The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A concert and bull iv aid of the Scholars' i Prize Fund will be held m the Lauciston Schoolroom to-morrow (Friday) evening. His Honor Mr Justice Denniston- on Tues day made an order for winding up the Farmers' Union Grain, Produce, and Finance Company. It has been decided by Christ-church sympathisers with the Opposition to give a" banquet to Mr Rolleston, on Wednesday, November 11. In Sydney the penalty is 5a per ounce for selling light weight bread, and the result is that no one thinks of doing anything so silly. Mr Eden George has instructed hissolicitors to pronced with his petition claiming the Chris-telmrch seat. He has retained Mi- George Harper, Mr T. W. Stringer, and Mr L. Cohen. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Prison Gate Mission was held on Tuesday. Mr Justice Deimiston preside.!. The Secretary reported that during the year thirty-seven men and four women had been cared for m the Mission. Home at a total cost of only £70 Gs Bd. The book fiend is said to have a most" virulent rival m the ornamental tree fiend; who has victimised a large number of settlers m the Forty-Mile Bush. There is some talk of prosecuting the fiend for obtain ing money under false pretences. In a private letter received from Mr Jack son Palmer, the member for Waitemata, who is now m Sydney, it •is stated, on the authority of Mr Henniker Heaton, that the Imperial Government has promised to estab lish an Imperial Penny Post with the colonios not later than June next. wLe c, ucu-cet ly uuininunicatioli of the G rand Lodge of New Zealand was held on Tuesday evening at Christohurch. The M.W.G.M. Bro H. Thompson presided, and there were present officers from the North and South Islands, together with a number of visiting brethren. A considerable amount of routine business was disposed of, including the con sideration of the proposed constitution. Speaking on the subject of religions edu cation m Government schools, the Primate said, m the Wellington Diocesan Synod, that the value attached by the more thoughtful to religious instruction and superintendence was evidenced by the pros perity of the Collegiate School at Wunga nui, the Roman Catholic College of St Patrick m Wellington, a\id imilar schools. The latest information received by the Christchurch police of Jonathan Roberts' movements was that somewhere about a year ago he was seen m Lima, Peru. Previous to that he was recognised by three persona m London. The police have no knowledge of Roberts having had any sort of military training, m New Zealand at all events, and are inclined to be sceptical as to the state ment that he has risen to high rank iv the Chilian revolutionary army. The London correspondent of the "Dunediu Star," writing m September, says Mr Leslie Hunter Reynolds, C.E., will return ti New Zealand by the Tongariro this month. He has been five years at Home, during which he has enjoyed the confidence of and assisted Sir John Coode and other eminent engineers. Mr Reynolds proposes now to resume practice m the colony, where he has numerous frends. [Mr Reynolds is a son of Hon W. H. Reynolds, M.L.C.] The Maoris at Otaki (says a contempo rary), held a gathering m the lr.eeting house at that place one evening recsntly for the purpose of devising ways and means m counection with providing funds with which to remunerate Mr S. Cimino, the in structor of the recently formed Otaki Maori Brass Band. No less a sum than i 125 was collected iv the room, one Maori contribut ing £-iO, whilst a Maori woman gave, as her donation to the fund, a flO note. Mr Cimino will visit Otaki every Saturday for the purpose of instructing the baud. Chicago U getting ready for the World's Fair. The City Corporation have given £1,000,000 m money and the site, £1,000,000 more has been raised by private subscription. The grounds are being cleared and mapped out, and the foundations of the great build ings ure being laid. Everything will be ready m ample time. Every State m the Union will do its part, and then Congress will provide whatever more is required to make this the grandest fair the world has ever witnessed. The site is unsurpassed for beauty, accessibility, convenience and clcan iness. Mr Albert Edward Nathan, son of Mr L. E. Natl.sui, long resident of Christchuroli, was among those successful m all subjects at the recent examination of the conjoint. Board of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Physicians, London, for the'diploma of M.R.C., England, and R.C.P., London. Mr Nathan was first of his year at St Mary's Hospital, where he entered as a student m October, 1887, having obtained the first places and prizes m surgery, practical surgery and pathology, and having been placed second m medicine. He also obtained the Meadows Prize m mid wifery and gynacology. A most interesting paper on the proposed Antarctic expedition was read before the British Association by Mr E. Dehuan Morgan. The first object, he said, must be to find a harbour to winter m. Having established this station, if possible on Victoria Land and within sight of Mount Erebus, they would be able to carry on the observations impossible m the summer months owing to atmospheric conditions. Such an advance party would not be cut off from their fellow men, for the Antarctic region, unlike the Arctic, was surrounded with a belt of ocean 2,000 miles wide, and navigable throughout. By means of this supplies could be conveyed from the nearest ports m New Zealand—/.?., Dunedin and the Bluff. Ihe Salvation Army Bishop, General Booth, continues his triumphant career through the various colonies. In New South Wales'the Earl of Jersey made him a speech of thanks at the meeting whereat he detailed his "submerged tenth" scheme, and m Bris bane also the Governor took the chair. At the good old radical and sport-lovipg town of Billarat, however, the general has received a check. He is not to reach there until the end of November, and owing to "procession" difficulties m the past, the local commanding officer of the Army has already asked for pepipjssion to march m welcome on his arrival. The mayor (Mr C. C. Shbppee) is evidently not disposed to join m the univer sal worship of the general, whom some en thusiasts declare to be the most remarbable man who has ever set foot m the colonies, for be has made the following delicious official reply:—" Dear §ir,—lu reply to yours of the loth inst., asking permission to march m the streets of the city of Uallarat on November 19 and 20, on the occassion of one you style ' General' Booth visiting this city, I beg to inform you that no such name appears on the British army list that war rants the assumption of that title under the authority of hei' Majgsty. I therefore de cline to give the desired permission. At the same time, any distinguished visitors coming to Ballarat whose friends desire to do honor to them by marching m possession, if an ap. plication is made to me giving the true title or name to which they are legally entitled, I will with pleasure-give my cpnsent, not otherwise, The Rev William Booth will be welcomed by me at the City Hall if I am asked to met him tn that capacity, That, I see, by the book ' Men of the Time/ is his title. I desire to inform you any pjooession jnest be only m conformity with the city by law,"-'-" Otago Daily Times" correspon dent. The Best Remedy pot? Indigjkstion— Norton's Camomile Pills are qoufidenty recommended as a simple remedy for j Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subjects Nou/rojr'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 i ■safe under any cireuir.stancas. Sold m fooib&w, at Is UJ, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine , ye idors fchrougHovt the world.

Melbourne Notes.

lV(FB05I OUR CORRESPONDENT.) J Melisoukne, October 6. In days fco com« when the actual im portance of circumstances cjim be more correctly measured than ab the moment of their occurrence the dea.£h of Dr .John Sinidetoii will be reckoned as the principal event of tho past week. For the Doctor was emphatically the poor man* friend, and the poor of Melbourne are a very numerous body and one that is difficult to deal with. In some respects he was their only friend, for he was the one man avlio renlised that you must feed the hungry, cure the sick, shelter the outcast and comfort the afflicted without asking a million questions to prove that the recipients of your bounty da not deserve it. He wa^ nearly eighty-four years of ago having been born on January 2, 189-t, and he had for forty years been known m Australia as a practical philanthropist. Everybody knew that good white head over busy with work for che destitute ; everybody knew that | kind old face that never turned a harsh j look upon distress. To be poor or sick or m deep trouble was the sure passport to that noble gentle heart. He had a free medical dispensary which aided during the last twenty years about a quarter of a million cases. He had a night refuge for women and children, a home for fallen women, another for aged widows, and a number of miscellaneous charities all intensely practical and useful, all started with his own money, and all maintained • with his own contributions and those he could obtain from his friends. He died on October I—last Thursdry—and was buried on Saturday amid the deepest and sincerest expressions of regret and esteem. Everybody is shocked and horrified at the terrible frequency of assaults upon woman. Not. » w«ok passes without some poor creature being battered almost out of existence by her husband or her protector ; and the latest of these cases seems likely to end m the death of a wretched laundress, whoso paramour beat her with a broom until he broke it over her, and then jumped upon her chest leaving her for d^ad. The truth is that the increase of the.se offences is entirely due to the mistaken leniency of the magistrates who .seldom inflict any penalty more severe than a forty shilling fine^and often let the offender off for less. A steady application of the heaviest penalties the law permits would do wonders m keeping women-beaters m order. By the report of the select committee appointed to inquire into the reason why Beechervaise, one of the most capable and experienced officers m the postal service, was passed over m favor of a junior officer named Coldham, who is brother-in-law to Mr Smibert, the Deputy Postmaster-General, a very severe cemur; is passed upon the department an I upon the transactions con.iected with the ad vancement of this gentleman. Nothing will come of the inquiry so far as Messrs Smibert, Coldham, and Beechervaise are concerned, but the whole system of public appointments will presently be over hauled, and the Public Service Board, which is not working well, will be modi fied and strengthened. After all it seems that the defeat ot the shearers was not nearly so decisive as it seemed. It is not denied that graziers cannot get enough shearers and are be coming very anxious about their position. Fourteen stations whose owners last year refused to pay their men on account of the strike cannot get a single shearer to enter tho sheds. The remainder have, for the most part, paid up, and also give the men shearing requirements free of charge and free coach fare to the stations. Our burglary boom baa not subsided yet; on the contrary there U a new in stance every day of some audacious robbery •f dwelling houses. Sour times, of course, the houses are entered m the absence of the inmates, bub more often the thieves boldly go into the upstairs rooms while the people they are plundering sit quietly unsuspicious below 1 In one case a gentleman at St. Kilda was going | upstairs to his bedroom when he met a thief coming down with a bundle. The mvi not m llio least abashed said ho had been sent up by tho maid for the washing. The gentleman pretended to believe him, but as he pasned cleverly tripped him up, jumped down to the b tt-mi of the stairs after him, fell upon him before herecoveivdhiswind, thrashed him within an inch cf his life, and then gave him m custody. The bundle when 1 opened was found to contain plate, jewellery, and ornaments worth two nundred pounds. The Magistrates, however —good, simple, kindly creatures — said m consideration of the " grave il! usage " the man had received they would alter the charge from burglary to one of beim; illegally on the premises, and as this course enabled them to deal with the case they gave him one week's imprison ment. It is understood that Mr Munro's troubles are nearly over. His tl choral law will be allowed to pass now that the women's suffi age clause is taken out of it, and he will be allowed to abolish pluial voting m its worst form—all he will be required to do is to allow a man who lives m one electoral district and rents business premises m another to vote for both, no man having more than two votes. His Railway Bill is quite safe. The Commis sioners have lost power and prestige and popularity. With the exception of their sifcun/ions there is nothing left to them The Government are considered to have W far the best char.cos at the coming elections. Scandals about Government House are singularly numerous. It is said that unity does not; dwe 1 therti i, and that do mestic peace is conspicuous by its a' Hence. Lady Hopetoum looks crosser than ever whenever she is seen, and she has gone m for a senseless custom of handshaking, which is not at all appreciated. Our ladies do not feel at all flittere I ab her I shaking hands with five or six hundred people m succession. They are perfectly aware that it is done as a concession to their supposed want of breeding and ig nerance of good form, and they are cor respondingly annoyed. European.cablegraxns daily announce a terrific labor struggle looming low iti the British horizon, and we are now informed that the carpenters who are already on strike have struck *a levy on Unions abroad, including Australia, to assist them to prolong Hie struggle. Thanks to the kindly influence of time, the colonies are now enjoying a peaceful period with every appearance of a pros perous future ; and why not 1 when we have such abundant resources at hand. Our Unionists and working men generally have sensibly come to the conclusion that they have infinitely more to gain by culti vating the soil than by lighting capital ; hence the widespread desire to establish colonies or set'lements on the I'Jjfrt of both country laborers and town operatives, and the ready support they are giving to the Co-operative Irrigation and Mercantile Society which will do much to practically solve the difficulties of labour m Australr asia, by enabling the men through co operation to become possessors of small but fruitful areas of land.

THE MARKETS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.,) London, October 12 Wheat is 6d clearer. London, October 13. New Zealand wheat, off coast, 41s. (Received October 14, 12.30 p.m.) Syj>ney, October 14. Wheat, milling, 5s 3d to 5s Gd ; JNew Zealand, 5s; 1 chick, 3s 9d to 4s. Flour, , stone made, £11 to £12; roller made, £12 10s to £13. Oats, feeding, Is lOd to 2s; seed, 2s Id. Maize, 2* 4d. Barley, Cape, 2s 6d ; English, 3*3, nominal. Peaa, Prussian j blue, 3s Gd. Itnni. 113. Pollard, 10J. I Potatoes, New Zealand, £2 ; Circular Heads, £3. Onions, £3 153. Butter, dairy made, 7d ; factory, 9d. Cheese, 6kl to 7-^l. Bacon, 5d to 6^l; New Zealand, Sd; hams, New Zealand, lOd to lid: \ Mkljwurnsl, October 14. Wheat, milling, 5s Gd to 5s 9d ; sellers are asking 5a lOd. .There is little enquiry for oats ; Calcutta. Is 9d ; stout, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Barley, 2s to 2s 2d. Peas, 2a sd. Bran, 11 £d. Adelaide, October 14. Wheat, 4s 9d to 43 lOd (?) ; market is dull. Flour, stone made, £10 10s to £ll 5s : roller made, £11 to £11 ss. Oats, New Zealand m bond, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Barley, Cape, 2s 9d to 3s Gd, firm ; English malting sorts, 3s Gd to ss. Bran and Pollard, Is 1 £d.

Addington Stock Market

Chkistchuiich, October 14. The rain had no injurious effect on the market, special activity being noticeable iv store sheep. There was a good attendance. Stork Sheep-About 2000 were yarded, and sold freely, and more were wanted. The entry consisted of crossbred ewes and lambs, which met with a ready saile at 15s to 21a, according to age, quality, and percentage of lambs. Nice two-tooths brought from 16s \h. to 16a 8d ; hoggetS realised 12s to 13s 2d ; merino w ethers m forward condition brought 95.3d. . , ■,■ \ '■-'" Fat Lambs—About 200 early lambs were sold at 9s 3d to 13s 6d. Fat Sheep—Over 5000 were offered, ol which only two lines were shorn. Best crossbreds sold from 18s 3d to 20s 3d, and went ofF freely at about 6d to 9d a head che.l per than recent quotations. There was a more pronounced drop iv the values of second rate [lines of sheep requiring a trifle more finishing. A considerable proportion of the entry consisted of merino wethers, for which a good demand existed at from 13s to 15s. Fat Cattle —The entry consisted of 197 head. Nice sorts of handy sized heifers and steers brought—heifers, £5 10s to &6 15s; steers, £7 to £10 10s. The values obtained last, week were no c fully kept up, bub there was an absence of poor quality beef or old cows. Stork Cattle—The entry was very mixed, but three year old steers sold at £3 7s to £3 143 6d; heifers at £1 17s to £2 15s ; year lings and a year and a half olds from 23s to 293 ; dry cows, bullocks, and odd lots sold freely at improved rates. Dairy cows of good quality brought £5 to £6 7s 6d. Pigs—Only about 100 were sold, and these, comprised porkers, weaners, and improvers, for which a good demand existed. Porkers fptfhed 3|d per lb.

Ashburton Market.

MR. JOHN O. KESTELL. Mr John G. Rescell reports on the weekly sale of sheep and cattle held at Tinwald saleyards on Tuesday, October 13 : —About GOOO sheep of all classes came forward for sale, and about forty head of cattle. The attendance of the public was large, and the bidding was spirited for sheep. Half bred ewes, with one hundred per cent of lambs, sold up to 17'- 3d ; merino ewes, with ninety per cent of lambs, up to Us fid ; hoggets up to 15s 3d ; fat sheep from 11s to 14s. My sales were n.s follows:-240 half bred hoggets, 11s 3d ; 9P do. 11s 9.1 ; 300 do. 11s Id ; and a small lot of cull hoggets at Gs (M. The c-ittle trade was dull, and prices low.

MR PERCEVAL'S SEND-OFF.

New Zealand has hitherto beeii ex ceedingly fortunate m her Agents- General, the gentlemen who have been her representatives m the Mother Country having been men of mark m the colonial political world, and having brought to the discharge of the im portant duties of their office the qualifi cations of business capacity, literary ability, and no mean acquaintance with statecraft. Sir William Fitz herbert, Sir Julius Yogel, and Sir Dillon Bell all did the-colony admirable service, not only m the conduct of negotiations with the Imperial Govern ment, and m the transaction of the multifarious business which came to their hands, bub m fighting our battles, advocating our interests, and defending our fair fame m the columns of the daily press and m the pages of the magazines. "Sir Julius m particular deserving the thanks of New Zealanders m this last respect. Sir William Fitzherbert's good work m connection with the obtainment of the lightening of our financial obligations to the Borne Government should never be forgotten, and to Sir Dillon Bell's suavity and savoir faire, which through out his long tenure of office have rendered him a persona gralissima to the Colonial Office, and indeed to all m authority, New Zealand is indebted very largely for the position she occu pies m the eyes of the Imperial Go vernment, and for many other specific advantages. It was therefore with some anxiety that, upon Sir Dillon's determination to return to the colony becoming known, the choice of the Government m the appointment of his successor was looked for; that anxiety being all the greater when it became apparent, as it soon did, that the range of choice was by no means a wide one. Indeed, as a matter of fact only three or four names were suggested, namely, those of the Hon. Mr Ballance, the Hon. P. A. Buckley, Mr W. B. Perceval, and Mr Levin. We think that one or two papers suggested the name of Mr George Fisher, one of the members for Wellington City, but such a nomination was so obviously out of the question that the suggestion could not be taken seriously. Of the four gentlemen finst named, m our opinion, Mr Ballance would bave been far and away the best selection, but his appointment would have been equivalent to the utter disorganisation of his party, and would have meant the postponement, possibly for many years, of Liberal reforms upon which he has set his heart, and which with his assistance the colony is m a fair way to obtain. Mr Ballance there fore was out of the question from the first, but, failing him, Mr Buckley certainly had strong claims, and we believe would have been a very good representative m London. Mr Levin had no claims of any sort, though his business ability and intimate acquaint ance with commercial matters would m one direction at least have made him very eligible. Mr Perceval, who ever since his return to Parliament has steadily and staunchly supported the Liberal party, as well m adversity as m prosperity, was, however, from the outset the pick of not a few of the cognoscenti among newspaper writers and special eorrespoiid.en,ts ? and

as events have proved their pre dictions have, just for once, been justified. And the choice haying been made there has been very little said against it, while there has been, rightly, much said m its favour. For Mr Perceval as a public man has a blameless record,he stands well m, and with society, he is of pleasant and' courteous raanners,in a word, a gentle man. He is possessed of an ample private income, he has conducted his own business successfully, he writes and speaks well, he is intimately acquainted with the politics of New Zealand, and with its social conditions and requirements, its natural advant ages, capabilities, and possibilities. _ He is of prepossessing appearance, is m the enjoyment of good sound health and therefore not likely to be knocked up by the strain of "work, and last, but decidedly not least, he is a native-born colonist. He thus enters upon.office under conditions favorable to the successful discharge of his duties, and we have no doubtthat he will discharge them successfully. He has never yet proved a failure m any capacity, and it is therefoi-e all the more unlikely that he will prove a failure now. He certainly carries with him the good wishes of his fellow colonists, and we shall all be glad to see the name of Sir Westby Perceval as highly honored for his services as Agent-General as are, deservedly, the names of his predeces sors m that important office. It is satisfactory to note that Mr Perceval is not to be allowed to leave our shores without a ■public or semi-public expression of good-will and good wishes ; and we hope that the banquet, which is to take place this evening, will be largely attended by men of all shades of political opinion. For this is an occasion into which party politics should not enter, and members of the present Opposition, equally with mem bers who sit on the Government side of the House, and those who do not support either, should join m giving the new Agent-General a hearty send off. It is, however, to be regretted that the movement for this banquet did not take a wider range. It should have been publicly advertised, and have been open to all and sundry, instead of being an invitation affair which will inevitably result m a con siderable amount of disappointment on the part of persons uninvited —it may be by entire inadvertence.

THE NEW ELECTORATES.

THE LOCAL CHANGES

PEB PRfiSS ASSOCIATION

I . . Wellington, October 14. . The following are the electorates as amended by the Representation Com , mission :■— I RAKALA, Xlakaia comprises the ridings of Mount Hutfc and South Rakaia of the Ashburton county, and that portion of the Wakanui riding 1 of same county which Kes east of the road leading from Ashburton to the beach via Wakanui post office ; and that part of the Upper Ashburton riding which lies east of Ashburton river, together with that portion of the El!esn,ere riding of the Selwyn county which lies to the north of the road leading westerly from South bridge, known as North llakaia ami Taumutu junction road, and tofc'.ie north west of Southbridge railway line as far as Brookside and Trwell road, and south of that road, of Buckley's road, and of Bakaiu an.l Irwell road, and west of Selwyn and Beatey's road. This district;, includes also the borough of Ashburton, and his within its boundaries the town district of Hampstead. RANGITATA. Rangitata comprises the ridings of Ashburton, Rangitata, and Mount Somers of the Ashburton county ; that portion of the Upper Ashburton riding of the same county which lies to the west of Ashburton river ; and that part of the Wakanui riding of Ashburton county which lies to che west of the road leading from the borough of Ashburton to the beach via Wakanui ; together with that part of the Raukapuka riding of the Geraldine county which is situated on the •ast side of the Haehae-te-Moana liver, and west of Campbell's road running past Wocdbury, and east of the Waihi river ; that part of the Mount Peel riding of the Geraldine county which lies east of Waihi Gorge road, and of a line drawn to the summit of the Four Peaks range ; thence to the source of the south branch of the Orari river ; thence along that river and Tripp's Pass road down to North Opuha river ; and thence up that river to its source, then over the Saddle and on to Forest Creek ; and that part of the Temuka riding situated north-east of Ohapi Creek and north of Baker's road. Tinwald and Geraldine town districts are in this electorate. The effect of the alteration in the population shown ly the census is that the South Island loses one member and the north gains one, the numbers being 39 and 31. Wellington city will be confined to the town boundaries, and the new electorate constituted is to be known as Wellington suburbs. The Commission will meet again on the 16th to hear objections.

Important Land Sales.

We call the attention of farmers and others who wish to buy land to two very important sales that are to take place this week, and at which farms of sizes to suit all classes of purchasers may be obtained. ■ To-morrow, Friday, at the Town Hall, Rakaia, at two o'clock, Messrs H. Mat son and Co., associated with the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, will sell by auction three hundred acres of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's famous Acton estate, divided into blocks of from five to twenty acres each. The land is close to the Rakaia township, and is of s^ood quality, and the sale affords an un usually good opportunity to working men and small farmers to socure a nice section to make a home upon. ' On Saturday, at one o'clock, at the 1 Orange Hall, Ashburton, Mr J. T. Ford will offer for sale by auction, on account of the trustees of the late Hon. W. S. Peter, 4237 acres of the celebrated Anama estate. This is tha*t tract of good agricultural land m the Forks of the river Hinds, which has been cut up into 28 farms of from 20 to 360 acres each. The capabilities of the land are well known, and are, as yet, only partially developed, and land of this class is seldom oftered for sale m Canterbury. Those who have not seen the land should take advantage of Mr C. Peter's invitation and go up by the Mouut Somers train this or to-morrow afternoon, speud the night at Anama. and have a good look at the country. Messrs Miles and Co., Christ church, and Mr George Jameson, their local agent, are agents for the sale of the property. ;

Countess 2s, Duchess 2s 4d, Princess 2s Bd, Empress 3s. These Teas are free from my excess of astringency,^

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE VICTORIAN AGENT GENERAL.

London, October 13. Mr Munro, Premier of Victoria, declines to renew Sir Graham Berry's terra as Agent-General. IRISH POLITICS. The Nationalists are alarmed at the report that Mr ParnelFs heirs will obtain control of the funds in the hands of the Paris bankers. The Parnellites have had a meeting at which they decided to adhere to their policy. Before listening to any offer for reunion they insist upon Mr i McCarthy obtaining a plain acceptance I from Mr Gladstone of the Home Rule demanded by Mr Parnell. They intend to call a convention of Irish from every country. John Redmond or Pierce Mahoney will probably be chosen leader. The magnitude of Mr ParnelFs funeral has clearly impressed the Nationalist press, whose tone is respect ful and eulogistic. The Parnellites declare that the priests had a large share in the murder . of their leader, The Parnellites have decided to hurry on the establishment of their proposed newspaper. They have issued a mani festo stating that they will have no fellowship with traitors who loaded Parnell with calumny and hounded him to death. The seceders are stig matised as the satellites of Mr Glad stone. A relative of Mr Parnell will be a candidate for the Cork seat. The Dublin National Club refuses to accept sham Home Rule. They assert that they would rather fight alongside j Orangeman. It is alleged that the French law permits Mrs Parnell to withdraw part of the Paris fund and devote it to the support of her late husband's party. LABOUR QUESTIONS, The block at Carrou••Wharf has fizzled out. : The strike of the men engaged at the Imperial Institute building has col lapsed.. ■■■■■;.: I '', \j More carmen are striking and the excitement is increasing. The officials of the Dockers' Union threaten to take dfastic measures, but the shipping Federation is confident ..that the strike will not extend further. GALES IN THE ATLANTIC. Frightful weather prevails in the Atlantic Ocean. The steamer Augusta Victoria, from New, York, had thirty, of her passengers and crew injured. The steamer Cambria experienced similar weather in crossing the At lantic to the steamer Augusta Victoria, and two of her female passengers died of fright. . THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The "Daily News" favors Mr Bal four's claims to the leadership of the House of Commons in the absence of Lord Raii.blph Cliu'.'cliill; The "Chronicle" protests against one noble family ruling England. : THE SALONIOA MAIL ROUTE. It is believed that the London Post Officials are not in favor of the Salpnica mail route. i THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA. It ia rumoured that General Sir Evelyn Wood succeeds General !?ir Frederick 'Roberts as Commander-iri- Chief in India. ■ THE FRENCH CATHOLICS. Cardinal Manning exhorts the French Catholics to he loyal to the Republic. CHINESE CONSUL FOR THE COLONIES. The Chinese Minister in England urges the appointment of a Chinese consul in the British colonies. DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS ABANDONED. It is reported that the .'proceedings instituted by Colonel M. Hozier, of the third Kent artillery volunteers, to obtain a divorce from his wife, Lady Henrietta Blanche, daughter of the seventh Earl of Airlie, have been abandoned.

THE AMERICAN HARVEST.

Washington, October 13. The Government estimate of the American wheat crop is 590,000,000 bushels.

CLAIMS AGAINST CHILI.

Valparaiso, October 13. The British claims against Chili com prise compensation for damage to nitrate works, railways and buildings by the bombardment of Iquique, the suspension of business at Valparaiso, the detention of vessels and loss of commerce. Colonel North's claims are regarded as absurdly excessive.

ARTIFICIAL RAIN.

Washington, October 13. A Melbourne rainmaker has con tracted to water north-east Kansas in the spring for a dollar per acre. THE METHODIST CONGRESS. President Harrison gives a reception to the members of the Methodist Con gress. London, October 13. The " Standard's" correspondent s&ys that the negro delegates attending the Methodist Congress are not allowed to take their meals at the same restau rants as the other delegates. The paper commenting on this exclusiveness says that it is an unhappy comment on the Methodist milleniutu.

THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

Cairo, October 13. Mr Gladstone's speech at Newcastle has caused a sensation m Egypt, and encouraged the old Turkish party to renewed activity.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, October 18. M. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, \vlio Wcis adjudged guilty of corrupt prac tices m connection with the Bail Chaleur railw-iy, fears that au attempt will be made to assassinate him, and has applied, for police protection.

DISASTER ON THE SCHELDT.

Brussels, October 13. . A passenger boat on the river Scheldt capsized, and tea persona were drowned,

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

Paius, October 13.fi The Russian loan is quoted at dis count m Paris.

THE EMPEROR AND PRINCE BISMARCK.

Berlin, October 13. The relations'between the Emperor and Prince Bismarck are improving.

AUSTRALIAN.

GENERAL BOOTH.

Sydnky, October 14. General Bootli sailed for .Auckland m the steamer Pukaki this evening, lie was accorded a great send off.

THE INFLUENZA.

.Melboiiknk, Octoberi 14. The fatal character or the influenza is creating widespread alarm. The Rev. Mr Rigg, president of the Wes leyan Conference, and Mr A. W. Mus grove, Secretary for Trade and Cus toms, have succumbed to the epidemic. Several other prominent citizens died to-day, and many more are m a critical condition.

EXPLORING EXPEDITION.

ADEiiAibß, October 14. Information has been received that the expedition organised by Sir Thomas Elder to explore Central Australia has reached -the coast of Western Australia all well. The expedition traversed five hundred and twenty miles without find ing' water. ,

QUEENSLAND AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

Brisdane, October 8. In the course of a lengthy speech to night Sir Thomas Mcllwraith referred to the difference with the Bank of Eng land, and stated that the Bank at tached unnecessary importance to his words, and although he might have used other words it could not alter the facts of the case. The Bank, ho de clared, was only blustering, and now had not fulfilled a promise to see the colony out of difficulty.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Weitjngton, October 14 The jubilee celebration per vices of the Wesleyan Church Sunday School have so far been most successful. At all the services on 'Suiday and at la^t night's musical festival hundreds were unable to gain ad mittance to the capacious church. It is estimated that 8000 have attended the meetings. On Friday next a reunion of old sch >lars and teachers 'ivill be hold, -i great mmy of whom have come from all parts of the colony to be present.

The British National Debt.

The abolition of the National Debt is one of the ideals which British Chancellors of the Exchequer keep before their eyes. A generation ago any such hope would have been regarded as almost incapable of realisation, but of recent years much "'has been accomplished m this direction. The absolute extinction of the debfc is no longer regarded by financiers as impossible. If the present progress, of. -reduction con tinu:s v by the outbreak of w.\r, which will again set the snowball m motion, the clo.«e of the century may sea the burden of national indebtedness re duced to one-half its total at the time of Her Majesty's accession to the throne. As every schoolboy is aware the National Debt represents the price which the nation has had to pay for the pomp and circum stance of glorious war during the last 200 years. At the thus of the revolution m 1683 the debt was under £750,000, but the Continental wars of the monarch of " pious and immortal memory," brought up the total to over £16,000,000. The victories of Marl borough trebled this amount, and George II 's love for his an castral domains cost Great Britain heavily both m men and money. The American war doubled the debt at one fell swoop, but it was the 23 years of exhausting con flict with France during the revolutionary and Napoleonic epoch which raised the debt to its enormous dimensions. After Waterloo the national indebtedness was over £900,000,000 sterling, representing ar annual charge of over £32,000,000. When the Queen ascended the throne the debt stood at £761,000,000, and it has now been brought down oo £580,000,000. The greater part of the reduction has been made within the last decade, and it is con fidently hoped, if all goes well, that the next 20 years will show a further diminu tion of £200,000,000.. In his recent Budget speech Mr Gosehen was able to afford some encouraging information on this point. During the year the debt had been reduced by over £6,000,000, after allowing for borrowings for defence pur poses, including the cost of the new Aus tralian squadron. The conversion scheme so successfully carried through by Mr Goschen has relieved the country of an annual payment of interest of nearly £2,000,000. #he total amount during the last live years applied out of taxation to the reduction of the national debt, quite apart from the terminable annuities, has been £37,200,000, as compared with a total for the five years*, before o.f £24,603,000. At this rate of progress the promise of extinction is seen to be possible. But every Chancellor of the Exchequer holding the hope must utter the fervent prayer, '' Give peace m our time, O Lord."

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

IPBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received October 15, 10.20 a.m.) ! HONOR TO DR VIRCHOW. ; Berlin, October 14. A gold medal subscribed for by the medical faculty all over the world was presented to Dr Yirchow,* the celebrated German pathologist, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday yesterday.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

M. De Giers is credited in Berlin with an attempt to detach Italy from the Triple Alliance. The massing of Russian troops in* Bessarabia has decided Rouraania to co-operate with Germany and Austria in stopping the passage of Rus&ian troops through Roumania. Wofia, October 14. M. Stambouloff will ask the Sobranii to vote 23,000,000 francs for the pur pose of fortifying Varna, Rustchuk, Semembria and Silistria. Constantinople, October 14. The Porte intends to totally disarm the Albanians in ord*?r to put a stop to I the bloody feuds in .that country, I Thirty battalions of troops will be needed to carry out the operation. IReeeived October 15. 10,30 a.m.l THE AUSTRALIAN ADMIRAL. London, October 14. The ■■"World."- says that Rear Admiral Stephenson will succeed Rear Admiral Lord Charles Scott oa the

Australian station, with Prince George of Was as Commander.

FARFUL GALE.

A fearful gale is raging m the Eng lish and Irish Channels and many small crafts have been wrecked, some with loss of life. The gale blew down Buffalo Bill's pavilyDn at Brighton, which was capable of holding 15,000 people.

THE DARDANELLES.

Lord Salisbury m his reply to the Turkish note assumes that any privi lege with respect to the Dardanelles that may be conceded to Russia will equally belong to England.

THE LEADERSHIP.

Sir M. Hicks Beach declares that he neither expects nor desires the Leader ship of the House of Commons. (Received October 15, 10.40 a.m. MR PROUDB ON FEDERATION. Londox. October 14. Mr Froude considers that a federal parliament of the Empire is an ab surdity, and a commercial union im possible. The bond between England and the Colonies is not failing at present, and it is better not to speak of federation. He supports the sug gestion for periodic contests between members of the JRritish race itt industry, athletics and. culture,

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Mr McCarthy does not intend to issue any manifesto, giving it as is belief that there is no real division be tween the two sections of fc the Irish party.

MR GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.

Mr Chamberlain asserts that Mr Gladstone's programme, as set out m his Newcastle speech, is absurd and dishonest. Scuttling from Egypt is cowardly.

THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION

The Rev. Alexander McKcniinl has been elected secretary for the Congre gational Union.

COMMERCIAL.

The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,824 000 quarters, and for the Conti nent 2,200,000. Bank of New Zealand shares, new issue, £7 10s.

AQUATIC.

Ottawa, October 14. O'Connor states that he is willing to row Stansbury at San Francisco on bin own terms.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Mr Abbott has appointed !a strong independent commission to investi gate the condition of the civil service m Canada.

THE SEALING QUESTION.

It is probable that a compromise will be arrived at on the sealing ques tion.

THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES.

Hong Kong, October 14. It is reported at Shanghai that the Powers have broken off negotiations with the Chinese Government, and an nounced their intention to take forcible action m the event of further rioting. ■■■■■-■• An outbreak has occurred m. the province of Hunan, during which the prefect was killed.

THE PILGRIMS TO ROME.

Rome, October 14. The French pilgrims on their way home were greeted with savage cries at many railway stations. :

TRAFFIC IN TITLES.

Berlin, October 14. A remarkable case has been before the Brain courts, which discloses the existence of a system of sale and pur chase, of court titles and orders. Two qf those implicated have been sentenced to nine and four months' imprisonment respectively.

OUTBREAK IN MONTE VIDEO.

Moxte Video, October 14. Six persons were killed and seven wounded m a popular outbreak this week. Fifty arrests were made.

AUSTRALIAN.

' (Received October 15, noon.) CABLE RATES. Sydnky, October 15. Replying to a question as to whether the Government would communicate with the New Zealand Government with a view to effecting a reduction m the cable rates, Sir Henry Parkes said no reduction could be looked for unless the colonies agreed to renew the subsidy which New Zealand m 1886 refused to do. A dangerous feeling prevails m Pent ridge prison, owing to the insti tution •£ the separate cell treatment. Some of the prisoners were discovered utilising the gas piping as a means of communication, and were overheard hatching a plot to murder a warder. In consequence of this discovery pre Cautions hcve been taken by the gaol officials,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 189 L



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