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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A little girl, named Pratt, fell clown dead in the street at Gerakiine yesterday. The name of the township of Catlins, Otago is changed to Ttatanui., The Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland, is to be incorporated as a " separate institution" under the Hospi tals and Charitable Aid Act. Professor Lichtwark advertises his wish that intending members of his Ashburton horse training class would leave their names i with Mr W. H. {Collier, draper, or Mr J. H.Stephens, blicksniith. Tenders for Blocks 1 to 10 of the Cor war estate close on March 23, at the Bank of Australasia, Christchurch. Mr George Jameson, Ashburton and Rakaia, will sup ply plans and application forms to parties interested. From an advertisement appearing in this issue our readers will see that the National Mutual Life Association is still pushing business in these parts, they having ap pointed Mr Fred Makeig, of this town, to be their travelling representative. We heartily wish Mr MaVeig success in his new undertaking. Mr Charles Braddell is the resident agent. Yesterday a number of public and private deputations waited on the Hon Mr Reeves. A deputation representing owners of dogs that had been poisoned, asked that the re gulations for the sale of poisons be amended. A deputation from the Christchurch Drain age Board brought forward the question of the Government subsidising the Board for carrying sewage away from the post office, asylum, and Addington gaol. The Minister promised to bring the matters before his colleague?. The Minister also had a private conference with the Education Board. Mr Dow, residing n«ar the Park, has had a remarkable "sport" on a cactus dahlia. The plant bears a number of yellow flowers of the kind normal to Hie variety, but amons? them grew this year a flower of remarkable shape, the petals being quite different in form from ths usual ones, and their arrangement giving the flower a peculiar appearance. Added to this, one half is yellow and the other half red, the two colors being separated by a line across the centre of the flower, so sharp ami well defined that where it crosses a petal one half of the petal is red, and the other yellow.-"Timaru Herald." An important sale of about 20,000 sheep is advertised to take place at Kaikoura on Thursday, March 3, by Messrs Pyne and Co., auctioneers, Christchurch. The sheep are from the Greenhills, Kaikoura, Swyn combe, Lynton, Fyffe, W. W. Smith's, and other eatites.anda contingent of them would be very acceptable in this county to eat off the abundance of feed. A steamer leaves Lyttelton the night before the sale, after the arrival of the express, arriving at Kaikoura on the morning of the sale, and leaving Kaikoura the same evening, reach ing Lyttelton in the morning in time for Southern buyers to catch the first train south, which leaves Christchurch at eight o'clock. "Mr J. M'Nicol put up a record on Saturday " (says the Hamilton correspondent of the "New Zealand Herald") "at his horse sale—a special one, too, by-the-way A mob of horses had been brought over from Gisborne way, A rather nondescript lot certainly they were { and bidding was mighty dull. • None could be sold singly, and jn the end a sporting offer was made and accepted by the vendor, a gentleman present purchas ing the lot (twenty-one in number) at 7s each, or neven guineas the lot, and he after wards added another to the mob at the price of 2s 6d. I leave it to your readers to imagine the cl-iss of horses they were. When I heard cjf the sale I must say that I wondered how the animals had been come by, but, on inquiry, I was credibly informed that they only cost 5s a head at Poverty Bay, so that there was not much loss on them after all." A local photographer (says the Auckland " Star ") tells a sfcory of a young man who came into the studio ou§ day and asked nervously if he might have a little conversa tion with him. The visitor was painfully ugly. au(* after some awkward blwsh'ng and indefinite allusions he asked the artist if he supposed he had among his samples a picture of any young man, who looked like him, but was better looking. " What do you mean, young man," asked the photographer, '' W«ll," replied lie, making a clean breast of it, f( I am just about to be married. The young lady li-yes 4own south. She is going home to-morrow. &li& says she thinks I m so good she doesn't mind ujy being homely, but she wants ft good lpok jjig picture to take home with her to show 4fc« girls." Speaking *fc Oldham on December 5, Mr John Morley, M.P,, thus referred to the House of Lords—'•' 4gw they heard many threats of what the Housye f)t Lords was foing to do, in tha way of avenging the [ou3e of Commons. Was i h<e sense of ciyil and political unity in the nation promoted by maintaining the authority of a handful of men who represented nobody, who w«r« most of them accidents of accident*, whose only service was that they had given fcheui. selves the trouble to be born ? Were they to he maintained in possession of privileges whwS &s John Bright said, were an intolcr- able anachrowisw in a country calling itself self-govemir.g and hW f The"Mataura Ensign w reports ,that the floods have wrought terrible havoc in the Waikaia, district, especially that part of it between thft township and head of the bush. Fords are all out of'order, a culvert here ami there has been washed way, and many farmers are mow jn possession <£ a fabctf. fire wood ami silt, and minus stock, turnips, t»iul other belonging/a, A lwge amount of crop has been so effectually laid tjha.t it \n\\ never rise again. Ou Hie Glepary esMe o^e of the finest of crops i» fearfully batte^d ajjojjt and from a coign of advantage it appajra as if the crop had been cut and was in stewk, ikerp being only an occasional tuft standing amidst ruins- On Sunday one settler wan to bg s&e^, s^ikle in hand, reaping his partially ruined fli'op.; ,g#d dismal talcs come from »U ijuai'tw.

Next Sunday the Very Rev. Father i Chastagnon will celebrate Mass at Rakaia. , The "Post" states that Mr 'V. A. Brown, ex Mayor of Wellington, "raised" abons £1000 from confiding friends before he left | the city for fresh woods and pastures new. ; Our contemporary writes very strongly on the matter. The Christchurch Regatta Committee made a profit of £55 on last regatta. Owing to the collapse of the Senior Fours I race, and not having to piy some second prizes, the club saved £37 of the prize money. The decision of the New Zealand A. A. A. ;o send a New Zealand Athletic Team to England is meeting with approval of a practical kind, as ever £100 has been subscribed in Christchurch aloue. Exhibitors at tne Flow Show are requested to have their exhibits at the Town Hall as early on Friday evening as possible so as to expedite staging arrangements. A man named Robert Creagh was found unconscious at Avonaide yesterday morn ing, with a severe wound in the head which had bled profusely. Blood was traced from where he lay to a house in Chester street, where he had been struck on the head during a row between 4 and 5 a.m. Two women named Alice Clayton and Annie Cassidy, living there, were arrested last night. Oreagh, who is in the hospital, is in a critical condition. At a meeting of the Council of the Waimate and Waitaki Acclimatisation Society at Oamaru on Tuesday the Chair man, Mr J. McLean, said that one of his shephenh bad found a small salmon on the Waitaki riverbed after the last flood. It was resolved that, for the purpose of test ing whether there were s\lmon in the Wai taki, a fishing tournament should be held next season, at which salmon fly as a bait should only be used. At this week's Addington market the sales of stock from this district included the following:—Fat sheep—for Chatmoss estate, 112 crossbred ewes at 13s 5s to 13s 9d ; Lowcliffe estate, 300 crossbred maiden ewes at 153 9d; Mr McMillan, 59 crossbred maiden ewes at 16s ; Buccleuch estate, 130 mixed halfbreds at 15s to 15s 7d ; Mr P. Doig, 83 crossbred wethers at 16s to 16s 4d ; Mr J. R. In wood, 62 crossbred wethers, 15s 2d ; Mr J. Grigg, 219 crossbred ewes at 12s 6d to 14s ldV Fab lambs—for Low cliffe estate, 300 at- 13s 2d to 13* 6d, 35 at 12s Id. This morning an accident happened in East street near the bridge. The horse of the spring trap driven by Mr S. Holland shied, and ran into the dray of Mr James Croy, locking the wheel?, and throwing Mr Holland out. Mr Holland fell under trap, and the hoof of the horse, in its restiveness, grazed his forehead, inflicting a bad gash which bled copiously. He was rescued from his dangerous position before further injury was inflicted, and after the wound had been bound up temporarily by some women residing near by, who kindly leant their aid, Mr Holland was taken to Dr Tweed, who attended to the wound. Fortunately the injury is far less severe than it looked, and Mr Holland was able to be driven home to Flemington. Sir Robert Stout has contributed a lengthy article to the Melbourne " Age" in which he shows from statistics that secular educa tion in New Zealand has has not resulted in an increase of crime, but in a marked de crease. The percentage of serious crimes was highest in the year 1878, namoly, '60 per thousand of population. In the year 1390 it had fallen to "31. The proportion of young criminals had also largely decrease 1 since secular education was established. Sir Robert says :—"lf it had increased in that time the Education Act would have been blamed. It having fallen, may I ask in fairness ought not the Education Act to g^t some meed of praise for this result?" The " Age ' commenting on the article, says : — " lUs worthy of note that the colony which is so frequently set up a-s an example in iis devotion to Scripture lessons (N.S. W.) is at this moment bewailing its phenomenal in crease iv criminal development. If State School Bible lessons would make people moral, New South Wales should by this time be approaching a millenial condition ; and if their absence be as fatal as wo are sometimes told, New Zealand ought to re semble pandemonium. " —But it does not. The companionship of the Ashburton Mail and GrAßnux held an important " round the stone " iunction yesterday. The "Chapel "was called up in the orthodox fashion, and when the whole staff had assem bled, Mr T. H. MeOwen, business manager of the establishment, in the name of those around the stone, congratulated Mr A. J. Tyrell-Bvxter, the printer of the Guardian, on his approaching marriage, and asked Mr (Jeorge Bisset to read a congratulatory address'that had been prepared by the staff, and beautifully illuminated by the typo graphic artists of the establishment.. The address was signed by every member of the establishment from the head of the pole to the P.D., and was expressive of the esteem in which Mr Baxter was held by his fellow employees, and of the good wishes of all for his future aud that of the lady who was soon to become his wife. Mr MeOwen, in a short but pithy speech, handed the address to Mr Baxter, and with it a handsome silver tea pot, the gift of the staff to the recipient on the happy occasion. Mr MeOwen closed by asking for hearty cheers for the bridegroom, and a second round for the bride. The tea pot was from the establishment of Mr S. Salek, who also engraved the inscription as follows:—"Presentedto A. J.Tyrell-Baxter, by his fellow-employees on the occasion of his marriage, January 24, 1892.' Mr Baxter suitably acknowledged the gift, and the kind things that had been said of him, as well as the good wishes that kad been ex pressed towards himself and his bride, and this done, the printing of the evening paper, which had been stopped for the pleasant little ceremony, was resumed.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

J*itt;»l Iliimvii.v Accident. \\ kstport, February 25, Mr Ballantyne, guard on thpCape wind railway, who had his head crushed between two trucks on the railway last Friday, died this morning. He was a native of Wanganui.

Local Industry.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION,] Wellington, February 24.3? A deputation from the Boiler-makers waited "on the Premier ani Minis ter for Public Works to-day, urging that work at present manufactured out of the colon} could be executed in New Zealand. ■fftejr pointed out that locomotives could be Hianjjfact#r§d in thecolony, also marine boilers, flumin<? and punuelling tanks for defence purposes, etc. They fljerefore asked the Government fco admit raw material duty free, and impose a heavy duty on the imported manufactured article. The Premier said he was assured fry the Railway Commissioners that it wfts jbh<tfr intention to manufacture in future the engines apA boilers necessary for their use.' The' q.uesti^n was one absoj«t<3ly of Freetrade v. Proteption, as they \vere no fiopbt aware. U the clepu ta'ion \vouJ4 compile a ffilj list of altera tions wirieh they required, the (vovern ment would give &9 fullest consideration to it

Great Discovery in Elec tricity.

The brief allusion made in. a re cent cable message to certain elec- ] trie light experiments in London j by " Tesla, an American electri- ■ dan," scarcely conveys a fair idea (says the Wellington " Post ") of the nature and importance of those experi ments. The electrician referred to is evidently Prof .ssor Nikola Tesla, '■-> whose discoveries in electricity Pro fessor Orookes alluded as follows when presiding at the annual dinner of the Institute of Electrical Engineers in London last November. He said : — "By means of currents alternating with very high frequency Professor Nikola Tesla lias succeeded in passing by indication through the glass of a lamp energy sufficient to keep a fila ment in a, state of incandescence with the use of connecting wires. He had even lighted a room by producing in it such a condition that an illuminating appliance might be placed anywhere and lighted without being electrically connected with anything. He sus pended two sheets of metal, each con nected with cne of the terminals of the coil. If an exhausted tube was car ried anywhere between these sheets, and placed anywhere, it remained almost luminous. The extent to which this method of illumination might be practically available experiment alone could decide. From Tesla's researches it appeared that a true flame could now be produced without chemical aid —a flame which yielded light and heat without the consumption of material and without chenaical process." The real meaning of this would seem to be that Professor Tesla has discovered how to utilise, for practical purposes, the vast stores of natural electricity in the atmosphere and the earth, without using mechanical power or heat to produce it. If so the discovery is the most important of the age, and opens up immense possibilities.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do net hold ourselves responsible for fie opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE FIR^-BELI..

to tiik kdttokJ ►Sir, —Much comment has been made made regarding the fact that when the lust alarm of fire was given the large lire bell was not heard atall on the western side of the town, owing to its position and the strong nor'westerly breeze blow ing at the time. The result of this appears to have been that the Brigade', had to go into action without a recognised officer to superintend. This his -naturally led to the suggestion that the bell should I be removed again to a position in a higher part of the town. Now, Sir, it appears to me that this would result in a argo outlay of money, besides depriving lthe Brigade of the convenience which .such a tower confers upon them. The bell in the clock-tower at the Borough offiiees is larger and more powerful than either of the present fire-bells. With a | comparatively small outlay in opening the roof of the tower, for the better dis tribution of tae sound, and extra work in connection wi;h fitting clapper-*, &c, the Borough by means of this bel! could be provided with an additional fire alarm of olFective calibre, wi.hiri easy reach from the centre of the town, and in such a posi tion as to be heard from all pares of the borough. The fact of the tower being altered would also make the bell much more efFeclive in its piesent capacity. Commending-these crude suggestions to those, who can perhaps make letter use of them, and thanking you in anticipation, —I am, etc., EcONOMT.

THE SHOW STAGING CONTRACT.

TO THE EDITOR. g ru> —By your kind i ermisskm I wish to get an explanation (through the medium of your paper) from the Committee of the Horticultural Society, re tenders for erecting tables, &c, for the Show to be huld on Saturday next. You will, per haps, remember that about a fortnight since tenders were called for the above woik, such tenders to be sent in to the Secretary, MrJ.J, Quane, by a certain dat». 1 accordingly sent a tender to that gentleman of £4, which he informs me was the only tender he received. Not withstanding this, I am, informed that at a meeting of the Committee last evening, a tender of £4 10s was accepted for the work. Being a public affair, I think you will agree with me that this requires some explanation.—l am, etj., John H. Maynard. Ashburton, Feb. 24.

Lord Onslow's Departure.

[PER J'KESS ASSOCIATION.]

A uckland, February 24. The public farewell of the citizens of Auckland to Lord and Lady Onslow took place to-day. The afternoon was observed as a public halt-holiday, and the public buildings, places.of business, and shipping were gaily decorated with flags and bunt ing. A luncheon in honor of the l(!ari and Countess of Onslow was srivan at the Choral Hall- Mayor Orowtlior presiding. Among the guostsi were the Countesses of Jersey and Ga'loway, fcho Hon. P. A. Buckley, and several officers of the war ships Tauranga and Bussard. Nearly two hundred persons were present. The toast of the health of the Governor and Lady Onslow was proposed by the Mayor and warmly received. The Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of Auckland, pre sented an illuminated address to Hip Excellency, and also presented the Go vernor and his wife with a carved Maori walking; stick for their son Huia. Lord Onslow, in replying, said no years of their lives were likely to be more happy than those which he and his wife had spent ii New Zealand. He spoke at some length of the duties of a colonial Governor, pointing out that though he was no longer ca'lj.ed upon to exercise an active influence in the everyday business of administration, yet he had not become a mere ornamental figure head, for he had his uses in the body politic. How ever, all his actions were controlled by the people through the majority of their representatives in Parliament, and thus we had to the full the Government of the people by the people for the people. The Governor of a colony had also to act as the Ambassador of England, to re present faithfully, not ,-mly to the Im perial Government, but to' traders and capitalists in England the real position qf the colony. Speakfng of the Native race, the Governor .said it w^ a satisfapbipn to him to know that the Government had reverted to the practice of having ono of the Maori members in the Cabinet. _ They were fortunate in securing the services of one so wejl qualified as Mr Carroll. After tiib "luncheon "a" pweession of citizens accompanied Lord and Lady Onslow tp the steamer Mararoa. Thousands ■of people were in the streets as the Mararoa with the Ooki)rnor and wife on board, left the wharf. TheVessei was accompanied as far as the' heads by a great number of yaoh fes and rowing "boats. TJie .Countesses of JjivHfiy mil' Gallo.way also left by the

Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club.

The following are the entries for the Ash burton Amateur Swimming Club's races, which take place next Wednes day :— QUARTEII-MILE ClI VMPIONSHIP. —A. N. Duthio, H. ..'. Bailey, A.S..C. ; G. Hobbs, H. Lightlxmd, E.C.A.ri.C. ; A. J. Miiller, A.A.S.O. ; W. Crow, G. Jackson, S. J. Donhain, C.A.S 0.-8, 100 Yards Club Championship.—W. S. Mitchell, Geo. Culvcrhouse, J. C. Latie.—3. 100 Yards Club Cup.—F. Henry, H. E. Cur.is, .T. Graham.—3. 50 Yards Handicap Ladies' Bracelet. -F. P. Cookt.on, F. Henry, R. E. Tasker, I. T. Baxter, IT. K. Curtis, lv. Curtis, A. G. Williams, TI. Moss, E. E. Clowes. John Miiller, W. A. Sauudcrs, T. G. Grubb, T. Pauling, A.A.S.C. ; A. Gold water, H. J. Bailey, A.S.C,; G. E. King, S. L. Patiidge, C. Hiorns, E. A. Roper, A. Duncan, F. S. G. Hiorns, E.C.A.S.C. ; F, T. Williams, W. Crow, H. N. Anderson, B. L. It. Raphael, J. Sargeant, Geo. J. C. Smart, E. W. March, A. H. White, R. Sneddon, J. R. Duncan, J. M. Watson, A. Louisson, A. Brabner, C. H. Fox, C.A.S.C.— 35. Long Oive.—F. Henry, R. Shiels, R. Grubb, E. E. Clowes, A.A.S.C. ; A. Duncan, E.C.A.S.C. ; J. Sargeant, J. It. Duncan, B. L. R Raphael, C. A.S.C-8. 100 Yards Handicap.—l. T. Baxter, H. E. Curtis, .J. Graham, W. Burns, A. G. Williams, F. Bennetts, E. E. Clowes, John Miiller, W. A. Saunders, G. Culver house, T. Pauling.—ll. 50 Yards Handicap (Boys).—R. E. Pasker, A. Hoult, F. G. Williams, R. H. Mitchell, F. Grubb, John Alcorn, Kempthorne, A.A.S.C. ; G. E. King, E.C.A.S.C. ; A. H. White, C.A.S.C.—9. 3!) Yards Blindfold Rack.—F. P. Cooksoii, H. E. Curtis, R. Shiels, H. A. Hoult, W. S. Mitchell, E. E. Clowes, J. Alcorn.—7. Rescuing Competition.—H. E. Curtis. F. G. Williams, A. G. Williams, W. S. Mitchell, E. E, Clowes, T. It. Grubb, J. C. Lane —7. 50 Yauds Scratch —A. N. Duthie, H. J. Barley, A.S.C. ; J. C. Lane, A A.S.C; S. L. Partridge, E.C.A.S.C. ; W. Halli day, G. Jackson, S. J. Denham, J. R. Duncan, J. M. Watson, W. Crow, H. N. Anderson B. L. R. Raphael, C.A.S.C. -I' 2. 75 Yards Handicap —R. E. Tasker, I. T. Baxter, H. E Curtis, R. Curtis, J. Graham, W. Burns, R. Grubb, A. G. Williams, F. Bennetts, E. E. Clowes, John Miiiler, W, A. Saunders, T. G. Grubb, G. Culverhouse, T. Pauling, J. C.Lane, A.A.S.C. ;A. N. Duthie, A. Gold water, H. J. Bailey, A.S.O ; E. A. Roper, A. Duncan, F. G. Hiorns, H. Lightband, E.C.A.S.C. ; F. F. Williams, W. Crow, H. N. Anderson, B. L. R. Raphael, W. R. Anderson, Geo. J. C. Smart, J. Crummy, S. J. Denham, E. W. Marsh, R. Sneddon, J. R. Duncan, J. ML Watson, Alf. Louisson. A, Brabner, 0. H. Fox, W. Halliday, C.A.S.C.-39. The total entries for the eleven events amount to 142, as against 87 in 1891— a very substantial increase indeed, and it is all the more gratifying th-ifc so large a proportion of the increase is made up of members of clubs from oulside, even as far away as Auckland, who lnve been attractpd to the meeting, which will be the largest of its kind ever held in the colony. Preparations on an extensive scile have been made by the Club for !he meeting. As will be seen from another column a half-holiday has been declared, and all places of business will bo closed. The Ash burton Bmss Bund hive been engaged to play during the day, and anangenients have boon made to provide coffoe".and biscuits for the competitors, and. for a saiall charge, for the public. Were fine weather assured, it would be very safe to say that a rno-.t enjoyable afternoon will be spent in the!) l-nain. In the evening, the visitors are to be entertained to dinner in Henry's Comm ercial Hotel, and a smoke concert will follow ■

Addington Stock Market

Ohristchukch, February 24. The weather was fine and the attendance gocd. Stoke Sueep.—The 10,000 store sheep offered were mostly sold at prices which are generally considered to be in advance of even last week's quotations. Only one or two lots of young sheep were passed in, as owners were exorbitant in their demands, but the farmers present were anxious to deal, and doubtless every line will be cleared. During the day store lambs sold up to lls Id ; two^tooth crossbreds realised from 10s to lls 7cl, and aged sheep varied in price from 6s 9d to 12s, according to quality. A large number of merino ewes and wethers wero sold at satisfactory rates. Fat Lambs.—Over 1000 were yarded, of which some very fine halfbred South downs were the choicest, and sold up to 13s 3d. Other sorts, fit for export, rauaed from 10s 6d to 12s 6d, and a few sold a trifle below this. Fat Sheep.—Over 5000 were yarded. The market was brisk, and there was a preponderance of crossbred ewes of all qualities, making from 9s 3d to 14s 7d ; wethers'and maiden ewes, 6Qlbs to 751bs weight, sold from 14s 6d to 16s 4d ; lighter sheep of this class fetched from 12s 3d upwards. Prime merino wethers brought up to 13s ; lighter sorts fetched Bslodtolls2d. ' Fat Cattle. —One hundred head, chiefly small sorts of steers and heifers, of pretty uniform quality, sold from £5 to £6 ss. Store Cattle. —Three-year-old heifers sold up to £4 ss, and two-year-and-a-lulf qld up to £3 12s 6d. Some nice dairy cows sold up to expectation, £9 5s being paid for orie nice beast, £4 to £7 10s being given for others. Pigs. - About 150 pigs, principally weaners and stores, were sold at satis factory rates, a good demand existing for all kinds of stores.

WOMAN FRANCHISE.

i The introduction of a Bill into the Anglican General Synod to enable women to vote at parish meetings is another evidence of the steady advance of public opinion in the direction of the equalisation of the sexes in all social and political matters. It is true that the Bill did not pass, but was deferred in order that the matter might iirst be discussed by the Diocesan Synods, but we have not the smallest doubt of the result, and are confident chat at the next triennial session the central Parliament of the Church will accept the proposal by a large majority of allQrderis. And—the bitter hostility of the Most Rev. the Primate notwith standing—why should not women be admitted to £he rigl}t of a voice in Church affairs ] 'We gan see no Reason whatever, but on the cqntrary many good reasons why they should. We are quite aware that an apostle wrote j t: Letyour women keep silence,"(though he was carefultoadd "in. the churches") probably because in that day the ladies of tie congregation were given to conversing with one another about the latest item of social news, the latest fashion in "sandals or what not, and, if so, ;that sort of thing was of course too irreverent to pass without rebuke. Anyhow, the writer of 'the injunction pfeu'dTjto vas-pruaeni enough, uo£'to

orescribe silence anywhere else than in jhurch, knowing no doubt very well I hat had he done so he would liave asked more than lie wjis likely to obtain. This very mild md necessary direction cannot, how ?veJ&he stretched to imply that women are not to take part by voice or vote in Church business anywhere—on tne contrary the limitation 'in tha churches " is by implication x permis sion for women to speak elsewhere. Again, who are they who most attend Church ? Is it not the softer and better sex ? It is not notorious that for every hat that is deposited on or under the seats three or four bonnets are displayed in the full glory of the latest mode on the heads of the fair wearers ? The fact is undeniable; and if it be so, then surely those who form three-fourths of the congrega tions ought to be allowed their say in the management of Church affairs. And over and above the question of simple justice is the further fact that the assistance of women in any enter prise is calculated to purify its very atmosphere, to lift it up to a higher plane, and we verily believe that parish affairs will be all the better managed if women take an active part therein. We sincerely hope, therefore, that the Bishop and the Dean of Waiapu, and Sir John Hall, will persist in the effort which they have begun, and that the object they have in view will be speedily gained. And this' notwith standing the fact that His Lordship the Primate, if his utterances were correctly .telegraphed, threatened to abdicate his office as President of the Synod should the Bill for the religious enfranchisement of women become the law of the Church ; for in view of the attitude he has recently taken up it is in our opinion quite conceivable that the Church will get on better with the women and without the Primate, than with the Primate and without the women,

MAYFIELD.

(FROM OUR OWN COIIPvESPONDKNT. )

Mr Lichtwark gave a, lesson on horse taming in the blacksmith's &hop on Saturday evening kst. Owing to harvest being in full swing, there was not such a large eln-ss as would have been under other circumstances. The mare he handled was a five-year-old filly, unbroken, belonging to Mr William Mably. She was very obstinate, and *or a good while stood out against the trainer's treat ment, but she soon found that he would net hurt her, and at length submitted to what ever he wanted. In a, short time Mr Lichtwurk M ras on her back, and to show that the mare was quiet, not only to the man who had her in hand, but to anyone else, Mr Paterson also got on her back. She was taught to follow at the call, an 1 would follow anyone. To show that the thing wa,s genuine, in the morning several went to see her, and Mr Lichtwark went straight up to her and jumped on her back, without any thing on her, and slid off behind. He then let her out on the road and drove her home, and when he drove her into Mr Mably's yard he called her to him, jumped on her back, and slid off behind. People who have not seen Mr Lichtwark perform on a horse are carried off with the , idea that he uses chemicals ; but such is not the case, and none of his pupils who know anything of the naturcofa horsewill say this because'they can see that it is a gemiine thing. Anyone who has anything to do with horses should take a lesson. The Professor shows how a horse can be. quieted by kind ness instead of rough usage or punishment. I do not write this because I have any interest in Mr Lichfcwark whatever because I have paid my gu.irj.i ana li.ivj got my lesson, and have seen him at work now three times, and am perfectly satisfied that, under this treatment, anyone who knows auythiug about a horse can break in his own animal with perfect f.afety ; and everyone should learn this method of treating a horse. Other things he shows are worth the guinea without handling young horses at all. Mr Lichtwark will give another lesson in Ashburton and another at Mayfield, and, if he is requested, will go to any other part. I would advise everyone to get a lesson before Mr Lichtwark leaves the district. The above meetings will be duly advertised.

Homes for the Aged.

I PET! PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Wellington, February 24. A deputation from the Benevolent Trustees waited on the Hon. Mr Cad man this afternoon to renew the application already made to the Premier for a grant of two acres of land on which to build a destrutehome. The Rev, Van Staveren, who acted as spokesman, said that the trustees were maintaining 76 old people, and that the present accommodation was thoroughly inadequate ; in fact they were doing these people a grave wrong in allowing them to reside in hovels, for their dwellings were worthy of no other name. These places were almost co-equal with the back slums of London, and he was surprised that they were allowed to exist in {Wellington. Mr Van Staveren referred to the "desire Mr Cadman had expressed to see cottage luines estab lished, saying that the trustees admired that system ; but he pointed out that in many cases it would to inadequate. A grant of £500 would go a long way in establishing destitute homes. Mr Cad man, in reply, said that his own idea was to devise some scheme to relieve the local bodies of a certain amount of their burdens, but the question was one for the Cabinet to consider. He could not, therefore, give a definite answer to the deputation's request at present. The Ministry would draft a scheme and circulate it amongst the local bodies for their consideration. The Government, he might add, did not intend to increase the burdens of the local bodies by throw ing an additional responsibility on them.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBUUTON- THURSDAY,

(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, R.M.)

Alleged Larceny of a Tent.—Tohn O'Neil was charged with having stolen a tent the property of his employer, John Holland, farmer and contractor, Flem ington. It appeared the men on the ma chine were to be paid 10s a thousand, and find themselves. They were also to find their tents, but as they hid no tents, Holland found three for them, one for accused, who was cook for the camp. The understanding was that the tents were to be paid for at the end qf the season From the evidence of Holland and his son, it appeared that this was so, and his Worship dismissed the charge, as there had been no larceny in the matter. Maintenance. —Mary Ann Leaman applied for a maintenance order against her husband who \yas in the Jjeeston ! district, and failed to support her. The Leoston constable reported that the man was penniless, had had his leg broken some time ago, and was now in Hospital and could contribute nothing, The wife said she had two sons, one twenty-three years old and one twenty-one years, but she wanted her husband brought home. The Magistrate, in the face of the con^ stable's report, could make no order.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

OBITUARY.

London. February 23. Sir Henry Cotton, late Lord Justice of Appeal is dead. TEIE DE CO BAIN SCANDAL. On Friday Mr Balfour will move that Mr De Cobain be expelled unless he is in his place in the House of Commons on the following THEMABQUIS OFBLANDFORD. The Marquis of Blandford, son and heir of the Duke of Maryborough, has applied to Mr Justice Butt for an order to compel his father to make an increase in his annual allowance of £380, but his Honour decided that he had no jurisdiction in the matter. IN BANKRUPTCY. The creditors of William Perry and Co., the Sydney merchants, unani mously passed a resolution, agreeing to accept los in the £ on unsecured claims. Universal sympathy is ex pressed with the firm in their mis fortune. THE MONEY MARKET, Money is scarce and the market is hardening. Oamaru Water Works debentures have fallen 10J and Harbor Board Stock 5 per cent. MILITARY ADVISER FOR THE COLONIES. The Agents-Ueneral of the Austral asian colonies will interview Mr Stanhope, Minister for War, respecting the appointment of a military adviser for the colonies. BLACKMAILING.

Professor Morland, ex-tutor at Ox ford University, who was arrested a few days ago on a charge of black mailing Lord Hothfied, is to be pro ceeded against on further charges of blackmailing Lords Clifton, Chester field, Carnarvon, Ormathwaite, Ayles ford, and Russell. The hearing of the first charge came on to-day, when it was proved that Morland had under gone a sentence some time ago for per jury. The Magistrate remarked- that the Treasury ought to prosecute. Ac cused was remanded.

MR WISE AGAIN. Mr Wise, formerly Attorney-General of New South Wales, addressed a meet ing at Slough, in Buckinghamshire, at the invitation of the Home Counties Liberal Union. Lord Carrington presided. Mr Wise said that the refusal to grant autonomy to Ireland would create perpetual discord in the United States and Australia, and he ridiculed the fears entertained by the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Knuts ford that fie granting of autonomy | would cause a secession of the colonies. 1 He considered that Mr Gladstone's foreign policy was the best for Aus tralia, as it was to her interest to main tain friendship with Prance. COLONIAL BORROWING. Investors are afraid that the issue of Treasury bonds will increase instead of relieve the necessities of borrowing, and a report which is current to the effect that the New South Wales Government is preparing a fresh issue on the first opportunity has irritated the market The " Times " condemns the colonies for privately increasing their national debt by means of Treasury bills, and urges the various Governments in need of money to pla-^e loans on the market at a higher rate of interest than has been offered in the past, It is feared that money will be still dearer. The impression prevails in financial circles in the city that there would be little difficulty in placing a Victorian loan of two millions on the market at 4£ per cent at par, on condition that the Government of the colony gave a pledge that they would not borrow in London for a period of two years. A portion of the Tas manian Treasury bills is still unplaced. It is feared that money will be still dearer. An impression prevails in financial circles in the city that there would be little difficulty in placing a Victorian loan of £2,000,000 on the market at 4| per cei\t. at par on condition that the Government of the colony gave a pledge that they would not borrow in London for a period of two years. Capetown, February 22. The million loan issued by the Cape Government has been over-subscribed locally. CAPETOWN THEATRE BURNED. Capetown. February 23. The theatre has been destroyed by fire. Mrs Brown-Potter's wardrobe was destroyed.

THE MISSING LIDDERDALE.

London, February 24. The IMderdale who is missing is a banker at Ilminster, in Somersetshire, and not the son of the Governor of the Bank of England. The police dis believe the drowning theory, and con sider that Lidderdale has been kid napped by an American woman, who declared that she would not marry any other man. THE COMING ELECTIONS. The campaigns which have been organised by the Liberal party in London and the counties in view of the general elections are being conducted on an extensive scale. The meetings are largely attended and the proceed ings characterised by great enthusiasm. The party are growing in Qonfjdence that they will gain a victory HONOR TO LORD GLASGOW, Lord Glasgowj the new Governor of New Zealand, has been made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St, Michael and St. George.

DECOYED AND MURDERED.

Berlin, February 23. A number of murders of a similar character to those perpetrated by the Schneiders in Vienna, have been dis covered at; Magdeburg, A man and woman have been arrested.

IMPEACHMENT.

Athens, February 23. The trial for the impeachment of the Trieoupis Ministry resulted in failure

THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

Paris, February 23 No progress has been made in the settlement of the political crisis. X Bublicists desire to see an antj- Clerical ipreinier, ou t^e ground. th,as

the relations between France and Italy will be improved by such a course. The French Monarchists have issued a reply to the Encyclic.il of the Pope exhorting the clergy to support the Republic on the ground that it is the established form of government. They pertinently retort thsit the Pope him self declines to accept his subjection to the Kingdom of Italy, and that the arguments in the Encyclical are only applicable to religious and not to political questions. M, Freycinct has declined to. recon struct the Ministry.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Madrid, February 23. The authorities have seized large quantities of arms which the Anar chists had concealed in the cities of Tsla de Leon and Cadiz, in the south of Spain.

RUSSIAN TYRRANY.

St. Petersburg. February 23. Count Tolstoi has been banished to his estate for publishing the details of the famine.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

London, February 23. The stoppage of the Durham col lieries may possibly effect 400,000 men. New York, February 23. The ironmasters in Claveland have announced to their men that they will make a reduction in wages in March unless trade improves.

THE U. S. PRESIDENCY.

A Democratic convention will be held at Syracuse in May for the pur pose of making a final selection of a candidate for the Presidency.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE FRUIT TRADE. Hobart, February 23. The total quantity of apples avail able for export this season is 200,000 bushels.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland. February 24. Five men were finscl at the police court to-rlay for having been stowaways on the Mararoa from Sydney, Counsel who ap peared on their behalf stated they were almost in starvation when in Sydney. Woodville, February 24. At the Malnrahara copper mine a lode struck in the low level drive shows a fine bjcly of stone. It is intended now to open it up and obtain the experts report. Stratford, February 24 A large and enthusiastic meeting, held upport of the report of the explora tion party vo-establishing through com munication with Auckland via the Strat ford Mangaroa road, carried resolutions pledging itself to second, iv every way possible, the Auckland League's efforts to obtain the immediate construction of a bridle track, and urging upon the Go vernment the immediate construction of a bridle track, and urging upon the Go vernment the immediate necessity of ac quiring and preparing for settlement the Native land through which the proposed road parses. Wellington, February; 24. Argument was heard to day before Mr Justice Richmond in a case wherein com mercial travellers seek to compel the Manawatu Railway Company to issue return tickets afe the same price as on the Government railways. Their contention is based on the terms of the contract between the Company and the Govern ment, but the Company plead that they Ai-e absolved by the handing over of the control of the Government railways to the Commissioners, .) udgment was recerv«d. Archdeacon Mules, the bishop elect of Nelson, was consecrated bishop at Sfc Paul's pro-cathedral this morning, the Primate officiating. All the visiting bishops and clergy were present. The epistle was read by the Bishop of Ihine dinand the Gospel by the Bishop of Auckland. The sermon was preached by the Rev. .3. Thorpe, of Nelson, who ex plained that he had undertaken the duty at the request of the bishop elect because they had labored together far twenty-four years. Bishop Mules was then presented to the Primate, when the usual oath was taken and he made profession of obedience to the Primate oi New Zealand. The ceremony was witnessed by a large congregation, principally ladies. Oamabu, February 24. At a meeting of tha Waitaki County Council to-day the Engineer reported that the damage on the Kurow road alone by the floods would cost £1100 to repair. The total damage to roads, bridges, etc., under the Council's supervision exceed £2000. Invercargill, February 24. A local syndicate is in communication with the builders of whalebacks, with a view to introducing them at New River for Intercolonial and Home trade. The intention is to get one suitable for the grain trade between Invorcargill and Australia at first. A 1000-ton vessel of this class will be able to navigate the river without dredging, as it will only draw about 10ft, while the cost is only one-third that of an ordinary steamer of similar capacity. Ranger Campbell has reported to the Land Board a case of alleged dumtnyism on the part of a runholder. The Board decided to call on the licensee to appear before them at the next meeting, to show cause why the license should not be forfeited. Regarding the telegram from Wel lington, stating that an injunction had been granted against Messrs Dobson and Kennedy playing " Little Lord Fauntle roy," the management state that they intend moving immediately to have the injunction set aside, and contesting the question of copyright.

Imperial Parliament.

j fKK TKfcSS ASSOCIATION]

London, February 23. Under Mr Chaplin's Small Hold ings Bill, County Councils will be given power to borrow for the purpose of purchasing lands, and will be allowed to sell between one acre and fifty acres, the annual value not to exceed £50. One quarter of the money is to be paid down at time of purchase j one quarter to be a per petual rent charge redeemable at will, and the balance is to extend over fifty years. The leases are not to exceed iftn acres. Sir W. V. Harcourt said that he desired to see compulsory sale. The Bill was read a first time amid cheers. Mr Samuel Smith, M.P. for Flint shire, has moved for the disendowment of the Welsh Church.

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