TH£ ELECTOR Ali LAW BILt. Mr Seddon brought up a report of iha conference on the Electoral Law Amend ment Bill, and said they had removed some of the serious difficulties undei which the seamen of ths colony labored with re spect to voting. The House would also be glad to hearthat theconference had agreed that the question of electoral rights for women should be held over till after the general election, and it would then be considered whether electoral rights should be granted to all women or only to those in certain districts. He moved that the report of the conference bo agreed to, which was carried. THE RAILWAY.-). The motion tor committal of the Kail ways Authorisation and Management Act Amendment Bill, to authorise the re clamation of a portion of Wellington Harbor for the erection of a goods shed at Te Aro terminus, was lost by 21 to 18. The Bill being thus killed, Mr Seddon, who strongly defended the Bill said he would have to recommit the estimates and strike off £P,OOO voted toe the erection of a goods station at Te Aro, and devote the money to some other purpose. THE ALTERED STATEMENT. Mr Seddon moved the adoption of the report of the public accounts committee on the alteration of the Public Works Statement with the exception of the last paragraph, to the eflect that the Com mittee are of opinion that in altering the text of the Minister's statement, after it had been laid before bhe Parliament and without even informing the Minister of what he had done, Mr Blow had com mitted a grave indiscretion, and that they consider that no alteration of any Parlia mentary paper after it. has been laid on the table of the House can properly bo made without the sanction of the House. He (Mr Seddon) asked Mr Rolleston to withdraw the charge that he (the Premier) had " altered the figures silently, secretly, and surreptitiously," the Com mittee having shown that (he charge was unfounded. As to Mr Blow he had only followed a practice that had obtained for years, Mr Rolleston said it had never been the custom for the body of a document to be altered except in case of Financial Statements delivered by Sir J. Vogel, when a document was corrected openly in the House. He held that the Premier should have made the correction in the Public Works Statement in the most public manner, and not have allowed Mr Blow, the Under-Secretary, to be under the charge so long. The debate was adjourned, and the remainder of the sitting was spent in the estimates.

CABLE SUMMARY.

The Siamese treaty is signed. It is reported that Prince Bismarck is in a critical condition. Abraham Steer, London builder and contractor, has failed for £300,000. It is reported that Princess Maud of Wales is betrothed to the Ozarewitch. The will of Mr Thomas Anstey Chave, formerly of Queensland, has been proved at under £117,000. Mr Goschen, speaking in Edinburgh, taunted the Premier with being afraid to dissolve Parliament. Dv Higgins, auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Sydney has been chosen Archbishop of Adelaide in suc cession to Dr Reynold. The Admiralty have decided to re tain the Orlando on the Australian station, leaving the offer to tvplace her •with a ship of the Astrea type open. The " World " gives currency to the statement that Mr Gladstone entreated Lord Rosebery to accept the Viceroy ship of India, but he declined. The lighting at Melilia arose through the Spaniards building a fort in the vicinity of an Arab cemetery. One hundred Spaniards were wounded. A truce is now declared, The Bishop of Worcester, presiding at the Church Congress, said that the disestablishment of the Church in Wales would prove a blow at English national life and vitality. The Church, however, would prove superior to its enemies. The Duke and Duchess of' York have paid an official visit to Edin burgh. The occasion was kept as a high holiday, and the streets were filled with thousands of military and civilians. The royal couple were laden with presents, and the freedom of the city was conferred on the Duke. Sir R. Hamilton, presiding at a dinner to SirE. C. N, Braddon, Agent- General in London for Tasmania, in proposing the health of the guest, ex pressed his unbounded confidence in the recuperative powers of the colonies. He also stated that he would shortly visit Tasmania. Sir E. O. N. Braddon indicated that he intended to re-enter politics. The Mayor of Sydney has suspended the city solicitor, Mr George Merriman, for alleged irregularities extending over a period of nearly two years. It is be lieved that there is a deficiency of be twen £4000 and £5000, The sums involved comprise moneys handed to Mr Merriraan to pay for city work which it is found has not been paid for. Mr Merriman was lately very ill, and during his absence his books were ex amined and the deficiency discovered.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, October &. Mr Tregear, head of the labor bureau, has been invited by the Trades Council to become a candidate for the city, About 3000 new ciaims to vote were received during the last fortnight, mostly from women. Nearly a thousand were sent in to-day. Kirk was before the Court this after noon on a charge of fraudulent bank ruptcy, and was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in £80, and two sureties of a similar amount. Nelsoic, October 4. About 1100 women have registered for the city, but there is much uncertainty as to how many candidates will bo in the field. The names of Messrs Franklyn, Graham, Piper, Kerr, flarkness and Seddon are mentioned.

SPORTING.

Chkistchdbch, October 5. Mt 1). O'Brien's New Zealand Cup colt, Viscount, dropped dead after a gallop at Riccarfcun this morning. (Received October 4, 12.10 p.m.) Melbourne, October 5. The Derby candidate Carnage is in full work again, and doing well. Payten with hk string of horses pat ronises Mordialloc tracks until after Caulfield meeting, when he will visit Flemington. Oamoola, Projectile, Trieste, Donation, Fulvil, Duke of York, Nelly Bly, War paint and Morangi, are due from Sydney Scratohirgs — Caulfield Cup : Paris, Lady Trenton, Correza, and Grenadier. Melbourne Cup : Grenadier.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.

(Received October 5, 1L a.m.) "NEW AUSTRALIA." Sydney. October 5. A cable has been received in Sydney to the effect that all those who left Australia to form a " New Australia " in Paraguay, South America, have arrived iv good health, and have taken possession of the land selected for them. They appear to be delighted with the country, and perfectly satis fied with the site granted.

SAMOA.

The New South Wales Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution to the effect that the sending of H.M.S. Katoomba to Samoa is an infringement of the Defence Act.

N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

The New South Wales Premier has given notice to rescind a motion that the House has agreed to a re-arrange ment of the electoijtes, names and boundaries.

BANNED.

Melboubnr, October 5. The Victoria Racing Club has re fused to renew the license of Cusden, the ex-New Zealand jockey.

VANCOUVER LINE.

I An influential deputation has asked the Victorian Government to subsidise the Vancouver line of steamers, and make Melbourne a port of call. The Premier, in reply, advised the deputa tion to make a definite proposition, and promised that until then Govern ment would not come to a decision in the matter, He added that the colony was not in a position financially to make experiments in promoting trade.

CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITIES.

Brisbane, October 5. The Queensland Minister for Lands expects to have everything ready by the end of next week for the people to go on the land in co-operative com munities.

POSTAGE RATES.

The Queensland Postmaster-General reports that the reduction of postage rates between Queensland and Great Britain has resulted in a loss amount ing to neaily 5000 per annum.

RETRENCHED.

Hobaet, October 5. The Tasmanian House of Assembly has reduced the salaries of the Presi dent of the Council and Speaker of the House from £400 to £250. A pro posal to reduce the payment of mem bers from £50 to 5s was rejected by 14 to 12. A proposal to reduce the salary of the Agent-General was also negatived.

"Woman in the Twentieth Century."

There was but a small attendance at tiie Oddfellows' Hall last night to hear Mrs W. D. M. Burn give her lecture on "The woman of the 2Obh century," In opening, Mrs Burn stated that some had supposed her lecture was to be on dress reform, and that she would appear before them in rational costume, but it was not so. The subject of dress reform was one on which she felt very strongly, and she would probably give a lecture in Ash burton shortly on that subject. A most absorbing question of the present day was the woman question, and it was anything but creditable tha,t at this stage of civilisation there shduld be a woman question. In her opinion, the woman of the 20(-h century, say fifty years hence, would be of a higher type physically, morally, and intellec tually, with broader views, and in all ways fit to be what she is not now, a companion and help-mate in all his interests, to man. Her improvement would also have its reaction, and cause a, corresponding improvement in man, and would raise the 20th century far above its predecessors. Right up to the present time woman had been treated as a minor, and as inferior to man ; but what a difference there was in Jjer condition now, to what it was in the olden times. And who that watched the progress of events in the last twenty years-such as the cpening up of various occupations in life to woman which had hitherto been exclusively man's —would say that she had ar rived at a fixed state. The fact that the majority of women were against these reforms at present was no proof that these would not come to pass. She thought a majority of women had been against the granting of woman's fran chise, and yet a few years hence they would be surprised that they had ever held such views. And to look into the future it was not necessary to know the opinions of the majority, but to see what the leader 3 were doing. Her remarks in other places had been occasionally misconstrued, so that some people thought she did not believe in marriage, but that was not the case. If it were so, she who at least had the courage of her own convictions would have acted upon them. What she did object to was that marriage and mater nity should be woman's only sphere. It was a fact that of the work in this world women were equally well adapted for nine tenths of it as meri. She was pleased to know that New Zealand was so advanced that she had granted twenty years ago privileges to woman which other countries were even now struggling to obtain. When woman had attained by education the intellec tual improvements noted above, and when other spheres of life had been opened up to her, there would be few of the unhappy marriages which were unfortunately at present the rule and not the exception, and which were too often sought by woman as a matter of expediency and convenience, instead of choice. The question had been asked •• in her idea of the 20th century who would do the housework?'' She maintained that woman would then take that part part far better than she could now. The time would^ come when woman would be ashamed instead of flattered by reference to her ignor ance of matters alike important to man and woman. With regard to rational dress, she had the .natter very much at heart and on that account had suffered the bitterest persecution. No one 1 knew how cruel women could be to one

another until they dift'ei eel on dres s*. She considered rational dress was necessary to proper pS.yaic-il develop ment, in fact the pleasure o£ the exer cisein cycling, tei-nis and equestraanisrn wasalmost lost for women through their present dress. No woman who had not participated in those exercises in ra tional dress could have any conception of the benefit, the relief, and the pleasure attained, and no man could have any conception of the misery en tailed in such exercises through skirts. She considered that ordinary dress might be worn if chosen at times, but that the rational dress should be allowed where necessary. On the con clusion of Mrs Burn's speech which was listened to attentively a short concert programme was gone through, the feature of which was items contributed by Mr H. Weir, the Ohristchurch tenor, in fine voice, and which were enthusi astically encored by the fortunate few who comprised the audience. Mrs Claridge acted as accompanist.

THE LATEST.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION,

Wellington, October 5. Allan Hannay, a new arrival by the Tongariro, en route for Lyttelton, was sentenced to a month to-day for obscene language. Captain Edwin reports that there are now strong indications of there being easterly gales on the coast of Queensland and New South Wales, and that there is a cyclone centre between New Caledonia and Australia, travelling south-easc*rard.

SUPREME COURT.

JNew Plymouth, October 5. At the Supreme CDurfc to-day Albert Young, Murdoch McLean, and John McLean, pleaded guilty to a charge of cattle stealing. Sentence was deferred.

With this issue is published a supplement containing the " Hansard" report of Mr E. G. Wright's speech on <he Railway Bill.

THE ASHBDRTOfI GOARfilAft: THtJBSDAV, OCTOBER 6. 1893.



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Tenders. _ npENDERS are invited for the position * of Caretaker of Domain Sports Grounds. For particulars apply at once. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. KARL ZANDER, Hon. Sec. Ashburton Athletic Clubs' Association. 10 21



ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. 'TIENDERS are invited for the follow i mi; woiks, spi-cificaliuus and parti culars of wh'cli may be obtained at the Town Clerk's Office, Baling .Square west: 1. Forming pirt of Aitken Street east and metalling. £3 deposit. 2. Street Watering for twelve months, at per day. Two approved sureties required. Tenders will be received at the Town Clerk's Office till 4 p.m. on MONDAY, the 9th inst. C. E. FOOKS & SON, Borough Engineers. Ashburton, October 3, 1893. 10 16



Public Notice?. MR C. AY. PUBMKIiIi. WILL HAVE THE HONOR TO ADDRESS THE ELECTORS OF ASHBURTCN, AX THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON, ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, at 8 p.m. 95j209



TO THE ELECTORS OF ABHBURTON. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I INVITE YOU 10 MEET ME AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ON THURSDAY, 12th. INST., at eight p.m., when I will address you on matters political. Fronb Seats Reserved for Ladies Unaccompanied. 10*2 JOHN McLAOHLAN".



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ASHBUBTON ELECTORS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— TT7 ILL YOU DO ME THE HONOR OF MEETING ME AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON, OS TUESDAY, the 10th, At 8 v m. AT THE TOWN HALL, LEESTON, ON FRIDAY, the 13th, at 8 p.m. AT THK TOWN HALL, BAKAIA, ox SATURDAY, the 14th, at 8 pm.



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AT THE SCHOOLHOUSK, MBTHVEN, ox MONDAY, the 16th, at 8 p.m. I also propose to address you at other centres of population throughout tLe Electorate. Faithfully, J. CATHCAET \YASON. 10130



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ASSIGNED ESTATE OF ROBERT ALCORN, OF ASHBURTON, STOREKEEPER. • —.- \ LL CLAIMS against above Estate must be rendered within ONE MONTH from date, to Cook & Gbay, Accountants, 204 Hereford Street, Christ church. Somerset H. Graves"] Thomas A. Bullick J-Trustees Samuel Hardy J Christchurch, October 4, 1893. 10 31 FOR SALE—6O Acres, all in English grasses, not far from the Tinwald Sale yards, A property such as this has often been asked for. T BULLOCK"



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ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £11,000,000 (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Sterling All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent. POLICIES IN FORCE ... 116,305 Sum Assured ... £ 38,888,283 Accumulated Funds .. .. £11,328,448 Annual Income.. .. .. £1,960,123 Cash Bonuses Divided .. .. £5,434,622



BONUSES CASH BONUS for ONE year, 1892, £504,261, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £1,030,000, after making SPECIAL RESERVES, amount ing to £234,511. CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE years, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exceeding FOUR MILLIONS.



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NOTICE. TDLANS, Specifications, and Estimates , J-T for any kind of Buildings can be had from Gborc <V\ Andrews, East Belt. Agent foi. Ay W. A, P. Clarkson, Architect, A.R.1.8.A., Christchurch. Specimen plans on hand. Charges moderate. Agent for Waiters' Celebrated Ranges and Austin and Son's Chimney Pots and Glazed Drain Pipes. Orders taken for Brick, Concrete, and Asphalt work 9 15,



Henry Zander. Clovers. Clovers. CLOVERS. J HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply of WHITE CLOVER, OOWGRASS, RED CLOVER, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, TREFOLI, ETC, ETC., ETC. And having purchased whila the market was low, I offer these fine Seeds at an ex ceedingly cheap figure. My Seeds come direct from the Growers, and as I do not pay any Commission or intermediate profits, I am in a position to offer the Choicest Heeds AT A LOW PRICE. Their Germinating Qualities have been thoroughly tested by a Seed Expert, and they are pronounced THE FINEST SEEDS WHICH COME TO THE MARKET



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Samples and Quotations of Clovers Ryegrass and Cockfoot on application. k COMPLETE STOCK OF GROCERIES, TEAS AND PROVISIONS Always on hand. IRONMONGERY, FENCING MATERIAL, CROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE In all Blanches. WINES AND SPIRITS Of Every Descrption. HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE,— STRAW AND OATEN SHEAP CHAEF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICK WHEA.T.



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— JUST OPENED. - R. Lumsden, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, AND OCULIST'S OPTICIAN. BEGS to inform the inhabitants o Ash biu ton and surrounding distric that he has commenced business as above in TANCRED STREET, four doors from Collier's Corner SPECIAL.— R.L., being a thoroughly experienced (thirty years) workman, Customers can confidently rely upon him executing all work efficiently, quickly, ani at VERY LOW CHARGES NOTE CAREFULLY.-No need send your Watches, etc. to Christchurch for Repairs. Any and all kinds of Watch Work personally attended to by R.L The name of Lumsden is a guarantee ol reliable Workmanship. SITISF ACTION A CERTAINTY. Sole importer of the famed -PAUSODONOPTIC SPECTACLES- Best Glasses in the world. To be had only from 11 IiUMSDEIT.



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Manufacturers : S. OOX & 00., 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne] New Zealand Representative: A. PARSONS, Morten's Buildings, Christcnurch. Ashburton Agentr: Xohn Orr & Co., Ashburton Drug Co. h. c. bonnington. 50 Country Agent* Wanted,,



BEATH'S GREAT SALE OF Spring Goods irow our. SPECIAL PRICES PUBLISHED CONTINUALLY. — < •Y — Without Reserve.



fTIHE Goods are Part of their New Season's Shipment, and will be sold considerably under Chiistchurch Prices, and will include all the Novelties the Present Season, including— French and Manchester Prints 500 Dress Lengths, not two alike, New Washing Dress Materials at the followiag remarkable prices Crepon, Zephyrs, and Ginghams —3s lid, 1% lid, 6s lid, 9s 9d712a Muslins, Delaines, Galateas 6d, 15s 6d, 21s, Art Muslins, Curtains, Damasks Together with a full range of Summer Cretonnes, Towels, Napkins Dress Materials afc marvellously low Sheetings, Calicoes, Shirtings prices. COLONIAL FLANNELS.—Pink, White and Shetland B|d per yard. Black Cashmeres and French Merinoas | Evening shades in Crimped and Self Black Lace Dress Materials j Crepon Cloth and Nnn'a Veiling. Black Whip Cords, Berges, Serges Very pretty, and exceedingly and Nun's Veilings ' cheap. LACES.—New Styles, full range-Cheap. — MERCERY DEPARTMENT. — ' ' — HOSIERY, ETC — 30 dozen knitted socks afc Is a pair, Ladies' and Girls' Hoisery, Fancy worth Is 6d. Handkerchiefs, Sunshades, Urn- Hats, Caps, Shirts, Braces, Hoizery, brellas, Ribbons, Trimmings, Cricket and Tennis Shirts, Trousers Haberdasheiy. All o be sold a Collars and Scarves, White and Wholesale Christchiirch prices. Colored Shirts. — CLOTHING,— Having just taken delivery of one of the largest purchases ever made from THE KAIAPOI WOOLLEN COMPANY, consisting of over 2000 garments, we shall offer exceptional value in BOYS' AND MENB' SUPERIOR CLOTHING as follows :- SEVEN HUNDRED (700) Boya 1 Suits, Kaiapoi Tweed 4s lid. MEN'S KAIAPOI TWEED SUITS, No. 1 -26s 61, worth 32* 6d. No, 2-29* 61, worfch 37s 6J. No. 3-36s worth 45*. No. 4-39^63, worth 50 i. No. 6-45 *, worfch 653. No. 6 -555, worth 65 *, • " . .Beautifully made, with best trimmings and linings. MEN'S TWEED TROUSERS, -8j lid, 9a 6cl, 103 9d, 15s 6J, and 17s 6d per pair. ; MEN'S TWEED TROUSERS & VEST-14s 9J, 17s 3d, 21», 22a 6d per p»!r. 700 YARDS Colonial Tweeds 2s 6|d, worth 3s 6d, -■-•'■'" 0 ' Above with many other Bargains.—SATCJRDAY NEXT 23rd instant. G. L. BEATH & CO.. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTCW



W. H, COLLINS & CO. HAVE JUST LANDED, ex Coptic Pakeha, and Duke of Devonshire magnificent assortment of FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, FIRE BRASSES, AND TILED REGISTER |[GRATES. 5 Bales of Paperhangingg of Choice Patterns arid Splendid Quality. The above goods are direct from the Manufacturers to our order and will be sold at lowest possible prices. NEW GARDEN TOOLS NEW LAWN MOWERS, TIMBER ex "Glencairn" and "Gisborne" 60,000 ft. of Seasoned Flooring and Lining, » W. H. Collins and Co., MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS f Royal Insurance Company. AGENIS FOR] Grey Valley Co*l Company, t Springfield Pottery Company



Watches! Watches!! Watches CLOCKS! CLOCKS Ii J|v ROBERT MURRAY. J> (lii PRACTICAL is^"w"*v3i m^Tz R™OI HOROLOGIST AND DIRECT IMPORTER |q^#O N^^^r WATCHES* CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, AND MATERIALS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT of BOYS' CHEAP WATCHES. Guaranteed. AN UNRIVALLED STOCK of WATCHES and CLOCKS of all description*, including latest and most approved forms of HOROLOGICAL SKILL. NON MAGNETISABLE WATCHES, Not aflected by Electricity, Magnetism, or Swift Running Machinery. All ENGINEERS and ELECTRICIANS should wear them. THIS IS TEE WATCH OF THE FUTURE, and s kept in Hunting and Orjite Oases, both of English and Foreign Manufacture,