BIRTH.

Lechner.—On May 12th, Mrs R. E Lechner of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Buffalo Bill has been cheated at Naples by the successful forgery of 2000 francs' worth of tickets for his show. "',The Registrar-General ' estimates "*tn"a"t Vl there is'"about one''centenarian 1/io evjery i 27", IC>oo'i<edple-in-)the United Kingdom, j A SEortsman.,in Waikato ..fired at-^,^ tiare and accidentally his dog, which I had costhiili£2s'.' / '' " , , .;,' t ,"'.'. i , The '/.Nortli,Qtago Times '^'has-n.eard.ojf a large sale of .wheat, made ,'at' Oamaru; o^ The parcel consisted Jof.about 15015 bag 3 Tuscan,and about? 1300 b'a:gs!velvet,' and the "price was 3s 2d f.o.b. , ' ■' ■'. I '-

f He was looking for a ' rich wife' and' thought he was on the trail.'' " I love ydu," he said to'her in 1 rich, warm tones,' "mjore than I can tell you in words'."' "You'd better-try figures," she replied !coldly,jfor 1 she'was not so greenas she looked. •'■ j 'The 'New .Zealand Alliance isVaboutj to renew 1 ifa.cru'sade' against'the 'ligjuor'traffic +han-ever. They are 4°w /.n-i' 1: ->i i i->-:'. .-(.-court 'orpni-in^ agent and lecturer,• at 'a salary of" iiliou! £250,. with.a,year's engagement. .i <■•,'■; .< ■ \

Major Dane, of the 1 'United States Army, who' will'Ve"remembered"as having "visited New Zealand-'a' year or so ago, has arranged to deliver seventy-five lectures througljout the United Kingdom, 'his 'Subject being |the Australasian Colonies. ;

According to, French papers the Madrid gallery has lately received,' as a gift from the Duchess',!'Dowager -de Pastrana, 225 pictures, among which are said to be Van l)ycks,- Rubenses, <Teniorses, Mengses, and other fine worts. . A celebrated. lawyer" said'j that the three most troublesome'clients he ever haltl were— jti young 'lady wlib wanted to' be: irfarriedy • a ' married woman who wanted a divorce, and'an old' maid who didn't know what! she j wanted. '...••;,"' -•, ■, 

■ : Miss Brady, an elderly spinster .who! sued a young man of ,22 for breach bf_ pronlis'e of ' irtarriage, has been awarded 6 cents damages at New York.' She claimed 10,000 dollars. The'case caused intense amusement in Court, especially when the letters were..read.; In several of them the defendant alluded to his elderly sweetheart as his kitten. ".. i Papers do make dreadful, slips sometimes. In reporting a'fancy, drdsa ball;;recently, ; the report,er • of.. a,, contemporary,. .gravely announced 'in its 1; ' of <--"-;-!--.• : " Ajhl Miss Hales was ..■:.■■ ■'.' ;■■  .•.;.':.-i as Folly." Rather i--.'..:'. o-. w.-. \--ji .: I-. iy- Eleven families, comprising 52 people, were evicted at.Clongorey, on the estate of Mr Penthdny 0. Kelly." With one exception the holdings consisted of patches of reclaimed bog. ' The eviction of Mrs Kate Dunne ihad to be abandoned, as she,was in a,dying state when visited. • ' j

wilful vibjlicu. j Here is a cure for drunkenness :—'Half an ounce .of ground quassia steeped in a pint of vinegar is recommended highly as a cure for drunkenness. A teaspoonful in a ljttle water should be taken every time the liquor thirst.is felt. It satisfies the craving iand produces a feeling of stimulation andstrength. Victorian exporters of wheat appear to obtain very much better prices than New ■Zealand exporters are able to command. Goldsbrough Mort and Co. report on'the Ist hist. " wheat has ruled very firm during the month for all good milling and' shipping; parcels from 3s 6d to 3s 8;1, with old realis ing up to 3s lOd." Sheep feeding --1 '""is, to'say the least of it, an •.. . jumstancc. A drover was driving a flock of sheep from Stnwoil to Hamilton, saysiv oom-oopomiout of the "Leader," when grasshoppers in millions passed over. The sheep devoured all within their reach ■ greedily, and 'appeared -to bs greatly delighted with what they evidently considered a dainty'repast. ' ; Fran Megdalene Poriza, the oldest woman in Vienna, died, recently .at the age of>lls years.—An old pensioner, named' James McKinna; who resided near Newry, and who took piirtjn the battle of, Waterloo and other engagements, ilitjd o,n. the {jlst idt, at ,tlie of 109. Ho retained , all l^is facilities tq the end, and was able to; read without?the aid of glasses. . ' i In connection with the very valuable letter on " Feedmg Sheep on Oats " by Mr Heri'mg kindly forwarded to us for publication by Mr UUiyci'ifcmay be mentioned that Mr Herr- ing was while at Home a member of a Council of Agriculture and had the honor of furnishing to Mr Gladstone informations on agricultural matters, wliich that statesman made use of iv those portions of his cele-' brated Midlothian speeches wliich dealt' ■'" i _--~ ■>*■-—i —-r—i, acknowledghig'Mr ; |]i ■. ■.. ■ . ■ ;•■ . '■ very kindly lnaiiner.

Mr John Jackson gi Kennode Street has shown us the finest sample qt potatoes ;Ave have seen for a long time. They are Suttpn's "Plourbiill" and are ths second crop this season, having been planted on the 2nd January. Thirteen tubers weigh lT^lbs, one of them turning' the 1 scale at i§lb. Mr Jackson has grown no less that three crops in succession \of American Earlies this year. Fivepcnce for a pair of boots cannot be regarded' I'as extravagant. A well-known firm in South London offered to supply the Guardians of St, Saviour's, Southwauk, with boots and shoes at prices ranging from the number, of, coppers, mentioned to thg stately sum of one shilling. Not, be it understood, for the personal wear of the guardians themselves, but for the feet of the paupers whom they have under their charge. Some i members of. the. Board declared th^t .boots could not be produced at such figures except under the'''sweating «y^"»v.'> wHi« mi flin other hand it-was state ■ . ■ :■■•■ i ■ !-.:. .. thfl offer paid good wages to theiremploye.es At al] events, ten guardians against eiffht have decided thafi even paupers are entitled to more substantial, f f not more showy, foot-" ge:w than caij 1 ■«■ '-.. ? / ■'■■ 3. \-~ ryr, ■ und anewtender ■■ ■ ■ >■- ■.-!»«■.!■•:. . The following ■<■■■. ■:■■;'-. IV ie ! of Wales and a "■■ .■ :"■ ■ ' :..:=: ')-ie night lately, the Prince mu\ tjjq Puke-of Edinburgh were returning home rather late. When they passed Joe the well-kno>vn 'tater man in Pall Mall, they took a fancy to taste his wares, and were accommodated/by Joe with a fed,hot baked potato, from tlie can, for which they p;;4d a penny each, and proceeded on their way. Joe Jjad recognised His customers, and on tlie very liext day his "tater" pan was decorated Avith a glaring gilt sign showing the three feathers and the legend, " Purveyoirto H.R.H. the Prince of Wales."' He stationed his apparatus opposite Marlborough House, to the Prince's mingled ainuseui<mt and dismay. The Prince sent an equerry to order him away, but Joe. re fused to budge, and kept on doing a pushing business. At, last the Prince ordered Sir Francig Kuollys to buy him. off, arid the feathers Avere" removed. " ' . The Ijest medicine is Sander and Sons' Kucalpyti Extract.' Test its eminent power ful effects in coughs, colds, influenza,'etc.— the relief is instantaneous, Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Hifi Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over -fclijf world are -its patrons. Read- the official reports fcfyafc. accompany eacl^ bpttle. We have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the official communications. of the Conuii-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amrsterdam —all these are authentic docu ments, and-, as such, not open to doubt. We .add here epitome of otic of the various cases treated fit t]ig fclinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.— "Q. B-, 24 years old; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Ljstcp'g dressing Avas applied, the secretion became, two days later, very, copious, alicl had adopted a' 'fffitid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing wag removed, and in its place Avere made during ' ".-. -: ■■"•'■ *■'■■ :.- x:'--witli Euwilyi- ."■■■ ■ >' ■ "■■ ■"' V dl. 8' appeared very soon, the fever abated within :i. few days, :'iud tlie iKiticn.t rucovurod after UV ?-it)so of f-cvcnil v cekf. In this iiihtimce We ui'i'iM not 10-so sight of the facl il\al. Lho lattei' irciilmcnL L-:ival Hie pationi's life."—. (Advt.) 3 i

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v WARWICKSHIRE. [PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, May 13. Tho Australians won the cricket match against Warwickshire by 132 runs.

Visit of Bishop Julius to Ashburton.

A telegram was received yesterday by theßevE..A\ Scott'informing him that the Right Rev Bishop Julius purposed VisiHng'' Ashburbbh,** arriving by the express on Saturday next, and that he would preach at the services on Sunday next, and also, if desired, address a public nici'l iiijj <»» Sii'iiLTfay evening. „._... l<; A mooting of Iho Vestry of St Stephen's to discuss' the necessary ' 'arrangements was held in the afternoon, at which it was determined to gladly accept'his Ijord ' ship's' offer, and'that the meeting take place'at 8 p.m. in. St.' Stephen's. School room^ > This decision- was.arrived at on the ground that the schoolroom is more, central than the Oddfellows' Hall, and can be seated bo accommodate 350 persons. •': Mr' Paul kindly undertook to endeavor to obtain from the Borough School Com mittee, of which he is a member, a, supplemental,supply of foiptn^..  1 ( , It" was- resolved that 11 (ah' ■address' of welcome be presented to the Bishop, and the Rev the -Incumbent with Messrs Steward and Paul were appointed a Committee to prepare the same." '; ; <. 'f.f^ 3&9 VMr Scott stated that there would be a special s,eryice for children at, 3, p.m.. at which his .Lordship would be .present and deliver an address to the children. It was the general opinion of the Veistry il *-4- th? j^T^modation of the Ciiii:-. 1!! !: ■':(■ ■::<-niin._r and evening services would be taxed to the uttermost, and would probably be insufficient, and in view of this it was deemed desirable to' make special" arrangements for the occasion. Accordingly ■ ifc was decided that a notice should be issued requesting members of the congregation to be present in their places a quarter of an hour before the hour of commencemenat of the service—all seats unoccupied' by that time to be availabje^tp the .general public. It was also determined, to'ask tliat children be not brought either to the morning or evening service, and th.at; children have precedence of adults at that .in. the afternoon. .■!"<•' - ••' ■ ■'. It having been determined to invite the ladies of the congregation to undertake the decoration of the Schoolroom the meeting terminated.

Longbeach Parochial District.

The following report of the annual meeting of the Church officers and mem bers of this district has been forwarded to us for publication. The me^flhg took place in the Arcade Chambers, the Rev. It. J. Garbett in the chair. . f

In the Chairman's statement he alluded to the state of the finances, showing that a balance of £27 9s 6d was still outstand ing to make up the amount guaranteed by the district, and mentioned that Messrs Inwood and Studholme had ' increased .their .subscriptions, and that two of the ■sub-districbp,'viz., Tinwald and Wnterton, had increased their offertories, whilst at Lougbeach there had been a slight de crease. In regard to the order of services, the'; Chairman stated that it was desirable that Coldslream should have a monthly | service,, especially fta Mr Studholmo had increased his subscription' from £15 to £20 par annum on that understanding ; but, lin'drder to do, this, it would bo necessary th.-a <i lay reader should conduct the service -at Tinwald once a month. This was unanimously agreed to by the meeting. He the Westorfield monthly service, Mr Somerville said although not Officially appointed to represent the dis trict- of 'Westerfield, it was his opinion that £24 would? be. collected, v but nob guaranteed. Probably' a' meeting- Qf the inhabitants would be" held and; If so, ■ whatever decision they arrived at would b,e cqminunicated.to t],i^ proper authorities on some future occasion. The Chairman read two, letters from Bishop j Harper, offering the incumbency of other districts to him (the Chairman), and said that he had replied, to ; the effect that, he .would remain in his present charge, for another quarter! until the'new Bi.sho]) wa-s'gdnaeQrated ana had taken charge of the .diocese, before finally deciding on his future course. Re new, parsonage : A letter' was read from Mr"C.! Je'phsoii, of TiuAvald, offering, as suitable for a parsonage, his own house, which he said was for sale, and stating price and terms. ALso one , from Mr Inwood re ].■:;■■ ■.".«■:■:«■.■:.'; .■■> :i t ,■ from "\Yinderr: ( ■■ ■ ■ 'I ■! «.■!;. l<u ■ letters were recdived and ordered to be brought up at a future time for considera tion- **-' ■ -•' " '

Votes of thanks were passed to the lay readers for their service's, to ' Miss Cowpcr and Mrs Tippett, organists at Tinwald,. .to Mr Standish and. Miss Protheroe, organists at Waterton, to the Willowby choir and Mr Lowe, to Mi- Gates, as superintendent of, the Sunday- School at Tinwald, -and t<j the Sewing-Bee, as represented by Mr* Clark and >Mrs J Tippett. -. i The meeting then adjourned to 29th , April, at 2.30 p.m. At the adjourned meeting the secretary reported that he had received additional subscriptions, amounting to £69 6s, from Longboacli and Waterton, and presented a preliminary balance-iheet together with-, the bank pass book-, which showed a credit balance of £125 :i7s Bd, but as the whole of the accounts were not received the qoinpletQ balance sheet would be pro duced at £he next meeting. The following resolutions were then discussed and unanimously agreed to — viz., That for the convenience' of : the clergyman in working' the*- parochial;dis trict of Longbeach, his residence be re moved from Windermere to Tinwald, that all monies -.received, !from whatever source, over and above the amount re quired to pay the clergyman's stipend and the working; expenses of the district, be applied to the formation of a fund to be called the Parsonage Fund, to be used for the purchase or erection of a parsonage at Tinwald, The meeting then adjourned to the 6th of May, at the same time and place,'. ■ ,■ At the adjourned meeting held on the above date, the Secretary was called upon to to read"the financial statement for the year end|ng "the 31st March, 1890, after which it was resolved that the balance sheet as read be adopted and printed. A discussion on the services in the different parts of the district hore took plac\e,?wlwch ended without any resolution on the subject being arrived at. Resolved—" That as the Rev. Mr Gar bett has intimated that Mr Jephson's house at Tinwald is suitable for a parsonage, Messrs Heseltine and Ward be appointed a Committee to negotiate with Mr Jephson for the purchase of' his house and lease hold * land, and to superintend ■ certain necessary, repairs." The Secretary was authorised- to make application for a loan to bo appliod to the purchase of the par sonage. ■.,.■ Resolved—That the following' gentle-' men are hereby appointed trustees to the parsonage property, y\z.- Messrs Jno. Grig?, Jno.U Studhohije" ■ juftr., - and James Heseltine, and that a trust deed be drawn by one of the town solicitors-. Mr Somervijle stilted that Westerfield would cot)tribute as usual to the stipend fund. .Resolved —'That the guarantee to the sd'iHiid fund 1>(! Hie .s;iiiio as JaM. year. The guarantee form was handed round for signature, and Lho mooting adjourned.

A BIG DRIVE.

/ There are few more enterprising sheep \ * breeders or sheep dealers'^ in the, Colony than is Mr Max Friedlander, of Lynd", hurst. Possessing himself,,-,at; Messrs' Dudley arid. Northey's clearing sale, bf the whole of that firm's' Hampshire Down pure-bred, flock, he has carefully bred Hampshires in their purity, and also crossed the breed with a.Lincoln, strain. He has obtained high prices for his pure bred Hampshires, and has by importation from Home of fresh blood, added to the popularity of his I'flock In New Zealand!', His Hampshires are in great jdemand ,in the North Island, and even in Australia, the annual increase, of-,w.?anas. being in : j sufficient to meet the demand. The Hampshire-Lincoln cross gives a lamb that takes, in largeness of frame and early maturing qualities, after its Hampshire sire, and its Lincoln ,dam| giyea 4fc a fine quality' of; mutton; 4 ; s iMr, Fri^ilander is thus able to be early in the market -vyith first-class lambs, and^o obtains handsome prices. ..He is. also one. of.|the,;most extensive exporters' of f ro£en r miittpn; we have, And in following.this tiade he is frequently in' the market.' 1 ' ABcJutthe 1 end of Aptil lie made'ari teicursibn'to ' South land in search of sheep, and secured several large lines of good quality, at, 1 it is to'be' assumed, "price's' "satisfactory to himself, in these days' j;when a prime wether, freezing fat, is worth

a' shade ; r under : ^sl, • at); Addingbon. Last Sunday, the people of Ashburton had evidence of Mr Friedlander's" pluck and enterprise when a special train, chartered by. him from Otautau, rolled, into £he Ashburton Station with twenty-nine " double deckers "of sheep. There wpre front, 1500 to 2000 head in the freight, and these had been trucked on Saturday, the train starting at four o'clock in the afcer noon. At six o'clock on Sunday morning the train.reached Ashburton.,,On. Monday .the wfip'le line I:'i-l'!■ S'.-'h'r-IKrW oVi ;one i or other of 'Mr ]-'ri, .i!':n-1. ■■"- :":: •!-. It' is seldom indeed,that we.hear'iof a flock; of sheep bV'n^ VMr'crf r.VeV about two thirds ,of the l,i>;"li -.!" i!..' Vfid^lsland in*l4 hours, 11 1,;: i' \:-i\ ri -'the possibilities of the , frozen,-jmeat trade, and /what^ we may,e,s;pect to see as,'these!,possibilities are gradually developed. Already we are familiar with a heavily laden stock train that runs northward every Tuesday ni|ht reaching Addingtpn in'time for Wednes day's market, buo as the frozen meat trade increases; fwhich it; is jsteadily doing day by day, more stock trains may be looked .fovandiprobably Mr Friedlander's enter prise' x-nayf be frequently repeated, either by himself or others. :

New Plymouth Harbor Board.

THE COLLAPSE.

[per press association.]

• '■< i '»' ■.'' '>- TioNDON,-'May 12. | Holders of New Plymouth Hair^or Board- Sloclc condemn the Bank and Government for the non-fulfilrnentt, of obligations and are calling a meeting to consider the matter. ?

New Plymouth, May 14 At blie Harbor Board meeting to-day, correspondence with the debenture holders of the loan was read. It appears a full statement of the Board's position was sent Home, and all the money avail . able for interest, which was equal to;3| per cent, on tho amount due. (The de bentures'are 6 per cents'. —Ed.) ;

The Bathurst Disaster.

THE OFFICIAL REPORT,

[PJ3R PRE3S ASSOCIATION.]

Sydney,. May 14. .. The official report on the recent accident, to the : ,traia: fat Bathuyst attributes ,the cause] ;to; the., .sudden pulling up of the train, thus causing" a recoil j and the-couplings to snap. 1 '•' 1 "The Raglan station, near which the accident occurred, has been removed ;to a-position where the'gride is easier. The report urges/that 1 the automatic continuous "brakes' should be intro duqed. •

Gladstone on Freetrade.

[PER PRESS''ASSOCIATION^]"

, - ■' ' T.r> I*r>fw. Ms>y 12J Mr Gladstone,' ■■: | •■■.■-.•": ■•■■_■ Ik- Cobden Club addr. r. M.- T'.'-iT. Potter,' admittect that was undergoing a' period' of danger, aid tliat' its: doctrines had lost much ffrnmifl during the past quarter of •■■■■'.\iy. owing to a lai'ge P extetit to I'.v-'i•■>>:) militaris'mt -The American and colonial action ,in excluding tha Chinese was projection pure and simple. It wks the virtues, and not the vices of the Chinese that were dreaded. He be lieved that Freetrade would triumph shortly in -America. ;

A Narrow Escape.

( <c Lyttelton Times.")

; On Tuesday Mr Walker/ tyho wasifishirig on the 1 New- i>;^V~-. V-ra-l;. had a harrow escape from ■> .••''}>'. II- and another man were fishing with a net beyond the surf. After they had made one goqd haul, when attempting a second trip their boat capsized. Luckily Mr Thomas Frost was riding along the beach at the time, on the horse that was some time back stolen by the famous Tillett. Putting the hprse into, the sea, he swam the animal io. the drowrtipg Win, who was all but gone, 'and Was' with" much difficulty landed. The usual restoratives were then applied and saved his life. Mr Walker is an old fisherman, and, considering the rough weather of late, showed great imprudence in going out over the surf in such a small, flat-bottomed boat.

The Markets.

PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION,

.' • >"■ ' London, May 12. \ Thirteen, thousand quarters of New Zealand wheat have been sold at 34s 6d. English is Is and foreign" 6d dearer. , Wellington, May 15. ; The Agent-General cabled from Londojn on Tuesday last, as" follows : —Hemn, fair, Lyttelton,' £21 15s, with tendency in favor of settlers £, Manilla, £36 10s ; Sisal, £25 to £26.

East Street Horse Market.

Bland and Humplierys report on the horse market for sthe''fortnight ending the lObh May. ' r Op. -May 3rd, 41 horses came I forward for\£he day's sale, afair proportion of 7?dnch changed hands. T he better sorts sold well; 6-year-old geldings fetching up to £26 ; 3 • and 4-year-old draught mares and geldings, £20, £13, £11, £13 10s and £14; aged draughts, £6 10s to £7 Iss ; hacks, £7 15s, £6, £5 and £3. On May 10th, 40 horses were entered butarumber did not-come 1 forward. The following are the prices obtained for those •§pld:—3 to 5-year-old draughts, rather ligtifc sorts, £17 15s, £13, and £14; hacks.i 'and Tlight''hai9i'&s uli6rses7'!£lo 15s, £11, ! £9, £8 10s, £6, £3 10s and £6 10s ; two ear-old hacks unbroken, £5 10s, £5 10s ' and £4 ; spring cart mare, £11; aged j draughts, £3 to £5 10s. : Sundries—Spring cart, £15; gig, £15; second hand drill, £20 ; dray, £4 15s : saddle and bridle, £2,10s, v £1 and £2 2s 6d. Oats, Is 6d per bushel; bran, 4s 6d per sack ; potatoes^ 3s to 4s per bag; second oats, 4s 6d per sack; onions, fd to Id per lbT '. :, " . We <sold a-large quantity of sundries on account of Mr A. Cook, ■who'',is" leaving! for England, at very satisfactory prices.

Addington Live Stock Market.

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Chbistchitrch, May. 14., There was another very heavy entry of all classes of stock to-day. The attend ance, was better. . !■',:■ Sxore Sheep.—The sale .was very, limited in .this department, there being very .little stock in forward condition, and little of no demand for them, ■ .

Fat Lambs.—Bather smaller entry, than : last. week with .nothing of excep tional -character. The trade secured their requirements at from. 8s to lls: ; Only one or two, ] peris went at anything over this price. s ..'■'•'' Fat' Sheep.—A very,heavy entry of about 9000j of all classes of fat sheep gave rise to considerable discussion "as to their merits, and fthd prices ruling, on which^ the greatest? differences 'of' ppinion exist. The sale-opened-rather dull, the first few pens beingisecond quality of. crossbred ewes, which brought from 9s to ,11s 3<3 i per head; but it was hot long before some I very prime half breds realised up to 17s lOd, and as the sale proceeded prices; ap peared to gradually improve throughout. Best mutton fetched from ; 2£d per lb; -•  Fat Cattle/I—As \ a 'very heavy entry, comprising 230 head, of all 1 sortsj the demand fell off somewhat, and from' fOs-'to 15s per' head was 'the price at which it was estimated that cattle sold below last'week's quotations. Stoke Cattle.—There was very little business done in the store cafctle section, there being no special lines in demand. Dry cows sold at from £2 to £3 5s • some six-quarter-olds in backwardconditiononly realised from 19s to 21s, and a lot of poor calves were given away^at Vjfay $ low rates. ' "■■" •'*■*■-''■ • Pigs.—Another immense entry of pigs, principally porkers an'dj bacon. pigs^made' the fat stock yards lbolrexceedingly full. Prices rose Is per head, ,- 

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per fresh association.] ,

London, May 12 and 13. The Australian Squadron will sail in' Aubrust. ''•'-• ' ' I - . . I Dr Brown,' of Bedford; has been ap- I'pointed Chairman of. the • Congrega tional Union. ■ ■' Sir' John Pender, Chairman of the j Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, | has submitted fresh' tariff proposals to l'the Agents-General. " : ' < :< • Mii Cecil <jßaike3,' the Postmaster- General, stated that the present loss on the outward- postal 'service to Aus-' tralia, was <£78,000,-& nd that a reduc-' 1 tion to a penny,to'lndia and Australia; would be an additional i£l 30>000. ' •• : ■-!; •- .■. \ ," . - i iif. ' May 13. '• ■ In the" Reichstag General Caprivi said he viewed the colbnial policy with misgivings, but retreat now was im possible. Bullets and Bibles, he said, must civilize Africa.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per press association.]

Sydney, May 14. Relief parties, who were at work .1.,,,:,,,. the ? floods in .the Culgoa River, 'n'-n1;; l{(?urkd|;,liaye,Hreturjied; > •, They •■■■• ii>-l several people who had been living in ti'ees' for three weeks, and found one family who had taken refuge on a raft. ,j -, ;> , * ,;• For the sculling race for the cham pionship of the world, which is to 'fee rowed to-morrow, Kemp is the favorite at 6to 4. ./ .S }\».\v'"-A '>*■ ' ■ /\.\

Melbourne, May 14. Mr Dow, the Minister of ture, who is to be charged in. company with'itne bth'er Directors of the-Premier Permanent Building Association with conspiracy to defraud, has' resigned office, but#he. Cabinet refused to accept the resignation. s „?' vAdelaide; May 14.. / The idea of" distributing the shares of the Commercial Bank of Australia' on the lottery principle has been abandoned. • ',' \j iA' ) -J> / .'. '• \ '.'.V HoBAE/r, May 14. ;• liArH'ved-u-:2: o'clock?'this'' afternoon,. R.M.S. Aorangi, from Plymouth via the Cape. l,J; «' V/ J\f ;•>< •■ I i'< 1H

The Fatal Accident at Addington.

| The "Press" supplies the following particulars of tho accident telegraphed i yesterday,-bywhich-a many named Harry Groves, head shunter at the Addington railway station, was killed : —lt appears '■ that the deceased was engaged in i shunting, and went between two trucks to uncouple them. By some means he must have slipped, and fell under the wheels of one of the trucks, which passed over the unfortunate man's body, literally cutting him to pieces. Groves was about forty-five years of age, and single. He was a.steady, trustworthy, and'careful maiij and,'the, only, reason that* can be assigned for the accident is that, as he had "■■v.-,i - r.v".-V J :'-",'-. he was less active ..■■.i! 'v- ..■■ -. .■ i ■.. Much regret is ex pressed at Grove's untimely death. He had been employed at the Addington railway station for about eleven years.*

Samoan News.

', ,'' {J^BR.PRE^S.^SOCIATION.]

Auckland, May 14. News, from P i . ■■' -.' ■; -fh V- Thursday, May"Bth,:had I'i-.-'i ]'-r -■■ *'•>■■;) by King Malietoa a day of national .tlianksglving for the restored peace of Samoa. ' 'J A murder accompanied by cannibalism lias been discovered at Apia, a Line islander, an old man, having been killed and part of his body eaten. It is sup posed the deceased became involved in a <)iiiiiTol with some foreign labor bi .ys. The j f»civilian Consul is investigr-iing flio •' matter, but no clue io the perpetrator;; of . the crimo has yet been found.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves i> ■ j»..!:■.!!)!■>.. •■ the opinions expressed ;by our corres pondents.] ! '-''.[

FEEDING SHEEP ON OATS.

> 'TO TffE/EMTOK. Sir, —The enclosed letter has been forwarded "to me for my own information, > but as it contains much. valuable matter perhaps you would not Object to givoifca place in your columns. If yon accede to this request be good enough also to allow me to ./point out a. misprint, in my .own article on this .subject, published in your columns recently. ;Iri this lam made to say that "a 901b sheep, live weight, would require, if kept in good >'.:or. condition for three months on oat-- .<■■■. chaff alone, 3 J bushels oats and i i bushel ,chaff." This should readl^cwfc chaff, instead of IJ'bushel. i •-, - •• -. lam,*etc M -v, < 1 ',• ' *■*'!).'OtIVEB. .Jf

Alf drd HotiseV \"■ '■ x '::* Ma y ;.6th, 18^)...' Dbab. Mk OfJVEE. — '/: ' * • ; If everyone who reads the excellent letters from the pens of yourself and tson,; and published in the public pressrderives as much pleasure ' and profit frcihi their 'perusal as myself you would tie Sskgd to kindly double the supply/"'' v --'?> j .: -The junior's well-timed, letter on, sWk ; building was excellent/ arid must perforce have borne fruit wheraver.itjelt.ongood ground ; but alas ] the^minds'"6f many of us are as arid- as our shingle riverbeds. 1 'Your article, ,'/.Oats as a Feeiding Stuff," is alsowell-tioied, } bufc lacks? the experience which your so'ri'^as, able to bring to'bear on his subject.' This';you ; duly acknowledge arid forthwith ask for information. You have,however^ given us a mass of information oil tlie'value of feeding stuffs,-which Js.idf the" utmost importance- to • those, who like mYself intend to work 'out*''; the problem in a practical, manner. ■',/"'. !

I disagree . with your suggestion 'that the County Council should jichut upj the irrigation business ah^l go in for experi mental sheep feeding,'ahd for tHe identical reasons urged by , .the r. Editor of'the '' Ashburtbn Mail." It is' certainly a Very' proper 'subject for careful and accurate trial by the Manager of the School of Agriculture, Lincoln ; yet- even thek I -should not be inclined to receive Hhe results of any fcrialsas final. Sheep taken' I frorij'.^; flock andfshut up in pens in..a covSretlshed,,ojr ev%ii isolated from tfheir fellows would fret, and consequently! fail to assimQate tlie |o)>d. X}£i j Dr.Eandall, of whom you speak asUhe most painstaking writer on sheep of \ the present century, and as a highly educated and enthusiastic sheep farmer, ought to be regarded as the authority on sHeep feeding, having to deal with animals whose hereditary instincts fit themifor indfloxf ceding, and the close and constant presence of man. lam inclined to accept, the results of his experiments in prefer ence to those of the chemists and other Iprbfessor^ whos^-yery names are enough 'to stagger^the* average cockatoo. j There was, however, one German ■ chemist, long resident in Engiand, wHose investigations, are known to be highly practical, being guided by extensive experience and great learning—the late Dr'Voelckner—who was second only to | Sir Bennet Lawes as an authority on j all matters', pertaining-, to farming. The March issue of the "N.Z. Country Journal" contains a very useful;article, "The .Value of Oats as.a Feeding; Stuff," which should be read, by everyone who is interested' iff ;the subject of your'paper. 1 ' Although thai: same" article was, I believe, published in,the." Weekly Press," it. is necessary .that one.should,.not, trust to memory but , have, ( before .liim,-all the wbrked-out details of, elaborate t experi ments "made by Dr 'yoe'lekner, on five pens 6f eight sheep in each'l ( 'fed : during h peribd'bf sixteen weeks on '• 'iV 1 Oats, crushed 4 Wheat; 'Whqle ,2, Barley, ■\\ •. .; - 5 andl:Wheat , 3 Qats and Barley, equal;parts.,:.-, j • Each sheep. had a daily,- allowance: in addition to the grain of 201bs turnips and |lb hay chaff. •- r -I ' ■ ' ; Taking No.'l,''oats crushed, we find that each sheep ate ' ' i ' ■r; ■" .••'■.•• ,•" s d ' 1 ton turnips worth 3 0 : 2 bushels oats crushed 2 8 '. 281bs hay 0 9;

6"5 I  The writer says : '' Assuming then that the increase was 481bs mutton worth 2d per Ib, the increased value of the sheep, would be Bs, to which must be added the increased value of the pelt, together with the manure left upon the soil, equal to an increase of 25s in the succeeding- corn .crop;;'- 1; 1 ;>;// <■/, KJ £$ V y*L[is ; ( . Without making.;anylcbmnllent> the preceding, or the experiments mentioned by y°u > I will proceed to speak from my own experience in England and on the Canterbury .Plains.. .■ •>■, ' After leaving my father, whose farming experience extended over sixty years j, I took a sheep farm near Doncaster,'; a district -second,, to none in Great Britain for the slcill displayed in sheep manage ment. It might well be called an art, eveiy scientific fact and the accumulatfed experience of years is. brought to bear upon.it, ;.',\ j V I '." ll ;

; /We put Leicester ewes to Lincoln rains from "which we tailed »n average of 150 per, cent of lambs,.,, Long before the lamb's were' weaned tliey*ate linseed cake out of troughs^ either with the ewes or in anViiiielpsure ."to'which the lambs alone could enter. On being weaned into clover •aftermath they received a daily al lowance of each of cotton seed cake ivhich/ted a^'biiiding^tendency. When folded on "the turiiipsln autumn a "break",; was always stopped, ; !,.ilrcl .-.nil ■■pitted in advance so that''the i [■■; <•■•■■.!■! n<-: i»o eaten in the green succulent state. The turnips Swere cut into fingers by a Lay-, diner's cutter and placed in troughs hay- f ing a top rail so that the sheep could not, jump across or otherwise soil the food.' In self-acting racks there was placed, twice da,ily, the dry food, which varied, 1 and here it is where skill is required, ac cording to the sucpulentjor^,dry,.naj;.ure of the roots, the time of year or the nature of the season, We had recourse to Cana dian (blue) peas, American maize, and' linseed cake, decorticated and plain cotton seed cakes, home grown oats and barley, to malt germ and bran. The maize,' barley and oats forming the amylaceous or fat formers, the peas, bran, and cotton cake the protein or flesh formers, whilst the linseed cake held an intermediate position and was withheld when there was a tendency tor laxity* in the flock. The malfc germ was useful only in wet weather to prevent stickiness in the cake. No hay or chaff was use<l b*ecaus|e the watery turnips—9o per cent "being water —formed enough bulky material for the necessities of rumination. Of the dry food each sheep received 4oz to 6oz daily and Avithin a few weeks of being finished off Boz. ■ > When 10 months old the first; draft of ! 'bad skinned 7uns" would besent to market" and for which I * have received us high a's £4 12s 6d—that lot being resold. ab ;aji adyance of 2s 6d each. As soon as the ,v rQ«+l'orr.nd the Cruelty to Animals.Society '■■■•il'i .'.I:- -i". t In), sheep Mvrp. jv.viliod .>nj|l !-'ii «;-. .ii .{round prii>f im having liioil 1 1'• •.',:•■? ■'•.'.'i. '. removed—weighing lfe to loibs each. They were then sent to market, frequently in covers if thfe weather were cold. The butcher's weight of these sheep was from 881bs upwards?. 1 have lmd them up to 1831b each—which* wovo l.lien worth 8d per lb. Althou^rli a considerable part of the cost oi the food is cortainly chargeable to tho following grain crop, still the feed- ■

ijijr of iiheep on the lines stated paid. ■ The sheep farmers were all well to do;. v.-hiU i.l;c wheat and bean grower was : 1 ■. . - out at elbows. Times have changed v,: .",,o worse since I left home eight years ago but I have not heard of the smash up of one of the body of skilful sheep farmori} who catered for tho hungry millions of Sheffield, Leeds, VVakefield and Bradford. In tjio breeding and feeding of fat lambs for market, which I carried out on <i grain farm near town, the same prin ciples whicir govern the "feeding" r'6t the older sheep is equally applicable, yot even • greater care is necessary with., a breeding i'iock in goo:l condition.. beca.u,sexj(ig^ficial feeding induces a ,tendonc^ to. \fayp* and diseases' 'of•',the ; organs'*of generation. Breeding ewes' should on no account be ; e-i t.i\f(\ on turnips.llte^^ulk^m^l^food"" i. . ii\ :in-.' wiili ilu- groy tVibitlie foatus. I' ■:■';> '.■iv--i! <-ii '^rtfes^land with tho r addition pf :h ; ay or tl^wmt^t sjtraw4s the safest and,besc\<;qu^.^g^6pt; ifo arti iicial food can be ["ipo nefx for lanros, nor can it injure 'the ewes .'wliW.saf«ly over lanibing. ; 'a'cxs Hppcar to enrich tho milk more~thah'f.M\ orliur food, wspociiilly^wlion 'ccjnsumed^jil'iiijj with iiiaiiaolfls,:.Kohl rabi or Sw((i<! im/iips, ;ill of .which, keep well-in p"its uiiiil l;u« .in .spring; i Tiii:-! lli.ii Ilie produce of Fljingshiro ■:»o ('('lion"'-! ltnrdcr Lf'iccslcr) mid II il.-iifi.iiv 'il'-wft niins bx^far^the,most i-i'-'i-.i'iK- whil.>! i'it; j^icester-loncoln cross—so well adapted for mutton—was the' most difficult tb fatten. My average sale; extending otfer several years) was 36s 8d each, equal to 55s for^ each ewe purchased^ < I-X f btitcher, who slaughtered^6oo 'fat-'lambs;every !week during the season, took the lot as they ■■matured; ";•■<; (f»0 ; •'•^) C? oral r*. So-sbon aslt^jpr etres dry.they were sold off fat,- generally reaUsing l(fe 'over their'cost;'besides leavuig'it Meece of 6lbo£:wool to; credit otaccount,' rfAifre«h lot was bought at York in th'e.aattinm. You will'-say li'.TMk practice is all very well, no doubt, at Home, where feeding stufla are •procurable.rraLd prices of fat stock high, but cannot be of any possible use to us here."..-.To which I reply—The sheep farmer who understands the pro* #table ifceding, of 'Bhee|y)ra£l Home' will speedily adapt himself'> to thi'new^ condi tions by which~he is surrounded else where. 1- And; jibwji after wading thik>ugh much which is, I fear uninteresting to you, I come ltd what'l MA h'«retontlleiCanter bury,plairisVi, ..'J!-?Y1:J: H\i[lf/ I .

During a journey of 6000 miles through New -Zealand, i arid .< < vwitingv .fety many large sheep farms, I saw nothing in any way^appT^ch^'t^ at H<We; -|This'- is va grand-iheep.oorotry, wonderfully healthy, and id-evorf respect suitable for.p < rp4ucira i mutton and wool for export/a 1 Wfl(e'wnidh my opinion is stiU mits infancy.,. No f w that, the wheat ■ growing'<■ bo^oin 'has 1' 'bufet* ■' we 0 sliali most. probably see attention paid to ..the breed- . ing and feeding of, Sheep on small farms. I think' 'the'breeding oTlambs will be found the most p^bfitjible on small shel- Wed -occupations.'* n/'* <L y.» ufrXT, In an ordinary season turnips, 3 can be grojirn successfully,- vespeciaUy^Sjsliijeiv one to' two;eytf'of'superphbi^liatQ.'Jiß used. With this' crop; • and-'a^dpply of oaten chaff and brarii'tWsitruation iij complete • for a man who wili^thrpwc-his heart into the work. ' It*! is 'essential, hoover, that he should study the nervous animal he essays' to' feed, rand: understand tlie prin ciples of feeding^ td.comfe out with,a profit oil his outlay and labor. "]'}"'" \' !K% ' , As l we cannot afford', top,' tail^pit, and cut up turnips'ori large farms here, I run a mob of lambs on'an advance- " break " which have' also a supply! of :^oz of oaten chaff,daily,; with rock salt fcb licx.\ The two-tooths f follow} when the tops *Jar<p off ■ and the turnips just barked, and receive a .daily allowance of oaten chaff equal to 6 , or. Bozs .of oata and,', 2oz bran^ »,well mixed; ,in. properly "constructed .• feeders. .. It is advisable that' the allowance I should ■" be given daily, otherwise individualsheep , will .gorgei themselves*to,death.;, Merino wethers jare the , worst in this respeciyand also?, the;, slowest -feeders., f JRopk.?;Balt' should' be freely distributedjin boxes or an , the. trough.of the. feeders. ..As the, sheep frecqnie fat jthe allowance ,of chaff may be increased to the.largerjfigur.ej mentioned, but it is not advisable to exceed that quantity. „ , . , ( r r ., , , rtl ■ , ';I have spoken only ■d£ winter feeding, but; eVen <iM^^:godd*grass ,'aiidlcl6Ver pad docks it is not enough" to drive sheep in at the ,gateway /aiyj^qlosepthe gate —if there' be" one." "Thfe'^ye of the master fattens the ox" .is a saying.equally Applic ' able £} -tity sKeepj' ™f^ '^7 f"S ■ :\ A man -may understandt^he.'f eednig b£ sheep, th'tfttifVefericV? hetw^en^ fatf formers .■U!<l fle-li-fnvmors, Juf'may nayS J.tui^ips 'galbrfe &nd .chaff or'grainiadfjtt6,<ljuib'ifj he harass thd sheep with do^s, overdrive, or use' harshiicsK, ili.u man's labor is vain. Your remarks on this head ou^ht to be studied l»y overy in'in who'owns n slieiijj dog. Ntrtliini; stirs up my Viking blood more than t<> m> ( - it «.i>-(:ihUi»l slu!j>hcrd harassing a mob -<->f sl'.tv.p. willi those. horrid dogs. 1 believe .would gain' Wbusanfls' a Tyear in increased, quality of w.odl^nd quantity of mutton if' a 'godd'ro'un^t^s: on dpgs^ .were imposed afld 3 enforced: l Hiiherw!Sie 'cofflecting of the small dog.r.ta'x r^^^t^- colonial credit-systentv;'.^^K-O^e-.jaj^ $Ht> wiU jand' those who! yon^abii't..' "'My^ advice to iln>-»! vi ho intend to pursue the, bubinesH ■<if s?u>cp fanning wnuJn be no shepherd. who is"rptigh .and^ha^ ajEollow 'ing- b'f more' than J than plenty if not controllable,. Neither myself >nor' my more 7 ex^rien^^'neighTjors, at Home tolerated sucha'tfanimaras'W'snTOp, dog. Dogs are'a'ntedessityhere, yet if such a thoroughly .practical sheep aB lMr:]\ilcMillan, lv!-of- Mesopotamia, can-. successfuljy mustier ,and .manage" huge flocks of'wild sheep W^'such a rough country, with two dogs, what_ in the.namo of,reason;- caa;ia shepherd on :the*iPlWnß lwant Viili three 6r >more r ''Jjast yeaf the shepherd of a neighboring station brought five or six dogs'to assist, him (?) to drive less than a score quiet.rams. ..Whilst ■we'>were m^irig the'selec'tion in'the/ sked the jrnii6F[:taembers'/)f his' p«kjk\Trore torturing'a"mob/of 'Bhe^p^oiltSJife^^'f •Now cbmeil tlie oructor()jue^tibn^X>oes it pay ?' i^Wen^whefe^l fi^ ehtw^upon the work'!here-I'foutid f>%«%^p^''n4aVy loss entailedy^on /working^heU plaice;'inhere -!'' was riot enougV/n >VlMi<)n to supply the commisariat, anA^yet there were good, t <f»p^ g&in <&s*»*? By increasing thej^oreayun^ir rootejrdec^RS ing that uhd*er *_whea^, and quitting the ; uselesaj men and dogp/l have found jthe pjp^ikeep g|ce wjtKthe^^ea^ej'mro auctionr.bfrjhuttonS 1 JlougKly speaking the mutton pays all expenses of working— inohirlir.c; a taxation of upwards of £500 .'. urn- -jin't" leave-us \}w "wool as profit. j Not reckoning , the < fat sold in . j Addington -Jxm i \Dunedih,'"'*our,. annual export amounts to] 300Q carcjises of 601bs each and^ lOlbs of fat"" each" sheep ; half £he a number, ;beiijg.first""aAd two- t t<?pths; [ i Wjth (tli^'exde^tidji; of a few I purchases of lambs in autumn, all are r - I bred on f the, i-plate,i iaad) consqueritly T: ' " know the Voice of the shepherd. I •.•*■• :•:•" •.•>??• v»»iH -vu-oiji o» • iilcK'iCY" • ' ;, : , lam, Pear. M?.Qliyer,oui Ci i?-) 1 '"Vl-"''* ;)i'.'(Y[ours faithfully,) i >h[

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

TO THE kpjXOß+r.: '^irAff - Ser,^-I iiaV^no doubt buY ih'ail|;he leadingt'article !which appea)r6d ift Tuesday night's Hssue, f2?fl;Direbt'^yetoob' [the Licensing of Public Houses,:''!»nHi IliifI.|e* ceived by all those taking an interes^ jn the Temperance cause Srith'mftny thanks. Altliougli the Direct' Vofcb is not alto getlicr wj»at.we should wish, it is a step iU'tlie adfthi; direction. It is no use attempting to go in for tho whole hog or none : if wo wish to obtain the object W\

THE ASHBTTRfON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 15, IS9O.



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WJB. SPARIIUW, fAil/JR AND i MEN'S MHRCER FAS'X 1. STUEBTJ i



"TMPO,R,TANT T\TOTIOT3 Important JLN otice MESSRS HALLBNSTEIN BROS & GO, Proprietors of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AT [ ASHBURTON' • ; " Jnvercargill, Gore, Milton, Oamaru; _ Timaru, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hoki tika, Greymouth, Reefton, Westporfc, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Hastings, ' Waipawa, Gisborne, Palmersfcon North, Wanganui, Hiiwcra, New Plymouth, Thames and Auckland, Have arranged to FLOAT THEIR BUSINESS INTO A COMPANY, To bo registered under " The Companies Act 1882," It is a part of the arrangement that , STOCKS shall be REDUCED by £50,000 ; before the 15tli of Juno next. - j To effect this the Managers of' the vari ous Branches throughout the colony have been instructed, in addition to marking out the Goods at Low Prices, to allow. 5 per cent on all cash sales amounting to £1 and upwards. ■ • ] This excellent opportunity of buying ifoosis .should not bo overlooked, espeoi •ally as it is a well-known'fact ;that the Manufactures of fclic Now Zealand Cloth ing Kiw;ovy arc Superior to Anything in ho MarkoL. Tlie salo al the A-hhuiioii P.r.mch'is unljil tiio imnyjui.jnt of Hit V. 11



The North Canterbury Bacon Company promises to be successfully floated; tlje "Press"reportingagreat demand for share's the farmers seeming disposed to support the movement very warmly. „' •' ■ ..■ ■ Holloway's ' Pills. '—.Prevision.-— A' autumn treads on winter, slender, 'delicate,s> aiid palefaced youths,bocem.e listless, languid, '■ aiul debilitated 'unless' ari alterative, com bined with some tonic, be administered tp quicken their enfeebled organs. This pi'©! cise requirement is supplied by these noted • Pills which can and will accomplish all that i is wanted provided.that the printed instrucj tions surronnding them meet with scrupulous attention. ..Holloway's Pills are .especially adapted to supply the medical wants of youth, because this' medicine acts gently, though | s-urcly at *'<■ purifier, regulator, alterative 1, ! tonic, mid mild aperient A very few doses ' of tlic^o T»ills will couviiuic any discouraged ; insulid UiiU. his euro Heriin his own hinids, iind a liLtlc perseverance ouly is clcnvuKkd for its completion.