BIRTH.

Stevenson. —On Sunday June Bth at the Railway Station, the wife of J. Steven- SON, of a daughter. Wairarapa papers please copy.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1890. THE LABOUR QUESTION.

The report of the Sweating Com mission appointed by the New Zealand Govei'niuent a short time since did not reveal a very dreadful state of affairs in this Colony in regard to the employment of men, women, or children at starvation rates of wages. The homes, the morals, or the surround ings of those who earn their bread by the sweat of their browj were not painted in such colours as to arouse public sympathy and indignation. Nothing came under the notice of the Commission to warrant^ recommenda tions for drastic reform, either as to low - wjiges, hours,- --oi 1 the condition of those who, under the social requirements of the age. are dependent upon constant employment and constant health, for each clay's food and clothing,"and the many other actual necessaries of an advanced civilised life. There may be isolated cases of " sweating" in the Colony, but few, if any, of these came under the observation of the Commissioners. The report, therefore, as a whole, certified that the condition of the wage-earners was fairly good, It would, indeed, have been strange if any other result had been arrived at in a thinly populated colony only half a century old, and in which, in addition to its own natural wealth, something like fifty million pounds of borrowed capital has been expended. The wage earners, as well as the capitalist, have shared in the general prosperity of the first fifty years' of settlement under favourable conditions, and it would be a blot upon the history of New Zealand if it were otherwise. The next fifty years' experience, it is just possible, may not. tell a tale so satisfactory—, that is if New Zealand does not profit by the experience of older countries. In Victoria, only a century old, we observe that the pernicious system known as " sweating" is in existence in an aggravated form, a late number of the "Melbourne Age" containing some statements which should cause social reformers in this new land to set about procuring legislation which will prevent a similar experience here. The " Age " states that " sweating— mean, frowsy, depraved, and pitiful — is carried on in Melbourne to a degree hardly less horrible than the incidents of its prevalence in London," and cites instances where young girls work in an unwholesome den 72 hours for wages varying from 3s 6d to 7s per week,.' while the avaricious " sweater " draws i from ,£8 to £14 per week -"profit"' from the work thus produced. Other instances are given where women work for 2d an hour button-hole making, and i men work eighteen hours—night and day —for a miserable pittance of 28s ' per week, and in some instances only earn 10s 6d. These toilers work in wretchedly constructed rooms, in an \ unwholesome atmosphere, and in the midst of loose moral surroundings, often leading to the young females preferring the shame of a disreputable .street life to that of slavery in the workshops. The garments thus made are tainted with the diseases surround ing them, and sickness, and oftentimes death, is carried to the homes of the wearers, who are in blissful ignorance that their apparel is manufactured else where than at the respectable drapery or tailoring establishment where ordered. In a young colony, abound ing with wealth, such a state of affairs is inexcusable. The populace pay heavy prices for the goods, but the tailor and sweater divide the spoil be- 1 tween them, while the toilor's body and soul is sacrificed in assisting the j social vampires to grow wealthy. New Zealand is comparatively free from an ' aggravated form of " sweating " of the Victorian kind, and we echo the senti ment of every colonist when we say, " Long may she remain so." But there is, nevertheless, an effort to " sweat" the toilers in New Zealand. No one can visit our large factories or work shops without being impressed with the large number of boys and girls em ployed, and the almost total absence of adult labor. The Commissioners noted this fact ift their report, and accounted

for it by stating that the improve ments in machinery rendered skilled labor almost unnecessary. They stated also that in consequence of this exces sive "boy" labor, skilled artisans complained that they could not find employment. The Commissioners merely noted the fact without making any suggestion or recommendation as to how the " fathers " would find em ployment as well as the. sons and daughters. Up to the present the head of the family has been looked upon as the "bread-winner," but, under the new conditions, it would appear as if, in the manufacturing world at least, pater familias will be compelled to remain in enforced idle ness at home, while his children toil to keep the wolf from the door. Whether this will be an improvement on the old order of' things remains to be seen. One thing may be said for the em ployers, so far, and that is the youth thus employed sxe- paid fairly good wages ; the workrooms; generally, are healthy; and the hours of labor ap proximate as nearly as. possible to eight hours, A serious question, nevertheless, arises, and- t*iat: is what is to become of the youths learning skilled labor when theyy : ,like." their parents, becpme, xqeji, and . women ? Are they, .too, only to. be .employed for W few. years" in youth, and remain in enforced idleness ever afterwards 1 Is the effect of machinery tojbe that there will only be, employment for—younger members of the family, and none at all for the elders, more competent to do the work? These-are, < serious ques-i tions, and,require earnest attention at the haUcN <$ the Trades' Unions now forming, and also at the ,ha.nds of our legislators, if the skilled-adult.popula tion is not to be entirely driven from our, shores to , other -lands where "boy labor.". sweating is not so general. One of ■ the funda mental principles of Trades' Unions is tq regulate the employment of juvenile labor, permitting only a.' reasonable proportion of apprentices to the num ber of skilled workmen employed.- This principle, if strictly carried out, will undoubtedly check what threatens to be, in this Colony, a growing evil. Another equally efficacious check would perhaps be for the Unionists to educate public opinion to s,uqh purpose that boys and girls will not be rushed into the towns to learn skilled or "genteel" employments at which .they cannot afterwards make a living, instead of being encouraged to settle upon the land and reap the fruits thereof for themselves. The workmen have them selves to blame in large measure for the overcrowding of boys and girls into workshops and factories, as it is from this class that the supply is d.rawji ? and one of tfye first duties of Trades' Unionists would appear to be to seek for their offspring employment in the, country rather than in the town, and to unite in demanding that the State shall place land in'suitable areas at thfiii? disposal on which to, settle themselves, or on which to settle their sons and daughters.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A nod is as good as a wink to an auc tioneer.

Bishop and Mrs Selwyn have given £3000 towards the co3t of a new mission vessel.

Witliin the last fifty-three years 100,000 couples have,, we are told, been united at Manchester Cathedral.

It is roughly calculated thafc £750,000 per annum is spent on the food and clothing of indoor paupers in the metropolis.

Old lady, to little boy caressing dog— "That's right, little boy ; always bo kind to dumb animals." Little boy—"Yes; I've a kettle ready to lie on his tail as soon as I get hini quiet."

Dr Saunders, a young medico of great promise, who lias for sonic time been a con tributor to the " Lancet," is about to emi grate to New Zealand with a view of prac tising.

Wife—" How can you sit there and watch me cook, Houry, and not offer to help me one bit"?" Husband—"Why, I do the hardest part of the work." "You do?" " Yes; I eat what you cook."

A memorial of Elizabeth Barret Brown' ing in the shape of a clock tower is to be erected in the main street of Ledbury, near which town the poetess lived the greater part of her life, and where many of the principal poems were written. ' y '

Major-General Edwards, who inspected the Australian defences a little more than a year ago, has resigned his command at Hong Kong, where he is succeeded by General Digby Barker, C.8., so well known for his brilliant services in India.

A witty Frenchman writes in a Paris newspaper that a French major is a man who has had three decoratious; the third was given him because he had two, the second because he had one, and the first because he had none.

Another saviour of society has arisen, M. Larroi, who has applied for a five years' patent for a new high-heeled, pointed-toed electric boot, the weaving of which will cure gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, corns, and almost all the ills that flesh is heir to.

Lord Eldon was addressing his constituents one day, when a man in his audience shouted out, 5' Your father was a barber !" The cele brated lawyer, riveting his eye 3on the fellow said: Yes, and if your father had been a barber you would have been a, barber, too."

M. de Susini, a Corsican doctor, has, it is asserted, constructed a motive apparatus or propeller of 20-hoi-3e power, which is worked by sulphuric ether, a result which the doctor anticipates will realise a saving of the com bustible material at present employed for setting machinery in motion.

The latest report states that 21 observa tories are now engaged in the international undertaking of photographing the entire heavens. Each observatory will have to take about 709 photographs in the zone assigned to it, and it is hoped to finish the Avork in three or four years.

The five Republics of Central America have resolved upon uniting so as to form one nation, under a President to be nomin ated annually by each Stale, a Cabinet of five members, and a Diet of fifteen, in the election of which each State will bear an equal part.

The trade of the British Empire is esti mated to amount at present to about £1,200,000,000 sterling per annum, which is nearly equal to the combined trade of France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and the United States; and the shipping required to carry on this gigantic traffic exceeds 126,000,000 tons. The Empress Frederick of Germany had a rather nasty experience in the course of her peregrinations about Naples. She walked ! info a jeweller's shop, quito unattended, save by her two girls, who keenly enjoy their i incognito shoppings. The Empress wanted i to buy a handsome vase, and asked the jeweller to weigh it ; and meanwhile the Princesses roamed about and began taking up jblila gem and* the other gimcrack, and looking at and criticising them freely. This ruffled the tradesman, who had not a ghost of a notion who his customers really were; he called them to order sharply, and on their mother answering for their doing no mis chief, the jeweller told her bluntly that he had no guarantee for either her or their) honesty. At that, of course, the Empress I took an immediate departure, the mischiev- • ously amused girls in fits of lauahter as she I hurried them out of the shop; and the) tradesman was left to learn what manner of persons he had thus unceremoniously fright ened away from bis eßtabtobmeut,

"My husband is so poetic," said one lady to another in a tramcar the other day. " Have you ever tried rubbin' his joints with hartshorn liniment, mum ?" interrupted a beefy-looking woman with a market basket at her feet, who was seated at the lady's el bow and overheard the remark. "That'll straighten him out as quick as anything I know of, if he ain't got it too bad."

The late Duke of Rutland, when walking one fine morning in his grounds, came across a game-keeper's child. '' Well, little one," he asked, "and what do you call yourself?" "For what we are going to receive may. the Lord make us truly thankful," replied the little one with apparent irrelevance. ,It seemed that .the child's mother's instructions had been—" If you meet the duke, be quite sure to say "your grace !"

Lord Bertie (the Earl of Lindaey's heir) and his Australian bride received a boister ously hearty welcome home'in Lincolnshire. At Uffington the tenantry took the horses from the carriage and themselves drew the bride and bridegroom to the hall, where a congratulatory address was presented. Needless to say Lady Bertie and her sisters (the Misses Cox) were much impressed and delighted by their welcome. •

Miss Pier, a young lady of twenty, is the first woman lawyer who has pleaded before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, U.S. When she-first appeared in Court she at tracted great attention, even the Judges following her argument' very closely; and at the endjshe was generally congratulated upon her legal knowledge, reasoning powers, and complete self-possession. She is a native of Winconsin, a graduate of the State University, and for ten months she was in the legal department of the Wisconsin Central Railway. , ~^T,

Those who laugh last laugh best. An individual, hawking bottles of a liquid he called "patent furniture polish," had sold to two officers of the Resident Magistrate's Court,; Wellington, a bottle each of the polish for 3s 6d per bottle, the contents turning out afterwards to be nothing but' raw oil worth 3d a bottle. The individual in questson certainly had the laugh of the two officers, but was not permitted to chuckle undisturbed. IJe was next day met in the street by one of them, and threatened with immediate arrest if he did net within the hour come to the Court office and refund the money he had received. He was completely taken aback, and sure enough within the prescribed time he turned 'up and handed over the amount he had re ceived for the bottles, admitting as he did so tKat he had bougKt them only a few minutes before going to the office on the first qccasion for 8d Sipiece,

The death ia announced of a well-known solicitor, Mr Francis James Garrick, who died at his house, Papanui road, Chirst church, at eleven o'clock on Saturday night. The deceased gentleman, in addition to attending to his own private business, took a prominent part in the Provincial politics of Canterbury in the early days.' He repre sented o'hristchurch in t.he Provincial' Council for some years, and filled, fora while, the office of Provincial Solicitor. In 1884 he was elected to represent the then newly formed district of St. Albans in the General Assembly. Deceased had not enjoyed good health fqr se,ve.ra,l years past, and on Friday week he aaught a (severe cold whiah accele rated his end. Mr Garrick's brothers have made honorable names for themselves in Australasia. One Sir James F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, another, Mr Hector Garrick, was Attorney-General of Fiji, when that dependency was a Crown Colony. A third brother, Mr Atfr§d. (4arrick,* is a r.e.tir.gd Sydney meroharit, A fourth, Mr Edward Garrick, is connected with the office of Garrick, Cowlishaw, and Fisher.

It mil be in the recollection of the publics that my collection of apples, shqwn. in, Mr Clayton's shop in, E,ast s.treek being sixty-sijf varieties,, andalsq tho^e which took'two first awards at the Dunedin Exhibition and various other placas, was pronounced to be the largest and best ever shown in the Ash burton county. I would draw their atten tion my advertisement elsewhere. As I only jwark on blight-proof stojks 1 han which no. other stocks can foe relied upon, tho roots of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, nursery man, Allenton.—(Advt.) ■ -

We clip the following important testimo nial from the '' Illawarra Mercury " (N. S. W.) of the 30th March. It needs no comment:— '• Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four yearg with a?ute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalyptic Extract. He says:—" Seeing the said Extract advertised in the ' Illawarra Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of- this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between 10th March inst., when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger 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.' We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."—(Advt.) - 2

FEMALE EDUCATION

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(Received June' 9, 12.45 p.m.)

London, June 8.

• Miss Fawcett, a scholar at Newham College, is declared to have attained rank above that of a Senior Wrangler.

Mr Andrew Lang as a Literary Writer.

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Andrew Lang is unquestionably the foremost literary power in London at the present time. Among his associates he is simply revered .as a being of superhuman genius. In person he is tall, spare, dark, with a noble forehead, dark, furtive eyes, and an ample lower jaw. He is as nervous as a cat, and he gives the impression of being in delicate health. He has the Oxford drawl, and a very nervous laugh. His hair is thick and beautifully frosted —AustinDobson has called it " brindled." Lang's home is most attractive ; the best people are to be met there, and the Langs are charming entertainers. The house .is full of beautiful things. Lang's library overflows with the curious, the rare, and the lovely ; but Lang is careless in his treatment of his books ; treasures are piled into cases and shelves in double rows, and the utmost diligence seems to have been observed in avoiding, anything like a display of the rarities in. which the large collection abounds.

Mr Lang writes leaders for the "Daily News "; yet he goes and comes as he pleases, and his duties as a journalist, are nofc suffered to interfere with his other literary work, lectures, etc. A share of his time is spent in Edinbugh. It is said that when he reports at the " Daily News " office he asks if any particular topic requires treatment at his hands ; he is so thoronghly informed and so facile that, assigned a theme for editorial treatmtnt, he will sit clown in all the noise and confusion of the editorfal room and reel off a delightful essay, full of learning, of wit, of allusion and of quotation : this, too, without referring to any book from which it may be desirable to take extracts, or to which it may be desirable to turn. In fiicfc, Lang is looked upon by his jour- 1 nalistic associates as a cyclopedia of learning, a fountain of wit,-and a master of all that is charming. , . . - J

Tn answer to the suggestion that he ought to visit America and make the acquaintance of the thousands, who read him and admire him there, Mr Lang said : —" Rider Haggard and I have been'talk ing about going to the States on a" joint lecturing tour. At one time we had it all made up that I was to lecture upon the subject of 'Book Hunting' and that Haggard was to follow with a lecture upon ' Rat Hunting.' "

In a recent letter from Edinburgh, Mr Lang says :—" As to visiting the States, I expect to lay my bones there as a literary hack,"

Life In the Transvaal.

The appended information is. sup plied to the Christchurch "Telegraph." The letter is dated March 31,1990, and among other matters contains the fol lowing :—" Luxury is quite unknown here, and yet .£1 cannot buy as much as 5s in London, This country grows simply nothing for local consumption, and this place has grown in four years to 40,000 people. Things must have gone ahead like wildfire, but I am sorry to say little is doing now; in fact, building in. progress is stopped. Another boom or swindle will not come again., but things will no doubt improve. Just to use as comparison, these are the prices paid for materials : —Bricks, £6 a thousand; lime, 16s a bag; Baltic, Is a foot super; cement, £4 7s 6d"a barrel, 11s 6d at Durban, rest transport; seven-roomei house, £50 per month; carpenter, 255; masonj 27s 6d; plasterer, 27s 6d a day; flooring boards, 6ih by £in, 7d a foot; board and lodging, £10 to £20 a month. ' Clothing just now is a drug on the market, and only 50 to 100 per cent !.d'eare'r than in London, Heavy things are out of all proportion. Flour is at present £40 a ton; bag of pota toes. 3d to 4d a pound ; six or seven roomed house, 9in brick walls, £1200 to £1500. Nothing less than the ticket 3d is ever used; never saw a copper here; whisky and soda, Is 6d, which I]don't patronise; bottled Bass ale, 45., I can't see how things will get better, for the output of gold is nothing, only £1,500,000 a year,, and I am told th'a*t many mines will shut down, as they are worked at a loss. All will soon shut dawn for want.of water as winter approaches, for we have no rain. This may seem curious, but we are in a tropical climate.

Kyle Softool Committee.

The ordinary bi-monthly meeting of the above Committee was held in the school room on Friday night last. Present— Messrs Lambie (chairman), Watson, Mulli gan, arid Beatty. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Chairman reported that the work authorised at last.meeting had been carried out, and that the Board had sup plied and set, a kitohen range, and had repaired the roof of the school. The master applied for a football for the use of the children. It was resolved that the request| be granted, and tha,t the master be authorised to procure same. It was ajqo revived that the, Chairman write to the Boaid asking for a bell for the school. The sub Committee appointed at last meet -1 .ing.to arrange for the coming school -concert,!reported that they had fixed on July 4th, as the night on wb,ioh the entertainment could be held } also that in lieu of the us,\\a.l musical entertainment, ]yjr Larnbie had kindly; promised to give a lecture on his recent travels round tho world... The usual dance would follow the lecture. I After arrangements for the carrying 1 out of the entertainment had been mad.e t and a vote of thanks conveyed to Mr I^ambie and the master, for the trouble they ha.d been put to in conveying the workmen aent to set the range to and from the railway, the meeting ad journed.

TELEGRAPHIC.

• HOME AND FOREIGN

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London, June 7 and 8. I Stanley openly accuses Emm Pasha ' of treachery. The Admiralty have awarded £8000 to the salvors of the steamer City of Paris, ia recognition of services in con nection with the recent accident to the vessel. The value of exports for May has increased by two and a half millions and the imports decreased by one and ] a half millions, as compared with the corresponding month last year. The Agents-General have waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to cable reductions, and urged that the Imperial Government should bear half the subsidy and one quarter of the guarantee. Mr Goschen promised j to give due consideration to thematter. Paris, June 7. President Carnot has granted a pardon to 72 prisoners convicted, of taking a part in disturbances during the strike. Rio de Janeiro, June 6. The R.M.S. Tongariro: arrived from Lytteltori yesterday after an excellent run of twenty-one days. Her pas-' sengers are all well, and her cargo of frozen meat in good, condition.

SPORTING.

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London, June 7. Matthew Dawson, Mr White's trainer in England, thinks highly of Nepean, We'ntworth' and Mons Meg, the colts which will represent the Sydney sports men in the next Derby, and considers that they vill have a better chance of winning than-Kirkham and Narellan had.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

■ The following nominations were re ceived on Saturday evening :— The New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, of 4CO soys. Oddfellow ' Roll Call Auckland Little Arthur Daddy Longlegs ; . The Drover Squib Landsborough Ahua . Kangaroo Enterprise , > Mangaohane Gladius. The Donkey Trooper Jenny(lateßosebud) Sir Garnet Snapshot Darnley Pastime Grand National Hurdle Eace Handi cap, of 300 soys. ! Oddfellow Leonardo Ahua Blue Mountain Ixion Little Arthur Harkaway ; The Drover Modiste Trimolite Erin-go-Bragh Montrose 11. j The Spy Mangaohane ! Sir Garnet Romulus i l< Jacob Clifton ' Snapshot ..Jenny(lateßosebud) The Dream Irbq'uois Darnley Kahu Dunedin, June $. The Jockey Club have increased their stakes at the Spring meeting (which will be a three-days fixture) to £3200; Autumn meeting, £3500- - . ■ - The Metropolitan Gas Company in Mcl | bourne has erected at its works in South Melbourne. a telescopic gasholder, which, it is claimed, is one of the largest in the world. In the year 1880 the total gasholder storage at the . Company's various stations amounted to only three million cubic feet, i while it now reaches no less than a eleven million cubic feet. The total weight of steel and iron used in the construction of I the gasholder and its framing was'a tli'ous-' j and tons. One -end a-quarter million bricks ' were used in building the tank for the re- ' ception of this enormous holder, and nearly five million gallons of water were required ' to fill it.

The Weather.

ALFORD STATION . The following is the Meteorological Re port for the week ending June Bth, 1890 :— ■ Shade. High Date. in Stateofweather Low. High Sun. Monday ... 27* 56- 109-Pine, calm. Tuesday ... 25' 56' 110- „ „ Wednesday 25- 58' 75' Overcast N.W. Thursday... 39- 68' 116'iFine  Friday ... 37. 58' . 68' Overcast S. Saturday ... 30* 64"' 92;  Calm 1 Sunday ... 36' 65- 115- Fine, N.W.

Compensation to Publicans.

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•-■ ' : London, June 8U A public demonstration was made to-day against the provision in- the new Licensing Bill introduced by Govern ment, to grant compensation to pub licans whose licenses are refused, and several, thousand persons marched in procession from the' Embankment to; •Hyde Park, where speeches jtyere 1 de livered protesting agairist"' the pro posal.'; Several slight -conflicts^ took place between.the police and the pro cessionists.  - ..; V '

SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

A Dunedin newspaper the other day hinted! that Sir Julius Vogel would shortly take charge .of the editorial polumns .of the " Otago Daily Times." A northern contemporary, on the other hand, states as ua matter of fact," that he is negotiating for the editorial chair of the Sydney while ": the Wellington "Post," of Saturday, says it has "good authority for saying Sir Julius Vogel intends to stand for New Plymouth at the next election. Of all the rumors that have \ been circulated regarding this ex-New Zealander, the latter is, perhaps, the most probable, as it is well known he is commercially interested in an important enterprise to be shortly developed in New Plymouth.

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

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Wellington, June 9.

The police have received, information from Otaki that Thomas Walker (18) was drowned yesterday while crossing Kuku Creek on horseback.

The £ealandia with the English mails of 17th May, left 'Frisco for Auckland on 31st May, contract date. The Alameda, with the colonial mails of 19th ult., ar rived at 'Frisco from Auckland on 7th inst.j contract date.

The Government know nothing of the report that Lord Onslow returns Home early noxfc year. He has not informed them of his intention to take any 'such step. v ■ ■

FOUND DROWNED.

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Duneqin,. June 9»

A body was found in the harbor near Sfc Leonards yesterday, and has been, identified as that of Charles Anderson, a felljnonger, a well-known-, 'resident ■, of North East Valley. Deceased," with his family, who were living at the harbor side for the benefit of deceased's health, left town by the ten o'clock train on - Saturday night. Nothing was seen of him till the.body!.was-TjecojiijmL-j-Itis, surmised deceased walked along the jetty to look after his boat, and accidentally fell into water, as his watch had stopped at 10.40.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Burned tn Death,

Auckland; June 9,

A two-roomed cottage at Henderson, owned by a man named Beetham, arid occupied by a gum digger named Porteous and wife was burned down on Saturday evening. Mrs Porteous was alone in the house, but under the influence of liquor shortly before the outbreak, and her charred remains were found in the debris subsequently.

Wakanui Road Board.

The monthly meeting of the Wakanui Road Board was held on Saturday. Present: Messrs Bruce, Brown, and Leadley. - ■ ' . ; . . ' * ;: : CHAIRMAN. - . " Mr M. Bruce was re-elected Chairman of the Board. ; CORRESPONDENCE. ; Letters were read—From Mr G. Coe, resigning his seat 6ii J the Board. The resignation was accepted, and the Return ing Officer instructed to take the necessary steps to fill the vacancy.—.From the Returning Officer notifying I the \el6ctioir of Mr G. W. Leadley as a member of the Board for No. 3 Ward.—From Mr James. Brown, enclosing an amount of 13s 3d due toalad named Lyons for birds' eggs, but which had not been called for.—lt was resolved that the money be held by' the Clerk till called for. surveyors' report; ' . The Surveyors Report was read as follows:— .••"..'., ' \ Wilson's Road.—Parts of this road below Mr W. Jamieson's are getting very much cut up in the centre. We would recommend that from 10 to 15 yards to the chain be put' on the crown. ; Drainage, Brown's Road. —We are having this work, as passed at last meet ing, carried out. . Bridge, Beach Road.—The side rail of the bridge over the mill race on the Beach Road was broken by some person. We have, tried to ascertain by whom it was done, but can hear nothing definite. The damage has been repaired. Maintenance.—The maintenance man's diary lies on the table for your inspection. Clause 3.—Mr Leadley informed the Board that one of his teams going home the other evening had bolted and done the damage to the bridge. ! The report was adopted. i cochrane's road. i The Surveyors were instructed to report on the drainage of part of Cochrane's road between the Wakanui and Beach roads. RATES.- It was resolved to notify that all out standing rates will be sued for after July sth. The Clerks were instructed to place a list of defaulters on the table at next meeting. J GORSE ON ROAD 3. Resolved—" That Mr E. J. Fooks be I appointed to serve notices to land ' to grub up and remove gorse etc, growing ! on roads." The Surveyors were instructed to have the gorse on Stanley road opposite R.S., grubbed up, and charge the owner of the .section with the cost. ACCOUNTS. After passing accounts the Board adjourned.

The Newfoundland. Difficulty.

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London, June 8.

In the House of Commons Sir Jas. Fergusson stated that England was not indisposed to arbitrate on the New foundland difficulty if a basis of refer ence were possible.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

-• TO THE EDITOR. _ Sir,—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, I Vas driving through Waterton township about five o'clock, and passed a man lying drunk on the side of the road. Where do these men get the drink ? Let the liquor dealers answer. . . % • "\ ; : I am, etc., '' -. '• -/ , " -•- , , J. Newman' Buttle. ', - ; /-June .9th. ' <r /■. ;"-:\>-V/ v

German War Prepara tions.

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X :':. .■{fßßKiiN, Jjiinib7. ' Considerable excitement has' been i occasioned by a statement made in the j Reichstag by the Germa,n Minister of War to the effect thaf it was* intended to increase the strength otthe army by 500,()00 men, to construct addi tional railways for strategetic purposes and obtain a further supply of; rifles. The fate of the Army Bill is doubtful.'

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v CAMBRIDGE.

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London, June 7. In the match against Cambridge , XJniJ yersity the Australians in their -first innings made 351, the principal scorers being Ferris 23, Trumble 19, Charlton (not out) 36, Gregory 40, .Barrett 66. The last two showed excellent cricket. In their second innings the Cambridge team batted '.brilliantly, and were not disposed of until the score had reached 357. Jephson 37, Douglas 57, McGregor 31, Woods 13/ Gosling 37, Hill (not out) 22. Turner took two wickets for 96 runs, Trott three for 89, Ferris one for 58, Lyons two for 58, Trumble. one for" 37. The Australians' require to make 195 runs to win the match. - •

How a New York Millionaire Made His Way.

("Peck's Sun.")

When Fraiik-Work, the great Wall street magnate, was nine years of age, his schoolmaster punished, him unmercifully by grasping one of; his hands and pound ing the ends of his fingers with a ferrule until the blood spurted from them (says I the New York " Evening Sun "). When he went h^irie* he told his mother that he would never go ix> that school again. His mother wisely sympathised with him, and agreed that he should not again come under the authority of such,a man. In commenting 'on the whipping to his mother, Frank uttered a mild "cuss" word, and for this mother promised .and. gave him a whipping. . This nearly broke his heart, and he plainly told her it would Jba-ithe last whipmugl-fihft—should—jxzqz -1 inflict upon him. ' . . " . I That night he bade his mother good i bye, kissed her affectionately, packed up his belongings, and; with aoaol. "gold, piece and about thirty cents in his pocket, left the house. He has not seen his mother since. :

He' worked his passage on a boat, to New Orleans, and in course of time | drifted to New York and into Wall street, - in which neighbourhood he has since made his individuality felt and grasped' sundry situations and dollars. - ■ ; The strangest part of his story is that, through all his trials and privations he never found it necessary to spend the original gold piece with which he left home. He is now seventy-one years old, and as hale and hearty as it is possible for a man of his age to be, and he has that coin still in his possession, and treasures it more than anything he owns. But he is not avaricious, and, while he kept the 5d01., he spent the thirty cents.

The Markets.

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; i Lonbok, June 7.-..J New Zealand oats are, selling at ]26f ; 6d to 29s 6d. . iron, orb brand, .£lB j Gospel,oak, £19. LeathW^Best sides 1, <Bdlto B£d. . The market for hind-quarters, New Zealand beef is weaker, and there has been a Recline, of £d per lb. The British will make no further purchases of frozen beef, until October next. , For New Zealand hemp there is no demand, and 1400 bales were bought in. The. wool list for the third series is closed,' and the total number of bales available is 400,000. .At the Antwerp sales 1000 bales were offered, but only half were disposed of. Australian greasy sorts were 5 per cent, and scoured 10 per cent below the prices obtained at the close of the last sales in London. , ;-_  ;.:-■•. - - - (Received June 9, 12.30 p.m.) ' ''' London, June 9. Tallow-^Medium mutton, 255; beef, 245. The English wheat market has a downward tendency, and the Conti nental market is unchanged. In America the market is unchanged. Adelaide wheat is quoted at 38s 6d, quiet; Victorian, 38s, quiet; New" Zealand long-berried wheat 375, steady. Sugar—German beet, 12s 3d, nomi nal ; Java, 14s 9d, quiet. No 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o b., in Clyde, 43s 9d. Messrs Goldsborough, Mott and Co. report under date Sydney, June 14th, 1890 :—New Zealand potatoes are in good demand. "We quote New Zea land lots at up to £3 10s. Prospect of advance is remote, owing to glut of inferior Tasmanians necessitating im mediate sale at from £2 to £3 10s. | The New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company,. Limited, have',received the following London' cablegram, dated 6th June:~ ' j Tallow is ready for sale. Fine mutton and good beef is worth respec tively 26s 6d and 25s per cwt. ' ' New Zealand Hemp—Stocks are accumulating and market is dull. Medium is worth £19 per ton. Frozen Meat—Mutton market firm. Canterbury and "Wellington mutton is worth respectively 4f d and 4W per lb. The lamb market is firm, and Canter bury lamb is worth 6d per lb. Beef mai-ket sluggish. New Zealand beef, quarters are worth 3d per lb, and hind-quarters 3|d per lb r

Fancy Dress Ball.

Perhaps the most successful fancy Iress ball ever given in Ashbur xjn was that which took place in bhe Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night, when Mr and Mrs Alfred Curtis were the hosts, and the occasion the celebration of ;he coming of aye of their eldest son —Mr Alfred Curtis, junr. The guests com prised between 200 and 300 of the youth md fashion of Ashburton town and sounty, and the costumes, while all pretty md graceful, .were generally true totho jharacter they represented 'or"this idea" ' - Dhey illustrated, many of them being magnificent in' appearance, costly in. . naterial, and elaborato in work. In fact, t appeared as if .both ladies and gentle- ■'■"■'.■• nen had vied with each other'as to • who fS\ should appear in the most J handsome jostume.' For a country town—and it is aot supposed that Ashburtoif claimst6 ho-l'c\)j mything else—the wori&er is'-tnife.%*> nany and varied costumes could have '/ seen gojb together oh bne'floor ; r;'.aad ( '>:wbmi^,H'f-^ bhe guests ranged up' iri the'dance Haii , j? Bffect was striking, in the extreme/an. '-, affect j tha^was greatly; enhanced aa^they;-, .^' * moved,.in .cadence, through the vanou!/ i.xj iigures:- ...The music-^that indispensable. md all-important element of a ball tooxorsh^-y^il, wras supplied.- by , jthe Flerningi =< balm.,, : [ f ., Ohristchurch y \an£'V#» feanynrsfrclata.; r,?£ Neither yioJUn nor piano showed the lewti.t,^; sign of fag or'falter the long programme. . ■.'""'~ ■ .—~~~,~«x_, '„ Every part of the hall, property wag , utilized. The rp^mJcnpwn as .the "Lodge" room upstairs','did: dut^jas^a cardsand smoking room' for the gentlemen, -'. the usual dressing-rooms were jnade, use _of,- ' ; and .the large" 1 stage.; Was Ujd J bu£ fas'l»> : ; -:: supper room in the rear; while the 'front part provided accommpdattbp.,for matrons, and elderly gentlemen.whoie^liwiw we.M^. long; ago lost that' '-su^leri'ess^ahtf'-'elas ticity th^t a trip .with a partner claims. . After an'interval* for supper^ MiiW^CM H Walker, M.H.'R.^took the platforii£, r and -y -ft in a,short speech tenderedihe thattWot^ta the guests to their hosts for the magnifi cent entertainment whjch had been pro vided, and their hearty congratulations to Mr and Mrs Curtis, and also to Mr Alfred Curtis, junr., upon the attainment by the latter of his majority. He said. he felt sure" he, simply/; gave .eipressidn^jfcb-ihi Utfi sincere feelings' of all '• present - wlien-ilie.'in stated. m! that. ..it, was. ~ the unanimous wish that his life throughout might be us ■'■■-''I joyous as was the present occasion. Cheers were,'then;lgiven for Mr «ndi'l' Mrs Curtis, add Mr Curtis, junr. '\ During the early part of the evening that exceedingly pretty'dancej theFrenen' cotillon, was veryj charmingly performed by three full sets of ladies and. gentle- y men whose] evolutions in f-'A this excep- tionally : mazy r and: intricate . r dancej'JV, were .the theme of general admira-: r , - qiori so; much so that by general desire the,; -, I cotillon was repeated duringr.the second nj> part bf the-programme. ;3Ehe following rp.,. are the names of the ladiesand gentlemen ...^ who tdok part in the cotillon :— ;• '/., ;.; £ y > First Set-^Mrs Curtis rand' Mr :\^ Mr .George Buckley and Miss, Reesi.;',Mr,^"/, Reginald Curtis and Miss Traumam^}; Mr ; , s * 4 . HamishMcLeari and Miss; Buckley,^^;,^ Second Set-*-Mr. J.: Jamison. and Mrs j. E.G. Crisp. Mr George _< Jameson ;and:, \-[ Mrs Mainwaring: Mr H. Gifford Mocjre • and Miss Jamison; Mr Luxfordand Miss, ■ F. Pilbrow.'" i' ' '-'■' "d' J *•: ■' ' ''} A M Jj.l Third Set-^-MrHwold Curtis and. tyi*R. Craig; Mr F. Polhill and Miss G. Shiny; Mr C. A. Low and-Miss L. Pilbrpw; Mr E. B. Simpson and MissJE. Davis." : Not by-any. means an..uninteresting^^ feature of the dancing werefto'sailotl'^-l I hornpipe, given by \ Mrj 'A. H. Shttry, .hi. with a spirit that much younger .men X / J, would have envied,, and the Highlahd ':V l; j Highland character as the Maclean of the f '"* Isles, danced with his usual accuracy and : igrace,. ; - i •.■;,... As far aa could be; ascertained, the \ fpl- ; ! lowing is the" guest lisiv' with °the '; I costumes':— . . , - A , , " LADIES'/ -; ' ;_,' f ...- } : _ . Mrs Alfred Curtis—Court Lady of the 119 th century. A magnificent green satin dress, pearl and gold trimmings, with long green plush train, braided.with gold. • y | Miss Isabel Rees—Parthenia, in Mrs Norton's play of "Ingomar.".' , ;, Miss F. Brandon, Wellington—Spring Snow. Eau de Nile tulle, .covered with spring flowers; and snow pyudre. ;-, ' < /j ; < \ Mrs F. Makeig—Tennis. ■ Miss E; Wiggins, ChristchuftjhrT^Bsie.'^x " Curfew must not ring to-night." Miss Rose McCrowari.jNelson^ta^ani Peasant. Blue velvet and crimson ( satjupt, j ; Mrs Mainwaring-^jinflpwer^ * -Miss May Mainwaring—Frost. Mrs Peter Williams—DresdenjChjnA. rf Mrs M. Friedlander—Lady of the 17th i century. J" ' ■"•'■• t>'- c«ri • y lU\ k^ ) ;Mrs Major Steward—Red Cross Nurse. ,„, Miss Ste>rard-f-Romp. -V.:. ;._ ' ■■ • , -f -Miss E. Pilbrow^.GoodXrfek.(/;i L^A i ;Mrs Rudolph* Fri.edlander — Night. Diamond ornaments. \--J .•"*?> E " 'Mrs E. G. Ciisp-iEortia. Cap and gpwhfofi <»idinal ,plush\o*)n\o^ ;effej^ye- . costume. • --: i-i.I-i...•!['■', o<",i ■ -.houi'jo \ I . Miss A. Matson) ChxiitchurchH-Aineiicai One of- the prettiest bf the short drewse*. Miss Aliceßoberts—Bird Maiden. ' o ,^ ---: Mrs McOwenr—Queen of Spades, j ;/J Miss^McO^enrriFlower Giijl^","._,., „ Miss Trau^um^-SpanisfcGi^sy. 1' ''' Miss Craeg—Sea Nymph. A very effec i tiye and pretty costume.,, r . . „ Mrs R. W. Hartr^Sribw. Bress 061. i white areophane and crystals : fed - robing ' and powdered hair. ~ ."—.-. fX ' ,...._ Miss Herman—Starlight. y^ |-| Miss Chisnall-V-Night. 'f^ •, i Miss Milsom—^Cornet -'- -L', Mrs D.Thomas—Geneva Sister. Mrs J. C: Belt—Ponder and: Patches. Mrs Henry Zander—Empire Court Dress. . -.'.•■■■;.' '•■Xc)/ r Mrs; Edward Stephens-tFoot- vfdjnixi. -. : Miss Treleaveiv—Bridesmaid in^"'Tnal| by Jury." - Pink and sUyer, white wreath/ withpearl ornaments.' '! i- ' J r^" :'fls* ■- • Miss F. Pilfcrow-^SwiM Peasant. 'x'j: '^ Mrs W. PowerT-Cards.   , Mrs John Davison—Evening Coeturae. HissDavisbn—Flags of all Nations. A remarkably ; pretty costume^ and most ■• elaborately workett. < "'"l i 'r"'"  ' >. -Miss A. Lovegrove, Timaru —Pierrette. ] Miss Guinness, Christehuroh^-Oy1ai««:r i Miss K. Macpherson—Venetia. Miss Buckley—Red, White and Blue. Miss May Palmer—Fish Wif©. : Misa Bell—Fairy. v Miss Beswick, Timaru — Highland Lassie. / , Mrs Arthur Field-Afternoon Tea. Mrs Audley Merewether—<Oouhtary Girl of the early time of George the Third. Mrsß.M.,Cuthbertson^rOoJleenJßawn. ■ ■[ Miss Brotmell—Tambourine ,(^irL j Miss Matson, Christehurch — Lady ", Teazle.-' >:" r-. r•' '"■': "j': V? •:'."-" r J "f ' j~',' MissJ. Shury-rNe»polit»n Fishwife; Miss H^pkin^,.. J /Melbou^^P.unphii: nella.. ..•, v .•-.*.... 4, yvvToxl) ' t :rt?<j* Miss Ferguson-TrPirateQueen. . ; - .. j :  .Miss.Boucher—oUy^ ;^mrj>^.,7^ (j r. , s 1 Miss Jamison —French Flag. .' Miss Gallaghan, MelbournerrNj^it,;. Mrs John Carter—Paulina. J "A viiry eflfective dress of blue silk with lovely ornaments..; powdered hair.' ,?*?'■- Miss Cowper—RecruiV, admirably "got . up.'> •';.'.:;, ■; ..'_ t * >;) v. .*f;; ■■ ):n-r^ - . , Miss Peel-Fergusso^^-'Daughter of Clarence (Richard III)'. Mrs E. F. Wright—Court Dress. Black velvet and crimson.^ * V Miss^Maxwell, Auckland?— Gipsy. Mrs 'George" Jamesoh^Spanisn- Lady. . Mrs Edward Saundera—rGipsy. , , ; - MissS/Saiuiders^^weetGklGraMiuate. ";."_ Mrs Restell—Romaj^ Singer. - V Mrs Rollitt —My Great Grandmother. ; ■; '. ;Mrs Qiwaie—Quakeress. - ■ , .-, . - •;-' ■ Miss Gt Shmy-^Patiehce. '"••» -'• - '\t, "": Miss L. Pilbr^w;rr-Arch?ry. Miss R. Davis—Phyllis;"' Miss E. Davis—Vivandiere,

1-gg. ASHBTJRTOH feUAItDIAH, MONDAY, JTJNE 9, 1890.



: WANTED ' Cash Adv rthments under this headinn. not ■--; exceeding 16 words, ONE BML LI A-G Addfe^xfamny be !<-ft ni tV* >!■ I . -v / ANTED KNOWN the Y:s are re- ) VV quested to attend the nixt meet-1 ] in» (the Annual) to be held at Saunder's 11 Buildings, Monday 16th, at 7.30 p.m. ] WANTED, by three young men, two bedrooms and a sitting-room, with board and washing, near Post Office. Address, tr. F. Dodds, Dentist. 6 35 DARKEST AFRlCA.—Stanley's new book. Cheap edition to arrive shortly. First supply limited. Orders ■wanted. —L. F. Andrewes & Co. 620 •<*&_ ■ — ■ JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. H. C. Segers, Melford House. < WAtt.ULI Anown.—A special pur chase of choice Ladies' Hats at a desperate price.—W. H. Colijer. 41130 WANTED "every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashburton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Seqers, Melford House. WANTED KNOWN—The "Strong Wear" Boot is the best for Men, Ladies, and Children.—Wl H. Collier, "The Corner." STOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guarantee efficacious. Can only be obtained at H G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. r 3 191 fT\HE Patent Candle Extinguisher can | be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it will save insurance premiums your house and your life, price Is; Sole Agent for Ashburton.—R. Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings ANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies' and Children's Ulaters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H.-C. Segers. Melford House. "YTT ANTED Known—The Cheapest W 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 a.nd Iron ■ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch * I " TXT H°'® A LIVE"i Those that are, please roll up to Early j Closing A&sociation Meeting on Thursday night, at 7.15, Mrs Pearson's rooms. Assistants of all trades should be there. 6 36 ~ Public Notices. ~ TENDERS. ARE invited for making two fords on Poplar road below Lowcliff Home stead. Specifications may be seen at "Guardian" office, Ashburton, E. H. DOBSON. Chairman, Coldstream Road Board. 6 17 WITHOUT 'TEETH WJTII-TEETU THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. O IV/TYERS AND /^O. SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westport. TTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD VV at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class work and perfect fib at the ost moderate cost. A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS several fimes daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at small cost. Hours of attendance —9 a.m. to 6 p.m. TMPORTANT TVTOTICE Important JJN otice MESSRS HALLENSfEINBROS & CO, Proprietors of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AT ASHBURTON Invercargill, Gore, Milton, Oamaru,'s^ Timaru, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hoki tika, Greymouth, Reefton, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, H;w>tings, Waipawa, Gisborne, Palmorston North, Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, Thames and Auckland, Have arranged to FLOAT THEIR BUSINESS INTO A COMPANY, To be registered under " The Companies Act 1882 Ifc is a part of the arrangement that STOCKS shall be REDUCED by £50,000 before the 15th of Juno next To effect this the Managers of the vari ous Branches throughout the colony have been instructed, in addition to marking out the Goods at Low Prices, to allow 5 per cent on all cash sales amounting to £1 and upwards. This excellent opportunity of buying goods should not be overlooked, especi ally as it is a well-known fact that the Manufactures of the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory are Superior to Anything ia the Market. ' i 1 The sale at the Ash burton Branch is under the manasjement of Mr W. H Webber, !



MUST BE SOLD. PREVIOUS TO STOJK-TAKING. j SURPLUS stock of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods etc., at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. A lot of music at' half price. Hundreds of back numbers (£ Periodicals and Xinas Papers with colored 1 illustrations at half price. Sale now on. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. Stationers' Hall. WM. SPARROW TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER ■ '■',' EAST STREE



There is now to be seen in the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a ollection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all valuable, long keeping sorts. For size, color, and general excellence they are by far the finest that have been shown in Ashburton the seasou.—(Advt