The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1891. THE WEIGHT OF BREAD.

As we understand that there is some misconception as to the provisions of the Act passed last session " to amend the law relating to the sale of bread, 5' and the matter is of importance, not merely to bakers themselves but to the public, it may be well to publish a synopsis of the Act for general in formation. The Act is entitled " The Adulteration Prevention Acts Amend ment Act, 1801." Section 3 of the Act repeals certain clauses m the Acts of 1880 and 1883, and substitutes the following m place thereof:—(l) All bread made for sale, except as herein after excepted, small be made into loaves weighing not less than one pound, two pounds, four pounds, six pounds, and eight pounds re spectively, and which loaves shall be called a,nd understood to be the one-pound loaf, two-pounds loaf, four pounds loaf, six-pounds loaf, and eight pounds loaf. (2.) Every person who makes for sale, or sells or offers for sale, bread of any other denomination or size, or sells or offers for sale any loaf which shall be found deficient of its due weight when weighed m the shop, house, or premises, at the time it is sold or offered for sale, and which has been baked within twenty-four hours next preceding the time of its being so sold or offered for sale, the proof of which shall be on the baker or seller thereof, shall be liable, for every such offence, to a penalty not exceed ing five pounds and not Jess than forty shillings. (3.) Any person who may purchase any such loaf of bread from any such baker or seller of bread may, if he or she shall think proper, require the same to be immediately weighed m his or her presence. (4.) Nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to prevent any baker or seller of bread from making or selling bread usually sold under the demonination of French or fancy rolls or twists of such weight or size as he shall think fit, and without previously ■weighing the same. Every baker or seller of bread, and every journeyman servant or other person employed by such baker or seller of bread, who shall convey and carry out bread for sale m any cart, or other carriage drawn by a horse or other animal, shall be pro vided with and constantly carry m such cart or other carriage a correct beam and scales with proper? weights or other sufficient balance for weighing loaves of bread of the regulated weights of one-pound, two pounds, four pound?, six pounds, and eight pounds respectively. And any person who may purchase any such loaf of breadNjnay, if he or she shall think proper, require the same to be weighed m his or her presence. In case any such baker or seller of bread, or his journeyman servant or other person, shall at any time carry out or deliver any bread m any such cart or ocher carriage as aforesaid without being provided with proper weights or other sufficient balance, or shall at any time , refuse to weigh any bread purchased of him, or delivered by his journeyman servant or other person m the presence of the person or persons purchasing or receiving the same, then and iv every such case every such baker or seller of bread shall be liable, for every such offence, to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and not less than twenty shillings.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Railway Department; notifies thf-t the I South Rakaia'Bridge is now open for traffic t as usual. The installation of the Mayor of the Borough took place to-day m the Borough Council Chambers. A full report of the meeting will appear to-morrow. The annual meeting of the Ashbarton County Council to elect a chairman, which was adjourned to to-day, again lapsed for want of a quorum. i It was decided at a recent public ineefcinS m Hobart to set apart a day for humiliatio" and; prayer, owing to tlie 'prevalence o 1 sickness. • An old member, of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Mr Charles Wookock, who formerly sat for the Grey, died at Woollongong New South Wales, early i.i the present month, of influenza. ; A new hnhel now being erected at the corner of Fifth Avenue and .Fifty-ninth street, New York, will be the loftiest hotel m the world. The building will have seventeen stories, and will be 225 feet high. During last year the enormous total of 2,623,987,956 missives and parcels were delivered m the United Kingdom—an average of 69.6 to each person of the population. P uned m papers report thata Chhieseyoung lady, residing m Dunedin,; Miss "Do Keong, pupil of Miss Annette Wilson,, has received word from England that she has successfully passed both pass and honour sections (junior) of the Trinity College Examination. ; The quarantine duty on cattle m New Caledonia (says the;" Sydney Morning Herald ") has been reduced froni 25fr. |to sfr. This should open a market for cattle froni New Zealand. Cattle are required for a j preserving factory for the French army and navy. ■ • ' ■ . ' .. . . ■ ', Mr J. G. Ruddenklau, a well-known old. resident, died at Christchurch on Tuesday night, aged 62. He was twice mayor of Christchurch, and held that office during the Exhibition held there m 18.82. He had in fluenza, but had long been m bad health. Last Thursday Mr Theodore Lichtwark gave a demonstration of his system of horse education at Chertsey. The subject was a three year old hack filly, the property of Mr Peter Copland, that had never been handled | before. In two and a half hours the filly ' was thoroughly quiet and tractable. Ou Friday a free lecture will be given at i Wakanui, and if sufficient inducement offer another class will be'formed and instruction given m Ashburton. A most successful concert and ..social m connection with the Flemington Gospel Temperance Society was held m the school room on Friday evening.: The proceeds were m aid of the Society's organ. Songs were given by Miss Lusk, Miss Anderson, Miss Dakers "and Messrs Dunn, Osborne, Jameson and Dakers ; also several glees by the school children, and readings by Mr John Henderson and Mr R. Gilmour. During the interval refreshments provided by the the ladies of the Society were handed round. V At a meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Asso ciation on Tuesday, Mr S. Garforth, the president, referred to a statement of the Wellington "Evening Press" that Mr Sed don had bepn hissed and hooted at the luncheon at the Metropolitan Show. He said that nothing of tha kind had happened, and he hoped that the day was far distant \ when any guest would be hooted at the i Association's lunch. He regretted that politics had been introduced at luncheon. Several members present agreed with the president. A certain well-known German physician of St Louis was the victim of his own " previousnoss " the other day. He had suc cessfully treated a wealthy lady's daughter for diphtheria, and the lady Avas extremely grateful for it. When the child was thorougly well mother and daughter appeared at the physician's office. The little girl shyly handed the physician a neat little knit purse, while the lady went on to say: " For having saved my child, doctor, I want to present you with this purse." " But," said the physician, after .m embarrassing pause, " I have sent you a bill for SOOdols," The lady flushed, then said quietly, " Let me have the purse, please," She took two 100.101. bills out of it and returned it to him with the remark : " There are SOOdols, m there now. so your bill is piid," and left the room. Now the dontor is cursing his clumsy tongue for the break it made. That little speech cost him just 200dols. The Taranaki (New Zealand) Petroleum and Iron Company (Limited) has just bern registered 'says the " European Mail ") with a capital of £125,030 m £1 shares, the object being "to carry into effect an agreement expressed to be made between the New Zealand Petroleum and Iron Syndicate (Limited) of the one part, and the Taranaki (New Zealand) Pet-rolcum and Iron Company (Limited) ou the other part; to s.cquir.o concessions, oil wells, iron or other mines, mining rights, metalliferous and other lands, estates and properties of any tenure whatever, m New Zealand or else where, and to develop and turn to account the same." The first name on the list of subscribers is that of Sir .Jnlioua Yogel, KCM G. There arc not to be less than three nor more than seven directors, the qualification being 200 ordinary or four founders shares. Renumeration, £150 each per annum, with an additional 5 per cent, on the net profits of the company after the payment of 10 per cent dividend. The Payne Family were honored last evening with a crowded house, thanks to the good reputation they have earned as entertainers, and the business tact of the management, who had the good sense to charge prices within the means of the crowd —2s and Is, with children half price. As a result of this management the higher price seats were all occupied, and formed the strongest part of the house. Mr Payne took occasion, before the entertainment began, to request the audience to be just the least thing civil--to refrain from keeping up con versations during the performance of any of the members, and to indulge m talk only between the items. Whether Mr Payne was speaking from previous experiences of Ash burton audiences, or only following a custom of his we cannot say ; but the result was such as made one feel proud of the town, for tho audience kept m almost solemn stillness during t]ie singing and playing, except, of course, when tlie item was lujmorr ous. Even the usually boisterous back gallery behaved respectably, and refrained from the hateful whistling of which so many companies complain. Of the entertainment decidedly the most delightful portion is the part-singing of tho family, their voices blending most harmoniously. " The Bells " (Hart's musical setting of an adaptation of Poe's immortal poem) at once established them as waym favorites. The imitations of the cadences, whether of the joy bells or of the passing death knell, were exceedingly well done. The rest of the part songs were of a humorous cast, and were very popular, The violin playing of the Sisters Payne is one of the specinl features of the entertain ment, and m the choice of pieces much discretion }s displayed. Only such melodies are selected as iJie main body of the people arc familiar with, so fckat even a very ordinary ear can distinguish the theme ruuuiuir through the difficult variations; but tiTc u;clodies themselves are always played with surpassing sweetness. Tlie hand bell performances of the comj^any were excel lent, both m trio and quintette, and m all cases would have been encored, only Mr Payne sternly refrained from granting the indiscriminate encores 'hat were asked for. From this rute he dqutrted m qijly three instances. Mr Ralph Steele U the comic man of the company, besides being a clever performer with the musical glasses. The last part song given was "Johnny Schmoker," an item made popular hero by the clever Jungfrau iUpeJle Company. The family arc all Victorian bore, and "their speech bewrayeth them," the young ladies more .specially having a fondness for colonial English. In the selection from the "Mikado —■"Throe little u^aids from school"-—the word "maids" is pronounced " mides t \ "day" js proi.ouueed*" die," and ''^y,', ♦•'sigh." Miss Saunders pronounces "violets' as if written, "yeyolets," "still" as it speUed " steel," Surely, when almosfc per fection m music has been raaghud it is a pity to robi.in blemishe3 like these

LADIES' COLUMN.

Gooseberry trifle—Three pints of goose berries ; three quarters of a pound of good moist sugar ; one pint of custard ; some whipped cream. Boil the gooseberries with the sugar, when sufficiently soft to pulp, put them at the button of a glass trifle dish, und pour over thorn a pint of good cttsUrd and set m a cool place. "When ready to serve, pile a whipped cream over it, and ornament the top with rings of preserved or crystallized i'ruit. The fashion among the aristocracy of going into business seems to have attested eveu the Royal circle itself, as there is offered for sale m the window of an artistic furni ture shop m Oxford-street a banner screen painted by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice. The screen bears an inscription'# its artistic corner, "Beatrice, pritiV, del" large crowds are constantly congregated about the place, admiring and commenting on the work, but whether the price is so exorbitant or the touch of Royalty has placed the work above the ambition of lower humanity is not known, but no purchaser has yet appeared. , . Last season the Piinccsg of Wales and her daughters resolutely got their faces against the use., of feathers' of birds as an ornament, and society Haincs having jumped at the chance of folio whig'the royal lead, a' most satisfactory result is noted. Fro m such districts aa Flambcrough Head, where thousands of sea birds were .ruthlessly slaughtered each year, come reports that the demand is absolutely nil, and the local "gull butchers" find their murderous occupation gone. The imports of tropical birds have dwindled down to a minimum ; and m our own hedgerows the increase m the numbers of wild birds is plainly notice able.

The Bishop of Chester has told a school oF girls that if they only became good plain cooks he believed that they might do almost as much good to the community at large as if they became senior wranglers or senior classics.,

There has just been unearthed m Upper Egypt the mummy of a dancing girl of the time of the Fifteenth Dynasty, who, pro bably, once was the admiration of the mashers ofrThebef. But her rume must have militated against her success, if The ban tastes ran m the same groove aa ours. A papyrus found with the mummy reveals it to us. It is not of the romantic order. The style and title of that antique member of the corps cle ballet was ''Cheese."

A funny story is told of a lady who was foolish enough to answer a matri monial advertisement m .i daily paper, which stated that a young man was desirous of miking the acquaintance of a, young woman with a view to matrimony. She carried on*a long correspondence with the advertiser, taking however, the pre caution to have her letters copied by a, confidential friend. She always sent the copies and retained the originals. Her answers came regularly, but her corres pondent was quite as cautious as she was herself, for.he always employed a type writer, and she had no means of becoming familiar with his handwriting. Finally, after a good deal of gush^ a meeting was agreed upon by the pair, and the lady was somewhat surprised, when she arrived at the place appoiit6d, to sen her brother wearing m. his button-hole the flower which, was decided upon as the means of identification. They both acknowledged their folly by indulging m a hearty laugh, and went home together, fully resolved to have nothing to do with these traps to catch the unwary.

Chicago advices say that an adventuress, best known as Mrs Olivia Yancy, though she Ins appeared under numerous aliases, is wanted by the police m that city, having disappeared with diamonds to the value of 30,000 dollars wnich she had smuggled, and upon which dealers m Chicigo had advanced 10,000 dollars. Mrs Yancy's. method of smuggling was the most n<>vel on record. She was a lady of striking appearance, being always dressed m deep mourning, While her paie handsome face and white hair made an unusual contrast to her sable gown. In the spring of last year she landed m New York with a Mongolian holding a grey pelican by a light gold chain. As Mrs Yancy was apparently a lady of wealth, nothit.sr was thought of her strange pet and its keeper, and as pelicans are not upon tlio tariff lists she was allowed to pass. Since that time tholady had crossed the Atlantic ninny limes, and always carried her pelican with hor. On Tuesday last she arrived as usual with the bird, andha\iug passed the unsuspicious Customs officials, called a carriage, and drove away. Since then she has not been heard of. It vow appears that Mrs Yancy was a diamond smuggler, and that the precious stono3 she brought into the country upon each trip were concealed m the enormous bill of the pelican. On October 6 the bird carried 30,000 dollars' worth of diamonds, being a portion of an order of a Chicago house through a firm of New York importers who claim to have been ignorant of the manner m which the stones were brought into the country. The Chicago hou?e has advanced 10,000 dollars upon the diamonds, and were to have paid the remaining 20,000 dollars on delivery. The police are now actively searching for the lady and her pelican,

Every flower that ever grew m garden or hothouse, may bs found on the fashion able hats of to-day. There are tiny little roses and greafe big ones ; tlwe are pert little violets and stately pan&ies ; there are bunches of lilacs and sprays of lilies of-the-valley ; there are great sleepy looking poppies and quiet demure forget me-nots ; there are gorgeous colored orchids, and the funny, pert, little bachelor-buttons, but almost everywhere you find the blue 'cornflower,' the flower that we call'ragged-robins, 1 and which are the most absolutely blue, the most positively blue, of any flower m the world. Entire toques are ■made of these flowers >, large hats are trimmed with clusters of thetu ; lace hats are wrealhed with them, and on the rough straw hats, careless bunches of them are apparfntly held m place by'ribbon grass. The very general liking for blue is, of course, the cause of the popularity of these flowers, and as black Neapolitan has such a vogue given it, and as the cornflowers look so well upon it, their use for the entire season is certain.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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THEATRICAL DIVORCE CASE.

Loxdox, December 1A In the Divorce Court to-day, m ilic case m which Miss Fioreaee St John petitioned for a divorce from her husband, M. Marius, Mr Justice Jcuue summed up m favor of the petitioner. The jury acquitted the petitioner on the charge of adultery with Arthur Cohen, a financial journalist, and found respondent guilty of adultery, but acquitted him on.'.tho-. charge of cruelty. Miss St. John has applied for a judicial separa tion, and the case has been adjourned. BUILDIJNG. SOCIETY SUS * PENSION. ' The Portsea Building Society, with a mortgage valu« of £70,000, lias su'spended'payrnent. THE PHONOGRAPH". The phonograph" has been applied to iifty-six inmates of Johnson's deaf asylum, and fifty-three of tho patients heard the re-produced, sounds. COLONIAL BUTTER. . City merchants consider that the finest quality of colonial butter will shortly oust the Danish article from the English markets. % v ;\;^>vLARGE EQMJNES. Probate has been granted of the wills of the late Messrs Hemming, needlemaker, and , Avery, weighing machine manufacturer. The values of the; respective estates are £750,006 and £170,000. THE ROYAL BETROTHAL. It is believed thab the Prince of Wales will allow the Duke of Clarence and Avondale £20,000. a year i and a residence. ' \ , The " St. James' Gazette "; states that the marriage will be celebrated m "Westminster Abbey m February, un less her Majesty the Queen insists on it taking place m St. George's Chapel. London, December 15. An article m "Greater Britain," commenting 'on the betrothal of the Duke of Clarence and Avon.dale;to the Princess Victoria of Teck,! suggests that the young people after their marriage should visit the Australian colotiies. The " Dajily Telegraph " asserts that the Duke of Clarence's honeymoon will be spent at Sandringham, and the bride's trousseau will be Entirely of English manufacture. " BURSTING-UP." Mr Cotton, of Adelaide, writing* td " Greater Britain," advocates the bursting-up of the large landed esSateS, m order to retain laborers on the soil andjeheck the emigration of settlers to the cities. ECONOMIES IN THE ARMY. The " Chronicle" states that-Mr E. Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, intends to economise m his department, and proposes to reduce the cavalry by two regiments. Military advisers are opposed to this action. EU ROPE AN TARIFFS. The central tariff coalition is becom ing popular m Switzerland andßelgiuna.

GENERAL BOOTH IN CEYLON.

Colombo, December 15. While m Ceylon General Booth con verted sixteen Mahommedans and Bud dhists.

PRINCE ALEXANDER'S PEN SION.

Sofia. December 14. Prince Alexander of Bafctenburg did not apply for a pension from the Bul garian Government, and it is generally believed that the recent vote of £2000 per year passed by the National As sembly was arranged by Prince Ferdi nand as a surprise.

THE KING OF GREECE.

' Athens, . September 15. The King of Greece, who was suffer ing from a mild attack of smallpox, is recovering.

FRANCE AND BULGARIA.

Paris, December 15. i The French Minister m Bulgaria has been withdrawn, as M. Stainbuloff, Premier and Minister of the Interior, has refused to permit the French journalists who were expelled to return to that country.

AUSTRALIAN.

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Sydney, December 15. Several members of the late labdr party have called a meeting to consider the advisableness of forming a party to promote democratic and labour legislation. The Early Closing Bill has passed through Committee m the Legislative Assembly. It " provides that shop keepers shall close at six o'clock on five days of the week and ten o'clock on Saturday, and compels them to provide their employees with sitting accommo dation, and to allow them an hour for each meal, and prohibits the employ- ment of lads under fourteen years of. age and girls under fifteen if they have not passed the fifth standard. THE MELBOURNE SUSPEN SIONS. Melbourne, December 15. The investigations held into the affairs of the Land and Credit Bank, one of the institutions which recently suspended payment, disclose the fact that Taylor, the manager, his wife and son, were overdrawn m their accounts to the extent of £114,000, while the securities are estimated at £11,000. Mrs Taylor's bill for £43,000 is held, but its value is uncertain. The share holders of the Dank require to pay calls amounting from £25,000 to £45,000 to meet the liabilities. The Standard Building Society has called a meeting of depositors. The statement ' presented showed assets equal to 35s for every ,£ of liabilities. The present action of the Directors was not due to pressure, but merely to give satisfaction to the clients of the Society. The management suggested that the deposits should be for three years. -.;•-•■ ROYAL WEDDING PRESENT. The citizens of Ballarat intend to send Home a wedding present to the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. VICTORIAN POLITICS. . The Government will endeavour, to, bring the session to a close this week. The' Commonwealth Bill will probably k- included m the list of measures, vylnyli are to b© dropped., The Colonial

Treasurer will obtain power to issue Treasury bills to the amount, of ■£2,000,000 m London, this step being taken as a" precaution m the event of inability to place the first instalment of the six million loan.

THE BARQUENTINE SEABIRD.

Hobaut, December 15. The barquentine Sea bird, which wont ashore iv Macquarie harbor, has been washed over the bar, and is. now stranded.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

AccKTiAND, December 15. Lang Brothers' creamery at Waiuku was destroyed by fa-e a', mid-night:. It j originated from ashes placed iv a box. { There was no risuranco. Fortunately 100 boxe.s of but!ior were sent out from the factory yesterday, The Jlov Mother Rogi-s, one of the Sisters of IVlercy of St Mary's Convent at Fousonby, and president of the Orphanage, died to-day. The deceased lady, who was born m DroghocU, has been iv the colony for about thiity-tivo year.-. This morning Sir George Grey and 3\lr Jackson Palmer interviewed the Premier with regard to a bonus to be granted to an Auckland Jinn for the manufacture oi .f)00 tons of salt. They complained that the bonus was likely to be claimed by a Sydney linn. Mr Ballanco said that no offor of a bonus had beun made open to a Sydney iirnj, and m order to ensure that it would be received by the Auckland manufacturers the regulations under which i'j had been granted would be gazetted at once. A deputation of master bakers, intro duced by Mr Shcra, pointed out to tha Premier that the provisions of the Adulteration Prevention Act Amendment Act, requiring certain conditions for the weighing of bread, are unworkable. The Premier asked them to put their views into writing, and promised that they should be considered hy the Government. WEiiLiNGTON, December 15. In the Picturesque Atlas caae tv-day against Love, an aboriginal native, defendant admitted signing the order, bub j 'pleaded that he was unable to read English, and that when canvassed by the agent he was shown a bound volura c j which he was asked to buy, and the agent promised to ascertain the price. He heard nothing more until the single numbers were offered him, and he refused i them, though subsequently he purchased two copies. Judgment was given for defendant with a guinea costs. , , A further number of Picturesque A tla-s cases were investigated m the Resident Magistrates Court this afternoon, m all of which judgment was given for the company. A number of other cases will be dealt with to-morrow. ■ Dunebin, December 15. Constable Willis has succumbed to in fluenza. A writ has been issued by Mr J. R. Scott against the National Mortgage aud Agency Company for indemnification for past payments due and to accrue m con nection with the purchase of a run m the Bon Ohau district. This is the matter for which Mr Scott was recently arrested at the suit of the Crown. ■ ; IjiX-Inspector Moore, who is about to resume duty m the police force, was to day presented with a puivso of £100 by leading citizens.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions exptessed uy our correspondents.)

AMATEUR THEATRICALS

TO THE EDITOB

Sir,—On behalf of the Swimming Club 1 have to heartily thank your correspon dent " Visitor " for his very kind assist ance to the above Club's entertainment. i Not only is ho making a point of giving his patronage to the entertainment but he has saved the Club considerable expense m the way of bill-posters —a letter-in your widely circulated paper being of much better value. . Moreover, it is not every " Visitor " that takes such an interest m the place and its social or theatrical wel fare as 1o trouble even to write to the papers. However, I have to invite " Visitor " (per favor of your columns, Mr Editor) to apply for the only position m the tableaux now vacant. I happen to know that the promoters have been disappointed m one Of the forty leading amateurs, who has caught the influenza, leaving only thirty nine m it ; and are looking about for a competent person (one who has sten per formances m Wellington or Auckland pre ferred) to take the place. It is a part which only needs one rehearsal. Besides, the very fact of his having acted with nine and thirty of the leading amateurs of Ash burton will at once give him the entree to the circle of six or seven leading amateurs m the towns of Wellington and Auckland, where he is evidently so fond of staying, " Visitor" m his letter says he believes the entertainment will be a great success, and I sincerely trust that his belief may be a true one, The promoters have spared no pains towards this end, I hear, and Ihe tableaux, apart from their picturesque ness, are to be an education m themselves —ranging from the antediluvian period on Nursery Rhymes, through the mytho logical ages of Greek and Oriental history, passing on through Spanish sentiment and Polish romance, till they at last stop at the time when Britain began her ever increasing reign of power and supremacy ; only through an accident to some scenery have the promoters been compelled to abandon their intention of stepping into and probing the depths of fairy land. " Visitor," if he so desires, might obtain particulars of this last tableaux to place before the leading amateurs of Wellington or Auckland. In conclusion, as the concert is on the 23rd, should " Visitor " wish to .spend his Christmas in-either of the above, towns, the management might approach the Go vernment with a view to running special trains to catch the U.S.S, Co.'s 'boats at I Lytbelton.-—I am, etc., Anti-Sarcastic.

The "Catholic Times" Libel Case.

PEK TRESS ASSOCIATION,

Wellington, December 13. The most of the morning, m the libel action, was taken up by Archbishop Red wood's evidence. lie had never had any complaint from the men abont the wages. He knew Mr Evison had been a Free thinker, but was given to nnderstand that his views had undergone a change. He never concealed any thing from him. Had the statements m the libel been true he would have felt bound to discharge the plaintiff. Cross r examined—He did not p insider there was " sweating " m the ♦* Catholic. Times"-office. He believed that Mr Cooper, the printer, was not making a large profit out of his contract. Mr Jelhcoe wished witness to read some objectionable passages m the"Rationa list/ but he refused, and was upheld by Judge Richmond. A large part of the examination was directed to the ques tion of Mr Evison's Freethoughfc tenets, but the Archbishop said, he, "considered the plaintiff, noyr- that he had given up the lfreethought propaganda, jvas a fit jlndiproper person tq edit a paper like the {''Catholic Times," explaining that he had nothing to do with the religious part of the paper, for which a separate staff was provided, |\ Ooopgr, printer, eai4

he contracted, to print and publish the paper (at £14 80 per week. He had never reduced the wages, but hud raised thorn tltis yefir. He made under £4 a week out of it himself, and only thai since the jobbing business h-id increased. ; Evidence for tho defence win parly heard this afternoon, Imb none of the dofuid.ints wtio called W MoCrirr, late President, (if fio Wellington bi finch of the Typograpdieal Association, sail m his cvidonco tint the "Catholic Times" office was "farmed." Wellington; December 10. This morning, Mr Thompson oE the firm of Brown, Thompson, and Co. gave evidence of the existence of sweating m the " Catholic Times " office, his authority being a capable compositor who only re ceived a wage of 32s 6d a week, whereas he was fully entitled to £.'•>. -'John ttigg, a member of the Typographical Society, and President of the Trades a-id Labor Council, deposed that tho statement made m letters to Archbishop Redwood as to ! the existence of sweating m the " Catholic Times " office, was based upon informa tion, given to the Board, of the Typo graphical Society by a late employee of the "Catholic Times." Witness had read tho Papal Encyclical and the utter ances of Cardinal Moran, and, as they: seemed to him to condemn .sweating ib was concluded that. Archbishop Redwood must have been kept m ignorance, of the exist tonce of sweating m his office.'; As to the statement m the letter that it would be a degradation for the Society to be obliged itb communicate with Mr Evison, the word was used m two senses ; firstly, that they would be degraded m a certain 1 degree by being" referred by the Archbishop to an inferior, and secondly, it would be degra dation to be referred to a man who was m witness' opinion a religious adventurer— a man who would sell his religious belief to tho highest bidder for the purpose of 1 making money.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received December 16, 10.20 a.m.)

THE FIELD AND LINDLAY FAILURE.

New ioiik, December 10. Edward Field, son of Cyrus Field, has been arrested on a charge of steal ing bonds belonging to his father aud partner.

YELLOW FEVER.

Rio x)E Janeiro, December 15, Yellow fever has broken out at Santo, south of this city. A large number of vessels are lying there with out crews. .

AFRICAN EXPLOITATION.

. Zanzibar, December 15. Emm Pasha has encountered pro longed opposition m his march to the Equator, and there has been much fighting. A.t the latest advices he was m a precarious position. '

OBITUARY.

■London, December 15. W. C-. Wills, the well known drama tist.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

The " World " states that the Queen will open Parliament m person.

THE LOSS OF THE ENTERKIN.

Two of the Enterkin's sailors were rescued m fb« OKaiinH. [Received December 16, 1.00 p.m. j

OBITUARY.

Vienna, December .1.5. Archduke Sigismund, brother of Archduke Henry, died m Vienna of influenza.

THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

Ho>:« Kong, December J5. China declines to exhibit at the Chicago exhibition.

THEATRICAL DIVORCE CASE.

London, December 15. Florence St. John was granted a judicial separation and custody of her child.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received December 16, 11.30 a.m.)

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Sydney, December 16. The Premier announced last night that owing to the state of business the House would adjourn on December 23, for the Christmas recess, and reas semble on January 12. The Post master-General prepares a Bill for next session initiating the penny posffc over the whole of the colony.

CRICKET.

Lord Sheffield's team is at present playing a series of matches m the country.

TYPHOID.

Melbourne, December 16. Another epidemic of typhoid fever is raging. There, has been an alarming increase m the number of cases during the past fortnight.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

Taylor, manager o* the Land Credit Bank of Australasia has been arrested, The Colonial Investment Society has ceased paying cash. The directors assert there is no cause for alarm, and request depositors to renew their de posits for three years. Adelaide, December 16, The Premier does not intend to plaoe the balance of the last loan on treasury bills on the London market before October next, but it will then be abso lutely necessary to obtain a fresh supply of money. :

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Arrival .-of tla© Coptic. Wellington, December 16. The Coptic from London, via way ports, arrived m tho harbor shortly before mid night. Her dates are —London, October 29 ; Plymouth, October 31 ; Toneriffe, November 5 ; Capetown, November 22 ; Hobart, December 11. With the excep tion of a heavy easterly gale after- leavirg Plymouth, fine weather- was experienced throughout the voyage, Avhioh was an uneventful one, and occupied forty-two days, twenty hours, thirty-two minutes, Her mail is very small, consisting of five bags.and one packet. She brings sixty eight saloon and fifty-eight ""steerage passengers for all ports. I2iirtli«!(uak<\ There was another sharp shock of earthquake at 2 3,Q this morning, preceded > for sortie seconds by a slight quivering. The shock was also felt at Masterton. A'tenlvrrtiary l»ay, TiMARTJ, December 16. There is beautiful weather hero for rhe Anniversary hoHday. Picnics ;uv being held by the Presbyterian and Congre gational Sunday schools, and numerous private parties. Over 500 passengers

went by ,spcci;d train to Sisadown. Tli'i Caledonian sj)oi'Ls at; Sfc. An.lrcv/H, and Lho Flower Show m town are the only public arrangements.

POLITICAL.

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'Wellington, December 1(5. ..-.The writ for tho Wellington f--u.it wis issued this morning, and is returnable within forty day;.;. Tho date of tho ela tion is nor. yet deiinitely iixed, but it will probably bis Friday, January 15. Up to the present time tho registrar of electors has received about, twelve hundroil claims foi cniolni'uil. Mr HeddonMl thi-, nioii'jna for Napier-: he lcLimis .it Lho f»n 1 of Ihe week.

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

Tilts moiiunjt bioko luthor dull, and ominous-looking clouds hung over the lulls, but a bit; ciowd began to gither at the ircih'wiy station soon >ftoi nine o'clock, for the excursion to iMount Homers. The trim arrived from Clm->(.chuich about ;i qu.uU'i to ton, having on bi'.ud a good fiei^ht of excuisiomsts, and thoie was at once a, m->h by the A.slibiuton contingent for .se its. All U.o cirmges woio quickly - CMinincd, and oUkis woie .ultlod to tho tram .ii'ul .is quickly filled, till vhon the ti.uu left lho s ation a*, ten miuuNis past ten it consisttid of stvonl ,en v.ftll-iillcd omn^rs «md two \ n- chawn by two poweiful eiH'ino 1. Auiony Ihe uxcur i hioaist'- weio the childroii of the Ashbur ton Piesbylomn Suiidiy school, under the cup ot their tcacheib, and accom panied by the Rev. Mr Beattic and a large number of .the relations and friends of the scholars. The number of tickets issuud at Ashburton for the excursion was equal to 470 adults, representingsso passengers, and there were 150 from Ohristchurch. Numerous picnic parties wenc to the beach and other favorite spots. The cricket match' at thro Domain, between the Timaru. and Ashburton clubs, wns watched by a good liiany spectators. Timaru m their first innings scored 111 (Smith 34, Perry 18, Malcolmson 15, Jones 15). Ashburton were batting when we went to press. ; By noon the mists had cleared away, and the sun shone from a cloudless sky on plains and hills.

THE MARKETS.

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London, December 14. A better tone is evinced m colonwl stocks, and JST'ew., Zealand Throe and ;, Half Per Cents, have advanced l(k. (Received December 10, 1.50 p.m.) Three months' bills have fallen a quarter per. cent, (Received December 10, 10.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 16. Wheat, chick, 4s (id Lo 4s 0.1 ; millina 5s 6d, nominal. P.us, 2s 4lto 2s 61. Maize, 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Puas, 3s 1M to 4s Brau, Hid. Polluid, 10M. But tor, dairy-made, 7d ; factory, 9d. Chees., 4rl to Oi. Bacon, Gd to 8d , New Zeala.ul Bid ; hams, New Zealand, lUu. All the above prices are duty paid. At the wool sales sellers hardly realised the condition of the Horns nrirkct, consequently many parcels were with drawn owing to higu ve^ei-ve-?. Bjsl scoured was passed m afc is 4.V1 ; gre-isy sold at 7d Lo S.jd ; scwivd. MJ to I.* 1 :M. Melijouknk December 1(5. Wheat, 4s Gel to 4s T.'.d. O.^s, Al<j.?ri,in. Is, od'; Danish, 2s Id. ~Si:m - :3s .'id. Barley,, quiet, new crop, ?>i 01 to 3$ 9J. Peas, 2s 2|d. At the wool s:iles go'>d lots vwre slrone, while inferior sorts wore weaker. Scoured lid to Is 3a. Adklaim:, December 10. Wheat, new crop, 4s 7d to 4s 8d : old, 4s 9d, quiet. FJour, stone made, £10 5s to £10 15s; roller, £11 5s to £11 15s. Oats, JN Tew Zealand, 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Birloy, Cape, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; English! malting, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Bran, Is. Pollard, Is,

CLOSE OF THE WOOL SALES.

(Received December 16, 10.20 a.m.) London, December 15. The wool sales closed to-day, biddings been fairly ■spirited up'to the end. The quantity sold was 186,000, -including 111,000 bales for the Continent, 9000 bales for America, and fib',ooo bales for Home consumption ; 5000 bales were held over. Compared with opeuing prices superior merino and crossbred were ;i trifle higher ; very burry sorts were easy, and others unchanged. On the whole prices have been irregular.

State Secondary Educa tion in N.S.W.

it was arranged at the Agricultural Education Congress held m Ashburton last August that information generally re specting a training- m livelihood should be obtained from Australia and (he older countries, and it was left m the hands of tha convener, Mr J. R. Wilkinson, to.take the necessary steps. Replies have been received by him from South Australia and New South Wales, from which it appears that; the former colony has not yet under taken State training for livelihood, though ( the new educational regulations will give special advantages to teachers qualified m agriculture and horticulture. The replies, however, from the New South VVales Ministers of Education and of Agriculture will.be very, gratifying to the Congress, both from their completeness; their well expressed sympathy with the movement,' and fromthefact that the -New South Wales scheme now m actual operation closely correspond'ends with that approved hy tho Ash burton Congress. The letter from the Agricultural Department, written by the Director, Mr H. C. L. Anderson, gives a detailed account and encloses a prospectus i of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, an institution similar to our Lincoln Col lege, save tlmt the annual fee for each student at the Hawkesbury College is only £25 a year, and arrangements are being made to provide free training for pupils unable to afford this sum. Then with re gard to the institutions intended to pre pare pupils for the Hawkesbury College, Mr Anderson states that the Stafc primary schools are not to be used for this work, but special schools are to be founded. This important decision, with which the Ashburton Congress is m ac cord, and the conclusion of the letter, arc given as follows :— "Sites haye boon selected m the various districts of the olony whereon will shortly be established what ore knuwu as | Regional Experimental farms, having i agricultural schools connected with them" j Here boys will be taken when they are fit to leave.the nrimary schools, and. will be taught to fainy profitably as well as scientifically, and thonoo if they please they can finish their education at Hawkcs buvy College, where diplomas will he awardel to deserving scholais. hi addition to the education of youthful fanners, the adult farmer ayu.l hayo ample opportunity of increasing his knowledge hy a visit to the Experimental Farm \>f liis district, care having been taken that givjli site is situated m a position having distinct climatic conditions. Four of them hay j be on select ad at present;. Our schem i also includes tV,e preparation of hand books m elementary agriculture, whioli will be distributed to the primary schools throughout the colony and used as reading books, m order to induce amongst the children of the colony an interest, m wha^. may In; u-nuod the back-bone of national progress. The time also is probably not far distant when a, gliaix- of I

I ayriculnirn will be insfituted at the '' Uuiver.-ily, fivmi which source wo hope to ) olitain our supply of teachers. " TJiis reply would probably be incom plete without, reference to evening classes j for teaching afrricultiuvil siil)ji;(;t->, which are hold unde: 1 ih •■ au«]jicen of tho fechni- I «-il branch of lh« fie]>at tuicnt nf public i'.jst'-uclidii. These it will bo understood ■rv for iho bcnolifc of city youth-;, ii'id of iH'cesMLy n.rc ij./nii'iod iil.no-c ciilirtsly to thoui'ot ical in.iuruction. " i notice widi ii,ton-ht that the leaning of your Ciinjrre.ss is m favour of the system which had b«i?n established m this colony, viz., to provide special schools for the teaching of agriculture. That the system is appreciated'is clearly indicated by tho fiict that our tempr.r.iry, buildings at ILnvkosbuiyare ,tax.od to their ulmsot c.ip;icit.y, over fifty students' boin'^ m rosideiicc, and twice as many students cuiild b« iv.-idily trot if there were accom ni'idation for them. • , '' The students without exception havo ■ evincfid an interest m their studies, and ■ many of them bid fair to make a consider able; mark m tho futures as authorities m ! agriculture, being as their studies enable - tliem, rtblo to reduce the wild bush into a ■ highly cultivated modern farm, complete ' m all its multifarious details."

The Value of Forests.

"Re garding Urn American forrosLs, Pro fessor Fcruow, of l,ho ' Department of Agriculture, says :—"Of all the natural 3'oourees received- by nature for our benefit, they arc the most directly useful. In the woods wo find ready at hand and obtainable for mere harvesting, materials applicable to all the needs and moans to satisfy every immediate want. Probably you will be surprised when I tell you that tho annual increase of the forest by natural growth, representing the intemst which we are at liberty to draw without impariug the principal, exceeds m the United States alone ton times the value of tho jjold and silver output of this country, and is worth, more than three times the value of all our mineral and coal minus put together. If to the value of our t:>tal mining product be added the value of all the stone quarries, and "petro leum resources, and this sum b« increased by the estimated value of all the steam boats,sailing vessels, and canal boats ply ing m American waters, it will be still less than tho value of the annual forest pro duct of the nation by a Mini sufficient to purchase at cost of construction all the canals, buy at par all stocks of the tele graph companies, pay their bonded debts?, and equip all the telephone lines. The annual product of f-.he wood is worth threo times as much as the wheat crop. It ex ceeds the gross income of itll the railway and transportation companies, and it could more than wipe out the entire, public debt. More than 300.000 peoples arc occupied to day m the direct manu facture of forest andfsawrcill products alone. The decayed vegetation.'of forests has furnished to the fields their present fertility, upon which, man depends for food. In the tree growth of virgin woods and m the floor of rotted foliage' beneath are scored the accumulationsofcenturies."

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1891.



J, B. STKEIi, eOACHTSUILDEtt, ENGINEER MILLWRIGHT. & GENERAL SMITH! WEST STREET, ASHBUJiTON. sioß



VICTORIAN STEAM CARRIAGE ARD IRON WORKS, I AND GEIERJII SHOEING FORGE, WEST SIREET, (NuAtt Bank op Austuaiasia), ISISBIIRTOJV. A LL kinds of Blacksir. th, jfirigeeuring J_A- and Woodwork done on the .Premises. Carriages and traps of every description made, repaired, painted, or exchanged. SPECIAL • ATTENTION TO HOUSE-SI TOEING. ■pj.KASR Note.—-Having added an Iron PLuring Machine and other Tools to my Engineering Plant, and engaged an Engineer and ■ Millwright of well-known ability, who has had twenty-seven years* experience m the Colonies m all classes of work m Engines, Combines, Reapers and! Binders., eto., I am now prepared to piano concaves, slide-valves, and'to do all ot hor kinds of metal planing, make new cylinder rings, or any other kind of repairs ■*t the shortest notice. Workmanship guaranteed. Lowost Christchurch prices. Cylinders Bored hy Special Machinery without semoving them from the Engine^ auti new rings fitted any size.



At Rongiorn. yesterday a young man who had been accused of attempting to embrace and kids females m the streets at Rangiora on Sunday week was fined for two offences ■ 10s each, and for a violent assult upon a boy who objected to defendant behaving m a'a insulting manner towards his mother, was lined i's and costs £2 Us, a total bill of X.S Up. A special meeting of the Hampsteacl School Committee was held on Tuesday j evening. Accounts m connection with the ! Concert were made up and the result was j highly satisfactory. It was decided to give I prizes to one-fourth of the scholars m each ' staudar.l, with special prizes for good attend-* ance and sewing. The day for breaking \m for the holidays was changed to'next LYlclay, when the prizes will be distributed and the children will be given a tea. 'Votes of thanks were passed to all who had given their assistance at . the Concert-—especially Mr Gamble, who had kindly volunteered his valuable services, as conductor. It was resolved that Mr Wright, Member of Parlia ment far this district and a member of the Board of Education, should bu asked to dis tribute the prizes, and to-day he consented to do so. The bat medicine known is SAttDEttand SONS' KUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous,, Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, anc? medical syndicates all over the globe are ita patrons, head the official reports that accom pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Grief swald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently such cessful m very sovere contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881 ).l In disoases of the kidneys, cither active con-' gestiou or suppression, (urcemia) or albumi nuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will oqual m its action Eucalypti Extract, Doses* five to six drops. Mosler, M.D., Pyofessor, University, Grieswald, reports;— Diphth eria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudania.. Cured m fouis teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre,. College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis—Scirrlius of Breast—Excision Euca lypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured m fourteen days. -Advt I " Kkatixcj's Powdek" destroys Bugs Fleas, Moths, Beetles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. Jt is perfectly clean m application. Soe the article you ourchaseis " Keatin^'s," as imitations are oxious and ineffectual. Sold m Tins, 6d, Is and '2s 6d each, by all chemists. A^k for Ninifin Hyslop, find Co. Imperial new seasons Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas. Special prices.—(Advt,)



Thk Best P.emedv fob Ibtdioestioj;— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidenty recommended as a simple remedy foi Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to" which we arc subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the •Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a .powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild m their operation, and' safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottles, at Is l^d, 2s 9d, lls. by all medicine vendors throughout fijf world- Hou,(WAY J.s Ointment. -— Miners and Workers on the CJo,idfields.—This invaluable and renowned oiutment is extensively used and patFoiijsed by such ppople to tljcir very great advantage, being easy of application and portable m small oompass, When used m conjunction with Hollo way's Pills m i accordance with the clear and concise direc tions for use which aocompay each pot and box, there are but few of the diseases which aillict mankind which will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Holloway's Ointment and Pills do not dete riorate,by. keeping nor by change of climate, and as they Contain no deleterious mineral drug, they can be used wii h the most perfect safety under the most adverse climatic and sanitary conitions. If you want your Chrjstmas Galces to b,e a success use' ''CaiVfc Be Beat Baling Pow'dopj" acknowledged by ajl to be the best, pearling grygw yell it m (3d, Is ajicl »a.



IMunan Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial fi^ylon and Indian Tots ;u-o direct .from



JS rinL n Hyslop and Co.'s '* ltdpbtiat" pite C t-ylor and Indian Teao are the \>m i» «c market, — -(.Advt,)



WANTED Known—That you will make no mistake for quality and Variety m English, Colonial, and his hiphly reputed make by calling at J. Moison. During coming holidays dis count for Cash. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always kept and best material and workmanship guaranteed. WANTED Known.--H. Bairstow has opened those premises m East street next J. Orr and Co., sis a Furniture Warehouse. Latest designs iv Vienna Chairs, and Iron Bedsteads on vfew. Having a good stock of well seasoned figured Rimu aud Kauri, he is prepared to take orders for Furniture to any design. Inspection invited. 11+61



WANTED Known. —I have a large stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to eelfct from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept m ptock.— J. W. Hardxey, East • treet. 6|202 TO Meet the Times.—l am supplying Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all dessriptions. Inspection invited.—• J.W. Hartley, Eas street. 6J201 ONEY TO LEND, upon Freehold security, m sums to suit bor rowers. Small amounts can be repaid by iiißtalments, if so desired. Apply to Mr C. W. Purnell, Solicitor, Mont gomery's Buildings. 9 130



Wanted., TVTOTHING will Cool you so quickly and Xl invigorate the system S3 much as Ice Cream. —H.G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. WANTED Known.—Givat Bargains m Ladies' Cmhmero Hose, Under clothing, Pinafores, &c. Come and see them. Handsome Xmas presents now giving away.— H. C, 'Seders, Melford House. WANTED KNOWN, a special lot of Hevth Rugs at Is lid, 2s 6d and 2s lid ; worth about doable. W. H. Comer. A"~~ LL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit. and workmanship guaranteed ; from, 50s cash. Robert j AiconsV Ashburtoti Clothing Marl, Sauhders'Buildings \\; ANTED Known.—For first-class * • Drapery and Millinery goto Melford House ; cheapest shop m town. ('See windows.) Beautiful Xmas present s being given away. —H. 0. Segeks. SHEEP SHEARS. Having secured a Stock of the celebrated 8.8.A., and as there are very few m the Colony, Shearers are requested to call early.-— Robert Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. WAHTEDKuown. -At "The Corner' now selling Lfidier/ French Shoes. 5s lid. See them".—W. 11. Collieb, WANTED Known—A Beautiful Line of French Dress Goods, double width. Is 10|d ; original value, 4s. —H. C. Segers, Melford House.