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Jenkis«—On August 19. at Blenheim, the Avifo oif H. W. Jenkins, Bank of New South Wales, of a aon, ,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1892. THE AMERICAN STRIKES.

The state of affairs at Pittsburg, ap proaching the seriousness of a givil war, has excited great interest. Gvpry where, and would have been still more engrossing had it nob been for the oc currence of the general election at Home at the game time. The trouble which has arisen out of the strike is the gravest that has yet been reoopded m the history of difficulties between Capital and Labor. Its cause can be stated m » few words, Jn order to avoid disputes an agreement* was come to between the managers of the Oarneaift Tron and Steel G< m party by which the payment fop the principal operation of the works was governed by the .selljhig price of Bessemer steel billets, the mini* f mum of the sliding scale being fixed at 25 dollars per tan. The Company gave notice to terminate this arrange ment six months before it? e*pirv ? and i proposed a reduction of the minimum j rate of payment from 2$ tidtyt? tp §3 '

dollars per ton, and a further reduction m the rates at those furnaces and mills where labor-saving improvements had been made whereby the output, and consequently the earnings of the work men, had been increased. On behalf I .of the Company it was stated that of 3800 men employed the reduction would affect only 325 ; that tho rate , of wages ranged from 225 to 14*66 per diem, the majority averaging from 6 dollars to 10 dollars—a higher rate of pay than is averaged by the majority of clerks, accountants, teachers and j others engaged m intellectual labor— and the Company claim that with the new and improved machinery in troduced the m»n will actually earn niore under the new scale v~ than under the old conditions. Many of tho men (it was stated) drove ip their work m their own carriages Which called lor them at the close of their day's shift; but no word is said of hours spent day after day be fore red-hot furnaces —fourteen hours a day were demanded from the workers m one of the mills. However, since the McKinley tariiF came into opera tion, the position of workers m the iron and steel trades has gone from bad to worse. Mills everywhere have been closing down or reducing the output, and the reduction m the cost of pro duction that has been considered neces sary has been effected almost entirely at the expense of labor. Carnegie's mills were the point at which the workers began their resistance, with the terrible consequents of which the cable has informed us. There is a Nemesis m Carnegie's homestead being tho scene of the strife. The owner of the property lives now m Scotland or Fngland, and brought himself into prominent notice a few years ago by writing a book entitled "Triumphant Democracy," m which he sounded the praises of the United States as compared with the British Empire, and preached the duty which riches owe to poverty. The central text cf the book was that there could be no true freedom for industrial development unless birth counted for nothing, and a fair field and no favour were offored for an equal scramble after the almighty dollar. "Thank' God," ho wrote,'" these treasures are m the hands of an intelligent people, the Democracy, to be used ior the 1 general good of the masses, and not j made tiie spoils of the monarchs, courts, and aristocracy, to be turned to the base and selfish ends of a privi leged hereditary class." Carnegie has not merely stood on a pinnacle and crowed lustily on behalf of republi canism. He has put himself m evi dence as the special apologist of millionaires. Platform and Press m | the Mother country have been utilised., by him m opder to propagate his peculiar gospel, that only where men Of enormous fortunes abound can the working classes thrive and feel com-J fortablc, "Tho condition of the masses is satisfactory Justin proportion as a country is blessed with million aires," he informed the readers of the " Nineteenth Century." An opponent of this doctrine, a, clergyman, assailed him with the text, "Lay not UP for yourselves treasures upon the earth;" but Carnegie promptly re plied;—" The parable of the talents baars m the other direction; it was those who had accumulated and even doubled their capital to whom the Lord said, ' Well done, thou good and faithful seavant.' " According to Mr Carnegie's «' Gospel of Wealth " no one can possibly make too much money if he only spends it freely. '| Acting m accordance with this advice," he writes, "it becomes the duty of the millionaire to increase his revenues. The struggle for more is completely changed from selfish or ambitious taint into a noble pursuit. Then he labors, not for self, but for others; i«ot to hoard, hj*fc %q spend. The more he makes, tl c mope th,o public gets. His whole life is c tanged from the moment that he resolves to become a disciple of ' the Gospel of Wealth,' and hence forth he labors to acquire that he may widely administer for others' good. His daily labor is, a daily virtue. In stead of destroying, impairing or dis posing of the tree which yields such golden fruit, it does not degrade^ his life, even his old age, to continue guarding the capital from which alone he can obtain tho means to do good." This plutocrat carded his precept into practice by cutting down the wages of the workers who made his wealth, and we are forcsd to the conclusion that m addition to his expressed belief m wealth he possesses an equally strong implied belief m poverty. Read by the light of the events of the last few weeks the V Nineteenth Century" article is little short of blasphemous.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Victorian farmers are u^ing tbp protection of the starling, as they find it a good remedy agajnst the white grub, which is so destructive fco gi?ase Mfc, Before Mr T, Bullock J.P., this moving, a man who had been found drujik on Thursday m fosfc street,' was fiped 3s or twenty.fouv. hours i» g*oi, #6 WW % first offender. I The City Council of Melbourne celebrated its jubilee on August 12. The Governor (says the Melbourne correspondent of the "Ot&go Daily Times") was present at a njegting of the Council, as were also a body of thirty.pioneers, who could go back to the forties j and the Mayor celebrated the event by a luncheon, and m the evening by a. ball." One gentleman was aityong |the pioneers who Avas a Councillor m 1843, vvhjle another, a sea captain, was whaling at the Jjjwr m 1834. Altogether there are sixty peoi«ttt still living who were citizens of Melbourne m Is\% Fiank M. Glark ; a well-knowg tnusic hall entrepreneur of Melbourne, was 4runk m a.* hot el fhere one day lately and quarrelled #ith atnan called Pudncy, an estate agent, also x?4\ jfuo^u i;> t'f6 wty> anfl irt'the course of a struggle Qkrya ear w^ bitten off by Puduey. Pudney was fitjod £JO, withj£s 53 cos's, notwithstanding | hat he I contended that his teeth, which were false, fitted po badly that he could not have (f bitten raw meat." He took his teeth out and showed thorn to the Bench for exami nation, and'called Uis d^H JP support of c.ise, but wifc'i'ip avail. The L-ibo; Bills Committee have recom monded somi amondmente m the Shops and Shop 4s S Ut».»ts W», Ttey include tobacco nist*' ehopa amm f «,t those exempted horn coinpu'xory early closing. *ha tr^dps ppccifi d us exempted fronj early closing M V aj-."1,e-Jbhaßo!p pr principal trade carried on m wait K \ W p, A pena ty of i%n un poaedon any sltopkeepgr vyho permjta any employeo to wwaifl m \ V fi S hqp more than faaf »n houraftar closingtin>e.. ■ ¥fe»CQol»r mation of a day for the weekly h^J^day is made compulsory upon the local governing body instead of being merely directory. In the oaai of default m this respect a day n/ay & Jroctainied by Ord«-»u-Oouucii. I

Ifc was Mr Peter Williams, not Mr Wilson, ; who proposed at the meeting of the A. and P. Association that the ahunual meeting should be held two months alter the show. Thomas Broomhall, alias Steel, alias Cap tain Stephenson, alias Lord Wortley, &f., notorious iv the south as a lofer-and a chetit, was sentenced, at Timaru to-day, to a month's hard labour for obtaining board etc. fcom an ivotel keeper by ialee pretences. The drunkenness and complete oblivion of everything connected with the affair. He had victimised teveral well to-do people m the distrbt by pretending he wanted to buy an estate. The Licensing Committee, with the assent of the Native Assessor, recently granted an accommodation house at Moawhauga, inland Patea. Many Natives objected and threat ened to burn down the house. They were brought before the R.M. and through their soliUtor, Mr Yogel, pleaded guilty, but explained -that they intended the threats as a protest. Mr Yogel said Parliament was to be petitioned to cancel the license and the R.M. agreed to draw up a statement of facts. According to a return presented to the Legislative Council the amount of Customs duty collected on the "necessaries of life" during the last financial year was £311,416. The largest items were :—Sugar £116,663, tea £103,071* dried fruits £36,218. During the pftsVyear £651,568 was collected m Customs duties on wine, beer, spirits, and tobacco; £60,632 m excise on the same articles, and £403,085 m ad valorem duties. In the last financial year £75,016 was col lected by way of Customs duty pit the " necessaries of industry." The heaviest items are corrugated iron £12,361, fencing wire £10,249, vegetable oil £7345, cement £6125. At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board m Christchurch, the Joint Committee ap pointed to consider the moat expedient method of dealing with the increased num ber of applications for housing aged and infirm men, reported that the Board had a sum of £80, which could be immediately applied to the extension of the Ashburton Home, and recommended that a small addition be made thereto. An estimate of ithe probable coat would be prepared. There appeared to be good grounds for anticipating that another small amount might be avail able for carrying out this plan before the close of the present financial year: The report was adopted, and the Committee authorised to carry out the recommendations > thereof. Lord Carrington's numerous allotments at j the chair-making town of High Wycombe have diffused health, happiness, and sub stantial couforta among a numerous class. Lord Carrington owns 9,000 acres of land m Bucks and 9,000 acres m Lincolnshire, and all his cottages have gardens attached to them, and many of them have besides allotments varying from three acres to half an acre. The landlord pays rates and tithes find the land is let at the same rate as that of the neighbouring farms. The cottages with their gardens are let at Is to Is 9d per week each. T!ie produce of the allotments is worth, m some cases, £50 per acre to the tenants. Lord Carrington disclaims all praise for what' he has done, which he says, all landlords ought to do, and if any refused he would apply compulsion. In connection with the volcanic eruption at Sanguir Island, m the Celebes Sea, a report from Singapore says: —The Dutch Government have chartered a steamer to relieve, as far as possible, the distress among the poor people at the Island, and she is now sailing round the island, landing rice at such villages as are not destroyed but are only covered by ashes. At present no reliable statistics can be given as to the number ot people killed, as many have escaped iv boats, bnfc it is fearc.l the loss will be more than a thousand, as three villages are totally destroyed. The whole country around the mountains present* the appearauce of a vast; furnace; m m.my places the coeoauut trees have been burnt up by thousands, and the lanl is entirely bare. The volcano is still pouring out immense volumes of smoke. The experiment m co-operatiVe fruit growing, a grant of land for whioh was discussed m the House on Wednesday, is on the following lines :—The Wellington Fruit growing Association to obtain from the Government a lease m perpetuity of a block of land known as Ngarara East, containing 8739 acres, and situated about thirty miles up the Manawatu railway line. The rental to be at the rate of 4 per cent on the capital value, which is estimated at £10,129. The association to undertake to have half of the block settled within four years, m sections ranging from 10 to 3l)0 acres each, The object of tiiQ association i 3 to grow and export fruit on co-operative principles. This experiment might well bo extended to other districts of the colony, and probably the Bill will be framed so as to apply to any similar association desiring to take up Crown land. The following is an extract from "Caspar's Column," a work which has attracted consi derable attention: —"Look at the past. When Egypt went down 2 per cent of her population owned 97 per cent of her wealth. The peopla were starved to death. When Babylon went down 2 per cent of her popu lation owned all the wealth. The people were starved to death, \yhen Persia went, down, 1 per cent of her population owned | the land. When Rome went down, I,Boo'j owned all the known wo-Id. There are 40,000,000 people m England, Ireland, and Wales, and 100,000 people own all the land m the IJnited I^ingdom. J?or tho past twenty years the IJnited States has rapidly followed m the steps of these old nations Here are the figures:—Jn 1850, capitalists owned 37$ per cent of the nations wealth. In 1870, they owned 63 per cent. In 1889, out of 1,500,000 people Kving at New York City, 1,000,000 dwelt m tenement Houses." A very curious spectacle was witnessed on the Marton-Wanganui road yesterday (says the •' Wangc>mu Chronicle " of Satur day), A party of four pleasure-seekers left Wanganui m a buggy, intending to pay a visit to some " bosum'' friends m Marton, Whether it was due to the soothing effect of the air or to aome unknown cause, the "whip"—a well-known citizen—developed strong tendencies to insomnia, and quietly fell asleep. The disease was apparently contagious, for two of the gallant passengers soon followed euft. Tije horses were ner.t attacked with the malady, and suddenly stopping m the middle of the rqad, they were also soon m the land of dreams. And thus wag the scene witnessed by our cort respondent, who yas #ag3ing at tlje time :— Buggy and pair m the middle of the road j Ihe^ equities sound asleep, tljree qi the passengera ditto ; the fourth pasenger stand? I ing on tljs bo?£ seat playing " Yankee Doodle" on a fin whistle, aucj mqnqpolising the wakefulness of the whole party. The story is vouched for. donnnenting on this week's Addington market>!ie " Ljtteltqn Times " says ;--The sale of f&fc sheep dragged vepy njuoh throughout. Ifc was evident at tho onset that a screw was loose somewhere, and though it was difficult at first to learn the cause, diligent inquiry elicited the fact that the frozen meat trade is greatly at the mercy of the Shipping Companies, and that they arp'to blame for the sudden collapse of market;. * £fne Company has sent a direct liner' to Norway, thiis leaving a b,lank |o the regular running for a whole'month, besides which three cargo vessels are now m Aus tralian waters m the hope, it is said,' of establishing a connection with the meat eitpQi'tera there. Those engaged m the trade here think it if qijite possible ttiat m the near future the Company controlling the movements of these vessels will be found speculating m Australian meat: but it is to be hoped, m the interests of New Zealand flock owners, and the reputation that has been gained by New Zealand meat \n the Home market, that if Australian meat is introduced to English customers steps will be taken to make it clearly understood that the meat is not from this Colony, because jn default of such precautions the mere tact of the u|.eat being sent i» vessels known to be regularly trading from h.ere is bqiind to injuriously affect New Zealand growers. The Company's action m leaving this Colony | without a steamar for a month, and court: j.ng the 4HS| tra^an trade, is being viewed .with very grgat dfsgatisfagtion by many leading stock owners. The market yestept day was seriously affected by the absence of a vessel for so long, prices falling from Is to }s Qd per head on all sheep suitable fqr export, and njany lines of good sheep were withdrawn, The *'Pre.ss.?' m referring tQ this subject states that thece are now m New Zealand waters steamers with a carry: ing capacity of 100,000 carcases, J

HINDS.

(from our correspondent. )

MARIUA.GE, Last Tuesday v marriage was celebrated at Lowclitfe by the R<=.v. J. H, Gray, when Letifcia, the third daughter of Mr James McKeage, was united m marriage to Mr William Henry Stevens, agricul tural manager o£ the Coldstreain estate. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a pretty light grey tweed dress, the customary wreath and orange blossoms, and a beautiful gold brcosh set with diamonds, a gift from the bride groom. Misses Maggie and Rosetta Mc- Keage sisters of the bride, acted as bridesmaids. Each wore a dress of Amazon cloth, fastened at the neck with a brooch similar to that we m by the bride, both brooches being gifts from the bride groom. ! Mr George McKeaga, brother of the bride, acted as groomsman. Tho large implement shed at Mr Mc- Keage's had been cleared for the oc?a sion, and its holding capacity doubled by the erection of three sides of a tent, joined to tke shed. T! a walls were I draped, and decorated with evergreens. In one corner a rustic bower had been tastefully arranged, and hero the cere mony took place. A table was laid through tne entire length of the tent. Beautiful flosvws from Longbeach formed, among other.-}, a principal decoration to the table. Tables weie placed m a separ ate room, on which the wedding presents, which were both numerous and costly, vrere displayed. Friends were present from Willow by,' Hinds, Bangitata and 1 Tai Tapu. At tho wedding breakfast the Rev. J. H. Gray presided. Mr William Cnisnall proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom. He referred to the esteem m which each was held. Statis ticians told us'that the marriage rate was a sure index to the prosperity of a country. If this held good m the case of the individual, then Mr McKeage ought to bo the most prosperous man m the district, seeing that he had furnished three brides for three excellent husbands m the space of six weeks. Wishing Mr and Mrs Stevens a long and happy and prosperous ] union, he concluded by proposing the health of the bride and bridegroom. Mr Stevens thanked the proposer and the company m suitable terms for their kind wishes towards his wife and himself. After the wedding breakfast the happy couple left for Hinds to catch the northern express to Christchurch as the first stage of their honeymoon trip. Mu^c, games, and other amusements were indulged m during the evening, the company separating towards morning. BAD ROADS. In a former communication I contrasted the condition of the roads m this neighborhood, under the control of the Coldstream and Rangitata R«ad Boards, and said that the roads under con trol of the Rangitata Road Board wanted much attention to place them m a satisfactory condifon. A prac ial illus tration of my remarks has unfortunately taken place. The County Cou noil has recently constructed a new water race here, the Hinds portion of which runs, roughly speaking, parallel to the railway, at a few chains distance from the line. Where the race crosses the old road tracks embankments of perhaps eighteen inchss had to be made to allow of the continuous flow of the water. Tho surveyed roads do not cross at these points ; and as the roads, of which the Jtan.'itata Read Board have control, are unformed—they are, m fact, m their | primitive garment of tussock—strangers have great difficulty m finding their way*. On Sunday evening last, after the oonchi-ir>n nf the Church England service m tha schoolroom, a Willowby resident, accompanied by sume frieuds, endeavoured to drive from !he school to the railway crossing, where he would.Jinve... been safe on the better | roads of the Coldstream Road Board. His horse unfortunately, m encountering the new race, fell, and threw the occupants of the traj) into the race. Both shafts oi the trap were broken. Continual com pteint is made by the residents of the village settlement that they cannot send their children to school if the tussock is even slightly wetted. I think it is time that the roads here should be something more than they are at present—UHdis tinguishable from tha surrounding tus«ock.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE FARMERS' LEAGUE AT WAKANUI.

TO THE EDITOB. Sin,--At the meeting held hore on Monday evening last, I stated that it was very doubtful if there was a farmer m Wakaniu' road district that would have to pay more under the Land and Income Tax than under the Property Tax. Mr John Bonifant contradicted this and said that he would have to pay more. I said that he would not, but he maintained that he was right, He must have overlooked tho fact that the Property Tax, if it were now the law, would be levied on the present valuation—not on a past one. For the satisfaction of those who were at the meeting, 1 here give the actual value and the unimproved value of his properly at it .stands on the Road Board rate ro'l. Sly case is so strong that I have emitted tho value of his stock and personal property, which would be liable to taxa tion under the Property Tax.

I think by this time it must bp perfectly evident to every reasonable person, thojj the change will be greatly to (he benefit of the fanning community, notwithstandr ing the petition of Messrs Studholme, Acton-Admus, and O, H. Moore, of Grlen nwrk, to tho contrary.—lam, etc., Jajiess i3RQWtf. ,

Cou;..rAXB and Sg r J^uoalyptb Ex teaot is the only genuine m the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, arid Adelaide, beating all competitors. For ajl affections of the Ghesfc and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints, ib has no equal, Agents— ASHBUBTON VKVQ CPMI ANY.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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Paris, August 24. Two French Generals and a Colonel have been placed on the retired list for needlessly exercising their troops m the sun, whereby a number of deaths were caused from sunstroke. THE WEATHER IN EUROPE. The heat m England has culminated m heavy storms, which have done ranch damage. FEMALE DOCTORS London, August 24. Aftei ft long debate the Council of the British Medical Association, by 8 to 1, confirmed the resolution to ad mit women to the ranks of the medical | profession. The innovatiou was sup ported by petitions from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Canada, the Cape and India. THE NEW HKBRIDE& LoNOoir, August 25. Sir Andrew Clarke is m favour of the annexation of the New Hebrides by England, m order to prevent their being ultimately annexed by Germany, He considers, however, that it would be better for both England and France to agree to abandon, them than to feet up a joint protectorate.

MOROCCO.

Tangiebs, August 24. The Sultan of Morocco has ordered his troops to advance and exterminate the Augherite rebels.

THE SOUDAN.

Massowah, August 24. Refugees from Omduraman, who have reached here; declare- that the people are revolting against the Mihdi. They say that many European women are confined m his harem.

SUPPRESSION OF BRIGANDAGE.

Palermo, August 24. The last formidable band of Sicilian brigands has just been arrested at Catania.

RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.

Sofia, August 24. Prince Ferdinand m the course of an interview with a representative of th« French newspaper " Figaro," de clared that if he fell it would be by the knife or, bullet of a Russian assassin.

AFGHANISTAN.

Calcutta, August 24. The Ameer's troops have defeated the rebel Usbegs at Kaisar and Maimend, and have quelled the re bellion. St. Petersburg, August 24. Russian officials have been instructed lo allot a plot of land to Afghans taking refuge m Russian territory.

OBITUARY.

Eio de Janeiro, Ausrust 24. Marshal Da Fonseca, ex-Pre3ident of rrizil, is dead.

TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.

Ottawa, August 24. The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany declare that if necessary they are able to transport troops to Vancouver at the rate of 12,000 per day.

THIS CHOLERA.

Berlin, August 24. Of three hundred and forty persons attacked by cholera m Hamburg, three hundred died yesterday. J)r Koch, who was ordered to report on the outbreak, pronounced it to be of the Asiatic type. Many of the streets m Hamburg are closed to traffic. Paths, August 24. Cholera has broken out m Havre. London, August 24. There is an exodus from Hamburg m consequence of cholera. Preventive measures are being taken at English ports. BursaßM, August 24. The number of deaths at Antwerp from cholera is increasing.

ATROCIOUS MURDERS.

Washikgtoi*, August 24* A band of outlaws'murdered four gentlemen who were on a hunting ex cursion near Cunny, m Texas, and sacked their camp. The assassins de manded dinner, and were told that they could have it if they asked civilly. They again demanded food, and some hesitation being shown, they murdered the unfortunate men m cold blood. No arrests have yet been made. CHICAGO EXHIBITION. The United States Government have invited the European Navies to send representatives to the Chicago Exhibi tion,

THE PEACE CONGRESS.

Berne, August 25. The Peace Congress, which is sitting at Berne, is urging European federa tion m the interests of peace.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE BROKEN HILL STRIKE. Sydney, August 25. Great crowds surrounded the effice of the Proprietary mine at Broken Hill early this morning, when work was to be resumed. Men and women were armed with sticks and stones, and several assaults were- committed on those passing into the mines. Fifteen troopers, however, armed with sabres and revolvers, and fifty foot police with fixed bayonets, had a de terrent effect, and after their appear ance matters became much more quiet. The Proprietary mine began operations with a hundred and twenty : two men, and other mines sepured from eight tf thirty : three h^nds. apiece. Matters are quiet to-night, and r,f further trouble is expected. The men who hare been taken on \v;ll live m the mines, and the Government are ready to send further assistance jf necessary.

THE CABLE RATES.

MsLuoiiKJiJE, Anafu-st 25. The Postmaster-General, m .reply to the .Postmaster General of New South Wales, states that no increase or decrease m the cable rates is possible without mutualconsent, nor ban there be other than one rate charged. There' fore, until the approval of all con* oerned ig obtained, the rates will re main unaltered for the present. VICTORIAN POLITICS. Sir Bryan O'loghlen and Messrs G. D, Dowoes, Langdown, and J. Mcln doe, Ministerial corner members, who

deserted tne Government during the no-confedence debate, now occupy seats m the Opposition corner. A Bill imposing an excise duty o£ 2d per gallon on malt beer, and 3d per gallon on sugar beer, has been read a second time m the Legislative Assembly. ft

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.

Tnwil .  Adelaide, Awgust 25. m niaking Ins Financial Statement ll" T?? ' the Colon*al Treasurer said that the outlook was not too bright m the other Au« tiahancolonu*. It had been an un estimate, but the e^enditnre had ta« £100,000 b, aJ^, l e ";« m »t* The year closed with a , U rnln ft nf £87,000. Jhe railways had Uri2 4 3 per cent, over working cx (enßeß . The Government would not revise the taritt this yeur, but would support fe e temporary imposition of a wheat an& stock tax The estimated surplus at the end of next year would be £39,000.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

m, IT . _ Auckland, August 25. S U v» to British warship. PPy °' "^ ** Mr Pill WEtUK6T <W. AujfUSt 25. Mr Gillnn, as agent to U, S. Gilbert to-day obtained judgment against the Dooson-Kennedy Company foV reVoverJ of copyright f ees for producin^'M^S mahou^d aalate," J Notice of ap^! A determined suicide took place last mght. As the H. 15 train from town w proceeding to the Hutt the driverTelUhJ engine a nke some object. On arrival at his destination an Examination of the ! rontehar showed trace of human ha r! and yesterday wrote a letter to a friend Zr^ lOnu lth- th ue "Bulletin" ™nS I correct. He is believed to be a single J H^t Agric<altural and p^toral Associa- | he wf i TO ved °f the -W*i«m of 1 T £„?w 1 • Bfty Society tbat Somes' J Wand, Wellington, should be the only J SSST^Sf 1*-station for the colony» p«>-1 vided the of the other J safeties m New Zealand en bo obtained, i ife was resolved to icsue complimentary A tickets for the forthcoming show tottJ 3 presidents and secretaries of the various I Agricultural Associations m the colony * Dunedin, August 25. zX At a meeting of shareholders of the J Nenthoru Consolidated. Victorian and * Break o Day Mining Companies, all m 1 ffrt T' -f/ er h"rin * a st^™nt | fiom the liquidators it was resolved that 1 those having under £25 worth of «hares .1 should subnbe ss, and those over £25. ? I 10s, to bring a test case m the Supremi ' Oourfc. It was staged that if a2s 6d call was insisted on within twenty-one days. it 'vould mean bankruptcy to a number of shareholders. At a meeting of those interested ia the /Sonana missions, it was reported that £50 if itZ eu^ cribed *or the work, and that £80 had been received from a Scot m- S^ y lo defr; ly fche cost of sending Miss McGregor to India. It was decided New° ZelS men'S S°ciety °f T TJeepquiry conducted by the Rer. W. J. Mabens into the charge of misconduct preferred against Hugh Titchener, ton of the manager of the Industrial School, and a teacher at the institution, was com menced to-day. In deference to tho wish of counsel on both sides. Mr Habens allowed reporters to attend. Three wit nesses were ex-unined, the bulk of the evidence being unfit for publication. A married woman, a former inmate, who admitted that her moral reputation was bad, charged Hugh Titchener with havina committed an offence. The child, whose mother made the complaint, R *v© a very circumstantial account of the offence, and stated that she had informed three other girls of what occurred. The inquiry will be resumed to-morrow.

The Southland Murder.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

(PER PRESS ASSOCTATIOM)

Intebcargiil, August 25. At Winton to-day, Mr Rawboti re sumed the enquiry touching the murder > ofR. Bell, at Lora Gorge, on July 26, s .but immediately adjourned to loro, to * take the evidence of Angus Taylor, the employer of Patrick Walsh, on whom the prisoner, Mcßae, sought to throw suspicion by asserting that he had seen Walsh with the gun with which the murder was committed, jn his possession last year. Taylor,—»ho is an invalid, deposed that Walsh never had a gun while m his service. When he wanted to go shooting he got his (Taylor's) gun, which was a weapon of an altogether different class to that found at the scene of the murder. No one could mistake one for the other. He also deposed that Walsh had no gun with him on the date > assigned by Mcßae ; that Walsh wm at homo all the night of the murder; and that Walsh told him that when returning ; from the inquesb, William, the son of Mcßae, asked him to say that he (Walsh) * had the gun with him on May 28, 189], so as to get his father off. Mrs Walsh corroborated the statement that her husband was at home during all the night on which Bell was killed. The roads being very bad the Court did not return to Winton till late, and adjourned at once till to-morrow.

THE MARKETS.

JPBR PRESS ASSOCIATION,

London, August 84. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 2,276,000 quarters, and for the Continent 8^4,000 quarters. The American visible supply of nheat J» 39,700,000 bushels. * Lisbon, August 24 The Portuguese Government have just authorised the importation of 12,000,C0> kilos of wheat monthly, for a period of ten months, fco supplement the harvest.

Keating'3 Cough Lozenges, care Coughs, Asthma, Bronchi tis. Medical testimony ■tat£« that no other medicine is so effectual n the cure of those dangerous maladies. One lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drag. Sola by»UCM»t«iiitiQila }d tod* (Reach

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£ b d Actual value of 398 acres ... 5148 0 0 Stocjc and personal property ~— Exemption ... ... , 500 0 0

Taxable ,„ 4648 0 0 Tax of VI in the £ ... 19 7 1 The same under the Land and Income Tax;— £ s d Actual value , ... 5148 0 0 Deduqt improvements , 1592 0 0

Taxable 3556 0 0 Tax of Id iv the £ ... 14 16 4 These figures will show that Mr Boni fant(3 statement was not correct. Here is the property of a well known farmer out Ssafield way :—

£ s d Actual value of 2369 acres... 7404 0 0 Say, 1600 sheep 800 0 0 Horses and other property 260 0 0

8464 0 0 Exomption ... ... , $QQ 0 0 Taxable 7964 0 0 Tax of Id in the £ ... 33 3 8 The same property under the Land and Incon:e Tax: — ? s d Unimproved value 5!|32 0 0 Tax of Id'in the £.'.'. ... 22 4 4 Graduated Tax of |of 'a penny 2 15 6

Total tax ... ... 24 19 10



AeHBURTON. CM. BBOOKB 13EGS to notify that HE HAS &ft TURNED PERMANENTLY into those EXTENSIVE PREMISES nest door to Mb John Oru's Ironmonger's Shop, N.B. Everything beinß DESTROYED BY the FFRE, ALL Drugs PERFECTLY F RESIT.



W^mert. SCSALER'S Pritße Competition will O be Closed on September 21. All papers must be sent m by that date. SOMERSET M«afc Mart.—Wanted a strong respectable Boy, for riding out with basket, and make himself &enor * ally useful.r-W. J. Silcock. 8 167 ~A]STED, a Good Strong Boy to milk and make htmsolf generally useful.—Donald McLean, Lagmhor. 8.162 ... .. .. ...  , .. - .. -■  HATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Leghorns, AncUlusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flower, East Street. ______ QPEIGHT'S bes,t Dunedin Beer al ways on-ta» at Boiler's Family Hotel. 1 88 ANTED Known — That Robert Dorm, late manager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business m all its branches. Any orders left at Messrs John Orr and Co. 's, or at his private residence, Moore street, will be promptly attended to. ■ | B*lo4 M* R~S CONLAJN and Mi»» Arxott, Costumo Makers, having opened m Saunder.V Build ings, arc prepared fco guarautao perfooc fit, and latost i'*ns fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6*l. 7§154 1 T7"EROSFiNE, Flour, Tapioca, Sago, JlSu Rice, etc., at Wholesale Prices. ~- Tne Oask STOttd, Havelock street opposite Harrison's). HAIR PINS-The Pyr Pointed Hair Pin, (the only invention ef the century), cannot prick the head.- H. C. Sbobbs, Melford House. _^ WANTED Known—Dr Scott's colo brated Electric Corsots can only be obtainod m Ashburton at W. 11. Collier's, "The Cornw." ANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at TnE CoBNJBrf. W~ANTED Known--If you want good value m iirst-class Drapery ar.d Slothing for your money go to H. C- Seokrs, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. *V7*ANTED—Gentlemen before buying ▼ V their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of cost.— H C. S BOERS, Melford House. ALL Wool Colonial Weed Suits to measure; fit anJ workmanship guaranteed : from 50s cash. Koberi Alcoun, Ashburtoa Clotliing Mart, SaunderarJßuildhig^ EARLY Seed Pocacoes, best varieties. Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Ryegrasa, Clovera, Maize, Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff. Onions, Apples, Trees, Plants, etc. Save a large portion of your money by purchasing for cash from J. Tg'MAS, Havelock Street. W"~~ ANTED Known—My workshop is still m same place, East street, where all orders will be attended to puncluf-lly and nt lowest rates. Hot and cold water services laid on, estimates given, workmen sent to any part of the country.—J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter. WANTED Known.—J. Nicolas, Boot maker, Burnett, street, oppo site the Mail Office, is prepare! to make Boats and Shoes to order. All repairs dune promptly at lowest rates; 7*167 WiUyriaD Ku'JWIl —Why uumplnin about scarcity of water, while Hardley is still making Tanks from 100 to 2000 gallons, guaranteed, at salvage pricts. A stock on hand to aolect from. IT/" ANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps V T Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock m town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturers of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, Ridging, find Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern.—J. W. HUBt'LEY^ East street. WANTED Known—That you will make no Rustle for quality and > ariety m English and Coloinn.} Boots, and h hishly reputed make by calling, at J. JfoiSON's. During coming holidays dis count tor Cash. Repairs done at cuco. A .sU6 of men always kept and best aterial and wopl'iw nship guaranteed ._ VTOW SELLING at (Jroatjy Reduced IN Prices (for cash), Hundreds of Books on History, Science, Religion, Fiction, &c. Photo Albums and Frames, Pictures, Games, Musical Instruments, Music. A Urge stock slightly soiled at less than half " price. Stationery and Account Books.—L. F. Andrbwes and Co. !



h s % a 65 g I e S I «SSS^ - Q> o - o JBMHMH H 1 S , ■.■■■■ *<q U4 ££ t -^ g Co *si « -^ Qi i I Tfcc 5^ Tea IN THE WORLD. Hy§l i>'^ Ceylon. NISIAN HYSLCP, and CO., Tea Importers, i:» 8 Caslu-1 street. Cluisichurch. Arrangements are being m*do for the ? formation of a compony to carry on the operations of fruit-canning, jam-making and cMer-making m Chriatchurch. Sui-roKT Local Industry. — n>« Lozonges, Jujubes, Comfita and London Mixtures manufactured by Auisibbkook and Co, are equal to best imported.



limited] BBEWEBS JOF THE TAVOURITE CHRTBTOHI7KCH SPARKLINU PALE & BITTER ALES. TO BB OBTA15B3) IX [HOGSHEADS, BARRELS AND KILDERKINS, AT r*HBISTCHTJROH BRBWBR"S AKD Of Mb HJ ZANDER, ASHBURTON. ON DRAUGHT AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL, ASHBURTON, THK TINWALD HOTEL, TINW ALD, AND RAILWAY HOTEL, WIN3LOW """" "" PHOTOGRArHy. GREAT BUOCFSS.~IREAT SUCCESS. THK PuHlic rlelicjhtcd with tho Professor's work. T c fi^ lot M vtooU >re now reaty for diatrihution, and we r»n vi.-w at the Studio, Moore tf'.reet, wh.ore the Public ore requestwl u» inspect the wo\k, whkli will compiii-e fav«'ra\>ly with any m the colony. Come early. Business lnKimiag. OustomcrH cieliihted. Studiu hours irom 930 to V'm! A, T. ROBOTTOM, Pho^wrapher, Mooro streer, (Oi>iMNutf) 1?-»V'il Hotel). 7tl



S. SALEK, Watchmaker and Jeweller. TEMPOIURY PREMISES LT W^jJJAYK REFRESHMENT ROOM. Fire. Fire. Fire. MUST BE CLEAUED^AT^AHrir PRI.CIS Mv «TrtPKof Klectro-Plated and Silverware. Gold and Silver Jewellery, and other hih-ckss Jewellery, has to be SMLD previous to going into new premiss, a« intend opening with mi entirely new stock. Weddtn? Presents, Birthday Presents, and Presentation Testimonials. Thow will be foundg^^'yj] I*l^^1 *I^^ JS^a" COST PM°K' Watchmaking and Jewellery Bepairing carried on as usual, », SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWKf.LER. ... : : 1 — , : ~



The Last Ten Bays OF W. W. Spencer & Co.'s ENORMO JS SALE BUSINESS SOLD. OUR Sr7OCK33ORS TAKE POSSESSION ON SEPTEMBER 3. Come Kirlr and Secure Bargains AT W. W, SPENCER & COl^, The Arcade. tira THANK THB PUBLIC for the Liberal Patroaigo they have bestowed on us m the past, and trust they will giro the same liberal support to our successors. Remember the Last Ten Days. P.S—ALL ACCOUXC3 omni; to tha firm ]muifc ba pu-1 oa or baf-jre tho 31st of August* W. W. SPB^OBR & CO., The Area tie.