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The Ashburton Guardian. Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1892. THE IRISH SPLIT.

If ever there was an event of which the result appeared to be a foregone conclusion it was the election for the Parliamentary representation of Water ford, which took place a few dayg ago. Mr John Redmond, who, it will be re membered, resigned his seat for Wex ford in order to challenge an expres »ion of the public opinion on the question whether the Parnellites or the McCarthyites were the rightful leaders of the Nationalist movement in the Imperial Parliament, was opposed by Mr Michael Davitt, than whom it is to be presumed the McCarthyites could find no stronger candidate, though, by the way, it may be remarked that his antecedents are not such as would render kirn a desirable member of the House of Commons. The result of the Cork election made Mr Davitt's return for Waterford appear to be a certainty, but the unexpected happened by Mr Redmond beinjr returned by a majority of nearly five hundred votes. At first sight this would appear to be a most important victory for the follower* of the late Mr Parnell, but it seems that the contest was not a direct, uninter fewd-with tight between the rival sections of the Irish party. We are informed by cable that the return of Mr Redmond was the result o£ an alliance between the Unionists and the McCarthyites, and as the Unionists did not nominate a candidate of their own, and have doubtless a very _«tr»ng personal repugnance to Mr Davitt^ this news is tolerably certain to be correct The Unionist votes very probably numbered more jtban the five hundred" of Mr HedmtnvJ's majority, so that it may be assumed fh*b despite the .result of this election the Piirnellites are not in a majority in Wtttprfvrdf tbwigb tbey ace i&ew*

testably a very considerably force. The* Home Rule candidate was returned unopposed at the general election of 1886, so that no estimate can bo made of the strength of the Unionist vote, but whatever it may be there is little doubt that Mr lied mond's party will look upon the result as a victory, and will be encouraged by it to further exertions in the direction of strengthening their numbers in Parliament. The healing of the breach in the National ranks is thus made further off than ever, and ■ if the two sections persist in their antagonism through the coming general election the result will be that a number of Unionist candidates will slip in and the total Nationalist re presentation in Parliament be seriously weakened. The enemies of Home Rule will rejoice at the prolonging of the crisis, and an additional argument is given to those who contend that the Irish Nation is not capable of peaceable self-Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The lonic from London arrived at Wellington at eight o'dock last evening. The Hon. J. Me Kenzie states that there is not the slightest ground for the rumours that are afloat as regards contemplated ap pointments to the Legislative Council. The report of the London Civil Service Supply Association states that in three months, during the recent influenza epidemic they sold 125 gallons of ammoniated tincture of quinine. At last week's meeting of the Taieri County Council the chairman said that there were plenty of men in the district who were only too willing to accept employment. It had been stated that no labour could be obtained a* Bruce, but the chairman said that was not the case in the Taieri County. During twenty-four hours no fewer than 243,073 telegrams were received at Sand ringham, inquiring after the condition of Prince George of Wales when he was ill recently. The bulk of the senders ot these are alleged to have been people who hoped to attain the distinction of a reply ; if so, they were disappointed, only personal friends being rpplied to. Maloney says that Ireland is the only country where people can fight in peace and quietness. In London they jerk you up with an Act of Parliament if you only have a taste of a brush in a back yard. At Donnybrook, on the contrary, you can fight all day, and with as much comfort and respect as if you were going to church. An important decision affecting auctioneers has been given in England by Mr Justice Eomer in the case of Barker v Furlong, which decides that where an auctioneer receives and sells for a person goods to which that person is not entitled, and hand* them over to a purchaser, he is civilly guilty of conversion even if he acts Voncu fide. A somewhat similar decision was given some twenty years ago in the case of Fowler v Hollins (" Law Reports," 7 Q. 8., 616). " You want to know where Cain obtained a wife " (says a Californian paper in answer to a correspondent). "Upon any subject of a public nature we never refuse to throw the desired light. But this is altogether a different thing. It is a family matter, with which we do not care to meddle. Cain died some time before many of us were born, and such idle curiosity respecting the family affairs of a deceased person we regard as most reprehensible, and calculated to violate the sanctities of domestic life. " Horses are pretty cheap at Brisbane. A short time ago a resident of Victoria rode from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the queen city of bananaland, close on 1000 miles. Having no further use for the horse—a, real plucky animal with legs of steel—he entered the beast, with bridle and saddle, at the sale yards. They were put up in lots. The saddle fetched 15s, the bridle 2a 6d, and the plucky steed, who did the 1000 miles without a flinch, was knocked down at Is. j Miss Field, the lady rider whose horse Colleen Dhas won several races lately, created quite a sensation when she skilfully piloted her horse home a winner arid paid a substantial dividend. Colleen Dhas won the Three-mile Trot at Central Gtago and the Three-mile Trot at Cromwell, covering the distance in Bmin Sl^see, and paying a dividend of £18 odd. She ran second at Roxburgh on New Year's Day but was evidently unwell, and died the following morning from inflammation. —"Taiori Advocate. " The dwellers in the Pahiatua district have now another arsenic problem to solve, in addition to that involved by the recent lamentable fatality. Two small shoep farmers dipped together, putting some 7000 sheep through an arsenical dip, and the washings were drained off into the Tiraumea River. Subsequently a large number of dead fish were found above and below the dip, and the pertinent question now asked is, " Did thoje sheep-farmers poison the fish 1" The *' Pahiatua Star" calculates that it I took 2001b of arsenic for the 7000 sheep, and that probably a quarter of this found its way into the river. • We would again remind our readers of the grand piano recital and concert to be given thi* evening by the eminent solo pianisteand composer Mons Leon-Driver, assisted by some of the leading vocalists of Christchurch. Mons Leon-Driver will perform the Liszt Paganini Etude, the " Souvenir de Ameri que," " Auld Robin Gray " (left hand only), and his wonderful "Storm at Sea," Those who desire to hear the piano played as an artist only can perform on it should not miss this opportunity. It is requested that those who have booked their seats will be at the Hall as early as possible, to avoid any interruption to the earlier items of the concert. The Wellington "Weekly Herald" relates an amusing story of a goat in Napior whose life is now hanging by a thread, A gentleman resident in that ! salubrious eifcy called upon his landlord a few days ago for the purpose of paying him his rent, which, in the fomn of a £1 note he had laid upon the table. They thon fell into a discussion, during which the go^t strolled in, which is a free and easy way the goats hftye in Napier, and placidly absorbed the banfcrnote. He was still munching, and no neatep a conclusion on the subject of whether a banioubts tested any better than tiny other kind of paper when his owner woke up to a sense of the situation, and now the state of affairs is triangnlap, The landlord says he was never paid ths rsafc fts he never received it. The tenant says he'll b© bletsed if he's going to pay it over agaift, and threatens manslaughter if he does not get a receipt. And the goat has got the in? digestion. If anyone were to hazard the supposition that the note was likely to be recoverable intact from that misguided animal'e infcej?£<jr, his life would not be worth a moment's purchase,

Complete arrangements are being made for the Garden Party in connection with St. Stephen's Church which is •■ be held on Wednesday in the Parsonage grounds. Among other amusements there is to be a Punch and Judy show. The Ashbur t^n Band will be on the ground at six | o'clock, and there will be the usual stalls, etc. This year the practice of provid ing tea for the entrance fee of Is 6:1 will be renewed, and as there is no holiday tea will be served till a later hour than usual. Visitors not wishing for tea will after six o'clock be charged a shillihg for admission. The gates will be open at two o'clock and close at nine. A droll story, forcibly illustrating the annoyance which lady passengers sometimes occasion on a steamboat is told in the "Spectator." A lndy, with a view to future contingencies—for her mind was not at all made up as to where she should call on the way—had her luggage labelled so that she might be able to put ashore at various p!ace3. She was full of hesitation, altering her mind at every place of call, and at lust she said she would go on to Inverness. Then the luggage steward said " Oh, go to the devil." The lady, in a high state of indignation, reported the man to the captain. That gentleman told the steward he must find out the lady and apologise to her. The steward consented to do so, At luncheon he appeared, and accosted the first lady at the table thus: "Were you the young lady I told to go to the devil ? " " No, " said this lady and several others, all equally surprised and amused. At last by a series of separate interrogations, he discovered the right lady. She responded with an indignantly virtuous air: " Yes, lam the lady. " "Ah, then, " said the steward , "the captain told me to tell you that you needn't go. A meeting of the Ashburton Cycling Club was held in Mrs Pearson's rooms oa Thursday evening last, Captain W. H. Webber in the chair. A large attendance of members were present, and a great deal of business was disposed of. It was decided to get out the preliminary programmes at once, so as to have them distributed amongst the various Clubs. It was further arranged to write to the Cyclists Alliance asking that the power to use any kind of machines in the Championship Race to be competed for at the Club's Easter meeting be allowed. Mr H. H. Stephens' notice of motion given at last meeting to have the name of the Club changed was carried unanimously, and the Ciub will forthwith be known as the "Ashburton Cycling and Amateur Athletic Club." By changing the name it was thought by members that the Club will enter into a broader field of athletics, and will include foot running, jumping, vault ing and other sports subject to the amateur status. The officers therefore anticipate a very large number of entries for the Easter sports, and a large accession of members. Ten new members were elected at this meeting. A deputation waited upon the Postmaster- General at Invercargill on Thursday and presented a petition from private letter box holders asking for a reduction in the fee for private letter boxes to ten shillings. The deputation urged that looking at the reforms in the Postal Department already made and in progress this was one which should receive favorable consideration, and it was pointed out that if the letters now delivered through the private boxes were distributed by carriers the cost to the Department would be very much greater. In reply, the Postmaster- General promised to give the matter careful consideration, and mentioned that a similar request harl been made to him in the House. The decision of the Government then was adverse to the proposal. The rate for private boxes in New Zealand was already lower than those charged in the Australian colonies or in England, and, iv fact, he believed was the lowest in the world, a comparison giving the following results :—Queensland, £1 10s ; South Australia, £1 Is to £3 3s ; New South Wales, £1 Is to £3 3s iv town and £1 Is in country; Victoria, £!1 Is to .£3 3s ; London, £3 ; country districts of England, £1 to 12 ; New Zealand, £1. To make the change asked would mean reducing the revenue derived from this particular source by £2000 a year, and in view of the reductions already made he .regret ted he could not, at present, see his way to do what was asked. The representations of the deputation would not, however, be lost sight of. After the results of the reductions already made in the Department had been seen, the matter might be favorably considered. The deputation agreed that this course would be satisfactory, and, after thanking the Postmaster-General, withdrew. The ex-New Zcalander Mr Edward Wake field's article, entitled " The Brand of Cain in the Great Republic," is a very severe, arraignment of the people of the United States as regards the senseless bloodshed to which they are addicted, for, he says, there are twice as many homicides in the States in proportion to population as in any other •ountry in the world where law exists " People who have never lived in America, but who only read about it at a distance as a very advanced country, cannot conceive," he observes, " how cheap life is held there, or how lightly the crime of murder is re garded." Shootings by the police are so common, that a San Francisco newspaper has ironically proposed" that the more re spectable of the criminal classes should be organised for the protection of fc'io citizens from the police," Blood feuds are hereditary in parts of Kentucky and Virginia, just as they are in Corsica; and in one of these twenty-two persons, including several women and children, had been killed, and only one of the offenders had been brought to justice. The cause of the bloodthirstiness, Mr Wake field appears to think, are three in number— slavery, which seared the national conscience and brutalised the national feeling; the civil war, which bathed the Americans in each other's blood for five years ; and the futility of the law under the federal system of government. Hollqvvay's Fill^. —rNervous irritability —No part of the human machine requires more constant supervision than the nevvous system—for upon it our health—and even life—depends. These pills strengthen the nerves, and are the safest general purifiers of the blood. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbne3S, and mental apathy yield to their. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fullness at the pit of the stomach, ab dominal distension, and regulate alike capricious appetites and confined bowls— the commonly accompanying signs of defective or diminished nerve tone. Holloway's pills are particularly recoin menended to persons of studious and sedentary h&bibs a.nd irritable state, tinless some such restorative be occasionally taken. Mrs Grim wood, in. " My Three Years in Manipur," which is for the most part a sad st.Qry. gives an amusing account of an attempt she made to provide clothing for some Naga gardeners :•—" The Nag.is never burden themselves with too many clothes, and these in particular wore little besides a necklace or two. I mentioned this fact to a spinster lady friend of mine on one occasion, and she was so horrified that she sent me shortly afterwards nine pairs of bathing drawers to be given to them. They were very beautiful garments j soinp had j'ed and white stripes, and some blue, and they were all very clean. I presoutod them gravely one morning to my nine malis, and a few days after I went into the garden in the evening and found two of the men at work. One had made a hole in his bathing appara us and had put his head through it, while his arms went into the for the legs, and he was wearing it with great pride as a jacket j and the other had arranged his with an eye to the artistic on his head as a turbane After this I gave up trying to inculcate decency into the mind of the untutored

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBUUTON—MONDAY,

(Before Messrs Friedlander, Thomas, and I Harrison, J.P's.) Drunkenness. —William Fergussou pleaded guilty to having been drunk at the bar of the Royal Hotel on January 9. As he had been locked up sinco Saturday J evening he was convicted and discharged. Alleged Larceny.—James Diack was charged with the larceny of a watch guard awl pendants, tho property of one Jamas Lockhart. He pleaded not guilty, and Mr Crisp appeared for- his defence. James Lockhart said that in October last he was working at Mount Somers, and lived in a single room whare with accused and others. Missed the chain in question and told his mate about the loss. The chain wfs searched for, but was not found. The chain had a little knife and watch key attached to it when witness lost it. Met accused on the street on Saturday, and he was wearing the chain, but put his coat over it. Left him then, but saw him again going to the railway station. In formed the police. Saw accused with the constable at the station, when accused had his hand over the chain. Heard him say he had found the chain. By Mr Crisp— Was not in the habit of wearing the chain at work, and did not wear the chain while at Mount Somers. Accused got married about a week after the chain was missed. Could not swear that accused knew the chain had been lost, and would not deny that accused was wearing the chain openly until witness spoke to him, ' when he covered it with his coat. Lost the chain in the whare", tiot on th 6 public road. Did not consider it his duty to speak to accused about the chain when he met him in the street. By the Police—-The chain was left by witness in a pair of trousers at the head of witness's bed. Accused had gone to Springburn when the chiin was missed, and search was made by -witness and his mates in the whare". By the B>ench —On the Monday following the loss of the chain, witness was in the whare" when the loss of the chain waa spoken about. Accused should have heard about the loss then. Constable McGill said that on Saturday last he stopped accused at the railway station and asked about the'ehair.. Accused said ha bought it, and subsequently that he found it. He was hiding the chain with his hand. This was the case for the prosecution. For the defence, Mr Crisp called accused, who said that he found the chain on the public road on November 5. Was married on November 11, and his wife, father, and mother all knew about the finding of the chain. Was not regularly in the whare with Lockhart and the others, and knew nothing at all about the loss of the chain by Lockhart, nor had witness ever seen the chain before he found it. Wore the chain for tbe first time on December 22 at his wife's instigation when they were going away their holidays. On Saturday last met Lockhart on the street in Ash burton three times. He never said any thing about the chain and witness was not hiding the chain in any way. Afc tho station told the constable he had found the chain. By the Police—Whs certain the chain was found on November 5, but could not give any reason why he knew that was the date. H"ad not said any thing about the finding except to his people at home. Did not hear anything at all in the whare about the loss of the chain by Lockhart, and never heard about it at all until the constable spoke to him at the station, The chain was found on the public road, about three chains from the Mount Somers station. Did not intend to sti-k to the chain. George Diack, father of the accused, said the young man brought the chain home in his pocket, and told witness, witness's wife, and the man's intended wife that he had found it on the road. Witness said he should advertise if;. James Locklmrt, recalled, said the chain was missed on Sunday, November 8. Tho bench pointed out that when an article was found in the way accused had found this guard, the duty of the findei was to give it up to the police, or take proper steps himself to find the owner. It would have been better had Diack taken the advice of his father and advertised it. As the accused was a young man with a good character, and had evidently acted in ignorance of the law, a lenient view of the case would be taken, and accused would be dismissed.

The Native Meeting.

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Wanganui January 9. The Wairere left here yesterday, and returned at noon to-day. This is the steamer's third trip to Pipiriki within three weeks. Te Kooti, who left for home to-day, during the steamer's stay at Parikino, refused to appear in public whilst Europeans were present, being it is said, ashamed to face Pakehas after the Poverty Bay atrocities. Major Kemp still remains i>t Parikino, together with a larg# number of natives aylio are being sump tously entertained by the Wanganui River tribes. The meeting has no political significance whatever, being simply a lavish ostentatious display of Maori hospi tality.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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J»«-riI« of th« Hn»li. New Plymouth, January 11. While helping to search the ranges on Friday for the Markt brother and little boys, Constable Scully got bailed rp by a wild bull. Its attitude for some time was extremsly defiant and furious, but he ultimately resigned his watch and left. There were numbers of wild pigs about, which made it dangerous during the night for those lost in the bush. file liuttor Industry. The total quantity of butter exported from the breakwater for the four weeks ended January 9, was nearly forty-six tons. In the same period a much larger quantity wont by rail to Wellington, so that the total export for the period was considerable over 100 ton?.

A recent number qf the "Scotsman" has the following:—The Rev Jacob Primmer said tq his cqngregatioii afc Tovynlull on Sunday that God was permitting the angmie3 of His gospel to, go. great lengths. Last year Br A. K. H. Tioyd, moderator of the General Assembly, got as far as blessing bells ; and, had hi.« blasphemy not been de nounced, by this time, like Sfc Anthony, he would have been blessing pigs and asses. His successor, the Rev Dr MaeGregor, only last Sunday, in Edinburgh, had outraged the Christian sentiment of Scotland by giving a lecture, not on heaven and how to get there, but on ifew Zealand j and instead of warn ing His hearers to ijee from "the lake which bnrneth with flre and brimstone," he sought to entertain and amuse them with a description of '' the volcanic regions of New Zealand." Only a few weeks ago the Presby tery of Edinburgh put down, with a strong hand, similar godless lectures when at tempted to bfc in introduced into Old Grey friais Church ; but now, when a man was made moderator of the General Assembly, he imagined that he could only adorn and exalfc 'his office by outraging the religion of Christ by op'en profanity ov Sabbath-break» ing. Art attempt also had be,en made by the St Giles Phurch heretics to. entrap u,n.d dagrado the Rey Mr Spurgeon by holding last Sunday an ungodly musical performance in that idol temple by In 3 orphan lads, but their plot failed, as the sabbath-breaking peiiormance was forbidden. It was a public scandal the way religion was being prostituted to please the mob and to draw in large collections*

ROAD BOARD.

MOUNT SOMERS

The monthly meeting of the Mount Somers Road Beard was held on Monday, January 4. Present—Messrs Peache, (chairman), Edsoaand Syme. overseers' beport. The Overseer's report was read and considered. The Overseer reported that Brown, the \ contractor for part of the work on Gorge Road, was getting on very slowly. Tt was resolved to warn the contractor that the penalty would be enforced if an effort were not made to get the contract finished. It was als > resolved to notify Contractor Milne, to the same effect. Harvey's con tract was reported as finished. The Overseer was instructed to have Coalpit Road repaired when Brown was working in the locality. Repairs on Sawmill Road were reported to be not quite finished ; also that Messrs Sharplin and Vincent had put up a bridge over the flood channel near the sawmill. The firm asked the Board's sanction for the bridge to remain. The Board's sanc tion was given, conditionally on the bridge being raised, as it.was too low for the water in flood time. The Overseer was instructed to repair McLean's Road, and also the footbridge near MoLeod's, as well as the crossing adjacent. Mr T. Simpson wanted work to the amount of about £17 done on the old Sawmill Road, near the Alford Forest Hotel, in order to get to his bu3h sec tion. It was resolved to vote £10 to wards the work, provided Mr Simpson did £17 worth of work to the Overseer's satisfaction. The Overseer was instructed to have the atones picked off Pound Road. Mr Andrew McFarlane interviewed the Board and asked the Board to alter the road to R,S. 32166 before the adjoin ing land was sold. Resolved to recom mend the matter to the Land Board. CORE ESPONDENCE. Mr Herring wrote, enclosing plan of land for sale on the Alford estate, show ing a road made ron private land. The overseer was instructed to inspect the plan, and report at the next meeting. Mr P. Tisch wrote asking that the name of Thomas Green be substituted on the roll for the writer's in respect of the Alford Forest hotel. Mr J. Harrison asked that his name be put on the roll for R.S's. 30986-7-8. Tli3 alterations were ordered. Mr Musgrove asked for certain work to be done on the road near Lave Heron Station, Agreed to—the overseer to get the work done. Mr Harrison applied for improvements on the road between Clenfc Hills and the Stour. The overseer was instructed (o raply that certain of the places complained of were already arranged for and the others would be attended to. More shinale was ordered to be put on the Sawmill road, at the request of Messrs Sharplin and Vincent. The Chief Surveyor wrote regarding road to R.S. 4275. —Received. Mr C. G. Tripp also wrote regarding this road. The Clerk was instructed to reply that the promise of the Board was that the work would be done conditionally on half cost being borne by the partie? interested, arid the line of road settled beyond doubt. The Ashburton County Council wrote stating that they would pay one shilling per hundred for small birds' eggs. The Board resolved to s^ivo an additional shil ling per hundred. The Manager of the New Zealand Loan aiid Mercantile Agp.ncy Company wrote re R.S. 29577.—Received. The Audit Office wrote, certifying the accounts,—Received. It was resolved to order volumes three and four of Badgor's "New Zealand Statutes." TENDERS. Tenders were opened for a picket fence in front of the office, and that of Thomas Williams Avas accepted at £8 10s. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £154 16s 8d were passed, and the Board adjourned.

N.Z. Rifle Association.

We have received a copy of the programme of the New Zealand Rifle Association's thirty-first annual meeting, which this year will be held on the permanent range, at Trentham, near Wellington, on Tuesday, March 8, and following days. The range promises to be an excellent one, and upon it a stretch of 2000 yards on a dead level can be obtained, which should surely be good enough fur any purpose of musketry competition. [ The Auckland Ammunition Company offer £25 to be fired for at the meeting with Snider rifles and the Company's ammunition. The matches are very much the same as last year, but the following are new competitions:— Nursery Match.—Open only tomembers who have never won a prize at any previous Association meeting. 500 yards ; ten shots. Entrance fee, 6s. Twenty five prizes, value £50, One prize of £8, lof £6,1 of £5, 2of £4, 2of £2, 18 of £1. Rapidity Match ; 500 yards. Time, one minute. —Open to teams of (3) three men from any Volunteer Corps or Rifle Club in New Zealand or Australia. Unattached list can form teams. Ten > prizes, value £50. Entrance, 25s per team. One prize of £12, lof £8, lof £6, 2 of £4, 5 of £3. Revolver Pool.—Distance, 20 yards. 1 Size of bull's-eye, three inches ; size of target, twelve inches in diameter. Open 'to any members of the Association. Entrance fee 2s, which entitles the competitor to six shots. Competitors can have unlimited entries on payment of 2s for each entry. The pool will be divided every second day according to the entries received, 25s to be deducted by the Association. The Association will en deavor to supply revolvers, but competi tors may use their own. In this competition there must be no use made of tho left hand in steadying the weapon. About half a dozen of our local marko men are expected to go to the meeting this year.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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THE LONDON AND WEST MINSTER BANK. London, January 8. On it boiug announced that the dividend of the London and West minster Bank was reduced by 1|- per cent., its shares fell 3|, COLONIAL FINANCE. Financiers in the city express a hope that the colonies Avill make defi nite efforts to restore their credit, and advise sinking funds being established to discharge matured loans. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY, The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Company declare a divi dend of 10 per cent per annum. TJ}e profits for the year were £92,500. The sum of £20,000 has been placed to credit of reserve fund, and £8000 carried forward. PERSONAL. , The Right Rev, U<mry Wjpoty

D.D., ex-Bishop of Worcester, is dying. THE WAR, OF FREIGHTS. j The shipping ring is loading the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ituahiue, for Now Zealand, at 22s 6d per ton. LORD RANDOLPH'S RETURN. Lord Ro.ndolpli Churchill has re- I .turned from the Transvaal, which he asserts is Africa's greatest possession. He has a high opinion of the loyalty of tho Dutch in Cape Colony, but pro fesses dislike to the Trausvaal Boers. A WfcDDING GIFT. Tho gift of the City of London to the Duke o£ Clarence and Avondalo on his werlding is a diamond necklace value £1680 and a dinner service value £945. SNOW IN IRELAND. The heaviest fall of snow experienced in Ireland for mmy years has taken place. Traffic in Belfast is suspended in consequence. OBITUARY. The death is announced of Sir R. C. S. Clifford, Usher of the. Black Rod, from influenza. London, January 9. Dowager Lady Sandhurst, widow of Lord Sandhurst, Chief of the Staff during the Indian mutiny campaign, is dead. QUALITY FALLING OFF. The flavor of butter now received from the Australian colonies is inferior to that at the beginning of the season. AN ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY. In connection with the arrests made at Walsall [not Warsaw as stated in telegram received oa Saturday] on' a charge of making bombs for anarchical purposes, a quantity of literature was seized which is of the very worst kind. Prince Kropotkin visited the Club recently. The propoganda is extensive in the Midlands, and was discovered in November. A firm of Walsall ironfounders were offered large orders for castings similar to the bomb seized by the police. The police watched the Club night and day for three months. The police suggest that the Walsall prisoners are connected with an Anarchist Club in Walsall, where the model of the bomb was produced. Many detectives are engaged in un ravelling the mystery. Th£ police have seized many violent and seditious pamphlets emanating from anarchist centres in America and on the Con tinent. It is believed that a conspiracy exists here. LABOR QUESTIONS. Continued disputes have takea place in South Wales between the colliery owners and miners over the sliding scale payment. Berlin, January 8. Fifteen hundred printers are still on strike in Berlin out of 4000 who first went out. Fourteen hundred of the men have had their demands conceded. THE INFLUENZA. The bacilli are extremely small, but amazingly prolific. Df Pffeifer recom mends disinfecting the sputum. January 9. The influenza bacillus is oval and immobile. It is the smallest dis covered, half the size of blood poison ing, and differs slightly from Fried* lander bacillus. New York, January 8. Three hundred deaths per week from inf!uen?a are reported vi Philadelphia. iSxUuri.ii.uLM, January 9. | The King of Sweden, who has been suffering from a severe attack of in fluenza, is recovering. London, January.9. Lords Knutsford and Carrington. are suffering from influenza.

THE REVOLT IN TANGIERS.

Madrid, January 8. The Spanish Press advise a common policy for Franc* and Spain regarding Morocco. Paris, January 9. "Le Figaro " asserts that England and Morocco are parleying in connec tion with the recent revolt. Tho " Echo de Paris " says that orders have been issued to move French ironclads to Morocco. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The Paris Banks hays offered to grant a 10,000,000 loan to Russia, but it is believed the latter will not accept the terms. Later. There is little prospect of the new Russian loan being taken up in France.

THE SUPPLY OF LIQUOR,

Ottawa, January 9. The North-West Territory has aban doned the inhibition of liquor and has re-issued licenses. A TOWN DESTROYED. The town of La Chute, the chief town of Argenteuil county, Quebec, has been destroyed. It is feared that many lives have been lost. CORRUPTION IN CANADA. In Ottawa the Grand Jury found true bills against Messrs Thomas McGreevy and Conolly on a charge of defrauding the Government.

CHILIAN BORROWING.

Valparaiso, January 9. It is reported that the Chilian Government borrows £5,000,000 from the Banks.

PURCHASE OF TYPE FOUNDRIES.

New York. January 8. The report that an English syndicate was about to purchase the type fac tories in the United States for £5,000,000 is confirmed. Great economy will be exercised in produc tion. A WOOL DUTIES BILL. The Wool Duty Bill which Mr Springer, Chairman of the Committee lof Ways and Means, will introduce into the House, has been prepared. THE BEHRING SEA DIFFI CULTY. The agreement between England and the United States to refer the Behring Sea difficulty to arbitration has been signed. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. I New lork, January 9. ' A colliery explosion has taken place at ICrebs and 200 miners have been entombed. New York, January 10. In the colliery explosion at Krebs seventy persons were killed. Qne. hundred of those entombed have been rescued alive. Others are known to be living, and the work of rescue is proceeding. PLOT AGAINST the PRESIDENT OF HAYTI. Port au Prince, January 9. A plot has been discovered, in.

America to equip a man-of-war with( the object of overthrowing General Hippolyte, President of Hayti.

THE CANARY ISLANDS.

Madrid,.January 8.. It is reported here that the British troops have landed . at the Canary Islands. In official circles in London the report is disbelieved.

FRANCE AND BULGARIA.

Rome. January 9. 11-aly is mediating in the dispute between the Bulgarian and French Governments on the basis of the withdrawal of the expulsion of M. Chadournes, the French journalist, he agreeing not to return to Bulgaria.

THREATENED RISING IN RUSSIA.

St. Petersbuhg, January 9. There is a general fear in Russia that there will be a rising amongst the peasants in the spring.

HEROISM OF CONVICTS.

Calcutta, January 9. The Indian Government has decided to remit the balance of the sentence of those convicts who displayed heroism at the wreck of the steamer Enterprise, which sank in Port Blair harbour, Bay of Bengal, during a cyclone.

THE SITUATION IN PERSIA.

Tehkran, January 9. The priests are coercing the Shah to abolish the commercial concessions granted to Europeans, on condition of the former keeping the populace quiet.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE RUSSIAN JEWS. Sydney, January 10. Special services were held in the synagogue to-day for the purpose of raising money to aid the Russian Jews. • £1000 was collected. FLOOD IK SYDNEY. A violent thunderstorm broke over the city to-night, and the low lying portions of the town were flooded. Much damage has been done by the submersion of the vaults in business places. TUE NEWCASTLE MINERS. The West Wallsend miners have by an overwhelming majority decided to resist the reduction in wages.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, January 9. , Inspector Thomson, of the polios*, has returned from Pahiatua. AU those still prostrated from the effects of poisoning are progressing favourably. The doctors hold that there is danger for a period of at least throe weeks from the time the poison was taken. The police sti?l re tain the theory thafc the poison was con tained in some lamb, but how it came to be there is a matter which is now being investigated. Wellington, January 10. A very sudden death occurred on board the Wakatu at six o'clock last night, John Action, a wharf a lumper, was en gaged in loading the "vessel, when he was observed to fall, and ho expired in a few moments. The deceased, who was a mar riad man, is believed to have suffered from heart disease. Dunedin, January 9. Mrs Stephen Gilbert, of Forbury, died suddenly of heart disease. Oamaku, January 10. The Bingarooma tore the ring ouc of the buoy she was moored to on Saturday evening, and cleared to the outer anchor age, the sea rising. This morning she left for the South.

The Wellington Election.

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Wellington, January 9. As election day approaches th« excite ment increases. Both sides are working very hard, and are confident of the success of their candidate. Each candidate is engaged almost every night addressing either city or surburban electors. At Mr McLean's Newton meeting last night Mrs E. Fraser Jones addressed the electors for about ten minutes, in the course of which she expressed her opinions on the land laws, extension of the franchise to females, and other questions. Mrs Jones spoke with fluency, was attentively listened to, and on concluding her remarks the meet ing applauded her heartily.

The Wellington correspondent of a contemporary writes :—The political tight still goes on for the seat rendered vacant by the insolvency of Mr T. K. McDonald. Mr McLean, the Government candidate, who is supported by the Labor Unions, aeems to be the favorite, but there is no telling till the numbers are up. The Opposition candidate, Mr H. D. Bell, son of the late Agent-General, has a host of friends who are in a position to make the contest a financially warm one, and no niggardliness is being displayed by some of them. The issue is anxiously waited for, and it is anticipated by many know ing ones that the voice of the people will be for the Government candidate. The united press of the city is devoting its whole energy to secure the return of the opponent of the present Ministry. Nightly, leaders impotently striving to slaughter the Government personally, ap pear in the '* Post" and the feeble whine of the " Evening Press" is raised in the same cause. Wellington's representatives have frequently been elected despite the opposition of all three newspapers, and it is just possible the same thing might uccur again. Distinct and frequent are the complaint* of newspaper readers that there is nothing in the original matter of our evening papers, but a continuous round of abuse of the Ministry. One cannot take up an evening intelligencer and go, where all intelligent persons first look, to the leading artiole, without find ing that muchly misnamed column —night after night—with dreary reiteration, un measurably abusing the Premier or some of his colleagues personally, or the whole politically. It is positively nauseous, and it seems almost superfluous to predict that the ill judged abuse, and not too finely selected or refinedly penned phrases used by the Wellington scribes should, like chickens, and some people's curses, " Come home to roost."

THE MARKETS.

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London, January 7. The Bank of England ret\irtss published to-day, show the total reserve in notes find bullion to be £13,050,000. The pro portion of reserve to liabilities is 32 02. Consols, 95 1 ; New Zealand 4 per cent', inscribed scock, 102 ; do., 3£ cent., 93|. Now Zealand long-berried wheat. 455, quiet, South Australian whe-it 45s (kt, quiet ; Victorian 455, flat. Forward busi ness is inactive, aud foreign arrivals large. There arc no Australasian cargoes off coast or in ports of call. ' Canterbury ltiutlon, 4rl ; beef, fore quarters 3JJ, hindquarters, 3£d. There is a moderate demand for hem}), and prices show a slight advance ; fair quality is quoted at £20. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 475, flit. (Received January 11, 11.30 a.m.) London, January 9. Tallow, medium mutton, 26s 9d ; beef, 24a. The English wheat market shows a general decline of sixpence; the Conti nental and American markets are also declining. _^ '^

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE SUEZ CANAL.

Venice, January 10. The Austrian delegates are support ing the proposals brought forward by Great Britain to allow British vessels bound for British ports unimpeded passage through the Suez Canal. The French delegates are trying to get the proposal modified.

ANARCHY IN SPAIN.

Madrid. Jannary 10. A gang of Anarchists armed •with fowling pieces attacked the town of Xeres (in the south of Spain) and began to pillage it. A serious fight ensued, in which three were killed and twenty wounded, before the cavalry who had come up succeeded in dispersing the band, thirty of whom were captured.

A HEAVY DEFAULT.

London, January 14. Th« Secretary of the Portsea Island Building Society is a defaulter} his accounts show a deficiency of £66^000.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received January 11, 11.30 a.m.)

THE LOSS OF THE TEMPLAR.

Melbocbne, January 11. The body of one of the crew of the schooner Templar, which foundered off Cape Paterson, has been washed ashore.

THE SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.

Hobaet, January 11. Speaking at the meeting of the Science Association Sir Ferdinand Yon Mueller emphasised the import ance of the proposed Antarctic expe dition, and said it was important that the colonies should seize the opportu nity of replenishing their treasuries by making use of the resources which the Antarctic regions contained. Mr Napier Bell read a paper on architecture and engineering. Profes sor Warren, in the course of a paper on the drainage of cities, expressed his belief that the drainage of sach towns as Sydney, Wellington, Dunedin, Auck land, and Hobart would be most con veniently and economically dealt with on the Shone system.

THE NEWCASTLE MINERS.

Newcastle, January 11. Nine non-associated mines have agreed to pay the old rates for hewing.

New Zealand Insurance Company.

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Auckland, January 9. The annual meeting of the .New Zealand Insurance Company takes place on Wed nesday. The following report has been issued to shoreholders :—The Directors have pleasure in submitting to the share holders the statement of accounts for the year ending November 30, 1891, which, after paying an interim dividend in July last of 2s 6d per share, shows a balance to credit of profit and loss of £30,256185, which your Directors recommend should be ap propriated as follows:—To payment of dividend, at the rate nf 12J per cent per annum, £12,600 ; transfer to investment fluctuation account, £10,000; balance to be carried forward to new account, £7766 18s; total £30,256 18s. The Directors regret having to report an unexpected depreciation in the value of the Com pany's investments during the past year. The balance to the credit of profit and loss, after a 12J per cent dividend, would have been sufficient to cover the shrink age, but the Directors are of opinion that the whole of it cannot fairly be charged to the one year's earnings, and they accordingly recommend that in addi tion to the investment fluctuation account, after writing off from this account all the ascertainable deprecia tion, there will remain, .in your Directors opinion, ample provision for every possible contingency. The accounts this year show the Auckland city lease hold as a separate asset, the revenue from which still proves disappointing. A sink ing fund has been established, which will redeem the outlay some years before the expiration of the lease. The Directors with unfeigned sorrow, have to record that during the past year they have sus tained very great lofs in the death of Mi* G. G. Pierce, who for more than thirty years was their chief executive officer, and whose ripe judgment and skilfui ad ministration contributed so largely to the success of the Company.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : MONDAY, JANUARY li, J892.



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