Ashburton Guardian, Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1897.

VICTORIA TO HER PEOPLE.

The following touching and pathetic letter from the Queen to her people appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette : — " I have frequently expressed my personal feelings to my people, and though on this memorable occasion there have been many official expressions of my deep sense of the unbounded loyalty evinced, I cannot rest eafcis6ed without personally giving utterance to these sentiments. It is difficult for rae, on this occasion, to say Jiow truly touched and grateful I am for the spontaneous and universal out burst o£ loyal attachment and real affection which I have experienced on the completion of the sixtieth year of [wy reign. During nay progress through

Condon, on June 22, this great! enthusiasm was sh->wn in the most] striking manner, and can never beeffacrd from my heart. It is indeed deeply grati fying, after so many y,'»ra of labour and anxiity for the go^d of my beloved country, to find that my exer tions have been appreciated through out my vast empire. In weal and woe I have ever had the true symp ithy of all ray people, which h-is been warmly reciprocated by myself. It has given me unbounded pleasure to see so many of my subjects from all parts of the world assemble here, and to find them joining in the, acclamations of loyal devotion to myself, and I would wish to thank them all from the depth of my grateful heart. I shall ever pray God to bless them, and to enable me still to discharge my duties for their , welfare as long as life lasts.—-Victoria, R. 1."

WINE-MAKING IN ENGLAND.

The idea of making wine in Britain from anything more pretentious than rhubarb, currant, cowslip, or elder berry, would seem to be extremely quixotic. But it is a fact that after twenty-one years' trial, Lord Bute has, at Cardiff, succeeded in making the industry pay. Starting with three acres of vines, of a description which was known to thrive well in the colder parts of France, and planting on a sunny slope, in light and porous loam, be regarded the results as so promising than at the end of ten years ■ he laid out eleven acres more. In 1893 he obtained from these fourteen ] acres a yield of forty hogsheads of wine, which is about seventy per cent, of what a full crop from the same acreage would yield in Germany. This wine fetched in the market three thousand pounds, and some of it, on re-sale, was disposed of for a hundred and fifteen shillings a dozen. During the | i twenty one years there were of course, | bad seasons and good, some years being altogether barren, but, on the whole, the encerprise has succeeded in a way which is astonishing, con-1 sidering the fickleness of the climate.

AUSTRALASIAN GEOGRAPHY.

In the Review of Beviews there is an article on " Australasian Geography in European Terms," which should pro\e exceedingly helpful in dispelling the British ignorance of the colonies. In it Mr W. H. Fitchetb quotes the latest geographical text books to show how ignorant their compilers are on Aus tralian matters, and how entirely they fail to grasp the size and importance of that continent, A. telling diagram for instance shows the whole of Europe, excepting Russia, but including the British Isles, drawn to scale, placed on the continent of Australia, and only taking up about two-fiftha of its sur face. Australasia, over twenty-six. times as large as the United Kingdom, is generalised in most of the geographies in a sentence or two, and most of the " facts " are taken from the stories of the first explorers. OaptainStuart'sstory of how in the Australian heat the mer cury rose to J. 29 degrees, and then burst the tube, and how ft every screw came out of the boxes, the horn handles at instruments, and the combs split up into fine laminae, the lead dropped out of the pencils, the hair stopped growing, and the finger-nails btc-.me brit'le as glagß," can, Mr Fitchett finds, he traced through nearly all the geographies as ' descriptive of normal climatic condit ions in Australia. Mackay's Geography, 18th edition, published by Black wood? only three years ago, solemnly states that " the surface of Australia is still but imperfectly known,'' and describes Australia as " consisting; of an exten sive low-lying interior without springs, rivers, or mountains;" but considerate ly adds that the ccmtiaent is " fertile in some spot", and adapted fotf sheep grazing." Professor Meiklejohn, in his work, " A Now Geography on the Comparative Method," saya of Aus tralia, " From time to time there is no rain for periods of two or three years, awry blade of grass dries, and the rivers shrink into straggling water, holes." AndsorE f through wonder ful myth after myth, Mr. Fitchett traces the amusing vagaries of the text-book compiler.

A report of the meeting of the Mount Somers Road Board and an article on "German Hostility to Epgland" will be found on the first page, and on the fourth page Miscellaneous Items and tome verses on •• Spelling."

Local and General.

Thfl next sitting of the District doC.rfc Ashburton takes place on Monday at 2 p.m. The dramatic performance and concert in aid of the funds of the Football Club takes place at the Oddfellows' Hal! this evening, A Frenchman has written a book to prove that Englishmen will very soon be the masters of the world. Mr John Holmes, the flax Commissioner, on his way to Gape Colony, Europe, and America, is at present in Adelaide. There are ten pipers in the new Scottish Thistle Club jusb formed in Wellington. The formation of a pipe band is talked of. A number of hogget sheep in the Mas terton district are suffering from a peculiar disease which causes the wool to come off in patches. I The football match Southland v Welling ton, played at Invercargill on Wednesday, resulted in a win for Wellington by three points (a penalty goal) bo nil. The dress of the elderly wife of a London city magnate, newly rich, who was presented at a recent drawing room, cost 3000 guineas, and will never again be worn in the form it was Been by the Princess of Wales. £1000 a year is by no means an unusual dress allowance for the wives and daughters of London's magnates. One lady rcently ex pressed her inability to dress properly under £3000 a year, and she declared, when sable tails were introduced as an artio'e of dresa, that she would require £600 more unless she were to go into society unfit to be seen. In the matter of shoes, it will be recollected that the trousseau of Princess Maud of Wales comprised 100 pairs. A very interesting case has been treated (says the Otago Daily limes) within the pist few days in the Dunediu Hospital. A child who experienced a difficulty in her breathing was brought in from the country. The trouble was caused by something which the pntienb had swallowed, thought by fchu mother to be & pic.cc of hard potato picked up by the child while playing about on the floor. Tracheotomy was performed, jyjth the result that part of a crayfish claw, from lin to l^in long, was extracted from the air passage, in which it had lodged. Fortu nately, as it happened, the daw was hollow, and the consequence was that the child was ,sbj.e .to breathe through it, otherwise .the case would have terminated fatally. The child has singe frhj operatise !nade a capital

The choir practice at St. Stephen's Church takes place this evening at eight o'c'ock. ( A Conference of Charitable Aid Boards is to be held on October 18, to discuss the proposed legislation for the ensuing session. There are 216 railway stations within a six-mile rad.as of St. Paul's Cathedral, whilst within a twelve-mile radius there are nearly 400. The respondent wife ia a divorce ease at Sydney was married on her birthday, left her husband on her birthday ten years after wards, and they were divorced on her husband's hirthday. It is stated by the Crown lands ranger that out of a dozen sections in the Levin village settlement only one was unoccupied, and that the improvements amounted in value to £1329, or more than double what is required by the Act. Arrangements could not be made to detain the Waikare at Wellington for the San Francisco mail, and the mail was taken on by the Rotorua this afternoon. The mail bags will go south from Chriatohurch by the express to-morrow. The largest house in the world is in Wiesden, a suburb of Vienna. In this domicile there are 1400 rooms, divided into suites of from four to aix rooms each, and they at present shelter 2112 persons, •vho pay an annual rental of over 100,000 florins. Mr EL F. Bickerton, champion club swinger of New Zealand, has kindly con sented to come from Christchuroh and give an exhibition at the Mackenzie Benefit on Monday night. Mr Donald McLean, with his usual liberality, has generously offered to pay his expenses. Some very candid criticism was indulged in at a recent meeting of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council on the subject of sweat ing in that city. One member said he had authentic information from a female friend that she had only made 5s fid for a week's work in a clothing factory, working cine hours a day. An Exchange says that three areas of land selected by the Government at Whaka rewarewa and Rotorua for the propagation of various kinds of useful timbers, are now being ploughed and fenced. Over £500 will be spent in equal proportions on this work and that going on at Waietapu and the Kaingaroa Plains. A money-lender who had refused to answer a question put by a committee of the House of Commons, whether it was the case that he had lent £60, received back £58155, and then sued the debtor for £689, was bought before the Bar of the House in July last. He agreed to answer the question or any other the House might put. Says the Australasian Medical Gazette :— *' For the past seven years the compulsory clause of the Vaccination Act has been in abeyance in the colony of Tasmania, the consequence being that not two per cent of the children born are now being vaccinated. Tasmania is thus becoming rapidly an un vaccinated community, Yesterday afternoon, as one of the runners of the Ashburton Gnardian was on his round of delivery, his mare took fright in Gass Street at the starting of the steam merry-go-round, The lad had retained mastery of the mare but at the turn into Burnett Street, she plunged forward, fell, and died immediately. The lad had a very narrow escape. A singular exhibit was recently placed be fore the managers of the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne by the honorary surgeon. It consisted of a mass of hair, tightly matted together, weighing 21b, taken from the stomach of a female patient who had been operated upon for a supposed internal tumor. It is conjectured that the hair was swallowed by the patient eighteen months ago while in a delirious state. Writing of the Ngapara district, which only a year or two. ago was infested with r ibbits, a correspondent of■ the Oam >ru Mail says :-—" I see very few now. The thanks of the community are entirely due to the Hon John McKenzie. Where tens of hundreds could be seen a few years ago there are barely enough for dog food; in fact, they are getting so scarce that they will soon be a delicacy." The Press reports that the river Selwyn was in high flood on Monday morning and unfodable. Numbers of people journeying to Christchurpli, Springston sale, and other places were obliged to return home. This is the first time this season this river has been uufordable, and the loss of the traffic bridge has not been much felt until Monday when Borne cases of serious inconvenience weie experienced. A poor man lay dying, and his good wife was tending him with homely but affection ate care. " Don't you think you could eat a bit of something, John ? Now what can I get for you?" With a wan smile, he answered feebly, " Well, I seem to smell a ham a-cooking somewheres ; I think I could do with a little bit of that. 8' "Oh, no, John dear," sho answered promptly, " you can't have that. That's for the funeral." Here (says the Post) is yet another ex ample of the thrift ot the Chinese and fur* ther proof that the almond-eyed gentry prefer to give their own country fhe result of their labours. The Wainui brouht from Qreymouth on Tuesday morning a con signment of 3QO sovereigns, which are being sant on to China by a West Coast Celestial, who has evidently done well, and does npt intend to let New Zealand benefit thereby. A husband enlisted, and the wife saw nothing of him for 90 years. In the mean time she married again, and on the second husbaud being imprisoned for assaulting her he refused to live with her. She thus became chargeable to the parish. The first husband being found, was ordered to con tribute towards her maintenance. Against this he appealed, and a London magistrate has decided that the husband was relieved from If Ability to contribute. At {the inquest on a young lady, who died at Palmerßton North last week, the evidence showed that she had had {ben teeth dirawn, three applications of methylene being made by a doptor.. Just as the opera tion ended the young lady collapsed, and though the servises of a second doqtor wej?e 1 -Ktaiaed, all efforts to restore animation w"ere iraS I *"'* ffcer hearing medical evidence the jury retuT.^4 » ?erdiot f .*»* from paralysis of the heart, caL'" et* W tDe inhalation of methylene. , Owner* of stud horses, intending to enter /or the parade on Saturday, September 18, are reminded that the work of the secretary, Mr William Simpson, wilj be very greatljr facilitated if entries are mads as sopn as possible, so that a complete catalogue £an be put before farmers attending the parade. As good draught stock have run low of recent years, the likelihood is that there will be a boom in breading this year, and owners of good draught sires should not neglect the chance of the parade for showing their stallions to advantage. The legislation of the New Zealand Parlia ment relative to the settlement of industrial disputes and its results were referred to by the New South Wales Minister of L%bor the other night, when three members of the Assembly urged upon him the necessity of introducing arbitration and conciliation measures. The Minister said he waß having two Bills prepared, and would bestow attention on the matter during the recess, when he would confer with his colleagues. A lucky digger, who has arrived at Sydney from British New Guinea, says that after very hard work at the Woodlark Islands, off the New Guinea coast, some 200 men are miking a living. Others are doing very | well. There is some fever, but not much, and the place is free from the drawback of native interference, She returned miner said that a rush was likely to take plage j shortly to Normanby, a new field stated to be tolerably rioh in alluvial. It had not yet set io, but in New Guinea they expected it. Mr J. H. Morrison, manager of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company, has received the following letter from the Secretary of State ; or the Colonies:-" 40 Prince's Gardens, S W July 22. Deaf Sir,—l have received with great pleasure the communication accompanying the kind gift of a rug and two pairs of blankets of New Zealand manu acbure. J appreciate very much the flatter ing terms in whioS you make the presentation and am delighted to accept these beautiful specimens of your production. The Industry, must be well suited to the colony, where the raw material is so plentiful, and the quality of the blankets and style of the rug leave nothing to be desired,-1 am, yours very f*ltWuUy (iitjaid), J, Cj^WAM* ♦

f Mr W. H. Collins, ex-M.H.R. for Chrisfc i church, haa forwarded a challenge to Colonel \ Olcott, inviting the latter to publicly debate on the validity of The<sopby from the standpoints of philosophy, science and leligion. The Sfadator says it seems very unlikely that the voice of Mr H S. Fish, M.H.R. for Dunedin, wi 1 ever be heard in Parliament ! again. He is suffering from cancer in the 1 throat, and is in such a very weak condition that but faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. A little mild excitement was occasioned to-day by the vagaries of a hor>e harnessed in a trap standing opposite the shop of Mr Jewitt, fishmonger. The animal in some way got one of his hind legs over the shaft, plunged and fell. He was soon extricated from hia dilemma, -none the worse tor hit escapade,

NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH, TINWALD.

» ♦ : • The tea and social held in the Public Hull, Tinwftld, in connection with the opening of the new Wealeyan church there, waa in every respect successful. The tablet, which were given and waited upon by Mesdames Clothier, Smith, Hickman, 'Williams and McKenzie, and Misses Meharry, Hickman, Williams, Primmer, Cairncross, Clothier, Mary Shearer and Amy Clark were loaded with everything tempting to the appetite, while in keeping with the tasteful floral decorations gracing the tables, were the pleasing countenances of the waitresses, who were kept busy for more than two hours supplying the wants of the multitude of people, whose only regret was that their appetites were not keen enough to do the fullest justice to such an excellent spread. At the after meeting the hall was crowded, many having to be content with standing room in the porch. The Rev. J. J. Mather, minister of the Willowby circuit, occupied the chair. He spoke highly of those who had been the means of getting the church built, saying that nofe in New Zealand did he remember anyone doing more in building a church than the Tinwald people had done. (Applause.) He hoped the ohurch would prove the birthplace of many souls and be a great blessing to many. He hoped further to see the time when all would worship under the same roof. The collections on Sunday, and the gathering that evening realised the handsome sum of £20, so that, with promised subscriptions the debt on the church would be only £60, whioh sum, I thanks to the Trust Building Fund, they bad the loan of for eight years without interest. (Applause.) The Revs. J. Cipher, R. Taylor, J. Skinner, and Messrs 8. S. Chapman and Harding, in the course of interesting addresses spoke of the disadvantage of a large hall on cold evenings, and congratu lated the people on having so comfortable a church. An apology for absence was received from the Rev J. Blackburne. The Willowby choir contributed largely ; to the evening's enj yment by singing several anthems very creditably, Mr T. Wheeler playing the accompaniments. Votes of thanks given to all who had 1 helped to make the opening gathering so successful, were endorsed by v hearty accla. mation. The singing of the doxology closed the meeting.

SWIMMING.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, September 9 The match between Kuttall and Ernest Cavill for the championship of the world and £500 aside was swum at Doncaster yesterday, and was witnessed by a great crowd. Nuttall forged ahead from the ■tart, and at 300 yards, where Nuttall was | leading by twenty-five yards, the Aus- j tralian gave up. Nuttall finished easily, beating the record for the distance, Time —6min 38sec. Nuttall won the toss, and selected the right-hand aide of the baths. He was quickest away, and when thirty yards had ' been covered led Cavill by two yards. By the time the fourth length of the baths had been negotiated he had increased the advan tage to Bix lengths, and kept steadily in creasing until Cavill retired. Prior to the race the bptting was ft to 4 on Nuttall. Tyera and Percy Cavill have arranged to swim a mile between the piers at Blackpool on September 18, five quarter-miles at Black pool on September 22, and half a mile in the lake at Manchester or Rollings worth before September 30.

SPOSTING.

Press Aseociation—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, September 8 At the Boncaster September Meeting to day the principal event resulted as follows : The §3. Leger Stakes; about one mile six furlongs and 132 yards.—Mr J. Gubbina's b c Galtee More, 1; Lord Rosebery's b f Ohelandry, 2; Mr J. R. Keene's bo St. Ploud JI. 3 L

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB.

! Stdney, September 9. j The following acceptances have been re? ceived for the A. J.C. Derby iSTAKBS, to b# run on Saturday ; — Overture, Metford, Patriot, Clarion, Amberite.

NOTES BY "SENEX."

Ib is expected that; neither Lady Anna nor Miss Anna will take part in the New Zea land Cup. Telemeter has gone amiss, and will not be seen out for some time. Cannonshot has also met with a mishap that will throw him backward, at least for the present. The Dunedin Hunt Club Meeting takes place to-morrow at the Forbury. The fol lowing shpuld run forward! in the principal events :—Kensington Ijanqicap, —Maremma. Shprta—Arline. The programme for the Ashburton Racing Club's Boxing Day meeting will be pub lished shortly, and contain a first-class bill of»fare for the sporting community. The atftkefl to be offered are of a liberal descrip tion, and altogether a good day's sport may be looked forward to.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do mt hojd ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed ijy our pgrrespoudeats;

THE COLONIAL TWANG.

IP Tffß PPITOR. Sjb,—lt was with much gratification that I Doted your admission that I should require '• to keep my ears open and investigate the matter to ascertain whether or not this twang exists. If it ja necessary to lopk for it, it surely cannot be bo prevalent as one was given to understand by your leading article. Again, you now inform me that this twang exists fl among the children," but in your article I understand you to accuse both adults and children; otherwise, what meant you by that anecdote about the " oyke and grypes ?" which, by the way, methinks I recognise as an old—very old—friend j but when I first made its acquaintance ie was not a colonial young lady that made the speech! Well, sir, during the last week, acting upon your advice, I have kept my ears open to their fullest extent, and investi gated the matter at far as possible, with the result that I am more confirmed in my bpinjmn. Amongst the children I find all sorts of twangs,-whiph'Tam convinced are due to the acoentp ojE thej'r respective g&reriti. But when a boy asiked me " are ye& gittin' at ? " I did not immediately cpnclude that to be the Colonial twang. On the whole I found the predominating ♦• twang '» %o be twangless (if I may so express myself), very good English, somewhat spoiled for want of "hV'and "g's" oertainly, but decidedly not a& you represented it. Of course my researches were confined to this town. Did the twang exist, it would be found here > — I am, etc., Indignant. Ashburton, September 9. [We are nofc surprised at "Indignant^'' inability to discover a faob patent to more obstrrant persons.' If he haa ever read a book iatituM " Eyes and no eyas" h« ! will poMiblj discover tbt r»woo why—

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Frees Association—By Electric Telegraph— I Copyright.

The Chinese Loan. London, September 9 It was recently announced that a syndicate formed by Mr Hooley was negotiating with the Chinese Govern ment for raibing a loan to enable China to pay the remainder of the war indemnity to Japan. It is now stated that the loan contract has been officially approved, but the agent of the syndicate is unwilling to conclude the agreement until he secures a concession for the construction of a railway from Shanghai to Sucban, a distance of 57 miles. He is negotiating with the Chinese Government for terms similar to those granted to the Belgian contractors. Vote for Purchasing* Bread. Paris, September 9 The Paris Municipal Council has voted 800,0G0fr for the purpose of pur i chasing bread for needy families who are suffering in consequence of the rise in the prices of breadstuff§. Corea. St. Petersburg, September 9 The Novoe Vremya deplores the de creasing Kussian influence in Corea, and states that the Japanese control | Chemulpo, have organised the police and are importing soldiers disguised as workmen.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

Washed Off the Rocks. Sydney, September 9 , Two brothers named Denniston, while fishing at Botany, were washed off the rocks and drowned. An Interesting Exhibition. Adelaide, September 9. At a meeting of the Royal Society the complete gigantic fore and hind feet of the diprotodon were exhibited for the first time in Australia, and probably in the world. The bones were found lately at Lake Callabonna. Extensive Defalcations, Perth, September 9 Bertoli pleaded guilty to embezzling Post Office moneys at Coolgardie and forging a Bank certificate, and waß sentenced to seven years on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. His defalcations total over £6000.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

Friendly Tribesmen.

Dissension Among the Afridis.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Received Wakapuaka, Sept. 10, 9.45 a.m., Gctakdian Office 10.30 a.m. Calcutta, September 9. The tribesmen at Kurram have asked permission of the Indian military authorities to attack the Orakzais nearest to the border. The Natives in the Peshawar and i^ohat districts are displaying a general disinclination to obey the fighting orders of the Mollahs. The northern column of the British field force, which is advancing against the Mohmands, crossed the Panjakora river without opposition on the part of the tribesmen, several tribes en route negotiating for terms of peace. Jhe dissension among the Afridis is reported to be increasing. Reports from Hongu state that the tribesmen have petitioned to have their country included in British territory.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Association —By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Received Wakapuaka Sept. 10, 9.45 a,m. Gpabpun office, 1Q.30 a.m. The Soudan Expedition, Cairo, September 9. The opening of communication be tween Suakim and the British expe dition now proceeding up the Nile is being rapidly affected. The districts south of Omelurman are now settled. Received Wakapuaka Sept. 10, 10 a.m., Guardian Office, 10.30 a.m. Greek Financial Control, London, September 9 The Standard states that neither Turkey nor Greece offers any opposition to Lqrd Salisbury's proposal for jqint control by the Powers of the Qreak war and other loans and for the Turkish evacuation of Theesaly. |

Australian.

I Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— I Copyright.

Reoeived Wakapuaka Sept. 10, 10.20 a.m. Guardian Office 11.56 a.m. f Qrf<*| fltote§. SirDNEy, September J.Q. A number of forged notes on the Banks of New South Wales and Australasia, excellently reproduced by photography, haye been in peculation. The police have effected the arrest of three in«n and seized the photographic apparatus and r^egative^ of tlje cotes forged. Drought in Queensland. Brisbane, September 10 A bad state of affairs is reported from Warrego country. The fine rains of August did not reach there, and the young grass started by the June rains has been destroyed. Stock are dying on almost every holding in the district. It is the worst season ever known at Warrego.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

The Engineers' Strike.

The Eight Hours Movement.

The Conspiracy Acts.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka Sept. 10, 10 a.m., Guakdian office 10 30 a.m. London, September 9. The London United Worker* Society is urging the engiueers to abandon their demands for eight hours as a day's labor. Many other branches of labor are striking for the eight hours concession. The Trades Union Congress sitting at Birmingham has passed recolnsiona denouncing the Conspiracy Acts as unjust to workers and in support of the miners' demands for an eight hours day. „__________

The Sultan, the Ameer, and the Indian Moslens.

In the light of recent event* the extreme friendliness which hat of late been expreMed in various ways between a considerable section of Indian Moslems and the Sultan of Turkey, is rather significant. A couple of months ago the Jami-ul-l/lum, an Indian native journal printed in the venuoular, announced that "In reply to the oongratu* latory telegrams forwarded to the Sultan of Turkey by the Mussulmans of India, Egypt, Arabia, etc., His Majesty had prepared a long firman treating of the duties of true Mussulmans to the Oaliph — including pecuniary, moral, and physical sacrifices— and coding with the remark that the strength of Islam depends on union and concord. The Sultan will send the firman to the Sheikh-ul-Uluma in India, Egypt, l and Arabia by special envoys." One of the peculiarities suggested by this paragraph consists in the fact that, although the native Press was able to receive and make public each an important statement with regard to Abdul Hamed's intention to send out special envoys, it was not until a fortnight later chat the Eng ish journals were enabled to confirm the intelligence The Englishman, whilst desirous of giving the Jami'ul-Utum every credit for its enterprise, pnt the pertinent question, "How did it become possessed of this information two weeks in advance of the arrival of the mail con taining the news V The Tttnet of India, the Pioneer ■, and the' Englishmen teem with translations of articles emphasising what are called the lessons of the Gneco-Turkish war. One print quotes from a Constantinople journal, blaming England for all the recent trouble, and representing the defeat of Greece as synonymous with the humilation of Lord Salisbury's Cabinet. "It is our rently reported as Constantinople/ con tinues this publication, " that, as soon as matters are settled with Greece, Turkish troops will be ordered to march toward! Egypt, and England will be called upon to evacuate it. The Porte is also thinking of concocting a scheme in Afghanistan against the British Government.' 1^ How well in formed this journal was has siace been proved. The Viceroy of India has already found it neoessary to remonstrate with the Ameer against the conduct of his ~repre< sentative on the frontier, who not only allowed the Afghans to assist the Moh< mands in their attack on General Mond's column at Shabkadar, but for some time lent his aid and countenance to the Mollah Hadda, the actual leader of the revolt.

McKenzie Benefit, Good Songs Well Sang—Monday.

THE SONG OF THE RANK AND FILE.

We toil, and our toil is incessant, from dawn to the close of the day, With poverty stalking behind us, and need ever pointing the way; We glean and we garner for others, who reck not our troubles the while, And build up the fame of the nations—we men of the rank and file. Where hardships are fearful and many, you'll find us undoubtedly there ; When forward progression is marching we never are found in the rear. With strong brawny arms that tire nob the desolate wilds we Bubdue, And call up tho spirit of plenty to lavish its wealth on a few. The plains and the valley that teem with abundance of fruit and of grain The wealth of oar labors confirm, and speak it again and again. E'en Mammon, th»b monarch unrighteous, appealed to mast certainly own That we are the stay of his kingdom, the pillars and props of his throne. Where pluck and endurance are needed oar place has been ever, and now j Your railways, your roads, and your bridge! are made by the sweat) of our brow ; The plague<stricken depths of the forest re echo the sound of our tread, The wild, arid wastes of the desert an strewc with the bones of our dead. Wherever beneath the broad heavens your fancy may lure you to roam, Or torrid or frigid the region, you'll find us at work and at home. The marts of the nations around you, tat workshop, the forge and the mill, Give voice lo our mighty contriving! and furnish the proof of our skill. The legions that ever must conquer, the armies and navies art we, For minus our thews and our sintws then where would your officers be ? 'Mid wars, desolation, and slaughter^ nn> daunted we ever have stood. Your empires are raised by our valour, their greatness baptised in our blood. The wealth that, for ever inoreasing, hii lordship with happiness dowers, Our courage and manhood beget him—the muscle that wins it is ours. And ours is the fame that enshrines him by toils on the land and the sea, The honor and glory he prides in, the ribbon he wears at hit knw. Ay, ours are the toil and the trouble, th« burden and heat of the day; Ay, ours are the labours rewarded by glory " ' not even a ray ["■'.' The rich man regards our pretensions with. only diadain in his smile, And leaves us to starve on his leavings-* . we m«n of the rank and file. South Dunedin. P. E, Nolan. in the Toilet*

To-night! Rayward's Funny folks.

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

Press Association—By Eleofcrio Telegraph. Wecijkoton, September 9. The Agent-General cable* that batter U 103 a with a riling market, cheese 465; market steady. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, have-received thi fdlowifejgcable message, dated London: 9bh September:— ' •'Frozen Meat-r-Centerbury f Houfchland and Wellington mutton are worth respect, ively 3Jd, to 3|d, and 3id, per lb; (lacs quotations were respectively 3£d f 3id, and 2Jd per lb). Canterbury and Southland lamb are worth respectively 3|d ani 3|d per lb (last quotation! were 3fd and tyci rwpao tively). " Rabbits are quoted at 8d each ex stand

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Business Notices _________________ BICYCLES. BICYCLES. GREAT BEKUCTIONS IN THE PBICE OP WHEELS. "WAYEBLEY" AND 11 BRITISH MONARCH" BICYCLES AT PRICES NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF IN ASHBURTON. HAVING obtained th« benefit of the late Reduction in Price from the manufacturers we can quote Lower than ever either forOaahor Time Payments. First-class Gentlemen's Machines with all the Lattat improvements from 118 108, usually sold at £'1Z 10s. We c»n supply Second-hand Machine* for the use of Beginners Warning to ride, and thus save them from disfiguring i a new machine, JOHN ORR & CO. LARGE STOCK OF EXTRAS OF ALL KINDS. EEPAIRING DONE BY FIRST CLASS WORKMEN.



SHEARMAN BROS. GROCEBB, IROiNMONGERS, & GENERAL IMPORTEKS MAEKET HOUSE, ASB BURTON. CHEAPEST and Best House in Ashburton for GROOERIBS, IRONMONGERY, BRUSHWARE & OROOKERY. f ALL GOODS SOLD AT CHRISTCHURCH PRICES FOR CASH. CEYLON TEAS A SPECIALTY. AGENTS FOR NIMMO & BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS. Vegetable Seeds 3d per Packet. Flower Seeds Id per Packet. SATISFACTION IS OUR MOTTO.



MITCHELL & TURNER '--ABE NOW SHOWING— PER S.S. BAKAIA, 21 CASES 4 BALES. PER S.S. WAIMATE, 12 CASES. \ M. &T. / \ A / p RINTS CARPETS SQUAREy MUSLINS OILCLOTHS CREPONB QUILTS BLOUSE GOODS CURTAINS SERGES GLOVES SUNSHADES AND UMBEELLAS. TO ARRIVE SEPT. 6, 8.8. AOTEA, 10 CASES, 3 PACKAGES,^ BALES, DRESS GOODS, JACKETS AND MANTLES, MILLINERY. FOUR TRUNKS OARPET SAMPLES, 1| Yard for the Price of 1 Yard.



WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS. 6 REASONS 6 CTTHY THE ABOVE SHOULD BE PURCHASED FROltf S. SALEK'S THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRIOr. I.—The Largest Stock to choose from. 2. The Newest Stock from wMch to make a selection. 8 .—The Very Latest Styles and Fashion in Jewellery »re to be seen there. 4, The Greatest Variety of .Novel and Unique Articles suitable for presents is found ia the establishment, ■&— .Prices charged are the LOWEST, 6.—-And Everything ia marked in plain figures. S. SA L E X, THE LEADING WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, ! BibT STREET.



AGENTS FOR THE ANGLO-NEW ZEALAND OYOLTS COMPANY. THE OSSIOND THE GLOBE THE MELTON THE XOWNJEItfJD IF you are thinking of purchasing a Bicycle, it will be to your own interest to inspect the above High-GradeJ English Machines. Ladies' up-to-date Cycles from £19 15s. Gentlemen's Latest Patterns from £19 15b The very'easy terms we are giving places any of the above beautiful Bicyoles within the reach of all by paying a small deposit, and balance in easy monthly payments. Don'c be afraid to come in and see our Machines. All transactions strictly confidential. Catalogues and terms on application. HALLENSTEIN BROS. & CO., I A. G. BARTON, Manager:



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i Oo not Jbenersi/adedto\ 1 /ns/sf on r>dv//)& ~|l myarepmtndmoksm* 3 TfltOfsSflTO/ieyiMi/ r % i >OLD fIY AIL CROCEWS < Cimrctt Services. T «lEPhIn'S UHUROfI ' " A*bbartoi», FRIDAY-Vestry*Meetink ftt. 4'?? p>??-J Short Service at 7.30 p.m.; Chon" lfa^ice at 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES. 8.30 a.m.~Holy Communion. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer. 3 p.m.—Dromore—Mr T. A. Gates. 3.30 p.m.—Holy Bapti&m. 6.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



$5000 Reward will be given for lii formal ion regarding: the Whereabouts of Tom Cobb. Apply this eveningl Oddfellows' Hall.



Auction Sales To-morrow. r. Bullock, Arcade—Section and cottage Cambridge street, al-o section and cottage Eton street, at 11 30. D. Thoman, Arcade—Wagone'te, har ness, furniture, etc., at 12 noon; a'ao lOtona prime potatoes.



Wot to l*« Trifled With. (From ffOinoinnafii GazatteVf} Will people never learn that a*' gold v is an accident tq be dreaded, and tfrat when it occurs treatment should be promptly applied? There is no knowing where the trouble will end ; aud while complete recovery ii the rule, the exceptions are terribly frequent, and thousands upon thousand* of fatal illnesses occur every year ushered in by a little in judicious exposure and seemingly trifling symptoms. Beyond this, there are to-day countless invalids who can trace their com plaints to" colds," which at the time of occurence gave no concern! »od were there fore neglected,—When troubled with a oo!d use Chamberlain's Coush Remedy, It U prompt and effeotutl, F»r »!• b? 4lb'j



Many Ladies complain that the Tm they have been using has neither strength nor flavor. It they iry Kozil T«* they will lit ■fttUfted Iry the Ne 4 *tl/VUs superb «