The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1891. CURRENT TOPICS.

The Public Accounts Committee have some very vexed questions to ad judicate upon m the course of each session. The Pollen pension is one of these, and law and fact must be strong on the Hon. Dr's side when the Com mittee hold that he is entitled to receive so large a sum as £1300 odd. If the claim and the Committee's report are held good by the Government the the question will arise why the claim has been allowed to remain m abeyance all these years. There is generally an inclination to defer the evil day m cases like this, but if it is so clear now that Dr Pollen was entitled to the pension it must have been equally clear when the claim was first made. The payment of Ministerial salary to Mr Mitchelson, after the number of Ministers had been reduced, is held by the Committee to be within the law. This decision it arrived at by the most illogical assumption that though the number of Ministers was reduced when the number of members of the House was decreased there was no law to pre vent the payment of an extra Minister 1 The House will have something to say on this obvious evasion of the law. Dr Pollen's claim may be good, but the payment of an extra Minister was un justifiable and thecircumstances attend ing the transaction were discreditable m the extreme.

When the price of any product is low the faulty and inferior grades suffer most This is being made very evident at fche present time m the case of potatoes. Serious complaints were made by the Sydney merchants of the bad state of the New Zealand potatoes that were arriving there, but growers merely said " That is what they always say," and went on shipping. A Christ church agent, however, was m Sydney at the time, and describes the Canter bury potatoes as the worst that reach Sydney. They are mixed with small and illshaped tubers, "yellows," "Maoris," and aecondgrowth. Some shippers argue that these faults are not discoverable save m Sydney, but m a case m the Christchurch Magis trates' Court last week it was proved that m a consigment picked over m Lyttelton nearly half were bad. In the London shipments also, which as opening a new market would naturally be expected to be of the best quality, a large proportion of bad potatoes were found. It is evident, therefore, that Canterbury potatoes are not up to the mark. In order to produce a good sample growers are advised to plant nothing but the best seed, well shaped, cut from tubers of good size, and free from yellows and other faulty potatoes. Seed is cheap enough this year and those who are planting will do well to make a note of this advice.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Henry (with spelling book)—" Papa, what is a fortification?" Papa—"lt's a large fort." Henry—" Then is a ramification a large ram ." The London County Council havedeci Jed (• expend £1500 this session for providing bands to play m the London Parks. What p-iyment would induce the Ashburton iixml to play m Baring Square one or two evenings a week during the summer months? A cruel rumor was circulated on Saturday ni"ht and yesterday that a respectable and well-known resident had committed suicide. There was not the slightest foundation for t\ • rumor, and it could only have a-teen oit of mere wanton iraliee. The fourteenth annual football mafc'i between Canterbury and Otago v a played ab Lancaster Park, Ciiristehuruh, on Saturday, when contrary to expsefcation Otago won easily by 8 points (3 goals) to 3 (a goal). The water pipe and tap recently fixed near the stand pipe at the corner of East and Burnett streets, on the railway reserve, are proving of great benefit to the shopkeepers and others m East street, and the addition last week of a trough for horses will be a great boon to travellers. The dry weather has necessitated the bringing out of the water cart, which is at work now every morning 1] At Auckland, Richard Sandall, a well known local butcher, 56 years of age, met his death m a remarkable manner. He was chasing a rat m his shop, and fell from a bench. He came m contact with a meet hook, which struck him under the brow of the right eye. Sandall afterwards fell heavily to the ground, striking hia head. Oa Friday he became delirious and was taken to the hospital, where he died half an hour after admission* Work on the cricket ground and running track m the Domain is proceeding very satisfactorily. The track has been cont vv ct«d to an exact quarter inij/e lap, and is being put rapidly m condition for use. A fine sward is growing on the pricket ground, which has been levelled all over, and a.n excellent pitch promises against the opening of the cricket season. For the swimming bath, a new brush screen was put up recently, while the live fence is making good headway, and m another season, will be sufficiently bushy to enable the cut brus'i to be dispensed with. At bku horse sale m the Arcade on Saturday, a. hopse which was harness jd to a trap, was hehjg t].riveu on the tan, and turning rather .short, the long ahftft.B were thrust through three panes m the window of Mr ,J, C. Duncan's office, completely smashing them, Earlier m jthe day, Mr Hoare had an accident with his rubbish cart, the horse bolting away down Tancred street, and bringing up near the Masonic Hall with the cart very much damaged. About one o'clock Mr H. G. \foore had & wheel come off his trap near Mr Thomas's offices. The cap had been insecurely fastened, $0 damage was done to the trap worth mentioning, but the horse received a ba<l cut on one of Uh hind legs.

The Government have decided to curtail the list of officers authorised to frank letters and telegrams on public service. .Several clerks of the Resident Magistrates Courts, who have hitherto enjoyed that right, have been notified that the privilege no ionger exists so far as they are concerned.

Mr S. Salek, of the Asliburton Cycling Club, put up a" road record " on .Sunday, which does >;him credit, and which will also take a good deal to lowe/. He left Ashbur ton at 5.40 a.ni , arrived- at R-mgitata at 8.5, left again at 8.30, arrived at Geraldine 9.20, at Temuka at 10.18, and pulled up at the Melville corner, Timani, at 11.21 a.m., having done the journey of about sixty miles m the excellent time of five hours forty-one minutes, the actual riding time being five hours eleven minutes. At Orari a delay of about a quarter of an hour was occasioned on account; of the re-decking of the bridge causing Mr Salek to hove to push his bicycle across the river bed and to. wade-through the river, which makes the performance still better. The unformed road across the Rangitata Plains proved the worst part of the journey, nevertheless Mr Salek averaged about twelve miles an hour whilst riding. The nearer he got to Timaru the better became.the.going, the roads about Geraldine and Tehiuka just now being excellent. Several members of the Timaru Tourists' Club intended to meet Mr Salek and accom pany him to Timaru, but he had completed his journey hours before the hour they had fixed on came round, Mr J. Whelan, how ever, started early with the intention of meeting Mr Salek at Geraldine, but had only got to Arowhemui when the Ashburtonite came pedalling along. The pair then went on fast to Timaru, and Mr Whelan found it no easy task to act the "pacemaker." Rather a curious trial has just taken place m a French provincial law court. A news paper having published a list of the local Freemasons, they brought an action against it for libel, and the journal m question was condemned to the payment of £8 damages. It appears that a regular campaign is being fought m numerous localities m France against the members of the craft by their Roman Catholic opponents m many a politi cal contest. Freemasons m these depart ments now complain that their adversaries, not content with meeting their attacks with the ordinary weapons of party warfare, cry down their goods if they are m trade, and their abilities if they have embarked m a professional career. At such a pitch has the feud arrived m certain districts that their private interests are menaced seriously. Nevertheless, the step taken recently by the brethren who awoke one morning to find their names inscribed m the columns of a local newspaper-is disapproved of strongly by some of the leading members of the Grand Orient of France, and a high dignitary of the craft has just expressed the opinion that they should have assumed a bold attitude, and shown that they were not ashamed of their colours. It is, says the Paris corres pondent of the "Daily Telegraph," hardly necessary to dwell on the fact that m that country Freemasonry is a powerful political factor which has thrown all its weight on the side of the Republic, to which it rendered good service during the Boulangist agitation.

POLITICAL.

(from our pahltamkntary corres ponp.es t), Wellington, September 13, Tho Payment of Members Bill will go through th« Lords, a large majority of whom, led by Dr Pollen (mi übile dictu) regard it as a reasonable measure. The prophets row fix Wednesday week as the prorogation day.

Auctioneer's Report.

MR. JOHN O. RESTELL. Mr John G, Restell reports on the weekly sale held at his Arcade and Horse Bazaar, Ashburton, on Saturday, Soptenir bet-12, Mr F. M. Rickman, auctioneer ;— About forty horses of ail classes came forward for sale, but again the quality of the majority of the horses, both draught and light, was not by any means first class. There is an excellent demand for good young sound draught horses, that can be sold with a trial; also, unbroken draught colts and fillies, fit to go to work, of good size and m fair condition, are m demand, and sell at very good market values. Young sound draught horses, with a trial, sold uo to £22 ; aged and inferior draught horses, f iom £6 to £12 ; good light harness horses sold up to £16 ; sound saddle horses to £12 ; aged hacks, screws, scrubbers, and weeds sold from £1 to £5. Nearly all the horses m the Bazaar, on Saturday last, changed hands at prices as above. A lot of furniture, harness, produce, and sundries sold at very satisfactory prices. There was a large attendance of the public during the day.

THE MARKETS.

(per press association.) London, September 11. The Bank of England returns published to-day show a total reserve of £17,282,000 being an increase of £564,000 as compared wir.h the previous week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 46.46. Consols 95 ex div*. Three months' bills are discounted at 2 per cent, nominal. New Zealand, 4 per cent inscribed stock, 105 ; 3i per cent, ditto $4- New Zealand. long-berried wheat is weaker at 44s 6d; for cargoea on passage sellers ask 42s 6d, buyers oiler 425. OfT coast cargoes are quoted at 42s 6d, but buyers will not give more than 425. South Australian wheat 455. Victorian weaker at 445. i Canterbury mutton 4d per Ib, lamb s|d, Wellington mutton B|cl j beef hind quarters 4j\d. New Zealand hemp is firm ac a slight advance. Good quality is firm at £23 per "■.on ; f^ir to medium, £21 ss. Wool quotations are unchanged. No X pest Scotch pig iron, f t o.b. m Clyde. 27s 3d. New York, September 21. The official esfcimalo of the United States wheat crop is 550,000,000 bushels. (Received September 14, 10.45 a.m.) " ' * London, September 13. Tallow, medium mutton, 26s 6d ; do. beef, 24s 9cl. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 72,200 bales, of which 64,400 bales have been sold. Prices have a lifti4ening tendency, especially the better sorts. For New Zealand wheat, pit" coast, sellers are "asking 41s 6,d, but buyers, refuse tQ gjye more than 4J.s.

C >untess2s, Duchess 2s 4d, Princess 2s Bd, Empress 3s. These Teas are free from any ejwg of astriu^ency

THE GARDEN.

HOW TO CROP A VEGETABLE GARDEN I PROFITABLY. Now that the .spring timo is once more at hand, it behoves us to look over our .seed lists and see what U wanted for the coming season. This is by no means :;n easy task, for seasons vary, ami vege tables that do well one time will not succeed another; hence to keep up a supply care and forethought are neces sary, so that there may be iio blanks. Having selected our seeds, the next tiling is. how are we to sow them? tor it '» essentiul to have crops m rotation. We will suppose, m the first place, that a piece of ground is set apart for peas, and having determined the quantity to be sown, it will be well to .set out jtheground for the rows. As some of these will not require sowing before the beginning of summer, the question arises, what shall \ hi put on the ground m the meantime so as to make the most of it? Peas that were sown m autumn will require the sticks put to them by this time, and the second sowing will soon appear above ground. Between these rows spinach or radishes may be sown. If it h intended to sow the later kii.ds about six feet apart, which is a proper distance for tall varieties, the rows may be marked! Out, and the places between where) the rows are intended to be sown may be; got ready for celery, m the trenchesof which arow of lettuce or cauliflower may be planted, as these will be oft' by the time the calery plants will be ready forplantiugout As soon as the peas are gathered they may be pulled up, and a row of lettuce or turnips put m the place ; these will be off by the time the ground is wanted for earthing up the celery. Treated m this manner the plot will make a good pld.ee for Onions the following season, for what with getting out thft ground for the celery trenches and earthing it up, the soij will be thoroughly mixed with the manure, and deep and friable. If onions are grown, these taking a whole season to mature, the ground will not be again vacant till the autumn, when it will come m useful for planting spring cabbage, for as the onions are taken from the ground at the end of the summer, it may be dug and planted without delay. Parsnip.} or carrots, grown on the ground after peas and celery, take a seas" son to make their growth"; and after they are taken up m the autumn the ground may be dug for potatoes the following spring, fir having had a crop of pe«»s and celery, and a crop of such roots as peas or carrots, it will be a change for pota toes. .Early kinds of potatoes may be planted m light soils, 2ft 6in distant from row to row, or if the soil be heavy 3ft will be none too much. Between these rows of potatoes will be just the place for Brussels sprouts. Plant one row of sprouts between each row of potatoes, and by the time the latter are ready for lifting the sprouts will have grown nice plants. We have further crops to deal with, such as ciuliflower, broccoli, tur nips, and other green vegetables. For early cauliflower none is so good as Veitch's Early forcing. Seed of this variety sown m a cold frame or under a handlisht during the last month of winter, pricked off as soon as large enough into another cold frame, anl finally planted our. during the second month of Spring, will come m sooner than seed sown m the autumn and kept under a handlight or cold frame all tha Avinter. The early cauliflowers should be planted on a warm' border, and as they will be ready for use m early summer, this ground would come m well for a late sowing of French beans or Tripoli onions. If cabbages are grown after onions, the ground the following season will be a good place for late potatoes, as these usually make more haulm than che early kinds. Broccoli and such like plants cannot be grown between them, unless they are planted a good distance apart, and if* potatoes succeed cabbage, it will be better not to plant between them, »s the ground will come m Again the following season, for peas, etc., it having borne two other crops m the interim. If it should be set apart for broccoli the following season after potatoes, the rows should be marked out m spring 'Mb apart, and m the centre between where it is intended to plant the former, a row of turnips or early carrots may be sown, as these will be off the ground before the broccoli has grown sufficiently large to require the whole space. If early horn c*"rots are if own between where it is intended to plant broccoli they should be sown m the begin ning of spring ; if turnips they may be sown during the second or third month of spring. A row or two of dwarf French beans may also be sown thinly between where it is intended to plant broccoli, as they will be over by the time the latter covers the ground.

Runner beans, broad beans, and beet root have yet to be dealt with. The piece of ground that was planted with broccoli will not have been cleaved of its crop before the end of spring, and this will be -i good place for beetroot or runner beans. Where Tripoli onions are grown, their place may be filled, up after the crop is oft' with lettuce or turnips. Winter spinach may also be shown where Tripoli onions were grown, or if a crop of old strawberry plants are cleared off after fruiting, this will be a good place for winter spinach. If all the ground on which the early potatoes are grown be not required for Brussels sprouts, then a row or two of Veitch's Autumn Giant cauli flower or savoys may be planted, and if there is any ground, remaining, a, few rows of early turnips may be sown after the potatoes are taken up. It is impossible to lay down here a hard and fast rule for cropping a garden, as people must suit themselves to circum stances,'but the foregoing will give an idea of what may be made of a piece of ground.; well cultivated. I have some times grown early lettuce between early potatoes, the lettuce being cut before the potatoes were ready to earth up, but thi'4 can only be done on ground that is well cultivated, and good lettuce plants must be had ready to plant when the potatoes are put m. From the above it will be seen that the ground is seldom without a crop on it, and to keep the ground m good heart it must be well manured and throughly cultivated. In addition tq the foregoing there, are other crops to be taken into apcount—such as asparagus, seakale, rhih barb, and artichokes (both Globe and Jerusalem). If Jerusalem artichokes are grown, these should be planted 2ft apart from row to row, and loin from plant to plant. Though these will grow m any •ut-of-the-way place, gcod ground is much the best for them. Shallots, leeks, and garlic may be treated as onions.— P. 0.11.,.11., m " 4mateur Gardening."

Aditional Mail News.

On August 16, Canon Farrur preached m Westminster Abbey at a specinl service for delegates to the Hygienic Congress. He delivered a brilliant address^-in which he aigued that students of hygienic and other scientists were assisting m the work of religion by adding to the well-being and enlightenment of the world. Any religion which opposed the advances made by science was a degrading religion. The preacher scoured the idea that science involved any taint of irreligion. So f;ir as the Church of England was concerned it walked hand m hand with science. The serm6n;closed\with a prayer for special blessing opdn the labors of the congress. The session-ended on August 18. -Buda Pesth, m Hungary, was chosen as the next place of meeting. ; Sir John Gcrst, Parliamentary Secre tary for the Indian Office, presentei on August 5, the annual Budget m the House of Commons. He called attention to the continued extraordinary growth of surplus which t"or 1891 he estimated at nearly double that of 1890. 'lhis growth was mainly due to the alteration .m. exchange consequent on the sudden influx of rupees by American legislation, the revenue from opium*, and the steady increase m land revenue. Early on the morning of August 7 one of the residents of Whitechapel, an old woman named Wolf, was seized by an un known man, who cut her throat and stubbed her repeatedly m the body. The police, as usual, was unable to find the murderer, who disappeared. The woman was taken to the hospital, and after a time she recovered sufficiently to tell of the attack made upon her. She is a German, and, unlike the other women murdered and mutilated m Whitechapel, was not m ' the company of those who attacked her, but was parsing alon^ the street when the assassin sprang upon her. One man was taken into custody on suspicion, but the evidence against him was weak and unim portant. At Leeds, on Augu ;t 8, a balloonist, , named Higgins, was killed, and Miss Devoy, who accompanied him m the descent, narrowly escaped. The couple intended giving a trapeze 'performance while ascending,' and afterwards to de scend by means of a parachute. In gscending the balloon was caught by a current of air and was blown sideways, ''striking the telegraph poles. Miss Devoy dropped from the bar unhurt, but Higgins, at a greater height, was swept off and re ceived injuries from the fall which were almost instantly fatal.

SUPREME COURT.

PER PItKSK ZSSOOIATION, | .. Auckland, September 12. At the Supreme Court the case of criminal libel, Blanche Ford, an unmarried woman, against|Hugh Shortlund, solicitor, has been on all day. The defendant swore that he had behaved improperly on several occasions with the prosecutrix. Medical rebutting evidence was given by Drs Bakewell and Girdler. At 9 p.m. the case was adjourned till Monday. Wellington, September 11. At the Supreme Court, Thomas Hill, charged with larceny of a bag from Messrs Lyon and. Blair, printers, was acquitted. Bernard de Ferrers, charged with obtain ing money by false pretences, was found not guilty. The principal witness did not appear. This was the last case on the list. .

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We c!o not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

A ROAD QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR. .. ! Sir, —Permit mo, through the medium of your paper, to draw attention to what, it appears to m■, will cause a deal of hardship to the -settlers- m the Mayfield and Ruapuna. district, namely, the granting by the County Council of the request to close ft road through Reserve 2589 on the application of the lessee. The load m question was petitioned for m 1886 by the ratepayers, granted by the Road Board, and surveyed by the Government surveyor, and has since been used by the sttfie. s ; and when there are double''the settlers m the district who have lately been using the road, it seems only fair that they should have been consulted before the Council decided to close it. - It is to be hoped that the Council will reconsider their decision, as the road, if now closed, will not likely be opened up again until the present lease has expired —some six or seven years. Thanking you for space.—l am, etc., Settler. Mayfield, September 11,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PEE PKESS ASSOCIATION.)

DRUNKENNESS IN AUSTRALIA

■ London, September 11. A controversy is going on in the "Daily Chronicle" respecting the charges of drunkenness against the Australians made by Mr David Christie Murray in his article in the " Contem porary Review." Mr Francis Adams, of Melbourne, in reply to Mr Murray, assorts that the native-born colqnists are markedly abstemious, but the Anglo-Australians are terribly intern* perate. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. An express train from Balloon ran into a party of navvies near Kirkhill, Scotland, killing live. i OBITUARY, Mr Partridge, the Marylebone Magistrate, is dead, WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. V Conference of the Welsh National Council has opened the disestablish ment campaign at Pontypricld. THE ORIENTALISTS. The next conference of the Oriental ists will be held either in Grenada or Seville, in Spain, and ignor SCaradous will preside. LABOR QUESTIONS. The Trades Unions Congress insists that the Factory Act should extend to foundries and trades where women and children are employed. The Trades Unions Congress has passed a resolution that better sanitary arrangements be made with regard to workshops, and recommend that the age at which children may be employed as half-timers should be raised to thirteen years. 1 Brussels, September 11. Aveling, Docker and Gilles, the leaders of the British faction at the Brussels Labor Congress, quarrelled violently over matters connected with the proceedings, and Aveling was sum moned for thrashing his colleague. The Amalgamated, Society of Car-

I pentera is contributing eighteen sliil- I lings -weekly to each striker, and threaten to.maintain the struggle for two years. , London, September 12. The Trades Unions Congress has adopted the Light Hours Bill by 290 to 50. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN r. The prospects of the New South Wales loan are discouraging. It is at a nominal premium of five-sixteenths per cent. It is reported that large Sydney subscriptions have been promised. A doubtful report is cur rent that Jewish financiers are arrang ing to subscribe to the loan if the colony will facilitate Russian Jews' immigration. The " Economist "has no objection to New South Wales borrowing mode rately, but deprecates launching on a hasty railway extension policy. It warns British investors against Mel bourne property, mortgage and deposit banks, as a great majority of them are cancerous growths upon the colonies' sound financial business. WEEK OF PRAYER. The Wesleyan Methodist Union hag fixed a week of prayer, to commence on November 15. RESIGNATION. Sir Arthur Stepney Cornell, M.P. for Carmarthen, has resigned. 1 EMPIRE TRADE LEAGUE. Mr Howard Vincent, who has re cently b«en in Canada advocating the policy of the British Empire Trade League, will visit the Cape in the same interests. THE JEWS. London, September 11. The Jews Colonisation Association has been formed to give effect to Baron Hirsch's scheme. The capital is two ? million pounds. The Baron takes all the shares except ten. The shares are £100 each, and Messrs Rothschilds, Goldsmith, Cassel,Reinach,Mocattaand Goldsmidt, Benjamin and Cohen hold "the balance of the shares. Bbkijn, September 12. It is reported that General yon Caprivi is urging Brazil to favor the formation of a Jewish colony there. Ottawa, September 12. The Canadian steam line.* are refus ing to carry Jewish emigrants.

DISASTROUS STEAMER COL LISIONS.

Rome, September 12. The Italian Messageries steamer Aoramina collided with the Greek steamer Thessalia, off Cape Huuium, Greece. The former vessel sank, and forty of the passengers were drowned. London, Septemberl2. A steam launch was sunk m the river Foyle, Ireland, owing to a colli sion, and fifteen of those on board wera drowned. ,

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

New Yokk. September 11. j A v,ist proportion of the Republican Convention support Mr Blame for the Presidency. O'DONOVAN ROSSA. New York, September 12. Mr J. G-. Blame, Secretary of State, declines to guarantee O'Donovan Rossa freedom from arrest in the event of h>s visiting Ireland. Rossa * i eplies that the American protection of Irish citizens is all humbug. : AMERICA AND SAMOA. It is believed that the American cruiser San Francisco, vhich was said to have been ordered to Honolulu, has gone to Samoa.

THE DARDANELLES.

Constantinople, September 11. The Porte denies having apologised to Russia in May last for the stoppage of Russian merchant vessels passing the Dardanelles, and admits that in the action taken at that time to pre vent the vessels passing the Com mandant of the Ports was not toiblarae. Constantinople, September 12. The Sultan has granted Sir A. W. White an interview concerning the firing on the British merchant vessels when passing the Dardanelles in July last. Vienna, September 11. It is understood that in the recent interviews between General yon Cap rivij the German Chancellor, and Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Min ister of Foreign Affairs, an agreement was arrived at that there was no present ground for diplomatic action with regard to Turkey allowing Russia free passage of the Dardanelles. It is rumored that another of tho Great Powers has refused England's request to intefere. Berlin, September 12. A Hamburg paper has (.mated a sensation by publishing what it declares! are Russian designs. It states that Russia proposes to suddenly seize Con stantinople, and that she has sufficient transports to land thirty thousand j troops on the shores of the Bosphorus I in twenty-four hours, Russia, it is paid, will mobilise the army in April next to test the efficiency of the new military system. The Russian press is clamorous for, aggression in the East. The " Novoste" demands free passage for one Russian warship to enable the Black Sea fleet to join the French. St. Petersburg, September 12. The "Moscow Gazette" declares that the Great Powers are bound to respect the decision with regard to the Dardanelles of the Sultan, who has the right to give passage through the Straits to whomsoever he pleases. THE ATTACK. ON THE CZARE WITCH. The Czsaf has awarded a gold medal to Prince George of Greece for saving the life of the Czarewitch when attacked by a fanatical policeman dur ing his visit to Japan, DISABLING CONSCRIPTS. A band of Jews has been tried in Russia on a charge of artificially dis abling thousands of conscripts. ;

THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION.

Valpabaiso, September 11, It is believed .that the Junta will accept the responsibility of Balmaceda's note issue, redeeming them m £ye years. ■ It is reported that the British Mini ster offered the services of IT.M.S. E;spiegle to carry silver to Monte Video and afterwards to Southampton, as au

[ offset to the influence of Mr Egati, the American Minister, with General Bal niaeeda. ■ " . During the absence of the troops the Drancamans murdered several English families. - Valparaiso, September 12. Tf the Junta held the Banks respon sible for Balmaceda's twenty-seven millions issue scarcely a Bank would survive. The revolution cost Chili seventy million dollars. The Junta has decided to recognise the notes. The Banks have, therefore, reopened. The elections will be conducted on the basis of universal suffrage. '■ : ■ Paris, September 11. ■ The captain of the Pre&idente Pinto has arrived here in order to surrender himself to the agents oLthe Junta. EUROPEAN POLITICS. M. de Freycinet was entertained at a banquet in Vandeuvre, and in the course of his speech laid much stress upon the pacific disposition of France, but at the same time he thought the late military manoeuvres had attested her strength and shown tha^t she was prepared for any emergency. The action of Belgium in fortifying Meuse, a department formed of part of the old province of Lorraine, combined with King Leopold's secret alliance with Germany, is causing much irrita tion in France. M. De Freycinet's references at Vendeuvre are generally considered as official indication of an alliance between Russia and France. ! At the Franco-Russian demonstra tion at Toulon laudatory telegrams were received from the.C-zar. "''*■■■ " London, September 12. Mr Gladstone, in writing to a Ser vian statesman, objects to the supremacy of Bulgaria or other Power with respect to the Balkan States. Vienna, September 12. The Emperor of Germany, who wit nessed the military manoeuvres, praises the endurance of Austrian soldiers, and their readiness for war. One comfort, which he said rendered him happy, was that Germany and Austria allied, could disregard the rest of Europe.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, September 11. A Commission of Judges has been appointed to inquire into the alleged scandals in the public departments in< the province of Quebec. Ottawa, September 12, A Bill introduced into Parliament by the Premier, providing for the suppression of corruption, has passed the (Senate. It& provisions are of a! very drastic character. The Hon. H. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, and the Hon. G. Langelter, Provincial Secretary, along with several other prominent officials, have been found guilty of bribery in connection with contracts for the Baie Chaleur railway. This decision caused con siderable sensation. Mr Cochrane was t exonerated from any participation in I the scandal. EMIGRATION. j The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany will endeavor to stimulate emi gration to Canada by sending itinerary vans exhibiting products of the country ' throughout Greab Britain. London, September 13. The Marquis of Salisbury has iri , structed Mr Horace Plunkett to report as to whether Canada i$ a suitable field for th* settlement of liiste people from the congested districts in Ireland.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

Paris, September 11/ A Committee of the Chamber of Deputies consider, with a view to pro tect the bondholders interested in the Panama Canal, that if the ■Government: internationalised the Canal arid the French subscribed the bulk of the money the work would he completed. THE LATE M. UREVY. | The remains of M. Jules Greyy will I be buried on Monday. M, De Freycinet will represent President Carnot. M: Grevy leaves a fortune of ten million francs. Paris, September 12. M. Jules Grevy will be giyen a State funeral.

THE CHINESE DISTURBANCES

Hong Kong, September 11. H.M.S: Archer quelled an attempted riot at Hankow. Owing to the shallow water m the river the gunboats were unable to restore order at Tchang, where rioting is taking place,

RUSSIA AND INDIA.

Calcutta, September 11. It is reported that an affray has taken place on the frontier between Russians and Afghans,

AUSTRALIAN.

FATAL EXPLOSION. Mklbouknk, September 12. A. blasting explosion occurred at Brunswick, a suburb, in which a man named Andrews >yas blown' to pieces and five others 2seriously injured. THE STEAMER FIJI. The wreck of the steamer Fiji was' sold for £280. Despite the vigilance of the authorities, " wrecking" is largely pursued.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 12. Mr Cox ;M,P., for Clare, lectured to a crowded audience m the Sfc James' Hall m aid of the Irish evicted tenants' fund £60 bfting realised. Io was resolved to form a local branch of the National Federa tion League. K'dngAwa Plain, containing a quarter of a million acres, is to be cut up into blocks for settlement. Wellington, September 13. Mr W. G. Tusten has served a writ on Mr C. J. Haselden, the patent officer, claiming £1000 tor libel. A strong committee has been appointed to arrange ti reception to Mr Cox, the Home Rule delegate.

MAGISTERIAL.

AS HIWRTON -MONDAY. (Before Messrs Uw* > Fricdlander and Alfred Harrison, J.P.'b) Vagrancy,—John D.iw.son was charged with being; " a rogue and a vagabond," who had been previously convicted of being an Hie and disorderly person. It appeared he came to the Police .Station, and wanted to be paid for the work he had done while m gaol. He refused to go away, but did go, and was found shortly afterw;uds lying m tho police stable among the straw, sniokin*. The Sergeant said the man was evidently queer m his head, but the medical men declined to certify that he was insane, and there was isVliing left for the police to do but bring him before the Court as a vagabond. The Bench decided to send Dawson to gaol for three months with hard labor, with the object more than any other of having the man looked after. Impudent Robbery.—Alfred Restieaux was charged with having stolen a one pound note from the till of Mrs John Ranger's shop. He pleaded guilty. The Sergeant said accused had a letter from Bislup Julius, recommending him to Mr Herring, of Alford Station, for work. He had got assistance from several people, and * citizen had given him a threepenny piece to go and buy a loaf of bread. He went to "Mr Ranger's to buy the loaf, and while there stole the money from the tell. Mrs Ranger saw him leaning over the counter, but did not miss the money until he had stone out- She then nave information to the police, and Constable McGill found Restieaux drinking at the Somerset. He had spent most of the money on goods at several shops m the town, but the Sergeant had arranged with the merchants to take back the goods and return the money so that Mrs Ranger would get back the cash. Only two or three shillings of the money had not been accounted for. The Bench paid the robbery was a very impudent one, and the accused whom everybody had ap parently been helping, but who returned their kindness m this way, would be sent to gaol for three months.

SPORTING.

A..T.C. SPRING MEETING. (per press association ) Sydney, September 12. The following are the results :— Hujkdle Race, of 5 soys each, with 200 added; two and a half miles.— Bettina, 9st, 1; Bella, 9st, 2; Buckley (late Chance) 9dt 81b, 3, Betting—3 to 1 against Bettina and Bella. Won by a length. Time—smin 18seo. Trial Stakes, of 5 soya «ach, with 200 added : one mile and a quarter.—Alliance, 1; Mitre, +, Killaloe, t. A splendid race ; won by a neck. Time—2min 14£ sec. A.J.C. Derby, of 30 «>vs each, sft, with 500 added ; one mile and a half. Stromboli ... (Huxley) 1 Oxide ... (Nerricker) 2 Aster (Power) 3 Other starters were Sulphide, Lebel, Urasenose and Bengal. Bettina —even money Stromboli, 7 to 4 Oxide, 10 to 1 Aster, 20 to 1 Lebcl and Sulphide. Rounding into the. straight Oxide was m th* lead, but at the disnuice the favourite challenged him and the pair fought out a desperate finish, Stromboli winning by a head. Lebel was fourtlu Time - 2min 41 sec. Epsom Handicap, of 10 soys each with 1000 soys added ; one mile. Marvel, lOst 21b (Harris) 1 Muriel, Bst 41b (Delaney) 2 ElyiuaK, 7stO!b ... ... (Ryan) 3 Betting—6. to 4 against. Marvel, Bto 1 Oxenham, 10 to 1 Sunshine and Elyma*. Twenty-eight horses-- started. The favourite won a great race l»y a short neck; Muriel, a length m advance of Klynms. Time—lmin 41isec. :. Spuing Stakes of 10 sots '««■£ with&Oi added. One mile and ahalf.—ltfsi;&phoiie, 1; Albcmaile, 2 ; Highborn, 3J E'«ven started. Won • mifortably 'wy three quartt riof a length. Time—2inin 41\sec. Kensingtox BLakjicap. of 5 sbvs each, with 200 added. One_mile. —Hero, J ; Cardoness, 2 ; Transparent, 3. Thirteen horses started. Won edeily. Time — lmin 42sec.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

Timaru, September 12. The following acceptances and entries were received on Saturday night:— Timaru Hurdle Rack Hiwdicai*, of 40 soys. About one mile an<T a half.— Cluislnms lOst 121 b, Captain Abrara lOst 121 b, Kangaroo 10.it 61b,. Waitangi lOst 31b. County Plate, of 50 soys. -One mile. —Quibble Bst 121 b, Coinage Bsfc7lb, Sir Julius Bstslb, Hiss Mack Bst, Enfield 7st 101 b, Luly Zetland 7st 81b, Jacob Faithful 7st 51b, Tararua 7sfc 61b, The Chief 7st 31b, Calm 7st 3lb, Sporting Life 6st 101 b. Spring Handicap, of 120 soys. One mile and a quarter.—? Yon Terapsky Bst 91b, Mariner Bst 71b, Liberator Bst 51b, Quibble Sat 21b. \Vaylaml7st 131 b, Coinage 7st lllb, Derby, (m. 71b pen.) 7st 9lb, Clanranald 7st 81b. High Weight Handicap, of .35 soys ; six furlongs.—EufielH Vat, Lady Zetland Bsc 121 b, Mailboy Bst 121 b, lnchkeith Bst 91b, Jacob Faithful Bst 91b, Kilmarnock Bst 71b, Emperor Bst 71b, Aquarius Bst 71b, Rdseleaf Bst 61b, Zealandia Bst 51b, Cumberland Bst 31b, The Abe Bst 31b, Lord Zetland Bst, Beach 7st 101 b, Saddler 7«t 101 b. Welter Handicap, of 40 soys ; seven furlongs.— Lit Rose 10»t81b, Bay King lOat 21b, Assyrian King 9st 71b, Reiatm Bst 121 b, Lady ZfltVnd Bsfc 121 b, Tom Field 8»t 101 b, Tin? Chief Bst 81b, Victim Bst3lb. * ■ Timaru Gtjinkas, of 10 soys each, with 120 soys added; one mile.—C»jolery, The Victim, Conjuror, Huguenot, Saddle. Disposal STAKES.of 25 soys \ $ye fur longs.—Conjuror, Collinswbod, Song stress, Reinga, Missile, Munster, Miss Ann, Loiter.

OTAGO HUNT CLUB MEETING.

DfNEDiN September 12. The second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's Hunt Club races was well attended, the weather being lovely." The following are the results ■: — Hurdles, of 55 spvs; 1£ mile.— Trimolice, 10<st 51b, 1; Christmas, 10»t 111 b, 2. Five started. Trimolite cantered m, Hie others falling or running off. Christmas was remounted and got round for second money.—Dividend—£2los 6d and £2 5s 6d. .. Telegraph Handicap, of 75 sors; one mile and a distance.—Derby, Bst 31b, 1; Emmason, 7st 81b, 2; Coinage, 7st 81b, 3. Five others ran, Emmason took the lead and held it till well m the straight, when Derby Wont to the front and won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2min lsec. Dividends—£2 4s 6d and £2 7s. Hunt Club Stkbplechask, of 90 soys. Two and a half miles.— Waitangi, 12st 71b, 1; Hero, list 111 b, 2 ; Launcelot, list 91b, 3. Golden Moth also started. Won comfortably. Time— smin Msec* Dividends—£ll6s 6d and £115s 6d. Trot, of 40 so vs. Two miles.— Maori Jack, 40sec. 1* Young Rangi, 37sec, 2; Cottage Girl, 20sec, 3. Won very easily m 6min Bsec. Dividends -£3 15s 6d and £3 8s 6d. ■ \V*u,ter Hanjuo.u', of 5050 v«.; 1 mile. Leinster, 9st 91b, 1; La Rose. lOst 91b, g; Assyrian Kins*, Bst 31b, 3. Ser^n, otjierj

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1891.



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