The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JULY 6, 1891. THE FINANCIAL DEBATE.

The debate on the Financial State ment still drags on, and we are threatened with another -week of it. So far the debate as a whole has been disappointing, especially the part taken mit by the Opposition. No speaker has yet attempted to traverse the pro posals of the Government. The best speeches on the Opposition side have consisted of invective rather that: argu ment, and been directed against men instead of measures. Better'things were looked for; and if the debating strength of the Opposition has been shown we must say that it has utterly failed to realise anticipations. Mr Bryce spoke, and when that fact is re corded nothing more can be said. Mr Macarthur dealt largely with minor points, but his was, withal, the best " Budget speech " yet made on his side —leaving his unattractive delivery out of consideration. Mr Scobie Macken zie's speech was brilliant and incisive, but his premises were untenable and were completely demolished by the Minister of Lands. Captain Russell made a characteristic—that is to say, gentlemanly—speech, and his opinion j that " realised wealth, of whatever j nature it might be, was a proper source i j of taxation," will afford food for reflec tion to some of his party. Mr "Clutha" Mackenzie spoke well without saying much ; Mr Mitchelaon did not even rise to the level of criticism ; and Mr Rolleston used his opportunity almost i exclusively to give vent to his personal j animosity against the Ministers of' Lands and Education. It is painfally evident that the Opposition are without a financial critic, however they may stand as regards financiers. Never was Sir H. Atkinson more nrcissod. On the Ministerial side Mr W. P. Reeves gave evidence of greatly im proved powers,and histhoroughgraspof the taxation question atoned for a certain " cocksureness" m his man ner. Mr Ward defended that part of the statement which dealt with the Post Office m a very practical, well spoken speech. Mr John MoKenzie was looked to for a "warm reply to the attacks of Messrs Scobie Mackenzie and Richardson, and his reply was warm indeed. He did not evade a single point of the attacks, and dispos ing of them all, warned his vanquished adversaries not to make such raids upon him, as he knew his ground and was ready for them. Most of the " Labor " members have showed well m the debate. Mr Buick is a trifle disappointing, his speeches, showing an increasing tendency towards flowery elaboration. Mr Pinkeiton is an ex cellent and business-like debater, and Messrs Kelly, Macintosh and Hogg secured the attention of the House, while Mr Earnshaw's earnest and forcible utterances were unfortunately detracted from by some exaggerations of expression. The Government have unquestionably by far the best of the debate up to the present point,and the vaunted ability of the Opposition proves to be nothing better than empty and easily-earned prestige.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An official return of men employed on Government co-operative contracts gives the following figures :—Wellington (Pahiatua), 108; Christchurch (Bealey), 82; Oamaru, 43 ; Invercargill(Catliu's River), 19 ; making a total of 382. By the Survey Department at Dunedin 63 are employed.

Mr Duncan asked the Minister of Lands on Thursday (1) whether &ay further inquiry has been made since the session of JB9O into the circumstances attending the sale of land on the Levels run ; (2) whether it has been ascertained that any of the allotments vveie improperly acquired; (3) whether, if so, any steps have been, or ape tc be taken to annul the transactionsso entered into, and Iq render the land available for bona fide settlement. The Minister m reply said inquiry had been made, and it had been found thab the land m question has been transferred to the New Zealand aud Australian Land Company. Further inquiry will be made as to what can be done.

Mr A. Clampett writes to the " Lyttel ton Times " —" With reference to the report which appeared m your previous issue, re ferring to a, fracas at Dunedin, m which my name appears as a prominent party, I was quietly speaking to a gentleman m a room appurtenant to ihe bar of Court's Hotel, when four or five gentlemen entered. One, coming behind me, snatched my breas*- pin. I at once compelled him to return the pin. SoinejscufHing ensued among themselves, and I immediately left the room. Had I been m Dunedin when the matter was brought before the Court I assure you a different light would have been thrown upon the affair. J. know two of the gentlemen per sonally, and I am glad no other names have been mentioned."

The " North British Advocate " of May 3 gives the following information respecting the results of the " zone " system m Hun gary : — A further, and more complete, report is now made, which contrasts traffic during 1888, 1889, and 1890. During the first year, under the old tariff, the entire number of passengers was 6,179,000; m 1889, when the zone system had been m use five months only, the number had increased to 10,112,000, and m 1890 it rose to 17,89(5,000. The receipts on passengers and goods during these years (m sterling) was £653,000, £808,200, and £905,450/' Mr Vaile remarks on this paragraph:—'"Our Railway Com missioners, m their recent report and else where say that equally good results can be obtained from their mileage system. Why on earth, then, do they not get them? $ ask if it is not sickening to hear men m their position talk m this style, when their revenue continues to fall off at the rate of £3000 per week ? *

A story which was told at Halifax (York shire) Police Court reflects the grossest dis credit on certain members of the Council of that borough. A man named Crossley was prosecuted by the Guardians for deserting his wife and family. The solicitor who ap peared for him, fcold the following story by way of defence. In 1806, Crossley (then twenty-two years of age) was convicted of buglary aud sentenced to five years 3 peual servitude. After his release he obtained employment m the Halifax Corporation Gas woiks. He continued to work there for eighteen years without any complaint against him, and his efforts to retrieve his character were so far successful £hat he rose to the position of foreman. What happened next had better be given m the solicitor's jyords : —Then the Chief Magistrate obtained h|s portrait m prison garb .(continued Mr Riley),; and handed itrwimd m the Council, and also showed it to the members of. his club. The consequence was that the pi'isoj;/?r became au outcast, mid he wandered from to*vn t,o town m search of work at three or foil* i different places, but hy some unknown reason his past'eharacter becani* kjjown to hiis ,em |jloyers, and he was dismissed.

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To the Otago Land Board Mrs Anne Matheson appealed last week (by a letter which by references to Natboth's vineyard, etc., seemed to indicate that the Bible was read m the school she had attended) asking them to refuse to itrasfer her husband's interest m a small grazing run adjoining Pogeon's Strath Taieri station; to one Webb, a rabbiter m Pogson's employ, and inferen-' tiallya dummy for him. The lady was suc cessful m her appeal, and. her husband still has the land and £250 that Webb paid to him for his inters ts. Webb was obnoxious to the Board because of previous dummying transactions. On Saturday night, about half-past nine, information was received at the Police Station that a man had fallen from the parapet of the traffic bridge and was Iving moaning m the riverbed- Constables Smart, Crockett, and Cleary were soon on the spot, and found the man who turned out to be John Kemp, lately employed on the Long beach estate. He complained that his back was broken, but on getting him on his feet the Constables found that he could walk fairly well. He was taken m a cab to the Hospital, where Dr Trevor attended to him, but found that the man's back was not. broken, although he had been badly shaken. Kemp said he was riding home, when the horse shied and threw him, precipitating him over the parapet—a fall of about fifteen feet. The tenth annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury was held at Christchurch on Saturday. The directors' Report, which was adopted, stated that the profits for the year were £12,194, which was allotted as follows: —To a 7 per cent dividend and a 4 per cent bouus on the paid up capital, a 4 per cent, bonus on purchases, 25 per cent on commis sions, £1500 carried to reserve fund, 4 per cent granted on wages, 25 per cent written off office furniture, and a balance carried forward of £2310. The proposal to pur chase a steamer m conjunction with the South Canterbury Farmers'- Co-operative Association, for the Associations' trade with Australia and Calcutta was favorably re ceived by the meeting, and the feasibleness of carrying out a suggestion to open up a direct trade with Manchester, via, the new Ship Canal, is to be enquired into by the manager, Mr Turnbull, who is now on his way to England. Ao American manual of etiquette, with the emphatically brief title of "Gentle men," hails from New fork. It is curiously comprehensive and distressingly minute. It teaches "a gentleman" what to wear when he goes to church; where to put his hat when he " proposes;" how to write a letter ; when to go without a cane ; when to carry his coat. The inestimable value of its .contents may be appreciated from two or three specimen passages ; —" In giving a lady soda-water, or other cooling drinks, do not allow her to use her own kerchief, but insist upon her using one of your own ; a gentleman should always carry two." "If you are a total abstainer from drink, you must not turn your glass upside down." "If you chance to be at. all under the influence of liquor, do not attend a reception or dance." "In bowing, the hat should be - carried quickly down to the right, or left if left-handed, till the back of the hand strikes the hip then slowly replaced on the head. The fcaking-pff is to be accompanied by a slight forward inclination of the body and a smile of recognition." It is stated that the Government have ■Awadoned th»ir elaborate Defamation Bill, already circulated, finding little chance of carrying it through this session, and have introduced into the Legislative Council the Libel Bill, which ii dimply an adaption of the English law and practice to New Zealand. The precedents and decisions at Home will be applicable to this colony, and m every way the new measure wjll meet the require ments that the New Zealand Press has been urging. The bill, which will give full protection without authorising license, will" provide that m information for a criminal libel is to laid without the authority- of a judge m Chamber, which is to be obtained after evidence and hearing what the person charged has to say against the application. In the event of the Bill net becoming law, the Attorney-General has promised to embody this clause m the Criminal Code j Act, which also deal* largely with libel. It is also provided thai a judge m.ay ? at his dis cretion, if he considers the action frivolous or speculative, order security for full costs ] to be given, unless satisfied that a good causlo of action has been disclosed

Some of the mpn selected to prospect m Mashtnalaud on behalf qi the I) Troop of police at Fort Charter have come across a, legacy, m the shape of old workings, about eighty miles from Fort Salisbury. Accord ing to the " Natal Mercury," thej struck a mass of stacked quartz, estimated by the experts they have with them at 20,000 tons. The quartz is covered with moss. One reef is thirteen feet thick, another ten feet, and the rest average six feet, vith rich veins running between. Every stone from the stacked quartz; yields "good gold." The Pangua, which empties itself into the Zam bftzi, about ninety miles distant, runs through the workings, whilst an immense forest is close by. A gentleman writes from Fort Salisbury 0:1 a recent date confirming incidentally this singular discovery. He says —" the prospectors of the D Troop of police who consist of the two Taylors, sons of the Rev Mr Taylor, of .Greytown, and four others, have struck a pill? if quartz, stacked fronj three reefs, xyhich they estimate about 20,000 tons, and expect tq carry fully an ounce." The question is, who were the people working this mme } and apparent!)' suddenly driven off from tha workings, and by whom? The whole of the Hartley Hills ars pojgged off, but these prospectors are of opinion that fchey are worked out. It is evident, therefore thftt there must have baen a vast number oi people employed, hy mere hand crushing, over a considerable length of time to work them out. Neither" the slata beles nor the Maghonas have any traditions' to assist iv the solution of the suggested problems.

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The Weather.

ALFORD *TATION?

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending July 5,

Ladies' Column.

BJtE4IC, BRE4K, BREAK! ? [AFTER TENNYSON.] Break, break* break— My set for five-o'clock tea ! And alas ! that my tongue should utUr The thoughts that arise m me.

And the careless maid goes on In. her w6rk: of destruction still, Tiiri fe*l like a savage, bad and wild, With mighty desires—te kill.

Break, break, break— I wonder wh»it next 'twill be ! Perhaps, some day, my heart will break, And peaco be granted, to me.

Edith—"Pap*, what do the news papers mean by coal ring, salt ring, and flour ring?" *Papa—" Ie means, a ring formed to prevent rival enterprise." Edith—"ls that it? Why, that is just like an engagement ring."

Mrs Walbeck—"l'm so sorry to hear of your little boy's illness. Scarlet fever, isn't it?" Mrs Coolberg—:" Yes ; so the doctor says ; and it's dreadfully aggra vating. Wg Jusfc had the nursery re decorated m blue and gold, and Freddy doesn't match it a bit."

An eminent English surgeon snys that "a kiss on the.lips ought to be felt for at least twenty minutes afterwards, and that kissing produces a sensation which the system requires to keep it m a healthy state." Bless his old heart, there is a man who thoroughly understands a good thing.

The demands upon the Ladies' Gallery of the House of Commons have this year exceeded all previous experience of the kind. Every seat has to be balloted for, and every night the box is filled to over flowing with the names of members written upon slips of paper. It was not so formerly, and the present demand is attributed to the new dining room-at the House, which has become a sorb of fashionable restaurant. The mo3t accept able compliment a member can pay his lady friends is to invite a couple to dinner at the House, It is legislation tempered by flirtation.

" This looks nice, indeed," remarked Mr Fitzjoy to his better half, as he uncovered his breakfast dish. "What is it?" "This is the new cook's specialty. Tiipe smothered m crumbs of bread." " Well, I Should say so," as he made an unsuccessful attempt to cut it. "It's mighty tough.' "I don't se^. The cook has a diploma. She ought to be a good one." "Oh, that accounts for it. She's fried the diploma."

A pretty little story was told of Count Molfeke and a deputation of ladies who came to congratulate him on his ninetieth birthday, He had received them very amiably, and talked to them for seme time m his quiet, pleasant way, when referring to all the good wishes that had been .showered upon him, he said, "J am almost sorry, on noticing all this affection, that lam not a young man again." " How old would you like to be, sir ?" asked one of the ladies. *' Well," replied the nonagenarian, and smiled, ''if I could only be 80 ence more !"

The power and influence of music seem co be limitless. Who has not experienced tlia effects of its soothing strains upon the distressed and agitate.! mind 'I Or,. again, is it not well-known, that military music has aroused the courage and' nerved the arm m many a desperate battle ? But the omnipotence of musio.cannot be measured. Here is iis latest achievement :—A polka has been composed m Berlin called the "Egg-cooking Polka." With it the fol lowing instructions are given :—" To cook eggs, put them m very hot water, play the polka m one movement allegio moderato, take the eggs out when you have finished, and they will be done to a turn.' 1

In the " Manchester- Quardian " there appeared side by sido an advertisement for "a thoroughly good Scotch or North Country cook,'" and another "fora lady by birth to have entire charge of a baby of 18 months,! and partial charge of a deli cate little girl of sever, requiting thought ful care ; as well as of two boys of six and eight attending day-:-:chool, and to be strong, healthy, experienced, patient with children, a good needlewoman, and a member of the Church cf England." The thoroughly good cook was offered £45 a year, all " found ; " the lady by birth was offered " about £20." The obvious moral is that ladies by birth who have to get their own living should qualify as thoroughly good cooks.

flhocolate cake (by Miss M. L. Dods, Principal of the, Birmingham. Schqol of Cookery):—[4 oz butter, 4 oz sugar, 3 oj? flour, 3 oz chocolate, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoonful sal volatile.] Grease well a plajn round mould, line it wjtj> a sljeet of greased paper ; dust it. over with equal quantities of flour and sugar. Place m a basin the flour and sugar, *nd beat them to a cream with the bagjf. qf $ wopden. spoon, Whip the eggs m a separate basin tjll yery light. Grate 1 the chocolate and mix ft with the flour. Add by degrees the eggs and flour to the sugar and butter. Beat all together toy twenty minutes. Add at the last minute the sal yolatilp, and pour miickly the mixture into the graased tin, Bake m a moderate oven for onp }-. ur and ten minutes. Turn out on a bieve, and do not cut out till the next day,

The woman who is always well and neatly dressed is able to exercise a greater influence for good than one who is the re verse. The well-dressed woman is more attractive to the eye, and the eye is one of the main avenues to the heart. Other things being equal, her influence is more poteujb than l*er neighbor's whose repu tation of dressing .f jysjb a§ it happens' at home m some indefinable way casts a shade over whatever virtue she may pos sess. A woman neatly dressed is ready for emergencies. The chance caller and the unexpected guest find her ready to receive them. But perhaps the greatest necessity for looking well exists m the home itself. To the members of our own family circle we owe the first duty. A tidy ve^l; arranged home is very inviting to a tired man, and fchp charm is height ened if she' who presides over the home is Heat and tidy also. And perhaps some wJjo are e.ver studying the subject of how to keep the boys at Ixome m the evening would find the problem hajif solved if they gaye a proper amount of attention to home-dress.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(PER JpßEto ASSOCIATION

THE GRENADIER GUARDS.

London, July 4. | The Grenadier Guards, who were ordered to Bermuda in June, 1890, I leave on their -return to England on the 10th inst. OBITUARY. Tie death is announced of the eldest son of Mr Gladstone, after an opera tion undergone for the removal of a tumor. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. The " Daily Chronicle " says that it is impossible to ignore the fact that, by the result of the general election in New South Wales, it is manifest that the majority are careless about the Imperial connection. The "Spectator" considers that English investors ought to note that a policy of protection will be adopted in New South Wales shortly, which will have the effect of lowering the security of all bonds. CRICKET.' In the cricket'match the Gentlemen defeated the Piayers by an innings and 5 runs. Ferris took 7 wickets for 2t runs. THE LABOUR COMMISSION. Messrs Tillet, Quelch, and other Socialists, have been examined before the. Royal Commission on Labour. They demand the inunicipalisation of docks, and the establishment of State workshops for the maintenance and education of the poor ; also that pen sions should be granted to Government employees after attaining the age of sixty, and that the State should be come the universal employer.

MR NEWMAN HALL, The Rev. Newman Hall, of Christ church, Westminster Bridge Road, re tires from active Work next June. After the civil war in the United States he made two extensive tours in the States for the purpose of allaying the bitter feeling towards Great Britain, PRIVY COUNCIL CASES. The Privy Council have dismissed with costs the appeal in the Hawke's Bay will case, Donnelly v. Bremghton. In the case of Davies v. National FireJnsur&noe Company, and the cross action, the appeal was also dismissed,: but without costs. WHOLESALE [POISONING. : A wholesale poisoning case .is re ported from Wrexham, North Wales. A party of seventy, including a bride and bridegroom, had partaken of luncheon, when all of them showed signs of arsenic poisoning, rand it is feared that in many of the cases ;fatal results will ensue. •■■-,■ THE KAISER IN ENGLAND. The Eimperor and Empress of Germany were accorded an enthusiastic welcome on their arrival in England. They were met at Port Victoria, Kent, by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Duke of Con naught, who accompanied them to Windsor Castle. The Emperor and Empress will attend the wedding of Princess Louise of Kchelswig Holstein with Prince Aubert, of Anhalt, on Monday, and they will be entertained at a State banquet in S.t, George's Hall on Tuesday. On Wednesday the Royal party will visit Buckingham Palace, and attend an opera at which Madame Melba will sing. There will be a garden party by the Queen at Marlborough House on Thursday in honor of their visit 8 and in the evening » State concert will be given in the Albert Hall. No French artists have accepted engagements to sing at this •oncert, fearing insults when returning to Paris. On Friday there will be a semi State procession, with luncheon at Guildhall, and a State ball at Buck ingham Palace, On Saturday the Crystal Palaoe will be visited, and Sunday will be spent quietly at ffat field House, IRISH AFFAIRS, Mr Parnell, who was advocating the cause of his candidate for the CftrloAV seat, was driven from Ballen South with loud execrations and the beating of kettles. EDUCATION. In thfi House of Commons today the Education Bill was passed through Committee.

THE WUHU OUTRAGE.

Pjskiij, July 4, The leader of the fanatical riots at Wuhu, when the mission station was attacked, has been beheaded,

THE MANIPUR AFFAIR.

Calcutta, July 4, Four leading priests have been ar rested for complicity m the recent re volt at Mauipur.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

The Czar has abandoned his proposed visit to Denmark and Germany, he having taken umbrage at the renewal of the Triple Alliance.

THE CHILIAN WAR.

Talpaeaiso, July 4. The Government troops have fled froni Vallenai', which the rebels had dreaded to attack before inarching on Ooquihibo. President BalmacQda'is old IVpnistry have resigned as they dislike the! ferocious attitude displayied by him I towards them, A new (Cabinet has been appointed, the members of which are almost unknown.

CONVICTION FOR MURDER.

New Yokk, July 4. " Frenchy," a stock-driver, has been convicted of the murder of the Avoman Brcwn in a restaurant in April last, and sentenced to penal servitude :for Me. The mutilations of the body were somewhat feimflai* to 'those in Whiteohape) murders attributed to " Jack the Ripper." ; FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCI DENT—GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. A railway ooilision too^ place torday at Ravenna, in the State of 6nip,'and the cars caught fire. Nineteen persons were burnt to death, and thirty-eight I others were injuredi m

AUSTRALIAN.

WRECK OF A STEAMER. Sydney, July 4. The German steamer Ottailie, bound from New Guinea to Sourabaya, the capital of a province of Java, has been wrecked when three days out. The nrew and passengers remained two months on Purdy Islands before thsy were rescued.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, July 4. The fourth of July was celebrated enthusiastically by the American vessels m port, and others wo^e decorated with bunting. The Stars and Stripes were displayed on various buildings " A deputation of country school teachers asked the Education Board to relieve them of the unpleasant duty of (collecting quarter money. The Board promised to take the matter into consideration. George Wilkinshaw has been com mitted for trial on a charge of forgery. At the qu-irterly meeting of the Knights of Labor a resolution was carried generally approving of the policy of the Govern mcnt and their action towards employees. At the inquest on the body of Walter Dignan., solicitor, the verdict was death through swallowing carbolic acid, but whether intentionally or by misadventure, ] there, is no evidence to shew. Palmerston North, July 5. A writ has been served on the Railwsy Commissioners at the instance of the Attorney-General for an injunction re straining the Commisioners from closing Cook and Pitt streets and calling them railway crossings. Wellington, July 4. Tim life of the late Mr Gibson Turton was insured m the Australian. Mutual Society for £1500, and the accrued bonuses amount to £1264 14s. Dunemn, July 5. In reply to a communication urging that the ••government should assist the proposed Antarctic Expedition Bishop Neville has received a reply from the Go vernment intimating that they regret they i cannot see their way to put a sum on the Estimates for the object suggested. The weather which was cloudy and overcast appears to have cleared again, a slight .mist having fallen, barely, enough to lay the dust.

Masonic Service.

The annual sei vice, under the auspices of the Ashhurton Masonic Lodges, was hold m the Masonic Hall on Sunday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The. offering was for the "benefit of the sick and needy m the Ashburton district,, without respect to craft or creed, and a respectable sum was obtained. The musical portion of the service was m the handsot liro. H. A. Gates, organist, aud a choir of about twenty voices. The hymns sung were the Hundredth Psalm ; " Pleasant are Thy courts above" ; the 133 rd Psalm; and. "AbLle with me." The preacher was the ReT. Bro. J. A. Luxford, chaplain of the St. John's Lodge, Ashburton, and District, Grand Chaplain for Canterbury, E.C. The following is the sermon preached by the rev. Brother :— Gan. xm. 8. "We be brethren." The scene brought before us m this chapter is that of two rich men, both m the path ot duty.; hitheito both upright, honest, acting on the square, but their interests clashed, they had not sufficient lanl. The flocks got mixed, the count was often wrong, and. the m rk'had to be gone over again. At watering time, disputes arose about the first riglifc to the well. The qnaraels between the respective servants became louder and louder ; the scenes were disgraceful. Unfortunately the heathen neighbors began to talk, they said. *• we live m tribes and agree, these two professors can't govern their pettfants." The Toi;e of scandal was heard all around; the Pagans began to think evil of th« religion of Abram and Lot, and to secretly despise their God. Abram might justly have stood on his dignity and said to Lot, "I. am tho senior, of course I have priority of choice, cell your servants they are subordinate to mine, bring them to their senses, and remember you are the junior, and your interests are subservient to mine." Nothing of the*sort, he would do nothing to alienate or irritate, " And Abram said unto Lot, let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, between thy herdmen and my herdmen, for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before «sh«e," &c. Lot saw this was the hour for business. Never mind the moral debt of gratitude I owe to Abram. Morally, I will suspend standing orders. Respect to the aged, moral indebtedness may so to the wall. "| |,m for agoodesfcate/'so notwithstanding fche bad neighbors of the cities of the Plain, immediately the chance was given he selected the best, just like a greedy child, Now brethren, which do you admire, the kind, disinterested, brotherly feeling of Abram, or tho selfishness of Lot ? Abram had a Freemason's heart. He believed m brotherly love, the law of kindness. The word kind jomes from the Anglo-Saxon word kin. Kindness is kinnesa. We be brethren. A brother should always feel that dissent from one stock begets mutual alliances and obligations. Fatherhood reminds of care and: . forgiving love. Motherhood reminds of ail that is pathetic and tender. Brotherhood reminds of guardian care and loving responsibility. Does nob the boy at school shield his younger and weaker brother from the bully of the school 1 A brother should be mutually helpful. He should be, bat th« sad voice is heard telling us he is not always so. A father's will, business quarrels, difference m temper and dis position often snap the bond that should unite the hearts of brothers. Esau and Jacob had no kin feeling. The elder son m the charming parable was narrow, cold, unsympathetic toward his own brother. " "Brothers m kin are not always brothers innearfc; on the oth<jr':hiri<i; a is often a brother m heart though not m kin.' The soldier recognises a brother m another soldier ; those of opposing armies have been known to engage m warm expres sions of affection when the throb of the war-drum was ceased. ' Now, Brother Masons, the essence of Freemasonry is brotherly love. Don'tthink that believing certain truths about God and man qualifies you for a Mason's work Our duties are imt abstract, they don't lie m the'distance,"'they arf'cjos'e at hand. We believe we cannot love God unless we love our brother; and this loye toW brother takes a practical fqrm— relief Abram loved lijb; .''We be brethren "> and a few years after, when Lots had losfc his all, when his four-footed wealth had gone, Abram was the friend, the brother who flew to his relief. We believo m mutual aid, the very reverse of the v sur vival of the fittest." The survival of the fittest may be science, but it is not Free masonry. Recent articles m the best re views have shown that there is mutual among animals and birds, the blind peli can is fed by other pelicans which carry the fish thirty miles ; mutual 'aid ainon» among ear-ages, the Jtotteiifcol alone m the worids will loudly'shout twice the: invita tion to all that may hoar his Voice'to oome and share his meat The volume of the ■acred law is our rule of right, aud it teaches us that the halt, the blind, the weak, the sick, the destitute are to have our special care. The hero whoso deeds thrUl our hearts is t)ie man who Molds his life 1 cheap to save the defericele'ss'; it was* compassion that brought the Lord of Heaven to i*ok m^ tJw j^ J

THE ABHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1891.



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Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. Howjj •ver, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order £0 save life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all danger, ajjd to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, etc. Franz Raabe, Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony for Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and |eventy-aeven, before me, MoritzCohn, J,l\, —(Advt.) ' g



STOCK-TAKING. Great Reduction* HAVE BEEN MADEj V ALL DEPARTMENT'S. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY i SPECIAL LINES FOR m h I s rrr c c k. Men's Tweed Trousers ... 7s 6d to Clear. Boys' Pilot Overcoats ... 9s lid Men's Tweed Suits ... 35s Roys' Tweed Suits ... 7s 6d Men's Shirts with collar... Is lid HATS ani» CAPS, SCARFS and BOWS GREATLY REDUCED. NEW GOODS! GENUINE VALUE. NEW ZEALAND pLQTHIJS'G PA9IOBY



WAFTED Known—That if you want real good wearing boots, to keep your feet dry, you can get them m great variety at John Moison's, the expert | Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East Street I 6 73 \ \ ANT i'D Known.—l have a large - *; stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept m stock.—J. W. Hardley, East street. 6J202 rrio Meet the Times.—l am supplying j Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years. Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection invited.— J. W. Harblby, East (street. 6J201 WANTED Known.—That for quality, assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Bootf. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Orr. WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. WANTED Known—H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s 6d jjer foot.— H. Budlby, Moore Street. 6§54 ANTED KNOWN,-If you have the Cash, you cm save abcut 6.sin every Pound, by buying your Jackets, Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, at >S. W. Aix-orn & Co.'s Clearing Sale. 6_36 PRESENT S.—Through necessary JL alterations we will still continue giving presents- Come and see our Cheap Lines.—H. C. Segers, Melford H"use. ICE Cream oil. Cough drops on. Un doubtedly the best. H. G. Flowjßß, Confectioner, East Street. NEW GAMES -Tiddledy Winks, Reversi, Snickem, and others, Fresh Supplies of The Miners' Right. The Squatter's Dream, Robbery Under Arms. A Colonial Reformer, Told after Supper, Three Men m a Boat, and hundreds of others. NEW MUSIC— Vocal andlnstrutnental.—L. F. Andrewes and Co. Public Notices



WANTED Known.—Great Clearing Sale at "The Corner" of Drapery, Clothing, and Boors,—W. H. Collier. : . TTUNEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest and JD Lung Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist,■Ashburton. WANTED Known—Girls"'Boots 2s lld ; Ladies' French Shoes 3s J Id, Gents' Shoes 5s 6d ; at Andrew Cult's Cheap Salti. 6 214 ■ vv/ANTED Known—Old Spoons and VV Forks Electro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweller, East Street, 4 150 WANTED Known.—Call and secure bargains of Winter Drapery at the Great Sale at W. 11. Collier's, "The Corner." . DOUBLE Blankets, and through mis understanding double quantity sent from Mill. Have reduced the price 5s per pair. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundera' Buildings. " 6 154 WANTED Known—ln consequence of the inconvenience to Customers by the rebuilding of our shop front, we have determind to give some very cheap lines.-H. C. Segkrh, MeKord House. WANIED, every nuvn m the district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats ingreatvariety.—Andrew (Jrr. |~\TTRING Alterations Customers \^) should inspect our prices. Lot of Goods en be cleared very cheap. Hand some presents given away.—H. C. Segers, Mcl ford House. f~~*\ LORIOUS News.—Just purchased a \JC Duuedin Warehouseman's Stock ef 90 Pieces French Cashmeres and Merinos at les.s than half price. Will te sold during the cheap wile at Is 10^d ; regular price 3s 9d — Andrew Orr.



Wauled O'aSH Advertisement under this heading no t exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at his Office. FOR SALE—dholce of two good younsf Dairy Cows, springing.— APPIy» Mrs Sim, Carter's Terrace Tinwald. 7^33 TpOUND, black and tan Sheep Dog, on J X 1 July 1. If not claimed within five ' days will be sold. Apply to James Hasley, Willowby. 7+32 \\/ ANTED Known—h. W. Alcorn 1 ♦ will feel olliged if all accounts owing are paid within fourteen days. WANTED Known. — Blankets and Fluunels great bargains at Andrew Orr s.



WITH TEETH VvUHQdT TILTH CHRIS rOHLRCH DENTAL SURGERY, Scrner of Cashel and High streets £J TV/TYERS AND /~)O. BURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin anJ Westport iTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD W at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that v, re guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— j temporary and permanent, £10 10s. \ Natural, Durable, Comfortable i Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al- j .most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE | irkH several times daily for the past ten years, ive fearlessly assert that extraction I of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless said positively safe. Fee for Administration ss. Extraction,' 2a Gd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at west rates



"fi iiiir Stock must be UEDUCED— £|000 —REDUCED BEING much overstocked, I have decided to commence the Clearing SVile earlier than usual, to crive an oppor tunity of purchasing Winter Goods at Low Prices before the termination of the Winter. DRESS GOODS, usually sold at Bid, now 5k 1.. ULSTERS & JACKETS marked very cheap, md the prices must clear them. A large lot of WOOLLEN SHAWLS, MITS, & RIBBONS "being offered at about HALF-PRICE. A lot of WINGS & BIRDS at HALF PRICE. Men's Overcoats, usually 555, now 355, Men's Suits, usualy 38s, now 255. Men's heavy Tweed Trousers 7s lid. CALL AT ONCE AND SECUKE THE BARGAINS. W. H, Collier " The Corner."



__ MR T BULLOCK CHEAP PROPERTIES. £200.—Dwelling-house of five rooms, together with two sections, A-acre, Cox street. £115. —Three-roomed Cottage and J-aCre section, Grey street. £135. —Five-roomed House m Cox street, with £-acre section and shed. FOR SALE.—Eight acres very desir able Suburban Property fronti the Domain. Should prove a very good inves'ment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. £800, £300.—Two special sums to at 6 per cent on first-class security. Apply to T. BULLOCK MONEY JO LEND. Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 to_£sooo ,7or further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchurch. Indreworr WILL HOLD HIS Great Annual Sale OP DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, Fob Oye Month, COMMENCING Saturday, June 27. The Greatest Bargains EVER SEEN m ASIIBU R T O N . JUST PURCHASED, A WAREHOUSEMAN'S STOCK OF MENCH CASH tfEKES AND MfiißliNO^ At less that HALF PRICE i Will be offered during the Sale at i .1.8 III?!!* FORMER PRICE'SS ft€l } Andreiv Orr. " ' winter" " j CIEAHING SALE



The above having been bought on th' most favourable terms will bo sold at" LOWEST CURRENTIRATES. til tori r E» Purchasers should inspect rurjJStocks nd get quotations, JOHN ORR & CO. ,



John Orr & Co. HAVE now landing and m stock, ex "Maori," from London,— 10 Casks Ransome's and Hornsby's Ploughshares I Case James Breech-loading Guns 1 Ton Chilled Shot 10 Cases Diamond Grain Powder 4  Cartridges 2  Gun Wads and Caps 20 Tons Bar Iron 4 Cases Fenders 20 Packages Register Grates 40 Sets Fire Irons 30 Packages Spades and Forks 30 Kegs Bluestone 7 Bales Artistic Wall Papers 6 Cases Bedsteads 4 Casks Lamps and Globes 100 Coils Steel Barb Wire 200 Coils Plain Steel Fence Wire, 8, 9, and 10 Titan Wire Strainers 1 Cask Tea Pots 4 Packages Brushes—all kinds 3 Casks Bolts and Nuts 50 Drums Boiled Oil 2 Tons White Lead, 281 b and 561 b Ting \ Ton Red Lead, 281 b and 561!> Tins^ ! Paints, Oils, and Varnishes—all kinds 1 Case Meat Choppers 1 Case Lanterns j 2 Casks Hollo ware — Saucepans, j Boilers, and Kettles ! .30 Drums Sheep Marking Oil i 2 Packages Copper Rivets, |m to lin I 1 Case Wrenches : 12 Packages Wringers and Mangles 2 Boxes Door Mats 3 Packages Cinder Sifters 1 Case Asperial's Enamel . 1 Cask Scales and Weights 1 Cask Bag Hooks 50 Kegs Wire Nails 20 Kegs Wire Staples .3 Packages Locks. hinl Hinges '■■ 1 Package Files am«T Rasps ! Flax and Manila Rope—all sizes \ 1 Case Seire-ws—all sizes \ 1 Cask Vices Grindstones, 18in, 20in r 24i» r 26in \ aOO, Gases Kerosene; warranted besfc |! obtainable -5000 Yards Wire Sheep Netting 8 Ptiekages Axes and Hatchets 3 Cases Chisels and Hammers i 4 Cases Carpenters' Tools 3 Casks Plough and Trace Chains. 10 Packages Galvanised Tubs and Buckets 1 Case Table and Pocket Cutlery Leather Belting, l|in to 6in. 4 Cases Gorse Knives 3 Crates Fancy Crockery 10 Tons Best Mauritius Sugar. Ceylon and Indian 5W Company s Pure Blended Teas.



■NOriOE. ■ -*' ; A LL Persons found trespassing on .±\ «-.he LoldsLnum Estate with Dogs ' or Gun* will be prosecuted THE ASHBURTON Gfi < f JHEOOU&t Of PICKFORD <fc UNDRILL In Tanered Street IS replete with Superior Furniture m the newest designs, made from well seasoned New Zealand and imported Timbers. Carpets, Mattings, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs, and Door Mats of superior quality and great variety m stock. FURNITURE made to order m auy design, and warranted to give satisfaction. A good select:on of Cretonnes, Tapes tries, and Leathers for Upholstering. Suites, Chairs, Couches, &c, always on hand. BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING. Buyers, please call anJinspect our Large and Choice Stocks. Venetian Blinds made and repaired with promptitude. 6JBI COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE. Likewise Mon?y is the life of the Drapers £6000 WORTH O; F DRAPERY, OLOTH I N G, AND BOOTS, AT W. W. SPENCER & CO.'s 4- MUST BE SOLD ~ PREVIOUS to that awful day, the day of reckoning. Stock-taking begins m July. x NOW OR NEVER x Men's Heavy Overcoats, 20.s White Blankets, 8s lid a pair Men's Colored Moles, 5s 9d Boys' Heavy Brown Cord Trousers, from 4s Cd Men's Tweed Suits, 2Ls Boys' Tweed Caps, 7|d each Men's Heavy Knit Woollen Sox, 7|d per pair Men s and Boys' Ties, 2d each Men's Heavy Union Shirts, Is lid Winter Dress Goods, 4|d. A splendid Winter Dress for 6s lid per doz. Flannels 10|d, lljd, and Is, worth double Flannelette, 4s 3d per doz. Cretonnes, 4s 3d per doz. Neck Ribbons, all colors, 1 d per yard Feathers, 3d each ; Flowers, Id e^tch Women's and Children's Hats, 2«1 each Women's Tivuod Uldters, worth llsOd, for 3s ; 12s 6d for 4s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. We defy New Zealand to compete with us m BOOTS for quality and price. Men's colonial-made Shooters, 9s lid Mea's Bluchers, 6s 6d Women's strong Elastic sides, 6s 9d worth 10a 6d. Children's Boots and Slippers, Is Girls' Elastic and Button Boots, from 2s 9d at WTIT QPENCTCR & /^IO • W . (OPENCER <fc 00, THE ABCADE.