The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1891. THE CHRISTCHURCH ELEC TION.

The contest for the Christchurch seat made vacant by the resignation of Mr Perceval was exciting a good deal of interest m the country as a trial of strength between the Liberal and the Conservative parties, but the interest has been greatly increased by the complication that lias arisen m connec tion with the proceedings. The cir cumstances are these :—Tlie returning officer, on receipt of the writ, issued m the form prescribed by the Electoral Acts Amendment Act, 1890, the notice of polling day, naming October 9, and declared therein that nomination papers must be delivered to him on or before October 2. The nomination of Mr Eden George was delivered on October 1, and the papers of the other candi dates on October 2. The Act, how- ever, definitely requires that nomina tion papers must be " given or trans mitted to the returning officer so as to reach him not less than seven days be fore the day appointed for the poll." It has been ruled that the term "seven days" means seven clear days, unless specifically interpreted otherwise, and consequently Mr George was the only candidate whose nomina tion was delivered to the returning officer the required time before the day of polling. Mr George accordingly gave notice to the returning officer that he claimed to be duly elected, m which course he was supported by high legal opinion. Various authorities have given their opinions on the situation. All, it may be said, agree that the pre scribed seven days did not intervene between the nomination and the polling days as officially notified. Mr G. S. Cooper, the Colonial Under-Secretary, who as Clerk of the Writs has had wide experience of the electoral law;, is strongly of opinion that the case is one that comes under section 74 of the Regulation of Elections Act, 1881, Which is still m force, and provides that " when any accidental or unavoidable impediment, misfeasance, or omission happens (m any election), the Governor in Council may take all such measures as may be necessary for removing or rectifying the same, or may declare any or.all of the proceedings at or for any election valid, notwithstanding such impediment, mis|easance, or omission/ The returning officer's mistake, Mr Cooper states, is plainly one of " acci dental misfeasance," and the Governor in-Council can proclaim the proceedings valid. This opinion is.generally coin cided m, and it is held that a procla mation validating the proceedings should be at once made. Unfortu nately, the Government do not intend to clear up the complication before the polling day, considering that the time for any interference has not yet ar rived. There ivnot the slightest pro bability of Mr George being elected and the difficulty thus settling itself, and there is the possibility of the polling being so neglected, through the uncertainty with which the election is now surrounded, that it may not result m an expression of the real opinion of the constituency. In fact -a grave doubt isexpressed as to whether th ejec tion can be validated after t' c polling, Theofiicial notice has notbetnand.cannot now be complied with, and the election must according to law be carried out m conformity with the notice. Our im pression is that unless the necessary proclamation is made before the day of polling the proceedings will be void and the election will have to be begun de ■novo. It was a stupid blunder, for the interpretation of the law, which had been questioned, was published through out the country before the general election, and every returning officer atid active politician should have been acquainted with it.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The annual meeting of the Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club is advertised to take place to-night at Mr Alfred Harrison's rooms. A boardinghouse keeper at Napier has filed bis schedule because he found the business did not pay. He considered the charge he made the boarders—2ss a week and washing—too little. Lieut-Colonel M'Donnell has received a cheque from the Government for £170, representing the arrears of pension to which he was entitled as holder of the New Zealand Cross for his services m the Maori war. The pension is £10 a year. 1 A parachutist named Miss Viola had a narrow escape at Kataming, Western Aus tralia. The parachute collapsed m a whirl wind m mid-air, and the lady decended at a great speed, but her fall being broken by the branches of a dead tree, she escaped with nothing worse than bruises. The Wellington "Post" says that an Auckland Justice of the Peace was recently committed to the Whau Lunatic Asylum, the certifying doctors stating that he had been insane for years. Yet during this ! period he had baen discharging judicial functions. At the Hawkfc's Bay Diocesan Synod on September 30 Canon lox proposed—"llnit it be a recommendation to the General Synod to amend Canon V., section 10, m such a manner that women as well as men shall be permitted to vote at jJarish meet ings." Mr Tanner seconded the motion. The following was the division list:—Ayes : The Bishop, 1; clorgy, 9 ; laity, 10. Noes : Clergy, 7 ; laity, 8. The motion was subse quently declared carried. Messrs Pickford and Undrill are now showing some very handsome furniture m their Tuncred Street shop windows, manu factured on the premises from New Zealand rimu or red pine. Mention may be specially made of a very complete Duchesse dressing t^ble with heavy plate glass rriivors, and drawers, shelves and fittings of carved rimu,. They have also o i view very choice patterns m chests of drawers, washstands and Other articles of furniture mane to order and for stock. W« would remind our reaiers of the Missionary .meeting to be held m the Wesleyan Church this evening at 7.30. Revs T. G. Hammond and Piripi Bakeua have been addressing meetings with great sunsets through Otago and South Canterbury during the pust few weeks>. As it is not often that Ashburton people have t'ne opportunity of hearing such men sneak on Mission work, we anticipate a large and interesting gathering. The alleged appearance of the frost fish on the coast of New South Wales has excited some uttCMtimi m the Sydney newspapers, .uid all kinds uf guvmises and theories were put forward as to their sudden appearance. lIX mot con-noiily vic t >Cfd <Lloiv w-s Hut the\ 1) ' i hi i n \ fin tin "N \ Zcili id tui ' ( ' oi rlie frs!' m i \ c ed i vicuna Ins now, howcvti, uuluul ti.it the gslt is wot tlje frost fish at all,

.At a meeting of the Committee of thel Ashburikm Racing Club held last night, Mr Edward Saundera was elected Searetary, out of six .applicants. Intending exhibitors of salt butter at the Ashburton Show are notified by advertise ment tb'at kegs 1 must be delivered to the Secretary not later than next Saturday. The programme for the Tinwald Racing Club's New Year's Day meeting has been approved by the Canterbury Jockey Club, and the Trotting Race by the New Zealand Trotting. Association. The Rakaia Sporfca programme has also been passed by the latter body.- . , Before Mr W. G. Rees, J.P., to-day two lads, named William Elston and George. Spicer, and aged respectively eleven a.id twelve years, were remanded till to-morrow on a charge of feloniously breaking into and entering the premises of Mr James M'Gregor, tobacconist, East street. The parents of the boys were bound over m £25 each to bring the boys up before the Resident Magistrate ; to-morrow. According to statistics, m six seasons 49 thoroughbred yearlings have been sold by Messrs ITattersall for 2000 guineas each or more. The total amount of'the-, purchase, money is 132,750 guineas, this being an average of 2707 guineas. It is scarcely fair to deal with tlie yearlings of 1890, as they lave had but little chance to get back their purchase money. Thus we will only deal with the 37 that were disposed of from 1835 to 1889 inclusive. These cost 75,350 guineas, and 21 of them never won a single penny, m stakes. The 16 winners, whose purchase money was 43,000 guineas, won 28,331 guineas m stakes during their career on the turf. - Thus, if precedent goes for anything, buying big-priced yearlings* is a bad game. A very interesting and well attended meet-ins* was held last night at Hinds, m connection with Wesleyan Home Missions. Rev S. Lawry presided, and after stating the objects of the meeting called on- Rev P. Rakena to address the meeting. Rev T. G. Hammond acted as interpreter, and afterwarls gave a very elective address on Missionary work on the West Coast of the North Island. Great interest was taken m these recitals of Mission work among the Maories, and the singing of Rev Piripi Rakena, as well as his address m Maori, was quite a novel feature m meeting of the kind m these parts. At the close oil meeting two presentations were mule to Mr J.^W. Bowles who is leaving Hinds for Darfield. The Primate, m the course of a debate m the Synod on Friday night on Mr Jellicoe's motion that women be eligible*to vote at church meetings, administered a scathing rebuke to some of the clergy and many of the lay members of the Synod, Several of the speakers persisted m using the word "lady," but at length the Primate could brook it no longer. With a tinge of irony m iiis voice, the worthy Prelate remarked that nearly every speaker to the motion had drifted away from the main question, because they had all of them referred to " ladies " instead of to " women," who were the only persons referred to m the motion. The word " lady " was nowadays, he said, so generally and so inappropriately made use of, that he began to doubt if there was such a thing as a woman 'eft on earth. Although the debate lasted for a consider able time, no further reference was made to "the ladies. "—"Post." Towards the end of the session of-Parlia ment that has just closed at Toronto a motion was passed increasing tlie salary ol the Attorney-General and Premier of Ontario (Mr' Oliver Mowat, Q. C.) from £1,000 to £1,400. Then, on the motion of a Liberal member, the House voted a salary of £400 to the Leader of the Conservative Opposition, Mr Meredith, Q.C., who at present gets £120 like his fellow members. The latter were asked to increase their own pay to £160 ; but this raised such a storm of virtuous indignation that the motion was withdrawn. Next day, though pressed by Mr Meredith m the most complimentary inunner to accept, the Premier declined the proffered increase. The money would have been a very acceptable relief to him, he said, but the proposal had been made at the end of the session, and there had been no public discussion upon it. The Opposi tion Leader also declined, not only on the ground that the proposal m his case found no precedent m British. Constitutional Government; but because—the voting of his extra pay being m the hands of his opponents, the majority—his public course might be held to be influenced thereby. The Auckland correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times " telegiaphed on Satur day as follows :-—On the trip to Fiji and back of the s.s. Ovalau, just concluded yesterday, Oiptaiu A. W. Cameron and his officers saw what may be held to be a solution to the "greatsea serpent" stories which have been so plentifully related lately. The steamer was going along at about ten knots m mid ocean when a commotion was observed m the water ahead, and the body of a huge marine animal or fish with whatuppeared to be great flappers was to be seen falling and rising. Captain Cameron did not keep away or pass at a great cistance, but steered direct for the stranger. On approaching closer the commotion was found to be caused by a big whale, over thirty feet long, fight ing with a great thrasher shark. The latter apparently was not having the best of the combat, as the whale kept on the surface of the water comparatively quiet, while the thrasher ever and anon threw itself aloft out of the water and brought its formidable tail down with a terrible blow upon the whale. At times fully fifteen feet of the shark's body was clear of the water, and those on board the steamer noted that it possessed two wide and long fins, which might at a distance have easily been taken for the flappers which were attributed to the sea sex-pent recently spoken of. The Qvalau was so close to the combatants, which were too occupied to heed the vessel, that either could have been touched with a pole, but as she had her port to make m good time she did not waif to see the result of the ocean 'Combat.

The Waikato Election.

(VEII PKKSS ASSOCIATION )

Auckland, October 6,

Tlic election of a member for the Wai katd district m the House of Representa tives, m place of the Hun J. Bryce, took place to-day. The returns now to hand show the following :—Lake 656, Murray 430. A few small returns are yet to come m, but they cannot affect the result. The final returns show—Lake 698, Murray 468 ; majority for Lake, 230.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hijld ourselves responsible for the .opinions exptessed by our correspondents.) i [ [

CROSSBRED RAMS.

TO THE EDITOR., Sir, — I notice that the A. and P. Asso ciation—with a desire no doubt to deal as complacently as possible with all sections of exhibitors-hive decided to. offer prizes at their forthcoming show for cross-' bred rains, the progeny of merino ewes by Lincoln' or Leicester rams. Now, it is well known that the first cross fora such parents are beautiful sheep, and highly viluablel!on account of their excel lent wool and mutton. If, however, prizes are awarded to them, qr if they are highly commended, a3 ram*, I fear it will be sure to mislead many farmers, aad end m the deterioration of a large percentage of the sheep bred within the county. A man will naturally ask himself why he should buy pure rams at comparatively high prioes when he cau have any number of good first cross rams at home. Most farmers put either Lincoln or Leicester rams to merino ewos, and consequently have the power to keep for themselves the same discription of rams which the Asso ciation is now proposing to give prizes for. I fear the* Committee of the Asso ciation did not. see this matter m all its aspects, or a majority would not have been got to sanction it. If it cau be conclusively shown that a new and better description of bheep thin those we already possess m such abun dance, has been forihed from the cross sought to be encouraged, of sufficient fixity. of type to reproduce continuously others of equal value with itself, without any further assistance from outside strains of blood, then I would say that it ought to be encouraged by all nuans. Not, however, under the name of crossbred, because by the time it has acquired sufficient pre potency to make it • valuable to ram buyers^ the distinctive characteristics Of the long wool and the merino will have become fused together, and the animal— under some name or other - becomes what we conventionally term a pure bred. »Vo have it, however, on the authority of a very eminent breeder that no permanent amalgamation of bne breeds m question is every likely to take place Dr Randall, of the State of New York, siys that "no va'uable intermediate family of permanent hereditary character has yet been formed, or is likely to be formed, by crossing between merinos and coarse sheep; and the only successful continuous cross between them is when j the object is to merge a coarse woolled family wholly m the merino, and when the breeding is strictly continued towards the merino." Spooner says :— il A flock of sheep may j by injudicious crossing lose all their valu able points and become a flock of inferior mongrels- . . . Defects too may be engendered, which, though not percep tible m the first cross, may break out m the third or fourth generation, and the uniformity of character originally pos sessed may be lost; and it should here b^ mentioned that it is a general opinion, and founded on fact, that crossing suc ceeds best with the first cross, the off spring of the further; cross being gener ally inferior to their parents." Mr Latham, of the River Plate, says, j m his work on sheep breeding :—"The raising of high cut.} breeding jitock, i?, undoubtedly, the life spring of successful sheep farming m all countries. The best and most suitable blood that the world can produce should be sought out and ■ introduced. . . . , . It is a re cognised fact among breedeis t at n fanner who uses his half-bred rairs commits a fatal error. The higher bloud of .tlie : sire 3of the halt-bred rams is always dominated by the blood of thediins m the progeny resulting from the ewes of the flock and the half-bred ranis. Half bred ewes have no fixity of type ; whereas the ewes of any race or variety, though it mly bo ever, so inferior, has sUch fixity, even if it be a fixity of bad quality, and that fixity will always prevail ovei anything that is half-bred m rains." Animals such as sheep, which have been domesticated aud modified by man, if in judiciously crossed, have a strong tend ency to breed back and assume ancestral characters by reversion; and this law applies alike to birds and beasts. Dar win tested its power by experimenting with pigeons, and the following is what that profound nituralist i<ays about it m his "'Origin of Species":—"l crossed same white fantauV, which breed very true, with some black barbs, and it so happens that blue varieties of barb are so rare that 1 never heard of an instance m England ; and t}v. mongrels were black, brown, and mottled, I also crossed a barb with a spot, which is a \.*hite bird with a red tail and red spot on the fore head, and which notoriously breeds very true; the mongrels were dusky and mottled. I then crossed one of the mon grel barb-fantails with a mongrel barb spot, and J.hey produced a bird of as beautitul a blue colour, with the white loins, double bltck wing-bar, and barred and white-edged tail feathers, as any wild < rock pigeon." Now, the above quoted authorities are, I may say, all men of our own day, and everyone, I am sure, who has paid strict attention to breeding, will agree with me that these authorities are correct m what they say. _ , Darwin studied the laws of hybridising and crossing more carefully.and scientifi cally, I believe, than any other man be:* longing to the ifinglish race, and he further says on this subject—" The possi bility of making distinct races by crossing has been greatly exaggerated. Many cases are on record, showing that a race m-iy be modified by occasional crosses, if aided by careful selection of the indi viduals which present the desired charac ter ; but to obtain a race intermediate bs tween two distinct races would be very difficu t. Sit' J. Sebright expressly experi mented with this object and failed. The offspiing from the first cross betwten two purebreds is tolenable, and sometimes (as I have found with pigeons) quite uniform m character, and everything seems simple enough ; but when these mongrels are crossed one with another f> v* several genera tions, hardly two of them are alike, and then the difficulty of the task becomes mani fest," We are all aware that some of our best breeds of sheep, m the distant past, have been improved by crossing. No good authority, however, has shown that this improvement was affected by using mongrel rams to cross with. I was glad to see by the report m your paper that Dr Tweed, who 'is a matter of course, must be a goed physiologist, voted against giving prizes to crossbred rams. The man who takes pains and by methodical selection keep 3up to a high standard of excellence any pure breed of valuable stock, is a true benefactor to his country, but the same could never be said of societies, or individuals, that would m any. way encourage farmers to use mongrel sires on any description of stock. Permit me to say m conclusion that, m common with every one else, I am pleased to see that the popularity of the A. and P. Association is increasing year after year. We all pray that show day may be fine, as it affords the most healthful, pleasant, and instructive outing obtainable by the majority, from one end of the ye*v to the other. As a proof of the esteem m which the public holds the Association, one has only to note the increasing num* ber of new members continuing to join its ranks. This satisfactory condition of

things, I have no doubt, is .due m a great measure to the energy and tact of the Society's highly popular Secretary. Mr Quane. Thanking you very much for your valuable space. — I am etc., D. Oliver, Chelaisford, October 5.

A. and P. Association.

The monthly meeting of the A. aiid P. Association was held yesterday afternoon, and, considering the weather, there was a good attendances ' /■<; ' i i THE GROUND COMMITTEE. The Ground Committee reported that the Saleyards Company were willing that a permanent jtinlp and; track should be made m the back paddock, 'and that a roadway may be made through the planta tion, at the cost of the society,-the work to be done under the supervision of the Company's men. Tlie track m front of the pens may be made smooth, but grass seed would have to be sown. The Com pany decline *o allow any interference with the plantations at present. The work mentioned was ordered to be done. \ MISCELLANEOUS. " N^'he Secretary was empowered to engage* a ba^jd for Show day. The sailing by auction of the privileges was entrusted to Mr John G. Restell, the sale to take plaqo on , October 17. The lease of the Association's reserve at Tiu waldvvas ordered to be put up to public auction at the same time, and a committee was appointed to draw up conditions of lease. . . , [ ....-■ '.The Secretary reported,a satisfactory financial result from the Horse Parade. f letters from several of the judges ap pointed accepting office were read. Mr Silcock drew attention to the fact that a resident had introduced to the county several English snails, and re gretted .that the Association had not power to exclude such abominations from the county. ; The Ground Committee then met tp arrange details, and the general meeting adjourned.,

THE DARDANELLES.

f In the light of recent developments re gardin!? the navigation of the Dardanelles, the following fiom the Vienna correspon dent of ">The Times," dated; August 12, is interesting :— "Tlie semi-oflicial' Political Correspondence ' says that, on the 4th instant a Russian ship, the Moakawa, with troops ori board, and coming from Eastern Asia, tried to pass up the Darda nelles. , It was stopped by the Turkish authorities on the ground that, contrary to the convention com« to last month with Russia,'the Porte had not been informed that there were soldiers oa board the vessel. The Russian ambassador never theless protested against the* detention, and claimed hr indemnity affirming that the troopa on the Moskawa were not soldiers, but reservists,. ■ The Porte yielded to (this specious argument, and allowed the ship to pafes. it had been detained fourteen hours," "St. .lames Gazette," of 13th August, say.-; ;■ Tne pass.ige of the Dardanelles by Russian vessels with troops on board is making some noise m Vienna. The : "Politic il Corre-pondence " recurs tj the subject, and the " Neuo Freie Presse." devotes a leading article to th<j matter. It remarks that the passage of the Moskawa follows closaly upon a similar incident which occurred last month, and that Russia is evidently passing troopships systematically through the Dardanelles m order that it may be able to .miss a diplomatic question with regard to the closure of those straits., It is also evident, adds'the writer, that Ituasia relies on the support of France, ihe French are burning to give tokens of frendship ',to tne Russians, and will propably make no scruple about assisting them to set aside existing treaties. But the"Neve Freie Presse "and the " Political Corres !• poi.dence" both point out that m this i.qietstien"Russia-will be opposed by all tne Great Powers excepting France. The right of Turkey to close the Dardanelles ! to the warships aad the troopships of all nations was laid down m the convention m Lon-lon m 1811 and the treaty of Paris m 1856 ; nor did the London conference of 1871v,.0r the Berlin conference of 1878 alter the previous settlements m any way. Tlie Great Powers are consequently bound tf>see that Russia does not by any overt act,"or by any subterfuge such as was practised m the case of the Moskawa, set the Sultan's right at defiance.

The Frozen Meat Trade.

REDUCTION IN CHARGES.

She Directors of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have issued a circular m wliteh they advise that the Company have made arrangements for the reduction of freezing and freight rates after December Ist next. The following is the circular: "Christchurch, sth October, 1891* Dear Sir, —I hive now to advise that my Dirjeitors have completed their arrange ments for freight on frozen meat with the New Zealand Shipping Company and Slujw^ Savill and Albion Company, and the! following will be the rates of, freight after the Ist of December, noxt, viz. :— From December to May (sunimer months) lamb, l|d per 1b ; muttonj ljd per lb ; beef, Id per lb. From June to November (winter months) lamb. Id per lb ; mutton, Jd per lb ; beef, |d per lb. The net primage will be 5 per cent, m each case. The conditions of carriage have also been modified to the eifect that the ships are to bo responsible, up to the amount of the freight, for any damage to meat, except the ship be stranded, sunk, or.bur.uc, m collision or otherwise disabled or the machinery breaking down. This Company's freezing charges will be December to May, Jamb £d per lb; mutton and beef fd per lb ; June to November, lamb, §d per lb ; mutton and beef, |cl per lb. Bags as hitherto. Stock owners making shipments during the summer months will be given a priority m the allotments of winter space other wise unappropriated. You will be pleased to learn that my Directors continue to consider some special concession due to those shippers who make forward engagements embracing both Summer and Winter months, they have, therefore, determined to make a rebate of 10 per cent on the Summer freezing charges to all who make Winter engage ments at the time of making their Sum mer bookings to the e> tent of the Winter engagements ; this rebate is equal to 2|d on a 601 b sheep and 2d on a 401 b lamb." Attached to the circular is a calculation showing the total colonial charges on meat shipments after December 1. Briefly put, including freezing, bags, freight, and insurance, the cost is as fol lows : —Summer months, December to May—Mutton, If d per lb • lamb, a shade over 2d per lb ; beef, 13-5 d per lb. Winter months, June to November— Mutton, a shade under Ifd per lb ; lamb, a bhade over l§d per lb * beef, 1 l-6d Per )" _____________

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER I'KKSS ASSOCIATION,

CAPTAIN O'SHEA. | London, October 5. Captain O'Shea is bringing an action to upset his divorced wife's marriage settlement. MRS BESANT. The Rev. C. Voysey, who was de prived of office m 1871 fbT heresy^ aud afterwards founded what is known as the Theistic Church, declares Mrs ±Jesant, who recently announced her conversion to Theosophy, is m a hypnotised state, and Theosophy is a fraud. '■'■■• MR FORTESCUE AGALNV The Hon. J. W. Fortescue, m a letter to the. "Pall Mall Gazette," ac cuses the Victorian Government of showing a*sham surplus. He citep the refusal of South Australia to contri bute to tne cost of the New Guinea protectorate, and the New Plymouth Harbor Boards default as instances of broken obligations and cheating credi tors. MR W. H. SMITH. Mr W. H- Smith has suffered a re lapse, and London physicians have been summoned to palmer Castle, where the hon. gentleman is staying. THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON. The Rev. Mr Spurgeon has re covered, sufficiently to remove to the' seaside at Eastbourne. LABOR QUESTIONS. The Sailors and Firernenfs Unions have had a conference, at which Mr Samuel Plimsoll presided. Complaints were made of the bad food provided by owners, and an agitation is being set on foot to compel inspection by the authorities. s The sailors and finnftii have joined the strike. The Carron arid Hermi tage wharves are m a state of s.'ege, and rioting is rife.. . The Shipping Federation managers are consulting as to the steps to be taken to inest • the I emergency. Meanwhile the work of ] unloading ships is still going on. j Seventy thousand miners m South Wales are negotiating with a view to joining the Labor Federation. ( The Shipping Federation iind other cariying Unions are considering pro posals to federate with similar Associa tions m Australia and America. An International Conference will probably be convened at Chicago to arrange terms. If the labor block is efFective, to morrow overtures for a settlement of the dispute will be made to the em ployers, and to confine the quarrel to its present area. , The Labor Federation has instructed the Unions to boycott goods from the Cannon and Hermitage wharves where ever found. London, • October 6. Slight conflicts are of frequent occur rence at the Carron wharf, and the assistance of the police has to be called m, The masters deny they intend to lock the men out. '■' f Adelaide. October 6.. ' :The Moonta strikers, decline arbitra tion at present. J London, October 6. Mr Plimsoll urges the seamen to support the Tory party. THE CHORUS GIRL'S SUICFDE. The Coroner avlio held the inquest into the death of the chorus girl, Lydia Manton, denies that theie was any secrecy about it. Tho Court was filled with reporters and the public. THE TOOLEY STREE V FIRE. Large quantities of gum, bark, and tallow were burned m the Tooley street fire. It began at Leach and Co.'s warehouse, which along with five others was gutted.

ANOTHER BOMB DISCOVERED.

.;.,,, . Vienna, October 5. . A bomb with a fuse alight was found m the Archbishop's Palace at Trieste, but no explosion occurred. The per petrators were not traced. ; THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. The "Pother Lloyds" says that troops are swarming on the Russian bank of the River Pruth, Paris, October 6. The Paris correspondent of " The Times " states that M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, after sounding the Chamber of Deputies, intends promptly to conclude a written com pact specifying the arrangement which has been come to between France and Russia. It is expected that the treaty will be sighed m a few weeks, despite Russian attempts to too closely identify France with Russian interest. Vienna, October 6. The Emperor's visit to Bohemia which was intended to reconcile the Germans and Czechs, is a failure.

SPAIN AND THE STATES.

Washington, October 5. President Harrison demands an in demnity from Spain for the outrages on American missionaries m the Caro line Islands. The boiler of a steam tug exploded at Chicago, killing eight persons arid injuring many others. THE RUSSIAN FAMINE. St. Petersburg, October 6.,; The Czar has announced. liis inten tion to give •up balls and Court festivities and derote the money thus saved to the relief of the famine stricken people. Thousands of persons are dying of want. RUSSIA AND CHINA. The Russian Government is indis i posed to act m concert with the Euro pean powers m China owing to the violence of the national feeling just now against the Protestant and Roman Catholic faiths. THE ZONE SYSTEM. The Russian railway authorities have decided not to adopt the zone system.

CAPTAIN YOUNG HUSBAND.

Calcutta, October 6. Captain Younghusband, the British political agent, who was reportfed to have been killed by Russians m the Pamir, is safe. CHILI AND THE UNITED STATES. Valparaiso, October 6. Mr Egan, United States Minister, has notified the Chilian Government that persistence m its present, attitude will lead to a cessation of friendly re lations, METHODIST (ECUMENICAL CONGRESS. New York, October 6. j The Metbodist CEcumeiiicai Coagr«s3

| has opened its session. A hundred and I twenty British delegates were present

BRITISH AND GERMAN TRADE.

Berlin, October 6. The German Chamber of Commerce reports that hardly half the export trade of Great Britain has been injured by events m South America, the McKinleytariff, or the discontent m labor ranks. It is hopeless to expect to overtake England m the race .for commercial precedence, and they must be* satisfied for the present to keep up the advance gained during the last twenty years. The Cham bar urges the' 'Gdvernnient not to depart from the protectionist policy.

THE RIOTS IN ROME.

• , Rome, October 6. Cardinal Langenuit, Archbishop of Rheims, m the presence of the Pope, expressed his regreb at the incident which had occurred at the tomb of Victor Emmanuel.

BALMACEDA.

Valparaiso, October 5. Rumors are afloat that Balmaceda is not dead but concealed m the American legation.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, October 6. Rabbits and hares are increasing to an alarming extent m the country dis tricts, though owing to the good sen son ths damage is not so noticeable. Their ravages m the Cobar sections have driven stock off" the runs.

A NEW STEAMER.

Thursday Island, October 6. A new steamer, the V7aitohi. has arrived here on her to New Zea land.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland. October 6. I The mining specimens collected by order of the Government for exhibition purposes, and which have been on view here, have been packed up to be sent to Wellington. . Five thousand round) of Rnider ball ammunition have been .presented by a. local firm for the,,volunteer m the Auck land team who makes the highest aggre gate lit the New South Wales Associa tion's mooting. New Plymouth, October 6. A school teacher named O'She't, a pas senger on board the Mahinapua for Auck land, nearly lost his life this evening by falling oif the wharf into the water. It appears that the . gangway was being hauled on board, and O'Shea attempted to get on board the steamer, but foil draw ins the gangway into the water with him. He was rescued by one of the sailors. He was unconscious when hauled on board, and the Sylvester treatment was resorted to wiih success.-.He leaves by the steamer for Auckland to-night. Masteuton, October 6. The natives of Ward ell township have drawn up a ;set of r rules and regulations for the-, .suppression of the drink traffic, and to prevent liquor being brought into their settlement. , i ;.'Wbixinotox, October 30. A requisition, signed by 313 ratepayers has been presented to Mv.fellicoe, asking him to contest the mayoralty, but he de clined. . Twenty live partridges arrived m good condition by the Kaikoura for Lord Onflow. Mr J. Evison, editor and manager of the "Catholic Times," has served a writ on the president and society of the Wellington Typographical Society, claim ing £600 damages for a libel alleged to be contained m a letter written to Arch bishop Redwood. ■

SUPREME COURT.

[re*, press* association.! Wanganui, October 6. The Supreme Court sittings commenced to-day, His Honor Chief Justice Prender gast presiding. The cases-include murder arson, bigamy, robbery<and.two stabbing cases. Ihe Grand Jury brought m true bills against Amelia Cole for bigamy, Gray for wounding, Hewitt for felony, Sheehan for felony, Kenny for arson, and no bill against Gibson for felony. Amelia Cole, charged with bigamy, pleaded " Guilty," but sentence was deferred till Friday. Hewitt, convicted of larceny, was sen tenced to nine months' hard labor. Invkruargill. October 6. • In the Supreme Courtto-night, Owen and others recovered £284 !>nd costs from the Nightcaps Coal Company for flooding them out of a small section m which they had been mining for brown coal. The case arose out of the same act as m the la it ca^e of Reed v, the Company, at the last sittings of the Court, . the defend ants having removed air artificial barrier a*id allowed the water of the creek to flood the leased area from which they had taken coal and from which water flowed to the sections of other parties and filled their drives and workings. The claim wa • for £1000.

Tinwald Town Board.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held on Tues day, September 29. Prescnc—Messrs Redmayno (chairman), Gudsell and Williams, CORRESPONDENCE. From the Town Clerk, Ashburton, calling a meeting of the Board of Health. From the Ashburton County Council, de clining to allow the culvert across the Laghmor road to be removed. From the Railway Department on the same subject, forwarding permit to remove the'culvert. From the same, asking that the permit should be returned, as the County Council objected to the removal of the culvert. It was resolved to meet at 5 o'clock on Tuesday, October, 6 T to inspect the culvert! the Clerk in the mean time to get in formation from the County Council with reference to drain to Carter's creek and outfall through Grove farm. From the Ashburton County Council, forwarding plan of road along, the railway line to be vested in the Town Board. Th<3; Board agreed to the proposal, From Mr Stone forwarding tender from W. «T. Silcoek for asphalting footpaths. It was resolved that the work be let at fcha, price mentioned. From the Ashburton County Council-informing the Board that/, a water supply for that part of the district between Graham's Road and Johnston Street, cnuld not be granted at present. From the Commissione^of Tafces asking the Board to allow intending applicants for the approaching assessment to inspect the rolls now in force. . . ' ; FORDS ROAD. ' The Surveyor reported that he had had the sides of Ford's Road from the sale* yards to the boundary of the district re formed. The action was approved. GORSE ON ROAD. The Clerk reported re gorse on road fronting section—. The matter was left in abeyance. The Clerk was instructed to endeavour to have the gorse on the banks of the water race running through sections 356 and 359, grubbed" up and destroyed. ALTERATION TO VALUATION ROLL, Mrßediiwyne applied* -personally that section 160*rfwttld~be- altered on the Valuation" Roll from J, M. Reid to him getf. Granted,

GREAT SOUTH ROAD. A petition from several ratepayers was read, asking the Board to clean out side channels along the Great South Road to Carter's Terrace. The Surveyor was in structed to have the work done, the stuff t) be used to fill up the holes m the opposite side of the road. ACCOUNTS. *'" After passing accounts and transacting some routine business the Board ad journed.

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(Received October 7, 10.15 a.m.) DEATH OF THE KING OF WrjRTEMBURG. Berlin, October 6. The death is announced of Karl I, King of Wurtemburg, aged 68. [Karl 1,, King of Wurtemb trg, wis born Match 6, 1823, and ascended the throne on the death of his father, King William 1., on June 23, 1864. He married m 1846 the Grand Duchess Olga, daughter of the latt Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia.]

OBITUARY.

London, October 6. Rt. Hon. W. H. Smith, is dead, aged 66.

Rt. Hon. Wm. Henry Smith, M.P., was born m 1820. Member of the London School Board '70-74, and of the Council of King's College, London; created D.C.L..of Oxford '79. He has held the following official ap pointments : • -Financial Secretary to the Treasury '74-7; First Lord of the Admiralty '77-80; Secretary for War'Bs. Returned m the Conservative interest as member for Westminster '68-85; Strand Division '85 and '86, On the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill, Mr Smith vacated the War Office and assumed the leadership of the House of Commons as FimtLord of the Treasury. Mr Smith has always been distinguished for laborious attention to his duties, and has won the respect of ail parties m the House by his urbanity. Mr Smith wai head of the firm of W. H. Smith and Son, the groat publishing and news-agency house ]

THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

The population of the world is set down at 1,480,000,000.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

One hundred and forty free laborers have arrived at Carron wharf to take the place of those on strike, and this time the police appear to be more ener getic m preventing them from being molested, A few carmen and wagons have also been engaged. :

BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The directors of the Bank of South Australia do not propose to pay a divi dend this year, and recommend that £G per share be written off", and that the whole, of the reserve fund be appro* priated to meet losses.

AFFAIRS IN HAWAII.

Reports from San Francisco allege that the Queen of Hawaii and also the Dowager Queen are on the point of death; and further that intense ex* citement is occasioned at the elections owing to fear that England will secure the control of the Islands before the arrival of the American fleet.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received October 7, 11.15 a.m. ANOTHER SOLVENT SOCIETY. Sydney, October 7. The Excelsior Buildings Society, which recently suspended payment, will- resume operation, having a surplus of .£107,000.

THE INFLUENZA.

Melbourne, October 7. The influenza is still prevalent, and up to the end of September thirty deaths were reported from it.

FEDERATION.

The Federation Bill has been under discussion m the Legislative Council. In chapter 0, new states, clause 1, the provision inserted by the Mouse on the motion of Sir B. O'Loghlen, excepting New Zealand from admission to the Federation, was rejected.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(13X PRESB ASSOCIATION.)

Vh« niMiav Pvbllcm. Gisborne, October 7. The body of W. Cooper, the missing hotel-keeper of Waerangahika, was found this morning close to where it is believed he plunged into the river. The body was found fully dressed. An inquest will be held to-day. COHslderHtloa. Masterton, October 7. The collector of rates for the borough has been instructed to stay proceedings m certain cases where poverty exists.

THE MARKETS.

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IReceived October 7, 10 20 a.th.J Sydney, October 7. Wheat, chick feed, 3s 9d to 4s j milling, 5 i 4d, nominal, fflour, stone makes £11 t-i £12 ; roller brands, £12 10s to £13 10s. Oats, feeding, Is lOd to 2s ; seed, up to 2a Id. Maize, 2s 4d. Barley, Cape, 2s 6d; English, 3s. Brag, 9|<L Pollard, Bjd." Potatoes, New Zealand, £115s to £2 ; Circular Heads, £3. Onions £4. Buttei, dairy, 7d ; factory made, 9d. Cheese, 6|d to 7id. Bacon, 5d to 7d ; New Zealand, fid to Bd, nominal i hams, New Zealand, lid., i Melbourne, October 7. Little is doing m wheat, which is quoted nominally at 5s 8d to 5s 9d. Flour is inactive. Oats, Algerian, la HAd ; Tartarian and Danish, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; stout, 2s Bd. Maize, 2s 3d. Barley, Cape, 2s 4d. Adelaide, October 7. Wheat, 5s 2d to 5s 3d. Flour, stone makes, £10 15s to £11 ss; roller brands, £11 los to £12. Barley, Cape, 2s 9d to 33 6d; [Enelish matting, 3s 6d to ss. Bran, Is $£d,,' Pollard, Is hd.

ROAD BOARDS.

SOUTH RAKAIA. The monthly meeting of the South Rakaia Road Board was held on Thurs day. Present—Messrs Coster (Chairman), Lyttleton, McLean, and Stringfellow. The Clerk reported on various roads and contracts m the district. The main* tenance contractors, excepting Duncan, were much behind with their Work. Mr Vucetich wrote apologising for non' attendance on account of ill health. After consideration of the Clerks report, it was resolved to call for tenders for making a cutting to the river on Mr Holmes' land, near the settlement. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company wrote, stating they had no ob jection to the road through T. Richards' property being stopped. Re gravel pifc on Anderson's. The Clerk was instructed to write, stating tbafc the arbitration coulf

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