BIRTH.

I STi'fhkks—AtTinwald, on Jnru-!ry26,1900, \ I the wife of John Slephtna, of a aon. X >ih J I doing well. I

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit.. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900.

.'■•t the dinner given to Colonel Tom Piico, commanding the second Vie

COLONEL PIIICE SPEAKS OUT.

toriHU contingent, by bis fellow officers of tiie Mounted Ri-

fles, the guest, in responding to the toast of his health, took the oppor tunity of getting a few things ofi his mind, to which be had, no doubt, for a long time wished to give utterance. He spoke, he said, as one who might not come trick from the caaipaigc, and he felt it was time some one should open his mouth. Australia had entered into the quarrel between England and the South African Republics, and that being so, it was the bounden duty of Austral! tns to see that her sons were prepared and went forth thoroughly equipped. " They should have material and uniforms and all the rest of it ready to go promptly, so that there might be no necessity to change them when they reached the other side. It was a reflection on • Marvellous Melbourne ' that the combined intellect of ihe commercial forces of the colony j catering for d<-fence requirements cou d barely turn out sufficient ejuip , ment for 250 men in three weeks, i What, he would like to ask, would be our position if the invader came suddenly knocking at our door, and we had to turn out a thousand men 1 In that case we should be lost." The State and the private employer must be more liberal towards the defence forces. As ifc was now, the employer often refused a few short days to the employee to go to camp where he learned his duty as a soldier, and was taught", among other things, how to defend his employer's property. H« regretted that the wealthy and moneyed classes of the colony did not join the defence force", and if any thing was to be done to mend the present state of affairs public enthusiasm must be aroused. Some of these remarks hit New Zealanders. The defence forces of this colony are notoriously in a far less satisfactory condition than could be wished. There is no uniformity about anything, the forces are composed of a number of widely difbring units. It is said, as an instance, that the muster of members of the first contingent, before the kharki suits were given out, showed no leas than seventy different uniforms. But at least, let us hope, our defence authorities are guiltless of the pitiful economy which in Victoria allowed the serving out to the troops of spurs that twisted under the least pressure, and could be broken with one's fingers, of stirrup straps, upon which a man's life might depfnd, that could be broken like cardboard, cf stirrups niad<", as one man said, of pot metal, which closed on his foot when his horae fell. The use of inferior leather for the saddles did not so much matter, so long as it was stout and strong, but the dis covery of these other defects created a tremendous sensation which was not calmed until all the cheap and dangerous stuff had been replaced by strong articles. Out of the storm may not improbably Arise a better condition of affaire for the Victorian troops.

Local and General.

%* On the first page to-day will be found further parti ularsrithe Premiers' Confer ence, commercial news, and other reading matter.

Lobd Beauchamp—lt is rumoured that Lord Beauohamp, Governor of New South Wales, will return to England early in June.

Hospital Hoard —A. general meeting of the Hospital Board will be held in the C junty Council Chambers on Tuesday next, at 2 pm.

Trades Council.—lt has been decided to reorganise the Trades Council, and a meeting of delegates is to be convened next week to arrange a basis.

Cycling.--Some of the Ashburton riders, Messrs Holland, Huston, and C. C. Willis (Ariel Bicycle Glub), are in Dunedin, and will ride in the meeting to be held to-day.

Tbachbbs' Salabi^.—-The printed table? showing ihe new scales of teachers' salarie 8 have been oiroulated by the North Canter' bury Education Board, and must be pleasant and interesting reading to the teachers in view of the fact that pone of the salaries of the clerical or inspectorial staff hare been touched.

The Slain New ZEALANDBK^.—Yotes of coadoleiice and sympathy with the Hod, Mr Gourley, of Dunedin, bave been passed by various public bodies in that city in con sequence of the death of his son, Sergeant Gour'ey, one of the New Zsalanders lately killed in South Africa.

Codlin Moth in Ashbubton.—We have been shown many samples of apples in this district badly infested with the codlin moth. Some of the specimens came from an Allen ton garden, and we learn that hardly any orchard there is free from this destructive pest. A glar.ce at the fruit infected shows how comple'ely the insect destroys the apple, rendering it unfit for any pu'poan, except perhaps feeding to fowls and pigs.

Q,O AhlVlOAf tOV!S FOX THE FRONT. — •« Mercutio " tells the following story in the New Zealand Herald :—An Auckland man wb>* bent on going to the Transvaal war, and he presented him-elf in due course. Ho | passed the ordeal successfully at the Drill Shed. His birth-marks were all correct, he had hs<2 the measles and the chicken pox; was not too r«?hohly married ; while his chest measurement was figured opt satisfactorily by a man who knew a tape-line when he saw it. What, like the young man in Scripture, did he lack ? Well—his " box of ivor'ea" were nob Al, for tackling ehip'a Biacuit and " bully " beef. The exasperated volunteer, could paly gasp out, "Good iieaffenn, man, I don't want to eat the Boers ; I wanbw'shtfob themi" Tableau.

A Fishy YAai* —An .Qamaru fishermtm (aays the North Otago Times) me£ wj'h a peculiar and Btarthng experience at the Waitaki river thin week. A trifla short sighted, he took his stand on the bank jibora a deep and swirling pool in the rushing river. He hooked a fish. He played it in towards the bank, and reaching forward gaffed it, bub the treacherous bank gave way, and he was precipitated into aboub twelve feet of water. He was drawn down to the boi bom of the pool, bub managed to extricate his g*ff from the fish When he reappeared on the "surface He was being whirled rouud in tie water, There $l«o was the trout floatirg about. la his eagerness he again gaffed the fish, and the next instant was thyown rp against the beach, and managed by a miraiyfe to get oub of the water. He thus brought his gaff, the fish, and his fishing line out with him, although his escape from drown ing ia what he cannot yeb understand. He tella the story in simple language, and aithofflgli a fisherman's yarn ia sometimes difficult to aJwarb, his friends place the utmost reliance fa it, J3e is now contem plating the advisableness of J^eg the third contingent for the fronb, so as to escape tkp possibility of being drowned ab the WaiUki. If the fi»h would keep he sayg he would treasure ife £» » memento of hit narrow aßoapee

The Wab News—We regret exceedingly that our rem»iks as to the probab'e course of events re the reported occupation of Spi"'n Kop by the Batten have turned out to by n correct explanation of ihe position, as will be se^n by reference to our tables to-f'ay.

A Husband Plockbd-—I he M*yor his received the follocjug letter among the great amount of corrtsp^udfece relating >o the Canterbury Troop:—"Do not. put my husband's Earn? down for the third contin gent; he has a bouse ful! of little ones, an :, If he goes, ho must take them with him He ia in his fifty-fourl, h je.-.r, had hia leg broken when drunk, cannot read without Epec-, acd had his head sewn up. He get- fellowa to tell and wrUe lies for him. Please do not accept his nama ; he gets cramp, and only ia making a fool of himself."

Missionary Meeting.—About 120 people, representative of the various religious rodies of the district, were present at the Orange Hall on Friday night, for the purpose of listening to addresses given by Dr. Howard Taylor, Mrs Taylor and Mr Todd, delegates of the China luiand Misdon. Ou the pla' form, with the speakers, were Rev. R. Tay lor (in the chair), Reve. Lamb and Mather following a few opening remarks by the chair man, Mr Todd address, d the meeting. He recognised that it was not only those who went to China that were helping on its evangelization, but thosj who stayed ft home, and who by prayer and pratiol sympathy assisted the movement), were doing excellent service He explained the absenca of Rev. Hudson Taylor, the devoted founder of the Mission who, on account of teeble health, was unable to visit the inland towns of the colony. Mr Todd then read a portion of Scripture, and basing his remarks on the words "We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ," and " Knowing the terrors of the Lord we persuade men," he laid beforehis au Hence, in fervid language, why missionary enterprise was a necessity to the eternal well-being of China's millions, and related some incidents showing that) when the Chinese accept Christianity, they are extremely solic tous concerning their ! fellow-countrymoc, .Mrs Howard Taylor, (nee M. Geraldine Guinnbss), who ia the author of two volumes entitled—"Theßting of the 0 1.M," and a cultured fluent speaker, appeared in Chinese costume, gave an address brimful of information and interest. Bhe referred in humorous terms to her apparel, which would appear strange to an Kuglißh •'idieace, but which wat her every day dress when on service in China, and which was also a necessity to her influence and usefulness among the people of that heathen land. In choice language, Mrs Taylor sketched the rise and progress of the mission, which, thirty years ago was little, and, compara tively, unknown. Her references to striking answers to prayer, were told with a modest confidence in actual facts ; and perhaps no religious movement of modern times bears the stamp of the supernatural more than that inaugurated by Hudson Taylor in the year 1865. Dr. Howard Taylor then spoke of the particular c!a«s of work in which he and his excellent wife are engaged—namely, that of medical missions, which appears to

be encouraging in its results. It is one of the principles of the movement not to take

up collections, or beg for money, but to rely solely on petitions to the Almighty to tupply the needs of the missionaries, and from the record given by the speakers on Friday night, they have no cause for complaint, bat each of them were profuse in their expressions of gratitude. There wa» an entire absence of " cacfc," and a pratical expression of the Doctor's " that they required three rquare meals a day in China as elsewhere, and though sometimes at night, there was noth ing to show where the next moning'a meai was to come from, it always came," appeared te be appreciated by the meeting. The sub jects of prayer, giving, and offering service were points briefly spoken to by Dr. Taylor, and the meeting terminated about ten o'clock,

Disgraceful Scenes.

United Preaa Aesociabion —By Electric Telegraph —Copy righr, Paris, January 25 Disgraceful scones occurred in the Chamber of Deputies, arising out of (he trial of the assuiuptionists. The Nationalist Deputies grossly insulted Ministers.

BREACH OF THE ELEC TION ACT.

Uniced PrOBB Association—By Eleotrio

Telegraph

Inveboargill, January 26

To-d»y, Frank Loftus, of Dacre, was com mitted for trial for voting in the name of John Loftus, of Mataura, labourer, at the general election for Mataura, Accused's explanation to the Court was that before going to the booth at Woodlands he inspec ted the roll and found two persons named Loftus on it, John and E. G. He thought the latter referred to his brother, and that a mistake had been made in the initial 0, and he voted in the belief that he wa? the person registered as John, and described himself to the Returning Officer, who had known him for three years, as living in Malura, because Dacre was in the electoral district. He gave the name without being asked as John, and in answer to a question told the Returning Officer that he was a labourer in Mat&ura.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(W» do cot hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents)

DIPHTHERIA CURE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sm, — % am sorry to learn that diphtheria has broken out in Ashburton, and feel it my duty to point out) a very simple and effective cure, It is to puff a little sulphur through a tube into the throat), fiwt pressing down the tongue with a teaspoon. Any kind of tube will do, even a roll of stiff paper. This remedy has never been known to fail. I have tried it with success and should be happy to afford more particulars if applied to.—l am, etc.,

Francis Franks

Temuka, January 26.

[It is only fair to say that the victim of the disease reside on the outskirts of the country, much nearer to Temuka than to AshburtoD.—Ed,]

MORE BELLS!

TO THE EDITOR,

• Sir,—" Anti-Bells," who by the way is a she and nob a he, has been in all those countries mentioned by " Bells," bar Russia and a few more, also on board many liners, but never have any bells appealed to her in the same way as the Ashburton ones. It may be the manner in which they are rung, or it may be owicg to the smullnesa of the town ship and want of traffic to drown what still remains—to her nav'row mind, a jarring dieeord caused by the clanging and the jangling of the bells, bells, bells, -I am, etc., A'OTI-Be'UliS i

Ashburton, January 27

THE PLAGUE.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio

l'el£gra£h

Wkljmngton, <J"anu»ry 2!/ In eonefquence of the outbreak of the plague, Sydney was to-3ay proclaimed an infected port.

TRANSVAAL WAR.

A British Reconnaissance

A Victori n Trooper Wounded

The Arrival of Keinforcements

at Durban

A Boer Story.

The Capture of Spion Kop

General Buller's Despatch

Comment by the Continental

Press

Kruger and Steyn

An Appeal to Fres Staters

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright JjONDON, January 25 Tbe War Office authorities are hastily constructing new sights for the LeeEi)field nfleß, to correct a serious error. They have already altered a quarter of a million. * Oafbtown, January 25 A jsint reconnaissance has been made in the direction of Rooipan by detach ments of the British forces at Modder and Orange rivers.

Trooper Falla, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, was wounded at Rooi pan. The steamer Hans Wagner, seiVd at Delagoa Bay, has been released General French's and General Gat acre's troops show much eagerness to advance.

The troopship Kildonan Castle has arrived at Durban with two thousand troops.

January 26

The Boers give the following version of the recent capture of a patrol of New South Walfg Lancers and Aus tralian Horse at Rensburg :—Com mandant de Lary received information of the presence of an English patrol en a faira near Rensburg, and sent three patrols to intercept it," The Boers found 100 British with three cannon. One patrol, consisting of 21 Australian Borse, was intercepted, 5 men killed, 3 wounded, and 11 captured, the Boers escaping without any casualties.

President Kruger sent a meßSage to President Steyn in December, urging him to enforce firmness amongst the Free Staters. He said that the loss of the independence of the Republic would be due to cowardice, and added that he would not surrender the Transvaal even if half the Boers were sacrificed. President iSteyn, in appeal ing to the Free Staters, admitted their cowardice and insubordination, espe cially at the battle of Modder River.

Durban, January 26

Daring a skirmish in the vicinity of Chieveley on Tuesday, Major General Barton lost two killed and seven wounded.

Ihe contraband portion of the Hans Wagner's t*rgo has been landed at Port Elizibeth.

London, January 26

General Buller'a despatch, under yesterday's date, referring to the posi tjon at Spion Kop, and the continua tion of the fighting on Wednesday, is interpreted to mean that the British successfully, in the faca of strere fighting, held the position won from the enemy, and are now awaiting the hoisting of artillery to the heights before making a further advance. The weakness of the garrison which held Spion Kop is attributed to the fact that the Boers defined the position inaccessible, and evidently, expected a continuance of the British attack on the strong position they hold to the westward. Heuce they largely rein forced the ridges round Tabunyama, on whose plateau Spion Kop rises at the extreme easterly edge,

The Boers are likely to make a stand at Dewdrop or Arnbt Hill.

Sydney, January 26

Mr Lyne, speaking at the regatta luncheon, said that he hoped that no more troops would be required after the Bushmen's Contingent had been •ent. If more were wanted the colony had a thousand training in camp.

Cable from the Agent-General.

WELI4NJJTQ.N, January §7 The Agent-General cables that "Sir Oharles Warren abandoned Spion Kop during the night.

The South Australian Second Contingent.

Bushmen for Local Defence

Received Wakapuaka Jan. 27, 9 40 a.m, This office 10.7 a.m)

Adelaide. Jan 27 The second contingent marched through the streets, accompanied by the New South Wales Contingent. There were immense crowds and fervid enthusiasm. They shipped aboard the Surrey, and sail to-day. (Received Wakapuaka Jan. 27, 9.40 a.m, This Office 10.7 a.m)

MiLBOtfENE, January 27 The Premier states that the Bush men's Contingent now forming for the Transvaal is the beginning of a general enrolment of bushtriea for local defence purposes. Such a body will be extremely useful in case of emergency,

Spion Kop Abandoned

T&s Boero Sireng&ening Lines Bound Ladysmitii

United Press Association—By Eleotrio

Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka Jan. 27, 9.20 a,m, This Office 10.8 a.m)

London, January 26

It is officially reported tbat Sir Charles Warren's garrison abandoned Spion Kop on Wednesday night. The announcement •• caused intense dis appointment in England, Consols declined one half. Winston Churchill reports that when Warren captured the first line of the Spion Kop trenches he found 200 dead Boera.

Mr Beeves has appealed to the colonists resident at Home for sub scriptions to equip two buodred New

Zealand rough rid rg, fvr.d lo provide comforts fur the New Z'uland conlin geots.

R:ceived Wakapiiaka J.m. 27, 9.20 cm, ihia Office 10,8 i>.m

1 urban, January 26 Heavy firirg was lizard at Ladvsu.ilh on Monday. Pir George Wliitp in supposed to he rnrtkifK a diversion to assist tlie relief columns. Tl,« garri son's health is unp oviujf. The B)ers are pressing tbe siege with great deter mination, and are erecting more guns and strengthening iheir fortifications. Six Boer cunps are visible between Ladysmith and Potgieter's Drift.

A CURIOUS FORM OF IDIOCY.

There are aome people with ideas so warped from the ordinary groove, that they find one of their greatest eij aytnente in trading upon those sentiments of humanity, of which we have most reason to Le proud, such for instance ai our love of kith, kin, and country* Such idiots think it very clever to spread false reports about the war in which so many of our friends and relatives are now ribking their lives. There are some such clever jokers in this diatriat, who have on more than one occasion lately crested much ue« easiness by spreading reports of great British reverses. Last evening a report was circulated iv one of the country districts that the British had suffered a disastrous defeat sod black flags were flying all over Ohrittchnreh, and this brought several people to Athbnrton to learn the truth—some coming over twenty milee>. J<efc the individuals who indulge ia this kind of amusement, put themselves ia the place of the man or woman with a dear friend or relative at the front, and then perhaps they will cease such idiotic proceed ing*. The realities of war are sufficiently dreadful to .those having friends ia it. Lit us nob sport with its poesibilities,

KRUGER'S TERMS OF PEACE.

A cable to the Sun, from Cologne lays t— The Madgthurg Zeitung has received a tele* gram from the Transvaal agency in Brussels, which confirms the statement that President Kruger is ready to sign^a treaty ef peace, provided no further rights are asked tor the Uitlanders than they enj «yed before the war, and also that Great Britain pay* the war expenses incurred by the Boers. If Great Britain continues the war, the dispatch sayi, Vresidents Kruger and .Steyn, will ask the Cape Dutch to proclaim the independence of Oipe Colony.

DISLOYAL DUBLIN COUNCILLORS.

A pro-Boer resolution which Mr William Redmond, 51 P. and his adherent! desired to have passed by the Dublin Corporation • few days ago, came to an untimely and ig nomious end. It received no support from the bulk of the Nationalists, nor, of coarse, from the Conservative members. Tho meet ing had been convened in compliance with a requisition. But when the time came it was found that the members present were not sufficient to form a quorum, and con* sequent ly no business could be legally trans acted. The Lord Major, despite this fact, persisted in making a statement, ignoring the protests of the Conservative members, who pointed out that the making of a speeoh under the circumstances would be irregular. He said the war in South Africa was a war of wanton and unprovoked aggression, undertaken at the instigation of Mr Cham berlain and capitalists Scenes of disorder followed, members of the Ccusoil standing in the centre of ths chamber and shouting, while working men, who packed the gallery, cheered and groaned. Eventually the Lord Mayor retired from the chambsr, and the occupants of the gallery left the building cheering for Kruger.

TERRIBLE SCENES ON A TRANS PORT.

Life aboard a transport is nofc all a picnic. | There are storms, even in the Southern seas, j Lord Frederick Biackwood, son of Lord DufiPario, had come rough experiences on the steamship Wardha on his way from Bomb \y with Squadron C of the 9»h Lancer*, and be tellß a terrible story of the cocoes on biard during a terrific gate during the passage be tween Durban and Cape Town, Just; after eleven o'clock at night the storm began to break upon the ship, and every man wai told to hang on his horse, But at last the seas became tremendous. " The wooden framework of the stabliDg began to crack/ says Lord Frederick, writing to his father, 1 and I expected every minute to ccc the whole tbiog collapse and ait my men killed. I then went to Lund (a cptaln in the 9th Lancer*), and told him that I thought it was getting dangerous for my men to stay on any longer, and he gave the order for No 1 troop horses to be abandoned. Five minutes after that one entire side of the woodwork gave way. Two of my charger* and four others were immediately washed overboard. Now came the most terrible scene I have ever witnessed. The deck was covered with one mass of struggling hones and mule*, mixed up with the broken wood work of the stables, the whole being hurled first to one side of the deck and then to the other—all horribly wounded, most with broken legs and some with eyes torn out. My first charger—the one you gave me, and the nicest horse I am ever likely to hare, wm amongst then, bob I managed from a hatchway to gtt a shot at her with my re volver, and io I am glad to say none oi my three suffered the torments of hell like the others, To make a long jtory short, out of fifty horsei and mules on my deck only three were saved; two horses, whose stalls had remained intact, and one mule, whioh had a most miraculous escape, having been washed down the hatchway into the hold below, and being absolutely unhurt. Things were hardly better between decks below. On one deok a huge water tank broke loose and went hurling about, kjlling'twfi horief. On this account this deck had to be abandoned by the men. It was a horrible thing having to jump this way and that to avoid horsei that kept hurling up and down, kicking and screaming. The arms raok gave way, and I was sent to try and collect the carbines. We had managed to stack most of them when an enormous roll came, and down they went, ruehtag from one side to the other. Luckily we were all able to jump on tables, except one man, who fell among the wreckage, cutting hit head open and laying him out. AH the men down below remained with the horsei till 6 pm, when they were ordered up, and they huddled in the passage! and on the top of the engine room, shivering and chattering all night with cold,"

The Third Contingent.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Wellington, January 26 Over two hundred • applications have already been received from men anxious to join the Wellington portion of the third contingent, which is to be known as '' New Zealand's Rough Riders." Mont of them are from men outside the city. 1 I; i& intended thab applicants shall assemble at the drill shed at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, and sabmifa themselves to a medical test. Thirteen offer to provide their own horses. '

Nothing has been heard as to whether the Undaunted will have accommodation for the horses of the third contingent. However, ib has been ascertained, thab the Knight Templar, which has been chartered for the Cape hy TurnbuH and Co., of Christchurch, could carry both men and horaee. Tha Koight Templar leaves on February 12, and the Premier sees, no obstacle in the way of the third fontingent going by that date, bub the final decision will not be come to until information is received as to the Undaunted** accommodation.

Christchuech, January 26 The volunteers for the Canterbury troops in the third contingent underwent a medical inspection to-day, and subsequently the election committee passed eighty-one, who 4/ent into camp this evening. The men were warned fchabthe seteption |jraa by $q means final, as those chosen had not only yet to undergo the necessary riding and shooting teat, but the stand comparison with the pick of those who will volunteer later. Colonel Slater will be In charge of the oamp until relieved, and Bombardier Ooleman will be staff-sergeant. The Major and officers and non-oowmiuion officers of the Cactttbury

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