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EPHEMERIS

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SECOND EDITION Commercial.

LONDON MARKETS.

United Press Association —By Eloctrio Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka, August 8, 1 p.m, This Office 7.35 p.m London, August 7 The total quantity of wheat and flour afbat for the United Kingdom is 2,250,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,310,C00 quarters,

AUSTRALIAN GRAIN & PRODUCE MARKETS

(Received Wakapuaka August 8, 9.20 a.m, This Office 8 p.m) Sydney, August 6

Breadsbuffs are very dull, and quot&tiins are nominal* Wheat, chick 2a 2d to 2e 6^l, milling 2* lOd. Flour £6 5j to £7. Oale are firm ; feeding New Zealand 2s Id to 2a M, local Is 7d to 2 . Barley, Cipe 2s 2d to 2a 4J. Miiza 2a 7d. Peas, Prussian Blue 3a 2d to 3s 3d. Bran and pollard 7^l to 7£d e»cb. Potatoes, Circular Beads £2 17* 64 to £3, New Zealand Derwents £2 10a, Brownells £2 10s to £3.. Onions are scarca at from £4 5i to £4 10s. Butter, dairy B£d, creamery 9J<J to 10d. Cheese, medium s|d, loaf 6d. Bacon, New Zaaland flitches, 5£ i to s|i. (The above quotations a,re those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by a recognised broker.)

Melbourne, August, 8

Wheat is quiet at from 2a 10^1 to 2-> lid. O^ts are Rtroog, anr! Urge businoßß ie being clodo ■ Algerian 2a 3£ I fco 2e 4id, stout 2s sd. Maize, old 2s 51, new 2- 3£. Bran 9|d. Pollard lo| 1. Potatoes £2 5i to £2 7a 6i. Onions £2 15s to £8 ss.

Tho colony last year exported over £2,000,000 worth of peri-h-ible product?; Butter repre=f>nteii £1,600,000 *nd rabbits and hares £250,000

ADELAIDE!, August 8

Wheat is lifeless at from 2i 10J to 2s lO^i. Blour £6 15". Oite, Algerian 2i 3d to 2'< 6d, stou^ 2h 6o? to 3s. Bran 9d to 9£d, Pollard lid to Hid.

ADDINGTON ON STOCK MARKET.

r Uuited Press Afisooiatinn—By Eleotrio j Telegraph

Ohristchproh, August 8

There were small yardings at Addiogton market to-day, but the attendance was large.

Uatti-H!.—Ths fat Q\bt\e yarding comprised 138 head ; with the exception of special lines of steers the entry wnsm stly secondary and light weight stuff. Bidding was very keen for all good lots and bst week's prices were well upheld, and exceeded in the case of an extra prime. Good to prime beef ruled at from 20a to 23s 6d per 1001b, and from 15s 6d to 19a for other eorta. Some exceptionally fine ateora sold np to £14 10s ; ordinary steers brought from £5 15a to £7 17s 6d to to £6 I7i 6d:

Sheep;— A medium yarding of fab cheep included some very good lots of prime quality wethers Both crossbred and merino ewes ware scarce and butchers had to fill up requirements by buying webhers, thus hiving to compete in a greater degree than usual with the few dealers for export who were operating. Though there was a general advance in prices it was mainly due to the extra good quality of the entry. Ex'ra heavy prime wethers ao'd up to 30), prime freezers 17< 6d to 21s, light and unfinished wethers and ewes 15a to 17s, prime merino wethers, suitable for frefzing, 17s 53 to2ls ; butchers' best sorts 13a to 15s 6d, others 9i 9d to 12s 6d, prime crossbred ewes 17a 6d to 20a, others 15a to 17a. The first of the new seasons fat lambs came to hand, and sold uncommonly well, prices ranging from lCs to 20a 6d. The yarding of store cheep was the smallest) of the season and it is evident that this class is getting very scarce. A. gcoi demand was experienced for all sorts; small lots of wethers brought from 14s to 15s 9d, breeding ewes 12s Id and 12a 2d and up to 17s for a line of 107.

Pigs — Pigs of all c'aases were well represented and an improvement was noticeable both in fab and storee, Bacotiers brought from 30s to 425, equal to 3id to 3£d per lb ; porkers 20a to 32*,.equal to 7>\\ to 3|d Bto cc (mostly small) 12j 6d to 19s, suckers and weanera 53 6d to 11s 6d.

WELLINGTON EXPORT COMPANY.

Wellington, August 8 Ab the annual meeting of the Wellington Export Company, the Chairman s*id the war ia South Africa had created a some what excited demand for preserved meat', arid all our stocks at last balance, and our subsf quent prodnction, have since November last been quitted at good prices. For frozen meat, the market has for many months been steady or Bteadily rising, and prospects for some time to come are we think for the season satisfactory. We have had in the meat market an advantage from the falling off in supplies of chilled beef from the United States, and from the misfortune which has come upon the Argentine, where an outbreak of ?oot and mouth disease had extinguished for a time the export of live stock from that country. Supplies of English beef and mutton have also been re stricted by the unfavorable winter aud vory ungenial spring. Trade generally at Home has been good throughout the year, with plenty of employment) at good wages, and with almost the enti-e absence of strikes, and thie, coupled with the large Govern ment expenditure on account of the war has made a steady and prtfinable market for most of our produots, and has led, in the case of frozen meat to an extended consump tion for the year ending June 30. New Zealand sent to England mutton equal to 3,147,056 of 601b sheep, 1,549,492 lambs, and of beef (qual to 59,818 cattle of 8001b each. These figures make up the largest export we have yet made since the beginning of the trade in 1882 We may not for a long time be favored with so many con curring events favorable to our trade in one ! aeason, but there i« reasoi to believe that! 'our marked are bwmfag le«i liable to

I sudden and Berioua flue'uations which have in the past been 'dang^n us aud sometimes ' ■ disastrous to sellers. The report (which recommended payment ef a dividend of sigh) i'e. cent and a bonus of five per cent) and > balaDce sheet we;e adopted, '

GERALDINE LIVE STOCK SALE:

I There was a large attendance at the , Oeraldine livestock market ye3terday when the sale was good, especially for hoggets and breeding ewea. Forward sheep, however, sold at prices a little haok of lato rates. The entry of sheep was 4500, and bidding waa brisk, most Hues rinding ready buyers. Merino wethers (''at) sold from 12j 6d to 18 < 9d, tbreequ'irter-bred hoggets 9s 3d, 10<s lid, lls 2*. 12.1, 14s 2i to 14* lOd ; withers 15a 6d, twe -*.ooth wethers 11« 2d, two and four tooth ewea ia lamb 12s 9 1 to 16s, four and six tooth ewes 17s 6d <o 18s, six tooth ewes in lamb 151 sd, halfbred ewes 15s, thre« quarter bred ewes in lamb 11s to 12s 3d; ihrecqiarter.bred lamba 7a 10J. Three, four, an« six-tooth wethers brought as high as 20-s 31. There was a fair entry of cattle—Yearlings 26', fat heifers £6 sa, springers £4, £6 to £7 ; dry oows £5 17a 6d. Pigs, a good entry. Weaners 8j to jq stores 9i to 12s 6d, porkers 12s 6c!. A p en A fine bacon pigs was passed in. A black sold at £20 by Mr Muudoll. mare

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET

Mesrs Friedlucder Bros, Limited, report upoa the live stock market: for the we?k ending August 7. The usual weekly s:le was held at the Ashburbon Yards on Tues day last, when there was a fafr entry of stock, consisting of ewes in lamb and for ward wethers, which sold up to full market rates, ewea in lamb selling from 12s 61 to 18a 6d. The totals yarded for the day con sisted of 2572 sheep and 20 cattle. Our entry comprised 955 sheep and 5 cattle, the whole of whioh we succeeded in disposing of at the following prices:—23 fat merino wethers 7s 83, 5 halfbred ewea and 5 lambs (all counted) 9a 6d, 95 fab wethers 16s, 10 merino ewes 5j 6i, 468 four and aixtoofeh crossbred wethers 14a lid, 204 balfbred wethers 15s, 152 four and six-tooth merino wethers 10a lid. Cattle—l fit cow £5 5?, 1 fat cow £5 10.i, 1 fat heifer £5 103

During the week we sold privately—2oo merino ewes 113 3d, 20 crossbred wethers 17s, 114 crossbred ewes 16s, 151 crossbred ewea 170. Pigs—49 baconera 2?3 3d, 2 porkers 225, 7 baconera 27a, 18 bauoners 3£s, 14 porkers 255.

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

Uoited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Dunedin, August 8 Pat Cfttt!e~l9§ head were yarded. The quality was the poorest seen at Burneide for a long tim 6, Not more than half were fit for killing, and the remainder were only half and three-pat ta fat steers and aged cows. For good cattle competition was of a most excited character, and last week's high priooa were slightly exceeded. Prime bullooka £9 17s 64 to £11 5», ordinary £8 to £9 10s, light £6 10« to £7 10s ; prime cows and heifers £7 to £8 2s 6r!, ordinary J35 10a to £6 17s 6d, ajjed and inferior oows £3 10s to £4 15?. Fab Sheep—22o3 were penned. The quality was, in the main, good. Most of them were wethers, some drafts very heavy-weighta, The number forward proved in excess of trade require tnsnts, and as exporters were operating very cautiously and at reduced limits, prices showed a decline of about Is per head on last week's rates. Extra heavy crossbred wethers 19s to 20?, prime 17s 6d to 18a 6d, ordinary 15a to 17a ; prime crossbred ewes, heavy 18a to 19s, good 16a to 17», light 14s to 15a. Pigs—2ll were penned, ohicfiy porkora, stores and suckers. The few baooners entered sold well, as did porkers and stores, while suckers were almost unsaleable. Baoonera 383 to 42i, porkers 241 to 52?, stores 17s to 22?, slips 12a to 16s, suckers 3a to 10s.

CLEARING SALE AT OVERDALE.

The N Z Farmer,s Co-operativa Assoola" sion of Canterbury Limited, conducted a clearing sale at R&ka'a, last Monday, on account of Mr VY O»kley, Overdale, which the fanners of fh&fc diutriob consider oae of teho best eales conducted there •for man} years. Ai*er the u»ual amonnC of sundries, consisting of oae seed cleaning machine, some farm implements, potatoes, grain, etc , was disposed of,* ve.ryfinelineof274half.bnjd ewes in iamb to EagiiahLeioeater tame, were cold at 17a 9i, and hoggatta went at 12i 2d. Working draughts raDged from £18 to £40, a fiae breeding mare Bormie, in foal to Cavalier, bringing the latter prioe, Among the young horses, a bay colt, two years eld, by Cavalier, which attracted- great atten tion, was knocked down at £27, and a full sister to that coU, a yearling, brousshb £18. Dairy cons brought from £3 to £6, «nd heifers went from £1 2* to £3.

The Farmers' 00-op. aleo held, on Wed nesday last, a clearing rale of live and dead sook, on account of'Mr James Oot, of Ashton. Sundries and firewood, which were pat up, realiaod very fair pricae* Cattle—A few oows due to calve in a few months wenb from £3 feo £4 15s. A very good line of merino ewes in lamb were sold at 12a lid, to Mr P Greeley, of Winohmore, Horses formed the principal attraction at the sals, which res a i tod in very kesn competition* A black gelding, 6yrs, was sold for £39. A large number of draught yearlings and two year olds want from £22 to £29. Light Herses—Two year olds at £6 10a to £7.

In fehe evening a farewell social waa given io Mr and Mrs Croy by their friends, which was greatly aspyed by all concerned.

ARCADE HORSE FAIR.

There wag a very good attendance of buyers and others at fche Arcade Horse Fair today, and there were about 120 horses yarded. The following are a few of the prices realized:—Draughts-£29, £3310), £35, £38, £39- Hacks-£l3, £11 10i, £7 15s. Unbroken horses—£s to £20

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900. COPYRIGHT.

The judgment just given by the highest tribunal ii the Kinpirs on the question of copyright as recorded in our cable news to day, is of great importance— ! more particularly to newspapers, As there is a very erroneous idea prevalent as to how far copyright extends, ifc may be just as well to draw special attention to the important decision, just given by the House of Lords. The London Times published a book of Lord Rose bery'a speeches, specially reported for that paper. A person nanaed John Lane, attempted to reproduce these speeches from the limes publication, and the latter thereupon applied for an injunction to restrain him from so doing.This wasgranted by Judge North, The decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal; but the Times carried the case before the House of Lords, which aa we now learn, upheld the de cision of Judge North, This is a very important judgment, for although it has been understood that newspaper reports were the Bpecial property of the journals first publishing them, the only recognition of the pro prietorship in such case is the acknowledgement of copying which journalistic etiquette requires. That the judgment given in the case under notice is in oceordance with the fundamental piinciples of law, is clear ; since a man is as much entitled to protection for the work of his braing, as for that of his h*nds Yet we know that unscrupulous people make a practice of trading upon the labor

and expenditure of others, As the decision given in the Times caee cannot be overridden, we may take it that, unless there are some spesial circum stances connected with it, journalistic work can in future be protected This is as it should be. Nothing is iv.ore unjust than that", the hard work of an experienced and capable journal ist should be appropriated by those who have neither the ability to do such work nor the inclination to pay for it. We await; fuller information with regard to the decision of the Hoose of Lorda in the question of journalistic copyright with considerable interest.

Local and General.

%* Interesting reading matter will be found on the first and fourth pages of this issue.

The Land Board—Mr Joseph Scaly, nurseryman, has been appointed to fi.il a vacancy on 'he Canterbury Land Board. Bank Houvat—A notioo in another column states that Tuesday next, tha 14th inst.. will be observed as a holiday by all the banks ia Aeehborton. Maps oF China—We have atill on hand a few copies of the map of China recently is sued by us. Any o( our subscribers desiring a copy can receive same on application at our office.

A Caution—At the meeting of the EUmp stead icbooi committee last evening, the matter of stealing lead from the school premises was brought rap, members stating that it will be desirable to make an example of anyone caughfc at this practice. -i I A Welcome—Oa Tu»sday evening, July 31, one of tha most euooeaful social gather ngs took'-pl-ice in the Winaluw schoolroom, for the purpose of meeting Mr J Brown, the newly appointed school master at Winslow. The sohoohoom was crowded, and musical selections were given, and after liberal re freshments had been partaken of, dancing waa indulged in until the small hours. Mayfield and Ruapuna—-The Rev. H X Liwria of Fairiie, has arranged to hold Evangelistic Services in the Maj field Presby terian Uhuroh next week, he will also take the services at Mayfield on the following Sanday.—The welcome change of weather, rain, which is mor<j seaso'.abU than the mild weather ab this time of the year has come at lasr. —The Ruapuna school is closed at present on account of the illness of the master Mr Raj ncr, who is suffering from an attack of pleurisy. Fire at Gbbaldine.—A bakehouse, owned by Mr &. Keltnan and occupied by Mr G Bryant, at Geraldine, was burnt) down at 6.30 am yesterday. Mr Bryant and his assistants had been setting bread *nd had loft fur breakfast about a quarter of an hour before the fire broke outt The building—a very old p ace--went like match-wood before the brigade could do anything to aave it. The insurance on the building was £60 in the Manchester Offioa and the stock owned by Mr Bryant £50 in the South Britiuh Office.

Curious Cask.—The Otago Daily Times h responsible for the following ;—A curious oaae of spontaneous combustion is reported from Mount Somers. A number of enthusiastic citizens recently spent an after noon polishing the seats of a newly finished English ohuroh, and when they left flung the oily rags in a heap on the floor. Next morn ing the place where the rag* had been was marked by a gaping hole ia the floor, while the joists were slightly charred. A smaller heap of rags was jusb beginning to smoulder, Bhowing that no outside agency was respon sible for the fire. Had the heap been near a wall the consequence might have been ranch more serious. $ _".i!2 Stinkhototoom —We do get some queer telegrams from the asab of war, but the statement recently oabled of a akirrcrißh at Sfcinkhoutboom, has fairly " broken up our contemporary, the Spectator, who bursts out thus :—-Shakespeare says, ' What's in a nam% a rose by any other name would smell aseweeb.' Thai's &I 1 right, bub who would not prefer to have a, relative killed at Storm berg, or Oolenso, or even Magersfonteiu to having somebody wiped out s'- say Stink houfeioom 1 Then again there ia quite ft comfortable Bound about the facb that ' our men bivouacked at K>ffyfontein ' which is probably quite close to Bacon and Eggipruib, Stagnant Backs—ln an able article on the prob'em of "Stagnant lUces" this describes the decline of France. The French people, abrnpij started to their semsss by soanes of civil strife, whiob, In the very awfulness oi their tragic splendour, Btsnd out in striking relief amid all the eccentricities oi history, found themselves at the parting of the way?, In the one direction lay the path of progress, in the other lay the road to rain ; and there was no finger-post to point out wbioh #»8 whiob. In ttaa? hour, oa which the future of centuries hung trembling. Napoleon Bonaparte mistook brute foroe for power, and led the nation brilliantly but fatally down the path that leads to oblivion. A Kcarb~A day or two ago (»ays the Post) a clerk in a bnainea establishment in Welling ton, on entering his room, found iom« of the articles |oa his desk; disarranged, and pro oseded to restore them to order. Id doing so hit hand came In contact with a cold furry object, and he discovered that he had touched a bloated dead rat; Wildly calling to his oolle&gsies, he exolaimed. "I've touched it: I've touched it," and the words and the look of fright in his eyes staggered his hearers. The dreadful position was eventually made dear, and the unhappy clerk's oftoe. mates fled from the neighbourhood of what they supposed was a bubonic rat. The dis tracted "'contact;" ruchad frantically out for soap and water and antiseptics, and scrubbed his contaminated fingers as they had never before been scrubbed' The storeman was asked to remove the deceased rodent, but refused point blank to have anything 'to do with it until he was provided with a pair of pincers, and then he oonvayed it at arm's length to the times. A Returned War Cobrispondbns—Mr W D Campbell, Lvttelton limes war corres pondent, and brother of Mr Colin Campbell, of this town, has been for the last day or two visiting his parents and other relatives at Chertsey. Mr Campbell went away with the Second Contingent, only returning on Saturday. Though for a time invalided with enteric fever, his return is dne to the general exodus of correspondents consequent) on the viaib'e oonclusioa of the war. Mr Campbeli is an old Chertsey school scholar, gaining his firsb scholarship from there in 1889, and following it; up with a brilliant high school and college career, so, calling at tho school yesterday morning, he kindly, at Mr Todd's invitation, gave the children, much to their delight, a half hour's interest ing and humorous address about) the soldiers and battles in South Africa. Bafore Mr Campbell left the school, the ohildren gave him three hearty oheeru. Mr Campbell i« a son of Mr Ronald Campbellffarmer, Cherti«y and Dromore, and ho is an M.A. of Canter bury College. EucHiiß Matches—A euchre match was played I<*»fc evening in the Orange Hall, be tween teams representing the Ashburton Club, M.S. A.., and Fairiield Freezing works , which resulted in a win for Fairfield by 20 games The following are the toores :— Fairfield, 55; Ashburton Olnb, 35. After the match was over, refreshments were provided by the Club members, for the visiting team, whioh were greatly appre ciated. It) might be as well to mention thafe what refreshment were left over, were sent to the Old Men's Homo this morning.— The euchre match between the Ashburcou Rifles and Guards took place at the orderly I room, at the drillehed last evening. The conditions were teams of twenty men, and eighty minutes play. At the conclusion of the match tallies were nude up, and the result was a viotory for the Guards by eleven games, the scores being : Guards, 42 games; Hi flea 31 game?,, The Rifles then entertained the Guard's team to light re freshments, and a smoke concert) Lieuten ant T Hayes being in the chair. Lieutenant Hayes proposed the health of the winning team, and Lieutenant Niooll responded. During the evening songs were sung by Ser geants Willers and J Dorm, Corporals Anderson and Leitoh, anil Privates Hodgson Stribbling, Madden, Harper, Pritchard and Harold. Lieutenant Nicol! also gave a recitation. Votes of thanks to the Rifles for the evening's entertainment, and to Sergeant G Hefford brought the proceedings to a oloiet

RAVAGES OF THE GRASS GRUB

Mr Leadley, the President of the Aj-rioul tural and Pastoral Association, afc the' Committee meeting on Tuesday last, ref«rre<i to tho ravages of th» grass grab in the Aehburion County. He stated that some farm»rs in the Oherbsey district; requested him to bring this matter b-fore the associa tion mo that the mil jeot might receive their consideration, as these ravages effected all their pastures in the county, which had been oonsiderob y out up. It had bren suggested that the Government ba asked to despatch an expert to Investigate, and further, he* thought that Mr W W Smith should alto be asked to give the Association the benefit of hie experience and advice. Thousands of aores of feed had been destroyed end it wa*, he cinsiderod, a subject the Association should undoubtedly take up. Mr J C N Grigg was of opinion that the matter should be brought before the Lincoln Agricultural College. As this wm an endowed institution of Canterbury this scourge came within its goope, and should reoeive its attention and enquiry, Canterbury being the only province affected by this grab. He mentioned that he had erquired of a naturalisb And found that no exhaustive study had been made of this matter. He added thab he had found in his own experience that lighting Sreß ab the proper aeaton proved a good method of extermina ting beetles,, as by that means they would soe thousands of those insects dead the ntxt j morning, and he had, therefore, iostruotd his manager at Longbeach that no more straw stacks be burnt until the beetles were about, nnd he thought his suggestion a very easy method of killing the grub. In three paddockß sown down in oats the insects had cleared patches, some right in the oantre, bob where red clover was growjog after stubble this was found to be untouched, showing that ihis fly did not thrive near red clover 1 From all this he was certain a good deal could be done towards treating the grub, and the question, he considered, was within the province of tho Lincoln College, which should easily be able to define proper treat ment; he therefore moved •' that the College authorities be written to about the matter."

Mr J S Bland mentioned thit he had never seen the grub in land whioh had been summer fallowed, and this was confirmed oy other members*

The Presidenr thought; that heavy rolling, say with a five ton roller, should be applied, as he had found the pests never crossed the track of * traction engine. This treatment solidifying the ground, he sonsidered proved the beab method of eradication. With respect to the bnniing mebhod mentioned by Mr Grigg, he approved of this process, as he had seen five gallon oil drums filled with insects after a fire. His experience went to show thab the grub did not confine itself to grass paddocks as intimated by other farmers. He had tried various methods, including salt, using 6owb to the aore, but without effaoi); and had also usad super phosphate with the same unsatisfactory re fcult. He found the grub continued its ravages until October*

Mr D Thomas had a lawn sown with yarrow and bwitob, which the grub did cot like, bmb they tackled some o£ the tress round his lawn the leaves of which were absolutely perforated. They ate moat of tha leaves off his wattle trees surrounding the lawn, but after burning a fire for four nights continuously he gob rid of them. From gruba he found they ultimately grew into moths,

Mr J Tucker stated thaS Mr Morland had a publication 75 years of age dealing with the subject, published ha thought in Nor folk. The grab took three years to mature. Mr Tucker's own experience had ptoved that by throwing out hay to his cows over grub-destroyed patches, the oows trampled the ground and stopped the grubs. He understood that Mr Buckley had put 5000 sheep into a grub paddock, and this also stopped the evil, but as everyone had not such large mobs of sh-ep to grazg in this manner the fact was nob of much practical use. Mr 0 Reid, Yloc-presidenfc, supported the suggestion of applying to Mr Smith in addi tion to the Lincoln College,

The Chairman further stored that the grub was prevalent at Lincoln College, bub he agreed that the authorities there should tackle the pest, and ho also supported the idea of asking Mr Smith to attend, and thought his presence Bhould be arranged for at next meeting of the Association, to read a shorfc paper, to be followed by a discussion. Mr Grigg'e motion was then oarried, and also another that Mr Smith be asked to ad dress a epeoial meeting to be oiled for the purpose.

Correspondence.

— nfr , Wa do not hold oaraalvss responsible for opinions expressed by onr corrs'pondentis

THE CEMENT.

TO TEE EDITOR

Sib, —As bhero are a gr <safe number of build ings going on now, and most of them require concrete foundations, I would like to know if our Mayor could supply the builders with cement and other building materials, Now, Mr Editor, seeing the Mayor and Coun cilors who voted wifch him saved the rate papers £100, would nob the same worthy gentleman stretch a point, and gira the poor hard working man a chance to save £100 on ■his building, and also have some of this valuable stuff.—l am, etc., Ratk?aybr.

Interprovincial.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Wellington, Augnib 8 Mr Charles Morris, a sou of Captain Morris, M.L.C., swept the board of prizes in the dental department at Guy's Hospital, London, thus repeating his eider brother Gerald's performance in the last past examinations at the same hospital. It is notified fahab the Stoke Commission wiil resume its sittings at Nelson on Friday and all persons having complaints to make are advised to communicate at once with the Secretary of the Commission. The Com missioners who are at present here return to Nelson bo-morrow.

A supplement to the Gazette was issued tonight notifying thab the "Immigration Restriction Act, 1859," came into operation to-day. "■

UHRISTCHURCH, August 8 The Finance Committee of the North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board reported to a meeting of th« Board that £1700 would be necessary to meet initial expenses for half aero of lf.ua, building, and furnishing house for cottage home to accommodate twelve children. The Board decided that after the Committee's report it was not prepared to adopt scheme for cottage homes.

At a meeting of the Oauterbury A» & P. Association Mr O P Pemberton was elected Secretary in the place of Mr M Murphy resigned. There were fifty applicants for the position.

Auckland, August 8 At a meeting hold under the auspices of the New Zealand Alliance, at which there waa a large attendance, resolutions were passed protesting against the proposal to abolish local option and legislate for eleven o'clock licenses, againsb the introduction of licenses in the King Country, and asking for an inquiry into the disfranchisemenb of a large number of citizens at the last general election.

The Anarchists

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copy righb

Received Wakapuako Aug 8, 855 am This Office 7 25 pm) ■Rome, August 7 An anarchist named Lauer. an accomi plica of Breesi, dogged the footsteps o Queen Margbarita to Valdosta, in Pled monb.

Bressi's brother, and other residents at hia birthplace have been arrested on on the ground that they were aware of the design to murder King Humbert.

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association—By Eleotric Telegraph rf;ss« Wellington, Angusb 8 The Counoil me!l ab 2 30 p.m '1 he I harries Borough Endowment Leasing Bill and Gisborne Htubor Board Further Empowering Bill were read a second time.

The Millers Ho'-rs of Labour Bill was considered iv Committee. The provisions giving certain powers to the Governor in Council were struck out of clause 3.

The Canterbury Col'e^e Empowering BUI was passed through C mmittee without amem m?nts, read a third time, <tnd passed. The Council rose at 4.40 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEixirrGTOy, August 8 The House met at 2 30 p m. She Oorom&nda'. Harbor Board Dissolution Bill was introduced and read a first time 1. Theejuestiou of compensating oli provinc:al servants for loss cf rffice consequent upen abolition came forward, and waa discussed. QUBSTIONS. Replying to question*, Mr Duncan said he thought) the publication of a book by the Agricultural Department giving a description of the diseases of stock in the colony would do more harm than good. The leaflets issued by tha Department) supplied the information required. With regard to the ballot for sections of land, Mr Duncan said he intended in future that the b*Uot i^ould be drawn by persons who were not applicants or relatives of applicants ; that the question of removing quarantine restrictions on vessels arriving in New Zealand ports from Sydney or Melbourne was under the consideration of the Go vernment; that in the interest of safety to the public it was not desirable to giva railway surfacemen a half holiday every fortnight; that it wan proposed 'to intro duce amendments to the Stops and Shops Assistants Act this session, akti that the House would then be given an opportunity of saying whether the bank and mercantile olerka should be so frequently engaged ab night .-that it was nob advisable to periodic ally retnova inspectors in public works on the ground that their services would bo of less value if they were shifted from district to distriot j that there was no hurry in ap pointing] a Survey or-General, and the Minister had not made op his mind as to who would.be appointed : that the question of amending the Babbit Aab was not so urgent as the necessity for inspectors ex ercising their functions with impartiality and tact; (hit the question of recouping sufferers from fires caused by railway trains had bean given much attention by the de partment, and every thing possible had been done to prevent them j that Government would relieve local bodies from the expense of conduoting licensing elections if the fees were handed over to them. In reply to Mr Smith, who asked if Government) wonld bring in a Bill to consolidate all looal loans held by looal bodies, inoludiog Harbor Boards, the Premier said tha proposal was a large order; Government had at present) enough to do with its own loans, and in view of the demands made by members upon the Treasury it wonld be injudicious at present bo consolidate the local loans. Mr Seddou alfao stated thab it) was the intention of Government to increase the capitation allowance bo Education Boards, and give subsidies for teohnical schools. Mr Pirani gave notice to introduce Libel Bill No 3. The House ad j mrced at 5 30. '- The House resumed at 7.30 Mr Pirani moved the second reading of the Married Persons Summary Separation Bill pto forma, which wag carried, COMPOL9ORT DRIM. The adjourned debate on the second read ing of the State School Children Compulsory Dril! Bill, rendering ib compulsory on Education Boards to teach military drill to boys attending public schools was resumed. Mr Hall-Jones advised delay with tha Bill as the matter was already under considera tion by the Department. Mr Guinness said Education Boards had no funds to give instruction, and ths State would have to supply same. The matter should not be left to Boards but should be compulsory. The second reading was earned on the voices. The second reading of the Representation Act Amendment Hill was lost on the voices. The Criminal Code Act Amendment Bill wa3 read a third time and passed. The second reading of the Polioe Offences Act Amendment Bill, was carried on the voices

The Impounding Acb Amendment Bill was read a second time, on a division of 40 to 9

The Sales of Mortgagee Bill, was read a second time on the voices. The House rose at 12 15 a m.

Transvaal War.

United Proas Association—By EUotrio

Telegraph—Copyright.

London, August 7 A. party of marauders detonated some dynamite while tiying to explode the railway north of Kroonstad. The houses of Boera are burned wherever the occupants are ascertained to be accomplices in raids.

LONDON, AugOSb 8 The garrison at Elands River, Molding Zaerust on the Rustenburg line, was attaoked on the 4th, General Carrington's foree 9 consisting of Yeomanry and Australian and New Zealand Bushmen with two fifteen pounders went to relieve them. For two days heavy fit ing was heard, and it is believed the garrison retired to Zetrtut. General lan Hamilton reaohed Ruttenburg on the sth. '

Brabant's Horse and the Canadian Regi ment have reinforced Lord Kitchener, who is drawing closer the cordon round De Wet.

In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain stated that Canada and Australia were in complete accord with Great Britain that it was necessary to annex the South African Republics and establish a military govern ment with the ultimate ooncesssioc of local autonomy.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Wellington. August 8 News received to-day by sable to the Governor, dated Capetown 2nd August, states that the 8.8 Damasans left Capetown on 2nd August, and has on board Privates Bennett and Delarre, of the New Zealand Contingent, who disembark at Melbourne ; that Nurse Warrington is practically con valescent and that Pirvate 33 M Freeman, who was reported dead, has sailed by the Gothic.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

United Press Association—Ey Eleotrio Telegraph—Copy ri gh t

(Reofivod Wakapuaku August 3, 10 p m (Ehia Office 11 p tn) Hong Kong August 7 Four women, as well ao four children, were beh«a^ed In the Btreets when Missionary Thompson was bayoneted at Ohochonfu.

Sheng, director of telegraphs, fearing decapitation, has applied to the British for protection. He was offered refuge on a warship. 6000 refugees from Ohartsin, Manchuria, and elsewhere east of the Chineee railway have reached Khabaroosk, Eastern Siberia.

There are 2600 French troops in China, 6500 more are to arrive to-morrow, and 6500 on August 31. 13,000 Germ ane| will have reaohed China by the middle of September.

Great Britain Bends !ihe fourth Indian brigade to China.

Documents found at Tientsin show that the Viceroy paid the Boxers a hundred taels for the head of Major Waller, the American officer who was killed daring the first battle.

Received W kapuaks, Au, ust 8, 1045 p m 3his effie- August 9, 12 30 am

Hong Kons, August 8 Details nf the bat:J« ( ,f Fcitßaugi-how that h« BrUi.«h, Kussiana &nd Japanese with four batteries opened fire at dayl'ghfc on Sunday, expeiiijg the Chin-To from tlieir firat position on tha easr <i the . Peiho river by ten iv the forenoon Two houn dfi3 f)er»'e oSose fighting followed, when tho Ohicaaa retfsited across the river, blowing up ths bridga* The Japanese in the fao« of * murderous cross tire wadnd the stream, preci!stating the retreat of the Chinese who with Irew with t-beir gnnp. They opened fciifi canals and fbo<ied tho country, thus preventing an effective purnifc, thr-uch the Indi&n Lancers avowed splendid dash tn their attempts to overtake the retreaiiot; nnemy. The British losses numbered 60. i he total losses of the allied forces ato esti matt d at 600 to 10C0.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—-By Electric

jTelegrapb.—Copyright?

(Received Wakapuaka August 8, 915 am Thli Office 725 p.m Adelaide, August 8. Mr McFarlane'e store, at Port Lincoln, has been burned. It> was insured in the Standard Office of New Zealand foe £3500. Sydney, August 8 The report of the Mines Department shows that the value of the minerals won the colony last year whs £6,157,000, an increase of £1,290,000 compared with the amount won dating the previous year. The gold output waa 150,700 ounces in excess, and the largest since 1863. The output of silver and lead ore was valued at £2,070 000, and was the largest since 1894. Copper, tin and diamonds all show a good increase. Brisbane, August S , Archdeacon White, of Townaville, has been appointed Bishop of the newly created diocese of Carpentaria, In Northern Queensland,

A Trip through Highbank.

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It is jusb four years, on July Ist, since the Highbank Estate wan taken ponaiiion of by those who were then considered the lucky onea at the ballot box, and a trip now through the estate shows a remarkable change. Then a few wire fences and the old homesteads, a faw shepherds and their dogs aud a contract team or two, were all thab could be seen. To-day the estate it laid out with six roads, each a chain wide, well formed and metalled, which hac been done by gome of the settlers resident on the smaller sections under the 00-oper.fttive system. Facing theeo roads many a well laid-ous farm with bright homesteads may be seen and happy voices heard, and eacn I settler is well satisfied with his or her holding. Like all other new settlements the settlers have had a lot of hardships to contend with, but these have been bravely faced. Perhaps the greatest hardship was the gale of September, 1898, on a day which j will long be remembered as "Black Friday." Very many of the settlers lost heavily, bub they, like the early settlers of Canterbury, are made of the right metal and are prs pared to fight all difficulties bravely. They, like farmers in other districts, are now I waiting for anocher turn in fortune's wheel. Many of the settlers who did not suffer so much by the gale of 1893 have done very well. Wheat that year reached a good price, 1 which gave them a good start. Many of the settlers have done well this last two years with their fat lambs. This has been a good cheep district. The dealers pay fortnightly visits to the settlements, and buy the fat, lambs in the paddocks ac from 11s to 15s. Speaking of lambs reminds me that there are to been several lots of fine healthy young lambs at the farms of Mr MoConrell, Mr G Thompson, Mr 0 Smith, and Mr McCartney. There has been all along plenty of feed sheep and several good crops of turnip,". The winter has been I a good one, with sot too much rain, bud I several sharp, dry frosts. A lot of crops are I in, and are being put in, but mostly oats, I the ground being laid down with grass and I clover, the settlers preferring the lamb harvest to the wheat crop, Mr P Drummond,jnr,has greatly improved the old station homestead, both house and outbuildings and the large farm being a credit to him. Indeed, all the other farms on the estate are well conducted. The soarlet fever and other dieeasts prevalent in other districts have not visited this district, thanks for which are probably -iue to the fresh nor'-westers. The School Committee seem alive to thn oare of the comforts of the 1 children. Trees have been planted all round the school reserve, and in various parts of the playground stats hare been erected. There has also b«en pat up a largt fesl'i which aofs as a village clock tor the district. The reserva of the Domain Board is being improved, a plantation all round the school being put in by that body, while quite a model fence, known in Australia as tha "drop " fence, has be«n erected. This fence has a post every chain and 1£ by 1£ droppers stapled to the wire in place of stakes. Iti makes a pe.fecb fence, and when once known must become general. The Cemetery Com mittee have had their reserve planted all round, paths in and through ib having also been formed, and the various grave sections mwksd off fo* tuti

The storekeeper, Mr H, Hood, ia so satis fied with his venture in starting a general store here some twelve months ago that he » about to enlarge his premises, whioh speaka well for the prospects of the place: Tha Bettlers were sorry to hear that Mr 4 X Thompson, who went with the Fifth Con tingent has been in the hospital with that dreaded diieaie, fever, but he is again in the ranks and on the inarch under General Oarringtou, towards the front. He saya that from Beira to Rhodesia was through very swampy country, which was very bad for man and beast. Many horses had been lost through the disease, known there as blue-tocgae,

Some few of the settlers thought that a creamery would do well iv this district, so a committee was appointed to make Inquiries and report, and they reported than the Central Dairy Factory would put up a email building in the centre of the settlement, but wanted shares guaranteed for £500, and tho supply of milk from 300 cows, which tha settlers could not see their way to guarantee. Too many of the settlers pre ferred sheep to •' milking cows," and so no dairy faotory ia likely to be started there jaefc yet. Mr Hyde, the poultry expert, paid a visit to Highb&nk, and gave a lecture on " Poultry farming, for table, eggs, and export trade." Mr Hyde said he was pleased to see that good birds were in the districts, which would not disgrace any Poultry Show. Some of the settlers hare sent Home poultry in the experimental shipment by the Government, and are now waiting their returns from England, and if satisfactory, many more will be sent later on, as several of the settlers are preparing for starting poultry farming. Davia Bros, have purchased a large incubator which will raise chicks and ducks hy the hundred, and they Bay several of the settlers are watching with interest for the results, and if successful, there should be a good business -done by an enterprising agent of incubators for next eeaaou; But poultry breeders in this, as well as other places, are annoyed by the " imported" weasel, several having been caught here lately.

The Mawbey Murderers.

United Pregs Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

Stdnry, August 8

A report has-been received from Tarn worth that two blacks stuak up a carrier near Tambar Springs, ard took a saddle and an axe. They said they were Jimmy and Joe Governor. They gave him a note for the local police, describing the tßctics of their pursuers! They previously robbed another hut near Ooolah, taking a rifle and am touimion, some clothing and boots.

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-^■■i mum i«nr-r-, .■iii L . t - nij-H.., i m r - r . n - , „Mj ,„, |<M mmm , „.„.„. ■ . <tl ... L _ "W. SXJRAIVGJe] Sole Partners akd 1 , COV.fDIII>AJLEI PROFBIETOBSr —— :x:—— — THOUSANDS Will be Interested to Know tn a t Our M°nster Stock-taking Bale IS :=N 0 W ON = AT CHKIB'ICHUBCH. A T this GREAT SALE it Is onr Oaatom, erery yaar fco SACRIFICE the ENTIRE BALANCE OF OUB WINTER STOCKS EVERYTHING HAS TO GO I-Because, you see, room haa fco be made—eomehow— for SPRING AND SUMMER SHIPMENTS ALR«AD¥ BEGINNING TO ARRIVE, la order to effeob aa complete a clearance as possible, we shall make SWI EPING REDUCTIONS In EVERY DEPARTMENT. Even plain Household Goods, »aoh at Calicos and Cottone generally (made and unmade) will be reduced; also tbe price of Suits fend Bingle Garments, both to order and ready-made, Furniture, Bedding, and everything we make and sell. GOODS OF FASHION. The name remark applies to " GOODS OF FASHION," such aa our Exquisite London and Parisian MOD';L MILLINERY, our Stylish Winter Dresses *n,l Dress Goods for Eveniog Wear, and our lovely Winter Jackets, Mantles, Capea and Macintoshes, all of Whioh Must be Sold for what they will Bring, a? we never oarry ovar such goods from (season to season* finite possibly you may exclaim,, obi reading the above, «OH, I AM SBO SOBBTI" Bat I live so far away from Christohuroh I can'b gab there to attend the Site." That doesn't! matter in the least, since you can do as HUNDREDS already do,. SHOP WITH US BY POBT if you ©ant shop with us in person ! GET A CATALOGUE, Th« first thing to be done ia to get & Sale Catalogue (they have been well circulated already, but if you haven'b got one we will send you one Post Free on application ) Having gob your Catalogue read it carefully through (you wi!l find it really interesting), i make your selections, write down your requirements re plainly as possible, enclose Stamps, P. 0.0. or Postal Notes to value of Goods, and—drop your letter in the Posb Box, and WR WILL DO THE REST By return Train, Boat) or Coach, as the case may be, your Parcel shall be forwarded— »nd we will tako as much care to please you a« though you walked up bo one of our counters mi made your purohaae personally. If we are Sold Out of tha precise line you wmfc w« will aand the Nearest Thing to it, and if you are no 6 satisfied then, we will return you your money ! DON'T MISS TH CHANCE this Sale presents to you to srcure JLXXKA.OXCDJLNAK.'ir B-\ UGiINS. THE SALE WILL SOON BE OVRB, AS IT POSITIVELY ENDS ON August 31, 1900 STRANGE~&~COMPANY, CHKISTrHURCJi! tNEW ZEALAND CLOTHING_FACTORY. Boy's Tweed Sailor Sail a from 6", Boy's Serg« Sailor Suits from 7« 6d Boy'a Tweed Melville Suits fro a* 9i B y'a Twed Norfolk Suits f-om 12a Boy's Sac Kn'cker Suite from 18s f>d Boy's Covert Coa- P from 14s 6i Boy's Tweed Overcoats from 6. 6d i Boy's Reefer Jackets from 6< 6i Boy's Football Jerseys from 3s 3d Boy's Caps 6d each Boy's Sailor Tarns Is each FOR GOOD VALUE, GOOD WEAR, LOW PRICE 00 TO THB NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Tir nam Beanu nan Gleann s'nan Gaiageachj MeSENZIE'S HONDAI-LANKA TEA Is the Best Substitute for " Glenlivet" or other " Usquebaugh."



CYCLES KE-PLATED AND BE-ENAMBLLBD In all Colours, including the LATEST KFIAKI, with Silvar and Gold Decorations, From >.os. OATEB, LOWRY A«D CO. ZEALANDI4 CYCLE WORKS, Burnett Street MISS W SIMPSON, Teacher of Piano forte, Havelock Street), Eaab Belt, Wishes to notify that she has a first-class Qoftdrftle Band available for Dances, Wed ding p»tti«B, Concerts, and Socials. For Terms k etc , apply to D. Leitch, Burnett Street^ _____^ 7 177 fTIHOiSE who desire a convenient) house J_ and up-to-date, should consult Hakd lbt BKOB., for gcid supply of hofc and.cold water* GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 1870. EVERY POLICY GUARANTEED BY THE SEAT®. The two prime reasons which have led \ lo the extraordinary bonuses which this office has been able to declare have been its ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT and its RB MAEKABLY FAVOUBABM3 MOBTALITY EXPEBIENCB. " Tlw Australasiaji Insurance and Banking Record" says,—"lt [the N.Z. Government office] possesses the splendid advantage of operating in perhaps the health iest country in the world." To this, coupled with rigid care in the selection of lives, has been due the unprecedentedly low rate of mortality which the office has en joyed. Year by year the actual deaths have fallen far short of what was anticipated, and the funds thereby saved have all gone to swell the profits, which at the valuation in 1896 (for thsoe years) amounted in CASH to £225,000 Sterling. Present Funds amount to ovee THREE MILLION POUNDS. Annual Income exceeds £100,000. J.B.£K»HABPS<>Nj''-. V 8> -"*^ifa-fIBWMH«B!(»tf'



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