Mail Notices

; Malls olose for the following places at I under, subject to the necessary alterations: SATURDAY, Novembar 30 ¥or Northern Ports a»d Westporb, per Botcmahana, at 6.30 p m MONDAY, Dec 2. For Northern Ports and Wesbport, per ; Mapourlka, at 10 30 a m . NOTICE—A large number of newspaper®,, prinoipally weeklies, are posted for the United Kingdom insufficiently prepaid. The public are reminded all such papers are charged double deficiency on delivery, The nexb mail from the United Kingdom is due m Aahburtoa on December 3rd, via Btindiei, and via San Francisco on Dec sth

MINING

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. DtJNEDIN, NOV 29 Returni3— Suooqbs 40 z 14dwt, Enterprise II 32- z 93 wt IQzr, Tnch Valley 31rz 41wb, lichdale 24 z Idwt, Waimumu Central 23:2 loflw\ Oen-ral Cliarlton 22rz 8a 1 wr, Hartley and Ril"y 22'z, Noumea 27- z, Ludy Churl 1 ton 12oiS 3dwt>, Waimumu Extended 21oz 13Jwb, Oeutral Mataura II 21ck sdwt Isgr Dunkdin, Nov 30 BoturnS —Maori 87^ z% Charlban Creek 29czj fldwts, Enterprise iSo 2 26tzi I63wts, North Beach 22 zi lldwfc Wellington,, November 29 Beturn—K hikihi diedge 2Uzj fjr 105 hou?J.

COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON MARKETS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, November 28 Aft yesterday's wool sales there was a better eeleotion, at>d the demand was very firm. Prices for merinos, especially fiiest, were equal on the average to last salee, Continental buyers were very keen oompeti. tors. Crossbreds were five per cent lower than at the alosing sales of October, excepting | for loba suitable for the American nnrkefc. ■ The Patoka clip sold at 6§3, and thoTorlesse atls|L The American visible supply of wheat is 80,011,000 Imhela. LondoNj November 29 The wheat markets are very qu'et and slightly easier; cargoes steady. Victorian and South Auei ralian September and Ootober chipmenta 29j 33 ; New South Wales prompt 29j ;»Victorian parcels, November ahipmen!-, 28a 3d. Butter ie very slow—Colorral, neglected, 110 ato 112 a; Danish, weak, 118* to 120s. The Wakanui's cargo arrived m i excellent condition At the Bradford sales woo! is firmsr— : Common sixties 18^3, Buper 19|1. At the j London Biles prices were unchanged. Beat sorts were m strong demand, Americans buying best crossbreda

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The ABhburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-oporative Association of Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on November 29, 1901:— Wheat- Prime milling Pearl „« 2^ 5d   Tuscan.„ 2a 6d Hunter's 2s 51 Oata— Duna 2s Id „ Danleh 2s Id „ Sparrowbilla 2i 2d  Canadian 2a 31 Barley—Malting, prime 2s Inferior le 6d Peaa—Blue Prussian 3s  Partridge 3a 6d to 4a Ohafi-—Good oataheaf 42a b\ Grass Seed—Farmers 24 to 2j 31 The above are prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburtou

TIMARU PRODUCE MARKETS.

j At last aoma good newa with regard to the ; local grain market has to be reported during the past weeks Wheat has firnri9d consider, ably, and is now saleable at on advance of from Id lo 21 per bushel on ksb week's quotations; Wheat has heon freely sold at 2i 8 1 per baahel, f.o-b, during the week, 2i BAd being obtainable for prime sampler But even at these pricea the demand is gienter than the supply, owners holding apparently In expectation that thia cereal wiil baa good prioe next year. Oat 3 are worth Id more than last week, and barley remains unaltered.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1901.

Although the olectioa of the Asb- j burton members of the Canterbury Charitable Aid Board, which took place ; on Thursday, was coDducted strictly m accordance with the law, it cannot be denied that the system of electing the members of that body is open to serious objection. The Hospital and Charitable j Institutions Act of 1885 provides that there shall be one member to represent every borough and county of less than ; 8000 inhabitants, and two members for every borough end county of more than 8000. The Ho&pitable and Chari table Institutions Amendment Act of 1886 provides for proportional repre sentation, and also for the grouping of local authorities, and accordingly the j county and borough of Ashburton are j conjoined as one body. The Governor, by Order-in-Oouncil, has adjusted the representation m this case-, so that the County Council has foar votes m the election of the one representative, and the Borough Council one vote. There is nothing to be said against this! apportionment of the voting power, because the County Council contributes nearly ten times as much towards charitable aid as the Borough Gouncil ] does ; although the principle is certainly ' opposed to the ono man vote theory. But surely it ia a perfoct f»rce to im pose upon the Borough Council the duty of annually appointing a repre sentative or delegate to record its one vote, when the County Council's four votes make the result a foregone con clusion. We are not surprised to learn that when the Mayor, who represented the Borough Oounci', attended at the County Council Chambers on Thurs day, and learned that the Chairman of the Oounty Council, with four votes at his disposal, had decided upon the gentlemen to be elected, he de clined to take any p^rt m the proceeding?. The Oounty Chair man was of course well within his rights m acting as he did, especi ally as his Council had already nomin ated him as ono of their representatives on the Charitable Aid Board, and we have no doubt that the two gentlemen who have been elected according to law to represent this district are both admirably qualified for the work en trusted to them. But nevertheless we contend that the method adapted m this colony of constituting the Hospi tal and Charitable Aid Boards is alto gether unsatisfactory and absolutely misleading, since theso bodies, instead of being really elective ag they should bo, are practically nominee Boards. There is another point m connection with these elections, which was referred to at the last meeting of: the Borough Council, and that is

whether the representative chosen by a ; public body to record the vote or rotes to which it is entitled, should be in structed as to the recording thereof, or whether he should have a free hand. Wo can quite understand that, al though a m»jority of a local body might desire to have its votf s recorded ' for a particular individual, the repre sentative entrusted wish the giving of such votea might—unless instructed-— dispose of them id opposition to the wishes of the Council, It m however, unusual m these cases to indicate to a representative how the vote of a public body should be cast, and the result has not always been exactly what those nominally having, the vote desired or expected

Local and General.

Wkatheb Forecast* — Captain Edwin wires: —Moderate to strong; westerly winds ; glass rise. Temuka Caledonian Society—Entriea for the Temuka Caledonian Society close og Saturday, December 14 Combined School Sports—The entries for the Ashburtoa County Combined Sohoo! Sports Meeting on JDecember 15th, close tjOday with the Secretary, Mr M Bruce; Maori Mission—A pastoral was read m the Aoglioan churches throughout the diocese ou Sunday last announcing that the collection on Sunday next; will be m aid of the Maori i Mission Fund i 1 Personal—The ilon Mnjor Steward and | Mrs Steward, who have been staying ai Haumer Springs eioca the session closed, are expected m Ashburton on Monday next; '• Manual Instrpotion—The manual m. tft'rujtioo classes for teachers, under Mrs WilHs and Miss M A Grant, were continued today, there beiog eighteen lady teachers present Eev. J G Grbenhough —Lord Ran furly occupied the chair afc the Garrison Hall, Dunedin, on Wednesday evening, when the Rev J G Greanhough delivered his lecture on 'Oar Puritan Forefathers. 1 Lady Ranfurly was also present. Good Fielding — Something notioeable about the orioket match between England and New South Wales, was that out of a (score of 332 made by the visiting team only two of tbab number are credited to 'sundries.' There must have been fiae wioket*keeping and fielding Public Libraries Vote-—The Parlia mentary vote of £3090 for public libraries will be distributed on the Bvh of February. Those'libraries who wish to participate m the vote musfc lodge claims with the Secretary for Education by the 3 lac ef January next. Amateur Swimming Club—lt will be Seen by an advertisement appearing In another column, that a meeting is called for Monday evening next, at McConnell's rooms, at 8.30, of all interested m swira rrlng, and also all members and intending members. We feel sure that with sach splendid bathing accommodation, there should be a flourishing olub m this town. Frozen Meat m 1881-A cable from London, published ia the Guardian on October 29, 1881, mentions the sale of a oirsjoof froz:>o moat not m tho best condition at 41. Twenty years do not seem to have improved matters much m this line, bnt the price of meat m Ashburton was advertised m the came paper as under :—Roast beef from 3:1; corned beef 2£l j mutton from l.Jd j sausages4d. Our Old Tims Volunteers-— Jtiet twenty years have elapsed since nearly a scora of Ashburton Volunteers lefb here to go to the North Island, where hostilities were threatened by the Maoris. The names of the men were as fallows : — Sargeanfc Jesaop, Corporal Hayes, L^noe Corporal McDonald, Privates Coulter, Dae, Fjkrquhar, Groves, Hitnhingo, L^ohner, Leitch, Murray, Stevens, Tully, White, Perkin, and Irvine' Volunteering throughout the colony was pretty brisk at that time. Canterbury Land Board—At the meet ing of the Canterbury L»nd Board on Thure day it was decided to warn the lessees m the H'ghback settlement against breached of the cropping conditions. Mts M Cronln and Mr FBay, holders of leases m the Marawki settlement, are also tobe warned against over cropping, and Mr Thomas Iveae, a holder m the same settlement, is to be asked to show cause befors the next meeting of the Board, why his leaso should not be forfeited for non-residenoe. A Substitute for Lyddite—There are some who think th%b skins and certain manures are nuisances when deposited m the neighbourhood of dwolling houses and' frequented places, bat the perfume from these articles is not In it when a truck load of bullock heads and old bones la about. If anybody doubted this who had to pass the railway station this morning, he witf doubt; no longer. As a school boy stand- Ing on fche platform remarked to a chum, ' Say, Jack, they oa»ht to fire some of those heads amongst the Boers. I reckon it 'ud beat Lyddite,' Profit m Dairy Fabming-—A Palmerston North milk supplier has given the Manawatu Standard particulars of the results of hie operations with a dairy herd during the last twelve months. He is not atsxious for hie name to figure m print, but ho has produced satisfactory evidouca that) his facts are reliable. Ha has been milking a herd of forty cows, and the returb from them for milk for tho twelve moaths has averaged £10108 each, while he estimates the ekim milk has given him a farther return of £3 3s oaoh cow beyond that. Laab December, irom 28 cowi, tho supplier was paid £41 8s for the mouth, and at the present time he is getting 371b* of milk daily from 46 oown, Corious Results of Botter Analysis— A large numbsr cf samples of buttter from various countries were some months ago analysed for boric acid preservative by the ohemiat of the British Gavernmenb Libora tory. The results are given as follows t — Out of 31 samples from Belgium, 97 per cent aontained the preservative ; of 101 samples from Australia, 91 per cent; of 31 samples from New Zealand, 80 per cent; of 174 from France, 72 por cent ; of 361 Bamples from ETolhnd, 36 par cant); of 194 samples from Denmark, 2 psr cant jof 51 from Canada, 2 per cent; vi 126 sample} from Norway, t per cent; of 52 samples from Russia, 4 per :onb. Up to datb Bicycle Goods—There is now >n view at Messrs Oates, Lowry & Go's Z?a andia Cyola Work? an entirely new and varied assortment of the very latesb m lyoling requisites. Among the new samples uafc received are new designs m ladies' ekirb slips. These handy little clips, bo neat and iseful, are indesponsable to every lady lycliati The firm have also received a ship nenb of the new • Garrard' Free Wheels. These now wheats {which fit) any standard nake of bicycle) are very neat, and are the neacs of saving an enormous amount of tedalSing ; are most effeotive, having a roller tack pedalling brake, and so simple m con traction that any person can Qt them m a aw mimUes.

Borough Council Leases—-Tha Asbbur. ton Borough Council iaviie leaden for the lease of reservaa, Particulars will bo found ia our advertising columns. Bicyolb Agoideni—While turning the corner of Haveloek and William Streets this forenooH, master Leslie Watt, was thrown from hiß bicyole,, and broke hie left arm. He managed to walk horns, and a doctor wa*s called In and set the injured arm. Thb Latbs Dr COBDNER—The proposal to e rflob a memorial stone m memory of the late genial doobor, m the Rakaia cemetery, haa been heartily taken up by all Classen Mr Oxley has beea appointed treasurer, and would be pleated to hear from »uy outsiders who care to join m the movement and who have not been spoken to on the aubjacti Expeditious Photography — Panoramic vlaws of the bowling green aid the guests at the President.* day function yesterday, are already on view at Mr Mitohell'a and excellent photoa they prove to be, Tnesa are for sale, as advertised Accident— Key H M»thias& Mrs Mathina, ot Rskaia, were thrown out of the buggy ye»tard*y, through the horse ehyiag: Both were badly shaken and bruised, and had a narrow escape. The vehicle was somewhat damaged. Picnic m the Domain—Abouo three hundred employees from Meesrs Bowron Bros' Woolstoo. Tannery arrived ia Ashbur ton this morning, about ton o'clock, by special train, and proceeded to the Domain, where they indulged m the usual pastimes— cricket, oyoiing, swimming, etc. The Wool ston Band was In attendance, and played during the day. Thb Somnss Scholabship—We under stand that there are 29 candidates for the Somnes scholarship, tho examination for which takes place m Ohrietohurch on Mon day and Tuesday. Three of the candidates were from the Ashburton Borough Sohoo', and two of them left by this forenoon's train for Ohristchurch; the third, Master Leslie Watt, not being able to go on account of an accident Mb George LACEENaoN, MHR-A« m. | timated m one advertising columns, Mr George Laurensoa, MHR, will perform the ceremony of * Unveiling the National Abb.' at the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening next, at 8 o'olook* Ladies and farmers should note that they are specially invited to attend* Advbntobods Lady Ahsistb--On Mon day morning last Miss Ethel Jones and Misb Ghlman, fellow art students, started for a tear bo tho West Coast, via Whltcombe'a Pass, with the obj 'Cfc of sketching and botanisiagl They took With them as guide, Mr James Dunoaa, whose thrilling experi oaoes m the recesses of the Southern Alpni where he was snowed up for weeks, created Bttch excitement some years ago. We learn that the ladies intend walking from the Pass into Hokttika, and they expect to return m about a month* Meantime we wish them a good time, lots of pleasant adventures, and we may perhaps add—a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Cromwell on Toleration — Whoo Olivet Cromwell waa m command of the English army In Scotland, m 1650, he wrote angrily to the Presbyterian divines m referenca to their exclueivenees as fol lows ;— * Where do you find m Scripture that preaching is exclusively yonr function; be you nab envious though Eidad and Medad do prophesy ; your pretended fear lest error should atep m, is like the man who would keep all the wine oub of the country leab men should be drunk 1 It will bo found an nojaat and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty, upon a supposition he may abuse it. .When he doth abu;e ifc, jadge.' Thb Peoples' FAvoans—We nofciae that Mr R D Johnston has now landed his ship ment of 1902 model Rudge Whitworth Bicycles, and we would advise our readers to inspect same, as the Rudge-Whitworth is recognised as the leading machine m the Old Country and m the colonies, and it Is justly entitled to the familiar name 'Britain's Best Bicycle.'

News in Brief.

Mr H M Jones, stationer, haa a special announcement m our advertising columns, fegarding his stock of goads for the Ch-iat m*s trade. He has a large and unusually fine selection of books, stationery, fancy goods, toys, card?, china, glass, leather, and plated ware, 60 suit) all tastes and purses. Fie invites inspection at hie establishment m East Street.

Magisterial

BAKAIA—FRIDAY

, : (Before C A Wray, Esq, S.M) Judgment by default with ooete was givnn m the following cases:—B Phelan v Q H Smith, £1 2s 7d ; same v F Bay, 10a ; same v Mrs Wells, £1 16s 2d ; and trustees m the estate of the l&fca Dr Oordner v G Davison, £2 5a 63. In the case A Street v P Ph'afan, claim £3 19a 2d, wages due, there waa a cross action for £1 la 6d, loss of tools and shortage m cash takings, and judgment) with costs waa given for plaintiff is the first case, and for plaintiff lor 16' 63, with costs, m the second case. The oaae Commissioner of Taxes v D Brick, waa adpurned to 27th December, 1901. Several other cases were settled out ol Gcurfe.

Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.

United Frees Association—By Eleotrio (Telegraph—Copyright Christchuboh, November 29 A b the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, the following resolutions were passed™ln the opinion of this Chamber ib is desirable that steps should be taken immediately by the Gtovernmeni m the direction of arranging reciprocal Customs tariff concessions with the Com monwealth and Canada, and that a depu tation wait on Sir Joseph Ward on Tuesday fco farther this end, the same deputation to draw the attention of the Minister of Rail | ways i o the charges levied on goods and passengers between Christchuroh and Lyt j telton, which are higher than those charged on any other line i&the colony ; that the Minister of Marine be urged to modify the present regulations m regard to adjustment of compass on colonial trading vessels, and the Chamber suggests that the mer cantile marine superintendents at each port be authorised to waive the necessity for specially swinging vessels for adjastmenb In cases where the compass record books kept by masters are submitted ior Inspec tion when required, and are approved by such superintendent; that the Government be asked In fulfilment of a promise made ten years ago by the late Mr Bailance, to build a safe for explosives m the vicinity of Chrlstchurch. In regard to the Christchuroh-I yttleton line charges, Me Laurenson, MHR, said that usersof the line paid £IO,?5O per annum more than users paid on the Port Chalmers line, which, after Lyttelton, Is the dearest m the colony.

Who beat the Englishmen at cricket ? Who taught them how to play ? Who played the deuoo with every wicket ? Australia lends the way. What plays the deuce with cough or cold? What makes consumptives fewer ? Oh! What is that worth more than gold Wood'a Great Peppermint) Cure,

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

(THE ESILWAY DISASTER. I New York, Nov 29 The Italian immigrants were the sfaief sefferers m the Seneca railway accident. Four cars were telescoped, The flames prevented giving assistance. The driver misread the Bignal to go into a Biding BATTLE ABBEY PURCHASED London, Nov 28 Battle Abbey has been purchased by Mr Wi'liam Waldorf Aator, who ia a naturalised British subject. GUILELESS NATIVES, The Governor of the Gold Ooa&t re porta th«t the recant mining conces sions have proved worthless, The natives had blown beads of gold into barren quar'z. A LIBEL ACTION. The Netherlands Railway Company m South Africa sued Mr Garrett Fisher for libel. The case was heard before the King's Bench. The jury found that pUintiffj were aliens and enemies of the country, and a verdict was returned for defendants. THB REBELLION IN COLOMBIA The Ban Kigh has gone to Antwerp to be fitted for the use of the Colom bian rebels. THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN. London, Nov 29 The New Zealand loan is about a quarter per cent discount. The public ; subscribed about half. A SUNKEN SHIP. The Loch Vennacher, sunk by a collision m the Thames on November 13, has been lifted. MR B&LFOUR. Mr Balfour is decidedly better. POWERS OF RAND CAPITA LISTS, The Transvaal Government has ap pointsd a Commission to suggest the amendment cf the gold laws with a view,to lessening the power of the capitalists. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. Eremantle, November 29 Mr William O'Brien and Mr Henniker Heaton, members of the House of Commons, arrived by the Oriziba. The former is accompanied by his wife, and is visiting Australia for the benefit of bis health. CHINESE IMMIGRANTS Brisbane, Nov 29 It ia estimated that 200 Chinese have obtained admittance to Queens land by means of forged official permits. THE KANAKA BILL. Melbourne, Nov 29 In the Senate the Kanaka Bill was reid a second time on the voices. Mr Symoo argued strongly m favour of the colour line. South of Bundaberg, he said, there must be no Kanaka labour. In the middle sugar belt the Kanaka ought to remain seven years, and m the north ten yeara. It is understood that Senators will favour extending the Kanakas' term, and have agreed to an amendment allowing five years as the term for districts south of the tropic of Capricorn, and ten years north of the tropic. BROKEN HILL MINES. At a meeting of the Broken Hill Btack X Company, the report showed a loss of £130 for the half year's opera tions. The loss was caused by depre ciation m the price of metals, especially lead. The Federal tariff would lessen the earning pawer by £3000 per annum. The chairman announced that the directors of Block X, Block XIV, and the South mines had decided m order to enable the mines to remain at work with matals at the present low rates, to ask employees to accept a re duction of 10 per cent ia wages and carry out other economies. The meeting adopted the report and carried a resolution endorsing the directors' reduction proposals, and if necessary, shutting down Bl< ck X. DEAN O'HARAN. Sydney, Nov 29 Cardinal Moran has created Dr | O'Haran Dean of St. Mary's. THE PLAGUE. The Board of Health has declared Queensland and New Caledonia free from plague. THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION RESULTS. In the Australian College theology class lists just issued the Rev Butter field, of the diocese of Waiapu, obtained a pass as scholar m theology, and Mr T. Kay, of the diocese of Danedin, as licentiate m theology.

SOUTH AFRICA

United Proas Association—By Elootrlo Telegraph—Copyright

A SHOOK TO THE PRO-BOERS.

HUNG&RI&N HORDES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. London, Nov 27 The Paris correspondent of the Times says that Sir H, Campbell-Bannerman haa heretofore been the chief evangelist with the French Boers. His last speech, declaring that annexation is inevitable, came as a terrible shock, his admirers interpreting his attitude as a selfish device to oust the Unionists. Twenty thousand horses have been shipped from Flutno, m Hungary, for, South Africa.

MORE BOERS CAPTURED.

TWO OONNAUGHT RANGERS MURDERED. ! London, November 29 Colonel Cole captured Field Cornet Vanrensburg and thirteen others m the east of the Orange Colony, Fouche shot two privates of the Oonnaught Hangers captured at Dord» recht. The cause is unknown. Sergeant Thomas Harris, of the Sixth New Zealand Mounted Rifles, was slightly wounded at Walkerstroom.

SUGGESTION BY THE "DAILY NEWS."

London, November 29 The Daily Hews urges a long armis tice, to enable the views of fighters, refugees, and prisoners to be ascer tained regarding peace on a basis of { federation of South African Customs and railwayg for the purpose of full local autonomy

A Trip to the Old Country.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY,

Tha following j jttings were elicited from Mr Tbos Bullock during a recent interview i >y a representative of this paper :™ Month Video, (First port of call), April 16th, 1901 We ao oh ore d m the Bay at 4 pm, about ibree miles from the shore. About) five ninntes after, the health hunch with the lootor on board, came alongside. After he. lad ' passed us,' the mails were taken on 3oard, and they steamed away to give room ;o other laucehm to take ttie passengers on shore. We went m the Agent's, and arrived *b six. Wo Bb»yecJ at the Hotel de Globe, where English is spoken. In the streets we were pestered with little children selling and begging* They Bpob the English at stioe, aud ask for coins. The tr&ffio at aight waa very noisy, on aooount of the streets being paved. The following morning we took the tram to tbe Gardens, a splendid situation, and well supplied with seats for the public, and on the way we passed a number of very pretty private residences. The trams are very primitive, and are drawn by mnles. At present the town does not appear remarkably flourishing, but better times are anticipated on account of extensive harbour improvements being oarriad out, and large docks constructed, tenders for which we were informed had been accepted. They hava an excellent railway Btatiem Some partß of the town are very picturesque. In the centre there are Eqaares planted with shady treen, and convenient seats placed at intervals, where people may sib and have refreshments, smoke, &c. The squares look very effective at nighfc, being brightly illu minated with electric light. The women sel dom wear hats, merely having lace mantillas thrown over their heads Teneriffb, (Canary Islands), May 3rd When m tbia place it happened to baa Gala day ; ib appears the first 3 days of May are always devoted to this purpoee. The bull figbb tnkeß plaoe at the arena, and to the inhabitants this is a great time of excite ment; gaily dressed people, and children most brilliantly arrayed, were m evidence, and we eivw ths people returning from the fight all apparently markedly excited* When we returned to cur ship at nighb the town presented a fascinating appearance with its illuminations and its fireworks, In is very amuaing to see tha native boys diving for coins thrown by passengers from the ship PLYMOtTH Faasing the Eddystonra Lighthouse, ap proaching Plymouth, great excitement pre vailed an we anchored, A steam launch came alongside with numerous friends and many joyous meetings occurred after miny years of. separation. All this only lasted a very ehorb time ; we dropped the mail and a number of passengers and steamed away up the English Channel. Ib happened to be a bright, sunny day, and Mount Edgeoombe, and the surrounding scenery looked ex> bremeiy pretty London, May 10 After battling through the mighty ocean we have reached the great Metropolis, and London with Its grand old building's lroks bhe same as ever, but with numerous and very extensive improvements. Now m the season Rotten How is well worth visiting. The magnificent horses and the carriages, containing well draesad people, are really worth seeing, the whole display being impressively grand; and the parka are charmingly bright Old Bt Paul's looks as tnauaive as ever, and Westminster is bhe same dear old edifice. The Thameß up by Hampton Court is extremely pretty, so many boathouses on either aide of the river, baing mostly decorated with bright hang ing baskets of fliwers, and lighted up at flight with many colored lamps. Hyde Park, Regents Park, Kensington, Sb James', and Babtersea, are beautifully kept, and with many others fchab could be mentioned are a real boon and pleasure to ths inhabitants The old London Tower, and many other historical p'&cea of Interest we, of course, visited. London traffic is astonishing with its numerous trams, busses, &o. under ground railways and celebrated 21 tube from the Bank to Shepherd's Busb, about 7 miles. The fare ie 2d for the whole of the distanoe, or any portion, Greater London is now made up of all parishes within a radius of about 11 miles of Ctiftring Grtst>, or the outer circle of IS mile', containing a total population of about 6,000,000, embracing 693 square miles, and the total oosb of the London government) is £13,391,379 per annum, equal to £3 per head of the population, or 7s 6d m the £ on rabesb'e value. The rates m London vary from 5s 4d m the £ at Sb James', Westminster, to Qi 10d m the £at Bow; Ib is aßtonish'ns; on looking up the records to find the popu lation of Bittarsea m 1801 to have been only 3365; and m 1896, 165,115. Tha city m 1801 contained 127,262, and m 1896 only 30,830 (tbe popula tion, of course, having gone farther out) and a'l London m 1801 was 958 788, just uncler a million, and m 1896, 4,333,018 Paris (a magnificent city), Jane I Some of tbe carriages on bhe railways m Paris are very peculiar, having seats on top, a sort of double deck, similar to tram oars, but covered m. This is a magnificently built city. In bhe ' Louvre,' are specially tine buildings, embracing a huge drapery establishment containing revolving stair cases and lifta. There is also the renowned Picture Gallery and Museum. There are large numbersof drinking saloons quite open to the street, where people sib and smoke and negotiate refreshments. This mar« yellow? city is extremely pictureeque, with numbera of squares beautifully laid out), and shady trees along the Bides of the streets and elsewhere, with numerous seats conveniently arranged underneath their shade. We went up the Eiffel Tower, where we obtained an excellent view of the whole city, and also of tht> Exhibition Buildings, which were m course of being taken down. Tha river Seine ie very beautiful; steam boats well patronised are continually going up and down. The motor cars are numerous, and of varied descriptions; one morning we stood at a corner, and m teD minutes counted thirty of them passing. The Opera House of Paris, a national affair, cost about one million and a half, and it is supposed to be the largest and most costiy m the world, a very magnificent building. There are several very imposing railway stations ; the largest is Gare eta Nord. We pot iced m Francs that women held a lob of responsible positions ; at the Customs, ticket offices at the railway stations, end at the Posb Office they were performing the required duties, Tbe fares by bus are equal to I^-dl anywhere on bop and 3d inside. Oa our way to Paris we passed a very ancient city, vis, Rouen. Another day, we proceeded to Versailles, and saw the historoal Palace where Marie Antoinette used to dwell. It; covers about tout acres, and tha grounds and sur roundnga are simply lovely. The piin'inga to be seen are numerous and magnificent. In bhe rural districts we fl\w a number of women w^rkiDg to the fields jist like men. They have hardly any fences; each cultivates his own strip of grouridi Ib looks so peculiar to see such a number of small plots. (To be Continued.) i

HIGHBANK

(From Our Correspondent) We are bavins; a splendid rain hero today (Thursday), whioh will stop shearing, bub will do the crops, and especially the newly Bown turnips, a lob of good, We are having a lot of nor'westers this year, not) g»les, but blow, blow, blow, that soon dries up the ground after a rain We shall be glad when this season's winds ara blown out The School Committee meeting was held on Monday evening, when tha Inspector's report of tha achool examination was' received, showing that all the scholars had passed m their respective standards, which speak? well for the master, Mr B Stout, and the mistress, Miss Simpson Various tub oommibceeßhsve been appointed to carry oub the programme for School Spor's and Fhg Hoisting on the 16th IJaoember." It was reßoked to aak Mrs H Ward and Mrs 0 A C Hardy to j idga the sevriog. Correspondence whs received from Mr Hardy, Mfl R, saying that he would bs present, and that Mrs Hardy would hoist the flag as requested, A splendid fl»g pda has been procured that is 44-fb long. We were disappointed again on Sunday last) through the preacher appointed not coming. This is five times oub of the last six Suudays bhab the Weßleyan preacher his I disappointed us, and as most of the settlers have a few miles to go to attend service, ib does nob improve their temper to find the preacher §w»^. i

SOCIAL COLUMN.

The matter included m this column %8 contributed and paid for.]

FROM Biographies For Soys-

By the Pceaident of Queen's College, Belfstt

SIR HENRY HAVELOCK.

Hero and Saint.

There are few boys who have not heard of Havelock, Bat probably there ara many who do not know a great deal abont him. Now, as I think his life is nob only {nil of interest, but also full ot meaning, I am going to give you a short sketch of it to-day. He was the son of a Sonderland shipbuilder, and was born there m 1795. At a very early *ge he showed his manliness and hatred of oppression. One day, when he was a very small boy, he came into school with a black eye. The master sa*r it, and asked bow he had got it, Henry would not tell, for he had that strong feeling against informing on others which boys still haye—a feeling m which there ie a good deal which is honourable. His silence, however, cost him a bad flog ging, and m those days schoolmasters knew how to flog, I can tell yon. The fact was that that morning, when com ing to school, he had seen one of those wretched • bullies' who are still to be found, lam sorry to say, m some schools—fellows for whom I hope every boy who reads this paper will have a thorough contempt, for the • bully' is usually a low, cowardly, creature, who ought to be ' sent to Coventry' by right-minded boys, and kept there until he learns better be haviour—Havelock had seen one of these school-pests bullying a little fellow. He had very properly inter fered, and the black eye was the result. But I do not think he regretted it. When ten years old he was sens to a well-known London school—the Char ter House—of which he always spoke with affection and gratitude, although the discipline was severe and the * fig ging ' hard m those days. While here, he and four other boys did a thing which is very uncommon m schools. They united together regularly to hold a little prayer-meeting m one of the dormitories, and they kept this up notwithstanding the sneers and scoffs of many of their school-fellows One of our English poets has truly said that * the boy ii father of the man,' and I think you can see m these incidents o£ Have lock's boyhood that he was learning then to be the brave, good man that b. 3 afterwards becaina At first it was intended that he should become a barrister, but m 1815, the year m which Waterloo was fought, he entered the army, being then twenty years old, and began the career m which be was to rise to Eueh glory. He immediately set himself to iearn the art of war thoroughly j for whatever Havelock did he did with hii might, as everybody, boy or man, should. He read every good military book that he could lay his hands on. He studied tbe histories of th-3 most famous battles and sieges, and tried to find out why they wore lost or won. He soon was familiar with the exp'oits of Maryborough and Wellington and Nap ikon, and could represent on the tablp, after dinner, how their armies were arranged m the great engage ments which they fought, In after yf-ar?, when he hid to stt his own sol* diera m battle array, hs found this knowledge of great valuo, For gome time ho served with his regiment m England and Scotland, but at last he grew tired of barrack life at home, and, m order to see some active ser vice, got a lieutenancy m the 13th Light Infantry, which had been ordered to India, where he expected to get hard work t© do. He was to live m India all the rest of bis life, and I shall now try to tell you something of the brave deeds he did there Before he had been a year m the country, the first Burmese War broke out. For a full account of it I mast refer you to your history. All I can tell here is that m 1824 a British army of 10,000 men was sent to invade Burmah, and Havelock went with ife as Deputy Assistant AdjutantrGeneral. There was some very hard fighting, m which he had his full share; Onqe * very instructive incident occurred. The enemy made an unexpected night attack on one of the British outposts, and the General ordered up some men to help m repulsing thtm. But these men, it was found, hid been drinking too heavily the preceding evening, and were cot m a fit state to go oat: • Then call out Havelock's '» Saints," * said he ; (they are always sober, and can be depended on.' This was a nick name that his men had got, Have lock was m the habit of getting as many of them as wished to meet re gularly with him for prsyer and reading the Bible. And their religion did them good, as religion will do e?ery one good. On this night that I am telling you of, Havelock and they were ready for the call. In a very short time they were under arms, and the enemy was soon beaten back with heavy loss The mention of 8 Havelock Saints * reminds me to tell you of another very striking little incident which occurred about this time. In one of the suburbs of Rangoon (which, you know, is the capital of Lower Burmab) stands the magnificent pagoda of Gaudams. It is an immense building, splendidly gilt all over, so that m the brilliant Eastern sunshine it glitters dazzlingly. One, day, after the British army had taken Rangoon, an officer was strolling about this temple, looking at its wonders, when he was surprised to hear the sound of distant singing. He made his way toward the place from which the sound proceeded, and at last, after having passed through several pas sages, he came on a small sidecbapel, with little images of Buddha all rouad it. In the lap of each of these a little oil-lamp had been placed, and by the light of these the officer, to his great surprise, saw Havelock and a body of his red-coats standing singing a hymn! Of course some of his brother officers i scoffed at him for going on m this way, and complained about him to the Governor-Qeneral. They s*id he was doing harm, and that no man could be both a saint and a soldier, and talked a good deal ot nonsense of that sort.

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