DEATH.

HiGHSTEAP.—August 5, at his late resi dence, Papanui, William Higliptfcad, in his forty-tiisc year.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two acres of land adjoining the English Houses of Parliament "arc offered for sale at | £1,000,000." During the year 1890 no less than 1,260,5401bs of sugar, including glucose, was. used by brewers in "New' Zealand. The agency of the New Zealand Bible Tract;, and Book Society closes positively on j Saturday, the Bth instant, at ten p.m. A number of books at reduced prices. Come early and see.—[Advt.] Mr J. i\ Harper, whom Mr R. M'Owen succeeded in the management of the Bank of New Zealand at Invercargill, replaces the latter at Ashburton. Mr Harper, prior to being manager at Invereargill, was account ant at Duneilin, and some years ago was assistant accountant in tlie Christchurch branch. Applications closed on Wednesday for the new issue of 1000 shares, £s'each, in the New Zealand Fanners' Co-operative Associa tion. The issue has beeii applied for more than five times over, some 340 applications for 5300 shares having been received. The Queen of Madagascar lately took her yearly bath, a function that was attended by the siuging of hymns, the firing of artillery, and the beating of drums. ,It is presumed j that she was still recognised upon emerging, for afterwards she was greeted by her sub jects as she moved among them "gorgeously arrayed, wearing all the Crown jewels and i sprinkling the spectators with water taken from the bath." ; : How many persons know that, according to English law if anyone happens to die at a public-house the landlord is responsible for his or her burial ? A basket maker had been lodging on and off at the White Lion Inn, at Stowmarket, Suffolk and died suddenly there from inflammation of the lungs. He he had not done much work lately, and owed the landlord £1 or 30s. The guardians said if deceased had died in a private house the parish would have buried him. The coroner remarked that it was doubtless very hard on publicans, but that was the law. The public of Ashburton have a treat in store for them in tlie recitals announced to be given by Mr E. Tennyson Smith, " the Second Gough," who will' occupy the stage of the Oddfellows' Hall on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next. Mr K. T. Smith's elocution lias a world-wide name, and his ability to memorise long pieces is well known. He delivers with extraordinary effect the orations of J.. B. Gough, a tempei'ance lecturer whose equal the world has not yet known, and the press of England and the colonies speak of Mr Smith as being just less than the great genius whose works he reproduces. At a meeting of the Ellesmere Agricul tural and Pastoral Association on Tuesday, it was resolved that the Association did not think that the taxonstallions was a desirable one. A circular was read from the Oceanic Steamship Company, San D rancisco, stating that there were no duly recognised herd and stud books here for registering stock. Jt was resolved that the Government authori ties be requested to accept as authentic -the Clydesdale and Thoroughbred Stud Books ami the Shorthorn Books already in existence in Canterbury. The " Herald " is informed that the ship ping merchants of Timaru have sent a joini letter to the Canterbury Underwriters' Asso ciation, asking them to reconsider the ratf of insurance of cargoes shipped here,this rat< being 5s per cent higher than on cargoes from other chief ports ; though cargo from England is insured for Timaru at the samt rate as for Lyttelton, for instance. The Association promised to consider the making of the reduction when tlie harbor was en closed, and again when a new tug should be procured. Both these provisions have been fulfilled, and the shippers now request that effect be given to the promise of the Associa tion. Herbert Weston, a smartly dressed youns man, was charged at the Melbourne Court recently with having assaulted a woir.an named Martha Edwards. With an air of confidence he told t'.ie Bench he had paid the woman £5 to settle, the matter and to pre vent his name getting into the papers, and he presumed that nothing more could be ex pected of him. Mr Panton, P.M. waited till tlie particulars of the case were given, and seeing that the offence had been a par ticularly cowardly one, lie imposed a fine of £10, or in default three months' imprison ment. Weston was astounded. "The £5 I paid po the woman will come out ot that, wont' they?" he piteouslyasked. "Certainly jiQ ( t," said Mr Panton, and Weston wai \vas removed, looking much cast down, The number of horses working at Riccartou \x\ view oi the New Zealand" 1 Grand Rational and Hunt Club Steeplechases has never Ibeeij so large at any period since their institution'j atjid mvev were so many North jfeland horses seen there at this season pf the year! Among those working are Waitaijgi. Clyde, Theorem, Irish. King, Statesman, ifanjera, Tauraekaitai, Sentinel, Kangaroo, The Druid, Fr-eeinan, Captain Ab,rain, Jet d'Eau, Don, Darnley, 'Qourantq, I£imberly, Qeo, Christmas, Lightning, Launcglqt, ErjUTgcj- Bragh, Regina, and Kuluine. Ahua did no work on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning, but i 3 on the track every morning and shows no signs of being amiss. The Idler \ \s reposed. Jo b,e very well. Among the *• distinguished Americans?' in Paris just now is a Mp JVJettepback, whose special claim to distinction ijes jn frig artistic manipulation of angling stories. JJ<j is generally admitted to be the greatest flsh.story artist on rfcprcj. Sone folks be lieve Mr Metterback?s Ujitle yarns-^-otljerg do not. It is the fate of all 4ng}ing recoiir tours' to be occasionally doubted, Here is his prize-medal story :—Fishing one day in the neighbourhood of Long Island, Mv Metterback's overcoat, in which was a paid up insurance policy for" a large amount, suddenly went overboard, JV'id defied all the efforts q£ ptylesf and baat hooks to recover" it. Sonje years la^er Mr Mefctorback, plying his rod somewljere o'f3f the £oas£ of 'fcJQuth America, caught a bjg fish,*and fQuiJd'in; side it-—what'do you think? —nothing loss than the missing insurance policy ( Thiere seems to have been something about fl'fs that impressed Mr Metterback with, tl*e notion that he was cut out for the insurance [ business. He went into it, and is now a very wealthy man with a penchant for con y^vijplifcy, material comforts, and—fish stories.' The best medicine kaow^ig &ANl)EEand SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRA^/ its eminent powerful effects in coughs, coldV, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and •isi(Ue^l syndicates all over the globe are its jpafo 1 ons, Ijead $&'q&aiql reports that accom pany eacty fyottle. Mosler, ty.lf, Pjrcfessor U«iy<s?sii.y, Griefswald, repovts .:' ■— %he KuGalypti Extract proved in'agnji^ce^tly suc cessful in vgpy ,WYW? coijtus^ons, bruises, sptaina, wounds, scajdjugs, rOjs/aijd limbs. ("Medical Journal," In diseases of the kidneys, either acjfcjiye cqu gestion or suppression, (nrojmai) or albu'ni, nuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing •will, equal in its action Eucalypti Extract. Doses syp to six drops. Mosler, M.1)., Professor, Uiiivtivftity, Griefswald, reports :—Diphthe ria. Tonsils (j&Hti&uadly coherent presenting ulcers with white exiidants, L'uped in four- I teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. 'M-tliiiyvfy College of Physicians and Sxirgeons, St, I Louis—Scii'rhus of Breast—Excision Kuea lypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat" 6y disGQl^ra^ivn. Ciu'ed in fourteen days' -•Adyt ' ' 4 Kinjan Ifyslof), and Co.;s f■ liq.s&maj. '' Ceylou tmd jtudian fca*? are direct ft,om the Tea Platj.taj;.ioi)«,---'(A'jyh,) J Teas free from any excess of a^tringejjcy ; South British Tea Company's purebieudti ] All store eepers. .. | Ask for Ninian Hyslop, and Co. s * Imperial " newseasonsPureCeylon and I djw S^qpial vgjijes,—j(Advt,)

FARM NOTES.

The drought is being severely-, felt by sottlers who are not served .by wafer races, and water for household use and for cattle has, in many cases, to be carted. The dry weather, however, has been all in favour cf sheep, which have, fattened well, and prices having been good, stocks have boon reduced to a" minimum, and low contain very few beyond the breeding ewes. Great anxiety is felt for genial weather to bring on the glass now that lambing is beginning. Pastures- in the history of the district |. have never before been so bare. Early tsowh .gr;iii crops look well, and the 1, cessation of the sharp frosts that have [ prevailed so long has enabled good pro gress to be made with ppriug sowing.

1 The drought is being severely felt throughout; the Waimate county. Growth is almost at a standstill for want of rain, and if rain does not fall soon it will be a very serious matter indeed. Water is very scarce everywhere, and the watering of stock can only be done by driving them a considetable distance. In some in stances settlers have no water at all on their holdings, and have to depend on their neighbours for a supply.

TII3 Department of Agriculture of New South Wiles has issued a pamphlet on pigs-

The lambing season has commenced generally all over the Wellington province, and the reports, as a rule, are very satis factory.

It will be good news to New Zealand butter exporters to leani that in Samoa it is fast driving out the Danish imported article, and now, owing to better packing, it is fetching a retail price of 2s per lb. The Taranaki Agricultural Society, in I a letter to the Minister of Lands, recom mends that Mr Sawers, the Government dairy expert, should spend the whole of his time in the North Island during the coming season. The condition of agriculture in England is indicated by the fact that the returns 1 for 1890 show that 4,852,225 acres are occupied and farmed by the owners, that hundreds of farms are let at rents that do not pay 5 percent, upon the buildings, fences, drains, &c, and that plenty of land is let for the amount, of the tithe tax alone'; also that thousands of acres are unlet, with owners only too willing to [ take any tenant.

The crop of lambs is an unusually heavy one this season in most districts in Eng land. Pairs are pretty general, while numerous instances of triplets and even quadruplets are reported. In the.Shrop shire flock of the Duke of Devonshire, on tho Holker home farm, 296 ewes have 436 living lambs, 140 doubles, and 156 singles. At the home farm of the Earl of Beciive, at Uhderley, 94 halfbred Cheviot and Border Leicester ewes have produced 150 living lambs, six triplets, 16 singles, and the rest doubles by Shropshire rams. In many other cases tha proportion of lambs to ewes has been equally marked.

; The Canadian experimental farms are becoming more appreciated every year by the Canadian agricultural community. It is said that the number of sarnplea of seed sent to be tested as to vitality and germi nating power for the first three months of the present year numbered 2804, as against 1250 tested durina; the whole of last yeiir. These samples are carried through the post free of charge, and no charge is made by the Government for the tests. Considerable success has also at tended the efforts of the department in getting the farmers to try mew varieties of grain. Up to the middle of last month no less than 5386 sample bags of grain .('wheat}, barley, and oats), containg 31b each, were distributed in the different parts of the Dominion.

" Better times for farmers " is the title of a chapter in the May report of the statistician of the American Department of Agriculture. The prices of maize and oats, Mr Dodge says, are—or were in May —100 per cent, higher than they were a year before, while those of wheat wenl greatly increased, and those of cattle had advanced.24 per cent, to 34 per cent., accordingly to quality. First, he say 3, a bad season cut down the crops of maize and oats, ana eliminated a surplus which had reduced prices below the cost of pro duction. Next, two years of under average wheat production in the world reduced stocks ; and now the unfavorable prospects in Europe make it probable that prices will be high during the season. Cattle in the United States, too, have become comparatively scarce, through liberal exports and the sale of cows by men who were, disgusted with the p,oor returns of breeding. But if, as Mr Dodge certainly has reason to believe, farmers in Aiueriea wj.ll get better prices fqr their products this year,, if not longer, jihan they have pfytainec} during several recent years, farmers jn othep pountries must share in phe advantage.

Although the law authprjsing tl)p ior mation of co-operative agricultural asso ciations in France was only passed a few years ago, there are now established no fewer than 910 of these associations, with a membership pf 40,0,000. Some of the small peasant cultivators, stand aloof, der terred by the annual payment of a s.ma{] subscription. In many parts of the gountry, however, the peasants appreciate advantages of co-opsration, evidence | of' whiph, h,as been, collected by M, ' Bernard and otfjei'd, The objects, pro posed in the constitutions of syndicates are thus classified by M. Bernard : —1. Study and defence of common interests. 2, Suppression of middlemen in making purchases. 3. Suppression of middle men in making" sales. 4. Agricultural fjredjb and mutual credit. 5. Arbitration in pla,ve o£ Jigitatjk)n, 6. Mutual insur ance against morjbality among fftrm animals. ' 7. J^utual aid and '§tfner* annuftt£on allowances.. 8. Promotion of agricultural progress hy propasjandisn) and practical measures.' Goinparat'iyely few of the syndicates ai present embrace the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh of these objects, and those which deal with the sale of their members' products are not nearly as numerous as those which engage in .90- operative purchases.

Amongst-, other movements in the dirge: tion of laud settlement (says n Victorian journalist) the Queensland Minister of Agriculture has caused inquiries to be n*a<lp of the leading sugar planters of the colony as to whether- $nd upon ''what terms they would be prepare^ to out up, their plantations into small farms, either for Jease or sale outright, with tho vjew of inducing ag^iculjfcur^ts of limited means to djregi their ajilentfon t# sugar Replies have reaghed the ttepartinetft fiom various parts of the colony bijt more; especially from Mackay. The Colonial Sugar Refining Company in that district have intimated their willingness to lease small areas on a five years' tenure at 5s peu scrg for cleared and stumped land, and Is per acre for uncultivated land, equiva lent to 5 per cent on the purohasing pripe. They will cut u'p^ their lauds into 00 aore blocks, and endeavour to give eaolv 27 acres cleared and'the same area of un cuitiya^3 or dispose elf it a 6 an up- price' of §£{ .and $j. v^ectiVely per acre. Horses'' an<jt iinplemfentii will 'lie sfll^'to the tenauis on' favouralile tetms, ( and when tiie apj^iganfas are men df trust- ' worthy repute special' ai'raiigeijjejjts will | be made for the supply of rations for the first; year ? and to provide galvanised iron <

I ior thoir houses. Tho cine grown will ho I purchasod.-aHTie current terms ruling in the district^/*T)n the other hand, "the fanner haa-^ to enter into a five yearn' agreement to crow nothing but sugar, and not to erect ;i store, public house, or any Jjusiness-prcmisiis without the permission 'of the company. The success of the scheme was pronounced fr.un the first. Immediately upon the publication of the terms ottered hy the company the. sugar lands in tiie Mackay Histricfc were rushed by small fanners. Two thousand aires have already been leaded, and the outlook is so promising that a new mill, with a crushing power of 15,000 tons is likely to be erected before next season. It has been plainly shown by the small capital ists of the colony that they are not only willing, but anxious, to go upon the land, if they are only given a practical chance.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington- August 5. The Council met at 2.30. THB LABOK BILLS. A number of petitions were presented in favor of the Shop Hours Bill. The Committee on the Employers' Liability Bill recommended that the Bill be allowed to proceed with amendments. INSURANCE BONUSES. In reply to a question, Mr Buckley said fchafc bonuses to policy-holders of Government Life Insurance would be paid shortly. BANKRUPTCY BILL. A Select Committee was appointed to consider the Bankruptcy Bill. SECOND READING. The Auctioneers' Bill was read a second time.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

August 5.  The House met at 2.30. SfoCOiSD IIEAI'JNG. The Auckland Electric Lighting Bill was read a second time. QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, it was statec tlrnt some alteration would be made in the quarantine regulations relating to/the admission of dogs into the colony, and the matter had been referred to the Stock Committee; that the licensing question would receive every possible attention during the recess. NEW I'LYMOUTH lEONSAND, Mr E. M. Smith gave notice to move, on going into Committee of Supply— "That in the opinion o; this 'House, Government should appoint a Royal Commission, with power to spend £3600 in the trial of the ironsand and iron ores of New Plymouth, so as to ascertain whether they can be smelted, thereby enabling New Zealand to make iron and steel from its own ores." LAND AND I>COME ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr Richardson resumed the debate on the Land and Income Assessment Bill. He said the Bill was based on a con jecture as to the amount of revenue it would yield, and the most the Premier hoped for was that he would obtain as much money under it as he had done under the property tax. He referred at some length to the revenue which hf,d been obtained since the present Govern ment assumed office, and after a very careful consideration of the figures, he calculated there was an actual deficit for the last six months of £101,000. The present state of the colony did not warrant such a change as Government proposed on the incidence of taxation. Mr McKeuzie (Olufcha) complained that no light whatever had been thrown on the change proposed to be made in the system of taxation. He wished to lodge a final protest against this measure. It seemed to him that they were now dominated :>y the towns «[ the colony, and that being so it was essential that the country party should be formed for their own protection. The effect of the present Bill would bG to remove taxation from the shoulders of wealthy people in the cities and place it on the land, which would then have to pay an undue propor tion of taxation. The debate Avas interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. Mr C. H. Mills was in favor of Dr Newman's amendment, but thought it should be withdrawn now, so that it could be brought on again in committee. He could not agree with the last speaker that the proposed taxation would pre^s heavily on small farmers, and his reading of the Bill lead him to a different conclusion. Mr Buckland took exception to the Premier's remark's concerning Chambers Qf Commerce.. As to the taxation proposals, he thought this new system would prove no better than the property tax, and he would record his vote against the Bill. Sir John Hall only wished to refer to one or two points in the Bill. The powers given to Government by the clause providing for secrecy under the income tax would render that impost extremely- unpopular. A Jittle more information might have been given as to exemption. He could not see why a man who invested his capital in improvements should be taxed so much more heavily than a man investing in bank shares. Jit was said the reason land was singled out for such heavy taxation was in order to qbtain revenue ,' but if that was so, he a^ked « by Government proposed to throw away £40,000 by reducing the postage rates, a proposition that would be opposed by ninfctenths of the people in the colony. Mr W, P, Reeves said he did not think the people of this colony would care f the American system of collecting the Income tax, and he imagined the Trea surer would rather run the risk of losing a certain amount of revenue than put that system in force hero. He was alad to hear Mr Bryce say that the Income tax was a good revenue tax, and wa& always to be relied on in that respect. Ass to fraud, any heavy tax always led to fraudulent •practic.e. ! 'He, denied ahsq- Jufcely. that because Government were WQf|fpig up, the land tax pufre and/ simple, ilt meant {ihaf fhsy wqrking it)' a single tax. There'were things in tf)e Bill perfectly unreeoncilahle with a single tax, and it was unfair to assume that Go., yernment were tending towards that tax, He explained, with reference to incomes derived from live stock, that they would Xjiop be jtaxed, but incomes derived from dealings' in stock WQJjW De liable to taxa tion. As to Dr Newman's' amendment, Government were not going to allow vc red herring to be drawn across the scehfc, and they 1 could not consent to 1 have their Jjojicy" traversed in that manner. Go •Vernnie.n^ woujit} gisre every facility for discussing the absentee tax in Committee, but they wished' to "get 'their.Land! and Income ' Bill into Committee without b,eing' jmcuiYfberetl by 'Dr Newman's amendment. .He, pointed out that" Mr Richardson in drawing the attention of the Hoftse to the alarming falling off in the revenue to the extent of #42,000, for tjie first three months of the present yeiar, had omitted to state .that the : fourth month's return lessened the decrease to £13,000 instead of £42,000. He denied that the present Bill was revolutionary in character, 1 and saiif it: would now be aegn , whether those who ha 4 clamoured so loudly against the property tax 1 would be ,true to their colours. '.. : Mr M^filntiosh 1 supported the Bill. I Mr SaundtnV thought that faQtqrjcs and j mndhinery ought toiescape taxation, and what jbhe Government, should attempt to' tax away was the habit of'the people of crowding into the towns,'wh*ch was*one of

lha g rcifce.se curses fro tha colony. He would suppmt the (Jill in a friendly | spirit. Mr G. Hutchison snid that the Bill to his mind was the greatest effort at pro phecy that had ever been brought before the House, as it assumed that certain re sults would fallow its introduction. Mini ster.s themselves had no idea what those result* would be. He asked why native lands were exempt from the operation of this Ac L, and held that (.hose lands should couliihute to the taxation of the country. Hs belief was that, the proposed taxation would not obtain the necessary revenue, nor would ie meet the requirements of the country. His belief was that the pro posed taxation would not obtain the' j necessary revenue, nor would it meet the i requirements of the country, and he asserted that if those proposals had been before the country in December last they would not now be promulgated from the Ministerial bench. It might be said that in opposing the Bill he was deserting h ■ party. He had not done so. The opinions he had jusfc expressed were the S!ime as those he had always held. Mr fehera spoke in support of the amendment re the exemption of all im provements and the abolition of the re duction of £500 proposed in certain cases, which he intended to move in Com mittee. Mr Blake said his vote depended on what the Premier had to say in replying. Mr Duthie moved the adjournment of the debate. The House rose at 1.10.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY

(Before 0. A. Wrav, 8.M.) Civil Cases—John Orr and Co. v ML Brick, £13 Us—-judgment for plaintiffs with costs, payment to be'madeby monthly instalments of 30s. Orr and Co. v Hyde, £2 6s sd—judgment for plaintiffs by de fault.

Addington Stock Market

Christchukch, August 5. Stork Sheep—About 2500 were yarded, principally crossbred ewes in lamb, for which there was a good demand. Young sound mouthed ewes and 500 two-tooths brought, 15s to 15s 6d ; mixed ages, 9s 6d to Ila 6d ; crossbred hoggets, 10s 6d to 10s lid; merino wethers, 6s lid. Fat Shkkp—There was a smaller entry than'has been in the yards for the last three weeks, and the quality of the bulk was decidedly inferior. Best crossbred wethers and maiden ewes sold at 18s to 225, lighter sheep in proportion. There was a good mnuber of merinos which sold at 9s and upwards, according to quality. Fat Cattle —178 head were yarded. Best bullocks brought- £(j g s to £8 2s 6d, and heifers, £6 to X>7 17s 6d ; fat cows met with a better market. Stoke Cattle — The entry showed a decided improvement. Yearlings brought 17s to 22s ; yeai>aud-a-half olds averaged 28s to 30s ; half-fat bullocks sold fairly well, up to £4 19s being obtained for them ; nice dairy cows and springers changed hands at £5 15s to £6 ss. : Pius—About 320 were yarded. Except for the best quality of baconers and porkers the demand was somewhat slacker than recently. Good, handy-sized bacon pigs sold at 30s to 39s 6d.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE.

The question of imparting technical instruction in agriculture to school boys has been exercising the minds of many leading men at Home, and their opinions on the subject are quote \in the English papers. Among others Professor Huxley has been questioned on the subject, and his views as read to a meeting of a local agricultural society are worthy of the consideration of those who take an interest in the subject here. " I am afraid," he wrote, " that my opinion upon the subject of your enquiry is worth very little, my ignorance of practical agriculture being profound. However, there are some general prin ciples which apply to all technical training. The first of these, I think, is that practice is to be learned only by practice. The farmer must be made by thorough farm work. I believe I might be able to give you a fair account of a bean plant, and of the manner and condition of its growth; but if I were to try to raise a crop of beans your club would probably laugh con sumedly at the result. I believe that you practical people would be all the better for the''scientific knowledge which does not enable me to grown beans. It would keep you from, attempting hopeless expe,riinensSj and vvouid enable you to take advantr age of the innumerable hints which Pame Nature gives to people who live |n direct contact with things. Ah 4 this leads me to, the general principle which I think applies to all technical teaching qf school boys and sohooi girls, and that is that they should be lerl from the .observation of the commonest facts to general scientific truths. If I were called upon to frame a course of elementary instruction preparatory to agriculture, I am not sure that I should attempt chemistry, or botany, or physiology, or geology as such. It is a method fraught with danger of spending too much time and j attention on abstraction and theories, I on words and notions, instead of things. The history of a bean, of a grain of wheat, of a turnip, of a sheep* of a pig, or of a cow, properly treated—with the introduction of the elements of chemistry, physiology, and so on as they pome jn—would give all the elementary science tyhicfr'fis needed |6r the comprehension of. the processes of agriculture in a fqrm easily assimilated, by the youthful mind, whioh loathes anything in the shape of long words and abstract notions: and small blame to it! lam afraid that I shall not have helped you very much ; but I believe that -ray suggestions, rough as they; are, are in the right direction." Sdnrie such course of teaching k required 1 in our primary schools', io be followed, if the circuinstknees of the scholar render it desirable, by a more advanced c6urse in the high schools or |t the $chqoi of Agric^ltfure,^ |t 0 a fallacy to suppose'" that the, knowledge that would thus be communicated would bj6 usejess except to ttyqse who might b,e hejrs apparent .tg farms, or whose parents might d,es.tirie them to a country life, Those who had no present apparent destiny beyond that of farm laborers would profit by the instruc tion. The Oamaru district is as well farmed as any part of Few Zealand, and there tjie farmers complain of not jyjng able' to'; obtain agricul tural laborers. A leading larmer afc a recent meeting of the North Qtago Agricultural and Pastoral Association l^bved |hat the Government be asked to place a sum on the estimates 1 for the purpose of introducing "agricultuyal fefyoreps of tip right s^mp—meaning,

we presume, men who had been thoroughly trained in farm work at Home With so many young men, sons of farmers, farm laborers and even town workers, growing up in this country, our best plan is to give them a knowledge of the elements of agricul ture—the nature of seeds and plants, the effects of the various "chemicals con tained in manures, and so on. The practical, manual work of the farm will soon be learnt, and the store of technical knowledge will be constantly added to by the exercise of the habits of observation which were awakened in the early stages of study. The de sideratum is, as Professor Huxley says, not a knowledge nf long names, but of the laws of nature and science by which agriculture is governed. We will then have lads leaving school pre pared to deal intelligently with agri cultural work, and fitted to make the best class of farm workers and ulti mately farm owners. "• Knowledge is power" no less in the case of the labourer than in that of the land owner.

POLITICAL.

(FROM OUR PAttLIAMENTARY CORItES poxoent).

Wellington, August 5. ELECTRIC LIGHT. Th« first item on the order paper to day was another Electric Light Bill, this time brought forward by Mr Shera, who apologised for wearying the House with electricity, and concluded by saying, as the light was to be given to Christchurch and Wellington, "Let there be light " in Auckland also (laughter). To tfie dis may of the House, Mr T. Thompson op posed the Bill and argument followed ; the hearts quaked at the prospect of another discussion, Several members had their say, and Mr Fisher raised a laugh by remarking that the Auckland people had yet to meeb a certain clever old gftufclemau named De Castro. Tlien ensued recriminations between the three Wellington members. The House laughed wearily and the second reading was carried by 15. The frequent ex hibition by two Wellington members of soreness after De Castro's castigation pro voked no end of merriment. BUNYAN AND OKFOR. The questions interval was not alto gether uninteresting. Parata's question whether Government would place a sum on the Estimates to cover the cost of printing in Maori the "Pilgrim's Pro gress " and "Robinson Crusoe" evoked the interesting fact, that the two great works were rapidly dying out. Sir Georg3 Grey, many yeais ago, had them tran slate:! into Maori, with the idea of Defoe's immortal tale and Bunya'n's in imitable allegory being preserved in the Maori tongue. TIMARU A. AM) P. ASSOCIATION. Mr Rhodes' question - c letters from the Timaru A. and P. Association elicited the fact that one letter traversed the whole of the policy of Government, and Mr McKenzie did not know, without consult ing his colleagues, how to answer it. This evoked great laughter. THE HINEMOA QUESTION. Mr C. H. Mills made a feeling speech on behalf of a poor man who had his leg broken at the wharf when the Hinemo.^ was going away on Saturday, and the Minister was applauded when he said Government was paying his expenses, and when he came out of the hospital would find the man work, though accepting no responsibility for the accidents -

TELEGRAPHIC.

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, THE REV. MR SPURGEON. Lonpon, August 4. The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is gradu ally improving. THE FORESTERS. The High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters opened to-day. The number of members was reported to be 700,000. and the assets of the. order £15,000,000. The funds in hand ara £4,000,000, and the actuarial solvency 17s 4d in the £. The delegates were accorded a splendid reception, at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of London, THE GORDON BOYS'HOME, In a letter to the « tjaity Telegraph' Lord Tennyson makes an appeal for. £40,000 in aid of the Gordon Boys' Home. THE LEEDS MURDER. Judge Qrantham sentenced JV^r-a Turner, toother of falter Turner, %he L.eeds murderer, to penal servitude for life on the grounds that she was acces sory after the fact because she shielded her son after the murder. The terrible severity of the sentence caused a loud outcry, and the press were unanimous in a scathing condemnation of the Judge. The result is that the sentence has now been altered to twelve months' imprisonment. " Reynolds' News paper " contrasted the conduct of Mrs Turner with that of the Prince of Wales in shielding Sir W. Gordon- Gumming. The matter was brought up in the House of Commons, but Mr Goscheri refused to Waste time in debating a motion on the subject. THE PRINCE OF NAPLES. London, Augusts. The Queen has created the Prince of Naples, whose visit is highly popular in'^England^ a Knight of \he -tfjciljjj noble Order ofi the Garter, FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE. The marriage of Viscount Cantelupe, eldest son of the Earl of Delawarr, to the Hon. Muriel A. Brassey, second daughter of Lord Brassey, was cele brated to-day. THE VICTORIAN MOUNTED RIFLES. A team of Victorian Mounted Rifle mem have secured severatpri'zfs at 'the military tpurnanlent at Uxbrilge. '* 1 ■; ;k;f#;4$FAiRV '' ]V|r John ijllkjn' c|ecjaVgs t^at all e.ffqrts to cepair tye breach |n the ranks of |he Irish party l^ave failed. ' OBITUARY, ' The Earl of Dartmouth is dead • aged 68. ' THE INDIAN BUDGET. The Indian budget shows a surplus of 3,500,000 rupees. CHINA AND FOREIGNERS. %he British Consul afc l^oo C.how deiiies that 'trouble' is immiiient in" China, and in his despatch declares that the protection of' foreigners is inade quate, ' " ' > .. ii • T» ■-■■('( KIISSIA AND EIIANCE. The St. Petersburg C9n*espon(Jei|t qf

THR ABHBUBTQJN GUARDIAN, THURSDAY. AUGUBT 6, 1891



Wauled. CASH Advertisements under oh:s headiner not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be . li*a at this Office. WANTED Known.— k line of White Blankets to be sold at 5s lid per pair. —H. C. Skgers, Mcl ford House. TO I Jiir Ladies Journal for August now in. Wealth and want. Suldiera Three. Wee Willie Winkie. Under the Deodars.—H.M.Jones. "VTEW Stock of Midget Frames ; JIN chaste and pretty designs, single and double.-H. M. Jones /""I ENERAL Meeting Ashburton Cycling \JC Club, Friday next, 8 o'clock, in Secretary's holism, Moore Street.—C. Moss, Secretary. 8 24 \ I/"ANTED— Cottage about five rooms, V V with paddoc kai id stab! epi eferred ; within I?, mile of Ash burton. Apply T. E. WAlton, Box 68* P. 0., Ashburton. ; 8 23 ~T~CE Cream off. Cough drops on. Un- JL doubtedly the best. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. WANTED Known.—Call and secure bargains of Winter Drapery ttfc the Great Sale at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." W~~ ANTED Known-Girls' BooS~2s lid, Ladies' French Shoes 3s ] Id, Gents' Shoes 6d ; at Andreav Orr's Cheap Sale. 6 214 B FINEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest an Luna Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ashburton. ~ i "XNTED~known—S.~W. Alcorn v * will feel obliged if all accounts owing are paid within fourteen days. WANTED Known. —Blankets and Flannels great bargains at Andrew Orr s. _ WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Ai-corn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. W" "ANTED Known.—Great" Clearing Sale at "The Corner" of Drapery, Clothing, and Boots.—W. H. Collibr. __ WANTED Known—ln consequence of the inconvenience to Customers by the rebuilding of our shop front, we have determind to give some very cheap hies.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANIED, every man in the district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats in great variety.—Andrew Orr. WANTED KNOWN ,—lf you have the Cash, you can save about 6s in every Pound, by buying your Jackets. Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, <fee, at S. W. Alcorn & Co.'s Clearing Sale. 6_36______ . /I LORIOUS News.—Just purchased a \JC Dunedin Warehouseman's Stock of 90 Pieces French Cashmeres and Merinos at less than half price. Will be sold during the cheap sale at Is 10|d ; regular price 3s 9d. —Andrew Orr. WANTED Known. — Have secured a Special Line of Cashmeres to be sacrificed at Is per yard. Colours— Navy, Maroon, Grenat, Brown, Myrtle, &c— H. C. Segers, Melford Hou«e. WANTED Known.—That if you want real good wearing boots, to keep your feet dry, you can get them in great variety at .John Moison's, the expert Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East Street 6 73 WANTED Known.—That for quality, assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boots. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Okr. 10 Meet the Times.—l am supplying Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years. Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection invited.— J. W. Hakdlkv, Eas street. 6+201 U! ANTKD Known.—l have a large stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept in sjtock.—J. W. Hardley, East • _treet l _ 6|202 WANTED Known—H, Dudley wi^l sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s 6a per foot. — H. Dudley, Mooro Street, 6§54 DOUBLE Blankets, and through m;s. understanding double quantity sent from Mill. Have reduced the price os per pair. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings, ~ 6 IH /^iHEAP READING for all Classes — \,J Hundreds of Back Numbers of Monthly and Quarterly Periodicals at Half Price. Several voluraeh of Standard Works at Cost Price to reduce our Large Stock. Photo and Scrap Albums, Photp Frames. — L. F. Andrewbs & C 0,,, Stationers' Hall. GQ >^ $ 7k . o h ' o is! H O 3 — fl W i—' h fl p 1' i 2 1 v Li /pysfc SI H * W % H I tS W P & 0 H , | Z Minhll Hysiop, and los " In,perial" Pure Ceyioa aiyj Tndian Tea« are the best in the market. -=/Ady£.) True economy. To purchase Couiiies^ Tea for two shillings. Freo from any ex gees of astringency



SPLENDID EATING POTATOES. T HREE SHILLINGS n Bag, in Store 1 o^ 30s a ton delivered. +128 D. THOMAS. ASdBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. fIiHE last Inglesido (Fancy Dress) o: JL tiie season will be held on B'RIDAY 14th of August, in the Oddfellows' Hall [ at 8 p.m. f Members admitted as usual. Is on members—Adults,.., Double ticket, 5s . Gentlemen single, 4s ; Ladies, 2s. Liberal refreshments provided. J. SEALY, 7 183 Hoii. Sec. THE ART NEEDLEWORK ANI EvNCY KKPOSITORY, / CONTAINS the Latest Novelties ii \J Fancy and Artistic Needlework direc from Homu In addition to the above Mrs Adams Has opened special Lines in APRONS PINAFORES, Ladies', Children's anc I Infants'CLOTHING. i SOCKS and STOCKINGS knitted bj latest in-proved Knitting Machine. Age«t for Mesdames Weigel anc Butterick's cut paper patterns, and foi the Eclipse Dye Works. Registry Ofne< for Servants. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON* "MoNiUY JO LENIT" TI/TONEY to Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgasre of FREE HOI/D PROPERTY, in sums of .£IOO TO^£sooo ?or further particulars apply to thi Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office, Christchurch. WILLIAM (~\ ARDNER, ILLIAM IJTARDNER, GRAHAMS ROAD, T I N W A H, I>. —HAS FOR SALE— FOREST Sc irJEfcTXH? IN GREAT VARIETF. PLANTING DONE AS USUAL. Also )ii Hand Ciioice Cabbage Plants Now ready for Planting Out. 7§B ' ASHBURTON FINANCE"! AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, |^ASH ADVANCES made on LIVI and DEAD STOCK, MORTGAGES AGRICULTURAL LIENS, and othe; SECURITIES. Office. - Corner of the Arcade anc Tancred Street. WM. HORNE, 8 17 Manager. Don't Reid This. Boots. Boots. Boots GOOD NEWS FOR ASHBURTON. J. BISHOP BEGS to inform the Public of Asli burton and district that he ha opened the shop at the corner of East an< Moore Streets with the largest and bes selected stock of B >ots and Shoes i Canterbury. The goods were personally selected bj him from the very best manufacturers ir England at a large discount for Cash. If you want the best Boots in Ash burton for the least money come to thi Direct Importer and you will get them. COME IF YOU WANT CHEAPNESS COME IF YOU WANT QUALITY Don't Hesitate Ibnt Conic Rijyjlit Away. SEE WINDOWS FOR EXTRA ORDINARY VALUE. THE SHOP WILL BE OPEN FROM Tuesday, July 28. 7§l3C WITH-TEETH jV'.THQUT'TEE.Tk CHRISrOKGJROH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Oasliel and High streets. O MYERS AND /~10. b. JVL Go SURGEON DENTIST, And at Dunedin anl Westport, iTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD Vy at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that v. re guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set —Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al .-nost immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements car. be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE J*AS several tunes daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly j uainless and positively safe. Fee for Administration ss. Extraction, 2a Gd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at owe t rates



Public Notices, TEE STANDARD ITire & M-ftrlfrie Insurance Company OF NEW ZEALAND. With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. CAPITAL—£I,OOO,OOO—STERLING. FIRE and Marine. Risks accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise; also Crop, Stack, and Machine Ri^ks at Lowest Rates of Premium. Fidelity of Persons Holding Situa tions of Trust Guarantee!*. ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. ROBERT ALCORN, Agent, 114 Saundera' Buildings, Ashburton. THE ASHBURTON W fCUITOHE J£gl wjimiiQiiu OF PICKFORD & UNDRILL In Tanered Street IS replete with Superior Furniture in •the newest designs, made from well seasoned New Zealand and imported Timbers. Carpets, Mattings, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs, and Door Mats of superior quality and great variety in stock. FURNITURE made to order in any design, and warranted to give satisfaction. A good selection of Cretonnes, Tapes tries, and Leathers for Upholstering. Suites, Chairs, Couches, «fee, always on hand. BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, Buyers, please call an-linspect our Large and Choice Stocks. Venetian Blinds made and repaired with promptitude. 6|Bl T. G. RUSSELL, BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, CM IIISTCJK t; XCII. Branch' Office—East Street, ASIIBVBTOI (Near H. Zander's.) 6 157 THE MERCANTILE FINANCE AND AGENCY COMPANY (Limited OF CHRISTCHURCH. Incorporated uuder the Provisions of the Companies Act, 1882. Registered Office— MORTEN'S BUILDINGS, CHRISTCHURCH. fTIH TS Company is prepared to advance L money on Freehold Property, in Large or Small Sums, at Current Rates of Interest; a!so, upon the Security of Bi!ln of Sale, Mortgages («f Stock, Wool and Agricultural Liens, and Personal Property generally. For further particulars, apply to T. G. RUSSELL, Solicitor, Christehurch, Or to the Branch Office of the Company, Bast Street, ASHBURTON. 18(3 Trees. Trees. fl I>HE*un<lersigned has much pleasure in I offering a large stock of the follow ing trees, plants, etc., which are now ready for planting:—Apples are all twice gratted on blight proof stocks and guaranteed to keep clear of the woolh *pliis blight on roots. Apples, Apricos, Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Quinces of all leading varities ; Gooso berries and Currants ; Grape-Vines of tht best varieties. Pinus Insignis, 1 and 2 year old, Larch 1, 2, and 3-year-old, Pinus Larieis, Abies White. Spruce, Norway Spruce, Menziesii; also 100,00 C Macrocarpa 1 year, a grand line ; and 30,000 2 years transplanted, the best in the district. Come and see for yourselves. All kinds of ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Jas mines, Honeysuckles, Araucaria Im bricata, etc. Also the newest and leading varieties in Chrysanthemums. KB. Ordewmay be left with Mr W. C. Davis or Mr R. Alcorn, East street. All ordets by post shall receive my prompt Attention. Catalogues on applicationl TAMES PORTER, Clifton Nursery, Allenton, Ashburton, HEW BUSINESS, NEW MANAGEMENT, NEW GOODS, A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED. J AMES J\j_cGREGOR, Has Opened a Tobacconist's Shop in Orr's Buildings, East Street, with a LARGE and VABIED ASSORT MENT of NEW GOODS, comprising Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigars, Cigarettes, and Smokers' i-equisites generally. Note, —This is net a Ten or Twelve years' collection of antiquated odds and ends, the balance of an old stock. The HAIR-DRESSING SALOON is without doubt the best appointed in South Canterbury YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. James McGregor, §127 Orr's Building 3, East Street. CIGAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. HARRY FRIEDLAJSDER has re ceived a large consignment of New Goods iv all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for the hearty support accorded to him since recommencing Business, would take this opportunity to inryiiMß inrnvxcMHon Every kind of Tobacco known to users of the weed of the very best quality pro curable in the American Markets. A full Scock of Pipes to suit ©very taste, and an abundant supply of Smokers' Requisites. CIGARS of the rery best Brands ; also CIGARETTES of every description, in cluding the latest " Temple Bar." it aiujbwjess i uro Is Practised in our Saloon as an Art, and Ladies and Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an ab Professor are at their service. Examination of our samples of Hair ork will bear out this statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS BU COIF£URE EAST STREET.