The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1891. THE PRINCE OF WALES' JUBILEE.

Very many colonists are still alive and m robust health, although on the downhill of life, who remember the re joicing at Home that welcomed on &ove'mber 9, 1841, the birth of a son and heir to the throne of England, which Victoria. God bless her, has long adorned. Very many more live, who m the ordinary course of things should be m still more robust manhood, who remember the rejoicings at his coming of age, and who again proudly wore •wedding favors on their breasts when he ted to the altar the beauteous " Sea kings' daughter from over thesea— Alexandra." And now once again we have cele brated the birthday of His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, but this time it is no ordinary celebration. We celebrated his fiftieth birthday on this occasion, and he is one of the few princes of any age and any nation who has had the pleasure of living a lifetime such as his while his Royal parent still wore the crown m health and happiness. The prayer of Victoria's loyal subjects " Long may she reign "ha 3 been abundantly answered In her long and honorable tenure of the govereignity of the greatest empirei of the world. The model Queen, wife, Mother, woman holds a place m the hearts of her people such as few sove iigns m the history of the world have ever held, and her good life has done more to keep alive and warm that strong sentiment of loyalty which is so marked a characteristic of the Briton. But if the spirit of loyalty is strong m the breast of the Briton m the Home country, it is equally strong here. Travellers —globe-trotters, as they are called, who taking advantage of the means of rapid and comfortable travel ling that have been provided during Victoria's benign reign, have visited our colonies, and run through them at express speed, much as they would run from the provinces to London ts see a theatrical performance—such travellers have gone back to the Home land and impugned our loyalty, and even pre« dieted that very soon the bands that tied us to the great country that gave us birth will be severed, and that we will draw away outside the sway of Victoria's «ceptre, and the influenze of the tradi tions of Britannia. We, m those islands of the Southern Seas, know ourselvea and our children befcter than that. Our loyalty is as bright as ever, our love for Hoi»e as warm, and we hjwe *w *fectio» (w &U fcfce traditions

and associations of the Old Country | tbat.only death can extinguish. Why i ' is this so? . Why, because the land we claim as oura is worthy of our love. . ( Apart from the poetic sentiment that f, burns m the breast of every man born of a loving mother, the nation has a history of which her humblest son may <yell be proud indeed, and a reigning sovereign of whom it is an honor m itself for a nation to say " Our beloved Queen." Fifty tears ago, our early- pilgrim fathers brought to these shores this spirit on which we have been dwelling, and during all these years they havenursed it m the breasts of their sons and their daughters, and at the present moment m no part of; the empire on which the sun never sets has Her Majesty, of God's grace, more true hearted subjects than those of New , Zealand, whether born on the soil of the colony or on that of thr, Old land. A short history of the Prince of Wales, who has just 'completed- his jubilee, and who may m course of time be King of England, may not here be out of place, and it may be read with in terest both by those who were born m . Great Britain and those whose native , soil is that which lies under the light of the Southern Cross :— "He was born on November 9, 1841, [ and is the second child and eldest son of our present Queen and the late loved and lamented Prince Consort. He received his early education under the Rev. Henry Birch, rector of Presfcwick ; Mr Gibbcs, j barrister-at-law ; the Rev. F. C. Farver, j and Mr H_ W. Fisher; and having , studied for a session at Edinburgh, entered Christ Church, Oxford, where he attended" the public lectures for a year, and after > wards resided for three or four terms at Cambridge for the same purpose. His ' Royal Highness spent most of the summer J of 1860 on a visit to the United States • and Canada, where he was most enthusi astically received. He was m 1858 ' gazetted to a colonelcy m the army, rind r joined the camp at Curtagh m June, 1861,, • Accompanied by Dean Stanley, the Prince travelled m the East, -and visited' I Jerusalem m 1862. His Royal Highness j I is a K.G., a general m the army, and colonel of the 10th Hussars, and has the ' titles of the Duke of Cornwall (by which he took his seat m the House of Lords m February, 1863, m the Peerage of Eng- E land); Duke of Rothesay, Baron of Ren r frew, and Lord of the Isles m Scotland ; s and Earl of Dublin-on-Carrickin Ireland; I and enjoys the patronage of twenty nine livings, chitefiy as owner of the " Duchy of Cornwall. His Royal High [ ness married on March 10, 1863, Hie Princess Alexandra of Denmark. To wards the close of the year 1871 his Royal ' Highness was attacked with typhoid fever, and for some weeks his life was I despaired of; but he slowly recovered and 3 was able to take parr m the memorable i "Thanksgiving Service," m St. Paul's I Cathedral on February 27, 1872. He was * elected Grand Master of the Freemasons m England m succession to the Marquis of Ripon, m 1874, and m 1875 he was in * stalled as First Principal of the Royal Arch Freemasons. In 1875-76 the Prince \ visited India. The great interest he took I m the Paris Exhibition of 1878 contributed j mno slight degree to render it a success. ", His Royal Highness a tended the Court ; festivities held at Berlin, m 1883, to cele i brate the " silver wedding "of the Crown , Prince with the Princess Royalof England, E on which occasion he was nominated ty - the Emperor His a Field-Marshal m the L German Army. His Royal Highness has ■ taken a great personal interest m the Exr I hibitions held m England, and was Elxe - cutive President of the Colonial and y Indian Exhibition of 1886. He also ori j ginated tho Royal College of Mu.sic, and - was the chief mover m the Jubilee scheme 9 of an " Imperial Institute." In 1888 the ->. Prince and Princess celebrated their silver wedding.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The "Rangitikei Advocate" says that settlers m Kiwitea are lamenting the failure of the peach crop. Trees which bore fairly well' last year are without a set this season. A heavy frost, which oc curred whilst the trees were m bloom, is supposed to be the reason of the failure. At the sale of blood stock li Chiht* church on Thursday not a lot was quitted at the reserve price. Subsequently the auctioneer dispose! of a yearling colfc by Vanguard—Titania. and a colt of the same age uy Vanguard—Ouida, at 150 guineas each. The name of the purchaser did not transpire. There has been further excitement at Ballarat over the Salvation Army procession \ Juestion (writes the Melbourne correspon ent of the "Otago Daily Times"). For persisting m marching several followers had been sent to gaol, and the mayor was vigorously abused as a tyrant. A strong section of the community, who desired to see the laws respected, came to his support, and eventually a poll was taken to decide the question:'" Are you m favor of allowing the Silvafcion Army to march through the streets with music?" There was great excitement and a good vote, the result ! being 1018 favourable to the army processians, and 1692 against then. In each ward the majority was against the army. What a time the "Picturesque Atlas" men are hiving m the South, says the I •fTapanui Courier." Over at Glenkenich last week they made a raid on the guileless settlers, but found no one at home. The farmeis and their people saw the Yankee book fiends approaching, and planted be hind hedges and other cover to enjoy their discomforture. The book fiends searched around the houses, peered through windows, glanced up to the sky and down the wells, but not a farmer could been seen. Finally, the book distributors, tired of carrying the heavy volumes, left them lying on doorsteps and other convenient receptacles, and departed sorrowing a, their ill success. Rumour hath it tbat after the departure of the fiends, the books were all consigned to a bonfire, and the bone and sinew of the country drank confusion to the fiends m toddy hot and strong. At one place m the south, the " Atlas" men were terribly mauled. Going one day with a cartload of books (bound and unbound) to a settlement populated by the rough and ready sort' they had a terrible battle to fight. Ap proaching the settlement m question, the "Atlas" men suddenly found their pro gress stopped by a log lying across the road just m a bend where thick hedges and trees afforded good shelter. No sooner was their trap stopped than a tree was dropped across the rear, and the retreat cut; off. Simultaneously with the fall of the log came a volley of rotten eggs, and the horses, trap and "Atlas" men were bespattered with filth that could be smelt a mile a way. RjStreat was impossible until the ammunition was exhausted,' and, before the unfortunate " fiends " could approach civilisation again, they had to baptise themselves m the nearest stream, and ex pend a considerable sum m Condy's fluid to disinfect their clothing.

Holloway's Pills and Ointment :— It is impossible entirely to prevent the noxious vapours which are given off m mines and tunnels, and those who, like miners and railway operatives, have to work day after day m such vitiated atmospheres, suffer m health and strength m consequence, The chest and liver often become clogged with the products of coal combustion, necessitating great attention to the health. No remedy is more valuable for miners and the like than Holloway's Pills, as they carry off all effete matter from the blood, and healthily stimulate the liver. They fore also invaluable for costive foowe'» and or all bilious disorders. The Ointment is a priceless remedy for piles, sprains ulcers and all manner of sores! True economy To purchase Countess Tea for two shillings. Free from any ©x« Ctas of stringency

The crops m Maniototo County are said I to be looking better than for the past three j years. A large area of wheat m South Australia is so frostbitten that- it will on be only useful for hay. t The Wanganui Hospital shuts its doors to Maoris. At least so says the Timaru "Herald." More shame for Wanganui if it's true. The Government intend calling for tenders for the exclusive right A advertising on the back of postage and revenue stamps and telegram forms. Catherine Byrne, sister of John Byrne, one of the Kelly gang of bushrangers, shot at Glcnrowan, was charged at Melbourne with vagrancy, and sentenced to six months imprisonment. I A prospectus has been issued of a -iifeV evening paper m Wellington, capital £K,Ooy m£ 1 shares. It will be run m the LWral and Labor interest. Part of the plan is to absorb the " Wairarapa Star " and run the two m conjunction The Christmas season is now rapidly approaching, and Mr H. Ml Jones announces the arrival of' new goods m Christmas cards, booklets and other varieties of seasonable presents for- friends far and near. "Rain-compelling" appears to be o, success m every part of the United States. On, September 2 at Corpus Christi, Texas, M. Dreycifwith, who practised it, discharged several bombs m midday, and after each volley a sharp shower fell over a limited area. The rain was general over the entire city, and continued for half-an-hour. Windows are made to imitate ground glass by dissolving epsom spits m hot beer or a weak solution of gum arable; three tablespoonfuls of salts are used to a quart of beer. When necessary it can be washed off with water and soap. This is better applied to the insides of windows, as it ' remains clean longer. Unsightly views are thus shut out. The immigration and emigration returns for the month of October show the arrivals m the colony to have been 1051 persons, and the departures 1118. The arrivals were- From the United Kingdom, 226; New Sontt Wales, 449 1 Victoria, 230; Tasmania, 42 other places, 104 ; total, 1051. The depart ure3 were—To the United Kingdom, 91 Queensland, 2; New South Wales, 646 Victoria, 277; Tasmania, 52; other places 50; total, 1118. "Your father was a quadroon, was 1« not?" said an impertinent inquirer to M i Dumas. The novelist replied m th< affirmative ; on which the other continued "And your grandfather?" "A mulatto," was the response. "And your great . grandfather?" "A negro." "And youi , great-great-grandfather?" At this point 1 Dumas fixed his piercing eyes upon hi; interrogator, and warming replied, "Ai ape! My pedigree begins where yours ; ends." An Auckland telegram says:—Tin Manager of the New Zealand Farmers' Co operative Association m Christ-church, Mi A. Turnbull, who has arrived m Aucklani from England has been interviewed by £ 1 " Herald " reporter. He speaks m sanguhu terms of the frozen meat trade, and say! that th'e^meat sent from New Zealand is superior m quality to that of the Rivei Plate. He thinks the trade will eventually b< so organised that shipments will be sent t( Liverpool, which is a better distributing centre than London. Many years ago, while travelling m tin East, an old English lady with a gooddealro character and a complete set of false teeth became temporarily separated from the res of her party, and was soon surrounded by i crowd of Arabs, eager, curious, and clamour ing for bakshish. After awhile their atten tionabecatne very mi welcome, if not positively alarming ; so, thinking that, at all events the experiment could do no harm, she sud denly whipped oil*, her false teeth ant snapped them vigorously m the faces of th« Arabs. The effect was magical; the horror struck natives took to their heels, and tin lady got back to her tent m safeiy. We (" Herald") have heard of an instanci of feminine uluck that will take a lot o beating. A Thames resident, a woman o: about 25 years of age paid a visit t( Wellington to see a sister. Owing to t 1 miscalculation, and to the fact that hei sister was poor, the visitor found herself h the position of having to stay m Wellington bog the price of a passage back, ov tramj her way home. She chose the last course and reached Napier at the beginning of tin week. She did the distance from Napier tc ! Taupo m a little over- two and a half days and presumably is now safe at home at th< Tham^at : The Cunard Company, it is announced are projecting two new steamers, which, will be, like "that Leviathan," of whid; Milton speaks, the " hugest >of all thai swim the ocean stream." These two linen will be 600 ft long, or only 80ft less than Mi Scott Russel's unfortunate vessel, (the Great Eastern) and by the side oi them th« largest ships of her Majesty's navy will look like squat and dampy tug-boats. It ia, in deed, marvellous to consider that it will bt only necessary to walk from the stem of one of these great ships to the stern and back again to have covered nearly a quarter of a raiie. More marvellous still, these floating cities will be rushed through the seas at tht rate of 18 or 20 miles an hour m prettj nearly all weathers. The annual concert m aid of the Kyl< School Prize Fund came off on the evening of Friday, the 6th instant. The schoo' room was well filled and a varied programme consisting of songs, recitations, readings, and instrumental selections was successfullj rendered. Songs were contributed by Misses Welch and Stewart, and duets by Mis* La-mbie and Mr Lambie, and a trio, " Th< Canadian Boat Soug," was given by Misses Stewart and Lambie and Mr Lambie. Readings were given by Mr Grant and Mi Bateman, and recitations by Messrs McCand less and Bateman, the last named also con tributed a violin solo. Miss Lambie played the accompaniment to the several singers. A hearty vote of thanks to the performers was moved by Mr Mulligan and carried by acclamation, and the room was then cleared for dancing,, which was carried on for a few hours with great spirit. At the annual meeting of the Mosgie] Woollen Factory Company, on Thursday, Mr A. J. Burns, the acting chairman, m moving the adoption of the report, declaring an 8 per cent dividend, said that m the first half year trade had been very bad owing to disorganisation caused by the labor troubles, but it had recovered m the second half. The company itself had not been affected, as it was on the best of terms witli its employees. It was necessary m order to pay the dividend, to take £1000 from the reserve fund, which had been specially built up for that purpose. He said that the company had to compete with imitations of their goods, which imitations were not of the best quality. He concluded by saying that if the mills only went m for the very best quality it would be better for the country than if the present tariff were doubled. Messrs Cargill and Hardy were re-elected auditors. SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following:— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous ' System, says m an editorial published m the "Clinical Record " :-*■" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concoction called "Refined Extract of Eucalyptus" has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly fpom the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m expo ing the above facts, and desires the public to exercise care and precaution when buying, SANDER aud SONS (Advt.) ? Many exhibitors at the late Ashburton Show, were doubtless disappointed mint winning prizes. A picture value 10s is given away with every Fifty Shillings' worth of WarbupfctinV CWfc- Be Beat taking Pw4er.—Fact.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

fpBR PRESS ASSOCIATION. I 1 ' ' I

CRIMPING SEAMEN.

London. .November 11. . Sir Michael Hicks Beach, President of the Board of Trade, in reply to «a deputation of shipowners, refused to interfere with the power of naval officers to prevent the 'crimping of sailors. . , DISEN.DOWMfiNT. The nonconformists of Wales demand the disendowment of the Episcopal Church. ADVICE TO WORKMEN. ' Sir' John Ciorstfin the course of a speech, urged workmen to insure against sickness and accident, and advised th«ui not to look for great reforms and splendid schemes. They could not expect State aid to any orrßiit. Amount.

THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

Lord Brassey presided at the open ing of the Royal Colonial Institute to day, and delivered an address, m which he rejoiced at the progress made by the Institute.

MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

Sir A. Sullivan will conduct a Leeds musical festival m 1892.

THE RECENT GALE.

November 12,

Many accidents occurred m the streets of London, owing to the furious srale.

OBTTUARY

George Haydon, the Australian ex plorer.

THE MISSION STEAMER SOUTHERN CROSS.

The Melanesian mission steamer Southern Cross, which encountered a heavy gale m the English Channel to wavds the end of October, and was compelled to put into Cowes to repair damages, will resume her voyage to Australia on Monday next.

CHINA AND THE GREAT POWERS.

Hong Kong, November 12. The Chinese Government have ar ranged a modus vivenda with the Great Powers.

THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.

St; Petersburg, November 11. Ifc is expected that the Russian Government will prohibit the export of wheat this month. Frosts are to a great extent preventing relief being given to people m the famine-stricken districts. The "Standard's" Russian corres pondent says that the famine will cost £135,000,000.

TYPHOID FEVER.

Typhoid fever is making alarming ravages m Russia.

THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

The Goyernment deny that the Siberian railway works have been stopped.

FAILURE OF THE BERLIN BANKS.

Berlin, November 11. Many ' nie.l) bers of" 'the- - German nobility are losers to the extent of some hundreds of thousands of marks by the failure of the Berlin banks.

LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH.

The Berlin and Vienna newspapers are pleased at the tono of Lord Salis^ bury's speech, which they considet renders it unnecessary to increase military expenditure.

DECISION REVERSED,

The Berlin Court of Appeal has re versed the decision in. the action brought against Madame Patti by the German manager, and awarded her costs.. ' "■■ , ■■• ■: ■'" ■:. ■ . ;; ■ ■ ..:

THE CHILIAN JUNTA.

Valparaiso, November 11. The Chilian Junta has transferred its power to the Senate and anuttber of Deputies m a sober message, which has had the effect of * reassuring public feeling.

CANADA AND THE STATES.

Ottawa, November 11. Professor Goldwin Smith asserts that Canada is destined to become part of the United States, and unless she speedily consent* to a peaceable union forcible annexation will follow.

THE RECENT CYCLONE.

Calcutta, November 11. Further particulars of the cyclone at the Andaman Islands show that tht Enterprise was unable to raise 'steam before she was hurled on to the rocks. The convicts on shore worked heroically, m their endeavors to save those on board.

AUSTRALIAN.

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN INVEST MENT COMPANY.

Sydney, November 12, Depositors m the Anglo-Australian Investment Company, have decided to renew deposits for one or two years.

DISASTROUS HURRICANE.

A hurricane demolished many build ings m Yass town, 190 miles south west of Sydney; The upper end of the place is a mass of wreckage, and building materials were scattered for miles around. The damage will amount to thousands of pounds. Two men were severely injured.

ANOTHER BUILDING SOCIETY IN TROUBLE.

Melbourne, November 12. Larkin, a well-known Melbourne ;itizen, and memberof the Metropolitan Board of Works, has been arrested on i charge of falsifying the books of the South Melbourne Permanent Building Society. It is expected the defaloa ions will amount to £10,000j The South Melbourne Permanent Building Society has temporarily stopped paying out any money until a lull investigation has been made in^ :he alleged defalcations of Mr Larkin, ane of its officers. If these do not exceed £15,000 the society is perfectly sound, but it is feared that the amount will largely exceed that mentioned.

THE EASBY-GAMBIER DISASTER.

The Crown prosecutor has reported to Government that the evidence ■■m the Easby-Gambier case will not justify the prosecution of either captain unless for manslaughter.

TASMANIAN FINANCE.

Hob art, November 12. The Colonial Treasurer announces

that he expects a surplus of forty-five ' thousand this year. The finances are m a most satisfactory state. It is proposed to raise a loan of..a million and a half when the London market is more favorable, m order to redeem a million of treasury bills and convert three hundred thousand of five and six per cent stocks. The London market will probably be approached about' I March.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Mastekton, November 12. The Minister of Lands has granted the application of the Mastertmi Assembly of the Knights of Labor for two special settlement blocks m the Pukeloi district, containing 7100 and .4000 acres] respec tively. Palmerston North, November 12. lv consequence of Uio low prices luling, all the flax-millers m this district intend closing down for six months unless the flux market improves. Wellington, November 12, The Swimming Club recently formed m connection with the Wellington Rowing Club, have decided to make application to be affiliated with the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, and if possible to send representatives to com pete at the Association's championship meeting.

The Native Trouble.

PEK •PRESS ASSOCIATION. - Gisborne, November 12. At Waipiro ♦o-d»y, Tuta and four others were Brought up before Mr Booth, Resident Magistrate, and Sir George Whitrnore, on a charge of trespass. They were fined £10, or three months' im prisonment All the other trespassers who have been carrying firearms are to be arrested. Tuta and his four comrades are m thelock-Ufci.at present. L^TER, Tuta Was released this afternoon, his fine having been paid by Me.ssrs Sommer ville Bros., for whom he is engaged to shear. Earuiti Te Rangi, who was convicted on a charge of having used th reateninst language, has also bepn released, Mr Boyd becoming surety for his good behaviour. Tuta addressed his people, this after noon, setting forth his views, and an nouncing that he had a good action for false imprisonment. Mr Dakon, the native interpreter, and Mr.Connolly, hotelkeepejr, strongly advised the natives to disperse and go to rheir at Jerusalem, or they would probably be arrested to-morrow and §ent to Napier gaol. The natives accepted their advice and are now leaving Waipiro. Ihe soldiers will probably leave by the Dinga dee on Saturday night.

WRECKS AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

[I'EK, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Loxoo.-f, November 11. Severe gales have been experienced on the English coast, and a number of minor slapping disasters have occurred m the Channel. • News is just received that the ship Benvenue, 2033 tons, from London to Sydney, has gone ashore at Sandgate, near Folkestone. Many of the crew were drowned and the survivors have taken \o the rigging. '

London, November 12. Ihejiteboat, while proceeding to the wreck of the ship Benvenue, capsized and several of the occupants were drowned. Seven of those on board the ill-fated ship, including the captain and his wife, have been drowned. The The Benvenue lies 300 yards from the shore, which was lined by thousands watching the remaining twenty-one of the crew, who had sought shelter m the rigging, but were powerless to render any assistance. The Dungeness lifeboat also capsized, and five of its crew were drowned.

Nunbers of fishing smacks hailing from' Loufestoft jn Suffolk, were wrecked during the gale, and twelve lives were lost.

A French vessel has been wrecked at Hythe, m Kent, and three of the crew drowned. It is believed that the Advance from New Zealand has been' wrecked at Hastings, m Sussex. The twenty-one of the crew of the ship Ben venue, who had taken to the rigging were rescued after being sixteen hours m their perilous position. (Received November 13, 10.40 a.m.) - London, November 12. The Benvenue was being towed down the channel when the tow rope broke, and she drifted ashore. The Dover and Sandgate life boats made repeated efforts to save the crew, and many attempts Were made to throw.a line over the' ship. Rocket apparatus and field guns were both tried, but all endeavors failed. The exertions of the rescuers were successful m the end, and the Sandgate life boat took off the men, but not till the captain and four others had been drowned. One lost his life m attempting to. reach shore with a line round his waist. It is the Pflyinger, a barque, and not the Advance, that has been wrecked at Hastings. The crew and passengers were saved. There have been wrecks and los£ of life at all the channel ports and along the east coast of Scotland and England. Many minor casualties have occurred inland. The Massilia has arrived at London with the influenza on board. Nearly every one on the ship has been at tacked, and at one time ninety-six persons were prostrated together. No deaths occurred. It is thought epi damic "was caught at a Melbourne entertainment.

THE MARKETS.

[feu press association] , London, November 11, The total quantity of wheat and flou afloat for the United 'Kingdom, i 2,340,600 quarters, and for the Continehs 1,948,000 quarters. Share quotations—Bank of New Zea land, new issue, £7 10s j National Bank of New Zealand, 10s. November 12. Steam freights to the colonies are hardening. The American visible supply of wheat is 54*200,000 bushels. Antwerp, November 12. The wool sales opened weak, with a fall of from 5 to 10 centimes for River I Plate wool, and id for Australian.

ROAD BOARD.

SOUTH RAKA . The usual monthly meeting was held on Thursday last. Present —Messrs Coster (chairman), Lyttolton, McLean, . and Stringfellow. The clerk's l-eport was read and con sidered. It was decided to postpone the question of forming Tancred street till next meeting, the Board m the meantime to inspect the gorse growing m the neigh borhood. , SAND BLOWS. The sub-committee reported on'Hoejg'p. whare" road and Acton road, near the old barracks. Mr Richards would at this meeting interview the Board with regard to the former, and it recommended the forming of a new road m the case of the latter. It was resolved to adopt the report, I the Board taking the necessary steps to procure land for the hey/road. Mr T. Richards and Mr W. L. Allan waited oh the Board re sand on Hogg's whare road, and Mr Richards offered for £30 to make a trench large enoughtto con tain all the sand on the road, twenty yards m width, and to cover same with clay. The offer was accepted, on the under standing that Mr JRichards and the Aus tralian Land Company give the Board a letter of indemnity. This the deputation undertook to give; SMALL BIKBS. It was decided to pay the same price for smalt birds' eggs and heads as m pre vious years. Thompson's track. Messrs Cameron (Spring field) and Drummond, as a deputation from the Mount Hutt Road Board, attended m reference to metalling a considerable por tion of Thompson's track from Mitcham westwards. • -■ . After discussion it was resolved that, the Board adhere to its former resolution to metal orily- 55 chains instead of 200, the balance of road to be further inspected and reported on again. "thirds." A discussion was held on the state ments made m the House by Mr E. G. Wright, and it was unanimously resolved that the 1 folio wins letter be forwarded to the Hon. the Minister of Lands. "That all money received as " thirds " by this Board bus been spent for the direct benefit of the village settlers,. and that separate accounts have always been kept -of such moneys. received; and that the settlers were fully awaie of the amount to their credit m that account, and that this Board has never misappropriated the village settlement funds. : The statement that the South Rakaia Road Board got up a bogus petition is incorrect, the petition referred to being got up by the village settlers themselves. The reason that the settlers had not a supply of water sooner ■was not becauae the Board would not pay the money, but because the County Council could not supply the water. The Board had agreed to pay for the races, and the water was actually running some months before Mr Wright made Jiis state ments m the House." MISCELLANEOUS. Mr Murphy wrote re leaving his -con tract.—Letter received. ~ Mr H. W. Williams wrote re Anderson's land.—The Chairman stated he had attended ";o the matter. Messrs Loughrey and Lane wrote re, late T. Harrison and W. H. Rule and land taken. It was resolved to form a footpath on the south belt from Withell's to railway terrace east. £20 was passed for the purchase of bird's eggs and heads. CONTRACTS. The following contracts were accepted : —Maintenance of roads for twelve ■r.outh:-, :.-"V.>. 1--I). 11 ily, £70 ;■ extra •netal, Is od per yard. No. 2—P. Collins, £42 ; extra metal, Is 3d per yard. No.' 3—D. Duncan, £36 ; extra metal, la 3d per yard. Forming footpath on main road—J. Moodie, 5s 9d per chain. Re forming Hardy Road and footpath—M, Sheehan, 9s per chain. Cutting contracts left m the hands of the Chairman. Gorse grubbing :—No I—-Cole, at £1 15s ; No. 2—Cole at 2£d per chain; No. 3—T. Irwin, at s|d per chain ; No. 4 at £6; No. s—Freshs—Fresh tenders to be c tiled. It was resolved that payments to Con tractors who had not completed their work satisfactorily should be withheld. The Clerk was instructed to procure and issue gorse notices. Accounts for £93 14s €cl were passed for payment, and after attending to cemetery business the meeting adjourned

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

WATER CHARGES.

TO THE EDITOR.

. Sie,—ln your report of the Lat meet ing of the County Council, I observe that it has been decided.for the future, to levy a water rate of 3d per acre, apparently regardless of the producing capacity of the land. I wish to point out that this is extremely unfair to the occupiers of the lighter class of land and will press most unduly on them. In many cases it lakes two acres to carry one merino sheep and the charge for water will be no less than sixpence head, whereas en the better land, the same acreage will graze five or six crossbred sheep, the owner of which will escape with the smaller charge of, about a penny each. % ■■ I understand that m the Geraldine dis trict the charges for water are made on the rateable value of the property, so that a distinction is drawn between the semi pastoral country valued at twenty-five shillings and the heavy land worth as many pounds. Obviously it is unfair that each should be rated alike when one benefits so much more than the other.

I trust that the Council will reconsider the matter and endeavour to arrange a rate which will be more fair and equitable to all ratepayers.—l am etc. G.

November 10, 1891,

The San Francisco Mail.

AMERICAN SUMMARY,

Baron Nordensk jold, the Arqtic" ex plorer, was arrested m Duringo, Colo rado, on September 28, for removing relics from the ancient Indian cliff dwel lings. . Watch manufacturing interests m Mas sachusetts are Hpside down m consequence of the war between the trust and anti trust people. The Waltham has dis charged its employees by wholesale, as the market is overstocked, and has cut 0$ at least 50 per cent m the prices of certain grades of watches. A number of prominent American ladies are bringing heavy pressure to bear on the Secretary of State, Mr Blame, through his wife, to use his influence with the British Home Secretary m favour of Mrs Maybrick, now suffering a life sentence m Liverpool for the murder of her husband. Recently a petition for this woman's pardon, signed by Mrs Harrison, wife of the President and the wives of the members of the American Cabinet, was sent to Minister Lincoln for presentation to the Queen. Baron Deßruam, the French engineer who superintended laying the first Trans atlantic cable for Cyrus A. Field m 1858, was hr San Francisco on October 14 look ing into a project of a Transpacific cable. He says way stations must be made of thd Pacific Islands, the more the better. In my case the cost will be tremendous.

Rain compelling appears to be a success m many parts of the United States. On September 2, at Corpus Ohristi, Texas M. Dreycifivith, who practises it, dis charged several bombs at midday, a:id after each volley a sharp shower fell over a limited area, general over the entire city, and continued half an hour.

Augustine Daly, a leading American j theatrical manager, has secured from Lord Tennyson the exclusive right to pro-, duoe m the United States and England an entirely new work which the Pcet Lau reate has just completed. It is a three act comedy, and is the first and only piece Tennyson has written specially for the stage. Word comes from Ommens County, North Dakota, on September 26, that the whole east end of that county had been swept by a terrible prairie fire, m which three men lost their lives. Many families were rendered homeless, and whole herds of cattle died m the flames. The loss will reach fully 150,000 dollars. All the mischief was caused by a spark from a threshing machine.

A plan is under consideration m Boston for laying telephonic cables to London, and the subject is now being figured out by capitalists. The long distance tele phonic experts are all m favor of a transoceanic exchange. A despatch, dated September 20, from Guthrie, Oklahoma territory, gives the following debails of the opening by the United States Government of the town site of Chandler, m the Saj and Fox Re servation. The site was opened for settlement at 12 o'clock, and the scene which followed the volley of musketry! which announced the opening was awfuJ. A mass of 3000 excited men, intent upon Becuring lots, had gathered about the boundary of the town. At 12 sharp the signal was given, and with a mighty yell from .3000 throats, and the cracking of whips and volleys of oaths, s-houts and curses, a conglomerate mass of men and women on horses and on foot rushed like maniacs for the town lots. As the angles of the advancing lines met many riders were unhorsed and hurled pellmell into the ro^d. Many persons are reported killed, and others as haviug received severe injuries. Miss Daisy, representative of the Guthrie "News," was thrown from her horse at the begin ning of a mad rush, and striking her head on a rock was killed. The crazed and

merciless crowd rode over the body till i

was.vecogbisea" by a friend and dtawn out of the surging irass. As there were three or four times as many people as there were lots the the result could be easily fore told. There are from three to six claim ants for a great many of the lots, and it will take considerable time to adjust the differences.

The Midland Railway.

(Reefton *' Guardian.") The progress made with the railway works at the Saddle tunnel continues to be satisfactory, and every effort is beinu made to push forward the work as rapidly as pos üble. Work is also going on. upon the hike Brunner section, and the Spring field and Belgrove sections are being pro ceeded with. At the Belgrove end the tunnel through Spooner's Range has been bored from the Nelson side a distance of some 700 feet, and boring is about being begun on the other side of the range. A large quantity of cement and bricks has lately been taken up from Nelson fo» lin ing the tunnel, and the contractor is con fident of having the. work done within the specified time. The Company, however, has made no sign as yet of letting a further contract at the Nelson end of the line, or even of definitely deciding the route beyond Motueka Valley. The "Nelson Colonist" says that as a consequent of 'the leisuiely manner m which the Com pany is operating, settlement at that end has been .stopped, the Und being locked up, arid until the line v within measure-, able distance ot completion, peoplo natu rally object to pay more for land than they could purchase it from the Govern ment for. Our contemporary adds that whilst every desire exists to refrain from doing anything to hamper the Company, there is a limit to long suffering, and until the line is through, Nelson will be ;i sufferer from the compact with the Mid land Railway Company. It is certainly evident that work on the railway is not advancing-«s quickly as it should do under the contract. Close on seven years of the ten years allowed under the original contract for ihc comp?« ion of the whole line from Springfield to Belgrove have now expired, and roughly speaking, only about one-seventh of the work has been finished, leaving about six-sevenths more to be done. The cost of the entire work as agreed upon under the contract was £2,500,000, of which sum, about £230,000 had been expended.in works up to the time of the Public Works Statement delivered m the House by the Hon Mr Seddon two months back. This amount added to £120,000, the approxi mate value of work done upon sections m course of construction, made a total of £350,000 expended. It will be seen that there is but a small. likelihood of the line being completed within the next three years allowed by the contract. It is to be hoped, however, that the construction of the line will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and that everything possible will be done to prevent ths prosecution of this important work being hampered by further delays.

The Ex-Agent-General.

" Anglo-Australian'"^ writes —v An. in terregnum now exists at the New Zealand Agency. Mr Walter Kennaway, C.M.G., has been officially appointed acting Agent- General until the arrival; of Mr Perceval, and this week Sir Francis Dillon- Bell, Lady Bell, and one of their sons have taken their departure for the Britain of the South. What a history and career ia that of Sir F. D. Bell! In many respects it is unique, and it m certainly extraordin ary. Only the other day a document turned up of the time of the historic New Zealand Company, bearing the signature of the late Agent-General, and dated fifty years ago ! Sir Francis came into the pos session of what is the blue ribbon of Aus tralasian statesmanship as long ago <is 1881. He has twice been rcappointed, and this fact alone speaks, I think, very eloquently for the estimation m which the colony he has served so well and so long, holds him. He has done much both for New Zealand and Australia, and on all important occasions he lias taken the leading, or one of the leading, positions. For one thing, thanks to his financial capacity, acumen, and general foresight, he has very materially reduced the interest charge on the debt of the colony he served, bringing it fram a high to a low rate ; and this is altogether a remarkable achievement seeing that ten years ago the public debt of the Britain of the South was m a most complex condition. .All this he reduced to simplicity, and to a uniform level of 4 and 3|- per cent. He was a member of the first responsible govern ment of the colony as long ago as 1854, and two years later ha.d a portfolio and 1 was the first Colonial Treasurer. He joined the New Zealand Company, m point of fact, as long ago m 1839, so that his career is contemporaneous with tha whole national life of New Zealand, as a British settlement, and his experience is thus altogether unique, and probably matchless. His work may be seen all around. The squadron of warships new going out to Australian waters, is a tan gible evidence of the success wherewith, he has served tjie cause of the. defences of Australasia, and by his exertipns at the Pnrisj Tolegraphio Conference he helped to obtain the DOOtt:of reduced rates for Australia. I have here given but a bald and broken sketch vi some of the salient

features m the public life of ono of the most remarkable men that New Zealand has produced, and most decidedly the name of Sir Francis Dillon Bell will en dure m the annals of the great colony he has served so faithfully and so well."

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association^

(Received November 13, 10.35 a.m.) EGYPTIAN AFPAIKS. m Cosstaittinowj!, November 12. The' 5 Porte" is pleased with Lord Sajpbury's reference to Egypt in his speech at the Mansion House.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Viknna, November 12, Hie Emperor Francis, addressing the delegates, said that despite the peaceful assurances of all the powers, there were dangers besetting Europe that had not been removed, nor had the general armaD^ents been stopped.

THE BANK OF SPAIN.

Madrid, November 12 Shares m the Bank of Spain are falling heavily. The Directors are negotiating with the Rothschilds for assistance, but that firm does not seem to be inclined to advance the money.

RUSSIA.

St. Pbtbksbubg. IJjpniber 12. Russia is fortifying her Chinese and Persian frontiers.

Fifty million pounds of grain are lying m the Caucasus province, but it is impossible to transport it to famine stricken districts owing to the rivers being frozen.

THE BRAZILIAN CRISIS.

New York. November 12. A despatch from Rio de Janeiro says that General Foresca seized the reins of power because Congress resisted his attempt to largely extend the issue oi paper money.

A NEW HERRING BANK.

A new herring bank, one hundred miles long, has been discovered on the coast of Newfoundland.

INTERNATIONAL FRUIT SHOW.

Loxdon, November 12. Ihe Queen has given her patronage to the great international fruit show, which is to be held m London next year.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL SHIP OF INDIA.

Lord George Hamilton giv.«3 denial to the repo-t that he is to succeed the Marquis of Lansdonne as Governor- General of India.

CHILI AND THE UNITED STATES.

It is reported that Mr Egan'a attitude and acts during his terra of office as United States Minister m Chili, have been calculated w\th a view to provoke a rupture between the Chilians and the United States.

(Received November 13, 10.40 *.m.)

THE NEW CHIEF SECBETARY FOR IRELAND.

Lokdon. November 12. Mr VV. L. Jackson, the new Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking at Leeds, announced that Government intended to introduce a Free Education Bill for Ireland next session.

THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

The Duke of Orleans h now at Stowe House. His father, the Gomte de Paris, forbids him to accept any challenge from Mr Armstrong, Madame Melba's husband.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE TALUNE IN BAD WEATHEtt.

(Received November 13, 11.30 a.m.!

Meujoubhx. November 13. Arrived yesterday, the Talune from Bluff via Hobart. A heavy gale^ had been experienced m Port Phillip, and several vessels were driven ashore, but none of them hare sustained any serious damage. Owing to the heavy weather, the Tekapo was unable to get away from the Bluff;

SIR F. DILLON BELL.

Hobabt, November 13. Sir F. Dillon Bell is among the passengers by the Jkrawa. H« is suffering from gout.

New Zealand Rifle Association.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

i Wellington, November 12. Major Sommerville, chairman of tho New Zealand Rifle Association, his issued circulars to the members of the council of the Association submitting propositions m connection with the programme for the. annual competition m 1892.>- It is pro posed that the next meeting shall take place on fie permanent range at Silver stream, seventeen miles from Wellington on or about March 15. The programme will be circulated about December 18. There will be the same number of matches as last year, with ranees and number of sho^s as hitherto, bnt>lc is proposed to add the following matches:—Revolver match, distance 20 yards, Government pattern, one series, 6 shots, cocking, the revolver, and one series six shots to be fired m 7 seconds ; nursery match, 10 shots at 600 yards, open to members who have never won a prize at an isscciation meeting ; •ad a rapidity match, time lmin, 500 yards, 5 or 7 rounds. With regard to the touting of rifles, the chairman suggested that the words ♦* The barrel, M* be held m a perpendicular posi tion," shall be substituted by the follow ing words:—"The rifle to be slarite4, so that the tester may lurng diagonally across die grip," The prizes will be based on 240 entries, with £150 added from the sighting shot receipts. Suggestions are invited as early as possible, m order fa allow an early issue of the programme.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, NOVEMBEIt 13, 1801.



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