The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1891. THE EXODUS.

The monthly returns continue tc show that a larger number of persons are leaving New Zealand than are. arriving here. There is a general as sumption that those who leave do so because they find m the other colonies more employment and better chances of getting on than are provided by this. What foundation there is for this as sumption is not altogether apparent. Shearers, we know, have no difficulty m getting employment m the best sheds on the other side, and a few instances are known of men m other branches of industry obtaining good situations; but we hear very little of the disappointed many, who have gone to Australia with the idea that employment was*waiting them there, at wages two, three or four times as high as those to be earned m New Zealand, and have had the idea very rudely dispelled. Some Welling ton skilled workmen have been con sidering the question of following their former comrades—to Australia, but a few days ago they received letters from them which duterminded them to remain where they are, or at any rate m New Zealand, for the present. These letters are published by the Wellington " Post,*" and the accounts they give of thestate of the labor market m Australia are worth the consideration of those who contemplate joining m " the ex odus" from New Zealand. From Western Australia, whence the most glowing accounts recently came, a writer on September 29 says :—" Wes tern Australia will be all right for those who can afford to ' watch and wait,' but m the meantime, to men of my limited means and ability, it is a fraud. There is more real poverty here than I have ever seen m ' the colonies. Families who left New Zea land, Victoria, and New South Wales, encouraged by the glowing repor'.s con tained m the telegrams from this colony, have besn awfully deceived. As a matter of fact there is no employ ment for man, worn m, or child. The labor market is completely overdone. The street corners here would 'remind you of Dunedin during the strike. I am sick of it anyway, and shall return to Victoria., even if I have to 'do a perish.' " A carpenter with a family of five children who left Wellington for Sydney m July last, with the full determination of never seeing New Zealand again, has evidently found out his mistake. He writes :—" Things have not turned out very well with me. There is no place m Australia to com pare to New Zealand for everything ■ you like to mention except money. There is a little money almost anywhere ! m Australia, but when you have earned it, it is not so cheap as the little you get m New Zealand, nor can you do as much with it. I shall be back again shortly." Similar cases are only too numerous, and a well-known Welling ton resident, who recently visited Sydney and took the trouble to enquire, informs our contemporary that he en countered numbers of New Zealanders m the sixpenny restaurants and m the public streets, all either on the verge of destitution or absolutely penniless. For the most part the Domain was their sleeping apartment, one scant meal m forty-eight hours their sole sus tenance, and that dependent on some purely chance job, while their clothing showed only too plainly their extreme poverty. Our own Melbourne corres pondent during the winter frequently remarke.l upon the distress amongst the working people m Victoria. Go vernment relief works and the usual spring demand for labor have somewhat mended matters, but for skilled or town labou. there is still no demand. In fact, the majority of those who have left our shores have found out that scarce though work was m New Zealand it is still scarcer m Australia, and they have simply jumped " out of the frying-pan into tine lire," A word as to South Africa—that'country that at this distance has the appearance of an El Dorado. Another writer' says : — fl I l»*ye been two years m Johannes burg and Pretoria, and can assure you that I can positively sja'W that there were hundreds of good steady men o! all trades and professions walking .ibout hungry and almost shoeless, and on my way home I found the samp state of tilings both m Natal mid Cape town. At Durban there were scores of respectable men sleeping iti the polxe station, tiiferc being no casual ward m that town. Yo» £»3 fiasily Sefc this authenticated by writing id the chief of tUti police, Superintendent AifekW der. A few yfl.irs ago, when the diamond aud gold fields ijrst opened, there was a good chance iov my sjngle man; but &|b present there are fciio*r s uids too many thore, cand who wish they could raise the money to return

home." In Kew Zealand there s work, of one sort or another, for all who can do it, and the letters that we have quoted show that this is not by any means the case m Australia or South Africa.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Death from intoxication m Chicago is called " whiskey aide." No matter how prompt actors may be at rehearsal there is always one man who :b prompter. I A local paper states that there are 105 buildings m course of erection m Palmer ston, and thirty more about to be com mtneed. Why is paper money more valuable than coin ? Because you double it when you put it m your pocket, and when you take it out you find it m cnases. Mr John S. Parneli, brother of the lateO S. Farnell, is said to be the largest fruit grower m the United States. Mr W. Reoce, formerly president of the Chamber of Commerce, is to preside at the conference over the bootmakers' difficulty. A notice appears m the " Gazette " that all Government offices throughout the colony, will be closed to-morrow (28th instant), which is appointed as the Labor Demonstra tion Day. The "Woodville Examiner" states that the Te Aute educational reserve, which is managed by trustees, lias been re-let to the "Rev S. Williams at £700 a year, although it is wortli as many thousands. Tne Lewisham Guardians decided to allow Keziah Needham out door relief. She is the mother of twenty children, and at one time seven of her sons were m one regiment, and fought shoulder to shoulder m a battle. The doctors who are attending the mad King Otto of Bavaria, report that he has surmounted a criticial period m his malady, and that being physically sound, he may live for many years, though mentally he re mains incurable. "Captain" Jack Sutton, who will be recol lected m connection with the Wild West Show, is an inmate of the Alfred Hospita at Sydney, wbtre he has undergone *a pain-' ful operation, and will probably have tc suffer another. A medical man m the south states that the influenza, which is at presenjb prevalent m Invercargill, is of a more severe type than la grippe which prostrated many people last year, and that it shows a special affinity to persons who suffered at the former visitation. In one year the largest "apple tree m the world yielded 85 bushels of fruit, and 40 bushels m another year. The tree is GOft high, and its head spreads out to the extent of 100 ft m circumference. Mr Hotchkiss, of Cheshire, Conn., is the owner. The local doctors, (says the " Wanganui Chroniclfc ") have their hands full of work m attending to the scores—indeed, we do not think that we should be overstating the the fact, if we said hundreds—of cases of in fluent yin town. Most of the cases are very mild, but m ii number of instances the com plaint has gone very hard with both young and old. '. The New Zealand Formers' Co-operative Association o(. Canterbury, Limited, have received cable advices reporting that at the first trials of the season held at Orroroo and Willowie, South Australia, the Hornsby reaper and binder bus proved again victori ous, and heads the poll at both places, at the former beating the McCormick, Massey, Wood, Deering, Howard, Brentford, Buck eye, and Oiborne, and at the latter the McCormick, Massey, and Deering. At a meeting of the Canterbury College- Board of Governors yesterday, a committee was appointed to inquire into all matters affecting the present management and well being of the Museum, with authority to take evidence and examine accounts, books, and papers, with a view to presentation of such recommendations as they may deem necessary for the future conduct of the institution. A peculiar hunting accident is reported m the English papers. While hunting with the Green Lodge drag-Jiounda near New market, Mr Harry Enoch, son of Mr J. Enocli, of Zetland Lodge, trainer to Lord Zetland and Mr J. Lowther, .*vas caught m the mouth by a barbed wire stretching from tree to tree, and severely injured. Several of his teeth were torn from his jaw, and he was thrown violently to the grouiyl. No limbs were broken, but the unfortunate gentleman's face was very much torn. At Mr McKcnzie'a banquet at Palmer ston South Sir R. Stout m proposing the toast of " The Local Bodies and Councils " said it was only by casting on the local b.jdies a thousand and one little things at present undertaken by the Government that they would have an efficient system, leaving the Government to lay down the lines of a great policy. A million a year might be saved if people stopped drinking and smoking. He advocated the stop ping of selling land, and setting apart endowments which would lighten the rates* 'Ihe Liuriston Cricket Club, who have beeu at hard practice lately, played their first match on Saturday. At the last moment it was found that the Rakaia team, which they were to have met, could not get away, so teams were chosen from the players present by Messts Smith andG. Kime, and a most enjoyable game resulted. Saturday's play showed that they will be able to give a good account of themselves this season. The following tyre the scores :—Kime's Side —A. C. Maxwell, b Smith, 2; D. Kime, b Smith, 0 ; D. T. Todd, c Maxwell, b Pierce, 37; T. Johustone, run out, 11; W. Pierce, b Smith, 0 ; G. Kime, b Pierce, 3 j F, Capon, b Smith, 8; T. Dent, b Pierce, 13 ; extras, 1.9 ; total, 93. Smith's Side — Walter Pierce, c Khne, b Maxwell, 37 ; A. Hart, b Todd, 15; T. Capon, run out, 1 ; W. J. Smith, run out, 1 ; A. Dont, b Maxwell, 0 ; R. Houston, run out, 2; D. Dent, b Maxwell, 1 ; A Buchan, c Kime, b Maxwell, 0 ; \V. J. Smith (sub,), b Maxwell, 3; S. Smith, b Todd, 0; extras, 19 ; total, 79. Majority for Kiine's side 14. Wiiilq the steamship Ma^gillia was m the Gulf of Aden, on its way from Bombay to London, a Laicar seaman fell overboard. The engines were at once stopped but before boats could be lowefed a cry of horror arose from the passengers who crowded the rail anxiou&ly watching jbhe Lascar as he breasted the waves, swimming vigorously. The ominous black tins of three snark.s were seen making m his direction, almost simul taneously with the order given to lower the boats. Mr Cooper, an American, the fourth officer of the Massillia, was directing the towering of the port cutter, and at this juncture snatched a sheath knife from one of the crew, and sprang overboard. He was a splendid swimmer, and, {heading off the sharks from the Lascar, dived under the foremost and ripped a hole m the man eater's side. The other two sharks immedi ately attacked the wounded monster, while Cooper and the Lascar, who had become almost paralysed with fright, were picked up. The London Humane Society has awarded Cooper its highest honor, the Stan hope gold medal,

POLITICAL.

THE PREMIER AT CHRISTCHURCH

(PER I'RBSS ASSOCIATION.) j Christcjiurch, October 26. A deputation of mimbsiM of. several friendly societies m Christchurch, jwho have recwi.tly met m conference, wjiited on the Premier to-day, urging hiijn to appoint a commission of enquiry ints the internal manage>»ent ot: Sunnyside* Lunatic Asylum, and cited numerous cases of hardship, to attendants, which they stated would be substantiated by evidence before such commission. The Premier promised to at once submit the matter to the Hon. A. J. Cidman, who would doubtless cause enquiry to be made. The deputation objected to Dr. McGregor holding it, A deputation from the Knights of Labour, presented a petition with 500 signatures m favor of reform of the Upper, House. The Premier addressed about '2000 people m Tuam Street Hall to-night. He was warmly received, and spoke on the lines ot his recent: Dunedin speech. A vote of thanks and of contidence m the policy of the present Government was passed without dissent. Auckland, October 26. The Hon. W. P. Reaves and Mrs Reeves are at Rotorua. According to a " Herald " correspondent Mr Reeves is impressed with the need for Native land legislation. During his visit to the East Coast he inspected eighteen schools.

A. Drama of Errors.

A most curious complexity arising out of the similarity in the names, professions, and banking arrangements of two persons was developed-in a civil case in the Wel lington Magistrate's Court. Both parties (says the "Post") rejoiced in the cogno men of William Adams, the plaintiff being a carpenfer living at Shannon, and the defendant a builder residing at. Polhill's Gully. The plaintiff sued his namesake for the purpose of recovering a sum of £18 4s. It appears that both parties had accounts at the Union Bunk, and that somehow or other the money deposited by plaintiffs agent was placed to the wrong account. Plaintiff beeime acquainted of the mistake through the bank dishonour ing one of his cheques, and on waiting upon the bank manager lie learned' that die other Adams had got the money. Plaintiff thereupon called upon the de fendant, and together they saw the man. ager of the bank, when fhe defendant offered to give the bank a bill for the amount at three months, alleging that he had drawn the money without noticing the mistake and required time pay it. The manager, however, refused to accept the bill unless it was endorsed, and de: fondant afterwards refused to account in any way to the plaintiff, stating that his dealing was with the bank. For the de fence it was contended that the relation between thg bank and a customer was that of debtor ana creditor ; that the property and money had passed from the plaintiff to the bank, and therefore if any one had a right to sue the defendant it was the bank ; and that the plaintiffs right of action was against the bank as his debtor. Mr Robinson, KM., upheld this view, and nonsuited Che plaintiff without costs.

THE MARKETS.

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Syoney, October 26. The opening "wool sale of the season was hold to-day. ■Competition was spirited, Greasy fetched to 9d per Ib, scoured to Is 3d.

GENERAL BOOTH.

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Wellington, October 26. General Booth addressed three large meetings to-day, the first two at the . Wesleyan Church and the jbhird at the Cpera House, the subject of his remarks 'being "Conquering Christianity."

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the Ashbur ton Borough Council was held last night. Present—His Worship the Mayor (pre> sioijriir), and Crs. Thomas, Bird, Flower, Jones, Paul, Scaly, and Guthbertson, FINANCE. The Mayors bated that the debit balance i at the Bank stood at £901 12s Bd, an 1 since last meeting the income received from all sources had been £128 ss, of which £105 represented rents of reserves, £20 5s rates for the current year, and the remainder license fees. Tim amount of outstanding rates was now under £30, and among the defaulters were some absentee;, whose rates would be paid by afid by. Very soon, hts Worship hoped, rthft rate book would show a clean sheet from arrears. CYCLING CLUB, i On the application of the Cycling Club, Easter Monday was set aside as a Domain close day for the Cycling Club. The Club also applied for about 200 yards of clay to be used m making the running track permanent. The Club would do the work of making the track, and cart the clay applied for. On the understanding that the work was to be clone at the Club's expense, and to the satisfaction of the Engineer, the applicated was granted, any question 'arising oiit of it to be referred to the Works Committee, with power to act. October 1 was fixed as payment day for all yearly contributions by Clubs to the Council on Domain account. SWIMMING CLUB. The Swimming Club applied for the use of the upper room of the Borough Chambers m which to hold Committee meetings. They also applied for per mission, to erect diving staging at the baths, and submitted plans. Messrs Harri.-on and Lane waited on the Council and explained what the Club wanted m regard to staging. The first meeting of the Club would be held on November 9, and m view of th;»t meeting staging to facilitate diving m the swim ming races was necessary, as at present there was only a shelving bank avaihble. The Olub had thought of having a close clay on November .9, but considering the number of people who would be away from town that day they had decided tc make the meeting an open one to the public, and asked to be allowed to begin bathing at three o'clock. Permission was granted to the Club to erect the staging at the bathrf, and to begin bathing at three o'clock on Novem ber 9 ; but after some discussion, the Council declined to grant the use of the Chamber for holding Committee meetings. Cr. Thonns urged the granting of the privilege, as did also Councillor Jones, but the other C: s. were against it as a pre cedent that would give a claim to the room to all and sundry. Cr. Paul would bo willing to allow the use of his own office to the Club rather than I he Council Chamber, and the Mayor said there were plenty of rooms available if the Club chose In find the lighting. LABOR I)AY. Tha Secretary to the General Labor Demonstration Committee wrote asking the Council to proclaim a public holiday on October 28. The letter wns recen cd. RESIGNATION. Cr. Brooke wrote tendering his resigna tion as a Councillor m con equenc > of Ills intention to tender for the next hospital I contract. He regretted that he was; un able to be present? that evening to .take leave of -hn fellow Counselors. The resignation was received with regret, and the Clerk was ordered to take the necessary steps to fill the vacancy. ENGINEERS 1 , REPORT. The Engineers reported as follows :— Labor Gun/.— The men have been employed waterirg streets, forming foot path m Wills .street, repairing West street, cleaning outside channels, attend ing to water supply, and maintenance. Grass m Plantations. — Applications have been made for permission vo cut the grass on some of the plantations. It would be advisable fco have the glass cut. RUBBISH. Mr C. Truckle was granted the usual permission to burn rubbish on his sectioi.. INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. The Inspector of Nuisances reported having given certain notices m connection with defective spouting, overhanging boughs, &c, and drew special attention to the existence of a cesspool at the Masonic Hall property. The Mayor pointed out that this cess pool had been sunk thirteen feet, and the j bottom covered with boulders. It was a receptacle for all sorts of slops, and drained into the water stratum below, so that this dirty water had to be pumped up again and used for domestic, purposes by the neighbors. Councillors expressed surprise that such a cesspool existed, and gave orders to have it filled up at, once. GORSE. Cr Thomas called attention to the quantity of gorse that was growing m the riverbed, which would m time be a source of great danger to the protection works. The Mayor undertook to raise the question once more m the County Council. The Clerk was instructed to communi cate with the Government, on the subject of filling up the blanks among the trees m railway reserve. HO UK OF MEETING. Cr Cuthbertson moved, pursuant to notico, for a change m the hour at which the Council's meetings are held—from7.3o tn 8. He urged this for the summer months at least. Cr Flower sconded, and Cr Jones sup portel, Lhe motion. Ail the other Crs opposed the motion, which was lost on the voices. LICENSES. Petroleum licenses ivere granted fco Messrs Donald Williamson and W. H, Collins, and a public hall license to Mr W. E. Dolman. ACCOUNTS. | Accounts to [the amount of £55 were i passed for payment, and the Council adjourned.

A Charitable Aid Story.

The Auckland " Herald " says.:—" The Auckland Charitable Aid Board could give General Booth a wrinkle or live as to how to deal with the so-called destitute appli.-' cants for charitable aid, and others of that style, as the following narrative will show : —The other morning, Mr Stra fchearn, the inspector under the board, was rather surprised to fine at the office door a digger with his swag, who mildly re quested to be put into the Oostley Home and that right away. According to his story he had been a gold digger on various fields m Otago for over 25 years, and had done well, having several hundred pounds. It occurred to him that it would be the correct thing to make the grand tour Ie "Ould Ireland." So he went Home, where he had a good time, but he thinks his friends possibly had the.best cf the festiyiti.es. His money being spent, with the exception of' £50, he returned to, Otago, where hepijtijgafc an hotel and enjoyed the: friendly acquaintance of a southern mayor w'^h. a light heart and a *«-«.!<«„ oacksii H© headed northwards, stoppingat vari°us ?- aaeSl m^ *a^d.in Auckland, via the East Coast, presenting

himself with his swaa as above (after being a few days about town) m order to bo placed m the. Oostley Home and save any further anxiety about his future. The Charitable Aid Board sent him to the Receiving Depot, Princess street. This being a*" distressing case," they felt "it was a mean thing to Aiietk a r-ohle di'igor " from another province m this time of ex odii-i, and m the moat handsome manner paid his passage south, on Thursday, to Dunedin, the office clerk seeing him on board on Thursday morniug. Before he started he called m at the office of the board to get a little pocket money to spend on the road down. To hear was to obey, and he got his pocket money and went off rejoicing. It v/ill be interesting to know how he gets on with the Dunedin Insti tutions.

THE CHRISTCHURGH ELEC TION.

Mr Eden George is, it seems, deter mined to prosecute his claim to be declared duly elected for Christchurcli, and has lodged a petition to that effect. Therein he se^s forth that on the Ist October, 1891, he gave to the Return ing Officer a good and sufficient nomination-paper, as by law required, nominating him as a candidate for the election for Christchurch then pending, and that such nomination-paper, to gether with his, the petitioner's, consent to be so nominated reached the Returning Officer on the day named, being " not less than seven days before he day appointed for the poll, namely, the 9th October, and that at the time of sending m his consent to be so nominated he also deposited with the Returning Officer the sum of £10 as by law required. He further avers that no other nominations of candidates were given or transmittei to the Returning Officer so as toireach him not less "than seven days before the date of the poll as by law required. "That on the 2nd of OctoberEbeuezei Sandford and John Tippett Smith gave and transmitted to the Returning Officer nomination papers i-espectively nominating them as candidates for the said election, but that such nomination papers, or either of them, did not reacli the said Returning Officer not less than seven days before the day appointed for the poll, nor did the said Ebonezer Sandford and John Tippett Smith, on either of them, signify to the said Returning Officer his consent to be so nominated, nor" did they, or either of them, deposit with or remit to the said Returning Officer the sum of £10 as by law .required within the time prescribed." The petitioner also sets forth that on the 2nd October lie delivered t:> the Returning Officer a written protest against any nomina tions being received after the first day of-that month, and that on the follow ing day (3rd October) he delivered to the Returning Officer specific notice of objection to the nominations of Messrs Sandford and Smith being received, as not having been lodged within the time appointed by law, as also a notice requiring the Returning Officer to declare him (Mr Eden George) duly elected on the ground that he (the petitioner) was the only candidate who was duly nominated and had fulfilled all the requirements of the law. Upon these grounds the petitioner asks that the Court may determine and certify '• that iiiioiK;!' tiie said i! jisutz^r Sand ford nor the said John Tippett Smith were duly nominated as candidates for the said election, and that the said Ebenezer Sandford was not duly elected or returned as member for the electoral district, and that he the said Eden George was duly elected, and ought to have been returned." As the matter is thus one of Us pandans we are barred from expressing any opinion as to what the decision of the Court should be. It may, however, be pointed out that Mr George's petition does not make any reference whatever to the Governor's proclamation, which is certainly an important element m the case. That proclamation, issued two or three days before the polling" day, validated the nominations of Messrs Sanford and Smith, and was issued m accordance with thq pro visions of section 74 of "The Regu lation of Elections Act, 1881." Tlfe terms of the section referred to are as follow :— " When any accidental or unavoidable impediment, misfeasance, or omission happens, the Governor m Council may take all such measures as may be necessary for removing or recti fying the sanie, or may declare any or all of the proceedings at or for any I election valid, notwithstanding such impediment, misfeasance, or omission." The next succeeding section requires that "Every such Order m Council shall state specifically the nature of the impediment, misfeasance, or omis sion, and shall be forthwith published m the 'Gazette.'" This was done, the omission rectified being that of Messrs Sandford and Smitlj m not lodging their nominations with the Returning Officer prior to the 2nd October, It will no doubt be con tended on behalf of the petitioner that section 74 merely empowers omissions to be rectified while an election is pending, and before it has taken place, and that Mr George had been elected before the issue of the proclamation. On the other hand the fact remains that Mr George, like the other candi dates went to the poll, and that the poll demonstrated that he had abso lutely no chance of being returned by the votes of the electors. It is possible that the judges may disregard the latter fact and may uphold the petition, but if they do, then Mr George will become member for Christchurch simply by a fluke. Shonld this be the.'case, how ever, he may point to the fact that a greater than he—a man who after wards played a leading part m colonial affairs, that is to say Sir Julius Yogel, likewise entered- political life by a fluke, and it remains to be seen whether he will justify by his career the accident of his election.' We can not dismiss the subject without adding that the bluuder of the Returning Officer m appointing the 2ncl October as the date for receipt of nominations was simply unpardonable, atad that it is high time that stifeh officials were educated up to the very simple duties required of them—duties m connection with which they appear to exhibit a fatal facility for blundering. ;

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TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN,

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COLONIAL LOANS.

London, October 24. The "Daily News." says that the freezing reception of colonial loans is a blessing,in disguise, and it looks upon the prospects of Australia as hopeful and rosy. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. Sir Charles Russell, m addressing his constituents, said the payment of members w,is a question to be decided before Home Rule. • • THE OAMARU HARBOR BOARD. The "Economist" says that the Oamaru Harbor Board bondholders' contracted for the loan with their eyes wide open, aod at a high rate of interest to compensate them for the risk they ran. LABOR QUESTIONS. The London Trades' Council has resolved m favor of labor candidates being elected to the House of Commons, bub rejected a proposal that a levy be made on the Societies fpr the support of candidates. The "Daily News" advocates the establishment of a national labor ex change. Mr W. E, Abbott, President of the Pastoralists 7 Union of Ne.v South Wales, tfassent a letter to the"Mor ning Post," m which he violently attacks .the Trades Unions m the colony. He also accuses Sir Henry P4rkes, ex- Premier,'and Mr J. R. Dibbs, the new Premier, of truckling to a coterie of fools and knaves m order to retain oriice and the emoluments connected therewith. • IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr John Dillon accuses Mr John Redmond, who has been chosen leader of the party formerly led by the la'e Mr Parnell, that he was about to desert the latter at the time of his death. Mr Healey has visited Paris 'and secured the release of the funds de posited there with the French banks. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. London, October 25. Rumors which had not the slightest foundation, were afloat yesterday that the Queen*' was dying, and it was also reported that she was dead. Her Majesty *is at present m. excellent health.

A LEAGUE OF PEACE.

St. Petersburg, October 24. The Duke of Valadimir will proceed as an embassy to Spain to arrange for the formation of a League of Peace. The League %vill include Denmark, Greece, Bervia«nd Holland. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. The Czar has pardoned the Grand Duke Michael, whom ha deprived of all the ranks he held m the Russian army, owing to his secret marriage with the daughter of the Duke of Nassau m April last.

RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA.

St. Petersburg, October 26. The " Novo Vremya " advises Rus sia to beware of ;ui English coup iv the Pamir district, notwithstanding the seeming apathy she displays with regard to the Russian action there.

ENGLAND AND EGYPT.

Constantinople, October 26. -The Turkish Government is again ui'ging England to enter into negotia tions for the evacuation of Egypt by. the British. ' " .

CHILIAN AFFAIRS.

New York, October 24. Four of the strongest ships m. the United States navy have been dis patched to Valparaiso. New York, October 26. Details of the outrage committed on sailors belonging to the American war ship Baltimore at Valparaiso show that one hundred Chilians dragged one of the blue jackets off a tramcar and shot him dead. Ssven others were severely injured, by bayonet stabs, including one of the officers, while thirty-five were imprisoned. ■'; Valparaiso, October 25. The -Chilian Government has refused to grant permits of safety to refugees. The general elections have resulted m the return of forty-iive Liberals and thirty-six Tories, •

FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.

Paris, October 24. The Freiich Government has in formed the Vatican that proceedings will be instituted against the Arch bishop of Aix la Chapelle for disobey ing a decree forbidding him to leave the diocese. Rome, October 26. The Pope urges the Archbishop of Aix to oppose to the uttermost the claim of M, Fallieres to authority over the clergy, and he fears that recent events are only the prelude of worse to come.

SPANISH FINANCE.

Madrid, October 24. fispain is issuing a ten million loan. London, October 25, The Rothschilds advance the Bank of Spain the sum of one hundred million pesetas for three years to enable payments of coupons on the foreign debt.

AUSTRALIAN.

RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Sydney, October 26; The New South Wales Rifle Asso ciation's annual competition opened to-day, about 700 competitors taking part. TEE N.S. W. PARLIAMENT. , Parliament has adjourned until 18jbh prox. m order to allow Ministers to submit themselves for re-election. | INFLUENZA. Influenza is very severe m both the town and country. The telegraph and. railway services' are interfered with, and many deaths are recorded.

OBITUARY.

Adelaide, October 26. The Rev Mr Gilmore, the well-known political and social reformer, is dead. His funeral was the largest ever accorded to a minister m this polony.

INTERTPROVINCIAL.

(4IB9OHNE, October 26. An. auction sale was hold to-day of land belonging to'the New Zealand KstAteß Company, formerly held by the Nafcjre

Land Settlement; Company. Many thousand a^res were submitted, and changed hands at a satisfactory figure. The total sum realised was £48,448. The sale was regarded as very satisfactory. Woodviixk, October 26. Mr E. W. Hoban was met by a search party coming out of the bush this afternoon.

SPORTING.

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Chbistchurch, October 27. Cruchfield beat, You Tempsky"and Regina beat Eros m a mile spin, md Florrio had most of the say afc the finish of a fast mile and a quarter with Crack shot and Tassy. Derrett was up on Crackshot and light weight on the other two. Freedom and Flinders galloped a mile and » half well, and the former appeared the best though he d'd not have his Cup M'eighfc up. • Cynisca after cantering a mile traversed a second one with Whisper fast, and the pair went well. May, Clanrangald, Kulmne, Memo England, and Lady Sockburn did good wo»k. Cajolery and most of the others were restricted to easy tasks. ■

"CASTE."

Robertson's famous coraedyof Caste is to be presented on Thursday; night, and Show nighc at the Oddfellows' Hall by memb.rs of the Ashbur* ton Amateur Opera Company. Great pains aro being taken to stage it m tirst-cliss style, and judging from the promise of the first of a series of dress rehearsals given last night, the piece should run well on Thursday evening. Miss Shirtcliftb takes the part of Esther &ccles very well indled, *nd Mrs 0. M. Brooke is a sprightly and charming Polly. Mr S. Salek, as George D'Alroy, gives a capital interpretation of the role, and Mr Potter, as Captain Hawtree, l»a« a good conception of the character, but would l^ok more like a guardsman m close-cropped hair or short curly wig. Miss Roes may be congratulated on looking to perfection, and acting with the quiet dignity befitting the role of the Marquise de St. Maur, and Mr Brooke's Sam Gerridge is first-rate. The best feature m the whole' cast is undoubtedly Mr I). Millar's Eccles, that gentleman, who is a born actor, filling the part of the drunken good-for-nothing to perfection. Given a more careful attention to the necessity of keeping up the action, by which we mean quickness m following on, and taking up the cues, which will doubt less be (he result of the practice gained at the rehearsals of to-night and to morrow, the piece should run on Thursday and Friday nights to the entire satisfac tion of the crowded houses which it is sure to draw. For the benefit of those of our readers who have not seen this bright little ! comedy we append a slight sketch of the I slot. Act I opens with a presentation of the interior of the humble home at Stangate of f,he Eccles family, m the parlour of which are disclosed by the rising of the curtain George D'Alroy, a son Gf the aristocratic M»rquise de Sb Maur, and his friend Captain Hawtroe. George is m love with Esther Eccles, who with her sister Polly are ballet-dancers, bravely struggling with poverty, and maintaining by their earnings ,a drunken, lazy father, a pot : house-orilor given to-speechifying on the rights of man. Hawtree, who is a cynical,exquisite, en deavours to dissuade George from marry ing Esther .urging that the cir.ims of "Caste" forbid such an alliance on his part, and advising instead a connection of a dishonorable sort. George indignantly repudiates such a suggestion, and at this point Esther and her sister - enter and while a lover's scene takes place.between Georgq and the fortrier, an amusing flirta tion is carried on between Hawtree and Polly, the latter making great fun of the exquisite. Then enter, successively Eccles and Sam Gerridge, the last named being Polly's fiance and a comical sort of fellow m. the gasfitting line, and the con duct of these two emphasises very broadly the distinctions of.-" Caste " its between George and his friend Hawtree and the humble quartette with whom they are contrasted Act IT. finds George and Esther married, and we have a pretty drawing-roam scene of , turtle-dove affection, broken up by a tragic parting, Captain D'Alroy being ordered off to India and taking leave of his wife m the pre sence of the Marquise, who appears upon the scene to be confronted, to her dismay, by her daughter-in-law and her drunken father, and Polly and her admirer. Act 111-, reveals once morO the interior of the little house at Stangafce, the dramatis personae being the Ecclet family, Esther D'Alroy, Sam Ger ridge, and one additional person m the form of a baby m the cradle—the son, of course, of George D'Alroy. Esther is now a widow or supposes herself to be one, George having been reported as killed m the wars, and looks and plays the part very charm ingly. She is m distressed circumstances, the funds left for her maintenance by her soldier husband having been all dissipated by her dissolute father. At the point of her deepest distress, BtawWee, who has returned a Major, steps m generously to her aid, and Sam Gerridge also behaves like a thorough brick, helping her and her infant out of his; hard*won earnings. "My lady " ajao seeks to intervene, pro posing to take her infant grandson under her oharge/tm the condition that Esther agree never to see him more—a proposal which of course meets with an indignant refusal and gives scope for a good piece of acting on Esther's part. At this point; George returns, having been reported dead while m fact only a captive, and there is a scene of joy and reunion, all winding up merrily as a marriage bell. There is an under-plot m the story of Sam Gerridge's fiithful love for Polly, with the lights and shades of Sam's comicalities and the depraved proceedings of old Eccles, which supplies tho element of comedy wfrh a dasli of tragedy thrown m, and altogether *< Caste " presents a sparkl ing play, m the witness ng of which a couple of hours are passed very plea santly,

Friday, Show day, will be a bank holiday at Ashbmtbu and Rakaia. The annual Hamp 3 tead School Concert will take place at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Friday, December U, Mr B. Gates' mate Miss Kate (imp), by Adventurer—Sporting life,' this morning foaled a fine filly to Maxim. I They must Be a law-abiding people m Palmeraton'North. They'hive only two j policemen for a population of five thousand. • Before Messrs Alcorn and Harrison this morning, John Blake, a young man who appeared to be somewhat weak m the intellect, was sentenced to forty-eight hoars' imprisonment for vagrancy. The experiment tried by the New South * Wales Railway Commissioners of sending some Qf their cadets to. England to study the mechanical .woj-ka on the. great lines there, especially m regard to electrical- matters, i has- proved so successful that it is likely. to be extended. Of the .four first sent," one has returned, iwo are on their way out, and the fourth is con* pleting his studie?. Two of, the officers of the Traffic Department are also to be sent Home shortly to gain information as to the system on the great English railways. . Ask for Uiuian Hyftiopj-^jiui Co, Imperial new seasons Pure Poyluft- -Wl Indian Teas- c»pecii»i prjcfls.-r^Advfc,)""-*--^^ Ninian Hydop ai>d Co.'sj {'Imperial^' %s Oeylon .ajjd Indian Tijas HFP direct from the Te* Plautatians,—CA'Jvfc,)

Oa the benefits of m:;' ati°a the fai-mew of Ashburton are not agreed—but au i,^*!" wives agree that "Warburton's Can'tße Beat Baking Powder " is the best m town—Fact. —AUyt.

tfHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1801.



Horxo way's Qintmext and Pills.— Rheumatism and Neuralgia.—Though the former disease remorsely attacks persons of all ages, and the latter rathlesgly selects its victims from the weak and delicate, the preserving use of these remedies will infallibly cure both complaints. After the affected parts have been diligently fomented with hot brine, and the skin thoroughly dried Hollo^y's Ointment must be rubbed m firmly and evenly for a few minutes twice a day, and Ins Pills takcu according to the printed directions wrapped round each bojf of his luedicine. Both Ointment and Fills ape accompanied by instructions designed fop the public at large, and no invalid, who attentively wads them, can now be any loss how to doctor hiir.self successfully. ig'jnjan Hyslop and Co.'s '* Imperial pure Ceyioi- a*«.d Indian Teas aro the best m the market. —(Advt.) £,ountess 2s, Duchess 2s 4d, Princess 2s Bd, limpsess 3s, These Teas are free from { ny excess of astringeney



Tho morning train to Timaru to-morrow. | by which cheap tickets will be issued, loaves Rakaia at at 9.34, Ashburton at 10.19, and | and other stations at correspondingly earlier j times than usual. Three hundred and twenty-five different flowers have been shown m one day at all' exhibition of native flowers of New South Wales, held at the Technological Museum m Sydney. The flowers were as far as possible renewed from day to day, and during the. five weeks the show was open it was visited by upwards of 13,000 people. The following instructions haVe been for warded to the police throughout the. colony regarding the compulsory -. clauses of the Education Act: —"The police will cautiously ascertain if on their beats, patrols, or sec tions there are any children over seven or under thirteen years of age, not attending school, m contravention of tho law ; and, if I go, they will make a note of the facts, taking j the names of the parent or guardians, at the same time (where necessary) explaining to them the law relative to school attendance.. In cases were the law isbeingsoccntravenedj reports thereof are to be made so that the school committee or clerk thereto may issue notices is provided by the Act, third sche dule. If after the service of these notices, the contravention still continue, reports are again to be made, so that the school com niitfc.'e or clerk may institute proceedings.. The police will serve all notices} and sum; monses, attend court, to prove cases, and render such asssstance as they can to the education committee,in enforcing the com, pulsory clauses of the Act. ' The •' Marlborough Express" says thajt the creditors m a Blenheim bankrupt's estate are much interested m the returns coming from the Te Ore Ore claim at Cullenayille. This bankrupt purchased a share, one oi the five that hold the claim, for £70, and sold the same to his wife for Is, and at the meeting of his creditors he acknowledged when he did so he was deeper m debt than he is at present. His share of the money received from the finds m the claim is now being paid into a trust account m the name of the Deputy Official Assignee, and already more than the amount due to his creditors has been banked. Tha legal point as to whether the sale holds good has yet to be decided. The regular monthly meeting of the Help mate Division, Sons of Temperance, held at the Templar Hall on Monday night, wfts well attended, and a fair amount of useful business transacted. There was one pro posal for membership .and one iniat-ion, the latter ceremony being conducted by Bro W. H. Collins, P. VV. P. The Anniversary Com mittee's report was received, and its sugges tions approved of. When all arrangements are completed, the Ashburton public will be invited to attend a gathering which will be both of a novel and an entertaining character. The Division's representative rto the Grand Division was instructed concern ing certain suggested alterations,in by-laws, and an invitation is to be given to the Grand Division to hold its 1892 meeting at Ashbur ton. The evening's rec°ipts amounted to a gratifying sum. The best medicine known is SANDER, and ' SONS'EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test'its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—-the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, head the official reports that accoir pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D,, Professor University, Griefswald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful m very severe contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, and limb 3. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881 )d In diseases of the kidneys, either active con gestion or suppression, (imuiriai) or albumi, nui'ia, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will equal m its action Eucalypti Extract. Dqses, five to six drops. Mosler, M.D., Professor, University, Grieswald, reports :—Diphthe ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudants. Cured m four teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'liHjyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons,; St. Louis—Scirrhus of Breast—-Excision Ejuca lypti Extract employed. No swelling, foeat. or discoloration. Cured m• fourteen (jays. -Advt ; '\A



ICE Cream ready afc all hours, during tho summer months at Flower's. Dough Drops as usual—H. G. Flower, East street. BROOKE'S Carboliserl Scaly Blight' Cure is the best of all, bar none. SALE Now On of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc. Great Reductions for Cash.—L. F. Andrewes and Co., Stationers' Hall 10 113 ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure ; fit and workmanship guaranceed ; from 50s cash. Robert Alcork, Ash burton Clothing Marl, Saunders' Buildings. rPO Meet the Times.—l am supplying JL Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection invited. — J. W. llardlky, Eas street. • 6J201 •TTAMPSTEaD SCHOOL CONCERT. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. 10 171 LONGBEACH COACH. ON and after THURSDAY, Octobei 1, for the summer months, the Long beach Coach will start from Ashburton at 5 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, 9*173 ■ Coachman.



HOUSE FURNISHING IRONMONGERY IN GREAT VARIETY. ■Illlh Will ,t HI,. .Ironmongers & Importers ■Waiiiejl-""' _~ GASH Alvrtrtiwn m~i ivHor r,!i s hoii-liuK n-it exordia.- .SIXCMKN. WOIOS t/-. Alhvvses nvty ha loft ;ir, t'lis Pl'l^- LOST, a Pur.se, c tnlainin^ a small sum of nvmey, m E'st Stroat Finder kindly return to office of this paper. 10 liZ LOST, at Railway S ation, a plush Hand-bat?. Finder please return to " Mail " Office. 1° 169 A BALL will be held m tin Orant'e. Hall, ShowNisht. (Jentlemen, 2s 6d ; Ladies, free. Commence at, 8p m. WA NT E D Known.— Bargains m White Muslins and Embroideries, also fancy \prous, at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." ___ W~~ ANTED Known.— Tailoring de partment. Suits made to order from £2 10*. Liwrace stock of men s and bnva' suits, Riiapoi, Roslyn, and Mos giel. Shirts, ties etc.-Andrew Okr. "W^ ANTED Known.—For stylish Mil- W Jinery, Coat.umerf, French dress aoods, R->*ies, Hosiery and Glaved, Sun shades, Umbrellas, French Coatmnos etc., go to Anpkkw Okrh. 10 oo WANTED Known—A special line of Cashmeres, all shades, now sellin? at Is per yard. White Blankets 5s lid per pair.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. - ""TITANTtiD Knr»wn. —Just opened W special lot of Ladies' Bond street and Tom Tu<jc hats now very scarce. Also a shipment of new Corsets, including wiro Jock, nuillbone, Venus, corded zone V and N C3Btuu, featherbone and tr.vigorator.— Andrew Orh I___1___ 10 _89 WANTED Known —A Beautiful Line of French Dress Goods, double width, lsiOW ; original value, 4s. -H..0. Seobiw, Melford House. "TirrANTKD Known. -Grand assort- W " m pnt of Boots and Shoes for Ladies. Children, and Men at W. H. Colliee's, The Corner/ W" ANTED Known — Being over stocked m Corsets, we have re uced evey pair. Ladies from Is 6d. Cheapest house m town.—H. L. »k«ebh, Melford House. WANTKO KNOWN genuine Clearing Sale is going on and the Boots are Koin" out Bast value yet offered, ten per cent for ca4i, the very best work and repairing done at once at J. M. Mowon S lowu Ifi^Jiis^Street. . OSLYN, Mosgiel, K=iiap')i, and Ash burton Tivtf^l Suits iiwcle to my ordac from selected i«ttcnis. Lon» and aan-ow and short and wi W ;is well as /'ordinary uiaes from 40j cast.. Roitkbt AtcoyiN. Asi» burton Clothnif? Mutt, SSsuiiixi'trs' Buildiiix^ ■"TrfTKTKb Known"—lL JJvulvy will W w«5« Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps *n-l Piping, ftn<t auttWl fcxja water to surfaea sit o* 6d por foot.— H. Dfjur.tsv, Mooro Streofc »*b* WAST tiD Known. —1 hays <i kl'ire f,tock of Tin au.l Ironware 'ioods. to sel*«t from. Roister Grates, Stoves, P.irtnljle BjileM, Spoutinsf and Ridding ko»t iv ?twk.—J. W. Uakulby, East itrUt. 6|?02



IRONMONGERY] ■I (MM WAVE now m Stock and Landing ex «• Rakaia " and '' Miamnri" 2 Tons Hash Weights. 5 „ Barb Wire. 10 Uasks Plough Shares. 4 Balea Plough Line. 8  Room Papers, Choice patterns. 75 Drums Boilod Oil. 2 Tons White Lead, 281 b tins. 4 „ Red Lead. I  Mixed Paints. 1 Case Aspinnl's Enamel. Varni«hes of all kinda. 20 Tins Olive Oil. 30 Tins Colza Oil. 50 Cases Castor Oil. 100 Tina Lubroline Oil. 50  Valvoline Oil. 30 „ Tins Sheep-m-irking Oil. 3 Cases Leather Belting, lh to 6in, 2  Perforated Zinc for Threshim Mills. - 5  Bedsteads. 1  Spring Balances. 2 „ Ensrin'e Packing. 1000 Yards Wire Netting. 2000 Feet Iron Pipe H to lin. 2 Cft.sk3 Pumps. 3 Cases C irpenters' Tools. 25 Coils Rope, 1 to Sin. \ 2 Cases Spring-blind Rollers. 2 Casks Horse 2 „ Files and Rasps. 4 Cases Boot Protectors. 1  Aurora and Brace Bits. 1 „ Table Cutlery. 1  Pocket Cutlery. 15 Tons Bop Iron. 2 „ B!ack Sheet Steel. 2 Casks Plough and Trace Chains. 4  Bolts, Licks and Hinges. 4 Cases Steel Trunks. 1 „ Hay Rikes. 3  Hay Forks, 12 Packages Spades and Manure Forks. 2 CasesE.P. Goods, consisting of Spoons, Forks, Butter Knives, &c, &■-•.