The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1891. VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS.

The demand for land m small sec tions for settlement that has been manifested during the last few months, since it became evident that the harvest was a failure and that employment for farm workers would m consequence lie scaree ■> dv ring the wi nter, has sh«wn i that the system of Village Settlements really meets a wanton the part of farm labourers—this category including con tractors for the various branches of farm work, such as ploughing, harvest ing, threshing, hedge-trimming and so on, whose employment is intermittent and leaves them with much spare time on thoir hands. These men are at the present time m a particularly bad position. Their harvest cheques are unusually small, and the poor harvest has left farmers without the where withal to employ labour during the winter. The men therefore are left to their own resources, and to provide themselves with inexpensive houses with a bit of land for cultivation they look to the Village Settlements, only to find that every ssction is occupied. The Minister of Lands has taken up the matter earnestly, and will provide, as far as is m his power, suitable land m suitable localities' for this class of settlement. He has also by an Order m Council issued fresh conditions to meet the present unfortunate condition of the laboring community, of which the most important provides that it shall not be necessary for anysettler to pay any rent for the first two y.sars from the date on which the first rent is due. The unpaid two years' rent shall be added to the capital value of the land, and thereafter the rent will be payable ] on such increased capital value, or the settler may pay off the arrears of rent at any time. The first payment of r«nt is due on the Ist day of January or Ist clay of July next ensuing after the lapse of six months from the dates of the selection and advances respec tively, " advances " being the sum not exceeding £10 which may be advanced to a settler to assist him m the erection of a house on his selection); a settler may therefore be on the land for nearly three years before having to make any payment for rent —a great boon m these hard times. Some difficulty will be found m this district m providing suitable land. It is recognised by the Minister that the 'Settlements must be so situated as to be contiguous to places where the settlers have a probability of obtaining employment for a considerable part of the year ; it is not contemplated that the sections shall be isufficient to en tirely support the settlers. We trust that the difficulties of obtaining land will soon be overcome, so that the many industriousworkingmenwhohave little or no prospect of employment during the winter, may be able to get on their selections before the bad weather set m.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Doric arrived at Plymouth on Wednes day morning last, with meat m good order. The official enquiry into the loss of the Kakanui commences at Dunedin on Thursday next. It was announced some time ago that Mr W. P. Reeves had retired from the editor ship of the "Lyttelton Times." Chang, the famous Chinese giant, has be come a naturalised British subject and an earnest religious worker. Mr Hugh McLean, ilu well-known hotel keeper at Ainberley, died yesterday morning. He was one of the oldest identities of Noith Canterbury. The ketch Spray, of Lyttelton, owned by Mr J. Joyce, was totally #wrecked m the south-west squall on Tnursduy night, at Island Bay, near Akaroa. The crew were saved, The prizes won by the members of the Christchurch City Guards were preheated last night by Major Stewart, the tirst com mander of the corps. Musical Lady: " Wouldn't you like to be able 'to play and -^sing, my little man?" Johnny: " No. I wouldn't like to have folks say nasty things about me as they do about you." Dr Maodonald of Dunedin, has been advised by the Minister of Lands that a supply of Dr Koch's lymph has been arranged for, and will be m Dunedin about the end^of this month. The best leg is the man's. That of the young child, m which the Italian schools of painting delighted, has neither movement nor supporting strength j and the feminine leg has curves somewhat toj abrupt, too much shortened, for ideal beauty. •' Papa," asked Johnny of his father, wlo ( graduated m '58, " what is the meaning of 'semper fidelis?'" "Always fiddling, my son. It is a term applied to the Emperor Nero, who swam the Hellespont while Rome was bnrning," replied the old man. 1 he larc «st Christian place of worship m the world is the church of St Peter's, m I Rome, which has capacity for a congrega tion of 54,000 persons. St Paul's Cathe dral, London, will hold a congregation of 26,000. The Alameda with the English mails of February 24, left San Francisco for Auckland on March 17, two days late. The Mariposa with the Colonial mails of February 20, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on March 19, the contract date. The election of a member of the Ha np stead Town Board, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr W. Fawcett took place yesterday. Mr James Elliott, 42 votes, was the successful candidate ; the other candidates, Messrs W. Mcßae and W» W. Smith, polling 14 and 8 respectively. Grood Friday (27th instant) and Easter Monday (3Qbh instant) being postal holidays the Ashburton Post and Telegraph Offices will be closed except from 9 till 10 a,m, and from 7 till 8 p.m. Mails for Christ-church and North will close at 6.30 a.m., and for Dunedin and South at 10 a.m., after which hour no mails will be despatched. At the meeting of the North Canterbury and Ashburton Charitable Aid B,oard yester day the Finance Committee reported the requiremejjts for the ensuing year—less surplus and refunds~*-at £12,313; and th§ Board reduced, the amount by £200, The share of the contributory local authorities therefore amounts to £6050. The estimated expenditure on out-door and casual relief amounts to £7000. From Oamsufu m'js Jjear that preparations for the Easter encampment are m full swing. The paraphernalia is arriving at the sltfl of the camp; upwards of fifty tons have arrived, including 400 tents. The Cavalry will camp on the Agricultural Show Ground, and the other troops m a paddock lpnt by Mr John McLean, at Redcastle. The camp site is a splendid one. The Duu.edm Hussars will ride frowi Duiiedui, camping en route. A large attendance is fljJtfcjpavCil. Mr Charles Fletcher, of Province, Rhode Island, whose enormous woollen mills-—said to be the larges tin the world--are just being handed over to a syndicate, was 16 years ago a» overJAQker at «{.6s sj, week at his; native village of 'Thornton, Yorkshire. He now employs no fewer than. 2500 workpeople, and jthe profits of the concern last year were

The stringent measuresiaken by the police at Cromwell had the effect of diverting about 250 Chinamen to a neighbouring fown-, during the Celestial New Year holidays with the view of indulging m a "little i game." The Cromwell " Argus" thinks I this means a diversion of £1000 or more from local tradesmen. It does not complain of the stringency used m one place, but of the laxity of the authorities m another place. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company held m Cbristchurch yesterday, the report, showed a balance to credit of profit and loss account of £3215 43 6d. A ten per cent •dividend was passed, and £215 4s 6d carried forward. During the year 375,567 head of sheep, and lambs, and cattle were slaughtered at tho works, besides a number of pigs. The directors intend making special provision for bacon curing. The report stated that the new department for the conversion of fat into tallow had been a great success. The Wellington " Post" learns that the late Mr J. B. Gresson was. insured for a \ considerable sum with the Colonial .Mutual ! Life Office. In addition to the assurances ' on his own life, he had, so recently as December last, taken out endowment policies for his +wo daughters under the new table of this society, which provides that upon the death ot the father the payment of the premiums ceases, so that although he had only paid one premium upon each of these policies the sums assured thereunder will still bo payable to his daughters upon the termination of the endowment without any further payment on their behalf. We are now able to tell approximately, says a Home paper, what the late spell of severe weather has cost the metropolis m lives lost. The first distinct increase of mortality due to the cold was shown m the record for the week ending December 20, when the death rate had jumped from 21.1 to 26 per 1000. It reached its imximum, 29.7, on January 3 f and last/week it fell to 25.7- For the six weeks the average rate was nearly 27.7, an increase over that hither to prevailing of rather over 6.5 per 1000 per annum. What this means, applied to the 3,815,704. inhabitants of London embraced m the return, is that frost, snow, and fog, have carried off about 2860 victims m the six weeks. It was a curious circumstance that during the same period zymotic diseases were less fatal than usual. " A promoter of comprehension," Mr F. J. [ Wilson (late Captain 52nd Light Infantry), has just brought out a little, pamphlet, en titled "New Thoughts," written m a very mystifying style, but containing an un published toast by Lord Lytton to Charles Dickens, which is well worth quoting. Lytton wt.s speaking at a meeting of ' the Guild ' at Knebworth, and he referred to his brother novelist m the following terms :—' I dedicate this toast to the name of a man whose writings are eqnally the delight of the philosopher and of the artisan; whose crea tions dwell m our hearts" as if they were our own kinsfolk ; and who has united a. power over the laughter and the tears of milliona with as sweet and as genial a philosopy as ever made the passions move at the command ot'virtue." Dickens'reply is unfortunately lost. A young Maori named Ihaia Tekaere, son of a well-known native of that name, was (says the Hawke's Bay "Herald,' 1) found dead m the burial ground near Ornalm on Saturday. Death was due to a gaping gun shot wound m the throat, which appeared to have been self inflicted. Close by the body was lying the weapon with which the rash act had been committed —a double-barrelled breach-loading fowling-piece. It subse quently transpired that Ihaia had quarrelled with another native about some horses, and bee une very excited m consequence. Later he became moody. During Friday night the Maoris heard somebody up m the burial ground (which lies on a hill) crooning out the Maori death chant, or dirge, and as Ihaia's body was subsequently found there it is supposed that he was singing the dirge for himself, and was then contemplating sell destruction. The Dunedin Jockey Club appealed to the DunedinE.M. Court against the assessment of Forbury Park at £28,000 by the tit Kilda Borough Council. A reduction to £13,440 was demanded. The Borough contended that the books of the Jockey Club ought to be placed before the Court, m order tolshow what profits the Club were making. For the Club, Mr Hasjgitt contended that the ques tion at issue was not what the profits of the Club were, but what was the selling value of their property But for ihe totalisatoir the Club would never be able to give the valuable stakes that were now given to racing, t His Worship was of opinion that the books oWhfc to be produced, but Mr Haggitt claimecj the right to be heard m reply, and the heajriug will be continued on Wednesday next. ( A well-known Jewish banker named Biron Giuzburg waited on M. Durnovo, Russian Minister m the Interior, and asked him to try to alleviate or to postpone the carrying out of the edicts which had been issued for the repression of Jews m Russia, During the interview the Baron handed to the Minister an envelope containing a cheque for one million rubles, payable to the order of M. Durnovo and endorsed by tho Mendelssohns of | Berlin. M. Durnovo subsequently obtained an audience with the Czar and gave him the cheque, telling him of the manner m which it had come into his poses sion. The Czar thereupon gave orders for the arrest of Earon Ginzburg and sent an aide-de-camp to interrogate the Baron m regard to the matter. The Baron admitted m part tbe accuracy of the statement made by M. Durnovo. He declared, however, that the cheque was not given as a bribe, but as an ordinary banking transaction, as the books of his firm would show. Upon an investigation being made the books proved that the order had been received m the usual manner from Berlin. When these facts were told to the Czar he ordered that the prisoner be released from custody. Orders were also given to return the cheque to Baron Guizburg, but he refused to take !, it. The Czar thereupon ordered that half of the money be given to the Red Cross Society, and the other half used for the relief of the poor. We clip the following important testimo nial from the "Illawarra Mercury " (N.S.W ef he 30th March. It needs no comment:— *Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountaino writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalyptic Extract. He says :—'' Seeing the said Extract advertised, m the.'lllawarra Mercury,' his intense wffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine fpdm Mr Hosking, chemisH' of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once, He states that between 10th March hist., when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford hini relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract h cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests «a to publish Ais information through the' Mercury.' We have much pleasure m complying with Mr loveday's request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity. "—(Adyt.) , 2 The Bkst Remedy fob Indigestion-* Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all thp "diseases to whicn we are subjects Noßfpyg Pills, wifeh justice' called the ' Natural Sfcrengthener of the Human Stomach,'-' act a,s a powerful t«n.ic and gentle aperient, ai'o mild m their operation, and S safe under any circumstances. Sold m j bottles, at Is l^d, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout the wo Id' Holloway's Pills.—lndigestion—How I much thought has been bestowted arid what 1 voluminous treatises have been written upon, J this universal and distressing disease, which is with certainty.'and safety;dispelled with out fear of relapse by a course of this purifying, soothing and tonic medicine 1 It auts diliectly an flic stdniach, lirer. anil bowels —tlien indirectly, though no less effectively, on the brain, nerves, "vessels, and glands, introducing such order throughout the'entire system that harmony dwells between each, organ and its functions. •.'Dyspepsia; "need "no longer be the bugbear of the public, since Holloway's Pills are fully competent to, subdue the most chronic and distressing cases of impaired digestion, and to restore the miserable sufferer to health, strength, and cheerful"*6

COMMERCIAL NEWS

The Markets.

[per, press association.] London, March 19. The Bank of England returns published to-day, shows the total reserve m notes and bullion to be £16,118,000, the pro portion of reserve to liabilities is 38.1 G. Consols, 96J. Three months hills are ab 2\ per cent ; weaker. New Zealand 4 per cent., insoribed stock 107 ; 3J- do, 97}. New Zealand long-berried wheat, 425, active. For New Zealand wheat on pas sage .sellers are asking 395, but buyers will not give more than 38s 6d. For New Zealand wheat, off coast, sel lers are asking 42», bufc buyers will not give more than 41s 6d. South Australian wheat 435, market restricted ; Victorian do, 425, quiet. Canterburymutton 4fd, Wellington do, 4fd, Canterbury lamb, 6gd. Beef, foie quarters, 3 9-l6d ; hindquarters, 4£d. Hemp—Wellington, fair quality, £22 15s, good, £24 15s. TII3 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the followinsf'cable message dated London, 19th March:— Frozen Meat—Mutton market, easier. Frice of mutton has declined £d per lb since last report. The beef market is quiet. Quotations unchanged since last telegram. Lamb market is dull. Prime New Z aland lambs aro worth per carcase, G^djter lb. New Zealand Hemp—Market irregular; mediuni is worth £23 per ton.

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Corn Exchange Report for the week ending Friday, March 20th j—The advance during the week m Wheat has not been unexpected, and the transactions have closed firm. Speculators are all on the alert, but growers are wisely holding aloof for the time being, expecting further rises. The shipping accommodation is more than ample, and rates are likely to Ije easier, which will harden the price of wheat. Oats are still sluggish, and sales are few, except of prime milling, which are sought after for immediate requirements. Barley is iiegleeted ; maltsters only having room for choice samples. Rye Grass Seed is declining, and the same remark applies to Cocksfoot, chiefly owing to the North Island demand falling off. Potatoes have seen some business at 27s 6d to 28s for kidneys, and 25s to 27a 6d for Derwents, for forward delivery. Dairy Produce remains at our , last quotations. Our prices for the week' are :—Wheat, milling Tuscan, 3s 8d; Pearl, 3s 6d; Hunter's, 3s sd; second quality, 3 s to 3s 2d; broken, 2a 7d to 2s 9d. Oats, milling, Is 8d ; short feed, Is 6d to Is 7d ; long, Is 4d to Is del. Barley, prime malting, 3s 3d to 33 4d; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; feed, Is 8d to Is 10d Peas, Prussian blues, 2s 10d to 3s. Rye Grass, machine dressed, 5s to 5s 3d; farmers' lines, 3s 3d to 49; cocksfoot, best machined, 5d ; second quality, 4d to 4^d; seconds, 3d to 3£d. Potatoes, kidneys, 27s 6d at country stations. Dairy Produce, factorj' butter, 8d ; farmers', 7d ; cheese, loaf, 4^d; medium, 3||d to 4d. The above quotations are those paid to farmers tor delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. Sacks extra.

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

MR D. THOMAS. Mr D. Thomas reports upon the Live Stock Market, for the week ending March 18, as follows :— On Tuesday at the Tinwald yai'ds the usual weekly sale was held. There was again a very large, entry of sheep, some 13,000 head being placed before the public by the various auctioneers. The attendance of fanners, dealers, and. others interested was a long way above the average, buyers were plenti ful, biddings were spirited, resulting m an .almost total clearance of all lines at values fully equal to anything ruling during the last month, and still the cry is "more 'wanted." The totals yarded for the day were 13,000 sheep, 37 cattle, and 70 pigs, of which my entry consisted of 38(59 sheep, 25 cattle, and 37 pigs, everything entered with me being sold (except one small peri of lambs) at prices as under, viz :--98 fat crossbred ewes, 13s 6d ; 4(5 fat crossbred ewes, 9s 6d ; 22 fat crossbred 2-tooths, 14s 2d ; 12 fat lambs, 11s 7d; 35 fat crossbred ewes and wethers, 11s 6d ; 107 crossbred lambs, lls 5d ; 107 cross bred lambs, Us 6d; 50 crossbred lambs, 7s 3d ; 7.5 cull merino ewes, Is 9d ; 19 fat ewes, 8s 9d ; 50 cull 2-tooths, 8s ; 53 old crossbred ewes, 7s 9d; 77 cull lambs, 53 4d ; 145 cross bred cull ewes, 6s 6d ; 143 cull crossbred 2 tooths, 8s lOd ; 130 crossbred lambs, 9s 3d ; 83 crossbred ewes, 8s 6d ; 148 aged merino ewes, 2s lid ; 280 crossbred ewes, 6s 9d ; 380 crossbred lambs, 9s Id; 73 cull merinos, Ud ; 212 crossbred lambs, 7s 7d ; 823 merino lambs, 5s 2d; 249 crossbred lambs, 9s Id; 90 crossbred lambs, 8s sd, and 228 good crossbred ewes 10s lid, etc. In cattle, I sold 4 fat cattle, light weights, at £4 10s ; 1 springer at £4 15s, 1 at £4; 1 heifer, £2 2s 6d ; 2 store cows at 45s each ; 1 heifer, springing, £4 2s; 7 head yearlings at £1 2s 6d : 1 old cow £1 7s 6d, and one at ss. In pigs, the entry was better than usual, both m numbers and quality. I sold 9 at 32s each, 12 at 28s 6d; 6 sows at 235; 15 stubblers, 19s. The demand for sheep has not m any wav slackened, and I have made several satisfac tory private sales during the week. Next Tuesday very large entries are coming for ward, and the following Thursday something like 30,000 breeding sheep will be offered to the public at our yearly Ram and Ewe Fair. On Friday and Saturday last I held a drapery' sale for Mr Murphy qn account' of the Home producers, when I cleared a very large quantity of useful material at satisfac tory prices. Grain.—Farmers as a rule are not eager to sell, preferring to await further develop ments. Let us hope thai by doing so they won t bite their fingers.

MILES AND CO. Messrs Miles and Co., per Mr George Jameson, report on the sale held at the Tinwald County S&le Yards, on Tuesday March 17th : —About 13,000" sheep were yarded for the clay's market. There was a very large attendance of local and out side buyers from north and south. The competition was vory keen throughout the sale, resulting m all lots being cleared at very satisfactory prices indeed. Our entry for this sale comprised 8357 sheep, 27 pigs, and 2 head of cattle, which were sold as follows :—On account of Messrs McLean, E, Herring, C. J. Harper, M. Redmayne, A. E. Peache, John Stud holme, Dr. Trevor, W. Strange, Geo. Grice, G. B. Mabley, J. Kinley, J. R. Liddle, J. M. Saudi, D. O'Hare, J. Bell, S Shepherd, G. Aston, Geo. Geddings, J. Williams, and Mrs Bland.-- 500 2-tooth wethers, 13s 7d, 149 2 and 4-tooth crossbred wethers at 19s; \^f 2-; tooth ewes and wethers, lls 7-d ; 96 2-tooth, 12s 5d ; 200 2-tooth wethers at 12s Pd ; 353 do, at 12s 6d ; 138 2-tooths, 10s Id ; 610 2-tooth crossbred wethers at lls 6d ; 655 2-tooth crossbred ewes at 10s 9d ; 39,4, grQssbred lls 9d j l£»7(jj cross* bred ewes (from the tiaghinor Estate) brought 10s 6d; 62 crossbred ewes at 1057d;322 do, 10s 3d; 218 crossbred ewea at 9s 4d ; 404 crossbred ewes at 10s 9d ; 148 do, at 7s 3d ; 92 fat lambs at 10s lid ; 61 do, lls ;85 do, lls lid ; 54 fat lambs at 10s 9d ; 288 store lambs at 8s Id ; 120 do, at 9s 2d j 100 do, at 7s Id ; 374 merino ewes, 6s 5d ; 537 do. at 4s 6d ; 360 do, at 3s 6d ; 50 do, at 4s 6d : 59 do, at 3s ; fat merino ewes from 5s to 6s lOd ; fat crossbred ewes, 10s to lls ; 1 sow and pigs, £2 ; 1 boar, 3,Qs : 10 small porkers at *s(kl. During the week; we have sojd privately 816 fat lambs, SQO store lambs, 1000 cross, bred ewes, 630 2 and 4-tooth ewes and wethers, and m conjunction with Messrs, Lake and Evans, of Ohristchurch, the farm at Lauriston, recently occupied by Mr J. Batty, to Mr Thomas Neer^t a; pafci^wtotfy figure; 1 " ■ ■ •«

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association,] London, March 19. New South Wales is inviting the holders of £1,982,800, five per cent debentures, which fall due m July and January nex,t, to convert them into an equal amount of three and: a half per cents pari passn existing March and September. The debentures to be surrendered before June 1,. interest, payable till date of maturity. The Court of Appeal has directed the release of Mrs Jackson who was, abducted by her husband last week. The Judges described her husband's conduqt.towirds -his wife as cruel and brutal. I . Buenos- Ayres, March 19. The Government of the Argentine Republic has admitted its inability to remit the interest now due on two of its loans.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, March 20. . G. E. Labertouche, clerk m charge of Imperial Pensions, was: to-day sen tenced to five years' pehaF servitude on a chai'ge of embezzlement. His clefal* cations amounted to several thousands of pounds. Mr David- JProudfoofc, contractor, well-known" m New Zealand, died this afternoon while under chloroform prior to undergoing au operation.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 20. A Conference respecting the manage ment of the Auckland Hospital took place between a deputation from the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, Messrs Atkin (Chairman), P. Dighan, Lennox and •Mays, \ and delegates from the Medical Association, Dr. Knight (President), and Dr. Lewis. Dr. McGregor (Inspector- General of Hospitals) and Dr. Collins (Medical Superintendent of the Hospital) j were also present After some discussion the meeting was adjourned m order that the proposals of the Board and the Medi cal Association should be reduced to writing. Kerei Kaihau, recently placed under the; ' provisions of the Probation Act, for having removed a trig station at the fTpper Thames, was arrested at Mercer to-day, having failed to comply with the provisions of the Probation Act. The Bootmakers' Operatives' Union have been moving m the direction of securing increased wages, and have sub mitted to the Masters' Association a schedule of the prices paid m the South. These are higher than the rates ruling m Auckland. The Masters' Association were to have considered the matter to-night, but the meeting adjourned. Nelson, March 20. Baigent's sawmills, atTakaka, were des troyed by fire this morning, also twenty thousand feet of timber—all uninsured- The damage is estimated at £700. Dunedin, March 20. - George Allis Robertson, aged 3h years, son of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, was accidentally killed yester day by falling off and being run over by a cart. Wellington, March 20. Captain Muir, of the ship Invercargill, this week summoned a sailor for insubor: dination, but when the case was called on there was no appearance. The sailor m his turn served a writ on Captain Muir for £50. alleging that he had been illused by the captain, The latter chased the lawyer's clerk who served writ overboard with a bottle and marlin spike, gob up sail and went off m such a hurry that two of his officers had only just time to scramble on board. The lawyers have discovered that Captain Muir has some property m Dunedin, which they forthwith attached. Feilding^ March 20. ' A niuinamed Gunderson, when bush falling to-day, was struck by a dead branch of a tree and had his thigh frac tured m two places and his head injured. He was also internally injured, and bis recovery is hopeless.

The Shearers' Agritation.

INCENDIARISM,

[per press association.] Brisbane, March 20. Word was received m the city this afternoon that three hundred Unionists had taken possession of Capella, a small township near Clermort. They com pelled the publicans to supply them with free drinks, after which they pro ceeded to destroy the telegraph line to Retro station, and wound up by setting fire to a quantity of goods belonging to the Railway Department. , The latest news from the disturbed districts states that a body of some eighty "Unionists visited Lome station; near Backall, and while the manager of the station wa3 interviewing them m a woolshed the building was set oil fire, and the flames, obtaining a good mastery, it was burnt to the ground, All the grass between Lome an<J Terrick stations has been fired, and the Unionists have lit several grass fires m,the vicinity of Barcaldine. The Rockhampton infantry have been called out on active service, and will leave at once for the scene of trouble. Unionists to the number of about 1200 are drilling every day at Barcal? dine.

DUMMYISM.

[per press association,] "i "Wellington, March 20. i Evidence was given this afternoon on behalf of the prosecution by Rachael Joseph, Rose Joseph, Jane Samuelj Hanchen Samuel, who stated that they signed certain applications for land m the Wairarapa district, at the request of Mr Samuel, private secretary to Mr Jacob Joseph. They did not examine the con tents of the documents before affixing their signatures, and they were not aware of the responsibility attaching to them* These witnesses refused to answer cer tain questions with reference to signing the applications, on the ground that m | doing so they might incriminate thenir selves, but the Magistrate ruled that the witnesses muse answer. The wit nesses submitted to his ruling, and forth with gave replies to all questions put to thenK A clerk m the Colonial Bank| Wellington, proved that; the firm of Joseph and Philips had an account at that Bank, and produced certain cheques raadfe out by the defendant m favor of the Receive? of Land Revenue at Wellington The farther hearing of the charges of dummyism preferred against Colemaii Phillips, has been adjourned till Tuesdays

His Excellency, the Govern&r has leased the residence m Park Terrace, Christchurch, formerly occupied by the late Hon W. Robin? ion,; for the months of October, November, a»4 December next,

SUPREME COURT.

(per press association.)

Auckland, March 20. Mark Bowlings, who acted as Hon. Treasurer of the Parnoll Orphan Homo, was sentenced to three years'imprisonment on ouch of three charges of embesssslt-unnt and larceny of funds, the sentences to run concurrently. A c h tv<?(3 of criminal libel preferred by the Rev T. J. Wills, .Anglican minister at Opotiki, against Stewart liatea, pro prietor ani editor of the Opotiki " Her ald," was heard. The alleged libel was contained m an article m the paper named. Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the prosecution and Mr Rf.es for the de ft nco. The plea of justification was set up by Bates' counsel, but after the case for the prosecution it was withdrawn, and a verdict of . "Guilty" was returned. Sentence was deferred. ponding the henr iiis: of a charge of criminal libel preferred against the Roy T J. Wills by Wyatt, lately teacher of the public school m Opotiki.

Mishap to the Waihora

Melbourne, March 19. The Waihora arrived m port from Waterloo Bay this afternoon.- She reports having experienced a terrific hurricane between Puysegur Point and Milford Sound. Heavy weather was also met with during the remainder of the voyage, which occasioned great strain on the engines. The vessel put J into Waterloo Cove to effect some trifling repairs to the machinery.

The School Book Question.

[I'EIl FBBSS ASSOCIATION.] ' Dunedin, March 19. At the Education Board Mr McKenzie took the board sharply to task for their recent criticism of the Minister's circular. The board practically ate the leek, aw by a bare majority they instructed the secretary to forward the Minister a full statement of their action m the matter, and thanked the Minister for his latest communication. Wellington, March 19. At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council to-night, it was decided that the following resolutions, passed by the different Trades and Labor Councils of the Colony,; m reference to the school book question, should be immediately forwarded ;t^ the Minister if or Education,, with the request that that gentleman will give the matter his immediate and earnest attention :—"The attitude of the West land Education Board, m denying the right of a representative body, such as the Trades and Labor Council of Otago, to approach the Minister for Education with suggestions concerning the school system, is unreasonable kild unaccountable, seeing that the Otago Trades and Labor Council represe»ts thousands of parents of pupils attending State schools, and therefore this Council is of opinion that the letters an& resolutions from that Council are of suffi cient importance to claim the attention of all those charged with the administration of education ; that the best;thanks of this Council be conveyed to the Minister fur Education for the interest he is taking m the school-book question, and for the uniform c >urtesy and attention given by kirn to the resolutions of the various Tcaclos Councils." ; '

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Ft re. Palmerston North, March 21. A ten-roomed house owned and occupied by Mrs Jacobsen was burned down this morning. The occupants, six females, barely escaped with their lives. One m jumping from a window was severely injured m the spine. The insurance is £500 m the New Zealand Office. A JDaaifernn* Cli«rwrt«r. Gisborne, March 21. Hokepa Te Pari, who was suspected of complicity m murder and was shadowed for a, long time, was arrested yesterday at Waipiro for robbery from the person with violence. Last night he escaped from the lock-up and was unsuccessfully pur sued. 'I: He made ugly and' threatening •fcatemencs to the constable who chased him. ■ ;>f ■, t .;■;■:;-

SPORTING.

: [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, March 19. At' the Lincoln Meeting yesterday the Lincolnshire Handicap was won by Prince SolfcykoofFs Lord George; Seraphine second, and Nunthorpe third.

DUNEDIN ANNIVERSARY MEET ING.

Dunepin, March 21. The weather is cold and showery, and the attendance spase. Results :— Hurdle Handicap of 70 soys. 1\ nrile.-T-Triinolite, 9st 101 b, 1 ; Little Artllur, list 101 b, 2 ; Torrent, lOsfc 121 b, 3.- Won all the way. Titne,3niin. 6secs. Dividends, £217s and £2 12s. Anniversary Handicap, of 120 soys, , 1^ • miles. --Mariner, 7sfc 21b, 1 ; Miss George, 2 ; Dispute, Bst, 3. Pique, 7st 4lb, Forest King, 7st, and Don Cassar, 6'st 71b. also started. Time, 2mins. 20secs. Dividends, £2 7s and £2 Bs. Three Mile Ttot.—Wanderoo, lOsecs behind scratch (including 15secs penalty) 1; Julian, 13sec, 2 ; Cottage Girl, 45sec, 3. Sixteen started. Time, 9.nin. Divi dend, £35 9s.

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

[PER PRGSfs ASSOCIATION.] The following weights have been de; clared :— Epsom .Welter Handicap, of 100 sovss 11 miles.

Latest Cable News

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(I>ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received Marcli 21, 10.50 aim.) • GERMANS IN AFRICA. • Berijn, March 20. The German expedition up the Benue river, West Africa, has returned to the Cameroons having lost 100 men.

INDIA.

Calcutta, Maroh 20, The Ghozia attacked the Black Mountain expeditionary forces at the village of Ghazekal, and were repulsed witli a loss of 25 killed. The troops had six killed and thirteen wounded.

RECIPROCITY.

Washington, March 20. J The President threatens to close the American ports against German in>j

ports unless the embargo on American f pork is removed.

THE VENDETTA.

Five hundred Italian navvies are drilling and arming m Virginia. Tloatjs, March 20 Tt is reported at Spezzia, the princi pal Italian naval port, that secret orders have been sent t.i the Italian Mediterranean squadron m connection with the lynching at New Orleans.

PRINCE NA-POLEON.

Prince Napoleon* wiil excludes Prince Victor.

ANARCHIST MOVEMENTS.

Pabis, Magch 20. The Anarchists are rumored to be preparing to oppose by violence M. Ferry's presiding at the Republican Association dinner. Several arrests have been made including Deputies Granger and Roche. [Received March 21, 11 a.m.] EIGHT HOURB* MOVEMENT. LoftDON, March 20. At a , Conference of the Miners' Federation, it was resolved to prose cute the Eight Hours' Bill apart from the Labor Commission.

NEWFOUNDLAND DIFFICULTY

Lord Knutsford has introduced a Bill to enable the Imperial Govern -1 ment to secure * modus vt'vendi with regard to the Newfoundland fisheries, I despite the refusal of the local Govern ment to consent to arbitration, or give legal effect to the award of the arbi trators. The measure was read the first time to-day. This mode of coercion is causing some excitement m [' the colony.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The Patnellite press seeks to excuse the necessity of Mr Parriell. resigning his seat for Cork, by alleging that Mr Healey's i espouse is offensive.

OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE.

The betting.on the University boat race is 11 to 4 on Oxford.

MINING.

The Crown Mines, New Zealand, are being reconstructed with a capital of sixty-five thousand.

LOSS OF THE UTOPIA.

Gibraltar March 20. The captain of the steamer Utopia, has been arrested on a charge of man slaughter and admitted to bail. The divers, who searched the wreck dis covered a hundred corpses packed m masses. The unfortunate people had evidently been fighting to reach the Jiatchways, when the water rushed m and silenced their struggles.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received March 21, Jl.pO a.m.) DEFAULTING BANKERS. Sydney, March 21. Joseph R. Bradley, the defaulting manager of the Devonshire street branch of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, has con fesed his guilt and states he lost over £14,000 m Skating Rink speculations. Joseph Waterliouse, accountant at the Commercial Bank has levanted. His defalcations are, said to amount to several thousands.

Federation Convention.

(Piill PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, March 20. It is understood that the subrCQm mittee appointed by the FederaPCon vention have not yet arrived at a satis factory conclusion with regard to powers of the Senate over niony, Bills, although it is expected that a com promise will be brought about by agreeing to give the Senate power to require any point of principle to be sent up as a separate Bill, and not tacked on to a Money Bill. The Com mittee appointed to consider the ques tion of Federal judiciary, are believed to' have now practically completed their work. It is understood that their re port will provide for Supreme and In ferior Courts, aid that with regard to appeal, the decision of the Federal Judiciary shall be final, except m questions of Imperial interest. The result of the deliberations of the Trade and Finance Committee is not known. [Received March 21, at noon.] Sydney, March ?!.- It is reported that the Select Com mittee of the Federation Convention appointed to consider the constitutional machinery will propose that the Senate should consist of from forty to fifty members, about seven representing each colony, to be chosen by the Parliaments and elected for six years. The popular chamber to consist of one representative from every thirty thousand of the in habitants, and to be elected for three years. A special provision is however to be made m cases such as Western Australia, by fixing the minimum number of members at a certain figure. Ib was decided to utilise the present elective machinery. Sir George Grey endeaArored to obtain re cognition of the. One-man-one-vote system, but without result. It was further decided that members df^exe cutive may sit m Parliament but shall not be compelled to go before their constituencies to be re-elected when accepting a seat'in the Cabinet. The name of. the lower House is to be changed to that of " Federal As sembly." It is understood that the Victorian tariff will be adopted and to be against the world.

The Grovernor's Tour.

(|>EK TRESS ASSOCIATION.) Whakatajne, March 20. At Te Teko,on Thursday afternoon; the Governor and Native Minister were present at a Native meeting, at which about 100 assembled. Te Paneti an. ancient looking native of the Ngatfaw* tribe, was the first speaker. Half-clad with eyes vrildly rolling, he paraded some time before the Governor, yelling ex atedly "H&eremaireKawana," (Come here, the Governor), and wound up by entertaining the visitors. Tame Hone pewaka, who flourished a fanciful canoe paddle, which he was very anxious to sell, also made an excitable speech, com , mencing with the one-sided compliment, . Welcome you people, who are swallow ing our land to bring along seed, good seed and bad seed.. Welcome, Governor come to' gather ail us people together." He then sang an ancient song of welcome and concluded with a war ' dance. The third speaker heartily welcomed the <* Jvernor, the Native Minister and others.

THE ASHBURTOJN' GUAKDIAN, SATURDAY, MAECH 21, 1891



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Public Notice?. ""MMHInSiiT" THE ANNUAL BAZAAR and Sale of Work .m connection with the Parochial District of Longbeach, m aid of the Church Funds, will be held m the TEMPLAP- HALL, TINWALD, ox ] EASTER MONDAY, 30ih MARCH, 1891. Bazaar opens at 2 p.m. Luncheon provided on a liberal at a very moderate charge. Any contributions of produce or live stock may be left at Mr (Judsell's Store, Tinwald, and they will be thankfully acknowledged. Admission, 6d : Children, half-price. 3 104