The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1891. CHARLES STEWART PARNELL.

By the death, at the early a^e of forty-five, of Mr Charles Stewart Par nell, there has been removed from the scene one who for the last fifteen years lias been the most prominent actor m the great drama of politics. Though the deceased gentleman's family was not strictly speaking Trish, having originally come from Cheshire, they have been associated with Irish Parlia mentary life for upwards of a century. In the English Parliament, too, Hie name had made its mark, Sir Henry Parnell, grand-uncle of the late Mr Parueil, being a prominent member m the time of Lord drey and Lord Mel bourne, under whom he held oftices of distinction, which led to his being raised to the pcercige under the title of Lord Congleton. Thus it was natural that Mr*~C. & Panxll early m life should seek to enter a politic il eanrer. After a previous defeat Ire w;i.s elected for County Moath m IHT.'t, m lib twenty-ninth year. In the session of 3876 iiis active part m pai'liam"ntiry afialr-s began, ending only with his death, rle came into prominence by liis assoewtion with the late Mr I'iggar m the policy of obstruction, by which it urns Fouglit to compel the Go^jern i«eut m give tbiiv ibrtb attention to laish afiiiirg, Mr PaniieU opposed alwit ttiis time the proposal to ,^nnex

some of the leading Radicals succeeded m getting some modifications m the regulations for the treatment of politi cal prisoners and the abolition of flogging m the army H« was one of the founders of the Irish Land League, and was iU first President. In 1880 he was re-elected for Meath, and wa? also elected for the City of Cbrk, and took his seat fcr the latter. He was then elected leader of the Trish National party m Parliament. He led the Land League agitation m Parlia ment, and m the country with sjaeli energy that after the passing of ;the Land Act ho was arrested on a charge of intimidation and obstructing the •working of that Act. He was released on parole after about six months' de tention, and shortly afterwards was relieved of his parole. At the 1885 general election the influence of the Irish party was used for the Conserva tives, but at the meeting of Parliament a union with the Liberal party was made, and Lord Salisbury's Govern ment overthrown on an amend ment to the address m reply. Mr Gladstone then took up the Home Rule question, and it is still one of the cardinal points of his policy. Mr Parnell brought m a land Bill m 1887, and though it was rejected its main principles were adopted m the subsequent Government measure. The " Times" articles on "Parnellism and Crime" and the forged letters charges led to the appointment of the Parnell Commission, whose findings aquitted Mr Parnell from direct com plicity m the commission of crime, though not of having followed a course which was ca'«ulated to mc te to in timidation which led to crime. Mr ■ ParnelFs influence was the then at its zenith. He was received with ex traordinary enthusiasm m all parts of the United Kingdom, and was pre sented with that great distinction the honorary freedom of the City of Edin burgh. His frequent mysterious appearances during the last year^ or two had meanwhile attracted notice, and the O'Shea divorce case, m which he was condemned m damages and costs, was the sequel. His deposition from the leadership of the Irish party followed, and his attempts to regain his formerly almost royal supremacy proved futile, even his marriage to Mrs O'Shea failing to rehabi litate him m the eyes of his former followers. The value of Mr Parnell's services to the Irish Nation can scarcely be overestimated. Under his leadership of the party m Parlia ment successive Governments were im pelled if not compelled to enact reme dial legislation for the many grievances from which Ireland suffered, and there is no parallel m history for such a degree of relief as has been afforded to the Irish peasantry by the Imperial Parliament during The last fifteen years. Unless gratitude has for ever ceased to be characteristic of the Irish nature this will be remembered of the dead man, ,-vnd the fatal lapse which led to his downfall and probably to his death will be quickly forgotten.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Christchurch Ministers' Association have decided to present an address of welcome to General Booth on his arrival m that city. His Excellency the Earl of Onslow has signified his intention of being present at General Booth's "In Darkest England" meeting m Christchurch. Bishop Grimes went South by the express to-day, to consecrate the new Marist house at Timaru on Sunday. A disgraceful outrage is reported from To Ante, "Hawke's Bay. The tomb of the late chief Te H.ipuka lias been opened, and a number of mere? and ot'.ier tilings which were buried with him stolen. A small company has been formed at Hastings, with a capital of £!0!J m £2 shares (£1 paid up) to deal with fifty tons of potatoes as a test of making starch from them. They are using potatoes, which are very plentiful iii Marlborough, mixed with hay, for fattening beef. A cow killed at Blenheim recently, which was fattened m this way, turned the scale at 9501 b. One teaspoonful of Condy's fluid dropped slowly into every gallon of drinking water is the bsst known oxidiser of organic matter. This is a ''fact worth knowing" just now when pure water 13 almost unobtainable. The latest addition to the number of Clydesdale stallions standing m the district is Mr James McDonald's The Banker, of whom full particulars are set forth m an advertisement m our columns. He comes of the best stock and should hav!e the support of breeders. The new stationmaster at Hinds is MrC. Denby, of Kirwee, and he will be an acquisi tion to the district. While at Kirwee he took a great interest m objects for the welfare of that district, especially m athletic sports, and his uniform attention and courtesy m the discharge of his duties gained him the respect and esteem of all who came m contact with him. Mr Seagar, of DarSeld, formerly of Tiawald, fills the vacancy at Kirwee. Mr E. Cookson has secured a very good stamp of a horse for the production of carriage horses, hunters, and weight-carry ing hacks, m Phomix, a five year old, by Quamby, from the Talisman mare Lady Clar*. The horse was very successful m (he si ow ring, and was intended for steeplechas ing, but met with au accidentduring training. Further particulars are to be found m our advertising columns. The Rev Charles Clark has arrived Home, Mr Smythe went down to see him (says t! c London correspondent of the "Star") when the pair went over the expenses and profits of the tour together, and reckoned that the popular lecturer's expedition had cleared him within a shilling of just £3000. It seems extraordinary that Mr Clark's reputa tion should be so purely colonial. Outside Bristol he is unknown m England, It as been mentioned as an instance of the severity of the Russian regime that of the few papers m Finland no fewer than 26 issues were stopped by the censor during July. Since the beginning of the year 102 issues have been cancelled. A singular iustance was affo ded the other day. A censor official broke the censorship laws m stopping an issue without having cause, and was suspended by telegraph from high quarters, This fact was to have been published by the local press but an attempt to publish it was the eausq of the entire issue being stopped. T iere were at the end, of 1890 18S gold willing companies m existence m this colony with a# aggregate subscribed capital of a ljttle over three mUUons, but less than half a million paid up. The aggregate of dividends paid was i' 093,000, which represents mo^c thaw three, fourths of the total gold yield. That sum w«,s divided ainoug only thirty thr^o companies, the sh^rehoi.i^ry m the rest getting nothiug. While many companies li+ve thrown large sums of money away, others have shovelled it m. Five companies, whose aggregate paid*up capital was ouly £24,300, divided £418,000, ov two-thirds of tUe whole.

A Weatport paper considers that the time is not far distant when the Wes'port Harbor Board will be the wealthiest trust, of its kind m the colony, and warns the residents that some hungry Colonial Treasurer may yet attempt to make the port a colonial one, and so seize the revenue. The estimated receipts of the Board for the present year from rail way and landed endowments is put down at £30,286. The present liabilities for interest and sinking fund amount to £17,500 par annum, leaving £12,786 4s available for future loans. This sum, the Chairman cal culates will allow £300,000. more to be borrowed at 5 per cent interest and sinking fund. The total sum spent.in works to date m round numbers is £365,421, of which £329,531 has been 'spent out of loan moneys, and £31,890 advanced from the general account. With the extension of the line to Mokiliimu and the development of new coal mines, the revenue is regarded as certain to increase. Happy Wc3tport! vSays the "Sydney Bulletiu" : —-The Tongan Parliament has abolished all legal relress for debt. In that favoured land there are now no ..more bills or P.N's or I. O. U's, for they are waste paper, every one. IE anybody lets anybody else have lick he mns!\ trust to Providence for cash. There are no more tilhe-payrr.ent pianos or sewi■ig-machiiics, or cheap instalment! furniture, or drinks chalked up ; and no- I body can go bankrupt, for to go under the new law nobody can owe anything m Tonga; It is a good and wise device, and tiie white man should go and do likewise. Then then there would be no more calls recoverable m wild-cat mines, no more land-speculation booms, no more part books or deferred-payment allotments, no bills of sale, no more flaring chromos sold to delude the suburban female, to be paid for at leper week, no more anything, m fact; and everybody would have a rest — a, long, long peaceful rest. George Augustus Sala has some remarks to make apropos of cookery m various parts of the word. He is an acknowledged autho- ■ rity on such matters, as is well known. He says :—" There are clubs m the great Austra lian cities where you can dine very well. A good dinner is possible at Menzies' Hotel, Melbourne, and at the Royal Hotel, JMlarat. The only good restaurant of which I was aw:irc at Sydney was m Wynyard square, which seems to have been burned down. Simply vile is the cookery m Queensland and m South Australia. There are two good hotels m New Zealand—the Star m Auck land and the Royal at Dunedin. In America you can dine splendidly and expensively at New York, Boston, Philadelpia, Cincinnati, Chicago, and San Francisco, and excep tionally at New Orleans ; but not anywhere else that I know of m the States. There are just six good dishes m the Italian cuisine, and no more. The Spanish kitchen is dead, and that of France —save at Mirseilles—is rapidly deteriorating. Germany lias plenty of good cooks, and Vienna grand ones. Greek cookery is intolerably hasty, but the native Turkish kitchen is admirable." 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 th« official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. -Xbe official reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the official cominunieationa of the Consul General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded by the International Exhibition Amsterdam—all these are authentic docu ments, and, ns such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.I). Pro fessor, etc.—"C. 8., 24 years old; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made m two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a fcutid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing j was removed and m its place were made ' during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive f<eter 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

Akarman-Canaris.

WONDERFUL ENTERTAIN M KNT.

Combination shows of every description, good, bad and indifferent have at intervals during the last twelve or thirteen years visited Ashburton, ana received the more or less liberal patronage of the public. Iti too many cases the bad and the indifferent com panies have received the better patronage, and the resulthic disappointment of the patrons bas been felfc severely by good com panies that followed. It is quite safe to say that the Akarman-Oanaris company is really the best combination that has ever occupied an Aahburton stage, and it was much to be regretted that ihi hall, ins e.ul of bsing only moderately filled, was not packed to the door, for those who were absent missed an experience they do not have once m a blue moon—now the most intense wonderment at conjuring tricks, more cleverly performed and detection-defying than we have been hitherto accustomed to; side-splitting laughter provoked by clever comedians ; the sweet yet strange vocal music of a lady who m one ballad can produce the deep tone of a rich baritone, or robust tenor, and the shrilJ notes of a high soprano ; the extraordinary acrobatic feats of a young lady, who coin bines with thcs3 wonderful agility and grace as a dancer; good ballad singing by a swei $ voiced tenor 5 the rope-tying mystery agri 'ft repeated m the enchauted cabinet, wi.li greater mystery than ever ; the oddities of au exceedingly odd negro giant of less than two feet m stature ; the whole winding up with a nigger extravaganza that would in duce laughter till the tears ran down the c'ie3k? of a tobicconist's wooden Indi m, Canaris' conjuring is very wonderful, nio&t of his tricks being entirely new, and his cabinet performance is simply extraordinary. Tied securely m a chair—the lashing done by two sailor-men from the audience, who were prepared to stake their lives on the inassailableness of their clove-hitches and so forth—under tiie eyes of a committee, tha professor is lifted chair and all into tli3 gibinet, and tlieer he sits alone. In a few iinnutes he ejects the bells and tambourin * thajb were placed with him m the cabinet, buc at his feet. He is closed up again, a glass of water being placed under his chair. The tambourines and bells again make a demonstration, and when the curtain opens the professor is still tied up as securely as ever, but the water has disappeared from the glass. A well known resident m town was asked to go into the cabinet with Canaris, and m a few minutes the resident's great coat was thrown out, then his walking coat, then his vest, and when the curtain opened our townsman was discovered sitting m the c'uiir he had occupied to begin with, but looking air.azed and stupefied, with no more notion of what had happened to him, nor by what means lie had boeu divested of his upper garments than a motherless am.b, Hurriedly dressing, he discovered that his watch was missing, and on asking for it, it was found iv the fob of the still triced up wizard. The curtain closed again and m two minutes twenty-three seconds the pro* fessor came out unbound, and holding all the undone ropes m his hand, We harp ah-jve noticed the double-voice singing of Miss Olive Beaumont, and would only add that many local vocalists m the audience were as much charmed with the sweetness of jier singing as astonished at the extra ordinary structure of her voice. Miss, Pearl Akai'inan, iv addition to her acrobatic and dancing items takes part jn tfye fun at the close, as does also Mr Cadssow, a terror (>f hiph order, and the Tom Thumb giant is also H great source of amusement, bub the boss funny man id 4karITUUI himself. He cannot bo described—lie must bo s.uen, heard, and laughed at. We can certainly pioiijise. patrons of the show to-night one of the b?s£ evening's entertainments tl?ey have had for many a long ye&p,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(PER PRESN ASSOCIATION.)

THE DEATH OF MR PARNELL.

London, October 6. Mrs Parnell's solicitors hove re ceived an unsigned telegram stating that Mr Parnell committed suicide; London, October 7. Mr Justin McCarthy said to an in-; terviewer that he was inexpressibly grieved and shocked at Mr Parnell's sudden death, though it would bring peace and heal the breach between the two sections of the Irish party. They would now join forces again, and place the cause of Home Rule beyond danger. ; The Parnellites are holding a Con ference in Dublin. Mr Parnell's last appearance in public was on Sunday week. He left Ireland on Thursday, suffering from a chill, which developed into rheumatism, and he died unconscious; in the pre sence of his wife only. There was immense excitement in Dublin when the news became known. Business was stopped for a time, and many person s were moved to tears. The National Federation, which was sitting in Dublin lias adjourned. A prominent Parnellite declares that the death of the leader so far from healing will widen'the breach in the Irish party. THE LATE MR SMITH. Since Mr W. H. Smith's death, it has been made public that when the Baring crisis was imminent he offered to givo Mr Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England, a hundred thou-' sand pounds of his own money if the money could avert a crisis. The oiler was however declined. FRANCE AND THE NEW HEBRIDES. A leading member of the French New Hebrides Company told Sir G. Berry, Agent-General of Victoria, that M. Ribot, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, seemed disposed tn consider the proposal to exchange French interests in the Group for an equivalent else where. Another idea that has been mooted is the formation of an Inter national Company, holding a. charter from England and France conjointly, to clevelope the French Company's 3,000,000 acres. Mr Higgenson, who is the leading man in the Company, opposes the first but approves the second proposal. Sir G. Berry replied that Australian interests must be con served, and Australia could afford to wait. RELIGIOUS P E-U NTON. Mr Gladstone in a letter to the press, predicts the early re-union of the Presbyterian bodies, also of the Baptists and Congregationalists, but thinks it will be difficult to include Methodists. 'BRITISH'TRADE. The imports for the last month show a decrease of £1,860,000, and the ex ports a decrease of £1,970,000.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, October 8. A negro named George Hill has been .vrrested at Poroti, sixteen miles from Whangarei, on n charge of having a still on his premises. Forty-two bottles of whisky, and what appears to be a complete distilling plant were found at the pi ice. An inquest has been held at Hakaru on the body of the boy George Thomas, ex humed m consequence of a report that his death had been hastened by ill treatment. The jury found a verdict to the effect that the lad's death was the result of exhaus tion, consequent on hip disease, from which he was suffering, and accelerated by insufficient and improper food. The boy's parents hnve been arrested. At HokUnga, Essie and Eliz ibeth t'< zley were committed for trial on a charge of concealment of birth. The defendants was admitted to bail m their own sureties of £50 and two of £25 each. William V. Bindon was fined £75, in cluding costs, for having an illicit, still m his possession. Defendant was allowed six weeks m which to pay, and entered into a bond for that purpose. Tne de fault was three months' imprisonment. The articles seized were forfeited. The charge against James C. Binclon, for bsing concerned m the removal of the still, was dismissed, Mr H. W. Bishop, R.M., nob considering the evidence sufficiently strong to warrant a conviction. Hastings, October 8. The Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Shonr has a larger and more attractive show ot sheep than any previous year, a specialty being the number of pens containing from five to twenty sheep, for which special prizes are offered. There is a large number ot visitor? from Australia and from various parts of the colony, who express pleasure tind surprise at the magnificence of the verdure of the country, and the grand quality of the sheep. Dunemn, October 8. The Technical Classes Association brought the session to a close to-night by a conversazione and exhibition of work, scientific apparatus, models, &c. Speeches were <jiven by Mr A. Burfc, President, Sir R. Stout, Mr Pinkerton, M.H.R., and Mr James Allen. The Garrison Hall was crowded for the ogcanon. The. exhioition is to be kept open for an jther two days. The Mayor has received an intimation from the Minister 1 of Public Works that work for two hundred unemployed will be provided on the Otago Central m a few days, and he, with the city and suburban members, is asked to pick men, giving preference to those married,

ROAD BOARD MOUNT SOMERS.

The monthly meeting of the Mount Somers Road Board was held on Monday, October 5. Present — Messrs Pcache (chairman), Syme, Edson, and McMillan. overseer's report. The Overseer's report was read and considered. GORGR ROAD. The Overseer reported having inspected the Gorge Road from Hakatero to the Two-Lake station, and recommended several works to be done ; which were agreed to, and tenders were ordered to be calltd for. ' BUCCJLEUCH ROAD. . I Tenders were ordered to be invited for forming about twenty chains of this road, ntsar the homestead. SAWBIILL ROAD. The Overseer was instructed to get this ro.id repaired as soon as possible. GORSE FENCE. The Overseer was instructed to have seventy feet of the gorse from near the office removed, and to put up a picket fence m its place. SIDE CHANNEL. Mr "Williamson, through the Overseer, applied for some pipes to put m th« water channel opposite his house. The Over seer was instructed to inform Mr William son that the Board had no pipes to give, and that the Board would agree to the side being tilled up with shingle, provided that the work were done to the satisfac tion of the Overseer. lIOAD NEAR R.S. 18570. Mr Herring wror,e asking permission to lay a pipe across the oad near R.S. 18570. The application was granted on condition that the traffic be not obstructed, and that the road be left m a satisfactory condition. VALUATION. The Commissioner of Taxes wrote asking that facilities be afforded to intend ing applicants for the office of valuators to inspect the rolls—Agreed to. ROLL ALTERATIONS. Messrs Miles and Co. wrote requesting the mame of Mr John Doer to be put on the roll for the Winterslow Run, and that of Mb C. Grieve for RS. 7337, 5329. Agreed to. Mr John lling wrote asking for the name of the Alford Estate to put o i the ioil for sections sold to them. Agreed to. Mr A. Me Cormick wrote asking that the name of Mr Donald McKenzie be put on the roll for US. sold to him. Agreed to. STONE BREAKING MACHINE. The Mount Peel Road Board wrote sating that the stone breaking machine was sold to Mr Andrews. The overseer wbs instructed to inquire whether Mr Andrews would let out the machine, and on what terms. Messrs Recce and Son wrote on a siniihr subject. o'shea's road. Messrs Wilding and Lewis on behalf of Kr Carpendale wrote with reference to the stoppage of a road by Mr O'Shea's gate, which the Board gave permission tj be en cted. Resolved that the clerk get advice as to what power the Board has m the matter. BALANCE OF SUBSIDY. The Treasury wrote stating that the balance of subsidy had been forwarded. TENDERS. Tenders were opened for the work on the Gorge road, and tha'; of Mr James Brown was accepted ; For work on Mini's Ro;ul, Jones Bro-, accepted. ACCOUNTS. The pay sheet, amounting 124 17s od, was passed for payment, and the .-Board adjourned.

LAGMHOR.

The Ashburton Racing Club have re cetjtly given local names to mo-.fc of the races on their programmes, and recently decided to give the name of Lagmhor to one of the Hurdle Races "lit the Spring meeting. The question of the correct spelling of the name then arose ; Mr John McLean, the proprietor of the estate, spelling it Lagniore and Mr Donald McLean, the maaager, Lagmhor. To set the question at rest, Mr Bisset wrote to the Dunedin Gaelic Society, and has re ceived and by the courtesy of the Chair man of the Committed of the Racing Club we are enabled to publish the following interesting letter m rep'y :— "Duuedin, September 80, 3891. G. Bjh*ef, Esq , Ashburton. Dear Sir, —I have to acknowledge're ceipt of your valued letter of 4th inst., and beg to apologise for my seeming neglect m delaying to answer it till now, but I wished to submit your query to the learned pundits of the Gaelic Society before venturing to reply, and I had no earlier opportunity of doing so. As tlmy have, however, left it to my own discre tion, I have much pleasure m giving my opinion for what it is woith, premising 1 that it is not likely to please all the parties concerned where there have been such a variety of views expressed. I may say, to begin with, that m Gaelic grammar there are but two genders, mas culine and feminine, and the way to know to which of the two a noun belongs is to use an adjective with it (and the adjective almost always comes after the noun m Gaelic). If the noun is mas culine the adjective will bear its simplest or unasperated form, but if feminine an h is inserted after the initial consonant, Example —"Each mqr," literally horse big—a big horse; "Bo mhor," literally cow big—^a big co,v. In the first instance you observe the adjective is plain, and m the other aspirated, hence J'Each" (ahorse)ismascu ! line, and "Bo" (a cow) feminine, not necessarily by virtue of their sex, although that las generally something to do with it when the nouns are names of enimals ; but with inanhnate objects, the form of the'adjective h&s to be relied on to deter mine the gender of the noun. But there are nouns, tlpit are bqth masculine a,nd feminine, qr either in differently, and '* Lag, 1' a hqllaw, is one of these. The namo of the estate you mention would therefore be properly spelled m. Gaelic either "Lagmor" or "Lagmhfcr," literally hollow, big—a i big hollow. But m English speaking districts, I think it is quite and allowable to Anglicize such words ; and therefore "Lagmore" is the correct English spelling, the e being added to give the long sound to the o, which m the Gaelic is. indicated by the grave accent 0). This Js the rule adopted m the spelling of all such place names m Scotland; for instance ; — Strathmore m Caithness, Lochmore m Sutherland, Ardmore iv Ross-shire, and Benmore m Mull. An additional reason why " Lagmore " should now be recognised as correct is that no one would know it by any otber spelling,, and it has found its way no doubt into title c|ee,d.s, «fco, and is known all over j Canterbury as 4 ■ Lagniore," just as Dumbarton m Scotland, and this oity of "Punedin" could not now with pro priety be changed into their possibly original Gaelic forms—Dun-Bharton and Duneidin : Barton's fort or Dun-B.hrea tluun, Brf lusty fort. Thp Enalish of Edinburgh', or Edwin's burgh, is likely to be as old as the Gaelic of it—Duneidin Dunedin, as you know, is pimply the Cfaelic name of Edinburgh sligljt^ nu's spclt.* , ' : Further, your allusiqii to the Garden .pfrliden reminds me of the passage m Genesis, which sayf, ''And whatsoever Adam cajled every living creature, that was the name, thereof," which means for our present purpose whatsoever Mr John McLean called his own estate, that is the name thereof, especially when no greater mistake has been ma.de tha.tt appear^ i« * *kagm,QVeV' V i

I fear Laghmor and Lagniohr are im possible Celtic combinations of letters to represent the word inquest-ion. Again, regretting my delay m answer ing, and assuring you that nothing is more congenial to my tastes than the discussion of questions of Gaelic ety mology, I remain, dear sir, yours truly, | William MacLeod, i Hon. Secretary Gaelic Society.

Aahburton Amateur Swimming Club.

The first annual meeting of the Ash burton Amateur Swimming Club took place ias>t on Wednesday at Mr Alfred Harrison's auction rooms and was well attended.—Mr Harrison m the chair. Correspondence re the New Zealand Swimming' Association was laid before the meeting and was referred to the Com mittee, The annual report and balance f sheet were then read, and on the motion of Mr C. G. Moss seconded by Mr T. Pauling were adopted. A vote of thanks to theretiring officers for the very efficient manner m which they had discharged their duties was carried unanimously. The following officers were then elected : —Patron, Hon W. J. Steward, Esq., M.H.R. ; President, D. Thomas, Esq. ; Vice-Presidents, E. Kempthorne, Esq., and Major. St G. Douglas ; Captain, Mr Alfred Harmon ; Hon. See, Mr J. C. Lane ; Treasurer, Mr A. J. Miiller ; Com mittee, Messrs P. . Williams, F. W.- Barrett:, VV. S. Mitchell, H. Moss, H. H. Stephens, J. Stevenson ; Auditors, Mr H. Stephenson and F. Mninwaring. Mr P. Williams kindly consented to undertake the necessary arrangements for holding an entertainment m aid of the Club's funds for the purpose oferecting j dressing rooms, staging, and diving board. The membership of the Club was fixed at ss, and for boys under 18 years of age, 2s 6d ; honorary members, 10-, The-Club decided to affiliate with the New Zealand Amateur Simming Associa tion. . Ifc was resolved to enrol ladies as mem: bors of Uio Club at an annual subscription of 2s 6d. Several amendments were niade m the rules m accordance, with the constitution of the New Zealand Swimming Associa tion. Mt Ilulyday, Hon. Secretary of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club, was elected delegate m Auckland for the Club. A. hearty vote of thpnks to Captain Harrison for the use of his rooms termi nated the meeting. The following are the chief paragraphs m the annual report :— '* Since the Club was formed m January, 1891, fifty-three members have been enrolled ; £9 12$ has been expended m prizes, not including the donations m trophies to the Club, for which the Committee express thanks to the donors, and there is a balance of £5 lls 2d to the Club' credit. The monthly races which were inaugurated tended io improve the style and speed of the competing members very much, autl the Committee would recommend the continuance of them daring the coming season. The first annual competition held on March 11 was a great success, , which was largely contributed to by the competition of members of the Christ' church Amateur Swimming Club and j East Christchurch Amateur Swimming ( Club. The gathering was held lafce m the season, and for the future it might be held earlier. The Committee have not lost sight of the poor accommodation, and would recommend the erection of staging find diving board : also that .steps be taken to eusuie Lho cj-opcration of the Indies with a view to cresting dressing- rownis at the baths. The-.thanks of the Club are due to the ladies" who kindly assisted m collecting the voluntary subscriptions at the gathering on March 11."- - ■ : '■■ . ■■ '-'

Dr. Barnardo's Homes.

The following correspondence speaks for itself:— Ashburton, New Zealand, July 8,1891. To Dr. Thomas J. Baknardo, 18 to 26 Stepney Causeway, London E. Dear Sib, —Enclosed please find de mand draft for the sura of ten pounds ten shillings (£lO 10s), collected as per accompanying list as a gift m support of your Homos. Please acknowledge receipt. —Yours very truly, Hugo Fiuedlandeu. Collected by—Charles Braddell, £5 18s; Hugo Friedlauder, £4 12s : total, £10 10s. 18 to 20 otepney Causeway, London 8., 21st August, 1891. Dear Sir,—l cannot tell you how glad and thankful I was to receive from your distant land such a practical message of good will as your letter conveys. It en courages me greatly to know that far away friends are thus active m their sympathy with my efforts to rescue the children, of whom our Saviour said : "It is not the will of your Father which is ' ju heaven that one of these Jitble ones should perish," May the Master Himself reward you for your goodness. During the present year no fewer than 800 destitute boys and girls have entered the Homes for care and training, and to day my family numbers over 4000 licfcle folks. We have already sent out 23Q trained boys and lads to the Colonies, and placed out many others at Home ; and I am hoping that this month a further de tachment; of 100 young emigrants will leave us for lives of greater opportunity and usefulness across the s^a. To con tinue all this work of rescue, of training, and of placing out m life makes very heavy demand*? upon our resources, as you will paadily realise. Enclosed is my customary official receipt fo,r this addition to our treasury. \ hope you will not fail, as occasion o.fters, to transmit my cordial " thank you " to the friends mentioned m your letter a,s, sharing m the gift.—WilH ghri^tism re gards, believe, jne to b,e faithfully yours m Ch^s^'s, service, Thos. ,T. Barnarbq. Hugo Fricdlander, Esq., Ash.bu.rton, New Zealand,

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY, (Befqre Mr Q. A, Wray, R,M,) OlVlli CAHK)S, Reid and Gray v J, MoCleary, £9 7s 9d, My Cuthbortson for plaintiff. De fendant did not appear, and judgment was given for tho plaintiffs with cots. G. Arlington v. G. H. Moore.,' £4 9s—, claim for balance of wages cltie for work done at defendant's flax mill. Mr Crisp for plaintiff, and Mr Cutbbertson, for defendant, The defence was that plain tiff had been engaged at. % a day to drive the, {engine and manage the will. The agreement was alleged ta have been that plaintiff should give a weed's notice m tshe event of wanting to. leave, a.nd that mean* whi^e a weed's w?\ge§ ,sh,pul4 be lijept m ham] by defendant, Plaintiff objected to. the week's wajjes being kept back \\h,en, the first payment was made, and said he would work no. nipr§ if ho die] not receive the f \\\l an^oynt. lie h%d received £7' 9ls m casji frp,m defendant, and defend}*n,fc had heard nothing at: all a.baut fchafe sum being paid igl short, Qr of the other ka)ns making the difference between £2 Bs~ the week's wages retained—and the sum su, jd for, ■ until he read them ■m the summons. The defendant claimed a right to forfeit the retained money m the abseiiise of notice, For plaintiff; Mr Crisp, claimed that there wa,s no fi^ed/ tevwof \^ov } that d.efeud,»fttcQ\»W sfcoplus'

mill at any moment, and that -therefore i he could not claim any wages retained. ? His Worship gave judgment for the week's wages held over, and for another clay's work after the term of rhe sum sued for— £2 16s m all. .Alexander McKenzi'e v. Michael Mahoney, £13 19» sd. Mr Wilding appeared for plaintiff and Mr (Map for defendant, who puts m a set off of £25. Alexander, M'Kenzie said he was a neighbor of defendant when the latter was m occupation of a farm at Willowby. Mahonoy engaged from him a paddock for grazing at £1 a week. He used it three week.^ bub had not paid the £3. Ma honey had also had the services of a man and four horses foi* one day work ins; the diso harrows ; two flays cart ing chaff; two days catting furniture ; and 248 bags at 3£d. There was also a butter account amounting to £1 2s Id—in all £13 19s sd. Of the set off, the rani lamb mentioned was a stray one, which might have been Mahoney's or not— Mahoney could have it if he wished. Mahoney promised him a day's cartinp m the harvest, and now charged for it. Got £1 from Mahoney once for sheep feed but did not understand that 5s of it was } to be returned. Never bought any fire-j wood fr;>m Mahoney. Plaintiff's soin > carted two small loads of firewood for Mahoney, and when he left to go away to Elgin what ..Mahoney himself had not burned was burned by the incomina: ten ant. Plaintiff had none of it. Took a lease of seventy acres of land at Elgin from Mahoney for £2 an acre, and 37s Gi per acre—twenty-eight acres at the latter figure. .Agreement produced said nothing about defendant supplying horses, but Mahoney had promised to assist m that way m putting m the crop. All the items charged for m Mahoney's set-off were promised to be given to assist m putting m the seed. When the crop was ready Mahoney took over the crop m lieu of rent, and plaintiff agreed to surren ler it, and cancel the agreement. This was done, and plaintiff was relieved of all responsibility m. the matter. Cross examined by Mr Crisp plaintiff denied having mad. 1, any arrangement with Mahoney that his boys were co roll a 133 ---acre paddock for defendant m return for aid given m putting i%i the crop, .lohn McKenzie, Ron of ihe plaintiff, assisted ■Mahoney m cutting and tailing his lambs and m other items of work on the farm. In return for this Mahoney was to give a day or two's carting m harvest. He came m the harvest and.did one day's work, but the second d;ay.wa.s wet and he went home again. Never got a ram lamb from Ma honey, and kept no sheep. A stray kinb was on the larm now. Witness gave evi dence f s to work. done]for Mahoney, grass lot to him, bags and butter sold to Him, and swore to the general accuracy of the items charged agains'j him by plaintiff. Ifc was part of the arrangement that Ma honey s horses and implements should be used-for putting m the crop, otherwise £2 an acre would have been too much. When the crop was taken over, Mahoney said nothing about being paid for using the h.>rscs and implements. Declined to roll Mahoney's 133 acres for him because he would not say what he would piy for it. Cross-examined by Mr Crisp—Ma hpney's sheep 1 we.-c r.t father's place twice. The rolling spoken off by Mahoney had 1 nothing whatever to do with the crop. D. McKenzie, another son, said he had driven cattle for Mahoney, but did not get paid. Plaintiff held never had any firewood from Mahoney. Mr Crisp said the accounts between the parties had been kept loosely, as a question before the Court had never been contemplated.. They hail been friendly neighbours for a long time, and the it^ms m the two a'jcoimts really Oi.'glit to have settled the claims between the parlies, but as McKenzie had «eb up thjis claim, it was only a matter of self defence on the part of Mahoney to put ill his. The agreement submitted spoke for itself and the Court could not.gpt outside of it. Michael Mahoney, defendant, said he had 180 sheep on plaintiff's land for about a. a week. A penny per head per week should havj paid the rent of the grass. The disc harrowing was done with witness' disc. The shifting of cattle by David | McKenzie was done on witness's pony, and tho boy got two shillings from wit ness. The ram charged was borrowed by McKeime and was worth £2 2 . Vaid McKenzie £1 m the Somerset Motel, m May 1889, foi- sheep feed, and should have got 58 back, but didn't. There were two loads of firewood at WiUowby farm when witness left, and McKenzie took it, wit ness helping him to load it. Never heard of tho alleged arrangement for the use of ho; ses and implements to put m the crop on the rented land, but McKcnzie had the dray and the plough at Willowby before he came to Klgin. The agreement stood by itself, and provided for nothing outside its own terms. Mr McKeuzie said that, if witness would procure an extra roller, he and his boys would roll witness's crop m return for the use of the horses, but that work had not been done by them, arid he had employed labor and rented a horse to do. it. In cross-examination by Mr Wilding witness was very positive that his sheep .were only once on McKenzie's land, and that was m 1888, and never for more than .'* week—not at all m 1890, Helped McKenzie to load up the fire\w>od that was at Willowby—the two loads, less what had been used, by defendant. Jack McKenzie wa.a present at the time, and the : carts was driven away by Mr McKenzie himself. Did not expect to get paid for that firewood, neither did he expect to get a isummons. To the Bench, witness gave evidence as to what he considered were overcharges m th.c items of McKenzie's claim, and what should be put as pe.r centra. Mrs Mahoney was positive Uer husband's sheep were only onoo graced on McK^nzie's land. She saw the firewood loaded up by her husband and Mr Mc- Kenzie an,d his sdh. She generally coy. roborated her husband's evidence. Mr Wilding said the whole case hinged on the credibility of the witnesses, an 4it would he for hjs worship %o consider whether wilful a,.nd corrupt purjury had not been e/>m,m,itted. He then reviewed the items of his, event's .cl/iim., and contrasted the man ner inwhioji McKenssie's evidence was given with that m which Mahouoy's evidence was given, He said that neither the case now before the Court nor a previous one, oraee v. Mahoney, was likely to end at this Court's decision, because of the con tradictory evidence given. He contended that his client's case had been made out. Mr Crisp said the whole thing was a matter between neighbors. McKenaie bad. seen fit to charge for what; he had done for Mahoney, and Mahoney m self defence had to, oharge for what he had none for MpKennie. His Worship, after analysing the two accounts, and reckoning up the evidence, found for plaintiff for the price of the butter and the sacks— 4*4 2s-=-and cost?. Mead and Co. y. .7. McCleary, £4 18s'6d. Mr Cuthbertson for plaintiffs—judgment for plaintiffs by default.

A SEA HORROR.

gUIGIDES OF SAILORS. (VW VEKSS ASSOCIATION.) Albany, October 8! The steamer Summerfield has arrived from Hamburg, Three of the crew died m. the Bed Sea and two committed 1 suicide by jumping overboard. Two more attempted suicide on arrival here, and were only rescued with diffi culty. The passengers, who are mostly English, give an extraordinary account of" the treatment suffered on the voyage and the hardships undergone. The diet was insufficient,' and nearly all required, medical treatment* They'

allege the crew were badly treated, and the men committed suicide to put an end to their sufferings

SPORTING.

THE CAULFIELD MEETING. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, October 8. The following are the acceptances for the Great Foal Stakes to be run at Caul field/on Saturday:— - Melba. Uzem, Insomnia,' Rob Roy, Balm, . Trieste, Idolator, Froudo, Fox tail, Ursula filly, Lily. JT O r the Caulfield Guineas:—Zalinski, Aster, Swordbearer, klbina, Stcrnchaser, Strathniore, Sain foin, Doctor, Cherry Stone, Stromboli.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[pee press association.] (Received October 9, 10.30 a.m.) THE DEATH OF MR PARNELL. London, October 8. The doctors certify that Mr ParneU's death was due to rheumatic fever and failure of.the heart's action,, and m this opinion Mrs Parnell agrees. . His family deny Ihat he committed suicide; the doctors decline to speak on thesubject. Mr James O'Kelly, M.P., after viewing the body, declared that it appeared as if he had died from natural causes. Mr ParneU's last appearance m public was at Creggs, and while there he stood three hours m the rain. The people of Cork exhibited but little outward regret, but m-Dublin the shock was very acute. Mr Parnell left no political directions. The news of his death caused a pro found sensation m America, where the press comments are of a generous nature; even among those hostile to him there was an immediate revulsion of feeling. The belief is gaining ground m Eng land, the United States and the Continent, that with Mr ParneU's death the division of the Irish party will cease. Speculation as to the political effect of his decease overrides expressions of regret m England. "The Times" considers that the highest evidence of Mr ParneH's intel lectual ability lies m the fact that he inspired actual enthusiasm, though his personal character was bo repellant. The " Standard " says he died at the moment most favorable to his reputa tion, and that his death will revive the fond fidelity of the past. If expects an early division of the party. The members of theParnelHte party are arranging for a public' funeral m Dublin.

(Received October 9, 10.40 ».m.) THE LATE MR SMITH. The Queen has sent a letter.to-Mr Smith's family, expressing the esveein die held for him. The Marquis of Salisbury is deeply affected at his col league's death. Mr Goschen will probably succeed Mr Smith as leader of the House of Commons. Mr Smith will be buried quietly at Hambledon on Saturday, and a memorial service will be held in West minster Abbey,

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

BniiA Pesth, October 8. The Hungarian Minister of Finance declares that further outlay on the army is necessary. Athens, October fc. The Greek fleet will shortly mobilize, nominally for the purpose of manoeuv ring m the Archipelago. ' ■ • London, October 8. The Paris correspondent of "The Times" confirms the news that the treaty between France and Russia will shortly be signed.

AFGHANISTAN.

It is announced the Ameer of Afganistan intends to pay|a visit to England, and is desirous of an Eng lish mission going to Cabul.

THE STATE OF CHINA.

It is believed m Shanghi that China is gradually drifting into war through blind confidence m the strength of her army.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

The employers have accepted Ben Tillett's suggestion for a conference, but adhered to the original terms. vMr Tillett replies that it would be better to accept these than extend the strike. The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society beseech the Marquis of Salis bury to retain the British, protection over Uganda, Central Africa.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

Paris, October 8. Tenders for the Russian loan close on the 15th inst.

PERJURY.

Berlin, October 8. General Yon Caprivi, the ..German Chancellor has ordered proceedings for perjury to be instituted against Baron Bleichroder. QHILIAN AFFAIRS. Valparaiso, Octobers. The Chilian. surveillance of the United States legation has been aban doned.

THE ASHBMTON ftUAfIDIANi FMBlt, OCTdßift 4, 189J



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