BIRTH.

December 2nd, at Maranui, Westevfield, the wife of W>i de BniiTON Wilson, of ii daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1890. THE MINISTRY AND EDUCA TION.

In reply to a question at Rakaia on Thursday evening Sir John Hall stated that Mr Mitchelson had not told the electors of Eden that the " Government proposed taking £75,000 off the Education vote." We have turned up Mr Mitchelson's speech on the occasion referred to; and we find the follow ing :—v TheGovernmentbelieved thatlhe school age should be rained to six pears, and if that were done and the capitation reduced by ivoe\ shillings, as had been sivggested during last session, a saving of at least £75,000 per annum would be effected" This deliverance reads very like a flat contradiction of Sir John's statement. Mr Mitchelson is a member of the Cabinet, and he doubt less knows what the feeling is m that quarter m regard to the cost of educa tion. He also knows that the Colonial Treasurer, sifter finding that the House and country would n6t submit to the proposed reduction, tndeavoure<t by a side-wind fco introduce special taxation for education purposes. Mr Mitchelson knows, and Sir John Hall also knb^s;* that one of the proposals contained m the last Financial Statement was that the pviwage duty shou}4 be continued

m order to provide for school buildings. Knowing the tenacity with which the ' people will stand by free compulsory state education, tlie astute Colonial Treasurer made a bold effort to shift a special tax on to the shoulders of the country to provide for the cost there of. But the Government wfere out-. generalled m the matter by th« Op position and the House. Instead of supporting the burdensome primage duty, the House took charge of the Government Estimates, and reduced; them to such an.extent that there was enough and to spare foi; the ,^clucati6ri as well as ..qtjher public votes. The Government, not only proposed to reduce tho education vote by £75,000, but failing m this, entlba voured to un^Opuia.rise 1 the system/fey imposing- special and brirdensbme taxation. Both efforts failed, and the Hon. Mr Mitchelson, expressed hisf regret thereat, How Sir John Hall can express ignorance of the latter fact we are at a loss to imagine. Mr Mitchelson's words were plain and unequivocal, and if Sir Tohii Hall had read them he could not possibly have forgotten it. If, on the other hand, lie,had not,read them, he would know, Jf Mr Mitchelson spoke ou the subject at all, that he would speak as he is reported to have done. The Cabinet are known to be of one mind on this particular subject, however much they may differ on other matters. It re mains, therefore, for Sir .John Hall to explain to the electors of Ellesmere, how he came to state that Mr Mitchel son had not given utterance to the Ministerial views on the Education question.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Whiskey was first made m Ireland by an English monk. German emigration has besn steadily de creasing since 1887. : The Emperor of Austria never allows a woman to be hanged. The Czar of Russia is about to send an ex pedition to Mongolia to explore the desert country. Mr Gladstone once said on a public pWt" form that he was a Christian first and a poli* tician afterwards. Mr A. W. Jones, of Christchurch, has gained the premium of £5 offered by the Government for a design for a, 5d stamp. The doctors day mental worry is the chief cause of cancer. Every kind of malady is likely to attack fretful people. In India they are using electricity to cure leprosy. It is found swift and effective. Of course it has to be given m homoeopathic doses. Bishop Blythe, of Jerusalem, says there are now m Palestine nearly 70;000 Jews, whereas m 1883 tliere were only 23,000, and m 1841 only 8900. ; , , The potato blight has made its appearanc m Sweden, and the outlook for the crop is very discouraging. In certain parishes the priests report that a famine is expected. There was a pleasant surprise waiting for Henry George when he returned to America. His journal—the " Standard " —had gone up 3000 m its circulation. A niece of Pope Leo has married Count Salvatore Saliinei. '■ The bride.is a daughter of the Pope's sister. H^r dowery was £2400, to which the Pope contributed £1600. A new machine promises to fill and , roll cigars. They say only 14,000 men will be needed to do the work that now employs 58,000 skilled hands. The Mediterranean is comparatively shallow. A drying up of 600 feet would leave three different seas, and Africa would be joined with Italy. Those who paid thirteen guineas for their tickets for the Salvin-M'Aulift'e fight paid pretty dearly. The fight lasted 5^ minutes, which is at the rate of lOd a second for the onlooker. At the Army and Nary Bazaar, held m the Auckland Garrison Hall, under the auspices of St Peter's parish,.pickpocketing was rife, and one of the spieler class was caught m the act of abstracting a purse from a lady's pocket. * Of the 11,000,000 square miles of Africa, only about 4,500,000 remain which have not been claimed by some European Power, and more than half of this area lies within the Desert of Sahara. \ Owing to the damage to the Rakaia bridge the express arrived m Ghristchurch about an hour and a quarter late on Tuesday night. All trains ri.n as usual to day. A strong O; of men are engaged repairing the ge. A monster meeting of electors, with Sir Robert Stout m the chair, will be held m Dunedin on Thursday evening, m the Garri son Hall, and will be addressed by the Liberal candidates. A tremendous rain fell at Wellington on Sunday and Monday, and a large portion of the city was flooded. On Monday a whirl wind passed over Hokitika, doing consider able damage r— wrecking houses, blowing down chimneys, and breaking windows. In the course of a political address at Port Chalmers recently, Mr J. Mills, Managing Director of the U.S.S. Co., stated " that the Jubilee is not an ordinary opposition, but. is an attempt at blackmail. The boat is sent down here to rUn against us to make Us buy her." The Dunedin agent of the Jubilee has written to Mr Mills, demanding a retraction of this statement, and failing this retraciion threatens other proceedings. The Mikado of Japan is the first sovereign whom his subjects have been allowed to be hold m person, Japanese etiquette having for ages required the strictest seclusiou fdr sacred majesty. Unfortunately, perhaps, for the preservation of that divinity which doth hedge a King, he is an ugly little man with thick lips, low forehead, dull eyes, and scanty beard. But his bearing, like Queen Victoria's, is full of dignity, his manners are perfect, he is both intelligent and accom plished, and his ideal of sovereignty is the welfare of his people, , Juarez Celman, ex-President of the Argen tine Republic, is charged with the embezzle ment of public money, while m office. As a result of the examination into his financial dealing the total amount of his embezzle ment is' placed at the startling figure of £8,400,000. It is thought .that a goodly portion of his ill-gotten gains is safely held m the United States. In the meantime the ex-President is under lock and key, and is likely to remain there until he expresses his willingness to disgorge at least a fair propor tion of the sum total of his embezzlemunt. The Melbourne eort'espojident of the " Daily Times " has the following :^-" The Rev Andrew Gardiner, late of the Glebe, Sydney, w { hose wife obtained a divorce from .him owing to his relations with a young lady ; parishioner,, find who recently returned from San Francisco, delirered a lecture m the '■ Presbyter inn Church, Goulburn, on Friday last. The Mayor preside^, and at the close of the mJeting resolutions were passed ex pressing f ympathy and good will towards Mr Gardiner, and setting it forth as the opinion of the meeting that, by the full and un reserved confession of his transgression which he made, and the consistent and godly life he .he has since led, he; his entitled to the utmost (sympathy, and merits public confidence and support." The terrible competition m the London labor market, especially m the occupations ojaien to clerks and women, is shown by the circumstance that ,the proprietor of a city restaurant recently invited applications from felnals forthepGStof cashier at a salary of 10s a week—not an extravagant sum con sidering the responsible nature of the duties and the amount of money which would probably pass through the employee's hands. Within a Any or two—over 300 applications were received, and every post brought moro letters for several days. It is pitiful to think 6f the disappointment wlii^h must necessarily be experience by seyeral hundred young women anxious to obtaiu a livelihood though i» very meagre owe.

An agitation for a divorce law m Italy similar to that m France lias arisen. Mr Walker will address the electors at the. Old Town Hall on Thursday,evening, at 7.30; and Mr Sawlo will speak, jit' Wat erton the same evening. • The -mayors of Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland, and Wellington, have intimated to the Premier their approval of the sugges- I lion that the Queen should be aaked to be j come godniother to Lord Onslow's son. I Another suggestion on the subject on which , much stress is laid, is the bestowal of a Maori name on the child. The McCormick binders are still maintain ing their popularity, and almost every day , adding fresh laurels to those already gained tlii? 1 season. The last incoming Australian mail .brings the following results of field trials:—At Numurkah, on November 11th, 'McCormick came m first, beating Massey, Hornabyj Brantford, and Mercer. At Yarn >vonga, on the'l2th, McCormick came again Jiko a veritable Carbine, and won with flying colors, Massey second. On 18th, at Tatura, once more McCormick * was' first, Massey sscond, Wood third. J -i At 4.39 this morning thirty-eight of the Asliburton Rifles, under Lieutenants Miiiler and Fooks, answered roll call at the drill shed, and proceeded to the range for the annual volley and independent firing. Major Newall took command, and Sergeant Major Jones was also present. The figure of merit attained at volley firing was only 9.87, and fche independent firing figure was 13*54. This is low m both instances, but the lowness is accotmtedifor hy the large number of recruits now m thdranks. Colonel Bailey inspected the company on Tuesday evening, and waa highly pleisect' with the men's appearance and their attendance. . If any'floft visitor to Melbourne falls among thieves, teu Hone but he is a New Zealander. There must be something m the balmy alpine air of which we read m that colony that induces innocence and a guileless trust m humanity. The last instance is •John Reid,'described as a cattle dealer of New' Zealand. He had £130 with him m £10 notes, and having lost drinks at curds m a hotel to which he was taken Hy a stranger, who entered into conversation with him m Bourke Btreet, gave the landlord one of the notes to. change. The landlord gave him a cheque for change, but, m Reid declares, asked it back next morning,, tore it up and refused to give him cash. Then Reid who had staysd all night, discovered that he was minus his £13Q; and as the landlord paid £80 next.day into his bank m £10 notes, he is urtdcr arrest.—Melbourne Exchange. The.'Primitive Methodist tea meeting took place oii Tuesday, when there was a good attendance of circuit officials. The Rev J. Cocker received and accepted a unanimous invitation to remain superinten dent of the Affhbntton Circuit for another year. It was stated that the circuit is man encouraging state"; liumerically and spiritu ally. A good tea was provided by the members of the congregation, after which an interesting and enthusiastic meeting was held, presided over by'Mr J. Lloyd, of New lands, and short pithy addresses were 'delivered "by Messrs Lill, Aston, Grayburn, Watkins, and Rev J. docker. Several pieces were rendered by the choir m an creitable manner, under the leadership of Mr Jones, Mrs Davies presiding at the organ. iVotes of thanks to those who had given the tea, singers, speakers, and chairman brought a very enjoyable evening to a clo3e. i lii an address m Dunedin last week Sir jßobeit Stout said he was not a believer m Sociali m ; ho believed they must allow a great ; deal for • individuality. If they weakened the individual they weakened the race, they must allow feedom to the indivi dual to acb and to fight the battle of life. But at the same time he recognised that the State would have to assume higher, greater, and more numerous .functions. It would ;have to look after public health, and pass a ilaw that not more than a certain number of of people should live on an acre of land; m take cave that there was plenty of vacant spaces left for recreation, ana to look after the intellectual improvement of the people to a greater extent than it had done m the past. This meant that m future the burden of taxation would bo greatly increased, unless they could see their way to provide for these things, and he could only provide for them by keeping a grip of the land, and getting regularly from it the rent year by year, so that as population increased, the rents would increase, and taxation could be reduced. The Best Remedy foe Indigestion.— "Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice called the "Natural Strehgthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentlo aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottleSj at Is 1-jd, 2ss 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout the world. Hollow ay's Oihtment and Pills. — Notable Facts. —Intense heat augments the annoyance of skin disease, and encourages the development of febrile disorders; where fore they should, as they may, be removed by these detergent and purifying prepara tions. In stomach complaints, liver affec tions, pains ami spasms of the bowels, Holloway's Ointment well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitants of large cities will find these remedies to be their nest friend when any pestilence rages, or when, from unknown causes, eruptions, boils, abscesses, or ulcerations betoken the presence of taints or impurities within the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicine*.

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Approach of Unit Weather. ' Wellington, December 1. Captain Edwin states?that there are now evidences of the approach of a period of hard westerly gales. The «o»*mor. The Governor and Admiral Valois left by train this morning for Wanganui. The former goes on to New Plymouth, and will make the ascent of Mount Egmonfc. Duneiwn, December, 3. At the R. M. Court to-day Mr Carew non suited the Officers, Cooks, and Seamen's Unions, who sought to recover from ex-presir denfc Ennes the amount paid pirn for railway fare, and which, it was alleged, he had not so expended. -

The Weather

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Plundering a Bank.

The excitement occasioned at Capetown by the sioppage of the Cape of Good Hf »jpe Bank appears to have been eclipsed by the sensation created by the daring and successful attempt of a gang of robbers to break into the bank and plunder the strong room. This room •is described as a chamber about six feet high, by twelve long, and six broad, coinpiising safes ranged round the walls, which contained very valuable articles and securities. The ingenuity and determination of tho thieves is shown by the circumstance that between this room, and the covered culvert by which they contrived to make their way were no fewer than six founda tion walls built of stone and brick, one Oeing four feet thick. ;' It is calculated that they must have been constantly engaged for at least three weeks m thuiv underground work of tunnelling and picking away the softer places before they finally succeeded m making a hole m the wall of the strong-rooiii, through which they took £4000 m gold and silver alone. Their depredations were only discovered by the accident of the manager making a visit to the bank on a Sunday afternoon. From the circumstance that the robbers left £1500 of this, amount behind thorn on tlie culvert, together with.their tools, it is supposed that they were either disturbed or" contemplated returning to possess themselves of further booty. The authorities *re accordingly blamed'for not lying m wait for the depredators instead of piaking tlie matter public. Altogether, the ingenuity and perseverance displayed by the plunderers of the Cape of Good Hope B»nk will render this a notable episode hi the history of crime.

A Swedish Murderess Beheaded.

The Chrisfcianstad correspondent of Galignani gives an account- of the execu tion by beheading of Anna Mansdotter, for che murder of her sister-in-law. It is about 30 years since a woman died on the scaffold m Sweden ; but on this occasion all those concerned were unanimous that the law must have its course. A primitive scaffold hud been erected, and the execu tioner and his man (says the corres pondent) are there, clad m the new mili tary looking uniforms, and wearing as a scarf-phi m his white silk tie a diminutive axe, just as the jockey might weir a horseshoe, or a little whip. Ib is his first execution, but he seems to have every confidence m his big axe, his muscles, and his nerves. Just as the;; A?s°k Strikes eight the magistrate comniJiiees reading the judgment, and this done the doors are opened and Anna Mansdotter begins htJr last short w«alk. She is attired m a wide Avhite gown with a belt round che waist, and there arc still traces of beauty m hpr fiice, white and haggard as it is. She is 47 years ol I, but has still tliat straight ness, and, one might almost say, ladylike carriage which is so often found among peasant women m Sweden. She seems comparatively calm, .and the young chap lain who walks beside her is apparently more affected, Still the nervous twitch ing of her hands betrays her fear. Having ascended the scaffold the chaplain said the Lord's Prayer and whispered to her words of encouragement. Anna Mansdotter then took her last look at this world and laid herself down, slightly I moaning as she did so. The executioner severed her head from her body with one stroke, his assistant holding it up to show that the law had beea fulfiilVl.

Tragedy in Victoria

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Melbourne, December 2. A terrible tragedy took place near Doyleford to-day. A man named Avison, suspecting his wife of infidelity, returned home unexpectedly, and found her paramour, a man named Hoare, m the house. Avison attacked him savagely with a tomahawk, which he drove several times into his head, and was only prevented from killing his wife by the intervention of a friend. Hoare is dying.

Excusing Parnell.

An Aucklander ventures on the follow ing apology for Mr Parnell:—l hate to see men jumping on a man when heis down. Now, mMr Parnell's case, with out seeking to apologise for the sin he has committed, or the wrong he has inflicted on society, for both of which he has suffered, and will have to suffer all Ma life, I think the present outcry is largely based on political antagonism, and on that hypocrisy which is so characteristic of the English »vhen any one has broken their eleventh Commandment, "take care not to be found out," I have never seen Mr Parnell, but judging by the numerous portraits of him, he is not a sensual man ; ho has not been led into this grievous sin by his own disordeily passions ; he has been tempted, and he has fallen. And his position is such that he is unable to say a word m his own defence. Honor, the opinion of the world, th« feeling of chivalry that exists amonsj gentle men, all forbid him to throw the least atom of blame on his partner m guilt, and require him to bear the whole burden of it alone. And yet there are many women, particularly m society, who have a restless craving for the love of some distinguished man. They yearn to have for themselves, for their own, one who is elevated above the crowd by his fcalents or Ms genius. For the most part this longing is never gratified, and theiy have to bear is thby best can, the irk some yoke of matrimony with a common place husband. But if by chance they do make the acquaintance of a man who is m anyway distinguished, they deliberately set themselves, to play the role of Potiphar's wife. And terrible is the situation of their unfortunate victim. We all know what is the apreta injuria fornuxe— the wrath of beauty scorned. A woman thus disdained is the man's enemy for ever. She hates as only a woman scorned can hate. Probably the man, dreading her hate, falls into her toils, yields to her, * and his life, his wrecked for ever. ' She clings to him like the robe of Nessus, and never leaves him. And this she calls love and fidelity, and on this she prides herself as if it were almost a virtue ! It is indeed nothing but the supremest selfishness. This, T take to have been the secret of Mr Parnell's fail. He"; has wrecked his career, he has destroyed his influence and the wretched woman «who has been the causte of all, will now begin to suffer her punishment. Not m the loss of her husband's and her children's lore—these women care nothing for such holy ties as these, and, their, maternal instincts are little higher than those of the lower animals-^-but m the contempt of society • m social ostrascism ; m witnessing the fall and degradation of the man she has dragged down to the mire.; and m know ing that for the gratification of her own selfish vanity, she has ruined a great career, and injured a great cause, ,

CORRESPONDENCE.

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MR WRIGHT AND THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I wan very much surprised on reading the •'Guardian'"-last evening to observe that Mr K.'tj. Wright had a letter inserted, denying that he voted against the increase of p<*y' to railway employees. He inserts'a quotation "from his speech m Hansard on the question (I recommend raihvay employees? to obtain a copy), but; he carefully omitted a most important i,pasa;ige, I add the lines, and railway •employees can see what a different face •they put on affairs :—" Now as one who l" has been a large employer of labor, my ''' sympathies are altogether m favor of the "working classes, a^id if I felt for one " moment that the Government would r«- J"fujse to recognise the just claims of a I" large body of men m their employ t-I :»" for, one would vote against them on this '"question, be the consequences what they ■might. But lam satisfied the,]} hove no \sucli. intnfion" And m concluding his •speech he said :— I shall, 'viiltout regard jiiif/ 1 this as a wxmt-qf-confidence, be ■compelled to vote with the Government \ ;(the italics are the additions.) The! motion, which was moved by Mr Smith, : w«,s negarived. Fr.r>m the above it will be seen very clearly with whom^Mr Wright isympathised. —I am, etc., ** : One who has read his Speech. ' Ashburton, Dec. 3, 1890.

PURGING THE ROLLS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —On arriving m Ashburton yester < day I was very much astonished to learn that my name had been struck off the Electoral Roll on the previous day. Jfc was* only a few days previously that I had inspected the Roll, and found my name ': there, and of course I felt quite conteiit about it. I have received neither notice nor summons consequently could not appear to defend my claim. I trust you I will insert these few words as a warning to others.—l am, etc., * TnoaiAs Pritchard.

MR SAWLE ON CUSTOMS DUTIES.

j TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Mi* Saivle, m his address at j Mount Soihers last night, laid particular ■stress upon the injustice of the Customs tariff, and stated that it was £2 2s lid p^r head for every man, woman, and child m ]>!ew Zealand. He then went on to say how unfair it was that a, man earning 30s a week with a wife and two children •should pay £8 11s,8d, when a, man earning 60s per week with a wife and two children only had to ,pay the same £8 11s Bd, and inferred that the man who was earning 240s per week with the same family was still only paying the'£B lisßd,, and was consequently robbing the poor ;man. The absurdity of the statement its falseness, for it goes without Baying that the man earning 240s per week consumes very many duty paying commodities which neither of the others ;ever purchase. In the same way the 60s a week man purchases things that tbe 30s per week man does not. I think this ■makes it clear that the three men don't pay £8 lls 8d each, but more like £4, £(i, and £14 respectively ; that is to say if all the Customs were levied only on household commodities, which is no* the case. As 1 don't think air pistols, marine boilers, "five" bells, marble, granite, &c, <fee, will cause any one of these'^three men much trouble m connection with any Customs taxes they may have to pay as ■fay as their own private households are concerned, so that Mr Siiwle's statement is reduced to an absurdity—l*am, etc., . , E. F. Wright. , Mount Somers, ; December 2nd.

SUPPLYING FREE BEER.

TO THE EDITOR. , Sir, —The following letter has. been handed to Mr Wright's committee, em ,phafcically contradicting a report which has been current m the* town for some days.—l am, &c., John Okr.

; Windermere, i 2nd December, 1890. Dear Sir,-—This last crime that is imputed to me is worse than the first. Whoever may be supplying ?'' free beer " at any of the hotels, I hope you will accept my assurance that I know nothing about ■it, and am equally sure that none of ■my committee are concerned m it. I have to thank you once more for acquainting me with so malicious a report, and giving me a chance of denying it. I jCan only regard it as another malicious ;libel, directad against me, without the 'shadoir of a foundation. I would not do , my opponents the injustice to suppose I that any of them are supplying '' free i beer," and most oertainly I am not.—l am, etc., * Edward G. Weight.

Another Fire in Sydney.

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\ Sydney, December 2. A serious fire began to-night at Gibbs, Bright and Co.'s wharf, Dar ling harbor. Their kerosene bond, containing 130,000 cases, equal to a quarter of a million gallons of oil, caught fire and was soon completely demolished. The burning oil spread all over the wharf, most of which was burnt. Some large piles of timber are on fire, but there is no danger of the blaze spreading to the adjoining property. The fire is still burning, but it is under control. The damage 'is estimated at £50,000. The amoun of insurance is at present unknown. ' When the fire was at its height it pre sented a grand spectacle, huge bodies >of flame and dense clouds of smoke ; rising high m the hair. [Received December 3, 12.15 p.m.] i Syoney, December 3. , Prom the outset it was seen that there was no chance of saving the kerosene bond, where the fire origi nated, and the efforts of fire brigades were consequently directed m saving the adjoining property. t The heat was so intends that the firemen had to erect a shield to work behind, but m spite of this protection several of the men were burnt about the hands and faces. The shed m which the kerosene was stored was 150 ft by 40ft. ' The night was calm, and the flames mounted high m the air, brilliantly illuminating the whole of the city. _, A number of vessels lying at the wharf were taken out m. stream for safety. 750,000 feet of timber became ignited, but? the brigade managed to save a large portion of this. The oil continued to barn ii»r jely throughout the night, but the brigades confined the flames to the building m which the outbreak occurred, ;and no further damage was done. Gibbs, Bright, and Go's loss is,now estimated at £30,000. The building and wharves | destroyed were fully covered by insur ance, but it is riot yet known whether the kerosene was insured,

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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London, December 2. 'Davitt refuses m stand for North Kilkenny m opposition to Sir J. Pope" Hennessy. Tlie Nationalists m the Dublin Corporation largely support Mr Par nell. Many meetings of the GLi.dstoni.in Nationalists have been held m. support of Mr Gladstone. ' ' '" At n meeting; of the Irish .party/ Mr Nolnn, M.P. for Galway, proposed that limy should adjourn for'-a-fortnight' and meet m Dublin. Messrs Heal}' find Sexton vehemently opposed this Mr Parnell furiously de nounced the deserters from, his party,, and said that while the, people of 'Troland supported him he refused to retire. After twelve ■ hours' fruitles* wrangling the meeting adjourned until to-day, Mr Parnell has issued a message to <;the people of Ireland, • stating that ho ■will fight to the end. ■ I Mr J. Redmond, at the meeting yesterday, made a stirring appeal to the "Irish members,to pause before deposing. •the statesman who had earned their undying gratitude. Mr Healy replied that if he remained at their head he would ruin the cause. Mr ParneU ■retorted that Healy was ungrateful. He stigmatised Mr Gladstone as an unrivalled coercionist, and claimed the authorship of the plan of campaign. ■ Mr Sexton disputed Mr Parnell's < claim on this head. r : The appointment of the delegates to f; America has been cancelled, and Mr -Dillon will probably be chosen leader. ■In view of this possibility he is apply ing for a writ of Imbeas corpus to quash - the sentence of six months' iraprison •ment passed upon him m hia absence *at Tipperary. i Mr Gladstone and Sir W. Harcourt have declined to discuss any conditions for Mr Parnell's retirement. WASHEmmnr, December 2. : American followers of Parnell are divided m opinion. [Received December 3, 10.30 a.m.] i .. Lokdon, December 2. At the meeting of the Irish party yesterday Mr Parnell declared that no member of Gladstone's party was to be and Mr Gladstone himself was h garrulous old gentleman, - Mr Par inell accused a certain section, includ ing Messrs Sexton and Healy, of con* spiring with Labouchere and James. Stuart to oust him from the leader ship. In the course of his remarks he also accused Mr Gladstone of proyofc-, lug the present situation of affairs, and bailed him a " leader killer/ who had stabbed the late Isaac Butt m the iback. The Irish leader admitted he had erred m keeping a pledge made to Gladstone, and not revealing the Hawarden proposals to his colleagues, but said that the party had virtually; agreed to decline Home Rule for Ire land on the basis sketched at -Hawarden. The meeting was attended by 74 members. Archbishop Croke denies having made use of the statement that Ms Parnell's morals were a matter betweein.' ihimself and his Protestant: Bishop. Mr i fParnell's friends m Dublin are ■GOnfi- :dent that their leader will come out of ';the present trouble triumpnan|. The London Leagues have unani mously declared m favor of Parnell. The branches at Glasgow and Liver pool are divided m the matter, but many leading branches m Ireland are m favor of Mr Parnell retaining the leadership. Mr Parnell's speech at the meeting of the Irish party today was very passionate, and as lie disallowed any reference to be made to the recent divorce proceedings, this led to a series of hot encounters between Messrs Parnell, Healey, and others,

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HOME AND FOREIGN

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THE TITHES BILL. !

(Received December 3j, 10.30 a.m.) London, 1 December 2. The Tithe 3 Bill has passed its second reading m the House of Commons by a large majority. The Opposition leaders abstained from voting.

AN OVERDUE STEAMER.

The s.B. Ethiopia, one "of th« Allan | Atlantic liners, is now five days over due from New York, and fears are felt for her safety. She has 140 passengers, on board. . , .

GOOD PRICE FOR BUTTER.

A portion of a shipment of butter., from Sydney has been sold at 113s to 115s per cwt.

SOUTH WALES IRON MINES.

Phillip Ormiston, a Scotch expert who visited the iron mines m South Wales, reports favorably upon them, but states one difficulty to contend with is the uncertainty of labor.

LABOUR TROUBLES.

Mr J. D. Fitzgerald, the Sydney labor ad locate, addressed a meeting of representatives of a million Unionists at Newcastle. In the course of his remarks he said that Chaffey Bros., % J. their irrigation scheme, would convert the Australian desert into a garden j and there would be plenty of room for' future immigration. He urged an International Federation of Labor.

EVICTED TENANTS.

Mr Smith Barry, M.P., who had tenants evicted from his estate at Tipperary, has. bought a site m ne\ir Tipperary, which township was formed by those evicted.  ,' , . "

POSTPONEMENT OF WOOL SALES.

Owing to a thick fog the Wool Sales had to be postponed to-day.

AUSTRALIAN

THE MARKETS; : ,__, > Syi»nky, December' 3. Wheat, chick feed, 3s 6d to 3s 9d milling, 4s. Oats, Is 9d to 2s. Bar ley, Cape, 2s, nominal j English, fned ■wg, 3s. 'Bran, 7U; pollard, ;B£d, .Potatoes, old, £3 ; new, £4 10b to £5. Butter, dairy-made, 6d j separator made, 7d; factory, 8d; cheese, loaf size, s§d to 6 id. Bacon, machine cured, 4£dto r>ld; hand-cured, sid.to 7d; rolled-b;icon, 7d-to 7^d; New- Zealand cured, 9d to 9id ;hams, New Zealand cured, lUd to Is,

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1890.



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HOPE FOR THE DEAF. A Person cured of deafness and noises fk. m the Head of long standing, by i- simple Remedy, will b^ glad to forward a description of it free to anyone who applies. The most as tonishing cures have lately been effected by the same remedy. Address: Nicholson, 175 William Street, MelJ bourne. / ■i-



The best medicine is Sander and Sons' Eiiciilpyti Extract. T«3<; its eminent power ful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—• the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most, gratifying testimony. IJis Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates ail over the world ar» its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the official communications of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these ai*e authentic docu ments) J^nd, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the varions cases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.—"C. 8., 24 years old; conges fcional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made ia two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a fcetid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed and m its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with ■ Eucalypti Extraci. The offensive faster dig* appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and 'the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment sared the patient's life." (AdvM 3



We fSPffiIROI TAILOR MEN'S lER C £ L EA.ST BrKFET. 5/?r//7^ and Summer, 1890. TRY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOlt Men's Colonial TWEED SUITS, Boys' and Youths' Coloniv] TWEED SUITS. HATS. —We keep the Largest and Best .Selection Hats made to measure. SUITS MADE TO MEASURE. Best, workmanship pnfc m every garment, nd it perfett lit guarari't^fed- Large Selection of Boys' Knicker Suits. Ties, Shirts, Collars, Braces, &c.> m Latest Fashion *»iid fctyle. Bust Taluk fok Cash ix District N E V? Z E A I AND CIOIHIM FACTORY' :■ A«cnf for the Wonderful Wcrtheim Machines \V. H WEBBER 1 Manager, *r~E~- ; -jj U : ' WANTED , GASH Advertisements under this lieatl mc not exceedux SIXTEEN | WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be " left at tliis Office | A MEHiIIGAN Ice Cream ! American . 4_V Ice Cream dtiily at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner. Ice kept m stocky WA.STED Known—The "Strong.; wear " Boot h the best for Men, adies iwd Children.—W. H. Collier. 'r^TANTEDkiiown -Ladies Stockings VV -with Silk Toes and Heels m )»kck and colors. Ls (kl per pair.—W. H. i CoMJKR-- ..■■..,• "' ■.:■/''] /i.^OOrs7TiOU'r^. "Keep you., feet \i_y lA'y..tttd save Doctor's Bills. liavo n .^jiendil Stock m now. Try my Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Hobbiit Alcorn, Ashlar-. ton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. T *TAjS:TE."DKnown. - ForDressStuffs VV Print.% &c. , Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value m town. —H. C Sbgbrs. ANTED jKnovra— For Sheetings Tabliiigs, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, «fee, go to Melford House.—H. Q.-..siasm. WANTED evt?ry man m the County to have a , %ust of the Ashbmton , Tweed's.—llobket jVj*;orx, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sau nder's Buildings. i WANTED Known.—For first-class Millinery a. ad Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford .House. New Good v t opened.— H.C. Seokrs. WANTED lvno^^i^pThe~Ch■eapest Shop to buy Tlnvrave and Gal vanised Iron goods m. Ashburton, is at .W. F. Ha.xnai^oud's, Burnett Street. A argo stock kopt on h and. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch.



FOR SALE. ] rpWELVE McCORMICK WIRE I BINDERS. All m perfect work in" order. CII EA. P 10*144 FRIEDLAIJDER BROS. •." SH4G POINT COAL. rPHIS. superior Coal, for household and JL HterlTut purposes, can now be obtained from Messrs J. G. JRestetx, W. H. Coluns & Co., and R. S. Beai* m any quantity. Special quotations for truck oads;- .• • This Coal is perfectly safe m using, leaving no live aahes or soot, and is very cleanly and economical for household purposes, having great heat and lasting power" W. H. WILLIAMS, '10^1 B Manager Shag Point Mine. JAMES BAKER, "~ ! TIMBER MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET Opposite Harbison h Auction Mart, TTAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, ' Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods ; IN ENDLESS VARIETY. i URNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN ANY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE Sole Agent m Ashburton for Clegg's Perambulators. IVo-w Slxcrwing 1 — 4 FASHIONABLE LOT r\ . of * ...... Spring & Summer Goods. THE LATEST JKASHION, REASONABLE PRICES, GOOD FIT, and WORKMANSHIP, ought to ensure a ready sale for these ; Goods. (Jonic Early usxl uvotil rJFIie [Rush at Xmas. Our Customers may depend upon our promise that their orders will be finished up to time. H. & E, IrAIGHEAD, TANCRED STREET ;: ASHBURTON iiraii) pie ciiiii. • ■ ANNUAL MEETING. TO BE HELD on the RACECOURSE, TINWALD, on Thursday, January 1, 18.91. President—Dr Tweed.' Vice-presidents— Messrs D. McLean, and 0. M. Strachey. ■ Judge—MrM. Stit*". Stewards—Messrs ' J. Beg?, G. James, M. Scott, 1). Thomas, M. Stitt, C. M. Strachey, H. H, Wright, ; RiGutes, and Dr .Tweed'.'"- CriEKK or tiie ■ Couhse —Mr B. Hanks. Clerk" of the i Scales-Mr A. J. Kelly" Staktkr —Mr D. Thomas. \ Treasurer—Mr M. Scott* | Handicapper--Me J. Cresswell. First Race to Start at 12.30 p.m. (Approved by the Committee of the Canter bury Jockey Club.) 1. —Handicap Hcrdle Race, of 20 soys; ) nomination, 10a : acceptance, 10s. The \ second horse to receive 3 sevs out of the stake Over six flights of hurdle* alxmt 3ft t!iu high. One mile iuwl a half |5. —Maiden Plate, of 15 soya; entrance, 15s. The'second horse to receive 2 soys : out of the stake. Weight for age. One mile. 3. —Tiswald Ct;i» • Handicap, of 45 soys!; ,' nomination, I soy: atccepbance; 1 -bow ; The second liore>e to.receive 5 sovb anil the third horse to receive 2 soys ou^qf. '• fhe stake. One mile and a half. 4»—Tinwald Handicap Time Trot, of . 25 soys ; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. The second horse to receive 5 soys : out. of the stake. Weight not less than TOst. Alx»nt three mile.'3 s.—Welter HaNDidAr, of 25 soys; nomina tion, 10s ; acceptance, 10s* The second j horse to receive.s soys out of the stake. ; One mile. 6. —Novel Race, of 20 soys. Winner to become the property of the Club, and to be sold by auction. The amount re alised above 10 soys to be divided between the Club and the second horse. Entrance 10s, on night of general entry. Weight Bst. Any overweight to be ; declared. Six furlongs. '7 i—Flting Handicap, of 25 sovb; nomina tion, 10a : acceptance, 10s. The second horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. The winner of Tinwald Cup or Welter Handicap to carry 71b penalty In the event of a horse winning both the fore \ going events such horse to carry lOlbs , penalty. Six furlongs S —Consolation Handicap, of 15 soys. 1 Ihe second horse to receive 2 soys out I of the stake. Nomination, 10a; to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap is run ; acceptance free, to be notified within live minutes ' of the declaration of weights. Six fur longs. o.—HuiißY Sctjrhy {if time.permit) ef 10 soys; entrance, 10s. For horses that have never won pnblit money. Catch weights. Hulf a milt. I RULES AND REGULATIONS. '5 1. The meeting will be held under the feules of Racing. The Trotting race under the rules of the New Zealand Trotting Associations ' 2. No entry will be received except on the condition that all claims, dispute, and Objections arising out of the racing, shall be cledded by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. Their decision on all points con jiected with the carrying out of this pro gritmme to be fina 3. The.races are open to any horse, com monly resident m the district from the Ist pctober, 1890, to the date of meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the district for the same period. 4. The district above mentionrd is bounded on the north by the Selwyii River, and on the sou^h by the Opihi River. : 5. Five per cent, will be deducted j rom fhe gross of all moneys payable m accord ance with this programme, for the; expenses of the course. * . 6. All nomination and acceptance fees to bo to the funds of the Club '■'' ■ - >. ■'■ * ■ f NOMINATIONS 1' ! ; ' Nominations for Hurdle, Tinwald Cup, fTrot, Welter, and Flying-Handicaps, Accom panied by fee, name, age, description, and performances of horse, and colours of rider, |nust ha m writing and m the;handa of the Secretary at Scotfc's Hotel, Tinwald, n later than 9 on SATURDAY, l^ettmber t 13th, 18 SO : • .WEIGHTS. Weight v be declared on or abou December 27th - ACCEPTANCES; - _ Acocptnuoes for Ilnndicaps, and Noiniua wm for Maiden Plate and Novel Race must l>e,in : thc bands of the Secretary, at HcrU's Hotel! -Tinwald, not later than 9 p.iru-'ort JjOKTOAY J^mvb/ir'Pftth, 1890 • • >n c



3MPOBTANT PUBLIC NOTICE. KAIAPOI HOTTSE AG\IN TO THE FRONT. T\ a ITCHELL O_ mURNF.R lU ITCHELL 0C JLURNER "p\KSIRK to inform their numerous \ ) Customers and tho public m general, that after careful and mature ronsideration they have decided to have. Jn future tho WHOLE OF THEIR CLOTHING CUT, MADR AND FINISHKT) ON THE EXACT 'LINES OF TAILOR MADR GOODS, j As this will involve the outlrty of Hard Cash to a large amount; they trust the numerous and material advantages given to ALL THOSE m want of Really GOOD CLOTHING will he so palpable that MITCHELL AND TURNER will afc once largely increase their already Extensive Clothing Business, by the adop tion ef the above alteration m the style of their Manufactured Articles. MITCHELT JGL. mURNET3 ITCHELJJ Ou JLURNEJLV KAIAPOI HOUSE. W. ZANDER, tfISHING TACKLE ■ ■; ■ ' : ' • ' • ANP TOBACCONIST'S DEPOT, Premier Ladiks' and Gk»:ts' Hairdkessing Establishment, EAST STREET. I'HE Fishing Reason being now m full swing, I, beg to call the attention of all anglers to my Large Stock of all requisites for the sport. Every class of Rods, Baits, Flies, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, &c, &c, m stock at lowest rates. My Tobacconist's Stock is replete with all the leading Brands m Tobaccos, Cigars, •i &c. Also, high class Pipes and Fancy Goods of every description. Tennis and Cricketing Materials m great variety for the coming season. Having made a change m my Hair dressing Saloon, I beg to announce that I have; engaged a First-class Artist from one of the best Establishments m Dunedin. He has had 27 years' experience afc Home and .m the colony. The Saloon is renovated, and now has Two Chairs, Ornamental Hair Work of evei'y descrip tion, as Wigs, Plaits, Coils, Bracelets' Watch Guftrdfi, &c, made up on the premises at short aotioe. Hrtircutting, Shaving, or Shamp«r«ng o»ly6d FIRST DISPLAY OF Spring Goods, * KB HEW ARRi J\ NDREW Vjßll 1 Snow showing a Beautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, NEW DRESS GOODS BEIGE'S FRENCH CHECKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. 2 CASES of Ladies French BOOTS and SHOES Direct; om France. ANDREW ORR. WOOL, WOOL rr HE UNDERSIGNED IS PRE .I PARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES On the Coming .Season s Clip of WOOL, FREE OF COMMISSION. INTEREST AT LOWEST CURRENT RATJUB. GROWERS have the Choice of Selling either at the ' ASHBURTON WOOL SALES, or m CHRISTCHURCH, or SHIPPING. 1 Shall Hold REGULAR SALES LURING THE SEASON, having arranged with the New Zkaland Loan and Mercantile Acienay Company, Limited, to act as My Financial Aobnts AND AtJCTIOXEETIS. .TJvery care And attention will bo used m displaying, properly lotting, classi fying, and valuing the W 01. Account Sales will be rendered by tho Jfew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, with their «s«al promptitude, \V(K3LPACKs7tWOT, etc., At Lowest' Current IUUUss. John &• Pestell WOOL STORES WBfeT STREET, ASHBUI'SGF.