THIRD EDITION

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Commercial.

Melbourne, Oct. 1 A ship has been chartered to load a cargo of wheat for the English Channel for orders at the extreme rate of 4(K Two others for February are loading at 36s 3d.

Mail Notices.

Mails close for the following places a» under, subject to the necessary alterations;-— THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 For Northern Ports and tW-ettport, per Taruwera, at 6 30 p m

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1900. A NUISANCE.

A IiETTEB published in another eoluran discloses % state of affairs that is not afc all creditable to this town, nor to those responsible for what oar correspondent refers to. We happen to know that the statements contained in Mr Dixon's letter are not at all exaggerated, and we think it is very necessary that the attention of our Volunteer officers and tbe police should he drawn to the matter. That such circumstances at those described could occur in Ash bur ton, and that so far as we are aware no steps should be taken either to enquire into them, or to prevent a recurrence of them, surely requires 800)8 explanation We know that the conduct of youths, who hang about when any gathering of the public takes plae» f particularly at entertainments of any kind, is generally of an extremely objectionable character, and is a source of much annoyance to decent people. But we cannot help thinking that if proper measures were taken to pal; a pfcpp to this nuisance, it would soou cease, T|?.© manner in which it leems to have been dps\t wlil} on Monday evening forcibly illustres t£>B way in which it has been allowed to grow. The volunteer officers appear to have put up with the disturbance for a good while, and finding remonstrance useless, the police were sent for. But the police, we learn, did not go when requested. This action is, we presume, cspable of satisfactory explanation, It may be that the police c^najdered that the volunteer oJlicer in command jgios seesed the power himself, .to' aot promptly and vigorously to cjuelUthe disturbance, seeing that any osicer wearicg the uniform ha», on emergency,the power of a $ u^fc^ce of the Peace. JBut, at anyrate, nothing effec tual was done, and the throwing of stones on the roofs of the drillsbed and adjoining buildings appears to have been continued till midnight. No wonder complaints have been made. We trust the officers in command of tbe focal volunteer corps will take decided steps to prevent a recurrence of such,pro ceedings, as those that happaued on Monday evening; Otherwise, the 1 resi dents in the vicinity of the drilfshed will look forward with some apprehen sion to social gatherings iv that building. We believe that the oUcers eonutnanding the local corps possess the power to enforce orderly conduct, not only on the part of their own men, but of those in the neighbourhood of where they may he. We therefore hope they will use it.

Local and General.

%•* Interesting reading matter will b& found n the first and fourth pagea of thin issue Ajsniovhxv baii Statistics.—Mr R. F. Holderneae* is appointed enumerator for agricultural statistic* for the oounties of Ashburtou and.Geraldine. An Old AsHjBOKTONiTE-r" Professor R El •ton and family arrived ab Auokland jester* day, after an extended vjist to New South Wftlea.

Tub Weather—Captain Edwin wires:-—' Moderate to strong westerly winds; glass rise. Tinwal» Town Board.-—Mr J A Clothier and Thomas Scaly were yesterday el eotedas members of the Tinwald Town Board Rainfall—The rainfall during the month of September at Alford Forest was 7.12 inches, Alford Station 3.14 inches Day of Atonemknt—To-day is the Day |of Atonement in the Jewish Calendar, and the busioess premises of our fellow citizens of that faith were closed in consequence. Political —Mr James McK«nna (says the «' Wairarapa Star "), a well known business man of Pates, will probably eonteßt the Patea seat in the Opposition interest. Labour Day Sports-—The local athlete J. McNaught baa been handicapped at 3yds (100 yd*), s>da (220 yds), »nd Byds (440 yds) In the Demonstration Handicap at the Christ church Labour Day Sports ' Death at the HospitaLt-A man named John McL-an died at the hospital yesterday afternoon, aged forty-eight, after an illness extending from June 19 last. The causa of death was phthisis. Thb Cam? At Addinotok.—The Canter bury Yfomary Cavalry and Aabburton Meunted Rifles, in ctmp at Addington. have arranged to hold a grand military and athletic sports meeting in conjunction with the Pion eer Olob on Saturday, at the Aldington Show Grounds.

Presentation—Constable J J Hogan was thH recipient of a presentation on behalf of the memberi of the Aahburton sub district foroe this afternoon: An E.P. teapot and •agar basin, suitably engraved, was handed to Mr Hogan by Sergeant Barlow, at ft souvenir dn the occasion of his approaching marriage. The recipient duly replied;

Lkgal Polish.—lt was probably the bad acousfcio properties of the Magistrnte's Court which led the audience yesterday to under hand Mr T I Joynt to say that he supposed iho cube of he Press would soon be yelpinp? at the remarks he was about tj ra ike. The deliotte ol union to an excas?ively noisy call ing was highly apprpoi»ted at tht reporter's table,— Lyttelton limes.

\ Btjrnside Sunday School —The second Anniversary of the above Scbool was celebrat ed ou Sunday Sept 30, the 'evßaine of Ash* burl on presiding, He also preiobed in the evening. In the afternoon the children gave several reoitations, and M ieeee Pa'mer and Hitohinga sang a duet, while Mrs Kaine sang a solo, there were a'ao several anthems. On Monday a picnic was held and in too evening ihf re wits % concert. The financial results were very satisfactory, and the function was alto gether a great auooesn.

Educated Agriculturists.-—As wealthy men, says an American paper, engage more and more in the business of farming there is a growing demand for educated agricultu rists for foremen or suptrintendents, Tht>y must not, however, bs so highly educated that they will nob work. The best recommendations that can be given by an applicant for such a position is the diploma cf an agricultural college and a pair of well calloused hands.

Stick to One Breed —In sheep breeding one of thd greatest weaknesses with Americans ia that they do not adhere to a fixed type. Some men handle sheep for a while and th<n dispose of them and take up pigs, because sheep are too low in prica, and thtn they go back to the sheep business when the pig market becomes dull. Iho man wh<> will take up one breed and develop that, who will stick to his lino, learn all he can about the work he has taken up, will come out in the end in advance.—Professor C. S. Plumb, Indiana.

Thh Declaration op Pfaoe—A Dunedin wire to the Christchurch Truth sayß : —The cable in Monday'■ papers that there was not likely to be any declaration of peace has prompted a number of suggestions on the Bubj.ct of the peape ceiebrationp, One of these ia to the effect that a day of th»nke- Riving should be appointed, and Tuesday, the 9th October, the anniversary of the Boer ultimatum, U suggested as % suitable day— The Mayor of Dnnedin \% sending out a circular letter to al. the Mayors of the colony, inviting united action in acknow ledgment of Mr P loher'a fervices in the Interests of New Zealand troopers and nurses

"At Homb."—The Aahburfcon Musical Union held a very successful "At Home' last evening at the Orange Hal), when mem bers and their friends muttered in large forop. The; eyening was principally devoted to dancing interspersed with a few songs by Mrs Johnson, Messrs Northcote. Brooking and Anderson. The floor wa« in good order, the refreshments liberal) and wth dance music pjntributed by members, a successful function resulted. Votes of thanks were passed to the; Committee and othere, who had assisted in parrying oat the social.

Ascibn? Order of Fore3?|BßS. — Thn ordinary meeting of Court Ashburton No. 6729, A.Q.F, was held on Monday sight, tbe CB, Bro Amoa, presiding, and a fair number of members present. The Woodwards reported one member on the sick list, two having declared off during the fortnight. The usual correspondence being dealt with, the bminett of the District Meeting to bo held in Christohuroh was discussed, when th« delegate gob his final instructions on certain business. After the sick allowance to members was passed, three candidates were proposed for membership. The C R thanked the members for their attendance, and closed the Court in the usual way .

Thb Ashbitbtox Trowing Cltjb," 1* The tenders for the Aahburton Trotting Club were let an follows :—Mr J Muliin, publican's booth, £14; Mr H Flower, confectioner's booth, &\ lp.: Mr 'Q Brown, rape carda, 111 1\ per dVjten, The nominations, which were received lust night, will he found in another column ; they total 112, an average of 16 horses per race, which is the best the Club have received, excepting one other meeting. But considering tbe class of horses nominated —inch as Victory 11., Bam Slick, of the New Zealand flyers, and six horses from Sydney, which are over here with great credentials, the Aehburton trotting sports should witness some first-class racing on the day after the show j[October |4).

Maqistibriap—Ab the Magistrate's Court, Rakai*, on Friday, September 28, before Messrs L. OxWy and Stringfellow, Js.P,, D Edgington v £ Osborno, claim JB3 15s. The claim w»a for repairs to a combine. The amount) was not disputed but there was a counterclaim for £8, for use of engine, etc, one item (£6) being for removing Wesleyan church from Sodtown to Rak&ia. Plaintiff ■aid Mr Oeborne offered to lend the engine if the trustees provided coal. The evidence was to the effect that after the plaintiff took the coDtrsub t\*& i rnatees had nothing further to do with it, defendant uo^tpuding that he provided the engitfe, Idbkbg to tlie ««$■ .tractor for payment for same* Tee ease was adjourned till next Court day for the production ef documents.

A Reminder— We wish to remind all irho may require nep? suits &<*» "before the §hoiy," tha'tfwe have already openiad out 1 a large variety of New jßoods for the Spring and Summer seasons, oomprißing the rnpst •« up to date '' best (Quality worsted suitings, &;q, imported direct from the manufacturers. For a cumber of years we have always had such a " Rush " of orders just before the holidays, that we found it impossible to execute all by the required time. We would therefore respectfully urge all our friend (both old and new) to kindly call and favour us With their esteemed prders a s early as possible to prevent disappointment, and oblige Ckatohkad & Bkkryman, the leadfug Tailors and Out fit tors, Aihbnrfcoa

The Burnham Stebbing Case.

United Preea A«ioci»tion—By Elootrftf

Telegraph

Oh^stquubcs, Ootobtr 2 Henry Cunnlnghom ▼ Burnnam boy, who stabbed the euparlntenderit of the inatitutfoi^ on August 30, was brought before the Magistrates Court to day the question of who of ihe two solicitors, Mr Joynt in structed by the .Department, and Mr Don neily by the boy was to appear for him, was argued and settled by the Magistrate deoid ibg in favor of the latter: Evidence Was then called to the effect fhati accused had rushed at the superititendent, and stabbed him immediately the latter entered his' cell to punish him. After the deposition! of several witnesses for the Crown, accused /reserved his defenoe and was committed for ! trial. ' ' ;

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not bold oarssives responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondents

"WHEREUNTO WILL THIS THING GROW?"

TO THE EDITOR Sib,—Having an engagement) eliewhere, I was nob in the vicinity of the drillshed, on the arrival of Trooper Bennett, in the early part of Monday night. My knowledge of what occurred at that time is therefore only berned on information given by other*. If it it true that scores of youths and others swarmed round the doors demanding admis sion, and being excluded, pelted the iron building with, big stones,, and generally created such a pau'demoßium'that one of the gentlemen soloists bad to cease singing, then your reporter has given but a faint idea of the disturbance when ho stales " that their oonduct outside the dxilkhed during the sooia) was very objectionable." If it is true that the officer in comnund found it impos sible, by miid measures, to subdue the' tur bulence of the crowd, and was compelled to send for the police, then there is a condition of things in Ashburton that means nothing lees than a menace to the well-being of the community. If it is true thai the police declined to render assistance, when fo re quested, it Ik high time that someone with more influence than I possess, should ascer tain the reason why such help was denied. As stated above, I have no personal know ledge of what took placp, but »s the circumstances were voluntarily related to me by reliable fellow-townsmen, I can fairly assume them to be correct. That whioh I now place before your readers is what, I regret to write, is from actual experience. I retired for the night at eleven o'clock, immediately after which the "social" must have terminated, for the familiar strains of the National Anthem .cached me, and directly afterwards I heard a number of what I < xpect were Volunteers winding th ir way homewards, singing merrily, with a« occasional shout that was more discordant than melodious. An hour later, however, myself and family were rudely awakened by stones thrown on the ircn roof, and directly afterwards we were bombarded with a further volley of big missiles. Hastily dreessing, I went to the drillshed, where a few* volunteers remained, —and lodged a complaint, I must solicit your indu'gence for going into bo much detail, and would not have troubled you at all, if this were an iso lated case. But the annoyance—to use a mild term—only happens when a "social" or demonstration of some kind is being held at the drillshed. Now, sir, the perpetrators are either members of the volunteer com panies, or the onlookers. If the former, they may only be a small minority, and to maintain their reputation, the well-behaved should take steps to make an example of their unworthy comrades, in some way that I presume military discipline provides for If the delinquents are a Bection of the unfortunate lads who have got beyond genial home influence and parental control, and are swelling the already too numerous ranks of " na'er*do-wellß"lthen the public have a right to expect that the police will guarantee *ome protection. I know of a oase when oneof a family was in the first s'agesof a distressing nervous sflflio tion. A severe frigbt, brought about by a circumstance something similar to what occurred on Monday nijrhfc, accentuated the complaint, and for yeara she sorely goffered, mainly as a result of someone's foolish pranks 0 ir young men are not, I trust, devoid of all tendarness and ooneideration for others, and if they would only contemplate the possibility if invalids, »nd sometimes the djiog, being in the vicinity, they would be more pacific and less noisy when perambu'a'ing the streets; It is exceedingly against the grain to introduce the personal element so much, and also to occupy your columns at such length, bun there is a public sigaifijanoe attaching to what I have written whioh, I hope will not be overlooked.—lam, etc, Chables Dixon

SUPREME COURT.

United Fr«Bs Aesoci&tion—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Christchcbch, October 2.

His Honour deliveied judgment in the case of Weetman v AngUnd. This was an action brought by the Commissioner of Crown Lands for «he Canterbury district, for wrongful antry upon, and removal of, crops from fJrown land in South Canterbury, The oaße was tried in Timaru, and it was agreed that the case should go to the jury to assess damages, assuming the action was maintainable in law, leaving the questions of law for argument. The jury assessed the damages at £63 17*. A man named Graney occupied a section next to defendant, and the latter financed Graney. The Board refused tp aiiow defendant to gp in as sub tenant, and called upon Graney to show cause why his land should not be forfeited, on the ground of failure to carry out the ponditions. No reply was received from Graney, snd the Board declared the land forfeited, and the Crown Lands ranger took possession. After this the defendant re moved the crop growing on the land. The defendant's contentions were Chat the forfeiture of Graney'a interest must have been effected under the provisions of section 50 of the Land Act, 1892; that the Board was bound to hold a judicial enquiry before declaring a forfeiture, and that in &s mtsoh as Graney was not informed when such enquiry was held the act of the Board in declaring the forfeiture was without juris diction. His Honour now gave judgment to the effect that the defendant's contentions fail, and that the plaintiff was entitled ta judgment for £63 17a, with costs on the ioweifc scale; second counsel certified to. Ut Stringer appeared for tha plaintiff, Me* Kfppenberger t or the defendant.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

\ The following nominations hova been received for the Spring Meeting '■— Maidkn Handicap (saddle), of 20 soys ; two miles.—Mountain Lily, Brandon, Blue stone, Young Kentucky, Lena Bell, Ida Park, H. M. Stanley, Nana, Tracey Nell, JEjfonor, Pretoria 11, Wkrt, Forsahenchild, j Dundold, '

District Handicap (saddle), of 20 soys; two miles.—Medjidi, Firewood, Toranto, Gambler,- Scottish Lass, Jackt, Nymble, Miss Cheviot, Moiua, Lieutenant, Sydney, Edward R, Mibb Wilkin, Stand-By, Maori, Braemar.

Laghmok Handicap (harness), of 50 bovb ; two miles. — Dusk, Wild Poole, Dora, Katipo, Nanfce*, Principal, Veto, Berlin, Maid, Traoey Belle, Sam Slick, Viotory 11, klbflFJa,

Winchmorb HANmSAP (saddle),of 25 soys; one mile—Lady Audiey, Instep, Lena Belle, Firewood, Gambler, Fannywood, Joubert, Mioro, Umkibo, Ambition, Ktllolos, Fare well, Bluestone, Macronie, Narranßanße t, lonic, Foudroyant, Moina, Foraahenchild, Wanaka

Ash^OTBTON HANpipAff (saddle), of 50 «ovs; two mileß— Eltee More;'Fiowerwood, Young Berlin, Principal, Edward R, Strpan, Berlin Maid, Valor, jacko, Faithful, Miracle Jack, Hard Cash (lata Hard (?ase), Aesfcella, Katipo

Fairmklb Handicap (harness), of3osov-$ 1$ mile—Dusk, Wild Poole, Katipo, General Power, Nantes, Toranto, Traoy Belle, Veto, Ida Park, Wart, Bam Slick, Victory 11, Orphan, General Sbandish, Maori, Braemar Dash Handicap (saddle), of ftg sow; one mile—Eltee More, Lady Audiey, Dora, Fiowerwood, Fannywood, Medjidie, Micro, Joubert, Linwood, Gillie Riahbach, Btruan, Ambition, Farewell, Nafferton, Pretoria 11, Mjnnie May, Macronie, Secrecy, Valor, Honof, Mif»«I« <*Mk t Namngansett, Wanaka

Rakaia School Committee.

The uaual monthly meeting of the Rakaia School Committee was held on Monday even ing. Present—Messrs Midgley (chairman), Giomle, Shannon, Hoz'ett, Liddy, and Gee. An apology was reoeived for the absence of Mr A Gordon

Ihe Chairman h*d received from the Bo*rd the sum of £33 7s 3d for salaries which had been disbursed, and £15 Is 4d for incidental:*

The Board wrote granting the sum of £2 for repairs The South Rakaia Road Board wrote stating that they could not comply with the Committee's request to plough the road in Cridtand Street to prevent the spread of gorsa .nd broom, a« private owners would want the same done—Resolved to refer the letter back 1$ the Board asking them to re consider their decision

The master's report showed an average attendance of 131 4 out of 131*2 on the roll. This was a slight improvement, but he thought some of the worst cases would relapse unless rigidly kept up to the mark. He suggested getting the truant officer to visit—Members expressed an opinion that it this involved any expense il was impos sible, as there were no funds available

Home drawing cards were aaked for—Be* solved to ask tho Board for same

An account from Mr Tucker for timber, &o, was allowed to stand ovsr (or further information

'.. A letter from Mr Ronntree was received- It was resolved that it be referred to the 'master for explanation

ASHBURTON A & P ASSOCIATION

Committee Meeting

A meeting of the above Committee was held at their rooms on Tuesday afternoon, Present—Messrs G Leadley (President), J M . Fuize, J Bland, J Slringfellow, Gilmour, J 'Bouifanfc, F MoCafferty, E Cookaou, C Reid, J Small, and E Horsey. The minute* of the for mar meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCB Correspondence was read and received from the Director of Lincoln College re grass grub, and it was decided to acknowledge same. From the Canterbury Frrzn Meat Com pany, granting the same pr zas as offered to the Association last eteiscn.—Acespted with thanks :.' r .*-' From the Aahbtrtou Trotting Club, asking for the usual donation of £2 2i from the Association,.—li w»e decided 10 grant the usual ijibicription as payment for use of the trottwg track and buildings. !<?' NEW MEMBBB Arthur Nicholas, of Tinwald, was ejected a member. , The chairman reported thab the contractors were making good progress with the build ings and works on show ground; ' x HOLIDAY It v was decided to r quest the Mayor to declare the show day as a holiday from ten o'clock, requesting that the shops open at 7.30 and close as above, SAND It was reeolvad to oak the Ashburton Band to attend at the show. PLAN OF SHOW GROUND The Mail and Guabotan offered to insert a plan among the first pageß of the show catalogue, at a cost of £1. Mr Bland stated he would have pleasure in paying for this personally (applause), and the offer was accepted with thanks. BOILDJNG FUND It was reported th*t Mr Buckley bad Bent a contribution of £5, and Mr Booifant added a further amount of £110 a collected by him.

THE DUNEDIN TRAGEDY

The Inquest

The Evidence Heard in Private

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph 'rj Duhedik, October 2 An unusual course was adopted to-day at the adjourned irqa?at concerning the death ; of Thomas Teifer Fogo, whose wife is at present in custody on a charge of murder* Mr C. 0. Graham, Coroner, presided, Mr J. F. M. Fraser appeared to conduct) the | inquiry, and Mr Thornton was present) In ] the interests of Mrs Fogo. who was in attendance io custody, Mr Thornton, before the proceedings began, asked that this enquiry should be conducted in private—that was to say, that I the public should be excluded, and even the Press as well. The grounds of his applica tion were that the holding of the irquiry in private would be in the interests of justice, and also in the interests of the family. He quoted authorities to show thab the Coroner had the right to exclude, and went on to say that in order to ascertain the facts, two members of the family would be called as witnesses During the case private matters, impprtsnt only to members of the 'family, and of no interest whatever to the j pub'is, wou)d naturally be brought up. If ( the public were present while this evidence ! was given, their presence would operate to some extent on the minds of these two members of the family. They would be restrained to seme extent, »n<i not feel that freedom that they ought to feel in giving | evidence* In the interests of justice, that, restraining influence ought to be removed— that was so far as children were concerned. Then so far as the mother was concerned, she was the subject) of a grave charge. That charge was made only three days ago, and since then she had been suffering acute mental agony. The strain on her-had been terrible—so much so that he had advised her not to give evidence. He did bo not with a view of hiding anything, but purely in her own interest, considering her condition was each that she war not able to stand the strain. k Her evidence, therefore, could not be given, and if the evidence that was given were published, the public would only have a one-sided view of the matter, and it was from the public that the jury would after wards be taken. In the interests of justice it was important that |the minds of the jury should be absolutely free from previous impressions. :: Asked by the Coroner if he had any remarks to in%k'e, Mr Fraaar said it was a mat ter which rested with the Coroner. The difficulty Mr Thornton would find himself in would be that it would be impossible to close the preliminary court of inquiry to the Press and the public. This inquiry was simply to discover the cause of the death of the deceased. He could nob tee that it prejudiced justice one way or tho other, but he would content himself by leaving the matter in th* hands of the Coroner Mr C CJGraham, Coroner, could nob say that he had ever Heard of an application of the kind bein? made before, but Mr Thornton had put it strongly that it would be in the interests of justice to exclude the public and the Press, and he 1 could not see 'how the excluding of the public would do any harirf. He would accede to> counsel,'*' application, and make an order that the Court be cleared $pjra the exception of the parties concerned in the inquiry, and also thab the Press be excluded' The Press reporters aad the public were then excluded Th« jury returned the following verdict J —" The jury find that the cause of death was from having been stabbed by his wife, Sarah Fogo, but under what circumstances there is not sufficient evidence to show."

Transvaal War

United Preaß Asiooiation—By Bleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

London, October 2 It transpires that the Boer Exscu tive paid the passages of 400 mercena ries, and that 30a was also paid each at the time of s&iliag, and £8 10s on landing : Privates Hartley and Lannoo, New South Wales, and Private Hallett, a South Australian, luvo died from en teric fever : Thirty-four battalions of British militia are being disembodied :

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Perth, Oct 2 Three armed men stuck up the night-watch mau and ransacked the Tramway Company's office, and 6ecß«wl £12. Sydney, Cct 2 Jacky Underwood has been sen tenced to death for the rrmrdet of Percy Mawbey. No bill filed against Jacky Porter and Jimmy Governor's ■■, wife, who were both discharged. i Lima, October 2 A riotous crowd here demanded the Burrender of Senor Belaunde, ex- Minister of Finance for Peru, wishing to lynch him for alleged embf zzleroent of £20,000. The military quelled the riot after wounding one hundred per* sons. London, October 2 Mr R W Allen, Auckland, has won a £150 open scholarship at Guy'f Medioal School.

Dr Symes' Report on Hospital Drainage

At the meeting of the Borough Council on Monday evening the Mayor said he desired to correct the Gpabdian's report of hit remarks at the last meeting of the Hospital Board, which conveyed the impression that he was opposed to the drainage scheme, because the management of the hospital had bean all that could be desired during the last twenty-five years. What he actually did say was that the chairman of the Huepital Board had given the institution a good character, and if this was so he (the Major) did not; see any necessity for the appoint* ment of a enb committee, and not that he was opposed to the scheme of drainage. He continued that the Hospital Board as at present constituted was very unsatisfactory, with its nineteen members to manage the email affairs of the hospital. On the Act coming into force three member! of the County and two of the Borough Councils managed affairs, and this had been carried out during the twenty live years. By tail course a saving of £6 to £7 per meeting had been nrade, . which would otherwise be inoumd in tble travelling expenses of bring* ing in country members. He thought the Act sKould be altered, for sursly halt a dcz3n could be entrusted with the manage ment of the Hospital affairs, instead of nineteen memberr.

Or Da via was of opinion that the Hospital Committee had been exceedingly alack in their duty for some years. The Committee had formerly reported that with the excep* lion, of some slight alterations, matters were, on the whole, satisfactory, but from the report of Dr Symoi the opposite was the case, and he was not in favour of leaving this sub j sot to be dealt with by a lew members. Cra Willis and Andrews were in favour of Dr Symfls 1 letter being held over for dis* oussion at a later meeting. The Mayor said that those who raised the present cry were theme who were on the County and Borough Councils, and they had been quite satisfied, until Dr Symes reported, and there was not a single member who agreed to the adoption of the doctor'e suggestions. He referred to the work of the Visiting Committee, and as to Or DavU' remarks he would like to know how often that gentleman had been at the hospital during the laet two years. Or D-vis, twelve or fourteen times

The Mayor pointed out that the matter was of much greater importance than Oonn* cillorf! imagined, but they had to consider all the ratepayers in the borough. Be would move that Dr Symes' letter be referred to the Hospital Board, which was ultimately agreed to.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

J«uted Press Association—By Bleotrio Telegraph—Copyright, London, Oct. 1 The Pekin correspondent of The Times states that the Chinese oiered the British the opportunity of peace fully occupying Shan hai Jcw&n and Tongshan. Anticipating Russian action, the proposal was discountenanced by Great Britain, for fear of disturbing the concert of the Allies!.

Four thousand Allied troops s*U from Taku for Shan hai kw*n f the navies co operating. Besides denuding the summer palace in Pekin, the Russians destroyed the famous white pagoda and two Bo*er temples,

Kiriu #as peacefully surrendered, the result of Russian negotiation! with Ohing and Li Hung Ohangl Hosa KoNft, October 1

In following America's advice that China should punish the instigators of the recent outrages, the hand of Li Hung Ohang is conspicuous, Such action is taken with the hope of averting the blow of Germany.

Chinese accounts declare Li Hang Chang has tardily convinced the Dowager of the deception of tbg Mancbu leaders. The same account! represent the Emperor as having soundly rated the Princes and other courtiers for the state into which they have brought the country while the Dowager remained silent.

The Emperor's recent edict declare* that Prince Tuan and others included i in tha punishment list were entirely; responsible for't&e bloodshed. The British gunboat Robin shelled the village of Lukham, on the Weil River, as retaliation for firing upon a British owned steamer at Lung Kiang. The ringleaders were seized and flogged. St Petebsbubg, October 1 Russia has ordered her new ironclads Sevastopol and Poltara, and five large torpedo boats to reinforce the squadron at Port Arthur. 1 BKKLUf, Oct. % It ia semi-officially announced here that Germany's aim in China was 1 to maintain the concert of the Allies, it is added that the allege^ triple alliance amongst France, Russia, arid Germany is baseless. Much anrest prevails in Germany respecting the Emperor's policy, and German stocks are falling heavily.

The Duke and Duches of York

QDHBIR VISIT TO THE OOLONIBS

MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN

United Preie Association—By Bleotrio Tfllegr affh—Copyright Stdnet, October 2 Mr Chamberlain has cabled to the Governors of the various colonies the thanks of the Queen and the Duke and DacheßS of fork for their messages of welcome in connection with the forth-^ coming royal visit, ! c ■ ** ' -

T-B .Afl.tJßtfGfl &OAjftt)iAK: WEMESDA¥ r OCTOBER 8, 1900



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TO THE PUBLIC. QUH PKEMISES WILL BE Th LD MINATKD FroM 7.80 te 9 p.m. on fhu sday Evening, 0g ober 4, WHEN WE SHALL DISPLAY OUR MOST .CHOICE & CHARMING ASSORTMENT OF SPRING & SUMMER GOODS FOR THE PBiSSKNi 1 • EASON. NORTHCOTE& HEFFORD, "THE CORNER, EAST AND TANJRED STREE



Ganien Tools Garden To k OF EVERY DESORKIDION Lawn Mowers Lawo Mowers Cheaper TbaDJ Any (ther Howe SPADES. FORKS, TROWELS, BAKtS, HOES, SCYTHES. Fowl Netting Fowl Netting 10,000 YARDS JUST LANDED COMB EARLY AND SECURE YOUR MQUIREMENTS W. H. COLLINS & CO., IBOISMONGBRS, PAINTERS, TIMBER AND C^AL MEBCHASTB AGENTS ROYAL INSURANCE 00,



THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING! FACTORY 3 TT AYE a few Job thrown oat at Stocktaking, which they ar« Selling BtG^EAT RBDUOTIONS. Men's Hard and Soft Felts Is 6d, liflld and^«l6d j Ladies Sailor Straws reduoed to Is • a j Brown Moleskin Trousers reduoed to 5s Hd Men's Best Crup Corkhums 263 6d for 19s 6d Women'a Oanvas Shoes reduned to 3a 6d , f Childrrn'a Oan?sb Shoes feducad to 2b 6i - Men's Silk Ties reduoed to 6d and la NZ, CLOTHING FACTORY, F, H. BECKINGSALE, Manager. MASTKRPIKCE OF SKILLED WORKMANSHIP ARE BUILT WITH Narrow Tread, Overhanging Sprockets, Patent Fea Batted Tubing, |ln or lin Roller Chain, Any Gear, Any Height Frame. " ONE PRICE TO ALL, £21. OATES, LOWRY •& CO. ZfiALAMDTA CYCLE WOBKS BURN ETT STREET. Bw^ric»w>'ji m ■wm.t—w— wi ■■ ————^a GOOD NEWS TO ALL GOOD NEWS TO ALL GEORG X DUNCAN & CO 1 READY MONEY DRAPERS, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON BEG to intimate that they have secured a lease of those centrally situated Premise* now occupied by them, and are now opening a largo and well selected Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, which has been imported direc* from the Manufacturers in I England, at.d will be &old for Keady Monsy at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, We subjoin « few quotations, but lemember thai Quality is the Tbok TbBT Qt VAtoau and nothing Is cheap which is not good. We ask you to compare our value and y«ou will at once .acknowledge that we are THE CHEAPEST DRAPERS IN ASHBURTON, Oar motto is gMALL Fxpe'-ses, Fmall Profits, Qdice Rbturns. Only a few Bargains. No room lor more—Line Curiums, lov. ly deeigua, large «ize«, vulae unequailed, Is 6|l, li lid, 2s tjd, 2i lid, 3« 6d, 4s 61, 4j lid. 6s 6d, 6s lid, and 7s 61 ; New Prints, large choice of patterns, 2% I, 3| 1, 4|d, 6d, 6f I ; Galateas from 6d ; Pandoras from B|d ; New Dress Material- for spiiog wear, from 11|1 to 2< 6d ; 33-in Stripe Fiaoneletts B|d, 4|d, s|d, and 61 ; Wide RibbnuH unually gold U 3ti, job pi*oe 6d ; Special Forobaie Ribbed Back Dashmute Use Sd, usually U 3d, A trial solicited. 9 ,



PLANT EKOA IT CLARES — T>EAD tha following Testimonials, and Judge fer yourself ! " THE DOOTOS SUBrRISKD AT THB IMPROVE* MENT." RiohtnoadStrott, Peton\ September 28,1899 I The Proprietor! of •• Plantekoa." Sirs,-—For ium« time past I have been a martyr to Indigestion, Chronic Liver ; Trouble, and General Debility, Pur days at a time I uted to be in agony with pain in the region of the stomach, and all the medicines I tried nave ma no relief. I v»■ attended by the doctor for some time, with n<n permanent result. Being advised to take your Botanic R< medy, lain pleased to nay I acted on this ad^ic -, m-d Ono Bottle ha* made a complete ci>»ng« in me. My ffiend* ('he doctor included) «r<- ml) remark ing about tbfj wonderful improvement in my appearan Of, and I c»n h«westly reo >mmend Plantekoa to all who suffer as I hava done. Yours sincerely, MUI J SMITH. Got hli Thumb jammed in the door of the Guard* V~n, but •• Plunfcf koa" Oint meot) healtd It in a Fortnight. 1 aita, October 15,1899 Proprietors "Plantekoa." Dear Sirs, —lam writing to inform you that I have need your Planfcekoa Ointment with moit gratifying result?. About fife months ago I had the misfortune to get my hand caught in the door of the guard's Tan at the Lower Hutt Railway !■ tatiom My thumb was ba^ly crushed, and in a few hours It was terribly Rwollen and as black as my hat. S»me of my friends stated that it would be necessity to have my thumb taken off, and I thought nyaelf that I would require surgical aid. Having your Pla> t»kwv Ointment in the House (we always keep it), I had niy thumb bandaged with it, continu ing tha application for several days. The result was astounding In a fortnight it was completely healed, and as sound as It was before the accident. It ia with pleasure I lead you this note hat other sufferers may be induced to try PUntekoa, Yours truly, WILLIAM WHITTINGTON Ask your Chemist or Storekeeper for it. Agents-AUSTSAL BOTANICCo., East St. and Carbon fcCo, Tanored Street AKT PICTURES OF (THE GENERA IA &c, TRANSVAAL WAR Including IMPBKIAL HORSE, CANADIAN DRAGOONS, &c. THE above are Works of Art and far ■urpas* anything of the kind yet im ported into this Colony* Persons desirous of Securing a memento of tha present War will find the above engravings very suitable. Price 2« 6d each. I have also to hand an apsortment ef ARTISTS COPIES. which will be let out to for any Dumber of day*. J. WILSON, Sign-Writer and Decorator, BURNETT STREET. &QNE TO THE FHONT." MR RACING CYCLIST.-Now thafe the | racing sen son is at hand, it is absolutely necessary that yoo should have the best ', morcLß Notice how the riders of RUDGE-! CVHITWOKTHS have been faring. At the 1900 New Zealand Championship Meeting nine out of ten championships fell to riders of the Kddoc- Wbjtworth. Dirt these riders ever meet with such phenomenal success on any other wheel? Ask them how the RnDGE-WniTWORTH stood on the J?umpy track at Wellington, and they will tell you that their mounts were full of life when the final struggle came. The Rpdge-Whitworth has only been on the path a few months, yet it now stands alone as the) racing man's wheel. Are you still satisfied to bo ;tn "also started, or will you lead on a Rudok- <v hitwobik RUDGE. WHIT WORTH RECORD AT CHAMPIONSHIP AbIETING,— WON HAL?, ONK, THRKH. FIVE AND TEN MILK CASH CHAMPIONSHIPS. WON HALF, THREE, FIVR AND TBN MILE AMATBUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. MR TOURIST,- You want a wheel that is not too heavy, but strong enough to carry y v over the bumpy streets and rough roads, and, at the same tim«, can show pace when the going is good. The Rpi gk-WhitwobTH answers this description What is England's experience? Ti»» feafctle of the high-grade wheels has end*f in a complete victory for the Rddgb Whitworts, which is oopr right on top in the O d Country. Inspection Invited. CITY CYCLE WORKS. BUBNETT STREET. SPECIAL DISPLAY | OF SPRING FASHIONS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 22. New Dresses, Hew Millinery, New Hats and Trimming, New Prints, Zephyrs, Muslins, etc. NEW GOODS AND NOVELTIES IN ALL DEPAttTMKNXS. YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT. ASHBURTON DRAPERY CO. FOR Your Spring Costume try our f Dressmaking Department ynder new XQao cement, Style and ,fit guaranteed— NoitTHOoTi & Hefjord, " The Oornar.' MOTBfERS •! Have you delicate ohildren who »rs ways taking cold inul sub eot to Group I It co, try Tonkipg's Linseed Emulsion, whloh will cure where all other medicines fail. Sold by looal chemists and rooers in bottles, U 6d and 2a 6d. 246



BFr^J^^ "If I could only get P^U^^N^ a little rest." How Ift^^V'A^k. "^^l"**l^ women O/ ujA/ are exnaus*ed> ByJ^vr^' s depressed, dis- II n couraged. Even after KJ^^^^r sleeping they find them- Hfefer selves just as tired as before. BP^ Not a part of the body escapes the hard aches and pains. You should have all impurities removed from your blood and your nerves greatly strengthened. sanapariiia brings rest and refreshing sleep. Tout nervousness disappears and your great unrest passes away. Of course you know this is so, for you have heard all about Ayer's Sarsa parilla. Ask your doctor if it isn't the best Sarsaparilla in the world. Even., your druggist will tell you "It's thr oldest and the best." If you are constipated, take Ayty'i PISls. . They greatly aid $tie Sargaparilia. • »- . Proved by Dr. J. C. Am * Co., Lowell, Mm., U. S. A.



THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES



Trains leave Ashburton daily for— UHRISTOHUROH—at 720 a.m., 11 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 7.5 p m. (express) TIMARU—at 10 85 a.m., 350 p.m. DUNEDIN—at 12,54 p.m. (express) SPRINGBURN-ab 4,25 p m. Trains arrive daily at Ashbarton from— CHRISTOHURCH~at 10.45 ».m., 12.47 p.m. (express), 8 p.m. TIMARU—at 10.35 a.m., 255 p.m. DUNEDIN—*t 6.57 p.m. (express) SPRINGBURN-at 9.45 a.m.



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GOpiJLTJNG OPTICIAN *.» ;;,,..,,.,- Mr Ernest M. Sandstein, DBOAi.f 8., M.O, w.h» has latety returned after cix years' jpeoial etudy ia England and Con tinent, ra»y be consulted on »U cases o defective eyesight. Daylight not necessary, artificial light being used. Doctors pre- Bcriptionß prepared. Fees moderate, Con suiting room, Cashel Street W., ovar M. Sanditßin, |ew«Uer, Christohurch. 930 to 1, 2 to 5 daily. 9 3Q5



HARDLEY BROS, Ashburton, supply windmill aud stand |for £12, Well sinking moderate rates.



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Oar reideri win notice tbat gome ol the local drapara advertise a special evening show in their windows on Thursday evening from half past sevun until nine o'clock. Given a fine o vrni'g we have no doubt a great number of' towns fo.k will avail themselves of. 'hie opportunity if study ing *he eumtoet fashiofll which we believe are to be displayed, s