Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1899. Local and General.

The Dairy Industry.— A Wellington PreßS Association telegram says that Govern ment has made arrangements for the inspec tion of all batter and cheese exported from New Zealand to Australia. A Sup.—One of the butchers at Fairfield accidentally cat his arm yesterday. He was brought to Asshburton, where the wound was stitched and dressed. He will of course be incapacitated for a few days. Finkd for Bettikg. — At Auckland yesterday Philip Henry Levy was fined §s and costs for making a bet with Arthur Lewis on the Auckland Domain on litto March upon the result of the 300 yards h&ndicp.—Press Association telegram, Wesletan Parsonage Burned. — The Wesleyan parsonage at Hamilton, occupied by Dr Hoskiog, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Nothing was saved. The in surance on the furniture was £550, and on «he building £155, m the National and New Zealand offices.—Press Association tele gram. Assessment Coobt.—The Court for hear ing objections to the valuation of property m the borough of Aehburton will sib on Thursday next. There is only one case to be heard, and that one is on a question of liability, There are no objections to the amount of the assessments. A Chinese Hep*.—A Press Association wire from Wellington last night saya s—ln the Magistrate! Court to-day a Chinaman who has adopted the name of George Howe, was sent to gaol for twelve months on a charge of keeping a brothel. Three young girls found on the premises were sent to prison for three months each, N.S.W. Sheepebbedbbs' Association.-*- The schedule of prizes for the fifth annual sheep show of the New South Wales Sheep breeders' Association has been forwarded to us by Mr A. H. Prince, the secretary. The show will be held on the Moore Park grounds, Sydney, of the Royal Agricultural Society, on June 29 and 30, and July 1, of this year. Charitable Aid.—Mr Hogg, M.H.R., gave notice yesterday to move at the Wei- Jington-Wairarapa Charitable Institution, that Government) be asked to take immediate steps to repeal the Hospital and Charitable Aid Act, and to thoroughly reform the existing plan of poor relief. He thought the present system was wasteful, inefficient, demoralising, and costly.—Press Association telegram. Town Hall for Wellington.—At an influential meeting of those interested m music m Wellington on Thursday night, the absence of a Town Hall m the city was deplored, and a committee was appointed to wait on the City Council, urging the erection of a hall which would be a credit to the oity, Several of the speakers declared that a suitable building could be erected without adding to the city taxation, m fact, it would be a source of revenuet A School Row.—The Cromwell School Committee has asked the Otago Education Board to interfere with the private affairs of the teacher of the public school, who*it seems is part proprietor of the local paper either by compelling him to give up his interest) therein or removing him. As it is considered by the bulk of the householders that the teacher does his work well, a counter petition, largely signed, has been presented to the Board, protesting against the action of the school committee. Au Auckland Bank's Loss.—With reference to the loss of £300 m notes by a cadet- of the Auckland Savings Bank, it is .Mated that tihe money was m a bag, which by some unaccountable means slipped from his grasp while he was riding a bicycle. He made every possible search, but it was too evident that someone had pioked up the bla.ek bag. The officials explain that every precaution is taken; m transferring cash from one bank to anothe;?, by using a chain made fast to the hand of the messenger^ bub m this particular ease such precaution was omitted, The Ajbsconder Myebs.—By Press As sociation telegram for Wellington came the following paragraph last night:— Captain Moffat, of the steamer Maori, m which Joseph Myers escaped to Monte Video, was examined before the Official Assignee yeiter day. The captain said! that four hours after leaving Wellington he found Myers on board. The latter offered an order on a firm m London for his passage money, which the captain declined, and Myers was' nut to work among the crew. He was landed at Monte Video as a stowaway. All Myerß had on board was a small parcel and an overcoat. Witness never knew Myers before he left Wellington, and all through the voyage Myers called himself Marks. Witness was annoyed to think that people thought be bad connived ab Myen' neape.

A Smjmp iir Bicycles —The Puss of of this morning says:—-The bicycle fever attracted a Dumber of people yesterday, at was evidenced by the number who bid for Humber and Triumph machines which Messrs Yonks, Norton, and Co. off-red. The gale was a preliminary one of 25, out of a catalogue of 105 to be placed next Wednes day, bub the demand was evident, and the 25 ran into 40 before the auctioneers fini-hed, an indication possibly that the prices revised satisfied the seller*. The sale started Almost spiritless, and a lady's Triumph was sold lor £11, but the next machine, a lady's Humber, saw lively competition, which stopped at £16. The auctioneer agreed to put up any selected bicycle, and this also had a spirited tM eat on the bidding- The top price was for a lady's Humber, which realised £17 10). Several fetched up to £15 and £16 10». The best price for ladies' Triumphs was £12. For gentlemen's bicycles of similar makes there was not the same demand. Humbers brought Iron. £1010* to £15, and Triumphs from £] 1 to £1410s? Bbv. P. W. Isito's Lkoturh. — The centre and a few of the side seats of the Wesley an Church were comfortably filled last Thursday nighb on the occasion of Rev. Frank Isitt giving his story concerning "Some heroes of the emancipation move* ment." The lecturer's opening remarks were a comparison of military and moral heroism, very much to the disparagement of the former. The honor of being the first agitator for bringing about the abolition of slavery m America belonged to an obscure Presbyterian minister; and, m its initial stages, the movement was brought under the I notice of the people by men of lowly Btation m life. As the speaker portrayed the characters of such men as Lundy, Lloyd Garrison, Wendall Philips, Henry Ward Beecher, Herr Coffin, and finally John Brown, of Harper's Ferry, anecdotes were freely interspersed, and the transition from grave to gay kept the audience fascinated with interest from start to finish. It wonld be an impossibility for Mrlaibt to speak five minutes without having something to say about his favorite subject—prohibition, and occasionally he wonld point a moral by indicating how very much the slavery system and the liquer traffic were akin. The chair was occupied by Mr H. M. Jones, and Mrs Herbert Steel sang—" The light of the world." When it is stated that Mrs Steel wai at her best, and the piece suited her voice admirably, it will be understood that the audience had a real treat while listening to this talented lady.

CABLE NEWS.

United Preaa Association—By Eleofcrlo Telegraph—Copyright London, March 24 Hon. W. F. Beeves h&B asked the Duke of Norfolk to send by Suez the New Zealand mails, which hitherto have been sent via Vancouver. The Warrimoo opens the new service tia Brisbane on April 6. The Canterbury city and county have conferred their freedom on Mr Henniker Heaton, M.H.R. The Archbishop congratulated Mr Heaton on securing postal reform, and giving a step upwards to the human race. Mr Heaton acknowledged the assistance rendered him by Mr Chamberlain. America has submitted a modus vivendi m regard to the Alaskan boundaries. Britain is now considering the proposal. Harrowing accounts are published of the famine m Russia. Peasants are eating chopped straw and bran. Typhus and scurvy are raging, and 16,000 are destitute m the district of Samara alone. Lord Hopetoun, presiding at a meeting of naval architects, said that the Navy and mercantile marine had practically been reconstructed within the past twelve years, and the prosperity of the industry had been unexampled. Madame Melba has cabled to her friends here that she has quite recovered from the effects of the accident. One hundred and twenty-five deaths occurred from influenza m London for the week. An interesting point has been raised m connection with the will of Miss Jane Yates, a lady of independent means, who died ia July last, the result of an illegal operation, for being concerned m which Lieutenant Wark was sentenced to death. The prisoner was subsequently reprieved. Mr Samuel Hall, Vice-Ohancollor, holds that proof of Lieutenant Wark's con viction is not sufficient to bar him from benefiting under the victim's will, holding that the fact of murder must be conclusively proved. The point at issue will be tried at the ne*t Liverpool assizes. The wreck of the Mataura and the cargo salvaged have been sold for £1200. In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain declined to reveal par ticulars of the claim of the New Guinea Syndicate, which has been submitted to Lord Lamington, the Governor of Queensland. Betting on the boat race is 11 to 4 on Cambridge. Nbw York, March 23 The Rev. De Witt Talmage haa resigned his position of pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, at Brooklyn. Sydney, March 34 The steamer Moresby, from German New Guinea, brings a sensational story of a German named Stolz, a trader, having been captured by the natives of Long Island, kept m slavery and brutully treated for nearly two years before he effected his escape. Some eighteen years ago a man named Jams and his wife were brutally murdered at Granville, Queensland. It is reported that a patient who recently died at the Sydney Hospital confessed to the crime. '

News in Brief.

Those m need of building timber would do well to attend the sale at the freezing works on Monday* Some bine gum rails will also be offered. The captain commanding the Ashburton ' Rifle Volunteers notifies m our advertising columns that the annual meeting of the company will be held m the orderly room on Tuesday evening next ao 7.30. Notice is also given re the Easter encampment. The bazaar m aid of the funds of the Catholic Church will be held m the Odd fellowß' Hall on Monday, April, 3, and nights following, and as extensive preparations have been made for it, and new lines struck out for the entertainment of visitors-, the hall will be worth visiting. : Messrs Hardley Bros, have as usual made great preparation for the coming shooting season, and have just opened up their shipment of guns, ammunition and other requisites .Those who hare not made preparation for the opening day should give them a call. AH who have guna that requiro repairing will do well to remember that l^egsra Hardley Bros have an expert gunsmith on ihe premisef who?? work is guaranteed to give satisfaction?

SOCIAL COLUMN.

Mr Booth on tlie Effect of Intemperance on Child Life.

Mr Booth, m his account of the con dition of the children attending schools m the poorer districts of London, incidentnlly throws much light on the part which intemperance playa m the production of the incapacity of the incapables. On page 495, vol. 2, he B*yß :— 11 In all poor schools %ye Bhall find m-iny (children) whose puny and sickly looks sbow too clearly tbat they are either feeble born, or are living under unwholesome and bad conditions at home; usually such children come either from drinking homes, or from those where the family has over-run the means of subsistence, and the over worn mother must herself often work for the children's bread before she has it to give to them." On page 499, vol. 2, he tells us ;— 11 One child after another we notice with the peculiarly squalid pallor that marks habitual underfeeding, and find that he comes from a drunken home. So with the attendance. A fixed set come well—some hardly ever miss. Others come indifferently well. And a fixed set, from 18 to 20 per cent., come badly, and those with scarcely an exception are from the worst and most irregular homes." Again, on page 500, vol. 2, he tana j describes a poor hard drinking neigh-' bourhood:— " The street population, lounging m the doorways or hanging round the ginshops at the corners of the streets, look shiftless and disreputable. Dirty, bare-footed children, who ought to be m school, are scuffling m passages and entries. Policemen stand about m couples. Lanes and alleys wind here and there, with no outlet or proper thoroughfare. One-roomed families are the rule. The slum look is everywhere. It penetrates like a slimy fog into the school itself. < Slum-born' seems written on the faces of the children, hardly one of whom impresses us as well up to the average. There are a few exceptions, wholesome-looking faces, but very few. We see numbers of half imbecile children throughout the school ; big boys m low standards who cannot learn, try as they may; children of drinking parents chiefly. The head teacher, a capable, thoughtful man, tells us that nearly a fourth of the children have bad or drunken homes, dragged*down sometimes by the father, sometimes by the mother, often by both." On page 889, vol. 2, he writes:— 11 There is abundant evidence that the aggregate of children underfed at home is deplorably large. It will not be understood that on any given day the whole are m actual want of food, j though all are irregularly or insuffi ciently provided for. Some come (to school) breakfastless or dinnerless per haps once a week, others more fre quently, while many hardly ever know the comfort of a wholesome and satisfy ing meal at home. Hackney, Finsbury, and Southwark stand highest m. this respect, and m these divisions we also find the highest percentage of fees remitted, and the lowest average m the grant earned by the children. Puny, pale-faced, scantily clad, and badly shod, these small and feeble folk may be found sitting limp and chill on the school benches m all the poorer parts of London. TJiey swell the bills of mortality as want and sickness thin them off, or survive to be the needy and enfeebled adults whose burden of helplessness the next generation will have to bear. Unhappily, m many cases, this semi-starved condition of the child is due not to poverty alone, but to drink, neglect, or vice at home. The practised eye can readily distin guish children of this class by their shrinking or furtive look, their un wholesomeneas of aspect, their sickly squalor, or it may be their inde scribable pathos, the little shoulders b«wed so helplessly beneath the burden of their parents' vice. • How was it you came to school withdtit any break fast this morning f' I asked a forlorn little lad one day. ' Mother got drunk last night and couldn't get up to give me any,' was the reply given, as if it were an ordinary incident m the child's daily life." ■ - Again, on page 492, we find the following instructive passage:— " Public-houses are usually abundant m a neighbourhood like this. Some times we find as many as one to every eighty or a hundred adults, all thriving on the custom they receive. <•■ It is not always eaßy to specify the individual drinkers, but with so many of these houses kept going by a population on the verge of pauperism, it is clear that i the feeding of his children cannot m all cases be a first charge on the parent's earnings. Pawnshops, too, are handy of access; and m them may be often found the little jackets, boots, and petticoats, which account for the half cl*4 condition of the children m the schools." What can be the fate of the great majority of these children but to die prematurely, or, should they grow up, to crowd into the ranks of the unfit, and, therefore, unemployed f (TO IB CONTINUED.)

The clergy at Gothenburg have addressed a petition (according to a recent report m the Times) to the Boyal Governor of the province, pray ing him to decree that m the public beerhouses no beer shall be sold on Sundays and holidays to any one except to persons taking their meals m such places during the usual hours. The petition also urges the Governor to make such regulations as would put a stop to an abuse which has been produced by the holders of licenses for the sale of beer along with food having made the sale of beer their principal business. A further point raised is the desirability of closing the beer-houses at the same hour as the spirit shops, and finally it is recommended that the number of beer licenses should be gradually reduced as the present holders, owing to death or other causes, discontinue to use them, so that eventu ally all the licenses should come under the control of the Gothenburg Public house Licensing Company, conducted according to the Gothenburg system.

COMMERCIAL.

THE STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited, report for the week ending March 24, as followa :— Clearing Sale.—On Monday we held a clearing sale at Mr W. H. Rule's Peadarves property, when implements, sheep, horses, cattle, and pigs found purchasers at satis factory prices. The property itself waa nos sold. Following Is a list of principal prices obtained:—lmplements—Harrows £3 17.* 6d, broad oast seed sower £2, cultivator £9 10s, drill £15, press £3 10s, weighing machine £1 10a, p'ough £3 15a, roller £7, hay take £1 sa, double-furrow plough £5, reaper and binder £5, stripper £2, sheep feeders 10s, drays £12 10s £?. 15*, disc harrows £1, spring trap £3 6s, e-nd a large quantity of sundries. Sheep—43s two-tooth ewes and wethers 11s, 683 two-tooth ewes and wethers 11s 6d, 179 crossbred lambs 9a 9d, 406 crossbred ewea, mixed ages, 7s, 148 old merino ewes 4j 6d, 132 crossbred iambs 9a Bd, 144 four, six, and eight-tooth merino wethers Ba, 102 fab merino wethers 9s, 72 fafc merino ewes 7a lOd. Pigs—3 stores at £1 4s. Cattle—3 cows at £2 ss, 3 heifers at £1 53. Horses—Bay gelding, aged, £30, bay mare, aged, £23, bay mare, aged, £27 10«, chestnut mare, aged, £30 10a, chestnut mare, aged, £14, black gelding, aged, £9 10a, trap gelding £7, mare and foal £4, two-year-old gelding £7, trap and harness £11, and a large quantity of sundry harness at fair rates. Ashbueton Yards.—There was a large yarding of sheep on Tuesday at the Aihbur ton yardv, the entry totalling some 13,467 head, of which our number was 5203. Prices were, for good turnipers and breeding ewes, on about ft par with late rates, bat inferior sorts of both classes were hard to quit. The few peas of lambs yarded net with a good demand. Our sales were—2o fat crossbred ewes 8a Sd, 14 fat crossbred ewas 8s 3d, 20 fat halfbred ewes 9s, 48 fat merino ewes sa, 170 fat two tooth ewes and wethers 12s 7d, 90 at 12s 6d, 187 at 123 9d, 136 fat two-tooth ewes 11s 3d, 150 fat two-tooth wethers 13s. Store sheep —43 cu'l merino ewes 2«, 111 sound mouth crossbred ewes 6s 3d, 13 crossbred ewei 4s 3d, 220 halfbred lambs 8s 3d, 101 crossbred lambs 9a 7d, 170 four-tooth wethers 11s 3d, 376 four, six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes 7s 9d, 87 two-tooths 7s 6d, 69 sound mouth crossbred ewes 6s 9d, 471 six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes 9a 7d, 207 two and four-tooth i wethers 10s 6d, 162 sound mouth crossbred i ewes 93 3d, 358 two and four-tooth wethers 12s Bd, 435 two-tooth ewes and wethers lls Bd, 269 four-tooth ewes 10s Id, 389 two tooth ewes and wethers 10a 3d, 265 four and six-tooth ewes 10a sd. BaK and Ewe Fair.—On Thursday the annual ram and ewe fair took place at the Tinwald yards. There was a largo yarding of ewes, but there were not nearly so many rams yarded as last year. The ram sale at auction again proved to be a farce, almost all the business being done privately. There was * very good demand for ewes, but poor and inferior lots were dull of sale. Our entry comprised 8049 ewes and 327 rams. Sales—Ewea—64 fi*| mquth crossbred 5s 4d, [ 60 eight-tooth crossbred 8s 2d, 528 four and six-tooth hajfbred 9s 6d, 104 call four-tooth j threequarfcer-bred 6a lOd, 140 crossbred 5b Id, 198 six and eight tooth three^uarter bred 8s 3d, 368 four-tooth threequarter-bred 9a 9d, 553 six and eight-tooth halfbred 9s to SU Id, 382 four-yaar-old merino (Buocleuch Station) 8s sd, 203 six and eight-tooth three quarter-bred 9a Bd, 496 four*tooth three quarter-bred 10s, 302 two, four and six-tooth 7s 6d, 225 four and five-year-old merino 5s 3d, 196 threequaiter-bred six and eight tooth 8s Id, 582 six and eight-tooth quarter back 7s 9d, 443 halfbred six and eight-tooth 10s 2d (these last three lines m cod junction with P. Thomas), 222 crossbred 5s Id, 140 four and six-tooth 9a 2d, 365 four-tooth crossbred 10a 4d, 690 two and four-tooth crossbred 8s 2d, 1112 four and six-tooth first cross 10a 2d. Rams—We sold Shropshireß from |g up to 4g, English Leicester from l|g to 3|?, Lincolns from £g to l£g, Hampshire Downs from 2g to 3g, Border Leicester |g to lig.

i Af r David Thomas reports as follows upon , the live stock market m the Ashburton county for the week ending March 24 :—On ' Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards the usual weekly sale was held. There was a good attendance of farmers and others interested, bub their biddings were not quite so brisk as the week previous. The yarding was made 1 Jj up of breeding eweß and amooget them were only an odd pen of what one could call good ewes, therefore prices were slightly below those ruling at previous sales. At this sale several lines of ireezing sheep were offered and sold at fair value, viz:—Lambs 10a Id to lls and wethers 10s 9d to 13s. The total for the day consisted of 13,467 sheep, 23 head of cattle, 10 pigs, and 63 rams, of which my entry comprised 6344 sheep, 21 head of cattle, and 35 rams, whioh I cleared at the following prices:— Sheep —33 crossbred two-tooth ewes and wethers, 12s M ; 24 crossbred ewes, 8s lOd ; 50 crossbred ewes, 8a 2d ; 22 cross bred eweß, 8s 9d; 15 crossbred two-tooth, 10a 4d; 3 fat ewes, 8s 6d; 20 merino ewes, 6s 2d ;20 lambs', 8s Id; 12 crossbred ewes, 10s 9d; 27 merino owes, 4s 8d ; 17 crossbred ewes, 8s 9d; 21 lambs, 10s; 3 lambs, 3s 3d; 53 fat lambs, 9a; 103 fat lambs, lls; 66 fat lambs, 10s Id; 54 merino ewes, 3« 3d; 201 two-tooth, lls 6d; 105 crossbred ewes, 4s 3d; 200, two and four-tooth wethers, 10s; 1800 merino wethers, 3s 4d } 549 two-tooth wethers, 10s ; 45 crossbred ewes, 9a 6d ; 48 merino ewes, 5s 2dt 55 lambs, 8s 9ci; 93 lambs, 7a lOd; 118 merino ewes, 3s 9d ; 75 crossbred ewes, 7s 4d; 334 half bred ewes, 5s lid ; 607 crossbred two-tooth ewes, 9a 6d; 201 crossbred wethers, lls JOd ; 221 cross tired ewes, 8a ; 246 two, four, and six-tooth ewes, 8a 3d; 66 wethers, 9s Id; 104 cross bred ewes, 5s 7d; 116 Down ewes, 6s 3d; 144 lambs, 8a lOd ; 293 crossbred ewes, 4s Id. Rams.—Shropshire, 8 rams 2£ guineas, 2 at 3 guineas. Cattle—l fat cow, £4; 2 fat cattle, £4; 2 fat steers, £5 ss; 2 fat steers, £4 15s ; 2 fat cattle, £3 15b ; 1 fat cow, £4 5s ; 1 fat cow, £2 17s 6d; 2 Btore cattle, £1 9a ; 1 dry cow, £1 ss. Bam and Ewe Fair.—-Thursday, March 23, was the annual fixture for the ram and ewe fair, when an entry of about 15,000 ewes and 600 rams came forward, out of which my entry consisted of 6699 ews and 249 rams. As usual the sale began with ewes, and for any good lots biddings were brisk, and good prices were obtained; but interior quality were more difficult to quit, «ud m some oases lower values than those ruling at the previous market had to be accepted to effect a §ale. The ram sale was rather a Qasoo, and pen after pen was passed by auction, as most of the buyers were supplied with what they required privately. The following are the sales I made t—49B cross bred ewes 7s Id, 200 small halfbred two tooth ewes 7s 9d, 163 two-tooth ewes 7s sd, 377 merino ewes 6s, 298 two-tooth crossbred ewes 8s Id, 173 crosbred ewes 7s ,9d, 101 crossbred ewes 8s 6d, 455 crossbred ewes 5s ,9d, 250 halfbred ewes (failing mouth) 8s 2d, 728 halfbred ewes 6a sd, 197 sound mouth ewes 8s Id, 188 crossbred eweß 4a 6d, 630 quarter back ewes 7s 9d, 1000 six and eight tooth crossbred ewes 10s, 202 cioasbred ewes 6s Bd, 427 halfbred ewes 63 Bd, 437 sound mouth halfbred eweß 10s 2d, 184 two-tooth halfbred ewes 9s. Bams—4 English Leicester rams 3g, 1 at 3£g, 6 at £g, 6 at lg, 2 rams 6s, 5 at 16s, 5 at 15s, 6 atß», 1 English Leicester ram lfj», 1 at l£g, 3 at Sfg, 2 old rams 4s, 6 rams 10s 6d, 6 two-tooth Border Leicester rams £2 10s, 4 Border Leicester rams 10a, 5 old rams 4s, 25 rams 7s, 2 Shropshire rams 2g, lat l|g, 2at lit;, 4at 10a, 6at 2|g, 16 at 10s, 6 at |g, 1 at 4s, 2 at |g, 7 at 2Jg, 10 at 2£g, 6 at 2|g, 10 at 3g. Privately through the week I disposed of 54 Shropshire rams from 2%g to 3g.

CRICKET.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, March 24 Ib ia reported that Stoddarb is about to retire from first-class cricket.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association—By Eloolrio Telegraph—Copyright (Received Wakapuaka March 25 9 15 t^k, Guaedian Office 9-59 am) Miniiiff Company Frauds. London, l^archffe^^l Claude Vautir, a Westralian mmjQr speculator, has been committed for trial on a charge of extensively de frauding London stock brokers. Influenza. Influenza is raging m Paris, Berlin, and New York The supply <of quinine m New York has rua v#Kt. This is attributed to a corner itf the tonic m London, The Russian " Wen of Peace," St. Petersburg, March 24 Another four thousand members of the Dukhoborsti, a Russian religiaus sect, are migrating to Canada. The Canadian Government allows to each man a grant of 161 acres. Lynched. New York , March 24 A negro who murdered a planter at Littlerock, m the State of Arkansas," was lynched by whites. Six other negroa were also lynched for threaten ing retaliation, and three others were lynched at Yazoo s Mississippi State, for instigating racial trouble.

Australian.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright.

(Received Wakapuaka March 25, 9.35 am, Guardian Office 10-28 a-m) Scholz'g Partner. Sydney, March 25 Scholz's companion, Frost, committed suicide rather than bear the hardships of slavery amongst the German New Guinea natives. Queensland Politics. Brisbane, March 25 The Premier was repeatedly refused a hearing at Cunnamulla and effigies of Kanakas and Japanese were burned. Placards were displayed inscribed sc Vote for Dickaon's Queensland leprosy," The proceedings were very rpwdy.

THE GATTON MURDERS.

United Press Association—By Eleokrlo Telegraph—Copyright)

Brisbane, March 24 At the Gatton enquiry Daa Mur phy, brother of the deceased, who was at Brisbane when the murder was com mitted, admitted saying when he heard of the crime that some one at home must have gone out of his mind and committed the deed. (Received Wakapuaka March 25, 9.35 am, Guardian Office 10-28 a.m) Brisbane, March 25 The Gatton enquiry has closed. The police inspector said he had no more evidence to offer. Enquiries were still being made, but it was no use keeping the proceedings open. The magistrate adversely commented upon the apathy of the blood relations of the victims, and their non-assistance. He said McKeill, the brother-in law, acted as if he wished the matter to be buried m oblivion.

FOOTBALL.

The annual general meeting of the Ash burton Football Club was held m the Arcade Chambers on Friday evening. The chair was occupied by the Captain, and there was a good attendance of members. The report and balance sheet for the past year was read and adopted. The former, after dealing with the work of the put season, congratulated the Club on having four |f its members allotted places m the South Canterbury representative team, whilst Ni Orr had the honor of being selected to represent Outer* bury m all her inberprovincial fixture!. The balance sheet showed the Club's finances to be m a very sound condition. The receipt* for the year amounted to £14 13s 3d, and the expenditure was £10 15s, leaving a credit balance of £3 18a 3d. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron—D. Thomas, Esq., (re-elected); President—Qi A. M: Buckley, Esq., (re-elected); Vice- Presidents—E. G. Wright, Esq., M.H.R., Messrs Hugo Friedlander, S. H. Graves, W» Patching, Hi Drummond, J, Snodgrasa and Dr Maude, (re-elected), Hon secretary—L J Hobbs; hon treasurer—H Curtis; Com' mittee—N Orr, R Upton,, S Dixost, G Cromie, and E Purchase. The election of captain and vioe-captaia was left over until |>he nex.t meeting of the Committee. Metin Curtis and Hobbs were appointed delegate! to represent the Club at the meeting of the Domain Board on Monday evening. After transacting some minor business, the meeting terminated with the usual vote* of thanks to the chairman and returning oficer. ;_ •:...

LAND SALES.

WEST STREET MART. Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited, were favored with a large attendance at their Mart to-day, where they offered the neat little farm of 130 acres on the Beach road, on account of Mr John Harrison, who is leaving for England. The land adjoins Mr P. Chalmers' farm, part of it being situated above the road, and the remainder gracing land adjoining the riverbed. After the preliminary remarks of the auctioneer the property was started at £14 per acre, quickly followed by pound bid* up to £18, after which ten shilling bid* were received up to £20 per acre, ab whioh price it was knocked down to Mr Peter Chalmers. The same- firm report having sold privately the Dundas estate at Seafield, containing about 2645 acres, ab £3 10s per acre to Mr Peter Stewart.

ARCADE.

There was a good attendance of farmers m the Arcade this afternoon, when Mr D. Thomas offered on account of the trustees m the estate of the late Mrs Isabella Coohrane a small farm of 70 acres m Wakanui. The opening bid for this was £13 per acre. It was however passed m at £18 15s. The same auctioneer also offered on account of Mr Henry Milner another small farm of some 70* acres situated at Flemington. From a bid of £12 per acre this was run up to £14 15s, when the owner put m his bid of £15 10a, and the land was passed m.

THE Atllfil'UTON tiOfl^WAN . S .TOtoA*, MAliCil2s, 1899



To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises m the Head or other Aural Troubles, - Dr Nicholson, of juondon, the "world fofceoV aural specialist and Inventor of »r4in"c«^r drums, haa just Issued the lOOlhj^is^Bef hia illustrated and descriptive hooJrciiJHftt ness and Aural Troubles. This book IHk:< be had from Mr F. Shaw, 160, AdelaWe i4oad, Wellington, N. 2., oa receipt:' of stamps. Mr Campbell, of the same address^ was greauly relieved of his dMf««3«by Dr' Nicholson's system, and takes plnasvfre m spreading the news of the great ■pooialift m New Zealand. A little bodk on the cure^of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago an«? indigestion by the same author, may be ad rea M Shaw to receipt ef stomp*



Chronic Diarrhoea Cured.' This is to certify that I have had chronic diarrhoea over since the war. I gob so weak I could hardly walk or do anything. One bottle of Chamberlain's Oolio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me sound and well. J: B. Gibes, Fincasble, Ya. I had ohronio diarrhoea for twelve yWs. Three bottlea of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me, '' I 8. L. Shaver, Ifinoaatle, Va. I Smoke New Vonm



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" A* electricity is to a tallow candle " bo is diamond jubilee xea to its competitors,— Agentß—Shmrman Bros., Asbburtoa W T Doak, Mount Somere and M&yfield; James CriidiiUj Tinwild,



Bros.. Limited, j I MOT HAVING DISPOSED OF MR W. H. RULE'S PEN DA EVES PFOPKRTY By Auction, We are prepared to TREAT FR'YATELY for aame< FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lm>. GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO LONDON. WE beg to intimate to our numerous Clients that we have made special arrange ments for the SHIPMENT OF WHhIAT & OATS on owners' account during the present season. We are m a position to offer freight by Sailers and fcteamers at lowest rates current, and consignments submitted to our care will receive our London representative's personal] atten tention. We are prepared to make Liberal Cash Advances against shipments placed m our hands for sale, Free of Commission and Interest, and our experience m the Grain and Produce Trade is sufficient guarantee that any business entrusted to us will be well looked after It is anticipated that all the available shipping space will be required this season, and early application will there fore be necessary. Friedlander Bros., Ld,



co g O I ■ £j ?1 ■ i Pi H8 rB(S W S S 2. gg «j 5 Hg- w jz £ -^ rf S Mg g :p § co BOOTH, MAODONALD~AND UO ANDREWS AND BBAVAN. J" BEG TO NOTIFY to tJ.e Farmers and all who are interested m Agricultural or other Machinery, that I have been appointed AGENT m, Ashburton lor the above Manufacturers, whose oelebratad Implements and Machinery are giving satisfaction throughout the Australasian Colonies. I have on hand a large quantity o EXTRAS; also Sample Machinery and Implements. H. GUILDS, WAKANUI ROAD. 19



FRANK CURTIS, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER AND OPTIGIAN. (Late Head Watchmaker for H- GundersoD, Christchurch HAVING tho Largest Watchmakera Business m Ashburton I can offar Special advantages m the following lines j— WAICHK^.-Fw and away the Largest and Bast Stock m Town of Rotherhams, Walthams, English hand made Levers, Swiss and Nickel Watches. OJUOCtI.^ Of every description— Englieb, American, and French. JJEWJEILL.JEK,Y. — Largest and Best Selected Stock of Brooches, Rings, and Novelties to choose from. See my window and inside. BPJSOT A. CJI-.llJS.—Specially con etfuoted Fitting Room. Glasses to suit ev&ry eight. Perfect fitting for the first time m Aabburton. M,EJt»ikll*S.—Watehss and Clocks repaired and regulated with promptness and despatch. Jewellery made up fco ( order and repaired on shortest notice. Ti7ot^man"waStbd7 STEADY iGood Horseman, about 30, to work several hundred mn es by contract. Team and all found. Apply by 'letter with references as to ability. BOX 17, 3 2QB Mount Somers. wSIOW SPORTS & RACING CLUB # rrtHElhiiuial General <3ene?»l Mj|<lig of I the aoßl%Club will bobj/Hr at the Winslow Hotel oS^MDMrnE^V, Marc|> 27, at 8 p.m., to ejpWuSicers and make joint arrangernaj^irror hoTcffhu^thQ Sports Meeting oQjpin's Birthday, A. A. FOOKS, *■ > £Joir^ Hon. Secretary. CHURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEJST'^ OHUROH Aahburioa, SATURDAY—Feast of the Annancijyfcioe 7,30 a m, Holy Communion PALM SUNDAY-(March 26.) 8.30 a m—Holy Communion. Ham — Matins, Litany, and Sermon. Subject : " Devotion to Christ m the Mysteries of Holy Week." 3 p m—Service ab Seafield, the Vicar; Dromore, Mr Gates. 6SO p.m—Evening Prayer and Sermon. Subject: "The Life after Death." R, A, WPOOTHORPE, M.A., View.



THE "PEOPLE'S" I RON MONGER, BURNETT STREET, OrrosiTi AKOADE I rjIHE CHEAPEST SHOP m Ashburton JL for General Ironmongery, including | GUNS I GUNS!S GUNS! ! ! CARTRIDGES ! CARTRIDGES ! Club, Eley's Kynoch's, eto. SHOT, CAPS, WADS. Eto. ALL UP TO DATK NO OLD fcTOOK. Plough Shares, Plough Chains, Leading and Tug Chains, Plough Line, Bag Hooks, Digging & Manure Forks, Gorse Knives, etc., AT PRICES THAT CANNOT BE BEAT Primus Stoves ! Primes Stoves ! ! Ranges, Register Grates, Marble Mantelpieces, Portable Stoves and Boilers, Fire Irons and Fenders. LAMPS. LAMPS. LAMPS. Ashburton Emporium for CARPEN TERS' TOOLS, Butchers' Knives and Steels, Table and Pocket) Cutlery, Scissors, Brushware, Etc., Etc. G. MEDDINS (Successor to W. Oongreve.)



ST PATRICK'S SPORTS, ASHBURTON. ■„ ' ' ' v ' ■ " ■ WAVKKJL.fe-Tirsi~SlX l FIRSTS.ISIX SECONDS, SEVEN THISPS. In the Three Mite, WjsVERIEVS were First, Second and Third. BT/PATRKK'S SPORTS—C ER \I DI fr E. HALF-MILE .. WAVERLEY .. SECOND. .ONB'ttlUS- .. » - HRSIT WHEEL RACE M r», f.. FIRST FIVE MILE - „ .„ THIRD. JOHN ORR AND CO,, 80LE AG .SNTS. Waverley Bearings Have Double Life. ~f carrying out the principle of simplicity and universality which we hare endeavoured to make a feature of 1899 Wavedey Bicycles, we make the cones m fclie bearings with double faces. Thus the same cone can be inserted on either side of either the front or raar hub. It cannot be inserted wrongly. There are Real Improvements m 1899 Waverley Bicycles. YOU have only to examine thej'99 W*vorley to see that our policy of oonoontratlng »ffurt upon one Model has brought forth a wonderful degree of pertection m design n detail, and In finish. No such bicycle was over before made. The J» .W^urley fc the crowning triumph of modern skill m Bicycle building-SThe beautiful Waverley Catalogue tells the details. Now ready Free. Simplicity. YOU who are looking for simple, worry awing dflslgn and construction m Bicyales will welcome the '99 Waverley. Universal nuts, interchangeable double faced conea m the bearings, with sliding adjustment, and an ideal two-piece Crank shaft are points worth mentioning. w The Proud Record, THA.T notY nsjle broken Waverley'frame was reported during '97 or'9B speaks volumes far the quality m Waverley Bicycles, for the high carbon steal tubing and matchless drop forginga of whiottthey are made, for the skill m braz:ng.j THE saraa qi»U y of tubing, ih* s*me quality of drop forging, the same skill an-1 thoroughness of making go into 1899 Waverl.-ya, with improvementh m design, . tried and provad s that will mike every owner of the; Waverley proud of his mount. The Beauty of the Waverley Bicycle, THE beauty of the Waverley Bicycle has al arays been famous, for this season we surpass all previous efforts and produce a bicycle as nearly perfect as skill ani the practically unlimited resources of our great factories can make it. The design is elegant and graceful, and every detail of workmanship and finish have been brought to tempting ideality. The Strongest Fork Crown Yet Produced. OKE OF THE FEATURES OF THE WAVERLEY IS THE NEW HOLLOW-4BCH DROP-FORGED FOBK CROWN thafc will unquestionably cause a sensation wherever it is shown. Ifedoub.es the strength and rigidity of the front forks, preventing all wavering or unsteadiness of the front wheel. It insures the rider s>afety. WAYERLEY CYCLE DEPOT. SIT.COLOMBO STBEET, CHRISTCHURUH. JOHN ORR & CO.. -ABHBURTONJ SOLE AOBHTS FOB NEW ZEALAND. the;beautjful wa^eeley catalogue is^free. it is worthy of yoor careful study.