Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898.

Very few of the general public not actually brought into contact with the education system oi OUR PUBLIC to-day have any ides SCHOOLS* of the vast difference between the teach ing of the present time and that ol fifty years ago. An old English public school boy thus describes his visit tc the Napier public school : — It is forty five years ago since I left school, and 1 have never hankered to enter the portals of one since. But the other da? I had nothing to do, and having ex pressed a desire to visit the ISapiei District School, Mr Morgan kindly asked me to come round. It is a large building that has been added to from time to time, a wing here and a storey there, till now its internal architecture may be said to belong to the rabbit warren order. A little boy told me I should find Mr Morgan m a loom at the top of the stairs. So I climbed up, and there I found him teaching a sma'J number of boys and girls belonging to Standard VII. The lesson was an arithmetical one, viz., the cost oi papering a room at so much per square yard. The question was written out on a blackboard. Certain of the pupils had finished the sum, intimating its completion by turning the slate down wards on the desk. Three of the children had not mastered the answer, and instead of being at once flogged, as m my day, Mr Morgan proceeded by asking questions of the children who hod done the sum to explain by figures, furnished by the pupils, and legibly written on the blackboard. Then as each of those who bad failed discovered where her mistake was, she would say, " I left that out," or " I did riot add m the half penny," and so on. There was perfect confidence between teacher and pupil, a freedom from fear on the one hand and absence of terrorism on the other. While 'this lesson was going on I was looking over the draw ing books of the children. The free hand drawing was admirable, while the more ambitious landscape and figure drawing wa« most. praiaew ; orthy. Mr Morg£!> next introduced ms to the VI. Standard room, under Mr Caughley, and again I had the real pleasure of seeing how children are carefully taught to understand, and from under standing to learn what they are taught. As m Standard VII., the pupi'a m Standard VI. excel m freehand draw ing, and X was pot surprised to learn that last holidays teachers from the other island bought the idrawjng books from the children to take away with them as object lessons for their own pupils. No wonder that the Napier District School has earned for itself the character of being the beat drawing gchool m New Zealand when every child appears bent on doing credit to his teacher ! At the eleven o'clock interval a boy came up to Mr Oaughley and gave him a photograph he had taken of one of the girls. The boy did not look twelve years old. .Mr Oaughley held the picture up, and amidst shouts of applause the portrait was recognised. A company of forty-eight boys were next drilled m the square opposite the school, being put through the various moveinenta to be seen on volunteer' parade grounds. Th.ese were gone through with a smartness and aj)re cisien highly creditable. We thjen' re entered the school and examined the ' jnaps, read some of the essays, and looked through thewriting and drawing books of the several class-room pupils. It all seemed wonderful to me that , such little mites could do such good i work, arid I went away grieved that I r had had no such advantages as a modern school supplies, and that now, as ever, I must remain " A Dunce." — ■ There is nothing at all remarkable m the work of the Napier public school , \ only the writer of the above had no . idea of the kind of education given. Had he visited one of our Ashburton schools he would have seen — as others haye — very much the same kind of work being done.

Local and General.

. — +- The Mataura Seat.— The date of the Mataura election has been fixed for Thurs day, 26bh inst. Poultry Farming.- New laid eggs are reported to be selling at three shillings a dozen m Uhristohurch at the present time. Lawk Tennis. — In the Methven Domain on the Queen's birthday, a lawn tennis match will be played between the Methven and Albion (Ashburton) Clubs. Personal. — A Wellington Press message states that Mrs Condon, licensee of the Pier Hotel, died at seven this morning. She had boon ailing for three weeks from. pleurisy. Deceased also suffered from consumption. Weasels. — A young weasel waa shown to one of our staff yesterday, which had been caught at Spreadeagle bj some children from amongst several others of the same kind running about there. Poaching.— The subjeob of fish poaching was dipoijsaed pretty freely at the anglers dinner last evening, one speaker expressing the opinion that more poaching was carried on m this distriot than m 'any other part pf Iheoolony. :•

Allocation op Charitable Aid.— The 1 allocation of the proportion of charitable aid for the current year to the various districts waß made at the Board'a meeting on Wednes day. The amount for Ashburton oounty is £1112 9s 8J ; borough, £95 4a 7d. Odr first page to-day contains a report of the meeting of the Tin wald school committee and the text of Mr Beetham's judgment m the "tote" cases at Chrietchurch ; on the fourth page will be found a report of the Addington stock market. Irrigation and Angling. — The question of irrigation interests anglers as well as other people, according to Mr Shury, who says that if Lake Heron should be tapped and its waters distributed over the plains, some of the vast quantities of trout it contains must be carried into the Ashburton. The followers of Isaac Walton m this county therefore may be expected to do all they can m support of the Lake Heron scheme. Christian Endeavour The weekly meeting of the Wesleyan Christian Endea vour Society was held lasb evening. The Rev. R. Taylor occupied the chair, and gave a few interesting remarks on Psalms xxvn One of the members gave an essay on *' Bongs and hymne," those present join ing m the discussion, and also gave their favourite hymns. Watbb Conservation m Central Otaqo.— The Mount Ida Chronicle reports that a telegram has been received by the Mayor of Naseby from the Hon. John MoKeDzie to the effect that as the reports of the Government experts who recently visited the Eweburu reservoir site are favourable, authority will m a few days be issued to prooeed with the work. ThU should prove the first step m the direotion of extensive water conservation works m various parts of Central Otago. Narrow Escape.— Mr P. Lysaght had a narrow esoape this morning. He had driven his dray into Mr Kingston's yard, with one | horse m the shafts and another tied behind the dray. When Mr Lysaght waß iv the \ aot of getting out of the dray, the horse tied : behind ran back, oapaising the dray and ; shatter completely. It is a wonder how Mr Lysaght escaped, seeing that the reins, which were lying loosely m the bottom of the dray ; became suddenly entangled about his legs. : Mr Lysaght is to be congratulated upon his i fortunate esoape, i A Mban Action.— ln some places they are troubled with the horse fiend. Ashbur ton at the present time is possessed of another of the same type, viz , the bicycle . fiend. Only on Tuesday evening last a machine of Mr Moritz Friedlander's, which was standing ab the Somerset Hotel, had the tyre of the front wheel badly cut. A sharp look-out should be kept for scoundrels who find pleasure m destroying valuable property m this manner, and if they are caught a term of imprisonment would probably be their reward, which would perhaps teach them that this kind of thing cannot be done with impunity. The South Sea Islands Expedition.— In the scientific expedition which Miss Hastie, a wealthy Scotch lady, has arranged to leave. New Zealand this week for the South Sea Islands, a Miss Prince will accom pany the party as botanisc. Mr Wedenby undertakes the meteorological and anthro pological department. It is intended to take several phonographs, with a view to obtain records of the different native lan guages. Apart from the officers of the vessel and the crew, the party will number fifteen persons. The firsb place to be called at will probably be Rapa and Pit cairn Islands { then - will follow Ausral, Cook, Friendly, Fiji, Samoa, Loyalty, Marquesas, Solomon, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia Islands, and the Lower Archipelago. The Rev. W. E. Paige. -The London correspondent of the Auckland Herald has the following paragraph m his personal notes budget, dated March 25 :— The Rev. W. E. Paige, formerly of the Christchurch diocese, and latterly of Maaterton, m the North Island, is now residing permanently on his family property, " The Laurels," at Paign- i ton, m South Devon. He has retired from ! tegular clerical duty, but occasionally under takes mission or Society for the Propagation of the Gospel work m Exeter diooeae. Mr Paige is the fortunate inheritor of a very comfortable little property m Devonshire, and, after many years of clerical work m the 1 oolony, seems to have settled down to a pleasant and restful life m one of the loveliest parts of England. [The Rev, Mr Paige was incumbent of St. Stephen's just previous to the Rev. E. A, Sport's incumbency.] The Late Mr John Kerr. — The late Mr John Kerr, ex-M. H.R., who was drowned m Lake Rotoiti laßt week, was an early arrival m the polony. According to phe Nelson Colonist* Mr Kerr played many parts m the very early days. He is said to have held the first plough that was used m the Nelson settlement, and to have turned up the soil near the junction of Trafalgar and Hardy streetß. After that he left his home and served on the Government brig. Still later he engaged m whaling at Port Under wood and the mouth of Tory Channel, and he then became acquainted with Maori life, and met with experiences the recording of which oould npt but prove of interest. Sub sequcfntiy hp'fcettjled fiojwn to, a mqre etajd existence, opened a stojfe, and tna'de money, awl TO&ttied. He became & partner m the '■ proprietorship of the Tarndale Run, and withstood the hardships of argtic winters I amongst the mountains, bub he also secured the La Is a Run, m the vicinity of Lake { Rotoiti, which he gradually improved till it brought him m a ponaiderable profit. He was a man of natural abilities, and a mechanical geniuß, abie to manage a steam sawmill or a steam lauuch with equal faoility. Pigeon Club. — A general meeting of the Ashburton Pigeon Flying Club was held at the Secretary's office on Wednesday evening. Mr W. White was chairman, and explained that the meeting was specially called to arrange for races for the season, to call up the subscriptions, and any general business that may be brought forward. Mr W. Shearman, treasurer, reported a balance of 143, and accounts outstanding 3s 6d. Mr Thiale was eleoted Secretary and Treasurer to the Club. It was deoided that the first raoe of the' season be flown from Rakaia on Thursday, May 19, and that eaon ' member will be limited to two birds m the race ; the birds to be sent by firsb train on Thursday morning and liberated on arrival. The Seor'etary was authorised to enquire the posf) of a hamper, also to communicate with the Ashburton Poultry Society and obtain particulars of their proposed race for homing pigeons. The ex-treasurer pointed out that the subscription* for 1898 were due, the year oommenoing on Ist January, and it was {leskable to get them all m. It was sugges ted that all the races be flown on a Thurs day, as the mosb generally convenient day. A. "number of new members were promised/ and the' Club has to be congratulated upon the success it has obtained m its first year of existence, The thanks of the Club were tendered to the station masters and' guards of trains, for their good offices m liberating and attending to the pigeona m their oare, A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings. Welcome Rain ! — Prepare for winter storms ! We hare just opened a splendid lot of New Waterproof Tweed, Serge, and Melton overcoats« Every coat guaranteed well made and thoroughly waterproof* Exchanged or m6ney refunded, if defective after three months' trial. Largest stock m ABh burton to seleob from.— Craighead and Bbbryman, thn leading Tailors and Out fitters, ABhburton,

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

United Press Association—- By Eleobrio , Telegraph Wellington, May 12 D. D. Hyde, a well-known local financier has been appointed to the vacancy of Government poultry expert, caused by the death of Mr Henderson. Mount Uook buildings are not to be used •a a prison, Pending the Parliamentary deoiaion respecting them, m the mean time they will be used for military purposes. The olosa season for seals has been extended 1 unbilJune 1893.

LAKE HERON & IRRIGATION.

The County Councillors' Visit. By Our Special Reporter.' The visit of the members of the County Counoil to Lake Heron with a view to examine and report upon the best meana of utilising its water for irrigation purposes was carried out as arranged. A start was made on Monday morning from ABhburton i m Newmans drag with four horses. At the time appointed only three members of the Council put m an appearance, v.z., Messrs J. Johnston, S. S. Chapman, and John Limbie. To these were added the engineer, | Mr W. Baxter, and representatives of j the Athburton Maid and Guardian and the Christohurch Press. At Mount Somers a halt was made of a couple of houra to g've the homes a rest, m view of the stiff pull which was iv front of them. At ' Messrs T. and J. Harrison's new homestead I the party was overtaken by the Chairman of | the Council, Mr E. G. Wright, and the journey was continued to Mount Possession, where a halt. was made and a consultation held. Mr T. S. Johnston being at home, and the oountry between bis station and the next very stiff, bis offers of quarters for the night was gladly accepted. The kindness and hospitality of Mr and Mrs Johnston to the whole party will long te remem bered. Daring the evening, whioh was as pleasant as one could wish, the party waa joined by Mr Athelstane Parsons and the representative of the Lyttelton Times. In view of a stiff day on Tuesday aU went to roost m good time, the order for the following day being — break fast at 7, and forward at 3. However, this could not be carried out to the letter, as during the night a heavy nor'weater sprang up. At 8, the time for the start, things looked very threatening, and for a time it was doubtful if an advance would be made. Here Mr T. S. Johnstone came to the assistance of the travellers, and provided three horses to go m bhe lead, thus making a team of five. As the weather looked less threatening and wind appeared to be the chief difficulty to contend with, a fresh start wai made at about 8 30, and with the ribbons m the hands of Mr Johnston we were soon splashing through the river and gradually rising to the lake district. We had not got to Hakatere, though before the prospect ahead again looked anything but cheering, and by the time we reached dent Hills station the oold rain was pelting down m torrents, and a halt was made here for about half an hour, whon the team were again moving forward, and Mr Dunbar's homestead was reached m good time. This place is picturesquely situated olose to the lake and just opposite the Bpot ab whioh it is proposed to make the cutting for the water. To save time it had been decided to ' make use of Mr Dunbar's boat and pull to the other end of the lake, but aa Bhe only pulled foar oars, and the trip would have had | to be made m the teeth of a strong wind, and m choppy water, the idea was abandoned and the journey accomplished on horseback. And pretty tough riding it proved to be. However, with Mr J. Harrison, of Clent Hills as pilot, good progress was made and the present outlet of the lake was reached. Here it is proposed to construct a dam to prevent the water from passing out at this end, and by this means it is calculated to raise the present level of the water about five feet. This, on 1800 acres— the area of the lake — will be a great item m the under taking, as can easily be seen, and the cost will be small. As it was no use going further m this direction, tracks were made for the Cameron Gorge, and the engineer estimated that this feeder alone was dis charging into the lake about 50,000 gallons per minute or 72,000,000 gallons m 24 hours and there are of course Beyeral other streams running into the lake. It is doubtful whether — if this reservoir had been made to order — if it ooald be much improved upon ; that is, m so far aa the scheme m hand is concerned. On returning to Mr Dunbar's a short Btay was made for luncheon, and then most of the party went aoroaa to inspect the ground through whioh it ia proposed to make the cutting to convey the water to the Ash burton River. This appears to be the only heavy bit of wjork m the scheme. The depths of this cutting will vary from 11 feet to I 30 feet, with a cross section of 20 feet at the bottom and 30 feet at the top, the fall to be 1 m 1760, and the total length of the outting will be about \\ mile. If the formation etc., be of earth and ahingle, this will not be a very great undertaking, as the deep part only extends over a few chains. But if rock has to be cut through the present calculations will uo doubt be somewhat modified. There are, however, no indica tions of rock through the proposed course. This cutting will join a natural creek, which flows into the Maori lake and thence oa to the Ashburton River, where this portion of the Like Heron scheme ends. As far as one could judge all the members of the Council came away perfectly satisfied that the soheme is a good one, and having been over the ground themselves, when the matter comes under consideration they will be m a position to express their opinions with con* fidenoe. On the homeward trip Mr J. Harrison, Olent Hills, invited (.he party to visit his ' i paddock at' the homestead and Be.c a small plot he has experimented on during the past season. One half is now brown, thin, and bare looking ; this of course has had to take I its chance. The other half is green and fresh with a g'opd bottom of clover, whioh has been heavily stocked with horses, sheep, and cattle. From this (irrigated) section Mr QarrHon assured the visitors that he had out one of the heaviest prqps qf grass he had ever seen ; m fact the prop was so heavy that he had to weight the maohine to prevent it skidding. %l he had met with such suQcess, at this high altitude, then irrigation on the plains should surely be a success. After inspecting this experimental block, the m«ve on the down grade was resumed, and Mr Johnston's hospitable shelter was again reached jnst before dark, and after a good night the journey homeward was resumed on Wednesday morning, via Alford House, where the party were heartily welcomed by Mr E. Herring. The party reaohed home on Wednesday afternoon,

ACCLIMATISATION DINNER.

. . ■ * The annual acclimatisation dinner took plaoe last evening at Devane'a Hotel. About thirty availed themselves of the opportunity afforded of enjoying the excellent repast provided by Mrs Devane. Mr J, M, Cambridge oooupied the ohair and Mr T. E. Upton the vice?ohair. After justice had been done to the good things supplied and a few formal toasts had been disposed of, the gueßta, who were mostly anglers, were entertained by aonga and atoriea of fiahiog adventures, some of which were amusing, seme interesting, and some even startling. In the course of the evening Mr Shury, the Secretary, stated that since the general meeting of the Society he had been moving Jn the djrecfcipn of obtainiDg reserves ab the mouths of the ftokaia, the Aohbuptpn, and the Rangitata, and having them fenced m for the U3e of the anglers, and he had pleasure m announcing that there was little doubt the difficulty hitherto experienced by fishermen on these expeditions to the localities referred m oonneotion with securing their horses would soon be overcome.

The Chirstchurch "Tote" Cases

f ? United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph. Ohristohuroh, May 12 Ab the Magistrate's Court this morning an application was made for leave to appeal against the eentenpe of two months' im prisonment m the case of Martin Taylor, one of the persons convioted of illegal bett* ing. The Magistrate said - that under ordinary ciroumstancea he would have re fused leave, as the grounds were frivolous m the extreme, but as appellant's solicitor had taken action uader a different clause of the Aot, he would therefore admib the appellant to bail m his own reoognisance of £500, and two sureties of £JSOO each.

FULLER'S NYRIORAMA.

4 There was a large audience at the Odd fellows' Hall last evening to witness John Fuller's Myrioram* exhibition. It ia only five years since Mr Fuller passed through Ashburton with the Albu sisters, and delighted us with his grand tenor voice, and superb manipulation of it. Since then the Albu sisters have passed into the hands of a more limited clientele. Both have married, and one ha 3 gone to the undiscovered country, while the younger has gone into private life. The world has lost much by the death of the elder and the retirement of the younger. But we are not now writing of the Albu sisters, but of Mr Fuller and hh company. Mr Fuller haß a comprehensive knowledge of humnn nature, especially human nature ,as he has found it m this colony, and he knows that, though the large m'jority of our population is made up of people who have been born on the soil, there is still a big proportion — m the sere and yellow though they may be — who have the feeling so beautifully expressed by Long* ellow m his poem •• My lost youth" — " A boy's will ia the wind's will, and the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts." To them Mr Fuller appeals, and his enter tainments are constructed with fchab end ia view. The youngest ohild can understand a picture, and enjoy it, and if it is rich m color, all the better. There are few people m the oolony, who, whether cockney or not, have not seen something of the great Babylon. Therefore Mr Fuller begins his seison, wherever he exhibits, with an exhi bition V»f pictures of the great metropolis. There was a fair number of " cockneys " m the hall last) night to witness his London scenes, and they were superb, and called forth the loudeht applause. But Mr Fuller is not tied up to lantern pictures — beautiful as those he exhibits are. He gave enough views of London and London life to satisfy the most pronounced " cockney " ; but m addition he gives his audience samples of what his own beautiful tenor voice can do, and he carries with him a strong oompany of excellent vocalists. A special feature of the entertainment is the illustration by limelight of every song sung, and Mr Fuller's song 41 Sally m our ally " was delightfully so illustrated. So was " Allan water," and others, m which Miss Hettie Warden and Miss Lydis Walters took part, the latter a most winning reciter. Mr Howard Chambers is a baritone of unusual merit, and hia sing ing of " In cellar cool," and "The storm fiend " oiled forth the highesc praise. It was he who Bang " The little hero," a song most ravishingly illustrated, and which caused many an eye to moisten, and many a heart to throb. The London pic tures were delightful, and recalled to many present the thoughts of youth which are "long, long thoughts." Miss. Hettie Warden's "Darby aud Joan" was finely sung, and equally well illustrated, and her sailor's hornpipe was admirably danced, while M ss Lydia Walter's beautifully told story of "Jane Conquest" wftß only equalled by the pictures illustrating the tale. Mr John Flora, who has charge of the limelight, is the oomique of the company, and his "Stammering sweetheart" and "The ra tional costume " were boch uncommonly well given. To-night a treat is m store for our Irish friends, the pictures being all from the Emerald Isle — some seventy m number — and all the Bonga and dances are from the same old sod. The house ought to be full, if only to hear John Fuller sing "Killarney."

CORRESPONDENCE.

• I (.We do not hold ourselves responsib'e for the I opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE STAVELEY ACCIDENT.

TO THE EDITOH. Sib;— The sudden death, after an oper ation, of the late Mr James King is a terrible shock to the hundreds who attended his funeral on Sunday last. The Bervice— that of the Church of England— was very im pressively conducted by the Rev. Mr West brook, ac.ing for Rev. Mr Purchas. The question is asked, are the means available at the Ashburton HospitU adequate to enable the doctor to cope successfully with such cases ? Here was one of the strongest men m tho district, a sober man m the prime of life, who never knew what Bickness was, taken away bo suddenly. The theory of internal injury and a clot of blood stopping the heart's action finds little cre dence here. If the scientifically con structed operating room of the Strathmore Hospital ia » necessity of the day, then that of the Aahburton Hospital, with its wooden furniture, plants, etc., is, to aay the least, nob modern. An Ashburton resident was recently asked the question " Why do you send so many sick and injured to our Christchurch Hospitals?" Why? The police enquiry has caused doubts on the value of official reports and management. A Tommy Taylor m our midst, with the aid of Lame Diok's diary, might throw some light on the management of our looal insti tution. — I am, etc., Dissatisfied. May 9, 1898.

MAGISTERIAL.

-. — «, AgjHBURTQN—THURSDAY [Before Mr 0. A. Wray, S.M.] By-Laws. — Thomas Wheeler was charged with having obstructed the thoroughfare with a fish oarb on Saturday evening. His father appeared for the accused, and denied having committed any offence as the young man held a fish hawker's lioense from the Borough Council. Constable Hogan gave evidence as to the refusal of the young man to move on when asked. As it appeared that there were several members of the family working on this license, and some doubt as to which was the offender m this I case, the case was adjourned for a week. ' Dog Licenses. — James Burgess was, charged with having an unregistered dog m his possession, bub after hearing the evi denoe hia Worship dismissed the case. Civil Oases.— Craighead and Berry man v. J. Bobbins and C. S. Bobbins, £33 3a Bd. Mr Ci}tb.bertsoa appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Wilding for o.' S. Bobbins and Mr Crisp for James Bobbins. Mr Cuthbertson asked for an adjournment, as he bad found since last Courc day that another brother, whom they had thought absent from the colony, was m Chriatchurch, and it was now proposed to make him one of the defendants. . Counsel for the two accused objected, and after some argument the case proceeded.— H. G. Berryman said he was a partner m the firm of Craighead and Berryman. In 1895 de fendants owed hisfirmanacoouabofoverdß3o. Previous to their bankruptcy m September of that year they oame to his shop and said they intended to file, but as they had always been treated well by his firm they wished to pay the account. They asked witness not to prove; b,ufc to acqqpt a tyll whiqh they wouid honor m time. The promissory note produced was given. They each promised to pay their' share of the bill, and had repeated these promises, but assigned as their reason for not paying, the bad harvest they had had to face,— »Mr Wilding said the defence was very simple— the bankruptcy ot the defendants barred plaintiffs' success, and Mr Crisp pleaded m the same line. The > note was dated the same day as the bank raptpy wa.s declared, and the account it was given to cover was provable on the estate. Mr Wilding- specially 'contended that no consideration ab all had beep given by the plaintiff for the note, ag th,e bankruptcy annulled the old debt.' — His Worship said j he would take time to consider the case, and give judgment at a future sitting.

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

Enthusiasm m .America. Troops for the Philippines and Cuba. The Invasion of Cuba. Active Preparations- Famine m the Island, The Situation m Spain. Significant Speech by the Premier- The Cape Verde Squadron. United Press Association — By Electtlo Telegaph— Copyright. J "Washington, May 10 Great uncertainty 'exists m regard to the movements of the Spanish Oape Verde squadron. The American squadron which ia blockading Cuba comprises forty-five vessels of ail classes. The American Government haa given instructions for the immediate despatch of 7000 rifles from Tampa for distribution amongst the Cuban 1 insurgents, Lieutenant Roman's mis ; sion to arrange for supplying the rebels with arms and medical stores having proved successful. Congress has agreed to present a sword to Admiral Dewey m recogni tion of his signal victory at the Philippines. The remainder of the officers and men of the squadron will be presented with medals specially struck to commemorate the battle. Washington, May 11 Thirty vessels have been chartered to convey 25,000 troops to Cuba and Philippines. Congress has sanctioned the enlist ment of 10,000 Southerners, who are , immune from yellow fever, for service • m Ouba. The Navy Department has < ordered sixteen torpedo destroyers to | be completed within eighteen months. The American war authorities, on learning the position of the Oape Yerda i squadron, decided to land forces m | Ouba on Tuesday. The entire Ameri , can army has been ordered to the front. All the coal at Honolulu has beea bought by America, who will use Hawaii as a coaling station. General Blanco has forbidden the sale of food m Ouba. Thousands of reconcentrados are starving. An American officer has discovered that Oardenas harbour, m Ouba, is laid, with mines. The Catholic archbishops have directed the clergy to offer daily prayer | for the victory of the Americans, i The expedition to the Philippines will start within a few days. The American cavalry is mustering at \ Tampa. The transport vessel Gussie, with 7000 rifles and .100,000 rounds o£ ammunition for the insurgents, has sailed for Cuba. The steamer Montserrat left Oien fuegas, successfully ran the American bloskade, and entered Havana. Madrid, May 11, A party of German and Spanish marines fraternised at Oadiz, marching through the streets linked arm m arm. The estimated wheat supplies of Madrid will last the city a month. A quantity of wheat is being brought abroad. Received Wakapuaka May 12, 10.15 a.m., Guabdian Office 11.10 a.m. Washington, May 11 The (non ?) declaration by China of her neutrality m connection with th^a war is c.auajng disquiet m America. Received Wakapuaka May 12, 9,40 ».m,, Gitabdian Offiqe, 10.21 a.m. New York, May 11 The French steamer Lafayette, which ran the blockade of H&van&j took away twelve hundred residents, crowds greeting them with Bhouts of 11 cowards."

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association— By Elootrio Telegraph— Copyright, _^

France and China.

Pkkin, May 11 France has claimed £11,000 in demnity from China for the murder of a missionary at E^wangai, heaides the. erection of a church at Paknoa and the connection of Kungohau by railway with the seaport of Kuang-Hung. Id is expected that China will comply with these demands.

Australian.

United Press Association— By Eleoiric Telegraph— Copyright t Federation. 2 Sydney, May 11 I The Cabinet has considered Sir Gr. , -Turner's suggestion to postpone tha federal ballot, and decided to adhere to 1 the original 4&te, '

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

' : ♦ United Press Association — By EleCtrio Telegraph — Copyright. Received Wakapuaka May 12, 10 a.m., GtJABDiAN Office 11 a.m. llblbourn^, May 13 A terrible tragedy ocoured at Yarra ville. A. man named McCarthy, an employee m the sugar works, on re turning from work found his bedroom door locked, and on forcing it oner* discovered his wife lying an the floor ,' with a severe wound m her forehead, i and deep gashes m her temple, throat, 1 and breast. Two daughters, aged nine 1 and four respectively were dead beside ) their mother with their heads battered , m, and a boy of six, whose head was • also battered m, m a critical condition. ' A fyeavy hammer and a bloocj-staine^ j razor were found m the room. When . the woman regained consciousness! > she practically admitted killing the | children, and Btated that Bhe had been worried lately, and hat} suffered {ram i severe pains m the head,

TflE ABBBUKXOft GUARDIAN^ tfHUfISDAY, MAY 12, 1898



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Scaly Blight ! Do your trees suiter from it 2 If so we can tell you of a safe and oertain remedy — Wheelband's Blight Specific Ib is infallible, treea treated with it once do nob require toaohing again for 5 years. Steps are about to be taken to introduce this marvellous preparation throughout the Australasian colonies. 5 251



i . = f On orioket field, m many a test), Australian boys have gob the beat Of England's praok, selected men. And this, they'll often do again, • If bat their systems they inure I By using Woods' Great Peppermint Cure



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f F. FERRIMAN. ' THE PATENT ELASTIC STEEL^ HORSE COLLAR. (Contraotorß to Her Majesty's Government War Office. Patented m Great Britain, France, Bel- gium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, South Australia, Victoria, and the United Statei of America, etc. I LATEST AWARDS.— Silver Medal, Birkenhead Agricultural Sooiety, 1990.— Silver Medal, Altringham Agriculfcmal Society, 1890. Diploma of Merit, Royal Military Exhibition, Oheliea, 1890.— Bronze! Medal, Prague ; Exhibition, 1891. -— -" « THE COLLAR is an invention which wins ihe approval of all owners of horses who once give it a trial, TESTIMONIALS. To Mr P. Ferriman, Dear Sir, — I have taken great pains to see how the above Collars would answer, and as you have taken over the agency for them I am sending you this testimonial, hoping you will use it for the benefit of the farming community, as I am satisfied the Steel Collar is a great boon to this county on account of the great heat and boulders we have to contend with. I have used them for carting shingle m riverbeds and find that they ease the horses very much. I have also used them m the hottest part of summer to put m turnips, and find the horses wearing the Steel Collars finished much fresher and took leas feed to keep them m condition than those working m the I leather collars. I had a mare sent to me I with her shoulders quite raw, and her owner I could not cure them. I started to work her m the Steel Collar, and within a month had her as sound as possible. Another man ( sent me a mare with a tumor on her shoulder. I worked her m a Steel Collar and had her well m a week. In fact I do not think they can be too highly praised, and if once used no other sort will be used again. At the same time I would like to remind all that use them that they must be kept quite clean, a rub with a wet cloth is all that is required. F. A. Saunders. Mayfield. Ashburton, February 12, 1896 Mr F. Ferriman. Dear Sir, — Aboub month ago I purchased one of your Steet Horse Collars for one of my horses, which I found it impossible to work with the leather collar, though I tried every device m stuffing and padding I could think of. I at laßt decided t6 buy a Steel Collar, and since then I havo worked the horse constantly, and he has done his work with the greatest ease, and is ontirely free from sore shoulders. I am so satibfied with this one that I intend going m for another. Youra Truly, WM. EUSTON. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE- LOT 37, containing half-aore of good land, fronting Trevor's Road. A capital site for a cottage. F. FERRIMAN. TO THE THRIFTY. FOR SALE, two shares m the Ashburton Industrial Building Society. The amount paid to May 9, 1898, amounts to £26 4s, to which may be added the share of reserved profits £1 8a 3d, which equals £27 12s 3d ; for which the sum of £26 will be accepted from a prompt buyer. The owner having left the district is willing to sell at the above figure. F. FEBRIMAN. /" , . . FOR SALE DRILL, maker, McSherry; price £6. Just finished sowing. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE DRILL, maker, Farmers Friend Machine Company. Price, £5. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE CHAFFCUTTEB, horse gear and intermediate, by Riohmond and Chandler, large size. Price for the lot £3.7 10s. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE, a quantity of empty oasks, also five-gallon stone jars, large mouths pro- tected by winker work, very suitable for ) salting butter m. F. FERRIMAN. Do nof Jbenerst/arfed fo I dtwany o//fo/jp/fc/?o/?$ t I I (Airarfid Co/dant/S/'/nrMeifafs) cmoffo* Blimp nxs T/iey are pure and Mesome » Me Aesf money a/?</ experience, cap Inn. lamest safemmsm/as/a. ipaJLP BY AL^ CROCKS . g J I PHASES OF THE MOON. May. D H M Full moon «. .„ 6 6 4pm Last quarter 13 9 6am New moon .... ,„ 21 028 am First quarter «. «- 29 444 am *7



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