PHASES OF THE MOON.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1897. TRAVELLERS' TALES.

"The adventures of Biron Munchau sen," full of the most marvellous episodes that the imagination could invent, were written by Dean Swift for the purpose of exposing those romancing tendencies of explorers and others which have rendered the phrase " travellers' tales " one of derision a-nd incredulity. The satire—for it is asatirc —had for the time a wholesome effect, but its influence appears to havß waned to judgo from the extraordinary fabri cations which are from time to time forwarded to the Home papers as professed records of the experiences of visitors to tho Colonies. A sample of this sort of thing (reprinted from the Scotsman of the 12th of last month) appears in this is-^ue and fairly out- Herods Herd'd. A traveller who can represent the Hundred Mile Busb, Taranaki,, (probably the ninety-mile is meant) a^ " abounding with ferocious wild animals of eyery description," by which settlere are " frequently killed and 3aten," and ttith » herds of buffalo, which make very good citing," and who writes of "tuis or parson-birds about the size of* a half-grown ostrich," and the " flax tree" as a " remarkable production of Nature, standing about 50ft high," and which " emits a deadly perfume, which ba« Jsilled several Natives,"; and who further a.ssjures his readers that " the settlers nearer go about here without being well-armed, usually parrying a brace of revolvers and a rise^ and that " 500 miles north of Auckland, on the prairies there are large num» bers of cannibals," is certainly en ifcitled to the belt as the boss liar, Tfae Wjorsjfe of it is that many peo ple at Home knosf nothing them selves about the matter and arja ready to accept what they read as Gospel, and it is not to be wondered at in the face of this sort of thisig that the Colonies and things colonial are often misunderstood.

"Now, then, get the staff; it is time to be away." Such were the last words spoken on MR EDDY'S LAST earth by the late WORDS. Mr Eddy, Commis sioner of Railways in New South Wales. The Sydney Mail sympathetically alludes tQ thi£ circumstance. It says:— "No more touching or appropriate, no more characteristic dying speech is recorded, even in the myths of history. Every railway traveller possesses the key to its meaning. He has seen the engine driver, as his straining; locomotive rushed panting into a station, hand to the gtationmaster a small staff", and as he was ready to leave, receive another staff from the same oQ£.cia), That staff was the key to the line ahead,, With iit in his possession he knew that the section it related to was clear. With out it no train dare venture do^n the rails Mr Eddy was lying at Bri-,ban§ sick unto death. The end of his life and of the work, devotion fco which had ! ' astened his death, wag at hand, Bufc i few moments remained before the breath should leave the tortured body But a moment more and the soul would ran out of its wayside station down the long Jin,© of rails which stretched away to eternity, J^.t that supreme moment the mind wandsred, j and grasping the hand of one who ] stood at hie bedside the railway chief exclaimed, " Now, then get the staff ,• it is ti'nw to b,e ayay," From another world the staff was given iiija, and fee set oufe bravely on his ia'afc giws joume/j

An occurrence which excited a con siderable volume of correspondence in the English press TEASED TO was the suicide of a DEATH. public school boy ou May 30. On thai day Outhbert Patrick Evans, a lad of sixteen years of age, one of the prefects of Hai ley bury College, committed suicide by placing his neck on the metals of the Great .Eastern railway near Ware, leaving two, letters behind hiai, one of them addressed to Canon [ytteiton, the head of Haileybuty College, in which he declared that she cause of his death was the constant insults which were showered upon him by three other boys whom he named, who caricatured him, shut him out of the study, and spoke of him insultingly to the other boys, till he could bear his life no longer. As he was to be another year at Haileybury, the prospect of this sort of persecution for so long a period was 100 much for him. Me seems to have been a quiet boy, and in outward appearance at least of a happy disposition, but very ; sensitive, and unable to beat either tho odium of reporting to the head master what he suffered, or the indignities which his schoolfellows inflicted on him. Canon Lyttelton reported that, in fact, what he had suffered was a long coarse of teasing, but it would seem (an Eng lish paper thinks) to have been un merciful teasing. In all probability the most accomplished teasers are quite unaware of the immense amount of suffering which they can and do inflict, and it would be a good thing if tta consequences of such teasing were made known in all public schools, —of course without any mention of the names of the operators. Boys never wish to commit murder j but they are quite ignorant of the agony which their apparently commonplace instru ment of torture, if applied day after day and week after week, can produce on the nervous system of a sensitive lad:

Mr Alfred Saunders, in an article in the Press on uMy first month in New Z°aland," re- A TUTU PUDDING, lates that heentered

into partnership at Felson with three of his fellow pass engers, two of whom were Quakers, and all were teetotallers and non smokers. He Fays :—-" A division of labor naturally followed, in which Isaac Mason Hill was the cook, I was the carpenter, John Sylvanus dotterel! was our man of business, and Oyrus Goulter was our forester. , . On our first Saturday afternoon in .Nelson, aa we came in from our various occupations, we found our cook had made us a splendid pudding from tutu berries". When I came in the other three had had their dinner, and all were praisiDg the cook and his pud ding. I was i-itensely hungry, but 1 said to our Quaker cook, c I thought these berries were poison, Isaac/ to which he replied, { Oh, but thee must know, Alfred, there are many things that are poison raw that are not poison boiled' ' Oh, that's it, is it?' said I, and ray share of the really delicious pudding soon disappeared After dinner we lounged about and h«ld a consultation as to how we should spend our first Sunday in Nelson, and finally settled that we would pu/t on our best clothes and visit some of our shipmates, after this de ioerate eonclusicm Oyrus Goid ter began to conduct himself in a most improper manner, and Sylyanus Oot terell cried out, •' Run, Isaac, to the riyer for some water—here's Goulter down in aftt.' Isaac seized the bucket and ran towards the riyer, but he tumbled over the bucket and began to imitate CJoulter so exactly that we were all reminded of the tutu pudding. I suppose I came next, but I am not a competent witness for anything that occurred during the next 24 hours, It was getting late on Sunday evening when I lifted myself from the ground and, resting on my elbow dreamily surveyed the confused condition of our tsstotal cottage. Thi cc prostrate, heavy breathing, dirjby looking drunkards appeared to be" lying near me. Everything had been knocked about, but tutu pudding was in evidence everywhere, and I war so much bruised, bo weary and exhausted, that I lay down again to try and remember what it was all about. It was very evident and very fortunate that we had not put on our best clothes for that Sunday's work, as it was highly pfobable that none of us would ever eajb any more tutu pud ding. No one had come near us ; a^d we did not feel quite up to making calls even on the next day ; but when we did relate what little we knew of our novel experience, we were told that onp of our neighbors who had eaten only a siugle bunch of tutu berries, was lying dead from its e#ect/

Local and General.

The new Wesley (Qhjqirch at Tjnwald is fast taking shape, and will soon be ready tor ch@ opening ceremony.

Mr C. E. Zuhrab, mereh&nt, an old resi dent of Wellington, died of apoplexy on Tuesday morning.

Mr George Diack has been appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages, etc., for the Springbprn district.

The Gazette notices that the Bushside JPost Office iv' the ,Gnristchu)>oh was closed on April 3Q. A post office was opened afc jjighbank on Juse 1. "' :

It is said that the millionaire, William Wuldorf Astor, owns 4{J(M) houses in New York City, and that his annual income ie nearly £1,200,000.

The jdsy of heresy trials in Scotland is certainly ni?b yet over. The Established Church Assembly in May ? 18.96, suspended the Rev Alexander Robinson^'of Kilmif n, for a year for issuing a book, V The vSavyiour in a viewer Light.' Mr Robinson, after twelve months ,to fbink the matter over, haß refused to repudiate th,e teachings of the book, and has received the choice of resignation within $ month or deposition at the hands 01 the presbytery. His .plea that he remained loyjil to the leading do&tiines of the church was of no avail.

Rev. Mr Saltei'a mission closes this even ing. In hia farewell address he will explain " Why ke became a Baptist."

The Methven Collie Dog Club has now a membership of about sixty. A trial is being arranged for an early date, particulars of which will be announced in due course.

Madame Melba is haviDg a dress made fur her next opera season in London, which is estimated to cost £3000. The silk and luce are being specially manufacture.!

Mr McCormack's damaged trap was towed into dock by Mr C. Brown from 1 inwald last evening. AmoDgst the other wreckage Mr Brown also brought in two cycles which had come to grief on the road.

Mr Harry Arnold is appointed Postmaster and Telegraphist at Mount Somers; Mr John Brown is appointed Postmaster at Lowciiffe ; Mr James R. Connor at Green street, and Mr Charles Spray atHighbank. Mr F. Angell, a well-known long distance runner, who represented Wellington at the Athletic Championship Meeting, died at Wellington of typhoid fever on Tuesday morning.

A Windsor cabman who recently died is said to have bequeathed sQgs to a gentle man whom he was in the habit of driving, to show his appreciation of the respect with which he was invariably treated by his fare.

A private belonging to a regiment of Highlanders rode through the streets of Glasgow on a donkey, He was arrested and-fined £3 3s, or one month's imprison ment, for attaching ridicule to the Quetn's uniform.

A por ion of the upper part of a ship's side, 36ft long, sfc wide, 12in thick, and copper-plated, has been washed ashore three miles uorth of Otaki. It appears to be part of a whaling ship, and has not been long in the water. The following lands in Canterbury have been permanently reserved:—Ashburtou, S.D. section 3181 (in red) Block XIII., b[ acres for river protection; town of South Rakaia, 3065 {in red) 3 acres 3 roods 37 perches for plantation purposes: Corwar S.D. 3188 (in red) 5 acres for public school lite.

An English gentleman travelling in Persia says he has been in a town where the bells ring for prayers five times a day, and busi ness men rush out of their offices to the churches, leaving their places of business unlocked; and nobody ever has a thing stolen.

The "jaws of death" are now wide open at Carter's bridge, the remaining portion of the raila between the main bridge and the foot bridge having been removed, and in the dark there is nothing to prevent anyone driving or riding straight into the place where the fatal accident recently occurred. Canada is getting into a state of excite ment over the approaching national vote on the question of whether or not a Liquor Prohibition Bill shall be introduced by the Government, and although the confident anticipation is that a negative verdict will be reconied both sides are putting forth every effort; The Petone Borough Council have decided to invite an estimate for a water gas plant suitable for a population of $000 and the probable expenditure necessary !• establish a plant to suppy the present population ox 4000. Negotiations between the Borough Council and the Electric Light Syndicate and Gas Company are still proceeding. At five o'clock on Tuesday morning a young mau named H. VV. Marsh, ofPahiatua, was found dead in Domain street, Palmer stou North, near the railway station. The deceased left Woodville on Saturday last with the intention of proceeding to Welling ton. The body bore no marks of violence, and death ia attributed to heart disease. New Zealand is, it is believed, to have a Jubilee issue of stamps. Shortly after hie arrival in Lon Jon Mr Seddon discovered that the design sent Home some time ago for a new series had been placed in the hands of the die»md,kers. He at once gave orders for the immediate ixacution of the work, and the stamps will be. iasued before the end of the present year. The new steamers ordered by the New Zealand Shipping Company are to be of <he same type as. the Waimate, Rakaia, and Mataura, with up-to-date appliances. They are expected to reach the colony early nexi year. It is understood that the Shipping Companies find thai; large cargo carritrs, with limited passenger accommodation, pay better thau vessels in which the latter feature plays a prominent part* A gentleman who was a s reat believer in the efficacy of conceni rated chemical manure was chatting with hjs bailifi. " Ah, Jones," he said, " its iry firm opinion that the day will come when a man will be able to c*rry all the manure necessary for a ten acre field in one of his waistcoast pocke s " " Maybe, sjr, maybe," responded the bailiff, •• and uo doubt he'd be able tp carry all the crop he'd raisi off it then in the other pocket." '

A jeweller in Turin has made a tiny boat of a single pearl. The hull is finely shaped, and might serve as a model for a great aloop Tho sail is of beaten gold studded with diamonds, fnd the binnacle tight is a perfect ruby. An emerald serves as its rudder, and its stand ia a slab of ivory. Its weight is less than an ounce, and it is said to have cost £1000.

As Mr Archie McCormack was returning from fche sale at Tinwald on Tuesday after noon, the horse he was driving (a gelding five years old), without the slightest warn ing, fell, and died almost instantly. Mr McCormack was of course thrown out, but fortunately not much irrjured. One shaft of the trap was splintered and broken, and the vehicle was taken to Ashburton for repairs. The horse was removed to the Kennels, where the cause of death has no doubl been discovered.

For several sittings back Mr Carew, S.M., Dunedin, has been engaged with the hearing of tha case Louisa Rollinson v. Edward Favell, late inspector for the Benevolent Institution Trustees. The woman sued for ■gl§, motfev wh»(Jh sjie alleged ehe had lent he late inspector, and there was abundance of evidence, some of it of an extraordinary charae'er. The Magistrate reserved judg. ment, and to-day gave it. He found for the defendant with coats.' The defence of the case was that it waa aa instance of blackmail.

The Jijoudon Tiff® says:-—The annual butter test of Jerse/'cows has been carried out at St, Helier's, on behalf of the' Royal Jersey Agricultural Society ; the competing cows numbered thirty-eight, and the gold medal was awarded to Mr R. Williams' geven-year old cow " Fancy's Pride," which furnished $lb 2|o# of butter from 24 fours' milk, a trifle lees than J6!b of rjrjilk yielded ijLlb of butter. The thirty-eight cows gave an average of 331b 15|oz of milk in 2f\ hours, which yielded an average of 111b 12oz of butter. ' .

I Mr McNab, ex-M.H.R; for Mataura, is I complimentary to the Agent-General, of 'whom he writes:—"Mr Reeves has taken very kindly to hia charge, as was apparent at a glance. The work of the Agent General's ])eparfment doeas not suffer iv hia hands, for I' found hia' prajses tfuajjj nob only in England, bub in 'different phc4s bir 7|)he Continent. He has kept New Zealand well to' the' front, and his literary abilities have enabled him to push hia way among the literary men of the city. The office is very well equipped indeed' and is invaluable to the newiy-arrived colonial.' All the New Zealanders in the city keep in touch with 'tShe polony through it, and it furnishes a ( good opportunity of asoe^tjiinipg their where- ' abouts. Colonial newa up'to date' is always j on the files. «•» " i

& young man named J. D:ckey, of Whata whaba, hs.d $ most thrilling experience, Mr Bruce had a young cow which bad tajien to the bush, gone ypild, and defied all attempts at its capture. Dickey determined to yard the animal and set out for the' purpose. It wag not long before he found the animal, which immediately made a mad rysjh at Dickey's horae. To escape the Pfls)augh£ the horse reared and, falling back warus, pipnjßd hjs ifufgrbSlll*^ ride F bepeath him. Finding the mag at jts mercy the bow agg,: Q charged him, and this time sucpeedsd jiu ripping hia cheek from chin to ear. Con.* tiuuing in her mad career the animal become entangled in the undergrowth, and Dickey, who had by this time extricated himself from his dangerous position, tackled it with a knife which he carried, aad succeeded in despatching it. Dickey, who had a marvel, lous escape, was badly gored, but his wound if act dftpgerouj,

CYCLING.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—

Copyright. London, July 26 Jones, the New Zeakud cyolist, won the Open Mile Handicap on th" Woodgreen , track, with an allowance of 145 yards. He won easily. Time—2min 20 cc.

COMMERCIAL.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—' Copyright. London, July 26 Wheat — Quotations have advanced Is dnring the week. Wool—A poor selection waa offered to day. Prices for faulties were irregular, but for good wools firm.

ROAD BOARD.

Upper Ashbuttoii.

The usual monthly meeting of the Uppei Ashburtoß Road Board was held on Monday. Present—Messrs McLean (chairman), Camp bell, Sargent, Tucker, and Harper. An apology was received for the absence of Mr Sbitt. CORRESPONDENCE i The following correspondence was re ceived :— From Che Ashburton Couniy Council, informing the Board that the strengthening of the present foot-bridge at the Hinds, to make it available for sheep traffic, is com pleted, and asking the Board for its share of the coat—£7. Fiom the Land and Income Tax: Depart ment, enclosing form of declaration, which, when duly signed and returned, wou d entitle the Board to receive the amount of subsidy due for the year 1896-97. From the Secretary of Allenton School Committee, asking that the hollow in the road in front of the g-ite be filled up.—The Clerk stated the matter had been attended tot ROLL ALTERATIONS. Mr J. Gr. MeConaehie asked that his name be taken off the roll for K.S. 4449 and 50561, and that of William Smi'h Morris be inserted. Mr C. Scrinb asked that h s name be taken off the roll for lot 101, part R S. 7862 and 7867, and that of Mr J. Dent inserted.—The Cierk was instructed to make the alterations subject to all rates being paid to date, c OUTSTANDING BATES. The Clerk was instructed to advertise that all outstanding rates not paid before August 28 would be sued for without further notice. AOSOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £50 8s were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.

AN UP-TO-DATE MUNCHAUSEN.

The following extraordinary letter ap peared over the signature of R E. Like, of Auckland, m the Scotsman of June 12 :— Auckland, April 17. In reading a copy of one of your editions I noticed that you had published some corres pondence from this colony, so I thought, as I had a Httle time, I would give you the benefit of some of the social life of the part I am living in. About three weeks ago I obtained a fort night's leave, and went for a holiday to the Maori settlement; of Waiheki Island, the waters around which abound in fish of every description, from the little Tommy cod to the 100 ft whale, of which we caught not a few (tommy-cods I mean) The island also abounds in game of every descrip. tion, from the wild pigs, goats, and kanga roos down 1.0 the wild cat. Myself and another young fellow went out one day after dinner and shot fifty rabbits and a dozen pigeons between us—not bad sport when you haven't a dog to hunt. Towards the end of my holidays we had a couple of days' yachting in one of the large yachts. The first day we had a large party of ladies on board, with whom we made a picnic to one of the many beautiful islands near by. After luncheon the gentlemen of the party went fishing in the yacht. We anchored about 150 yards from the shore, \ and caught 458 schnapper and numerous ether fish in about an hour, there being only eight of us fishing. We had been fishing for half an hour perhaps, when one of my mates commenced to throw the big shark line over. He got about 20ft of it out, when he took a sudden dive overboard. A big shark happened to be passing at the time, and took the bait, line, and fisherman too. The remaindeqof us had the presence of mind to stop the whole-line from going over. The young fellow who was pulled over board didn't hang on to that shark very long, and soon got on board ag lin. It took four strong men to hold that shark, and altogether we (and the shark, too, I sup pose) had a very, exciting and int reetii.g time of it, all of us standing up with our sheath knives drawn ready* to give the shark "what for" when we came to the top. We played him for perhaps twenty minutes," when we discovered we had been playing with the, anchor, (Che shark, when he was pulled up short, went round the yacht in a circle, and got foul of the anchor rope. The next day half a dozen of us went to a solitary rock in mid-ocean called the Gannet Isiaud, being the home of the gannnt, a very large and beautiful bird. Some of us went I ashore and caught several young gannets and large crabs, while the remainder stayed on board to fish fop harpuka, a very large fish. As soon as yon houk one you must pull away for all you are worth, or it will stick to the bottom, and not all the steam winches in Scotland would move it. How ever, we caught nothing but sharks and a few blue cod. Altogether we caught about a dozen sharks, one being about 20ft in length. I may mentioa that the depth of water round this island is about thirty-five fathoms deep, and as clear as glass, enabling you to see the fish swarm round your bait. The Maoris, or natives of this colony, are extremely fond of shai k fleah. They hang them up in the sun for about six weeks to dry, wlien they call together the neighboring tribes and have a great feast,' lasting some times a fortnight. Another fish they are very fond of is the eel. When the tide is out in a large salt water creek, they wade in the mud up to their waists, and when they see an eel hole they put in their arms and drag out an immense eel and throw it on the bank, where their mates kill it. The Maoris are very fond of 'model yacht racing, having some very fine models, which they sometimes race for a large stake. The grandest sight, kowever, is a Maori war canoe race. Kach canoe holds from 150 to 200 natives, who keep splendid time with their paddles to a war soflg they sing as they race. The Maoris are one of the finest pees of men in the world. There are several here who have pbtained university degrees, while others are lawyers and doctors. They are, however, sad to say, fast dying ou1", About 500 miles north of Auckland, on the prairies, there are still a large number of cannibals, there always being a strong guard on duty in j town to protect the settlers. In the Taranaki district is the One Hundred Mile Bush, which abounds in wild and ferocious animals of every description, and it ia: quite a' uoiumoa occurrence for people to be killed and •afcen by theni. Farther north it is not quite'ao bad, as the uncivilised natives have killed and eaten moat of them. In the Canterbury district, ou the plains, they have a large aumber of i wild horses, very largo and mostly 6f a beautiful grey color, They are quite un tamable. Sometimes you come across large herds of busfalr>, which m*ke very godd eiiting. '~\fle nave also some very if ne native birds The tui, or parson bird, i^'about the siz« of a half -grown' ostrich, and h as"a large bunch of white feathers at its throat. The ffaic tree is another remarkable production of Nature, standing about sQit high. No person can stay long in the of this tree, aa it emits a deadly perfume, which has killed several natives. The settlers never go about here without being well armed, usually carrying a bray 3of revolvers and a rifle. '"'

FOOTBALL.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

VICTORY OVER AHMIDALE.

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Armidale, July 27. At the match between the New Zealauders and the Armidale Fifteen, fine, cold weather prevailed, bat there was a poor attendance. New South Wales determined to do nothii g to injure their chances on Saturday next, for at their request Ourley, who played so brilliantly in the last test match, was not selected to play for his own district. The Armidale team was — Pull back, Scott ; three-quarters, McArthur, B aund, G. Newell; live-eighths, Hogan ; half, Blies; wings, Bradley, N well; forwards, Croft, Belfield, Buckley, Cotter ell, Sutton, Hillyer, Sullivan. NewZealand—Fullb ck,Orchard; three-quarters, Armifc, Roberts, Smith ; five-eighths, Glenme; half, Humphries; | wings. Mills, Hardcastle; forwards, j Murray, Harris, Wilson, Wells, Brooker, I Handc'ock, Blair. The pl>ty calls for little description. The New Zealauders simply romped over their opponents from jump t<> finish. Glennie played with considerable dash, and Brooker, Hardcastle and Harris worked hard in the forward ranks. The New Zealanders won the toss. They almost continuously had Armidale on the defensive and scored rapidly. Wilson started by kicking a penalty goal. Then following up the kick off, and a mark by Mills, Glennie paßsed to Roberts, who scored, but Wilson failed to convert. From the kick off Orchard returned into local ground, when" Glennie sent the ball to Roberts, and he to Smith, who ran in, and Humphries placed the goal. When the ball was in play again, Glenaie passed to Armit, and he to Mills, who scored, but Murray failed with the kick. The locals were again desperately pressed by the. visitors. Then Humphries picked up from a scrum and petSßed to Glennie, who went over. Roberts made * wild attempt at goal. A'midale rushed into New Zealand ground but were promptly driven back. A loose scrum gave Glennie a chance; he picked up the ball and dashed in, but Humphries failed at the goal. From this to half time there was nothing but scoring. Armit secured a try, but Brooker failed with the place. Then Smith got the ball from a scrum and fending Scott off, scored, Harris failing at the goal. On re suming New Zealand rushed the ball up and Humphries kicked across to Smith, who dodged in, Humphries kicked, a goal from the try, but the bal toucheJ an opponent, and the goal consequently did not count. Armidale now infused a little vigour into their play, and Orchard just stopped a rush by a timely kick. From this out play was practically in Armidale's twenty-five, and try after try was scored. A pass between Glennie, Mills and Smith ended in the last scoring. Orchard failed with the place. From a loose scrnm Armit ran in and Blair converted. Glennie next took He ball from behind a scrum and got over and Humphries converted. When the locals were hotly pressed Handcook snatched the ball on the line and scored, Humphries failing with the place, from a line out Hardcastle passed to Roberts and he to Smith who scored, but Murray failed to convert]. Immediately Armit ran in and scored and Humphries placed a goal. Croft got hold of the ball, broke through the New Zealand forwards and ran almost to the New Zealand line, when he was thrown out. From the throw in Hogan, who should have been stopped by Armit, scored, and Cottercll kicked a goal Some loose play in the Armidale territory brought up time, New Zealand winning by 52 points (four goals from tries, one penalty goal (2 points) and ten tries) to 5 points (one goal from a try).

NEW ZEALAND v. AUCKLAND.

Press Association—By Electric Te'egraph. Wellington, July 27. The Managing Gommittee of the $ew Zealand Rugby Union declined to allow the Auckland members of the New Zealand team to play for their own Union in the match yew Zealand v. Auckland, at Auok land, next Saturday week.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsib c for tbe opinions expressed by our correspondents;

POLICE EXCHANGES.

TO THE EDITOB. i Sik,—-I read with some interest your ■ leader in the Guabpian of last evening on the, above subject, and agree with moat of the remarks thereon. It is very desirable that changes should be made at times both in the interest of the members of the force and the general public, and nq doubt tlie Minister in charge has aometirnea a difficult task to perform to effect thege changes pjkti-factorily. It seems to me both unnecessary and inexpedient at present to transfer Constable Juckson from Ashburton, He has during his residence here shown himself a capable and useful officer, doing his duty without officiouaness. I understand I the transfer in this case does not mean I promotion, but if anything rather the reverse. Hoping the representations, which you understand hive been made to the Minister on the matter will be successful, and that Constable Jackson's service, will be retained here for some time yet.—l am, etc., REgIBMW.

AN EXPLANATION ASKED.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—-The Rev Mr Salter test evening ab fehe Tabernacle said " our Lord bought all believers from the Devil," We infer from this there was a compact between Him and Satan, Does nob this savour of Worfching ton 1 When he is preaching to-aight on "How he left) the Methodist church," per haps h,e Will explain what he meant last evening,—l am, etc, '■< •■ : 11 **< ■"'■ One who was eresent.

FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Mr Daniel McOormack took place to day. Ifc was a large pro<; jssion. The coffia was carxied shoulder iiigh by personal frieuds—Messrs J. and A. Biehdp, D. ljynch, |?. iDevane, j. O'Grady, J. Sullivan, J. Devery, and fit. Kennedy—who took the mournful duty in turn from Devane's Hotel, where deceased died, to the Chur hof the Holy Name. Here ! mtsswaf celebrated, Father Quirk beingpele branr ? Father Bowers (Geraldine), master of peremonieß, and Very Rev. fathers Obaetag 7 non and O'Donnell were also present, the la-t er acting as choirmaster, and a choir of male voices sang requiem mass. After m^BS the coffia was borne to the hearse again, and the procession moved away. A hundred men on foot followed the hearse, a hundred and two vehicles came after, and a troop of fifty horsemen brought up the rear* Better proof than this could hardly be given of the respect and esteem in which deceased was held in the oopnty. j|t the gv&ve there was of course the?usnal Services of* the church conducted fey the clergymen. '= ; )!

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

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Great Britain and the Transvaal.

London, Julj 26 In the Mouse of Commons Me Chamberlain stated that since the I'ransvaal Volksraad had repealed the Ttumigration Act and resolved to amend the Aliens Expulsion Act, the urgent disputes between Great Britain and the Transvaal had been removed. Sulphide Corporation. London, July 27 The Sulphide Corporation, which is largely interested in Australian ventures for the treatment of sulphide ores, is issuing 100,000 5 per cent iehentures. The minimum is fixed at 98|. Expulsion of a Missionary. Reports from Madagascar state that General Gailieni, the French resident, has expelled an English missionary named Hall, alleging that he incited the Hovas to rebel against the French. A Trade Commissioner The British Government are sending a Commissioner to inquire into the trade of the Central and South American Republics, and have invited the Associated Chamber* of Commerce to appoint delegates to accompany him Victorian Pressed Hay. The London Road Oar Company hai informed the Victorian Agent-General that tests of Victorian compressed hay proved its excellent quality, but it was too dear to use in lingland in ordinary seasons. The War Office has informed the Victorian Agent-General in regard to compressed hay similarly to the Road Oar Uompaayr

Australian.

, Press Association—by Electric Telegraph Copyright A Ketch Driven Ashore. Sydney, July 27 In yesterday's gale tne ketch Oandi date drove ashore in Byron Bay. Lady Brassey. Melbourne, July 27. Lady Brassey steadily improves, The Income Tax. The Full Court has decided that in come arising from an investment, in Victorian inscribed stock, and collected by the trustee of an estate and re mitted to tbe principal abroad, is not liable to income tax. The Burning Steamer. Albany, July 27. The fire in the Gulf of Martaban is still raging, and apparently spreading forward. The seamen's quarters are so hot that they hay« had to move. One was overcome by the fumes. Water is being poure4 in at the rate of 15,000 gallons an hour. w

RESCUES FROM MINES.

Some Brave Deeds.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— I , Copyright. Pekth, July 27. When four men were sinking a shaft lin the Central Boulder Mine, Kal goodie, a box of dynamite ignited, and they were overcome by the fumes. Several camera descended 150 ft and rescued them. The,rescued and the rescuers are in a bad state from the effects of the fumes. One of the rescuers a few days previously saved a mate by descending a §Qft shaft and pulling out lighted fuses when his mate fell to the bottom after firing the charges. ' '

Turkey and Crete.

Pre»3 Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Constantinople, July 27 The foreign Admirals have warned Djevad Pasha, who was recectly despatched by the Sultan to take charge of the Moslem forces in Crete, that they wili not permit him to intrigue. T&e insurgents have declined Djevad's offer to parley.

THE BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

Colonial Winninp>

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.  - '■••"*> London, July 27 At the Bisley meeting in the Qjt|y of London Corporation series of conVeatg; open to Indian and colonial t'oiunteerV only, Carter, Victoria, won the first prize £25; King, JSew Zealand, the third, and Todd the fourth, £10 each ; Walker the sixth, £7 ICM; Hawthorne the tenth, and Jlowe the ' twelfth, £5 each. ' ■'< ; - i. ■■>, The total of the money prizes woa by colonials at the meeting is—Yio- toria £213, New Zealand £H4» (Queensland £84.

America and Japan.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

New York, July 26. Reuters correspondent at Washing ton states that the Japanese reply to America indicates a diplomatic war, i£ not 1 something more serious, if HaWail is annexed by America. ' '* The JS'ew York Press interprets tbe Japanese note to mean that annexation wif'l involve a rupture of the diplomatic relations between America and Japan",

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OUR ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING SALE IS NOW Plti CEELInG, AND WILL CONTINUE TILL AUGUST the 18th. EVERYTHING REDUCED. PLEASE NOTE the following Quotations, being a few of the BARGAINS OFFERED — DRESS TWEEDS—Regular price Is 3d par y»rd, sale price 4s lid dress length. Dress Tweeda—Regular price isi 9d dress length, sale price 6s lid dress length. SERGES in Black, Navy, and Brown 2a 3d, sale price Is 6d per yard. Blue Black Merinos, sale price Is lid per yard, regular price 2s 6d, DRESSMAKING during this sale 8s Od. Children's Cashmere Hose, sale price 6d per pair. Ladies' Cashmere Hose, sale price lOjd. Ladies' Bibbed Hose, sale price 6d per pair. 4 lew Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS 15s each. Men's Cotton Shirts Is each. Men's Heavy Grampian Shirts Is lid. A large assorted line Men's Tweed Trousers, to be cleared at 7s lid per pair. Men's Tweed Hats 6d each. Men's Tweed Caps 6d each. Mod's Colonial Knitted Socks 6d per pair. Extra Heavy Twilled Sheeting, 2 yards wide, Is per yard, Flannelettes from 3d per yard. All wool Colonial Shirting Is 61 per yard Ladies' Corsets, size 18, 19, 20, our regular line at 2a lid, to be cleared Is lid. IN THE SHOW-ROOM THE REDUCTIONS WILL BE OF A MOST THOROUGH DESCRIPTION. SEE DOORS AND. WINDOWS FOR BARGAINS. U Ashburton Drapery Company, ARCADE HOUSE. BANKRUPT ESTATE OF* G. J. NEILL AND CO., DRAPERS, CLOTHIEES, MEKCEKS, AND BOOT DEALERS, ASHBURTON ffUHB VENDORS would respectfully call the attention of the Inhabitants of Ashburton JL aod Surrounding District to this Bona Fide Sale and also we wish to draw your attention that we have secured another stock at a very low figure, aud we have decided to sell the whole at Ashburton and hope you will favour us with your patronage as early fts possible. So come all and come early. Every line must go. BY ORDER, STOCK VENDORS. BY ORiJEtt OF THE PURCHASERS OF ABOVE ESTATE. 6 233 DRESSES & DRESSMAKING = EXTRAORDINARY. ~ VFTER AN FXOEPTIONALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON WE ARI NOW PREPARED TO TAKE very Much eeduced prices FOR OUR FEW REMAINING COLORED DRESSES. A LOW PRICE quoted for Dress Complete, Beit Style and Fit. MITCHELL & TURNER. = PURE_SEEDS. '=. T HAVE lately erected, regardless of cost, the most COMPLETE SEED-CLEANING PLANT south of the Line, and I now ask intelligent Farmers to inspect the same at work. lam now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmers any description o • SEEDS AND GRAIN, and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. I can supply best RYEGRASS, weighing fiora 261bs to 441bs to the bushel; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, U|lbs to 16£lbs to the bushel; also, beat CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the punty of which roust be seen to be appreciated. ALSO—KTORST AND SONS BEST ENGLISH CLOVERS, TURNIPS, RAPE, LUCERNE, TREFOIL, Etc. D, THOMAS, ASHBURTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. J AM now making liberal CASH ADVANCES FREE OF COM. MISSION upon all WOOL placed in my hands for SALE either in Astsburtcn or elsewhere. WOLPAOKS, TWINE, OII7~AND BRANDING MATERIAL The best quality on Sale. DAVID "THOMAS,



PUBLIC NOTICES 1 _fP ; 3 ASJBBUBTON ON WHEELS.! NEW ZEALAND Clothiug* factory. AGBNTS FOR I THE ANGLO-NEW ZEALAND .OYOLK O'iMPAN-Y. WE have just opened out a full stock of the following high grade, up-to date, Ladies' and Gonta' Bicycles, al Eug ish m >ke, beautifully enamelled and vety heavily plated parts. THK GLOBB-Vety high grade machine, D shape tubing, 3£in tread, 3-16 in chain, patent head lock, and all other latest improvements, English Dunlop Tyres. THK M.ILL, rl?OJ^—A beautiful] cvle, 3£in trea'l, fitted with the patent 3 16in twin roller chain, English Dunlop Tyres, a pleasure to ride on. TH JB rX' O WJ>i JRlVD—Another high class machine. On account of the large number we have sold of these cycles we can fully recommend it. English Dunlop tyres, oval tubing, 3£in tread, large barrel hubs oil retaining, heavily,. plated,; and strictly up-to-date. Also a full stock of accessories and novelties will always be kept in stock. Any of these machines will be sold for cash or on the easy time payment system. Inspection Invited. HALLENSTEIN BROS., A. G. BARTON, Managed Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURC.H Ashburton. WEDNESDAY—Choristers' Practice, 7 p. m THURSDAY—Brotherhood of Sb Andrew, 7.30 p.m. FRIDAY—Short Service, 730 p.m. Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES, AUGUST 1. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Holy Com munion. 3 p.m.—GREKNSTREET —Rev. T. A. Hamilton. 3 p m.—DROMORE—Mr T. A. Gates. 6.30 p.m. —Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



A gfood story about Prince Alexander, J,h,e eleven-yfiar-old son of jPrinee&s Beatrice, is told by the correspondient of the Liverpool Post, fhe boy received a present <?f pne sovereign from his mother, and haying quickly spent it applied for a second, JJe waa gently chided for his excravagenoe, but unabashed wro:e to hig grandmamma. The t^iieen had probably been warned, for she replied in the same strain pf remonstrance, whereupon the young prince responded as under : " Dear Grandmamma,—l received your letter, and hope you will not think I was disappointed because you would not send me any money. It waa very kind of you to give me good advice, I aold your letter o*JD4IO%^ < ••



Wg often hear of sensational bets being made, sud> as a guinea to a gqoseberry 5 a bible-bactfed policeman to a pint of she oak : a hundred pounds to a bundle of chips, ana soon. The art of betting in to win, and to win you must back certainties, Here is a tip ! a You back ' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure" to beai a cough or cold every time. , You'll always get homo; no Johnny Arm* j strong »bous that.' J3 j



To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises in the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed aural specialist tod Inventor of artificial ear drums, has just issiied the IQQth edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on I}ea£ I ness amd Aural Troubles. ' This book 'may be had frorri Mr" f. Shaw, 16Q,'Adelaide Road, Wellington, NZ, t on 'receipt of stamps Mr Campbell, erf the same address, was greatly relieved of his deafness by Dr. Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the-hewii of the great specialist in New Zealand. A'littleboofc on the cute of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago/ and ludigestion'by the same author, may be had from Mr gihaw on receipt of stampg." XiQ^i Cough. — Relief cap be obtained immediately. Use •KEATING'S OOtJGH JL'O^EN'QES I—well1 —well |nown as the utterly uncivalled Cough Bejned|r. itrongJy re commended by many eminent physicians. They at once chepk the po«gh and remedy the cause wUhouj; any affcer effect j the most delicate can therefore can take them. One Lozenge alone gives ease—one or two at, bedtime ensures reitt Sold ev«rywhere in toil Is l|4l*?!}, :



Hollow's Pills.-The precit fleeo^.—, Ihe blood' is the life," and on'its parity our existence depends. These Pills thoroughly cleanse the vital from all contaminations and by that mean's strengthen and invigorate the whole system, healthily stimu]ase«jug gish organs, repress oyer-e^oited aption, uffl establish the circulation' and secretions' throughout every part of the 1 ;body\ The balsamic nature of Hoiloway's Pills exercis^o marvelloua power in giving tone'|;o debilitated and rieryojia (?onsiitubibn«. Thesp. Pjllg remqye alt obstructions, bpth in'l^e bqveji and elsewhere, and are on that account muqh sough^fpr promoting regulaiily of action id young females and delicate perspsa whq are naturally weafc, or fea?p from sotng oai)Be begome 10, The true leaf of the Tea pant, untampered with and pure; this is Kozi« X'HA, try Is.-*