The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1891. INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION.

A system by which the interests of • capital and labor m industrial enter prises could be combined has been long .soughl for, and innumerable sugges tion.'! have bean made, but uone yet found to be practicable. Profit-sharing has long been considered by thinker's. the best available method of obviating the friction between labor and capital of which the world has semi so many disastrous consequences of late, and ■which at the present momeut con tinues to disturb many of the indus tries which are the largest employers of labor. The first experiment m. profit-sharing of which we have authentic details was made m 1842 by M. Leclaire, a house decorator, of Paris, Finding the cares of super vision of his business peculiarly in tolerable, he conceived the idea of making his workmen partners with him. He therefore assigned to himself, besides interest for his capital, a fixed allowance for his labour and responsibility as manager, ami divided the profits among the j whole body, himself included... The j result was almost magical. Out of I tYiis simple method there grew a com- J plicated self-regulating machine, the motive power of which was the interest each man had m the result—an interest sustained by the knowledge that the"^ reward would be proportionate to the effort, and that there was assured by industry provision; for calamity, old age, and death. So smoothly and bene ficently did the system work that ever., after M. Leclaire's death it? continued to prosper, and survived even the disturbance m trade caused by the Franco-German war. Industrial profit sharing has not made much progress m England- An experiment was made at the Whit wood collieries, but it col lapsed from a variety of causes, the chief of which was unexampled pro sperity m trade, which admitted of returns that could not be maintained when the normal condition of business was resinned. But the experience gained from the experiment has been valuable sis showing the nature of the rock on which it split. To come nearer home, we/learn from the " Otago Daily Times!' that a system of profit sharing is m practice m Dunedin by the firm' and employees of Messrs James Duthie&nd Goethe well-knowncarriers. The-ischenie Which they have formu lated is as follows :-—They deduct a certain fixed sum per annum for the cost of management and for providing capital, horses, harness, plant, stabling, and. yard accommodation. The surplus profit, after payment of this claim, wages, feed, repairs, claims, all trade working expenses, and providing for all bad debts contracted during the year, is to be divided into two equal portions, of which one goes to the firm and the other to the employes pro portionately to the number of days each has worked. The firm retain full authority m the management of the. business and over the employees. They fix the rate of wages, but pro vide for the annual appointment of a committee of three from the staff, whose duty it shall be to bring before the firm all grievances, and to make suggestions generally. They also stipulate, but this is not essential to the scheme, that an accident insurance fund shall be established out of pay ments by each employee of 6d per week. This is profit-sharing pure and simple. j It means the payment to the men of a bonus proportionate m amount to the sum of their industry and care. It is not pretended that philantrophy has prompted the experiment. The firm | candidly say that they hope to induce each employee to look upon himself as working for something outside his daily wage, and they calculate that they can afford to let him have the reward of his individual efforts. Such a system is scarcely applicable to industries which involve the investment of im mense sums m machinery and stock, and which are subject to wide fluctua tions of prices, and frequently have to be worked at a loss for months and even years. It is, however, a great step towards the establishment of that community of interests between em ployer and employed, between capital and labor, which social economists are agreed is the practicable solution of the all-absorbing labor question.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Mamari is m dosk afc Lyttelton to repair the damage sustained at Oamaru breakwater m the recent heavy easterly sea. The Committee of the Hew Zealand Amateur Athletic Association have decided to 'postpone the attempt to send a team tof England till the championship meeting o 1892. It is announced that the Government have determined to allow £600 to Mrs White foord as compensate allowance m considera tion of the great services and sudden death of her husband In connection with the recent readjust ment of the ocean mail service, the Coptic will be despatched on Saturday, April 4th, and thereafter boats of the Shaw, Saville, I and Albion Company and New Zealand Ship ping Company will be despatched at intervals of a fortnight] Reports have been published m Sydney of a glove fight for £350 which took place at an athletic club a few nights ago between two men known respectively as Joe Goddard > and Joe Conynski. According to these re ports the event was witnessed by the Hon I). O'Connor, Postmaster-General, and Capt Fisher, Stipendiary Magistrate. In order to verify these reports a newspaper reporter called upon both those gentlemen, with the result stated below. M.r O'Connor, when asked if he was at the prize fight, said, " Yes, and I didn't go m any disguise. It was just one of the most manliest and best contests I have seen m xny life. And what was more, they had the good aense to knock off before anything serkms resulted." (Japt Fisher, S.M., said, " Yes ? I was tljere, certainly, and a very good fight itnyas," The fight is described as being a very brutal one, and Mr O'Connor and Mr Fisher are severely censured by the press I Hollow ay's Ointment and Pills.— Abscesses, Erysipelas, Piles. — Unvarying success attends all who treat these diseases according to the simple printed directions wrapped round each pot and box. Thgyju-.e iityiuuable tho yo\jng'"iwul timid', whose ba'sjifillness'' sometimes endangers life"/ Though apparently local, diseases' of this nature are essentially blood diseases; but a little attention, moderate perseverance, and trifling expense will enable the most diffident p j conduct any case tp/q. h^ppy i?s;i]^vi|hcut gxpbsing secret infirmities to liny- one, '''ItVe ointment checks the' looal inflammation and alleviates the throbbing pains,' These direc tions' also clearly point but when and how Hollo way's Pills are to taken, that their purifying and regulating powers may assist by adjusting and strentheuing the' tsoasti sWtiodi : ■ - : ; , ■■ -v. ;•

■ The Star of the East Lodge, 1.0. G.T., meets this evening for the eleccion of deputies and Grand Lodga representative. Mr Horace Gates, who has been on a visit to Sydney, is on his way back, and will resume his professional duties next Monday. The annual convention of the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union was opened m the Provincial Council Chambers, Chricstchurch, on Tuesday. Ib is proposed to form a branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals m Ashburfcon, and a meeting for that purpose will be held at the Borough Council Chambers next Wednesday evening. At the Wangunui Itegatta the Canterbury crew, who won the Senior Fours at tha Lake i^orsyUi Rcgata, were beaten by the Wel lington crew. At the recent regatta the Canterbury, Wellington, and Star competed, and finished m the order named, but owing to the unsuitable nature of the course the result was hardly looked upon as a fair trial of skill. By their victory at Wanganui the Wellington men have'won the Championship of New Zealand. The young ladies of New Zealand promise to earn their full share of academical honors At the late examination m connection with the New Zealand University Miss Kate Moss passed the final section of the B. A. degree as the first section of the LL.B. degree. Miss Moss is the first lady graduate from Otago who has essayed the study of the law. We also learn that Miss Sylvia Gifford (a coitsin of Mrs P. "Williamsof Ashbnrfcon) has passed the M.A. degree with second-class honors m political science. An idiot who, perhaps, surpasses all rivals m memory and m the capacity to make mental mathematical calculations, was recently examined.in 9t Petersburg. He is 27 years old, and m his youth was noted for his brilliant abilities, . but was addicted to the immoderate use of liquors, and led a dissipated life. He was attacked by an acute disease. When he recovered he. "was found to have lost all his mental faculties except memory and the power of mathe matical calculation. These/increased pro portionately as his understanding and logical thinking vanished. Now he is a living phonograph aud calculating apparatus. In 'thelecture-room, Professor Merjevsky re quested him to square numbers containing five or cix figures, to extract the square roots of like numbers and so on. All the questions were answered correctly by the patient m a few seconds. No mathematician present could do anything like it. Then the professor requested someone to read poetry aloud for several minutes; and the patient repeated it as correctly as a phonograph, The memory and the calculating capacity of the patient are still growing, while m other respects he is becoming a more hopeless idiot, " With reference to the cable, message j published recently relative to the arrest at Berlin of Madame Patti for breach of contract to sing at St. Petersburg, a telegram from London to. a Chicago contemporary, dated December 19th, says that some time ago another artist for whose performance many seats had been taken m advance did not fulfil the engagement, and the Russian public was naturally disappointed. The authorities, therefore, determined that for the. fu+ur'e the money paid for seats booked m advance should be held m a sort of trust until the performance occurred. Acting m pursuance of this order the chief of police swooped down upon the large sum whicn the announcement of the Patti concerts and operas had attracted. - He took into his official keeping a portion of this sum, which Monsieur Zet had arranged to send to England for the guarantee which his contract with Madame Patti called for. The sweet singer waited for the materialisation of the guarantee, but as the cash did not make its appearance she refused to go to Russia, and that is the reason why the engagement was broken. Just as rapidly as that abortive work, the New Plymouth harbor, is silting up, marine science, as applied to the great steam levia thans of the day are proving that it was not required, at least for export purposes. The New Plymouth people laid the flattering unction to their souls that the ocean sailers of all nations were to be attracted to the superb haven they would provide. But the "hardy genius of the British race, with the powerful steamers at their command, show .their indifference to weather and to snug -havens by steaming past them and taking m their cargo m all -weathers" m proximity to a dangerous shore. At Waitara oud Opunake on the West Coast, the Home steamers take m their cargoes of frozen meat while lying off shore, extending their mighty length over a half-dozen waves, aud m the teeth of the most furious gale, needing only to put forth their great strength to get an offing. Tbe fact points to a new development m the history of trade. It is no longer necessary to concentrate all the trade of a country m two or three great harbors, starving the country to feed a few large centres. The harbourless coast may now establish a channel of traile with lands beyond the seas. —Rangitikei "Advocate." This is the history of "United Ireland.' Originally the (shareholders s* ood as follows : —Egan, 237 ; Parnell, 247 ; Dr Kenny, 10 ; Biggar, 10; W. O'Brien, 2; Justin M'Carthy, 2; D. Lahor, 2. Subsequently a further issue was made to Egan, which gave him a majority of the total shares. Nobody seems to have paid any cash for these shares. When Egan was appointed Minister to Chili he transferred his shares to Davitt. Although registered as a company, no legal formalities were complied with. No directors were elected, and so the seven shareholders originally forming the company considered themselves ita directors. On Biggar's death the number of shareholders was reduced below tne statutory number even, and nothing was done to remedy this. Under these circumstances, William O'Brien became editor, and practically proprietor, bringing out the paper at his risk and peril, Parnell expressly repudiating all risk and peril. Can anything (allowing that Mr Parnell is responsible for his actions) be con ceived irore mean than for him to have burst into the office, turned out O'Brien's locum tenem, and laid hold of the presses and type, with a view to convert the newspaper into an organ to puff himself, when O'Brien was liable to be put m prison if he landed m Ireland, and therefore could not defend his property?—" Truth." Some remarkably fine apples have been shewn us the last day or two. A catshead Codlin to be seen m the window of Mr H. G. Flower, confectioner, East street, which weighs lit) 6ioz. and was grown m the garden of the late Mr P. Fawcett, East Belt. Mr R. Murray picked m his garden at Allenton, a twig with four apples weighing 31b 130z., which are m Mrs Buchanan's window, East Street; they are "Poasgood's Nonsuch," of the origin of which sort the following romantic history has lately been published:—ln the year 1858 a.school girl planted five pins of a good apple, sort unknown, m a garden at Grantham, m Lincolnshire. They allat first grew, but four of them died ; the fifth con tinued to grow. Seven years afterwards the •erstwhile schoolgirl became a wife, and moved to Stamford. Having a sorb of affec tion for the tree she had watched seven years —though it had never had a flower oi} it alic took it with hep, and it was planted m a garden on the banks of the Weiland, a low lying garden partly flqoded every winter. Here for seven years mo,re the tree grew without flowering, and then it did flower and bore seven apples, which were shown m 1872 m the Marquis of Exeter's Park, the famous "Burghley Park by Stamford town" of Lord Tennyson's " L,arcl of B;urghley," Here they attracted so much attention that five of them were sent up to the Apple Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society; and Dr Hogg gave an illustration m the "Journal of I Horticulture." Mr Brown, nurseryman, of Stamford, gave £20 for the right to cut grafts, out of which £20 was bought a gold watch and chain, which, Mrs Peasgood wears to this day—and long may she Uy.e, to, 4a go —for the girl gf.r.dentsr n&med a Mr Peas-' good, oi Stamtorttj aiid'tue now famous apple h known throughout the length and breadth of the land as " Peasgood's Non such." ' ' ■

Melbourne Bumbledom has made a record of which it will not boast. A young woman drowned herself m the Yarra, leaving an infant behind her. Application was made to the court for an order of commitment to the Government orphanage. The child was very wan and haggard looking, aud even while they were discussing what should bo done with it, the woman who held it said tho child was dead. This was not quite the case but ifc looked so ill that the Magistrate said it ought to go to the children's hospital. To this the matron made some demur, stating that' it would not be admitted, being too young, but the Bench thought it should be taken up for examination by the doctor* All this occupied some few minutes and be fore any decision was arrived at the infant . expired. The University Senate have decided thai intimation be given that m 18i)2 the Univer sity will be prepared to issue certificates m agriculture to those who have kept ,two years' terms at the School of Agriculture at,! Lincoln, or at any other school of which the Senate may hereafter appro /c, and that the subjects for examination will be those now taught m the Lincoln College ; and m a like manner to issue certificates to students who have gone through a-course of study at'a school of engineering and technial science m Canterbury College or m any other school or college of which the Senate may hereafter approve; and a recess committee was ap pointed to consider the question of preparing a scheme to so alter the regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Science as to allow these technical subjects to form part of the examination for that degree.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London, March 2. . The " Chronicle " says there is every prospect of the Maybrick case being re opened. A telegram from fsan Francisco states that during a hurricane m Japan twenty-eight vessels and 300 lives were lost. Mr Parneli, m speaking at Cavan, said that before long he would expel the seceders from Ireland and the House of Commons. He speaks m London on Wednesday. The new Unionists demand a rcpi*e sentation on the Labor Commission. Eight Unionists who took part m the attack on the barrack ship Scot land are missing, and as some were thrown overboard it is feared they were drowned. There is a revival of rumors affect ing the money market, chiefly owing to the state of affairs m the Argentine. The Wesley centenary has been celebrated by a special week of service throughout the country. Archdeacon Farrar delivered an eloquent speech at the unveiling of the statue of Wesley. A difficulty has arisen m the African negotiations, Portugal having been asked to concede a free route from the British territory to the sea. Paius, March 2. The supporters of Victor Napoleon have declared themselves adherents of the Republic. Singapore, March 2. The revolt m the Caroline Islands has been suppressed. Ottawa, March 2. It is estimated that Sir J. Mac- Donald, the present Premier, will secure a majority of nine at the elec tions. Calcutta, March 2. The Wonthro rebellion m Burmah has been suppressed, and the rulers have submitted to the Government. Washington, March 2. The town of Yuma, m Arizona, has been destroyed by floods and fourteen hundred persons are rendered home less. One hundred were drowned, and the country is a lake for fifty miles.!

AUSTRALIAN.

Syhney, March ■*. Pound, the metallurgist, for whom a warrant was issued on a charge of stealing platinum valued at £6000, the property of the Otway Ranges Platinum Company, has been arrested. The Rev Mr Collie, of Newtown, has been elected Moderator of the Fresby terian Assembly, and the Rev Mr Brown, late Secretary to Foreign Missions, has been elected President of the Wesleyan Conference.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 3. The newly appointed General Manager of the Bank of New Zealand m this colony, Mr W. T. Holmes, arrrived from England, via Sydney, to-day by the Wairarapa. j The Finances and Legal Committee of the Harbor Board are to discuss with a Committee of the City Council the ques tion of the taking over of the dock by tha Borough Council. The Solicitors, of the Board have given the opinion that there is nothing m the Statutes exempting the Board from liability to be rated on property within the boundaries of ' the borough, But. they consider it anomalous that <rxn.e public body stould have the power of taxing another public body on a work which is for the general benefit of the community, and suggest that there should be an amendment of the law on the subject. At a meeting of the congregation of the Baptist Tabernacle Pastor Birch's resigna tion was accepted. It is understood he will not return to Auckland, 'pia con gregation will ask the,E,e,Y..'M;r Concord of Napier, to t#ebhiuge' ot the church for tb^ttionfch of-April. ' Wellington, March 3.} I I?rederick Arnold to-day was sen+<jpoecr to three months' -imnrioninent , for attempting to snuggle tobacco to prisoners', and s\ similar term for using obscene language to the gaol warder, the sentences to be concurrent. ; ■, .The Assessment Court hav^tie&H occu pied two days hqarii^g objections to the city vaJiwbioM. The total, valuation for the city was £313,102, and-the reductions mMg.% foe Couct "amounted to o^jr. J March, 3. Harrjf Smith, a well-known dairyman living on the,south side of the.river,"'wa:^ tOUjtidi dead, on the viv^r b»^k, mob far.'

froir. where he landed by the feiry boat { on Saturday. He is supposed to have,' had a fit shortly ■ afjb'er leaving the boat, and never recovered. The weather has been extremely boisterous for the List few days, no one going near the spot. The Name.man had a fit m a boat about a month ago, but was observed, aucl assistance being procured he was then taken to the hospital. Dunjkdik, March 3. The Tailoresscs' Union has decided to try and keep up a home m the country for convalescent members, and steps ate being taken to raise funds. The f-eneral Commitlee of the City Council recommend that delegates be appointed So the Municipal Conference at Wellington.

That Little Flower.

The flower that lies all withered there W=i3 once a primrose pale. By fairies nursed, it blossomed fair, Fanned by each gentle gale ; Upon a mossy bank it bloomed, Beside the water's eda:e, Where wildfowl made their nest? and roamed Amid the rustling sedge, A little plant that grew alone, With that one single flower ; And Nellie—that's my little one - Descried its sheltered bower. She tended it with childish care, And claimed it for her own, She saw herself reflected there, For she, like it, was love. And now it lies a withered thing— T'was plucked tho day she died, A fairer blossom of the spring Plucked from my hearth beside. And now these withered leaves you see I'll cherish near my heart, i Till she and I together be, Where Death no more may part. Hill Rob.

Supreme Court.

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DtWEDKf, March 3. Samuel Lister haying apologised to Henry D. Bell for a libel published m the " Otago Workman," a kol'eprosequi has been entered. ■■

POLITICAL NOTES

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Wellington, March 3. Government have decided not to attempt to be represented at the Mining Exhibi tion m connection with the Imperial Institute, owing to the want of prepara tion. It was also resolved that as Parlia ment has voted no money it is out of the power of Government to offer aid to the Institute. .".. , ; .. ...

Auctioneer's Report.

Mr F. M. Rickman reports on hi weekly sale at the Arcade on Saturday last:—About 50 horses were entered for sale, and a, number of vehicles. There was a large attendance of the public, and horses sold fairly* well:— Draughts up to £20, hacks and harness horses up to £12, and a ].nb of sundries at very satisfactory prices.

The Newton Seat.

The deputation that waited upon Sir George Grey asking him to bo nominated for the jtfewton seat informed him, that the proposal had been agreed to with only one dissentient voice, although all ■ thps<> present had not been his political,ad herents, A member of tho deputation said that Mr Goldie's late committee were strong on three points—local option with out compensation,'retrenchment;, and no further borrowing. These points were mentioned, and it was added that the dis trict did not wish anything for itself. Sir George Grey _ gladly took up the pqint thai the constituency had no interest but the general good. He said.lie. had always worked wich Mr Withy and Mr Goldie m endeavoring to obtain reduction of public expenditure. As to borrowing, Sir George was of opinion that ii was impossible m modern times for a nation to advance without a certain amount of borrowing. England had risen to her present pitch of greatness m that wav, and every great city m England, to his certain knowledge, had risen to pre-eminence through bor rowing wisely. Take the case of Liver pool. That city had become what it was from loans judiciously invested, and now a large amount was being borrowed to construct a port at Manchester. It seemed to him wise that the existing people should not be called on to pay m five or six years enormous sums of money to get some work done. The people, who would follow m say 40 or 50 years should pay for some share of the enormous advantages they got from the money laid out by others. He thought it was im possible for them to take up the position that there should never be any further borrowing, but he agreed that we had borrowed too much, and could not afford to borrow any further till we were m a better position than at present. He thought that for four, or five, or sij&'or seven sessions, there should be no. need for further borrowing, but he should; not like to think that New Zealand was never to borrow: again, .

The Oklahoma Collapse.

The mushroom towns of America have attained to worldwide notoriety, but it seems that their existence is frequently as brief as their birth was sensational. Only a short time after the American papers had come out with startling head lines about "The Rush at Oklahoma," the followng account comes from the '•boomed " district:—" There are quite forty thousand persons, ot whom thvee fourfchs are absolutely .suffering from, want of food and clothing. Oklahoma is a block of territory chiselled out of the Indian territory, and is surrounded by the barren, plains of the great American , desert, It was opened m 1889^ too late to raise a crop during that season j and everything consumed by the settlers had to be .shipped from the neighboring States. During 1 the summer and the autumn of 1889, thousands of acres were prepared for this year's crops ; miles' of virgin prairie were overturned, and every body was hopeful for a fruitful harvest during the present year. The prospects were flattering until 15 th .Tune, 1890 ;, but about £hatdafce the hot winds fro^ the barren plains to the south swe,pji over the country, withering anr\ flighting every vestige of vecfetatioM* Starvation stared, the pioneer,'; m the face, and the Con qvc-stiohal appropriation was speoc\i\yi ox- I haustcd. The terrible severity, of tlie present winfc r has added J*o tjlio bitterness of the suffering, and, t&e> condition of tluv people if trujy <fc»ptoi-able. The suffem^ & not eorJinod to the rural district, bjtt&choi* wmds are tVying to liv e jhe half dozen little cities anc\ fcawns which have sprung up, and ir^hjooh the. distress is;:, equal to th*^ of* the farming district' ■ Congr^i will, probably, provide. »eKef ( \v'4hm, a few,- weeks. Nothi,^. has been produDed m the territory, since it ) was opened except a li^*, cotton and a fair. crop of turi^s. Thousands are tqfrug to raisfe enough mpney to lea,v«' the, tvWfory,'?

Southland Mutton Contract.

At the annual meeting of th-e Southland 1* tossen Mv - Company, %, chairman aiv

nouueed that a new conrmcb had he'tit entered into for the sale of the output of tho works for the next three years at m aJvanced price. The directors have since issued a circular to shareholders, from which ir appears that not only m » better price to be obtained, out that there is to be a reduction m the Cnmpnny'a charge for frouzing, provided the year's output is equal to (50,000 sheep. After men tioning that, IS montliK ;«•<> a contract- w is entered into wilh Xdrion Bros, lo supply them with meal at L'.j-I per lb. f.o.b. for three years, and that" guarantee's weio given to the Company l.y growers to provide the greater portions tho directors continue :—" Realising, how ever, thohardships tli.it such guai-autow would be subjected to m the event oc moa^ rising In price, tjhe directors have entered into a fresh arrangement Avith Messrs Nelson Bros., Limited, for a period of three years from Isb. January last, whereby guarantors will, ■' if they choose, be released from the .promises made by thpm to . euppjy /Uieep at the above pi ice, but will have the opportunity of sending forward sheep at prices m advance of those formerly, ruling—viz., 2^d per lb., f.0.b., for prime wethers and maiden ewes, and 2 3-16 d per lb, f.0.b., for prime dry aged ewen and merino wethers, and 3|d per lb., f.0.b., for prime lamb, m season—cash on ship ment of the meat. No commission will be charged on the sale of the meat; and m regard to the freezing charges, the directors have decided to reduce these from-id to 7-16 d per lb., provided the Company's output for the current year exceed* 60,000 sheep or their .equivalent weight m lamb or beef. In the meantime, however, the full amount of £d pt>r lb. will be charged, and, at the end of the year, should the .output* reach< 60,000 sheep a refund of l-16th of a penny per lb, will be. made to shippers. This means that provided over 60,000 are frozen this year, th«, shippers .WilL-receive a net return, after paying for freezing charges and bags, of 2d per lb. for prime werhera and maiden ewes, of 11 l-16d (or nearly Ifd) for prime dry aged ewes and merino wethers, and of 3d per lb. for priraa lamb." . ■ , .•.

France and Germany.

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( ;;..;.. ■ Berlin, March 2. The excitement here is subsiding. , , The Empress Victoria has written to the Kaiser, praising har treatment and, the receipt of this letter has modified her son's views. The facilities for through railway tickets .across tho frontier have been rescinded. Paris, March 2. The French Press declares that any attempts to conciliate the feeling be* tween thetwo nations are now hope less of success. London; March 2. The Berlin correspondent of the " Globe " says great uneasiness is felt at the Emperor's threat to smash all opposition to his policy,, Yon Caprivl signifies his intention to resign m the autumn.

Mr W. T, Stead.

Stead is a brilliant, tireless, ingenious, and luminous person. ..He has a big, warm, schoolboy heart, also a keen sense «.f the ludicrous, but neither wit nor humor. He bocomes thoroughly, and indeed painfully, honest on two days out of every wcuk ; but, unfortunately, one can novel' oiie.ss beforehand at which end of tho week this will happen. In the dark and tragic hours, when the' buttons of Mr O'Brien's breeches might have been said to have entered into tho very soul of every earnest Glad«tonian, Stead appalled his party by mocking at the sacred vest ments m questions. Stead is one of those l'jire Ixun^s—;w Englishman with hh insatiable Imagination. Most Irishmen, it i(5 known, have imagination, and when a suicide belonging to that nation ality is fished out of a rivox- little else is ever found him. The Irishman who lias that gift m excess will spend ascertain number of years m destroying the British nation by means of his writings m the London newspapers ; ultimately, he either encers the Government ; service and rules "the 1?-. empire, or becomes an advertisement canvasser on a small scale. The Scotsman with a vivid imagination feels ever as un comfortable as does ho who walks away from the club by mistake with .■ another man's hat. Being thus afflicted, the imaginative Scotsman finds himself.sooner or later engaged m a duel a loiiimnce with whisky,- the betting is generally nine to four that whisky wins, and that the loser's, name becomes immortal, An Englishman with a vivid imagination is an anomaly. He will either, founr}. a new religion, get into the divorce court, or blow out his brains. • Stead now invents a new region very frequently. A year or two aggp h e b^d the assistance of Mrs Besarit'ifc this work and they made such satisfactory progress that Mr Stead took a Cook's ticket to Rome, bemg minded, to explain the advantages of his inventio» to Leo*XIIL, and to estab lish }> modus vivendi between the Beast figured m the Book of Revelations and Mrsßesant, During his journey m the train Stead, who speaks no, language but his own, hit upon one companion to taik < to, an old Irish monsignor called South well-known to everybody m Rome for the' last 30 years. Monsignor Smith explained good naturedly to Stead that an alliance, offensive and defensive, between ultra montanism and democratic socialism was; as much out of the question nowadays as ever, a truth which Stead might-have learnt from sundry standard books with out leaving Lpadon at all. But Stead loads too busy and feverish an existence to rea:l books, or to even think de liberately ; and this able, clear-headed, and indefatigable publicist is now pro foundly ignorant of every subject which cannot be mastered m seven minutes andi iifify-ei«bt seconds. — " Arsrus " corres pondent.

Alleged Brutal Conduct by a Constable.

At the.Magistrates' Gourfc this" morning -«Metera Thomas aaicl Harrison on the bench-John Clifford was charged with having been dvmi\ In pass street thi pre vious day, disorderly conduct whila so* drunk, and with assaulting Constable McGffl while so.dra.idri: -Mr Cuthbtertsoii appeared for accused. W. (4. Rees, sheep inspector, said that accused was m front of his house at about hiilf .xxfrb five the previous day. He was Wy drunk and using bad language. This went on for twenty minutes, and witness asked Constable McGill to take him into custody, The constable did so, and the prisoner resisted the arrest, and the con stable had to pull him alon«. . > Constable MoGill said tlie man usoi b,id language m reference to Mr Rees. Clifford went fairly well until he reached the, \?i«iiily Hotel, where he violently re sfcted, and! witness had to put him down to tret the Ixtrndcuffs on. While the hand cuffs w©jn» being put on, prisoner got one of witness* fingers m his mouth, and held c*i so it with his teeth*. Witness had to I i^ioke him almost to get him to let go tht> linger. A man came along and lielpetl wifno's&to get prisoner into a trap. By Mr Cuthbertson -Denied tlwb he s^rnrk prisoner- with t\e handcuffs. Michael O'Coiyjor saw r.ho prisoner and the constable opposite the Family Hotel. Tho coiihtablo rai tloiiio; his,'l)esli to <^cfc tho man. quietly along, but all his endea vors watts ia vain, as the priaonec

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Public Notices. v^ OL E AGMT FOR F. WALCOT'S GOLD MEDAL Emery Sharpening Stones, HENRY ZANDttP, 3 2 ABHBUKTON. SINGING. A LADY (now resident 'm Chtist /".». church), thoroughly competent to teach Singing, is desirous of obtaining pupils m Ashburtoni. Lessons at their own residences. Apply "Alplm," Mail Office. 9, 106 THE MIRROR. A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to bo published every FRIDAY price 3fl, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Terace, Rus«elJ Street Melbourne* THE ASHBURTON MAIL From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of subscription to this Journal will b6 as follows, viz:— IF PAID IN ADVANCE. Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post 7s 6d  Half-year... 12s Od, by post 14s Od „ Year 20s Od, by post 26b Od if booked. ' Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post 8s Od „ Half-year... 13s Od, by post 16s Od „ Year...... 26s Od, by post 32b Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6deach ; ff booked, 4s each. Stamps may be sent as payment. , i : '-*%■ ART NEEDLEWORK, AND FANOY. REPOSITORY east STREET, ASHBURTON. Mrs Adams IS now showing some nice designs m Plush, Canvas, Raised Woolwork, Crt*h, Arresene, New Shades m Macrame, Tiiisel Silks, Filloselle, New Transfers, Cords, Tassels, and Fringes, Braces and Smoking Caps ready for working. China, ©lass, and Japanese Ornaments m great variety. Wedding and Birthday Gifts. Agents for »Mes dames Weigel and Butterick's cut paper patterns, and Eclipse Dye Works. Re ijistry Office for Servants. Mr W. F. Thompson, SURGEON pvENTIST, URGEON UEN TI ST, 218 HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH Hours—lo a.m. to 6 p,m. Having purchased Dr IS.-A. Neely's Dental practice, MR THOMPSON may be consulted at the above address. 2 11 MONEY TO LEND. TIyTONEY to Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 TO_£sooo For further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchurch. JAMES BAKER, TIMBER MERCHANT, AND GENERAL FURNITURE A«D FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, HAYELOCK STREET, Opposite Harrisons Auction Mart, "TpURNITURE and Picture Frames JJ m^ide to order m any design at shortest notice. Sole Agent m Ashburton for Clegg's Perambulators. A 1 so, Wiesner Pianos. NMHHUT TT7E ARE CASH PURCHASERS of §£coi¥»s Wheat IN ANY QUANTITY A.t Hijarliewt Marketßntes BOLLITT & C ). 2 121 v!). J3 O EYM OU R SURGEON' DENTIST, I 15 Colombo Street (new Buildings nea Conici 1 of Gloucester Street,) Established ... ... . 1869 Scale op CnxtmvM ; %% tracti.in, 2.s (id per tooth ; nllijigs, | 5s per toijf'h. i X reduofcioiii JiitaiV ssrjiere a number require , ctt-ending.. \ AKTIFICIAL TEETif, ■ Ilio cljiaspg^s for artificial teetli are jjiade with a view to strict economy, regulated 15>y such ciieu-mstanees is cases present, or lunch materials us patitnts prefer.. Par • ilieubvK given on application. Consulta-; j tion fiec. ISTi-troMS Oxide (Laughing Gati) \ iidmintst/ered wlwn rttcjwired, AttentUnc.^ 10 a.m. to (i p.un, 15 COLOMBO S'l^BT. CfIBBfiTCHIUROH, 11



jpuDUo Notices. I THE "DOMESTIC PAPER PATTERNS OF NEW YOBK. MM§ 1* 41 JP 15 ! WISHES to inform her many Friends and Customers that she has the Agetfcy of the above celebrated Patterns, that by each San Francisco Mail will 11E CIBIV E NE W ONY. S. * —Also— - •■ •«xi-i:ks styl js 9 » Price 3d Monthly. THK BTJOU ART NEEDLEWORK PKPOT, Morten's Buildings, Opposite Bank New Zealand, CHRIBTCH U R 0 H. 2 30 (""] ■"« »" (~] ; W*H. COLLIER W. H. Collier is now The Corker W. H..Collier The Corner W. H. Collier showing The Corner W. H. Collier The Corner W. H. Collier NEW THE Corner W. H. Collier , The Corner W. H. Collier and The Corner W. H. Collier . T __ The Corner W. H- CollierC HO ICE The Corner W. H. Collier The Corner W. H. Collier MILLINERY The Corner W. H. Collier ULSTERS, Thk Corner W. H. Collier JACKETS, The Corner W. H. Coliekl RIBBONS, The Corner W. H. Collier FURS, The Corner W. H. Collier GL.OVES, The Corner W. H. Courier DRAPERY, The Corner W. H. Collier etc., etc., The Corner W. H- Collier for the The Corner W. H. Collier ___■__ The Corner W. H. Collier AITTITMar x HE Corner W. H. Collier wi ; nL,. The Corner W. H. Collier WiJl***» The Corner W. H. Collier SEASON. THK Corner W. H. Collier — The Corxer W. H. Collier The Balance The Corner W. H. Collier of The Corner W. H. Collier SUMMER The Corner W. H. Collier STOCK The Corner W. H. Collier i s still being TftK Corner W. H. Collier The Corner W. H. Collier SniQ OFF The Corner W. H. Collier The Corner W. H. Collier CHEAP The Corner W. H. Collier to make room The Corner W. H. Collier for The Corner W. H. Collier NEW GOODS The Corner W. H. Collier arriving. The Corner "The Corner." ;O",«" »"" CD W. W, Spencer X Co] * ■. ■ ■ EXTENSION OF W. W". APKATUJKIt * Con Great Clearing Salk. Bfiißg heavily overstockedj und m order to make room for a shipment of Goods which we have landing from Home m about a fortnight, we have made Greater Reductions than ever. All Wool, colonial flannel, 10kl, 4-ply fingering wool, all colors, Is lid; Calicos 2s 3d the doz; Dress Goods 4§d; Washing Prints, 2id, 3*d, and 4id ; Washing Muslin H2s lid the doz ; Towels, 3£d j each ; a very large Towel £%1, T r\ now 6id ; very good Ticking, n> H 6d ; double width Sheeting. y 7id; heavy white Linen Twill H Sheering, 11-Jd ; heavy cotton U Shirting, SW; Cretonnes, 4id ; l {g Men's woollen Sox, ll|d; Boys' \P H Braces, 4d ; Men's Braces, 8d ; W <1 Men's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid ; <*> Men's good Tweed Suits, 22s Q 6d ; Boys' Tweta Buits from w E3 4s lid ; Men's colored Moles r C -7s 6d, now 5s lid ; Boys' do. n W 2a lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. Lj Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d j Men's Pj *• 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 2a lld ; 3s lid, and 4s 6d at W. W". »PJBMC£R * Co'i 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 now is your chance^ Xlie~~Arcade. THE fOIOIIII IWIIS COMPANY OF HI lEAUIB (FIRE AND MARINE) Business of this Company has been TRANSFERRED to the COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited, of London, by whom, through the various Branches and Agencies m New Zealand, all accounts •wing to aud by and all losses under the Colonial Insurance Company's policies will be settled m future. F. ALLEN, General Manager, Wellington, New Zealand, December 11th, 1890. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSUR ANCE COMPANY, (Limited) Established 1861. fncoroor.T.ted under Act of Parliament, 7 1 .and 8 Vie, Cap. 110. Head Office': W and 20 Cornhill, London Capital fully aubscribwl ... £2,500,000 Total Invested Funds .., 2,351,707 Total Annual Nett Income...' .1,132,239 HEAD OFFICE for NEW ZEALAND : Lambton Quay, Wellington. "With Local Boards of Advice m Austrnlifi and New Zealand. General Manager for New Zealand : FRANK ALLEN, J P. Every description of Fire nd Marine Insurance effected at LOWEST CUEEEN TT RATES CUFF & GRAHAM, Managers for Canterbury, Christchurch. Agf.m n>* A™™™ c - .BROS