Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUhSDAY, JUNE 29, 1897.

OX May Id Mr Ritchie, on behalf of the Government, introduced to the

Bouse of Commons his Prison - made Goods Bill, a mea-

PKISON-MADE GOODS.

sure designed to keep out of the British market good* made in the prisons of the Continent, aid it may be mentioned that the Bill passed by a Urge majority after a lengthy debate. This is not the first attempt which had been made to ex clude such goods, for in 1895 a resohv tion was passed dec'aring their Im portation to Oe inimical bo the interests of the wording classes. It was elicited during the debate that in Germany and in Belgium all the pr^onprs art employed on productive work, and this i-j not allowed to lie sold in those countries, being earmarked for Britain. It is true that the interference with British trade is only trifling, but even that trifling interference, being in very cheap goods, is of extreme importance to a number of people. The articles made are chiesy mg-ts and brushes, and they are sold yery .cheaply in Britain. Now, in Britain, the popular septiment is opposed to the competition of prison labor, and Mr Chamberlain stated that of 18,000 prisoners in gaol only 300 were on work of a kind which comes into competition with free labor. Colonial observers will note the ap parent incongruity o| a ponservative (jovernment bringing down a measare directly calculated to benefit a usually poor clacs of operatives, and of that uaeasure being opposed for purely poli tical reasons by a party which professes to have at industrial interests. The analogy is not v7:ttio»fc Significance in the colonies.

Speaking at the meeting of the .National Dairy Association in Dunedin

on Friday, Mr J. B. MacEwan, the dairy expert, said,

OUR DAIRY RIVALS

with the experience of a. visit to Victoria, North America, Denmark, and Sweden, as to the manu facturing, this colony was doing very well. In regard to cheese, he believed that in a year or two at the furthest the quality of our cheese and its general reputation in the British mar ket would be equal to the finest iru ported to the Old Conntry. The best of the produce was already quite equal. What was lacking was a little more attention to uniformity, so as to supply the Bame article throughout the year, In regard to butter he could hardly re ' port so favorably. Our best factories •were exporting an article equal, he thought, to the finest irnporfrd into Great Britain, excepting, possibly, that from Denmark and feweden. But we were under a disadvantage in respect to handling, owing to the long dis &aiii;.e, 4-nd ho would also 3ay that our butter was higher in color than the Danish butter, 'i'hia y/as an objection, | bec-iuso Danish butter largely ruled the tastes of the British people. But the varying flavors of our butter consti tutcd the greatest difficulty. Jn cer tain districts here we had a rank | growth of gi'&fcs, #nd in some factories the lack of care in han^ng the milk caused eccentricity in the output,, since where there wee inhorent faults

ia the treatment of the milk they generally ctune out in the butter. The practical remedy to adopt was the sys. frm of pasteurising the cream or the milk at our' factories thereby getting rid at the start\o£ these obiectjtanable flavor* and securing uniformity. The demand of the British tp*rket was for a mild tiavorcd sweet butter. J&e was quite satisfied that by the aioptioa q(.

this system we could add materially to the value of our butter in the British market.

In a lecture delivered at Dunedin last week, Mr J, A. the Govern-

CHICKEN CHOLERA.

mer.t veterinary sur geon, dealt with Pasteur's proposal

to destroy rabbits by infecting thpin with chicken cholera. While in Paris, Mr Gilruth to k p«vins to study this subject as expounded by the learned originator, and the lecturer narrated the story of experiments conducted by M. Pasteur personally on the estate of Madame Pominery, of Rheims, by Mr Pound, the Govern ment bacteriologist of Queensland, and by himself at Olydevale, the operations at the Otago estate being undertaken by permission of the Government and with the willing consent of Mr Thomas Brydone and Mr Mitchel', to whom Mr Gilruth returned thatiLi for their generous accord. It was too early, said the speaker, to say definitely what tbe results at Olydevale were ; but he could speak positively of the efficacy of the virus in laying out infected rabbits in from twelve to fourteen hours, of the readiness with which the contagion spread in bunny's ranks, of the harm leasness of the microbe in regard to other forme of animal lifo save fowls and mice, of tbe ease with which the germ could be transported and its lengthened vitality while kept from contact with light and air, of the safety with which the virus could be used by those w ho had to do the poisoning, and of the little trouble required to keep up a supply of the virus. On the question of efficiency Mr Gilruth was emphatic, giving among other illustrations the case of Madame Pommery's twenty acre enclosure being cleared of over 2000 rabbits by one sprinkling of the virus on the hay they were to eat; and as to the harmlessness of the microbe to ordinary animals and mankind, the speaker said that he had fed horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and even the sus ceptible guinea pig with the infected food, and it had produced no apparent results, while he had also himself par taken of the microbe broth, and yet was glad to say he kept hale and hearty e

On Saturday last, the Mayor of Dunedin and the Mayor of Roslyn turned the first SCOBIE MACKENZIE sod in the work ON DEPRESSION, of construction of the new tramway from Dunedin to Kaikorai. Among the speakers on the occasion was Mr ■scobie Mackenzie, M.H.R. The faon. gentleman was as breezy, racy, and generally laughter-raising as usual, but he was also homiletic. He tickled his hearers at the outset by saying that he had been most honored of all by being invited to attend, for the Chairman of the Company at a previous meeting had said th*»y must make a " splash " at the opening ceremony, and to do so must get Scobie Mackenzie &nd the Kaikorai band to attend. " I have been (said the speaker) tolerably well chaffed over the remark, but I took it ;is a great compliment. I shou'd be very proud indeed if I thought I could work upon the emotions of human beings as the Kaikorai Band can There would be no danger of ever losing a seat then." And then he rattled on in his charnptrristip style, out suddenly became sfrious when he touched oo the depression from which we havo ma- happily emerged. He said the depression that had hung over the colony for so man/ years was now passing away, and went on— " During depression enterprise dies, No one cares to risk money on any undertaking, and few people have got much to risK, it wagn'jfc want of con fidence, but want of money—j(laughter) —and the knowledge that under takings in tiwes of depression would yield no profits. There always jyjil be plenty of confidence where money is to be made. 1 hold that the greatest curse that ever fell on this community was what we call the boom.—(Ap plause^. It had the effect of discount ing the place twenty jeftrg ahead. I think I can tejl you' hoy the Jooom arose, and it U * Very good thing to know and to keep in mind-^tfeat is, of course, assuming I am right in the matter. About the year 1871 or 1872 the price of the produce of this colony rose tremendously. The increase in wheat and oats w>aa phenomenal, and so was that of wool, which rose 0d per lb—an increase equal to what it is now worth altogether, The natural result was to largely increase the volume of money or moneys wprth .coming into country, Thi§ increase of values would have £ V£3a «* ft f*° ™$ Mid prosperity had it stood alone ' l'uk it 8° happened that the great public works scheme was introduced at the same time, and that a stream of borrowed money was coming in also. Ifc was the union of these two streams into one that sent us into, not prosperity in deed, but artificial inflation and wild speculation, which in turn brought on depression again. From that depres? don we have suffered ever since. For about eighteen years we have been paying the penalty of that wild boom, and in spite of all the nostrums for

producing prosperity in ridiculous bills and schemes of every kind there was no sign of returning prosperity until by discovering new kinds of exportable produce such as froz n meat, butter and cheese, and other things we had made up for the loss of value of the old by a large increase of new products.— (Applause). We have now made up, all our losses, and the recent rise in grain of course helps us greatly. Prosperity is never to be looked for from Governments or Parliaments, but depends entirely on the people them selves. Depression can only be removed by the steady progress of industry, by increasing the productive wealth of

the colony and practising rigid economy all the time, it doesn't sp^nd very fine, but it is true. There has heea a tremendous lot of public borrowing going on of late yean?, but the fortunate fnjl in the price of money all over the worlcjt has gayed us from the conse quences of it, But if you.'ll take my advice you'll keep a sharp ©ye bft Governments and Parliaments."

Local and General.

In Nelson 202 claims to old-age pensions have been registered. A rabbit purchaser at Mataura pays £300 every week to rabbitttrg. Nearly 23,000 rabbits were received at the Mataura freezing v/orka last week. An English mackerel weighing 4lbs was caught with a hook and lino at .Nelson the other day. Quadrilles on bicycles was a feature at a public entertainment given at Auckland a few days ago. William Sheard, a baker at B*g«», N.S W M has been fined £57 10a for selling bread under the required weight. Up Wanganui way the other day a horse died from the effectß, it is supposed, of eat ing the tails of twelve other horses.

Recently, in the columns of the Otago Daily Times, a Justice of the Peace sug gested that each justice should make a con tribution to a fund in aid ot the poor. The suggestion has as yet been acted upon by only one .IP., who forwards that journal a cheque for £1 Is 6d. In the adjustment of accounts between the Canterbury College and the School of Agriculture, Lincoln, the arbitrator, Judge | Dennistou, has deoided that the Canterbury | College must pay the Lincoln School £6254, with interest at five cent. One of the flags displayed in Mi'ton on the Record Reign Day bore on the stuff the inscription: "Waterloo, 1815; lokerman, 1854" ; and there were not wauting a multi tude of skilfully-executed bullet-holes and other signs of usage as authenticity.—Bruce Herald.

The suggestion has been made (says the New Zealand Times) that the fittings erected in Wellington for the Record Reign illumi nations should be allowed to remain in place nntil Lord EUnfurly arrives, when the city might be brilliantly illuminated in his honor. It is understood that the Government is willing to keep the fittings at the Govern ment Bui dings intact until the new Governor arrives. The Acting-Premier informed a deputation of the Central Otago Fruitgrowers' Associa tion, who waited on him with respect to the | experimental station, that the water right had been secured for irrigation purposes. He found the amount voted was inadequate for placing the establishment on a proper 1 and permanent basis. He intended to ask for an appropriation of a sufficient sam to enable the Government to carry on the work thoroughly.

The Mines Department has granted the following Bums for road works in mining districts on tho West Coast: —Promised Land road, £150 ; Seddonville road, £300 ; Jones' Creek road, £100; Fenian Creek road, Karamea, £250; Four-mile road, £400. A subsidy of £1 for £1 up to £400 has been offered tor the road to the Britannia mine, and the Inangahua County Council has decided that if the Companies affected contribute £100 the work shall be gone on with.

There has been no ram in South Canter bury and North Otago for many months, at least not sufficient to moisten the ground, and ploughing is being carried on under great difficulty, It is intended apparently to put a large area under crop this season, and to turn over the hard ground almost double the usual horse strength has to be used In the ordinary double-turrow plough five or six horses are to be seen in place of either three or four. Owing to the drynesa of the soil the farmers are also losing the benefit of the winter frosts. Stands with collecting boxes were placed at various street corners in the business part of Dunedin on Tuesday, under the charge of ladies, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions towards the children's ward fun^. No effort (says the Star) was made to canvass passers-by for contribu ions, but, notwithstanding this, a fairly substantial sum, amounting to £55 8s lOid, was realised, In connection with the fireworks display given at Dunedin on the Caledonian ground by Chinese residents, £209 was taken at tho gates for the Children's Ward Fund to com memorate the Diamond Jubilee.

Thirty-one smill pigs were received dt the Waitara Freeing Works some days ago from a diviry factory in the district, to be frozen and sent Home, bub after being killed disease was detected in some of them. On the matter being reported jto the Govern ment inspector, 13 were condemned as being badly affected' wi£h tuberculosis, and the carcases, etc., were burned. The remaining Ig (saya the porrespondent of the Tq.rana.ki Herald) aj?e beipg feept fur further examina tion by the Government veterinary surgeon,, The disease was confined chiefly to the in* ternal organs, and was very difficult to detect. The Dunedin Star says :—The Rev A. Don and a party of about a dozen Chinese who were stationed in the old choir seats at First .Church |js,ye variety to Wednesday's festival service by singhig^wo verges of the National Anthem, and tHejir effort hid its-' reward in a compliment piia by a peraoa who, arriving late, listened to the singing (torn the porch. Meeting his friends outside after the service, and asj^ed ho.w thQ singing went, he «aid \ " Well, the National Anfchjsm sounded fine, but what on earth possessed them to have ihe deacons' singing of it follow the Binding by the congregation ? It was a bit scrapy after what the orowd did."

As ghowing the benefits arising from membership of a friendly society saya the A^aqs U may be'm'entio^ed that' at the last meeting of the P-ioneer of Southland Lodge, notification having been received of the death of a member, a funeral donation of £20 and £15 8a 41 from the surplus fund of the Lodge was passed to deceased's relatives. In addition to this the brother had, within jhe last twelve months, received over £30 iri'siok pay, and h^cj had medical attendance and medicine during the whoie tim<? of hia membership, so that it Will be apparent that the advanrages of membership of a friendly jiocjety which has adequate rates of con tributions and is p?ojjerfy managed are very gre'ajb. ' •■.•«-'

An interesting experiment {says the New Zealand Times) wan made at the Mount View AB}'. 1li<tt OB Tuesday. Dr Hasaell allowed thirty of the patents cut into the city without supervision, permitting them to go where they pleased, and telling them that he trusted to thgir honor to return by five o'clock. The confidence was pot misplaced. Every one of the men went b,<3,ck ifco the Asylum by $ye o'clock, after Spending a, cheerful day about town. Some of them went down on to the Queen's Wharf, others to the Basin Reserve, where one claimed admittance for himselr and his fellov/s on the ground that he had fbugh't in the Crimea. All the party werejadmitted to tijo Reserve, the leader receiving a Jubilee medal. The New York oorregpoadent of the Ikrily Telegraph says that an unpleasant incident! occurred in the arrest for drunkenness of a British sailor belonging to her Majesty's cruiser Talbot. The man was taken before an Irish police magistrate, who committed .him to gaol for three days in default of the payment ot a throe dollars' fine, the magis trate saying, "This is how y/e gefc even with the Queen." When Admiral Erben, of the United States navy, heard of the cicum-

stance he expressed the public sentiment of disgusfc in unmeasured terms, saying it was an unpardonable afiront offered to British guests, and that seamen all the world over under the same circumßtanceß were in variably cared fpr »nd returned to their ships. He obtained the immediate release of the sailor.

Mutton-birding is an occupation which apparently keeps a considerable number of people in employment at the extreme south of the island. The Weßtern Star reports j the arrival of a craft from the mutfon bird ! islands with the Riverton and Colac Bay contingent^ which comprised 17 families, numbering & individuals. The Natives report that the birds were ' exeeeding'y J numerous this season and in splendid con- J dition. The catch of each individual, young J | and old, may be taken at the fair average of I ! 1500 birds, or a total of 75,000 for the whole !bi the .families. The average price is about j jd a bird, so'that tfce geaso^'s operations when the birds <*re all gol(f,' represents a total of £957 10s. Two Riverton' girls are said to have made a record oaten, taking 4200 birds between them'

Many Ladies complain that the Tea they have been using has neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozib Tba they will be ntithi Tfv fcne No 4at 2/4, 'tis «up§rb

There are no less than 30,000 persons members of friendly societies iv this colony. A report of the meeting of the Ran gitata Road Board will be found on the fourth page. The Hon. George McLean's examination in connection with the Colonial B.nk ik fixed for July 20. Judge Williams ptoceeds to Ohristchurcli on Monday for Arbitration Court b.isiuesa. Thre : cases are coming up concerning the carpenters, shoemakers, and painters trades. Mrs Herrick desires to acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of £11 13d 6d from the. Ashburton Committee of the Kecord Reign Demonstration. No dale has yet been fixed for the execu tion of Sheehan, the Amberley murrieier. It will be settled by the Cabi. et as soon as the acting Premier returns.

On Saturday morning a young man, named Jam^s Ward, late of Geraldine, died somewhat suddenly at Cheviot. He had been suffering from consumption. A hawker, named Miller, recently from Timaru, was killed by the, upsetting of his van at Oamaru on Monday night. The van turned over on him and pinned him to the ground. He leaves a wife and family. | Messrs W. H. Collins and Co are determined that the good people of Ash burton shall not suffer from cold for the rest of the winter. They are advertising 200 tons of coal on hand. Eliphalet: "Uncle Ephrim, if yo' kin meek fow shirts outen three yahds, how many shirts kin yo' git from one yahd ?" Uncle Ephrim : " Well, honey, hit depends on whose yahd yo's in." Dr Martin, a visitor to Wellington, acci dentally fell off the Queen's wharf early on Friday marniog, and was rescued by Con stable Poland. Dr Martin gave practical proof of his gratitude by giving his rescuer a handsome gold chain.

Orders have been received by the officer commanding the C Battery, Timaru, giving the Battery the option of resolving itself into a rifle corps, or disbanding. It is prb bable that the latter course will be adopted. Captain Jackson, at present c itnmandiDg the 0 Battery, has a record of twenty-two years volunteering. At the Supreme Court at Napier Sydney George Roberta pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling £30, the property of the Union Bank of Australia. He wan admitted to probation for two years. The case against i the man Walter Findlay, who was charged | with attempting to poison his infant child, was thrown out by the Grand Jury. The other cases were of the usual character.

At a temperance meeting at Wellington last week Mr T. E. Taylor, M.H.R , said : "I don't know but that it would not be a bad thing to hand over the throne of Eng land to women in perpetuity." He farther more suggested th*t the fair sex would do well to consider this idea—a suggestion which was loudly apphuded by those of the sex present. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Alliance and Colonial Convention has termi nated its sittings. Important changes in the organisation and prospective operations of the Alliance were effected, aud two of the officers, the Rev. Mr Walker and Mr H. Fie'd, intimated their intention to ret're at the end of July. Several prominent mem bers of the executive also declined to accept nomination.

At a meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce a letter was read from the Minister of Public Works, stating that steps would be taken to hive the construction of a further portion of the Northern Island trunk railway put in hand without delay. The Engineer had been instructed to select some workmen locally. The statement made at Home by Mr Seddou that in the hour of psril Kng'and would find her colonies behind her, provokes the Poverty Bay Herald to denounce it as absolutely misleading, and to accuse Mr Seddon of starving the Volunteers. Our contemporary points out that it is rather significant that Poverty Bay, which in its early days, was able to turn out so many good soldier*, is now quite defenceless, and had not a squad of Vo!u!-tes>rs to put in the Record Reign procession, or a gun wi h which to fire a royal salute.

The half-yearly meeting of Oddfellows was held in the lodge room, Watenon, on Saturday evening last—Bro. W. Pearce, N.(J., in the chair. There was a good attendance of members and visitors from the Malveru, Leeston, Leithfield, and Ash, burton lodges." After a good deal of routine business had been done, the following officers were installed for the ensuiug term ; H'M .wßro W. peapce; N.Q.—Bro A. T. Asbton j V.G.—Bro W. Timms; JSS.-Bro T. A. Weston. The Lodge was opened for harmony, when songs were rendered by the following :—Bros. W. Timms, A. Protheroe, and F. Timms, and it was decided to cele brate the fifteenth anniversary with a tea,, concert, and ball on August 13. The re ceipts of the evening were £38 and expendi ture #7 4a Bd. We are informed (aays the Qaviam Times) by a visitor to Dunedin thatover 20Q people, who coujd not be accommodated in the hotels, Jjad to steep in [ jQe Arcade and in railway carriages. It was not an Y»naominon thing for people to sleep sitting in chairs with overcoats ota. Others again walked the streets all night, and slept during the daytime in beds vacated by more fortunate individuals. It is also said that many of the eating-houses ran shot of food, and could obtain no bread, as the visitor said, '*\ tor eithej? love or cnoney," Dunedin was evidently not "prepared for inya^ioa by so many people.

Concerning the formation in Dunedin of » Retailers' Association for mutual protection a correspondent in the Cromwell paper re marks :—The most ticklish task undertaken is the embargo placed upon giving donations to bazars, sports,, picnics, etc. The associ ation^has determined to stop it, and f£Uite rightly, for these good gifts were afforwards sold in opposition to thehiselves j but as to their ability it is doubtful. When a few epergieti^ women, who are good customers, approach a tradesman,he fianncftwalj refuse. Is the new rule to affect shows '< If bo, it will press heavily on the Taieri, Peninsula, Waitaki, Waikouaitf, and other A. and P. societies, who get nearly all their prizes from ci'y traders,

It is related in English pipers that a well know n ye'ericary surgeon was called to examine a horse which had developed symp toms of feverish'ness. ' The' animal perspired profusely, and shook his head from aide to side, with a jerky motion, indicative of acute pain. Colic at once suggested itscjf, and after an imeiitiQu h§,d been administered and the stomach gently rubbed, the horse was walked quietly around the yard. Sud denly he stopped, and, after sniffiug two or three times, he |erked his hpad sharply forward, wben out of one of his nostrils ran a live mouse. How the mou9B gos into such queer quarters is not, of course, definitely known, but possibly hg was having a quiet feed in the horse's manger, and being dis turbed, ran into what in hia hurry he mis took for hia hole.

4 newspaper correspondent, writing from Melbourne, says :—The kfeikounje public are waning in their devotion to football. The one public sport they love with a love that never grows cold is* horse-racing. Cricket ouly draws when it is international; Saturday afternoon matches in the summer | are played to empty benches. These last two winters football draws smaller and j smaller crowds. Lacrosse ia s'coming" a little, but only a little. Baseball is dead, or nearly dead. A- few youag fellows cha^e paper pellets across country and call them j selves harriers, but there is no fun to the public in that singular form of sport, The cause of the lessened attendances at football is the bicycle. The young fellows—and old fellows too —who ride the bicycle in Mel bourne are to be numbered by thousands. Instead of spending S&turday afternoon at a football .natch, they" alt'go ridiDg round the suburbs or out into thecouniry. The clerks in the banks, the wool warehouses, the merchants' offices, ara all bicyclists ; or if they are not their churns are, and their parties of football barrackers are dispersed Even in the jLrbn foundries many men are aypliats, and so arg the pompositqrs its the newspaper offices, Football consequently suffers as regards attendances. KoziE Tea, the best, and yet within reach of all j Sold at 1/8, l'lO, 2/-, and 2/4— | John Orr 4Co Sole Agonbe. j

A fortune of £100,000 ia hard cash ia not common in New Zealand. A well-known runholder and flaxmiller in Marlborough, Mr J 0. Chaytor, of Marshlands, has jut received notice that owing to the death of a relative in Scotland he inherits a for'une ot more than the amount mentioned, With oue of his daughters Mr Chaytor intends to [ proceed to the family estate in Scotland by the next San Francisco steamer. At a. meeting of the Auckland Record Reign Committee the question of disposing of the proceeds of the Military Tournament came up, the Queen's Statue Committee and i hose in favor of the Children** Hospital both claiming it—the first through the deci sion of the third public meeting and the latter through the decision of the second Jubilee meeting. The Mayor, who presided, refused to put- any resolution from either party, but said he was prepared to call a fresh public meeting it a substantial requisi tion was presented.

Id view of the large increase of revenue of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society from shooting licenses, it has been suggested that a strong effort should be made to estab lish in the Rangitikei a breeding station for imported birds. The Society is now receiv ing a revenue of £400 a year from shooting licenses, and it is thought) that a portion of the revenue from that source might well be spent in maintaining a place for the rearing of pheasants and other imported birda. The p oject (ays the Post) is one which will commend itself to many. la a recent case at Dunedin Mr Mallard, J.P., spoke in a very strong tone on the hardship of the Education Act in com pelling the Bench to inflict penalties in c'sea where poor people had to keep their elder children at home to mind their younger ones while the mother had to go out and earn bread for them. Mr Mallard showed his sympathy in one case by paying the 6ae himself. He said—" I suppose the Act will have to be enforced. You will be fined 2s, and to show the absurdity of the law I will pay the fine myself." Among the many prominent illuminations in Dunedin on jubilee night was that on the Harbor Board offices. On one of '.he win dows the colors were red, white and blus, on another V. R , on another the Union Jick, and below this the words "Frae Scotland yet, wi' a J her honors three"-— crowns, sceptre and sword, and on another the words "Sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland sixty years, blessings on your froity pow, Victoria, our Queen." Messrs Smith and Smith, in the Octagon, had a tran sparency showing a ship at the beginning of the century, and a modern mail steamer forging its way through the waves, and between the two was a representation of Britannia as Qaeen of the Seas, standing with the lion on the seashore. This is said to have been one of the best piotorial illumi nations in Dunedin. The Government, in answer to the Wel lington Chamber of Commerce, has refused to reduce the telephone charges until the new rates have had a fair trial. In reply the Chamber points out that its contentions have not been touched. It insists that the

whole of the capital cost has been paid by excess of revenue over the actual expense, and particularly urges that the bookkeeping is fallacious, and would probably be severely dea't with by a Judge in the Bankruptcy Court. Ten per cent is charged for wear and tear, but instead of being credited to capital is absorbed as revenue, and con sequently it is alleged the capital account goes on increasing, and the |1Q per cent is charged each successive year on the per centage of previous years, a process which the Chamber points out will ere long justify raising the subscription to £25 per annum. Under these circumstances no trial of the new rates can affect the question, and the Chamber persists that they ought to be reduced rather than raised. Some time ago, indifferent health com pelled Mr A. A. Campbell, who had been for a term stationmaster at Mount Somers, to a»k the department for a change to a more suitable climate. The department granted his request-, and he was removed to Christ church. Daring his stay at the mountain village Mr Campbell made many friends in the district, and was also popular with his fellows in the service. To mark their appreciation "of his sterling qualities, his friends in the district and fello* employees in the service have {' poo'ed '■ their mites and procured from Mr R. Murray a hand some mar Me clock, to which has been affixed a silver plate bearing the following inscription ; —" Presented to Mr A. A. Campbell, N.Z R., by his fellow employees hikl friends in Mount Somers district. May 1897." The inscription, of course, indicates what ia to-be done with the clock, Mr Campbell, however, will not be asked to come up here to receive the presentation ; the Committee having decided to present it to him in the city.

Holloway s Ointment and Pill».-™These world-renowned remedies are confidently recommended to miners, navvies, and all who have to work underground or where noxious atmospheres exist. The minute particles of coal or metal which permeate the air in such places tend to block up the lungs and air tubes, giving rise to bronchitis, asthma, and palpitation of the heart. In Halloway's remedies will be found a safe and easily used medicament {for the penetrating properties of the Ointment relieve the local congestions and the inild'y laxative effects of the Pilli oauso the liver to act freely, and the breath to become unembarasaed. By early resort to these remedies many a serious illness may be averted, and soundness of health main tained.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightjy meeting oi the A«hburton Borough Gofoucil was held on ' Monday evening. Present —His Worship the Mayor, and Crs Collins, Bird, Orr, Reid, Brooke, and Paul. Apologies were received from Crs Hanmer and Baker. FINANCE. The Mayor reported the debit balance at the bank to be £1250 12s 3d, while the income from all sources since last meeting Had teen £518 4^ 2a. <-■■■>■

iOORB SXREEX CROSSING. The Railway Deparinjent wrote re Moore Street crossing. OAMERON STRBES. Asphalting was granted to ratepayers in Cameron Street on the usual terms. RESERVES The question of the transfer of lease of reserve from M. B. Shaw to John Aluilan was held over. The transfer of T.S. 1138 was granted from Mr C. Reid to BJrs Elisabeth, Beid, and *T.Si; 1O$( from Mrs JSlbabeth Reft! to I&tr R. B. Restell. " '■ ENGINEERS' REPORT. Labour Gang.—The men have been engaged during the last two weeks in carting soil to sections and Remain, putting in willow protection'at river bank near outfall drain, and grubbing gor'se, watering streets', laying floor of new stable, attending to water supply and other maintenance work. The work of afljxiog additional channel pates had been gommenoed, / JNSPJiCTOR'B HEFOBl?. I

I The Inspector reported that the drain in Case Street, near Dr. Leahy'a residence,, required concreting, aa well aa a short length in Kerraode Street, near Mr G. James' premises. The telephone posts at corner of East and Dobson streets shaded the light of the hmp post froiji the approach bf the bridge, Th'ia matter was referred to the Post authorities. Ncftice had been given to several persons to clean up their yards. : RESERVES COMMITTEE. The Reserves Committee's report), held over from last meeting, was adiipte<|, BALANCE SHEET. It was decided to aa)f the Finance Con> mit'tee to repart on the motfe pf drawjng up the balance sheet. i TBNDEES. Mr Crum's tender for asphalting at la 6d per lineal foot was accepted, ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £54 14s 2d were passed for payment. The Counaii then sat i*s &

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

The Naval Review,

A Splendid Spectacle.

Foreign Comments.

England's Supremacy Admitted.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright, London, June 27 AH the warships, both British and foreign, joined in the Royal salute. Many huge steamer* were present crammed with sightseers from alt parts of the United Kingdom. A fleet of 300 yachts from Ryde added to the attractions of the scene. Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wale*, the Dowager Empress Frederick, the Duke and Lruchess of York, the Duke and Duchesa of Oonnaught, the Duke and Duchesa of Saxe Goburg-Gotha, the Prince and Princess of Naples, and other Royal visitors, went aboard the Royal yacht Victoria Albert, which steamed down the lines of warships. The Royal yacht was followed by the Admiralty's yacht Wildfire, on board of which were the colonial Premiers and Mr Chamberlain and his wife. The visitors met with an immense reception, and the warships manned their yards and saluted. A severe thunderstorm took place at the close of the review. , June 28.

The colonial officers, journalists and foreign writers were accommodated aboard a troopship to witness Satur day's naval review. The latter especially were impressed with the immense incursion of French, Belgian, and German steamers. After the review most of the steamers proceeded along the lines, combining with the warships to make a splend'd spectacle. The Colonial Premiers were the guasts of Mr Charles Wilson, M.P., and returned to London this morning. They bestow great praise on Mr Chamberlain for the attention shown them.

The American Frets, commenting on the display, is unanimous in the opinion that the spectacle of the strength of the British navy is without a parallel. They are impressed with the fact that an invincible navy assembled, while the navy elsewhere was maintained at its usual efficiency. Admiral Miller declares that the re view is a proof that England com mands the sea. The Paris Tempi, in an article, alludes to the naval omnipotence of England, and duly realises the patriotic grandeur of the spectacle. The Lord Mayor of London and members of municipal bodies witnessed the review frc.*a the steamer Arundel Oastle. The Duke of Cambridge entertained the Royal guests and special envoys at dinner.

The Ameer of Afghanistan sent con gratulations to the Queen, who, in responding, expressed herself as deeply touched with his friendly sentinentf and wishes for prosperity. Majjor-General Lord Methuen has been created Knight Commander of the Victorian Order. Received Wakapuaka June 29, 9.40 a.m, Guardian Office, 10.30 a.m. Sydnky, June 29 The tram reoeipts during Jubilee week were £6600, constituting the record,

THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

Enthusiastic Reception.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, June 27 The Colonial troops were delighted with Mr Jrving's invitation to the Lyceum last night. The veteran actor played '■• Matthias IJ in «The Bells" and also gave the story of Waterloo. Mr Chamberlain was pre sent and received an ovation, The colonial troops, numbering 800, were received at Portsmouth by a guard of honour trom the Shropshire regiment, and the bands of the Artillery and the' Wiltshire regiments.. Thji Mayor of Portsmouth, in his robes, welcomed the troops, and addressed them in the Town Hall. The streets were filled with vast crowds, who greeted the troops with remarkable enthusiasm. After breakfast thj polonials embarked on fcha steamer Hohiaoor, having received an ovation the whole way. Sydney, June 28 The city was illuminated to-night in honor of the Queen's Coronation.

OBITUARY.

Press Association—By Eleotriq Telegraph— Copyright. ' Loijijon, Jane 27 Mr L Winane, the American million: aire, is dead. He was prominently un^er nptice a few years agq, when be pur chased a large traqt of co\i^try ir Scotland and converted it into $cc* country. THb evictions of oroftera, which subsequently occurred, caused him to be held in abhorrence in Scot land. Sydney, Jane 29. Captain Charles Smith, prominent in shipping and commercial circles. Be waa a large land holder in New Zealand.

THE ASHBUKfON GtJAEDIAN : TtIESDAY, JUNE 29, IB9t.



Business Notices, SPECIAL DRESS SALE, FOE FOURTEEN DAYS. A LL Dr\ss Materials at 2* per yard and upwards —will be made FREE OF CHARGE FROM SATURDAY, JUNE 19, TO JULY 3—INCLUSIVE. SEE WINDOWS. ASHBURTON DRAPERY COY.



THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR THE LEADING JEWELLERY AND WATCH REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT. S. SALE X, EAST STREET.



WANTED Known—Men's Boote in great variety from 4s lid to 30a at Melloii's Zeaiandia Boot Store.



MAKE no mistake. If you want & niae job made of your repairs, try Mellor, the up-to-date bootmaker,



BARRETT IiROS. have just opened some new lineß in clothing. Our noted " Wear-well" Mosgiel Tweed Suit at £2; but cash discount One Shilling in the Pound mak^s them 38/- now.—" The Hall," Eajt Street.



FOUND— Nineteen shilling.'* cash to be worth Twenty credit. Our practical system of cash discount One Shilling in the I'ouud, meets with approvul.—Barkett linos, "The Hall," JSust Str<eefc.



WANTED KNOWN —The way the young people of Ashfaurton should CB'ebr-ita the record reign. Get married, and buy their furniture at H. Bairetow's, Tancred Street. Suliafactiou guaranteed. 6 120



MRS KNIGHT, Cash purchaser of ladies, gentlemen's, and children's left off and u!i kinds offioo«3 ; -^Wakanui



WANTED Known, Inspect FLETCHER Bros' show of Crockery, eto., suit able for presents before going elsewhere. J.t will pay you.—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores.



WANTED, Eggs, 1000 dozen, musb be fresh, and 1 ton of Beeswax, highest market prices given by BaoSjjQftSb Supply Store*.



BANKRUPT ESTATE G. J. NEILL AND C 0.,: DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, MERCERS, AND BOOT DEALERS, ASHBURTON riIHE Sale of this Stock commenced this morning, and will be continued until the whole is disposed of at PHENOMENALLY LOW FIGURES in order to effect a speedy cleara nee, BY ORDEH. OF THE PURCHASERS OF ABOVE ESTATE. 6 600



EX S.S. MATATUA. WE HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE AHKIVAL OF OUR MIDWINTER SHIPMENTS, Six Oases being just to hand' fro,tn the above stcaraor. TUB SHIPMENT COMPRISES— ONE CASE Ladies' Black Cashmere HOSE, vory heavy makes, NE CASE ls4d,ls6J, 1* 10J ONE 0.-VSE Ladies' Black and Tan KID GLOVES, bought at a OA.SE large discount. Children's Tans— i. Button, Tans, 2* 6.1 ; 4 Domes, Tan.-, 2a lid ; 4 Domes, Black, 2s lid TY\ WO OAS K8 IBIS «■ nmmvr ertTCTXis; str.-iight from the Lisbu m IWO OASES Milis, Some beautiful embroidered PILLOW AWU uao SUAMg , NiD . BAGS, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c Among these goods now on view in our windows ONE CASE FLANELLETTESand MOLLETONS. Special lines NE OASE in white and crem ; ONE CASE Ladies' and Children's BOOTS and SHOES, specially NE CASE made for us by our Leicester Manufacturer fTIHRKE OASES Passage LINOLEUMS to open shortly. New designs; _1_ all widths. MITCHELL & TURNER.



Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S clful^C~H Ashburton. TUESDAY, He Peter's Day—Holy Com muniou, at 8.30 a.m. ; Teachers' Meeting, at 7.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY—G.F.S. and Choristers' Practice, a,t 7 30 p.m. THURSDAY — Presentations to Miss \ McDonnell by the Vestry and Choir in St Steph. u'd Schoolroom, at 3.30 p.m. ST STEPHENS GUILD-A meeting of all Communicants to ourol members and elect ortnera, in lhe Schoolroom at 7.30 p.m. FRID\Y— Short Service 7,30 p.m. ; Ghoir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Holy Com it; union. 3 p.m.—GREKNSTREET. 3 p.m.-DROiiORE (Mr T. A. Gates) 6.so—Evening Pniyur. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



THE NEW ZEALAND Clothi v g Factory. SPECIAL LINES. MUJ'S WATERPROOF COATS, Newest Patterns, all Sewn Seama, 293 6d, 32s 6d, 35?, 39a 6d* MEN'S ALL WOOL TWEED OVER COATS, 255, 32s 6d, co 455, YOUIHS' ALL WOOL TWEKD OVER. COATS, 19a 6d, 255, to 355. BOYS' Do. 8a 6d, lQs 6d, to 21s. i BOYS' NAVY SB KGB SAILOR SUITS. Fit Boy two years, from 10a 6d Fit Boy four years, from 11s Fit Boy six years, from 12a Fib Boy eight years, from 13s Fit Boy tea years, from 14s extra collar, flannel front, cord and whistle. BOYS' ALL Wi-OL TWEED GUARD SUITS. Fit Boy four years, from 9a 6d Fit Boy six years, from 10s 6d Fit Hoy eight years, from 11s 6,d Fit Boy ten yeara s from 12s 6d Parents wanting good strong wearing Suits for the Boys would do well to inspeot uur large slock. Boys' Blue Serge Tarn Caps from Is to 3a 9d I Boys' Serge Caps from 6d to Is 9d See our All Wool Tweed, for Boys' school wear, at la lid per yard. We carry a Urge stock of British & Colonial BOOTS AND SHOES. Inspection Invited. HALLENSTEItf BROS. & CO. A. G. BARTON, Manager!



" Look at that hump." " What hump, my son?" "That hump on the man's back." " Those are round shoulders, my boy caused 'lay a neglected cough when a child." " Why didn't he take Woods' Great Peppermint £bre, Jt' always otfria as..', 3 •• ty'u a pity he



The weather prophets predict that the long fine dry spell which we have hac} will be followed by a very wet and severe winter^ j The one thing needful for protection against the elements of such a winter is, a realty good reliable waterproof aoat or elpajr. Vf% are assured that Messrs praigheafl aim Berryman have become famous fop their well known brand of winter clothing, whioh has hitherto given such satisfaction, and in anticipation of a still larger Eale for these goods, this season they are now showing probab-y the largest stock of waterproof tweed, serge, and melton overcoats ever exhibited in Ashburton. They are also supplying ladies' and gentlemen's water. proof oloaka and coats to measure ap ready' made | prices. Every garment '• guaraoteisS thoroughly waterproof. (Three meutorf trial, if defective money returned). AH wool linings—keeping the weaier* always warr,iaad 4rXrrp«Wß throii||^o»t» * ##t)l sfcratfg pHk; venfcllatM a'pd >f«r> in^prore ment "up to clfcfe. r —■ Atim. " . From the Tea Plant to the Tea Cup. unadulterated and pure. This is Kozi* 114 obnOrr*Oo. f »|«t|,



DOMAIN BOARD. The Curator was allowed a few days' leave of absence. The Hospital Board were given leave to plough up half of the paddocks now under le&ae tp tpsn?. J ' ; '•' >! It wag resolyed that entrance gates be erected in the Domain near the curator's house, with the twenty-five pounds voted to the Domain Board, supplemented by voluntary subscriptions ' The Board than nJjournid.