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DEATH.

Stock.— On August 17, at the Chriatchurch Hospital, James, the beloved husband of Sarah Jane Stock, and eldest son of David and Elizabeth Stock, Burnett Street, Ashburtdn; aged 21. Deeply regretted.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897.

The Railway Companies of Great Britain are cireful of and attentive to Her Majesty when

THE QUEEN'S PRIVATE TRAIN.

she uses their lines. The Great Western

Railway Company constructed a new Royal train for the use of the Queen, consisting of six carriagesj and it was used for the firat time when Her Majesty went to Lon don from Windsor on June 21. This train which was built at Swindon, com prises the Queen's own carnage, which is 54 feet in length; two Royal saloons, each 58 feet long; a corridor carriage, 56 feet long j and two luggage vanp, each 56 feet long. The Queen's cam age, whitfh is lighted by electricity, is divided into three sections, the centre for Her Majesty and the others for gentlemen in waiting and ]»dies in waiting (or dressers) respectively. There are large doable doors, inside of which two sliding doors enclose the Queen's own compartment, There is a& arw-ctiair close to the window, o» "

a swinging pivot, covered with white feilk rep, and near it is a folding writ ing-table. An ivory handle close to the Queen's chair rings an electric bell. There is also a large sofa covered with white silk rep. The door-handles and all the fixings are silver-plated, and there are very large long windows of plate-glass. The domed roof is painted white with enamelled border. The outside door handles and rails are gold plated. Underneath the door are folding steps, which, when opened, run down easily to the platform.

Local and General.

Good progress is being made in Foxton by the Rev. R. It'oung, in the formation of a Boys'lnstitute there. The Melbourne Mint annual report speaks of the immense success of the metallurgical works in New South Wales. The quantity of wheat ground !n Victoria l*?, fc JSP* WM 6»224,991 busheis, making 123,750 tons of flour. Several of the best gold mines in Western Australia are to be incorporated into one company, with a capital of £20,000,000. There has not been a case of bankruptcy in Nelson since last November—a record few colonial towns of the size can boast of. On Jubilee night 500 detectives in plain clothes were stationed in different parts of the City of London during the illuminations. The Victorian marksmen who fired at Bisley are coming home by way of America, and will fire at the Canadian Association meeting. | Ihe largest boy of his age in the world thrives in California. His name is John Bardm. He is fifteen years old, 6ft sin tall, and weighs 220 pounds. ; It is proposed by some Wellington citizens to entertain the New Zealand team which competed at Bisley on its return in the steamer Mataura on October 8. The West Australian Government have decided to establish a training college for public school teachers on the lines of similar institutions is other colonies

A young girl named Ross was unlacing her boot with a fork at Warrnambool (Victoria), when the prongs of the fork entered her eye and gouged it out.

In Adelaide the other afternoon 120 old navy and army veterans marched from the Imperial Hotel, King William street, to Government House, and paid their respects to the Govenor.

A social gathering in connection with the Girls' Friendly Society will take place to morrow (Thursday) evening, in St. Stephen's schoolroom. There will be a charge of six pence for admission to cover expenses. An inmate of the Parkside Asylum, Ade laide, named Lydia Pound, committed suicide by drinking methylated spirits, which she obtained by forcing open a cup board with a pair of scissors. Ib has been ascertained by experiments that persons who use the telephone habi tually hear better with the left ear than with the right. The common practice is to place the telephone so thab it will be applied to the left ear. i The road to Pongaroa, a Forty-mile Bush settlement, is so bad that it takes fourteen bullocks to haul a load of 45cwt to the township. It is stated that there i« plenty of work at bushfelling at Pongaroa, but that men are- scarce. A young man named Robinson was killed during a bioycle race ab Melbourne recently. The head tubing of his cycle snapped, and he was thrown on to the track. His nose was smashed and his head and face were reduced to a pulp. He died shortly after the accident. An uneasy feeling prevails iv legal circles that the practice of bribing juries is largely oa the increase at the present time in Mel bourne. Owing to the way in which the work is carried out, the chances of detection are few % but that the practice is common ia shown by the extraordinary verdicts given by juries recently. A youth, the son of Mr David Prison, farmer, of Purnim, swallowed a brass shirt, stud three years ago. Ho souu grew ill, and was treated by the doctors for asthma. Recently he coughed up the stud, which muab have remained in the passage of his lungs for two years and ten months. He is now quite free from any symptoms of asthma.

At the recent Hobarfe criminal sittings Walter Williams, charged with unlawfully assaulting Frances Tirtue Dixon in her own house on the night ot May 10 last, was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. He had secreted himself at night in the house where a widow and her two daughters resided. The Judge stigmatised the prisoner's conduct) as atrocious.

46 acres, more or less of land, being section No. 3189 (in red), Block V., Alford Survey District, bounded towards the north-west by the Ashburton Gorge Head : towards the north-east by the eastern bank of the River Stour's old channel; towards the south by the south branch of the River Ashburton; and towards the west by section No. 30986, have been reserved for bridge and river protection purposes.

A curious blunder appears in the London Graphic special record reign number, dated June 28. In the course of its references to New Zealand, the following sentence appears:—" Mr Seddon'a stay here has been terribly saddened by the loss of his wifn some weeks before the Jubilee Day. Mrs Seddon and her daughter had accompanied Mr Seddon to this country." A correction appeared in the next issue of the Graphic,

Blair, the Wanganui representative who has just returned from the tour of the New Zealand team, on being interviewed, speaks in high terms of Pauling, the ex-Ash burtotxite. He says Pauling is undoubtedly the best forward in New Zealand, and plays a wonderfully fast game, A. Bayly, the captain of the New Zealand toam f whes interviewed, spoke of Pauling in the eam/s terms as Blair. Pauling did not return to New Zealand with the rest of the team, having obtained employment in the Police Department in New South Wales.

It is not often thats a woman Is able to array herself in any fabric which 300 years ago was the property of a Queen of England. The Counted* of Pembroke had, however, this proud privilege at a recent) ♦' drawing room," -when her magnificent white-and- Biiver gown and light peach velvet train were trimmed with old point de Flandre which once belonged to and had been worn by Queen Elizabeth. It was in admirable preservation, and consisted of deep flounces, p&rtly of floral design, and also displaying a terrace walk, with birds on pedestals— quaint and curious.

Inquiries on the part of the police have elicited the information that) the man Roderick MeKenzie, rpcently arrested in Eltham on the supposition that he was the perpetrator of the burglary at the Stratford Poat Office was one o£ the recipients of Government clemency to several prisoners who were liberated on account of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. McKeuzit received a sentence of four yeibrs at Napier for burglary, which was further increased by an jextra penalty for insubordination while in gaol. It would be very interesting to know in these circumstances why the clemency of the Crown was extended,— Hawera Star.

A literal translation of the choice Latin spoken when the Right Hon. R. J, Seddon was presented at Cambridge University on June 17 was as follows :—" New Zealand, a group of islands of almost the same extent as our own country, h&B sent ua her Prime Minister, a man who, endowed with $, truly liberal spirit, and thinking that nothing should bg excluded from the ranks of hia party, was the first of all Ministers of the British Empire to grant the right of voting to the sex to which the Goddess o£ Learning and the Muses belong, I present to yon a man well worthy of honour, Richard John Seddon." And so, wearing a scarlet stuff gown with pink silk facings, and Ma Doctor of La we bonnet, Mr Seddon received the hand-clasp of the Yfce-Chancellor and be came an honorary L L.D' of Cambridge, Kozis Tea, the best, and yet within reao >of all; Sold at 1/3, l'lO, 2/«, nod 2/4,— John Orr 409 Bei? Ag«aft *

Thursday, September 30, is mentioned as likely to be the day fixed for the opening of Parliament.

The New Zealand Grand Lodge of Free masons has presented an address to the Governor, welcoming him to tho colony.

On her arrival at San Franchco the Moan a met with quite an ovation, the consensus of opinion being that there had never been such an up-to-date steamer in the port.

We regret to learn that Mr James Stock, eldest son of Mr David Stock, of Ashburton, died yesterday in the Christchurch Hospital, having been suffering only a fortnight from typhoid fever.

Mr Charles Kelly, the New Zealand en gineer, who was reported this week as being downed on the Clyde, is the second son of Mr Kelly, engineer of the Kahu, and t» brother of Mr Kelly, engineer of the Huia.

A committee of Wanganui townspeople, who were asked to appoint an inspector of meat for a local butcher who declined to kill at the public abattoirs, has appointed an inspector at a salary of £100 a year for half-time.

The Timaru Hospital Board yesterday in itruoted their architect to remodel the offices and briny the system of ventilation up to the modem standard. The medical staff condemned the present system and blamed the bad smells for a case of typhoid. The new work is to cost from £800 to £1000. It is understood (says the Post) that an order is likely to be sent Home by Messm Huddart, Parker and 00. for another steamer, similar to the Weetralia, to replace the Tasmania in the New Zealand-Austra iian trade; also, that an additional steamer will bo constructed for the oompaoy at the same time. An examination of the charges made by the San Francisco officials discloses that the British Consul in that city paid to the State court officials no less a sum than £1,000 to recoup the expenses in connection with the extradition of Butler from the United States. From the judge down to the under-sheriff the officials participated in the distribution of this money. An Eltham tinsmith, Mr H. Ramsay, claims to have discovered a process for preserving egga for any length of time. Outwardly the fact that they are preserved is apparent, but when broken it is said they are as fresh in appearance as when newly laid. At the request of the Minister for Agriculture a sample box is to be sent to | Wellington and stored for three months, and then tested. Mr Gilruth, Government veterinarian, who has been conducting experiments in Otago with the object; of ascertaining whether chicken cholera can be successfully used for the extermination ot rabbitß, has returned to Wellington. He is satisfied with the results of the tests, but will leturn to the south when the weather becomes warmer,, in order to make further experi ments.

Mr James Smith, of the Alford Forest Butchery, has secured two finely fed steeis, of the polled Angus breed, fed by Mr McArthur, of Flemington. This breed is celebrated for the quality of the beef it carries, and also for the quantity of meat it puts on. Mr Smith has cut up one of his purchases for this week's trade, and the steer weighs 106Qlba, Ib is of really excellent quality. Arrangements are being made, under the supervision of Bro. 0. A. 0. Hardy, for a Masonic funeral to the late Bro. W. M. Lyttleton. Bro. Lyttleton, who took a keen and earnest interest in the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, was a Past Presi dent of the Board of Benevolence. He was al-,0 a P.M. of the Rakaia Lodge, and a member of the Rose Croix Chapter, 18c. The brethren of the craft, not only in Can terbury, but throughout New Zealand, will hear with deep regret of his sudden and unexpected disease. The first line of battleship launched after Victoria came to the throne was named The Queen. She was a apleudid three-decker of 100 guns. She co»t £110,000. Tne recently launched steel monster, Prince George, will cost over a million when the expenses for complete outfit are added. It is true that the Prince George alone could have sent Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar to the bottom in an hour. But here is a much more startling fact, to the taxpayer, at anyrate:—Naval authorities admit thab if in the next war the tittle torpedo craft do all that is expected of them, the moaater fleets of Europe will at once become obsolete.

One of the first acts of Lady Ranfurly in Wellington, »ays the Post, was one of sympathy. Hearing (hat a little fellow had fallen from a tree, whither he had climbed to view the swearing-in ceremony of the Governor, and broken his arm, she rang up the Evening Post office and asked us to find out the little sufferer's name. This we did, the boy being Kred W. Player, a son of Mr Player of the Working Men's Club. Lady Ranfurly next day called at the Club and left a book, on which was inscribed her Ladyship's name, for the little sufferer. She also obtained his private address, and inti mated her intention of paying him a visit*

The criminal sessions of the Christchuroh Supreme Court terminated on Tuesday. The hearing of the oase in which Thomas Hullett was charged with manslaughter by reason of the application of chromic acid in the treat ment of a malignant growth, from which the coroner's jury ascribed the death of Mr William McAliece in July last, occupied the whole of the day. The common jury, after forty-nine minutes retirement, returned a verdict of " Not guilty," and the accused was acquitted. When the verdict was an nounced the occupants of the gallery at tempted to applaud, but their effort was immediately suppressed.

President Faure's present from King Menelik—a young elephant—has arrived in Paris. While preparations were being made on board the steamer Ava at Marseilles to land the elephant, he got loose, and began to throw overboard everything within reach of his trunk. Eventually he made his way to the cook's galley, and, after due admira tion of the brilliant array of copper sauce pans and other cooking utensils, he, in the most unceremonious fashion, sent the largest pieces of the batterie de cuisine to join the other articles he had thrown into the water. If the French President has to make good the damage dooe, he will find the present a rather expensive one. A white elephant, pdfled.

A correspondent writes to the Welling ton JPos(\— "Mergury, the smallest of all the planets, and not often seen from its general nearness to the sun, is now plainly visible. It is quite close to Jupiter, the largest of the planets, Both planets are plainly visible in fche west about a quarter to six o'clock. Above them and a little to the right is Mars. Saturn is visible on the opposite side of the sky t near to Antares, the bright red star in Scorpio. Scorpio is easily found, as its long curved line of stars look as if they marked out each one a joint in the scorpion's tail. Uranus ia not far from Saturn, but, as it ia very faint, it will not be found without a star atlas. Venus ia the morning star. Thus all the planets known to the anoients are visible between sunset and sunrise.

In "My Lord Duke," by Mr Jfl. W, Hornung, the Australian novelist now nourishing in London, there is an artistic passage Bhowing how a young lady who had been told by her mother not to drive out with an "il!egible" whom she liked, managed to go without in strictness dis obeying orders:—" But where are you going my love?" "To geb ready to go with— Jack." "To where, pray?" "Why, to Devonholrae, as we arranged last night," replied, Oliria, with spirit. ** He said he would drive me over { and you said • How sweet of him,' and beamed upon us both !" Lady Caroline winced. " You impertinent obit!" she cried yieiously, " You know as well as I do that what X have told you alters everything. Once and for all, Olivia, I forbid you to drive into Devonholme with— with—with—with that common man." t! Very well, the drive's off," said the girl, with swifts decision, and she left her mother without another word. She put on her habit and went straight to Jack. "Do you mind if we ride into Devonholme instead of driving?" "Mind ! I should like it even better." "Then suppose we go to the stable-yard and see abuub our horses our selves?'*

The true leaf of the Tea plant, uatampered with and pure j this is Koziu T»4» try it.—

Miss Florence Nightingale was amongst { those who viewed the Royal Procession from \ the windows of Buckingham Pa!ace, i

The Open Lodge Meeting to-night at the Templar Hall will be of a general entertain ment kind, interspersed with a few short addresses. The charge will be sixpence, not one shilling as advertised, and a full house is requested.

A drag will leave the Commercial Hotel it noon to-morrow for R»kaia, to enable Masons to attend ths funeral of the late Brother Lyttleton. A few seats are avail able for the public, who can obtain them by applying to Mr Cawsey.

A very successful concert was given in the Riverside schoolroom on Tuesday evening by Misses Birdie Butler, Olphert, and company. The programme was similar to those at the concerts given in other parts of the county by Miaa Butler's company, and was highly appreciated. After the entertainment refreshments were provided for the per formers by Mrs Lester, who also kindly allowed them the use of her piano.

The Melbourne Weekly Tiims has a pathetic picture of the baby alleged to have been bom during the wreck of the Tasmania. The "little stranger," bearing a striking eesembanoe to one of the old-fashioned Dutch dolls, is tenderly held in the arms of a stalwart seaman arrayed in lifebelt and everything complete, including an appar ently carefully waxed moustache. It is to be regretted for the sake of the artist that the baby wasn't born at all. An equally imaginative picture \% the representation of toe piano-playing incident.

Shoreditch has just inaugurated an electric lighting system of a novel kind. The steam for the engines to drive the dynamos its being generated* by the burning, in specially-con struoced furnaces, of the dnst and refuse of the parish, which formerly cost the local authority a considerable sum to get rid of Current will be supplied to the public at a very low rate—6d a unit for the first two hours and 4d afterwards, while during the day the price will only be 2d. It is expected that, at this low price electric motors will largely take the place of gas engines for driving machinery. Lord Kelvin inaugurated the undertaking. The works, which are expected to cost £200,000, will include baths and washhoasee, and provision is irade on an adjoining site for a recreation ground and technical institute and museum.

The Hunua South correspondent of the Auckland He-aid writes:—Oa Saturday afternoon, aa three of Mr Cox's children were fetching their cows from a piece of land near their place, they were attacked by a steer. The beast made a charge at the youngest, a little girl of about six years of age, and the next oldest, about eight years of age, got knocked over a log. Ihe oldest one, a girl of thirteen years, made a bold dash and caught the beast by the horns. This seems to have attracted the beast's attention, which at once tossed the girl from him and made a charge at her ; but a little dog, hearing the screams of the children, ran towards them, and seeing the beast worjy i >g the children, he attacked the animal and attracted hia attention while the children gathered themselves together and made their way home asqaickly as possible. Upon examination ib was found the youngest child had a bruise and a cut on one leg, and the eldest, the one that caught the infuriated beast by the horns, had gob her dress torn open under the arm, where the beast hooked her, but no serious injury resulted beyond the fright.

Particulars of the recovery, under re markable circumstances, of a stolen bicycle have been supplied to the Post. Towards the end of March last a bicycle belonging to P. E. Ward, of Wellington, digapp«ared mysteriously, By the English mail which arrived last week Mr A. H. Hunt, of the railway accountant's office, received a letter from the manager of the Woodside Ferry, Birkenhead, Liverpool, conveying the in formation that a bicycle was in his posses sion, having been left at the ferry bicycle stables by some person unknown. The writer explained that he had written to the inikers of the bicycle, the Mutual Cycle Company, Leicester, giving the number and a general description of the machine, and had received a reply that it was one of three which the company had supplied last year to Mr Hunt. The manager of the ferry aßks Mr Huafc to give him the name of the owner of the machine, as he wished to return it at once. The bicycle turns out to be one sold by Mr Hunt to Mr Ward, the disappearance of which greatly puzzled both its owner and the police. Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—The moat effectual Cure for Gout and Rheu matism—A frequent cause of these com plaints is the inflammatory state of the. , blood, attended with bad digestion, lassitude and great debility, showing the want of a proper circulation of the fluid, and that impurity of the blood grearly aggravates these disorders. Holloway's Pills are of so purifying & nature that a few doses taken in time are an effectual preventive against gout and rheumatism bub anyone who has an attack of either should use Hollo way's Qintmont also, the powerful proper ties of which, combined with the effects of 1 the Pills, ensure a certain cure. The Oint ment should be thoroughly rubbed into the parts affected at least twice a day, after they have been sufficiently fomented with warm water to open the poreß to faciliate the introduction of the Ointment to the glands.

WATERTON.

From Our Own Correspondent.

1.0. G.T. The usual meeting of the Clearbrook Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Library Hall on Saturday night—Sister Hopwood, chief templar, presiding. There was a very fair attendance, and much of the business was of a routine nature. Bra S N, Norrish, L.D., installed the new officers, Bro and Sister Moses acting as G.Ms. The usual committees having been appointed, it was agreed to hold an open meeting and coffee supper in three weeks time, proceeds to be in aid of an organ, which ifc*was agreed to purchase at once. The lodge then went into harmony, and songs were given by Sister Watson and Bro Thomas, and recitations by Brcs Anderson and Watson. Copious re freshments were handed round by the sisters, and the Lodge closed in due form at 10 p.m. THE WEATHBKf A delightful break in the weather took place on Monday afternoon, when rain began to steadily fall, and has continued doing so more or less heavily up to time of writing (Tuesday.) The rain will do an immense amount of good to grass and crops, and has already given a more cheerful prospect to things generally. NEW ?BST. When pruning my gooseberry bushes a few days ago, I noticed what appears to me to be a new pest, as I have not seen any mention of it previously. It; consists of a kind of blight in shape like the common lady bird, which fastens itself to the bark, muoh in the same way as apple blight, It is of a dull brown color, and when seen under the microscope has the appearance of a mole. Its mode of working is to burrow along the bark, splitting the same and causing the sap to escape; the result being that wherever they were found in considerable numbers, the branch on which they had operated was dead. Perhaps Mr Smith can throw some light on the matter and suggest a remedy.

COMMERCIAL

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. LonboNj August 16 Wool—Owing to the scarcity, prices at the Bradford wool market show a rise of a halfpenny per lb. The American wheat crop for the present year is estimated at 75,000,000 bushels above the 1896 crop.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limired, have received the following cablegram from their London office dated the 13th instant: " Fair demand for hides in general; any change in prices i 8 in favor of buyers. A small business has been done in leather and basils at previous rates." j

Many Ladies complain that the Tea they have been using has neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozib Tea they will be iftbisfied Try tb« No 4at 2/4, 'to suptrt)

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsib c for fclie opinions expressed by oar. correspondents/

THE WATERTON CONCERT.

TO THK BDITOB.

[ Siß,—-I am pleased fchab my letter re the 'two comic songs sung at the Waterton Oddfellows' Concert meet with "Observer's" approval, but fail to see why he should blame me for not condemning speeches of a similar character which he says it is common to hear at blue ribbon meetings and Wes leyan anniversaries in Waterton. Now, if "Observer's " ears have been pained at aach places, he could certainly have written in condemnation of such things at the time, and not have waited until months and years have passed before he utters his protest. But this not being done, the impression conveyed is that he wants to have a slap at these two institutions, towards which he has no sympathy, rather than that they should mend their ways. In answer to Mr Box, all I have to say is that it wa- very mean and oowardly of me while writing under v. nom de plume, to mention names, especially us the names had been previously reported by your correspondent, and more especially mean and cowardly beoause Mr Box thinks so.—* I am, etc., M©DBSTY.

A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Committee of the A. and F. Association was held on Tuesday afternoon, and was fairly well attended, considering that there had been bereave ments in the families of several members. Before the business of the meeting began, Mr Luadley moved that) the Association , express ita deep regret at the lose sustained by the families of the late Mr D. MuCormaok and Mr W. M. Lyttleton, and that letters of condolence be written to the widows of each of the deceased gentlemen. Mr Leadley spoke in feeling terms of the loss the Society had suffered by the death of Mr MoCormaok and Mr Lytfcleton, and paid a high tribute to their worth and usefulness. The motion was carried unanimously. The report of. the Revising Committee was received, and the revised programme was adopted with alight alterations. A feature of the new programme will be a class for the best "turn-our/'-suitable for a tradesman's purposes, which should produce good com petition. A Ground Committee was appointed, con sisting of—Messrs Grigg, Small, Leudley, Cookson, Bonifaat, and Clarke. Messrs W. P. Kellock, J. Crossan, and W. Begg were elected members of the Association, aud the name of Mr T. N. Digby was added to the Committee in place of that of the late Mr D. McOormaok. It was resolved to call a special general meeting of members to consider the altera tion of Rule 3. The Finance Sub-Committee then sat to consider printing tenders, and accepted that of the ABhburton Publishing Company,

TOMMY AND THE DELILAH DODGE.

How it Didn't Work.

With distended eyee, mouth and ears, Tommy Traddles heard his Sunday school teacher tell about Samson and his long hair, and his wonderful feats of strength, and hia weakness after Delilah had shorn him of his leonine looks. "An' he didn'b have no strength at all after he got his hair cut'?" he asked, increduously. "No; his strength was in his long hair, and when his locks were gone he was powerless," explained the teacher. When Tommy came the following Sunday his face was a trifle scratched, and one of his eyes discoloured. He had very little to say, but was evidently doing a great deal of thinking* " I aiy teacher," he said at last, " I don't think much of that Samson story you told tta last Sunday." "Why not, Tommy?" enquired the teacher. "Oh, you see, Johnny Jones, he's bigger'n me, an 5 he's captain of the Young Rovers football team, an' he wore his hair long. An' him an' me ian'b good friends, an laafc Tuesday me an' Jimmy Hawkins an' Rob White, we all caught him alone, an' piled on to him, an' held 'im down, an' cut; off all his long hair with ma's scissors." " That wasn't afc all nice, Tommy," re proved the teacher ; '• bub I suppose you were thinking of the story of Samson ? " " Yes, that was what I was thinkin' of." " And you thought his strength was in his hair?" *' Yea, 'm, that's what I thought." " Well, was it ? " " Was it ?" Tommy cried, disgustedly. " I met him all alone yesterday. W&b it ? Now just look at that eye."

The Tasmania Enquiry

Press Asßociation—By Electric Talegr&ph. Auckland, Auguifc 18 The Tasmania enquiry .was resumed to day. Alexander Dette, passenger from Auckland to Giaborne, and one of the sur vivors from the carpenter's boat, gave evi dence aa to the condition of the boat and the circumstances of the casualty. The boat could only pall three oars, and was leaking, a plug being missing. Alderton, the pas senger who was drowned, caught hold of Dette after the eapßize occurred, but the 1 sea washed him away again. Alder to a could not swim, Chief officer Willoock was examined re the bearings at Gisborne. The court adjourned till Friday week for a report re the survey.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL.

Subscriptions for Convalescent Ward.

The following subscriptions have been received:— £ » d Amount previously acknowledged 195 6 S Mrs 0. J. Harper ... ... 1 0 0 D. Williamson 2 2 0 Total ... ... 198 8 5

SHOOTING CASE.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Fielding, August 18* Vhomas and Annie Looney, arrested en Monday afternoon, the latter on charges of shooting with intent to kill, and the former with aiding and abetting, were remanded until Tuesday next. Bail was refused, the police objecting to ifa being granted owing to the serious nature of the charges. It is pro bable that the charges will be heard befoire the S M.

SWIMMING.

Press Association —-By Electric Telegraph, Copyright. London, August 16 A grand struggle is expected in the match for the Swimming Championship of the World between Ernie Oavill, of Australia, and Nuttal, of England. Cavill is sanguine of buccess. Great interest is being displayed in the match.

The weather prophetsprodicb that the long fine dry spell which we have had will be followed by a very web and severe winter. The one thing needful for protection against the elements of such a winter is a really good reliable waterproof coat or cloak. W are assured that Messrs Craighead and Berryman have become famous for their well known brand of winter clothing, which has hitherto given such satisfaction, and in anticipation of a still larger sale for these goods, this season they are now showing probably the largest stock of waterproof cweed, serge, and melton overcoats ever exhibited in Ashburton, They are also supplying ladies' and gentlemen's water proof cloaks and coats to measure at ready made prices. Every garment guaranteed thoroughly "waterproof. (Three months trial, if defective money returned). All wool linings—keeping tha wearers always w*rm and dry—sewn throughout with strong silk, ventilated and «v«y improve. raiut M up to a*fee,"—A.QVT!,

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

A Potato Blight

London, August 15 Blight is ravaging the potato crops in the Limerick and Clare counties. Returning Bishops. The Bishop of Auckland returns to New Zealand in the Australia, and the Bishop of Waiapn in the Bimu taka. The Spanish Troops in Cuba. New York, August 16 Sickness is widely prevalent amongst the Spanish troops at Cuba, 35,000 being inmates of the hospitals.

Australian.

Press Asiociation—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. The Federal Convention. Sydney, August 17 Parliament adjouruß about the 26th inst,, in order to make way for the Federal Convention. The Tasmania's Second Officer. NieholsoD, the second officer of thß Tasmania, joins the Anglian in a similar capacity. Dismissed the Service. The court-martial found Chief Band master Wright, of H.M.S. Tauranga guilty of misappropriating money and desertion. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and dismissed from the service with disgrace. Beneficial Rains. Melbourne, August 17 Splendid rainß have fallen over the colony during the past few days. The Minister for Agriculture estimates their value to be at least a million sterling to the producers. A Uniform Railway Gauge. A conference of railway engineers from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales have prepared an estimate of the cost of establishing a uniform gauge. A report on the sub ject will he presented to the conference of Commissioners, whose recommen dations will probably be considered by the Premiers at the Sydney Fedenrt Convention. The Victorian Budget. The Premier delivers his Budget speech on the 24th iost. A Large Estate. In consfquence of the death of Sir William Clark, who was sole trustee for his brother Joseph's estate, an application was made to the Court to appoint three creditors representing £700,000 as administrators of the estate. It was elicited at the time of Joseph's death that the assetß were £350,000, the liabilities about a million. The amount involved was not allowed to transpire.

THE LATEST.

Homo and Foreign.

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Received Wakapuaka August 18, 9.55 a.m., Guabdian Office 10.30 a.m, Canovas' Murderer. Madrid, August IT At the trial o£ Golii, the prisoner defiantly attempted to justify his crime, but the aourt refused to listen. Prisoner's coucael pleaded that Golli was insane. Golli, who was found guilty, was sentenced to death, and probably will be executed by means of the garotte, a kind of steel collar by which condemned men are strangled.

Australian.

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Keoeived Wakapuaka August 18,10.10 a, m. Guardian Office 11 a.m. Sir George Turner Interviewed. Adelaide, August 18 Sir George Turner is the first Premier to return, la an interview, referring to the House of Commons, he said he heard several debates, but did not think they wore above the level of Colonial debates. On all aides it was strongly urged that the differ ent colonies should use their utmost endeavours to bring about federation, and bhouid not allow the present effort to fall through. Indeed this feeling pervaded all classes with whom he came in contact. There were many conferences between Mr Chamberlain and the Premiere, but time did not permit them to fully discuss several important questions. However, they were able to clear up many matters about which there had been mis understandings, especially with regard to the Australian squadron.

THE RECENT DUEL.

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Rome, August 11. In consequence of the result of tht combat between Prince Henry of Orleans and Oomte de Turin, General Albertone, the Italian officer who first challenged Prince Henry, has aban doned the proposed duel. Received Wakapuaka August 18, 10 a.m, Guardian Office 10.40 a. in. Rome, August 17 Oomte de Turin was accorded a great reception by the populace on his return to Italy, and has been congratulated by King Humbert.

AN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

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Reoeived Wakapuaka August 17, 10 a.m., Guardian Office 10.40 a.m. m , „. . Brussels, August 17 Ihe tielgian expedifciua to Graham's land in the Antartic regions, under the command of Lieutenant Gerlache, left Belgium yesterday. The steamer Belgica, conveying the expedition, wag saluted hy the Dutch and United Statei warships as she sailed down the river ■iheldfe. Mr Nanaen sent felicitation* o Lieutenant Garlache,

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GREAT AUCTION SALE. rnHE KEMAINDER of G. J. N«im,'s Bankrupt Stock will be Bold by Auction on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1897. (SEE ADVERTISEMENT.) D. THOMAS, AUCTIONEER. BY ORDBR STOCK VENDORS.



DRESSES & DRESSMAKING - EXTRAORDINARY. = AFTER AN FXOEPTrONALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO TAKE VEKT MUCH REDUCED PRICES FOR OUR FEW REMAINING COLORED DRESSES; A JbOW PRICE quoted for Dress Complete Beib Stylo and Fit, MITCHELL & TURNER.



LAD lES' RINGS. RINGS. RINGS BROOCHES. BROOCHES. BROOCHES. SEE WINDOW OF S. SALEK'S JEWELLEBY ESTABLISHMENT FORITHK LARGEST STOCK AND NEWESffi DESIGNS OF LADIES' BINGB AND BROOCHES EVER SEEN IN THE ASHBURTON DIStEJHOT. MAGNIFICENT New Stock of above, Set with Diamonds, Rabies, Sapphires, Pearls, Opals, and other Precious Stones. These stones having been bought and chosen by S. SALEK personally, and made up in 18 carat Colonial Gold to his own designs, are superior in regard to Design ani Price to anything hitherto Been in the district. PBIOES 20 per cent Lowir than Usual, marked in Plain Tigureaj SEE WINDOW. S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER & MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, EAST STREET.



JUST IMPORTED. ASM4LL but Choice delivery of NEW SPRING PRINTS. Also GALATBAS for Boys' Suits. NEW CHTFFONS in Light Shades. TOKTOISESHELIi SIDE OOMBS for the hair. Patent India-rubber KID GLOVE CLEANERS —a tremendous run on these ia England, Is each. A job line of TURKISH TOWELS, very large, Is 3d—not to be equalled. Without exception the Best Kid Glove O_ A n for Half-a-Orown in Canterbury. Four Vg %J D ** s large Studs. All sizes. Still Jobbing Balance of Winter Stock at TEBY LOW PRICES. Ladies Bhoatd tee these before purchasing elsewhere. Good Solid Stuff lit Low Prices. W. H. COLLIER, "THE CO EN BE."



STOCK Taking Bale.—French Serges U 6d, worth 2s bd; handsome Dress Tweeds, IOJd, worth doable.— W. H. Courier. WANTED Known—Our 7s 6d Tweed Dresses. Also our all wool Serges In Cardinal from 2a, Navy and Black from 8a 9d. Satisfactory Dress and Mantle making on the premises. AH descriptiona of !»diet gwmenti jnjMje, to wfah-^MviQlWhl 09 $V*Vt*>



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Hl4f^^^^jJK|flAVl I 111 AGENTS FOR THE ANGLO-NEW ZEALAND OYOLE COMPANY. WE have just opened out a Ml stock of the following high grade, up-to date, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Bicycles, all English make, beautifully enamelled and very heavily plated parts. THE GrLOBE-Very high grade machine, D shape tubing, 3£in tread, 3-16iu chain, patent head look, and all other latest improvements, English Dunlop Tyres. j i TJttJE M.m.H.TOTN— A beautiful! cyle, 3|in tread, fitted with the patent 3-16 in twin roller chain, English Dunlop Tyres, a pleasure to ride on. THE TOWWJEND-Another, high-class machine. On account of the large number we have sold of these cycles we cm fully recommend it. English Dunlop tyres, oval tubing, 3|in tread, large barre! hubs oil retaining, heavily plated, and strictly up-to-date. Any of these machines will be sold for cash or on the easy time payment system. Inspection Invited. HALLENBTEIN BROS., A, G. BARTON, Manager!



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