Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898. THE RACING CLUBS.

In all the affairs of this life there must be a certain amount of give-and-take, or else there will arise friction that mast of necessity make for unhappi ness, if not disaster. No man, differ ing from his neighbor, can hope to get it all his own way m the discussion or the settlement. He must come a little way to meet his antagonist, as life is made up of compromises, and the whole of the right or the truth of a question does not necessarily lie on one. side of it. The Ashburton and Tin-] wald Racing Clubs do not just at pre sent see eye to 6ye on the question of amalgamation. That is, the terms on which Tinwald is prepared to amalga mate with Ashburton are not wholly acceptable to the latter, but the former m effect says — these terms or none. The trouble has arisen m this way. The Colonial Secretary appears to have < the keys of life and death so far asj country Racing Clubs are concerned. | The returns from the totalisator are as the breath of the nostrils of those clubs,* seeing that something like three fourths of the whole profits accruing from The' working of the machine go to the funds of the Club, and this is no small affair indeed at a successful meeting. To close the totalisator at any of the Club meetings m New Zealand would very materially cripple the organisation, while most of the Clubs, if subjected to this, would eimply have to cease operations, as their best . and chief source of income would be cut off/ For a considerable length of time the large number of small race meetings held m the colony has been subject tff remark, and many leading sporting, men are of opinion that a great pro portion of them would not be missed by the best interests of sport were their existence to cease and determine. The Hon. James Carroll, Colonial Secre-j tar}', whose prerogative it is to grant or refuse totalisator permits for race meetings seems to share this opinion. | At any rate there has apparently become fixed m his mind an idea that m having two Racing Clubs, each within a couple of miles of Ashburton, j the County has one Club too many. The annual apportionment of permits for ! the U3e of the totalisator has juat beenli made, but Mr Carroll, before granting! any for this county, has suggested to the local Olubs the advisablenees of amalgamating. We gather from pri vate sources (for at the general meeting cf the Ashburton Racing Club on Saturday night there was no official information available as to whether any permit had been or would be granted to either Club) that Mr Carroll will grant three permits to Ashburton to an amalgamated Club, but what he will do m the event of no amalgamation taking place is not by any means clear, and certainly there i was but very slender data on which to hang a belief that he would grant any permit at all m the absence of amalgamation. Several members of the Ashburton Club, however, express a belief, almost amounting to certainty, that permits have already been granted t to the Ashburton Club If that be so, and the Tinwald Club decline to> amalgamate, then it stands to reason} that the Tinwald permit will be! refused, m which eventuality the! popular New Year's annual meetings at Tinwald must cease. When the difficulty about the permits was first moottd, and it was known that Mr Carroll was dubious about granting tiiem, Messrs Gates and Lagan, as representing the Tinwald Club, at once set out for Wellington, where the: racing conference was m session. They interviewed Sir George Clifford, the Chairman of Conference, and the Hon. Mr Carroll himself, wo believe ; but beyond what we have stated above as. to Mr Carroll's ideas as to amalganaa-l tion, they appear to have brought back 'no further information than we have given here. The Tinwald Committee then met, and prepared a document setting forth on what terms the Tinwald Club would amalgamate with the Ashburton Club; After providing for ; the dissolution of both Clubs, the formation of a new one to be called the Ashburton — Tinwald Racing Club, the absorption by the new Club of all the assets, funds, members, etc., of both the old Olubs, the provisions went on. to lay down that between two dates m the sporting yoar all meetings of .the Committee of the new Club for the receipt of nominations, etc., should be held at Tinwald, as well as one "racing" meeting on or about New Year's Day, and that not leßs than one-half of the Committee of the *new~CTuTf should be elected from members resident op. the south side of the Ashburton river. These are the provisions by which Mr Grates said his Club would stand or fall. Be it noted that the Ashburton Club has not been allowed by the Tinwald Club any choice m the matter—the terms laid down must be accepted by the Ashburton Club, or there can be no amalgamation. Nobody likes to be subjected to what may even appear to be arrogant dictation, though we dare say the Tinwald Committee had no Jdea. of being either arrogant or dictatorial, b»o felt they were stating

m set terms what appeared to them to I be their just rights. Yet the Ashbur- ] ton Committee and Club members — [ believing aR many of them did and still i do that their permits are safe ana that • theTinwald Club's are m jeopardy, orj actually refused—can hardly be blamed for feeling that the right to dictate terms did not lie wholly with the Tinwald Club. The Ashburton Club have determined, to leave no sbone upturned, no means untried, to bring about amalgamation, and have appointed Messrs Hugo Friedlander, Denshire, and Oox to interview ths'Tin wald representatives and try to carry to them a message of peace and brotherli ness. The President of the Ashburton Olub, Mr Hugo Priedlander, was away on the West Coast, which prevented him( from attending the racing conference m the interests of his Club. But now ; that he has returned, and will form one o£ the delegates to the Tinwald Olub,^ let us hope that his well-known ability! to throw oil on the troubled waters wilJt, make itself manifest m this instance^] and that at the conference between the delegates better counsels will prevail) than have hitherto ruled, that the common Benße principle of give and take will triumph, and the much to be i desired amalgamation will follow ; for, as Mr Davison said at Saturday's meeting, an amalgamated Club m Ashburton would be the strongest m the Middle Island.

The New Zealand Tablet has an able article commenting upon the action now being taken by SCRIPTURE the Bible m schools LESSONS. party m sending cir culars to all mem bers of Parliament asking them to take steps to procure at least a plebiscite of ] the people of this country upon the question of introducing Scripture lessons into the public schools. Our j contemporary concludes a well-reasoned ! article with the following remarks : — "We Oatholica feel deeply m this matter, because we realise so fully the tremendous perils and the high posst bitities of child life. We try to guard against the one ; to evolve the other. In the face of slender resources and double school taxation, we have placed our earnestness m this vital matter beyond the reach of honest doubt. If even one of the wealthier and numeri cally stronger denominations m the colony did half as much, the school difficulty would loDg ago have been a thing of the past. Tub newspapers are sometimes taken to task for nob giving full enough reports of the utter- BRIEF REPORTSi ances of speakers at meetings. More par ticularly is this the case m connection with reports of the meetings of local bodies. There are, however, some amongst the parties concerned who have sufficient discernment to per ceive, and sufficient candour to admit that there is one good reason for the omission by the press of much that is uttered by public speakers. It is therefore satisfactory to find a gentle man so vfd\\ known and respected tu> Mr Trask, the Mayor of Nelson, frankly acknowledging lhat, m a general way, the newspapers wore entitled to thanks rather than blame for their action m curtailing and omitt ing some of the utterances of our public men. In proposing a vote of thanks to tbe representatives of the press at the late Municipal Conference m Wellington Mr Trask said:— "We owe a vote of thanks to those gentle men, not so much for what they have put m (because wo all kncv that space is very precious m these days of Parliaments and conferences), but for what they have left out. 1 think we owe them a debt of gratitude for not recording quite a number of things which we ought not to have said." If more of our public men took such a borrect view of the position, it would be of immense benefit to the country at large and to newspapers m par ticular.

Local and General.

On the first page to-day will be found the nominations and acceptances for the C. J.C. Grr.nd National Meeting ; on the fourth page the quotations of the Ashburtoa grain market. Trotting^— The Temuka Trotting Club's J meeting on Thursday next, 23th instant, promises to be a success, as the fields are good and some of the best performers this season are engaged. Arrivals and Departures. — Dm ing the month of June the arrivals m the colony numbered 1043 persons and the departures 1305, as against 1069 and 1266 for the corresponding month last year. The Convalescent Ward.— The con valescenb ward at the Hospital haa now been completed and is ready for usß. The Mayor invites subscribers and others to attend at the Hospital on Thursday, and be present at the formal opening. Not an Eyesore, bdt a Landmark. — The Timaru Herald takes exception to Mr J. G. Ward's request to the Government to have the hull of the Elginshire blown up as an eyesore and a danger, and says — " It is an eyesore, but not a danger to navigation. Quite the contrary ; it is an excellent land mark." New' Zealand Natives' Association — Although the initiatory meeting was held so recently as the last week of April, the ' Dunedin branch of the New Zealand Natives' Association now haß a membership of 300, a totul which does not include ladies or honorary members. Crayfish. — For two days after the recent storm Maoiiß were engaged on the beaoh m the vicinity of Port Awanui m pioking up crayfish by the hundreds. The crustaceans were evidently driven ashore by the large volume of muddy water which was poured into the sea by the Waiapu River, and the Maoris carried them away m sackfuls. A Comparison.— Speaking at the Otago Reunion m Wellington last week, Sir Robert Si out said that the Agricultural Hall erected m Dunedin for winter exhibitions would do credit to a town three or four times the size. He could not understand why, when Dune din could make this provision, Wellington seemed unable to support an agricultural society. Tub Municipal Conference — The Mayor was thanked by the Council last night for having represented the Borough at the Municipal Conference. In acknowledging the compliment he said the delegates had been treated right royally m Wellington. He had liob-a-nobbed with the Governor at luncheon to whioh His Excellency had invited the delegates, and the "lady Governor " had been as usual a suave and entertaining hostesß. He had made it his business m his journey northwards to educate himself as fco the munioipal condition of the towns and cities through whioh he had nasßed an* 3 ho ha^ come fco the oonclußion that there was not a single one on the route that could compare with Ashburtoa for excellence of Btreets and footpaths. , i>* pur<i

■ Thk Hamilton Fia E —At tho inquiry j iuto the origin, etc., of the Hamilton fire, ! | the jury returned a verdiob that there was 1 : no evidence to show the cauae of the fire, I which originated m Scott's shop. Kenneth Mclntosh, charged with stealing jewellery at the fire, was committed for trial Bail ■was allowed m £100. Another youne man was remanded oa a like charge. The Curfew m Corea. — A curious custom m Seoul, Corea, i 8 the law which makea it obligatory for every man to retire to his home when the huge bronze bell of ths city proclaims it to be the hour of sun set aod the time for closing the gates. No man is allowed m the streets after that hour under pain of flogging ; but the women are allowed to go about and visit tneir friends. A Memorial.— Amongst the hatchments proposed to ba placed m Sb. Mary'B Church (New Plymouth) is one to the memory of officers and men of the Royal Engineers, who fell m the war. A fac-simile of the arms and mottoes of the Engineers is m course of preparation at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, and is to be forwarded through the Agent- General. Singular Libel Case.— A rather Bingu lar libel aotion has just been decided m the | Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court. A j Customs clerk named Lundin brought an action against a photographer named Bole for exhibiting m a window a photograph of the plaintiff with the following scroll attached :—•• This gentleman, Mr Lundin, will much oblige by paying the balance for his portraits, which has been standing since September, 1897 I suppose thia is snother sample of Christianity as it is practised." A verdicb for the plaintiff for £5 damages and costs was entered. The Colonial Secretary and the Racing Clubs. — Speaking at the Trotting Conference held m Wellington last week, Hon. James Carroll, Colonial Secretary, Btrongly deprecated the continued existence of so many small racing and trotting clubs. He advocated amalgamation m all cases where possible, and said he believed the Buaoess of trotting depended upon it being confined to the hrge centres, for at small country meetings the people who congregate consisted largely of undesirable characters. He urged improvement m this class of sport, and instanoed the good effect the perform, ances of horses like Fritz had upon the public. Stakes should be increased, and as much as possible spent on improving the tracks and grounds of the clubs. It waa only by such attention that the public could be induced to support the sport. He did not consider it desirable thab clubs should keep large balances m hand. Diphtheria— ln advocating the estab lishment of a bacteriological bureau, the New Zealand Times, of Wellington, says :— "Take, again, the case of diphtheria, a disease which, as most of our readers are aware, is often characterised by a termina tion as fatal as its couise is rapid, a disease, moreover, which co simulates m its early stage ailments the consequences of which are trivial m comparison thab absolute certainby of diagnosis is the first essential to its proper and scientific treatment. When we are assured by those best able to judge thab only by the help of a trained bacteriologist can a positive diagnosis be arrived at — when we are informed that nearly evety county council at Home haß made provision that any medical man called into a suspicious case has only to inoculate a tube supplied free by the couuty, poßt it to the council's officer, who reports upon the specimen within 10 or 20 hours— little more should be necessary to persuade our readers ot the value of such an institution as a bacterio logical laboratory for the Investigation of those many ilia to which fleah is heir and the provision of remedies againßb them." The new freezing works will undoubtedly prove a great boou to Ashburton. Farmers, tradesmen and laborers, as well aa the enterprising merchants who promoted the scheme, will all participate m its benefits. The number of business men whose names appear on the list of shareholders show that they have cheerfully co operated with the farmers, realising that the prosperity of our town and district depends on our local industries. A few weeks ago we gave our readers a description of Messrs Craighead and Berryman's well known tailoring estab lishment (on the completion of their exten sive alterations and improvements). They t are now one of the largest employers of labor m Ashburton. They pay the highest wages and attribute the success of their business as "the leading tailors and outfitters" to the emp'oyment of the besb skilled labor, and the fact that they have the largest stock of up-to-date tailoring goods to select from. Their prices are the lowest compatible with good quality. The number of Massey-Harris bicycles sold by this firm lately shows that they are deservWly very popular high class machines. Intending purchasers will do well to bear m mind thab Messrs Craig hk ad and Bebry man's motto is *' satisfaction.' l

ASIIBURTON DORCAS SOCIETY

" — w- The annual menting of the Ashburton Dorcas Society was held m the Wakanui Road Boad Office on Thursday, last. There was a good attendance. The chair was taken by the President — Mra Hamilton — who warmly congratulated the Society on j the excellent work which had been done by j the members, and also on the fact that tha Society had now reached ita fourth year of existence and corresponding usefulness. Moat societies started m Ashburton, started m a blaze of excitement ; but the fire of en thusiasm seldom carried them over the second year. Mrs Hamilton was proud to think that the Dorcas Society (working on purely philanthropic lines, and entailing hard work upon the members, and seeking to give pleasure and happiness to others rather than seeking it for self) had proved itself to be a benefit to the community, and was likely to continue ita good work for a lengthened period. The secret of the buc oeßß of the Society evidently lay m the efficiency of the officers, especially the Secretary and Treasurer. Those of the original members of the Society still belonged to it, and many new members were joining. The Secretary (Mrs A. Curtis) read the report of the year's work, which disclosed the fact that twenty-eight families had been relieved by the distribution of 372 garments, as against 315 garments to twenty-six families m. 1896-7. The balance sheet was presented by the Treasurer (Mrs Hugo Friediander). The total recipts for the year, including a balance of £2 53 6d from iho previous year, amounted to £23 Os 2d. Of this £15 63 lid had been expended m material, etc., leaving a credit balance of £7 13s 3d. The report and balance sheet as read were adopted. j The election of officers was then proc9eded with, the result being as follows : — President — Mrs Hamilton ; Vice-Presidents — Mes. i dames Thomas, Buckley, M. Friedhnder, and J. Orr ; Treasurer — Mra Trevor ; Secretary — Mrs A. Curtis; Visiting Com- | mittee— Meßdames Purnell, Bland, Cuth bertson, and H. Gates ; Buyers of material — Mesdamea M. Friediander and John Orr; Work managers (m rotation)— Mra J, Orr, Mrs P. Oox., Mrs H, Gates and Miss Fox. The rules of the Society were then con sidered nnd revised, the chief alteration being the abolishing of the system of fines and substituting a quarterly subscription of Is 6d a member m lieu. In view of future operations it was decided ' that the Secretary shou?d address a circular letter to the various clergymen and medical men m and around Ashburton, informing them that theJßociety would be pleased to a sist cases of real necessity, if kindly re pcrbed by them to the secretary. Very hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the Eresident, the Secretary and the ex- Treasurer (Mrs Hugo Friediander), who had for the past two years kept the books most efficiently} and alao to Mrs Max Fried lander for her valuable help m cutting out and allotting the work. Afternoon tea was then handed round, bringing to a close a very successful year's work, with a happy augury for another year of energetic work and usefulness. The Secretary desires on behalf of the Society to thank the various donors for the liberal aid which they have given to the Sooiety, and to ask for the support of the publio generally m the coming year.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Abli burton Borough Council was hold last evening. Present-All the members except Cra Scaly and Davis. FINANCE. The M*yor stated that the debit balance at the bank was £1626 193 9J, and the revenue received Bince last meeting had been £35 13a. THE FAULTY HOSE. Messrs Shand, JVL.son, and Co. wrote, advising the shipment of the hose promised by them to replace the hose fouud to be faulty. SUBSIDY. The Paymaster-General wrote advising i payment of £ ] 6 of subsidy. BUILDING BLOCK. Mr Bullock was granted permission to erect outhouses on property within the building by-law area, BOUNDARY FENCE. The matter of repairing the boundary fence at the cemetery was referred to the Works Committee. THE CONVALESCENT WARD. The Mayor as Chairman of the Hospital Committee, on a letter from the Clerk to the same being read, invited the members of the Council to the formal opening of the Convalescent Ward. NORTH-EAST BELT. It) was decided to hold over the question of altering the course of the water race on the North-East Town Belt, until the County Counoil had held its ordinary meeting, at which a deputation from the Borough Council would be present. WAKANUI ROAD (WEST). Eight ratepayers peticioned the Council to have a portion of Wakanui Road West formed. The matter was referred to the "Works Committee, but meanwhile a few loads of shingle were ordered to be placed on footpaths where necessary. THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE. The Mayor reported at some length what had been done at the Munioipal Conference, reports of the sittings of whioh had been forwarded to the papers on the Press Association. engineers' report. The engineers reported as follows : — 1. Inspector of Nuisances. — In accordance with the resolution of the Council, your Committee have considered the question of duties, salary, etc., of the inspector of nuisances, and beg to make the following recommendations :— (a) That the former arrangements respecting the combination of the three offices of poundkeeper, ranger, and inspector of nuisances be continued as at present, and that the duties of the pound keeper and ranger be the same as enumerated m the present sohedule of duties j (£) that the duties of inspector be altered as per 1 schedule herewith ; {c) that the Balary of £52 per annum, and the arrangement as to the pound and cottage remain as before ; (d) that the offices as combined be offered first to Mr Compton, the present inspeotor, and m the event of his refusal, that applications be called for the position by advertisement. River Crossing at Winter and Moore Streets. — Your Committee have inspected the enroachment of the river as reported by the engineer, and find that the crossing will not be available tor drayß for Borne time, and recommend that a cutting be made on the river terrace at the end of Grigg street, the cost being estimated at £7. This will give access to the river for the purpose of getting shingle, but should not be used for depositing rubbish. Labour Gang.— The men have been engaged during the past two weeks m . ploughing and carting grass off streets, I repairing and fixing culverts and bridges, filling up holes m street channels, completing repairs at pound and fencing railway reserve plantations, watering streets, fixing trees m river for protective purposes, attending to the water supply and general maintenance work. m the matter of section (6) of clause 1, the only addition fco the duties of the inspector of nuisances was that he would require to be also inspector of public buildings licensed by the Counoil, and it would further be his duty to report to the Council any cases of breaking up streets or footpaths without the sanction of the Council having first been obtained. f The report was adopted. FIRE INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Fire Inspector reported on the recent fire at the Central Hotel, and on an alarm of fire at the Commercial Hotel. Both were comparatively unimportant, but on both occasions the brigade turned out m force. INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. Sitting as a Board of Health, the Council received the report of the Inspector of Nuisances. Ho had inspected the drainage ab the Convent, and found that it would be very difficult to drain into the concrete channel m Eavelock Street. If a supply of water were kept on there would be no com plaint, as the fall is conoiderable into Burnett Street. The repori dealt with cases of unclean back yards, and added that the Inspector had giveu to Mr Fooks a lisb of the milk vendors who had supplied milk to the houses m which diphtheria had occurred. After some discussion on the question of the Council's power of control over vendors of milk m the borough, the report was adopted. A MAN TRAP. [ Cr Thomas called attention to a piece of road past the old brick brewery, whioh was m suoh a bad state as to be really a man trap. He moved that the matter be referred to the Works Committee, which waa agreed to. THANKS. On the motion of Cr Orr a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor for his services at the Mnnicipal Conference. In acknowledging the vote the Mayor said the delegates had been well used m Welling ton, and he had taken the opportunity of having a look round the colony. He came back perfectly satisfied that m the matter of streets Ashburton was about the best m New Zealand. THE WATER QUESTION. The Mayor said th&t m regard to the water supply question he had taken the opinion of three of the highest legal authori ties m the colony as to the right the Council had to the water of the Ashburton river. He had received a letb9r from the County Council m which that body stated that they intend to resist any attempt on the part of the Borough Council to take water from the river without the County's consent. In reply, he had written that he had the opinion of the authorities named as to the Council's statutory right, and he had sug gested m his letter that the work undertaken by the County Council to bring water down from their intake should be suspended and the Borough Council's work held m abeyance until a friendly legal action to teat the position had been taken. The Qoimeil approved or the Mayor's aotion. PAYMENTS. Accounts to the amount of £61 7s 8d were passed for payment, and the Council sat as a DOMAIN BOARD, I but the business was only formal.

CHESS.

The Oamaru Chess Club played a match with South Canterbury at Tim&ru on Thurs day evening, when the Oamaru men secured a victory by 8£ games to 4£. Three un finished games are to be submitted to Mr Hookham for adjudication. Of these, the game between Messrs Clayton and King (who are well known m Aehburton) at Board No I appears to be quite even, the pieces I being equal. Mr Banks (Oamaru) mhi i second game with Mr McAllister appears to have a winning advantage ab Board 3, being 2 pawns to the good, but the game is noc very far advanced. At B^ard No. 6 Archdeacon Gould is a pawn up, and this game also appears to be m favor of Oamaru, though the adjudicator may nob be able to satisfy himself that a win can ba demon strated on analysis. It is possible that all three of the unfinished games may be declared drawn, bub m no ca9e can the award affect the result of the mitch. The standard of play of the visitors was con. sidered to be distinctly stronger than on the occasion of last season's contest.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph - Copyright) St. John's, JnJy 24 Sir Jamea Winter, Premier of New foundland, attends the Conference I which shortly meets for the tdjust ment of relations between America | and Canada. New Yokk, July 24. The Oaptaiu of che steamer OldEeld reports having passed, floating off Sable Island, the bodies of 185 victims of the collision between the steamer La Bourgogne and the ship Cromarty shire. St. Petersburg, July 24 Russia is insisting on the repatria tion of 30,000 Armenian refugees m the Caucasus. The Sultan declares the Armenians would certainly starve if returned to their country, since the Kurds hold their land and property.

RITUALISM IN ENGLAND.

Free Fight m a London Church. United Presi Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright London, July 25 A free fight took place m St. Michael's Church, Shoreditch, the congregation expelling the anti« Ritualists, Disturbers occasioned a similar fight at Liverpool.

GERMANY AND SAMOA.

The Rumor of Annexation. United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright Sydney, July 25 Mr Keid cabled to the Agent-General with reference to the rumor that Germany contemplated the annexa tion of Samoa requesting him, if there was any truth m it, to co operate with the other Agents-General m a joint protest. The Agent-General replied that the Colonial Office had no reason to believe that Germany intended to violate treaty engagements.

H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright Received Wakapuaka July 26, 9.55 a.m, Guaedian Office 10.16 a.m London, July 25 The Prince of Wales' condition ia satisfactory.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright London, July 24 Mr Goscben states that the new battleships, built or building, could not be matched for power, speed or effici ency by the battleships of any other two power*.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Presß Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Received Wakapuaka July 26, 9.55 a.m, Gxjabdun Office, 10.16 a.m. The War Office. London, July 25 The Select Committee appointed at the instance of Mr St. John Brodrick, under secretary for war, to enquire into the condition of the War Office, has presented its report. It recommends drastic decentralisation of the War Office. Hawaii's ei-Queen^Snes Uncle Sam Honolulu, July 25 Liliaukalani, ex-Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, is suing the American Government for the value of a million acres of Grown lands m Hawaii ; also for $40,000, representing the back rents of these lands. TUejlrmy ia the Soudan. Cairo, July 25 The supplies for the Anglo-Egyptian army m the Soudan is sufficient for ninety days. The army has been concentrated at Atbara River, which is rapidly rising.

Australian.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Received Wakapuaka July 26, 9.25 a.m;. Guabdian Office, 9.49 a.m. The Exhibitions. Melbourne, July 26 The Government has appointed an executive committee to undertake the representation of the colony at the Greater Britain and Paris exhibition*; The.exhibits will be chiefly of a private oharacter. Queensland Parliament. Brisbane;, July 26 Parliament will be opened to morrow. The speech will announce that when New South Wales has decided on a federal policy, the Queensland Govern ment shall consider the advisableneas of submitting the question to the people.

THE BISLEY MEETING.

THE ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE vase. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. T . London, July 24 la the ehootmg for the Sb George's Chal. £loan, three of the Victorian riflemen won badges and money prizas.

News m Brief.

An agitation is now going on among the colhecy workers on the West Coast irith the object cf having a practioal miner called to the Legislative Council. Theßoholare attending the Hawera flohool 1100 and 1200 shrubs and cuttings m the sohool grounds. A gentleman who died atSurbiton weighed a&st. It took eighteen men to lift the coffin, Wiuoh weighed three-quarters of a ton. A burglar arrested m Paris had trained a «°g to keep a watch outside for the pr>lioo and raise an alarm by barking should a constable appear m view. * *

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CHURCH SERVICES. » ST, STEPHEN'S CHURCH. Aehburtoc. WEDNESD \Y— (J.F.S. 7.30 p. m FRIDAY— Short Service 7.30 p.m Choir Practice 8 p.m ttUj>j;AY (31st July.) 8 3). — Holy Communion. 11 a, m. — Morning Prayer. 2.4s— Children's Service. 3.30 -Holy Bjipi/nni. 3 p.m. — Dromore, Lay Reader. b.6Q— hvtn ng I'iayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. PHASES OF THEMOON^ July. D H M Full moon .« ... 4 842 am Last quarter 11 4 13 am New moon .„ ... 19 717 am First qu- rter ... ._ 27 1 10 am TO CORRESPONDENTS. Olivette. — The theme is hardly so noble as one would have expected from you ; nor, auoh as it is, have you treated it well. The lices are not really good enough for our cofumnß. Henf.y the First. — No name enoloßed.



P. FERRTMAN. A CHEMICAL LABATORY, COLONIAL MUTUAL BUILDINGS, Princess Street. Dunedin, June 11, 1898. F. FERRIMAN, Aahburton. Sir,— l have the honor to report on Sample of Ground Manure forwarded to me for analysis. I have made analysis with the following result : — Moisture . • •• •• •» 6*Bo f Organic Matter . . . * •■35 60 containing Nitrogen equal to 5 4 I per cent, of Ammonia Silica 3 40 Iron Alumina o*^o Phosphate of Lime as Bone Phos- phate 48-16 Carbonate of Lime .. .. 4-64 [10000 Thess results show the |Sample to be of ABSOLUTE PURITY, the large percentage both of Phosphate of Lime and Ammonia 1 Bhowing this, In fact the Composition can be classed as a Typical Sample, which can- ] not be excelled. Your obedient aeivant, (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 is Al, the quantity i 8 limited, and that orders will be executed promptly, to enable farmers to sow with their Bpring wheat. It is a well known fact that Bone Dust obtained from gro?n boneß is the most valuable and lasting manure that can be applied to the soil. Of this fact both science and practice afford abundant proof. F. FERRDIAN. FOR SALE LOT 3, fronting the Alford Forest Road, containing a Quaiter of an Acre. The land is the property of Mr Bodgeb Tuckeb, who is determined to Bell. F. FEKRIMAN, FOR to A L ti, COMPLETE THRESHING PLANT. I HAVE for private Sale a Complete Threshing Plant, m spleudid order, consisting of — 1 Eight horse-power Aveling and Porter Engine, 120lbs certificate, worked three seasons ; Combine, by ilornsby, sft drum, with all the latest improvements, including Oliver's Patent Feeder ; Elevators, by P. and D. Duncan, 26f b long ; four-wheeled WhanS, Scales, and all necessary Belting m perfect order. Full particulars can be obtained on appli- cation* F.j FERBIMAN, FOR BALE, ONE Large Superior English Range, suitable for a Boarding House or Station, with two ovens, wrought iron boiler and plate rack. The following are the measurements : — Heighth 32 inches, Breadth 54 inches, Depth 20 inches. F. FEBRIMAJSI. FOR SALE, PORTABLE BOILERS. IHAVE several on hand, of various fiizes ; a personal inspection will satisfy the most fastidious as to their durability and excellence. F. FERRIMAN. BROWN PAPER. I HOLD a Large Stock of Messrs Ferguson aud Mitchell's paper, which I am prepared to sell at lowest current rates. F. FERRIMAN. Do nof Jfreoersf/ade(f/o\ ai/y^ny o/f/ie //n//afto/?s\ S^BISBDI^KHHGBHHIEBBBEQHBBS I \ (Awarded Go/d and JWer^ii/sF^ T/wyarspureandwfio/esgmA * TfteAestmoasyaffff * experience, cap jijw \larges?sa/e//)Ausf/&7as/a. Lamp by al^ grocers A TO LET. A FARM of 732 Acres— about 562 Aores pf arable land, and right of grazing 170 Aerea of bush land — being Sections 10744. 16707, 4138, 2463, 21358, 21535, and part 20812, Alford, VII., VIII., and XII. For further particulars apply to 69 a. A, M. BUCKLEY,



NOW ON VIEW AT JOHN ORR AND COS., Who have secured the Agency for this Splendid Machine or the whole of the South Island WE INVITE YOU TO INSPECT WAVERLEY FEATURES FOR 1898. I CRANK, AXLE, AND BEARINGS Ladies' Model WAVERLEY, 1898. Hunt «v, . — "' r S^^^^P SADDLES. MiiiNJ^JUJii xJAito. /^T^ — 7/ Zy itt^^^Sk JOHN ORR & Co.