MAIL NOTICE

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The Ashburton Gurardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1891. "DRIVING AWAY CAPITAL."

There are more ways than one of look ing at the interesting item of news that came by cable last week, that according to the London " Economist " contracts which have befin entered into for the purchase of lands m New Zealand have bee.n cancelled owing to the most inequitable Land and Income Tax Assessment Bill adopted m the late session." In the first place, looking the statement squai'ely m the face, we very much doubt if it has any founda tion m tact—unimaginative journal as the "Economist" as a rule is. We nave not heard of any operations m land having lately been promoted m London or elsewhere furth of the c jlony ; and if any contracts had been entered into it is very certain that their fulfilment would have bpen insisted on by the vendors. Even had the tran sactions not proceeded beyond the region of negotiation something must have been heard or known of them here. We fire, therefore, forced to the conclusion that the " Economist" has for once given rein to its imagination. But taking the statement as literally correct it is not such a very dreadful circumstance. It has been regarded, of course, as a strong condemnation by the highest London financial circles of the taxation policy of the New Zealand Government. It should rather be looked upon as a testimony to the necessity for and success of that policy. No one will be bold enough to say that the projected purchases—if any—were intended to promote bona fide settle ment, either by sub-dividing large holdings and settling small fanners on the sub-divisions or by purchasing Crown lands for settlement purposes. The English - capitalist has not yet turned his attention to this branch of enterprise. lie, whether individual or corporation, finds only the " big blocks" worthy of his attention. If the purchase of some of the large estates were m view it was with no intention of cutting them up, and the mere transference of these estates from set of evners to another would be no gain to the colony, and would not m any way promote settlement. The failure to complete the alleged con tracts must therefore be looked upon as evidence that the recent Parlia mentary Legislation has proved successful m its intention of prevent ing the retention of large areas of land m single ownership for purelr speculative purposes or to be kept m their uuimproved state. It indicates that if the existing large landowners wish to sell their property they will have to do so m such a way that it will pass into the possession of those who will improve and cultivate it. The "Economist" and some of the large landowners may consider the new taxation inequitable, but we scarcely think they will derive much sympathy from those who are m favor of the progress of the country, even if they believe the story of cancelled contracts.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Police Court this morning a first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, Was dealt with m the usual way. Prime Warden, Lady Zetland, Coinage, Kilmarnock and Young Cheviot are the Ashburton horses entered for the North Ofcago Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. There are seventy four entries for the five closed events at the Tftnaru Trotting Club's ensuing meeting. From Ashburton district Victoria 11, Madeline, and Star of Honor are entered. A meeting of the Committee of the Ash burton Trotting Club was held at the Central Hotel on Friday evening. A state ment of accounts m connection with the recent trotting meeting was submitted, and was highly satisfactory. All accounts, in cluding those previously outstanding, were passed for payment, leaving a cash balance still m hand, besides several subscriptions, etc., still to come m, Early this morning'the body of a man named Thomas Atkinson was 'found lying near the kerbstone m Tuam street, Christ church. Beside the body was a bag of bottles containing aerated water. Deceased was a bailiff, tged (50 years, and was at present employed at Collier's aerated water fo,ct»vy. He is supposed to have been on his way homewards, aud to have fallen off the footpath m the dark, and the blpvv received accelerated his death. Deceased was well known. A meeting of the shareholders m the Fanners' United Grain, Produce, and Finance Company, Limited, was held at Christchurch on Saturday, to consider the question of winding up the (.'ompany. There was a very large attendance, and there was at times a good deal of excitement m the proceedings. Mi* L. C. Williams, Manager of the Company, said that as the affair with Mr Baynes was m a fair way of 1 settlement, during the week he had prepared a balance-sheet. It showed that the whole of the assets of the Company, providing all the shares were good, were £5834, against which fcliere were liabilities to the amount of £3340. The result of the voting was as follews;—For wi#di#gup) 237 j agajnst, 16. The result will be for^rdgd tp Mr Justice DennisoD, who will, no .doubt, w&g prder accordingly.

A new post; office, named Bushside, i=s to be opened near tlie Springburn Side School on Wednesday next. Mr William Fittock will act as Postmaster. The postage to America and the Continent is now under the new postal regulations, the same as to the British Empire 2Ad per half ounce. The festival of the Jewish New Year com menced at sunset on Friday. To celebrate the New Yea;: two days are set apart as holidays, which are kept by all member's of the Jewish faith. The Government do not propose to inter fere with the Chris tchurch election, having received legal oj'inioa that the election must ■goon, leaving any aggrieved candidate to take such ulterior stops as he sees fit. The St Bernard dog that takes part m the performance of Hans the Boatman was " arrested," on the company arriving at Adelaide from Western. Australia. The I actor has been placed m quarantine. ' The lot of the agriculturalist m New South Wales is riot an enviable one. Last year he had, according to an official report, to contend with floods, droughts, bush tiros, rust, locusts, vermin, hailstorms, excessive rain, blight, and flying foxes. The Highland Association of Illinois has unanimously elected Sir William Gordou- Cuniming as honorary chief, m place of the late Sir John Macdonald. The Association evidently does not attach much importance to the baccarat scandal. Detective E. Neil has received notice of his transference from Christchurch to Auckland. His place will be taken by Detective Ede, of Auckland. Mr Neil has been stationed at Christchurch for six years, and his departure is regretted by all with whom he is acquainted. Mr Neil was a popular officer m Ashburton for many years. The Steamer Virawa, bound ' from Mel bourne for Calcutta with a cargo of horses, went ashore m Torres Straits on September 8. She was not injured but her living freight had to be discharged. Latest accounts do not inform us whether the steamer has resumed her voyage. ; Mr Forbos, of the Christchurch Museum, says the discovery of moa bones on Mr Meek's farm, near Oamaru, is the moat important ever made. This find is a most remarkable one, as he estimates 803 birds must have died at the spot, anc 1 he lus re covered the bones of some 350. The Dunedin " Star" says ; —One of the eases set down for hearing at the ensuing civil sittings at the Supreme Court is, m the first place, a claim of £100 preferred by a. well-known medical man for professional attendance, and then a counter-claim of £2000 damages, it is being alleged that the defendant to the original action Has lost the proper use ot his leg, through the unskilful treatment of his physician. Richard Adams, lately anon commissioned officer m the volunteer force m New South Wales, has recovered damages from the Go vernment for injuries received by being thrown from a horse. Adama claimed, that , under the Volunteer Act, he was entitled to £1500 compensation on the ground that the I accident was caused through the negligence of the Military Department m supplying him with a badly trained horse. Finally, an arrangement was come to for the amount claimed. The Melbourne correspondent of the "Globe" says that; the fanners m several country districts are holding meetings and passing resolutions confirming the decision arrived at by the farmers' conference recently held m Melbourne to the effect that New Zealand should be "excluded" from the proposed commonwealth. The farmers are convinced that were the present tariff remove;! New Zealand would flood them out of their own market with grain and other farm produce. They are even now complain ing that low prices are ruling owing to a glut occurring as the result of good seasons m the neighbouring colonies. The New Zealand fanner, is an ever present bogie to the Aus tralian agriculturalist, who fears him more than a fire or a flood. Mr Stanley Leighton writes the following letter to the London "Times":—"ln the State-aidad public elementary schools of Paris the following ' Manual of Uusentarian Instruction' is m daily use:—Teacl'er: 'What is Cod?' Child: 'We cannot tell.' Teacher : ' Do you acknowledge a superior or controlling Being V Child ; ' Why should we? Prove to us the necessity, and show him to us.' Teacher : 'It cannot be proved that such a being is indispensable.' Child: 'Then it is waste of time to talk about the matter.' The catechism is summed up m these words : The term 'God' has no signi ficance, it means nothing at all, In Wales, with a population of about 1,500,000 souls, there arc fifty public elementary schools, rate-aided and State-aided, m which the Holy Bible is a prohibited book, and m which neither prayer nor religious teaching are permitted. There is but a snadowy distinction between positive and negative secularism. The Hon Richard D. G. Fitzgerald, found guilty at the Sydney Quarter Sessions of j forgery and uttering, was last mouth sentenced to \S months' hard labour m Dubbo Goal. Before ho was sentenced Fitzgerald handed m a statement to the judge, m which he attributed his position to drink. He was, he said, for seven years an officer m the British army, being gazetted a captain when only 23 years of age, on August 18, 1884. He served m the Egyptian campaign m 1882, and was present at Kassasin and Tel-el-Kebir. His fortune was lost on the turf, and m 1886 he was declared a bankrupt aud had to resign his commission. The following year he came to New South Wales. The police records show that within a few mouths of his arrival he was sent to goal for embezzle ment. This offence, he said, he committed while drunk. His promise to try and reform on his release from goal was to a great extent the reason of his light sentence. A singular case came up m Banco before Mr Justice Conolly,. at Auckland last week, on a motion for a writ of mandamus. This wa? the case of Dashwood v Cowic, and was an application made under " The Marriage Act, 1880,"' by Sir Edwin DashwooTl, formerly a gumdigger m Kaipara, but who has fallen heir to a baronetcy and large landed estates m England, for a writ of man damus to .compel the Right Rev Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, to alter the entry of the registration of the marriage between Sir Edwin Dashwood and Miss Norton, of which he was the celebrant. Mr E. Hesketh ap peared m support of the motion. Mr Button, who appeared for Bishop Cowie, stiict that his client was willing to submit to any order the Court might see fit to make. Mr Hesketh sajd ;.the marriage had been celebrated by Bishop Opwie, Qne section of the Act em powered him to make enquiries from the parties as to the particulars required for I registration, but this was not mandatory, but a subsequent section of the Act imposed a penalty if the entries were not made. His Honor said he had looked through the papers, and h}6 Ofily doubt Was how he i should make an order, an tntry having been already made presumably from information | obtained from Sir Edwin Dashwood himself, j who appeared to be ignorant of the names of his own father aud mother. The name of ' the father was given as Edwin Dashwood, j and it was now sought to have this altered to Edwin Hare Dashwood, and the name of the mother was given as Alberta, which it was not sought to alter to Roberta Henrietta. What was required was the alteration of these names m the registry. He understood from tjie repcrt of the Registrar-General that there had been similar cases but, so far as he (his Honor) knew, there had been none before the courts. Mr Hesketh said the matter had been referred to the law officers j of the Crown. His Honor made the order for the alteration of the names on the registry, and allowed the bishop £5 5s costs, to be paid fey the plaintiff. HoJjLOw'ay's Ointment.—Go where you may, m every country and m all climes, persons will be found who have a ready word of praise for this ointment. For chaps, jehafos, scalds, bruke?, and sprains, it i&an iWalubfe pemedy ; for bad legs, bad breasts, ami piles, it ma;/ *be confidently relied upon for effect lug » sou^d and perma-ne^li cure! In cases of puffed ancles, erysipelas, qm\ rheumatism, Holloway's Ointment gives the greatest comfort by reducing the inflamma* don, cooling the blood, soothing the nerves, adjusting the circulation, and expelling the f iiftpupfries. This ointment should have a place, ju evpvy nursery. It will cure all those manifold skin affections whi^h orginating m childhood gaio strength with the child's ' giwthi (

THE MARKETS.

Asiitiurcou i\La,i'Jket.s.

I - . MHSSRS FRIKDIjANDKR, BROS. Messrs Friedlander Bros, report upon the live stock market on Tuesday last at the Tinwald Yards : —The entries consisted of about 2000 sheep, and there-was only a moderate attendance of buyers aud others. The principal lines m fat sheep were merino wethers, which sold at better rates than those lately iuling here. The following were the prices obtained : —Merino wethers from 12s to 12s 9d ; crobsbred ewes and wethers up. to 14s lid; crossbred hoggets, 'inferior and small, 6s 9d to 93, and up to lls 7d for good sorts ; merino cwss m lamb up to 9s ; and ewes with lambs at foot according to ~per ccntage of lambs and condition of c>ves. On Friday we held our fortnightly skin, hide, and fat sales, but prices were not on J a par with late sales. We cannot, however, ' under the prwssnt ruling prices of wool m the Home market predict any improvement. sold butchers.' merinos from 4s 3d to is 9rl, ami butchers' crossbreds from 5s 3d to (»3; for best dry and country skins from 3s 3d to 4s Gd for crossbreds ; and 2s 9d to 4s for merinos ; small and inferior according to condition and size.

MESSRS MILES AND CO.

Messrs Miles and Co. (per Mr George Jameson) report for the week ending Friday, October 2: —At the Tinwald Yards on Tuesday the total entry" for the regular fortnightly sale comprised 19.34 sheep and 21 head of cattle. There was a good attend ance, and the prices ruled a slnulc higher than at the previous Ashburton sale. The following are the prices realised: — Fat merino wethers, lls to !2s 9d ; crossbred ewes with lambs at foot, lls !K1; merino ewes with" lambs atffoott t 8s 6d, 9s, 9s 6d ; four-tooth crossbreds, 14s to 15j Id. At the fortnighty sale on October 2 there was a fair entry of skins, hides, and fa**, and .tlie prices obtained were slightly better than at the last sale. Butchers' crossbrsda sold at 4s to 6a sd; butchers' merinos, Ite . 10J to 4s 7d; farmers' crossbreds, 2s 8d to 5a 6d; farmers' merinos, 2s 2d to; 4s 7d. Hides and fat as per scale. RAKAIA MONTHLY SALE. The regular monthly sale was held on Thursday, October 1. There was a good attendance of farmers and others, and a good entry of- stock and sundries, which realised satisfactory prices. Merino wethers m for ward condition,-8s 9d ; 170 small crossbred hoggets, 7s lid ;fat crossbred ewes. 12s Bd. Har;ks from £2 103 to £9. O:S. chaff, a 2 2*. Potatoes, 2s;4d per-sack. Ciiick wheat, 2s 9d per bushel.'* Privately we have sold on account of Mr J. IXiwaon the carriage stallion Sir Hercules, by Digby Grand, from a Prickwillow mare, ;to Mr Thomas Tilson, at a satisfactory figure; also on account of Mr Harland Gray burn the .Clydesdale stallion Young Beacousfield, by Lord Beacbnsfied, from an Old Major mare, to Mr \V, A. Gray, also at a satisfactory pi ice. j ■ Mil D. THOMAS. Mr I). Thomas reports upon the live stock market m the Ashburton district ior the week ending October.2, as follows, viz. :■— On Tuoeday at the Tinwald Yards the usual weekly sale of live stock was held. There was only a small catalogue presented, made up principally of half fat merino wethers and small crossbred hoggets, very few really good sheep for holding 011 being on .offer. The attendance of fanners, dealers, and others was' about an average, and it may safely be, reported that the biddings, although slow, were continued longer than of late, resulting m my case m a total clearance at values m "advance of. those of the last fe.w week?. The tc.ta • yarded for the day were made up of 1954 sheep and 21 head, of cattle, of which my entry consisted of 1604 sheep and .19 head of cattle. My principal dales were as follows, viz. :—One sheep at 2(33 ; 12 merino wethers, 103 (> I ; 87 merino wethers, 9a Gd; 13G fat merino wethers, lls lid; 8f) fat crossbred two-tooths, '14s lid; G5 cult hoggets, Gs Ocl; i 20Q crossbred hoggets, lls 7d ; 2.17 crossjbred hoggets, 9s-Id ;M0 merino ewes to lamb,; 8s 9d ; lil merino ewes with lambs at foot, 9s 6J ; etc. In cattle the demand for beef was still good, but for anything else no risV m value can be quoted. I sold I at £6 3a <Jd ; 1 at £i> 17s (jd ; 2at £5 ; 2 at £5 2a 6:1 ; 2 springers at £2 7s Gd each 5 8 calves nearly yearlings at 14-3 each. Nothing has been doing during the week m priv.lt 3 sales of stock. On Friday 1 held my usual fortnightly sale of sheepskins, submitting' a good cata logue. Owing to adverse reports from England the buyers are more, guarded m their biddings and a further drop m values has to be reported. My catalogue comprised 1008 sheepskins, 11 hides, and 4 bags of fat, and my sales were as follows : —2 very heavy skins brought 7s 6d each, Best butchers' crossbred skins nude 5s 31 to 5s lid, the latter very; heavy ; second quality, 3s 9d. 4s 6d,. to 5s Id each ; medium and inferior, 2s '0 3s 6d each ; butchers'" best merinos made 4s to 4s lid; second quality, 2s Gd, 3s Gd, to 3s .lid each ; country dry skins brought for best 5s to Gs; second quality, 3s 6,1 to. 4g 9d 1 inferior and small, Is 3d, 2s, to 3s each. Skins by the lb 5Ad per lb. Rough fat, Id to ] : }d per lb. Hides, Id to Hd per lb as per weight.

POLITICAL.

(per press association.)

Auckland, October 3. One of the members for Auckland City —Mr W. L. Rees—addressed his con stituents at the Lome street Hall. In reviewing the work of the session, he condemned the action of the Legislative Council m throwing out or altering important Bilk and defended the Pay ment of Members Bill. He considered that Mr Bryce, m resigning his seat, acted like a petulant child. Mr Rees rec jived a vote of thanks and confidence.

The Labour Movement.

MR CHAMPION'S VIEWS,

The following extract on the labour move ment is from a. letter; from Mr H. H. Champion under datfi London, July 27, 1891, to Mr J. B. Sheridau, solicitor, Adelaide, which has been sent to our Melbourne correspondent by the latter gentleman for publication and to which he adds "With this I heartly agree, and believe Mr Champion to be a genuine aud earnest man, resolute for justice, and asking for no more." --'-"The only chance for this country and yours is for the well intentioned and fair deal ing man to go into politics, notwithstanding its many drawbacks and distractions. I will not believe of my own countrymen of any class that they arc not capable of seeing and telling the truth m the long run if it is put before them properly. lam afraid at I;oiu8 here the decent men eire inclined to leave the dunLy arena of politics entirely to demagogues and place hunters. Than this, no greater calamity can befall a nation. I hope you jvill use your influence to make your friends take my view and go into the thick of the scrimmage; win or lose, it doesn't matter so loug as one is on the right side. lii course of time the workmen not the schemer, butthereal rankandfile, willsee who are their real friends, and will learn that it is no use asking for impossible things and of no advantage to -fall back on any ethics which run counter to the " eternal verities. It is a. long and disheartening job, I know, but it is worth while attempting i 1"."

LADIES' COLUMN.

Peeresses of Grant Britain, Scotland, or Ireland, by birth, marriage, or creation, are free from arrest or imprisonment on civil process ; and m the very improbable ) event of a pperess being charged with a criminal offence she would bo tried by the House of Lords. Never lot a birdcage hang m a room where the gas is alight, unless the room is exceptionally well ventilated. The air near the ceiling is always the most impure ;xt night.. Set the cage on the ground, and you will find the bird's health improve. When the ex-Empress Eugenic was m Paris a few weeks ago she gave a very handsome contribution to the Fund for . the Benefit of tho Poor of the City ; and now the Prefect has sent a most courteous acknowledgment of the gift, couched m official language, but nccessarilyaddressed to " Madame la Comtesse dePierrefonds." Hamilton Aide declares m print that he never saw a laly at work all the time that he was m America. He went the length !aiid breadth of the land and saw no pleasant litter of employment m the parlours that have nowhere the appear ance of being much lived m. He has no doubt chat American women do some times knit and .sew, but they conceal it m some room which the visitor doen not penetrate. During her mission round the world, which has taken eight years to accomplish, Mrs Mary Clement Leavitt held over 10,000 meetings m China, Japan, India, Northern and Southern Europe, Egypt, Australia, and the Hawaiian Islands, m which places forty-seven different lan guages are spoken. 'Being asked by a newspaper interviewer as to the difficulty experienced m this diversity of speech, Mrs Leavitt replied that she had em ployed 231 interpreters, but she said: " With a speaking knowledge of French and German, I have yet found English the most generally useful language, and with my native tongue at my command have, h^d no difficulty at any time m -getting on with, ; of course, the aid of an interpreter. Save m Southern Europe, indeed, where French is useful, the English speaking traveller needs. 1:0 other means of'communication/' . A New York despatch says that the doctors at the Charity Hospital on- Black well's Island have.just hatched cub a bright, plump baby boy. The- little fellow was taken out of the incubator this morning, and has been laughing and gtii'gling ever since. Dr. Mallett says there isn't a boy m all New I'ork who has a better show to live to a ripe old age than this tot, who, in■ later' years, can boabt of. having had an eventful career before he fairly existed. The babe.hasn't been christened yet, but he is the son of Mrs ..Eliza Dunn, of I^7, Mulberry street. 1 Mrs. Dunn-is of large -stature and is a 1 picture of health. The child is now two months old. It was born prematurely, and weighed only four and a half pounds. '. One,month of its permature existence has been spent m tho incubator, with the result that ifc iiow weighs something over , eight pounds. Though at first weak and ■ fragiU;, and-without a fair chance m its s unequal struggle, it. is now healthy and : properly proportioned. - 1 Mysfc' women desire to dress as Swell as yiossibte, and no one can object to this ■natural-.vanity. But why dres/j for church I 'm.-.garments so costly and of suclt-variety I that,jbhey must .necessarily attract latten |: tion'i' The place-ia not. adapted, to such ,- displays.- They distract at calion from , church purposes. It is too much to say - of any lady, that she seeks attention to !" the-sacrifice of that which should be de- I voted.to book, or sermon, or prayer ; ' that she airs her vanity when she should most' show.humility ; that she wants to excite envy when the heart should be empty of all selfish and other' personal considerations ; but surely she does not . dress m that manner altogether to please 1 herself, and it is just possible that she takes tj herself v somewhat irrelig'om 1 satisfaction, on making the discovery that no .other lady . has her costliness of plumage and her superiority of display. It has been repeatedly s~ated that no poor and'-economically»dressed man or woman ;. can receive cordial treatment at any of our fashionable churches, however clean and decent tho dress may be. We cannot believe that this is so. But .there are , sensitive women whose thought is driven to church dress because it is noticeable expensiveness. They do not wish to be conspicuous'for cheapness of apparel any more than a properly sensitive woman would wish to be cbnspiciousfor the luxury' carried on her t back. - These women cahr not attend church without something,of a sacrifice of perfectly proper pride, whereas, if plain dress were the rule at church, they would be as m.uch at ease afc church as if there were no thought of dress m any place m which it does not belong.' Rich dressing at|;hurch is impropriety, and besides, it drives away from church many worthy people who would be glad to attend. That lieing fully understood— it being thoroughly known that such dis play amounts to selfishness, as well as love of adornment—there should be few ladies who will offend m that way.

A visit to the Kimberley diamond niines ; led Lord Randolph Churchill to make the following cynical remarks on, the wearing of diamonds as ornaments,:— " Some mitigation of cynical criticism might be ; urged if the diamonds only adorned the beautiful, the virtuous, and the young, but this, unhappilyj is far from being the case, and a review of the South African diamond mines brings me coldly to the conclusion that, whatever may be the origin of man, woman is descended from an ape." Mr Sala, m his "Echoes of tho Week " m the "Sun day Times," says s—The contemplation '.>f the Kimberley and the De Beers Diamond Mines of South Africa has led Lord Randolph Churchill to the awful conclu sion that ladies share with savages and monkeys a- fondness for glittering gew gaws, and that, whatever the genealogy of the noble house of Churchill m the male line may be, woman is • decidedly descended- from an ape. Whether the wives, the mothers, and the daughters of England will combine when their traducer returns to England to stab him with bare bodkins, to transfix him. with hairpins, to brand him with curling tougs, to drown him m glycerine and cucum ber, or to suffocate him with powder puffs, I do not know ; but 1 1 should like to tell a story about a monkey and a diamond necklace. Such a; sump tuous adornment was possessed by Madame Geoffrey de St Hilaire, the wife of the famous French naturalist. Ifc was one of the chiefest of her contentments, as Hindoo women aptly term their jewels, One day Madame missed her necklace. There was a terrible turmoil m the house; and all the servants down to the foolish fat scullion, were suspected, but; m turn proved their innocence. At last ib was remembered that M. de St Hilaire had a pet monkey, and on a search beiiia; made m the ' glory hole ' of the quadruniane the precious bauble was discovered: hidden away with a white "satin slice,-! several cigar ends, a pencil case, and af decom posed apple. The renowned naturalist cajmly observed that he had frequently seen the monkey playing vyith tlie neck lace. 'Why did you no j; fake ; from, him V indiKrian'fly asjted h}& spopse. ' I thought it belonged to him replied M, de St Hilaire, He evidently .thought there was nothing non-natural m an ape possessing a diamond necklace as his per sonal property." |

Scorpions.

The story of the scorpion "girt with fire" putting an end to its existence to avoid a painful death is no fiction. A gontleiuan.in India well-known m ento mological circles has been trying experi ments with scorpions and has frequently placed one m a position where it was im possible for him td escape being burned to death. As soon as the scorpion had as certained that such was certainly the case he retired into the middle of the space and deliberately committed suicide by in tlictiug a poisoned wound upon liis own body. Scorpions are not nice things to handle, or very safe. A gentleman m the United States was watching oriej>f a species commonly called the " wluptailecl scorpion," when, holding it up on.- a chip of wood, /' taking a good look.at him "he suddenly'Vjecte*l a .stream of venom "at least a foot high" which fortunately missed the inspector's eye and hit upon tho sleeve of his coat above .the! elbow,: and as he remarks he was " very careful he did not turn the hose on me any more." This same gentleman (who does not seem to be an expert entomologist) says he has seen an old scorpion With six or eight of her young ones " riding about on her back;" but the truth is, that, uiii- veraally detested as this abominable inspct deservedly is, there is perhaps no known animal upon the face of the earth that has the good quality of affection for her young so pre-eminently well developed, or which will suffer such excruciating agony m order to provide for them. The self sacrifice of the female scorpion as recorded by actual observers is m point of fact most unnatural. The young congregate, upon the mother's back, not to be "ridden abouc," but go live upon her, living body, and they slowly but surely devour her until "-wearied oub and faint, death comes to her relief, when she is found to have been reduced to little more than an empty shell. It has been noted (m "Insect Life") from Hard wick's "Science Gossip" that iu/Jndi-i, ".were scorpion bite&a're of common occurrence, Dr H. D. Tait, of Triiiagar, has found cocaine hydroclilor'ite""{injected) to act as a very successful remedy. Half a grain of the cocaine mlO or 15 drops of water injected near: the \vound immediately stops the pain, and: prevents subsequent, inflammation, and probably the same cure might apply to katipo spider bites, beestings, etc., m New Zealand.—" En tomologist " m " Otago Daily Times."

Australian Statistics.

MR COGHLAN'S REPORT.

|[PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.!

■; Sydney, October 2. Mr Coglilau's statistics for Australia up to the end of 18S9 have .been issued. They show that at the present rate of increase the population; will be doubled within the next twenty one year.*. Afc present it is . equal to six . persons for every fi* re square nulea, Victoria is the most densely populated, the rate being thirteen persons <x> tho' tqu'ire rule. In New SouHh Wales it! is ;oi ly four. The iate of increase during the decade reached its maximum m 18^3, since wheu it) "Las hien gradually falling. ThS births m J 889 numbered 126,900, and the deaths 50,400. New South Wales had the largest number of births, and Victoria of deaths. New Zealand possessed the lowest death rate. :Children's deaths are usually legaivled as an indication of the healthiness of cities, and going by that standard Wellington was the healthiest of the capitals, Adelaide ani Sydfiey next, and Hobart and Melbourne last.' \l I : Tlio f-'ital revenue of tl-e." colonies' was £.29,210,000. „ Tne chief items-were rail ways an i tramways £9,302,000/ ousfems £8,434,000, lands £4,164,000.' The re sources of the colonies have increased m fair- ptoportion to the population. The expenditure amounted "to £30.729,000. New Zealand pays a higher rate of interest on debt than the other colonies. Taking Aubtralasiaas a whole it pays£ll OslOdper head on this score, to an expenditure, up to the end of the decade, amounting to £185,672,000. New South Wales and New Zealand aro the largest borrowers, The total amount of public indebtedness had newly doubled since 1881, Imports were valued at £67,930,000 ; exports at £64,664,000. . The export of wool amounted to £20,380,000. More than half the area of the land is still un alienated or leased. 7,O66,OOOacresare un der crop,; exclusive of land sown m grass. Few Zealand occupies the third position, and New South \Vales is fourth m this respect, Live stock totalled up to 114,000,000 sheep, 10,676,000 cattle, and 1,697j000 horses. Mineral; products are valped at £12,283,000.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

per ritfias AssodiATioN,

SIR FRANCIS DILLON BELL, London, October 2. Sir Francis Dillon Bell sailed for New Zealand m the Arawa. MR STANLEY. Mr H. l\l. Stanley has gone to Brussels to interview the King of the Belgians on matters relating to the Congo. He joins the Arcadia at Brindisi on his way to Australia. SPEECH BY MR GLADSTONE. , London, October 3. Speaking at the National Liberal Federation at Newcastle yesterday, Mr Gladstone declared that he was pre pared to advocate the readjustment of taxation, and would advance temper ance. He asserted that'the refusal to concede the demands of the Irish people would no longer be oppression by the (government, but one people oppressing another people. He cau tioned workmen against fettering in dividual liberty. • In the course of his 1 remarks Mr Gladstone advocated the shortening of the existence of Parliament. Referring to the British occupation of Egypt, lie. looked upon it as burdensome and em barrassing. He desired to see a larger representation of labour m Parliament, and increased allotments to labourers, j also an increase of the lodger franchise. With regard to the hours of labour he favoured a reduction if such could be achieved without violation of the rights of man. The position of the House of Lords would be menaced if it opposed? the granting of Home Rule m Ireland. He complained that the benefits de rived from the conversion scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were i absorbed by an enormous (increase m the Army and Navy, Mr Gladstone has been presented: with the freedom of the city of New castle. LABOR QUESTIONS. I It is feared that Mr Morley's retire-1 ment, coupled with Lancashire objec tions, will prevent the inclusion of a compulsory eight hours m the Glad stonian programme. S M$ justice ;Jenne has refused ta continue the injunction preventing the Carpenters' Union from issuing jj placard, urging the trade to leavo the works of Messrs Peto Bros., builders of PimJico w4 Wiiitoa Road, S,\V,

< The unionist carmen intend to block the Carron and Hermitage wharves on Monday. It is reported that a federation of thirty-eight unions, embracing 450,Q00 members, has been completed, and is likely to force the masters to a uni versal lockout so far as the river-side is concerned. The Carron strike is very acute, but the Shipping Federa tion are determined to make a stand against the strikers. , Speaking at the annual meeting of the Bank of Australasia, Mr Me Arthur, the chairman, said that he did not fear serious damage from the success of the labour party m New South Wales and New Zealand. He did not. believe that the dominance of this section would lead to the expulsion of capital' or the paralysis of trade. The riverside unions are federating to assist the dockers. The carmen strike on Monday to assist, and a generas riverside strike is impending. The income of the-Sailors' and Fire men's Union is £74>000.- The Trades Council have given orders to boycott vessels carrying federation men. THE DISTRESS AT CONSUEGR A. The City Corporation have voted £200 m aid of the. sufferers by the floods at Consuagra. THE DISORDER IN CHINA. The opinion is greatly gaining ground that the riots m China foreshadow a revolt against the present Tartar dyn asty which occupies the throne. It is probable that the foreign fleets will be reinforced to enable them to be pre pared to adequately protect foreigners. SIR JAMES FERGUSSON. Sir James Fergusson has resigned the chairmanship of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. THE BURGOS DISASTER. London, October 4. The families of Mr Maurice Long (son of Mr Edwin Long, R.A.) and Mr Cotton, the English barrister, who were killed m the railway accident m Spain, have demanded £20,000 dam ages on each of the lives lost. IMPERIAL FEDERATION. The "Economist" ridicules Sir' Charles Tupper's suggestions for the solution of the Imperial Federation] enigma, and adds that Canada may ■ continue to tax British products, yet Great Britain will tax herself to bene fit Canada. PRODUCTION OF WOOL The same paper considers that the increased production of wool may possibly have a permanent effect on the | market-.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Munich, October 3. The Bavarian Government propose to fi.sk Parliament to sanction a two million credit for the construction of strategic railways. New York, October 3. Mr Poultney Bigeiow, an American who !m.s just returned from a tour through Europe, declares that Russia is prepared and anxious for war, and that people believe that the vast move ments of troops are uot simply manu'uvres. He asserts that the anti- Jewish crusade is only apart of a huge movement against foreigners, with the objeot of Russianising the whole coun try, and that Germans and Poles fire the chief victims. St. Petersburg. October 3. It ?s reported that the Czar and Czarina will shortly return to Copen hagen, and will probably visit Berlin m November. Russia lias presented Montenegro with a wirship, and has supplied money for the construction of three others. Vienna, October 2. The Austro-Mungarian Ministers have' drawn an Act, nominating the Archduke Francis, eldest, nephew of the Emperor, heir to the Imperial Throne. ■ .' . THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. Vienna. October 3. . The Emperor met with an enthusias tic reception on his arrival m Bohemia. A socialist, has been arrested m con nection with the outrage to the bridge iv Reichenberg. '*" Buda/Pesth, October 4. In the Hungarian Diet, a motion carried, expressing indignation at the attempt on the life of the Emperor and gratitude at his escape.

THE BRITISH FARMERS' DELE GATE IN CANADA.

Ottawa, October 2. 1 The Canadian Government have dis pensed with the services of the British farmers' delegate, owing to his advo cacy of freetrade, and neglect m the inspection of the resources of the colony.

CRICKET.

Philadelphia, October 3. In the return match between Lord Haw Ice's amateur team and the local eleven, the former were victors by four wickets.

CHILIAN AFFAIRS.

Valpakaiso, October 2.

The Junta refuses to guarantee the safety ofrefugeea m the foreign Lega tions, and the spies of the Congressional party are watching the buildings to seize them should they attempt to escape.

ENTICING DOMESTIC SERVANTS.

Paris, October 4. Seventeen persons have been arrested m this city on charges of entrapping or enticing domestic servants m France,, or from 'Belgium, England, and the United States, for immoral purposes.

BEHRING'S SEA.

New Yokk, October 3. The United States cruiser Mohican has seized the British sealer Otto, carrying out her calling m Behring Sea.

LYNCHING NEGROES.

Ten negroes have been lynched m Arkansas for murdering a policeman. | SERIOUS FIRE. A serious fire has taken place at Halifax, m Nova Scotia, resulting m ! the destruction of ten wharves and i thirty-five warehouses. The estimated damage is 500,000 dollars. IRISH AFFAIRS. The Irish Convention at Chicago is uninfluential, and is oontrolled by the Clan-na-Gaei, under the leadership of Messrs Tynan and Byrne. The Con vention refused to interfere m the Irish quarrel, and declined to make further contributions until the funds m the bauds of-the Paris bankers we

released. The general tone of the Convention is hostile to Mr Parnell. London, October 3. Mr Dillon has been served with a writ ill Bankruptcy m connection with the non-payment of his bail, -which was estreated after his escape to America- The tenants having accepted M? Smith Barry's terms, New Tipperary presents quite a deserted appearance.

SUICIDE OF A GAIETY GIRL.

■ London, . October 4. One of tlie •. chorus girls engaged at the Gaiety Theatre has committed suicide under circumstances which are alleged to be somewhat suspicious. The nature of the evidence adduced at, and the result of, the inquest, have been kept quiet, bnt it is rumoured that a very exalted personage is implicated.

THE HOLY COAT OF TREVES.

1 Beelin, October 4. The exhibition of the Holy Coat at Treves has been closed. It is estimated that since the opening fully 2,000,000 people have inspected the exhibit.

THE GUATEMALAN REVOLT.

New lork, October 4. The " New York World " states that President Barillas fought the insur gents on Wednesday last forty miles from the city, and that it is reported that the President is journeying to wards the coast m order to catch a steamer. On the other hand the cor respondent of the!' New York Herald" declares that the rumors of a continua tion of the revolt are groundless.

CANADA AND THE STATES.

Ottawa, October 3. A Continental Unity Club has been established m the Province of Ontario, its principal object being to advocate annexation to the United States.

AUSTRALIAN.

A SOLVENT SOCIETY.

Sydney, October 1. The Metropolitan Building Society will resume business, having a surplus of £139,000.

LABOUR TROUBLES.

Adelaide, October 3. Owing to the labour difficulty several other mines at Moonta have been closed down.

GENERAL BOOTH.

Brisbane, Octobers. General Booth met with a hearty reception on his arrival here.

THE INFLUENZA.

Melbourne, October 4. Influenza is spreading with great rapidity m the metropolis and through out the country, The: hospitals are taxed to the utmost, and many deaths are reported.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Mapikr. October 2. The jury m the libel Action Dr Mirbach v. the "Waipawa Mail," failed to atrree, ami were discharged. A majority: of three fourths were m favour of a. verdict for the plaintiff, but could not \ngrt\e; on the damages, most of .the majority. being for only a nominal sum. Masterton, Cctober 2. A singular action is being, tried, m which the proprietor of the " Wairarapa Stitr " claims £9 9s from T. C. Williams, of Wellington, for an advertisement alleged to have been inserted by order of the latter. The advertisement append m the *'New Zealand Times" wilh a footnote "Wairarapa Star* and other papers please copy," inserted as.a foot note. For the defence evidence was called that it was not sustomary to copy advertisements without an express order and the footnote was similar to /those at the bottom of births, deaths, etc. The plaintiff's counsel urges thai the question of custom does not affect the present case, as it was expressed m the contract. The case is proceeding. Hokitika, October 2. A building at Ross, owned and occupied by a man named Travers, was destroyed by fire this morning. It was, formerly used as a hotel, but the license was allowed to lapse m June. There was only the occupant m the building at the time, the family being away. He states he got up to make some coffee, the lamp burst, and he could not extinguish the flames. An enquiry will be held to morrow. The building waa insuted for £200, and the furniture for £100, m the South British* Hokitika, October 4. At the inquest on the Boss fire yester day, the jury found that the building had been burnt through the explosion of a lamp, but there was no evidence to show that it had not been done accidentally. Dunedin, October 2. It is understood that the wilji of the late Mr William, ThompsouMeaveg every* thing to the Benevolent Institution, which benefits to the extent of about £3500. All the members of the family are cut out, to the general surprise, as his declared intentions were m the contrary direction, Dunetmn, October 4. The foundation stone of the monument to the late Rev Dr Barns, one of the founders of the settlement, was laid yesterday with considerable ceremony m the presence of a large gathering of old residents. Mr Robert Chapman, who was for many years Registrar of the Supreme Court, has given £1000 for the monument, and the foundation stone was laid by his son, Mr C. Chapman. The Rugby Union have coipmumcated with the proprietors of the ''Marlborough Press," demanding an apology for the publication of a charge against the Olago team of having attempted to sell the match against Canterbury, and asking for the name of their Wellington correspon dent mho was responsible for the allegu* tion.

THE MARKETS.

[per raxss association.] -.{London. Octobers. The rabbits from Dunedin ex Mafcatua are slow of sale owing to inferior packing: New Zealand butter is quoted at from SostoaiOupercwt. ClieeMi sold frpin iWr'to 45s per cwt. 1500 mats of Fiji sugar sold at 10s 9d to i&3d. ■; * Afc the wool Bales: prices are steady, with an occasional slight advance. The German demand has improved. (Received October 5, 10.90 a.m. London, October 4. The quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 309,000 bales, of wliwir 288,400 have been soW. Tallow, mcSium mutton, 265-6 d ; ditto beef, 25s 6d.

THE ASHBtiR'TON GtiARBtAK: MONMY, OCTOBER 5, 1891.



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