PHASES OF THE MOON.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1898.

There has at last been one man found to say a kind thing of the Suitan of Turkey. Mr Terrell, THE SULTAN, late United State* Minister at Con stantinople, contributes to the Century a highly interesting article entitled "An Interview with the Sultan." Here is Minister Terrell's account of ,the personal appearance of Abdul Hamid:— "The Sultan is over fifty yearspld, of medium height, with clear .olive .complexion, dart fcair, high fore-. head, and large, dark-b. rown eyes. The habitual expression of his ,fac,e is one of | extreme sadness. Though the pashas who attend bis palace when ministers or ambassadors are entertained are deoorated with regal splendour, he alwft/i »ppe»ri m plain g«rb; wawriug

a red fea, a frock-coat and trousers of dark-blue stuff, and patent-leather shoes. A broad service sword witl •teel scabbard, whi^h he holds sheathed m his hand, completes the costume. Sometimes a single decoration is worn on his breast. No sovereign m Europe is more courtly or refined m entertain ing his guests, and few can be more agreeable m conversation. In his personal intercourse with foreign repre sentatives he is alike free from that stilted dignity which repels confidence, and from that absence of real dignity which invites familiarity. I do not hesitate to confirm the opinions of General Lew Wallace and my other predecessors, that the Sultan of Turkey is a ruler of great intellectual ability. I regard him as the ablest sovereign m Europe." Not only is the Sultan the ablest sovereign m Europe, but, if we may believe Mr terrell, he is one of the kindest hearted men who has ever lived, one " whose every impulse is good," as Lord Beaconsfield certified long ago.

Local and General.

An article entitled "The Moscow of today," appears on the fourth page to-day. Constable Hogan, who has been trans ferred from Christohuroh to Ashburton, will enter upon his duties on Thursday. An Auckland telegram Bays that the Union Steamship Company have received a cable message btating that the San Francisco mail steamer sailed three days late. ' It has been decided to form a medical staff 1 corps and atretoher bearer company m con nection with the Auckland Volunteer Garrison. It will comprise ambulance duties with the privileges of volunteers. The Rev. John Watson, " lan Msclaren," pastor af the Sefton Park Presbyterian Church, has held that position since the church was built, 17 years ago. Recently he announced to a large congregation that he had received a call to St. John's Presby terian Church, Kensington, but had declined it. The steamer Victoria, with the expedition . which recently left Troncso for Spitzbergen to search for Herr Andree's lost balloon, re turned on November 21. No trace bad been found of the explorer or his balloon, although the rescue party landed 10 times on the ooast of Dauroand's Isleß. When m Ice Fiord, Spitzbergen, the vessel was tem porarily ice-bound, bub otherwise the ex pedition met with no mishap. The other Sunday a young man went into a Dunedin churoh just before the service began. The sexton followed him up and tapped him on the shoulder and pointing to a small dog that was following him said : •' Dogs are not allowed m here." " That's not my dog, replied the young man. " But he follows you, " Well, so do you." The eexton growled and removed that dog with quite unnecessary violence. The Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr Carroll, has received from the Health Officer at Wellington a report respecting the non inspection of the Aorangi till the morning after her arrival. He points out that he had no desire to cauße delay, but he did nob consider the light was such as to warrant him assuming the responsibility of inspec tion, aB he had also to make an examination under the Imbecile Passengers Act. Ie is understood that the Department considers the Health Ofgcerhas made out a satisfactory defence. An extraordinary illustration of the danger of glass m hot weather was afforded at Lyttelton last week. A lady, on going into her bedroom, found a hole burned m the counterpane. She examined the burn to see the amount of damage, and to her astonish ment found that a small white bead on the trimming of a j >cket lying on the bed had focußsed the sun's rays, and had burned through the jacket and down through the counterpane and two blankets to the aheet. The bead, which was only the size of two pin heads, had got burned from its fastening on the jacket, and was lying m the centre of the' burned hole. The Premier on his arrival at Kumiara on Thursday last was accorded a most flutter ing reception. At Dillminstown he was met by the mayor, councillors, leading residents, and over 300 school children. A procession, headed by a band, escorted Mr Seddon to the Town Hall, where he was accorded an enthusiastic welcome by a crowded audience. He delivered an inter esting address with reference to his experiences during his trip Home. After resting a couple of days he intended visitiDg the d.fferent portions of the Coast. Arrange ments are being made to entertain him at the principal centres. The London Spectator remarks that " India appears to have entered upon a cycle of misfortune.'' The observation is interest ing, because the Hindu astrologers have long held that India is approaching a great catastrophe, which will culminate m April of the year 1899, and end m April, 1900. According to a Hindu astrologer, who wrote m the Madras Mail twelve months ago, famine, pestilence, war, and other miseries y ill devastate India m the year 1899. Madame Blavatsky also prophesied m the same vein. Id seems that seven of the planets will meet m the same sign of the Zodiac, and, according to the doctrine's of Hindu astrology, such a combination is a certain sign of catastrophe ' at which the world might turn pale. The J\fao Zealattd Timts has the following : - •* Dr Don and Messrs Q. Gifford, W. Grave, and Boss are pn the West Cpast at the otwoqnfc time, and intend, if possible, to set . ' "-'•-♦tiHL • burning* question whether Tutoko Mountain ie £*•*"« Yo!eftn9 «f »•*; They journeyed via Lake Te Anau, *" na m( * a quantity of their impedimenta on boaru ■ the Rotorua, which recently visited Mi ford | Sound. On the arrival of thab vessel at Milford the explorers searched her high and low for their alpenstocks, ioe axes, &c, but could not find them. They had, therefore, to go without them. On the return of the Rotorua to Dunedin the articles were found underneath a bunk. The explorers have had to walk 30 miles to reach Tutoko, and will have to ao their climbing without the aid of alpenstocks and ioe axes." The number of persons assessed to income tax on trades and professions m the United Kingdom m the year ended April 5, 1895, was 411,627, for a total net amount of income, after allowanoe for abatements, of £120.695,691 ; and m the year ended April 5, 1896, was 419,693, for a total income of £121,012,171. The total number of incomes exceeding £10,000 m the United Kingdom was, m 1894-95, 965 for a total amount of £20 986,738; and m the year 1895 96 the number was 954 for a total amount of < £21,769,147. These returns do not include companies ; but probably most people would be inclined to think that m all England there were more than 57 firms or individuals with average annual profits from trades or professions exceeding £50,000. It has, of course, to be remembered that, for instance, m the caße of banking firms whiah derive their profit partly from the investment of < their customers' deposits m Government and ] other securities, which are taxed at the . source, the return assessed for income-tax i and included m the above figures is by so ! much lessened. j Just m Time for Christmas. — In order to keep " up-to-date " with our ( steadily increasing business we have decided j to effect considerable alterations to our premises and to make room for the builders t we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock before Christmas. We have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, eto, to dear at the following reductions :— Men's suits to measure, usual , price 90s, now 70s; Men's trousers, usual price 258, now 15s 6d ; eto. We have also t pleasure .m notifying that we have just been ' appointed agents for the famous "British ? Lion 1 and "Waverley" Bioyoles (both * gents' and ladies'), which we are now selling . with all' the" pp-to-dite -'* improvements at the lowest cash prioesi or on' the most liberal T terms to suit ibe convenience "of oiif i oustomers, (Every maohin,e guaranteed).— Oraiqbjup 4*» J?a»B7Jf AN » the M« n g |X*UOFMB4 o»ter»,

Friends of Mr Christie Weldon, who has been some days m the hospital, and was rather seriously ill, will be glad to learn that the old gentleman is on the mend, and the mah on hopes soon to have him alright again. It whb infiuei za that laid Mr Weldon aside, and it must have been pretty , severe to make this tough old pioneer seek I the hospita 1 . | The following ahows the expenditure en charitable aid during the month of Decem ber :— lnstitution relief— Ashburton Home, 67 personß relieved at a cost of £89 3s lOd ; Female Refuge, 26 persons at a coat of £25 16s 8d ; Memorial Home, 46 persons cos: £59 14s Id ; Orphanage, 33 persons cost £54 18a lOd ; Samaritan Home, 25 persons cost £51 ; Armagh street D^pot, 14 persons cost £108a 6i. Outdoor relief —Number of oases relieved 460, including 1416 persons, at a cost of £535 9a 3d ; maintenance of destitute children, 41 persons cost £42 ; maintenance of infirm and invalid persons boarded out, 4 persons cost £5 18s 9d ; maintenance of children at industrial schools, 41 persons at a cost of £56 3a Id ; general expenses, £59 2s 9d ; miscellaneous items, £7 6a 4d : total number of persons relieved 1749, at a total eosfc of £971 Is 3d. The Waimate Times says that ab the meet ing of the Waitaki Licensing Committee, on Wednesday last week, Mr Harvey, who ap peared for certain applicants, referred to the inconvenienoe caused through the repeated lapsing of the Committee's meetings for want of a quorum. The chairman admitted that it was so, but pointed out that members m many instances had to come long distances, and when unable to be present they could not always communicate with other members m time, owing to their residing a long dis tance from a telegraph office. It had happened that a member who was present at one meeting wan away the next, «o there was still no quorum. The number necessary to form a quorum was undoubtedly too high, and the matter had been brought under the notice of the Government, but the law had not been amended. Before rising, the chairman said ther* waß a matter he wished to bring to the notice of licensees. The Committee's attention had been drawn to cases m which there was reason to believe that conditional licenses had not been properly used. They had been "farmed out " for speculative purposes, and the result was that bad liquor was sold at these booths. This sort of thing was sure to lead to trouble, and he warned licensees that a conditional license could only be exeroised m the same way as a hotel license.

CRICKET.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Adelaide, January 11 Howell secured five of the South Austra lian wickets for 60 runs, and Noble four for 32. There is some likelihood that Ho well's fine performance will lead to his inclusion m the test team. Gregory's hand is improving. Kelly has recovered, and Jones is suffering from a slight) suustroke. New South Wales, m their second innings, scored 316. Donnan 81, Iredale 51, Noble 80, McKibbin 25, Howell (not out) 20, were the principal scorers. Sydney, January 11 Unless McKibbin displays better form against South Australia m the second innings, probably he will be left out of the next test team. *

ENGLISHMEN v. TWENTY-TWO OF STAWELL.

Melbourne, January 12. Stawell have lost 16 wicketa for 233. Brisfien 49, Nioholla 48, were the chief scorers. The following will represent Aahburton m th,eir cup match against Kakaia. A oon veyanoa leaves the Somerset corner at 10 a.m. to-morrow : — Beckett, E. Andrews, W. Powell, A, Fooks, F. Russell, W. B. Denshire, E. Marsden, C. Andrews,. V. Steward, G. Andrews, Dixon ) emergency — Revell. "

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTGHURCH GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKET. limes. There is bub little change to record m the grain market during the past few days. A few email lines of wheat have gone off at quotations, and m some cases holders are more inclined to accept prices offering, as they are amious to clear their stores of old wheat m order to make room for the new orop which is now being harvested. The only sample of new wheat seen m town up to the present, is that of some hand-rubbed Velvet Chaff from the Ashburton district. It is of excellent quality, and nice and plump. It was reported m town yesterday that a, large line of Pearl had changed hands m the Aahbnrtpn district for shipmenb to Auckland, ou the basis of 4s4d, f.o.b. There has been a steady inquiry for oatsj and a number of lines of the better sorts on the market have changed hands at full rates. Several samples of the new crop have been offered, including some really prime Duns, for which holders asked 2s at country stations, but buyers do not seem inclined to open the market at over Is 9d. The appear ance of samples of new season's sheaves has had the effect of weakening the market slightly for old chaff, wbioh is now se'ling at from 60s to 6§s at country stations, or about 80s ex store Christohuroh, sacks m. There have been a good many inquiries for rysgrass, bub they have not led to business. Pripes current are as follow : — WfIHAT. — Pearl (prime milling) 4a 3d, Tuscan 4s 3d to 4s 4d, Hunter's 4s Id to4s2d, good seconds 3s 3d. t)ATS-^-MiUing Uanadianß 2s 3d, stout feed §8 2~ to an( i 39 3d. Barley (nominu!): -Now worth 4s 6d to Gkass Shed— Ryegrass, farmers' lots, 2s to 2s 9J ; machine-dressed 3s 6d to 3s 9d, heavy-weight 4s. Cocksfoot, farmers' line* diaclored 2d to 2*d, bright seed 2^d to 2|i, town machine-dressed 3d to 3£d.

Presbytery of Christchurch.

An ordinary meeting pf the Preabytery of Christohuroh was held m Sfe. Paul's school room on Tuesddy moroing. The Rev. Q. B. Inglis was elected moderator for the ensiling twelve months, on the motion of the Rev. Gordon Webster, and he thanked tho- Presbytery for his emotion. The Rev A. M. Wright) thanked the members for their assistance during his term aB moderator. A commission was read from Ashburton appointing Mr W. Ciaighead representative elder. The following members were elected to represent- the Presbytery at the session of the General Assembly to be opened on February 8 at Auokland :— The Revs Dr Irwin, Gordon Webster, "JL. M, Wright, A. H. Treadwell, W. Scorgie, W. Grant, W. J, Gow, and P, J. Riddle, and Messrs D. B. Bowie, Prebble, W- Craighead, McCleary, S. C. F»rr, J B. Chisholm, and one from Leestpn. The Rey Gordon Webster presented the report to be forwarded to the Assembly by the Preabytery m its capacity as Education. Committee of the Assembly. The report urgently recommended th« Assembly to take such steps, m conjunction with other ohurohes and friends of the cause, as would load to the formation of an organi sation Bimilar to the Victorian National Scripture League, as being the most likely way of overcoming the present difficulty and turning the sentiment that undoubtedly existed »mong the people generally into an effective foree — m a pglitioal sense— with a view to the triumph of the cause The adop tion of the report was unanimous'y agreed to The speakers remarked that a great change had taken place m public opinion m Victoria m regard to religious eduoation m pnblio schools. Applications for Bums of £20 eaoh from the Churoh Extension 1 und were received from Cheviot, Mayfield, Hal kett, and New Brighton, and were recom mended to the Assembly to be granted. Two discourses by Mr J. J. Bates.aatudent, w6re heard and sustained..

CORRESPONDENCE.

— ■ ♦ < We do not; hold ourselves respoosib'e for the opinions expressed by our correspondents) j ' I

DEFICIENT WATER SUPPLY.

TO THB EDITOR. Sib,—Allow me to correct an erroneous impression m reference to the water supply bo settlers at the beach. Mr Murphy stated at a meeting lately held at Cnertaey that there was abundance of water running to waste at the beach. This statement is just as far from the truth as poasible. The real f ict m that m winter the water m the raceß jusb about reaches the beach, but iv summer, when the irrigation of gardens begi ;b, we very seldom have any water at the lower end of the races, and during the present week I have seen sheep who had been starving for water for several days, when the water did come down the race, rush m and drink till they lay down and died. The County Council ought to be ashamed of their treatment of the beach settlers after all the numerous applications for a water supply. At. the present time I have not a drop of water. I wish ..o state that Ido not blame the ranger for this state of affairs. He is doing all he can, but he has far too much to look after, especially during such an ex oeptionally dry season.—l am, etc., John Watson. Kyle, January 11, 1898.

DIGBY'S BRIDGE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib, — Perhaps you would allow me a space m your paper to refer briefly to the dan gerouß condition of Dig by 's bridge. Now that the grain carting season is near, is it not possible that some repairs could be done to it at once, to render it safe for a little heavier traffic than is now permited by the County Council ? Two and a half yeara ago, a considerable quantity of new stringers and planking was laid down at the bridge for repairs, but there it still lies on the ground, and much of it is now rotten and unfit for use. Farmers carting their grain to Ash burton are only allowed to pass over the bridge with three ton weight, including dray. To some of the Forks farmers who have a large amount of carting to do m the grain season this is a serious drawback, and sometimes means an extra trip a day to Ashburton. Now that so many men are out of employment and much of the material for repairing the bridge ready at hand, I hope the County Council will move m the matter, and assist us farmers by having the bridge made safer for traffic than it* is at present.— l am, etc., Fabmeb.

THAT HOSPITAL.

TO THB EDITOR. Sir, — I was very much astonished m perusing your account of proceedings of the County Council m Saturday's issue, to find that immediately I Mb the table to catch the 3.40 train to Christchuroh, Mr Harper moved the adjournment of the Council to bring forward some personal grievance that should certainly have come before the proper tribunal— the Hospital Board. He might with equal propriety have brought up a matter concerning the Church Synod or Racing Club. It is no business of mine to defend the writer of the offending i article, neither am I going to attempt the I task. But, all the same, I will nail this flag to my mast and clear my decks for action — With the exception of a few minor details, I ! consider the article a very good one. Assum ing that your account of the adjournment is correct, I will as briefly as possible go through the matter m question. I deprecate this sorb of thing, but as one member of the Hospital Board has furnished a Chrietchurch paper with his own roseate view, it is only fair that your more interested readers should know the /acts. '* An honeat tale speeds beat being plainly told." The mem bers of the Hospital Board, which consists of all the Borough and County Councillors, i niueteen m number, were summoned to meet at the Hospital on the 14th September — for the first time, I was then told, for twelve years. It might have gone on for another twelve, but for the faot that the county has as its h u ad a v«ry live and able chairman m Mr E. G. Wright. There was also, m addition to ordinary hospital business, the selection of a site and building for a Con valescent Ward, to be encted with the money available from the Jubilee craze. So far as I remember, there were present five County and two Borough Councillors, m addition to the Board's paid servants — Dr Trevor, the clerk, and the architect. The latter could not be reckoned as a member whilst m receipt of remuneration for his services. Of course no one will see that item m the final accounts, leat a prosecution follow. Mr Wright explained to us what was proposed The whole waa apparently thoughtfully arranged for us. We then went into one of the small wards, or so many as could get m. I stood m the doorway, the Chairman (m this case the bedxaaa,) whilst the Clerk, Bitting on a box by the bedside, took a minute of the proceedings. A motion was put that the Committee be instructed to do certain things, and the architect prepare plans for a future meeting. I listened attentively for the Chairman to ask, as is usual, for any vote against the motion, but failed to hear him. J certainly looked on that meeting as of little moment, under the cramped conditions and meagre attendance of members. I had on the grounds raised my objection to b,oth site and structure proposed, but m vain.: - 1 could see that one had no chance whatever, whilst some were Poloniuses, and others iudifferent. I venture to Sf»y that none of us had th,e least concep tion of what a modern Convalescent Ward is. At least pne member of the Board told me that he was not m favour of the memorial. It will no doubb add to the expense by tending to prolong the presence of the many "hard cases' 1 who are simply putting m time until the old age pension is due to them. We were then hospitably entertained by Mrs Mackay, with what was, to my think ing, the beat part of the programme — after* ooon tea. The meeting to decide the question was oalled for Ist December, eleven weeks ifter the tea meeting. I (after a drive of forty-eight miles) and Mr Chapman arrived punctually at the Council Chambers, but having to wait some time — Mr Wright not being the chairman— l filled m time by itudying the list of committees, and was surprised to find what a lot of work was thrown on the shoulders of three elect, the changes being rung on three names to the tune of a triple-bob-major, whilst other Councillors— lucky fellows— have little or nothing to do. The meeting eventually got a start with -Mr 'Hamper m the chair. I notice that that gentleman never looks happy out of it— or m. Besides the Committee sittiog, there were one Borough and two County Councillors, so little interest was taken m the ' Jubilee memorial. More Borough Councillors panne m later. The Chairman at the outset stated that there could be no discussion-; that the only question before .the Board was— Has or has not the Committee carried out the instructions given it by the Board at the Hospital on j;he 14bh September? Qf course they had ; they ha<j been long enough about it, so I expected the meeting would at onpe break up. I should have pome away then as the motion I had prepared m writing could not be put after such a ruling by the Chairman. Burke or burke, he disallowed discussion. On looking up that word m the dictionary for the first , time, I find it is one of those words which, like boycott, another Irishman's name, ] becomes a verb. Burke m 1829 secretly ' destroyed human life, and sold the corpses £ for dissection purposes. I only wish that Mr Harper had burked that mad ward scheme for the doctor. A discussion did eventually follow, someone asking that a door be put m at the end of the bui'diug. This then led on t0 opher details — but only details j the principle oould not be touched. t Having business with Mr Hanmer, and momentarily expecting to leave with him, I sat on but did nob speak. I think the end t waa that a verandah was to be added, and the objectionable closet removed into the T verandah, if the Committee approved. I subsequently called to see the plane, when Mr Bird told me that he had scratched out ' the closet and lavatory, but had nob put either into the verandah because there was no drainage possible. I afterwards learned that the drainage from the big building runs into a shingle pit. It is to be. hoped that I the various microbes of all the diseases there fight to the denthbefoye they enter the towo •*«}}» ftlotig wiih. oth#r 6}th, Ar*t preiept

oanaged that Hospital is a rery expensive uxury. The game is not worth the c indie. Sow I oome to your acoounfc of the Con ralesoent Ward, m whioh it states *bat Mr >titt was sorry— what grief !— that I had mtten " such a letter » to the Committee, lere is a copy of such a letter, whioh, aVyou ice, was not addressed to the Committed. I neetxng of the Hospital Board I determined jo have nothing further to do with the Sospital or its managers, neither to again raise a subscripfc.on on the estate for nemorial or other folly. Then Mr William .on chimed m. Here we have the sorry ipeotaele of the only two mild mannered men of the elect three Beraark-like running m acknow edgmgreoeipt of my letter, ehould • fty l « ™ ul i be ordered »t the next ' meet in A° f th .« Hospital Board, seeing it was ripe Snnftf- . m f tID « ma y *» m twelve months or twelve year.' time. Of the out-of-date Ashburton Convalescent Ward I will .ay m the words of a groat statesman. "It is more than a crime, it is a blunder/ ■—lam, etc., E. HIBIUNO. (copy of letter m question.)! Alford House, 3rd December, 189* F Mainwanng, Esq. Treasurer of Asfabnrton Jubilee Memorial Fund. Dear Sir.^The Hospital Board having finally sanctioned and the formation of a ward m the Ash- War°d Q Ward, Wlth the funds subscribed by the public, supplemented by a Government. grant, I, on behalf of myself, the Alford Istate Company and its'emJloyMsf iS sonbers to the fund, respectfully ask you to return our subscription of £14 14s Id, m accordance with the conditions made m paying over that sum to Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.R.— I am, yours truly, B. Hbbbiko.

THE SALEYARDS.

TO THB EDITOB. a ?i?'T A deal ° f complaint ia heard at the Ashburton and Tinwald Saleyarda from time to time, about matters of detail which might be altered with advantage, and so facilitate mattera that the business of the day would be got through m about half the time it takes now. To commence with, the sale should start with the fat cattle at 10.30 but it is seldom that a punctual start is made, and time ia lost by offering oattte which have co right to be yarded m the ftt pens, these, having to be passed, and again offered with the stores at the oonclnsio! oi the sale After the fat cattle the fafrsheeb are dealt with, but here too we find etoris and fat sheep frequently mixed up, M Vas y - M the w » ld y«£ when a line of old mermoes were twice offered and sold at Is per head ; these should cer tainly have been m the store- pens, OJhtn the time -taken m disposing of a line of sheep at these yards ia out of all reason. Imagine an auctioneer taking from fifteen to twenty minutes to dispose of a single Mot of say 150 to 200 ; but wnen a start is made at Is and runs up by Id bids to 5s 6d or 6s it will be seen that this is not a atretch o[ imagination and that the time limit might be introduced to advantage.^-1 am, etc., Observer.

SPORTING.

" rr* _. At » meeting of the stewards of the Trawald Racing Club on Monday evening, the protest against Rosie CShea (Who won the Pony Race at the New Year* Day meeting) was considered and dismissed. It was unanimously decided that aha be awarded the stake subject to her passing under the standard. Mr J. O'Brien, owie? of fciivenne, gave notice that ha would appeal against the decision.

Senior Scholarships.

Tne results of the examination for senior scholarships under the North Canterbury Board of Education have been made knows. The number of candidatea waa 25. of whom 16 were boya and 9 girls. The following are the results :— * 1. Cyril J. A. Griffin, Boys' High*"*** School ggQ 2. Hamilton M. Douglas, Ashburton High School 670 3. Edward H. Baker, Boys' High School -» gjo 4. Archibald E. Currie, Boys' High School ... ... m<% Qffj 5. Lulu Wilkinson, Girls' High Sohooi .. .... ... * m sgß 6 - Winifred Opie, OtoWHlgh School 535 me results of the junior scholarship ex amination wiU not be known until next Tuesday.

The Saratonga Trouble

'■ — ♦ — ■ — . Press Association— By Eleotric Telegraph. Wellington, January 11 The Chief Justice, Bir James Prendergast returned this afternoon from Raratonga via Auckland. He bas not yet prepared his report regarding the dispute at Raratonga between Mr Moss and the chief* The Court sat fox nearly a week and took voluminous evidence, but the native wit nesses ahowed a strong disinclination to go into details concerning the charges that had been made against Mr Moss. It is under stood that Sir James Prendergast's report will not bear ont the sweeping statement contained m the Auckland telegram to the effeot that « the breakdown of the oharges was ao complete as to be grotesquely ridiculous when regarded as the cause for moh an enquiry."

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

m <'- — PreßS Association— By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, January 11 At the Primitive Methodiat Conference the Missionary Committee's report was further considered, when it was deoided that the work m Westporb must be oontinned as m the past. The fire insurance report was received, and showed that, the gross amount covered was £13,530. Th«re was a gain of I £402, and the fund was m i very flourishing state. The Sunday sqhool report showed a* large increase of juvenile and adult abstainers, and of 111 scholars and aeven new teachere. There are 6$ schools, 619 teachers and 4798 scholars. There are 29 Bands of Hope,' with 4270 member*. The income for the year had been nearly £1000. The home missionaries' report showed an income of £256) 14s for the year, an increase of £9. ■ -

CYCLING.

* r^- LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN'S MEE.TING Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph- Copyright Melbourne, January 11 At the League of Wheelmen'a meetugthe Twenty-five Mile Championship of Victoria. w"w? n b u y. G»rgurevitoh, Body aeoond and Tebbutt third. Won by a few inches after a magnificent finish. Time 62min Jsec.

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Synopsis ov Nbw Advubtisbuchts. Lost—Pocket book and waterproof. For sale—Bioyole. Wanted—Boy. Borough Council—List of licensed auc- tioneers. H, M. Jones — ew books. A. P. Williamson—New business adver. tfsement. Congregational Social—Wesleyan Church Thursday, 13th. * New Zealand Clothing Factory— Analo special bicycle. ' •""•• v Wanted—Baby adopted. T. Bullock—lmportant notices. J. Fowler—Thanks.



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r John Orr & Co. John Orr & Co. qiHE SUCCESS ATTENDING OUR Cheap Cash Sale Induces us to adopt for the fmfcure this system of doing business. And as we purchase for Cash from the beßt makers m England and America, the General Publio will therefore have the advantage of Seleoting GOODS OF STERLING QUALITY at prices hitherto unheard of, CONSISTING OF IRONMONGERY, GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, etc., i BEST SNOWDROP SUGAR ... 2£d lb TEA, BLENDED ... 101 b Boxes la lb TEA, IN HALF CHESTH, lOd lb, (strong liquor) Colonial Candles ... 4dlbperbox English Parafine Candles ... 6&d lb per box Kerosene, 150 test ... 6d 6d per tin „ „ 12s 9d per oase Worcester Sauce, Pints . M 9d bottle Essence of Coffee 10£ d Tobacco, Nubian (squares... 4a 6d per lb Bran ... 3a 6d per bag Sharps 5s per bag Oatmeal, 251 b Bags ... 2s 9d bag Rollitt'a Flour, 2001bs ... 24a „ „ lOOlbs ... 12a 6d „  501bs .. 6s4£d Currants ... ... ... 5d Eleme Raisins .- .., 7d Valencia Raisins ... ... 7d Sultana Raisins 7d Sicily Almonds Is 2d Figs .. .-: 8d Muscatels ... *- 8d Jordan Almonds ... •• 2s 3d Mixed Peel 8d 2£lb Tins Preserved Fruit lOd Lemon Sauash, English ... Is 3d Lemon Juice, English ... Is 3d Sardines 4£d per tin Fresh Herrings ... ... 6}d per tin Herrings & Tomato Sauce lOd per tin Pressed Hops, per lb . . Is 4d > Ground Ginger ... .. Is 4d per lb Anchovy Paste ... ... 8d per tin Citrate of Magnesia ... Is per bottle Sheeps Tongues, best ... 10 d per tin CROCKERY & GLASSWARE Tinner Sets Toilet Sets Tea and Breakfast) Sets Vases and Ornaments Tumblers and Wine Glasses Decanters and Water Bottles Glass Dishes Jelly and Buttsr Dishes GRAND VARIETY AND LOW PKICES IN LINEB. FOR THE FRUIT SEASON. Mason's Sore w- bop Porcelain Lined Jars. Pints 4s 9d, Quarts 5s 9d, £ Gallon 7s doz. Kenriok's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettles. 8 Quart 6b, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quarb 8s 6d. Brass Maslin Kettles, Drop Handles. 2 Gallon 7s, 2£ gallon 11s 6d, 3 gallon 13s 6d Steel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 6d, 4a. FOR THE HARVEST FIELD. WE HAVE A SPLENDID STOOK I Reaper Section Reaper Chains Hay Forks Hay Rakeß r Oils, m 1, 2 A) 4,' gallons ( BINDER TWINE. 8 DONAGHY'S a Flax, Mixed, & Manilla. j , t I n John Orr & Co. k



BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY /"^REAT ANNUAL SALE of Surplus Stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, &. BOOTS, WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, January 15. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. (x) ANDREW ORR. REDUCED RATES FOR CHRISTMAS AT S. SALEK'S, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT JLargest Stock Lowest Prices FOR : :NE W YE AE- 1898 : : SPECIAL LINES at REDUCED PRICES, marked m Plain Figures. Gold Brooohes (new and ohoice designs) at 7a 9d, 12a 6d, 17s 6d, 20a, upwards. Silver Brooches from Is 6d upwards. Ladies 1 and Gentlemen's Gold LiDks at 8s 6d, 10b, and upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silver Links at 2s 6d, 4s, and 4s 6d. Pencil Gates (a large stook to select from) at 2s 6d, ss, 7a 6d, 10a. Ladies' Rings (the largest and finest stock ever seen m Ashburton, equal to any m Ohristohuroh) from one guinea to ten guineas, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and tasteful designs m gold at 5«, 7s od, iwo, 255, also a nice- selection of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, ss, and 7b 6d. HFJECIAJL, ATTUJNTION IS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. 'Cheae two lines are Heavily Stooked, and are of the Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION INVITED AT S. SALEK'S JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET. STOOK AND PBICES UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTRICT. TO RESIDENTS BUILDING & FURNISHING. \TTE BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, perJS.S. "Jonic " and "Mataun/. very heavy shipments for our HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart ment, viz: — SHEETINGS (CURTAINS CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTH RUGS (TOWELS TOILETS OILCLOTHS (EABLINOS MUSLINS LINOLEUMS IN the FANCY DEPARTMENT we are Bhowing a fine assoxtmeut of new FABRICS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester Mills ; also some very ohoice goods m Jet Trimmings, including the new Zouaves, Boleroß, and Skirt Ornaments, and an endless variety of Black and Colored Gimps. NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses, Straws, Mantles. : 2 00818 of Samples HOSIERY, at LANDED OOST. MITCHELL & TURNER. CHRISTMAS PBESENTS. GENUINE PLATED WARE. *X\T& HAVE just Unded a choice selection of Plated Goods of Esquisite Designs, Ohpio* Patterns, and Good Quality. THEY hare been marked exceptionally low of price, and persons requiring Presents fet tbeir friends will do well to call, inspeot our *tnck, and make their selection early. W. H. COLLINS & CO. (