BIRTH.

Wilson--On 20lh inst., the wife of Thomas Wilson, Allenton, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1891. LAND ENDOWMENTS.

Among other proposals with refer ence io Lund m.-icle during the last sesdori was one that the control of all endowments of land for educational purposes should bo vested m the Minister of Ltv.ds. The object of the proposal evidently is to bring the edu cational reserves under the provisions of the Land Laws that may from time ] to tinie be m force, and thus secure as ! niuch uniformity as possible m the mode oi dealing with the land. This is a very important question, and must have careful consideration along with the other provisions of the temporarily rejected Land Bill. It is notorious that the educational land endowments are m many cases not managed j?o well by the nominated Commissioners as they should be, but there is a doubt as to whether the Lands Depart ment is the best; substitute for the Comrcissioners. "It seems to us that the whol« system of quasi-public en dowments requires investigation. Many of those made for religious or denominational purposes m the early days of the settlement of the Colony, especially thoise m the North Island, are said to have been diverted from the object for which they were originally set aside ; m fact it is said that some of the objects for which endowments of land were set aside have ceased to exist or never have existed. The en dowments made by the Canterbury and Otago colonising companies are m a somewhat different position to those made by the State, and there is little to complain of m respect to their man agement. Their denominational charac | ter may, however, lead to their being some day assailed and their benefits extended, to the community as a whole. Covetous eyes have long been cast upon the Canterbury College endow ments m particular. The subject has been frequently alluded to m Parlia ment and m the press, but no steps towards.■effecting a practical reform have been taken. It is a very im portant subject, and a difficult one to deal with, but it roust be taxen up sooner or later. Strict enquiry must be made into the management and position of all endowments which have been granted from the public estate, and where the altered circumstances of the colony demand it, the trusts upon which these endowments were origi nally granted must be varied and en larged without the slightest compunc tion, or attention to technicalities. The principle must be enforced that all such trusts must be administered for the best advantage of the public. English legislation m regard to eccle siastical trusts and endowments affords ample precedeut for such action, and it will have to be followed m this colony. All the public lands which have been alienated m trust must still be recog nised as subject to the control of Par liament, and held only to be adminis tered for the advantage of the people of the colony. When the purposes of the original trust are no longer neces sary m the public interest, owing to the altered circumstances of the colony, or they are mismanaged or misappro priated, then the colony is entitled to resume possession, and dedicate them to some new purpose of public useful ness. Trusts that are being devoted to the objects for which they were con stituted and endowed are m no danger of confiscation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

* . „ Two thousand people sleep m the Salva tion shelters m London every night. A home for friendless boys, and a home for salvation sailors are amongst General Booth's latest schemes. No less than 742 lost, stolen, or strayed, people, were traced m one year by the | hallelujah detectives engaged m the Salva -1 tion Army's Australian enquiry department. The Bishop of Nelson experienced another seizure on Thursday evening, and was un conscious for some time. He has rallied but is still very weak. , General Booth proposes to open up Western Australia to the Salvation Army, and possibly to start operations there m con nection with the Darkest England Scheme. The proposed new international head quarters m London of the Salvation Arnjy, will embrace halls to hold 1200, 3000, 5000, and 10,000 people, and also a Salvation Army Hotel, restaurant, and boarding house. It is understood that Messrs McArthur and Company have given notice that they intend to relinquish the land m Samoa which has so long formed the subject of litigation wifch Mr Cornwall. General Booth is preparing to provide the people of England with good wholesome food at fourpence a pound. It is to be something that looks like and tastes like coffee. Three hundred and forty-nine situations have been found for the men who passed through the Australian Salvation Army ppisoH #afe homes m twelve months ending May 31, wiiilfl ,<jjxty-six have been restored to their friends. Close upon a million cheap rae&Ui were supplied m six months m the various branches of the Salvation Army's social wing m England, and several of these branches were only opened for a part of that six months. Mr W. F. Sutton, of Hinds, informs us that he procured one ounce of strychnine jwhjfih he carefully mixed with about ten pounds vi wheat, and has picked up over 700 sujalji birds sfi)«£ he spread the poison, ttftd hie has iio dwbVtijafc ffupe than that nwuhpi'.ore dead. A bed of valuable cky has been discovered on the Salvation Army farm at Hadleigh, Essex, and the manufacture of bricks, til,^, drain pipe 3, and all sorts of torra eotUi goods i is to be commenced. Ten thousand tons of London dust to be delivered ou thefffn Jias been contracted for, from which every thing useful will be extracted. Ihe chiefs concerned m the recent troubles m Samoa have been arrested by the captain of the U.S. warship iroquojS; a/id it is believed that they will be deported tg Ttirious. Mataafa lias written to the throe (Consuls and the President, requiring to know whethpr it is by the desire of the Treaty Powers tliat the prisoners are to be deported. The Representation Commission nieb on Saturday, for the first time to adjust the electoral boundaries m view of the census. The Commissioners are Colonel Haultain, Mr Dobson, aijud Jfislop, with Mr f^ronabie, Property Tax Commissioner, and Mr Smith, Surveyor-General. True econonjy To purchase Counties Tea for two -shillings. jFi'«.e from any cx § »s of astriiigency, '

To-morrow being St. Michael's there will 1 be a celebration oi the Holy Communion m St. Stephen's Church at half past seven m the morning. The exhibition buildings m Melbourne havh been taken for all General Booth's j meetings, as the accommodation m the Town Hall, previously engaged, proved totally inadequate for the demand for tickets. ; Wn remind owners that entries for the < Horse Parade, t > be held next Saturday under the auspices of the Ashburton A. and P. Association, close to-morrow with the Secretary, Mr J. J. 0. Quane. Valuable dogs are being poipoueil m such j number, m and near Christclmrch, that a number of gentlemen m conjunction with tho Jfcw Zealand Kennel Club have raised a fund of £50 from which a reward is offered for information that may lead to the convic tion of -the poisoners. At a sale after the Oluistclnivch Horse Parade, Mr T. Tilson's Foreign Policy, by Lord Beaconsiield, was sold to Mr Kenneth Mclncosh, Rangiora, for 190 guine.ii and Mr T. Langleji'e Conqueror, for 100 guineas. The blood hosips were v good lot, Clviinshot being much fancied. Old Hornby was sold to Mr (Joi'iild Coward for 90 guineas, and a two-year-old by Vanguard, to Mr George King for 2_ guineas. At the Supreme Court at Dunedin, on Thursday, J, S. Strachau ?1 limed £300 damages for alleged slander, from W. A. Stout, solicitor. The alleged slander was that if plaintiff refused to _o away from the colony he would be branded us v felon. After hearing a good deal of evidence, Mr Fraser, who appeared for Straclian, aban doned the case, and a verdict was given for defendant. The parties are brothers-in law. General Booth luys undertaken to sweep the London streets of all the homeless poor before next winter, and to this end he asks for the causual wards, which are at present empty, and for the services of the police to drive the people m, so that iipon payment of a small charge they can have food, warmth, and shelter. If they have no money, the general would provide two or three hours work for them, so that they could earn sufficient for a night's lodging. To meet the requirements of those who wish to sow lime with turnips or other seeds Messrs P. and 1). Duncan have brought ou a set of revolving spoons which may be fitted to an ordinary grain drill, and which will take up turnip seed with one set of spoons while a larger set take up thfe. lime, delivering the two into a collector and down one spout to the ground. By this means, by the expenditure of £4t 10s, the fanner can temporarilyconverthis wheat drill intoa first class turnip and manure drill. Roumaniaissaid to be making great efforts to found a national industry, m order to emancipate herself from foreign supplies. For this purpose a law has been passed pro viding that every person who will establish iivthe country a factory worth at least 5000 frJtncs and employ twenty-five workmen daiiy for at least five mouths of the year, can set up his buildings on Crown property, ground being allotted to him on lease for ninety years. Further, such persons shall be exempted from all taxes for fifteen years, and their freights on railways are to be con siderably reduced. It is, moreover, enacted that all Government and municipal orders are first to be offered to Home factories. A meeting of the Central Board of Health was held m the Borough Chambers on Friday afternoon. All the districts were represented except Hampstead, who sent a memorandum objecting to the population basis of rating. The meeting decided to appoint the Mayor of Ashburton and Messrs McLean and Gates to wait upon the Hamp stead Board at a meeting to be called for the purpose, to consider this particular point. It was calculated that the work of the Board could be done at an annual cost of about £50 * Thursday's " Otigo Daily Times " says :-— By the s.s. Tekapo, which leaves for Mel bourne to-day, 60,00l>ft of Oamaru stone, representing about 3'JOO tons, have been shipped for use m the construction of the iiew corporation fish and produce market m Melbourne. The stone is from the Otekaike qua.-ry, about thirty miles from Oaniaru, ai}d Is not of the ordinary white color so well known m Oamaru stone, but is of a cream color," and is also, we understand, a good deal harder than the white stone. It is hoped that this is but the beginning of a large trade with Victoria m this class of stone, a trade which has for a considerable time past dwindled away through various causes. A very pleasing ceremony took place at Mr J. W. Hardiey's office on Saturday evening, when the workmen of the establish ment presented him with a splendid marble clock. On a silver plate attached to the clock, was engraved the following:—" Pre sented to Mr J. \V. Hardley by his workmen, on the occasion of his marriage, September 2, 1891. A token of esteem." {Here followed the names of the workmen). Mr \Y. J, Adams, made the presentation, after which Mr Hardlpy expressed his great plea.Bnre nt receiving sucli a splendid present,, which he would always prize, not so much for its intrinsic value, but as showing the good feeling existing among his workmen towards himself. The litigation m which the Napier Park Racing Club and Captain Russell were engaged has at last been settled by the Court of Appeal m favour of Captain Rus sell. The circumstances were peculiar. Captain Russell had a horse called Van Diaman which ran at one of the Club's meet ings, and finished first m a hack race, a horse named Vesper, owned by Mr Gooseman coming m second. The stakes were paid over to Captain Russell. Subsequently the owner of Vesper protested against the win ner on the ground that the animal was entered for the Wanganui Derby at the time the hack race was won, and the stewards upheld the decision calling upon Captain; Russell to refund the stakes. This he refuspcjl *° alleging both law and equity m support of his refusal, and litiga tion resulted which was continued m the Appeal Court. On Friday a decision was given m Captain RusseU's favour, and Captain Russell at once wired to the secre tary of Ihe Hawke's Bay Jockey Club stal ing that after deducting legal expenses he would hand over the balance to the fund for distressed jockeys.—H.B. "Herald." On Fii lay last the tablet provided by the members of the last Parliament to the memory of their deceased colleague, Mr Richard Turnbull, was erected m St Mary's Church, Tjmaru, The tablet, it will be remembered, was sent Romp for, the qrder being entrusted to Messrs Cox arid Buckley, of Hat ton Garden, London. It has been let m to the south wall, near the east end, and as nearly opposite as possible the pew formerly occupied by the deceased. The tablet is a polished brass plate, of oblong form with a Cqthic arch -extension above. In this a bold cross is 'puilinqd, e*nd the arched margin bears a simple ornament. The 1 upper corners of the plate contain simple conventional flower and leaf ornaments, and the sides of the plate show outlines of columns. The ornamentation, and the in scription (except the capitals m red) are m black, level with the bright-metal, and the whole tabl)t la? a very good appearance. The inscription is as follows:—"l.H.S. In memory of Richard Turnbull, born January 17, 1826, at Oxford, England; represented the jelpotoral district of Timaru m the House of 'Representatives, New Zea land, from July, 1878, tt| July, fBp(J; died afc Wellington' (during hjs attendance afc tip session of Parliament), July 17,.1H90, Tina tablet has been placed hero by his fellow members of the Legislature m token ot their esteem. 'The memory of the just is blessed."'—" Herald." Hollow ay's Pills.—-The ills of life are hicrpascd tenfold by the mode of life so many have to lead i njosfc especially is .this the case amongst the toilers m oup factories and huge workshops of the muuufaetuping dis tricts whose digestions become impaired and nervous systems debilitated by the protracted confinement and forced deprivation of healthy out-of-doors exercisa. The factory workers may almost be said to have diseases of their own, readily amenable, however, to treatment if not allowed to proceed un checked. Holloway'a Pills are the most effectual remedy ever discovered for the cure ofliyer au<J stomach complaints, as; they apts , sis rely bujb gentiyi r.egujathig the seeretiou* wjthoub m eakening-' the nerves ov interfering with'the daily work, *

Melbourne Echoes.

(FROM OUH COIUtESPOXDKNT.) September 8,1891. An echo of affright opens the sounds of the morning for while I write twenty four men arw clinging to tho wreck of the Fiji, which lies on n reefj two hundred yards from the shore off Motnlight Head, within five chains of tho spot whore twenty years ago the Marie Gabrielle went down. Tim Fiji had twenty-siz men on board and was plentifully sup plied with life buoys, but she missed stays I and Chine on a rock m deep wutor. Two of her men dived overboard. Ono had the life beaten cut of him m the wavob and one by good luck reached the land. Here six hours after, at nine on Sunday . morning, he was found delirious and naked close to where the cr*)W of tho Marie (jabriclle dropped one by one on tho scrub covered sand and died of exhaus tion. \ll the morning of to-day life boats have been ploughing their way to the rescue and the public wait with bated breath to know tho result. It is a long long pull from W.irrnainbool to Moonlight Head, and niiiny a weary mile from Qjueenscliff, whence the Lady Loch started at two this morning. Now that v new disaster has drawn-attention to Ihe subject, we shall probably try to light that long stretch of iron bound coast. The salo of tho late Dr Beaney's pic tures and diamonds attracted an enov- ' inous crowd of people to his late resi dence, Cromwell House, this morn-' ing. Evidently tho majority went out of curiosity as the place was like an ant hill, people going m and no one coining out, as fast at possible. Xhere was really nothing to be seen that is not on view m most of the shop windows eveiy clay, although tho ejaculations of some of the sightseers were very amus ing. Certainly no taste had been; dis played m the selection of the goods; every thing is vulgarly expensive and nothing matches' anything it should'have balanced. The carpets are the best things there, and they do not harmonise with" any of: the furniture. The pictures are the sort usually found m a second rale boarding house In iact the cabinet of surgical instruments was the. only thing Avorth seeing, and yet the majority <i the sightseers seemed pleased with the gaudy splendour and heterogeneous massiug of incongruous articles. Tne silver and glass attracted a deal of atten tion. By half-past ten it was almost im- ; possible ,to cram another person into the house as - halls, staircase and even the < bathrooms were full to suffocation and one heard continual remarks " '()w' .or it is, open the winders " but as most of the windows were double sashed to prevent dust and noise, some of the people got rather confused and wished they hadn't tried. Society which never knows how to take Lord Hopetoun and his wife is m despair because he has decided to go to Ararat for the .summer. The truth is that his health" is delicate, he looks and is pre maturely old, and he is evidently bored m Melbourne. He likes work, speaks well and does his duty, but he cannot bear big gatherings and dons not get on with our would be grandees. Lady Hope toun makes no secret of her utter con tempt for her surroundings, and as they are both of them far from liberal m money matters, their popularity ,in..-:unlikely to increase. A very strong movement winch has the undisguised sympathy of the Premier, is being made to obtain the closing of all public houses upon election day. This is done m America, and the consequence is tliat although the turmoil preceding an election is hideous and exasperating, the election itself is invariably as quiet and decorous as. the most precise of human beings can desire. The bars are closed and strong barriers are erected one hundred feet from the polling booth within which the voter is not allowed to speak to or be spoken to' rjy"anybody. All pains aru taken to identify the voter, but nothing' is clone to identify his ticket; and consequently no one has Any hold over.him : at the : moment of. voting. .It is very likely that our institutions^vill be to some extent Americanised m this manner. A great effort, is to be made to' s induce the shipowners to join the iroii;fouVxders m a general movement for the 1 coercion of their workmen. This is the most-serious piece of news I have heard for many a day, and I cannot impress its gravity too strongly upon your readers. The engineers and others employed by the iron foundets are of course skilled workmen, and cannot easily be coerced. But the employers are undersold, wjiicl* isiof course a very bad thiq'g.'' Recently 9 prominent iron founder here spent several days m work ir.g out an estimate for supplying iron pumping machinery at Broken Hill. His tender came to £16,000! but an Adelaide firm sent m a tender at £10,400, and of course got the job. The disappointment was the ■more provoking'atf the*machinery was of the kind the Victorian iron founder had suggested for the business. The plan now m course of concoction is to induce the shipowners to join m forcing the men to make a general reduction of wages by refusing co supply opal, to any founders who may''attempt to carry on operations during a general lock-out,, Any attempt to carry out this project will shake society to its foundations. ■•-Nevertheless, it is actually entertained,^ and an impending lock-out m the iron trade is the coming ' event of the immediate future. , , Our Sydney neighbors have not received the auxiliary fleet with enthusiasm, anl we therefore are going to make" an enormous display of our^dejighfc when li comes here. Our dances and dinnersjand decorations are to eclipse everything wfe have done, and a public holiday will be proclaimed as soon as the day of arrival is fixed. ...... : It is understood that eminest counsel see a way at last to make a certain grandee disgorge aloe of the money he niacle out of the land boom, and that proceedings will be immediately begun to endeavor to make him return son^e of tfye vast gum.s he obtained l>y starting banks to buy suburban property at big prices. Meant while tlie Government intend to bring h} a short measure for the security of th.6 buyer of >»llotnients afc public auction! Hitherto the first vendor selling on credit lias refused to g|ve title until paid, anc[ the second vendor selling by auction has had no title to give, and the final buyerj after paying a lot of instalments, has seen the first vendor resume the land. Tn future, if the Bill pass, the holder of the title will have to concur m the sale by auction, and without his consent it cannot bike place. If it does take place he will have, when the purchaser at auction completes the purchase,' to give title, and selfcle his rights with the intermediate buyer.

PROGRESS.

MR DAVID THOMAS'S NEW OFFICES. **

\ Clients of the establishment presided over by Mr David Thomas, auctioneer,' were long familiar with a suite, ot offices' m which they had to do business with thY firm-roffices small out of all proportion to rhe dimensions of the lariie store of wlrieh' '."hey were a nccus^iry adjunct, and incon venient, to a (lp«rue, both for clerk and client. Willi the freedom of expression which characterises most of the eloquence ot coJoninl auctioneers, and more especi ally the u.nikl .John Matson, of Chrisr, church, who founded the establishment m Ashburton years ago, the latter gentle man, once described the old offices as not large cnou.h \;o " swing a cut m." But in' spite of their limited dimensions they have been lar»e enough to admit, of the trans-, action of much business within their con fined area, and thousiuids of farmers have received across the little counter cheque.; representing the fruit of iheir year's.labor m their «n\hi fields, and others at inter vals which, added together, gave the sum of their earnings m the raising ot stock and the growing of wool. Increasing business and a deshv, to keep p:icc with the times, as well perhaps as to be m the fashion of tho day—for coinfor- Liiblo and commodious offices have become the iashiim among auctioneers of late, as witness the handsome ones of Messrs (ie<>r»e .Jameson and J. (J. Rostfill only ' finished -- impelled Mr Thomas to recast the whole internal arrange ments of his counting house, and to Mr .1. L. Brown was entrusted the work of reconstruction. No sparing hand was used m racking .the transformation,, and now that the' tradesmen have finished their labors ami the clerks luve resumed their places afc tho new desks m theirnew quarters, farmers who have not been m the office for some weeks will hardly re cognise the place. : Entering by the old office door to the right of the main gate of the store a porch of sft by 3ft 6in is crossed, ana the visitor is brought up all standing by a class door which is quite a work of ait. It is the handiwork of Mr J. L. Higgs, and is a piece of embossing and etching on glass one does not see every day. Not only ; is the design excellent,, the whole being well proportioned and graceful m general effect, but there is evident much close attention to and painstaking)labor upon the most minute detail, with the re sult thac the lettering with its nice blend ing of gold and.delicate tinting is quite a picture m itself. This door passed, the visitor enteis the lofty public room, now extended from its previous confined limits to a spacious apartment of 25ft by 18ft 6in. A conictor runs through it taking the visitor along to Mr Thomas's private .< office, but one side of the corridor is formed by the public counter and desk screens of the public office. A screen of sft long shuts off the public from a clerk's desk just by the door, and the counter of lift carries the continuation on to another sciecu of Bft long, both screens being about 6ft high. Against the Burnett sLieet wall, is another desk of loft long, and against tho West street wall one of Bft. To find accommodation for all this, the partition that used to separate the private office from the public room had to be re moved, and a slice ta'ten from the large general utility room tluit used to be m rear of the whole, so that the present private office has buen set a long way farther into the building. On the left hand side of the corridor is a room in tended for fanners' use. This room is 12ft square, and supulied with plenty of chairs, tabling, etc., for writing purposes. The new private office beyond all is 14ft by 12ft with a height to ceiling the same as the oniter office —namely 14ft Sin, and givßs a lofty efl'ect ti» tho eye. The whole -of the fittings are of kauri, and Mr Brown, the contractor, h;is boon put up >n his l»est mettle as to workmanship. Tho dado aloii" the passage way is panelled m dia. goivu, while the counter opposite is square panuellocl and moulded. All the fittings except tihe counter, have been beautifully stßined and varnished, while the counter has been finely ■ polished. All the rooms have been papered with hang ings of a light pattern, which give a cheerful effect to tho whole, while the ceiliiigs, with a view to plenty of light have beeii distempered' snow white,-over a strong piper, ground* The painting was done by Mr Fred VVilmshurst, who has turned out the work m grand sfcyie. In rear of the private office a re formation has aLo taken piacc, and a large romn is still left. .This has also ■beeh subjected to the improving influence of the carpenter's presence, and an apart ment has been obtained for the storage of clover and kindred seed, of Which an immense -pile- is on hand. . The -work is not all done yet that is to do iii connection with the reconstruction. On the other side of the grain shed, the building that was once used as a printing office is to be thrown into one large room, and will supply accommodation for reaper and binder extras for the machines of which M r Thomas has the agencies. The new buildings are certainly an im provement on the old order of things, and we congratulate Mr Thomas and his staff oiv-tlicir- more cheerful and convenient offices, and trust that the business of the district will soon be such as to necessitate still further extension of offices and lengthening of desks, not qnly m Mr ThpmaFi's establishment, but m those of all the firms doing-business m the " Hub of the Plains."

THE DISTURBANCES IN CHINA.

'Affairs m China appear to be assum ing a very serious aspect. The dis turbanoes, it will be remembered, began by attacks upon the foreign missionaries and their converts, and spjrekd into outrages upon all foreigners —i* foreign devils," as the Chinese feelingly call them—who were not numerous or powerful enough to de fend themselves. The difficulty which the .authorities experienced m repress ing.-these disturbances has evidently encouraged the aggressors to further hostilities, and so serious has their attitude now become, and so largely have "th.eir ranks been recruited, that recent cablegrams state that nothing less tl^an the overthrow, of the. Tartar ruler, and the reinstatement of the old Ming dynasty is aimed at. The pre sent Tartar ruler is extremely obnoxir ous to the Chinese of pure descent, not only because of the ever-existing feud between the Chinese and the Tartar races, but also because the presence of a Tartar 'Emperor" on the throne is a perpetual r-pinmdo}' to thp old Chtyesp ipUility of their"sqbjectio.n. -TheMing dynasty,:of pure native extraction, was established m 1366, but m 1644 a wa{* broke out between China and the, Manchu Princes, which resulted m placing one of the latter on the throne of China. Many attempts have been made to displace this succession, cut minting m th,e great Tapping way which began about forty years agd. The country at that time was m a^x extreme state of discontent. A village schoolmaster, named Hung-tsue-tseun;, arose and proclaimed that he had been divinely commissioned to expel the Tartar rulers, and to re-establish on the throne a native ruler. To his standard flocked the discontented of all degrees,, from the converted, Ctu'fy

tians to,. £jw-*«rnum smugglers, whoso operatiqi^JKtd Hone much to foment disafFectidip. Hpng gave himself forth to be .^^otfuger brother of Jesus Christ,' aaVr, pretended to be m direct commuWcalion with Heaven. He soon. jMO^Jcobimaud of a large army, and'ii^Jirae"more than a year had con querjE^a larg*ptecjb of China. He then established himself ■ as Supreme King, and set up his court at Nankin, tho ancient capital of the Ming dynasty. The professions of Christianity with which the rebels set out were not long adhered to. They became cruel and barbarous, nntl their conquering course was marked by frightful outrages and devastation. The British and Other foreign nations viewed the rebellion with complacence, waiting until the 1 country was consumed with internal ! dissensions, so that they could step m and make their own term.. The occa-! sion for intervention arose when the city of Shanghai was threatened. There tho British had established warehouses and factories, and France and the United States also had large interests. Tlie foreigners were at first protected only by a .small force of their various nationalities, but before long Britain took up the fight, ami an army, which was eventually placed under the command of General Gor don, "the hero of Khartoum," was em ployed to put down the rebellion. General Gordon's ever-victorious career is matter of history, but it took three years to suppress the rebellion, ]and there is no doubt that the rebels would have been successful' but for his? able generalshipi The present disturbances are probably a renewal of the old racial strife; and if it is true,; as latest accounts imply, that the Govern ment is af re id of attempting to restore order, it may be assumed that the movement has attained to large dinienr sions. \No governing power On earth is more egotistical and arrogant than the present rulers of the, Chinese em pire, and they, must either have some strong ulterior motive m permitting tlie outrages on foreigners and disre gard of authority, or the strength of the party; of disorder must be too great to be dealt with unless by a sub stantial demonstration of force. Foreign nations are taking steps by the pre sence of war vessels on +!ie Chinese coast and the principal rivers to pro tect the interests; of their subjects, and unless the: Outrages cease China will have to answer for them.

SPORTING.

(fJill I'iIKSS. ASSOCIATION.) •,?• (Received September 28,10 a.m.) | London, September 28. < H The following is the result of the Lancashire Plate :—Signorina 1, Orme 2, Mttirtagbn 3. '' .;■ :-i(-.'■■.'■•■ ..■•■.■<■■■:: ■

Auctioneer's Report.

Slit. JOHN G. REiSTELL, Mr John G. Itestell reports on the weekly sale held at his Arcade and Horse Bazaar, Ashburlon, on Saturday, Septem ber 2(5. Mr F M. Rickman auctioneer. About forty horses of all descriptions came forward for the day'o sale. Tlile demand fo_ young sound draught horsls of a good stamp that will stand a trial m harness is v<u-y good, and such find a ready hale at from £18 to £23, 9iul there is not enough of this cla,ss of horses brought into the market to supply the demand ; —Agpd and inferior draught horses sell from £4 to £10 ; good young sound upstanding saddle and light harness horses are m demand, and sell from £12 to £18 ;• aged hacks, scrubbers, screws, and weeds sell at all pi ices, from £1 to £5. A lot of harness, saddles, and pro duce .sold at satisfactory prices! The attendance of the public was very large throughout the day, and the bulk of the horses changed hands at prices as above.'

THE MARKETS.

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London, September 25. The weekly returns of 'the Bank of England, published to*day T show the re serve to be £16,758,000 being an increase of, V 526,000 as compared with the pre vious week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 45.88 per cenl. Consols, 94j.' . Three months' • bills are discounted at 21 per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed st6ckv!o4_ ; ; 3_ per cent, ditto, 9ty. N.(S\y;-Zealand- long berried wheat is firm at 445. For cargoes on passage sellers 'ask 435, but buyers only 'offer 42$ Mi l ' ._ ' .' ■ - ' South Australian wheat is fi,rm, at 453. Victorian is also firm at 41s 6d, ■ . Canterbury frozen mutton, 4|d per ltij lamb, 6d ; beef, hind-quarters, 4|d. • New Zealand hemp is dull and hais, declinedr 10s per ton.-,- Faky quality is; quoted at £20 per ton." { \ ! No 1 best Scotch pig iron f.o.b. m the Clyde, 46s 6d. ' ■ \ Silver, Sii^d.;-;:;:. ; h \ The wool market is quiet. American buyers have,taken barely 200' bales. (Iteceiyed;,Sept ember -28,-10 a.m.) ; j London, September 27. • Wool is quiet, and prices are un changed ; 187,400 bales have been cataf logued at the sales up to dste. I, At the auction of woolled, .sheep skins there was a moderate attendance of Home and Foreign buyers j the biddings showed a decrease enquiry. : Crbssbreds, fine greasy, brought 7_d ; merinos, ditto, 7dl Tallow, medium mutton, 26s 6dj medium beef, 255.

The Weather.

ALt'ORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending September 27, 1891:- ■

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Pl{R VIUSfW-iSSOCJATMOy.'

LABOR QUESTIONS.

.j^i JLiOM}p>'. September 24;'- Ari Interim ; injunction has been gnuiterl, restraining the publication of the hand-bill ibsued by the Union, re questing carpenters to avoid certain jobs pending a settlement of the strike. The. Dockers' Congress favour State compulsory insurance. ; MR De COBAIN. Londoa, September 25. Mr De Cobain, M P., against whom serious charges have been pending so long, has intimated his intention to surrender himself at Folkestone. BURNING OF A THEATRE. London, September 2(>. The Gaiety Theatre at Liverpool has been destroyed by tire. HOME RULE. Sir Vcrnon Ilarcourt, speaking at Ashton, declared that if Mr Parneli remained stifineciced and seditious he jeopardised half of the Liberals m assisting Ireland to secure Home Rule. THE NEW TAXATION. The "Economise" asserts tnat con tracts, which had been entered into for the purchase of lands m New Zealand, hr.ye been cancelled, owing to the most inequitable Land " and Income Tax Assessment Bill adopted m the late session. . , EGYPT. ! The Marquis of Salisbury has inti mated to the Sultan that it would not I be wise to reopen the question of the British evacuation of Egypt while the Mahdi is m a position to give serious trouble. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN It is-reported that only a small por tion of the New South Wales loan has been paid up at a discount.

THE DARDANELLES.

Constantinople. September 24. The Porte has sent a Circular Note to the European Powers, assuring them that the treaty respecting the Dardan elles was not broken by the recent convention with Russia. St. Pkternburg, September 24. I Russia is gradually moving the most powerful section of the array to the south-western frontier. THE FAMINE LN RUSSIA. It is reported that the peasants of Niniz Novgorod are eating children. Whole villages m the province of Astrakan are dying of want. The Siberian convicts have revolted against their inhuman treatment and putrid food.

THE BURGOS COLLISION.

Madrid, September 24. The list of those killed m the railway accident at Burgos has swollen to 24: Among the number are Seymour Lucas, the painter, several Spanish noblemen, and Englishmen. The collision at Burgos was caused by the express from San Sebastian, winch was travelling at the rate of 41 miles per hour s running, into an ordi nary train from Madrid going 34 miles. The accident took place at midnight. The artist, Seymour Lucas, who \vas .among the victims, was on his way to obtain material for his Academy pic ture. The disaster was caused by the blunder of a telegraph clerk, who lias been arrested. Madrid, September ,26 Mv Seymour Lucas, the English painter, who was m the railway asci pent at Burgos, was not killed as at first reported, but is badly injured.

SUICIDE.

Vienna, September 24. \ Marie Wilt, the singer, jumped frprii a fourth storey window m Vienna auil was kille-J. \

FATED FIRE.

Washington, September 24. . ! A disastrous fire occurred at Minnea polis. Twelve stores were burned and several people perished m the flames. | Many others were injured m escaping. The damage is estimated at 100,000 dollars.

THE LATE GRAND DUCHESS.

St. Petkrsburo, September 23. ' The Grand Duchess Paul's death was due to a carriage accident. TJf E; JEWS. St. Petehsbukg, September 26. During last week 20,000 Russian Jews left Kieff and Odessa for America and' Australia,' and 7000 for the Argen- pj tine Republic. THE RUSSIANS IK ASIA. ' It is reported that Russia is conclud ing a treaty with Persia, virtually ex cluding other nations' commerce, and seeming a practical protectorate. AH the Central Asian Khanatas are fede rating under Russia. Calcutta, September 26. The Ameer of Afghanistan has opened his country to free commercial intercourse with Russia,, owing to the good quality of its products. i NATIVE DISTURBANCES. Thawba has collected large bands and is making an attack on TJriintho. Reinforcements from India hare heen j asked. •

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

! Ottawa, September 26. The newspapers supporting the Hon. H. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, threaten that Quebec will be driven to independence or annexation to the United States if the Government of the Dominion attempt to dictate or threaten the expulsion of the Govern ment. . ' " COMMERCIAL TREATIES. : The Canadian House of Commons have unanimously adopted an address | to Tfer Majesty the Queen, asking her Ito abolish the most favoured nation clause iv commercial treaties, at the same time pointing out that its reten tion obstructs the extension of Caua dian trade. During the discussion on the motion. Mr J. J. Abbott, the J*m= niier, declared that the scheme pro pounded by the British Empire Trade E-eague was ,most attractive, and not impossible to carry out. London, September 26. The City branch of the Imperial Federation League has appointed a special' committee to, eon3ider r the question that uiore fav6urable treat ment should be extended to colonfol pvoducts.

THE CHINESE TROUBLES.

HoK(i'^ON,G,Septeiaber 26U 4 oi British subjects ha.ye

been arrested &,t Chinkiaug on a charge of smuggling arms and dynamite into the country to assist "the Chinese rebels, and have been handed over to the English omi-ials. The Government of the Chinese pro vinces have informed Tsingliyamen that it is impossible they can be re sponsible for outbreaks among the rebels, or pay i.lie indemnity, as the ag gressive attitude of the mission caused the riots. Four leaders of the riots have been executed and twenty-one, banished, while the decision as to what punish ment should be meted out'tb 'five man darins has been rewved. The southern squadron has been ordered to patrol the Yang.tse-Kung river.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Bucharest, September 26. Considerable alarm is ocoassioned throughout Rou mania at Russia massing 100,000 men at Bessarabia, on the borders of Rouma&ia, and the Go vernment have ordered a large force of cavalry to be sent to Upper Moldavia. Sofia, September 26. The British, Italian, and Austrian Diplomatic Agents here have been authorised to carry on more free inter course with Prince Ferdinand.

THE PASSPORT REGULATIONS.

Berlin, September 25. The Cologne "Gazette" states the relaxation of the passport regulations will result iv the moral pressure of France on the Russian entente cordial. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. Bbrlin, September 26. The Berlin newspapers warn Ger mans against assisting to. float the Russian loan, despite the fact that the Government are encouraging Messrs Mendelshcm and Waachber to assist the issue.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

New York, September 26. A bomb exploded during a fireworks display m New Jersey and killed four persons and injured thirty.

ROYAL BETROTHAL.

Belgrade, September 26. The young King of Servia is be trothed to Princess Helena of Monte negro.

THE ST. MANDE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Paris, September 26. The stationmaster at St. Mande, whore the collision took place recently which resulted m a sad loss of life, has been sentenced to four month's* impri sonment, and the enginedriver to two years' iujorisonrnent. i

AUSTRALIAN.

THE WRECK OF THE FIJI.

Melbourne, September S3. The Marine Court found the captain of the barque Fiji, winch was wrecked with considerable' loss of life- on .the Victorian coast, guilty of gross iniscon dud, and suspended his certificate for twelve months. . , .

PRODUCE.

Sydney', September <S& Butler, local tfaity made, 1 V#d; factory, lOd. New Zealand, potatoes, £1 to£l 2s 6d. ' " 4 AUSTRALIAN CRITICISM. Ihe " Herald " says that the-l&vr Zealand Parliament has virtually done nothing during the session just .closed, and remarks that such i contract))'be tween promise. and performance lias rarely been seen. ' CHOLERA. The authorities. at, Colombo deny the existence of cholera tit that port. ANOTHER FAILURE. '; * ■ The Sydney Permanent, Freehold Land and Building Society, one of She soundest financial institutions* has sjjis pended payment. It is reckoned^ffiat the assets will pay 30s id the '£V '%i« whole of the. securities r arje. uuenct(m b?rei and m the society's possession. The suspension : was due to a -p^ic caused by other failures, and. it,was thought better to take this opurse than pledge the securities. The: balance sheet shows' a capital of £104,000 fjpaid up capital £80,000; reserve, £.65|00b; duo. to depositors, £291,000.;..'. Th« assets include borrowers' balance, £321,000 ; landed estate, £122,0% It is almost: impossible tfckt «&er societies can stand the strain!! The instability of these institutions is un doubtedly due to the Fact th^^ while the liabilities are generally short-dated, the obligations for the repayment'Of assets extend. ' over long periods. Thorough reconstruction- is necessary, and the time within, which money car* be withdrawn made to bear some workable relation to the time m which the assets can be called m. ':' GENERAL, BOOT**. SYBNEy, September- 27. - General Booth has arrived here from Melbeurne and received an enthusiastic welcome. He was met atthe rafil'|ay station by fully 10,000 people* r ' 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

i , ' Auckland, September 26. Sir M, O'Rorke has definitely declined to contest th"c Woikato seat. ' Captain. Thomas,, wl*o piayed a promi nent part m the Chathams affiur, wben Te Ixooti escaped, died suddenly. Wellington, September BjfcT Captain Edwin states that bljero js now an area of very, law pressure ta-1^ west ward which should arrive on the 2t9thj and that heavy northerly gales changing by west may be expected on the 27th an* to midnight on the 29th. Tfce ttownpr *nd Xady Onrfaw and auite are to leave, lor Lyttelton by the Hinemoa to-morrow Qi.t>nt^ His Excel lency had intended to.rideicom Blenheim to CiiristoUttn^, bwt owing to the change m the weather thtt trip overland was abandoned. '■'■■ The Munanueter at tbm Colonial Museum shows tli.it » »tu;t&. shock o£ earthi(,uakci ww fyt'lfapifig last night. The direction. w*b ; *oi(*.iroit and south east. Th* MfiNfug^ »^o;'; felt «t Mastertop. ■ » - , Dujsedin, September 26. In- the estate of Mr.U^G. Smith, butcher, the liabilities jwe .^4635, assets £3300; the princi») e^tor « the Hank of New South' Wntes\ 19700, "practically seenreQ* ' 3?he>s«le -oftlie l*feiA4? 3 U> Mv Watson, of Oamaru, fw £1100^ was ■eontitmed. An arcbunb^t Was spn6inted to 1 investigate the debtor's books fob,-the last four years. The bankrupt explained tHt mining shares, moeliorses v " and interest m the tramway haulage contract belonged to l^is wife, who reived"all profits therefrom. * ' • -; -;) Sepiteiuber 27. William Thomson, » refcirwl piirbticMi, conuiytted suicide early this morning by

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