MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, March 23. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, (specially'addressed per "Orient steamer only "), and also for . Australian Colonies, per express (to connect with s.g. Tekapo at Port Chalmers), at ISS. 3O "p.m., guard's van express I£s.£sS» For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe j and America, and West Indies (via San I Francisco), Sandwich Islands, &c, &c, and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows :—Ordinary letters, books and newspapers, at O. I£> p.m. registered letters, 5 p.m. ; inone^ orders, 3 p.m.; mail van, express, O. *5c5 ~p.ni. This mail is due in London on April 27. ENGLISH MAILS. HOMEWARD—DIKKCT MAILS. Kaikoura, leaving March 19, due London April 28. Doric, leaving April 2, due London May 12. SAN FRANCISCO MAILS, Mouowai, leaving on February 27, due London March 30. . Alameda, leaving on March 26, due London April 27. OUTWARD —DIRECT MAILS Ruahine, due colony March 21. Tongariro, due Port Chalmers March 22 SANJi&ANCISCO MAILS. Mariposa, due colony March 23

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MARCH 22 1892 THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

I Ministers have made clear their intentions -with- reference to the re presentation of the colony at the World's Fair at Chicago. The Chambers of Commerce were met by a difficulty at the outset of their efforts to form a collection of New Zealand produce, by the producers making a demand to be paid by the Government, at once, for any exhibits that they might supply, and it was that the Chambers might be sure of the ground on which they were working that representatives of the Wellington and Dunedin Chambers of Commerce waited upon the Hoa Mr Seddon at Wellington last week. At the inter view Mr Seddon stated that Ministers are exceedingly desirous that the colony should be properly represented at the World's Fair in Chicago, but they draw the line at purchasing or providing the exhibits. They are willing to defray the expenses of collection, transit, and exhibition, including the rent for space, and to provide for the proper display of the exhibits and their safe custody, but they require that the articles to be exhibited shall be supplied by private enterprise. If asbured that the Chambers of Commerce and other similar bodies will take the matter up in earnest, and collect and supply suitable exhibits of the products, manufactures, and industries of the colony, the Government will do practically everything else that is required to ensure the proper representation of New Zealand, and the supervision of the display will probably be entrusted to Mr R. J. Creighton, of San Francisco, as Resi dent Commissioner, of whom the opinion is generally expressed that no better man could be selected for the task. Mr Seddon was anxious that the deputation should understand that ] the display should above all things be a practical one, which will impress those who see it with some sense of the great field which this colony offers for the investment of enterprise and capital in> developing its natural re sources, and turning its many ad vantages of soil and climate to the best purpose. He does not desire to exhibit a mere museum collection of scientific specimens and curios. He is also anxious to bring the great natural scenic beauties ©f New Zea land under the notice of visitors to the World's Fair, so as to encourage a stream of tourists to the colony. In conjunction with this, Mr Seddon (according to a Wellington contempo rary) has also in contemplation a scheme for bringing New Zealand's attractions for tourists in search of grand and picturesque scenery into more popular prominence at Home than has hitherto been the case. The photographic and other representations of New Zealand scenery that are prepared for Chicago can be utilised afterwards in England, where they will form an attraction of the A<*eat- General's office, the Colonial Institute, or wherever it may be decided to exhibit them. Now that it is dis tinctly known the extent of the assist ance the Government is prepared to give, we hope that those who are undertaking the collection of exhibits will set to work energetically to make a good representation of the products and resources of the colony. We are glad to know already that the Ash burton county will not be unrepre sented.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Heathcote Trotting meeting has been further postponed until Friday, when it will definitely take place, wet or fine. Geraldine Sports have been postponed to a date hereafter to be fixed, m consequence of the bad weather. Messrs Miles and Co. (per Mr George Jameson, agent) advertise several fine lines of sheep for auction at the rani and ewe fair on Thursday next. Mrs McCallum, phrenologist and palmist, concludes her visit to Ashbtirton on Thurs day, until which day she may be consulted &( the Commercial Hotel. Her phrenological examinations have gained a wide reputation and have been m great request. The Napier " Telegraph " notes that the Chief Justice remarked on Monday morning that m olden days women with money used \to give it to their husbands when they g^t married. Now-a-days he noticed that m bankruptcy proceedings it was often stated that they merely " lent" it. Mr John Mill, stevedore, of Port I Chalmers, made a lucky venture m the pur= chase for £100 of the meat on board the Elginshire. Up to date 3400 carcases of mutton have been got out m pood order and are now m the Refrigerating Works at Timaru. At the Elginshire yesterday the sea wa;s too rough for salvage work. Tainted meat wa3 being thrown overboard. The vessel is still unmoved. Several persons fisited her m connection with tenders for floating or dismantling. An attempt is being made to raise a syndicate m Timaru to undertake the work. The Government next session intend to offer bonuses lor the establishment of creameries, not dairy factories, m the uolony. The systen has worked with good results m Victoria The Government also intend to institute supervision at ports to see that butter sent away is properly branded, and w!.at it represents to be. The Minister of Linds is collecting information, and will draw up the regulations. Great dissatisfaction is expressed m South Canterbury ancl North Otago at the sale of the Station Peak small grazing runs not having been advertised m the newspapers until last Saturday—when a map was circu lated with the "Waimate Times"—the sale being fixed for to-day (Tuesday). This is certainly very bad management. We have found fault with a similar course of proceed ing m the pa3t, and hoped to have had no further cause of complaint on this score. The "Oamaru Mail" understands that there is a prospect of the <>ercj,ldjne and South Canterbury Acclimatisation Societies amalgmating with the Waifcaki Societies on lines similar to those now obtaining between the two latter bodies. Each society will con trol its own funds, and have its own board of management, but there will be a united Council to <leai with matters nflucting the welfare of the socifetics ac a whole. Tito formation [of a. farmers* co-opprafcive association, [similar to fclm associ^-UJHS m Canterbury, is y«v*e.mplatert m Oamaru (the "North Otago Times" gays). A meet ing of farmers will shortly be called to -C'pn sl(?er the ivatter, which has already mad*, j some progress, and it is expected that the prospectus will then be published. The pro moters have ,s.o far met with every encour agement.

The first instalment of a most interesting descriptive account of a visit to Auckland, , by the Rev A. Blake, appears hi to-night s Guardian*. To-morrow's (Juakdian will contain the concluding part. The Borough estimates for the ensuing I year ara advertised to-day. S.'Pcirm ne. 1, licensee of the Ship Hotel, Ti'iiaruis bankrupt;liabilities £1124, asscsts £31. At the sale of small grazing runs m } Waimate county, at the upset retails of 9d to Is per acre, there was not much competi tion, three out of eight fetching a moderate advance on the upset. The runs are situated on the dividing range between Waiaho and Hakateramea rivers, high open hills at from 1500 to 3">ooft elevation, being part of the Station Park run, The " Kladderadatsch," the German Punch, recently published a number of satirical articles and illustrations upon the exhibition last summer of the Holy Coat at Treves, and m consequence was prosecute ! for bringing into ridicule an institution oi the Catholic religion. Counsel for the de fendants declared that veneration for the Holy Coat was not an institution of the Catholic Church, and that many Catholics and Catholic priests themselves were of the same opinion. The controversy on the authenticity of the coat was hundreds of years old, and Mirtin Luther had called the exhibition a swindle. The defendants were acquitted. In connection with the attempt to be made to introduce lobsters into this colony, it is interesting to learn (says the "Otago Daily Times ") that live lobsters have been taken from Halifax to England, • the mortality not being more than fifty per cent, although the voyage of the vessel was ex ceptionally long, eighteen days, owing to the Historian steamer which conveyed this ex perimental shipment across the Atlantic having been detained nearly a week m the Channel. The " Taranaki Herald" says :—During the last few clays the town has been invaded by bees, which must, people think, have been driven m from the bush fire. The bee is what is termed the wild bee. Fruiterers' and grocers' shops have been attacked by the insects m their quest for food. Mr Walton's window at the corner of Devon and Brougham-streets contained hundreds of the tiny pests, dead and alive, on Wednesday. The majority of the fruit shops m town have been attacked, and m many instances the bees have invaded private houses. The "Western Star" states that fears are entertained for the safety of the ketch Anna, which left the estuary about a fort night ago, to convey a party of six miners bent on prospecting to Gates' inlet, near Mussel Beach. The ketch was under the command of Antonio Mitchell, and was manned byßoderique,Saunders, and Nelson, all able seamen, and well acquainted with the coast. The inlet is about five hours' sail with a suitable wind, and yet no intelligence has been received of the safe arrival of the party, or the whereabouts of the ketch. " Nemo " (Dunedin " Star ") writes : —" I am horrified to say—and I wonder m what words I shall best break the news to my Scotch readers —that an American lady is bringing out an expurgated edition of the works of Burns, which is said to be free frotr. all 'expletives,' ' allusions to alcohol,' ' vulgarisms,' and ' crudities of expression. ' I wonder what' Tarn o' Shanter ' will look like when free from all allusions to alcohol. There will still be left the line about Tarn getting his 'fairin 'if this is not 'expletive.' This is truly a case of literary presumption for which it will be hard to find a parallel." If it be true that the fellow who hawked cloth about Wellington is identical with Williams, the murderer, then Oamaruvians (says the "Mail") have had the extreme felicity of seeing and conversing with the wretch. It will be remeirbered that a few years ago a fellow possessed of marvellous cheek made a door to door canvass of our homes, carrying a roll of blue shoddy cloth, which ho succeeded m selling because there are mariy people who will buy anything if it be offered under novel circumstances, and be3ause the fellow would not take no for an answer. —It will be remembered that Ash burton was favoured with a visit from this " traveller." A meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society was held last night, when there was a fair attendance. A committee was appointed to report on the advisableness of holding a Chrysanthemum Show m the properseason. MrG. T. Smith, of .Springfield gardens, sent a basket of apples and grapes, several bottles of wine made fron'i his own fruit, and the excellent cake, made and presented to the society by Mr Bryant, biker and confectioner. Mr .Smith won the cake as a special prize at the Show, and, not being a member of the order of bendicts, he had no little circle of young ones to celebrate their fathers success and do honor to this masterpiece of the donor's art, so he sent it to form the centrepiece of a, little festival which he asked the committee to hold. The healths of both Mr Smith and Mr Bryant were drunk, and high compliments were paid to Mr Smith on his success as a wine maker and as a grower of grapes, as well as to the quaHt.y ot Mr Bryant's cake. A Renter's telegram dated January 19 gives some brief particulars of the Aorangi's being fired upon at "Rio de Janeiro, On that date, whilst the Aorangi was m Rio Har bour, a mutiny broke out among the prison ers m the fortress of Santa Cruz, which is situated at the entrance to the harbour, on the side opposite the capital. The mutin eers took possession of the fortress, and afterwards captured Fort Pico, a little further north, and Fort Lage which is situ ated on an island. Their principal demand was the restoration of General da Fonseca. The fortress m which the mutineers (about one hundred and sixty men) were gathered was at once invested by troops on the land side, and by Brazilian war vessels on the harbour side. The mutineers kept up a de sultory fire from the stronghold during the day, and m the evening the Aorangi was fired upon, but no casualties were reported. Next day the fortress of Pico was stormed by the Brazilian troops, and the men m | Santa Cruz caved m as goon as the men-of war began to play upon the fort. The leader of the mutiny committed suicide. Particulars as to the damage]done on board the Aorangi by the mutineers' fire will not be obtainable till the vessel arrives at Plymouth. According to the " North Ofcago Times ' a profitable use may yet be found for that abomination the fat hen weed. In this district this year it has caused no end of trouble m the harvest field, its rapid and extended growth during the past two seasons no doubt being the effect of the dryness. However, it is now found that m the dryer parts of Australia fat Ijen or New Zealand spinach grows well, and thp sheep, driven to the necessity of either eating jLhc weed or the wire fences turn to the former, and actually acquire a liking for it, and thrive on it. Jn tl|e Oamaru district some enterprising farmers have threshed the fat hen on their places ftnd bagged it for export to Australia. We. tshall, therefore, know before long wfca: the market tor tlfis n«w sort of sheep feed is like. There is nothing lc^st m nature, and if fat hen can be made to serve ai>y other purpose, than causing trouble and loss to fche farmer there will be a more widely extended belief m the proverb. 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The " Buenos Ayr&j Standard" of December 22 last has the following significant statement with respect to the financial position of the country:—"The financial condition of the Republic is deplorable, and in oiu 1 opinion offers much greater motive for anxiety than the political situation. It is the more alarming because nobody seems to have a correct idea on the matter. Bat the finances of the province of Bueno3 Ayres are still worse, as will be seen by the Budget of the new Finance Minister of La ' Plata. During the last three years the revenue of the province has averaged 6,000,000dcl per annum. Even if the total > service of the debt be suspended, sisy for 20 or 30 years, the ordinary expenditure is estimated at 12,000,000d015, or double the revenue. The accumulated deficits since 1880 reach 150,000,000 (exclusive of the cost of the La Plata port), the debt of the province now reaching 192,000,000."

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PUll I'itKSS ASSOCIATIOS.

SOLOMON ISLANDS OUTRAGES.

London, March 18. Lord George Hamilton, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said he was unaware that the Roya list, or iuiv other cruiser, had recently punished the Solomon Island Natives for outrages committed on traders. QUEENSLAND SEPARATION. While in supply in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr W. Pritchard Morgan desired to raise a discussion with regard to the separation of Queensland, but was ruled out of order. THE NEW SOUTH WALES AGENT-GENERALSHIP. There is an impression in colonial circles at Home that Mr Dibbs intends to take the Agent-Generalship for New South Wales, leaving the Hon. E. Burton to assume the office of Premier. IMPERIAL POLITICS. Lonoos. March 20. Mr Chamberlain speaking at Birming ham, opposed an early dissolution. He upheld the House of Lords as a picturesque and stately part of the constitution. COLONIAL MILITARY ADVISER. The War Office have appointed Colonel Walker military adviser to the Australian colonies, but the Agents- General have not received intimation of the appointment. CARDINAL MANNING'S SUCCESSOR. London, March 21, Bishop Vaughan of Salford succeeds Cardinal Manning. BRITISH REPULSE IN AFRICA. The British punitive expedition to Timbo and Sierra Leone met with a severe repulse. Captain Robinson was killed, and all the officers and thirteen men wounded. PARNELL'S PERSONALTY. The late Mr Parnell's personalty is proved at £12,000. THE NEW GOVERNOR. His friends intend to present Lord Glasgow with his portrait by Professor Herkomer. THE COAL CRISIS. The ironworks in Staffordshire which had to stop for want of coal are resuming work. There is continuous rioting in Durham. IN BANKRUPTCY.? | Herman, Kohn and Co., formerly of New Zealand, colonial exporters, have failed for £56,000. The assets are set down at £30,000.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

Paris, March 21. A Paris bank is largely interested m the Russian loan. Subscribers not receiving bonds have complained to the police.

BEHRING SEA.

Washington, March 21. The American navy is being got ready by way o£ protest against Lord Salisbury's attitude respecting the JEsehring Sea dispute. Sir G. Baden Powell, British Commissioner, is confi dent that an amicable settlement will be arranged. DEFENCE OF BUENOS AYRES. The United States and the Argen tine are allying for the defence of Buenos Ayres. The Press generally approve of this. THE NEW KHEDIVE. Constantinople, March 21. The Sultan is delaying the issue of a firman recognising the new Khedive. THE LATE ASSASSINATION. The Russian envoy has threatened to lease the city unless the supposed assassin of Vulcovitch is deported to Russia.

RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.

'. St. Petersburg, March 21. The " Novosti" says that Russia will not tolerate the separation of Bulgaria. RTTSSIA.N TAXATION. The deficit in the direct taxation of Russia this year is £4,500,000.

BANK FAILURE IN PARIS.

Paris, March 20. The Banque General des Chemins de Fer et de la Industrie has stopped pay ment. The liabilities are twenty-tour mil lion* francs (£960,000). One direc or has committed suicide, two have absconded, and a fourth has been arrested. THE QUEEN. Hyeries was profusely decorated to day in honour of the visit of Queen Victoria. THE ANARCHISTS. It was an informer who revealed the theft of dynamite in France. Five persons are implicated. Brussels, March 21. A burning bomb was found in the house of the chief of police at Liege. Berlin, March 21. Important arrests and seizures have been made in connection with the anarchists.

THE BERLIN RIOTS.

Berlin, March 20. The prisoners arrested on a charge of taking parfc in the recent socialist riots Ijave been sentenced to terms of imprisonment panging from two to thirty-eight months. THE 'GERMAN EDUCATION BILL. The German Education Bill will be ,cju7opped. THE GERMAN CRISIS. The majority of the German news papers comm.end the Emperor's p.plicy wW*«4^speGt to the Education Bill. Berlin, March 2J.. Von Capri vi has not resigned t and j is working hard to avert a crisis. 1 The Prussian Minister <?f lustruction

who has resigned will probably receive ] another portfolio. The Prussian Diet has been dis solved. The clerical party is dis mayed at the turn affairs have taken.

TROUBLE INT AFRICA.

Zanzibar, March 20, Fix thousand negroes are massed near Quilimane, preparing to attack the Portuguese and all inhabitants, and a gunboat has been despatched from Mozambique to aid iu. the de fence.

PORTUGUESE FINANCES.

Lisbon. March 21. The Portuguese Government pro pose to assign the Customs duties to the payment of interest and the re demption of the new loan. The sur plus will be applied to the payment of deferred interest. The scheme for the settlement of v the national debt proposes a reduction of fifty per cent m interest on the foreign debt and the raising of a new loan of £4,000,000.

REVOLT AT VENEZUELA.

I .New lokk, March 20. A revolt has broken out m Vene zuela. Severe fighting has taken place m which the rebels were repulsed.

CRIME OR DISEASE?

Vienna, March 20. An autopsy on Schnieder, the mur derer, revealed that he was suffering from dropsy on the brain.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE VICTORIAN MINISTERIAL POLICY.

Melbourne, March 21. Mr Shiels announces that he will, next .session, remove the land tax and place a tax on the unimproved value of land. The Stock Tax will be increased. He is m favor of an Income Tax similar to that proposed by the New Zealand Government. He proposes to introduce measures to abolish bogus banks. Mr Shiels also desires to settle laborers on the land to be pur chased with Government inscribed stock, the occupiers to gradually repay the Government. It is intended to establish a labor department, and the butter bonuses are to be continued. He expresses himself strongly m favor of the one-man-one-vote principle, but will not press the question till the third session, as Parliament has now bsfore it the more important work of restoring confidence.

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

Perth, Mirch 21. Parliament has been prorogued..

QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

Brisbane, March 21. The Government will shortly intro duce a measure providing for the con struction of railways on the land grant principle. They also intend to impose a cattle tax in order to help the expor tation of frozen meat.

SUICIDE OF A MURDERER.

Sydney, March 21. The man Stone, who shot his rh'al near Oondobolin, committed suicide before he could be arrested.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 21. In the libel action, Brigham, secretary to the Harbor Board, againsc Kelly and Baulf, the " Observer " proprietors, the Jury awarded the full damages claimed, £200. Costs were fixed on the lowest scale. The Countess of Onslow has presented medals for the ens ring two years to Auck land University College for the study of music. The dead body of a negro named Thomas Johns, a seaman, a native of St Helen's, was found in the harbor. The deceased stole a watch and some money from two men who were lying asleep near the Sailor's Home on Wednesday night, runnins; away with his booty, and the watch was found on the body when it was taken out of the harbour. Wellington, March 21. The Education Department are in receipt of a telegram, stating that no fresh cases of fever have broken cut amongst the natives at Omaramutu during the past week. Justice Richmond gave judgment at the cJupreme Court to-day in the case of Stevenson v. the Wellington and Mana watu Railway Company, which wac argued in banco recently. The case is one of considerable amount of interest to the general public, but perhaps more especi ally to commercial travellers. It was brought by Mr Stevenson, a commercial traveller, with a view to determine whether the Wellington and Manawatu Company were or were not compelled to issue return tickets daily to passengers travelling over their railway, instead of issuing such tickets only on Saturdays and Sundays. His Honor, in delivering judg ment, gave it as his opinion that the Railway Company were bound by such rates as were in force on the Wellington and Masterton section of the (rovernment railways. As return tickets were issued every day of the week on the Government line, the Company were also bound to issue daily return passenger tickets. Costs, amounting to £7 7s, were ordered to be pakl by the Railway Company. At a meeting of the District Board to day, the request of the Hospital Bond for a sum of money to enlarge the hospital was granted. The choir boys at St. Mark's Church struck yesterday, owing to the expulson of one of their mates. Many of the boys, however, returned to their places at last night's service. Kaikoura, March 21. Mr H^-nry Anthony Inglis succumbed under a fit of apoplexy to-day. Deceased was an old resident in New Zealand, nearly the whole of the time spent here. He was an ex-M.ILR. and a member of the Provincial Council, and held the positiqn of whip to the Stafford Ministry. Vvbstpokt, March 21. John Tyrel], proprietor of the ' West port Times " and ■' Westporfc Star," died this morning of partial paralysis. He had been ill many years. He was one of of the earliest newspaper proprietors on the West Coast, establishing the " Chro nicle," in Hokitika, shortly after the rush. He started the " Times " here in 1860. Brunner, March 21. The river is in heavy flood. A slip be low Wallsend completely buried one house and partly wrecked two others, The main Grey road is blocked and it will take two days to clear it. Tli3 main road below the line at Walls' | manufactory threatens to slip. The weather looks like clearing. | Dunedin, March 21. The s.s. liivercnrgill has returned from •in excursion trip to the Sounds. The yacht St. George was at Milford on the ; 16th. The Invercirgill cabled at Coal Island, and the miners there spoke of | good prospects. Burns' party had secured 500z.-: in a month at Wilson's creek, and a rush had set in to iho locality. At the annual meeting of the M.U.,

1.0.0.F., Ofcago district, if, was stated that while the numbers had increased 1-| --pei* cent., the capital had increased 47 per cent during the past seven years. Brothers Sli^o and Milne were appointed delegates to die conference fib Nelson in April next. Thp foundation stone g£ the new Roman Catholic chinch at South Dunedin was lard to-day by Bishop Moran. The church will cost about £5000, and there is j over £1200 in hand. The collection realised £400. A little girl named Matilda Olsen died at Port Chalmers from injuries received j by falling on the asphalt pavement from a distance of fourteen feet. A telegram from Mossburn says that the body of a swagger, name unknown, was found on the banks of the Oreti yes terday. It is supposed that the corpse i^ that of a man who was drowned six weeks ago when attempting to cross the river.

POLITICAL

« [pee. press association,] Wellington, March 22. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The Electoral Bill drafted by the Government contains similar provisions to last year's Bill as it stood when intro duced to the Legislative Council, and it is proposed to insert a clause placing commercial travellers and shearers on the same footing with respect to the fran chise. One man one vote will be rigidly | adhered to, and no person will be allowed to register on more than one electoral roll. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. June 11 is mentioned as the probable date of the meeting of Parliament. THE BRTJCE SEAT. Dune din, March 21, Mr Crawford Anderson, a former mem ber, is mentioned as a likely candidate for Bruce. Mr A. Lee Smith has definitely decided to come forward for the seat. He as well as Mr Driver, will contest the seat as a supporter of the Government. Mr James Allen is to be requisitioned to stand for Bruce. Mr Henry Driver is announced as a candidate for Bruce. POSTAL RATES. Wellington, March 22. The date of the introduction of the pennj. inland postage, and alteration of the newspaper rates to Australia will shortly be decided by the Cabinet.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

YOUNG MEN'S CLUB.

TO THE KDJTOTi. Sir—ln Saturday's "Guardian" a. letter appears signed "Content," re the Young Men's Club. The writer ought to have signed himself " Discoa tenfc," for he begins by advisuig the big guns of Ashburton to provide wives for the " homeless ycung men " —he might have added that they should also find a house and a three-acre section with a cow thrown into the bargain, so as to wive a start in forming this " small club of their own." Then he wanders away and asks them to endeavour to obtain a weekly half-holiday, as that would benefit the club which he is so sarcastic about. A weekly half-holiday is a very good thing, but would not affect the Club in any way. It may be the writer is an over-burdened and anxious father of severvl young and beautiful daughters, whom he is desirous of disposing of, or perhaps he is a dyspep tic young man who has no energy or tact to obtitin the above mentioned requisiie for himself, and would call in the aid of a third party. It is evident Mi.™! a You:i^ Men's Club is wanted here, and now that the winter evenings are coming on, the sooner it is started the better. 1 have noticed a num ber of young men strolling about evidently intent on doing nothing, while others find their way to places of amusement that will in the long run do neither their health nor their pockets any good. To make the Club attractive to young men is the one desirable thing, and this can be done, as you pointed out in an editorial, by having a debating class, games of chess and draughts, and musical evenings set apart, and asking the cj-operation of the Swim ming, Cycling, and other outdoor clubs, to make it a success. Trusting to see the Club started -in the near future, —I am, etc., A Young Man.

THE Williams Murders.

+. [per press association. London, March 20. Crowds are visiting Rainhill. The detectives have secured a por- j trait of Miss Mather, who it has been ascertained sailed with her husband for Melbourne. Deeming's brothers are prostrated with shame and grief, but general sympathy is felt for them. Further crimes are alleged against the murderer, and most absurd and wild rumours are prevalent. London. March 21. In 1888, Deeming, with the aid of an accomplice, SAvindled the jewellers of Johannesburg out of £3000 worth of goods. While he was there two mysterious murders were committed. The curate cf Rainhill announced from the pulpit to-day that Miss Mather, a week previous to her wedding, censured him for casting doubts on Deeming's bona fides. It has been discovered that after the murder of his wife and children Deem ing showed his friends a blood-stained knife which he alleged had saved him from the Kaffirs. There were serious disorders and fighting at Rainhill to-day, the crowds which thronged the place having differences of opinion as to how Deem ing would best be punished. (Received March 22, 10.45 a.m.) London, March 21. It is believed that among Deeming's luggage discovered at Plymouth is the clothing of another of his victims. A Hartlepool merchant, who was best man at Deeming's wedding at Beveriey, declared that the latter swindled him, as well as several trades men m Antwerp. Deeming tried to marry a girl m Liverpool m July, and presented her with much jewellery. He regularly at tended worship while m Rainhill. He desired Mrs Mather to sell her little property, it is believed with the object of securing Miss Mather's share at once. He stated that he was a nephew of Sir Wilfred Lavvson, by whom he was educated, and that he had taken many school prizes m Australia. After his wife left the Cape, Deem ing and an accomplice obtained £600 m Durban for gold commission, and next he secured the confidence of Messrs Crrice and Anse.ll, who introduced him to a Johannesburg hawker, from whom he borrowed £3000. In connection wijth the |atter he gave Gapetovyn references, and these wepe answered )?y an accomplice, Deeming w^e gcuvf

the bank's advances. Deeming cl« frauded Courtney, of Capatown, out ot: a large quantity of jewellery. When he returned to England he was sha dowed by the probate detective for the Transvaal, and the police at Birkenhead Stockton-on-Tees, London, and Pem broke. Finding that he was dogged, j Deeming doubled back to Australia, taking his passage by the s.s. Jumna. Another detective boarded the vessel at Thursday Island, but Deeming managed to evade him, and slipped away at Brisbane. He was next heard of at Port Said, and then at Birken head and Beverley. (Received March 22, 11.10 a.m.) Pkbth(\V,A.), March 21. During the voyage here Swanson (Williams) asked permission of a fellow passenger to pay his addresses to the latter's neice, but the request was refused. Detective Cawsey, of the Victorian police, accompanied by Hirschfeldt, who was a fellow passenger with Williams m. the Kaiser Wilhelm, has arrived here. A number of prisoners, including Williams, were paraded, and Hirschfeldt picked out Swanson. The accused has secured the services of a solicitor of well known ability m criminal proceedings, and it is be lieved every legal technicality will be raised with a view of preventing the prisoner from being handed over to the Victorian, police. The case conies on to-day. Among Swanson's effects is a marri age certificate m the names of Albert Williams and Emily Mathers. A knife, closely resembling a dissecting knife was also found. Swanson eats, smokes, and sleeps well, and appears perfectly happy. He protests he is not the Windsor murderer, although he believed his wife was murdered at Windsor, and says that m consequence of her conduct with another man he quarrelled with her at the Federal Coffee Palace, Mel bourne, and has never seen her since,

Wellington. March 21. The "Press" says, m connection with their paragraphs already telegraphed :— " Our reporter had this morning an interview with a lady residing m this city who states she is the wife of the cloth hawker Williams, but expresses her conviction that her husband is not the man suspected of the recently disclosed tragedies. She also showed our reporter a letter just received from her husband, and dated from Adelaide on the 7th inst. In this letter, which is written m a, remarkably good hand, Williams asks his wife to return to him, but says nothing that can lead lo the idea that he was (at the time of writing at anyrate) m any troulde. The lady, however, is naturally somewhat apprehensive; and will probably cable to her husband for information on the subjest. Since then, we have seen another lady who also resides m Welling ton, and claims to be the wife of the cloth hawker. She accompanied him to ; America and Africa, but she is not sure of his whereabouts. This lady also has doubts as to his identity with the murderer, but is not by any means positive he is not the man. Both ladies are under some apprehension, and we may add both are possessed of con siderable personal attractions. Both agree that the man to whom they claim to be Avedded ;vas a rover, and never remained long m one p^ce. Since writing the above; we learn a letter dated July last, from Melbourne, vras received here from the cloth hawker. It may further be add^d that he had, on the testimony of one of the ladies referred to. no mechanical or constructive ability whatever, and was deficient m animal courage, of which the murderer must have had a considerable shaie.

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A U STRJW. I A N, [pee press association.] (Received March 22> 11.45 a.m.) POSTAL CONVENTION. Hobart, March 22. The Postal Convention has con cluded. The next Conference will be held in Queensland.

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Auckland, March 22. The Annual convention ef the N.Z, Womens' Christian Temperance Union opened here this morning. Delegates from various parts of the colony were present. The Convention will sit all the week. To-day it was decided to petition the management of the World's Fair, Chicago, to prohibit the sale of liquor on the show grounds, and to close the ex hibition on Sundays,

Withdrawal of Capital

Wellington, March 22. The "New Zealand Times " states that a large loan Company, connected with the Argentine Republic as well as with this colony, has given instructions to its agents here to call m their mortgages upon the expiry }of their terms, with the inten tion of retiring horn the colony and throwing m their lot with the Argentine. James O'Flaherfcy, who was charged with attempting to murder his wife by shooting afc her with a ball cartridge ot an early hour on the nfhrning of loth inst., was discharged. His wife, who was the principal witness, swore that accused who was under the influence of drink, had fired shots at a cat.

Olvorce

Dunk our, March £f. The Divorce Court granted a rule nisi m the suit of Marparec Armstrong of Scotland, v. Benjamin Armstrong, Jate steward of the Union Company's steamer, Takapuna. The petitioner came from Scotland to prosecute the suit, which was based on a bigamous marriage contracted by the respondent with Maude Alice Mary Ramsay, daughter of the stewardess, m Dunedin.

A Visit to Auckland

By Rev. A. Blake.

(Written specially for the Guardian and Mail.) Having occasion to vim't Auckland last month, it was my lot to sail by the T;ika puna from Lyttelton, via Weilington and West Coast, to Onehunga, the port of Auckland on its south-western side. Having heard of the rough weather often experienced on fcha West Coast, I was very agreeably disappointed m this re spect. With a good ship and crew, pleasant fellow-passengers, and fine wenther, there was Feally nothing for the most fastidious to grumble at, and much to make the tiip enjoyable. On Saturday evening, February 6, the conjunction of the Planets Venus and Neptune, seen towards the western horizon, was an object of interest. Onehunga, lies at the head of the Manukau Harbor, and extends northward for two or three miles, while as Auckland continues to stretch south and west over the intervening heights, the whole distance of seven or eight miles will soon be covered with dwellings. The. connecting district is the Tteniuera, where every kind of beauty meets the eye. Handsome villas, beautiful gardens, shady roads, landscape of hill and dale, with peeps of the still waters of the harbor left behind. Scoria btones are so common m this region that low walls are sometimes built of them, leading a fellow passenger to remark that he had not seen a stone ' dyke' since he left Scotland. The city of Auckland has extended its suburbs from the waters of tha Waitemata upwards to the hills, and these hills now give names to dis j tricts, and figure m large letters on the 'busses, as Mount Roskill, Arch Hill, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, One Tree Hill, Mount Hobson. The centre hill, Mount Eden, forms a, point of observation so convenient and commanding that the visitors are expected to ascend it and admire. Reaching the summit of this extinct volcano after a brief climb, we found the crater smooth and regular resembling a bowl fifty feet deep and" one hundred and fifty across the 'top, with some cattle grazing m it. There lies spread out at your feet, and reaching down to the water's edge, thecity of Ausk land, fringed by the populous suburbs of Newton, Ponsonby, Eden Terrace, New Market, Epsom, Uemuera, and Parnell. The spacious harbor is dotted with all kinds of craft, from the man-of-war to the dingy, and <;n the Northern side is Devonport, a favourite resort, reached by a ferry, and possessing beauties of lake and woodland peculiar to itself. Charm ing views meet the eye on all sides, islands, bays, ocean, sparkling river, distant mountains, combine to form a landscape of which the Aucklanders are justly proud. Among the public build ings visible, and more conspicuous because of the space surrounding them, are the Costley Home, the Hospital, and the College of Three Kings. Descending from Mount Eden, you observe, what may be seen m all the suburbs, villas m well chosen spots, their sites commanding a fine prospect with beautifully laid 'out gardens m front. The castor oil plint with Us deeply serrated leaves, may be seen growing high over garden w^ls. Visitors doubtless need not be requested "not to touch." The climate is favour able to the growth of the lemon. 1 was shown through an orchard of several acres where the fruit appeared m all its stages from the blossom to the full-sized lemon. In another orchard T observed the ravages of the codlin moth, many apples lying on the ground affecred, and opening one I found the worm within. Tomatoes and rock melons are among the favourite fruits, and bananas were being carted m quantities m their green rate from the Quay to the fruiterers' shops. The main artery, so to .speak, of commerce, is Queen Street, which runs at right angles from the Quay, up through the centre of the city, for over a mile. On its eastern side, with broad pavement and verandah, are to be found the principal shops, in cludm / the chief booksellers; it is the busiest scene m Auckland, forming at the same time a promenade and rendezvous. Along near the foot of it, omnibuses may be seen leaving every few minutes. These turn into a parallel street, Symond's street, which again connects with the chief suburban districts. At the foot of Symond's Street are the Government House, with umbragious surroundings the Supreme Court, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, with a tall spire of the Grecian order. This street has a number of fine houses, a row of trees for ornament and shade, and further up, the High School, which, upon looking m I found m a prosperous condition. At the foot of Symond's street you are also near to the Museum, the Public Library and Arts Gallery, the Albert Park, and the Domain. The Arts Gallery is indebted to Mr Mackelvie for a fine collection of paintings and statuary, which is open to the public. Since my visit L 37,000 more has become available for the enlargement of the building, and additions to this valuable collection. The Albert Park is a lovely spot of two or three acres m ex tent, m the midst of population and busi ness ; it is tastefully laid out, with lovely parterres gay with petunias and choice plants, has a near view of the harbour, and seats to accommodate visitors. The Domain starts from the east side of Symonds street, and extends for three parts of a mile uphill, its highest poinc being the Hospital. This is a large and imposing building of two storeys. I was courteously shown through ; the wards were very large and airy rooms ; the dark room for operating on the eye seemed furnished with the most improved instru ments j the dispensary seemed to be very complete, and the library to be on a large scale ; while, supposing theother chief 'hos pitals equally well appointed as to clinical affairs, none of them can compete with this m the really fine site, and the health inspiring view ©f the harbour obtained from the front windows and balconiei Yet m one point I am sure our local hospital would take first place , and that is m the presence of flowers and plants to cheer and delight the patients. Next to the main building, a few chains off, is a fine new two-storey edifice for the accom modation of the nurses, Another build ing, m which my host was interested, and which he kindly arranged that I should visit m company of the chairman of the Charitable Aid Board, was the Costley home for aged and destitute men and women. This is situated several miles away to the west, more m the direction of Mount Eden, and was opened by Lord Onslow on his arrival m the colcny. Several of the inmates were at work m the garden. The laundries, lavatories, and bath roo,ms were all m excellent order. Tl^e supply of water is obtained from large underground cisterns. The Cancer Ward was a separate building; m it were several patients, one of whom maintained that he was V6ry much better after a trial of Count Mattel's treatment. Coming to the main buildings there seemed to be one for the men on the ground floor, behind a two storey build ing m which were the kitchen and the division for women. Upstairs the visitor is again struck with the lovely landscape visible from the windows and balconies although the harbour is not seen; Here was an old lady from Edinburgh, who, no doubt, had seen better days, with a well thumbed Bible near. Another, with grey curls of the old style on each side of a grandmotherly face, ha* succeeded m getting somewhat reconciled' to her position ; while a third was under the delusion that she was to live on there f«',r ever, and no one could persuade fcer t q the contrary. There was here" and there a troublesome ekaraefcer, especially among

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