Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900.

In an interes'ing lotter on the siege of Ladysmith, the spocnl correspondent

of the Standard, with Sir U White, writing on Novenr

DEFECTIVE GUffS AT LADYSMITH.

ber 12, deals with ! our defective artillery. '• Only five of ' our guns can reach the enemy's guns of position These are the naval pieces, whose ranges vary from lOjOOO ; to 12,000 yards. Had the Boers cut | our railway communievtion before the ( Battle of Lombards Kop, they would j have had us at their mercy, for we \ should have been without long range guns. Our field artillery would have been powerless. This is one of the lessons of the campaign. We must rearm our Artillery, "Quick firing guns, long ranges, and smokeless powder have revolutionised the condi tions of warfare. Guns of longer range and longer time fuses we must ! have. The present governing factor of 1 safety must be seriously considered and reduced. Our equipment must be lightened. These are essential changes. If they can be made without sacrifice of mobility and shell power, so much the better; but made they must be, unless we are to run terrible risks in the first encounter with an active and enterprising enemy. "The disadvan tages under which we have laboured have been demonstrated repeatedly. At Elandslaagte two officers and two men of the 21st Field Battery were wounded at a range beyond that at which they could fire shrapnel. Except in reconnaissances, our field guns are useless as long as the sipge lasts '* The fault lies not with officers or men. They have given oiaoy proofs of skill and gallantry, and everybody acknowledges that the moral, if not the physical, effect of their fire must have been enormous. But they have to face fearful odds. The Boer shrapnel is fused for 5200 yds, whereas our fuse ceases to be effectivb at 4100 yds. At sOoOydß, the ltngth of the probable rectangle of our guns is 106 yds. At 4000 yds it is only 46, so that; within this critical last thousand yards the accuracy of the guns is so reduced that the length of the pro ,able rectangle is increased 225 per cpnt. " Ths mean ing of this will be clear when I s<»y that for llOOjds—or nearly three quarters of a mile—our artillery are exposed to the fire of a practically invisible enemy, without being able to fire a leally effective shot in self defence: In other words, our guns would never get within effective range of a French or German field battery. We must have a gun that will shoot with much greater accuracy at 5000 yards, and a fuse that is effective at 5000 yds or 6000 yds. Whether this involves loss of shell power, or increased weight and consequent lost of mobility, ia a question on which experts may differ. This much, however, is certain. Our equipment is unduly heavy. Our s<uns carry too much weight. The double teams that brought the 21st Battery to Klands Laagte, a distance of 15 or 16 miles, had not an ounce left in them."

Local and General.

* # * On the first page to-day will be found our report of the Ath burton live stock sale held yesterday, also cable newe.

Thb Indian Famine Fond—The Queen h&s given £1000 to the Indian Famine Relief Fund.

Obituary—The death is announce 1 of Mr Joseph Uowen, proprietor of the Newcastle Ckroniclt, and ex-M P. for Newcastle, *god aix'.y-uine years.

fin Afpbal Allowed—-Io the case, the Bank of New Zealand v. Simpson, held at London, the appeal was allowed with coats.

Thb British Ambassador in Paris—Sir Edmund MoDson, t:.o British Ambassador, has returned to Paris.

Cycling -Sutherland, of New Zealand, won the mile race at the League of Wheel man's Sports, Sydney, beating Walne. Time, 2min o|seo<

A 53ft Cut—A giant mowing machine has been invented, which ia oapable of cutting a strip of wneat 50ft in width.

Promoted—During the absence of Captain Bourne on service in South Africa Lieutenant Foden, of the Timarn P'flee, has been appointed acting-Adjutant to the South Canterbury Battalion.

The Methven Accident—The young man injured by tt:e chaffcutter at Methven is making good progress. By the way his n-irao la John Columb—not Colunee as at first stated.

To Dodge a Bicvgle —The best thing you can do when you want to dodge a bicycle ia nob to try to dodge it. Scant! stock still and the bicycle will dodge you. You need have no fear of that. This is a recipe for dodging bicycles that people might use to advantage.

A CoAii Dispute -We {Argus) learn that the Weßtport Qoal Company have laid ic formatiuDs agaiuet seven of the Dannistou col'iera, charging thorn with broachea of the industrial agreement in refusing to truck and fill coal during the recent truokere' i rouble. The maximum penalty ia £10 for each breach.

A Coincidence —It is a curious coinci dence that the only two men bearing a cer tain surname in the Maeterton district should have the Bame initials and that their wives should both possess the same Christian name.— Star*

Hear, Hear —A Press Association tele* gram from Wellington says the Agent- General cables that the Colonial Office is arranging with the High Commissioner at Capetown to telegraph in future direct to the Colonial Governments aiiy casualties amongst Co'onial contingents.

The Musical Union—Members of the Ashburton Music*! Union will be pleased to hear that Mr Leonard Hobbs has acoapted the position of treasurer to the Society, vacated hy Mr R. H. B. Upton. A fnll atteudance of both orchestra and choir is rpquested for the practice on Tuesday, the 27th insb.

Out and Cut Britishers—A striking illustration of tbe spirit animating our men is afforded (says the Durban correspondent of the London Standard) by a recent inci dent. The wounded of a certain battalion are being cared for on board the hospital ship, and of these nearly twenty had recovered, but had not been officially certi fied as cured. The other day the whole twenty were missing, and on inquiry it was ascertained that when the second battalion of the regiment arrived ab Durban they left the ship unobserved, bid themselves in a coalshed until the trains began to leave, and boarded one of them at the hub minute. They have now rejoined their comrades at fchb front.

A Mounted Cores fqr Mackenzie County—A meeting of those interested in forming a Mounted Rifle Corps in the Mac kenzie County was held in the gymnasium at Fairlie last Saturday evening. It was decided to form tba corps. Ffty names were handed in, and it was stated twenty more would join from tbe Aibury riding. It was decided to levy ona guinea for each member as a guarantee of bpna fides. At a Bubaequenfe meeting of the neyv corps, Mr R. L. Banks was eleoted captain, Mr Alex. Sutherland lib Lieutenaot, »od Mr Cj J« IV.bet Wk I

Westralia and Federation—Clergymen on th« Weal Australian goWfields have arranged that tables shall be provided at the churcn doors for obtaining signatures to the petition for separation

General Booth lll—General Booth is, SccordiDg to the p*p ra, lying dangerously ill at Leeds, whilst the leaders of the Army in London are alleged to bo already diecus sing his successor. The G.O. M. himself has, of course, appointed Ballington, but he ia a cold, h/trd, bloodless individual, with little of his father's e'eorrio fire and enthusiasm.

Something to Eb Thankful Fob.— 'ho PresH saya :— 1c ia a most Sitiafaoi'.ory state of things with regard to the late demonstra tion that it passed off withont even Ihe slighiest accident. Notwithstanding t'nefac*, th*t there was a record crowd in the streets —the largest sincj the province his been established -there was not »n accident of any kind. The care tak nby the Executive of the Demonstration Committee, by the volunteers, and by the police, ia mainly responsible for this satisfactory state of things

Tub Yellow Agony—A Wellington ven dor of fruit, says the Post, making a itatie ment in Coutt recently, said that If it were not for some of the hotels buying goods from him he would starve. Whit* men oonld not live here because of Chinamen, who had the who'e show to themselves. And then gentlemen—or those who are supposed to be geutltfmen -would go to an auction sale and pay threepence lees for a < ase of fruit than they could get it from him, while cartage would co3t them sixpence extra ! This left •• poor beggars " like the speaker to starve. The man continued in the same strain for some minutes.

Happy New Zealamdkrs.—Mr Kirkwood H. Gai vey, an inspector of factories in the cotton mills dititriot of the North of England, is at present on a visit to New Zealand. When in Dunedin recently he visited several of the woollen factories in company with Mr Maxwell, inspector for the Dunedin district, and, among many complimentary things he had to say of the iactories and their occupants, he remarked on the healthy and happy appearance of the girls and the cleanliness and comfort of the workrooms, as compared with what one finds at Hume, While going the rounds of one factory he said :— If a manufacturer in the North of England had a group of girls like those I see before me now, he wou'd photograph them and advertisa them.

Gorse AS Fodder—The London corres pondent of the N.Z. Herald (Auckland) writes:—New Zealand agriculturists who hkve long been troubled with the gorse nuisance will read with interest the results of an experiment which has recently been made at Woburn. A piece of poor sandy land on a hillside, where all efforts to pro duoa a satisfactory crop had failed, was at last drilled for barley and gorse in alternate rows* Once again the barley was a po<r crop, but the gorse, with a little cultivation, grew and prospered, and when cut weighed eleven tons per acre. After crushing and bruising, this crop was used for feeding sheep. A butcher asked to pick out the best seven c*rc»ses from two pens of Bheep, one fed on roots and the other on gorse, selected no fewer than six of the latter. From thi-* it will be seen how important to agricul turists is the Woburn experiment.

The Abmy and Navy Illusxbated—We are indebted to Mr E. Ferrim&n for a copy of the above paper. The copy before us is of exceptional interest to New Zealand volunteers as a whole, and the Ashburton rvifl-iB in particular. A aeries of articles dealing with " Our O jloaial Forces," have appeared in the paper. No. 7 contained in the issue of December 2 last, describes the New Zealand forces. Ihe article is profusely illustrated with exceptionally good photoi of various Canterbury corps. The Ashburton Bifla " after • pa.iade." and " march at ease," are specially good. In the first picture every man present is easily distinguishable, At the present crisis the Navy and Army Illustrated is a paper brim full of interest, its illustrations are good, ofteu unique, and its le.ter press is emphati cally up-to-date.

A Dreaded Weapon—The Boer gun which created the most consternation among the British troops i* one stated to be a Viokers-Maxim, a machine gun discharging lib shells. This gun had been condemned and even f fiicuied by the authorities at Some. The Boers have one or more of them, and those who have had to face it aiy it is the most effective gun the Boers have. It ia a noisy weapon, " like a constantly rap ping ft a door by a large iron knocker. The noise resounding from the hilts filled the whole plain, and when the discharge came every nun in the field instinctively availed himself of what cover he could find." Several officers write of the gun as being dreaded more than Mauser or Maxim bullets or big shells, and as having a very bad effect upon ihe morale of 'ha men. And the wise acres of the War Office a&id the gun wjb of no value.

Volunteers—At the v ual weekly par ades of both companies of volunteers, Guards and Rifl-)8, the attendance was ptnall. The Guards were put through com pany movements by the non-coms. The R.ftas were last evening put through several movements by the non-ooms, aud after *trds marched outside, where Uolor- Sergeant W McDonald put them through a series of skit mish movements, ine'uding ex tending in three forms, volley firing by com pany, half company, also rushes and volleys by half companies, suddenly changing direc tions to right and left. Most of the move ments were effected from bugle call* This class of work will be of material advantage, and members should endeavour to attend, and assist officers in their endeavour to make them efficient for the Easter encampment. After the drill on Monday next, the Guards will consider the necessity for an orderly room, and matters connected with the encampment. During the past week, both companies have been diligently recruiting with the result that last night Sorgeant Baker had a squad of seven for the Rifles, while on Monday evening, Sergeant Schwartz was engaged filing the rough edges off a couple for the Guards.

The Medical Tests—The Dunedin Even ing Star says: —The men presented to the Medical Board are a very fair lot all round. One thing noticed by the doctors is that a very large percentage have bad teeth. While the examinations were going on the othei day one member of the examining Board remarked to our representative that the m«n he had just finished with was only the second, of all that he had examined, that owned an absolutely perfect net of teeth. The volunteers, however, generally measure well for their height, and seem to be pretty free from deformities and fau'te. As to the eyesight teats conducted by Dr Burt, the leading points in the trial are—first to be able to count with each eye separately the squares on a card 15ft away, the squares measuring one-fifth of an inch j and then to count with each eye the dots on another card at a distance of 10ft, the dots being smaller than the equates, and corresponding with a 13in bulls-aye at 600 yards; these are the tests for the British Army. There are, in addition, testa for reading small print at arm's length, also the coior tests. They are not severe As to the hearing test, a man is supposed to be able to repeat a whisper heard at a distance of 25ft, and to take the ticking of a watch at 36in.

Sad News for Lord Roberts —The London correspondent of the Dunedin Evening Star sends the following:—The manner in which Lord Roberts learnt the news of his son's death has been related many ways. The true version runs thus : The General new his Bon to be dangerously wounded, and, anxious to escape constant questionings, he avoided the Service Clubs, and went to the Athet agum (not the Travel lers, as the Mail stated) for lunch. As he was sitting alone over his meal he heard somebody, who evidently did cot know him, say ab the next cable to him : " Sad news, this, about the death of Lord Robert's son!' At once the bearer of the sad news and the gentlemen to whom he was speaking ob? served the agitation of the gentleman at the next table ; saw that he rose abruptly from the table ; and went out into the hall. This waa the first announcement that cime to him of the fatal termination. Lord Roberta wenG to the (ape machine in the hall of the club; ib contained no confirmation of the dreadful newt. Then he went up to the gentleman who had mentioned the rum r. The gentleman could only Bay that he had heard the news—he had had no official con firmation. In a short time the official con firmation oatne—the tana contained the iUt«Q3««fc tttdt young Robert* wm dud,

Too Tall—A young man, 6ft 7in high. \ from Kihikihi, Waikato, applied in Auck- J land to be included in the Third Contingent. I Ha was told he was too tall. ■ Kkating's PoWdbr destroys Bugs, Fleas» ] Moths, Bebtleß, and all ether insects, whilst j quite harmless to domestic animal?. In j txterminating Beetles the success of this , powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly ; clean in application. See tho article you purchase! is "Keatings," ie, with the signature Thomas Kkating on each tin, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold j tins, 6i and la each, by all chemists. Smoke New Venus

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eiectric Telegraph—Copyright London, February 18 The Duke of Westminster's person alty haa been sworn at £594,229. The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes visits Australasia shortly in connection with ' the Wesleyan Missions. New York, Feb 18 Roland Molyneux will be electro i cuted in IVew York on March 26. Charters Towers, Feb. 19 Two men, Raleigh and Tear, quar relled over the war. Raleigh fired five shots with a revolver, killing Tear. Sydney, February 20

The Oresswell Commission examined Oreeswell. la reply to questions he said hia name was William Oressweli, He came out in the ship Maid of Judah in 1854, io charge of cattle. Further questioned, he said he did not want to tell his business

THE WAR FUND.

VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

THE COLONIES AND THE WAR.

United Press Association—By Electria Telegraph—Copyright Melhouene, Feb 20

Parliament has prorogued, The Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Mad den, in a patriotic speech, said the moral effect of the help afforded by the colonies in the war would be to bind indissolubly together England and her great dependencies. The legislation promised next session included the re introduction of the Old Age Pensions Bill. Prior to the prorogation the Assemb'y resolved to send a cable message congratulating Lord Roberts upon the magnificent services he had rendered the. Queen and the Empire in South Afriaa.

TRANSVAAL WAR.

Disaster to a Victorian Force.

An Unsuccessful Charge,

Entrapped by the Enemy.

Ihe Force cut to Pieces.

Dordrecht Occupied

The Enemy's Gun Dismantled

The Fighting at Eensburg

The Missing Wiltshires

Reconnoitring Detachments

Attacked

Terrible Fire From the Enemy's

Maxims

Our Men Escaped Scatheless

Mr Cecil Bnodes's Gratitude

The Fighting at Drieput

Australian Contingents

United Pros* Asaoaiation—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, February 20 A. troop of Inniskilling Dragoons and of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, defended a kopje west; of Bastard's Nek, in the Oolesburg district, until the enemy opened upon them with a forty-pounder. They then took up a position at Hobkirk's Farm, which they tenaciously defended, the British numbering hundreds against thousands of Boers. Eventually the Inniskillings charged through 500 of the enemy, and managed to escape after inflicting heavy loss. The correspondent of The Times states that the Victorians, seeing the Boers on the kopje, charged and were entrapped, »nd all were found dead with their bayonets fixed and blood stained . No official confirmation has been received that all are dead. The Times says that the devotion of the Victorians, dying to a man, fighting to the last, will always elicit admiration, drawing closer the ties of the Empire. Brigadier Brabant's column left Pen hoek, crossed the trackless veldt, and bivouacked in the heart of the rebel country in Northern Gape Colony, and fought all Friday, dismantling the Boers' 15-pounder at Dordrecht. At midnight Captain Flanagan led a charge, capturing the Boer laager at J the point of the bayonet. j Much forage was seized, and a num. ber of prisoners were captured. Colonel Brabant occupied Dordrecht on Sunday, and pursued the retreating enemy. The British casualties were seven killed and eight wounded. The Boors claim to have captured H2 of the Wiltshire regiment when the British retired to. Arundelj, including forty-four wounded. Capetown, February 19 Detachments of the Tnniskilling Dragoons with four guns, Royal Dra goons, 12th Lancers, and two com panies of the New Soqth Wales Mounted Infantry, under Captain J,

• G. legge and Lieutenant W Holmes, | reconnoitred at Kmifontein, westward ■ from Kensburg, on Saturday. They t wore expos* d to a terrible fire from two ! Vicker»Maxim guns, but escaped I scatheless. I Mr Rhodes pays the cost of the con- I vpyanco of the women and children from Kimberlpy to the seaside. In the fighting ac Drieput, Major- General Knox's Brigade, under Lord Kitchener, especially distinguished itself. Sydney, February 20 The Morav:an with the New South Wales Lancrs and the Medica! Corps, has reached Capetown.

Splendid Work by General Buller.

Boor Commanicatioa Northward Threatened.

Crocje Said to to Surrounded.

(Received Wakapuaka Fob 21, 9.10 a rr, This Office 9 36 a.m) London, Februarj 20

General Boiler, continuing his attack, poured a heavy shrapnel and lyddite fire into the trenches on Inhalwe and Green Hill The Scottish Fusiliers yesterday gained the kopje separating Monte Oristo from Green Hill. The Irish Fusiliers began the ascent of Green Bill. An eye-witness reports that up to this point Bailer took a hundred prisoners. His movement im perils the Boer communication north wards, and threatens Isambulwana. Details of the capture of Monte Oristo, show that Duller assaulted the position with heavy artillery fire at the front and flank, and also attacked the rear. Buller praises the energy and dash of the Irregular Oavalry, We&t harrays, Scots' Fusiliers, and King's

Royal Hifles, and the steadiness of the artillerymen and naval contingent under very accurate fire from the enemy's guns. The majority of the Boers at Monte Oristo having been previously with drawn, the final resistance was slight The correspondent of the Daily News says the Boeis fled at the eight of the bayonet. General Buller occupied the trenches abandoned by Boers on Inhaiwe Hill. It is unofficially stated at the War Office that Cronje has been surrounded.

Naval Brigade Bout a Thousand Boers

Lord Mothuen Reaches Kim fcerley

Boers Sending Large Forces to the Free State

General Do La 15 07 Harassing Lord Kitchener's Division*

A&ither Version Be the Wag gons

Received Wakapuaka Feb 21, 9.20 a.m, This Office 9.50 a.m) London, February 20

The Naval Brigade, -with a twelve pounder, posted on Kiip Drift kopje, has routed a thousand Boers who had previously shelled General French in his advance on Kiraberley. Genera! Fnnch, with 76 guns, unheeding the attack, hastened forward to the relief of the town.

Lord Methuen, after traversing the position abandoned by the Boers at Magersfcntein, arriv.-d at Eimberley unopposed.

A Heater's message states that large forces, commanded by prominent Boer Generals, are being sent from Ibe Transvaal to the Orange Free State.

The Daily Chronicle's correspondent rpports that General De La Rey is hovering on the right flank of Lord Kitchener's division.

The British convoy of two hundred waggons, about which conflicting reports were received, were finally captured by the Boers.

How the Fusiliers Captured Green Hill

Dr Leyds Explains

Bows Respect for Colonials

Received Wafcapuaka Feb. 21, 9 3Q a.m, Ihia Office 10.0 a.m.

Lqndon, Feb 20 The Irish Fusiliers cheering, with bayonets fixed and Hashing, charged, and won Oreen Bill.

Dr Leyds explains that the Free Staters who were in Natal have gone to help Oronjei General [Bailer is now profiting by the weakness caused by the withdrawal.

At Arundel, the Boers treated the wounded Australians at Hobkirk'a farm most kindly, providing mattresses aud eggs.

General French Driving Cronje Into the "Lion's" Den.

The Boer Forces.

Boers Leaving /ululaud,

Railway Commuaieation With kimberlej Restored.

(Received Wakapuaka Feb; 21,10.20 a.m ThiaOnioeU2a.nl,) Londow, February 20 UnconSrmed reports state that Gene ral French has headed Oronje, and is trying to drive him into the hands of General Kelly-Kenny and Colonel Hector Mac Donald at Klipkraal. Ue La Rey, with ten thousand Boers from Ooleeberg, ia hovering on the British right £|ank. There are comparatively few Boers at Ooleaberg. Hix thousand are at Stormberg, while the country round Kiraberley is clear of the enemy. The Boers have eva cuated Dronfield, Saltpan, Scholtzuek, and Spytfontein. The British captured a twelve pounder at Magerefontein.' The Boera are leaving Zululaod, Tha trains are now running to Kitnberley.

WAR ITEMS.

De La Key Still Active.

The barbew of Bunedin nave donated a j horee for the Fourth Contingent, to be called '•Clean Bhave." The opinion i« veiy gpaerally expreaaed in America that Great Britain, eyen »t the rwk of complications, should occupy Dejagcta Bay. General Wauohope, before leaving for th.6 froct, exproiitd tho wiih t^*t if he U\\ in

action he should be buried on the Bed o battle.

American nrlitary critics are conviu^ed tlut what the British army most urgently ceeds is a lar^o force of irregular cavalry aximd with r fl-«.

Captain Cecil Macrendy, who had become iiibjjr in tha (Gordon High tndere, owing to thfe maay changes in the (fr»ont)el v* ihe regiment at the front, is said to be a son of Macreudy the actor.

At GUrgow, Mr Gerald Bilfour described the conflict) as epoch-making. He admitted that the Government had undtTentinuted the military equipment, tipacty, taoticr, and Btratagy of the enemy. It was a lite and de.thsu-ugglr, not only for the Boers, but for the British Kmpire, and »c were retired to wrry out our t*sk until the flag of Great n?u m Was P!ant«{l »6 Pretoria Ihe war authorities seem to be waking up B r?u 4\ b 8he ««"*« they h.ve Btrengthened the military defences at the Z l^Wt X the "™» Th *m« and Medway byestabiahing two powerful electric light atai lout on the sea-sbore at Bheernew. The Ihames and Medwajr e»tuary, making ib praob.cally impoaeible for ho«tile Tet «|, to enter the nvera without detection The value of th« heliograph hu b*«n patent in the preieat war, bat few civilian. probably are aware that nearly twenty twi ago the tactical position of the Afghani on the Peiwar Khotal was is this way conveyed baok to the advance partiee. At to the die taaee over whioh ma telegraphy can travel, itwou'd «eetn that the record waa obtained by French engineers in Algeria; so perfeotly contrived were the instrument* whioh con tained the mirrors that do less than 170 miles ware covered.

THE GRAND OLD FLAG.

For God, and Queen, and Country, to bear the battles brant Our boys have donned the kharkl *nd are •peeding to the front, For the love they bear the de*r old Qteen and the Grand Old British Fag, To Bid the Right with all their migh', and none will fail or lag.

We have heard across the ocean the throbbing of the drum, i*nd from all the ends of Empire comet the eager shout '* We come " ; From Canada to India rings the answer to the cail, In Australia and New Zealand we are ready, one and all.

11 The crimson thread of kinship" is a true elecbrio wire That vibrates with the sympathy of ohlldren for their tire; The Fatherland is calling, and the iodi swift answer make, 11 We are ready, we are ready," for the dear Old Country's sake.

What matter though the foe be strong? Wt»6 though hit hosts be brave J The flag of Freedom over Wrong shall yet triumphant wave, And the blood that told at Aginooart, Trafal gar, Waterloo, Shall yet the victory ensure for the Bed, White and Hat.

Then here's to the Boys we tend to-day, For Freedom's cause to fight; And here's to the Grand Old Flag, and may " The Lord defend the Right." Wm. J. Stjmtard.

News in Brief.

Mr Andrew Orr't new advertisement noti fying that hla great sale only iatte (or ourteen days linger, ia unavoidably held over until to-morrow, bat at some of the quotations therein are exceedingly low, ib would perhaps be well for ladies to lose no time io calling in.

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

The following are the Inspector's report! on the Hindu Main and Bide Schools, examined on December 12 and 13, 1899, HINDS MAIN BCHOOL.

class subjects. Marks (0 __ t0 100 ) - Grammar 40 History .... „. ... ... 30 Geography (Standard 11. only) ... 50 Elementary Science, Otj?ot Let-  ■ans, 4c. .„ ... ... 60 Mental Ar it hire tic . ... . ... 45

ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.

Repetition and Recitation —f)jeoe« im perfectly kr>owa. Dcill and EJxercise*—Boys only, ufciefac* tory. Singing—Soega suitably rendered. Needlework—Very unequal in quality— fair. Comprehension of reading lessons — Very fair. ORGANISATION, Master, Mr J 0. Bheidon, in tola charge, (sinoe September!); Sewipg Mistress, Miaa Jebson. General Kumar^s—The school makes on the whole a fair appearance in examination. Id the lower olasaea up to, and including £■ 3, the pupils ihow thernaelvea very fairly prepared to meet the usual requirement*. In the two upper daises much more diffi is found. The greater half of 8. 4 it, how* ever, sufficiently satisfactory. 8. 5, with one or two exception!, ia fteble. An effort to improve the writing of the school should be made.—W. J. Andbrson, Inspector. HIiNDS SIDE 6CHOOL.

' —— [Marks 0, to Gramn^ar ... -r ••• '.•'. S GeoS»y (Standard 2 only) 65 Object f<esson«, etc. ... — £0 Mental Arithmetic 25

ASUITIOSAL SOBJK3TS. Repetition and ReoiUtion.—For tnott parb commendable. Drill and E^eroiaea.—lfot profeued. Singing—Songa suitably rendered. Needlework.—Excellent. Comprehension of Beading Leuont,— Very fair; 8. 5 and 6to be improved. OBCIAfUSATICN. Teaoher, Miss M. M. Reward*, mittreu In iole charge. General Remarks—The ■chool work gives ample evidence of o»re nod «|ill in t^e teafthinji, «^nd thf standard of •tUinm.eQfa i secured ii generally good. The ejfoellence of the freehand drawing' throughout th« claraes ia specially pommend^lt. —W, An^sbsgn, loepector.

PASS SUBJECTS.

Pass Subjscts.

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Reid and Gray l "¥~\ BSIRB to notify Purchasers of RUnGr-WH'TWORTH Bicycles, i WHITK FL,Y<-R Bicycles, < HUMMKK Bicycles, and j FAIRY Bioyoli>B, That. MESSRS W H L\NDELLS * SON ! are NO LONGKR authorised 10 co:kcb i Monies for Time Payments on these Machine) 1, and request- that all Payments in future be made to their Representative^ MR J.\S. H. PAULING, whose Receipt will be binding < 2 111 REID & GRAY. I it* X g m -11*1111 SM ; y—s •? J*o*®(^ 3-« h H*l I-? = = g .^* o s^ w g OQ New Zealand CLQTHINGFAGTORY E tocktaking Jft eductions. Tren.endous Bargains. HARD and Soft Felte 7« 6J, 10 6d, re duoed to Is and Is 6i. Straw hats, la 9d, 2< 31, all rrfluced to 1b A few odd lines ia Shirts reduced to 2s 6d Boys' Tweed Caps, reduced to 3 1 B>ye' Paper ColUrs Id par box Men's Ties, Is 91, 2* 6d, reduced to 6d and is Men'« Bao Suit?, Good Lines, 233 6d . Bays' S»o Suits. 253 6d, reduced fco 19? BoyV Washing Suits, 4* 63, 3j 6d, reduced to 24 91 Boys' Alpaca Coats. 1* 61, 9a 6J, reduced to it 6d nud 4s 6d Men's Twesd Trousers, 63,7 a 6i, 9.6 d, B°OOT8! BOOTS BOOTS C*nvaß Teon'a Shoes, 5a 6d, reduced to 2« 61 Women's and Children's Boota and Shoes reduced about half. We niUßt clear out these odd lines to make room for New Good, etc. OA V,J^ *J A JRJLY AND GXOX FIKS*T CHOICK CLOTHING FACTOKY. F. H. BIOKINGSALB, Manager J. WILSON, SIGN-WBirEK. LARGE STOCK or WALL PAPERS, WINDOW GLASS, MIXED PAINTS, PICT¥RBJMOULDINGB, ARTIST'S MATERIAL, &c. BUPNETT STREET, opposite Mail Office Telephone 65 BEMOVAL NOTICE R. J. GUY, SADDLER, WISHEB to notify to to his Customers thafc he has REMOVED back to his new Premises on the old Bite, Burnett Streak Large Btock of SADDLERY, HARNESS, WHIPS, &0,, on hand. Inspection invited, All orders left with me will be promptly executed. 2 98 ~~~3fBS JOHNSTON ffi^ACHER of the Pianoforte and Hinging. Hayelock Street). """" JSOTIOJbi. SHEEP DROVERS and Others »re warned againat driving SHEEP across my property, •• Montalto," without my per mission : otherwise, th«y will be proceeded against according to law D. MORROW. CBERTSEY SPORTS. IMPKOVfcD P.tf GKAMME FOR TOASTER MONDAY, APRIL 16bh. OPEN HORSE & ATHLETIC EVENTS Programmes ii-sued in a few days. 2 100 JOHN SHANNON, Secretary. MI^S UAKoMT" mBAOHER of Pianoforte and Org»D, JL For terms, etc., apply at Residence Corner of Wills and William Streets near Wakanai Eoad East, The Term will oomm»BQd oo Februiry I



TUB RT7DGE-WHITWOBTH LINE. ♦— —' Mi* JRncin& < 'yalimt 9 -~ You have had hard luck lately paying out lot,B of entry fees and travelling expenses and getting no return. Notice how the liders of Kudgre-Whitworths have be>n faring. At the 1900 N.Z Championship Meeting Dine out of ten Uhampionships fell to riders of the Rcdge-WhitwjßTH Did these riders ever meet with Buch phenomenal success on any other whet.'l ? Ask then how t,he Budge- Whitwobth stood on the bumpy | track at Wellington, and they will tell you that their mounts were full of life wVun the j final struggle came. The KxrDac-WnitwoßTH ha* only been on the p\th v few muuths, yet it now stands alone as the racing man's wheel. Ara yott satisfied to be an " also storied," or will you lead on a RcDttie- Whitworth 1 Mr Ml ourist,-You want a wheel that is not 100 heavy hub ntro g enouah io carry you over bumpy streets an<l rough rovls, and at Che same time, can show iwce when the gfiag is god. The Rudge- Whitworth answers this description. What is England's experience ? Ihe battle of the high-grade wheel has tndnd in a complete victory for the RunGK-WnirwoßTH, which is now rijjht on top in the 0 <i Ouuntiy. Come and inspect the 1900 Model. I am SOLE AGENT for Ashburton for KUDGE- WHirWORTH & TRIBUNE BICYCLES. All Kinds of Machines Repaired. BICYCLES ON HIRK. STOCK OF ACCESSORIES. jR. D. Johnston, BURNIiTf STREET, Next Orange Hall.) E. W. H&NMEK FOR SALK, PRIVATELY, iOO ACRES, near Methven; »> jet warm land, with six-roomed House, Stable, Woolshed and Yards; all in first-class order. FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, AT ONCS. /^jOMFOBTABLB HOME, comprising 10J Acres of good land, five roomed House with outbuildings, stable, etc ; situated about ha'f-mile from North Helt. Easy Terms. Apply E. W. HANMfeR 2 51 photography/ HAL MA & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, SaUSOBBS' B«riLDiNGS» \\T® ARE STILL doing th«ee Enamelled Cabinets for 4j, six for 6s, and 12 for 10a. PHOTOS Of our BOYSia the ROUGH RIDERS CONTINGENT from 2i a Copy. All branches of Photography at popular I prices. STUDIO at 8 unders' Building*. Note the Address, and do not be misled, FOR BICYCLE ACCESSOBIBiS GO TO OATES, LOWRY AND CO, THE LEADING CYCLE DEALERS. OUR Repairs are done in a n?ab and workmanlike manner. All work guaranteed, and charges reason able. TJA.RLIAMENTARY Decision agaiaat JL Trading Coupons. No aach legislation j necessary io the case of a straigh-out system 1 of giving Cash Discount at the rate of Is in j tne Found off every purchase of Ninepence worth and over. The same all round sterl ing value as usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc«, at H. 0. Barbbtts (late Barrett) Bros.) "tyiie Hal!," East Strwfc.



NOT EVEN • • • A N ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR • ■ . FOFGETS THAT SHEARMAN BROS.' SPECIALTY IS Puro Coyiou Teas, Or that they keep *be largest SUPPLIES in all kinda and qualities GKINGr, SOUTH of the line. But they have other | LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THEM, SUCH AS GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, GLASSWARE, EHAMKLWARR, I CKO;KSRY, BSUSEWAKB,; WINEH & SPIRITS. By purchasing the above Goods from us at the lowest Cash Prices cur Friends will always find it PAY! PAY! PAY!



A SPLKNDID SITE FOR ANY MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. T HAVE been inßtructed by Mk T, F,. Ejxwobtb to Still his Machinery as under . | £ Acrs, Section No 55, West Street and Kermode Street. M*in building 66't front to back, 40it wide, 16ft stud in main part On ono side there is a floor 30;'t long and 14ft wide, with Carpenter's Beuchesalong ones de,lighted with 3 windows. Carpenter's shop ' adjoining main building 28 x 30 x lOrt etuo, with window along one side. g§< 'flics 10 t x 10ft s 10ft atud. matchlined i ; .-iS^BSii d variiiihod. ! Foundry 48 xlB x 9f; stud, iron walls and roofs to ail buildings. —PLAN T .— One 8 hor^e power Marshall Engine, on orick and concrete f undati.m, One Screw Cutting Lathe, \<y Th >f. Knjwle, of M&nchesb r, 16ft (jap, bed 9| centre, with 4 jaw chuck fao ami catch-plate, One Snrew Catting Lathe, 7ft gap bed. 6| •errr*>. by Kasterbrook Alcard & Co , Sheffield, with 4 jaw chuck and face plite. One Screw Cutting Lathe, 6ft gap, bed sin <pn!rc, by Marslon Wild, o' JSht ffiuld, with thiee j-iw fielf centre chuck, fiico plate, etc. One L the, with lltt g^ip, bed 8;n ccni.ro, compound slide, rest self acing by sxc ntric and rocking shaft. One WooJ Turning Li:h», 6iu centre, lOfc wooden btd. Vni Vertical Back G ared Drilling M»chi «, vi h 2| steel spindle lOin Relf acting or hand feed, 4 chucks- for taper shanked twist drills. 1 Weaton aelf centering Drillchuck, m<h ordinary drills and twiso drills from |in to ]f, by Marsden Wild, of Sheffield. One small Vertical Drilling Machine, by BoffJow Machine Company. One, Slotins? Machine, by Bangle, Melbourne, One Win x 6|ln Shaping Machine. . ( Oae Screwing Machine, to liv, inclu sive without Tap, Oi.e Emery Grinding Machine for two stone.«, with long glide rest for g-inding Lawn Mowera. One Grinding Stone. One compound slob Drilling Vyce. One Hrue Angle Plato. One Brokon Angle Plate. «'nn 20 x 20 Surface Plate, on stand. \ Oae Iren Saw Cutting-jff Machine, by Millers full Company, to cut off 4 x 4, self acting. Stock Dies and Taps I to f x 16chs. ' BLACKSMITH.* SHOP Eellow-i, Forge, Water, Anvil, Swage Block, Tongs, etc. One Punching and Shearing Maohine, , to punch and ghfar |. One Glasgow made Fan for Foundry, Blaxt, 2 Benches, 1 Vyce. 1400 gal. Tas.k and Pump, 1 bolt driver. -FOUNDBY- Vauons pattern Moulding Boxes. Oae 7'toa traversing Screw Jack, 1 overhead Crane, travelling 30ft x 16fb, with one ton Westoti blocks ; 1 woodfram* Emery - Qrioding Machine, for grinding the interior of concaves ; 3 pairs Vyces, 3 yuiyersal cutting bars for latho and shaping machine, with quantity of cutters by Smith and Coventry, Manchester. Mandrill's B >ring Bars, solid stefel; lathe tools, etc, One crosscut circular saw bench. One ripping circular saw bench. CARPENTERS SHOP. One Grass Seed Cleaning Machine. One Bft Corn Crusher, with elevators. One Grt'aiu Corn Crusher, smaller: One Carpenter's Bench. Further particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. WANTED &NQWN, — Thab anything you want in Drapery or Clothing can be boußho very cheap at MiTCHtLL AND Tpbnkr's removing Sale. Remnants of all kinds and Nibbles in every Department. C*H early- Lots of Hoes already cleared. First oome firat eeryed,



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