PHASES OF THE MOON.

DEATH.

Mubray« *— Afc Lauder. Scotland, on December 17, 1895, in her 84bh year, Catherine, relict of the late .Robert. Murray, of Lauder, and mother of Boberc Murray, of Aahburton.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896 CURRENT TOPICS.

+—. Many and interesting are the tales that have been made known to the world of incidents mount egmont's of life in the colonies secbet. some of the most picturesque of these having their location in New Zealand ; but there are buried secrets hidden among our forests, among our fern-clad hills and snow-clad mountains, in the famous " guliies " that were once the scene of diggers' encampments in the days of the gold rushes, ay even about the huts of lonely shepherds on the tussock plains of Canterbury, which would form excellent material for the novelist, but some of which will probably never come to light. One such it seems is hidden amoDg the ice of Mount Egmont, whereof our Tara naki contemporary, the Haivera Post } thus descants : — " Somewhere about 1862, when the 57th Regiment was stationed in Taranaki, near Mount Egmont, a party of eight officers decided to make the ascent of the mountain. They obtained leave from the colonel, and taking their baggage servants to the foot of the peak, dis missed them, with instructions to return to the spot in five days, they having taken provisions for that period. The camp followers then retired. It was the old story. Two of the party had quarrelled about a girl in Berkshire, and it was mainly for the purpose of deciding their quarrel that they had ascended the mountain. Both as regards Maoris and their own people, it was considered a safe spot for the business. The duel took place on a small plot near the summit. Pistols were used. At the third discharge, one fell, mortally wounded. His last depositions were taken. He was then carried nearer the top, aoad buried beneath some blocks of stone, with a tin canister containing a newspaper, the duly attested dopositioo, tbo day and date,

the names of the party, and the coins of the lealm — sovereign, half-sovereign, half-crown, florin, shilling, sixpence, fourpenoe, threepence, a penny, and a half-penny. The party then, hurriedly descended to the woods at the base, where they remained till the fifth day in close hidiug. They then joined the servants who had come to seek them, and returned to camp, giving out that their companiou had been lost in the bush, and stating that from the appear ances he probably had been surprised and cut oft 1 by the Maoris. He was simply entered up as missing on the books of the regiment, and that ended

the matter. But somewhere on the summit of the mountain there is a mound (if it has not been displaced by the ice and snow of thirty years) and beneath it lies a skeleton with the deposition, the names of the witnesses and the coins. No adventurous tourist has yebunearthed this memento, and thus the object of those who placed it there has so far been defeated. They calculated that, in a few years, it would be discovered, the mystery would be solved, and the truth given to the world. But the mountain proudly lifts its snowy head, and selfishly preserves its trust. Whether the plant will ever be exposed is a problem to which the issue is extremely doubtful."

' The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel,' says an inspired writer, and not a day passes but •HUMAN leopards, there is sad ex emplification of the truth of the saying. In a recent article we gave instances of terrible atrocities in Ashantee and at the Congo, the former perpetrated by a benighted and superstitious native race, and the latter by civilised ? Europeans. The question used to be asked "Is civilisation a failure ? " and deeds such as are recorded in Africa would go a long way towards demanding an affirmative answer. Indeed it would seem as if there were still a remaining taint of savagery among civilised peoples, and that the proverb " Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar " might be varied by the rendering " Re move the veneer of civilisation and yon will discover barbarism beneath it." One of the latest instances of savagery among Europeans is to be found in the following extraordinary tale, which has been brought to Liverpool by the African royal mail steamer Cabenda. On the day on wbich the vessel left Sierra Leone, three men had been hanged in the Imperi country at the scene of their crimes. These men be longed to a society called the " Human Leopard Society." Covered with leo pard skins, they had been in the habit of secreting themselves in'the bush near various villages. Anyone who ventured out was set upon and killed, and a can nibal feast was afterwards held. So serious had the matter become that the Sierra Leone Government sent men in pursuit of the murderers. $ ine natives were arrested. On investigation six were liberated. The other three were brought down to Freetown for trial be fore a jury. Among them was a man named Jowe,. who was formerly a Sun day school teacher at Sierra Leone, but who subsequently went to trade in the Imperi ""country, which is under the Sierra Leone Government. Jowe. in his defence, declared that he had been compelled to join the society by threats As, however, he had been a member of the society for a long time and could have left the country, his plea was not admitted. The defence of the others was that the murders were committed to procure the hand, the heart, the leg, of which to make medicine or " Ju Ju." The three prisoners were found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, and it was decided that the execution should take place at the scene of the crimes. A force of frontier police, with the prisoners and a scaffold, accordingly went clown to the Imperi country, which is about fifty miles from Sherbro, on the Colonial Government steamer Countess of Derby. The scaffold was erected in the public street, and the bodies of the three men were allowed to hang for forty-eight hours. The scaffold will be left there permanently as a warning to the natives against such horrible conduct as that of which the ' • leopards " were guilty The murders committed by them were numerous One girl, who had been tied to a tree by the fiends and was about to be killed and eaten, screamed until her cries brought to the scene a party who rescued her. She was a slave girl' and was taken care of by the nuns of St. Joseph's Catholic Mission at Bouthe. A man was also brought to the mission with terrible wounds inflicted by the " human lepoards." He died from his injuries.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Police Court this morning Mr Robert Alcorn, J. P., fined a first offender five shillings for drunkenness. During last month 2310 persons arrived in the colony and 1224 persons left, show ing a nee gain of 108b*. The Premier will pass through Ash burton by the express this evening en route to Christchurch. The largest item of export from Canada 1 last year was cheese, which was shipped to the value of £2,100,000. Chicago has a bird hospital — the only one of the kind, it is said, in the United i States. Here sick and wounded birds are. received and cared for. The natives of Alaska seldom change their clothes unless they are worn out. They are considered the filthiest race of beings on the earth.

The following are the entries for the New Zealand Wheel Race to be run ab Lancaster Park on Saturday next : — A. W. Harris, H. J. Pither, W. Martin, A. Day, A. J. Thome, G. H. Lethaby, J. T, Andrews, S. Cleaver, R. C. Ledez, G. Henwood, F. Hunt;, J. Boyd, E. G, Laud, P. Dunn, H. W. Uru, W. D. Wilmoto, A. Mcßeath. A. R. Barker, T. Clarkson, F. N Chainy, A. E. Hobbs, A. J. O'Neil. The maeting of J. Boyd and H. J. Pither, who defeated Zimmerman in Australia is looked forward to with muoh interest by cyclists. The latter has certainly beaten the world's champion, bub Boyd's time has beaten both. Our old friend, Tom Olarkaon, is also, it will be seen, amongst the competitors.

Camel riding in Cue ( <V. A.) is becoming just as popular among the ladies as cycling a) the fashionable towns and cities of England and Australia. Members of the Model Yacht Club are reminded that the final race for Messrs Brown and McDonald's trophy will b e sailed on the Domain water on Saturday. Twins have been born to dwarfs, who have been on exhibition in Wales, as General and Mrs Small. The husband is only thirty- five inches in height, the wife being even smaller iu stature. The Ashbnrlon Hi»h School opened yesterday wich 47 pupils, and a number I of others are joining this term which will bring up the. roll to a larger number than for years past. A Wellington telegram states that on Monday last Mr Watson, President ot the Bank of .Sew Zealand, received a nasty fall off a bicycle, through the machine collapsing, and broke his leg. At the lemon squash shops in Sydney during the great solar wave, when every one was as dry as a lime kiln and the hour of closing came, policemen had to be called to clear the premises to enable those places to be closed for the night. The estimated commercial crop of apples of the United States for last season was one of the largest for recent years, aggre gating some 66,000,000 bushels, showing an increase over the average production of upwards of 8,000,000 bushels. A daily service is now conducted at Trinity Congregational Church, Glasgow, by tha Rev Dr Hunter, and is to be continued for six months. This is the only instance in which, at present, a dally devotional service is held In any of the Evangelical Noncomformist churches in Great Britain. We notice that two Ashburton High School pupils. Miss Jones and Master J. Friedlander, have passed their matricula tion examination successfully. MrJ.E. Purchase and Miss Minnie Benneta, formerly pupil teachers at the Ashburton Borough School, are also in the list of those who matriculated.

A graphic idea of the immense size of I Siberia may be gleaned from the following I comparisons :— All of the states, kingdoms I principalities, empires, etc , of Europe. S (except Russia), and all ot the United States, including Alaska, could be placed side by side in Siberia, and yet but little more than cover that immense country. A quaint bub useful innovation has been introduced in a Berlin restaurant, where the clothes hooks are arranged in such a way that, after hanging a coat on them, chey can be locked by means of a snap lock in the upper hook or hat-rack. Regular guests receive a key, while transient guests have to ask the waiter to return to them their overcoats. Speaking at Hamilton East on Monday evening the Hon Mr Oadman said he contended that the present Government had in reality reduced the public debt by the conversion of loans. If, however, money was not borrowed somewhere there would soon be nothing left to carry on public works with, and the necessity of borrowing shortly must be looked in the face. The increased area of land under cereal crop this year has had the effect of absorb ing a great portion of the labor that, during the last few years, has floated about the County. The willow planta tions at the bridge and on the riverbed have every year of late, afforded a sheltered camping ground for quite an army of men waiting for harvesting work. This year, although " Willowtown " is net altogether deserted, the men in camp there are comparatively few. Let us hope thab with the improved times that seem now to be setting in those travellers will be atle to spoak of the "days when they went gipsying,'' it n>b as " a long firae ago," at least in the past, and with a' better and more regularly employed future before them.

There are on view at Mr W. C. Davisi thiße stands of blooms of dahlias and gladioli grown by Mr Porter of the Alien ton nursery, which ave worth a visib of inspection by lovers of flowers. Of ,the gladioli (13 spikes), ten are seedlings raised by Mr Porter, three of the choicest being named Maori Chief, Marqais of Bristol, and Mrs .James Porter. Among the dahlias, show varieties, we noticed fine blooms of Purple Prince, Goldfinder. R. T. Ftawlins, and Mrs Langtry, and among the cactus varieties Miss Jekyll, (deep salmon; ; Duke of Clarence (claret) ; G«ratii, (yellow tinged with pink) ; Maid of Kent, (scarlet witn white tips) ; Ernest Caßsell, a spiked variety, (pink inclining to orange) ; and Mrs J. Douglas, (crushed strawberry). There are also specimens of pompones, Eccentric, a motley variety, (scarlet and white) and Oonquesb, a flash colonred flower with fimbricated petals — the latter being of dwarf habit and a profase bloomer — altogether a very creditable exhibit more especially in view of the present very unfavourable season for floriculture.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

Timaru, February 5 Mis Bruce, wife of Mr James Bruce the well known miller, formerly of Waimate and how of Wellington, jumped from a buggy, the horse attached to which had bolted, laafc evening, and received suoh injuries that she died at midnight. Mrs Bruce was down here for a holiday.

Longbeach School.

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with this school was made on Friday last, when the school broke up for. harvest holidays. The Committee had spent something over £5 in the purchase of books, and every child in the school received either a prize or a present. The books, which were an unusually nice lot, well bound and of specially good value, were purchased from Mr H. M. Jones, and seem to have given unusual satisfaction. Special prizes were given as follows : Good attendance, by the Chairman, received by Henry Houston ; good conduct, by Mr Hope Price, received by Rowley Andrews ; good- conduct (girls), by Mr I,e Grange, received by Kate A. Kidstone. Attendance prizes were also received by — Boys, Leonard Bushell 2 ; Girls— Emily Houston 1. Elsie Bushell2,

CABLE NEWS.

HOME ABTM WOttKKdm

LORD LEIGHTON'S FUNERAL rru t> - , L^ NI)0^ February 3 The Premier and Sir J. Millais were among tbe pallbearers at Lord Loigh tonVfuneral. The Queen, the Kaiser the King of the Belgians and the Prince of Wales were represented. There w&s a great procession from the Royal Academy to St. Paul's. The Arch bishop of York officiated. RUSSIA IN THE PACIFIC. w ... February 4. Mr Balfour said the world would 1 welcome the acquisition by Russia of a commercial outlet in the Pacific, and tfntish commerce would, indirectly, be a gamer by it. J

A BUTTER EXPERT. hnSl We *% Pe *™val will appoint a butter expert for New Zealand PRINCE BOBIS COTTON DUTIES. The Indian SE^^H tt. Cotton Duties Bill. P* BB^ the DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. .. . % Washington, February 4 A fire in Philadelphia destroyed several warehouses* The damage is 2,000,000d01. ♦..-.. g<? W

AUSTRALIAN

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT SEA

Sydnby, February 4 Fartaculars have been received of a terrible tragedy in the Eastern Seas. The schooner Maria leffc Singapore for the Caroline Tslaads. Her crew con sisted of Captain Brown, who bad his wife and little son with him, a German ,mate named Hohlmann and a number of Chinese and Peilew Island seamen, an.d a negro passenger. The crew, under the leadership of the boatswain mutinied. The boatswain stofe into the captain's cabin while he was asleep and severed his head from his shoulders with an axe. The wife called for as sistance, and Hohlmann, who came to the rescue, was cut down. The negro also was attacked and wounded, and in a frenzy of fear jumped into the water, where he was shot. The bodies of the captaia and mate were tied to the anchor and thrown overboard. The captain's wife and son were kept prisoners in the cabin. The mutineers sailed the schooner to the island of Aune, intending to sell the cargo and burn the vessel- but the native king, suspecting that something was wrong, refused to allow them to land. They then began to quarrel among them selves, and three of the Peilew Jslanders were killed. The remainder shaped a course for the Pellews, where a Spanish cruiser seized^ the schooner and sent the murderers to Manilla for trial.

THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

London, February o The Pall Mall Gazette states that the Boers are still closely investing the Rand,' and preventing the influx of labour. German policemen molest the Uit landers, and reprisals are' feared. The Germans of the Orange Free State, in an address of thanks to the Kaiser, describe him as the .Prince of Peace. Capetown, February 4 The German police in Johannes* burg are * creating friction with the British. Ten residents were assaulted ; and are unable .to obtain redress.

The Eastern Question.

I THE PREMIER'S SPEECH. London, February 4 Mr John Morley contended that Lord Salisbury's speech meant the effacement of British influence in Turkish affairs. The Sultan was highly satisfied with the Premier's declaration, and ordered the Turkish Ambassador in London to thank Lord Salisbury.

The Cuban Revolt.

ANOTHER SPANISH REVERSE. Havanna, February 3 Marcio Gomez entrapped Oanella's army, 140 of whom were killed, and nothing but the timely arrival of reinforcements prevented a general massacre. Madrid, February 4 Marshal Campos states that Cuba is unable to meet the expenses of Govern ment, which amount to 300,000,000 pesetas yearly. The resources of the island are exhausted.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896.



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Segers,; MColford House WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boots and shoes to pick from. Mbllor's Great Boot Sale. 189.^—1 beg to thank my friends anrl the public at large for the liberal support ex'ended to me since I started business »hreo months ago. I have now received a quantity of Goods suitable for ihe Christmas and j New Year tr?rl<\ Nfcond to none in Ashburton, an<l -m. h price within tho reach «<f all A t.ml solicited. — K Mahood. East Iv.lt Cash Store. WANTED Known- You nave 5s in every pound if you patronise Mellor's Ch^ap Root Store. WANTED Known— uiearing .out of' Odd Lines at Mitchbli:, and Turner's. Cotton and Wool Dresses, Lengths of Oilcloths, Linoleums,; China Matting, Ladies Fabric Gloves, Xadies Boots and Shoes, etc. TUST Arrived.— A large variety of use- fcl ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold at and under ordinary cost price at Mrs Alcorn's. 'KEATING'S POWDERS destroys Bugs Fleets, Moth", Beetles, and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals, In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It imperfectly clean in application* See the article you purchase is Keatings, i.e. } with the signature Thomas Keating on each tin, as imitations ara ;. oxioua and ineffectual, Sold in tin* \ $d and , Jo wuh, by »U obemiotßf g



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Dixit. Dixit. Dixit. fjiHESE CEIiEBRATED WATCHES ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN THE WATCH LINE IN ASUBURTON. NEW CONSIGNMENT' :: J ' :: WEAR LIKE SILVER '■'•" c /4 :^;' V;-, ; LOOK LIKE SILVER THE DTXtT, Open Face ... >;.V : 2Og and 25s THE DIXIT, Hunting Cases J^ 3OP BUY YOUR WATCHES FROM ' •'v ' ■ "• .' S. Salek. GET -\ OUR WATCHES, CLOCKS. AND JEWELLERY REPAIRED S. Salek 7 s ? -' :/ : : -EAST STREET, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. The Largest aud^Fiueat Btock of Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware '-■' fi ■' is to be found at S SALE K, DIKECT IMPOETEB, BAST STREET,



Business Notices. One Month. G. J. NEI L L HAS MARKED HIS STOCK or General Drapery Clothing and Boots i BELOW COST PBICE, i A ND is now offering it to the Public. Make no mistake the prices Cannot be beaten. q. j. neill, BfENETT STBEET NEXT SHEABMAH BROS. r I REMEMBER— FOR ONE MONTH £ OX 67 Telephone 24 PreaerYing' Season 1895-96. PLETCIER BROS.. 25 Tons. 25 Tons. TTAYE IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE FINEST CAJTE SITOJIK FOR THE PRESENT JAM SEASON. This Sugar is Thoroughly Reliable for all kinds of Jams, Jellies, etc., and is used by the Principal Jam Manufacturers in the Colony. We are still selling sugar at the old price although the price has advanced wholesale and is likely to be much higher i^- NOW 18 THE TIME TO BUY YOUR SUGAR. To Farmers, Contractors, Etc. We keep in stock all kinds of Tinware, which we are selling at Wholesale Cost Prices, It will pay you to get our price list before buying elsewhere. Seasonable Goods. Seasonable €*oo<ls. We have the following Seasonable Goods in stock and to arrive .-— 5 Cases Gear Corned Beef ; 3 Cases Preserved Peaches 3 Cases Canterbury Corned 2 Cases Raspberry Vinegar Beef 15 Cases lib Sheep Tongues 5 Cases Canterbury Corned 5 Cases 2lb Sheep Tongues Mutton 5 Cases New Zealand Mutton 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 2 Cases Albert bardines 2 Cases Mackerel 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 3 Cases Herrings in Tomato 3 Cases Preserved Rabbit, 21b Sauce . ' tins, Delicious 5 Cases Fresh Herrings 8 Cases Preserved Apiicots 6 Cases Preserved Pears 10 Cases Chip's Lime Juice Tea. Tea. Tea. We offer special inducements in all kinds of Tea. Pare Ceylon (Mountain Grown) in 5 and 101b boxes and 1 1 and packets Pure Indian in 5 and 101b tins, and 1 and Jib packets Blended Tea in 5 and 101b tins, and 1 and 1b packets Nelson and Moate, Saxon, Arab, Jameson and Anderson, Etc* o • . FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, BAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AND 116 and 118 High Street, Christchurcb.