DEATH.

Stueet— October 17, »t South Rakaia, Wiixiam, the beloved husband of Selina 6tre«?t, aged 53. The funeral will leav» his late residence at two o'clock on Tuesday far the Rjikaia Cemetery.,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1891. RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA.

The designs of the Russian expedi tion to the Pauiir Plateau have become so evident during the last few days that ifc is not surprising to hear that the countries interested ia that practi cally unknown country are about to take action to prevent encroachment upon their rights. Peaceful methods of settling the points at issue and decid ing upon the spheres of the various countries are to be followed m the first instance, it being stated that a com mission, representing we presume, Britain, China, Afghanistan, an 4 Bugsia, will proceed to the spot and carry ayi the work of delineating the nespecjtiyfi boundaries. Wlwt the value of the work will be when done may be esti mated from the fact that it k only about four years ago, m 1887, that an agreement between England and Russia was arrived at, after extremely protracted negotiations h«4 many ex asperating delays interposed hy ftflwjft, as to the respective spheres of influence ' pf tbeee two powers with regard to;

Afghanistan, and this agreement has not m the slightest degree prevented Russia from maintaining a steady ad vance India-wards. The Khanate of Bokhara has besn practically absorbed by Russia, and the encroachment upon the Pamir Plateau has been the next step. The Plateauisa tract of country, containing somewhere about twenty thousand square miles, situated on the north-east border of Afghanistan, and bounded on the west by Bokhara, on the north by the Sir-Darya district of Russia proper, and on the east by China. British [ndia extends north wards to within eighty miles of the Pamir Plateau, and so far ass is shown by the latest maps, the Indian frontier and the intervening country at this point possess no natural defences, such as a mountain range, that would check , the approach of an invading army, or that, could be fortified .apd garrisoned with that object. The Pamir does not appear to have been actually claimed as British territory,, but it has been recognised, even by Russia, until the other day, as being within the sphere of British influence. This influence came about, according to a Russian official statement, through the Khan of one of the neighbouring states having expelled the Chinese officials from the Pamir, and then placed himself under the protection of the Viceroy of India m return for an annual subsidy—much as the Ameer of Afghanistan is a British vassal, receiving a subsidy of £10,000 a month from the Indian Government. It is thus evident that the recent movements of the Russian expedition amount practically to an invasion of a country under a British protectorate, and the gravity of the situation is obvious. The menace to the Indian empire is also only too apparent. There are, however, aspects of the question on which our informa tion is as yet imperfect. The Indian Government have been promoting ex plorations m the Pamir country for the last two years, and it is possible that it may have been found that it is neither valuable m itself nor as a part of the Indian frontier defence system. In any case, however, the Russian occu pation of the Plateau is not a circum stance that can be regarded without uneasiness by those who desire to pre serve our Indian Empire.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Timothy Healy has at a public meeting " apologised to iLord Spencer for having called him ' the Duke of Sodom and Gomorrah.'" Mr Healy adds that he applied the objectionable description " under an erroneous impression." An almo3t incredible item is to be found m the French census report. It; is said that at a place culled Charettc, m the Department of the Isere, not one birth was registered during 1890. The mayor has taken this fact so much to heart that he has ofFered a premimjfi of lOOfr to every woman of the village who shall give birth to a living child during 1892. Very properly, a ,-reat deal of growling lias been occasioned among sportsmen m Hawke's Bay at the action of the local jockey club m deducting from winners the additional lj per cent., which goes into the Colonial Treasury. At the Napier meeting this tax realised £156, and it lias been proved that the club obtained an additional £66 from odd money. The aeveuteen-year-old boy Pratte, who turned the wrong switch and sent a train on the Manchester Ship Canal Ralway over i»n embankment, causing the loss of eleven lives, has been acquitted of the charge of manslaughter. The magistrates who disposed of the case strongly censured the company for employing boys at switches. The residents m the Dromore district are endeavouring to obtain some improvement to the roads by which they hold communi cation with Asiiburton, and with that view they desire to have the Main South Road, instead of the railway line, made the boundary of the Wakanui and Upper Ash burton Road districts. If this were done the South Road could be me'a'ledand main tained by the two Boards, and be good m all weathers, instead of, as at pre hent, being almost impassable m many places m bad weather. The matter was laid before the -Wakanni Road Board by a deputation at last meeting and was pro mised consideration. Dromore is making great progress, and deserves a decent road. There are now fifty children attending the school there. Last year two ships, the Marlborough and the Dunedin, left New Zealand and were never heard of again, no trace of them ever being found. Some time ago the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company saw a telegram m the papers to the effect that certain British sailors were detained at Good Succegg Bay, Terra dcl|Fuego. Thinking these men might be some of the crews of the two missing vessels, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company suggested to the Admiralty officials that it would be well to verify the truth of this story. The Admiralty adopted the suggestion, and despatched H, MJsL Garnet; on the quest. The Garnet made a most exhaustive investigation, wot only of Good Success Bay, but of the entire ooasfc m the vicinity, but failed to discover any signs of these alleged castaways i and the report of the Garnet to this effect has just been forwarded to the Shaw, SaviU, and Albion Company. Bicycles travel well m calm weather or with a fair wind, bat a strong head breeze makes hard work on the pedals, S.o.a local rider found out tiie other evening as he journeyed toward Lauriston. He had for company pn the road two chums on horse back, bound iov fche B!Vni° rendezvous. A brilliant idea struck wp. of. the chums, and it was soon put to the test This was simply attaching a tether rope to the 'machine, the other end being held by one of the riders, who goon had all hands m rapid motion—tog rapid motion m fact for the cyclist, who soon signalled for the tow rope to be let go, 'Thus was dotuj, but with unfortunate results, as the rope fowled thp wheels of the " bike," and rider and machine suddenly came to earth. 'Ihere were no bongs broken, and the cyclist managed the rgst of the journey without any further towing. This 4ffdgP was a black and dismal failure, bat wijl fffon bg £mprpved jupon it is expected. 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The wife of .Tames CaMer, storekeeper, Rangiora, died suddenly this morning of heart disease. In the A/and P. Association's private'prize list, it should be said that Mr J. O'Shea'a prize is given for the yearling—not foal—by Prince Imperial. .Among the cases set down for hearing at the sittings of the Court of Appeal, which begin at Wellington to-day, is Official Assignee of Wilson's estate v Bank of Australasia. Mr L. Markey's mare Lizard, by Python —Malva, has foaled a chestnut filly to Johnny Faulkner, and his mare Miniature, by Messenger—Solitaire, a chestnut filly to the same sire. Mr Rudyard Kipling, Hie well-known author, arrived at Wellington from London on Saturday, by The Doric, aiid is booked* fc r Auckland. He will probably visit Samoa. The Premier, the Hon J. Ballance* has courteously acceded to the request of the Turhbnli Memorial Committee to unveil the monument to the late Mr R. Turnbull, m the Timaru Cemetery, on October 27. A twelve-roomed hoii3e at Oatnaru, the property of Mrß Leslie, was destroyed by fiie on Saturday morning.-. The house was insured for £400 m the South British, and the funiture for £100 m vhe Norwich Union. A yonng man named James Barr, of Maheno.shot himself en Saturday afternoon. His actions lately had been strange; but he managed to escape observation and got into a room and shot himself dead. On Sunday the Presbyterian pulpits at Ashburton, morning and evening, and Wakanui, m the afternoon, were occupied by Mr William Gavin, Christchurbh, the Rev A, M. Beattie, M.A., preaching m Mount Somers district. At the Christchurch R.M. Court thi| morning, Joseph Flynn was charged with perjury m connection with the recent smuggling case, and was remanded to Monday next. Bail was allowed, accused m £100, and two sureties of £50 each, The Yen Archdeacon Lingard preached at St. Stephen's Church on Sunday at the morning and evening services, and conducted the early Communion service. In the after noon the Yen Archdeacon conducted the service at Dromore. There were full con gregations at all the services. The Minister of Lands will probably visit the district between Timaru and the Mackenzie county during the next few diys to ascertain the suitableness of parts of some of the runs there for settlement. If found suitable they will be reservee for that purpose. A start has been made at Timaru by the Harbor Engineer this morning, with an experiment on the shifting shingle which is accumulating at the breakwater. The Priestman grab dredge lifts the shiri^leanio a hopper, from which it is sluiced along a shoot under the wharf into the hopper of the punt dredge, which carries it away while the hopper is being re-filled. Two hundred tons were got away this morning, and when a few imperfections are remedied the apparatus will work more rapidly. The annual accumulation averages 60,000 yards —jay 2000 tons a week The concert m aid of the prize fund of the Ashburton School, which comes off to morrow evening m the Oddfellow's Hall, promises to be a most enjoyable one. The programme is printed m full m our adver tising columns, and comprises, as will be seen, items by|several performers whose names are sufficient guarantee for the excel lence of the music to be given, both vocal and instrumental. We may, however, call special attention to the singing of the chil dren who, under Mr L. Owen's guidance, render their little songs with much sweet ness. The first report on the British census contains some additional information to that which has already been published. It seems that although the female population is m a majority of 899,778, there are more riitvle3 than'females born. The discrepancy arises from the fact that the males are more liable to premature death from accidents, that three males emigrate for every female, and that men serving m < hi armj, Davy, and merchant service abroid and on the seas arc not enumerated. But for these circumstances there would be a husband for every woman. The principal cause lor the decline m the rate of increase m the population during the last decade is that the excess of births over deaths, or natural increase is less. The attempt to take a census of the number of families has not been very successful, but approximately, there are 6,000,000 families m England and Wales—being an increase of half a million during the ten years. The number of in habited houses m London, exclusive of the city, which his 5819, is 557,134. A Dalziel telegram, dated "New York, August 18, states :— Great indignation has been excited all over America by the con duct of Thompkins, the private secretary of the Governor of South Carolina; who re prieved a condemned couple on the scaffold i on Friday after their legs and arms had been pinioned and the noose adjusted. Itappears that Thompkins travelled leisurely for half a day with the reprieve m his pocket, it having been giving him day 3 before by the Governor, to be used or not, as his judgment dictated. He arrived at the gaol on Friday, was present at all the arrangements for the execution, and m the condemned cell urged the two victims to confess. He was present when the miserable mother bade her last farewell to a prattling three-year-old daughter. He followed the procession to the scaffold, stood at the foot of the stairs, and heard the last words said, and when all hope of a 'confession was past and the trap was about to be sprung, presented his papers to the sheriff, Had the condemned under the terrible strain uttered a word which could have been construed as a confession, they Would now be dead. Their sentences have been commuted by the Governor to imprison ment, with hard labor, for life. The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test is, eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, head the official reports that accom pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Gi-icfswald, reports :-—.The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful m very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scaldiugs, broken ribs, and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881 )d m diseases of the kiilneys, either active con gestion or suppression^ (vjftumai) or albunii, nuria, dropsy, lithargy, no,thing wiil equal m its action Eucalypti Extract. J^osi.es, five to six drops. Mosler, M.D.i ProfessQri University, Gricswald, rtfports :—Diphthe ria. T-qnafls eontinjiaHy coherent presenting ulcers with whi\i(i fixudatyits. Cured m four teen days. Surgical Clinic qf Pro.f, Mfjntyl'e, College of Physicians and Surgeons,'-at. Louis—Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Eucav Jypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured m fourteen days. —Advt ________«_ 4

The Weather.

ALfORI) STATION.

The following is fne Meteorological report for the weik ending October 18, 1891 ;«r

Rainfall during the past week H inches. Rainfall from October J., 2;7 ihc'lies.

''Kkatino's Powder" destroys Bugs Fleas, Motlia, beetles, and all other insects, Whilst quite harmless £o cjpmestic aniwals. In exterminating JBeetles jthe stuffs $f this powder is extraordinary. ' jti is""perfectly gjlcin m application. See the article you purchase is " K;E4Tmf;'sf," p are nQxious and ineffectual.' m Ti^3, 6d, js, ana s§ ea e»o&, fy & 9i>?#ts, i

POLITICAL.

BANQUET TO THR HON J. McKENZIE.

The complimentary banquet to the Hon J. McKenzjp, given by his constituents, at Palmerston, on Friday night, was attended by about -150 persons, all tho hall could seat at table. -Mr James Scotr, the mayor, took the chair, and the com pany included the Hoiih .1. Ballance find Ward. Sir R Stout, Mr S. Shrimski, M.L.C., and Messrs Earnshaw, Pinkerton, Duncan, Hall-Jones, Hutchison, Mcln tosh, Carncross, and Pratt, membeis of the Houso. The Minister of Public Works and Colonial Secretary, and others sent apologies. Replying to the toast of His Excel lency's advisers, the Hon J. Bailance said that it had been the earnest en deavour of the Government to meet as far as possible the expectations of the people of the colony, and a government that was afraid of criticism was not worthy of its position. Referring to the new taxation, the pri mary object he said, was to make the land bear a fair share of taxation, which it had hitherto escaped, and he believed the effect would also be to c:iuse the bursting up of some of the large estates. He was *ati fied it would cause more people to settle on the land.,. The Government asked to be judged by v their actions, and if this were done, the criticism to which they had been subjected would have very little effect. -As. to the measures rejected by the Council, tho Government <licl not mean to abandon them, but were determined to make them still more liberal and more acceptable to the great mass of the people, and to rein trod uee them into the upper chamber, under more favourable circumstances then those of last session. There was unquestionably party government m the Council. With life terms the popular will never could have a voice m that body, but with the seven year tenure and the addition of new members, he had hopes that tho majority of the Lower House would not be thwarted m the Upper House. If there was no other alternative he would vote for the abolition of the Upper House. The Hon. J. G. Ward also replied to the toast. The attacks levelled against the Government were mainly three-fold. First, that their policy was against; the interests of the farmers ; secondly, that it was such ass to create a want of confi-, dence m the country ; and, thirdly, that it would have the effect of driving money from the colony. He regarded these objections a3 absurd. Farmers would be relieved by the £3000 exemption and by tho concessions m regard to stock, and there was no foundation for the other charges. It was to be regretted that there was a tendency to write the Colony down m the interests of party. Nothing could be more disastrous to the colony than for those who are distant to read the avticles which appeared m some of our leading journals, and unfortunately there was reason to believe that some of those articles were written m the interests of party. All that the Government asked whs that, their policy should receive a .fair tiial. So far it had not had an oppor tunity of beins; fairly tried, and until it had it was preiiiature t;o say that the Government were trying to do something that was disastrous to the colony. Tn responding to the toast of his health the Hon J. McKenzie, who was received with loud and continued applause, first thanked those present for the way m which they had honored him that night, and then went on to say :— It had been said that he wanted to do away with free hold m land. Now, the Bill that he; brought before Parliament had the full sanction of his colleagues, and ifc provided that anyone wishing to purchase land for cash could do so. Ho could* either pur chase it on deferred payments, if he had no csvbh to buy it with, or t.e could take it up en perpetual lease. The Bill, how ever, provided that there should be no more large estates with very few im provements made upon; them. It waa intended that there should be no mo:e speculation m land, and ho <isked what possible hardship could it do to .'my one who wished to become a bond fide settler, who wished to improve bis hind. The very clause of the Bill that was made S) much noise about was similar to a clause m the Land Act when he first took up land m the colony. Then no one could get a Ctown grant upon lund which he had taken up from the Crown until a certain number of improve ments had been made upon the land. Settlers got on well under that system of 1 md tenure until the sons of Balial arrived inNewZealand. (Laughter and applause.) These gentlemen, as soon «s they arrived, made laws to suit themselves, and they enacted that it was not necessary to make improvements on the land, and that was the first of the creation of big estates m Otago, He noticed that the Tory Press of the colony wanted to make out that the Premier and himself had a difference of opinion m to accepting the amendments made by the Legislative Council m his Bill* But not a word of it was true. If he had accepted the amendments he would simply have got a consolidating measure,, and the Liberal provisions would have been torn from the Bill. All who knew him knew that he would not be a party to anything of that sort. (Applause.) The Legislative Council got their instructions from the Tory Press of the ccJony to re ject McKenzie's Lfj-nt} Bill—daughter and applause) - and he had seen m spores of papers, sia^ or eight weeks before the Bill came before the Upper House that the Council would never pass the Bill. No man of honor could any longer hold his seat as Minister of Lands if he was to be dictated to—by '{whom ? Who were the leading spirits m the Legislative Council m dealing with his Bill ? They were the , Manager of a Mortgage Com pany, the head of a financial firm m Chrishchurch, and one of the biggest landowners m the col»ny. (Applause.) •.■•Those were the three men who were driving his Bill to destruction, (Laughter.) Was he to accept the dicta tion of tfyese men rf If lie hfd done so lie should be worthy of the scorn of the people he represented. (Hear, hear), j There had been a lot of criticism about! the proposal m his Bill that one man sh/oujd' liayp o,no run, but he had gone very caret ally into the matter, and ho fount}, that so long as the present law continued m existence, and large companies mono polised the pastoral runs m this colony, we would lose very much by it. At the present time there were 163 runs ldt m the colony, and they were held by thirteen lessees. These runs contained g,038,2^ acve^ and carried about one million sheep, Tho annual Kent was about 3d per acre, or a total rent of lid per sheep. He was- confident m his own mind that the country was worth more money than they got for it—(hear, hear) —and that if the land were occupied by s>»yt-ll ownonj more revenue would bo derived from it- Jso pvfigoeijed to give a number of other instances of large blopks of land being neld by Companies which were only yielding a unall rent, ; and pointed out that if they were m thehjjvhds of small owners it would be all the bettor for the colony. He was qonvinced that this Bill would yet pass the Legislative Council, and that it would yet become the corner stone upon which the future iland policy of this country would be built. (Laughter and ap'plausd.) After referring to what he had already,'.achieved to settle , people on the land, and eulogising; the Liberal party'foil' what t|iey had done, last session, and for the manner m which they liad conducted themselves m the Hduse, Jieeoncrude^'by saving that it would be his earnest-endeavor to always be worthy of. tjjeconfidence'tfyajb was reposed inbiift

by »is supporcC'in at the present time, and he hoped that he would never do anything to disgrace his constituency. (Loud applause.)

FARM NOTES.

Mi W. Brown, the principal of the JDookie Agricultural Uolloffe, Victoria, has been telling the British people what he thinks of Greater Britain from a farmer's standpoint. He predicts an immense future for Australian agriculture, but urges constant attention to the best breed ing and management of sheep. He thinks Australian sh< ep runs can be immensely benefited by better shelter, more water, and more subdivision of paddocks for changes. Everybody lias heard of Sir John ■ Lawes and the famous and long-continued wheat-growing experiments carried on at Rothamstead. Dr Gilbert has just noti fied to the New Zealand Agency that h'ilf-a-doaen octavo volumes and three qnarto volumes- have been presented to the School of Agriculture, Canterbury. Dr Gilbert himself sends a volume, thus making the presentation consist of ten volumes of records on wheat growing and all that appertains thereto, which >is cer tainly quite unique. The Adelaide wool sales commenced or September 24, and the attendance oi buyers was the largest which had beer witnessed at any opening sale m Adelaide, and m addition to the local speculators il included representatives from the principal buying tlims m Europe, many of whom had.not heretofore attended this market, The Competition Was most animated, and they sold every bale on their catalogue, either m the sale room or iinmediatelj alter ; but, comparing prices with those ol the opening rates last year, values art quoted . from 7|d to 10 per cent. dewn. Exception, however, has to be taken m the case of some clips which are superioi ingrowth and condition to that of the previous season, V Prices for igreasj merino ranged front 6sd to ,7£d per lb. Colonel Gorton, well-known as an auc tioneer and stock agent m the Rangitikei district, is just now on a visit to the 01c Country, and he has heen looking at some of the Old Country sheep fairs. ■ In « letter to a friend by a late mail he says —" The Suffolk sheep are coming greatlj to the front, and are, without doubt, tlu best black faced sheep 1 have seen, having very large frames ; and the butchers lik« them,-as they do not ru'i to fat so much as the Lincoln, and are delicious ebting. The auctioneer told me his son on his farm killed a wother eighteen months old weighing 1601 b. They never keep'them beyond that age, and generally sell them as two-tooth. I will get the exact weights tfronra man thoroughly to be relied on, and such will astonish you. I feel son vincerl these sheep would do splendidly hi New Zealand, and would be just the kind to cross with bur old Lincoln ewes fot tarly lambs. They would yield splendid lambs, big m frame and heavy m weight, and be good doers. I saw the cross be tween the Cot .wold and the Suffolk ewe, and the resulb was excellent. Of course what; is against the Suffolk is that they only clip about 61b of wool. I don't think they come on as fast as other sheep, but I aiti told they would live where other sheep would not. lam much taken with >tliem for crossing our old ewes to get lambs, and will further post myself up about them, but the sheep to my fancy for a general flock "-ia undoubtedly the Outs wold, . I like them better than the Lincoln ; they are bigger m carcass, nearly as good m wool, and the wool Is finer." A Midland (Texas) telegram to Dateiel says: —"General Dyreuforth-and the rain-makers are jubilant. The; first im portant experiments have been a great success. Rain was made to fall on Tues day fcom \ sky which, when they began, was cloudless, and from Which''no fafmer woukl have looked for rain inside of a week) and they claim that the rani was undoubtedly caused by their explosion of oxyhydrogen balloons, rackarock powder, and dynamite. At 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternnon a large baloon ascended from C Ranch, where the scientists had their headquarters, and 25 miles from Midland. The balloon was sent up about a mile and a< quarter and then exploded, the report sounding like a stunning thunderclap. The sun at thic time was sinning brightly, the sky was blue, and there were only a few small clouds to be seen, The weather instrument showed the air to be remark ably dry, and the barometer indicated ■fair leather. Ten minutes after the ex plosion, a string of kites was set flying, and when high m; the , air the dynamite attached" to their tails was exploded. Then large quantities of blasting powder were scattered on the ground over a space two miles square, and exploded by elec tricity. The noise was like the firing of successive batteries of artillery. The smoke arose to a height of 200 ft, and was soon afterwards beaten down by torrents of rain. The sky. had quickly beepme overcast, the baroriieter began falling ten minutes after the balloon explosion, and: the rain was heavy, the storm centre being over C Ranch. Ranchmen and; em ployes along the line of the Texas Pacific report that the storm extended over the areaof 1000 miles. The, explosions were heard plainly at Midland, and on ranches 40 miles away people heard them and sup posed them to be thunder. More ela borate experiments will take place, thft rancljrtyen and townspeople being scepti cal ff to the cause of Tuesday's rain ;j but General Dyrenforth says that he will con vince, evp.rybody within a week." ■ The following estimate of the 1891 wheafcerop of the world, issued by the authority of the Hungarian Minister of Commerce, with a comparative statement of the actual cropa of the four preceding years njay be takeii as a fairly reliable 'sumniarv of the situation, viz. :—

SPORTING.

ENGLISH RACING.

(VKR i'KESS ASSOCIATION.) London, October 16. The Fourteenth Challenge Stakes at Newmarket was won by Colonel North s Sir Frederick Roberts, Mons Meg being the only other starter.

SYDNEY NOTES.

Sydney. October 17. Mons Meg's dam is dead. Mr Hordern has refused £10,000 for Nordenteldt.

MELBOURNE NOTES.

Mblhouknb, October 18. Owing to the presence of welshers m the paddock at Caulfield races yesterday, a'large number of backers of winning horses were left lamenting. The ring Was heavily struck over G'Naroo's victory m the Cup. Besides his name is coupled with almost everything which is thought to have a show for the Melbourne Cup. Bungebah ran a jjreat horse, but Gains ford made a blunder m attempting to get up on the inside, a furlong 'from home, where the favorite made a tremendous i run. Gatling also ran well. Stromboli, Highborn, and Belgiorno, did good work this morning, and Payten is confident that the first named will show m the Derby a reversion of the Guineas running.

VICTORIA AMATEUR TURF CLUB'S MEETING.

THE CAUFIELD CUP DAY. Melbouknb, October 17. The weather for the closing day of the Victoria Amateur Turf Glub meeting was overcast and threatening, but no rain fell, and as the day wore on the sun shone brightly. There was an finernious atten dance. The New Zealander, Stern* chaser, who is riot nearly wound up, made a brilliant run m the opening event, the Maiden Plate, and coming right from the rear when nearing the post made a dead heat of it, finishing like a bulldog. He should run a great horse for the blue ribbon of the Victoria Racing Club. His splendid proportions were generally ad mired and it was nothing but want of con dition that failed to get him home m the run otF. Considerable interest was cen tered m theCauliield Cup for which Bun gebah held pride of position right .up tj the start and. was firm at 2to 1. G'Naroo the winnei, was backed heavily during the previous evening. He won pretty comfortably at the finish and his victory was extremely popular amongst the rank and file backers. The following are the results:— Maldgn Plate, of 3 soys each with 200 added; 1 mile. ..— Villieis, 7st 71b (Mcftowan) 1 ; 7st Tib (White) 2; Havilab, Bnt 121 b (Huxley) £ Eisht started. Betting—:7 to 4 on Sternehaser, 4 to 1 Villiers and Havi lah. Villiers jooked all o^er the winner, at the distance \ but Bternchaser came with a late run and finishing gamely made a dead heat of it. The owners decided to run it off, and 5 to 4 was laid on Mr Gotland colt; but Villiers won by a head; Time lmin 404-sec. Nursery Handicap, of 3 soys with 200 added ; 4. 1 > furlongs.—Moon ray, Bst 21b (Huxley) 1; Happy. Jack, 7st 81b (Thomas) 2 ; Onyon, 7st 91b (West.) 3. Eighteen started. Betting—6 to 4 against Moon ray,. 4to 1 Inheritance and Happy .Jack. Won by a head m 57sec. iSkixin« Rack, of 200eovs ;' 5 furlongs. —The Loon, Sst (Collins) 1; Vascoso, 7ofc nib (Tomlin. 2 ; Spiffin, 7st 9! b (Cm-tin) 0 Tw.lv'o ntavtjj. Bj.'-Ls^ — 7 to 4 against Hogmonay, 10 to 1 The Loon. Wen by a length and a half. Tini'j—lmin 3|sec. THECAPLFiBLDCcpof3OOOso\'s ; 1-J mile. G'Naroo, 7st 131 b ... (Morrison) . 1 Forest King, 7st 61b... (McGowan) 2 Cloimrd, Sstllb, m. 71bspeu. (Harris) 3 The other starters were-Bungebah, Teksuni/Tarcoola, Gresford, "Enuc, Glad stone, Gatlirig, Mitre, Mikado 11., Dillon, Ronald, Lap'ston'ej Duiidte, Norbert, Glen ■ loth, Burlesque, Knight of the Garter, Stromboli, Albemavle, Sadim, Aster;' and Portsei. . .... ; : Betting-^-2 to 1 against Bungebah,;s to jl G'Naroo, 8 to 1 Clbiiarcl, Dilloi*, \ and ' Glenldth, 12 to 1 Forest': King; 25 ;to 1 Teksum, 32 to 1 Alberiiprle, sOtblSadina and the^liers.V',? . ' '''" '"'' ';;": *'V .*■<!, ■ 1 G'Naroo decupled a! position \ on tlie ex treme inside, with Glenloth and Aster next to him ; Bungebah was m the centre) of the. field, alongside Stromboli 'ancl Albemarl©, 'and the outside horses were Sa^im, Knight of the Garter, Lapstone, and Enuc. ; When t!io flag fell the [field , moved away to a fair start, Forest King being the first to show m front of Mitre, Dundas, Gresford and Glenloth. At the ' distance post Mitre supplanted F6rost King, after whom came Portsea, Bubge bah, Gresford and Dundas. Passing the stand Mitre held a half length's lead from Glenloth, the pair being followed' by Portsea, with Albe marle last. As they left the straight the colors of Mitre and Portsea were con spicuous at the head of affairs ; then came Glenloth, Bungebah, Gresford, Gatlii.g, Dundas, Gladstone, and DilLn. At the mile post Mitre had taken command of the field, and was runniag just clear of Glenloth, these being followed by Sadim, Bungebah, Gresford, Forest King, Glad stone, and Lapstone, with Ronald last. Bresting the hill, Mitre and Sadim were nearly on equal terms, closely pursued by Dundas, Bungebah, Teksum, Gresford,. I and Dillon. At the far turn Mitre and i Sadiiu werQ racing neck and neck with 1 Lapstone, Gatling, Bungebah, and Glad : gtone next. Here G'Naroo made a foi ward move, and-he was surely threading his way through the field. , Approaching the bend he had passed most of the field and was on the quarters of Mitro, who was ! with Teksum, and then followed Dundas, Dilloiij Clonard, and Forest King, m that prdpr. lN earing the straight Tarcoola came with a rush, and he followed GN'iroo as they turned for home, with Dundas, Mitre, and Bungebah next. G'Naroo came out at the distance post and it was soon apparent thac he held th,e others safe, Forest I£iqg m,adc a desper ate effprt to get 6.11 terms with the son of St. Albans, but Morrison kept the latter going, and he passed the post a winner by a length from Forest King, who finished a neck m front of Clonard, Glen loth fourth, Dundas fifth, Tarcoola sixth, Aster seventh, Gatling eighth, Norbert ninth. Bungebah and Ronald next. The rearmost division included Kriight of the Gartqr, Teksum, Gresif'ord and Enuc, Oj>en Handicap Steeplechase, of 5 soys each, with 300 added ; two miles and a half.—Waiter, lOst lOib (Underwood). 1; Claret. 10.it (Griffen),' 2 • Beggar Boy, list 91b (McLoughlan), 3. Eleven started. Betting—s lo 2 against Caledonian, p t« 1 Messenger, Gto 1 Walter. Won by two i lenetlhs. Tjme—4inin a6sec Windsqk Handicap, of 3 soys each, , with 250 added j six furlongs.—Sainfoin, 7st 81b (O'Neill), 1. Steoltrap, 7«t 71b (Thomes), 2; Stone Design, 6st 101 b (Liddiard), 3. Seventeen started. Bet ting —4 to 1 against Sainfoin, 5 to 1 Stone Design. Won by six lengths. Timef-

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THE SYDNEY BIGAMY CASE.

I . London, October 16. The Privy Council has had fully be fore it the Imperial Act under which the conviction of the Rev Dr McLeod, m Sydney, to three years' imprisonment for bigamy, was quashed, a.nd the Council expresses the opinion that no jurisdiction lies whore the bigamy was committed m a foreign country.

'■■■■'■"■*■ STII HENRY PARKES.

It is rumored m London that Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South WaleSj will succeed Sir Saul Samuel as Agent-General for tha^fc colony. ,1

MR SPURGEON.

The Rev 0. H. Spurgeon continues to improve m health, and will shortly leave on a visit to. Mentone, France^ which is frequently visited by invalids owing to the mildness of the climate, *

DEFAULTING BANKER.

It has been ascertained that the manager of the English Bank of the River Plate which suspended payment a few months ago, has embezzled. £8000.

THE PAMIR PLATE All.

The Imperial Government are await ing a report from Captain Younghus band before com ing .to any decision as to the action which they will take with regard to the delimitation of Pamir i Plateau.

OBITUARY,

The Dowager Marchioness of Ayles bury, relict of'the 3rd Earl of Ayleis bury, is'dead, aged 77." ;

iri^h affairs;

Mr T. Healey, M.P., threatens to make startling disclosures m reference to the conference at Boulogne between Mr O'Brien and the late Mr Parnell. Mr O'Brien, m a letter to the "Free man's .Journal," says that at the Bou-, logne conference the Parnellites con sented first to Mr Dillon and afterwards to himself taking the leadership of the party. He published a letter of thanks from Mr Parnell for the manner m which he had carried on the negotia tions on'the subject. Mr fc Harrington, Secretary of the Irish League, challenged Mr O'Brieh to produce a document con jirmiug the statements contained m his letter to the "Freeman's Journal "as to what took- place at the Boulogne conference respecting the leadership of the Irish party.

MR DE COBAIN.

Mr De Cobain, M.P., who is wanted on a criminal charge, is seriously ill.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

It is proposed to ' hold a national celebration m honor of the Prince of Wales fiftieth birthday.

SALVATION ARMY HOME.

A meeting of ratepayers has by a large majority decided to oppose General Booth's proposal to build a Salvation Home on the Thames embankment.

GOLD FOR THE ARGENTINE. 1

A syndicate of London financiers are shipping a large quantity of gold to the Argentiue Republic, where stocks are recovering consequent on the new Bank Bill having been passed by the Senate and Chamber.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

Mr Mann says that the workmen arc renouncing both the Tories and Liberals, and that they demand an equitable division of work and wages. London. October 17. The president of the Architectural Association has agreed to arbitrate m the carpenters' dispute. Already one hundred firms have conceded the de mands of the men. The War Office claims the sum of £3000 from the Liverpool dock com panies for assistance rendered during the strike last year. Paris, October 17. The glass-workers, who went on strike, have been prosecuted for a breach of contract, and each of them fined £i. It is estimated that the loss lo the em ployers while the men are out is 12s 6d per day.

NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS.

Loxdon, October 18, The " Standard," m referring to the political crisis m New South Wales, declares that any Governmenttrying to satisfy the new' claims of the labor party -will be driven into an even more precarious position than that of the party led by Sir Henry Parkes. The English press generally refer m terms of regret to Sir Henry's rumoured retirement from political life. 1 The "St James' Gazette alleges that financial anarchy and confusion will reign supreme m New South "Wales, and that the local newspapers suppress information as to the dismissal of Sir' Henry Parkes, which, it believes, re moves the only guarantee of the safety of British investors. It adds that the recent loan was obtained under the •xcuse of conversion, and was absorlftl by accommodation bills.yrith the lccal banks. - ,-

THE PARAMATTA'S MUTTON.

It lias been ascertained from a, super ficial examination that the Paramatta's frozen mutton is m fair condition, and that only a few - of. the carcases are soft, . "

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR BONDS.

The " Economist"advisesthe Premier of New Zealand to change New Ply mouth bonds for New Zealand 4 per cents., which are cheap. , TARANAKI RESOURCES. The Taranaki Iron and Petroleum Company, with a capital of £125,000, has been registered.

THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

New York, October 16. The Methodist Conference closed its sitings yesterday, consequent on con tinued disorder arising out of the offen sive remarks cf Mr J. H. Atkinson, M,P. for Boston, England, Mr Atkin son is the member who, shortly before the prorogation of the British Parlia ment, was suspended' for a week for disrespect to the Speaker.

A HOAX. !

New York," October 18. j The reported wreck • 'ot* steamer off Newfoundland with a large losa of life turns out to be a ho^x. ■' " '

RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA.

/ Hong Kong, October 18, Tjie, Chinese troyernnient fear that Russia is trying to.advance ou +lie

1 frontier of Kashgar, and some uneasi- I ness has been occasioned.

KILLED IN A STREET ROW.

Valparaiso, October 18. Four sailors belonging to the United States warship Baltimore were killed m & street row m Valparaiso.

THE DARDANELLES.

Constantinople, October 18. The Sultan is hurrying forward the further fortification ot the Dardanelles.

THE ARGENTINE GOVERN MENT.

■ Buenos Ayrjbs,; October 18. . A split has taken place m the Cabi net of the Republic, arid General Roca, Minister of the Interior, has resigned.

ROYAL VISITS.

Rome, October 18. It is rumored that King Humbert will pay a visit to the Czar m the summer, and that the Italian fleet will accompany His Majesty, St. Petersburg, October 18. The Czar's early visit to the Em peror of Germany is officially an nounced.

THE RUSSTAN JEWS.

The expulsion of Jews from the southern districts of Russia has been ■topped.

THE RIOTS IN ROME.

JRoMB, October 16. The Vatican is angry at the recent pilgrimage incident, declaring that it was instituted by the Government m hopes that it would lead to the expul sion or murder of the Pope.

GERMAN MILITARY SERVICE.

Berlin, October 16. It is thought possible|that the length of the term of military service will be reduced. Several battalions, composed of men enrolled only for two years, have b»3n created.

AUSTRALIAN.

SEVERE WEATHER.

Sydney, October 18. A heavy gale and snowstorm have been experienced m the Co~ m*kdistrict s and much damage has been done. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS, SynjiKY.'October 16. It is expected the Government will tender their resignation on Monday.

THE INFLUENZA.

Hobart, October 17. The influenza is spreading over the I colony m a mild form. THE ROTOMAHANA. The Rotomahana on her first trip between Melbourne and Launceston broke the record, held by Messga Huddart Parker and Co* Steamer Googee, proving herself the Jfaatcifc ocean going passenger steadier m Australasia.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(ilSßorne, October 16. Last night a fifteen-Domed house, which was being erected for Liput.-Col. Porter, was destroyed by fire.' The builder was Mr J. Ponsford,', w,ho, states that the house would have been 1 completed m three weeks' time. He is insured m the New Zealand Office for £4so, but estimates his loss at £100 above that. The origin of the lire is a mysteryr Last week another house nearly completed was destroyed m a similar manner, arid it is thought there must lie aa incendiary about. An inquiry will be held tomorrow, Waipawa, October 15. The case of the Hawke's Bay,"Rabbit Board against the Hon. J. D. v"Ormond was commenced yesterday and closed to-day, the information being dismissed , with costs. Great interest was taken m the proceedings, which embraced the I history of the, rabbits, m, the .southern portion of the HawkeY Bay djstirict for i the last two years. The R.M, considered thflt Mr Ormond had taken the hqcensary steps on the receipt of notice* Mr Ormond refused costs, stating;, that his only object was to clear himself of the aspersions cast oh him by the Inspector, .Wellington, October 16. A meeting .of the committee appointed to take steps to form a North Island Dairy Association was held to-day,- when it was decided, owing to'the small number cf satisfactory replies to the citoukr sent out since list meeting, not to preeeed with the formation cf an Association, but to join the Middle Island Association.

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H.M.S. CORDELIA.

London, October 18. H.M.S. Cordelia,- which is at present on the Australian-station, will shortly be recalled. Her place will not be taken by any other vessel.

CHRISTIE MURRAY'S

BANKRUPTCY. - Mr David Christie Murray, who has heen declared bankrupt, asserts that he has no assets. >

TRADE IN THE ZANZIBAR.

Despite the rivalry of German ship ping coinpapiev the. quantity of cargo conveyed to., i Zanzibar k by t British vessels has doubled during the last six months. , - ; -.

AFRICAN RAILWAY.

" The Times " states that the English Government has decided to aittist m the construction ,_pf. a railway from Mombassa to Uganda.' f

SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE.

New York, October 18. Irvine Evans, an. American million aire and speculator, has. committed suicide. . • .

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, October 18. HonrP.-Garneau, Commissioner of Public Works for Quebec, has assumed the responsibility of the payments m connection with the Baie Chaleur rail way, and denies that M. Merrier, Premier 1 of Quebec, was guilty of corrupt practices.

MADAME MELBA AS OPHELIA.

Paris, October 18, Madame Melba scored a/ great 'riumph on her reappearance as Ophelia m Hamlet. '■■'•• '

DUTY ON FLOUR.

The Chamber of the Corn Trade urges the imposition o,£ a duty oh foreign

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