Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1898. Local and General.

On our first page to-day will be found an artiole entitled " A Jewish prayer"; com mercial news appears on the fourth page. San Francisco Mail. — The Alatneda with the San Francisco mail has arrived ab Auckland. The;; Show. — Through an oversight m taking the entries for the ahow, two pens of fat lambs, entered by Mr W. J. feilcock, were omitted. The omission should be noted, as the entry was made m order. A Bust Day. — All hands were busy at the railway siding to-day unloading and f orwarding maohlnery to the show ground to-morrow. The bulk of this arrived by special train from Timaru early this morn ing. Lagmhor Estate. —Mr 6. A. M. Buckley having declined the offer of the Government for the purchase of the Lagmhor estate, has decided to lay off about 5000 acres m farms of suitable siza for close settlement, and the work of survey will commenoe immediately. Alleged Evasion of thb Customs DuTits. — Nine informations have been laid against a member of a Wellington firm of billiard table makers for alleged evasion of the Customs duties. In each of the nine informations a penalty of £100 is asked for. —Press Association telegram. Musical.— Mr Charlee Edwards, the examiner appointed by Trinity College, to conduot the praotioal examinations, is at present engaged m the North Island, and is working his way south. On this oooasion the results will be made known within a few days of the conclusion of the examinations m each centre.

Slano. — That Blang is not quite colonial \ a reference to our cable news will show. I The author of one of our Paris cablegram! says France " rode for a fall," and •• the I Baron was given as long a tether." — These m only four lines ! Death at tub Old Men's Home.— John Kennedy ("Jock "), on intimate of the Old Men's Home, passed away on Monday. Deceased, who was a native of Wigtonahtre, Scotland, was the grand old man t.f the Home, and had he lived another four months would have reached his ninetieth birthday. He wits able to geb about to the very last, and enjoyed very good health, and only failed to take his usual walk the day before his death. ' Consumption. — A tide of hope will be exoited by the announcement made by Dr J. 8. Murphy ab the meeting of the Ameri can Medical Association held recently ab Denver. The great Chicago practitioneer gave working particulars of the cure of oases of pulmonary consumption m both brutes | and human beings by compressing the diseased lung tissue with nitrogen gas. Some 230 cases are m hospital under treat ment by the new process. Scorching. — A correspondent of the Taieri Advocate complains of the scorchers m Mosgiel, whom he describes as " feather brained idiots who roam at large on bicycles. The type referred to may be easily reoognised by the high gear end drooped handles of their machines, and the abnormal humps upon their backs. Their general appearance ia very similar to that of magnified bullfrogs." One can almost reoog niee some of our local Boorohers m the above Sketch. Education Board —The North Canter bury Education Board met yesterday. The only matter of local interest was the following : — Applications for appointment as master ab Western'eld were received and considered. The Hf.mpatead Committee applied for two weeks' absence for Miss Forter, owing to illness, which was granted, and it was pointed out that with the present staff there should be no difficulty m doing without further assistance. Repairs were authorised at Ashburton. A Relic of By- gone Days. — On Thurs day last Mr F. Gulliver, a sergeant m the Rangiora Rifle Corps, while on the hills at Sumner, vißited a spot at .which target practioe was held by the E Battery m 1870, when he was a member of the Christchmch City Guards, and there found part of one of the old shells, weighing about lib. Twenty eight years ago the practice bad been at a target whitewashed on the face of the hill, and the portion of the shell found as stated, had evidently been Jbnried m the earth, which m time had been washed away, leav ing it partly exposed as found. — Times. Stonewalling.— ln a leading artie'e on the recent proceedings m the New Zealand House of Representatives, the Sydney Morn ing Herald says : — " Stonewalling is a waste of time, of course ; but it is better to waste time m preserving the independence of the people than to spend it ib blindly supporting an Administration which declines to give information without which the House can exercise no intelligent control over the finances. And, doubtless, when these 282 speeches were made on those three memor able days the Opposition really believed it was performing a public duty. Thab Mr Seddon came round to their way ot thinking is a proof of the soundness of their belief." Rights ©f- Way. —The Wellington City Council have adopted the following rules re rights-of-way : — With reference to the amended application for leave to form a right-of-way oil Stanley street, as the applicants have now offered to make such right-of-way 49£fb wide instead of 40ft, the committee recommend that the Council give its consent to a right-of-way of that width, subject to the following conditions — (1) that the right-of-way be formed to the outside limits of the property ab each end ; (2) that arrangements for drainage be made satisfac tory to the Drainage Engineer ; (3) that an amount equal to the cosb of kerbing, channelling and asphalting be lodged to ensure the completion of the work ; (4) that only one house be erected on each of the sections marked on the plan ; (5) that all houses be erected 33ft from the centre of the right-of-way ; (6) that all the work be completed to the satisfaction of the Sur veyor. The War Scare.— The stocks of ammuni tion m the colony are to be immediately augmented. Large supplies, principally for the big guns, are being brought from Home, and it is understood that a large order for rifle cartridges for the use of the Volunteers has been placed with the Auckland Ammunition Company. An eight inch breech loading rifle gun is to be mounted shortly on Mount Victoria signal station, and connected by telephone with the other forts. The total strength of the drilled volunteers m the Wellington district is 1000, and with all the branches of artillery, ambulance, etc., 1400, that would be avail able m two days. Lieutenant-Colonel Banks is making enquiries from the officers of companies as to arrangements for mobilis ation. The total number of guns m the forts is 17— six m Forb Cautley, ten m Takapuna, one afc Point Resolution. The steel beams of the old Wolverine warship are being used for roofing an underground magazine at Flag Staff Hill, Mount Victoria. — Prees Association telegram. The practice — which of labe has become prevalent — of giving bob fly remedies »r ordinary colic drinks, without proper dis crimination the moment a horse is taken bad cannob be too severely condemned. Many a valuable horse has been sacrificed through the owner not understanding simple symptoms So-called remedies, inimical to life under certain coalitions, are ad minlstored, with the result thab the disorder assumes an acute form, the owner becomes alarmed, but alas !it is often too late. W T Kingston has been wonderfully successful during the late epidemic among horses. Veterinary medioine can be obtained at all hours, either at his Veterinary Forge, Wills Street, or ab his private residenoe, Grey Street, near High Sohool. Horses (only) .attended upon the shortest notice. Testi monials can be seen upon application. — (advt) 10 19

MYSTERIOUS MAIL ROBBERY.

United Press Association— By Eleobrio Telegraph Wellington, Oofcober 26 A mysterious affair has been reported to the Wellington police. About nine o'clook laßb night the mail bag which had been sent from Government buildings at 6.45 p.m. to the General Post Offico was found m the Basin Reserve. Most of its contents had been opened and examined. It is stated that the mail bag was taken from the Government buildings by a messenger, who plaoed it m a cab and went with it tp the Pose Office. How it got m the Basin Reserve nobody seems to know. A large number of letters are stated to be missing, and some are said to have contained money— ohieflj m cheques. Investigation of the affair is being made.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association —By EleOtrio Telegraph — Copy right. Alexandria, October 25 An Anarchist who was proceeding to Palestine with bombs was arrested . London, October 24 A Scottish-Oorornandel Mining Oor- 1 poration at Hauraki has been formed, with a capital of £175,0,00, of which it is issuing £45,000. here. Sydney, October 25 News from Noumea reports that the Mildura has been aground on a reef off Emai Island, m the New Hebrides. She floated off apparently uninjured.' The Cabinet has agreed to. exchange troops with Great Britain, yhe proposal is to exchange a pertain num of permanent artillery for a similar number of British artillery for a period of two years.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph Wellington, October 26. The Council met at 2 30 p.m IN COMMITTEE. ■* The Workers Compensation for Accidents Bill was considered m committee. Mr Stewart moved to amend clause 2 by exempting from the operation of the Act persons employed m pistoral or agricultural pursuits. After a lengthy debate the amendment was agreed to by 22 to 14, and the clause pissed. The Council adjourned at 5 o'clock till 7.30. The' Council met at 7.30 p m. The Workers Compensation for Accidents Bill was further considered m committee, and by 15 to 14 clause 4 was amended to provide that no employer shall be liable to pay compensation to any person injured by his own neglect. Progress was reported. SECOND READING. The Pharmacy Bill was read a seoond time withotft discussion. The Separate Institutions Bill waa com mitted, but progress was reported after four clauses had been struck out, and the Council rose at 10.15.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, Ootober 26 The House met at 2.30. QUESTIONS. In reply to questions, Ministers stabed that funds for the erection of a Btatue to Sir George Grey should be raised by voluntary contributions. Instructions had been given to the Crown solicitor to take proceedings against the Midland Railway Company, olaiming damages for breach of contract. Government would offer to re-appoint Mr W. P. Reeves as Agent-General, but could not say for what period. If no objection were offered the Technical Education Bill will be proceeded with this session. SECOND HEADINGS. I The second readings of the following Bills I were agreed to after brief discussions •— Rabbit-proof Wire Netting Fences Bill, Fencing Act Amendment Bill, and the Inspection of Machinery Aots Amendment Bill. Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the Rating on Unimproved Taluea Act Amendment Bill, the debate on which was proceeding at 5.30. The House met at 7.30. The debate on the second reading of the Rating on Unimproved Values Act Amend ment Bill was, after further debate, adjourned by 33 to 29. The Rabbit-proof Wire Netting Fences Bill passed the sommittee stage with slight amendments ; the Fencing Act Amendment Bill was committed, and passed with amend ments. IK COMMITTEE The Inspection of Machinery Acts Amend ment Bill and Slander of Women Bill passed through committee unaltered. The Juries Act Amendment Bill was com mitted. In clause 3 Mr Smith moved that it should be left to the absolute discretion of the Judge to decide whether a caae should be heard by a epecial jury. The Premier said that this was a return to an old system which was undesirable. Mr McNab quoted the opinions of Jndges of the Supreme Court on the subject, wh'ch showed that they all favoured the retention of special juries. The Hon Mr Thompson pointed out that the Judges had not expressed an opinion on the clause, but on the question of abolition of special juries. Mr Montgomery considered that as there had been no demand for the Bill from any seation of the community it was a popularity hunting measure. The amendment was negatived by 29 to 26. Mr Moore mored that progress be reported as it would be absurd to pasa the Bill with the clause under consideration m it. The Premier suggested an amendment, that a oase be heard by a special jury when m the opinion of the Judge expect know j ledge ia necessary ; but this did not meet with the approval of the House. The motion was negatived by 27 to 25. The Premier then moved the amendment given above. Mr Carson moved that the clause be post poned. The Premier Baid that the matter would have to be settled some time, and it might , as well be settled now. The motion waa negatived by 32 to 21. In speaking on the Premier's amendment Captain Ruasell combatted the statement made by Mr Seddon that Intentional per jury had been committed by jaries m antagonism to persons m an inferior social position. Such a statement was absolutely disreputable, unless it could be proved. The Premier said thab the knowledge he poßßessed warranted his statement. At 1.40 Mr Meredith moved that progreis be reported. Negatived by 26 to 23. The Premier's amendment was under dis cussion when the office closed at 2 a.m. Received Guardian Office, Oct. 27, 9 a.m. After the telegraph office dosed the Juries Act Amendment Bill was further considered m Committee. Mr Seddon's amendment to clause 3 providing that a case may be tried by a special jury if m the opinion of the judge expert knowledge ia required was agreed to by 28 to 19. On the motion of Mr Seddon progress was reported by 29 to 17. BILLS PASSED The following bills passed their final stages : — Rabbit Proof Wire Netting Fences, Fencing Act Amendment, Inspection of Machinery Acts Amendment, Slander of Women. NEW BILL The Public Revenue Aob Amendment Bill was introduced, and read a first time, and the House adjourned at 2 10.

THE TROUBLE WITH FRANCE.

» Signs of France Racking Down, Tumultuous Scene m the Chamber Reticent Imperial Authorities United Press Association— By Bleotrio Telegraph— Copyright London, October 26 Lloyds are insuring agaiosfc war at 120 guineas per cent. Latest indications show a decided backing down on the part of the French Ministry m their belief that England would accept a loophole of escape over the Faahoda incident. Paris, October 26 The French Chamber has just con cluded a tumultuous sitting. General Ohanoine, Minister for War, declared, amid vehement applause, hii opinions with regard to th& Dreyfus case. He agreed with his predecessors. Hfl was the guardian of the honor of the army, and he resigned his office from the tribune. A great demonstration fol lowed, General Chanoine leaving the Chamber. M. Briaaon, the Premier, declared that Ohanoine was present when the Cabinet decided to refer the Dreyfus case to the Court of Cassation. The Premier commented strongly on Ohanoine's conduct m general, and especially on his sensational method of tendering his resignation m the Chamber. He believed Parliament would declare for the supremacy of civil over military authority. The sitting aof the Chamber was temporarily suspended. On resuming, M. Brisson announced that the irregular resignation of General Ohanoine had been accepted m the interim. A Minister for War would immediately be appointed. A resolution of confidence m the French Ministry was rejected by 286 to 250. It i 9 believed m French semi-official circles that France rode for a fall. Baron de Oourcel was given as long a tether as was allowable subsequent to his recall. Baratier, Marchand's officer, has been made an officer of the Legion of Honor. Sydney, October 26 The Commandant regards the situa tion as a game of diplomatic bluff, and thinks that nothing will come of it. If necessary New South Wales can mobilise and equip a large force for a lengthened period within twenty-four hours. Government at present see no necessity for any particular activity m connection with the defences, having received no communication of any kind from the Imperial authorities. Melboubne, October 25 Admiral Pearson, when interviewed, said he had received no communication from the Admiralty with reference to the situation.

Discussion on the Army m the French Chamber.

Confidence m it Unanimously Voted. The Government Beaten. Resignation of tlie Premier. More Warships for Britain. Important Statement by Cecil Bhodes. The French Canadian Press m Sympathy with France. Received Wafcapnaka, October 27, 8-45 a-Dl Guardian Office 9-23 a-m Paris. October 26. In the Chamber of Deputies, daring a debate, M. Paul Deronlede, a a Socialist Deputy, accused the Govern ment of allowing the army to be insulted, and exceeding its powers m referring the Dreyfus case to the Court of Cassation. Jft Sarrien deolared M. Ohanoine thrice refused to grant the request of the Ministry that pro ceedings should be taken against the insulters of the army. A motion proposed by M. Ribot, affirming the supremacy of the civil over the military power, but declaring the Chamber's confidence m the army, was carried by 559 to 2. M, Mahy brought forward a resolution directing the Government to end the campaign of Insult against the army, which was opposed by Government, but was carried by a majority of 47. M. Brisson, Premier, thereupon resigned, and the Chamber adjourned until November 4. T>e Fashoda incident was not mentioned during the discussion. There were extraordinary scenes m the streets, which were thronged with an excited mob, the crowd shouting "You are m conspiracy with the Jews." London, October 2Q Government has invited tenders fo* buildiug on the Clyde fonr battleships, first-class cruisers, and twelve torpedo destroyers at a cost of five million. Capetown, October 26 Cecil Rhodes, addressing a meeting here, stated that with Lord Roaebery's authority he m 1894 warned Baron de Oourcsl that- Great Britain would fight to prevent the cutting of the British connection between North and South Africa. Ottawa, October 26 The organs of the French Canadian! m Canada express a pronounced sympathy with France overthe Fashoda incident.

War Risks Imposed.

The Scare Spreads. Received Wakapaaka October 25, 8-50 a m Guabdian Office 9-40 ».m Sydney, October 27 The underwriters impose an extra war risk of two and sixpence per geq6 on steamers, and on sailing vesgeJg. The news is having a depressing effect on the stock exohang*. Brisbane, October 27 Although he has received no com munication from the Imperial authori ties Mr Dickson has instructed the military and naval commandants to prepirtfo.enjergenoies ia oage of wap,

THE ASfiBURTOW GUARDIAN ; TETORSDA*, OCTOBER 27, 1898



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