The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1890. MR BRYCE ON RAILWAY MANAGEMENT,

It is the fashion with somo of our contemporaries always to allude to Mr. Bryce by the term " honest John" as thongh he alone of all Npw Zealand politicians, or at least par excellence among them, were entitled to the distinguishing adjectivp, The thing 'has indeed been overdone, so much so that^the story goes that one of the j honorable gentleman's late constituents declined to vote for him at the last general election, declaring " that ha was sick of havipg this eternal ' honest John' dinged into his ears, and would just for once vote for the other fellow on the off chance that he might turn out to be a rogue"—the last word of conrse with an adjectival prefix. Not that we wish for a moment to imply that the member for Waipa is other than an honest politician, but for all his ruggedness and often bluff outspokenness, there are times when even he, like all other Parliamentarians and diplomats, finds it convenient—if not to " use langusgo to conceal his thoughts"—at least to speak in terms which are capable of a wide latitude of interpretation. For ex ample, in the telegraphic prices published the other day of his speech at Hamilton he is represented as delivering himself on the subject of railway management ac follows :—" A tacit engagement was made when the loans were raised that the railways should be carried out in the interests of settlement. A great in justice had been done, ■ The? had ;been managed solely upon commercial prin ciples, but unfortunately those principles, were not of a practical business character. If they must be managed on commercial principles and if faith must he broken with the colonists, let them be carried out on broad commercial lines, and the first of these would be the redaction of freights and fares to the lowest possible minimum." . Now this . about as diplomatic a deliver ance as it is possible to imagine. It may mean anything the reader pleases, and will probably please all round because interpreted by each reader in consonance.with his own views on.the subject, while at the same time it commits Mr Bryce to nothing. We are all left free to choose as to whether if Mr Bryce had the power he would insist upon a policy in fulfilment of the' tacit engage ment" referred to, viz, the management of the railways "in the interest of settlement," or whether he would seek to manage them on "commercial principles" of " a practical business character." We are indeed told that in the latter event those " commercial principles" must '•be carried out on broad' commercial lines'! whatever that may mean, but it would have baen considerably more satisfactory if " honest John Bryce" had spoken out a little more plainly, and told us just what meaning he himself attaches to those expressions. Everybody is agreed that there is urgent need for reform in railway matters, but before we can feel sure that Mr Bryce would, if in power, endeavor to effect that reform it will be necessary that the honorable gentleman should deliver himself in language a little less like that of the Delphic oracle.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a smart shock of earthquake at Wellington at 6.7 a,m, on Thursday.

The man Wright, missing from thd Botorua, * believed to ba Edward, son of Biohard Wright, of Makikshi. About two yeats ago he had a suns'roke and since has boen wand 'r ing in bis mind.

Swteden is perhaps (he most Protestant oountry in the world Oat of a population of 6,000.000 tha.e are only 2000 Roman Catho lics, the remainder of the populution belong ing almost entirely to the Lutheran Ohuroh.

. The Oamarn people, in public meeting assembled on Friday, discussed the question of the aotion, or inaotion, cf the Government with referenoe to the opening up for settle ment) of certain lands in South Canterbury.

Count Ghardonet's invention of arh'fioial eilk made from oel'nlo^e received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition. The material, while indistinguishable from real Bilk and produced at quarter the ooßt, ia dangerously inflam mable. .<■ .\jj Some B ?iss engineers are said to be plann ing an aerial railway to connect two of the peßkß of Mount Pilatus with wire ropea about 2000 feet long, and- to send tourists from summit to summit in oars eliding along the wires, A recent visitor to Auokl&nd informs the "Wanganui Herald "there are so many empty dwellinghouses in the suburbs of that city that many of the landlords express them selves willing to let thsir houses to- re spectable tenants for jußt what will pay the rates and insurance premiums on their now unoooupied dwell inghonses. The Paris "J?igaro" tells a Btory of an 'auctioneer in the Hotel Proaot, who, at the close of a sale of odds and ends, on looking for his hat and overooat found that they had disappeared. A stringent enquiry elicited the faot that during the sale he had put them up and knooked them down for a few franos to a small dealer, who had gone off with them. Archbishop Eedwood will celebrate Mass at the Roman Oatholip Ghurob, Aehburton, to-morrow (Sunday) morning at nine o'alook, and will preach the sermon at the Vesper service, when nc doubt his Grace's high reputation as an eloquent speaker will attract I a .orpwded congregation. The Archbishop j will be the guest of the R. cv Father Ohastagnon for a few days. ; We are glad to learn that Mount Somers lime is coming into extensive demand, first, because the preparation of the article is a lopal industry, and second, but ohiefly, because the extensive naa of lime must have a very beneficial result on the yield of agricultural produoe. Mr Wright has, we bear, a number of orders on hand, two of these for 100 tons each. - A statue of Joan of Am, sixty metres high, in bronze gilt, is proposed to be erected at the top of St Catherine's Hill, Rouen, on a pedestal fifteen metres high. The maid is to be represented standing holding in her left hand the flag of France. Iv her right hand in to be a sword, the handle of whioh, in the form of a cross, Bhe is to extend over the town in the attitude of blessing it and pardon. An Ohio lady is the motbe* of a large I family of children, and they are all rather diminutive. A few days after the birth of the youngest a little nieoe of the lady called to see the baby. After looking at the tiny, specimen a few minutes the child remarked, " Aunt Maria, don't you think it would be better to have less of 'em and have 'em bigper?" The Earotongan visitors to New Zealadd (says the Auckland "Herald") are deter mined to take back with them to thejr Island homes a memento of the Jubilee of New > Zealand, in whioh they took so conspicuous a part. Their ohoioe has fallen on a selection of white helmets for the Queen's body guard, and these have been prooured from Messrs. W. H. Penton and Co., Queen street. Ibore was some difficulty as to the plated badges for the fronts of the helmets, but the firm had in stock some badges intended for the Queen' 6 Own Rifles, and bearing thatmonogram. Well, tha mono gram suited the title, Queen of Rarotonga, and the olref Topoa gsoepted it as most appropriate. Tho chefs helinant is de corated with a scarlet horsehair plume, and { is really a gorgeous turnout, ,-,.^

An old maid, Mile Pouroha, who died recently at Moatpelli^r, has left a singular will. She bequeathed a yearly income of 2100 francs to her cook on condition that the latter took oharge of her dogs, parrots, and other birds. On the dea'h of eaoh parrot the annuity to be decreased by 50 francs; on the death of eaoh dog 300 frano*; and when the last bird has taken its last flight the cook is to be penniless.

Ia the Distriot Ooum this morniGg Judge Ward delivered bis judgment ia the oass against Mr Bobert MoOonnell, barrister and Bolioitor, Chrißtcburob. The oase was a molion in bankruptcy for an order of im prisonment to issue against Mr O'Oonnell in default of obeying an order of Court The Judge's deliverance waß of considerable length, but the gist of the order was thht unless MoConnell paid into Oourt on Monday, at two .p.m., the sum of £354 33 lOd, he be sent to prison for three months.

Herr Bashman, a baritone, of Garmany, proposes to test a ourious point of law in connection with the phonograph. When at Venedig lately ha obligingly sang a selecuioa from " Hamlet" ta a phonograph belonging to Signor Copella, and the latter has given exhibitions of the instrument, at whioh^ he reproduced Herr Bashman's tones to large audiences, whom he charged an'admission fee. The singer did not reoeive any share of the profits, and he will try to have Signor Copello's exhibitions stopped by law.

Wednesday's Wellington "Post "says The Crown Lands Offioe has been quite besieged since half-paat 10 o'olook this morn ing by applicants for sections in the Mangahao and Makuri blocks, situated along the main coach road between Eketahuna and Woodville. The area amounts to about 1600 acres, and up to 3 o'olock this afternoon 260 applications had been put in, every seotion being applied for. Another block of land of about 3000 aores situated inland from Wanganui is also under offer, but there appears to be very little /demand for this.

The Star of the East Lodge 1.0. G.T. held its usual weekly meettng on Wednesday, evening and the routine business having been got through by 8 o'olook the C.T. declared the lodge open for the good of the Order. This brought up for consideration the question of the advisability of setting apart an extra night onoe a month for degree meetings which, resulted in a Committee being appointed to aot with similar Committeesiof Sister lodges to arrange accordingly. A long programs of songs and readings was then oarried through after which the Lodge was olos6d in the usual form at 10 pm.

Lord Wolseley^informed his hearers the other day at a lecture that he went out to Canada rather expecting to meet the Bed Man whose acquaintance he had made in the pages of Fenimore Cooper. One morning he was informed that a nobleman of the West had arrived, With his mind full of the con ventional picture of the bigh-souled, noble' minded red man, he -vent out and found a', gentleman clothed in an out-of-date dresa coat.' and waistcoat, who, having had a great deal to do with the Hudson Bay traders, knew a: fair smatteriog of French and of English.; He talked incessantly for upwards of an hour, -and at the expiration of that time our only. General became bored. Faeling in his pooket for a coin, he produced a two shilling pieoe, and with some fear that he was grossly insult-; ing his guest offered it to him. The noble Indiin looked at it, carefully felt the edges,; and said, " Can you make it halfcrown ?"

The " New Zetland Times " (Welliagton) had, a few da; a ago, an artiole on the eul jaot' of the reoent meeting in that city of the! general assembly of the Presbyterian Church,; and it is pointed out to us by the Rsv Mr Blake that the remarks of our contemporary; are misleading on two points. First, as ro the question of the Bible in sohools, Me Blake' writes :—'• We carried a motion, as usuil, embodying the desire to have it read iv the day sohools. The artiole says the question was remitted to parents and Sabbath sohools,| That may have been mentioned in the open-' ing address, but was no 1; the deiveranae of tb.B assambly. Second, with reference to Imparity' the article says' there Beamed to be a desire to have the 0. D. Aot restored,' the fact being that the member of aßacmbly wr t ?roke id favor of the Aot stood, apparently, alone, and was severely taksn to task by the Bay J. K. Elliot, of Wellington, who said that anyone acquainted wi h the labours of Mrs Josephine Butler, would never speak in i's favor,

THE MARKETS

SALE OF COLONIAL BUTTER,

[Per Press .'esoomioN]

London, Febrna?y 21

At the wool sales there was keen competition, and prices had an upward tendency. At a sale of butter by the s.s. Cuzco choice quality brought from 100s to 1555, medium quality 783. The ship ment by tho Oobdftn, New Plymouth and Camden Anchor factories, arrived in splendid condition. Some of the parcels from the Auckland Dairy Association had a fishy taste. j New Zealand mutton is quoted at 4|d, Sydney 4|d, Rockhampton 4d, Some of the latter are stained, and aH are mishapen owing to carelessness displayed in freezing, Many of the sheep were old, and of irregular size and quality. Smaller carcases of more oven quality were of oqual value. River Plate and New Zealand beef, hindquarters, 4£d ; forequarters, 3|d ; Queensland hindquarters, 4^d. New Zealand cheese, 48s. Bcol quality New Zealand butter, 70s. j

INCONVENIENT RAILWAY REGULATIONS

(PBB FAEBB ABBOOIATION.,

Auokiand, Fehrmry 21

Owing to the regulations l<Buai by the Railway Oommlsslonere, statins; that no vnhfcle be allowed on the Onehanga Wnarf, a sick and h-jlpleas woman, who arrived to go to the Auckland Hospital, htsc!, upon landing, to be catd-d 100 yard a to the carriage in waiting, with the result thut ahe fainted when pat in the cartlag<.

The eteamei Qlenglj/, feona New Piy< moutb, arrived too late foe a mail train, md the local pos master hired a spring cart to Uke the nulls to Auckland, but the vehicle would not ba allowed on the wharf, and nearly two hours elapsed before the malls were on their way to the olty.

Several letters and telegrams hstvo been aetit to SlrMaurloj«o'Rorke, member foe Qnehn rga, who Is now In Wellington, r-igardkg the closing of the whacf to vehicles. - ■

CHIVALROUS SCHOOLBOYS

(Pek Pkkss association,

Auckland, February 21.

A. 1 Botnewbnt Eouaatlonal Incident took place In * pub'iceo')o)l in th-a city yoator oUy. It appear* that are? »aalat»nt tsache? baa mmdaoed a rr">o'o9 of OQulng tho girl?, and aa ftuoh a mode of punishment had never previously been exerolsed in the echo 51. a*, least by a male teacher, hb conduct excited keon Indium tlon on the part of iho boys. Accordingly wtallit he waa eating ooe of the girla yesterday be woe set upon by three of the boys, who eprang at him with bo mnch vigor that he had to defend hlnuelf from their attack.

THE GOVERNMENT AND TE KOOTI.

The Wellington coorespondent of the "Preßa" tfllegr&pln :—Tin Government, I uade?etand, di'snt Btrongly from Mr Justice Oonolly's reading of tha liw in the Te Kooti cas •, and are sop ported in their view by the law offiosrs, who weie consolted all through, and who distinctly epptoved, as quite legal, the action of the Government in arresting Te K^o'i, and having him bonnet over to keep tho peace, If Te Kooli proceeds with his threatened action i' r falto imp'isonraent it will bo resolutely defended, and Mmifcten aro sanguine of victory, '

HORSE V. WHEEL

Ia an interview yesterday with Mr J. E. Fenlon, the celebrated wheelman, who with Mr E. Mayes, another ohampion of the spider wheels, is .to try conclusions of speed on Wednesday on the Domain track with a team of Mr Ootaviua Digby's trotters—owner up on Marengo— we learned the champion's opinion of the Domain running traok. The Domain running traok, it will be remembered was a bone of contention between thelooa' Cycling Club and the Borough Council, I was a'so the theme of an exquisite sample o' belles-lettres from the pan of an offioial of the Club, But let b;>gonss be by-gones. Mr Fenlon gives it as his opinion that the track aa now existing ia ona of the fastest over which he has ever ridden, and only requires to be banked to a higher grade at the oomers to make it the fastest traok in New Zealand. At present the oomers are banked to only about one foot, It is MrFenlon'a idea that they should be banked to tho grade of about four feet. He has had all the old oindera soraped of, holding that nothing oan beat a well made track of virgin olay. Mr Fenlon advises leaving the track as it is, as to make a wholly oinder track would cost a large sum of money, and a clay traok, well kept, is better when in condition than a oinder traok. Tbe arrangements for Wednesday's race are that the wheelmen take tbe inßide tunning, the trotters taking the extreme outside of the track all the way round. The first five miles on the wheels will be ridden by Mr Fenlon, and the second by Mr Mayes. The first four miles of the trot will be run by Marengo, with Mr Digby up, the second three by Prinoess, with possibly Dave Prioe up, and the third three by Bobin Hood, with Mr Digby again in the saddle—altogether a contest likely'to oause a very great amount of interest. His Worship the Mayor has kindly consented to aot as judge.

A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY

Following op oar remarks upon the subject opened op by the suggestions made by oar Queensland visitor, Mr Tighe, the other day, we may gay that we do not wonder at the surprise which be expressed .that New Zealanders do not tarn their fisheries to better account. The tinning for export of that delicious fish, the Auckland mullet, is carried on upon a considerable scale in the Queen Oity of the North, and at Piston there is an. establishment devoted to the cure of herringß. At various places on the coast cod, barracouta, and other fish are dried and smoked, and Southland has her oyster tinning industry, but when we have said that we have said all, or nearly all, and the-entire product of our fish exporting industry is a mere"bagatelle in comparison with what it is capable of being made. Borne few months ago Timaru harbour was alive with teeming myriads of a fish that oould be turned i into the sardine of commerce with I very little difficulty, if indeed it might ; not also be prepared so as to offer a very passable substitute for anchovies, not to mention the fact that the true anchovy is known at time 3to visit New Zealand waters. The fish we refer to is the com mon sprat' (ciupea sprattus), anent which some very interesting information was recently published by the " Otago Daily Times." It appears that they are to be found at Moeraki every year in any quantity at about a mile from the shore, and. occasionally come into the bay there in dense masses. Mr Gossgrove, who lived at Sandy mount for some years, and while there studied the habits of this fish, writes :— " It makes its appearance on the east coast of the Otago Peninsula in the month of November, and remains off the coast of the South Island throughout the season, which is, so far as I can gather from searching enquiries and from personal observation, from -November till the end of March. . When first seen the shoal is usually travelling south ward. Still, this is not invariably the case, as I have on one or two occasions seen it travel towards • the north. The direction in which the shoal is moving can at any time ba ascertained by watch ing the movements of the mutton-birds. These birds follow the shoals in vast numbers ; indeed, I might say, myriads. So great is their number that I have seen, a portion of the surface of the water several, actes. in extent,. literally black with them. The shoals pass and repass the coast between Ocean Beach and Sandfly Bay several times during the season, at a distance of from a quarter of a mile to two miles from the shore, according to the state of the weather. Should; the sea be very calm, with a gentle breeze from the land, they are almost Bure to come in shore. For many yearsna-succession, they came in at Sandfly Bay, a beautiful spot at the foot of Mr W. Robertson's property, but they have only twice visited that harbor during the last five years, When, however, the, sprats do come in either at this place or any other place along the coast, they come so close that all the pools around.are actually packed with them, and when the tide ebbs, the silvery little creatures may be seen turning. over on their backs in thousands, Mr W. Robertson informs me that the shoals have passed Sandfly Bay every year since he settled there in 1860,* and that in 1881 a shoal came in for a few minutes, but went out again, and passed towards the south. The shoals are sometimes followed by great numbers of red cod, barracouta, groper, and dog fish, and these again are followed by seals. When such is the case, the scene baffles description. On the outside of the shoal are terns, gulls, and mutton birds, fighting and screaming over their prey ; while beneath are the large fish already mentioned driving the sprats towards the surface ; and added to the noise ot birds and fish, you hear the sudd«n splash and short bark of gome three or four seals. So pressed have I seen a sboal that several square yards of the fish were raised quite out of the water by the efforts of the sprats at the bottom to get out of the way of their enemies' attacks from below." But it is not only the coast of the South Island, which is tisited by shoals ot this valu-' able little fish, for we learn from the "Times" that they "frequent the Thames, where they are called kupai by the Natives. The fish are found in great abundance in the early months of the year at Kaipara." That journal points out that in some parts of Scotland sprat catching is an ; important industry, and that a large trade has sprung tip in them at Lowes-, toft, in Cornwall, where three millions of tins of sprats cured as anchovies areannu ally prepared for the English market. It adds that it is a significant fact in con naction with sea fisheries that the greatest revenue is derived from the systematic capture of the small migra tory fishes, and affirms that a large export trade in cured sprats could be established, as the demand is practically unlimited. Surely the conclusion is imply borne out that it shows f a great want of enterprise on the part of New Zealanders that thousands of tons of a really splendid fish should be allowed to pass' oar very doors yearly without any fttyeropt being wnda to capture them,"

DISTRICT COURT

ASHBUBTON-FRIDAY.

(Before his Honor Judge Ward,)

IN BANKRUPTCY.

lNi?« E W. OSBOBNK Foil' wing Is the completion of four re port of the proceedings in thin case:— A lengthy argument took place on the subject of the rules of procedure, Mr Klpponberger speaking "^at oons derable length in contention that tbe proper form of procedure bsd not baen followed. '

Mr Osyglll having replied, . .. His Honor asked If there were any further applications. Mr Oaygill moved for an order com pelling MoOonnell to pay the money reoeivecl by him uudee the agricultural produce Hen given by Osborna to Mo- Oonnell, which the Assignee held to be bad, lnasmuoh as It had been given In B>Tisfaotion of a past debt. '■-•.

Affidavits of the railway offio'als who handled the c?op for trucking and sent it to MoOonnell, and of Mateoa and Co.'s olerk who rooelve~d.lt in Ohrlstohurch on MoOonnell's account and as to Its s»le for McConnell's behalf by that firm, weie read. A portion of the pialn was etlll held by Mstson and Co.

E. W. Oaborne, tbe binkrupt, gave evidense that the sum of £500 mentioned (n the Hen was not paid to hint at the time of signing, nor immediately before signing. At the dote of witness' filing wm In possession of the crop on witness* own farm. It was afterwards Bant to Mr McOonnell by tho bill ff, who w«s aent down by Mr McOonoeH.

By M.c Kippenbarger : ,On July 2nd, 1888, McOonnell p Id £47 12i lOd for rent for wituesi, and on tho day the lien;; was executed, July 22ad, MoOonaell paid witness £115 i; on the 28ch of Jay MoOonnell paid £12Jn witness 1 interest; on 12th August he paid an aooount of £4 odd to the Farmers' Association ; and on subsequent dates paid accounts. Mr MoOonnell knew when the Han wsb. exeouted that he would have to owrjr witness on, stn'iloa the day It was signed paid him £1 15\ Befovn payJng the £47 12a 10 j for rant MoOonneli h»tJ frequently asked him to oome and eigm thw l(en. i "i

B/ Sit CUygill: Reoolved notice In May that thß rent tia doe. Took tne dotioi.» to Mr MeOonnolt, who paid It In Ju V, There had be?n talk of a lien foe aoue time before It. was signed, B? MrK'ppenb»Kß«: When the Hen was fi>«t afckM. for by Mr MoOoanell witness Raid " Air sight!"

After argument, In the Gburie of whlob Mr Kippenberger said that as a matter of fact Mr MvOoaneii h»d paid In all foe rent for Oabome over £100, and con tended 'hat the lieo wan not void.

Hts Honor eald thai: from the evidence bef< ra htm fie oonld only tea tbat Mo- Oonttell had a'vancad about £62 on the It,PD,- 7 whtle ha had already received ovst £100 from Ihe proceade of **let <t orop, Tbeioider would be that, Messrs M»teon pay over tbe money In their ]?handi to the Assignee, tod *Iso deliver him the griln In their poisecilon* :

Motion tQ nuke a oharging order tiwi absolute to «ttaoh certain moneys lying In the Siprecae and tt.M. Oourtn, Obrlnt obaroh, to the credit of MoOonnell md OooKlai, lolioltoro, MoOonnell belag the p»tty involved in the bankruptcy of EL W O»borne.; '

Me Oayglll, read ao effidavib to.Jhe eff oc that the moneys had accrued to tho fi m of McOonnell and Douglas, that the fim wo now. dissolved, and that the funds belnc; McDonnell's property, who was carrying on the business on his own aocoaut nna had advertised himself ac "liquidator," paying aad receiving the Itte firm's debts; the moneys lying In Oonrt oould be attached,' ■

Mr Eippenberger put fn a claim from Mr J. M. Douglaß, Mr. McObnneirs partner, who disavowed,the ftuthorlty of Mr McO.mno'l to pay and recalvo . the firm's debts, .and opposed tho, motion la the Interests of the partnership; His Honor deollned to mako the order, cancelled the order nid, »nd allowed oosta. The Oourt adjourned until ten next morning, . : •. , • :,;, .

THE JUDGE'S DECISION.

Hii Honor Judge Ward delivered the following jiogmem to-day Id th« oase against M.t R McGonnell, oolloltor of OhrUtoharoh^ wbioh war heard veitev d»j: -- ■ — '--

This is an application under tbe condi tions of the Imprisonment for D'abt Act, 1873, fjr an order of oommltmacit egalnit Robert M:Oonnell. The olronwstances of the owe were briefly recapitulated in my judgment on a s'oallar »pplic»tlon givea on the 11 h inst .. J » o , '<,-) \

At the date of OsborneVbankralloy McOonoell held a bill of etfle over his oh»ttel), on the face of (t void against tbe Depuy Official Assignee. After th« b«nkroptcy McOjnnali took pouesslon of those oaattels under oovar of the bill of ■ale. The Deputy Official Assignee then movad to bava the bill of gale deolarad void. Jad^ment w»s;gtyen deolariag that tbe bill of sale must be held as nnregis tered, and therefore void against the Deputy Official Assignee. Afier the motion had been mide and, while judg ment was pending McDonnell Rold'tha chattels and applied tbe proceeds to his own purposes. Aa order was mtde, after acoantß taken, that McDonnell should p*y over those proceeds to tha Deputy Official Asiignee. This he did not, bat stated to Mr Osyglll, solicttoi for the Offlolal Assignee, that he hadno Intention of paylcg them, A sammons has sow been Issued In accordance with the' Regulse .Generales of;, J inuary 1875, oalliog upon him to attend on the bearing of this application. It now appears from the affidavit of Mr Oayglll, after the motion to declare the bill of ssla void hid been made, and while judgment wbb pandlog McOoomell m»de transfers of mortgages and executed mott^gea, whereby, aooording to th<3 recital Id the deeds, be must have received several thousand pounds. It farther appaan tb«t' he Is the holder of oertain regtetered bills of isle aud Hens, of the nominal value of £3500. This affidavit MoOonnell does not conrradlot; Dor does he appear when called upon to answer the samoaooB; his 0 unael stating that he Is quite unable to aooount for his absence. Under these oltoumstsnceß, It is impossible not So conclude that McDonnell has been trans fer r I.ig his property, with Intent to defraud the Official Aaalguee, in full expectation ot the judgment given against him, and of the execution »hioh was Issued and returned nnlla bona,<Prima facie: it appears also that be has »mple- msbUß to ?»tlflfy the order given •galnsc him ia this o>urt, It may be that the recitals in the dieda are eato^ptlble of explanation ; bat MoOonnell has not ohosen to appear, or to gl^e any such explanation, thereby bringing himself withia sabsectlon 1 of cUaae 3 of the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Aot. It w»s contended by Mr Klppenberger, cooDsel for McOonnf':!, that the District Coart has no jirlßdlotlon, aa the prescribed rules respecting a judg mani; sammona ia that Court had not been complied with. My answer to this contention is that the Court Is a Lootl Oaiut of Baakroptcy, enforcing its order In the same manner as, the Supreme Court, under olause 21 of the Bankrup cy Aot. It was-next contended that no proscribed rules exist, by virtue whereof [ the Supreme Coutt oan exercise juris-' dlotlon ; the former rolen on the subjfot having been framed In 1875 ; having been repealed by this code; and no new ones t having baen framed. It was urged that conatqiei.tfy the Snpreme Ooart has not power to commit under the Abclltlon of ' Imprisonment for |Debt Aot. I have not hid tint to aiowUln whether fiMh lalei

have been framed 01 nor. Bat asiamicg the contention with reupaat to the repee.l of the rales of 1875 to be eorreot, an 3 aasDtnlng alao that no freah rales have been framed, it seems to me that the c as would then fall under Bole 567 of the code. The provisions of the Act at a very fall, and the raise referred to are merely sapplemeotary. There oa/i be no ciiflE. otfty ia aotiag under the Act cl^no :,f needful. Fjrasmaob, theref ire, as R )ben doOonaell did not atteud m required by the «a unions, and i»« i- appears to- me that he baa had since the time the order waa iasned Bcffi:lect mttani to pay the sum recovered from him, it Is ordered that anloss ha pay Ino Oourt before two o'clock on Monday next, the 24<;h Feb., the-eom of £354 3b 10JL, being the amount ordered to be puld by ilie fiiit' mentioaed order, leM value of goodi and flash in hands of Matron end 00, yeiterday ordered to b« given up by them tv the Deputy Official Assignee together with £6 63 ooiti of this npp'.loti tion, and £4 17a ooata of fruldess «xecci tlon, he be dommltted to prison for the term of three months, or until be' shall p»f the.iald sum of £354 31 lOd, and coats aforesaid. - '-.. '...

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN! '

[P*b Pbibs Ahsooiatioit.}^ i

London. February 20 and 21 v "The Times" states that a Russian squidron has been ordered to Crete.

The late Joseph Biggar, M.P., left ia aid of Irish education. The cause of,his death was heart disease. • ,

The woman who shot at and wounded Mi-Isaacs, M.P., has been cbmmitteed for trial.

Sailed—Steamer Scotia, with the New Zealand duplicate cable, which is expected to be laid.by. the end of April. .' '• - Mr: Evans, Home Ruler,. has been elected unopposed for the Glamorgan shire seat, rendered vacant by the death of Mr C. R. M. Talbot.

. Mr Chamberlain applauds "the deci sion of the Cabinet not to exercise the power of veto with regard to' the Colonial Divorce Bills. - ■

Mr Gladstone Opposed the-amend ment in favor, of establishing a Scotch Parliament, on the"; ground that the time was not ripefor such' a, proposail. ; . Mr A. Staveley Hill,M.K for, ILirigs winford, will move that in the Western Australian Enabling Bill provision ought to be made to prevent the Par liament of that colony from discriminat ing against the British flag or subjects.

It is reported that in the House of Commons the 'Opposition intend to move an arnmendment to the Address, accepting the report of; the " Times"- Parnell Commissioners as regards matters of. fact, and making strong reserves, as to^matters of. inferebce. It will also express sympathy with Mr Parnell in the persecution to which he has been subjected, and rejoiced at his acquittal from.the charges. '.

v Sttbi, February 21. Owing to a steamer grounding in the Canal sixteen other steamers are blocked.: ; Paris, February 21; 1., Louis Michel proposes to proceed to Noumea for the purpose of nursiDg the •aboriginal lepers there. } Washington, February 20 ' Secretary Blame and Sir J. Paiinee fote, British Ambassador, are settling the Behriog Sea Fisheries dispute. Kelly, suspected of' being the: man who drove Dr Crojnin to the cottage where he was murdered, has been, arrested, Berlin, February 20. It is reported in official circles that De BosUecher, the present Secretary of, State of the Interior, will replace Bismarck as Prussian Premier. " ,' . i.v N»w York, February 21.. The State of New York has agreed to vote a sum of ten million dollars to wards the proposed exhibition, pro viding it is held in New York in 189?.

AUSTRALIAN

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.v . . ' Btditbt. February 21. The proposals for forming a Federated Labor Council, were favor ablyieeeivedf J 'l "'' ; Heavy rains continue to cause serious damage in the suburbs of Sydney. Floods are general throughout the colony, and there has been much de struction of crops. :'^. U. „;/j, -!- Broken Hill proprietary shares a^e quoted at 6s 9d.- i t Thjs is the first quotation since tbe number of shares was increased, and the nominal value reduced.'from ;^2tplßs.O -",- V ' : Citl' ' : BwflßAiraT.F^briwry 21 | At Cardwell a boy named Jackson has been swallowed by an alligator. \

In the northern districts floods are again prevalent,-and traffic has been impeded. |" \

FIRE AT THE CEMETERY

This morning shortly after'lo "o'olook the firebelli again run; oat the alarm, and volumes of stroke wising north of the town bare out the rumor that the locality of thelfirewisat the cemetery- Thither the br.lga.de, with the steam .fire-englne, whioh wu got ottt with gmt promptitude, qnlckly proceeded, and found on arrival that the grassover the greater part of the enclosure was in fl imei and the fence gk'rfiug'the north road, and; between It and the belt of ;pinus "\ insignia burning fiercely.' Bafore the arrival of the fiiemen a nrmber of persons living in the ne!gh* ! borhood were on the spot doing their utmost to extinguish the fire, among them being several ladle*, of whom Mlbi Joins and Mlsa Littleootjt assisted by M<st«r Bruoe, were especially active. Water baviag been obtained from the race which runs through the county ealeyarda the engine was speedily got to work, end in half an hour all danger was over, the lub^s of the firemen saving tbe valuable .belt of trees, which, but "for the engine, must have been totally destroyed, and preventing any more serious damage than the sooicV ipg or staining of some of the gravsatrnes ratling*, etc At one time the mortuiry chapel was In serious dagger bat the labors of the ladies and others la beating; oub tbe burning grass were' happily effectual In preventing the flunes reaching the build ing. .-The.fire started In the N.E. corner of the enclosure at the Jewish .portion, and burat right across to the S,W. corner clearing off every vestige of vegetation, tbe entire apace within the fences with the exoeptlon of a small area to the rear of the chnpal, and at tho S.E. corner beltg turned Into a obarred black expanse. The portion burnt Includes the Wealeyan, Presbyterian, and Catholic blocks. The fence on the aide next the North road Is al«b entirely destroyed. Among other* who were early on the soene and lent valuable aeilitanca were Mr Llttleoott, Mis Lincjdon, Mr Bees, J P.,. and Mill Rees. • The cause of the cor>fligff»tlon , whloh very narrowly etosped beiig.a disastrous'one >p ■nppoeed to huva baen some yoiingrers playing with matches, shortly before the fi-e started three boys having boan noticed to leave ihat paitfof the oamciaif In wblob It orlglutid.l

DIRECT TRADE WITH NATIVE.

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Auckland, February 21.

Direct trade between. New Zealand and Natal is to be opened by Tames and Co., who have chartered a vessel of about 500 tons, which is to load at Oamaru and Lyttelton with flour, produce, and general stores, and sail foi Natal about April next

THE SOUTH CANTERBURY RUNS

PBB FBKSB „,..,:-,>

Oamaett, Fdbruwf 21r . A public meeting was held to-night to urge on the Government the advisability of csttiog up the South Canterbury runs into smaller areas than they aie now held in -for 1 closer settlement. Resilutions were passed in faror of this being done, end they were ordered to be forwarded to the Governments

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON V NEW SOUT^ ••■ - " ' WALEB./; f>

i \ " VtPBB PBI3S ABiOOIAtIOXA 0 t-, - -*—--,_ "V^ '"■" * v^i-''» '" WmiXikgtoh^ February SO The orloket matah baicweeii WaVillogton and, New South Wain began to-day. Th« attendmoe waa not large.. The local m«a sooted 109 thr two-best b»ta. bsing absurdly rnn-^nt mrly In thn gMI*. Ogler scored 36, Oiou 22, IftQlrt.ltf: The visitors responded with 172» -i G^iam paying a fine Inalngi of 62, MeOlMehj 62, Newell, not oat 20, D»t(i 17. Aot a ■Ingle extra wai aoored. .-.lha twifket ' played xatj well: •od;iootj^,7 er , waa Aght considering tha atato of tht>; c >uud. Til* game <wlll burcßunmd t"-maßfbw^At^

ELECTRIFIED STEAM.

•'■■<• ' ■• -■■ '- i^>. ...- .- - ' ';!■■,"■>, *%£& At a recent meeting of the Physical Society of London the members were much interested in-some very beautiful, experiment^.of/Mr Shelford BidweJl,M-F.RtS. v la one of these, experiments a powerful electric light cost a shadow, of a sfeam jet upon ascreen, bat the shadow was barely visible,-apr. .did; : .tho Jet appear very brilliaiit under tHe.illominatipn. . A needle point was thea held near iHe^li'and electrified by beiD^ connected with a W5Su« hurst.machine. Instinly the shadow be&me c jnspiciipus; and of a dark tfrowi color,-while the jet became far m'orelaminoas andocelsion' : ally colored. The' Effect Of the' electrifioation - is apparently in stanteous. It is probable? mat the explanation may be closely connected with Lo|ra' Raleigh's well-khowiifs*xteK^iat -of electrifpng a jet of water, which then ceases , to .scatter and fall in sm»ll drbps.'bot instead draws Itself together land MU in. large'uuttlinf drops. As jLord Raleigh's expenment£^> plain the large drops associated with a.thunier* storm, so Mr Bidwell'i' seem to throw iawne light upon "the" cause of the extraordinary blackness of thunder clouds and:of.theJlurrt '' light so often seen in the sky before a itormf '■

THE OFFSPRING OF CRIME

Whet but an ucr almOf fc; Uu< " oonselou*, > abandonment: to arotreer^cf ; orlme coold possibly be expeoted focl'ths offspring of one of our prisoners who bad been sent to gao', In the ooune of a not vary long life, soms thirty of for'y tlmett She had bean eteeped In.am from earliest ohlldbood, and the sole mode of etieape . from It with whloh she wa§ acquiintjid was the dcMtla cemedy bf/^apj&i^Pni knew the ntme of God only as'anr'tofctn'j she had never cad a prayer In the whole course of her llf*, and absolutely refuted to be taught eie,lesUt should act ac a.» k.nd of charm In compelling her to give up some of her Infqaitlei. ' ' T "< .*" This woman bad a oblld—an! Intelligent little girl of foor yaars old—and ebe de* llberate'y aold It for a imill aum to • v companion of like trade nod position with herself, in order that It night ba trained to gain money for Its pcrobaser In tfcej" following manner: It was caref ally taught to awetr and ti lisp all the moat horrible and dlsgraoafol utterances It la posiible to eoncelvp, and then it wai taken every, . night to one or other of the many v ppblie houses'with which the nelghbqorbood teemed, in order that It might be set open a table and deilred ti amuse the men who sat drinking around it by pouring out from Its Infant lips voile;a of oathi and blasphemies. Was no tenderneis to be shown'to the erlminallty with whloh thia unfortunate ohlld was likely to be branded I —Mid the education ef the nnny inmatei of our prisons. has. been of a •imllar natora.—■" B'ackwood'? Ifagiizloe,"

THE EMPRESS AUGUSTA

HER MARLY ROMANCE. .-

The "Son's'l Barlin o»ble tavs:-A member of tbe enite .of one-of the beet known German Princes tells a romantlo story oonoercfng tbe dead Bmpresg Aogast*, and it h believed that it hai nevar before. l)een given tto the public Augusta was a prlnoess In pettiooati la the Oourt of Weimar, > where ihe.waa hedged about with all the stralt-Uoed etiquette the small German pilnelpaUtlM affaoted;; a % f-«,?:vr-f;/,.inri.*. When sht tras 17 sh»wai a ronantio girl a^d:had : learnei by JieatCthe stprlea of tha prevjoua balf-canWry's gklfantilei at the court of Louis XIV,

. .Before, this . rom in 110 spirit had lived long erioogh -to dlev a young Frehoh noble, a aoiori of more"'or les< long llneagt, stopped at the Chun of Weimar In the pro are js of a pleasure j inn t from Auvergne* Hd'>wu. ao3Om?llibedr bandiOflMr^toiA • 'jdare-deyil.}.-^; *4;n :.. - At a can ft b.ll shortly following i his arrival tbe Frenchman met the PrlnoeM. They were, permitted; to. b«3OM»,f »rtnen f and IndutgeMh mutual 1 loi><it first ilghU Thiqlova soon developed Into indlsoreihii ffhioh took the turn of *eor«t:niestln({l| In the palace grounds. The only people awuaoftbeie.trys/j ware th«; maid and valet of the principals, wno served M the medium through which. a oirreipon denca was carried on and meetings ar« ranged,' :- *, ~'J .-: ;.^,..- vi ;^ "->-^ ? Tbe maid whether through oarelessntsea or spite, lost one of the letteritnttai^ed to her, and it was piokad op b^filhe Duahess, the mother of Augusta, before the maid oquid reoover It. : Tha fetter was lmpa«doued and eloquent, baralog withvtbe love song of the smUtsft PsirbUa but It led up to the suggsstlon of an elopen»«)t, Implosed flight and plotured tbe Ideal fife" of love In the pastoral lands of America. The Duke and Daohesi were consumed with, rags at this discovery. 3o high did (he feeling run at oourt that, the dual ». chamberlain challenged the^Mnchman jto a duel, r aai the lover fell moitallf ».wouqded >,{, As he fell $h».Frenohman,tore optn bistUDlc, «Dd there, preised against his hetrr, was a handkerchiaf bslpnging to the PfiD.cess. Toward It his 'hand faebly inovod, and he died at at the moment be bad sefzad tha ltoe and wai atroggltag tojsarry it to - his lips.- - ~*— The ■ Daohefb wssT so affacted by the. Itcldent that she silently plaoed the hand kerchief on the breait of the young man as bo lay In bis coffia, and it wae burled In the coffia. His'badfTwsi covered with roses atrewo upon hift by the devoted Augasta. . Fromiwoonsand sob's she became hystarloal and ataioit crcK-'d. • *■■--- :-'u"*, -r'.r f- ; fi 1 For weeks the Prlncen lobbed: abont the p»laos,'nnttl her parents Iwere eon vinpad that her sonrow miit have some relief or she would grow Insane. :' Taef enggesed marriage with' Prince Wltllam ' of Prussia, and the Princes* gave her indifferent consent, careless and thoaebt - less of what might beiome of her. ' With; WlUlum It was a mater of ffqatlfqti'm* portauoe. foriie tl*o b»d'been ororaed in " a'-iova effat-^ .' ,>

MSE A^HBtfßTOfc GtTARfcI.W. fl* I»'!yTWVAY 1 WWTUhy" .££.1806.



"Thong i Imitated by many, surpassed by * none." * , LEVIATHAN RAILWAY TEMPER- [ ANCE HOTEL \ (Opposite the Railway Station), DDNEDIN. MRS SILK, PROPBIETRESS. THIS very popular Establishment con tiones to afford very superior acoom modatlon to tourist* and others who desire th« 00MKORT8 OF HOME, combiced with VERY MODERATE CHARGED ■■"■- The sole management of the house, as w*U as the culaine affairs, aie under the BnoßtlßDpervicion of Mrs Bilk, The oust !■ Situated within a few minntoß - walk of the Exhibition, Post Office, v, Steamboat Landings, and other plaoaa. T fIUOD FAOMUB VALDB PAOIVTT ("What we do we o well," fT\&% OHRIBToTuBOH DE HTAL JL SURGERY, Oaahel Wtreet, OhrLrtchnroh, next Bobin- Boot Btore, and at the Octagon, Duoedin. JL I iparaUoßS at strictly nnif ora and moderate Oonsnltation free. * j' 3. MTEBS^AIH) CO., BUBOBOST DBNTISTB. •:. NITBOXJb OXIDE GAS administered This Aumathetlo leaves no nnple«aant •fleets, and by its nse tbe extraction of Bad Stamps and Teeth is rendered pec •ectlf Palnleas i-nd Effective. Ad nlnUtered d»Uy. Fee foo administration A Gaa, 5«. Ex*r6cci.jn, 2« 6d * tooth. Boura of atteodnnce, 9 *.m. to 8 p m. 1 Private reaidence, 93 East Bel». The acknowledged anperlorlty of AMERICAN DENTISTKY In the con ■trnotlon of Artificial Teeth, tbe moat finlahed workmanship, and replacing tbe ort teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATKLY after extraction, have ■Übltataed oar reputation, < A single Arklficla Tooth, 10s, complete ■ «t. Upper and Lower, Temporary and , Pemaneat £1010s; Ariifiolal Tenth and Dantntee made by other e'entists re aoddled at icull coiti, Stopplog, Sc»l yg Perfeot end Palnlear. V W«. SPAEROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER j EAST STREET. f>ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALE7A.itf)S CO, Limited. AS the reqa^Bt of several Farmers the Company hai deoid;d t.> hold a Special - ' -, PIG FAIR ■r ■ Fw the Sale of STORE PIGS, AT THE ~ Tmwaid Yards Early in March. Farmers w'll oblige by letting the Caretaker have particulars of their Entries , «arrya« possible. I { f - GEO. JAMESON, ... .75 . « Chairman. %r". THE CHEAPESf SALE HOW GOING ON INABHBUBMON IS "The Corner." Children's Hata half p?Io? Flowers at ha f prio» Print* at half pries Ladies' Jackets at half prioe 17 dos Men's Sox (beat made) half price • - "i. f f BEE THE WINjDJOIWS -, .CEB T,HE W WDOjWB i on ST r 1N BPEO TIT H E 8 T OiO X IHSP WOT THE STOCK W. H. COLLIER ,'liift Comer."



Wantaa Known Cash Advertisements under this head in?, not exceeding 16 words, ONE Shilling. Addresses may beieft at .this Office. * %i\j AUTiLD Xc OWN - Hofee a> d f? Baggy on hiie. Apply H.Dahht Career, tf ampstead 2 102 PI I&OS, Pianos, P.HQua. fcipecfal vtia-'a a- w .ff rei ; Netr tMsnoa from £30 ; second hand Jo from £15, Bold ouidefer-Kfl ppym-n b,—H M. Jojsje. f>UBLIO NOTICE—AII (?,od wieners *7 of the Wetiuepcvvy HaM-Foidy. rieaee chop ea ly, 1 o'clooa. Hv 0, Fegers, M. .?»' a U ma. MANILLA. B.nder Twine, u»«chlae oiS. aud wire. Time is money on the hftrve t fidld—ihe best la theohotpeit. ~R.Ai.oorn-, Samders Bulldicgß. • WAfITJfiD 'KNOWN—if you want good value for your mouty go to Melford House . Besides our ordinary presents aa aidit'ocal one of a good ÜBeful basket to overy purchaser of 20j and upwards, U, CV Shores, Melford , Hoto. - . ; ;,,. .• ■ ',-.-'' "AiyTANTBD Known " Strong-wear W Boots for Ladles, Men and Children ban only ba obtained at W. H OOIiLIEB's. iWT ANTED Known that Ajhdrbw Obb'b VV' half-yearly sale of Surplus Stock of Drapery Clothing and Boots is now going on. • ■ 1 141 WANTED Known—ln addition to our - ordinary presents, we shall give an extra one of » good useful baa'iet to every purchaser of 20s and upwards. H* 0. Bjbqebs, Meltord Hoana, \ ■•:'''.'•'o . "OTANTED KNOWN —My Special W Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, " The Aehburtouian," . braided backs, 3s 6d per pair.—W. H. Collikb. WANTED every mau in tne County to have a Bait of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Bobhbt Aloobn, Ashborton Clothing Mart, Saonders' Buildings. \\} ANTED Kao^n ince oortafna 34 V« lid, towtjio 4JJ, umbrellas Is 10J prints 2£l. ekirte la, kid gloves la, 12i( z dress buttocfl for 14, embroidered ocßtumefr 10a.—Andrew Obb's Sale. 1 150 THE Jubilee Sale. Ahdbew Ohb 1b selling Dsens boots 9a 63, ladles E.S. «i 4i 6d, laco np boots 5a 6J, girls boots 3i 9J, mea'a utijea 6a lid. evening shoes 2a 6 i. Sale now on. " 1 151 MRS KBNNtfDV and Miss Cameron, Moore Street—Teachers of Scientific Dreae-cuting Bodies cut and fited. Dressmaking in all ita brandies. Riding habits a speciality. 12 69 CTTANTED, Everyone to Know—Tv»: W J. MOISON bas now in stock* urge and- varied assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES for the Springand Summer Seasou, Gentlemen's, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both imported and Colonial; Iso HIS OWN MAKE, whSoh OANN )T BE SUBPASSED t>t Style, Fit, Q M ly, and Neatness, combined with VERY REASONABLE PRICES. All repairs exeouted prompt y.and with neatness, lOtl "~ THBitSHINGr BOOKS. mHREbHING Machine Books of JL improved deei.n printed with despatch at "Mail! 1 and 'Ouardian" Offioe. ;_ TTAIiENTINES 1 "VMentlne!—Newest V and most Elegant Dssigns In boxes. Sl'k-BdDgei Love drda and Perfamed S»eho'B, etc. Largest Var e*y fn 0 -uilo Vaontiues L. F, ANDRBWJSS & Co, Stationers' Hall, " BIOYOLES VERSUS TROTTERS. Under the p»t;oua2;e <f Me Ashrmrtoc Racing Olab end Ashb' rtoa Cyollog 01 uV A TEN MILES mafch for £50 •i'l' take place on the DOMAIN TRACK on WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, Febtnvy 26 b, at 630 o'olook betweet. J,E, Fenlok and E MAYrs. the Austra lian G>.ttmp}onß>oycliitd and MitOoTAVirs DIOBY on his Oilttb<»''ed tt otter "Marougo'' and two othero. ■ ' A tsoit exciting Ruce Is expected. Art af islon la. > 2§87 U.B.S. CO. '«« . U.B.S. CO UNJON STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. Steanv ere sail as under : — From LYTIEOTON TO Wellington ... Daily, except Suno'ay ( rUt'edayß and Saturday-) 10 p.m.; other days, 5 pm, Dunedin ... Tuee , '1 hura , and Sat. Nelson . Tues., Thora , and Sat Onehu ga .. Fri. and altercate Mods. Auckland via - act Uoast „. Thued-y Melbourne... Tuesday Sydney via Aucklaad , Every olternßt Thursday., gydoey via 0 ick's v'traif... Fortnightly PasaeDgere may be booked to Hobart, Melbourue, Sydney, and »ll New Zealaud port) at the office of GEOBGE JAMESON, 2J91 Agent, AehbuTtoo. ■' SUMMER 1890' 1890 CjUiiM « HO* 1890 1890 DH. 0 W ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUR BUSINESS REPLETE WITH • CHOICE GOODS' FOB. THIS SEASON. «T PRICES RIGHTv^i For Juvenile's Olothirg . ; TrythaJS.Z Clothing Factory For Boyß' Clothing Try the JN.Z. Clotnlng Factory For Youths' Clothing Try the In Z. Olothiog Factory For Men's Olothip^ Try theN.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Measure Enlifs Try the N Z. Clothing Faotoiy For Mercery and Hotinry Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Blankeiß, Rugs, and Flanne's Try the N Z. Clothing Factory For Hats in the newest shapes Try the N.Z Clothing Factory For the beet value for Ready Money . Try the NZ ClothiDg Factory ENCOURAGE LOOaL IKDUBTBY \ AND BUT PfiOM THE Clothing Factory. inspectUijb stock i • And draw your own eopcluaiopfli j] V. 7," iT WiSBCBB, '!



■ The Women's Obristiftn TempertnM Uaion have deoided to write to Mrs E. H. Bridle/*.. $( London, i«TiUo« hw |q v^{ JRtfr Zwlm