Marian Willis Dramatic Company.

On Friday evening the above company commence a short season of four nights at the Oddfellows' Hall. The piece selected for the first production is the American drama, entitled Erms, in wlvch part Miss Willis has been very successful since her arrival in the colony. Miss Mavian Willis, the head of the organisa tion referred to is a clever and vers-itilo actress, and brings with her a company of ladies and gentlemen from the prircipil theatres of Melbourne and Sydney, all of whom are artistes of talent, This is Miss "Willis* second vihit to New Zealand, so that play-goers are not ignorant of her ability as an actress. All the striking scene 3in " Erma " are reproduced with fidelity, and the drama has a great deal to recommend it in every respect.

FOOTBALL.

A match was played ab Rakaia on Saturday between the Southbridge Club and the ilakaia sec«nd fifteen, resulting in a win for the latter by 13 points to ni\ Although considerably lighter than their opponents, the hone team had the game In hand from the start, and tries were obtained by Miller, Shannon (2j, E. Santy, and Dixon, Harvey placing a good goal from the first. In addition to those mentioned Bruce, Bray, Hardy, and A. Street put in some good work for Rakaia, while McMillan, Flood, Tracy, fticEvedy, and Walker were the mainstay of the Southbridge team. The visitors were entertained at the Railway Hotel and spent a very enjoyable evening with the victors. I

COMMERCIAL.

MONETARY. Losdon, June 16. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day, show the total reserve to be £19,696,000, and the pro portion of reserve to liability 49 80 per cent. Owing to the necessity of going into liquidation, the Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company is transfering its business to the British and Colonial In surance Company. Consols, 99, Three months' bills are discounted at 1J per cent, market quiet. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 104J, 3| per cents 94|. London, June 18. Tallow is unchanged. Sheepskins are in fair demand. Prices have declined about half-penny for forward shipments of Australian j wheat. Sellers are asking 31s, but buyers refuse to give more than 30s 6d. For Australian wheat on passage sellers want 303 3d, but buyers will not give more than 29s 9d. Forward business in Aus tralasian cargoes is only done at an advance. All cargoes off coast nave been disposed of. Sydney, June 17. The Court has sanctioned the recon struction scheme of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Sydney, June 18 The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, and the Australian Joint Stock Bank re-open to-morrow. Melbourne, June 17. The Bank of Victoria and the City of Melbourne Bank re-open to-morrow.

Henry S, litter and Sens, meat sales men, Central Meat Market, London, report for New Zealand mail, May 13 : - The dry weather still continues ; the grass is looking very bad, and, in consequence, the large supply of Home-killed mutton and lamb has continued. This of course keeps the prices down and cuts against the colonial trade while it lasts, but there is no doubt the more our farmers send now, the less they will have to send in the autumn, and that will materially im prove the outlook for the colonial trade at that season. The supply of Amsrican beef has been moderate and prices firm. It la reported, however, that the supply for the riexfc month or two will be heavier. The condition of the Queensland beef has been very unsatisfactory, and.buyers are getting extrtmely cautious in having any thing to do with it. In some parcels the •' bone stink " has been very bad, and if the Australians wish to make a success of the trde theytcertainly will have to adopt more stringent measures to prevent the shipping of unsound beef. Prime Scotch mutton is in good demand, but large fat sheep are selling very badly. There is just now an unusual supply of small Dutch lambs. Tese are evidently being sent over on account of the scarcity of feed. The New Zdaland mutton trade is Unfortunately suffering just now from a glut of heavy, fat and unselling sheep. These have to be forced on to the market and disposed of at such low prices that It On the other hand the demaed for prime small sheep Is very good, in fact many more butchers would sell New Zealand mutton If they could get the quality good enough. If about half the present stock of big, coarse sheep had been prime Downs, they would have sold readily, the market would not have been gluoted, and New Zealand mutton would have realised better prices all round. The demand for New Zealand lamb ia good, and it is simply owing to the large quan tity of Home killed and Dutch lambs that the prices have Hot improved. The con dition of most of the shipments lately ar rived has been generally satisfactory, but;' & few of the lambs has been green in the aitch-bones, and some of the Auckland sheep have been unsound in the tore quarters. To-day's prices are as follow per stone of 81b :—Scotch sheep, 4a 2d to Is lOd ; Ecglish, 3s 8d to 4s 6d i Conti nental. 3s 2d to 3s lOd ; ewes, 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; Canterbury (N.Z.) sheep, 2s 6d to 3a ; "Wellington (N Z ) sheep, 2s 5d to 2s 8d ; Australian sheep, 2s to 2s 2d ; River J Plate, 2s to 2s 2d ; New Zealand beef, , hind quarters, 2s lOd to 3s, nominal; New j Zealand beef, fore quarters, 2s 6d to 2s 7d, nominal; Queensland beef, hind quarters, 2s 8d to 3s ; Queensland beef, forequarters, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; American beef, hind quarters, 3s 8d to 4s ; Ameri can beef, fore quarters, 2s 6d to 2s 8d : New Zealand lambs, 3,s 2d to 4s. Jo^n McNairn and Company, colonial produce merchants, Glasgow, report on May 11 as follows:—Duiing this last month the trade for butter especially has been a very poor one and with lovely ■weathas for grass, and the prospect of heavy supplied coming in from Ireland and Denmark, prices have receded some what, and to-day it is very hard to get on unless one is inclined to slaughter stufi. Colonial fortunately Is in very good supply, bot any that is left has to be realised at low rates. We heard the other day of some sales having taken place In London of some New Zealand butter at 60s, and of fairly £?ood quality. We mention this to show you the position of tlie* market;' Cheese are altogether in a' different position, and to-day the market is firm in all positions. For choice New Zealands we are making 53s to 545, and expect to have a good demand for these. Home cheese a.re a dull and dragging sale. The consumption seems to have gone off considerably during this lajat two or three months, and we csan only account for this as formerly advised by general bad trade, because it has been cheap against other articles of food. The weather during this last three months has been magnificent, as if summer had come too early. The crops are looking very well just now, and if we have rain early we should have excellent crops. On the Continet, however, it has been dif ferent they having had very dry weather, and we understand the crops there are Impaired..

CABLE SUMMARY.

' The Victorian Parliament opens on June 28. Tli-i French squad-v:; lias been despatched to Si an The explosion of gunpowder at Athens caused damage to the extent of £100,000. Prince Alfred, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh, has recovered from his attack of scarlet fever. f1 The warrant for the arrest of Sir Matthew Davies was not used, as he submitted him ' nelf readily to the, surveillance of the police. Tlie French Government demand a credit of five million franca to relieve the distress ' caused by the drought. King Alexander, addressing the Servian Assembly, said that the European States regarded his advent to power as a guarantee of peace and progress. Mr John Deasy, member of Parliament for Mayo We^t, has been summoned to answer a charge of having assaulted a female servant in his employ. The "Daily Telegraph" states that the German War Office are "not averse to the introduction of colonial frozen meat for the army ; also that the French War Depart ment have consented to try the experiment. In taking the ballot on the question of the reduction of wages the seamen in each 1 colony will speak with one voice on the pro posal. It is expected the result of the ballot will be known about the middle of the week. In his evidence before the Committee of the House of Lords, Mr Black, of Queens land, said that it was difficult to detect the difference between Australian frozen mutton and American chilled meat. Mr James Sims, a member of the London County Council, who is secretary of the Radical Fedeiation League, has been com mitted for trial on a charge of attemptig to defraud a railway company of the value of a ticket. News has been received that the French warships have occupied the island of Sumit in the Gulf of Siam ; also that the French authorities in Siam are demanding repara-. tion for the murder of the escort conducting the Siamise mandarin across the frontier. The Secretary of the New South Wales Associated Colliers has written to Secretary Morton, of the Miners' Association, asking for a conference at an early date, to discuss questions affecting the coal trade, and especially the advisableness of a reduction in price from January next. At the Dublin tournament the Australian cavalry team secured a special prize for the lance exercise. Sergeant Shannon took second prize in the heads and posts com petition ; Sergent Barracluff second prize for tilting at the ring j and Sergeant Looney fourth prize in the same competition. The artillery team took first and second prizes in the riding and jumping sections. In the House of Commons, at the sugges tion of Mr W. R^.Colmer, member for Haggerston, Mr Gladstone cordially agreed to co-operate, if President Cleveland pro posed a treaty referring disputes to arbitra tion. Mr Gladstone said militarism was a tremendous scourge, and he hoped the European Powers would constitute an in formal Council in promoting peace. At a meeting of steamship owners in Sydney, it was decided to follow the lead of the Melbourne owners with regard to reduc tions, but it was stated that simultaneous action was impossible owing to the dif ference in the currency of the articles. It is understood that the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand only apply the reductions to the Tasmanian trade, and not to the New Zealand trade. Dp to the present fifty Conservatives, eighty-one of the Centre Party, and fourteen Socialists have been elected. Prince Herbert Bismarck and Herr Bebel are among those elected, but Herr Lune, author of the modified Army Bill, has been de feated. The Berlin correspondent of the " Daily News," wiring with regard to the German elections, declares that it is now impossible that the opponents of the Army Bill can obtain a majority. An amendment to the fourth clause of the Home Rule Bill, to prevent the subsidising and the encouragement of the use of the liish language in courts and schools, was negatived amid much ridicule. It was an nounced that 700,000 Irish spoke the Erse tongue. Mr G. W. Balfour moved an amendment, preventing legislation on matters affecting life and property unless in accor dance with Imperial precedents. The Government accepted the proposal. Mr Sexton demanded that its terms should be made less absolute, but he was outvoted by a majority of 180. Mr Sexton thereupon Baid:—" These fatuous attempts to con ciliate men who only want to wreck the Bill are alienating the Irish members. Further whittling will simply destroy the scheme." Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr H. Campbell Bannerman, Secretary for War, said that it was a fact that military bands had been prohibited from playing "Rouse ye, Ulster." Tory members urged that a similar order should be given in regard t» the " Wearing of th c Green." The Minister replied that h would consider the suggestion.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, June 19. The Agent-General cables that he has appointed Mr J. R. Charlton, Inspector of the Veterinary Department, Ireland, and Mr J. A. Gilruth, first prize winner at the Glasgow Veterinary College, as veterinary surgeons for the colony. Dunbdin, June 19. The Scott-Ritchie case has been settled by the Company taking over tha license from Scott, and accepting direct respon sibility to Government in respect of the run.

CRICKET.

London, June 18. The Australians attribute their poor exhibition of batting to the rough state of the Oval, and they make similhr com plaints against the ground of the county clubs on which they have played. In the event of Lord Sheffield failing to get together a team to visit Australia next season, it is hoped that the Mel bourne aDd Sydney Clubs will arrange for a tour of an English eleven through the Australian colonies.

AUSTRALIANS v. PLAYERS.

(Received June 20, 10.40 a.m.) London, June 19. The A ustralians won the toss from the Players, and went in first, but were all out for 189. Jar vis, Coningh&m, and the younger Giffen are standing o.ut. Black ham haying recovered sufficiently to resume his place at the wickets. Shrews bury is unable to play, and Chatterton has been substituted for him.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received June 20, 10.40 a.m.) MORE WARSHIPS FOR FRANCE. Paris, June 19,. Additional warships proposed in the French estimates include three line of battle dhips ol eleven thousand tons, and nineteen torpedo boats, (Received June 20, 30.45 a.m.) THE HAWAIIAN QUEEN. Washington, June 19. The Queeo of Hawaii officially states she will abdicate the throne and accept a pension from the American Government. r BANKS REOPENED. London, June 19. Judge Williams has authorised the re opening of the Australian Joint Stock Bank on the London directors giving Mr Stewart, official receiver, a receipt for the assets. The Bank of Victoria and the Commercial Bank ing Company of Sydney have reopened, and are paying many drafts. Otherwise busi ness if) quiet, FATAL COLLISION. KoM«i, Jiimo Is. P. and O. steadier Sutlejj. ran into and sank a yacht at Malta,' two officers of ithe •■ ©Yai JSrigineers bein^ drowned,,

Parliamentary Notes.

[fROM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, June 20. The Electoral Bill will be introduced in the first week of the session, and the Premier hopes that women will be en franchised in tima to cusfc their votes a! the general election. This will be wel come news to Mrs Sheppard and those aiding her movement for this reform. One of the newly clothed Peers (pro bably the Hon W. Montgomery) will be sworn in as a member of the executive without portfolio in order to assist Sir Patrick Buckley with Government busi ness in the Legislative Counoil. The vacancy on the Hansard staff is likely to be filled by the appointment of Mr Gore, private secretary to the Minis ter of Lands.

THE ASfiBtiBTON GUARDIAN, TUtfKDAIf, JUNE 20, 1893.



Mr T. Richie, Opawa school, was ap pointed additional inspector in the North Canterbury Educition district to-day.



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VoNiglit To-tfigllt, POLITICAL A DDRESS BY MR SGOBIE MACKENZIE, M.H.R., AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON, At 8 p.m. His Worship the Mayor will preside. 6*112 The Dispensary, ASHBURTON. OWING to the death of Mr L. E. Prichard, C. M. BROOKE BEGS TO NOTIFY THAT HE IS NOW IN CHARGE On Behalt of Mrs Fricl&ard It is requested that ALL ACCOUNTS owing to the late Mr Peichard BE PAID BEFORE JULY 4, To CM. Brooke,or his assistant;, R.Todd. Accounts owing by the late Mr Prichard, are to be sent to Mrs Prichard, Moore street, Ashburton, before that date. lilewelljn Owen. PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND \, HARMONY. i arcade Chambers. (Dances not attended.) 421 ""HAMPSTEAD TOWN DISTRICT^ PUBLIC NOTICE. ANY PERSONS removing Soil from the Old Police Reserve or any iSfcreefc in the above district, without authoiiLy from the Board, will be PROSECUTED. W. J. CROOKS, Chairman. Hampstead, June 19,1893. 6 127 Settlement of the People on the Land. COLUMBIAN LAND DISTRIBUTION of 1898. Subdivision of the well-known Victorian Estates, NAMBROK and MELTON PARK, comprising over 23,000 acres of rich agricultural land, 250,003 Subscribers at £1 each. Ssl Valuable Properties. First Prise ..430,000 113 Frizes., each 41,050 Second Prize. .. 12,000 9 Prizes .. £560 to £990 Third Prize .. 7,000 120 Prizes., each £55* Fourth Prize .. 8,000 8 Prizes .. £810 to £510 Fifth Prize .. 3,000 100 Prizes.. aach £34 Sixth Prize .. 1,600 Total estimated A I I 1 II AI" AT ™* CHANCE OF lIIIIIIIIIIA 11 separate properties, ■If I M Ml I MM |i that is to say, each ■■ I Wm IV lIV I ■ series offproportieß are ■ I ■■lllill \A drawn for separately. NAMBROK is on the Latrobe Kiver, Gippsland, olose to the Kosedale Railway Station; rich land, suit able for agricultural, fattening, and dairy purposes. MELTON PARK, 2i miles from the railway sta tion and 22 miles from Melbourne, in the f amou* agricultural district of Baoohus Marsh. £imay DKQ 00 VI RETURN JJIIQ Jiylll WORTH. The following gentlemen will be present at the ballot, to take place not later than June 30:—P. P. Laberiocche, Esq., Melbourne i Major C. M, Officer, Melbourne; Christopher Wade, Esq^ Adelaide; Captain J. Whitney, Auckland, N.& Clear titles will be transferred to winners ot pto pertiea free of all cost. IMPORTANT NOTICE.—Any shareholder win ning property No. 1 who shall have applied §■ g\ J^% a share or shares prior to May 80,1898, Lll V will, in addition, receive a cashbonu* rll no( £2000 (for stocking purposes, 4c.) ■ W■ ■ Properties 2 and 8 will benefit to the extent of £600 and £150 respectively on the sara* condition. Should the full complement of aukr ■oribers not be obtained, prizes will be allotted pr rata, prize No. 1 to be included. Australian applications for shares should b« u> by registered letter to E. J. De BomforcU o H. Astrop, Marlborough Chambers.Q'Connsll. Sydney, N.B.W. State amount forwarded close one addressed envelops «ith 3d. « reply. Do not attach stamp, if other tr Add exchange if payment is made. Prospectus showing subdivided plant* Ac, sent on receipt of A ■ addressed widmaipea 111 MA



-: Crossbred Wheats; : e'■ ■ i ' j — _. , MESSRS JAMES CARTER & CO , of London, in 1882 commenced a course of experiments in the cross-fertiliza* tion of WHEATS of various kinds. It is well known that almost any variation of quality, character, foim and colour, can be developed in Flowers and Vegetables by cross breeding, and fixed permanently by selection. Also in ths shape of lurnips and Carrots and other roots, including in the fase of Wheat, square or painted ears, large or small grain, long or short straw, or almost any special quality that may be desired. With well selected parents cross-breeding imparts increased vigor in plants as well as in animals, and Wheat, being a ee'f-fertilizing plant which is bred in-and-in year after year for generations, as is the case with most of our Wheats, Crossing shou'd have the effect of p?educing more vigorous and productive varieties. This seems to have been confirmed by Messbs Carter's experiments, who, after several years careful selections of the strains produced by crossing were successful in fixing the characteristics of not less than 11 varieties of new Wheats, which they distributed in 1889 at necessarily fancy prices. The Farmers of this district may be congratulated on the fact that they can now obtain some of the best of these varieties trom'the undersigned. A full selection of the eleven sorts were obtained in 1890 by them and given to MB T. SEALY, of Riverbank, to experiment with. The following year another district was chosen, and after very careful observation, discarded six out of the eleven as unprofitable. They then last year distributed the remaining five selections among farmers in different parts of this County, and were rewarded by excellent yields, this in the face of the very trying season they had to contend with. As may be supposed, tti* varieties differ greatly in length and colour of straw, shape of ears, colour and size of grain, period of ripening, etc. For instance :— Selection F is the earliest ripening Wheat in cultivation, and should prove a great acquisition in the district towards the Hills, and in the South, where an early wheat is indispensable. Another variety, Selection G, produces straw of a short, stout description, which cannot be laid by rain or wind. This should be invaluable for sowing on moist land, which in the ordinary varieties of Wheat produce* long straw, likely to be damaged by wind and rain. Other sorts, as Selection I, is practically, unassailable by Birds, so that should these sorts come largely into cultivation our feathered tribes will not be able to levy their usual toll on the farmers' crops. Some writer has said there can be no best Wheat for all districts, but only for particular situations, soils, and climates, which the various sort* of Wheat are naturally adapted to. <Ye would recommend our friends to obtain a sufficient quantity of seed of these Hybrid Wheats, and test the capabilities of them on their own land. This would undoubtedly lead to far-reaching results by bringing into general cultivation varieties of Wheat f-uited to the various soils of the district, of high quality, hardy, and robust in constitution, and a prolifio character* The following will describe the five varieties we have to offer :— SELECTION !•—A bearded wheat, prolific. It seems of the variety to sow late and harvest early. Straw, medium length, well , headed. Valuable for late Spring sowing. SELECTION F>—An early ripening Wheat, even when sown late. Straw, medium length; very long headed ; a valuable Wheat. : The chaff is furnished with stiff awns which seem to keep off birds and protect it also from wind. Bird and Wind-proof Wheat. SELECTION G- —Straw, short and strong, not likely to be laid by wind or rain; heavy-headed and very prolific. Should prove invaluable on lands which produce in the ordinary sorts straw so long as to be damaged by bad weather. This is the " Tom Thumb " of the wheat family. SELECTION D—Straw, medium length, strong, half-drooping fcabit; very well headed ; very productive, and likely to prove a —————-——' valuable Wheat for general purposes. SELECTION B-—Straw, very long, strong, and white ; ear a fair length, thick set; a very productive Wheat. For Further Particulars, Apflt to FRIEDLANDER BROS.



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