Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900. THE SLATTERYS.

Some time ago a document, containing a synopsis of the " revelations " that the Slatterys would make in their so called lecturing tour through the colo nies, was sent to this office, with a request that it might be published. We ignored the matter completely, as we entirely disapproved of the pro^ ceedings o£ the parties referred to. Subsequently, we received a pamphlet which, we observe, was forwarded to the Prets generally—in which th* other side of the subject, the Slatterys propose to deal with, was very forcibly put. We have not hitherto referred to this subject, because we saw no good object to be served by dealing with a matter so much outside the functions of the secular press, more especially as the Protestants and Catholics of this part of the world have always dwelt together in Christian unity. Indeed, to judge from the cor dial and sympathetic manner in which the anniversary of the patron saint of Erin was honored throughout the whole colony, we should say that the desire to continue in brotherly love with our Catholic fellow countrymen extends from one end of New Zealand to the other. But lest their should be a lurking idea in the minds of any of our readers that as we did not refer to the Slattery case in any way, we had no opinion concerning these proceed ings, wq think it as well to state here that we sincerely trust the persons alluded to will take the very broad hints given by the Press elsewhere, and curtail their New Zealand tour,

COMMISSIONS FOR COLONIAL OFFICERS.

That the British Government appre ciate what this colony has done, and is doing, in sending men and horses for active service in South Africa is demon strated by the graceful recognition announced by cable. The Secretary pf State for War offers ten Royal Artil lery and twenty infantry commissions for New Zealanders, selected by the Governor, after consultation with the Imperial officer commanding the New Zealand Forces. Tasmania and Aus" tralia have the same compliment paid to them. The Emperor of Germany, one of the best of judges, considers the British artillery the finest in the world and the granting of commissions in such a force is a mark of very distinguished favour. It is doubtless 1 the outcome of the splendid services rendered by the New Zealanders under the immediate observation of Field- Marshal Lord Roberts, and General French. The colonials have won for themselves a name they may well be proud of. The War Office people at Home have realised that the self-reliant

colonial troops are more than a match for the wily Boer, who is an antagonist not to be despised. Thß help given by the colonies was freely extended at short notice, and has been of the very gtiitest service at a critical time. 1 The Imperial authorities are evidently desirous of showing, their gratitude, for the splendid patriotism demonstrated by the liberal contributions of men, horses and money The practical manner in which that gratitude has been marked, will commend itself to theae colonies, who have shown the world, that the Empire is united, and is prepared to retain its supremacy, let the cost be what it may. It is to be hoped the selection jor commissions, will be made with a discrimination and justice that will give satisfaction to all. Personal or other considerations should not weigh in making the choice. Only the very best men should be selected for such a distinguished mark of ap .proval. Thsre is one vitw of the matter, however, candidates must not overlook. Theoretically these commis* sions are open to all—to the son of the poor man, as freely as to the sons of the rich. Practically, however, they are not It is well-known to be almost impossible for a lieutenant in the army to live on his pay. Most of the officers are men of means to whom their pay is a very secondary considera tion and the style they affect is expen sive in the extreme. Many of them get to the end of their resources and have to sell out. It does not necessarily follow that a young man joining say from New Zealand is bound to go the pace with his brother officers, but everybody knows the effect of youog fellows being in a certain set, and a colonial without means appointed Lieutenant in a crack corps like the Royal Artillery would probaVy find hia life unendurable. To make these commissions of real value and service to the colonies some means must be devised whereby the candidates winning them will be ahle to live on their pay.

Local and General.

%* On the first page to-day will be found General News, and on the fourth page an article entitled " A Horseless Plow."

AsH»Ußiioy Football Clus —Members and intending members of this club are reminded thnt the annual meeting will be held this evening, in the Arcade Chambers, at 7.30.

Dancing Clas—The usual weekly dance ing class, inaugurated by the employees of the Fairlon works, was held in the Orange Hall last evenicg, when a good number attended, and thoroughly enjoyed them selves.

The America Cur—Sir Thomas Llpton has again challenged the holders of the America Cup. No expanse is to be spared in the planning and construction of the vessel with which he will enter the lists.

Domain Track - No are pleased to see that the At-hburton Domain track is in better order than it has been for six or saven years, thinks to Mr S. Finlay, who is caretaker, and if it is as good on faster Monday cysling competitors should be well satisfied.

Folios Drills—Enquiries are being made as to why the police do not go through their annual coarae of gunnery now. The majority of the men serving in the force are trained gunnery who have served three or more years ie the Permanent Artillery, and until x year or two ago, put in & fortnight's prac tice wi'h the big gune. Now, however, this would appear to be dropped and the skill acquired by a fine bidy of men, who would be highly valuable for defenca purposes, ia being allowed to rust away for wanb of practice.

Adam's Gabs—Woodville was electrified the other evening by a gentleman tramping up the main street in the garb that Adam originally njoined in. His progress along the street was Mow and dignified, and the spectators were for a while to paralysed with astonishment that no one made an tffort to stop him. Near theMasonio Hotel, however, he waa eclipsed by & horse-cover, and when next seen he was traversing the street with Constable Broanahan, his graceful proportions enveloped in an oilskin commandeered for the purpose.—Pahiatua Herald.

Honey - Poisoning — From Onewhero (Auckland) comes news of another case of honey-poisoning. Two lads, Albert Halia* man and Henry Rogers, took a large quan tity of seemingly pure honey from a tree An hour or two after they had partaken freely of the honey they became violently ill, the symptoms being similar to those in cases* of strychnine poisoning. The suffer ings of the victims were terribls. Dr Dal zell prescribed medicine which gave relief to the sufferers. The honey was obtained in some swampy bush close to where those who were poisoned some little time back obtained theirs.

Good Riders, and Good Houses—The following is from a Gape paper of a recent date :—" From accounts which reach me (the correspondent) it seems thfcfc the New Zeaiandera are getting on splendidly with General French's force. Both men and horses have settled down as to the climate born, the former astonishing the enemy by their accurate shooting. When that little race took place for a kopje, where the Boers hoped to arrive first, and cut off the New Zealander&, the latter rode slap at a wire fence about five feet high for a flying leap, and, out of 33, 36 succeeded like birds, and checkmated the foe. Such an exploit merits honor,

11 How A Lawyer Was Had."—Under the title of " How b, Lawyer was Had," a country correspindent; wri'eji to the Post: — "A good thing happened here (M&sterton) the other day. A well-known lawyer and politician from the Empire City was purchas ing horses in this district! on behalf of the Wellington oommitteft A fine, -big bay was brought to him by a yokel from the country, and after » brief inspection he was told by the astute buyer to take the horse away, as ha had ' ourby hooks ' The yoke), however, wae anxious to sell his steed, so he gob Borne lampblack, and blackened a white foot, and got a friend to take him round again, with the result that he was purchased by the same knowing dealer who had a quarter of an hour previously rejected him, and he has gone to Wellington aa a mount for one of the Fourth Contingent—"curby hooks' and all."

News in Brief.

A purse, containing Cash and bicktts, loan on the railway pUtform, is advertieed for in this issue. As the loss occurred some days ago, an early reo very oi both purse and contents would be appreciated.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric /Telegraph—Copyright. London, March 29 The proposal of the Imperial Govern ment to tax produce contracts has been witb-d^awD, because the impost would fall exclusively on the brokers. The Queen's Bench has fined the editor of the Birmingham Argus £100 for publishing an article abusing Mr Justice Darling, owing to hia giving a general warning against the publication I of indecent evidence.

THE CAPE CABLE.

Mbli9Uenb, March 2f

Mr Warren, in an interview with the Postmaster-General, said that the Company wag willing to forego the terminal rights until the Pacific or any other Government cable s was laid, but would ask for the right *to reduce rates to compete with any cable, other than a government cable thfcfc might be laid. Mr Watt understood that Mr Orick'a objection to this is that the Company might reduce the rates to render the laying of a Pacific cable unremunerative, and prejudice its po&sible construction.

PRETORIA.

k Strongly Fortified Town.

{Daily Mail.)

Nature, aided by art and science, has made Pretoria a very strongly fortified town. Ibis not impregnable. Probably no fortress in the world, nob even excluding Gibraltar, is that. But tho natural locution of the town lends itself to admirably to simple protective measure! thifc Htcle, if any, mili tary genius was required to suggest the positions of the defending forts. Pretoria lies in a deep hollow or depres sion, whioh may be likened to a teacup, with h broadened Up all round its. On three sides the hills that surround the town dip again on the other side to—approximately— the same level as on the townward side, bnt on the fourth, that is to say in the direction of Johannesburg, the hills flatten away to a plateau, the height of which may readily be estimated by the fact thab Pretoria is 4,500fb above the sea level, and Johannes burg 5,600 ft. The obvious defences of this teacup forma tion of country arc, of oourae, forts com* manding the various approaches. Of these there are seven. Two wero erected and completed between the years 18S4 and 1896, and the others are of a somewhab later date.

The building of these forts gave cause to endless friction, jealousy, and, in fact, almost led to a kind of local international complica tion. It c*mo about in this way: The Pretoria Government, having learned » lesson by bitter experience, trusts nobody, nnd, being afraid of treason and divulgemeni of secrecy, determined to break up the contracts for the forts into small items, and distribute them among differenb firms of diverse nationality.

First of all, the Germans, being in the ascendant at the Court of Paul Kmger and being, perhaps, somewhat, more free in the distribubi n of palm-oil, had the lion's share, Captain Schiel, now our prisoner, and a man who has achieved notoriety in other fields than those of battle, was epeoially sent to Berlin to obtain the expert advice of engineers in the matter of fort building* He returned with elaborate plans and a email army of assistants. The fort at Paspoort, not far from tha cement factory, was com menced under hi« außpioaa-

For Borne little time work went on briskly if not altogether smoothly. The Govern ment insisted upon the most stringent secrecy being observed, and even went so far as to stipulate that a batch of workmen engage 1 on one particular job should be exclusively confined to that part of the forb, and not allowed in any other.

i Gradually the preponderating German in fluence waned, to be succeeded by the Hol lander Dutch, and various Amsterdam en gineers were cant nut; by the late Jonkheer Blaerlats van Blokland, the Transvaal Minister at the Hague; However, they did nob last long, and the effjrta of M. Aubert, the French Consul-General at Pretoria, succeeded in bringing about a complete change.

Activity again prevailed, and the busy French ouvriers overran the new fortifica tions, only to be replaced in their turn by the Italians, or, to b« more correct, by the Franco-Italian Building Society, whioh did its share in the completion of the Tower-of- Babel structures, until they, too, in their turn, were ousted.

Eventually the forts were finished, and, according to the accounts of those who did not strictly maintain the injunction of secrecy, they are nob lacking in formidable protections* Certainly oh the principle of two heads being better than one, the Pre toria forts should be nearly perfection, as they were built out of the combined wisdom of at leasb half a dcz<m different advisers

Bub the regulations, although drastic in letter, were lax in practice. Several entirely unauthorised persons penetrated the myslfl rious itroDgholds. One Englishman, it is known, speaking German laently, passed *he sentries by protending to ba a German officer, andjafter learning the password at a kneipe held the previous evening at Jahn's Transvaal Hotel. Two English engineer ing officers are said to have worked as navvies with the object of making themselves thoroughly acquainted with the structure of the forts; and it is alleged that full plans of the minutest details are ia the possession of our War Office.

The forts are certainly elaborately furnished with all the requirements of modern warfare. Files of sandbags are stacked up to the level of the enclosing walls. A powerful searchlight in each- fort is capable of sweeping the surrounding country for many milet. Telephone* are laid between the forts and the Government buildings in Pretoria. there are large stock* of mealies (maize) ready for the eventuality of a siege. There is said to be communication by means of underground pas sages between the forts and the ammunition stores and magazines. Lastly, it is presumed that the approaches to the forts are mined in various directions.

The Boers must) be credited with a certain I method in their defences of Pretoria, and I what can be done by the best Continental advice, added by lavish expenditure of Uit lander money, has been done. The Wonderboom Fort is about five miles from the centre of Pretoria, and Is perched BKugly on the crest of the low range of hills which protects the towa on the north. Oa Signal Hill, four miles south of the towe, and overlooking the railway and the Johan nesburg road, is another fort, while a third is slightly to the east thereof, at the summit of a high, boulder-3trewn kopje. Oub at Dtspoort is yet another fort on the hills above Skinner's Spruit, and away at Her mann's Kraal, Erasmus's Farm, and. Moee likat's Nek are three more, but bhese com mand the northern, or Pietersburg road, and are some distance from the town.

All the forts are alike in their main external features ; they are built of masonry, with earthworks on the outer faces. They were originally mounted with 15 centimetre Oreusot guns, bub ib is quite impossible to nay what their present) armament may be, be cause it has been extensively reported that the guns have been brought down to the front, and are playing upon Mafeking, Kim berley, and Ladysmith respectively. This may or may not bt true. Events will show, It is, however, abundantly certain that Kruger means to make a stubborn last stand at Pretoria. The tieg« may be lengthy, or by some lucky concatenation of events 16 may speedily be raised. At any rate, fore warned being forearmed, our generals may be credited with a good deal of promiscuous Juforaa^ioa about the Pretoria forts, 1

THE WRECK OF TUE GLENELG

United Press Association—By Eleo'rio Telegraph—Copy right, Melbourne, March 29 | Following are additional names of the crew of the Glenelg:—Firemen : Moulden, Hatfield, Williami, and W. Williams ; steward : Tomlinson ; stewardess: Mrs Boyd ; cooks : Bandy and Thorne \ boatswain : Lapthorne; seamen; Benson, Evans, Ferguson, Richardson, and Lamb. As the vessel picked up and set ashore passengers at different points, it is difficult to obtain a list:—The fol lowing were among the passengers : — Scott, Holland, Mra Moran, Mies Anderson, Oowell and wife (the latter being on their honeymoon tour), Griffiths, wife and two children. The Glenelg'e passengers totalled nineteen. The following are additional names :—Messrs Stephens, Lillycarp, Barker, Palmer, Hand, Mr Hyall and wife, Mrs £.ynch, Misses Stephtns, Barker aad Bean

SPORTING ITEMS.

Id the race for the Dunedin Cup. Advance out out tha first »ix furlongs in 1.16, and the mile in I 42£. There was apparently little need to further persevere with him. Survivor finished sixth in the Lincolnshire Handicap, run on Wednesday. The Liverpool Grand National Steeple chase will be run to-day. Levanter and His Grace are engaged. During the paying-oub on the last race at the recent Wanganui Meeting, a thief got away with £100 worth of bank notes* A bystander observed the theft, but thought the person was collecting a dividend. Since the publication of the acceptances, Jabber, Benzoin and Dundas for the Easter, and Malatua, Ben Farley, and Skokeloff for ( the Autumn have found moat favor.

Many wondered at the dividend (£3 12s) paid by Blazer at) the Dunedin Meeting. The explanation is :—A Dunedin backer, not un known in trotting oiroles, had the whole of the money on the machine (£4), JB3 on Decoy and £1 on Blazar. In Dunedin a commission was worked on his behalf, and the coup proved successful. It is a trick that could not be resosted to a second time

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

At the Ashburton High school sports, held in the Domain on Thursday afternoon, there was a fair attendance of parent! and others, Refreshments were provided by the High School girls Several of the old High School boys assisted the sports by competing in some of the events. E. Williams won the challenge cup for aggregate points. A 50 yards swimming race was got off last week in connection with tha school, and was won by H. Revell, with H. Turner second. The following are the results of events -.—

100 Yds Handicap-First heat—B T Inglis 1, J Sinclair 2, J Stoddart 3 ; time—l2§sees. Second heat—B W Scaly 1, X Baxter 2, H Bonifant 3; time—l2secs. Final heat—Scaly 1, Stoddart 2, Baxter 3. Throwing the Oriokßt Ball—H Revell, 68yds Sin, 1; E Williams 2, L Hardie 3 Long Jump—E Williams, lift lOin, 1 100 Yards Handicap (A)—M Friedlander 1, L Hardie and E Siicock dead heat Football Drop Kick—H ttevell and P Prebbie dead heat

220 Yards Handicap (A)—L Hardie 1, M Friedlander 2, H Turner 3 High Jump—Turner 1, Prebbie 2, Scaly 3. 300 Yards Handicap, for ex-pupils— Douglas 1, Crisp 2, Culverhouse 3 One Mile Walk—E Williams 1, T Phaup 2, C Prebbie 3 High'Jump—W Turner 1, A Ooohrane 2 220 Yards Handicap (B)~W Sea'.y 1, E Williams 2, 17 B Xoglis and J Sinclair dead heat

440 Yards Handicap—White 1, Culver house 2, Stephens 3 One Mile Bicycle Handicap—J Sinclair 1, U B Inglis'2, H lonifant 3 200 Yards Bicycle Slow Race—P Prebbie 1, M Friedlander 2, X Baxter 3 Half-mile Bicycle Handio^ —E Williams 1, T Phaup 2 Oos and a Half-mile Bicycle Handicap, for ex-pupils—B Stephens 1, P Orr 2

THE PLAGUE IN SYDNEY.

ANOTHER DEATH YESTERDAY.

TWO FRESH OASES,

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Oopyrighb Sydney, March 29 Mrs McLauglin, who was sent to the quarantine station as a suspect, has been released.

The most virulent case sines the outbreak is that of a man named Jackson, residing at the Glebe. He developed symptoms of the malady this morning, and died in quarantine at seren o'clock this evening.

One other case was reported during the day—a boy named Warner, at Paddington. He worked in George street.

Jackson was employed at the wharf in King street.

MR GILRUTH'S INVESTIGATIONS.

la a letter from Mr J. A. Gilruth to the Hon. J. G. Ward dated Sydney, 17th insfe., tht writer says :-—" For the last two, days the offioeri of the Board of Health hare been so busy inoculating a large number of per sons that I have positively had no oppor tunity of inquiring into matters outside of haoteriology. The people engaged in work, cr residing in the infected localities, are being inoculated with Haffkine's prophy lactic fluid. I myself was inoculated on the left arm, a little above tht pelnt of the elbow, but) beyond a certain amount of stiffness and dull pain, have felb little inoon veniences, not so much as I have oftan had from a landfiy bite. There appears to be no doubt that tho rats are the cause .of th« spread here and elsewhere—indeed, I under stand tbab for nearly a month before the | first human case was observed the rats had been dying in considerable numbers near the wharves of a disease which was proved to be plague. Ib is reported from. Brisbane that the rats are dying there, and that plague bacilli have been found in their bodies, in the ordinary coarse we should expect, there fore, to hear of & case in a human being there shortly* Ib is evident thab the greatest danger of ike introduction of the plague to New Zealand lies in the rats. Places to whioh ib has bean introduced by a human being have escaped without further cases, bub this has rarely happened where rats have introduced fb. Re the period of quarantine, it ia worthy of note that the Board of Health, aoting on advice from India and elsewhere, considers ten days! from the time of leaving an infected port is ample, and if the boat takes four days to i oome from Now Caledonia to Sydney, she is quarantined for six days after arrival."

THE FEDERATION QUESTION.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Received VVakapuska March 30, 9 25 a.m, This Office 9 40 a.m) London, March 29 The Queen received the Federal delegates in a most gracious manner, and expressed to Mr Barton her gratification of the nearness of federa tion and her warm appreciation of the colonies' spontaneous offers of troops, and the bravery shown by the con tingents in the field,

Me Seddon notified Mr Chamberlain that Mr Beeves had been appointed delegate oo federation matters, adding

that the attitude of JVew Zealand waß not unfriendly bat the Government was only asking for what was reasonable and what would eventually prove satisfactory to all concerned.

TRANSVAAL WAR.

Mafeking Still Safe

British Buildings at Johannes burg Undermined

The Mines on tho Rand Threat ened

The Opinion of "The Times'*

1 he Siege of Mafeking

The Town Safe on Monday

United Prew Association-—By Eleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright. London, March 28 %he Times, common ting on Russia's reply to the Presidents, sayi that perhaps it i« the unkindest reply rent It is acidulating, and professes _ a platonic sympathy, with an intimation that the Republics bad looked the wrong way, but it would have made no difieranoe if they had looked the right way. The Times adds that the Australian joint cablegram to Mr Chamberlain has been a further blow to the enemy's sympathisers, March 21 Maieking was safe on the 21th. > ight hundred rebels are entrenched at Upington. Grobler, with six thousand from Oolesberg, is midway between Bloem fontein and Kroonstad. Kruger has caused the British min«i of the Band to &c undermined, and ft similar couria has been followed with the British buildings at Johannesburg. The Transvaal Boers arrested Com mandant Prinsloo, who retired to his farm by President Kruger's permission. They are also looting the farms of the Free Staters, attributing the outrage co the British. A strong column of the Imperial Yeomanry has been sent to Griqua town. The column proceeds later on to Mafeking, co-operating with Lord Methuen's Warranfcon eolnmn. Two hundred rebels in the Friesk* district have submitted, while others have decamped. A grave at Dronfield was found to contain seventy-three cases of dyna mite. Major - General Clements found a nine-pounder Maxim in a well at Koffyfonteio, and three loads of ammunition in alleged graves. Newspapers describe General Joubert as superior to his surroundings, and regret the absence of his influence in the coming settlement. The Telegraph lowers the estimate of the Boera in Natal to 10,000. Durban, March 28 Mr G. Pott, Consul at Lorenzo Marquez for the Transvaal, has beau fined two hundred guineas for indirectly importing heliographs and other con* traband goods for his Government. Mr Michael Davitt has arrived at Delagoa Bay. Capetown, March 28 Sir A. Milner has reached Blosin fontein. Two Boer prisoners at Sitnonstown succeeded in escaping. The Natal Boers report that they have destroyed the shafts and machinery in the Dundee colliery, and that they intend to destroy all the others.

Sudden Death of the Boer, General Joubert

Death From Internal Complaint

Kruger in Supreme Command

General White's Stalogism

(Received Wakapuaka March 30, 9 21 a.tn, This Office 9.40 a.m) London, March 29 Joubert died suddenly. (Received Wakapuaka March 50, 9.25 a m This Office 9 49 a.m) London, March 29 Joubert died unexpectedly of internal complaint on Tuesday night,

The Transvaal Government announce* that Kruger will personally take supreme command of the Kepablican forces. "

A few hoars prior to Joubert'g death General White, while receiving an address of welcome at Capetown, incidentally paid a warm tribute to the Boer Commander, whom be apoke of ai a soldier, a gentleman, and a brave honorable opponent.

An Unsuccessful Attack on the British at Warrenton.

Magnificent Shrapnel Fire

(Received Wakapuaka March 30, 9.45, ft.v This Office 10.24 a.m) London, March 29 A strong Boer force sharply, bub fruitlessly, attacked the British at Warrenton on Wednesday.- The British shrapnel firs was magnificent.

MODERN BULLETS.

The effects of the modern ballet tit*, by comparison with those of its predecessors, indeed alight. In * report published rl^he 13th January, Sir William M»cCorm»sq**io waa present during the Franoo-PrussnUt War)' says, "One cannot help contracting with amazement the comparative harmless* ncsa of the injuries bo frequentlyCnflicted by the Mauier rifle bullet with the frightful extent of the damage done by those of the needle-gun and the Chassepot. To anyone familiar with the wounds caused by these weapons many of thoie inflicted by the Mauser rifle might be regarded aa being somewhat of the nature of ' pin pricks.' Quite a large proportion of the wounded, in fact, hare returned to duty." Tho wounds made are oleau-oufc, there is no shook and very little hemorrhage; if a bone be struck there is seldom any splintering, the missile passing right through it. In the case of a soldier, mentioned by Sir William Mao* Cormaij, who was wounded at one of the recent battles, a bullet passed through both thighs, y«t the man continued to charge a distance of 800 yafds. At Elands Laagt* another soldier continued charging and fighting after having received a severe pene* trating wound of the abdomen. Indeed, id is perfectly astounding to read the reports of the many oases of penetrating wounds of the abdomen, involving injury to the stomach and other important internal viscera, which made rapid recoveries. In one oase a bullet passed right through the knee joint fr«tur»

THE ASHBtJMON OUARDIAN ;. FBIdaY, MAECH 29, 1900



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WILLIAM PATCHING, EAST STREET, ASH BURTON, 6ADDLJJR AND HARNESS MAKEK. T7IARMBBB AND OTHERS WHO REQUIRE RELIABLE HAND-SEWN SADDLERY & HARNESS Should remember that I have a competent staff of harness makers and saddlers in mj employ, and that all GUARANTEED. HORSE COVERS.—AU horse covers supplied by me are made on the premises, and their construction only the best materials are used, and ail are hand-newn. A LARGE STOCK OF Oilskins. Machine Belting. Rope, Tents, Eto ALWAYS IN STOCK. REPAIRS EXECUTED PROMPTLY & AT MODERATE CHARGES.



THE New Zealand OLQTHINC FA'OTORY T8 NOW SHOWING A LARGE STOCK OF Winter Goods Men's Sac Suits .. 21a, 25a, 29s 6d. Men's Tweed Trousers 7< 6d, 8i 9J, 9* 6d Men's Covert Coats .. 29j 6d, 39i 63, 52i6d Boys' Covert Coats from .. •■• 14s Boys' Reefer Co^ta from .. .. 63 6d Boys,' Sulor Suits from .. .. 7« Boys' Norfolk SuHs from .. ..Ila6d 50 dozen Serge and Tweed C'pi. The largest variety in town. 20 dozen Soft Felt Hats, nowesb shape?. White Shirts 5j 6d, 6s 6-3, 7j 61, 8, 6J, 9s 6i A new line of abort fronted White Shirts. New Ties, Braces, Gloves, Muffiars, Collars, Umbrellas, Wool Shirts, etc. Ladies and Gentlemen's Waterproof Coats, Made to Ordee. A large variety of Patterns to choose from. NEW ZEALAND C-LOTHING FACTOBY. ¥. H. BEOKINQSALB, Manager WANTED KNO'.VN-Thot Mua Me- GBBGOB has commenced Vm^imas in Ashburton ag^n. next to VA m Patching's. East Street, t»a'i wiJhe^ <■,<> ether « f-*ir -hare of the jia,froii:tgo of hpf old ouHon'prs anH tbe gen"r,»l p'T^-c. Ho- ■■}■:«;■.'■> ■, fi-hMipp v-. tea ami coff-e dai.iy »'. -it hourK. Vu^tnc <'* or a few boarders. 3 117



! LiIWELLYN OWEN, I M'C.S.M. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. J" GOAL Representative of the London _J College of Music, and of the Musical International College. PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLIN, MAN DOLINE, SINGING, HARMONY, AND COUNTERPOINT. The new term will commence January 22nd. Intending pupils kindly communicate early. FOB THIS MO»TfI~ONLy. i i B. F. DAV.EY, '2b, Tuam Street, CHRIBTOHUBCH ! Tjl NLARGING Photos, 12 xlO worked in I'j Indian Inks, and Framed in Gilt 22 x 18 for £1 Is. Water colours £i s', oils £1 10». I have been delivering thonsanda of photos in New Zealand (or the last six years, and have given every satisfaction. We can select a photo from any group or make any alteration. I will guarantee these to be as good as the ones I have been delivering for £3, and will last for ages. Don't forgeb to bring along your photo ab one?. 1 have arranged with Messrs Robottom & Co , to receive all orders ab their Studio, Moore Street, (opposite Royal Hotel). Orders re ceived by post or otherwise. Should you require one copied from group, kindly place x (a woes) under the one you wished copied. The photos are worked by t he beat artists in the Australian colonies. This will last till Ist May. 3 12 OUR Soldiers are told to remember "Mi'juba" when fighting the Boera But to come nearer home ib will pay to i remember A. H. Williams' when in wapt of j hooks, atftlionory, fancy goods, toyß, news- j paper*, etc. Lowest prices. Plain figures. \ New goo "a weekly, Large stock of school ; books and school requisites,—A H WILLUM3, Tailored Street, i



NOTI 0 111. ALL BOOK DEBTS owing to The Ash burton Publishing Co., L'd, as at Ist April, 1898, have been placed in my hands for collection. All Accounts not settled by the 14th April will be SUED FOft, without further notice. DAVID ZANDER, Commission Agent, Tancred Street, Aabburton __March 22,1900. FOR SALE PRIVATELY;



I AM now prepared to treat privately for the unsold portion of Mb Isaac Sar «bnt's property, comprising :— Lot 2.—Knox's Farm, containing 246 acred or thereabouts Lot 3.—Greenatreet'a Farm, containing 150 acres Lot 4.—North River Farm, containing 81 acres. E. W. HANMER* P——— H ■ nwi FOB SALE, HOUSE OF 10 ROOMS, AND HALF ACRE OF LA.ND. HAVELOOK STREET WEST. I HATE been instructed to sell Town Sections No 1219 and 1220, upon which is erected a well built house or fcen rooms, and also good stabling. The property is at pr&sent occupied by Mrs Rickman- it Is situated in a healthy locality, withing five minutes walk of the centre of tho town and Post Office, and is admirably adapted for a private hospital, for which there is a capital opening in Ashburton. At the price asked this is undoubtedly a splendid investment. F FEBKIMAN FOB SALE In the Anama—Mayfield District, A splendid opportunity for a working man J HAVE for Sale a small Barm of 60 j Acres, upon which la erected a Cottage of 4 roomg. A portion of the Farm has been laid off in garden, and Js i well planted with fruit trees. This affords an opportunity seldom j offered bo a working man, as employment is obtainable in the district throughout the year. F. FEBEIMAN. FOR SALE.



SHEEP FEED IH4VE for S*ie 250 Acres of Sheep Feed. ;> _ F. EERRIMAN, FOR SALE | DOBSON STREET, ASBBURTON. j I HATE been instructed to Sell Town Sections 373, 374, and 375, either airiglj or in one lot. The ground is of good quality and iB an | excellent aite for building purposes. F. FERRIMAN. ______ HAYELOOK STRWRT, ASHBURTON IH^VE been instructed by Mr P Keller to cell his veiy desirable Property, situated in Haveicck Street,' comprising a well built brick house of nine rooms, wash house,, coalhouse. and also a very convenient; stable, together with £ an acre of excellent land, well laid oat in fruit trees. Within two minutes' walk of Railway and Post Office. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. j ~fok sale' CARTER'S TERRACE, TINWALD. I HAVE been instructed by Mr Alex. Hbwson to Sell his veiy desirable property situated on Carter's Terrace* j The House contains 9 convenient rooms, j and has all the necessary detached offices, j including Waah-house and Dairy. j The Stabling conaista of 3 roomy Loose boxes, Trap house and Chaffhonae Tho Land is of the very best quality, and .', contains 4 acres. Mr Hewson having purchased another property fie Aehburton, is determined to Sail, F. FERRIMAN. FOK~SALE interest in lease in perpetuity ;at alford forest. I HAVE for Sale th« interest; ia a email Grazing Bun of 321 acres, 3 roods, 20 perohea ab Alford Forest. The ruu is Betsurely fenced on three sides with seven wires and oa the other with six wires. The improvements have cost £150, but owing to the continued ill-health of the owner he is prepared to accept £100. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE Grey Street, House of 2 Rooms and |>ere Land.



Grey Street, House of 2 Rooms and |>ore Land. I HAVE for Sale a comfortable House of two Rooms, together with \ of an acre of good land, Well fenced with marcrocarpa. The house is lefe to a good tenant and is yielding a satisfactory interest on the amount required. P. FERRIMAN. TO LET AT TREVORTON. HOUSE of 6 rooms, with Scullery, Panfcry, and a detached Woodshed. The land nontains \an acre and is well laid out in fruife trees. There is also good stabling, chaff and trapbouse. F. FBRRIMAN. TOR BALE, i AT LAURISTON. HOUSE OF FOUR ROOMS AND O V UTBUILDIKGS, AND TWO AND A HALF ACRES OF lAND. T HAVE been instructed by Mr Wilham Bu«han, who has leased a farm, to sell the above Property, situated close to the Railway and Public School. A working man can always find em ployment in the District. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN, "Y7ISIT NORTHCOTE AND BeFFOBD's for V your Autumn and W;nter Millinery. See windows, i



To Bicycle Purchasers.*, THIQ SIBAIGHT TIP l Foe Racing Cyclists & Others who would secure a GOOD feTAIiT in the BACE Fob Success in Lira;, And get "well placed," is to be WELL MOUNTED I t Now, to be well mounted costs no more than to be ill-mounted; so long aa you patronise the right BICYCLE ESTABLISHMENT. R. D. JOHNSTON can supply intending purchasers with the Bess Bicycle ever manufactured, viz., the Budge - Whitworth. These Bicycles are manufactured at Coventry and Birmingham by the oldest established Firm in England. They carry the usual twelve months' guarantee, which ia quit is unnecessary in the case of the Gome and Inspect the 1900 Modeh. They are real Beauties. All Makes of Machines Rbpaikfd. BICYCLES ON HIHK. STOCK OF ACCESSORIES.



Kurnetfc Street. Next Orange Hall, OSBOEN COOMBE, > PIANO TUNER 4 EXPERT (Late of London), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding Dig' tricts every four months—viz, March, July, and November, ORDERS may be loft with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN aft his Mueie Studio, Arcade Chambers, Aahburton. or at Commercial Hotel. Lord Roberts HAS considerably reduced the number 1 of Boera during the past week. This .9 the talk of the town, and bo is the fact thab the C.own Studio have reduced the price of first class Photography, Cabinetß from 7s 6d'per dozen for the month of March. COME AND SEE OUR Brilliant Victory IN HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGBAPHY. MITCHELL, BURNFTP STREET 3 PUBLIC NOTICE.



DATES, LOWBY AMD GO TTTE HAVE now taken over krger premises in tho Jubilee Buildings,- thus making our Ashburton branch the largest Cycle Works in the Distric'. Enormous Stock of NOVELTIES and ACCESSORIES just to hand. OATE3, LOWRY & CO., Burnett Street.



The Teawling Exphbiment—The traw ler Doto returned to Tirnaru at midday to coal and water for the last time on her way sonth. On Tuesday, we {Herald) are in formed by Mr Ayson, a run was made south. During the day 1225 red cod were netted and returned to the sea, while Sat fiah were very scarce, only about four dozen lemon bolbb being got;, in 15 to 20 fathoms. Wed nesday morning a zigzag loop was run off the Waahdyke, and four tows made, the resulb boiug about 500 small red cod, two hapuka, half-a-dozen red garnet and half-a dozen flab fish ; some groper and a conger were caught with the line. Some bad bottom (shingle) was met with. Mr Ayson states that there is a great extent of excellent trawling bottom off the Ninety Mile beach, whereon at the proper seasons (which have I to be determined for eaoh locality) there should bo abundance of fht fob* The move ments of these fish appear to be effected by the weather. Since the Doto came there I 1 as been a succession of easterly weather, and Mr Ayson hopes on his return from the Bouth, about a month hence, to strike pre valent westerly weather, when he antici pates that better results would be obtained. The migrations of flat fish are not yet well understood. At Napier, for instance, about six weeks ago, these fish could nob be got, in deep water or shallow ; a month later they were being caught by the ton. Smoke New Yenu.B