MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations : — SATURDAY, October 21. For Northern Ports, per Talune, at, 0.30pm TUESDAY, October 24. For South Amerioa, United King lorn, and Continent of Europe, specially addressed, per Doric, at 0.30 a.m. Due London December 8 WEDNESDAY, November 1. San Francisco mail Due London Dec. 5

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

" Kinderspiel" again to-night. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr Alfred Harrison, J.P-, a first offender was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkennesi. The " Gazette" contains a notification that the Hon Mr Ward ia now Minister in charge of the Marine Department in place of Sir P. Buckley. The weather in Bisbane ia very hot, and the thermometer recorded 101 in the shaae on October 18, the highest temperature reached since 1887. A heavy gale was experienced in Sydney on October 18. The storm commenced afc Albany, and passed Tasmania, having travelled 2000 miles in forty-eight hours. A warning has been sent to New Zealand where the storm may be expected to break shortly. Mr Smalley has been describing an inci dent in one of his London letters, which tends to confirm, he says, the theory now strongly held that Mr Gladstone is im mortal. He was at Dollia Hill from a Saturday to Monday, and his physician, Sir Andrew Clark, had been invited to meet him. Sir Andrew arrived shortly before dinner, saw Mr Gladstone, thought him looking white and tired, and proposed a walk. "Yes," said the Prime Minister, and they left the house together. When the old man's foot touched the turf and a breath of the open air had filled his lungs, he turned to Sir Andrew and said "Why not make it a run 1 " and off he went. He will be 84, Mr S>nalley reminds his readers, in December. They tell a good, and probably true story from Pontypridd, where Welshmen congre gate for the Eisteddfodd. It seems that some ignorant Englishman or Scotsman addressed a telegram " Jones, Pontypridd." Some thousands of Joneses are still fighhing for this message. Ie is odd that the most imaginative population in these Islands have invented so few surnames. " Have you a corporal here," asked an enquirer at the barracks gate at Welshpool, "called Evans?" " Sir, we have no corporal in the regiment who is not called Evans " It is currently reported that when private Jones was ordered to fall out of the ranks of the same regiment, three hundred and thirty-three full privates obeyed the command. A meeting of the United Friendly Societies Demonstration Committee was held in the OddMiowe' Chambers on Tu-siay evening. Da'rgates were present from the Druid?, Foresters, find Oldfe'lowu. Th-3 foilowiup; _ appointments were umcJe:—Ohafraian, MrG T. Neiil; Treasu'er, Mr J imes Biker; Seoretarj, Mr Arthur Pateraon ; Assi-stsnt.Secretary, Mr P. O'Connor. I; was decided that the Dai omtration be held on December 18, and 'he Seer tiry was instructed to a* p'y to the Djmiin Board for the use of the Djinain on hit day for the purpose of holdin] the sporlF. It w-is decided to include bicycle racts, fjot races, swimming races, fira brigade compeli tioi s, etc., in the program-Be, whioh a com-!, rrufctee was appointed to draw up and subaji to a general meetieg. I was decided that a monster prccaasion prccedo 'he ?ports, and (o wiod up the day with a grand united Fiiendly Sjcieties' social. Is is expected that abour six or seven hundred members will take part in tho p-ocssslon. The " Leader ;> leports that on last Mon day evening delegates from various branches of the Direct Veto Association assembled in Temukaand selected tho Rev George Barclay as the Temperance can,ildate for the district of Prtreora. A deputation of the delegates waited on Mr Twomey at about eleven o'clock at night, and informed him of the result. Mr Twomey said jhe was fully pre pared for the information, and had made up his mind to retire in favor of the Rev Mr JJarplay. The fact was that during the previous week there was nothing troubling him only the fear that he would be selected by the Direct Veto people as he had realty no|des;.re to contest the election. He hid, however, learned that evening that the Rev George Barclay wjs not a supporter of the present Government and that he had des eribsd bjmseH as an Independent Liberal. That settled the question. No candidate who was not a Government supporter would have his support. He meant now te contest the election to the bitter end on the Govern ment ticket; that ticket must te repre , aented in the contest, and if no better man could be got to represent jt he would do it.

Reported Sale of Slaves.

Calcutta, October 19. It is reported that the An;ee? of Afghan istan has sold 10,000 Hazara captives to pay the expenses incurred in suppressing a revolt.

Tho Sydonham Licenses

[per press association] Wellington, October 20, The licencing cases— in re Adding ton, JNewton, and »Syd«nhans East Licensing Oomtniitees—are being argued before if) ) Court of Appeal to-day, on appeal from Judge Denniston. The three Committees in question are Committees for three of the new districts into which the Syden ham licensing district was recently divided, and they granted licenses to ccr taiu hotels which were closed by the late Committee for the whole of Sydenham. I lie question is whether they had power ,to do so until the local option poll had been taken in each new district authoric ing an increase in ,the number of licenses in"that district. Judge Deimisfcon de cided they had no power, and quashed the licensee Mr Fisher and Mr Stringer are for the appellants, and Sir Robert Srout and Mr Caygill were for respon dents. The objectors (appellants) contend that the local option clauses do not apply to the districts newJy constituted un til neti; triennial poll is taken in the ordinary course j that if tlv y do apply, (he poll taken in ]£9i for the whole of Sydenham. is sti'l hi force for th*» four di&fcriG's into which it has been divided, and alloys the i?sue of new licenses in eicft tfistrietjf the.issue 4Qes nofc eseped th<e number Jn 'exffitepce in 1891, ai:d aiso tj^t section §i of Alcoholip Liquors Sale Control Bill, JBO3, applies retrospectively so as to make the poll oi 1891 apply, and validate ihi licenses in question if wwmry, Argument is pro ceeding.

THE "KINDEERSPIEL."

The concert and kinderspiel given in the Oddfellows' Hull last nighb by the children attending the Hampstead school was a very pronounced success. Long before " first bell " the hall was so full ihat standing room only was available, and numbers had to go aw»y unable to secure even that much to see the pnr foimance. The wisdom and foresight of the Committee are apparent in providing for this by arranging for a second per formance. The first part of the pro gramme comprised a little concert, by (he children which included two choruses by the school boys—" Home. Boys, Home " and "The Bald Gendarmes" both of which were well rendered, the effect in each case being greatly entranced by military staging and movements. Two recitations, one " Papa's Letter " by little Mabel McKee, and the other "How he died " by Dan. Moriarty were excellently rendered, and received hearty encores. Ernest HcHord also h.%6. to repeat a well danced Highland Fling. Afcer a short interval the curtain rose on the Kinder spiel "Don Quixote." As a matter of fact, the likeness of the Kinderspiel to the tale from the "feudal realm of old romance," ends with the appropriation of the names of the two leading characters "Don Quixote" and " Sancho Panza," although the character of the Kinderspiel's Don is Quixotic enough. The story is a simple little tale for children very well told In dialogue, tunefully arranged in song and chorus, and so provided with ptige business and effects that a very effective operetta is possible. J. C. Grieve, the author, ia a musician of high standing in Edinburgh—a professor of music in fact in one of the highar educa tional institutions of lhafc great Scottish seat of learning—and has given quite a number of these children's plays to the world. So popular have they become that Kinderapiels are now performed by school children in every part of the British empire. The "stage" coaching, we understand, was mostly done by Miss Shirtcliffe, although help was readily given by all the teachers, and Misa Duncan was a kind of costumier in chief to the Hampstead Kinderspiel Company. The musical management of the piece and the training of the soloists and chorus was the work of Mr James Gamble, whose success as a teacher of melodies to children has been very marked in Aahburton. The stage was very well arranged, and thanks to the close training, the strict yet kindly dis cipline, and the observance of the grand old stage rule not to start before you are ready, which required each performer to be letter-perfect before a public appear ance was thought of, the whole went with out a hitoh so far as the stage business was concerned. The story was told clearly enough from the going away to sea of Tom Tug, and the joining of the army by Handy Andy, with the tom-foolish ex ploits between of Peter Patter and Willie Waatle(the " Don Quixote " and "Sancho Panzi" of the piece), the kindly acts of the Lady of the Lea and Dame Durden, the loyal service of the latter's " serving maids and laU'ring men" and the former's lady's maids, the philosophic sayings and philanthropic doings of Ran tin! Robin—whose Scotch, however, was scarcely as pure as the original " Xlantin' rovin' Robin " right on to the return of the warriors to their native village, and the festivities that ware held in their hon«r. And the little byplay of the "babes of the wood"—Willie Wimple and Do'.ly Diniple—helps much by its pretty archness in the general effect. The choruses were all fairly well civ; n, and in several of them the conductor nr.u^t bo congratulated on (he nice way ia which he has taught the little ones to observe the light and shade-one in espee al being noticeable in which the sound, rising in crescendo to a strong olimnx, fell away to an almost whisper, leaving upon the car the tffect of the passage of a breezi. Of the solog those given by Wiliio Waslle as " Sancho Parzt" were remarkably wel! sung for so y<ung aboy, anihis humor also was abundant; and fcbo3e by the little little lady who also tck p^rt with one of Dame Durdtn's "lab'iing men" in a duet, the latter singing the a1 to commend - ably. Dame Durden herself has an ex cel ent voice, but owing to a slight n'-rvouiness in one of liar m&t difficult melodies foil somewhat bo low the key : this, doubtless, will be mistered in future. The Luly of tho Lea fulfilled the promise she made on a previous appearance when she sang so well the music set for Mother Go^se, and her singing was very sweet indeed Peter Patter's voice is just ab that critical paiiod when he ouefhf not to bo asked to sing too much, and when Ms notes are bound to be uncertain, but he goi along very well, and being the concedian of the piece, and a good one, ha kept the fun of it going—he and Sancho Handy Andy and Tom Tug also sung well, but the young people must not be jbalpus if we pay a special compliment to the two wee dots who $ahg the " b,ab.es of the wood " duet. This was really the sweetest little performance of the evening, but, then it is the prettiest melody the author has produced throughout the " spiel." A contra drace is given at the festival, remarkably well performed by forty or iitty children, and the " Master of Ceremonies "~~pock«fc edition—as he sang out hn " Bow ! advance ! swing ! chain !' etc , would have dote honor to a Friday night hop—"Gents 2s 6d ; ladies free." Taken all round the kinderspiel must be looked upon as a pronounced success.

CRICKET.

[jPER PRS3S ASSOCIATION.]

New Yokk, October 19. A match between the Australians and Detroit began to-alay. Jhe home team batted first and were all out for 74 TrutrtWe secured nine wickers for 24. and Trott 8 for 47. The colonels, havejost five wickets for 157. Lyons was chief scorer with 47.

SAD AFFAIR

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(deceived October 20, 11 a.m.) Sydney, October 20. A sad fatality is reported from Guyra, 38(5 miles north of SjTdney. Miss Wrightson, while visiting her brother-in law, who is manager of a branch of the Joint Stock bank in Guyra, fancied she heard burglars in the bank and roused the household, Her brother-in-law, see m» a figure in Uie dark, fired, and shot Miss Wrightson, who died a few minijtes later. There was no sign of burglars.

LABOR ITEMS.

Sydney, October 19. Twenty-five labor members in the House have formed a new party under the leader.-hip of Mr Joseph Cook, mem ber for Hartley. The principal plank of the programme will be a single tax.

The Late Mr Levin's Will.

Wellington, October 18. Probate has been granted of the will of ;he lata Mr William ITorc Levin. De jeased bequeatl's £10,000 to his wi low for her own use, to be paid out of the first moneys which come into the hands of his [.xeiutors. To bis aunts Rose Hows [wido'v), Sarah Levin (spinster/, and Miriam Lavin (spinster), a:l of London, he leaves to each the sum of £250. The rast of hi-i real and par.sonal property he leaves in the hands of the Hon George McLean, M.L.C., of Dunedin, Mr Edward Pea^ce, merchant, Wellington, and Mr Gerald Fitzgerald, of Blenheim, Civil Engineer, in trust. The cheep-forming property at Bawlins is feo be held in trusb, and on the eldest son attaining the age of 25 years is to be offered to the two eldest sons at the amount of the valuation, the amount to be charged against the shares of the sons in the capital of the residuary estate, and the sons will be allowed three months in which to accept the offer. If there is only one &on surviving, or only one son desires to accept the estate, the same rights and privileges are to be ex tended to that son. As to testator's share in the firm of Levin and Company, the trustees are directed to receive the in terest of moneys payable and invest them. The trustees are empowered to leave in the hands of the continuing partners in the business a sum nut exceeding £15,000. The Grey and Panama street premises are to be let to the continuing partners if re quired. The remainder of the estate is directed to be sold as soon as convenient to the trustees, and the proceeds invested, and out of the income received from all sources to i-ay to Mrs Levin, so long as she remains a widow, an annuity of £3000. Tf she should marry again, then from the date of the marriage she is to receive an annuity of £500. Out of the surplus income the trustees are to pay to Mrs Fanny FitzGerald, widow of William FitzGrerald, deceased's brother-in-law, an annual sum nl £100 so long as she con tinues a widow. After the death or second marriage of Mrs Levin the trustees are directed to set apart the sum ©f £2000 for Hugh Levin, nephew of deceased, to be paid to him when he reaches 21 years of age. The residuary capital estate is to be equally divided among testator's chil dren. In the event of none of the chil dren reaching the age of twenty-one years after the death of testator's widow, the whole of the capital of the trust is to be apportioned between Hugh Levin, the nephew of the testator, and Mrs George Beetham, the sister of testator.

THE MIOWERA.

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San Francisco, October 18. The Miowera ran on the rocks at the entrance to Honolulu Harbor. An American warship attempted to tow her off but every attempt to move her failed. Huddart expects to be able to maintain an unbroken timetable from Australia. ! October 19. The Miowera lie 3in eleven feet of water. The Miowera entered the harbour passage while the pilot was lighting the buoys at eight o'clock on the evening of Octobsr 2. Her engines are uninjuired. Five tugs and steamers tried to get her off without success. Lloyd's tear she will become a total wreckowing to her stern being immovable. Tli3 Australia conveyed her passengers and mails to San Francisco, .London, October 19. ''The Times" s-tys the disaster to the Miowera proves the urgent n^ed of a Pacific cable.

Franco and Russia.

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Paris, October 18. President Carnot, in his address of welcome to the Russian Admiral Avellon, said the ties of frendship betweo.n the two countries were being drawn doer. October 19. The Czir and President Carnot have exchanged telegrams of a cordial nature respecting the visit and reception of the Russian fleet.

THE WELLINGTON SENSATION.

DEPOSITIONS OF BLiKE.

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Wellington, October 19 This afternoon the depositions of the man, James Blake, whose wife is in custody on a charge of having attempted to poison him, were taken <*t the hospital. In answer to questions, BJake told Mr Martin, R.M., that he had no objection to any communication from him to his doctor being givgn by that gentleman in evidence. He also stated that he had not used ointment since ho left the hospital on September 4, nor for a month before that. About a fortnight ago, after tak ing some porridge, he noticed a nasty taste in his moath besides a pain in his head. Then he ceased t*king porridge, and for a time the pains went away, but they returned a fortnight ago acutely and again with an unpleasant taste. He had taken wine and it made him sick, then, he had milk and was again sick. Both wine and milk ware given him by Mrs Blake. Ho was not sick more than three times between Dr Mackin's first visit and being removed to the hospital. He had been sick after taking food given him by his wife. He never had food*lsr medicine from anyone but her, though other per sons' might h*ve brought it in. Mrs Blake ,w-is kind and attentive while he was ill, He had no property, only an allowance from his brother, and nobody had any thing to giin from his death. His life \yas not insured. A man h»<l been com ing to the house, tynd he had some words with his wife about it, but he did not wish to accuse her of anything, October 20, Blake shows no improvement. The doctors state his system is impregnated with mercury.

CABLE SUMMARY.

An attempt bo embarrass the Tastnanian Government by seeling aside probate duties has been defeated. The Minister pointed out during the debate that in creased taxation was inevitable. After a lengthy discussion Sir Geoige Dibbs's motion to rescind the resolution passed some days ago to the effect that the despatch of H.M.S. Katoomba to Samoa, to interfere in the civil war among the natives, was an infringement of the Defence Act, wad carried by 45 to 15. Sir George D'bbs contended that ' the previous motion was only carried on a snatch division. The South Australian Legislative Council, by a majority of two, decided in favor of a, Bill embodying the principle of the assessment on unimproved values, but directly afterwards cut the root out of the measure by inserting a provision that half the ratepayers must vote before any corporacion can apply the principle. The bulk of the Village Settlement Bill has passed through Committee. The only noteable alteration effected is in the restriction of loans and half value of improvements.

MISS MYRA KEMBLE.

"DR BILL."

Miss Myra Remble and her Oomedy Company will visit Ashburton next Fri day and Saturday, when will be presented two of the most popular of farcical comedies —"Dr Bill" and "Jane." Everyone knows Miss Myra Kemble by repute at snyrate, and although Ashbur ton was netin^uded in her halting places when last visiting New Zealand in 1892, numbers of residerts have enjoyed her performances in Christchurch, and consequently will be all the more pleased to greet her in the Oddfellows' Hall. Miss Kemble brings with her a most powerful comedy company. Mr Edward Sass came oat to the colonies about four years ago under engagement to the well-known firm of Messrs Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove, and from the very outset of his career on the Aus tralian stage, has met with an enthusiastic reception in every role he has undertaken. Mr Sasa was most cordially received in Dunedin, where the press unanimously voted himamostfinished and accomplished actor. Among the other members of the company we notice the name of an old favorite —Mr George Leitch—v/ho has not been this way for some time. Mr Leiteh still maintains his reputation as a comedian of the best school, and he may be sure of a hearty welcome at the hands of his Ashburton admirers. Com ing to the productions with which Miss Kemble is about to treat her Ashburton patrons, much gratification will be evinced at the selections made^'* Dr Bill " and " Jane." It will no doubt be remembered that during her former visit 4lDr Bill" was the piece deresistance—like v Our Boys " it has a huge success where ever the English language is spoken. On its original production in London, Miss Kemble purchased the comedy for the colonies, and its reception in every part of Australia and New Zealand has fully confirmed its enormous success in London where, during its run, seats were booked six months ahead for playgoers whose souls yearned for the frantic eccentricities of the kangaroo dance. Of its laughter provoking merits, a well-known ciitis thus describes " Dr Bill " : —"lt would be difficult to find many works which would so speedily drive an audience of staid and sober citizens into shrivks of laughter, and keep them shrieking at high pressure, until people desirous of catching every word of the dialogue had to strain lh-.ir hearing to catch the voices cf the performers over the successive caccfiiruttory explosions. Last evening the theatre was converted into a perfect volcano of mirth, explosion following; explosion until at last the rumble and i the roir became contiguous." Taking a criticism like this with even much more than the proverbial grain of salt, it is surely safe to say that the amusing medico will have enough p-stients waiting for him at the Oddf jIIowV Hall on Fri day next to fill the building. It would be advisable for intending partrons to •book their sests with Mr H, M. Jones, as I he demand is bound to be great.

The New South Wales Budger.

A HEAVY DEFICIT.

Sydney, October 19. The C6!onial Treasurer delivered his budget speech to-night. The deficiency from 1892 was stated at £1,099,000. The expenditure for 1893 amounted to £9,727,000 and the revenue to £9,526,000, leaving a deficit of £201,000. and the total deficit a million and a half. It is proposed to deal with the deficit by thje creation of Treasury liills. which will be reduced by an annual appropriation of £50,000, combined with Defjciency Bills amounting ,to £40,0Q3 annually. J^qr 1§94 the estimated revenue will be tj9,971>000, aud the expenditure L 9,854,000.

COMMERCIAL.

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London, October 18. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,852.000 quarters, and for the Continent 9 j 2^,080 quarters. The cargo of frozen meat ex Fifeshire from NewZ3aland has arrived in excellent condition. Victorian deiiry butter is quoted at lQ4s to 110s per cwt; factory made 114s to 116 V The Amariea.n visible whea*; supply is estimated at seventy^seven million bushelg.

THE WOOL SALES.

Melbourne, October 20. 5259 bales of wool have been catalogued iip to date for the present series of sales, and of this number 4963 bales have bsen sold. Compared with the opening day the tone of market is exceedingly firm.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Messrs Friedlander Bros, report upon !the live stock market for the week ending Friday, as follows:—At the Tinwald yards on Tuesday last, the entry consisted of 4821 sheep, 24 head of cattle, and 19 pigs. The attendance was not very large, and business was not very brisk except for really good lines of sheep. The fat sheep pens contained nothing of first class quality. Merino wethers were' disposed of at 9s, 93 lOd, to lls 8d ; crossbred wethers, 16s 6d; fat lambs, 10s 6J. Several lines of good forward two and four-tooth crossbred wethers were penned, and sold at from 15* 4d to 17s ; two-tooth crossbred ewes and 100 per cent lambs, 18s Id and 225; others with smaller per centages, IG* ; aged merino ewes, with about 80 per cent of lambs, 7s oi to 7s lid. Several lines of hoggets were penned, but wep mostly small in si^a and were difficult to sell, those disposed of making 8s &d to J.Os 3d. 4 better competition for well grown hoggets was noticeable, and two lines sold at Ics* 8d and 14a J}d, the litter price \^e obtained for 2GO, half b'reds. In cattle we sold, on account of various clients, fat cows, 1 at £9 ; 2 at £9 15s 5 1 at £8 IBs ; small fcfceer, £4 5s j 3 yearlings at £2 ; Devon bull, £2 17563j and springara, £5 to £5 10s. Privately we sold 213 merino ewes ani 75 per cent of kmbs at 9s 9.1 ; and 210 hoggets at U?,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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A I,«mental»l» HoHtingr Jm*a«ter. j Auckland, October 20. I A lamentable bwina; disaster in the I Upper Waitemata, resulted in the drown ing of five persons, three of whom were women. A party comprising Mrs Ann Baillie, her daughter and son James Bsillio, a friend named Mrs Herd, be longiog to Remuera, left Hobsonvillo for Whpu sreek in a boat. A strong south west breeze was blowing at the time. The boat is said to have capsized, and Mrs BaUlie's other son -'ohn went to th« rescue, but disappeared. It is believed he also has been drowned. The bodies have not yet been discovered. The boat was found bottom upwards. Mrs Herd was a friend of the famUy on a visit to Hobsonville. A Wonld-be gnlclde. Flora Nicholson, fifteen, charged with attempting suicide by swallowing a solu tion of matchheads, pleaded guilty, and was admonished by the bench and dis charged. No reason is given for the rash act. The Harbor. Wellington, October 20. Negotiations between the Harbor Board and Mr J. Williams for the substitution of a tug service for a pilot service have fallen through. The Auditor-General has notified the Harbor Board of the provi sions in the Public Revenues Act whereby legitimate expenses in connection with public receptions and other matters will now be allowed. JTrutt Iniipectors. W. J, Palmer, of Auckland, and J. C. Blackmore, uf Christchurch, have been appointed fruit inspectors for the North and South Island respectively, pending the appointment of an Inspector from America. Couipnlaory doting-. A demonstration was made outside of Lindberg's draper shop la&t night, and for a time it was feared the crowd would break the windows. Ultimately Lind berg agreed.-to close on Wednesday after* noon, and after giving three cheers the crowd dispersed. Suicide. Joseph Andrews, of Tawati road, near Alfredton, Wairarapa, hanged himself in ! the bush near his residence. No cause is assigned. lew Zealand Rifle Aaaociatloii. Major Somervile is engaged drafting a programme for next competition of the New Zealand Rifle Association. No deci sion has yet been arrived at for a range in the South Island. Both Canterbury and Oamaru are anxbus to have the meeting.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received October 20, 10.30 a.m.) SERIOUS FIRE. New York, October 19. A serious fire occurred in the city. The damage ia estimated at three million dollars.

AUSTRALIAN.

CHESS.

Sydney, October 20. Mr A. E. N. W.ill-ice, won the chess championship of Australia, defeating Mr Mr YV. Crane, junior, by 7^ games to Z\.

A Pacific Cable Scheme.

(Received October 20, noon.) Brisbane, October 20. The Hon McKensie Bowel( Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce?, has addressed a communication to the Premiers of the various Australian colo nies, enclosing a scheme from Mr Sand ford Fleming, the well known Canadian engineer, for laying a Pacific cable. Mr Bowell asks the various colonies if they feel dLposed to send a representative to some central place of meeting to discuss the scheme. Mr Fleming suggests four altorntte routes. These include a cable between Australia and .New Z:aland, which it is proposed to construct under the joint ownership of Australia, New Zsaland, Fiji, and Canada. The Jine is to be worked as a public undertaking, and it is proposed also to take o^er the exist ing obligations of certain colonies to sub sidise the Eastern Extension Company. Mr Fleming considers that the money required can be borrowed at three per cent, and the interest charges will amount to £'52.0QQ per annum. The revenue in 1897, the year after the completion of the cable, estimated on a tariff of two shillings per word to Vancouver, should be about £19,000, and he expecos that in seven years the cable would cease to be a liabi lity to the colonies.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TIMARU NAVALS v. ASHBURTON RIFLES.

A team of ten men from th« Timaru Navals visited Ashburtou on Thursday to meet a team of the same strength from the Ashburton Rifles. As Thursday is the half-holiday in Timaru, it was com paratively easy for the visitors to pet a ! team, but as Wednesday is the half-holi day in Ashburton the local marksman were not so easily brought to the range, and some of the best shots were therefore absent. But it was a pbasant match, and was much enjoyed. 'J he wind was some what variable, and generally the day was not one of the best for scoring. The ! conditions were 7 shots at 200 yards and 300 yards ; any position. The following j are the scores :—

| TIMAKU N AVALS.

ASHBURTON KI*LE3.

The Rifle Meeting.

S jrKpy, October 20. A.t the ISew South Wales Association meeting, Webster, of Auckland, with 32, secured a prize in the second series of the Dangar roatpb, In the aggregate of two series pf same match Wilkie, of Upper Hutfc, Wellington, with a score of 08, and Tobiu, of Auckland, 04, take prizes. In the aggregate of the continuous match, Howe, of D Battery, Wellington, is first with 94, and Captain Ballinger, of Petone Rifle Club, is a prissy taker with 63,

SPORTING.

N.O.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

f Uamaeu, October 19. "he following are thereroaiuiiTgevents : £ ovei,, ~- Ranftiora 1, Sum>yside 2, Tnxie 3. Dividend— £3 Bj. Brookstjud-Tbot —Achates t, Magpie 2, Mamotoio 3. Diridend—£2 19i. 1 lying—The Idler 1, Rothamsted 2, Kate Orreerjaway 3. Dividend—£2 11s. Rebcastle Handicap.- Throne!, Vic tim 2, Mariner 3,

SECOND DAY.

tt ™ , Oamaku, October 20. HuiiDMS-Rebd 1, Melton 2, Smuggler 3. Invader also ran but fell, hurting Fox hia jockey. Time—3.29. Dividend—£l 16s. Welter,—Victim 1, Mariner 2. Free born 3, All started but Ardvar. Time —Imin2l£sec. Dividend—£3 ss. One and a Half Mile Tbot.— Magpie 1, Mingo2, Tommy 3. Dividend—-£3 Is. Time—4.6J.

The Trouble in South Africa.

Capetown, October 18. Two thousand of Khama's men have joined the British. Half of them are armed with Martinis, Telegraphic communication between Forts Victoria, Charter, and Salisbury hat) been cut.

The New Caledonia Cable.

London, October 18. " The Times " considers that there is good reason for Victoria's coldness towards the French Pacific cable. It is improbable that Great Britain would subsidise a Pacific cable, the construction of which would not be justified on purely business grounds for many years. Mr Logan writing to " The Times" con. tends that Sir G. R. Dibba' support of the cable to Noumea is helping to strengthen the trench hold in the South Seas.

The Carcoar Tragedy.

(Received October 20, noon.) Sydney, October 20. The trial of GrJasson for the murder of Mr Phillips and Miss Cavanagh at Carcoar is proceeding at Bathurst. Since his incarceration he has made a statement alleging that two other men committed the crime, and that he was only with them under compulsion.

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SALEK'S, PK.CHOAL WATCH * OU^g-y"^"™ »™™" . n uhrated " Specialite " Spectacles and patented system of AGENT for >^^ t^g, ensuring Comfort and Correct Hitfit. a I Converting Customers Old Jewellery into New and Fashionable A Speciality made of Converting v DesignSj - r. w „«! Silver Jewellery -Silver and Electro-Plated, etc., NEW GOODS m Gold and J 1'™/ Sfcock to se i ecfc from, spesiaily suitabb for iust to hand. A large and cnou^ **m utrTHDAY PRESENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. WEDDING ANB BIRTHDAY J- g . S4Ll<Etf' EAST STREET. , — ~~" Q AIL WAY Book Stall.—A very large -Wanted £* and choice lot of books to select _.._ — r~~~T~ from. i__r mWISTIJSTGS »»dJwi^ ug%l^T to y TnTNTKDKnown-W. H. Oohjkk's 1 Turnabout. Primitive Church to I yy mA GloyeSj 2s i igbt, at 730. Come in huiUreas-^ g^ h&v& .^ arriyed in all si7 , es , —- —~,~"~^rT r ORESENTS-Beautiful Presents now W AFEIY Bicycle for sale, casn or y bein? given away to all purchasers O term-. Inch solid tyres nearly new. y^Millinery> Boots, Clothing Apply Mail Office. etc—H. C. Seoees, Melford Bouse. WOOD elev- n Leihortjafor sale, prizs --- - ~ strain iu»tf ( a lieu-d. Good chance -* * irCHELL and lurner's prepara tn far Ste commence with. Mail M tions for the Season are Cfflce acknowledged to be very complete. B- OANA^7ordng^.l-6monß, Tomato i /nTFD Known.—Choicest JS'ovel- Sauce, Marma'aae, Cabbage and ii ea in Drees goods, Mantles and T, mato Plams at V\ hitiimgtok b, Jsiir- M j l]inery are to be seen .—Mitchell ani> nett street. Turner. ItfJl Oranges, and ripe Bananas for V TfANTED K nown —" The Corner "is eaie \<y Mks ,I*bb, feast ou- cc. ,yy showing a magnificent New Stock 10 101 ___—— —n of Drapery and Clotting. — W. H. iWwOOD slo-t lengths and dry, CoIMKK. —___ frr Bale Orders left with Mb* t^JOKEL Watches at 12« 61, usually IjMPS p ru it hhop, Ka s t street, nr at X> sold by iron.nongers At IS;. The M-WsGHidcD, Haropbtehd. 10 7» 2 2-« 6d and 25. lines still maintain their _____o_ BJJI I_J supremacy over all others at the pries FOR Bread Scones, Paltry, etc., you i obtainable only from S. Kalek, will find Jumbo liaking Powder j ewe i] er< «r*BUl'Paßte^____ - i7/ANTEDiKnown^For good value in T W first class Drapery, Millinery, \l7 ANTED Known— lh«fc A. o p ocfcg< cloth i n g ( et c., go to Melford X 1 Walker repairs Bi-yclef, fee«m2 Housß> Beaati f u i presents now giving Machines, Lawn Mowew, Medical Uous, all urchaßerg . and all description! of light machinery- _ _J_ — • --/ \ VT ANTED Known—Some wonderful IF yot. want fiistcbss fruit e« ™ \!\/ j o b lines n Drapery, etc., now A»»B!8' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland q mM , also pre sents to all purchasers, and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, a Sbgebs, Meiford House. ptc. . —"■ ~ ■ '" tFFFI wTirPK^^r^Tiie V "and X QUITS to measure, during fcho sale, 495, W'SnowTn^d, in allies.--- fe 55s 60s, 70s and 75s and ORIENTAL Coffee is the blend of lT^J^^Z^^[ umheT ? why wT the Choicest Ceylon and Motha. yy Habdlev, who is <* Manufacturer Tr^t l __________ of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, DOST Foreei; to send your Bicycles Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has along to ihe Old Kindergarten to on hand the largeat stock of Pumps and ye repnired, at moderate iiatcs. Pipe in tojjrn. TV /I KDTOAL Coils made and repaired JVI on the shortest notice at easy TTT AATrk jJew at A. J. Valkeb'B, Old X nder- NEW ZEALAND garten. __ TTEBBAL Be-^Toi^r^T^ C1.0T1118.0 _ FACTOUY JIL benvade, home made Jains ana _ T «-- r li4M 4|^ Marmalade", and all fresh fruit, in season ]|[X W WOWUi. T Hoult, East Street, Ashburton. 10 18 JJL- 1 Men's Straw Hats from Is ft HE B< sh Nickel Watch in the Mnrket jj ew Xennis H»*-s froai Is lid J for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers jSTew Tweed Hats from Is at from 20* to 25s each. Specially made Over 150 0 Hats in stock. in England to our order-John Our and ™ o B »J92 New Washing Ties from 41 Mt. SmaU flood, a ■^f^'J INSPECT OUR NEW STOCK, weights guaranteed. A trial 8O1Ij" fi^ 1^ J:^t —r CLOTHING DEPARTMENT C**~ BTCK ET and Lawa Tetitus Material just unpacked at reduced prces. Boys' Sailor Suits froi?; 7s lld New «ook3, Games and Fancy Goods Men's Sac rfuits from ;^os All coods reduced in price for cash this aien's All-wool Trousers from 9s 6a. month.-L. F. Andkewks anp Co, PAT r^NS StationW HalL | ALL NEW PAllftfiNa. BANG! Bang!" Bang! Guns 1 ttuns I rji VILORING DEPARTMENT Guns !by the best makers and ■*■ *xxv JJL fitted with all the latest improvements. { f 59s 6d ST&fl^^. (£2SA, VV2S ! £■: T?ou B S er3 to_measure from 17s 01 boot department. UJ%S%?£? rf^ul^ • Me,. Nailed Balmorals, 9, 6d nt- - ! ffisE2Z^%«* f«» »• 61 BOOKS in great variety to suit all # —~ elates of readers, at the Railway NEW ZEALAND !°!^!^ li? CLOTHING 171 AC TO BY. tl ; AMI'ED Known.-To make room (J LOlulflU lj V> for Spring Boots I will give ten I per cent U>t cash." Repairs done at once j ALK& HENDRY, cheaper than ever to stay bad times over ,' Manager at J. Moihon, Premier Bootmaker. 8 IB j WUKUK do you gee ysmr Ironmor.- ! .jiw,.iiiw... ' gory? At 11a.hi»i.kv hof cours*-, h- l'"^ mmm"^'^-mfs^^-^«- . . wWe we K«-'t ihn be.it value in Bhuet .•,-,«■> W Baifi, Locks, Hini!.*, Plou«h FOR SALE-60 Acres, all m English ChniL Eouo, Wne KneUing. Corse gra&ses, not |ar from the lmwald bale Knive/ Bp*dea wd Furies, Laiupa, yards. A property s»ch as this has often Fender' aii* Sti* lw«»% »'ijthing £<ff. jjtj LL OCK y.m requirf ; *" x



JJTOfiLOVAY's QiN-raiEN'ji 1 and l-JJA -Theso re medies are unequalled ihroushoirt Jtlife world for bau legs, wo nds', foul sores, bad'breasts', and ulcers'." usea aiCki'dips fo cJ.jreetiQns given with' them there is no wound, bad idg,' or t^lceious sore, however obstinate or long standing, but will yiolct tt, jjb^ly he^lipg , f ijd curative properties. Many poor sufferers vvh6 ]i-^x6 !;cnu patients in the largo hospitals under the care of fHiiiD^b surgeons, and have derived little or no benefit fruni tljeip fcircatfiienf, h:jVi> burn thoroughly cured by "-""iiowjiyy 'Ointment ' aijd ~ p'ilf3. l'nr g].-;ud',|ln.r -1- „. ; ' -•. niicgj nml diseases of ihu sifiii swellings, tumours, . "•' .. M ,l gy m t , v h there id nothing that can b ii^ -- , * - j n . ; benolit. In fact,'in the worst rui3 of disoase, . v. pciulent upon U>e uju.lition H*e blyoU, those mcdiciucK) used gojjjoiuUv, ure



KTiATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moths Bcvtiis, atiil (ill other insect?, whilst quite harmless to ('piiiv-'Stic anuiju'il*. Jn exterminating Beetles the success of this 'Powder is cxii'aordin.Try. It is perfectly clean in application. Seethe article you purchase is KKATING'S, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual, .Soy v Tins, tid, It., uu4 as 0d c^wli, by all clieuiists.



flAI»l!ll& S'ons'Jßucalypti Extras There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products .of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils m;w not be taken, Onr I?ur« Volatile .Euca lypti Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 It is proved by tests made by the Medicial Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Q-reifswal', Prussia, and i-oported by pr Sbbnlx, Biofossor of Ebarmaeology at Bonn, and Professor Dr 'Hosier, Director, V* Medical Clinic at GreifswaU, that only p.rp i-^.Vthat arc saturated with oxygen and freed of anids,. vinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant, SAN-DBR. & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT according to these authorities, and according to Pro fassor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of A. merles, is the only extract correspondingto scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crudte oils are to bo classed among the turpentines, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicanont. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have receivou dist pctian at £sb.ibiMpns ps commercial articles and'are used for mechanical 'pur poses only are discernible:— ■' '■■ ■•}_ ; : ' 1 By their deflcjeucy in pungent odour (which our prottuot, the only gchuin? J^ipalj'j^i Bxfrac dß velo'ps most frealy ttitough its surplus of oxy »c. ). 2 By their alcoholic 'thin and mobile ajjpear,anqd, being reduced in specific density through the presence of apids: '" ' 3. B'yti}eirta&t£,'j;hpregsfc of the cqi^tracting tqn dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so callel eucalypti extractsi o^e Applied by mistake in oasos of croup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal inflammations, dysentery, wounds,etc, the consequences re most appall^g. I?QV safety ajk ask. always for Band«r anil »»»•' JSncaly»« '""tr'li-t B»d get tho old, well-tested and roliaule



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