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The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1891. THE PAYMENT OF MEMBERS BILL.

The Legislative Council, by negativ ing the motion for the second reading of the Payment of Members Bill and adopting Mr Miller's amendment, ex pressing the opinion of the Council that the proposal to increase the pay ment of members of Parliament is inopportune, and not warranted by any change m the financial position of the colony, has shown that the Bill is regarded by the Upper House m muck the game light as that m which we look upon it This view was upheld by 21 votes to four votes on the division — a quite overwhelming majority. Mr Miller's amendment, however, went on to say that while the Council was not willing to pass a measure providing far jnet'eaggd pay ment to its own members, it wotild nofc fe A jt stiiied m refusing tp pass a Bill providing fur ioweased. payment to tbs

members of the House of Representa tives, if after further consideration the members of that Houso should desire to perserve with such a measure. Mie amendment. was carried by sixteen votes to ten after some unequivocal expre-sions of their opinion on the matter by several Councillors, and the different results of the two divisions show the repugnance of the Council to any increase m the honorarium —or, as it may more properly be called, under the proposed new regulations, the "stipend." It may be taken for granted that the House of Representa tives will take the Council's hint that a Bill framed m the terms of Mr Miller's amendmentwill no 1; be rejected; and without taking much'note of the accornpanying'hint to give the proposal further, consideration, wilt quickly provide the Council with a successor to the rejected Bill, and the Council will act on their resolution and pass the -measure. Last night's confirmation.of the vote on Mf Miller's amendment proves that the Council his taken a stand, and the next move must come from the Lower jfrouse. The Ho'ise would avoid much of the distaste which its proposal is causing if the honorarium werf to be increased only to the amount, £200, at which it stood before the recent reduc tion, and the principle were retained of regarding the payment-in its present light as repaying to members the ex penses- they incur m attending upon Parliament. The plea set forward by Mr Earnshaw, that those of the mem bers who were jaid operatives prior to entering Parliament will h'rid difficulty m obtaining employment during the recess, is not without force, but the "labor members." are not improvident men, and may be truited to preserve their honorarium from the hands of the Philistines.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

• The Masterton licensing election is again informal, and the' Governor, will.appoint a bench. A chieftainess of Petone,- Wellington, recently dead, provided a sum of £300 to lie devoted to holding a tangi over her. There are only two bachelors m th« Council —theHonJ. M. Wilson and the Hen L. Walker—and they were ranged on different sides on the momentous Women's Suffrage question [ A Government Licensing Bill m Capc| Colony proposes to make 6 p r... the hour for closing drink shops on week days, and m all centres of labour the hour of noon on Saturdays. It is rumoured that the. wife of a well known Palmerston geutleman lias left her husband and gone to Nelson as a Seventh Day Adventist missionary, because he would not keep the Sabbath on Saturday. A return of properties hi the colony of unknown or doubtful ownership has been laid on the table of the House. It shows that there are 1696 such propertitiea, of the aggregate value of £50,756. The Canterbury figures are: 83 properties, value £6060; Otagn 169, value i 345 8; I I Southland 31, value £61. It is rumoured that Mr A. Loughrey, late M.H.R. for Lin wood, is to be asked to come forward as a candidate for the Christ church seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Per;eval. The Rev. John Hoatsoa has also supporters. The writ, was issued yesterday. The charges against Joe Dicks of attempt ing to leave the colony with property over the value of £10, he being adjudicated a bankrupt, were heard on Wednesday m the Chrisfcchurch Resident Magistrate's Court, and the accused was remanded till the 24th September. Bail was allowed, accused m £500 and two sureties of £250 each, which were subsequently provided. Traders who have not had their weights, scaks, and measures adjusted arc reminded that Inspector Whitty, who was recently gazetted as the proper officer m this connection m place of Inspector Crockett, has begun duty and may be interviewed at his office m the Courthouse buildings. Operations at the Flemingtoa Cheese and Butter Factory ceased some time ago, owing to the short supply of milk, caused by the high prices now ruling for sheep, which make sheep feeding more profitable than cattle grazing for dairy purposes. We learn that the factory* as such, is m the market or soon will be.

News arrived by last mail of the death of Mr Andrew Curie, at the age of sixty-six. He has been an invalid for three or four years, and during the last eight weeks of his life he suffered intense agony. Mr Curie will be well remembered m Canterbury as a sterling colonist, who, m the early days of the West C6ast goldfielda, braved all torts of dangers and: difficulties m the capacity- of head cattle drover for Mr John Grigg, Longbeach. He died at his sister's resi dence m Jedburgh, Scotland. At the golden wedding of Mr and Mr Spence, of Monikie, Forfarshire, m July last, there were present their five sons and their wives, two daughters and their husbands, forty-three grand children and five great-grand-childreu. In addition to these a sixth son, a third daughter, and a grand child from New Zealand had crossed the ocean to honour the old couple. The gathering was interesting colonially because Mr James Sponce, a Canterbury farmer, took advantage of the occasion to " crack up " New Zealand m a very practical style] The foundation of a new Presbyterian Church at Nelson was laid on Wednesday afternoon by Mr M'Kerrow, m the presence of a, large concourse of people. Most of the local clergy were on the platform, and repre sented the Anglican, Wesleyan, Congrega tional, and Baptist. Churches. The new church replaces that the foundation stone of which was laid some forty-three years ago. The event was farther celebrated by a con versazione m the evening, the attendance at which was very greafc According to a return just laid upon the table of the Houss of Commons, the total revenue of the Church of England is £5,469,171 from ancient endowments, and £284,386 from private bounty since 1703. The ancients endowments of the Archiepis copaland Episcopal Sees amount to £87,827 ; of cathedral and . collegiate churches, £192,460 ; of ecclesiastical benefices, £3 941,057 ; and of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners, £1,247,827. The income of the Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Sees from private bounty (since 1703) is £11,081, that <.i t itrteodesinsiioal benefices being *272,605. The income from Queen Anne's Bounty is £700. What has been done by Mr Balfour and t'ne Unionist Government for the benefit, both p:esent and prospective, of the West of Ireland m the years 1890-91, is thus sum med up by a writer m the London " limes : —1 Two hundred arid thirty miles of rail way at a cost of at least £1,500,000, of which £1,000,000 will be a frt,e gift. % Ihe dis tribution of £40,000 collected privately by the Lord Lieutenant and Chief Secretary for : the relief of the distress caused by the loss of the potato crop of 1890. 3. A bill voting thirty-three millions to enable the tenant farmers of Ireland to purchase the farms they occupy at a great reduction m price. 4. The allotment of #,500,000 and <>tner Bun» for the use of permanently improving and developing the resources of thp mpst dis tressed portions of Ireland. What, Govern ment has ever granted greater boons to a portion of its people 1

The " Holy Coats."

No sooner did it become known a few weeks ago (says a despatch from London of August 18) that the ecclesiastical authorities of /Troves, m Rhenish Prussia, were about to exhibit garments said to have been worn by our Saviour, than the French were alive to deprive the Germans as far as possible, of the honour and profit. It appears Argenteuil is within easy access by rail of Paris, and also pos sesses a coat said to have belonged to Christ. Arrangements were made to exhibit this relic. >uiidny was chosen as the opening day, several days ahead of the first public view at Treves, and crowds wont from Paris and other localities to see the vestment. Prepara tions for the public exhibition m Trwes are going on hurriedly, and will be com pleted within t.ie appointed time. It has been announced at Treves that each person seeking relief by touching the " Holy Coat" of the Saviour must, beforehand, petition the Bishop for par mission to do so, and present a medical certificate describing the physical trouble of which it is deshed to be relieved. A fragment of the Argenteuil " Holy 0-. a l-" was brought to Treves on Sunday, August 15, by a deputation, for comparison with the rival garme.it there, A microscopic examination revealed the fact that the Argenteuil coat was made of camel's hair, while the Treves vestment was made of linen. The members of the Argenteuil deputation remained to join m the adora tion of the Treves coat. This was ex hibifed with great pomp and ceremony m the Cathedral on August 20. Over a hundred priests assisted at the ceremony, and the Knights of Malta, m full costume, with drawn swords, stood on either side of the shrine. There was a great con co trse of visitors. In his address, Arch bishop Kojjii said that the seamless, vesture was a symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church. The police had some difli julty iii preserving order, as the whole town of 'lreves was m commotion, and pickpockets were rampant. Many of chem were arrested.

Christie Murray on the Colonies.

It is unfortunate, writes David Christie Murray, that Australians see the worst types of Englishmen. 'English parents give their ineorrigibles a''List chance," make them a present of £]00, and send them off to Australia. English cockneys travel m the colonies, offensively attempt to patronise their hosts, and gratuitously flaunt the assumption that colonists are necessarily inferior to home-bred people. To quote Mr Murray's illustration: •' Met a litble girl th' other day," says the eye-glassed idiot, beaming fatuously round the. JJcable,. "little crlonial giti don't you know. She'd read George Eliot, Never was more surprised mmy life." " And this to a company of Austra lian ladies and gentlemen born and bred," remarks the writer. When Mr Murray went to the Bluff m New Zealand to t)uch " the southernmost gas-lamp m the world," he saw a Scot leaning against that lamp-post m a state of abject drunken ness, and, as Stevenson says of a similar personage, ** radiating m dirt hum bug." " Et's a nice leetle coal'ny," said the man, i( bub it wants inergy, and it wants inteiprise, and it wants (hie) sobriety."

1.0.0.F,, M.U.

The half-yearly meeting of the Ashbur ton district was held m the Schoolroom, Springburn, on Saturday, September 12, District officer* present—Prow G.M., W. T. Soal, Deputy Prov. G.M., J, Miles; P.C.S., P.P.GLM., C' Reid, acting, Delegates from the Tinwajd, Watertou, Pioneer, and Ashburton Lodges attended. The half-j early balance-sheet was received and adopted. Circulars from the Nelson and Ashley districts were read, m re ference to establishing an A.M.C, and Board of Directors for New Zealand. After a lengthy discussion, it was resolve 4 tliat a delegate be appointed fco attend the conference to be held m Nelson m Aprii next, P.P.G.M. C. Reid being appointed. Mr Leslie, of Dunedin, was appointed valuator for the different lodges m the district. The following officers were nominated for the ensuing term :—For Prov. O.M.—Dep. Prov. G.M., J. Miles; P.G.s, J. Tucker and D. Syme. For Deputy G.M.—P.G.'s, E. B. Cooper, J. Tucker, T. Williams, and D. Syme. C.S., R, Minnis. Treasurer, C. Reid. A lodge of P.G's. was held after the meeting and degrees Were conferred upon those hold ing necessary certificates. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Pioneer Lodge and P.S. Bro Syroe for the hospitable manner, m which they received the district ofßceis and delegates.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

[PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.! . WjitiiiSGTON, .September 17. - The Council met at 2.30. BILLS FASSID. The Public, Trust Office, Bill, the Supremo Court Bill. :iu<t the Government Life Insurance Bill, were put through their final st-ities. The Council rose at 5.30 p.m. The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m. LIGHT FROM CROWN' LANI>S RKSTHICTION BILL. The Light from Crown L-inds Restric tion Bill was considered m Committee. : . The following new clsiuse was inserted : —" No deduction or ifrant of right of way over any land whatever shall be pr?sumed or allowed to be asserted or established as against any person or body holding land m trust for any, public purpose, or as against the owiier ; of any private land by reason only of user, whether such user commenced before or after the passing of this Act or any Act at any time hereto fore m force." MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. The Municipal Corporations Bill was taken m Committee. Mr Stevens moved that clause 4, which sets out when a.proposal for a special loan shall'be deemed to be carried, be. struck out. • ; The clause which ww specially framed to deal with the Wellington drainage scheme was struck out by 16 to 10; Clause 6— ons per cent of the general rate to be applied to certain purposes. . The clause was struckout by 14 to 12. On the motion of Dr Grace, a Dew clause exempting charitable institutions and schools not carried on for profit, was in serted by 13 lo 10. This.clause was contained m the Bill as first drafted, but was struck out by the . House. _ .. . . . SOHOOL COMMITTEES ELECTION BltL. * The School Committees Election Bill was slightly amended m Committees. WATER SUPPLY BILL. j The Water Supply Bill passed through ; Committee with slight amendments. BABBIT NUISANCE BILL. The Rabbit Nuisance Bill was passed, SMALL BIRDS NUISANCE BILL, The Sm.ill Binls Nuisance Bill was put through its final nta» c. ■ PAYMENT OF MEMBERS BILL. The Payment of Members Bill, having j been reinstatied" on the Order Paper, Mr Buckley moved that ib be now read a second time. j Mr Miller proposed as an amendment that the Bill be laid aside, . The amendment was carried by 18 to 5, '■ without debate. <i The Council rose at 10.30 p.m. ;

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF COMMITTEES, . The Premier moved that Mr Fish tike the chair m Committee for that occasion only. Mr Rolleston said that he thought the House would recognise that the office of Chairman of Committees should not be kept m suspense, md be made the subject of discussion amongst members.: fie should therefore propose; as an amend ment that Mr Hamlin, who had previously? held the position, and who had discharged its duty m a very satisfactory manner, be appointed Chairman of Committees. ; The Premier said that Mr Rolleston nad told the House that the Chiiwtmtv of Committees should bo -a- non-political officer, but the very gentleman whon) he had just proposed had not that qualifica tion, nor could ho be expected to administer the duties with rigid im partiality between all parties. He should ' probably be able to name some gentleman for the position to-morrow. . ; After a- short debate, Mr Rolleston's amendment was lost by 40 to 25. LOCAL BILLS. The rest of the afternoon was taken up with Local Bills. The House rose at 5.30. The House resumed at, 7 30. ELECTORAL BILL. The Premier asked the House to dis agree with certain amendments made by the Legislative Council m the Electoral Bill, and moved that managers be ap pointed to draw up reasons for disagree ing. The motion was agreed to. ; COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The House went into Committee of Supply for consideration of the Estimates. Legislative Department—£l4,939. The first vote was reduced by £1< as ! indicating that the House wished the Government (instead ot the Speaker) to have control of the Legislative Estimates. The other votes passed unaltered. Colonial Secretary's Department— £72,696. Mr T. Thompson moved to reduce the first vote by £1 as an indication that all increases m salaries over £200 be dis allowed. The motion was lost by 39 to 15. On the motion of Mr Ward the vote of £5731 for the Audit Office was withdrawn , m order that the Government might bring down an increased vote on the Supplementary Estimates. - ; The Premier gave notice that he would jnove to-morrow that Mr W. L. Rees be appointed Chairman of Committees. The vote of £19,005 for the Registrar. General's Department was passed unal tered. Several motions to reduce salaries or cut off increases were rejected by a large majority. Progress was reported and the House rose at 4 a.m.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PER I'KESS ASSOCIATION.)

THE MITYLENE CANARD.

London, September 15 Financiers utilised the British naval manoeuvres at Mitylene to scare the bourses, and the Continental prels con sider that the acceptance of the hoax is evidence of the tension existing among European nations, GOLD IN GALWAY. London, September IP. Rich gold reefs have been discovered at Errisbeg, Conneinara, County Gal way. AUSTRALIAN IRON SYNDI CATE. An Australian iron syndicate, with a capital of £15,000 is projected, for the purpose of securing the rights^ of MV Charles Mitchell, of Armstrong, Mit chell and Co., the famous iron manu facturers, to work the iron deposits in | New Soutli Wales. CHILIAN AFFAIRS. ■ The 36 tons of silver, which was con veyed from Valparaiso by H.M.S. Espiegle, has been deposited in the safes of the Bank of England., OBITUARY. Sir John Steele, R.S.A., sculptor to Her Majesty for Scotland, setat 87.

THE FLOODS IN EUROPE.

Maukid. September 16. Jjfpui' thousand families at Consuegr

any rendered homeless. The place pre sents a frightful scene. * Hundreds of bodies are floating about, and robbers are pillaging in all directions. Women and children are dying of hunger. l The ■Government are empowering the Go vernors of the stricken provinces t6 expend money in the relief of the dis tressed.- Rosifi, September 16. Fierce storms have- been raging in Northern Italy, and the country rouud -Turin is being inundated. ; ITALIAN.'IMMIGRATION, *Ihe Italian agriculturists and ex perts in fruitgrowing, selected in Pied-, mont and Lotnbardy for emigration to 'Northern Queensland, will leave towards the end of next month.

COMMERCIAL TREATIES.

Ottawa; September 17. The petition adopted by the Domi nion Parliament to the Queen, asking her Majesty to abolish "the most favored nation" clause m commercial treaties, declared that, the reten tion of such a clause obstructed the extension of Canadian trade.

SERIOUS PETROLEUM FIRE.

Constantinople, September 16. Information has reached here that an immense petroleum reservoir at Batoum, a port on the Asiatic; coast of the Black Sea, is on fire, and menaces the. town.

THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES.

Hong Kong, September 16. The Chinese Government have pro tested urgently against an armed force being sent to Tchang. It is expected that the Chinese navy will be immedi ,ately mobilised.

LOHENGRIN.

Paris, September 17. The efforts of the supporters of General Boulanger to prevent the pro duction of "Lohengrin" m the Paris theatres are extremely violent. The audience received the opera with eh thusiism, and outside the theatre a igreat crowd collected. Insulting re ferences, to the Emperor Willisim's speech were hissed by the audience. Eleven hundred persons were tempo rarily m custody.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

■'",. . ..,,.. Vienna, September 17. : It is reported that the Emperor Francis Joseph, under Hungarian pressure- will propose that the Triple Alliance-should only operate m the eve'ntj ■of France attacking. Italy or Germany, or of Russian aggression to ward* Australia, :,

AFGHANISTAN.

Renewed reports have reached here that, the Russians and Afghans are fighting m the Hindoo Koosh moun tains, which separate Afghanistan from Afghan Turkestan.

THE DARDANELLES.

St. Petersbukg, Supt wber 17. It is alleged that m return for the Dardanelles concession, the Czar has abandoned a large nnnunt of the arrears of thg-Ttu»kislv-Uideinnity.

THE EMPEROR AND PRINCE BISMARCK.

Berths', Sojjljmber 17. The' efforts to bring about a recon ciliation between the Emperor and Prince Bismarck have up to the present been unsuccessful.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 17. At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, resolutions were passed—(l) re questing the' Government to appoint members to the Legislative Council of decided democratic proclivities m order to secure the fair representation there of the labor interest ; (2) condemning the action of the Council m regard to the Labor j Bills ; (3) expressing sympathy with Sir George' Grey m the defeat of the Friendly Societies' Act Amendment Bill; (4) ap proving the Government policy m the execution of public works on co-operative principles; (5) denouncing the newly formed National Association as an attempt to deprive labor of its rights. Pierce Lanajjau, contractor, has filed his schedue. The secured debts are £7568, and the unsecured about £4000. New Plymouth, September 17. Te Whiti's bankruptcy, came before the Court this morning, when Mr Samuel, solicitor for the Assignee, said that Te Whiti set the law at defiance. He had j communicated with the Minister of Justice, but had received a reply that the Government were not justified m inter fering m the matter, Mr Samuel said that if the Deputy Assignee enforced the law, he would have to do so at his own expense. Ditjsedin, September 17. At che City Court Harry Gribben, late manager of Hugo's troupe, was charged i with embezzling moneys belonging to Charles Hugo. He was remanded till Siturday on bail. • William Griffiths, a rabbiter, has been missing from Queenstown since the sth. His hat was found this morning m the lake. Inveucargill, September 17 Mr Hatch's schooner, Gratitude, has returned from a sealing cruise afe the Auckland Islands with between four and five hundred skins. At tho Police Court to-day Charles Everett, a discharged prisoner, was sentenced to a month with hard labor for throwing tobacco over the gaol wait to his j late comrades.

The New South Wales Loan Floated.

(per riffess association]

[Received September .18, 10.10 a.m.J London, September 17. Tenders for the New South Wales 3| per cent, loan of four and a half millions at 95 were opened to day. It was found that only four millions one hundred thousand had been subscribed but a few brokers took up the balance. There were three hundred and eighty tenders and the average price is about £9o 0s 3d, The public apparently tendered for about a million, the colonial banks for the same amount, and Bank of England for another million.

The Spanish Floods.

; I-ett" PKiiSR ASSOtaATION, I (Repeived -September I^, 10.10 a.#r) • r ?v \ MadtxlD, September 17 Th.e-f4<'image by floods at Consuegra' is est«nat*d at £400,000. Hundreds of people-were drowned through refus ing tio Jeave their homes though warned of the probable consequences.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(PER PItKSM ASSOCIATION ) •■■■:'■''■ -■ ■ ITiUal *urf AcclrfmnV- - r .■.-<:■ Gisbobne, Septemb 18. V .boat capsized.landing'; from the Aus tralia at "Waipiro Bay,' Vali- two,;station hands, named Liddell and Nelson, were drowned. Wallace, a station manager, got ashore m a thoroughly;exhausted con dition, but is now all right. "*.' " Uruwnln)j' «'«*»>. New Plymouth, September 18. A sensation was caused m t6wn this morning owing to the body of Jas. Davis, m business as an ironmonger, being found dead m the ornamental water m the Recreation ground, and his clothes at the bathing house. It is presumed he must have gone for a bath early m the morning, and had cramp m the water. Hs was '.Chairman* of the Recreation, Ground Board,, and presented the public with a bridge across the lakei He was about sixty years of age, »nd well known all over the colony from intertsat he' took m sporting matters, rJT«it Sliilllng-N » l»ajr. Bkunnkbton, September 18. The Teremakau branch of the Amalga mated Miners of Australasia, employed by Saunders and Co., railway wprkj, who lately struck lot 1 ten shillings ,per day, have had tlie demand conceded, and the strike has ended. Only one railway con tractor now pays less than ten shillings a day. ' .■■■:■■:•-

LADIES' COLUMAN.

The Sultan has prohibited Turkish ladies from trotting around the streets of Constantinople rigged out m gorgeous Parisian costumes. He has been warned | what Worth dresses and ducks of bonnets j cost. '■■■■■-.■■■'.'.■ ; The inability of women to throw" is said I to be due to. the fact that the feminine collar-bone is longer, and set lower than that of a man, which interferes with the free, use "of the arm, so that while a man's arm m throwing is entirely relaxed, that of a woman is entirely rigid. The prevailing tone of a family is some times reflected m the conceptions of the children. A lady, hearing a little girl re peating the form of prayers she hai'' learned, told hoi' to ask, as she would of a father, and m her own words, for what she needed moat. The child knelt, and after a few moments' reflection, implored earnestly: "OLord, please make us all very stylish 1" By command of Her Majesty, the Prince and Princess of Wales gave a State ball at Buckingham Palace on Jui*e 2, which was numerously attended, no liss than 2000 invitations being issued. Her Royal: Highness was m mourning, and her daughters m slighter 'mourning:. Black dresses were more worn' than usual. White predominated, however, and there wore numbers of lovely toilettes m pale and beautiful shades of blue, mauve, heliotrope, pink, and yellow. Silver-, grey and dove-grey were also noticeable. Many beautiful posies were carried. The diplomatic and general circles were largely represented. - :

A charming bit nf gossip has hem going thn rounds about some of the amenties of the "Upper Ten" m Calcutta. The story run* that a lady called at a house, sent up her card, was admitted, paid the usual visit and enjoyed the usual amount of small talk with the lady of the House. Returning home, she informed her hus band where she had been, when that distinguished member of society at once wrote off to the "Occupant of the house, N o , street," saying that his wife had called by mistake, and requesting the return of the card she had left on visiting the lady of the said house. The husband of the lady visited, however, was equal to the occasion, for he replied that, on re turning home and finding the card, he had looked at his wife's visiting list, and not finding the name of the visitor, he had torn up the card, and was, therefore, unable to return it. It will be interesting (as " Miranda " remarks m her *' Boudcir Gossip ") to watch the attitude of " society " towards the new Lady Claucarty. Lady Dunlo might easily be ignored, but a Countess is quite another matter. "On her part, I wonder what Lady Clancarty thinks pf her sister-peereases ; whether she.f will calmly take her place as .a matter of course, or whether, like the poor hero of George Meredith's new book, she will have a ' chill' when she glances at ' con gregated women' and confronts 'the Wives and Spinsters m ghostly judicial assembly; that is, the phantom of the offended collective woman ; that fe, the regnant Queen Idea issuing from our concourse of civilised life to govern Society, and pronounce on the orderly, the tolerable, the legal, and banish the rebellious. 1 * Fortunately for her, what ever may or may not be the social cold shouldering to which she may be subjected, by patrician peeresses who were ' lr>m m the purple,' Lady Clancarty will at least possess a devoted husband and some P, 10,000 a year, and with these dual shields she "may possibly meet even the ' regnant Queen Idea ' with a light heart."

The spirit of reform has extended it self, it appears, even to the milliners' and dressmakers" fashion plates. Some body has asked why the ladies m these pictoral representations should always be persons of insipidly regular features when it would be so easy to employ for this purpose photographs from the life of pretty women, with faces that have some meaning, m them 1 But this was only the suggestion of an outsider. "The costumier," the Photographic News tells us, "kuows better." A proprietor of a fashion magazine thus explains'the phil» sophy of the question :—" I tried photo graphs once, but never ngain. A photo graph may do when you want to show a bonnet or a hat only ; but for a costume, where the full length figure is wanted, the dumpiness, which the camera gives is fatal. Our fashion ladies mtist be 'divinely tall,' but m photographs they are always short and squat. After all, i ladies don't buy fashion plates for the faces, and if the waists which our artists, give the figures are impossible, "every body knows they are so. The whole thing is conventional."

Some of the summer gowns at the San d»wn Park Meeting on June 20 and 21 surpassed anything of the kind seen this season. Printed French muslins and de laines of the lightest fabric were much en evidence* and many dresses were composed entirely of the soft and diaphanous silk muslin known technically as " chiffon." Of these, one of the most beautiful was m pale heliotrope, trimmed with a deep flounce Of Irish crochet, but otherwise made with severe simplicity^ The mode of fastening: was -a.":'mystery,- and the general effect was as though the chiffon had been crossed from shoulder-to waist and allowed to hang thence m natural folds to the feet. A few of the new waistcoat backs were, noticed among th«i

bodices. These are mado with just a little fulness ai the waist, which i« dr.uvn m with a buckle and as trap,. «fter th« fashion of \ man'ai yr.dsU'. tit.' This little novelty isfrs*li from P;u-i.<, niiu'suits slight and loiij'-waisted figu es. Another new bodice wa*an adaptation of a man's evening coat, as fftr as the waist, but without any. skiit or tails. The Upeb or revers were turned back .with .silk, either m the colour of the garment it~>t.lf, or ia that of the w.ilstcoat. A- striking costume: was oarrie J out entirely m tan-colore'l crepon vvitli fringed edges. The odd part of it lay m the fact that it was worn with a pink silk pet'icoat, assiduously displayed, a.piuk wrap, and pink flowers on the hat. Many gowns' of whiLe China t.ilk were WbmV'-andv the effect of so mfcny li«ht dresses, m white, cream colour, and the most delicate shade of pink, heliotrope, citron, sky-blue, Nile-green, and canary colour, was very festivp »nd summer-like upon the beautiful lawn. Many of die new sailor hats were worn, tho brims being slightly curved upward all round. There were hardly any tan shoes tv be seen, the favorite footwear being the thinnest'kid, wbether black or bronze, or tinted to match the gown or its trimmings. A few flower sunshades appeared, but for the most part the parasols were m chiffon, the perishable and beautiful.

At Hie grand State banquet m honor of the Emper of Germany m St. George's Hall, Windsor, covers were laid for the unprecedented number of 150 guests, who included four, prominent members of the Government and as many more of the Op position. The glorious Gothic hall, 200 ft m length, 34fb wide and 32ft high, \vith it* shields on the wall m memory of every Knight,.Knight of the Garter since the foundation, never looked better than it did when Queen Victoria moved amid reverences to her place m the middle of the long table. At one end was.a,buffet stored with cups and salvers of gold plate, an 1 at the other end wad a similar buffet, the first orna ment of which to arrest the eye was a tiger's head of gold, weighing half a hun dredweight, with eyes, teeth, and tusks of purest crystal, which was taken at Seringapatam. Over this was the famous jewelled peacock, which is so precious that it is not put into position until a few minutes before the Royal party enter, and the no less strik ing jewelled umbrella, with the possession of which the Empire of India is iv the Orient traditionally associated. Flanking these were faded banners that once rallied the bodyguards of Runjeet Singh. The great table was almost inconveniently covered with the wondrous gold plate^ the total value of which is said to be three millions sterling, and which since the death of the Prince Consort has scarcely ever seen tlie light more than by twenty or thiriy pieces at a time. Gold cande labra with hundreds of wai lights ; gold eporgnes that bore myriads of exquisite flowers; gold plaques with plate-glass centres which reflected much of the wealth of royal glass-houses ; vases m( gold Avith figures from the chisel of Flaxman j golden fcazzas and groups of sculpture m the precious metal, all m perfect order and perfect preservation, represented at least a value of £1,000,000 sterling, and there was more than an .equal number of pieces stilLremaiuing ia the Royal plate rooni.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received September 18, 10.25 a.m.)

LABOR ITEMS.

London, September 17. The shipping federation are supply ing labor to the Carron and Hermitage wharves at AVapping.

THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION.

Pauls, September 17. The Chilian cruiser Presidente Pinto has surrendered at Havre to the repre sentatives of the Junta.

THE CHINESE OUTRAGES.

: Hokg Kong, Septembersl7. The Chinese authorities have hanged six of the rioters at Tchatig, and dis missed the Mandarins who neglected to do their duty and made no attempt to check the mob. The Powers, how ever, doubting the Government's ability, to suppress the outrages, have ; rein forced their fleets.

AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBI TION.

: ,•.. Berlin, September 17. An International Exhibition is pro jected to be Jielti here m 1895.

THE U.S. SILVER LAW.

New, York, September 17. The Democratic Convention of the State of New York denounces Senator Sherman's silver law.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received September 18, 11.40 a.m.)

FEDERATION.

Sydney, September 18. Sir K. Parkes has withdrawn the notice of. motion m favor of the Fede ration Bill, and given a fresh notice for October 8.

THE GUARANTEE BANK.

Mr Howe, member for Bourke, has been arrested on a charge of obtaining ■£0/0 by fraudulent pretences m his capacity as director of the Australian Guarantee Bank. Bail was allowed m the sum of £3000.

GENERAL BOOTH'S ARRIVAL

.Melbourne, September 18. General Booth 5 is expected tc-inorrow, and the Wairarapa takes out 900 excursionists to meet him at the heads.

SEPARATION.

Brisbane, September 18. By thirty-one to twenty-three Sir S. Griffith's separation resolutions have been referred to a special committee.

BANKING MATTERS.

Hobakt, September 18. Ministers have reconsidered their position, and will now hand over the treasury bills to the reconstructed Bank of .Diemen's Land when promis sory notes are given for the new shares

POLITICALS.

(FROM OV& PAKLIAMEfITAIIY CORRES PONDENT). Wellington, September 17. THE OK AIRMANSHIP OF COMMITTEES.. /, I have already informed you the result of the caucus to-day, I may add that it was not a Ministerial caucus, but was con vene J by Mr Hall-Jones, the Government whip.. At the afternoon sitting, on the motion that Mr Fish take the chair of the Committee to allow Mr Mclntosh's Bill (RivertQii Harbor) to proceed, Mr Rolles ton moved an amendment that .Captain Hamlin, as a non-political member, be appointed Chairman.' Ho said the end o.f th<i session was approaching, a.nd the i duties were , most important. Captain ' Huuliiv"wad weJJ tried, and had jjiveV

lio.sJ-.ages tv the iiou.se. Tim rreiiisei' ii'billed ihe statement that Cap'.ain fiamlin was not a ■partisan, and said he was a strong one. The office was vacant only forty-eight hours, and there had been •io delay He denied the connection ba tween the Committee of Supply and the election of Chairman. Mr Fergus sup ported Mr Hamlin. Mr Fish thought the appointment should be made at onct, but did not think Government made undue delay. Mr Scobie McKenzic eulogised Captain ILunlin, and said the setting up of Supply was a recognised signal of the election of Chairman. Mr jJuncan twitted the Opposition with killing Captain Ham lin's chances 1 y.- loving him forward. Mr Buchanan did not find Captain Himlin at all acceptable, as. he had. on.cc. when mjuous business- was before the Committee, stopped ,i*l discussion on his own responsibility. Mr O'Conor urged that it was economy to appoint a temporary chairman, and tomfoolery, to say there was had work m the chair. .(Great applause and laughter). Kven an unsophisticated nun life himself (great laughter) was able to keep m order the Ministers and other powers. (Boars of laughter.) The .standing orders were an .obstruction and common sense was what was wanted. Mr McGuire urged themtogo ahead with business. Captain Russell made a pleasant speech, full of ironical reference to the three expectants, aud the fix of G wermnent botween them. He charged Ministers with fearing to attend the caucu«, .and said if the House swallowed the camel of £240, it ought not to strain at the gnat of a year's salary to the Chairman of Committees. Mr Rccs spoke, and the House divided. The amendment was lost by 15 ay«s to 25 noes, and the House went m ; to committee, Mr Fish temporarily presiding. Wkemngtox, September 17. Good progress was made with the estimates last night. Mr Fish quitted the chair to take a rest and Mr Rees (the coming.chairman) took-his place. Then. Mr Fish devoted himself to such vigorous, abuse of the Government as to evoke the remark from Mr Buchanan that when the chairman retired for rest he ought to be -compelled to take rest.

SUPREME COURT.

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| Weujngton, September 18. Hazel, theatrical agent, was found guilty of false pretences, and sentenced to twelve months, The probation officer reported that the man had a bad character, both m New Zealand and the other colo nies, and the Judge refused to admit him to probation. The Crown Prosecutor entered a nolle proatqui m the remaining indictments against Colemin Phillips, charged with dummyism, two juries having disagreed m the case. Dunedin, September 18. The Supreme Court was occupied to day with a special jury case^ M»nkerv McMillan, a suit by the daughter of the Mr Guthrie, confectioner, to upset a will leaving his property to a lady who minded his house and shop.' One of the attesting witnesses now says the will was not duly executed. Sir Robert Stout for plaintiff; Mr Fitchett for defandant.

SPORTING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

(FROM OUR COIIKB«POSDKNT.)

Tima.ru, September 17. The following results reached us after ire went to press: — Spuing Handicap, of 120 s6"v.s ; one milo nud a quarter.—Clanranald 7st 81b, 1 ; Liberater Bst slb, 2 ; Wayland 7sb 131 b, 3. Six started. Won by-half a : length after a splendid race ; a short head between second and third. Derby and Quibble close up. Time—2min l3isecs. Dividend-£2 l(is. '.; " High Weight Ha>xk;ap, of 30sovs ; six furlongs.—LacJy Zetlani Sat 121 b, 1 ; Kilmarnock 83t 7ib, 2 ; Aquarius Bst 71b, 3. Fifteen started. Won m a canter by two lengths, a poor third. Time—linin 18isecti. Dividend—£2. Weltbr Handicap, of 40sovs ; seven I furlongs.—La Rose lOst 81b, 1; Bay King lO.st 21b, 2 ; The Chief Sst Blb, 3. Five started. Won easily. Time—lmin ;!l£ssc. Dividend—£l 12s. Tom Field was not allowed to start, as his nomina tion, through no fault of the owner, was not actually m the Secretary's hands m duo time. Tho racng was interesting though some of tho events were foregone con clusions, particularly th« two races won by Lady Zetland, the Grove Farm filly. Messrs Mason and Roberts passed £2490 through the totalisator.

SECOND DAY.

Tima.hu, September 18. Weather very bad. ; Spring Hurdle Kace, of 40 soya. About one mile and a half.—Waitangi 9stMb, 1 ; Christmas list 101 b, 2. Capt. Abram fell and gave Stewart a shaking. Dividend, £4 2s. ' '■ Gladstone Handicap, of 40 soys. One mile.—Miss Mack . Bst 21b, 1 ; Quibble 9st 51b, 2 ; Conspirator 7st 41b, 3. Won by halt a length. Dividend, £2185.6 d. Disposal Stakes, of 25 soys. Five furlongs.—Missile 7st 81b, 1; Miss Ann Bst 81b, 2 ; Loiter Bst 61b, 3. Won by a length. Dividend, £7 4s. Publicans' Handicap* of 80 soys. One mile and a distance.—Lady Zetland 7st 21b, 1; Conjuror 7st 71b, 2 ; Bay Kinjr Bstab, 3. Won by a head. Dividend, £4 9s6d.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING,

Stdkev, September 17. The racing to-day resulted as follows :— Second Hu rules, - Grandson 9«t slb, 1; Fog lOst lllb, 2 ; Killarney XOst 7lb, 3. Craven Pjlate,—Marvel (Harris) 1 ; Megaphone (Power), 2; Melos(Gainsford), 3. (The time telegraphed is 2min 4sec for the mile and' a quarter, which, if correct, beats the world!s record by 2itjec,) Subvkbas Hanwoap, —Hero 10st| 1; Garuda 7st 21b, 2; Realm Bstlllb, 3. Second Foal Stakes,—Oxide, 1; Strom boli, 2 ; Sunshine, 3. Wycombjb Stakes, —Bungebah, 1.; Aster, 2 ; Albenuarle 3, Syunky Handicap, —Cobham Bst 71b, 1; Jack Bst, SJ; P«lliser Tsfc, 3.

THE ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAN: FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1801.



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