opening up for settlement of 16,685 acres of land for settlement, being part of the 280,000 acres withheld from the last run sales for that purpose • We assume, of course, ■ that this is to be followed by the open ing up of the remainder or the greater part of it, and if so Mr ftichardson has warrant for the policy of, offering the worst land first and keeping the best until the last, bat, nevertheless, would have given much more satisfaction had 1 he unlocked all the available lands at once, bo as to give all intending settlers the widest possible choice. But even as regards the area to be opened up on 1b.3 10th of next month as a first instal ment, the Department has given the most meagre publicity, so far as we have seen only two announcements having appeared, one in the Christchuroh " Press " and the other in the, Ashbnr ton "Mail." Thig is a cheeseparing policy which is the reverse of business like, and instead of this sort of thing the land ought to be widely and continuously advertised. Nor only this ; such an nouncements as have appeared give absolutely no information as to the precise locality, the only indication whereof is the statement that it is situ ated "between the Ashburton and Hinds rivers;" True there is a reference to " Lithograph No 15," but it is nowhere stated where " lithograph No 15" can be obtained or even seen. Again there is no mention of the price. As to the quality of the land, 13,444 acres is set down as first class, and 3241 as second class, which means that only the latter Bmall area can be sold or leased at a less price than £2 per acre for the freehold or 2s per annum lental per acre,. Now we feel certain that hardly any of the thirteen thousand odd acres is really first-class land,—had it been it would have been purchased years ago, for it has always been purchasable at £2, and if we are right then the Minister is evading the intention of his own Land Act by offering second-class land at the price of first-class. , Altogether the whole business is utterly unsatisfactory, and is of a piece with the rest of Mr Richard son's acts, which are unmistakably hostile to settlement, however much .his words may be in favor of it.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This morning in the B.M. Court, before Major Steward, J.P., a first offender for drunk enness, attended by disorderly oonduot, was fined ss, with the usual alternative. The "Bay of Plenty Times" says «tbe tourist trade this Beason at Botorna has been the largest ever known, and during the last week there was not a bed or a shakedown to begot.

According to the. Australian papers it was Lord H. Phipps, seoond eon of the Marquis of Normanby, and not Lord Hervey Phipps, who was thrown from Mb horse in Brisbane, He sustained a severe soalp wound and some internal injuries about the cheat. Lady Henry Somerset, an ardent tem perance advocate, is oarrying her princi ples to a logioal ocnolusion. She has given notice that as the leases of her public-house property in Reigate fall in the premises will no more be let for similar purposes. It is stated that the highest price ever paid for a Bheep was given in 1884, when a merino ram, bred by Mr John Oummings', was knocked down by Messrs Fisken, Valentine, and 00., at their annual ram sales in Mel bourne, to Mr Thomas Gumming, at 3150 guineas.

The natives tried a little pieoe of black mailing upon the Earl of Kintore and en deavoured to extort £150 for taking the party up the Wanganui river. After a little argu ing, however, the matter was settled, and £30 (whioh is ample) was agreed' upon for the trip. Under the date of Feb. 9th, Zadkiel, in his almanac for the present year.says :—" The Comte de Paris will suffer from the opposition of Saturn to the place of the Sun at hia birth." Oar recent cable message respecting the Oomte Bhows that perhaps Zadkiel is not far out in his prediction. The Swiss authorities have forbidden the sale of the Salvation Army Cri dv Guerre (War dry) and have also refused a license for its propagation. The polioe have arrested Mr Clibborn Booth, colonel in the Salvation Army, for an infraction of the decree of expulsion issued against him in 1883. At the Highland sports, Ooulburn, all the weight-putting and hammer-throwing contests were won by a local athlete, 0. M'Hardy who beat Duncan Boss and Donald Dionie in some of the events. M'Hardy beat the world's reoord with the 141b weight, which he threw 63ft llin, the previous best throw being 59ft sia. A man is in custody bb a lnnatio at Napier who is the victim of a curious hallucination. He refused jto eat, and declared that he had no stomaoh, but was quite empty inside; had no inßide; that, in fact he had been dead a long time, and should have been buried. He went to thej polioe station and begged to be buried. At the Fans Hippodrome the ohief at traction for the season has been the spectacle of a lion taking equestrian exeroiae—-the animal really mounting on the back of a horse and being carried several times round an enolosure. The reoeipta acouring from this novel performance are stated to amount up to the present to more than £100,000. A shareholder in a gold mine (or rather a mine bo called) received the other day a final demand for payment of a call. In reply he wrote; Sony I cannot pay up the oall. lam not an auriferous lode. You can' crush' me if you like, but the result will not be promis ing, and the assay will probably yield—Gold, nit; silver 3a; copper, 4jd; total, 3s 4|d, from which deduct cost of orushing, says £5 ss. " The latest estimate of the population of Australasia makes the total population 3,672,429. In round figures Victoria and New South Wales have each a population of 1,000,000 ; that of New Zealand is 630,000 ; South Australia and Queensland have between three and four hundred thousand. Of the residue, Tasmania has 140 000 and Western Australia 40,000. There is a tree in India aud Africa from which butter is made. This tree bears pretty yellow flowers. The fruit grows to the size of a pigeon's egg. Inside the fruit are seeds, which are pressed, and from the oily sub etance a very good butter is made. It has a i great advantage over our butter, in that it will keep its colour and sweetness a long I time, even in a hot climate. It is said that muoh amusement is being caused at the present sitting of the Land Oonti in Palmerston by the fact that while Juuge Trimble cannot speak Maori, be is now called on to act with a Native Assessor. Pirimi, of Botorua, who cannot speak English. As both have to consult, the question is how it is managed, and how far does pantomimic dumb show enter into the consultation ?—" Mana watu Times." Says a London Correspondent :—Here is a quib which ought to belong to the past. The new book on ' Marriage and Heredity,' by Mr Niebet, was under discussion in an assembly, And ono of the company, froth from Mflbourne, modestly protested thai of all the Queen's subjeots, the Australians were the ftuflst race of men. " They ought to bo," was| the reply of a wit, < for their pro genitors were cent out to Awtralig by tbe best rjufaei! 1

This is the effect of a long story In the " San Franoisoo Examiner," conoerniog Peter Jackson, tha colored puglist:—He fled to England to avoid the attentions of a rioh young widow, a white woman, who waa so enamoured with him that she determined to marry him; she has sinoe cabled to Jackson, whose soruples she has overcome; Jackson will return and lead her to the altar, and thus become poesessad of £20,000.

A northern exchange says:—Some Marton gentlemen, who were at the mouth of the Bangititikei river yesterday, saw a cow deli berately attempting to commit suioide. She oameaoross from tbe Manawatu Bide, had a look around her, and then made up her wind to quit this part of the colony, ghe went right through the breakers and swam out to sea till she was lost to vision.

Hampton must be a wonderful runner if the Inveroargill telegrams are oorreot. At the Amiteur Athletic Sports there he did bis first heat in the ICOyda in 9 l-53eos 1 Not oontent with this _a won the final in 9 2-ssoos 1 He had again tha advantage of the wind behind. He also won the 250 yds from soratoh in 27aeos. A writer in the " Sydney Daily Tele, graph," alluding to Hampton's 9|Beo record at the Dunedin athletio meeting conoludes:—ln my opinion he ia the fastest amateur on the face of the earth for 100 yards. New Zealand is not the only country where a decline in the marriage rate has to be deplored. The trouble exists in an aggravated form in the Mother Country. Last year, acooxding to an English paper, waß tbe first in reoent timed in which, while the price of wheat fell, the marriage rate remained stationary. It is now 14-2 per 1000. The most ominous feature (says the " Ghriatohuroh Press) in the returns is that " the deoline in the popularity of marriage ib greatest with those who have already ha,d some experience of wedded life." Between 1876 and 1888 the marriage rate fell 12 per oent. for bachelors and spinsters, 27 per cent, for widowers, and 31 per oent. for widows.

Amongst tbe natives at Davenport is a grej headed and much tattooed oldohief named Ngaroki Te Uru, or Ratima, who gives his age as about ninety years, though his firm step and sturdy frame do not betoken so advanoed an age. He is the father of tbe well-known chief iMajor Te Wheoro, and unites in hie person the two big branobes of Waikato natives—the Ngatimahutu (of whioh Tawniao is the head man) and the Ngatiho (which acknowledges the authority of Major Te Wheoro. Old Batima ia his youthful days was one of Te Wherowhero Potatau's chosen braves, and took part in many a fierce fight, being present amongst others at the batdeß of Puketekauere, Moturoa, and Nguto-o-te- MacO, between the Taranakia and Waikatos, when the latter made their last-southern invasion of Taranaki.

Amongst tbe passengers by the Norbudda from Oaloutta to Sydney on the 24th Jan. was Madame Cora, who returns after an absence of some years for another tour through the oolonies. During her recent tour in the East Madame Cora met a number of •mcHemenU providing oompanieß well known to: Austra lians. She states that Woodyear'a Circus is doingjWall at Hongkong. Henry Stanley is at Calcutta with Graoie Plaiated in his company, the Fiek Jubilee Singers are also at Calcutta, and so is Majeroni, who is playing at the Corinthian Theatre. Madame Cora looks little the worse for her travels.—Evening Post.

Saya the " Auokland Herald" of a recent Sate:—A rare capture for these waters was made at the mouth of the Wairoa river by Mr Gallagher, a settler living near there, x In the early morning he noticed two large fish about forty feet long disporting in the shallow water, and getting a favorable opportunity wounded one with a rifle bullet. The oreature on being struck immediately headed at full speed for the shore, and being followed closely by its comrade, both were soon floundering helplessly on the mudbaoks of the river. They were soon secured, and proved to be two fine specimens of the bottled-nose whale about forty feet long and fifteen feet in girth. Lodge Star of the East, 1.0. G.T., held its usual meeting on Wednesday last, there being a good attendance of members and visitors. Bro Butterfleld, of Lodge Good Intent, Ban' giora, who was present, stated that the Order 1 was making good progress fcbera. They had cleared the large Templar Hall in that district of debt, within £20, which would be paid off shortly. A new member was then initiated, and tbe business of the evening disposed of after whioh the O.T. made a few remarks referring, in congratulatory terms, to the harmonious working of the Lodge during the quarter, and announced that he would be prepared to give a series of lectures on phre nology, the first to be delivered next month and the succeeding leotures to follow at interval of four weeks. Songa and readings were then given by members and visitors, and a very pleasant meeting was brought to a close at 9.30.

Mr Artemas Golledge, a member ot the British Phrenological Association, delivered the second of his series of lectures on the Science of {Phrenology in the Orange Hall last evening. There was a fairly numer. ous attendance, whose attention waß at onoe fixed by the lecturer. Mr Golledge handled bis subject in a capable manner, and as eaoh step of the leoture was |illustrated by means of a comprehensive set of explanatory diagrams and oharts, those present were thoroughly interested. At the conclusion of the leoture some delineations of character were given, Mr Golledge, to judge by the applause of the audience, being very success ful in bis essays at reading the mental attributes of those who presented themselves for examination. Mr Goliedge is announced to deliver the third of his series of leotures on phrenology at the Orange Hall this even ing, and may be consulted at the Hall during fa-morrow andfMonday. The beat medicine known ia SANDER ana SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effectß in coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, anjl medioal syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, bead the official reports that aooompany eaoh I bottle. Moßler, M.D., Prof. University Greifswald, reports ;-~The Eucalypti Extraot proved magnificently successful in very sevens contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, soalds ings, broken ribs, and limbs; ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881.) In diseases of the kidneys, either active congestion or suppress Bion, (urcemia) or albuminuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will equal in its action Eucalypti Extraot. Doses, sto 8 dropa, Moiler, M.D., Prot., University, Greifswald, reports:—Diphtheria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured in fourteen days, Surgioal Olinio of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physioianß and Surgeons, St. Louis— Scirrhns of Breast— Exoißion Eucalypti Extraot employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Curedin ourteen day.—(Advt.) 4

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Oamajbu, February 13 The New South Wulea team of orlcketoi-s played the Oaenara Oclokec Oiub eleven to day. In their first innings the O^maru ceain made 16, and in their second 63. Naw South W a'es niude 124 in their first inuings, and tana won the g«me.

NEW SOUTH WALES V OTAGO.

Dunbdi". Fobrusry 14. The match Otago v-New South Wales comm enced to-day at Carisbrook. The weather is magnificent and there is a regular batsman's wicket. Harper winning the toss elected to bat but Otago's innings closed after three quarters of an hour's play for the t insignificant total of 36. Following is the score:— Otago.—Fiist Innings. Beck b Callo way, „ ~ •» Bell b McGlinchy _, ... 3 Harper b Callo way ».. ._ ,*J o Bottomley b Calloway ,-, ... ._ 10 Downes b Calloway „. ,_ 6 Baker b Calloway .- .„, „. „ 0 , Parker b McGlinchy ... ... , 2 Williams stumped Shepherd _. 1 I McFarlane b Calloway „ „, 0 Hewatt b McGlinchy „,. .„ ... o Frith not put ... ...-., 5 Extras «. _ 'Z. 6 Total. „ ... 3 6

TO THE DEAF.

The dcecrlpucu <.l a nlmpie remedy, by ! vhiuh » ppjsori ha? jast been completely I o«red of deafnm and noises in tlte luad of i forty yrora' at»odi»x, okq be bid free cf ''oh(»rg* f oa appiloji'lon, verbally, or ty ! loiter to NICHOLSON, \ W3 William ttuwt, Mwlboqrn*, ;

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AN INSANE DYNAMITER.

LondoKj Febraary 13 Hodge, who had previously at tempted to dynamite Patti at San Francisco, bad prepared another plot, but became insane before the arrival of the celebrated cantatrice.

RELIGIOUS RIOT.

A number of Catholics attacked an Evangelistic meeting at Ottawa, and serious rioting ensued.

THE CRONIN CASE.

The persons charged with attempting to bribe the jury ia the Cronin case pleaded guilty.

THE DUC D'ORLEANS.

The Due d'Orleans made no defence, stating that he was confident of the sympathy of two hundred thousand conscripts. The sentence was received with murmurs. Thousands of people invaded the precincts of the Court, shouting "Vive Orleans!" "Down with the Republic 1" Twenty-five, persons were arrested. The crowd re newed the disorder around the statue of Henry the Fourth. The Due wai removed in a concierge.

THE LABOR CONFERENCE.

Italy has agreed to Emperor William's proposal for a Labor Confer ence, and Austria and England are dis posed to join. The Staatsrath meets on Friday to prepare proposals.

BANQUET TO MR TOOLE.

The Prince of Wales entertained Mr Toole on Friday at the Garrick Club. Id the absence of Lord Rosebery, the Solicitor-General proposed the toast of 11 The Colonial Empire." No response was made. Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir Henry Isaacs were present.

OCEAN PENNY POST.

Mr Heniker-Heatpn hat given notice to move for a committee on the subject of Ocean Penny Postage.

THE PARNELL LETTERS.

The Parnellites wiil move tor a Committee on the forged letters.

COLONIAL TARIFFS.

Tbe Duke of Argyle, addressing a meetiDg of the Federation League, justified the colonies in imposing im port duties on British goods. ,'

THE WOOL MARKET.

The wool market is steady,

POPULATION OF THE COLONY

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Wxuinoton, February 13 The estimated population of the oolbuy on D^o 31, last, exclusive of Mtorls, w»r 620,279. On the same date In 1888 it was estimated at 607,380, and the Keglstrar- Q-aner(»! puts tho Inorease during the yeav at 12,899. This is made up of ezoesß of births over deaths, 12,685; excess of arrlva b over departures, 214. T&e Maori population according to tne census of 1886, than which no more recent Informa tion ia available was 41,969, giving tbe total population t f o?ew Zealand at 662,248,' Of ihese, 354,611 are males, and 307,637 females.

Daring the year there were 15,392 arrivals end 15.178 departures; 4047 persons came from New South Wales, »nd 7045 went there; 3275 oame from the United Kingdom, and 2C39 left fir there From Victoria the arrivals were 6532, and the departures 4748, December of cour«e shows the greatest number of arrivals, 2655, whlah was a thcuaand more than In November, though November beaded all the other months^ March and April were the favorite months tot. leaving tit colony, just over 1700 etch. November was the only month ia which the depar • tores fell below 1000.

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PRESENTATION TO SLAVIN.

London, February 12 A testimonial and a purse of five hundred sovereigns, raised by the •' Sportsman." ia recognition of Slavin's plucky conduct during the fight with Smith, have been presented to the Australian,

LORD CARRINGTON'S SUCCESSOR.

"Truth"says that the Marquis of Lothian will succeed Lord Carriogton as Governor of New South Wales.

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NEW SOUTH WALES.

Bydnby. February 13 An attempt was made by a para chutist named Williams at Ashfield, five miles west of this city, to-day, to ascend in a balloon, and come down by means of a parachute. When he had ascended a considerable height some thing went wrong with the ropes, which rendered him unable to free himself, and the balloon, unchecked id its career, rose to an altitude of nearly r 2,000 feet. Eventually he managed to make his descent, but came down in the George river, where he was rescued. Williams states that he suffered severely from the intense cold which he passed through, at a height of about 10,000 feet. As it was he had 9 very narrow escape.

VICTORIA.

Mblboukmb, Febrnarv 11. Mr J. -T. BrowD, ex M.L.A. for Mandwiang, has recovered damages from the " Age" for alleged libel The amount claimed by Brown was An Intercolonial Conference will probably meet during the first weefc in March to make enquiries into the red rust, which has been playing such .havoc with r the wheat crops in the ' agricultural districts. I Though typhoid fever is more preva lent than last year, the disease is not so fatal. . , The four-masted ship Holyhead, in ward bound from London, has been wrecked on Point Lonsdale. All the crew are safe. She was commanded by Captain Williams, who was at one time captain of the ship Coringa, well! known in the New Zealand trade, t The cargo was valued at ,£60,000 and the hull at but so far as is \ known at present these are covered by J insurance, I

THE LEVIATHAN

We are cot about to describe a whale or other moaster of the deep, nor to give an aocoun; of aa abnormally large man-of war or merchant ship, as the above head ing might lead the reader to suppose, but simply to cay a word or two about the hostelry of that name, which is now on * of tbe features of Dunedin. It is situated exactly opposite the city end of the passenger over-bridge at the railway station, imnaediaiely at the Tear of the First Onuroh, at the corner of the street which leads from the Triangle to the tramway aheds and stables, so that is oan uot fail to be seen by every visitor reach ing the New Zealand Edinburgh by rail and can readiy be found by anyone, how ever unacquainted with the Oity. It is an immense three-story builuing of brick and. stone in two wings, the one facing the railway station and the other the tramoar sheds, and presents a bright, clean, com fortable and businesa-lika appearance, which is not belied.by its interior arrange ments. People ate apt to sneer at temperance, hotels, and sooth to say they have only too often plenty of caude to do so; for they are frequently comfortless, ill conduotecij miserable affairs which straggle along iv a feeble, unsatisfactory way tor a time to die of ioani ion at last. But everybody who has visited Mrs Silk's really wonderful hotelry oomes away pro- ■ Uandly impressed with the fact taat, given only proper : management, It is perfectly possible to run an hotel on temperance principles with success, with ! oomfort and satisfaction to the guests, j and with handsome remunerative reaults to the proprietor. The business done at the Leviithao 'must indeed ba seen tj be believed. It makes up no leas than three hundred beds every night, and these are always occupied, indeed very frequently numbers of persons have to be refuiad accommodation because the house is fuil, and every post brings its score or inora or engagements in anticipation of the visit of [ tbe writers, while as many as 800 persons have dined at the Leviataan iv one day.; i The bedrooms are all furnlshtd with spring beds and are scrupulously clean, and • - firo escape is pro vided at alm>st evety »iodo#, , The large dining-roam with its long centre table and rows of side tables will seat some 250 parsons at ono time, sud these ire ofteu oontlcumß'.y filled by relays of guests daring tha two hours (12 to 2) during 'wb.cj dinner is furnished. A. ,;yery liberal menu is provided, at the modest oharga'of a shilling, and not only are the vlsads abundant but Id ample variety, of the vary best quality, ana excellently: prepared, for the table, while the staff of neat active girl-waiters attend up^n the gueau with oalerity, oyurtesy ! and unfailing good nature. One ezoelleat rsatura of tbo arrangements is ibac no body needs to asks anybody elsi to pa» anytbtog, bread, butter, sugar, sauoes, condiments, etc, being placed all dowu [.the b^ard on either side for every guest| or tvei* t~o guests, so "thai f,evuryihing. everybody wonts ! is .within: everyjiiody'a jfeaoh^ 'There Is no •tint of anything, and butter,' bread, jams, etc, are all fre*b, good and abundant. The consumption of all these things mast be euormoufi, t>B may be interred from the fact that the morning's delivery of milk albns is no lef 8 than 30 gallons., and tbe daily consumption of sugar ISOlbe, while we have' seea for one dish of tbe menu I for cms day no less thao 37 oouplea ot fowls placed In the ia?mensa bakar's ovn of the establishment »t ona time. Tueao are just a few Indications of tbe eooc mooo amount' of bustaess carried; on, and all due to the energy and buHness ability of the proprietress; Mrs Slik, under whose pernonal supsrvMlon: this great eHtsbllshmni' is run with a aucces which is pbcnomsciai. And let It be added he c that that success has been largely if not exclusively brought about by uklcg a liberal advantage of the publicity offjred by the advectlalDg columns of newspapers through wh!ot) ihe I^evlatban bas become ao widely known and bids fair to build up a leviath»u fortune foi iti eaterpr/slug hos'ess. . • * .

INTERPROVINCIAL

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Aucoeland. February 13 settler rn>med William Hart was felling » tree on his property at Kaeo, in the Whangaroa dietriot, yesterday, and ia nmnin? to take bis child out of the way, he fell and broka his neck. The child escaped. Letters frjm Fiji state that two severe shocks of earthquake occurred in the Rewa district, Fiji, Jait month. , For eevenl weeks past the heat in Fiji hit a been .intense.. On one plantation at JtUwa two natives dropped dead from sunstroke. Two retailer* of temperance drioki, Henry Gibbs and another, wore, each fined £5 and costs for having sold spirituous or fermented liquors without a lioense. Tha liquor sold was hop beer, which, wheo analysed, was fouod to contain a considerable percentaga ot alcohol. -f. ;

Napier, Febraary 13. A veedlot of ''Accidentally dro-ued " -»b returned at the ioqoeat on the body of Ut Robert D.ek, Solicitor,-,... OuarlM' Golder, an efloeotrlo watch maker at Waip«w», wbo seta up at a prophet, And from time to time sends oat curious, and s mottoes Indecent, sheets printed on a private press, wag yesterday oommltted foir trial for burgUty. ■He jris O'Ugbtin the aot by a pare accident in Fiynn's store, and on a aearch bulnfirmada at hfi residence large qa»Q«iUes of mis oelUneoas goods' were found, many of whlah were identified as isolea. No sus picion w»s ever eutertalaed against blm. Judgaaent; wm to-day given by the Native Loads Ooart, at fl»»tlngs, oa tho ownership of the f»moas Omabu block, 1 over which tbere have been so many dis turbances and even bloodshed. It wt» t t alleged trespws on this block that; Taranga Kacautia, brother of Arlnl' Donnelly, -«s shot b> W«at«ra Wl, one of Broaghton's Natives, who claimed o-nernhlp under the will of Renata ECtwepo.. After investigations extending over several months tho Court has given judgment almost entirely in favor of Alflnl Donnelly and her people. Some iodlgmfioam ponlons have be^n awarded to Renata'a poople, on the ground of special gltts by Alrinl'a anoeaton. lV ;

AN EFFECTIVE RAT-TRAP

Apropos of the rat plague la tho Mid-

la no a, which is said to be doe to the deportation of so mmy fetroii and weasels to New Zealand,* an old New Zaalander, '■lpritrig himself R. L, 0,. writes to the " S sndard " :~" In order to outwit the wi.y rodent, here is another trap whioh my father used to ealoglao bb being highly successful In oleirlog hit "store" of cats maoy yens ago la New Zeal&ud. It w»b composed of a half barrel throe parts filled with water, In whioh a brick set up retiohed to within an mob or two of the carfcee: Over the top of the barrel stretch tightly a sheet of stoat oactitdge p*pcr 9 making a ctoes ont some 9in in length, across the centre ; over this oat, by meani of s ring, hang sane savoury morsel, and set ;np a cloning board for the rats to oUmb np. jjlo 1 cornea along, and just as he is nosing the bait hi* treaaherons footing gl?e8 rray, and he goes sonee into the water finds the brck and sits, on it. The stiff paper having closed up Immediately, he cannot I jump out. No. 2 arrived aad goee through the ssDie porformonce, except that ho, having no brick to sit upon, tries to evict I No. 1. Now the mischief begins, for j tiieir squeakiDg brings all of th-lr kia and I kind to sos what tho row is about, und' the rwult )■ that not a rat li left to tell i

THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE.

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SIR H. PARKES' RESOLUTION PASSED.

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MXLBOOBMX, Fabroary 13 Speaking at the Conference yesterday, Mr Mtcrosean (QaeensUnd) said he believed no good could be done witboqt complete Federation. He would.-like to know how tho Colonies could get along, now with a Federal Council. Ho believed Federation would bring about intercolonial Freetrade. The whole of the Colonies were, he thought, too large, this remark being especially applicable to New South Wales. He affirmed that Victoria was the best governed of the Colonies, and this was in * great measure due to the smallness of the territory. In the event of • Senate Hcnse being created, he urged that it should boa representative one, and he wqnjjl^t^yejhe Senate power to veto.acts of an .inferior body while he would give the Governor that;;.;power.. He advocated administration of the railways! tele graphs, and lands departments being handed over to the control of a;Federal Executive. If this were done, the war ' of tariffs in eonnectfon with the first two I would be abolished, but they wbnld I never be abolished if leftjtp^he different Governments ; for human nature'would remain the same in. Federated ■ -Australia as at present. He thought that when Australia was federated, the Governor of each colony should be elected by the people. - - - ~ [ .

SIR HENRY PARKES' REPLY.

Fir Henry Parkea in his reply, said he came to the Conference in the true spirit of Australian citizenship, not merely as a resident 01 New South Wales. In submitting the resolution, he did it in a way which he thought would give no offence. , The debate had taken r a wider range than he anticipated. He cbuld not admit that the resolution was bald or 1 abstract, .They were not there to discuss dotails, ,but simply to affirm a broad principle. Perhaps he ought not to be surprised, that the de- { bate had gone further than he expected, but he had reason to be surprised that he should have been treated with rude ness. He could not conceive anything more offensive than to be told to one's face, as the delegates from New South Wales had been told, that though pro posing this thing they were not sincere. This was the deepest offence thai could be given him, and it had been offered by the delegate from Adelaide—by Mr Playford. Why the latter should de- Bire to quarrel with him he did not know, for he had done nothing to court it. Mr Playford had even had the- pre sumption to lecture him on his loyalty. He detailed his action in connection with the inception of the Federal Council when the movement first begaa in 1883. The Convention, from which the Federal Council sprang, did not favor federation, but was in favor of the annexation of New Guinea by Queens land. The queetion of federation came up, when the' House took the;earliest opportunity of stating to the world at large the Council would never suceed. He' explained that the Chinese Bill introduced in the New South Wales Par j liament, though not exactly on the lines of the Bill approved by the Conference, was equally effective, and he failed to see what objection any delegate could take on this matter. The Western Australian representatives had ; spoken somewhat insultingly of the whole Conference, as to the proceedings being too sentimental and not sufficiently practical. It also had been suggested that he intended to copy the Canadian Dominion. He never expressed such intention, and' only once : mentioned it in a letter to Mr GJllies, He had further explained- exactly what he thougtit would be required. He Baid we should resort; to all the stores of learning open to as—that was sufficiently *■ explicit. He was perfectly satisfied/with the con duct of Queensland, which was straight forwad, intelligible, and. in,/ a manner generous. _ m Anyone who "desired to maintain,the separation of these colonies should, in the light of the early history of America, be regarded as an enemy. He would try to state the main objections to a central Australian Government. The two most important, from a practical point of view, related to Asiatic races »nd the Islands of ]the ; Pacific. Who knew what would occur in China in the next ten years? What new, farm of socialism might split up that empire, and what might be, the. effect on Aus tralia; which was 1 so; near, and pre sented, bo much attraction to such people? He had no antipathy to the Chinese on the ground of character as residents, but he believed it was his duty to preserte these Islands for the British type of people/ Referring to. the Pacific, he believed if there had been a central government to speak with one voice New Guinea would now belong, to Australia. Australia should certainly be Queen of these southern seas. Coming to the question of national credit, he thought the credit of Australia nnder federation would be second to none but England. Australia would be able to influence the destinies of the civilised world. She would be a nation among nations, and should have within their cwn,shores everything' any nation could comprise. It was highly improbable that he would live to see the consumation of his hopes, but he trusted he held sufficient foresight to forecast her career. He, prayed |God Australia might always live under the British flag.; tehe could have no better destiny. His whole being trembled with prayer that in, "time to come all parts of, the empire might mass together for ever- and eve'rj and that they might form part of one beneficent empire such ;a& the world had never yet seen.. He could see no obstacles to prevent Australia, the United States, Canada, and South Africa uniting with the Mother Country, to form an empire carrying the English language, literature arts and sciences to all parts of the earth. It might be otherwise ; it might be as many reputable respectable citizens de sired, that we should form a nation by ourselves. He trusted the Conference would lead to a better understand ing, and regretted he had been ■ disturbing influence. Whatever quarrels had taken place between the colonies New South Wales had never been the aggressor. She was not the author of the barbarous taxes on food supplies Betaliation had always been aui abomination fa hjm, & corfdratlyl

I looked forward to federttion within the next decade, if not sooner. Bir H. Ptrkes' resolution was then passed. MrDeakin withdrew the motion of which he had given notice. The Conference will finish ite sitting ' to-morrow. (Received February H 18.15 p.m.) Milboukhv, February 14. , The " Age " says: " The youth of New Zealand is scarcelfa gSM real on for standing aloof, seeiig* thaf she if nearly a? old as Victoria /and older then Queensland. It may be*admi*ed that her distance (from and her position in regard to the Pacific Islaodi justify her ambition'? for a separate career, but the; queation is whether keeping alpbf from' Australia the will have sirepgth enough to withstand paiiblftenemieaa New Zetland would always be a weak point in tne line of defence, and would -require sacrificefl on s thej>frt^or the people of this cPo^ nen^which>th^inigßftdMline to mikeJortf mer^ojSftider. It would be * diffe>6nt?if NemZeal.a fl d| were a part of the family^ because (hen all the other rPWntes )wo|ldAbe inWnor bound to spend their latt shilliog and their lasrmaoinhierTlefence-ifwquired.l'

SPORTING

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FIGURES

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RESUSCITATING THIS APPARENTLY DROWNED.

Is restoration of fife to the dead to trown the scientific, achievements of this century? Several- notedsavantf of ; fiurope artfee that Kfe may be restored apH id<u& dead* in many cases, and they are now experimenting with a yew to prove it. By combining artificial circulation, with artificial respiration, a doe was restored to lif^an-K^tfr and five minutes after haying ■ been t killed, when the heart wu ptilUnd cold; and &fe limt* ,wen becoming ■nad, 'Poisoned fcogj[*wta&ta£nd to life after biing nine days dead, and when putre faction had begun The effect of peronde of hydrogen in starting the blood and restoring heat to-a really dead body is startling and a distinguished phyiscist affirms that "a drowned or suffocated man is not , hopelessly dead so long as the bodily organs remain uninjured by violence or disease,, and the blood remains sufficiently liquid to be set in motion artificially and supplied with a little oxygen" to start the chemical movement of life-' p Now let the hopeful theorists give result of their practice on human beings. ■ . •

SETTLEMENT OF THE KERMADECS

(FIB PBBBB ASBOOIAnOK.)

Atjoklawd, Fobrmry is. :Ont> of the JSotttete of Bnnday lilund, In <hi Kermadec gronp, Mr Stratford -formerly ol.Napier, Is et presentlnAaok l«Dd, »nd f« eodaardtlog to tndaoe the Government to promote settlement od the filand. bj dMdlDg.thtftfftUibto land into inlUble •ootlom. Xhoet who left thl B colony In the ichoonee Dooedln to take op their abode at Sunday lifead ere already prospering, bnt there Is room for «6*dUieu»l 200 people,; and when ■aitle meDt has ad7*noed •offio!ebtiy, It li the lntentloa to teqare r«gql«r eommaoioatloa I with tb* li'end. The aettlerf bare bullfc got d hooiei, and areihoroflghljoootemeA in tb«ir liland home. They spend many pleaiaat boars in loplal merry-making. Binding and mndo; .7 At ObrlaiaMa eoneerta and other amaefmenti^^ejfe hfcld. '

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr D Thoma* (late of Matson Oox aod Qo) reports upon the Ji>«>took markoi for the Aehbarton dvtriot for the w««k ending Februf.ry 11th aa_fallow* s —On Tuesday at theTinwUd T«rd« I held my uinal weeklratle of shtep, eatUe and pigsX There #iii limited entry and the attendance of, ftp mew and dealers very ■mall, owing to harveat opmtioM. Thi prideii for 'aheeri ate •• follows: for freezers, 13a to I4u ; good 2 and i tooth Bforeß. 8s to 10a; fat aged> ofosabnd. 6s to m ;'; merino ewes, 4» 6d to 6a. i la ptore«,Bged ercssbred «wes, >fc 6d to 3s. Fat cattle: 6teers and keif en, £4 to £5; epringere, £3 to£s ; store cattle, nomioai.

A GREAT RAILWAY PROJECT

Sir Edward WatWn jsj^turiiuf. in his busy brain a project of railway development which is calculated to take the.breath' away by its veryjnagmficence. Up to the u prese»t the world has only heard of fragments of this scheme* lamprivUeged tojlescribe it as a whole, says the London correspondent of the •'Norther* Whig:" It presnppe«ev to begin with,' th« completionij&t? tb&i Cluu»s Tunnel and the construction of a tunnel beneath the Head County Antrim: 4Thefc works wouj*. in Sir Edward's scheme,, be utilised for the running of fast through triinrf'rrom the pert of Londonderry to Gibraltar. At Gibraltar the trains^wouldbe.carriediacross^tbe. Straits by swift and powerful ferry steamsrs t and trans ferred bodily.i at Ceutaor Tangiers» to a railway running along the northern coast of Africa vim Egypt, crossing the Suez Canal aud},borderio£ the Persian Gulf to Kutrachee,- where it wo«l4 connect with the existing system of Indian rail, ways. By this means Sir Edwanl., calculates. Ireland would be placed within twe've days journey of India, ;while^ew r ¥crk, with the aid of a fleet of rapid AtSintic'stSSers landing their passengers at.Deny, wpuld be plamS within seventeen days )o*rtfey*6f that coanSy!

THE ASHBTfRTON GtfARDIAft, FRIDAY FEBRtlAfct U, 18G0.



Williamson and Preece LONDON AND BIBMINGHAM —TAILORS HABIT MAKERS, &0., HJVE REMOVED io their Now sm Commodious place of BuHinesa in ' ? lAST STREET, ASHBURTON, Lately oooupied by Jow Okb & Co. >4pesial nitentien U Livery and MUUur Uniform*. <" - V W. W. SPENCER'S Ii (he CHEAPEST Honau in Ashbortoi for DRAPERY, OLOIHING ANI BOOTS. We «U for CASH. Small :.-\fiti am quick letorns, and we give stef.iag value White Calicos 3s 61 a dosen Grey Gailcoa 2* lid a dozen A Spieodld Turkfsh Towel for 7£d "! Flanelettes 4s lid a dozen Summer Dress Gods 6*4 Tbe beit quality of PRINTB foi the leai •-' money; Blankets 9j 6d a pair Ginghams In plain Ooloun 3s lid a dot Double Width White Twill Sheeting 1 Men's Tweed Bolts 18s 6d Saddle Tweed Salts 39j 6d , A oase of Men's Ool'd Moles jait to hand •lightly damaged by water; worth 9s 6d for 7s lid Boy's Ool'd Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR MEN'! CLOTHING IN ASHBURTON. bootsTboots Mao's Shooters 10s 6d, Blachere 6s lid A reslly good pair of Women's Xi( Boots for 6i lid. No seoood-hand stock A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT o Children's Patent Leather Slippers am ■ Boots at W. W. Spencer's THE AECAOE. ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK ANE SALEYAHDS CO., Limited. AS the request of several Farmers the Company has decided 13 hold a 8peol»l PIG FAIR For the Sale of STOBE PIGS, AT THE Tinwald Yards Early in Maroh Fatmecs will oblige by letting the Caretaker have particulars of their Entriee aarly a» posßible. GBO. JAMESON, 75 Chairman. QUOD FAOMUB VALDB FAOIMU (•« Wliat we do we o well." ttfiUS 0HRI8T0h"uB0H DH NTAL L STJBGERf, 'Caßhel Utiect, Ghrutohnrch, cext Robin- I Boot Store, and at the Octagon, DunecJin. A i jperations at strictly uniform and moderate Oooraltation free. 3. MYEBS^AND CO., BUBQEON DENTISTS. ■-,'..; KITBOUb OXIDE GAS admlnlatered Thla Auseathetlo le»ves no nnplefteant effects, and by Its nse the extraotlon of Bad Stumps and Toeth is rendered pee 'ectly Painless and Effective, Ad ministered dally. Fee for administration of Gaa, 58. Extraction, 2a 6d a tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 Eait Belt. The acknowledged superiority ot , AMERICAN DENTISTKY In tbe con struotlon of Artificial Teatb, the most finlibed workmanship, and replacing tbe ost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATKLY after extraction, have stabllsbed onr reputation, A slnale Attlfiota Tooth, 10s, complete jt, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £1010 a ; Artificial Teeth and Denture* made by other dentists ro uoddled at imall costs, Stopping, Soil .jg Perfsot and Pajnleir, PBJ^G & SUMMEB, 1889 WB. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEBCER, ' JUST OPENED, A LARGE and Varied Assortment of Gentlemen's fehlrts, Hats, Soarfs. NEW SEASON'S TWEEDS AMD COATINGS, large and veil seleoted Stock to clioosp XHlfi TAILORING DEPARTMENT vnder tbe M g »gement of Mb T. Kerb has had Large experience as OUTTAJii prinolpai Tailoring Establlhmenis iphuroh, Fit ami Wortonamhip Guaranteed ra sparrow



Cash Advertisements under tbia head' "J*., not exceeding 16 words, ONE Sfflffi- Addresses mayLbeleft at( thig Office. WANTED at once—Young Man to drive dray ; wftges 30b per week. Also foar strong £oy» f permanent work. Apply at once Jephson amd Moohe, TiAwald. 2 54 YOUisG Uentkiuuu wiahtia w *tiain Dancing. Qood premium to anyone (riling toieaoh him,—Apply H.M., Box 56, Poas Offica, ABhburton. 2 55 SPECIAL v/lue ?a Organs. Speo>l line "Beethoven?' Golden Sound, 20 utopa. beautiful oomblflasious of sound—• H. M. Jokes. NKW line* In Bimll Tea-sets, Photo Frames, G.namenta, Bunches Colored Grasses, Opals on Plush —H. M. JoNIS. PIANOS, Pianos, Pianos.: Sped* values now offered; New Pianos from £30; second hand do from. £15, sold on deferred payments,—H. M. Joins. MANILLA. Binder Twine; maobtue oil, and wire. Time ii money on the bp.rv9»t field—the belt is the cheapest. —R. Axcobn, Saandera Buildings. TXTAAITJfiDj Known.—" Strong-wear YV Boots for Ladlei, Mea and hildren oan only be obtained at W. H Ooujer'b. ■417 ANTED Known that Amdkkw Obb'b Wf half-yeaily tale of Surplus Stock of Drapery Olothiog and Boots la now going on. 1 141 "TITANTBD, KNOWN— My Special VY Make of Ladies' 4-clasp Kid Gloves, " The Aehburtonian," braided backs, 3s 6d per pair.—W: H, Oollibb. WANTED every nun in tne Oounty to have a Suit of the Ashborton Tweeds.—Robbbt Axoobst, Aahburton Clothing Mart, Saundera' Baildings. WEDNESDAY Halt-Holiday. Pleaie •bop early. Wednesday we close at 1 p.m.—H. 0. SIQBBB, Melfotd House. - ■ T7IUBBOID£BIBS—Fc* «ood Embroly sP_ detiea marked aheap _w to Melford House. We have a large aua splendid assortment to choose from.—H. 0. Sboib's Melford Home. : WANTED Known laoe curtains 3i lid, towels 44J, umbrellaa la lOd, prints 2Jd. skirts la, kid gloves li, 12ioz dress buttons for 1», embroidered costumes 10i.—AarPBEW Obb'b Sale. 1 160 THE Jubilee Sale. Aiwbbw Oar is sailing mens boots 9a 6d, ladles E.B. at 4a 6d, laoe up boots 6s 63, girls boots 3s 9d, man's shoei 61 lid. evening shcea 2a 6d. Sale dow on. . .1 151 B9 KENWEDf and' Miss Cameron, Moore Street—Teachera of Scientific Dress-catting. Bodies cut and fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. 1 Biding habits a speciality. 12 69 MILLINERY— If you want o oho. se from a large stock of titmmed aad on trimmed hats and bonnets go.fca Mel ford House. A lot o£ children's Oalaten straws from 6d to 2a, very cheap!-*»ff. O. Seobbr, Melford Honwe. TTTANTED, Everyone to Know—Th»t VV J. MOISOJS bas now In etoolc a arge and varied assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES for the Spring and Summer Season, Gentlemen's, Ladles', and Ohi! dren'e, both Imported and Colonial; HIS OWN MAKE, which CANN )T BE SUMPASSED for Style, Jit, Qaal ly, and Nt)*ta>'»B, combined with - VERY JR&ASONABLE PRICES. All repairs executed prompt y and with neatners. 10tl



Public Notices. THE ficCORMICK Made Perfect TjIARMER? havlDg MoOormlok reapers with end driven slokles may have them altered to drive diteot by Bending them Into Oar Yard for throe hours. Wo re move (ha steel eiray bar »nd shift the crank wheel to the frontj whence, with a suitable connecting rod, we convey motion direct (o the tickle : Cost of Alterations ... £3 15s. P« & JL>. Duncan, J. Keir, Manager, Wills Street, Aehbatton. SUMMER 1890 1890 OUMJUKB HOW 1890 1890 pfiOW ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUB BUSINESS REPLETE WITH CHOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. «T PEIOE~RIGHT, For Javenile'a Clothing Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Boys' Clothing Try the N,Z. Clotnlng Factory For Tenths 1 Clothing Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Mon'e Clo hing I Try theN.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Measure HvHb Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Mercery and Hofi^ry Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Planks's, Rugß, and Flanne's Try tbe N Z. Clothing Factory For Hats in the newest shapes Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For the beet value for Beady Money Try the N Z. Clothing Factory ENCOUEAGE LOCAL INDUBTBY AND BUT FfiOM THB NEW ZEALAND Olcthing Factory, inspectTTub stock j And draw your o\rn conclußionfi.



HoLMWjUTS OIWTMKNTANS"PILLS.-In SLmo^ «»PWiits a desperate effort *Sn^-T de- -t0 at oace «"0^ these annoying infirmities, and of establishingmJ cure-;.Theiremarkable remedies discownrfbj Phsh his .desirable result, *iUiouta«y ofthose method, of treating ulceratfo 'inflammationi. scrofulous affections, and scorbutic eraptiona! me most timid invalids mky use'bath the Ointment and Pilla w-th the'utmostwifetF with eer^in success, proyided 4 moderate attention be bestowed on "their accompanying «• Di-tction^." B ,th the preparationsWhe heal and purify. The une assists the other materially in effecting cures and renewing strengthi by helping exhausted nature hut when