Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1899. DIPLOMATIC ENGLISH

At the Guildhall banquet last week, Lord Salisbury delivered an address, m which he could hardly help making reference to what is certainly the all absorbing topic of conversation through out the British empire — the Boer rebellion. As Premier of Great Britain, he could not avoid a reference to the war at euch a function as the Lord Mayor's banquet, which by force of custom has been looked upon as an occasion for some Ministerial utter ance, m which the head of the Govern ment takes the opportunity of address ing the people, more than the favored crowd who are within hearing. But Lord Salisbury's utterances, intended no doubt to be guarded, and doubtless couched m what is known as diplomatic English, were so vague that the gentle men who condense our cable news for ns, when they essayed the hurried duty of boiling down, forwarded to the colonies such a precis of the speech as left very many colonial readers m doubt as to what were Government's intentioms m regard to the Transvaal and the Free State, after the suppres sion of the rebellion. Lord Salisbury's speech was crystallised to this—" Great Britain sought no goldfields op territory, but only desired equal rights for all races and the securi y of the Empire, and aimed at ultimately restoring good government and preventing the re currence of the dangers which contributed to the present condition of affairs m the Transvaal." Lord Salis bury was speaking <of the future of South Africa, and that tiwe was no doubt m his mind of the ultimate fc^b jugatioa of the rebellious Boers was perfectly patent; but he gave no indication as to what was to happen when the paramountcy of the suzerain state has been established by force of arms. And there were those m this colony, and not a few m Ashburton, who ran off with the opiuion that all this warlike preparation was for nothing, and that when all was over the Transvaal and the Free State would be allowed to resume their inde pendence, and go on aa before, with certain changes m the law as regards franchise, and the attitude of the Boer governments towards Iljtlanders. There were even sections of the press at t»ome—anti-Ministerial of course— who held that Lord Salisbury implied the restoration of the independence of these republics. Very like a whale? Tallyrand said language was given to conceal our thoughts, but no reader between the lines could have had any doubt about the thoughts Lord Salisbury's language covered. Lord Salisbury now states that he purposely refrained from dealing with the question of the terms of peace, and refused to discuss these terms. This throws a good deal of light on the ,subject of the first speech, for one could

hardly expect the Premier to say what' ho was intending to do with his chickens until they were hatched. But those who fancy that the Boers, m either state, will he allowed to calmly re sumo theconditkm of affahsthat existed before the war, have mad-.; a sad ml 3 t:ikff. /her the expenditure c-if blood ai-d treasure occasioned by (his war— niter the experience, of 80-ir procedure i since 1881—and Ihe knowledge that the Imperial Government posseasesthat a strong organisation was gradually strengthening itself for an effort to oust Britain from South Africa and unite the whole country under a Dutch I republic (which is the object and aim of the /■ fricand r Bond.) —we do not know the party of whom Lord Salisbury is the head and Mr Joseph Chamberlain the leader, if, after the war, one vestige is left m Free b'tate or Transvaal to remind the new colonists thnt governments with Dutch proclivities had ever held sway m either, Autonomy will ne doubt be j given, sucli as we possess m New Zealand, and as moat of Britain's colonies possess; but that autonomy will only ho given after all thisexpendi ture of blood and treasure has been paid for m hard cash. Failing such payment, there will be a " commandeer ing "of land and property on the part of tho victora that will mako the rebellious Boers' hair stand on Mid. With the Transvaal Republic we had some aemblatico of a quarrel—with the Free State none ; but both invoded British territory, m the hope that they would be helped m their attack upon the British by other traitors m the British provinces of Capo Colony and NaUl. That their object was the overthrow of British power and influence m South Africa cannot be veiled or doubted for a moment, and to permit the independ ence to continue of two states who could be guilty of such an act of rebellion would be to repeat the Gladstonian blunder committed 18 years ngo, and to be guilty of an act of folly that would be execrated and repudiated by the whole empire. The colonies of Great Britain m the Pacific are now no mean factor m. directing the actions of tho British Cabinet m colonial matters. Colonies who will rush their finest men to the spot where their Mother Oonntry'a men are waging war against the empire's foe-, and be prcud of permission to dispttch those men on such a mission, are not colonies to be lightly esteemed. And do we not know that m these colonies no closing of this war will bo satis factory that does not have for its immediate consequence the termination of the existence of the two Republics who have provoked it. Henceforth the ! British flig, unblended m its cantons with anything that is not purely '[ British, must float alone over those forftued realms as the symbol of paramount power and authority. Less than this will satisfy neither the peop-e of Great Britain m tho Home islands, nor her colonial children across the

Local and General.

%* On the firat page to-day will bo fourd cable, commercial, and interprovinoLU news, and on the fourth page Mr F. Ferriman's advertisement, with others. Personal—The many friends of Mr Alfred paunders, who is sow ia Eugl&nd, will be interested to le&ra that he was married, at tho parish cfcurch of ShoUerwill, Surrey, on October 6, to Mieg Sarah Box, youngest daughter of tho late Mr Richard Box, of Shirley, Southampton. Okicket. —A cricket match played oc Thursday afternoon at Tinwald between— ■ teams from tho Faiifidld Fret zing works aud the Tinwald c ub r&3uHe<4 m a wia for the formsr—the Tinwald team playing two men short. For the Fairfield cinb Willia stood out prominently, and tho Bros. Timms for Tinwald. Uho scores were Faiifield 56, Tinwaid 42 ?voRT3 Association —At a meeting of the executive of the Sports Association held on Thursday, a permit was received from the Secretary of theNewZaalaod Cyclist Alliance to run amateur cycling races m connection with their sports on December 18 A per mit haa aleo been granted by the League to run cash races, so that the public will be favoured with amateur and cash bicycle races on that day. The Timbers of the Inconstant. — A portion ot the timbers of the ship Inconstant^ which was stranded on the shore of Welling ton harbour at tha point where the B*nk of New Zealand building is now be;ng erected, is b(;ing used by a Wellington furniture manufacturer for the frame of three hand some state-room chaira which he is now making. One of the chaira is upholstered m crimson and the others m dark green morocco leather. The first of these chairs is intended for the use of .the president of the bank ab meetioge m the board room. The Pranks of Ligh*jun<*,—Daring a thunderstorm m the Rangitikei district) a pine tree, about fifty feet high, within twenty or thirty feet of a dwelling-house, was utrijak by lightning, which travelled m two parallel lines about eight inches apart j from the top of tho tree to within eighteen ' inches of the ground, where &n irpa chain was fastened to which a dog was attached. The dog received no injury, the leather collar apparently ac'ing as a non-conductor, tho discharge passing along the chain to the earth, on which a portion of it re&c&d.

The County Council—Mr E. Herring, the representative of the Mounb Somers riding m the Afhburton County Council, has with a self -sacrifice not every day met with, resigned his seat on the Council with a view to allow the ratepayers an oppor tunity of returning Mr E. G. Wright'as t eir representative. Mr Herring, like all the other members of the Council, recognises and fully appreciates the value of the services rendered to the County by Mr Wright, and has consulted a representative number of the ratepayers of the riding before taking ih;s step. Mr Wright has consented to stand ror the seat, and the election will take place ajj aucuunced by advertisement. TijE Fate of Andkebi,—ls there at last, then, some tangible relic of Andree? Ac cording to a Stockholm telegram, received m London, the buoy marked " Andree Expedition," which was picked up on the north coasfc of King Charles Island is believed to be one of the buoyg which tha aeronaut was to throw from hia balloon after the Norch Pole had been puaed. There ia no reason why it should not be ; bub if its identity ia established beyond doubt it, will still !e*ve us ignorant of the particulars of Andree'a fate, and that is what we should all like to know. It ia over two years now (the St. James' Budget observes) since Andree and hia companions sailed away m thoir aerial ship into the uuknown, and, beyond the brief message tiia.t the pigeon brought back a few days after thp start,, there has been no iafcelligenc3 from or respecting the ex plorera, Andree himself told his friends not to be uneasy if they received no news of : him for a year. That titjie as we have aaid is long past. Some day, of course, it may be possible to piece together the recopd of the expedition, but it is sure now to be » sad one.

Auckland Exhibition Surplus.-—An AurkLkud telegram tUtes that i;, bus been resolved to make application to tho executive of the Exhibition for the transfer of tho surplus of £2C15 to trustees for the purpose of the erection of a Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Hall. A Singctlaji Verdict.—Afc an inquiry in j to the C:.use of an incipient fire at v hotel m i ho R,>M;gir,ikei r'iiiriot, the jury returned a verdict that the fire was caused by s<.m< pcrson or persona unknown, and that the proprietor should get natrie.d, bo that the:e would be a woman to look after the<ervanls A Pathetic Inoidknt.-—.Just before the M edits Bi:ik'd with ihe Viet ri.i contingent a little incident occ :r.cd which showei how deeply the feelinga of somo were stirred. A young girl and hc-r mother bad been saying good bye to one of the Huldiers, aud as he sprang to the gangway the girl fell upon her koftpß upon the pier and poured out her naul m prayer.

SCHOOL CONCERT

Seldom hag the Oddfellows' Hall been co densely crowded an it- was last night, on the occasion of the coucert given m aid of the pnzsfund ot the Ashburton and Allenton schools. From the first opeuiug of tho hall do >ra to tho overture a conatant stream of children and adults flowed m, aud seats were at a premium long before the commence ment. Tho programme was liberal, and comprised about twenty numbers. Of tht se tho Musical Union orchestra contr<bu!cd two, and the other namea on the programme that were not m the children's numbers were Mrs Steel and Mrs Dee, Miss Steel Find Miaa K. Orr, Meser«i Schwar'z and I Northcoto, voc&lißtH, and Mr McOlurg bolo violinist. Of theae no more need bo said limn that they acquitted th<nnßolve.-5 m their usual satisfactory Bty!o, and their items were much appreciated, both for their excellence and for tho kindly spirit m which t'.o aid was given. As they have often been before Iho public befor . and will doubtless often bo again, lengthy or even detailed notice need nots be indulged m. But the attractiveness of the programme to the parents of the children ! ly m the children's items. The Maypole dance by tho infants wjh a pretty eight, and the little one« worked m perfect time to a song sung by tho half circle of fair maidens who enclosed the pole a id the little dancers, winning as hearty a burst of appl&uso aa ever was given to any performer or group of performer*. The stage was quite filled by youngpeople for the ■> ext children's item—nursery rhymes sung to Mr Hardie'a baton, and with a very satisfactory regard given to the time he gave. Tho number was more than a mere ahddren'a song, for m most cases only unUon singing ia attempted, but m thia the second part could be p'eaßantly but not obtrusively heard, and tho rondo at the close was a charming bit of work. The physical drill of tho boys, and the Queen Aune fan song of the senior girls both showed gre*fc paini taken m training, not only m action but m time, and those of the teachers who are responsible for the work are deserving of credit for the admirable result. Pole drill by infants gave further evidence of how cirefully and with what patie'nee the training had been engaged m, as did the f-u song also by the little ones, while the junior girls' exhibition of dumb bell exercise was an admirable example of what careful training can accomplish. This number was a very attractive performance, the graceful attitudes of the little girls and the excellent time emphasised by the rhythm cal striking of the dumb balls combining to mike it one of the most pleasing on the programme. The last of the school items was a butterfly song by the senior girls (by request) which was vory enjoyable, the dresses and action of the girls making a charming picture. The closing item was "Sons of the sea," given with the utmost fervor necesaary to a proper exposition of this patriotic song. The accompaniments for the children's pieces were generally plajed by Mrs Hardie, Mias Vivienne Wi lia and Miss Edith Patching t'king one each. The other vocalists were accompanied by Mrs Claridge, Miss W. Orr playing for Miaa Kathleen O«r. Mr Northcota playing his own accoin panimon'.s. Th.3 overtures contributed by the members of th-i Musical Union, con. duett d by Mr H Gates, were greatly appreciated. At the close Mr W. Oaighead, Chairman of the School Committee, returned the thanks of the Committee to the per formers who had assisted by their contri butions to-the programme to make a most successful performance, and to the pubic for their attendance, and the proceedings o'oßod with the National Anth.m. It may be mentioned that the children were traiued for tha items "Nursery Rhymes," "BuMer fly song," ani "Sons of the sea," by Mr Hardie, the head master ; the boys' physical drill by Mr Grant ; the May Pole and part of the pole drill (juniors) by Miss Jorrester. "Queen Anne song," polo drill, dumb bells, and " Japanese Fan Song," by Mrs Willis.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for tba opinions expressed by our corrospoEdentß)

THE TREE-PLANTING DISPUTE

TO THE EDITOR.

Bin, —I see by some letters m your paper something aboub Mr Seaiy's tree planting. Well I was the man m charge sent up to Anama to do the planting. There were fifty acres m the block and ten acres out of that were to be left to be sown, with stringy bark seed. But I did not know that at the time I went up, and I started where the toi; acres were to be left. There was to be 260Q larch planted and they were to be planted nine feet apart, and through my not knowing that tfooDd ten acres were to be left I had to put them wider apart to £S1 up the ground. When we had about finished Mr Scaly came up and told me about the mistake I had made, bur it) was too late that season to do anything with it, and we went back the following season aod more than made it good ; so that Mr Scaly was tho loser and the Council gained by it.—l am etc., S. Finlay.

A GOOD SUGGESTION.

TO TJEIB EDITOR. Sik,—Now that the swimming club ha/a got into working ordet and the male mem: hers are getting the bensfit ci the energy brought to bear upon the arrangements for the pastime, don'fe you think there ought to be some provision made to enable the men> bers of the fair Bex to enjoy gome of the pleasure. Why should not the ladies be provided for aUo. lam aware that certain hours are 88 1"' apart for them, but so few of them can swim that the privilege is not taken advantage of as it would no doubt be if the art of swimming was better known amongst them. May I suggest to the cap tain of the club and the officials that ar rangements might with advantage ba imde to have swimming taught to any ladies who might desire to learn. I believe that if this were done a suffioienb number of additional lady members could be secured to pay the small cost of engaging a lady swimmer to give lessons during certain hours daily or weekly during the aeasoni —I am etc., Melissa.

THE CYCLING TRACK.

TO THE EDITOR*

Fir,—£ noticed a paragraph m your paper recently stating thab the Domain track ought to bo tarred or asphalted. There can ha no sort of doubt that this ought to be done as soon as possible, and I now write to ask whether the Sporta Association or the Domain Board cannot be induced to move m the matter, so that if possible the work might be done before December 26, when the cycling races m Ashburton take place. If tendera were called for at once, au^ct to the usual proviso of no tender necessarily accepted, I am sure it would be found quite practicable. If the track were asphalted the Cycling Cluba could have many a pj.easant meeting on the Thursday half-holidays, at which we may be sure the public would willingly donate small sums thab would amonnt'to enough m the aggre gate to pay the coat <jf the work—that is if neither the Sport* Association nor the Domain Baard would pay. —I am, etc., Go A»E4»-

SOCIAL COLUMN.

[7 he matter contained m this column w paid /or, ana is not necessarily m accord with the vieivs advocated by this piper, .]

A Catholio Archbishop on the People and Temperance-

POWERFUL ADDRESS,

GREAT BIEKTING IN CORK. (FaoM Catholic Timks, London.) His Grace, Aichbishop Ireland, Bays the Catholic Times, on the evening of Wednesday, July 19, delivered a lecture entitled " The People and Temperance" m the Thpat.re, Oork. The Times quotes from the Cork Examiner reports that every part of the house was crowded, while the enthusiastic reception accordi d His Grace reflected his popular.ty not alone as »n eminent dignitary of the Ohu'cli, but as a powerful and elo quent lecturer. He held the close interest of his audience from the open ing to the closing sentence of his address.

Amongst those present were Most R*;v. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Oloyne ; the City High Sheriff (Mr A. M. Cole, TO.); Right Reverend Monsignor McSweeney, P.P., V.G., St Patrick's ; and Eight Rev. Monsignor Nugent (Liverpool). Tn his opening remarks the Arch bishop said, I have come back to Cork, the city where Father Mathew began his labour : I have come back to pay reverence to the shrines where mini* tered the Apostle of total abstinence I have stood with reverence and devo tion near his statue on Patrick's street. I am certain that his memory lives not only m word, but m sentiment I am firmly convinced that you are ready to repeat every day the words inscribed on his statue, " from a grate ful people." Father Mathew has honoured Oork; ho has honoured Ireland; he has honoured the Irish race throughout the world ; he has honoured the Ohurch of which he was a child and a priest, and I feel with deepest conviction that Father Mathew was indeed a benefactor of the Irish race, and all that is needed to place the Irish rac3 upon the high pedestal of prosperity, honour, and glory is that they carry out loyally and continuously the injunctions of Rev Theobald Mathew,

IRELAND SOBER WOULD BE IRELAND FREE. There is one word that tells empha tically the vital condition which mast attend all other efforts towards social elevatioD, what must be done if you would succeed m any measure for the betterment o! the people, and the word-—1 pronounce it will love and reverence—God grant that we all hail it with the devotion it deserves ! —the word is sobriety. A great patriot—^ M. Sullivan—said, a few yearg ago, '»Ireland sober ia Ireland free." Ire land sober is Ireland happy and con tented ; Ireland sober is Ireland so strong that no power of oppression cm keep her down or prevent her people from leading m all the works of , civilisation, intelligence, and social ad vancement. For nearly forty years I have worked among the Irish people ag Priest and Bishop. I know [ their wishes and I know their ] [ faults, and because I love them with every fibre of my heart I am prepared to speak to them wherever they are— m Ireland or America—with absolute frankness. lam prepared to tell them of the one obstacle m their pathway to happiness, m the firm hope that some thing may be done to remove that obstacle, and place the Irish people on the heights where God intended them to live. In many of the cities, you find too many of our people who a»-e miserable, and you find them too many —oh, God, why should ever the sons of Erin be m such places?—you find them m asylums and poorhouses, although m America they live m the land of plenty, m the land of the fullest opportunity. THE ARCHBISHOP'S OATH. I have studied their career from the Atlantic to the Pacific. I have asked the cause, and every where it was said to me, there is but one cause—drink. I say it with the deepest conviction after a ministry of 40 years spent m America that if Irish emigrants coming to us had brought with them the pledge of Father Mathew, and had adhered to it, there would be now m America no element of the population, more powerful, more wealthy, more respected than the Irish - American people. And when I recall these 'things—when I remember what ought to have been, and then remember what was the cause of misery, I feel the strongest indignation arising m my soul, and because of my love for the Irish people I speak forth anathema to intoxicating drink, and I swear before the living God, so long as my hand can be raised it shall be raised m opposition to intoxicating drink (applause). And so long as my tongus can move it shall be moved m praise of sobriety and m cursing intoxicating liquor. LIQUOR BARS " ACCURSED VESTIBULES

OP HELL." There are today m Ireland 19,000 public-houses—that is, one public house for every 236 souls, men, women, and children included. But subtract from these 236 toe children who cannot; drink, and a large number of men and women who, thank God, don't drink, or drink wittrthe greatest sobriety—and then see how few there are to support j each one of those public-houses, and how consistently those few must spend the fruits of their labour to support these vestibules of hell. In our city of Cork—one licensed house for every 126 souls m your population, and deduct from 126, again, the children and those who don'b drink,-—and you have a very small number of slaves to work m the sweat of their brow to maintain each one of those accursed public-houses. WHERE POVERTY AND CRIME COME FROM. I And of: these i? 76 licensed houses 417 are what you would cull tied houses set up by the wholesale trade, and I know that last year m Ireland, not including the amount of foreign spirits

and foreign wines there were consumed ' hi Ireland, not made m Ireland but retained for home consumption, spirits to the value of £11,826,888 sterling. In a population little over four mil lions there are spent for beer and spirits nearly £12,000,000, and, what is fearful, these figures show an increase of £3 67,000 over the previous year, I and yet we talk of the poverty and misery to which so mnny of our people are Coomed. (>h, let us first krep m our pockets this 12 million of pounds, and then if there be occasion, let us take to bewailing poverty. There were committed to the prisons of Ire land during 1896, 23,090 males and 11,113 females. JNow we are ready to explain and say, " Oh, all the crime was drunkennes-s ; otherwise our p ople are aa good as any and better than any." Of course they are as good as any.

"EVERY LOVER OP IRELAND SHOULD PUT DOWN THE ACCUKSED BVIL." In God's name why do you not take the matter m hand and blot out from the fair face of Erin that stigma which attaches to it before the nations of the , world. Now, lam sertain that if you examine closely the causes that led to thia number of arrests | you will find that, directly or indirectlyj I 90 per cent, can be brought home to intemperance. When I hear of bo many arrests for one year m Ireland, remembering that they are due to intemperance, I am ready to call upon every lover of Ireland and every lover of religion to labour with all the energy of soul and body to put down that one accursed evil. One public house m Ireland to every 236 souls, and how the traffic is fastened upon the poor people ! From north to south of your country, T found signs of improvement, but I found, towering above every other edificP; breweries and distilleries covering whole squares. I found, as m no other country m the world, whisky advertised as it is m your own. Oh, it would seem as if (he demon of drink were afraid that some poor fellow would not know where to find hitn, and takes good care to obtrude himself everywhere before the eye oE adult or child.

And then those distilleries and those breweries are, as I understand, com panies, the shares of which are held by men and women high and lowj bo that it has been worked to this, that a great number of our peop'e are interested m the success of breweries and distilleries (loud cheers and a voice : " That is the whole evil"), And these brewerieß and distilleries take upon themselves—each one—hundreds of houses, and control i your politics, so that men putting 1 themselves forth for e'ection are afraid to fight the liquor traffic. (Here the audience, which had kept up a running fire of applause, cheered loudly and enthusiastically, the demon stration lasting for some time at the conclusion) THE EVIL IS TERRIFIC Therefore the uprising against it must be terrific. It is to-day a ques tion of life or death to the people, of life and death to tens of thousands of souls. It is a question of national honour, of national life. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IS THE DEATH ( KNELL OP LIBERTY.

Men say, " I wish to have my liberty." What is liberty ? It is the protection of man's labour, it is the protection of man's property, it is the protection of the woman and the child, it is the protection of the poorest m the community. Liberty is the death of despots everywhere, and the man who fattens on the wages of miserable, idiotic men and women must be put down m tho name of liberty. Weil, now, what must you do? Do something m God's name ; let Ireland rise up as one man, and say from the summits of your authnritie»,temporal and spiritual, down to the poorest of the poor, say, <( We shall put down intemperance m the name of God and m the name of country," and then you will gain the enjoyment of the fullest liberty. Can nothing be done because so much is needed to be done? What is needed Personal total abstinence. And who will dare say he is not capable of that little sacrifice for the sake of Ireland, for the sake of Holy Church, for the sake of humanity, and for the sake of God ? I appeal to the Irishmen at home and abroad. What I care for is the social elevation of Ireland. As one loving her, as one ready to bow down m deepest sacrifice for Ireland, as one who has but one object m life, to serve her people, I bid her m God's name to renew the work of Father Mathew. I bid her to have organisa tions, and I bid her people to be sol diers of the cause, and I appeal, from the depths of my heart, to those whose office gives them influence and power, to those whose words are ever listened to by the Irish people—l appeal to them to

RENEW THE SPIRIT, THE WORK OP FATHKR MATHEW, THAT IRELAND SOBER MAY BE IRELAND FREE. The Gity High Sheriff proposed a vote of thanks to His Grace. Mr Maurice Healy, M.P., m second ing the vote of thanks proposed by the Oity High Sheriff, expressed the plea sure it gave him as one of the repre sentatives of the city, to take the humblest part m the great treat pro vided for the citizens of Cork by that splendid meeting and the Archbishop's address. The Mayor, m putting the vote of thanks, reminded Archbishop Ireland that the two sitting members for the city m Parliament and the High Sherift were total abstainers,

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association -By Electrics Telegraph—Opy right, (Received VYaUapuaka Nov 17, 940 am This Office 10.17 a.m) The French Ministry. Paris, >ovember 17 Ihe Chamber cf Deputies passed a vote of confidence m the Ministry by a majority of 125. The Premier declared that the decision of the Senate, that it was competent to try M, Deroulede and others, was due to attempts to raise an insurrection and effect a coup d'etat. The New Moderators, London, November 17 The Bey. Boss Taylor, Glasgow, has bpen chosen Moderator elect of the Free Ohureh of Scotland and Rev. Norman McLeod, Inverness, as Moderator elect of the Church of Scotland,

Australian.

Received Wakapuaka Nov 18, 9.40 ft.tn, Thwoffica 1011 a.m. The Pacific Cable Home. Sydney November 18 Letters from the warship JEgetitk, surveying the Pacific Gable route, report that from Vancouver to Fann ing Island there has been found an average depth of 2800 fathonaa.

DISABLED STEAMER.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph, Auckland, November 18 The steamer disabled off Tirifciri vm the Rotokino, for Fiji to Auckland. She it now being towed into harbour. The Rotokino's iudder shaft broke m the trunkway on Thursday morning tff Poor Knight; In a heavy gale, and as it was impossible to rig a jury rudder she came down the coast* Bteering with sail and engines. She was picked up this morning I off Tiritiri and soon after fixed the olampt of the rudder and came into port by meant of these.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. London, November 16 The LoreDzo Marques cable has been restored. Sydney, November 17 In the Assembly the Gold Dredging Bill was passed through Committee. The Early Closing Bill was also passed. News from New Guinea states that trouble arose through a chief Taolu stealing native women and causing the death of an under chief by sorcery. The natives, who rose m revolt for a long time, abjectly crawled to Enama kala, a powerful chief, whom they have now driven from his stronghold, burn | ing eleven villages.

GOD BLESS OUR BOYS IN BUFF.

(For the Post.) The cry of the oppressed has roused the Lon m his lair, Ami his roar, like mnltered thunder, rolls dicing the startled air, And the Lion cubs have heard it and are springing to their feet, And around the grand old Ensign all the eona of Empire meet. Trafalgar's famous eignal is the British watchword stiU, And Britain's sons make answer over all the world " We will!" For the dear old Mother's enemies are all her children's foes, From the Islands of New Zealand to Our Lady of the Snows, The cry, "To arm?," has sounded m the bugle's piercing blast, And to raily round the standard Britain's eons are speeding fast ; And first, although the farthest, with faces set and stern, New Zealand's "boys m buff " who wear the badge of silver fern. For the cause of Qaeen and Coantry we have given of our best, And we fear not but our " boys m buff" will nobly stand the teat; And m token that the Lion cubs and Lion are akin, We have clad them m the colour of the grand old lion's skin. We have gathered m our thousands to hid our boys " Good-bye I' With a proud heart m each bosom and a tear m e?'ry eye; And the prayer of all New Zealand from Auckland to the Bluff, Goes after them across the sea—" God bless our boys m buff!' W.M, J» SIBWABtD. 21 rd October, 1899.

THE GOLDEN GATE.

(By Charles W. Pcbnell ) Divine the honr when m the west descending The splendid sun shines large, and full, and plear, While m the sky' the glowing tints ape b|end.' ing* And restful silence •lumbers on the ear. For then, to cheer us mid the strokes of fate, Come happy visions of the Golden Gate, 0 vision sweet! that makes the soul to pon« der, And breaths a little space 'mid heavenly thiDgs, Forgetful of the Earth, where itdoth wander, The reatlesa slave to gross imaginings. Freed from Earth's bonds it views the bliss ful scene, A moment dwelling on the heights serene. When from Life's tree the fruit doth fail and wither, And weary hours cresp mournfully away, While we beside Love's desert) hearsh do shiver, Nor hope to greet again a joyous day, Perchance there Hushes through our gloomy state A sudden vision of the Golden Gate. 0 happy land ! seen through the mystic portals Thy fields celestial spread their meads ao fair, Inhabited alone by the immortals, Who breathe eterne the calm,' ambrosial air, Their voices sound like music, and a graces Born of aeraphic beauty lights fch.eir fape. When by strong pain and mortal sickness riven, Upon his couch the fated wretch doth he, ■ And counts the sluggish hours, by anguish driven, Nor careth aught if he shall live or die, Then haply comes to gladden his sad state A welcome vision of the Golden Gate* 0 sight prophetic ! which the soal enlightens, And thrills with fuller tone all mundane things, The ardent hope to greet thee nearer brightens The sombre way of Life's hard journey ings. Nor shall old Time, nor Death itself, abats The glorious vision of the Golden Gafce. ■■> <~Cante>iury jfifWfe

THIS AfifcIJJUUTON GUARDIAN : SATURDAY, NOVEMBEB 18 iß9§



The rise m the price of wool and the firm state of the London market will mean in creasing returns of many thousands of pounds for the farmers of Canterbury alone this I year. As a natural consequence, following the advanced cost of the raw material, alt the principal manufacturers of woollen goodl have recently issued revised price lists show ing a considorab. rise m the prices of all Tweeds, Coatings, Vicugnas, &o, Messrs , Craigheah & Bebryman of this town, how ever, with their usual foresight, took time by the forelock, and cabled Home direct early m May for a large Bhipmeob of the most fashionable Suitings for the approaching Spring season. They also secured large parcels from the principal New Zealand mills ust before the rise, and will give their customers the full benefit of their timely contracts. Messrs Craighead and Berry man invite an early inspection of their New Goods. Their leading line of Men's Suits to measure for £3 10s, made up m their well known style and fit, should convince the most sceptical of their sterling values Smoke New Yen Unequalled and Invincible Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Qolda, la $&



The Borough Council are inviting tenders for a loan of £3750. An advertisement appears elsewhere*



An Express,™ Everybody knows the j advantage of an expressman who knows the J town and suburbs thoroughly, and executes orders promptly. Therefore send for John Cooper, General Carrier sod Express man,— Advt)



TE\ MERCHANTS, GROCERS AND IRONMONGER <. Importers of Bicycles, Hardware, Glass and China. Tascred Street & Arcade, A3hburton, 1123 « o 50 ? j * _* M I—< H /-^ j hH P* L-J | cc -> O * _3 H-* » _». '"^ r^ HH W HH 'It



WE HAVE JUST LANDED, j Ex "Ionf«," j TWO CASES OF GENUINE ■ "PRIMUS" STOVES. ! Very handy and economical. PRICE — ISs Oil Each. NOW LiNDKSG, ex " WuUnui," A Shipment of FIRST-CLASS SHEFFIELD TABLE CUTLEiiY, Dlreob from the Makerß. All new pktterns, acd lowest quotations m Canterbury. IN STOCK: 8.8.A. SHEEP SHEARS, BRANDING OILS, TUilKliY STONES, £t«. BICYCLES We are Agents for COLUMBIAN. LOVKIiL DIAMONDS, HAR'IFORDS, VIDBTTES, And are atill offering the beßt value m the Colony NEW MACHINES from Cash Good Second-Hand MACHINES from &S5 We can alao BUILD MACHINES to Older from B.S.A. Pai-ts at vary Reasonable figures Hoping to be favored with your patronage CARSON & Co.,



Carraway Seeds 8d per lb Pimento, whole ... ... Is   Pimento, jrround Is2d „ „ Mixed Spice IJd per packet PlCKLES—Hayward's Mixed, lOd per bottle, 9s 6d per dozen Cross and Blaokwell's, la 3d par bottle Captain White's, 2s 3i per bottle Curry Powder , lid per bottle Borax ... ... ... 8d per Ib Alum ... 6d   Saltpetre .., 6d   Tartaric Acid ... ... IslOd   1 Carbonate Soda, 3d per lb, 2s per doz lbs Whole Linseed 3d per lb i Linseed Meal 4d   MATCHES-Plaids, 4Jd per doz, 4a per gross 250 s Is 6d per dozen 1000's 5d per box, 4s lOd per dozen Bryant and May's Safeties, 83 per dosen Yarmouth Bloaters, 9 for Is Maconochie's Fresh Herrings, 6Jd per tin „ Herrings In Tomato, 10J per tin „ Herrings m Shrimp, 10i per tin „ Kippered Herrings, lOd per tin „ Preserved Bloatere, lOd per tin Auckland Mullett 7d per tin Oysters ... 8d „ „ Sardines, large Alberts ... la   Sardines, large 8d „ „ Sardines, small , 4d „ „ Salmon, Holly leaf ... lOd „ „ Salmon, other Brands ... 8d „ „ OlL—Lucca, 2a 4d per bottle Salad, J pint sd, 1 pin 6 lOd Castor, J pint sd, 1 pint lOd Sheeps Tongues, lib Is, 21b la lOd Corned Beef, Mutton, Spiced Beef, 21b tin, Is Crosse and Blackwell's assorted Pastes, Is 3d per bottle, 14s 6d pec dozen Potted Meats, assorted, 6d per tin Bovril, 2oz, Is lOd. Leiberg's extract. Is 9d per bottle Patent Groats, Robinson's, lOd; Har per's, 9d per tin , Mellins 1 Food, la Bdper tin



-:PBOYISIONS - FACTORY BUTTER—Fern Leaf and Sutton's always m stock. CHEESE—Finest Factory, 6d per lb TIAOnN AND HAMS —*' Lewis'," " Morepork," "D. McOallum." Mild GORE OATMEAL—2SIb Bag, 2s 6d



Van Houten's Cocoa, Jib, lid ; Jib, Is 9d; lib, '3s 3d , ,  Fry's Cocoa, Jib, Bjd ; lib, la_4H Real Good Candles, 4jd per lb ; 8s Pd | per box _ Parafine Candlep, plain and fluted, bfcd per lb; 12a 6d per box J Fairy Night Lights Is 21 per box Flake Tapioca, 7lbs for Is Pearl, 61bs for Is «ago, 71bs for la Mixed Peel, I/amon, OraDge and Ut ron, 8d per lb Lwnon Peel, 71b tins, 3a 6d lib Tins Assorted Jams, 5d per lr«; 48 9d per doz 21b Jars Assorted Jams, 14s 6i per doz Lea and Perrin'a Sauce, large, 2s 6d per bottle Mellor's Sauce, Is 3d per bottle Worcester Sance, small, 5d ; large, aa Brown's Corn Floor, 3d per lb Mazlna «M per dozen 6s fid Whiting, for Is Morton's Cream of Tartar, Is 3d per Ib Preserved Fruit, 2|lb tins, 81 per tin, 7s 6d per doz English Cut Loaf Sugar, 3Jd per lb Tomato Sauce. 9d per bottle Golden Syrup, 2lb 6d, 41b Is, 561 b 11s 3d Treacle, 21b 6d. 41b Is, 71b Is 9d Fluwt JRalsins 6*dperlb Finest Sultanas 7jd „ „ Finest Currants ... ... 6d „ „ per case 4*i  „ Stewing Figs 7*d „ „ French Picons (choice) ... Is .. ». Stewing Plains 3d .» »» Finest Muscatels ... . Is 3d „ „ Californian Muscatels ... Is » m Pates, extra fine, Sib boxes, Is 91 per box Almonds, Jordan 2a 4d per lb Almonds Valencia ... Is 6d  „ Alreonds, Sicily Is 4-i *» «» Bafcc'-jna Nuta ... ... 8(i »» »» Shell Almonds 10d „  Day and Martin's Paste Blacking, 4£d per doz Day and Martin's Jar Blacking, 6d per bottle French Blacking, 2d per tin, Is 9d per doz , . Hixey'« Blacklead, Id mzi, 3d per doz J»me«^Dome,Blaoklead l i6i per doz i



JOHN ORR AND GO'S REVISED irPRICE LIST^ WE OUim to be the Leading Firm of G-oaera, Ironrnonsters, and Crockery Merchants m Ashbarfcon. We Import all our Stock from the Homo Mari-ebs for Spot Cash and are therefore m the best position co supply the public with only genuine gooda at the lowest pcrmble pr.ce for c»sh. Wo guarantee all ouc goods fall weight and finest quality. We never charge for nickins vil delivery, all gooda at tha Railway Sta'ion free. Any poraon leaving aa orde- with a? cm get a pucel ticket, and therefore aWays b^ suro of having theic;goida at the station m time. No charge for ticket. T7IT r\TT"D Sf* Per Xoll —* Jj i-IV/ UXi PER SACK 13j. - SUGAU — «Jcl per it> wltn Tea m*M.m\\MmnMim iimf X# mmm""" ' " iMARAVILLA^GARDEN TEA— Is lOd, 2a, 2s 4d peqlb civ -o ox 8s 9d, 9a 7d, lla 101 b Box .- - -. 16s Bd, 18a 4d, 21a 8d KOZIE TEA — 101 b Box, 18s 4d ; s!b, 9b 7d GOLD LEAF TEA 101 b Box, 18s 4d; slb, 9* 7d



WAVERLEY CYCLES. TVT EW SHIPMENT JUST TO HAND ALL LATEST IMPROVEMENTS — (x) — 1 Two or tnree 98 Ladies Models yet on hand, will sell at £20 A few good second-hand machines for sal® at prices from £3 up. EECENT SUCCESSES OF TdE WaVMLEY. Oct. s—Ashburton Cycling Sports—WAVERLEY First and Second m every Race. Oct 11— Otago Labour Day Wheel Race-WAVERLEY First. Oct. 12-Amberley Druids Wheel Race—WAVERLEY First Oct. 12—Amberley Druids Three MiIe—WAVERLEY Second Oct 28—Auckland Cycling Club, Federal Scratch Mile— WAVERLEY First Wheel Race -WAYERLEY Fecond Nov. 11— Christchurch . Cycling Club, One Mile Centre Cham pionship—WAVEßLEY First Five Mile Handicap : WAYERLEY First from Fcra'ch Three Mile Handicap : WAVERLEY First Wheel Race : WAVERLEY Third & Fourth JOHN ORR & CO.. ASHBURTON, SOLE NEW ZEALAND AGENTS and at Waverley Cycle Depot 217 Colombo Street, Christchurch.