Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900.

The Pasig River has («ays the Manila Times) agaira given up tho dead. This

time the theme fjr a buried treasure story has come to light. On Saturday,

DISCOVERY OF BURIED TREASURE

December 9, the Government dredge at work in the river opposite the Compani* Mart lima's offices brought up in her buckets amid the mud from the bed of the river ft bag of &ilver coins. The man in charge ff the throttle valve and receiving lever first noticed this most astounding occurrence, when a few old Spanish doubloons dropped from above and fell at his feet. Naturally he stopped the machinery. A close investigation revealed tha fact that one bucket held a small canvas bag filled with Mexican money. Coining in contact with the sharp edges of tho bucket, the cloth had been somewhat ripped, thua allowing a few coins to fall out and thus make food for another " newspaper pipe dream." la addi to the discovery of the money in a bucket just beyondj ft little further down the endless chain was a bag of silver ware. It is presumed that some Spanish captain in pcHSbssion of a well appointed ship, or some wealthy Manila family fleeing from thoir home, may have dropped the two bags from the side of come outbound ship which never sailed. George Dawey, the man who has revolutionised the Philippines and placed a peg in modern history, must have had something to do with the delay in thiu ship's departure. At any rate, he may be accused of being the cause of the two bags of valuables having a resting place in the bed of the Pasig River. No doubt in the future other instances of finding concealed treasure of this kind will coma to light;. This particular lot is said to haves be longed to certain people known to the authorities, and that it has been re turned to them, much to their enjoy ment, as might be expected,

War Fund Races Local and General.

%* On the first page to-day will bo found Commercial, etc.

Wakanui Rivkr Board—For the three vacancies on the W&kanui Kiver Board, Messrs F. Amos>, E. Thomas, and James Wilson have been nominated, and declared duly elected

Volunteers.—The H. Company (Guards) are n quested to parade at the drill shed (o-morrow (Wednesday) morning, for the purpose of proceeding to the r flj range for the annual volley firing. It is particularly requested that every man should attend in order to earn c-ipitation. Clause 47 of the Rf-fence Act will be enforced for non-attec d.uicp.

A PayableClum —It was recently stated, at. a recent mcc irq of the Grey County Council, that out of one alluvial claim on the West Coast in which five men were in terested no less than £40,000 worth of gold hud been obtained, and the claim for very many yeara had supported upwards of fifty persons

Personal—Mr 8. J. Fumes*, one of the proprietors of the first evening paper, The Echo, published in Ashburon, p*id a flying visit to the borough yesterday. Time appears to have dealt very kindly with the genial j urnaiist, « ho is now sole owner of the Marlboiough Express (daily evening) and Mailboiongk Tutus (daily m-ining). M Furnesa leaves Lyttelton for his boms a' Blenheim thia evening.

Increase if Deffnces — The Government recently announood that they wi»hed the vol utiteors' defencos of tho colony increasedbyat least 2000. Steps are being taken to form a College Cidet and Highland Corps at Wan ganu:, and although the acceptance of both will more than fill the complement of the battalion, thuro are hopes of their occept* ancp. Cheviot ia forming a Mounted Corps, Pa n.erston North a corps of volunteers, and Wellington a Cadeb Corpp.

To Poultry Bkehders—Poultry-brcelera in New Zealand who are looking to serve the English marked, will be interested ia the following paragraph, which shows what profit c.vi be marie by judioiously, as to time, supplying the London m*rkeb. The pur chaser of a tut key at Blackburn found fastened under the bird's wing, this Christ mas, the following message from Ontario : —" Dear Friend, —I hope you will enjoy eating this turkey ; I am sure he never paid for his raising, for he was one ot the biggest thieves in Canada; He is 14 months old, weighs 351b, and we sold him for 2 loia. 60 cents. Let me know what he is worth in England." I hear that at Blackburn that Turkey realised £1 2s BJ.

A Libel on the Contingent—The D.IC. is not generally found patronising anything that does not in Borne way bring kudos to the establishment, but the souvenir of the Contingent sold in the Domain and elsewhere on Saturday last, is a libel on the men of the Contingent, whatever may ba its effect on the D.I C. With the exception of the outside pages, on which are gnod enough portraits of Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon ond Messrs Seddon, Stead, and Reeoe, the pic tures (?) of the men are among the moat ghast'y caricatures we have ever seen. People who have friends in the Contingent can scarcely recognise one of them, nnd were ib not that the names are printed opposite lho caricature?, the whole thing might be looked upon &■* a painful nvstake. The men look for all the world like a number of criminals lined up to be photographed for identification, and each one endeavouring to rTs'ort his features. Tho public would no doubt like to know how sujh a hide >us set of picures came to be fired off upon them Su'ely the D.I.C never saw the picture. before purchasing them.

Patriotic Meeting at Tinwald —An influential meeting of Tinwald residents was held in Templar Hall, Tinwald on Monday evening. Mr Doherty, who occupied the chair, briefly explained that the object of the meeting was to organise a suitable way for the Tinwald residents to express their loyalty and their willingness to help at this great crisis in the national history. The British nation were not in want of men or money, thess it could command to any ex tent, but ifc did value greatly the patriotic spirit that promped every part of the empire to voluntarily come forward and of! t to help The meeting was called not to ack peop'e to " pay, pay, piy," bub that jthe Tinwald people as a body mighb have a chance to show their loyalty and leb the word see that they were willing to spend their last shilling or their last drop of blood in support of the great British Empire Many Tinwald people had already helped liberally, and individually they should con tinue to do whajb they cou'd, bub they were met together on that occasion to organise some united movement, and it vrg.i ftp those present to decide what thab movement, should be. After Borne discussion it was; decided to hand over whatever money was' collected to the Ashburton County Fund. After Messrs Gateß, Cow, Clark, Gudsell, Culs/erhouse, Sounders, and the Rev Blackis ton had addressed the meeting it was unajr moualy resolved thab a committee bs formed to arrange for a picnic or garden party Jo Tinwald Domain in the afternoon, and g, social in the evening on or about Thursday, March 8. The following ladies and gentle men were nominated to aob oo the committee with power to add to their number. Masdames McLeod, Anderson, Williams, Tippebb, Heseltlne. Doherty, Biggs, Gudseli, Gaiety Robinson, Qiiglev, Clothier, Ferlie, and Misses Shearer, MoKia, Lewis, Rojjiij son and Stalker. The committee decided fco meeb on Wednesday night to arrange ail necessary preliminary business. A m,osb en thusiastic meeting conclude;} with ft VOte of fchauke to the cfc*lf * *

Substantial Damages. — At> the civil sitting or ii.c ChristcUurcb feuprema Court, held on Monday, the case of «Kffi v! the Queen, a o!aim for £1500 damages, <n re.npcct ot inj irirs sustained by pUintiff in ths lUkam ralway accident, was heard. Plain tiff, i* fanner at T<*mpleton, 72 years of age, was awarded £700. — Prea3 Association telegrami

Not an Unmitigated Disaster. —"What- ever s-'.se may bo ihouj.lit wi'.h regirt?. to the X .kaiti ruilttay accident," said his Honour Mr J slice Dontiiston y^a'erday, in a case for damages, "it has been by no means an unmitigated disaster to the medical pro fession, judging from the bills whioh have come before the court."

Lonobkach Horticultural Society..— The first show of this Society will be hold in tht: Waterton Library Hall on Thursday, March 1, and entries are now invited by the SooreUry, Miss X X Thompson. Id taking up the dutiea of secretary, Misa Thompson exhibits an interest and enthusiasm worthy of 'he highest praise. The district should support her loyally, and we trust the list of entries may be so large aa to test her abili ties to the utmost, and at the same time mdke the initial exhibition of the Society an unqualified BucceM.

WAR FUND.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting was held on Monday evening. .Present —His Worship the Mayor (Mr H. Friedtander), and Crs Thomas, Joliiffe, Divi , and Jones, mayor's statement. The Mayor said re the matter left in his hands, he had accepted the tender of Mr Tucker for timber for culverts, ib being the lowest. The credit balance at the bank was £2 16a sd. The sums received since Ust meeting, including rates £12 4*, rents £19 89, and auctioneers' licenses £40, amounted to £90. CORRESPONDENCE. Th« following was read : —

From Mr W. S. Tenn&nt, asking for some chanaelSio^ to b*> done in Peter Street.— Referred to the Works Committee. From Mr Titntnina, accepting tho Coun oil'« terms for the use of the plantation. Fr- m Mr Smith Mackwell, giving notice (>f hia intention to vacate the C'Uticil's premises occupied by him.—lt wets decided to advertise the premises to let. From Mr <Jeo. Coleman, re the erection of a feuce and outhouses at his premises, Tancred Street. —Permission was granted to erect the same, subject to the engineer's Approval. From the Secretary of tho Fire Brigade, reporting the election of officers.—Approved of.

Cr Maynard wrofce, resigning his position as a councillor, as he waß leaving the colony shortly, and in the meantime would b3 unable to devote much of his time to the duties.

The Mayor moved that the resignation ba accepted with regret. Cr Maynard had always been a good counciiior, had takeo a keen interest in the vfftirs of the borough, and had devoted considerable time to them.

Tho other councillors concurred, and the resignation was accepted—the clerk to ad vertise the vacancy. The clerk of the Upper Aehburbon Roarl Board forwarded a copy of a notice of motion tabled at the last meeting of the Board, as follows :—" That the Ashhurton Borough Council be notified that it is the intention of this Board to cancel all previous arrangements relating to the permission to bring water along Winter's road and Alford Forest road, at its next meeting, to be held oh February 26

The Mayor explained there was an arrange ■ menb with the Board under which the Coin - cil was allowed to bring the water along the roads. It was only in a letter and the B'mrd wanted bo pot the matter in a more legal form* On the motion of Cc Jonet the Mayor and Crt Jolliffe and Thomas were appointed a committee to wait upon the Board and ascertain what was wanted.

Tha Secretary of the Canterbury Jubilee In-ksfrial Exhibition wrote to say that in the preparations being made to celebrate the jubilee of the province, the Executive desired to have all the mayors of New Zealand upon the Hat!, and had pi&aed the Mayor on the Executive.

It was decided to give the movement every support. THE DAMAGED IvERBINQ. Sergeant B»rlovy reported that every enquiry had been made by the police ac to who damaged the new kerbing, but without success. It was evidently d imaged at nighb. i The Engineer reported that further damage had been done in Havelock Street, where the moulding boards had been knocked on one side and she stuys knocked out. KKPORTS ETC. The By-law Committee reported that they had appointed Crs Jolliffe and Davison us a Sub-Committee to confer with the Engineer on the question of drawing up ne*v Building By-laws, and to report to the whole Committee, and an unlimited extension of time in which to report waa asked for by the Committee.

Or Thomas, as chairman of the Committee explained that when they looked into the Bu'lding By-law they found it bristling with difficulties. As fast as they shut one door another opened. The Committee wished to make .a final matter of it hence the appli cation for an extension of time.

The extension v?as granted. BNftINEEHS' REPORT. The Works Committee and the Engineer reported as follows : - 1. Mr Harrison's Letter—The Works Committee recommend that a reply be sent to Mr Harrison, stating that the woiks of channelling those parts of the town con sidered most urgent are first being put in hand, and the streets he desires to be channelled are on the schedule of streets to be dope, and will be proceeded with in their turn, 2 Mr Rowe's Letter re Ooncrete Pipes.— Your Committee have decided to make still further enquiries, as to the use of these pines and will report further on this matter, 3 Foreman's Cottage—The Works Com mittee have requested the Engineer to sub. I mit a plan for the Foreman's cottage, at this I meeting, and recommend that the usual architects commission 5 per C3t.t. be paid for , drawing plan* nod specifications, i Tarring Footpaths.—The showery wea ther has hindered this work slightly, bub we are proceeding f ith the work as fast %% possible, the formation is well ahead of the tarring so that the latter can proceed as fast as the supply of tar and sand will allow. About 250 chains have been completed. % ChMsneUin^—Thd oont)r»otori are j>rQ.

ceeding aUUfaotorily, nearly ninety chains i have been IiAA down, | 6 Labour Gang—The men have been ) engaged in preparing and tarring footpaths, j forming streets, oarting «oil to sections, fill- ■ ing footpaths re.enty channelled, watering streets, making and fixing bridges, making enclosures for meteorological insbnime its in the Domaia, attending to water supply and < I general maintenance work. In reply to a question by Or Jonea, the Engineer said the work desired by Mr Har rison, would probably bi commancad in a week or two. The plans for the Foremin'a cottage were laid on the table, and approve"*. Teuders to be in by next meeting, were authorised to be called for the work. INSPECTOR OF NUtHANCKS. The Inspector of nuisances detailed one or two premises, where dirty baok yards hid been cleared up. The baok yards generally were now in a very satisfactory conditi ;n« He had Interviewed the medical men, who reported the borough to be very free from in fection? diseases. One case of riding a bicycle on the foot path was reported, and the Inspector was instructed to take the usual proceeding?.

LIGHTING. Cr Thomas brought) up the question of improved lighting for the Borough. He thought it would fee wise for the Council to appoint a committee bo ascertain the price at which the Council could acquire the gas works and plant. If purchased he presumed the works would need to be removed to near the Pound. He thought the Gas Company was doing its best for the town, but he did not think the Council were getting from the Company as much satisfaction as they might do. The time had arrived when a very dif ferent system of lighting should be adopted* It could not be adopted while the gas worlds remained where they were, He was not one to interfere with any private Company, but would rather buy the gas works right out aud remove them. Every Borough should own its own gas works. They heard a great; deal about the wonders the electric light was goiDg to work, but while they wero waiting for these things they hai to go without ordinary lighting. He moved to i appoint a committee. The Mayor drew the attention of Coun oillors to the fact that the Council had jwat entered into a contract with the Gas Com pany for twelve months. If they were going to buy the works it would necessitate an additional loan.

Cr Davis : " There would be no harm in doing that." Cr Thomas : " Hear hear."

The Mayor thought that as they had jusb entered into a twelve months' contract with the Company, it would be aa well to let the matter stand in abeyance for six months. He thought they would probably gain all the information they wanted by investigating the Company's balance sheet. Cr Joliiffe seconded the proposal for a committee to ascertain the terms upon which the Company would sell their works to the Council. They might as well start at once as it would be six months ab least before the committee would be in a position to do any thing. Cr Davis was not at presenb in favour of buying the works, but had no objection to the oommlttee getttiog the information. Cr Jones thought it might as well be got. The Mayor said there was no doubt e'ectrioity could not compare with gas and incandescent burners. Melbourne as far as Victoria Bridge waa lighted with electricity, and from Victoria Bridge towards St. KMda with gi * with the new incandesoent burner. There was no comparison between the two lights in f tvour of gas, at about; half the cost.

Cr Thomaß reiterated he simply wanted to ascertain what the Company would tell for* If he thought it cheap, he would move heaven and earth to buy id. They could then light the town as they desired, and have an income from the sale of gas to private individual. Finally the matter was left in the hands of the Mayor to ascertain the price. THE RAILWAY TIMETABLE Or, Joliiffe drew attention to the ft ct that the Railway Department anUcipited altering their timetable on the Cnristchurch section. The service might be greatly improved, Per instance, tho last train from Christchurch should arriveatAehburton bo^orc bheexpres f ins'ead of having to wait an indefinite time a"> Chertsey, The morning truio ran co ChnVcburoh in 2 hours 45 minutef, but the evening train took 3 hours 20 minutes to come out. By accelerating the speed they oculd reach Athburton before the express and not leave Ovfistchurch ear'ier than 4 30. p.m.

The M yor thought it was useless to ap proach the Department. The evening train would have either to leive earlier, or run at more than express ep ed to run fifteen

minutes clear of the express. Cr. Thomas would utterly oppose the train leaving Chriauchurch caalier. Time there was quite short enough now. After some further discussion Cr. Jolliffe tabled the following notice of motion :— "That the General Manager of Railways bw requested when re-arranging the timetable of the Christchurch section, to consider the posHibility of timing the laat train from Christchurch to Ashburton, so that it shall airive before the express from Dunedin, and so that it shall not leave Christchurch before 4 30 p.m."

ACCOUNTS Accounts were passed for payment amount ing to £194 Os 2<J.

Swimming Gala on Thursday. DOMAIN BOARD.

This Board met on Monday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor (ohair man), and Messrs Thomas, Jolliffe, Davis, and Jones. curator's report The Curator reported as follows: —In regard to the boys breaking into the p&villion on the 3rd it appears that the case is a peculiar one. Mr Tayler, the Clerk of the Court, stat ea that he cannot draw a charge against the boys, and advises me to consult a solicitor in the matter. I must therefore again request) the Board to advise me farther in the case. I regret to have to inform the Board that there hat* been a considerable number of young and half grown ducks of several breeds stolen from the Domain during the last two months. Amongst them was a brood of tine half-grown muscovy and also the parent bird. All the young white Aylesbury'a have disappeared within the last fortnight. We have had a successful season in rearing some §ue ornamental water fowls, and it is very aggravating to have them pilfered from the lalj.es. Members were greatly ineeneed when the report came before them. Iv waa outrageous that such beautiful ornameutß of the Domain as the waterfowl should be stolen. A most severe example should be made of the first person they could convict. Mr Thomas said he would willingly give £10 out of his own pocket towards a reward if it would have the effect of protecting the birds.

The Board went into committee on the subject) and decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Chairman to deal with* THK DOMAIN COMMITTEE'S REPORT Boilers for Picnio Parties—Your com mittee have considered this matter, which was submitted by ti.e curator, and recom. mend that it stand in abeyance for the meantime. Painting— Your committee recommend j 1 that the tank stand, tanks, and enclosure j for the meteorological instruments be painted, and tenders be cilled for the work>— Adopted. Granting the use of the Domain to the Springburn school picnic the following day, opened the subject of charging schools for the D main.

The chairman thought schools had always been charged, fco recoup the cost of cleaning up and generally straightening things after a picnic. Messrs Thomas, Joll>£fj, and Jones thought that was quite right in the case of outside schools. All schools in the Ashburton county, however, should have the use of the Domain free. As a matter of fact the Domain was the property of tha whole county, and not of the borough only. After some further conversation, the matter dropped! Id w^3 decided to ask tjie Ashburton County Council for an annual subscription towards the maintenance of the Domain, i Messrs Joliiffa, Scaly, and Thomas were' appointed a committee to interview the Counoil with that'object).

DEPARTURE OF THE ROUGHRIDERS.

An IT-itkußiastie Demonstration

Jt fell to the lot of Canterbury to represent the colony on the occasion of the deajnvoh of the Thin! Contingent, «,nd right well the duty was i erformed. Peep'oirom every corner of the district congregated in the oily and its seaport by thousands. Among the crowds that throned Hagley Park, the streets of Chrißtchnreh and the whaivea at Lytteleon, were visitors from every district from Auck i land to the Bluff. Perhaps viewed merely ' ! as a crowd the multitude did itself less than | justice, i'< fflt compelled to diffuse itself, and j while one htilf was conveyed to Lyttelton, the remaining sections gathered for the de monstration in Hagley Park, or lined the streets along which the procession was to pass \ The 20.000 who assembled in Hagley Park

nrvde <*» spectacle, and the news that Kimberley had been relieved, which spread like wildfire, evoked the wildest finthußinsm. The oity itself was gay with fl^gs, and the streets were hung with streamers and mottoes, "Good luck to our

plucky boya " being the texb of most of the legends. The march to the railway station was in keeping with the disp'ay made at the park, for the streets were closely lined with spectators who cheered and waved their handkerchiefs continuously. The parade of volunteers was exceptionally good, but for thn Contingent itself there could be no orderly marching. Its members have been at the gates of Ohriatohurch for many days, but people seemed never to have seen enough of them. They were surrounded by relatives, friends and admirers ; chaered and saluted at every step. At bhe railway station there was again a great and enthusi astic demonstration, and when the men reached Lyttelbon the greeting then received was no less h' arty, from their arrival in the marine borough to the Bailing of the troop ship to the sound of gum from H M.S. Tauranga and the ringing of the bells of the Bhipa in port. An early start was made in camp, as all kits had to be packed and got outside the i camp lines at 630 a.m. Breakfast was a cheerful meal and made the occasion of two presentations to members of the Canterbury yeomanry Cavalry for fche work they had done for the Contingent. After breakfast the troops fell in. Colonel Sommerville addressed the Waoganui men, and expressed confidence that they would worthily perform their duty. At 8-30 Colonel Penton with an esoorb of mounted Volunteers rode on to

the parade ground. The Commandant in brie&y addressing tha men said thab all provincial jealousies mast now bo done away with, and they mast oue'and all work to gether for the good o! the Contingent The officers must ever consider tha welfare of the men and horses, and be considerate in their manner of addressing the men ; while the men must obey implicity the orders of their officers. If they did this^ they would be as good as the previous Contingent, which he was proud to say had earned the New Zealanders the reputation of being the best ccouts among the Colonial forces ; and he could only say—" God bless you ; my you have the best of luck and plenty of fighting, and show the Boers what good soldiers New Zjaland can turn out." The Contingent, escorted by the Canter bury Mounted Riflaa, and led by Colonel Penton with Colonels Slater, Sommerville and Major Wright, left the camp for Hagley Park. On their arrival at the park they recived a great ovation from the thousands who had gathered there. A platform had been ereot9d for a choir composed of 2000 school children and the members of musical societies Another platform af forded accommodation for the relatives and friends of the Contingent. After the Contingent had been drawn up the volunteers marched on to the ground. There were men from the far south as well as from the North Islanrf. The Zealandia corps, from Wellington, the Wellington College corps, the Post and Telegraph corps and Civil Service corps from the same city, with the JCilhirnie corps were a'l reprcasmtoc 1. The South Cinterbury Battalion mustered almost its full strength, and the Hampden R flee, Palmerston South Riflis, and Dunelin High landers all sent detachment?. The Ca&ter' bury Engineers were there, so too were the Lyttelton, Dune'in, and Chriatchurch artillery ; the Lyttelron, Wellington ani Fort Chalmers Navals, the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, aod several corps of M^nnted Rifles. The Premier, with the Hon. W. C. Walker aud the Hoa. W. Hall-Jones arrived shortly before 10,30, at which ghour His Kxc liency the Governor drove on to the grounds. The Governor at the opening of his speech announced that Kimberley had been relieved, the news be ng greeted with loud cheete. He said that they felt the utmost pride when they saw that the flower of. the laud were ready to leave their homea and cross the seas in order to vindicate the honor of England, and champion the cause of their fellow subjects in the Transvaal. They sympathised with those who had to part with their dear ones, but they must uphold their glorious traditions at any personal sacrSce, even of their dearest and best. The generous enthusiasm which had equipped the Third Contingent was beyond all praise, and proved that the old British spirit was still present, and as long as that animated them England had nothing to fear. The Premier -said that he felt proud of the New Zealand soldiers, and of the vast Empire to which they all belonged. They had there that day the flower of New Zaaland. He read telegrams that he had received from the Mayors of Hokitika, Wanganui and West port, and other West Coast residents conveying the beat wishes for the success of the Contingent. Ho would point out that from no other part of Her Majesty's Dominions had a company been sent without oost to the oolony or Imperial Groverßtnent. The question now as to the situation was one of two things j they must not forget that it was a question of two evi!s war or dis honour ; and dishonour they must never suffer. It had never been connected with their race and It musb not be in connection with this question. He prayed God to speed the Contingent en its way, and trusted that they would follow the example of other colonial Contingents now at the front*. The Mayor of Christchurch read a letter of apology from the Hon. J. McKerz'e, who expressed regret at apt being able to be present to Bay farewell and God-speed to the Contingent. The Mayor said that he had also received telegrams of apology f om the Mayors of many other towns as representing; panterbury. He expressed the great debt they owed to the troops. They had shown great courage in volunteering to assist in a work which waa fraught with danger. The eyes of New SJealaod would be upon them, and their hearts would be with them, They knew full well that whether in camp or field the men would act their part nobly, and he trusted that Providence would guard them and bring them back safely. Afe the conclusion of the speeches the music of brass bands and the echoes of distant cheers, told those waiting outside the Park of fcho approach of the troops, and exactly

at 11 20 the head of the procession appeared iv sight, a force of mounted police preceding it. The Oamara Garrison Band led the way playing • Soldiers of the Queen.' and then came Major Day at the head of the North Canterbury Battalion. The Queen's Cidets brought up the rear of this section. The South Canterbury Battalion Band, playing a lively march, came nexb afc the head of representatives of the South Canterbury and Duoedin infantry companies. The Wellington Volunteers followed, and then came the SUnmore Band, heading a detachment com prising the Lyttelton Naval Artillery, Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, B Battery Dunedin, Port Chalmers Navals, South Canterbury and EUesmere Mounted Rifles, E Battery and N Babtery (Lyttelten), and Canterbury and Dunedin Engineers. The Engineers Bind preceded the

carriage containing tha premier and Mrs Seddon, whs were loudly cheered on the way. They were followed by the IJonB. W G Walker and Hall-Jones; Bishop Grimes and his vicar-general were in the next carriage ; and then came His Excellency the Governor and Lady R&nfurly escorted by the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. All eyes were eagerly looking for the Contingent, who, preceded by the Christchureh Garrison Band, brought, up the rear. A storm of cheers greeted their appearance. The men of tha Contingent must have found that their marching bad' to be done under difficulties, as many of their relatives and friends (some of them evidently very dear ones) broke their ranks in order to walk alongside them, Along Armagh street th« roadway w»i ,

crowded, and every window or ferce or poi * cion of any iorfc from which the process oa ct/n'.ii be viewed, was occupi'd*. Cheers c»uia from hundreds and hundreda of throats, and all sorts of good wishes were huilod at the men. Bat if the crowd in Armagh street was dense, the throng whfu Colombo street was reached was denser still. Th>) street seemed to bo on» vast mass of p-op'e. All the buildings along the route wera Hted wich ptople wiio w-vo-.l hand kerchiefs and flvgs and cheered themnlvea . hoarae. In Cathedral Square the troop 3 wera greeted with a merry peal from the cathedral bells. Tho crowd following tho procession had by this time becomo vtry dense, and all tho appeals of tho policemoa who were at the rear ot the precession could not keep people from pressiug in on the ranks of the Contingent. At ihs Bank of New Zealand comer the pses'inre became so great that a number of m^n were cut off from their comrades, and had to double to regain their places. Down High street ib.3 march was continued and the enthusiasm seemed to increase, the Wunganui men in response to cheering giving their Maori cry very vigorously. Owing to tho density of the thoroughfares it was with great diffi culty thab progress was made down Manchee ter street, but the volunteers lining the road at tha railway station the work of embarka tion on the train for Lyttslton was carried out) expeditionary. During the 3 urney to port the man sang patriotic songs, while some of the North Island troop shouted their Maori war cry. Afc every railway crowing and station on the way crowds of men, women, and children had gathered, and the Contingent was heartily cheered. Upon arrival at Lyttelton the men were detrained, and headed by the various bands and the volunteers they were marched to the drill shed, every open space being crowded with sight-seers all anxious to catch a glimpse of the Contingent. The crowd that had assembled at Lyttelton waa enormous. The arrangements made by the railway authorities for coping with the vast traffic were complete. Loog trains were despatched from Chris*church to Lyttelton at intervals of about a quarter of an hour, and it 1 esti mated that about 50,000 people wero carried to'porb. The Mayor of Lyttelton pre-ile 1. at the lanch to the Contingent, at which the Governor, the Premier, end the Horit. Messrs Walker and Hall-Jones were present. The toast of " The Governor " evoked much enthusiasm. His Excellency, in the courre of his reply, read an extract from a German newspaper whinh frankly acknowledged the calmness and dignity of the British nation in the faca of reverses, and the integrity and the heroism of the British troops. The Premier proposed the wmst of "1 he j Third Contingent. He said ihat as to the riding capacity of the men there could be no doubt, and he had it on the best authority that in shootiug they were equal to the best of those who had preceded them. He noticed that some of their comrades in the Fir*t Contingent had written to their friends, and had adversely commented on other regiments and troops fighting together with them. They certainly never intended that than should be mada public property, and it showed the wisdom of the censorship of the press. Ii might happen that some of them in the exubeance of their spirits would commit some small breaches of discipline. He mentioned that because he bad noticed that the representatives of the press with the Seaond Contingent had sent back to the public the intelligence that a trooper had been brought before his officers and punished, A great mistake had been, made. Little things of that kind were sure to happen, and they ought not to be made public property. fJ he health of the Contingent w»s drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. Mm jar Jowsey in responding said, that the Premier had beep good enough to say many kind things of the Rough Riders. As far as he {Majar Jowsey) was concerned, there would be nothing wanting in his endeavour to dp all that the Premier expected, and there was not a trooper fcjut would do the same. Mjj>r Jowsey thanked all, and he thanked the Mayor for the way they had been enter: tamed. Captains Rose and Chaytor ftlso responded. The me i were then given short leave to bid farewell to their friends. They fell in ag^in at 3 P-fn-i aod marched down to the wherf. A few minutes later the Governor and Lady Ranfnely arrived, a choir of chil dren who were drawn up on the lonic singii g the National Anthem. His Excellency said :—" For the third time in a few hours it is my privilege to say farewell to our soldiers, and to bid them in the name of Her Majesty Godspeed and gooi luck, Though recent reverses may have made us downcast, we are not discouraged, for we know that in the end we ehaij triumph, as our oauae is a just one, as; we shall have proved to the whole world and enemy of the British race, The misforiuiea we have experienced will be to our ultimate good, as they will show us our wuak points and how to remedy them, and at the same time they will draw us together in bonds of sympathy and devotion. Soldura of the Queen, farewell You roust prove your mettle by your actions ; and wha ever privß tions you may have to undergo in future, remember how many of your countrymen have faced them before. Do your duty cheerfully ; obey your officers implicitly and without question, remembering that with out discipline the finest army in the world must fall. Prove yourselves worthy of the finest army the world has ever seen, and re member in spite of temporary reverses, Eng land is still the greatest nation in the world. Farewell !' Hear I y cheers were g yen for tho Earl and Countess of Raufurly. The choir then aang "The Red, White, and R<u^.' The Premier in hia address said that it was a great assemblage there that day, but nothing to what would be seen when the Rough Riders returned. He returned thanks to those who had raised funds for the Con tingent and to Colonel Penton and his officers for the good work they had accomplished. The Premier thus oor.c v ltd : " What do you think has happ-iied ? sfou will not be sift ct.sd tonight wnU. the first complaint you have to meet. You wi'l be lying in smooth water tonight. The boat is going, but she will not go fur. The reason it that about ninety cases of gifts have been sent aboard, in addition to all other cargo, and in order that they may be properly adjusted and stowed for your Bafety, the steamer will lie inside the heads. Remember the cause of that delay-—the spontaneous generosity pf the people. You will enjey the comforts provided, and the delay won't hart you I wish you good-bye. May He have you in his keeping and nay His strong arm and ever watchful eye be upon you. The reootd as it is to-jay is glorious, and we are confident I that it will be doubly glorious with the I Third Contingent. G pod luck to you aod God-speed. In digging parlance, ' May you. strike it heavy ' when you reach tb,e other side." (Applause and cheers), j The Mayor of Lytteiton spoke brieily. j The Right Rev. Bishop Julius said that their last words would be words of prayer. He had placed on board ship in the care of Major Jowsey a copy of a small book of prayer for each man in the Contingent, with a few words from himself panted in each. He hoped that the books might be of service to the men. Bishop Julius then offered up prayer and pronounced the Benediction. The Premier read the message which he had received giving some particulars of the relief of Kimberley, the news being greeted wif;h applause He had omitted to teil them about the Fourth Contingent. Their first section would leave Auckland, and the final departure would be from Port Chalmers. If more were required more would be sent, and they would not stop until complete victory had been achieved by the British Army, (Great applause). At the Premier's call hearty cheers were given for Mr T)aoiels, the Union Steam Ship Co.'a foreman-. Cheers for the Premier and Mrs Seddon followed, and the choir Bang " Auld Lang Syne." The Contingent was then drawn up in Hoe and the work of embarkation was begun, Colonel Pole-Penton checking the names at the gangway." The Knight Templar cast off from the wharf at 5 o'clock, and steamed slowly through the moles, H M 8 Tauraoga firing a salute and all the ships in harbour ringing their bolls. She was escorted to the heads by the steamers in port, which were densely packed with sightseers. The troop ship, as announced by tbe Premier, afte* going to the heads returned to the stream to allow the last details of fitting up to be" carried out. She left at ?.2O on Sunday evening.

TH3 dflßj TON OOARBIAN : TUESbisY, F£BBlU]h.¥ 20, 1900



Amount acknowledged .. £457 18 7 Aahburton Fire Brigade .. 5 10 6 J Durrant .. .. 0 4 0 0 AoUna .. .. 0 5 0 Wm Morton .. .. 0 5 0 EJW Mead .. .. 0 5 0 Wm Kadford .. .. 0 2 6 J«mo8 Hurst .. •• 0 2 6 RHS F .. .. 0 2 6 T Beits .. .. 0 5 0 RH .. .. 0 5 0 OS .. ..050 Jlrwin .. .. 2 2 0 William .. .. 0 5 0 The Native .. .. 0 5 0 j 1 Ht\rd Uaae .. .. 0 5 0 G Hood .. .. 0 5 0 J A Beare .. .. 0 2 6 D Bruce .. .. 0 5 0 A Gordon, cordial manufacturer 010 0 Mack .. .. 0 5 0 A UraSghoad .. .. 110 Per Captain Dolman .. 12 9 MStim .. .. 3 3 0 M Andrews and M Fergus, la each .. .. 0 2 0 R Abercrombie .. .. 0 2 6 E Worm in .. .. 0 1 0 B Boßwetl and J Sim, 2j each 0 4 0 OSmithel .. .. 0 2 6 P Hannon .. .. 0 1 0 HWHewaon t . .. 0 2 6 Jos Preddy .. .. 0 2 0 Ma Morris and G Thompson, 10] each .. .. 10 0 Mrs Hart and Miss Poolo, la each 0 2 0 II H L and H Hewaun, 2i 6i each 0 5 0 Mrs Bland ... .. 0 5 5 AEH .. .. 110 ACollina .. .. 0 2 6 M W .. .. 0 2 0 G Stewart .. ! 0 2 0 PDunbar .. .. 110 FJJRicharda .. .. 13 0

i ______ Total £481 2 10



ST. STEPHEN'S OH(JBOH : AehburtoD. la Hid of the Chu-ch Building Fund. A LEOUJRtC / ON j "KOYI'T." * WILL BK DELIVERED S In the School™, m TO-XJORT, TO ' SDAY, F« BRU >\ KY 20, | AT 7 30 P.M. ] BY TUB i YEN. AROUUKACON HARPER, M.A. j niHK Lecture will ho iUi'&tr-.'<d t>y mag- JL nifioent LTMK LIGHT VIEWS, the origins is of which were taken by the Arch deacon during his recent travels in Afrien, Ti k-ts : Is r^icSi ; Chi'<lren h'tlf price. lUy^^.n^y^pwitfirMimMmMßMiiHWiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mm '^liiiii'i iiMiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiim!i"'iny] 1 iX a H 12 rv s rio §o 5 I*§"s "a S i~ B §« w g to % S « r%ew Zealand CLOTHISC_FACTQF,Y & toektaking Heductions. . TreiLendous Bargains. HARD and Soft Felts 7* 6d, 10 &d, re duced to 13 and la 61. Straw hats, Is 9d, 2^ 31, all reduced to Is A few odd linea ia Shirts reduced to 2s 6d Boys' Tweed Capa, reduced to 31 Boys' Pi*per ColUm Id per box Mou'B Ties, Is 91, 2s 6d, reduced to 61 and la Men's Sac Suito, G >nd Lines, 23a 6i B;>vb' Sac Suits. 253 6rl, reduce I to 19^ Biy)' Washing Suite, 4< 61, 3-i 61, reduced to 2i 91 Boys' Alpaca Coat*. 7a 6J, 9i 61, reduced to 3* 6d and 4a 6d Men's Trt-end Trousers, bi, 1 6d, 9 61, BOOTS! BOOTS BOOTS C".nvfts Tennis Shoes, 5s 6ci, reduced to 2-3 61 Vi'omen'B and Children's Biota and Shoes reduoed about half. We mast e!e*r out these odd iinea to make room for New Good, etc. CALL HJAULY AND & i-rr fi m»■ jl' oh< >i ok NSLW ZK.»LAND CLOTHING FACTOKY. F. 11. BKOKINCSSALB, Manager J. WILSON, SIGN-WKITEK. LARGE STOCK OF WALL PAPERS, WINDOW GLASS, MIXED PAINTS, PICT¥RB MOULDINGS, ARTIST'S MATERIAL, &c. BUPNETT STREET, opposite Mail Office Telephone 66 BEMOVAL NOTICE E. J. GUY, SADDLER, WISHES to notify to to his Customers that he has REMOVED back to his new Premises oa the old site, Buroetl Street. Large Stock of SADDLERY, HARNESS, WBIPS, ice, on hand. Inspection invited, AH orders left with me will be promptly executed. 98 " mO COMPETE WITH THE TIMES. For 14 Days Onb,, One T)oti*n Highly Finished Cabinet Photos POX EIGHT * PIX. Dou'i; Misa This Chanck. All work guaranteed. Note A.ddreßß D -Tones, ThePholt»gr*pher, Fvoijottum Ftudio, Moore Streef. PAKLIAMKNTABY Dticieion ngdiust Trading Ouupont. Ko t>uch legislation neoeieary in the case of a atc&igh-out tyatem ?f giving O»*h Diseoant at the rate of Is in ,oe fouud off every purchase of Ninepei,ca yorth and over. The came all round ster; ik value ac uauii.l in General Drapery, clothing, Boots, 6 tc, at H« 0. Barbsxts (tat* BaWett Bros ) " Ihe HftH," h**b mtwn,



THE RTO&K-WEXTWORTE LXHE. ♦- ■ Mr iiaciuff f-yalimt, — You have had hard luck lately payiog out lots of entty fees and travelling exponses and yottiog no return. Notice how the (iuers of aiurtert'- W hitworths have been farirt;. At the 1900 N.Z Championship Mauling ni«sO out of ten Championships fell to rielers of the Rudgk-Whitw.rth Did those ri^'era ever meet, with bucli prienomenal success on any o'hur whey.l ? Ask then; how the Kudge-Whitworth stood on the bumpy track 'it Wellington, and they will tell you that their mounts were full of life whm the final Bt ruggle came. The Rodgk-Whiivvorth had only been on the p»th it few months, ye; it now stands alone a-i the riciog man's wheel. Are you satisfied to be an " alno Btarteil," or will you lead on a Rudge- Whitvvortu ? Mr M/ourlst,—You want a when' that is nob tr.ohea.vy but etro g enouah to cany you over bumpy streets uml rough rovdp, and at the same time, can show pace wren thfl going is good. The Budge- WmxwoßTii Hnawera thisdisciiption. What is England';* rxperience ? The battle of the high-grade wheel h»»> end'd in a complete victory f«r the RuDGK-WHirwoßTit, w'tioh is now ri(sbt on top in the Old Countiy. Oome and inspect the 19J0 Mudo).



I am SOLE AGENT for Aehburton for RUUGE-WHITWORTH & IRIBUNE BICYCLES. All Kinds of Machines Repaired. BICYCLES ON HIRE. STOCK OF ACCESSORIES. B. D. Johnston, BURNETT STREET, Next c range Hail. 13. W. H vNMEIi FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, AC)*) ACRES, near Methven; sweet warm hnd, with six-roomed House, Stable, Woolshed and Yards; all ia first-olftae order. FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, AT GNOE. /"VJMKORI'ABLE HOME, comprising IG£ Acres of good land, five roomed House with outbuildings, stable, etc.; situated about half-mile from North Belt. Easy Terms. Apply E. W. HANMER. 2 51 PHOTOGRAPHY.' HAL MA & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, Saundees' Buildings. XY7 E ARE STILL doing fchtee Enamelled Cabinets for 4s, six for 6s, and 12 for 10s. PHOTOS Of our BOYS in the ROUGH RIDERS CONTINGENT from 2\ a Copy. , AH branches of Photography at popular prices. STUDIO at Siundors' Buildingß. Note the Address, and do not be misled, FOR BICYCIE ACCESSORIES : go to j OAlfcS LOWRY AND CO ■ THE LEADING CYCLE DEALERS. OUR Repairs are done in a neat and workmanlike manner. All work guaranteed, and charges reason able. ~ aTford "forest ' fohTale 4O ACRES 4O BEING Rural Sections 22038 and 2P039 froatiog Taylor'a Stream, on Wintei alow Bun. ! Liberal Terms. T. BULLOCK.



! NOT EVeN . . . A N ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR • • . FORGETS THAT SHEARMAN BROS.' SPECIALTY IS Pure Ceylon Teas, Or that they keep the largest SUPPLIES in all kiada and qualities GOING, SOUTH of the line. But they have other LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THEM, SUCH AS GKOCEKIES, IRONMONGERY,. GLASSWARE, I'NAMJfiLWARB, CROCKERY, BSUSHWABB, WINES & SPIRITS. By purchasing the above Goods from us ot the lowest Cash Prices our Friends will always find ifc PAY! PAY! PAY!



Reid and Gray T\ ESI R E to notify Purchasers of RUDGE-WHFT WORTH Bicycles, WHITE FLYiR Bicycles, i HUMMER Bicycles, and FAIRY Bicycles, That MESSRS W H L4NDKLLS & SON »re NO LONGER authorised to co'lect Vlonies for Time laments od theae Machines', and request that all Payments in 'mure be made to their Representative, MR JAS. H. PAULING, | whose Receipt will be binding 2J_H KEID & GRAY. TO FARMWRSi I FOR Sal h). i •>O»V ACRES mostly Firdt-olass Land, i * wJr • suitable for all round farming | ' -eurther particulars furnished on applica tion. rt 1 T. BULLOCK. TO BAKERS , . j TO LET, at a low Rental—Triangle j Bakery and Shop, centrally (situated, ! not for from the Railway Station. ; T BULLOC X ' BHEKP COUNTRY I ASHBURTON GORGE 3018 ACKKB 501?. X ing R.S 31832,~31833, 31834, ..t., thtrs. ] his proprrty not having been sold by auction, offers are invited for the pur cnaao of same. F T. BULLCOF. I &\J ACRES 4){j | WKLL a tuated on Ricecnuree Road together with Dwelling House of 5 ro .ms. verandah, etc. Tnis not having been dn,w,,«.dof on Ba(urday, < ffirs are invited tor iho purchases of same. It ia con veaioutly siiuatcd near town, Liberal ttrms of payment, tull parsiculara furnisbel on application. . T. BULLOCK QIIEEP DROVERS and Others are O warned against driving SIIEEP across ray property, " Montalto," wifhout my per nrssion : otherwise, they will be proceeded against according to law ——~——-^_m^Ms°Jsj__ CBKRTSEY SPORTS ~ IMPROVtoO PROGii&MME FOR JgASTfcR MONDAY, APRIL 16th. OPKN HORSE & ATHLETIC EVENTS Programmes ii-sued in a few days. ,2i2?__ J°HN SHANNOIV- Secretary, m EACHJfiR of the Pianoforte and Singing, Havelock Street. TO LE I' ~~~ ROOMS centrally situated in Bank Build ings, Arcade Chambers __T. JJULLOCK W'ANTEU KNOWN-'lhat ou.-bUTII Real Livb Salb, because we make a substantial reduction off nearly every article in our stock. Ladies Jackets and Macintoshes are the specialty this week, and ate marked at prices that would aelon c_ hJ eJ m IJ*_ e£ fl-—MITCHEI.L &r\ UUNER WANTED KNOWN^Th^^o^who want cheap Drapery or Clothing should pay us an early visit, as we shall Boon bo "Moving on," — Mitchell & Turner. TV/fRB ALCORN hopes by Bel7hig~fora I\JL few weeks at and in some casea below Wholesale Prices to make more room Several cases JN'ew Goods bought at large discounts will be included, so that customers may rely on getting genuine bargains at this Sale. ASHBCJRTOF HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ANNUAL SHOW THUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 22. ENTRIES close with the Secretaiy, TUESDAY, 20th Secretary wilt bs in attendance at Mb Dodds' offices till 8 p.m. E. M. DODDS, 2 31 Hon. Secretary. WANTED KNOWN. — That anything you want in Drapery or OJobhing can be bought very cheap at MITQHfc&L AND Tubnkr's removing Sale. 1 Remnants of all kinds and Nibbles in every Department. Call early. Lots of lines already cleared. First come first served. riiHE height of the rock of Gibraltar is X about 1437 feet.—The height of ev«ry t«a-drinker's ambition should bt to use Mo- Kenzie'd Golden Tipped Pekoe or Broken Orange Pekoe Ceylon packod Tea, not be» cause we say so, but because it is the best te« »od goea furthest,



•Smoke New Venus



As to the troopship, "we think nothing we could cay would be too strong to eVpreiS tjie public? indignation at th« state of fcHingi