Mail Notices.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the neceasarv alterations: -- S\TUHD*Y, A 1 G 4 For Nor! hern Ports, and Westport, per Rotomahana, at 6 80 p m TUESDAY. ACG 7. For Northern Porta and Westport), Aua'ra liau Colonka (via Wellington), Hawaii, Philhpines, Britißh Columbia, United States Canada, etc., U- itad X ngdomaud Coi tine at of Europe via Vancrpver (dut- Lor lon Sept 19', South Africa, Ceylon, lisdia China, e:c also Uci'ed Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Suez Due Sydney Au_nst 11, due London September 17, per Tuluue, at 10.30 *. m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 For Au tralian Colonies (via, Bluff) per express, to connect with Waikare, at 12.30 pm, Bue Melbourne 15th August. W. H. Reknbr, Postmaster.

EPHEMERIS.

Phases of Moon for August

SON.

SECOND EDITION Commercial.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET

The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association ot Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on August 3, 1900:— Wheat—

Prime milling Pearl ._ 2s 3d   Tuscan... 2$ 31 to 2a 4d „ „ Hunter's 2* 2d Oats —Duns ..» Is 51toIs 6d Danish Is 51 to Is 61 Canadians Is 7d to Is 81 Nparrowbilla Is 6.1 to Is 7d Barley—Malting, prime 2s Inferior la 6d Peas—Partridge, 2s 3d Chaff—Good catsheaf 47 a 6d to 50s Grass Seed —Old pasture, 2^ to 2i 3i New  le 6d to Is 9d The ab'jve are prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburton.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr David Thomas reports upon the live Stock Market in the Ashburton County for the week ending Augus 1; 3rd :~On Tuesday, at the Tinwald yards, the u-ual weekly sale was held. There wa3 a good attendance of farmers, deilerrf, and others, and amongst them were a fair majority of buyers. The bulk of thefentrywaa made up of breeding ewes and cross-bred wethers, and in al! classes au upsvard tendency was noted. Several good lineß of hoggets were yarded, and prices obtained were considered 91 in advance of those of the previous tale, One tine of merino ewes sold at the satisfactory factory price of 11-. 3d and 1 Is 4 I, and cross bred ewes from lis 7J to 16a 81, hoggets to 12* lld. The total yardage consisted of 3474 sheep, 16 cattle, and 7 pig*. My entry comprised 844 sheep, 7 cattio, and 7 pigs, which I e'ear-d ar. the io!'ow;ng prices : — llfablambs 13=s 3', 46 c;os» -red wethers 14s 4d, 10 merino wethers 12*61, 146 croaa brei ewes 15< BJ, 219 croat basil ewes 15=i 7d, 93 cross bied e-.vts 12^ 2d, 160 crossbred wrtihors 14.93, 115 cro« bred ewes 14< 51, 70cros3 bred wethi-rs 13< 4i, 3 oat tie £13 1 heifer £4 10s, 1 haifi-r £2 w3t, 1 cow £4, i -pringer £4 10s, 7 •■igs 7*61. Privately during the week I sod the following 900 ho^geb; 12i 91, 196 merino ewes lis 61, 230 cro!,s bmd ewes 16 j 81, 123 cross bred ewes 14% 400 hoggets 12^ 6d, 80 merino we'herd 101 91

TIMARU GRAIN MARKETS.

( During the week a few sales of whe*t ' and oatu have been raade at current rates, bat there is no change to report. Holders are si!! very ii m, the demand is limited, and buyers are operating very sparingly. Present quotations are :— Wheat. - Tuscan, 2s 5_J. Velvet 2s 4_J, red chaff 2* 4d. Oata.—Danish la 7d to 18 81, short oats of all kinds Is 8d to Is 9J, f.0.b,, Backs extra. Barley, Is 9J to U lOd. Potatoes are nomimlly 30d per ton.

GERALDINE SKIN SALE.

M6ssrs Maling and Shallcrasa held a very successful skin sale at Geraldlne yesterday, when there was a good attendance ef |bnyers and the gentry of skins was a very large one. Butchers akins brought from 3s 3i to 4a lOd ; merino si ins, 3s ; halfbreds, 3s to 3> 6d. Pieces fetched 3|d to 41 per lb. Cross bred frkins sold as high as 4< lOd.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1900. DREDGE MINING.

That there ia a boom in dredge mining in this and the neighbouring colonies, no one looking over the newspapers c?.n doubt for a moment. In all parts of the South Island of New Zealand es pecially, is the dredging industry in full swing ; and even in Canterbury an effort is about to be made to thoroughly test the large area repre sented by the Ninety Mile Beach, We learn that the sand and shingle, which form such extensive deposits along that beach, and the beds of the rivers flow ing into the sea, have yielded very satisfactory results to prospectors; and several applications are now before the Warden's Court for mining leases to dredge throughout the area referred to. Yes'erday a party of these appli cants were in Ashburton to attend the Court, and spent an hour or two pros pecting in the Ashburton river-bed. But their time was too short to do much in that line on the present occasion, and we understand that a more thorough examination will be made shortly. We learned from them that the report recently published in our columns, regarding the discovery of several grains of gold in tho gizzards of some ducks in this town, had re-called the statement made by an expert years ago, that payable gold would ha found in the river bed of the Bakaia and Ashburton rivers. We noted also a remark in the Otago Daily Times the other day, in quoting our paragraph about the gold-bearing ducks, to the effect that it has long been known that gold can be found all along the bed of the Ashburton. In view therefore, of the tact that the dredge mining U now 1 producing large quantities of go!d from the rivers and littorals of other parts of these islands, there seems to be reasonable groundß for the belief that our own similar localities may be

equally rich; We should bo \ surprised to s^e dredging eir™ ried on in our neighbourhood in the ' t»e.tr future, The fact that no serious i i I » i

(Sort has yet been made to fr s'. tho question of gold existing in payable quantities in our riverbeds and ou our benches, is all in favour of future possibilities ; and we know that some of the richest dredging claims in the colony are in localities where no alluvial d<?posi's were inspected fcr years. While we are upon this subject we may mention that th-" Mints state ment recently presented to the Hout>e by the new Minister, the Hon James McGowan, de^la with thia drr-dge mining business, and refers specially to the boom that haa taken place in Otago and the West Coast Com menting on the heavy yields from the Hartley and Hi ley and Lady Kanfurly Companies- 1, the Minister sounds a a timely note" of warning. He says —'•Still, returns like these do not justify the wild excitement and mad rushing to peg out claims and float companies such as have heen experi enced during the pa*t year. There is every reason to believe that many of the new ventures will prove satisfac tory, but others have been put on the market which are not at all likely to come within that category." Mr McGowan also makes reference to the chief objection urged by land owners against dredging, namely, the damage to land. He says— lC J his damage to land, and the loss of gold referred to, are two important considerations which are engaging the attention of the Mines Department with a view to some satisfactory method being devised —and, ii possible, of being made applicable to most existing dredges — for first stripping the surface soil and clay and depositing them on the tailings well behind the dredge, thus enabling the land to be fairly well . restored, and the gravel to be treated for the extraction of its contained gold without the mixture of surface clay," With some such precautions as those suggested by the Minister of Mines, the damage to land will be reductd to a minimum, and probably prospecting on a large scale wi 1 become possible.

Local and General.

*„* Interesting reading matter will be found oa the firab and fouri/h pages of this issue.

Weatheb Forecast.—Captain tdwm wires.—Northeast to north and west gale, glass fall, indications of rain. Railway Tank—An additional water bank is now bc-,ing erected on the railway line between Havelock and Burnett street crossings. The new tank is to hold 2000 gallons High Scuoon Board.—-The monthly meeting of bhe High ychooi Board yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum, and ib was decided to adjourn until the ficst Friday in September. Presentation—Mr Annan, who has for some time been acting Ouard and fchuntor in Aahlru-ion, was presonted by the staff with a traveling companion. He leaves for I Auckland by the 3.40 train thia afternoon. | Personal .—The Ksv, J oat ph. Campbell TfturncdonThursdayfrom Au-;k;and, bringing j with him hid family end will settle down in | Tinwa'd Vicrsraga for 10 or 12 week's. He viil! prea:hiu Tinwald Church on Sunday evoaing Presentation—B;fore the family of tb Rev Joseph Campbell left Te Aroha th o:her day, a pro ectation was mfide to Mrs dmpbelt in recognirion of her services in conurctiou with the choir at St Mark's Church Lecture —Our readers are remindrd that tho Rev Joseph ■ CampbeH'e interesting | licbnrr, cnts'led "A Glimpse through the Corridors of Time," is to be g yen in Ashbur ton on August Bth, as per advertistm• ut. Proceeds in aid of the Indian Famine Fund,

J Fowls for Export.—Mr HG B iryman, of Ashburton, won the 5 guinea trophy for 1 the bes'-fowl for export ab ihe Invercargill Poultry Show, hole on July 26th. I', waa impposed th-it another exhibitor had secured this, but subsequently ib was discovered thab he was not eligible tocompate.

I Shocking.—Mr Ferriman ha? shown us an in creating letter from the Bishop of Bombay, acknowledging a remittance. The Bishop says thab the condition of things in India has nob been exaggerated, and inter alia mentions thab girle are being sold for a rupee, and bodies of the dead are being devoured by dogs.

A New Cable—The Portuguese Admini stration announce thab the Commercial C*ble Company has laid a cable between F gil, Azores and New York, jby way of Cause, Nova Scotia, and has opened it for international traffic as from August 1. The tariff rates are the same as those for the routes of the north Translantic cables. School Examination —The annual exa mination of the Borough School begins on Monday. It will be conducted under the new regulations thab have been adopted, which so far, appear to have given satisfac tion. Tho new principle teems to be that promotion from standard to standard depends more on the work of a pupil for the whole 3 ear, than upon that done on the day of examination Theoretically, therefore, the results should be more reliable. Dromore Debating Societ? :—Last evening twelve members of the Dromore Debating Society journeyed to Oherfsey to t engage in friendly tournament with the Cherteey players. The match was one of five gumosj fourhanded, and fiv; „ames Bingio hauled, eleven up in the one case and nine in tho other. The scores were Chertsey 283, Dromore 265, and in the single handed Chertsey 462, Dromore [424 An opj'ryable hour or two was spent and before leaving supper was served to the visitors at the Chertsey Hotel. The Ohertsey players were quite delighted with their gue:-ts and eagerly accepted an invitation for a re! urn match ab Dromore atan early date. Poultry Cltjb Art Union.—The drawing for priz^ in this art union took placa lasb evening fn the Board Boom of tho Permanent Building Society, in the presence of Messrs H Friedlander, E Stephens, R B Rsstell, Da B?er Shrimpton, Drummond, Northcote.and others. Out of the 3000 tickets printed, only 2516 had be*n cold, bub the Society liberally gave the 30 prizes for distribution amongst the tickets sold. Considerable interest waa shown in the drawing of the winning numbers, which was made by Miss Willis and Mr H Friedlander, and appears in our advertising co'umns. The ticket drawing first pr;z3, namely, 1756, was sold ab I the entrance door of tho poultry show.

The proof of the pudding, it i-3 said, is in the eating, but although thia is cer tainly the most satisfactory beat to make of the merits of even a medical prepara tion, there mu?fc be some inducement in such a case to attempt proof positive. What better conld there he than the unsolicited testimony of someone who has weighed the article in tho balance and found it not wanting ? Such testimony is being continually home in connection with Mr E G- Lilly's Creasoted Emulsion. The following is an illustration to the point :—- "224 Manchester street, Chriatehurch, February 1. 1899. To Mr BG- Lane, chemist, Oamaru Dear Sir, ! — Will yeu kindly forward me by post j one bottle ot your creasoted emulsion, as I find ib the bjst I ever had for the / children's colds and ifc strengthens them so, I have recommended ib to many of mv friends.—l am youru very Bincerely, M Porter.

Football.

An inf-'T' sifig foobbali match was pl&yed in the Domain on Thursday afternoon, between tho P/rale-i' Oub 2nd Fifteen and the Winchmore Club, and resulted in a win 1 r th" Pirates by six poiuts (two tries) to nil. The game wag at limes 'ast, the conn try team pltiyiug with great determination. The no'able players for Winchmoro were Lrmon, Bland, Roottoy,Green, and Hepburn. For the Pirates, Boyle, C'ttea, Hoaly aud Pritchard (forward?), and Cnlverhous 1, N^lan, Kendal and Baker (backs) were the most prominent. Mr Frank Pritchard was referee.

INQUEST.

An inquest was hold ab the Ash burton Courthouse yesterday, before R AJcorn, Esq, J P , and a j iry of six, on the body of Helen Martha Burgess, the wife of James Bargees, blacksmith, Ashbur ton.

I Mr Sohwaitz was appointed foreman. { J Burgess, the husband of deceased, gave ! evidence as follows: — | His wife was in good health until about j ten o'clock last nighb, when (-ho complained

of a pain across her heart and cdled out

She asked for a drink of wateJ, of which * she took a little, and this w->s followed by I coughing. He made preparations for a fire, j but as sha seemed very quieb he listened j over her heart, bub her breathing appeared

to cease, and he went to a neighbour's to

to reli'ave him while he sent ?or a doctor Her father died of heart disease about, eight years ago. He had been married about 13 years, and hiss wi'e had never been under the doctor's treatment for anything unusual, She seemed ab times dejected since the death of her infant child three months ago, and at times since then she appeared upsec somewhat after working. Mrs Ev-ngftlina Stills, a neighbour of Mrs Burgess, stated that Mr Bu>-ge«s came for her about, ten o'clock on Thursday night, and she sent her boys for Dr Hunter. She went to the h >use of deceased and felt her pu'ae, but cou'd tiu-i no movement. When

the doctor arrived lis said he thought she

I was dead. The last time witness saw deceased alive was on Saturday, when she appeared well.

Dr Hugh Hunter, in big evidence, in' i ma'el thab ab 10 p m. ho waa called to Mrs Burgess and reached bhe house ten minutes afterwards and round deceased lying on the kitchen fbor dead. From the evidence of Mr Burgeas and also the appearance of the body, he thought death was moat probably due to heart disease. To Mr Alcorn : Could not; any absolutely, unless thare was a post mot tern. He had never attended her whilst altve. Had no doubt she died of heart disease. The jary, having agreed thab a post mo>tem,wa.i unnecessary, returned a verdict iv accordance with the medical evidence.

INDIAN FAMINE FUND

The following subscriptions have been received by Mr Ferriman since the laßb acknowledgment : — Amount previously acknowledged £458 16s 11 X M iMvies £5 sj, X Smith £1 0s 6d, H. frizitall £1 Is, H Meeking 10a, collected by E C Pateman £2, Church if England Sunday School, Tinwald, £12 2?, Baker Bros. £1 Is, collected by T Dove £4 7s, Mr and Mrs F H Smith, Chevish, 10?, 8 Menzie3 £5, B White 10s, J -H Preston £10 Is, Glentanner Station bands £3, oolleo-ed by GOromie £1 6i 6d, A.C.S. £1, Mrs Geliety 12s, W J Silcock (third dona tion) 12--!, Riverside list £1 la, County Shillings first instalment 10.', two Waikari friend's 12s 6d, Ben [..vans £1. Lowclifle

School 19j 4d, Taletta list, per Mr Richaids,

£1 lOi ; J O'Grady 10s, Wakanui Good Templars Lodge £1 10s, J B Cameron, late Pukaki, £1 li; Mrs Friedlander Hi, R Johns' '.one, Flemington, £1 ; proceeds of Hinds Bachelor Ball £2 7a, Riverside Schooi

children 14*, Prim live Methodists St&veley,

par Rev. Raine, £1 10-j Id; Greenstreei School, par Mr J X Purchase, 13s; Jos. Wright 15j, Mr and- Mrs Tr z'so £1, T E Walles 15t, Longbeach Parochial 1) strict, j Tinwald, £1 10;s; Longbeach Parochial Ui-trict, Longbeach, £4 2i ; D W McLean, Mount Hut, £5; A Fneod p-r F. W. 10s, collected by Mr J B-.ttty £3 14-s Bd, subscrip tions unrier 10a and collections in box (all subscriptions below 10j are included in this amouir) £2 10*. Total—£s43 19a 6J Mr Bitty'a List—Joseph Bitty £2, Willie Hatty 4i 2d, B. W.M 2i6d, Mary Morgan Is, Gladys Morgan Is, Florrie Morgan Is, W R Morgan Is, Bert- Ilibbs Is, G H'.b'is 3-. F liibba sj, ft Hibbs s*, M Bibbs ss, C J W 5j Total—£3 14-j Bd. Vaiett* List—B Morgan 10j, employers Valetla Estate 7=i 6d, S R, MH, H ft, KU 12*61. Total-£l 10i. Riverside L;sb—Wm. Anderson 5?, |Wm, McLeati ss, Al<x Bennett sj, John Luieon 33 61, Friend 2j 6d.

Collected by G Cromk —John Knox 2s 61,

Harry Bradshaw 2=> 61, William Hyrlea 2s 6d, Jme Bra it-haw 2>, Ruby Harris 6d, Ethel

Harris 6 1, Eb'zkbeth Cipon sa, Curtis Capon 10s, 'lOßal—£lsi 9d.

GJentauner List—John Carmichael £1, John Lewin 10s, W A Fyfa 10j, E Green £1. Total—£3.

W Dove's List—XYZ £1, Eva Is, Nan Is, A Luscombe 10s, A Boatman ss, P

Whearty ss, X S Jeff 10s, Jus. Hawkins 10s,

W March sj, J Gat.ton ss, I Lewis ss, N Jemmctt 5-i, Fanny Gluyers 5?. Total— £4 7a.

I Collected by E C Pateman-E C 'Pateman £1, Ii Moody 10 1, C Moody ss, Miaa A Meodyjjs. Total—£2.

Interprovincial.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Wellington. August 4

The enquiry from tha Imperial Govern ment for 4000 tons of hay, is for delivery o.i.f. at Durban, by September 30 As the time giveu is bo limited, the Agricultural Department has replied that it will be impossible to supp'y any from this colony. The Department states that with .-noro time and shipping accommodation part, if not the whole, of the order could be filled.

Sporting.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

Unioed Press Association—By Eleotric Telegraph Christchubch, August 3 The following acceptances have been received for the

Nkw Zealand Ccp —Explosion 97, Sea horse 95, Record Reign 811, Malafcua §9, Tortulla 84, Jabber and Fulmen 7 13, Miss Delaval and "-'ant Ilario 7 12, Dundas 7 11, I'-'jin Djin 7 8, Conqueror 7 7, Ideal and Aubain 7 5, Military 7st 4ib, Beddington and Paphoa7 3, Skobeicff 7 2, Ben Farley 7 1, Hohoro and Nobility 70, Strathnairn, Laborer, and Hengisb 6 13, Materoa, Robert McCarthy, and Fahric'ftbor 612, Huku and Apollo 6 11, Scottish Minstrei and Formula 610, Gienaladile 69, Volley, Field Rose, La Notte, and Kahawai 67.

| The first forfeits for the Welcome, Derby, i' and Oaks Stakes (to be run ab the Jubilee Metropolitan Meeting) and Challenge Stakes (to be run ab the Autumn Meeting) closed yesterday, bub the lists are nob available.

RANGITATA.

From Our Own Oorroapomlnnt

OUR SCHOOL The position of Infant Mistress having been vacant in our school, the post was duly advertised, and Miss Ziesler (Timaru), was

the succe?sful applicant. Miss Ziesler comes with excellent credentials, and before long should give a very good account of herself, LIBKAKY A meeting of the Library Committee was held recently. It was reported that there are now nearly 200 books on the shelves and that the Reviews and Illustrated papers had done much to popularise the Library. Ib was decided to purchase a number of new booka, to have all bhe books re-covered and to have catalogues of the books printed. The finances were good and the membership increasing. THE BACHELORS The bachelors are astir and great things are promised at an early date Of thia more i anon,

COUNTY COUNCIL

RESERVES Re o!v<:d that receive 3C65 be plac-ttd up to the first roaJ..

ACCOUNTS I It was decided thai accounts as passed by I Ihe Finance Committee be authorised for 1 pay m ens;. INSURANCE 01? OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 00UNC1L A discussion on insurance of employsrs took place on the reading of minutes of the Fin»nee Committee on this sul j»eti. Mr Friedlander wished to know whst fhe Council's liabilities wore iv iu^urauce, and also the rates chargeable. MAINTENANCE CV RACES 0 ■MMITTEE It was decida-t that specifications re the maintenance of head works be agreed to, together with Committee's eporr, tbo speci fications as presented to be typewritten ond copies handed each member for consideration with a view to having same ultimately printed for the information of landholders. STEAM ROAD BOLT.ER Mr Harper moved that the Committee's report as read be confirmed. la reply to Mr Wright, who a?ked for information, Mr Harper stated that no pur chase had yet been made. He was of opinion one roller was nob sufficient, rsnd that (he Council should purchase two steam road rollers, He had been congratulated u,H round oa the Council's decision to procure a road roller, A representative of McLaren's engines was to interview the sub-committee that afternoon, respecting purchase. Mr Friedlander considered a roller of McLaren's should be purchased on terms, a reasonable depoait to he made. Mr Wright was of the opinion a circular should be sent out to ali local bodies asking what their requirements of the roller would be: Ha therefore moved an amendment that a oircular letter be sent to every Road Board and other loc*l bodies in the county, setting outs conditions under which it was proposed to provide the use of the roller. The Chairman pointed out that this matter had really beea brought up fiisb at the iu-'j stance of the Road Boards, who had written to the Council asking them to consider the procuration of a roller. Further, he thought it would be d flicult for the Road Boards to Bity definitely what their wants wonld really be. Mr Stitt thought carrying out the amend ment of Mr Wright would be a waste of time, as did alao Mr Johnston. Mr Friedlander thought the discussion ? should be confined to the purchase now, and a representative of makers was to attend that afternoon, aud he complained that after the full discussion ou thia purchase one member should endeavour to reopen the first steps already fully decided upon. He thought they were out of order iv discussing such an amendment. Mr Chapman supported the amendment. Mr Buckley condemned the amendment, as eifer what had been already douo by the Council after full consideration, any further dealing in the matter would be a mistake. CORRESPONDENCE Mr W McOimont wrote, asking for a siding for loading coal at his section ab | fcMount Somers. Docisicn was reserved till next meeting.

Mr D McLean. Mount Hutb wrote, stating hat a team of footballers had seb fire to Rukaia Gorge Bridge Island, burning scrub and also a cask of tar, the property of the Council, The ranger also forwarded a re port on same, and stated thab had the wind

THE HON JOHN MACKENZIE

A letter was received thanking the Council for f xpression of eymnathy in his illness nad upon his resignation from the Ministry.

APPLICATION FOR WATER RACE

Mary Brown's and D MoKendry's requests for abovs were granted on conditions, and Mr Giddings matter was referred to the Kugineer to report »b to the best means of providing water.

W H BULBS LEASH Mr Rule wrote complaining that the grass was in a bad state at the reserve mar the Ferszing Works. Ho wished to hare his leaee cancelled, otherwise a longer lease grunted so aa to allow him time to get the benefit from resowing grass seeds, It waa resolved that his lease be extended for two years, conditionally on the reserve being sown down to the approval of the Council. FLOOD water channell at methvkn Mr Morgan applied thab alt dead trees in the flood water channel reserve at Mouub Harding be replaced, and it waa decided to replant, TENDERS It was resolved thab fresh tenders be in vited for planting, returnable in a fortnight, the chairman to decide. TRACTION ENGINES Mr Lambie guve notice of motion for next meeting to regulate traction engines and traffic in his district. RENEWAL OF LEASE Mr Roberts was granted a lease for one year ab same rental as before. BALANCE SHEET

Tha annual meeting for tha adoption of the balance sheet waa held, A couple of in formal matters were relegated to v further special meeting on the lObb. Auguab at 11 a m., and ib wa3 resolved bo pass an ibem of £50 ou accouut of tho Indian Famine Fund. the Council then adjourned till Friday, September 1.

been from the south in all probability the bridge would have been burnb.-Ib was re solved to place the materia the h.nds of the police; and to thank Mr McLean for the information The RWitaU Road Board wrote, stat ing that an application had teen made to them for permission to erect a fence across the Hinds river a little above one of tho fords, and they wished to know who would be liable in the event of such fence being broken away and an aooident being caused thereby.-The Council d^oided to decline their section to .he-rte'ion of any fence .cross *_v liver under the control "of the The Tinvvald Town Bnuul ;.gain wrote, stating that the f rd., prevlo-islv complained of should be bribed -I was decided that a o.mmittte of Messrs Buoklcy, Chapman, and rhe Chairman be appointed to meet the Tinwa'd Board and icport back at the next mar >nn„ ashburton iiiverbed RESERVES Applications from W Huston and W Power for Icasa of froutu„ea bo riverbrd wore granted at £1 per acre each from year to ear r '

PARLIAMENT.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 3 The Council met at 2.30. The Weights ahd Measures Acb Amend ment Bill and tbe Education Boards Election Bill were read a third time

The Workers Compensation for Accidents Bill was further considered in Committee

On tho motion of the Hon Mr Pinkerton, as chairman of the Labour Bills Com mittee, the words " legitimate " and "illegitimate," as applied to sons and daughters, were omitted, and husbands, wives, brothers, and sisters were included as members of workers' families

The Hon G McLean gave notice to move tho re-committal of the Bill

The Noxious Weeds Bill, Native Intetpre ters Classification Bill, Canterbury College Empowering Bill, and _tho Miners' Hours of Labor Bill were read a second time

The Dunedin City and Suburban Tram ways Bill, and the Greymouth Harbor Loan Bill, passed through CommiUee without amendments, were read a third time and passed The Couocil rose at 3.30 p. m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 3 The House meb ab 2 30. Mr Guinness presented a petition from 480 Chinese residents of the colony, praying for restrictions to be placed on the importation of opium The Press Association Copyrighb, and the Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Amencmenb Bills were introduced and read b. first time Mr Fisher gave notice to ask if in view of the probab'e increase of the capitation allowance to Education Boards, Government will request Boards not to put into force proposals to reduce teachers' salaries until the proposal is considered On the report) of the Committee on Slaughterhouses Inspection Bill, that the

infroduction of the Bill be agreed to, Mr C'lvin moved an amendment thab it ba j referred back to the Commibtee for recon- ] sidei'ul ion j The Premier oppcsrd the rtn^iif'ment, ] "•Ming that it, was proposed to include in ihe j Bill a provision to pay compensation to ] owners of slaughterhouse who-e premises i were rendered useless under the Bill, a'so to compensate owners whose cattle were des troyed Ou thab rxpl^nttion, Mr Colvin agreed to wilhdr«w Hie amendment, and the Bill was set down on the f>id<r papsr In aohwiiriiisr qiie.^i'm-), Minis era sail The n«w Piuliamttrjtiry library w*s nob yet .completed, ihf-nfore there wag no necessity for the appoie, muib o? a librarian, but the Libiary t,'ommir.tee would be consulted on the consideration of tne qualifications of applicants -'J hat every, care nad been 'ak^n ito prt-vnnt the imrodueiion of Bubonic | plagua into the prisons of the colony,—Thab Government* has issued a circular ordering Volunteer corns to adopt khaki drill uniform without delay j that the Government were prapared to fuppiy ihe uniform to recenbly accepted oorp 8> bub decliaed to ; aliow pay ment for 3fi_i e tf., be a c arge against aapita tion. -Th-.t Governmosit had not heard any demand for rtjCniat ion of duty on kerosene, but would consider the question.—That recent 03Cii pes f ron , Wellington gaol were not dua to i„ fi _fficiei.cy of warder?. —That ib was pr opoStid to amend the Old age Pensions/ 10fc i a tne direction of allowing aliens to obtain a pqadion after one instead ni'e yc'Tii' naturalisation Mr j-.li rc f ( , rrfi _ t0 the ravages of canoer amongst tne population of tho colony, and in reply to his question the Hon Mr Ward wad he wou }_ Soi} , ir6 f ro m Dr Kiewichy, of Vienna j t {j e noter ] specialist- oh cancer, a copy of hje re p ort on the treatment of that di-eas e The Speaker asked and was granted leave of absenca bo visit Christchurch on important business Mr Guinness to the chair | K«p:yiug to further questions, Ministers said : The matter of increasing the amounts of money leub out as loans to local bodies would be considered.—That there seemed to be no finality to naval and military land cl-iims, and the Government was averse to re-opening the question,—That Government was agreeable to extend the time over whioh the ci quiry into the management of the Stoke Industrial School should be held, bub the Commissioners did not appear to think ib necessary, and even counsel for the Charitable Aid Board did not press for an extension of time. —Thab the attention of the Government had bren callrd to the irfiix of Aus;rians to Auckland, and steps would be taken to prevent their lauding The amendments nude in 'the Weights } and Measure Bill by the Legislative Ceuncii were agreed to The ' ducation Boards Election Bill waa introduced and read a firsb time Tho Hon»e adjourned at 5.30 § *On resuming at 7,30 p m, tho'Premier moved the necond reading cf the Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Bil 1, which, after a long discussion, waa carried by 30 to 12, The Houße rose ab 4 a m.

A Rangiora Sensation.

CHARGES AGAINST BASK OFFICIALS.

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

„ . ,  , . r tt , nr:ir™ ' Yesterday Alexander Y. Hay and William Allan, manager and teller respeotive.y of the Bm\ "f New Z>a and, R*ngiora. were arrested by Detective Livmgatono and Sergeant Johnston, on a charge of having sto!f f _r «™ *h° h™k v«lOUa su™8 * a7"T& »»g to £4732 18* Bd. Ihe accused, who had bo6a "u-pendod for a fortnight, and were P^ed for the charges were brought up immediately bsfore the Mayor and Messrs '] L: W,!f n _ A- fodd > aod *» R' Good ' Ja*t>ces of tho Peace. t Alexander Young 9ay was charged that hedid.cn January 29 1894 ab Rangiora, ]9.00, the sum of £68 15^. He was also J ■'. in 1 t, _ Purged with William Alien, teller, J^J havinp or, divars d*t eß between Jan. 1 im> and *"> 10. 1900, stolen various «vms, amounting iv the whole to £4533 IS* " _. , , , . -,- Mr Fisher, who appeared for the prose- h at,"g hs r f* ?PP hdd for* remand uoti 9 a.m.on lue^ay next. Mr Helmore, who "f'P^ ed for W, Allon, and represented Mr harper, the council for A. \. Hay had no olfaction bo cff-ir, nnrl asked for bail, which wns fixed or. the fkae twa cJ argea on fhe eceused's own recognisance of £150, and two Bficureti.r> of £IGO each, and two sutetiea of £500 each. Tho total amount of bail was £4350 Ihe sureties were imme diatsly forthcoming 1

Sports Association.

The annual meeting of the above Associ ation was held iv the Arcade Chambers last evening. Present—Messrs P H Cox (.ihjurmv--), F Makeig, F Pritchard. H Willis, H MoSherry, D McDonnell, J Snodg:a3B, W B Denshire, L Hobb3, and H Fo?kp.

After the usual business was disposed of, the report and balance sheet were presented. The balance sheet showed that all engage ments had been met and that there was a Bmall balance in hand.

The Chairman read his report, which showed thab bhe Association had been registered under the Unclassified Societies Registration Act, 1895; that lb had been started with tho object of leasing and controlling the various sports grounds in the Domain, and generally to promote and encourage healthful recreation amongßb the youthful population, Ib specified the work done during tho year, enumerated the affili ated clubs, aa already mentioned in our columns, eleven in all ; referred to losing Messrs Cuthbertson and RJUplno, two valu able members of the executive; mentioned that the cycling track was being prepared for the coming season, and recommended the clubs interested to start an active canvass for subscriptions for having the track asphalted ab once, nob more than £100 being r( quired, which it was thought could readily be collected.

The report and balance sheet were adopted On bhe Chairman calling upon the delegates to elect an exeoutive of seven, Mr Denehire said he did not see that they were yet in a position to do thab.

The Chairman said this, was according to the rues.

Mr Willis did not understand why there should be any need for an executive; the delegates were the proper executive.

A discussion ensued in which delegates generally seemed to agree with tha Chair man, thab they should proceed with the election of an executive,. and the following were elected, Messrs P Cox, R Shearman, F Pritchard, H McSherry, J Snodgrass, G M Watson and F Makeig.

Mr X Shearman waa ele ted Treasurer. It was agreed that a sub-committee of five be form cl to confor with the Domain Bard, respecting the track, consisting of the Chairman, Messrs R Shearman, L Hobbs G M Watson, and J Snodgrass.

The Chairman sbabed thab a few of the members had viewed the brack, and thought that ib was on the way to being finished in a way thab would suit all cycling clubs. Mr Willis said, that aa representing a cycling club, he considered the work being done was nob sufficient as ib was confined to banking the track. He thought that the corner near the town gate oughb to be rounded off

After Messrs D^MoDonnell aud R Clark had opposed this opinion, ib was decided on the suggestion o{ bhe Chairman, that a num ber of racing cyclists should be asked to meet on the Domain oval to-day at 3 p m, to discuss this and other matters relating to the track.

The Chairman sbabed thab the cost of asphalting the track, would nob exceed £100, which the cycling clubs would have to colieob from the sport loving public -After a vote of thanks had been passed to the chair, the meeting adjourned.

Correspondence.

We oi> no' hold ourselves responfible far n'iiiona expressed by out oorresj oadeuts

PROHIBITION IN THE KING COUNTRY.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—Ab a meeting held in Wellington last week to piotest against the proposal to issue licer.sea in the Ki^gCountry, aorne very interesting information wtls given relative to the conditions under whioh prohibition was granted to itie.Rohu-Potae, It appears thab in October, 1884, Wahanui, the Ngatimanb pota chief, came to Wellington tearing a petition signed by twenty chiefs, praying that he might be heard at the bar of boh houses ; and another largely signed appeal against the introduction of liquor into the King Couutry. He was granted a reiriog, and on Saturday, November Ist, 1884, he gave a brief addreßs at the b*r, closing his speech by saying «• Another request I have to make is that the sale of spirits within our ! district shall be stopped absolute'y. Ido | nob want thab great evil brought upon our people. I hope this House will be strorg in j preventing this evil coming upon us and | our people." Before and after Wahanui's i appeal, targe native meetings were held, which were called the Kingite meetings. At these gathorings the questions of opening up the King Country to cho pskeha, and the Bxciusion of liquor from that country, were discussed. The natives assembled seem to have been qui'e unanimous in their decisions, nameley, thab they should allow the pakeha to make the railway, bub on the condition that the liquor was to be excluded. These decisions were brought under the notice of the Governmen'—the Stont-Yogel Ministry —And they gave the natives ft distinct promioe that their wishes regarding the exclusion of liquor should be observed. Bishop Wallie, speaking at the meeting, said he was neither a prohibitionist nor one who desired to overthrow the Seddon Govern ment, but he protested against licenses being given to the King Country. He had nob been sure in his own mind, that the Government) in ISSS had given so distinct a promise to the Maoris, about the exclusion of liquor, until he had written to Sir Robert Stout. He had received his answer, in which he said a definite promise had been given, He also eaid " I can further say that if we had not acceded to Wa hanui's representations about the sale of liquor—l Ifeel sure thab he aud his people would nob have consented to the railway being made through the King Country." In the face of these facts, and with the avowed love of Mr Seddon for the native race, ib is hard to understand, how he can persist in his expressed intentions to grant licenses to the King Country, when he knows ifc will be breaking the promise made in 1885, and will spell deoimation for the Maori. If a petition had come from the natives of the King Country, asking for these restrictions to be removed, or if the i settlement of Europeans in the distriot had gone on apace, so thab tho European popu lation outnumbered the Maoris, (instead of which it is ooly in the ratio of one to three) ifc oould have been understood thab there were grounds for a change. Bub under existing circumstances, it would be mani festly unjust to grant licenses in the Rohu Patae, and the Government should honour, instead of abtempbing to break the promise made by the party in power in 1885.—1 am &c, w.o.w.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

Hong Kong, August 2

M. De Cartier De Marchienne, Belgian Charge de .Affaires, at Shanghai, telegraphs a report that the Europeans had refused to enter the Imperial city.

New Yoek, August 2

The Chicago Record publishes a message dated Pekin, July 21, announc ing that all the Legations except the British were wrecked with shot and shell. The British Legation, though still defensive, was much shattered.  The position which the American Marines still held near the city wall, was of vital importance inasmuch ss it commanded the Legation. The American guard, under Captain Meyers, sortied on the night of July 3, and drove off the E.ansu mounted troops, capturing many flags and rifles. It was feared that treachery was possible when Chinese who were at Tien Tsin entered the city.

Berlin, August 2

120,000 Germans and 3650 officers have volunteered for service in China.

Hong Kong, Aug 2 Li Hung Chang assured the Consuls that tha Ministers would be placed in communication with their respective Governments if the advance of troops towards Pekin is postponed.

London, August 8

The Daily Express states that Colonel Hay urged Li Hung Chang to advise the Pekin authorities to place themselves in friendly communication with th© Allies,

The Tientsin correspondent of Th Times says that the number of Chinese between Tientsin and Pekin is pro bably small.

Hong Kong August 3 Ohina has returned all cipher mes* sages addressed to.the Legations.

Great secrecy is being manifested over the movement of Japanese troops at Shan hai kwan.

It is expected that a simultaneous advance will be made on Pekin from Shan haikwan and Tientsin.

Russia reports that the majority of the Chinese troops and Boxers south of Pekin have concentrated at Yang tsun.

There are 50,000 trained troops at Pekin, besides the Boxers.

To march to Pekin before the end of the rains will be risky. The climata is very changeable.

The Marder of King Humbert

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

1 (Received Wakapuaka August 3, 105 p.m ' Thia Office 1165 p. m Rome, Augusts ) King Humbert's life waa attempted ! at Naples on July 19, though the news i was suppressed. (Received Wakapuaka August 4, 9 15 a m This Office 10 10 am) I Rome, August 3 During the singing of the Anthem at Monza, and at the same moment when the fatal shot was fired, several men wearing black neckties like Bres sis, and otherwise similarly attired shouted vigorously, with the view of confusing the bystanders, and facili tating the raurderei's escape. The police find that the conspiracy wai j originated by American and Paris j conspirators, aiming at tho death of I King Humbert and others.

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