The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Vertas et Prævalebit. MONDAY. APRIL 27,1891. THE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

We trust the proposal of the Ash burton Agricultural and Pastoral Association to hold a Grain Show this Autumn is not to be allowed to drop. It certainly has not been the most auspicious season to make a first effort m this direction, but there are plenty of excellent samples of all sorts of cereals, and with roots, fruit and other incidental exhibits an interesting and instructive exhibition could be organ ised. No time should be lost m taking up the matter m earnest. There is also another matter which should en gage the attention of the members of Association—we refer to the reading of papers and holding of discussions on farming subjects, which are among the stated subjects of the Association. Abstruse subjects, beyond the itrme diate interest should be avoided, but there are many who are possessed of knowledge regardingcultivation,manur ing, seeding and other points of good agriculture, and the breeding and treat ment of sheep and other stock who would gladly communicate them to their fellows. As one of the first agriculturists m "New Zealand writes m a contemporary, "the difficulty 6| gttting farmers to take advantage of mutual consultations and discussion can be greatly lessened by inviting their opinions upon matters which per sonally concern them, and Avhich they know just enough about to cause them to take interest m any additional infor mation and knowledge on the subject. Nothing can be more likely to beget a keen interest m any matter than the fact that it will be likely to affect their pockets, and consequently their balance sheet, at the end of the year. How to ' make the most out of o.ufcs when very cheap is a frequent and fruitful Kiibjcut for discussion ; nho the pro.i and coim m regard to holding grain for \w\,inr prices ; the causes likely to ali'cot the market for cereals or stock ; and ho on. Theie is nothing more useful and en couraging than free interchange of opinion, and even severe criticism is often of great service, iV Jnan may have formed opinions of his own about certain subjects, and from iteration and consideration of the reasons for forming those opinions he comes to 1 think they must be infallibly right. But should he come into contact with men of broader minds and more expan sive ideas he may find arguments put forward which place the matter m such a different light to that m which : l}e has been m the habit of regarding it that he isf forced to acknowledge the fallacy of his premises, and wonder how he could have been so carried away by his own one-sided reasoning. The farmer who refrains from taking partinany agricultural discussionsm,ust j be sU#din<j m bis own light, lor none

are too im o earn, and even should he hear nothing of advantage to him self he may impart to others some in formation that may be useful." "We trust soon to hear of these matters being taken up.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr .Justin Huntly McCarthy, M.P. for Newry, will not seek re-election at the end of the present Parliament. j The Empress of Russia has now m her I possession a handktr hief worth £10C0, and which took seven years to make. It is aseerted that Mr Bruce, who un j successfully contested the Egmont scat, [intends leaving New Zealand, and settling m America. Trains now cross the Forth Bridge at the rate of sixty miles an hour. There is aiid to be no risk attached to such a high rate of speed. : ) The Wellington "Press" advocates the appointment of Mr William Levein, the well known merchant of that city, as Agent- General. ..'...,.... The tourist traffic returns at Rotoruashow that the number of tourists during the year was 2590, or an increase of about eight liuu- ■ dred over that of the previous year. The Ashburton Postmaster wants a claimant for a packet posted at Ashburton m February last and addressed to Mrs Gold smith, Seymour Grove, Brighton Beach, Melbourne. The smallest book m the world is m the possession of the Earl of Dufferin. It is an edition of the sacred book of the Sikhs, and is said to be only half the size of a postage stamp. There is enough iron ore yet unworked throughout the world to last for a million years. After the expiration of that period some new arrangements will have to be made. Mr Gladstone continues m buoyant spirits. He is the life of every dinner-party or social gathering. His lieutenants are less cheerful, Moriey being m the dumps and Harcourt surly a»d disgusted. The largest stoldmine m the world i situated m Alaska. It is lighted by electri city, and worked day and night. ■'.; As much as £3,200,000 has been refused for the sole right to work the mine. Advices from India state that serioii3 injury has been done to the crop 3 m various parts of the country by drought. In some cases, the shortage owing to this cause will be much as sixty per cent. Bro Sir Robert Stout, D.D.G.M, for Otago and Southland, of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, on Wednesday tendered his resignation to the District Grand Master of the office held by him, which was received with sincre regret. Edison received his first lesspns m tele graphy from a station master (now very old) whose child he'had snatched from a railway track a few seconds before an approaching train would h«ve passed over it. The inventor has given the old man a pension. Shoeblacks of the Brigade m London earn an average of 17s 7d weekly. Of this sum according to the system adopted by the Society, 7s lid is paid to the boy as wages ; 4s lOd saved up for him m his bank ami 4s lOd retained by the Society, which provides a comfortable home, and an even ing school. Whalebone at £2550 a ton ! Such is the figure quoted by roi English trade journal as the figure reached recently m the market by this now very scarce commodity. This represents about £1 3s a pound, and is the highest pries on record. The whaling m the Arctic Ooean-, it appears, was very bad last season. The Mahinapua, which was to leave Wel linrton for Lyttelton with the San Francisco maii at ten o'clock on Sunday morning, only arrived there from the West Coast at three o'clock m the afternoon, but left two hours later for Lyttelton, The mail is expected to I>e (ieiii7/>j»fifl at Ashburton Post. Office tins evening. A Chinaman suing fot" divorce from his wife charges the woman with " too nmchee talkee with neighbors, too <• muchee paint face and eyebrows, too miVchee drink Yulepean brandy, too muchee fight, too muchee snore m sleep, too muchee boss, tod muchee dleatn, too muchee say 'killum husband,' anil too muchee no good." At a recent interview with "delegates of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council, Sir George Grey, refering to the presence of the representatives of the Press, said he intended to indroduce a bill m the New Zealand Parliament to compel editors and leader writers to append their names to their articles, as he belieVed a large number of literary men were m entire sympathy with the Liberal and- Labour parties, but were obliged, m the interests of the proprietors of newspapers, to write articles m opposi tion to their own convictionej ": ■ ;Qf Sydney papers record the death, on tie 2nd inst, of Ms Harry L. Eastwood, threap trical mannager, and well-known m New Zealand. A few years ago he waa manager of the old original Christy Minstrel*, of which Norton, Melville, and Tom Rainford were members, and m 1864, at the old Victoria, he was manager for the Nathan Troupe, and when m New Zealand he. was. on particular friendly terms with Sir George Grey. He was also manager for years of Mr Bachelder's "American War," also Simonsoa's Opera Company, and was the first manager of the New Opera Houses Wellington. The following items of harvest news are from the " Otago Daily Times " :—yields; of ninety bushels«»f oats to the acre are:re ported from two farms to the east of the Waikaka stream. They are first crops after turnips. In the Arthurton district three or four farmers have done threshing with very good results. One of these threshed seventy acres of oats, and had a yield of over 3000 bushels. In the Otama district there have been some enormous yields this year—seventy to ninety bushels of oats to the acre. The oats that are out willj with the wheat, be discolored most likely, but the stuff that has been threshed is a passable sample. The " Oamaru Mail" is responsible for the following :—We understand 'thai Captain Stopforcf of the Curagoa when politely requested by the Governor, on behalf of the colony, to visit Oamaru, at Easter, refused point-blank on ostensible grounds of not wishing to endanger his ship. The''Govern* ment, instead of going down upon its knees to him to reconsider his decision, simply cabled Home the fact of this discourtesy, with the result that *icablegikm was sent m answer ordering Captsin Stopford to Qamarij. Here, of .coiwse, lies the secret of his surly. behaviour' to that town/ Those who have had their knuckles rapped like to retaliate upon others, and m this connec tion the unoffending public often have to suffer. The snugger the billet some men possess the less inclined they seem to do anything, and when compelled to do a minimum of work it is generally done with the |worst possible grace and an off-hand take-i -out-of-that air, which isirritatingand insulting to the last degree. Captan Stop ford's name will not be a by-word for courtesy m this district. HoMiOWAy's Pilm.—Enfeebled existence. - This mcdicuie embraces every attribute rwj-itircd m a general and domestic remedy. ft overturns the foundations of disease laid by defective food and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other Qrgans ? these pillnaro especially serviceable and eminently successful. They should be kept m readi ness m every family, being medicine of incomparable utility for young persons, especially those of feeble cqnsljtutjpns, They never oause paiu QV irritate the most sen sitive Jiervos op most tender bowels. Holloway's pills are the best known purifiers of the blood, the most active promoters of absorption and secretion^ whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles are re moved from both solids and fluids. : t Tub Bkst Remedy fob lotigestiok— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all ! the diseases to whiea we are subject < Norton's Pills, with justice called the •■jfatupal Stuengph-gne? .: pf j,ij§ Hnw Stomach." aot as a powerful fconiiJanclgentle perient, are m ild m their operation, and afe tinder any circumstances. Sold m I bottles, at Is ljd, 2s 9d, 11s, by all'medicine \ eodors throughout th« wo Id'j

1 From telegrams to hand we learn that the j rain which set m on Saturday was general m Canterbury t»ncl North Otago, It has done a great deal of good everywhere, as water was scarce and the land was too hard to plough. It will, however,.take a much more prolonged fall to replenish the wells and thoroughly moisten. the ground m this district. The insurances on Mr W. Moir's South brook mill and'its contents were as follow: —Building, £500 m Union, £300 m JSew 'Zealand ; machinery and plant, £900 m New Zealand ; grain and produce, £2000 m New Zealand. The New Zealand Office's amount is re-insured for about £1000. Fire was J carried from the building pile to the Masonic Hotel, a few chains away, and that building was once or twice on fire. A cottage of Mr Maddison's, ten chains away, also caught fire. The wind was light, otherwise the damage would have been great to the adjoin ing property. Mr Moir's loss will be over £1000 beyond insurances. On Thursday and Friday evenings that triumph of Edison's genius, the phonograph, will be introduced to the public of Ashbur ton, at the Oddfellows' Hall, by Professor Archibald, M.A., O.ton. Descriptions of the wonderful instrument have already appeared m our columns. It has been shown m all the Urge towns, and exhibitions of speeches, songs, band music and so forth have ' caused astonishment by their fidelity to the originals. The instrument to be shown at the Oddfellows' Hall will repeit a message from Mr Gladstone to (Lord CairLngton, Mr J. L. Toole's well-known song "An 'orrible tale," cornet solos by Mr Arthur Smith, of the Coldstream Guards, a quartette "The Long White Robe" by the Jubilee Coloured Cjncert Company, of New York, and many other items, making up a full concert pro gramme. The tour m New Zsaland iaunier the management of Mr W. A. Juikins, agent for Messrs Macmahon Brothers, who have the Australasian rights of the instrument. The box office is now open at Mr James. McGregor's, East street. The Rev. Hugh Irwin, of the Ferry road Presbyterian Church, occupied the pulpit of the Ashburton Presbyterian Church on Sunday, preaching both morning and even ing. In the morning the subject of his dis course was the baptism by Philip, the apostle, of the Ethiopian eunuch, a man of great auchority under Caridace, the Ethopian queen. The preacher pointed out. that this eunuch had travelled a long journey to worship the living God, daring dangers and suffering hardships and discomforts by the way and feeling that it was not deroga tory to his dignity to do so. His example was held up to those Christiaus whose zeal was so easily damped, and whose pews were, empty on the least appearance of a rainy- Sunday. In the evening Mr Irwin preached from John xv., 15, "I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I call you friends : for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you." From this text the preacher taught a- lesson of Christian for bearance one with another, urging Christians to uphold the good points of their fellowmen rather than to give prominence to their weakness, and to imitate the Master m their lives and m their dealings with others, for the Master never murmured nor complained. At both services the congregations were unusually large. At Lauriston, on Friday evening, despite the very strong nor'-wester, there was a large attendance at the Sacred Concert given by che choir m the schoolroom, Mr J. A. Johnston, Chairman of the Library Com mittee, presiding. During the past three years the choir has, by its unwearied efforts, won and retained the command of the public attention, and its singing on Friday evening was highly appreciated. Among the singers Miss Johnson and Mrs Marsden deserve special mention. The programme comprised an overture (pianoforte duet) by the Misses Johnston; songs by Mr T. Dent and Mrs Marsden ; solos by Mrs Marsden, and Messrs Grant, Johnston, and Smith ; a quartett, "Rock of Ages," by Miss Johnston, Mrs ami Messrs Grant and Smith; a duet, "Arise! thy light is come," by Miss John ston and-Mra-Marsdeu ;.a duet, "The con- S tfci- ( ifcion of Pulaski's b"anu'ery"- *»y ■MW> Johnson and Mr Smith ; seven choruses ; a well received reading, entitled " Push and pull,", by Mr Graiit; .and a recitation, ".Belskazzar's feast," by Mr Smith. A liberal supper had been provided by several ladies, and closed a very happy meeting. Votes of thanks were carried by acclama tion to the singers, to the ladies who had provided the refreshments, to Mr Dent for the kind loan of his piano, and to others who had helped to make the meeting a success. The proceeds Will make a very substantial addition to the Libraiy F*und. ■ An untoward accident happened yesterday afternoon to a lad named Spicer. He, with some others, had gone on an exploring expedition among the back yards of the East street shops, and found m a closet behind Mr C. M. Brooke's drug store several bottles of water with very peculiar looking little sticks m the liquid. Unsealing one of the bottles, some of the sticks were annexed i Spicer put a portion of the stuff m his pocket m total ignorance of its nature, and was alarmed when opposite the Catholic Church to discover that his clothes were on fire. He hai been making free with.phospho :ui, ami had warmed a serpent m his—pockets. His little coat was socn m flames, and but for the the opportune appearance on the other side of the road of Mr W. B. Moss, and the timely aid rendered by that gentleman, the lad might have been burned to death, as at the hour when the accident occurred—about three o'clock—there were but few people about; , Mr ', Moss had no idea what was causing fclife tire, and seized the burning clothing with his hands, attempting to ex tinguish the flames. In this attempt he was unsuccessful, and only got his hands burned for his pains. He then rolled the lad m the water channel, and thus managed to get the fire under sufficiently to enable himself to tear off the articles of clothing m which the dangerous material was hidden. The boy was badly burned on the hands and about the body, and his clothes were completely destroyed. Mr Moss's clothes were also ruinedj and m aditibn to badly burned hands he sustained a severe burn on the right thigh—such ia the clinging nature of the inflammable material he was contending With. ■ r

Ashburton Racing Club

A meeting of the Stewards of the Ash burton Racing Club was held on Saturday evening. It was resolved that a race course frequenter known as "Dub" Smith should be warned off the coursa for using insulting and abusive language to the Stewards and Secretary at the race meeting. Dealing with some other matters arising quf; of the r^ce meeting wass deferred. The Poinnjittee met afterwards and ordered^ the jjay'ment/bf stakes won at the meeting, and then adjourned till next Saturday, when accounts will be passed.

Tinwald Presbyterian Church.

The anniversary" of the Tinwald Prus ! byterian Church was celebrated on Tues- j day evening by a tea meeting with a 1 public meeting afterwards. A profuse.tea was provided, the tables being presided over by Misses Meharry ! and McNeely (bachelors' table), Mrs Blake, with Mbseß Blake, Waters and Lane as assistants, and Mrs Fergie and Mrs Williams. The hall was filled to its utmost seating capacity, the Flemington pare of the district being especially well represented, while visitors from Christ church and Temuka were also present. The Chairman, Bey Mr Blake, referred to the state of the congregation,,.,. and spoke of the duties of pastor and people. Rev Mr Gray alluded to his- long asso ciation with Presbyterians m Otago, and expressed the opinion that each should adhere firmly to his own church. Rev Mr Bdatfcie spoke of the import ance of religion m the family, with very apt illustrations. Mr Sawle gave an instructive address on tha need of consistency m church members, and the great need of more to take part m church work-. Rev Mr Riddle m an interesting speech interspersed with anecdotes showed the benefits of good home influence. Mr Twentyman, representing the 1 Church of England, sent an apology for his unavoidable absence. The music was m the hands of Mr John Dunn, of Flemington, and wasa pleasaiit feature of the meeting. Some nicely played violin solos were given by Master James Broadley. Special thanks are due to Miss Meharry for her efforts m making the bachelors' table a social and - financial success.

The Imprerial Budget.

[per. press association.] London. April 21. The " Daily News," m discussing the proposed assisted education, insists that the State should retain control of voluntary schools. Mr Chamberlain considers it im possible to destroy the denominational schools, as it take ..a sain of £50,000,000, besides increasing the rates to the extent of £5,000,000. At a meeting of publicans the budget was denounced, as no provision is made for the remission of duties on alcoholics as promised. Several Conservative papers condemn the proposed system of free education, as the system would be injurious to the voluntary schools. The Opposition will probably allow the proposal for free education to pass, but will take the first opportunity of placing voluntary schoolsunder popular control.

The Victorian Loan.

(per press association.)

London, April 25, The " Economist" m referring to the failure of the Victorian loan, considers that the guarantee offered by that colony was better than that of Queens land or South Australia, but states that m the .money market they were gauged on the same level because Vic toria had borrowed so extensively lately. It advises the colonies to refrain from borrowing for the present year. We^tjKudto-juao^J^ Heves that if an intimation w«s given that thera would be no more borrow ing by the Australian colonies for two years it would cause a sharper rebound m value m colonial securities as the market at present is unable to absorb the stock, owing to the Bank of Eng land having decided to keep a larger reserve.

Auctioneer's Report.

Mr F, M. Rickmari reports on his weekly sale held on Saturday, April 25th, afc the Arcade, Ashburton :—About 75 horses of all classes were entered for sale ; also a large number of ploughs, drays, scoops, harness, and vehicles, and a quantity of farm produce and sundries. About 60 of the horses were sold, includ ing the whole of Mr John Johnston's West Coast railway contract horses and plant. Medium draughts sold froth £15 to £23 ; good light harness horses to £15; hacks from £3 to £10. Ploughs, drays, harness, and sundries sold at very satis factory prices. The demand for good farm horses and farm implements is increasing, and any coming forward can be sold at very fait values. The attend ance of the public during the whole day was very large.

The Explosion at Rome.

ST. PETER'S INJURED.

[PER PBEM3 ASSOCIATION.]

Rome, April 25. By the explosion of gunpowder at the magazine on Thursday, St. Peter's Church received considerable damage, and is closed. His Holiness the Pope was celebrating Mass at the> time, and the concussion caused him bo fall back wards, receiving a severe shaking. The French ambassador was injured by falling glas. Many windows of price-, less value m the Vatican and St. Peter's Church were shattered to pieces.

OBITUARY.

[rEE, VRKSS ASSOCIATION, j

Berlin, April 25. Count Yon Moltke died suddenly last night from syncope. The dis tinguished soldier had; been present at the afternoon sitting of the Reichstag, but during the evening was taken '[ ill and passed quietly away. The Count was m his 91st year, the anniversary of his 90th birthday m October last having been celebrated with great 1 rejoicing throughout Germany. ; London, April 25; The death is announced of Mr Charles M. .Norwood, of the firm of C. M. Norwood and Co., shipowners, and Chairman of the Docks Committee. •

WESLEYAN CHURCH.

ANNIVERSARY AND HARVEST THANKSGIVING SEKVIOm

The Rev. Samuel.. Lawry, the newly appointed pastor of the Wesleyan Church m Ashburton, preached for the first time yesterday to his nw congregation, con ducting the anniversary services of the church, with which were conjoined the thanksgiving for harvest; \Mr,g. Law/y^ may m a sense be claimed as an AshbUr ton man, being the son of ISTr' La^ry,; of; Springston, a farmer, who for some years held land m the Seafield district, w^ich he cultivated with the varying success!! £h.at attended the; labors of the earlier setrlersin that district. Mr Lawry, seiir.,' was also a storekeeper and butcher m th^ Seafield district, m partnership w^th JMr T. M. Jones. Foiirteen: years ago his son, Mr S. Lawry, joined the ministry of the Wesleyan Church, and, during the

period siucfl elapsed, has held circuits mostly m the North Island. The last conference sent him to Ashburfcon m suc cession to the Rev. J. N, Buttle, and this is his first Canterbury circuit. In the morning the rev. gentlemen made special reference to the season, prcachmg from Jeremiah v.—2-I—"Let as now fear th 3 Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former find the latter, m his season; he rcssrveth unto us the appointed weeks cf the harvest." From this text, Mr Iriwry gave some apt illustra tions of God'a providential care for h's creatures. In the afternoon there was a children's service, the musical portion of. which was a great feature, the choir hay-: insf been greatly strengthened by the aid >of a strong-'■■orchestra In the evening Rev Mr La wry preached from Galatians xi.—7,8,9 — "God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap," etc. The Church was hand somely decorated for the special occasion, and considering the weather, there were very fair congregsfcions.

MAIL NEWS.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Dates to April 1

A German princely marriage is now mooted for the second daughter of the Prince of Wales, the Princess Victoria, for- whom ifc was previously understood a marriage was about to be arranged with the Hon. John Baring, the clever and popular, eldest son of Lord Revelstoke. The plan then contemplated was that a dukedom should be conferred on the head of the House of Baring, and that his heir being Marquis should become the brother-1 in-law of the Duke of Fife* Circum stances having made an end to fchis arrangement the hand of the young Princess has been sought by her cousin. Her sister, Princess Maud, who is now twenty-two, the youngest daughter of the Prince of Wales, has been asked m marriage by Prince William for his eldest son and the heir of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of iSaxonburg. Prince William is now m hi* fortieth year, and arrangements are being made, ifc is said, to restore to his father and eventually to himself the greater part of tlie enormous fortune of the Duke, his son, which was confiscated by Prussia after the events of 1866. At an Interview with General O. Bront shont, the General declared that th« un ceasing rapidity of Russian preparations will enable the Czar before the close of the present year to abandon his attitude of peace, and force any issue he may deeni necessary to obtain his ends. The cere monial of the bestowal of the Russian Order of Sb Andrew on President Cu'not, the military preparations oh both sides of the Russian-Austrian frontier, King Leopold's auxiety about the English, and to maintain Belgian neutrality m case of a general disturbance, the efforts of Germany and Austria to establish a firm commercial treaty, the exact terms of which are kept secret with the idea of using them akoin commercial treaties yet to be made with Italy, Switzerland and Belgium, who would all be useless or troublesome, as the case might be, m the event of Russian aggression and French activity. All these things, and some lesser signs, are interpreted as precursors of war. ~ The Ist of May promises to be a lively day m Paris, whatever it may be m the West of Europe. Revolution Associations ol every shade have agreed to participate m the great manifestation which is to have for its object the limitation of! the working day to eight hours. At Lyons _thfijKOTisiiig_p_ecvyie ai-e^preparinaLip make, the day memorable, Tfie Guvernmoiit has no apprehension of any disaster that cannot be dealt-with, but it is fear 4 that the comparative dulness of the trade m. Lille, Lyons, and other mmufacfciiling centres may stimulate a riotous demon stration. It ia learned that the English gamblers who recently; have been so successful m their operations at Monte Carlo are agents of a Sypdicate formed-a short time ago m London for the purpose ;of breaking the bank at that gambling resort. The scheme had its origin m the rooms of the Pall Mall Club. The plotters com prised thr*e pears, a member of the House of Commons, an army officer of well-known . sporting tendencies, and a prominent london merchant. The plan devised by. them was based on the ex perience of observations at Monte Carlo of the plotters, and contemplated nothing short of capitulation on the part of tie bankers of the famous game. Ac cordingly they pooled a sum of £50,000,, which was placed m the hands of two of their number, who selected the repre sentatives of the syndicate at the gaming table. This explaius the recent enormous winnings at Monte Carlo ip. every case by Englishmen. The conferring by President Carnbt ol the GranlA Gross of the Legion of Honor upon Baron de Nohrenlieim, Russian Ambassador at Paris, is merely a part of the general effusiveness of the Alliance' and -of the endearments exchanged be tween France and Russia. The Czar decorated V M. de Brisis, militiary attachi of the French Legation, personally pire senring him with the orders with bril liants, and also giving him a rare malachite vase and portrait of himself and the Czarina. M. de BrLsis will shortly return to Paris. He is thoroughly conversant with the Russian project for the mobili' satiori of the forces, and on his return to Paris some scheme for simultaneous action will be agreed on by the French War Office. For this reason .the Czar oonferred upon him a distinction never before accorded to a military attache*. .The Marquis dc Villeneuve has sent to the Paris "Figaro " the report of an in terview which he says took place m 1866 between the late Prince Napoleon and Prince Bismarck, and which that paper has published- In fchis interview it is asserted that Bismarck proposed a close rallianc^^of^sive^aM^elexifive^etweTsn Prussia and France which would make those two Powers the dominating in fluence m Europe. The combined Powers, according to Bismarck's plan,- should]pro ceed against Russia to drive the Sclavs back to the steppes whence they came. Prussia should absorb the whole of Ger many, feud Fraric» should make Belgium part of her Empire, then the great allies should undertake to, weaken the power ot Great Britain by Hcpriyiuf of her colonies, and should endeavor to redftce Italy and Spain and the Scandinavian countries to the rofo of satellites to them ■elves.. This brilliant proposal the Mar quis de Villeneuve Bays, was, laid before the Emperor Napoleon, but he refused even to discuss it. The Irish Brigade are not reforming their broken ranks or making any fight m Parliament this year. Their weapons are levelled a.t each other's throats, and internal warfare grows hotter every day. But for the presence of the constabulary and military there would be a civil war m Ireland m less than a month. Mr Parnell is losing ground m Ireland for practical,, political purposes, though the shouting mob are still with him. If he cannot carry the elections he will be los.t, His own friends confess their fears on that point, because of his baoking and filling aboutthc contest he voluntarily challenged m Cork. When the emergency con\e«; the influence of the priests is lively to decide the day.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

A huge icicle fell from the ea^veg of the Ohaniber of Commerce building at S Paul, Minn., the other d»y and fractured ■m five places the skull o{ Mr* Harris

lierlrert, who was passing. She died tan minutes later. In Cimnglon the parents of cigarette snioki g boys have combined and refc*inei counsel for the prosecution of persons who ssll cigarettes to children. A Chinaman is m prison at Pascoe, Washington, for chopping bis companion, a miner, to pieces, with an axe. The vicfim had considerable money on his person. The tnll electric towers at Sacramento are beinjT removed from the streets, the plan of decide lights m a line along the •11 ddlo of the street being ,fHfta4)iftited. This will prevent footpads hiding m the tshadow.fi cast by the leaves of ttees from the light of tall towers. Ah attempt was made to biirifdown the little town of Main Prairie; about thirteen miles from Dixon, rejenfclyv;. town is composed of immense warehouses. One of the three-storey • warehouses wrh fired, Mnd there was a desperate struggle for two hour* before the:' blaze, was ex tinguished. The town is greatly excited, and n(!«i rewards for the arrest of tie incendiary. A few weeks ago a quantity of opium was seized on board the steamer Belgicet San Francisco and removed to the opium room of the Appraisers' building. On Tuesday last while the searchers were engaged m examining the opium before turning the same over to the United States Marshal to be sold, it was dis covered that oie of the boxes containing a number of 5-tael tins had been tampered with. The contents had been removed, and a lot of fine coal dust substituted. Collector Phelps was informed of the matter, and every effort made to keep ihe facts fiom being made public, but they finally leaked out, and the chances of arresting the parties engaged m the trans action *re now considered doubtful. -The opium that had been removed from the original package was found m another part of the opium room, showing that only a favorable opportunity was awaited to remove the drug secretly. Had the theft been successful the thieves would have made several thousand dollars by the transaction. A Rochester physician has sent £500 m snnll sums to about fifty citizens of Springfield to pay for property he took and destroyed m Ins boyhood days, such as melons, chickens, etc. It is reported that a fodder famine exists on Prince Edward Island, and that unless extraordinary measures are taken large numbers of cattle will starve. A Sew Hampshire girl who wentsleigh rLiina with her beau a few nights ago was driven home a corpse, having been frozen to deathjjwith ihe thermometer at zer<->. Montreal city and Unity were visited for twenty-fou." hours ou March 6th by a terrific hurricane and blizzard, and preat damage was done by the wind. Pillow and Jirsey's rolling mill« were almost totally destroyed ; the spire. of Sfc Patrick's Church and the magnificent depot of the Grand Trunk railway were damaged. Many private buildings, barns, atidhouces m the course of construction were de molished, and early m the morning the streets were filled with flying signs, slates, branches of trees, etc. The storm has (lone tremendous damage m the country districts. An exciting scene was witnessed at Denver on March 23rd, at Fifteenth and Champo streets, when the Denver and Suburban railway attempted to cross the Denver Tramway tracks. The latter appeared with' anatmedforceiof men,; and all their cars were crowded to the crossing. It was necessary; to placse fifty policemen on the corner to prevent bloodshed The men fought and-'tumbled around m the mud, while nearly 5000 people stood yelling and hooting at the tramway oJfieijilSf^jeMe:aE^^ the work of the opposition Company. The agent of the Children's Society brought a South American slave named Marie Devenicle, fourteen years' old, before Justice Drover at Harlem Police Court. She had been bought from her parents m for 390 dollars by Consul- General Quintana, of Peru, wno placed her m service with his family m |hls city nineteen months ago. Marie, through an interpreter, told the Court she had been shamefully beaten by Mrs Quintana on Monday night, and left the house. Quintana, who was m Court,"said he was willing to send the girl to her home m Peru. The Magistrate placed the girl m the care of the Children's Society for further, investigation. A murder and suicide occ*rred at the Casino Theatre, Spokane, at 2.30 o'clock on the morning of March 27th. ' Charles Elliott, a faro dealer, had been occupying a box nearest the stage on the right tide for about an hour, wasnseen) to lean forward from' the box and fire three shots at the performers on the stage. He then placed the muzzle of the revolver m his mouth and fired; theT bullet going through the top of 'his head. One of the shots entered the left breast of Mabel Debabeau, a variety actress. Another bullet entered the back of Carrie Smith, just above the left hip, inflicting a dan gerous wound. About half an hour, after the shotting Mabel Debabeau expired. She was about twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, and a general favorite with her associates. In the pockets of -'the dead man were found a number of cartiidges, and the following note addressed to Lulu Durand-:—"I have warned to sarry out my purpose, but have not had a favorable chance yet. It was an old score, but I had to fool with you. I trust to luck and a good shot to, accomplish my purpose.—Charles Elliott, The fact that Lulu Durand was on thf stage at the time of shooting makes it clear that she was the one whom he was sh9.jt.ißg at. Carrie Smith, who wan shot m ihe back, was taken'to the ,Sacred Heart Hospital, and from last accounts was somewhat improved, and the doctors believe she stands a good chance of re covery. The baUtaiteredhefback and struck a rib, making a wound which x* not necelsariJy fatal! BululDuranaijiati*; that she believed that Elliott intended ttie* shot; for her, but being somewhat beimrll me Oilier gills «Jie escaped. Senator Paddock m response to an enquiry regarding a report that the Go vernment is contemplating retaliation upon Germany as a result of the refusal of the German Empire to remove the pro~ Ihihition-on. American meat products. said - " The report that President Harri son has stated to me that the intention of the Administration was to retaliate on Germany for the cause named is not true. I called upon the Secretary of Agriculture m my capacity as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and stated to him, that it was plain Germany's position was not one of regulation, hut of absolute and wilful prohibition, an^ I urged upon him that under the provisions of the Act of August, 1890, German beet-suaac of which ie,ooo J OOOdols worth was imported into this oounfcry.last year, should h» ex oluited under the provision of suoh law I have reason to believe that President Harrison is seriously considering the issue of such a proclamation, and that if the rettnction which Germany places 011 our meat, products is not promptly re moved Ea ojder prohibiting the acceptance n % e irm. ari beeb at the P°rfcs of &* .United States will soon be issued " - I

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Statutory Declaration.-—I, Franz Raabe s Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with art axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion Was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulua, and by the application of the same I had too satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he s recovered. I may just add 'that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, etc. Franz Raabe, Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony for Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred amd seventy-seven, before me, MoritzCohn, J.P., --(Advt.) 6 Kkatino's Cough Lozenges cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nbr any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, m tins, Is l^d and 2s 9d each



Wanted OA'SH Advertisement under tins heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS If-. Addresses may bo I»'ftat this Office. VI/ ANTED, a good General Servant VV for Hotel. Apply Timvald Hotel. 4 222 C POOLING and invigorating Ice Cream J as made by H. G. Flower, Com fectioner, East Street. WANTED Known—The "Strong wear " Boot is the best for Mens 'Imdies and Children.—W. H. Collieic WANTED Known —Some special lines m choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." WANTED Known-That Andrew Orr is ofFering 80 Ladies SealeUe Jackets, newest styles, at moderate prices. 4^53 \ A / ANTED Kno^n~-Olcl Spoons and VV Forks JSlectro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweller, East Street. 4 150 MILLINERY, —Specially selected Paris styles m Hats and Bonnets. Mrs Gates has just returned from Sydney with all the latest ideas m Millinery.— Andrew Orr. 4 154 WANTED Known.—Mrs J. Buoh anan has opened as Fruiterer and Confectioner, next Messrs John Orr and Co., East Street. WAjSTED Known.—lt you want good value for your money go to Melford House. Cheapest first-class Drapery m town.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House ANTED Known.^-MRs J. Buch anan, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Tea and coffee at all hours ; hot luncheon on Saturdays, 12 to 2. Next Messrs J. Orr and Co's, East Street. JUST opened a choice lot of Ladies' Plush Jackets, newest shapes. Also a new lot of Ladies' Pelerines and Boas. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—That Andrew Orr is appointed agent for the cele brated Standard Boots. Evei-y pair, guaranteed. 4*54 WANTED Known — That Andrew Orr is offering at a treat reduction 250 pairs of best Kaiapoi and Roslyn Blankets, contracted for when wool was at its lowest price. 4§52 \I7ANTRD Known.— U7e are now \ V opening all our new Winter Goods m Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c—fl. C. Segers, Melford House. \ \ / ANTED every man m the County V V to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. a LASS, Earthenware, and China, direct from the Manufacturers.— Robert Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. T~OCiLiNDUSTRY. -Gents'~SuTts I J made to order from £3 10s. Ladies Dress Tweeds, double-width Kaiapoi made, beautiful goods at 4s 6d. Six yards to the dress.—A.ndrew Orr. 4 155 I TANOSOME Presents given away .1 I_ m June. Now g'vhig tickets to every purchaser of 5s and upwards of Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc. —H.t>. Segeks* MeHoritrHous* /~>HEAP SALE of. Surplus Stock will V J be continued for this ?.r;onth only, Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Wholesale Prices to effect a clear ance. Subscribers wanted for monthly parts of Leisure Hour, Quiver, Gar dener's Magazine, American Agriculturist, English Mechanic, and others.—L, F. AM>R£WEB & Co.



Public Notices, . . j WESLEYAN CHURCH. Will Give A Reception Tea to Mr LA WRY on TUESDAY, 28th inst. ►Special Singing at ah services by Chil dren and Choir. Tea tickets Is 6d. After me°ting Is. Tea ac 6 p.m.j 4 193 LONGBEACH COACH. ON and after MONDAY, 6th April, the Longbeach Coach will leave the Ashburton Post Office at 4 p.m. ; instead of at 5 p.m. as formerly. R. R. BROWNE 4 28 Coachman. bVh JSALK." DYE CORN CAPE BARLEY, TARES, RAPE This is the time for sowing. WANTED TO PUKCHASE— Last Season's Heavy Canadian OATS. [JOHN G. RESTELL. NOTICE. I HAVE much pleasure m informing the Public that I have disposed of my Tobacconist, and Fancy Goods Em porium, Hairdressing Saloon, and Billiard Room to Mr Harry Friedlander. While thanking Clients for their liberal support accorded to me, I beg to ask con tinuance of the same for my successor. W. ZANDER. SPECIAL "NOTICE, WITH reference to the above I respect fully notify the Public of Ashbur ton and its vicinity, that I have taken over the old established business formerly m the occupation of Mr Wilhelm Zander, and will henceforth carry it on under my direct supervision, and hope, by strict attention to the wants of my Customers, to meet with the continued patronage accorded to my predecessor. HARRY FRIEDLANDER 4 74 THE HORSE'S FRIEND. T3AGFVS NO. 1 HORSE OILS are JL round a SURE CURE for Bruises and Sprains of any kind m Stock. The NO. 2 OILS cure Open Wounds or Sores of any kind. TESTIMONIALS from Stock owners can be seen on application to the maker. Any parties who have used the above OILS and arc satisfied with them are re quested to notify same to the Proprietor, F. W. FAO-E, CHISRTSEY. Stephens Bros., MARKET HOUSE. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC. OWING to the demand being greatly m excess of our supply last season for the Patent Double Refined KERO SENE, we have made special arrange ments this year with the shippers for regular consignments during the winter months. The first; we have just landed, AND IS NOW IN STOCK. It has many advantages over the ordinary Kerosene, and has no rival for Household Purposes, being perfectly pure, gives a mellow brilliant light, will not dazzle or affect the eye, is almost odourless, much more economical, absolutely safe, therefore dispenses with all risk m handling and danger m using where there are Children. We have also all kinds of ENGLISH CANDLES m stock including— STEARINE, SPERM, P4RRAFIN, WAX, ETC. Special quotations for Boxes, Cases, and Lapoe Parcels. N.B.—All goods purchased from us can be returned if not satisfactory. Satisfac. tion being our motto. STEPHENS BROS. MARKET HOUSE. A THE MIRROR, HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Litetnry, and Dramatic papon, to be published every FRIDAY price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Public Terrace, Russell Street, Mel bourne. u.s.s co llsßhb u.s.s., cc UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limitkd Steamers sail as under :— From LYfTELTON TO Wellington ..., Daily, except Sunday (Tuesdays and Saturdays 10 p.m.; other days, 5 p.m.) Dunedin... Tues., Thurs., and Friday. Nelson ... Tues,, Thurs., and Sat. Onehunga... Every Thursday. Auckland via ¥mt Coast ,„ Thursda >» Melbourne... Tuesday. Sydney via AwcVland ... Every alternate J Thursday. Sydney via Cook's Strait ... Fortnightly. Passengers may be booked to Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, and all New Zealand ports at tli£ (Ojige of GEO. JAMKSGVT, JAgent, Ashljjeton,



M« IN EY J]O LEND. Tlj-ONEY to Lend »fc LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FRKK- ] HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 To_jgsooo For further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Intiuranco Office. Chri.stchureh. : A' USTRALIAN MUTUAL PRUVt- DENT SOCIETY., jSmtaslmiibd 1849. FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON TH» MUTUAL PRINCIPLE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH HEAD OFFICE—CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Morgan S. Grace, C.M.G., M.D., M.L.C. (Chairman). H«n. C. J. Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy- Chairman). Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G. Nicholas Reid, Esq. ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £1,625.000 STERLING. INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £9,000,000 STERLING, REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD AS SURE WITH THIS SOCIETY: IT is feha only Colonial Life Office giving Aanual Bonnscs, reducing the net cost of Assurance to the Lowest Possible Limit. It is the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most prosperous Mutual Life Office m the Southern Hemisphere. ITS Bonuses are larger than those of any other Life Office of similar age m ai.y other part of the world. The Society has distributed amongst its members upwards of £4,050,000 m Cash Bonuses, representing Reversionary Bonuses exceeding £8,006,000 sterling. AFTER making unusualampie reserves, Cash Surplus for division for the year 1889 was £426,494, a larger amount of profit than has ever been realised or divided m one year by any other office of the British Empire. THE Society issued 11,664 New Policies during the year 1889, assuring £3,679,459, with new Premims amounting to £133,000. The Society offers UNDOUBTED SECURITY, LIBERALITY, PROFITS. ITS investments m New Zealand securi ties are £1,273,514. and all the surplus. Branch accumulations are invested m the Colony, thus making it essentially a THOROUGHLY COLONIAL INSTITUTION BE CAREFUL YOU; SELECT THIS *QCIETY< AND, D& NOT BE DECEIVED BY T«i SIMILARITY OF NAME OF £O>*E OF THE YOUNGER AUSTRA WAN OFFICES EDWARD W LOWE: Resident Secretary Christchurch District Office, W. H. i»ERRY, Local Broker, District Secretary IT. ZANDER. WTM TUTiS •jtfiittQiJT T'LETH CHRISrCULHOH DENTAL SURGERY. Corner of Oa»hel and High Htroefcs S. M™ AND C8 1 SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin Mil Westport rTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD YV a* fcne Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s* Natural, Durable, Comfortable ; Artificial Teeth Replaced Tempoiarily al-1 aiosfc immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumpa without extra £«c ur charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS several times daily for the past ten years, we foarlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe. Fee for Admimstration ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Denture* made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at small ci»st AUTUMN, 1891. LATEST NOVELTIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS 3STOW ON VIEW AT THB NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY EVERYTHING new. New Shirts, New Underclothing, New Scarfs and Bows, New Hats, New Suits for Men, New Suits for Boys. Everything new and of the LATEST FASHIONS. New Tweeds and Coatings for Measure Su'ts to hand. Inspection Respectfully Solicited. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY W H. WEBBER, Manager