THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

Trains leave Ashburton daily for— UHRISTOHUROH—at 7,00 am, 11 am, 3.15 p m, 7 5 p m (express) TIMARU—at 10.55 &m, 3.50 pm DUNEDIN—at 12.64 pm (express) SPRINGBURN—at 4.25 p m Trains arrive datly at Ashburton from—* GHKISTOHUROH—ab 10.45 %m, 12.48 p m (express), 8 pm TIMARU—at 10.35 a m, 2.55 pm DUNEDIN—at 6.57 p m (express) SPRINGBURN-at 9.45 am

Mail Notices.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 For Northern Ports, and Westport, also Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, etc, to connect with Monowai at Wellington per Rotomahan*, at 6.30 p m FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, For Northern Ports and Westport, per Tarawera, at 6 30 p m Important—There will be no despatch of English maiie via San Francisco In November, bat arrangements have been made for close connections with Federal and Vancouver services. The new service, every three weeks, via San Francisco, is expected to start with first steamer leaving Auckland about the Bth December. On account of there being no despatoh of San Franciaoo mall In November, parcels for United States of America cannot be sent until the despatch of mall leaving Auckland Bth December.

Commercial.

AUSTRALIAN GRAIN & PRODUCE MARKETS.

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, November 14 Wheat, chlok 2s 3d to 2s 4d, milling 2 7d to 2s 81. Flour, £6 to £6 10s. Man! toba, £11. Oats, prime New Zealam feeding, 2s to 2s 21, Mate 3 2a lOd to 3i Peas, Prussian tflue, 3* to 3i 61 Barley, best feeding 2s to 2s 2d. Bran, 7£d Potatoes. Circular Heads £4 10s to £5, Net Zealand Derwents, prime, £3 10*. Onions Victorian £11, local £8 to £9. Butter dairy 7d to 7£d, craam»ry B|d to 9d Cheenct, New Zealand, unqnoted. Bacon New Zealand, £1 to'iessJ to s^), rolls 64 (The above quot*tion« are those ruHo{ between merchant and retailer, and do no represent the slightly lower va'ues obtaiuei by a recognised broker.) At the wool sales all the colonies wen represented, and there was a spiritei competition. The better classes of woo showed a hardening tendency. Melbourne, Nov. 14 Wheat 2s 8d to 2: 9!. Oats, Algeriai Is lid to 2» Id. Maize 2i 71 to 2s BdU Rrai 9|d. Potatoes £3 10* to £3 15a. Ooiem £9 to £10. Adelaide, Nov 14 Wheat—Small sales on new basis of 2i 7jc for farmers' tot*, delivered in port. Floui £6 7s 6d to £6 10s. Oats, Algerian 2s 4d tc 2s 7d, stout 2s 91 to 3s. Bran 9d. Pollart lOd to lOiri.

ICHRIBTCHURUH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Quotations are as follows : — Wheat—Prime milling nomtn«ii, Tuscan and pearl 2s sd, Hunter's 2s 4d, whole fowl wheat 2s Id to 2s 2d. Oats (nominal)— Milling Canadian Is 9d to Is lOd, short feed Is 8d to Is 9d, Duns Is Bd, Danish Isßd Barley—Prime 2s to 2s 2d delivered Floor (millers' quotations nominal)— Roller £7, stone £6, sharps £310«, bran £3. Oatmeal—£lo Beans—2s 4d to 2s 5d Peas—Prussian Blues 2s 4d to 2s sd, part* r!dt?e 2e 4d to 2s 5d Potatoes — Derwents, 40i at handy country stations Oatsheaf Chaff — 45t at near country stations. - Seeds—Ryegrass, farmers' lots Is 6d to Is 9d for fair and up to 2t 6d for prime heavy farmers' seed, machine dressed 3s to 3s 3d, Cocksfoot, farmers' dressed lines 2|d to 2|et for bright seed, to 3d for extra good, cow grass 6£d. White clover, farmers' lines 6d to 7sd. Dairy Produce—Cheese, dairy 4£d to s^d, factory s|d to 6d. Butter— factory local lOd, dairy 7d to 9d, salt, in boxes 6d to 7d for prime. Bacon and hams s£d to 6d, faotory bacon and hams, id par 1b higher. The above prices, exoept where otherwise stated, are those paid to farmers, f.o.b. Lyttelton.

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph Ohristohuboh, Nov 14. The entries at Aldington to-day were 4200 fas sheep, 470 lambs, 1183 store sheep, 377 cattle, and 372 pigs. Cattle.—la fat cattle 176 head, mostly Cows and heifers, were penned, but only 15 ■teeis, which brought from £9 17t 6d to £11 s*, beat heifers £8 to £10 s*, others £5 17s 6d to £7 10>, best cows £7 10i to £10, and others £4 17* 6 J to £7 per lOOOlbs, good to prime 22s to 24s 6d, other 19s to 21s. . Store cattle sold well—3 year old steers at £6 Bs, two year old old steers £4 10s, two year old mixed cattle £3 lls, 18 months do £2 3i to £3 sb, dry cows £2 l(h to £4 Is. Shbip.—F»t sheep were a mixed entry, including a number of freezing lines. Throughout shorn sheep sold better In com parison than woollies. Freezers well main* bained late rates, bob butcher a' sheep being in over supply suffered a decline of Is to 2« 1 per head i merinos were also cheaper. Good freezers in wool realised 2fle to 245, shorn do 17a Id to 21» 3d. unfinished in wool 18s to to 19s 6d, shorn do 15s to 16s, butchers' ewes in wool 15s to 21s, shorn do 11s 6d to 18s 6d, merino wethers 12s to 18s 6d, ewes 13i to 14?. Fat lambs were a mixed yarding. Freezing buyers opened to-day and kepb up the prices of all good sorts, which brouaht 10a to 14a lOd, inferior 10* to 12s 6d. Shorn sheep, mostly ewes with lambs, brought 10s Sd to 10a 8d all counted, good shorn wethers withdrawn at 15i BdandlsiSd, and others sold at lls 2d to 13s 3d, shorn hoggets 11s lOd. Pigs.—A fair nupply and better demand. Baooners brought 28s 64 to 455, equal to id to s^d per 1b; porkers 21s to 30s, equal to 3£d to 4d per 1b; stores 12« to 20s; suckers and weaners 5s to 7s 6d.

ASHBURTON BTOOK MARKET.

There was a fair attendance of farmers and others at the Ashburton Yards on Tuesday. The total yarding was 2125 sheep and 12 cattle. The yarding of ewes and lambs was better than usual, but there were no merinos penned at all. The number of. cattle was not very encouraging, but what there was was of very good'quality. Mr D. Thomas sold two fat oows whioh realised £4 10s and £8 5s respectively. There was a drop in the price of store Cattle, prices only ranging from f£4 5s to £6 15s. . Mr Thomas also sold fat Oows from £4 1O« to £8 St.-— Messrs Friedlander Bros, sold one cow In profit at^£s, and a fat cow went for £7 ss. They also sold a Una of fat ewep at 15s, and fat wethers at 22s 6d, there being rather keen competition for the butchers' sorts.— The Farmers' 00.-op« sold two very fine lines j of crossbred ewes (shorn) at 13s 3d and 18s 6d, half bred wethers made 23s 6d, »ud one pen of tat lambs went at 12s. The same \ firm also sold tour young cattle of excellent I quality at 42s each. One pen of orossbreds (93 ewes and 98 lambs) realised 12s 8d all counted. Hoggets brought 8a 3d to 16s 7d. Mr Thomas sold crossbred f wee and lambs (all counted) from 10s to 12s Id.

GKRALDINE STOCK SALE.

There was a good attendance at the Oeraldlne live stock sale yesterday, but only a moderate entry (consisting chiefly of ewes with lambs ab foot) the bulk of which was cleared at the following quotations:—Merino wethers 8s 9d to 12s Id, ewes and wethers 12s 6d, ewes with lambs at foet 6s 6d to 10s 3d, fat and forward wethers Mi Si. Cattle. —A fair entry: Fab cows £5 10s to £9, yearlings 31s, steers and heifers £2 5s to £4 16s, oows in profit JB3 10». Pigs—A small entry! Wtaners brought 5s 3d to 6s 9d, stores lls to 14s.

BURNSIDE MARKET.

United Press Association—By, Electric Telegraph—Copyright DONKDIK, NOV 14 Fat cattle—262 head were yarded. The greater number were only ordinary bsef, and for these prices were little below last week's. Prime quality brought high prices. Heavy weight butlooks £15 to £14 2i 61, medium weights £10 10i to £1110*, medium quality £8 to £10, light and inferior £5 10a to £7 s*, best own £7 15s and npwarde, medium £6 5* to £7 Ss, light and Interior £4 to £5 10s.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900. "IDEAL JOURNALISM."

It will doubtless have heea observed that a great change is coming over a portion of the secular press of thii part of the world. There was a time, not so many years ago either, when the.. Christchurch Frees was especially noted for its almost prudish respectability. It never ventured to call a spade a spade, and carefully omitted all reference to the seamy side of things. Its aim *as to be a newspaper that might be read aloud at any breakfast table, to persons of any age or sex. In fact, it wanted to be an " ideal journal." But a great change has come over it within the past year or bo. Now, there is no wrapping up of nauseous facts in vague and brief allusions; the nasty side of things ia boldly presented to the public gaze, not in one form only, not in mere reports, or in letters to the editor, but in leading articles; and select extracts. We were for some time puzzled to account for this astonishing change in our highly respectable contemporary. When we read some remarkable free utterance* in the correspondence col umns of the Press, some eight or nine months ago, anent the declining birth rate, we wondered what could have happened. But when Mr Ashcroft's letter the ether day stirred this matter up again, and the Bishop of Ohrist cburch boldly discussed publicly every detail of this peculiar social problem, we understood that our con temporary had merely abandoned its dream of ideal journalism} and like most converts, had become one of the most fervent disciples of the new creed, which may be termed the creed of unblushing directness. We at first imagined that the example of the Bishop of Obristcburch was responsible for our contemporary's conversion, bat we gather from an editorial published in a recent issue, and from a sermon, preached by Dr Parker not long ago in London, before an assemblage of journalists from all parti of the United Kingdom, that other influences hava had something to do with our contemporary's present atti tude on this question. Dr Parker said in the coarse of his sermon ; ' I do not want the ideal newspaper. I have no time to read! it, and no desire to believe it, and on the whole I can do well without it. I want to know the facts. If there was a murder yester day} tell sue ftboat it, and if a man or woman was divorced last. week.what is the story ¥ Hold it in the sunlight and let the sun burn ifc, I want to know the facts, the events or things which did really occur, and I want to study them from the religious as well as the social standpoint ; they are to me lessons in human nature, they are to me a kind of outside theology; I see man revealed, I am shown what the heart could do when it could have all its own way, and I am thankful to know the facts. But would you report many things that are supposed to be indecent|? Certainly. There is noth» ing yon can report to-day that is sot stale| it is all in the Bible; and if there are things in the newspapers you cannot read aloud in your family, you will find them all in the fiihl*, but in their right setting, in their right atmosphere; they are not gathered together like a cesspool, they are set in relation, they show what human nature is, what God ia, what redemp tion is, and what is required to lift such a world back into the family of the unfallen stars,' This is pretty plain speaking, but it is the new creed in a nutshell There is of coarse some thing to be said in its favour, and if oar social conditions and our system of education could be gr&dualiy adapted to the universal acceptance of such a creed, it would probably be an advan* tage to society. We should, of course, have to become like Adam before he took to fig leaves, or at least like the Japanese were when Europeans first visited them. Bat we confess to having grave doubts as to the propriety, just at present, of giving such a shock to oar time-honored ideas of modesty and decency as Bishop Julias, the Qhrist charch frets and others have recently done, We know for a fact thft hundreds of persons harned their copies of the paperß containing the Bishop's utterances re preventives, ike, an|l articles and, letters on the same subject. And we are convinced that society, under existing conditions, is not pre

pared to have ths veil which covers certain things from the public gaze ruthlessly torn ftßide, Where it hides evil, let the Bishop, and those who think with him, go behind and do their best to reform things. When they have done that, there will be no need for a veil j there will be nothing to conceal,

Local and General.

Thbi Donbdin Station. Site—lt has been definitely arranged to build the new railway station at Dunedin on the Stuart Street site.

The Growth of Anarchism—An artiole which gives t,ho story of the organisation of the anarchists as told by their ohief will be found on our fourth p*ge-

A Nsw Disease-What ia known as the earth-eating disease Is aseamlng serious proportions among aboriginal natives in Northern Queensland. The medical men are urging that steps be taken to suppress the habit.

His Fariwem. Message—The Alexandra oor-reapondent of the Olage Times telegraphs that W Smith, late a restaurant keeper there, is misting; He left a note addressed to a waitress as follows :—" Dear Nellie,— When this reaches you I will be dead." No other particulars are yet available.

A SWOCWSFCL ASHBVBTON STWDINT.— Mr Otto A. Fried Under, ion of Mr Rudolph Friedlander, at oat time a pupil at ths Borough School, is amongst the successful •tudantt at> the recent) Obago University examination. He hai pawed the first year of bis course ad the School of Mines at: the .University.

New Horse Market—One effect of th« introdaction of dredges is the increase In the value of draught horaes. A West Go\9b paper states that several mobs of these hare recently been taken from Canterbury, and between £50 and £gO each has been paid for good animals.

Reported Assault.—lt was reported In Christchurch yesterday, fchab a very serious assault had been committed recently on a young lady, who was riding along the Mount Grey Downs. It is stated that she was pulled off her bicycle by a man, who has not yet been identified, and that she was subjected to » criminal assault. The police have the matter in hand, »

Farmbbs Ciob.—The number of farmers who attended the meeting palled ab Methven for the purpose of considering the advisable* ness of establishing a Farmers' Club in that district was so' small that no forma! meeting was held which is much to be regretted since there cannot be a doubt that such an institution properly managed, would be of great benefit] to the farming community.

111 Treatment ot Animal*. —At the Ohristchurch Magistrate s Court on Tuesday, " Broncho George " was charged with having ilUtreated a bullock and a cow at the •• Wild West Show," by lassoing and riding them. The Magistrate said the exhibition was cruel and unnecessary. No good object could be served by it, and the animals had been driven frantio by pain and fear. He inflicted a fine of 40s, and refused an application to have the fine raised to £5 to enable an appeal to b« made to the Supreme Court.

•• Two 17*."—For ion* time past the polios In Ohristchurch hart boen watching a yard in Gloucester street, which was used by a " two-up " school, and on Tuesday afternoon they made a raid on the premises, where between forty and fifty men wen gambling, and captured twelve of them, after anexoiting scanet All the men had money, and one was possessed of £61, while a considerable sum, which was in the ring in stakes, was seized. The men will be brought before the Court and charged with breaches of the Gaming and Lotteries Act.

Our Colonial Forces—A handsome col oured plate, showing types of the regiments of Tasmania And New Zealand, has been it* sued with the Army and Navy Gazette of October 6. It is from a photograph of the Taßmanian Contingent taken piior to their embarkation for Sonth Africa, and the col ouring and grouping of the figures leave nothing to ba desired, It is a very credit able reproduction.

A Strange Story.—A singular story of the K<*ieer is (says a correspondent to the DaVy Mail) related in a letter received at the Foreign Office from one of oar military attaches in Germany. The Emperor, it appears, has ordered that every G rman soldier proceeding to China is to be presented with a ring, the seal of which is a small box containing a virulent pohon. If s soldier falls into the merci less hnnds of the Chinese he can swallow the poison, and so escape the outrages th it would in ali probability follow.

Negleox of DoTr—Last night either the lamplighter or the moon neglected their duty. The night was intensely dark, there was hardly a star to be seen in a* the oairey, yet neither did the street lamps nor fair Luna ■bed forth their-effulgent rays. The con. sequence was that boneit citizens who happened to be abroad ran into each other, or, worse 'still, collided with the unlllumi. nattd lamp posts, and, for the time being at least), saw stars. Will the authorities—we mean those responsible for the terrestrial lights—Kindly take note.

The Visit of Suthbeiand to Paris.— George Sutherland, who represented New Z^a'and at the World's Champion Cycling Meeting at Paris, returned by the Mono wal (says a Danedin telegram); During his tour he ■feariei in 12 eventi, and won two heats. The sprinting of the French riders he considers little ehorb of marvellous. Sutherland emphatically contradicted the statement that the events were "cut up". He had to use his own judgement in affiliating the Leaf u» with the Cyclists Internationale, and thought he was doing his duty to the cycling bodies of the oolony, who sent him Horn a to represent them. i

In connection with the recent fire at Ruapijna whereby Mr and Mm Rayner had the. whole of their perional effects, including their piano, burped and totally destroyed, we are authorised to say that the piano, which was oae procured from the Dresden Piano Company, was insured under the Dresden Company's system, and is ?oing to be replaced by a new Instrument of similar quality through the instrumentality of the Company's local agent Mr Henry Stephenion. This is sound evidenea of the genuineness of the Dresden Company's terms and arrange* ments. The general manager Mr J A X Riedle immediately on hearing of Mr and Mrs Rayner's lost sent Mr Stephenson the necessary authority to replace the burned piano by a neurons. II 80 Lieut. Rosa' Resignation—The Oatoaru Mail has been favoured with the perusal of a letter from a New Zealander serving in South Africa, which makes reference to the resignation and return to the colony of Lieut, Boss, The writer says that, although Lieut. Boss broke the law by BOrne uncomplimentary remarks to his superior officer (Captain Jackson) he was reallygoaded intahis transgression. He has the sympathy of the whole of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents, and general regret was expressed that he should have been obliged to sever his connection with the force. The writer expresses a desire that these facts should be made known in North Otago, where Mr Ross has many friends.

Mr J. Wilson, house deoorator, has been fortunate in securing the agency for Ash burton and district of the now famous " Hall's Sanitary Washable Distemper " or Wader Paint, as used for renovating all the principal hospitals, betels, etc., throughout Great Britain and the colonies, Before renovating the Chrlstohnroh Hospital some time ago, a competition was held to decide upon what kind of distemper or paint would be used for cleansing and decorating the buildings. After exhaustive tests*and trials 11 Hall's Water Paint" was considered by far the best, and has been used In the institution eyer since, ft is very suitable for applying to walls and ceilings of kitchens^ whether Moot at . piaster. . It. has *n advantage; oveeoil paint, inasmuch as insect* cannot live near. it. It is very easy of application—by simply adding hot or oold water, it is ready for immediate use, and in three weeks' time is washable. Mr Wilson has a shipment juib to band.-r-(Advt) \l

MAYFIELD AND RUAPUNA.

Own Correspondent

, FUNERAL J , The funeral of the late Mrs McLaren, which took place oa Monday afternoon, was; very largely attended. Heartfelt sympathy it-felt for Mr McLaren and his family in their very sad and sudden bereavement. Many < beautiful wreathe and crosses were brought by friends. THE FIRB AT HU RAYNER'S No further particulars have oome to band regarding the destruction by fire of Mr FUyner's house and furniture at Ruapuna. The police have . been investigating the matter. RETURNED. Mr and Mrs John Doyle, of Eden Terraoa, have returned home from their trip to England, Ireland, and Scotland, having enjoyed and benefited by bhe change. Like most people who visit the Old Country after a long residence in the colonies, they are pleased to return to their New Zealand home. THE WEATHBB " The weather is still very changeable and stormy. Hardly a day passes without strong winds from some quarter, north westerly and easterly prevailing ohitfly. SHEARING Shearing has started, though the weather is not very favorable. • . SHI SIASOK The crops and grass are looking splendid. The fruib trees promise an abundant fruiti crop this season.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

TERMS FOB BASIS OF PEAOS. .

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! THE AMERICAN VIEW.

FORCE MARCHING ON KALGAN

(Received Wakapuaka Nov 14,4 43 pm, This Office 7 23 pm) Washington Fbv 13 America wlehes to restrict the punish' meat to those conspicuously guilty and limiting the amount of indemnity to forty millions, lest Chiua should be rained. The American press disapprove of the Paotingfa punishments. -, Hong Kong, Not 13 The Italian and German forces are marching on KaJgan.

A Pitiful Case

ALLEGED CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

PROCEEDINGS IN COURT,

At the Ohristohuroh Polio* Court, yester day morniag, Lillie Long was charged with > having, on Not. 12, at Hornby, wilfully ill treated Charles and John Long, two children, •ged rsspeotirely twelve and nine. Charles Long stated that be and his brother lived with his stepmother at Hornby. On the day In question he had been given some order by his step mother, which he did not hear, and as he could not repeat it she took him into the house, took off his coat and thrashed him with the buckle end of a heavy strap. There was only his stepmother and his two brothers in the house at the time with him. Then he was sent oub to weed the garden, bub " could not stand it any longer, and ran away with his brother." The boy, who was very small for hie age, stripped and showed his back and arms covered with weals and bruises. To his stepmother : He told lots of stories, and had once lose a letter. He had given lots of provocation, and bad once said " Shant 'to some order. To Sub-impwctor Black : He told stories because he was frightened of getting » thrashing. Detective C&ssels and Dr Byrnes gave evidence as to (he condition of the children. The latter said that such a beating as had been inflicted upon the elder boy would have a very, bid effect physically, Lillie Long said that she had been compelled to thrash the boy because of hie naughtiness, and she did not think he had got more than he deserved. She called a neighbour, named Thompson, who said that sheiiad always spoken kindly to the boys in his hearing, but that be had heard she waa very strict and rather severe with them.

The Benoh warned tho boys to obey better, extracted a promise from the stepmother that "she would try, as the had always dona, to tnaka the boy* good," and dismissed the ca«e.

The boys, however, were «o obviru^ly terrified at the idea of going baok home, and oluag so desperately to the policeman, that the Benoh, after much discussion, reversed the r decision, and gave the children into the care of the police, to be brought before the Stipendiary Magistrate as neglected children. After the luncheon adjournment, the Bench stated that as they had not oonvioted the mother they could not interfere with the children, and they would therefore have to be returned.

At a subsequent stage, upon the applica tion of the police,, the Bench granted a re hearing of the whole oaee. The case will be heard again on Friday next, at 2 30 p m.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright PARIS EXHIBITION CLOSED Paris, Novl3 During the Exhibition 48 million tickets were used. Later. The Exhibition is close 3. " THE'INDIAN FAMINE Seven hundred and seventy-five thousand sufferers from famine are sliil being relieved in India. BRITAIN AND VENEZOE&A. London, November 13 The American Government has supported G rest Britain's protest against the Vene * zuelan Government annulling a British company's privilege to exclusivelynavigate the Macarea and Pedernaleo channels of the Orinoco River. THE OARLTOW SHOOTING CASE Meljboubnb, Nov 14 A verdict of manslaughter has been returned against Mrs Wright who shot her husband at Chiton. OBITUARY ! SydjsotV November 14 SJgnor Carmini Morley, ab one time ft leading tenor <n SimoDsen'ci Operatio Co., and a well known teacher of singing in Dunedin, has died from injuries caused in falling from a tram. DAVIDSON'S EXPEDITION Adelaide, November 14 Davidson's expedition has arrived at Oodnaditta after exploring a large block of unknown country between Barrow and Tennant Creeks. A great part of the area is a complete desert. The party suffered greab privations, being for twelve d%ys without water. They located several areas of gold bearing country. POLITICAL. Melbourne, November 14 Parliament has opened. The speech, which was uninteresting, promised the of the Woman's Suffrage and Old Age Pensions.

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not hold oarieives respemible for • opinions oxpn Jsed by our correspondents

THE LIBRAY COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

TO I'HE EMTOR

Fir,—" The amount of orders wil< not exceed £25, and it inc'udeu the works asked for by Mr Graham, and £5 worth of books to replace other* that are not fit for circula tion." The foregoing speaks for itself, and I wish to enter a most emphatic protest against the first half of the report, the books asked to be subsidised being I believe Scotch history. On what grounds have the Library Committee taken this strange decision? Why Scotch history more than Irish or Frenoh history, or English history, of which there is dearth enough ? If th*re is money enough to enter into one particular lice-, why not acquire one of the All Nations i series, 10 that all cms be instructed ? These series comprise history of all nations, past and present, down to these latter days. I should think a course of Greek history would be equally as useful to the budding politicians of the next decade as a treatise on the marking! of the Soot tartans and how they arose. The Sootch may be a more re markable people than the resn of the tribes comprising the Empire* bat it h»s as yet failed to strike the rest of the tales in that, light. I suppose these forthcoming tomes are to open our eyes. If the idea had been to gradually acquire a series of the history of our Empire, and how it arose, the con. quest of India (that gorgeous pageant), the wresting of Canada from Frenoh hands, and all the heroio story of early New England and oar great failure therein, I should gladly acquiese; What better mental diet for the future masters of t> great Commonwealth? How the petty tribal wars tot the Scotch clans and their subsequent merging in the Anglo-Snon will be of benefit to aught bat » section bred in the heather country, I fail to see ? It is to be hoped that the other purchases will strike ft higher note than formerly, for a greater oolleotion of rubbish, forming a public library, it would be hard bo find. With all due respect to our City Fathers, I do aot think anyone will accuse the majority of being men of cultivated literary intelligence. That is not a fault, merely a misfortune. Ashburton possesses one scholar of high literary attainment—l was bis opinion asked re the mental food of the future.' I was not! Looking over the catalogues of the library, it strikes a stranger that the Committee buy books like sheep, in Hoes. A man makes a success of one book—neither before nor after does he reach that level, but our literary pur veyors buy all his works, a kind of job lot so much off if you take the line. Many authors are men of one book that deserve! ft high niche, the others the wastß paper flaskey-ra fact that never set me to have struck oar book buyers, It is to be hoped they keep in touch with the best reviewers in the English literary world, but I fear not when I view the results. And America— it seems to have no modern literature, if this library is to be » standard. Truly, there is one "Crane," but what mad fancy bought the fragment and spurned tho finished masterpiece.— I am, etc.,

A BIADKB* [Our correspondent i* rather rough on the Library Committee, but perhaps the strictures may do them good* With re g*rd to the works asked for by Mr Graham, It is only "fair to s»y that nearly the entire cost of thsm was collected by that gentleman.—Ed.J

Federated Australia

THE COMMONWEALTH OELE - BRATIONS. TFE DUKE OE YORK'S VISIT. TBE SAILING^ 1 THE CON TINENT. LORD HOP&TQUN ILL United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph — Copy rights (Received November 14, 812 pm ) London, November 13 A captain in the Royal Navy will commission the Ophlr, which will convey the Duke and Duchess of York to Austral!*. The Ophir will sail in March, and. reach Melbourne at tho beginning of May. Two cruisers will escort her. The Britannic has left; Southampton wiih troops to take part in the Common wealth inauguration. The contingent consists of men picked for good conduct and general smartness. They Include the talleet men in the British army, averaging 6ft> 6in. Immense enthusiasm was displayed when they left; Waterloo station. Several generals and a number of the ariatoctacy were amongst the crowd who bade them fareweil. Bombay, Nov 18 Lord Hopetoun is suffering from dysentry and has abandoned his visit; to Sikaadarabad. Sydney, November 14 H M.S. Royal Arjbar will sail for Fremantle to. day, to bring Earl Hopetonn to Sydney. Pmrtb, November 14 Mr Chamberlain has cabled that) he regrets that Earl Hopetoun is unwell, and unable to keep any engagement tn Western Australia. Ha will leave Colombo on November 25 and go on board the Royal Arthur at Fremantle. as originally arranged, -'• ''■ '••"" ■■--'•'- '• • ■' ■■ ■- ■■

SUPREME COURP.

United Press Association—By Kieotrlo . Telegraph

Ohbistchdroh, Nov 14

The case of Regina v Styohe will be the last of the session: It is understood, that Mrs Styche will be viable to give evidence, as she is an inmate of an asylum.

John Kelly .was convicted and Robert Johnson acquitted on a charge of theft from the person. Kelly was sentenced to two years 3 imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from custody, and was' sentenced to 24 hours' imprisonment. '

Henry Cunningham, a Burnham boy, was charged with having stabbed Thomas Arohey, the master of the school, Mr Donnelly, for the defence, called do evidence. He submitted that the degrading nature of the punishment that was about to be inflicted on Cunningham when he did the deed, was calculated to make any boy of spirit resist. Of course the boy was not justified in uiing the knife, bat he submitted that there wm no evidence to show that the blow had been deliberate. The law did not warrant the master of Burnham in stripping and exposing a boy for punishment before four of his sohool fellows. His Honor, in summing up, said that if the argument that punishment should not be inflioted wbich a boy considered degrading was pushed to its utmost extent, no punishment could be given which the person to be punished thought fit to object to as degrading. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. His Honor said it was difioult to decide what to dp with the boy, and he would take time for consideration.

Chbihtohurch, Nov 15 Henry Cunningham for stabbing Arohey, master of the Bnrnham school, was sentenoed to twelve months' imprisonment, to be kept separate from other prisoners as much as possible.

Interprovincial.

United Press Association—By Electrics Telegraph Grbymouth, Nov 14

Mr Nancarrow, auctioneer and agent of the Union Steamship Company, died this morning after a short illness. He was one of Greymouths oldest citizens and was connected with a number of local bodies, including the Jookey Club, Hospital, and Ednoatldn Board. Flags were flying at half mast as a mark of respect for deceased. The greatest sympathy Is felt with his wife and ohlldren, all of whom are grown up, CHBISTCHUfICH, NOT 14

A General Committee of the Canterbury A. and P. Association decided to hold a Winter Show next year, but the date hat not been fixed. A girl named Ethel Foster, five years old, living in Brightllnß'a lane, died in the hospital to.day from burns initained through her olothM oatobuig Bre,

The 'Canterbury Times' Jubilee Number.

We are in recefpt of the Jubilee Number of the Canterbury Times which, with the) exception of the cover, is an exceedingly well got up and interesting paper, containing 73 pages of letter-preES and illustrations. The former generally consists of a series of short articles in the shape of a history of New Zealand from Captain Cook's visit down to the Jubilee of 1900. Some of the earlier of these will furnibh most instructive reading to the yonnger generation of New Zsalanders, an excellent one being that written by our townsman, Mr 0 W Purnell, who appropria tely heads his first chapter, "The Dark Ages." Not the least interesting of these records is ft list of the names and addresses so far as can be ascertained of the survivors of the 746 persona who arrived in Canterbury in the historic " first four ships." la this ooaMOtlon we may mention that it it more than i probable this list is incomplete, as we natloe on a cursory glanoo through it that the dnm of Mr Ra wle, who died here ft few days ago, it not in the list. Amougst the contributed articles are descriptions of various important district* in Canterbury, th»treferring t» to* Ashburton County being by Mr MttLsaa Dunn, formerly on the staff of this paper, which is written in that gentleman's usual pleasant style, aud displays agood knowledge of what he used to mil the' tussock period.' The illustrations form ft very marked feature of the Jubilee Number, ranging as they da from portraits of distinguished ooloniste ftad others to scenes historic and otherwise. We congratulate our contemporary upon this latest example of its enterprise.

Transvaal War.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright A CONtOY SUFFERS.

WAR MEDALS.

(Received November 14, 9.2 pm)

London, Not 13

A force of one hundred and fifty Boers dispersed eighteen men escorting a email convoy near Christina, wounding several. Tho Government has ordered 180,000 silver war medals ab Birmingham. There it. a portrait of the Queen on the obverse, and a figure of Peace offering a four si wreath to the British and Colonial Army on the reverse.

SOLDIERS' GIFTS UNDELIVERED

MORE BRITISH SUCCESSES.

NSW ZEALANDERS DO SPLENDID

WOBK.

(Received Wakapuaka Not 14, BSO pm) London, November 13

A hundred tens of gifts to soldiers have accumulated at Pretoria, which have been undelivered by the War Office, owing to the peregrinations of the men. The bnlk of the other presents sent via the post office have been delivered.

Settle heavily engaged the Boers (southwards of Klmberley with success. Many prisoners were taken. General Douglas has captured Ventere dorp, which wu Utterly the enemy's supply baie, together with 21 Boers and a quantity of cattle. The New South Wales Bushmen and the New Zealandera did splendid work. ! The police patrol at Petrusburg fought 1100 Boers for some hours until the ammunition was exhausted. Sevea were captured, stripped of their rifles and valuables and released, The Queensland Bushmen at Pteuaara River, captured six Boers, two of whom wera badly wounded. , Mill Rebel ts is progretstng favourably. Kluffnr, a South Australian has died from wounds. The Government is recruiting 1000 con stabulary in the United Kingdom for the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies O Bottom, of the New Zealand Rough Rider*, died of his w»und« at Kimberty. (Trooper Oscar Bottom, of Westport, was a member of the Fourth Contingent).

ANTI-BRITISH DEMONSTRATIONS

Paris, Nov 13 A number of hawkers had their licenses suspended at Maraellles for singing and se'ling the French version of the Boer hymn and exciting an*l * British demonstrations.

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

KUEO3 FOR NEW ZEALANDERB.

Wellington, November 14 Cape files just to hand stats that at the annual congress of the South Africa League at Capetown, the President, Mr Cecil Bhodet, moved aresolutionof appreciation and thanks to the sister oolonies for helping is the war, which was carried, with aoeiamavion; General Brabant, speaking to the motion, made speoial references to the eeivioes in the field of the New Zealand Rough Riders. He spoke of that division as one of the beet that took part in the war.' The men were of the description known in England as yeomen farmers. They had done their doty admirably, had never given trouble, and had made il obvious they had everything in common with the Sonth African loyalists. He hoped thai some, if only half a dozen, would remain in the colony, for he was convinced they wonld set an example of the greatest possible value to the farmers of Capo Colony.

The Hampstead School Com mittee.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hamp« stead Sohool Ocmmittee wu held IMb evening in the school-room. There were present- Messrs Cawsey (Chairman), Hardy, Thomp son, Andrews, Rumsey, and Bag#, C«BBMPONDENOE Oorraspondenoe was read as follows : From the Board of Education with re? ferenoe te school staff and salaries, stating that the matter had heen.lefb in abeyanoe for the present. From the North Canterbury Schools Ama teur Athletio Association with reference to "» spot'ts meeting, and asking the committee to give the children a holiday on a date named to enable them to attend' Members thought however, that the meeting proposed was too far away. : From the Board suggesting the formation of a children's fire brigade.—The oonflaJUee decided to hold the letter over till next meetiog. IXCIBSIOBT . It was resolved th*t the master be asked to ascertain the number of children, who wished to go to the Exhibition, and ps>y their own fares, &c, at excursion rates COKOBRT On account of a concert disorganising the sohool, it was resolved not to have one this year. It was also decided 10 give the older children, who were entitled to k price, a certificate instead of books, the Infante* toy* and books MISCSI&ANSOtrS Ib was resolved to write to the Board acknowledging the efforts of Mr Blank the truant officer. A letter was received from the headmaster asking for leave of abienoe, which was granted HOLIDAYS It was decided to hold over the matter of Christmas holidays till next meeting VISITING OOIWITOII Tbo visiting committee gave (n very satis* factory reports* The only thing that wanted repairing was one of the fences. Messrs Andrews and Crooks were appointed as a visiting committee for the ensuing month .. , , ACCOUNTS - " Accounts amounting to lls 9d were pasted for p%ymtn,b.

f"B AFHLtJETOK GPARDIAN s THtJBSPAT, KOtEMBER 16. 1 00



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TO THE DB a F-A riah tady, eared of her Peafness and Noises in the Head .by Pr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drams, gave £500 to his In ti< ute, to that the deaf people on able to prooure th« Bar Drama may have them free Address tNo 667 d. The NkhoV •on Institute, tiongcot,Gunn«sbqry, I^afo?