PHASES OF THE MOON.

June. 5

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1898. Local and General.

Heavy Flood —The Ashburton river ia m flood to-day, several inches higher than after the late nor'-wester. Compensation Cash. — An important oom' pentatiou oase is sec down for heariijg at the next sitting of the Ashburton District Court. Mr Robert Kennington, of Winslow, is suing the Longbeaoh Road Board for the Bum of £500 as compensation for injuries alleged to have been caused by an accident which happened while he was driving down the Willowby road from Winslow. Mr R. M. Cuthbertson has been retained for the plaintiff and Mr 0. W. Purnell for the Road Board. The Ministry. — Despite persistent rumours to the contrary (says the Wellington correspondent of the Lytttlton Times), it may be taken as absolutely cettain that there will be no reconstruction of the Ministry during the present session. I am aleo m a position to state that when the time arrives for reconstruction it will take the shape of inviting the Hon. J. G. Ward to resume his position as Colonial Treasurer, and that the Minister who will retire to make room for him will neither be Mr Thompson nor Mr Hall-Jones.

Gladstone as a Linguist.— Perhaps the beat illustration of the scope of Mr Glad stone's power as a linguist (saya the West minister Gazette) was given many years ago when he addressed an assembly on the Island of Corfu m modern Greek, a little later spoke to an assembly m Florence m Italian, a few days later conversed with ease m German with Bismarck, soon afterwards responded m fluent French to[a toast ab a banquet m Paris, and then crossed the Channel to deliver a five hours' speech m Parliament on the Budget. Railway Gasholders.— By the midday train to Chri>tchurch on Thursday there were sent up to Addington two travelling gas-holders full of Pintsch gaß for lighting railway carriages. These are huge cylinders, like Cornish boilers, so well put together that there is not a sign of seam or joint or riveb. The cylinders are imported, and have been builb on bogie trucks at the Hillside shops. Each has a capacity of 4500 cubic feet, and the gas is compressed into them to nine or ten atmospheres. From the storage tanks the gas is led into the cylinders under the passenger cars by connecting them with a strong flexible pipe. BOILED Milk.— -The medical evidence m the recent case at Nolbou m which three persons were poisoned by drinking milk two days old showed that ib was a mistaken notion that the mere boiling of milk pre served it. The bacteria of the unboiled milk were then skin, but unless the milk was thereafter scientifically preserved, other bacteria might develop, and ib was still liable to decomposition, said i>r Mackie. There were a groat many ptomaines and tomes m milk, mear, etc, some more virulent even than strychnine or arsenic, and some did not make their presence known by smell. Ab the inquest it was found that Miss Stoney, who died after drinking the stale milk, had really succumbed to heart failure. The other two persons recovered.

" Tjje Final War."— Wo have received from the publisher a copy of this week's Canterbury limes, which contains two fea tures which separate tLia number from the ordinary ones. These are a winter pictorial problem competitiou sheet", with priz:s amounting to £6 63 offered ; and the com nvnccmenb of a now imaginative story, "The Final War." The opening chapters are extremely brisk, and promise a lively tale to follow, from a sudden declaration of war against England by France and Ger many, with Russia as a reserve force. Whatever may be said of the tendenoy of such tales ".a the one adopted by this very live r^per, m regard to its effect upon the fpciing towards Hritain of her continental neighbors, there can be no duubb about this ' one bsiog very readable. This Fremantle Tragedy. —Ab the inquest on the boy Mason, who committed suicide at Fremantle, W.A , the jury returned a verdict that the deceased com j mitted suicide owing to the disgrace attached to his birth, which had preyed upon his mind. Frederick Mason, the father, a wealthy man, had been living with a woman for several years, and had five or six children by her. He recently deserted the woman, and married a widow named Mrs Hillmer. Mason and his wife intended leaving on a trip, and went to Bay goodbye to the children, but Henry, sixteen years of age, refused to shake hands, but pulled a revolver out of his pocket and shot himself. The father, who disappeared, was ultimately discovered, with his newly-made bride, on board the German steamer Karlsuhe, and brought aßhore by the police. Mrs Mason, however, remained on bostd and went for her trip.

A Cycling* Funeral. — Ib has come at last, has the cycling funeral— or, rather, according to the Cycle, ib is quite prepared to come directly. Cycles have, of course, appeared at funerals before, but this is the first time an undertaker has specially laid himself out to do what might be called the funeral on wheel* dt rigueur. It is only to be expected the honor of the innovation belongs to an enterprising American — a Chi cago undertaker. He intends that the entire funeral procession shall of a cyclihg character. In addition to the fact that everybody who will may cycle, the hearse itself will be a cycling one. Eight cyclists will provide the motive power, and the hearse. will be dis pensed with. If the friends of the deceased care to provide the hoi'ses they may do so, but suitable muscular men will be provided if required. For such mourners ao do not cycle, and fur aged followers, a few cycle carriages will be provided. Defence. — The Parliamentary corres pondent of a contemporary says : — lf the references to the question of defence m the Governor's Speech may be taken as indica ting an honest determination on the parb of the Government to place tha colony m a reasonably secure position, m view of tjhe possibility cf Great Britain being involved m war, they may, judging by the general feeling among members, count upon every assistance from both Bides of the House. While there is naturally much difference of opinion as to whab would be the most efficient and least expensive method of defence, all seem to be agreed that some thing must be done. Some members think our fortifications should be improved ; others that we should increase our contributions to the Navy, while ' others again lay special stress on giving further encouragement to volunteering. Complete re-organisation of the defences of the colony upon some definite and comprehensive plan, including all the above suggestions, is generally considered necessary, but any real improvements m the present system will probably meet with hearty support.

Ddnedin Abattoirs. — The Dunedin Town Clerk reported at last meeting of the City Council that every butcher supplying meat to the inhabitants of Dunedin was now hav ing his meat kill- d at) the City Abattoir, and nob only so, bub that twenty-four otber butcherß supplying suburban boroughs and outlying districts— included m this number being butchers from Green Island, Mosgiel, and Rtlmerston— and the proprietors of the Brock villo Blaughteryards (Messrs Black wood Bros.) were now having all their stock killed ab tfte abattoir. The report was received with general expressions of satis faction. The Mayor, h'oweyer, said that there was still a great deal to carry out ip connection with the abattoir before it was what it should be. He looked forward to having a shilling room for the meat during the summer, also a shed for the disposal of the Bkins and some system fpr tha djaposaj of the off*l m a manner that, would be profit? able to the QDUBflil and. cease to be a. nui> lAßgf* 1

Punctual Mails -The Alameda, with the colonial mails of June 11, arrived at Francisco on Wednesday last, the due date. Raixfall m Wellington.— The rainfall m Wellington for June waa 3 27in. as a<* ft inac 2.42 for June of last year. Auckland Exhibition.— The erection. of the buildings of ihe Auckland Industrial -«nd Mining Exhibition ia proceeding vigor ously. Of 46,000 ft of spjtne about three fourths have beeu already applied for. Personal.— Dr and Mrs Leahy were passengers per the south express today. The doctor's state of health for some time past has given cause for anxiety, and we sincerely hope the change will prove beneficial. Curious Affair.— A ourious complication is reported from Mauaia. The Town Board olerk is absent at Wellington, and tho publicans, being unable to get their licenses renewed for the year commencing to-day, have had to close. ■ A Remarkable Apple Tree.— Apples are being picked at the old settlement of York Town on bhe Tamar (Tasmania), from a tree that waa one of the first planted m the colony, some ninety years ago. Canterbury Conciliation Board. — A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Mr Arthur H. Turnbull is gazetted Chairman of the Board of Conoilia tion for Canterbury district. Hockey — A practice game was played on the Club'a ground on Thursday, between sides chosen by Mr Mellor and Mr McKinney. F. Gale played a splendid gamo throughout, ecoriog frequently, and secured victory to the -saptain's team. Scorchers, Beware the Dog. —As Master Friedlander (Chub) was bcorohing across the traffic bridge this morning, he was stopped by a dog getting m front of his wheel, and owing to the Budden stoppage landed m the mud and dirt. We are pleased to learn that thia young scorcher received no Berious injury. We beg to notify that we have secured the Sub-Agency for the celebrated Massey- Harris Bicycles. Ladies and Gentlemen's machines up-to-date always m stock. Lowest cash prices or easy terms fco suit customers. One good second-hand bicycle for sale, nearly new. Price, £13 10s ; guaranteed. — Craighjead and Bhbryman, ho loading Tailors and Outfitters, Ashburton.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Ws do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions sxpressed by our correspondents/ DISEASE AMONG HORSES. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — My moments of elation have been few ; but one of those moments visited me again upon opening the G dardian on Wednes day evening. To think that 1 had been successful m attracting — more than a passing thought— a supreme effort from that eminent scientiat, J. R. Charlton, with eleven letters at the end of his name (London included) has demonstrated to me that I possess a magnetic force I little dreamed of. I have not known such elation since 1864, when I carried forth to a patient my first bottle of medicine. 1 am sorry, however, for you. The chagrin you must feel ab Mr Charlton's expression of regret that my letter appeared m your 'paper— which he might have missed — but should have appeared m the columns of Ally Slope}' and the Bitrragadthecn Side-splitter — his (Mr Charlton's) favorite journals, which he never misse?, bub which m fact have become a necessity to him — a part of himself, his inspiration. Heuce his mortification when he contemplates what he might have 1 !o9t. Doubtless he will subscribe to your journal cow, for I shall draw him ag in. He le-lla us ia effuofc that toothache is not a disease. Influnmatioa, etc , ia only j* symptom, and so on. That is all very well for Mr Charlton, who ought to distinguish between a sign and its moan-Ki^v But what, would have been the use of tilling my letter i with distinctive synonyms as acetis, hydro [ thorax and a host of others ? I should only \ have been doing as your correspondent has I done, i.t , fill my letter with twaddle. 1 am a common man moving among common people, using common signs, and talking a common language. Our wants and necessi ties are very real. Mr Charlton'a mission m J life should be inspired, not by his favorite Burragadtheeii Side- Splitter, but by a keen I apprehension of thoßo needs. That he has no such apprehension is clear. Ho con tributes to you 520 words, not one of which — or one single sentence they contain — will profits your readers. Is Mr Oharlton too engrossed m hi 9 "Punch and Judy Side eplitter "to write again— in language that common people will understand— and say why their horaes are dying ? And is he able to define m everyday language the disease, nob omitting to give the sign ? — I am, etc., W. T. KINQSTON. j

COMMERCIAL.

METHVEN STOCK MARKET.

The usual sale of sbeep, etc., was held at the Methven yards on Thursday, the attend ance was small and the entry of sheep, etc., was much smaller than usual. The day as far as weather was concerned was very rough, wet and unpleasant, and the business of the day was pushed through with as little delay as possible. Of an entry of some 2,000 sheep several lines were passed m. The following prices wore obtained : —Two tooth crossbred ewes and wethers, lls ; four tooth crossbred wethers, 103 91 ; grossbred ewes m lamb, 4s lid ; merino ewes m lamb, 2s 3d ; crossbred lambs, 3, 3$ 4d, 4a Bd, 5s Id to 5a 6d. Black draught mare, £19.

FOOTBALL

An interesting game of football waß played m the High School grounds on Thursday afternoon, between "teams repre senting the High School and the Juniors 2nd. A strong wind was blowing, which greatly hindered the game. From the start the Juniors had the best of the game. Soon after the commencement some good parsing by the Juniors three-quarters enabled W. Heasley to score. No goal resulted. McKee (for the High School) scored from a splendid run, which he also converted. This was ihe only spore phe school obtained. W. Berg aud R. Kerr also secured touches for the Juniors, which were not converted, and F. Clark succeed m potting a neat goal. At oall of time the score stood — Juniors, 13 • school, 5. McKee, Baxter and Gudsell played well for the school, a3 did Baker, Kerr apd Heasley for the Juniors. Mr A. Pilbrow gave every satisfaction as referee.

THE ASHBURTON HOSPITAL.

# We have been requested to publish the following; — Ashburton Hospital, July 1, 1898. TO THE EDITOR, • Sir, — As I suppose I am the swagman referred to m this morning's Standard, I must most emphatically contradict that paper's statement. In the first instance, I do not consider mysalf as being old and worn out, or sick unto death. 1 was not waiting more than three or four minutes, and that was entirely my own fault, as just at that time an inquest was about to be held, and I did not wish to put myself forward. Con stable Eade saw me and informed Mrs Maokay, who at once admitted me, and has treated me with' the greatest kindness since admissiou. 1 consider it only scant justice to the Hospital authorities to correct these false and malicious statements. — I am, etc., James MoLaughlin.

Holloway's Pills and Ointment. — A. house builb upon the sand caunob have a permanent foundation ; and the same may be said of every undertaking m life. Success, to have a permanent effect, must be built upon something solid, or it will orumbe into ashes when seemingly within our grasp. The foundation of anything of value tnusb be carefully laid, or it will soon become useless, This remark is partioulhrly applicable m referenoe to our health, for if it js not firmly established through the blood being pure and the stomach m regular order, we are liable ab any time to be fatally attaoked by disease. Hplloway's fills and Ointment lay a foundation of geod health which will be permanent turn Strong »i » W?fcj .

COURSING.

The third coursing meeting of the season under the auspices of the Ashburton Coursing Club took place on Thursday at Pendarvea, on the estate of Mr W. H. Rule, to whom the Club ueaire to effer their best fchanks. The day, although not wet as ou the two previous occasions, was extremely un pleasant, a howling nor'weater blowing, and what with chasing hats and hanging on to loose at tides, those who ventured out, were kept pretty busy. Hares, too, were very wild, and up to one o'clock only three courses had been run. Mischief, the winner, showed much improved form since she ran at the first meeting, albeit she had Borne luck m geiting an accidental bye m the first round through the non-appearanco of her opponent, & Ohristchurch dog, and m having a very short oourae m the last trial bub one. Zonobia surprised some by her running, seeing that she had been shut up m her kennel for three weeks prior to bhe meetiDg. Mr M. Digby gave satisfaction as judge, and Messrs Healy and Thomas Alexander' handled the elipa with success, considering the fearful wind. Following are the re sults : — Maiden Stakes— First dog, £6 ; runner up £2, FIRST ROUND. Mr C. Weedon's bd b Zenobia, by Mer chant— Green Garter, beat Mr A. Wheeler's fn d Lord Zetland, by Arawa — Fly. Mr A. Lee's blue b Bluolight, by Hark away—Yorkshire Lass, beat MrC. Weedon's r d Saxon, Barrington— Tai. Mr A. Lee's blk b Little Dob, by Spring—. Lassie, beat Mr T. Alexander's bd d Case, by Merchant — Green Garter.

Mr T. Alexander's w b Mischief, by Spring— Ringwood bitch, ran an accidental bye. SECOKD ROUND. Zenobia beat Blue Light) Mischief beab Little Dob FINAL ROUND. Mr T. Alexander's w b Mischief, beab Mr 0. Weedon'a bd b Zenobia, and won the stake. First Round— Zenobia led Lord Zetland by Beveral lengths, and never gave her op ponent a chaDCo. Saxon led Blue Light several lengths, but ' the hare escaped through a fence before a score, the verdict being ano course. In the , run off, Saxon again led, but the haro sud denly swerved to Blue Light, so that Saxon only gob the turn a length to the good, Blue ( Light then put m some good work, killed, and won* Little Dot beat Case pointless. Mischief ran a bye with Lord Zetland. Second Round.— Zenobia led fcßlue Light five lengths to the hare and put m some clever work, when Blue Light got m, but Zenobia came again and won a long course somewhat easily. Mischief led Little Dob a length to the hare, killed very emartly and won. Final. — Mischief just led Zenobia to a very fast hare, and after some give and take work Mischief killed, and won with little to spare.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association -By Eleotrio Telegraph Wellington, June 30 The Council met at 2 30 p.m., but ad journed immediately, it being arranged that the Speiker should resume the chair m the evening m anticipation of an Imprest Supply Bill beiDg sent up from the Huose. IMRREST SUPPLY, On the Council resuming ab 8 30, the Imprest Supply Bill wa3 received from the House, and passed through all its stages.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.20 p m. TJ2-VVB OF ABSENCE. Teri~aays' leave of absence was granted to Mr Duthie, absent on urgent private busiuesp, REVALUATION OF LAND BILL a On leave being asked by Mr O'Regan for leave to introduce the Periodical Revalua tion of Land Leased m Perpetuity Hill, the Minister of Lands said thac if the Bill were shown him he would consult his colleagues to ascertain the attitude of the Government with regard to it. IMPREST BILL. The House went into Committee to consider an Imprest Supply Bill for £470 000.

The Colonial Treasurer a tid that the Bill asked for £30,000 more than was usual, which was explaiued by the ixab that the railway revenue having increased by £101,000 has led to additional expenditure. Mr Hutcheson and Mr Scobie Mackenzie pointed to an irregularity m the Bill inas much as £51,000 of the total consisted of a transfer from the Consolidated Fund to the Public Works Fund, while the Committee possessed no documentary evidence concern ing the details of the transaction. The Treasurer contended that there was no irregularity. The Bill passed through all its stages. THE NO CONFIDENCE DEBATE. Mr Laog resumed the debate on Captain Russell's amendment to the Addreas-in-reply, and supported the amendment. Mr Lawry followed on the other side. The House rose at 5.30 p m. The House resumed at 7 30 p.m. Mr Hunter maintained that the leader of the Opposition would have failed m his duty to the people had he not protested against the unconstitutional action of the Govern ment m the matter of the Parliamentary Buildings. Apart from the fact that the expenditure was not authorised, public money should not be spent on more or less unnecessary buildings while there were rivers that needed bridging and districts without roads and bridges. Mr Flatman. characterised the amendment aa a brick and mortar affair m no sense worth the noise made about it by its sup porters, who appeared to be anxious to block the business of the House under the pretence of protecting the interests of the aountry. Mr Crowther said that the Govarnment should not have undertaken the expenditure, j Mr C. Wilson said m r9ference to the subject of the amendment that his verdict with regard to the Government was "nob guilty, but don'b do it again." Mr Monk spoke m support of the amend ment, and criticised the policy and adminis tration of the Government, the intersessional addresses of Ministers, and the statements made m the Governor's speech. He held that the distiuot tendency of Ministerial measures and proposals was to confuse the conditions of society, and compel the young men of the country to go to other landa m quest of adequate opportunities for their energies and advancement. He argued that instead of buying lands for settlement with money raisod m England io should be done with the funds borrowed from the Savings Bank, as m that) way interest was kept m the colony. Mr Millar moved the adjournment of the debate. The House rose at 11 30 p.m.

News m Brief.

The euterprising Anglo-New Zealand Company have just completed arrangements with George Sutherland, the champion cyoliat of New Zealand, and W. A. Thomp son, of Wellington, who holds some valuable records, to travel for them m New Zealand for the sale of their Osmond, Anglo Special, and other cycles. Sutherland will race at all principal meetings, and will be mounted on either of the Company's cycles. Mr J. W. Jones, of Christchurch, the amateur champion, will also Btraddle an Osmond during the approaching season. Many other prominent raoing men have also booked orders for Osmond racers.

SPORTING.

NAPIER PARK RACES.

Napier Park Rac;:coitß' e > June 30. • Following are concluding results of the] second day's races :— ; Second Hurdles, of 70 soys ; If mile- Social Pest (Okrke) 1, Marina 2, Tally-ho 3. Wo •• by a length. Tune— 3.3Bg. D»vidend —£2 4*. Farewell Steeplechase, of 60 soya ; 2£ m"le3. — Coastguard (Barley) 1. Greenstone 2, Chtquo 3. Won by two lengths. Time — 583 Dividend— £7 13a. Newstead Handicap, of 45 soys ; 1J mile — Acme (Delaney) 1, Hikuatfthua 2, Stock ville 3, Won by two lengths. Time— 2.lß3. Dividend— £ll 17s.

NEW ZEALAND CUP.

Uhristchuroh, June 30 The following are the handicaps for the NZ, Cup, of 1500 soya; two miles. Run on November 7 :— ab lb Bt lb Waiuku .. 10 0 Dundas ..7 5 St. Paul ..9 9 Ilex ..7 4 Multiform ..9 8 Seabrook ..7 3 Swordfish ..9 2 Altaic ..7 3 Nestor .. 8 12 Target ..7 0 Bob Ray . . 810 Sequin . . 7 0 ' Day Star ..8 8 Versailles ..7 0 Starshot ..8 4 Nanaen .. 6 13 MarquiaofZet'd 8 3 Tire .. 6 13 North Atlantio 8 2 Nibihsb .. 6 13 Mountebank .. 7 13 Double Evenb 6 12 Sylvia Park . . 7 12 Firearm . . 6 12 Zanella .. 7 12 M&latua .. 6 12 An tares .. 7 11 Peerage .. 6 12 Epauleb .. 711 Explosion .. 611 Boreas .. 7 10 Fulmen .. 6 10 CceurdeLion.. 7 9 Chaaseur ..6 9 Douglas ..7 8 Doneraile ..6 8 Oannonahob ..7 8 Glenelg ..6 7 Defiant ..7 8 Golden Legend 6 7 Goldleaf 7 8 Abercrombie . . 6 7 Rubin ..7 8 Scotia ..6 7 Tiranfc d'Eau . . 7 7 Ideal ..6 7 Heritas ..7 6 Refugee ..6 7 Sb. Oyr ..76

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

* Camara's Fleet. A Spanish Liner Chased. Timely Assistance. The Invasion of Cuba. United Press Association— By Elcotrio Telegraph— Copyright) Washington, June 29 lb was the Spanish torpedo boat Terror which attacked the St. Paul oft San Juan, the St. Paul disabling the Terror. June 30. The cruisers St. Louis and St. Paul chased the Spanish liner Antonio Lopes, which was laden with big guns and ammunition, with which she was attempting to enter San Juan. Tbe liner ran ashore at Salinas, while the gunboats General Ooncha and Isabel 11. compelled the cruiser to retire, thus enabling the cargo of the Antonio Lopes to be landed. Thirteen thousand American troops have reached the front. General Shafter reports that he is able to take Santiago de Cuba within forty-eight hours. Cairo, June 80 Admiral Oamara's fleet has entered the Suez Canal.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright. London, June 29 Madame Melba, re-appeared at Covent Garden. There was an im mense audience, and the performance was a great success. William Moran and Company, tea and indigo merchants, of Calcutta, have suspended payment. At a meeting of the members of the House of Commons it was decided to introduce a bill for suppressing the extreme Ritualism practised m some of the Anglican Churches. June 80 Owing to the breaking of a handle bar, a quintette of pacers was over turned at the Crystal Palace Platt- Betts, the well known cyclist, who was following them, sustained a terrible fall, his jaw being broken m five places. The Duke of Cambridge has accepted the' presidency of the Gceatev Britain Exhibiton. Lord Herschell, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Sir Richard Oartwright, Sir Louis ; Daries, and Mr Oharlton have been appointed the British Commissioners to settle the Canadian-American diffe rences. St Petkrsbdeg, June 29 Russia ia sending 1500 troops to Port Arthur.'

j Cairo, June 30 i SafeddiD, cousin of the Khedive, I has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for attempting to mur | der Ahmed Furad, son of I3mail Pasha, } at the Khedival Olub m Cairo. B/ms>, June 30 The following is the personnel of the Italian Cabinet :— General Pel loux, Premier and Minister of the Interior • Admiral Canevaro, Minister for Foreign Affairs j General San VCarzeno, Minister for War; Signor Palumos, Minister for Marine. Melbourne, June 30 A party of tributora of the Llan berris mine, Ballarat, have unearthed a number of large nuggets, aggregat ing 109oz, and valued at over £1600.

SPEECH BY LOUD SALISBURY

British interests Prospering', Attitude Towards China. United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyrighb London, June 30 Lord Salisbury, speaking at the United Service Olub, said that apart from the great sorrow over the Ameri can and Spanish war, the world politi cally looked smiling enough. British interests everywhere showed signs of growing prosperity. Under all circum stances, he said, British treaty rights m Ohina would be maintained. He hoped to convince China that her best safeguard was to accept British aid m her*reforms and the development of her resources.

SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW.

United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright ' Sydney, Jane 30 J The annual sheep show opened to , day. The following are the New Zea t land awards . — -Lincoln ewe, over two i years— Menlove, Oamaru, 1. English ■ Leicesters — Ram over two years — [ Menlove, Oamaru, 1 ; Threlkeld, Ingle ! wood, 2 and 3. Ram under two i years — Menlove, Oamaru, \ and 2 Ewe over two years — Threlkeld, Ingle wood, 1 and 2 Ewe under two years — Menlovej Oamaru, 1 and 2. Border Leioesters-^Ram two years — Menlove, Oamarn, 1 and 2. Ewe under two years— Menlove, Oamaru, I and 2.

SOUTH SEA ISLANDS EXCUR SION.

• „ United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright Sydney, June 30 Despite web weather, a large crowd witnessed the departure of the Wai kare on her initial excursion to the South Sea Islands. The vessel took her departure at 3.30 this afternoon with eighty-five Island passengers on board, including leading people from all the colonies and an English contin gent, The whole steerage accommoda tion of the steamer toad been re-fitted for Siloon passengers m a sumptuous manier, and everything that could possibly contribute to the success of the trip has been done. Very many sightseers inspected the vessel, whose spick and span condition equals, that of any \of the larger ooeao liners, and reflepts qreflit oo fae Vmu Company

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph —Copyright London, June 30 The Marquis of Salisbury has in formed the Geographical Society that the Government are unable to under take the formation of an expedition to the Antarctic. The Times deplores the decision, and urges the country to respond to the Society's appeal for £50,000 with which to equip the expedition.

AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

New South Wales. United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright Received Wakapuaka July 1, 9 45 a . m Guardian Office 10 10 a.m. Sydney, July 1 The Legislative Assembly has passed bills for extending the hours of polling, and for taking a referendum vote on any fiscal issue.

THE NIGER CONVENTION.

♦ . A Gorman Protest. United Press Asßooiation— By Eleobrio Telegraph— Copyright. Berlin, Juno 80 The German Colonial Association protests against the violation by the British of the German rights under the Niger convention.

THE LATEST.

Australian.

United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright |Reoeived Wakapuaka, July 1, 9 45 a.m, Guardian Office 10.10 a.m.' The Jtlanawata Raised. Melbourne, July 1 The steamer Manawatu, which sank as the result of a collision, has been raised.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. Received Wakapuaka July 1, 9 20 ».m, Guardian Office, 10 a.m. McKinley Disagrees. Washington, June 30 Mr McKinley regards the action of the Appropriation Committee of the Senate, m omitting the vote for the Commission to act with the Canadian Commission m the settlement of disputes between Canada and America, as an interference with his functions m regard to framing treaties. Newfoundland Fisheries. St. John's, July 30 Sir James Winter, Premier of New foundland, has requested the British Government, to abolish the fishing treaties with France. Lord Brassey Speaks. London, Judg 30 Speaking at Hastings, Lord Brassey said the power of the British navy was pre-eminently exhibited m the Chinese waters. Lord Salisbury had secured all the substantial results that could fairly be expected. The Miners' Strike. Mr Ritchie has asked Mr Justice Vaughan Williama to act as conciliator m connection with the strike of the South Wales miners. The employers are reluctant to recognise such appoint, ment.

THE ASHBUKTON GOABDIAN ; FRIDAY, JULY. 1, 1898



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INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. Indianapols, Ind # U #^ # A. f t»AIE|W CAMSJAL-ONE 3HJ3LX.XO3* DOIiLABS, TN the construction of our m»ohine3 ihrae prime factors have been con- sidered throughout, eimpliolty, universality, and strength. Subordinate to these we have given careful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideas, anl we cordlilly Invite th« moab critical attention to our new models, every feature of which h»s been submitted to exhaustive tests to demonstrate its practicability before adoption. FRAMES. THE success of the tubing uaed m '97 Waverleys has been amply demonstrated by Its record during the seaaon past. The fact that nob a single Waverley frame has broken during the entire year speaks volumes for Its quality, and we continue the use of the best grade of hiofb-carbon Albany weldess steel tubing m Waverley frames for 1898. with flush joints of drop forged steel throughout, preferring to place r.ur dependence upon this more expensive BUTOWLi PROPER CONSTRUCTION FOR BICYCLES of the highest standard, r 1 "" rather than-fco~tiße_th6 a aba ti tubes now commonly resorted to by many makers— - who have aimed to 'reduce' cost's' at the expense of quality. _.In_ou_r_ Lidies' 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. OfJR new fork is constructed of the same tubing as that used m the frame, with a forged steel arched orown hoUowed out fot lightnesßS. It was designed and perfected m our own factory, and we claim for it not only graceful appearance and lightness, but it is the strongest fork crosrn ever made. BEARINGS. ESPECIAL attention has been given to the bearings of our 1893 machines, with the result that we hive secured great simplicity, perfect interchangeable y, perfect alignment, perfect concentricity, an I perfect protection from dust. la further daveloping the principle adopted by vu last year for adjusting by s'ld- ing instead of by threaded cones, we have dsvlsed a universal cone, fitting either Bide of the front or rear wheel, and having a double face with tvo ball races. It can bs pub on the machine In tight different places or ways, thus making it impossible to assemble the bearings incorrectly. The cones are prevented from turning on the axle a by contact between their knurled faces and the knurled surfaces of the nuts which adjust them. Especial attention is 3illed to the dusb proof qualities of all the bearings on the machine as being the moat effective protection yecappliad to bicycle construction. They have surpassed any ideal and are as potent as they are evident. The balls rail on the inner face of the coae, while laige felt washers, held m place by duab eips, have a long bearing rasi: on the outside race, thus forming a valve seat. Dust or water coming agiiast this washer only tends to press it more tigh'ly against the race, closing the bearings more effectively against its entrance. All the bearing* throughout the entire bicycle are ball retaining, *nci the axles and all beariag parts are larga, strong, and constructed <** opQclal stock. fe CRANK HANGER. THE principle of the bearings m this part of the machine is exactly the same aa m the hubs. The adjustment is entirely on the left hand side, and is made positive by a plunger inserted ir» the crank, which engages one of a circle of i- mall 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 money upon the improve- ment of the sprocket tooth form, and have finally arrived at perfection never before accomplished. It will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our chain does not slide in^.o its f=e*t by the aid of a guide roller either on the chain or the sprocket, but eimp'y takes its exact place. In other words, it walks m and walks but 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 construction ih« link slides into place, carrying alone all the load during the time it takes for this action, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly. This «mall -tretch at> each joint is continually adding to the total length of the chain ori'ii finally its puch and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain cm only run on the poiuts of the teeth? grinding and cutting until both chain at d sprocket are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection of our chains and sprockets may be found m the appearance of a sprocket after it has been running B.verai mouths, a layer of dust will a! w»ys be found from the pitch line to the top of each tooth, showing conclusively the absenoe of grinding action usually f present m chain transmission. TO the production of our new models wo have unstintingly devoted our best efforts and ripent ideas. Iv its construction we have especially avoided freak mechanism fit the purpose of obtaining novekioa without; practical value, and while it presents many new features m keeping with the progress of the cycle buiidlng nrr, thdse h«veail 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 sufficient strength and durability for good service under the most trying conditions. PRACTICAL Novelties, self evident advantages, and manifest simplicity combine with strength and beauty to constitute our '9B Waverley the best machine tha*3 'we, or, «o far us we know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the market »fe any price, and we claim for Waverlty Bicycles fall equality with any bioycles tuilt m the world. Wfi HAVE APPOINTED _-JOHN ORR & CO., ASHBCBTON, Sole agents for the 8 tie of pur ouchines m the South Island of Sew Zealand. INDIANA BICY3LE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.&,