The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1891. CREMATION.

The Wellington City Council is in great tribulation with regard to the public cemetery. The cemetery is a standing menace to the health of the locality in which it is situated, and the. ' Council have hitherto failed in every ' effort to obtain another site. In this difficulty tho thoughts of the Councillors have turned to cremation as a means for disposing of the bodies of the dead. The idea of cremation is repugnant to the feelings of most people, but it is a fact that the ad vantages of the method are gradually becoming recognised in all parts of the civilised world, and though ifc will never become a universal custom there is no doubt that it will before long be very extensively practiced. The mode of conducting the actual operation has been greatly improved, and no excep tion can be taken to it on grounds of decency, reverence, or sanitation. Whereas the body was formerly burnt for two hours, one hour now suffices. The great objection to the system, that it destroys all trace of posion, and, therefore, renders murder by that method a less dangerous undertaking, seems to have been effectively an swered. Fire destroys the traces of some poisons, but not of all, and those which it destroys would 'disappear just the same if the body were buried. After cremation the ashes of the de ceased are placed in an urn and stored in cither the church or some guarded place, and cannot be taken away by the family. The correspondence in the Home newspapers which arose out of the circumstances of the Duke of Bedford's suicide and cremation has shewn that the most stringent pre cautions are taken by the Cremation Society against allowing the cremation of the body of any person as to the cause of whose death there may be the slightest doubt. Even the extreme precaution of an autopsy and certificate by a medical officer appointed by the Society may be insisted upon. While the system is so fenced about there is little probability of its being generally adopted, and Aye fear the Wellington citizens will have to find some other way out of their difficulty.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

«_ ' William Beattie, found drowned at Oamaru, has been identified as the manager of Lake Heron station. The. Ashburton vital statistics for the month of March are—Births, 22 ; deaths, 5 ; marriages, 4. For the quarter ending March 31st the figures were—Births, 71 ; deaths, 33; marriages, 8. The new Public Park, situated between East and West Oxford, and to be known as Pearson's Park, in honor of lhe memory of the late Mr W. F, Pearson was opened on Easter Monday. Madame Melba, the Australian cantatriee, is continuing her triumphal march through trje Continent. She sang at the Imperial Opera at St Petersburg as Elsa in " Lohen grin," and was complimented by the Czir. As an exceptional honor, when she entered his presence, she was not searched for dyna mite ! An important hygienic conference is to take place in London next August. Sir Douglas Gal ton, Sir F. I). Bell, and Mr Blackett, consulting engineer, and Mr Frankland, actuary to the Life Assurance Department of the New Zealand Government, will repre sent the colony. Mr Frankland and Mr Blackett will specially represent the various scientific societies in the colony. The wedding of the Rev W. S. Bean, eldest son of Mr R. S. Bean, of Ashburton, and curate of Holy Trinity, Kumara, to Miss Seddon, eldest daughter of the Minister of Mines, was solemnised at Kumara on Tues day morning. The Rev J. Blackburn, Hokitika, and Rev J. P. Feudall, officiated. The Church and streets were crowded, and the weather was glorious. The ceremony passed off brilliantly. The bride was given away by her father. The happy pair left afterwards for Christchurch, and will after wards visit Ashburton. We wish the young couple every happiness. The volcano Halemaumau,in the Hawaiian Isles, is again in a wonderful state of activity. No less than thirteen craters were recently counted emitting lava streams. Dana Lake, near these craters, is a lake of lava, with a hundred fiery fountains in it, rangirig from fifteen to forty feet in height, in constant play and change. The following description is from the " Honolulu Bulletin " :—The lake is surrounded by a levee formed by the constant play of the fire fountains, which deposit the lava in shreds and masses. This levee is a wall of black glistening lava, which at night, as fresh lava falls upon it, flashes into a fiery embankment, marking the entire circumference of the lake. The usual scene of volcanic action has been the gradual breaking up and reforming centres of activity, while now the entire depression of two-and-a-half miles in circumference mentioned, containing both Halemaumau aud Dana Lake as centres of great activity, is in a constant and increasing state of fright ful and unexampled commotion. The trail across the oiiginal floor of the crater is, however, in no danger, and tourists are enabled to get one of the best views possible of the volcano. There is great danger on the floor of the lower depression, and some of the incidents related are full of thrilling adventures.

j Mr H. Gittbrd Moore, of Tinwald, has recently beguu the practice of his profession of solicitor at Hokitika, with every prospect of success. The Cunard steamer Umbria made the run from Queenstowu to Liverpool recently in ten hour 3 and forty minutes—an average speed of twenty-two knots an hour. boasts an army of 5,200,000 men ; France, 3,409,000; Germany, 2,710,000; Italy, 2,550,000; Austria, 1,912,000; Bri tain, fighting strength, 614,000 ; and India, 192,000. The Primitive Methodists are at present in a healthy and prosperous condition. One of the tokens of this prosperity is that a number of stations have decided to increase their ministers' salaries. The tram and train traffic at Dunedin during the holidays was heavy. On Monday by train 3610 left the city. On Good Friday 15,000 people patronised the tram system, while on Easter Monday 19,700 people travelled. The ♦.ram traffic during the holi days was greater than last Easter when the Exhibition was open. The Rev Thomas Flavel, incumbent of Merivale, editor of the "Now Zealand Schoolmaster," and well known in connec tion with ambulance instructions, was on Tuesday evening presented with a purse of sovereigns and addresses from his parish ioners and the Sunday school teachers on his resigning to leave for England. Bishop Julius presided. The plans for the restoration of the Christchurch Cathadral spire show that in appearance it will be similar to the origiual form. About fifteen feet will be taken down before commencing to build in fire brick. The finial and cross will be of light copper work, and will rest upon a socket so as to allow them play in high winds or earth quakes, and a long chain aud heavy weight will be attached to the lower end of the finial to keep the whole in position. Inspector Hickson, who has been in charge of the Invercargill police for about a year, was to take over the control of the police force of Otago and Southland yesterday, Inspectors Moore of Dunedin and Thompson of Oamaru retiring. The "Otago Daily Times" understands that Sergeant-major Grody, of Dunedin, will take over the charge of the Canterbury police, Inspector Pender receiving the appointment of resident magis trate at Kaiapoi. Mr Pender will be !* ' capable and efficient magistrate, and we congratulate him upon his preferment. A young clerk named M'Kenzie, in the employ of the Bank of Scotland, London, was sent to the National Provincial Bank in Bishopsgate street with a satchel containing Bank" of England notes to the value of j £11,590. As he placed the bag on the counter, a man addressed him, asking the way to another bank, and the next moment M'Kenzie realised that his bag had been stolen. The thieves disappeared, and there was no clue to them. The numbers of the note 3 are published, and it is hoped that, at any rate, the thieves will be unable to pass the seven notes of £1000 each. Mr E. G. Stericker, in his weather report for Timaru last month, says it has been the finest March for a number of years, allowing threshing to go on with scarcely a break. The winds were varied, short spells of northwesters followed by stiff south westers being notable features of the month. The 14sh was the hottest day of the season, the thermometer going up to 94 in tho shade. On the 22nd the first slight frost made itself apparent Slight rain fell on six days, hut the total was of small account, only 0.29 inches. The pastures are becoming parched and a good soaking is much t> be desired. Last year March was a wet month, the total rainfall being 2.25 inches. The greatest feat of reporting that has ever been performed by the official reporters of Congress is stated by the " Electrical Engineer" to have been that of preparing the Senate report for the " Record," Wednes day night Jan. 14. The chief reporter was sick, and but two men were available to do the work. The senate was in session for fourteen hours, all of which time was spent in an entire discussion of the Silver Bill. It was after twelve o clock at night when they adjourned, and during the session they had talked over 120,000 words. Two stenographers took the report, and, by dictating their notes into phonographs for type-writers to transcribe, they had a"l the copy ready for the printers by eight o'clock in the morning, and the " Record" was on the desks of the senators when Congress convened." Mr Hcnniker Heaton has been raised to the peerage by the press of America under the title of Lord Warrane ; he is Sir Heaton on the Continent generally, but one writer gives him a higher distinction thus: — " Penny postage throughout this wide world, which all pretty well belong with Great Britain, and the sun hardly never set on it, shall be one of the certain accomplishments I before conclusion of nineteenth century. When this desirable desideratum have been secured to üb, to whom shall we lift eyes in token of gratitude for service done ? Grand j Old Mau? No. Lord Lansdowne? No. Lord Salisbury ? No ; certainly not. When | that day shall be arrived, let us then sacrifice onrself on bended knee and give all devotion and reverence —richly deserved—to the noble Marquis of Canterbury, who elevate himself after many years hard struggle with it, up from Australian merchant to dictate terms of penny postage to commercial Europe and the world. And get it, too." There is a good legal story going the rounds at Auckland about a leading lawyer and a Judge's summons. On the document being read by the party interested it was found to state that he was to appear before Justice Gillies ! He was simply horrified at the prospect of there being a change of venue from this world to the next, and said he would prefer to stop among " the Devil's awn." On investigation being made it was found that the summons was an old form of judge's summons, dated JBS4, which had been used by mistake, and which some of the legal firms kept printed for convenience. Another good yarn is told of an information which was laid. The informant swore that the defendant had threatened to " kick him to hell and further," and then followed the legal phraseology of the information, "which this deponent verily believes he will do, un less restrained." Apropos of the interest taken at present in the diseased meat question, the Christchurch " Press" interviewed the leading members of the Medical Association, and published their views on the subject. Nearly all favoured the erection of public abattoirs and the ap pointment of a qualified inspector. Dr Hacoq said that there was danger of tuber culosis being introduced by vaccination, and suggested that Government should insist on a post mortem examination on the hqdy of every calf vaccinated for the purpose of ob taining lymph, and that a certificate of health'should be obtained before the Colonial Secretary issued the lymph to the public vaccinator. He stated that the experts of the present day, taking advantage of the fact that tuberculosis is unknown in goats, suggested that goats instead of calves should be used for the cultivation of vaccine lymph. That goat's milk was far safer than milk from cows. Dr Hacon suggests also, that as we have no safeguard in the shape of an inspector of meat, the public should ask for " Kosher " meat, or meat which has been examined and pronounced good by the Jewish Kosher. Fe thinks that a medii-al ofh.qer qf heatlh should he appointed in every province to make enquiries lutf) particulars of any disease* tjie condition of milk, sanita tion, and other things likely tq effpef; public health. He believed that tuberculosis was the most common form of disease likely to be transmitted through food ; but that acti nomycosis was transmissible too. j

The Vendetta.

[PER PRKnS ASSOICATION.]

Vj^ASHjNfr^ON, March 30. Some Italian navvies m West Vir ginia murdered a Scotch ganger for approving of the Mew Orleans lynch ing, Rqme, March 3Q. The Italian Ambassador at Wash ington is to be recalled unless prompt action is taken by the authorities at New Orleans to have the lynchers punished.

The Federal Convention.

(PEE PHJ3SS ASSOCIATION.)

Sydney, March 31. The Federal Convention resumed its sittings at 3.30 this afternoon. Mr W. McMillan (New South Wales) feelingly referred to the death of Mr J. M. McCrossan, one of the Queensland delegates, which took place last night, and moved to record the great loss which Australia and the Convention had sustained. Sir Samuel Griffith' said that no man had a xvider knowledge of the subject of federation than the deceased gentle man had possessed. His death, was a national loss. -The motion was car ried.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL BILL.

Sir Samuel Griffith brought up the report with appendices of the Consti tutional Committee, and moved that the report and Bill be referred to a Committee of the whole C mvention. The Bill provides that the short title shall be " The Commonwealth of Australia Bill." Her Majesty has power to proclaim the Commonwealth not later than six. months after the passing of the Bill. The Federal Council Act is repealed. Legislative power is vested in the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representa tives. The Governor-General is to be appointed by the Crown at a salary of not less than £10,000 per annum, and the salary is not to be diminished dur ing his term of office. The Governor- General is empowered to fix the time of the first and every session of Parlia ment, and to prorogue or dissolve Parliament. The first Parliament must be called together not later than six months after the establishment of the Commonwealth. Annual sessions are to be held, and members of both Houses are to have the immunities enjoyed by members of the House of Commons until the Federal Parlia ment defines their immunities. The Senate shall consist of eight members from each State, and be chosen by the Legislatures in session. Each senator is to have one vote and to be elected for six years. Senators from each State are to be divided into two classes, the first class to retire after three years' service, and the second class at the end of the sixth year, so that one half may be chosen every third year. In the event of a vacancy occurring during a recess the Governor of the State has power to nominate a Senator till Parliament meets, and such Senator chosen to fill the vacancy 1 is to sit only for the unexpired term. The qualification for the Senate is five years' residence, and no person shall be eligible who shall not have attained the age of 30 years. One third of the members are to form a quorum in the Senate, and all questions ■ of sitting in that Chamber are to be determined by a majority of votes. The President in all cases is to be entitled to vote, and when the votes are equal on any question it shall pass in the negative. The Bill enacts that members of the House of Representa tives are to be elected for a term of three years, and that the minimum number of representatives of each | colony shall be four. The qualifi | cation of members is to be the same as at present exists. The apportionment of representatives is left open, and a fresh apportionment must be made after each census, which is to be taken at intervals of not less than ten years. Electoral divisions are to be determined by the different States. The qualification for a member is that he be of the age of 21 and an elector. A Senator is disqualified from sitting in the House. One third of the members are to constitute a quorum, and in the case of equal voting the Speaker is to have a casting vote. Part 4 of the Constitution Bill makes provisions relating to both branches of the legislature. Members of both Houses are to be paid £500 per annum. The remainder of the section defines the natures of disqualifications and penalties, and gives power to both Houses to pass Standing Orders. Part 5 defines the powers of Parliament, ■with the exception of Money Bills and Appropriation Bills, which are separately dealt with specially, and are the same as those contained in the report of the Finance Committee previously telegraphed, with the ad dition of the following :—Fisheries in Australian waters beyond territorial limits, census statistics, naturalisation of aliens, status in the Commonwealth of foreign corporations and of cor porations formed in any State, marriage and divorce, service and execution of civil and criminal process, judgments of a court of one State in another State, recognition of laws, public records, judicial proceedings of one State in another State, emigration and immigration, influx of criminals, ex ternal affairs and treaties, relations of the Commonwealth to Islands in the Pacific Ocean, control of railways with respect to transport for purposes of the Commonwealth. Parliament is also to have the exclusive power of legislation respecting the affairs of any race, such legislation not being applicable to the general community or to aboriginal races, or the government of any terri tory which may by surrender of any State and the acceptance of Parliament become the seat of government. The Commonwealth may exercise like authority over all places acquired by the Commonwealth with the consent of the Parliament of the State in which places are situated for the construction of forts, arsenals, dock yards, quaran tine stations, or for any other purposes of general concern, matters relating to' any department qr c]eparfcinents| oi the public service, the control Qf which is transferred tq the Executive Govern ment of the Commonwealth, and Money Bills (appropriations of revenue impos ing taxation) which originate in the House. The Senate is to have equal power to the House in respect of all proposed laws appropriating necessary supplies for the ordinary annual ser.. vices qf thp Qqve.mme.ht, whicli the Senate may affirm or reject, but not amend, but the Senate may not amend any proposed law in such a manner as to increase any proposecj charge or. burden on the people. (2) Laws im posing taxation shall deal only with the imposition of taxation. (3) Laws imposing taxation, except laws impos ing duties of Qustoms or imports; shall deal wjth one subject of taxation only.; (4) Expenditure for services other fchan

the ordinary annual services of Go vernment shall not be authorised in the same law as that .which appro priates supplies for such ordinary annual services, but shall be authorised by a separate law of laws. (5) In case of a proposed law which the Senate may not amend, the .Senate may at any stage return it to the House with a message requesting the omission or amendment of the items or provisions therein, and the House may, if it thinks fio, make sucli omissions or amend ments or any of them. With or with out notification it is not lawful for the House to pass any vote, resolution, or law for the appropriation of any part of the public revenue or of the produce of any tax or impost to any purpose that has not been first recommended to the House by message from the Governor-General in the session in which the vote, resolution, or law is proposed. The Governor-General may return any law sent him for the Queen's assent with any amendments which he may desire to be made. Parliament may deal with such amendments as they thmk fit. Executive Govern ment.—The Governor-General is vested with power to appoint officets and j administer the Departments of State, such officers to hold office during the pleasure of the Governor-General and be capable of being chosen and of sitting as members of either House. Such Ministers are not to exceed seven in number, and their total salaries are not to amount in the aggregate to over £15,000 annually. The appoint ment and removal of ivil servants is vested in the Governor-Ueneral in Council. The control of the follow ing departments of the Public Service are to be at once assigned and assumed I and be taken over by the Executive Government and the Commonwealth shall assume the obligations of any State or States with respect to such matters as Customs, excise, postal and telegraph, military and naval defence, ocean beacons and buoys, ocean light houses and lightships, and quarantine. Powers under existing laws are to be exercised by the Governor-General with or without the advice of the Executive Government as the case may be. Judicature Committee. —The Parlia ment of the Commonwealth is to have power to establish a Court called the Supreme Court of Australia, to consist of a Chief Justice and so many other Justices, not less than four, as Parlia ment from time to time prescribes. Parliament may also from time to time subject to the provisions of this Con stitution establish other Courts. The Queen may in any case in which the public interests of the Common wealth of any State, or other part of the Queen's dominions are con cerned, grant leave to appeal to Her self in Council against any judgment of the Supreme Court of Australia. As regards judiciary powers, a report of tho judiciary previously telegraphed holds good, with the exception of the admission of counsel to practice in the Courts of any State, about which no mention is made in the report. Re specting finance and trade, all duties and revenues from the Consolidated Fund appropriated for the public ser vice, the Commonwealth shall have power to levy; also the transfer of officers, transfer of lands and buildings, collection of Customs and excise, free trade on the establishment of a uni form tariff, apportionment of the surplus of revenue, and the consoli dation of public debts, are on the line's laid clown in the financial report. Parliament is granted the power of prohibiting or annulling any law or regulation by any State derogatory to the freedom of trade. Chapter sis devoted to the States, and provides for the conservation of existing powers of the colony not vested by the present Bill ia the Commonwealth. All laws in force in the colonies relating to any matter declared by this Constitution to be within the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth shall, except as other wise provided by this Constitution, con tinue in force in the States, re spectively, and may be repealed or altered by the Parliaments of the States until other provisions are made on that behalf by the Parliament of the Commonwealth. When the law of a State is inconsistent with the law of the Commonwealth the latter is to prevail over the former to the extent of the inconsistency, and it is to be in valid. The powers of the present Governors of colonies are to be preserved as far as possible. A Governor of each State is pro vided for, but the appointment is left to each State. Members of the Senate or House of Representatives cannot sit in a State Legislature. Thh State shall not impose taxes or duties on im ports or exports except such as are necessary for executing the inspection laws of the State, and the net produce of taxes and duties shall be for the use of the Commonwealth, and any such inspection laws may be annulled by the Commonwealth. The State shall not, without the consent of the Common wealth, impose tonnage dues, nor laise and maintain military or naval forces nor impose a ta* on land or other pro perty belonging to the Commonwealth. The State shall not coin money or make anything but gold or silver coin a legal tender in payment of debts. It shall make no laws prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and shall not infringe the privileges of the citizens of any other States, or deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of lawful faith, and credit shall be given by each Stato to the laws, public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State. The Commonwealth shall protect every State against invasion, and, on appli cation by the Executive Government of the State, against domestic violence. Every State is to make provision for the detention and punishment in its prisons of persons accused and convicted of offences against the laws of the Commonwealth, and the Parlia ment of the Commonwealth may* make laws;. tQ give, effect to this provision. Chapter 6 is devoted to new States, and provides that any of the existing colonies may, upon adopting this Con stitution, be admitted to. the Common wealth, and Parliament shall have power, to admit new States and make, and impose conditions as \t m,ay think; fit. The Oomr^bn^ea)th may make laws fan the provisional government o£ territories placed by the Queen under the authority of the Commonwealii, and the latter may, with the consent

o£ the State, alter the limits of the State. A new State shall not be formed by th \ separation or union oi' two States without the consent of all concernscl. The capital is to be decided by the Commonwealth, and until such is done the majority of the Governors of the different States are to determine the place of meeting. Any law for the amendment of the Constitution must be passed by an absolute majority of the Senate and House, and then be submitted to a Convention selected 'by the electors of the several States. If the proposed amend m ents are ap-. proved by a majority of the States they shall become law subject to the Queen's assent, but any ainend j ment by which the. proportionate representation of any State m either House of the Common-wealth is diminished, shall not become law with out the consent of the Convention of that State. After the measure had been ex plained by Sir S. Griffiths the Con vention adjourned until next morning.

Additional Mail News.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

[Per Alameda at Auckland.] Mrs T, W. Fitch, daughter of the late General Sherman, has confirmed the re port that the famous Khedive diamonds, sent by the Khedive of Egypt as a present to Mibs Sherman when she was married to Lieutenant Fitch in 1875, are to be sold, Lee Lock, President ; Clan Sam Secre tary ; Mack Toy, and other members of I the San Francisco Chinese Society, have I filed with the supervisors a long docu ment demanding an investigation into the recent raiding by the police of the head-quarters, Port street. They assert j that their Society is duly incorporated J under the State laws for benevolent ob jects, to care for, assist and maintain deserving indigent Chinese of both sexes, to procure them mectical treatment, and' attendance in sickness, and to give to such as may die, proper and respectful burial. They say all the members of the Society are law-abiding members of the com munity, and express the opinion that the \ police must have raided their headquarters by mistake, in ageaeral effort t) suppress objectionable organisations. They ask not only an investigation, but permission . fco carry on the Society's affairs without interference. j A Berlin dispatch of March 3 says : — The disturbance caused. by the visit of the Empress Frederick has not entirely subsided, as is shown by the fact that the air is full of rumours of changes of a diplomatic nature. It is reported that Herr Betta, ambassador at Berlin, will be sent to London ; that the German ambas sador at Constantinople will succeed Count yon Munster at Paris ; that General yon Waldersee, now in command of the Ninth Army Corps, will replace Prince yon Hohenlohe as Governor of Alsace- Lorraine. In the Chamber of Deputies at Rome, on March 2, the Minister of the Treasury, M. Luzziati, presented the new Budget, accepting the estimates of ex-Minister Giolitti, by which a retrenchment of nine million lire is effected, leaving a deficit, roughly placed, ab twenty-nine million five hundred thousand lire. He proposed various additional retrenchment's in the army and navy estimates, reductions of salaries of Government employees, etc. He hoped certain projected economies would amount to seventy-four million lire, The Committee on the Diplomatic and .Consular Appropriation Bill agreed to the Hawaiian cable proposition, amended so as to provide for the payment to the Cable Company of not more than 150,000 dol lars per annum for fifteen years by the I Government, with the requirement that the Hawaiian Government shall pay also a sum equivalent to one-third'of that paid by the United States. The Committee add a section, giving the Government the right to buy the cable wiihin fifteen years by paying the actual cost, with a percent age added. . The Jury trying an action brought by Mrs M'Fadden to recover £50,000 damages from the Pacific Manufacturing Company, San Francisco, for the death of her daughter Marie Bell, came into Judge Hunt's Court on March 4, and stated that there was no possibility of their agreement upon the verdict. They were discharged from further consider ation of the case. Mrs Bell came to her death at 408, Hyde street, by inhaling gas which escaped from a defective gas heater hired from the Gas Company. Examples of the working of the M'Kinley Bill are continually coming to the front. The latest is an organisation in Massachusetts of one of the leading Scotch gingham manufacturing firms.' The process already begun by the transfer of British industries to the United States will in due time make this country the workshop of the world. Our people will contribute to that end a greater measure of ingenuity and adaptation of means to the end than Europe has ever shown. In San Francisco on March 5 a telegram was received by Collector Helps from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Mr Spalding, to the effect that the limes and other articles on the steamer City of New Fork did not bear the stamp of the pro ducing country, and should be held and refused Customs entry until properly stamped. The goods, consisting of limes and coffee, are now on the mail dock wharf, and consignees will be compelled to affi x the proper mark.

Island News.

(per press association.)

Auckland, March 31. The British Consular agent m the Hervey Group, Mr Exham, who is at present m Auckland, states that the new liquor laws put into .force at Raratonga by the native authorities at the suggestion of Mr Moss, the New Zealand resident, have proved eminently satisfactory, and the consensus of opinion throughout the group is iv their favor.

The Influenza.

[per pkess association;,]

St. Petersisuro, March 30. The influenza epidemic has reap peared m some parts of Russia. New i'oiiK, March 30. Influenza is spreading throughout America.

BAZAARS.

PAROCHIAL DISTRICT OF LONGBEACH

The annual bazaar and gift auction of this district was Sield m the Templar Hall. Tinwald, on Easter Monday. The nett proceeds exceeded fifty pounds. The produce stall, which was particularly well supplied, wa". presided over by Mescla rnes Clark and Lowe ; the fancy-work stall by Mrs Tippat and Mibs Clark ; the Christ mas tree by Miss Davis and Mis" Macjtjie Lowe; the refreshments by MesdamesGar betfc and Carter, and Miss Cowper ; while those who wanted to aacertoin their future fortunes, and to have their characters read, obtained ample satisfac tion from the skilful pahristry of Mrs Herbeit Richards. Ms D. Thomas kin ly lent his valuable assistance m selling off the articles still remaining unsold as the evening drew on. At the close of the bazaar ; Mr Heseltine, m a neat, speech, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to him for his services, which was carried by acclamation. Mr Thomas having briefly replied, the bazaar terminated.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH.

A bazaar in aid of the building fund of the Primitive Methodist Church was opened last evening by Major Steward, M.H.R. The bazaar was held in the new church,.- the stalls runninir down both sides of the main building and in the recesses of the transept. The recess stalls were devoted—one to the display o fruit, and the other to pictures. Mr Porter had a fine collection of apples grown in his Allenton nursery. In one case he showed no less than eighty, dif ferent kinds, each apple being a splendid sample of its variety. The collection was for absolute sale, the only condition laid down being that the fruit was not to be Amoved until tho bazaar had closed. Mr Bloom field had also a fine collection of apples, and so had Mr F. Mayo. In fact it is seldom indeed that so nice a display of apples is to be seen in Ashburton. In the fine art recess a large number of handsomely mounted pictures were dis played, most of them from the easel of Mr J. L. Higgs, but one or two gents by Mrs Homersham held prominent posi tions. A spice in the centre of the main building was reserved for faim produce, and quite a run was made by buyers on this department, nearly every contribu tion to it having been sold within ten minutes after the opening ceremony, The stalls for ladies' work, etc., Were well supplied indeed, and groaned under the usual complement of things both ornamen tal and useful. Of the latter there was a large number, bearing testimony to the patient and persevering labor of the good ladies whose fair hands had worked them. The etalls were. attended by the following ladies :—Mrs Sando, Mrs S, Hardley, Miss M. A. Addis, Miss a. Crum, Miss P. Crum, Miss Biinkman, Mrs Marshall, Miss S. A. Hopwood. Refreshment stall—Misses J. Addis and J. Crum. Fruit stall—Mrs Porter and the Misses Porter, On a platform in front of the rostrum the Ashburton Brass Band was placed, and played selections during the evening. After the opening hymn, prayer was offered by the Rer Mr Woollass, of Timaru, and Rev J. Cocker, pastor of the church, introduced Major Steward, M.H.R. He said the hon. gentleman had been a kind friend—a veritable good Samaritan—to them. Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.R. for the district, had been first asked to open the bazaar, and had consented to do so, but pressing public business elsewhere had prevented him from coming to Ashbburton on the opening day. He Cocker; as soon as he found it would be impossible to get Mr Wright, went to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and told his tale of woe. Mr Speaker was good enough to consent to open the bazaar, and he was there that night to do so. (Applause). He would like to add that if Mr Wright was not present in person he was in spirit, for he had sent them a handsome subscription. to the building fund, (Applause). fi rho rev gentleman then went on to give, some statistics of the connection, and made reference to the Clapton missiea carried on by it, an organisation that supplied free breakfasts to the poor of London, distributed cbthes to them, and dispensed aioney help in oases of distress. Major Steward (who suffered from a severe cold, and so spoke under great disadvantage, but was heard distinctly enough notwithstanding), said he appre ciated highly the compliment that had been paid him in being asked to open the bazaar, and was obliged to Mr Cocker for the kindly things he bad said of him in his introductory speech. He had pleasure in being present that evening, and con gratulated them on the new building they had erected. The new part under which he then stood was a sign that they had some idea of having a tasteful build ing in which to worship from' week to week, and he was pleased indeed to see that they had found it - necessary to enlarge their borders. He had gone round the stalls, and had admired the many works of art displayed, and the piles of ladies' work that were to be sefen I everywhere. That work showed to him that the Primitive Methodist people meant to keep out of debt if they could, and, if they did get into ifc, that, they would very soon get out of it. In* all matters of this kind the help of the ladies was indispensable. They knew that old verse of which he would only quota a couplet— . If a woman will, she will You may depend on'fc.' This verse recalled to his mind the fact that their pastor was without an help meet—(laughter)'— and he had been mak ing tender inquiries in this direction. Me had found that the polity of the Primitive Methodist church gave Mr Cocker still three years of a probation, and this in formation he made a present of to. all the young ladies in the connection. (Loud applause, and hear, hear.) The Major then went on in a racy speech to urge the young men to look round the stalls and note the very many ladies whe were suitable M every way to adorn a home as well as a stall i n a bazaar, and trusted that from that evening would date the beginning of a good many undertakings that would re quire the aid of Mr Cocker to complete with another ceremony, and Mr Wooflasa* aid in a similar ceremony for Mr Cocfc e r. (Renewed applause and laughter). \ t na( j been of ten said—Why were they not all of the same church ? Why coula''they not be all united in one denomination under the same bishop or head. They would get along ever so much cotter. He was not sure about that^ There was much diversity m God's elation. ' Go into the garden and take any two pansies and put them under the raicroscope. It would be *,een how very much they differed. In that meeting no two faces would be found alike, not even two pairs of eyes could be i 1? «fi were exaotly similar. Neither could all people agree as to one church. home of them had just returned irom the camp at Oamaru, and there they had noted the red unU forms of the infantry, the blue uni~ forms of the artillery, with tho uniforms of the cavalry and the navals differing: from both. They were of different regw meats, but of the same service—different branches, but one army, and serving one queen. So in the church there were. different branqhes serving the same God. Let them, be Primitives, Wesleyans, Bap. twt t or whatever they chose, but let them be tnie and thorough soldiers of the Cross, fighting loyally in their own rogi in,snts, under their own officers, and for the snuo King. (Loud applause). Ha V«VS pleased to uotiqe i ft teoeut Horn%

THF ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 18&1



The best medicine is Sander and Son t s Eucalpyti Extract. Test its eminent power ful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the world are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards jn proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univep sities,the official communications of the Consul General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded by the International Exhibition, Amsterdam —all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.—"C. 8., 24 years old; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed chaiacief. Thg temperature rose enormously. In consequence'th> dressing was removed and in its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. Ihe offensive fcater dis appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks, In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's life,' (Advt.) 3 Hoiaoways Pills and Ointment are remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers travelling in search of health, pleasure, or business. Many deleterious in fluences arc constantly at work in foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health. These and the altered conditions of life will entail on those who travel the necessity of carefully attending to early symptoms of disease, and they will find the use of these remedies to bs highly necessary, the action of the pills being purfying and 'strenghtpii: J ing and of great service In cases o i fever, ague, and all inflammatory diseases, whilst the ointment is a sovereign cure in case of piles, bad legs, bad breasts, wounds, and ulcers. Hollo way's remedies do not deterio rate by change of climate,



Keatixo's Cour.n Loz.f^es cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis*. Medical testimony states tha* no ortibr medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relievingdifticulty of breathing they arc invaluable. They con tain no opium no s r ayy violent drug. Sold by all Ch&tntatSj m tins, Is lid and 2s 9d, each. This Bust Remedy Vdy\ Iwdjcks^iolx— Norton's Camomile PjUs, are confidently i recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion., w-lucli ia the. canso of nearly all > the diseases to wlm-n we are subjects Norton's Pim,s, with justice called the ' Natural Strougt'ioner of fie Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic andg«jv^le aperient, are mil-.l m their operation* and afe under any circumstances. Spld m bottles, at Is l|d, 2s &jl, Us, by allinedJQiu.Q L vendors thr^hoyli tfi« wq \d^ ■ I



Wanteu CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Wt at this Ofiiofi WANTED a girl about sixteen, to do house work. Aoply "Mail" Officj. 4_2 Known.—Mrs J. Buoh- VV an.an has opened as Fruiterer and Confectioner, next Messrs John Orr and Co., East Street. WANTED Known.—lt you want good value for your money go to Melford House. Cheapest first-class Drapery in town.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. "YT7 ANTED Known.— 7e are now VV opening all our new Winter j Goods in Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c—H. C. Segers, Melford House. ___ WA NTED Known.—Cheapest House in town for First-class Diapery Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c—H. C. Segers, Melford House. COOLING and invigorating Ice Cr«am as made by H. G. Flowek, Con fectioner, East Street. _ WANTEDICnown.— Mks J. Buch anan, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Tea and coffee at all hours ; hot luncheon on Saturdays, 12 to 2. Next Messrs J. Orr and Go's, East Street. WANTED Known —Some special lines in choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." VI/"ANTED every man in the County j \ V to have a suit of the Ashburton | Tweed*.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. WANTED Known—The "Strong wear " Boot is the best for Mens 'jadies and Children.—W. H. Collier. /^ LASS, Earthenware, and China, \JC direct from the Manufacturers.— Robert Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. ___ VTOW ON —At Stationers' Halt| Xyi Great Sale of Surplus Stock of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods' Music, etc. Great reductions for cash, for one month only. Hundreds of books at less than English price. At L. F. Andrewes <fc Co.'s, Stationers Hall. WANTED Known —me unuapu&i Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Kannaford's, Burnett Street. A arge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iror. ware goods made and repaired with des patch Grand Art Union. MR J. L. HIGGS having received per mission from the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, has decided to dispose of a few of his Oil Paintings by Art Union, and hopes to receive the support of his numerous friends and the general public r,i Ashburton and surrounding districc. FIFTY Prizes, ranging from £20 to 10s. Tickets, 2s 6d each ; to be had from Messrs H. M. Jones, L. F. Andrewes, Mrs Ranger, Mrs Baker, and Mr Higgs. See shop windows. 3j 182 TTEATINGS LOZENGES T7EATING'S LOZENGES ■rrEATING'S LOZENGES prEATING'S LOZENGES l/EATING'S LOZENGES U EATING'S LOZENGES "A Simple Fact about" KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Ask throughout the world, in any country .that can be named, you will find them largely sold. There is absolutely no remedy that is so speedy in giving relief, so certain to cure, and yet the most delicate can take them. One Lozenge gives ease. Sold in small tins. UNRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY IINRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY IINRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY IINRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY IINRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY IINRIVALLED COUGH REMEDY " Any Doctor will tell you " there is no better Cough Medicine than KEATING'S LOZENGES. One gives relief. If you suffer from cough try them but once ; they ■mil cure, and they will not injure your health ; they contain only the purest drugs skilfullj combined. Sold everywhere in sjaall tins. KEATIi'S WOBiH TAMbtS A Purely Vegetable Sweetmeat, both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for Children. Sold in tins by all Chemists. PROPRIETOR : THOMAS KEATING, London. Export Chemist and Druggist. MANUFACTURERS TO HER MAJESTY BY APPOINTMENT, THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND ITS BRANCHES? HO BBS, HART, AND CO, Limited. Steel Safes, Bullion, and Party-Wall Doors, Locks for all purposes 7G CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, ENGLAND. Manufactories Wharncliffe Works, Arlington street London N] i Family Dairy Churns, Factory Churns, Factory Butter Workers, Family Butter Workers, Butter Pack ages, Print Butter Car riers, German Dairy Paper And everything needed jn a complete Creamery or Butter Factory, Send for Circulars and Prices, PORTER BLANCHARD'S SONS, Concord, N.H., U.SA Established 1818.



Public Notices. __ iTT W. \\. Spencer & Co. < EXTENSION OF ; W. W. »I»EST«:EIt «; Con Great Clearing Salk. > ~" j Boing heavily overstocked, and iv order to make room for a shipment of Goods which we - have landing from Home In about a fortnight, we have ' made Greater Reductions than ever. All \Vool, colonial flannel, lOid, 4-ply fingering I wool, all colors, Is lid; Calicos \ i 2s 3d the doz ; Dress Goods 4id; Washing Prints, 2kl, 3|d, and 4|d ; Washing Muslin r -i 2s lid the doz ; Towels, 3M j W ea«h ; a very large Towel 9£d, T Rnow 6|d ; very «o»d Ticking, HR , fid: double width Sheeting,  <C 7£d; heavy white Linen Twill H r\ Sheeting, ll|d ; heavy cotton v/ Shirting, SM; Cretonnes, 4|d ; m Men's woollen Sox, 1 l£d; Boys' p> jl Braces, 4d ; Men's Braces, 8d; M <i Men's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid ; & Men's |ood Tweed Suits. 22a Q p 6d; Boys' Tweed Suits from k Pi 4a lid ; Men's colored Moles M7s 6d, now 5s lid ; Boys' do. H 2s lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. Sj Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d ; Men's QJ colonial made Shooters, 9s lid; Boys' strong Boots very cheap. Women's strong Elastics, 6a 9d; Girls' and Maids' Kid Elastic Sides and Button Boots 2s lld ; 3s lid, and 4s 6d at W. W. IPCXCER * Co's THE ARCADE. K.B.—We have this day purchased a Traveller's Set of Samples at a discount of 50 per cent. If you want a real bargain n»w is your chance. The~Arcade. , , ___ "THE MIRROR," A HIGH-CLASS Weekly Social, Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper to be PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, Price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Place, Russell Street, Melbourne. "money _to lend. -jIyTONEY to Lend at LOW HATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 to_j£sooo F«r further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office, Christchurch. CHRISrCHCROH DENTAL SURGERY. Corner of Cashel and High streets S M" 15 AND Co SURGRON DENTIST And at Dunedin v\\ Westport fTTE have gained thi FIRST AWARD W " the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli Ai^es for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cos A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Comple Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra cc or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe] Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s Od. Artificial Teeth and Denfurefc made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at small cost NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN C AUHJUIt, ISOI. F c * C IN. 85. C, -F. F c TXATS, Caps, Shirts, Pyjamas, J " A'SjL Sleeping Suits, Collars and *, C Cuffs, made to order at the New * ? Zealand Clothing Faotokv. p C 'QOFT"FeIt Hats, Marrl Felt y C O Hats, Tweed Hats, 'Varsity F C and other Caps, splendid variety, F C at the New Zeala>d Clothing F O Factory. C 1* AUIKS' and Gents' Water- * 2 J-J proofs, made to measure, y 5 choice lot of patterns to select y q from, at the New Zealand Cloth- f q iso Factory. F C TTOYS'"Suits, Li Sailor, Fritz, F C~ J3 Guard, and Ajax shapes, F G nicely made., Coftb and Knickera * P line«l thioughout, from 10s 6d, at the *, V New Zkalaxd Clothing Factory. * y* / ENTS' Tweed Suits 355, y t\ \DC Gents' Tweed Trousers 9s p C 6d, all our own make ; thorough p C jrr»od value at the New Zealand F C Clothing Factory, F C ii/KRTHEIM New High Arm £ C W Sowing Machines are the best f, pin the wold. The uiost siinide, y f, most dupable, most noiHoltVH, l>e«t y 7\ finished awl lightest i unning Sow- p (j ing Machine iii t 1.0 markot. Nkw p C ZKALAyuCLOTHINgPAifTOBYAgonts P V 7TbnTIJ?MKN'.* Silk una £ *^ VJT Washing Scarfs m immense *, V varivty. Riding Gloves, Braces m 1, AmbulniKje^ Argosy and Impe al « , (new designs), nut the New Zjbalanu # Clothikg Factokv, y "''yjf^N'S a>id Boys f HuitM made F iijk, to measure ; first cla*»fit and F ;" tKJdtuwiii^hip guaranteed m every F V £pm»e«!bir«un. ii«srtake. Weinvit (; jiiKjMjdwti, patronage. * V %,«•- 'f,eiMs»mtl J