Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1899. Local and General.

Our 1 - In g article, on " Insanity in New Zealand,'' 1 and au article headed " Derby day," also Messrs Fli tcher Bros, new advertisement, with other ■, will be found on the first page to-day.

South Rakaia School,-Mr G H White, for teu years master of the diet public school, haa been selected ior appoint meut as headmaster at South Rakaia.

In Flood.—The rivers and creeks of South Canterbury were flooded on Saturday by a heavy rain oa I'iiday night, which melted most of the snow remaining on the coast country.

Ihe Vanoouteb Mail—A Wellington telegram states that the Aor&ngi's colonial mails, which left Sydney on June 21, via Vancouver, arrived at London on July 26 a few hours early.

Fkating.—-The frost of Saturday night sufficiently hardened the ice in the Domain to allow lovers of skating to again indulge on Sunday morning. There were also a oonsiderab'e number on the ice this morning, but the surface is a bit rough from the enow.

The Chbistchurch Skats.—The Lytttlton Times says : —It is stated on good authority that the National Association has chosen its other two candidates for the forthcoming election. One of these is said to be a strong man, but the Association for the present declines to submit their names to the public.

ThkPuslig Trustee -Mr J. J. Hamilton, who for some years has had charge of the Christchurch branch of the Public Trustee's Office, left for Wellington on (Saturday evening to take up the duties of Public Trustee during the remainder of Mr J. 0. Martin's absence from the colony.

Poor Twomey —To the Hon J. M'Gresor's motion in the Legislative Council on Friday, the Hon J. M. Twomey moved an amend ment to strike out the word " country," with a view to insert "wealthy claaees," thus making the motion read—" That it is desirable to make the Council elective in the interests of the wealthy classes."

Too Much op it.—A singular facb in connection with the examination of candi dates for admission to the Police Force during recent months is thab many of the beat men have had to be rejected on account of the discovery that they were suffering from varicose veins, brought on bo Com. misslouer Tunbridge thinks, by excessive indulgence in athletics.

Trades Unionissi on the Other Side. —Steps have been taken in Wellington with the object of bringing aboub the federation of all the principal employers in the colony, for the purpose of conserving their intßrests. A large number of industrial firms in the city have decided to form an Association founded on these lines, and the Executive Committee has in hand the preparation of a constitution and a set of rules.

The Recent Frost.—Mr GJ. Hamilton, of Clayton, F*irlia, states thab his ther mometer on Wednesday morniDg registered 6deg. below zero. This was 6ieg. below the record of any previous winter. In con neotion with the recent frost, it is necessary to state that au error occurred in our para graph list week as to the thermometer read iugd at Alford Forest. It was Qpm on Tuesday that the temperature fell to sieg Kab.—not morning as stated.

Sir Robert Stout.— The new Chief Jus tice is detertn ned that the work of the Supreme Court must not ba retarded. He .said on Wednesday (says the Post) that mem bers of the bar must understand that he was uot going to allow cases to be put off from time to time on the plea that counsel was enguged elsewhere. In the event of illness, of course, the case would be d fferent, but otherwise, if counsel were not ready, he would strike their eaees off the list, as he had already struck off tnree.

Long Houks.—ln the evidence in the cases against Glassford, restaurant keeper, who was fined at Napier the other day for overworking his employees, it appeared that for the week ending June 10 a girl named Nellie Milne had worked seventy.two hours in five days and in the whole week Maud Moses worked ninety hours. During the next week Miss Milne had worked eighty hours and Miss Moses eighty-three. These figures included meal hours, bub even if a liberal allowance were deducted for meal intervals, the prescribed number of hours were greatly exceeded.

Colons Poultry at Home —Writing on June 5, the London correspondent of the Auckland Iferalcf says—Between twenty and thirty crates of Queensland poultry arrived this week, and the prices realised will prove a good guide to New Zealand producer* who purpose shipping to London in the future. The consignment was handled by Messrs W. Weddel and O,'pf ]£, St. Helen's Place, E.G., aud though the osagon for English ducks ia commencing, fair prices were realised, Colonial ducks bringing from four shillings to five shillings a pair, and fowls from five shillings to seven shillings a pair. The latter were not so good as were those of '\ previous shiptuect, while the ducks were, if anything, better, ib will be seen from this what kind of opening exists here for New poultry.

Seksarqnal Death at a Social.—An Auckland telegram says—Mr Wainhouse, railway statiopmaater at Dargaville, dropped dead on Saturday night in the I£aihu Hotel, at nine o'clock. The death too}c piape under sensational oiroumßbances, It appears thab Mr J. H. EUrsbow was formerly station master at) DargaviSle, but he was appointed secretary of the Mitfihelson Timber Company, and resigned bis position. Mr Won was temporarily in charge of the railway station, and Mr Wainhouse, late etafcionmaster at Rotorua, was transferred bo take the place of Mr Barstow. On Saturday night a fare well •• social" was tendered to Mr For, and while singing a song at the funetiou, Mr Wainhouse dropped dead. This brought the "social" to a close. When the sad occur rence became known, it caused quite a gloom at Kaibu and the adjacent districts;

A Police Desep^ke. —On Saturday last, a police constable named L'lrdnerg vfss fined £5 by the Auckland Stipendiary Magistj-^te for deserting the force. Be obtained leave of absence for a few days from hi« uUtiotl at Paeroa on the representation thab a near relation was dying. He came to Auckland, but failed to report at the head oMoe, and failed aly.o to goto the place he said'heasked the leave for, and ips.te&d went forty miles inland. It turned oub there wa§ 00 imme« diate sickness in the man's family. Accused said thab his intention was to send in his resignation before his leave expired, but as he was some distance from town his resigna tion did pofc reach Inspector Cullen until after the wan uw. Mr Brabant, S.M., said that it appeared that aooused had de ceived his superior oncers, and had cer tainly committed the offence charged against him His Worship could nob understand why accused had done so, but he felt that it waß a case for a somewhat heavy penalty,

CORRESPONDENCE

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

A FUNERAL IN THE SNOW.

TO THE EDITOR.

Fir,— It is Raid that "winter inspires a (letp, well-invigorated reflection, and a firm condensation of thoughtful temperament." Every generation of our race haa produced men of enquiring miuda, many of them under the iutromitting ir fluonce of wiuter, Cnt a man off fiom the gaities of life, from the summer prospects and sceneri'-s that relieve the tedium of an empty heart, leav ing him no resource suve what he finds iv himself; shut him up to himself and then, if ever, he will be likely to feel the stir of those sublime everhstiug wants that put all moral natures reaching out after God. A pitiless stern aspect rented upon the world as I, a uuit in one of the mournful proces sions of the past week, took part in a funeral in the snow. The trees stood brown and bare, There was no song in their tops. The world's body was not dressed but shrouded, coldly shrouded, in white when such a reflection came to me- Involuntarily the picture of a funeral in the snow by the late Horace Bushnell came to my mind "To bury a friend in winter is a kind of trial that connects strange inward com motions of feelings which it is difficult to master. We have cleared away the snow and hewn a passage down through the solid pavement of frost; and there, in that inhospitable place, we come to bury our departed ; be it child, or wife, or mother, or much loved friend. Our heart shudders in convulsive chill at the forlorn last offices we are come to perform. While our feeling is protesting, the solemnity, so culled, goes on, and before we have gotten our own consent the tribute of respect is ended. The frozm chips of earth, loosened ag»in by blows, are piled on the loved one's rest, and we turn to go. Will it storm to-night? The wind, alas ! is howling even now in the trees, and the sleeting is already begun. 0 God, it shall not be ! We were going to be fools, we see, but now the spall is broken. Our departed is not in that hole, and we ecorn to s*y our farewell over it ! Let the snows fall heavy, if they will, and the winds rage pitiless and wild above, ours it shall be to thank thee, Father, Lord of the warmer dime, that our dead one lives with thee. Pr%ctical'y almost nothing will more surely compel a faith in immortaiity, even if one chances to be unbelieving, thin to bury a friend in the winter." If indeed the chill which made me shudder was the winter of the body, those other motions which lifted an 1 directed ray thoughts were the summer of the mind.—l am, etc.,

Symon Goodbdy,

July 31, 1899

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN

ENGLAND.

FIXTURES j July 30—Lord's, v M.C.C. and Ground. August 3—Portsmouth, v Hampshire.

MATCH AGAINST SUSSEX

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, July 29

The Australians, with four wickets down for 624, declared their innings closed. The scores are-Truuible 26, Worrall 128, (rumper (not out) 300, Gregory 73, Hill 28, Darling (not out) 56; sundries 13. Killick took two wickets for 80; Braun, one for 70 ? Bland, one for 170. Worrall played a fault ier inning* of two and three-quarter hours. He hit twenty-two fours. Trumper played a slashing, chanceleas game until he had reached 300, when he was badly missed at mid-off. tie batted bix and a quarter hours. Hie score included thitry-six fours, Bis threes, twenty-nine twos.

Sussex, in their second innings, lost four wicketa for 143—Braun 0, Fry 10. lUrjit sinVji 15, Killick 57, Collinß (nob out) 31, Marlow (oot out; 20; sundriea 10. Jones took three wicketa for 80 ; Hill, one for 16. The matoh was drawn.

RETURN OF TH3 AUSTRALIAN TJSAM Tho Australian team returns direcb with out visiting the Cape or India.

MATCH AGAINfST THE M.C.C. AND

GROUND,

The following will represent M.O.C. and Ground against the Australians on Monday : —Grace, Young, Townaend, Jack Hearne, Trott, Meade, W. Stoddart, Ranjitsinnji, McLaren, Warner, Board*

COLDSTREAM ROAD DISTRICT.

The Proposed Division into Wards

Mr E. 0. Wright, M.H.R, has for warded the following letter to Mr David Miller, Hinds, on the subject of the proposed divisions of the Coldstream Road District:—

Wellington, July 21, 1839. Dear Mr Miller,—l have just gone over the three proposed divisions of the Coldstream Road district, and find the following results-

Boundary Other Total

roads, roads.' mileage, 1. Dobson's Ward 8| miles 21J miles 29^ 2. Studholme's Ward ?| „ 28' „ 35i 3. Upper Ward 14 „ 43| 8> 57|

To make the comparison complete, you require to ascertain tho rateable value of eauh proposed ward, but as far as I can see the proposed division is exceedingly unfair. The Upper division will have nearly as large a mileage of roads to maintain as the other two combined, and it certainly will nob have aa large a rateable value. I would therefore ask you to advise the setters in the proposed Upper Ward to refrain from signing any petition upoq this subject untjl the matter has been more fully enquired into, and the division of the district into wards made upon a perfectly fair and just basia, as re gards the interests of all the ratepayers, As you are aware, J was too ill to attend the meeting of the Board, when the present proposal was agreed to, or I should cer tainly have olj acted to it until the relative mileage and ral~eab'e value had been first ascertained.— Yours faithfully, Edward G. Weight. David Miller, Esq , Hinds. P.S. —Not knowing what numbers the Board assigned to the several districts, I have named them S£> that you may identify them.

THE WEATHER

ALFORD STATION. (The following is thß meteorological report for the week ending July 28, 1899 :—

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Uniced Press Association —By Electric

Telegraph — Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka July 31, 8 45 a.m, Guardian Office 9.47 a.m) Great Fire in Hull. London, July 30 A great fire has taken place in Hull, and £100,000 worth of grain has been burned.

The Peace Conference

.Amsterdam, July 30

The representatives of sixteen Staie3 have signed the optional arbitration scheme adopted by the Peace Con ference, The President of the Con ference, in delivering his closing speech, said the work achieved was sincere, practical and wise. The Conference had reconciled the opposing principles ef tbe sovereignty of individual States and international sovereignty. The Pope, in a letter to the Conference, commending the scheme of arbitration, promised his support. The question of the adhesion of the Pope and the Transvaal to the Peace Convention, i will be referred to the signatory powers.

Tbe Dominican Republic

Port au Prince, July 30

An agitation is afoot in the Domini can Republic to secure American pro tection.

The Cleveland Riots

New Yoek, July 30

Another tram car has been dyna mited in Cleveland, and an ex-convict has been arrested with 751bs of dyna mite in his possession. He is believed to be the chief conspirator in the plot to destroy the Tramway Company's power house,

Australian.

United Press Association—By Kleotrlo

Telegraph—Copyright,

(Received Wakspuaka July 31, 9.15 am, Guardian Office 10.7 a.m)

Missing Ship Returned. Port Darwin, July 30 The missing schooner Midge has returned safely. She was driven away by the recent gales. The crew suffered great privations and subsisted on the fish they managed to catch.

FEDERATION.



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London, July 29

Mr Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, announced the result of the referendum in Victoria and Tasmania amid loud cheers.

(Received Wakapuaka July 31, 9 15 a.m,

Guardian Office 10-7 a-m)

Sydney, July 31

The political Labour League Con ference haa resolved, by a majority of one, to expel Messrs Ferguson and Sleafch for advocating the Federal Bill in opposition to the caucus and the decision of the labour party ; but owing to the closeness of the vote it was decided to refer the final decision to the parliamentary labour party

THE DREYFUS CASE.

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright

B(Received Wakapuaka July 31, 8 45 a.m, Guardian Office 9-47 a.m) Pauis, July 30 Dieyfus's counsel calls M. Beaurepaire as a witness,

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Aasocisbion—By Efeotric Telegraph—Copyright London, July 28 Mrs Dero^, a society leader, of Balti more, was arrested on landing from a steamer at Liverpool, on a charge of abducting her daughter, who was placed in charge qt her grandfather when Mrs Derot was divorced.

A meeting held in the Mansion House, Dublin, to disouss a proposed monument to Parnell, was noisy. The Dillonites and Heaieyitea opposed it, on the ground that it would jeopardise the movement now afoot for a monu ment tp Wolfe Tpne,

The Staiidqrcl states that England and Italy will construct a railway from Kassala pia Kerin to Massowah.

July 29

The Imperial Government has adopted £he repommendatiqns of the Indian Currency Qommittee.

Leave to appeal has been granted in the case Jellipoe versus the Law Society of Wellington,

Vienna, July 29

Reactionary agitation against the Austrian Government is extending, and the suppression of public meetings is beiog deeply resented.

Sydney, July 3®

Two men, named Brown and Quigley, were killed, and two injured, by a, fall of gsrth at the Broken Hill mine. A man named;:Parkinson was similarly killed in the Block XIE. mine. ■'■'

Dealing with the reoent attacks made upon him in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Reid said that as soon as the Federation resolutions had been disposed of, be would force the Opposi tiion to fight on the 'Government's position. The warship Goldfinch has Eaiied for Plymouth.

THE SAMOAN WAR.

Cardinal Moran's Charges.

United Press Association--.By Eleobrlo Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, July 80 Cardinal Moran declared that the Catholic churches in Samoa had been desecrated by natives who alleged that they had been egged on by European Protestants. He suggested that hatred of the Catholic Qhuroh was the cause of all tho trouble.'

THE TRANSVAAL.

Important Speeches by British Statesmen.

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London, July 30

Sir H. Campbell-Bannernuan, speak ing in the House of Common*, ad mitted that the Transvaal was a con stant source ot danger to the peace cl South Africa, hut denied that there was a case for armed intervention, and thought the Jameson raid jus'ified the suspicion of suc'i a step, The Govern ment roust use moral suasion, and enliet the aid of enlightened Dutchmen at the Cape.

Mr Chamberlain, in reply, said the Government had four titles to inter fere. It was the right of ev^ry Power to protect its oppressed subjects; it had the rights of a suzerain ; the conven tions had been broken both in spirit and letter, while the promises on which the conventions had been granted had been falsified. He had no desire to haggle o?er details, but he was bound to see the thing through. He offered to submit the new franchise to legal experts in South Africa to ascertain if it secured the Outlanderg adequate representation. He thankfully recog nised that the colonies were willing to give active support in time of difficulty. He declined to make pledges in regard to ulterior action. He considered tbs Colonial Office had displayed excessive patience and moderation. No one desired to annex the Transvaal or lessen its independence. He ir»a still hopeful as to the solution, became President Kroger seemed aware the Government and country were in ear nest. The speech was received with

cheers.

Mr Griffiths, Liberal member for Anglesey, aupported Mr Chamberlain.

No division waa taken in the matter,

In the House of Lords, the Earl of Selbourne, Parliamentary Spcretary for the Colonies, said that the minimum representation asked by Sir A. Milner at the Bloemfontein conf*»renc? was still the minimum of the Cabinet.

Lord Salisbury adopted Lord Sel bourne's description of the minimum, and said that President Kruger's systematic policy of the encouragement of the racial feeling had reduced the English to the condition of a conquered race. He concluded—" We have put our bands to the plough, and will not turn back,"

Capetown, July 29

Within ten days 48,000 signatures were received in Capetown claiming equal rights for the Outlanders.

(Received Wakapuaka July 31, 9.15 a.m,

GOABPI4N Office, 9-54 &-m)

London, July 30 The House of Commons is discussing the Tranavaal question, In the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury Baid that conventions with the Transvaal must not be considered immovable land marks. If they are disturbed, some* thing must be substituted which would do: allow the survival of the old formidable difficulties.

Pretoria, July 30 S ;tisfaction is expressed here at the tone of the Imperial debate on the present difficulty. It is considered that Mr Chamberlain's suggested joiat enquiry in reference to the franchise ought to be extended to all existing disputes. Herr ToseD, a member of the Volksraad suggested cutting through the Johannesburg sedition mongers,

THE STEAMER WAIKATO

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright London, July 29 The Admiral of the Gape Squadron considers ifc is hopeless to search for the steamer Waikato. The Admiralty endorse the opinion.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.

Auckland, July 29 The Pakeha, which arrived from London to-day, saw no aign of ihe s.s. Waikato.

FRENCH AFFAIRS.

General Neyrier. United Brew Association—By Eleobrip | Telegraph—Qqpyrighb I P^bis, July 28 General Negrier has received thop snds of letters and. telegram* of sympathy, Figaro states that the recent fall ia French Routes was a political dodgg engineered by tfee brokers, Later, The circulation of reports, which subsequently proved untrue, that General Jamont, Vice-president of the Supreme Council of War, and other Generals had been dismissed, was responsible for the fall of Rentes.

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</, BALLANTYNE & C 0.,( OF OASHUL STREET, OHRISTCHX^UOR TTAVE FITTED A MOST COMPLETE FACTORY, and Manufactur FROM STAR!' TO FINISH High-Class Furniture at very MODERATE RATES A Visit to Ballantyne's Showroom aud r actory, by any of our Country Client when in Christcharcb, will be MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE FIRM. J. V. DE BEEB, THE LEADING JEWELLER dr WATCHMAKER, IS NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS NEW GOODS A LARGE STOCK of the {Newest, t\. Brightest, and up-to-date Jewellery. INSPECT. — INSPECT. All articles marked in Plain Figurei. Just received a line of Rothkbham's Celebrated English Levers, Made Specially to his order, with Extra Jewels, and very heavy Cases to suit hard wear, A iew Ladies' Roiled Gold Watcheß, Ten to Twenty Years' Guarantee, very f highly recommended. Gree«Btou« ie now very fashion able. A new assortment of Choice Designs. SPECTACLES- SPECTACLE S- A tall Stock of Lenses, on the inter changeable system Convex and Concave, both in Blue and White. The Litest Novelty in Eyeglasses, "THE KLVJLUC." Light and Eisy, will not fall off. SIGHT TESTING A SPECIALTY. REPAIRS Prompt). — REPAIRS Neat. J. V. DE" BEER, (Late S. Salek) EAST BTREET, ASHBURTON. HAVING TAKEN OVER THE BUSINiSttS OF THE ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS WE ARE HOLDING A GRttAT OLBABING SALE OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S BICYCLES, [CYCLE ACCESSORIES, ETC. STOCK must be REDUCED by ;£2QQ [in Four Weeks. Lowest Quotations in Canterbury. Wo have Just Landed e^JKnightjTempl&r, a Shipment of the Famous " LOVEL DIAMOND]" 'MACHINE?, {Admitted to be the Bes in the World,) Which will be included in the Sale. Mb G. Carson will continue in charge of the Cycle Department. CARSON & CO., GROCERS & IRONMONGERS. Importers of Bicycles & Cycle Accessories. TANCRED STREET & ARCADE, 7 139 ASHBURTON. SHOULD you be on punting bent, Or renovating rooms intent; Should wear or want of change saggest, That you of papers go in quest; Should snowballs, stones, or romping rash, Occasion damage to a sash, GrO tO WII^SOIS 9S B Should tickings juvenile impair, The polish q£ yo#r furniture ; Should bareness of a pjantelpiece, Mirrors will the void decrease^ Impel you to a-ehopping go, To view the silvered plate on show, C7a,1l at WILSON'S. Should you want a tasteful sign, Your fcirf.dji or calling to define ; Should you have,« lo,ve for painting, > ,0a canvas Nature's scenes tie pitting 5 ! Should you have a print or picture, ' j iOr photo of some charming creature, : |Theae woald all much finish gain ; From the addition of a frame), ! Go to Wf.LHOS% Burnett Street. : With all such requisites replete. His motto is one word— f* Complete," And thus can all requirement meet. J. WILSON, SIGN-WRITER & HOUSE DECORATOR Burnett Street, Opposite Mail Office.) QUALITY TELLS A TALE - PROVED BY THE FACT THAT HEARLY _ j out of every 4 of the whole population oj Men, Women,and Children DRINK MoAH&L* PURE! CJ&W&GJV ] '»' JSlendett Teas. this at>ov« utntxmriift. after la years' trial, should convince both the tr»de and public that N. M. h Co.'* Pure Tjea* jj»nnot ba equalled. COMPARE Any of our Teas with others costing 4dper Ib. more money, and you will be convinced ours hays no *qual for Quality.



F. FFRRr.M'N. FOR BAL^'. PARK STRJKJCT. [HAVE FOR SALE —Two Good Dwelling Houses, together With \ an acre of land, in a fiot-c'aaa locality ; suitable for either occupation or invest ment, Full particulars on application. F. FERRTMAN. FOR SALE. -£• (">n eaty toiraa W'H purchase ' &m*tJ\) a good Building Site fronting the Town Beit. Th« land is ftnsed wiih goi d live fences, and has erected thereon a (-üb&tautial shed ai.d wash-housa with pump. P. 7RRRIMAN. LEASE IN PERPETUITY OF 500 ACRES. IHAVW FJR SALE-The Goodwill in lease of 500 Acres of good tussock land, well fenced with seven wires and standards. A comfortable house is erected on the land. Rental, Is per acre. The property has not had Sheep on it for four months. V. FERRXMAN.^ TO ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONE DAYS ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICE. r 11HE Passsnger route to England ia un- X douhtedly the Australian and American route (A. and A. Route), avoiding alike the heat of the Red Sea nnd the cold of O»pe Horn, and giving paseengera the opportunity of travelling in luxury and comfort through the moat interesting coun.ry in the world. The Steamers of this Line are appointed to leave Sydney and Auckland for Honolulu and San Francisco every four weeks, sailing aa under . — I Steamers Tns 1 Leave Leave Arrive Sydney Auckland Frisco, llottn* 3500 July IF Tufy~i(r July 28" AUmeda 5000 ( Auf. 2 V.. 7 Aug. 25 Miuipoaa 30001 Aug 50 Sept. 4 Sept. 22 Tickets ire available for 12 months, and Suloon Passengers c.in break their journey at Auckland, Honolulu, San Francisco, or any place or call en route to New York, and have also the privilege of travelling across either Canada or the United States- SPEOIALLY REDUCED RATES. Through fares, Syduey or Auckland to London :— Sftlooa .. .. £64 2* 6d to £72 9* 2d Steerage.. .. £32 7s lid. F. FEHRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited.) ORIErtL 1 LINE OF KOYAL MAIL STEAMERS. npHE following Royal Mail Steamahipa JL belonging to the Orient and Pacific Companies wili leave Sydney on Saturday, at Noon, and Melbourne on Tuesday at 1 p.m. as under for London (Tilbury), via Adelaide, Albany Colombo (Transhipping for all Indian porta), Su'Z Canal, Marseilles, Naples and Gibraltar : — Steamer* Tom From From From Keg Syduey Mel'bn. Adelaide. Oi-muz 5587 July 22 July 25J July 27 Auatra 5524 iug. 5 Aug. 8 August 10 Omrah 6587 Vug 22 Aug. 22 August 24 And fortnightly thereafer. FIRES—NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON Saloon .. .. Single £39 to £73 10a Return £70 to £115. Third Class ... £16 16s, £18 18? & £22 First and second class passengers secure special advantages by booking through from New Zealand, beios; provided with Saloon I'tiHsieea io Austra id, which are included in the above fares. Pissages cvri be booked to or prepaid from any of the above portß. F. FE'rIRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealaad, Ltd., Agents in New Zealand. Fi\edlander orss. $iJFOB PRIVATE SALE, i¥TB have for Private Sale 8 an Eight-roomed House fitted with every convenience, situate on Carter's Terrace, Tinwald. Full particulars on^applicition to FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED 'HfoFpeivltjb sale, " THE WELL-KNOWN SINGLETREE PROPERTY, Containing 216 0 ACRES, Situated nearjAlford Forest.' Forjjfurther particulars apply tvf FHIEDLAXDKR BROS , Lid., Liad aud F-state Agents. TXTE are CASH Buyers of good lines of w MILLING & SHIPPING WHEAT, AfcSQ,— OATS, BARLEY, AND RYE GKAB& FRIKDLANDF.K BROS., Lld, ~7arm foFsaleT TyTESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd, have been instructed by Mr Wm. Sutton, fco sell by private treaty, his compact farm of 290 acres, Bifcuafced at Winchmore, on which ia a comfor able four-roomed Dvveilipg, Jarge store room, und six-stalled BUble, The property ia divided into five paddocks, all fenced and tvoll watered, »ud most of the land ia voder crop. For fall particulars and terms, apply FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd >■?»■«■■■—^"— ««'■"■■'■ mmmsM PRIZE EGGS for Sale at Pelham Yards. MRS McGRKGOR has taken over thej Refreshment Rooms at the corner of Fast and Burnett Streets, Aehburton, where she will welcome all her friends and Public Generally. Hot Luncheon Daily from 12 to 2. Hob Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa at nil hours. A Choice Assortment of Confec { tiouery, aud all kinds of Fruit in Stock. I 6129



Maternal Love.—An instanceof maternal solicitude cropped up in the Dunedin Polioe Court on Friday, in a manner that nearly made trouble (says the Otago Daily Times). A young man, whose name figures largely in the Dunedin polioe records, was aboub to be committed for trial on a eerious charge. His iXAtksj? was in court, and the constable in charge of th«J dock lioticod her pass up a small packet to the prisotfe£, Ihe officer went into the dock to secure the contraband goods, and a violent Beuftye ensued. The interest of the court habitues, which had fUgged somewhat, as the result of an all day's sitting, ran up in a second to the point of esccitement, and suggestions of knife, poison, &o, w^pb round like a fl»sh. Presently the officer emar^ed triumphant, aad passed up the packet to his Vi'orship, when it was found to couUin nothing more deadly than tobacco. Mr Graham com mented eeyerely on the action, and told ita author that had it Jjeeij anyopo else he would have dealt; severely with her. in this he was interrupted by the prisoner, who, white with passion, loudly declared thab it was nob his n>other who had done it, although several bystanders saw the whole scene, I



Be Kind to the Little Ones.—There is no tyranny ao hard to bear as the tyranny of parents who, without meaning to be cruel, do not understand their children. How continually do we find a child punished because it is fretful. It does not seem to occur to some parents that in nine cases out o* ten a child's fretfulness arises from ill health of from some temporary ailment. Bub this is assuredly true,- and,'instead of punishing their children, parents will do well to take steps to keep them healthy and strong. They will nofc find this difficult if they take care to keep Hol'.oway's Pills and Ointment always by them. These are remedies whjqh never fail.



CLARKE'S 841 PILLS warranted to euro Gravel, Pains in the back and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years la boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors' throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mi land Pountiep Drug Company, Lincoln



" Stop Smoking," said a Boston doctor to an ailing patient the other day, " and ib will lengthen your days." The patient stopped, The doctor's prediction was verifi.d. Ihe first day, the patient defaces, was as long as liis whole previous life: prosperity is the beat protector of principle. Few of us can stand prosperity. Another tellow a, I mean. Nothing suoceeda like success, lhat is why Rinpeton'B Rh-oeing is so successful. Kingston ddes not "say so, ask anyone. He^a well known, 'ht*ym« beed here nearly eighteen



Ay% Women Wise ?



The nature of the answer to this question will greatly depend upon the personality of the individual to whom the query be ad* dressed. If you ask the orotohtty old bachelor, or the woman-hater you will receive a, most; passionate I•«No *' for au answer; and if you askthe lof e-sick yonng man, you will receive an equally passionate " Yes " as a reply. Bub the bachelor, bhe woman-hater and the lady-worshipper must; all answer " Yea" to the question, was Mrs M. J. Brown, of Gilbert! Street, Bowden, Adelaide 1, wise when she took Bile Beani foir biliduaaess to cure herself of severe? attach of constipation and indigestion, from which' she suffered for twelve years J 'Read Mrs Brown's story and judge of the wisdom of her action for yourselves. " I?or ovej? twelve^ years," siys the lady, "I suffered from severe constipation ftncj indfgesticjn, w|th ajpt the painful and disagreeable aocpmgimiments that are known to every sufferer from con* stipation. I consulted various doctors and was prescribed for by them, but without avail. At length they pronounced my case to be incurable* Besides having taken al 1 the prescriptions whioh the doctors gave me, I tried the numerous remedies suggested by friends, and almost all the medicines adver j tiaed as cures for my complaint, but 1 gob |no benefit from them. No medicine could be re'ied on to act when most required, even though the same thing had afforded slight; relief previopsily. £.6 leagsh * friend'of 1 mine, Mrs MeA/nje* who had. herself been? cured of serious illness byßileßeans,reoom monded them to me. Acting on he* advice I tried the Bile Beans, and after I had taken a few does, I was aware of an improvement in my condition. I continued then to take the Beana for aotne t^onthSj a^nd can trut^if fully aay thab they have isompletely Qureft m<\' Thirty miilioo doses of' Bile Beaoa were taken during the*year ending February 1899, which proves that both nien arid, wotrien have been Vise in curing their ills bj the peoplu's popular price ptepa%'*tiou. »'



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