The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1890. DUMMYING THE LAND.

One of the boasts of the Atkinson Ministry has'been the largo amount ot settlement on Crown. Lands that has taken place, during their term of ofHc<\ The Minister of Lands h.'is nihVd to representatives of tho Press on every po-. iblo oconsion, pointing with pride and satisfaction to the increased .icreH,«.p oi! l.uid di>pos"d of owin^ to the changes intiodurod by his Min istry m tho method of disposal, and the increased confidence ot the people m legislators of the colony. The voluminous evidence taken before the Dumrayism Inquiry Committee during the recent session oi Parliament has, however, thrown some new light on the matter. A large amount of land has, it is true, been disposed of, but the circumstances under which the sales have taken place are anything but satisfactory. Cases of. aggravated dummyism have been, laid bare, while the system of "family " dummy ing has been rampant. The evidence of the Crown ' Lands Commis sioners, with the .solitary exception of Mr J. P. Maitlaiwd (Otago), who appeared to know little or nothing of tho conduct of his ] department, is to' the effect that dummyism—especially of the "family" character, where fathers, mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, duplicate applications for the same allotment—has been ram pant during the Aidririson Minis terial term of office. The evidence was so conclusive on these points that the Committee submitted the following report:—" The Waste JLaiuls Committee have the honor to that the evidence adduced before them during the dummyism enquiry, having! shown conclusively that the Land Act* have been m a number of inst; uic«s evaded by false declarations, i oade with a view to dummying, the Com mittee is of opinion that it is the d!uty, of the Govornment to take steps, to •nforce the law; and recommend thsit' offenders against whom a charge will Jib' be prosecuted, with a view to puttti ig a stop to like practices m the future." That is the recommendation of tl ie Committee ; but it remains to be see n"; whether the Government will act upon l it. The Ministry are mno hurry aboi it the matter, as a full month has elapse d since the report was adopted, and thel c' is not yet a whisper of prosecuturtis being entered upon, though there are glaring cases Avhcrein a charge vsll lie. The Government's procrastii jri tion may perhaps be explained fr am the fact that, notwithstanding the strong deliverance of the Cpmmitt *«, the Minister of Lands subsequon tly asserted m the House that there v ras practically no dummyism m the coloi ly. How this statement of the Minister'is refuted may bs gathered from the. evidence of Mr Baker, Crown Lands Commissioner of Canterbury, who stated that nine persons m the empl :oy of the New Zealand and Australi an Land Company put m applications . for certain lauds iv .South Canterbury, ostensibly for their own exclusive v ise and cultivation, but really for and on behalf of the Company. The chequ.es submitted m payment for these sec tions, 1932 acre*, were drawn.' by tUe manager of a banking institution on his own bank, and countersigned m, favor of the Receiver of Land Re venue. This latter stop was taken no doubt with the intention of preventing: the Department from ascertaining who were tho actual buyers of the land, but; the cheques, being numbered conse cutively, aroused suspiiini, and caused., inquires to be made, which revealed as." gross, a case of dummying the land as; ever occurred m the colony. Other cases equally glaring were dealt with during tho inquiry, but we shall be 1 much surprised if the Government tako any action m the matter—judging by the attitude of the Minister of Lands, during the inquiry, and his previous record for rushing land into th& market to be disposed of to whoever, will buy, irrespective of whether tho land is purchased for speculative purposes or settlement. The policy of the Ministry has been land disposal, not land settlement, and if any proof were wanted of this, the simple state ment will suffice that of 27,000 acres dis-' posed of m Canterbury last year, only 7000 acres were taken up on settlement conditions, the - remainder falling into the hands of adjacent laud-owners who, m many cases, have already more land than i= good for tbe: welfare of the colony. What has been the case m Canterbury has been the case everywhere else m the colony— those who had large holdings have added to them, and the number of new settlers have been few and far between ; certainly so few as to cause the Minister's boast of pushing on land settlement to appear ridiculous. We observe that since the Dummyism inquiry the Minister has- not run after the Press agents so frequently, and that the Ministry have judiciously kept their " land-settlement policy " —save the mark !—in the back-ground.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

—-—«> ♦ , Judgment debts m future are to carry 6 per cent interest, Two burglars were arrested m Melbourne on Saturday night, 2kh September, m the act of robbing a jeweller's shop m the Eastern Arcade. A paper tabled m the Legislative Assembly, of New South Wales, by Sir Henry Parkes^ shows that the total number of names on the electoral rolls of the colony is 298,039. A ready, says the "Lyttelton Times," some of the houses at Sumner are running short of water, and it is feared that if rain docs not soon fall there will be'considerable difficulty experienced by the residents. News from Adelaide states that the man ager of Keau's Midland Railway Works has invented a, spark deflector for preventing the escape of sparks from engines, and that the trials have proved very successful. In the Assembly of ftow South Wales, on the 24th nit., Mr Hurley described Mr Schey as a political adventurer, a vampire living 1 on trades unions, a sycophant, and a third-, rate Dutchman. The woollen mills at Geclong will probably be closed m consequence of the price of fuel The operative* have offered to submit to reduction • five per cent of their wages' towards meeting the extra cost of fuel. There is a steady but substantial increase m the consumption of Australian wines m; London. In 1887 the quantity of wine brought to England from the antipodes was 1(58,188 gallons; m 1888 the quantity in creased to 2(52,939 gallons 5 and Jast year it reaclje4 307,0-59 ffwm ;■

It takes about three seconds for a message to go from one end of the Atlantic cable to the other.; Paris is troubled concerning the " depopu lation of France," and proposes as a remedy not only to. furnish poor people who wish to marry with the necessary papers free of cost, but also to pay theiii for marrying. " Why not,'' it is asked, "allot to poor couples a sinull liumof money which raicjhfc be regarded rather as a. reward than as'alms? "■ 1 A big fight ia proceeding m Chicago be- Iwcon the English syndicate and'.tlie smaller | brewers who have not been taken into the continuation or who refused to join it. The wholesale price of beer has gone down from six: dollars a barrel'to five, and it is believed th'it.the war will go on-until beer is sold at less than two dollars a. barrel. The Methven Gootl Templars Lodge held an open Lodge on Friday last, Srd' iust. Mr VVratliall presided. There was a very good dMcndiuiee, and a very pleasant entertain ment oi songs and recitations was giveu. Refreshments, provided by the Sisters of tlie Lodge, were handed round during the evening. • . The Bishop of Christchurch gave a short address on Saturday evening, 4th instant, m the Schoolroom, Methven. Considering the short notice j and that the day and hour were not the most convenient, the attendance was very good, and the lecture heartily appre ciated. The Bishop preached m the Church on Sunday morniug, all available space being filled. At a meeting of tlie Anglo-Jewish As sociation at London Baron Hi rsen opposed the emigration of Russian an other Jews to Palestine. He said America was the modern land of <promige, and he was prepared to support any well-defined scheme for aiding Jewish emigrant!! to settle m the United States or any other part of America. According to Italian papers, the dome of St Peter's Cathedral m Home, is cracking m a somewhat serions manner. A similar state of things was discovered about one hundred years ago, arid was remedied by encircling the dome with a strong band of metal. This band was heated, and its con traction on (ipoliiig was found to be sufficient to close yip the fissures. A. family, consisting of a husband and wife and ixachildrftn, werefdiind asphyxiated m a lodging which they occupied m the Rue d'Ayron, m Paris. There is cause for sup posing that they lbst their lives owing to the bad draught of the chimney. A coke atove was being employed to cook the dinner, when all dropped into a state of unconscious ness, from which seven of them were never to be roused. Life was not wholly extinct m the mother, who was carried to the Tenot Hos- I pital m an insensible condition. " The Lyitelton Times " says that on Sun ,lit.y mornuig the little son of Mr G. P. Smith, Kaiigiora, aged about a year and nine months, was beingtakenav/ulk m the garden by the nurse-girl, when two or three pug nacious turkeys attacked the; pair with beaks and claws m a'niosi determined manner. The, t;irl did her V»cst to-protect the child, but ■^riousresnltswould undoubtedly have ensued tiad not' a neighbour fortunataly observed the occurrence and come to the rescue. As it was, the child was considerably bruised and scratched about the head and face, and the girl did not escape without marks of the combat. "Tlie Otago Daily Times" reports:—On Friday evening a boy named Thomas (jrainger, who resides with his parents at Anderson's Bay, took up a gun, not thinking it was loaded, and having placed a cap on ihe nipple, pulled the trigger. The gun happened to I>e loaded with shot, and the discharge struck a brick Avail, from which it l-fciKMinJed, sonieof it entering the facc,arms, ami breast" of a domestic servant named Ji sale Drown, employed by Mr Grainger. The injuries.' were-of a somewhat serious nature, and Dr Gordon Macdonald was sum moned by telephone. Upon arrival the doctor extracted the shot, and is now able to declare that the girl is out of danger. Tlie following telegram from C-Jore was published m tlie " War Cry :"— " Please rectify mistake iv last week's 'Latest,' which road 'Devil captured,' ami should haves road ' Devil capsized.' - Wish we could capture him.—Treasurer Styles." Recog* vising the benefit that would Inve.been con ferred on humanity.by the "■ capture "of the Old (-Jcntleman, we can only express regret that the first rendering of the telegram was not quite correct; but had it been so, the capturers would have landed themselves hi thejwime position as many dthershave—they would now Ij»j looking for another job. How ever, there is even a consolation m knowing that the old rascal has had a "capsize."' Long may the army bq ablo to semi-invert his perpendicular. , , Readers of the famous! Krentaer Sonata will be interested to hear that the author, Connt Leo Tolstoi, lias another work almost ready for the press. Like the Kroutzer Son ata, it deals with moral questions, and is likely to cause a great sensation. As m the Kreutzer Sonnta Count Tolstoi inveighed against legalised marital licentiousness, so m this book he inveighs against gluttony and drunkenness, and shows how contrary they are to the natural condition of men. The effect of tobacco and alcohol on the human' system he has thoroughly studied, and it is said that he intends to spend the remainder of his life m waging an intellectual Mar against narcotics, intoxicating drinks, and whatever else may tend to deteriorate humanity The local corps of the Salvation Army has been '.reinforced during the past few days by a detachment from the Christchurch forces, and Salvation uniforms and processions, and Salvation music, have been conspicuous m the streets. The Lasses' Band Ins attracted , much' attention, and during the four days' campaign the Barracks have been packed, especially during the evenings. Last evening a monster tea meeting was held, to which 280 persons sat down. After tlie tables had been cleared the meeting was addressed by the Revs. Blake, Buttle, Gray, and Sawle, Major Veal, and others, an apology being made for the absence of Colonel Taylor, who was indisposed. Much enthusiasm and interest was shown iii the proceedings. The collections and recruiting during the few days' campaign have been very satisfactory. A meeting of electors at Waitalmna on Tuesday adopted these resolutions:—That there should be no more borrowing for five years, or until the population of the colony numbers one million souls ; that the number of Legislative Councillors should be perma nently reduced to thirty ; that the present volunteer force should be supported m pre ference to creating a standing army • that the Public Works Department be completely .abolished; that no new offices should be created nor official salaries increased; that a graduated land tax should be substituted for the Property Tax ; that to avoid having more than one session yearly the honorarium of a member should be £200 per annum • that members' free passes on railways should only be used while Parliament is m session A vote of thanks was passed to Sir Georce Grey, Messrs Barron, Fish, and Goldie, aiid champions of retrenchment.

Tlie Ashburton Racing Club invites tenders for gorse-cutting and grubbing at the Race course. The Auckland larrikins have found a new outlet for their genius find energies since the Wild West Show arrived there, m the shape of the lassoo and lariat, a, la. Broncho CJeorge or tlie Arkansas Kid. Nothing delights them more tliau to sneak up behind a Chiusv njiwi's vegetable cart and lassoo " John." The coaching stallion Bobbie "Burns is to travel this district this season, and is now located at Cookaon's stables. It was intended to have had him here for the Horse Parade on last Saturday, where he would have held his own m the ring, but by an error m Ciirist churc'i he waa not forwarded on as arranged. This horse should be a favorLe with farmers m this district who want to breed good trap horses or trotters, his grand appearance and pedigree (as per adyertiseroentvaudi-cards) showing him to be well suited for the above purposes if mated with suitable inarca. A movement is on foot m both: the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches at Wellington to take advantage of the com ing elections m the cause of denomination-, alism, A "Cotmniteee of the former body have reported to the Synod m favour of tak ing steps to urge all church members toivote for candidates who will support a 'Bill similar to Mr Pyke's Private Schools Bill. The Roman ; Catholies have decided to ask the Trades Unions to alter their published programmes so as to advocate payment by results to Catholic schools, and are also form ing Committees to further this purpose. Tlie regular monthly meeting of the Star of Ashburton L.O.L. Was field m ! the Orange Hall on Thursday last, 2nd instant. There was a large attendance of the brethren. After the usual routine bnsiiies's had been, gone through, it was d^cujed to at oiice apply for a charter fctrifche' formation of a Female Orange Lodge m Ashburton. Ifrwas also decided to celebrate the coining s*th of November by a tea and social. The annual installation of officers for the,ensuing year then took place, when the fouWing bretbern Were duly installed, I;P.JI* Bjro Cockburn acting as installing officer :^—Biro H. Paget> W.M. ; Bro W. Houston, D.M.; Bro Ci»ck bnm, Secretary; Bro D.'Mclntyre, Treasurer. Committee:—Bro S. B. Nelson; P.M., Bros R. Kerr, W; Rundell, JV Mi^Hampton, and O. Brown. The officers'having returned thanks, the Lodge was closed m due form by the VftM.  ' Yesterday Mr JdhniGrigg sent by rail from Ashburton a long tVaiit' of horses 'for. shipment to India. The horses have all been selected, witli a view to meet the Indian de mand,-not only for cavalry, .remounts, but for generally useful light horses. They were a grand selection, and barring accidents on the way^ should turn m a good thing for the shipper. The shipment would have gone away some time ago, but tlie strike threw the steamer out of time, and her sailing was twice postponed. On both occasions Mr Grigg had tlie horses trucked at Winslow, and had to detrain them tiwicej, and take the mob of half a hundred feck to Longbeach. At last, however, they have got away, and if they reach their^destination all right the Hindoo3;will have the chance of selecting a horse frorii as fine a lot of sound, active, hacks as have ever been sent away from this country. ____________„

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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Lo2tt)ox, October 6 and 7. Females are being employed m the hope of detecting " Jack the Ripper." Parliament meets on. November 25th. It is expected no less than 3000 Birmingham gun makers will have to be discharged through the McKinley Tariff Bill. The Dublin Convention has appointed Messrs Dillon, O'Brien, O'Connor, Sullivan, and Abraham Gill a deputa tion to visit America. Mr Jackson, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, who recently inspected the "blighted districts of Ireland, has been instructed to make another tour. An extradition warrant has beon issued from Bow street against a man naired Castion, who is charged with murder at Tieino during the recent | political disturbances there. ; It is reported that Mr Parnell lias made up his mind to get married if Captain O'Shea succeeds m his divorce suit. The " Times " states that the embar rassment of Westgarth and Co., whose extensive commitment m colonial Government securities and American railways has been the frequent topic of conversation on the Exchange, m part closed their accounts on Saturday. The Banks have now arranged to take up the less marketable securities, which are pledged as cover tot loans, and no further anxiety need be felt. A convention of Parnellites at Dub lin has demanded suspension of rents on, small holdings m potatoe-blighted dis tricts. Mr Parnell concurred; m this expression of opinion, though not him self present during the debate. '■ Berlin, October''7. Lieut.-General Kaltenborn has suc ceeded General Verdy dv Vernois as Prussian Minister of War. Bekke, October 7. The people of Tieino are equally divided on the subject of a revision of the constitution, and efforts are being, 1 made to bring about a compromise. St. Petersbuhg, October 7. It has been decided that the Czare witch shall visit- Constantinople de spite the resignation of the Patriarch.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydsey, October 7. .Female rioters were fined, and men sentenced to terms of imprisonment l-anging from a week to four months.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, October 7. Mr Mifcchelson received a cable message to-night from Mr Creighton, San Fran cisco, announcing that Mr Spreckles has accepted the new contract for the San Francisco mail service, and also that under the new American Tariff Act New Zealand flax will be admitted duty free at American ports. Gisborne, October 7. A man named J. B. Lane has been arrested for arson m connection with the destruction of his cottage by fire on Friday night, and remanded for a week, i Wellington, October 7. , In his address at!the opening of the Synod, fche Primate reviewed at some length the proceedings with respect tp the Primacy, maintaining that the General Synod's general original election was per fectly valid, and that body's authority was supreme. At the conclusion of his address, the Primate took occasion to allude to the distress which has recently been occasioned m the Church 1 m conse quence of one of tho.se periodical exhibit tions which .so readily finds place m the human mind, but which was scarcely to be expected from the source from which it sprang m Oxford. Blenheim, October 7, John Smith, Inspector and Secretary of the Westland Jloard, of Education! re ceived the appointment to-day of In spector of the Marlborough Board' of Education \ ; rai ft w ,V^ EDF' Ocfcober 7. ) _ Kobert J. Webb, a miner of Bald Hill Flat, has disappeared, having evidently committed suicide by jumping into the Molyneux. ; He left. a 'note, stating that his coat and hat would'be found on the bridge. Webb was a single man and a Uush lawyer of sowjq uQte, r

FRUIT EXPORT.

SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.

INTERVIEW WITH MR G. T. SMITE.

(IIV OUR. OWX KEPOHTISU.) Away back m tho autumn I had an in terview with Mr d. T.. Smith, tho pro prietor of SmiUrfield .gardens, m the course of which I collated a good deal of interes'ing matter. Tliat matter I did ,raj best to put before yom- .readers m an mtevHHtinjf form. On tli.it occasion Mr Smith gave me to understand that it was Ills intention to make the experiment of exporting some apples to the Old Coun try, the result of which experiment lie* would take, ways and means of letting mfr know. Tho experiment h;is been made, and the result has been ascertained, and I now give as nearly as possible'in. Mr Smith's own language details of the-ex periment. ;/ .. « ■;.;. Mr Smith told me that two casei of apples, each .containing about lOQlbs, were picked by him from his own orchard and packed by him with his own hancfc on the 28th April, 1890. "One case'was sent to my friend Mr Oliphant, residing m BauftVihire, Scotland. The other was sent to Mr Huco Friedlander's brother m London. Both were sent as presents. Thoy were shipped by Mr Friedlander m the s.s. Duke of Buckingham about the 6th of May, and by last mail I received from my friend m Banffishire a letter m which he says that the apples arrived all m splendid condition, except four apples lin No. 8, which were damaged. The fruit was beautiful and highly- perfumed. I kept the different kinds of apples very distinctly separate m the cases, and num bered the kinds for-reference by ;Mr Oliphant and Mr Friedlander, retaining, for myself here the full tables of the con tents of each case, so that I am able to give the names of the- kinds sent and the numbers attached to them. As the cases were not an exact copy of each other 1, as the tables will show, the numbers do not represent the same apple ; but it is worthy of, note that it was the same apple m each case that gave way m export. Mr Friedlander tells me his brother wrote to say that his case of apples arrived m splendid condition ex sept No. 4, slightly damaged, but tliat class of apple would sell well m London. It will be seen that No. 4 m Mr Fried lander's case and No. 8 m Mr Oliphant's were samples of the " Margil," as fine an apple as one could wish to see. "Let me give you the mode I adopted m packing them, and copies of the names of the varities I .sent with th« -numbers attached to them. Each apple was wrapped separately m tissue paper, placed m layers, and between each layer a sheet of the " Guardian" newspaper. In this case at least the name was not a misnomer, for well indeed did it guard the fruit. The whole were packed m two common large-sized gin boxes, nailed down closely, and no air holes left. Here are the name tablet! :— No. 1 Case. (Mr Waldcmar Friedlander, London.) No. I—Baxter Pearmain. 2—Scarlet Peartnain. 3— Sykehousc Ruasett. 4— Margil. s—Jonathan.s—Jonathan. 6—London Pippin. 7—Dumlow Seedling. B—Perfection. 9—Winter Majetin. . No. 2 Ca?e. (Mr Oliphant, Banffshire.) No. 1- Smith's Recovered. 2 —Munroe's Favorite. ] 3—Prince Bismarck. , ■ ' ■ 4—Ben Davis. « s—Dumlow Seedling. j (s—-London: Pippin. ". / . tf 7 —Jonathan. fi S—Maryi 1; '" ; : 9 Scarlet Pearmain. 10-Carter's* Blue. ; 11—Sykehouse Russett. j 12—French Crab. 'v " The same class of apple as I sent Hohie I was selling here to the fruit shops at l|d per lb, and Mr Friedlander informs me that the cost of sending the apples Home would be, roughly calculated, about Id per lb. The fruit from nailing down to opening had been about'seventy, days packed, and had stood very well indeed, as, with the exception of a fewlof the Margils all the others arrived irfjirime condition. The price m London Was liot quoted by Mr Friedlander, but seeing that it wits Julyfwhen the/cases landed, fruit would be fetching good prices, jas that month is equivalent to our January. " All of these apple scions I originally brought over here from Australia. r 'PrinW ''Bismarck ' is an Australian seedling which I was the first to introduce here. 'Bfen Davis ' is of Yankee origin, and a gof)d apple." , ' I may here state that No. 1 apple the case that went to Scotland has lost! its name by some means' or other, and m the list given to me , was marked "name lost." As the poor apple can't go through the world without a name, I have taken the liberty, of calling it " Smith's recovered." Altogether Mr Smith is quite satisfied with the result of his exporting experiment, so far as being able to send Home the fruit m good condition goes. It only remains to ascertain now what sort of a market will be found for high class fruit on whicli freight at a penny per lb h*s to be • paid, or if frieght can be obtained at a lighter figure than. that.

Latest Parisian Fashions

(f ROM OUR OWJT COHRBSPOXDBST.)

Paris, September 2. The beait monde of the gay capital has now started for the seaside, and many pretty seaside costumes have been made for the fair travellers. A pretty one is made of flowered-plaid woollen material combined with a biege or mastic coloured plain goods, the tones of the plaid harmonising with the beige. The front of the skirt is a long straight apron reach ing plainly to the floor. The back is Princess and of the plain beige fabric. The front of the bodice is of the flowered plaid, gathered full and drawn to a long point under a pointed belt, braided with green, pink, gold, and blue stripes. The upper part of the sleeves are of plain -material, made full and gathered at the point of the elbow, the deep cuff being of the flowered plaid, and the" collar braided ' m colours to match the pointed belt. At' the present moment there are two dis tinctive features m costumes— bodices and millinery. The skirt of the dress and j the mantle which accompanies it are of minor consideration if the bodice be well trimmed and a pretty hat is worn. Black bonnets and hats are being much worn, as they have the practical advantage "of harmonising with every costume. They are nmde of all materials, lace, straw, jet chip, or black tulle, with ornaments of jets applique on to black metal m form of bandeaux, crescents, butterflies, and various devices. Currants are favourite fruit trimming for the season, and are new artfully reproduced from nature both ' m the red and the white varieties. Another hat ia quoted as recalling the head gear worn by the famous gendarmes m Genevicre de Brabantj a bewitching hat of black openwork chip, with a wide brim slightly pointed over the face^ tied up at the back with white ribbons; Six white Ostrich tips and narrow white ribbon velvet cover the crown. Bodice* are trimmed m so many devices it is difficult to designate a favorite model. They are tilled on to the lining m front and drawn across the bodice, fastening invisibly under the arm j they aro mad 6 with yokes and the fulness gathered into the belt, or they an» elaborately trimmed.

with passementerie or braid and cmbrot dory, or well icailiered jabots of chiffon >v Uio m.ifcorinl if it ha light. The tailors have juloptcil tho seamless bodice as their own, the material is left slightly full over fciie Inist and drawn to a long point m fr<mfc iind fasleiiod invisibly under tho arm. The skirtr, are-still worn plain, but , show a decided tendency to greater ampli | tudo, and .ire gmdnally being trimmed, many of the tliin summnr drussos being '■much elaborated with ruffles find flounces.

Labor Questins.

[PKR PllJfciS ASSOCIATIOK.T" * ■ Loxdox, October 7 Two thousand lightermen ha\e struck at Hull, and atNawpo*-*r2oo'^ miners and boilermakers have been locked out. A federation of unskilled labor unions is projected,, embracing one and . a quarter million workers, as a counter blast to the Shipowners' Society. ! The dockers asselrt. that the resolu tion not to block vessels m the Aus tralian trades refers to the present period only, and blocking may still possibly be resorted to if the strike is prolonged. ? The Dickers' Congress has closed its sitting. ' A resolution was passed to day that it would be. [impossible to enforce an eight hours limit., , ; . The Allan line of steamers complain that their trade is paralysed by the extortions, laziness, and dishonesty of the dockers.  . , Sydney, October 7. The Marine Service Association, which was formed m opposition to the Marine Officers' Society, has been dis banded. " :'' Some o£ the Western miners have resumed work without: the consent of the Labour Defence Committee. ' A mass meeting is to be held to morrow.

LYTTELTON

Two assaults on non-union laborers took place yesteeday. The first was on Nor wich Quay, and two men have been arrested as participators. The other was on board the s.s. Arawa, where a non union laborer named Berry was set upon by some of the firomen'of the steamer. The offenders m the latter case were not; detected. A well-known etevedore was stopped by 'some firemen on Monday night on the wharves and informed that they (the firemen) were going to take it out of him. Fortunately the Lyttelton I^arbor Board's watchmen wore within hearing distance and nothing happened., ~ WBtLnfGTON, October 7. A crowded meeting of Unionists was addressed at the Theatre' Royal to-night by the delegates, who spoke at some length ,on the burning questions*-of the hour. Amongst other things Mr Winter strongly advised the labor party m! lington not to try and elect three candi dates, if by doing so they jeopardised the chances of nil, but rather, to drop one. and try to make sure of two/ His remarks seemed to meet with a large amount of favor. Resolutions were carried approv ing of the action of the delegates m refusing to agree,to Unionists .working with non-Unionists, deprecating, the refusal of the Employers' .Association to uttend the. Csnference on the ground of discourtesy and a tendency to widen the breach between employers and the work ing class, ami endorsing the recommenda tion of the Conference , to establish a national Maritime Trades and Labor Council for New Zealand" ; also, "That as the only condition of compromise offered by capital,' namely, indiscriminate ming ling of Union and non.-Uijion labor, amounts to unconditional surrender of Unionism, this meeting is of opinion that a levy' of toil per cent, on those earning wages should be contributed by all Unions, for the purpose of supporting those men who are directly engaged m the struggle."

"VVellington, October 8. The deputation which was appointed by the Conference yesterday, waited oh the Premier at noon to-day, but representa tives of the Press were not admitted.:

The Weather

ALFORD STATION , , , The following is the Meteorological Re port for the week cudinc October,'sth, 1890 :t-

THE ELECTIONS.

Auckland, October 8. Richard E. Hobbs, who first entered the House of Representatives m 1878, has definitely decided. to retire, and will not contest the Bay of Islands beat.-, ■' ' New Plymouth, October 8, Mr Clinton Hughes addressed the elec tors last night. He did not < indicate which party he would support. He op posed borrowing, favored retrenchment, would raise the. school age from 5. to 7 years,, and stop State Education at the Fourth Standard. He advocated the in trodnction of immigrants, and would sup port federation. He thought < there was no need for a strike m New Zealand. • A vote of thanks was accorded. ;' ■ •-, Dunemn, Octobers, Mr.Snow, County Chairman, ia defi nitely out fortheTaieri. ', • ■

TO-DAT'S TELEGRAMS

[PER 1 PRESS AJWOCXATIOST.] ] I*nmm M«af. Auckland. October 8. The New Zealand Shipping Company have made arrangements for regular ship ment'} of frozen meat from Waiter* to Home. The first cargo steamer will call at Waitara in February. "' ■ Christchurch" October 8. A lo liter has been 'received by the Grand Master of the New Zealand? sson atitutiou of Masons ■ from 'the' Gr&nd Master of Liberia stating that there is no doubt of the recognitionl by that- Grand Lodge, "■ . •'.... 3!rb«ich of th» CiHmlagr a»* I<oftertoi» Art. Attheß.M. Court to-day, before R. Beetham, R.M., thre* cases were brought against Messrs Seligalid Bird, proprietors of the " Referee" fon breaches of the Gaming and Lotteries Act in receiving money for investment on the totalisator, and in publishing advertisements relative thereto. Two ca»3s were Ihedrcj *i|L l>» third ivS to be decided by the |decisi^;on them, which was reserved. Twt»' ietfler cs\ses, for publishing advertisentents re lating to Melbourne sweejis, were ad journed sine die. ■.•''- = '■■ •'

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As the wheel of .time Ims again ushered i the busy spring, and ilo be. prepared t supply the requii-ements pi Nature, and fit their numerous patrons, Messrs J. Scaly .{^ud Co; .have completed their selection, of ffepda, which'are .of the choicest Samples obtainable, and which Include clovers, turnips, man golds, carrots, rape, perennial ; lyesraiH, oooksfoot, elephant swode, garden and ilftWer seeds m endless variety, and garden requi sitea of every description. For the <t»hvte nience of piVtrons Who cannot make their purchases during the clay fhe premises will be open to nine pan. on Saturday emribci. oa Mid after the 16th August.—(Advt)



Ihe best medicine is Sanderand Sons Eucalpyti Extract. Test its eminent power ful eftecte m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the world are its patrons. Read the omcial reports that accompany each bottle We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The fficial reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the official communications of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.I). Pro fessor, etc.—"C. 8., 24 years old; conces tional abscess on the thigh, Incisions made ia two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a Mid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously, In consequence the dressing was removed and jn its place were mad.o during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract, The offensive fater dis appeared very sooii, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the jjatter treatment awed the patient's life."' (Advt.) $



Wanted. \ CASH Advertisements tinder this henoinp not excoedm SIXTEEN WORDS 1,/-. Addresses may be left at- : this Offiae. T\7 ANTKD"]OOWN--C^^!KsßyrL | \ V wantk h'fty pairs fresh haro.f soon as possible; also 40 to 00 pnirs arood , roostere. . 10*48 BOOTS, BOOTH. " Keep your feet Dry and save Doctor's Bdls. htivi « : fipicudid Stock m now. Tiy ny Double-Kolod Shooters. Every pair tiUHi-.-niteod. IIonHRT Alcorn, Ashbur ton Olotliin? Mart, Ssiunderw' Buildini's. WANTED Known. - ForDredsStuffs, Ptiut-*, etc., Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value m town. —H. C. Segeks. WANTED Known.—For- Sheetings T« hii nn», Calicoeß, Qutltx, Towels, Table Napkins," Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, ttc.j |?oto iMelfordHou.se. —H. C. Seoeks. ;i; ANT.KD every man m the County V\ to hare a suit of tho Ashburton Tweeds.-—Rouxut Aicorx, A'shburtoii CloUiing Mart, Saunder'a Buildings, ANTED Known.—For iirSt-class Millinery and Drapery (marked elieap) go to Melford House. New Goods just opened. —H. C. Segeks. STOP That" Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are thebest—see that the name is stamped on every one. H. G. Flowjeb, Confectioner, East Street. ~T7a.NTED KnowiT^The- Cheapest v V Shop to buy Tinware and lial vaniscd Iron goods iv Ashbarton, is at W. F. Ha-KXafoiid's, Burnett Street. A .nrge stock'kept on hand. Tin and Iron ( ware gooda made and repaired with dea patch. ' : ' jr'uaiic Notices. DARKEST AFRICA, cheap editioh, now arrived. First supply limited. New Books, Now Stationery, New Fancy Goods'and Novelties all at reduced prices. Largo assortment of New Mu.sic of every description. Pianos on hire and for sale on terms. Orders received for Book binding of every kind.—L. F. Anmewks & Co. PUBLIC NOTICE. E. E. Dowlb, JAILOR. BEGS.' to inform his numerous friends and the public generally that he has commenced business on his own account m premises lately occupied by Mit F. F. Clayton, East atreet, next J. Okr & Co.'.s. Fit, Style and quality {ruarantisecl, combined with moderate charges. t 182 i ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. E. S.-. BE ANT Has secured aomo of the celebrated KAITAEGA.TA AND BUAG POINT COAL Sr Cheaper and cleaner than Newcastle. R.;S. BEAN, . 1(54. " Wo»t Street. HENRY ZANDER^ I HAVE just landed ex " Doric "my soiisou'ii .supply of the iiuesb TtTRNIP SEEDS Consisting of— ■ GREEN TOP YFJ..LOW ABEROKKN. PUUPLK TOP "f ELI/JW ABERDEEN puuplk. top mammoth, white stone stubble, purple top swedf,, devonshire greystone, YJ3LLOW TANKARD, Etc, Etc. i ' ' ' ..s :;.-■ .« p^ p S » H .H -« S» © cc S W S O 5 w »2 • ■ ' °« tk £ £ ■ ' «4 © ■ ? H a" ? All of tho purest quality, n,nri tests can he seen at my office. SHEEP Q HEARS. HEEP OHEARS'. QHKKP 'QHRARS. OHEKP OHEARS. All the favor'to Brands. WA?vD and PAYNE'S, WARD and PAYNE'S, BURGON and BALLS', BURGON and BALLS', Turkey and Wnshita OILSTONES, Boiled and flaw UNSEED OILS, Ground and Lump RADDLE, Red mid Black Branding OIL, L VMPBLACK, btc. Woolpacks. Woolpacks. Full size and full weight. I have also m stock,— GALVAIVISKr* IRON (Lysaghfc's Orb). ■ In all lengths ; arid can supply tho trade as well as farmers. Cement, Cement Stakes, Posts, Rails, Fencing and! Barbed "Wire, RANSOME'S and HORNSBY'S PLOUGHSHARES. General Ironmongery AND • Groceries, WINES and SPIRITS, ALES anw STOUT. New Scasion's Teas.' , MAURITIUS SUGARS, btc., etc., btc.; HENRY^ZANDER —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, National Mutual Lify A.a«oeiation of Usti".tln«ia. . .



■PiVblic Notices I Wool Ivool Wool T IBERAL CASH ADVANCES L , ,■ .■ M.ule on tlie onnuina ./ WOOL CLJPS At the Lowest Ourvoiit Ral.os of Interest. GEORGE JAMESON, Ashbur-ton and Rakaia. ____^_ nm FIRST DISPLAY OF Spring Goods. A NDREW /-\RR J\ NDREW ijRR "ITS now showing a Beautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, NEW DRESS GOODS' BEIGE'S FRENCH CHECKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. O CASES of Ladies' French BOOTS £ and SHOES Direct from Fmrice. » ■ . • ■ ■ ANDREW ORR. FISHING SEASON, 1890 9 FISHTNG TACKLE. F| E Sij i/L iit pfv 1890 NGT r 1891 ""TUST arrived, « <l DORIC " from best *) English and American Manufac turers a large and well assorted stock of all Fishing requisites. Rods, Lines, Reels, Minnow*, Files, Gaff Hooka, single, double nw\ treble, Mountings, assorted Hooka: Waterproof Stockings, India ft übbor era ck - proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish Bags In'jiroafc variety, including latest 'pat terns. Every article of the ncason at lowest prices. Fishing Licenses can now be obtained from mtj. ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING, and TENNIS MATERIALS. W. ZANDER, Direct Importer Fishing Tftcklo. Toblmcconist find Fancy Goo-is--. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hnirdn<s,sin;j: ""^uoon MEN m chnrt;e of Threshing Machines experience great difficulty m dressing clean withonh a conHideinble portion of tlie qxnm Ijein.^ blown aw;iy with the <-hair. This diniculfcy can be effectually overcome by usinjj; FLAVALL'S PATENT DRESSING BOARD. —ALSO-- TFK 12ft SPUING SHAKERS, ASTD NFAV BOTTOM DRESSING APPARATUS, AND New top or SECOND DRESSER with Bft ridd!en. Theso make the old Threshing Machines do the threshing and dressing equal to new machines, Ashburton, 30th Sept., 1890. MR F. FLAVALL, Dear Sir,—'l am quite pleased with the Alterations and Improvements you luado'to my Threshing Machine last year, and with your Patent Dressing Board I can pet through more work and dress clean without blowing the j'rain or grass seeds into the chaff. Yours truly, John Hendebsox, Ashburtdn, F. FLAVALL, Peter. Stbket, tSHBURTON. TIMBER MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET, Oi'Pohite Harbisons Auction Maiit, -pj-AS IN STOCK Large.Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN AftY DESIGN AT SHORTEST <■ NOTICE. Reliable Seeds. /~1 ENUtNE Farm Seeds for sale at VJT J. SEALY & CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seeds at J. SEALY * CO. S. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Blue Prussian Peas at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Golden Tares bt J. SEALY & CO.'S. New Turnip Seecs at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Farm Seeds at J SEALY & CO. S. * None bub Cam-Mr and Cd.'s choice Seeds m stock 1 J. SEALY .& CO..



Elgin, October 6th, 1890, rrO Dr. KUREIM BUX. Deai? Sir,—My eyes wove weak and a skin h.id grown over the sight of one and partly over the other, but under your treatment for two months you successfully took the skin off them, and now Icnn see r« well as evor with one, and the other i« RTimtly improved. I strongly ml vine all similar sufferers to pay yon a visit. I am, yours «frc., JW_ KT.I%ABF.TH JARY. Traffic Bridge Hotel, II A N G I T A T A. F.T "*U IS H»tol h situated on the South I Bauk of the Rangitatn at the Traffic Bridj»« ?l , nud .there tire, good paddocks and yard* tor all cl;is««a of travelling stock, with j,'o«l sfjibling. The HotelJstfiftfls m the centre of the Iwat^ hashing district m Canterbury. The Ran<»itata, Orari, .AVaiiii, and Cooper's Creek are nil tiitliin easy distance, and fchi»y teem wif.h splendid trout. The tables kept; can compare with any Hotel m Canterbury, and every accommo dation is available for visitors and fami lies, v ;f\: All liquoxs are of the best brands pro curable; Wm. WHEELBAND, ,10 37 Proprietor. ""SHAG POINT COAL? fTIHIS superior Coal, for household and X steam purposes, can now be obtained from Messrs. J. G. Re*telt,, W, H. Collins tt Co., and R. S. Bean m any quantity. Special quotations for truck loads. This Coal is perfectly safe m using, 'leaving no live anlie* or soot, and is very cleanly and economical for household purposes, having great heat mid lasting power. W. H. WILLIAMS, 10§18 Manager Shag Point Mine. ~S~PRING~ FASHIONS. New Millinery. "f 1 jTE have now opened the latest novel- YV ties for the season m Ladies' Hats Mid B:>nnets, iv the most Fashionable shapes and Superior Quality, together with the choicest Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers. &c, procurable. Now Jackets, Now Mantles, New Duat loaka, New Bordered Costumes, New Checked Dress Goods, 'New' Plain Dross Goods, New Ginghams and Zephyrs, New Prints and Sateens, .NoW Flannelettes and NEW GOODS hi Every DEPARTMENT 0A L L EAEL Y. AND INSPECT THEM AT S. I, AL« i do, EA S T STREET '. 10 SEYMOUB, SURGEON- D E N T I S T OF CHRISTCHURCH, vmit vitstT A S H BU It T ON fm ilatSn ti» hn- announced, ami may be consulted fit MR, CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. 10 17 "" ' O TJ% 1' 11 X N iJ tt O S OTE V H ENS I.J KO S, MARKET .HOUSE AS nmniucf fVcri'.'; tvtst thfJr «l»a<«ow.s . beforr, nnd kmnviny thin to belhc CQuSCf we Jiavo'jiifit Ismded- a nice jissort nwnt of [)AIKYING UTENSILS, iu chidhv* — AIILK SKTMMKRS, MILK STRXIN'KRS, MILK BUCKia'S, BUTTER PATS. • BUTTER PRINTS, MILK PANS, CHURINS, &c, &c. ■ ' • ■«-.-■ * .' In Household Hequisjites We have Saticopan«?,*Kettles, Pota, Pans, Tubs, Buckets, Baths, Clocks, VVatches, &c., &c. O_A.RPEif TOOLS S^adesf Forks, Rakes, Hoes (American hhd Dutch), Spado Handles, Fork Handles, Rake Handles, and a large variety of other goods m every-day use, such as BRUSHES SCRUB, SHOE, BLACKLEAD. BROOMS HAIR, BASS, CANE, CORN, &v. ALL ORDERS, by Post or otherwise, executed at once, and delivered promptly. Customers m town, raited Upon if re quested. Every effort to give GOOD VALUE and satisfaction. STEPHENS BROS. MAEKFT HOUSE ASH BU RTON SPEcFaL_ NOTICE. CALL AND SEE THE GRAND DISPLAY op . ;r?3 BOYS' YOUTHS', AND MEN 6 CLOTHING MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, Ac. rpHFi largest and best assorted Stock m 1 the District to select from, which for "Value, Variety, and excellence of Manu •cture, we stand unrivalled. MEASURE pvEPARTMENTS EASURE JJEPARTMENTS NEW TWEEDS AJU) COATINGS For the approaching Season To Hand. SOLE AGENTS for Werlheim's latest and improved HAND ami TREA DLE SEWING MACHINES. JS'-fr W Z'E A T A N D CLOTHIM' FACTORY W. H WEBBER, Manager