The Ashburton Guardian.

V^OL xxi. no, 5256

Ashburton ; Thursday, 3fdY€mfoer 8, 1900

frice : One Penny

Chicago's Big Contract.

The Czar of Rnsiiia h*d several thousand of his soldiers in China just now, »Dd the indications are that th«y will remain there for some time. A telegram was received by a Chicago firm the other da; from the Krjsdan War Office asking if they ccold deliver 6,000 0001b of beef>n the hoof at the seat of vt ar in China. The thought of refusing the < rder because of its magnitude or the difficulties in the way was not enter ttined fora moment, and the answer of acceptance was promptly wired back to 8t Petersburg; It is easy enough to get the cattle,'.-though it will require 8,000 fat steers to fill the order. The cattle will be loaded on cars at the Chicago stockyards and at various | shipping: centres in the west, and be ; sent across the continent to Ban Francis co. The only things which gives the | Chicago firm a moment's worry is the ; matter o* transporting so many Jjjve cattle across the Pacfic to far away Cathay. They at once fecnred options on practically every sea worthy vessel in the carrying trade on the Pacific Coast, That done, they have plenty of time to arrange details of what is one of the greatest undertakings in the history of commerce. The Chiago packers declare their ability to feed the armies of the world;

CENTRAL AMERICAN "CRICKET."

About three months eg*.;. Sir Martin Corway, the famous mountaineer, had occasion to go to P^n^rua. Before he started he happened to meet in London a Colombian gentleman who informed him that a revolution was going on in Central America, bnthp consolingly added, 'that ia nothing. Il is our substitute for cricket. Oar young men must, have their game." When Sir Martin dgly arrived at Colon he heard that Panama was to >>c assaulted nrxt clay by.tin* intureen's. The Yankee captain cf his steamer declared loudly tlsat a Ceatral American revolution did'nfc amowt to anyllrng. * Th« jy fire thf-lt euns in the air and then mn away in opposite directions," So Sir Martin de cided to take hie train to Panama. After crossing the Is.hmus and reaching thj outskirts of the town, (be passengers suddenly became aware that the embank ments on either side of the cuttings were lined with troops. There were the armies of the Government and the robels. Be fore those on board ccnld realise It both lines opened fire, and the train Breamed {■lowly between two lines of 2000 men about a quarter of a apart, stesdOy engaged in "pumping lead" into one another with Mausers. The passengers unanimously sat down on th« fioora of the carriages. A sympathetic guard*hoHt. Ed, "This way to the luggage van," and op their hands and knees a mo»Uy collection of priests. negroe3, tourists, peasant?, women and children obediently and swiftly followed their leader down the whole length of the train. Under these circumstances the train reached the station without lobb. The Inhabitants all seemed to have pressing business else* where, and Sir Martin being a stranger walked right into a line of skirmishers, who received him with a volley. He does not deny that he made good time back to the cover of the railway sheds, where the bullets were falling fast, carts were lumbering by, laden with dead and wounded, and the residents of all the houses around were trying to aseur* the rebels that they were "agin the Govern ment" by flying every possible national flag except the Colombian. Meanwhile* Sir Martin's travelling companions had made a rapid rerograde movement to the shore s whence they were rescued by a British man o'-war's crew. They were quite satisfied with the genuineness of the fight'ng Both sides had charged with the utmost bravery and determinatien, and the slaughter had been heavy. Sir Martin became interested in tha wounded and even ventured to as k two insurgent! whom he met: a question about their ambulance arrangements They silently produced two spades. The captain of H M.S. Leander landed an ambulance party and did what he could for the woanded t and there wasampleopportunity. Neary one-fourth of both Bides were either killed or Wounded, and the sufferers were almost as callous about their own feelings as were their unharmed comrades. After three days of it the insurrection fizzled out, the rebels surren dered on guarantee of their lives, and a general amnesty was declared. Every body seemed to take it as a matter of course. But Sir Martin Conway is now a firm believer in the fighting qualities of the Colombian, and he advises tonriat* carefully to avoid Central America in the national cricket season.

Federated Australia

THE IMPERIAL TROOPS TO fISIf NEW ZEALAND;

London, November 6

Banquets to celebrate the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth will be held in London in the middle of January. General Butler, who was recently appointed to. the command at A Idershot, inspected the troops selected to procee4 to Sydney. The g^eat variety of .uniforms presented a most picturesque appearance. The s.b. Britannic, whichrconveys the contingent, will call at Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney, and come on to New Zealand, It is expected that training squadron cruisers wiU escort the Duke and Duchess of lork to Australia, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Commonwealth. Sydnkt, Nov 7

It is expected that 20,000 troops will take part In the Inauguration celebraiilonß. The Premier has invited America to send • contingent!,



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