The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1892. SALVATION ARMY ACCOUNTS.

£t was long a reproach on the Salvation Array at Home that they published no balance sheets showing how the large funds which they :were known to receive had been disposed of. The organisation has more recently so far complied with the demands of public opinion as to publish periodical statements of their affairs, but judging from the criticisms upon them that have appeared, they cannot have been so complete and clear as those respect ing the New Zealand branch of the Army, which were published m last week's "War Cry." The accounts show how extensive are the ramifications of the organisation, and with what care the funds are administered, the smallest items being duly set out, each under its proper head. In the year ending September 30, 1891, the Army raised for its spiritual fund £3635 9s 9d, the largest item being from the self denial fund of 1890, £1092 7s 4d. The expenditure from this has been paid out m the remission of £1100 to the central self denial fund ; about £2500 has been expended on carrying on the war m New Zealand, grants to corps, Rescue Homes, repairs and fur nishing barracks, staff office, and the hundred and one other channels into which the funds flow. The central social wing fund accounts for five months shows an income and ex penditure of £186 14s Id. In the property department there is a balance i of £451 6s 8d shown m hand out of £6080 raised to purchase buildings, repay loans, and pay interest. The Army fund for twelve months shows an income of no less than £20,907 14s 9d. The total mortgages on properties and loans are £12,610 12s 2d. The value of properties is taken at £19,407 13s Id ; furniture and fittings, £644 15s 3d. For the Christchurch Rescue Home, No. 1, £159 12s 9d was raised and expended; No. 2, £83 5s 4*d; Dunedin Home, £255 15s 4|d j Wel lington Home, £158 17s 5d ; Auckland Prison Gate Mission, £380 Is lid; and Auckland Rescue Home, £85 19s lid. The " War Cry " points out that the balance-sheets are arranged on a new basis, corresponding with the style m which the international balance sheets are prepared and published m London, and goes on to say :—" The principal new feature introduced is the Salvation Army fund, or capital ac count, by which it is noted that the New Zealand wing of the Salvation Army is m a beautifully solvent con dition, the Salvation Army fund being estimated at close on £8000. This is exclusive of the trade operations, which, with its stock m hand, fittings, book debts, etc., adds another £200 to that total. That the Salvation Army, as a going concern, is worth £10,000 will doubtfess be a surprise to many, and at the same tisic will give an idea of the solid financial footing on which we stand." We are sure that the public will regard with more respect than ev«F tfoa bod/ that does so much good at so si»aji # £Oi&

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Ashburton County Hunt; Club was called for Thursday evfiima.' There was a small attendance, and ag tjxe Isal^ngg-sheet had not been audited, '•*»« meeting'was &<liQurHed until Saturday, FebruaTV Q, wiikm ajjjr business being transacted. The vital statistics <*$™ the month of December last sJ.W that there were thirty deaths from influenza, appor tioned among the districts as follows :— Auckland 2, Wellington 11, Christchurch 6, Dunedin 11. In three instance^ the fiofcims were under five years of age, The latest departure of the Salvation Army is the publication of a weekly paper for children entitled " The Young Soldier. " It is of course compiled on the Army lines. Iti contains a quantity of good and interest ing reading matter, including several origi nal songs, and is illustrated. " The Young Soldier " appears well adapted to meet the end for which it is intended, namely, the encouragement of the young to take an active participation m Army work. >fr Jas. Giileajne, a member of the Timaru Tourists' Cycling Club, f esjdenf; at Temuka, put up a record from Askburton *o Timaru on Thursday. Mounted on a heavy cusfcion tyred Zealandia Safety, Mr Gillespie started from Ashburton at 9-45 a.m. and arrived at Timaru at 3.29 p.m., thus doing the journey ia shrs 44min-» including a stay of ten minutes at Temuka. Mr W. F. Bennetts was starter at Ashburton, and the secretary of the Tow^stj*' Club noted Mr Gillespie's arrival at rA]i«iar». Messrs Salek's and Craigliead's |t»tne «sus shra *7min, three minutes longer tha» the pv&s#nt> record. We need scarcely remind our rea^s.of the performance of Hamlet tfeis evening, at the Oddfellows'HallbyMrWalterßentleyandlus talented company. Mr Benttey lm earned the highest feueonuums wherever &M m whatever character lie has appeared, and the part o? Hamlet is that m which he has most distinguished himself. It is not often that an actor of such calibre can be induced to vidt Ashburton, and we would bespeak him a futt faouse. Tlie performance will be a drawee trea 1. The whole of the compa^ twenty-five m number, besides the orchestra, from Hiwwu by this morning's train. Following the example of India and J apan, the Siamese are about to establish a school j for natiye fijirls of high rank under thej management^ English ladies. Some ofj these, well-known H connection with h gher; education m England, frw». keen authorised to send out a lady superintendent, a heart mistress, and an assistant mistress, The salaries offered are from £300 to £,00 a year-,, rising to £500 and £900. A hpuse will be provided for the three European teachers, who before they leave England, will be able to learn the native language and customs from two young Siamese ladies who are at crawnt studing m that country. On t|e receipt of the cable news of Mr Percevahs s^^h at the Colonial Institute the query was mivA# m the "K.w-i»l»nd Herald, t!as to how Hie s^p4 "able" £<it into the message, aud it was iu^upted that tlie word did not form part of me ta^s^s^ »s .despatched from London. The Weljujg -toa "¥q&" quoted the '.'Herald's" query and remarks,>'hich has led Mr Atack, the Association 'Manage^ to promptly answer u ths query by stating'that the adjective came .wis the.message, and referring' the .-"Post" to the »f Sydney Daily Telegraph,"' of January ;12, whi§l> the word occurs |m the message. Thus is another paltry party ) inajpafcipft disposed <#

A proclamation issued by the Government of New South Wales; .prohibiting the im portation of fcheep into that cnlony, is pub lished m tfoe; " Gazette." On Wednesday night the offices of the ! National Mortgage and Agency Company, Hereford street, ■••Christchurch, were burg lariously entered through the back window. The burglar got nothing but a few stamps. Mr Charles Bradley, advance agent for the Walter Bentley Dramatic Company, was thrown from his horse at Christchurch on Thursday, and narrowly escaped serious injury. He was much shaken, and sustained some bruises and flesh wounds, which will probably iiiconvenience him for some days. At the Cycling Club's Sports at Oaniarn on Thursday R. Ciirtia (Ashburton) was second m the two mile roadster race, and his brother A. Curtis (Waimate) won the Ladies' Bracelet, one mile. At the Christchurch "Resident Magistrate's Court on Thurday, William Scarlett w>« fined £20 and costs for having wantonly driven into a flock of sheep on the Riccartou road. The owner recovered £15 damages for injuries done to the sheep. The nor'-wester on Thnrsday was strong enough m some parts of the district to stop harvesting, but the damage done to the ' standing grain was inconsiderable. Further north the force of the wind appears to have been greater, and a good deal of the ripe grain was shaken out. According to his usual practice Mr Glad stone, when m Liverpool on a recent Sunday, attended church and read the lessons. The Bishop of Liverpool has intimated through his Archdeacon that he is advised such practices are illegal, and warns the clergy not to permit of it m the future under any circumstances. , The Sydney "Daily Telegraph" haa authority for stating that the new business written for the past year by the Australian Mutual Provident Society is m excess of that of any previous year m the history of the -Society. The year 1885, when new , assurances exceeding four millions sterling were written, has hitherto been the "record" year of the Society, but this has been i eclipsed by the figures of the year just i closed. A grand international tug-of-war competi tion is m progress at the Melbourne Exhibi tion building, between teams of eleven of ' various nationalities. The result of the first ' round were as follow :—Germany beat Spain ;■ (lOmin), Sweden beat Italy (2min), Scotland i beat Wales (54min 303 ec), Denmark beat England (27min), Australia beat Norway (6min), Ireland beat France, (Sosec), s America beat New Zealand (3min.) Up ► wards of ten thousand spectators were [ present.

"Mr Armstrong-Melba's" record m "Burkes Baronetage" m as follows:— Charles Nesbitt Frederick, sixth and youngest son of Sir Edmund Frederick Armstrong, Bart., of Gullen Priory, Fer bane, King's County, Ireland, was born m 1858, and married, m 1882, Helen Porter, daughter of David Mitchell, and has one son George Frederick, born m 1882. "Mr Melba's" grandfather sat m the Commons for King's County from'4l to '52. The present baronet is a Church of England parson. The following local candidates passed the pupil teachers' examination last month: — First year, second class — John Lewis, Tinwald; John Purchase, Ashburton. Second year, second class—Minnie Bennett, Ash burton ; John Cook, Alford Forest. Third year, first class — Marjorie Williamson, Harnpstead ; second class—William John ston, South Rakaia; Matthew Kerr, Hamp stead. Fourth year, first class—Frank Curd, Ashburton ; Elizabeth Hefford, Ashburton; second class—Hannah Curd, Ashburton. A curious libel action wi3 heard m the Court of Queens Bench on December 7. Mr James Pincock, a West African merchant, sued Messrs Chapman and Hall, for alleged libel m a volume published by them under the title of "African Stones, " and written by Major Ellis- Counsel for the plaintiff averred that there were a dozen coinci dences showing that the story was meant to apply to his client; while for the defenca it was said that the author, before writing his story, never heard of the plaintiff—did not m fact know of his existence. On Tuesday the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, asseging the damages at £200, and on the following day Mr Justice Penman gave judgment accordingly. At the banquet given m Ross to welcome the Governor proceedings seem to have been rathe? lively towards the close, if the follow? ing account by the " Ross Advocate " is to be credited !— " The County Chairman, m response, said the best thing that could happen to the Ross Borough would be its amalgamation with the Westland County Council —(Cries of 'No ' ; ' We've got no clerk m gaol'; ' No, no'; hootings and hisses). Mr Free said that the Westland County Council was the most rotten and corrupt local body hi the colony, and the local representative had drawn the last drop of blood m travelling expenses. It ought to be chucked into the sea. ■ At the R, M. Court, Christchurch, on Wednesday. John Jowett, alias J. 0. Daw r son, who had been arrested on warrant from Westport, was charged with the larceny as a bailee of a buggy valued at £40, horse £20, and harness £5, the properly of James Callan. The acensed had on November 29. hired the turnout at Westport to go to poison, but on December 12, he was at AsKburjton, where he sold the lot, Mr Weston appeared for j&e prisoner. In jroector Penuer asked fora remand to Ash; burton, as most of the witnesses were r'e'si- ' dent there. Detective Neil gave formal evidence as to identity, and the remand was grafted, to appear at Ashburton on February i, A New Ycrk correspondent writes—*! The horse sshow is the fashionable fad of the fall season, and takes m besides the regular patrons of turf and so-called sporting mop, the very best of our society people. It is one of the great exhibitions of the fall season, which is not ruled or managed by gamblers and touts. As an evidence of the interest felt m the coming show, at the auc tion sale of the boxes which took place the other day the sum realised was 34,960 dollars, many thousands ahead of similar exhibitions ever given iv New York. A shigte Jjpx with seats for six brought 625 dollars,' (fend rmjte a number between four and $vc b\insies. f shall not be surprised if ths receipts of tiles' weak reach 100,000 dollars.

The sensational arpesfc afc Cambridge University of a young girl presented some peculiar features. The girl, who was only fourteen years of age, was asked the way by a member of the university, replied to him, and went on. A proctor's " bull dog " saw the incident, and the girl was promptly hauled. hejEoft} the university court, with the resul'i'M&t %c' v/w asjjtenced to fourteen days m 'the 'SpiMmjghpusfc. 'ihjs proceed ings pf the court were scaii^altftisi- huh yz must lie s*i4 tb,e vice-cbancollo.r that he had before W^ %c nplice record "of prosti tutes m the town, aftd %i |jame pf Daisy Hopkins, the girl m f^uestipn, it} ft. The person who spoke to ih& girl admitted that he made the approach, He is a married i»a»» and of course he did nafc want to know anything q,bout the way. Already he has taken his name off the books and has " gone 'Mya. " A curiosity m the shape of four sterns of Egyptian Mummy wheat growil l n tft dis trict has tfeeu left at the " Southland Daily News" office for.nisi><?et.iqn, '^c see<^ wafl originally obtained"by Hv Caleb, Fro|gatt from a Canterbury farmet and the ears tinder , notice were grown m his garden. ' A large breadth of it has however been cultivated this year by a farmer at Fortrose. The wheat,is cf most peculiar appearance, each single * stal|' liaving on >n average seven distinct .ears lyiyg' compactly side by side. Each seed isfißveloped ju a i^.ugbish kind »f chaff, md carries * long W> jtijat §^Q^4 make the ear almost if not quite birdr-proof. The wheat is very prolific and matures yery quickly—sown at the end of March it ripens early m January : the flour from it is strong an' I'well suited'for mixing with that pro duced front the modern kinds of wheat. fkha wgvl& is ever moving 62 towards perfection, byb&tfdpm attains it, Constant improvement V bei,ng n)acle m every branch of industry, but " m faking Powders Perfection has been reached m Warburton's Can't Be Beat.

LADIES' COLUMN.

At a meeting of the " Federated Fe males of France," just held m PSris, ie, was resolved by the fifty wonton delegates of the different bran chess ,c£ the association to organise a campaign against the niodern costume of women. The delegates bound themselves to wear skirts and dresses as short as possible, to discard stays, broad hats, boots with high heels, and low necked attire.

Mre Crawford, the Paris correspondent of "Truth," has a few words about Madame Melba. stating that all the Paris papers are " full of the divorce case," on account of the Duke of Orleans being mixed up wibli it. She writes :—" Melba was greatly taken up by the fine-Royalist gentleman after the papers said that the Due d'Orleans owned himself her slave. She is a lady of off-handed manners, rather playful than grave, has a will off her own, but does not strike one sis masterful. Her flow of animal spines makes her agreeable socially, She has a deal to say for herself. All that she says arises out of the impressions of the moment, or from the talk that is going on about her. There is not much mit for an interviewer to dress up into points. Yet it is pointed, and, if not exactly original, it is nor common-place." Mrs Crawford is possessed of the idea that there is a trace of Jewish descent m i Madame Melba.

"Fashions m London," m the "Pall Mall Budget," contains the following :— The latest thing m outdoor attire—only ultra-fashionable women are wearing it yet, but it will be the rage presently— is the loose back coat. In shape it is almost the same as a man's covert: coat, with a pocket on each side for the handt,, a rolled-over collar, and large pearl buttons at the side. It is usually made of box-cloth, serge, or velvet, lined with silk to match, or tartan. By the way, I saw a lady m Bond street the other day m quite a sporting " get up." She had on a loose-back coat of light drab box cloch, with a velvet collar and a saucy little felt hat to match, trimmed with velvet and quills. I admired her. She looked so delightfully piquante. At the same time, however, I must confess thai a light drab covert coat is not the sort of garment I would like to see every woman m. There are a few that it would look smart on, but the majority it would make ridiculous.

There is a very stern look about tailor made dresses this season. Those that are made of tweed or cheviot serge are perfectly plain as a rule, and, like a man's suit, consists of three garments—coat, waistcoat, and skirt. The waistcoat may be made of the . same stuff as the dress, but it looks befctsr if it is a contrast. Tattersall vesting is considered a trifle " hor.«ey," though it is much worn. A buckskin waistcoat looks smart, but it costs half the price that the majority of women care to pay for a complete dress. Of course this does not include the making of the bodice—one would be un reasonable to expect that it did, knowing what a price dressmaking is at nowadays. Some pretty gowns m foule or vicuna— these are not m the category of tailor-made dresses —were tri aimed with sections of passementerie or smartly braided round the bottom and down aach side of the bodice. The long bodice, I am glad to say. will soon be out of fashion. The short pointed bodice and the banded bodice are taking its place,

If you want to be m the very latest fashion you must part your hair m ths middle. Do not make a pronounced part ing, and do not try to do away entirely with your fringe. Wear your liair waved on both sides and weir a very slight fringe. Lady Randolph Churchill, and Mdme Nilsson, too, I thinK, generally wear their hair done m this fashion m their photographs, ar^d if you copy them you can't go wrong. Most qf the smartly dressed women at the theatre affect part* ings j so do the principal actresses m Mr Pinero's new comedy, ''The Times." The tendency at present is for wavy hair. Fringes are getting smaller. Those to whom parted hair is the most becoming are women with round faces and low foreheads. It is almost impossible to wear a parting if one's hair is thick on the temples. The Grecian style seems to have almost worn itself out. There are adaptations of it to be seen still, but the correct style now seems to be to fasten the hair m a loose knot on the neck, Ornaments are not much worn, even on dressy occasions, I have, however, seen seme new ones lately m jet. They would look rather pretty m fair hair.

" Madge " writes sarcastically of some new fashions seen at a picture show :— " A. magnificent set of sables walked about, with someone, probably, inside them, but who the inhabitant was I can not fcell you, for I could not get past her furs to look for her. I fear I was * crack ing ' a commandment, as the little girl said when she appropriated a doll, but feeling too wicked for endurance, imme diately put it back again. The boas are tiqo funny for anything. 4- rather tall, pale woman wore what looked like a disr heyelled black turkey round her necuk. It was ineffable, The feathers waved up and down about her, face snd threatened to bury her, Why is it; that all the short necked women take to boas ? The fashionable short trains are very much m the way at crowded private views. Men are so completely oat of the habit of con sidering them now, owing to their having been so long out of the fashion, that they tread upon them calmly until pulled up by almost upsetting the lady. Poor men ! They get into dreadful trouble m this way through no fault of their o wn< How cross We ishQulcf fepl wjth them if they put long trailing ijourices'on to the h.ems p,f thejr overcoats for us to trip over, Qur trains have quite as little sense m them."

A writer m the " North China Herald " describes the dress worn by a Chinese lady at her wedding, of which he was a witness, as follows :—At length we were admitted to inspect the bride., whose -four hours? .toiiet^Q jusfe pompleted, and a marvellous specta'tle;truly, was tl;e l|gi|re, seated motionless ' m front o| tjie roqm. gorgeously elaborate, was? her array hea4 tp foot, tlie ffirn]er crowned Ayith a helmet-like erection of a material re^ sembling turqijoise enameL wrought int«t the ftnast ftligrae wor!?, from which pro jected glittering artificial beetles and t>uttei'flie3 and other quaint, rich orna ments, the whole surmounted by three large round tufts of crimson silk, arranged al :->wise. From the brim of this head gear fell all arounuSSri™* of pearl and ruby beads, about half a yard m length. 3 ust visible though, tliese, at the back, were broad lodps of jet Black hair, stiff and solid as polished ebony, and decorated with artificial pink roses, 1 Her principal vestment was a long tunic, whose founda tion fabric of crimson satin, was scarcely discernible amidst its embroidery of gold'; q, cqvnop turued' back, lined with emerald satin, reveafe4 an u4dersjtlr.t p,di|fe|ied m brilliant redarjd blue silk, this also pro-! fufsely trimmed with gold embroidery. A belt of scarlet satin, studded with tablees of white cornelian, crossed the waist behind. From the front edge of her headdress a red silk veil fell almost to the ground, auu!:: much tQ her P^ter-human aspect.

Ninian Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial 1 Ceylon and Indian Teas are direct from the Tea Plantations.—(A4yt»)

The Late Duke of Clarence.

HER MAJESTY'S THANKS. (PKlt PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, January 28. In a notification published m the " Gazette." the Queen thanks her sub jects for their sympathy with the Royal Family m their recent bereavement. In a letter to Mr Matthews, Home Secretaiy, Her Majesty expresses her deep sense of the loyalty and affection ate sympathy of her subjects through out the Empire on the occasion, which was sadder and more tragical than any misfortune which had ever befallen herself and hers, as well as the nation. It was an overwhelming blow to the nation, Her Majesty said, to lose so promising a Prince, and it was rendered hard for the sorrovv-stricken parents, and the dear young bride and the fond grandmother, to bow m submission to the inscrutable decrees of Providence. The sympathy of millions had been touchicgly and visibly expressed, a fact which was deeply gratifying, and which caused her, on behalf of herself and children, to express from her heart her gratitude to all. She had loved the Duke of Clarence as a son, and the sympathy evinced at his death would be help and consolation to her. She had sustained heavy bereavements during the last thirty years, yet she earnestly prayed for health and strength that sho might work for the good and happiness of her dear country and empire while her life lasts.

The Rifle Association Meeting.

[pER TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSES

Wellington, January 28. The Defence and Railway Departments have promised that m addition to the usual free passes for Volunteers and mem bers of Rifle Clubs (whose corps were dis banded to be formed into Clubs) attending the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association m March, a similar con cession will" be made to civilian members of the Association, provided their names with addresses are submitted previously to the Railway Department. The names are first to be sent to Major Sommerville, Chairman of the Association, who will forward Hiem to the Defence Department, which will instruct the officers m charge of districts to issue the necessary pass. Each Volunteer district must appoint a local Secretary, from whom all information can be obtained. The Auckland Ammunition Company has offered a prize of £25 to be competed for with Sniders. The Association will add £20, and the match will be tired at 500 yds, ten shots. It will be in cluded m the book programmes, and called Auckland Ammunition Company's I match. Major Somerville estimates that ' the number of competitors at the annual gathering will be three hundred.

Board of Education.

ASHBURTON COUNTY BUSINESS

At the meeting of the Board of .Education on Thursdaj', the following business of local interest was transacted: —- The Buildings Committee reported :— On the application of the Willowhy School Committee painting the buildings and varnishing the furniture were authorised. The Elgin School Committee applied for an additional grant for the fuel shed. It was resolved that no more than the usual allowance of £5 could be authorised. On the application of th<? Mount Somers School Committee a new pump was allowed. The Rakaia School Committee forwarded an application by the master for an allowance of £12 for a stable, &c, built by him. It was resolved that it was not usual for the Board to provide stabling, but that there was no objection to the master's selling the stable. An application for a filter tor Longbeach was deferred pending a decision as to what niters should be adopted. A letter was received from Messrs Focks and Son, forwarding alternative plans for the subdivision of Reserve 777, Ashburton. It was resolved to adhere to the original plan. The sum of £1 was allowed for cleaning the tanks at Pendarves. The Clerk of Works was directed to report as to an addition to the roaster's house at Rakaia, and Mr Peryman was authorised to deal with the matter. It was decided to proceed at once with the schools at Rokeby and Upper Ashburton Forks. A report was received from the Clerk of Works as to the abatement of the nuisance complained of at Hampstead. It was resolved to forward the report to. the. School Committee. Th§ Appointments Committeereported: —'the Mount Somers School Committee applied for a pupil teacher. To be asked whether there was any suitable candidate m the district. The Dromore School Committee made a recommendation as to the appointment of a pupil teacher. It was thought best to advertise for applications. At the meeting of the Committee on January 27. Mr J. Thompson, of Pleasant Point, was appointed master at South Bakaia, There are considerable discussion on a motion by Mr Saunders, affirming the principle that the urgency or convenience of any teacher or other officer of the Board should m no case be allowed to de teriorate, qr to endanger, the character of the education which the Board of Edu cation ii by law required to supply to every child placed under its care. The members present, with the exception of Mr Saunders, appeared to be of opinion that the principle was habitually acted upon by the Board, and that the motion was needless. The discussion was ad journed to the next meeting of the Board, -I

POLITICAL.

\VMVt FKESS ASSOCIATION.J Napiek, January 28. Mr Buick, M.H.R., and the Hon. W. P. Reeves, addressed a well-attended meeting at the Gaiety Theatre to-night, Mr Buick's address was a repetition of that given at other centres, explaining the scope and objects of the National Liberal Federation. J\Jy I^aeves spoke at can^erable' fetVgth jn, defence of the policy ajid administration of the Ministry, claiming that the Land and Income tax would relieve the farming class throusk tttt the Colony* He fl«2ioa mat > there had been any exodus of capital owing to' the legislation of last session, and' main-?' t&medj'th^t the comments, o£ tfye London '■Times/ ahd "Economist" on the s,ubjec.t vfev-Q, based on a complete mis understanding of the provisions of the new scheme of taxation. He also spoke of the unpatriotic way m which Opposi tion speakers and journals decried- the credit of the Colony, saying that their policy was a policy of panic. Votes of thanks io the speakers, and a special vote of thanks to Mr Reeves for his efforts m the Wellington election, and expressing entire confidence m the Ministry, were passed, : •[ ■■ -'■; ■

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER JPRKBS ASSOCIA/FlOli

REV MR SPURGEON.

London, January 27. The Ilev C. H. Spurgeou is slightly better. OBITUARY. | The death is announced of Sir Oscar j Clayton, Extra Surgeon in Ordinary to ! the Prince of Wales, and Surgeon in Ordinary to the Duke of Edinburgh. PRTNCE GEORGE OF WALES. The "World" says that Prince George or Wales will probably retire from the Navy, and marry Princess \ Margaret of Prussia. AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. j London, January 28. An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck the train by which Mr T. W. Russell, member for the southern divi sion of Tyrone, was travelling to Omagh, the principal town of the county. TREASURY BILLS. The Tasmanian Treasury bills will not be offered. Holders of rupee paper are ex changing for Colonial Treasury bills. The " Daily Telegraph " advocates the issue of loans at from 4to 4£ per cent, instead of " hole and corner" Treasury bills. QUEENSLAND AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND. V Sir Samuel Griffith's remarks to an interviewer at Adelaide have aggra vated the hostile feeling in the city against Queensland, and it is expected that the Colony's Treasury bills will be withdrawn to-morrow. Merchants, bankers, brokers, and other commercial ; men in the city are disgusted at the obstinacy of the Government, which seriously prejudices all Queensland interests, and militates against the success of other colonial issues. All colonial stocks are depressed, and have fallen from A to 1 per cent. THE INFLUENZA. Influenza is very prevalent among j the upper classes in the West find of London. Obituary—-Princess Ludovico. Her death was due to an attack of in fluenza. The Rev. Hong Cheong, who has been suffering from influenza, is in a critical condition.

THE BILBAO RIOTS.

Madrid. January 27. A state of siege has been declared m Bilbao, where ths miners out on strike are defying law and order. All the mines are shut down and guarded by police and military.

THE ROMAN CHURCH.

Rome, January 27. Cardinal Ledochowski has been appointed Prefect of the Propaganda. The Italian, German and Austrian sections of the Church are discussing the claims of various Cardinals to the Papal chair on the death of Pope Leo.

FAILURE OF RICE CROP.

Sixgaporb, January 27. The i-ico crops m Sltuu have failed,

BEHRING SEA.

Washington, January 27. It has been arranged to hold the conference on the Behring Sea difficulty in Washington. CHILI AND THE UNITED STATES. The United States Cabinet has not yet decided whether it will agree to have the dispute with Chili referred to arbitration. Valparaiso, January 27. Speaking in the Chilian Chamber of Deputies, Mr Jordan, one of the members, advocated a full apology being tendered to the United States, \ and said he did not believe that the United States Government desired to humiliate Chili. His remarks were received with loud applause. London, January 27. Public opinion on the Continent condemns the treatment meted out to Chili by the United States, New York, January 2s. A. sensation has been caused ii* the city by the disclosure that the apology of the Chilian Government was re ceived before President Harrison's message deolaring that the United States demands should be enforced was sent to Congress. In its note of apology the Chilian Government ex pressed profound regret for the outrage on the men of the warship Baltimore, and sincere respect towards the United States. It also offered to leave the question of reparation for the outrage in the hands of the American Courts, Washington. January 28. The Chilian Government accuses the American Minister for War of n.ott having truthfully conveyed its messages regarding t^e dispute to the President and Parliament.

AUSTRALIAN.

QUEENSLAND AND THE BANK.

Brisbane, January 2s. Sir Samuel GriflEi.tfy, m, the, cpiirsel' of an interview:, &aia lie diet not thi^k that Queensland or. the other Colonies woujcj he affected ijn the s^g^teat by the depisian o| th^i Ban^ of England, and, he Relieved that the general ver diet, when the correspondence was published, would be th&t the action of the bank was foolish and unreasonable.

THE TARIFF DEBATE.

SIbNEY, January 2& (lOtpum). The House is s^ili sjttih^, and slow progress \$ Keing made with the schedule of the Bill.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 2s, At the annual meeting ps! 'the New Zealand Accident In'swance Company a I dividend of 12| per cent was declared. The sum of £1000 has been added to th* reinsurance fund. The Devonport Domain tfca,rd; is con sidering the question, of forming a'track two miles. Jang to the summit of Jtangi tqto, a mountain which lies outside the heads, at the entrance to the harbor, and from which there is a splendid view. Waipawa, January 28. I Judgment was delivered m the Native Land Court this afternoon m the matter, of the Kakatutaki block, 14,6Ctk acres, extending from Takap|iu. to the Ruahine ran^e. Six; hundred interests were'de elaM, oi wjueh, weve'wrded b^

Pupuha and party, 10 to Rirupene Puhara, 40 to Maika Tuikalea, 50 to Ngatahu, arid the balance of 480 interests to the claim ant Nepe Tepatu and party. The Wi«l is already beneficially occupied by Natives, and is not expected to bo opened for European settlement. Wellington, January 28. At a meeting of the Wellington Trades and L-bour Council, the following rcsclu -1 lion was pa-seel :—" Thnt, the Secretary be instructed to inform the Governme.it that th>s Council claims the right for Trade Unions to be consulted m regard to the selection and appointment of labour representatives to the Legislative Council." A deputation from the Benevolent Trustees waited on the Premier this after noon to fisk'that a piece of land, the unused part of the asylum reserve, be given them on which to erect an Old Men's Refuse with moneys they have m hand, specially bequeathed. Mr Ballance very strongly expressed a preference for the location of the destitute upon land m the country rather than m workhouses, like barracks, m cities. He promised to look infco the matter and see what could be done. The Mayoral banquet to his Excellency the Governor takes place m the Parlia mentary Buildings on Friday, February 12. The list of invited guests will include the Premier and his colleagues of the. Ministry, the members of the City Council and Harbour Board and the local members of Parliament. Blenheim, January 28. At a meeting of the Wakamarina Gorge Ooldmining Company's shareholders, held this evening, it was resolved to approve of the action of the Directors m offering to dispose of one half of the mine to Australian capitalists for £2000. The 1500 unallotted shares have m the mean time been suspended. Nelson, January 28. The arrangements for the Jubilee are progressing satisfactory, and consider able numbers of visitors are arriving. At a meeting of the Committee te-night, sub committees were authorised to prepare the public schools and make other arrange ments for quartering visitors should the number prove greater than the hotels and boarding-houses can accommodate. Baggage and valuables may be left m safe keeping at the City Council offices. It is hoped that with the steps that are being taken, all will be comfortably pro vided for. Greymouth, January 28. The warship Ringarooma cast anchor m the roadstead to-day, having arrived from the south m the afternoon. The Mayor and a large number of citizens went out m the tug and were cordially welcomed by Captain Bourke. A second trip was made m the evening. At nine o'clock the electric search-light of the vessel was turned on, lighting up the whole road stead and town. She sails for the north to-night. Westport, January 28. When the Mawhera was leaving the wharf for Greymouth this morning, the breaking of the communication between the bridge and the engine-room caused the order "half speed astern" to be given instead of " full speed ahead." The steamer came into the wharf fast. The spectators, seeing the danger, cleared ] away. Two sailors went aft with a fender, one left as the steamer dashed into the wharf ; the other, named Lawreftson, re mained at his post. He was caught by the falling rail and jammed among the debris. His leg was badly broken. The after-part of the' vessel on deck was smashed up, while part of the wharf whs carried away. The damage was not sufficient to prevent the steamer sailing. The injured man, who cried piteously until removed from beneath the wreckage, was taken to the hospital. Dunedin, January 28. The question cf erecting a cool chamber for dairy produce was brought up at the Harbour Board meeting to-day, but: was adjourned. The Dunedin Hospital Trustees have accepted tenders far the first contract for the new Hospital building, m brick, con sisting of two wards, each capable of accommodating twenty-four patients, and two small wards for special cases.

THE MARKETS.

(PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, January 2.7. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,892,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1.288,000 quarters. Messrs Dalgety and Co.'s 4| per cent, debentures are quoted at 112^ ; the' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. 's 4 per cent, at 92£; the Australian and New Zealand 4| per cents at 98. The money market is declining, owing to plentiful supplies. Three months' bills are discounted at 1$ per oent. The Oamaru waterworks bonds have fallen 30s per cent. At the wool sales there is improved competition, and the opening rates are fally maintained. There id a large attendance of buyers, and the represen tatives of American and German firms are particularly eager m bidding. The Cape wool is neglected, and the prices offered for it are lowering. t Silver is at 3s 5d to 3s 6|d. ' It is reported that the action of the., Glasgow iron merchants m trying to' undersell the London syndicates mil cost the latter a quarter of a mssan sterUr>, Scotch pig iron h^s. recovered to 435. s#

Dunedin, January 28. There was a large attendance' at the wool sales. Seven thousand bales were catalogued. Bidding for the choicest light merino wools was very good, also for the finest inerino combing, %h,t m grease. These kinds brought prices fully •qual to those lately ru^ingi Lpwer grade wools, coarse Lpqester and cross.- breds, -|d to |d b^Jow. late rates. Heavy earthy merino, i# difficult to quit afc Id to l|d belpw. late prices, Cross-breds sold up to ll|d, merinos to 10|d.

SPORTING.

CJ.C. MIDSUMMER MEETING,

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Ohkistchubch, January 23. The following are the acceptances received last night for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Midsummer Meeting :_ Midsummer Handicap, of 200 soys ; second horse 20 soys from the stake. One mi'e and » half.

Graven Plate, of 100 soys. Seven fur longs.

Hobjn by Welter, of 50 soys. One mile and a quarter.

The following are the nominations for the Interval Stakes, of 30 soys. One mile, Truro Dielytra Lady Sockburn Fairchild Glenlora

Dcnedin, January 28. At a meeting of the Committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club to elect officers, the position of Starter was again offered to Mr Driver, but was declined by him, and it was decided to advertise for a gentleman to fill the position. The other officers were the same as before.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received January 29, 10 a.m.)

EUROPEAN TARIFFS.

Paris, January 28. The French minimum tariff has been granted to Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia, but Italy is excluded.

THE BILBOA STRIKERS.

Madkijd, January 28. The men on strike have damaged the Sommorrostos mine at Bilbao, They also destroyed the railway and stores and fired on the troops. The latter eventually succeeded m restoring order.

UNITED STATES TRADE.

Washington, January 28. The United States exports for 1891 increased thirteen millions compared with the previous year, and imports, five millions.

OBITUARY.

rpu , ... LoNDON» January 28. Ihe death is announced of Dr Alfred Carpenter, m his 67th year.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received January 29, 12.15 a.m.)

THE TARIFF DEBATE.

Sydney, Januat-y 29. The House made better progress m Committee on the Customs tarifi; and succeeded m finishing the section deal ing with the specific duties. The duty on candles was reduced by a halfpenny per lb, and raw coffee and cocoa were placed on the free list. The duties on cereals were passed by 53 to 27. The Commitee adjourned at two o'clock this morning.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

Nearly £6000 is placed on the esti mates as an annual grant to the Im perial Institute,

CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

. Milbourne. January 29> -~ The Government have promised to grant £15,000 towards the representa tion of the colony at Chicago, if exhi bors will raise £5000. They think there should be only one Australasian Court, each colony, however, control ling its own exhibits.

SUNDAY REST.

Adelaide, "!--««-*. otf The working of s t,-;i ar^ Sunday is prohi.Ued m everY case, with the excer, tion of i anding aila .

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Auckland Anniversary. Auckland, January 29t 10-dayis being observed as a general holiday m celebration of the fifty-second j anniversary of the colony and the founda tion of Auckland. The weather is beautiful, with a slight breeze and smooth water for the res;ad;a. Thousands hava gone water excursiens. The harbor fe dotted all ©ver its surface with yachts r lM di pleasure boats. The steamers to the picnic at Pah Farm have taken an im mense number. Large crowds are also leaving for Takapuna races. The regatta^ entries are not large, the principal yachts ■ofc being entered, a good day's sport however, is expected. * ' 0ul«d« Fredk. Zanke strangled himself m Efea Terrace Police Station early this mawiing^. He was locked up at 5 a.m. for sohkinp flower gardens, and at 7.30 was. i&ar^ ■ djead, having made a rope ol bis. shirt ' an( j [tied one end to the grating ia hi« ce n and the other to his throat. Th« Worth Inland Main Tray k T,f nai New PtYMoras, Janwjry 29 I The Mi^erial- party-irhQ\ Jave #ome from by tk% Stratford railway route, came out last ove^ng about 7 3a ;fhe, party were Wuatted ab Stratford last night. The only, difficulty m the way of mkmg ro*&s is the gorge at Tangau^pak* nver> The country is saicE to be : suitable for pastoral purpose jrovraalUtic JPfracr. * ' m, *«r V^ o™'o™' January 29. • The " New Zealand Times " this morn- I iing publishes m parallel columns articles on the dairy industry from, the ' * Scots roan " of December 3 and the "New Zea land Mail" of June 26. The two are almost identical^ and-She' "Scotsman" which is the leading pe r m Edinbnr«L has evi&vafclystolen the wholeartrcle fron-, thp. with a few slight alteration s or b^en, imposed, on by someone else Trho has done so. ; ' i JV;*, ttr Lamb, M,». «U»ktohukch, Jaimary 29 IV fcam,b % a graduate of Edtnburgh JPluv«rsity and son of Mr Lamb, of this qity, was duly licensed A Minister to-day by the, Ohmtchurch Presbytery DMWM4 Dunedin, January 29.

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