The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1892. CURBENT TOPICS.

The Birthday honor that has been conferred by Her Majesty on the Hon Mr Buckley, is as well merited as it will be honorably worn. Sir Patrick Buckley, as he is now entitled, has been for a long time a Membei of the Legislative Council, and he has held portfolios m several Ministries with much credit. He has m particular discharged the difficult duty of conduct ing the business of the present Go vernment m the Council with undoubted tact and ability, He has originated, or at any rate introduced, many useful legal reforms, and we trust that the year m which he received the mark of his Sovereign's favor will be signalised by his succeed ing at last m getting his Criminal Code—an admirable compendium of the criminal law—placed upon the Statute Book. ; ■ •

During the week another prominent politician received promotion, Mr D. H. McArthur, member for Rangitikei, being called to the "Grand lodge above" with a suddenness that; was painful to the many friends he Hit to nfburn his loss. Beyond his bereaved family his loss will be widely felt. Socially he was popular and respected —by no means synonymous terms— and politically he was one of the main hopes—probably the main hope—of +he Conservative party. Jiequiescat m pace.

The export o£ apples, which pro rated to become a trade of great value to New Zealand, will probably receive a check by the short-sighted greed of some Auckland shippers. The apples, which were sold m London at Is, Is 6d, and 2s per dozen, proved to be " small and somewhat damaged, and had not the merit of tasting any better than they looked. Indeed, they were uneatable, and just so much rubbish, only fit to throw away." It. appears they were gathered m, January, before they were ripe, for the purpose of securing the high price obtainable for choice fruit m London m March, and thus the market for the whole trade has been prejudiced if not spoiled. It is to be hoped that Canterbury shippers will maintain the high standard of quality that they have already set for e«port fruit. If they do so they will «*rn for thair apples, as they have for their iniittop, the fapu^tion of being the best m the irads.-

BIRTH, Crisp—At Stoke Cottage, Tancred street, Ashbtwton, on 29th hist., Mrs E. I*. Ciiap, of a son. Both doing well*

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the interruption to the Cools; s Strait Cables only a small part of our San Francisco Mailsummary was telegraphed on the day of arrival at Auckland. A further budget ia given to-day. Tithe 25th of Henry VIII. it was enacted that no person should keep above 2000 sheep nor hold more than two farms. A snake charmer was summoned for as saulting a bearded lady by striking her m tha face with a live snake after a perform ance m a menagerie m Shrewsbury. A number of Jubilee coins, which had «ejrved as brooches and «*rings, have been tendered to tradesmen, owing to the priva tion occasioned by the Tyne shipbuilders' strike. We are informed that the fortyracre sections at Waimate, with regard to which there were complaints that tbe rents were too high, have already been applied for three times over. Jfc appears that no fawer than 478,173 scholars m the French elementary schools have little banking accounts of their own, and that the total gym standing to their credis is 12, 635,312f, of nwrfi than half a million of our money. In Belgium the /school savings bank is a very popular insti tution, too. At ttifiiiobirfc criminal sessions, Walter George Morris, who w%s recently arrested at \Veilis«t°n» was lP e^ *o*'o*' a**JJVcs e(l criminal offence, S»W to have been cbm mjtted some years ago. •The trial ended m (the f»ry disagreeing. The Hamburg pojice on March 12 made a. raid upon all the American evaporated apple* imported into thajb cjty, and con. fiscated all fchay could find. The presence j of zinc oxide had b#en ascertained m tbe consignment, the apples having evidently been dried on zinc plates. At a meeting of the committee of the Ashburton Hunt; Club held on .Saturday evening th& meets for June were fixed. It was further d«side.<J to hold a special meet. iu>' on Wednesday .June H, to arrange for holding the annual steeplechases aud the ! to Point Steeplechase. | j

Indian Tow. Special Important t# Cyclists. — A good Saf&ty Bicycle for &\f> I#>. Repairs and Cycle accessories at .exceptionally Ipw rates at Seville's "Calliope' Cycle Works, 110 Goionjfro stre.et, Christ-, church Th« world is e^ej? j»(\ving on towaris perfection, butseldom attains it, Constant improvement is being made m every b?ansh' of industry, but m Baking Powders F«*feciion has been reached |m

The Proposed Half holiday.

A meeting of delegates from the Ath letic Societies with reference to the above took place ♦ his morning at the Somerset Hotel, Present, Major Steward (m the iChair) JVfessrs Keiapthcrne, Groves, Cox, Miiller, Mainwarmg, Sawiei a^d MatejQn The Committee appointed to interview the Bjesid.erj]b Magistrate reported that Captain Wray would be. wjlUn? to change the Court dst to Tuesday, but that £his was objected to on tho gfpui>d of bein« sale day at the yards, also that some of the tradesmen objected to Thursday as the day forthp halfrholiriay. It was therewpon resolved that Wednes day be fixed upon and Subcommittees were appointed to canviiss the business establishments with a view to securing an agreement to close on Wednesday after npon from and after the first Wednesday m July, The meeting then adjourned,

The Kanaka Labor Question.

[VHR PB.LSB ASSOCIATION].

London, May 27. * In the House of Commons to-day Baron de Worms, Political Secretary m the Colonial Office, stated that the motion carried m the Victorian Legis lative Assembly on Wednesday last, viewing with disapprobation the intro ductionof Kanaka labor m Queensland, involved a question which the great colonies must themselves settle without Imperial intervention. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr Samuel Smith, member for Flintshire, moved an amendment of which he had previously given notice, to reopen the discussion on the renewal of colored labor m Queensland. He denounced the traffic as veiled slavery, and declared it would tend to depopulate the Islands. He declared that the aborigines m the colony were shot down like dogs unbil there were but few remaining. Baron de Worms m a long speech asserted that there was no proof of such terrible charges as alleged against the traffic by Mr Smith. He denied the existence of abuses or cruelties, and said the vetoing of the Act by the Imperial Government would not pre vent tlie traffic, which would continue, possibly without restrictions. He cited the testimony of Dr Saumarez Smith, Primate of JNew South Wales, the Rev Alexander Smith, and Bishop Selwyn. Mr Brice said it would be a serious mistake if Lord Knutsford disallowed the Polynesian Labour Act passed by the Queensland Legislature, but the Imperial Parliament should be able to make the Colonial Government enforce sufficient additional regulations with regard to the treatment of the Natives. Dr Clarke declared that it was evident that the Queensland democracy wa's equally hostile towards the larger colonies of Victoria and New South Wales; therefore it was incumbent upon the Imperial Government not to allow one colony to offend the rest. Mr Henniker-Heaton thought that the safeguards of the colonial Govern ment were more than ample to prevent a repetition of the alleged abuses and cruelties. Mr Graham opposed the suggested protectorate over tha Solomon group and the New Hebrides. : Mr Balfour assured members of the satisfactory provisions of the Act m the matter. The Government were fully aware that abuses had aiisen m the past, but the regulations would tend to prevent their repetition. The Government were unable to suspend the regulations, and it would be un wise on the part of the Government to veto the Bill. The amendment was rejected by 169 ■to 67. • It is expected that the opinions ex pressed m the House of Commons on the measure will be effective. After Mr S Smith had withdrawn his motion, Mr Grahame liad it rein stated, but m a small house it was de feated by a majority of 150., Mr Grahauie's motion was supported by a section of the Radicals and the Irish members. A further amendment, much m the same direction as Mr Smith's motion, was moved but rejected by 197 votes to 49. The " Times " says that the leaders of the Liberal party are pleased at the discussions m the House of Commons with regard to the Queensland Go vernment and the introduction of black ?abour into that colony, and considers that m the event of a Liberal victory at the General Election, the question ! will force a quarrel with one of the most independent of the Avstralian colonies, Mr J. F. Gar rick, Agent-General for Queensland, m a letter to " The Times," declares that the statement made by Mr S. Smith m the House of Commons, to the effect that 10,000 aborigines m Queensland were massa cred, and that a man twenty years ago received a permit from the Go vernment for killing blocks, was a grossly calumniou.s and insulting lie.

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending May 29, 1892 :—

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTQN—MQNDAY.

(Before Messrs Williamson and Thomas, Drunicenness. —W. H. Maginness was charged with haying been drunk while m cljafgp of a liofse, and also with using in sulting language on Saturday last. He pleaded not guilty, and evidence was led. The Bengh said the "evidence was such as feo'pbvetha't'acc'iisfid. va& .nqt fifc'to fake charge of a horae, and there was also evidence that there were friends ready to take plfai'ge of the animal he was driving. He would be ccn-vtefced pf the (U-unken neas and discharged, and the other charge would be dismissed. —Rhoderigk Mac donald was charged with having used otysqene, insulting, and provoking" language on the public sfrregj; oil Sunday evening. Accused was defended by Mr Crisp. After heat ing the evidence the Bench expressed regret that they were not able to follow the police m these cases, and were not at all certain that the language made use of by the accused was not provoked by that of the .constable. They were sorry to do anything that would be likely to discourage the police m" the execution of their cjluty, but rea'fly |t was not to be though^ of,.that" because a nian happened fco have had a glass of grog he-mast* be hurried off to the police station, The case was dismissed. . Breach Or The Peace. --• William Langdon and philip CJrum wero phargod with causing a 4istu»banc3 on the street on Monday evening, last. They pleaded guilty, arid Ovum said they had no animosity against each other, and the ! scuffle had been a friendly one. Tiiey were fined 10,s each without costs, i Another charge involved by the one heard was withdrawn.

Additional Mail News?.

Mr J usfcice O'Brien, m opening the Cork Assizes, said, as far as crime was con cerned, the county was m a mesfc satis factory condition. Boycotting was at an end, and the people were turning their attention to questions affecting their material prosperity. The KveuzZeitung " states that Bishop Korum, of Treves, is preparing a detailed ' account of the miracles alleged to have :>een wrought m connection with the ex hibition of"the Hol\ Ooat at Treves. last year. A young lady m Finland, Mrs Anna S.iinio, having bee" convicted <->f jausing Hie death of her husband—a professor at the State College at Tavastehus —by wil fully .administering poison to him, was last week sentenced to be beheaded, and afterwards burnt. Mrs Sainio was only twenty-two years old, and had been married to her husband, eight years her senior, since 1890. She had forged his name to a cheque, and when rebuked poisoned him. Through the efforts of the self-help Emigration Society seventy-six males and twenty females, all capable of doing manual work, have .just left England for Canada. Of this number the metropolis contributed forty per cent, the southern and home counties thirty-three per cent, and Scot land three per cent. Of the male emi grants sixty are fitted for agricultural work. The majority of the females are unmarried domestic servants, but five ." have the care of large families." It ia said that employment has already been secured for every one uf the emigrants. The past winter has been a terrific one for stock on the Idaho (U.S.) ranches. Thousands of animals are dead, and the stockmen say that owing to recent heavy snows there i 3 no possible hope for the remainder. On Tuesday April 12, the mutilated remains of a girl, about seventeen, who had been outraged before being murdered were, says a New York telegram, dis covered at Pitfcsburg. The body was discovered m a thicket m Schuler Park. Such had been the savagery with which the perpetrator carried but his operations that the head was completely severed from the body. The remains were afterwards identified as those of a Polish domestic servant, who was last seen m the company of her lover. Columbia (South Carolina) was visited by a hailstorm of a phenomenal character on April 14. Hailstones two inches m diameter fell with terrific force, driving pedestrians from the streets, and covering the ground to a depth of six inches. Live stock, poultry, and domestic pets were killed m large numbers m the neighbour hood of the city, In almost every house for miles round, the windows were smashed to atoms. Fruit trees were stripped of their branches, and vegetable and cereal crops were incalculably damaged. Telegraphing from Aberdeen (Missis sipi), on April 14, Dalztel'a correspondent said that it is estimated that 350 people have been drowned through the floods caused by the rising of the Tombigbee river. "Three relief parties, which started out on Tuesday, have recovered 150 bodies, In the case of one family of nine, rescued by a raft, a bey had become insane before relief arrived. Of another family, a negress, and a baby which waa found floating on a mattress, are" the only survivors of ten. Seventy-five men, women, and children have-been rescued from trees, m which they had sought refuge as long as four and even six days ago. The negroes of the United States are said to possess at this time accumulated property to the value of nearly £60,000.000. According to the last returns there are 842 negro lawyers, 792 negro doctors, 1420 negro merchants, and y95 regular college graduates, who are preachers or professors. The negroes have, moreover, seven colleges,'seventeen academies, and forty-nine high schools. An unknown negro was lynched by a mob at Millersburg, Kentucky, simply :because he "had lingered about people's doorsteps and annoyed them m various ways," instead of leaving the town as ordered. The poor fellow vas the only negro m that county. A terrible boating fatality occurred near Thompson's Island, Boston, on Sun day evening, April 10. An.iiutrctor and ten boys connected with the Farm School at the island were returning from Boston m a sailing boat when the boat capsized, and the instructor and eight of the boys were drowned. According to the testi mony of the two survivors the instructor and the boys all managed to cling to the overturned craft <*b, first, bub -succumbed one after another to the fearful cold, ' A new quick firing Winchester gun, which threatens to dissipate the renown gained by the Maxim gun m the rapidity of its death-dealing capacity, was recently tested at New Haven, Conn. The number of shots ejected per minute was 90Q. The Maxim machine gun holds the record up to 750 shots per minute. The new Win chester has a water jacket surrounding the barrel that holds one gallon of water, which is evaporated m one minute when the gun is m operation. In experiments made without the water jacket the barrel became too hot for safety m less than half a minute. The exploded shells as they are thrown from the breech, rise about two feet over the gun and fall m what appears to be a gracefully curved bar of burnished bra,s3. " The gun igj the invention of Messrs Browning Brothers, gunmakers, of Ogden, Utah.

THE PHILADELPHIA THEATRE FIRE.

AN AWFUL CATASTROPHE,

Philadelphia, April 27. The most sensational fire that has visited bhjs city for years brqjjo out to night on i\ie stage of the Grand Central Theatre, and before it was brought under control nearly £200,000 worth of property has hen destroyed, including a massive eight-otory annexe to the building occupied, Irf. cfye Tiiijes. T^e.ve was a panic m the theatre, arid nearly fifty persons, most of them occupants of the galleries, were hurt, none, however, serioijsiy. «}ust eighj; o'clock, while the stage hands; were lowering scenery from the fjies,, a portiqn of the setting became entangled m £he border ligfys. Tongups of fire shot'up tq.the roof and the blazing scenery fell to the stage, and m v short spage of lime the entire rear portion of the theatre was a masa of fire, A large number of female chorus singers and. ballet dancers stood m the wings wafting for th.c performance to be^in, They were thrown into a panic and rushed about, scarcely knowing which way to turn to avoid the quickly spreading flames. All, it is believed, got cut safely, although th§r,e is a report thac three ballet girls are missing. A scene of even more intense excite ment was enacted before the footlights. The house was only partially filled, When the audience realised that they were face to fajje \yij:h a tlieatre ffre eyerybody started for the exits. The weaker ones were borne down and crushed under foot. One individual, maddened and brutalised by excitement, drew a pocket-knife and cut his way through the mass of people, half-a-dogen or more people were brought at the hospital who had been victims of his frenzy. None of the wounds, however, are of more than a painful character. Seven members of the Company lost their lives, and seven others, mostly lads of 14 to 16 are likely to die. Lorella, a grotesquo, met death m a heroic attempt to save the life of his wife, a Ballet dancer. He escaped safely from the theatre supposing that his wife had

preceded mm. Not finding her he returned to the theatre, and without heeding the romonstrances of those about him, plunged into the dark smoke filled alley, and did not reappear.

General Booth's Scheme

ALLEGED LAND PURCH A.SES.

PER PKESS ASSOCIATION,

London, May 26. . Half a -million acres of "land "m New Zealand have been secured by the Salvation Army. General Booth is anxious that the Government should not charge any rent, m order that he may be enabled to devote the profits arising out of the scheme to! the ex penses connected with the ' further transport of the " submerged tenth," The General also desires to have the power of' a landlord, so that he may devise the. system of working the settlement and have control of the settlers. May 27. The half-million acres mentioned as secured by General Booth, on which to plant the "submerged tenth," have been acquired from the natives.

Dr Lucas' Mission.

ADDRESSES IN ASHBURTON.

The Rev. Dr Lucas, a Wesleyan clergy man from Canada, is at present making a tour of New Zealand m the interests of Methodist union, and the cause .of temperance. On Sunday morning he preached to a large congregation m the Presbyter ian Church. The Rev Dr took for his text, ft. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, xiv—7. "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself." He commenced by giving an explanation of the law of mutual aid and the law of independence. Soldiers m camp placed muskets together m threes, locked, m order to make them stand ; if separated they would fall. One would not stand alone; one must help the other. The same applied to human nature. The ear could not do without the hand, nor the hand without the foot, one was related to the other, and therefore there was mutual aid. There was the sun and all thp Bssistants of the solar system, one could not do without the other. Were the sun taken from us, m twenty-four hours we would be a frozen mass. The sun, moon, and stars were relatives, and aided one another. Why should wo not all. have been brothers and sisters? we all came I from the same mother and father. Simply because civilisation interfered. We were brothers and sisters m Christ, and could work together as such. When born we were dependent upon our parents, m life we were dependent upon commerce, and m the end we were dependent upon our Heavenly Father. We brought no dependence with us, and we can take none away. The independent} man was the man who was given a hoe and a hand ful of corn and told to go to the desert and live. That man would have to choose between life and death. He would have to grind his flour between two stones, arid kindle his fire by rubbing two sticks to gether. That was an independent man. He was unaided. The world described the rich as the independent. Such could not be the case, because they ■ were dependent on the poor for labor.; The: children of the rich were invariably fed with silver spoons. On reachina; years of maturity they were practically he|ploss, and if their means failed them- they were miserable creatures, unabje to r make their own porridge, and if they did it was as miserable as themselves.; The Dr then entreated his listeners to be upr right m their transactions, for the man who cheated his neighbour was a thief, and that m the sight of God, and would have to account hereafter, He would re mind them that to live for man was to live for God. It was our duty to clothe the naked and feed the hungry. In: New Zealand was? a second Paradise, beautiful scenery and a grand climate, and jthere should be no poor to feed. But as a mat ter of fact there were ; and why 1 Because a liquor traffic existed. They should ex tinguish that traffic, and the poor would vanish just as quickly. Drinking was directly contrary to the word of God, and m a young country such a traffic should not exist, We should throw aside all sejfish ness. Cardinal Wolsely on his deathbed, said to his friend Cromwell : " Fling&way selfish ambition." If we desire to be like Christ, we must act like Christ* and} this done, at the day of judgment would hear the words: "Well done, good and faithfulservant, enter thouintothje joy of thy Lord." The Dr's discourse lasted' for forty-five minutes, and was listened to with marked attention. ! In the afternoon Dr Lucas spoke ifi the Oddfellows' Hall to acrowdetl audieiice of children, Mr Andrew Orr being Chairman. The subject was " Variety," and the rev. gentleman, whose racy style and American manner *are new to us here, quite capti vated the littfe ones, and held their atten tion for nearly an hour. In the evening he preached on " Prayer" m the Wesleyan Chuich, also to a large congregation ; and at a quarter past height he delivered a temperance lecture m £he Oddfellows' Hall to a very large As a tem perance lecturer, he is very successful, and few speakers, holding the extreme views onthedfinkquestionhe does,areable to put the prohibition side of the nvii torso well before an audienceand withal without ©tfence to the opposition. To-night he lectures m the Oddfellows' Hall, choosing the quaint subject of "Thumbs up, or Thumbs Down." Dr Lucas is to lecture at Willowby on Wednesday afternoon at three, on the same sublet. ■

TAHUNA PARK TROTTING? ; /:; MEETING/ |

SPORTING.

DunkdlN, May 28. Maiden Trot, of 15 soys, two miles.— Katie, 7sec, 1; Vesta, 15seo, 2 : Queen of the Isles, fesec, 3, Dividend—£l 10s. Pony Handicap, of 20 soys. Two miles.—Sarah', 30sec, 1; Parnell (Ray's), Wsec, 2 ; Myrtle, 2.35e0, a. Dividend— m os, "■■' ' i Tahuna Park Handicap, of 60 spvs. ■ Three iniles.—Colac, 48sec, \] The Major, 18aec, 2 ; Gaiety, 54sec, 3. Divi dend -£1153. ? Novel Handicap, of 20 soys; two milei.—Present Times, 14sec, 1. Bivi dend—£ 2 7a. ] President's Handicap, of 85 soys ;Jtwo miles. —Tommy, 20sec, 1; Stella, scrajch, 2; Beaconsfield, lOsec, 8. Dividerid— £2 Bs. .■■■;• I I Pony Handicap, of losovs ; two miles. i —Ray's Parnell, 18sec, 1. Dividend— £2 12s. Myrtle was disqualified for; in consistent ruling, ■; Birthday Handicap,, of 20 soys ; one mile,— B,eacqris,ftelc!, IQsee, 1; Pirate, ISseo, 2 j Oolac, 12sec, 3. Dividend— £2 2s. Pony Handicap Flat Race, of 15 soys; five furlongs.—Patience, fst 51b, J ; Spmonunu; 9st 31b 2. A protest vas lodged against Patience on the ground that the winner was above the standard. The protest hq,s not yet been,decided.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(ejrb association.)

LABOR MATTERS.

London, May 27. The evidence given before the Royal Labour Commission showed that-JEfcai-l- ■ way guards wera frequently on duty for eighteen hours a day. Some of the witnesses declared that the companies' were hostile tounion'sm snl dismissed the leaders of any society which was formed for the protection of the em ployees' interest. At a meeting of the London County Council, a motion proposed by Mr johu Burns, that the Council should p^y Union wages, was adopted. The Bishop of Durham urges the mine-owner^ m Durham to allow the reduction of ten per cent m the men's wages to stand as it is, and to refer the other three and a half per cent to ! arbitration. ! * In response to a petition to the Queen asking her intervention, a refusal has been received. 15,000 miners have, at a meeting, decided not to register any votes for colliery proprietors at the General Election. The Durham colliery-owners, m a published manifesto, assert that the condition of the coal trade compelled them to make a reduction m tho men's wage. They promise to submit dis pute o arbitration* m future. The miners on strike m Durham are asking the Lor?don Trade Unions to assist them. IMPERIAL POLITICS. Mr F. Schnadhorst, Secaetory of the National Lsberal Federation, says that the majority gained by the Govern , ment on the Irish Local Government Bill was the result of secret whipping, and that the situation is unaltered by the victory. London, May 28. A section of the press is urging the Government to pass the the Irish Local Government Bill, or postpone the>date of the dissolution so as to give the measure a chance of passing. m the House of Commons the Small Holdings Bill has passed through all its stages. Replying to Earl Dunravan's advo cacy of preferential treatment with regard to Canada, Mr Balfour said m the House of Commons to-day that the adoption of such a policy would neces-' sitate the cancellation of all British treaty engagements, specially the Zollverein, which was of greater value to Great Britain than any benefit likely to be derived under the course proposed.

THE SPINNING HOUSE.

London. May 28. A woman, named Beatrice Cooper, has been sentenced to a week's im prisonment m the Spinning House by the Cambridge University authorities. The sentence has been severely handled by outsiders, and the authorities were hissed. THE FASTING MAN. Signor Succi, the Italian who on more than one occasion successfully carried out his fasting schemes, has become insane. MRS MONTAGU. Application is to be made on behalf of Mrs Montagu for a remittance of the sentence passed on her for cruelly ill-treating her children. The grounds are the same as those lodged on behalf of Mrs Osborne. A COLONIAL COUNCIL. The " St. James Gazette " advocates the formation of a Colonial Council m Australia, on the lines of the estab lished m India, and asserts that it wouid be found to|be of nse m cases like the introduction of Kanaka labor THE LATE CARDINAL MANNING. The Catholic press is discussing the possibility of canonising the late Cardinal Manning. fclß ROBERT HERBERT. The "St. James Gazette" says that it is possible that Sir Robert Herbert may be raised to the peerage. BULGARIAN AFFArRS. T . _ Constantinople May 27. lhe Forte s proposal to construct a railway between Sofia and Salonica has met with great enthusiasm m Bulgaria as a step likely to counteract a Russian invasion. The Porte, m d^cqssing the Bul garian question, replies that the time is inopportune to discuss the recogni tion of Prince Ferdinand, or a decision as to the extradition of political prisoners. Prince Ferdinand, who was reported to have been dethroned during a revolt m Bulgaria, is still at the head of affairs m that country.

ANOTHER ORISIS IN ITALY.

A A , . RoME > May 28. Another political .difficulty has arisen, and Signor Gioletti, the Pre mier, .who on,ly sooured a majority of nine for his financial proposals, has forwarded his resignation to the King, King Humbert declines to accept the resignation of tne Government, and it j is, expected that s, dissolution wilt ' follow. . Signor Feara.rd. |s re-forining the Ttalian Qoveri^ment It is believed that the crisis is due to the Triple Alliance.

THE NICE SHOOTING CASE.

Paris, May 26. Mr Deacon, who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for shooting a man whom he found in his wife's bedroom, is appealing against the. sen tence. It is believed he will be granted a free pardon. THE ANARCHISTS. Paris, May 28. The explosion of bombs in so.ma of the principal streets \n the, neighbour-, hqad; qf tl*e pj*inoipai buildings, $on tinueis to be reported, and although considerable damage is occasion^ no lives have been losti r

THE DANISH GOLDEN WEDDING.

, ClopenHagbn, May 27. The celebration of the golden wedding of the King of Denmark passed off with great uclat. At the banquet the Czar proposed the health of the King and Queen. The Prince of Wales was present but did not attend the public functions. : THE PRESIDENCY. 1 Washington, May 27. la political circles m town tha

nomination of Secretary BJaine for the Presidency is looked on as certain, unless he once more declines the proffered honor. In some directions the chances of Mr Grover Cleveland again being elected are said to be improving. The National Silver Conference re fuse to surport any candidate for the Presidency who will not favour the full restoration of the monetary system which was m existencs prior to 1873.

THE FLOODS IN AMERICA

j he city of Arkansas is submerged by floods, which have occasioned great loss of life. The "Always are stopped. Ihe rivers are still rising, and the floods are ■

THE IRISH PARTY.

Ihe officers of the Irish League m America have been invited to visit the leaders of the two parties m England to discuss the proposed reunion of parties.

AUSTRALIAN.

DEEMING'S PAPERS. rru i_- ,M«i'BoußNi!, l May2B. ±he Cabinet have decided to burn the papers left by Deeming because their publication woukLproye injurious to the pubiic mind. A letter to the "Liverpool Mercury" contains many extraordinary charges against a person who is still living; W hile the letters addressed to the local papers contain a rash and obviously untrue statement of accusations against persons residing m fcydney and Melbourne. The style of composition is a mixture of bombast and hysterical complaints against everyone m general, and gross persona lities disfigure every page.

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Sydney, May 29. At the Cycling Carnival on the Cricket Association's ground yesterday the five mile international champion ship was won by T. Warwick (England) Wit,\fr c?" SharP (Victoria) second and W. S. McCoombe (Victoria) third. It was an excellent race, won by four yards. Time, 15min 20sec. WELCOME RAIN. Good rain has fallen all through the country, and at Broken Hill the dams are full, thus allaying all danger of a water famine. ■

AQUATICS.

ru~ - v -Brisbane, May 29. Ihe eight-oared intercolonial race was rowed here yesterday, and resulted ma victory for the Victorian crew, after a splendid race, by half a length. New South Wales was second, tnd Queensland a bad third. Time lumin osec. ' ■ ;

Howard's digging plough will be-publicly tned_on Mr Hunt's farm on Thursday, June i. Kirwin, the champion ploughman, will A notification appears m our advertising columns that the bakers of Ashburton will reduce the price of bread from June 1 to 6d cash and 6J-d booked. fiJ? ClS°n % '"fining iU reputation for fies On Saturday evening a fire occurred he ZT me A COttage at B^^viUe, near fifwn rr' r and * woni»a named-Jannie Liddell, 56 years of age, a native of Scotland, was burned to death. Those who first entered the burning house looked id the bed to ccc if the woman was there, and not see ing anyone concluded that the house was empty, but shortly after a partially/charred body was found. MrsLiddrflwas^widow and was maintained by a married ton A case of attempted incendiarism waslreported to the police on Sunday. A ma» Sained Carl Anderson stated that he weakened at 3.30 am. by his wife, who smelt fire. He went downstairs andfound « paper liturated .with kerosene burning alongsidTtFe front doon Heextinpiahedthefiwwithabucket of water, but tEe wood was slightly charred and a, pane of glass broken. . .-: Our cablegrams recently ajuueuacert t u e arrest and sentence of the. editorTof the Efg' I?'} Anarchist paper » Ihe following is » £mple of ita method of commenting m the- Walsall fr^l-!l T u U-il y,those, who desi«-e to. act can do as John Helton did when, alon Q aadwaidedT But the writer n\afce» itstrai«b:te?^-«X c there no tyrants nownVhat ofthe Jesuitical monster at the Home Office who numUm meu for taking a few; head of game ? w£J of the hyena, who preya upbn bodies Inf hanged men, and whoMve oYgiuSwtfev years ago won him the title ff «IS£EI The Onslout Biscait The ht«t .nd

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails ctose for tj» following places as *V>r Korehern Ports, per Penguin, at 0.30 »•**». - - WEDNESDAY, June 1. For United Kingdom and Continent of fcurope (specially addressed "per Orient steamer only"), and »] 3O for Australian colonies, per express (to connect with a.s. Waihora, at Port Chalmers)- — Ordinary letters at 1 «.3O p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, express, J9.58 p.m. ENGLISH MAILS. „ HOMEWARD—DIRECT MAU& Aorangi, left May H, due - London June 24. Coptic, left May 26, d«e London Jiiiy 6. Rimutaka, leaving June 9, due London July 30. ! - , OUTWARD—DIRECT MAILS. lonic, due Colony May 30. SAN FRANCISCO MAIT^ M."ndwai, left k Auckland May 21, due London June 22. I • Alameda leaving June 18, mail due London July 3ft, '•'■>.•■"•■.■ Marina, due Auckland Jane 17.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN t MONDAY, MAY # g 0) 1892.



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Point Ask for Ninian Hyslop, and Cos Imperil new seasons Pure Ceylon and priw* —'*dv



Reading's Cough Lounges cure Coughs Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony spates that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of those dangerous maladies. One lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable, (fhey contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemiatsin tins Is I^4 aid 3s 9d each, i



TTTQB£ALE.-Tflro Second-hand Rover JJ Bicycles; best English makes. Capital going order. Apply Crawjhbad and Co., Tancred street. A FEW v^p^iy~WairFau« just «pened. Also,—new lines m Ornaments and Fancy Goods.—H. M. Jt<fflE9. . , • OPECIAL Value m Pianos by Uaake. C' Iron frame, full trichord, over strung, brass wri&fc plank;' guaranteed. £42 10s -H.*M. tost*. , IMTORTANT f NOTICR MR ROBERTS, Surgeon Dentist, (English training). Complete sets, £7 10s. Very best work guaranteed. 111-fitting sets re-modelled» Fillings, gas, &c. Extractions la. Oppasite Ballantyne's, < ashel street, Christchuroh. THE Next Chwt*ey Sale will be held ' on i ■- MONDAY, JUNE 13,



Ninian, Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial pure Ceylon and Indian Teas are direcjj rom fcbe plantation, Adyfc,



i pqq4 Safety manufactured by the hrm for iss ip wonderful value. The te*e crapbic address is SaVjLle, Chriatchttrch Have Healthy Children by nourish ng fchem vitji Aulsebrook and. Cos Arrow yoot Biscuits :



Nearly 4001) acres of Crown lands were ( taken up m the Hawke's Bay district last ■ > month. The ranger reports to the Land Board that on the small grazing rans, where improvements to the extent of £1900 were required by the Act, more than £18,000 worth had been done. In the whole land district only six settlers are m arrears, and these owe £48. The"Oamaru Mail" points out that the 'Agricultural Conference have made a some what inauspicious beginning by fixing most of the metropolitan shows for Sundays, as follows :— Hawke'a Bay show. October 9 and 10 (Sunday and Monday) ; Canterbury, November 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sun day) ; Oamaru, November -19 and 20 (Saturday and Sunday); Dunedin, November 26 and' 27 (Saturday and Sunday); and Southland, December 10 and 11 (Saturday and Sunday). The box of securities belonging to Messrs | Paget and Edward, stockbrokers, snatched \ by a man from a counter at the London and Westminster Bank, contained one carious document. It was this letter, addressed to Mr Pasjet's late father, Sir George Edward Paget," X.C.8., late Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge :—" My dear Paget,— Every honest man should pay his debts, so I enclose the amount I am indebted to you over last night.—Yours very sincerely, Albert Edward." The enclosure was a threepenny-piece ! Lloyd's agent at Timaru, Mr M'Laren, states that the steamer Elginshire still retains her position. A few men are on board looking after the ship. The main engines are worked occasionally, and | everything is kept m good order. The engine room and largest hold are quite dry. The special representative is on his way from England, and will arrive, m all probability, some time between June 10 and 15, and it is likely the insurers will endeavour to float the steamer on their own behalf. An incident which ooonred during the progress of the sham-fight at Wellington on Queen's Birthday shows that Colonel Fox is determined to enforce discipline m the volunteer force. Shortly after the battle began, a junior lieutenant of the Guards disobeyed an order which the Commandant had given him, and was promptly placed under arrest. The lieutenant was, however, subsequently released, on an explanation being made to the Colonel that the officer had only recently joined the volunteers, and regretted that he had not obsyed the orders. The " Weekly Herald " (Wellington) says that Miss Rounsevell, to whom the murderer Deeming willed ajl the money between two tombstones m South Africa, amounting to £11,000, has had three hundred telegrams from different parts of Australasia offering her a barmaidship m hotels at a fabulous salary. Ten of these telegrams were des patched from Wellington, m New Zealand, and one man from there, lr.ore enterprising than the others, left last week tor Melbourne' to see if he can't treat with her to come over. Should he be successful, all the other pubs may put up their blinds, at least for a month or so, until the novelty wears off. The Assyrians, Hittites, and others had standard weights, and so had the Hebrews in-the times ef their earlier kings. Only last year standard weights were found, for the tirst time, m Palestine, inscribed with aiicient Hebrew letters. These were quarter-shekels, weighing eighty grains, thus proving that the Assyrian standard and that used by the Greeks at Naucratis m the sixth century B.C. were the same— namely, a shekel of 320 grains, which as a silver coin, would have been worth about 3s 6d. We are thus able to discover the value of chariots and horses m Solomon's time (1 Kings, x., "29), when Hebrew mer chants were bringing them from Egypt to Palestine, and to the Hittifces and Syrian prince 3. A chariot horse cost £25, and a chariot a hundred guineas. In our own [ times such a price is rather higli m Syria tor a well bred Arab hackney. Sir Henry Parkes, m the course of an interview with a reporter from the " Sydney Morning Herald," has expressed the opinion that Mr Dibbs has gone to England on a fool's eriaiid. " Whether he discovers that fast or not," continued Sir Henry, "I feel that his friends will find it out before long. I think that Mr Dibbs has not one fibre of a foundation for stating that he is to represent the other colonies m any important capacity. I feel sure that he is not empowered to represent any of them m the true and in ferred sense of representation. I have no doubt that he will be received m London official circles with great civility, and I know no reason why he should not. The first question that should occur to any person of experience and intelligence, seeing that Mr Dibbs* has only recently taken over the Government of New South Wales, would be, Why should he go at all ? In my judgment he is about the last man m tlje Australasian population who could have any effect on the British public m the direction of forming a true conception of the Australasian colonies. I don't think that there is m the minds of the English people a decided wrong impres sion of Australia. I think that the people of England know what these colonies are as well as Mr Difrbs does himself, and possibly a little better. Hqlloway'§ Ointmemx a>d Pills. — Counsel for the delicate. —Those to whom seasons of changeable teropepatiinss aje pro tracted periods of trial should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles to good health. This cooling ointroentj perseveringly rubbed upon the skin, is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all (Us#a#es flf the throat and chest. Quinsey, r?IaJW4 tonsils, we tjjroat, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, and bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested £s soon as discovered, and every symptom banished by Holloway's simple and effective treatment- This pint-men}; and pills are highly recommended for the facility with which they successfully conquej? influenza j they allay m an increUbly short time the distressing fever and teasing cough. Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Baabe, Irpnbark, Sandhurst, .m the colony of Vie toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the ?sth June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, m suite of all efforts, on the 27tb August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgiljivray that aii amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of i their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and I by the application of the same I had he i so^gfa^Ujn of peeing njy son within a fort-; night out of all dangiiiV, and to-day he s recovered. I ,may just a^d'tUajb it \s,<as ivhen the ci'lais had foegu reached iliat the Exkaet referred to was flpsi %ppUfid, and I make this olemn declaration, etc —-Fb^nm JK4 b£ Declared at Sandhurst, In the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Qotahev, Qi)e thousand eight hundred and seventy.seven, before me, AJopitz Cobn 4 J P. -(Atlvt.) 8



NOTICE. A DVERTISEMENTS for the First (Country) edition of the Guardian must reach this office by 2 p.m. Advertisements for the Second (town) I edition will be received up to 3 p.m. ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO. OFFICE. May 23, 1892. N C T I 0 E. Communications on matters connected wiub any Department of the Paper, SHOULD NOT be addressed to any member of the staff by name. Letters relating to Advertisements or ther Business, to be addressed to THE MANAGER Literary communications to THF EDITOR



'' SEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. 4 "i OOD News for the Winter-Rest • "» Makes m English and Colonial BLANKETS at reduced prices.-Njsw baland Clothing Factory. R" UGS—Opossum,"~Roslyn, Mosgiel, &c, m endless variety.—Nrw Zealand Clothing Factory^ You will find it to your \J advantage to buy your Men's and Boys' CLOTHING: from tis._ Capital (utortmrait and prices right.—-New Zba tandC^othino Factory. _______ O AAPairsMen'sTvreed TROUSERS jU\J\J at Bs, just opened, good value. New Zealand Clothing Factory. /"^ ENTS' HATS—If you wish to look VT well, buy your HATS from the New Zealand Clothing Factory. The fastest shapes and colours to hand. <^~~ " . • ' "" '^T'ALUE Unequalled m Overcoats, y Waterproofs, Waterproof Riding Aprons, Waterproof Ponchos, Bicycle Capes and Leggings, Waterproofs made to mewiure.—Nkw Zbalan» Clothing Factory, Waterproof Manufacturers, /"I E^TLEMEN'S Natural Wool Under \JT clothing, "recommended by the faculty." Winter shipments to hand. Inspection Invited. —- New Zealand xothing Factory. NEW ZEALAND CLOTiiINO FACTORY. W. H. Webber, Manager, Agents for WcrtheimCelebratedSewing Machine. COLKMANB AND SONS EUCALYI'TK Ex tract is the only genuine m the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Ghesfc and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints, ifc lias no equal. Agents— Ashburton Drug Com aw. Th« Best Rkmkdy >-ou Inwukstion— Norton's Camomile Pills arc confidenty recommended as a simple remedy foi Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all bhe diseases to which we are snHjectb N«wton's Pills, with justice called the •Nattttal Stfengthener of the Human Stomaeli/' acfc as a P® werf\d tonic and gentlf pecieufc, ait; rhild m their operation, anc* sale under any pircumstauces. Sold io bottles, at Is l|d, -2s Oil, Us, by all medicine vendors throughout. tVio iWOjrld tVinian Hyslo-; and <3o Ms' t I(ti (^erial Pur<> CVylori An i Indian Te;« ire bhe bwf-in :''•' market —'* O Ckack>*ix and Digestive Biwuika for LiValidg are us^urpassed made by



Wanted. CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. WANTED, a Stout Active Boy to drive a cart. Apply .Tohn Orh &Co. , . _J^° TO LET—A three-rormied Cottage and half acre good land. Apply James Porter, Nurseryman, AUemon, or Mul Office. ■ 5 J£ 5 "TV* ANTED Known.- The nicest stock VV of New Wmter Dress Goods, Mantles, Millinery, &c, is at S. VV. Alcokn and Co.'s °-50 AKTED"~Known—Dr~Scott's cele hrated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton at W. H Collier's, "The Corner," h , '\\i ANTED, purchasers of Blankets, W Flannflla, and General Drapery o remember that Best Value m the trade s nt S. W. AtcoßS xst> Co.'a 5 51 1 *^O NEW Volumes just idded to my J. Ov Circulating Library. Subscrip tion 3s 6d quarter ; 10s 6d per annum. H. M. Jowjss. ___ , B"OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. S»cook. JUB2 W"~ ANTED Known.—lf you want pler*ty of fir«fc class Drapery, Boots and Clothing for cash, come to Melford House Sale.—H. 0. Seo«jrs. WANTED Known.™l have a large stock of Tin and Ironware Goods 0 eeUct from. Register Grates, Stoves, °ortable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kep*; m stock.—-J. W. Hardley, East itreefe. gffO2 WANTED Known.-Come and see the Bargains now on at Melford House.—H. 0. BBGKR9. /CHOICEST new season's Figs and \J Cartoon Table Dates m 31b Boxes, 2s each.— H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. W" ANTED KNOWN. -250 Ladies* Maids' and Children's Ulsters ftnd Jackets (mostlygoodqualities)marked cheap to clear. Many one third and half the ucual price.—H. C. Segers,- Melford House. _ _ W" ANTKD KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinety, Ulsterii, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at 'The Cokneh/ ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed; from 60s cash. Roberi Alcorx, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. "~ANTED Known—That you will make no mistake for qual&y and variety m English and Colonial Boots, and h highly reputed make by calling at J. Moison's. During coming holidays dis ount for Cash. done at once. A. staft of men always kept - and best material and workmanship guaranteed. mo Meet the Times.—l l>m supplying JL Galvanised Iron Tnnks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years. Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all deasriptions. Inspacticn invited.- ■J. W. Ha»i)T,ev, East street. 6J201 BALL Dresses, Evening Gloves, Mounts m Silver and Gold, Muffs, Fur Collarettes, Ladios' Evening Shoes, . liivigorator Of-rsctH, wil,li stray.s, V and N, Zone and all other make*, just opened.~Am>REW Our. 4 57 W" ANTED.—Earn Money at Home, eitlmv sex ; new work : just started ; all uiini i'O')<\ wai/ss ; im walking or travelling rtquired ; anyone can do the work ; boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Write for particulars at once, before our list is full, and enclose addressed envelope and stamp for reply to Jambs GL Sargood, Manager, P.O. Box 986, Sydney ; or, 65 Royal Arcade, George and'Pitt Streets, Sydney. 4 110 f^S ENTJINE SALE, to reduce Stock, VT previous to Stock-taking. Book«, Stationery for office and private use Music, Account Books all sizes, Parlor Games, and a variety of other goods too numerous to particularise. Ml goodu Eeduced m Price for Ca^h during (his month. —L. F. Ani>rewes asd Co. : Sutioner'a Hall^ Aehburton.