MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned places as follows :~ Burnham and Dunsandei, daily 3,15 pm Chertsey and Rakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Dromore, daily , .*■ 630 pm Christchurch and north, daily 630 am 315pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 10 30 a m Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ...10 30 am Elgin, Wakanui, and River side, daily 6 30 am Seaview, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Wheatsfcone, Waterton, Ash ton, Longbeach, and Flemington, daily ... 3.0 pm Mount Somers, Sprincburn, Stavetey, Alford I orest, daily ... .» ... 4 pm Methven, daily 3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Oamaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and Bouth, daily ... 12 30 pm ! E-iling, Rangibafca, daily .« 10 30 am Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm aud Saturd&y 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 1 daily .. ... .. 30 pm I And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 3 15 pm Buapuna, Monday and Thurs day - 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thuraday, and Friday ... 4 pm Westerfield, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday 4 pm Letters containg anything of value should be registered. Letters containing coin or bank notes if posted unregistered wilj be compulsorily [ registered and charged double registration | fee.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1897.

In June last the first shipment of tobacco leaf, grown ia Victoria, was sent to London, It VICTORIAN consisted of three TOBACCO tierces, containing

an aggregate of 86581b, and was shipped in the R.M.s. ; Victoria. The leaf was produced in the north-eaatera district, and prepared under the superyjsion of the Govern ment expert, Mr Bondurant, It was considered an excellent sample, and ; quite equal to much of the tobacco leaf grown in the United States. Mr Sinclair, the agent in London of the Agricultural pepartoient, was to receive the toba,eco on its arrival i# England, and woold submit samples of the leaf to the leading importers, to obtain expressions of opinion from them concerning its and afterwards the tobacco would be pjaced on jfcfre market. Much interest; is tajcen in this trial shipment, and if it is a sucoess ft m? WWw $c toUQQQ growing

industry, as growers will then know that if they take pains and produce a good article they will be able to find a marktt in Great Britain, if they cannot obtain remunerative prices in Victoria.

Local and General.

" Items from Paris " by our own corres pondent, an article on " Rabbits in New Z-a'and," and a description of "New build iugs in Ashburton " appear on the first page of this issue, and the *• Grain markets " and Interprovincial News on th« fourth page. Music lovers are reminded of the Harmonics Society's concert this evening. Over one-half of the arable land of Japan is devoted to the cultivation of rice. An English market report says that frozen meats tend rather to displace bacon than home grown mutton and beef. The concert, to be given by th« Corrick family, referred to in a previous issue, is fixed for September 15 Messrs Friediander Bros, have for private sale the well-known drauu!:>, stallion Emperor and the trotting stallion Balti more. It is reported that butcher birds are destroying the baes in largo numbers be tween SingletoD and Stewart's Brook, New South Wales. The annual general meeting of the Ash burton Cricket Club is oalled for to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock, at the County < Council Chambers. The Girls' Friendly Society meets at St. | Stephen's schoolroom at 7.30 to-morrow evening, and the Vestry of St. Stephen's at eight o'clock. The erection of the Cbristohnroh clock tower will soon be un fait accompli, the City Council having accepted the design of Messrs Strouts and Ballantyne. Mr J. Snodgrass, who has been appointed to the charge of the Ashburton branch of i the Bank of New Zealand, arrived here to take up his new duties yesterday. Lord Ranfurly intends taking a driving , tour through the Middlfl Island in January \ in order to make himself acquainted with the country. The South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society hope to liberate in the Upper Pareora river on Thursday a consignment of rainbow trout from Wellington. There is said to be an ex-miner in Sydney who, after five years' work on the Klondyke goldfield, British Columbia, returned to that city with £19,000, the result of his washings. There were nine bankruptcies in the colony last week, namely, two contractors, a saddler, a storekeeper, a bootmaker, a laborer, a carpenter, a farmer, and a married woman. In the Awarua election the following was quoted as an appropriate Biblical motto for the supporters of the ex-Treasurer—" Speak unto the children of Israel that they go for Ward." A short time since a Mr Knott was tried for a violation of the law. The verdict was —" We find the defendant Knott guilty." The judge was at a loss whether to sentence him or not. The annual examination of the Sunday Schools connected with St, Stephen's Church commences on Sunday next. A meeting of the teachers takes place this evening at half-past seven. The total quantity of potatoes grown in the colony la-t season was 157,529 tons, as against 207,011 tons the previous year. The average yield was 5.25 tons per acre. In 1896 it was 6 47 tons. Mr Hugh Donaldson, of Wheat^tone, notifies that poison is laid on his farm, and that trespassers with dog or gun will be prosecuted. This is owing to his having had ewes and lambs worried. The Christ church Market Reserve (is being kid out into flower beds by the Chrysanthemum Society, When this is completed and the flowers have grown it will be one of the prettiest spots in the city. Remarkable lambing is reported from B.'Utrees, in the Singleton district, New South Wales. One paddock of 610 ewes bore 676 lambs, a percentage of 110. Ihe lambs i*re intended for shipment to England in a frozen state. It is reported that a member of the Napier electric telegraph staff, smitten with the gold fever, "skipped by the light of the moon," last week, taking psssage by the Warrimoo for Vancouver en route for the Klondyke goldfields.— Telegtaph. A boy died in the Sydney Hospital on August 1 from the effects of swallowing a mandarin on July 16. It appeared that he accidentally swallowed the fruit whilst he was endeavouring to catch it in hie mouth after having thrown it into the air. A iran named William Keenan lately sold hia farm in Victoria. With £1000 in his possession he went to & Chinese camp near St. Arnaud, In a fortnight he got through £300, when he was arrested for, drunken ness. *' Fools and their money." i A Press Association telegram, referring to the newly appointed Postmaster for this district, states that Mr Renuer who has been cfSoer-in-charge of the Wakapuaka Government telegraph office for the last seven years, expect! to leave for Ashburton in about a week. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Christehurch will visit Ashburton to administer the rite of confirmation on December 2, and classes for the preparation of candidates open this week ; for women at 7.30 p.m. to-morrow, and for men at the same hour on Thursday evening, in St. Stephen's Church. In the West Indies the fireflies are very large, and are frequently caught and con fined in netting for personal adornment. A lady will sometimes appear in a. ballroom with red, green, yeilow, and blue lights on her head and shoulders, the tiny illumina tions being caused by captured insects. Among the ciyil pases set down for hearing at We^ington is fihat of the Qaeen v. T M. Wiiford, a claim for the return of £33 paid to the defendant as hooprarium during the time he was a member of the i^ower House. This is the first suit of the kind. Mr Wiiford contends that not only is he entitled to retain the money, but to be paid £20 per month up to the time that the judge's report was presented to the House of Repre sentatives. During the Premiers' visit to Eaton Hall (says the Star's London correspondent) they came upon a weighing-machine chair, wherein Mr Q H. Reid (New South Wales) promptly sat. To everybody's amazement and admi ration he turned the scale at 18st 7ib. Whereupon Mr Seddon casually observed ««I thiuk I can beat that," and he did by just 2lb. Both gentlemen were insistent that they had not gained anything since they lefb their respective colonies. The blanawatu Sttndatd states that when the train with the Governor on board reached Longburn theotherday, six boys with paper helmets, armed with wooden swords and gune ? presented the following address to His gxcelleucy :—•• Hearing you, as our Governor, ware to be a passenger by train to-day en route to open the Boys' Institute at Palmerston North, wo, the boys of Longburn, greet you as our Governor loyally aud respeotfully, We have drawn up in line to welcome you on your way. We play volunteers in our holidays, but when we grow older we shall be real ones."-^On behalf of the boys, H. Fletcher. His Excellency thanked the lads for the kindly sentiments expressed towards him and said he hoped their wishes would be realised, As the train was leaving the lads saluted and marched off under the orders of their leader, a small boy armed with what looked like a scimitar. Don't Cough. — Relief can be obtained immediately. Use 'KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES'—weII known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly re commended by many eminent physicians. They at once check the cough and remedy the cause without any after effect; the most delicate can therefore can take them. One Lozenge alone gives ease—one or two at bedtime ensures rest. Sold everywhere in jk as Is l£d cash Mr L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr C, a Prdhibitionist, the other dayL " That's a nasty cough you've got,'? said L. <5,C0m3 and have arum hot; it'll do you good.'* 'fNo, thanks j Woods' Greab Peppermint Cure for me ; it beats all your rum hotg for

The quarterly tea-meeting of the Primitive ] Methodist Church takes place on Thursday | aexb at 6 p.m. after which there will be a musical entertainment. Notice appears in the Gazette that Mr E. F. Oromer haa beeii appointed deputy egiatrar of births, marriuges aud deaths at Rakaia, ■ The first concert of the Ashburton Har monic Society takes place this evcHing in the Dtldfellowß' Hall. A good and cheap evening's amusement is promised, the charge [or admission bung only a shilling. Mr I. H. Mills, son of Mr C. H. Mills, M.H.R., had a narrow escape from drown ing ,la>t. week owing tv lua boat being capsized by a squall. Besides other packages, ik portmanteau coniaimug £24 was lost in. the boat. Ihe Acting Premier hug informed Mr Hogg, M.H.&., that a Bill to assist dairy fanners, by means of advances repayable on the instalment, system, io establishing tiutter and oheeße factories and creameries, has been prepared and will be introduced at an early stage on the assembling of Parlia ment, The Auckland Star reports that last week, while two men were out rabbiting in Peurose they came across a number of human skeletons in a cave near the Otahuhu road. There were about half-a-dozen skeletons in the aave, and they were Arranged in the form of a circle. The remains are most likely skeletons of Maoris. Writing of the swans on the Avon, the Lyttdtm Times mentions that several broods of black swans have already been hatched this seasoD, One swan has hatched six cygnets, five of which are still alive. The white swans are now laying. One pair have already three eggs and the other pair have their nesfc nearly finished. Two ladies driving along the Bathurst (N.8.W.) toad rejently, overtook a small boy trudging weatily along bare feet. When given a *' lift," it was found he had walked from Lawson to The Valley (twelve miles) to buy a loaf of bread, which was a penny cheaper there. Twenty-four miles to save a penny ! Nanßen sold the old suit he wore when he met Mr Jackson in Franz Josef Land to Madame Tusaaud for £1000, and it will take its place among the waxworks and other curiosities. JSansen is at present in St Petersburg, forming an international com pany, with a capital of fifty million roubles, to exploit the riohea of the far North. Oa his last journey he found on the coast deposits of iron and nickel ores that are said to be enormously rich, Mr Leslie, of the Timaru Post Office, has built up an X-ray apparatus, with which he has taken some instructive photographs for medical purposes. Last week he located a small pistol bullet in the palm of the hand of a youth named Melton, who had carried it in his flesh for thirteen months. A clear photograph wan obtained, showing the pellet lying close to the outer bone of the palm and outside it. It was supposed to have lodged in the middle of the palm. At Mastertoa last week, two men named Norman Meldrum and Charles liove were each sentenced to two months' hard labor for swindling settlers by offering boxes of stationery supposed to contain watches, etc., along with the paper aud envelopes. They charged 2s 6d for % box, and when the purchase was opened it was found to contain some Brummagem trifle "fit only for a i doll" as one lady witness put it. The Bench said it was a pity people were so gullible as to buy such things. Experts valued the stationery at 6d a box, and the trinkets at about 6d. At Lytteiton, on Monday, a fireman on board the Tongariro was charged before the local justices with having robbed Thomas , NeilS, an Ashburton farmer, of a silver Watch and £26 10a in money. The case was dismissed, as there w»s no evidence to con nect the man with the robbery. Neill had been in Lytteiton, intending to go to Eng land by the Tongariro, but had gone on the spree at Port oa the Saturday night. He had gone from hotel to hotel having drinks at each, until "bringing up" at the Lyttei ton Hotal, he missed his watch and found hi.a money gone. At the Mitre Hotel, he wanted bo leave his watch in pawn for a drink. The following details are given by the Globe regarding the marvellous bouquet of ot chide presented to the Queen by permission at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the recent state dinner. Over 50,000 orchids were grouped together in its composition, some of the spikes being almost priceless, as the names, did our spaoa permit of enumer ating them, would convince the reader. The pure white spikes of the Princess of Wales Oiontogiossum were prominent, and also the yellow and maroon blooms of Lord Dal h- usie's Dendrobe. And, to show from what far away lands this goodly company of equisite orchids were collected, we may mention the sprays from Table Mountain, called *' Flower of the Gods," Stenoglottis from South Africa, the Moth • flowered Dendrobe from Australasia and New Guinea, as well as specimens from the East Indies and Guiana. These were most gracefully arranged by the florists ia a gilt wicker work basket in trefoil shape, the three branches of the handles forming a dome with the Royal crown on the top. Beneath this the letters V.R I. appeared written in hundreds of the blossoms of the orange orchids, which were Milieu's favourite. This unique and admirable bouquet stood eight feet high, and measured six feet in diameter. i Hollow at *s Pills and Ointment.—The most 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 greatly aggravates these disorders. Holloway's Pills are of so purifying a nature that a few doses taken in time are an effectual preventive against gout and rheumatism but anyone who has an attack of either should use Hollo wsy's Ointment also, the powerful propor ties of which, combined with the effects of the Pills, ensure a certain cure. The Oint ment should be thoroughly rubbed into the parts affected at least twipe a day, after they have been sufficiently fomented with warm water to open the pores to faoiliate the introduction of the Ointment to the glands.

Harmonic Society's Concert.

Synopsis of New Advertisements, T. Bullock—Property for sale at Tinwald. Wanted—Good general servant. Annual general meeting Cricket Club- Wednesday, September 1. Lost—Blue maffler.

Public Trustee—Notice re estate of J. W, Robinson.

Primitive Methodist quarterly tea meet' iug, Thursday nejtt. Uhnrcl} Notices—Sb Stephen's.

The Public Trustee notifies in our adveife Using columns that all claims against the estate of the late J. W. Robinson, of Rakaia, must be lodged with the Public Trustee, Qhristoburch, before November I§.

FIRE.

At a quarter past one o'clock this morning the fire bell indicated by four tolls that a fire was in progress in the Hampstead district. The brigade did nob turn out, as there is no water in the district that the engine can use for fire extinction purposes. The glare as seen from the oflsce of this paper appeared to indicate Beach Road as the scene, which turned out to be correct, the building being the house of Mr William Meaclem. It waa a four-roomed cottage, of considerable age, and once alight it took bub a short time indeed to be reduced to ashes, Mr Meaclem was awakened shortly before one o'clock by the fire, and after hurriedly getting out his family he made an effort to save some of hia furniture, but he succeeded in getting out only a few articles when the intensity of the heat put an end to any further effort At haH-past one the house had been burned fco the gound. Both the building and the contents were insured in the Standard office, the iotal of the insurances being £170,

The MacKenzie-Glover Entertainment.

Mr MacKeiizie was not favored with a large audience last eveni g, but what was lacking iv numbers was made up in en th usiasm, and the Company cou'd hardly anywhere have played to more appreciative ears. A|i,er a well played eelectiou by an orchea ra recruited by Mr H. A. Gatea, Mr MacKeizie puc everybody in good humor with a well told story or two, and then saDg the quaint song " The i Boatswain's Story." The "yarn" in song is somewhat new to Ashburton, and book admirab y. It was not only a superior per formauoe from a musical point of view, the singer's magnificent baritone voice beiug shown to advantage, but every point of the boatswain's very tall Btory was brought out with all the grotesqueneaa that Mr Mac- Kenzie, it is well known, can bring to hia aid. Of course he was encored, and a few more very funny stories introduced the well-known but always acceptable " Simon the cellarer," and especially so whea given hs Mr MacKenzie can give it His other 8 ngs in the course of the evening were " The Laird o' Cockpen," and " Hame cam oor guidman at e'eD," which of course were i encored. Notwithstanding that he ia only recovering from a bad attack of influenza, Mr MacKenzie was in fair voice, and quite up to his best form of four years ago, when he was accorded so hearty a reception by the Ashburton public, on his appearance with the Bessie Doyle Company. With Miss Glover, he also sang the amusing "A.8.C." duet; another comic due* pour traying the quarrels of a young couple, in whioh many popular airs were introduced ; and the Scottish duets "Theorookit baw bee," and " Hunbingtower," gave bobh per formers fair opportunities for displaying their abilities in serio-comic work. Mrs Mary Carmichael is a pleasing ainger, and was well received. Her contributions were " Kill arney " and " We'll hae nane but Hieland bonnets here," for the latter of which »he was encored, but aa the stage was under preparation for " Ihe bonnie fishwife," she did not respond. Miss Clara Tompkins sang very sweetly " Twickenham Ferry " and a wedding song, receiving a very hearty encore. Before noticing the elocutionist of the company—Miss Jessie Glover —and her specialties, an emphatic word of praise for his dancing is due to Master Mackenzie, who presented an Irish jig, a Highland fling, and a Bword dance cleverly and grace fully, receiving an encore at every appear ance. Miss Glover's elocutionary efforts were exceptionally good. Her first essay was a marvellous effort of memory. It was entitled "The last shot," and was a tale of the Indian mutiny, in which the heroism ot three soldiers—who, in a life and death ride before ihe rebels to reach the British lines, and save from worse than death the daughter of their officer, one after another" lost their lives in the attempt—is pathetically, yet glowingly depicted. Miss Glover kept her audience enchained to her words, and deep silence reigned while she recounted the thrilling story. But when the tale ended with the saving of the maiden at the last, the applause that followed showed how keenly her effort had been appreciated. Her next item was the potion scene from " Borneo and Juliet," with Mrs Carmichael as the nurae. Miss Glover rose to the require ments of the situation, and threw into the words of the almost distracted maiden about to dare a terrible ordeal to join her husband of a day, all the passion that the exacting part requires, and at the close of the scene was greeted with rapturous applause. Her next item was one that could not fail to find favor in a racing district like ours. It was " The gentleman rider," and she told the story of " How Battleaxe won " with great verve, receiving of course her due meed of plaudits. Met success in the duets with Mi MacKer,z'e has already been referred to. The last item of the performance was a scene from "The bonnie fishwife"—Miss Glover taking the part of " Maggie Mac farlane," and Mr Mackenzie that of " Wild oats." The dialogue was admirably given, the Scotch of both, though very slightly tainted with "colonial" in accent, being excellent, and the presentation showed that both characters had been very carefully studied. In the course of the scene Miss Glover sang "Caller Herrin'," a song which is incidental to the piece, in such t, way as to win the very heartiest applause from an audience well leavened with the nationality bestqualified to judge of its merits, The scene closed with a Highland fliag, in which both characters took part, with Master Mackeozie added. The performance was loudly ap plauded. Throughout the entertainment Mia Glaridge played the accompaniments in her usual faultless style. The company will ap pear again on Friday evening, and it is Mr AdacKenzie's intention to perform in several of the country districts before leaving for the south.

Mr Knott's Panorama and Lecture.

The Manufacture of Acetylene Gas The Orange Hall was very lairly attended last evening, and the panorama of New Zealand acenety exhibited by limelight presented some new features, many of the scenes shown being from photographs taken by Mr Knott himself, and having the charm of freshness* The lecture " Ten nights in a bar-room" was also appropriately illustrated by lantern views. Bub the chief attraction to the larger portion of the audience, which included several of the leading business men of Asbburton, was not the limelight part of the show, but the acetylene gaa which Mr Knott manufactured in the presence of the audience, and with which he lighted the hall. This gas, he said, is made from calcium carbide—a whitish grey substance somewhat like unburnt lime, with a slight smell of chloride of lime. It was discovered about 2£ years ago, accidentally, by a Mr Wilson, of America, while experimenting for a totally different result. It is prepared from powdered coal, or carbon, and lime fused in an electric furnace, or rather in the electric flame. There are huge works at Niagara Ftdls where they use the waste water power co turn enormous turbine wheels driving electric generators. The lecturer also stated that works had been established at Hudders fjeld and on the Continent. Acetylene gas hie been compressed into a liquid form, and it is while being used in this form that the few accidents which have taken place have occurred. Those accidents have been seized upon and made capital of by the various gas and electric light com panies. Undoubtedly acetylene is dangerous in its liquid form, but so is liquid carbonic acid, or liquid hydrogen, In its dry state it is safe, but the moment water touches the substance enormous volumes of gas are given off, and should a light be near, there would undoubtedly be an explosion, as there would be should the same quantity of coal gas be seb free and mixed with air, but no danger can possib'y occur if the calcium carbide be kept dry. la the eveat of it« getting web and taking fire, the calcium should be allowed to burn itself out, as the lime it contains quickly dries and the flame goes out at once. The light the gas gives ia a brilliant white light with a very slight bluish tinge, perfectly steady, and th,e lecturer pointed out that the ordinary coal gas had a dark centre, showing imperfect combustion, whereaa the acetylene gas was j a simple glow of light. One burner of the ! acetylene gas construction which costs six pence, burns half a foot of gas per hour; the smallest burner of coal gas burns five feet per hour, and the light given by one acetylene burner is equal to eight burners ot coal gas burning forty feet per hour. It costs at present a half less than coal gas, and if a manufactory be established here the gas can be supplied at a price that will cost one-fourth the price of coal gaa—that is, if you take into consideration the quality of the light. Our reporter was of the opinion that the two burners shown were quite equal to the incandescent burners recently placed in the hall. The plant for producing the gas is very portable, and the whole outfit can be purchased for £6. The burners re quire changing from the coal gas burner, as the acetylene gas burner has a hole so small that a needle point can scarcely enter it. The calcium carbide can be bought for 10 i a pound at the present moment, and should it be manufactured here could be sold at 3d a pound. One pound of calcium carbide gives off five cubic feet of gas equal to forty feat of ordinary coal gas. The lecturer also stated that if the Insurance Company of any householder refused to take the risk should he (the householder) use acetylene gas, he would be happy to give the name of' one of the largest firm* in Now ZjealftQd. who WCuld &c glftd. to tftjM fcbfl fin);,

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association— By E.ectrie Telegraph- Copyright. The Pay of the Volksraad. Pretoria, August 22 The members of the Second Chamber of the Transvaal Volksraad are in i riignant at the increase of the salaries | of the members of the first Volksraad to £1200 per annum, and declares that they will refuse to endorse the in crease, The Soudan Expedition. Cairo, August 30. All the gunboats accompanying the British expedition have reached Abu Hamed. fepies report that the Der vishes have practically evacuated Berber, the garrison having been sent to Mateomeh. Osman Digna intends to reinforce Metensneh.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

Stockton Colliery Disaster. Sydney, August 30. The Minister of Mines unveiled a memorial to the men who lost their lives in the Stockton colliery. It takes the form of two Gothic gateposts with marble tablets, and is erected at the entrance to the Stockton recreation reserve. The amount subscribed to the fund was £1750. Railway Accident. A train collided with a cow at Katoomba, and thirteen trucks, loaded with merchandise, toppled over a 50ft 1 embankment. The damage to goods and rolling stock is very extensive.

Labor Questions.

The Engineers' Strike.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. London, August 30 A gathering of 16,000 members of the Amalgamated Engineers' Associa tion and allied trades, in Hyde Park, adopted resolutions heartily concuring with the movement in favor of eight hours and expressing strong sympathy with the provincial workers. On Saturday £30,000 was distri buted in the shape of strike pay amongst 45,000-hands, who struck or have been locked out in connection with the trouble in the engineering trades. A ballot taken amongst the mem bers of the British Boiler Makers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders' Union resulted in a large majority in favour of the eight hours movement.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

A Pass to T»e Forced*

Treachery of Sepoys.!

A Szave Officer.

Women and Children in Danger,

Sir E. Braddon's Opinion.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Calcutta, August 30. Ifc is estimated that six brigades will be required to coerce and disarm the Airidis. Five thousand tribesmen, mostly Shinwaris, are guarding the Khyber pass. The dissensions amongst the Afridis arose over the division of their booty. Captain L. C. Gordon, of the Punjaub Garrison Battery, stationed at Kohat, has been despatched with a force to relieve Suruana. He has orders to force the Kohat pass. Details of the capture of the Laudi Kotal fort show that the Af ridi Sepoys stationed on the wall exchanged greet ings with the rebel clansmen outside, and then treacherously opened the gate of the fort from within. In the fighting which followed 200 tribesmen were killed. A fridi Sepoys, on leave at Tirah, belonging to the Punjaub Infantry, loyally rejoined their regiment. Further details of the fighting at Laudakai, state that Lieut. Colonel Adams, of the Staff Corps, under heavy fire, attempted to save the wounded Lieutenant Greaves, in attempting to | save wbqse body Lieutenant McLean I was killed. He displayed great bravery, facing a party of swordsmen single-handed. The Orakzai tribesmen gathered in the vicinity of Fort Gulistan extend their hold of the country for a distance of two miles. Many women and children are in danger at the Hill Sanatorium at Ziaret, near Kelat, a town and fort on the Tarnak. Received Wakapuaka August 31,10.15 a.m. Guardian Office 11.10 a.m. Sydney, August 80, Sir Edward Braddon, who is an authority on India, in an interview, said that he never regarded the present position with any great alarm, Something of the sort has always been going on as long as be had known India, and there was the more reason why it should go on now because we had been extending our borders, roads, and railways, and forts had been established where formerly the tribes men had it all their own way. He did not see any present danger of the trouble spreading to the British Indian army,

TURKEY AND GREECE.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Athens, August 30 The Greek Government are awaiting the passing of a vote of confidence by the Chamber of Deputies before taking further steps with regard to the war indemnity loan. They propose to assign the tobacco and stamps revenues as a guarantee for the loan, agreeing that the Powers shall control the revenue devoted to the payment of the loan. Tewfik Pasha has asked the foreign ambassadors to hasten the negotiations.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka, August 30, 9.45 a.m. Guardian Office 10.25 a.m. The French in Abyssinia. Pabis, August 80 M. Bouvalot, who is in command of the French expedition in Abyssinia, left the expedition in charge of the Marquis de Bouchamp3, and reached JDidesa, on the White Wile, in a westerly direction from Abyssinia. Through the influence of King Menelik he was assisted in travelling by the Gallicheß and thereby experienced little difficulty in his mission. The Fads letups says the object sought to ba attained by Bouvalot is to establish French interests solidly oa the left bank of the White Mile and to facilitate French trading operations by the Übangi route.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright

Received Wskapuaka August 31,10.15 ■.!». Guardiajt Office 11.10 ».m. The Ship Phos. Melbourne, August 31 The Customs department, in addi tion to confiscating the goode, fined the captain of the ship Phos £300.

REBELLION IN UGANDA.

The Rebels defeated*

Press AsaooiKtion.— By Electric Telegraphs- Copy right.

Zanzibar, August 29. King Mwanga having secretly organised a rebellion of Waganda natives in the Budda district of the protectorate of Uganda, British East Africa, Major Tarnan, Deputy Com missioner and Consul, organised a British force which defeated the rebels. King Mwanga escaped into German territory, where he surrendered, and is detained by the German authorities. London, August 30 The British authorities intend to proclaim Onwangah, the infant son of Mwanga, King of Uganda, with a regency.

The Federation Convention.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

Sydney, August 30. The arrangements are complete for the Convention. Sir John Downer and Mr Baker, the Adelaide delegates, have arrived, and the majority will reach Sydney o% Wednesday. In an interview, Sir John Downer stated that if the action of the New South Wales Gouncil ia endorsed by the Convention federation is at an end, or if the astion of the Assembly as to proportionate representation in the Senate is adopted federation will be negatived without hesitation. The opinion is growing that the Convention will be able to get through its work in three weeks. Brisbane, August 30 Mr Tozer saye that unless the Con vention agrees to an adjournment it i* very unlikely that Queensland will be represented.

COMMERCIAL.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

London, August 29. Australian rabbits are selling at 9£d each, and prfces are hardening. Mutton-—New Zealand crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury 3 716 d; Dunedin and Southland 3sdj Norih Island 3£d. The above quotations are for average quality and lines of not less than a hundred carcasses. Lamb, prime Canterbury, 321 bs to 421bs, 3 746 d, average, including Dunedin, South land and Wellington, and second Canterbury, per 32ibs to 421b, 3£d. The quotations for lamb do not include the sales of small lambs or heavy or inferior qualities. River Plate feheep, crossbred* or merino wethers, heavy 2£d, light 2£d.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office dated the 27th instant :— " Wheat—Prices are lower, and we now quote fair average quality California!! wheat) 38a per qr of 4801b, c.i.f. " Frozen Mutton—The tone of the market is rather firmer. Prime New Zealand oroM« bred 3£d per lb, Wellington and Napier 3»d to 3sd per lb. 'Vtroz-n lamb—Market very dull and overstocked. Prime New Zealand crossbred 3|d per lb, utmost value."

THE PREMIER.

{Press Correspondent.) Willington, August 30 Mr Seddon reached Adelaide to-day. Ha will come on in the Waikare, and arrive at Wellington on Wednesday. There is » rumor in the city to-day that he will have one or two surprises in store for his party when he returns. One of these is said to be in the direction of important changes in the Department) of Police. The rumor it that) a new head of the Department and two tab* ordinate officers will be imported from England,

Harmonic Society's Concert.

A Hebrew Poem on Chess.

The following is an English translation, by Nina Davis, of a Hebrew cheas poem, by an anonymous author, the mantucnpfe of which is to be found in the Vatican. The date assigned to it by Steinsohaeider ia the fifteenth or sixteenth century, bub It ia probably earlier :— The kings have met on the battle plain, And war upriseth between the twain. Alike in number is either band, And face to face do the armies stand. Devoid of sword and spear their strife, Within their mouths no breath of life. In crafty guise is this contest wrought), And with patient skill is the battle fought, When these prevail o'er their foemen all, Behold ! 'tis then that the dead men fall • Yet they from death may arise again And cast their enemies 'mid the slain. Their halt and marching will I relate, Each one in order of rank and state. The King he standeth beside the Queen, Horses and elephants nigh are seen $ There stand two chariots also here, And facing warriors each his peer; The King and Queen o'er two pawns ranee, Yei, are their movements diverse and strange. Three atepslhe elephant", never more. The horaes turn to their quarters four. And straight the chariot* forward iy, Sideways and backwards the foe defy. In oraft eaoh warrior's bow is bend, Vanquished by eeienoe the foe is spent. In ancient lore are their ways yebtold. Bthold tbjm. Wfjt in (h« toofef tf okjj'

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