BIRTH.

Baxter.—On May 1, at Cameron Street West, the wife of Alf. J. Tyrrell-Baxter of a son.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1897. Local and General.

Sporting and commercial news on the fourth puge. A cable from London dated yesterday ' says that Sir George Grey is dying. There are 126 Good Templar Lodges L> New Zealand, aggregating 4217 members. A Blenheim debating society reoently discussed the question •' Is it wrong to cheat a lawyer ?" It was decided that it was not wrong, but impossible. Why are ladies the biggest thieves m existence ? Because they steel their petti coats, bone their stays s crib their babies, and hook their eyes • . • • - Mr John Golden, Mayor of Newcastle, intends to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by giving three garden parties—one to 4000 of the inhabitants, the second to 4000 poor adults, and the third to about 4000 poor children. Each of the poor people would receive a souvenir. Mr John Edie, of Springfield, Edievale, from 13 acres threshed 211 bags of four and a-half bushels each, or a return of 73 bushels to the acre, From a 10-acre paddock the return was 140 bags of four and a-half bushels, or 63 bushels to the acre, The wheat is of the velvet variety, and harvested m excellent condition. —Tapanui Courier. The season has been very favorable to gourd growth, as proved by a pumpkiu weighing lO3lbs, grown by Mr M. Stitt, and shown at Messrs Friedlander Bros', offices ; and another, not so heavy, to be sure, but still a monster, grown by Mr James Bishop, Waterton, and on view at Mr J. Sealy's shop. An Oamaru man set a trap to catch rats, and instead caught a cod fish. Thiß may seem peculiar, but it happened that the rat stole the cod-fish, and m passing the trap the fish was nipped out of its mouth by the springing of the trap, The owner of the trap fainted on seeing the cod-fish m the trap with its widely expanded mouth gaping up at him. A meeting of the sub-committee of the High School Board took place la&t evening at the chairman's office. Present —Messrs A. Orr, Steward, Denshire and Scaly. The testimonials and certificates of the appli cauts (ten m number) for the position of third teacher were read, and those of five having been laid aside, it wai decided to make certain inquiries with respect to the remaining five, the sub-committee to meet again on Tuesday, May 11, at 3 p.m., to receive the result of such inquiries and to agree on a recommendation to the Board. Ashlsurton readers will be interested to learn that a monument to the memory of the late Rev E. ft. Otway, formerly of (his parish, has been erected m the Chriatchurch cemetery. It is sft 6in m height, and is m the form of a handsome white marble cross resting on two marble bases mounted on a bluestone base. It bears the following inscription :—" In memory of Rev Ezra R, Otway, who died at Lincoln, September 16, 1896, a»ed 52 year. Spes me a Chnstus. Erected by parishioners of Lincoln, Belfast and Marshland, and friends." 4 Carl .Hertz, who appears to-night at the Oddfellows' Hall is described by the Timaru Herald as the prince of illusionists, and i s&'.d to be the cleverest manipulator of cards and the most skilful creator of muoh ;»ufc of nothing who has ever been seen there. ,0/ the cinernatographe living pictures our»'con tempor&ry says that these fully bore out the assertions of the programmes that they were " urapuroached m beauty, cleverness, and natural"lifelike movement." About a dozen sets were sh^wn, the great majority of them were marvellously good. Busy su eel scenes, * railway station with approaching express, seaside f cents (astoundiogly realistic) a skirt dance, and burlesque scenes, made a memor able part of a moat interesting and enjoyable evening's gutertainment. Following ia frorjji the Lytlflton Times :— There were two very smart young volunteers engaged m "keeping the door'? at the valedictory Bmoke concert on Wednesday night. They had bsen ordered to admit no one who was not m uniform, and when a small-sized individual, plainly dresced m mufti, presented himself, he was promptly barred. "Go and put your uniform on and then come back if you want to get m," he was told. He modestly fell back ; bub a few momenta afterwards, when the stately form of the officer commanding the district passed through the door the stranger endea voured to follow him. Immediately he was collared by the vigilant jantitora. " Here, you ; clear out of this," was their injunction, and fch^v were proceeding to enforce it, when the' Coloce! quietly remarked, "This is General Whitmore." Utter collapse of janitors. Gooks who pride themselves on the clean liness and " shine" of their cooking ranges have a great grudge against the frying-pan. The melted fat splutters all over the top of ! j the range and spots the covering plates, and I iug c ;Migea great expenditure of elbow 'grease on th<J part of the very valuable artist the masterstrokes of whose genius delight every possessor of a healthy stomach. This bad conduct on the part of the frying pan is the cause of much iU-tempe^ too^ and It is matter for wonder that the' inventive genius of the nineteenth century has not until now successfully wrestled with the difficulty. Some genius, hailing from Chris church, has evolved a utensil that completely overcomes the trouble. It is m the form of a cone that fits the frying-pan exactly, and so catches all fat, but there is an opening iv front by which access to the pan ia obtained,, TLe whole supplies a really clever and use ful utensil, and Mr Henry Zander, who has them for sale iv i'our s'zaa, ought fco do a ; great trade#

KASPAR'S WALLET.

The vagaries of Fashion are responsible for a great deal of diacomforfc and annoyance, and m no particular is this more m evidence ihan m regard to the high hats which La Mode decieed as the proper headgear for ladies. The wearers of these absurd piles of feathers, ribbons, und ye vet, all "f which arraugemeuts are stuck on end like flags, usually occupy the front seats, and block out the view of the stage from the unhappy occupants of the back rows. In America many theatres now have a regulation requir ing all hats to be removed—ladies' as well as gentlemen's, and even m Paris, the metro polis of politeness, the gentlemen are m revolt; against the high hat nuisance. During a recent performance of "Madame Potiphar " at the Opera Comique, a gentle man seated m the orchestra stalls coolly retained his headgear, and, when protests and c ies were .raised around him, he took no notice of them. An official having walked up to him with a polite remonstrance, he quietly p inted to two Indies seated m front of him with hata much higher than hiß own, j and remarked that so long as that was I allowed he wouM continue to act as he had done. Allusion was then made to the police commissary ; whereupon the gentleman left his pace, and requested that his money might be returned. As this was refused he took his departure ; but he has lost no time m summoning the manager to appear before the j uttice of the peace, by whom the question will be threshed out. The document with which the manager has been presented sets forth that there is no rule compelliag men to remove their hats at theatres, and that moreover, it is idle to pre'end that their headgear prevents the other spectators from witnessing the performance, inasmuch as women's hats, which are now of ridicuous'y exaggerated proportions, are tolerated. Nor, it isadded, does the difference of sex suffice to explain this unfair treatment, seeing that men are more often m need of a head-cover ing than women. Accordingly, the gentle man asks that the price of his stall shall be returned to him, and that 50 franoa shall also be paid as compensation for his having been deprived of the pleasure of witnessing the performance. i _________ A wedding of a particularly rowdy sort I came i-ff m one of the back blocks of Westralia the other day.—A Victorian who went over there with his three unmarried daughters recently gave the last of the trio away m holy matrimony to a publican. The bridegroom kept open house m honour ot the occasion, and the whole neighbourhood got on such a woeful bust, that seven drunks were found m the bridal apartment when tho bride wanted to retire. They were carried out &nd left m a row m the back yard. Then it wai discovered that the bridegroom was missing, and the most vigorous search among'he drunks failed to bring him to light ; the general theory was that he had got sunHroke and wandered into the bush, and the widowed bride wept all night. Next morning the servant girl gave notice on the ground that a strange inebriate had taken possession of her room during the night, and she had been forced to take refuge under the house. It proved to be the bridegroom, and when he was awakened by an energet;c process of dty blowing he apologised handsomely to the Ljirl and made things all right. Then the best man was rescued out of the manger m the stable, aud the happy party sab down to breakfast. Afterwards they started on their honeymoon m a buggy, with a temperature of 116, but one of the horses dying of sun stroke they returned on top of a passing ox conveyance, and decided to dispense with the proposed tour and settle down without ceremony. Although Great Britain is ai peace at present with Fiance aud Germany, never i he'ess two battles were fought at Hongkong less than four months ago between meu-of ware-men of the three nationalities. The first quarrel arose as the result of a French siilor stabbing a boy belonging to the British fleet at Singapore. A bitter hatred existed between the French and Eugli-sh naval men at these stations, and this incident was as the match to $ train of gun-powder. A vigilance committee was at once formed against the British tars, and an elaborate plan for revenge was mapped out so secretly that the officers were m entire ignorance of the proceedings of the men. When the news of the stabbing had been thoroughly distribu ted at the Hongkong station the Britishers sent a challenge to the French tars m port that the insult to their nation could only be wiped out by a hand to hand fight without weapons. The French promptly accepted ihu challenge, and the battle ground was iecided upon. The French fought with their feet, aiid the English, Irish and Scotch with their fists. The result m such a duel was inevitable. The French vnre overpowered and throwu into the harbor. It is said that French lives were lost, although the matter is being kept so quiet that it is impossible to get accurate details. The second fight was between English and German sailors and is thus described:—As the steamer Empress of India was lying m port, word was passed along that the British tars were looking for more trouble. This proved to be the case. Heaijng that the Hong kong police were being overpowered by some roystering German men-of-warsmen they re paired to the scene, and took the side of the police. A fierce encounier tookplace, m which clubs were used. The battle was long and bloody. Fina ly the Anglo-Saxon faction drove the Teutons to the water's edge, and under cover of the law drove them into the harbor, ['hey then retreated m order, and allowed the police to fish them out, Fortunately m this fight no lives were lost.

A graphic narattve of the rescue of an officer by his horse during a fight with the uative foroea m Rhodesia ia given by Surgeon-Captain Grey, the officer m question. He says : —*' In the attack on Mashongombi the horses began to drop, and soon thirteen lay on the ground, and it looked as if the men would all be killed. Evidently Captain Turner thought so, for he virtually gave the order ' Saiiveqiri pent* telling every man to fight the best he could for his own hand. { led towards the way out under a raking fire at a gallop, and was closely followed by the troop. Very soon, however, I fell from the saddle, struck with a bullet from an elephant gun about 500 yards off. -The bullet' struck me on the top of the thigh, smashing the socket of the thigh bone, breaking a vein, and otherwise woundiag me. My horse was carried on at full speed with ths rear guard, which rushed at des perate speed to clear the picket-like entrance of the drift where the natives \yjjre rallying m tha hope of killing us. At I lay on the gra'S, bleeding profusedly, I looked up and saw two natives aiming at me at a distance of about 40f n. At the same irpment I saw my horse come thundering back from the drift. Jt suddenly stopped and came and Stood over my ptostrafce body, covering me from the firing, and at the same time mak ino a peculiar noise through its nostrils. I thought it had been wounded and that with the pain, noise, *nd confusion it had gone mad. ThU noiion, however, was soon iispelled, for it continued to stand over me m a kneeling posture, and I could see tint the faithful animal had come back to pro tect me. I may remark here that this horse, which I myself selected, I made a pet of. 1 he assegais from the approaching natives were now beginning to fey around me, and • hulking if I could reach my horse's back I should be shot, which was preferable to being assegaied, I seized the reins, put my ; right foot m the stirrup, and made a sup- ; reme effort to mount. And I was success ful ( but how I did it J do not know, for my left side was paralysed. On finding myself m the saddle I called Mjo't-o ray horse, which started like an arrow towards the exit from the drift,"

disguised herself fn masculine clothing co } as to carry out her plot aga'nsb her' daughter-in-law. Conseilheiro took refuge m the forests, where he lived a hermifd life for some years, and acquired, m the solitude, the idea that he had become a aa'nt whose mission it was to regenerate the world. In 1893 he began an active pro paganda, constructing a small chapel, which he called "Noire Dame De Conception,' and a few huts to shelter the people at tibctedbyhis preaching. As soon as he got a large number of followers he began the career of brigandage he is now pursuing. His succeßß m his marauding expeditions emboldened him to such an extent that he I woe fometime since threatening to take the | town of Bahia, the capital of the province of that .tame. Latest telegr »ms were to the effect thafc Conseilhebes forces had suffered a defeat, but it is by no means certain that they are routed or dispersed. It is probable that his harrowing experiences have turned the brain of th i Portuguese fanatic, but, on the other hand, his success m inducing thousands to follow him gives evidence of some measure of astuteness b;ing mingled with his enthuiasm, and is rather against the theory of insanity. I KASPAR.

MAGISTERIAL.

RAKAIA-FRIDAY.

(Before Messrs 0. Hardy & L. Oxley, Jb.P.) Railway By-Laws.— Captain Kidley, for getting off the train whilst m motion, at Rakaia, was fined 10s, and costs 27a. Civil Cases.—W. Barcock v. E Beckett £8 2a 81 for goods.—Judgment for plaintiff by default, with costs. W. Barcook v. A. Lucas, 12s 9d for goods,—Judgment for plait)tiff, with costs. R. J. Dunn v. Thomas Bowling, £2 16a for ploughing. A contra acaount for £2 16s 3d for chaff and bags was put; m. The case was adjourned till nexfe Court day for production of witnesses.

ECCENTRIC BEHAVIOUR OF THE TIDE AT LYTTELTON.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Christohorch, April 30. The Buahine took 4931 cases of cheese, 12,000 frozen sheep, and 27,000 lambs. The tide at Lytteltou on Thursday afternoon behaved m an eccentric fashion. The almanac gavo 2.9 p.m as the time for high water, and just before two o'clock the tide had risen about 4 feet sor 6 inches. Then it suddenly fell back m an unaccountable manner, leaving its mark 2 feet or 2 feet 6 inches below the usual level. Ib waa hoped that this unusual occurrence would lea t to no serious inconvenience, and the authorities waited till the expected high tide time arrived, but the anticipated rise did not come, and the harbor-master had to inform the agents of the Ruahine of the risk they would run if the steamer attempted to leave the wharf. Then it was that the departure was postponed. Fully an hour afterwards it was seen that the tide was' coming back at a rapid rate, and even up till four o'clock there was ample water to float the steamer out safely. This faot was put before the ship's representa tives, bub they decided not to make the attempt as by that time many passengers had gone ashore, and besides no one could with CHit&inty know that the tide would remain sufficiently long to successfully float the steamer out. No one could account for the unusual phenomenon m the least. The occurrence did not repeat itself, for thia morning at two o'clock, or half an hour be fore due time, the tide was sufficiently high to allow the steamer to proceed without a hitch.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Lismore.

A meeting of householders was held at the schoolh use on Monday night, when nine householders were present. The chairman explained the actions of the committee during the pist year, which were considered satisfactory, A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring committee. The following were elected a committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs James Peterson, W. P. Kellock, T. Dyer, J. F. Bell, F. Hill. At a meeting of the new committee held after wards Mr J. Paterson was re-elected chair man.

Winchmore.

The following were elected as a committee for the Winchmore School :—Messrs Miller, (chairman), Johnston, Robertson, F. Capon, VV. O'Grady, C. Capon, and W. Button.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

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A Heresy Hunt Quashed. London, April 29 The Free Presbyterian Church Synod has rejected a petition against '• lan McLaren," who was recently cited by a minister to appear before ' the Synod on a charge of heresy. Dr. Peters. Berlin, April 29, The Government have refused to prosecute Dr. Carl Peters, who was recently dismissed from the Imperial service for cruelty to the natives of East Africa, on the ground that his conduct was not opposed to native law. i

Australian.

Vtesi Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. A Big Nugget Melbourne, April 30 Three prospectors have unearthed a nugget weighing 115oz m Nuggety Gully, near Talbot. Closing- up Railways The Commissioner of Railways has decided to close up the Onmberwell to ' Ashburton and the Lancefield to Kil more railways, two of the non-paying (C outer circle " lines. Alleged Murder. Adelaide, April 30 ! Beard took the police to the spot i where Mario, a youth of sixteen, was buried. The Oceana Cold Robbery. Albany, April 30. Detective O'Donnell has returned by the steaVner Oceana without finding any clue to the gold robbery. The vessel was thoroughly searched at London. Colonial Sugar Company. Sydney, April 80 The Uoionial $agar Company's half yearly report, which was adopted, showed the profits to be £85,500, mak ; ing, with the balance brought forward, £174,000. A dividend" of 10 per cent has been declared and £89,000 carried forward. The production of sugar during thp past season is considerably j larger than m any previous yei^r.

Sir G. Grey Dying.

Press Association—By Electric Telepraph- Copyright. London, April §Q Sir George Grey v dying,

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

The Greek Premier D smissed.

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Athens, April 29 The special summons of the Greek Chamber to deal with the situation arising out of th^ war proved futile. Two meetings were held but proved abortive owing to the absence of Government Bupporters. An angry feeling prevails amongst the people of , Athens m consequence of the Govern ment's inaction. The King has asked M. Deiyannis to resign the Premiership and form a new Cabinet. £n view of the threatening state of affairs at Athena, Mr E. H. Egerton, the British Minister, is prepared to i land marines at the Piraeus, the port of Athens, if their services are required. The Greeks have evacuated volo, the chief seaport town on the Gulf of Volo. The women and children were removed $>y sea. The Turks have occupied Zarkos, on the Greek line of refcreat to Phersala and seized large stores of ammunition left by the Greeks when they fled from the town. When the Turks entered Liriasa they secured possession of 20,000 boxes of cartridges which were left by the Greeks. In the flight five of the war corespondents, including the special representatives of The Times, Renter's Agency, and the Illustrated London News, were nearly killed through the carriage m which they were driving being overturned. Reuters represen tative was nearly shot by one of the i soldiers. The road for miles was strewn with the dead and dying, and abandoned i guns, munitions of war, and furniture. Riderless frantic horses increased the danger. Many of those who were unable to secure horses for the pur pose of flight fought with and dis lodged those who were mounted. April 30 M. Delyannis having refused to accede to the King's request to resign, he has been dismissed, and M.Ralli, the leader of th© Opposition, has formed a coalition Ministry, with the object of reorganising the army and concluding an honourable peace. Thousands of Greek troops who in vaded Bpirus have returned to Arta. London, April 30 The Standard correspondent tele graphs that the Turks attacked Phersala last night.

BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL

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Received Wakapuaka, Miy 1, 9.55 a.m., Guardian Office 10.45 a.m.

London, April 30 In budget debate Sir W. Harcourt stated that the Opposition would off a determined resistance to the threatened warlike operations against the Trana vaal. He said that Mr Chamberlain had for months tried to produce a racid war m South Africa, and to exasperate the Dutch. Mr Chamberlain hotly denounced the pernicious dangerous and unpatri otic language of the leader of the Opposition, which he said was calcu lated to embarrass the Government and injure the prospects of peace. If the Oppositioa intended that the Trans vaal should be allowed to break obli gations with impunity, it would be better that they should raise an imme diate issue on the subject. Received Wakapuaka, May 1, 10 a.m. Guardian Office l\.d &,xa. London, April 30. Mr Chamberlain said it was nonsense to accuse the British Government of being the aggressor, because they had provided an additional regiment and three batteries of artillery at the Oape when the Transvaal had spent over a million m armaments. He was confi dent that the loyal people of the Oape were grateful to Britain for upholding the conditions of the existing conven tion with the Transvaal. Mr Balfour stated that additional troops had been sent to the Oape merely as a precaution, The Government was innocent of any > aggressive purpose, its sole object being to maintain existing rights. Sir W. Harcourt, m reply, said that he ( welcomed the healing words uttered by Ministers. A sharp scene followed.

THE LATEST

Australian.

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Received Wakapuaka, May I, 11 a.m., Guardian office, 12.10 p.m. The Adelaide Murders. Adelaide, May 1 Beard states that Marlow was killed by a kick from a horse. The Calvert Uelief Expedition. A telegram has been received from Wells, leader of the Oalvert relief expedition, stating that they came upon a camp of blacks near Mount Arthur, and m it were found a number of belongings of the missing explorers. One native showed a bullet hole m his arm, and said " white fellow" had done it.

THE AMBERLEY MURDER

The Inquest.

Christchurch, April 30. The inquest on the victim of the Amberley tragedy took place to-day. After formal evidence had been takfn as to identification, etc., Constable Johnston stated that the man m custody had made & statement that hia correct name was William Sheehan. He went on to say--" I met a girl on the road yesterday whom I didn't know. In a fit of passion I assiuited her and murdered her. i met her m the plantation about dinner time, knocked her down with a stick and covered her with gorse, and went away. I killed her with the knife found on me. 1 htre was no blood on the knife, and I got none on myself. I don't know what made me do it. I never saw her before. I make this statement of my own free will. No one I pressed me to make the statement. Signed, Wiliiam Sheehan." Sheehan was aalm and collected when making the statement. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Hugh Fraser alias William Sheehan.

The Magisterial Enquiry.

Yesterday before Mr Bishop, S.M., Hugh Fraser, alias William Sheehan, was charged with the wilful murder of Agnei Liwcock. Hilda Jane Lawcook gave evidence that deceased was her daughter and sixteen years of age, and as to her having sent her to Amberley for the mail and other things at 10.50 a.m. on Wednesday 28th, after which she never saw her alive. Several witnesses gave evidence as to having seen accused m the neighbourhood of the scene of the murder. Constable Roche gave evidence as to bhe fiading of the body, and as to accused's arrest and subsequent conft«jion. , William Fifczhenry, duly qualified medical' practitioner at Amberley, stated that on Wednesday, 28th, »t 530 p.m., be was called to see the body of deceased. It waa lying on the back m the plantation referred to at right angles with a gorse fence paral-el with th« road. There was a severe wound m the throat, and rigor mortis had set m, showing she had been dead some hours. The wounding of the throat waa sufficient to cause death. He was satisfied the deceased had been outraged. There were several other injuries on the body. The nature of the wounds, nine m number, was described seriatim. Some of these were contused or lacerated wounds, such as might have been caused by some hard instrument Others were stabbing curs or wounds any or all of which could have been inflicted by the knife produced. Either of two of these, m the throat, was sufficient to cause death. Examined the accused yesterday, He had scratches and abrasions of the skin on the aDgle of the mouth on the left side. There was a long one and two short oneß. There was also a mark on his back and scratch on his right thigh. Examined the 1 neckerchief belonging to accused and found spots on ib, which appeared to be spots of blood recently shed. There were stains on his trousers, and these had recently been washed. The cuff of the left sleeve of the coat worn by accused was wet and the right sleeve damp ab about the same part. Witness asked accused when the scratches on his face were made, and accused aaid "Two nights ago." Witness a*ked him a second time, and accused replied " Last night or the night before." Constable Johnson added to his former statement. The accused informed him that his father was a bootmaker, and he himself was born m Wellington. He had previously said he belonged to Reetton, and had given the name of Hugh Fraser. In reference to the accused's statement Mr Broham came into the office when it waa partly taken down. It was afterwards all read over, and those present attached their names. The accused's demeanour was then quiet. He had wept at times during the day, and seemed greatly agitated. Detective Benjamin gave evidence that accused was calm, and realised what he was saying when he made the statement^ and previously accused was quite collected when he had given the detec ive a description of ano her man who waa wanted m connection with the case who had been accused's mate. Accused on being shown the knife by the p lice m the office said, •' That's the knife I did it with." '''his concluded the taking of the evidence. When asked as each witness finished if he had any questions to ask them the accused declined m every instance. The usual caution was given to the accused, who was then asked if he had anything to say or wished to give evidence. Accused said he did not wish to make any statement, and ha signed the notice " William Sheehan." Accused was then committed to take his trial at the criminal session of the Supreme Court.

THE PRISONER'S APPEARANCE AND DEMEANOUR.

The Press stales that Sheehan has quite a youthful appearance, and might pass as being even younger th.an stated, and he hardly looks like one who would be guilty of such a crime as the one he has confessed to haying committed. His demeanour daring the journey from Amberley to Port was not constrained \n any way, and he chatted and laughed with his captors. It was noticed, however, that he appeared to Bhow less concern after than before his confession. Hia departure from Amberley was witnessed by a large crowd of people, and there was a fairly large assemblage at Rangiora when the train passed through that station.

DEMONSTRATION IN LYTTELTON.

The murderer arrived by the 745 train from Chriatchurch, The news had got about that he would go down by that train and there was a crowd of several hundreds at the platform. The murderer was hand cuffed to Detective Marsack, and with Detective Maddern on the other side, Con stabe McCormick on the extreme edge, and Sergeant Rutledge and Constable Connal behind, was quickly marched along the plat form and up Oxford s: reet to the gaol. Ju>t off the platform the crowd gave vent to its feelings by hoots and groans and curses. Similar demonstrations were made all the way to the gaol, the street being lined with people. The rush of feet and the execrations of the crowd evidently told on. the nerves of the murderer, who at every few yards furtively at the crowd and then quickened his pace, the crowd having to maintain a steady trot to keep with up him. Hi was plainly very gjad to' reach the protection of the gaol portal, and, turning' outward and facing the mob, he was evidently vety anxious for the door to open to p-ovide him with a retreat. On the door, opening he quickly passed inside along with the posse of police officers, and the crowd, after giving several hoota and groans,'quickly dispersed.

COMMERCIAL.

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London, April 30 The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a good attendance, and the bidding was fairly animated. The prices of inferior wools remained unchanged, while good selections showed a decline of fiye centimes,. compared with the closing rafees of the February sa'es.' ' '■■ -1 ■ • '<■ ■« The prospect of an early cessation of the war has caused a reaction, and the wheaf markets show a general dec'ine.

Interprovincial News.

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The Agricultural Conference. Donedin, May 1 Only nine Associations hiving agreed to srnd-delegates, the Agricultural Society's Co.nmittee recommend that the conference proposed for June be postponed indefinitely.

THE ASHBUKTON GUARDIAN s SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1897.



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Kozie Tea, the best, and yet within reach of all; Sold at 1/8,1/10, 2/-, and 2/4— John Orr & Co., Sole Agents. Many Ladies complain that the Tea they have been using has neither strength nor flivor. If they try Kozie Tea they will be satisfied. Try the No 4at 2/4, 'tis superb. Messrs Shearman Bros., having obtained the agency for Ashburion for the Austral Cycle Company, Limited, have now on view a first-class "Swift" Ladies Bicycle, a "Club Swiff Road Racer, and an " Atalanta " Roadster. They are splendid looking machines, and are as good as they look, onjy the best selected weldless steel tubing being ussad m their manufacture, also being fitted with all fche latest improvements. I *£he Austral Company hold the largest stock j of Cycles m New Zealand, 600 machines, in cluding such well-known makes, as thp <* Humber," " Swift," ''Singer," "Triumph," and "Atalanta" Cycles, there being 88 different patterns to choose from, Advt $891.



According to the latest news from Brazil, the fanatic Coneeilheiro, who ia leading a band of rebels, calls himself " The Envoy of God." This man has made a laige number of converts, and is now at (he head of over 9000paitisans, plundering and slaying m the Province of Bahia. Some ye&rs i»go ; (ea.\ b a correspondent of the Morning Post) Conseil heiro was the heio of a terrible drama. His mother sised continually to stir him up against his wife, and one night told him that by keeping watch ho could obtain sure proof of her infidelity. Conseilheiro kept watch, and on seeing a man leave hia house fired and killed him. Without listening to his wif-'a explanations, he ruurdeied htr also,, and thea weak to examine the man. He found he had killed his mother, who had



The weather prophetspredict that the long fine dry spell which we have had will be followed by a very wet and severe winter, The one thing needful for protection against the elements of such a winter is a really good reliable waterproof coat or cloak. We are assured that Messrs Craighead and Berryman haye become famous for their well known brand of winter clothing, which has hitherto given such, satisfaction,, and m anticipation of a still larger sale for these goods, thi3 season they are now showing probably the largest stock of waterproof uweed, serge, and meSton overcoats ever exhibited iv Ashburton. They are also -applying 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 the we&rers always warm and dry—sewn throughout with strong silk, veutilated and every improve ment "up to date." —Advt. 4 294 Fbek Life Insurance. The Dresden Piano Company have applied Free Life Insurance to purchasers of pianos cjnd organs on the one, two and three years hire system, j Organs from 10a 6d monthly, pianos from j 223 6d monthly, large stcck to select from, ; For fuller particulars enquire of the Dresden Piano Company's Manager, Mr J. A. X. Riedle, c/o H. N. Anderson, East Street. Advb. 4 217 He was new to the House and its role, And they asked him tomove theaddress, And he said I will do it with pleasure, But I'm hoarse as a crow ; \o' hing les3 j They took him outside and they give him A thing which is certain and sure, And what made his voice of the clearest Was Wows' Guws Vzeevmuw Qvm, Uf l4.



Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. SUNDAY SERVICES. 11 a.m.-Morning; Prayer and Holy Com munion. 3 p. m. - GREEN STREET. 6.30 p m.— Evening- Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON.



Business Notices Is s IJRBEBY, JOOT^T O"TT rP T>EGS to inform the Ladies of Asliburton iV_/V_/JL\- \J vJ A • J3 that sho has commenced Business as Dioss and Ilatat Maker- CHILDREN'S GARMENTS a Specialty. Gl IVT 17* ¥T T Terms moderate. I MISS TKEEBY is prepared to wait upon : Ladiee at their residences it required. —IS SELLING Present address^-Wills Street East, Ash burton. 4 235 Table Damask at Is per yard ~ *~ Twill Sheeting, 2 yards wide, white or grey^-fcd Turkish Towels, 6d each Cretonne 3M | 0F GREAT INTEREST Flannelettes, 2s lid per dozen a :i ,p j T^EILL TS gELLING— TO LADIES Men's Heavy Tweed Snits at 21s 6d, wonderful value pQR THE COMING WINTEB. Boys Suits, 4s lid Men's Tweed Trousers, 5s lid _ BOOTS. BOOTS -yOU CAN SECURE AT Men's Kail SHOOTERS 7s lid. Women's SHOES 4a lid X Men's BLTJQHBRS M \W> Women's Lace SHOES 4a lid . , , ■ , , : _| THE NEW ZEALAND The Cheapest Boots m Ashburton are to be got at G. J. NEILL'S, Clothing Factory FRIBDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET. IVI 17 T T O TJ * S A GENUINE WATERPROOF IXI Hi CLOAK, TAILOR MADE, Guaran 'ZEALANDIA' BOOT STORE MBmam FEW LEATHERS. NEW LEATHERS. NEW LEATHERS. CALL and Inspect! our Grand JUuge of ,,,,» l n i Patterns, fIiHE ONLY SHOP m Ashburton that is selling the Wonderful Urack- X proof Call, beautiful m appearance, and m wear practically indestruct lb Kangaroo Calf, soft as a glove, with all the wearing properties of Kangaroo. HALLENSTEIN BROS. Kangaroo Kip Cow Hide, dressed on c new and improved principle, equal to the hardest wearing Kip, but as soft and comfortable as kid skin. ALEX HEN DRY, All these new leathers I have made up m Ladies' and Gentlemen's Boots and M Shoes. They are splendid goods, and well worth a trial. Keep up to date and X¥l* »° • ask for these new goods. Every pair is guaranteed. JAMES MELLOR, ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, ASHBURTON. g *• . . — —-— g g pH AUTUMN AND WINTER NOVELTIES. I E * <j GRAND SPECIAL DISPLAY! JA g|, || at p-]iS^§!Og MITCHELL & TURNER'S, g1 \ |il f | oKSSf M S g&S I ,Ph I CAPES UNDB.ROLUIIIIWI* §§ « S- W •« 3 — a si? i!s &'3s IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 10 LADiBS,-— Q 3 | |.g| | fl| IN PURSUANCE of oar policy m keepiDg our Business welt to the hg^ " g front, we have decided to add a FIRST-CLASS DRESSMAKING j m g^W g DEPARTMENT to our Katablishment. We have secured the services £ m h^-^ of Miss Him,, a lady of unquestioned ability, who "JSR, *I*h c gir W § J credentials of the highest order from MPSSRS W. bTRANGii & CO., g g »o «T . m whose Workrooms she has beea engaged for over sevkn years. Our LL « | » O W « object is to supply our Customers with Styli-h and Well-made H g^ » « U COSTUMES at a Moderate Price, and every possible effort will be t> g 3 2 given to make our NEW DEPARTMENT an unqualified success. We -^ H < £ §^ have already booked a number of Orders, and expect a very full season. P- J h Mfl Miss Hill will be pleaaed to receive intending Patrons on and alter <*> g ■*» w j—^ F,E?DAY ( March 26. | 8 H^ MITCHELL AND TUKNEE, I || F TANO RED STREET, * f W » X NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS. AUTUMN AND WINTER. ■.* . PRICES CUT TO SUIT THE KEEN WEATHER AND KEENER TIMES. LOOK OUT. LOOK OUT. THE CENTRAL CASH DRAPERY AND CLOTHING MART. NEXT TO J. ORR AND CO, EAST STREET. MITCHELL AND BRODRIBB GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE. EVERYTHING NEW, EVERYTHING GOOD, EVERYTHING STYLISH, And of Course EVERYTHING CHEAP. j F)AY C*sh and Save 25 per cent. Grand assortment bought at Special Rates to enable us to sustain oar reputation, yeb giving the 1 Beat Value m theT™d« w - . Bgl worth i 29 6d. Good strong plain Homespun 4s lid dress. Beautiful Tweads, grand Heavy Tw.U Dress for the latest Trimmings m Furs, Gimps, Braids, Velvets, etc , at prices never nine, newest shade ,at 8s WUno^ 9d"J^™* CALICOS, SHEETINGrS-you'll wonder at the prices. No bad debts do it. We'll trim your hat free we only want to ac 1 tne £mimng rt jJ^PJf^S^^S/are the LOWEST IN NEW ZEALAND trimmed hats-Straws. Velvets, Beavers, and lt.lt Hats, fe^ t, sJ^ e%?2fJ/g»c&THING for Winter-Flannelette and Wool to suit for the latest and most stylish tnmmmga-Salor^ Hne is & oorßet any . ijse aDy the coldest weather and lightest purse. CORSMS, Corseta, <^>rset s A B|^n^ ym ßKTS CLOTHING AND MERCERY Department, ■hade for 2< lid per pair, worth, and sold eUewhere for about 5. &J. m tne aaaj \s w. eh flanaelette shirtß heavie ß t knitted B ocks m the trade Is brown ribbed pan Is Is lid, heavy colomal knittedpants o ' | ivable sh f rom ls< Tweed from leS-f, Colonial made flannelsi3s lid Serge sailor suits 4.1 id.. Y^JH'^K^l TIES AND SCARVES-We are treners 7« 6!, 8s lid, 9s 6d, men's moles 4b lid, rneu's suits from.l 4. lid chea n eßt to the beat qualities. BOOTS-Men's throughout the district for our grand asHortment of Ties a»djjf*"^ / ™" Sghtß 10s 6d, women's and children',, he & vy shooter boots 9a lid, grand line of light Balmorala at I^s 6gi i^RPROOF'CO,&? very deep capes, m al! patterns-We are de bool. and shoes cheaper than ever-Callaud see tjiein. MEN p WATbRI ROOB l^A^ \ er» ° ca p ßUr i from 498 F 6 a. Grand variety termin-d to acll them cheaper than any other house m town. LOOK AI lJlib—Men s suns to mw» Men's White Kid Gloves and Evening Bows, etc. DON'T M)RGET THE CENTRAL CASH TRADERS, WHO ARE, AND MEAN TO BRING DOWN PRICES. MITCHELL & BRODRIBB, NEXT 0 J. ORR fc CO., KASI STREET, ABHBUB ONJ