The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1890. IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRA TION.

The steady outflow of population from New Zealand, and the almost total absence of immigration to our shores, should arouse the interest of every elector. "With the accession to power of the present occupants of the Ministerial Benches a panic legislation set in. The finance of the colony was painted in such dismal colors by the extreme retrenchment party that the confidence of the people was shaken, and hurried attempts were made to " sell out" and « clear out." Unfor tunately for th6*public prosperity, the evil effects of this self condemnatory act was not confined to our own shores ; the Home and the Australian Press took up the cry, and people abroad resolved to remain where they were rather than take up their abode in a colony in which the people them selves appeared to have no confidence. The Ministry of the day, true to the principle upon which they took ofKce, pursued but one policy—solid, drastic retrenchment. Everything else, cal culated to make the colony prosperous, was negleett!d~-in. fact the effort to make revenue meet expenditure was the only legislative act of which the Ministry seemed capable. The pro gressive policy of a new country, in regard to the settlement of its lands and. the bettering of the social and commercial condition of its people, was permitted to remain in the back-ground. After every penny was saved in the Civil Service that could be saved, and after heavy additional taxation bad been heaped upon the tax-payer, the work of the Ministry was complete. Nothing in the way of re-inspiring public con fidence lifts been attempted since, and, to all appearance, nothing will be done until a change of Ministry is effected. The verdict of the House—the verdict of the country—is that the Atkinson Administration lias outlived its useful ness ; if indeed, usefulness it ever had, The Ministry, according to the Hon, Mr Fergus, take credit for an increase of population during their term of office, but any sensible elector with his eyes open will see for himself that for one new adult arrival in the Colony there have been ten departures during the past three years. The infantile population, as we have previously re marked, has increased. But New Zealand wants something more than this to make it a prosperous colony. Men and women of energy, with or without capital, are wanted ; but these the Colony cannot attract, and the saim* lass, already here, cannot be re tained j As an* instance of the estima tion in which the Colony is held, as a field for settlement, it is only necessary to remark that the Victorian farmers who are selling out in that Colony have not turned their attention to. New Zealand, but are migrating t<o the neighboring Colony of New South Wales. What can our Minister of Lands say to this ? With all our boasted facilities for land acquisition by practical agriculturists and small pastoral holders, we cannot induce neighboring small capitalists of the "right sort" to take up their abode witli us. There is something wrong when this is the case, and the wrong will never be righted while the land of j the Colony U thrown into the hands of speculators or largo 1) pliers, instcadof ' being placed at the disposal of an in-( klustrious husbandry.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

More than 80,000,000 egg 3 aro rsed annually-in France for'clarifying wine.

Over 14,000 miles of railway track are now under construction or. projected in the United States

The " Evening Post" says that Mr Henry Bunny will oppose Dr Newman for the Hutt district at next-elections.

The Sydney Museum contains a fine dis play of metalliferous ores from every colony except New Zealand.

Dr Fitchett, M.H.R., is expected to arrive in Melbourne this week, so that he will almost certainly be fible to be in his • seat at the opening of Parliament. ' ■'

The United States Government, are willing to give £34,000 for a four-weekly and £68,000 for a fortnightly service via San Francisco ; the contract to be for ten years.

At Tnapeka a book agent was assailed by a good wife, who not only used her kmickles but her crockery to the detriment of his good looks.

In order to encouroge shooting the De fence Department have reduced the price of Martini-Henry ammunition to 8s 4d per 100 rounds.

Mr Moody, a mining expert who visited the Whangarei district lately, declares that " there is enough wealth in Pupipuhi to make the whole of New Zealand rich."

The English, War Office has been com pelled to secure firing rights over 5000 yards at all their ranges on account of the great range of the new rifle adopted for the infantry.

A member of the Wyoming Legislature, seeking to sustain a point of order, jerked his coat off with, "-Mr Speaker, if some reliable man will hold these duds, I'll show him that he is out of order."

It is expected that the final aggregate vote of the Presbyterian Churches in America will show a majority of two-thirds in favor of the revision of the Confession of Faith.

With reference to the statement that' Sir Julius Vogel intends to take up the editor ship of the "New Zealand Times," we (" Otago Daily Times ") have good authoiity for stating .that there is no truth in the rumour. ■

MrJ. B. Watson, tha eldest son of the lately deceased Sandhurst millionaire of that name, got married. The result is that under his father's will he now receives £4000 a year, while if he remained a bachelor, he would only receive £2000 per annum. . •

From Rewa word has reached Suva' of a brutal murder. A coolie was found on a piece of land with his head literally hacked to pieces. The deceased was reported to have some money saved, and it is presumed that to obtain the money was the motive for the outrage.

The man Morton, who was missing from Dunrobin station, Southland, was found by a party of Mossburn residents (headed by Constable Griffiths, of Lumsden). The man had been wandering about for 14 days,- the only food he had during that time being a robin and a few. berries.

From a census recently taken by the Prefecture of Police it appears that the number of Germans at present residing in Paris is 30,229. If to these are added those living in the arrondisscments of St. Denis and Scaunn (outside the fortifications) the total amounts to 35,718 —20,471 women and 15,247 men.

A remarkable thing in connection with the flood at Wilcannia, Avrites a correspondent to the New South Wales Government AstronomGi? (Mr Russell), is the clearness and purity of tha water. Never before has such clear, clean water been noticed with the Darling in flood. The peculiarity is attributed to the heavily-grassed state of the country above and to a great deal of the rains having fallen upon saturated ground.

A young man named David Williams, while feeding a chaffcutter at Fairlie Creek, had liis left hand by some means caught by the feed roils and drawn in, and the hand and arm, nearly to the elbow, were sliced up by the knives before Ije managed to drag his arm out. Williams pieserved his coolness, and his mates tied the arm up very cleverly, and then took him to the railway station, When 02 he was taken by train to the Timaru Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate thq arm above the elbow,

A sanitary regulation of Detroit (U.S.A.) dema-ic's the placarding of houses in which aiiy form of contagious disease exists. A card of about tliroo inches square, of a bright red color, and lettered in black, is the con spicuous sign, posted inside the entrance. Its inscription, printed in three languages— English, French, and German—varies only with the sickness, " Whooping cough here" giving place to measles, diptlieriu, or what ever the malady may be. From this rule no residence in the city is exempt.*

One of the best arguments in favour of plain living is that the simplest articles of diet are Hie safest. The sooner ■we come to realise that fact as well as another important truth —that the best of its kind is the safest as well as the cheapest—we shall be in a fair way to bid adisu to the fiend dyspepsia. It is almost enough to make one dispute man's exceptional superiority to animals'when we consider how much better the latter protect themselves in this respect in selecting such nutriment as will as most readily assimilate than does man with all the light of his boasted reason.

Although the Russian papers are silent on the subject, there are serious revolutionary movements afoot both in Finald and Poland. Proclamations in Sweedish and Finnish are being widely circulated in the former pro vince inciting the population to revolt, and it has been found necessary to send some Cossack regiments there in apprehension of an uprise. In Poland, the Governor-general lias recommended the Czar to grant some political reforms in lieu of attempting to Russify the country, and the Emperor's re jecting of this advice has had the effect of stimulating popular disaffection.

A Russian Solomon has had to decide a knotty case. A man sold a cow; the buyer said he paid for it, the seller declared ho did not. There were no witnesses. The judge hit upon a ruse. He thought the buyer an honest man, and proposed to get up a sub scription on his behalf, and ask,ed the fellow who had pocketed the money if he would give three roubles. Delighted to get off so easily, he complied. The judge scanned the three rouble note critically, and pretended tii.it it was counterfeit. Completely upset by the accusation, the fellow confessed that he had received th_o money in payment for the cow.

Two "ancient mariners" have just died in Melbourne—namely, Captain Campbell (aged 85) and Captain M'Meckan (aged 81), Cap tain Campbell left Scotland for Hobart Town in 1825, and.had as eventful a subsequent career as the New Zealand hero, Captain Barry. He came to Victoria in IS3G, and was many years engaged in whaling pursuits at Port Fairy. IJefore the gold rush he was made harbour-master in Melbourne, aposii ion he held right through the busy and auxin as time of the early fifties and down to LS(i!). C.iptain M'Mekan, who was also a colonin'. since the " thirties," must be known to many in New Zealand. He was of the firm of M'Meckan, Blackwood and Co., who started the steam service between Melbourne and Dunedin, the 'Bluff and Hokitika. The Aldinga, Alhambra, Albion andßingarooma were some of their best known boats- Eventu ally the present Union Company bought out the firm's New Zealand trade.

A New York telegram says :—"Mr Noble, of Olaysvillc, has just come into an estate in Scotland valued at £100,000. The property descends frf.ni tJ ■■ ■: -lf ',':■-. W-'T'-i Noble, who was a ■' ' ■■ ■ I'> ■■ . ■ r and who deserted and came to America in ISOS. Subsequently he entered the United Sta.tes army, and was killed in battle atjN'ow Orleans. When lie left Scotland lie was the sole heir to the North Woodaide estate, ncir Glasgow. Some time ago an attorney, trac ing the record of property contiguous to Woodside, found tliftt the present possess-or of the latter estate had a clouded title. The attorney, after a long and patient search of the parish records and military roll, traced William Noble to America, and discovered his hejr in the person of J. R. Noble, who Mill leave for Scotland with his family on l.sl April, and will hereafter reside on the an cestral estate." Mr Noble may be the heir, | but he will have some difficulty in residing 3 " on the ancestral estate," as it has long since * been absorbed, by the city.

At a meeting of ratepayers at Geraldine on Tuesday, Mr A. E. G. Rhodes uaid it was necessary to get an Act to define the duties of County Councils and local bodies, for in regard to water races, at present they were badly defined. Unless- such an. Act was passed clearly defining the duties and respon sibilities there would be endless confusion. •

A large deputation connected with Cana dian shipping had an interview with several members of the Government, to urge the deepening of the Beauharnois and Cornwall canals, which connect t tha lakes with the St Lawrence." Sir John Macdonaldjin- reply, said the work would commence this year t , and, would cost 12,000,000 dols.; On ifs comple tion within three years the St Lawrence canal will have been deepened sufficiently % enable' ocean steamers to reach Chicago and Duluth^

Mr Henry Holiday, lecturing at Toynbee Hall, London, on "Looking Backward, said it was a mistake to suppose that men's moral nature must be improved before the state of society pictured by Mr Bellamy could' be realised. It was admitted that such a state of life would have a very wholesome effect xipon morals. But in order to bring about the change there must be a general conviction that it is desirable. Generous aspirations may supply a. lever, but there must be a basis of public opinion to serve as a fulcrum from which to work.

A useful application of electric motive power has been made by Mr W. E. Irish, of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. It' consists of driving the cutting tool or drill used in pre paring etched blocks for printing, or for removing superfluous metal from the block, etc. The tool-holder is rotated by a small electric motor at a high speed, and the whole is arranged and supported that the operator with one hand can shift the blook on the operating table while he applies the tool to it with the other hand. The action of the motor is regulated by the pressure of the foot.

A prolific ewe, owned by Mr Blakeman, of Market Dray ton, recently gave birth to the unprecedented number of seven lambs; four were born alive, the other three being dead when lambed, and the ewe, which is a very fine and large Shropshire, is attending to the cares of maternity on behalf of three her self, while the fourth is given over to the charge of a foster mother. This ewe was the tenth up to that date of the flock which had lambed, three of the others having brought triplets, and the remainder doubles; the ten ewes having produced twenty-five li ye lambs, besides the three born dead out of the seven at a birth.

The charge of heresy against the Rev J. Gibb is to the affect that on Sabbath, the May 25 at the morning service of the FirsfeChurch congregation, Dunedin, in the course of hia sermon he made use of language to the effect that he did not agree with the statement of the doctrine of election as set forth in the standards of the Church; that the words were an emphatic declaration from the pulpit of the falsity of one of the cardinal doctrines of Scripture and of the Presbyterian Church; and that such a statement made in" such circumstances was calculated to unsettle the minds of the members and adherents of the congregatiou, and generally to throw doubt upon thedoctrinea of the Church.

The Victorian Crisis.

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Melbourne June 4,

It is understood Sir B. O'Loghlcn intends to move another amendment to the Acidrcss-in-Reply ir Mr Taylor's motion fails, attacking the action of the Government in the appointment of delegates to the recent Federation Conference without consulting Parlia ment.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN

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■"' V-"~^^.London, Juno 3 and 4.J3

Lord Carrington will be appointed Grand Master of the Freemasons of Buckingham.

The wreck of the British India steamer Dacca is attributed to mirage.

It is rumored that the Duke of Con naught is to be appointed Commander of the forces in Ireland.

Mr Henry Irving hopes to be able to visit Australia next Avinter.

Madame Patey, (? Patti) well-known cantatrice, visits Australia. She will I probably sail in August,

I Madame Melba's re-appearance in London as Juliet in the opera founded on Shakespeare's.tragedy was greeted with unusual enthusiasm. The Prince and Princess of Wales were present.

Paris, June 3 and 4,

Louise Michel has been liberated,

The Duke of Orleans has been par doned. He will be conducted to the Swiss frontier.

St. Pr/CEHSHUKc, June 3. The Xihilists l'occnUy arrested arc being examined in secret.

Romi',, June 3,

Jt is assorted that King Humbert intends to assume the additional title of Emperor of East Africa.

The Cable Question.

The following is a brief summary of the cable question :—Sir John Ponder, on behalf of his company, proposes that the nil os should bo reduced on public messages from O.s 4d to ss, on Government messages to 4s 5(1, and on Press messages to Js lOd, upon the following conditions : The arrangement lo be for one year ; the company to bear half the lo&s if traflic is increased 25 per cent, the colonies to guarantee the whole amount, £'10,000, an increase of £25,000 ; and if there is 75 per cent- increase, £10,000. New Zea land's proportion would be : £6924, £4327, and £J7<'3l respectively, but in the event of the proposal being agreed to, New Zealand would probably be asked by the others colonies lo hour- a proportion of the subsidy of £,'{2,000 a j'ear now paid to the company in respect of the Darwin-lSanjoowaiigi duplicate cable, which subsidy has -still 11 years to run. and is now paid by Victoria, New Houlh Wales, youth Australia, and Western Australia. At the present Lime. New Zea land receives no reduction upon Govern ment messages, as we do not contribute to the duplicate cable subsidy. During 1-isfc year cablegrams containing 48,017 ■words were sent from New Zealand to London, and for places through London, at the !>s 4d rate of the value of £22,(187. At the 5s rale the value would have been 'JI2J.V,. The Company stipulates that if at the. end of the year the Ira flic does not respond lo the reduction, and the colonies not caring to extend the -subsidy, the Company are Lo revert ro an 8s tariff, providing such gives them the same , eveiiue as at present

COURSING.

- - ' r-« i;>\ A few lovers of coursing and owners of greyhounds haviug decided to make a little nutter this-, year if possible, so that'the sport should not wholly die out in a county so well supplied with hares. a| Ashburton is, a meeting was held and a fixture made. There.was a fair entry of dogs, considering all things, and the use of Mr W. H. Rule's paddocks at Pendarves was obtained. The meeting came off yesterday and was well attended by lovers of the sport. Than the paddocks placed at the disposal of those engaged in the meeting nothing could have been better suited'for the purpose; and nothing could have been more hearty than Mr Rule's hospitality. He held open house, and spread a table for the visitors with the free 'hand of an -English squire; .so, -that- the three ringing- cheers given for him and his daughber ab the close oi the meeting could be well understood. Hares were plentiful, so that sport did not lag for an instant, and some really excellent courses were witnessed. r , „ Space forbids a detailed description of the day's work, but we give below the'results of the running:— Tt-?ssi ^ Puppy Stake; First dog, £5.55: runner-np £2'2s. '

■•■-1- ...., , :," ' • Mr Milner's bk d RavenswoocV beat Mr McCausland's brd d Swift.

Mr Espey's blew b Maid of Erin beat Mr Lee's Lincoln.

Mr Primmer's bk d Random beat Mr Mahoney's b w b Fairy Queen. Mr Mahoney's r d Timaru a bye. 11.

Maid of Erin beat Ravenswood, Random beat Timaru. Final.

Maid of Erin, by Forest Lad—Tell Tale, beat Random by Ringwood— Remember Me.

All-Ageu Stake ; First dog, £10 10s ; runner-up, £4 4s. I*

Mr Holland's f d Plato beat Mr Mahoney's r d Faugh-a-Ballagh. Mr Lee's f b Yorkshire Lass—accidental bye.

Mr Lewis' f w b Sea Breeze beat Mr Patching's r d Flying Spur. Mr Mahoney's brd b Zara a bye. 11.

Yorkshire Lass beat Plato. Zara beat Sea Breeze.. Final.

Zara, by Smoker—Louise, beat York shire Lass, by Forest Lad—Tell Tale 11.

Political Gossip.

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Wellington, June 4.

Various rumors are afloat as to the probable intentions of the Premier and his state of^health. Amongst others, it is said- he intends to become Agent-General. With regard to this, it may"bey"be pointed: out that Sir F. Dillon Bell's term is not up till October next year, and that when , it was renewe/I he flatly refused to take it for less 1 tliafi three years. It is an open secret that his colleagues view Sir Harry's state of health with alarm, and one at least makes no secret of his belief that the Premier cannob possibly undertake the business of the session. Sir Harry him self, when interviewed, declined to say anything except that his doctors informed him his oondition .was not as satisfactory as it ought to be. Whatever course is Laken is not likely to be settled until the session is about to be opened. Anotheropeh political secret is that Ministers viewed Mr Fergus's speech with greatdisapprobation, which found speedy reflection in shoals of letters from discontented supporters. It was stated they intended to take action through the medium of another Minis terial speech, and Mr Richardson was named aa the gentleman Avho was to ex pound the true policy of Government. Mr. Richardson had some intention of addressing his constituents, but merely from an electioneering point of view, and it is now doubtful whether he will even do this as the approach of the session is caus ing considerable pressure of business in his department. He will jjrobably make up his mind bo-morrow or Friday whether to go south or not.

CRICKET.

' AUSTRALIA^ V MARYLEBONE ' CRICKET.CLUB. "'. :

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■--,,. •!.- •;• London,: June 3. In the first innings of the Marylebone CO. Turner took three wickets for 37, Ferris four: for 76, Tfumble two for 40, and Lyons one for 25. The total of the Australians' second innings was 180— Trott 61, Jones and Burns 0, Turner 3, Walters 32, Ferris 12, Trumble 2. Martin secured five wickets for 61, Flowers three for 30. The M.C.C. knocked up the runs necessary to win in an hour. Shuter made 29, Grace 35, Marchant 9, Stoddart 3, Gunn not out 30. By means of hard hitting they managed to win the game a quarter of an hour- before the time^or drawing stumps. The Colonials played their ' best for a draw. Trott's innings, which occupied three hours and a quarter, was a perfect display of batting

A SENSIBLE SPEECH.

A good, sound, sensible speech was that made by Mr Rhodes at Terauka the other day—indeed though the honorable gentleman is by no means an orator, he thinks well, and his utterances, in consequence, read well. Practice will yet probably give him the further advantage of ease of delivery, but even if ,this do not come about, the possession of a good level head gives the member for Gladstone a. greater recommenda tion to the suffrages of the electors than that gJibness of tongue which is often not unaccompanied by shallow ncfhsof thought. Although he belongs to"the Government side of the House— and our sympathies arc rather with the Opposition—Mri "Rhodes' speech is a further proof of the position which we took up the other clay when we said that there arc members who belong to the Ministerial party whose views coincide in all main particulars with those held by members on the Opposi tion benches and vice versa, and goes to demonstrate how entirely the system of government by party is played out. In nine points out of ten Mr Rhodes coincides with-the opinions on public matters which we ourselves hold, and if lie be a Ministerialist and our selves 'Oppositionist, then all we can say is that "Pompoy and Cti'sar sire very much alike—especially Pompey." We agree with him as to the justice of the stand.taken by the country members last session in regard to the "quota" question, and we agree with him that the Bill broughtin'by the G'ovenunent to deal witli Hospitals and Charitable Aid was unsatisfactory—though for different : reasons in some respects to those advanced by him. "For example, while he objects to local administration of local hos-.pitals, we consider that this is precisely what ought to be accorded. We are with' him in.opposing borrow ing money by subterfuge of any sort, and wo also concur witli him in the view that the balance of the North Island Trunk line loan money could not be better employed than in the

-purchase of native lands, with the' proceeds from the sale of which the?i line can be constructed as such funds accrue. He is in our opinion entirely righf too as regards the mail services, W.e believe with him that the colony can well afford to dispense with all subsidies and.that, now that we have so .many steamers laid on to carry frozen meat, sufficiently frequent and reliable means of communication are afforded," by the* utilisation of wHich a i very considerable annual saving can ] be made. This done, the colony could "i afford-to accept the proposals for the I reduction of ocean postage and would in the long run be a great gainer. His dissatisfaction with the present manner of working the railways is entirely justified, and he is quite right in say ing that "unless a rapid change be made shortly, at the next election the people will demand that J the Railway Commissioners be dismissed." We are glad to see that he does not regard with favor the foolish proposal to sell the lines, very truthfully pointing out that if the railways as well as the coastal trade were to get into the hands of a syndicate the eftect of such' a monopoly would be that the agricul-; tural interest would be even more grievously, handicapped than it is at present. His views as to federation are also in our opinion sound and sen sible—at anyrate it is quite clear that we need to look well before we leap in that direction., So far then with, but one exception, we are almost entirely at. one with Mr Rhodes. But there are significent omissions in his speech which are not so satisfactory. He has not a word to; say about land settle ment, and the amendment of the land laws and land administration, which Aye look upon as the question of the day, and here it is that we fear we should be unable to run in the same harness with him, for if he were really an earnest Liberal in this matter, he would surely* have spoken out upon this point and that with no uncertain sound. So also with regard to neces sary reform in the incidence of taxa tion. These are omissions of a very important character, and we wish they had not occurred. Yet, so far as the speech goes, it is undoubtedly that of a; man who • thinks, arid thinks well, and whose ideas generally are charac terised by a sound sense and practi cality which prove the member for Gladstone to be well entitled to the vote of thanks and confidence which he received.

East Street Horse Bazaar.

•' Bland and Hunipherys report for last Saturday :—Horse sale-^-An average at tendance of farmers and others but owing to the welcome rain there was but a few horses to offer and an entire absence of good young draught horses^ Prices were' as follows :—Medium draught horses, £10 to £16; aged do, £5 to £10 ; hacks and light harness horses, £5 to £15 ; aged and inferior, £2 to £5. Also— Reaper and binder, £21 10s ; farm dray, £17s 10s and £1; D.F. plough, not com plete, £6 10s. Chains and horse trees, covers, etc., at satisfactory prices.

Addington Live Stock Market.

■iS9^ : Christchtjrch, June 5. The attendance at the market to-day was limited compared with the last few weeks, which is due principally to the temporary cessation of work at the Bel fast factory. The entry of fat stock was limited in proportion.

Store Sheep.—There was a very fair entry of store sheep of various classes, including lambs and turnipers. The former sold from 3s 6d to 8s 2d, accord ing to quality.' Good qualitycrossbreds, fit for putting on turnips, realised 11s to 12s 6d, while a number of old ewes brought up to 5s 6d. •

; Fat Lambs.—There were very few fat lambs in, and the prices realised were about the same as last week, the demand being inactive.

Fat Sheep.—The smallest entry of fat sheep that the jwrds have held for some time showed that there was a cessation of freezing operations. Only about 3500 were offered, and of these there was only a small proportion suitable for export. The trade supplied themselves at a trifle under last week's prices and dealers se cured seyjeltai : lines of freezers; at = from Is to ls:6d per head of a decline. •> Fat ©attle.—Of 152 head yarded, the chief attention centred in 38 out of 80 head that arrived from Palmerston North last week under rather unprbpi tious circumstances. They were- un doubtedly the primest beef seen in these yards since last Christmas, and were sold by Messrs Pyne and Co. in pens of five. They realised from £7 15s to £10 10s a head. Whether this price will repay the speculators who went to the trouble of bringing them down is another question; but habitues of the yards, being anxious to encourage this class of importation, held out the hand of friendship to Messrs Birdling and Seffcon, and a very decent subscription was made towards their less during the day. Only half of the consignment was 1 offered to-day, the remainder being reserved till next week.

Store and Dairy Cattle.—The sale of store and dairy cattle was' limited and was marked with no revival in prices. Pigs. —Thero was another heavy entry of bacon pigs. Prices continue low.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY

[Before C. A. Wray Esq., R.M civrr, cases.

Alexander Protheroe vM. Hcaley, claim £2 !)s. Judgment for amount and costs. H. M. Carson v R. Forgan, claim £1 15s Jid, Judgment for £1 5s 3d and costs. A charge of 10s interest was disallowed.

William Adams v (ieorgo Parkin, claim £5 11 (>d for wages duo. Judgment for the amount claimed and costs.

11. M. Carson v William Bradbury, claim 17s 5d Judgment summons. Ad journed till next Court day. The Court then rose.

Fire at Auckland.

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Auckland, Juno 4.

A lire broke ouc in a bonded store at the corner of Albert and Swanson streets, occupied by Butcher and Co., merchants" A large quantity of ilax, tow, grain and general merchandise - was stored in the building, «'iml these goods were seriously damaged by the water used to extinguish the (lames, 10 pr 15 tons of flax and to.w being destroyed. There was practically no damage to tho store itself. The in surances arc—New Zealand Insurance Company, £500 on the stock, £1500 on the building ; Alliance, £800 on the stock, Universal, £250 on the stock, The total damage to the stock is estimated at between £4000 and £5000.

The Ciovcrnmcnt have decided to offer the Lower Sliition "Peak country in eight small grazing runs; while sections 51 to 54 (in clusive) will be re-let as v pastoral run until March next

SCULLING.

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Sydney, June 4.

O'Connor has deposited £100 for a match with Kemp for £200 aside and the championship. He insists that the money must be covered before the race with Stansbury.

The Newfoundland Difficulty.

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Haiifax, June 3. The British -squadron has arrived here. The Admiral considers . the Fj-ench were justified in ordering the removal of nets by the local fishermen at St George's Bay. • Two warships have received fresh orders; to proceed to Newfoundland in case of necessity.

St. John's, June 3 V It is asserted France will" agjnae^to abolish bounties ori the cod fisKeries.

The World's Age.

Joseph Truman, in Macmillan's Magazine

:\ Oh, never star". .;,'.> :, Was lost here, but it rose afar!' * Robert :Browning.

Low in the west burned day's red line,} And stretchedacross the broadening sea, Dim loomed a sheltering island shrine Where dreams .could float, and peace must be;

Such force of lonely; calm it keepajr* £,*, While round it fret the Atlantic deeps '

We wandered" downthe fairy coast;

By stony cape,, leaf-muffled larie; Below, the clash of ocean's hosty

And song of the moon-lifted main ; Above vague leagues, of ghostly hill, And night's far lights to,_ raise and thrill.

And the still air's star-sprinkled height;

. And music of the plunging ,wave, i To love's charmed life a new delight,

A note of loftier sweetneSsgave ; Ah! Twill our vanished love live oh, When we from the fair earth are gone ?

'No ! hope is faded like the leaf, And faith has perished like the flower, And disillusionment and grief . Moan where strove. patience, ardour, "power! " ■ • A glory lights the world,' theysay; '-'Tis autumn's glory of decay.' ■"■■' * * * * *

And yet so long as time shall be, The years will wake with bloom and mirth, v Come singing birds to budding tree, Young splendour to kindling earth, Undying, lights of love arise On mortal hearts, in mortal eyes.

Not Half a Bad Story.

The Dunedin correspondent of the " Tuapeka Times " is responsible for the

following very good story : —•

The' dwellers iri the cities and town bred men generally are very often credited with a sharpness and plausibility that do not always belong to them. For down-

right plausibility and the happy knack of

favourably impressing an audience corn-

mend me to your artless, guileless, in-

nocent-looking bucolic—the man with the

placid, ribicund face, whose soul you sometimes think you can see through his

eyos. That wai always my opinion, at least for very many years back now, and fche conviction r was crystallised .by an incident that came under my observation a day or two ago" in the city." "It Was. at j the Land Board office, and the com i missioners were solemnly holding a court for the purpose of hearing applications for land revaluations. In 1 comes a certain bluff-looking agriculturist, very well known as the current phraze goes, in North Otago. He wanted his land revalued at his own figure, and was anything but complimentary to .. the official valuator on whose recommendation the Commissioners usually depend. He affirmed that the land was unfit for cultivation—that, in fact, it was a verit able shingle bed, with large bouldew

plentifully distributed all over it. A re duction arid a liberal one, too, was accordingly made. Who could do other wise under the circumstances? This much .accomplished our bucolic friend smilingly retired, but returned in an hour or so to give evidence on behalf of a neighbour of his who appeared to be the occupier of another shingle-bed. The witness was emphatic in corroborating his neighbours, evidence .as to^the "quality of his land,; "in fact,' said he I want gravel or stone I get it on my neighbour's land anywhere and in any quantity.' But why, said the sharpest of the commis sioners, do you not get it on your own laud? ;You: remember you swore only very recently that your own land was entirely composed of gravel and stone ? 'Well, you see," said our friend; and then, as if remembering that his case had been dealt with and his reductions secured he lapsed into a comical silence that fairly brought down the house.

The Life Insurance Fraud.

The charges against Charles Calderwood and his wife (formerly of New Zealand), and David Coghlan of conspiring to de fraud an insurance company have been concluded at the Supreme Court, Mel buurne. Galderwood had two insurances on his life:—one with the Colonial Mutual for £250 and one with the, Australian Widows' Fund Society ' for ' £1000. ' He and Cogblan went to bathe at Coogee in S*ydnoy, whore there is a swimming pond in the rock's' on the pattern of that at St. C'lair. Coghlan gave an alarm that Calderwood had been drowned by getting out into the breakers, and pointed to his friend's clothes in proof of the fact ; but the truth was that they had taken a spare suit with them, and Calderwood having donned it,had walked off. The insurance companies, however, refused to pay without further proof of death, so Calderwood gave himself up. At the trial he tried to screen his friend Coghlan, declaring that being an expert diver and able to stop a long timo under water, lie disappcard under it until Coghlan thought he was drowned. jWhen Coghlan wont away to obtain assistance he got out of the water, put on tho suit of clothes lie had hidden, and went away, leaving tho other suit -.of clothes on the rocks. The jury, however, could not believe in the expert diving story, so they found tho two men guilty, but acquitto'd Mrs Calderwood of com plicity. Coghlan got off with six months, and the judge in passing a sentence on Calderwood of two years hoped when he came out he would try to keep his wifo and children in an honest manner.

Temperance Meetinig.

The usrul weekly meeting of the Ash-. burton Lodge, No. 29, was held m the T -1 - -wn o-i Friday last, C.T. Bro. 1, \V-', ii piv-Miii-. The Lodge having been - *■■, •„-i *. > ' F3ro. Cameron was an nounced, and received with the usual official ceremony. The G.S. then took ■ I tho chair, iind the business of the evening > was discussed. Nine candidates _ were proposed for membership, five initiated, : iind one accepted by clearance card. During the evening Bro. Cameron'cort-'- 1'• gratul»ted"the Lodge on the-very hand-. , some appearance of their meeting room, , [Snaking special--mention of the Xodga*^.,. ■ furniture; great credit being due to tTipae"..." ; brothers who had so ably.assisted to make 1 i tlie ,room what a Templar Lodge room ought to be—both artistic and comfort- . able. Bro. • Cam eron iilao : stated - Jbhnfc' as ■"" I he intended opening a-Lodge at Methven on the following evening, he would-W-, , very pleased if as many;.members of' the' ' Sister Lodges as CDuld possibly .-attend *. would do so, andreiader.m^ B6m'e^ismifc*y J arice in the same. In.response several' members and officera agreed to accompany him. Before closing the,. Lodge;Whearry/fr vote of thanks was carried witK,,^cclama-'' ' tiori to Bro. Cameronfor his visit; and the "'' able manner hi which he had conducted , the various J cerehionies of the'evening;-' 1*1 Harmony was then indulged in till 9.30, when the Lodge was closed in due form by ' GiS. Bro. D. C. Cameron.

A large and^ successful (gathering was, held at Flemington in the school on Friday ?evening inthe interests of! Gospel Temperance.- A'hundred;! and; sUty and upwards were present from the surround ing districts* and *n enjdyabie; evening- <j was spent. -Songs' were -\ givep, -by Mr Dakers, Miss Stewart, Mr Dunn, and Mr Jairies Qsborne. •'- Two songs, were- given by the choir from!' CbMren&Hojjannas,!! , ; ; one by Lizzie Dunn "Little Bessie,',' and , > one by several children ') entitled "The Little Brown Jug." An admirable recita tion of an amusing kind.was given by Mr Henderson on the "Organ Question," and a very fine piece was.given by Master Wimboult Harding. An interesting read] ing was given by Mr Harding^ Benrj,!fro» the British Workman: ; The most, interest-,, ing piece of the evening-was a dialogue on "Housekeeping," ulustrating , K the : ad Ti j vantages of temperance, engaged in' by Misses McMeikin, Stewart Jand ; HollMidU and Messrs R; Gilner/iWe^ber "arid - Hayman. ? The Rev A. .Blake, addressed the.inee.fc ing, dealing chiefly with the main objects of Gospel Temperance work.. The.move-^ ment had political as .well - ,*s Veligious.. bearings. ' ' When ,fcn«y^ Ww»?ne mere' > entertainments, ' he,j'fpr would- 1' cease attendance. He' 'showed ' fey' several ilustrations-f-some grave, some - ' humorous—the, need of .a^cti societies that, " by ,■ itheir.; ■ united actioh''"'and^'power'of ' sympathy f.they, might Mgood'to ?*ne™- f " He referred, to ths crusadeto ; be: carried on in IreLmd &n-'tne centenary'of Father^ Matthejr. ..jSo'one r ifiough't'of tHe" [ misery, entailed "by,,fee $"&£ 0'i? 6"^!;, charge them, with making'cob nitich of ife.'" 4 f They believed they were getting into line t with Bible-teaching both in spirit and in ' letter. While suttee had been put down ■ in India and slavery ih;the lUnited Statesj' j' it was sad to, ; think: of the effects of r.the trade in opium and rum in 'countries like € China arid Africa.

Mr Harding, in an appropriate speech, moved a vote of thanks to those who had contributed to the success of the meeting, f This was seconded by Mr Bond and. carried. Miss Ingram presided at a piano kindly lent by Mr Henderson: Darius an interval refreshments where literally > dispensed. . • ■

Latest Parisian. Fashions.

(from our own correspondent,)

The new Spring hats are very charming. Much lace straw is used in^ which fine gold thread is blended,* .forming a pattern with balls of straw,' marking the- points and intervals of the design. . .The Btraw and gold-wrought brim framed ' the face like an aureole, and the .crowri j is .but a wreath of shaded roses, 1 encircling the head and tied under the chin with narrow black .velvet strings.', I'Many of the new capoUs consist of three tiwisted bands'-of velvet, sometimes all of, "the^sanje color^ tjwo tones'harmonising 'together.- Orfe'

bonnet fo^ instance, is of red r and. green velvet, in soft tones' of tHe' rijoldin"V:wwi^ the front trimmed with, a bunch: of '-ivy^ fi leaves and berries. ' '*: ":•' '-'""  : \ Mimosa is a favorite flower and is pft#n mingled' with purple 'violets.*- Black crinoline is a fashionable; material both for hats and bonnets, and is made in the finest texture worked In crocket patterns,-, which with waved 1 edges : form ja t briaiy\ One of these net hats had a wreath 4of:' yellow roses at,-the edge pi the open crown surrounding rthe' hair very prettily, i The hats, as rule,, are %rge r ana extra ordinary.' 1 They afebecbmjftg.' on ywa«f| faces but for women; passed' the' rpi<fuaht ? the neat close fitttihg^iipot^iA ttf 4ft'pre ferred. !l<l ':;'*! ■■j;i I** 1." I"?.*.' • Fine chip and leghorn are twisted info a variety of shapes, and the 1 reign 'of - flat hatswith high or flat trimmings, has -set in. Bunches of roses and lilac nestle on the ample surface outside ; sometimes a gauze veil'is placed around the -crown," and one end left to encircle the throat. ,a Large; bunches of green wheat-ears adorn many of the large transparent tulle hats, withj bows of artificial grass and rosette* | of? "beauty ribbon.", f Floral^ bonnets and" toques are in the majorlty, L but they are not a new fashion,-although they ( may be lpuch worn. ' They are so easil^made at home on a foundation of tulle; whjch can be purchased eveiywhefee/that th'ey^will not do for. the^Jashionable i^rpT\i t \ where\ something more origiiial is required. , / ; A novelty ~ihrgloves;iß'RuM»»«i.ile9^?r» whichT is very softand durable, in' maho; gany shades, and preserving the subtle perfume of the skin.. . New Sued? and kjd gloves are made with' ornamental, -carina . points up the back of the hand. This carina marking ,1s not., common, . and,. stamps the gloves as being of good quality.. > Theaottrwin several shades, are,novel,,,; with plainer stitched backs ;. and;BO<is ;*,,.. beautiful palo lavendar Suede evening glove, with stitching on the back in black for light mourning. The best shades for evening wear, arc pearl-grey and ficelle. In stockings 1 there are-silk fcijeyery shade, and Lisle thread so fine that it is almost impossible to distinguish,it from the silk. The novelty is a; delicate veiri ing in the ribbed stocking, which makes a. very dainty effect. Large buttons are to ■ be much worn again, and are often covered , with cloth and embroidered to carry oiic - the colors of the dress. Vegetable ivory and another new" composition have been tinted every shade to match the dresses, ■ and made in bullet-shape, with the shank forming; part of the button. - - „ ! Large pierced steel and silver buttons are used, and the antique silver ,and old jewelled buttons, as well as the' prettily painted ones of the time of, the Louis, have been introduced. v Paris, April 15, 1890.

The Protection League.

PUKBB ASSOCIATION.)

-:..: Chmstcbuech,.June'6< • . : The Protection 1 League last" -night*' .. adopted ft set of test questions to cajJJ* I*/.. dates at the general. election. - The.. , Executive Council will endeavor to jjet;., , the Protectionist party to adopt Mat questions throughout the colony;,  <j- .^. •>.

Threeyotil'S agothovp was**Wi»*4r_}^jf getton the Darling"starved out," «*■«* owner ruined by draught. On Uf Hlism hie year 36,000 sheep have b«e» qpfflflH

tit® ASHBURTON OTABDIAIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1890.



Wanted. Cash Adot;r(isnun(.f under this htadinn. not exceeding 16 words, ONE BHILLI\ 6 Addreswmr y he l?Jt at thU Offlif! JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. _H.C. Seoebs, Melford House. WAIN ' M .Known.—A special pur chase of choice Ladies' Hats at a' desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4t130 WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton - Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Marc, Saunder'3/Buildings. ANTED KNOWN—The " Strong Wear" Boot is the best for Men, Ladies, and Children.—W. H. Collier, 'The Corner." - ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashburton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segers, Melford House. STOP THAT COUGH ! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guarantee efficacious. Can only be obtained at H G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3 191 f I^HE Patent Candle Extinguisher can I 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. Seoebs. Melford House. ANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannapord's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron '* "Ware goods made and repaired with cles patchy Public Notices. F~FLAVALL ENGINEER AND MACHINISI, Ashburton. STEAM Engines and Boilers repaired, Threshing Machines overhauled Latest Improvements fitted into old machines. Numerous testimonials on application. Shop-Acland and Campbells Old uction Rooms. ssl8 8 WM. SPARROW TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER EAST STREE WITHOUT TCETW WJTHTEETU THE OHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Comer .of Cashel and High wtreets. S.M miAID O°- SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westport. TTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD VV at the 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 ■ most moderate cost.



A Single Artificial Tooth, UCte. Complete Set — Upper and Lower — temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfoutable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE stAS 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, os. Extraction, 2s 6'd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by obher dentists repaired or remodelled at 8 nail cost. Hours of attendance —0 a.m. to 0 p.m. 0. M BROOKE, PRESCRIBES FOR LA OR, rPPJ\ COUGHS, COLDS/ A'kl other Common Ailments. AND in future will be in porsonal attendance at "The Dispensary ' from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. Sundays—Afternoon, 2 to 3; Evening, 7to 8.30. : j Tho Ashburton Doctors prescriutio accurately dispensed by C. M. BROOKE. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. A Large Stock of the besi COD LTVEP. OIL, CHEST PROTECTORS, and oilier Requisite j for the season. Oiders by Post promptly attended to. C- M. BROOKE THE DISPENSARY, EAST STREET, ASB BURTON



j MOST BE,SOLD.| 1 1 PREVIOUS. TO STO JK-TAKING. P - \ t SURPLUS stock of Books, Stationery, - Fancy 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 & CO. Stationers' Hall. I. ; ~"~ .. .-.. -. IMPORTANT "XTOTICE JLmportant IN otice MESSRS HALLENSrEINBROS & CO, Proprietors. of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AT ASHBURTON Invercargill, Gore, Milton, Oamaru, Timaru, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hoki tika, Greyrnouth, Reefton, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, Thames and, Auckland, Have arranged to FLOAT THEIR BUSINESS INTO A COMPANY, To be registered under " The Companies Act 1882 Ik is a part of the arrangement that STOCKS shall be REDUCED by £50,000 before the 15th of June next ' , 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 goods should not be overlooked, especi ally as it is a well-known fact that the Manufactures of the New Zealand Cloth j ing Factory are Superior to Anything in i the Market. The sale at the Ashburton Branch is under the management of Mr W. H, Webber. _ , '



Sir Walter Bullor intends to start his sons in business in Wellington us lawyers. Various rumours are stjll in fre« ch'cula ' cion as to the ponding Ministerial changes.. It is confidently averted by some who profess to be well informed that the matter will be settled next week; that Sip Harry Atkinson will resign on account of iU-heaith directly after delivering his Financial State ment, and that U§ will advise his Excellency' the Governor to send, for Sir Frederick Whitaker, as the Egiior merger of the Ministry and an evPrenrier himself, toreoqu. sU-uct the Govßrujn,cufc, with a view to carrying on without a-uy further changes in Us personnel until af tor the general ejection. i give this, of course, as mere rumour and not on any Ministerial authority; but it seems to me not an improbable forecast —' Utago Pail/ Times " cprrespoud.e#fo



- Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Vie. .tona, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, in spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an t amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had tlie satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, etc. — Franz Raabe., Declared at Sandhurst, in the colony o, Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Moritz Cohn, J.P.. —(Advt.) 6



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