Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1893. DROUGHT EFFECTS.

The report of the railway traffic manager at Christchurch for the year shows a very large increase m the passenger trade, with an attendant increase of revenue, an increase m the number of cattle carried, also m sheep, I chaff, firewood, timber, and merchan dise. Thf re has been a decided frilling off m the quantity of grain carried as well as m numerals. The sheep traffic, says the manager, has grown to large dimensions, and the increase this year is equal to 40 per cent. A similar per eentage marks the increase m cattle carried. It may seem paradoxical, but m a large measure tbe increase m the number of sheep and cattle carried is due to the same cause as the falling ofi m the carriage of grain. The grain carriage fell off because the drought had made the wheat crop a failure as com pared with previous years — thus there was but little grain to carry. The drought having its effect upon pastures, necessitated the shifting of large bodies of sheep to fresh fields and pastures new, and whole fbeks were sent down to Southland, and to other favored parts where grass was fairly abundant. And so it was with cattle. The drought caused a very material loss to Canterbury, no doubt, and another such season as last would have the effect of causing a large number of farmers to consider their position. But our droughts are flea bites compared with the droughts of Australia, which are long aod frequent, and often followed by floods that spread over large areas of land, endangering human life, and entailing heavy losses m stock and other property. Recent statistics published m Melbourne show the loss sustained during the three years ended 1897, directly attributable to the long continued drought. During the three years ended with 1894, 1,395,777 acres under wheat yielded 41,515,723 bushels. In the next three years of drought for an area of 1,543,757 acres the yield was *3, 185,966 bushels, tbat is 18,329,757 bushels less than m the previous three years. This shows an actual diminution of returns of £3,666,000. But if the wider area is taken iuto account this amount of loss on this grain alone is increased to fully another million sterling Nor is this all the sad story. For including wheat, oatf, hay, and potatoes, the loss on crops m the last three years is shown to be above £6,000,000. Then comes a computa tion to the effect that through the same visitation of drought the fallingoff m tha yield of wool for the period was 173,000 bales, which represents a money value of £5,000,000. .Altogether there has been a loss to Victoria of about eleven millions sterling on the three years. All classes, from the mortgagee finance companies down to the shearer and ordinary class of workers, must have severely felt the pinch which this shrinkage has occa sioned, inasmuch as for the period it means a loss of about £10 for each man, woman and child m that colony. A cable message from Melbourne early m the week ought to be read m connection with these losses. Tt stages that for the twelve months to June 30 a decrease of exports of a million and a half is shown, as com pared with the value of the previous year. There is, however, an inorease of £517,000 m the value of imports during the year, which indicates that, notwithstanding her drawbacks, Vic toria has been recuperating her pur chasing power, and is on the road to recovery. |

PHASES OF THE MOON. July.

Local and General.

Vancouver Mail —The Miowera, from I Vancouver via Honolulu and Suva, arrived I at Wellington at 9.30 this morning. 1 A Rti'OßT of tho hockey match Tinwald v J Aahburlou appears on our first page ; and on I our fourth p tge will bo found the Ashbiirton I grain market report and an orticle entitled! "Canterbury railway traffic " I Extraordinary Prkcocity. — The extra- I t ordinury precocity of children m India has j called forth the astonishment of a recent J traveller, who eaya that many of them are I J skilled workmen at an age when children J are usually learning the alphabet. I A Find. — A cash box, containing a few I pounds' worth of stamps, found at Silver- I etrtam, near Wellington, hidden away m a J quantity of gorse near the railway line, is I supposed to have formed part of the pro- I ceerts of a burglary some years ago at the I Upper Hutt railway station. I Chinese Veracity. — A Chinese inter- J preter m the Wellington Supreme Court I cays the Times) gave his race a bad charac- I ter for veracity, raying he would go a long I way before he would believe some of them. I He added that he had known Chinese to I subscribe money m order to secure witnesses I to swear to a concocted story. I The New Zealand Alliance. — The I Oamatu Mail says : — We understand that I the Rev. Arthur Dewdney has been offered I the position of organising lecturer to the I New Zealand Alliance, and has declined to I accept it. The reason for his coming to that I decision is that, strongly as he sympathises I with the temperance movement, he does not I think he would be justified m making it the I one object m life. I A Rich ¥ield.— Mr John Spratt, of I Mataura Island, has a famous patch of I potato soil on his fertile farm. Last year he I had the splendid return of fully 20 tons to j the acre off it, at a remunerative price. I This year, although the crop was not quite I so heavy, it was more profitable on account I of the better prioea ruling. He informs the J Wyndham Far»>v that for the bulk of the I yield he received £8 a ton, delivered at I Fortrose. I Oamaru Poultry Society. —The Com mittee of the Oamaru Poultry Society met j on Wednesday evening. The secretary's I rough balance sheet showed a probable loss I on the late enow of about £30. It is to be I regretted that the Oamaru Society's finances are not m a satisfactory condition, a oir cumstance probably due to the attitude of the authorities with regard to the art unions held m oonnection with poultry aocieties. Serious Accident. — A seriou3 acoiden" happened at Cairnbrae last evening to Constable Dillon, of Methven. While riding his horse slipped and fell on him, resulting m a fracture of the thigh. The injured man lay for fully three-quariers of an hour before his calls brought assistance. Ail that could be done for the sufferer locally was done, however, and he was conveyed by rail to Christchuroh Hospital this morning. More Football Accidents.— The acci dents on the football field are becoming more numerous and serious than ever, scarcely a day passing without some unlucky foot baller being placed hors de comhat, owing to mishaps at play. On Thursday at Temuka, during the seven a-side tournament, there were even more casualties than usual. Mr L. Hobbs, of Ashburton, was rather badly hurt, and is now under the doctor's hands. Mr J. McTigue was knocked out ivfter ihs first ten miuute"s play, being injured on the ankle. A player named Gaw was badly injured by falling on his right shoulder and splintering the bone. Alarm of Fire. — At about 8 o'olock last evening the fire bells rang out an alarm. The who'e staff of the Fire Brigade turned out. aud made for the Central ITotel, whore the seat of the fire was>. But little eff >rt on the part of the brigide was required, aeeinq that numerous friends had been ready with wator buckets to do what was necessary. The fire wa3 actually m the garret, but it had originated m the servant's bedroom, arising, it is supposed, from a candle having been left burning. Tlie fire, tuch as it was, was soon extinguished, but tho girls inter ested have lot all their clothes. CorjRSiNO. — The stewards of the AsL bufton Coursing Club met) last evening to mike final arrangements for tho Champion Stakeß, to bo run next Thursday at Long beach. Mr M. Digby wrote accepting the position of ju'lge, and Mr M. Healy as slipper. The election of Gold stewards was left over till Thursday morning, when a ' selection will be made on the ground, A vote of thanks was passed to several trades men who have promised donations to the stake. A start will be made from the Tinwald Hotel at eight o'clock aßd the first pair of dogs will be m the slips at 9 a.m. Signing a Betting Book. — Say the Post:— The Magistrate seized his pen and was about to numbor and initial, as an exhibit, one of the suspected betting-books produced m Court (m a " tote shop" case). "Don't write your uame there, your Worship," exclaimed the solicitor for the defendants with Euch seriousness that the Magistrate stayed his hand with the pen already on the paper, and looked up enquiringly. " You had better noli sign your name there ; you might get into trouble," proceeded the solicitor, with melodramatic warning, and the humor of the joke seizing the Magistrate, he joined m the laugh against himself. Scene m the House. — A very heated discussion took place m the House last evening on the B.vnking Bill coming up m committee. The Opposition demurred to the state of affairs which it) brought about by taking up last year's Bills at the stage at which they were left last session, the Banking Bill being now practically a new measure which has not passed the second reading. Messrs Seddon, Ward, McKenzie, G. Hutchison, and T. E. Taylor exchanged compliments m such a manner as to call for continual appeals to the chair, more especially m the case of Messrs Ward and John McKenz'e, whose language altogether transgressed the bounds of Parliamentary cuatom as well as the amenities of polite society. Rabbits m Otago. — The Kurow people (say a the Oamatu Mall) speak of rabbits up the Waitaki as a thing of the past. They Bay that they have frozen all the rabbita, and now nothing remains to be done but to poison the Department. Poisoning this year or picking up skins is a utter failure. Men at Omarama, after six weeks' work, went to settle up, and found 63 8d to their credit. They Bay they wenb up for eleven weeks' work* and had they remained the eleven weeks they would have been indebted to the squatter for their tucker. At Otiake, parties of three or four men can tiavel over two or three farms aud only shoot one, or at most two amougst them Sixpence a pair has set every woman and child on the job. Pity the bunny Been going into a hole ; they coon dig him out. The Clutha S,M. — Commenting on the recent agitation by prohibitionists to obtain the removal of Mr Hawkins, S.M., at Bal olutha, the Oamaru Mail remarks : — " The duty of the Stipendiary Magistrate is to see that the will of the people is respected and that the law is faithfully observed. What ever may be his private opinions on the sub jeots, he is required to keep them for his own private use, and not for public parade. Its is a violation of his oath and an unjustifiable departure from th« plain path of duty to do anything which may discredit the law, de bauch public opinion, or discourage vigilance on the part of the police. If a Magistrate oannot comply with the essential require ments of his office, he should not be retained m his position ; if he find it irksome to ad minister a law which is distasteful to him, it is open to him to seek Borne more congenial sphere of usefulness, where the ob trusion of his irrepressible personal views may have free sway without impairing the purity of the administration of justice This ia the plain position m relation to the matter.'' The great relinquishing sale of boots and shoes now going on at MoDonalp and MoDiarmids is without parallel m the annals of boot sales m Ashburton. Their stock is particularly heavy m gentlemen's boots and shoes, and the fact that they are being sold at mwveUovwly low prices Bhcrald be a great induoeroenb to purchasers to buy while the stook is rich m first-olaw goods.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph. Wellington, July 22 The Council met ab 2 30 p.m. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. A motion waa cirried that Government place on the estimates a sum towards the Aucarctic expeditiou. BPOONER, PRINTER. A motion that the Governor be asked to remit the tenteuce on Mr 0. F. Spooner, an Auckland printer, was negatived by 20 to 16. FISHERIES CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL. A new clause waa inserted m the Fisheries Conservation Amendment Bill to prevent persons fishing rivers on their own property during the prohibited season.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, July 22 The House met at 2.30 p.m. SENTENCE REMITTED. The Minister of Justice stated that Government had decided to recommend the Governor to remit the sentence passed on Mr O. F. Spooner, printer, Auckland, for publishing an offensive leaflet without an imprint. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The Colonial Treasurer hoped to be able to state next week when he would bring down the Financial Statemenb. MARKETS FOR THE COLONY'S PRODUCTS. A Committee was Bet up to enquire and report aa to markets, other than those at i present obtainable for the colony's produota. OTAHU ESTATE. , The purchase, diapoßal, and suitableness for settlement of the Obahu Estate was re ferred to the Waste Land Committee. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BILn. The House went into committee on the Government Advance to Settlers Act Amend ment Bill. Mr Moore proposed that it should be ex preaaely stated m the ''Bill that not more than £3,000,000 m the aggregate should be borrowed under the original Act and the Bill. The Minister said that the use of the word " residue " fixed the absolute limit. A discussion took place on the valuation made and the appointment of valuers. The Minister of Lands stated that the valuers were appointed by the Government on the recommendation of the head of the Department, and that the amount asked for by the respective applicants 80 recommended generally (determined the Government's selection. Mr Buchanan said that he could say from personal knowledge, and without fear of contradiction, that m some cases the Depart* ment'a valuers had valued hundreds and hundreds of acres which they had not visited personally. The House rose at 5.30 p m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The debate was continued. Mr George Hutchison proposed to add a new clause to the effect that instead of the rate of interest being retained at a minimum of five per cent., it should be provided thab the rate should not exceed five per cent. The Minister opposed the clause, as it I was necessary to have a margin for pruden tial reasons. The Premier, as a point of order, said that it was not competent for a private member to propose to lower the rate of intorest, aa the Bill had been introduced by Message from the Governor, and to reduce the in terest would be interfering with the security provided by the original Acb. | The Chairman ruled thab the proposed new clanse was m order, bub if it wero added by the Committee it would be his duty to report to the Speaker the circumstances of its introduction. The Bill was reported without) amend ment). THE BANKING BIIL* The House ihen took the Banking Bill m committee. Captain Russell said the Bill should not be proceeded with as the ameudmonls on the supplementary order piper practically con stituted a new Bill. To put himself m order he moved that the Chairman leave the.c'iair. He said that the Premier's proposed amend ments m reference toj the directorate prac tically placed the control of the Bank m the hands of six'genfclainen, four of whom would m effect ba appointed by Ministers ; tho one to be elected by the House und the one by the Council would, as Parliament was now curied on, be nominees of the Pramier. The fach thab the directorate would be so largely constituted by Parliament would make the institution purely a State Bmk. The Bill, therefore, was not the Bill originally intro duced, and under the circumstances he was j unified m moving that the Chairman leave the chair. I Mr Ward referred to a leaderette m that night's Evening Post ascribing to him, he said, the character of an intriguer and coward. He defied anyone to say that he had ever intrigued with persons on either side of the House. As to his re-entering the Cabinet he had never asked either the Premier or Minister of Lands anything m that connection. There was a veiled threat m the article as to his being afraid of dis closures m connection with the banking legislation ; but he was afraid of nothing, and would act with the utmost independence and openness. 'The Premier said that it was a caße of clear the decks and prepare for action. The leader of the Opposition had evi dently determiued on no banking legisla tion. Captain Russell explained that this was nob the case. If the Premier brought down the Banking Bill m a proper form he would give it every opportunity to become law, but he did not consider it right to proceed m the way proposed. The Premier said that he was sorry Mr Ward took the trouble to refer to the Post's spiteful and inaccurate article, which was simply a specimen of what was too often said and written without foundation by persons who thought they could by such means prejudice the Ministry with the Liberal party. All such matters as the constitution and conduct of the Govern ment could be setbled honorably without any regard to what might be said or suspected by opposition journalists or 1 others. As tq the Bill before the com mittee Captain Russell's objections had no foroe, as the proposed amendments were only such aa were needed to bring the management of the bank into line with what was desired by the country and required m the interests of the public. He proposed to have the Board changed, as it was contrary to all praobical principles to have a president on the Board with the power to veto what all the other members might propose m the bank's interest. The question was whether the Bank of New Zealand wa9 going to govern it, or was Parliament to see that the bank wea con trolled m a manner m keepiug with the colony's interests m it. The Minister of Lauds said that Mr Ward should not have attached so muoh importance to what appeared m the Post concerning his so-called relations to Ministers and the banking legislation. It was attaching an importance to tbe article which it did not possess. There was at anyrate not one word of truth m what the article said as to Mr Ward's trying to re-enter the Ministry through hia (Mr jMcKenzie's) influence. There was no truth m what was said as to the relations between the Premier and the Minister of Lands. Mr Ward had never said one word on the subject. As to the Bill, it was needed as a matter of public policy, and that wag its all-sufficing juatifi oatiqn. Mr G. Hutchison endorsed Captain Rusaell'a view m regard to the Banking Bill, and m referring to the position of the whole question of the banking business directed special attention to the statement recently made by Mr Watson, the president, as follows :— - " When I was before the Parliamentary Committee m 1896 my mouth was sealed regarding the transactions m certain ciaes with the B»nk <>t New Zealand and the Colonial Bank . Circumstances have transpired which make it no longer necessary to observe retioence regarding the aocounts referred to aboye.*' Thq whole position was such that Captain Rusaell'a proposal was obviously the right course to take m order to secure proper consideration for the whole question, Mr Duthie deprecated Mr Ward's aotion m magnifying the importance of his personal position. Aa to the Bill before the House *oa the & mend meats prop qic d by the premier

\ the issues were so large and complex that I the delay counselled by Captain Rusßell was absolutely necessary m the interests of the country m view of its great stake m the bank. Mr Scobie Mackenzie siid that no one m the Home suspected Mr Ward of intriguing for re-entranca to the Cabinet, or Ministers of antagonism or disloyalty to each other Mr Mackenzie pointed to the inconsistency between the Premier's present proposals and his p\sb statements m reference to the bank, ami argued thu.t explain Ruaseli's proposal would give the opportunity which was essential to further consideration of all the varied aspects and bearings of ihe case. A new and properly co-ordinated measure was what was called for at the hands of the Government and not the present Bill with all its complicating new clauses. Mr Hogg said that the members on his aide of the Houae were determined that the Bill should be pushed through the House. Mr Rolleston suggested that m older that legislation should proceed m a proper form, the Premier should bring m a Bill as a new measure, have it read a seoond time pro forma and then refer it. to a committee m order that the president of the bank might have an opportunity of throwing all the light he was now m a position to throw on the affairs of the bank. Mr Ward said that if it was sought by the means suggested to further pursue him m a | houndißh and fiendish manner, be would on his part see that the same measure and more ' was meted out to those who were bent on pursuing him. The Minister of Lands, m regard to the statements referring to his attitude towards the officers of the bank, said that the attitude as it actually existei waß due to the faob that the bank's officers had misled and deoeived the Government with false state ments concerning the bank's affairs. The legislation now proposed was intended to place the management of the bank on a footing which would make a repetition of past abuses impossible. Captain Ruasell again urged the Premier to bring m a new Bill. The Piemier said he was sincere m getting the banking legislation passed, and saw no reason for delaying the Bill. Four out of the six directors Bhould be nominated by the Government m view of the large amount of interest which the colony had m the bank, and chat was now proposed to be done by the Bill. The proposal to abolish the presidentship was a matter of policy, to give an expression to the concensus of opinion that the retention of the ' office ceased to be m keeping with the kind of management which was believed to be necessary for the well-being of the bank and \ to the colony's interest m. the institution, j To postpone the measure and then refer it to a committee, would entail at least a month's delay and possibly lead to the Bill not being passed this session. If the president desired an inquiry he could obtain it at once by a petition to the House. Mr Fraser said that to give Government preponderance of power as proposed would make the bink a State institution and place it under political control, which would be ruinous to its business. The Minister of Lands explained that all he said m reference to the position of the bank was that its present management was unsatisfactory, and that if it were continued the affairs of the institution would probably get into a bad way. He had also said that the officers of the bank who had deceived the Government should nob continue m office, and also that suoh officers should nob be permitted tc indulge m the old bad practice of meddling with politics, and that if they did so they would have to be thrown out. Mr Buchanan held that the Government, as a Government apart from the House, should be responsible for the proposed appointments, but at the same time he hoped the countty would rid itself of its connection with the bank ab the earliest possible j moment. i Mr Duthie disagreed with the idea that the abolition of the presidentship and the ] appointment of a chairman of directors at £1000 a year, would lead to greatly im proved management. He criticised the bank's balance-sheets, which eeemed to him . to have been contrived to conceal a Joss Mr J. \V. Thomson said that if lie had been m the House at the time of the first banking legislation ho would have had noihing to do with the Bank of New Zia laud. He believed m leaving it still severely alune iußtead of exercising more political control over it. Mr Taylor said that sufficient had been aaid that night to show that an enquiry into the affiirs of ;he bank was urgently called for, as it had beon stated that the bank had made enormous concessions to members of the House as a result of the legislation of 1894. The Premier eaid that the whole object m view was to plnce the control of the bank on a more satisfactory footing, such as might do away with the necessity for constantly bringing the management uader political consideration on the floor of the House. Id the course of the dissuasion the circumstances m connection with the legis lation m reference to the Bank of Mew Zealand and the Colonial Bank were recalled m detail, and Mr D -it hie said Ministers should be ashamed of how they had acted m the matter. The Premier denied that they had any reason to be ashamed, and stated that Mr Duthie had all aloog exhibited an inveterate antipathy to the Bank of New Zealand. He would have liked to see it go down and had spoken of it as being insolvent and was suspected of being and having been the i mouthpiece of another bank. j Mr Duthie categorically denied the state- | ments that he had been the mouthpiece of any bank, and that he had spoken of the Bank of New Zealand as insolvent, and the Premier withdrew the statement, Ab 2*30 a.m. Captain Russell's motion that the Chairman leave the chair was negatived by S3 to 19. Mr Carson then moved to report progress, which was negatived by 22 to 26. On the amendment which was moved last session that four instead of five directors be appointed by the Governor-in-Council, the Premier explained that if the "four" were rejected he would then propose that two directors be appointed, the Government's intention m that case being that one would be elected by the House, one by the Council, and two by the shareholders. There would be no president, bub a chairman with a casting vote, The proposal that four be inserted waß carried by 33 to 21. Mr Smith proposed that instead of being appointed by the Governor-in-Council, the directors should be elected by ballot, by the House and Council sitting together. This was negatived by 39 to 15. The proposal That two directors should be elected by the shareholders was agreed to. Mr Smith proposed that no director be allowed to engage m active commercial private business. Negatived by 41 to 9. Clause 3 as to the eligibility of the present directors and 4 as to the directors appointed by the Governor were carrigd with amend ments, and progress was reported. The House rose at 5.45 a.m.

CABLE NEWS.

United Preß3 Association — ByEloctrio Telegraph - Copyright London, July 21 M, La Marchint Gosselin, Secre tary to the British Embassy m Paris, hjts been appointed dan additional Under-Secret ary for Foreign Affairs. M. Gos3elin will chiefly deal with c ffairs relatiog to the control of Africa. In the action brought by Mr Hugh Watt against Mr Horatio Bottomly, m connection with the Northern territory dispute, the plaintiff has consented to judgment being entered up m his favor for £70,000 Mr George Doughty, who has repre sented Great Gtirasby m the House of Commons since 1895 as a Liberal Home-Kuler, has abandoned Home Rule and has resigned his seat. He announced his intention of again standing for the seat, this time as a Unionist. July 22 In the House of Lords the Irieh Local Government Bill was read a second time. Monson and the others have been committed for trial on the charge of alleged frauds on an insurance com pany. Berlin, July 22. A Customs war is imminent between Germany and Russia. Germany has decided to increase the effective force of her army to four and a half million men. Romb, July 22 Professor Nosini, ef Padua, who has been analysing the gases emitted from Vesuvius, has detected coronitum and other new elements. Pretoria, July 22 The trial of Veldthum, for the murder of Mr Joel, is proceeding at | Johannesberg.

THE PRINCE OF WALES

United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright London, July 21 The Prince of Wales is making good progress. July 22 Dr Lister and other attendants on the Prince of Wales agree that an opera tion will not be necessary, splintering and bandaging being preferable. g^The British Medical Journal fears there will be some permanent lame ness.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

Pavloff Recalled. United Presß Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright Shanghai, July 21 Pavloff has apologised for threaten ing to leave Peking, but persists m his demand for the exclusion of British and German instructors to the Chinese navy. Brussels, July 21. M. Degiers, Russian Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary here, shortly replaces General Pavloff at Ptkin. _:__________-_-_-___--___-__-_______-_-________-_____

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

... . + Meeting Forbidden. Intended Independent Action* America to .Retain Puerto Rico. Tlie Surrendered Garrisons. United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copy righb Madrid, July 21 The Governor of Madrid has pro hibited a meeting of colonials, called to examine a new projectile. The gaiety of the Spanish nation is irrepressible, despite the prevailing distrust of the Government. July 22 Admiral Camara's squadron has arrived at Oarthagena. Washington, July 22. Garcia, the Cuban leader, has in formed General Shafter that the Cubans are disgusted with the in dignities to which they have been subjected, and refuse to co-operate with the Americans. He states that they intend to act independently. The authorities at Washington inti mate that they intend to retain Puerto Rico. America has occupied Wake Island, m the Pacific. Paris, July 22 " Figaro " declares that America is intoxicated with the success of her operations m Cuba. The paper pro tests against her navy operating m Europe.

Germany Offers to Assist Spain

Files by the Miowera contain a statement from Madrid, June 21, to the effect that Signor Sagasta had an interview with a special envoy from the German Emperor, who made the following proposition to the Spanish Government on behalf of his Imperial Majesty :— Germany would estab lish a protectorate over the Philippines for twenty years, thus taking the place for Spain. In the Archipelago she would re establish order after having sent troops m sufficient numbers to bring the states of war m the islands to an end. Ah a return for thia temporary protectorate (?) Germany would agree to pay into the Spanish Treasury the sum of five hundred million marks m gold, m order to enable Spain to continue the war m Cuba.

THE BISLEY MEETING.

Good Shooting by Victorians. United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. London, July 21 At Bisley to day, m the second stage of the contest for the Queen's prize, |Sloane, of Victoria, scored 209 and Fargher, of Victoria, 204. Tn shooting ofi a tie for the Daily telegraph Cup, Sergeant Ross, of the, Victor^ Artillery, won,

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P. PERBIMAN. I itt CHEMICAL LABATORY, COLONIAL MUTUAL BUILDINGS, Princess Street. Dunedin, June 11, 1898. F. FERRIMAN, Ashburton. Sir,— l have the honor to reporb on Sample of Ground Manure forwarded to me for analysis. I have made analysis with the following reßulb i— Moißture .. •• •• •• 6-"80 {Organic Matter 36 60 oontaining Nitrogen equal to 5 4 per oenb. of Ammonia Silica 340 Iron Alumina 0™ Phosphate of Lime as Bone Phos- I phate 48-16 I Carbonate of Lime .. »♦ 464 I 100 00 These results show bhe [Sample to be of ABSOLUTE PURITY, the large percentage both of Phosphate of Lime and Ammonia showing this. In f acb the Composition can be classed as a Typical Sample, which can- not be excelled. Your obedient servanb, (Signed) A. G. KIDSTON HUNTER, M.P.S., City Analyst, Dunedin. After reading the above the main points to bear m mind are, the quality ia Al, the quantity ia limited, and that orders will be executed promptly, to enable farmers to cow with their spring wheat. It is a well known fact that Bone Dust obtained from green bones is the moat valuable and lasting manure thab can be applied to the coil. Of thia fact both science and practice afford abundant proof. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE LOT 3, fronting the Alford Foreßt Road, containing a Quai ter of an Acre. The land is the property of Mr Podgeb Tuckkb, I who is determined to aoll. j F. FERRIMAN. IToTT SALE, COMPLETE THRESHING PLANT. IHAVE for private Silo a Complete Threshing Plant, m splendid order, consisting of — 1 Eight horse-power Aveling and Porter Engine, 1201 ha certificate, • worked three seasons ; Combine, by Hornsby, sft drum, with a'l the latest improvements, including Oliver's Patent Feeder ; Elevators, by P. and D. Duncan, 26ffc long; four-wheeled Whare, Scales, and all necessary Belting m perfeut order. Full particulars can b 3 obtained on appli- cation. F. FERBIMAN, FOR SALE, ONE Large Superior English Range, suitable for a Boarding House or Station, with two ovens, wroughb iron boiler and plate rack. The following are the measurements : — Heigh th 32 inches, Breadth 54 inches, Depth 20 inches. F. FERRIMAN. ■>"* — — ■ * FOR SALE, PORTABLE BOILERS. IHAVE several on hand, of various eJ7.es ; a personal inspection will satisfy the mosb fastidious as to bheir durability and excellence. F. FERRIMAN. BROWN PAPER. I HOLD a Largo Stock of Messrs Ferguson and Mitchell's paper, which I am prepared to sell at lowest current rates. F. FERRIMAN. ■ i ■■ i i ■■ ii ' iii i m \Do /o\ buy any oftfiei/p/fafionsl \ *!Z^ S^ on *i a Z(?^A \ejviGJVoßMimipms ! wey are pure and wno/esgwii a, Tfte&tfstmofiayaffff 7 exper/ence, cap pin. la/y est safe MAusfmas/a. [p%pBYA^CBOCgRS J NOTIOE. rT!HE Runners who deliver the Guaboiau X to regular subscribers will not m future sell single copies. These oan bu obtained from the runners engaged lor that purpose, and the Agentß— Meiers Jonea fctouunew, Mariqen, YY.Hiame, and Mra Aim*



1 Ihe / S ""•■ "A/?/ J 4/ *Asj9 lUy&L INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind. U.S.A. I PAID IN CAPITAL-ONE* MTL-LiIOaN .DO.I__dLi.AJRS. |N the construction of our machines three prime factors have been con- sidered throughout, simplicity, universality, and strength. Subordinate to bhese we have giren careful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideas, ani W. cordially invite tha most critical attention to our new models, every feature of which has beon submitted to exhaustive tests to demonstrate its practicability before adoption. FRAMES. TEE snccass of tho tubing used m '97 Waverleys hag been amply demon* rated by ita record duriug the season past. The fact thab nob a single Waverley frame has broken during the entire year speaks volumes for Its quality, and we continue the use of the besb grade of high-carbon Albany weld ess steel tubing m Waverley frames for 1898, with flush joints of drop forged throughout, preferring to plac^. n-ir dependence upon ths more expensive BUI OHLiX PROPER CONSTRUCTION FOR BICYCLES of the highest standard, rather than to use eh* sabstitntea now commonly resorted t=> by many makers " who have aimed to reduce costs afc the expense of quality. In our Ladies frame we have used special tubing of 16 gauge at the loop where the strain is greatest, drawn down to 22 traug* at the head, thus combining the maximum of strength with the mloimum of weight. FORKS. OUR new fork h constructed of the same tubing a<3 that used m the frame, with a forged steel arched crown hollowed out for lightnesss, lb was designed and perfeoted m our own factory, and wo claim for it not only graceful appearance aud lightness, but ib Is the Btrongesb fork crown ever made. BEARINGS, ESPECIAL attention has been given to the bearings of our 1898 machines, with tho result that; we hive secured great simplicity, perfect interchan^eability, parfocfc ali«»om9nis, perfect c mcantricity, ani perfect protection from dust. In fu-thar developing tha principle adopted by m last year for adjusting by slid- ing inste id of by threaded cones, we have devised a universal cone, fitting either aide of the front or roar wheel, and hiving a double face with two ball races. It can be pu<_ on tho nrnchiue m ti^hfc different places or ways, thus making ib Impossible to assemble thc bearings incorrectly. The cones are prevented from turning on tho axUs by contact between bheir knurled faces . and the knurled surfaces of the nuts whioh adjust them. Esp'cial attention is 3 died -to the dus"; proof qualities of all tho bearings on the machine as being the moat effeo ive protestion yetappUad to bicycle construction. They have surpassed any ideal and are as potent as they are evidant. The balld roll ou the inner face of the coae, while large felt wi&hors, held m placo by dust 0 *pa. have a long bearing rest oa the outside r*c*, thus formw g * valve seat Dust or water cmun<j agdnst this washer only tends to press it more tightly against the raoo, doling the bearings more effectively ag-unst its entrance. All the bearings throughout the entire bioyclo are ball retaining, and the axles aud all beari <g parti are large, strong, and con^truo'.eJ of special stock. CRANK HANGER. THE principle of the bearings Jn this part of the machine is exactly the Bame as In the hubs. The adjustment Is entirely on tbe left hand side, and is made positive by a plunger inserted it. the crank, which engages one of a circle of small holeß m tbe face of the sleeve. Thy adjustment of these bearings Is very delicto, the diatance between bhe holes representing 1-2000 of an inch. SPROCKETS. DURING the past year we have spent much time and money npon the improve- ment of the sprocket tooth form, and have finally arrived at perfection never before accomplished. Ie will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our chain does not slide into Its se»b by the aid of a guide roller either on tho chain or the sprocket, but. simply takes its exact plico. In other words, it walks m and walks out ot tho sprocket m the same manner as a man puts his foot down and lifts it from the ground. In consequence of this no friction is caused, and each link of the chain pulls on the sprocket tooth only a part of the load, while with less perfect construction tha link (slides into place, carrying alone all the load during the time it takes for this action, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly. This small htrerch ab each joint is continually adding to the total length of the chain un>il finally Its pitch and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain ein only run on the points of the teeth, grinding and cutting until both chain ard sprocket are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection of our chains and sprockets may be found m the appear-mco of a sprocket after it has been running several months, a layer of dust will always be fcund from the pitch line to the top of each tooth, showing conclusively the absence of grinding action usually presenb m chain transmission. TO the prodactionnf our bow models we have unstintingly devoted our best efforts and ripest ideas. In its construction we have especially avoided freak mechanism for tho purpose of obtaining novelties without practical value, and while ib presents many new features m keeping with the progress of the cycle building «trr, these have all beon submitted to tha most rigid practical tests, fully establish- ing their excellence and superiority. ET Is designed for all round hard work and wear, combining with its elegance and lightness sufficient streng.h aud durability for good service under Lhe mosb trying conditions. PRACTICAL Novelties, self evident ad vantages, and manifest simplicity combine with strength and beauty fco constitute our '98 Waverley the best machine thab we, or, so far as we know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the markeb afc any price, and we claim for Waverley Bicyoles fuli equality with any bicycles built m the world. Wfi HAVE APPOINTED JOHN ORR & CO., ABHBCRTON, Sole agents for the s»le of our machines m the South Island of New Zealand. INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A.