abundance of feed, luxuriant mid green, ftiht six head of stock to the one you might be able to feed on the dry pa-Mock. Besides. ihe dirtied and down trodden grasses would not be blown away but would be left in the soil as a means of curichiug it as ■manure. That's where 1 should expect to see my irri gated crop /"ompare with one not irrigated. A friend of mine told me only last Saturday that he had irrigated a crop of oats as they. were coming iuto ear, and his remark was " Man, you should have seen the crop." If the races wore not made and running, one might Lave doubts about getting down the water over the plains; but they are made, and they arc running, arid sinco the Engineer has reported there is plenty of water to be got, surely it should not be difficult to bring a lot more down. There will no doubt be some ridges in paddocks that will not be irrigated; but I think I could irrigate eighty out of every hundred acres, if not more. Nor would any man mind a dry spot for a camping ground. As to Mr Wright altering his views on the question of irrigation, why should he not, if he now plainly see, as I do, that irriga tion on the dry plains will be one of the best paying things ever introduced into the county, and will benefit hundreds, besides inducing hundreds more to settle on the land? And surely this would be better than allowing one man to buy up the acres that are now practically useless, because of the want of irrigation. Irrigation, I con tend will enrich our plains both in produce and in population. J I do not take it that Messrs Wright and Friedlander are men who wish to play larks with the people, and I for one decline to give them credit for underhand work of the sort insinuated by a "Plains Fanner." However, if they did wish to do any under hand work the majority of the people would not be soft enough to let them. The whole thing puts one in mind of the ensilage question. When we heard of it first at Home we said it would never do, it would rot, and no stock would eat it. But it has come to pass that cattle will eat it, and I have'seen-as good a lot of bullocks fattened on it as ever I saw in my life. Irrigation is just like everything else. It wants a start, and then it will be like the races—new ones being clamored for every day. Nature teaches us that dry lands want moisture and wet lands drainage.—lam, etc., William Langpon, Westerfield.

NOTES ABOUT BEES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —As I see by your article of yester day that you take an interest in bee keeping, perhaps you will permit me to send you the following notes on the sub ject. "With the dry weather of the pre sent season honey will be very scarce. The white clover showed well in the spring but turned brown so soon that it had time to secrete but little honey, the weather was so hot and dry. The flow of honey ceasing so quickly had the effect of making the bees stop breeding ; it also made them very spiteful, and any person working about or near the hives ran a great risk of getting stung by the bees, who stayed afc home as they knew there was little or no honey for them to gather. Some hives were nearly ready to swarm when the flow of honey stopped. Those that had young queens capped over did swarm, those that had not either destroyed the young queens while in the first or second stage, or stopped making young queens cells. A little honey was gathered in the month of December from the blue gums (eucalyptus globulus), but they as a rule do not remain long in flower. During the last few years the humble bee has increased rapidly, and these insects are becoming a great nuisance to bee farmers in Canterbury, as when they smell the honey in the hives they fly round and round and annoy the baes greatly. They do not often alight at the entrance of the hive, but when ons does the bees at once fasten on to him, but the intruder being so much stronger than his assailants generally gets away nothing the worse, but leaving several bees dead from the effects of the much larger sting with which he is armed. Durhig dry weatler bees require a great deal of wafer. Shallow dishes ought to be placed in a shady place near the hives, with small stones or lumps of clay in them for the bees to stand on, and keep thena from getting drowned. Want of water is one of the causes of suramerd dwindling, an 1 is certainly that of many of the young bees dying before they hatch. If the old be:s can't get water to carry to the young no other result can be expected, Thegorse bloom in early spring causes the bees to be gin breeding, as they get a'supply of fresh pollen ; but as they "obtain next to no honey from it, in order to feed the young bees they are driven to draw upon what store of honey they have left from the previous season, the result often being that they run "short before the honey season begins again. This is a frequent cause of bees dying in the Spring. Barley-sugar is a good thing to feed with when the bees require feeding, but if a hive is weak or short of store it is better to put it with another—making one good one of the two. It may be added that whenever there is a scarcity of honey in the summer time the bees commence to kill the drones, whereas the annual slaughter of the drones does not, under! ordinary circumstances, take place til the autumn : so that beekeepers wh» notice the killing of drones going on h the summer may at once infer that a scarcity of food in the hive is the reasm of the abnormal proceeding,—l am, &c, Peter Anderson Wakanui Road, Ashburton, January 13, 1891.

TELEGRAPHIC HOME AND FOREIGN

[per press association.] London, Jansry 12. The position of the Kailw»y strike is unchanged. The seamen threaten to block the colieries which continue to supply coal to the Railways. Accidents still continue, Paris, ..January 12. A French loan of £3^000,600 was covered sixteen times oier. Komr January 12. Experiments with tie Koch cure at the various hospitals in Italy have given most gratifying *"esu^ s*

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INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, January 12. The certificates awarded at the Dunedin Exhibition for the work scut from the P^fchojie schools of tlje AupHaiid djstrict fiAve been received Hero, and sliow that all the schools have received first awards pjf merit, Wblungtou, January 12. The branch flagship Dubourdieu leaves for Valparaiso on Saturday, Th^ a;ir . - £'ta'al .*»& some of the officers went on

a visit to PalmeMon KoHh this muniini;, i and return to-morrow night* via the Y\ai- Irarapa district. On Tlmrfidaj night; the I officers are to be entertained at a, ball liy Wellington ladies. Palmeuston Noistji, January 12. ! The slip on the Gorge line is cleaved sway, and ballast brains are now running •righb through. Bkunnkuton, January '). After the train wan brought to a stand still at 5 o'clock, Mrs R. Smith got out with a child in her arms, leaving one on the platform. The train started* again with a jerk, throwing the child on to the rail underneath the "wheel, The child's head was crushed, and it died. Oamauu. January 12. Tiro Fifeshire, which arrived from Lcndon to-day, takes away a large cargo of frozen meat from here. i

The Wrong sort of "Minister."

The gossip writer in the " N.Z. Herald " tells the following :—" Ib is not often that the Hon. E. Mitchelson finds himself in ' a tight place,' but that awkward contin gency befel him the other day. The ' Minister's room ' is at the end of a corridor on the ground floor of the Customs building, while the rooms ad jacent are occupied by Mr Lord, the Registrar of Marriages. A party from the country, consisting of die bride and bridegroom, and the parents of the bride, adjourned into the bnilding, in order that the former pair might get 'worked oft.' The 'heavy father' saw the legend ' Minister's room ' on the end door in the corridor, and the whole party sailed in. Mr Mitchelson was rather puzzled as to what could be the personal grievances of this rural deputation, when the ' old man ' began fumbling in his pocket, and drew out a pound note, at the same time making the mild request to Mr Mitchelson that he would do the needful for the young couple and hitch teaios. A new light now dawned in the eyes of the Native Minister. With great presence of mind ha replied that he had had a good deal to do with the union.of parties in the lobbies (of Parliament) Ministerially, but he drew the line at welding the holy bonds of matrimony. He referred them to the Registrar next door, waving his hand with a sort of ' Bless-you-my-children' air, and the whole party were bowed out of the 'Minister's room.' "

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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The Kl«'ction Petition*.

Wellington, January 13,

A Gazette has been issued naming Sir J. Prendergast and Judge "Williams as the two judges before whom the petition presented by Mr McGregor against the return of Mr Joyce for Akaroa will bo heard. Sir J. Prendergast and Judge Connolly will hear the petition lodged by Colonel Fraser against the return of Mr Allen for Te Aroha.

The next English Cardinal

The Popo lias announced his in tention of conferring the seat in the Sacred College rendered vacant by the death of Cardinal Newman upon Mon signor Edmund Stonor. This gentleman is the son of the late Lord Camoys, and uncle cf the present peer. The Sbonors are one of the oldest Catholic ftiirnlies in England, and a direct ancestor of tho new cardinal took his place in the House of Lords as a baron in the reign of Richard 11. Monsigr.or Edmund Stonor, a Canon of St. John's Lateran, was raised to the Archbishopric of Trebizond by Leo XTIL, and three of his sisters enteied nunneries. He is a great favorite as well as a consider able power at the Vatican. The imme diate cause of his elevation to the Sacred College is the diminution of the number of English cardinals by the death of Car dinal Newman, and the hopeless mental condition of Cardinal Howard.

POLITICAL.

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IRISH AFFAIRS

(l'i-11 KillSh ArtSOWATION.) Lo:-.'jK:x. .Januiuy 12. Mr llealy considers it hopeless tc parlay with the Pavnell section any longer. Mr Parneli wis received .vil,h enthu siasm at Limerick. In tht>. course of his speech he st.ite.fl lie was satisfied with-1 be result of his conference a< Boulogne with Mr O'Brien, and would retire provided the Liberals would give an assurance of their intentions. (Received January 13, 10.40 p.m.) L'jxdojt. .January 12. At a meeting in Limerick Mr Par neli challenged Mr Gladstone to pro duce a memorandum of his interview with him at Ha ward en. He declared that the Liberal leaders had no land policy, and that a fatal mistake had been committed in allowing the Radi cals to abandon the peasant proprietary clause in the Irish Land Purchase Bill, thus leaving the Irish people to settle their own fate and the solution of the difficulty. He himself believed that the land question ought to be settled concurrently with Home Rule, or left to an Irish Parliament to deal with, otherwise it would be impossible to govern Ireland without stringent and strong coercion. Without the settle ment of the land question Home Rule instead of becoming a source of strength and freedom would be a sham ending in the resumption of the Government 'by the Imperial Parliament. Referring to the proposals submitted at the Hawardeu interview lie considered them distinctly worse than the provi sions of the Bill introduced by Mr Gladstone in 1886 for the future Government of Ireland. Mr Parneli stated that he was willing to retire it assured his opponents would promise four points, viz.—(1) A charter for the settlement of the land question or power to the people to settle it them selves ; (2) power to secure the interests of labor and artizans ; (3) contiol of Irish police; and (i) to concede the appointment of Judges and Magis trates in Ireland.

Latest Cable News

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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[Received January 13, 11 a.m.] THE FRENCH LOAN.

London, January 12. The French Loan was covered six times in London in addition to sixteen and a half times in Paris. Pauls, January 12. Crowds of people congregated round the doors of the office of the Minister of Finance all the night previous to the day on which the loan was to be floated.

PROPOSED DISARMAMENT.

SDFDF

THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.

Washington, Januaty 12. Mr J. G. Elaine is demanding voparjilL'ii L:>m t!?o ii^ani ;L Govern ment for outrages conmutted by natives of the Caroline Islands on American residents.

THE INDIAN RISING.

The Indian tribes who surrendered to the United States troops ha.'c re fused to give up possession of their arms and it is feared that an attempt to forcibly disarm them, would cause bloodshed.

IRISH RELIEF FUND.

London, January IX. The Fund organised by Mr Ball'our and the Earl of Zetland for the relief of distressed families in Ireland now amounts to £18,000 Lord Carrington subscribed £100.

FATAL COLLISION

By a collision between two passenger steamers in the Firth of Forth thirteen passengers were lost.

AUSTRALIAN

[Received January 13, 11.15 a.m.] SHEARERS AND FASTORALISTS Melbourne, January 13. A. bitter struggle between pastora lists and shearers is imminent, owing to the Queensland shearers having de clined to shear under the new agree ment with the Pastoralists Union. Both sides are determined not to give in.

INTERCOLONIAL TRADE.

Adelaide, January ]3. The Intercolonial Freetrade Com mission has recommended the adoption of intercolonial freetrade on the basis of a uniform tariff, and regard such as a corollary of Australian federation.

DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

Perth, January 13. A destructive cyclone passed over the district in the vicinity of Lagrange Bay yestesday. Starting about fifty two miles inland, it travelled at a rapid rate, uprooting a number of telegraph poles in its track. A great amount of damage is reported, and one station lost a thousand sheep and forty head of cattle.

Horrible Charges of Desecration

The grave-diggers on strike at Glassnevin Cemetery, Dublin, [state that they have struck as a protest against the horrible desecration of graves which taken place. They chapgo that graves are opehedi old remains cleared out, and new ' bodies interred, and relate some shocking occur rences. Coffins have been smashed up with their remains to make room for others coming and in one grave where the ground was found to be shallow, the men were obliged to drag the body out of the top cofgn. This they did by drivuig two picks into the breast of the corpse, and dragging it- on to the bank. The lid of the coffin underneath the one broken up was then forced open and the remains tumbled in, the meu, having to trample on the remains to press them into a coffin which thready c£iiV&med b, corpse. Anqthav. case is told where, a gentleman's body l^ad been, interred in, the wrong grave, but to deceive the relations the lid of the coffin only was taken off and placed a^ $c. bottom of the mrl't grave,, ths rem'^tus' ajad the re.st 'o$ the.' cothn stiU ' resting i^, * stranger's grayc. Tlip.'dig^crst^jiCi**-*' conß^tly t%.^dn^jiixii2&-'- M bseakwg'Uß -"" _ Mia bones, aud in*"— _«uiiu coffins to make room for .. iU vi-ments, and they refuse to be party to such a state of things any longer. It is further .alleged that O'Connell, who established the cemetery, provided that any profits should be distributed amongst Catholic institutions, but, on the contrary,

H.icv iu-e invested in stocks an<t Iwmls' iv.-iiy lime a member of the Common •Jonmrittec attends the t oinmitlco be n c.-iv. t half a guinea, and in some weeks there .rr .""our or five committee mneiinys.

New Zealand Midland Railway Company.

The fifth ordinary general meeting of the \ Tow Zealand Midland Railway Company, Limited, took place at the offices,79 Gracc ;liurth street, on November 21st. Mr Thon as Halt, M.P., the Chairman, who pre sided, sad the Board had still, as from the 'irst, every liopetluit the undertaking would, when co npleted, produce sound and satis factory results. The line was being con-y aructed as rapidly as time and opportunity permitted, and the contracts entered into in New Zealand had been most favourable. When the east and west line was completed right through from GiCymouth to Canter bury, there was the absolute certainty of its conveying a great traffic in timber and coal in one direction, and of all supplies necessary for human life in the other direc tion. The Chairman concluded by moving tho adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr E. Broclie Hoare, M.P., and unanimously agreed to. Mr Thomas Salt, M.P., and Mr Walter Chaberlin were re elected as directors, and Messrs Cooper Brothers and Co. as auditors of the com pany, and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

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MAIL NOTICE

The Letfcer-box will be cleared for de spatch of correspondence from this office to tlie under-mentioned places, on and after Ist January, 1891, as follows — For Christchurch and North, daily 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.50 p.m. ; and on Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. ; Chertsoy and Rakaia, daily, 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Methven, daily, 3.15 p.m. ; Dunsandel and Burn ham, daily, 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Selwyn, daily, 6.20 p.m. ; Dromore, daily, 6.30 a.m. ; Tin.wald, Win slow, Hinds, and Temuka, daily, 10.30 a.m. ; and on Tues days, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 3.15 p.m. ; Willowby and Eiffelton, Tuesdays, \ Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10,30 a.m.. ; : : Lismore, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10.30 ' a.m. ; Geraldine, daily, 10,30. a-.in. ; Ttmaru, daily, 10.30 a.m., 12.30 p.m.; and on, Tu&udays, Thursdays, and Satyr days, 3.15 p.m. ; Oamaru, Dunedin, and South, daily, 12.30 p.m. ; Gveenstreet, and Ashburton Fovks, lHiesdays ; Thurs days, and Saturdays, 6.30 a.m. ; Winch more, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. ; Mount Somers, Springburn. and Alford For^t, (ia^ly, i p.m., May-field, and Ruapmut, Mo»" s and Thursdays, 4 p.m-% "", -"ays Afihfcan,'Wai«^- -« vVheatstone, 4!sa - ....uu, and Lbngbeach, daily, p.m. ; Flemington, Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays, 4.30 p.m. ; New land, Tuesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. ; El^in, Wakanui, Seaview, Seafield_, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. . N.B.— Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster lo be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will be compulsorily registered nd charged double registration fee,

TFB ASBBtTBTON GTTATOIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1891



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H. M._JONES SAINTA CLAUS IS COBfTNG- A ND so is Old Father Christmas, to give the a]>ove a fitting reception. The .ZjL Undersigned is now opening up a varied and"*well selected Stock of Useful and Ornamental Goods suitable for Presents, Prizes, Rewards, Xmas and New Year Gifcr, ranging from a diminutive Penny Doll to a Seventy Guinea Piano panese Toys and Fancy Goods, Albums, Photo Frames, Desks, Work Boxes 'Jabhiets, Ladies Baa;s, Glove and Kerchief Boxes, Dressing Cases, Electro-Plated, Goods, Ornaments in great variety, elegant and chaste in design, Perfumery and Toilet Requisites, Cricketing Material, Fancy Glassware, Tea Services, Opals Brackets and Plush Leather Goods. BOOKS Suitable for Prize and Presentation purposes, specially imported from the Religious Tract Society, Ward and Lock, Cassell and Co., and other publishers for the Xmas Trade. Booklets in great variety and Xmas Cards. The above is the largest and most complete Stock of Books and Fancy Goods in the county, affording the greatest choice, and offered at the LOWEST POSSIBLE REMUNERATIVE PRICES School Committees purchasing Boiks for prizes Tos and Fancy Goods forschool treats will be supplied at lowest possible charges. Inspection Invited. H. M.IfONES, 12 b,



The Company's Steamers have now re suined time table running to all ports. THEEXCURSION SEASON Will open Ist DECEMBER Next. Return tickets afc reduced Fares. TRIPS TO WEST COAST SOUNDS On or about 14th and 26th JANUARY, '" and sth, FEBRUARY. GEO-JAMESON, Agent, Ashburton. TO THE LADIES ASHBUR.TON QO^NTY, ..,xvUISON _«:"''' and HOLLO WAY, Dress and Mantle Makers, Tancred Street, Ashburton.



Public Notices. ______ Wool Sales "PHE LAST SALE OF THE SEASON L WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 19th JANUARY. Farmers will oblige Brokers by sending in their Wool as early as possible. DDFELLOWS 1 HALL, ASHBURTON. Under the Management of Joe St.Clair. Manager for the Faust Family. MrE. Faust. "The Musical Event of the Century." SEASON OF TWO NIGHTS ONLY. TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY Evenings, January 13th and 14th. Appearance of the Great I London liellviiigfers, And the Marvellous Faust Family. Musicians, Pantomimists & Comedians, With whom is associated the Eminent Cornet Soloist,' Hen 1 you der IMLehclen, And a Rosi of other Sterling Entertainers, Who will appear on the above mentioned dates in a DISTINCTLY NOVEL ENTERTAIN MENT, Musically Excellent and Most Refined. For full particulars See Bills. Popular prices ... 3s, 2s, and Is. Box plan for the sale of Reserved Seats now open at Mr Zander's To bacconist, JAMES MORGAN, 1138 Business Representative. U.S.S. CO lirfi^l U.S.S., CO Iff UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited.