The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1890. A MARKET FOR APPLES.

The low prices ruling for cereal crops, and the too evident prospect of the pro bability of a continuance of this state of things, render it imperative that the agriculturists, and especially the smaller landowners and occupiers of New Zea land, should cease to depend solely, as bo many bow do, upon their wheat and oat crops, and should turn their attention to Securing for themselves and their families supplementary sources of income. And one of the directions in which such a quest may, we feel persuaded, be success fully made is in that of fruit-growing for export. In the Worth Island orange and olive culture, it has been demon strated, will pay handsomely, and,

though as regards the former the climate , of the South Island is not snfficiently genial to enable us to follow suit with the orange-growers of North Auckland, an equally valuable orchard crop may be grown in the shape of apples, for the production of which in perfection this part of the colony, and this district in particular, is eminently suited. Apples of all kinds can be grown in abundance, and of a quality which cannot be Bur passed, and although we already produce more than suffices for the local consump tion, our apple crop might be multiplied a hundred-fold, and even then the whole product would find a ready market in the Old Country, and that at hand somely-paying prices, if only the. export trade were properly managed. That this is really the case, we now propose to show upon evidence which will scarcely be challenged. An .exchange publishes the following extract from a letter on this subject, written on the 19th December last, by Messrs White and Go (Limited)," fruit and general produce brokers, Govent Garden, Lon don, in which the writer says :-r" No doubt by the time you receive this letter your crop of apples will be sufficiently advanced to enable you to form some idea of the quantity you will be able to ship to England during the approaching season, and as you will naturally be

guided by the prices expected to be realised by your goods on reaching the market, we venture to lay before you some facts in oar possession in connec • tion with this business, and in giving yon this information we would remark that these are not theoretical ideas—of which, no doubt, you receive many from persons outside the actual fruit business, who have no more kr owledge or concep tion of what is actually required in the fruit trade than we may have, say, of the wool trade, as to the prospects for the year fol lowing—but so far as the fruit busi ness goes, ours is too most extensive in this country. No firm in England raoaives a greater number of packages of fruit of all descriptions than ourselves, and as regards apples, we are the largest receivers and sbilers, noc only from the Home country, but from all parts of the continent of Europe and the world ; our supplies from America alone last year amounted to 80,000 barrels.

We merely mention this lo prove to you that oar following facts are reliable and can be verified. Last year the imports of American apples into this country were 1,700,000 barrels. This year the imports will not reach one-half that number ; and already prices are more than 100 per cent dearer than they we»*e last year at this time ; in addition to which there were fair crops throughout Europe; bnt at the present time France, Belgium, and Holland, which are our largest importers, are almost cleaned out. and have scarcely any more apples to send ; by the end of January we shall have apples making more than three times the price they were last year. Already we have made as high as 62 j a barrel for American apple 3, and .16s to 18s per case for Californian apples; we confidently predict that ordinary American apples will make 80s a barrel by the end of January. This should leave a grand opening for apples from your country to arrive here in March. If your apples are sufficiently matured, we advise shipment as early as possible; but do not ship until the fruit is matured, as they will not atand the voyage. Good matured apples arriving here in March or April will, we think, sell from 15s to 30s per case, and in large quantities." .Referring to the fore going the " Wanganni Herald" Bays :—" fcupposiog the average price i& 20s a case, this is exactly 6d per lb, the case weighing 40lbs. It will there fore be seen what a handsome profit could be made if we could only get our fruit conveyed in a sound condition ; and there is no difficulty about it at all if the steamers would only provide cool chambers as jfchey are doing at Mel bourne. Apples which come to maturity early in February would exactly comply with the conditions, and there are several first-rate keeping sorts coming in about tbiff time which might ba sent. The orcht relists in planting orchards ought to keep this fact before them that if they are to participate in the exppift ti'ade they must plant early sorts." To this we would add that those who purpose growing apples for export should not only take care to cultivate the' most suit able sorts, but that duo attention must be given to their preparation fcr ship ment. To find out the right* method it is only necessary to take a leaf from the book of our American coasins, American apples arriving in New in capital order because picked in proper condition, and properly packed for the voyage, every apple being separately wrapped in a paper covering. The work ot wrapping need not involve any thing more tfran a very trifling cost, as this can be done by means of a ha.ndy little machine of which we gave a des jHDtion in a recent issue. Given the right kind Pf apples, gathered in fit condition, and properly packed for ex port, it only remains that the cases be stowed on board the steamer in a .chamber kept afc .4 sufficiently low tem perature and the delivery ft *ne frnifc in London in good market£ble. condition becomes a certainty, and ife wiij vP fleon by the above information,' remunerative account sales may also safely be depended upon. We believe that the export of apples 18 capable of being made a very" important it&pi, and shall be glad to see the fruit-growers of the diptrjet taking steps to secuie a direct trade" with London in this class of produce.

Professor Chmdier Roberts has oaoulat^d that the mass of London fog weighs 6000 tone, and contains in the course of (he year dcllare wgrtb gt Wfrn, «.^^.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are invited la another column for, the oi'iolion of a Wesleyan parsonage at Willowby, Joha Tyndall, the father of the famous sciential, was a carpenter by trade. He.lived in tbe little town of Carlow, forty-four miles from Dublin, Ireland. It is notified by the Department that the ; Land Offices at Chriatohurch and Timaru I will from and after Monday, 10th instant, be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for-the purpose of receiving applications for land.

China ia losing ita tea trade at an ex oeadintfly rapid rate. In 1864 97 per cent of the tea consumed in the world was grown in China and 3 per conti in India. In 1888 China's contribution to the world's consump tion was 43 per cent, while 57 per, cant, was grown in India. The "New Zaaland Timeß" has the following neat "par.—Another elooutionary burst from the' versatile W. E, Gladstone I How passionately he pleads now for the oause that writhed under his declamation five years ago 1 And he believes it all. The man is self-hypnotised. Henry M. Stanley is now almost fifty years old. Ha was born in Wales and his name was originally John Rowlands. It was ohanged on his being adopted by a New Orleans merohaat who found him at the age of fifteen a cabin-boy in a Bailing veßSel and took a fancy to him. A little American boy, who has a German governess, committed to memory at her re quest, a German evening prayer. When he went to bed at night he folded his hands and repeated the prayer, adding after the " amen," in a reverential tone, the explanatory worde: 41 Das ist Deutsch, lieber Gott." It is said ihat tbe Dowager Empress of Ohina spends a great deal of ncr time in oon sultation with railway projeotore,' and that she takes the liveliest interest in the im provement of the country. Very un-Chinese like ! She is probably tbe first advocate of progress to whom the Celestial kingdom haß ever given birth. Mr Charles George Todhunter, son of an old aod well-known Chriatchuroh resident, and a former pupil at Christ's College, but now a student of King's College, Cambridge, bas taken the prize.annually given by the members of Parliament to the University for ah English eßaay. The Suujeot was, " The Scope and Methods of History as Outlined by British Writers beteen 1750: and the Present Time. J The pearl fishery of Ceylon has had a mos successful season. During, twenty-two days 11,000,000 oysters were brought to the surface ;jy fifty divers. This season the whole pro duce was sold at the rate of 24s per 1000 shells, The Government received £20,000 as their share, and the divers £6400. The largest pearls are worth in Ceylon from £40 to £60, and in Europe they fetch three times" that price or more. :

At the Police Court this morning a first offender was fined 53 for drunkenness by Mr Tuomas Bullock, J.P., and a man named Frank Allen, for drunkenness, waa fiaea 10s, or twenty-four hours. He was also 1 oharged with having oommioted a nuisance in the Domain, but as a sealed copy of Domain by-laws was not available, the charge was departed from, - although it waa -. clearly proved. ; '.;■ .: London University degrees were thrown open to women 10 years ago, and now there are seven lady Masters of Arts, 147 Bachelors of Arts, two Dootors of Scinoe, 21 Bachelors of Science, and eight ladies holding medioal or aurgioai degrees. The number who graduated last year alone was 31. At Cam bridge there were 42. Tbe total for the 12 months at Dublin, Victoria, London, Oxford, and Cambridge was 109.

A Pictsburg, Pa., dootor says he can diag nose ailments by examining a siogle hair of the patient. Two young men, as a jjka took him a hair from a bay horse. The doctor gravely wrote a prescription, and Baid hia fee was 25 dollars, as the aaae was preoarious.' They vero stßggered, but paid the fee and after they got out laughed all the way to the apothecary'^. The latter took the presorip tion and read ia amazsment:—" One bushel of oats, four quarts of water, stir well, and give three times a day—and turn the animal out to grass.-' Then the jokers' stopped laughing.

There are now 30,000 Proteßtant church members in China, and about as many in Jipan, whioh has been open to missionary effotts only thirty years, and in the last three years the number of converts in Japan has been doubled. New missions have been started in various parts of Afrioa and the islands of the uea. Tbe six Protestant colle ges in the Turkish Empire are doing a great work ia educating the leading youth of the couotry. A majority of the population of the Riobe is now under tha aontroi of Christian Governments.

Hiram Lester, now an inmate of the poor house at HcDonough, Ga, is thought to be tbe oldest man in the world. He is one hundred and twenty yeais old. Col Sloan, of MoDpno ugh, who is over eighty years of age, says when he was a boy Lester was an old man. Lester's teeth are perfectly sound and his eye sight and hearing are good. His skin is wrinkled and as hard as parchment. He eats and sleeps well, and says ho has given ap all idea of ever dying. He remembers all about the Revolutionary War and knew George Washington,

A San Franoisoo mail paragraph states that the Duke of Cambridge's son by hia morgana tic marriage is to be legitimised by a epeoial bill. These Yankee chroniolers dearly love to besmirch the name and fame of royalty and all connected with them, The Puke of Cam bridge's son is as legitimate sb the Prince of Wales himself, his parents having been as lawfully wed as if bis Grace of Canterbury had offioiated. What is probably meant is that an Act will be sought to enable the young mau to assume his father's title ; this, under present oiroumatances he oannot do, his mother having been the daughter of a com moner. [

A meeting'of the Tinwald Domain Board waa held on Thursday last. Present—Messrs Qrigp, Walker, and Soott. The minutes of the last meeting were read and aoDfirmed. A number of works carried out by the Chairman (Mr J. Clark) and M_r Qoott were unanimously approved of, and a resolution was passed fully confirming their action, Mr J. Clark's resignation as Chairman and member of the Board was accepted, and it was. proposed by Mr Grigg, seconded by Mr Walker, and oarried, that a vote of confidence and sympathy be tendered to Mr Clark, the Board regretting that he hao been compelled to resign his seat,

Tuking things too literally is a fertile cause of amusing blunders. Two ooater mongers claiming proprietorship in one donkey went to court to get the dispute deoided. After hearing a part of the evidenoe, the Judge said they had better settle the case out of oourt during tbe adjournment for luncheon. Upon the oourt re-opening the defendant told his Honor it was all right, the donkey was his. Turning to the plaintiff, the Judge saw his personal appearanoe was altered for the worse, but before he could put any question, the defendant went on to say that ihey had found a quiet yard to eettle it in, as his Honor had suggested. He had been rather rough on the plaintiff, but he couldn't help it; they had only half an hour to settle it }n, and the plaintiff proved a muoh tougher customer than he looked to be. The explanation was conclusive if not quite satisfactory to the court, and tbe donkey became the prige of the victor in the fight.

A quarter of p. oeutury ago an action , was brau t ht at Mm- hyr Tydril by a firm of oohiery proprietors against the old Tredegar Company to recover damages for alleged trespass in working a seam of coal whioh ran under the estate of th» plaintiffs. The plain tiffs have just been awarded the original olaim of £9600 damages. This sum, with accumu lated interest, has become nearly £40,000. Thus, with the oosts—£2o,ooo—the original claim of less than £10,000 has involved an expenditure of £60,000. , The Queen's annual "oblation of gold, frankincense, and myrrh" at the altar of the Chapel Royal, St. Jameß's was the Daily News says, made on Sunday, the feast of Epiphany. This traditional custom of the Sovereigns of England was long observed by the Sovereiga in person in commemoration ofthe'vißit of tha Wise Men of the East to Bethlehem with similar treasures on the birth of Christ. The gifts are now presented by deputy. According to Colonel Yule, fchose death we reported the other day, the old Persian legend is that the gold signified the' kingship, the frankinaense the divinity, vnd the myrrh the healing powers of the child born in the manger. At the Court yesterday during the hear ing of the old Maori man's (.Mason Taipu) evidence, some amusement was caused when he was, now and again, asked to identify the prisoners as having done certain things. He bad a stick in his hand, and this he elevated and pointed with to the prisoner he waß identifying. He ran at King in this way, speaking very excitedly in Maori, looking as fierce as an Indian on the war-path at one time, and seemed as if he would much prefer to swallow the prisoner up at once. The evidence of Mason Taipu was taken m Maori, and interpreted by Solomon Pohio, a very intelligent and well educated young native from Waimate. On Wednesday evening the daughter of M Akroyd, aged about twelve years, prooeeded, in company with some of her schoolmates, to a portion of the Temuka river, near the I Native Reserve, for the purpose of bathing. I The spot is much frequented by bathers but there are several deep pools whioh render it rather dangerous. The little girl waa bunding on the day bank above one of the pools, when she slipped in. One of her com panions went to her assistance, but would in her turn have been in difficulties had it not been for a third, who managed to get her but. In the meantime the poor girl had sunk, and her companion hurried to vhe Maori pah for assistance. Mr Newbnry, of the Hepworth wool works, who Was passing at the time, aIBO drove to Temuka for police assistance. The Nativea made ineffectual search for the body, and were shortly assisted by the polios and Enmaroas volunreers. A boat and drags were procured, and at about eight o'olook the body was recoverd in about 16fc of] water. Muoh sympathy is feic for the nereaved parents,— "Ptees."

Mr Pritohard Morgan, M.P., says that the gold mines of North Wales had from the open ing been one oontinued suooess. Sinde the formation of the Company, in Jane of last year, they had crushed 7325 tons of quartz, yielding 789 ioz 9iwt of gold, or an average yield of loz ldwt 13grs of gold per ton* This had'resulted in a profit to the shareholders of £10,500, being at the rate of 5 per oent daring the first year. This profit hid been fully maintained during the half year ending 31st Dec, aa a dividend of 5 per oent would be declared. They were now working forty heads of stamps with a crushing power of 100 tons, and about 200 men were empldyed ac tbe minea. The directors had deoided to enlarge the mines They had now secured the whole of tbe gold bearing reefs lying between the two mountain streams at Gwyn fydd, by which tbe present lease of 28£ yearß of 137 sores of land would be extended for 35 years for nearly 900 acres If the quaitz of the future averaged one-half wnat it oaa done in the past, there would be a profit of £30,000 per annum. Thun, with the increased capital, new machinery, and more men, there is every reason to believe there will be a bright future for gold mining in Wales.

THE WRECK OF THE QUETTA.

NO ROOK DISCOVEKED.

(pie fbkss association.)

Maroh 6 The position of the Quetta has been accurately buojed. Forty-four bodies have been buried, only three of which were identified. No rock has been discovered where the steamer Bank, and it is considered possible that some internal explosion may have caused the sad disaster. Testimony is uniform as to a very slight concussion only and a tremendous grat ing. The captain remarked that the first intimation of the catastrophe sounded like the bursting of a tank, followed by a grating sound.

FIRE BRIGADE IN WEL LINGTON

« |P<B P3BSB ASSOCIATION,]

Wellington, March 5. Following are the results of tbe remain- Ing events:— Hose and Lasdib. First prSza, officer's Helmet and spanner, presented by Mesain Shand and Maaoa, and £10 ; second do, trophy, presented by Oha-lea Warner, and £2 lOi. Spit (Oiptaln Laois, Firemen L. Bt-oikd, M, and W. Barry, and Franklaod), 37seo 1 Gisborne (Ddputy - Haperlutendent '. Morrrison, Fitoman Wlldlsh, Bianohmun Vox aad Allan, and Fireman Mltohell), 39ieo ... 2 Thb Tug of Witt—North Island v. South Island ; tea men a side for a prize of £10, was won eas ly by the North, optaiaed by foreman McGonigle, of L-.eutenant Price}; of South Danedio, htd ouarge of the ioaiag tea as. The wian^ra had a decided- *dva.itage over their opponents both as regards weight and physique, and hid very little difficulty in pulling the last man over the Una

dcsE Reel Practjdb. For five men First prise silver cup, presented by A. L. Smith, Chrißtohurr-h, and £6 . oaeh, presented by the Fire Under writers' Aeeooiatloa, of Wellington j second prize, £3 oash. Spit (Lieutenant Lucas, Firemen M. Barry, Brome, W. Bwry, Fraitkland) 4G2 sihaeo 1 South Dunedla (Lieutenant Pricci, Foreman Counter, Secretary McLin took, Treasurer Ktnaedy, Fireman Wilton) 47 1 sth aeu 2 CoxsjIAXION. Manual engine for five men, cjudltlous the same as the ninth event, First prlzj nophy and £5 cash; leooad prize, trophy *od £2 10 i. Aehburton (Foreman Noakes, Firemaa Pauling, Oompton, B*kar, Parkiu)

50a. c 1 Greymoatb (O^p.nlu Bnudle, Foromau G )odull f»ud Mobioaor, Firem*a Poihem and Smith) 53i00 ... 2 Other timei—Roelyu, 58 3-sth aeoa (inolodlng 2aBC3 peualtj); Uore und Gordon, 58 4-sth aeos ; flaauags, 60 2-5-h ■hos ; Napier, 60 2-s:h ccci, Woodvhle, 60 3-5.h snot ((actadiog 2ieo penalty», Aehburron'a tiun was remarksuly fast, being 3 2-sth sees quicker than the timo iv tue oorreopondbg event yeuterdxy which Palmeraton North oatrl d cff. Tbe winners were congratulated on all side' on tbeie epldudld performance, Gore and Gordon, who were looked npon as tha pcobable wieners, did not do so well as was expected.

Ambuiance, for five men. First pr'ze, medals valu > £1 Is each and £5 cash ; at-c nd priz) £2 10s or trophy. Taranaki (Captain Manor, Lieutenant Lye, Fortmea Ftaaoia and Cork c Fuema_a liellriuger), lm;n 13 M>th see ... ... .., ... 1 Napiar" (Foreman Ssmmonds, Branch - man Laws and' Kxater, Frerren Miller and Btevflna) 4tnin 335 e c...' 2 Dun*din Ballw .y (Ucms^.^n\ Wliliauf Fotemau Isaacs, Firemen baiina a»n, H«nd, and Barclay) Savin 2 s:hseo.  h.o, With this eveiit lha demc(aatr^ioi\ wag fought to ft clow abo^t §,30 p,m.

ALLEGED THEFT IN RAILWAW CARRIAGE

ASH BQRTON—THUfioD A.Y.

(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, K.M. and Mr D. rthea Lawlor, and Mr Reea J. P.'b) William Piggolt and William King, were charged with the larceny of £20 feom the peraou of Mason Taipa, a fiauori, la a railway carriage od Ist March, John Solomon Poulo, laborer, Otakl j said he wai oa the Chrlstchn oh railway elation on the first met,, where oa that morning he left Mason Taipa. The iattee had fouif £10 nous In his pjessoaion be sidei several othor notes* The £10 notes were od the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington. Mason had the money in hta ' parse. Mason is blind of one eye, and che other Is weak in the sig&t, His right arm had been broken, and was very weak. Witness left by the first tram for Kafapoi, and about ten minutes before tie left Mason he saw the money iin bis possession ; Mason wae quite alone when witness left him. Did not see the numbera of the notes. 8. Horsnell, guard on the railway, was in oharge of the South express on the lat met, Save Mason Taipu on the train that day. Saw him a so on the platform before the expreoa started, He asked about his ticket, and if he could^get into the train. He also inquired about breaking his joaraey at Hampden on tde second-class excursion ticket he had bought. Told him he could, and next saw him in the second class smoking compartment. Gould not remember seeing more than three people in tha compartment, Beinembered rfgott being one of them, but could not remember the other. Pig^ott presented an Aahbar ton ticket, and so did the other passenger. No one oouid have joined the carriage between Chrlatcharch and iiakau. A tier leaving Orari saw Mason, in the came carriage. A number of other passenger* had joined the carriage *t Ashbarton and Orari. Mieon made a complaint to witness's assistant, and then to witness, under whose advice he got out atXemuka to Bee a oonstablet ,:

By Figott: Colleoted the Aghburton tiokets alter leaving Bakiia, but did not recollect eeaiog Mason ashep, and was not clear upon whether there was a third party in tbe carriage, but believed there was. ■'

Mason Taipu, the complainant—whose evidence w«b taken in Maori by Solomoa Pohr> f and interpreted by him as • coaston required—that ia, when Mason'a know ledge of jjJoglish was hot eqaal to CMriprehenaiag tha full scope of what waa asked of him—laid be lived at MoerakiV and went to Wellington to get atime money paid to him. Got a oheque for £50 a few days before 26 ;b Feb ruary. Owned iha cheque a. the Bank of Kow South Wales, Weliiagion. Got the! money in four £10 notes, and ten £1 notes. Left Übriatohuroh last 1 Batajd*y, by expiew tTiia to go to Hampden Ou ihatoooairioQ he hid £45 in his posses sion—four £10 note* and. five £1 notas, of the money he got in Wellington. There were two o«he», passengers in th«j carriage with witness—tae a moaned are the tv»o. King w*uted him to buy a cap for 3s. There hid been no conversation be for* thiß, and the qaaation about the cap wa« put hy King aomewhore oa the olhereide of Rakit. Lffered King la 6d for the oip, pu.ling out another email purse from hin pooket, in whloa purae ha had a little silver moaey. The money was paid to King ovt of that puree. , After he h»d boatiht the cap. King, when nearing AeLburton, asked witness to give him a £1 note for 20j in silver, Declined lo do this, and King said a pound's worth of silver was too heavy to carry about in one's pooket, and again asked wilnesj to take the silver. As they were get iag near Ashburton, witness said "All light," and pulled hie purae out The £10 notef which Solomon pat into the purse for him at Ohristohuroti ha palled oat, but coald not say how many. King snatched away aii but one £10 note. Wnea witness overhauled bis purs* Mere wsaonly £13 'eft—£32ha<Jg:>ne. Piggott was sitting on the same aide of the carriage as witness, bet a little distance away Jrom him. King gave him the ■liver, but as he snatched away the pthar money at tbe same time, witness bad no time to oount the coins, which were thrown lota witness' overcoat on bis lap. When the train whieiitd for Aahburton, King bolted into another oariiare, and witness stood op, Piggoct keeping his seat. When tbe train reached Asbburton witness went in eearoh of King in another carriage, but not finding him cama back to the oue ho had lelt. The engine then' whisiled, and Piggott got out with trie two swags. William Ohas. Rlcketts sworn, depowd that he was on the railwayplatform at Ashburton , when the; midday txpeees came In and saw King get oat of the trala. King spoke to witness saving " I'm back again." Thbj- had a dnnk in tbe Refrf ih ment Rooms. King go 1, change thera for a £10 note. He suld be wanted to tea hia mute about his swag, that he bad lent nim £10 and that they were going to- Daoedin when the ..excursion started. He said there was a Maori in the train with some money, If he did not look out he wocld loss It, as there were two "spielers" on tha trdn. Weat down town with King who found Pipgct", who said thai King's ewog was at Kelly's. ' .. r John Ranger was bur-tender at the uatiwiy Refreshment rooms oa Batard*v Ist Match, King got change for • £10 note there..' The note was given up to the' poliOd. Wm. Heffjrd in employ of the New Zealand Globing Faotory, Had seen both King and Pi^oit in the shop on Saturday/ast. Plgott bought a shirt aod aooks and got change for a £10 note (pro duced). Both prisoners were not in the shop at tha same time. Constable Fitzgerald ai rested Plgott at flouthbudge. Pr sonee denied having been at Aa'aborton. When ■aarohed £12 10* 2i was found oa his person which Pigots said he bad earned shearing, Sergeant Felton read KlDg's statement made at the Police Station ou 4th March. "The Maori was coming on tbe same truiu as I was with anoibe* young fellow, the Mnorl wpb flißliog bis money and wanted us to count It for blm. He bad two £10 notea, I tblnk three £10 notes, a £5 and some ulng c notes. I took one £10 note, the other yonog fellow took the other. I ouauged the one I took ti the- R»llw»y Sia.lon Ashou ton, I had £3 of my own and some odd sllvor. I s^eot the rest, exaept £7 10s, which was o t me and taken from me by Constable Oasey when arrested." Constable Casey said.he atrested King near the Rangltata railway bridge on the 3rd March, and charged him with the lure any of money In tbe train from a Ma;rl. The prisoner said ha did not rob any Maori, but aftbrwards made a state ment almtllar to that read by Sergeant Felcon I searched him and found seven £1 notes and 20a la silver on him. William Plgott then gave evidence on blB own behalf. Ha said, he got Into the train at Ohrietohnroh, and, in a few mlnu'ei a M«ort with another otic, oime cv to tho platform of the carriage, and then King came. When the Ualn started he. saw King and the Maori Taipn In conversation. Lay down reading the oewepape* till tha Guard came for tioketi, and after this laid diwu till they otme to fiikala. King asked him thorn where he was going, and witness bad Ashh.nrton. King said he was golag to Ocm^tu or tine Ezhlbi'i 4-. Whoo tha tra'n started witness lay down »g»la» and heatd X ng and the M»orl arguing about caps. When witness looked) th.oy both had parses out, aud a. lot of moooy. They seeu&tri to ba argqlng. The Mw»i . ,- j wltnese, »Qd Mk«d h>- oalled

When he looked again, Kins had gone j out of the carriage, and tin Msori lr.oked as though he was asleep When th^y cams near Ashbnrton, King ea7e him a £10 note and said : " You tak-j this awag to the Clarendon Hotel. My biother ia a barman there." Opaned the door to get : , oat and *oke the Maoa, who said * "whera ia your brother." I replied that he was in the other carriage. L ft the carriage, and after flome talk with th? Maori on ttie platforzn, tock the awag« to Kelty'a. The rest of his statement re ferred to incons quont matter. King deferred his" defence and both prisoners were committed for trial,, .

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY. (Before Mr 0. A. W«f, KM,, end Means D. She* Lawlor, and W. G. Reel, J.P.'a.) CITIL CASES, J.'Orr and Co » G. Harvey, £2 8s 6d; P. O'Connell vMrs H. Smith, £19* 3d? Orr and Co v Grainger, £7 os 6d ; Mitchell and Turner v G. TuHy, £3 us 6d.—Judgment in v each case for plaintiff ty default* Several judgment summonses were dealt with. Finlay t Gibson claim £4 for one ■ week's work done, and one week's wages in lieu of notice. Evidence showed that Finlay had been dismissed-f<sr'':neglectmg to feed his horses, and judgment was given for £2, the amount worked for, each party, to pay their own costs. ' ' . BREACH CF SHKBP ACT. T, A, Dixon was charged on the informa tion of Mr W. G. Rees, Sheep Inspector, before he took his seat on the Beach, with having offered Jice-infested sheep for sale in the Ashburton yards* The charge was ad* I mitted,. and the luspectornot pressing fpra' heavy penalty—as the Act had been in abey • ance for some time, the minimum penalty of 20s was imposed, Joseph Kinlay was similarly dealt with. , . . ■•-, ,:

A KYLE VENDETA

» At the B.M. Court on Thursday—before Meiers W. G. Bees and Shea Lawlor—the folio wjag case was bieard: — John Murphy wns charged with the larceny of 18 sheavea of oats, the property of Daniel Dolan. The' parties are neighbors, and are related by mmiage —Murphy being tho husband V Dolan'fl deceased brother's uifa. , , • ■ Mr Crisp appeared for Dolan aad Mr Oorr fcr Murphy. Mr Orisp called Daniel Dolan, famer, Kyle, who stated that he fumed 400 or 500 acrw, :;M9rphy lived next to his .suction where witneaV oar were growing. The dividing fence was a poor one, , wi*h a gap in it. MarphfV farm was in N an(7 h%&[ so oati.on it. Witness this .year lad grown eighty acres of oats, and h/« si)n had helped him to stook them. .Had grown oats on tbe came paddock jlarf year, and missed much of the crop. This year determined to make certain of his crop, or at least to find ont whether bis sheaves were being stolen. He th reforebaJK his stooks with 12 sheaves to tue stook Un the morning; of the 17th January, very early, he hid himself among the.stooks, and after lying there for some time he saw Murphy come over from bis. own house, get into witness's paddock and Jit four of bis sheaves,, 1 after having a good look round to see there was nobody about Murphy put tbe sheaves over a-rope, tied them op and pat tbem on his back Witness then rose •nd* stopped him from taking: them away. ■ By Mr Oorr: ii'nd beon 14 years in tbe | district, and knew Murp by to have bee > there for two yeeirs. Mr Oofp: What Is, Murphy's general oharaoter t Witness: Sarelyyou don't want me to give him a character, i3e stole my oats. Mr Oorr: Whit is hi i general character in the dlstrtoc ?

Witness: Surely yon; don't w»ns as to spe»k for the dletriot. I suspected htm of •teallng my oats, anr 11 caught him. Mr Oarr then went or i to eiiolc if possible a statement from win< ins that he h»d s*'.d on one occasion th: it he would hive Murphy's property, bo it witness denied It, and prooeedsd to tell t bat eighteen sbeavas had been stolen at In torvals. by Marpby, bat on the 17h the foar eheaiei were not taken away be cause .witness bad stepped In and cmgh t Murphy in the sot John Doltn, ion of complainant, sild that the ato oka had neen built tweiva sheaves to the aiook. One duty In January bis father went to Bakota, and on bts reiarn he toid Kirn t'bat tome ef tbe o*ts bed been stolen- V font with his broth r to examine* tha cm i,, and missed twenty c heaves, after his father had caught •Murphy stealing tha grata. At one of tbe s'ooks 16 she^v* >a, were in the Book, four of them not n'tac.dltg as they had beon stooked There was straw" ou the other, side of the fenca wheco sheaves had bcei thrown ov»jr, ' ■

By "Mr Oorr: Muipvhy had not a very I high aharaater, aad mof t people wisb«d him 40 milei away. Witness bad nothing against him tf he would only keep away fr m Wirneas. Mo rpby grew no oats, Had not actually area Murpdy steal the oats, bat had aet<n 1 bis tracks, 1 Murphy'a wife was the wlfe : of witness's father's .deceased brothsr. She had ; had a;law |oaae with wUna?s's father, and she bid got the beat of It. Murphy rudpleuty; of grata for hla cattU i, bat the oats were wanted for hi* horse «, Murphy w*■ a fait and furious rider. ■ !,_  . ' Philip Dolan, ar jothor eon of the com plalnant, ir/ve <svidence as' to the Busptoiou about tb c mLsed oats, and the peculiar atoo&lng. Also corroborated his brother about nrueaiig the oaks and telling his f ,ther Of the fact ou his return from Bakaia. ikls> ricspltnlated hie father's and hla brother's evidence as to he four sheaves I;hat were added to one of ,tbe Btooks —tJhe eheavea the elder Dolan had Intercepted Murphy with— and the tracks of straw on the other aide of the fenoe. !

By Mr Oorr.—l father and Murphy were bad friends. Wai) in bed when father left to Witch the, stooke : to catoh Murphy on the 17th. Murphy- was a fast rider. Rakaia wa» 18 miles from their place, Mr Oorr addressed the Beaoh, and laid et-esson tbe date on whioh the offence was alleged to have been committed, the 17th January, and Bsid he bad clx wit neaaea to provo that his client was in Bnkait from the 15th Januaiy to the 18th, of the same month—a clear alibi.

George Shellock, poandkeeper, Rakaia, knew Murphy, and had kcovrn him for ten years. Took poiseaeion at tDenuis Murphy's place at Sod Town, Vakai*, on the 16in January. He si»pt io the same yhara with John Marphy oa the nights of the 16th and tbe 17th, and John Marphy left tie plsca on the 18th about eleven o'olock John Marphy bore a good, charaoter in the Rakaia. Was exeouting a diatreßS warrant at Dennis, MurpbyY and there were others in the wfaare be sides the Marphy?.

Timothy Oronin had known Joha Murphy for 9 or 10 yean. Saw.Shel lock and Jha Marphy at Dennis Marpby's pUoa on the 17th. He left on t!ie 18.h. Did not remember seeing him on the 16th, Mnrphy borq >v anlrn* poiohable chartotei, - '. Tlm othv Mnrphj had known John Mnrphy bldcg he was a ohild.; Ha hid a good &ha,»o!e?. John Marphy'a p ase i waa 18 mlius from witness'siftther'a at Nswtown, K^kala. Saw John Marphy at 'Ne Btkala station on the 15ih in the '-veniag. He came over to wltneia'a pUoo, and stayed at the whare from the 15ih v to 18th, only going down to B»k»* wifh wltrew and coming baok agalr ' CT *j haen working at Klr*ea tud X " '-• f 1*" helng out brcu.ht tb*, r -«oontraot c^meoa »" n, k t ba 15 h' S l heUoo, k Jthe»'' *"* ""* to'sbfia wlcneiae *■- .'* goods, H -.?Vu;,l'  The Maghtcatea thought the oats was co trivial that it ihould never have been brought Into Ooqrt, atid dUmiited \\ with CilU a|«lQit Dolao*

WHAT TO CALL THEIR WIVES

Sexton'• wife—Belle. To get a wife—Marie. Porter's wife—Carrie, Jeweller's wife —Pearl. . Lawyer's wife —Sue. Farmer's wife—Tillie. Pugilist's wife—Millie, M mister's wife—Grace. Gambler's wife—Betty. Gardener's wife—Rose. Musician's wife —Viola. A fat man's wife—l eoa. Undertaker's wife—Nell. ' Fisherman's wiferiNettfess Shoemaker's wifeVPeggy. Auctioneer's wife-S-Biddy.. • t Astronomer's wife—Stellv

ANOTHER B UNDER.

t (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

auokxavd, March 7. The " G x>tte " proolamation of the Pahipahl boundaries la paatlog • good dosl of comment. It !■ itaUd that the boandaelea given loa|n<!e the whole of ih« two ooaatlei of Wangarei and Baj of lalaodi.UQ.ier the M-mlng, Act, and the) cbnitq<i<taoa fa that ih« Itl^own Laodi Oomaiisalonrr haa\ had to withdraw tht whole of the landa opeoed for aattlanMDt, even Icoladioa; landa advattlMd for aale on Thandif. TboM 'ware apwarda of ft hundred applloatiooi for laod Or aalet under negotiation for'aaitiameot, pdnJlog beildaiaeven homeatead blddka, In then two ooanties, and : the »hola of thlt tattleuoant hai been blookaj4 off for three month* et leut. .-

SPORTING

SPORTING THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

. Third Dat.

(fib puss Assooi&Tioir.) - ... Mblbouutb, tf«v«h 6. Follow ng are the raiutls^bf the third day's events. KiooND Hubdi.l Raob ; aboottv^ mltej. .. . ' Wyvis. 10u'iUl.b,,,j v&ri T , M 1 . . ■ Tbanki, 9>tl2Jb/';;.4?^ »• * ' t Tiber 10*t ... f ;, f .\^ ... 3 rFive^hor?^ sUrUd, {! |{bb eaillj. Time, 2min 59m0, :i  l(B j, NtrfiscßT Hamdioap, for ,i^eM-oldi j 7 ,' i ■'.■•.-, ..ta»ltings.V«L '" Prelade, 9«t 21b r ,-"..- »v* 1 . The Barb,rLight,7stl2ib... 2 U)ongs, 7*t3)b;i ,«tf ... 3 Twelve borsjs started. Prelude got all the ban of the start and wotreomforUblf' , by two lenstbt. ■ TlnJe, lif n i334ise. >% Aurrnor Hahdioai : 1 jbf • aad 6 '■■':'■'„;'■''/'''■fur|bngs/iis .-'• .  ... 1 ... ;.T«taUon,,7sV^ Jb f ;J._ „ « I ■ Jaboslte. Biv 6b {;!;.VfM ... 3 Nine .h'oriei itsriedV,_Booti"3or«f waited, , on vis fiald aatil thd lait farloag, «h n heoime wi b a greftt,roah, and eating his opponents down llke^ti»f,-jroa ole»erJj by three-qiartetsof *!engtL. Tun 2aa)B 68|iecs* ■ ■''■:■'.'. './'? s-il iqs ; ' . Ohampioit Stakes ; irslghrfo? age; 3 mUeiV* '"*"* MeloS 1 I , Dreadnought... ... ... S I Oarbfnn ... 3 Me oo voored * upendld victory by ft length and a half jOarWoe: being half a length behind Dr"e<dobditt^f Tiji%6nla 51 co. The hhr» r- mile «>< l'\ bill of th« r»oe was too in 2ooln 44J«tc ' SrsciAL Jrjvß&rx« Stakbs, for geldloajf ; 2 »id 3 /airs 'ild ; *ait,hi for igf; 1 mile.  ..„„;„;. - Titan ... }... IC# ... 1 . . Boolka ../ ... 2 No others *'«rted. Won bf 20 length!. Time—lmio 48£>e3. Fbbi Handicap ; 1 mile and 2} furlongi. FetGri,«(t 2 b ;.. .« I OrnDdllke, 7)i 2 b ... . M I - TheOhirmec, 8it71b... ... 3 Eigh started. vVon easily. Ttmt~* 2m1n22i004. . , .*, .viA

WANGANUI RACES.

(PXB PBIBB ASHOOIAITOIt.)

Wangahui, Maceh $ The following are the results of the remain* der of the first day's racing :— Wanganiti Cup. Dudu ... M «. ..I Wakatipu ... .-. ... •• 3 Lady Florin 3 Mr Powell despatched the field from a good start, the colors of Wakatipu and Lenbre, first showing in front. W katipn assumed the lead going down the back o.f the'course, and led his field a merry dance, Lenore and Dada following in the order named, and Hi'da, Lady. Florin and Patch work running in Indian file till entering the straight, when the field took close order, and in this way ran past the stand, Wakatipu still leading. There was no change in the order of the others till Dada displaced Lenore, Patchwork still acting as whipper-in. Entering.the straight for home, Wakatipu, Dudu and* Lenore were well toge hi% and' Lady! Florin then made her eflort, Dudu running home with a bit to spare, and winning by'aJtngUv : L»dy Florin jut failing to catch Wakatipu, after a fast race* Lenore fourth, Patchwork fifth, and Hilda last. Time, smins.gsecs, 71 and £2, 195., -.-.- > -,- 1' s^. "* T^o-Year-Qltj STAkss; %of a mile. Tygmah'on ost -fS»' *x's *» •• I Dreamland Bst';jlb .* •• 3 Topsyturvy Bst 31b •• .. 3 Time, imin, ioisecs, -PiTidends—^r 9 Od, Welter Handicap, of 6osovs; 1 milei Cyclone io>t 41b .. ... M t . Legera Bst 131b M ... •• 2 :" r::ppncasterßst;7lb;i 1"*~"""S'j?' ••• 3 Time, imin Sisec, Dividends-j^i j» Od and £1 6s, Flying Handicap, of 100 soys} f of • mile. Antelopeßst 121b"...:.;.y •• I M ■'■'Bbulanger 7st ..." '^ •• 3 - ■.: Empress .;.- . ..'•-■■,, mm 3 1 Time, imin ißsecs from fall, of flag; latin x6secs post to post, Dividendfr-^lOt, and £3"osod. ", . . . ;,."",.' The Hack Race was- won by Mr McCof* micks Cheque.

SECOND DAY.

, WiiTQiKui, Maroh 7 WaMganui Dirby, of aoo sots. Mr Gollan's Tirailleur; Bst iolb (Thoihion) I Mr GolJan's Leonardo, Bst iolb (Banks) z This, was virtually; v a ,wajk over. Time 3min B^secs. - —HITKDLKS.— Mr Crocker's Ruapehu, ost. (Peacheyl t Ma McElwaia's Oddfellow, r list ialb «-«; ' -.'i,>T'-1:^ f:ff'|C«meron) x Mr George's Armourer, gst iolb (Johnson) J Gladius was the only other statter. Rnapcha -ledthe whole way and won|by. six lengths^ Time,'4miri43^iec. Dividend,^ 55,£3 12U

THE AACCIDENT TO THE SIKH

[PBB PBXSS ABBOOIAXIOH.I

Syenkt, Maroh ff. The examination of the steamer Sikh since she haß been docked shows that she bad a moist remarkabJß from being wrecked when she strnok a rook in Torres Strait on her voyage from China here. The third and fourth rows of platen are dested for 4& n , and the rivets are torn otft for A(*% on the port fida fand 22ft tin ifa> Bt arboard side. The dents appe*r 4 . a8 if tne vessel had pawed betwee-v t^ roc t g which had crashed ..fe sides in. It is considered that if the hull ot the Sikh had been of iron instead of steel she would have instantly gon«. down. . :".; •" .

SCHOOL TREAT AT SPRINGBURN

-The annual schoolJpicnic ia connectioa with, Springbura school was held on February 38th. in MrD. Syme's paddock. There Wtt a food number of children present, and the patent* were alto well npitKrifd* The, School Com

THF. ASHBtfRTOK GtrA&DiAft, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1890.



TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT, J\ /^JOTHiER buying P«r •r" /\ * \J oha-ed tbi. buMuese of JOSEPH Clack from the Official Assignee, Is prepared to supply Goal, F'rewooJ, Brsn, Oats and Obaff, at lowest market rates. J. A. CLOTHIER, 2#85 Tinwa'id. QOOD FAGMUB VALDK fIAOIVC ~ ("What we do we o wcJl." rWM±& CHBISTOHUBOH DI NTAL \ SDBQBIiy, Oaahel street, Ohristohurch, coit Robin- Boot Btore.and at the Octagon. Donedin. A i >r*rations at strictly uniform and moderate Consultation tree. 3. MYEBS"~A3H> CO., SURGEON DBNTISTB. JSITBOUb OXIDE GAB idmlnlstered I Aunsthekio leaves no unpleasant tfffoots, and by Its use the extraction of Bad Stumps and Teeth Is rendered pet '■oily Painleiß *nd Effective, Ad ministered dally. Fee for administration of Gas, ss. Extraction, 2a 6d • tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 Ewt Belt.- r > The acknowledged superiority o, AMERICAN DENTISTKY in the cou ■traetlon of Actifiolal Teath, tbo most finiihed workmanabip, and replaotog tbe oik teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATKLY after extraotion, have •tabUihed our reputation, ▲ single Atklfiol* Tooth, 10s, oomplete jt, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £1010s; Artificial Tenth and Dentures made by other dentists re aoddlad at small ooata, Stopping, Soal -2| Perfsot and Painlear.



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We clip the following important testimonial from the " Ulawarra Mercury " (N.S.W.) of the 30th March. It needs no comment:— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extraot. He says seeing the said Extract advertised! in the 'Iliawarra Mercury,' his intense suffering induoed him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at onoe, He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract., and tbe 19th, tbe use of that mediojne continued to afford him relief to which he had been a stranger lor f? 1" ? ears' Lo7 ea"ay "writes also that he has found the Sucaljpt! S!*! tt?! ft cure for rheumatism as well as gravel, He requests us to publish this information through the 'Mercury.' We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loyeday-B request, whose word oannot be doubted, and who can have no objeot in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."- mi a