Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1897. Local and General.

At latest advices Bishop Grimes was m Dublin. The present year is said to be the thou sandth anniversary of tb.3 English Nary. The sum of £900 was paid for whitebait m Westport by a preserving firm last year. During the last seven years m New South Wales the sum of £831,457 has been ex pended m fighting the rabbit pest. A severe di ought is being experienced m Central Queensland, and many thousands of sheep have perished. It is expected that the shipments of butter from Victoria to England will this season reach 10,000 tons. The quantity of sugar exported from Queensland for the fortnight ending Sep tember 15 was 7611 tons. A meeting of those interested m forming a cricket club m Wakanui is convened for Monday evening next, at 8 p.m. The Broken Hill Proprietary Company intend rewarding its b&ndis {for the splendid work they dii while the mine was on the. The Queensland Government intend to establish another experimental farm for fruit culture. It will probably be located near Brisbane. The spring grass is m strong evidence m nearly all the agricultural districts m Vic toria, and the output of butter is expected j to be large. Pogs find a ready sale m Calcutta. The gfceai»er 'W*najp, which left Lyttelton last «™,~' r for QAloakk, hod OT board IT doge for the Indian £?«• Entries for the Timartf .4, and P. Associa tion's Show close—tor sheep, cattle, and pigs, o" Saturday, October 16-ofch.er entries £n the Tuesday following. The tobacco expert, Mr Howell, consider ther.e%re sufficient areas of fine tobacco soil within 150 miles of Sydney tg bpld up a large and prosperous tobacco industry. By special train last njght, thirty-one members of the C.y.C. and forty mounted riflea left Christchurch for Dunedin to attend the cavalry camp there. The train passed through Asbburton »t 11.30 p.m. Everyone who has yisited the Ashburton Hospital &ad has noticed the attention which Mrs Mackay, the matron, beptows upon her flowers and understands the value she sets upon them, will sympathise with her feelings on discovering a day or two ago that somebqiy had stolen and destroyed a number of her best hyacinths. This kind of pilfering has been carried on a good deal lately m Ashbur ton, and is wholly inexcusable since the thief is not impelled by hunger or necessity to take what does not belong to him. At * weeding of the directors of the Rakaia Saleyauls Company, Limited, held on Thursday, all those m tbjPjpolony were m attendance. Feeling reference was jsade to the loss sustained through the late Chair man, Mr Lyttelton's death, Me T. Mor? land was unanimously elected Chairman, and Mr John Gardiner was elected to fill the vacant seat. The Secretary was instructed to Jtiaye w»?/8 jmail improvements made to fences, etc., an<j! *fisr piSfling accounts the meeting closed. A party of settlers from the Village Settlement at Medbury, a few days since, organised a picnic, and prepared a good spread, Joaded the same and themselves into ttihe .cart, and moved off, anticipating a pWsant ,outft»g. Suddenly the harness -«*»,»iSfcaf-t snapped, and $h,e whole £oad Die. '" * fee»» *« 6ng road. Though jt landed la e«G tt)# jnrfiyiduals fr.9,m took time to so*. -•*• wte »od «o»n4 the refreihments, all v,. *"•«■ i|j|JjWy except ooe little girl who „„

A proposed amend raenc of the New South [ Wales Municipalities Act, giving tnuniei- lj palities power to leaso unoocupird land ' upon which rates are due, ia being brought - auder the not'ce of the vaiioua Councils, ' Three eases of the contagious variety of \ plauro-pneutnoni!* have come under the ■btice of tho Stotsk Department of Weat Australia. These are the first cases ever \ reported to the Stock Department of that , colony* Complaint having beers made to the Wel lington City Council with respect to th« playing of football on some parts of the Town Belt on Sundays, the Town Clerk gives notice that any person po playing wi;l render himself liable to a penalty. The dog poisoner seems* to be at large again. Early this week a valuable ooilie was poisoned, and on Thursday a fine rough coated sheep dog belonging to Mr T, E. Upton died,shaving picked up a bait m the street, » The Department of Agriovlture is unable to supply more than one-half of the eggs for breeding purposes that have been applied for. The Department hopeis to be able to satisfy the demand before the season for breeding closes. The poultry rearing estab lishments at the various lunatic asylums are doing wall. At an inquest on a six months old child, held m Christchurch yesterday, a verdict was returned of "died from hereditary syphilis." A rider was added to the effect that the C. D. Act should immediately be put into force • The annual gathering of S.S. Philip and James, Waterton, promises to be a great success again. Thursday, October 14, is the date announced, and the tea will be followed by a concert, at which a number of wel known vocalists, etc., from Ashburton and elsewhere will assist. The chair will be taken by Rev. J», Blaokburne. Last week Mr John Watts met with a singular ascident at Waipawa. He was playing at quoits with another man, and having thrown his disc walked to the other end, and stooped to pick it up just as his opponent threw, the quoit striking him on the edge of the bone over one of his eyes, cutting it and causing a great flow of blood. Mr Henry James Fawcett, son of the late Mr f eter Fawcett, of Hampstead, Aahbui ton, was married last week to Miss Jane Collis, third daughter of Mr Charles Collis, of Longburn. The ceremony was performed at the residcaoe of the bride's parents, Longburn, by the Rev. J,, A. Luxford. The bride waa given away by her father, and Mr W. Duncan, of Bainesge, was best mna.—-Auckland HtraM t In March last someone entered the house of Mr John Duthie, at Wellington, and stole a number of electro-plated articles, but the thief or thieves were never discovered. Last week a number of boys found the articles missed m the Catholic Cemetery, off Wellington terrace. The total value of the ware is £30, and the police have the articles m their possession. At the last meeting of the Taranaki Education Board it whs resolved—"That this Board is m sympathy with the Govern ment's intention to place technical education m this colony on a satisfactory footing; and suggests that when legislation initiating i technical education is instituted, special j attention be given to the development of the dairy interest, which is of the greatest importance to the Taranaki district." At a largely attended meeting held m Christchurch last night, called by requisition to consider the administration of charitable aid, the Mayor presided, and resolutions were carried requesting Government to introduce a bill to extend the municipal franchise to all resident adults; and also that women should have Beats on the Charitable Aid and Hospital Boards. The meeting was most orderly throughout, and was addressed by several ladies. In order to obtain the report of a com petent authority upon the prospects of the opal mine?, the Record B>eign Opal Com pany has forwarded to the Mines Depart ment, Sydney, specimens of the opals found m tho mine, together with portions of the rocks that outcrop m the vicinity. The ' specimens of opal sent show plenty of fire, and are apparently of high quality. Opera tions at the mine have been suspended during the winter, but will be resumed next week, and the Directors are hopeful of excellent results. Although the cable messages daily pub lished by the associated Press of New Z aland are of great advantage to the <>eneral public, (he papers themselves are often put to much unnecessary expense by the want of discrimination shown by those •upplying items of news at the. other end. For instance, somebody has considered that the opinion of an Earl concerning the future of the colonies is of sufficient importance to cable out to the people of Australia and New Zealand, and about 42150 must be expended m the aggregate by the newspapers ia paying for this valuable piece of intelligence. Football under any circumstances is not the gentlest of games, but three of the games played at Sydney on a resent Saturday were especially marked by battery and assault. At the Agricultural Society's ground, the meeting of Band wick and tho Pirates m the senior competition would have justified the interference of the police. At Kensington, v he second juniors'semi-final between Redfern Waratah and the Glebe ended m a riot, which was eventually transferred to the road outside the ground. Both of these matches were playtd under the management of the metropolitan branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union. The fifth juniors' final at Norwood Park also produced its trouble, and m this connection an alleged offender had to appear at the Court. He was captured, after an exciting chase, by a •onstable on a bicycle. I At the Canterbury Land Board meeting on Thursday, m respect to the application for a gold-mining lease at Njnoty" Miie Beach, near Lake ' Ellesrnere, h'eani 'by ; the Warden at Ashburton on October 8, Mr McLachlan brought before the Board the possibility of danger to adjacent freehold and leasehold lands from the contemplated workings on the sandhills and beach between Tuumutu and the Rakaia river, and the following resolution was carried, and ordered te be transmitted to the Warden of the Mining Court at Ashburton :—" That, m the opinion of this Board, any action that will tend to reduce the sa.ndhiils between the sea and sections abuttingon theTaumutu. Rakaia road should be discouraged, owing to the possible rigfc of flooding of freehold and Crown leasehold lands m the vicinity,l' An application for rebate of run No. 2, Mount Peel htation, on account of opal mining I o iai^af W»> considered^ and it was decided that as a reb*** hfttl already been mad* for the area occupied by the claims, the Board considered it premature at present to deal further with the ro^tl^r, Tenders for lease's of Chertaey ,town blocks were (jo'nsidiired, and one accepted. The application of Mr W. Langdown for a lease 1 of a site for a tramway m connection with His limestone lease at Alford forest, as also for a lease of an additional ten acres' for mining limestone, was approved, subject to a satisfactory report from tjie ranger^

Mr D. Thomas to-day sold the privileges for the coming A. and P. Association a Show a*follows : -No. 1 publican's booth, £18, Mr R. Alexander ; No 2, publican's booth, £25, same buyer; No. 3, confectioner's booth, £2310 c, Mr W. Edwards; No. 4, s*le of oaialogues, 11s 5d a dozen, Mr C. Brown; No. 5, right of sports, £5, Mr H. Shoard ; 1 No. 6, green feed, 2s 6d, Mr C. Brown I There was keen competition, and the priceß were satisfactory. We regret to learn that yesterday morn ing, Mr Tom Alexander, the genial second i steward of the Ashburton Club, met with a bad ace.dent. The ohief steward, Mr George Anderson, had occasion to lift the cellar trap m the buff, t to go below, and as is the custom, intimated the faot to Mr Alexander, who was then m the buffet cleaning up previous to the day's business, Mr Alexander gave the usual acknowledg ment, but on going on with his work forgot about the trap, and m his very nexo move ment, carrying a bucket of water, he stumbled into the trap m a moment of forgetfulnesß, \ He caught himself on the floor as he fell, but struck the Bide of th« trap, and received a somewhat rough strain of the spine, as well as getting a few skin grazes m wrestling his way out of thft difficulty, m whioh effort Mr Anderson assisted him. His injuries were sufficiently severe to warrant the calling m of Dr. Leahy, who attended to Mr Alexander, who has really received no permanent injury, and is not even seriously injured, but it will be some days before he can resume work. ■ .' ■■.■;■.■ . ■ ..■■.■

ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH.

Ministering Children's League.

In spite of the threatening weather on Wednesday laq£, the associates of the Ministering Children's League decided to go on with the preparations for thesale of workin St Stephen's schoolroom, and wert rewarded for their efforts, for m the afternoon the rain gradually cleared aw*y, and a good amount of business was done m the after noon. In the evening the room was well filled. The decoration work and the erection of stalls, etc., was carried out by a band of young ladies, aided by Mr Bowman Fox, and the schoolroom presented & very festive appearance. The stalls were placed on either side of the room, and were draped with auvtains and art muslin. The work stall was presided over by Meadames Denshire and H. Gates and Miss Purnell. This stall contained a great many useful articles of clothing mad* by the children belonging to the League, and also many gifts from the associates and friends of the Society. Miss Violet Puraell was ia charge of the toy stall, which, as a matter of course, became the cenbre of attraction for the little folks, and the prettily dressed dolls, etc, {were easily disposed of to eager little buyers. The next stall was quite a novelty m its way, being entirely for the sale of sweet things, known as "lollies," but all were made by friends of the associates, and guaranteed to be grateful and comforting. I'his stall was m charge of Mian P. Denshire aud Miss M. Fox. As the good things were temptingly displayed m pretty puper baskets, it is not surprising that the stock m trade was all soon disposed of. A concert; was given during the evening, which was much enjoyed. Songs were con tributtd by the Rev. T. A. Hamilton, Messrs H. Gates and Brooking, and musical items by Mesdames Denshire, Bowman Fox, Misses Denshire and Hosken. A cornet solo was played by Mr H. A. Gordon, and a violin solo by Master A. Claridge, accom panied on the piano by his sister Miss Beatrice Claridge. A recitation was aho given by the Missel Buchanan and Thomas. A pleasing feature of the programme was ihe club exercises performed by some of the Hampstead School children. The President of the League (Mrs Den shire) and her colleagues the Misses Fu'.larton and Purnell, are to be congratulated upon the success of the undertaking, and also upon the successful working of the League m its ordinary work. A great deal of self-denying work is entailed m such matters, which is scarcely appreciated by those who take no a«tive part m them. The monetary result may be considered fairly satisfactory, as the proceeds amounted to £7 7a 6rt. Afier deducting the small jaxpinses incurred, nearly the whole of this sum will be handed to Herrick's Home—for the creche. This represents the work of the League for the year, but as the motto of the members is 11 No day without» deed to crown it," it will be seen that the annual gathering and sale of work are only the harvest of daily deeds will done.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Obituary. London, October! General William Anson MpLeyerty, who coLQmanded the troops daring the Native disturbances m New Zealand m 1847, and who repulsed the Native attack on W&nganui on 19 of that yj»r. Klondyke. An expert sent by the Rothschilds to the Klondyke goldfields reports that the stupendous wealth of the field has aofc been exaggerated. Trade Returns. The Board of Trade returns for September show that the imports increased m value by £2 t 189,557, while the exports decreased by £1,518,850 compared with the same inooth last year.' The Typhoid Outbreak. Three cases of typhoid m London have been directly traced to the Maid stone outbreak. Tlie Indian Famine. Lord George Hamilton states that the Indian famine co3t ten millions, while the charitable subscriptions amounted to a million and a half. i The French m Africa. Paris, October 7 Le Temps states that the object of sealing British gunboats to Boussa if to support the claim of England to both banks of the Niger, up to Say, a town m central Soudan. The French Government are contemplating the erection of fortifications at Bizerta, a ge* port p» t|je M§diterrat|ean» thirty seven tniles from Tqnty and is display- Inn feveriab eagerness over the work,

Australian.

Personal SYfljNsr, October 7. Among tke passengers by the Mono- Wai for Wellington are Mr and Mrs G. 6, Stead, Messrs George Penwiok, Ben Tillett and I. Gibba (of the New Zealand Shipping Company). The Xee-Metford Rifle. The question of securing uniformity m the arms of the British forces throughout the world is engaging the attention of the Imperial authorities, and it is proposed that the Lee-Met for4 should be the standard arm, Mr Chamberlain has written to the Go vernment offering to convert Martinis into Lee-Metfords at a cost of about £2. ' Lost m the Bush Perth, October 8 A frenchman named Gilbert, who is mating a pedestrian {our round the world, was lost m the bush between Albany and Esperance Bay. lie was discovered m a state of collapse after »f ndering fur foartfw d»ys,

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Wellington, October 8. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. SKCOND READINGS. The Dunediu Savings Bank Winding-up Bill passed its second reading. The Pharmacy Bill and Medical Practitioners Registration Act Amendment Bill, both measures which passed the Council last year, passed their second reading. The Inver oargill Public Offices Site Act Amendment Bill passed its final stage* and the Council adjourned at 3.40.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, October 8 The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE AW ABU A SKAT. Mr Seddon brought down the report of the Privileges Committee, which recom mended the introduction of legislation re ferring the question, as to whether or not the Awarua seat was vacant, to the Court of Appeal; also the introduction of a measure to bring the law ot the colony into con- I formity with that of England respecting the bankruptcy of candidates to the House and members of Parliament; the provisions of this measure not to prejudice Mr Ward's case. On the motion of Mr Seddon the report was ordered to be printed, and to be con sidered on Tuesday. Captain Russell said that, as the matter was one of urgency, the Premier should give notice of the Bill dealing with Mr Ward's case, and the report should be debated forth* with. The Premier said that this was a most unusual proposal, and it would be unfair to ask members to disouas the Bill before having had an opportunity to read the report and the proceedings of the Committee. . Mr Bolleston considered that, as the Court of Appeal would commence sitting next week, and as the Legislative Council would adjourn during the financial debate, which takes place next week, the Bill deal ing with Mr Ward's case should be put through at> once. In reply to Captain Russell, after other members had spoken, the Premier said that he would give notice of the Bill that day. ADDRESS IN-REM.Y- The debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed.

Mr Carroll said that the Opposition m their attacks on the Government had simply repeated the old charges which had been heard so often. The Government had Bent £110 for Europeans, and a similar amount for natives, who had suffered by the foods m Hawke's Bay. It was a question which would have to be faced soon, how the public 1 worki of the oolony were to be carried on if i they did not borrow judiciously. The time had arrived, m his opinion, for the repeal of past native land legislation, and that the whole administration of native laDds should be m the hands of the Public Trustee, assisted by a native of rank. Mr McGowan, after referring to the hearty welcome given to the colonists who were present at the Jubilee Celebration, said that he was aßtonished to hear the old stock arguments being brought against the Govern ment. Mr Larnach approved of the proposal to abolisa the commercial travellers' tax. He advised the Government to go slow with respect to Legislative Council reform ; and, speaking of the ocean mail services, he said that the Union Company had strong claims for consideration. He hoped that the Government would put £60,000 on the estimates for the construction of the Otago Central railway. Mr Joyce said that he regretted that the Government had not been more definite m their proposals respecting the old age pen sion scheme, and assured the Rouse that thousands of aged people expected the Bill would be passed this session. He considered that neither the Minister of Justice nor thf Government were responsible for the present a'ate of the police force and suggested th< reconstruction ot the force on Victoria! lines. The House adjourned at 5 30 p.m. The House resumed at 7 30 p. m. The Premier said that there had been fewei personalities m the piesent debate than m any previous debate on the Add.reßß4n<.Reply The members of the Opposition had referral to the length of the Speech from the thione. bgt the debate on it had been the lengthiest for mauy years past. To those who saic that there was nothing m it, he said i( contained the miud of the people ojj tVv oolony as declared at the last ejection. Il had been said that the. Sp*eoh declared n< policy, but he pointed out that mention wai made of the Government's action respectint ocean freights, a departure whioh no previou Government had taken ; to the storage one distribution of products, and to the aatablish msnt of agencies and representatives of thi colony m England, 8.0. that evils under whicl we suffer at present would be for eve removed. Some doubt had been expressec as to the sincerity of the Government respect ing the old age pension scheme, but befort many days were over the House would set that, as m the case of the women's ftaaohise the Government were m pamest. As to tht accusation that he had been discourteous t< the leader of the Opposition, m not replyinj to his Bpeeoh, he said that his reason for no speaking was that there was nothing to repl; to, and ne pointed out that the Oppositioi m desiring on the previous evening to clos the debate by not keeping a quorum ha< shown discourtsey. He felt deeply the kini words addressed to himself with respect b his trip Home, and speaking of, the Priv; Couacillorship bestowed an him, saic that it did n^t oome as a surprise as hi name had been put down for it. Respect ing the charge that the present administr.o, tion had increased the expend^tuF« hi said that the percentage o$ expenditun to revenue m 1896 wan \%, m 1891-92 i was 199, and m 1886-87 it wai only 166 and every fair critic would admit that th comparison between 1396 and 1886 was ii favor of the present Government. Th increases under the new tariff as compare* with the previous tariff amounted, t £15,000, and as there had been aa increas to that amount m spirits alone under th new tariff, it could not be said that tht new tariff pressed unduly on the workinj classes or increased the revenue. He con tended that the attacks on the sale o Bushy Park were not intended to d^niag t <c Minister of L%nds or his. qpns, but him salf. As to the alleged reorganisation of, thi policy force he said'that it was difficult t< iiy what was the cause, but he though that a mistake had been made m giving thi police a vote. The members of the forcj should be kept clear of politics and politioa parties. Ha denied the charge* that capita was being driven qu& o$ the oolony oi account of tfte -policy of the Government nor woujd o'apital be driven away if thi people of the colony did their duty. Mr Rolleston while congratulating th< Premier on the manner m which, he had re presented the colony at Hams, hoped thai there was something- nobler than partj strife, and th*t Ministers should not hold seats m the House at the expense of tht constitution. He expressed strong disap proval of the reference m the Goverft&r'i Speech to university education., &Hd saic that after such a reference h* would rathiei that th« University of Cambridge shoulc honour the highest "officials m tha colonia universities than the Premier should haw had the highest honour conferred on them. The Premier's position on the directorate oi an Anglo-Continental syndicate wm a scan dal, and he did not think that there were three men m the House who considered it a ! right thing. He questioned whether the 1 Premier himself thought it right. The Premier:. Oh, yes, I do. Continuing, Mr R^Ueaton, aajd that the poljpe were \n an. improper position m hav ing a. vote. He approved of getting a new Police Commissioner from England, as the only'method of reorganising the force was to have a good offlcal at tie'head of affairs. He contended that under the new tariff Ministers were extracting from the pockets of the per pie more than at the time of the passing of the new tariff they said they would. The railways Had b.Bsn nerved under the Commissioners'; control, and were new found not to be fully equipped. In the hands of the present Ministry Parliamen tary institutions had been manipulated for their own advancement, and iv consequence they had been degraded. He referred to. the Govimmeit'i *oUon m ocnoi^tion witii

calls to the Council, and said that the Mini try had attempted to swamp thafc chamber with its supporter* Taking the oonbret of the officera out of the hands of the Speaker was » terrible blow to the independence of the House. Democracy m the hands of the pee ent Ministry tended m the direction of placing the control of the colony's resources m the hands of syndicates, banks, and monetary institution. He was sorry to say thai the Lands Department had got so over laid with regulations aud restrictions, that the cleverest man m the world could nob administer it properly without idling into bluader3, almost worse than crimes, like Pomahaka and Bushy Park. With reference to the latter he said that, there had been no regulation of the charges made m connection wiih it. Mr Fruser had simply shown that bo far as he was concerned he acted honestly and straightforwardly. Mr Rolleston attacked the administration of th«. Mines Department, and said that the Bill propos ing the purchase of Cassell Company's rights would require much explanation. Ministers were pauperising the country m the way they were dealing with it, and democracy, unlets Ministers mended tbeir actions, would be handed over to syndicates and banks. Mr Guinness defended the Government goldfields administration, and contended that the legislation on the subject introduced by the Government had pi omotei the discovery of gold by capitalists m district* where *»' ordinary miner would be unsuccessful. He defended the police administration, and did not agree that the police should be dis franchised. He urged on the Government) the necessity of completing the Midland rail way, and pointed out that the recent exten sion on the Jackaons-Springfield section had largely increased the number who travelled between the West Coast and Canterbury. Mr Kelly referred to the charges brought against the police force and quoted inttancM within his own knowledge m support of Mr Taylor's statements. He denounced the purchase of the Otahu Estate for which too high a price had been paid. Some of the Government appointments made m his dis trict were most unsatisfactory, especially the appointment of an ex-director of the Ward Association as a mining inspector. The Hoa MoKenne explained that the Otahu Estate had been inspected by Mr Barnes McKerrow, whose word on land values could be taken as trustworthy. Mr Wilson brieiy replied. The Address-in-Reply was agreed to.

Volcanic Disturbances at Taupo

Press Asaosiation—By Electric Telegraph— Auckland, October 8. The earthquake shocks at Tanpo recom menced afc a quarter put three yesterday morning, several occurring until seven o'clock, when they were lighter until 1 p.m. They started again about a quarter pasta two m the afternoon, and have been continuing since. Though they are light they are very frequent, sometimes six or seven m fve minutes. At daylight the mountain wm very active, especially Ngaruhoe and T« Mare, both of them emitting large colums of black smoke, which is unusual for the former. The latest from Taupo is that there were some slight shocks at sevea o'clock this morning, and slight tremors only at midday. A report is current that there is tool* activity under the lake m the direction of the western bay, and the water is warm and sulphurous m the small bay there. Further information is looked for.

THE LATEST. Some and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Received Wakapuaka October 9, S.fioa.m. Gpabdiax Office 10 30 a.m. An Earl's Views. London, October 8 The Earl of Lichfield speaking at a meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Australasia^ said he recognised that with prudent statesmanship the colonies had a great future before them. When the colonies federated their stock they would be as high aa those of Canada. The visit of the colonial Premiers and. troops had helped to strengthen and develop the volume of trade between the various brandies of the Empire and England. He believed Australia" had wonderful vitality and would soon secure the complete recovery of commercial prosperity among her people. He felt, however, that independent action on the part of producers was injuring the develop ment of the frozen meat industry. Canadian Borrowing:, Ottawa, October & The Canadian Government are borrowing two million pounds for the purpose of extending the railways to the mining districts, and deepening the canals along the river St Lawrence. i The Forest Fires m Canada. The bush fires m Canada affected an i area of tfrree hundred square miles, and | two. thousand people were rendered | homeless. The Mayors of the principal ! Canadian cities are raising funds for the relief of toe sufferers.

LABOR QUESTIONS,

.—+. __ The Engineers. Preis Association—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright. London, October 7 The strike of the Engineers has de layed the naval programme for quite a year. If the strike continues through out the winter it will jeopardise the margin of superiority of the British over thiß foreign fleets, which has taken th,e former a decade to attain. Received Wakapuaka October 9, 9isoa.m. Guabdun office 10.40 a.m. London, October 8 The Executive Committee of the Engineers' Union has decided m favor of continuing the struggle against the employers. The Hariord secretary of the Amalgamated/ Railway Servants Society has beon dismissed from that ; position for indiscretions m connection with the strike m February. He has, however,. been granted a pension of £100 a year.

Sir,—A gentleman informed tv a few days agoi that some tailors make sail* for about half the regular prices for first-class tailoring and then give an extra pair of trousers over "for nothing F We frankly admit that, w» cannot perform suoh impossible tricks a* those " wizards of tinanoe" profess. We have every facility" for competing with the keenest legitimate trade but we never countenance " sweating." We employ first class tradesmen and pay fair wages. Ahw of our old customers have tried the so-called " cheap suits," and found them " dear at any price," and many new customers who have admired Srst-ela39 tailoring on their friend* have simply remarked—" 1 want a suit like you, made for Mr -." Gar turnover tor the last six months shows the larger amount of business we have ever done m one seasoni Ihia fact speaks fpr i^elf. We have jjust opened a splendid as*ortra«ati of new summer goods m all departments; and by reoommend uig only matec»}* we can gustante*, oom luned with good fit, belt workmanship and style, we have determined to maintain e«r : reputation as " the leading taiton and oat titters.' Customers requiring suits for the show are respectfully invited to-fevo* us with, t neir orders a* early, as possible as w»have already a "r»sh" of orders w hand.— [ C RAI^RKAD & BBRB.YMAN. ) Ko?ij Tba, the besh. and y*t wrthh, j each of all, Sold at 1/B,l*lo, if- and UU

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The red deer imported ijy (the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, were released from quarantine oa Thursday and were brought by train to Ohristchurch, secured m large boxes, and were met at the railway station by H. At Bpee, secretary of the society, with two trucks, drawn} by one of Mr M'Laren's traction engines. On these they left Ohristchurch about seven o'clock on Thursday evening en route for Manuka Point run, where they will be liberated. They were expected to reach Snowdon yesterday afternoon, and were to be there met by. Me G. Gerard, who, with a ssyen horse team, is to take them a distance of fifteen miles to their destination. The original purchase consisted of seven hinds and three stags. One hind died before the ship the Waikato, left the London Docks, and another died on arrival at Port Chalmers. They were kept on Quails Inland four months, ie\ two months' quarantine 'and two months during which th« :G6Vesiit^6nj:,w})ff 'remitted the quarantine charges, kept tpemjfree of charge, 'ko that they might be tutfned 'ottt m fa>&«p able weathei: after the snow begun to disappear. The animals are now m splendid cpn^ition, and attracted the stdmiring atten tion o-fc' a large 9f poopJe »b the raijl way



Do ntfAeoefiSi/ac/ec/fo buy any of Me/m/fa/ions, 1 9 /ns/s/ on nav/ng^ ~ (Awarded Co/d and StfrerMda/s) cmo/vMßimipms T/wyarepureandwfw/esme 9 ffiefosS/ffmeya/nf • experience can 6 uy, largest safewAi/sf/was/a. , SOLD BY ALL GROCERS ,



Church Services. S*'~T. STEPHEN'S CHURcS Ashburton. COMFIRMATION CLA.SSES. (In the Church) Saturday, for men, 2.30 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES. 8.30, Holy Communion; 11.0, Morning Prayer; 3.0, Dromore (Mr T. A. Gates); 3 30, Holy Baptism; 6.30, Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON. On the first page to-day will be found a report of a concert at Hinds; and on the fourth page appears commercial news, and an account of a Maori fanatic.



Business Notices. 1 S 5 9 ft "<5 pi & . • r ' 3 * «iw fa £ tf EH p|. g s^g B pp a



CATALOGUES IN COURSE OF PREPARATION. this Genuine Sale will only be for »j shorb time, and the remaining stock will theube So!d by Auction, TEBBEFOBE "^«B JfiARLIf ANP SE&UBE BARljr.- HENRY ZANDER. ;



CARPETS & LINOLEUMS, WINDOW BLINDS & OILCLOTHS No Reasonable Of er Refused. Seeds. Bed Clover Seeds (best), „„ 6d per lib Cow Graes (beat), .- M $d per 1b Bye Grass, (machine dressed), 3a 6d Uper faushei. Imported Mangel Seeds, ... id per 1b Colonial Mangel Seed ... 6d per Ib AND OTHER SEEDS AT LESS THAN COST PRICE.



STC, ETC., Ironmongery. Steel Horse ) old price 365, 38s, 40s, 42a Collars j now, 25a, 28*, 30s, 31s. Bedsteads—At a reduction of 50 per cent on present prices. Wire nefeting ... ljfd per yd by the coil Swiss Watches ... .« ... 5s each Register Grates > old price, 20s, 19s, 18 j )now, 133, 12a 11s. Tools, Knives and Forks, Builders requisites, etc., too numerous to mention, AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE COST. Crockery. Toilet ) old price, 22s 6d, 18s, 15s, Sets. V 12s 6d ; ) now, 12a, 9s, 7s 6d, 6s 6d. Cups and Saucers ... ... 3s per dozen Plates—(Dinner), 4a; (Dessert), 3s per dozen. , Brown Teapots, large, ... 9d and Is each Fancy Teapots ... 2s each Lamps, Glassware, etc., equally reduced. FOR



This is no sham advertisement, and Store* keepers, Farmers, and Stationholders will do well to lay m a stock, as such an opportunity was never offered, norVill be [offered again m Ashburton. HERE AJUE2 A. U\BW I STRICTLY CASH. Groceries. BIST SUGARS. Fairymead, China, Queensland 2£d per lb 13s 6d per 701 b bag. Colonial Candlea .» 4d per lb by the box Currants (machine dressed) ... 4£dperlb English Paraffins Candles from 6|d per lb Search, m lib boxes .... ... 4dperbox Oatmeal, 2s 9d per 251 b bag, (best quality) Kerosene, 6s 6d per tin, 12s 9d per case Tea.—A good Panyong, strong liquor, by the half cheat lOd per lib Tea.—(Blended) m lib packets and 101 b tins ... ... ... laperlb Tea—Arab, m tins and packets Is 6d per lib Juno Tobacco 4s lOd per'lb



H«nry Zander ! ! I Startling Announcement. ! ! ! jeio,ooo WOBTH OF STOCK TO BE REALISED WITHIN 3 MONTHS UVKRYTHING MU^liL* mm solo. HAVING definitely decided upon giving up THE WHOLE OP MY | RETAIL BUSINESS, jl would draw everybody's attention to the fact that the whole etook, constating | of goods to the value of I ! OVER 10,000, will be offered to the publio at UNHEARD OF PRIOES.



A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF THE NEWEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE WASHING FABRICS /COMPRISING Fancy and Plain Grass Cloths, Muslins, Orepons, On rubrics, Diagonals, Metallic Prints, NainaookSj Drills, 4c, ftft, IN THE LATEST AND MOST ARTISTIC DESIGNS. NEW DRESSTmATEEIALS. Sergea, Lustres, Tweeds, Homespuns, Faajies, &c, &c. AICHOICE SELECTION NEW CLOTHING & MEN'S MERCERY ALL AT LOWEST CAb^jgglCES. CASH DBAPEK & CLOTH IB E, TANOBED STREET.



DRESS & FASHION. A NDREW ORR IS NOW SHOWING A FASHIONABLE SELECTION fOF New Spring' Goods # IN MILLINERY, MIWTLBS, CAPES, BLOUSES, "PRINTS, NEW DRESS FABRICS, RIBBONS, LAORS, FALL NETS, GLOVES. CORSETS IN ALL THE LEADING MAKES. UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, BOOTd A SHOES, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, etc., ANDREW ORR.



LAST THREE DAYS ~ of McDonald & mcdiarmid's great remoyal sale. BARGAINS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS. BE SURE YOU CALL AND BECURE THEM.



MITCHELL & TURNER —ABE NOW SHOWING— PEB 8.5.. RAKAIA,«I CASES 4 BALES. PER S.S. WAIMATE, 12 CASE?. \ M. &T. / \ A / PMMTS ' PABPBTS SWABBB musijns flwwnn OBEPONS «01LIS BLOUSE GOODS CORa;AIhS SERGES GU)raS SUNSHADES AND UMBBBLLAg. TO ARRIVE SEPT. 6, S.S. AOTEA, 10 OASES, 3 PACKAGES, 4 BAJES, PRESS GOODS, JACKETS AND MANTLES, MILLINERY. lOTB XRUJSK9 Q&RVWS SAMF&BS, 1J Yard tor the Wm o« i Y»ri