PHASES OF THE MOON.

AOGBST,

BIRTH.

Restell.—On August 5, at Wills Street, the wife of R. B. Restell, of a daughter.

DEATH.

Restell.—On August 5, at Wills Street, the inimfc daughter of Reginald and Lucy Reitell.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897. MR HOOLEY AND THE MEAT EXPORT COMPANIES.

Mv Hooley's proposal for pooling all the Meat Export Companies of Aus tralasia, whatever may come of it so far as Australian Companies are con cerned, does not appear to commend itself to those of Mew Zealand. In Australia we observe the various Com panies are discussing the matter, and it is possible that with some modifica" tion of the terms proposed by Mr Hooley, an agreement may be arrived at; but even then it would seem almost certain that New Zealand will hold aloof, owing to the belief ttfat the proposed gigantic monopoly would re sult to the benefit of the millionaire who has propounded the scheme, and not to that of the producers. It may, however, be worth while just to glance at what Mr Hooley has to say as to his objects, and as to the way in which he thinks the scheme would work out. He has, of course been interviewed on the sublect, and from a report of that interview, supplied to the New Zealand Herald (Auckland), we ob aerve that Mr Mooiey states that he was led to think of the pro ject by noticing in a newspaper the wide margin in price between grower and consumer. He saw that huge pro tits were evidently made somewhere by somebody between those two factors, md very little research convinced him chat the main cayse of the handlers and rstail butchers getting their large profits is to be found in ill-regulated systems of supply, and, as he concluded, in many ca-aes through bad manage ment. He therefore formed the opinion, to quote his own words, that " there must be co-operation or amal gamation, otherwise there is bound to be keen competition, and competition means ruin to the producer. It is un fortunate, too, that in this trade there is no benefit to the consumer. Not withstanding the millions gi carcases which are annually imported there is no substantial decrease in the price of meat, though a large colonial supply interferes with the market of the Home producer. Another grave weak ness is the want of proper regulation of the supply." It being pointed out by his interviewer that it would be neces sary to regulate the means of distribu tion as well as to regulate the supply Mr Hooley said s—" While it will not be our object to increase the price to the consumer, we must endeavor so tp control the supply in the Home market as to avoid competition among those who immediately supply the public. On this side we shall not only do all that is possible to increase the sale of our mutton and beef, but whea once we get the control of the sources of supply we shall insist upon the quality being maintained, so that neither the company nor the producer will be ashamed to have it known tba£ the public is purchasing the colonial article. I and those who are assisting to launch this enterprise are more alive than Australians appear to be to the necessity of the British market being furnished with the choicest quality of food, Canterbury lamb has got the name her 6, and a deal of meat is sold as Canterbury which Only disgraces the name, but that sort of practice will damage She whole trade. If we get the control of the freezing and shipping it must be a sine qua non that the British consumer can rely upon his brand. System itic and regular grad ing seem to me among the essentials of success, and you cannoc secure these without amalgamation and control." Asked as to whether it was his in tention to establish "a corner" in frozen meat Mr Hooley replied : — " No, sir ' f I neither make corners nor make markets. There is room as well as opnortunity in this business to de velop 1 an healthy trade. At present it lacks capital and control and co-operation. The £r«t thing is to find the capital. If my offer 2 s ac cepted I will provide and arrange for all that. It will not be ray fault if good management does not follow. I don't see why improved managftment, a control of the supply, plenty of capi tal, absence of overdrafts, and careful attention to the changing capacities of the Home market, and a reasonable re gard to Argentina and other competi tors, should not give an increase of Id per pound to the producer; and I believe, further, this good result can be accomplished without any appreci able increase in the price to the actual consumer. Why, the consumer pays to-day from 5d to 7d a pound, accord ing to the part of the animal he pur chases, for meat that costs in Smith field only 3d per pound for a whole sheep. Out of that 8d the producer pays in Australia freight, killing, freez ing, and insurances, and in England there are deductions for market, dock, and storage charges, making in all about l|d. 1 think there is a fine field open for the producer as well aa for the new company. The people who Bupply the Horn® consumer must have had a real good time/ From the foregoing it will be seen that |£r Hooley has correctly gauged the pro gent position of the frozen meat trad >, and given that the business were carried out with m liowrt desire to

benefit the producers, we can see many j advantages which could be secured 1 through the amalgamation of all the Meat Exporting Companies of Aus fcra'asia. But it is precisely because of a doubt on this point, and the fear that once the control of the whole trade were secured the producers' in terests would play second fiddle to that, of the great capitalist, that the .New Zealand Companies look askance at the proposal. If Mr Hooley really desires to secure their coming in he would probably stand a better chance of succeeding if he were to takeja run out to the colonies and discuss the project with the several directorial Boards.

LIGHTS ON VEHICLES.

Our Waterton correspondent raises a question which is not new, but is nevertheless an important one. He refers to an accident that occurred at Waterton, traceable to the custom some people have of driving on the public roads without lights; There was a collision between a trap carrying lights and one that carried none, and some damage was done. It is un fortunate that, in the very nature of things the man who carries the lights is at a disadvantage in a ebliision as compared with the man who does not, but if all carried lights collisions arising from the darkness would be reduced to the veriest minimum, as indeed would accidents of every kind that drivers are liable to meet with after dark, In the borough the by-laws are very strict on this subject, and used to be stringently enforced, but of late the authorities seem to have been driviug with a slack rein in this matter, and we have noticed not a few vehiolea both entering and leaving the towa after dark, and driving in the main street without lights. la fact there has been con siderable laxity on the part of the authorities on street rule generally for some time past, and the idlers have been allowed to throng the footpaths, knots of people permitted to stand for gossipping matches and so obstruct traffic, while the larrikins, especially on Sundays, have not been as energetically " moved on" as they might have been. Doubtless this hint will be enough to cause a tightening of the reins again. But this by the way. In regard to driving in the country without lights it would be very much to the advantage of all concerned if everybody used lamps on their vehicles. Drivers are usually very wroth with cyclists who ride without lights and come sneaking silently along, passing the unsuspecting horses with a whizz and a whirr, and causing usually staid and well behaved animals to conduct themselves in a highly improper manner. But the cyclist has equal ground of complaint against the driver who has no lamps burning at the, front corners of hit vehicle, and the order-loving and law abiding settler who, as much out of respect for his neighbors' safety as his own, consistently uses lamps on his vehicle when driving after sundown, has quite as gopd a case against him also. The dwellers in the town have no power to compel dwellers in the country to use lamps when driviag on the country roads, but their by-laws compel those settlers to carry lights when they drive through the town's streets jo the dusk If compulsion can therefore be applied in the town, vn sef no reason why it shouid not be applied in the country —but it would be a thousand times better if the good sense oi the settlers, and their consideration for the safety of their neighbors made legislation on this subject unnecessary.

FISHMONGERS AND THE SHOPS ACTS.

In writing on this subject a few days ago, we overlooked the provision marie in the last three lines of the firs paragraph of Section 8, of "The Shops and Shop Assistants Act, 1894." This reads as follows i-r-'f Notwithstanding anything contained in section three, every shop-assistant in excepted shops shall have a half-holiday from the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon of some working day in each week." This is followed by the further provision : "If any shopkeeper shall o&end against the provisions of this section, by #llo^ing any shop-assistant aa aforesaid to con tinue to work during such half-holiday., he shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty of $ye pounds." It will thus be seen that the case of assistants in the shops of fishmongers, fruiterers, and confectioners, and of coffee-house, or eating'house keepers, and employees at railway bookstalls is specifically pro vided for. Such establishments are not required to close on the weekly half holiday, but the employees must each and all have a half-holiday on some day in each week.

The London Times prints a genealogi cal table giving the descendants of Her Majesty the Queen.

THE QUEEN'S DESCENDANTS,

We learn from it the fol lowing in

teresting particu lars :—The Queen has had 9 children, of whom 7 survive ; 40 grandchildren, of whom 33 survive; 30 great grand children, of whom 80 survive. Of the great grandchildren 19 are boys and 11 are girls; 5 are grandchildren of the Prince of Wales; 17 are grand children of the Empress Frederick ; 8 are grandchildren of the late Princess Alice ; 8 are grandchildren of jbh|® Duke of Sftxe-Ooburg and Gotha. This would appear to make a total of 33, but two of them are grandchildren of both the Empress Frederick and the Princess Alice, while one is grand child of both the Princess Alice and the Duke of Saxe-Ooburg and Grotha. In the course of nature the future rulers of Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Greece, and Roumania will be descendants of Her Majesty,

" Our monarchy (says the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was never so valu able to the

THE €OST OF OUR MONARCHY,

country as it is at the present moment. The

personal influence of the Sovereign was neyer so great in the European States. Tha golden Hnjr of the Grown was never ao valuable as now, when it unites an enormously extended Empire. Since 1886 the population and wealth of the United Kingdom itself haye enormously in creased. We hear sometimes grumb 'logs at $Jja ppßt Qt the aiouiirchy, We

are not likely to h?ar them in the present year; but no doubt they will be repeated some day What are the facts as to the comparitive cost of the monarchy in 1836, and now 1 When Her Majesty came to the throne Parliament devoted £385,000 a year to her Oivil List, exclusive of Oivil List pensions, and took in return Grown estates which then produced a net income of £203,000. The result was that the taxpayers of that day bore a charge on that account of £182,000. The same Grown estates now produce a net income of £412,000, so that the taxpayers at the present moment make a net profit by that transaction of £27,000 a year But that is not all. Besides the Oivil List we grant a lowances to members of the Koyal Family, and we vote sums for the maintenance of royal palaces, and those two items amounted in the year 1836, the first to £312,000 a year, and the second to £40,000. Last year they amounted, the first to £173,000, and the last to £89,000. So that in 1836 the total cost of the monarchy to the taxpayers was £584,000, while last year it was only £185,000. We pride ourselves—and I think justly—on possessing the best monarchy in the world; and lam sure we may add that we also have the cheapest."

Mb Coopeb, the editor of the Scotsman, who lately visited Victoria, gays:—l

AUSTRALUN WINES,

can say from exper ieooe that the wines produced at St.

Hubert's are as delicious as any wine France or Ger many can produce. They are sent to market, or rather they are sold out of the cellar, in an absolutely un blended condition. At hotue they can be sold at a lower price than European wines of a like character. No one need be ashmed to put them on his table. They are a'l that a lover of delicate wine could desire. The stronger wines of South Australia as they are con sumed here are also most excellent. A chablis is produced near Adelaide which will bear comparison with most of the finest wines of the kind that France produces. There ought to be a great future for the wine trade of Australia. If the wine-growers are content to put their wine on the mar ket in an unblended state they will command a large market. They are infinitely more wholesome than the manufactured article of Cette and Hamburg.

Local and General.

Commercial newa on fourth page. London's population increases by about 70,000 every year, The German Emperor stands twenty-first in the direct line of succession to the British throne. A Dunedin baker has been fined £2 and £1 on two charges of selling short-weight bread. It is said that about 400,000 rabbits have been sent away from the Tuapeka district during the past season. The return of the gold entered in Waitaki tor export for the quarter ended 30th June t<ives 347 ounces valued at L 1395. The local paper says there is no truth in the reports published of repent attempts at burglary m Waimate. Ring Humbert of Italy is said to be the only reigning sovereign in Europe who abstains entirely from alcoholic liquor?. Id the recent local option vote in the State of New York, of the 942 " townß" no fewer than 266 have voted for no license. The small Norwegian town of Namßos haa been entirely burned. The inhabitants, numbering about 1800, were unable to save evej> their furniture. Seaweed is now made into a tough paper which takes the place of window-glass. When coloured, the effect \a similar to stained or painte4 glass. Several dairymen in the South Wairarapa district are dehorning their cattle, proof having been given them that the animals thrive better denuded of their horns. A fisherman, who had fallen out of his boat when asleep, was rescued from drown ing by the steamer Ashley on her last trip from Melbourne to Newcastle.

la proportion to size, the human heart is the moat powerful pumping machine ever made. It throws into the arteries seven and threequarter tons of blood every day. Arrangements are being made for procur ing three or four pairs of opossums tqr 'the West Coast (North Island) Acclimatisation Society. '1 hey are to be liberated on Mount Tuhua. The nautical enquiry into the wreck of the Tasmania will open at the Auckland S.M. Court pn IVJonday. Mr Brabant, S. M., will preside,' and' wil'ti him will b,e associated, aa nautical assessors, two ahipmaaters, " You know it is very naughty to tell lies, Ethel. Liars don't go to heaven." . Ethel (after a pause)—" Won't it be lonely in heaven, mother, with only George Washing ton?" Baron de Thierry, aged eighty-two, the only turviving son of the late celebrated Baron de Thierry, of Hokianga, died yester day in the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, at Auckland. He leaves a widow and family. A farmer informs the North Otago Times that in his district the drought made it I necessary to sow a large area of wheat crop over again. The seed which has been lying in the ground has taken dry rot, a.nd in the fingers runs down to dust. Another case of entire loss of memory has occurred. An elderly lady at Stoke Newington bad to be removed by the police pending identification, her mind being a perfect blank respecting her name and address.

A boar attacked a Turanaki settler named John Rowlands Use week at a placa known as the Meeting of the Waters, a few miles out of |few Plymouth. The brute ripped his thigh sp b, a/Jly that he had to be removed to town for niedicaj atjbpntipn. The pig was ultimately shot. At the S.M. Court, Timaru, on Wednes day, James Goodwin, of Aahburton, sued James Kennedy, of Seadown, for £3 ss, wage? due. The defendant puc in a counter claim for iilj 10s damages for loss of a horse whi,ch had bjeen killed whjle in plaintiff's charge. Mr Hay, instructed by Mr Oath < bertson, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr I White for the defendant. Alter a lengthy hearing, Judgment i^aa given for plaintiS on both claim and counter claim. Two of the steerage passengers rescued from the wreck of the Tasmania arrived in Ashburton to-day. They lost all their luggage and haye nothing but the clothes they have on. They aie looking for employ ment and aye accustomed to farm work. Their names are Herbert Hemming and Edward Matuschka — the latter being a Norwegiaa. They can be heard of at this office*

MrG. J. Smith, M.H.R. for Christchurch, was in Ashburfcon to-day. The annual general meeting of the Ash burton Horticultural Society takes place on Tuesday evening next, afc Mr G. P. Dodds' rooms. It is stated that Mr Porter who played the piano to cheer the passengers on board the T tsm&nia on the night of the wreck, was one of " Dr. Jim's " raiders. The New Zealand Times reports that Mr John Cameron, of Shannon, has discovered a good spring of petroleum on his property. Since the bush has bean cleared the oil has been oozing out of the ground. When the Siberian railway is completed the journey round the world will not occupy more than 40 days. Some idea of the magni tu le of the railway may be g&ined from the fact that a small ohange of route saved 1000 miles. A painful sensation was oauaed at Christ Church Copse-hill, Wimbledon, on Sunday, June 6, by the sudden death of the organist, Mr Summer, just as the choir was about to siug " Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace." Kangaroo tendons are in huge demand for surgical stitching in America. Dt, W. Coley, of New York, has just reported having «ied kangaroo tendon for sutures in 350 cases of hernia, with only one death and bub three relapses.

Ifc is said that the liish language is dying ! out. Ten years ago 64,000 people spoke nothing but pure Irish. In 1891 there were 38,000 In 1881 there were 885,000 who oould speak Irish and English, and last) year there were only 642,000. The Caledonian dancing class concluded its series of weekly socials in the Oddfellows' Hall last evening, and the committee of management is to be congratulated on the very satisfactory season. Several members outside of the committee wish to hold a farewell social and are now endeavouring to make arrangements for that purpose. ' If the present state of affairs continues, the office of Deputy Official Assignee in Bankruptcy for the Nalson district will (says the Colonist) become a sinecure. There has not been ft bankruptcy since No vember last, and every estate then in hand has since been closed and wound up, and there is no balance remaining of any sort—a clean sheet. . Teachers who, in spite of the stern realities of their aduous profession, retain some sense of humour, are very often amused by the unconscious wit of young children. The following conversation, which took place recently between ah Ashburton lady teacher on her way to school and a very small five year-old boy, who usually waits to walk with her, is an illustration :~TeAcher (hear ing the first bell): "We must make haste Freddy, or you will get the strap for being late." Small boy: "Who will strap you, teacMer ? "

What is said to be the largest poultry farm in the world belongs to Mr Isaac Wilbur, of Little Orompton, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Mr Wilbur ships about 150.000 dozen eggs a year. He keeps his fowls on the colony plan, housing about forly in a house Bft. by 10ft. or Bft. by 12ft. in size, these houses being about 150 ft. apart, set out in long rows over the gently sloping fields. He has 100 of these houses, scattered over three or four. The food is loaded into a low waggon, which is driven about to each house in turn, the attendant feeding the fowls as he goes. At the afternoon fteding, the eggs are collected, The fowls are fed twice a day. The morning meal is mash of qooked vegetables and mixed meals. The afternoon feed is whole corn the year round. A huge lens has just been completed for the Yerkes Observatory at Chicago. It is by far the largest in the world among the refracting telescopes, having a surface dia meter of 41£io, and a weight of 3131b. 'Ihe lens at the Lick Observatory, California, is 36in in diameter, and is placed in an almost ideal situation, at an elevation of 4000 ft above sea level, and in the clear air of Cali fornia. The largest lens in Greenwich is 28in, and those at Nice and Pq.ltoa are 30in, each, so that America has the first and second as regards magnitude. The Yerkes lens has been turned on to the planet Jupiter, and we must pow wait and see what will be accomplished by ifc. The Standard asks—" Will it; solve the secret of the canals in Mara? Will it acid to the already too numerous asteroids, discover I more satellites, settle the question of an inter-Mercurial planet, and reveal the true nature of Saturn's rings and Jupiter's belts?"

Nature says that an air-ship made a re markable a-cension recently from Nashville, under the management of A. W. Barnard. The air-ship is a cylindrically shaped silken bag, with rounded ends, and is 42 feet long and 16 feet wide, enclosed in a netting which is attached to a beam. JTen feet below this beam a saddle is suspendgd, \y|th pedals like a bicycle, by which a four-bladed ppopeller, 10 feet in the rear of the aeronaut, is turned. Hydrogen gas was used to inflate the ship. After it had risen to the height of about 500 feet, the aeronaut turned com pletely round, to show that the propeller was effective. He continued rising till he was out of sight, and propelled the machine in a direction diagonally to the wind at a rate of ten or twelve miles an hour. After travelling fifteen miles, he returned to within tour miles of the pity ; but he had to rise and fall so many times that his supply of gas became exhausted, and one of the blades of the propeller broke, and he descended. The Ashburton brass band, aa well as all the other bands in the colony who have entered for the band contest in Onmaru, which cornea off during the first week in November, will have plenty of hard work in store in getting " into show condition " with the' contest pieces. Copies of the solo cornet parts of these pieces are before us, from which some idea of the whole can be j gathered. The quickstep " The Challenge, 1? j by W. Calvert, doea not appear to present any work of extraordinary difficulty, and should be well within the powers of our j band- The contssb selection, however, a transcription of themes of Meyerbeer, ar ranged by the well-known hstrmqnisjir of brass band music B. I&ound, and published by the grm of Wright and Itound, is catchy in the extreme, and will require eaph indivi dual bandsman to bring to its performance all he knows of time, all the soul that is in him in the matter of expression, and every particle of knowledge he has of what can be done with his instrument. The fantasia on Weber's "Oberon," arranged by J. A. Kappey will show what the players have I been doing both at home and in bandroom 1 practice in the way of mastering fihe teciini: calities of their instruments, and altogether the three pieces present a task that will allow of no wasting of time between this and November, but will demand olose and intelligent study and unremitting methodical practice*

MAGISTERIAL.

» .- ! — ASHBUBTOIMHpRSpAY. (Before Mr 0. A. Wray, S.M.) Alleged Obstruction. ~ Frederick Saunders, an officer of the Salvation Army, was charged with having obstructed the thoroughfare in Burnett street on the night of July 3L He was defended b,y Mr Wild ing. Constable Pascoe gave evidence as to the offence, and ac to asking the Army to move on. Mr Saunders replied that he would in a short time, and. the Constable allowed him ten minuses, which however extended to much longer than that. The Magistrate seeing that the accused was a new comer, was not inclined to inflict a fine, but pointed ouo that if the Army would only use a little common sense in these matters, and not obstruct the streets at the busiest parts and at the busiest time, there would be no trouble, as there certainly was no desire on the part of anybody to kinder the Army in their work. Oa the understanding that discretion would be used in future, and the police, who knew best the requirements of the public in the matter of the thorough fare, would be allowed to be the judges of what waa an obstruction, the case waa dismissed.

CABLE NEWS. Home and Foreign.

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. London University Bill. London, August 3 The London University Bill, which provides for making the University a teaching as well as an examining institution, has been withdrawn from the House of Commons for the present session. The King: of Siam, The King of Siam, who is staying at Buckingham Palace as the guest of the Queen, requested Sir Andrew Olarke, Agent-General for Victoria, to wait upon him. Sir Andrew had a long conversation with the King upon the events in 1875, when the gallant officer, who, then Governor of the Straits Settlements, accompanied the British fleet to Bangkok, stopping the rebellion and seating the king upon the throne. The Rlondyke Goldfield. Ottawa, August 4 The minors at Klondyke resent the action of the Government in imposing royalties, and serious trouble is ex* pected in the spring. A great number of prospecting parties are blocked at Dyea, at the head of the Yukon river, It is reported that the police decline to allow any of them to proceed with out having a year's provisions. The Bechuanaland Revolt. Capetown, August 3. The native rising in Bechuanaland has collapsed. Most of the rebels have surrendered. An Indemnity. Washington, August 8 The American Government has paid the Italian Government an indemnity for the families of the relatives of three Italians lynched by the mob during the riots at Kohnville last year.

Australian.

lord Ranfarty. Sydney, August 4 The s.a. Tutanekai cleared the heads at 4 30 p.m. for Wellington. The Common wealth Bill. Melbourne, August 4 The Legislative Assembly amended the Commonwealth Bill, making the proportion of Members of the House of Representatives one to 30,000 of population, and also affirmed the one ! man one vote principle. A Collier Ashore. Brisbane, August 4. The Italian barque Lazarro, bound from Newcastle to Macassar, coal laden, is ashore at Long Island in. Torres Straits. The crew are safe. A Government steamer has been de spatched to render assistance. It is believed she will be got off.

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

— '- >«♦ Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Athens, August 3 The King of 'Greece threatens to abdicate If the Powers insist on con trolling the finances of the kingdom. The Greek newspapers exhibit irrita tion at the proposal, OoNSTANTINOPLEj AugOSt 8. The Ambassadors have decided to ignore the amendments made by Tewfik Pasha to the draft drawn up by them of the treaty of peace between Greece and Turkey.

THE FLOODS IN GERMANY.

Tremendous Damage. Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. Berlin, August 4. Harrowing scenes were witnessed in the flooded districts in Silesia and Saxony. Two hundred thousand persons are homeless The damage to Saxony alone amounts to sixty million inarms.

THE CHITRAL RISING.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Calcutta, August S. Six thousand Tathans, with scaling ladders, were preparing to assault Ohakdaar when the force under Colonel Meiklejohn arrived.

AGRICULTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN.

_ .»— : —, Royal Commission's Report. Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, August 3 The Royal Commission appointed to enquire into the state of the agricul tural industry in Great Britain has presented its report. It attributes the depression |;q the great fall in the values of produce, and says that any material relaxation in foreign com petition is not to be expected. The report recommend* that in creased security should be giren to tenants, with full compensation for improvements and the granting of State assistance to landlords to enable them to execute permanent improve ments, It advises the extension of co operative creameries and factories, and the diffusion of information about dairying.

The advertisement of the New Zealand Clothing Factory will be found on our first page to-day.' ' , The attention* of farmers and others is directed to the advertisement) of Messrs Friedlander Bros, which will be fouud on our fourth page. The firm announce their new season's supply of grass and clover seeds, which they offer at lowest possible prices.

THE LATEST.

Australian. Pretm Association—By Eleotric Telegraph—- Copyright. / Received Wakapuaka, A a -net S, tSO a.m. Guakdian Office 10.35 a.m. The Federation Bill. , t Sydney, August 1> The legislative Assembly carried an amendment in favor of the recognition of God in the Commonwealth Bill. Heavy Weather at Sea. The barque Broughton, which has arrived at .Newcastle from Lyttelfcon, after a twenty-eight days' trip, en countered violent weather. Everything moveable on the deck was washed overboard. Gone Over. Melbourne, August 5. Canon Grigson, until recently a "prominent Anglican clergyman of North Queensland, has Verted to Borne, and has been received into the Roman Catholic Church at Ballarat. He goes -home and places himself ia the hands of Cardinal Vaugban.

Butler's Extradition.

Outrageous American Charge* Presi Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Sydney, August 4. In the Assembly to-night the American bill of costs in connection with the extradition of Butler was laid on the table, in a minute by Mr Want, the Attorney-General. He characterised the charges as a scandal and outrage. The bill sent in to the Imperial Government amounted to 28,000d015, buttlry had it reduced to 21,000d01g, which sum they paid, They now asked New South Wales to re-imburee them for the outlay; while the British Consul at San Francisco recommends the colony to make & handsome present to the Attorney- General of California for the trouble he took, and cooly suggests what article of plate would probably be acceptable. About £1000 ia set down for gratui ties to the police, sheriff, wardens, and other State officers in San Fran cisco. Mr Want cabled to the Agent- General that hft could not recommend the payment of presents, and the charges were so extraragant he could hardly believe they had been properly considered. Mr Want thinks the cost should not exceed £300,

CRICKET.

Press Association.- By Electric Telegraph— i Copyright. r» . . ' Londok, Augnat 3. "W for Lancashire again**) Kent McLaren scored 244 runs. In a match between Middlesex and Somersetshire Stoddart, playing for the former county, nude 109. Playing in the match Surrey v. Nottimr hamshire, Abel pat up 215 runs. In the match Gloucester v. Sussex, Murdoch scored

PIGEON SHOOTING.

Press Aasociation—By Electric Telegraph Copyright

„ . „ London, August 3. Farner-Sergeanfc G. Hawker, of the Victorian rifle team, won the Grand Prix at Ostend, with twelve birds, receiving £600 and a medal. There were 131 competitor*. v

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Prees Awociation—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Sydney, August 4. Wheat, chick, 3s 3d to 3a 6d: milline, quiet, 4a 3d to 4a 4d. Oat., prime, local teedmg, 2s 4d } New Zealand heavy. 2a 5d to 2 8 6d. Barley, Cape, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Peas, Prussian Blue, 4« 9J to sa. Potfttow, 2o°? arx9 eRdS! £5108' o'. Victoriw £8 ss; New Zealand, £9. Butter, dairy, 10d feo lid J factory, i 8 to U ldi Ghm £ New Zealand, 4id to sd. Bacon, 5d to 6d. Melboubsb, August 4. Wheat, quiet, 5a lOd, nominal Oats, Algerian feeding, la lid; milling, 2< 2d about white, 2s 3d. Barley, Cape, 2« lOd. Potatoes, £2 10s to $217 a 6d. Oniona, £8 §a to £§ j,Qa. «ru .. c « Adblaidb, Anguefc 4 VVheafc, ss, Oats, duo, 3s to 3a 3d j tout whtte, 3a 6d. Barley, malting, 4a 6d to os 3d.

THE ABfißOßiOfl GtJABMAN : THtTESDAf, AUGUST 6, 1897.



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Business Notices I =21 DATS 21= Slaughter ! Slaughter !! Slaughter !!! Positively the Last Twenty-one Days of G. J. Neill's Bankrupt Sale. THK KEMAIKDER of the STOCK will be Slaughtered during the last twenty-one day* m the Vendora with Every Line to go ac a Sacrifice rather thaa pay railage to Ohriltohoroh. Sa now U your opportunity for bargain* in Boot*, Shoes and Drapery of all kind.. GOODS MUST GO AND NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BY OKDBB OF THE PUEOHASEKS OF THE ABOVE STOCK. COMB EARLY FOR THE BARGAINS. SHOP OPEN 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. G. J.NEILL, STOCK VENDORS.



OUR ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING SALE IS NOW PROCEEDING, AND WILL CONTINUE TILL AUGUST the 18th. everything" reduced. PLEASE NOTE the following Quotations, being a few of the BARGAINS OFtERED :— DRESS TWEEDS—Regular price Is 3d per yard, sale price 4s lid dress length. Dress Tweeds—Regular price 15a 9d dress length, sale price 6s lid dress length. SERGES in Black, Navy, and Brown 2s 3d, sale price Is 6d per yard. Blue Black Merinos, sale price Is lid per yard, regular price 2s 6d. DRESSMAKING during this sale 88 6d. Children's Cashmere Hose, sale price 6d per pair. Ladies Cashmere Hose, sale price 10|d. Ladies' Ribbed Hose, sale price 6d per pair. A few Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS 15s each. Men's Cotton Shirts Is each. Men's Heavy Grampian Shirts Is 1 Id. A large assorted line Men's Tweed Trousers, to ba cleared at 7s lid per pair. Men's Tweed Hats 6d each. Men's Tweed Caps 6i each. Men's Colonial Knitted Socks 6d per pair. Extra Heavy Twilled Sheeting, 2 yards wide, Is per yard. Flannelettes from 3d per yard. All wool Colonial Shirting Is 6d per yard Ladies' Corsets, size 18, 19, 20, our regular line at 2s lid, to be cleared Is lid. IN THE SHOW-ROOM THE REDUCTIONS WILL BE OF A MOST SEE DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR BARGAINS. Ashburton Drapery Company, ARCADE HOUSE.



GREAT SALE OF Drapery, Clothing and Boots, IN -THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF W. S. MITCHELL. ANDREW ORR TTAVING PURCHASED THE ABOVE AT A TREMENDOUS REDUCTION FROM LANDED COST, WILL OFFER THE WHOLE AT ABOUT HALF THE USUAL PRICE, COMMENCING TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10. ANDREW ORR.



DRESSES & DRESSMAKING = EXTRAORDINARY. = AFTER AN EXCEPTIONALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASOISf WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO TAKE VERY MUCH KELUCED PEIOES i t FOR OUR FEW REMAINING COLORED DRESSES.' A LOW PRICE quoted for Dress Complete, Bent Style and Fit. MITCHELL & TURNER.



1 Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton, | FRIDAY—Short Service, 7.30; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES, AUGUST 8. 8 30 a.m.—Holy Communion. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer. 3.30 p.m.—Holy Baptism. 6.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



A case has occurred at Hokitika in which the Rontgen rays have been made use of with a highly satisfactory result. Some two years ago a young lady residing in that town had the misfortune to run a needle into one of her feet, and there it had remained eyer Haifa, foP'ifc <?ojfld no|j be located with out risk of permanent id jury. TJhe other day, however, De MeKenzie brought the X-rays into use, and the needle was revealed lying alongside a bone. Of course it was not long before the source of intense dis comfort had been deftly taken out, and modern acientitic research bad soared



Civic Cases.—Toner v Zander. In this case,:"he%rcP taut weejs, H^g Worship gays judgment for plaintiff for £2 18s 4a. -The following undefended cases were decided in plaintiff's favor by default:—Ranger v MoC»U f £2} Henry v Hall, £10 14a j



Synopsis or New advkrtiskments, New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative As sociation of Canterbury—Voting papers. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and New Zealand Shipping Company—Notice to shippers of wool. Wanted—Collar maker. Horticultural Society—Annual meeting. T. McGrandel—Buyer of wool, skin, etc. D. Thomas—^peoial entries re Tinwaid saleyards. "Eclipse $yole Works—lfoursecond-hand bicycles for-sale. r "'""' A. Orr—Two counters, gas.fittings, etc., for iale, J, H.JevritU-FreioflfJi,



Ayeifs T Cherry Pectoral For Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Influenza, and Incipient Consumption, no remedy approaches Ayer's Cherry Pectoral It has long been the most popular and successful anodyne expectorant in Pharmacy,' and is everywhere approved and 1 recommended by the Faculty. It' soothes the inflamed membrane,] breaks up irritating mucus, allayr soughing, and induces repose. Asa family emergency medicine, Ayer't Cherry Pectoral takes the lead. For the relief and cure of croup, whoop* ing-cough, sore throat, and all the pulmonary troubles to which the young are so liable, it is invaluable. 1 Ho household is quite secure without Cherry Pectoral, pr. J". O. \A.yer 3c OOi. fold Medals at the World', Wtt UfiMm,



You have ruined yout constitution sufficiently by drinking inferior teas, reoraifc by drinking only Kozie Tba, it is pure and reliable.—Jphn Orr * Co., Sc!« Ag n We often hear of sensational bets being made, such as a guinea to a gooseberry ; a bible-backed policeman to a pint of she oak j a hundred pounds to a bundle of chips, and soon. The art of bettiog ie to win, and to win you must back oerfcainties. Here is ft tip | You back «Woods' Great Peppermint Cure to beab a odugh or cold every ti^a, You'U always gei> homt i no Johony Atioi «6rong»bouUl»rt.' IjT 1