The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1890. SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

It is really amusing to read the con fident assertions of a section of the Press in regard to the movements of Sir Julius Yogel. The recent change of proprietorship in the " New Zealand Times " suggested to one news-hunter that a change in the editorship could also take place with advantage. Cast ing about for an able journalist for the position the name of Sir. Julius Yogel suggested itself, and it was immediately wired over the colony that the ex- Treasurer was coming to the colony to again enter upon a journalistic career. A few days passed, and this rumor was authoritatively denied. Then it was suggested that Sir Julius would take

the literary control of an Otago journal, and on the top of this .again came still another rumor that he was in treaty for the editorship of the " Sydney Telegraph ;" but the latter canard had scarcely been circulated before another was started, and this time the state ment came that Sir Julius Vogel in tends, upon his return to the colony, to again enter the political arena as a candidate for New Plymouth in the House of Representatives. Amongst these many rumors it is hard to choose, but the latter has at least the air of probability. If Sir Julius returns to the colony with the intention of re maining, he will most certainly enter upon a political career ; and, not withstanding r.ll that may be urged against him by interested political opponents, there are few constituencies in the colony for which he would not be retui'nad. His return to the House at the present juncture, however, would complicatethepolitical machinery very seriously. JSTot sufficiently strong to command a large political following, he is, at the same time, a power to be reckoned with by any political party in power in whose ranks he is not included, and woe betide the political novice who essays the role of .Colonial Trea surer with so astute a financier on the Opposition Benches, The party with which the ex-Colonial Treasurer was associated when last in the House has been kretrievably broken up, but even More this general break-up there was ' not sufficient confidence shown by his party in the then member for Christ church North to slavishly follow him in all matters of public policy. Com manding but a sparse following then, he would, probably, command a less under present circumstances, and his presence would be calculated to .dis concert rather than strengthen the Opposition. By no means a friend of the present Ministry, or an admirer of the panic legislation which set in with their accession to office, his presence in the Opposition would perhaps be the greatest Avindfall that : could befall the Cabinet, It was mainly by rais ing the Vogel bogty tit the last elec tion that the present land settlement obstructionists obtained possession of the Benches. The Government success was obtained by blackening the charac ter of Sir Julius Vogel as the charac ter of no public man has ever been blackened before, and should, he again enter the political arena, the Cabinet will no 4oubt seize the opportunity to associate his ?).ame with the Ojsposi tion, and thus adfliijiifstoi" a coup de qraca to the party. Wo therefore trust there is ])Q truth in the rumor as to the ex-Treagui'Sj?'.^ political inten tions. His best service to the Opposi tion at the present time would be to serve their cause, &z> he is so well

able to do, through the medium of the Press. We no not anticipate a very material change in the personnel of the present House after the forthcoming general election. The number, it is true, may Ue reduced, but the large majority of the present members will no doubt be returned, and the (t new blood" likely to be introduced is not, so far as can be fopseen, calculated to effect any great alteration. There is a Very general feeling of disgust through out the country at the apparent help lessness of the present Cabinet to lead the House, and we eajspeet that the larger proportion of the members who will be relegated to political obscurity will include Government suj>porb6rs. The Land settlement party, on the othor hand, and with whom the Oppo sition is closely allied,, js gaining sfcrjugth every clay, and while they

will probably lose a fe.w seats, these will be more than' compensated for by

the ...new members returned in their interests. If, however, as we have

I said, Sir Julius appears on the scene to champion their cause, the sympathies of a large following will be alienated, and a grave danger arise that the reins of power will be again entrusted to the present incompetent administra tion.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tunnel piercing the mown tains between Quetfca and Candahar in- Central Afghanistan is now completed. It will be a great advantage to England in case of war with Russia.

"Champagne," said a friend to Cobden, "is a drink for the gods." " Yes," replied Cobden, "because the gods have nothing to do. I find that the less wine I drink the more hard work on an average I can do."

A Brahmin is said to have written to a missionary "We are finding you out. You are not as good as your Book. If your people were only as good as your Book, you would conquer India for Christ in five years."

Within the past few weeks no fewer than 600 people from various parts of West Cork have left the country for America. They are nearly all young men and full grown girls, who find it impossible to live at home.

Rev Father M'Cabe, who assisted John Boyle 0' Reilly in his escape from-Australia, is now an honoured and respected priest in <fee diocese of St Paul^ . .

Many of our readers will be interested in hearing that the Rev Father Hennebery, C. P. P. S., stills continues to give his missions. We learri from 'our contemporary, the Catliolio Sentinel, r that he has lately been so engaged in Oregon. <w

There is a financial crisis in Buenos Ayres, the result of a long period of overtrading, inflation, and speculation. Gold has been drained out of the country by excessive im portations of European goods, for, which the exports have not provided an offset.

A New York paper regrets that in the States' peaches are likely to become, "a delicious memory only." "The velvety, luscious, sun-kissed peach, which is a de light to the eye and nectar on the tongue— is it to fade slowly but surely into a remini scence ?"

The New York Presbytery have decided to send a delegation composed wholly of the friends of a revision of the Confession of Faith to a meeting of the General As sembly' .-.t Qi:-.' ■•-.. TVy mean to be pre pared fo: 1 ■ .- !-i ■'•■]■ ;■:• :■ of anti-revision ists from the Philadelphia Presbytery.

The "Taranaki News" is of opinion that farmers will be somewhat; discouraged at the prices quoted for butter -from 3d to 5d per Ib. Never before in Taranaki has the staple product receded so low, especially at this season of the year.

H.M.S. Rambler, which has been survey ing Torres Strait, reports that the chart is not acurate, and, as the traffic demands it, a new survey should be made from Albany Pass, including from Mount Adolphus to Thursday Island.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington Licensing Committee on Saturday a renewal of the license to Mrs Townsend of the Pier Hotel was refused on the ground that the house is frequented by seafaring men, and should not be conducted by a women.

Mr Justice Conolly strongly animadverted at Auckland qua day last week on the con duct of a dealer who bought a saddle worth pounds from a stranger at eleven o'clock at night for ss. He told him he was fortunate he was noi in the dock with the prisoner, as it was men like him who made thieves.'

A n an, while working on the top of a building in Brighton, accidentally touched an electric wivq which hung over the premises, and was instantly killed. His widow brought an action against the electric company and was awarded £800 damages ; £200 for herself, and £100 for each of her children.

At Mitlilleton Beach, two miles from Albany, Western Australia, a bottle has beoii picked r. ,■■■'.■■■ i■; ■-..■■ .nnarkable docu ments, . . ■ .■ . der3, and letters to one -■ ■. - ...... ■of Bombay and Madras, and latterly of Perth, Western Australia. It is believed the bottle has been floating about for fifteen ycar3. A Napier shopwoinan fijll sick at her lodgings, where the illness developed into typhoid fc^cr. She v/as visited by her em ployer, who on being made acquainted with the serious nature of the complaint, hail his shopwoman removed to his own residence, where she was nursed back to health by her employer's "wife. Such kindly consideration for an employe is deserving of warm appro bation.

The "S'j-er.tic American" recommends Lhe following:—At the (ji'st indication of diphtheria in the throat of a- child make the room close, then take a tiu cup and pour into it a quantity of tar and turpentine, equal parts ; then hold the cup over a fire, so as to fill tiie room with fumes. The little patient on inhaling the fumes, will cough w\> ui'l spit out all the membraneous matter, md the diphtheria will pass out. The fumes of the tar and turpentine loosen the macter in the throat and thus afford the relief that lias baffled the skill of physicians.

Consul Gilnian lias reported that orange culture at Jaffa has become an industry of great value. Of the 9000 acres of laud in cultivation pertaining to the community, 3000 are covered by orange grove 3 and gardens. _ Among other fruits produced arc the lemon, lime, citron, date, peach, apricot, grape, fig, pomegranate, plum, and melon, as well as the olive. All the ordinary garden vegetables are also grown there of good quality and abundance. Of late, the vine especially is receiving increased attention And care; extensive - vineyards are being planted; and as here the vine is free from the diseases and iii3ect pests of other countries, and the soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to it, this should be one of the most flourishing wine-producing countries in the world. The olive docs best in the hill country, and generously responds with ibundant crop-3 to the slighte&t bare.

A curious story of superstition comes rrom Portland, Oregon: It relates to a treasure asserted to have been hidden by Spanish mutineers at a place called Copier Farm, near Columbia city. Some few years igo, it seems, a purty of spiritualist?, pro l'essing to have revelations concerning this treasure, undertook its discovery, but while they were working at the place revealed to them, one of their number dropped dead, and the rest of the pap fey retired in alarm. A few weeks ago another undortook the bask, the result being the sudden trans formation of one of them, who was engaged in digging, and who had come upon some human banes, into a raving maniac. Here is a story of Bisr. V '!■ ! ' ■ wards ladies, which the "•■ ■• 11 . Berlin correspondent rel ! !> ■ , i had been flouting Countess Schouvaloff and snubbing some other diplomatic ladies. At last he retired, and presently the Countess's Danish mastiff was heard barking at him in the court yard. Countess Snhouvaloff ran to the window and oxclaiined, " Monsieur le Chancelier, please don't bite my dog," Of course, the Empress Frederick cannot be expected to mourn greatly over Bismark's retirement. The Empress's confidante, Countess Waldersee, thinking she practised too much self-effacement, once ventured to say to the Prince that Hnr Majesty was a lady of ripe political judgement. '' I am sure of it," grunted Prince Bismarck, "for the polities of ladies lie in the nursery and kitchen : and I am aware that the Empress is an admirable wife ajjd mother."" Not to be baffled, the Countess said, "But a woman may have interests outside the nursery?" " Certainly," responded Bismarck, "when her husband is content to rock the cradle."

It will be in the recollection of fclis public that my collection of apples shown m Mr Clayton's shop in East street, being sixty-six varieties, and also those which took two first awards at the Dnnedin Exhibition and various other places, was pronounced to be the largest and best'ever shown in the Ash bnrtou county. I would draw their atten tion my advertisement elsewhere. As I only work oil blight-proof stocks than which 1.0 other stocks can be relied upon, the roqts of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter^nursory m;ui, AHeutou, -~(A<lvt.)

MINISTERIAL REPUDIATION.

In the darkest period of the depres sion from which the Colony some time ago was suffering, and wliich is now happily, we are fain to believe, passing away, there were a few croakers who shook their heads and talked of repudiation as within measurable distance ; the repudiation which they contemplated being the possible— rather, perhaps we should say the impossible—refusal of the Colony to recognise its responsibilities to, and to keep its engagements with, the public creditor. But beyond these few birds of evil omen there was no one who for a moment entertained the faintest belief in anything of the sort happen ing. Yet such a thing as repudiation has actually occurred and that within the past few days, and by the Govern ment of the Colony of New Zealand. Let not our readers be alarmed. None of the Colony's bonds has been dis honored, nor has any payment of intei'est at the due date failed to be made.l " Our credit has not been shaken in the London market, nor has a single creditor suffered—one person only has been the sufferer, poor Mr Fergus !' Heralded by newspaper paragraphs announcing that the Minister of Mines was about to address his constituents, and that he would on that occasion take the opportunity of letting the country know something of the policy of the Government, poor Mr Fergus duly made his appearance at Queens town and unburdened his soul of great thoughts and big schemes, only alas ! with the result of first astonishing the country, and then it would appear of astonishing his colleagues, who in their

turn doubtless astonished him by repudiating all his utterances in the most thorough and complete manner. Nor has the repudiation been confined ,to his fellow occupants of the Govern ment benches, for one by one the rank and file of the Ministerial party have also lifted up their voices in disclaimer, disbelief, or denunciation of the several proposals shadowed forth on the shores of Lake Wakatip. Among those who have joined in the chorus of disapproval none has been more trenchant in his hostile criticism that the hon, member for Manawatu, Mr Macarthur, Treat ing of Mr Fergus' proposal for the con solidation of local loans, and his subse quent lame attempt to show that all that he meant was that when these loans had to be renewed the re-borrow ing should take place under Colonial guarantee, Mr Macarthur pointed out that if the proposal only referred to contingencies which would happen 10, 15, or 20 years hence " it was meaning less " and argued, as we. think, irrefu tably, that "what the Minister must have meant was that the loans should be guaranteed by the Government at once," stating that "he Avas fortified in the supposition that Mr Fergus meant immediate consolidation or con version by his quoting the cases of the New Plymouth harbour board and the Gisborne harbor board, Avhich it w#s well known were defaulting their interest to the English bondholders." Nov; as to the effect upon the Colonial taxpayer of the taking over of the whole of the debts of local bodies— 'Vhich, rightly oi* wrongly, Mr Mac arthur regards as the inevitable ultimate result of their being covered by colonial guarantee—he (the member for M.ina watu) goes on to say;—■" On the 31st March, 1888, according to the Registrar-General, harbor boards owed £3,000,000, municipalities, £2,527,000; ChristchurchDrainageßoard£2oo,ooo; river boards, £48,000 ; while county councils, voa,d boards, and town boards owed in all £320,000, out of the total of over £6,000,000, or about £1 for every £19 owed by the harbor boards and municipalities. The £350,000 owed by rural local bodies was made up of £30.000 overdraft, £280,000 under the Loans to Local Bodies Act, and £101,0Q0 under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, So that in any scheme which would lead to the interest of the local bodies' indebted ness being thrown upon the general purse, the taxpayers represented by the county councils $nd road boaixls would be paying more than their equitable share." This is only one passage out of a long reference to this particular part of the Queenstown programme, in which not only this but also the companion proposals are con demned root and branch, and yet Mr Macarthur's is only one voice among a, general chorus of condemnation from Ministerial followers aud Ministerial papers in particular. At the same time, as Mr Macarthur goes on to show—(( Mr Fergus was very precise and emphatic in declaring that he was pi-omulgating the policy of the Cabinet. His words were,.' as far as I may do at the present time to indicate what policy the Government intend to pur sue with regard to the colony in the incoming session, and during the suc ceeding Parliament,' Throughout the speech Mr Fergus used the phrases, ' the Government think,' ' the Govern ment are of the opinion,' ' the Govern ment hold,' and similar expressions, iudicating that he was speaking in the name of the Cabinet, and at the end of his speech one of the electors re marked, without contradiction by Mr Fergus, that a great honor had been done the constituency in that their member had been delegated by the Premier to unfold the policy of the Government in his address to them." But for all that the member for Mana watu declines to believe "that the Government had agreed upon any such wild schemes " as were shadowed forth by the Minister of Mines, and not only promptly repudiates Mr Fergus' pro posals, but also Mr Fergus' pretensions to be the mouthpiece of the Ministry. And Ministerial journals and Ministers themselves, if we are to believe Minis terial correspondents, join in the re pudiation. Poor Mr Fergus! The only tiling now that is needed to make this repudiation business complete all round is for Mr Fergus, in Ids turn, to repudiate his colleagues

Hollo way's Pjlls.—lnvalids stractedd by indigestion and discouraged in their search for its remedy "should make a trial of this never-failing medicine. A lady, long a martyr to dyspeptic tortures, writes that Holloway's Pills made her feel as if a burden had been taken off her. Her spirits, formerly low, have greatly improved ; her capricious appetite has given place to healthy hunger ; her dull, sick headache has departed, and gradually sq marvellous a cl.ange been effected that she is altogether a new creature, and again fit for her duties. These pills may bo administered with safety ,tj) the most delicate. They never act lfarshly, nor do they I ever induce weakness; they rightly direc^ I deranged, a d control excessive, action. i

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor (presiding), and Crs. William son, Scott, Scaly, Flower, Keir, Bird, Cuthbertson and Brooke.

FINANCE

The Mayor reported the debit balance at the bank as standing at £1532 3s 7d. The income received from all sources since last meeting had been—Rates, 1890, £15 16s; dog licenses, £1 10s; earth sold, £3 11s; fire prevention, refund, £1 10s; library account, 3s.—Total, £22 10s.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Paymaster-General wrote advising payment of fines under Borough By-laws; Messrs A. and T. Burt, Dunedin, and the Secretary, Christchurch. Meat Company, wrote on the subject of iron pipes ; the Secretary of the Fire Brigade sent an application on behalf of the Brigade for use of the plant, horses, and Foreman Spicer's services on June 18, on occasion of the torchlight procession ; and Messrs W. H. Collins wrote re discount on their accounts.

IRON PIPES,

The Clerk was instructed to reply to Messrs Burt and the Meat Company supplying the information they asked.

FIRE BRIGADE

Permission was granted to the Fire Brigade to use the plant and horses, etc., and the patronage of the Council was accorded to the proposed torchlight pro cession.

The other correspondence was received,

RESERVES,

The Reserves Committee reported as follows :—

1. Messrs Duncan and Orr's Applica tion.—This application was for a reduc tion of rent beyond what had been granted to the other tenants of the Ceuncil in the same position; and your Committee, having fully considered the matter, are not prepared to recommend the extra reduction asked for, more especially as it is proposed to extend the smaller rental adopted by this Council over a seven years' term, instead of being temporarily or from year to year.

2. Glasgow Leases.—There being some matters of detail, as to the form, &c, of the proposed leases on whioh the opinion of the Borough Solicitor was required, the matter wus laid before him, and your Committee have received from him a letter which is attached to this report, pointing out a difficulty as to the power of the Council to alter the conditions of the said leases without putting them up to auction again. It is for the Council to decide as to the course to be now taken.

3. Special Resolutions re Reduction of Rents!— Your Committee beg to lay before the Council the special resolutions drawn up by the Borough Solicitor, which they recommend to be adopted. (The resolutions were lengthy, and couched in the usual legal language).

In regard to Messrs Duncan and Orr's application,

Cr Keir said a reduction had been made on Mr Steole'a rent from £9 to £4 10s. The Borough Valuator put this rent in his valuation at £5. Mr Orr was paying £18, and the Valuator appraised the property at £2 per annum. Messrs Duncan's rent was £30, and the Valuator's appraisement £7. So that there was surely some reason for reducing the rents of both the applicants, if there was reason for reduc ing Mr Steele's.

Cr Scaly felt that at least Mr Orr's reduction should be granted, as his was a really hard case,

Cr Williamson formally moved the adoption of the report as a whole. He was sorry that a serious illness confined the Chairman of the Reserves Committee to the house. The Committee had seriously considered the question of re .ductions, and no private individual would have made the same reductions that the Council had done. If the question of justice were considered all the tenants would be as much entitled to reductions as those who had applied. Taking the case of Mr Taskei*, who occupied' a section scarcely more valuable than that of Mr John Orr, the former tenant had improved his section and had to pay rates upon his buildings. Mr Orr's section had two frontages, and had been bought at a time when the flood tide was thought Lo be coming along to make it valuable. Had the speculation been right, the Council would lmr he--".1 v..-/ I,■;-.-. r.f the applica tion, but i\|v, ■:. ■■!■ ■ ■..!;:■■• notfulfilled the Council was asked to reduce the rents. He was decidedly opposed to further reductions.

Cr Keir- replied, repeating the argu ments he had already used, Cr Scaly said that as it now appeared the Council were unable to grant Glasgow leases, Mr John Orr's case was a hard one, and he would move as an amendment that Clause 1 of the report should be held over for the time. Mr Orr's section had never been used at all, but Messrs Duncan's had boon used all the tijne, and was of some use to them.

Cr Brooke seconded the amendment, and Cr Scott supported the motion. The discussion was continued by Crs William son and Cuthbertson, the latter contend ing that reductions in any case were a mistake No private individual did the sort of thing that the Council had been asked to do, but if one tenant was to be reduced they should all be reduced.

The Mayor recapitulated the reasons why certain rents were reduced, and in answer to Cfs Keir and Cutjibertson said that there were leases in the town that were too cheap, so that if reductions were to be made upon leases that were bought with open eyes, there were, other leases similarly bought that ought tb.be raised.

Further discussion of Clause 1 was deferred until after the special resolutions had been read.

The letter of the Boi'pugh Solicitor, referred to in Clause 2, having been read and discussed,

Cr Brooke suggested getting another legal opinion, and Cr Keir supported the sug&estiou.

Cr Scaly was in" favor of this if it did not cost very much. It would show the tenants that the Council were anxious to do everything that could bo done in the matter.

j^The Borough Solicitor was instructed to refer the points raised by himself to Mr Geo. Harper, Christchurch, for his opinion. engineers' kepobt. The Engineers reported as follows :— Gonereti i hanne'ling. —The contractor has completed about 46 chains of channel ling, viz., about 7 chains of channelling only in Burnett street West, and 5 chains in East street, 8 chains in Wills street East, and about 26 chains in Cameron street East of channelling and kerbing. It is considered advisable on account of frosts to postpone the construction of any further channelling resolved to be done until the spring.

i Jubilee Vloch. —The work in the Library Tower for the reception of the Jubilee Clock has been put in hand, The brick work is nearly completed.

Sh d for Manual .. Fire Engine, —As directed, we have inspected the buildings in the Council yard with reference to eercting .a shed for housing the manual engine ji»s proposed by the .Fire Brigade Committee to be placed at the south* west end of the present engine-shed, We fear that the addition would make the access to the cart shed behind the engine-shed very awkward, and in fact practically defeat the purpose for which that she/l was erected. We would respectfully, submit that the accommodation wished for may be obtained by extending the cart shpd southwesterly along the fence, and the manual could be placed at the north-eastern end of theshed, at A on the ketch herewith joy if i{j wag only intended

to be housed temporarily, could be placed in the extension."

The La' our Gang have been engaged in taking up iron pipes in West street, and cleaning and. tarring same, laying pipe culverts across Wakanui Road at the Triangle, carting clay and shingling streets, forming part of Peter street East, putting in bridges at channel crossings, clearing side channels, attending to water supply and sundry maintenance works.

We have to report that his Worship the ' Mayor has kindly presented two large glass show cases for the use of the Museum. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the Mayor for his gift to the Museum was passed. THE RAILWAY RESERVES. The Mayor stated that he had had an interview with Mr Burnett, the District Engineer. Mr Burnett had inadvertently let a section, and had been told by the authorities from Wellington that this could not be done. The correspondence on the subject .had been mislaid, but a letter from the Council stating what was wanted would be acted up to. ' BOROUGH RESERVES. The motion given notice of by Or Friedlander, to rescind :the motion of September 3rd, 1888, reducing the rents of borough tenants', was moved in his! absence by Cr Williamson and.carried. I The special resolutions were read and held over until the legal opinion asked for had been received. , PAYMENTS. Accounts to the amount of £160 were passed for payment and the Council adjourned.

Wakanui School.

A meeting of the Wakanui School Com mittee was held on the sth inst,, at which all the members were present. The minutes having been read, Mr Brown said the Clerk had made a mistake respect ing the letter received from the Board at the previous meeting, and referred to in the minutes. The letter was produced which stated that "the reading books for the sth and 6th' Standards are the sequel to No. 5 and No. 5 Rojal Readers, and for the 7th Standard such reading book as the master may choose." The minutes having been so corrected were confirmed.

The reports from the master's of both schools were received. Mr Dickie com plained of the irregular attendance of many of his pupils, and pointed out several children of school age that ought to be at school. The Chairman was instructed to reply that the Committee were of opinion that the influenza epidemic had much to do with the irregular attendance, and that they did nob think it advisable to bring the Compulsory Clauses of the Education Act into force at the present time. It was resolved, on the Masters' applica tion, that the winter holidays be from the 20th to the 30th of this month. A letter was received from the Pride of Wakanui, 1.0. G.T., applying for the use of the Schoolroom for. their anniversary tea meeting to be held on the 24th inst. Granted on condition that they pay the usual fee of ss, and leave the school in a clean and proper state. The Chairman stated that in response to his notification for a clerk he had received two applications: one from Mr W. Mcßae stating that he would attend the meetings of the Committee and do all the clerical work for £5 a year. He also stated that he had had considerable experience, and quite understood the duties required of him. The other letter was from Miss Maiy Stewart, offering her services on the same terms as last year, viz., for the sum of £3, and that the Committee dispense with her attendance at its meetings, and allow her to do her clerical work with her father's assistance at home. It was proposed by Mr Leddy, and seconded by Mr Doak, that Miss Stewart be appointed clerk, and that the Chairman assist her in the performance of her duties. Mr Leddy said she had done the work very satisfactorily during the past year, and her offer being £2 less than Mr Meßae's, he thought the Committee should give her the preference. Mr Brown proposed, as an amendment, that Mr W. Mcßae be appointed clerk, and said that Miss Stewart nad done the work remarkably well, considering that she was young and inexperienced to such work. He would have much preferred to have seen the

Chairman do the clerical work, and thought the present arrangement very like an in fringement of the 71st section of the Educa tion Act. He could not consent to any friend of his being placed in the position of the Chairman as proposed by Mr Leddy's motion. Mr Leddy : Who is this Mr Mcßae ? Mr Brown: He is a young man in my employment, of good character, and whose faithful performance of the duties as clerk lam prepared to guarantee. Since the Coimnittee are determined to have a clerk I prefer one that can be seen-at the table attending to his duties, to one that is never seen. The amendment was seconded by Mr Hill; and on being put to the meeting was voted for by Messrs Brown, Hill, and Tait. The motion by Messrs Leddy, Doak, and Cole. The Chairman said he would give his vote to Miss Stewart, otherwise it would look as if the Committee were dissatisfied with the way she ha.d attended to, the duties of clerk during the past year. The motion having been put to the meet ing was declared carried, The motions, of _Messrs Meredith and Joyce at the last meeting of the Board of Education were carefully considered, and it was unanimously resolved, "That this Com mittee heartily endorses Mr Meredith's motion re examination of schools, and hopes the Board will use every endeavor to bring about a beneficial change in the present unsatisfactory system of examination." '' That a uniformity of text books and read ing books, as proposed by Mr Joyce, would lessen the cost to parents and tend to improve the present system of education, and that a good spelling book, embracing words outside of- reading lessons, should be used by the higher standards as a means of improving their reading, which we regret to say is almost a failure, and not sufficient to enable them to read a leader in the public press."—"That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be fonvarded to the Board of Education."

In discussing the motions it was stated that two. boys who had passed the sixth standard at last examination had, during the whole year been kept writing Vere Foster's s£d copy books, ana under the eyes of. the Inspectors, and had never read anything higher than the sth reading book, and that on reading an ordinary article in the " Mail" they would be brought to a standstill every few lines by some word that they had never seen before; that such was greatly to be deplored, and was a great alteration from a few years ago. -■■•-'- On the suggestion of Mr Brown a visit was made to the outer buildings. They were considered to be in a very unsatisfactory state, and it was resolved to have the necessary alterations made as soon as possible and the young artist who had embellished the inner court rewarded according to his deserts.

It transpired that the school grounds were used by a large number of children after school hours, and that the freehand dpawing and the destruction of the trees and fences, could not fairly be charged to the school children, nor the master saddled with any laxity oi discipline. Mr Leddy said he had a motion to propose and it was this: "That the boy James Brown, who had passed the 6th Standard, be excluded from the school."

Mr Brown : Why do you single out this boy alone ? "

Mi' Leddy: Because you objected to my girl and Mr Doak's last year, and what was law for the girls should be law for your boy. Mr Brown : You are under a misapprehen sion. .My boy is at school with the sanction of the Committee, and is not being taught outside of the standard regulations 3 whereas the objections to your girls were made not because they had passed the sixth standard, nor because they were over 15 years of age, but because your ambition could not be satisfied with anything less tha •■ Latin and French, and because I tried to keep y«u within the regulations you would like to expel the boy from school.

Mr Leddy warmly replied, and the meeting terminated.

The jubilee of the introduction of Metho dism into New Zealand will be celebrated all over the colony at the end of nevt month,

The City of Rome Ashore.

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London, June 9,

The steamer City of Rome ran on Fastnet, off the S.W. coast of Cork, in a dense fog. Her ,stem was consider ably damaged, but the vessel floated off and proceeded to Queensto'wn.

Compensation to Publicans.

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London, June 8

Mr Monro, Commissioner of Police, was hooted at the Hyde Park meeting. •The Chairman read a letter from Cardinal Manning saying if the principle proposed by. the Government of compensating publicans were, adopted it would spread throughout the Empire, and injure "the.cause of temperance in the; colonies.; 'Sir W. Lawson, Mr W. S. Cairie, and Mr Burns were among the speakers. Mr Gustafson dilated on the failure of compensation in Geelong. The resolu tions against the payment of compensa tion were carried .unanimously at twelve platforms. r

Horse Market.

Mr T. Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, 1 June 7th.—Forty-one horses were offered at the day'B gale, a large portion; of which were, hacks, and light harness horses of an inferior stamp. Consequently biddings were languid, excepting for a few of the better sorts, and out of tlie day's entry of 41 only 12 were sold at the following prices, viz. :—Medium draughts, six and seven years old, £18, £22 10s; four and six years old of a lighter stamp, £17, £17 5a ; aged, £5 15s, £8, £10 15s, £11; hacks and light harness horses, £310s, £4 10s, £5 7s 6d. Horse trap and harness, £11; a set of harness, £3 10s.

Borough School Committee.

The Borough School; Committee met last evening. Present: Messrs W. J. Silcock (chairman), R. S. Bean, W, Craighead, and E. J. Paul. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education advising that the Clerk of Works and Mr Perryman would inspect the school buildings on June sth. The Chairman stated that the letter was dated June 4th, and it had reached Ashburton on June 6th. ...

It was resolved to ask. the Board to give a more extended notice of-any future visit of their members or officers, so as to give the Chairman or some other member' of the committee, an opportunity of meet ing them. The Master reported an increased attendance at the school during the past month.

Messrs Bean and Paul were appointed a Visiting Committee.

Several.matters of routine were dealt with, and after passing accounts the meet ing adjourned.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN,

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London, June 7 and 8. The Duke of Orleans received an ovation on landing at Dover.

The Press consider Madame Melba has greatly improved since her last appearance. She is an immense suc cess.

Bishop Moorhouse, speaking &t Bolton, said he had no doctrinal objection to cremation or to burying dissenters.

The second trial of the action brought by Miss Wiedman against Mr R. Walpole, heir to the Earldom of Oxford, for a breach of promise, also came to nothing. The plaintiff's counsel retired during the progress of the case. ,

Lord Wolseley has refused the position of Commander-in-Chief of India. He retires from the position of Adjutant-General in July. The " Statist" cautions holders of Broken Hill stock against sacrificing their shares.

The " Economist" considers the colonial banking returns for March are satisfactory, especially those of South Australia. Commerce appears to be sounder in Sydney than in Melbourne, where speculation has outrun pro duction. '■" ; '; J .. .*;.-,; ' v. I

It is probable an autumn session will be held, provided the Government measures ai'e not allowed to lapse, but are taken .up at' the^ stage at which they may be left.

It is hoped arrangements will tie made to reduce the cost of cable messages signalling arrival of ships in the colonies and elsewhere.. The matter was discussed at the Telegraph Conference, ■ but it is believed the English representative opposed any reduction.

. Sir J. Pender requested an interview with the Agents-General. Sir S. Samuel and Sir ( <x. Berry attended, and Sir J. Pender asked them to officially repudiate Mr Henniker Heaton's claim to have brought about a reduction of cable rates. Government is expected 1 to communicate its decision as to con tributing to, ; ( cable.- subsidy, and guarantee to the Agents-General on Monday.

Mr Abigail received a hearty re ception in Ulster, and funds &,re being readily subscribed for the purpose of sending delegates to Australia to neu tralise the effects of the Irish Home Rulers' visit. There is some difficulty among the Liberal Unionists in agree ing upon a selection of representatives. Probably three will be chosen, Dr Kane being one, and the others resi dents of Dublin and Cork.

In the House Sir J. Fergusson said it was impossible to make a further statement regarding NeAvfoundland pending the interview with the Premier, In the meanwhile French and English naval officers were com bining to minimise local excitement."

Sir Gr. Campbell, in the House of Commons, suggested that the New Hebrides should be ceded to France in exchange for the Newfoundland fish eries. Sir J, Fergusson expressed a doubt whether the Australian colonies would be agreeable to such a course. Washington, June 7 and 9. . The House of Representatives has I passed the Republican Caucus^ Silver Bill by a majority of 16. . , v• . ' The House of Representatives by a majority of 24 rejected the Free Coin age of Silver Bill. Athens, June 7. A band of Albanian Ax-nauts sur rounded 300 Servians in Macedonia, and massacred forty of their number, and took the rest prisoners.

The San Francisco mail closes at Aslibur ion on Friday next at 0,20 p.m. Money orders must be obtained not later that 3p.m,

SPORTING.

victory of a Sydney mare.

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London, June 9.

I At a Hunt Club Meeting La'iy Betty, a Sydney mare, won the Trial Mile, started at 25 to 1 against. (Received Juno 10, 1 p.m.) Sydney, June IC. '

Teksum has been sold to Mr Keys for. 205; guineas. The Russley stud*brought [JL3BO guineas. The principal figures re ! alised were:—Athol (Mr Lee) 310 guineas, ILa Mode (H. White) 210 guineas, Siest* I (Mason) 200 guineas, Nonsense 4 (Bowmian) \ 250 guineas, Cadogan' ;<D*rley) ! 130 \ guineas. •-" ' -'• i:j* ■ A

INTERPROVICNIAL.

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'Auckland^ June; 9.

At a meeting at Wade, held to consider the codlin moth pest, it was Recommended that a fine be inflicted on sellers of-worm eaten fruit, and that a qualification for. inspector under the' Act - should •be that the person holding the appointment should have had the management of 200 trees for ten years or more. -'.<■■ : ii-j-ta 1 • Wellington, June 9. The Coptic brought about ~700 - tons. of material for the Midland Railway Com pruy, which is now being transhipped to the West -Coast; [!\ ~| At' Petone, on Saturday, during the football match , between. Wellington and Epuni,* Welford, captain^of tie latter, had a leg broken. ' - - •!' " : JOuNJED^JuncP. The aft gaH3ry, in with/the Exhibition Jwas sold to-day f6r £1250, and will be used.as a grain store, , '„ ; ■ The actioWiwhich was' commenced in c'onnfectibn with letting'the Gi^y Hallfor , a Sunday concert, pn .th^ visit' 'of the' Opera Company recently' Has been withdrawn,, the owner of the hall stating that he will not let it «gain. ;i] ■ ' InVercargill, June 9. The police have- received information that Robert Dalrymple, a schoolmaster at Garston, committed suicide.* olNo' par ticulars are given." Dalrymple BMd been a teacher at Garstpn for a long time. Mr J. G. Ward- M.H.R;; delivered an address on federation to-night to,his con stiruents, speaking ;strdngly/in: favor of y the movement and of New Zealand join ing in.. .._" ", . .. , (

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves respon«ibl«for the .opinions expressed by bur correspondents.]

THE LIQUOR 4 TRAFFIC.

-.'..:'"-•- .". to.the EDripiu ;.,, : !l!'^ . , / Siß^With 'reference to'&Aet^e>f[ap p'eariiig ,in "yduTj issue of 9th 'instant signed-by J. Newman Buttle stating tTiat a man was lying 'drunk in th re Waterton township at five'o'clock on Sunday after noon last, I beg to say that. lam licensee of the Waterton Hotel, arid I did not,sell any liquor to this man last Sunday; * The facts are these :—On Sunday afternoon about half-past"three; a -buggjj arrived from Ashburton containing twos men, one being the worse for liquor. Where he got the liquor I know no more than Mr Buttle does. These men applied tome for liquor and I refused to supply them, and they got no liquor at my Hotels sThe man lying on the road returned to the hotel about 6 o'clock, and I got his tea for him and a bed for the night. -He got no liquor that night. I furtherl wish the public generally, and Mtßuttle particu larly, to understand that no nian has ever left the Waterton Hotel the worse rfqr liquor since I have been proprietor.— i I am, etc., . '--. ,-. „:

Saml. B. Donnas, Licensee Watertoii Hotel,

Peculiar Case of Poisoning

The "Ofcago Daily Times", records the following narrow escape' from death by poisoning:—Mrs Filewood, of George street, Mrs Rex, her. married daughter, and a child of the latter narrowly escaped death by poison, taken «by., accident, on Friday evening. The three had been ou* walking,in the.afternoon,and)oor jreturn irigitome about 6 o'clock they were in needof refreslunents...;Accordingly some tea was procured, and,poured.into.r* .cup which was standing op the Jraantlepiece. Out; of tliis one cup the two "women and child had a- drink. . Some^short- time afterwards all three were taken suddenly ill, and they felcso bad that Dr Fulton was at once sent for. On his arrival at the house he found that they- were all suffering from ■ • atf opine i "pbispning, having taken some eye drops, con taining poisonous, ingredients, which had been left in the_cup*out of which they had Jaken t the tea. r ,Mrs, rFilewood.ap peared to be the most seriously A affcc&d, but the of an emetic and * the application of other restorative'mea sures proved effective m the .case of-Mrs Rex and her. child.. Mrs Filowoo^'s con dition, however, ~ was ,»o r 'seiipus, and, having three' patients on his hana% Dr Fulton called •in Dr Batchelor. The;-

stomach was at once emptied bytße use of the' efcunacfi pump, but 1 the poison had apparently got into her system,' and Mrs Filewood became -comatose and the breathing was almost completely sus pended. The active measures to restore animation which were made use of were, however, successful for a time. Dr Fulton and Mr Roberts (from the hospital, wholenfc valuable assistance) sat up with Mrs File wood the whole night, carefully, watching _her v and it was wefi'they'did, as she again : almost ceased to Jbreathei but again re storative, measures were successful. rlt was decided on Saturday morning -to re move her to the hospital, and* on 1 arrival there it was considered advisable to keep her in a state of activity for some time, as she displayed a tendency to' relapse into her former condition; At length, how ever, 1 she showed' signs of recovery;; and yesterday had made such good progress that it is thought she will be able to leave the institution shortly. Mrs Bex and her child have almost completely re covered. ...-" ;■-'';

LABOR TROUBYES.

Situation in. Sydney.

Tliveatenecl Staapension gof the Shipping?.

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 .. Sydney, June 9, The Johg'-pending | dispute.-between the j Wharf Laborers' Union and'-th© employers of wharf laborers, ' :represehted;v-i»y < vie ■' Employers' ■ Union, and ilsteam 3 ownergj.of Australasia, h*S,inched'the'acute^istage. Several panferences between masters and m<sn, at* which mutual conces- , sions were • made, ..with regard^^to-jnles . drafted by the Laborers 1;' but still, "however, there were certain pointa which the masters ' could not, with idighity.friYe' way. to. The" ' Trades' Council mediated^ in the matter/ ; but was not successful in makjng .a satiilac- ; tory-*arrangement.- A general inwtiii^W . merchants and traders will shortly be held to consider the Ttfhole difficulty, which will ' probably result in a suspension of the ship ping trade; of Sydney, j ;*' I , :

r, TELE ASHBURTON &PARDIAN, ITOESDAY, JPNE 10, 1890.



WANTED J ' Cish Ado■rtwn.aite wider thii h'-nJim not \ fas.mdhi'Vj w»rh, OYM §!irLLI\G \ Afldrpxit'xm.iy h-1.-tl- nt /"<■'• •'>'%•• j JUST opened, a few Indies plusli jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. _H. 0. Segers, Melford House. •i / AJN IM .Known.—A special pur v'y chase of choice Ladies Hats at a desperate price.—"W. H. Collier. 4H30 I \ r ANTED every man m the County VV to have a suit of the Ashburton , Tweeds. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashburton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segers, Melford House. \ W' ANTED KNOWN—The "Strong' Wear" Boot is the best for Men, Ladies, and Children.—W. H. Collier, .'The Corner." STOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed efficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, Bast Street. • 3 191 ryHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can "JL be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it will save insurance premiums your house and your life, price Is ; Sole Agent for Ashburton.—R.. Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings ANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies' and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H. C. Segers. Melford House. "YT7 ANTED Known—The Cheapest W Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannafori>'s, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ■ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch W "ANTED KNOWN.—Mrs M. L. Euasso* and Miss Henly, (late of the D.I.C. Christchurch), have com menced business as Milliners and Dress makers, in East Street, two doors from Mr Segers. Ladies favoring them with orders will find them carefully carried out and the work executed in the latest style. A perfect fit guaranteed. Charges moderate. 6 46 By Special Permission of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.) GRAND NUMISMATICAL ART UNION ■-- - nnHE Undersigned having decided <lL« through special influential request to dispose of his splendid and unequalled COLLECTION OF COINS on view in the Exhibition, begs to inform the Public that Tickets are now ready for issue. 4000 MEMBERS 4.T 10s EACH. FIRST PRTZE : The Collection of 200 Coins as now exhibited in Dunedin. t Second Prize : A Duplvate Collection of the above, consisting of about 700 Coins. For particulars see handbills. The Drawing will be under the Super vision of an Influential Committee, of Gentlemen For further particulars apply to HENRY ZANDER, Aslibiirtori. V//:f{iO'JT TCETIi WJTH TEETH THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. S. M Ys¥i AND C°- SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Wostport. WE have gained the FIRST AWARD at bho Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class-work and perfect fit at the ost moderate cost. A Single Artificial Tooth, 100. Complete Set — Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10.s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fse or charge. AiTangements enn be made for part' or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE -3AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired ov remodelled at smaU cost. -vvy? Hours of attendance —9 a.m. to 6 p.m. IMPORTANT T^TOTICE Important IN otice MESSRS HALLENSrEINBROS'A CO, Proprietors of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AT .ASHBURTON Invercargill, Gore, Milton, Oamaru, Timaru, Dunedin, Christ-church, Hoki tika, Greymouth, Reef ton, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Haweiva, New Plymouth, Thames and Auckland, Have arranged to FLOAT THEIR BUSINESS INTO A COMPANY, To be rJ'Jtistererl under " The Companies Act 1882 It is a p.iii of the arrangement that STOCKS shall be REDUCED by £50,000 bofore the loth of June next] To effect this the Managers of the vari- Branches throughout the colony have been instructed, in addition to marking out the Goods at Low Prices, to allow 5 per cent on fill cash sales amounting to £1 and upwards. This excellent opportunity of buyinsr goods should not be overlooked, especi ally as ib is a well-known fact that the Manufactures of the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory are Superior to Anything in fche M.-u-keL Tha ■;:il3 ar. the Ashburton Branch is under the nianaifenmnt of Mr W. H "VV.EBB22R.



Public Notices. MUST BE SOLD. PREVIOUS TO STOJK-TAKING. | Q URPLUS stock of Books, Stationery, l O Fnncy Goods etc., at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. A lot of music at half price. Hundreds of back numbers o" Periodicals and Xmas Papers with colored illustrations at half price. Sale now on. L. F. ANDREWES & GO. Stationers' Hall. WM. SPARROW TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER EAST STREE



! It has been decided to f ornr'a branch pt the Shearers ajnd Labourers' Union in Thnaru,' s * '^.' . The Auckland Master Ironworkers and Farriers' Association" have adopted the eight hours system, and have aLspfagreed to a tariff of-prices, to^omeintboperawoii Oil July 1. !->:■<■.' rv i - ■ ' " At a meetft^ot theDu^edin OperatiTe .Bakers Union it was decided to send ttkt sum of £10 for the assignee of the b*kfff