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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1892. POISONING BY APPLES.

The verdict of suicide which was returned m the case of the young man Jordan, who died m the Christchurch Hospital last week, was probably correct, but we think that, taking a recently-published item of Home news and the circumstances of the case into consideration, the conclusion was arrived at without due enquiry. The article to which we refer was quoted by a Christchurch newspaper—by a curious coincidence m the same issue m which the death of Jordan was reported—from the English " Horti cultural Times." From tie article it .appears that something like a scare has been created m England by the statement that there is arsenic m American apples. This is attributed to the use of poisonous insecticides by American fruit-growers, which is be coming general. The practice of syringing apple trees with arsenical dressings as carried out is declared to be highly dangerous, and the article calls the attention of the Board of Trade and the President of the Depart ment of Agriculture to the matter, as being a source of danger to the life of the consumer of the sprayed fruit. The practice of spraying apple trees with arsenical preparations for the prevention or cure of scaly blight is followed m a great many New Zealand orchards ; the youth Jordan attributed the pains from which he was suffering when he went to the Hospital to the j effects of eating green apples; what more probable than that the trees on which the apples grew had been dressed with arsenic, and that the fruit had m or upon it a quantity of the poison sufficient to cause the symptoms of which Jordan complained ? The only suggested cause for suicide—that a " philosopher " had said he would not live to be twenty-one—was altogether insufficient, even admitting that the youth was not of very robust intellect. We consider that with the extract from the " Horticultural Times" fresh before them —that is, if they read the newspapers, which all good citizens do —the Coroner, medical gentlemen, and jurors engaged m the case ought to have enquired into the possibility of the young man's death having been caused, as he stated, by eating apples. Apart from Jordan's case the question is of general interest, and enquiries should at once be instituted to see whether the poisonous dressings are possibly dangerous to those who eat the fruit, and if it is found that they contain any ele ment of danger their use should be prohibited except during the winter, when the trees are bare of leaves, flowers and fruit. There are non-1 poisonous specifies which have been j proved to be effectual remedies for scale and other fruit pests, and there ig no real necessity to use the poisonous preparations. Meantime, all fruit should be carefully wiped before being eaten, to remove any poison that may be encrusted upon it; it is scar cely possible that poison can be ab sorbed into the fruit m sufficient quantity to endanger health. The danger/ we think, is to be looked for m accumulations of the poison around the stalk or m the eye of the fruit.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gertpany sends 130,000, canaries to America evepy year. There are 720 wftifteu ordained or licensed to preach m America.' lit" fes not many years since there was not one. The South African gold mines are uovv yielding at the rate of over 65,000 ounces of g«W per month. According ,to an exchange Lord Glasgow has a first cousiw i^a.yied Hughey Boyle who is a digger at Charleston. If the Brisbane to Norman tun lail^/j^y is constructed Queensland will be able to boast ,pf being the first colony to connect any two jsides pt Australia by rail. The ne,\v railway tariff, which comes into force op the '^)tk /nst., abolishes the special rates for agricultural produce on district railways. Sff Wood Davis, an American expc^- m; statistics oi brGiulatuffs, .estimates .the de- j ficieney thiwwg'.laoiit the world m the wheat crop at 78 roiljiow iwsliels, and jin rye at 305 million bushek 7.71K Bkst Bbmkdv fob I-srni-e^swoN — Nofiou'* Camomile Pills am eQnfid&nty recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly »U the diseases to which WO are subjects, feBTON's Pills, with justice called the .'•■jydt^Bfrl Strengthens of the Hutwm Stpinach,".a^; y^. q. powerful tonic and gentle perienti are n^il^i ty jtheir operation, and gAf.e under any" circuir.stau^s. Sold m hoicks, a t lsl^d, & 9fl, ll¥,,by;^

Mr Lichtwark gives a demonstration of horse teaching to his class m the Easfc Street Horse Bazaar this evening at eight o'clock. Members of the Somerset and St John's Lodges of Freemasons are reminded of the important business meeting at the Masonic Hall, this evening at half past seven o'clock. | The Hon W. P. Reeves, Minister for Education and Justice, will arrive m Christ ohurch on Friday, and will spend a few ; days m the city on business connected with his Departments. At the animal meeting of the Timaru Gas Company the balance for division was .11025 17s. A dividend of 8 per cent for the year was declared, the sum of £405 17s being carried forward. As there is some inquiry at the present time as to the charges incurred iv shipping wheat Home, we ("North Otago Times") may stiite that we have seen the returns ot" four lots ot wheat sent Home last year. The total charges m these instances averaged Is 3Jd. The " Pahiatua Star' says a great deal of energy is being exhibited by the Survey Department to get land ready for settlement, large parties being employed m many in stances. It is hoped that by next bush felling season there will be several large areas available for selection. A German resident on the Isthmus of Paiftuna claims to have discovered largo beds of pearl oysters m the Caribbean Sea, on the coast above Colon. Ho is arranging for expert pearl divers to do some experiment fishing, and he expects to develop with the beds the fact that he lias something more valuable than gold mines. We take tho following from the Wanganui "Herald": —Seene —Local tea table ; sub juot—music generally and violin playing especially. Small boy, aged nine, to his pater :■—" Pa, you should hear our teaqhor play the violin at school." Pater: "What does he play, Tommy." Small boy: "Oh, 'Home, Sweet Home,'with aggravations." A tact! Sir Charles Butt has made an important contribution to judicial wisdom iv matters of everyday life. Summing up the Russell case, His Lordship considered Lady Russell's smoking proclivities, and decided that six cigarettes per day was a moderate and a proper allowance for a young lady of twenty one who had become a conu'rmed smoker. At the Christchurch Regatta, at Lake Forsyth, on Tuesday, the Canterbury Club won the Ladies' Plate (four-oared outriggers), Junior Fours, Senior Pairs, Senior Double Sculls, and Single Sculls (Daly); the Union (Christchurch) Club the Maiden Double Sculls, Maiden Fours, and Maiden Pairs ; and the Lyttelton Club the Junior Double Sculls and Junior Pairs. Advice? received from the Chatham Islands state that the influenza epidemic has caused a great scare there. A very great many of the residents, both European and Native, have been laid up with the epidemic. The centenary celebration of the Islands was to have been held on the arrival of the Kahu on her hts-t trip, but only some horse races and sports, with a ball m the evening, were got off. The balance of the sports, regatta, et»., was postponed till the April trip of the Kahu. The annual, conference of the Australasian Wesleyau Methodist Church will commence m Wellington on Tuesday, March 1, and will last about, a fortnight. During the conference the Revs J. Berry and W. Morley will deliver a report of the /Ecumenical Con ference recently held m Washington, United States of America. Over one hundred ministerial members and lay representatives will be m Wellington during the conference. Mr Woon Key, whom the "Cromwell Argus" describes as " the local Chinese magnate, " lias made a point for some years past of entertaining a number of Cromwell ites at his residence on the Chinese New Year's Eve. This year Mr Jolly occupied the chair and a very pleasant evening was spent. As a mark of appreciation the guests have subscribed a substantial amount to purchase a suitable souvenir to present to their host. There h plenty of enthusiasm and no lack j of fun during election times m New YorV, bufc we are icy and austere (says a newspaper of that city when compared with our neigh bors m the Southern republics ousimilar ooc i sion=. In a general news despatch by mail irom Guayaquil to a Panama newspaper, the election m the capital of Ecuador is fully covered and curtly dismissed m this brief paragraph: "It is reported from good authority that the elections m Quito and Latacnnga have been very well fought on both sides, that more than 21)0 persons were either killed or wounded iv the fracas and that the unionises were victorious." M<ry Riggs and Julia Bedinger, two Kentucky girls, lately graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Technical School. They took the course of engineering and car penter's work, became experts with carpen ter's tcols and are familier with the use and manipulation of steam machinery. Through a mention of these facts by Mrs Josephine K. Henry m the Versailles (Ky.) Clarion, an offer has been received from one of the Lady Managers of the World's Fair to give the young women work on the women's building of the Columbian Exposition. A distressed woman walked from Laun ceston to Hobart recently with a two-year old child to see her husband, who had been sent io goal. She was nine days do ing the journey of 120 miles. The Bene volent Society applied for a free pass for her for the return journey, but received the callous reply from the Government that she only wanted re3t, when she could go back the M?ay she came. The Govern ment thus condemned her and her child to walk 120 miles, although at the time they were carrying passengers to Launceston Exhibition for 4s 3d! The Benevolent Society, with more charity, paid her fare. The " Oamaru Mail " records an interest ing incident of equine instinct m connection with the recent floods. It says that there were at the time four horses upon one of the many islands m theKokanni River, amongst the number being a mare with foal at foot. The river was m high flood, and the horses were imprisoned on the island, without a blade of grass to eat. But the old mare was equal to the occasion, for venturing cautiously into the stream she caught with her teetli sheaves of grain that were bein" carried away by the flood, and carefully drew them up on the island, thus providing food for the whole of the animals. Time after time she went through the performance to the intense delight of a number of on lookers. Of New Zealand, Stanley says:— i{ I liko the country and I like the people. The children, especially, are charming. There is as much difference between New Zealand and Australian boys as there is between English and American boys. I hope you will always have such newspapers too, as you have now. I have seen nothing m a [New Zealand newspaper that was not gentlemanly. A man might give any of them to wife or sister to read. It is easy to see what will come to pass m New Zealand. The country will become better known m England as tourists return from it. People at Home will realise that these are some of the most beautiful islands m the world, and the colony will be thoroughly permeated, if I may say so, with visitors, especially when you get steamers which will do the voyage from England m twenty five, da.ys." The newest .thing m the shape of combin tionsis that of luedicaj men, who m Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, 1 and other im portant cities, are organising with th*> object of boycotting patients who do not pay their bills. Each member belonging to the association binds himself not to attend professionally persons who are m debt to any other members of the society : for professional attendance. There appears to be an impression that this combination is illegal^ and numerous prominent lawyers have bejßM interviewed upon the subject. W-Jjiije thpir views are of a most varied arid GojjtjraditijbQry nature, the consensus 'of popular flpiwjw j,s 4js4ne% hpstjile to the combination, iof HIS pttbli*? appears to hold that a doctor who |>us'received tk§ privilege af a Government license to practise igjueitl is much bound to help a fellow creature m distress as is a British citizen when called upon by a policeman for assistance m " tho warns." '

Mr J. M. Ritchie, the general manager of : the National Mortgage Company of New Zealand at Dunodin, has received cable advice from London that afc the annual general meeting last week one small share holder proposed liquidation or incorporation with a larger company, to which the chair man replied that neither the board nor the largo shareholders had any thought of liquidation, but on the contrary they were m a position and prepared to take over small concerns if the opportunity arose. This explains a press cablegram which appeared last Saturday, and conveyed an erroneous ; impression about the company. I At this South Canterbury Charitable Aid ! Board, on Tuesday, Mr McLaren advocated the collection of the charitable aid rate directly, so that the ratepayers would know what they were paying for aid. More interest would then be taken m the business, iincl there would be less talk about harshness and so on. He said the self-reliant spirit which was so prominent m tho character of tii'i old colonists appeared to be disappearing altogether from the population of to-day. If they got into any little difficulty they not only asked for assistance but claimed ib as a right. The sooner the ratepayers were brought to understand that they had to find the funds, the bettor it would be for the country, and the better for the recipients of aid themselves.

The Sealskin Cases.

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Invercargiix, February 16. In the Supreme Court a conviction has at last been recorded m one of the seal skin larceny cases, Mellinh and Thompson having been found guilty by the jury m tho second trial (t,he jury m the first trial having been unabls to agree). They re commend Thompson to mercy because of his youth and inexperience m the sealing trade, ho being only cook to the parties. Mr Justice Williams said he would not pass sentence pending the decision of the Appeal C.Durt m April on two points of law, viz., had the property passed to Hatch, and had he possession when it was put on board his vessel. The case against Newton on a similar charge will be re heard to-morrow.

SPORTING.

WANOANUE AUTUMN MEETING.

[l'Eii PRESS ASSOCIATION. I

Wang an vi, February 10. The following are the acceptances for the Wanganui Cup, of 500 soys ; second 50 soys, and third 20 soys from the stake. One mile and. three-quarters.

St. lb. Dudu ... 9 3 Cynisca ... 9 0 Prime Wardens 6 Whisper ... 8 3 Retina ... 8 2 Fratornite ... 8 2 Kecluse ... 7 12 Occident ... 712 Dolosa ... 7 10 Krina ... 7 3 Q. of Trumps 7 3

St. Ib. Awarua Rose 7 0 Hakiuiana ... 6 12 Crown -Jewel 6 10 La Petite Fill c 6 9 Cordelia ... 7 9 St. Malo ... 6 9 She ... 6 8 Musket ... 6 7 Paradox ... 6 7 Durus ... 6 7

DUNEDIN NOTES.

Dunkdin, February 17. Heavy rain fell last night, consequently horses were compelled to work on the old tan track this morning, and were kept to half pace. Most of them seem well, Lunn has arrived with Merrie England, Norton, Cajolery, Kulnine and Clan ranald ; Mason with Stepniak ; and McKay with Rothamstead andOhudloigh. Merrie England looks well.

Shearers' Lodgings.

The following lines have bfen sent to w by one of our readers as apropos to our remarks m yesterday's issue ancnt the Avretched accommodation afforded m some places to shearers. We do not know.whether they are original or not, but. they are certainly to the point :

THE SARDINE BOX.

For weeks and months it stands silent and lone, By tramp and tourist alike utiknown, Till the niusterer's cry resounds from the rocks, And the shearers tenant the "Sardine Box." This mansion is scarcely ten feet wide, Wibh bunks erected on either side, While extra comfort the place to lend There are three m addition ac either end. The frame is of birch, more strong than neat, And the total length about fourteen feet ; Of fittings there's naught, for nobody cares To trouble us 'shearers with tables and chairs, For a hawk has a nest, there's a hole for the fox, But men must sleep m a " Sardine Box." The iron that, covers the walls and roof Is scarcely weather and water proof ; For years ago a misfortune dire Destroyed the building one day by fire. So, forced to erect the frame -\new, 'Twas reckoned the iron again would do, And through the old nail-holes close to our bunks, Like the loop-holes used by the ancient monks, We can gaze on the beautiful river and rocks, As we shiver and shake m the Sardine Box. We cannot complain that we're all m a heap, For we sleep m bunks only three tiers deep j With nearly eighteen inches between To hang up our clothes and thus keep them clean. The bottoms are sacks, I would have you know, Each move shakes dust on the man below, And, hearing him sneeae or choke fjr breath, You know he is'nt quite frozen to death, And thus are saved from the terrible shocks Of finding him dead m the " Sardine Box." The floor is of dirt which time never stains, And the more it is worn the more remains. While, not to leave us entirely benighted, By ono small window the place is lighted. And we never apain shall be left m a fix, By the fire getting out through a crack m the bricks Of a badly built chimney (there's many a one); They've saved us from that by giving us none. So to keep ourselves warm we must sleep m our socks Lest we perish of cold m the " Sardine Box." They reckon us shearers a pretty " rough crush " Addicted to gambling, to swearing, and lush. To roast us by clay, and to freeze us by night. No doubt they imagine is serving u,s right. And they never appear the maxim to try Of doing by us as they'd be clone by ; But they migliL—if they only woul<? 'fchjuik now and then— Discoyer that shearers and presgeps are men, And would possibly treat us as well a§ their flocks If they first spent a nighb m fche

News and Grosssip.

prince Christian's accidf.nt. It appears that the gun accident to Prince Christian, by which he was shot m the eye, required the removal of the eye. There is no positive knowledge as to whose shot il was chat caiiaud the mis chief, but circumstances pointed to the Duke of Connaughfc. There was no doubt thiit the accident was the result of a glancing shot from the bough of a tree, as the wound was not a direct one, but entered the top of Prince Christian's eye lid and descended into the back of the ball of the eye. Two other pellets struck his Royal Highness m the face, and the character of the wounds showed that they were as nearly as possible spent. The whole thing was so sudden, however, that it was only the fact of the Duke of Con naught amongst several guns having fired about the time of the accident that niF<trded warrant for the disaster being attributed to his gun. Mr Lawson, the Queen's oculist, was at once telegraphed lor, and after an examination pronounced a serious injury to the eye, which he recommended should be iemoved. Tiie eye had been destroyed and the choice lay between retaining a dead eye, with possibly further danger, and the removal of the organ. DEFRAUDING THE STARVING. A great sensation has been caused m St. Petersburg by the discovery of a gigantic fraud m connection with the measures for the relief of the distress caused by the famine. A large consign ment of barley flour was recently pur chased by a committee m St Petersburg from some merchants of Libau to supply the capital and reguhte the price of wheat on the St. Petersburg market. On the fieur being received at St. Petersburg it was found that the entire consignment, amounting to about .300,000 poods, was heavily adulterated with all manner of non-fdiinaceous and unwholesome sub stances. An official chemical analysis further showed that the flour consisted m great part of dust, which was positively dangerous to the public health. Several samples of flour were publicly displayed at the editorial offices of the '* Novoe Vremya," which was the first to discover the scandal. The journal, m commenting upon the affair, pertinently remarked that if such frauds can be perpetrated m the capital, the appalling accounts of similar proceedings m the country districts could not be so exaggerated as some people are disposed to believe. RUSSIAN OUTRAGES ON JEWISH WOMEN. From Wilna comes a strange story —A Jewish met chant of Duksche had two very handsome daughters, who had for some time attracted the attention of some rones m Wilna. The merchant, one Salo Zim merman, was asked to have the girls christened, and when he refused one of them disappeared. Zimmerman searched for his child, but without avail, until one day he received an anonymous Jetter which said the girl was concealed m the house of a woman on the outskirts of the hamlet. Here *he was found, chained to the wall of a cellar. The woman, when questioned, declared the girl's father paid her to keep the daughter chained to keep her out of the clutches of the Russians. This story both Zimmerman and his daughter denied, and the latter declared she had been forced into the woman's house against her will. The father, with out further ado, was thrust into prison. The girl was baptised, despite her opposi tion, and will bs married to a Russian shopkeeper m a few ckys. Her unhappy parent is to be charged with ill-treating his daughter. His persecutors will hardly fail to get him convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. In such a case the fate of 'jhe girls can better be imagined than described. Even it" the shopkeeper marries one of the girls he will have no difficulty m casting" her off when he grows tired of her. BLACKMAILING BY DYNAMITE. The recent bomb outrage that took phce m Russell Sage's office has recalled to the mind the peculiar adventure which befel Mr D. H. Motile, president of the First National Bank of Denver, Colorado, about two years ago. Mr Moffitt, who is an old Colorado miner, was seated m his private room m the bank. Looking up from his writing, he was surprised to see a strange man standing by his side. Before he had time to speak, the stranger said, "I have m my hand a dynamite bomb. If I drop it we will all be blown together into the next world. You are worth millions ; I must have 20,000 dols. I want you to walk over to that teller's desk, get me the money, and come back. If you say one word to a clerk I will blow up the whole establishment." Moffitt had the reputation of being a brave man, but this time something m the visitor's eye made him weaken. He went to the desk, wrote out a check, got the money, and gave it to the man. At the time many ridiculed Mr Moffitt's action, and maintained that no man would risk his own life by carrying out such a threat. The sad affair m New York the other day proves, however, that men do exist who would be guilty of such a crime, and Mr Moffitt probably feels to-day that his action was net so foolish as his friends considered ik , INHUMAN BIGOTRY. The shocking brutalities of super stitious practices we read of m travellers' tales and journals of missionaries m perfectly savage lands have been equalled m the State of lowa. A few weeks ago, when the ground was covered with snow, and the thermometer registering ten degrees below zero, two hundred people, believers m the Dunkard faith, gathered one morning on the bank of a little river to witness the baptism of a new member of their church. The new convert was a young woman of twenty-two, with a babe only three weeks old. vVhile the congre gation looked on a large hole was chopped m the ice. When this was done, the victim, all m white, was brought by the high priest of the order to the water's edge. Well nigh paralysed by cold and fright, the woman shrank back and cried for mercy, but her screams were drowned by the singing of the congregation, and while they sang the priest plunged her three times into the icy water. Many of the spectators—people with some little pity left m their narrow breasts—were unable to stay and witness the ceremony. The young women is now (a fortnight afrer) lying at the point of death, and her mind has been a total blank ever since the immersion.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

I'KR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

LABOR QUESTIONS. , ,• London, February 15. I Several of the coal heavers who went out on strike have not been J taken back, and a large section of the men refuse to return to work unless Cameron and Co. are compelled to dis charge non-Unionists. J Two thousand coal heavers m the East End refuse to resume work, and urge all hands to go out on strike. The Trades Council have ordered a boycott against Cameron and Co.'s coal, blocking the Midland and Northern railways. The Metropolitan Gas Company is collecting a large coal supply, fearing that the trouble with miners and dock labourers will be increased m the spring. IMPERIAL POLITICS. In the House of Commons Mr T. Sexton's amendment to the Address m Reply, to the effect that the Irish Land purchase Act had been a failure and Government were not competent to administer aftairs m Ireland, was re jected on a snap division by 21. Many of the Unionist party were absent from the House. The Address m Reply was then agreed to. The " Daily News " asserts that the provincial agents of the Conservative party recommended that a general election should be held at as early a date as possible. THE LATE MR SPURGEON. London, February 16. Numerous panegyrics were delivered m the churches yesterday on the late Rev Mr Spurgeon. MADAME MELBA. Madame Melba will make an appeal to the Court to-morrow with the view of preventing her husband taking ex parte evidence m Vienna until the point has been decided whether her marriage is an English or colonial one. COLONIAL BORROWING. The recovery m colonial stocks has been checked, owing to the new railway construction policy of Mr Shiels, the Victorian Premier, and the discovery that Victorian bonds are about to be placed on the London market. ALLEGED BLACKMAILING. Professor Morand, tutor at Oxford University, who was exposed by " Truth " for feloniously blackmailing Lord Hothfield, has been arrested on the charge and remanded. WINTER IN ENGLAND. A fierce easterly gale, with heavy snow fall, has been experienced m the greater part of England, delaying trains and interfering with telegraph com munication.

NEW OPERA,

Vienna, February 16. Massenet's opera "Werther" has been produced here with brilliant success.

TYPHUS FEVER.

Washington, February 15. Typhus fever has broken out amongst the German and Russian rMnicrrrtn 1-*, nnr] 1300 have boon placed m quarantine. THE CURRENCY QUESTION. The Committee of Ways and Means m the House of Representatives pro pose that notes on a bi-metallic basis should be issued for the purpose of improving trade. THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Colonel Olcott has resigned the Presidency of the Theosophical Society on the ground of ill-health.

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Ottawa, February 16. Mr J. S. D. Thompson has succeeded m arranging a basis of reciprocity between Canada and the United States.

THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

Yokohama, February 15. The Japanese Government has voted £100,000 sterling for the representa tion of the country at the Chicago Exhibition. Berlin", February 15. The Emperor will pay a visit to the Chicago Exhibition. ' GERMANY AND THE JESUITS. The German Government has de cided to abandon the projected expul sion of the Jesuits. THE ANARCHISTS. During a service m the Berlin Cathedral, at which the Emperor was present, a lunatic shouted "The millennium has come." A panic was excited, as the congregation feared an anarchist was about to make some hostile demonstration. In connection with the plots recently discovered, sixty anarchists have been arrested m Berlin alone. London, February 15. Cavargna, the Italian, who was arrested m Birmingham for having m his possession a number of bombs, and who was believed to have been con nected with the Walsall anarchists, has been discharged from custody, his statement that the bombs were in tended for the destruction of rabbits m Australia having been proved to the satisfaction of the Court. London, February 16, Those arrested on suspicion of being concerned m the Anarchical plot m Walsall have been committed for trial. St. Petersburg, February 16. Three hundred and fifty Polish Anarchists have been exiled to Siberia, and 160 have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment m prisons m Warsaw.

HOW TO TREAT SLANDERERS.

Belgrade, February 15. The correspondent of a Berlin paper has been expelled from Ser.via, on the ground that he has been sending tele grams calculated to depress Servian securities. A FAMINE THREATENED. A. famine is threatened m .Monte negro, owin.g tq the failure of the crops.

THE RAILWAY AMALGAMA TION.

New York, February 15. The excitement over railway s,tqak continues. Five million shares valued at six millions have been, sold,

CHILI AND THE UNITED STATES.

Valparaiso, February 15.. Th.c sailors belonging to $6 TJnited.

States warship Baltimore, who were injured m the street row, are claiming 200,000 dollars from the Chilian Gos- vernment.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE VICTORIAN AGENT- GENERALSHIP.

Mblbocunk, February 16. His Excellency the Governor today received «a petition from citizens against the appointment of Mr Munro as Agent-General. In reply he explained that he was unable to do more than refer the petitioners to the Cabinet which duly appointed Mr Munro.

THE LATE CARDINAL MANNING.

Sydney, February 16 Four thousand people attended the requiem mass to-day, to the memory of the late Cardinal Manning. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The second reading of the Electoral Bill, which provides for the "one man-one vote" system, was rejected.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland. February 16, A native named Kaima OhinaMuri was committed for trial for removing a trig Hag at Tekuku near Waikaku. He pleaded that he acsed under the inHtruc tioa of his superior officer, Kere Kaikau, who acted for Tawhiao. Kere Kaikau gave evidence, and endorsed Raima's statement. Even if Kaima were put m prison the flags would be disturbed by Tawhiao and by himself as Tawhiao's re representative. As Kere Kaikau was leaving the court ho was arrested as an accessory by his own admission to unlaw ful removal of the trig flag, and will be charged to-morrow. Lord Onslow intimates his willingness to informally meet the Freemasons of Auckland prior to his departure, to discuss matters of interest to the craft. The Hamilton police have laid an infor mation against Cross, m charge of the telegraph line works, stationed at Hamil ton, for cruelty to a horse. The case is said to be an extraordinary one. Mr J. 0. Seccombe, the well-known brewer is dead. The Northern Railway League decided to make arrangements with'an expert to go over the portion of the Central Trunk Railway between Ongaruhe (the point of divergence) and Tauranga .Kere not traversed by the Hon Mr Cadman and Mr Lawry, M.H.R., and report to the League on the nature of the land generally m the Waimarino block. Wellington, February 16. Mr W. L. Lucena, aged sixty-two,, a well-known. Wairarapa settler, died suddenly last night from congestion of the brain. The Danish residents m Wellington have resolved to support the candidature of Mr H. D. Bell for Danish Consul, vice Mr 0. ,T. Toxward, deceased. Dcjnedin, February 16. Mr H. Gourley was re-elected Chair man of the Harbor Board. There was some discussion on the balance-sheet, members pointing out that the increased revenue was not due to increased trade, but to heavier dues, but all admitted that no decrease could be made consistent with i the Board's obligations. | There was some excitement at Arrow town tori ay m connection with the openine of land resumed at Crown terrace for mining purposes. As there was a doubt as to the size of the claims and other matters, some of those interested were shepherding their claims with arms, and about eighty miners and others had collected. is 430 p.m. approached the owners of payable claims had men stationed at every pear, and when the time arrived the claims were re-marked. Everything passed off quieter than was expected m some quarters. In two cases there is likely to be litigation* Invercargill. February 16. The Court delivered judgment m the case of the wreck of the Btar of Erin to day and found that the loss was caused by over confidence m estimating the distance from Waipapa light, when, had more strict attention to the chart and courses and distances been paid, it would have shown that the ship was getting into dangerous proximity to shoal ground off Waipapa. Taking into consideration that no opportunity was offered for verifying the position of the ship by cross bearings, the misty condition of the weather, and the sudden changes of the wind, and that the master was still m hopes of getting through to the eastward, for which purpose it was necessary to stand to the starboard tack as long as possible to avoid the dangers on the south side, of the channel, the Court returned the certifi cates of the master and officeis and made no order against them for costs.

THE GOVERNORS'S DEPARTURE.

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Wellington, February 17. The Governor and Lady Onslow, family and suite, left shortly after eleven oclock by special train for Palmerston, where they will stay this evening. Owing to the arrange ments having been altered at the last moment there was not a large attendance of the public, many having gone to the Mana watu station, whereas he left from the Government station. There were no speeches, but a number of personal friends bid Lord and Lady Onslow good bye. A guard of honor of the Volunteers attended, and a salute was fired by D battery as the train left

Homes for the Aged.

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Wellington, February 16. Mr Cadman, who takes over the ad ministration of charitable aid, intends to draft a measure to be introduced next ses sion to establish m suitable country locali ties homes for the aged needy, instead of keeping them m town. In each locality the recipients are to have a small piece of ground, and the group of homes will form a little community, the members of which may spend the remainder of their days m repose. The precaution will be taken to prevent the introduction of liquor amongst the homes, and it is in tended that the locality shall be m some generous climate, probably m Auckland, where the old people will not h& subject, to severe winters.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Ctorinan mCan-of-War. Auckland. February I 1?, The German cruiser Bussard, 1460 tons, ei<*ht guns, Captain Gerfcz, arrived this morning from Samoa, twelve days out, m order to, spend the remainder of the hur ricane season till the end of March m Auckland. The Bussard is a new steel vessel, and was launched m 1890. She arrived m the Pacific at the end of last year, and returns to Auiji m April. <}liar|tab!# Aid O««>u,U!«* Wellington, February 17. Th,e Benevolent Tn^f<xM threaten to appeal to the public, it' th» Government will not help them, to provide shelter for destitute old persons. As a last effort the whole of the meinjbers will deputa tionjse the Brenner, again. In conse quence of- the hospital authorities reftisfag to keep destitute persons who are cured, ' anu v «,,of. shqH Q*ses l>ave been thrown

on the hands of the Trustees lately, wh" have no adequate means to provide for them JLocml V««*o. At a temperance meeting a series of resolutions were carried, asking the New Zealand Alliance to bring m a Local Veto Bill m next session of Parliament, and appealing to the country to support ic. ftudrtt-ci ll»«i»tn_ Kelson, February 17. Mr J. W. Eassin,. senior partner of tho firm J. W. Easson and Company, Auctioncrs, ' Greymouth, die! here suddenly this morning.

OUR SWIMMERS.

TRAINING NOTES BY "PLUNOBJt." It-is really worth time and trouble to pay an ocoasional visit to the Domaiu bath and take note of how the swimmers young and old are progressing, lilie construe" tion of that "bath is one of the most popular works ever undertaken by the Council, and is taken advantage of by a very large number of men and boys, women, and girls. Cr Oraighead, if not witty m himself, was .certainly the cause of wit m other men over hh one idea—the necessity for a public swimming bath. It amounted almost to a craze with him, and while a member of the Borough Council he never lost an 'opportunity of im pressing upon his fellow-members their duty m this connection. He certainly did good work for the cause of swimming m Ashburton, and one of his regrets at leaving the H u & was that a public swimming bath had not been constructed before he left. .(Sow that his dream has been realised, the prophesies he made have been realised also m regard to the bath waters being covered wi'.h youths as by a flock of wild ducks both for numbers and for ability to swim ; and yet those prophecies caused many people to thrust their tongues into ttyeir cheeks and smile benignly. As. the great swimming fixture is near at hand—March 2—a few notes on the p&ddlets may not be altogether unwelcome. : H. Curtis will make a neat swimmer. He continues to improve at every fresh practice, and a marked increase m the power of his stroke is noticeable. E. Clowes keeps steadily m practice, recognising that as the only road to pefec tion. With the regularity of his practice his improvement both m style and speed keempace, and lie will ye' be heard of m the Trent rank of our swimming men. G. Culverhouse is a rattling good over hand swimmar, and is now m fair form. If he keeps steadily up to work, doing plenty of practice, as he is now, his name should be good f>r a place among the favorites for the Club Championship. J. Graham shows very fair form indeed, but does not make the best use possible of all the means available to a swimmer for propulsion. He relies almost wholly on his arms for speed, neglecting his other limbs. When hs hau corrected ■this fault, he will be a dangerous rival, as he works fairly hard. Frank Henry is a promising young sprint, but is not seen too often at prac tice. I would like him to be more fre quently m the pond than he is, and look after his practice, as there arc m him, with proper work and care, the makings of a future champion. Arthur Williams is going much better than he was some time back, and is developing very considerable staying power. .John Miiller shows a very nice breast stroke, but I would like to see him pub more power into it. This can only be done by practice, and this hint surely ought nob to be necessary to a trainer m athletics of thr> standing of .f.M, F. Bennetts is going fairly well indeed, practices steadily, but ought to attend to the improvement of his side stroke. W. Burns has improved much since last year, and, if the handicapner would be easy with hin, he should have a good say on the 2nd. •T, C. Lane, the invincible, is m hard practice. I have seen him m better form, however, and if he covets the Club Championship he will have to look slippy m shaking himself together. W. Mitchell ought to give J.C.L. a sweat for the C.C. He is a likely com petitor for it, but seems just naw a bit off, and does not do his practice regularly. If he means business the pond must have hig four bones at work m it often and more regularly than just now. T. Pauling is a promising " shag. " He has greatly improved of "late, and his tnie breast stroke is the subject of remark. He is m very regular practice, and will probably show very good form on the Glub s day of judgment. A. J. Miiller has greatly benefited by reduced weight. In fact I have never seen the ta11.." lightning shooter " looking m better athletic condition than he is now. He is going very strongly indeed, and really ought to make one for the quarter-mile. My list is not by any means exhausted, here, as a visit to the pond nidrning and evening will show, but I will tackle some others by and by. Meanwhile my advice to intending competitors is what Pitman gives to his pupils—"practice, practice, practice."

THE HARVEST.

i Good progress has been made with harvest work during the fine weather of the, last seven days. On Sunday men who never " broke the Sabbath " before wete busy reaping, carting and stacking and women and children on the smaller holdings were helping to turn the stooks. Under the circumstances who wi? blame them ? Soniß of the smaller: farmers have taken the sensible step of stacking the sound and the damaged sheaves separately, thus ensuring that part at least of their grain will be a good sample In some instances stacks were penetrated by the ram, and these are now beinc* pulled down, the sound being -either re stacked or threshed, an.] the w«* set up m stook again. There has been a scarcity of experienced stackers ans the work m many cases has not been welt done. Thrashing is being pushed on as fast as possible. The damage done is, happily, being found day by day to be less than was feared, and probably three pence or fourpence a bushel will oarer the depreciation on all that was m the fields when the rain came on, There is a great demand for men for catling and stacking; it is not so. much that there are fewer men tfoa.n usual, but that the crops are of greater area and far heavier than usual, and owing to the bad weather are not so easily handled. All the crop* too, are ripening at one time* which makes an extra demand upon the supply of labor^ A peculiar circumstance is noted iri several p^cos with regard ta wheat that was, quite green—in the "milk" s.ta^e—when the rain cam©on. A d»y or two after the rain ceased the wheats was found to be dead ripe,, with the berry hard,, but no bigg©* than rye. 1 This does nofc appear to have been caused by any breakage of th.c straw, and w*> hear of it from, the beach as well as, the hills. The afcuWe grass is of such luxuriance as haa never been known before, and turnips promise an unprecedentedty heavy .crop. The puzzle to many fanners is ■where the sheep'■are to come from to eat all the feed, \n the ensuing autumn and winte,j,\ A sharp thunderstorm, passed north wards along the beach last night. Heavy showers including oae of hail fell at LpngbeacU a,M Wakanui, but onhr lasted a, few minutes—less, than half an hour altogether-and did not ex tend more than a few miles inland. Very little harm was d<xo&, A few sheaves have had tQ be tefcej} <# the top of v £

THE ASHBTIRTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, J892.



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