Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1893. "THE IMMACULATE AND INCORRUPTIBLE.

Me Joseph Ivess has over-reached himself. According to his version o! a story, told with great emotion and much dramatic effect, the Premier had thrown over a valuable and valued follower—one who had been faithful when all others had been faithless — who had been true to the talented member for Kumara when he was only plain itichard, and " the Honorable " in the very dim and nebulous distance —whose "Here" was ever ready at the muster-roll of the party, and the commands of that party were to him yea and Amen —who had buckled on j the armour of the party and fought its foes with not always signal success at Wakanui and at Napier—and, being finally sorely worsted in the northern fight with the giant Ormond, betook himself to a far country to mend his fortunes. And now when he has returned, and is again among the people of the land of his first adoption seeking once more to bring his matured wisdom to the aid of that party he had so well served in the past, he realises the wisdom of the Psalmist's advice " Put not your trust in Princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help." Aod accord ing to the Joseph of Hunterville, whose political morals are as incor ruptible as was the personal virtue of his namesake who resisted the blandish ments of the Egyptian frail fair, the Prince of New Zealand Liberalism has deserted him, and t^ken to his bosom a whilom opponent. And as if that were not sufficient he charges the party whom, he alleges, has dfserted hirn^ as well as the party for whom he never had any love, with having offered him a bribe of £250 to retire 1 from the Rangitikei contest. Mr Ivess has ever been an ill-used man. In his several contests in this county he was always finding it necessary to refute "kyalutuny after kyalumny," and resist the tyranny and oppression of those who failed to realise that in him was a political Daniel come to judgment. This game Mr Ivess always played, bat the Rangitikei election is the match in which he has played it once too often. The Premier denied any indebtedness to Joseph, and, un kindest cut of all, told the man whom the trades' unions of Newcastle had boycotted out of the place, that had be been successful and prosperous on the other side he would not now be in New Zealand disturbing the electors of Rangitikei; and that the Government promise to support Mr Stevens had been given when Mr Ivess was seeking the favors of: fortune in another colony, having " lifted " the " stake " he held in this one, and relieved New | Zealand for several years of the sun shine of his countenance. At the I meeting at which the Premier thus shook off the Ivess claims for gratitude, the charge of bribery was repeated, and. Mr Ivess was forced to show his hand. He (HA so, a»d named two gentlemen as guilty of having offered liim abr be. One of these gentlemen gave him the He direct with a prompt ness that $'as as startling as the denial was emphatic, a&d Mr Ivess took refuge in saying that the '* im prgssion " was left upon his mind that the we&ed oflfcjf had been made, and the audience received Uxis w£th sh.puts of ' Too thin ! " Altogether fcoo fch|m, we should say ; so very thin that it wa& quite transparent. The other gentleman, who apparently was not present at the meeting, has written to the press of the district, ako giving Mr Iyejjs tjhelie direct, and has followed this up by iDstrn^jiPjg bjs solicitor to sue Mr Ivess for libel, UrTvm %s had a large experience of libel .case#, so that the new contest he will have to engage in is in a field familiar. Mr Ivess ws»W rather commit suicide than take a political bribe. Ifc seems to us, from the reports forwarded of recsn£ events, that he has had but small change fco #qcept a bribe, so that the " starved apottoiy " wijl not require to sell the strychnine that w&.yld deprive New Zealand of so able aud illustrious a statesman, md save that statesman's political conscience from corruption. The greatest temptation afej-ed to Mr Ivess in this eontgsfc is offered to aJI of the many candidates in the field—and it U offered ,by Parliament itself, in the shape of the £240 per annum which the colony has tp pay to the w&kers pf " Hansard."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_._ + '^ k . The train arrangements and e*cijW<m lares fof the Christen urch Agrfcultfcraf and Pastor* Association Show tretdvirtised in fehisis*e.| I Vff It is" alleged that the manu&cture of tobacco from raw leaf iV the colony of New South Wales jfliprives the Treasn y of ajbiiUt £60,005 4 ygkr'4 -^ * A maMTOtnmifted suicide at ti i shooting gillery in Melbourne the othe/d ing as he turned the pis jol r himself, "H»«€goes fora JiuU'b eja." The dividen Is pamby tfee gfcld miaiug companies in Victoria J'for the test cfltaiter amounted to $169,755, being an^ncr^lsa^^f £52,000 on tlie previous quartefr /£,'< A Sydney contemporary Rewei f the Maori evangelist, has craped a f»vcrt|r able impression ues§* *&$■ has irathir astonished his audieii^^ or ijongregAtMorw; by his English and Up manipulation el the guitar." ; | JF A member of the Wellington Diocecan Synod, Mr W. A. Blundell, has resigned because Archdeacon Fancourb has permitted members, unrebuked and unchecked, to declare the Church of England not to be Protestant church. The " Southland Times" states that an action for breach of promise is coming on at Invercargill shortly. The action is being brought by a lady who has passed the period of giddy girlhood, and the gentleman who won her mature affections is a farmer of some seventy summers located in a remote district. A meeting was held in the Town Hall, Sydney, on October 23, to consider the best means of relieving the distress amongst the unemoloyed. Resolutions were carried urging the Government to take steps to pro vide work. It was stated that there are 50,000 unemployed in Sydney, who, with their families, were on the verge of starvation^ Mr Mackenzie, manufacturer of a new furniture poliali, is now in Ashburton, and has arranged with Messrs W. H. Collins and Co. to take over the agency. The polish acts like a charm in renovating drawing room furniture or any furniture indeed that has at one time been polished, and house keepers will find it invaluable in this way, as it can be applied in the simplest and easiest manner possible, while it requires but the minimum of elbow grease. As Mr Hartle was returning home on Tuesday with his little boy the horse bolted and could not be stopped till ne^r Digby's bridge. AMr Brown drove the boy back, leaving his horse for Mr Hartie to ride, but he, in mounting, missed the stiirup and fell heavily on his back. He was conveyed hum a and subsequently attended by Dr Trevor. No damage was done either to the horse or trap, and the sufferer escaped with a aeve.e shaking. The usual monthly meeting of the South Rakaia School Committee was held on Tuesday evening in Mr Oxley's office. Pre sent—Messrs Hardy (ehainnau), Dixon, Holland, Oxley, Biyaut, Liddy, and Bar cock. The master's report was satisfactory, and the average attendance 174, The sub committee reported purchasing cricket materials for the boys, In reply to the cir cular re signing of teachers' cheques it was dceided on motion of Mr Oxley, seconded by Mr Liddy, that the committee should sti'l continue to sign—Mr Dixou being the only one in f.ivor of a change. It was decided toA close the school on Thursday and Friday. 1' Mr Oxley was requested to see after repairs to pumps and clocks. After passing ac| counts the meeting adjourned. —-*i^(p Dr Theodor H.erlzka is going to start his new community, " Freeland," before the end of the year, Freelanders to the number of 50 will voyage to Lamu, on the east coast oi Africa, and then will "follow the course of Tana as far as it \? navigable. ' If Freeland can only establish itself as the home of all whose yearnings for the New L:fe, the New Love, the New Morals, the New Econom cs, the New Journalism, and the New Humour make the old countries unbearable to them (remarks the St. James's Gazette,) we trust the experiment will succeed to the full. They can (if they like) go along Tana even further than ie is navigable. We can well believe that the British Government have assured the enlightened projectors that " their scheme of founding a commonwealth in the highlands of Central Africa would le ceive moral and diplomatic support " A Sydney Grammar School boy named Walter Samuel Horde, ]5 years of age, is believed to have become a victim (on October 24) to his propensity for practical experi ments. His naked body was found sus pended by the neck by a towel attached to a stick placed across two rafters. It is be lieved that he was playing at hanging, and, 1 being unable to release himself from the loop of the towe}, died a lingering death of suffo cation. Mrs Edwards, the woman with whom he resided, stated at the inquest that. Ihe wao a ste&4y boy, and had nob been in any trouble. He was fond of trying experi.. meuts. He was called at (?.30 in the morn ing to go to his bath. He wq,s called again at some time later, and no answer being re ceived the woman and her daughter entered the bathroom and found the deceased hang ing from the rafters. The body was warm, but though she at once lifted it down a'l atteiiipt§ to restore animation failed. A verdict of "Aeoi<J«atal death" was re turned. ft Once an obscure German baker, now a merchant prince j " such is theepitpHje^says the " Westminster Gazette ") of the life of Major Ropner, the donor of the park to be opened to the public at Stockton-on-Tees. When a lad Major Ropner was selling hot rolls i# the streets of Hartlepool. Afterwards he entered "a Bhip-brpher's office as water clerk, boarding vessels as they appp&ved in the bay. By and-bye he became the owner pf an extensive fleet of steamers and a large shipbuilding ya^d on tjbe Tees. His gift is valiugd at £10,000. ft was at the adj/ent of steam »bipi,ittg frfeat (the major caught tfie tide at the flood and sailed <jn to fortune. He holds a commission in the first Durham Volunteer Rifles. He lives in princely style afc Preston Hall, near Stockton, with the Marquis of Londonderry as his friend and neighbor. He is a Conservative ijJ politics, and it was at one time a toss-up whether he or 3sr Wrightson, M.P., should oust Sir Jipracie Dayey fr#ui pci& representation of I Stockton ip Parliament,

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourseives responsible lor the opiiii«.n? e;,:f lessed by our correspondents.)

THE SALVATION ARMY.

TO THE EDITOR. Snj,,-— I Pfeticp .in your issue of the Bth iest/you re,coroTthe trjal'and imprisonment oi a galyation Army lieutenant at the instance yf % tg,v v ern keeper. r£he same old tale, sir, the Army interfering wifh tlje drink traffic. I will not give you my opinion of the liquor vendor or ot the magistrate who sent the young lad to gaol , for a month, but I would like you to know the f e'duej of thafc little story, tint m two days" the decision of the magistrate was nullified, and Dobson released tyy the Home Secretary.—l aro, 4c., ' JAIWES WILSON. Burnett street, November 9,1893*

COMMERCIAL.

* ASHBURTW MARKETS. | Messrs Miles and Co., Limited (E. W., Hanmer, auctioneer), report upon rhe weekly stock sale held at Jhe Ashburton yards on Monday, November 6, as folljiWßJj' —On ac count of holiday* the usual Sftle" duy was altered to Mon*y The?: early morning proved very threßooirto,|ancl as the entries reached thejyaixlafvtfy 1 heavy shower re sulted, lastjlig t woiifhout the sale and mak ing matter jlverflf unpleasant fo| those con cenked.i i*e attendance was wceptionally yetflracbrded was exhibit<|i ; :lo fr%ispQsal, the totfcs only reachiog 939 shee^ 36 head catle, and 8 nig^* Biddings %hroughout .were slajcjc, aocß business hard tl transact^ FAbout t\w|ly*"pens constituted thji butchers' entries, njUrly all btinq shorn#the prices realised feeing 9s for rfetuupfß^s 6d to 143 8d for crossbre 's. A line of crossbred ewes w!|h lamba changed hands at 14s 6d, the other entry in this class with 105 per cent of lambs being passed in at 17s. The medium entry of tat and store cattle sold at about late quotations. Our sales were 200 shorn crossbreds at 12a 6d ; 6 crossbreds, 12s 9d ; 2 fat lambs, 12s ; 60 fat crossbreds, 13s 9d; 1 yearling cattle, 91s.

The School Concert.

Last night there was another of those disagreeable crushes which happen at the Oddfellows' Hall whenever there is any thing more than usually attractive on the boards. The hall with an effort will hold say 500 people, and when 700 want to get in—well, jusb the scene of last night is enacted. The sooner that much talked of addition to the hall is built the better for everybody. The concert opened with the evergreen "Marcheaux Flambeaux" by the orchestra, and when the rolling music of it had ceased the curtain rose on a squad of very little lasses mustered for "castanet drill." This consisted of a modification of the " extension motion* " —the old spring drill of the infantry— che time taken from a small b^y fugleman set up in front who did his work admir ably. The children had in their hands small bell castanets, which jingled at every motion, but in time the while to the music of the orchestra. This was a most effective little piece, as indeed all the children's pieces were. The next item by the children was " Hail, smiling morn " sung by the elder ones, and very well sung, too, giving evidence of careful training and steady practice, as well as a very intelligent conception ot the music. The next was an action song by little soldiers, little sailors, and girls. The j soldiers wore the uniform of the Queen's csidets, the sailors white naval costume, and the village maidens were tastefully and suitably arranged, all carrying minia ture flags of the empire which they waved in drill order and musical time in illus tration of the song, "Up with the flag." Tha next was a chOrua of girls "The Flower Bells," in which a strong force of the next generation of Ashburton's " sweethearts and wives ' took part and sang delightfully, the bell castanets again doing tinkling service. A tambourine song was the next, in which thd girls made a most effective picture as their lia&ome forms moved gracefully through the figures of the little d*nce set for them, taboring as they went. "Hark, j the lark at Heaven's gate sings," was the next the maidens sang, and the somewhat difficult music has been given on that stage often before by vocalists of higher pretensions, and not always nearly as well. Everyihin* the children dii was encored, buta repetition of the tambourine wng had to be withheld till the close of ihe^oncert, to givo the gh'la a rest, as the f physical exe-tion nec.ssary is raihet trying. Two plantation songs were given by a glee party mido up of Mesclatnes Williams and May tie and Messrs dteven •tpti. and A, G. Williams, the Utter taking Ih'e buffo part, and both hems h id to be re peated. Mr Siev-jnsen sang M Kithleen arcou," and sang it weli, better tha i the boyd, crowded and crushed in the centre of. the hall and not perhaps in a sentimen tal mood, deserved it should be. Two ableaux were given —" Where are you "oing, my pretty maid V and '" Dresden ChinV Tne first W(V? represented in two scenes—one pourtraying the old story, with the soag in illustra iot t-.ung from behind the scenes, and acted in dumb show by the living figures ; tho other, the new version, in which is a sweet girl gradu ated with her countenance " eukhed o sr with the pale case of thought," and her nrni so high and mightily superior that she is far removed above any idea of mar riage, and she snubs her dude suitor just aa "effectively as her milkmaid sister sat uoon the impertinent young cavaliei. The second tableau showed the lining " Dres den China" figures of the yong standing on a pedestal, whi'e the dreamer—Mrs .VTayne-sang the song. In thd second Dart—which opened with another nicely played orchestral piece--" Mrs Jarley's waxworks" were eiven-Mr Clowes bein? the showman and Mis Williams "Mrs Jarley." The "fig<?ers" were all children and were plastic enough to be sure, and stiff enough m their movements as wax figures should be. But this part of the entertainment was rather lon», however good it may have been otherwise, and as a consequence it was nearly eleven o'clock when God save the Queen was sum?. Mr Bean was understood to move the usual votes of thanKS, but' what h« said was not audible more than a few seats from the stage. TJ»e entertainment was quite a success, and Misses Orr and G. rant, who trained and drilled the children in their specialties, Mr and Mrs Williams, who lent powerful aid generally in making the entertainment the success it was, deserve special thanks. The orchestra was made up of Messrs H. Mackay, F. Biteman, W. Micdonald, and H. A Gates. Mrs Claridge and Misa Orr were In pianists, and Llewellyn Owen was conductor. A goodly sum shoull ba the resu|o to tfye prize fund.

SPORTING.

Chfistchurch, November 8, The Plumpton Park Trotting Club's Spring meeting was held to-day. There was a large attendance, iw*t & kigh nor' wester was blowing The sum of £266$ passed through the totalisator. The fol lowing are the results.:— Maiden Tkq'£, "saddle, 25 soys; two miles— I}uchess, fOiec, L? Auguat/^^eo, 2" Fiye others etarted. Won e^si^y. Time—(s 6 'Dividend--£?- ?-03 §i ' ' • Pony Handicap, saddle, 20 soys { one mile—White Wings, 15sec, 1; Nipper, 17sec, 2. Eight others started. Won by half a dozen lengths. Time—3 6. l»ivi- Handicap, saddle, 60 soys \ two l^iles— Brown Duoheibs, 25sec,3L; Stonewall Jackson, scr, 2.; 30sec; also stajft.Qd, Won by three lengths. Tiift3—6.3§. Dividend— £2 U 6d. Matden Harness, §b soys) two miles - Hartwood, fsec, 1; Bew Allen, sfsec, 2, Five others starfcad. Won by forty yards. Time-6,23. Dividend—£3 15.*. Eiccauton Piate Bandicap, saddle, '40 stjvg ; two miles —Trissie, scr, 1; Back Duchess, lOsec, 2. Two others started. Won by seventy yavd?. Tims — 5.U| ; dividend-£2 Is. ' PiuMPTON Park Handicap, harness, CO Poys" j' two "m|lp3—Maggie L, scr, 1 ; Medjidie, 'alec's, '% Si?: others started, Won' by fi/:6y yards. Time-6.1. Diyi dend^J. I^j 6d. " ' " i Pony Haspicai?, harness, 29 soys j two miles —Uncle Tom, lf>sec, i; Ladi" Audley, 403 ec, 2. Won by twenty yards. Time, 6 23sec ; Dividend, £2 19d 6d. Recovery Handicap, 25 soys; one mile - Won by Duchess, 20& ec, from six otters." Tiuw-W DivitJen,d-«3 13s,

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

R.INGITATA ELECTORVTE. | MR R. M. OUrUBBRTSON Ar TINWALD. There was a good attendance afc the' Temperance Hill, TuiwJi'.d, last evening, whan Mr R.. M. Outhbartson, a candi date for tha Rangitata se^t, was an nounced to address the electors. The chair was oosupied by Mr Reim&yne, who briefly introduced the speaker, PERSONAL. Mr Cuthbertsjn, who on rising was re ceived with applause, said that before going into the various questions on which ho proposed to address them, it was due to them than he should explain his reason for his candidature. As far back as June last, considerable pressure had been brought to baar upon him with a view of gaining his consent to stand for the Ash burton seat, but for many reasons he felt at that time that he couid not enter political life. Recently, however, a very large number of electors of Rangitata had urged him to contest that electorate, ex plaining that although several able men had offered their services, still a feeling was prevalent that none of tbe candidates then in the field had views in accordance with a large mass of the electors. Conse quently, after very considerable hesita tion, he had consented to undertake the responsibility of the campaign. He wibhed to refer to certain rumors that had been spread about hh candidature. One was to the effect that he had no serious intention of representing them in Parlia ment, and that ha was in the field merely to split the votes for Mr E. G. Wright. Another was that he was the nominee of a certain party or parties, and that he was contesting the seat in their interests. He could emphatically deny that there was any truth in any such rumors. He was there claiming the right of every elector in New Zealand who had the necessary ability and time, to offer himself %s their representative in Parliament, and on the polling day they would find his name on the voting paper, and he trusted they would leave it there. He proposed to lay before them gs clearly as he could his political views, and if after hearing them they found that thfy agreed with their own, he would ask them to show it at the ballot box. To commence with, some people had an idea that LIBERALISM AND SEDDON were synonymous. He would say at once that he was in favor of a large number of measures brought forward by th« present Government, but he would absolutely re fuse to be bound hand and foot to any Government as a servile follower. -He had held the opinion for some time that party Government was carried too far in New Zealand. They could see instances time after time where a private member who wa3 a supporter of the Government of the day and who might be in opposi tion to acme minor measure brought in by his party, compelled to v\,Le for it to save that party defeat. His own opinion was that a Government should only be de feated onamofcionof want of confidence, »nd the members of the House should have a free hand to vote on minor matters, to vote as they thought just and right. Supposing for instance that the member for that district was returned pledged to upport the present Government, and a Bill was brought down the provisions of which would veiy materially benefit that district, but that bill has opposed by the Government, who make it a pariy ques tion, and in consequence he was ob liged to vote against the measure As things were at present they could not blame him, and yet they would naturally feel sore at the daunce to the welfare of their district. He was pleased to find 'hat his views on the matter were sup ported by so great an artho i yon politics as Sir R>bert Stout, and although he could not go so far as that gentleman on many subjects, sill he felt strongly that a reform was urgently needed and when a man of ~ir Robert Stout's experience and ability advocated it it showed that the matter was well worthy of serious con sideration. He noticed thas more ex perienced politicians had begun their speeches by reference to the woman's franchise, so it would not be out of place for him to allude to the great alteration by wbich the whole adult female population had secured the ri^hb to vote. Well, he would admit at once that he had always been strongly opposed to woman's franchise for many reasons. One was that he felt sure that a majority of the woman of the colony did not wanf; the franchise, and now that it had come to pass they were compelled to carry ou«- the 4uty thrust upon them to exercise it to the bfcsfc of thoir ability, [f, however, the eff ct of the measure was to amend the divorce law so ss in that respect to place women on au equal footing with man, and in case where women did the same class of work as men, such as teaching and like occu pations that they were f qua'ly paid, he for one would loyally accept tlie alteration and freely admit that it had been produc* tive of much good. He could not help feeling, however, that these reforms could have been accomplished without woman's aid at the poll, and that woman's in fluence would be far more effectual at home and without the franchise. He proposed nexb to say a few words on the UNEMPLOYED DIFFICULTY. There could be no question that the Seddon administration had done their utmost to cope with tha matter, but that thediffieuliy would always exist was a fact. There was no doubt a great deal of suffering through lack of work, and thfa sufffcrinw was increased in the winter be: cause there was so much more farm work to be done in the summer months than in the winter. The Government deserved great credit for the manner in which they had pushed the village Sbttlement scheme forward as that was unquestionably one of the best means of disposing of tho surplus labor. Another good measure was the es tablishment qE the labor bureaux through out the colony and they had done much to relieve the unemployed. In Christ church 25S men had been sent to employ ment through the bureau. While on the question of labor he would refer to the the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill Drought forward last passion by the Government. To his mind, that Bill if passed, would have been found an in estimable benefit both to labor and to capital. It provided for the establish ment of Boards of Condi liationthreughout the colony for dealing wjth disputes b«" tween employers and employed. The Bill was unfortunately thrown out in the Upper House where it was said that it was placing labor at the throat of capital. That labor could not exist without capital anymore than oa»p v ital c^uld do without laW ho one 1 could deny, and if t|ie Bill had tended to cause'a breach between them it would be indeed wise to throw it out.! Rle felt, 'however, that it; would tyave no such ' effect as its opjjo ftents predicted for it, th,at' j.^ would be a great factor in preventing the misery resulting fj?orn labor strikes. With regard to the str'k ing out of the compulsory clause, in New South Wales during the Broken Htii -s'tfik© a voluntary arbitration bill vna in force and when the crisis came was fo^nd Wanting. 'Jt had!been said'that the Con ciliation and ' Arbitration Bill had been'the outcome of the labor party hi jgthejast parliament. Ji tpat werp so he would congratulate the labor party in bringing £qrward such "a fair and use|ul measure, and he wag sorry tljat it fyad riot passed and any measure which would tend to lessen the necessity for conflict between employers and employed would have his support;, When the labor part

was first returned a great outcry was rais d about the oijfl ct that would en sue between labor and capital but ex periences had shown that the labor members had proved themselves well worthy of the confidence placed in them. He would like to point out two men, Messrs Jfarnahaw and Kelly,and ask them if they had not set an example to some of the more experienced members that they would do well to follow. TAXATION. Taxation of and ki:id was bound to be irksomo to some section of the com munity and it was the duty of the legis lature to di-tribute the taxation so tint it would fall ass lightly as possible on those least able to bear it. The great objec ion to the property tax had been that the more a man improved his property the more taxation he had to pay, and to avoid this the present government altered the incidence of taxation by bringing forward the Land and Income tax, That tax however was found to cause a loss to the revenue of £37,000 per annum, which th 3 colony could not afford, so to make up the deficiency the government increased the tax on land by the graduated clause. That to his mind was a mistake, as the farmers already paid sufficient taxes. He thought a slight increase on ihe in come tax would have been a fairer way of meeting the deficit. Any alteration in the incidence of taxation was a matter that required very careful consideration, as each experiment cost the country several thousand pounds. On the whole, ho considered the land and income tax a fair and proper provision. Another effect of the government graduated tax was that it assisted in the bursting up of large estates and enabling the Govern ment to use them for settlement. The secret of prosperity for the colony lay in the settlement of the people on the land and ah hough not a believer in land nationalization, he could not help think thab the systems of village settlement and of lease in perpetuity were good ones, , There was a good deal said about the desire in the breast of every man to be a freeholder, but after all it was only senti ment and a 999 years lease was good as a freehold, and it also had the advantage of giving the state control over the land. Referring to the large estates where they were held by companies or individuals in comparative idleness he thought there should be a means either by taxation or otherwise of enforcing distribution but where a man farmed his land well, such as Mr Ofrigg of Longbeach, no matter what the area, he would be against inter ference as the difference was very vast between a large block of good land held poMy for pastoral purposes and a similar block being farmed and consequently em ploying the same labor and acting equally well as if it were divided into small farms. It had bsen suggested that where the estate of a deceased person consisted of broad acres the duty should be payable in land instead of oish. The suggestion was a good one and would assist the government in acquiring good land foi settlement. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. He was strongly of opinion that 8 Legislative Council was very necessarj but the system of nomination was de fective and required amendment. Al present the Government of th» day had power to nominate sufficient members tc ensure their measures passing. This made it an utter farca as it was thus nc check on the Lower House. It was alsc clear that a sjstem of election by the people of the Upper House in the sam< way as Hie Lower House was electee would have the Ba.ne effect. BU opinioi was tine there should be an electiv< Upper House, but ho would advocate fo; its members a seven years tenure anc that it should be elected from person who had served a certain number of yean in the Lower House so as far aa possibli fco be formed of tha mature intelligence ol t.h.3 colony. The question of an elective Upper House was a difficult one, but th»» the present syaiem required alterative was very evident, at the same time he would strongly oppose any step toward* the abolition of that chamber. Th< British Constitution consisting of th< three heads of Government was withoui doubt the grandest in the world, anc we in the colonies should be careful noi to depart trom it. THE RAILWAYS. The management of the railways was another important matter. For the past few years the railways had been managed by a Board of Commissioners apart al together from political control, and the Government now proposed to add to the Beard the Minister of Public Works as chairman. He believed in the matnge merit of the railways apart from politica interference of any kind. TII3 present Commissioners had done their best tc carry out the duties entrusted to them, but like other men they had made mis takes. He thought they could not dc better than obtain the services of a first' class expert from the Old Country as chairman and continue with a non political board, T-HE EDUCATION QUESTION. The Education question was one whicfc claimed the closest attention, and he could say at once that he was in favor of grants to aid private schoolson certain conditions, By the present education system the state took upon itself the duty of the seculai education of the children of the colony, and as long as a person was satisfied with secular education, their expense was defrayed. But he contended that a person had a right to educate his child as he wished. Many parents considered re ligious teaching a part of the children's education and it was not logical or jus! that these persons shoujd be penalized for holding that opinion. Tlje Bomar Catholics deserved the greatest orodit foi putting their hands in their pockets tc defray the cost of the education of theii children. If returned he would stronglj advocate a system of grants in aid tc private schools. His opinion was thai schools which applied for grants should be subject to inspection by the Govern ment inspector and should be compelled po pass a certain standard 1. There would also have"to fee a regulation by s minimum attendance would have to be reached. He was also in favor of optional Bibb reading in schools leaving it to the school committees to decide on the question, also of a text book compiled from the scriptures for use in schools, and he saw no reason why auoh a book could hot be prepared to suit ill. He? would mention thaf previous to Ihe abolition 1 of the provinces, in Nelson the Catholics had received state aid f6r their schools, and the system had worked well, and had not injured the publics 'schools there. With regard to secondary education ir appeared manifest to him that the laborer's son, if he displayed ability and a desire for educa tion, should be on the same footing as the swn of the wealthy; Yet at present our endowments'for secondary education were really only assisting the [ wealthy classes to give their children a superior education. He thought that scholarships should be given 'open; to all children jn the primary schools, arid tha successful pupils should b!e entitled to enter the secondary schools on similar tepm^ on which fchß? a^nd the Government whools. If well-to-do per, sn™5 n™ wished to have their children^ education cairied further than was ti." case in our primary schools, lefe them do so, but by paying for it, but he certainly thought that the endowments should qnly be applied to the education of those of our youth who proved themselves' worthy of it by passing such scholarships as he had 1 mentioned. He would now pass on to the 1 L LIQUOU QUESTION. I He v?as nafc a prohibitionist, and I*e did not believe in the direot veto by a baice majority. In spite of all the arguments and elo^ent speeches he had heard in

favor of the direct veto he could not agree with them. I here always seemed to him to be a screw loose somewhere. There was something in tho inherent right of <aan to enjoy the products of the earrh fc'nat sould not be taken away without a larger consent of the community than a bars majority. With regard to'the argu •nent that all other ques<i">ns were settled by a bare majority he would remind thorn that B.lb had to be subjected to several readings in e'eh Housp, to all. sorts of criticisms by opposing members, and many ■ither conditions, and had to pass both Houses before they became law. The Licensing Act of 1881 had worked very well, and had satisfied the Prohibitionists, until they woke up one morning to find that it was not a prohibition law, but a law for the regulation of a certain trade. Then they had agitated for its alteration, and in accordance with their wish the Government brought forward the Bill which was now law, and yet they were not satisfied. He thought the three-fifths i majority clause was a wise one, aa they all knew how easily a catch vote could be obtained on a bare majority, which might not; represent the real feeling of the people. If there were any Prohibitionists present who looked on that clause as unjust he would like to point out that a similar pro ! vision was in force with respect to polls, for loans to local bodies, and he did not remember to have heard it cried down »3 an unjust and harsh measure. He woald like also to point out how mush easier it was to educate and lead persons to see the benefit of temperance than to force them to it by prohibition. He also contended that prohibition would not prohibit, and would simply act as a temptation to law breaidng. He was strongly in favor, of compensation to publicans who lost their license through no fault of their own, bub he believed in the laws with regard to the liquor trade being rigorously enforced, as the publican had no more right to break the laws than any other person. If th« temperance workers were really sincere in removing the liquor traffic, which they said was such a vile blot, they would do anything to get rid of it—they would do as the English did with the slave trade give compensation. It had been done else , where, and it could be done here. And | he would remind them that New Zealand was not a drunken country, and was getting less so every ye%r, and a gre%t deal of this was due to the zaalous work of our temperance societies, and all honor to them for the good work they were doing. At lhe same time he considered the Act passed last session a good one, and if elected he wouln be in favor of giving it a fair trial. The prohibitionists were apt to forget that even by a bare majority ac cording to the Act thsy could get prohi bition gradually. IN CONCLUSION he had endeavoured to lay before them as clearly as possible his views on some of the most important political questions of the day. He would ask them to give them careful consideration, and if those views were in accordance with their own, he would ask them to elect him as their member. He was aware that one of his opponents was an able and experienced politician, but with many of his opinions he (Mr Cuthbertson) could not agree, and perhaps they couid not, and he wished them to remember that it was their duty to support measures not men. The chairman then signified Mr Cuth bertson's willingness to answer questions. In answer to questions Mr Cuthbertson repeated his views on the railways ques tion, emphasising the fact that he was not advocating the same Commissioners. In case of a choice of party leader he woul 1 choose Mr Seddon before Sir Robert Stout;, as he considered the latter a faddist in many things. He was not in f ivor of an elective Governor, thinking it would tend to sever our connections whh the Old Councry. If there had been more lawyers in the House the laws would probibly have been framed better. He was in favor of reducing the honorarium, considering that members should not make money out of their position, but should only pay expenses. He thought £ICO sufficient. With regard to the petition for women's franchise, he believed he could have sot one half of those who signed it to sign one against the franchise. He thought the clause compelling the registering of one-half the votes on the roU for the granting of prohibition was a wise one. Affe?r several other minor questions had been answered, Mr Stone proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Cuthbertson for his address, which was secondf d and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting.

The County Elections.

There was no great stir or outcry made over the County elections yesterday, but that very considerable interest was taken in them was well enough known all the same. At two o'clock on]y sixty voters had put in an appearance at the Saleyards, where Mr Mainwaring was conducting the election, bub many of these being pluraltsta, the number of votes was con siderably greater than the voters. At the close Mr Mainwaring gave the result as follows:— Mr Donald Williamson ... 118 Mr James Brown ... ... 92 Majority ... ... .26. Mr Williamson was thus declared elected. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Mainwaring on the motion of Mr Brown, Beconded by Mr Edwin Thomas, and acknowledged by the recipient, and the proceedings"closed. "At Mount "Somera Mr E. B. Cooper nyas the Returning Officer. This election was a mucl} nearer thing tfyan that fqr the Wakanui rising, and as the figures an nounced by Mr Qooper showed, Mr Walker just won by the ** akin of h'B teeth." The voting was as follo'#s :— Mr W. O.Walker ... ... 33 Mr Edward Herring ... 31 Informal , 2 Majority ... ... 2

The Holiday.

Dunbdin, November 9. A steady downpour of rain sefc in at midnight, and still continues. All out door festivities are consequently aban doned. __________»_

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

I Sir Jtotowrt Stimt.

•Wetlington, November 9. In his address' last night, Sir Rahert Stoijfc said he did not desire tp supersede the government, s^nd if ejected wquld. support measures^ not men.

The P«lon« Woollen Factory.

The outcome of the dispute respecting the disqualification of several of the Woollen Factory directors is that Messrs Barber, MeDcpald, Fitsherberc, and Gardner will resign, and! submit them selves to the shareholders for re-election In the meantime Mr Extey acts &y chair man. lia,st w.gek the mill only worked, thirty houp instead of full t|tne,

ASBBPRTOm CTA^)IAN : j/Tllf RSDAY f Nq|eMBEB 9, 1893,



AWING TO DULNESS OF THE SEASON G. J. NEILL and Co ARE SELLIN G- W omen's Strong Corsets at 2* 6d . Women's Hats of every descnption at vory low puces White Muslin 4|5 per yard Good Washing Vrint 3£d New Dress Goods 4id , nll Double Bed White Twill Sheeting 9|d Children's Sunshades Is each CLOTHING- CLOTHING KI^WKIALtw^D SUITS, GUARANTEED ALL WuOL, 21s Boys Suits 4s lid Men's and Boys' Straw Hats from 6d Boys' Felt Hats 1b 3d Men's Felt Hats 2a 6d BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. In BOOTS we DEFY COMPETITION and Price. Men's Blachers 5a „, Men's Nailed Shooters 8a 61. Women's Strong Boots 6s 9d K'LTdffi G. J. NEILL & CO.'S. FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET. CASH.-SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS. rnHIS SPACE is RESERVED for particulars of NEW GOODS, comprising GOLD AND SILVEB JBWELLEEY —AND— mean class silver * b,p. ware For the CHBISTMAS TRADE, to be opened up by ■8. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.



' "^Wanted , , "JSHTEiW^nioked Barracouta and Macke-' JN rel (cheap), Bananas, Lemons. CrargPS, Tomato Sauce, Marmalade, and Plants at Whittington's. D~~ IIRiES for 1894^17fT A nwirwes __ANT^CO. I±J^ r^HRISTMAS Cauls for your friends in V; the Old Country at L. F. Asdrbwm anr Co. n 1i iAIJI Oranges, arjd ripa Baninaa for E sale by Mrs James, East Street. 10 ICI ON'F Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kmdergaiten to oe repaired, at moderate rate?. W~~ ANTED Known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bi. yclep, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, »nd all descriptionsj^li^htjnacliinery.^^ WANI'ED Known—W. H- Collier's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all swes. IF yot. want fit at class fruit £O to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. HOlsTouTpiumber^ Why W. HaRDLEV, who is <* Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Batbo, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand th& 'largest stock of Pumpa and Pipe in town. WANTED Known.—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for w*h. Repairs done at one? cheaper than ever to Hay bad times over at J. Molson, Premier Bootmaker. » 18 rr HK Brs", Kicker Watch in the Markek J. for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers «t from 20* to 25i each. Specially made in England to our order -John Okb anj Co. ______ 9 ™. WANTED -Mothers of families U know that wo cannot be beatei for value in Drapery and Clothing.- M I'ICUELL & Tv UK Eft. W* ANTED lvnown—Spectacles, ej protectors. Goggles, FuWeis and evprytfiiii" in the optical line at S. Salbk's, o__^^________ . ANTED. -Everyone 10 know that we have too much Stock, and too little money.—Mitchell and Turkeb. "TTTaNTED—buyers of drapery and VV clothing io see the value we are are offering -Mitchell & Tobsbb. CRICKET and Lawa Tennis Material iun unpacked at reduced prces. New Book*, Faroes and Fancy Goods. AH iwotls raducad iv price for cash this month.-!/. F. Andrbwes and Co, Station***' Hall. BOOKS in great variety to suit all classes of readers,.at the Railway Book Stall. 7 102 S'~bMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap Mb. Small Goods a specialty. Ful freights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W, J. SILOOCK. *tiß2 AIL WAY" Book StalL^A very large and choice lob of books to select jrom_ ? 103 BANG I Bang ! Bang ! Guns 1 Gum I. Guns 1 by the best makers ar.d itted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, j *nd Cases at J. W. Habdiet s fc«t j Street. Guns repaired. j The Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and fnso from any excess of astringeney. COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOrH O!:r»CEBS JENBEN'S I>rtZZl=i MEDAL COD LIVM OIL. ,



; ITUREWOOD, sho-b lengths and dry IJJ for sale. Orders left with Mr < James, Fruit J?hop, East street, or at Mayo's Garden, Hampatead. 10 75 MEDIOAL Coila made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. ERBAL ißeer, Ginger Beer, Rasp berryade, home made Jams and ' Marmalade, and all fresh fruit in season. i T Hoult, East Street, Ashburton. 10 18 BOOK** in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange, ftew Stock arriving every week. Circulating ■ Library.—l Maksden, Newsagent. ORESENTB- -Beautiful Presents now i JT being given away to all purchasers i»f Drapery, M illinery, Boots, Clothing etc . jh. 0. Seqbrs, Melford Houso. FOR~Bread, Scones, Pastry, etc., you will find Jumbo Baking Powder unsurpassed. HIKNTAL Coffee is the blend of the Choicest Ceylon and Mocha. , Try it. \\T ANTED Known—" The Corner " is » ▼ showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapary and Clothing. — W. H. Collikr. . „. BRUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. —R. Alcorn, Saunders' Building^; \ \ / ANTED Known—Some wonderful VV job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeingsold; also presents to all purchasers. H C. Seoebs, Melford House. WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving iway to all purchasers. 1 TUDY Health and use Jumbo Brand Baking Powder. Parast ani be^t. '■"^UFFEFI as a Beverage is more paia*- J taile and wholesome than Tea. llso Oriental Ooffoe 1 iTTTHEKKdo you gee your Iron mop ) W gery ? At Hardibv sof courc*, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, JJails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rops, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spadee vask Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Iron?, &nd gqything yoa requirf NEW ZEALAND Cjlothiivc; JFactoby SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS FOE THIS WEEK. BOOTS ' HATS NEW PATTERNS BOOTS - ir . n »»' ■ HAlo MA/XO in Men s jjoys' & BOOTS Youths' Suits; BATS BOOTS ■ FATS BOOTS Tennis Shirts Criflfcef Shirts HATS BOOTS cy«lwgahtei jj ATg BOOTS — HATS BOOTS hh jj ew g 00I)S . HATS 80018 ~~  BATS BOOTS White Shirts j j Regat' a Shirts i HATS BOOTS j Oxford Shirts HATS BOOTS The Lar ge s t gtock HATS FOOTS m Ashburton. | HATS BOOTS j — HATg BOOTS TIES, TIES, IJ^S, a • ,rs- \ »ATS - BOOTS l^ee our €Cla^ 1S" play in Windows. HATS HAJLT,ENSTEIN BROS. f&EX HENiDR^T,



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