MAIL NOTICES.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The " Canterbury Tiiv.es" this week gives special sketches of thoscene of the Windsor murder, with a complete history of Deem Lug's career for some years past. A meeting is to be held at Stone's Hotel, Tinwald, to-night, of those willing to form a fGotball club m TiuwaUl. It is understood that considerable support has already been promised. Mr William Loo Ching, said to be the oldest Chinaman m Australia, and a colonist 1 of 51 years' standing, exhorts his Sydney i compatriots to drop their faction feuds, and quarrel, if quarrel they must, only with fiui'dpeans. Baron Mueller, the Victorian Govern ment botanist, is not to be retrenched, but the publication of his scientific treatises on Victorian vegetation, which cost £1600 a year, is lo be stopped. The " Bulletin " says that of 33 members sitting m the N.S.W. Legislative Council one clay recently, only three were able to read without glasses. Moreover, if man heard wifh his hair, the members would be nearly all deaf. At Timaru yesterday Phoebe Jane Parker, housemaid at the Gros'venor hotel, was com mitted for trial on a charge of stealing three £5 notes of the Union Bank of Australia, the property of Sarah Elizabeth Farrell, barmaid at the same hotel. A Mrs Dunn, residing at Christchurch, whose husband left her m 1887, when a warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge of embezzelmeufc at Reef ton, has said that the portrait of Deeming m the papers has made her suspect that he is her runaway husband, from whom she has not heard since his departure. She says that he was possessed of considerable mechanical ability, and told her that he came from America. Subsequent enquiries at places m America where he is said to have been failed to con firm his .statements. In the Newcastle (N.S.W.) District Court lately, John O'Sullivan, stevedore, was sued by one Scott, a cab proprietor, for the recovery of £30, alleged to be due as compen sation for injuries done to a horse lent to defendant by plaintiff to run m a hack race at the late Hospital Benefit Races. In was shown that O'Sullivan started the horse m a cigar race and painted it pink, and the plain tiff alleged that he could not get the piuut off for six weeks. The defendant painted his dog and produced it m court to prove that the process was not harmful to animals. The defendant was called m to pay £11 2s for his little joke. Mr H. 0. Forbes, curator of the Christ church Museum, m January last received some natural history specimens from the Chatham Islands, among them being part of the skull of a bird now extinct there. Mr Forbes fancied this skull resembled that of a bird recently extinct m Mauritius, and sent to the islands to try and get more relics of the kind. In this he was successful, obtain ing enough to satisfy his mind that a psculiar kind, of bird had been an inhabitant of the two islands, separated by half the circumference of the world. The bird was wingless, and sorrething between a wood hen and a swamp hen. The importance of the find lies m the evidence it supplies thai the Ohathams and Mauritius were once con nected by an antarctic continent. Similar evidence of likeness m natural productions indicates a former land connection between New Zealand and South America. At the Women's Christian Temperance Convention at Auckland it was resolved— "That this convention requests local unions to make searching inquiry into the character of the pictures sold m cigarette packets, and ex posed m tobacconists'arid barbers'shops, with a view to the suprsssiou and removal of any objectionable pictures, and to use e\'ery possible effort to influence young men and boys to discontinue the purchase of packet* containing such pictures." It was a.so decided that, as a part of the ensuing year's work, the local union should undertake certain work for the benefit of barmaids, stewardesses, and female factory hands. A further recommemdation was adopted urging upon young men not to hold meetings m connection with athletics m rooms at hotels. It was alsc resolved to take every step to check the growing tendency to Sabbath desecration. (.hi the question of Austrlian Federation our Melbourne correspondent writes : —If it be true that Mr Dibbs is going to England as Agent-General for New South Wales the cause ol Federation will go up m the market, since he is its strongest opponent while Mr B.irton, his successor m the .premiership, is a great advocate of the scheme. Mr Barton is a protectionist, but a very moderate one. He is favourable to an Australian tariff'against the whole world, and to intercolonial free trade. He is besides a man of moderate views, peaceable and jovial temperament and considerable culture, entirely free from the petty jealousies of the neighbouring colonies which disfigured the policy of Sir John Robertson and Sir Henry Parkes, the latter of whom, be it remembered, would, if his colleagues had consented, have act ually attempted to forbid Victoria from taking any water from the Murray for irrigation purposes. papers contain some interesting particulars regarding the late Hon W. A. Wood, of reaping and mowing machine fame, who died on January 15, at the ripe age of seventy-six years. Mr Wood was originally a blacksmith, and subsequently went into business, at Hoosick Falls with Mr John White, under the name of White and Wood, and continued until 1852, when he engaged m business with .Mr J. Russell Parsons, under the firm name of Wood and Parsons, the firm having purchased the right for the State of New York, to manufacture reaping and mowing machines. Mr Wood set about making improvements which finally resulted m the production of the machine which is so well-known. In 1852 only two machines were made ; thus the business increased from two machines m 1852 to some 90,000 m 1891. The first mowing machine of American manufacture ever introduced into a foreign country, according to our American infor mant, was a Walter A. Wood mower, over thirty-five years ago, on the farm of the Prince Consort at Windsor, and this was the ! beginning of the immense foreign trade now ; carried on by the Walter A. Wood Company. Mr Wood had undoubtedly been the making of Hocsick Falls, which grew with the growth of his works, until from a hamlet of a few hundred inhabitants it developed into a town of 7000. He used his fortune freely on religious and charitable undertakings, and his death seems to have been mourned m the district as a public calamity. Mildura was started .{says an Australian paper) as an exclusively temperance settle ment, and from the first no hotel was allowed within its borders. The circumstance seemed eminently favourable for the carry ing out of the experiment. The settlors at Mildura are well known to be a picked population, mostly young men of tl.rifty habits and good bringing up. Their occu pation—fruit-growing—is quite idyllic m its suggestion of rural innocence, and m an irrigation colony there ought to be no scarcity of water. In &pi(.o of all this, how ever, and m spite of the fact of there being j no hotels, it was noticed from time to time that the inhabitants of Mildura contrived to get into a state of considerable hilarity. It was clear, m short, that either they managed to get supplier ot alcoholic re freshments without the aid of the licensed publican, or else that fruit-grov.'ing was a far more exhilarating prootsss tljan had ever been suspected. The secret came out at aj recent sitting of the Mildura Court of petty j sessions, when no fewer tlum 20 cases of sly grog gulling came before the Bench. The ! defendants ware of all sorts of trades and conditions, including tailor*-, chemists, and even a medical man. 'f'lis "Argus," m commenting on the prosecution, vtry truly j remarks :—■-" The fundamental mistake that | prohibitionists make is m supposing that the worst offence a nuw can can commit is to take a glass of beer or spirits, They seem entirely, o <>vei'lo'»k ih; fact that jt j.s infhutel *•'>;••■;■ to pra.:.Jco .l.;ccit or to coitir mit perjury, to both of which their policy is directly jn.gcn.tive, !i j

A PHENOMENAL CRIMINAL.

If oxly half of what wa see m the cablegrams about the monster, the discovery of whoso crimes has just startled'the world, be true, he must bo one of the most extraordinary beings that has ever appeared m human shape. Other men have murdered their wives, but their motives have generally been traceable to the strongest of human passions—tosudden anger, jealousy, avarice, or to intrigues with other women. Fathers havo even slain their children, but, except m isolated cases, only a maniac's hand has done the terrible deed, But here we find a monster planning the whole sale slaughter of his wives and all his little ones, digging beforeh.md a grav>> —and such a grave ! —into which to throw theiv dead bodies, utterly insen siljjpi to the horrors of his awful proceedings, but keenly alive to the work of carrying out his cruel plans, and executing all their shocking details with a marvellous exactness. He seems to have regarded the death agony of his helpless victims with no ! more pity than a tiger would regard the struggles of its prey. Not one throb of human feeling could have shaken his fell purpose for a moment, [ as lie seized each trembling little one, and butchered it m a manner that sickens us even to read about. And the only discernible motive was a pass ing fancy for a woman whom he got rid of with equal barbarity and dispatch. After the terrible scene m that house m Kainhill, that display of merciless ferocity, it can excite no surprise to read that the murderer was ,seen, later on, "cementing" the tomb of his next victim, with a cigar m his mouth, and a glass of wine by his side! The cablegrams already to hand create more than a suspicion that while the young woman he in duced to follow him to Western Australia was on her way to join him, he was actually making preparations to dispose of her m the same way as that m which the others had been got rid of, and her ultimate resting place would probably have been below the cement m the new house he was " about to build for her." We wonder what psychological theories could account for the existence of this fiend m human form. A creature with only average oppoitunities to educate him self, and fewer still to acquire that polish which is popularly supposed to be the special mark of blue blood, he yet could " move m the highest circles," m a European capital, and pose as a member of the British nobility. Al though a forger, a burglar, and a successful swindler, it would seem that if he had refrained from actual murder he might have lived upon his wits— that is to say upon other people -for years to come, and even escaped the clutches of the law. The only thing to be said is, that since Nature does, at very rare intervals, produce beings possessed of abnormal attributes, this murderer of wives and little children must be one of these. And, if it be so, then we may surely hope that it will be long before the world will look upon his like again.

BIBLE SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The ar.nual meeting of the Asliburton br inch of the British and Foreign Bible Society w"as held last night m the Wes leyan Church. It is to be regretted iliat the attendance was anything but what it should have been, considering the claims of the Society upon the Christian people of Asliburton. The Rev S. La wry occu pied the chair, and m the course of an eloquent introductory address, urged the claims of the Bible Society upon all Christian people. Rev Mr Blake read the treasurer's report m the absence of the treasurer, which showed an income of £47 5s 6d up to date, and an expenditure of £1 5s m all, leaving £46 to be devoted to the purposes of the Society. The Rev Mr Robjohns then addressed th) meeting, and m his well known happy way told of the work the Society was doing, of the many languages into which the Holy Scriptures had been translated, and of the millions of copies that had been printed, of the many fresh languages into which the Bible had been translated, printed, and disseminated, and of the number of missionaries that were engaged m the work. He also spoke of the meetings that had been held i» the town school with the children, and give much interesting information m statistical .shape as to the work that was going on. He moved the following motion—"That this meeting rejoices m the continued progress of this Society, under the Divine blessmg, as evidenced by the two hundred and ninety-two trans lations made, and the number of copies of the Scriptures circulated last year— nearly four millions—and appeals to a'l, who value the Bible, for their support,." Mr Twentyman seconded, and m the course of an eloquent and telling speech pointed out that though art, science, and literature existed before the Bible was known, men were then corrupt to a degree, and the nations sank and dis appeared. The advancement of to-day was due to the religion of Jesus Christ, and the book upon which fchac religion was based. There was an elevating principle m the book which raised the nations who possessed that book above all others who were without it. The speaker dwelt upon the yaluo of the book as a history, as a book of poetry, as a literary triumph, as a manual of moral teaching, aud as a revelation from God, The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev J. Cocker moved the second resolution as follows :—" That the thanks of this meeting be conveyed to the Committee, arid a very cordial voLe of thanks lie passed J.o the pollectors, That the Committee for thjLs year consist of ministors of the Gospel (eje officio), and of Messrs J. \V. Sawle, J. H. Twentym,-tn, A. Oit, 11. Alcorn, Or. Jameson, and J. W. Twentyman. J. W. Twenfynmn ' to be treasurer and Rev. Alex. Blake, secretary." He said he had met at Port Said the agent of the Bible Society, and had a good meeting with the sailors and others. That agent was busy circulating copies of the Scriptures, and none could tell how much good was done. Mr Booth seconded the resolution, and trusted all would appreciate the labors of the collectors. The resolution was carried. The Rev A. M. Beattie moved a vote of thanks to Mr Robjohns and the other speakers, which wa,s seconded by Mr Alcorn and carried.

CRICKET.

[I'EK PKKSh ASSOCIATION.]

Received March 30, 8.40 p.m.) Adelaide, March 30. Lord Sheffield'^ team of English cricketers sailed for Plymouth yesterday.

THE FORGERY CASE.

1 The Wellington "Evening Piess" aays :—Fisher, or Gilbert, or whatevrr t hi.s ivune may b\ is known only too well m this city, where he has boen m several scrapes. lie is an excellent actor, and has been able"to "gull " all classes of the community. Only recently, he was be fore the Supreme Court, here on a chaiiro of obtaining a suit of clothes from Mr Wilson, tailor, of this city, by means of false pretences. He (hen defended himself most cleverly, ho much so indeed rha: the jury brought m a verdict m his favour, i.rxl he was discharged. The nex! day he was seen at the Hutt races, .strutting about the lawn most fashionably dressed, and apparently flush of money Very shortly afterwards Wellington be came too hot for him, and he left the city. He ws atone time employed on the wharf here. During a term of im prisonment at the Terrace Gaol he feigned madness to perfection for a number of weeks and also made several desperate attempts to c cape. He was a member of the Ponekj Cricket Club and did good service for the junior eleven with the willow. His parents arc said to be of good family at Home,

TOWN BOARD.

HAMPSTEAD.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hampstcad Town Board was held on Monday evening. Present — Messrs Andrews (chairman), Elliott, McElrea, and Crooks. AVA.TER SUPPLY. The County Council wrote stating thai the question of cost of water supply had not been considered, pending a reply from the Borough Council. Inquiry was ordered to be made as to the possibility of increasing the capacity of the race. "thirds." The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote forwarding schedule of "thirds," £3 14s 2d, payable on Reserve 1261, and requesting particulars of proposed expen diture, or date and particulars of authority already given. ROLL ALTERATION. Mr F. It. Watson wrote, stating that he had sold his property on Beach road to Mr 11. E. Dowle. RATES. The Clerk was instructed to furnish the names and amounts of rates outstanding, not including the rate for IS9I-2. CATTLE. The Ranger was instructed to compel owners of catrle to keep them off the road*. NOTICES OF MOTION. The following notices for next meeting were given :— Mr McElrea to move, '•That steps be taken to increase the number of Commissioners from five to seven." Mr Crooks to move, ''That the office be changed." ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £27 Is lid were passed for payment. HOARD OF HEALTH The Colonial Secretary wrote stating fch it there was n<-> power to constitute a united Board of Health The report of the Clerk of Works to the Board of Education on the drainage at the school vas considered. It was resolved to write to the School Committee stating the Beard.-, opinion chat the proposed cesspit would be a greiter evil than the existing drain, and m view of the approach of the l'ainy season and the prospect of a water suuply for flushing, it would he better to let the matter alone for the present. This was all the business.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURIW- THURSDAY, KELLY V. MOORE. (Before Mr 0. A. Wray, R.M.) \t the R.M. C)iirb to-day, Mr C. A. Wray gave judgment m the case of Kelly v. Moore, heard List court day. His Worship said : —]>, appears to me on the evidence, lh.it when the defendant gave the cheque to the plaintiff on the Bth February, it was implied and understood from what had gone before, that if the matter was not then settled a prosecution of Fooks was to follow. At anyrate the defendant clearly gave his cheque under that conviction, and believing that Fooks' horse and trap were available, and would enable him to meet it by a promised loan on that security before the Bank closed that daj. When, however, Fooks' property was removed, the defendant had no longer the means of raising the money, and the cheque was accordingly dis honored. The cheque, then, was given under a mistake, and I fail to see that there was any consideration. It was given under pressure, there being at the time apparently a charge of a criminal nature pending, which it was calculated to bring to an end; but irrespective of this a debt due from a third person it seems is not a consideration under the circumstances. In the case of Croft v Beal reported m 20 L.J.O.P. 186 and referred to m Byle3 on Bills, page 129, note (p) 13th edition (Jervis C.J.) "If a note be payable immediately it is conceived that the pre-existing debt of a stranger would not be a consideration, unless credit had been given to the original debtor, at the maker's request." I can see no grounds for the suggestion that the defendant received some substaii- j tial benefit from Fooks. He seems simply to have tried to help him by negotiating a loan to enable him to satisfy the Hunt Club, m which he failed owing to the withdrawal of the security by Fpok-,' other creditors ; and it was not at any time contemplated that the defendant was to pay the money out of his own pocket. Before his Worship had concluded the delivery of his judgment, Mr Purnell, for plaintiff, elected to take a nonsuit, and the Court allowed costs.

Victorian Politics.

[ J(FROM OUR MELBOURNE CORRESPONDENT.)

Melbourne, March 23, Mr Slriels has delivered himself of the ] Government programme at which his opponents affect to laugh. Mr Dealcin, j whoso Governnvjnr, was brought down by ' the " Octopus " Railway Bill, calls it an " Octopus " policy. He is not far out. , Ft embraces very nearly everything, and the affec'.ed laughter of the Opposition is v<uy s'ron'jfiy tinctured with dismay. For the project is wide, wise, and states man like. It offends all cla-ses a little no doubt, and upon that fact the Oppo sition chiefly base their hopes of over throwing it. But all classes are, in truth, prepared to be offended. That is to say all classed are prepared to submit to the evils of reduced pa_> and increased taxation, not because, they like thjin, but because they are inevitable. As Mr Shiels says it is impossible to predict now within a quarter of a million what the deficit will be, but it certainly will be over a million, perhaps more. The shrinkage in the ordinary revenue since last year has been very great, about £400,000 in round figures up to date. The railways which last yo»r did not meet their expenses by £300,000 are this year t iking less by £9000 per week, and the situation is oue which requires vi'^orou > handling. There may be and possibly is a politician who c r»n prepare a plan to oppose that of Mr Shiels, but he must be prepared to show where he will save and where he will lay on extra taxa tion, and it. will not be an easy task. If the deficit were not so appalling the proposals would seem drastic indeed. The reduction of all salaries paid by the S ate, excepting those of the Governor and judges, and those under £170 per annum, the imposition of an income tax, and a beer tax, and a tax upon tea, and another upon spirits, die abolition of the penny post and the reduction of the railway facilities, and the increase of the railway charges, make a list which is formidable in the extreme. But it is necessary and right. It will restore our fore gn credit and increase our domestic prosperity, for it will remove for ever tbe temptation to spend more money than we can afford by fixing in our minds the sacrifices that kind of conduct imposes upon us. It is noticeable, too, that the opponents of the Government are very chary of ex pressing an opinion on any one point of the programme. Mr Deakin confined himself to describing it as an "octopus policy." Mr G. D. Carter said it was " a policy of omission " because it omitted to account for the choice of Mr Munro as Atrent-General, and Mr Pcitter.->on said, "You cannot take a step backwards," alluding to a proposal to res Lore the two penny postage charge. But these are | mere fliers, not arguments. Steps back- I ward are taken very often, and this is a case in which lh"y are imperative. The scheme (winch touches all classes) will probably end by satisfying all classes, and the Government never had so good a chance of success as now. The reduc tions are to be very small on incomes under £300 per annum, and rise gradually until they take in the Ministry at 7^ per cent. No one is to be discharged to add to the unemployed, and everj body is to be made to pay a little. In the long run this course will have to be adopted, if not by Mr Shiels by another, and though certain points may bo modified in details in the struggle for peace, yet in the salient features of the scheme you may read the financial future of Victoria.

The Demand for Land.

THE OAM ARU SALE.

There is an evident demand for Govern ment la;id. No stronger argument could bd adduced to prove this than the eager and excited bidding which toek place in the Afchemeum Hail the other day. Not withstanding the caution that the Press gave intending buyers as to the value of the small grazing runs those after proper ties of this class paid little attention to it, for the upsets, which were supposed by practical men to be unreasonably high, were far exceeded, and in many cases more than doubled. We hope the pur chasers will not find that they have ex - cecded the bounds of prudence in giving prices which those who have had experi ence in sheep can see no profit from. The smaller runs are described as " open, broken, mixed agricultuial and pastoral country ; good bJack soil, all watered." ; If there is a fair area of cultivable land on each of the small runs the fact will go a long way to account for the seeming recklessness of the bidiing. Ihis is the 1 only thing that canatono for it, for if the land be only fit for grazing the following ' figures will convince anyone of the im possibility of making a profit out of it. Taking the price and. the approximate carrying capacity of the land (the latter as set forth on the Government maps) we ! find that the rental is equal to 3s B|d per sheep on No. 12, 3s s|d on 5 and 10, 3s 3£d on J3, 2s 6d on 7, and 2s 4|d on 8. The others are approximately high. It is unnecessary to repeat that if a portion of each area can be cultivated the rent will be reasonable enough, but without this it will be impossible to make a profit out of an investment where the rent is almost equal to the total value of the sheep depastured. The high rentals , also carry with them increased obliga tions, for unless the Government can be induced to modify the conditions, the im provements to be put on the land must correspond with the rentals paid. We presume all those contingencies were taken into consideration by the bidders. We shall be pleased to know that the buyers eventually become prosperous settlers. The sale disposes of all the available Crown lands in the district fit, for closer settlement, with the exception of 12,500 acres of the Otekaike run, the lease of which falls in in 1893. This is a piece of good land, but the area is so small thac it will but indifferently nießt the evident demand for land.—"North Otago Times."

POLITICAL

[I'EJi PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington. March 31. PENNY POSTAGE. Ministers have decided for the present to defer the question of fixing the date for bringing the penny post into opera tion. Nothing will be done m reference to (he penny postage till June 1 at the earliest., when the Cabinet will reconsider the question. THE CONSULTING ENGINEER. Mr Blackett has resigned his position as Consulting Engineer m London, as from October 31. The Government do not intend to fill the vacancy. The salary is £800 a year.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PBR PKESS AS.SOGIA.TIOi..

THE SUTHERLAND ESTATES

' London. March 29. The Supreme Court to-day, at the instance of the trustees of the Marquis of Stafford, son and heir to the Duke of Sutherland, granted an injunction restraining the Duke from cutting timber on his estate, Trent ham Hall, Staffordshire. THE COLLTERS' DISPUTE. Mr T. Burns, M.P., secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association, has appealed to the Northumberland miners to support the Durham miners. The engineers in South Wales and Monmouthshire have given notice of their intention to go out on strike in order to resist the proposed reduction in their wages. Their action will in volve 70,000 miners. COLONIAL COMMERCE. London, March 30 In the House of Commons to-day Mr ! Balfour, replying to a question asked by Mr Howard Vincent, said that the self-governing colonies of the Empire were free to form commercial leagues among themselves, and that Great Bri tain only became a, party if they give the Belgium Zollverein similar treat ment. COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION. " The Times " says that it is not sur pri&ed at the unsatisfactory condition of the Victorian and New South Wales railways and other abuses in the ad ministration of the affairs of those colonies, considering the class of the bulk of the legislators and the peculiar character of the constituencies.

EMIN PASHA.

Zanzibvu, March 30. News has been received that Emm Pasha, who has reached the Equatorial provinces, fought a successful battle against the natives. The latter were commanded by his old officers, whom he captured and shot.

OBITUARY.

Brusskls, March 29, Prince Chinay, of Belgium.

THE UNITED STATES PRESI DENCY. Washington, March 29. Mr McKinley disclaims any idea of offering himself as a candidate for the Presidency. A NEGRO BISHOP SHOT. During a dispute which occurred in a church m Georgia a negro bishop was shot dead in the pulpit. THE DUTIES ON TIN. The Committee of Ways and Means propose to reduce and ultimately abolish the duties on tin. BEHRING SEA. President Harrison has conferred with Messrs Blame, Foster, and Shear man and expresses himself gratified at the tone of Lord Salisbury's latest communication. In America the British Premier is considered to have made a complete surrender. The Government are sending a reply accepting Lord Salisbury's proposals. Washington, March 30. Tho Feifvte hi*; wcorrliiim'slly rati fied the BehLing Sea treaty, including the Marquis of Salisbury's proposal as to the damages for the illegal seizure of sealers.

GERMAN POLITICS.

Berlin, March 30. The influence of the Catholics secured the rejection by a large majority of the proposal which was before the Reichstag to grant 2,000,000 marks with which to build a corvette. Bismarck assures his visitors fiat the Emperor is offending all parties and making peace with none, and that they may yet see a repetition of 1848 and the Emperor compelled to flee from rioters.

BISHOP VAUGHAN.

Rome, March 30. His Holiness the Pope has over ridden Bishop Vaughan's wish to remain at Salford.

THE ANARCHISTS AND SOCIALISTS.

Pakls, March 29. The Press are unanimous m calling for the suppression of anarchism, re gardless of consequences. j The Archbishop of Paris prohibits the discussion of politics by the clergy with the socialists. Ravaehal, m an interview with the representative of the Gaulois, ex pressed his delight at the outrages and promised more. The police have planned an extensive capture of the Anarchists.

AUSTRALIAN.

BANK OF VAN DIEMAN'S LAND,

Hobakt, March 3C. The Bank of Van Dieman's Land pays another dividend on April 12, making a gross reduction of its liability of £418,000. EXTRAORDINARY SILVER YIELD. A rich vein of chloride and sulphide of silver has been struck in the Washing ton mine, White River, assaying fifteen thousand eight hundred and eleven ounces with forty-four per cent of lead to the ton, LABOR LEGISLATION. Sydney, March 30. The Trades Conciliation Bill has passed through Parliament, but the Early Closing Bill was rejected by the Legislative Council by 25 to 7. BROKEN HILL MINING, r A great fall in the price of silver ' stocks has taken place, and some con sternation is occasioned at Broken Hill at the fact, as the appearance of the mines do not warrant the fall. The following are the latest quota tions ;—Proprietary, £5 6s • Block No 14, £4; Block No. 10. £5 6s; Centrals, £1 10s. The fall with regard to the latter is largely due to the. collapse in the underground workings.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 30, The dead body of a woman was found ftt the water's edge on Cheltenham beach, Devonport, to-day, having evidently been I vashed ashore by the sea. The remains have not been identified and nothing is )et known as to how the woman came by her d^th, ;

Wellington, March 30. | The annual report of the Wellington | Education Board showt> th.it there were t 848 schools open at the end of the yi-ar with a total attendance of 11,178 children. The unusual spectacle of a man-of-war alongside the wltarf was presented to-day, H.M.S. Tciuranga being brought to the railway wharf for the purpose of taking m I a supply of water. Large numbers \ availed themselves of the opportunity of inspecting one of the vessels of the Aus tralasian Auxiliary squadron, and her docks were swarming with people all day. The Tauranga received about 303 tons of coal from the Westport Company yester day, and to-day she took on board 150 tons of water. At the meeting of the Wellington Rac ing Club this afternoon, the disqual'fica j tions of Messrs Vuille, Nathan, and M >y by bhe Wangnnui Jockey Club were de ferred pending the final decision of the latter on the subject. The question of a caretaker was relegated to the course committee. Blenheim, Match 30. for some time past Mr Button, a min ing expert, representing a Melbourne syndicate, has been m the district for the purpose of examining the Wakamarina Gorge claim with the view of developing ib with Victorian capital. On his firdt visit the spur wheel unaccountably smashed as pteam was put on to work the pump. A new wheel was obtained and pumping resumed on Saturday, but on Sunday evening the shaft broke. Foul play was suspected and to-day Alexander Waller, who was m charge of the engine ab the time of the last breakdown, was arrested on the information of Mr E. Purser, charged with wilfully damaging the machinery. As theories exisb that there are parties hostile to the success of the present company great interest centres m the case.

THE MARKETS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. (per pkess association,) London, March 29. The number of bales of wool arrived to date are 416,000. French buyers are active, but others are quiet Merinos and crossbreds are |d per lb lower.

London, March 30. The quantity of wheat ans flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,256,000 quarters ; for the Continent 1,332,000 quarters. Share quotations—Bank of "N~ew Zea land, new issue, £7 10^ ; oH issue £5 10s. National Bank of New Zealand £1 10s. The number of bales of wool sent for ward direct to the manufacturing dis tricts is 94,000; the total available for this series of sales is 355,600 bales. The butter market is swamped by Danish and Norman produce. The finest factory is selling at 110s, second quality 90s. The lonic's buit>r is in ferior. I

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable message dated Lon don, March 29th :— Wool—The sales opened this day. The total quantity available, including wool held over from last series, is 440,000 bales, 84,000 bales of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct. Merino descriptions display an average decline of a'^out 5 per cent, en last sales' closing rates. Crossbred descriptions are sel'ing at prices ruling m buyers' favor. Attendance of both Home and foreign buyers is good, and com petition by same is fairly active.

Addington Stock Market

Christchukch, March 30. Stoke Sheep.--About 8000 sheep were yarded, for which there was a fnr compe tition. Crossbred lambs sold from 8s 6d to JOs 6d, these ktter being in forward condition ; a few inferior ones realised 6s 7dand 7s 3d. Crossbred eves, two-tooths, sold at 13s ; mixed two-tooths at 12s 6d ; four and six-tooth and sound mouthed ewes. 12s 6d to 14s ; wethers brought 14s Id ; aged crossbred ewes brought 8s 6d to lls 3d ; aged merino ewes, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; some sound mouthed ewes, 6s 6d. Only a few merino wefcherh were offered which realised 6s 3d to 7s 7d. Fat Lambs.—2ooo lambs were sold for export at from 10s 6d to 12s 3d, prices generally ruling about same as last week. Fat Sheep—An immense entry of all classes ; prices remained firm, best cross bred wethers and maiden ewes bringing 15s 6d to 17s lOd. Among the primest was a draft of halfbred English Leicester wethers which brought 16s 3d to 17s lOd, and another of maiden ewes which brought 15s 6d. Comparatively few merino wethers were yarded, but the values were well maintained, 13s lOd being secured for nice sorts. Fat Cattle.—The demand for small steers and heifers, in good condition, was keener than recently. Prime quality steers sold from £6 10s to £8 10s, heifers from £4 10s to £6 ss. Store Cattle.—There was a much larger entry than has recently been the ' case. There was a fairly representative entry of dairy cows and a large yard of calves, which sold at much improved rates, up to £1 being given freely for decent calves. Pigs.—Three hundred head of porkers, light baconers, and stores met with a very dull dragging sale. Porkers sold from 18s to 22.5, baconers 24s to 28s 6d. Stores were not much sought after.

TRAMWAY STRIKE.

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Wellington, March 30. Ifc appears from the men's .version that the tramway strike is not due to any special or isolated grievance, but is rather a culmination of a long-standing dispute. They maintain that the two extensions of the tramway, at Thorndon and Newtown ends respectively, have made it impossible for the time-table to be kept, and some recent slight reduction of pay has caused fresh discontent. The men say that Mr Hall, proprietor of the tramways, was recently communicated with, with regard to the grievances, but he declined to comply with their terms, and no agree ment being possible, the employees went out this morning. Mr Hall, on the other hand, says he heard nothing of any grievances until a few days ago, and he was even at that time informed by one of the employees that they were all satisfied at the existing arrangements. Last week the men hid an interview with Mr Hall, and arrangements for a second interview beins bungled the Trades Council and the employees met last evening, when a strike was resolved on. No difficulties have been experienced in filling the vacancies. Tn twenty minutes the services of substitutes had been obtained and the tram service wag being run. | Wellington, March 31, [ Mr Hall expects to be able to resume the full tramway service to-morrow, or Monday at latest. He hag received numerous applications to fill the vacan cies, but is selecting only reliable men. The strikers do not intend bo give way.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

A U S T_R_A L I A N. [PKR PKESS ASSOCIATION. I (Rcce-ve.:l Mnrch 31, 11.45 p.m.) j HEAVY WEATHER. m. , Sydnhv, March 31. Hie weather has been very bad during the past few days. There is no sign of It.M.S. Mariposa, which left Auckland for this port on Friday afternoon.

THE Deeming Murders.

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ti <m- , London, March 29. . Hie • Times says that Deeming is essentially a swindler, but only inci dentally a murderer. It is rumoured that the police attribute the " ripper " murders to a convict now m Portland Gaol for ob taining money from women by threats. (Received March 31, 11.45 a.m.) ™~n- Adelaide. March 31. Williams has arrived safely from Albany. Detective Cawsey says that Williams' confession with reference to two of the " ripper " murders was made m his presence.

SPORTING.

TARANAKI AUTUMN MEETING,

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__ „ New Plymouth, March 31. Mr Powell is Btarting at the meeting. Results :— ° Hack Hurdles of 30 soys ; 1* mile.— Flukem 1; Cingalee 2 ; Baccarat 3. Won wuh a bit to spare. Time-2mins 33secs. Dividend—£4. Hack Scurfy, of 20 soys; five fur longs-Playboy 1, Badger 2, Lodore 3. lhree others started. Time, lmin ol l-sth sec. Dividend, £18 4s. Taranaki Jockey Club Handicap, of r?1?u B\° rre'c mile and a half.—Prestige, 7st 51b 1; Scot Free, Bst 91b, 2 : St Malo, 6st 91b, 3. Also ran-Whisper Bst 101 b, Loch ness 7st 121 b, Krina 7st 61b, Ihe Dreamer 7st 51b, Weka 7st 31b, Awarua Rose 6st 121 b. Won by a length a fair third. Time-2min 39 3-sth lee, Dividend—£7 12s.

The Doom of the Man Who Drank King's Beer.

It was at the time of the great dance, when for a month there is special license, and when anyone carrying beer about is liable to havo it raided, But this man had lavied toll on the king's beer when it was being carried by the king's women. Ihe poor wrefch was brought before the king. He was horribly afraid. His eyea stuck out of his head, and his knees knocked together as he tried to make obeisance. The king baJe them hold him fust. Then he said, looking the culprit up and down— "You have a nose, and a mouth, and two ears and two eyes. You haye used your nose to sm-11 king's beer—(turning to his attendants)—cut'off his nose !" They cv off the man's nose. " You have used your mouth to drink king's beer ;cut off his mouth." They cut off the man's lip. He was a horrid sight. Lobengula waited a mom ent. Then he said deliberately— " You havo heard with your ears that it is not allowed to drink king's beer ; bus your ear 3 are no good to you," Off went the poor wretch's ears. He looked at the king with a look dreadful to see. •'Your eyes—cover up his eyes," shouted the king, "Put his forehead over his eyes that they may not see king's beer ! " and they cut the forehead oi the nun, and turned down the flap of the skin as a surgeon might turn ifc, so that it hung over his eyes. Then the King looked at the man for a few minutes, and the man grovelled be fore him in the dung, until the King fell into a rage—perhaps he was ashamed of himself—and bade them beat the man with loc?s of wood. They beat him within an inch of his life. Last, the poor wretch mustered strength to crawl away, like a broken snake, along the ground, and he went and lay under a waggon until night fall. Then he crept down to the stream to bathe his wounds. He came close to my waggon, and y-ju never saw such a ghastly sight as he was. The flap of skin hung over his eyes, but it was dried and stark.—" In Africkanderland " ("Pall Mall Gazette " Extra).

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Wr««tlfßg-. Dunkdin, March 31. The wrestling match, Powley v. Fisher (of West Coast), for the light weight championship of the colony, resulted in a draw after four hours keen play. It was admitted to be the fairest and finest dis play that has been seen here for many years. Fisher won in the Cornish style, Powley in the Cumberland, and each sained a fall in the catch as catch can. The final bout lasted two hours without a score. Ih« Drown Ing- Caic. Atjokland, March 31. The dead body found in the harbor has been identified as that of Jane Drummond, a single woman, native of Belfast, Ireland, asjed about 65. Fatal Accident. 1 Gregory Nicholas, employed at Hellaby's abbatoirs, Cox's Creek, was killed by a derrick falling on his head, fracturing his skull. Death was instantaneous.

At Christchurch yesterday three youths were convicted of having created a dis turbance at the Salvation Army barracks at Sydenham. Two were fined £2 each with costs and the other 10s with ccsts. At Addington on Wednesday the sales of stock from this district included Che follow ing:—Fat Sheep—For-Mr D* Cameron, 180 crossbred ewes at 12s 4d to 14s, 120 half bred ewes at 12s 4d to 14s 2d ; for Lowcliffe Estate 223 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at I6s Id and 16s 2d ; for Mr J. Grigg, 307 crossbred ewes at 13s Id to 14s lOd. Before Captain Wray, R. M., at Temuka, on Tuesday, Jas, Tucker was charged with having stolen and carried away, on the 22nd inst., three sacks of oats, the property of Thos. Simpson, of Waitohi Flat. W. Eaglestone was charged with feloniously receiving the same. His Worship was forced by theevidence tothe conclusion that the two accused were working together. Both had been previously convicted, and he would pass the heaviest sentence m his power, namely, six months imprisonment with hard labour, each. A member of the deputation from the Trotting Owner's Association which recently waited upon the Colonial Secretary m Wellington, informs the " Lyttelton Times" that the message supplied by the Press Association does not convey a correct idea of what took place at the interview between the Minister and the deputation. The deputation merely submitted the reforms recently proposed by the Association, and asked for the assistance of the Colonial Secretary m forwarding the object of the f proposals, Mr Buckley expressed his readi | nes« to assist the Association, but pointed ! out that the ambiguities and deficiencies of: the Gaming and Lotteries Act would prevent him from giving full effect to his wishes, m th,e raattoy.

fSt ABfrBiMTON GTfAttDfA?f: tWrSDAY, MAROJf 31, 1892.



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