Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1898.

Mr Demetrius 0. Boulger is en" titled to be listened to with attention upon the Far Bast- THE EASTERN em question, owing QUESTION. to the large fund of information, acquired at first hand; which he possesses on l e tbe subject, and the eßsay which he i, contributes to the Contemporary Review i- is rendered all tbe more acceptable by the moderation and impartiality of its n tone. The policy of the British n Government m Ohina, he observes, is based on the assumption that she wi'l continue to exist as a nation and an Empire ; while the other Powers are ./ acting an if her dissolution were inevit able. Even the lease of Weihai-wei, he asserts, " is well known to be only a formality to secure its retention for Japan." Our policy, then, is less self seeking and nobler than that of Russia, Germany, and Prance, although its r result is doubtful. The question of the ? hour, however, is bow China may be - saved, and Japan is stated to be just 1 as anxious for her preservation as ' England. " China cannot save her self," he says, and her only chance lies 3 m England and Japan arresting the disinteggrating poUcy of Russia for a few years, so that the patriotic portion of the population might have time to organise an effectual resistance to Russian aggressioD, under the guidance and direction of a man like Gordon or . Kitcbiner. Russia will be hostile to a postponement of the expected dismem ' I berment of Ohina ; but, writes Mr ! Bou'ger, " she will be too wise, under present circumstances, to seek to pre ver fc it by other than diplomatic means and they should be futile if England is sincere m her support of Japan. British action on the Yang-tsek:aug, Japanese m Oorea, are ths two prelimin ary moves m the direcion of saving Ohina. China has immense latent resources and the mateival for a fine army, but she has neither initiative nor system, and her existing adminis tration at Pekin is irreclaimable. It rests m the hands of Englishmen whether China is to be saved or to b? allowed to pass under the thrall of those who will know how to turn her ponderous strength to the subjection of the civilised world."

as the Edinburgh district was con- j cerned, bursaries were utterly over- , done, Their name was legion ; they were not confined to elementary and secondary schools, but included the University. He was safe m saying, he thought, that m the University there was a bursary for every fi£r.h student m attendance. To him that ■ seemed ridiculous, doming down to the st condary schools", there were so many foundations and bursaries connected with the Merchant Company, the Heriot's School,- and the High School that really the bursaries were going ft begging, The system seemed to eat out the spirit of independence m the people. While he could not go so far as to say that there was m Edin burgh a bursary for every boy who went beyond the standards, he was of opinion that for every boy of scholarly attainments there were more than Bufficent bursaries. In the course of his evidence Mr Arnot stated further that there was no desire for bursaries on the patt of the people, even where sucn were to be had, For example, they had the Bobertson Trust bursaries of £25 each for six years for boys of 13 years, the exami nation consisting of the work m the sixth standard. On one occasion, when an examination was held, tho number of pupils who came forward, after extensive advertisements, to compete for two of these scholarships waa one. Feeling m a difficulty what to do with the other scholarship, they raised the age to 14. Even then the number who came forward was only nine. Then, m connection with the High School bursaries given by the Heriot Trust m July last, five were offered of £30 each, available for five years ; the total number of candidates from the State aided echools m [Edinburgh was only seven — showing, again, that there was no desire whatever among the people to keep their children at school for higher work. How to induce parents to take an interest m higher education was a matter of extreme difficulty. Mr Arnot also gave evidence m favor of the reduction and simplification of exami nations. They were simply done to the death, he said, with examinations, not only elementary, but secondary. He would go the length of the late Professor Huxley, when he said : —

" The education abomination of desola tion o£ the present day is the stimu lating of young people to high pressure by fncessant examinations." Practically he would abolish them. He thought they were a great curse.

Local and General

UN our first page to-day will be found sporting news, and on the fourth page the Aahburton and Addington stock market reports. Rangitata Stock Bridge. — The Ash burton County Council notify that owing to the approach on the north end of thia bridge having been washed away, the bridge cannot be used for the present. Board of Education. —The North Canter bury Board of Education met on Wednes day, but no business of local interesb was transacted, A special report concerning the appointment of teachers was adopled, as was the report of the Normal School com mittee recommending the Board to arrange for a claßß of girla to receive instructions m cookery at the Domestic School of Instruc tion. A Musical Bicycle —Dread tidings have reached England to the effect that the too ingenious enterprising Germans are taking steps to add a new and appalling torment to tbe torrors of bicycling, already more than sufficiently numerous and deplorable. A Hamburg manufacturing firm has patented a musical bicycle, contrived iv such sort that it plays popular airs while the machine is m motion, quite independently of any im pulsive ag6ncy on the part of the rider. The Federal Rifle Meeting.— A Press Association telegram from Wellington saya : — A meeting is en foot to send a team of riflemen to the Federal Meeting at Sydney m Ootober. A number of good shots are ready to go, and the Defence Minister has been approached, but cannot promise assis tance till Parliament has been consulted. The idea is to put twenty or twenty-five men into practice and Belect a team from them. The invitation also extends to ladies. Frozen Rabbits from Victoria The exportation of frozen rabbits (says the Age) has the double advantage of ridding the country of a plague while forming a valuable branch of the export trade ; and a consider able section of our rabbib pest is at present stored up m the freezing chambers at Flinders street waiting to feed the British public. At thia period of the year the Con tinental rabbits are m season and pouring into England ; consequently our exports have been held back ao as to avoid glutting the market m connection with the European supply. As the result, there are now acoumu lated at the Flinders street stores some 20,000 crates of 24 rabbits each, or 480,000 altogether, and these will be shipped to Lon don at an early date when the market is favorable. Letters for " Tattersall." — The mail bag containing the 401 registered letters, addressed to " Tattersall," Hobarb, which went down with the steamer Manawatu after her collision with the Edina, near Melbourne recently, has been recovered. The bag was found by a fisherman and the oaretaker at one of the Port Melbourne baths, floating m the sea near Fisherman's Bend, and was handed over to the postal authorities with every expedition. In ad dition to the registered letters, the bag con tained 359 other letters, as well as a large number of packets and 1000 newspapers. The letters were m very good condition. The newspapers and packets were not m as good condition as the letters, on which the addresses were plainly legible. A Singular Phenomenon. — Prom Low garth, m the Taranaki district, a description of a curious phenomenon witnessed m the distriot reaches the Egmont Post. At this time of the year the sun sets directly behind the mountain, and its shadow is cast over all the country about Lowgarth, whilst the country about Te Roti is bathed m sunlight for another fifteen minutes, till the eun sets below sea level. On two days recently how ever, a reflection of the mountain, colored blue, was visible against the sky towards the N.W. as soon as the sun had sunk be hind the mountain* The evenings were fine and the air very clear, except at the back of the mountain where the air appeared to be hazy. The phenomenon appeared to be the came as that which is called the «• Spectre of the Brocken " m Germany. The Farmers' Favorite at Higjhbank.— On Wednesday afternoon quite a represen tative gathering of farmers met at Mr H. Bond's farm to witness the trial of the " Fanners' Favorite " combine drill. Mr H. Cranfield supplied a good team of horses, and the work was done m an excellent style. Owing to some hitch m the arrangements the manure was nob to hand m time for the trial. Some earth was therefore thrown m the manure hopper, and treated as manure, giving a good illustration of what could have been done with the '^real article-. Messrs Cranfield, Batty, Buckley, Bond, and the others preßenb spoke highly m praise of the machine, which Mesßrs Davis Bros, became the owners of, Mr Selwood, on behalf of the Walter A. Wood Company was m attendance, and explained the features of drill m r his usual happy fway. ahowing its many simple and good points. Mr R. B. Reatell, representing Mr If inqmas, the oompany's agenb, 'was' also there to attend to the wantp of the visitor

Accident. -It is pleaßing to note that Mr W. fcoal, of Allenton, who about a fortnight ago waß unfortunate enough to have two of hia ribs broken, i a now able to resume his work at the mill.

A Quintruple" Acgident.— A miehap of a rather sensational charaoter oocurrel a few days ago to a cycling tekm en the Newcastle (New South Wales) track. The team was pacing George Campbell on a quint., and was travelling at the rate of thirty miles an hour, when the rear tyre of the machine blew out. Judd, who was 6teeriug, turned the quint, on to the grass, but it immediately swerved on to the track again and ran up on to the bank. The hat lie bar broke under the strain of Judd'a efforts to guide the machine, and the whole of the men were consequently thrown on to the asphalt, and all were more or less injured. A. E. Moore, a well-known hague rider, who occupied the second seat, fared worst, he having his collarbone broken badly m two plaoes, m addition to receiving a severe flhakiag.

Michael Davitt.— Remarking that the most interesting speech on Che Prisons BiU was Miohael Davitt's, a Home paper gives a few interesting faota about this notable man. It he is disliked personally it is not by any British member. He is recognised as an honest, straightforward, correct Parliamen tarian. There is something touching m hXB empty sleeve. Mr Davitt lost his arm not ! on the field of battle, but through a machine acoident when working as a factory boy m Lancashire. His career has been varied — sad and successful. He has been postman, commercial traveller, journalist, and politi cal lecturer, and now he is one of the moat distinguised, as well as eloquenb, members of the House of Commons. His name was perhaps never more magical than it was during Che nine years that he lay m prison j for alleged treasonable felony, though he is a power for good m a place where there is plenty of eoope for good work.

Federation m Church .—An unusual I demonstration waß witneßßed m the Oburoh of England, at Katunga, Viotoria, recently. During the atternoon sarvioe the pulpit waß i occupied by the pastor, the Rev. R. Elliott, ' and m the oourae of a federation sermon ho was attacking what he considered to be the weak points of the Bill. The reverend gentleman was exhorting his hearers to vote against the measure, when a listener from one of the pews arose and remonstrated with the minister for dealing unfairly with the question. He said: « I proteab against this one-aided treatment of the Bill I am here to hear the case stated and m common fairneßß. Beeing that you have pointed out what you consider to be a few defects, let us hear the virtues of the Bill: It haß many virtues, and I am satisfied it can stand on itii merits." Tliaae remarks produced a sensation among the congrega tion, during which several exchanges of opinion between two or three and the clergy man took place.

News in Brief.

Mr A. P. Williamson, Tancred Street, has a new advertisement m this issue, and notifies that previous to stock-taking he will hold a great clearing sale of drapery and clobhinp for one month. The sale commences on Saturday next. A meeting of those interested m the establishment of freezing works m the Ashburton County will be held on Saturday afternoon ;at 3 p.m. m the Orange Hall Particulars m our advertising columns. Previous to stock-taking, Mr Andrew Orr is holding for one month, a clearing sale. He desires to ge»i rid of a large portion of hia stock before he begius to make the necesary investigation as to what he has within the four corners of his building, and the experience of forty years teaches him that the only way to run out a surplus rapidly ia to mark low, and this he has done throughout the whole of hia wide range of drapery, clothing, and boots. Housewives will of course make their raid for bargains at once, a?, by the end of tha month, only the remains of the marked down stock will be availabte to choose from. The Waverley must be a strongly built "bike." A certain well-known burly City Father of our beloved borough would long ago have entrusted his twenty-stone weight of jovial humanity upon the fashionable wheel, btft for a nob unnatural fear that the machine iir.ght give way beneath him, and the smash would not be a small one. Mr Armor Oir, however, undertook to mount him, and made known hia contract to the Waveriey manufacturers. They laughed at his fears, and said they had a man of twenty nine stone weight riding one of their ordi nary machines as Bold to the general public, They, however, sent on a wider set of pedals, and, of course, a. somewhat wider saddle, and thua equipped the heavy cavalry has rolled out, and may now be seen tak ing a morning constitutional m East Street The City Father is not likely to be seen much on the track, bub Btayers had better not hold him too cheap m a road race.

RUNAWAY BANKRUPTS.

United Press Association— By Electrio " Telegraph Auckland, June 25 William Woodlook, formerly of the Chicago Restaurant, who was brought back for trial from Sydney, on a charge of alleged breach of the Bankruptcy Apt, has been committed for trial. His defence was re served. The case of Mary Jane Woodjock, his wife, charged with a similar offence, was adjourned till to-morrow.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents;

SOMETHING WRONG.

TO THE EDITOB. Sib,— lt is currently reported that there are nearly a dozen cases of diphtheria m Aahburbon and suburbs, and yet there Is no record m your reports of the meetings of the proper authorities to show that those cases have been officially reported, Couple this with the facb that the public schools are being kepb open, and that ohildren running m and out of infected houses attend the flame, and I thiuk you will agree with me that there is something wrong somewhere.— lam, etc., Paben*.

RAILWAY RESERVES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — Yesterday you published a letter written by the town olerk to the member for the district re the above. I may have omitted to read your rseenb reports of the Borough Council's proceedings, or you may have failed to report where the Council authorised the writiDg of- the letter m question. For my part, I think the tree planting is a grave mistake, apart from the question of revenue, the clanger at the crossings m the future will be greatly m? creased m time, the giant forest trees will bide the traffic on the line. East Street will be m a dirty state from the leaves, and m a web season reduoed to a quagmire. Why are not the reserves m Wesc Street included m the letter 1 Sites on that side should be equally objectionable to our Council, some of them are nob used m the terms of their lease, viz, — for coal, Btone, or timber aito. The reserves the Couuoil have at present charge of m East Street seem to great a charge on their revenue, looking at the fencing m East Street.— -I am, etc., Colonist.

Take a day off Thursday. Eat turkey and give thanks. Read m a newspaper that a consumptive cough would be stopped by taking Wooda' Great Peppermint Cure, Took it on, and dropped the consumptive cough — cost Is 6d. That's worth a holiday, and the turkey's the festival feed where I oamee from. 3

Don's Cough.— Relief can be obtained immediately. Use "Kkating's Cough Lozenges " — well known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly recommended oy many eminent physicians. They at once check the cough and remove the cause without any after effect ; the most delicate can therefore take them. One Lozenge alone gives ease— one or two at bed time ensure? re^b. Sold everywhere m tion 13Jd eagiif "„<''"

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign. United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyrighb Received Wakapuaka June 23, 9.40 a.ra, Guabdiax Office 10.19 a.m. Zola's Trial. Paris, June 22 Zola's trial will be resumed at Versailles m July.

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

A Brush, m tb Jungle, Spanish General Silled. Native Troops Desert. 500 Spaniards Surrender. Another 10,000 Volunteers to to lie -asked for.

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. Hong Kong, June 21 ' Three thousand Spanish and native troops, under General Mouet, advanc ing to the relief of Manilla ware ambushed m the jungle, thirty miles from the capital. General Mouet was killed, and the native troops im mediately deserted. Five hundred Spaniards surrendered, Wassington, June 21 Vessels are able to pass the sunken Merrimac at the entrance of Santiago. A.- further call of 10,000 American volunteers is imminent.

Severe Fighting Expected.

The Defence of Santiago. The Landing Deferred. The Rebels m the Philippines.

Received Wakapuaka June 23, 9 40 a.m, Guabdian Office, 10.19 a.m. Washington, June 22 ! Admiral Sampson, has stopped American transports from approaching the Santiago coast, which for 50 miles is guarded by 40,0@0 men. Severe fighting is expected before a landing is effected by the Americans. General Shafter has a force of 15,000 regulars. The general landing has been deferred, and he has been ordered to send his prisoners to America. Admiral Dewey has been instructed not to recognise any republic establised by rebels m the Philippines.

Civil "War Threatens Spain.

Eating Their Horses.

Received Wakapuaka June 23, 9 55 a.m. Guabdian Office, 11 15 a.m. Madrid, June 22 Don Carlos threatens the Govern ment of Spain with civil war. Washington, June 22 General Garcia, the leader of the insurgents has informed Shatter that the Spanish cavalry at Santiago are eating their horses.

A Cuban "Warning.

A Damaged Ironclad. Queen Christina's Position:

Received Wakapuaka June 23, 11,20 a.m, Guardian Office 12 24 p.m. Washington, June 22 The Cubans have warned General Shatter that when he lands troops he must make bis own roads. Madrid, June 22 Admiral Oamara's fleet has returned to Cadiz upon the pretext of coast defence. The "Victoria, included among the squadron, is damaged. Vienna, June 22 Fears are expressed here that the position of Queen Christina is becoming increasingly precarious.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

German Demands on. China. Russia Still Exacting. United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright Received Wakapuaka June 23, 9.40 a.m. Guabdian Offioe 10.19 R.m. Shanghai, June 22 Baron Vonseyking, German Minister at Pekin, is urging the Chinese Government to grant Germany con cessions for a railway from Tientsin to Ohinkiang. London, June 22 In the House of Commons Mr Curzon stated that Russia had pro tested against the ratification of the loan offered to China by the Hongkong and Singapore bank and demands railway extension rights m return.

THE SOUDAN.

The British Advance on Berber. A Battle Imminent.

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright

Reoeived Wakapuaka June 23, 9.4Q a.m, Guardian Office 10.19 a.m. Cairo, June 22 General Kitchener is proceeding to lead his troops to Berber. The Khalifa and the Soudanese troops are awaiting his attack m a fortified oamp at Kerreri.

CABLE NEWS.

Eome and Foreign.

United Pro^a Asso. ation— By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.

The Cretan Loan.

London, June 21 Great Britain, France. Russia and Italy are arranging for the issue x>f the Cretan loan.

Australian.

West Australian Gold Output fpi. v Perth, June 22 Ih9 gold output for the colony last year was 1,191,724 ounces.

FEDERATION

United Preas Association— By Electric Telegraph.

• Sydney, June 22 In the course of the debate on the amendment to the Address-in-Reply Mr Reid denied that he had committed a breach of faith with the other colo nies m raising the federal . minimum vote. He quoted the draft of the Enabling Bill adopted at the Premiers' Conference, m which no minimum was , mentioned, each colony being left tK) adopt what oocrse it pleased

SHOCKING CATASTROPHE.

two Hundred Swept from a Bridge Great Loss of Life Pitiful Scenes.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Received Wakapuaka June 23, 9.15 a.m., 1 Guakdian Office, 10.50 ».m. rru v.- A , LoND °N. June 22 The warship Albion was launched from the Thames Ironworks and Ship building Company's works. Among those present were the Duke and Duchess of York. Sir V. Haroourt, Lord Brassey, a number of foreign Ambassadors, and many members of the House of Commons. The Duchess of York performed the christening ceremony, and made three unsuccessful attempts to break a bottle of champ agne on the battleship's bows. The vessel's approach to the water was the sig nal for great outbursts of cheering. The guests having departed, a general holi day was proclaimed at the yards. The workmen and their wives and families had massed at all points from which a view of the launching was obtainable, and despite the efforts of the police and warnings placarded m conspicious positions, 200 occupied the old wooden bridge. As the vessel entered the water the huge backwash rose high above the bridge and swept the occu pants into the water which was twelve, feet deup, and * terrible scene ensued. Owing to the shrieking of steam aireins on board the vessels m the neighbour hood the departing guests did not hear the cries of the drowning. Prompt and gallant attempts were made to rescue those m the water, and many workmen dived from the quay walls and brought out a number of screaming women with babies m their arms. Boats saved many others, and one gallant sailor rescued six persons. The greatest confusion prevailed. The officials of the St. John's Ambulance Society succeeded m reviving four by artificial respiration, and altogether twenty-five were revived after being taken out of the water. Thirty-six bodies bo far have been recovered. One boat rescued fifty. Upon receiving the news the Duke and Duchess of York telegraphed the deepest condolence. Received Wakapnaka June 23, 3 §5 a.m., Gitabdian Office 12.15 a. m. The majority of the victims of the Albion disaster were women. The Duke and Ducheas of York and Mr Goshen were chatting for a quarter of an hour within one hundred and fifty yards of the scene of the disaster with out hearing it. The sailors aboard the Albion foresaw the accident and threw life buoy's beforehand.

ISLAND NEWS.

A Boat's Crew Drowned. United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Received Wakapuaka, June 23, 10 5 a.m, Guardian Office 11. 18 a.m. Sydney, June 23 News from Noumea states that a boat confaining fourteen men, belong, ing to the Russian ship Bay of Naples, capsized whilst crossing the bar at Tokio, and all were drowned. The bodies wer6 torn to pieces by sharks.

TERRIBLE ACcIDENT.

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. Melbourne, June 22 A quantity o! gunpowder exploded] at the Artillery barracks, on St. Kilda road, and killed .oae member of the Permanent Artillery, and injured another. No particulars to hand. Reoeived Wakapuaka, June 23, 10.6 a.m, Guardian Office il.lßa.rn. ' Melbourne, June 23 Five members of the Permanent Artillery, were engaged m the barracks emptying condemned bursters used far exploding charges m projectiles, when one burst. An artillery man named Cowley was killed outright, his body being terribly mangled and blown, thirty yards. Three others — Gardon, Ruffle, and Scarffe — were severely injured and another slightly. The inside of the baiiding was wrecked and ihe windows blown out. It is supposed that the cap of the burster was accidently struck m removing.

THE ASHBUKTOW OrUARDIAN : THURSDAY, JUNE 23, IB9fe.



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