Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1898.

It is a good sign that the settlers of tbe county are earnest m their desire for irrigation when we find the different districts exhibiting a little jealousy about the sources of supply. Tbe Ohertsey people appear to have set their hearts upon Lake Heron as the source from which their irrigation supply should be drawn. A scheme that would supply Chertsey from Lake Heron would certainly cost less money on the whole than a scheme having tbe Bakaia for its source, and tbat river tapped at Lavington. But there are other considerations. There is a large tract of country lying north and south of the Ashburton river which can bo irrigated only from the Ashburton river, and any scheme employing Lake Heron must be one fed from the Ashburton, with the Lake Heron water turned into the Ashburton to begin I with. And the lake, though carrying a large volume of water, does not carry I enough to supply more than the country mentioned, aDd that country can only I be supplied from the Ashburton river. Naturally, those settlers more parti cularly interested have their eyes open to what is proposed, and m consequence have petitioned the Oounty Council to conserve their interests, and not give away the waters of Lake Heron to districts that can be supplied from another source. The land of the petitioners, it is said, cannot receive a sufficient supply from the Ashburton river, with all that the lake can give added to it, if those other districts ask ing for it are included, The dram i upon the lake source would be beyond its capacity, and irrigation without an abundant supply for all would be a farce. Chertsey has the Lavington source lyiDg to its hand, and even with I the increased cost irrigation from thab source would pay. But there is abun dajnce of water m our rivers for every body, and with the skill and experience possessed by and at the disposal of the .County Council some means can surely be devised jyhjereby the most easily and cheaply available w&ter can be distributed Probably when the niattt-r comes to be thought out, ib will be found that the Kangitata is able to provide water for the whole of the Westerfield district and the land lying m the locality. £his would relieve the Ashburton river j(fed from Lake Heron as proposed) of the duty cf supplying a large slice of southern country, and place at the disposal of the Council a fair supply for suoh of the northern districts as could be reached by it. At any rate it will be for the engineering skill of the Council and its officers to make the best possible ipse of the supplies, available, and this will no dojjbt be done, and the rights of all conserved. It is satis factory, however, to see that all parties are sufficiently alive to the value of irrigation to be jealous of the sources, even though some of the districts petitioning have as yet given no indi cation t"?»t they desire irrigation thems rives, or at apy rate haye held no meetings to ask the Oounoil tp ta-ke the preliminary steps iv their interest, j

Local and General.

* A general meeting of ihe £riel Bicycle ' Club will be held m the Orange Hall od Thursday evening, 10th inst., at 8 i/cicok. The social iv connection with tbe Rakaia Swimming Club will be held at the Odd fellows' Hall on Thursday evening, vhen it ia to be hoped there will be a good muster, and thus m some measure recoup the com mittee for useless expenditure of funds. Only 23 men m every 1000 serving m the British army aro six feot and upwards i> height ; 33 m every 1000 aro five feet eleven inches ; and 58 m every 1000, five feet ten inches There are 785 iv every 1000 army . men under five feet niue inches. Ab the Dunedin Wesleyan Conference general returns showed the number of members as 12,201, including during the year the number of 367. The attendance at pubic service was 65,867, ministers 117, IShnolo^o 4, Q loCa i P reache « 506, Sunday schools 279 Sunday school teachers 2336, scholars 22,404. ' An application has been received ie Wellington from two Chiue.o married women for the removal of the poll tax o! fcIUU, on the ground that they were marriec to naturalised Chinamen on board a Bhii before landing m New Zealand. The matte nas been referred to the Crown solicitor fo an opinion. Mr R. S. Florance has (the Nnv Zt'lcrn limes aays) been appointed etipendiar mag, Bt rate at the Chatham Islands. M S D , Cc "? r !S d hiß artioleß with Messr , Gamokand Cowlishaw, of Christchurch w« j W *n m °T? rece **fc*y m praotioe a Woodvilie. He is a son of the late D Florance, of St. Albans, Christohuroh. ~Jt , B P2, cial meeting of the Hampstead . chool Committee was held last evening. Present -All the members exoepb Mr MoKeague. Miss Sheard, C 5, the highest certiticated teaoher among ten applicants, was reoommended to the Board for appoint ment as temporary second-assistant mistress, the Board having received the resignation of Miss Durey. ° Competitors are reminded that entries for ; events at the St. Patrick's Day Spor.'s Association, Timaru, close on Thursday , next, the 10ch inst., with Mr Dennehy, }hon. secretary, Box 21, Timaru. The cycling events, to be run under League of Wheelmen's rules, promise to bring to gether some of the best riders m New Zealand. That enterprising firm the Austral Cycle Agency Limited, announce they are prepared tb lend to anybody, lady or gentleman, one of their celebrated Atalanta Bicycles free of oharge. The company have long since established a wide reputation for stooking only the very best olass of maohines, and all interested m bicyoling would do well to communicate with them For further particulars see advertisement m this issue. The; Wairarapa Star says thab the Govern , ment has decided to light the railway carriages with aoetylene gas, which will be manufactured m Palmerston, near the rail way station. The accessories to the manu facture of the gas to the extent of several truck loads have arrived at the station, and include three very large boilers. The improvement of the gas over the old style of lighting the carriages will be very marked. In our report of the meeting of the i Permanent Building Society's annual meet ing whioh appears on the first page, Mr Alfred Harrison is i eported to have said that shares were not supposed to be drawn at call, the Directors having it m their option to require "three months' notioe." Mr Harri.cn informs us that instead of the words quoted he said '« that the shares be allowed to mature, that is, until they beoome of the value of 4350 each," The first meeting of bhe newly gazetted South Rakaia Domain Board took place ;. b the Road Board office on Thursday. Present — Messrs Hardy, Holmes, McLean and Oxley. Mr H»rdy was elected chairman, and Mr Oxley secretary, with oharge of the grounds. Ib was resolved to call tenders for cropping about thirty acres of the land. The Rakaia Amateur Swimming Club applied for, and | was granted, a close day on March 10 The Board's attention was called to bhe deposits of all kinds of rubbish m the large planta tion, and ib was resolved tp take proceedings against the first ofifeuders caught. Ab the meeting of the executive of the Horticultural Society on Monday eveninsr, and after the buaiuees had been disposed of, the Committee were treated by Mr G. T. Smith, of the Smithfield gardens, to a fine lot of grapes. Every year Mr Smith has m this way shown his appreciation of the Society's work, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to him. The speakers acknow ledged the great help Mr Smith had always given to the Society, to which, as well as to all lovers of horticulture, his intended I departure from Smithfield would be a loss ' nob easily made good.

~- — +> The replace advertisement of the Ashbur ton Drapery Company m this issue should be interesting to our lady readers. An experienced miner has asserted thab there is a fair supply of gold witbin three £..<.. of the surface on a small estate m Kirkcudbright, Scotland. The Winslow school .tjr.ce.ti and distribution of prizes is fixed for Friday next, wh.en the parents and friends of children attending the school are invited to attend. Tbe Premier has teoeived a portrait of the Queen, with her autograph, aß a souvenir of tiie Jubilee. Her Majesty is taken m bhe dresß worn by her on the occasion. The Cabineb has decided bo v s.tarb at once on the Springfield end of bhe Midland '■ Railway, so as bo connecb with the section at Otira Gorge as requested of the Premier by the Christohuroh deputation a few weeks ago. •' Fine morning, your Worship," affably remarked the man who had been arrested the night before for being drunk and disorderly, ''Yes, indeed," responded the justice, '"quite a $ne morning — m fact, a 10s fine morning." A meeting of the committee of the Ashburton Horticultural Society was held lasb evening ab which thera was a full abtendance. The seorebary reported bhab the recent show had proved a decided financial success, and that after paying, accounts and prize money there would be a substantial balance to tbe credit of the > society. It waa decided to pay oub prjj*o i ' money as soon as possible, notice of pay day jto be advertised. A hearty vote of thanks ! was passed to Mr Jones, of Christchurch, for judging at the show ; also to the ladieß who provided musio on the show evening. ' A bonus was voted to the secretary, Mr { Lechner, and a vote of thanks was passed to l him, the commibbee expressed their opinion ' that a greab deal of the su.cess of the shW < - was due to the energy and ability shown by c Mr Lechner. After passing aooounts the ) pomnuHee adjourned. f fnyh. Mw Vmut j

The Wellington By-Election.

-» Press Asaogiati^p— By JES'eptrio Telegraph Wellington, March 8 The election excitement runs at fever heat, and to-day a large crowd at the ap proach to the wharf, was addressed by supporters of either side. At the conclusion the assistance of the police was invoked to maintain order. The total number on the roll ia 17,522 and it is expected that nearly 15,000 will' vobg. The returning officer expects to deo'are tljie fesulb abotib nine to morrow night.

LISMORE.

" ■ 9 ~- From Our Own Correspondent. There-was a very fair attendance at the dance held it. the schoolroom on Friday even ing, albhough bhe dull weather prevented sortie of bhose who had to come a long distance from being p re?e nb, and a very pleasant eyening w»s spent by everyone. Muoh credit ia due to the Hinds pe.opl. for helping to bring j;ho d&nce to a "success. Owing to the distance the majority of the people had to come it was late before a commencement could be made, bub when a I start was effected lost time was soon made up. Mr H. Clark m his agreeable r.nd pleasant manner made a most efficient M.C. Songs were rendered during the evening by Mr %. Frost m bio usual excellenb sbyle, and Mr M, Smibh fairly brought doiyn bh? house with " Wooloomooloo." Mr' MoTigue f B singing was also very muoh appreciated. Mr J. McLeod supplied the oapital dance musio, and had the valuable assistance of Meeßrs W. Stalker and J. Morris. Refresh* nights yore proyided by Mrs J. Patterson m a manner whioh lefb nothing tp he desired. A feature of the dance was tjiab tio one lefb ! bill ib hroke up ab daylight, aU present j j having thoroughly en'oyed bhemselyes. L

Interprovincial News.

Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph. . An Unfounded Charge. "^B£LiN#po:N, Maroh 8. During the by-election" m Dunedin Mr Begg, m the course of his address, alleged that the Governmenb secured his dismissal from the firm of Campbell and Co. The Premier has reoeived a lebber from the firm regrebbing that the acousation should have been made, and stating that it has nob the slightest foundation.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

. The Ashburton Borough Council held a ppe.i.l meeting lasb evening bo oonfiim a . 'pecirtl order regarding an agreemenb between the Oounoil and ib. tenant, the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company disposing of a carcain weigh-bridg. m the store of which the Oounoil was the landlord and the Com i pany the tenant. The order waa confirmed. , ORDINARY MEETING. The ordinary meeting was then held. I Presenb-Ihe Mayor (presiding), and Crs. j Thomas, Baker, Bird, Orr, Davis, and Scaly. J FINANCE. The Mayor reported the debit balance at the Bank to be £1636 10a 6d, and the income received since lasb meeting £200 .3 Id. SUBSIDY. I „_ The Paymaster-General wrote stating that I _?*,P cr f. enb of the Government subsidy, 1 £14g, had been placed to the Borough's ; I acoount at tbe Bank. ; I ENDOWMENT RESERVE. 1 1 y M *\ Wi N»am Sutherland wrote, Btating • that his son, the tenant of the Borough's endowment reserve, had suffered great loss by the destruction of his threshing plant by fare, and was nob able bo pay his renb. The ? writer said the reserve had not paid a • return for five years, and now offered 5s an ■ acre rent, £50 of what was owing, and pay i ment of the rates. Cr Scaly said this letter pub things on a , far different footing from what ib was when bhe Committee reported lasb. The rent waa due m October last— £7s— and now £50 was offered m full satisfaction of the claim for that half-year's rent. Cr Davis said he believed ib was the intention of the tenant to go through the Court. Cr Scaly said m thab caße ib would be a question of aooepting bhe offer now made ot taking bhe ohanoe of getting the rent The Mayor said this reserve had been very often before the Council. He thought v would be better to let the matter go through as it was, and when the trouble oame put bhe lease up again bo aucbion, and so se tie it ouce for all. Or Davis thought the bad year had been felt by all m the county, and ib would be only a graceful thing on the parb of the Council to give a concession bhis year and give the man a chance. Cr Orr favored Cr Davis's idea, and Ct Thomaß bhoughb if the £50 were paid at once the Council ought to accept it. Cr Bird was astonished thab a renb due m October should be sbill unpaid m March. Cr Scaly said bhe redacbion would not meeb bhe o_Be. The farm was one of bhe best on bhe plains, and bhe renb had been so often reduced bhab it was lime to do somethine definite. This tenant had do more right tc reduction of renb bhan any other tenant ol j bhe Council. He allowed ib had been a bad year, bub how were they to ascertain thai next year would or would not be a very good year. He had no objection to give the oon. cession if io would meet bhe oase, bub he feared ib would nob do so. The Mayor said he he was awaro thab foi years bhe grazing had been leb to a graziei tor IGs an acre, and he knew bhe farm was at one time a very good one. Cr Davis' suggesbion was put inbo the form of a motion and oarried, so that Mr Suther land's offer would be accepted. RESERVE 418. Mr W. H. Rule wrote regarding a stable on reserve 418. The matter was referred to the Reserves Committee. TRAFFIC BRIDGE. Au account for £48_, for maintenance ol the Traffio Bridge was ordered to be paid. ASPHAI.T Mr E. Thomas wrote asking thab the foot path m fronb of hia property m Havelock street be asphalted. The work Waß ordered to be done, provided the owners along to Cass street were agreeable to have theii footpaths asphalted also. engineers' resort. The report of the engineers was read at follows :— Pebibion for Channelling m Havelook Sbreet West.— The Works Committee hav= considered this application and recommend thab no further concrete channelling be done before the end of the present financial year. Borough Channelling.— The Works Com mittee have considered the whole matter o' concrete channelling required to be done within the borough and have come to the conclusion thab on acoount of wanb of funds no further channelling can be done at present, but your Committee would recommend the Council to consider the advisableness oi taking the neoessary Bteps for raising a loan to construct all channelling required, pay ofl the overdraft, asphalt certain footpaths, and erect Council offices. Labour Gang.— The men have been en gaged during the past two weeksin ploughing out side channels and carting from same, shingling channels, watering streets, making and fixing bridges and culverts, carting from water races, repairing concrete channelling, opening oub and refilling sunk channels m Park and Tancred streets, abbending bo water supply and general jnaintenance work. Ib was 'resolved to conpro^o two chains of channelling near bhe Convent. Cr. Qrr said m regard to the second paragraph of the report, the adoption of which had been moved by Cr r Bird, that the question of raising a loan, as Cr. Bird had .aid, waa nothing. Cr, Bird had said ib had been proposed thirbeen yearß ago, whioh was quibe oorrecb, bub nothing bad come of it. He himself had moved m bhe same direction two years ago, bub nothing had been done. The present way of doing business m regard to the channelling was most unsatisfactory, and it was the same with asphalting. He thought ib would be ever so muoh bebter to procure enough mohey by loan, and do the whole work m a progressive and effective manner. He seoonded tbe moti.b. Cr. Thomas said he favoured the loan, though not bo pay off the overdrafb. The sy6bem of concreting just now was most unfair. Why should Brown at the far end oi the sbreet have to be content for years to have all Smith's filth, who waß forbunabe enbugh to be ab the near end, dumped down opposite Ijis door, and be able to obtain no redress, simply because at the rate the Council was going ib wojild take thirty years to oonorete all the channelling m the borough. Ib was a quesbitm of health and m the ii.te.e9b pf fcheir ghildren he urged j that a loan be raised to do the whole work at on«e. Cr, Scaly favoured bhe adoption of the clause to raise a loan most heartily, and m a lengthy speech recounted the history of the Council m its connection with channel ling, which had not bepn satisfactory. Cr. Davis did hofc favor a loan iyhioh would saddle the borough with a debt of £5000 The Mayor h>4 always heen "against borrowing, but had com? now to ' the conclusion that the time bad come to get . loan and do this work onoe for all. He wac pleased to see the unanimity m the Council about this matter, aud was quite sure that Cr. Davis would be with them after think ing the matter over. Nothing of course could fje done withoub bhe sanction of the ratepayers, and he hoped it would be put fairly and squarely before them. The motion of Cr. Bird was adopted and the report was adopted as a whole. It was decided that the Council m Com mittee of the whole meet on Tuesday even ing next to consider this question . SHEE^ ON 3JIJB BIVBKBEp. After some discussion on tne' subject of sbock m the riverbed, Cr. Bird moved that bhe pspepbor and ranger he instructed nob to impound Mr Spenper's sheep from bhe pro perties of bhe Council situate m the riverbed until further nobice, -and meanwhile the Reserves Committee would meeb bo deal wibh the whole question of stook grazing m bhe riverbed, CONDITION OF THE TRAFFIC BRIDGE. Cr. Scaly drew attention tq the rickety and dangerous condition of the traffic bridge decking, and ib was decided to write tp bhe County Counoil on the subject. Cr. Davis also drew the abtenbion of the engineers to a faulty street bridge near Dr, Trevor's property. SAMARITAN HOME. The Counoil decided not to support the forming of the Samaritan Homo, Christ churoh, into a separate institution. TENDERS. Tenders for bhe formation of the North'- Easb Belt were opened, and thab of Mr John Biaokler was accepted ab £48 13a 4d— -übjeob to the approval of the Hampstead Town Board. There were three tenders, tai'felyi»nfctyri»g #6Q.

SCAVKNGERS REPORT. The scavengers i eported the names of several persons who had refused to employ the scavengers. — Ib was decided bo take steps under the ly-laws bo deal wibh the recalcitrant?. WINTER'S ROAD WATER SUPPLY. The Water Supply Committee's report was read. So also was a communication from the Upper Ashburton Road Board recognising bhe full rights of bhe Council m connection wibh bhe Borough water supply thab ruus through Allenton, and the Council's power bo prosecute any person for tampering with febe water, and to pro teat the rights of al! concerned. RENTS. Cr. Thomas moved that all rents due to bhe Council m arrears for one month be reported to the Council. The motion was carried after some dis* OUirSIOD. The Council then sat as a

DOMAIN BOARD.

Mr W. J Silcock waited on the Board to defend hin>eelf against certain oharges thab had been made against him. He denied that he had ever kept a bull m the Domain, or kept wild cabbie m the Domain. He had made bhese facts plain to the officers of the Council. He had been also charged with stealing water from the Council's supply ; He had taken water from the race to be sure, but he had not stolen it, and if the Counoil had resolved to stand or fall by bheir righb as thou stated, he wonld do it again. He had been reported as having turned the whole of the waber over his land for a whole nighb. Thab was not true. He had been reported as a defaulter bub none of hia name had ever been a defaulter. It j had beon stated also that he had obstruoted ! the race m hie paddock by nsing a saok. The Churm_n said this was inoorreob. It had only been stated that a saok had been found m Mr Hiloook's race. Mr Silcock said ib waß so stated m the papers. The Chairman said the papers were wrong. Mr Silcock said he had received a letter warning him not bo do so again. He would like the Council to meeb him fairly and give him an opporbuniby of refubing bhe oharges thab had been made ag.inab him. The Cierk read the caretaker's report as to the alleged tampering with the Domain racs from which it was seen that no oharge had been made against Mr Silcock. Mr Davia said ib had been stated by some members of the Council that there had been wild cattle with large horns m the Domain, which frightened femaleß. Mr Sdcock said he had had no wild oattle m the Domain. The big ox referred to was one fatteued by Mr McQuilkin for the Christmas trade and was as quieb aß a kitben. He objecbed bo being worried by bhß Council and bo receive lebters from the Council and Board after every meeting. The Chairman said the cattle story had been cleared up. Mr Scaly said he had no desire thab Mr Silcock should b 8 worried m any way, but Mr Bilcock would remember that when he(M r Scaly) was m office aB Mayor bhere were numerous complaints aboub bhese cabbie, and he had seen Mr Silcock on the subject onoe or twice and got his explanation. Mr Silcock said he had been well treated by Mr Scaly, aud would nob have troubled the Board, only it was the lasb straw that broke the camel's back. He thanked bhe Board and withdrew. The curator's reporb was read, m which complimentary referenoe was made to the behaviour of the Islington pic-nio people; recommendation for increased accommoda tion for ladies m the Domain ; permission bo take water into Baring Square ; and that padlocks be pub on the Domain race water gates to prevent tampering. The reporb waa adopted and the Board rose.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association— By Eleotric Telegraph- Copyright. A Bogus Colonel. London, March 6 The War Office authorities bave can celled the appointment held by Mr A. F. Calvert, as honorary colonel formerly of a Westralian volunteer regiment. During a recent trial for libel at the Old Bailey it transpired that Mr Calvert wished to obtain an honorary colonelcy m a volunteer regi ment for political purposes, and that it was obtained. The parties to the I transaction, who were the prosecutors and defendant m the libel case, after wards quarrelled about the divison of the money paid by the 'Westralian millionaire tp secure the honor, Transvaal Affairs. Pretoria, March 5. Judge Kotze, who was recently dis missed from the chief justiceship of the Transvaal, for repudiating the agree ment not to- test the laws or the reso« lutions of the Volksraad, states that he intends shortly to issue a protest against his dismissal, on tbe ground that it was contrary to the 1881 con vention with Great Britain, He says the suzerain Power will see that pro tection is afforded m regard to capital and personal rights, which is impossible with a subservient bench.

Australian.

Missing* Steamer. Sydney, March f There is still no sign of the steampr Fiadoj now nineteen days out tq Noumea. "Various steamers are keep ing a look out, A cable from Noumea reports thai the French warship returned from t search for the Fiado, and found no brace. It is feared that she foundered frith a crew of thirty-four and three pas sengers, Messrs Stilwell, Evans and Bowel}. tiie Federal Convention. Melbourne, March 7. The Federal Convention has settled the water rights question, providing that a State's reasonable right to use water shall not be infringed by any thing m the Constitution. Conference of Premiers. The Conference of Premiers opens to-day. Owing to the Federal Con vention sitting' concurrently, only sub jects of pressing importance will be dealt with, and these probably will in clude better cable comn_uni.at.on with Great Britain, the date of the re ferendum on the Federal Constitution the prohibition of Asiatic immigration, and the representation of the colonies at the Paris Exhibition. r T, YIP

THE LATEST.

Some and Foreign.

Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright. Reoeived Wakapuaka March 8, 10.2 a.m., Guardian Office 1015 am. Itussia and China. London, March 7 The Times states that immediately the Chinese loan was ratified Russia demanded from China the recognition of sovereign rights at Port Arthur and Talienwan Bay on the same terms as those granted to Germany at Kiaochou, also the right to construct a railway to Petuna m Manchuria or an extension of the Trans-Manchurian railway from Kwang Chung Tzu or Makden to Port Arthur. Russia has allowed Ohina five days to reply to her demands. In the event of a refusal Russia will invade Manchuria. A Router's telegram saya that France has made corresponding de mands for compensation m southern Ohina. The Shanghai Mercury states that the Viceroys of Nanking, Lianghu, and Hunan have agreed to administer the Yangtsekiang valley irrespective of~ the Emperor of Ohina. The report, however, is not confirmed. West Africa, Oolonel McCallum, Governor of Lagos, who is now m tbe Hinterland, is proceeding to Okuta and Otuu m the Borgu country. Pabis, March 7 Le Temps asserts that the objeot of Oolonel McOallumV movements is to isolate the French posts at Kishi, Eeinna, and Paraku. It adds, " Thia will have the effect of aggravating the situation and involve tbe risk of a con flict between the British and French m West Africa. Received Wakapuaka March 8, 10.19 ».__., Guardian Office 10.40 a.m. The Delimitation Commission. London, March 7 The sittings of the Anglo-French Delimitation Oommission have been discontinued m oonsequenoe of the ill* ness of the French members. America and Spain. Washington, March 7 Tbe American Government has re fused requests by Spain for the recall of General Lee, the American Oonsul- General at Havanna and the substi tuting of merchant vessels for the two warships recently ordered to convey 1 provisions for the relief of the desti tution on the island. The Yukon Goldfields. New York, March 7 The World asserts that the American troops have been ordered to lower the Canadian flag recently hoisted at White Pass on the route to tbe Yukon goldfields. A Fatal Duel. Rome, March 7 A duel between Signora Cavalotti and Maeola, members of the Ohamber of Deputies, resulted m Oavalotti being killed. A Terrible Cyclone. Zanzibar, March 7 A cyclone devastated the Comorra group of islands. Many of the inhabi tants were killed. Dreyfus Attempts Suicide. Paris, March 7 News has been received that Oaptain Dreyfus has attempted suicide m prison. A French Duel. The duel arranged between Colonels Picquart and Henry, as a result of the scene m the _sola trial, ended m Henry being wounded, Reoeived Wakapuaka Maroh 8, 12.27 a.__.. Guakdian Office, Ip.m. The Lagos Expedition. London, March 7 Major Lugard's expedition to the Lagos hinterland has left England. Fighting m the Soudan. Cairo, March 7 The Dervishes are transferring their camp and war material from Metemneb, which the main body recently evacuated to Shendy, on the opposite or Berber side of the Nile. The British gunboats captured several of the enemy's vessels and defeated the Dervishes along the riyqi*. Japan and China. Pekin, March 7 The Japanese Minister at Pekin has demanded a signed assurance from the Chinese Government that the war indemnity will be paicl m I-Jay.

Australian.

Press Association -By Eleotrio Telegraph. Copyrighb. Received Wakapuaka, Maroh 8, 10.56 a.m.. Guardian office 11.20 a.m. The " Light" Absconders. Sydney, March 8 The police bave received information that the absconders, Lee and Elliott, I were not aboard the Aorangi on her arrival at Vancouver. It is supposed that they left her at Honolulu, and are making their way to one of tbe South American Republics. Fatal Mistake of a Chemist, Melbourne, March 8. Dr Williams, of Fitzroy, injected what he supposed to be cocaine into a patient (a Mrs Turner), and afterwards following bis usual habit, injected somJ iuto his own arm. The doctor collapsed while driving home, and died m a fe^ hours. Mrs Turner is m a critical condition, It l*as been discovered that a chemist's assistant supplied Dr Williams with atrophine, a deadly j poisoD, instead of cocaine. Miners' Trouble. Kawooblie, March 8. Two miners were sent to prison fop infringing the new alluvial mining regulations. Some hundreds of their mates surrounded the railway carriageu and were only prevented from forcibly rescuing the prisoners by the firmness of their leaders. They afterwards hanged Mr Wittenoom, Minister ol Mines, m effigy, from a telegraph pole. A meeting deoided to ignore the regu lations and continue work. Feeling runs very high throughout the mining distriots. ••

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ln order to make room for the builders to complete the alterations we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock. We have therefore culled a large quantity of qur Tweeds and Worsteds, etp, to clear at the following reductions ;— Men's suits to measure, naval prioe 90s. now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 265, now Jss 6d ; eto. We have also pleasure m notifying bhab we have jusb been appoinbed agents for bhe famous ■« British Monarch' " Waverlev"andEolipse-Humber Bioyoles (bobh genbs 1 and ladies'), which we are now selling wibh all the ** up-bo-date " improvemenbs ab the lowesb oaßh prices, or on the most liberal terms to suib the convenience of our oustomers. (Every maohine guaranteed) — Craighead am> Bbbbyman, the leading Tailors and Outfitters. " l ° B HSm.mm.lmmm TfiJA, g* Fur*



Synopbw of New Advertisements, i Timaru Sb Patrick's Day Sports— Entries Ashburton Drapery Company— New busi- ness advertisement. Tabernnple— Service of song, Wednesday, Maroh 16. * Mrs James — Cheap fruib. O. Digby —Butchery notioe. T. Biiilock— Cottage to lob, Ariel Bioyole Club— General meeting nexb Thursday evening. R. Bird— Tenders. , Friedlander Bros. — Land to let for crop- ping-



Mr L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr 0., a Prohibitionißb, the other day. •' That's a nasty cough you've got," said L. «• Come and have a rum hot; it'll do you good." "No, thanks; Woodß* Greab Peppermint Cure-fojf me ;ib beats all your rum hobs for ooughs and colds, it's sold everywhere." KOZ:E 'tm-EiA. mmm-omt iioUtiita©



On the first page fcj-day will be found a repoi b of the Rangitata sports ; on thf: fourth page a report of the annual general meeting of the Ashburtcn Permanent Build- ing and Investment Society, also a report of tha Standard Insurance Company,



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J Public Notices < New Zealand CLOTHING FACTORY. FTIHJS WEEK. /^I IVING T>EST VALUE 29, 6 d M ENS SA ° SVl^ mM YOUTHS* SAC SUITS, 25s 6d BOYS' KNICKER SUITS, 15s 6d BOYS' SAILOR SUITS, 10s 6d SPECIAL TTALUE T\ON'T FORGET EW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. A. G. BARTON, Manager. ... ____________ — ■ 9 _>H \ • *o-o-d-o o r_ __r_ *****0 .ri mm a* □ <3 rH g r HH © -sa © © O ■-m }« ■ bH PH ::-i .§ O >yi p £Z_ g 1. P3 fi * !s *-i5 fi j * a* fig g t||^loa fc m £ uriig o >H Is^gH HH w^ 2233 2 a P M P C/ 2 1 T. F. UNDBILL AND CO. REMOVAL NOTICE. » TTTE beg£to7 J ntimate;thab>e have RE- MOVED to shop a few doors lower down i Tanorad Street (next Mr E. W. Halls), as temporary premises during th* building of < our new shop, whereSweJpurp.se {holding a CHEAP SALE. SEE FURTHER PARTICULARS. T: H. Undrill ««Co.l CABINET MAKERS, UPHOLSTERER. * PICTURE FRAMERS, TANORED STREET^ *** ' ■' ' . L___r____._.. . ■— . Church Services ST. STEPHEN'S CHUROH Ashburton. WEDNESDAY, G.F.S. 7.30 p.m. THURSDAY, Meeting of the "St. Stepnen's Guild" m the Sohoolroom at 7-.30 pm. Business— Quarterly reports of Committees, and Election of Officers. FRIDAY-Short Servioe 7.30 p.m. Choir Praotioe 8 p.m. J SUNDAY SERVIOES.-13ih March. ,3 3$ Holy .Communion. j jU a.m. Morning "Prayer. .3 p.m. Dromor,.. &.3P Evening Prayer. j WW. T. Ai uAmww, I



EXCURSION WASHER. 1,000 000 HIGH CLASS TOWELS GIVEN AWAY TO PURCHASERS OP EXCURSION WASHER, The Best Washing Powder m the World. A Large HONEYCOMB TOWEL given with Three Packets. A TURKISH ROLLER TOWEL or a Large HAND or BATH TURKISH TOWEL given with Twelve Packets. — :o:— — SHEARMAN BROS., FAMILY GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, BURNETT STEEET, ASHBURTON. Telephone No. 53. LADIES' WATCHES GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES GOLD BROOCHES LADIES' GOLD RINGS, mHESE FOUR LINES ARE HEAVILY STOCKED AND ARE OFFEREDJAT SEDUCED PRICES, THK LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK IN the District of these'gand ail other Lines '{is"jbo| beg Been" "a. S. SAL EX ' S THE LEADING JEWELLER. ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRIOT IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE I Mcdonald &lilcDiarmid's /-^REAT ANNUAL ei_EA._RXIVGJ- SAX^E. COMMENCES ON Thursday, February 10, 1898, AND WILL CONTINUE FOR ONE MONTH ONLY * TILL We inaugurated the Annual Reductions, for whioh we have gained suoh a ! name m the Ashburton County, nothing like the GENUINE BARGAINS m first- j clans BOOTS AND SHOES had ever been known. This 1898 ECLIPSE SALB will surpass all onr previous efforts. It ia highly improbable tbat equal value can be got elsewhere, and it is certainly impossible for thoae „who are not manufacturing aa we do to sell at such prices. $g" REMEMBER This is oor ANNUAL CLE A FUNG SALE. Come Early and Secure the Bargains, as they are sure to go rapidly. ForJPrices see circulars. Mcdonald "&~ Mcdiarmid, BOOT MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, East Street. J. NICHOLAS, MANAGER, ASHBURTON N.B. —All Orders and^Repairs dnring Sale at Rednoed Rateß. 2 mWt^K^wnmKKt^Kii^^^^Kmmmmmimmmmmmmummmmammummmm^mimmmmMimmmmmmmi^mmm^^mmmm^mm ONE WORD ABOUT BOOTS. J AMES "MELLOR, ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED bTREET, ASHBURTON. :o: 'Y"C7"E aim to pleaße, and our large volume of trade speaks for our success THB ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE is holding the largest andjbest assorted stock of BOOTS AND SHOES u-^Ashburton. Ladies', Gentlemen's and Children's Boots and Shoes m I endless variety. FOR REAL HARD WEAR TRY THE ZEALANDIA BRAND. Everybody knows we give nothing but the beat value. One trial is all we asic JAMES MELLOR, ZEALANDIA BOOT STOBE, TANCRED STEET, ASHBURTON. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. WILLIAM SPARROW ' s T>EGS to notify that he has .REMOVED to Premises lately oooupied by MESSRS I L. P. ANDREWES & G. J. NEILL. I P Friedlander's Corner, EAST STREET, .