The Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1892. THE IMPERIAL BUDGET.

'A glance at some of the items of the Budget; which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Goschen, laid before the House of Commons last April will just now be of interest. Mr Goschen, like Mr Ballance, had a very satisfac tory statement to submit, though of course his h'gures were of a very different magnitude, showing a revenue of £90,995,000 and an expenditure of £89,928,000— th«formerbeingJ?B6,6oo above, ami the latter £336,000 below tne estimates, and the surplus the handsome one of £1,067,000. The biggest source of revenue is the duty on spirituous liquors, which amounted to £30,000,000—0ne third of the total revenue. This enormous sum caused Mr Goschea, he said, to approach the subject " with the usual awe which it inspires in the breast of a Chancellor of the Exchequer." The consumption of spirits, however, has not increased at the same rate as in previous years— why, cannot be explained. The im portation of brandy has increased, but that of rum—once the kind of spirits that had the largest consumption —has fallen off. Foreign spirits generally showed a much smaller total than usual, and the cause is attributed to the high price of potatoes on the Continent, which has prevented foreign spirits from competing with the home product Home spirits are not classed separately under the heads of whisky, gin, etc., but it is pretty safe to con clude that the increase of more than six per cent in the consumption con iisted mainly of whisky. The increase took place principally in England, being there 6.50 per cent., against 1.62 per cent, in Scotland, and 1 per cent, in Ireland", and the effect was seen in a check to the consumption of beer. The increased revenue from spirits, however, cannot be set down to increased individual consumption. In 1841 the annual consumption per head was 7 J pints; in 1891 it had only risen to 8 pints, so that the great increase in revenue— nineteen and a half millions now against seven and a half millions in 1841—is due to the growth of the population and not of materially in creased use of spirits. In regard to non-alcoholic beverages the comparison is very different. In 1841 the average comsumption was 17£ oz of coffee, and 19^ox of tea; in 1891 the respective quantities were 12 oz of coffee and 87 oz of tea. In 1841 the people could only afford 87oz of tea and coffee to each person, and at present each person uses close upon lOOoz. Thafc means that the great bulk of the population are able now to enjoy those non-alcoholic beverages to the extent of three times what they were able to do fifty years ago, and Mr Goschen looks upon this as proof of the greatly in creaied comfort enjoyed in the present day. The increased use of tobacco— from 13oz in 1841 to 260z in 1891 was regarded in a similar light, though Mr Goschen suggested a less satisfactory theory—that it was. another evidence of that precocity which is to be seen in so many directions at the present day : he feared that too many urchins were becoming taxpayers, so far as tobacco is concerned, far too early in life. The prosperity of New Zealand is proved by the receipts from similar sources of revenue, our surplus being as we have previously shown, mainly derived from the Customs. The Customs revenue has, in fact, come to be'regarded as an accurate index of the prosperity of a country.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Letters from places beyond the colony, ad dressed as under, were received at the Ash burtoa post offics during the month of April and are still unclaimed:—B. Allison, Pefcer Flygare, James Gordon {2} John Pullar(2), J. Smith. " Commanohe " the only horse which es caped the massacre in which General Ouster of the US, army was killed, draws a pension sufficient to pay for his transportation, when on the march and for his foragg. Comman che waß found, after the battle, wounded in seven places, and exhausted from loss of blood. A somewhat curious case came before the Magistrate's Court at Lower ifutt. A settler »t Myngaroa, named R. Macdonald, was summoned for keeping an unregistered dog. In defence he put in a jseT^ifipate from the Rabbit Inspector that rabbits existed on bis property, and that it was necessary for their suppression that he should keep the dog |n question. The Bench overruled the certificate, agd ordered Macdonald to pay the registration fee, B. Foe and (Jo., the famous newspaper machine-makers, have received an order from Messrs Thompon, of the Dundee "Courier " and the Dundee " Weekly News" to construct a Hoe rotary quadruple press. This will be the first of the kind, ana will be tkq largest printing press in the British Empire. "It xrill print, fold and count papers of four, si"*, eight, ten, twelve, sixteen, or twenty page 3 afc the rate of 50,000 eight pages per hour—double the largest machines now running in Britain. The "Pall Majl .Gazette" says:—While Mr Clifford Harrison wasjfeeiting one afternoon at Lady Knutsford's, tfas late Lord Koughton entered the room, sat upon a chair close to the popular elocutionist, and fell fast asleep. One of the noble author's own pieces happened to be on the programme, and Mt Clifford H#f?rison determined that it should be the next. Wh^sn he had recited it, and when the audience w t er* applauding. Lord Houghfcon awhke, and ruing from h£a chair exclaimed, "One of the best things I ever j heard ! Who wrote it ? Is it published.?" The introduction of iiiachin£t>y into the cigarettes factories of New York, jphiou took place six years ago, has reduced the number of girla employed there from 5000 to 700. The McKinley tariff is said to be unpopular among the employees because of its effect i# forcing them to use stock less easy to handle, #f.c], which, owing to its brittleness, delays them s4.th£i.r work. The' rate of payment has lately been isdi^e,d. It had formerly been Idol 10 cents a thousand, i and wkich fell to Idol. A further reduction %? seyenty cents has issued in a strike, 'which si jll continues. The average of a girl's earnings has hitherto been from 3dols to 3d0.1s 50cen,fcs'a v/ee|c-~ ? Utj;le enough as it would seem—hardly ' sufficient fov £he reasotiable aad frugal comfort required.

' The usual tele^r.ipii service to the North i Is'aud has been resumed. The German Government has ordered 180 Maxim guns of its American makers, quite a new departure by the War Office arid gen eral staff in Berlin. At the police court this morning Mr Alfred Harrison, J.Pj, dismissed, with a few. words of warning-and'rsproof* a first offender who pleaded guilty to a Charge of drunkenness. At a review the troops at Span dan. May 13, the Emperor gave a sudden order to the Mayor to close the schools and let the chil |dren attend the review. Within fifteen minutes 5000 children were on the drill groin 1. Captain Edwin reports that there ore indications that the weather will continue unsettled during this week, and will probably be much colder during the latter part of it. A surprising statement was published in London on Juno 26, to the effect that V\ m. H. Hurlbert, for whom Scotland Ya.nl had beensearching the world over, was re ceived aa a lay brother in the Redemptonst at Rome. A memo, has been laid on the table of the House from Lord Glasgow respecting the diminution of New Zealand birds, with sug gestions for their preservation. He says that after careful inquiry he came to the conclusion that the two best islands for this purpose are the Little Barrier at the north and Resolution Island at the south. On Friday forenoon while the Dunedin prison van, better known as "Black Maria," was waiting at the yard befote going to the police station the horses suddenly took fright, and, bolting down Maclaggau street, made their way to the railway station, where the horses came down, and " Black Maria " was smashed to atoms. On the afternoon of May 23 two huge peti tions were wheeled into the Houaeof Commons bearing the signatures of 138.395 members of the Protestant Alliance, and 101,406 , members of the Loyal Protestant League, and others, praying for the appiontment of a commisaion to enquire into the condition of the convents in the United Kingdom. The cause of Lord Ancrum's death was not, as stated in the messages received from Sydney, the accidental firing of his own gun, but that of one of hia companions, whose weapon was discharged while he was trying to mount a refactory horse, the charge entering the head of Lord Ancrum, who was standing by. The Dunedin "Globe" states that the Otago Industrial Co-operative Association has been accepted as a branch of the .Wholesale Co-operative Society of England, 1 and has received instructions to forward samples of colonial produce. For the quarter ending September, 1891, the English association imported butter and cheese to the extent of £175,000 from America and the continent, and there should be nothing to prevent New Zealand sharing largely in this turnover. A touching tragedy took place at a little theatre in Paris known as the Theatre d'Application, on the night of May 24. The wiie of an obscure tenor, named Peralde, who could not 'oear to hear her husband I hissed, died suddenly in the lobby, the hus band, meanwhile, continuing to sing and play his part on the stage. The body was removed to one of the boxes, and by the manager's orders the play was riot inter rupted. When the facts became known, strong indignation was expressed by the audience. An old story was raked up in the Adelaide Criminal Court recently, when Ernest Van tell was charged with stealing five ulsters. Vantell was one of the smartest French detectives in 1864, when he was sent to London to arrest a Parisian who had de camped with £4000. Instead of making the arrest he ruined his career by letting the defaulter go and sticking to the money himself. He was stripped of his military orders and sent to West Australia for seven years, and there became chef de cuisine to the Governor. Three years later the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Perth, and after enjoying the dinner prepared by.the ex detective, the Royal visitor secured his liberation. Vantell then became a revenue officer in Queensland, and finally drifted to Adelaide. The Chief Justice gave him twelve months. A firm in Auckland who shipped a froze 11 lamb to a friend in England, per Ruapehu, on her last trip home, received by the San Francisco mail, on June 18, the follow ing testimony to its quality:—" Thanks for your present of a lamb, which duly arrived, and was divided among several households. Unanimous verdict: ' Nothing could be nicer.' No doubt "we pay Is 2d per pound for thousands of pounds weight of Knglish lamb which had been born and bred in New Zealand, and nobody can detect the difference. The profit goes into somebody's pocket, and we fear the New Zealand grower does not get his full benefit from the transaction, But for the immense quantity of Australian and New Zealand meat coming into England, we should have a meat famine." At a large meeting held in Sydenham on Friday evening resolutions ware almost unanimously adopted that the liquor traffic is a prolific source of crime, pauperism, and other social evils, endangering the future progress and well-being of the colony and increasing,taxation ; that the inhabitants of each locality should be empowered to veto the issue and renewal of all licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in their respec tive areas} alsp that in view of tho Bill now before Parliament proposing to establish the principle of paying compensation to publicans for non-tenewal of licenses, this meeting expresses a conviction that the prin ciple of compensation is inequitable, retro grade, and conservative in the highest degree, and protest against its being embodied in this polony's licensiug legislation in any shape or form. The resolutions will be for warded to the Gbverameut §,j}d every mem ber of both Houses. The Russians have made a singular dis covery in Central Asia. In Turkestan, on the right bank of the Amou Daira, in a chain of rooky bjlla near the Bokharan town of i Karki, are a number of large paves, which ! upon examination were found to lead to an underground city, built apparently long before the Christian area. According to the effigies, inscriptions, and designs upon the gold and silver money uneafcrhed. from among the ruins, the existence of the town dates back to some two centuries before the birth of Christ. The edifices contain all kinds of domestic utensils, pots, urns, vases, and so forth. The hjgh degree of civilisation attained by the inhabitants of the city is shown by the fact that they built in several stories, by the symmetry of the streets and squares, ajjd by the beauty of the baked > iay and ni&tal tu)en'«i|s and Qf the ornaments and coins which have been found, ft is .sup posed that long centuries ago this city.'sjj carefully concealed in the bowels of the earth, provided an entire population with a \ refuge from the incursions of nomadic savages [ aud robbers. 'A public temperance meeting was held|in j the Watertori Library Hall qn Friday night, and was very successful. A powerful address was delivered % Mr Khott and was much appreciated, The $tt£cdance, which was very large—about \«?ric hundred arid thirty being present—was orderly a#d attentive, Afe the oJose of the address the following resolution wa«j Garbed with onty one dissentient—" That thiameeting strengly protests against any alteration being made iri the existing licensing laws that will ten&'^o igg,gen the power the people at present have over iiiß liquor traffic; and also that it urges upon tlie Government to be true to its professed platform, and by granting the direct vote place the deciding of the liquor question along with all others it) the hands of the people, and that it still !f6r thY protests against the principle of compensation to puptio^s jn c?.se of loss of license." The chair >Vas oceiipfod fay i£r J)onaldson and several selections of'musifc wtjee rendered under the baton of Mr $3bome- A vote of t^snka was'accorded to s|r Knott; $ 1 the med pg closed. Tho world is ever pacing on to-.yarj[ perfection butaoldofli attains j£, Coij.st.aii improvement ia being made it* eyepy branch of industry, but in Baking Powders Perfection has been reached in War&urfcon's Can t Be Beat. A good safety raanufactured by the firm for £15 15s is wonderful yaljae. The tele graphic address is SAViiiLK/'Ohristoli^r^

Parliamentary.

|PKR FRS.3S Aa3OCIATIONj

Wellington, July 1. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. ADDRBSS-IN-KJEVLY. Tho Address-in-Reply was pre sen tea to the Governor. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. -Replying-..t0 questions ib was stated there was no reason to depart from the ussual course in the matter of g-antiug compensation to, Mr W; B. Edward* for Vvss of offico, ius a .) udga of the Supreme Oourfc; fcho ordinary forma of the House «ava full opportunity for having the "question ventilated. That there wis no time this Fession to deal with an amendment to the Rating Acts giving local bodies power to extmpt: permanent improvements from local taxation, but a Bill would be prepared for fu\ure discussion. That the police were doing their utmost fco stop the practice of sly-grog selling in the King Country. That the Government were not justi fied in interfering in Picturesque Atlas matters. That the Government did net intend to introduce a Bill to enabla the people of the colony to elect members of the Legis lative Council, SESSIONAL COMMITTEES. On thd motion to appoint the usual sessional committees Mr Rollestom objected that there was not a fair repre- ] mentation of the Opposition side of tho House on any of the committees set up by the Government. Mr Reeves considered that on the whole the committees were fairly representative of both sides of the House. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p,m, THB ELECTORAL BILL. The Premier moved the second reading , of the Electoral Bill to amend and con solidate the law relating to qualifications of electors and the conduct of elections of' members of the House. He said that with one or two remarkable exceptions the Bill was exactly the same as that passed by the Mouse last year. The most important alteration in the present measure was the granting of the fran chise to women, which the Government were anxious to see carried into law this \ year. As to the question of allowing women seats in the House he thought that it would be better to .postpone that to a future occasion. He hoped that this question of female franchise wouid be settled now, once and for ever. The Go vernment had also retained in the Bill the freehold qualification. An essential feature of the Bill was that it proposed to have one-man-one-roll, or, one-man-one registration j that was to say that one main could not vote in two electorates. The Bill mode concessions to commercial travellers and shearers in regard to voting and also allowed school buildings to be used free of charge by candidates. Mr Rolleston admitted that the Bill was valuable as a consolidating measure. He waa of opinion that tho one-man one vote principle waa not fairly carried out in what was known as triple elestoratea. One solution of the question was the Hare system. At the present time he did not think th*t the country was ripe for it j akhough he was strongly in favor of it. The Government should cither ex tend the system of triple voting to the country districts or they should take it away from the towns. His opinion was ihat having so practically lessened the independence of the Upper House, they should endeavour to have thab House elective and thus bring it into accord with the wishes of the people. He strongly objected to the constant change of the boundaries of electorates. He objected bo the proposal for only one month's residence before an elector could enroll, as il was quite competent under such a provision to semd a number of men into any particular district on the eve of an election who might swamp the votes of bona fide residents. The female franchise proposal would have his strongest opposi cion as not being within the region of practical politics. Mr Fish was not opposed to the Bill with the exception of the proposal to confer the franchise on women which he would strongly oppose at every stage. Mr Scobie MoKenzie thought that the one blot on the Bill flas the one-roan one registration proposal which, he considered, was in an entirely wrong direction. He would, as he had always done, strongly oppose the women franchise, and he should also oppose the provision for one month's residence before registration. The Bill as a whole, however, he should ba happy tosuppoifc. Mr Duthie would also support the Bill as a whole, but was opposed to women franchise. Mr Taylor supported the Bill. Mr Mackenzie (Clutha) spoke strongly in favour of one man recording one vote, and not three votes as in the cities, and he called on fhe Bsemier if he were a true Liberal (which he very muclj doubted) to embody the one-man-one-vote principle in this Bill. He should support the female franchise, and he generally ap proved of the Bill with certain amend ments which he should propose in Com mittee Mr Mclntosh objected to such a good measure being jeopardised by the intro duction of the clause conferring th« fran chise on women. Mr McLean, referrpg to Mr Rolles ton's remarks, s-ud that he had won his election by only 143 votes. He asserted that but for the power of the moneyed majority he would haye won by qver 500, if nob IQOQ. fie should suppoit the Bill on the principle of justice. Mr Hogg spoke strongly in favour of the Bill. Sir John Hall congratulated the Govern ment on the support their measure was receiving, and he hoped that in its passage through committee they would have a peaceable discussion. As to the repre sentation of minorities, he held that was a question that should receive more consideration than was now given to it. On the subject of fenita'le suffrage, he said tha<: he cQuld ji necessary obtain the signam.es of 15,000 women who were, desirous to obtain this great privilege. He felt it his duty fco assist the Govern ment in every way he could to endeavor to bring about this great reform, but he would warn the friends of the movement that they should see that no party ques tions should iiiter£ei?3 y/ith securing this privilege.: He liad the premier's assj.ir? ance that the granting' of'the franchise'to women d|d not necessarily " mean a dissolution, as some time wg'uld have to alapge CO aHow women fco prepare for this great reform. If necessary, he believed that the Premier was prepared to insert a provision of this kind in this Bill. Mr Saunders spoke at length on the proportional representation question and supported the Bill. Messrs Shera, Bucklano 1, Carnoross, Moore. E, M. Smith, Sandford, Allen, Earnshaw, Buick, Pinkerton, Thomson, Houston, J. W. Kelly, and Captain Russell ajso spoke. •■ The premier repUed, a&d the second reading was carried on: the 1 Voices. '!J • The House rose at $.30. ''

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending .Tuly 3, 1892: —

R-iinfall during June :—Alfoi-d For.st, 318 inches ; Alfofd Sbntioa, 1 S7 inches.

RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE AT CHERTSEY FOR JUNE.

RAINFALL AT OHERTSEY FOR THE HALF YEAR.

THE MARKETS.

PER PI ESS 4.SSOC-ATIOS,

London, June 30. Silver, 3s 4£d. French buyers are operating at the wool sales more freely, and the recent decline is being recovered. There is a more hopeful tone, and better prices are being obtained for lower sorts. All good wools are extremely firm. London, July 1. New Zealand long berried wheat has a restricted sale at 355. South Australian wheat is fl.it ao 355. Victorian is also flat at 355. .For Australian cargoes on passage, sellers ask 34s and buyers offer 33s 6d. Off-coast cargoes are selling at 34a ljd. Canterbury mutton4d per lb ; Welling ton 3fd ; Canterbury lamb 4§d. The market is depressed. New Zealand beef, forequarters, 2^d. July 2. A cargo of Victorian wheat has been sold at 33s 4d. At tjje wool sales prices are unchanged. There is good competition and a hopeful feeling is prevalent.

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ending July 2 :—Wheat.—The weather during the week has been dull and, depressing to the utmost degree, and the wheat market has run a dead heat with the weather. A few en quiries still for prime lines, but for dry damaged it is impossible to get even last week's low level. We hope this class will not go lower yet, but have our doubts. Barley.—Very small quantities of good offering, and little enquiry. Oats.—Price the same as last week, and inactive. Pota toes.—Oriers seem to have been well filled to end of July j tew buyers and no prospect of improvement. Grass Skid.—A few small enquiries both for rye and cocksfoot, and a little doing. Butter is scarce, and of Cheese we are told the stocks in the Bays are running low. The following are prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., packages extra (potatoes excepted). Wheat, prime Pearl, 3s 7d, Tuscan 3s 6d, Huntsr's 3s 4d. Barley, good malting, 3s 9d, others graduated down wards. Oats, milling, Is 9£d, Tartars Is 9d, stout feeding Is. Cocksfoot 2±d to 3Jd. Ryegrass, machine dressed, 3s 3d. Potatoes 17s 6d, August 20s. Butter, keg, 9d to lOd, fresh factory Is. Cheese 3d to 4d, loaf 4Jd.

POLITICAL.

(from our parliamentary correspondent.) WILLINGTON, July 2. ELECTORAL BILL. The second reading of the Electoral Bill was carried at 2.30 this morning almost unanimonsly. The Opposition exhibited great unanimity and rose superior to party prejudice. Mr Sol leston's speech was a model of moderation and patriotism. It is probable that jn Committee the Female Franchise will go overboard, and I it is absolutely certain th^c the holiday j clause must also go. It is generally re garded as quite needless, and a disfigure ment to the Bill. The general opinion re the female franchise is that it is not desired nor required, and that such a change should be made with great care.

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTQN y WAIHI.

Ashbubtqn.—Back —T% IJifmphriea ; three-quarter backs —A. Stew, -A. Pavitt, J. Wilson ; half-backs—W. Moses, J. Peter; forwards—Simpson, Clowes, Healey, Baird, Walker, *Todd, Fooks (captain), Cromie, Bowler. Waihi.—Back —W. Moore ; three quarter backs—A. Opie, A. Fhallard, A. Moore; half-backs—M. McLeod, C. Opie ; forwards—A. Stewart, O. Stewart, A. Hart, W. Brinkman, A. Bell, J. Ford, G. South, W. Austin, F. Shallard. The match between the Waihi (Win chester) and Ashburton Clubs was played at' the Domain on Saturday. The reputation of the yigil'prs,, who last year were the South Canterbury champions, imparted a good deal of interest to the match, and though it was begun at the early hour of half-past one, there were many spectators. Some first-rate play was shown on both sides, and though the result was in favor of Waihi by the large majority of fourteen points to two, the local players were by no means overmatched^ "'i\fc least one hal* of the pointi? against them' being due pb bad play, of wh,ich there were seyepl con spicuous instances. The absence of D. Matron and Proctor was badly felt. Ashburton kicked off towards the lower goal, and after the opening punts and some loo3e scrimmaging, Mos^s took the ball to Waihi quarters with a clever run. Waihi had then the best of some forward play, and a dangerous rush was stopped by Clowes, but the Opies and D. Stewart returned to the charge, the ball being sent into touch close to the Ashburton line. Teter cleverly relieved his line, and from s* sgr.imiftp,ge Healy and Clowes cTribtydd' the ball to mid*fieid. A, Upie there; took the ball and with a lightning run was nearly in, i lie Ashburton backs being apparently taken by surprise. The A.shburton forwards again worked ddwn to the W.a'ihi end,' but were badly backed up and the gro'&nd' was so^n Idst again I by the fumbling of the backs, and Moore I with a long punt sent the ball to the| Ashburton twenty-five. A free kick was

followed by some passing and a ran by' Wilson. Scrimmaging innouua' ground followed, and a rush of the Abhtmrton forwards was stopped by Moore with a flying kick into touch when they lookc-1 like scoring. Wilson, Todd, and Stewart had most to do with taking the iramo to the opposite ond, but Pavitt mibbing a pass, 1). btewarfc got away with a. tiau sun, being collared, by Moses at n critical' moment. Scrimmaging in front of tho Ashbu:ton goal followed, and Haro break ing through got over the line, :h)Ugh Jrt'.aly collared him just too late. D. Stewart placed a go:i . Ou kicking off Ash burton got the worst of ill) punting, bur, 01ow«s made a .rmnd run to :t.he Waihi twe ity five, where the full back collared him. A. Opie and Moore with runs placed Ashburton on the defensive, bui/Clowes and Baird got the ball away, and Wilson getting it made p. .splendid, run down the touch lino* getting over close to the corner. As he grounded the b<ill he was collared >nd rolled into touch in goal, and the try was disallowed, ( though it appeared perfectly legitimate. Half-time came immediately afterwards, while a scrimmage in' midtield was in progress. Score — Waihi five points j Ashburton nil. ; boon after restarting, A. Shallard punted out close to the Ashburton line, but Peter recovered some ground from the line out, and Moses and Wilson got the ball to midway. Some grand open play then took place, and from a scrim mage near the halfway flag Oromie got away, and by a desperate rush gained ;a try neat the corner. Fooks made a bad place-kick, though a goal from the position was almost; impossible. After some more ffist play Waihi were forced-down, but 0. Opie and Moore soon afterwards ran close to the Ashburton line. A fine effort by Clowes relieved the attack, and' dodging runs by Stewart, Peter and Wilson put Waihi on the defensive again. The quick ness and cleverness of the visiting backs quickly changed the scene to the Ashbur ton end and a forcn-down resulted, the play since resuming having been most exciting. D. Stewart took an effectual place-kick at gaol from a mark, and then A. Opie was collared Jclose to the gaol. Wilson did good work in relief, but there was soon another scrimmage in front of the gaol, and D. Stewart goc a try near the post, which, however, he failed to convert into a goal. Almost im mediately afterwards Stewart got a try under the bar, but Moore kicked too low and was charged. There was then more fast open play, and Clowes, follow ing up his own kick was all but over the Waihi line, when A. Opie collared him from behind. Aahburton soon lost ground again, and A. Opie, from near touch, ran right through the opposing backs and got a try between the posts, from which D. Stewart placed a neat goal. Ncside was then sounded. For the winners A. Opie shone out con spicuously among the backs, and was ably supported by C. Opie and Moore. Of the forwards D. Stewart and South were prominent in the open, and F. Shalland and Hart in the scrimmages. Of the Ashburton backs Humphries, Peter, and Moses played well, but neither Stewart nor Wilson was seen at his best, and all the three-quarters collared very badly and were too selfish. The forwards at times packed very half-heartedly in the mauls, but were better in the open except that they were slow in getting on-side. Clowes played splendidly throughout, and Todd, books'and Heaiy did well, but some of the others fell off towards the end of the game. The defective collaring of the backs was the weakest featurevofjthe team. ■ The A.t>hburtou Borough School football team, accompanied by Mr iuayne, head master, and Mr Grant, second master, visited Hakaia on Saturday, and played the school team there in the school grounds. The visitors scored nine points to Rakaia's nil. Touch-downs were ob tained by T. Smith, F. Watt and A. Barrett, one of which was converted into a goal by J. Tresizj. The visitors were entertained at lunch by the Rakaia boys in the school, and they returned by the express well pleased with their jaunt to Rakaia.

Congress of Chambers of Commerce.

PER MifiSS ASSOCIATION]

(Received July 4, 12.15 a.m.) London, July 3. At yesterday's sitting of the Cham ber of Commerce Congress the repre sentative of the Auckland Chamber moved that the Governments ought to make carriers liable to uonsignees for loss. The London Chamber proposed an amendment that a conference of parties interested in this subject be held, failing which the Board of Trade be moved to introduce legislation. The amendment was carried. Pro posals as to the introduction of a decimal system were negatived. Young of London, moved a resolution, which was carried, in favor of subsidising agencies as the best medium for colonising the sugar colonies, issuing tickets to emigrants at £2 each. Tt was resolved to ask Great Britian to unify the currency of the Empire and arrange an international monetary union. The motion of the Bradford Chamber in fare? of an imperia penny post was adopted, the Melbourne and Launceston Chambers opposing. The Congress then dissolved. V The Epononjest"' says that outside Canada and the Australian colonies the Congress showed no desire for trade federation an a protection basis.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

f^BS PKERs ASSOCIATION.)

MILDURA.

rp, t, . LOWDON. July 1. The Prince of Wales visited Cbaffey Bios, stand at the Warwick show and expressed himself delighted with tho pro^oss of irrigation in the colonies. illK JJRITIBH, REVENUE- ' I he revenue of the Unitad' Kingdom lot- the quarter ended June 30, shows an increase of £108,000 over the cor responding period last \ mr SUCCESSFUL NEW ZEA lij- -^ kONUON, July 2 Messrs Fullerton, Hardy; Young and Howorth, all New Zea landers, passed their final medical-ex amination in Edinburgh NA™* AL BANK DIVIDEND. lhe National Bank of New Zealand declare a dividend of 2s 6d per *hare THa! ?? w zeal^nd athletes At the athletic championship' meet c?w 7f n the london Athletic Clubsg roun d, at Stamford Bridge; the New Zealand team failed entirely, in the championships. Peter Wood Won his heat m the qaarter-mile on the flat as id Batger ia the hurdle., but both were easily beaten in the finals. Hompton Waß J>eaten in the first heat. MR DIBBS. wl rDw', PT ier of New S6uth Wales, had luncheon to day with the Viueen, and subsequently had a short interview with Her Majesty in the presence of Lord Knutsford, the Secre tary of State for the Colonies.

THE GERMAN EXHIBITION.

m. n . . ... Paris, July 1. lhe Chamber of Deputies is tery indignant at Germany forestalling France in the proposal for an exhibition in 1900

EGYPTIAN LIBEL CASE.

w . OaißO, July 1. _ lhe proprietors 6t "Le Bpsphdre Egyptien " have been fined £1000 for libelling British doctors in Cairo hospital.

UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

W n \ . W^shixotok, JuiyX lhe nnal sittings of Congress passed motions in favor or State-aided emi gration ; decimal coinage; Imperial penny postage; and the abolition of lighthouse dues.-

THE SILVER QUESTION.

m. C, Washington, July 2. lhe Silver Bill introduced in the Senate by Mr J. M. Stewart* of Nevada, has passed through lhe Senate by 29 to 25, but a provision will be added requiring that all silver shall be coined by the Treasury De partment.

A SEALING DIFFICULTY.

The United States cruisers have seized the British steamer Coinuttan and 25 sealers, carrying out their calling off Victoria, B.C.

THE CHOLERA.

T . Rome, July I* It is reported that cholera has broken out at Brindisi and Latiano, a town fourteen miles further south.

St. Petersburg, Julyl. Cholera is still raging at Baku, and the mortality is enormous. A panic has been caused amongst the residents.

THE UGANDA NATIVES.

tu T7 Zanzibar July& Ihe Jbrench missionaries declare that the Uganda natives of the Protestant persuasion have again attacked the Catholic natives, and allege that they were assisted by Cap tains Lugard and Williams.

AUSTRALIAN.

TROUBLE AT BROKEN HILL.

Sydney, July '■'!', Great alarm is felt at the condition of the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, through "creeps"; over an acre having subsided six feet. There is a terrible strain on the timbers in the workings, and it is impossible to approach the spot where the richest part of the mine is situated. Shares in the various mines are greatly de pressed, / ••■ REVENUE RETURNS. The revenue for the half-year showg a surplus of £12,000. The total for the twelve months shows an increase of £49,500 over the preceding twelve months. Melbodrnk, Juro 30. The revenue returns for the year show a falling off of £614,000 and have failed to reach the estimate by £58,000. The Customs was £136,000 less than in the previous yoar. When the Budget speech is mad« it is be, lievqd that a deficit of £1,350,000 will be announced. _, Adelaide, July 1. The revenue returns for the year show an increase of £10,000 over those collected last year, but they fell short of the estimate by £34,000.

MINERS' LABOR TROUBLES.

Sydney. July 2. A strike of Broken Hill miners is imminent, owing t® the wine owners insisting on their right to stope ore by contract. m , Hobart, July 2. The miners of King, Junction, Queen, and Westenra mines at Zeehan have struck against a reduction in wages.

THE REAL ESTATE BANK

Melbourne, July 2. Some startling disclosures have, been made in ppnnecfciqn w|t{j the'-.'^aj Estate Bank. An investigation iot the accounts shows that large overdrafts were granted on no other authority than the bank's own shares, which are now valueless.

THE WAIREKA WRECK.

• Brisbane, July 2. The enquiry into the wreck of the Auckland schooner Waireka at Long Island, exonerates Captain Ourran, the Board being of opinion that the vessel should hive been provided'with betted ground tackje. <: '•' ; ! ■ ;

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nbw Plymouth, July 3. AJiighfay robbery occurred htst night at Qniatai, thr.ee inilfis from New Biyl mouth. The tollgate-keeper there wif

THE AHHBPBTON GUARDIAN: MONDAY, JULY 4, 1893.



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i NOTICE. \ DVERTISEMENTS for the First (Country) edition of the Guardian must reach this office by 2 p.m. Advertisements for tfie Second (Totth ! edition will be recaited up to 3 p.m. I ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO I May 23^1892. Communications pn matters connected wivh any Department of the Paper, SHOULD NOT be addressed to any naeasber of the staff by nain'j. Letters relating to Advertiseraests or other Business, to be suUressed to : THE MANAGER. j Lifcaraty communications to THy EDITOR, IN THE WORLD. Ely slop's Ceylon. NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers, 13d Cwhel street, Chmtchurch,



WINTER, 1892. TyE ARE NOW OFFERING VERY SPECIAL VALUES IN ALL CLASSES OF READY-MADE CLOTHING, OF OUR OWN MANUFACrURE. SPECIAL" LINES IN BOYS' AND LITTLE BOYS' CLOTHING, MEN'S SAC SUITS. MEN'S TROUSERS AND OVERCOATS, TAILORING AT ECONOMICAL RATES. CHOICE NEW TWEEDS OPENED THIS WEEK. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. THE WONDERFUL NEW HIGH ARM WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Latest Improvements, New Appliances. All who havo used the WERTHFJM "NEW TRIUMPH" Machine will at once admit it to be by far the best they have ever seen. It is indeed a triumph of mechanical genius,and transcendentaly the most perfect Hand Machine yet produced, NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, Agents.



WANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at • The Cornish. ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and jforkmanship guaranteed: from 50s cash. Robert Alcorn, Aahburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings. j f~^ ENUINE SALE, to reduce Stock \JT previous to Stock-taking. Books Stationery for office and private use Music, Account Books all sizes, Parlor Games, and a variety of other goods too numerous to particularise. All goods Reduced in Price for Cash during this month. —L. F. Andrewbs aim> Co. Stationer's Hall, Ashburton. TTTANTI-D"Known.—l have TTairge VV stocK of Till and Ironware Goods to aek.ct from. Register Grates, Stoves, p utable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kepf ( in ptock.—J. W, Eurdlby, East Street. 6t202



Wanted. CASH Advertisen.oi»^ *?** Jj heading not exceeding SlXTfcb.*. WORDS 1/-. Addresses may oe taft at this Office. _ TCIOUND, in Wills Street last Saturday JC Morning, a Shawl. *«£**•/£ W. Craighiad, Tancred btreet Ash^ burton. L, CrrANTEDIo Sell, Mangold* ; 14s on W the ground, 17«6d delivered.- W. H. Smith, South road. Tnwald^7 & ADMISSION till one o'clock to Schools Exhibition: "Adults one ■hilling; after one, sixpence. Children half price. Exhibitois free. 7jW X^m^"^ *M on ™BDNET7 /\ »b J. Figoni'e Djracing Class. Ad mission, 2a. Befreshments extra. -J FiGoyi, ___—IA 4 W 1 ANTED, situation as clerk, by a young man. Thorough know ledge of book-keeping. Apply W.H.Bm PoatOffio^Ashlmrtoi^ « REMEMBER Entries for Ashburton Poultry Scoiety's Show close on July 5. E. E. Tasker, Secretary, Ash burton. WANTED, Young Woman as Cook and Laundress. Apply by letter to Mas Edward Peachk, Valetta. 715 r THOMAS, General Produce Dealer, • has a grand lot of Appla Trees. Samples of Trees and Fruit may be seen at, the Store, opposite Army Barracks. 6*145 , HORSE, Cow, Fig, or Fowl Feed from 6d worth to waggon load at lowest rates.-J. Thomas, Havelock street. __i 46 5k Flower's Cough Drops aud Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Flowek, Confectioner, East street. ■rr/ ANTED £1000 by July 31 Great W cheap sale of Drapery, Dims goods, Flannels, Blankets, etc., now on at 8. W. Aloorx and Cos. 8* OMERJ-ET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap .«t: Small Goods a specialty. Fuji weights guaranteed. A trial aohcitw.. _"w. j. srcock.^ _y CVTANTED—Gentlemen before buying ▼V their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to in pect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of cost.— H. C. SF£EB^Me]ford_House. WANTED 1000 Customers to secure Bargains in Furs, Hoisery, Ulsters and Millinery, at 8. W. Alcorn's, cheap Bale. Now On. WANTED Known—ln consequence of slowness of trade this season, we aave reduced almofit everything of our well assorted first-class Drapery, Clothing, ere.— H. 0. Segers, Melford House. rpELEGRAM to A. Orb.—lour offer _l_ for 124 Pieces French Merino is accepted ; Edwards, Bennett, and Co., Christchurch. The above goods are now hfinsr sold it half price at A. Obk's Cheap Sale. _6§140 WANTED Known—lf you want good value in first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C. Cjsgbks, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. WANTED Known—Just arrived, per s.g. lonic, direct from the manu facturers, a large shipment of Black and Galvanised Pipe and Fittings for wa^er eupplies and wells. Special to my order. Prices on application—J. W. Hardley, East Street. . TV/ANTED Known.—The nicest stock VV of New Winter Dress Goods, Mantles, Millinery, &c., id at S. W. Alcobn and Co.'.s 5 50 WANTED Known—The whole Boot Stock of Messrs Edwards, Ben nett, and Co., wholesale warehousemen, Ohristcburch, is now being slaughtered at Half Price at Andrew Okk's Cheap Sah^ M 39 WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburtou at W. H Collibu's, "The Corner." WANTED, purchasers of Blankets, Flannels, and General Drapery to Temomber that Best Value in the trade is at P. W. Alcorn and Co.'s 5 51 ANTED'Known—ThaT'you' will make no mistake for quality tuid variety in English and Colonial Boots, and is highly reputed make by calling at J. Moisosr's. During coming holidays dis count for Cash. Repairs done at once. A staft of men always kept and best material and workm* nship guaranteed.



IMMEDIATE REALISATION. THE VAST CROWDS OF CUSTOMERS WHO DAILY PATRONISE OUR ESTABLISHMENT .ARETHEBESTEVIDENCEOF THE THOROUGHLY GENUINE NATURE (JJ OF TKK JB ■ ' • IMMENSE REDUCTIONS & MADE ON EVRSRT ITEM ON THE PREMISES. 7i > P Z Reductions to tlie Extent of P ON SELLING PEIOES, HI BQOAL TO OKE rOUBI'H OF IHB VALUE OF OUR SIOOK Q 0 HAVE BEEN MADE- O % r The Pablio reoognise a Genuine Sale by the crowded state of our w w xuujfu » Shop each day. 2 (^ -< °W. W. SPENCER & CO.,' THB AKOADE. Hours of Busiuesa-lO a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday until 9.30 p.m. PARCELS DELIVERED DAY FOLLOWING PURCHASE. WA fiorms EXCHANGED (EXCEPT BOOTS) OR ALLOWED NO GOODb AU (^ QN APPROBATION.