MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close foi'ohe following places fas 11 der. Biibiect to the necessary alteration* | - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. For Northern Ports, per Ro -ua,. at 6.30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, August 31. For Kaikoura, per Wakuta, at 0.30 ti.m. THURSDAY, September 1. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe yia Brmdisi (specially addressed correspondent only) Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., and alsa Cor Australian Colonies, per express (to connect with o,b, Wairarapa at Port Chalmers) .: — Ordinary letters at l«.3O p.'rii, } late fee letters, guard's van, express, 12,53 p.m, ENGLISH MAILS. HOMBWABD—DIRECT MAILS. Ruapehn, left July 7, due London August 16. Tainui, left July 21, due London, August 30. Kaikoura, sailed Augasfc 4, due London September 14. Doric, leaving August 18, due London September 27- HOMEWARD—SAN FBANCISCO MAILS, Alameda left Auckland August 12, due London September 14. OUTWABD —DIRECT MAILS. Arawa, left London July 9, due colony August 22. Coptic, left London August 6, due colony September 19. OUTWARD— SAW FBASGiSGW MAJW, l.eh London August 6, due September *]. The letter-box will be cleared for dcs" patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office te the under-mentioned places aa follows :— For a.m. p,rn. p.m. Burnham and Puns&nidel (daily) . . ... >„ 3-15 Chertsey and Rakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Ohristchurch and North (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10 30 Droimore (daily) 6.30 Eiffelton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... ... 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, Seaficld, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays G. 30 Flemington, Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 3.45 Geraldine(daily)... .» J0.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6.30 Lismore, Taesdays and Fridays 10.30 Methven (daily) .„ „, . 3.15 Mt. Somers, SpringbtfW, Bushaide, and Alford

, Forest (daily) 40 Mayfield and Buapuna, 1 Mondays and Thursdays 4.0 Newlands, Tuesdays and Fridays... U.O amaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) ... ... 12.30 Selwyn (daily) ... .... nn 6.20 Tenutka k Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... .-.' 3.15 - Tinwald, Window, Hinds, and Waimate (daily)... 10 30] and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3 la Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach (daily) 3.45: If,B. —r Letters containing anything .of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will be compuhorily registered and \ charged double registration fee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1892. THE TAXATION BILL.

The Land and Income Assessment Act Amendment Bill is intended to remedy the defects and remove the anomalies which it is evident pro ceeded from inadvertence, dvfo to hasty preparation, m the taxation Act of last session. The application of the new taxation will thus be rendered more equitable, and com plaints of unfair incidence will be removed. The most important amend ment relates to the tax on debentures, and provides that when money has been borrowed on debentures and then lent on mortgage the company so borrowing money on debentures will not be required to pay income tax on account of the debenture holders. The effect of this will be that a company borrowing money on debentures and actually lending it on mortgage will only pay the mortgage tax, and will not be called upon to pay income tax m respect of the interest paid on the debenture money. The clauses of the Act with regard to disputed assess ments are repealed. Objections are to be heard and determined by a Resident Magistrate instead of a Board of Review ; but his decision is not to be final. If the. Commissioner is of opinion that the land is not assessed at the fair actual value, and the owner declines to accept his (the Commissioner's) valuation, the Go vernor may be recommended to acquire the land for the Crown at the sum entered m the return of the owner, with 10 per cent, added. If, on the other hand, the owner is nob satisfied with the value, as finally assessed, he may require the Commissioner to reduce the assessment to the amount specified m the return, or acquire the land on behalf of the Crown at tfc« sum mentioned m the return. Pro vision is made (which was omitted m the Act) for adjustment m cases where land or mortgages may be sold or disposed of before the commencement of a new year of taxa tion. Notice is to be given m writing to the Commissioner, who is required to adjust the liability occasioned by the altered state of facts, so that taxation may be imposed on the person or com pany liable thereto. The definition of "income derived from business" is intended to iaclude " all income derived from the deposit of money at interest with any bank, company, authority, or person, and from money lent at interest m any way otherwise than on mort gage of land; and also all income received or derived from beyond the Colony, whether from land, mortgages, or any other source beyond i .New Zealand." These sources of income were overlooked m drafting the origi nal Act, so that the interest, for instance, from fixed deposits m a bank is, as the law at present stands, exempt from taxation, The clause relating to the deduction by way of exemption on the taxable amount of " income from business " is repealed ; and it is enacted m lieu thereof that every person, whether carrying on business alone or iv partnership,shall be entitled to a deduc tion by way of exemption of J&300. Under the Act a firm are only entitled to a single exemption. The same pro visj.Oft is made m regard to " income from employment qr eniQ,lumenf," which includes the income of all pro fessitnftl men; eaGh partner iri a firm will be entitled to the exemption on the income he derives. In any case where it can be shown any person or company has suffered loss, so that the exaction of the full amount of the tax would "entail hardship of such a nature as to render it just and equit able t-hat relief from such tax should be given," the Opraniissioner may grant release wholly or m part from liability, A number of minor amendments are also made, and the result will be to rafike the working of the system of taxation less complicated without de parting from the principle o.f the Act.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A debate op "Socialism " wjll take place m the Riverside Schoolroom on Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the local Deba ing Club Ihe extinct|tifcle of the Earl of Liverpool, which Mr Gladstone is anxious to revive m his family, ceased to exist m 1851, upon the death of the third Eirl. The Earldon was created m 1796. The " Hawke's Bay Herald " says that a number of the pupils of Te Aute College dedicated their holidays and talents to help forward the sanitary, social, and religious amelioration of their race. To that end they wen£ on foot to every p% m the district, preaching, ie4^r>"£ on elementary, social, and sanitary trutfis, and conversing with the Maoris on any matter likely to affect their welfare. In connection with the dispute with refer ence to the Pendarves organ, we have been shown, and have for production for any interested person, the original subscription list of which fche list Ivmded us by Mr Mo Le n headed "Subscription List m "aid of Organ for Pondarves School," is a copy. The original is U#mM ■' Subscription List m aid of an Instrument fnv F#ndaryes Church," and contains the signatures oi tyentyrtwo subscribers, one additional appearing on th« opied list. The RaHglrirl <?oprespondent of the fNew Zealand Herald" says that fche enterprise which has led to the planting of large ftrefts of land with wattle trees is beginning to turn m a steady return for the labor and capital expended. Next month the operation of falling and stripping the bark from 100 acres of wattle trees at the Rangiriri station mil be proceeded with. The Ashburton County domoil planted a considerable area with v attleß, ana this*W§ W ll be encourag ing to the members Have Healthy Children by nourishing M«j^ yit|> 4#?brook apd. Go's Aryow-

The final stage m the Caledonian Shield competition at Edinburgh, which is the Queen's prize of Scotland, resulted m some unusual scoring. Lieutenant^Thompson, of the Queen's Edinburgh, and Sergt. Caldwell, Renfrew, tied with 1.55 points. They shot off seven rounds and again tied with 25 points each. Upon again firing seven shots, Caldwell won by 29 against 25 made'by Lieut. Thomson. This is the third time that Sergt. Caldwell lias won. A few days ago there died at Waiwetu, at the Lower Hutt, a man named Wilcox, who had always seemed to bain great poverty. He lived m an old, dilapidated hut, and had beea m the district about forty year 3. He was never seen to wear a coat or sox. His diet was scarcely sufficient to keep life m his body, and his hut was m a terrible state of filth. After his death it was found that he possessed £25,000, and as he has no relations m the colony his money goes to his brothers and sisters m America, with the exception of £50 to be paid to his executors. He was a gold digger m the early days of the colony, and the money he then made has been hoarded up with a miser's care, although he has all the tims been on the verge of starvation. The "World," of July 6, m its City article, has the following:—As the appended figures show,. New Zealand bonds have fared much better m the past few years than any other Australian issue:— Four per cent. Current Yijald Highest InsfcribedStocK*. Price, percent, price '88. New Zealand ...104 3| 104 New South Wales... 108 3 11-16 118 Queensland... ...103 313-16 111 South Australian ...105 3| 112 Victorian ... ,-104 <j| 113 It will bo seen, that New Zealand bonds are now on a par. with the highest price touched m 1888—four yeara ago—and they are,' we may add, 8 per cent above the lowest quota* tion recorded m that year} but the other leading Australian issues, when thus con trasted, show a decline of from 7 to 10 per cent. In fact, the colony now " ruffles it" with the best of them, At the present time, we think New Zealand occupies a bettor position than, perhaps, any of the other Australian colonies, with the one exception of New South Wales. Its bonds are certainly better, m the opinion of good judges, than either Queensland or South Australian issues, and it is probable that, taken altogether, they are superior to Victorian securities. Amongst the directions m which the present Victorian Government is seeking to retrench is m regard to the coat of printing parliamentary papers, of which there are tons up an tons m the cellars and vaults which are or will be never referred to. As a specimen of the manner m which money is wasted m preparing papers for presenta tion to Parliament, one was produced before a committee of the Legislative Council the other day which caused some amusement. The document, 750 copies of which were printed, sets out m due legal form how that at a meeting of the Executive Council, at which the Governor and the members of the Ministry were present, all of whom are duly named and tabulated, an alteration was made m the regulations proclaimed under a schedule of a certain Act of Parliament, whereby the Governor, as aforesaid, with the members of the Executive Cotincil t a 8 aforesaid, did decree •' that one ounce of treacle on Tuesdays and Fridays bs allowed to each inmate" of an establishment for juvenile offenders. And it was further directed "that the Honorable Allen McLean, her Majesty's Chief Secretary foi Victoria, shall give the necessary directions herein accordingly." Hollo way's Pills and Giktment.— Whilst the inhabitants of our great cities suffer from the effects of overcrowding and all its "attendant evils, both physical and moral, the more robust and energetic emigrant will m his turn be liable to suffer m his new home from the want of ready skill and the great medical resources of his native land always at command. The best advice a friend can give is for him to take a supply of these well-known remedies as part of his outfit, for by attention to the easily understood and yet ample directions which accompany each box and pot he will never be at fault when taken ill or under any adverse sanitary conditions of life. The best medicine is Sandor an-i S.ms Eucalpy ti Extract. Test its eminent power ful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the world are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle- We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univer aities,the official communications of the Consul General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded by the International Exhibition, Amsterdam —all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.-"C. 8., 24 years old; congess tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made m two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed and m its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive fceter dis appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance wa must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's life,— A vt { ) 8

THE MARKETS.

■■ ■ ■ »■ — ■ (pBK PEISSS ASSOCIATION) London, August 28. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the total reserve to be £17,920,000, being ah increase of £588,000 as compared with the previous week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 60 per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 104$ ; 3^ per cent, ditto, 94£. ]S*ew Zealand longrberrjed wheat, ex warehouse, is flat at 32i 3d ; ofl? ooaqfc cargoes, 26s od. South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is weaker at 33s 6J ; Victorian, ex ware house, is flat 335. Canterbury frozen mutton, 3|d ppr 1b j T^ew Zealand beef, forequarters,' 2|d; hindquarters 4d, market active. " New Zealand hemp is m good demand at a slight advance. Auckland, good quality, £22 per £on | Ohristchuicji, gqod quality, £2110^.. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b* m the Clyde, is steady at 42s 6d. The Bradford wool market is steady, and prices show occasionally a slight advance. The London market is quiet since the closing of the last series. Fresh arrivals to date are 319,000 bales.

A private cable from London received m Ohristchurch, advises the sale of the Kilmorey's cargo of wheat at 26s 6d per quarter, quality and condition guaranteed. (This is said to be the lowest price ever received for sound New Zealand wheat.) The $ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, liave receiyed the following cable message, dated Lon don, August 26,1892:— Frozen Meat—Market firmer.CCarn r ter'oury and Wellington mutton are worth respectively 4d and 3§dper Ib. Prime New Zealand lambg are worth per parcase fid per lb. New Zealand b t eef—Fbre and hindquarters are worth respectively 2§cl and 4jd per lb. The market is under stocked for lamb and beef.

MILES AND CO.

■ • LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. ]

PEll PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, August 26. Messrs Milea Bros., of JNew Zealand, have been registered as a limited liability company, with a capital of £100,000.

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTON V. LINWOOD (Scratch)* Ashbttrtox.— Back —C. Buchanan ; three-quarter baoks—A. Stewart, N. Orr, H. Curtis, D. T. Todd; half-backs— Moses and Anderson ; forwards—A. Fooks (capt.), Clowes, Cow, Cromie, Healey, W. Price, Simpson, Walker. LiNwoon.—Back—J. Moses (capfc.) ; three-quarter backs—Onnandy, O'Brien (2); half-backs•—Cashin, Wood, Hyland ; forwards—Bastian, Cornwall, Cox, Barton, Elliott, Macnamara, Mills, Ward. When the Lin wood team reached Ash burton on Saturday it turnel out that by some misunderstanding they came pre pared to meet Ash burton second fifteen, and had consequently a light mixed team, consisting principally of members of their President's Cup fifteev with soni9 first and second fifteen men. However, they made no demar to facing the Ash burton first fifteen, who were weakened by the the absence of Wilson, Peter, and Proctor, but were otherwise the club's full team. The opening play was mostly m Ash . burton ground, ihe clever passing of Linwood keeping the local backs on the alert and making the game fast. The Ashburton forwards, however, prevailed, and the play was near the visitors' line when a reckless kick forced them, and play for some time went on m midfield. Returning to the charge Todd had a good but unsuccessful pot shot at the goal, which made another force down, and shortly afterwards Linwood were forced again by one of their backs missing the ball. Ashburton were soon on the ag gressive again and some smart passing took the ball to Todd, who got over between the posts with a couple of the defenders hanging to him. Linwood charged prematurely, giving Curtis the advantage of an uninterrupted kick, but he failed to place the goal. The play then weat to the Ashburton end, and they were forced down by a drop from midfield ; Linwood being similarly forced a minute or two later. Ashburton then penned Linwood, and good passing ended m Todd, by a clever run, gaining another try behind the goal. This time Curtis succeeded m his place kick, and half-time arrived, the score being Ashburton 7, Linwood 0. In the second spell Ashburton had [it pretty much their own way, Lin wood's only defence being m their capital pass ing, which several/times enabled them to invade the Ashburton twenty-five, though they could never hold their ground there. Curtis potted a goal very nicely from a loose scrimmage at the Linwood twenty-five. Todd got his third try, by a struggle over near the corner, but the kick at goal was too difficult for Clowes. A passing rush by Linwcod ended m Ashburton being forced. Then from near the centre a dribbling Dish by Ashburton ended m Clowes kicking the ball over 1* the line, racing for it and securing a try from which he kicked a pretty goal. Anderson by a similar long dribble secured another try, but at too bad an angle to admit of Clowes' success m further improving the score. Another dribble over the line saw the ball secured by Linwood with nothing to spare. Simpson with a dodging run got a try close to the corner, and Clowes with a splendid kick seat the ball jusfc under the crossbar. Linwood wsjti' hgi\\\ f.: roi!! djwu ; '&Lei which Clowes got a pass from Anderson and ran m, but the ball on being placed rolled over and the kick though m a good position was a failure A few minutes later the game ended, Ashburton at the time being on the defensive. Score Ashburton 24 4 Linwood 0.

I [per press association. I

Napier, August 27. The football match Wellington v, Hawke'a Bay was played to-day oh the Recreation Ground. There was a large attendance, and the game was a most exciting one, although the ground was rather heavy, Wellington had the ad vantage throughout most of the game, which resulted m a win for Wellington by 11 points to 5 points. Christchurch, August 27. In the Football Association interpro vincial tournament the final tie was played at Lancaster Pa s .'k to-day, Utago and Wellington being the contestants. Wellington «yon by 6 goals to 2 goals, after a fine fast game.

CRICKET.

PER PBESS ASSOCIATION, Lo idon,'August 26. In the cricket ma^qh between Somersets gjhire and Yorkshire, the former county made 892 man innings. Hewett scored 201, Palairet 146, and Hedley 102. Hewitt and Palairet opened the innings, and tho first wicket (Hewebt's'l fell with the score at 346, which ivS a record. (Received August 29, 10.10 a.m. London, August 28. Lancashire beat Notts by an innings and 69 runs. This leaves Surrey the cham pion county ? with thirteen wins, two losses and 6i\& draw. Both defeats; were at the hands of Notts, Notts comes second on the list, and Somersetshire third.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

'OS JKKESS ASSOCIATION.) ;

GREAT FIRE IN DUBLIN.

London, August 26. The Dublin city markets and ad joining houses have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £100,000. THE ENTOMBED MINERS. London, August 27. Nineteen of the entombed miners at Bridge-end, South Wales, were rescued alive after all hope had been aban doned. DISQUIETING RUMORS. Many rumors are current of immi nent failures of shipping and mercan tile houses, especially an old firm of Australian merchants of high standing, but a strong effort is being made to prevent tfyeir suspension.

YACHTING FATALITY

Ottawa, August 27. ]V[r Isaac Bearinger, and Mr Hiram Stibley and family (American million* aipes) have been drowned while on a yachting cruise m the western waters of the Dominion.

AFGHANISTAN.

Calcutta, August 27- Th c reinforcements sent by Russia en route to Pamir have passed through Tashkend. Hong Kong, August 27. The Chinese Minister m Beflin has been instructed to proceed Ito §t,

Petersburg to demand the recall oil j General Yanoffs expedition. I

THE RAILWAY CONFERENCE.

St. Pbtersbubo. August 27. ; Sir E. C. N. Braddon, Agent General for Tasmania, who is attending the Railway Conference a§ Australian delegate, has been appointed vice president.

OBITUARY.

Paeis, August 27. Professor Richard Nettleship, of Oxford University, has dted from ex posure on Mont Blanc,

CORNWALLIS ISLAND.

Washington, August 2". The Government deny Hawaii's claims to Oornwallis Island, and assert that it never owned the island.

AUSTRALIAN.

BROKEN HILL. Sydney, August 28. About 200 men are working *t Broken Hill mines. The mine-owners state that the Unionist will not re turn, therefore they are compelled to procure non-Unionists labour. Those on strike declare this to be impossible, and ckim to have beaten the owners.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, August 27. A native difficulty is reported from Kawakawa m the Bay of Iflands. A survey party started to survey ' a road, eight miles from Kawakawa, through the Waiomeo Valley to open up 4000 acres for settlement.. The natives refused to allow it to proceed, and said that even if they did they would want £1000 com pensation for the land and for the road which is fenced on both s'des. The surveyo.l called m the police, bub they refused to make any_ arrest; without instructions from their superior officer. The survey party await instructions. A petition to the Mayor to convene a public meeting re the Plummer case is being signed. Wellington, August 27. At the inquest on the body of Frederick Wilson, killed on the railway, a verdict of temporary insanity was found. Wilson is believed to be an assumed name, as deceased often declared his father was a Canon of St Paul's, London. The police had nine suspicious charac ters, including three women, before the Magistrate's Oourt this morning under the Vagrant Act. Sentences of from one to three months have been imposed, and the Bench of Justices m appreciating the action of the police regretted that longer sentences could not be given. The first offenders received the shorter sentences.! The Mariposa was a day late m leaving San Francisco, and will probably nob arrive till Saturday, September 10. Omimu, August 27. At a meeting to-day ih was decided to form a branch of the New Zealand Farmers' and County Settlers' League. Mr C. Todd was appointed president of the branch. ; Dune-din, August 27. Conky, who was lost m the fog, turned up ab Waitati this morning. He stayed m a hut at the {silver Peaks two nights without food ; otherwise he experienced no discomfort through his misadventure. At the Industrial; School enquiry, a sister of the young woman who alleged that she had been assaulted, gave cvi- = deu;a that she believed her sister was actuated by motives of revenge m mak ing the charge^ because she had not been allowed access to her baby, which was committed to the school. Elijah Tit chenur, the manager, give evidence at length, to show that the charges had been first made and then withdrawn, and an apology tendered m the case of one girl, while the other had said that she had been bothered into making the charge by her mother. Two of the inmates of the institution, of whom the girls making the charges said that they had made confidants, denied that the girla had ever told them they had been insulted.

SPORTING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY HU.NT CLUB STEEPLECHASES. [PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Timartj, August 26. The following entries and acceptances are to hand :— MAIDBN!STEEPtECHASE.~KingsboroUgh 12st 31b, Chevy 12st 31b, Rodney 12at 31b, Mount Cook 12st 31b, Blue Boy 12st 31b, Raureki list 101 b, Munster lOst 101 b. Hunt Club Cot ; 2\ miles,—Glen 12st 121 b, Morok 12st 111 b, Smuggler 12st 51b, Lewis 12st 21b, Iroquois 12st, Post Boy list 71b, Juggler list 61b, Pastime list 41b, Liberty list, Bell Bird lOst $b. Ladies' Bracelet ; two miles.-—Jug gler 12st lQlb, Pastime 12sh 7lb, Blue Boy 12st 51b, Rodney 12at 3lb, Muckross 12st 21b, Liberty 12st 2lb, Shingle list; 101 b, Kingsborough Usfc 91b, Chevy list 71b, Fraud list 41b; Raureki list; Pembroke lOst 121 b, Catesby lOst 121 b. Hasdicap Steeplechase ; two.milet.- - Glen 13st, Morok 12st 131 b. Smuggler 12st 81b, Iroquois 12st 21b, Post Boy list 81b, »uggler list 6'.b, Pastime list 41b, Liberty 17 st 21b, Mount Co9k lOsfc 131 b, Bell Bird lOat 91b.

Education Board.

At the meeting of the Education Board on Thursday last the following business of local interest \?as transacted :— The Ashburton School Committee wrote urging that Mr F. Curd be appointed third master of the school, m preference to any of the applicants recommended by the Board. The Board decided to adhere to its former decision (which was a refusal to appoint Mr Curd) as the Committee's nominee had not yot obtained a certificate. The Builiing-) Committee reported that plans for the new school at Spread Eagle were now ready, and tenders would be asked for as soon as funds were available. It was also decided to change the name of the Ashburfeon Forks to Gfreenstreefct A petition, praying for the erection of a new district at Riverside, was referred to the Wakanui School Committee,

THE CHOLERA.

(per press association.) Bj;rt.xn, August 20. Eight hundred cases of cholera, and three hundred deaths are reported-in Hamburg since the outbreak. The baths, markets, and theatres have been prohibited. Germany has stopped traffic along the Russian frontier, ' ; St. PKTEasBURo, August 27. The death rate m Russia froip cholera continues to be about 300 daily. London, August 27. Prince Esterhazy, Military Attach© to the Austrian Legation, is ill^ and it is believed to be cholera; A pauper immigrant from Hamburg has died at Gravesend from cholera, and another has been placed m quaran tine. August 28. Cholera has made its appearance m the metropolis, and the cases discovered have been isotet&J, j i

Pauper aliens are being prevented from coming to the country. It is reported that tlie epidemic has broken out m Aberdeen and Glasgow. ' (Received August 29, 10.20 a.m.) London, August 28. Two Russian immigrants at Glas gow have been sefred with cholera. Extraordinary precautions are being taken m London. (Received August 29, 11.10 a.m.) Sydney, August 29, The Board of Health proposes to apply special regulations m the case of , vessels arriving from cholera infected ports. , Melbourne, August 28. _ The Board of Health does not con sider special stsps are required to prevent the spread of «holera to the colony.

SOUTHLAND.

(from our cobreskwdent. ) The weather is boautiful here just now, and has bean so during the whole of this month. Turnips everywhere are holding oufc well, and stock of all descriptions, especially sheep, are m splendid condi tion. Lambing m the country has com menced, and during next month will be come general. Farmers are now very busy ploughing, and 1 don't suppose there is an idle heree that is able to work m the whole of Southland, a fact which, no doubt, accounts for the high prices paid for all useful farm horses. According to the report of the horse market m Ash burton one is led to believe that horses are much cheaper there than here j light draughts at Invercargill will bring from £15 to £20 each. Not long ago my es teemed friend, Mr Edward Saunders, took away a large number of good young horses from here, which I understand were Bold at Ashburton at a good profit} but ever since that things have changed here for the better, and he may do worst than send down a few truck loads of young horses for our market. Nearly all the old contract ploughmen (your own included) gave it best during the late depression, when ploughing wea done at 4s 6d an acrp. Since, most of them have taken up land and are working up comfortable homes for their families ; and, notwithstanding that the price of ploughing has now advanced to about 7s an acre, there are hardly any of the old faces to ba met with on Merivale, Five Rivers, and other large estates who plough thousands of acres ever> year. However, others have sprung up, which no doubt accounts to some extent for the scarcity of horses here just now. As far as I can see this progress must continue tor a number of years to come, as the Government are determined to open up the land for settlement, m proof of which I may say that during Jast session something like £10,000 was voted for the construction of roads and bridges m the Wallace county alone. There are two of the bridges now m course of construction over the Jacobs river, and the one over the Waiau, for which £8000 has been granted, will be gone on with at once, • and when the latter is finished I am quite, sure that contract ploughmen will again be hard to get; and so the thing goes on. While on this subject I may say for the I information of your readers, that several thousands of acres of land beyond the Waiau are now being surveyed by Go vernment, and will from time to time be disposed of under the various systems. The climate is good, and the land is also good—limestone bottom m parts, and partly covered with bmh, and could bo made to grow excellent grass with very little expense. The New Zealand Farmers' and Country Settler*' League Have extended their operations to this fi*ir region, and last week they petitioned the various County Councils, asking them to irive a helping" hand. I August 23.

CHERTSEY.

CONCERT AND DANCE. In spite of the threatening weather quite a full house assembled ia the school room for the library concert at Chertsey on Friday evening. Mr D. T. Todcl, chairman of the Library Committee, pre sided . Miss Hardy from Rakaia did quite the lion's share of the work, for besides her own songs she accompanied most of the singers. Her efforts m "The Song that reached my Heart" and* Wishes, Sweet Wishes " were received enthusiasti cally and redemanded. Mrs Childs sang " When you and I were young, Maggie," very sweetly; and to an appreciative audience Mr Dixon, from Rakaia, gave "Come into the Garden, Maud," and "Good-bye, Sweetheart, Good-bye," with his well known ability. Mr Story also from Rakaia, proved himself a capital entertainer—'SSandie Jamieson," "Tibbie Leerie or Scandal," and "My Complaints" convulsed hi audience with laughter. Mr Peter Willwms scored a success with "Home, Boys, Home," and "Jack's Come Home To-day " ; as did Mr Milson with his "Romany Las«," and "The Good bye at the door" ; and, as the American showman, the latter fairly brought down the house, Mr Grant's tongs "The Boatman of the Forth," ";Quarry Knowe," and 4C A|Guid Cup ©'Tea " were extremely well received. Mr H. McKay's violin solos were quite a treat, and made an admirable variety m th« programme. Mr A. Walker, from Lauriston, sans "The Powder Monkey," and "I'll take you Home again, Kathleen" admirably, and m addition, with Mr Dixon, played some of the accompaniments. At the conclusion of 'the concert the performers adjourned to the Library where refreshments were fserved before the return journeys were commenced. For the dance which followed the con cert Mr A. Walker provMed some capita! music, and Mr W. Pierce ma^e an efficient M.C.

Imperial Politics.

(pee press association) London, August 26. Mr Labouchere, m replying to Mr Gladstone, compliments him on his chivalry m taking upon himself the responsibility of excluding him from the Government. He also protests that he cares nothing . for office, and declares his loyalty toa nd reverence for the leader of the Liberals, and at the §a,me time urges Mr Gladstone not to permit Home Rule to swamp the Radical demands,

THE ASHBURTON GTTABDIAN: MONDAY, AUGUST 39, 1893



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