The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. "SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1892. 1891.

The year which hag just ended has been one of the most eventful m the history of New Zealand. This young country has come to the front m many ways Her exports of frozen meat have reached so large a total as to be beyond the requirements of the Home market, depressed as it is by the diminished earnings of the laboring classes and the great rise m the price of bread. The year closes with better prospects. New Zealand butter and cheese have established during the year a reputation for quality which must lead to a great development of the dairying industry. Apples are m a similar position, and the fruit export trade has been proved to be of such value that the difficulties which were met with last season will certainly be removed and the trade largely expand. 4 poor harvest was followed by a rise m. the price of wheat that to those who were fortunate enough to hold for a fe*v months did much to compensate for the deficiency ia the yield, and the pros pects for the coming harvest are of the brightest. Sheep have a)l along been at a high level of value, and though at present the market is dull it seems certain that it will revive before long. Wool is nominally at a slightly lower level than last year, but the clip has been heavier and the prodaeds per head will be greater than last yew's except m the case of merino, on which there will^be a deficit. Irrigation ha? made substantial advance; a gre»t extension of the water-race system has been effected m this county, and Ashley, Selwyn,Geraldineand Waimatie counties have either extended existing or inaugurated new system*. The Ashburton County Council will soon be able to submit to the ratepayers a scheme of complete irrigation of the drier parts of the plains, and Parlia ment has done its share by passing the Water Supply Bill, under which the legal formalities which have to be ob served as a preliminary to obtaining the necessary funds are greatly simplified. Though it is hoped that the long-continued drought which has been so severe % fc?x upon the country has at last brokezi up, we also hope that the irrigation scheme wiji be pushed forward with all energy; ts coming into operation wijll giye the district a fresh leaae of prosperity. It is a matter for much congratulation that the farming community has stood mo well the strain of the last bad mwm. There have been few failures, ♦»4 though mon«y is ttttdW^'ty

scarce everybody looks to the coming harvest to put him m plentiful funds once more. We trust that the brightest anticipations will be realised. The business changes m Ashburton during the year have not been numerous, and they have happily not been of a nature that has indicated any instability amongst those who have been parties to them. Trade has been dull generally, but our business men and tradesmen have maintained that reputation for soundness that has characterised them for several years. Death has noc been more sparing than m other years, and among his victims have been some ©f the most highly-esteemed of our residents. The year's epidemics of scarlatina and influenza will be saa remembrances to many households. So much for local matters. The history of the Colony for the year forms a very important chapter. Following on a change of Ministry, a complete revolution of the system of direct taxation has received Parlia mentary enactment, and will shortly come into force. Easing their utter ances upon misinterpretations of the provisions of the taxation Act and I misstatements as to their effect, certain of the Opposition journals have kept up a constant stream of abuse of the Government. So persistent have been their attacks, notwithstanding the complete and repeated exposure of the fallacy of thrir allegations, that the conviction is becoming general that their object is to go to any length, even to the extent of injuring the credit of the colony and shaking public confidence, m the hope that by these means they may gain the return of their party to power- The Ministry. however, are receiving m every part of the colony gratifying evidences of public confidence m their policy and administration. The direct representa tion of Labor m Parliament, by work ing men, has worked well, and an instalment of legislation protecting the interests of workers, was not the least of the achievements of the session. The Land question is still unsettled, through the action of the Legislative Council- m throwing out a Bill based on principles which had received the direct approval of the country at the general election. Legislative Council reform has been effected to a certain extent, but the institution is on its trial, and continued opposition to the popular will will lead to further reform or entire abolition. It is to be hoped that the new blood which is to be infused will bring the body more into sympathy with the majority of the people. The financial prosperity of the colony is one of the pleasantest features of the year. The Financial Statement showed that there was a surplus of £143,965, and the estimated surplus for the current year (which is so far being realised), brought the amount up to over a quarter of a million sterling. With this part of the floating debt has been paid off, and the reduction m the postage rates provided for. The census disclosed a worse state of affairs as regards population than had been calculated upon. A much greater rate of increase may be looked for m the next five years, as the " exodus " which was taking away so many of our working men has ceased, and the wanderers are returning by hundreds and bringing new-comers with them.. 'The active steps which the Govern ment are taking to promote settlement, and to supply the great demand for land which undoubtedly exists, will do much to increase the number of I inhabitants of the colony. The old year has been one of progress. Let us hope that progress will be continued m the year which we i have now entered, and that with that progress will come prosperity. To all wg wish A Happy New Year

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Akarman combination gave a very successful performance last evening, Thsre was a large house at the entertainment and at the ball which followed. The usual services held on New Year's Eve m St. Stephen's Church and the Wesleyan Chapel were well attended, the services being appropriate to the season. We have received from Messrs Stephens Brothers a very pretty letter-rack and calender, as their Mew Year's present to their customers. Outdoor processions of the Salvation Army \fi France will probably be forbidden, and "nquiry be made into the status of the members. The following are the vital statistics for the Ashburton district for December:— Births, 28 ; deaths, 6 ; marriages, 4. For the last quartern-Births, 76; deaths, 15 ; marriages, 10, For the year—Births, 297 ; deaths, 88 ; marriages, 41, The statistics show that the marriages m the Dunedin district for the month ending December 31 weremore numerous than for any month since 1881, and the total for the year is the largest for the past six years. At the Wellington Caledonian sports yesterday George Robertson, of Winchmore, Ashburton, was the most successful com petitor? m bagpipe music. Andrew MoKenze, <jf Ashburton, spaa the moat successful m the Scotch dancing, Manufacturers, and employers of labjjup generally, are reminded that the new Factories Act comes into operation to-day, and they would do well to make themselves acquainted with the provisions of the Act, an abstract ot'wbteh was recently published m our leading column*. Yesterday about four hundred people were at the seaside, and every available vehicle s^as employed to enable townspeople to take an o«fciffg jn the country. A large number of people als# $/ent by train, many going to Timaru to the .Caledonian gathering, but a far greater number went to JGhristchureh. A tragicajl termination to an idyll is re ported from J>i)B le Saulnier, m the Jura. A youthful gardener, enamoured of his neighbour's daughter, attempted to clamber up to her balcony, but the night was dark, a.B'l Juliet, taking Romeo to be a burglar, seized a revolver and shot him dead. The London newspapers have finally, after much discussion, discovered the correct period when Gladstone's maiden speech was delivered—June 3,1833. In speaking o? the Grand Old Man, the "Pall Mall Gazette" declares that he i» an authority on everything from Homer's synchronism to fruit preserv ing.

The Socialist Congress at Erf urfc adopted a programme which demands sweeping changes m the present order of things. In respect to labor, the socialists ask for thirty six hours uninterrupted rest every week for every working man. The Congress i 3 to meet this year at Berlin. The aeceders met m the capital, and the proceedings were very disorderly. A committee was appointed to take steps for organising those who had left the social democratic party. Wednesday's "Taieri Advocate " says:— The weather dining the past week has been most trying for farmers. The heavy rains have fairly flattened out many of the crops and it lias been utterly impossible to make hay. If there does not very speedily come a spell of decidedly five weather the farmers will suffer very considerably. At the time of writing there appears to be a pro bability of a ohang3, for the better, but appearances are deceptive .when applied to the New Zealand climate. It having been stated at the late confer ence of the Church Association m Birming ham that it was not possible for a chruehman ' to obtain a copy of the Prayer Book cor rectly printed, and this having been ; questioned by a correspondent m the " Birmingham Daily Post," the secretary of the Association offers £ 100 to any person who will send him a copy of the Prayer Book printed by the Queen's printers without any unauthorised omissions or alterations. I M. Jules Joubert writes indifttiantly to the Melbourne papers, contradicting a statement that had appeared m print, to the effect that the Tasmanian Exhibition was not such a success as anticipated. The clever manager says it is proving a glorious triumph, and adds—"The population of Launceston is' 17,000; the attendance for the first week was 34,233. At the Dunedin Exhibition, with a population of 45,898 people, we con sidered 26,145 visitors a success. ' Argument m the case of Edward C. Kings well, tea merchant, of Greymouth, who was being taken from the Thames to Greymouth to answer a charge of committing a breach | of the Bankruptcy Act by evading jurisdic tion of the Bankruptcy Court, was heard m Chambers at Wellington on Thursday. The Chief Justice ordered the release of the i prisoner on the ground that the warrant was ! defective. | Dr Brown-Seqnand, m one of his lectures, dwells with great emphasis on the importance i of general knowledge m the matter of check ing coughing aud sneezing. He states that coughing can be stopped by pressing on the nerves of the lips m the neighbourhood of the nose, and sneezing may be stopped the j same way. Pressing m the neighbourhood of the ear, or right m front of the ear, may stop coughing. So also with hiccoughing, but much less so than for sneezing find coughing. Pressing very hard on the roof of the mouth is also a means of arresting a cough, and the will itself is often found to ( be a wonderful preventative. Some time ago mention was made by an English correspondent of the fact that the New Zealand Agency was moving, m j conjunction with the School Boards, m | diffusing a knowledge of the Britain of the j South by supplying books and leaflets relative to the geography, history, and pro ducts of| New Zealand. It is now stated that the movement is doing much good. More es pecially is this the case m the country Board schools, where the idea has been taken up with much ardour. The children take these publications home to their parents, p,nd m this way t.n ever expanding and far reaching channel is being opened for the diffusion throughout the United Kingdom of sound information on the state and general characteristics of New Zealand. The school savings bank system, though by no means a new idea, has not made much progress m Great Britain as yet; but the results so far are sufficiently encouraging. In Liverpool sixty-eight of these banks have been established for some time, and the pupils last year had the sum of £10,518 de positcri. How far such a system may be carried has been shown to a remarkable ex tent both m Frauce and m Belgium, where it lias become a soni what important insti tution. In France there are, according to recent; statistics, 478,173 pupils m elementary schools who have banked a total of 12,653,312f. Belgium, with a population estimated at only 6,030,000, has 622,629 school children, who have banked 2,930,339f. The somewhat mysterious disappearance of Mr John Miller, miner, for many years resident at the Twelve Mile, below Alexan dra, is reported. From what we ("Deinstall Times ") can learn, Mr Miller was last seen by a Chinaman residing close by, and then he was acting strangely. A day or so elapsing, and not seeing him m the mean, time, a visit was made to his hut, which was found to be open and m disorder. The fact of his being missing was reported to the police, who have since been making every effort to discover his whereabouts, but up to the present unsuccessfully. Ok. the hut being searched several envelopes, addressed to tradesmen, and each containing money but no writing, were found. The inference is that the poor fellow has made his wt.y into the Molyneux and been drowned. It is iinderstood he has relatives m Danedin. The usual noisy outburst of animal spirits kept a good many residents from sleeping on the last night of the year. A consider able number of youths and young men perambulated the streets, and fired off crackers or pistols or other firearms. Some one paid a visit to the firebell and gave it a bang or two, while another turned his atten tion to the railway bell. Not much harm m larrikanism of this kind, to be sure, but when gates are lifted off their hinges, notice boards, such as the Domain by-laws boards, torn down, and reaping machines run out from their places on merchant's property to the middle of the street for the next passing vehicle to collide with, the limit of harmless joking has been fpassed, and work for the police begins. Perpetrators of this kind of mischief, however, are mostly always found out and punished. With the exception of the items of wanton wickedness referred to, the crowd who saw the year out on the stpeets was not disorderly. A great event from an acclimatisation point of view (says the "Leader") has just occured m Temuka m the birth of the first monkey ever born m New Zealand Dr Hayes keeps a menagerie on a small scale, and m this the great event has taken place. The pair of monkeys which__are kept m this menagerie arp from Burmah and Calcutta respectively, and are fine healthy animals. The young monkey and his mother are an interesting sight to see. The way she nurses her offspring, and the intense affection she displays m the care of him is very edifyng. In another column of the "Leader" the following-announce ment appears. - BIRTH. Mitchell Monkky—At his residence, Main South Road, Temuka, the wife of Mr Mitchell Monkey, on the 23rd inst., of a son an heir; mother and child doing as well aa cap be expected. Thanks for kind inquiries. Burmese and Calcutta papers please copy.

The Ashburton portion of the San Francisco mail should arrive by the first train on Monday. We have received from Mr J. 0. Duncan, a handsome calendar, issued by the Victoria Insurance Company, of which Mr Duncan is the local agent., Majors Goring and Nflwall, of the New Zealand Militia,"'and Major Bonar, of the New Zealand Volunteers, have been ap pointed Lieutenant-Colonels. There were iti the United States m the. census year 596 farms, with a total of 169,851 acres, devoted exclusively to seed growing, of which, 96,567;| were reported as producing seed. . .■ ■ , Lord Hopetoun has won the hearts of the Bendigo vignerons by giving an order for a quantity of the local wine to lay down m his cellars. His Lordship, however, did not commit himself to promise to drink it. 1 At the Interprovinciat Bicycle Races Ja* Laucaster Park yesterday, our local rider, Mr X, J. Craighead rode third m the two mile roadster handicap, but was unplaced m the other events he entered for. By way of a practical joke, two young men were pushed m a cupboard by their fellow-clerks on some business premises near Charing Cross. The door closed with a bang, and as the key could not be found, by the time the cupboard was broken open, the imprisoned inmates were nearly suffo cated. There were 603 exhibits at the Crystal Palace Cat Show, whioh has become one of the most popular exhibitions of the year. There was only one tortoiseshell he-cat, while there were nearly a score of shes of this color. A lady's silver tabby carried off three prizes, and a long white-haired cat was also successful. Some of the animals were marked up at £1000 each, kittens sell ing for t3s 6d each. The most powerful steam hammer m the world lias just been completed at th« Beth lehem Iron Company's Works. It strikes a 125. ton blow, and is to be ÜBed for forging ingots into armonr plate. Th» ingots of metal weigh from 100 to 150 tons each, and they will lie forged into desired sizes with great ease by the pounding of this enormous hammer. This hammer takes the champion ship honor away from a giant hammer at the works of Schneider and Co, of Le Creusot, France, which delivers a force of 100 tons at every tap. Mr Salek of the Ashburton Rifle Club was a, competitor at the Alpha Martini-Henri Rifle Club's annual prize firing, open to all comers, held at Christchurch yesterday, and was successful m two out of the three matches held, taking fifth prize m the 500, 600, and 700 yards, with a score of seventy one, and fourth prize m the ten shots at 600 yards match with a score of thirty-seven, The day's shooting made splendid practice for those who intend to compete at the New Zealand Rifle Association's meeting which is to be held at Wellington on March 8. A gross piece of larrkinism was perpe trated on New year's Kve, the perpetrators of which, we hope, will be found out and severely punished. The konnels of the Hunt Club were broken open and the bounds let loose, and the gates of a paddock near by, m which were several brood mares and foals, were opened and the mares allowed to roam. Within a few hours the hounds were all recovered before they had done any mischief, but it can be readily imagined what damage a pack like that would have done, had they got into a large sheep paddock. One of the stray mares was picked up at Lauriston. She had a three weeks old foal at foot The pic-nic of the Ashbnrton Brass Band, held at the Wakanui beach yesterday, was a very enjoyable affair. The band with their friends, numbering m all over one hundred, drove to the beach m traps and buggies, the procession headed by Mr John Newmans new four m hand drag, arriving before noon. The party after lunching spent the day happily at games, dancing and kindred amusements on the beach and paddocks near by. The band played a varied programme during the day viz., Quick March, Step Out; Polka, Cinderella ; Quadrille, Dinah; Quick March, Shells we Gathered by the Sea ; Waltz, Sunshine and Shadow; Lancers, Sfc Andrew's Day ; Schottischc, Sunshine; Selection, The Sweetheart; Quadrille, Pandora; Quick March, Red Rover; God Sa'v* the Queen.

CRICKET.

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CARISBROOK V UNITED.

Christchtjhch, January 1. Carisbrook (Dunedin) won the Match with the United by an innings and 31 runs. The scores were :—Carisbrook 139 United, first innings, 31 ; second 77- Melbourne, January 1. There was glorious weather to-day when the first of three matches between Lord Sheffield's team and Australia began on the M.C.O. ground, and 20,000 people were present. < The combined team were first to bat, and at the call of time had lost seven wickets for 191 runs. The principal scorers were Bruce 55, A. Bannerman 41, Moses (not out) 23.

New Year's Day.

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Ohristchubch, January 1. The weather was fine to-day. About 2000 people attended the Pioneer Bicycle ; Club's races at Lancaster Park. The final heat of the Intercolonial Scratch Test Race, one mile, was won by W. G. ! Hallinshaw (Pioneer); A. C. Wilmot (North Canterbury), 2; T. W. Busst (Melbourne^ 3. Time—2min 4osec. Busst has not quite recovered from his recent j illness. Intercolonial Scratch Test Race, three miles.—Ralliushaw, 1; Wi'mot, 2. Time—Bmin 50 l-£>fch sec, Busst retired. Wilihot fell m the last lap when leading. Five Mile Intercolonial Test Handicap.— H. P. Olarkson (Chrictchurch Tourist), 320 yds, 1; W. J. 8. Hayard (Pioneer), 150 yds, 2 ; C. R. Wilson (Pioneer), 150 yds, 3. Time—l4min 31 2-sth sec. Rallinshaw won the Ten Mile Handicap from scratch m 30min 7sec ; Hay ward, 150 yds, 2. Wellington, January 1. The unsettled state of the weather inter fered with the success of the^ holiday. The morning broke fine but dull, and a, large number ot excursionists were enticed out of town, but shortly after 10 o'clock light showers fell followed by a heavy downpour, and this continued until after midday. The weather cleared about one o'clock, and the directors of the Caledonian Society's festival, which was thft only attraction m town, decided to proceed with the games. The afternoon remained threatening but des pite this, about 50CKX people, were present. For the Caledonian Handicap, Norton, (Marton), and Arnott, (Wellington), tied with twelve points ; the former having won the 100 and 220 yards handicaps, and the latter the 440 and 880 yards. In the run off, at 440 yards, Arnott won the gold inpdaj. of thp Sqciwty, \yhjch be ; comes his own property, he having won the Handicap twice m succession.

TELEGRAPHIC. HOME AND FOREIGN

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IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, December 30, '■ Mr John Redmond, M.P., m the course of an address to his constituents, expressed himself as hostile to Separa tion from Great Britain, and declared that the Imperial Parliament must be supreme, even if Home Rule were granted. Questions dealt with by an Irish Parliament must be subject to the veto of the Crown. ! COLONIAL CREDIT. The " Standard" states that the failure to place the Australian loans on the Engliiih market is the one signifi cant financial incident of the year, and that it is possible raising money by Treasury Bills will hive an im portant effect on the credit of the colonies, THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. London, December 31. " Truth " asserts that the new Duke of Devonshire received his late father's Order of the Garter. The Senate of the Cambridge Uni versity will nominate the Duke of Devonshire as Chancellor, which posi tion was; vacated by the death of his father. OBITUARY. Prince "Victor of Hohenlohe Lange burg, commonly known as Count Glichen, m his 59th year. He held the position of Governor and Con stable of Windsor Castle, and had been sufFering from typhoid fever and more recently from cancer. London, January 1. The death is announced of the Right Rev Samuel Adjar Crowther, D.D., Bishop of Niger territory. PROSPECTS. The " Standard " predicts a revival of agricultural prosperity, and that the limit of cheap production has been reached. THF. INFLUENZA. Officials calculate that 27,000 deaths from influenza took place m Great Britain during the year. NEW YEAR'S HONOURS. Her Majesty the Queen has con ferred the following honours :—Mr John Colton, who has held various portfolios m South Australian Minis tries, and Mr Henry John Wrixon, formerly Attorney-General of Victoria, to be E.C.M.G.'s, Captain Arthur Moore, who represented England at the recent Australian Defence Com mission, arid Mr John Fitzgibbon, ex- Town Clerk of Melbourne, to be C.M.G.'s. The following were created peers;— Sir Frederick Roberts, Admiral Sir Arthur Acland, and Sir William Thomson, President of the Royal Society. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND. It is generally understood that Sir W. D. Jervois is willing to accept a further term as Governor of New Zealand. The name of Viscount Gor manston, Governor of British Guiana, is mentioned m connection with the position. LABOR QUESTIONS. Tom Mann, addressing t!;u Engi neers' Association, urged the members to be above party politics, and secure legislation tor the protection and bene fit of trade, and strengthen their posi tion m society. Tom Mann has abandoned his views for the universal eight hours m favor of local option m the matter of adopt ing the principle. Thirty thousand seamen have quali fied to receive benefits under the shipping Federation scheme. THE COLONIAL OFFICE. On, Sir Robert G. W. Herbert retir ing from the position of Permanent Secretary to the Colonial Office, he will be succeeded by the Hon. Robert H. Meade, one of the Assistant Under secretaries, and Mr Edward Fairfield, C.M.G., who is now first-class Clerk, will be promoted to the position of Assistant Under-Secretary. THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW. ZEALAND. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent. FEDERATION. The "Pall Mall Gazette" refers to the Federation Convention held m Sydney as the most important event m the year. EXPLOSION at DUBLIN CASTLE. An explosion took place to-day under j the Council Chambers m Dublin Castle, resulting m iserious wreckage to the building. Experts declare that the explosive used, was gun cutton. The Council should have rcet this afternoon. Many workmen were employed m the precincts of the buildings, but at th > time of the explosion were absent at lunch. One of the high officials of the ( Council had only vacated the room two minutes previous to the explosion. It is supposed that the explosives had been placed m a cellar underneath the Council room. CHILIAN AFFAIRS. "Valparaiso, January 1. A coalition Ministry has been formed m Chili, and expect to settle the United States difficulty.

THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

Mbxico, January 1. The Mexican troops have killed their general, Garcia, and joined the rebels under General Gorga.

EUROPEAN ALLIANCES.

Constantinoplb, January 1. The Porte denies the truth of the rumor that it has arranged ah alliance with France and Russia.

NATIONAL INDIAN CONGRESS.

Calcutta, December 30. At the National Indian Congress, which opened to-day at Nainpur, the i proceedings were marked by the warmth of loyalty displayed towards England, and the hope was expressed that perpetual union would be enjoyed. Calcutta, December 31. The National Indian Congress has affirmed the necessity of Deputies being elected by the people and the Legislative Council, and has demanded a reduction m the strength of the army, and general economy.

AUSTRALIAN.

BUSU FIRE,

Sydney, January 1. T|ie largest bush/fire tYW knowq fy

Rives-ma is raging at Brookong. Tens of thousands of acres have bpen laid waste, and crops, sheep and grass destroyed. THE REVENUE. The revenue for the year is £10,047,000, being £548,000 m excess of that for the previous year and £89,000 above the treasurer's estimate. Melbooknk. January 1. The revenue for the first half of the current financial year is £3,790,000, which is about £500,000 proportiona tely less than the treasurer's estimate. One of the most striking features of this years' commerce is the difference between city and country trade. Mel bourne shows a decline,'but the country has a good record. SHIPPING. Arrived, yesterday, Te Anau from the Bluff.

INTERPROVINCGIAL.

New Plymouth, December 31. An intimation has been received at Stratford that the Hon. Mr Cadman will ■ traverse the propospd road on the railway I route between Stratford and the railway terminus at Mokau. Mr Cadman leares Auckland about January 15. A party will be formed at Stratford to meet him. Chfistohurch, January 1. An old man named George Wadswortb died m the hospital last night from the effect of Rough on Rats, taken while he was drunk. Dunedin, December 31. , It is now suggested that all corpora tions, borough councils,,etc., are liable to pay under the Land and Income Tax on the whole of the money borrowed on debentures,as they are not excluded by the definition of companies m schedule C, section 2. Oamartj. January 1. A destructive hailstorm passed over a small portion of this district to-day. Windows were smashed, and the oat crops suffered severely.

San. Francisco Mail.

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Aucklanp, January 1. The mail steamer Mariposa, Captain Hayward, from San Francisco, arrived at 9 a.m. to-day. She sailed from San Francisco on December 11, and had three days' bad weather between that port and Honolulu.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, December 10. The gross value of Parnell's property was sworn m London on December 10 at £11,164 and the net value £6102. Reports gained currency m London on December 1 that the Government were considering the advisableness of dissolving Parliament m January, instead of wait ins: for the opening of the session m February, the object being to avoid the difficulty of Conservative defection from the Ministerial party on the local govern ment question, which would mean a serious defeat for the Ministry m the House. The Government, after consultation with the Law Lords, has decided to intro duce at the coming session a Bill recast ing; the whole law of evidence, mainly with the object of allowing criminals to testify on their own behalf. Owing to his physical condidon, Mr Gladstone has been strongly advised by medical men not to open his mouth m public till he has occasion to speak m the House of Commons. A fatal explosion occurred m New .luU'kot, li'...u;k!.)U.a ) tlii-iy iiuii.s from Manchester, by which three building were demolished and twenty persons killed. There were many persons m jured. Before the police could make a thorough search for the dead the ruins were m flames, and approach was im possible The dead m the ruins wete burnt beyond recognition. The cause of the disaster was an explosion of gas, A man who had charge of the gasometer was arrested, and subsequently released on bail. A searching party found nine bodies m the ruins. On December 1, two Englishmen, John Cooper and Walter Rundell, were ar rested at St. Etienne, for attempting by bribery to procure a specimen of the new Russian rifle.|? Cooper admitted he was trying to obtain knowledge of the con struction of the rifle for a firm of manu facturers at Birmingham, but Rundell stoutly denied any such intention. Large quantities of mourning goods are being imported into Poland, as 1892 is the centennial of the loss of her independence, and the women are preparing to wear black for 365 days. Tne census of the Russian Navy was made on December 3, and shows a total of 192 vessels of all kinds, Dr. Wettie, President of Switzerland and of the Federal Council, resigned both positions m December owing to the plebiscite taken a few days before, which resulted m a majority of electors voting against the Government purchase of the Swiss Central Railway. Russian grain dealers m the provinces of Reazin and Kasan have been detected m mixing fine earth or kaolin with the flour they aell to the starving peasants, and were sentenced to a week's imprison ment. Six of the leading stables of Austria and Hungary have been dispersed on account of the reaction of feeling caused by the recent turf scandals. The naval report of the French Budget Committee, recently submitted, set forth that France now possessed thirty iron clads, twenty-six cruisers, twenty-five dis patch boats, and fifty-four torpedo boats. It is rumored m Parisian theatrical circles that the Melba scandal will be com promised by the intervention of the Due D'Aumale, who is willing to pay the singer's husband heavy damages to get the Due D'Orleans ou,t of liis scrape. The Emperor of Brazil died at the Hotel Bedford, Paris, on December 4, of diabetes. Princess Isabel and her hus band, Count d'Eu, with Dr James Cot, an eminent French physician, were present at his bedside. It is said that the last conscious words uttered by Dom Pedro were an expression of his deep affection ! for Brazil, and regret that he could not go back thera to die. The Right Honldward Buller Lybton, British Ambassador ac Paris, died on November 26 from embolism, or the for mation of a clot m one of the halves of the heart. The funeral waa held on the 28th m the English Church. The ceremonies were impressive. The funeral was at tended by an immense number of people, After service the body was convoyed to the railway station en route to England for interment. The route taken by the cortege from the church to the railway station was lined by 3500 troops, detailed for that duty by the French Government. Five thousand persons called at the Em bassy and inscribed their names as a mark of respect to the dead. j. It is said the Emperor of Germany has seriously spoken of submitting himself to medical examination as to his. sanifcy, m order to offer conclusive refutation, to, critics m "France. .u»s England who have bee^ .^rpwing out hints concerning it, In speaking to some recruit* f©,r the Guards recently, on. the oeca^xon of ad ministering #i&; oath, the Emperor said I —.'' Recruits, you h,ave, before priest and altar, swx>rn fealty to, n^e, You are too young to understand, the true meaning of the words \n which you, have sworn, but} be djfcpM m, foltowh^ th<* frpr.ttc* : £n S

' given you. You have, my children, ' (. sworn allegiance; that means that you have given your services to me, body and woul. You have only one enemy, and that is my enemy. In the present j socialistic agitation I may order you, which God forbid, to shoot down your relatives, your friends, your brothers* and then your parents, and you must obey without a nVurmur." These remarks ba^ created a profound sensation throughout Germany. Captain Boileau and Captain Butcher, of the British Army, were struck from the list. Although the actual charges against them are pot known, the conjec ture that they grew out of the retreat from Manipur is probably correct, m fact the " St. James' Gazette," published on. December 1, comments upon the sen tences imposed, m which it is taken for granted that this is the reason. That paper says —" In part of Mrs Grimmond's narrative is evidence that the retreat was a disorderly stampede. It was not made to save her life. On the contrary she was left to save herself until the fugitives recovered from their panic."

SPORTING.

TINWALD RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL RACES

The annual race meeting at Tinwald was held yesterday, and proved the most successful of the many pleasant gatherings [ that have been hold there. The weather was beautifully' fine—for some time oppressively hot—and there was a very large attendance. The visitors included many from Christchurch, and a strong contingent from the South —completely justifying the action of the Club m extending its district to the Waitaki. The racing was interesting, and most of the events were well contested, as will be seen by the appended report of the running. Mr Cresswell is to be compli ment upon his handicaps, though there were some mistakes m that for the Trot In the absence of Mr Stitfc, Mr Crisp acted as judge very efficiently. Mr Thomas was very successful with some of the starts, but as unfortunate with others—more noticeably so since the favorites suffered. Mr Gates, the Chair man of the Committee of the Club, was here and there and everywhere seeing that everything went right, and every bodjr was sorry that Lady Zetland was not m a state to sport silk. Mr E. .t. Foots had a busy time with his secretarial duties, and kept everything m order, having energetic support from several of the stewards. The totalisabor invest ments amounted to £1577 (last year's total was £1366), and were dealt with by Messrs Hobbsand Goodwin without a hitch | dispute. Indeed, there was no dispute or protest of any kind during the day. Mr T. Stone, Tinwald Hotel, ran the licensed booth, and Mrs Banger the luncheon., marquee, both doing good business. Sergeant Moller was m command of the police, bub the crowd was very orderly, and eveiybody could take care of himself. Details of the racing are as under :— Handicap Hurdle Rage, of 20 soys ; second horse 3 soys from the stake. One mile and a half. 95 Mr M. Friedlander's b m Inoh keith, by Cheviot—Maid of the Mill, 6yrs, lOst 101 b... (Mcllroy) 1 20 Mr J. Corbitt's b m Flyaway, syrs 95b... * ... (McDonnell) 2 11 Mr N. Welsh's b m Lotto, syrs, 9_3fc 61b carried lOst 41b ... (Johns) 3 52 Mr S. Binney's blk g Sandy, asjed, 90t61b-y (Mitchell) 0 Sandy ran off at the first fence, and Lotto at the-' second, and thereafter the race w-is a niere canter tor Inchkeith, who won with the utmost ease, lime —3min. 14|secs. £113s.  MaibeiJ .Plate, of 20'sovs ; second lior.se 3 sots from the stake. Weight for age. One mile. 86 Mr H. C.iulfer's b g Marten, by Oadogah — Maritana, 3yrs, Bst 41bs.r. ... ... (F. Kingan) 1 22 Mr F. Russell's g g Sherwood, Byrs Bstl3lbs ... ... (Parker) 2 12 Mr D. Angland's blk m The Jewel, syrs, Bstl3lbscarried 9st2lbs (Fox) 3 13 Mr B. R. McDonald's b g The Spider, 6yrs, Bst 131bs (F. Holmes) 0 15 Mr N; Welsh's b g Portadown, 6yrs, Bsfc 131bs ... ... (Bums) 0 2Mr W. Grice's br a Welcome Lad, 4yrs, Bsfc lllbs carried Bstl2lbs, (W. Mitchell; 0 7 Mr D. England's b c Beach, 3yrs, Bst4lbs ... ... ... (Berry) 0 25 Mr S. Alexander's br g Fairy King, 3yrs, Bat lib.., (Mcllroy) 0 After several breaks away, Mr Thomas effected a capital starfc. The Jewel was first to show m front, and by the time half' a mile had been travelled, was half a dozen lengths to the good, Marten heading the others. Entering the straight Marten and Portadown closed up, and a little later Sherwood made his run but was blocked at the rails, where Marten took the lead. The last-named went on and won a good race by a long neck from Sherwood, who had come again, The Jewel being half a length further away. Time— lm'in. 49 2-sfch sec. Dividend, £117s. Tinwald Cup Handicap, of 50 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. J One mile and a half. 126 MrW. Russell's bh Bay King, by Cadogan—Corcyra, 4yrs, 9st 31b... ... ... (F. Holmes) 1 23 Mr W. J. Doherty's b g Gillie, I Byrs, 6sfc7lb ... (U. Holmes) 2 78 Mr M. Friedlander's b g Coinage, 6yrs, 85t21b... ... (Mcllroy) 3 56 Messrs M. and C. Hobbs' b g Quibble, aged, Bst 131 b (Dunn) 0 17 Mr J. M. Hampton's b g King of Ulster, aged, 7sfc 61b (F. Kingan 0 Gillie, with Bay King m close attend ance, led for the first mile, Coinage a length behind, and Quibble whipping m. At the mile King of Ulster dropped out, and Coinage ran up to the leaders, the three entering the straight almost m line. Bay. King then drew away, Gillie at once responding under the whip. Quibble made his run at the distance but did not quite get up, and a capital finish resulted m a clever win for the favorite by half a length from Gillie, who beat Coinage by a head for second place. Quibbje half a length off. King of Ulster walked m lame, having b.rciken down. Time—2rain 45 l-s,th.< Dividendr-£2 2s. Tinwald Handicap Trot, of 25 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from from the stake. Three miles, 52 Mr P. J. Henley's blk g Sta,r of Honor, aged, 28seCi.. (Q, Harold) 1 18 Mr J. Sutherland's b m Lily, 6yrs, 30sec .„ v . ... (E. Price) 2 § Mr J. Smith eh g Forester, 4yrs, 50sec .;. ... ... (Owner) 3 2 Mountjoy, scr (Porter), 10 Madeline, 25seos (T. Harold), 0 Kit 11., 25secs (H. Paget), 0 Forest Maid, 3osecs (Hick man), 13 Lu,giiaquilla,;3ssec (McDonald), • 5 Winchester, 40sec (D. Butler), 4 lolanthe, 40sec (Wilson), 39 Victoria 11., 48sec (J. Butler), 17 Prince, SOsec (Vin cent), 0 Diana, oOsec (Rumsey), 0 Glen rowan, 50sec (Chesterman), 15 Rocket 11. 50aec (Butfcerick), 0 Old Dad, |jssec (Adams), 5 Thurza, 55secs(W. Ejood)and Little Doll, 55sec (Annett)> 2 Tommy 60sec (Cain), and Bam Darice,~6os©c ( A S lbr°m )} If ?r» cc(Caßß>'»nd^«i .60sec ($. Mealy), also scarted. i Tommy W lor *-ni- a - whett Victoria 11. weivt to ge .ront. Haifa mile further on Star of Honor wok the lead. Only Lily perse vered afterwards, and Star of Honor won comfortably by a hundred yards ; Forester a quarter of a mile away, was third. Time-Bmm, 35seo. Dividend, £3 12s Welteb Handicap, of 25 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile. f %Lr It. Markey's eh g Aquarius, by A premont—Water witch, 4yrs, Bsfc W* . . „ (Ireland) 1

51 Mr S. Alexaader's b h Young o . ™ie.viot, 6yrs, 9 sb ... (Mcllroy) 2 24 Mv W .f. Doherty's b g Gillie, 101 S? L\?sfc^ 9lb — (McConochie) 3 121 Mr W. rj.u 83e li' 8 b h Bay King, 13 Mr b. Alexander's b g Beau Nash, 3yrs, 9suslb ... /p ox \ o - u yrl\ Bf 1? 1!> -■ C* 1. Holm*) 0 o Mr O. Angland's blk m The Jewel syrs, Bstslb ... ... (Borrv) 0 19 Mr M Rooney's eh s Pennine 6yrs, Bst 31b, car Bst 121 b (Miller) 0 4 Mr S. Binney's blk g Sandy, aged, Bst2ib (F. Kingan) 0 0 Mr E. Wilson's eh c Ringrove 3yr.s, Bst... ... ... (Burns) 0 After considerable delay the flaw was dropped to a bad start, cf which Youn<* Cheviot had the best and Bay King and The Jewel (the latter having behaved very badly) the worst. Gillie quickly ran through, and raced with Young Cheviot m the lead till turning into the straight, where Aquarius got on terms. At°the distance Mr Markty's horse gained the lead, ;tnd ran home winner by a length, Young Cheviot beating Gillie by a neck for second place, the others several lengths away. Time—lmin 45£secs. Dividend—£27 lus. The winner pot a hearty cheer on weighing m. ' Novel Ra(Jb, of 20 soys. Winner to be sold by auction, any surplus over 10 soys to be divided between the Club and the second horse. Bix furlongs. 19 Mr T. Daly's blk f Fabler, by Johnny Faulkner—Fable, 4yrs, Bst (Berry) 1 li Mr J. M. Hampton's b g Jack 3 aged, Bst (Burns) 2 48 Mr J. Farrell's blk g Mailboy, aged, Bst (F. Kingan) 3 Won from start to finish. Time Dividend—£3 12s. Thb winner was bought mat 16 soys. , Flying Handicap, of 25 soys;. second horse to receive 5 eovs from the stake. Six furlongs, 35 Mr S. Alexander's b h Young Cheviot, by Cheviot. 6yrs 7st 131 b carried Bst lib ... (Mcllroy) 1 34 Mr W. H. Davey's eh g Diver, 6yrs 6stlolb ... ... (U. Holiness 2 44 Mr L. Markey's eh g Aquarius, 4yrs 7stslb (including 71hs penalty), carried 7st 61b ... (Parker) 3 24 Mr H. Coulter's b g Marten. 3yrs 7st9lb (Kennedj) O 93 Mr A. J. Kelly's eh m Glentora, aged. 7st 61bs ... (F. Kingan) 0 2 Mr J. J. Lewis' eh m Queen 8., 6yrs, 7st 41bs ... ... (Warne) 0 8 Miss M. McGirr's b g Portadown, 6yr5,65t121b... ... (Wilkie) 0 6 Mr J. Corbitt's b m Flyaway, syrs 6st 71b, carried 7st 2lb (Ranger) 0 A straggling start saw Young Cheviot and Diver best away, and these two made the running all the way, the former win ning easily by three lengths, Aquarius» who got off badly, a good third, the others never having a chance. Time—lmin 17£s5ec. Dividend, £6 4s. HmiRY Scubry, of 10 soys. Four furlongs. 25 Mr D. Angland's bik m The Jewel, syrs (U. Holmes) 1 0 Beach, 9 New Hope, 3 Cocksfoot Jimmy, 7 Little Doll 11., 0 Tom S., 1 Johnny, 1 Pincher, 14 Collina, 2 Dick, 0 Fan, 11 Butterfly, 2 Lizzie, 4 Paliph, 41 Diver, 5 Gbanling^ also started. Won easily, by a couple of lengths from Beach, New Hope a fair third. Dividend —£4 12s.

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

SECOND DAY.

Axckland. January 1. New Year's Hurdle Race ; 2 miles. — Fishmonger, lOst 91b, 1; Try Fluke, 9st, 2 ; Sentinel, 12st, 3. Four started. Won by three lengths. Time—4min 3aec. Dividends—£3 4s and £3 16s. ; Newmarket Handicap ; 6 furlongs — Lochness, Bst, 1; The Baron, 9st 21b 2 - Fiesolo, Bsfc 61b, 3, Eight ran. Won by a length. Time—lmin 7t.ec. dividends —£4 14s and £5 6s. Great Northern Derby, of 50Q soys added to a sweepstake of 15 soys each • 1J mile.- Mr Bobbett's Morion, Bat Mb (Clifford), 1 ; Mr Lunn's Clanrauald. 8»t 101 b (Clarke), 2 ; Mr O'Brien's Flinders, Bat 101 b (Derrett), 3, Fraternite and The Workman also ran. Won by half a length, Olanranald beating Flinders by a length and a half for second honors. Fraternite was fourth and The Workman last. Time—2min. 46seo. Dividends~£s 2s and £5 7s. Midsummer Handicap ; five furlonsrs —Wakawatpa, 9st 101 b, 1; North \t« lantic, Bst 61b, 2; Stopniak, 9sfc 21b, 3. Twelve started. Won by a head after an exciting race m the straight., Time— Imin 3 2-sth sec. Dividends—£4lss and £5 9s, Selliitq Stakes ; cne mile. -Octopus, Bst 111 b, 1. Four others started. Time —lmiß 46sec. Dividends—Jg2 3a and £1 14s. Auckland Racing Club Handicap; one mile and a hah*.—Dolosa, 7st 1* Lochness, 7st 41b, 2 ; The Dreamer,' 7sc 4lb, 3. Pinfire, Leorina, Reprisal, Quad rant, Queen of Trumps, and Coalscuttle also started. Won by about two lengths Time—2min 41£ sec. Dividends— £U 15» and £20 12s. Maiden Handicap; o W . mile and a distance. Van Dieman, Sst 131 b, 1; 7nn agi*n t- 8 ufc 51b ' 3 ; The Dancer ' *£ 101 b, 3. Eight started. Won by a length Dividends—£9 10s and £10 12s. Wbltbr Handicap; one mile.—Te kooti, lOst 61b, 1. Two others ran. Dividends—£2 Is and £19s.

HORORATA RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING.

• h? foUowiM handle*^ *»ye been issued for the Horor^» Rating Club's annual meeting by Mr«>. Cresswell :— Banoor Pla^ of 35 soys. One mile st lb st ib Ruby .., 9 5 Silver Pine 7 9 Cwrvonade... 9 2 Young Cheviot 7 9 Lady Zetland 813 Missile ... 7 4 Ilium ... 8 6 Corringa ... 6 10 Richlake ... 8 2 Calliope ... 6 7 Erin-go-Bragh 7 11 Corn Rose,.. 6 7 Weltbr Pi*at£, of 30 soys. One and » quarter mile. 8t lb st lb Bay King ... 12 10 Gillie ... 10 7 Tng Cheviot 11 6 Becky ... 10 0 Aquarius ... 11 2 Ringrove ... 10 0 Chester Lad 11 0 Lady May... 10 0 Taumutu .., 10 13 | Corringa... 10 0 Beau Nash... 10 9| Hok.okata Cup, of 55 soys. One and C half mile. st lb ,  Bay King ... 8 13 lUam ? * Regina ... Ci J«ea '" I R Quibble .., 8 2 Kri» .«, o .Bra^h 613 Crown Jowl 8 X Cuiuago .... 7 T (May _ 6 7 ■New Yr^S^ift, of4osov ß . Six furlongs. , st lb st lb Rwl»y ... 9 6 Young Cheviot 7 12 h^ma ... 9 3 Missile ... 711 CaiTonaole.... 9 3 Cocksfoot... 6 10 Lady Zetland % 13 Corn Rose... 6 7 Inez . 8 6 Portadown... 6 7 Richlake ... 8 4 \ Pennine ... 6 7 Coinage ... 8 1 j Farmers' Plate, of 25 soys. - >Six fuv longs. i at lb " sfc lb Chester Ljkl 810 Oassie ... 7 3 Beau Kash 8 7 Pennine ... 7 0 Taumutu .k. 8 6 Portadowu 7 0 Juveno ... 8 0 Lady May... 7 0 Biver ... 710 Ringrove ... 6 12 Trojan ... 7 8 Maria Mai tin 6 12 Cwfoofc „. 7 8 Bess ... 6 H)

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