MARRIAGE.

Wheeler—Hayman. —On Wednesday, June 18th, at the Wesleyan Church, Willowby : |,;;by Bey. J. N. Buttle. Thomas''Wheeler to Maky Jane, eldest daughter of \Mr Thomas Havman.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1890. CHARITABLE AID ADMINIS TRATION.

'*" One of J;lio measures the Atkinson Government intend to bring dpwn during the present session, if penfaiited to' do so,!is an amendment of the Hospital arid Charitable Aid Act. ', In what particular direction the Govern : merit intend to amend the Act is not. stated; but, from what has been previously stated by members of the Cabinet, the new measure will differ very little from previous proposals. The fate of the late proposals are well known. The House and country marked its sense of Cabinet in capacity in this direction by refusing to permit the Government measure to pass into law; and unless the new measure, should it ever reach a further stage than mere mention in the Governor's speech, is very much different, it will share a similar fate. The present system of administering charitable aid is anything but perfect, but it is preferable to a system of estab lishing what; would- practically be State Poor Houses, with , all .the objectionable features of a Poor Lay. Whatever other qualifications Sir H. Atkinson may have as a legislator, when grappling with the adminis tration of Charitable Aid, he ie totally at sea. His. compulsory life assurance proposals in this direction, and his other efforts at various times, have amply demonstrated that he is th© least qualified of all New Zealand Premiers to deal with this difficult and delicate social problem.. The present measure needs amendment, but the present Cabinet, we are afraid, is not competent to deal with it. A mistake ha's been made in following in the. beaten track of older countries,., and making each district responsible for the cost of its own poor, instead of re cognising the poor as the burden of,the whole colony. ' Under the present system we have the unpleasant revela tion constantly arising of one district endeavouring to shoulder its burdens upon its neighbour. The poor and needy are packed on board a train or steamer, and sent from one district to another, and are received with any thing but a cordial welcome anywhere. The money frittered away in train fares and steamer fares in this direction, would, we believe, if published, surprise the public, who are in blissful ignorance of the hitches constantly arising as .to what district is responsible for the care of a particular recipient of chari table aid. Some Charitable Aid Bdarclr, we have good authority for say ing, when rendering assistance to the unfortunate from another district, save local taxation by making oxoos^ sive charges for the housing and look ing after of a stray pauper sheep from a neighbor's flock. In all cases the barest pittance is doled out to the needy, and where there is the slightest excuse to shirk even this, it is availed of. Each Board enters upon its func tions with the firm resolvQ tq screw down charitab|e aid taxation,, tvr|d this is acpqmplished in many cases by shunting legitimate burdens on to other localities, upon private benevolen.cfy upon already pool' relatives, op by ignoring the prayers and entreaties of those, in need, and by endeavouring to foster a public, opinion .that all appli-; cants for aid are imposters. Under a system where' each district is ■ made resppijajble for the maintenance of its. own pooi', scarcely any other- rcauji could be looked for. The local rate payer's pocket is the supreme con sideration ; the administration of charitable aid in the spirit in which it was conceived, is a secondary matter. And the constantly shifting and changing population offers a vajicl excuse, v^ ileay, in fau tqq ittanj instances to refuse temporary suocouii in deserving cases. A olass of people most likely to require assistance are those persons who, in order to provide for their wants, have to migrate from plage to place, and yet, should this class, through any sudden calamity j need assistance, J^fs, the IWiYP.F of the administrative bodies, to, refuse to give it on the technical ground of non-residence for a stipulated period. Hence we J have in the various news papers such headings as these, " A Pauper Whom Nobody Owns," "A Deserving Case for Private Charity," etc. Each Board has full power to tax within its own boundaries for charitable purposes, but a Board that heaps up boo much taxation, no matter how much genuine distress is relieved, is not generally considered by local taxpayers to be a good governing body. On th# local gp.ygrprr"^ rrr i '"'r.Y t 1 '; Act seems $o b-e a r i:.i. '.••\-.\ i.v- ;■■-. and any 'alteration that is made, in order to give general satisfaction, must be upon broader lines. The poor of New Zealand will have to be recognised as the burden of New Zea land as a whole. But any hope of a comprehensive measure of this character is out of' the question frqni the present incompetent Administra tion.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ The general election is expected to take place early in October. ' '

, It costs £661,000 less now than it did seven years ago to supply New Zealand colonists w|th nlcqhojjq liquorg,

In China and aome pacts of India the finest tea costs only 3d or 4d per lb.

The first pianoforte was made by Father Wood, an English monk, about the year J7JI, for Mr Crisp, tho author of " Virginia."

, There &ye live vessels which started from Poi-fc Lyttelton last season which have nof. yet reached the old country, and have been from 110 to 149 days out.

It ie stated that jo is the of tho con tributors tliat the English Searle Memorial should be placed in tlje (Sydney Art Gallery.

■Mr J, W. CiVvcr, of Mangapai, has grown and dried a fine sample of Italian prunes. ' The prune industry has .assumed lai'ge dimensions in California,

One of the Kcrmadoc Islands settleis, Harry K. Hovell, has presented to the House in the form of a petition a claim of £900, ■ a^ compensation for losses sustained through his being misled by the report' of a Govern ment officer into purchasing a ru.ii at Sunday Illaud.

The rumors of the repeal of the German sugar duty are without foundation.

There has been a steady increase of deaths from diphtheria in Melbourne during the last three or four years. I*

For refusing to receive a dead body into his hotel for the purpose of holding an in quest the licensee of'the .Criterion HbteV Oamaru, was last week fined 10s and 7s costs.-

Those of our readers Avho have been interested in the mission recently conducted by Mrs Baeyertz, are reminded of the meet ing to-night in.the Orange Hall.

Ifc is understood that a breach of promise case is likely to occupy the attention of the Dunedin Supreme Cdurt 'shortly;' in which a young lady will to recover...£2ooo damages from the;fipkleiswain.; ;/-''. \.,» C,\""

. , Papers frqm,jaonoluJw w tp..May 13, giy.e particulars of the murder "of Charles Hiram, the King's coachman, by a South Sea Island native, Liv, who shot him when .JJiram ordered him away from the house. The 'murderer is at largeV"?;fi v\ 'l, f}\^\'fi " No less than 22' tons of New Zealand 'fisV and game .(says.the Australian Star.of the, 9th) arrived in a frozen condition!'yester day, consigned to the New South' Wales Fresh Food and Ice, Company. M . r, ' ,-,

Whon off Cape' Egmont a flying fish came on board the St. Kilda, which was Bectujed-. It turns out to be a very rare Epeoimen of the kind, being what is known ail "the bearded flying fish,", a very unusual, visitor to New Zealand waters.

A gentleman in (Calcutta, writing to a friend in Auckland, states that five of the banks there have recently suffered heavily through frauds. The defalcations amount to no less a sum than £159,340.

It has been pointed' out that Prussia, although considered to be fully provided with railways, haß 923 towns of 2,000 in habitants or more not situated on any rail way. '. ; ; ''• ""-. J7' *~V> f- '~ : \ I The ladies of' Bermuda have started a rifl.6 club, of which the Governor's wife is Presi dent. They have a range of their own, where they practice at 100 yards with 200 ---calibre weapons, and are said to make re markably good scores. There are seventy members.

There are 28,380/552,0(J0 living creatures in a gill of milk taken from the cow in the evening, and allowed to remain overnight at the moderate temperature of, 77:jdeg.;,F. Indeed, in such a gill of milk there are more than twenty times as many* inhabitants as there are human beings oh the earth.'''

The night refuses .ire; a notr.bl-? fontiire. in Parisian life. N.ip'v !1.0-.i«tii-l iiin:an'- wort received'last \< i' 1. >iii<>. i>7S !■:" mimi uc have numbered 564,000.. Only 935 have been English. The Germans, however, num bered 27,000, the Belgians 21,000, the Swiss 9000, and the Italians 5000.

A private cablegram from Melbourne, received in Ashburton on Sunday, conveyed the news that David Price and his famous trotting mare Princess had been disqualified for ever for fraudulent running. A race in which Princess, rid en by D. Prica, was'a competitor, was won by a horse ridden by N. Price, in whose interest it j was considered that Princess was "stiff."

iAPalmerston North telegram states that one farmer there, who has been cropping his ground for yea.rs with ,profitable' results, produced this year 200 tons of potatoes from seven acres, and sold them for. £400,; another farmer produced 100 tons from five acres, and disposed of them for £200; while a third raised from ' one acre la ° 4 crop •■ of onions which realised £159.  ■ *. ' "

Ladies (says. the '/ Dunedin Star.") should how they carry their 'ptirs'ss in too convenient or exposed a place, and also as to how they travel about unattended after dark;. iqr-, during the past week in two' cases purses have been taken from Unsuspecting persons, and in one of these violence, i was used. On Tuesday afternoon at about; four- a'clpok, as Mr-s Belcher was proceeding alow?" the Queen's Drive, artho back of Mr J. Robert's now residenco. .. ■■< .■.: ■ ■ ■ V ■ ';. jumped out from tho buah ■. ' . ■ purse, which. fortunately contained at, the time a very modest sum,' from her hand, making off into the bush again. The other case was more serious, the victim this time !---■-•-•- ? .■.■,-:<: servant named Patterson, t. ■ > ■. .■ ■ : i..- ---following eyening, about half-past si^ o'clt*dk in Upper York, place, in the vicinity of the Ttoilyn tramway—^ ■ ttnnfe'y Tv>p'iliif'i-l'part —wl^n, ft lnan, in- ■!.■'. i: ';. ■ ..: same, suddenly put his hand over her iuouth and threw her down on tlie footpath. Ifjiy umbrella and handbag (in which, l\er purse, containing 12s) ic).\ \tyGft t]^p foot nath, ;\nd oai b,eh^y l^lentaorl by the ruffian \\y\\c\ jmnw Mutely made off) alie discovered lh;vt the pui"se had been removed fron'i the bag. The depredator is still at large, but will no doubt be brought to book and made to answer for hia misdeeds in duo courae. In the meantime the public should be on tilie, alert. <■'

It will be a y*ttsf U>. sheep ownera to Idc'ivn, th.ni/ ihe str-iugQiit regulations in the Ui<T.ttoj' of proceeding against owners for having shoop affected with lice has been ■i ',},-. ,' \". "I--'"'"■■.l by the following ■■■■■■ '.:■.!■■■, which have been issued to the sheep inspectors:—"Head Office Life Stock Department,V-Wellington, May 21st, .1890. —Complaints having*been received from various parts of the QolcpiY as to the needless irrit^tic^ cause/l hy some inspectors hvjnd^pjqualy enforcing septian 9. qi th.c $heep 'A°t, 18/78,, AiAfen.!}n\e»t. Aci, ]B,S6i, respecting sheep iqfectfld with lice, I am divectod to state. Uiat, in the opinion of the Ministev of Lands, this is a question which requires a certain amount of tact, as there is scarcely a. flock in the colony on which a louse could not be found, and it seems absurd to take proceedings against ownera of sheep in such cases. %} long as sheep are in prince cpfldHiw, that is'infit-' ap.lf gykUuiqQ t.lwtthey ar« not affected by jice fej'a'iiyjnjii'riQUs extent. lam accord ingly tot request that in future, more judgment may bo exercised in this.. matter, and that proceedings may be taken only in cases of gross neglect.—H. J. H. Eliotfcj Under-Seoretary.

" For ways that are dark and tricks arc vain the heathen Chin,o,e, w j*eo«ltar, IJ' sang Tsre£ Ifyi'ta \ WKii »« doubt, so thinks fine of iho ofticitilg of one of our localbank ing institutions. Enter John Chinaman with the air of a man who carried a miniature Mount Morgan about,with him. '''Me too muchee gold; you buy?" queried the heathen in his blandest manner. The official nods assent, and John, fqllqwing him the exchange, room^y^c^s the. dust; cjn; the epmitse,]!. A¥tsr clean big tlie gold, the banker placed 'it ni thjC scales, gauging the weight wjth his practised eye,' Ru.t tjhe scale, con taining tho dust refused to'a whig, though tho perplexed official continued to throw in the pennyweights against it. At length suspecting something "crooked" he com menced an examination of the scales, and at once the Celestial made a furious rusl\ far the door. He was quickly pcsW«d and brought ba ; p^, w-hpn $ w^s iQund that, a hlfindev. wire with, a five, pennyweight piece of lead Had be.en adroitly, attached to the under part qf .the scale., After-giving <jhe Celestial a practical e3m^an.M>if«ii of the situation, the backer, allowo'd him to depart, jqho retaining to the last a most immovable expression of surprise at the whole business. —" Tuapeka Times.

"saWdeW And sons' k eucai^ypt EXTRACT. —In protect iaa of the world wide fan^e oim manufacture has acquired all over.the globe, we publish the, following:— Hazard, M.D., Professor ,of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nei'vous System, says hi an editorial published !i,n, the "01 i 1 i- ;' T!- ■ '-1 " : -" We have examined i >'."■; ■!< '■:; ■•]:.: 1 iii«--if- of different mamifac tui'esjthe preparation of Sander and' Sons was the only, one'that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests," Another concoction called," Refined Extract of Euodj'ptus" has made its' appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, forempst iv causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victqyia,,. that a child living at Fitzioy became'most seriously indisposed through its use. In another s»se ai:lftdy states on £he strength of statutory declaration that she* suffered cruelly' from' the effects of the.same eo?iroction, To guard. \ae high reputation' o. f.o-ir iiiiinufiici uiu wo feel Avari'anted- in expo ing the 'above' facts, and desires the public to exercise cai*e and precaution when buying, SANDER and SONS.--(Advt.) 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual forrnicrhHy meeting of Hi Ashburton Borough (.'ouiiul was hohl la-:t evening. Vre-cni — His Worship ih« Mayor presiding, and , Crs Friedlander. Keir, Bird, Scaly, Cuthberbson,. Scott and Brooke. /,, ' > \'}, ! i' ' ' '.'!"' FINANCE. ;' " ; The Mayor stated that the debit balance at the Bank stood at £1390 15s 4d. Since last meeting there had been received from, all sources of revenue a total of £332 3s lid, made up of the following sums: — Rates, 1889, £9 17s; 1890, £26 10s; rents >• ot reservesj .-£ll' 6s ; licenses : publicans', £270; dogs,, £1^10s; public biu^diugs, £1; earth sold, ,■_}!?, 18s ; library account, 19s 1; 'sale of pipes, £9 3s lid. --,•«.»-, - - ;,„' "MEETING" TIME:'"' -■ A - "'* '■--"*"' The Mayor, after the minutes had been rfead, took occasion to enter a protest ■against the want of punctually displayed by-some members of ,the Council/ It had been -frequently the caseiof late that the punctual membershadhadto waitfora con i siderable"length of time until a; quorum, arrived to enable them to .begin, business. ' , CORRESPONDENCE.,, . Mr J. Burnett, district engineer, New Zealand Railways, wrote stating that the Council's letterori the'subject of: railway j reserves had been referred to head quarters. , The Borough, solicitor wrote enclosing the legal opinion of Mr, George Harper.on, the .subject, of,leases of the Borough reservesl Ajietter was received from Messrs Wilding "and Lewis askina; their sanction to a right of way for Messrs Mitchell and Turner, Tancred street. Mr Thomas Barber applied for permission to burn rubbish. The Hon. Sec. Ashburton Cricket Club wrote asking the honor of an interview with the Council. The Trades and . Labor Council wrote, forwarding a, resolution of* that body .in "which the public bodies were requested, in letting contracts, to take into consideration whether the amount of the tender would be such as to admit of the contractor paying a fair wage for the work done.— The application by Messrs Wilding and Lewjs was referred to the Borough Solici tor. ' Mr Barker's application was granted on the usual conditions. CRICKET GROUND. ; ■ Messrs G. A. Andrews F. Main waring waited on the Council in regard !to the cricket ground in the Domain. Mr Andrews was spokesman and pointed out that ,now was the time for doing any work:the;Council intended to do on the cricket ground. The Cricket Club would like the Council either to make an offer to the Club, or allow the Club to make an offer to them. The best thing to do would be to fill up the E holes in the ground, roll, and patch-up*the pitch. The deputation waited on the Council more in the interest of the rising generation than of the pre sent generation of cricketers. {

The Mayor reminded the deputation of how the Cricket Club, the Football Cluti, and the Bicycling Club had treated the Council when the running track was laiol down. Had those Clubs stood to their agreement the work Mr Andrews men tioned would have been done at that time. The subject broached by the deputation would be considered at the proper time. ENOINEEES' REPORT. The Engineers' report was read as follows, and adopted :— ;

: Metalling. —As some of the newly re formed streets are ready for metalling; we have called for tenders for supplying about 400 yards of shingle, and those re ceived will he laid before you this even ing. We-find there is axlifficulty in ob taining any quantity of suitable shingle in the riverbed just now : we have therefore given the contractors the option of getting ib from one of the, Council reserves below the Traffic Bridge. Jubilee Cloc'-.—The carpenters are now at work framing the dormer front, and we es;poafc that we shall have this portion of the work in position, with the, dhii fixed, in about a fortnight, 'i fas'Lnbor <*anq have been engaged in carting soil and clay and filling \\p the old water race in the Domain, forming parts of Peter, Wills, and Wil liam Streets, trimming quick fence in Mona-Square, rep&ir-ing flooring of Traffic Bridge, attending to the water supply ajftd sundry maintenance work. Planting. —We would ask the directions of the Council as to the 10-acre planting reserve near the cemetery, the trees on which were burnt some months ago, and also as to filling up gaps in the plantations in the riverbed reserves* «Sjc,

i -, KESEHVES. Tjije'Coanca Svent into Committee to fcejisider the legal opinion obtained from Mr George Harper, on the subject of the reserve leases. On resuming, the Mayor reported that the opinion of Mr Harper was in accord with that of the Borough Solicitor. .

The discussion on tho Reserves Com mittee's report was resumed. Cr Keir wa^ ol opinion that, now that the .Ccfonpil found 7 themselves unable to grant Glasgow leases to their tenants, they ought to make reductions on the rents equal to the concessions that were intended to be made under the Glasgow leases. No resolution ' should be received that did not deal with the whole terms of the leases. He went over much of the ground traversed at last meeting and moved— "That two valuators be appointed to make valuations of the several reserves "mentioned in tbe resolutiou which was rescinded at last meeting, and that the rents of said reserves for the balance of the twenty-one years be, in the case of those lessees who. have built upoi* their reserves, ah addition of 25 per cent., \ and in the case of those, wh.o, have, not built, 50 per cent, W such valuation-^thecost of such 'valuation to be divided-between the lessees ;• provided that no such'rent shall be more than the rent originally agreed upon."

, Cr Cu.thbertson seconded the motion, '' The Mayor and Crs Scaly and Bird spoke in favor of the special resolutions drawn up by tjho. Borough Engineer, and Cr Friedjanclea 1 spoke strongly against the Qaimcil tying their hands for fourteen years with these concessions. There was no. aßsi^ranoe. that times -would, Siot im prove during that time, and the Council had no right to deal with the ratepayers* .property: other than they.would deal with their own, and seven years was, a long enough term during which to make a concession. Hj m^st npfe be forgotten that th.o, te_nants had no legal claim upon the Council for any concession at all. He urged the adoption of the special reso lutions submitted by the Reserves Com mittee and, grafted by the Borough Sol&lkav

Qv Keir spoke at considerable length in reply to Cr Priedlander, urging the appointment of valuators as proposed in his motion, contending that this was the only way to be just and equal in the reductions to be made. A desultory discussion followed, after which Cr Keir's motion was. put to the meeting and lost by 2 to &^

The special resolutions, which dealt with the Q^se of each tenant separately, we.re $\en taken, the,first being that of Mt Taskef, which was passed after Mr Keir had moved an amendment to reduce the rent by £4 whioh was lost.

When Messrs P. and D. Duncan'g case came on Cr Keir moved its reduc tion by £10, and was roundly taken to task by Cr Friedlander for doing so, considering that he was the representative of the firm of P. and D. Du.nea». 9r -^e*r ?9Ptt ed tnat he would not, consider Or Friedlhnder's feeings in any, resolution he moved, and belived he had sufficient,honesty in him to dp justice in.any motion' he made. V.The special re solutioh was passed, Cr Keir only dissent ing- : The resolutions dealing with • Mr John Orr's lease, Mr H. C. Segers', Mr Win Patcliing's, and Mr Joseph Sealy's, were then put to the meeting and passed. Or Frwdlander regretted the Council a

inability to grant Glasgow leases to their tenants, and moved that the tenants be apprised of the legal difficulty in the way. Cr Scott seconded. The remainder of the report was adopted. ■ TENDER. .■ The tender of Mr John Griffin for shingling at 11-j'd per cubic yard was ac cepted, Mr W. J. Silcock being the other tenderer. e,'RICKBT GROUND. A resolution was pnsscd to do tho work on the cricket ground charg ing the. Club £(i 5s for first cost, £2 10s per day for use of ground on clone days, the Council reserving to itself the right to hold tho gates, refund ing the £2 10s if the amount collected" reach £10. " PAYMENTS,,-ETC. - Tie us.ual pay sheet was passed,;and a license issued to St Stephen's School as a public hall. The Council then adjourned. , . :'. DOMAIN BOARDS The Council then sat as a Domain Board. ' The Committee's report was read as follows :-r-" The, Domain Committees inspected the Domain on the.3obh/;ulfc. and made the following recommendations:— 1. That the plantation on the East Beltnow? partially made • and fenced be completed to West Street about 20 chains. ■" 2. 1 Also, that the tenon fence; on the Eastward of the Sports Ground be re moved outward about 5 yards and that this space be planted with a macrocarpa fence along the new fence, _nd filled :in with trees to form ■ a ,more r complete shelter. It was 'suggested that iron standards be used instead of stakes for fencing in the foregoing plantations. We find the extra cost would be about 2s to 2s 6d per chain. ..'.,• 3. _ Tlie necessity for repairing and making good the exterior fences was also considered, but as this work is not press ing, we propose making a closer examina tion of the fences and will furnish the Board with a report and. estimate. 4., Some minor works,"? viz.; 'planting a hedge, on the new dam and surrounding the swimming baths, trimming trees, levelling a path on the ibank, below the baths were directed to be carried out.. The report was adopted and the Board adjourned.

AQUATIC.

Sculllnjar Oha:mpioiisliip< VICTORY _?OB ► STANSBtJRY. < DESCRIPEION pF THE RACE. [per press association.] Sydney, June 23. In the sculling race Stansbury de feated O'Connor. Later. The sculling race between'Stansbury and O'Connor for" £500 aside' took place on the Parramatta river this afternoon. There 1 was. .a^ large crowd to witness the race, arid every point of vantage along the river bankswwats t densely packed. A chilly wind was blowing strongly down- the, river. Stansbury was favorite, and odds of 7 to 4 were laid on his winning. O'Con nor won the toss, and took advantage of any shelter obtainable inshore. After one or two attempts a good .start Avas effected, Stansbury•'' darting off with 39 strokes; .while O'Connor was pulling ' $0: A ' few.' powerful strokes saw Stansbury with a slight lead, which he quickly increased to half a length, j When nearing Uhr's Point, Stae^bury got rather close inshore,!and the Canadian spurting/at the time, it appeared likely. ;fl.; foul would result, but the former,managed to get clear,' O'Connor just missing his boat. From this, time, the race may be said, to have been practically all over, as Stansbury went right away from, his opponent, and at Uhi%'s Point was .a length to the good, which he had doubled as the mile post was passed. O'Connor spurted, but his effort had not any appreciable effect, as the leader had no difficulty in maintaining his advantage. At Putney both oarsmen were pulling 29 strokes, and the race was very tame. ..Stans bury passed Gladesville with a lead of five lengths, which O'Connor reduced by spurting, but the former quickened his stroke, and rowed in an easy winner by three lengths. Time, 20min 28|secs. Stansbury wa£ loudly,- cheered as he passed' thfe; '•: i; .\ '..•" /.! i \ "- O'Connor'seemed to move nervously as compared with his opponent. The, winner appeared quite fresh, while the I Canadian was.] showing signs of-exer 'tion. i O'Connor claimed a foul, which' the referee disallowed. f , , s ,\ \ , v , I>uring the race the steamer Squirrel,' •which was crowded with excursionists, sprang a leak, and had to run ashore. : Fortunately, all, on board (Were j safely; landed before'the' Vessel'sank.'' "...',- 7 , ! O'Connor has lodged a protest ,-against the stakes being paid, over to Stansbory. f' '' ':' (Received June 24, 12i50 p.nr.) < fK > ■ Sydney, Jun£ 24. ' ' O'Connor states that Stanshury crowded, him till he found his boat bumping on the mud. He (O'Connor) then shot across, Stansburys stenv and distinctly- felt t boat bump. When clear he held up his hand in token that he; claimed' foul, _nd merely pulled over the course afterwards.

The African Question.

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London, June 22. It is asserted that the inhabitants of Heligoland are opposed to the island being ceded to Germany. Lord Salisbury states that he has received no official intimation of the shooting of two Sepoys by Buchanan, British Consul in Shire".

Capetown, June 21. The African colonial press denounce the agreement arrived at between England and Germany over the East African question. , They describe Zan zibar as the key to Africa. 'j. It is reported that Great Britain', has arranged -with France with regard to Zanzibar.

Mr Justice Stephens says that the" Laud Acts of the colony oj. N.S.W. are simply a series of puzzles, much more suited to the ingenuity.of 1 those who can,unravel enigmas than to persona like the Judges.

( Steam surface cars or dummies are used by the street railroad companies of Birming ham', and last year they carried 19,000,000 passengers with only two fatal and 41 minor accidents. -

Funeral of a Burmese Queen.

The Rangoon "Gazette" reports the burial recently of the Meebya Qi leen, one i the wives of King Mindor le.•' Mm. Aoout'9 o'clock the*processionj v rhich.was nearly a-mile 1, or gi started. White urn-. brellas, the special symbol. of Burmese royalty, were numerous, and.th:e priests' mustered in': strong force. TIl c • shrines and other ornamental structu res" wore ablaze with gold leaf, the bands of music were .numerous,, and,-the- car-loads/of presents for the priests would have^ suf ficed to stock a Ikizaar with alm< sat every, conceivable article of food sine 11 wearing apparel, besides crockery,-, kerc isehe- oil, fans and furnituro; The Princet is,as chief mourner, walked', in front of 1 ;he coffin, preceded by her retinue of fifty women, all dressed in white, walk ing in pajrs ; before them girl s strejwed the path /with rouses. She and her maids' of honor bore, in their hands the white rope.. attached .to ttfe coffin. The latter was slung'from a pole! ttnd t»rried by^ bearers. Over it was thrbwiii?a i iplendidly decorated pall, pilpd^high^;]#th bright flowers. The scene of tKe^premiation iwas on the slope of the Shoay : *Dagoi l Pagoda,| nearßahan, where an enclosure, had beon erected* around the funeral j>ile, upon which the gilt coffin was ,1a id tolthe^ sound of weird music. By'desiire of the Princess, the coffin was openedl to enable her JtoVtakea last look>at;her mother.. The .pile was then Bet fire to, iuid after the body had been: entirely consumed:th'e ashes were taken away to breast* on the,, broad bosom of the Irawaddy.':, I . „

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HOME AND FOI&lGN. I

(ISB, TEESS ASSOCIATION.)

. , London,; June 21. - The execution b£ the Sanfoan treaty has heen deferred, owing to local obstacles which are in the way. ■ Itt the House of Commons toniay, Mr J. H. Heaton enquired whether there was any truth in the/report that 1 a Scotch Peer was to succeed Lord Car rington as Governor of New South { Wales, and whether Sir Henry Parkes had been consulted in the matter. 5 . Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of Admiralty, and Sir James Fergus son, in reply to; Sir; Thomas Esmonde, said they did not intend to publish the papers in connection with the enquiry held at Sydney, 1 into Btfe. mutiny 6n ( board H.M.S. Egeria. \ St. Petebsbubg, June 22.; I Russia threatens to adopt ulterior measures unless the indemnity due by Turkey is promptly paid. She declinbe to wait for payment until November.; St. John's, June 23.1 V British owners refuse to close the lobster factories established on thej French shore. , , . \ .. j .' \\ \' ■■ k "■■ ;■-'. Pabis, June 23. ) A petition presented to the Chamber of Deputies by the shareholders in the Panama Canal Company, asking that proceejlirigs; be 'instituted against the 1 Directors of tho Company, has been referred to the Minister of justice. > Berlin, June 23. . TheAEniperoiV in addressing the Avorkmen at Krupp's manufactory at Essen/ in Rhenish Prussia, 1 announced that he ;• intended -io'!; persevere with his labor policy/ , h. '' '' '" .'

SPORTING.

MELBOURNE \ CUB WEIGHTS. !

',•"';,.' : Melboubi^e, June 23. , ', The ' following - weights Jot j the, Mclf 1 bourne Cup were declared to-day :— . ;

Parliamentary Gossip.

UV KI'JXIAL TJ3LEGBAM FROM OUE OWJT, CORRESPONDENT.] .. ■ Wellington, June 23. Ministers have prepared a measure to give ratepayers what is known as the' direct veto at the ballot box in licensing matters. Provision is made for taking an annual poll of ratepayers in each licens ing district to decide whether any licenses .shall be granted within the district during the -year.■■-. ] n . the event;^ vtftß*^pttblic voice deciding in favor of .prohibition, it follows' that'theibusinessibf.'fclio licensed victuallers' within the district must absolutely cease:- If,,;"'lfowefte^'^vStere decide against" prohibition; a second poll is to be taken under, the Jocal option' laws how in force, 1 to determine 'whother)there shall Jbe^ any increase, of the different clakses'of 1 licenses!. ' " ' ■';.'_"■ :". On Tuesday members' will meet, at Major. Steward's request^, t to, discuss the aclvisableness' of adoptuig ,' Swiss 'system of government^—that' is,! broadly, an elected Executive. / ,

Suing a Live Man for His

 Apparently, the^ last.of ; the- r mypt*rious drowning, or suicide case ,at Williams townV in" which 'a man named Bluett was supposed t<> have .been buried -.twifiey but is sci^f'alive, has not .been Heard of. It will'tiei remembered .that,;tjhsubody, jof a man much resembling Bluett, wiip,recently started in business as dai^yniaji^io^ the village, was found on, tlie ,BlAjßk ; ' ! S^Ach. Tfo'e^emams werc..renibv|ed to. the. "local morgue, and in due course, an..'inquest held, resulting, through.,theV.atipng evi dence; produced by Con»tabl^ <s*rdner as to,', thp body 'not being the missing daily] man 7ln ah 1 adjournment. Subsequently, however, the evidences as to identity were so conflicting that the ( jury returned an open; verdict. '. Mrs Bluett still main tained that: the body was that of her husband, and made arrangements with the' undertaker to defray thS'expense of a decent burial.' " She'also "had the name of her supposed dead husband put on the Jcdffin. .f Some small amount: of.Mnohey found ori the dead corpse was also handed over to her, which she has since returned to the police. After an absence of over a i month, Bluett turned up alive nd well, the result of which is that legal- proceed •> ings are now to'be taken against him for his burial. Tn an interview with the undertaker * (Mr Shepherd), he told our reporter that up to the prosent time he had not received .any money, and is in the position that the police authorities refusei to recognisel any claim-upon "^he Goveninient lfor even *.pauper's iborial, he having taken his instructions from Mrs [Bluett. He has seen both .Mr.'and Mrs Bluett, and they state it will be all right Tin- time, '•■ aStMthe : amount! lirill be liquidated,: but iig: he. considers delays are dangerous, and has been advised thai) he cantrecover thu amounts from .Bluett as the work was performed under his wife's orders, he intends taking legal steps, for ; tlie recovery. The decision will be looked forward to with interest.—Melbourne '^Herald." '.. ; ..'.,. .'■ „ [.;■ /, '•

The Motion of Animals.

. [Two lectures were lately S delivered. before the Birmingham t Natural Society, :ljy Professor Muybridge* of the Petvnftyl? vania University, on the subject; :ot- the motion of animals, rh revehled- by jhstan-. taneoua photographs, shown by the lime light. It appears thiit tlie'miiveisity.iits spent £8000 in forming this series/of photographs, the originof which , was the oft-debated question whether an American trotting horse is .ever entirely roffr tie ground when moving at full pace.- -^ Some of these photographs are taken in one four-thousandth part of a Hccond, and a series of them, is. over the length of'a'horse's'stride, so that they giy c, r the \ c^nsecutiv^ , ; as»uu»ed by.f.the.'aTiJ^iars^leg^ from.the begin ning, ofjtlie.pace to the^'endi • < Itittishopni, for, ; instance,, .that" (! a jgalloping horse rests hip'weight,,upon his forefeet for, a longer period than upon his hind-feet, and that in, the \ case cjf aj thoroughbred < the stride of the fore-)ea^, 'alone may extend over a length ,e^ual\tb f the' height oi-the 'horse's"""withers from,the ground. 'This shows that, although, it is the common supposition, jthat.the hindrlegs do tho greater part of the running, it. is-really the fore-legs.that perform the major part of the work ; arid we can thus account for the well-known.-bjijt hitherto inexplicable fact,,that' a facer's, .forelegs , invariably break riown'first. Mr Muybridge also demonstrated how ,it is that a dog could outrun a-horse, and"> showed how it was conceivable tliat by,.training,a L horse to use h\» .leg's tli'e, same order,'in which a dog uses his the'speed of the horse might be-enoruiQusly..increased. ■ < t ,;, ;.■■)•, f %^y-^%

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Deaths, resignations,' .and * leaveV-I§' ■_ absence have," together, red,uced,j the^ number* j^f^the flipper Chamber, which, striding off the names of those who-Have joined the "great majority" since last session, and of tthhseKyilio/W excused from attendance, now stands at thirty-nine—th^e Bnl(illest muster rol or many years. Eyen now, however, the totalnffmbCT isjstill iwo^in*exq£s| of that which'has;b^n^iacitly'agreea on as nbrmal[|utu^[strs^ifjof)fihe . Council, viz., jthirtyr^e^bi^cOae-Half the number: of ithe^reduced'Hbtiae of Re^resehtatives.i TRete' will/ /there \ fore, be no vacancy until at least three more members,make their, final, exit. In' ihe'nkture,oosf s .things^it' * "cjannpt, be long ere this position occurs, a^d^them .i,t will" be time, enojgfc* for; ithe;. G?ovennent' Ito ,4tonk Xos. 'making a'-;fr«&h( fcally o> cjftlls, as the lease may require, and until then let |them possess (their £oub* sin« patience. •But there are are indications .that there is a disposition! in iMinis^iial Quarters to break through' the tacit^understo^d^ ing towhicii \\u have preferred,*and to j go in for the creation'of quite a batch of now "Lords." Indeed, ■ we have reason to beiieye.that very considerable pressure is being brought'to bear upon ■ the Government in this direction, and Ministerial journals have latterly beetas giving some very broad hints as to the \perßonnel of the contemplated addition to the nominated House.. ; More, than | 'thaV^Sir John Hall, who plays the heavy father in .the. Ministerial comedy, himself let the cat out of the bagf-oir the occasion of his first speech this session, when supporting thev.yaledic- ■ tory compliment passed by the* House . to the late Clerk of Parliament,. Major Campbell. It may therefore be taken for granted, we think, that' either during the session or immediately, after it Ministers will add M.L.G. to the names 1 of a number, of their friends unless restrained ;■ by somej ( diitinct expression of opinion to the contrary on the part of the. House.- Any su^hf intention; om the :part: oftheObverfa-.*.. ment should, in our opinion, be strongly^ protested agiiinst, and one of thefi^t*.' things which ought to b6 done by thp*^^; who would'prevent such" an " abuse' of power, is to invite the House ,to inake^ known what are its views on this matter.- If, that= be.dono we hji,y6 09 fear as to the result.

THE ASHBUKTOM miAEDIAN, TUESDAY, JlTlfE 24, 1890.



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v~l rruwcrr -pvODDS I . SURGEON DENTIST, '. Address :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. Private Residence, Tancred Street, Three doors below Masonic Hall. CLEARING SALE. STOCK MUST BE REDUCED. _I. X IPii k tO. "J3REVIOUS to' Stock-taking, being heavily- -stocked, 'we have decided to hold a CLEARING SALE.' GREAT iSlbb CTJONS REGARDLESS OF COST. ; : v Heavy Dress Tweeds^ lO^d, reduced to *M. . ' ; ' Double width Cash.fl.eres 3s 6d, reduced «....«.«- to Is lid. ' Dress Goods Is 9d, reduced to Is 2d. White Blankets 5s lid a pair. 'Good Heavy Flannel Is 3d, reduced to ]' '.' ,1s. 1 . .', . ' .!, Cretonnes 4s lid a doz." ?.-' ■■ • Towels from 3&d each. f v '*' White Sheeting, double width, 7_d'« * < ' Women's Corsets 3s 6d, reduced to Is lid .' White Lace 10d a doz. Women's Large Umbrellas Is lid each. Men's Cord Trousers 7s6d, worthlOs 6d. Men's Tweed-Trousers 10s 6d, reduced to Valid. ■ Men's Tweed Suits 18s 6d. . ... ;. Men's Tweed Suits 30s, now. 255; .5 Boy's Tweed Hats is each. ; '.'■<■ i : BOOTS. BOOTS. A Job Lot of Women's and Children's : ' Boots'must be cleared Regardless of Cost. ■' ' ' Men's Bluchers 6s 9d, Men's Shooters .. . 10s 6d, worth 13s 6d. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. AT W. W. SPENCER'S THE ARCADE. WAITED KNOWN 1 "TTTANTED Known—A trunk of VV Ladies Boots, assorted, will be isold this week at 3s .6d per pair.— ANDREW ORR. "\ \J ANTED Known—Just opened new VV „ Jackets, Dolmans,'' Furs, Gloves, Corsets, Embroiderd robes, Umbrellas Etc., at .ANDREW Olcß'S. WANTED Known—A great Bargain in Berlin Wools, all colors, ». 3s per Ib, slightly soiIed.—ANDREW ORR :1 ) , FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY - go to ANDREW ORE'S. * . "XTEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.— IN ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Drcs« Tweeds, as exhibited at the Exhi Irition, also Blankets and Flannels. OA A PAIRS' of BLANKETS at __;'Jv.' Old Prices, contracted for whon wool was Cheap.—A. ORR. fAA EMBROIDERED ROBES I \)\J Select from at ANDREW ORTl'S'' No tAVo of the fame palttirn. ' SEALY'S FRUIT TREES T NCLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, j Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, and all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to severe tests during the last 15 years, and the stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest in Canterbury, probably in the colony, to select from, all warranted, and at your oAvn prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kinds, innumerable in quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, "all prices. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. Choice in quality, numerous in.quantity, SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands in number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing nt very low prices. . , . SEALY'S ROSES. < Endless in variety and choicest in quality. ■SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to uuy address on application. Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct from the Nursei-y or through Messrs J. Scaly akd Co. THOS. SEALY, , Nurseryman, 18 , . jßiverbank, Ashburfcon. STEPHENS BROS BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a NEW/LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturers claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, j therefore, produce a much softer and more ;.; BRILLIANT LIGHT. It; will Not Dazzle or Injure the Eyes and altogether, dispenses with tho risk attached to' the" ordinary lower grades, as wollrts beinjj'very much more economical for household purposes, stoves, etc., etc Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, So F.'srmon wl H'i 1!KP!- in!' ler« will do well in Sers'ri 1::: •" 1.l Ms:-: "y. and in so doing we aie satisfied they will De pleased with their purchase. We have, aho, to hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES- Both English and Colonial, including Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing, jmd v/e have, therefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes and to select from, and desir} to Draw Special Attention to our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several other vsuietios m packets or in bulk, so Customers favoring us with a cal will re csive our efforts to give satisfaction. JV'e will be pleased to ijpon Cus tomers if requested^ and orders by post wil ]be despatched withqut delay Orders doliveiec .n Town or Suburbs' 3TEPHENS TJROS



WANTED Cas/rAdv?itimnents under tnis heading, not (Breeding 10 words, ONK BI£ILLL\ Q Addressesmay ho left at thix Ofll'-- TJ^OII SALE 23 acres of Land at _U Dromore. No reasonable offer refused. Apply to TpoaiAS WnrraiNGero n, Aahburlon. "• , 6 140 TOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed, fficacious. Can only be obtained at H. I G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. i; 3 i9i JUST opened, a fow ladies, plush •jackets, newest shapes, vory'dioip. —H. C. Sekers, Meltord House. WAJN ' JtU jinown.—A special pur ( r chaste of 7 choice Ladies Hata at' a* desperate price.—W. H. Cojjjer. 4-tiluO WANTED every man in the County . to have a-suit of'the Ashburton Tweetls.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton' Clothing Mart, Saundev's Buildings. \ ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashbur'ton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segebs, Melford'House. r f"* HE Patent Candle Extinguisher can JL ■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, Saundera' Buildings , ANTED KNOWN.—A lot; of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets^' considerably, under usual cost price,— W. H* Coixier, "The Corner." ANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies',and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Seqers. Melford House. ANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop" to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A' large stockkepfc on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des'. patch ; i WANTED. 77 '■' WANTED Tenders for the 'sale of ' two huts out at Hinds Flux Mill. Apply to 6+139 W. ROBERTS. VTOTICE—AII persons found Tres pas I\| sing in pursuit of game or other wise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLUMS.: Rirersdale, 24th May. 5 176 PIANO TUNING ETC. \ TWEjnTY YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. (~^ A TXARROW, ofCashel \y -£x- JOL street, ChrisC churchy -will visit Ashburton on or about the 25th inst., to tune and repair Pianos, Organs, etc. Orders loft at Mr H. G. Flower, Confectioner, or Mr Andrewes, Bookseller, will receive prompt attention. T OST in Timcred street or Beach Road, jLu between St. Stephen's Church and Trevor's Road, a Gold Brooch. Finder rewarded on bringing same to E. Stephens' Office, Tailored Street. 6*135 STRAYED. QTRAYED to. my place at Trevorion, JO a young sheep dog,'black and tan with btiphytail. Owner can have him returned on paying expenses. WILLIAM BROKER, 6 141 . , Trevorton, WTHOIrfTEETtt ' WJTMTEiTS . THE CHRISTOHURCH DENTAL •SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. Q -jV/TYE'BTi AND /HC SURGEON DENTISTS. , And at Dunedin and Westpoit.' WE have gained the FIRST AWARD At tho Dunodin Exhibition for ArtificialDcntures and Jloolmnica] Applj nnces for tho Mouth, mid it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower — temporary atid permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Dukajjlb, Ooiu/ouTABLE 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. ADMINISTERIio~NITROUS OXIDE vtAS Hcveral times daily for die past ton years, we fearlessly assert that extraction •f teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe *■ Fee for Administration, 6s. Extraction, 2s Gd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by ther dentista repaired or remodelled at mall cost, Hours of ate ndance—9 am.to 6 p.m THIS SPACE EESBRVED 1 FOR THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory's NEW ADVERTISEMENT



There is now to be seen in the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a collection 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 be«u shown in Ashburton thin season, v (Advt.



Hollow ay's \,Ointment.. — Miners- aud: Workers in Goldfields.— This ivaliiable and renowned ointment is extensively used and, patronised by such people' to their Very great Advantage. Being in small compass it is portable -.and easy of application. When used in conjunction with Holloway's Pills in accordance with the clear and concise direc tions for use which accompany each pot and box, there are but few of the diseases which afflict mankind that will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Holloway s Oiatment and Pills do not deteriorate by keeping nor by change of climate, and aa they contain no deleterious mineral drug, they can be used with the most perfect safety under the most advene climatic and sanitary conditions.