The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, MARCH. 80, 1891. THE OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD AND THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

The attitude of a mad bull towards a red rag is complacency itself com pared with the excitement with which a section of the Otago Board of Edu cation regard communications from the Minister of Education. The Ministers' letter forwarding a resolution of the Dunedin Trades and Labor Council, m which it was alleged that, the Southern Cross readers Avere being forced upon the schools against the wishes of a large majority of the. parents, and which-had been treated withcontumelyataprevious meeting, was the subject of discussion at last week's meeting of the Board. The members were agreed that the statement of the Trades and Labor Council was a gross exaggeration, and the question was as to how the Minis ter's letter was to be treated. TheChair rnan, one Mr J. Macgregor, was dis posed to tell the Minister of Education that the action of the Trades and Labor Council was part of a system of boycotting, "and the matter was not worthy ;of his consideration;, but; with this exception the whole of the discus sion was upon the suggestion of the Council that uniform school books should be supplied to scholars by the State—a proposal which the Board considered was a question of State policy on which they should not express an opinion, but to which their remarks shewed they were decidedly antagon istic. Dr Stenhouse endeavored to obtain a courteous reception for the Minis ter's letter, but the majority of his fellow-members were on the high horse, and it was not until the Hon. Mr McKenzie, who is a member of the Board, took up the cudgels m the cause of courtesy that they could be brought to face the question before them. Mr McKenzie told the Board that they mightthink themselves omnipotent m this matter, as being the representa tives of the various committees of Otago, but he could assure them that they could not treat matters of this sort with the contempt with which they treated every communication they received from the ]Vi mister of Educa tion. The Minister need not have consulted the Board at all, but when lie wished to consult them the Board should forget their little personal oppo sition to the Minister and the Govern ment of the colony and assist to ad minister the Education Act m a spirit of conciliation and fair play. The chairman and some other members dis claimed any intention to snub the Minister, though the chairman could not refrain from saying that the letter was one that no Minister of Education should ever have sent to the Board, and he was very much surprised that the permanent secretary should, if lie could have prevented it, have allowed any such letter to have been sent. The letter was utterly unworthy of being written, and it was an insult to the Board. This brought Mr McKenzie down upon him again, with such effect that he was impelled to move m the direction of sending a courteous answer to the letter, with the informa tion required, and this course was adopted by a majority of four to three, the irrcconcileables still holding out. We congratulate the majority upon being brought to seethat.it is the duty of Boards to assist the Minister m carrying out the Education system.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Maori woina, at Gisborne »ie other day m giving evidence before the R.M. Court, desiring to impress the Magistrate with her important tribal position, informed the Bench that she was "The ace, the highest card m the pack !" At a large and representative meeting of journalists iivChristchurh on Saturday after noon the following resolution, proposed by Mr G. H. Hart ("Press"), seconded by Mr Mark Cohen (" Dunedin Evening Star ") was carried-*-*" That this meeting of journalists desire to record their deep sense of regret at the untimely decease of their confrere, the late Mr E, Vesey Hainilten, and to express their high idmiration of his talents as a journalist; that the Chairman be requested to convey this resolution to the relatives of the late Mr Hamilton." In seconding the motion, Mr Cohen expressed the regret felt by the Dunedin journalists at the death of Mr Hamilton, at the same time recording his high appreciation of his sterling worth and brilliant talents. The resolution has our entire sympathy. The auditors who were appointed to m» vestigate the accounts of the strike Com mittee of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council presented at the last meeting of the Council a general balance-sheet, and balance-sheets of the Homewood Woodcutting and Bruns wick Brickmaking co-operative ventures, as well as a lengthy report. The general balance sheet allowed the total receipts to have been £31,303 5s 3.W, whilst the total expenditure was £31,209 12s ljd. The difference between these two totals was made up, amongst other items, of cash m hand £25 19s 2^d, money unaccounted for £70 4s f>£d, and bad coin 9s 6d. As regards the woodcutting venture, they stated that if it were wound up at onco there would be a total lots from the begiuing of ffJ%Q §g 5d The brickmaking venture was equally un fortunate, for tlie auditors reported that wer matters now settled up m connection with it here would be a loss of £210 9s 7d. The Auckland "Star," writing of the Postal Conference, says:—An interesting discussion arose on the last day of the Con ference upon the stoppage m post offices of letters containing remittances for jiacing sweep?. Mr Duffy proposed that this power, which is now freely exercised m Victoria, should be enforced m the other colonies. He said that the great majority of these affairs >v<'l'c deliberate frauds, and it was tiio duty of the yta[e to protect its people from being swindled. ' The pvqpqsal gave rise to the n&ual discussion on the power of a Government to make its people moral by Act of Parliament, and Mr Ward, m dis senting from the proposal, intimated his intention |to propose that sweeps should be permitted under stringent conditions m New Zealand. The proposal, finding little support, was withdrawn. ( lv the course of his speech at his reception by New Zealanders - Cl t the Sydney Town Hall, Sir George Grey told an interesting anecdote. He said :—" A citizen of South Australia, one chosen now to represent his colony at the , Conference which is sitting here, came up to i me, welcoming me,and told me : ' One thing has left a lasting impression on my mind. VVljen I was a child m South Australia you , gW/e a party to children, and we saw our fjrst iKagic lanfeovn. I was a little fellow, jipd .could not see ; and you took me m your iinns a»d raisad me up, and 1 saw every- j thing, and the thought of that has njevftr left my mind.' And the thought which came across my mind was this : Now, what are those who desire to be statesman to do above p]l things? Clearly what they should do is on -i«*y fijßeasion they have, to perform a kind ; .ttud geiitle ttif^btionate act,—(Cheers). I felt that I had arrived ai ij, great truth, and a sort of flow of gladness'came ove* mjr heart. Isut, I said, there h another side to this. How muny opportunities have I neglected ot doing like goodnatured a.cjts ? What would I not give to jive my life pver again with the

1 Mr George Jameson announces a clearing sale at Mr Gideon Scout's farm at Chertsey, for next Monday. The Wanaka, with tho Wellington and southern portions of the San Francisco mail, was to arrive at Wellington at six o'clock last night, and the M&hinapua was to sail at seven for Lyttelton with the Southern bags. : . . Lyttelton grocers are now importing separator butter from New Plymouth. It is better and they can buy it cheaper than the butter made on the Peninsula. It is retailed at lOd per Ib. A Wellington draper has been fine;! 5s and costs (93) for cancelling a stamp on a receipt with pencil instead of ink. The maximum. penalty under the act is £10. The average price paid by the London General Omnibus' Company m the half-year ending June 30, 1890, for horses was £34 3s Hd per horse. Rapid progress is now being made m the petroleum boring operations at Moturoa, New Plymouth. The machinery is working well, and the experts expect no further de lay from breakages. : •.;■:'; The action m which John Walker ;Pound sued Cosmo Newbery for £25,000 for alleged libel, arising out of a' report 6n the Ofcway platinum property, Victoria, has been dis missed, plaintiff having failed to deliver a statement of claim within the prescribed time. "..■:.-'■ The women of India ask that the age when a marriage may be legally entered upon should be raised to fourteen, while the men who memorialise for law on the subject ask for tlie age to be raised €6 twelve; The "Women of India Memorial" has been signed almost entirely by women. On Saturday, afternoon there were exhibited at Mr Henry Zander's shop four samples of purple top mammoth turnips,-, grown on Mr Bishop's farm, Graham's Road, f from seed supplied m November last by Mr Zander. The four turnips weighed respec tively I7lbs, 181bs, 191bs, and 33lbs, and the whole.crop is m keeping.. . The American Navy, like the British, ie presided over by a landsman. They say that the United States Secretary of the Nary was recently inspecting a warship at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and it was thought proper to show him the depth of the vessel by removing one of the hatches, When, to the astonishment of all present, ho ex claimed : " Why, the old thing is hollow."

Au important step m the new temperance '' campaign m Ireland has been taken at - Limerick. The magistrates held a private , meeting with the Roman Catholic bishop, and decided that for each new license i granted three existing licenses must be : proved to have lapsed until the number of > licensed houses m jLimerick is reduced to 100, at which figure they will be allowed to L : stand. ■■ •'■■>■' ■ An action has been commenced by Hubert • Florance m the Victorian Supreme Court to , establish a half interest m a first prize m Adams' racing sweep of £10,000. It is L alleged on behalf of the plaintiff that he had , joint interest m a ticket m the sweep, with defendant, William Hutchinsou, and that Carbine, winner of the race, was drawn, en titling the holder to R3300. A portioa was ' laid off, and plaintiff claims £1210 as his ' share. The defence is a denial of plaintiff's i interest, and also that Adams' sweep being a lottery, it is illegal. 1 The services at St. Stephen's on Sunday were well attended at all three diets of worship, and the exercises, both of tho hymnal and the pulpit were special to the season. During the whole of Easter-tide there have been large congregations at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, and on Sunday evening the church was full. The music for the latter occasion was specially chosen and was carefully and devottonally sung. " Fiuuoperpurgans " is the somewhat for midable name given to a recently invented tobacco pipe, the speciality of which is that it affords the smoker complete protection from the bad effects upon him of nicotine. The stem presents outwardly the appear ance of an ordinary briar-root pipe* but encloses a sort of Archimedian screw. This agaiu is enclosed m a jacket of asbestos, or other absorbent material. When thi3 jacket has become foul it can be thrown away and replaced by a fresh and clean one, so that t'.ie smoke inspired an I resp'r d by the smoker is always as the pipe's name implies "purged" of any impurities. The price, however, is somewhat stiff—so stiff that Mr Wilhelm Zander, the local tobacconist, did not care to venhire on more than one sample. This, however, so commended itself to those who saw it that it was soon disposed of at three guineas, and a further order has been given. The negro question is giving great trouble m the United vStates. There are altogether 9,000,000 of colored American citizens, resi ding principally m the south, and m some States they actually outnumber the white population. It is now proposed to send them all to Africa, but the obstacles m the way of such a solution of the difficulty are almost insuperable. Meanwhile (says a contempor ary) there have been serious racial disputes m Alabama, where a number of negroes who agreed to work for less than the current wages have been murdered by the white miners, who are banded together and defy arrest. More than 25 negroes had been I killed, without any Caucasian having been wounded. The Governor of the State had dispatched troops to aid the civil authorities. There is no doubt that m many of the Southern States the relations between the white and colored population are very much strained, and the ill-feeling will be much in tensified if the hatred of race becomes in creased by the negroes becoming what ia known m trades union parlance as " black legs"— a not inappropriate appellation for men of color. Holloway's Pills and Ointment are remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers travelling m search of health, pleasure, or business. Many deleterious in fluences are constantly at work m foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health. These and the altered conditions of life will entail on those wlio travel the necessity of carefully attending to early symptoms of disease, and they will find the use of these remedies to be highly necessary, the action qf the pills| being purfying Jand strenghten ing and of grpat service m cages qf fever, ague, and all: inflammatory diseases, whilst tho ointment Is a sovereign cure m case of piles, bad legs, bad breasts, wounds, and ulcers. Holloway's remedies do not deterio rate by change of climate.

The best medicine known is SANDER and BQNS EUCALPTI 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. Read the onieial reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occa- SJQii to Qfier rewards m proof of the genuine ness of our roferenoos, The oft|cial reports of medical clinics and universities, tho official communication of the Consul' General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as.siich,.. not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated by Siegent M.D , Professor, etc. Burning of the right hand through the explosion of a small oil skove, Tlie epidermis on the volar and palnjer side of the' hand of tliiß thirty : year old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were hanging loosa and half of the phalnax of the nail of the middle finger was coal d. The wounds thus ontracted healed m three weeks undert caily application of Eucalypt Exract dressing. The patient has retained tlie full use cf fho hawi?—(4-dvfc.) . ] The Bust Remedy equ Ikdigestion — Norton's Camomile pills axe confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to widen we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the ' Natural Strengthener of the Human S,to;mu:li," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and 21'fe under any circumstances. Solil m bottles, at Is l'-^d, 2s 9d, lls, by all medicine ; vendors throughout thj tyo 14 ' : ''; J

The Sydenham Burgess Roll.

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Christohukch, March 27

On Thursday Judge Denniston dis missed with costs several applications for writs of mandamus compelling the Sydenham Borough Council to place on the burgess roll certain names, over a hundred claims for insertion on the burgess roll having been received. His Honor held that it had not been shown that the Council was guilty of unjustifi, able delay or actionable improper mofcive arid therefore the Court could not inter ■fere. The law had placed the Council m respect to such applications m the position of a judicial body, and as a judicial body it was entitled to make such investigation as it deemed proper. Furthermore, it had been shown that most of the claims were mado by outsiders who desired to obtain technical qualifications for a particular purpose, and though these applicants had a, legal right to be placed on the roll, they could not claim more than their bare legal right, and they could not complain if the Councillors delayed their applications by legal and justifiable means m order to prevent the bona fide ratepayers being •wamped. A. special meeting of the Sydenham Borough Coftncil was held on Thursday evening, at which it was agreed to take .those applications into consideration agamst which no objection had been raised. One hundred and ten objections had been raised against the one hundred and twenty applications m hand. The ten were dealt with, and m respect to the others the following resolution was agreed to :—-*' That his Worship the Mayor be requested to communicate with the Resi dent Magistrate, and endeavour to arrange for all the applications and objec tions to the valuation roll to heheard before him, as requested by the objectors. Due notice of the sitting to be given to appli cants and objectors. In case this cannot be arranged, then the Department of Justice be communicated with, asking the Minister to appoint a magistrate or officer to hear these applications and objections."

Intimidation by Trade Unions.

Great alarm has been caused m Trade Union circles by the decision given by the Recorder of Plymouth (Mr Bompas) man intimidation case. Of the great im portance of that case there can be no doubt, since, if the judgment is actually m accordance with the law, there will be an end, at any rate for the time being, to a class of strikes which have lately seemed to be favored by trade unionists. The circumstances are as follow :—ln November last three trade union secre taries were convicted by the Plymouth magistrates of intimidating a coal mer chant named Treleaven, and were ordered to pay fines of £20 each, or to go to prison for six weeks. Intimidation is, of course, a criminal offence, but it has been irhe sustoni, ac least of late years, to limit the, offence to intimidation by threats of violence. The peculiarity of the Ply mouth case is that the three defendants not only abstained from threats of vio lence, but urged Mr Treleaven's workmen not to be guilty of any conduct which might bring them within the criminal law. The threat which they used was that unless Mr Treleaven dis missed certain non-unionist workmen from his employ they would damage his business by inducing the trade unionists, who formed two-thirds of his workers, to strike. Mr Treleaven re fused to comply with the demand of the secretaries ; he did not object to employ ing unionists, but he did not see why a workman should be turned adrift because he was not a- member of a union. There npon his unionist workmen were ordered to cease work, and he was put to much inconvenience and loss, The three de fendants appealed from the magistrates to the Recorder ; and the latter, after a full hearing of the case, and taking time to consider it, ha? upheld the conviction, adding that if similar cases are brought before him m future he will send the defendants to gaol without giving them the option of a fine. Mr Bompas, Q.C., the Plymouth Recorder, is an able lawyer, and the three secretaries, upon hearing his decision, paid their fines, and intimated they would not carry the case any further. Mr W. M. Thompson, the barrister who conducted the defence, gives, m a letter to "The Times," the chief points of the Recorder's judgment. They are: — 1. That Mr Treleaven was afraid of injury to his trade through the course which the defendants stated the unions would pursue, and that he had reasonable grounds for that fear, which would have inflenced any man of ordinary sound views. 4. That the Union men, m leaving their, employment at the request of the defen dants, were, as the defendants knew, breaking their contracts. 6. That the defendants had not ill-will against Mr Treleaven personally, but acted with the object of obliging all the laborers to join the Union as a means of getting employment, and of obtaining for the members a monopoly of the labor of the port. And, again, " A strike for the purpose of compelling employers not to employ other persons, or to alter the terms of the employment of such other persons, is illegal, and renders all persons engaged m itliable to proceedings under this section." He contends that if these points are sus tainable "nine-tenths of the strikes which take place are absolutely illegal, and the jwotection afforded by tlie Trade Union Acts to combinations of workmen is, to a great extent, absolutely illusory."

The Sam Francisco Mail.

(Per Alameda at Anckland.)

GENERAL SUMMARY

(Dates to March 6.) The Exchange Telegraph Company's Berlin correspondent telepraphs that he has information from the highest sources to the effect that a feeling of general uneasiness prevails m regard to the Emperor William's utterances. He adds that Chancellor Yon Caprivi has signified to the Emperor his desire to resign im mediately on the termination of the autuam manoeuvres. Tho Chancellor, it is understood, does not approve of the imperial ideas. Great throngs of people gathered at Portsmouth to see the Royal pageant accompanying the launching of the new warships. The Queen launched the iron clads with the usual ceremonies. Accord ing to a report previous to the ceremony, while the Queen and Prince of Wales Avere standing beneath the bow of one of the I hships, tliey quarrelled for several minutes. The cause of the quarrel is believed to have originated m some trifling breach of etiquette. The two war vessels were christened the Royal Arthur and Royal Sovereign. 4.n appeal has been issued for mqney to fqrjn a Parnell Campaign fund. The tiord Mayor: of Dublin (Mr" Joseph Eade) and the High Sheriff of Dublin have been appointed treasurers of the fund. The appeal puts Home Rule to the front, and it declares that the industrial develop ment of Ireland and civil and religious liberty must bean essential part of the Irish self-government, The appeal also says that there must be no religious domination—Catholic or Protestant. The Government wiUl'rula under her OAyn Jap, J ' :' ' ' " ,

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

- ' "' San! Francisco, March 7. ' The colored people who lately emigrated to Oklahoma are at starvation door ; they number several thousands, -md find them selves the dupes of unscrupulous agents. It has just leaked out that 489,000d01s ! m securities, owned by the State of Dela ware, have beeh lost, and no one knows how. or when they disappeared. They are not negotiable. , In an interview with Miss Cuthbertson, a missionary amongst Chinese girls m San Francisco, a paper of that city elicits the information that there are scores of female Chinese slaves m San Francisco to-day. The most of the young Chinese girls who come are bought as slaves, and cash pay ment to their parents has secured their services, or m many other cases they are kidnapped. In still other cases these girls leave Hong Kong, deluded into coming by false. pretences. There are a few who come actually as wives, but not i many. ; A Kansan Irrigation and Water Com pany has been formed at Topekau. One of the principal purposes of the Company is to put m opeiation a system of irriga tion that can be used by farmers at small expense, and whether situated on streams or not. Where streams can be utilised, that will be done, but it is believed that nearly every section m the State can be successfully irrigated, wholly or m part, by an outlay of only a few hundred dol lars, and the increased value of the land will be from threi to ten times. With proper irrigation one-fourth of a farm will often produce more than the whole quarter section m its normal condition, and a sure crop on part of the farm is better than the uncertain chances without irrigation. Wherever it can be success fully done, it is also proposed to use water for purposes of power. The Company is organised with a capital stock of 1,000,000 dollars.

'Primitive Methodist Church.

RE-OPENING SERVICES.

Recently the Primitive Methodist congregation worshipping m Ashburton decided, m consequence of the large increase m their numbers, to build an. addition to their meeting place. The little church, affectionately spoken of by many m the district as the "Bethel," has been well known m the county. It was perhaps large enough for the ordinary requiremerits of the congregation when it was built fifteen years ago, under Rev. B. Westbrooke's pastorship, but for a good many years past, owing to the natural increase of the Primitive Methodist families, and accessions from outside, it was found to be far too small. The appointment of Rev, J. Cocker, the present pastor, proving very popular the services held by him have had the effect of so increasing the attendances on Sundays that it was impossible to go oir without an enlargement of the building. The work of extension was undertaken with some enthusiasm, and it was decided to add a "T" to the northern end of about the same size as the old building. The contract was entrusted to Mr Joseph Leggett, who had the building ready for Easter Sunday. The plan and design of the old. work have been followed m the new, with the result that the Primitive Mebhodisfc Church, while presenting an attracting aud comfortable interior, with out any pretentious external effect, can now accommodate if need be about 350 people, if not more.. Sunday was fixed for the opening day, and m the morning there was a large attendance, while m the evening, additional benches to those pro vided under the builders contract had to be borrowed to accommodate the crowd. Special choir arrangements had also been made, and the services were sup plemented ny an orchestra of eight in struments, which gave an added effect to the choral part of the services. In the morning Hey. J. Cocker m«de the story of Nehemiah's rebuilding <. f the walls of Jerusalem his theme, and laught very effectively the lesson from that story which is so self-evident to every Christian. At the close of the sermon the anthem "Praise God from whom all blessings flow" was sung, the Pastor formally de claring the church open. In the after noon the children held a largely attended special/service. The sermon m the evening was from Christ's parable of the mustard seed, and was delivered with a natural eloquence that raised quite an enthusiasm among the hearers. In the evening the excellent lighting arrange ments of the new building were made manifest to all, not a single corner m it being deficiently lighted. The building was handsomely decorated with flowers and evergreens, and m the evening especi ally the effect was very etriking.

The Chilian Civil War.

[PEE, PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Valparaiso, March 28. The insurgents here seized the Bremen owned ship Rajah, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, on November 14 last for this port. The seizure was reported to the commander of the British flagship, who has given chase on behalf of Germany.

The Duke of Orleans.

London, March 28. The " Times " states that friends of the Due d'Orleans declare that the rumour published by the " Pall Mall Gazette " that he was m Paris disguised as a lackey, is a shameless puff to the Australian singer. Paris, March 28. M. Constans, Minister of the In terior, warned the Due d'Orleans that he must quit Paris, and it is now believed that he is m Brussels.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

K.A.M & EWE .FAIR,

Mr D. Thomas reports as follows, viz: On Thursday the yearly Ram and Ewe Fair was held m the Tinwald Yards. The entry of sheep was not quite so large as was expected, still the quality taken as a whole was very good, and much better than it has been of late years. The attendance of farmers and others interested Avas very large, nearly every one being intent upon doing business. The totals yarded were about 22,000 sheep, and 250 rams, of which my entry was 9878 merino and crossbred ewes, 144 rams, and l^O lambs^that came m by mis take. In both merino and crossbred ewes biddings were active, and for good lines of either description the prices 'ob tained were very much higher than has been the case for years m our district, al though for merino ewes they were not so high as those obtained at the late Culver don Fair. My principal sales were—llo crossbred ewes, sound mouthed, S|s lid ; 428 merino ewes, §s 3d ; 3^9 cull merino ewes, Is. 5d ; 338 crossbred ewes, 8s Id ; 100 crossbred ewes, 4s 6d; 101 crossbred ewes, 4s 9d; 297 merino ewes, 3s Id; 239 crossbred ewes, few merjno ewea with them, 8s 7d; 400. merino ewes, 4s; 978 five year-old cross bred ewes," 9s 4d j 900 full mouth crossbred ewes, 8s lid ; 240 crossbred ewes, 6s lOd ; 400 merino ewes, 5s 3d ; 200 crossbred ewes, 8s 9<i ; 98 cwo-tooth crossbred ewes, 10s; 100. two.-tqb,tl; crossbred ewes, 10s !>,d; 1032 inerino ewes from Maronan, '4s 3d; 105 I pjossbiied lambs," 8s 9,d, I jiaye 9«ice.

disposed of p>rfc of the hvrgo _line of I merino ewes withdrawn at the sale. Jn rains Lincoln sheep were neglected, the run being generally on English aud Border Leicester Rams, Shropshire:* and Southdown likewise not meeting with a, ready sale. I cleared my entry with the exception of 14 Shropshires. at the following prices, viz., —23 Leicester Rams aged at lgn e;ich ;11 Leicester two-tooth Rams >ifr3<ni each ; 6 dittto at 2|<rn each ; 18 English Leicester Ram lambs at l|gn each ; 2 full-mouth Border Leicester Raniß at lgn each ; 4 dittf» at |uir each ; Longbcach English Leicester two-tooth Rams lat 4511; 18 ditto at 3^n each ; ditto two-booth Border Leicester Rams %v each ; ditto 18 full-mouMi English Leicester liams l£gn each ; ditto 20 full mouth Lincoln Rams l^gn each ; 2 full mouth English Leicesters 2gn each ; 5 failing-mouth Lincolns each ; 3 full mouth Romney Marsh Rams fgn each ; 2 Shropshire Down two-tooth rams at 2gn each. Rams are scarce and those on the look out for them ought to get what they wait afc once ; otherwise they may have to go further, and pay more for them. There is a demand for sound-mouth merino and crossbred ewes, and notwith standing the full yarding of the past six weeks several thousands of either sort could be absorbed afc satisfactory prices m this district.

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Ohristchurch Corn Exchange report, dated March 28 :—The holidays have interfered with business during the past day or so, and m consequence Wheat has not hardened, bub quotations remain firm. Oats are still neglected, buyers only operating from hand to mouth. Barlky has a drooping tendency, and only choice par cels command favour. A fair business is passing m B yegrass and Cocksfoot, but it must be remembered that the season is fast drawing to a close. Derwent Pota toes have had considerable business whilst Kidneys are almost neglected. Dairy Produce is quiet at quotations. Values are as follows :•—Wheat, prime milling, Tuscan, 3s Bd, Pearl 3s 6d, Hunter's 3s sd, second quality 3a Id to 3s 3d, broken 2s 6d to 2s 9d Oats, milling, ls:8d, short feod Is 6d to Is 7d, long and inferior Ik 4d to Is sd, Barley, exti'a prime malting, 3a 3d, fair to good 2s 8d to 2s Pd, medium 2s 3d, feed Is 9d. Peas, Blue Prussians, 2s 9d to 3s Od. Beans 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Grass Seed, machine dressed, 5s to 5s 3d, farmer's parcels 3s 6d to 4s. Cocksfoot 4|d to sd. Potatoes, Derwents, 27s 6d, Kidneys 25s ; delivered at country stations. Dairy Produce—-Butter, factory, Bd, farmers' potted 6d.to 7d. Cheese, small loaf shape, 4|d, larger sizes 3|d to4d. The above prices (potatoes excepted) are those paid to farmers for delivery, f.0.b., Lyttelton. Sacks, 6s 6d per dozen, full size.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

(PJEH PIIESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, March 28. The " Standard's " Rome correspon dent telegraphs that his Holiness the Pope is consulting with Archbishop Walsh as to the best way to maintain a united Catholic party m Ireland, and that the Pope has suggested the re moval of Mr Parnell from the leader ship. O'Kelly, Parnell's agent, is confer ring with the President of the Clan-na- Gael on Irish affairs. London, March 28. While his Honor the Judge was summing up m the cases of those con cerned m the recent riot at Tipperary, an overheated flue m the County Court fired, and before the flames could be subdued the building was gutted. All the occupants escaped from the burn ing building, the Judge having a particularly narrow escape, as he had only just evacuated the chair when the glass roof and a quantity of molten lead fell with a crash on to the Bench.

The Easter Encampment

(per press association.) - Uamaru, March 29. The Volunteers spent a useful day on Saturday, winding up with a shamfight m the aftorndon. The warship Curacoa has arrived at Oamaru, and on Monday a naval attack on the town will take place.

POLITICAL NOTES

[per press association.]

Timaku, March 28. The Hon. Mr McKenzie, Minister of Lands, accompanied by Major Steward, Messrs W. Hall-Jones, T. Duncan, and' D. M. Ross, mayor of Timaru, visited the village settlement at Beaconsfield on Saturday morning. At the settlement Mr McKenzie had interviews with several of the settlers respecting the laying out of roads and other matters, which the Minister promised to see to on his return to Wellington. Mr McKenzie left for the north by the express train.

Educational Institute.

[PEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Ohristchurch, March 29. At the meeting of the North Canterbury Educational Institute last night, Mr W. P. Reeves, the retiring President, de livered an address. He spoke at some length as to the functions of the Institute, the principal of which, he said, was to educate the public m regard to the educa tion system. He expressed himself utterly opposed to any scheme for raising the school age, lowering the standards, or charging fees m the higher standards ; and he considered that the boards should be provided with sufficient funds to effi ciently cairy on their work. Heopposedany proposal for the abolition of the boards, which he considered did good work, It was true that m some cases members of the boards allowed themselves to be carried away by political rancour, but a Minister who allowed himself m consequence to take up 'a position of ■ hostility to the boards was not tit to hold office for a week. He supported administration by boards most cordially, and thought that a Minister should seek their advice m regard to changes m the details of the system. He dwelt at length on the suggested improvements m the syllabus and m the system of inspection.

SPORTING.

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Sydney, March 98. At the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting Carbine won the Autumn Stakes of 10 soys each with 500 added, having Highborn for his ojily opponant. The Sires' Produce Stakes was won by Strojijb,o,li, the St. Leger by Correz;ej and the Doncaster Handicap of 10 soys each with 1000 added by Paris, Helene second, and Marvel third, only a neck each separating the placed horses... Time lmin 42 sees.

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

As we. go to press eai-ty to-day, results of the Ohristchurch races will be posted at; our office as, soon as received this even« in^. We. h,a.YQ a.n'a,n§ed. for a pigeon

dispatch with result of the Gre ; it Autumn Handicap.

Several Ashburton herses compete! at the Lancaster Park Trotting meefcnis? on Saturday, but without success. .

Ashburton Cycling Club

The annual race meeting of the Cycling Club takes place to-day m most favorable weather A good contingent of competi tors and spectators came from Christ church, and there promises to be a large attendance of the local public. The track, thanks to the labor expended upon tfc by "the"'Club, is Til "c'aptM order. The Ash burton Baud Splays during the afternoon. Unfortunately • notification has been received from the fCyclists' Alliance that Wilmot, of North Canfcter bury, who holds one of the championships has been disqualified from competing as ah amateur, m consequence of having some years ago sold a small prize won by him.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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London, March 26 to 28. Tlie syndicate which has been formed to work the iron deposit m the Hla warra district, New South Wales, pro poses to seek the co-operation of Sir Thomas. Lewis and other large iron masters, to raise a million capital. Prompt action will be taken to provide one-third of the million immediately. Lord Dunraven favors the establish ment of a State Labor Department. He attributes the spread of trade unionism to the creation of Joint Stock Companies, and believes addi tional legislation on the labor question is neceissary. - The House of Commons has ad journed to April 6th. A wool combers' ring has been formed at Bradford for the purpose of establishing higher prices. ■ " Truth " considers the trial of Lieut. Oliver, of H.M.S. Penguin, who was ordered by the Court-martial at Hobart to forfeit five months seniority and be dismissed from the ship, scandalously unfair. Vienna, March 27. It is reported that there has bean a large concentration of Russian troops on the Austrian frontier. Home, March 27. A Bank at Leghorn has suspended payment. Its liabilities are said to araouat to £2,000,000. Pauis, March 28. An Englishman, named Lee, has been arrested here on charges of bigamy., It is alleged that he has gone through the marriage ceremony on no less .than forty-three occasions, and after each celebration he dis appeared, taking with him the wedding presents. • Lisbon, March 28. The Portuguese Government will submit to the Marquis of Salisbury a fresh basis for an Anglo-Portuguese Convention concerning the South African difficulty. St. Pkteksbukg, March 28. The Russisn Government has chartered six foreign steamers for the purpose of conveying immigrants, re cruits, and war material to Vladi vostock. Ottawa, March 28. Actuated by the decision of the Privy Council m the case of Ah toy v Musgrave, Collector of Customs, Mel bourne, the Government of the Domi nion is preparing;- to legislate m the same direction as the Australian cola nies respecting the exclusion 6f the Chinese; Sofia, March 28. M. Bettichiff, Minister of Finance, was assassinated m the city to-day while walking with M. Stambuloff. Ifc is believed that it was intended to assassinate M. Stambuloff, and that M. Bettichiff was murdered m mistake.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 28. Mrs Gratfcan, Papakura, riding home from a concert last night was thrown from the horse and killed. " Melbourne papers state that the follow ing note was found m thepocketof the man whoso body was found floating m Lake Wenciouree :—'•' You will find my luggage at the railway station ; yours truly, Henry Lusk, Timaru, N.Z." The Auckland manager of Cook and Sons' Tourist Agency, Mr E. EL BiK brough, died last night at his rasfclenee at; Mount Eden from consumption, Palmerston North, March 28. The Volunteer encampment is a great success, 1200 being under canvas at the agricultural show grounds, including volunteers from Taranaki, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, Wellington. Marlborough, and. Nelson, and four corpu of cavalry. Major Pitt, of Nelson, is m command. Wellington, March. 28. Kate Butler, a domestic servant, wat riding m company with a young man named McPhee to a dance at Wangaehu when the horse bolted, and she was thrown o/er an embankment and her 'neck broken. Oamaru, March 28. William Beattie, a station manager, was found drowned m the Lagoon to-day. He had been missing for about a week, and it is supposed must have fallen into the water.

Cable Rates

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London, March 26. The Eastern Extension Company has informed the Agents-General that it will bo impossible to reduce the cable rates earlier than May Ist, as the Com pany is unable to lower the charge without the consent of the Govern ments who have granted the con cessions. The reduced rates must begin simultaneously on all sections.

Newfoundland Difficulty

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'•• St .John's, March 27. The Premier of Newfoundland, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the leader of th© Opposition, and two others, have been appointed delegates to proceed to England to,protest against Imperial coeroion. London, March 28. J.he Times," m discussing the dis pute, with Newfoundland, while de precating the attitude adopted by that colony, warns both France aiui Great Britain npt to drag the colonists into unhesitating submission.

The Canterbury—Wellington cricket match at Wellington, stands n-uufo mi n f avor i Caiiterbury scQ^t 50juid 89; I Wellington 76 (and for one i^fcet) 2$ The ground was very sodden,.

f&fe ASHBtTRTON GUARDIAN, MOCTAY, MARCH 30, iß9i



Wanteu CASH Advertisements under this j heading not exceeding SIXTEEN I WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be loft at this Offirtn TXT ANTED Known.—Mks J. Buch- VV anan has opened as Fruiterer and Confectioner, next Messrs John Orr and Co., East Street. 117 ANTED .Known.—lf you want good VV value for your money go to Molford House. Cheapest, first-class Drapery m town.—H. C. Segeks, Melford House. TT^ANTRD Known.— '*7e are now VV opening all our new Winter Goods m Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c.—H. C. Seobrs, Melford House. WANTED~Known.— Cheapest House m town for First-class Drapery. Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. ' and invigorating IceCream \J as made by H. G. Flowbk, Con fectioner, East Street. , WANTED~Known.— Mrs J. Buch anan, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Tea and coffee at all hours ; hot luncheon on Saturdays, 12 to 2. Next Messrs,!. Orr and Go's, East Street. : ; WANTED Known—Some special lines m choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at "The Corner." WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburtoii Tweeds.— Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. W "ANTED Known—The "Strong^ wear " Boot is the best for Mens 'jadies and Children.—W: H. Coiliek. &LA.SS, Earthenware, and China, direct from the Manufacturers.^ — Robert Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. VTOW ON —At Stationers' Hall, _i_V Great Sale of Surplus Stock of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods' Music, etc. Great reductions for cash, for one month only. Hundreds of books at less than English price. At L. F. Andrewes & Go.'s, Stationers Hall.; Public Notices, LOST on Saturday night between Mr Frederick Clark's and Commercial Hotel, a purse containing a small sum of money belonging to a poor person. Finder please return to Police Office. 3 194 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN c AuarrMTr, isoi. F C F c 3N- Z C?. .F. F °, XT ATS, Caps, Shirts, Pyjamas, F y f JIjL. Sleeping Suits, Collars and j!, Cuffs, made to order at the New * p Zealand Clothing Factory. jr., C QOFT Felt Hats, Hard Felt p C O Hats, Tweed Hats, 'Varsity F C and other Caps, splendid variety, F C at the New Zealand Clothing F C Factory. F C T ADIES' and Gents' Water- ]J p JLi proofs, made to measure, j, A choice lot of patterns to select p q from, at the New Zealand Cloth- j> 0 ing Factory. ]? C OOYSHSuits, i.i Sailor, Fritz, F C J3 Guard, and Ajax shapes, F C nicely made, Coat and Knickers F lined throughout, fromlos6d, at the * x New Zealand Clothing Factory. * P /^ ENTS' Tweed Suits 355, F C VJT Gents' Tweed Trousers 9s p C 6d, all our own make ; thorough F (J good value at the New Zealand F C Clothing Factory. F C \rrERTHETM New High Arm y, V V Sewing Machines are the b«at £ pin the wor>ld. The most simple, ™ j» most durable, most noiseless, best g q finished and lightest, running Sew- p C ing Machine m the market. -New ]? C Zealand Clothing Factory Agents F C jn^WllMEN^ Silk" and F C \Jf Washing Scarfs m immen.se p ( variety, Riding Gloves, Braces m j*, j p Ambulance, Argosy and Impe al J, p (new designs), at the New Zealand p (j OtOTHIXTG FaCTOKY. p C "11 TEN'S and Boys' Suits made F 0 J_Vl to measure jfirstclassfit and F C workmanship guaranteed m every F 1 0 gnrmenb we undertake. We invite 'F C inspection, comparison, patronage. C m ■ .mi ii i I (j K«*w SEcalaictl p C €I,oth:ii*« paciobx p ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ2ZZ O« J3. OEYMOURi SURGEON DENTIST, \ 15 Colombo Street (new Buildings nea I Corner of Gloucester Street.) Established 1869 Scale of Charges : Extraction, 2s 6d per tooth ; fillings, 5s per tooth. A reduction made where anumber require attending. ARTIFICIAL TEETH. The charges for artificial teeth are made with a view to strict economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or \ such materials as patients prefer. Par ! ticulars given on application. Consulta- : ton free. Nitrous Oxide' Laughing Gas) ; adim mla^ered whe nrequired. Attendance 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 15 Colombo Stebbt, Christchurch. STEPHENS T> RO S , TEPHENS JJROS, MARKET HOUSE. TO STATION OWNERS, CON TRACTORS, AND HARVEST HANDS WE have just landed a First Class Stock of this Season's TEA, in cluding the very Choicest Varieties that money can procure. The Indians are flowery and pungent, whilst {Mo Ceylons, are spring pickings with plenty of grip., We have also m China Kaisow and Moning, both of excellent quality. In addition to the above we have secured for this district the sole right of selling and introducing the Kangra Valley Co's IE AS, which have been so highly commended and appreciated m other parts of this and the adjoining Colonies. We have no hesitation m recommending j them to ©ur Customers and the Public, We have further been successfu putrring the agency for this town fo toocun's, of London, FAMOUS FRUIT SAUCE, Cheapest and Best m the trade. No Housewife should be without it All other Goods m Stock of Best quality >—Including-^— HARDWARE, TINWARE, BRUSH WARE, GLASSWARE, CHINA WARE, HOLLOWARE, CROCKERY, &v. N.l^-rAll GOO OS purchased from us can be retunjejj if not satisfactory. §SJT Satisfaction bemjj our motto, "fgg Stephens {Broß n MARKET HOUSE ASHBURTON ■ ' ■••■ i



Public Notices. \JT« JO AWCETT UoDDS SURGEON DENTIST, Addkkss : Court Chambers, above Mr jf. M. Jones Stationer, East Street. MONEY JO LEND. TUTONEY to Lend at LOW RATES ! OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of J2IOO to_jßsooo for further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchuroh. [a card.] H. O. I>. iMTKA-TtK®, Barkister and Solicitor. 194 Hereford Street, CHRISTCHURCH. £15,000 to Lend m sums of £250 and upwards at 6 per cent. 3 163 Mr W. F. Thompson, SURGEON -p|ENTIST, URG XO N XJ ENTI ST, 218 HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH Hours—lo a.m. to 6 p,m. Having purchased Dr N. A. Neely's Dental practice, MR THOMPSON may b« consulted at the above address. 2 11 Wheat. Oats. /"\RDERS just received for Prime TUSCAN, PEARL, & HUNTERS Also for large quantity good SECONDS WHEAT, and heavy MILLING OATS. —HIGHEST PRICES.— 3 111 JOHN G. RESTELL. (I II If, W. Spencer & Co. EXTENSION OF W. W. gl'EXt'Kll & Co* Great Clearing Sale. Being heavily overstocked, and m order to make room for a shipment of Goods which we have landing from Home In about a fortnight., we have made Greater Reductions than ever. All Wool, colonial flannel, 10Jd, 4-ply fingering wool, all colors, la lid; Calicos 2s 3d the doz; Dress Goods 4id ; Washing Prints, 2|d, Bjd, and 4id ; Washing Muslin p 2.s lid the doz ; Towels, 3|d p p-j each ; a very large Towel 9|S, rJ Q now 6|d ; very good Ticking, HR *~\ 6d : double width Sheeting, m <J 7^d; heavy white Linen Twill H D Sheeting, Hid ; heavy cotton Shirting, skl; Cretonnes, 4|-d ; l flj Men's woollen Sox, Hid; Jioys' p n Braces, 4d ; Men's Braces, 8d ; M <j Men's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid ; *> Men's good Tweed Suits. 22s Q -- Od ; Boys' T'veeu Suits from l }l| 4s lid ; Men's colored Moles r H 7s 6d, now 5.? lid ; Boys' do. p W 2a lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. £j h Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d ; Men's \J] colonial made Shooters, 9s lid; Boys' strong Boots very cheap. Women's strong Elastics, 6s 9d; Girls' and Maids' Kid Elastic Sides and Button Boots 2s lid. 3s lid, and 4s 6d ab w. W. *i»jeiTc*:h * c«'» THE ARCADE. N.B.—We have this day purchased a Traveller's Set of Samples at a discount of 50 per cent. If you want a real bargain n«w is your chance. The~^ijrcadeu CHRIS rOHCROH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets S. M yE^ AND CS SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin and Westport fTTE have gained tin FIRST AWARD W " the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the highest class work and perfect tit at the roost moderate cos A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Comple Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. 'Nxtuuxl, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra cc or charge. 1111 "' i Arrangements can be made for part ov monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction ©f teeth under its influence is perfectly painless mid positively sale 7] Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s Cd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other denies repaired py reww&eltefl at 9m»H cost* 1