The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. LOCAL AHD GENERAL.

The Arawa arrived at Wellington yester day at 4.30 p.m , after an uneventtul voyage. In the divorce court at Dunedin yesterday a decree nisi was grauted in Anderson v Anderson and Con way, {of Reef ton) the husband's petition. Costs were given against the co-correspondent. The Canterbury fire Insurance Associa tion has notified the Chriatohurch City Council that it intends to discontinue its payments towards the maintenance ottho fire brigades. These amount to about &6W per annum. Miss Emily Aikman, B.A. of Canterbury College, announces by advertisement that she intends to open a private school in Ash biuton shortly. Miss Aikman's qualifica tion* and credentials are of the highest, and her proposed curriculum is very com prehensive. The Hon Mr Seddon has informed the "Standard" Manawatu that the Hon Mr Buckley has been asked by Sir Thomas Esmonde!to contest a constituency at Home, but he is too well satisfied with this colony and his stake in it to leave it. To avoid a reduction of the staff engaged in the New South Wiles railway workshops it has been amicably arranged that the shops shall be run on short time, with a corres ponding reduction in wages, until the traffic expands sufficiently to justify a return to full-time employment. At the monthly committee meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club an appeal was considered from the three bookmakers disqualified during the pleasure of the Uub, at the late Autumn Meeting, for laying, totalisator odds, but it was decided that the decision previously arrived at should not be altered. At the inquest at Riverton on the body of Ernest P. Brown, late clerk in the National Bank, who, after having been missing for several days, was found dead at the foot of some precipitous rocks on the beach between tfowell's Point and Colac Bay, the jury found that "deceaseds death wm caused by accidently falling over the rocks, and thereby breaking hu neik. Yesterday afternoon, while practising on the cycling tract in the Domain, Mr b. J Craiehead, the well-known long distance rider, had a nasty spill, when going at full speed. He received some bad cuts on the head, had his shoulder injured, and his hand torn by the gravel. He was taken to the doctor and attended to, but it is questionable if he will recover sufficiently to be able to rid« at the Easter meeting. Judgment waa given at Dunedin yesterday in an appeal case arising out of the winding up of Bruce's Oatmeal Milling Company. Judge Ward had ordered the names ot certain shareholders who had signed an agreement to double their shares to be re moved from the list of contributors, Against this decision the liquidators appealed and the case came on for hearing at Dunedin at the beginning of last month. Judgment again was in favout of the shareholders, the appeal being dismissed with costs. The DuneiHn Harbour Board some time ago sent a quantity of information respect ing the harbour Home to Sir John Ooode, with a request for advice. Sir John Ooode died wlil« the information was en route, and then the question arose whether Sir John Coode's successors (one member of the firm being Sir John Coode's son), should be asked for the advice required. The Board determined to withdraw the instructions, and have now decided to ask Mr .Napier Bell to advise the.n. At the annual meeting of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Society, which has just been held, much time was spent in altering rhe rules* to adapt them to present conditiona. It waa decided to retain the headquarters of the Society at Dunedin, and a new- Executive Committee was appointed as follows :—President, Mr G. D. Cameron ; Vice-Presldent, Mr A. A. D. MacLaughlin ; Treasurer, Mr W. H. Ferens; Secretary, Mr Oxley ; Members of Committee, Messrs Talbot, McNickle, White, and Nugent. Auditors and Trustees were re-appointed. Mr Young declined re-election as President owing to want of time and because he j considered the office should be a rolling one. An Aratapu settler named Bassett has found out that bees have the power of com bining for defensive and, offensive purposes. He went to take sooifc honey from a hive, a thing he had often done before, when he met with a much warmer- reception than he anticipated. The bees, seemingly from several hives, attacked him fiercley, loJlow ing him towards the house. The doors and windows had to be kept closely shut for aome time because of the swarms around, and Mr Bassett was obliged to protect his face and arms in order to get about hjswork, Two dogs were attacked, and were Ist loose by Mr Bassett. The poor creatures were, j however, unable to repel their assailants and suffered severely. One wm found dead the same day, and the other, which sought shelter in the bush, was found a corpse the next day. Lieutenant-colonel GorW, the officer commanding the Auckland volunteer ■dis trict- ha* received authority from the Government to provide instruction in military drill for the boys attending the public schools in Auckland and suburbs, and a circular has been issued by the Board of Education inviting city and suburban schools to make arrangements for such instruction. In the Auckland district hitherto there has been physical training conducted by the ordinary staff of the school, but military drill ha» been neglected to a considerable degree. The military drill is to be undertaken by members of Garrison Artillery, from Forts Cautley and Takapuna, uuder instruction from Lieu tenant Colonel Gofw, and started yester day. Captain Bourfce, of ff.M.B. Kioga rooma, and Lieutenant-colonel Oorjng, of Fort Cautley, visited the Boys' Industrial School at Kohimaramara, and were very pleased at the appearance of th* place and of the inmates. It is suggested that the school be used as a training school for the n*,vy,—" Otago Daily Times." Doubts having been expressed as to certain points in sending in returns for the pui poses of the income tax, the fallowing telegram addressed by the "Otago Baily fines' to the Commissioner of taxes through the Chief Postmaster, and his reply thereto, will enable readers to more clearly under stand what is required of them.;— "Commis sioner of TaxeK, Wellington.—How is it possible for a compauy whose financial year ends, say, 31st January last or 30th April instant to send in statement income for year ending 31st March, as required by taxation papers? Same question applies to persons or firms in business whose net income only obtainable after stock-taking, which in some instances extends over several wsefes, Please reply for publication. " The following is the Commissioner's reply: -" In the case of a company making up its balance sheet to 31st January, the return of income would be accepted for the Company's year. Conces sions as to date to which return will be made «» wW be granted to large companies and firms a«d parsons doing large business, so as to avoid Jneou-v**ience and work not absolutely necessary. WUs» date of balance comes soon after .Mat March an estimated return of income will be in ttrst instance accepted, subject to revision on completion of balance sheet. It is most de sirable that petMfnß should be in on the 18th April.-a H. (teomm, Commissioner,. Wellington.

The Tramway Strike.

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Wellington, April {)• Negotiations for the settlement of tramway strike by arbitration ape off for the present. Mr Hall verbally intimated to the Trades Council that unless the prelimi naries were arranged by six o'clock this evening all negotiations were to be considered at an end, but at the lipur mentioned preliminaries were as far from completion as ever. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Trades Council takes plage to-morrow night, when the Strike Oom mittee will furnish their report on the dispute, and the Council will then decide on the line of action to be adopted in connection with the matter. The " Evening Press" says it is probable some further developments of a somewhat surprising character will oceup.

GROWING RYE FOR EXPORT.

The folly of putting all the eggs in one basket is proverbial, and so also is the expediency of having at least two strings to one bow. But these vener able and astute sayings of our fore fathers-notwithstanding, there are only too many who neglect to act upon the hints which they convey, and pursue the opposite course of trusting then all upon one venture, with the result it is true, of occasionally making ai spoon, but much more frequently of) spoiling the horn. Dropping metaphar, we would ask whether it is not the fact that many of our agriculturists depend too much upon the success or failure of one particular class of pro duce, whether —for example—wheat and oats are not cultivated too exclu sively. That farmers are apt to be very conservative in such matters is a fact which cannot be gainsaid. They are prone to travel in old grooves and are slow to enter upon a new depar ture, as evidence of which it may be pointed out that wheat is now being and has been for years successfully grown upon large areas of land in Southland where for many years it was almost impossible to induce farmers to fy the experiment instead of depend ing wholly upon the oat-crop. But wheat and oats, or wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes do not by any means comprise the entire list of products for which our soil and climate are adopted \ there are several others, which there is every reason to believe could be succes fully and profitably cultivated, and (hat too upon a scale of considerable magnitude. Whether, or not, rye-corn is one of these we are not prepared to assert, but we noticed the other day that the proposition was put for ward affirmatively in a letter to the " Otago Daily Times " ftorn Messrs Moritzon and Hopkins, export agents, of Manse street, Dunedin, who wrote as follows :—• 'We have just received from the house we do business with in Hamburg pro forma returns for a 3000-sack lot ot rye corn from New Zealand, netting to the shipper 3s 10c! per bushel of 601b. The above line was sold at 185s for 1000 kilos—equal to £9 5s per ton English weight, allowing 1 per cent for loss of weight in transit, including all other charges which are compara tively low compared to those of London. Of course at present there are very high—in fact abnormally high, prices ruling in Germany, Russia, Austsia, Denmark, and Scandinavia, the only rye-consuming countries, owing to famine or failures of crop. Present prices will be well maintained up till August, and even after that month prices will still be good enough to warrant it being grown mor« largely here, as in Russia there is not sufficient seed to sow for the next crop. •We have often wondered that farmers in New Zealand have not gone in for rye corn more largely, and that for several reasons. First, a continual demand from Germany, which even at the normal price would always leave shippers from 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel clear. Seoondly, the low price of oats prevailing generally. Thirdly, rye corn should bear prolificly in most places like Southland, Maniototo, Kyeburn, and other parts of Otago, Canterbury North and South, and Marlborough— namely, from 34 to 40 bushels per acre. Fourthly, it will grow in dry and sandy soil often not suitable for either wheat, oats, or barley. And lastly, it is earlier harvested by six weeks than any other grain, and would often escape the heavy summer rains in February, prevailing in the South Island, or at any rate in the southern portion of ifc. 'From information received from other parts of this island we think there are this year some 10,000 sacks available. If" we get any support we are prepared to charter a sailing vessel direct from IJamburg and secure a 32s 6d freight, consign the lot or a portion of it to Germany, and would give' farmers a fair advance on the corn, * We are also prepared, if farmers wish us to do so, to indent fresh rye corn seed from Germany of the most saleable varieties selling there, It is our humble opinion that the growing of rye corn in this country .to a larger extent by the farmers would be of great benefit fco them and to the country at large. « We will gladly give any farmer interested any further particulars required/ " The foregoing hassincebeen adversely criticised by a writer in the 'f Witness " who is of the opinion that, though this season owing to the failure of the rye crop in Russia, the export of rye corn frem New Zealand might yield remunerative results, such would not be the case under normal circumstances. We, however, drawn the attention of Our farming readers to the question, whi.cft is at any rate worthy of investi gation, as. rys flourishes well both in the Ashburton dj.strict asd throughout South Canterbury, a paddock of this grain grown on the Wajmate Estate | being a magnificent crop and a perfect picture to behold, while we have also seen some very good crop.? grown in thjs .county,

TEMPERANCE.

OPEN AIR DEMONSTRATION. PUBLIC MEETING IN THE ODD FELLOWS' HALL. THE PKOCE3SION. The Temperance Associations were favored with the fine weather they hoped for for their demonstration yesterday after noon. The Burnham Band came up by the morning train and played a preliminary march through the town on their arrival. About two o'clock the various lodges and societies began to assemble at the bridge, and were marshalled into their place-j in the procession. This was ef fected soon after half-pa&t two, and headed by the Burnham baud the proces sion started for the Domain. The display as it passed along East street, with band playing and banners and I, flags streaming in the bright sunshine was very effective. The lead in the pro cession was taken by the Burnham Boys' Brass Band, who, to the number of eigh teen with Mr F. Craze, bandmaster, in charge, discoursed lively marches to the great delight of the large crowd fchat fined the street from the bridge to the Domain gates. This band deserves^ a more than passing word of praise. The boys are under a very kindly discipline, which, however, is more than military in exacting obedience, but it was easy to observe that this obedience was willingly paid, and that every young player was an enthusiast. In the playing no instrument obtruded itself upon the oar over its fellows, and the balance was admirably maintained. The soprano cornet was kept well in hand, and did its work splendidly, while in the bass part of the band the trombone had a pleasing effect, all the more noticeable because of the absence of this instrument from bands to the music of which the Ashburtoh ear has been accustomed. The members of the Women« Christian Temperance Union to the number of about twenty came next, fol lowed by the Bands of Hope from Tinwald^ Flemington, Willowby, Wakanui, &c. Then came the Sunday schools, Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Presbyte iin, succeeded by the Juvenile Templars and adult Good Templars in force, the procession being closed by a number of the public on foot, and between twenty and thirty traps from the country Banners were distributed .through the assemblage, those of the Ashburtqn Good Templars, Tinwald Band of Hope, Flemintfton Band of Hope, Willowby Band of Hope, and the four carried by the members of the Juvenile Temple being conspicuous, and some of them very chaste in design and appearance. A total of about five hundred marched in the procession, of which number probably over four hundred were juveniles, and those from the country to a large extent, ihe Ashburton public and children contenting themselves with walking on the sides o E the road and footpaths. Mr John Grigg kindly provided a large spring waggon and team for the conveyance of the"Band of Hope from Flemington and back, a thoughtful kindness which they greatly appreciated. In the corner of the Domain, near the Swimming Baths, a temporary platform was erected:, on which the speakers took their places, Mr Sawle being chairman. Mr Glover, representing the Good Templar order, delivered a pithy address, and the Rev S. Lawry advocated the cause of the Prohibition League, urging those who were not members to join. Rev L. M. Isitt spoke on prohibition, favor ingabsolute prohibition withoutcompensa tion. During the afternoon the banr 1 played selections, of musis between the .speeches, and when the meeting was over three cheers were given for the little fellows from Burnham, on the call of Rev Mr Cocker. There was a refresh ment tent on the ground presided over by Mr VV. C. "Davis, but it did not appear to be very largely patronised. THE ODD-FELLOWS' HALL. In the evening a, meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, which was crowded to the do^rs. The appointments of the stage that were used for the Kinderspiel once more did duty, and young and old singers to the number of a hundred were accommodated on the gallery, with a strong orchestra on the floor of the stage, Mr Gamble acting as conductor. This strong choir led the singing of the hymns that were sung at intervals. The Mayor presided, and, in his introductory re marks, said he was there as a matter of duty as Mayor of the borough, but he disclaimed being a partisan. If any rate payer wished to have his nip of whisky he was not to be considered as objecting to that ratepayer having his nip. The cause of temperance had done much good. He knew th»t himself, and so long as ; its supporters refrained from, enforcing ex treme views it would continue to do good, but Englishmen did not like being driven, although they were very easily led. He knew there were those on the platform who held extreme views, but he liked to be candid, and they now knew his feel ings about the matter. Letters of apology for absence were read from Messrs E. G. Wright and W C. Walker, both of whom expressed their regret that prior engagements deprived them of the pleasure of being on the plat form at the meeting. Mr Glover ?poke at length on the political aspect of the jtemnerance ques tion, stating among other thjngs, that the order of •'Qod Templars had added another officer to their list—that cf electoral deputy, whose duty ifc wajs to mar-shal the forces of the order to fight the drink enemy at the ballot-box. Rev L. M. Isitt, who was received with much applause, and vyas so popular as a speaker that the audience kept him at work for an hour and a half, thanked the Mayor for being present, and for coming to hold the balance even in the chair, although not holding their principles. He had' ij.eyer yet been able to find a supporter of the drink traftjc who \r\d Ihe grit and backbone in him to pome forward and defend it. He bclitved that the strictly moderate platform after all' was the right one—the platform that the majority should rule the minority. The speaker defended his action in regard to the drink traffic, and contended that the mission of tejnperance was holy, and as orand a mission as that which had ( culminsted jn the emancipation of the slaves in America. When the day came that his church would tell him that he must cease to be a citiaen, and deal wholly with wings and golden crowns, then he would e«ase pq be a minister and be wholly a citixen. The speaker went at length into the statistics of the great qqestjon they were discussing, pointing nut, jthafc in England _ eighf, millions of money were spent in England on drink nvore than were spent on bread, clothing, and Christian missions, and quoted Dr Richardson's statement that 120,000 jives were annually lost through drink, New Zealand people congratulated them selves that their young men did not take to drink. He knew better than that. For two half hours he had stood at the doors of fcha " dives "of two Christchurch hotels on a Saturday night, Jn one case 116 men went down, and in another wep 70- the great majority of these were men between' sixteen and tweuty-live ; so that they need not build themselves up hi the belief that their young nlen yerß" xiot taking to drink. It was impossible o/- tl?e liquoy traffic to b§ regu'fted, and for 'this'reason hmortg o£hers-4th#t' in the whofe of tKe'poli6e fovce, £pom tl\e highest doip to the rawest recruit, there w&* Rfff a tyvin S

man who dare to do his duty and carry I out the Licensing Act in its integrity*:: At j Eketfihuna some little while ago a local hotel-keeper told the policeman there that if he was not less energetic in looking j after the Sunday hotel trading he would have to speak to Mr Hogsr, M.H.R., about it. The speaker gave several in stances in which political wire-puUers had interfered to prevent the police from touching the traffic through the Licensing Act, and then went on to argue at length that the hotel-keeper had no rij;ht to compensation. Mr D. Thomas, and Mr Isitfc having I had a friendly passage at arms on the subject of compensation, the usual votes ?t thanks were passed and the meeting closed.

Addington Stock Market

Cheistchurch. April 6. The weather was fine and the atrendf.nce good. The entry of htock was less this week than last in all departments save fat sheep. Stork Sheep -About 4000 were yarded. The sale for ewes is becoming slacker as the season advances. A good line of four, six, and eight-tooth ewes brought 13s 8d ; some four-tooths sold at Us to Us 8d; aged ewes brought from 6s 3d to 83 <Sd; merino ewes sold, according to quality, from 3s lid to 5s 3d ; crossbred lamba realised from 7s 4d for some vory inferior sorts to 9s lid for good big-framed lambs. Fat Lambs —Not more than 700 were offered, and the majority was secured for export at from 9s 7s to 12s. Eat Shef.p —About 6000 were yarded, the bulk being good crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, suitable for export, at prices t![uite equal to those ruling for the past few Weeks. Wethers brought up to 163 lOd; maiden ewes to 16s 3d ; other ewes at various rates from 13s 6:1 to 15s, according to quality and condition. Fat Cattle —167 head were sold at very much the same rates as last week. Best bullocks up to £8; heifers to £6 10s; and cows from £3 10s to £5 17s 6d, according to size and condition. Stoke Cattle —With the exception of a few yearlings that sold freely from 30a to 37s ; two and a half year old heifers at £2 17s; and steers at £2 18s, the sale of store cattle was confined to dry cows and odd lots. Cows sold freely from £2 4s to i37s ; dairy cows were not well represented; prices were for anything like good sorts at from £4 10s to £7 ' Puts—Less than 150 were penned, of which there were but few porkers, which sold freely. A better demand existed for light baconers than last week, but prices generally were unchanged.

Manawatu Railway Company.

ANNUAL MEETING. (PER PJRESS ASSOCIATION.; Wellington, April 6. The annual meeting of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company was held to-day. The report, which recom mended the payment of a dividend of five par cent, and the balance sheet were adopted. In his address the chairman of iirectors said he thought he was justified in asserting that the continuous progres sive increase in the volume of traffic on I the Company's railway was without a parallel in the railway records of New Zealand. The receipts showed an increase in five years of upwards of seventy-three p3r cent. Under the new system of taxa tion the Company would have to pay £ t6B 7s Id less than in previous years. The immediate effect on the finances of the Company of the change in the inci dence of taxation would be very small— much less than the directors expected when the Premier, in moving the second reading of the Land and Income Assess | ment Bill, observed that the tax on mc c mie would be fair and less burdensome on one railway in the colony, which was then ■ paying' an utterly unfair contribu tion under the Pioperty tax. Retiring directors were re-elected. Later. In his speech Mr Macarthy, the chair man, said that he Calculated that the Company under the new taxation would have to pay as follows :—Ordinary land tax £684 6s sd, graduated tax £306 12s 4d, incoinetax£4B97s6d, debenture tax£l7oo, total £3180 6s 3d. This was only £468 7s Id lesj> than the amount under t!>e Pro perty tax, but under the new Act the Company would be entitled to deduct the income tax paid on behalf of the deben ture holders. Mr Macarthy said the Company had paid in Property tax and local rates more than one fifth of their paid up capital, and this was only the second dividend they had been able to declare in ten years. The directors in tend to press their claims upon the Go vernment for land to the value of £29,805, to which they were entitled, and also for extra blocks to make up a deficency discovered on the survey in several blocks the area of which had been overstated. They had just discovered that £20.000 worth of their debentures were held by the Sinking Fund Conimis sioners in the colony, and they intended to claim a lefund of the Property tax paid on this amount. When the election of auditors came on objfetion was taken to Mr T. X* Mc- Donald on the ground that he was the Company's auctioneer, but he was re elected, the Chairman saying that the Directors would look into the point raised.

THE MARKETS.

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Lpui>p,u. April b. Wool is very firm and bidding active. The greasy merino class has nearly recovered. Bar silver is quoted at 3s 3^d, ■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compary, Limited, have received the ! follow ing London cable message, dated April 5 :-± Wool—The sales progress firmly. Since last sales scoured has declined Id per lb ; greasy merino, super, medium, and in ferior ; coarse crossbred, greasy and scoured, and greasy .merino lambs super ■are par to a ij?d per lb lower ; fine and medium greasy, and scoured crossbred, and greasy merino lambs, medium and inferior, are -kl per lb lower ; crossbred lambs unchanged. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is active. The total quantity catalogued to c|ate is 81,000 bales,'and the total quantity wifhdravvii to date SQOQ bales.

Borough Improvements.

SOMERSET SAMPLE ROOMS. Among the many improvements which Mr Lane, the new proprietor, has effected at the Somerset Hotel, is the erection of a range of sample rooms on the back section, on the north side of the ; stabJ.es. where the horse and cattle yards formerly stood. There are four rooms, each 28 feet by 18 feet, well lighted by windows and gas, and fitted with tables and shelving for the display of the many varieties of wares which commercial travellers in these days carry with them on their journeys. The contractors for the building are Messrs Brown and Smith, and the work has been done in a good and substantial manner. The cost, in cluding the necessary outside work, will amount to £300. That accommodation of the sort was required was shown by the fact that two of the rooms were let before they were finished, all the old sample rooms being occupied. Commer cial gentlemen who have seen the new rooms —and representatives of some of the leading firms of the colony are in Ashburton at present—say that the accommodation for them at the Somerset is now the best in New Zealand, ani no doubt Mr Lane's many O.T. patrons will appreciate the consideration which he has shown for their convenience and comfort. The locality also is greatly improved by substantial buildings being placed on this formerly waste and untidy spot. In the hotel itself the painters and paperhangers have been busy, and every thing has been made fresh and smart. Sporting customers will find an interest ing addition to the attractions of the private bar in a series of portraits of prominent English jockeys, in the racing colors with which they were most inti mately associated. We may mention that last Friday n chain was fastened across the right of way at the back of the hotel and Court house, in order to maintain Mr Lane's right of property in the roadway; it appears to be not generally known that this is not a public thoroughfare.

THE Deeming Murders.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, April ft. The police consider there is not the slightest ground for the renewed stories connecting Deeming with the Whitechapel murders, or any event in England between his departure in 1888 and arrival in September, 1889. Many swindles in all parts of the country are being wrongfully attri buted to him. The city promoters of great Kruger mine, in South Africa, including some from the Transvaal, deny Detective Brandt's statement that I'eeming was connected with the concern. Melbockne, April 6. Nineteen witnesses, including Miss Rounsvelle, were examined to-day at the Windsor murder inquest. Noth ing of an important character* was elicited, the evidence for the most part proving the sale by the accused of the contents of the cottage at Windsor. The inquest will probably finish to morrow.

The Rifle Association Camp.

MAJOR DOUGLAS' REPORT. [fUR VRtS-i ASSOCIATION] Wellington. April 6. The report of Major Douglas, who was in coivi-.TKvi.'l of the r.ri a:, iLc recent meeting of the Rifle Association at Trent ham, haa been received by the Defence Department. He says the con duct of all in camp was, on the whole, very good, and no disturbance of any sort worth mentioning occurred. . He points out, however, that discipline, as under stood in a military sense, cannot be carried out in a Rifle Association camp under the present conditions, as it is not m a sense a military camp, containing as it does a mixture of volunteers and civi lians, all of whom consider themselves as purely members of a Rifle Association. The officer in command has no power to award punishment to volunteers for any military offence, and were it not that the men are well behaved, and that; the Council are ready to give him every assistance, he would not be able in any way co maintain order. Most of the volunteers appear in every description of dress, principally half uniform and half mufti, and seem to stolidly resist any orders directing them to dress either as soldiers or civilians. The circumstances under which office; s and men of the volun teer force meet tend also to do away with disciplinary ideas. They live in the same tent, and mess in one room, and in most cases throw off all distinction be tween officers and men, and meet on terms of most perfect equality. Conse quently the idea of a non-commissioned officer or private saluting an officer is scarcely ever dreamt of. Indeed, it was only by calling in the aid of th« Council of the Association that he was able to get proper attention and salutes paid to the ! officers of the staff. Major Douglas con siders if the volunteers appear as such at $ meeting of this description they should be \n separate lines in cimp from the civilians ; that the practice of officers and men living and messing in the same tents should be forbidden; and that some power should be given to the officer in command for (if necessary) enforcing military discipline. He thinks the practice now followed by the Council of obtaining from the Government the services of an officer to command the camp is one to be strongly commended.

FOOTBALL.

As Wednesday was proclaimed a half holiday the Ashburton Football Club took advantage of the occasion and held a practice match on the Domain Oval, Although the weather was very warm and a nasty nor'-west wind blowing, the members rolled up in strqng force, oyer forty players putting in an appearance. During the afternoon J, C. Lane and H. Moss picked sides, and after a slashing game Lane's side won, The following did most service for the winners :— 1 Proctor, who played f ull^baok is really a first class player, and will be a great to the Club. Of the three quarters, Knjgjit and. Lane worked hardest, but played rather selfishly j A. Minds who is a new man played well at I half; J. Cow, who was in rare nick, was far and away the most prominent forward, being on the ball the whole time j Clowes as wing, forward played with great dash, and passed very unselfishly ; some of his runs were splendfd. For the losers G. Mos.4 at full-back, although small, tackled well, and time after time relieved his side by his good kicking into touch ; H. Moss afc three-quarter back, played with good judgment, and showed a great turn of speed ; G. .Moore at half, is really a sterling little player, as quick as light ning and tackles splendidly. The most promised forwards were Cox, Hefford, Pauling, and the Fooks'. Near the end of the second spell Moss' side was weakened by the loss of Cox, who had to retire owing to receiving a nasty kick on the ankle; with, this exception' the game waa a throughly enjoyable qne.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE RUaPEHU. Lokdon, April 5. The Ruapehu arrived at Plymouth yesterday with her frozen meat in good condition. DOMESTIC SERVANTS. The domestic servants in Hartlepool are taking steps to form a union. They demand that their hours of labor shall be shortened, and that they shall receive a half-holiday every week. The promoters of the union organised a procession, which was marched through the principal streets of the town. A feature of the demonstration was the display of a number of banners em blematic of the calling. WHITECHAPEL FINE ART EXHIBITION. Whitechapel Fine Art Exhibition was formally opened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Exhibition will remain op§n on Sundays. GENERAL ELECTIONS. Mr H. A. Championhasbeenselected #s radical candidate to oppose Mr James Bryce for the Aberdeen seat at the approaching general elections. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

A Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons to abolish dual voting, and reduce the election ex penses of candidates standing for seats in the House. OBITUARY. , Mr W. J. Beadel, M.P., for Chelins ford. The Earl of Leitrim is dead. NAVAL OFFICERS' EXPENSES. The Admiralty has abandoned the claim that the colonies should pay half expenses of naval officers returning on Furlough. LONDON MEDICAL SOCIETY.

Dr Asher, of Melbourne, read a paper on Inebriety before the London Medical Society, in the course of which he an nounced the discovery of pathological changes in the blood and an alteration in the appearances of the red and white corpuscles, denoting degeneration He advocated as a remedy. the use of manganate of iron and gold. He in tends to interview Koch and Pasteur with regard to the discovery. THE ANARCHIfcTS.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Henry Matthewg, Home Secretary, said if diplomatic remonstrances failed to prevent Anarchists, who had been expelled from Continental countries, coming to England or applying to their sympathisers in England for monetary assistance, he would ask that his powers he increased so that he might successfully cope with the j difficulty. . Pakis, April 6. Since his confinement in prison, Ravachel, the anarchist leader, has fre?ly explained the mode of procedure adopted by his followers, and has also given the police authorities a receipt for preparing an explosive which r-e de clares is three times as powerful as dynamite The police have seized a case containing dynamite cartridges, ■which was consigned to Mathiea, Ravachel's. principal accomplice, who is still at large. Madmd, April 5. One of the Spaniards arrested in connection with the dynamite plot has confessed that he intended to blow up the Chamber of Deputies by means of a bomb. The police made a descent on an anarchist club in Madrid, and arrested twelve of the members. They also seized several red flags and a number of disguises, which were used by members when about to participate in outrages. A large number of anarchists in Barcelona have been placed under arrest. Written plans have been discovered for dynamiting the Chamber of Depu- j ties and the Senate, the Law Courts, i the Council of State, the War offices, the Royal Palace, and the Bank of Spain, all before May 1. , It was the intention o£ the Anar chists concerned in the dynamite plot, which was discovered yesterday, to destroy the Royal Chapel while the Queen was attending service in the building. , , Bkusskls, April 5. Two hundred dynamite cartridges were stolen at Liege.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

London, April 5. The owners of the pottery works in Staffordshire have given notice of their intention to lock out fifteen thousand of their employees. London, April 6. Mr Dalsiel, M.P. for Kirkaldy, has tabled a motion for the creation of a Labor Department. The employees at Stalybridge oils mills have offered to forego the claim they made in reference to an increase of wages on condition that they are allowed to resume work, but the owners refuse to discharge the non unionists they have taken on. The directors of the Cambrian rail- Way have been summoned to the Bar of the House of Commons to explain the reason for the dismissal of one of their employees after he had given evidence before the Committee set up to consider the condition of railway servants. THE UNIVERSITIES BOAT RACE. The Cambridge crew are now decided favourites at 11 to 8. PROFESSOR FREEMAN'S SUCCESSOR. Mr J. A. Froude, the well-known historian, succeeds the late Professor Freeman at Oxford, STATE PENSIONS. Mr Balfour declares that a difficulty of the gravest kind lies in the way of every State pension scheme which has been proposed up to the present. THE COLLIERS' DISPUTE. The strikers at Castle Eden, a village ten miles south of Durham, wrecked the houses of the colliery ofnoials by means of explosives. The Durham owners have issued a manifesto in which they state that it is ( impossible for them to re-employ all the men who went out ou strike, as i they cannot hold out any hope of a complete revival in trade. The Lancashire and Cheshire coal pit owners have refused to discus^ the Proposition that the men should only Jjve'cbys 'in. the >yee,k, "*'

THE VULKOVITCH MURDER

Soph, April 5. It is reported that Merdjar, the sup posed assassin of Dr Vulkovitch, ha been arrested in Constantinople througl the treachery of an accomplice.

PLAGUE OF MICE.

Athens, April 5. The country is being visited by plague of mice, Government hope introduce typhus bacillus among t! vermin, as a means of extermination.

CONVICTS IN MUTINY.

Madkip, April 5. The convicts in prison in Baya, near Grenada, mutinied. They were fired on by the gendarmes, one being killed and two wounded. This had the effect of cowing the rest of the mutineers,

ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION.

VfAsmsoTox, April 5 The House of Representatives has by a majority of 179 to 42 passed a Bill absolutely forbidding the ingress o* Chinese into the States. New York, April 5. : It is feared that the &nti-Chinese Bill will destroy commerce, and it is rumoured that the Chinese Legation will leave the country. ANTI-CHINESE LEGISL ATION. The Anti-Chinese Bill just passed is of a most drastic nature. Captains of vessels importing Chinamen are to be held liable. Londox. April 6, The " Standard " says that it is im probable that the Australian colonies will go as far as the United States in regard to the exclusion of Chinese.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, April 5. Mr J. D. Lagar, one of the supporters of tlie liberal party in the Dominion Parliament intends to propose that Sic A. P. Caron be impeached for corrup tion. Sir A. P. Caron denies the accu; sations which have been made against him by members of the House. Hon. A. G. Blair, Premier of New, Bruna wick, is also charged with corruption, but he states he is quite willing that a Select Committee should be appointed to make full enquiry into the charges. Sir A. P. C.iron, ex-Minister of Militia and Defence in * the Dominion Parliament, has been charged with applying £2000, a portion of the rail way subsidies, to the payment of his election expenses, and an inquiry is now being held into the truth of the accusation. UPPER HOUSE ABOLISHED. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward's Island passed a bill abolishing the Legislative Council and constituting »n Assembly of thirty member^ half of whom are to be selected. r officer the principle of universal suffrage/md half under property franchise. * »

THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.

St. Johns, April 6. A renewal of the modus vivendi in connection with the Newfoundland fisheries has been arranged.

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

St. Petersburg, April 5. Five tons of guncotton were acci dentally exploded. The remains of nine men were hurled three hundred yards.

THE DAHOMEY DIFFICULTY.

Paris, April 5. The latest intelligence received from the scene of trouble with the -.native* in Dahomey is to the effect that six thousand Dahomeyans are camped near Porto Novo, and that it is expected they will make an attack on the French troops. April 6. The Dahomeyans have sworn to ex tirpate the French. Madbid, April 5. French troops stationed in Senegal have been sent to reinforce the garrisons at Catonon and Portonova, which are being threatened by the Dahomeyan rebels.

TURKEY AND EGYPT.

Cairo, April 5. It is believed that the finnan de spatched by the Sultan to Egypt will alter the eastern .boundary. The cere mony of receiving the firman has been postponed.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE FLOODS.

Sydney, April 6. Great destruction has been caused to the maize crops in the northern river districts.

THE EXPLOSIVE WORKS FATALITY.

Melbourne, April 5. Warnocfc, one of the men injured by the explosion at the Australian Ex plosive Company's works, is dead. THE VICTORIAN PARLIA MENT. Parliament has dissolved.

PARLIAMENTARY AMENITIES.

Brisbane, April 6. A scene occurred in the lobby of the House of Assembly last night when Mr North knocked another member, Mr Hoolan, down in consequence of a dis? pute which arose during ths debate on the Polynesian Labour Bill, 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland. April 6. An address from, the citizens of Auck land is to be presented to Sir George Grey •n his eightieth birthday, the 14th itist. The Hon J. Carroll, who has' left for Whakatane, is believed to have gone there to enquire into a difficulty between the natives of Ruatoki, in the Uriwera country, and a survey party, whom they have prevented from carrying on Vprk. The price of flour has been reduced £1 per ton, by the No^hem Roller Hilling Company, In an action at Hamilton by the '• Picturesque Atlas " proprietors against a Waikato settler, judgment was given for the defendant. The latter, though he admitted he had ordered the books, claimed that they had not been delivered. Plaintiff said the books had been placed outside his house, but the defendant said he had never seen them. Wanganui, April 6. In the Supreme Court the case of Kickleben v Baker and Cook, a claim for £200 damages for negligence, lasted until past midnight, when the jury brought in a verdict for plaintiff for the full amount claimed. '. Weluhgtok, April 6 The man Jerrard, who had his spine injured during the great, strike bj? being

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