DEATH.

Maxwell. —On May 26, Susan, dearly be loved wife of James Maxwell, St Albans, Christchurch, and sbter of Charles Doherfcy, Tinwald. Deeply regretted.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897. RECORD REIGN CELEBRATION.

The Record Reign is to be celebrated in Ashburton in what seems to us to

be a very excellent way. The cele bration will take the form of what tbe

Volunteers would call a "church"

parade, only it will be a church parade of all who care bo join, it, whether civil or military—all whose loyalty is of a nature to call forth an expression of

thankfulness to God for having spared

Victoria the Good to reign for sixty years over the British empire. The

ministers of the town, acting on a suggestion made five or six weeks ago in these columns, have decided to hold service in the Domain—a mass meeting of Christians of all denominations, or

of no denomination—and there to ofiVr

praise and prayer in acknowledgment of God's yoodiiess to our Queen and her empire. Everything ca'cu'ated to cause the least friction of sectarianism will, we understand, be carefully eliminated from the service. Tbe hymns will be such as all may sing whhout any jar of conscious )—that is.

if they believ') in th<> God whom * our

! fathers worshipped in ages past, -whom we and miilious wots'iip to-day, and

whom we irubt the millions to come rtfter us will similarly worship. The prayers of thankfulness will be such as

those of every creed may join in who

acknowledge the God who made us, and the Christ who died upon that cross which h the symbol of the common faith of all who call them selves Christi-ms. The Te Deum will b?> sung, and the people will be asked to \i-An in that ever-hallowed prayer which Christ taught his disciples, and the Revs. T. A.

Hh mil ton and G. B. loglis will deliver short addresses, in which reference to the reign of Our Sovereign Lady will be made. But the gathering will be one of triumph as well as of thanks giving-the triumph of the arts of peace—and the people will march in triumphal procession to the spot" where for the time being God's aIUt 1 will be set for His worship, They will march with banners flying and drums beating to the trumpet notes of joy, and all who can join that throng will be asked to do so, and njo do honor to the greatest occasion that it has ever been the lot of any Briton in any age to witness. Details are, of course, not yet com plete, but they soon will be, and when they are, we fancy they will be those of fete well worthy of tho occasion. Since we last wrote on the subject of marking ! the Diamond Jubilee Year, Borough and County have come to perfect unanimity of mind on the subject of the permanent form the monument should take. It will be remembered that we advocated the suggestion of the Chairman of the County Council to secure a site for a New Old Men's Howe The bodies mentioned, after full discussion s have not adopted this, but instead have fixed upon a con valescent ward at the Hospital. Such an addition to the institution is certainly very much wanted, and although we would have preferred to ace the prospect of a new Home brought nearer, we shall heartily welcome the convalescent ward as a memorial of the Diamond Jubilee Year,

In an article in the Review of Reviews on "The as head of the church,"

Queen " THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH "

occura the fol ow ing : -" The Hon. Reginald R. Brett

in his charming little book, «Th<j "Yoke of Empire/ having referred to the Queen as the H fad of the Church, was promptly corrected by Mr Glads'one, The eagle eye of the Grand (/'ld Mm, ever swift Ito detect the slightest error in an ecclesiastical statement, pointed out that the title, Head of the Church, was no longer borno by English Sovereigns. it was dropped by Queen Elmheth, he ■;aid, and had never subsequently been r'sumed by any of her successors. Mr Gladstone, as u.ual when he is dealing with ecclesiastical facts, was perfectly rght. The Queen is still officially sty'ed Defender of the Fnith. T'.e lido, by an odd ironical anachronism,

was conferred upon one of her predecessors for a pamphleteering tiot'pnee of Roman doctrine against i uther, i»nd is now worn by a Sovereign whose crown would be forfeit if she professed the Koman i creed. But Head of the Church the] Queen no longer claims to be, not have ;iny of her predecessors since the days <>f Queen Kliztbeth The reason for tip abandonment of the somewhat! presumptuous title was purely titular. \g Dr Aubrpy says in his ' Rise and Growth of the English Nation/ the Virgin Queen, who was at the time only twenty four years of age, ' had some feminine dislike to being called Head of the Church, preferring the title of Supreme Governor.' It was a distinction without a difference; for she exercised the prerogative of head ship as much as her futher had done, Bhe was declared to be 'in all cau-,es ecclesiastical na well as civil supreme.' The title which she disc oi was claimed by Henry VIII. in 1531 when clergy, on pain of incurring the penalties of Prsemunire, were required to recognise the king as • the Singular Protector and only and Supreme Lord of the Ohuroh and Clergy, and also their Supreme Head.' Of oourae, in one way, we must all sympathise with Elizabeth's scruple. The only Head of the Christian Ohuroh is Christ Himself. All other claimants to headship, whether Popes or Monarchs, are blasphemous usurpers, who would have just as much theological justifica tion for a claim to be considered the third Person in the Trinity."

The timber supply of the British Empire formed the interesting theme

of an address by BRITAIN'S TIMBER Dr Schlich, Pro SUPPLY. fessor of Forestry

at the Royal Tn dian Engineering College, delivered a short time ago before a meeting of the Imperial Institute. The subject is one the importance of which has not been fully grasped by colonial statesmen. The lecturer paid the average annual imports of timber into the several parts of the Empire during the years 1890-94 amounted to £19,135,000, while the exports averaged £5,114,000, showing that the net imports into the Empire reached the enormous sum of £14,021,000, an increase of £2,298,000 in six years, or a mean annual iucrease of £382,167. The United Kingdom was by far the greatest importing country within the Empire, having taken timber to the amount of £17,595,000 out of the total of £19,135,000. During 1894 the timber imported into Great Britain and Ireland from British colonies and dependencies waa valued at £4,274,484, and from foreign countries at £14,149,055, By far the larger portion of the timber imported into the United Kingdom came from Russia, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France 1, and the United States, Canada being the only British dependency which at alt equalled the export countries on the Baltic. Canada waa estimated to contain 1,248,793 square milesof woodland;?,but enormous tracts of that area did not contain any useful timber, while the remainder was by no means so well taken care of as it ought to be. Fires were frequent and disastrous, and the quantity of timber thus lost to the colony was c-vlculated to be many times more than that cub down and exported. Not withstanding those drawbacks, how ever, he believed that with proper management and careful conservation of the forests, Canada might, at a moderate relative expenditure, supply the whole world for many years to come. He advocated the creation of a Forest Department in England, the careful conservation of existing and the creation of new forests by planting v tcant lands, the establishment of schools of forestry and model planta tions for the guidance of private owner?, and Government grants in aid of those objects. This advice is peculiarly applicable te New Zealand, and will, we hope, be acted upon by our Government.

Local and General.

Mr David ThomaB 1 market report will be found on the fourth page. At a special meeting of the Hampstead Town Board held last evening the tender of Messrs Thompson and Findlay was accepted for re-decking Markey's Bridge. A celebrated bacteriologist says that a single germ could, under exceptionally favourable conditions, multiply in three days to 4772 billions and make a, mass weighing 7500 tons.

According to Sir Benjamin Richardson, the normal period of human life is about i 110 years, and seven out of ten average ppopfe, if they took proper care of them selves, ought to attain that age. The drapery trade of Ashburton have decided to close their r epective places of business during the winter montha at half -1 past five in the evening, fram June 1 to August 20 inclusive, the same as last year. Sir JBLoberfcMenjc'eß, Bart., of Menzies, the hereditary chief of the C!au Menzies, is the oldest Highland chief of any clan now living, being in his eightieth year. He stands 6ft 3tn in height, and wear 3 the kilt both summer and winter.

The Shaw-Savill aud Albion Company, and the New Zealand Shipping Company have fixed the rates of freight for wool by sailing vessels next season at 11 per Ib. for greasy, and £d per Ib. for washed. These rates represent a reduction of 25 per cent, on tnose current last season.

A lady'a glove lies on our office table. If ] the fair owner will send us its fellow wej might make some use of the pair. I

William H. We<tt, a Taranaki settler, has b3en fined £2, *viihooata £3 10a 9J, for put ting a cancerous bej,st in a saleyard, after ! eing warned by the local Stock Inspector ■o isolate it.

Some half a dozen railway hands at Fiaukton Junction, Auckland, drew the 1 hird horse in Tattersall't) sweep upon the H'rthday Handicap run at Sydney on May 24. The prize is £1000.

Mr James Button, formerly of the Cum berland aud Globe minea, Reefton, has been appointed Inspector of Mines tor Western Australia. There were forty applicants for the position, which is said to be worth £500 a year.

Ex-Judge Fenton, of Auckland, protests against seven* steps taken by the Agricul tural J>epa,itment, and suggests that a Commission of Enquiry shoud bo set up to enquire into the competency of some of the officials.

Replying to a deputation of unemployod printers at Wellington on Friday, the Hon. VV. Hall-Jones promised to find room for three or four extra, men in the printing office, and also to find suitable employment for the remainder.

A Press Association telegram from Timaru states that Mr Edmund Tipping, a well known and respected commission agent, died this morning after a brief illness, from inflammation of the lungs, at the age of 62. He wan formerly a farmer at Oust and at Mcl hven.

The annual report of the Otago Acclima tisation Society shows that of the 10,000 SiUmfn fry from the Masterton hatchery all but 2000 died. At the time the consignment were put into the boxes ab the Otago hatohery the temperature of the water was very low, and the fry wem somewhat weak after a long aea voyage. The Otago Society have now three ponda for salmon breeding, and expect to turn out fry and yearlings in considerable quantities year after year.

The Press Association reports from Auck land that a mineral vein which intersected Sflveral of the deepest levels in the Kapanga mine has proved to be native arsenic of a very superior quapty. Several samples wore sent Home, and word has been received that it is valued at £500 per ton. The vein is small, but compact, and runs regulary through the various levels. This may be considered a valuable find. Arsenic is plentiful in moat of the gold-beariDg mines at Coromandel.

" Agaaiis" writes to the London Times in connection with the marking of meat: — " fhe following recently occurred in a friend's fatnily> The lady, having ordered in some New Zealand mutton for the upper and servants' tables, inquired of the cook what the latter thought of it. She was told that they thought ib abominable and uneatable. Next day she ordered in some more of the same lot, but labelled, as it was ' Canter bury mutton.' The cheerful reply this time was that it had been voted delicious—' So d fforent from that foreign meat we had yesterday.' Board school geography had taught them that Canterbury w«iß in Kent." Mr Justice Williams thinks that the bankruptcy law should be amended in the direction of preventing an order of dis charge releasing a bankrupt from debts incurred for absolute necessaries of life, such as food and clothing. This remark was made on the case of a single man, earning £3 a week, whose only opponent waa a tailor io whom he owed a few pounds for a suit of clothes. Bankrupt filed to get iid of a debt of £li 42s 9d to which amount had grown a lo;in of £17 from a money lender, towards the repiymenfc of wliich, and interest, he had p.iid over £60. The musical world in Antwerp has been startled by a child there named Bruno Steidel, six yeara of age He gave a pianofo. te recital recently in the Grand Hall of the Royal Harmonic Society, at which were present ail the musical talunt and critics, incuding the composer, Peter Benoit. The audience were amazed at the facility with w htch the child played the most difficult p saages of Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, and other composers for over two hours. .Vome in their enthusiasm claim that there never has been such an exhibition of child talent since the days of Mozirt. Without the slightest effort or apparent mental fatigue the child pUys, giving the greatest po-sible expression to his interpre tations, and rendering his seiectioDS with absolute correctness The father is a fine 'celoifit, and the child plays all his most difficult accompaniments. The brother, four years and a-half, so excels on the violin that it is announced he will give public concerts next season.

Glasgiw is noted for its lodging-houses or 11 models," both corporation and private, and municipal deputations fr»m all pa'ta of the country travel to Scotland to inquire into their working. A new " model" which h.is just been opened in that city is claimed to be 'he finest of its kind in the kingdom. Kverything is provided for the lodger, even to a shaving and hairdressing saloon. Every inmate has his own little private apartment, with feather pillows and patent spring mitfaess, all for 3|d each per night. It is a popular supposition that the "dossers" in these "models" are of the lowest class, But that is far from being the case. Many of the dwellets in the Glasgow "models" are well-to-do clerks, engineers, moulder.", joiners, plumbers, and other skilled trades men. One died recently, and bequeahed a sum of £500 to a city institution, while a Police Court case not long ago brought to light the fact that ano'her inmate had £120 in a bank on deposit Those careful Scots !

A remarkable case of long-lost relatives being brought together again occured (says the Herald) in Auckland quite recently. About a month ago the firm of Mennie and Dey, preservers, etc , received a case of jam ja» s from Portobelio. In one of the jas a ticket was found bearing the words, " If you know of anyone named SpringaU in New Zealand, please tell him his brothers would like to hear from him." The brother's address enclos-ed was that of an employee of the firm of Gray and Co., Portobe'lo, where the jars were made. Messrs Mennie and Dey's accountant kept the card, and happening one day to see the name of Spring&'l—an uncommon one—in an an nouncement concerning a letter service to the Great Barrier, senb ie to this person's address. The other day he received a letter from this gentleman's wife thanking him for the curd, as the person who h;«d signed it was her husband's brother, of whom his New Zealand relatives were exceediogly glad to hear. It is not a little wonderful that a missive sent in this manner all the way from Portobello, should have reached ita destination so soon, or, in fact, at all,

Some time ago a poor old woman who lived on a tiny pensiou in Vienna was found strangled on the floor of her kitchen. A young man had been seen at her lodging, where hu had called to look at a room which was to let. Under the dead woman's body a burton, with a bit of grey homespun at tached to it, was found, which she must have wrenched from the murderer's coat in the struggle. A share certificate was missing from the woman's room, and this was ex changed about the time for a lottery bond at a money changer's. The other day a man offered v lottery bond for saie in au exchange office not fir from the first, but wag told he must call again for the price of it in the afternoon. In the interval the bond was sent to the first office !;o be examined, and the money changer immediately stated that it was the one given in exchange for the share certificate. An apprentice waa sent for the price of the bond and the man was arrested. He denied the charge against him, but at''his lodgings was a homespun coat which had a button and a bit of cloth missing, into which the button and fragment found under Ihe victim exactly fitted. Some of her property wjs also found. An old womsai was murdered a year ago under similar circumstances, and a crucifix under a glass shade was taken from her lodginga. This was $!so found in the man's room. Two brothers have been in grisbrj for nearly a year on suspicion of having' murdered the old woman for the crucifix.

In a trial of two fellow-ciiizetiH for bur glary, a colored jury returned a verlict as follows: —" Dis jury fine dat one of the 'cased bust in de store, and stole the bacon— <'c oder dibn't do noffin." <s Which one do you find guilty ?" asked the judge. " Wei:, boBH," said the foreman, "dats jesa wh t we caul find out. You drop ou which you i ke, jedge.''

The British At my can scarcely be said to l-o a particularly healthy one. if we are to judge from the official report of theDirector (ioneral of the Army Me.lioal Department. Among the fucta breught to light: in the re port for 1895, just issued, ia one which de mands serious notice. The average strength of the Army for the year under review ia put down at 200,681 j the a<l mi*-ions into hospi tals during the twelve mouths were 199,312, or 9932 per thousand. There muit be something radically wrong to produce a re sult so unsatisfactory us this, and in the interests of the ratepayer, the evil, what ever it i», ought (o be dealt with.

About two years h^o the Rev. Tho j. Cook, who was holding revival services in different parts of the colony, was invited to conduct a mission at Aahburton, and very general regret was expressed when it was known that the time at his disposal would not permit of the eminent evangelißt complying with the request. This disappointment is now to be compensated by the ten days' mission, commencing to-morrow ab the Biring Square Church. The misßioner, Rev D. O'lJounell, has been specially set apart for evangelistio missions during the last few years, and the reports of his labors in Australia and elsewhere show that he has been successful in a remarkable degree.

Quite apart from his achievements as an explorer, Dr Nansen haa strong olaima to recognition. He haa entirely and finally diseatablished the number thirteen as a symbol of disaster, for, not content with being born on the thirteenth of the^nonth, he went off on his rwenfc expedition' with a company of thirteen, all of whom relumed safely. The Fram got clear of the ipe on the thirteenth of the month, on the same day on whteh Nansen arrived at Tromsoe, and, to crown all, he was entertained by the i Royal Scottish Geographical Society on the occasion of their thirteenth anniversary, held on February 13. After this the occupation of the Thirteen Club is quite gone. It only remains for someone to diacover a new unlucky number.

To so great an extent have the Japanese adopted European manners and methods ((sitys the St James' Gazette) that an enterpris ing Buddhist has adapted the bicycle to serve the needs of the praying wheel as I used by the followers of his creed. Instead of attaching the written prayer to the customary wheel, which is generally turned by a convenient streim of running water, the new vogue is to fix the prayer to the hub of the bicycle wheel, so that the faster the rider can pedal the better he can pray. Although there seems to ba a spice of saoriiege in the practice, it is apparently catching on, for rumour his it that American firms are already prepar ing machines with Buddhist collects embossed on the tyres, so that the bicycle will become an instrument of pleasure and a prayer book combined.

A typewriter mounted above the handle bars of a bicycle is the latest novelty. It is for use in the work of war correspondence. Ifc seems that war correspondents in the future will have to lean not only type writing, but also the art of typewriting while riding the cycle. The typewriter is fixed on to the handle bars, the riier ba ancing the m ichiue without the aid of his hands, The operator will then have the difficult work of doing two things at once. The riding of a cycle, however, becomes with long practice almost a mat 1 er of instinct, anil typewriting also may be done by a practised operator when blindfolded. This combination of inventions promises to be of value to aides-de-camp when an army is in motion. The commander may dictate his messages to his aide-dc camp who rides his cycle by his side and types th< jm out as delivered '! he diminution of labor, as well as the saving of time, is aaid to be considerable. The work of newspaper cos respondents will, at any rate, be re.lueed to a, minimum, and the picture of a eye ist speed ng across country while he types out the latest news from the front is an interesting, if not a somewhat sensational one.

TTolloway's Pills and Ointmeut.— Vicissitudes of climate, exposure and h>rd ships, tell heavily on soldiers and sailors, sowing the eeeda of diseise which may ultimately bie^k up the constitution. Naturally careless of their health a word in S 1 ason may avert many evil-, and miy cause them to resort to timely measures without any difficulty or publicity. Holloway's effectual remedies are siiirab'e, and are so easily adapted to the varied complaints to which our soldiers and sailors ar« liablo, that a supply should always be obtained before proceeding abroad. It may with confidence be stated that many a valuable life might have been saved, or coufirmed cripple prevented from begging in. the s'reets, if Holloway'a remedies had been used in time.

COMMERCIAL

LONDON MARKETS,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following London cable message, djited May 26 i-

" Tallow—Market firmer. Good beef tallow has advanced 3d per cwt. since last report. (Last quotation was 16s 9d per cwt,)

Messrs Dalgefcy and Co, Limited, have received the following cab'e message from their London office, dated Wednesday :— " Since our last telegram mutton and mixed iallow are unchanged ; beef tallow (in general) is a shade firmer."

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold o.irselves resprmsibe for tbo opinions expressed by our correspondents;

"MOVE ON !"

TO THE EDITOR,

Sib, —la reading the accounts of the arresting, fining, etc., of the Salvation officer for causing an obstruction in the streets, it occurred to mo that it would be a good thing if the police were to insist on a " move on !" at the Somerset and Primmer's corners on Saturdays and Tue days. On those days i ladies, iv passing those corners, have to do ?ge between the gentlemen who stand there smoking and discussing politics, farm ing, etc ; while on the other hand the gentle men have to get past the best way they can between the la'iies who stand about—with their umbrellas and children—discussing I do not know what. Give the Army officers their due, even if they do collect a crowd, they are doing it for the good of their fellow creatures. —1 am, etc., Move On !

STOCK GAMBLING.

TO THE KOITOR,

SlK,—Your correspondent " Seotus " may be hitting the nail on the head in his remarks about mining ventures, and warning people to be careful of the astute persona who dupe the unwary, but I think he should nuke more allowance than he does for those who are mixed up in things of a_ speculative character in Canterbury. Things will go wrong in the best of regulated families, and if one or two of our lictie mining ventures do go wrong is it right to fay that victims have fallen to some astute individual or indivi duals? I say no, certainly noc ia all cases. Of oourse if we were dealing with anyone whom we knew to be a rogue, a liar, and totally unprincipled aud devoid of all conscience, then when any hanky-panky work was discovered there would be some reison to talk of people being duped, but thank goodness we have not got that class of meia amongst us. So when things happen to go wrong let us lay the flattering unction to our souls, that dealing as we are with men of fine, noble, and philanthropic nature, it is only the irony of fate if things are not quite aa we would wish them to be. Jjßb us ( be more merciful and charitable than "Seotus," and not talk about foola being duped by any astute individual Here ende'h the first lesson—sec nd to follow fspQn.— I am. gtc.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—

Copyright,

An Australian on Horse Racing. London, May 27

Mr George Stewart, of Sydney, in ' addressing-the Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, said that horse racing was the great cancer which was mitring the youth of Australia. The South Australian Loan. There has been a few dealings in the South Australian Loan at about 96. Accident to the Hon. T, Brassey. The Hon. T. Brassey, son of the Governor of Victoria, was thrown from his horse at Maidstone. He bustaiued injuries to his Jeg, but they were not serious.

Australia!.

Disappearace of a Priest

Sydney, May 28 The Rev. Father Fahey has dis appeared under mysterious circum stances, A bag containing a letter addressed by him to the Inspeetor (Jeneral of Police was found on a har bour steamer. It stated that he Jn fended to comuait suicide in conse quence of tho failure of his appeals'to secure better edusation for children attending O*tholic schools. He was of eccentric habits and suffered from I hallucinations. The Victorian Revenue. Melbourne, Ma/ 27 The revenue shows a considerable improvement, and it is now certain that the Colonial Treasurer will be able to announce a small surplus in the Budget statement in August.

The Canadian Tariff Bill.

A Hostile Amendment,

Press Association—By Hlectric Telegraph- Copyright.

Ottawa, May 27.

Tn the House of Commons Sir Ohas. Tuppr r moved a hostile amendment to the new Tariff Bill. He contended that Mr Melding, in proposing that Canada should extend the reciprocal tariff to any country entitled to it under tha treaty with Great Britain, destroyed the vaunted concession to Great Britain. The members of the Government replied that if the existing commercial treaties between Great Britain, Germany and Belgium applied to 'Janada, Lord Salisbury must de nounce those treaties because they imposed a dangerous limitation on Canada's power to raise revenue, and also because they had been concluded without the assent of Oanada.

May 28. Hr Charles Tupper's amendment was negatived by 74 to 42

Berlin, May 27 The newspapers are exhibiting con siderable uiifasinecs in respect to the Canadian tariff proposals.

THE WAS IN THE EAST.

The Occupation of Tliessaly.

The Sultan and His Advisers

Violation of the Armisitiee.

Pt-esa Association— By Electric Telegraph—

Copyright

Athens, May 27 Ricciotti Garibaldi, and 1200 Italian volunteer*, who came to the assistance of the Gretks in the war, have re embarked for Italy.

May 28. The Powers are endeavoring to obtain an extension of the armistice.

Constantinople, May 28

All the measures at present being taken by the Porte point to the reten tion of the Thpssalian territory con quered by the Turks. The Grand Vizier threatens to resign if the Sultan con sents to the evacuation of Thessaly. The Effendi, the Sultan's chief minis terial adviser on matters ecclesiastical, hods that it is impossible, unless the Turks are defeated, to surrender the conquered territory. All the members of the Ministry and military, civil and religious officials strongly oppose the withdrawal of the soldiers, and beg the Sultan not to yield up the province which they bled to conquer. The Sultan's immediate entourage favour the withdrawal, on condition that the frontier is rectified.

The troops under Bdhera Pasha's command now numbor 20,000. He has invited the Greeka to return to their homes and gather the harvest. Failing a reponse to his invitation the harvest will be reaped by the Turks.

Ths Hew South Wales Contingent.

Preaa Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

London, May 27,

Six members of the New South Wales Lancers, in command of Lieu tenant Kinir, left the ss. Ballarat at Brindisi and travelled overland in order to be in time to participate in the military Tournament in the Lon don Agricultural Hal. They are quartered at Ohelsa Barracks. The Prince of Wales opened the Military Tournament at the Agricul tural Hall. His guard of honor in cluded the New South Wales mounted rifles and the lancers. The Prince and General Wolseley inspected tho troops. The Prince of Wales closely questioned Uxptain Thompson in charge of the rifles regarding the strength of the regiment, and highly commended the appearance of the men and welcomed them to England. Tfie St. James 1 Gazette says any commander would be giad to lead the New South Wales mounted rifles iv the field. May 28 At the Military Tournament the New South Wales Mounted Rifles re hearsed a fight between the police and bushrangers. The combat was most vivid and exciting, and was greatly applauded.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

South Australian Loan

Received Wakapuaka, May 29, 10.15 a.m.. Guardian office, 11.15 a.m. London, May 28 Tenders for the South Australian loan were opened to-day. The total amount subscri- ed was £4,784,500.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.

The Unemployed

SYDNEY, May 29.

As part of a scheme for giving work for the unemployed Government have let contracts totalling over j£20,000.

Suspected Murder.

The body of a young man, a pitman, was found in a s.tting posture beside a fonce near Moree with a bullet wound through his head. A number of cartridges were scattered about and a rifle was discovered hidden in a bush close by. Murder is suspected.

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

Frees Association—By Eiebtrio Telegraph- Copyright.

London, May 27.

Nassim Khan, the Persian, and Ohang Yin Hoon, the Chinese Special Ambassadors appointed to attend the Queen's Jubilee, have arrived in London.

Mr Whitelaw Reid, editor-in-chief of the New York Tribune t and ex- American Minister of Finance, will represent the United States.

FOOTBALL.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, May 29 The weather is cold aud wintry, and it is doubtful if the football matches fixed for to-day, will be played.

SCULLING.

Prtßß Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

London, May 28. Wray, the Now South Wales sculler, has challenged Gaudaur, the Canadian, to uphold the Championship of the World, or resign the title. '

STAVELEY.

From* Our Own; Correspondent

ENTERTAINMENT.

On Friday eveaing a party of musicians from Ashburtorr, comprising Miss Birdie Butler, Mrs Marsden, Mr H. A. Gates, with Miss Olphert as the elocutionist, gave a concert in the Staveley hall. The hall was well filled in spite of the bad weather, and tha concert was much enjoyed. Mrs Nell pkyed the opening overture, and also played most of the accompaniments. What your Eiffslton correspondent recently said of the beauty of Miss Birdie Butler's voice and the excellence of her singing, might well be repeated here, for her performance bore ouc all he said about this gifted young vocalist. Mrs Marsden, too, sang exceedingly well, and Mr Gateh was a hose in himself. Miss Olphct is. an excellent elocutionist, and altogether the party provided a superior entertainment. WEDDING. The nuptials of Mr H. A. Robinson, and Miss May Viuceut, daughter of Mr Henry Vincent, of this pace, were celebrated with great eclat. Rev. Harold Purchas performed the ceremony in the Staveley Hall, and breakfast, was laid at Mr Vincent's house, where a number of the married friends were entertained. In the evening the hall was occupied by the young people who had been invited to take part in the, rejoicings, and dancing was enjoyed for an hour or two very heartily. "* THE HALL. The hall wi'l not now be long without a piano. The duty of choosing an instrument was entrusted to Mrs Donald McLean, who has now reported to the Committee, and on Wednesday, from the list of suitable instru ments recommended by the talented musi cian, the committee will select one, the purchase of which will be within their means. THE WEATHER. While Athburton was enjoying a welcome shower on Friday night—com and disagree* able though it was—we were having snow, and on Saturday morning winter's mantle clothed the ground to the depth of a good inch.

Private Benefit Societies Commission.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Dunedin, May 28 The Commission will leave Dunedin on Thursday next, and will sit at Christchurch on the following Monday, afterwards going to Wellington and taking evidence there.

THE ASHBURTON GUAKDIAN : SATURDAY, MAY 29, 189 T.



. . Business Notices, j LOOK OUT. G. J. NEILL —IS SELLING— Table Damask at Is per yard fJ will Sheeting, 2 yards wide, white or grey, 9|d Turkish Towels, 6d each Cretonne 3|d Flannelettes, 2s lid per dozen; a j. n eill i s s elling- Men's Heavy Tweed Suits at 21s 6d, wonderful value Boys Suits, 4s lid Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Nail SHOOTERS 7s lid. Women's SHOES 4s lid Men's BLUOHEBS 4s lid. Women's Lace gHOBS 4s lid Tie Cheapest Boots in Ashburton are- to, be got at G. J. NEILL'S, FRIEDLANDER'S OURNER, EAST STREET. PAINTING. PAIN TING. PAPERHANGItf G. PAPERHANGING. WI Have the Choicest Assortment of WALL PAPERS in Ashburtonj and invite inspection. COMPETENT WORKMEN sent to any part of the County »s required, and none but Genuine Materials ased. OBDEB JSABLY. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS. "IT7 E ARE NOW OFFERING TEE FOLLOWING SPECIAL LINES, BOUGHT AT A BIG DISCOUNT, BEING A WAREHOUSEMAN'S CLEARING LINES. A Large Line of DRESS GOODS, including Tweeds, Meltons, and Serges to be cleared at 6i lid, Dress length or a Costume nvide complete for 20J. 5 pieces Striped Flannelette Skirting to be cleared at U 3d, skirt length. 5 boxes Velveteens in Brown-grenat, Myrtle, and Navy, to be cleared at Is 4£d per yard. A large line Ladies' Holland and Fancy Aprons, all at la each. Children's Muslin Pinafores at Is each. A line Ladies' Black Straw Hats at 6d each. ASHBURTON "DRAPERY COY. 1897. WINTER SEASON 1897 A. P. WILLIAMSON IS NOW SHOWING A FULL ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE SEASON'S TRADE. NEW DRESS FABRICS, in all the Litest Materials.. NEW TKIMMINGS, RIBBONS, VEILINGS, COESETS, GLOVfiS, HOSIERY, fto. SPLENDID VALUE IN BLAKKETB, FLANNELS, SHEETINGS, CALICOES, FLANNELETTES, SHIRTINGS, TOWELS, CRETONNES. NEW PATTERNS IN MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING Shirts, Vests, Socks, Hats and Caps, Ties> Braces, &c, &c. The Latest Designs in Great Variety. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN TOWN. A. P. WILLIAMSON, (Late! Beath & Oo.,) CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER,



Tancred Street, Ashburton.



FLAGS FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. I EN-IGN HANDKERCHIEFS, suitable for Flags for the Diamond Jubilee, including Australian Ensign, New Zealand Ensign, and the Jubilee Flag on Sale at 6d each. § 9 ANDREW ORR, no tTc~el " IN CONSEQUENCE of a number of tame Geese having recently been bagged by Sportsmen (?) near the Homestead, TRES PASSERS on the Alford Estate, without wiitten authority from Mr Hanmer or the Manager, WILL BE PROSECUTED. B. HERRING. May 18, 1897. 5 162 CHANGE OF ADDRESS. TIT USIC, SINKING, FRENCH. MES F. "MAKEIG, Corner of Wills and Park Streetß, The second term of 1897 will begi i < n MONDAY, May 51. Terms on aprlicatioa. J 5193 BARRETT BROS, have just opened some new lines in clothing. Our noted ** Wear-well" Moßgiel Tweed Suit at £2; but oaßh discount One Shilling in the Pound m&kes them 58/- »ow.-" In« Hall," Jfiwt



' Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Aahburton. SUNDAY SERVICES—May 30. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Holy Com munion. 2.45 p.m.—Children's Service, 3.30 p.m.—Holy Baptism. 6.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. WANTED Known—Mercery and Cloth ing Department. The very complete cleirauce effected in this department during out recent sale has enabled us to bay largely for the Autumn and Winter trade. Eveiything new and up to date in Bhape, style, and pattern, and at best possible values —Mitchell and Turner WANTED, Eggs, 1000 do o, must be fresh, and 1 ton o Beeswax highest market pricee given by Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores WANTED Known, Inspect Fletcher Bros' show of Crockery, etc., suit able for presents before going elsewhere. It will pay you.—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores. WANTbD KNOWN, that you may rely ou getting the latest style and beat quali y in Autumn and Winter Mil linery. — Miss JO. Barnes, Arcade and lanorcd S^eet. Childreus' millinery a ap'cialty. Do not fail to see the windows Indies own materials made, up



PUBLIC NOTICES. N.S W ZMALAWI) iILOTHLNG pAOTORY WATERPROOFS FOil LADIES. WAT Ml PROOFS FOR GKNTLEMKN. WATKIIPHO^FS FOR BOYS. BEFORE BUYING EXAMINE OUR STOCK. OUR NEW PATTERNS FOR THIS SEASON arc to hand in Black and Blue Sergec. Black and Blue Parmniatta. Hark, Medium, and Light Tweed EnVois. Drab aad Blue Box Cloth. Splendid Range of Single Textures for LADIKS' WATERPROOF CLOAKS. i As we are the Largaab Waterproof Gar* ment Manufacturers in the colony, we feel quite confident, in saying that oar Garments tand unequalled, both in quality, finish and price. Thoroughly waterproof and all awn seams. NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE. WATERPROOF, LEGGINGS, CYCLING CAPES, BAGS, & CAPS. YARMOUTH OILSKIN COATS, i LEGGINGS, SOU-WESTERS, &o. HALLENSTEIN BROS. & CO. A. G. BARTON, Manager*



Afc a spesisl meeting of the Ashburton School Committee held last night, Miss E. Forrester, infant mistress at Sydenham, was selected out of thirty-eight applicants, eleven of whom were marked by the Board of Kduoation, to be mistress in full charge at Allenfcon school, which will open on July 1. la proportion to the population, the greatest number of telegraphic despatches are sent in Australia. For every hundred inhabitants nearly twice as many messages are sent in Australia as in England. Af rer Great Britain comes Switzerland, after Switzerland Holland, aid fifth the United Stat (';'«. " 'J he foggy threateuuig feather of the last fdw days culminated last evening aboijit nine o'clock in a heavy full of rain accompanied by violent gusts of wind from the south which continued uniil about daybreak when the sky again cleared, although the cold at noon was g eat' r than haß been experienced so far this win or. At Springburn snow fell during the night, and the large gathering at the concert held in the hall found the return home rather unpleasant. It is not every day that anybody has the opportunity of seeing himsejf as through French spectacles,and of reading q,n elaborate description of his own person, character, and career in the foreign language. Mr W. I\ Reeves however, has just had this pleasure, a leading French journal having devoted an article of sottfe length to him and his Ministerial experiences In J^Tgw Zealand. The tone of the article is decidedly compji mentary. From the Tea Plant to the Tea Cup; unadulterated and pure, This is lioilti Ti4. Joh»Orr|;Co.,»seiJtß,



The New Woman, the new fashion, the latest craze, have some particular virtue to commend them ; so it is with the new cough mixture, Wood's Greut Peppermint Cure— instantaneous relief for man, woman, or child is the feature of this unfailing remedy. Ali Grocers and phemists keep it, the pr cc is reasonable, 1/6 and 2/6. Ju, II fragrant and Invtiioratinfi—Nm Vmu*



Mr J. A. X Biedle, on behalf of the I Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company, Uunedinand Wellington, desires to thank the public of Ashburton town and county for the handsome support and patronage bestowed upon the Company during his stay of six weeks in the district re-organising the agency. Mr Biedle desirea specially to thank the many friends he has made in the county for the kindly hospi tality extended to him in his business journeys, which those friends have made by their kindness journeys of the greatest pleasure. Business demands at headquarters necessitate his return to Dunedin, but he hopes at an early date to renew the pleasant acquaintance he has made with Mid-Canter bury.—Advt. 5 234



You have ruined your consti utiou sufficiently by driuking inferior teas, recruit by drinking only Kozib Tea, it U pure aad reliable,—John Qrr & Co., Sole Ageote.



The weather prophets predict that the long fine dry speil which we have had will be followed by a very wet and severe winter. The one thing needful for protection against the elements of such a winter is a really good reliable waterproof coat or cloak, Wie are assured that Messrs Craighead and Berry man have become famous for their well known brand of winter clothing, whioh has hitherto given such satisfaction, and in anticipation of a still larger sale for these goods, this season they are now showing probab'y the largest stock of waterproof tweed, serge, and melton overcoats ever exhibited iv Ashburton. . They are also supplying ladies' and gentlemen's water roof cloaks and coats to measure ab ready made j prices. Every garment guaranteed thoroughly waterproof. (Three months trial, if defective money returned). All wool linings—keeping the wearers always warm and dry—sewn throughout with strong silk, ventilated and every improve ment "up to date."—Advt. 29 To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises in the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed aural specialist and Inventor of artificial ear drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive h,ook op f)eaf ness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Road, Wellington, N.Z. Mt Campbell was cured of his deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great speoialut in New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author, may be had from Mr Campbell, »Uo fre«, 3 \j