PHASES OF TEE MOON.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1898. THE COLONIES AND THE EMPIRE.

The events of the last few years have very materially altered the attitude of the people of New Zealand towards the affairs of the outer world. Until very recently the ordinary New Zealander, and more especially the colonial born, was content to absorb himself m the affairs of the colony, giving but & pass ing glance to what was going on out side. His attitude towards the momen tous political questions affecting the great nations of the world was one of, to say th 9 least of it, apathy. He appeared to have only a very hazy notion of the magnitude of the great Empire of which he was a unit, of the power of the mighty «ceptre swayed by the Sovereign whom it is his honor and privilege to call his Queen. The in creased facilities for travel and postal ! and telegraphic communication have, I however, to a very large extent tended to arouse him from his apathy, and remove from him any feeling of isolation that his insular position, away m a great southern ocean, may have invested him with, "Vast numbers of the sons and daughters of our fairly well-to-do colonists have visited thp Mother Country, and have travelled through America either on the Homeward or the return journey, and during their holiday have travelled on the Conti nent of Europe The education of travel has exercised its influence on those colonists, who have come back to their native shores with vision mental expanded, and minds that now realise that they must no longer think Sl the cackle of their bourg the murmur of the world." They have realised the largeness of the world, the largeness of I the empire of which New Zealand is but a tiny unit ; but while realising I how small our colony is m comparison I with the tremendous countries they I have visited, the dense masses of I population that inhabit them, and the I vasfc volume of trade, commerce, and I industry carried on by those hijman I hives, they also realise how united is I the Empire of which we are but a I small portion, and that the powers that rule that Empire place upon that small portion of it a high yalue indeed. They realise also how intense is the feeling of brotherhood that pervades the whole realm of the Queen, and I as the years roll, that feeling is becom- 1 v ing more and more intensified. Those young travellers return to their colonial I home with new ideas altogether about the Home land, its politics and its power, and they soon leaven the I society m which they move. The I greater" facilities for telegraphic and postal communication too, have enabled I the New Zealand press to let m upon I the people a daily flood of light as to I what is goiDg on m every part of the I world, so that really the New Zealander I who receives his paper every day is as I well posted m the main facts of the I world's life as is the resident m the j busy heart of London. This awakening I ,Qi the cejonjeti tp tjju tjouadj pf jjjfc ■ i ' *

beyond the ocean that laves their shores ' was manifested last year when the whole world received an enlightening and convincing object lesson on the naval and military power of Great Britain. Perhaps it was that lesson that has stirred up the energies of all the Powers since then to seek extension of territory m the newer world, the markets of which have not yet been opened fully to the trade of the old. Whatever the cause, New Zealanders take a keen interest nosr m the affairs of the Empire. But there is far more than a mere change of sentiment m all this. Our most vital interests have undergone a change sufficient to call forth our keenest anxieties. And there is serious reason for this. The whole eyes of the world have for some time been turned to the Far East. A slight diversion was for a time caused by the war of the United States with Spain, but that was only for a time, and soon the Far Eastern question resumed its importance and bulked as largely m the eyes of both Home friends and colonists. A. contemporary, writing on the question of the Far East as it affects ourselves makes the following thought ful remarks : — " It requires no strain ing of the imagination to see that the arena for the determination of the gravest questions m which the great nations will be concernnd has been shifted bodily to the Pacific Ocean, and that m the solution of them these colonies m some way or another will be called to play an important part. In this change of scene it is, of course, the advance of Russia that has been the primary moving cause. The colossal work of spanning two continents with a railway was ostensibly with the object of expanding settlement and commerce, but now that the work is drawing towards completion, there is do longer any attempt at concealment that the object is to build up on the Pacific a power chat, cramped and confined m Western Europe, may have its full de velopment m the East. With that gigantic railway m the hands of an autocratic Government, it is obvious that the whole strength of the Russian Empire can beat any time when required thrown on the Pacific Coast, and the rapid advances which Russia is pressing forward even m anticipation of the completion of the overland line, by building strongholds, and pouring into them armaments and armies through her volunteer fleet, sufficiently fore shadow what is coming within a brief number of years. Thase colonies can not but view with apprehension the growing up of a Power, so palpably aiming at domination m these seas, and a Power confessedly actuated by traditional animosity to British power." It may be, or may not be, that Britain has been blameable for not taking steps to circumvent this threatening power by a vigorous maintenance of her prestige m the Far East, but there can be no dubiety about the fact that, at tha rate she is now progressing, but a few years will see Russia so firmly psablished on the Pacific, and m so strong a position to affect malignly both our interests and those of the niothr-r country, that the ta ; k of turning the tables upon her will be one requiring all the force that the empire can bring to bear upon the work. China is evidently on the high road to dis membe,rraent, and m connection with her destiny Britain has apparently abandoned the " open door " policy of which so mush wrs heard m the early part of the year m the speeches of the leading British statesmen. Meanwhile both France and Germany are extend ing their spheres of influence. These countriea are operating with the dissecting knife m the southwest and north-eaat of China, while Russia is sit ting like a nightmare on the wbole of the northern Chinese territory. In the division of the territory that must inevitably come, sooner or later, we should have an interest — a vital interest — for it will have a bearing on the future of the production, industry, and commerce of the colonies, the influence of which may be felt for many years, j There is thus grave reason for the j expansion of our interest m the foreign policy of the empire ; and as that policy must so closely affect us, and we are confronted with foreign interests that closely touch vs — interests that may mean m the end hostility, if not warfare — we naturally, m the instinct of self preservation, from patriotism and national pride, and with warm feelings of affection for the Mother land, turn to the old land, whose ties bind us so closely — -ties that none of us would ever dream of severing, and ivhicli dangers or difficulties confronting the empire would only strengthen and more firmly secure.

Local and General.

, «, I Doll Competition. —A doll competition m I connection with the Girla' Friendly Society I social will be held m Sb. Stephen's school- I room on Thursday, September 29. Several cash prizes are offered. I The Salvationists.— The recenb improve- 1 ments at tho Salvation Army Barracks I include painting both inside and outside, I and fitting throughout with new Beats, I which are admitted to be equal if not eu- ] perior to any of the kind m the town. I Diphtheria.— » We regret to learn that I another member of Mr Bowden's household I was this morning admitted to the Hospital I suffering from diphtheria. There is much I sympathy with Mr Bowden's family ia tho j trouble which this epidemic has brought I upon them. j The continuation of the serial " Love and I a Scrap Book" will be found on the first and I fourth pages to-day. The report of the J football match Springburn 11. v. Aahburton I ■Juniors appears on the first page, and the I Ashburton grain market report on the fourth page. I Second-hand Dealers.— 11 It would be a very good thing if all second-hand dealers I were required to take out licenses as well," ( said Mr r^enny, S.M., m the Wellington Magistrate's Court while granting a renewal of a pawnbroker's license. Inspector Pender agreed with the remarks of the Bench, and I said much trouble would be saved by the I suggestion being adopted. I A Moa's Egg. — Amongst exhibits recently I added to the Dunedin Musuem is a moa's J egg, which was found m a district celebrated for the character and number of moa remains found m ib— the river flat between Alexandra and Cromwell. The egg was found partly uncovered and there was along with m an other specimen m better preservation, but the latter orumbjed to pieoes on being incautiously touched, McDonald and MoDiarmid's sale has now only fourteen days to run, and as they have to give up possession by August 15, we would advise all m wand of foot wear to inspect their really first-olaes stook before purohaeing elsewhere.

Nelson Harbour.— The Nelson harbour " master has just made a careful examination of the harbour, and haß reported that during the past ten or fourteen years there has been such a serious silting up going on that at present it is a matter of some diffi culty if nob risk for a vessel of the Rotorua I class to enter the port. He suggests cutting la channel through the Boulder bank, opposite the light-house, a matter which he reports presents no serious engineering difficulties. Rheumatism. — A correspondent sends us the following recipe for a liniment which he says has been efficacious m rheumatism:-— Gil of origanum, loz ; kerosene, 2oz* ; neats fooo oil, lcz; spiritß of turpentine, loz Mix, aud before using warm the mixture gradually before the fire to liquify the neats foot oil. Shake the bottle, and rub m well for about half an hour night and morniug. The rubbing can be done while the patient is m a standing or Bitting posture, but it should be done before the fire, so that the warmth may aid absorption. The oil of origanum and the spirits of turpentine may be obtained from any chemist, the other ingredients oa.n be got at the stores, but any chemist will nuke up the whole prescrip tion. Locat, Enterprise. — Thosa who visit the new shop of Mr H. A. Flower, m East Street-, will find that he has studied the convenience and comfort of his customers m every possible way. The retail bhop is large and commodious and is stocked with a choice selection of fruit and confectionery. At the back of the shop is a comfortable and neatly arranged refreshment room, where tea, coffee, and light refreshments may be obtained at moderate charges, and amongab other conveniences a lavatory will be found. In addition to these departments Mr Flower carries on an extensive business as a manu facturer of oonfeobions of various kinda, which he personally superintends, and guarantee! that none bub the beat and purest ingredients are nsed m their manufacture. Mr Flower is to be complimented on the many improvements he has made, and we hope his reward will be success. The new freezing works will undoubtedly prove a great boon to Ashbarton. Farmers, tradesmen and laborers, as well as 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 cooperated 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 are now one of the largest employers of labor m Ashburton. They p%y the highest wages and attribute the sucoesa of their business as "the leading tailors and outfitters" to the employment of the besb j skilled labor, and the fact that they have ' the largest stock of up-to-date tailoring j goods to select from. Their prices are the I lowe3t compatible with good quality. The number of Massoy- Harris bicycles Bold by this firm lately shows that they are ; deservedly very popular high class machines. Intending purchasers will do well to bear m mind that Messrs Craighead and Bebry man's motto is " satisfaction."

COUNTIES' CONFERENCE.

( United PreßS Association -By Elcotrio Telegraph Wellington, August 12 A deputation from the County Councils Conference interviewed the Premier with the object of finding out the position m regard to the Local Government Bill, and if possible procaiing copies of the measure. On the Conference resuming m the afternoon, the j Chairman reported that the deputation had seen the Premier concerning the Local ! Government Bill, and he had replied that ho could nob supply copies. The measure would be practically the same as before, with the exception of abohshiag plurality of voting. He would do his best to put the I measure through this session, but would look { for help from the Conference. If the Con ference advocated the measure and induced the House to call a special session of Parlia ment m February next to deal with the Bill, there was no doubt it would go through. Mr O'Regan said the suggestion of the Premier was altogether impracticable. The present session promised to be the longesb on record, and gave promise of continuing until Christmas. Other delegates said th 9 whole thing de pended on Mr Seddon. It he wanted the Bill to go through it would go through. Further discussion on the Bill was post ( poned. It was decided to amend clause 20 of the L^cal Government Voting Reform B.ill by striking out the words •• Each ratepayer having one vote and no more," and inserting m place thereof the following words •• Vot ing powers of ratepayers to remain as at preßent." It was resolved that it was desirable that County Councils should have power granted to them to levy any small rate such as a special work rates or a bridge insurance rate, without taking a poll of the ratepayers, such rate not to exceed one farthing m the £. - It was decided that the local authorities should be empowered to p\y interest on loans oub of ordinary revenue m cases where eaoh road district reoeived a fixed portion of the entire revenue. Mr Perry, Pahiatua, moved that the Go -1 vernment Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, be amended by reducing the interest thereon to four per cent. After considerable discussion this was carried unanimously and at 5.30, the Con ference adjourned till 11.30 a.m. to-morrow.

CORRESPONDENCE.

<9- _ (We do not hold ourselves responsible for tbo opinions expressed by our correspondents;. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. TO TIIE EDITOR. Sib,— JSe the papors, books, etc., at the Public Library, is there any means of find ing out what one should fiud on the files and tables.— l am, etc.. Enquirer. [We do not think there ia a list kept m our Public Reading room of the files kept. In some libraries one ia posted up, but m many others thsre ia nothing to show what papera are filed, but it is always open to ask the librarian. — Ed.]

IRRIGATION LOANS.

Our Member Keeps Things Moving* I The following is from Hansard (July 28) • I I Irrigation Loans.— Mr Wright (Ashbur- I ton) asked the Premier, When he will m- I j troduoe his promised Bill to deal with loans I for irrigation purposes ? He wished to I j impress upon the Premier nob only the I urgency of ihia matter, but also the magni j tude of the interests involved, because upon j I the answer he may give depanded the j question as to whether upwards of two j hundred thousand acres Bhould be brought I j under irrigation or not m the County of I Aahburton during the ensuing twelve j months. The borrowing powers of the I j Council were restricted by the Counties Act, j which absolutely precluded the Council I from entertaining any proposals for irriga- I I tion m any other irrigation districts than I the eighty thousand acres already consti- I I ttvU v. e( L On fche Ran S ita ta Plains, and for I which they had already borrowing powers I j Bufficient to deal with the matter. But I even there the settlers were naturally I anxious to get the cheaper money which the I I Premier was good enough to promise he would arrange for them.' The Counoil, I however, had no borrowing powers to meeb I the requirements for one hundred and twenty thousand acres on the Kakaia side of the county. Unless this was provided tor with some reasonable promptitude the j whole of that large area of two hundred thousand acres would be kepb baok from irrigation for twelve months. Mr Seddon said he had pub the final 5 ay ° h ° Q the BIU referred t0 « fc noon that

WAR NEWS AMERICA AND SPAIN.

Peace Assured.

Suspension of Hostilities. United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright Washington, August 12. The protocol allows the Spaniards to leave Puerto Rico and Ouba with arms, equipments, and all the honors of war. Adjutant-General Oorbin has tele graphed to General Miles to suspend hostilities, peace being assured, and asks him to inform the Spanish com mander of the fact. Brigadier-General Schwan repulsed a large Spanish force with heavy loss near Mayaguez, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. General Garcia, at the head of 8000 men, is besieging Holquin, sixty-five miles from Santiago, Sydney, August 12 The American colonists here have cabled to President McKinley : — " Our prayer is, hold the Philippines."

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright London, August 12 The rumor of the formation of a Balkan League, comprising Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece and Roumania, under Hussian protection, has been revived. Penny postage with the colonies will commence on Ohristmas Day. The London Chamber of Mines will control the mining section at the Greater Britain Exhibition, and will receive applications for space until October 1. St Petersbdrg, August 12 Russia has acquired a coaling station on the Afiican coast of tha Bed Sea between Assab and Obok. Calcutta, August 11 Indian newspapers express gratifi cation at the appointment of Mr Curzon && Governor-General. Paris, August 12 The French African Committee is equipping two strong expeditions to Lake Tchad, one starting from Algeria and the other by way of the French Soudan. Sydney, August 12 A toy pistol was found on the man King, arrested for the coach robbery, and it is alleged that he used this m the sticking-up, and that the other man presented a short stick, The Daily Telegraph, m reviewing New Zealand's progressive legislation and finance within seven years, says that the success of the Radio*! new departure has been most pronounced ; an unbroken series of surpluses, large contributions to public works from revenue, and a revenue m every part elastic, speak for themselves. On the whole, democracy stands justified by its works m New Zealand. Adelaide, August 12 The woman, Simmons, was found not guilty of murdering Woodling, her husband's paramour. On the ground of insanity she was ordered to be detained during the Governor's pleasure Perth, August 12 At Kanowna, Father Long informed a gathering of 6000 miners that the Sacred Nugget discovered by fishermen was lying untouched at Eanowna, and that it weighed between 95ib and 1001 b. It was found a quarter of a mile this aide nearest the lake on the Kurnalpi Road. Immediately a wild stampede was made from the gathering to the scene of the discovery. Sydney, August 12 A verdict of manslaughter waß returned against Captain Savage and Mr Fawcett, chief officer, of the steamer Ointra, m connection with her running down of the ketch Oorunah, whose captain was drowned. Albany, August 12 The Duke of Manchester arrived by the mail steamer.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

— ,— The League Against Great Britain. Concessions to France. United Press Association— Py EJleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. London, August 11 The telegram published m the Times, with reference to railway con cessions to Russia, coming on the top of yesterday's debate m the Ebuse of Commons upon the absence of skilful diplomacy m dealing with Ohina, has moved public opinion, and the news papers this morning publish severe comments. It is stated that France will contri bute three millions, and Belgium two millions, towards the construction of the Pekin-Hankow line, and that the contract includes a secret clause pro viding for the extension of the railway to Canton. August 12. The Belgian Minister at Pekin in formed the Tsung-Li-Yamen that the French and Russian Ministers joined with him m urging disregard of the British attempt to prevent the ratifi cation of the Pekin-Hankow railway agreement. The Times expects that the agree ment will be ratified forthwith. j It is reported that France has ob ! tamed a lease of the Mantas district, Foochow, and the right to repair war* ships m the Foochaw dockyard.

CANDLELIGHT NOTES.

♦ " I Must have liberty withal, as large a charter a wu wind, to Wow on wh»m I please— As Yotf Like It.' The public are often called upon to read m newspapers, and to hear from election platforms that the Government has a surplus for the year, and aomehow or other this has come to be regarded as a very fine thing for a ministry to be able to announce; Has any one of yonr readers given thw surplus question a little consideration ? If not), then L ht L table su PP lied by the Treasurer (Mr beddon) m Mb last financial (statement will be found very interesting, more especial y I when one h»8 the key to the mystery. Mr Seddon claims that he as Treasurer has gradually inoreaaed the surplus whioh under his administration has always been shown, and that this laßt financial year the surplus of revenue over expenditure is £521,144. He Also Bhowed m his comparative statement of annual surpluses and defioits that last year the surplus was £354,286. And on looking over his table we see that he shows a gradually increasing surplus since his ministry took office. To tesb this surplus we have only to take the revenue and expenditure for the past year from the state ment of Public Accounts, and we see that the former ahows an actual surplus of £166,858. But our Treasurer has added the actual surplus (assuming the whole of the iguresto be correct) to the accumulated surplus of the past eight or nine years as thus : — £ b d Apparent surplus 1897-8 166,858 0 0 Amount of accumulated surpluses brought forward 354,280 0 0 Amount claimed as year's surplus £521,144 0 0 Apart altogether, however, from the method of faking a surplus as shown here, the question naturally suggests itself to the tax payer, is not a continued surplus of revenue a clear proof that the people of this conn try have been needlessly taxed? If Mr Seddon'a figures are correct, then I fail to see how he can excuse himself for having extracted £521,144 from the pockets of this heavily taxed community more than was required to carry on the public business. Perhaps some of the admirers of the present administration will explain this puzzle. The Hon. J. M. Twomey could doubtless make it all right, but for the life of me I cannot. Some friend haa sent me a copy of a very ancient newspaper. It ib No. 6645 of fehe General Evening Post, published m London on Tuesday, July 30, 1776— just 122 years ago. The paper is of four pages, the Bize of the page being that of the Cantetbury Times, only the oolumns being wider there are but) four columns to the Post's page as against five m the page of the Times. The paper is yellow with age, of the old-fashioned hand made kind we are familiar with m books published during last century and the early part of the present one. The type is also of the old-fashioned kind, with the long "s" resembling an "f," and when "ct" comes m combination the letters are conjoined. About twenty years ago the type founders made a strong effort to bring this style of type into fashion again, but the attempt was only partially successful, and but few of the printers who tried it were anxious to give a repeat order. The printing of our ancieai friend is far from clear, ihe ink having evi dently been laid on with the "ink balls" th*t were m use previous to the introduction of inking rollers composed of glue and molasses, a combination that, thanks to the aid of chemistry, has been still further improved on. But the hundred-and-twenty-two-year old stray copy of the Post is interesting m other ways besides showing the great strides the art of printing has made during thU century. We have m its columns not a few despatches from General Guy Carle ton, re garding theprogces3 of the War of Indepen dence m America, letters from officers en gaged m the war, war items of more or less importance, and the resolution of the con vention Bitting at Williamsburg on May 15, 1776, which resolution became the celebrated Declaration of Independence made on July 4of the same year. The number ia interest ing also inasmuch as it give 3 glimpses of so2iaJ life m those days. Ten lines are devoted to a highway robbery. The story is told m an off-hand, free and easy, every day sort of style of how a masked robber presented a pistol (which flashed m the pan) at the driver of a coach, stuck up the party, and acquired two guineas (alt the available cash) and rode off. About a column is occu pied with reports of criminal trials. V6ry many people were sentenced to death for burglary, and one woman for stealing a lamb, but only two— very bad cases— were h.tnged. A pretty fair allowance of Con tinental news is given, as well as the run qf the corn, hay, straw and hop markets, some scraps of local city news, a good many death notices, and a paragraph or two referring to the doingg of the members of George the Third's family. Shipping news bulks largely, and there are several advertisements. The latter are moscly of lotteries, sales of property, and the publications of the pub« Usher of the Post. It may be of interest to my farming readers to know that during the week this old paper was published wheat was worth 32s to 38a per quarter on the London Corn Exchange, and oats 12a to 1 173 6d, The editor of the Post, if he did not burden his readers with any leading articles, could afford room for letters to the editor, and did so for a quarter-column long epitaph m | Latin m memory of a Senior Fellow of Peter house College, Cambridge. Nor was he above a tit-bit like the following: — "The Electress ot Bavaria was reckoned the finest woman of her time. A French nobleman having Bpent some days at her Court at Munich, went thence to Vienna. Introduced to the Empress Queen, and informing her Majesty that he had just come from Munich, she said to him— Well, sir, you have seen the haudsomest woman m Europe. The nobleman replied — Madam, I thought so yesterday." - Peace to the ashes of the grand old fellows who ran the General Evening Post, They had no prohibitionists to centend with m their days as certain little paragraphs indi cate, and there are no records m their paper of anybody having been fined for having gob tight. This by the way reminds me thab things must be looking up m Ashburton, as during this week no less than three men iound themselves m possession of money enough to indulge m whisky dinners. Ib was so long since they had been able to do anything of the kind that their stomachs h , a <* got out of the way of the thing, and as the brain and the stomaoh are very closely connected, the malt rose above the meal, and the owners of said stomacha fell into the hands of the polise, and had to interview lenient magistrates who let them off with a caution, Another friend has sent me a Hawaiian paper, which is full of jubilations over the annexation of those islands by the United fr a -^ e !i o? hafc ' I au PP° s e is »» "gat. The United States have not yet annexed New Zealand, and I am not particularly anxious that they should. When they are likely to do so I will seriously consider what there may be to j abilate about. But the Sandwich Island paper publishes a column of news m a nutshell ; bits of paragraphs that give cqn densed notes of the news of the day." Here is one of the condensed notes.— "There is anew daughter at the house ot John Cassidy. bon Monday night." I suppose Mr and Mi John i Cassidy were pleased when they sasr thia little item of news, but just for the fn ?f the thing, suppose you were to chroni.e m your news columns m this deliciouy boyish way the fact that a new boy or a rw girl had come to the house of a leac&g mavh fi^M cr * a^ ni Bhb8 hb - The experiant may be worth trying, but I hope you ill I have bean the recipient of a good any foreign papers this week. Amongst hers a copy of the Christchurch Truth, t is hardly foreign, but it is so seldom seehere that it might just as well be. In is a paragraph I would recommend to the 4bur- SvX roilgh Conacil> 8 Qonsideration.seine that they have eat so often m Commfce of late on the question of bringing m *vater supply on their own account witfunda provided by a loan whioh the ratepa'S may or may not (especially not) auWee -J. A nice point has been suggested to ias to whether a ratepayer has a right to b«esent ac the meetings ef committees (of a/Unoil a« a whole, or of committees::**!^ of certain members) of a Oounoil of the^roL { w which ii ». ntt^yir, i d. o m j^p -

THE ABHBUKTOK GUAEDIaN ; SATUEDAY, atGUST 13, 1898.







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1 F. FERRIMAN. CHEMICAL LABATORY, COLONIAL MUTUAL BUILDINGS, Princess Street. Dunedin, June 11, 1898. F. FERRIMAN, ABhburton. Sir, — I have the honor to report on Sample of Ground Manure for warded to me I for analysis. I have made analysis with the following result :— Moisture 6-80 f Organio Matter 36 60 -j containing Nitrogen equal to 5 4 I per cent, of Ammonia Silica 3 40 Iron Alumina o'4o Phosphate of Lime as Bone Phos- phate 48*16 Carbonate of Lime « • • • 4*64 100 00 Theso results show the Sample to be of ABSOLUTE PURITY, the large percentage both of Phoßphate of Lime and Ammonia showing this, In fact the Composition can be classed aa a Typioal Sample, which can- not be excelled. Your obedient'aervant, (Signed) A. G. KIDSTOK HUNTER, M.P.S., City Analyst, Dunedin. F. FERRIMAN. TO LET, FOR A CROP OF OATS. I HAVE about 50 Acres of good land to let for a crop jf Oats, which has been down m grass for 10 years. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. FOR IS 075^ COMPLETE (THRESHING PLANT. £ I HAVE for^ private Sale a Complete Threshing Plant, in^splendid order, consisting of — 1 Eight horse-power Aveling and Porter Engine, 1201bs certificate, worked] three seasoas ; Combine, by Hornsby, sft "drum, with all the latest improvements, including Oliver's Pat.ent Feeder ; Elevators, by P. and D. Dunoan, 26ft long; four-wheeled Whar6, Scales, andfall necessary Belting m perfect order. Full particulars can be obtaiued on appli- cation; F. FERRIMAN, THE GARDEN. FOR TOP-DRESSING THE LA.WN, BORDERS, OR VEGETABLE GARDEN I HAVE FOR SALE m 1 and 2 cwt Bags a Special Mixture, consisting of Super- pho&phate and Honedust, both of which are excellent fertilizers. The one gives the plant an early start, the other puts a lasting stamina into it, which results m a large and profitable yield. F. FERRIMAN- F. FERRIMAN, HAS FOR SALE, FOOT LEVER COPYING PRESS. (Capel and Gaskill'a Patent). SIMPLE. CONVENIENT. CLEAN. PERFECT COPIES. TIME SAVING. NO BREAKAGES. In this Age of High-pressure 'm business an easy and rapid means of Copying Letters, Invoice?, etc., is of great importance. OHURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburtoß. CONFIRMATION CLASSES. WEDNESDAY— For Women, m St. Stephen's Church, 7.30 pm THURSDAY-For Men, m St Stephen's Church, 7.30 pm SATURDAY— SpeciaI Class, St Stephen'a Churoh, 2.30 pm SUNDAY SERVICES. August 14. B.3o— Holy Communion. 11 a. m.— Morning Prayer 3 p.m. — Dromore, Rev T, A, Hamilton. 6.3o— Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. tt-OZIK TJBA. '« Bent ■ $



INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind. U.S.A., PAID IN.OAPITAL-OWE MIUMON DOLLARS. TN the construction of our j machines three prime factors have been con* ftidered throughout, simplicity, universality, and strength. Subordinate to these we have given oareful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideas, and Wi cordially invite the most critical attention to our new models, every feature of whioh has been submitted to exhaustive tests to demonstrate its practicability before adoption. FRAMES- THE success of the tubing used m '97 Waverleys haa been amply demons rated by » f 3 irebord during bhe season past. The fact that not a single Waverley frame Las broken during the entire year speaks volumes for its quality, and we continaj the use of the best grade of hisrh-aarbon Albany weldiesa steel tubing m Waverley frames for 1898. with flush j )ints of drop forged steel throughout, preferring to placa nur depsndonce upon this more expensive BUT (MSLIT PROPER CONSTRUCTION FOI4 BICYCLES of the highest standard, rather than to use the substitutes now commonly resorted to by many makers who have aimed bo reduca costs at the expense of quality. In our Ladies' frame we have used special tubing of 16 gauge at the loop where the strain is greatest, drawn down to 22 gauge at the head, thus combining the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight. FORKS. OUR new fork is constructed of the same tubing as that used m the fram?, with s forged steel arched crown hollowed onfc for lightnesss. It was designed and perfected m our own factory, and we claim for it not only graceful appearance j and lightness, but it Is the strongest fork crown ever made. BEARINGS, K3PEOIA.L attention has been given to the bearings of our 189S machines, with the result that we have secured great, simplicity, perfect intorchangeability, j | "perfect alignment, perfect cone sntriciby, ani perfect protection from dust. In j >■ further developing the principle adopted by v \ last year for adjusting by s)ld- \ ing instead of by threaded c >nes, we have devised a universal cone, fitting either {^ aide of the front or rear wheel, and hwing adoutle faco with two ball races. Ib "can be pub on the machine m ti^hb difftrant places or ways, thus miking ib impossible to assemble the b>arin<3[B incorrectly. The cones are prevented from turning on th« axles by conta;C between their knurled faces and the knurled surfaces of the nuts whijh adj isb them. Especial attention is 3tll;d ro the dvs 1 ; proof qualities of all the bearings on the machine as being the mo»t effej ive protection yet applied to bicycle construction. They have surpassed any ideal and are as potent as they are evident. The balls ! roll on the inn«r face of the c )ae, while Uige felt washers, held m place by dusfe otps, have a long bearing rmt oa the outside rica, thus forming a valve seat. Dust or water coming ag-insb this washer ouly tends to press it more tighily against j the race, closing the bearings more effectively against its entrance. All the bearing* throughout the entire bicycle are ball retaining, and the axles and all beariig parts are larga, strong, aaJ constructed of special stock. CRANK HANGER. THE principle of the bearings In this part of the machine is exactly the same as m the bubs. The adjustment is entirely on the left hand side, and is made positive by a plunger inserted icthe crank, which engages one of a circle of Email holes m the face of the sleeve. The adjustment of these bearings is very delicate, the distance between the holes representing 1-2000 of an inch. SPROCKETS. DURING- the past year we have spent much time and tnonay upon the improve- ment of the sprocket tooth form, and have finally arrived at perfection never before accomplished. Ib will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our chain does not elide into its seat by the aid of a guide roller either on the chain or the sprocket, bub simply takt-s its exact pUce. In other words, it walks m and walks out of the sprocket m the same manner as a man puts his foot down and lifts it from the ground. In consequence of this no friction is caused, and each link of the chain pulls on the sprocket tooth only a part of the load, while with less perfect c instruction the link slides into place, carrying alone all the load during the time it takes for this accion, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly. This small stretch at each joint is continually adding to the total length of the chain an<il finally its pitch and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain can only run on the poiuts of the teeth, grinding and cutting until both chain and sprocket are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection'of our chaius and sprockets may be found m the appearance of a sprocket after it has been running several months, a layer of dust will always be found from the pitch line to the top of each tooth, showing conclusively the absence of grinding action usually pre.enb m chain transmission. TO the production of our new models we have unstlntingly devoted our best efforts and ripest ideas. In its construction we have especially avoided freak mechanism f>r the purpose of obtaining novelties without practical value, and while ib presents many new features m keeping with the progress of the cycle building urr, these h^ve all been submitted to the most rigid practical tests, fully establish- ing their excellence and superiority. IT is designed for all round hard work and wear, combining with its elegance and lightness sufEoieat strength and durability for good service under the moat trying conditions. PRACTICAL Novelties, self evident advantages, and manifest simplicity combine with strength and beauty to constitute our '9B Waverley the best machine tha. we, or, po far as we know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the marker afc any price, and we claim for Waverley Bioycles full equality with any bicycle i buile m the world. WE HAVE APPOINTED; JOHN ORE, & CO., ASHBURTON, IScle agents for ihe s.io of our machines m the South Island of New Zealand. INDIANA BIGYOLE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. i ■