The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Volunteer officers arc now authorised to frank unsealed notices to volunteers of dates when drills are to bs held. Sir Maurice O'Rorke is acting as speaker of the Auckland Model Parliament, which has lately been discussing the question of female suffrage. A petition is going the rounds o| Bpvirke for' Signature, With thei idea of moving Par liament to prohibit camels as beasts of burden, aud to block them fi-om travelling within municipal!lie*. ! At Tafct meeting of tlie Wairarapa North County Council it was resolved to instruct the inspectors of ' slaughterhouses to bo vigilant m the exercise of their duties, as it was mentioned that numbers of cattle had been missed ot late by various settlers. A dividend of 20s m the £ is the rather novel amount (which the Gisborne Deputy Assignee has been able to pay m n bankrupt estate. The bankrupt is a Maori, and one who evidently had not thoroughly ad-oted- European customs m bankruptcy tr/attew. j Since the beginning of the present season forty-two memberß have joined the Canter bury Amateur Athletic Club. At tlieir sports on December 16, there will be thirty events open to members of all clubs affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Association^ His Excellency the Governor was a passenger by yesterday's express lor Timaru, en route for Albury, where he will be the guest of Mr John Ruiherford. A carriage horse wasitaken down with, the intention of matching him from the large stock of well bred horses raised by the Messrs Rutherford m that district. There is every appearance of a splendid lambing season m the Hawke's Bay dis trict. Already the plains and the hilHdes are dotted with lambs, and the numerous instances of triplets promise a higher per centage of increase. In one of Mr ; Rath bone's paddocks, Waipawa, a ewe has given birth to five lambs. ■ . It is almost certain that the Bank of Van Diemans's Land will hare to gti into liquida tion. The Government has arranged with the. Commercial: Bank to cash the bank's notes which are m circulation for two mouths. Public : feeling is strongly against the Government. As an exemplification "of the way the natives keep the lawyers fat, a bill of costs for £6,398, from a Gisborne lawyer to a Hawke's Bay native, was produced during the coarse of a Supreme Court action at Napier on Wednesday. The Bill was taxed down to about £1,100. E. B. Holt, late manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Sydney, whose embezzlement got him a sentence of five years' imprison ment, now occupied a financial position to which a salary of £1200 a year is attached. The "Bulletin" is glad to hear of" Holt having thus partially recovered himself, as his virtues and abilities far outbalance his weakness, Sergeant Griffiths, of the Victorian Per manent Force, whose mysterious disappear ance on the eve of his marriage was recently reported, has reported himself at head quarters, as a warrant had been issued to arrest him as a deserter. He was placed m oustody, but subsequently released, and ordered to return to duty. Griffiths has been to Adelaide, and declines to stale the reason of his absence. It is surmised that he objected to one of the conditions of the marriage, which was that he was to become a Roman Catholic. The Southland Freezing Company have put their second works, at Mataura Falls, m hand. Mr Maddison of Christchurch is the architect, and Mr Anderson, also of C.irist chnrch, is to fit up the machinery.The site is near the falls, on the opposite side of the river from the paper mills. The machinery will be driven by a 200 h.p. turbine and a i Haslam refrigerator will be used. An incident that should be instructive to some people occurred m the R.M. Court to day. The plaintiff m an undefended small debt case had put m, as part of the parti culars of his claim, "to acount rendered £3 " etc, The Magistrate explained that the law required every item ot the claim to be set out m full, and that failure m this matter rendered plaintiff liable to a nonsuit. As [ this case was not disputed, aud he did not ' wish to put plaintiff' to unnecessary trouble, his Worship would give judgment for the amonnt, but suitors who were their own solicitors would do well to note the fact that a full statement of items is necessary. Mr Robert Chisholm, who has just returned from a visit to the Old Country, informs the " Otago Daily Times " that the utmost con fidence was felt at Home up to the time of his departure m the stability of New Zea land, the colony's abstinence from borrowing being a considerable factor m the creation of this feeling. His experience m commercial | circles m Great Britain was that the leading houses were most anxious to obtain a connec tion hi New Zealand. He was most favour ably impressed with the substantial evidences of prosperity which he observed m the various portions of England and Scotland visited by him. A remarkable case of somnambnlism has been brought, under the notice of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners. Ac cording to the report of the stationmaster at Giri'ambone, a passenger while travelling on the Bourke line from Raglan to Byrock fell asleep, and m a state of somnambulism rose from his seat, walked out on to the platform of the carriage, and jumped off while the | train was going at full speed. An alarm was raised, the train was pulled up, and the guard with some of the passengers went back expecting to find a dead body near the track. To their surprise, however, they discovered the man quite uninjured, and without any knowledge a3 to how he got off the train. He was perfectly sober at the time, and asserted that he had always been a somnam bulist. 8 >me strange disclosures are being made to the Victorian Parliamentary Committee on the system of free passes on the Victorian ' railways. It appcara e^ery head of a branch held nasaes, and m one year 4565 passes were warned. Sou:h Australian employees' pauses were for officials' wives and families, and if a man had ten children there was no objection to their travelling with passes. .Seventeen thousand passes were issued during the year to employees of the head branch. Home times free passes were issued to servants of employees, Annually sixty first-class and ninety-hVe secoudrolass passes were issued to race officials and bandsmen for the Caulfield races; eight first and ninety-eight second were issued for Fleming ton ; eighteen first and thirty second for Williamstown; and twelve second for Uendigo races. Passes would not be issued to the country clubs. The traffic manager considered the Victorian officials were more liberally treated than officers m any other part of the world. Thirty-one officers m his department t*eld gpld passes. The Titorangi corj?e?poqdent of the " Taraoaki Herald" says :—William Knuc key, with a j^ative youth named Dick Tait, had been harrowing a field —the paddock used as a racecourse—when seeing heavy clouds and thinking it was going to rain, they prepared to takfl thfijt' tp«j,m home. Dick Tait was leading two horses, going m front, Kuuckey following with the other four. Suddenly there was a vivid flash of lightning, making it appear as if the whole paddock was on fire, and immediately afterwards a deafening clap cf thunder. Four of thp horses were knocked down, and one of them died with the fright, as there was no mark of it being struck with the electric fluid. William Knuckey ]yas also knocked down, and was carried- to a Maori wharc closa by, where his arms and legs were rubbed, fop they were quite benumbed. The Natives m the wharg said it seemed aa if everything was on fire at tli6 tjme, and the grouwd «hook like un earthquake. The other horses which were knocked down got up again after a short tinja. There was quite a delugeof rain aftep the clapof thunder, and the place was flooded for a time, Jt was a near shave for the young men, and it is a wonder that they and the team of horses were not all killed. True economy To purchase Counties Tea for two shillings, Frefi from any ex*

The licensing bench at Ballara*- East has ordered forty hote's out of sixty-seveu to be closed^-jivaccordance with the local option poll. The Bench stated that there had been much difficulty hi making the selection with out injustice, but they- had done the best possible finder the circumstances, though probably hardship would ensue to some. The following are the vital statistics of Ashburtou for the month ended September 30: -Births, 23 ; marriages, 2 ; deaths 5 ; for the quarter ended same date :—Births, 75; marriages, 0; deaths, 28; for nine months since January 1 1891 :—Births, 225; marriages, 31; deaths, 83. The first train from Cliristdmrch to Aahburton to-day came m nearly an hour late. The engine broke (low n <it Chertsey, and the locomotive used, on the Met liven linehad to'be sent for to Rukua to bring the train on to Ashburton. The accident was all the more awkward'that it happened on the Gerald me race-day, »a a largo number of passengers were v. aiting on the Ashburton station. The train, however, got away before noon, and the passengers would reach the racecourse shortly alter the first race had been run. At AtUHhgton • yards yesterday the fat sheep sent m by Mr Herring, malinger of the Alford estate, for sale by Messrjs Miles and Co. were the pride of the market. They consisted of second cross shearling wethers, i which sold =i,t 22s to 24s 3d each, and merino \ wcthtrH, v/hidh fetched 20s to 20s 6d each. J The Ashburton district, despite recent motporological drawbacks, can hold its own for sheep with any part of New Zealand—or the world. Mr E. Sandford addressed a crowded meetingin the Theatre, Royal Christchurch, la,sfc evening, He annouhted himself m favour of the policy of the present Govern ment ; opposed to"the Private Schools Bill, and m favor of the female franchise. A vote of thanks and confidence was declared carried unanimously. Efforts are being made to get MrR. H. Rhodes, who contested Heathcote at last election, to siand m the j Opposition interest. A requisition to Mr G. G« Stead is being signed. Mr J. T. Smith, who contested Christchurch last; election, announces himself as a candidate. We regret to hear of the death at Christ ehiirch, yesterday, of Mr Frank Wilkie, second clerk at the Christchurch Resident Magistrate's Court. Mr Wilkie (who was a son of Mrs James Wilkie, of Ashburton) joined the service some years ago m Ashbur toh, whence he was transferred to Christ church and afterwards to Otago, returning thence to take up the position he held till his deaths His strict attention to his duties, his courtesy and readiness to oblige those with whom he had to do business, gained him many friends. He was ill for several weeks before his death, which was the result of typhoid fever. The best medicine- is■■ Sander and Sons', Eucalpyti Extract. Test its eminent power-; ful effects m 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 m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univer aities, 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 case* treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.—" C. 8., 24 years old; conges tional abscess on=the thigh. Incisions made hi two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed and m its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive fceter 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 atter. treatment saved the patient's life.' — Advt.) 3

THE MARKETS.

[PEB PBKSS ASSOCIATION.]

Svdnky, September 30. Wheat.—Chick, 3s 9d to 4s ; milling, 4s lOd to i)3 —quoted nominally up to -5s 9d. Oits.—Feeding, Is 9d to Is lid ; seed, 2s to 2a Id ; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Bran, 9|d ; pollard, Bd. Peas.—Prussian blue, 3s 3d !to 3s 6d. Potatoes.—New Zealand, 15s to £1 2s 6d; Circular Heads, J-2 10s to £2 15s. Onions, *3 10s to £3 15s. Butter.—Dairy made, S<l; factory, lOd ; imported, 7<l to 9d. Cliefcse, sid to 7d. Bacon.—Local, s^d to | GUI; imported nominal quotation, 7d ; hams, New Zealand, lOd to lid. Mblboi'KNE, September 30. For wheat, buyers offer 5s lOd, but sellers want 6s Id to 6s 3d. Oats.—Calcutta and Algerian, Is 9d to Is Hid ; New Zealand, milling, m hand, 2s; Tartarian, 2s 3id. Barley.—Cape, Is lOd to 2s; milling, 3s 3d, Peas,"2sod. Bran, Is G^d. Adelaide. September 30. Wheat—Firm at ss'6(l. Flour.—Stone made, £10 18s to £11 ss; roller, £12 to £12 10s. Bran and pollard, Is'2d. (Received October 1, 11.40 a.m.) London. September 30. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,852.000 quarters; for the Continent 508,000 quarters. New Zealand wheat, off coast cargoes, 42s ; buyers offer 41s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cable advice, dated London, September 29. Wool. —The sales progress firmly, but there id much irregularity m the bidding. There is now mediate compilitci on German account. The total quantity catalogued to date is 250,000 bales, and. the total quantity withdrawn 33,000 bales. Wheat.—Market is steady, and quotations are unchanged since last telegram.

Addington Stock Market

Ciipimtchurch. September 30. The market to-day was the smallest for a long time, the entry of sheep being affected by the near approach of shearing. .Stork Shkki'—A boat 3000 were yarded, and sold at very satisfactory prices. The bulk consisted of crossbred ewes to lamb and with lambs at foot, which brought from 14a to 20s. There were a few hoggets and merino wethers, the latter of which sold up to 8s 4d, Fat Lambs—From 60 to 70 fat lambs sold readily at 10s 3d to 10s 9d, according to size, Fat Shkei' — Under 8000 sheep were yarded m the fat pens, and the yard was cleared at from Is to Is 6d a head advance on last week's quotations. Best crossbred wethers brought up to 24s 6<l; other lines of wethers and maiden ewes sold from 18s 6d to 23s 4d ; merino wethers from 10J 3d to 17s. There were none of any special size or quality. Fat Cattle —1031 head were offered, the bulk of which were good sorts of cows, with under a score of handy sized steers and heifers, which sold at £7 to £7 10s. Best cows sold from £6 to £6 5s ; inferior sorts from £2 Js upwards. .Stojie Cattle—The yards were fairly well filletl with promising young stock, for which a better demand existed. Year-and r a-half r old heifers sold at 20s to 30s; calves, approaching yearlings, at 12s to 14s ; three year-old heifers, £2 9s to £3 ; three-year-old steers, £3 17s 6d. Thirty-six dairy cows were sold at £1 17s Gd to £6 ss. Pk;s —The sale was confined to a few good baconors and a number of stores and porkep, fo,r which the demand was about on a par with'recent quotations.

The Best Remedy cor IND.KJKSTio.iJ— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidenty recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is tl>e cause of nearly all the diseases to whicty we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called' the 'Natural Strpngthener 'of t'}e 'Humai) Stonjauh," act as a powerful tonic and gentlb porient, aye mild m their operation, f(.ncl safe under any circiurstancss.. Sold jn bottles, afc Is i^d, 2s 9d, 11s, by all inedioiuo vendors throughout IJte wofl d«

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Circumstances alter cases ! the moribund Atkinson Ministry,, m a hopeless minority m Parliament, and discredited m the country, made their notorious last expiring appointments to the Legislative Council the Atkinsonian press strenuously urged that His Excellency the Governor waa bound to accept the recommendations of his constitutional advisers, and make the appointments. His Excellency, as his despatches to the Colonial Office show, had grave doubts as to the propriety of making, the appointments • under the circumstances, but unwillingly gave the Ministry the benefit of the doubt and assented to their recommendations.} Other men and other measures have come to the front gince then, and the Legislative Council has shown itself to be m accord with neither. So short a shrift has been given by the Couricil to some of the principal policy measures of the present Government, that the question of nominating a sufficient number of new Councillors to ensure to those Bills at least fair consideration has been raised. Hereupon; the Wellington correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times" nlakcs a most remarkable deliverance. Me first gives currency to the unfounded rumor: that the Government propose to nominate as many as twenty new members to the Council, and then proceeds to argue to his own evident satisfaction that all that the Government can do is to recommend the appointments; and that it rests solely with His Excellency the Governor to make them or not, as he may see best! That is to say, that Sis Excellency is bound by constitutional practice to obey: the behests of a Ministry that is iri-'V minority and has been expelled from office,;. and should exercise his power; of refusing to sanction the recommen dations of a Government -that has a ! sweeping majority both m, Parliament and m the country ! The contention is ridiculous. His Excellency will no doubt take care, after his experience of the late Ministry, that any repre sentations made to him, by whoever, may be his responsible advisers for the time being, are m accordance with facts, before he proceeds to act upon them. He will consider any nominations that may be made upon their merits, and will cerlainly not be influenced by any such special pleading a* the correspondent we have quoted has propounded. That ingenious indivi dual assumes that the present con servative majority of the Council is to be swamped ; but what his warrant is for such an assumption we are unable to see. If the Premier were to take a leaf from the book of his predecessor 'he would be moderate indeed were he to make no more than a dozen nomina tions. If a Ministry m a hopeless minority can rightly nominate seven Councillors ■it is aj simple matter of proportion than one with a strong majority can nominate with equal right fourteen or twenty-one, or even a greater number. Yet the Opposi tion press would have the Governor refuse to sanction any appointments by the Ministry that possesses the confidence of Parliament and the country ! It is an argument worthy of its source, and equally valuable with the!many sage upon imaginary occurrences or circumstances that have emanated from the same quarter since the Liberal Government took office. There is, firstly, riot the slightest fear of the present Govern ment following m the footsteps of the previous Ministry m perpetrating Such an abuse of power as making wholesale nominations to the Council; and, secondly, His Excellency hasshownhim self sufficiently well acquainted with the constitutional practice m such cases as to be quite able to discern his proper course without the guidance of any ' Wellington correspondent."

TIMARU HARBOUR.

In the debate on the Greyraoufch Har bour Loan Bill, Mr K. G. Wright, member for Ashburton, made the follow ing reference to Timaru harbour ;—ln the case of Timaru the people were not content with a harbour at Lyttelton and another fifty or sixty miles off at Oamaru, but must needs go m for an intermediate harbour, though they had railway com. municition between these points, and there was no reason whatever for the construction of the third harbour at Timaru. However, they called m the best engineering advice they could, and were advised to construct a breakwater on certain lines, and on the strength of that report they got power to borr«w money. Well, when they had borrowed the money they threw the advice of Sir John Coode to the winds, and proceeded to work on the recommendation of a local engineer of inferior standing, who ignored altogether Sir John Coode's recommendation to leave a clear run for the shingle. They put m a solid breakwater, which intercepted the shingle, anc} no\y there were eerious appre? heusions. that m a very few years the accumulation of shingle would smother the harbour, for it had accumulated to a large extent to the south of the break water, aud was now approaching the point whence it would travel round the breakwater, so that dredging would be required, and this would be another case of dredging out the deposits of the ocean. It became a question for the colony to consider how long it could continue with qut serious injury to the colonial finances |:o subsidise these local works—works which were being carried out very rashly, and with a very considerable waste of public funds. What obtained at Timaru was repeated at Gisborne. There they proceeded to construct a mole at the mouth of the river. Floods had brought down sand and shingle, which was naturally deposited the moment it reached the point of least resistance. They might extend these moles indefinitely without very much prospect of constructing a really efficient harbour. There were points on the coast where the expenditure of money might have been niade with advantage— places where there was less tendencyof the sand and shingle to choke the harbour—r and if these suitable spqta had been selected the moneys placed at the disposal' of those local bodies might have been ex pended to some good purpose. Wherever there was a small community collected on the coast there they must needs have a har bor ; and they must prefer their demand for a loan, and construct a harbor, so that they might not be behind their neighbors. Unless this process was checked they would presently have artificial harbors eyei-y forty or fifty miles round the coast. ; Over two millions of money, hafl been wastefully expended over these har bors m the past, and interest had to be found for that sum.These millions had not been, borrowed, it was true, on the credit of the colony'; it might have been better if it had been. The interest on tw(j millions of money at 3| or 4 per cent, would \uwe entailed a charge of £70,000 : yy £80jQ0Q j bufe B©§ing that th.(2 security

was doubtful, m some of these cases the loans had been raked at a high: rate of in terest—at 6 per cent., with .jt--:j)er cent, sinking fund generally, consequently there was a' heavy drain of something~,Jike £120,000 or £130,000 going put'of the colony to pay for moneys Jaorroweil/and expended unwisely m .constructing so* many artificial harbors.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON -THURSDAY

■ ■ (Before Mr C. A. Wray, 8.M.)" Drunkenness. —A first offender was dismissed with a warning. Civil Cases.—William Patching v. George- Harvey. 15s; P.Hawaiian v. Miles Hood, £7 2s 11. Judgment f'>r plaintiff with costs m each case, by default

The Kaiser's Withered Arm.

In"The Sovereigns and. Counts; of Europe," recently published, an interest ing account is given of the cause <j»f the withered arm which s has given so [much annoyance to the young Emperor of the Germans:— William II was born m. 1858. In Prussia, where the Salic law prevails, the birth of a prince, is aimounced by 101 guns,* while for a princess twenty.one guns only are fired. In Berliiij on the morning of January 27,1858, a shoemaker boy heard corinon firing. At once he seb to work to count—one, two, three, up to nineteen, then the guns stopped. " What, nofc even a girl !" he exclaimed m disgust, unaware that he had merely listened to artillery practice.' But a little later, at? four m the afternoon, the cannons boomed and thundered so that Berlin could hear their 101 reports, and from the palace chapel bells resounded the chime *' Praise the Lord, the Mighty King of Hosts." William 1., the now departed old Kaiser, waa then acting Regent, for his deranged brother, and , was busy m the Foreign Office when he heard the guns. He jumped into a cab and hurried to the palace. .Whar he there learned wasn't cdlculated to' remove all apprehensions. Prussia was a military school, yet Prince William of Prussia was near being ex cluded froms a military career, perhaps even from the throne, if that be true, which the Court party industriously tried to circulate afc the time of KmperQr- Frederick's illness, that according to: Hoherisoliern law no. member who was infirm m mind or body might succeed to the thoine. . . Princess Frederick William had a diffi cult and dangerous confinement; an accidetit happened which might have c->st her lift 1.-; She was to be attended by Dr. Martin, as well as by her own household doctor^ About 8 a.m. the latter wrote to Dr. Martin to say that his services were required immediately, but the servant to whom the letter was entrusted, instead of taking ifc, put, it into the post; the conse quence was, it did not,-reach Dr.. Martin till after 1 p.m., and when he arrived; at the pake t he found it 'was 'too late to do What ought i to; have? Been ddne hours before. For a time the Princess's life was despaired of, and when the child was born a slight injury was inflicted oa the left arm, which appeared withered from below the elbow. Oh such wretched •contingencies—the faithfulness or. care lessness of an unreliable ur ntupid servant —d.) the earthly deatin<*s even of pro^pec ,ivc sovereigns sometimes.ifepei'-d ! The account of William II. 1 »oes on to tell about the Kmperor's unlucky left arm. Time, science, and a strentiunsdetermina tion on the Prince's own oait to conquer this defect have minimH&l the inconveni ences, and only on cio.se examination is it possible to perceive 11mb the present German Empcrur :has not tlie equal Uhe of both his arms. Lit:U> iiioi Junta like that of dropping his liulmcb at tlie fijec of the Poj'G alone recall that he has not equal strength ill; his right and left hands. But the Emperorretainsa bitter feeling against all English doctors as a clumsy and in competent set of practitioners.

The Death of "The Bill."

Our members are once more among us, From the senate they all have returned ; The session is over and frees them, Theyrestwith the honors they've earned. We think of the work that is ended, And rejoke with a Liberal pride ; We give them the thanks that are due thenv And loyally flock to their side. But the Bill that some of them fathered And stood all around m a band, Has no place m their long list of trophies, Forms no' part m thelaw of the land; The region of darkness enshrouds it; It has passed from the sunlight of day ; Its fiiends stand weeping above it; And tearfully watch it away. The Franchise to females forbidden ! We joyfuliy, thankfully say : Our friends m the Council were heroes When they rose m their valour to slay. The Bill was a Liberal measure, But too liberal far —so they said— And we echo their words all around us, And rejoice o'er the grave of the dead. So a cheer for the heroes m Council; They have saved us, our daughters and wives ; The stain of the polls shall not touch them, They are dearer to us than our lives. We need them to rule m our houses, Tis the sphere God gave them to fill ; 'Tis there they can serve well their country, To govern and keep ifc from ill. The Council deserves all our praises ; Female Franchise has gone to its doom. Amid bitter political factions Our ladies ivill neve*' find room. Zeph, Win;-low.

The Wreck of the Fiji.

DISGRACEFUL SCENES

The '• Age " states that some disgrace ful scenes occurred m connection with the wreck of the Fiji at Moonlight Head, near the mouth of the Gellibrand river. As long as the ship held together, the crowds of people who had gathered from far and near could do nothing but look helplessly on at those who were dying before them for want of assistance, which, with all their willingness, they could not render. At last the life saving apparatus from Port Campbell arrived, and the agony and suspense of that awful time were over. Something, if possible, even more awful awaited them, however, for the breaking lup of the vessel commenced. It held together as long as life was on board, but when that was gone the waves did their wqrlf quickly, and the cargo Avas soon strewn far and near. Schnapps and brandy formed a very large portion of the cargo, andhundredsof cases of these spirits were soon washed ashore. The multitudes around soon discovered that drink was to be had, and down the narrow pathways of the high rocky headlands they crept back and forth like ants. All coming up carried bottles or packages or even cases of the spirits. No customs officers were m attendance, and the work of smuggling was carried qn without instruction. All the rescued men, including the captain, were m such a state when they got ashore that they could not be removed, and so fires were lighted all along the beach for their benefit. It blew hard and rained hard, and a terrible sea was running, ca6t; ing enormous* quantities of cargo on the little bandy beach. Few assisted those Who «a 4 suffered. a«4 were sfciU suffering '

all the agonies of shipwreck. The attrac tiveness rffßt! Sbwndy and the schnapps swept Hwwfitfte faeling of human kindness, and tho|2pffererj were left to care for themselpM.^ *w' TheAwpcain of the ili-fated vessel^ over come i>*xlh sickness, lay before the lire on the ojyiijae ich,, exposed to til.? wind and rain,-|ft t_ie anna <f cne of hi* sailors who was/illiarly as - ill himself, but with a heroism more than, great he took off his own coat and wrapped it around his ouster to shelter him fr.-m the storm. That did not matter much to the specta tor^,* Who could allay all flieir troubles with the spirits they were obtaining by the very freest of trade. On Monday morn ing the sight along the coast was some thing to remember. From the cliff* ov'et-' hipguig thy beach the foreshore could be sejn litcmlly s-m-rthere-l with wreckage. Toys of every description, children's indiaruhber balls m thousands, bottles of schnapps.and spirits, cases broken and otherwise were mixed together. - The sea presented a similar spectacle, and it seemed as if the water had flooded some store house, and was quietly receding. The smouldering fires where the sick lay waiting for strength to climb the cliffc looked miserable and unsightly, and added a touch of desolation and ruin to the scene. On all sides people came pouring m to view the wreck. Settlers, farmers, sight seers, and all with spring carts, drays, and busies, hurried up m confusion to satisfy their curiosity, but soon joined m the general spoliation of the wreckage. Everyone had a flask of brandy, and drunkenness became rampant- Those who had suffered shipwreck were re garded m a pitying w?>y, but no one seemed to think of assisting or tetiding them. , . ; ■ Quantities of dynamite were washed' ashore, arid one man, who had evidently got beyond the Tegiohs of fear, amused himself by gathering quantities of it and lighting it m his hand, All this time the bodies of those who had been drowned lay upon the beach and looked a ghastly sight. Drunkards staggered , around amongst the corpses, the' rescued lay helpless before smouldering fires, and, rain and misery were over alj. &a the : <£rey cold light of morning stole m upon it, the scene was heart sickening.' \ Mo one would wish to look upon such a picture twice. It told too sad a .tale of the frailties arid sufferings of mankind. There was an utter want of supervision of any sort. One solitary policeman: re presented law and order. 'It was impos sible for himjto attend to everything. jEte paid what attention he could to those who had been rescued and to attending the dead. Customs and wreckage Regulations had to look after'' 1 thettiFelV^, and the drunkenness and disorder that followed was the result. _____ ; *

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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NEW BISHOPS.

London, Septembar 29- ''"-, The Bishops of Truro, Lichfield, Coventry, Southwark, and Zululand were consecrated m St Paul's Cathedral to-day* PRICE OF BUTTER. *: The reported rise m the price of butter from Denmark is due to the small quantity made. QUICK PASSAGE. The twin-screw steamer Teutonic, belonging Jto the White Star line, has made a record on the passage from New York to Queenstown. The time occupied on the voyage was five days seventeen hours. i WOOL. At the wool tales prices were un changed. STEAMER ROME. The fire which broke out on the P. and 0. steamer Rome, while lying; m Green Chalk dock, was extinguished. The damage is estimated at £35,000 SUPERIORITY OF NEW ZEAL ANDERS. Mr Christie Murray, m an article m the "Contemporary Review," says that New Zealanders are superior to Aus tralians m culture, loyalty, and racial traditions. Sir George Grey he de scribes as an orator, scholar, and patriot; Sir Henry Parkes as a great figure, Mr Murray considers the sepa ration of Australia from Great Britain as inevitable, owing to the vanity and courage of the colonists, but partly to the inertness of the Colonial Office. Ultimately they will enter into an alliance with England and America and rule the world. He insists on the necessity for and proposes a scheme of State emigration. ! THR LORD MAYOR-ELECT. Alderman David Evans, of Watling street, is Lord 'Mayor-elect, LABOUR ITEMS. Sir James Fergusson has expressed himself m favour of labour representa tion m the House of Commons. THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES. The Paris correspondent of; the " Daily News " says that the prevailing disorder is understood m diplomatic circles, to weaken the Manehu dynasty a_t present reigning m China. IMPERIAL FEDERATION. London, September 30. Sir Charles Tupper, High Com missioner for the Dominion of Canada m London, m an article contributed to the "Nineteenth Century" strongly! supports the Marquis of Lome's sug gestions as the most practical solution of the Imperial federal enigma. He would make the representatives m London of the Dominion of Canada, Africa, and Australia leading mem bers of the Cabinet, and to be always consulted when the foreign policy touches cclonial interests, the repre sentatives quitting office . when the colonial Governments were changed. The article goes on to say that direct contribution is not the best assistance, as the colonies would be better left to j develop their defensive powers, leaving them to build strategic railways and provide cruisers for the protection of commerce. He considers it quite possiblß that England the three dominions mentioned above could devise a commercial tariff" by which the outlying portions of the empire would be allowed an advantage over foreigners, and that 5s per quarter m corn would be sufficient advantage for India, Australia, and Canada. Sir Charles Tupper concludes by stating that the late Sir John Macdonald con curred with these view,*. '

CHILIAN AFFAIRS.

Valparaiso, September 29. The Junta have demanded from Mr Egan, of the American Legation, three Americans who had been arrested, WASB[tNqTX% September 29; The Government have instructed Mr Patrick Egan, the United States Min ister to Chili, to. protect the vightsj of Ainerioaq residents,

THE PONTIFICAL BLESSING.

Hib Holiness''^ the Pope to-day blessed 60,000 pilgrims m ,3t Peters, amidst great enthusiasm.- ''" N

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

13erltn, Sepfemtier 20. * Herr Yon Jgoldicher, Secretary of State-gf the'difterior, declare* that peace Vas never "more sure than at present. Th«* J3fiiper6r proposes a two years'* term of military service m Germany, and he is said to be intensely adverse .#£ JBerlin fina^ioier^ .assisting ..to floaj|. tho~ Russian loan.. .- • Speaking at Osnabruck, where the jubilee of the 18th Tnfantry was' cele brated, Chancellor ,You Caprivi said that peace was ensured. The Power* did:not desire war, because they re cognised that it would be more terrible than any previous war. Londojs, September 29. The Continental press refer m eulo gistic terms to the remarks made by M. liibot, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the ceremony of un veiling the statue of General Faid herbe. It appears that by order of the Admiralty the operations at Sigri, which were described as ordinary manoeuvres, were really carried out m a deliberately elaborate manner. Mines were laid, guns landed, search lights swept the shore, and there was a night attack by torpedo boats. The Russian press insist that all this was intended as a warning to the Porte. Paris, September 29. , Admiral Jules Barbey, the Minister, of Marine, declares that France has conquered the.friendship: of all nations, The recent visit of the French fleet to Cronstadt, Copenhagen, and Ports mouth, marks a new era m the history of Eu^opery I „/■ , ' ,i

ANOTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN REVOLT.

New York, September 29. Intelligence .to hand from Central America states that a revolt btfoke out iv. the republic, of Guetemala on September 15, and the loss of life is reported to have been 500 killed. ; (EPIDEMIC OF FIRES. Thirteen fires took place m St. Louis on Sunday, and the aggregate damage is estimated at halt a million dollars.

THE PRESIDENTE PINTO.

Hamburg, September 29. Ihe Chilian cruiser Presidente Pinto has arrived here, a mutiny hay* ing broken out among the crew.

CANADIAN EGGS.

Ottawa, September 29. '- A Canadian agent is shipping sixty wagon loads of eggs to Liverpool, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENr The Canadian Government is being reconstructed. The new Ministry will not include Sir H. Langeviu.

THE SITUATION IN BURMAH.

Calcutta, September 29. . The police m ; various parts of rpuraiah have been armed m anticipa tion of trouble witli Tsawbja's followers. There is considerable excitement among fthjC;Wungths., < -;.f, :

AUSTRALIAN.

THE FINANCIAL SOCIETIES PANIC.

Sydney, September 30^ The panic caused by the failure of financial institutions is subsiding, and it is not expected that there will be any further suspensions. REVENUE RETURNS; The revenue returns of the colony for the quarter show a decrease of £46,000,

MR. HENNIKER HEATON.

Adelaide. September 30: Mr Her.niker Heaton, M.P., who, is visiting the colonies for the benefit; of his health, has arrived here. In the course of an interview he stated that he was convinced that the cable rate to Australia would be reduced to Is per word within two years, and he asserted that the cable companies were making £1000 per day out of messages. He professed to be disappointed that Sir John Gorst had not been appointed: to succeed the late Mr Cecil Raikes las Postmaster-General.-

THE DOUBTFUL WEIR.

Melbourne, September.3o; It is officially denied that there is any danger of the embankment of Lan eochrie Weir giving way. THE TELEPHONE, . Experimental telephonic communica tion has been successfully tried between Adelaide and here.

THE BANK OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

Hobart, September 30. A meeting censuring the Govern ment for their action m regard to the failure of the Bank of Van pieman's Land was negatived by 22 to 6,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 30. The] Litchfield Hotel, a two-storey wooden building, was destroyed by fire last night. Alex. Heaney is the licensee. The building was insured for £500 m the South British Office. WEtxiNGTON, September 30. A telegram received by the Marine Department from the lighthouse-keeper at Cape Farewell stated that the purser of the Murray landed at West Wanganui, where the ketch Elizabeth was ashore, but none of the crew of the vessel could be seen. The ketch had her sails set, and appeared to bo. abandoned, The steamer Hinemoa, which leaves for Milfotd Sound early to-morrow morning with prisoners, will call at West Wanganui to ascertain what became of the crew of the ketch Elizabeth. The compensation case CharlesPharazyn | v. Minister of Public Works, m which I plaintiff claims £1650 on account of certain land taken for the purposes of the Terrace Gaol, has been settled by the payment of I £1300 m full satisfaction. I The Picturesque Atlas Company intend I to appeal against the decision qf the Chief Justice m the test case brought by them, m which judgment was given for de fendants. •' Gkkymouth, September 30. . Mr Guinness, M.H.R., returned to-day. The Mayor, members of the Borough Council and TTarbor Board, drove to Paroa, where they accorded him a hearty welcome. At the town boundary several hundred persons and the town bands collected and cheered him warmly. The Mayor read a complimentary address on behalf of the Borough Council. Mr Kerr, the temporary chairman of the Harbor }Umxd } welcomed Mr Guinness qn behalf

j (if that body. The AJa>'(»r ami Mr Jtverr referred m complimentary terms to Mr Guinness' efforts during the session on behalf of the town and district After wards the member was e-corted to his private house, outside which a large crowd gathered. It was the only reception of the kind ever accorded here to any member of Parliament. Oamaru, September 30. The remains of the man drowned m thfl Oamaru Harbor on Friday ni-jln have been identified as those of Frederick Hickson, a his Stanley^ ££ftmiitja&ce man. He had been workingini the country, and went to town last week, residing for a fow days Ato'a boarding-house, where his swag was found. ,-r -*. ., 4 -. D^rtjpj^sep t e m^ «o The death is aniounced of Mr Donald Stronach, formerly. ..tuuager of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, at Dunedin.

SUPREME COURT.

(PBR PRejSS ASSOCIATION.}- Invercargill, September 30. At the Supreme Court to-day Edward Roberts, charged with perjury alleged to have been committed m the hearing of the. Resident Magistrate Court action by him against the Chinese at, Round Hill, was acquitted.

The Late Mr Pilbrow.

THE FUNERAL.

The body of the deceased gentleman was brought horee after the inquest, and the funeral took place yesterday after noon. A very large number of local friends and many from long distances toak part m the last sad offices of respect and affection. Included, among those who followed the cortege from The Grange to St Stephen's Church and thence to the grave at the Ashburton Cemetery were, besides the members Of the family, most of the leading residents of this district. Tlie occurrence of the Geraldine races on the same day prevented many of Mr PJbrow's old sporting comrades from being present, Mr E. Cutts being the only representative from Riccairton. The service m the church and at. the grave was conducted very impressively by the Key. Mr Scott, of whose congregation Mr Pilbrow was a much respected .msmber. The coffin was covered with beautiful floral emblems, one of which was sent by the members of St Stephen's church, and the large assemblage, numbering quife two hundred was testimony to the esteem m which the deceased was held. Few occurrences m the district., have occasioned such painful interest as the lamentable fatality which overtoils Mr James Pilbrow. At Geraldine races yesterday the jockeys wore crape out of reslpect to the memory of the late Mr Pilbrow. The appearance of Coinasre m the field for the Cup was the subject of some comment; we are in formtd that there were substantial reasons for the horse fulfilling. h»s engagement, and there was general regret-tlut to* wa<» nor, more successful.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(YEll PKBSS ASSOCIATION) . .. (Received October 1, 10.20 a.m.) THE RUSSIAN LOAN. Berlin, September SO The German bankers have withdrawn from the Russian loan m deference to the public outcry at their unpatriotic behaviour. The prevailing RusaopJule enthusiasm m France, however, ensures the success of the loan.

THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES.

The German Government has replied to China that it is waiting for evidence of the Imperial Government's ability to suppress the riots.

GENERAL BOULANGER.

Brussels, September 30. A report is current that General Boulanger shot himself with a revolver at the tomb of Madame Bonnimain m this city.

RUSSIAN CORRUPTION.

St. Petersburg, September 30. It has been ascertained that numbers of the Russian nobility have been guilty of embezzling thousands of roubles intended for the relief of the sufferers by the famine. ■

GUATEMALA.

New York, September 30. The revolt m Guatemala was sup pressed after three days' fighting. President Barillas declared himself dictator. .

CHILIAN AFFAIRS.

Owing to the arrest of three Ameri cans at Santiago the United States Minister to Chili lias been sharply directed to see that American citizens, are protected.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, September 30. Thos. McGreevy has been expelled from the Dominion. Parliament m con sequence of acts of corruption proved against him.

THE LIBEL ON PRINCE GEORGE

Strenuous efforts are being made m the trial of O'Brien, the reporter, tor show that Prince George of Wales was larking m a low quarter of Montreal when he was assailed by roughs, but the evidence is very conflicting.

(Received October 1, 10.40 a.m.) HON. MR OHILDERS. London, September 301 Mr Ohilders intends to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds on the grounds of ill health.

THE "ARMY."

Professor Huxley asserts that the Salvation Army at Eastbourne have wilfully broken the law by the deliber ate command oi General Booth.

IMPERIAL FEDERATION.

The".Standard" thinks Imperial federation a matter- of immediate urgency for Canada, though not for Australia or Africa. .: The probability is that if the colonies had representatives m the Cabinet, as suggested by Sir G. Tupper, disputes and rivalry between thorn Mould prevent unanimity, The " Standard " oonsideraSir C, Tupper's defence proposals weak; as to tlie differential tariff, it is oertain England will not consent to increase the price of food. .

THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA.

Bombay, September 30. Persistent reports are afloat that the Russians now exploring the. Pamir pltaean, m Central Asia, hare killett Captain Youngliusbiud, the British, political ageut,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1891.



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