MAIL NOTICE.

) FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 2. For rtoillh America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), per R.M.B. Ruapehu,-i at €}.%2€> p.lit. Registered letter^ and ' parcel po3t parcels will close at 5 p.m. This mail will be due in London on November 18. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. For the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and America,, and the West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also fur Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takiipuun, close at O.*-JO p.m. Registered letters, 5 p.m. ; money orders, 3 i p in. Postage to United Kingdom 2A 1 per ioz, to the United States of America and ', C inada 6.1 per Aoz. Postage to the Continent remains as heretofore. This mail will be L due in London on November 11.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1891. PENNY POSTAGE.

The proposal to reduce the inland postal rate on letters to one penny was the subject of much carping criticism by the opponents of the government. It was not .required ; the immediate sacrifice of revenue was more than the country could afford ; it was entirely in the interests of the banks and big com mercial establishments ; and if such an amount of revenue as it would cost could be spared it should be devoted to the reduction of the Customs duties or to public works. The Postmaster General's speech (of which the Hansard report is now before us), in moving the secondreadingof tliePostOfficeßili dealt most exhaustively with the whole ques tion. First dealing with the financial position of the Post Office, he pointed to the remarkable progress of the busi ness clone. In 1881-82 the balance of revenue over expenditure v.as only £1237 ; in 18904)1 it was £72,732. During the last decade there' lias been a gradual increase year by year of the revenue over the expenditure. For the first five years the average balance in favor of revenue was £12,752 per annum ; whilst for the second live years the average wa<; £47,962 ; that is £35,210 per annum over the preceding five years. In the Financial Statement it was predicted that it would take about three years for the postal revenue to expand sufficiently to recoup the loss by the reduction. "If any honor able member" (said Mr Ward) "will multiply the average excess during ti.e last five years by'three, he will lind it comes to £105,000 — three times £35,000. Now, when you are dealing with a proposal such as this—the ap parent loss of £40,000—it is idle to ask Where are you going to get it from ? Are you going to make it up by the increase brought about by (he reduction of postage, as indicated by certain returns laid before this House V To arrive at a true estimate " you must take broadly the whole revenue, and take the average of what has taken place in the past. Whilst there has been an extraordinary increase in the revenue, the increase of expenditure has been comparatively very slight The total siuco 1882 has only been £29,000 ; whilst the revenue has increased during the same period from £23+,520 to £335,329 — an increase of £100,800/' In 1880 the number of letters posted in New Zealand was 11,861,456; in 1890 it was 21,501,937. The normal increase in the number of letters is about five per annum per head of the writing population ; and to bring back the whole of the revenue proposed to be given away no'v would require, Mr Ward states, a further increa.se of fifteen letter* per head-—which he thimes will be reached in the next four or five years, through the impetus that will be given to letter writin ; by the pennv mte. All experience, he de clares, demonstrates that the reduction of postal rates to the lowest possible amount is synonymous with an enor mous extension* of business*. There is thus no question of los?, except for a comparatively brief period, to the revenue. The Hon gentleman shows the fallacy of the proposition that the reduction, is a concession to the com mercial community, without directly or indirectly benefiting the work ing classes. He says—"Every facility given to the commercial community must naturally cause further business and enterprises to be embarked upon ; and this in turn will reflect upon the workers, and be of material assistance to them. I deny that this is a conces sion to the commercial community only ; and, apart from any indirect benefit, it certainly will confer a direct benefit on the workers." As a matter of principle, Mr Ward further contends that there is no justification for select ing the users of the Post Office speci ally to impose on them additional taxa tion by means of postage, beyond a fair and reasonable amount, in order to pay a I i.jh percentage over and above the expenditure. There ought, he say?, to be a reasonable limit to the to the excess of revalue that the department should provide, and he declares h:s own opinion that this limit has been reached. Mr Ward's .s;e:ch was one of the most able and convinc ing that has been delivered in the House, and i« a complete explanation of the circumstance that though there was so much outcry against the pro posal at first, only four votes were told against it in the Hou e.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In addition to tii« list pu)/.i-?hed, the thoroughbred horse Turlington, by Aloanv, dam Gossip, owner Mr W. Mg Ilwraih, will take part in the Horde Parade to-morrow. In tl.«s Poverty )say district the shcij) farmers are having ,•>, s splendid aeason, and the. lambing prouiisea to give a highly satisfactory percentage. Some ftcuits will yield over one hundred per ccit. The Jive tups presented by Mr D. Thomas, President of the Asliburton A. and P. Association, to the most successful exhibitors of sheen, cattle, hofsus, pigs, and produce respectively, at the envying show, wjJl be I .sho'vn in the window of Mr I>, Muf»mj p, Jilast street, 10-iiioitow, i A case of the " Wildest Western imagina tion "is thus recorded :—" Patrice M'Glinn, ,i farmer living in lowa, while digging a well the other day, struck a vein of natural ' cheese, .'JAft thick, at a depth of 88ft. He has just received an analysis from » chemist, who says it is cheese of a very high grade. It is a beautiful golden colour and will i keep any length of time. It is considered 1 one of the most remarkable discoveries ever made in the West. Mr M'Glinn has refused an offer of £10,000, made by Scott and Hicks, of St kouis, Mo."—Mark Laue t E*jurc6S,

A | ct sheep, weighing dressed l.)B'l>\ broil and f*id by Mr E Iwai'l H/>raey, Wiliowby, can slio: seen afc the shop of Mr James Giulsell, iHmviild. A letter for Ml- Peter MaeGibl:on was re ceive! at the Ashburton Post office from a place beyond the ec.lony, dining the month of July, and remained unclaimed on October I. It turns out that Marvel's time for the mile and a quarter in the Craven Stakes at the Australian Jockey Club Meeting was 2min llsce? an 1 not 2min isecs, as stated in the cablegram we published last week. An explanation of Judge Williams' severe remarks on the accommodation at the .Supreme Court atlnyercnrgill, the Dunedin "Star" says:—The fact of the matter is that the court would probably have been befer furnished, but at the time it was built some parties had an eye on it as a convenient ball room, an 1, as it. was not. desirable to encumber the floor with fix tures, everything in the room except the judge's bench is removable, and practically no seats are provided. A novel aujL unusual action is being initiated in the Melbourne Supreme Court. An attempt is about to be made to oust a number of officers of the fourth ' class in the public service from the positions to which they were promoted, on the ground j that the promotion by the Public Service Board was improper, and that the officers who are- protesting had greater claims to the positions. It is said that the action will bristle with technicalities. It is ex pected to bring some long standing disputes to an end. In the Bankruptcy Court at Christchureh Mr Justice Denniston, in hearing the appli cation f r the cis :harge of Michael Maynard, took occasion to state his intention, where a man not a trader—whether a working man or otherwise —came to the court with no assets, to refuse the discharge, except under peculiar ( circumstances. In the one under notice the debtor hud started without capital, had taken up a perpetual lease, and had fenced and improved the land and erected a house thereon, all of which is protected from process under the Lands Act. His Honor pointed out that this was all done with the property of the creditors, and then the bankrupt came and asked for the sponge of the Bankruptcy Act to be passed over. his debts. Under these circumstances his Honor lefused the discharge. Referring to the outbreak of influenza .in Melbourne the "Daily Telegraph" remarks that as " tht,rc is no wraith but. life," it is fitting to point out to the hardy and to the sceptical that there is a real danger in influenza, that none can claim p>, hive immunity from its attacks, am' that the present appears to be a time for taking or renewing reasonable precautions. The awful mortality due to iuflucnzu at Chicago this year will be still fresh in memory. , Last, year between 5000 and (iOJO persons fell victims to the disease in the United States, 1500 in New York alone. The official re commendations of the Board of Health in that city are promulgated leraely and simply in the following terms:—" Dross warmly, a\old draughts, hi v ry careful about exposing yourself to bad weither, avoid stimulants, eat generous'y but plainly, • and preserve a c'icerful frame of mind." I Mr Martin Loughlin, the well-known [ owner of racehos s, is a candidate for a seat 'in the Legislative Council ofViotorii. A (writer in the "Argus" says:—" Like the ex Premier, he puddled c'.ay and cariiel a billy in the early days, but the Madame Berry mine and the Kingston and Smeaton goldfjcld sorm enabled him to come out in his true colours—green with white stripes —as a racing man. Ainon^ his other achievements he h-is won the Melbourne Cup wi'h Sheet Anchor, the Grand National Stecplce'iaso tsvicc:, ths Grand Natni al Hunl'e Race, and the Cauliield Cup. He lias been fairly successful on the flat, but : his particular line, as he told Lidy Br.veu * when she presence 1 him wilh the gold cup at Gc;lo-.ig, wiw "over the sticks." He won the steeplechase once with Wymlct, an animal that hit every fence on that occasion, and never won a steeplechase before 'or since. When fortune smiles, not to soy ! grins, at the much travelled Mr.rtin in this j emphatic manner, it will be strange iivleod , if the green and white stripes are not first. in the run home for the Nelson Province Stakes."' 1 Sir Robert Stout lias contributed to the " Melbourne Age " a lcng'hy article explain ing the scope and problible effect of the new ' land and income tax of this colony. He 1 emit ends that save in graduation and exempt ing improvements it is practically the mode , of taxation that the *' Conservative " Govern , nv.Mit in otlicc in 1577 icconimcirlcd. He . emphasises the statement that it is not pro ■ posed to get more money than the people ! are now paying uivl-.;r the property tax, only ■ the incidence is changed, A good deal, he writes, may be said on both sides as to taxing large landowners and persons in receipt of 1 incomes from personal exertion. In conclu sion Sir Robert s.iys :—" I think I have shown sufficient to prove that the taxation can have no injurious effect, so far as capital is concerned. Capital is not taxed move than it has been for the past twelve years. i In fact, it is taxed less, and to make up for , the loss the Act introduces two new schemes o f taxitiou—the graduated Imd tax and the income tax on income* derived froi?-. mere personal exertion. Obviously the graduated land tax cannot drive capital out of the . ' colony, for the land must always remain. ■ The liquid movable capital is not taxed more severely. On the contrary, as I have ' '.. siid, much capital that was taxed is new pxempted." The extraordinary religious excitement at , Geelong, Victoria, is thus referred to by the , Danedin "Star correspondent: —At a 1 , meeting held last Friday morning the , preacher (the Rev G. C. Grubb, a Church of England missionary) advocated a unity of ' spirit among all Christian churches that ' would not be prejudiced by doctrinal points, provided that all Were agreed upon the ' fundamental truths of Christian teaching. T'ie desire to atfciin the unity of heart and -1 mind that characfcensG I the (Tnristians of ; ; primitive times appeared to be very earnest, and an extraordinary but practical evidence of the enthusiasm' in this respect was afforded. A spontaneous impulse to forward missionary work manifested itself, and tho?e . p'esent threw into the collection plates purses of money without ascertaining the value of the contents. Those who had no reidy cash deprived themselves of their W itches and chains and other jewellery, and swelled the pi.-oc.eeds in this way. Ladies, not to be behindhand, removed necklaces and brooches, and soire who had neither momy ■ n rj weVry thivw n tit cj eels for li>ck? of land, or documents nastily prepared signing away their rights to property. The enthusiasm was almo-t delirifu-s ami people wept and laughed alternately in the excess of their fervor. The value of the collection is siid to be nearly £1500. In the afternoon the town was paraded by bands of people of superior class, headed by clergymen, who, discarding ail formality, Jike a S.ilvation Auny coi""ps without, unifn\n, sang hymns, and deliv.red testament uy addresses in the ring.

A "Corner" in Wheat.

Wiifciag en September 22, a ■ Mel bourne correspondent f-ay.s :— \ wheat corner has been formed w lich is e>p3 -ted to meet with greater success than the sumo operation did two y<a\v' ago. when it failed iiadly and left the specidatois in a heavy loss. This season the circumiitrUices are more favou able to :i corner. Tlie newspaper estimates of last years crops were oxiivinejy rose-coloured, and, rc , lying f'H tluiio, a goo I deal of wheat was sn'ppod for England, 1 ut when the Go vernment s!a>:i-tician's let urns woro pub' lislied, it was found Unit supplies were veiy short, Oonscquont'ly slocks had to he j. more carefu ly husbanded and ■prices have j been fairly higli, so thac it is believed farmers have I,cju encouraged to dispose of t'e'r aupplies. On this of course de pends the success of the corner. If farmers do not still hold extensively, and it is nob believed that they do, the corner can command the market until next harvest. The " >rgus" of September 18, gives the following paiticulars of the formation ofthee(» ner :—The sin illm c of the stocks of breadstuff's held in the colony has at last resulted in the form/ition of a strong corner. A movement lna been in progress j for some days past, and in the aggregate a large quantity of both »vhoit and Hour has been secured. Tlie mark t opened this morning in a ; rather excited state in consequence of the operations tran ac ed on account of the corner, b-'ome 3500 bags, ver 1, however, sell in the morning iat 5s Cd to 5s (Ud, but later in the day one large holder was cleared our of all his stock ot wheat und flour, the transaction covering 18,000 bags of wheat at 5s 9d and SOOtons of flour at a full price. It is understood thet a further transaction in whe it on a very large scale has been carried through at a similar price. The result of these operations is to largely place the mirkefc in .the hand- of the speculators, who, it is understood, arc not specially connected with the trade as such. On the other hand it is certain i that three of the larg sftow-n millers have covered their requirements for a time sufficient tj cany bh«in within sight <:f the new harvest. It is.believed that the miijori-y of the bakers cany very fair stocks of flour, but on the whole, the next tw.t or three months are likely to form a critical period in the history if the wheat market for 1891. In addition to t!.e sale of flour noted ab>ve, betveon two arid three hundred" tons of town roller have been t ken up at £12 10s net cash. This afternoon the M Hers Association have raised their quotations to £13, bufc were not aware when doir.g so that the opera tions to which we have referred had boon carried through. Next day the same j-airnal reported — Consequent upon our report of yesterday morning regard hi'.; the operations of the syndicate formed to corner breadstuff*, th-i market opened this morning in a htate of excitement. It is net quite certain to what extent the recent operations have beon carried, but is is bel eved that the Syndic ite have acquire 1 the control of'nb't less than 100,000 b.v_'s of wheat and be tween 3000 and 4000 tons of flour. Quotations to-day have been very wide, buyci> off.ii ing from 5; 9J to 6s, holders for the present asking more momy. The town millers have again advanced thri • price to-day, their quotations for roller Hour being now £14. A moderate business has however been done in country roller at much less money. The market, both in wheat and fl.mr, must, however, I e regarded as in a very disturbc-.l condi tion, and un'il it settles down to the new conditions it is likely to coiitiiue so.

GENERAL BOOTH IN MELBOURINE.

(from ouh correspondent.)

Mkijiot/unv, September 2?. A a echo of shout'ng and chee i.ig, of prayers and hymns, and -choruses, and arches and brass bands all mixed up .in one will enthusiastic and delirious hubbub is the openinii act for the wc.'k. It is the echo of the extraordinary reception of General Booth, the head of the S ilvation Ami}', who has conro to look after the Au tralian diviskn of his forces, and to spr ad his influence in this part of the world, as he undoubtedly will. Ho is just the man to do if. He travelled by special trainsand boats from Hobart to Liunceston, from there to. Low Heads an 1 fr.mi Low Heads to Williiimstown, where he was met by as many of his •followers who could crowd in the Wiiirarapn, and transhipped to that vessyl. which brought him to Queers sttoub wharf, by B.3'Von S.ifcuv<liy night, lie was so boset by admirers in tho streets that it was 10 o'clock before ho r< allied k « 'Kxb.ibit.ion building, where 6(0) people aw.iitotl him. He spoko for twenty minute? in a firm o'ciir voice, bur. in a conversation;*! manner, and then being very tired .suspended his exertions. On Sunday he held three services in tin Ex hibition building, afc each of which sevon I thou-and people were present ; that is, I all that could be accommodated, and at [ least a thousand more who were in great discomfort and some danger from crowd ing. The enthusiasm was tremendous avid the collections must have been ex oedingly gratifying. The money literally pmrnd into tho hands of the collectors. i In person Mr Booth is tall, spare, and augular, with a big nose and a. longish Sivy beard and a quantity of grey hair. He cannever have been good-looking at his best, but in his wigta be;ik there is just a li:ok of the great Sir Charles .Napier, and a very srood thing ; t is for an organiser of men. He wears a frogged coat for an old fashioned military cut, witjj a j-ed waistcoat, under a cloak lined wifli red, He has a great, deal of the angular style of Abraham Lincoln about him, and just a to ;ch of the method of Mr MouiMgiu; Fiag, whose history you may read in Martin Chuzzlewit. Indeed, if what Mr Pecksniff called those '* towerin' mas es of raven hair" had turned grey, and the feoiigod eo.it of Mr Figg had. been as clean wnd smirt ns that of Mv Booth, Dickens' description of tho lirst hero might stand not inaptly fur the second. ■ Mr Booth (-.peaks forcibly but not with any special eloquence. His sermons arc ln.ieed disconnected and desultory, but they are earnest and im pressive and full of popular and forcible phrases. Thus he tuld the people t a''. " most mothers' theology was sound, ifc was the fathers' who corrupted them." La er he .said -'Nevor argue with the devil. Leave your sins or be damned in them, and leave them at once."

The Christchurch Elec tion.

E^TRAqRDfNAKY" IWHULT.

(njl.s. PIiKSS ASS'JCIATIO>\) Chhistcj-iukch, October 2. I An unexpected development oceumd ' , to-day in connection with tie Christ j church S3;tt. Mr Eden George, a candi- I ' d.ite ; was nominated yesterday, tl e ' ' 0 hers, according to the returning oflicer's • nolieo, to-day. Eminent legal opinion ' S#ys tljat Mr (Jeorgp is the only candidate ! nominated that complied with 'he con ditions of the Act \i jawing seven clay's ■j in tjo\ The pell was fixad for Octolxf ■ I 9, so th it seven clear dny.i' nccice lias nob | l.oen given by the other ouuliilates. Mr. , Geovge Harper, solict>r, expresses the i | opinion that Mr Eden George is duly i j elcc'ed. A protest against any other | nominations being received, and a claim i ;of ths seat have been entered by Mr : I Georgd, The affair has created great • excitement in the city,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

••■/PER X'UKSS ASSOCIATION, . '. ' I

MR CHILDERS.

, ,'■"' London, Heptomber 30. Yielding to the pressure of his friends, Mr uhilders lias decided not to apply for the Ghiitorn -Hundreds, and will retain liis seat until the general election, but will riot otFer himself for re-election. \ IRISH AFFAIRS. . The prospectus of the new evening paper which Mr Parnell is about to establish has been issued. The name of the paper in the " Irish Independent Evening Star," and the capital of the Company is £60 000. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The Imperial Parliament has been further prorogued until December 10. THE MANCHESTER CANAL. Two Sections, extending over eleven miles, of the Manchester Ship Canal have been opened for traffic. SIR JOHN LUBBOCK. Sir John Lubbpek has announced his intention of shortly resigning the Chairmanship of the London County Council. NATIONAL LIBERAL FEDERA TION. _ In the annual report the National Liberal Federation opposes the forma tion of a separate labor party, urging that the conditions in Australia are different, to those at Home. It how ever supports the payment of members, for the sake of enabling the representa tives of labor to sit in the House of Commons, THE RUSSIAN LOAN. .- The Paris correspondent of " The Times " says the Russian loan is certain to be subscribed, and the supremacy of Rothschild in the financial world is gone.

CHILIAN AFFAIRS.

Valparaiso, Sepbeirboi 30. The Chilian press is demanding in demnity from England for the action of H.M.S. Espiegle in carrying oft' General Balrnaceda's bullion.

SPANISH PLOTTING.

Madrid, Septeml)sr 30 Secret police are watching the generals quartered in the large cities "f Spain, as it is believed a revolution is being plotted. ;

THE KING OF SERVIA.

Belgrade, September 30. The report that the young King of Servia is betrothed to the Princess Helena of Montenegro is denied,

THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES.

; Paris, September 30. The Chinese Minister in Paris has I informed M. Ribot, Minister for Foreign Affairs, that the Governor of Wuhu, where the missions were at tacked, has beeu dismissed in accord ance with the demands of the Great Powers.

THE GUATEMALA REVOLU TION.

New York, September 30. The revolution in Guatemala- oc curred on September 10th, on the occasion of a national holiday. The orators who were addressing the people were chased and stoiifidy and cries were raised of "Down with Barillas' Gov ernment and tyranny." . Violent speeches were made by the leaders of the mob until a battalion of infantry arrived and charged with fixed bayonets. A battle ensued, the niob using revolvers. The artillery joined the infantry, and street fighting went on for three days, each party alter nately having the control of the city. A reign of terror ensued, but after •500 people had been killed the troops eame in from the provinces and restored the supremacy of the Government. Martial law was at once proclaimed. Colonel Jabon shot General Sauchez, and the brother of the latter in turn shot Jabon. President Barillas ordered the execution uf the brother. Quezzal tenago, at the latest advices, had re volted, and a thousand men were supporting the leaders. It is reported that the Government of San Salvador is moving troops to the frontier, and purposes to invade Guatemala in the event of the revolt spreading.

SUICIDE OF BOULANGER.

Brussels, September 30 •The news of the death of General Boulanger by his own hand is con firmed. It appears that the General accompanied by his niece and secre tary, drove to the cemetery, and leav ing his companions outside walked up to the tomb of Madame Bounemain and scattered flowers on it. All the time he appeared to be in a meditative and gloonjy mood, and suddenly draw ing a revolver which he had concealed about him placed the muzzle close to his head and fired. The bullet entered his right temple, death being instan taneous, and the lifeless body of the General fell across the tomb of Madame Bonnemain, who at her death left a large fortune to Boulanger. Since the death of Madame Bonnemain the General has been inconsolable, and has suftersd severely from insomnia. BuurssKLK, October 1. Lei.tovs and telegrams addressed to his wife and daughter were found on | the body of General Boulanger, in , which lie expressed a desire to die, owing to the loss of his mistress. In some political notes left among his papers, Boulanger urges the French Revisionists to persevere with the pro gramme they have sketched out. The General, it appears, had pre viously attempted suicide at the hotel at winch he. was staying, and his friend^ suspecting he would repeat the act consequent on his nervous demeanour, followed him to the ceme tery. On their arrival they found the General so calm and self-possessed that they at once acceded to his wish to be allowed to spend a few moments at Madame Bonnemain's tomb, alone. They had not long retired when the fatal shot was fjred. B.oulanger had often, remarked that his life was a burden, and he wqujd soon die. He had become quite ema ciated and haggard in appearance, A blood-stained photograph of Madame Bonnemain was found next his heart. The General had purchased the vault next to that of the decaased lady, and everything points that the deed was piwiedjtated. Before leaving for the

cemetery h'fr-kissed his mother, remark ing that,he v.ai going to a fate. .' J'aiu>', October 1. The comments in the Paris Press on the 1 General's suicide are half gene rous and half conteinptous.

CONFESSION OF MURDER.

San Fkanoisco, September 30. • . The report of a murder which took place in 1887 has been made, and lias, c.iused considerable excitement. An American citizen has confessed that he and six others, in the year men tioned, murdered twenty-foifr Chinese miners at Snake River, Watla-Wa!ln, in Washington State, and stole 60,000 dollars.worth of gold dust.

INDIGNANT BOERS.

Prktoj.ua. September.. 8), The Boers are highly indignant at the comments made on them in the Transvaal in Lord Randolph Church ill's letters to the " Daily Graphic," and he was burnt in effigy in Pretoria this exening.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE KAIKOURA.

HobarT, October 1. The R.M.S. Kaikoura arrived from London via the Capo at midnight, and sailed again for Wellington at four o'clock this afternoon. She has sixty passengers for Australian ports, and ninety-three for New Zealand.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Svdnkv, October 1. A train became derailed near New castle and capsized. The fireman, Cockroft, who came from Invercargill, was killel

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 30. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Auckland at the request of several citizens, was held to-night, when a resolution was passed protesting ag'rinst the isolation of Auckland from the railway system of the North Island, and strongly urging that the interests of the colony, and especially of Auckland and Tarauaki, would be advanced by the immediate construction of a r-ulway from the Porc toro tunnel to Stratford. A resolution was also passed demanding that the I Government spend forthwith £65,030 already appropriated for this purpose out of the North Island Trunk Railway lo'in, in. extending the railway at the north end frtrsj IVJokau to the tunnel, and that'the resiwle of the special loan be also applied in constructing the line without delay to the Stratford divergence. A committee was appointed to carry out thn object. The South British lns-ura.ee Company's bnlance-sheet for the year ending August 31 shows a ere lit balance of £30,566. Further losses in connection with the liquidation of the Californian business j absorb £'5500; transferred to reserve fund, £10,000 ; transferred to investment fluctuation reserve, £397 ; dividend at the rate of ten per cent per annum, £6>162, leaving a balance to carry; .forward of £8190. The premium income is £50,651 Jess than lh;vt of last year, while the losses and expenses are £112,358 le?s. The loss ratio is 63*80 per cent, and the. expense ratio 22 97 per cent. October 1. In the Supreme Court in banco Mr Justice C-»*iolfy refund the motion for a new trihl in Irwin Lovefct v Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Bou'.l, damages for unskilful treatment. Two women, Elizabeth and Essie Beagley, mother and daughter, have been arrested at IJokianga on a charge of concealing tlie birth of a child who3ts dead body was recently found near Riwene. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to,Animals propose to institute Bands of Mercy among the childien of the community. The report of the Society stati» that good and useful work has been done during the year.

A lad of nine years, Frederick Thomas, died recently at Hakuri, it was supposed from the effects of a fall downstairs. Enquiries since made appear to show that he had been ill-treated, and it is probable that the child's remains will be exhumed.

A bushman, William George Todd, who was suffering from delirium tremens, cut his throat at Kami last night. The wound is not fatal, and he U out of iaiiffqr.

The medical stiff of the Auckland I Hospital to-day ' presented Miss Dixon, who has been in charge of the accident ward for several years, with an illuminated address and other suitable presents in recognition of her aporoaching marriage. At a meeting of the City Council to night a protest was received against per sons being allowed to preach in the Western Park on Sunday.afternoon. The writer of the letter objects that the preaching disturbed the peace, and tlu.i lie had to leave the park in consequence. The Mayor thought that the parks were not places for preaching, and that those who wanted to hear sermons should go to church. However, the letter was merely received. During the meeting a slight dispute arose between Messrs Lennox and Holland, and as Mr Lennox did not think he had been allowed by the Mayor to make sufficient explanation on the matter, lie left the room, declaring that he re signed his seat in the Council, and also his position as one of the Sinking Fund Com missioners far the city. : A petition to his Excellency the Gover nor, objecting to further appointments to the Legislative Council, is in circulation, at the instance of the National Associa tion. The only nominations for the Waikato seat were Messrs W. A. Murray and E. Lake. New Plymouth, October 1. There is some probability of the colony losing Mr Sawers, the dairy expert, as he has been offered the position of manager of one of the Victorian Agricultural Colleges, at a salary much higher than he is receiving in New Zealand. Napier, October 1. The Supreme Court hns been occupied for the last two days in hearing a libel action against the ** Waipawa Mail " by Dr Von Mirbach. Some time ago the '* Mail" contained an article warning people against quacks and unqualified per" sons. Dr Mirabach was not named, but he claims that the article was directed afc him. Two yeara ago he got £250 dam ages from the sa.ne paper for publishing a letter that he was not qualified. The defendants declare thai; the article on which the present actjon is founded re ferred to several travelling quacks then in the district, one of whom the "Hawke's IJay Herald '' has just exposed. The tii> J is not yet concluded. I The Speaker and Mrs Steward are r.ow on a short visit to Napier. Wellington, October 1. ! | The Land Board to-day cinpowere 1 the I Commissioner of Lands to take any steps. he considers necessary to obtain the 1 opinion of a Supreme Court Judge as to the imprqvements required to be effected by selectors in terms of clause 16 of the 'Laud Act, 1887- The Hauroto brought sixty passengers from Sydney. ' The Minister of Public Works states that the Te Aro railway extension will be carried out immediately the plans are; prepared. An inquest will be held on Friday at Palmerston North into the circumstances' surrounding the recent disastrous ike there,

Tho is" aval and Mil fury Seniors and Vcliinfeeis 1 and Ace is about to b<> <jivcn 1 eftect to Orders "have been i-sued by the Minister for Defence to have scrip pre pared, and the Mi.iister of Lands is m-iktm; arrangemenls to Lave the noces sa y t>lucks of land surveyed and laid 1 oft' j With a view to L'ive effect to the Loam In Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, the ( Miniilcr of Lands has ordered a repo't t» l>e prepared by the officers in various dis tiiot* as U) the suitability of land in each ' ili-.tiic\ The Mon T. MoKcnzie leaves for Ohiist i hutch to-moriow, whure he spends a day or two, and then goes on to Palmerston South. ■ ChrhtLin Foxward, Datiisli Conf-u!, fell down in the st; eet last night, while on his w.iy home from a visit to a frion'l. He was carried to his house, but died almost immediately. Heart disease wa.i the cause. He wn,s an architect by profes sion, a native of Copenhagen, and arrived in the colony thirty years a.'jjo; He was : form rly resident in Southland. . Nelson*, October 1. The Bishop of Nelson still lies in a emi-conscious stato. Ho is gr.idu.vlly " getting weaker. Ditnkdin, October 1. Mr Ussher, Disti ict Engineer, leaves for the Otago Central to-morrow to lay out work for the unemployed. The statement telegraphed from Wel lington yesterday that"the Hon Mi' Ward intends visiting Australia is authorita tively denied. The Premier intends taking a trip through the Otago Lake District shortly in order to recruit his health.

A Guarantee Society Manager.

An old acquaintance (writes the Mar ton "Mercury"), hus turned up in con nection with tho Australian bank smashes in the shape of Mr A. H. Malcolm. This gentleman was manager of the Australian Mercantile and Loan Guarantee Company which recently " went hunt;" with a deficit of £110,000. Malcolm drew a nice little salary, and £10,000 was his over draft, when a trip to Europe was pre .sevibed on account of ill-health. At latest dates he had net returned from that : European trip! The depositors would, however like to hear from him, as the whole history of his connection with this precious " Guarantee " Company has been. one of fraud, barefaced impudent rob be;y. Whea we first knew Mr A. H. Malcolm he was a driver of a timber waagon some where in the v'cinity of Saudon 'Then we find him blossoming into Malcolm It — and Co., timber merchants, builders, etc., etc., having sawmills in full work em ploying numbers of huids, erecting premises elsewhere ; in fact, apparently flourishing exceedingly. After a time, however, Messrs Malcolm It— and Co. went into liquidation, much to the s >rrow of R-. Tl en we find Mr A. H. Malcolm as the originator and manager of the Cas well Sound Marble Company, but we novel-saw any of the marble, and the Company Ins long sine?- been wound up. Then wo find him back sgaiu in the Vicinity of his old hunting grounds as Malcolm and Co., land, commission and financial agents, ami then after a few short "mohhs he suddenly disappears, leaving a w'.f.i and fmiily behind 16 be maintained b) her friends, and the district is millu" of a young lidy whose frionds would like to hnvs bad a chancs of tar and feathering the aforesaid waggon-driver, aim- s;t\vtnil!t-r and builder, manager Mf.rblo Company, land, c <m mission and financial'' agent, the manager o? the late Australian Mercmtile, Loan and Guar antee (?) Company. Malcolm was an oily scoundrel, who nude great religious pre tensions, and was at ono tinv; a diligent Sunday School teacher. ,

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

I PUR TRESS ASSOCIATION. J (Received O.tober 2, 10.30 a.m.) IMPERIAL REVENUE. London, October 1. The revenue for the past quarter amounte 1 to £20,000,000.

THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

THE BEN BOW'S GUNS.

Mr J. W. Lawtlier succeeds Sir James Fergusson as political secretary to the Foreign Office.

The Admiralty has given instructions to strengthen the Benbow's 110 tons guns.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

" The Times " says the Russian loan is offered at about 80.

RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

St. Petersburg, October JL. The "Novoe Vremya ", says Eng land had better not interfere ;n the Pamir plateau unless she desires war.

THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.

■Twenty-five million Russians are unable to pay their taxes. (Received-October 2, 10.45 a.m.) St. Petbksuukg, October 1. The merchants of Moscow have sub scribed fifteen thousand pounds to the relief of the distress of the peasantry.

ARGENTINE FINANCES.

Buenos Avres, October 1. The Argentine Government has decreed the issue of a forced psper currency, fixing the premium for gold at 150 per cent. Payments in ;gold are suspended for two years. A new monetary unit has been adopted. The report of the Committee of investiga tion is favorable to the issue o* seven millions, and one-half will be found by the new National Bank.

CANADIAN POLITICS.

Ottawa, October 1. Before proroguing, the Canadian. House of Commons unanimously adopted a petition to the Queen on the lines of the address voted last week, in the direction of abolishing the most favored nation clause in commercial treaties. Mr W Lawrier, Opposition ist, .traversed the arguments of Mr Abbot, the. Premier, in favor of an Empire-Trade,Blague Platform, which he condemned in toto, predicting the failure-of any attempt to establish Na commercial policy on the basis of allegi ance lo the Empire.

THE GUATEMALA REVOLUTION

Paris, October I. The Guatemala Minister here doss not believe tho news of the revolt.

THE DARDANELLES.

■St. ■ pKTBfcsBUitG, Ootober 1. - The Russian Government, .in con- sideration of the recent opeuing of the Dardanelles by Turkey,'renounces its. claim against..-the Porte for oo.rn.pen.sa tion.

COLLIERY ACCIDENT.

London, October 1. [Eight men were killed by a lift acci dentfn the Maesty colliery, Glamorgan- j shire, '

UNKNOWN

(VKK PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, September 30. The American visible supply of wheat is 24,900,000 bushels. " . Wheat has advanced 6d per quarter.

THE REVENUE.

c [PER VH.KSS ASSOCIATION. ( Wellington, October 1. The Customs revenue for the. last month was £136,811, against £155,001 for August, and £128,787 Ltr the previous September. Auckland contributed £32,727, We!- Hngton £29,207, Claistchurch £20,470, Dunedin £28.739. The tola! is exclusive of £920, parcels post for the quarter. • For the six months the Customs re venue shows a surplus above the estimate of £21.000. The beer du*y for the month was £44fi2. The receipts during six months h.ive fallen £4892 below the estiir.nte, but the best months have to come.

Wellington Diocesan Synod.

I —■ ■ ■ ■ I idh I I II , - ... [PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] J Wbllington, September 30. i At the Diocesan Synod a long debate took place on the m >tion that in the opinion of the Synod it is desirable to appoint a commission to inquire into the causes which have Jed to the rejection of the Christian religion as, a .means of education, with authority to communicate with members of other denominations, and to report on the best means to be adopted to remedy the defects in educa tion caused thereby. Th« motion was ultimately lost. A select committee was appointed to con-ider the position and prospects of the Diocesan pension fund with instructions to examine (he feasi biliiy^ of the ,"c'ergy insurance scheme. The Synod passed a motion conveying to Mrs Suter sincere '-sympathy with her in her present-great affliction At; the Diocesan Synod's service, in St. Paul's special prayers, for the Bishop of Nelson were offered up

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER % 1891.



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Putlic Notices TENDERS? WANTED, Tenders for ploughing 130 acre.? Tussock Lund near the j Hinds. Tenders close on FRIDAY, ; October 9. Apply DIXON & COW, 10 5 Tmwnld. MONEY TO LEND, upon Freehold security, m sums to suit bor rowers. Small amounts can be repaid by instalments, if so desired. Apply to Mr C. W. Pcknell, Solicitor, Mont gomery's Buildings. 9 .132 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. NOTICE is hereby eiveu that at an ordinary meeting of the above Board to be held on MONDAY, October 26, at 12 o'clock noon in the Board's Office, West Street, Aahburton, the fol lowing resolution will be submitted to the Board, and, if approved, will be passed aa a Special Order :— RESOLUTION— That in compliance with a petitiou presented to the Boird and signed by two-thirds of the ratepayers of the No. 6 Allenton Subdivision, this Board hereby abolishes the said sub:livVon |*nd consti tutes two new Subdivisions in lieu thereof to be calle'l respectively No. 5 Allenton Subdivision and No. 0 Dromore Sub division. The boundaries whereof ahull be as follow : —-No. 5 Allenton Subdivi sion—Bounded on the north-cast by the I middle of the" Racecourse Road from a ' point opposite the middle of Farm Road, on the south-east by main South Railway to the North Town Bolt of the Borough [ of Ashburton, thence north-westerly along the North Town B^lt to the N< rfch-west Town BAt, thence south-westerly along the North-west Town Belt to the River Ashburton, on the South by the River Ashburton to a point opposite section 59, part of Rural Section 20864, and on the north-west by a straight line drawn from the last mentioned point through Rural Section 20864 to the north-western boundary of ssid section 59, the said north-western boundaiy and the middle of Farm Road to the middle of Racecourse Road. No. 6 Dromore Subdivision —Bounded on the south-east by the Main South Railway, on the north-east by the South Rakaia Road District, on the north-west by No. 4 Subdivision, and on the south west by the River Ashburtou and No. 5 Allenton Subdivision. By Order, JOHN DAVISON, . Clerk. Ashburton, October 2, 1891. 10 14 . I. iialek & Co., I WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, (Next Bank of New Zealand.) PT A VINGr obtained the assistance of t~|- another first-class watchmaker, customers may rely on getting their work done promptly. First class workmanship at Lowest Clnistci'urch Prices. Every description of Gold, and Silver Jewellery made to order or neatly rep-iirccl on the premises. Our special line of Rotheram's English Levers, expressly made to our own order, extra, jewelled, dust proof cases, and all the latest improvements, arc lhe most reliable timekeepers in the world ; satisfaction guaranteed. A few good second-hand English and American levers, Rrtherain's, Erhardt's Bennett's, WalMiains and others in first class |order and nearly new, very cheap and guaran teed. I. SALEK & CO., WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS. (Next of Bank. Ne^ Zealand.)



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1W allied. CASH Advertisements uiutor civs { heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses maybe Wtat this Office. RINK DE PARTS will be open To -1 morrow (Saturday) Afternoon and Evening as usuil,—R. Elston, Lessee. 10 17 WANTED Known.—Special value in Ladies' walking shoos, worth 10s 6d for 6a 6d. W. W. Spencer & Co, The Arcade. 10 .16. mO-MJRROW, Saturday,' at the hour JL of one, Ice Crown by Flower will have been begun. 11. G. Flowish, Con fectioner, East. Street. LOST, a Swat', between Ash burton Saleyards and Tinwald. Finder please leave at.T. Claek's, Tinwald, or H. Paoet's, Ashbuiton. 9 193 WANTED Known.—Special value in Cashmeres fill colours. Hid yard, at W. WfSpencer & Co., The Arcade. 10 h ANTED to Sell. Herbal Beer, best in Ashburton. Mrs Roberts, Triangle. 10 18 WANTED Known—A special line of Cashmeres, all shades, now selling at Is per yard. White Blankets 5s lid per pair.—H. C. Skgkks, Meiford House. "WTA NT E D Known.—Bargains in *»- White Muslins and Embroideries, also fancy \prons, at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." AlfrElJ^nown—A Beautiful Line of French Dress Goods, double width. Is 10|d ; origmfel value. 4s. —H. C. Segeks, Meiford House. WANTED Known. -Grand assort ment of Boots and Shoes for Ladies. Children, and Men" at W. H. Collieiv's, "The Corner.'' WASTTED Known — Being over stocked in Coivets, we have re used every pair. Ladies fnm Is 6d. Cheapest house in town.—H. C. Segebs, Meiford House. =r>ROOKE'.S Carbolised Scaly Blight _|3 C»re is the best of all, bar none. WANTED KNOWN genube Clearing Sale is going on and the Boots are going out Best value yet offered, ten per cent for cash, the very best work and repanrin™ clone nfc once at J. M. Moison's lown Hall, Eaat Street. ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed ; from 52s 61 cash. Robert Alcork, Ashburton Clothing Marl, Saunders' Buildings. EOSLYN, Mosgiel, Kaiapoi, and Ash burton Tweed Suits made to my order from selected patterns. Long and narrow and short and wide as well as ordinary sizes from 40s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. TO Meet the Times. —I am supplying Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection invited. — J, W. Hardley, Eas street. 6£201 WANTED Known— H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and .Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s Gd per foot. H. Dudley, Moore Street. 6§54 "TT7 ANTED Known.—l have a large VV stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept in Btock. —J. W. Hardley, East • treet. 6 J202 fMiEAp RKADING for all Classes.— \J Hundreds of Back Numbers of Monthly and Quarteily Periodicals at Half Price. Several volume* of Standard Works at Cost Price to reduce our Lnrge Stock. Photo and Scrap Albums, Pi.oto Frames —L. F. Axdrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. Publio Notice . TIMARU TROTTING CLUB. T^TOMIN .VI IO> TS will CLOSti on Friday, <Ict.£, 1891 at 9 p.m., at '1.0 SI amrock Hotel, Timaru, for (he following Handicaps : 2-MILE TROT (< pen,", 25 sovs ; noini n itior, 15*. I|-MILE TROT (open), 15 sovs, nomi nation, 15.5; no acceptance. 2-MIL ') TROT (District), 20 sovs. ; liomtnatioPt 20s ; no acceptance. 3-MILE TROT (open), 40 sovs ; nomi nation, 20.5. 2-MILE TROT (open), 15 sovs ; nomi nation, 15s ; i o acceptance. Hand caps, October 9 ; acceptances, with n onination for Maiden Trot, on October 16. W. COLLINS, 10 8 Hon. Secretaty. 189l[ sPrinS &J*umme:\| JBM 1«QI I THB 11891 18 ISHOW OF THE ,SEASO^J iiidii cms goods AT RIGHT PRICES. ECH department of Mir business is now V«plete with the Clioieest Novelties in HOME, FOREKJN, AND COLONIAL MANUFACTURES. For Variety and Value our Stock is "Jnique. We have facilities for buying vhich few other firms enjoy, consequently are enabled to cater for those who . ppreciate New and Fashionable Goxls all the year round. OUR SPECIALITIES ARE - Clothing of Superior Quality, ready-made or made to measure, for Men, Youlhs, Boys, and little B<>yt'. Perfect lit and Newest Shapes. Shirts, Ties, Braces, Belts, Studs* Bags, Rugs, and Dressing Gowns. Tennis and Cricketing Requisites ; Sanitary Under clothing. I»EXT'B OIOVEN For Walking, Riling, anl Driving, also Evening Dress (.Moves. W4 I JEIIPJtOOF COIIN Own Make. For Walk inc.', Riding, and Drivmy. Every garment guaranteed. ;uid all seams sewn. Wateiproof Rug^, Overalls, and Saddle Aprons. HATS. HATS. lIATK. Newest Shapes, Colorings, and Textures to hand. Any description of Hat or C!ap made to order. SKW ZEALAND iIiOTHIVCA F^CTOHY. T W H. WEBBER, \ JJ»i:,ager