The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1892. ANOTHER CANARD.

A few days ago another of those false, mischievous and malicious re ports, which a section of the Press is go energetic m floating, was circulated und caused some stir. This particular report emanated, not, strange to say, from Wellington, but from a southern source which is generally to be de pended upon for accuracy of state ment, and was that the occupier of a small grazing m Southland had been fined £1 a day for thirty-one days during which his rent had remained unpaid after being due. On this state ment were founded profuse and vio lently abusive attacks upouthe Govern ment; and particularly upon the Minister of Lands. The victim of the Alleged oppression was described as a •* hardworking bona Me'settler ' under the Crown," and so great a scare was caused amongst the settler class— holders of small grazing runs, deferred payment sections and perpetual leases —who were led to believe they were liable to be similarly dealt; with, that the Commissioner of Lands was inun dated with enquiries as to the real position of affairs, and had to request that the truth of the case might be published. It turned out that—as might easily have been found out, if it was not already known, by the con cocter of the canard—the •« small grazing run " was an ordinary pastoral run, and the " hardworking settler * a full-blown squatter ! Further, a little knowledge of the subject would have told the fabricator that the law does not render settlers liable to any such penalty. Thus is another slander upon the administration of the land laws completely refuted. The question has been raised whether the town agent, through whose neglect the rent ww allowed to fall into arrear, is not the real holder of the run, and the " hard working settler" a mere dummy, and this question, like that arising out of the much-persecuted Mr Scott, will no doubt be thoroughly enquired into. j

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Victorian astronomer, Mr Eilery, gave the right calculations as to theisun's distance from the earth over a quarter of a century ago, James Pierce, a fisherman and a promi nent member of the Salvation Army, was addressing a large audience m the barracks, Geelong (Victoria) when he was seen to I stagger. He recovered for a few moments, and then fell dead. The first step m the formation of an order of deaconesses for the diocese of Christchurch was taken on Tuesday night, when his Lordship the Bishop admitted Misses Fanny Harriet Torlesse, Mary Ann Vousden, and Mary Louise Pursey, as probationers. At Tinwald saleyards on Tuesday the entry consisted of two lines of sheep and the attendance of four auctioneers, three dealers, two farmers, and the usual employees and hangers-on. A line of 429 shorn two-tooth -crossbreds was sold by Mr D. Thomas at 10s 3d, and afterwards re sold by him at 10s 6M. The Otago Acclimatisation Society's ex periment of raising wild geese by placing the eggs of tame geese under the black swan, is reported by the " Clutha Leader " aa a success, and several broods are now to be seen on Kaitangata and Waihola lakes. The experiment will be repeated next sea son. Edward O'Brien, seaman on the ship Ecclefechan, aged 65 years, was found drowned m Lyttelton harbor on Tuesday morning. He went ashore with some mates the previous evening, and was last seen at half-past ten, sober and fully dressed. The body was found floating, and showed no marks of violence. At the inquest a verdict ot found drowned was returned, there being no evidence as to how deceased got into the water. There must be m England more stout people who wish to get rid of their superfluous flesh than one would imagine, for the great demand which exists for that useful little book, "Foods for the Fat," has made it necessary for the publishers, Messrs Chatto and Windus, to issue a revised third edition. The Pahiatua County Council has passed the following unique resolution :— " The public, whenever each or anyone of them find a short cut from anywhere to anywhere else immediately publicly notify it for the benefit of any and all those whom it may concern, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Makuri township." A sensation was created amongst members of the Geelong Artillery corjn on Saturday, owing to the terribly sudden death of a member of the band named John Boadle. A lively march was just being played when the deceased suddenly fell forward and stretched out dead. He had been ill with influenza. The cause of death was the burating of a blood vessel of the brain. A few days ago a rescue from drowning by a Rangiora boy named Percy Prichard was recorded. Mr W. J. Crothers, the father of the rescued boy, has since presented young Prichard with a handsome silver chain and locket m recognition of Ins bravery. On the locket is engraved: " Presented to Percy Prichard for rescuing a comrade from drowning." It is the intention to bring the act undar the notice of the Boyal Humane Society of Australia. It is reported that Mr Parnell's various properties m county Wicklow—all save the family mansion of Avondale—are it once to be sold. The work people at his quarries at Arklow have received notice, and there is to be a rapid realisation of his affairs. Side by side with this statement we read that the subscriptions for the new Par nellite newspapers m Dublin have been a great success, and that the new ventures are to be launched m the shortest possible period. This is due to the feeling evoked by Parnell's death. A short time ago the subscriptions obtained merely nominal support. Georgina Duggan proceeded against Geo. M. Black, M.L.A., at Sydney, for support of four children which Black admitted having had by her. There had been twelve children, five of whom were dead, and up to a short time ago defendant had paid 20a per week to the woman, and now offered 10a for eacli child. The plaintiff asked for 15s. An order was made for the payment ot 12s 6d for each of the four children, with the costs of the case. Black admitted that as a member of Parliament he got £300 a year, and that he had been engaged a year on the " Bulletin " at ±'5 per week, besides which he earned something for contributions to other papers. The same Black was recently charged m Parliament with having taken the present plaintiff to Melbourne on a railway pass obtained as for his wife. The Auckland correspondent of the "Otago Dfily Times" writes,'—"The Premier's meeting m the City Hall was a great success m point of attendance and m the reception accorded to him, while the "padding" on the platform was far more representative than I have been accustomed to see at Liberal meetings, , . , . There is no question thafc the address hae greatly strengthened Mr Ballance's following m Auckland, and his distinct and unreserved disclaimer of any intention of taking the freehold title to land from any man who already held it, and that all he contemplated was to nationalise the remaining Crown lands of the colony, has given much satisfaction throughout the country districts, where a very different opinion was enter tained as to his policy." Strange uses are made of the London Post Office occasionally, With the view of saving the registration fee, sovereigns have at various times been found enclosed m butter, flowers, dripping, figs, and puddings, and frequent warnings have apparently Htfcle effect m deterring the puolic from using such unsafe methods of transmission. Probably one of the most reckless attempts at economy ou record was perpetrated by a lady residing m Siam, who forwarded to London several parcels declared to contain walking sticks and stationery of the value of £7 10s. But the vigilant eye of the Customhouse officer promply detected a brilliant col lection of diamonds and jewelery worth upwards of £25,000. The postage at the registered letter rate would have amounted to about £30, and the walking stick de vice was no doubt prompted by the desire to save the the difference betwean the or dinary parcel rate and this amount. The Temuka " Leader " reports that Mr W. Fleming, jun., of Geraldine, had a rough time of it while trying to cross the Rangitata, Eiyer on Thursday last, when it v/as m flood. The horse was swept from under him, and soon aftsi? h& found him self sticking to a small island m the centre Qi the river. Not wishing to act the part ojE B>obin,son Crusoe he took a header for tlje river bank ? and after being washed <Jowa with the stream fop about 300 yards landed safely on the oppssij;e s|de just m time to see his horse land successfully on the side where he had first entered the river. Mrs Buck, living- close at hand, kindly provided him with dry olothes and a horse, and he again attempted to cross the river for hia own horse. This time he was again washed away, but managed finally to land both himself and the horses on the right s[d,e, Mrs Buck's kindness again helped him, and wit}} another dry outfit he was enabled to proceed to Geraldine.

At a special general meeting of the Ash i burton Working Men's Cooperative Society, 1 held m the Orange Hall onT'-s- lay evening, it was decided to start a gvu^ty business ac an early date. It is stated that tenders were received for only thirty-two of the fifty-six farms on the Waikari estate, offered for lease by Mr G. H. Moore, of Glen mark. The rental offered for these did not come up to the owner's ideas, and none of the tenders were accepted. Special attention is officially directed to the following clauses of the Factories Act: —"Every woman and every person under eighteen years of age, except piece workers, shall not be employed on Saturdays from one o'clock p.m., printing effices excepted, where they may be employ ed till 4.30 o'clock p.m. Nothing m this Act shall prevent the employment of any boy m the publish ing or delivery of newspapers after one o'clock on Saturdays or holidays." i It was announced on Tuesday at the ■ Auckland Police Court by Inspector Brohaui when four lads were charged with having stolen some apricots, that ie was the inten tion of the police,;at the request of the Government, to apply m future when boys were convicted m court that they should be sent to the Industrial School. Boys came up day after day and wore let off, but no amendment took place, and therefore he was instructed to ask that such boys should be sent to the school. The case was remanded. The Manawatu "Standard " reports that during the course of the enquiry into the cost of construction of the proposed bridge over the Oroua, Mr C. Bull said very little had been spent on the roads m the Manawatu road district for some time —they were m a disgraceful state. Mr Hankins interjected : ' I think we solicitors had most of it between us, Mr Jellicoe.' To which the latter replied : ' Well, you had ; you were solicitor to the Road Board, and the district was pretty well bankrupt at the termination of the appointment." The late rain was particularly heavy m the back country, and the rivers Opihi, Orari, Waihi, and others, were m very heavy flood yesterday morning. All these rivers, (says the " Timaru Herald ") have been ex ceptionally high so far this summer. The crops between Temuka and the sea are suffering from an overdose of stormy weather, and many of the heaviest are "laid." The yield promised -to be the heaviest for years, bu<; farmers are now somewhat anxious as to their prospects. There is a good deal of ryegrass and hay cut, but unstacked. A letter from Perth, Western Australia, m the "Insurance and Banking Record," says :—The drought still continues m the North West, and many of the stations are m a state of collapse. The losses of stock and sheep have been greater than ever before m the annals of the colony ; m fact, hitherto West Australia has been free from the droughts experienced m the eastern colonies. Again, the crops throughout the midland fanning districts have suffered severely, and m many places ere hardly worth bringing m; how ever, the southern districts appear to have fared fairly well, plentiful rains having fallen m the oarly spring.

Ashburton Horticultural Society.

A gnneral meeting of membsrs of the above-named Society took pace last evening, at the Arcade Chambers, Major Steward m the chair. The minutes of previous meetings having been read and confirm;;'?., the Draft Rules and Regulations prepared by the sub- Committee appointed for that purpose were submitted for consideration, and afber some, slight amendment, adopted. In addition to the names given m at pre vious meetings, the following new mem bers were reported, v'w , Messrs JR.. W. Hart, Thos, Scaly, H. M P Jones, G. Hefford, Millichamp, T. Hoult, and Kil worth, bringing up the total to date to 97. Considerable discussion took place as to the date to be fixed for the first Show. Mr Porter proposed that it be held m the first week of May, as this would enable the exhibition of chrysanthemums and the later fruits. Mr Elston, Mr Broomfield, Mr W. H. Rule, and others pointed out that Maj would be too ]ate for flowers generally, and thought it would be much better to fix an earlier date. Ultimately, on the motion of Mr Elston, seconded by Mr Rule, it was resolved " That the Committee be re quested to arrange for holdiug a Show during the first or second week m March." The election of Officers and Committee was then proceeded wifcij. For the office of President, Major Steward was proposed, but said that he would prefer that the member for the district, Mr E. G. Wright, should be elected to that position, which he had filled m connection with the former Ash burton Hortieulfcupal Society. Mr Wright was thereupon unanimously elected, Major Steward accepting the office ef Vice-President, and Mr J. J. C. Quane being elected Secretary, Mr W. H. Rule, Treasurer ; and Mr Alfred Curtis, Auditor. Tho following twelve gentlemen were elected members of Committee, viz,, Messrs Barrett, Cawsey, John Cochrane, W. C. Davis, R." Elston, Kempthorne, Leohner, Paul, Porter, W. W. Smith, J. Tasker, and'J. Tuomas, It having been arranged that the newly-elected officers and committee should meet next (this) evening at 8 o'clock at the Arcade Chambers, ;i. vote of thanks was past to the diajr and the meeting broke up.

THE MARKETS.

I pun press association.]

(Received Jannary 6, 10 a m.) London, January 5. Dunedin g per cents have risen 2 per cenfc, and New Zealand Loan an 4 Mer cantile Agency Company's debentures one per cent. (Received January 6, 11 a.m.) Sydney, January 6. Yfheat, chick, 4s 3d ; local, 4s 9d to 4s lOd ; flour, stone make, £11 to £12 ; roller brands; £;12'l(ta to £1§ ; oats, 2s 4d to 2.s 5d • maize, 2s 3d to gs 4d ; bariey, (tope, 2s'9d ; bran. lOdto lOid ; pollard, 9|d ; potatoes), 1 )cal, £3 ; onions, £5 to £-5 lO.s. Butter, dairy-made $d, factory 9d. Cheese, 3d to £>d. I?ac'on, gd to fid. IJams, New Zealand, ll|d. " Mbw-OU^ne, January (?. Wheat, 4s 4d to is .f>d. Oats neglected ; Algerian Is Bd, stout 2s 4d to 2a gd. Maize, 2s 6d. Peas, 2$ 4d, Br^n, 104 to l]d. Adelaide, January C. The wheat market has a downward tßiidcncy the quotation being 4s 6d. 3TI uir, 6.ione make, £10 to £10 5s ; roller, £11 (o £11 "6s. Bwjejr, 3s 6J to 4s 6d, j p.-an, jte, Pollard, la f& '

The Colonial Office.

LORD CARRINGTON'S SHEECH

The speech delivered by Lord ■Carring ton on colonial nifairs, and for which he has been severely criticised, was given be fore tho Anchor Society, wlosei guest he ho was, at a dinner to «elabra,te the anniversary of tho birth of idward Col ston, the Bristol philanthropist. Lord Carrington, who, when he rose, was loudly cheered, began by recalling the fact that hix years ago he stood up ands returned thanks m her Majesty's name ir. the s^reat maritime city of Sydney. Aftei deliver ing six sentences whieli he had carefully learned by heart, ho heard a very fat gentleman opposite, who was a member of Parliament, and who suffered greatly from speeches senatorial and guberna torial, after filling his glass to tiie brim and draining it to die dregs, give a great grunt of satisfaction and say m a voice audible all over tha room, " Thank tho Lord he can't speak." He feared he was a poor representative of the party which possessed such glorious exponents at the Earl of Granville and Lord Rose'aery, but he yielded to no man m allegiance to Mr GUc'stone. He considered therewas nothing to justify the Tory choris of gratification and self-glorification. rlheir administration was disappointing m <very department. Their autocratic plicy constituted a grave danger, espeially when ie maintained the Divine right of a certain class of Englishmen to rule the Empire, implying racial inferi ority bfttween brethren of the same bbod. Tory centralism struck at the governnent of the great English confederation all»ver the world, Liberals were falsely accused of disloyalty to the Crown, and an an:iety to break up the Empire, but witl all their fine words it was the Tory clisse3 who were really not m touch or symiathy with the great self-governing colfhies. Our colonial Empire would not be cap tured by the roar of cannon or the jattle of musketry, but would be won bj the rii'g of the miner's pick and the crask of the stockman's whip. While admitting that the Colonial Office had impioved since Lord Sherbrooke, it had showrtlut there was abundant room for improve ment. They could not shut their ejes to the fact that Lord Knutsford was a Iving incarnation of the old Downing street regime. It was the clear duty cf all Liberals to carefully consider the present policy of the Colonial Office, whose tra ditions of the great colonies were regarded m much the same light as the Irish re garded the traditions of Dublin Castle. Alter referring to the Tory muddle m Zululand when 5000 men, women, and children perished from battle, exposure, and starvation, Lord Carrington sarcasti cally congratulated the Colonial Office oi having such a peaceful, prosperous, ard happy South African record to brtg about. The difficulty had risen because English Englishmen could not trust Eng lishmen who had gone out to the coio nies to live among the native raes. The Colonial Office calmly ignored she fact that all the blunders of the Mtori wars were attributable to Downing steet and its representatives. He condemned the increased military contributions demanded from Ceylon, Singapore, and others, aud eulogised Sir Charles Tup^er's contention that it was a mistake to suppose that the defence of the Empire would be best secured by a direct contribution to the Tmpeml army and navy. Years rgo the Imperial troops were suddenly with drawn from Australia, despite the willisg-: ness of the colonies to p-*y for thur maintenance. The Colonial Office teld that the principle was wrong ; yet, what was wroiig for the army was now con sidered right lor the navy. This coloiial maintenance problem was now being t;ied iv Australia. It sounded all right, but could the experiment succeed ? Thes.iips should only have ono commander. The admiral of the fleets should not be under dual control. How could there be taxation without representation ? The decision of the Colonial Uffice, acknow ledging the precedence claim of the Admiral of the station shocked colorial loyalty and colonial sentiment. After condemning the policy of the Coloiiial Office with regard to Newfoundlaid, Lord Carrington referred to the appoint ment of Sir H. Blake as Governor of Queensland as » not solitary instance of the failure to meet the wishes of the colonies m every possible way. The Colonial Office appeared to think the private communication of a new Governor's name to the colonial Ministry the first step towards sepa ration. They claimed a divine rijhc to make an appointment they could not possibly enforce, and shield themselves under the plea that colonial Ministers wanted to interfere with the Imperial ad visers ; but statesmen m Australasia never expressed a wish for any voice m the selec tion of a Governor—they only tried to prevent the English Government from tie error of sending out many whom they could not receive. In connection with the Blake incident, Lord Carringtcn quoted Sir Thomas Me llwraith's com plaint that a section of the English press had represented the Queensland people as rebels, but Sir Henry Normanfe enthusiastic welcome gave the lie to thb statement. Lord Carrington admittei the good intentions of Lord Knutsford, and argued that if the British Con federation was to remain as at present united and invincible, the old worn-out Imperial policy, with alj its old ball cartridge policy, must be thrown to the winds, If it attempted to rely upon the traditions of dear old Downing^street to keep all together, the whole fabric would fall to pieces like a pack of cards. Then the well-meaning Secretary of State m despair would ask the great self-governing co'tnies once more to assist the mother country m the great mission of civilisation. Those great countries would regard their elastic union with England as a creed and a glory, but flouts, jeers, and interference must alienate them for ever.

The Chinese Theory of Influenza.

Professor Thomas, of Auckland Univer sity, writes as follows to the *' Ijvening Star-":— Hit I,—Twice1,—Twice within the last fqrtnight prominence has been given m your polumns to an explanation of the nature of influenza by Mr Chew Chong, of the Eltham Dairy Factory, It will therefore possibly be of interest, to your readers to trive another view of the matter. Mr Chew Chong says that the cause of in fluenza is a parasite like a thread of cot ton, which runs through the body and under the skin, and states that he has rrcently found this parasite m two per sons. His despriptiqn answers closely to a well known parasite called the Guinea worm (Filaria meclinensis), This parasite j is a slender white worm, usually two or three feet long and of the thickness of a knitting needle (l-20th of an inch). It burrows underneath the skin m various ! parts of the body. It is endemic m many tropical countries, especially m the Old Wor|.d, but at timeg its attars fipume the proportion of an 'epidemic which may affect half the population of a locality. It; has been shown that the worm naturally breaks through the surface of the skin m ordep to discharge t|je miprqs; copic enibryo?woritts with whiph its bqdy is crammed. The embryos then, pass into the bodies of wafcerrfjeas, obtaining access to hnvcan beings when water con taining such water-tleas is drunk. If there be any thins; m Mr Chew Chonsc's statements, they certainly point to the presence m New Zealand of the guinea worm or some closely-allied parasites. We have introduced- only too many

parasites both of human beings and stock, and the Guinea-worm would be a most undes'rable addition. Fortunately, the Guinea-worm appears to require a tropical climate m order to propagate itself, and though it has repeatedly been found m Europe, it has apparently always been brought from tropical countries, and has nob established itaelf therf. Still we must remember that our climate is sub tropical, and it may be well for us to be on our guard.

School Committee.

ELGIN,

A meeting of tho Elgin School Com mittee was held on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Hoatten (chairman), Scott, Kennedy, Letham, and Cochrane, The master's report showed the average attendance for last quarter as 423, and | for last month as 32-5, The falling off of the attendance was chiefly owing to the prevalence of influenza. .: ' The Visiting Committee's report was also satisfactory. A hearty vote ot thanks was accorded to Mr Letham for his trouble m selecting prizes. It was resolved to write to the Board for things required by the master, and also forwarding accounts m connection with the coalhcuse. The Committee decided to close the school for five weeks' holidays from Janu ary 14, and to print the Inspector's re port on the school, which is as under : — Examination report on Elgin public school, examined November 17, 1891. Pass Sctbjhcts. _^__

Percentage of passes —4482. Percentage of failures—lß "75. Marks Class Subjkcts. (0 to 100) History 30 Geography 55 Elementary Science, Object Les sons, etc. ... ... ...... 44 Total 129 Percentage ou class subjects—43. 1 Marks Additional Subjects. (0 to 20) Repetition and recitation 10 Drill and exercises —-■ Singing ... — Needlework ... 11 Subject-matter of reading lessons... 9 Extra drawing — Additional marks 30

Staff—-Arthur Hunnibell, master (since October 9), Standards V, IV, 111, II ; Christine-Gilmour, P.T. 1, Standards I, and Infants. Remarks—ln the preparatory classes, arithmetic and counting are below the average, and questions on the analysis of numbers fail to elicit a reply. In Standard I. the results on the whole are satisfactory, except m reading, In fact, the reading throughout the school is of a very poor quality, and consists of a dreary and monotonous enunciation of the words, without any attempt at expression or inflection of fchp voice. As might be expected where reading of this shai actor exists, the kindred subjects, recitation, and comprehension of subject matter, are also weak. Moreover the task of examin ing the lower standards orally is a very trying one, and it is a difficult matter to form a fair estimate of the value of the teaching, owing to the tiresome habit the children have acquired of answering man almost inaudible voice. The new master will have to devote himself with energy and persistency to the removal of these serious defects from the school. Standard II made a good appearance on the whole. The arithmetic of this class is above the average- Arithmetic is also the strong subject m Standard 111, but much of the work m iliih class is only of a moderate quality. In Standard IV, on the other hand arithmetic is the weakest subject. In Standard V, geography shows good results, but m other respects this is not a strong class. T. S. Foster, Acting Inspector,

THE REVENUE.

jI'KR PJBfcSS ASSOCIATION]

Wellington, January 5. The amount of Customs duties collected last month throughout the colony was £131,377 8s lOd, as against £117,569 14s 9d for the previous month, and £131,734 13s lOd for the corresponding month of 1890. The amounts received at the principal ports last month were—Auckland. £26,676 17s Id; Wellington, £26,814 3s lOd j Christchurch, £20,776 16s 9d j Dunsdin, £3,2,301 3s 3d. The total for the nine months of the financial year is £1,178,484 19s 4d, being £27,234 i9s 4d m excess of the Colonial Treasurer's estimate, which for that period was £1,151,250. The beer duty collected last month amounted to £6950 19s 4d, Auckland contributing £1583 3.3 lid, Wellington £796 15s 7d, Christchurch £1039 3s Id, Dunedin £154114s 4d. The returns for the preceding month were £4989 5s 9d, and for the corresponding month of the previous year £7322 4s Bd. The Treasurer's estimate for the nine months of the financial year waa £45,000, but only £42,128 13s 9d has been collected during that period, leaving a deficiency of £2871 7s. "

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

[p$R PR. ESS ASSOCIATION,

THE SALVATION ARMY.

London, -January 4, The Wesleyans are uniting with the Salvation Army m maintaining the right to hold open air meetings m Eastbourna FRAU-PUIjENT BUTTER. Some cases by the Orizaba branded " Prime new Victorian dairy but/er," realised only 955, as the dealers de clared that the consignment consisted of old butter. AFFAIRS IN INDIA. It is rumored that two army corps are ready to embark fpip India fjwing to the frontier troubles. LABOR QUESTIONS. The. shoemakers generally thfeate^ to strike fqr higher wageg. The bakers m Brur^swipk have framed a new tariff" of wages,, and. threaten to strike unless the raaste? bakers adopt it, ALEXANDER AND CO. The firm of Alexander and Co., sharebrokers of Old Broad street, which was declared bankrupt a few months ago, has been reconstituted aud the'

liabilities of "the old firm liquidated. j COMPETITION IN FREIGHT. \ Owing to the keen competition of the ' Tyser line freights by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Pakcha, direct to New Zealand, have been fixed at 255. Freights by the Com pany's sailing vessels have been re duced to 20s, ALLEGED WORTHLESS BOILERS. The "Pall Mall Gazette" declares that all the British warships fitted up with boilersof a similar type to those on the Australian cruisers have proved to be absolutely worthless for speed, and that it is dangerous for the stokers t? work near them. It is imperative, the " Pall Mall Gazette " says, that this type of boilers should be superseded. ' COLONIAL BONDHOLDERS. An influential movement is on foot m the city to establish r*. council of colonial bondholders. THE DUBLIN OUTRAGE. London, January 5. It is reported that the attempt to blow up Dublin Castle originated with the Irish dynamiters m Chicago. OBITUARY. Sir George Airy, the astronomer, is dead. [Sir George Biddell Airy, X.C.8., F.R.S., ex-Astronomer Royal, was born at Alnwick, Northumberland, 1801. Was educated at Hereford, Colchester and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated senior wrangler 1823. Lucasian Professor 1826, and 1828 Plumian Professor with the charge of the Cambridge Observatory. In 1835 he was elected Astronomer Royal, and made many improvements m the Observatory at Greenwich, m the methods of taking obser vations. Sir G. B. Airy conducted the astronomical observations on the occasion of the demarcation of the boundary between Canada and the United States. He was an Associate of the Institute of France, a member of numerous foreign Academies, and an honorary graduate of Oxford, Cam bridge, and Edinburgh. He has served with distinction on numerous Royal Commissions of a scientific character, and m 1873 and 1874 was President of the Royal Society. He was created a K.C.B. m 1872, and on his retirement from the post of Astronomer Royal m 1881 was granted a pension of £1100 a year. His latest researches have been devoted to a new method of treating the lunar theory.] A NEW OPERA. The late Mr Cellier's new opera, " The Mountebank," was produced with great success at the Lyric. THE INFLUENZA. Influenza is universal throughout the southern half of England. Berlin, January 5. A report is m circulation to the effect chat Pfieffer, Dr. Koch's son-in law, has discovered the bacillus of influenza.

RUSSIAN TROUBLES.

St. Petersburg, January 4. Disclosures of corruption m connec tion with the administration of the relief to peasants continue to be made. The majority of the Nihilists arrested m Warsaw on suspicion of being con nected m a plot against the life of the Czar have been released. St. Petersburg. January 5. The Grand Duke Sergius, whose tyranny m Moscow is said to have provoked the displeasure of the Czar, tried to purchase bread m a shop m Moscow under disguise. Three police officers hustled him and then arrested him, but they committed suicide on discovering that their prisoner was a Grand Du!:e.

A MALAY EMEUTE.

Singapore, January 5. Orangkyalia, a Malix chief, at the head of 500 rioters, holds a jungle at Pahianga and defies the British to dis place him.

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Pakis, January 5. M. cle Maupassant, the French author, has been removed to a lunatic asylum.

THE POPE ON SOCIALISM.

Rome, January 4. The Pope, m replying to greetings from the Emperor of Germany, wished him success m his struggle against Socialism, which was the common enemy of religion and the Empire.

POLITICAL JUDGES.

Washington, January 4. President Harrison has appointed two Democratic Judges.

THE REBELLION IN MEXICO.

Mexico, January 4. The rebel leader, General Gorza, has 2000 armed followers.

THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

Constantinople. January 4. The Porte is disposed to enter into a direct agreement with England regard ing Egypt,

THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA.

Bucharest. January 5. The Queen of Roumania is m a critical state of health.

AUSTRALIAN.

SHIP BURNT.

Sydney, January 5.* A fire broke out yesterday on the barque Lincoln and is likely to burn all day. The fore part of the vessel ig burnt to the waters edge and the after part is merely a shell. The foremast and mainmast fell this morning, and the mizzenmast was cut away for gaiety. The damage caused by the flre on board the Lincoln is estimated at £1 5,000. The hull is insured m New York, but the amount of the policy is not known. 45,000 feet of timber is 'destroyed. The cargo is insured for 12,000 dollars. The vessel is a com plete wreck. THE RIVERTNA FIR.E;& The bush fires. }n, the Biverina dis trict have done over £50)000 worth of damage.

SUICIDE OF A CONSUL.

Melbourne, January 5. Mr T. P Fallon, Consul-General for [ Columbia and Consul for Chili, has committed suicide by shooting himself. The, c.a.use is attributed to disastrous speculation. i-NEYp ZEALAND APPRECIATED. The London correspondent of " Age " had an, interview with one of the largest Australian Bank, managers m the city on the subject of "Victorian finance. During.the conversation re. ference was incidentally made to New Zealand, and the bank manager stated that, as a general rule, everything con nected with Australia was extremely sound, and the way m which New Zea land had pulled round and the sacri fices th<? people had. macfe to preserve

the colony's credit had done good to the whole of Australia.

THE QUEENSLAND REVENUE.

Brisbane, January 5. The Rovenue for the first half, of the financial year shows an increase of £55j000 over Treasurer's estimate.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 5. Captain Edwards, coal merchant, formerly master mariner, dropped dead at Waitemata Hotel this morning, pre sumedly from failure of the heart's action. In reference to the memorial sent from New Zealand asking that women should be allowed to take degrees, Professor Aldis, of the Auckland College, has received a letter statin" that immediate action on the subject by the Senate, with whom all legislation m the University must begin; is not probable. Three years ago when the question was raised many of those who had earnestly sup ported the admission of women to Tripos Exams would not support their admission to the B.A. degree. One reason was the belief that admission to the P. A. degree must lead m the end, m spite of any pro visions which might be introduced, to ad mission to M.A., and consequently to a share m the management of the Univer sity. It was also apprehended that diffi culties weuld arise m the several colleges with respect to fellowship , etc. At a meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board to-day, the Chairman, Mr Nicol, said that the Board's revenue for the year showed a net increase of £1640 over that of the previous twelve months. A young roan named Edward Morey, employed on some railway works at Wan garei, has been severely injured by a fall of earth, and it is feared that his spine is affected. A mining prospector, E. Ryan, is re ported to have found a valuable deposit of manganese m the neighborhood of Russel. The Executive Committee of the Northern Railways League, has decided to appoint a surveyor to accompany Mr ; Hursthonse as representative of the League, on a trip to inspect the country between Ongaruhe, the proposed point of divergence of the North Trunk Railway line, and Stratford, Mr H. M. Wilson, formerly of the Waitemata County Council, has been chosen. He is to report on the engineering features of the lino and the nr.ture of the country for settlement purposes. The Native Minister intends to accompany the party. In an action against John M'Donald, a settler at Hslensville, charged with having allowed cattle to stray on to the railway line, and proceeded with by the Railway Commissioners, who are enabled to prosecute anyone whose cattle stray on to a railway line, whether it is fenced or not, the Bench decided that the by-law is ultra vires, and dismissed the case, at the same time expressing the opinion that the line at Kiwiti, on the Helensville branch, ought to be fenced by the Commissioners as soon as possible, m the interests of safety. Wellington, January 5. The weather continues wet and stormy^ The rainfall m Wellington since the beginning of the year (five days ago) has been 4.05 inches, of which 3.40 inches have bepn registered during the past tventy-four hours. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Oear Meat Company to-night, the report, recommending the payment of a dividend of ten per cent per annum, was adopted. The Chairman congratulated shareholders on the successful results ob tained during the year, notwithstanding the low prices ruling m London for frozen meat, and made reference to the extensive improvements which had been carried out a-/ the works, mentioning that the Com pany's felmongery was now the largest and best equipped m the colony. The retiring directors were re-elected, and a bonus of £100 was voted to the Secretary, Mr Millward. Nelson, December 5. There was a heavy thunderstorm here last night, and the residents of the Waimea describe it as the worst ever experienced m the district. The light ning at times was very vivid, and the rain descended m torrents. The Wai-iti, with its tributaries, rose rapidly, and was soon m high flood. A great deal of damage was done to roads and standing crops. The approach tq -Waidti bridge! near Foxhill, was partly washed away, and traffic is stopped, and a number of small bridges and culverts have been destroyed. The Midland Railway works at Bdlgrove suffered greatly by the floods. Crops of grain and hop gardens have been much injured.

SPORTING.

HORORATA RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The following are the acceptances and general entries for the Hororata Racing Club's annual meeting :— Bangob, Plate, of 35 soys. One mile. st 1b st 1b Lady Zetlavid 813 Silver Pine 7 9 Hium .... 8 6 Young Cheviot 7 9 Erin-go-Bracrh 7 11 6 7 Welter Plate, of 30 soys. One and a quarter mile. st lb st 1b Aquarius ... 11 2 Gillie ... 10 7 Chester Lad 11 0 Corringa... 10 0 Beau Nash... 10 9 Hororata Cup, of 55 soys. One and a half mile. st lb I st lb Bay King ... 8 13 Ilium ... 7 7 Retina ... 8 6 Inez ... 7 6 Quibble ... 8 2 Silver Pine... 610 Crown Jewel 8 1 May ... 6 7 Cjinage ... 7 7 New Yeak's Gift, of 40 soys. Six furlongs. st lb " at lb Regina ... 9 3 Missile . fll Lady Zetland 8 13 Cooksfoot ... 6 10 Inez . 8 8 Corn Rose... 6 7 Young Qhevibt 7 12 | Farmers' Plate, of 25 soys. Six fur longs. st lb st lb Chester Lad .8 10 Cassie ... 7 a Beau Nash 8 7 Portadown T 0 Diver ... 7 10 Lady May... 7 0 Trojan ... 7 8 Maria Martin 612 Cocksfoot .., 7- 8 Bess ... 610 Handicap. Trot, of 25 soys. Two miles. Eos... ... ecr. yds yds behind behind Flirt ... 150 Taipo ... 50 Rockwood 150 Drift ... 50 Rocket ... 175 PostCard ...400 lolanthe ... 20Q Meta ... 100 Rocketll... £50 Chaos ...100 Star offion'r 420 Medjidie ... 12^ Kovelßace. Cocksfoot Glenlora, Calliope Janlf Lisbon Lady .lack Hebrew Maid; Oassie Ma,ria

THE WAPITI SALE.

Auckland, January 5. Major George's yearlings were offered at auction this morning and the following prices wrre realised : —Colt by Nelson— Florence, 80 guineas, Mr John Marshall • colt by Nelson—Tenambra, 190 guiKMaaq, Mr S. Herries ; filly by N.orctenfelo't—. Tres Deuce, 200 guineas, Mjr I). Stewart; filly by Nelson—The, Maid, 75 guineas,,' Mr Jj. Hill;. filly by Nelson—Memphis, 6&, guineas,% W, R. Wtfaoa j filly by

lngomar—Sister Agnes, 225 guineas, Mr J. D. Ormond. Fiesole and Coxlscuttle were passed m. Miss Cole was bought by Mr Alison for 60 guineas. Other lots were passed m.

CRICKET.

(PJ3tt PUEBS ASSOCIATION.)

Melbochne, January 5. Ihe second innings of the 'Australians closed for 230, the highest scorers being MoLeod, 30 : Trott, 23. Sharpe took two wickets for 25 runs, Lohmann two for 51, Attweli two for 51. In their second innings the Englishmen have seven mesets down for 104 runs, Graca con tributing 25, Peel 22, Stoddart 35.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

ANTI-TOBACCO RISING.

(Received January 6, 10 a.m.)

Tehjbran, Jtnuary 5. One of the Persian priests having secured a popular abstention from, the use of tobacco is seeking to compel the Shah to abandon the new foreign mon opoly. Although the Shall partly yielded, the mob surrounded the palace m Teheran and demanded complete abstention. The troops were called out and fired on the mob, killing four. There is great excitement m the city.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE NEWCASTLE MINERS.

(Received January 6, 11.40 a.m.)

. Newcastle, January 6. The difficulty is smoothing over and there is every hope of a settlement taking place, though several of the mines have stopped work from various causes.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY.

Adelaide, January 6 Mr C. C. Kingston, M.P. for West Adelaide, has joined the Ministry owing to the resignation of Sir «T. 0. Bray, Chief Secretary, who takes up the position of Agent-General. A re arrangement of portfolios will shortly take place.

HINDOO SETTLERS.

Mr Playford, the Premier, intends visiting India, and will enquire into the proposal to settle Indians m the northern territory.

The Pahiatua Poisoning Case.

(PJ?R PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, Januarys. In connection with thePahiatua poison ing cases, the current belief m the district is that the poison was contained m some cold lamb served as a dish on the day following the wedding. Samples of the articles of food partaken of, and ai so por tions of the intestines of the victims, have been brought to town for examination by the Government analyst. Twenty of the guests are sail prostrated from the effects ot the poison, but are reported to be pro gressing favorably.

11l referring to the Pahiatua poisoning case, the Wellington "Times" rec »]U two notable parallel instances :-- The leading case, to use a lesal expres sion, is the disaster at Salf&rd, if we remember rightly, which horrified Eng land some thirty-five years ;wo. After mass on some great festival, a large party dined at the Presbytery, and after dfnner most of the hosts and guests were taken ill. Medical aid was summoned just as m this Pahiatua case, and proved considerably more unavailing, for mast of the sufferers* some of them member* of the firsb Catholic families m England, died m terrible agony. Every kind of wild sup j position was indulged m, and rumors of a sorts flew. But the explanation after all was very simple. Those who were attacked, it was discovered, had eaten, roast beef, with what was believed to hi horse radish, a very favorite condiment with the "Roastßeef of Old BWkS >, as everybody knows. What was there so Ve^- dly. m roast bee* and horse raddish? Simply this, tjfe thi horse radish was not horse radish at all It T P^ d ?"? th *Sardene '> or somebody who did duty for him, we forget which had takon monk's-hood by mltake-and monk s-hood m the plant from which the poison aconite is wepared. The plant bears flowers whch are bright, and is therefore,.* favounte m gardens, or was at that tune. It has some resemblance to horse radish, and hence the terrible enor which proved fatal to so many valuable lives of clergy a.nd laity. Another case occurred m our own experience, happily not attended with such fatal results. It happened m Victoria. A drover, wh/, was travelling with a large number. o f sheep, passing a R tation, found; he had consumed all his provisions by tW wiV and wenf to the station store for a supply Hegot,t, and had a "damp** 1* cookld for his men, which made fet fearfully ill. It was discovered that a large quantity of arsenic had been given m Ss of ?h fIQ l W ' 80Lu *c th^thiviolent effects of the dose, coming early, got rid of the poison so effectually that the sufferers recovered.

Educational Institute.

ANNUAL MEETING^

[PER PKBSB. ASSOCIATION.]

CmusTcpßira, .January 5. „ 1 1 llei I"lfc, h annual meeting of the New Zealand Jliduoational Institate commenced to-day. There was a large attendance of delegates, representing Auckland, Wei lington, Taranaki, Nelson, Marlborough tth fb***** o***o *** So»th Canterbury* Otago, Waikato and Southland. A num ber of visitors were also present Amongst the correspondence was a letter received from the Minister of JEtfucarion stating that £60 had been voted toward the expenses of the ineetia;*. The Prest dent, Mr J. G, &, Scott, delivered the in^ augural adclt«Bs, and welcomed fell© visitors; from other parts of the pofony. In. reference to the progresa of the Institute* he saidib was satisfactory to note that many suggestions mad© by it had been carried into effect. He urged the neces sity of: regular attendance of children w-liich m the country was most defective.' He. hoped compulsory attendance would be enforced. He spoke at some length on technical education, and paid it r<K quired most careful attention. 'jfh^. method of electing boards and comraifcteea wasnot satisfactory, and should b#all|€red v He 1 defended the objects of t^ which had been disparage*} by some, bub he claimed that it had. dijwe.good woriu

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