IN MEMORIAL.

Griffin.— ln loving memory of our dear father, who died June 28, 1894. What is home without a father ?— What are all tho joys we meet, When hia loving voioe no longer Greet the coming of our feet. Four lonely yearß have passed now, I Yes, we remember well, When we stood beside his dying bed | To take his last farewell. O, you who have a father ! O, love him while you may ! He will nob always linger here, Too aoon he'll p*ss away. We never knew our father's worth, Nor missed the love he gave, Until within the cold, cold earth, His silent form was laid. Inserted bj his loving wife and children.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898. DEFENCE.

"■■ ■.1 - ♦ — — '" I Mv A. Joyce, of Lyttelton, has been circulating amongst tlie public bodies of New Zealand, copies of a letter which he recently sent to the Lyttelton Times. That paper published it, and commented favorably upon 'it m its leading columns. In the letter Mr Joyce details proposals for prompt steps to be taken to place the colony m a state of defence, which, he says, have been submitted to competent authorities and been approved by them. These proposals he has drafted m the form of a Bill, and, giving a rough estimate o£ the expenditure involved, i declares that it would be well within the anancial ability of the colony. Briefly stated, his idea is that five defence districts— Wellington, Auck land, Canterbury, Otago, and the coal fields—should be formed, with six Gin quick firing guns at each port ; a force m each diß rict, with twenty Maxims and four batteries of field artillery. This would be at least double the force now available on paper, a large proportion of which, as Colonel Penton shows m his report, would practically be useless m case of emergency — iso lated country corps, bands, v etc. In order to meet the objection of increased ' expenditure out oE revenue, Mr Joyce proposes that a districts defence loan should be raised, not to exceed m the whole £500,000, to be allocated to the different districts for the purchase of guns and material, as well as the general equipment required for a force not exceeding 2,500 m each district — say 4GO garrißon artillery, 600 field artillery, 100 engineers, and 1,400 in fantry. He calculates the cost of the proposed armament m each district to be paid out of the loan at £71,000, and the annual expenditure m each district at £22,116— a total of £110,550, of which £87,858 should be charged to the Consolidated Fund, and £22,692 from the proceeds oE a defence rate of one-tenth of a penny m the £ of the capital value of rateable pro perty, to be levied m each district by the local bodies, on which the first charge would be the interest on the loan. Otago's annual contribution is estimated at £4,955. We hardly feel ourselves m a position to give the same extent of approval to these proposals of Mr Joyce as the Times did, but we are gratified to find that the question of defence has become sufficiently important m the eyes o£ the people as to induce a private citizen to study it and propound a scheme of defence which is said to have the approval of our chief military authorities. It is to be regretted, however, that m regard to the whole question of defence against foreign aggression the attitude of the people of New Zealand as a whole has been one of singular apathy, and the result of the apathy has been that our porta are but poorly supplied with means of defence, and our volunteer foree — which Bhould be very much larger than it is— has done the work it has been able to do m spite of the apathy of both Government and people. There may not be any immediate pro bability of the Mother Country coming to blows with any of her warlike neighbors, but the air is full of wars and rumors of wars, and the possibility of Great Britain having to take part m a struggle with a foreign foe is always pressnt. Should that con tingency eventuate — which God forbid — New Zealand would become at once an attraction to a strong enemy. The islands would afford for an enemy quite as good a strategical base as they would for a British fleet operating m these seas. There are good harbors on their coasts, and most of their moun tains yield, opal 19 abuwUpoe, while tUo

iland is fertile and the natural resources valuable. A sturdy band of Britannia's sons has made a home of New Zealand, land sons and daughters have been >l born to them, who look upon these J sweet islands as then 1 home and J country. And those sons of Britannia I will fight for thoir home and country if I need be, r.o doubt, but meanwhile they I are not prepared for war, inasmuch as I but comparatively few of them have I gone through any sort of military I training. It is satisfactory, however, Jin this connection to note from the I Governor's speech that Ministers have I turned their attention to a suhj-cfc they I should have dealt with long ago, and I that we may hear, before parliament I rises, of a scheme to give every public I schoolboy some sort of military train- I ing that will enable him to take a I creditable placo m the ranks of the I volunteers when he reaches manhood. I One feels almost inclined to hope that I service, at least till efficient, should be I made compulsory on every young man I before he reaches the age of twenty. I After that age most of them would I want no compulsion to take part m j health-giving military drill. But at I present our land forces are but svnall, I and our existence as a British colony I depends absolutely upon the British j Navy. So long as Britain's bull-doga I of the sea are able to keep foreign I prowlers off our coasts, so long shall Iwe be safe — but no longer. In 1884, I the late Sir William Jervois read a I paper before the New Zealand Institute lin which he raised a word of warning lin respect to the nature of the attack I to which the Australasian colonies are I liable. "In the event of war/ he said, I " whilst the bulk of the enemy's naval I forces would be occupied on the 1 immediate scene of action m Europe or J America, he might, no doubt, despatch I two or more cruisers — possibly an iron- I clad — to operate against our maritime I commerce, or make a decsent upon fortp, which, if undefended or insufficiently protected, would offer tempting objects of attack. Eluding the British cruisers, and appearing suddenly on the coast of New Zealand or Australia, the enemy might capture the merchant vessels m the harbors, or under threat of bombardment, or after actually firing into the towns, demand and obtain payment of money Or this object might be obtained by an enemy landing a small force m the vicinity of a town if steps were not taken lo meet such a contingency." The present Commander of the Forces m New Zealand, Colonel Penton, is happily quite alive to the situation. In his first report he expresses regret that the people do not take the defence question seriously, and reminds them that foreign countries are getting closer and closer daily to New Zealand owing to the continued improvements being made m the siza and speed of ships, and that a descent by a few rapid cruisers belonging to a country some thousands of miles away is not an absolute impossibility m these days. A tardy awakening has, however, taken place, and new volunteer corps have sprung up m every part of the colony, but it is to coast defence we trust Government will more particularly direct its attention. It is costly, no ' doubt, but not nearly so costly as the | presence on our soil of an enemy's forces would be, and that nation is most at place which is best prepared for war.

Local and General.

Armon Day. — Wednesday, July 13, has been fixed for next Arbor D»y, and a public holiday ordered m all Government offioes. An ALfORD Forest Item. — Two inmates of St. Mary's Industrial School, Nelson, are entitled to 100 acres R.S. 35476, at Alford Forest, which has been placed m the hands of the Public Trustee. Ok the firab page to-day will be found a report of a reception to Captain Russell at Wellington last night, and an Article headed " Dibhonoring cheques" ; on the fourth page an article headed "Arctic exploration." Successful Treatmknt. — The boy Robottom is reported to be going on favourably, and the eight* of the injured eye will m all probability be saved, thanks to the skilful treatment he has received. A LEGAQST.— It is stated (says the Nelson Mail) that by the death of his father the family of Mr McKellar Wix, lately of Nelson, but now of Wellington, and some years ago of Ashburton, has come m for & largo fortune— a fourth share of £150,000. Mb J. A. Caygill. — Mr J. A. Cjygill, solicitor, is m Sydney, where he has under gone a very severe operation. Mr CaygiU practised for some yearß m Ashburton, where he was one of our leading cricketers, and held the office of captain of the Hire Brigade for some time. Spipment of White Pine.— The largest) shipment of timber yet sent from the port of] Wellington Jin a single (bottom has gone forward to Sydney by the barque G. M. Tucker. The quantity is 341,000 feet of white pine, shipped from Levin* The Motob .Car.— The Wellington City Council has decided to oppose Mr McLean's Motor Car Bill, not beoause they object to the use of these machines (a Pi-ess Associa tion message explains), bub on the ground that the Bill gives the promoters a monopoly. A Freak of Nature. — A freak of nature m the form of a chicken with two heads, three combs, three beaks, three eyes, and enormouß feet to support this strange struc ture, waß introduced into the world by an experimental hen at Halcombe. The new arrival did not appreciate the outlook, and died. Tug Rainfall. — The heaviest recorded rainfall for May was at the Upper Hutt, 14 30 inches on tea days, on two of whioh the fall was 3 inches, ana the least fall was at W&'mate, 0.22 inch. Inglewood m the first five months of this year has registered 35.29 inches j out of 152 days it rained there on fifty-five days — web place, Inglewood. Fire m a Chinese Ca&jp. — The Dunedin Star reports thab a fire which occurred at Lawrence on Friday swept away one side of the Chinese camp, including two stores and part of the Josshouse, which was saved from entire deatruotion by being pulled down and carried away by a crowd of excited Celestials. The pulling down of a number of houses saved the entire camp from being depbroyed. The whole lob of filthy kennels, it is added, badly needed cleansing by fire or water. Nansen's "Farthest North." — To morrow evening a treat is m store for all those who can p*y a visit to the Orange Hall to hear Mr KnotVs lecture on " Nan sen's Farthest North," illustrated by many views of the '■hip, icebergs, and Arctic soen §;y, whioh should be interesting just now, when the Klondyke is so muoh talked about. The lecture is instructive, and the views are shown by oxy-ether light. Edison's won derful talking instrument the Gramaphono is also exhibited. Mr Knotb Bhould have a good house. Narrow Esoapb.—A short time ago, what might have proved a serious acoident happened. Whilst a lady resident of Ash burton waß returning from a funeral at Rakaift, m a trap driven by a boy, m turn ing a corner at a rapid paoe the trap was capsized, and both were thrown out. The boy ©soaped unhurb, but the lady w«b rendered unoonaoioue for some time, and was afterwards confined to her bed for several days under medical treatment. She will {eel the effects of the accident) fof some time t pome, U wMw Hto i

Concrete Channelling.— Several rate- ' payers have of Jat« been asking the Borough (Jouncil to do sbreeo channelling m front of their properties. The Council has decided to do no more concrete channelling until all danger of frost affecting the work has passed. Primitive Methodist Church. — The revival services at the Wiils street Primitive I Methndiat Church were continued last night, j the Rev. R. Raino, evangelist, taking for his 1 text Isa. Lin.— s. He dwelt upon the nature aud extent of the Atonement. There waa a moderate congregation, which showed great interest m the discourse. It was announced that Mrßaine would preach every night this week. The Pioneer of Masterton. — It is just forty -four years since Mr Henry Jones, the pioneer settler of Masterton, arrived on the site of that now thriving town. On July 16 ' next (says the IVaimrapa Times) it will be forty-four years .since the first piece of timber was sawn by Mr Jones and his oldest son — now a settler at Matarawa. Mr Jones, now m his 87th year, is still hale and hearty. Anglo-American Alliance. — At a public meeting of citizens at the Municipal Cham bers m Auckland, the Mayor presiding, it waa resolved to present an address on the evening of the 4th July, at the Opera House, ,to the American Consul, Mr Dillingh&m. I There is also to be a conoerb programme, comprising patriotic songs, British and American. Diseased Bacon. — The Dunedin Star re ports that a large quantity of rolled bacon which was sent m from the country to I Dunedin for sale was seized on Tuesday as unfic for tbe food of man' Inspector Donald son, who when applying for the position I showed that he had made a speoial study of pig diseases, made the seizure, and the I bacon was at once destroyed. I Mrs Donald McLean. — Mrs Donald I McLean, of Ashburton (nee Miss Alice I Rowley, of Chrißtchurch), has received news I that her cantata for the degree of Bachelor I of Music has been accepted by the examiners lin England*. About two years ago Mrs I McLean passed the fii st seotion of the degree, I being the first student m New Zealand to Ido so. The cantata Contains specimens of I f ugal and canonic writing, choruses m four I and five vooal parts, and soli for treble and I alto voices, and the whole accompaniment is I scored for stringed orchestra. All that now I remains for Mrs McLean to do to gain her I degree is to pass the final examination m I November next, for whioh papers are set by I English examiners. Her theoretical studies I have been uuder the direction of Mr G. P. I Tendall. Mrs McLean, as a pianist, has I studied solely under Miss Rowley of Christ- I church; Success of a Methven Boy. — Mr Wentworth Cookson, son of Mr C. J. W. Cookson, lately of Methven, has recently aa engineer to the Broad Arrow Water Supply Board, Kalgoorlie, completed a tank to con tain 10,000,000 gallons of water. It was excavated and lined with puddle, and com prised 80,000 oubic yards of aofb rock. The tank covered an area of about 4£ acres, which was covered with 18 inches of puddle, and over this 6in of broken metal to protect | it from the sun's action, and it will hold a I depth of 20ft of water. This reservoir will form the principal water supply for the Kal goorlie-Menzies railway. Mr Cookson's pro i fessional ability is considered by those who inspected the work to be worthy of the highest commendation. Something Like a Cheque. — The balance j ■ of the Chino-Japanese war indemnity and i 1 one year'B occupation expenses of Wei-hai- ' wei were paid to the Japanese Government at the Bank of England at a little before noon on May 7 (writes the Dally Mail). In view of the largeness of the amount — vi?., £11,008,857 153 9J — the payment was made m the presence of the governor, the deputy governor, aud the chief cashier of the bank. The transaction really involved a sum of nearly £13,000,000 starling, the difference being settled m account. The payment was made by a single cheque — probably the largest that waa ever drawn on the Bank of England* The above-mentioned payment discharges all pecuniary claims of Japan on China, which is entitled to demand the withdrawal of the Japanese from Wei-hai wei. Chertsey ?chooi< Committee. — Tho usual monthly meeting of the Chertsey School Committee was held on Saturday evening. There wire present — Mr George Scarlett (chairman), and Messrs J. Striugfellow, senr, W. Lewisi J. Copland, J. Stewart, J. Iron side, and George Campbell. The master's report showed that the attendance had averaged . only foriy-six during the past month. Several minor matters, such as a shelf for the school library books, and a screen for a draughty door, were also referred to and ordered to be attended to. It was arranged to break up for midwinter holidays on July 1, unless the bad attend ance warranted cloaiog sooner. The com mittee decided to purchase the lamps hitherto used m the school, and owned by the Band of Hope committee. The accounts of Messrs J. T. Smith, G; Hood, and G. W. Audrewß were passed for payment. A " Foreign " Dinner — " Where does the British farmer come in?' asks London Punch, after giving what it describes as the ingredients of an average English dinner : — "Two pounds of American beef steak, 6 New Zealand kidneys, 4 French eggs and 6 Portuguese oysters, slice Btnall, and an Aus tralian rabbit cub up, or a Hungarian chicken ; also, a Spanish onion, with some Argentine beef extract. Turn into a pie dish and stew. When cool, add a thick dust of the best American flour, having rubbed m sufficient lard, Chicago preferred. This served hot, accompanied with potatoes from the Canary Islands, and a tin of Italian tomatoes. To follow a8 pastry, one tin Oalifornian peaches, another of dried Cape apricots; stewed or soaked, accompanied with a Tasmanian apple pie. After topping , up with a slice of Dutch cheese and Nor mandy butter, finish with a glass of Schie dam Schnapps.

PARLIAMENTARY.

I Government Caucus; United Press Association —By Eleotrio Telegraph i Wellington, June 27 v A caucus of (government supporters was held to-day with 41 present. There was a general consensus of approval of the policy laid down ia rhe Governor's speech, The Premier impressed on the caucu3 the desirableness of prosecuting the work of the session smartly, bo that any obstruction arising might be at the doer of those making it; He said special prominence would be given to local government reform and to the old age pension question.

OBITUARY.

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph Dunedin, June 28 Archdeacon Fenton died this morning.

STRANGE CASE.

Railway Guard Charged vrifb. Thoft. United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph. Dunedin, June 27 A peculiar case has been occupying the Police Court all to-day. Samuel Bushell, a guard m the railway service, was charged with the theft of a purse containing money and jewellery valued at £7 7s, belonging to Mrs Cantrell. She lcat her purse m the train fourteen months ago, and on the 17th of this month "prosecutrix claimed to have seen her ring on accused's finger, but when arrested by the polioe at Waitati he had no ring.— A later telegram saya Buahell was acquitted.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tbe usual meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council waa held last evening. Present— The Mayor (Mr 0. Reid) m the chair, and Crs Paul, Davis, Orr, Thomas, Collins, Bird, and Baker. FINANCE. The Mayor reported the debit balance at the bank aa standiDg at £1560 0* Bd. The irtcome since laßt meeting had been £335 12s 6d. ELECTBIC LIGHTING, Messrs Siemens Bros., of Melbourne, wrote asking to be allowed to tender for lighting the borough with electric light. The matter waa referred to the Lighting 1 Committee. RAILWAY RESERVES. Mr E. G. Wright's letter re the railway reserves as already published was read, as also one from Major Steward promising fo | assist the Counoil m conjunction with Mr I Wright. — The letters were received. ROL» ALTERATIONS. , The name of Mr H. C. Shrimpton wrb substituted on the roll for ihab of Mr A. J. MiiUer for T.S. 1239. WESTERN FIRE BRIGADE SITE. The Secretary of the Fire Brigade wrote asking that the Council remove the trees on the Western Fire Brigade site and level ' the section.— The letter was referred to the Fire Brigade Committee. ALLEGED NUISANCE. A complaint of an alleged nuisance, lodged by Mr Alex. Harrison, East Street, was left m the hands of the Mayor. ENGINEERS' REPORT. . The following report from the engineers for the Works Committee waa read : — Clause 1. North-Easb Belt.— The Worka Committee recommend that the work of 1 forming the footpath on the eaßt side of the North-East Belt be carried out, provided | the Upper Ashburton Road Board approve of same and pay half the coat, but before the work is put m hand your Committee i are of opinion that the Ashburton County Council should be asked to have the \ Allenton-Netherby water races made either 1 continuously inside the Belt boundary or else outside this boundary close to the feuoe. If the latter, on condition that the County Council provide the necessary inlets and outlets for ratepayers on this Belt. Clause 2, Labour Gang. — Tbe men have been engaged during the past two weeks m ploughing and carting grass off streets, fixing sump m Burnett Street West, oarting soil to Domain, making and fixing foot bridges, cleaning up rubbish from streets on Alford Forest .Road, attending to water supply and general maintenance work, Tbe report was adopted. DRAINAGE, The engineers reported on the levete for drainage of the properties of Messrs Dodds and Duncan and Dr Leahy, and recommended the enforcement of the by-law that no ratepayer is allowed to drain into any street channel without first notifying the Town Clerk. The report was adopted after some dis cussion. FIRE INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The tire inspector reported on a small fire that had oocurred m Havelock street. INSPECTOR OF NUISAXGES. The inspector reported that the wet weather had delayed some drainage work that had been promised. Mr Steel still per sisted m draining into the unformed channel m Park street, notwithstanding that he had been cautioned not to do so. Some discussion took place on the com pUint against Mr Steel, it being pointed out that it was quite easy for that gentle man to have drained into Havelock Street) where there was a steady flow. Cr Bird pointed out that this sort of thing had been winked at for years past, and it would be absurd to now compel rate payers whose drains had been down for years to dig them up. There had been an outcry some meetings ago about the neces sity for two chains of concrete being put down at the Convent. That work had been done, and m consequence the whole of the Convent drainage was now turned into Patk street. [ Some other Cra having Bpoken, it was l decided that the inspector be instructed to report to the Mayor at once any cases of people allowing nuisances to exist, with a view to prosecution. DRAINAGE AT THE HOSPITAL. Cr Davis asked that the representatives of the Borough Council be requested to inspect cess pit at the hosbital, and also to examine generally into the question of the drainage at the Hospital. The Mayor thought the question was out of order. Cr Paul said that quite reoently He and Mr Stitt had been up at the Hoapital and the Hospital Board had spent a considerable sum of money m having tbe drainage attended to, and it was now all that could be desired., Cr Collins moved that the delegates to the Hospital Committee be instructed to report to the Council on the condition of the drain age of the Hospital at its next meeting, Cr Davis seconded. Cr Orr thought the matter should not be referred to the Hospital Committee but to the Inspector of Nuisance and the Engineer. Those were the officers who cughfc to report on the sanitary condition of the Hospital surroundings, and he moved accordingly. Cr Collins-was opposed to this, thinking that it) would be impertinent on tha part of the Council to send up their officers \;o inter fere with the Hospital Committee,, That body would sooner or later be face to face with what must ultimately be a large question— the question of the institution of a Bystem of drainage for the whole hospital, and it was absurd to send up aa inspector of nuisances to report on suoh a subject. Cr Paul said that the drainage question would run into a large sum of money, the idea being to run the drainage into the Ash burton river. The Mayor entirely agreed with Cr Collins 9 motion, and he should be happy to do what he could to place an exhaustive report before the Council. The hospital was an institution that all would like to see popular, and beyond complaint. On the suggestion of Cr Thomas, the amendment was withdrawn, pending the report from the delegates, and the motion was oarried. OONOBETB. Cr Paul moved the motion he. had given notice of, to rescind the resolution passed m March to do no concrete work pending the loan proposals. There seemed no immediate prospect of the loan proposals being put before the burgesses, and he would prefer to see the matter left open, so that anything pressing may be undertaken. Cr Thomas seconded the motion. Or Collins opposed the motion, the more especially that no channelling could be done during the winter months. It would be time enough then to pass the motion. Or Orr also opposed, and Cr Davis sup ported the motion, though not m favor of doing any channelling just now. Cr Paul said the motion was intended, not to permit of concreting being proceeded with m the winter, but to admit of anything being done that might require urgenoy. The motion was carried. RESERVE 298. Mr Andrew Orr having tendered for Reserve 298 the sum of £4 2a 6d as against Major Steward's £3 lQa— the former secured the reserve. FOREMAN OF WORKS. By a motion by Cr Collins the foreman of works was appointed to report to the Engineer any breaches of toe by-Jaws referring to drainage, &o. STREET NAMES. The Mayor suggested that a tew of the leading streets m the town should have their names put up at the street corners, as strangers found difficulty m finding their way about. The Council went into committee on the water Bupply question, and on resuming passed accounts to the amount of £65, and rose.

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

The Action at Savilla. Americans Ambushed. Another Spanish Defeat. A Brave War Correspondent, Intended Expedition to Puerto Rico. United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyrighb Washington, June 27 Roosevelt's cowboys r commanded by Ooloael Wood, and a detachment of regulars under General Young, started to dislodge the Spanish troops under General Linares from the heights at Savilla. The heat was intense, and many of the troops were prostrated, their heavy equipment having to be abandoned, Oactua bushes and thick undergrowth gendered marohing a diffi cult operation. When the thickest part of the jungle was reached the ! cowboys fell into an ambuscade. An invisible enemy fired upon them, kill | ing Hamilton Fish and Captains Oapron and Luna. This momentarily demoralised the Americans, causing | some to fire on their comrades m the confusion. Roosevelt and Wood soon rallied the men, and after an hour's I sharp fighting dislodged the Spaniards. A mule, which was carrying the only Hotchkiss gun, bolted into the bush and could not be utilised. Seventeen Americans were killed, including several New York society men. Roosevelt was slightly wounded m the eyes and ears. Marshall, the correspondent of the New York Journal, was mortally wounded m the spine, but calmly smoked a cigarette while he dictated an account of the battle for his paper. "Xoung's further advance was con ducted with greater caution, the enemy being completely defeated. It is intended to use Santiago as a base for a Puerto Rico expedition.

Spanish Army Corps Moving on Santiago.

; Cubans to Interoept Them. Barbed Wire as a Defence. Roosevelt's Cowboys* More T7.S. Troops on the "Way. Carrying the War into the Enemy's Country- No Coal for Camara- Received Wakapuaka June 28, 9 28a,m, Gvakdian Office 9.55 a.m. Washington, June 27 General Pando is leading 10,00© Spanish troops from Holquin, sixty five miles north-west of Santiago tar Santiago. The Ouban insurgents have been ordered to intercept them. The Cubans report that there are seven miles of barbed wire round the Spanish trenches encircling Santiago. The movement started by Roosevelt's cowboys to dislodge the Spaniards from Savilla heights was undertaken with out the knowledge or authority of General Shatter. There is some talk o£ those responsible being tried by Court-martial. The men complain that they were supplied with, clothing un suitable for the hot climate, and they have left a long trail of discarded uniforms and blankets. General Merritt sails from San Francisco on Wednesday with 6000 troops. The United States Government has decided to send Admiral Schley'a squadron to bombard the Spanish ports and pursue Admiral Oamara'e fleet. Cairo, June 27 Tbe Egyptian Government have, at the request of the American Govern ment, refused to coal Admiral Gamara'a squadron.

News by Mail.

Received Wakapuaka Jane 28, 9.48"a.ra., Guabdian Office, 10.31 a.m.j - l Port Darwin, Jane 28. 1 Manilla news to June 7 states that the rebels under Aguinaldo several i times defeated the Spaniards, and cap , tured 1200 prisoners and Governor Batanzas, and completely surrounded the town. A number. of other towns , are m the hands of the rebels, who i from other provinoes are marching on 1 Manilla. Two thousand fire hundred 1 American troops were expected to '■ arrive on June 16. It is understood, they would reduce the Ladrone Islands en route. The Americana have raised some Spanish ships sunk during the battle at Manilla. The rebels are daily increasing, and many are armed with magazine rifles. "When the mail left, Manilla was m such straits that it was expected to surrender before the arrival of the American troops. The rebels murdered three priests.

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.

United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. Berlin, June 27. Excepting eighteen seats, the result of the German elections is known, and reveula the following as the state of parties : — Clericals 101, Conserva tives 62, Free Conservatives 22, National Liberals 47, Radicals 44, Social Democrats 55. The latter lost two seats m Berlin and received checks at Dortmund, Stettin, Brandenburg, Plauen aud Solingen. They gain many places at which the party has hitherto been unrepresented.

THE ASEBkRTOJN tftJABDIAfI, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898.



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We beg to notify that we have secure^ the Sub-Agenoy for the oelebrated Massby- Habris Bioyolea. Ladies aad Gentlemen'B machines up-to-date always In stock. Lowest oash priooa or easy terms to suit customers. One good second-hand bioyole for sale, nearly new. Prioe, £13 10s j guaranteed. — Obuighkap and Bbbbyman, ha leaatng Killori and OBtfitteti, AibtyuMty j



1 Business Notices. i I OTAGO'3 JUBILEE, NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory's JUBILEE COMMEMORATION COMPETITION. mOTAL attendance ab Exhibition as officiary declared, exclusive of season tioket-holders, 103,539. Nearest gueßS to oorreot figures being 103,576, made by MR E. W. WILSON, of Stratford, who is consequently the winner of our prize and has been handed our cheque for [Copy.] Dunedin, June 17, 1818. ' I hereby certify that the box containing the guesses for the New Zealand Cloth- ing Factory's Jubilee Commemoration Competition waa sealed up on May 16, and that I waß present ab the unsealing thereof on this date, and I also certify that the guess nearest to the actual number waß that of Mr E. W. Wilson, of Stratford, who guessed 103,576, the correofc number being 103,539. E. A. COGAN, Beoretary , Obago J übilee Industrial Exhibition.



I CHURCH SERVICES. ' ■ ST, STEPHEN'S CHUR OH. Aahburton. WEDNESDAY— St. Peter's Day.— Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m. ; G.F.S., 7-30 p.m. FRIDAY— Short Service, 7.30 p.m.; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. • ( SUNDAY SERVICES. (3rd July.) j 11 a.m.— Morning Prayer and Holy Com- munioo. 3 p.m.— Greenstreet— Rev. T» A. Hamil- ton. 3 p.m.— Dromore-- Mr T. Gates. 6.30 — Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. F. FERRIMAJN. FOR SALE. ■■ i "I" HAVE Received instructions from Mr W.H. RoßUtaoN to sell his very desirable i reßidenoo, situated on the N.E. Town Belb, m close proximity to the High School, con- taining Seven Rooms, with a detached Waahhouse, complete, with a range and copper builb m m brick, together with |-acre of land and a three-stalled Stable. She Land la well stocked with choice Uruit Trees, and is watered by a water race. Liberal terms can be arranged. F. FEE RIM AN. TO LET. 130 ACRES of Land for Cropping. Apply IP. JFERRIMAN. *TO LET. TWO ACRES LAND at AUenton, with ! « good Four-Roomed House and Scullery. Rent — 93 per wet,-, F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. WILLIAM STREET. A Comfortable Seven-Roomed House, with Scullery and Copper. Ac present occupied by Mr H. C. Pebcy F PERBIMAN.I TO LET. LWAKANUI ROAD. HOUSE containing Five Rooms, and 3 acres of Land. Lately occupied by Mb H. Cameron. F. FEKRIMAN. SEED WHEAT. I Have for Sale some Prime Pearl, Tvs- OAn and Hunters. Grown on heavy Land. F. FEHRIM^iSL FOR SALE. HOUSE_AND,LQUAKTER-ACRE LAND IN COX STREET. I have received instructions from Mr H. J. Tasker to sell hia desirable residence, containing Four Roomß and _ Scullery, situated m Cox Street, together with Loosebox, Chaffhouse and Fowlhouse erected on thegproperty. B F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. I HAVE FOR SALE that very desirable block of land containing about Seven Acres, situated on the N.E. Town Belt and adjoin- ing Mr W. H. Collinß. For anyone m search ot a property on which to build this one is well worthy of an inspeotion. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE- BONE DUST. The Beat and moßb profitable Fertilizer that can be appHed to the soil, benefiting not only the first crop bub several succeed- ing ones. A few shillings per acre spent m bcneduab ofteu enriches the farmer tenfold, .and leaves the land m better heart. I Have the following Farms m my .hands for Sale : — 500) 250 > ACRES 100) All Situated m Good Localities, and any* one m search of a property either for farm- ing purposes or as an investment would do well to inspect the above F. FERRIMAN. PHASES OF THE MOON. June. | D H M Fall moon «. .« 5 141 am Last quarter .- ... 11 534 am New moon „. ,„ 19 349 pm flu* lute «» m 27 AB4 p i



INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. An ianapol-s, Ind. C.^.A., . PtXVm CAMHAL-ONK MHIjUON DOLLABS, TN the construction of our ", aohines three prime factors have been con- .Ldered throughout, simplicity, universality, and strength. Subordinate to these we have giren careful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideaa, anl wo oordUUy invite the most oribical attention to our new models, every feature of whloh has been submitted to exhaustive testa to demonstrate its practicability before Adoption. FRAMES. has broken daring the entire year speaka volumes for its quality, aw* we continae the «80 of the best grade of hijfa-oarbon Albany weld ess steel tubing m WaverlVf«m«Bfor 1898. with flash joints of drop forged steel throughoub, preferrlne to placa nur dependence upon tVs more expensive BUI u»JjX &ROPER OoWrUOTIOT FOR BICYCLES of the highest standard, rather than to use the sabstitutes now commonly resorted to *7J^7?£££ who have aimed to reduca coats at the expanse of quality. In oar Ladies frame we have used special tubing of 16 gauge at the loop where the scram is greatest drawn down to 22 gauge at the head, thua combining the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight* FORKS. OCR new fork ia constructed of the same fcabing as that usad m the frame, with a forged steel arched crown hollowed oub far lightnesss. lb was df Bi B ned »™ perfelted m our own factory, and we claim for it not only graceful appearance and lightness, but it Is the strongest fork oronn ever made. BEARINGS, ESPECIAL attention has been given to the bearings of our 1893 machines, with the result tbat we hire secured great simplicity, perfect mterchanjpabiiuy, perfect alignment, perfect concentricity, and perfect protection from dust, m further developing the principle adopted by us Jast year fm *l m^*» e fi£; ias instead of by threaded cones, we have devlaed a universal cone, fitting either aide of the front or rear wheel, and having a double faca with two ball races, it en be pn* on the maoMne m tight different places or ways, thus ™ kin « »; fmooasible to assemble the baaringii incorrect y. Tne cones we P™Jf£*«2 turning on th« axles by contact between their knurled faces and the knurled surfaces of the nuts which adjust them. itop^Uttentlon la wiled to the d«>> proof qualities of all the hearings on the machine as being the most effea'iva protection yeb applied to bicycle construction They have surpa 98 ed any ideal and are as potent as they are evident The , balU roll on che inner face of tha ooae, while laigo felt washers, held m place by dusb o »ps. h*va a long bearing rest on the outsido raoa, thua forming a valve seat Dust . r **^ro..mingßg.ia«t this washer only tends to press ib more tightly against h • .-aa-«. closing the bearings more effectively against its entrance. ■-■ h • *r.n*- throughout the an tire bicycle are ball retiining, and the axles a ., . , i i va t- a•« Urga, strong, and conßtruoted of speoial stook. CRANK HANGER. , ; cmlrtof the b-aringa m this part of the machine is exactly the same h - üb» The adjustment is cniirely on the left hand aide, and is made v iv ny ■* pi ungor inserted it. the crank, which engages one of a circle of a  aeri iv cue f»oe of che sleeve. The adjustment of these bearings is very d\ c.«o. ttie dweance between the holes representing 1-2000 of an inoh. SPROCKETS. TURING the past year we have spent much time and money upon the Improve- ment of the sprocket tooth form, and have finally arrived at perfection never before accomplished. It will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our ohaln does not slide hvo its sert by the aid of a guide roller either on the chain or the Bprooket, but simp'y take s its exact place. In other words, it walks m and walks out of the aprocket m the same manner as a man puts his foot down and lifts 1b from the ground. In oonsequenoe of this no friction is caused, and each link of the ohaln pulls on the sprocket tooth only a part of the load, while with less perfeot construction the link slides into place, carrying alone all the load during the time it takes for this acdon, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly, lhis small Ttretoh at each joint is continually adding to the tola length of the chain nntil finally its pitoh and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain o?n only run on the points of the teeth, grinding and cutting antil both chaxn ar d eprockec are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection of our chains and sprockets may be found m the appearance of a sprocket after it has beenrunmng several months, a layer of dust will always be found from the pitch line to the top of each tooth, showing conclusively the absence of grinding action usually .present m ohain transmission. TO the production of our aew models we have unstintingly devoted our best effdrta and ripest ideas. In its construction we have especially, avoided freak mechanism Ijv the purpose of obtaining novelties without praoticai value, and while it presents many new features In keeping with the progress of the cycle building J*r, Jbhase luveall been submitted to the most rigid praotioal tests, fully establish- ing their excellence and superiority. IT Is designed for all round hard work and wear, combining with itß elegance and lightness sufficient strength and durability for good service under the most -^ trying conditions, PRACTICAL Novelties, self evident advantages, and manifest simplicity combine with strength and beauty to constitute our '9B Waverley the best machine that we, or, so far as we know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the market «fc any price, and we claim for Waverley Bicycles full equality with any bicycles built m the world. WE HAVE APPOINTED JOHN OUR & CO., ASHBURTON, •> Ms'- -Mts foe the aril* of our nnchiDea m the South Island of Neff Zealand, INDIANA, BICYCLE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, TJ.S.A.