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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1897. Local and General.

• -is,, tije London mails of TheAlam... Sfflffc &H* ¥t*P9WBO on the 30th October, . '" v November 11, the due date. "■-*.*£ On tho first page to-day will be fouii~ article entitled "Scripture Lessons"; and the fourth page contains commercial news and interprovincial telegrams.

Messrs Reid and Gray, the well known implement, makers, have appointed Mr Marmaduke Redmayne their commercial traveller for the Ashburton county.

Mr F. C. White, of Wyndham, South'and, has not been long getting a return for his purchase front Mr Gates of Prime Warden and Battlefield. The latter won the Flying Handicap at Wyndham on the 9th inst, and the *8 old horse" ran second in the Cup.

Presiding at Bow Street Police Court. Sir James Vaugh*n, in fining a prisoner £5 for causing an obstruction by betting, sard that gambling was sapping the very vitals of the nation ; it was one of the curses of the country, and he wished the law empowered him to impose a higher penalty.

Any person found intoxicated in the streets of St, Petersburg has to submit to the humiliation of seeing his or her name and address posted up in certain pnblie places, and printed in the official gazette. At one time they were compelled to act as crossing-sweepers for a certain number of hours under the supervision of the police. There are eight telephone exchanges in the colony that have less than a hundred subscribers. Of these only three show a balance of revenue over expenditure—viz :— Ashburton £100, Greymouth £16, and Timaru £58. The other five have resulted in a loss—Blenheim of £121, Nelson £76, Oimaru £116, Palmerston North £109, and Thames £145.

Ihe Summer Meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club takes place as already notified on Thursday, December 9, on the Ashburton racecourse. Owners are particularly re mined that nominatioiiS for all handicaps under the usunl conditions must be iv thu hands of 'ho secretary, Mr Dowding. not liter than 9 p.m. on Friday next, 19th inst. The programme is published in our advertising columns.

The interesting account of A J. Mailer's trip to San Francisco and back is conclude i in this issue. In this connection it may be mentioned that Mr Mulier found some letters of introduction which he took wit!) him of great service to him. Letters from Messis Rudolph Friedlander, Salek, and Dove (of Longbeach), placed him in con nection with influential Californian citizens, who trea'ed him with the greatest courtesy and consideration.

A sensational suicide recently occirred in i Australia. At the inquest it transpired that the body found was that of an unknown m&n at Cook's river, at the spot where the stream runs past Croydon Park. According to the evidence he got into the water, failed to drown himself, and asked some of the lado close by to hold him under waf'-r until he was dead. Then he beat himself about the head with a piece of iron bedstead which he had found, and failing to accomplish his purpose, requested the boys to get a razor tor him. Whilst they were away informing the police he again took to the river, from which his dead body was subsequently re covered by the police. No evidence of identification was forthcoming. Captain Edwin's forecast yesterday was as follows: —■" Wind between N. and W. and S. W. at all places northward of Napier and New Plymouth and southward of Timaru and Queenstown, and between E. and N. and W. elsewhere. Barometer very little movement northward of East Cape. Tauranga, and Manakau, but fall everywhere else within ten hours. Sea heavy on all the western coasts of both Islands and between Castlepoinc and Lyttelton. Tides high on the western coast of the North Island and on the eastern coasts south of Napier. Northerly galea and rain are to be expected at all places from Napier and New Plymouth , southward to Timaru and Queenstown, and westerly gales with rain in the south." On the members of the Wanganui police force assembling to make a presenta tion (by permission of the Commissioner) to Inspector Culle'n, prior to his departure from that town, Mr Cullen, while thanking them very heartily for their kind and thoughtful consideration, said he could not accept the souvenir—a very handsome watch chain, with engraved pendant and telescope pencil holder—as hestrongly objected, on principle, to anything of the kind. The system of making presentations, he considered, had a pre judicial effect on discipline. He regretted that he had not had an inkling of their in tention, so that he could have spoken earlier. When an officer was leaving the force the position was different, but in the case of transfer or promotion the system was wrong.

At Perth, Western Australian, the Banks make a charge of 10s 6d for opening current accounts, and a further charge of 10s 6d each half-year for continuing to keep such accounts. The object of these regulations is to mitigite to some extent the large amount of labour involved in! keeping petty accounts and also to secure some profit on a branch of banking business which is at present wholly unremuner&tive. It is per- S fe^tly well-known (says the New Zealand 7w!«&r)that in New Zealand there are thous ands of these unprofitable accounts, but as our bankers are beginning to realise that they must conduct their business more and more on the lines of British banking, we are not surprised to learn that it is their inten tion to institute these same charges in this colony at an early date. The " Flying Jordans," who are to appear in Ashburton on Friday, in a large marquee behind Devane's Hotel, are not exactly a circus company, except in so far that they give their performances under canvas. The company was very highly spoken of by our contemporaries when travelling in Australia, and those who saw them in Christchurch last week during the Metropolirian carnival sp'ak most highly of them. Onevisitor says that the Jordans begin where other per formers on the trapeze, horiontal bar, high wire, etc., as seen in the usual oiroua, leave off—»Dd this is a high compliment to the great ability of the performers. Their pro gramme embraces the best of all items in a high class acrobatic enter bainmeut, and as they play here on the one night only— Friday next—at very reasonable prices, their tent should be crowded to excess. Sib, —A gentleman informed ub a few days ago that some tailors make suits for about half the regular prices for first-class tailoring and then give an extra pair of trousers over " for nothing !" We frankly admit that we cannot perform such impossible tricks as those " wizards of finance" profess. We have every facility for competing with the keenest legitimate trade but we never countenance " sweating." Wjb employ first class tradesmen and pay fair wages. A few of our old customers have tried the so-called " cheap suits," and found them " dear at any price," and many new customers who have admirßd firßt-class tailoring on their friends have simply remarked—" I want a suit like you made for Mr — -." Our turnover for the last six months shows the largest amount of business we have ever done in one season. This fact speaks for itself. We have just opened a splendid assortment of new summer goods in all departments; and by recommend ing only materials we can guarantee, com bined with good fit, best workmanship and style, we have determined to maintain our reputation as " the leading tailors and out fitters." Customers requiring suits for the show are respectfully invited to favor us with 1 their orders as early as possible as we have already a " rush" of orders in hand.— Craighead & Bebryman.

ARREST OF A MADMAN.

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Wellington, November 15. Some weeks ago a colored man named Isaac Brown, a seaman on the barque Cornuira, brought a complaint of cruelty against the captain and crew, and Baid he could not get on with them. He then de serted twice and was sentenced to short terms of imprisonment. Yesterday the man was found partially nude, wandering about the Hatt Valley, near Kaitoke, in a state of violent madness The settlers, for their protection, tied him to a tree, and, as the place was drained of police by the Haw thorne case, they sent to town for a con stable to remove him to the Asylum.

THE HORSE FIEND.

" -"'<<rt&fciogc=rß.y Electric Telegraph. Press As,. --""*fißi, Member 15. ,-. " ~~ r« poisoning. CHRISTChv.. |*jP The horse fiend has now tasted On Saturday morning Mr J. Horler. ... carton, found the lock wrenched off his stable door, and the valuable stallion Young Brooklyn, son of Brooklyn, which was stabbed in the same box two years ago, suffering from poison. A veterinary surgeon was called in, and said that arnica had been administered, but the life of the stallion will probably be saved. On Sunday morn ing, Mr E. Hack, Riccarton, found two horses in a paddock apparently suffering from poisoning. Both died, and the stomachs are being submitted to Professor Bickerton for analysis. At a meeting of the Horse Owners' Protection Association to-night it was decided to ask Government to increase the reward from £50 to £100 for the appre hension of the culprit.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

. The usual meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was held last evening Present—Crs. Thomas, Orr, Davis Reid' Paul, Haumer, Coilins and Bird, 'in the absence of the Mayor, Cr Thomas was oalied to the chair.

FINANCE. The Chairman announced that the debit balance at the Bank was £1408 14s 4d, and the income from all sources received since last mooting had been £524 17s sd.

HIS EXCELLENCY. ETis Excellency the Governor wrote, formally the address for warded to him by the Mayor in the name of himself and the Borough Council, and ex pressing a hope to be able to visit Ashburton at some time during Lis Governor's term in New Zealand,

IAST BELT. The Hampstead Town Board wrote complaining that material was being taken from the East Belt to private sections, which material was likely to be required for grading and filling portions of the same belt.—The letter was received, several of the Crs expressing a belief that they knew the business of the Council about as well as the Town Board of Hampstead did.

FIRE BRIGADE. Permission for the Brigade's competitive team to practice in Mona Square was granted, ILLEGAL SLAUGHTER.

The question of a butchfir slaughtering sheep and calves on his premises in Ash burton was brought up, on a letter from the borough solicitor, but it was not considered wise to prosecute on the evidence available. It was decided, however, to warn the alleged offender that any offence in the future would be carried to Court.

DEPUTATION, Messrs Cambridge and Preston attended as a deputation from the residents in Allenton in the immediate vicinity of the borough, asking that the race down Winter's Road might be made use of to supply those residents, the water being taken back again to the race. There were nine residents who were willing to take the water, but the deputation did not think the charge of £2 made by the Council for such supplies ought to be levied in these cases, or at least that the charge should be reduced.

Considerable discussion took place on the question raised by the deputation, Cr Orr pointing out that it would be necessary to take another race to Alford Forest Road, as well as the one asked for by the deputation. The Clerk was sure that applications would be puti in from a number of residents in the upper suburbs for race accommodation.

Cr Reid was quite willing to let them all have water from the Borough's race if the supply were sufficient.

Or Davis thought the matter should not be dealt with hurriedly. He himself would not vote on it in his present state of ignorance on the question. He moved that the Council visit the ground and see for themselves how the land lay, the nature of the races* and what the Council was asked to do; also that the engineers should accompany the Council. Cr Pa'al seconded.

Cr Collins favoured the motion, but would like to see added to it an instruction to the clerk to procure all the information possible as to the Council's l*gal position in the mattw, The addition was adopted and the motion was passed. BY-LAWS COMMITTEE.

The By-laws Committe, to whom a com munication from the Gore Council had been remitted for consideration and report, recommended the Council to act in accord with the Gore Borough Council with respecr to the Municipal Franchise Enlargement Bill of Mr Tanner, and that the member for the district be requested to oppose the principle of Mr Tanner's Bill. • The Com mittee ulso recommended the consolidation of the building regulations, by the incorpora tion of those now being made, and recom mended further that the regulations be examined with the object of seeing whether any further alterations are advisable.

engineers' eepobt. The engineers' report dealt wholly with the routine work of the labor gang. KEBBS AND CROSSINGS. Cr Reid called attention to the condition of the chiMnnel from the Post Office to Aitken street. The fall was very flat, only an inch in the chain, and when there was a head of water on the footpath and street were flooded. He thought the kerb should be raised a little, or the street.

The engineer said the street was being raised every time it was shingled. Cr. Collins would like to see a quantity of broken metal procured, so that it could be used for making crossings of a more permanent character than those now in use at the footpaths opposite rights-of-way. It was decided to refer both questions to the Works Committee.

BETURNING OFFICES. Mr Herbert Fooks, at the request of his father, and on the motion of Cr. Collins, was appointed returning officer for the Mayoral election. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £67 10s lid were passed for payment, and the Council sat as a

DOMAIN BOARD. Mr H. C. Percy, Secretary of the Ashbur ton Cricket Club, wrote, enclosing a cheque for £10,—£5 arrears of rent and £5 for rent now due. The letter expressed the objection of the Club to individuals being asked to guarantee the Club's rent.

The Junior Cricket Club wrote stating that that Club wished to pay down one-half the rental of the oval—£s-—and pay the balance later on.

Some discussion took place on these two letters, at the close of which it was decided on the motion of Mr Davis to exact the rent in advance, failing the finding of guarantors for its payment.

The use of the Domain was granted to the Presbyterian Sabbath School for Decem ber 9.

SUPREME COURT.

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Chbistchubcji, November 15. In the Supreme Court, Andrew Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting and assaulting Constable Mayne, and was sen tenced to six months.

John Sounness, for breaking a pane of glass of the value of £8 10s in the A.M,P. Society's property, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment, having already been in gaol six weeks awaitiug trial.

Bernard Levy Green, a yotinpf Maori, pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen £23 10s and a cheque for £11, was remanded for the report of the probation officer.

J Thomas Haypes who pleaded guilty to the tftefb of £6 18a was ajao remanded. Hegbert Allandale pleaded guilty to breaks -«d also S-o breaking ;nto a store . - . ~ -—""tfc of glothes. Ha I mg prison, -. w] l '*_ H £ and stealing £12 w.. » ttomjhjß denied having stolen a toman* „ Government Store House. Prisoner be&<... to make statements referring to the gaol management, but the Judge pointed out that that would not benefit him. He was sentenced to eighteen months in addition to his present term of ten years. Mary Doylr, an old woman, was convicted on a charge of forgery, and was imprisoned till the rising of the Court. ChbistOhukch, November 16.

At the Supreme Court this morning the following were admitted to probation of twelve months :-—Andrew Thompson, for gery ; R. L. Green, theft; James C»ndlish, burglary and theft; and Thomas Haynes, theft. Wellington, November 15 i

The grand jury may possibly be adjourned to Thursday, and Philpott brought before the Magistrate in the interval to enable the murder case to be taken this session. It is understood accused himself is desirous to have it come on as Boon as possible.

CABLE BREVITIES.

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' London, November 14 Mr Prideaux belby, manager of the London office of the Bank of Austral aßia, has retired owing to ill health, and has been succeeded by Mr B. W. Jeans, the Secretary.

Mr Playford, the Agent General for' South Australia, has been informed that the Boyal Geographical Society is unable to interfere in the dispute between the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of A.ustralaiaa and Mr F. Oalvert in respect to his recent exploring expedi i tion. The dispute arose in connection with Calvert's expenses over the se cond expedition for the relief of the missing members of the Wells and Jones parties who perished in the interior. Vienna, November 15

The Austrian Ambassador at Oon stantinople is to be recalled unless the Porte dismisses the officials who were concerned in the expulsion of the Austrian Lloyd's agent at Messina, a seaport of Turkey in Asia. Pretoria, November 15

A large section of Johannesburg residents are pressing Mr Burger to reconsider his decision to retire from , the contest for the Presidency. ?ully 8000 have signed a requisition to that effect. Otawa, November 15

The amount of the subsidy to be paid by the Canadian Government to the Beaver line for a weekly mail service between Canada and Liverpool is 146,000 dollars per annum. The Allan Steamship line intend to pro vide a fortnightly service, calling at St. John's, New Brunswick, with London and Ontario as winter ports. I New York, November 15 The American newspapers consider that Lord Salisbury's warning to France in regard to West Africa has been given none too soon. Sydney, November 15

Bishop Wallis, of Wellington, and Mrs Wallis, are passengers by the Monowai.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

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Received Wakapuaka Nov. 15, 10.30 a.m Guardian Office 11.40 a.m. Open Trial.

Paris, November 15 France has aooliahed the rule of secret examination of prisoneis prior to their trial on criminal and other charges. The Greek Frontier. Athens, November 15. The Commissioners for the delimi tation of the Greek frontier have been compelled through the severity of the winter to postpone their labours until the coming spring.

Brazilian Affairs. Rio db Janeiro, November 15. The Government of Brazil has pro claimed martial law for a month in consequence of the recent attack on the president and the assasination of the Minister for War.

Australian.

Received Wakapuaka Nov. 16, 10a.m., Guardian Office, 10.40 a.m.

Cholera. Sydney, November 16 Eastern news states that cholera has been ravaging Java for some time, and is still virulent. Several thousand deaths have been recorded. He Would Be Heard. Melbourne, November 16, At a sitting of the District Court, Mr Lormer, in spite of the fact that the presiding magistrate had tempor arily adjourned the Court, persisted in reading a statement with reference to his attitude towards the licensing cases. He severely criticised the Grown law department for what he termed unfair and unjust treatment. He demanded a re-hearing of his case, and then left the Court.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright London, November l£ The Times states that the employers are firmly determined to resist outside pressure. The Chairman states that the Federation is not inflexible on the questions of hours and wages, but rigid with regard to management and productiveness, and determined that the output of machinery shall not be restricted. i

Mr A. Sillicks, chairman of the Executive, and Mr Barnes, secretary of the Amalgamated Engineers' Society, attend the conference as representative of the Engineers,

Received Wakapuaka Nov. 16, 9.50 a.m., Guaedian Offioe, 10.30 a.m. London, November 15 A vote of the engineers has been taken on the question of increasing the levy for strike pay by sixpence per i member. 2400 voted in favour of the increase, and 450 against, Mr Barnes, Secretary, states that the workmen are desirous of securing a lasting settlement of the dispute.

—* 4ssocjatipn telegram from Wel- A Pre ***** *k§ Conciliation Board lington states ... (MWdsj-r has agreed upon the .^- ****** §B*'f In the bakers' dispute that 9£ .- "~*« constitute a day's labor. The rate of wa ft  shall be as follows :— Foreman, not less than £3 per week with thirteen loaves ; second hand, not less than £2 10s per week with thirteen loaves ; and any others not less than £2 5s with thirteen loaves. AH hands to receive dry pay, no workman to commence work before 4 a.m., except on Saturdays, 'when he shall start at 2 a.m. After the stated hours are up, overtime shall be paid as follows:—Time and a quarter up to 5,30 p.m., and time and a half after 6 p.m. No apprentice shall be allowed to any em ployer or firm unless two bona fide journey men be employed. If four men two, but no more than two in any firm. That members of the Bakers Union shall receive the pre ference of employment. The award ie to hold good lor two years.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

Negotiations for Peace*

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Calcutta, November 15. The Orakziis' delegates have practi cally accepted the terms of peace offered by Great Britain. They are greatly relieved at the abseuce of reference to a perm ment occupation of their fterritory. The Akk*h Khels are offering to submit. The Afridis are thus isolated and disunited.

THE WHITCOMBE PASS TRACK.

For some time there has been a good deal of agitation in this district in regard to get ting a track made across the ranges from this side to the West Coast, via Whiccombe Pass. Government, at the instigation of the West Coast authorities and the Ashburton County Council, consented to make the track, having recognised its value both to prospectors and touristß. How far the pro mise has been kept is shown by a short passage at arms in the House on November 3, between Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.R. for Ashburton, and Chairman of the Ashburton County Council, on the one aide, and the Minister for Lands on the other. Mr Wright asked the Minister of Lands, whether the track from Westland to Canter bury by the Whitcombe Pass will be com-, pleted this summer ? He had put a question on this subject to the Minister of Lands last April, when that honourable gentleman had informed him that sevenleen miles of this track were already completed; buo he re gretted very much to say that the honour able gentleman was badly informed on the subject, because all that had been done at that time was the cutting of a survey track, and it was only recently that the firßt section of the track was put in hand, under co-operative labour. If seventeen miles had been completed at that time that would have represented three-fourths of the track, for it was only twenty-three miles to the summit on the western side. He understood that there was a considerable force of men on the work at the present time, and if the Minister would only give the word this work could be easily put through during the present summer. Now was the time to do it, because the work was at a considerable altitude, and could not be carried on with advantage in winter, whilst its completion would be of great benefit to the settlers in Westland as welt as the settlers in Central anterbury. He hoped it would be pushed on as speedily as possible.

Mr J. McKenzie said he was very sorry if he had in any way given the honourable member information that was not satisfactory to him.

Mr Wright.—lt was incorrect. Mr J. McKenzie said the honourable gentleman stated it was not correct, but it depended entirely how the question was put and answered. His information was that a track had been cut a certain width to the point he stated at the time, and he was now still further informed that that track, which was 18in. wide, would be widened to sft, by the 31st December, and the balance of the track would be made as a survey track. It was not as if they were doing nothing in the matter, for they were pushing on the work as they could. If they put on a large num ber of men at great expense, no doubt the track could be completed and made into a dray track within a year ; but the manner ia which they were proceeding with the work was more economical than putting on a larger number in a place where it was diffi cult to get stores to them, and so forth. He thought the honourable member ought to be satisfied when he saw that they were doing their best to carry out this work. Seven teen miles of the brack would be sft. wide by the end of the year, and the rest would be pushed on in due course. Mr Wright might be permitted to point out that that would leave the whole of the summit untouched, and it was desirable that that should be done during the summer weather, or it would nob be completed for another year. There was abundance of labour in Canterbury if the honourable gentleman would only employ some of it on the Canterbury side. Mr J. McKenzie said that seventeen miles would be completed by the end of Decem ber, and, as for the remainder of the work, he thought the honourable gentleman would agree that the months of January, February, aud March were as good as they could have for such work in that part of the country. They were doing their best to forward the work.

THE MAYORALTY.

The nominations for the Mayoral election closed at noon to-day. The following were the nominations :—

W. H Collins, nominated by W. H. Rule and John Trezise. Charles Reid, nominated by William Patching and William Sparrow. The poll will take place on Wednesday, November 24.

THE BOAT ACCIDENT.

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Invbrcabgill, November 15 The body of Andrew Aitken, one of the party of tour who were drowned in the Estuary on Saturday by the capsizing of a sailing boat, was found near the spot where the accident occurred. The weather is stormy and dragging operations have been suspended.

Intorprovincial News.

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Rating- on Unimproved Values. Hawsska, November 16 At a pill taken yesterday the system of ratiug on unimproved values was affirmed in,the Normaoby town district by a majority of twenty-six votes.

i A Swindler. DuNKMN, November 16. William Smith, alias James Chester, was arrested at Palmeraton yesterday on a charge of obtaining money and goods on false pretences. Representing himself to be a man of means he secured the affections of a widow to whom he was to have been married yesterday. I

COMMERCIAL.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph] Copyright. London, November 14. New Zealand mutton—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury, 3 l-16th d per lb; Dunedin and Southland, 2{-d ; North Island, 2 1316 th d. Lamb is not quoted. ' River Plate crossbred or merino wethers, heavy 2|d, light 2|d.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Friedlandsr Bros.—Notice to clients re wool sales. , _ Ashburton Racing Glub^-Programme for SSS"Aunty IM^ * dog collars wanted. „ _.„.{.., iahburton Borough Councd~:Nommatrons received far Mayoralty. rri,, ir ,d»v Mothven Yards-Monthly sale, Ihurso»y, November2s. , .. i, W. H. Dardis-Wanted grazing paddock; also half-draught horße. T. Bullock—4 loose boxes and shed tor sale : also one acre with cottage thereon. Aahburtro High Bchooi~So»ol«tn.ipi.

A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

Murder aad Attempted Suicide.

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Donkoin, November 15 A case of what is evidently murder and attempted suicide came to light early thie evening. Charles Clemenee, a labourer, lived with his wife and two children in m right of way off George street. It was noticed to-day that the blinds were down in the house and no one was seen about. A relative called at the house shortly before six, and his knocking fading to elicit a response he burst in the door. In a b«d room he found Mrs Clemenee lying on the bed in a pool of blood, with her throat out and dead. Alongside, Clemenee was lying with a sash in his throat and covered all over with blood. At the foot of the bed two children,: six years and four yean, were moving about as if nothing wae wrong. Assistance wm at once procured. Dr. Fulton pronounced the woman to be dead, and gave it as his opinion that she had been dead for some time. The wound in Cie menoe'a throat he thought not likely to prove fatal. Sergeant O'Neill then arrested Clemenee on a charge of murder, and re moved him to the hospital, where he will be watched by a constable. Clemenee it a man of about thirty-five years; hie wife wae about twenty-seven. It is known that they lived very unhappily, and had generated once or twice. Neither of them wm given to drink. So far as is known no one heard any disturbance in the house. Latsr. Mrs Clemenee was last seen alive at eight o'clock laßt. evening. The couple were often wrangling, and the woman told a neighbour on Sunday she had made up her mind to leave her husband. This neighbour bad been in the habit of seeing the ohildren playing about, and nob seeing them to-day, she became Buspicioua. She cent for Mr Ron, a brother-in-law of the murdered woman, who broke in the door. He did not think the woman was dead, bat on his bringing in a constable the latter saw the woman had been dead for some time. The children were at the foot of the bed, but were not playing. They were in fact too frightened to move, They went to bed supper less, and the girl, who ii

about six years of age, saye she saw the deed. Her story is that during the night her father got out of bed, palled up the blind, and cub her mother's throat. He then went inbo the kitchen and came back and cut his own throat, and then palled the blind down. The woman* throat was cub with a pocket knife, and" it was with the same instrument thab he cub his own. He said, afber being arrested, bhab if the knife had been longer he would have succeeded. Besides cutting bis throat Clemenee hat evidently attempted to open an artery in his wrist. The neighbours say the woman was hard working and industrious, and they attribute the crime to the man's jealousy. She was a tall, fine-looking woman, and, so far as the neighbours know her husband ha* no reason for his jealousy. Clemenee has been an inmate of the hospital, and had undergone an operation for hernia. He only came out on the first of the month, and has not been at work since. The woman had two wounds on the throat. One deep wound, *boub 2in long, severed the windpipe. Clemenee has an incised wound, and two or three punctured wounds in the throat. He will recover unless serious after effects set in.

Dcnbdiv, November 16. | The name of the man concerned in yester day's tragedy is Charles Clements. The inquest opened to-day. Constable Hickey identified the body, and the inquest was adjourned till Tuesday, by which date Clements is exp* oted to be able to appear. Ross, who burst into the house, said to Clements—"What have you been doing?" The latter replied—*' I have done it at last.' He told Constable Hickey that he placed the knife in his wife's throat, and then struck the knife with a tomahawk. His fellow *" inmates of the hospital believed that while he was there Clements' mind was affected.

CRICKET.

Englishmen v. New South Wales. Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Sydney, November 15. The weather was cool for the match, and there was a large attendance. The English man's first innings was continued. English Eleven.—First Innings. McLaren, c Iredale, b Noble .... .142 Mason, b McKibbln ... 1 Ranjitsinhji, c Kelly, b Noble 10 Hay ward, c Trumper, b Noble 9 Druce, c Donnan, b McKibbin 16 Wainwright, c McKenzie, b McKibbin.... 24 Storer, c Kelly, b Noble..« 81 Stoddarfc, b Noble,.. ... ... ... 32 Hirst, lbw, b McKibbin 16 Richardson, b McKibbin.„ .„ «■ 0 Hearne, not out _ ... 2 Extra* „ ... .« ... ... 2 Total 335 Noble took 5 wickets for 111, McKibbin 5 for 139. New Sooth Wales. First Innings ... 304 Second Innings. Donnan 29 Gregory ~. 44 Trumper „ .... . 0 Iredale . .« 19 Noble .... 15 McKibbin ... .... ... ... .» 7 Garrett ... .„. .„ ._. ... 71 McKenzie ... .„. ... , M .... 59 Conningham .„ „. 0 Kelly, not out „ 2 Sundries 13 Total for nine wickets ... ... 259 Beceived Wakapuaka Nov. 16, 2.20 p.m Guardian Office 2.40 p.m. Sydney, November 16. New South Wales are ail out for 260.

Police Force Commission.

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AucKLAKn, November 15. The Emerson enquiry was continued to day. Mr Haselden said prior to the 30th of September, when the speech on the police force was made in the House, he had sent to Wellington an urgent telegram giving tbe names of persons who made charges against Inspector Emerson. Mr Tole read a letter which he had received from the Rev. Father J. L. Ahem, now at Pukekohe, in reply to a telegram from Mr Tole and Mr Maoalister. In his letter the rev. f&ther said ha had met Inspector Emerson at Gisborne at the Turanganui Hotel on May 2nd last. As far as he could judge the Inspector was sober as the time. Mr Kenny said as the statement was not on oath it should be sworn to be fore a Justice of the Peace at Pukekohe and would then be included amongst the notes of the evidence. Mr Tole said this would be done. Mr Haselden asked m evidence as to character had been called for the defence whether the other side could not call re butting evidence. Mr Kenny said this could not be allowed.

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