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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Vertas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

His Excellency Lord Onslow's fare well speeches increase the regret which the colony feels at parting with him, and show how peculiarly he is fitted for the position which he has occupied for the last three years. He has been some thing far more than what the trans atlantic critic of the British Constitu tion described as a " deputy ornamental figurehead." His remarks show that he has not confined himself to an ample discharge of the social and orna mental duties of his position, but that he has mastered the details of the poli tical, financial, and social position of the colony, and made more than a superficial acquaintance with our in dustries and commerce. The hearts of the people naturally warm to one who takes so much and genuine interest m them and their affairs ; and when to this is added the endeavours of the Governor and his wife to treat ail as equal subjects of her Majesty the Queen, the good feeling on all sides is complete. The Earl and Countess of Onslow leave New Zealand amid uni versal good wishes, and the colony has the great consolation of knowing that wherever they are it will have friends.

Anticipating by a few days his release from the trammels of his official position, Lord Onslow has taken ad vantage of the occasion afforded by his farewell speeches to have " one bite " at the politics of the colony. The opinions on our politics and politicians which a certain section of the Press has been ever ready to attribute to his Excellency, called for some refutation, and has decidedly got it. Ministers themselves could not have more directly given the lie to those unscru pulous and mendacious journalists who were never tired of asserting that His Excellency aud his present advisers were at variance as regards the princi ples upon which the Government policy is based. The direct representation of Labor m Parliament, the change m the incidence of taxation, and the prevention of the accumula tion of large estates, all these points have his Excellency's approval.

The traducers of the colony were dealt with m an equally trenchant manner, and that Lord Onslow has eyes to see is evidenced by his tracing the authorship of the attacks on the colony to the Colonials themselves. To quote His Excellency's remarks upon these detractors would be m effect to repeat what we have already written about them ; and we will only add a word of rejoicing that the motives of these " evil birds " have been seen through, and their attacks will fail to injure -either by destroying public confidence m or by causing the with drawal of capital from—the colony from which they derive their means of existence.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Charles Ward announces that he is prepared to make up the accounts which are necessary m order to furnish the returns required by the Income Tax Act, From Titaaru we learn that a drying nor'wester has set m which will save much grain that would otherwise be inevitably, font by sprouting m stook. Detective R. Neil arrived last night to .make enquiries with reference to the fire m Mr A. Black s shop, and Inspector Pender and W, Maddison, inspector for the Fire Insurance Association, came by this morn ing's train for the samg purpose. During the af bemoon fche interior and exterior of the premise* were photographed by Mr Eobottom The balance sheet of the Atias Milling Company, Timaru, shows a profit of £4343 after writing off nearly £5000 for depreciation. A dividend of 10 per cent was declared and three fourths as much carried to reserve. The managing director reported a busy year, the mill running full time night and day, except a month for overhaul. Competition was increasing, and New South Wales was practically lost as a market. They w ( ei;e fijadsavouring to meet these adverse influence? fry writing down and seeking market* m other colonies. A writer m a London ij!ew»paper says :- "Mr Gladstone and Mr Mop% wjll spend their time at Biarritz m concocting a scheme of Home Rule. Mr Gladstone has never eoiatecended to go into detail on tins sub secfc<ow# *yith his lieutenants; bub the time is approaciriffg when it will be necessary to have some scheme at least partially pre pared. Whether it will pae the light before stlie general election I vwy much doubt. The fcrnth is that not one, '/ufc several sehewes^ will be drafted, and which a<ie is actually presented w,ill depend pn the size oi { Mr Gladstone's majority,'should he have a majority at all. If f should not exceed; If if, stlie Hoiwe Rule Wl WiU dwindle to; jn\»U dwensiofls," i tvu ' t ""<c of %» ?M>&& health is said .to Ine sta t - t> Though he cause somes.. t])e term , is not ill m the oi, -^»l;wiws-| the tendency to sleepier Mt< & ™ ing inability to walk are, at v... * . ihg symptoms. Consequently the -* pullers are intriguing as to the selection Ox his successor. The .London correspondent ©f tiie Manchester "Courier" describes the probable candidates, with the explanation that Cardinal San Felice, Archbishop of Naples, will be supported by the opponents of Jesuit influence; Cardinal la Valetta, who is the senior member of the Sacred College, by the advocates of peace and in action : and Cardinal Vannutelli, the enii i nont scholar, by the Jesuits, though they may possibly nominate a, fourth candidate.

The Highland fling and other daises are to be taught m the Board Schools of Dun dee. During some excavations near Bucking ham Palace fossil remains of the bison and , reindeer were discovered. ■ ■■.During ■ the flood- at Henley there was! I ovet sft of water m the local schoolhousc, and m consequence the children were given three weeks' holidays. The two smallpox patients on the Otago Harbour Quarantine Island are progressing favourably; also the one suffering from Mauritius' fever. The remainder of the Umvoti's crew on the island are m good health. At a meeting of the Baling School Com mittee on Wednesday night Miss Thompson was chosen for the position of school mistress out of three applicants selected by the Board of Education. Mr M.O'Connell, of Ainberley, on coming from Waikari on Thursday night, mat with a somewhat serious acck'anfe. His lio.=" shied and threw him heavily to the ground, and injured him badly. He is now lying at the Waipara Hotel. Two boys named James Jackson and Ernest Feke escaped from the Burn ham In dustrial School yesterday. Jackson appears to be fond of running away, this being his i fourth attempt to obtain his liberty iv a fortnight. We direct the attention of our correspon dents to the "Notice" that unless news I matter.is scut m wrappers open at both ends, or m unsealed envelopes, it will be liable to fitll letter rates, besides the fine. We have had to pay as much as eightpence postage and fine on one despatch. At the monthly meeting of the Somerset Lodge oi Freemasons last eveuing Bro J. M. Cambridge was unanimously elected Worshipful Master for the ensuing year. A letter from the District Grand Secretary was read, stating that the application to change the name of the Lodge had been sent to the Grand Lodge of England and an early answer was expected. An emergency meeting will be held on Wednesday evening for the consideration of important and urgent business

Mr Pears, the prominent soap manufac turer, was once asked why he did newspaper advertising alone, aud did not follow m the footsteps of other manufacturers,* putting up sign-boaeds, etc. He replied that m his <$cperience he found that the '. man who docs not read the newspapers i never uses soap. Tho Lannceston Fruit Board has in structed its inspector to tike proceedings against all fruitgrowers who fail to at once gather all infected fruit according to the provisions of the Codliu Moth Act and re gulations. Since Thursday the weather m the northern districts has been exactly what is required for the crops, there being a light north-wester and great sun heat. All avail able labour has been engaged by the farmers and the praia is being put into staclc'as rapidly as possible. The " Australian Insurance and Banking Record" say«—Oa Thursday, January 18, Dr Constance Stone examined for the Mutual : Life Association ot Australasia a lady candi date for assurance. We believe that this is the first examination m Australasia made by a lady doctor, and the office m question is to be commended for its consideration for the feelings of lady candidates for assurance. As an instance of fehe effect of democracy m the Tfnited States on what wo Europeans oall the lower classes, Max O'Rell say3 — " Cabmen will ask 'it you are the man as wants the gentleman to drive him to the deepo'; " and during an inquiry concerning the workhouse at Cambridge, Massachusets, " a witness spoke of the ' ladies' cells ' as being all that Gould be desired."

Mr Arthur Beverley writes to the " Ofcago Daily Times "'—"An enormous cluster of spots is at present visible on the sun, the the largest I have ever seen. It extends over a space about 120,000 miles by 80,000 miles, or one-seventh by one-tenth of the sun's diameter. Jn the middle of the cluster is an oval penumbra, 70,000 by 90,000 miles, within which are two very dark spots, nearly round, rind with diameters 14,000 and 12,000 miles respectively. It lies to the south of the sun's equator, and will be near the middle of the disc on Saturday. It is easily seen by looking through a bit of smoked glass." Baron Yon Mueller has introduced into Victoria the use of green eucalyptus branches m sick rooms. He recommends the placing of them under bedsteads as applicable to all infectious and contagious diseases. Their use m this matter is alleged to have been successful with phthisical patients, both antiseptically and as a sedative, or even hypnotic m some cases. The experience of another physician, after a trial of twelve months, is stated to have been that, m scar let fever, the bedding is thus thoroughly disinfected, the volatile vapour from the leaves penetrating the mattress as well as every article, so that no other disinfection is required for the room, as the vapour destroys every germ. At the enquiry held yesterday at the R.M. Court, Lyttelton, into the circum stances attending the fire on board the ship Everest, at Lyttelton, on January 30, the jury found a verdict that the ship had been set on fire by some person unknown. But immediately after the enquiry Emanuel Foot, the cook of the vessel, was arrested on a charge of arson, and remanded to Wednesday. The evidence pointed to a belief on the part of the crew that the vessel was to be condemned as unseaworthy. On the strength of this belief credit for clothes had been obtained from a tailor m Port, who understood he would be paid when the ship was condemned. The movements of the cook on the night of the lire were suspicious, and his statements contradictory, and a kerosene tin used by him was found m the lazarette after the fire, which was not there the evening before.

His Honour Mr Justice Dpnniston " felt it his duty" at Timaru on Thursday to rebuke a barrister engaged m a case for appearing as a witness for hia client, He characterised it as a most objectionable practice, and as positively indecent for a gentleman who sat at the bar table to have to submit himself for cross-examination, and his evidence to possible comment from another at the same table. The necessity for his appearing as a witness must have been foreseen, and the case should have been conducted by some one else. The learned gentleman referred to admitted that it was not good practice and offered to withdraw. His Honor said it was then too j late,, and as the impropriety of it was admitted, they could let it drop, but he felt it necessary to speak strongly about it.—" Herald." ' The international tug of war at the Mcl: bourne Exhibition was completed on January 28, and resulted as follows :—lre land 1, Australia 2, Germany 3, Sweden 4. The last tug of the winners was against the Germans, and it was a short one of only twenty-two seconds. A scene of wild excite ment again took place. A large section of the audience stood m their places waving vats, umbrellas or handkerchiefs; some of the latter being green. The Irish team b,dw«d right aud left,, and their captain, like a successful prhna 1 donna, picked up a feouquet which was thrown to him consisting entirely of shamrocks. "When they got qG' ths platform they w.er'e chaired on the shoulders of their friends down tp the nether regions where were situated the international dressing rooms. On Thursday morning, about three o'clock while Dr Tweed and his driver, Mr John Totty, were returning from visiting a p&tiant at Rangitata, they met with an accident, Coming clown the steep cutting at the RangiMa the horses became restive, and kicked cW php traces. In a moment they had defAclied'fliemsel^^from ti?,Qpolc, and tlie polo's T>oinf'catching m the f'Touufl the buggy was overturned and jfcho Tloctor and Mf 'T/ytty were thrown out. Both .; Were considerably b'ru?.s/jd and much shaken, %c doctor haying a rib brofee'tn fr/jm impact wityi * J.arge stone, bub otherwise s^at^iwJfg: fiji:,serous %^ag? : . The buggy was ruined. ! *■ *'imm <g?f'"f&W °, f course, but sta.ll ■ Tae ' -^^^e^'^.vn/;^, a,nd the faster > coupled v. <ntiai'i)k&]ffl}js Mfy? fe' ttel>! horse out-runnm & ■"" teft. &&?•>'? c-ime down, and the forni^. "*"* <&£>£ss This kept them auchored until, v.>, and Totty came up to them, when it was found that both animals had suffered pretty severely. Horses and a vehicle were obtained at Wheelband's hotel, and the two victims came on to Ashburton. Both were able to be about agaio yesterday, f

The monthly meeting of the Mount Mutt Road Board was held on Thursday. Pre sent— Mgssvs Ga-meron, Johnston and Browne. There was only a small amount of routine business, and after passing accounts to the amount Df £43 8s 4d, the Board adjourned. : At Lincoln (0. S.)» on January 7, Chades H. M'Gurrou, a reporter for the Ninth Michigan Judicial District, broke the world's record for typewriting by copying on a Remington 122 words m a minute. A man named Grand, charged m London with threatening to murder titled ladies unless they gave him. £500, and also with forgery, was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude for the former offence, and an additional seven years, for the latter. The President of the French Republic lias just received a valuable present of two Nubian lions, which has been sent to him by Menelik 11., the Negus of Abygsinia, and were tamed at his court. He also forwarded at the same time the insignia of the chief order of Abyssinia. Edward Smith, a village settler at Roma hapa, near B&lclutha, was arrested on Mon day evening by Constable Christie on a charge of shooting with intent at a neigh bouring settler named William Kirkpatviek. The accused was brought before the justices at Balclutha on Tuesday, and remanded till the 12th inst. A day or two ago the " Southland Times' arranged to have the report of a race meeting sent m by telephone, but some thing went wrong. "And so (says our contemporary) it came about that our reporter's rounded sentences describing a 'brilliant finish,' how the winner 'came away,' and all that sort of thing, were mixed up with mysterious references to •kidneys,' 'oats,' 'sheep's tongues,' ami other articles of a solid and not sportive character. Somebody was talking on an adjoining wire and no doubt getting some sporting news also. The attempt was there fore abandoned." The imports during the quarter ended 31st December wero £1,678,080, being an increase of about £100,000 on the corresponding quarter of last year. The exports were £1,805,418, being a decrease of £439,000. The totals for t's c year were :— Imports, 1891, £6,843,849 ; 1890, £6,260,525. Exports—lß9l, £9,566,197; 1890, £9,811,720. The returns of exports show that the falling off during the year was entirely m the last quarter, as compared with the correspond ing quarter of 1890. The items principally responsible for this were, frozen meat £96,000, wool £100,000, agricultural products £51,000, flax £15,000, preserved meat £13,000.

SAMOA.

[PER PRESS AtwiOOIATION-J Sydney, February 11. The Lubenk, from bamoa, brings news that a large meeting will shortly be held to decide whether the King's Government or Mataafa's cause shall be adhered to. Mr Eggert, of the German Land Commission, desires to resign on the ground of ill-health.

Presbyterian General Assembly.

[per press association.] Auckland, February 11. At the Presbyterian Assembly there was a prolonged debate on the report respecting the training of students, strong objection being takon to tho recommendation from the CWristchurch Presbytery that greater prominence be given to the employment of lay missionaries. No decision could be arrived at, and the report was eventually shelved by the motion that it be leceived. Dissatisfaction was expressed that a larger number of ministers did nob take advantage of the widows and orphans' and aged and infirm ministers' funds. A resolution was passed instructing the committee to consider the desirableness of the incorporation of both funds, Auckland, February 12. The Presbyterian Assembly, after a dis cussion on the foreigh mission report, ap pointed a committee to consider the financial position of the fund, especially m relation to the proposed appointment of a third missionary and the incidental expenditure.

The Legislative Council Appointments.

[per press association.] Wellington, February 12. The Trades and Libor Council have drawn up a manifesto to trade unionists with regard to the action of .the Council m passing a resolution chiming the right to be consulted m regard to the selec tion and appointment of labor represen tatives to the Legislative Council. The manifesto states that the resolution upheld the fundamental principle of Liberalism, namely, the right of the people to choose their representatives m Parliament and the Council. They contended that as capitalists had always been m a majority m the Legislative Council, the Unionists of Wellington, as a numerous section of working men, as well as any other or ganisations, had a right to a voice m the selection of such representatives. The manifesto denies that m claiming that rifht they were dictating to the Govern ment. In what they had dono they had acted earnestly m the interest of labor and according to their intelligence, and therefore they feared not the censure of their opponents.

The following is wired to the *' Otago Daily Times " by its Wellington " own ": —I hear, on whatshouldbegoodauthority, that on a recent date the Governor ex pressed privately to a Minister a very strong disinclination to make the large number of appointments to the Legislative Council which they desired, and his un willingness to make more than seven or eight appointments at the most as m the case of the previous Government's similar recommendations. It is said further that Lord Qnslow considers it undesirable that so important a step as the creation of a batch of new Legislative Councillors should'be taken by a Governor when on the eve of his final departure fr.om the colony. According to rumor, however, Minis ters are still hopeful of being able to in duce his Excellency to make the full number of appointments desired by them.

THE GOVERNOR-DESINATE.

I We notice that some of our contem poraries are not by any means pleased at the announcement that Earl Glas gow has been chosen as the successor of our present popular Governor. Indeed, to begin with, there is on the part of not a few a belief that the selection has Hot yet been made, but that the cable has recorded as a fact what is at most a probability. There is ground for this attitude of in credulity m the fact—if it be a fact as was understood to be the case—that Lord Knutsford had intimated, m response to the request of the Premier, that prior to the appointment the I name of the proposed appointee would be submitted to the New Zealand Government, as was done m the case of Queensland some years ago. That at any rate has not been done, and therefore we incline to think that while very probably Earl Glasgow has been asked whether he would accept the appointment if offered to him. the position of Governor of this Colony has not yet been definitely placed at his disposal. Supposing, however, that this is a mistaken assumption, and that the appointment has been actually made as represented by the cablegram, it remains of course that Lord Onslow's successor will be a totally untried man m the political field— though he has served Ms country well as an officer of the Navy, both m the Crimea and m China. Upon this ground our Oamaru evening contem -1 porary enters an exceedingly strong ! protest. It objects to Lord Glasgow, not only because he has bad no , political or administrative experience whatever, but also because " the very [ fact that he has spent the best part of his life m a profession wherein he could play the autocrat unfits him for '• the Governorship of a colony possessing 5 responsible government." This latter objection would undoubtedly hold good I if the new Governor should m any way i attempt to "play the autocrat," but 1 it does not by any means follow that ' he will, and it is quite on the cards [ that those who thus deprecate his i selection may be agreeably disap ; pointed. Those who write thus forget ; that there was a chorus of disapproval L when Sir Napier Broome was appointed , to a Governorship as a wholly untried • man, and that nevertheless he suc ceeded m justifying his selection, and . they also forget that the news of the 1 appointment of our present Governor, » Lord Onslow, popular as he now de [ servedly is, was at the time, not only by t no means enthusiastically received, but - m some quarters strongly deprecated. > The objection then was, it is true, of a \ different tenor, being that the appoint ( ment of scions of the peerage to preside , over democratic colonies was an anomaly and an anachronism, and that the qualification for these posts should not be blue blood, but capacity of administration and political experience demonstrated or gained m other branches of the public service or m ! connection with the Imperial Legis \ lature. Not a soul m the Colony, r however, Objects to Lord Onslow now, , and tltough we should have liked to • see a man of political experience, and proved administrative capacity ap pointed as his successor, we yet prefer to hope for the best of Lord Glasgow, if it be that it is definitely decided that he is to be that successor. Meantime it may interest our readers to know 3 that the Earl and his Countess are [ related to ISTew Zealand colonists. The i Plight Honorable David Boyle, Earl of : Glasgow, is a son of Lord Justice Boyle, f of Edinburgh, and a first cousin of Mr Alexander Boyle, of the firm of Pyne and Co., Christchurch, and the ■ Countess, who is a daughter of Sir ' Edward Hunter Blair is nearly related to Mrs Stuart-Menteath, of , Wellington, who is also a de i scendant of the Blairs of Blair quhan, Ayrshire, formerly the family seat of the Whitefoords. The eldest ' son of Earl Glasgow, who is just [ nineteen years of age, is a sub i lieutenant m the Navy, and the Countess is said to be very popular m Edinburgh and county circles. [Since the foregoing was written, a cablegram has been received defi nitely confirming the news of the appointment of Earl Glasgow as Lord Onslow's successor.—Ed.]

General Synod.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION,

Wellington, February 11. At che Synod this afternoon the select committee on funeral reform brought up the following report:—"That this Synod observes with satisfaction that there is m many places a growing tendency towards greater simplicity m funerals, and urges upon the clergy and Christian people generally the importance of using their influence m that direction." The Bishop of Auckland moved that the S/rtod adopt the recommendation of the Diocesan Synod of Auckland, namely, that the General Synod do memorialise the Houses of the Legislature that provision be made m the Education Act I for the daily recital of the Lord's Prayer i by the children of public schools. The subjp-ct was debated at considerable length. The Bishop of Ohrjstohurch and the Bisk op of Dunedin spoke against the motion, which they regarded as in expedient. Eventually the motion was withdrawn. A scene occurred at to-night's sitting of the Synod. The Rev. A. It. Fitchett, of Dunedin, desired to make a personal explanation, but was ruled out of order by the Primate, lie claimed that he ivas acting m accordance with the rules, but the Primate threatened to adjourn the Synod. Thereupon, Bishop Neville and all the Danedin representatives left the Chamber. They were followed by the Bishop, of Chfistchurch and Sir John i Hall, who were presumably successful peacemakers, for subsequently all those who had retired returned tq the Chamber, February 12. The representatives of the Diocese of Dunedin held a meeting yesterday afternoen Rt which they resolved to take steps to \indicate m some way the Rev. E. S. Howell (one of their number). The explanation the Rev. Mt Fitchett desired fco make at the teynod last night when the "breeze" occurred was m reference to this matter. The meeting was held ;o consider the fact of the Primate teving issued an inhibition against Mi Howell being allowed to preach m any church m this diocese. In the afternoon fche Primate confessed to having acted m haste, but maintained he had jj. statutory right to do as he had done, and Sir M. O'Rorke had tele graphed supporting him, A " followed v h ' which the Primate, the Bishops oi D,unedin find Chrjs'tchurcli, Mr J?itehets ftild oiliers took part, the

persuaded to remain, A motion to adjourn till Tuesday evening was moved, but withdrawn m favor of one to adjourn till 7.30 the same evening. The motion was last and the business proceeded.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION

GENERAL BOOTH.

London, February 11. General Booth has arrived at Paris. ■ In conversation with an interviewer he said the prosperity of Australia was of mushroom growth. Little attention was paid there to religious matters. ( London, February 12, General Booth has selected Cape Colony for his over-sea settlement. The " Daily News " referring to his visit to Australia, says if the latter refuses to receive immigrants her brief record of progress is practically ' closed. OBITUARY. London, February 11. Lieut. Col. Grant, the African Ex plorer, is dead. SPURGEON'S FUNERAL. At remendous procession followed the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's remains to the grave today. There were over 100 carriages containing mourners. The shops along the route were closed and many were draped with black, and the bells were muffled. The Bishop of Rochester pronounced the benediction, The funeral service was of the most imprsssive character. Many cheques for charitable purposes were sent m lieu of wreaths. Dr Pierson, who de livered the funeral address, described Spurgeon as the greatest divine Eng land had seen for a hundred years.

DANISH CATTLE; The import of cattle from Denmark is prohibited. LORD CARLINGTON'S IDEAS. Speaking at Liverpool Lord Carring ton said that Home Rule for Ireland was the first step of a frank and fear less policy of uniting Great Britain, Ireland and the colonies for the main tenance of common interests, for defence and common right. He con tended that perfect self Government must-prevail throughout the empire, and declared that his criticism of Lord Knutsford's colonial policy was warmly approved m Australia. London, February 19. ■Lord Carrington, m the course of his speech, said the Australasian colonies were unlikely to renew the arrangements respecting the cruisers at the expiration of the term. THE LATE MR SPURGEON. ! London. February 11. Rev J. Munro Gibson D.D., Moderator of the English Presbyterian Synod ; Rev. B. Herbert Evans, D.D., Chairman of the Congregational Union ' of England ; and Rev. Dr Thomas B. Stephenson, President of the Wesley an Methodist Conference, took part m the services m memory of the late Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. COLONIAL STOCKS. The "Standard" declares that a foolish scare possesses the market m regard to colonial stocks because of th.» diffrrdlty experienced m selling them, and it deprecates people preci pitating matters. IRISH AFFAIRS. The amendment moved by Mr T. Sexton m the House of Commons m connection Avith the failure of the Irish Land Purchase Act, further declares the inability of the Imperial Parliament to legislate for Ireland. The Opposi tion support the amendment. THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE.

The Governments of Italy, France, and Sweden have been asked to appoint delegates to take part m the Behring Sea arbitration. England and the United States will each nomi nate two delegates. COMMERCIAL TREATIES. The refusal of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, to denounce the favored nation clause m the treaties with Germany and Belgium has led to much dis appointment m Canada, and the Press there complain that it makes parleying with the United States for reciprocity more difficult. The Empire Trade League intend to carry on a vigorous campaign m England. LABOR QUESTIONS. Cameron and Co., coal merchants, have engaged non-Union men m place of Unionists. The strikers are in- ' creasing. In the smaller sheds they have been supplanted by free laborers. The larger sheds have suspended work, and the factories are closing down. Many merchants are willing to give way, but the men are waiting for all Cameron's men. It is alleged that no notice to strike was given and t«rms were not asked. The masters are dis cussing the situation, but several have applied to the men to resume, and offered to resign their connection with the Masters' Society. The Press urges the masters to capitulate. February 12. The Shipping Federation, fearing an extension of the coalminers' strike, is hastily making arrangements to load and discharge vessels by free labor. PAN-BRITANNIC CONTESTS. Lord Jersey writes that the idea of Pan-Britannic contests deserves the fullest consideration and discussion. THE NEW GOVERNOR. Lord Glasgow will take to. New Zea land with him, as Secretary, Colonel Patrick Boyle, and as aidea-de-camp Captains Hunter and Blair. THE INFLUENZA, Under instructions from the Govern ment the Medical Department is en quiring into the influenza. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY. At a meeting of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Mr H. R. Grenfell, Chairman, said the Agent-General for New Zealand had stated that the Go vernment did not intend to tax debentures. Shareholders urged that the Company should go into liquida tion or amalgamate with a larger Com pany.

RUSSIAN FAMINE.

Si. Petersburg, February 11. Government has granted an ad ditional si^ty million roubles fq? relief j qf thp famine districts, PESTILENCE IN RUSSIA. Black r pox and spotted typhus, have' broken gut m, Southern Russia,

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

The Russian Squadron m the Levant has been ordered to cruise m company with the French fleet.

ANOTHER REVOLT.

"Kio de Janeiro, February 11. Another revolt m this city is imminent. Ministers have resigned and the telegraph wires are cut.

THE PAMIR.

Hong Kong. February 11. Olrina is secretly mobilising hot: forces m Kashgar, with the avowed intention of occupying the Pamir.

FLOODS IN FRANCE.

Paris, February 11. Disastrous floods have occurred m the south of Prance.

UNITED STATES COINAGE.

New Uork, February 11. The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives is favorable to Mr Elaine's Free Coinage Bill.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Madrid, February 11, In consequence of the execution of the Xeres marauders the anarchists m that town are m a state of excitement. More bombs have been thrown, and numerous arrests made m the town. Their comrades threaten reprisals for the execution. Anarchists from Paris 1 are joining their ranks.

BIG RAILWAY COMBINATION.

Washington, February 11. The controllers of tive of the lead ing and adjacent railways m the centre of the United States have determined to join their forces. They expect to save £800,000 and monopolise the carriage of anthracite coal.

DISCOVERY OF SALTPETRE.

Berlin, February 11. Immense fields of saltpetre have been discovered m German Africa.

AUSTRALIAN.

LORD ONSLOW.

Svj>ney, February 12. Lord Onslow has booked on an ex cursion to China, leaving on March 1. RUMORED COAL TRUST. A persistent rumor is afloat m New castle to the effect that a Coal Trust with a capital of two and a half mil lions is being formed. It is said to include all th« leading collieries except Lambton. CAPTAIN CARPENTER'S CASE. The Premier has promised to bring the case of Captain Carpenter under notice of the Imperial Government and demand redress from the Dutch authorities. Captain Carpenter was arbitrarily imprisoned on a charge of wreckage, and his ship taken from him, since when, he states, he does not know what has become of her. A STOCK TAX. The Assembly having affirmed the imposition of the stock tax, a Bill to effect it has been read a first time. It provides for a tax on horses and cattle of 6s per head ; on sheep, 6d ; and on swine, 2s. STOCK SUBSIDY BILL. The Stock Subsidy Bill, introduced m the Lower House to-day, provides for a tax of a farthing per head on sheep for four years. A Central Board is created with power to administer the Act, undertake contracts pr offer bonuses for the exportation of meat, also to assist exporting Companies m time of drought and unfavorable seasons, and prevent the closing of works.

THE VICTORIAN AGENT GENERAL.

Melbourne, February 12. There is a growing agitation against the appointment of Mr Munro as Agent-General. TREASURY BILLS. The Associated Banks have taken £2,000,000 worth of Treasury Bills at 4 per cent, at par.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HARVEST.

Adelaide, February 12. The harvest returns show a total of 7,373,000 bushels, as against 9,391,000 bushels for the previous harvest. The surplus available for export is esti mated at 400,000 bushels. The poor ness of yield is due to small rainfall, severe frosts, and the prevalence' of red rust.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

New Plymouth. February 12. At the inquest held on the body of South wood, which was brought m from I the top of Mount Egmont last evening. The evidence did not disclose anything new, and a verdict was returned that deceased was found dead on Mount Egmonfc with no marks of violence. Wellington, February 12. The sale of the " New Zealand Times " was concluded this evening. The price is £4500, exclusive of boofc; debts. About £7000 has been subscribed so far, of which Sir W, BuDer provides £2000. No difficulty is anticipated by the promoters m obtaining all the needful money.

The Sealskin Case.

fStf. PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Invbrcargill, February 10. There are some fresh developments m the sealskin larceny case; The accused were put m the witnass boxj and said straight out that all the skins got, except twelve, were those of females and pups,, which they were prohibited from selling. The object of the defence was to show that there could be no offence, seeing that the* skins were illegally taken. The jury retired at Ip.m., and at four o'clock in^ timation was made that there was no. ehanoe; of agreeing and they were looked up loir the night. The case against Andrew Newton was; proceeded with, but was adjourned for the production of witnesses from the ketcb Gratitude, which is off the coast. At the railway station Hatch the prose cutor, Rendered Mullo^, a witness m the civil action he is bringing against Waddal \ and Roberts, to\- the wrongful conversion ;of the skins, his expenses. Mulloy is said to have assaulted him, and Hatch has issued a warrant against him. It is now reported that besides the skins which were the subject of dispute, Hatch's sealer got 300, which were put on board a. vessel pelonging to other persons, thus using his ship, crew, provisions and outfit and depriving him of. a third of the skins. Invercargill, February 12. The jury, m the sealskin case against New tan, were locked up for the night, being unable to agree. Mr Hatch's civil action against Waddel, and Roberts, who bought the skins m, question, will be commenced to-morrow.. Mr Hatch did not take out a warrant, against Mulloy.

Another Banking Sensation.

(PEK PRESS ASj«>SSATION.)

Sydney, February U.

J^ sensation was caused to-day ONying ta a run on the Savings' Bank of New South Wales. Close on £50,000 was withdrawn, and the hank is still (8 p.m.) opeu, paying all claims m gold. The position of th.6 bank at the end of the year was, as. follows:- —Deposits, £31,888,0,00, [sic]; total assets, , £&4&3,0Q0. These include £1,158,000, lent on mortgage; £95,000, invested m debentures'; £600,000, lent to the Government; and £1,500,000, de posited m other banks. Nothing is known as to the cause of the run. The bank is besieged by an excited crowd. The associated banks have issued a notice that they are prepared to receive savings' banks deposit receipts as cash or for deposit. The Premier announced m the House this afternoon,'in order to allay* alarm, that the ba^ was ane, of the, strongest m the wQrJjd. ; Sydney, February 12. ' The run on the Savings Bank has continued to-day^ though the excite ment hag lessened, and the demands on tb,e baa,k were not so continuous The panip ia believed to have originated by an Anarchist haranguing a crowd of, unemployed. The members of the Seal's TJnjep, *nti seafar^ i»e»

were among the firso to remove their accounts. Later. The run on the Savings Bank has ceased. Altogether £124,000 has been withdrawn. To-day three more Banks, including the Bank of New Zealand, offered assistance.

THE MARKETS.

[I'l&ll PRE.SS ASSOCIATION] London, February 10. The estimated visible supply of American wheat ia 66,000,000 bushels. Factory made butter, 112s j'dairy made, 92s to 100 a. Austrian and Italian dairies ate sending over large quantities of butter and depress ing the market. London, February 11. Prices at the wool sales for crossbred fine greasy averaged kl lower. Coarse scoured remain, at par. Lambs at par to £d higher. Merino greasy superior par to average |d, inferior £d to gd, scoured good average $d, inferior Id lower. Lambs greasy superior |d dearer, other sorts -^d lower. The market is steady. Dcnedin, February 11. At the wool sales crossbreds fetched to 9gd, merinos to 7|d. There was a general decline oi £d to Id at the earlier of the sales, but further on part of this fall was recovered.

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ending February 12:—The unfavorable weather of the past week has, it is feared, done a con siderable amount of damage to the crops, especially down South, where nearly three fourths of the corn is still m stook. The weather at the time of writing is all that could be wished for, and ie is hoped that ie will minimise the damage to a considerable extent. Wheat is only offering m limited quantity, and it will now be some days before threshing operations again commence. The yields ate not quite so good as were anfcjci- Eated, but the quality that has come forward as been all that could be desired. Oats are offering plentifully, but the market ia weak at quotations. The Babley market has not yet opened; growers are asking more than buyers are inclined to give; the; samples are only medium, but the later crops are expected to be better. Grass Seed is m plentiful supply, with a feeble market. Quotations are as follows:—Wheat, prime Tuscan, 3s lOd ; Pearl, 3s 9d; Hunter's, 3s 7d; chick wheat, 3s to 3s 3d. Oats, milling, Is 9d to Is lOd; short feed, Is 8d to Is B£d ; long and inferior, Is 6cl to Is 7d. Barley, nominally, 3s 3d for prime malting; feed, 2s* Beans, 2s lOd to 3s. Blue peas, 3a to 3s 3d ; feed, 2s 6d. Ryegrass, machine dressed, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; farmers' lines, 2s ZA to 3s. Dairy Produce—Butter, factory, 7d to 8d; Farmers', 7d. Cheese, loaf, su; large and medium, 4d to 4£d. The above quotations are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. a sLyttelton. Sacks extra.

Murder at Eketahuna.

(PEB MUSSS ASSOCIATION.) Mastekton, F&brnary 12. A man, named Dalton, was found murdered afc Eketahuna this morning. No particulars are yet ascertainable. The, man John Dalton, reported as having been murdered at ■Eketakuua, is believed to be a resident of the Lower Hutt. He was found at nine o'clock this morning with his throat cut and another wound on the left side of his body. He was then alive. The constable stitched, up the wound, but deceased succumbed two hours later. Inspector Thomson has* wired to Detective Herbert at Pahi'afcueu to proceed te investigate the case, which is surrounded with suspicious circum stances, and leaves himself for tha district to-morrow. Dalton was a grass seeder frota Man garae Valley. He came m, yesterday with two mates, and was drinking. A quarrel took place about midnight, aaid Daltin was found about eight o'clock with a wouild several inches long m his throat, and a stab m the back. The murderers have left the district. Masterton, February 13. Yesterday afternoon Constable Roache arrested two men at work grass seeding, on Mangaone valley road, on a charge of murdering Dalton. One is named Charles. Harrison (a Russian Fin), and the other Charles (a German), both expressed surprise at the arrest., but made no state ment beyond saying they bad been m Eketahuna the previous night to procure tobacco. Both men were seen m company of deceased during the evening and left, a hotel with him about midnight. A. settler afterwards noticed two men wrest ling m the street, one of whom he thinks was deceased. Several knives were found m the swags ef accused, but neither on them nor on their clothing could be found any blood. Deceased had money m hi© possession when leaving the hotel at mid* night, but when discovered m the morn ing had only an emptypursnin his pocket. Detective Herbert and Constable Roache are making a searching investigation. The inquest will be commenced this; afternoon, but will probably be ad* joarned.

THE ABHBURTON GUARDIAN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, J893.



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