THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

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EPHEMERIS

BUN.

Phases of Moon for November

MINING

United Pra«« Association—By Kleo*rio Telegraph IST7NEDXN Not 14 Today's *»leii~-Rise and Bft»n» 10 G«, 20b 6d ; Ri»y»i Maori, 14s 31, 14* 3d, 14* 6d.

Commercial.

CJnltod Press AasooiatloD—By Bleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, Novl2 The wheat and flmr i.fl >it foe the U< ited Kingdom amount to 2,510.000 quarters, wad for the Comioent-, to 1,580,000 quarters

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, November 18 Wheat—Chick and Milliog, S3 lOd to 2s lid

Flour —Losal, £6 15s to £7; Man; toban, £11 10* to £12 10a. j Oats, prime New Zealand feeding, B, 3s other qualities, 2s 9d, milling, Zi 3d Maisse, prime, 3) j Bran 7|i ; pollard, 91 - Potatoes—New Zealand Darwents, £3 to £3 ss; Local, £4 15) to £5 Onions—Looal £6 10s ; Japanese £14, American £14 to JBI6 Butter, 9^d to 10J ; oheese, New Zealand, 7d Bacon, 6|d to Bd. Hams, New Zealand, 9d to ICld Melbourne, Nov 13 ! Wheat, 2s lOd Oats,- Si to 2s 4J Maise 2s 81 Bran B£d, pollard 9d Potatoes, £3 to £4 10a (The above quotations are those rilling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by a recognised broker.) Adelaide, November 18 Wheat 2b lOd to 2a 10£ d ; floor, £6 IQj to £6 15s Bran 91, pollard, lOd

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Christchurch, November 13

The first) Bale for a fortnight was held today, and was very dragging throughout.

Cattle—Fat Cattle were represented by 220 head, mostly good to prime' steers and cows. Fur aU heifera and light heights the marke* was & shade easier. Beef fetched £iO. £27, £10 to £13, others £6 15 s to £9 ; heifers £5 17 j 6d to £7 5s ; beet cow* £9 oo £10 16», others £5 5s to £7 Store Cattle—The entry totalled 150, aod tharu was a Rood eale. Weedy yaat lings brought 18' 6<f, good 15 to 18 month*' old £2 la to jES3 ss, 18 months old heifen £3 ss, 'i year old steers £4 17« 6d, 3 year olds £7 2a, 2 year old heifers £3 15a to £3 17s 61, 3 ,year olda £5 11", dry oowa £i 13s to £5: There were 100 dairy cowa yarded, and sood ones were fn demand ab from £7 to £9, others dull of salo at, £3 to £6

SufcEP—-3500 Fai Sheep were penned, mostly urfiaifihed sorts and wwe very dull of sale, resulting in a drop of from Is 6d to 2s for anything nob prime, while any unfinished, nob taken by the graziers, were pßss"di Prime woolly crossbred wethers realised from 18s to2la6d, othsrs 141 to 16* 6d. In shorn Bheep, a few prime Show wethers sold from 2ls to 26s 6d, ethers 12a 6d to 15s 9J and up to 17a Id for extra goo I woolly eweo. Prime Downs fetched 18i 9s to 20a 6*?, bast crasebreds 15j to 18', medium 12a to 14*, inferior 9i Id to lla, beat shorn 13a to 15*. others lls 91 to 12* 6J, best merino woolly wethers 14a to 16j 6rt, others 9a 6J to 12a 6d, beat) shorn lls bo 13% ethers 8* to 10*, crossbred ewes 3s to 12>. Fab Lambs—6oo cams forward, mostly eeoondary quality, and the detmnd was mosly in the hands of the butohers, and there was a heavy decline. A few extra prime fetched from 15s to 16s, good 12a 6i to 14a. inferior down to lls. Store Shecp-2226 were penned,all hoggets and ewes wih lambs, no wethers came forward. There was little or no demand, and many wera passed. A small lot) of hoggets sold from 7s to 9a 7d j 300 were passed at Bi lid, a small lob of ewes and lambs were sold at from 6i to 9i 3), 352 were parsed ao 5a 91. Pigs-Over SCO were entered, many an* finished. Porkers sold well, bub other sortJs suffered a decline of ftom 2a to 3a par head. Baeoners brought 38a to 45a, equal to 3£d, porkers 24a to 325, equ*l to 4J, large stores 16b 61 to22s6d, smaller lls to 15s, suckers and weanersSa bo 9',

BURNSIDE.

At the Burnside market 143 head of fat cattle wera yarded half being good to prime, (he balance only medium. Competition w»8 spirited, late prices being m^in^ainedi Besb bullocks made from £9 to £10 15a, extra heavy £11 to £12 2a 6d, medium £6 17a 6<i to £8 15s, beßt cows and heifars £7 17a 61 to £9 15s, light and medium £3 10a to £6 10a.

Ashburton Guardian Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1901.

Although there have been no start ling developments in Booth Africa lately, and the trouble—we cannot call it war—drags on with a monotony a$ to incidents that is as wearying as it ia disappointing, the present phase of the business is both interesting and instrac tivo. The Boer leaders are evidently aware that unless something, at present highly improbable, should occur, the end is near; and although the whole world must condemn the useless sacri fice of life their obstinacy has caused, no one can deny that their determined resistance to the inevitable is worthy of a better cause. But although we may recognise and admire the dogged per sistence with which the Boer chiefs c irry on the struggle, and may wonder at the blind devotion of their followers, it is impossible to justify their useless and cruel prolongation of a contest, which ie« deyabtating eucfa a vast area of South Africs. Ty*hat makes the conduct of the Boers more reprehen sible than it might have been a century or so ago, is that they well know the British Government intend to give the inhabitants of the conquer^ territories, all the privileges acsarcfeel to ftritish citisnns throughout the Inspire,, l?hia aligns not be an inducement 'to the leaders who have been artfally trading o» the igaorapae of the rcßfc pf

the Africanders in the past, to sur render, but it should be sufficient to | show the latter that they are fighting (fttainst their own interests. The seve tity with which the leaders treat all who nmy attempt to enlighten the Boer people as to the true pisition, proves that the humbler classes are being utterly delnded as to the object of going on fighting. This complicates tli!i laatter, and increases the difficul ties of the British authorities, since thpy doubtleas folly recognise that the rank and file of the Boers are more sinned against than sinning. The Oanisoander-in-Ohief. is clearly averse to adopting harsher measures than are absolutely necessary, a fact which pro bably accounts for our not seeing to ranch of the iron hand as was expected. It is a very painful dsty he has been called upon to discharge, and we can not call to naiad any instance re corded in the past to show that history has rep^ftted itself in this Boer war. Lord Kitchener has therefore to work out the policy of the Empire on his own lines. The pacification of Sou fh Africa is as important t*s the speedy conquest of the Boers, and unfortu nately many outside Influences have been working as strongly against both objfcts as Boer obstinacy. The pro ceedings of Messrs Leyds and Fis cher in Berlin within the past few days, is an evidence of tfiia. These plotters are scheming in their smal war to create an agitation a gainut Great Britain and sympathy with the Boors in the hopa that should inter national complications arise Germany •nd Russia or Franca may be set against Eng'and, and thus give her enough to do outside of Africa, In old-n times such actions as Dr Leyds carried on in the dominions of one friendly Power flgninet another, would be followed by • demand that the offender should be eorapHlcid to ceaae plotting or le«ve the country. Indeed, we should not wonder if Mr Chamberlain does make representations to Germany, and Mews Leyda tad Fischer get ft hint to leave. The meetings they have promoted, grossly misrepresented as they will be to the Boers in South Africa, can only have the effect of further deceiving them, and encourag ing them to hope for help from Germany, .

Srapke New yetyw

Local and General.

Thh Frisco Id ail—The Ashburtou portion oftheFrlsoo mail arrived by the expres today, Weather Forecast* — Captain Edwin nlreu :—North to west and southwest gale after 12 hours from now {11 55 p m), and glais falling.

Personal— W<j rograft to learn that Mr Thomas Sutherland, eon'of MtWm Suther land, is dangerously ill. He is at present in Mrs Macksy'a hospital. His friends w H regret to hear this, as he ia very much respected*

Thb Timber Industry—A telegram from Grey mouth states that a steamer is to sail from that port £jr Lyttelton today with over four hunired, thousand feet of timber. Forty men hivo been employed n'ght and day since Monday morning takiog in timber at four hatches.

To Stamp Oollkctobs— No new issue is to be made of the British 4|d postage stamp, and a* Blocks in the hands of postmasters are almost exh&utted the stamp will in a few weeks be a thing of tba p»st. fc-ioea the Introduction of the nraaenli parcel post rates in 1897 /sbere hae been praotioal'y no need for a stamp of that denomination.

A Destbuctivh Wind—The boisterous wind of Tuesday {aays the Post) played sad havoc amongst the tenbs and marquees on the Timaiu Show ground*, beßiclea doing damige to ttviny of the machinery exhibits, such aa windmills, which had been ereetad during the afternoon. Withiu ten minutes after the gale rose every ciovae ereotion on the ground was levelled, tho g*le catching these with hurrioane fores and ripping some of them almost to shreds. Some mirquees worth £25 were greatly damaged, and the damage bo some of the machinery wai also rather serious

Canada's South African Contingents— Canada's expenditure up to the present time In connection with the Sooth African con tingentß has been a little over 2.(K>0.000 do. On the other hand, Professor J M Robertson Commissioner of Agriculture, states that his Department) has already paid out 4,000,000 dol for supplies which have been Rent to South Africa. The Department of Agricul ture has, of coarse, acted ns the agent for the British Government! in this matter. Half a dcaan ship loads of hay, oats, &c, were sent from Omad* to South Africa during the month of September.

The King's Title—At the close of a lecture its Dutsfermline, Scotland, recently, the Rev David Macrae referred to the petition which was being dr«wn up aa a proteat agaimt the title of K;ng Edward VII. No true Scotsman, he said, would recognise their King by that) same, Al though they would perhapa be unsuccessful in getting the same changed daring the present reign, the lying's ouoceßsor was also named Edward, and he had no doubb the petition would be sueoeneful then. A con siderable number met Mr Macrae after the lecture and agreed to take charge of petition sheets. ' Catoolig Litbbaby Society— The above •Sooieby held ita usual weekly meeting lasb evening, when the Presideob (Mr J Ken nedy) presided, The preliminary business having been transacted the programme of the evening was proceeded with. It con sisted of the ever popular •Editor's Box, 1 and needless to say a very pleasant evening'a enterlaiument; fallowed, the programme of last evening being in every respecb as successful as its predecessors Daring the course of the proceed ings questions of a varied character were dealt) with, several bearing on local matters bringing forth no little amount of dlsoasßion, while the com! ctl element was in usu»l force, and after each member In the room had dealt with his question, the proceedings terminated, all having spent a pleasant evening Strange Funeral op a ' Man Haikr.'— There was a great sensation ia Vienna rooently ab the solemn funeral of the aged Fraulein Marie Irrgang, the sworn • mas hater' and ohampioness of the rights, of women against their male oppressor The old lady had ordered in her wilt that no males Bhould be allowed to take part in her funeral procession through the street* to tho L;#htenthal parish church. Her corpse was followed by a prodigious crowd of wompa and maidens, and by deputies from various jEamale societies with thejr banner*, Un happily, the exclusively' feminine .character of the procession wa« violated in one instance, though only in one. The splendid banner of the Austrian Jufigfrauen-vejrein proved to be so exceedingly iieavy that the sooiety wai obliged to hire a mart to oarry it. The unusual spectacle of regiments of mourning women naturally attracted a large crowd of both sexes und all ages. Bub a'though a body of police had been provided to keep order, no unseemly disturbance occurred, and the * man hater' was carried to her grave amidst the 'courteous rb i respectful silence of the masculine * enemy/ Motor Bicycles.—Messrs Gates, Lowry & Go., with their characteristic enterprise, are lauding a nurnbor of the latest motors or bicycles, now much in demand in England and America. (Dheae marvellous little motors propel a bicycle up to 30 miles an hour. The firm intend o«]liflg the complete motor bicycle at English prices, vi : £50 each. You can depend on ridding your Children of Worms with Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful worm worriers j rjr'ce la

Co-operative Wobks—The North Otago Tiviet uaders;andß that the department ie trying to reduce the number of men employed on co-operative works in the Booth Island, thereby creating mortt difficulty id obtaining work of this kind than there was a few months ago

Siberian Dogs—Twenty-three Siberian /loop were brought over from Melbourne by he Talunp, at.d will be put aboard the Antarctic exploration ship Discovery at Lyttehom The animals, in appearance, reeembla collies, bub they are rather surly In disposition,

Mining f pioolation-—As instancing the voissitudesof fortune m mining speculation, the Southland Daily News is informer! that one Danedin investor, who made from £10,000 to £12,000 in a faw months in a dredging venture on the Molyneux, has einoe lost all in other ' good things,' and is now in search of a billet). Others whose cheques for four figures would have been unhesi' tatiogly honoured twelve month* ago, are now praotiaally penailess,

The Wkasher—Reports from the Hinds, Wakanui, and Kyle diatrtata state that at heavy shower of bail fell yesterday forenoon, the stones being exceptionally large, some of them measuring, we are informed, an inch in oircumf jrenoe* Ashhurton was fortunate enough to escape the shower: About two o'clock this morning a tbunder storm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over the t»wn. The weather yesterday and today was oo!d and al<ogether unseasonable.

Dkought in North Ox ago—The Oamara MmV states thai from the Awamoko west wards, the effects of the drought are everywhere apparent* la the Duntroon district and right across the Tables to the Ngap&rft district, and all up the line to Kurow the country puts forth doleful evidence of the sore need of moisture. Altogether the present prospect is far from encouraging, and unless raia comae eooa and in abundance not on'y will the harvest be a poor one, but the outlook in regard to feed for stock will he of a decidedly dismal »*»ur9.

Thb Ooastmne of New Zealand—The aoantline of New Zealand h&s more than once been referred to as undergoing flow bub oertaln changes. Professor Park, in a p»per laid on the o>b!e &h a meeting of the Otago Institute on the possible movemantß of the N«w Zealand coastline, pointed ont) that the land was either gradually riling or sinking* It w>« higly desirable that <he Government should ereob posts at suitable points, o»re* folly noiing the distance from the sea at tha time they were pat up, and giving all data for estirmblug, after a number of years, whether the tea faad approaohod or receded from these fixed points*

A Lady Parachutist's Adventore.— Miss Brooks, a lady parachutist, had an nnpleasant expetienoe at Derby lately. The balloon she ascended in attained an altitude of something like 12,000 feet before the attempt waa made to make the descent with the parauhute, The machine, however, would not work, and Miss Brooks was hit hanging to the apparatus while the balloon sobered several miles. Evenfc-ially she suc ceeded in climbing b«ck to the ba'looir oar, where she held fast until the balloon itself ieaoended at) Stoneeby, near Melton Mow bray. She waa dragged through a hedge and badly scratched on the arms, but other wise reached earth without: injury. Some cyclists, seeing the !a*iy'<» predicament, went to her help, and as she was only clad in gymnasts costume, one of them procured a cloak to cover her;

A Natural Phenomenon—lt is reported that the bamboo plants are flowering simul taneously, aa if at t&ord of command, over an unusually large area of Centra! India. A much greater quanti y of seed, which is used for fco3, will be produoed; next year, however, the death of the plants, wh'ch invariably follows this aot of flowering, will have serinua consequences. The bamboo fl>wer», after a vegetating peiiod of from 25 to 35 years, and, according to the Chinese, the phenomenon only occurs In a year when the rice crop v unusually heavy, ao that there may be compensation for the dying down of this plant of innumerable uses ovnr bo extensive a territory. A similar phenomenon was noticed in 1835.

The Thousand Islands job B*i.«—Five hundred of the •• Thousand Islands"— really there are about) sixteen hundred—of the So Lawrence are to be sold by the D partment of the Interior* They are distributed over the river between Kingnion aad Brookville, opposite the townships of Pittsburg, Leeds, Landedowne, Esoott, Young, and E iavbeth town, and ranpe from five acres to one fiftieth of an acre la ex'ent. An soon &s the plans of the islands aod the conditions of sale are printed offers to buy will be received by the Department. la the event of two or more app'icatlans being made for the earns island the parties wilil ba asked to tersdar, and the property wiil be sold to the highest bidder. Not more than two Islands will be sold to th same applicant.

Attempted Incendiarism—A very de termined attempt ab incendiarism was m*de at Waimate on Tuesday morning between two and three o'clock. Aboub three o'clock Mr Kilgour, when returning home from his work in the newspaper office, was startled by seeing fire and smoke issue from the bottom of the door leading from Queen street to the stairway and bo the dressmaking rooms occupied by MUss Wil ! am*, and over Messrs Manchester's large furniture and boot warehouses. The fire fortunately was only just! a'arblng, and was promptly extinguished by Mr Kilgour after he had raised an alarm and gebting a supply of water, The bobbom of the stairway door and door post had been plentifully saturated with kerosene, and there is no doubt that if the alarm had been delayed a few minutes g, greab amount of property would have been destroyed.

To Stop Juvenile Cigarette Smoking— Could anything be easier, after all, rhas to Btopthe smoking of cigarettes by smalt boys? Let the small shopkeeprr once realise that It is nob to hie interest) bo sell tobacco to children, and tobacco will nob be sold; We do nob mean to say that no boy, supposing a law made ib illegal to sell bobaooo bo child ren, would smoke. Probably a cerbaia per? oenbage of boya would geb round the iaw somehow. Bub we are sure thab a Bill forbidding the sale of narcotics to boys and girls undei a certain age would have Us effaofc, and also, thab no one in the Houbo of Commons would oppose it* The proper consequent of such a Bill, supposing 'that the police did their duty, would ba that Dick, Tom, or Harry junior, found inhaling or exhaling the smoke which is bis elder's right bub not his, would be promptly haled before a Magistrate and asked where he gob it. If he did nob reply and hie in formation were found to be exact) and true, the gentleman who sold him the tobacco would b3 heavily fined— St James Gazette

A Standabd English Whhil—No one ever questions the workmanship of a stan dard English oyole, and ooceequently the term ' Britain's Beat Bioyele,' universally applied to the Rudge-Whitworth, is a guarantee that the world's bast in the way of design, oonstruotlon, ani finish has been pub In that machine. No one ever heard of a Ruiice-WhUwnrth breaking down or losing its ' lif ,' 1902 models to lani in a few days. These michirtßS m»y be inspected a$ the pity Uyole Work", Burnetb Street.

News in Brief.

A telegram from Dunedin states that the wife of the manager of the Hillside Woik* shops drew Khaki in a Melbourne Oup sweep and wins the third prizi

Farmers in the Miltoa district who have oaten sbeaf on hand are reported to be outtiag ib into ohaff In preference to thresh" ing, finding the formar method the more profitable

Tha Ohristohuroh Press sayßis— k witness gravtly informed a coroner's jury on Satur day thab a man had, in his opinion, bscomo strange in. bis conduct because he had for some week* been going bo church. Dr M'Arthur, the coroner, drily observed ib was the first time in a long experience thab it had been suggested that because a man had begun to attend a church he was suffer' ing from mental aberration

Ib needs Lord Byron's brilliant pea, I Hin clever, braioy head, To tell us bow and why and when Some people are sot dead* But since he's gone we'll tell the way, How good health to 'assure; AnS oolds and hacking coughs allay, 1 T»ke Wooes 1 Qu&A'S PfiPfERMiMf QmM

CRICKET.

TOUR OF MACLARE]Sf'S TEAM, '

aHE V OTORIAN TEAM

Melbourne, Nov 13 The Victorian team chosen to play against England on Friday is as fallows :~*Col!ine, Armstrong, Fry, Graham, L»ver, Mo&Hster, MoLeod, McMiohel, Sauaders, Stuokey, Worrall. Emsrsency-Cailfconi 1:1 health prevented Trumblo from playing

Sydney, Nov 13

The critics attribute the collapse of the Englishmen ohkfl? to the f&ob that) they have nob yet) got their ' land legs.' A special meeting of the Cricket Associa tion refused to recognise .Mr Maclaren'e claim to appoint one of the umpires in Uv ranches against the English team played in New South Wales.

Timaru A. & P. Show.

United Press Ataooiation—By Eleotrio Telegraph Timaru Nov 13

At the A and P Show the sheep were judged today. The competition was ell local, and there were lew competitors in each class, but the sheep were very good in quality, many of them being prizitakers at Uhiutohurch. la merinos the ohief prize taker w»« F H Smith in fine, and the executors of tht late C G Tripp in strong combing ; English Leicester, E KeiUnd, and D Grant saoond ; Border Lsioesters, N M Orbell an-i Co w- re first; in Lincoln*, El worthy was the only exhibitor ; Rotnneys, W Grand and the Levels Estate; Shrop. shires, R Party, eaai y firat. There wai a good show of inbred haifbreds,J Stringfellow, beating the Lavela Estate. (The Leves Estate won one special pr z < for freezers and Elworthy and J Hedley that for the best fab lamba. There is aMr show of imple ments on the ground f >r tomorrow. Tibiaru. November 14

The second day of the Tfmaro Show was held to-day, and there was a large attendance, but a bitterly cold wind was blowing making matters very unpleasant. Horse* (light and draught) wore a feat are of the Show. The imported horse Clyde bank took first and champion in draughts ; Mr L. Ihyne's Experience got Srat in carriage horses ; Mt J. W, Freeman's Conqueror was award* d first and champion in thoroughbreds.

The Manawatu A. &P. Show.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio

Telegraph

PALMERBTOM NORTH, Nov 13

la sheep, the Komney championship was secured by D Rowlanda of Pulmsretou North. In pigs, the championship for the Berkeh're boar and sow was won by Slack Bros, Palmerston North, and in the Tamworth oUebss, J Jarvit, Palmerston North, practioaily won all the prizes, including two championships for the bent boar and sow. S W Luxf ,rd and E White were the principal Exhibitors in the York shire classes, the former obtaining the four firtfe awards. Large entries were received in the general produce classes, and the judge made eulogistic reference to the quality of the exhibits. The first prize for cheoae was woo by the Palefield Diiry Company ; the bead collection of ftotory oared hams and bacon by the North Island Bacon Company, the logiewood Bacon Oaropany being second ; beet collection of bacon factory prodnct*, North Island Bacon Company. '

Anama Road Board.

A meeting of the Anama Road Board was held yesterday at the Board room, Anama. Present—Messrs W Noswortby, D Morrow, D Kellsghau and M MoKae. Mr Noawortby was voted to the chair, WORKS It: was resolved to invite tenders for , metalling' about twenty chains each of the road between EHery'a and Burgee*', and the road to Anama railway station through the plantation—Messrs Morrow, Kellaghac and Mcßae to accept them. HELD OVER The queitiong of dealing with a scour on the road to Peare&'a, and any alteration in the original proposals tor the expenditure of Thirds and Fourths were held over till next) meeting. THANKS 1 On the motion of Mr Kallaghan, seconded by Mr Morrow, a vote of thanks Was accorded to Mr Wright for allowing shingle to be taken from his land free of cost. THE VALUATION ROLL Mr Thomas Dowling wrote io reference to the rate levied on land in his occupation, acd the Board decided that as the reduction had been made by the Valuation Department after the rate became payable Mr Dowling must pay on the assessment appearing on the valuation roll at that time.

Tee Clerk pointed out tbib thare had been an error in Mr James DeHow's •geesß , ment, he having been rated for land that i was nob in the district, and said as he had no authority to alter the roll he would be glad to have instructions. The Clerk was authorised to ascertain the valuation of Mr Dellow's holding within the district, and deal equitably with him. ACCOUNTS Accounts amounting to £74 5s 5d were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned to December 4th-

Interprovincial

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Wellington, November 13

The Department of Agriculture sent an order to England for sixty purebred fowls of various breeds.

An inquest was held concerning the death of Mary Smith, who was found drowned in a dam near the Ponrua. Asylum, and a verdieS of aooidental death was returned, i Ib appeared that the woman had so much I improved thab she was about to be liberated ; ftom the Institution, hut had fretted at not i having received a letter from her husband, ! and presumably threw herself into the water | ie a fib of melancholia. | Ne^os, November 13 \ The Collingwood correspondent of the Colonist telegraphs thab last night « three year old son of Mr John Richard*, of Fern town, in the absence of the mother, pulled a bucket of scalding water over himself. The child died today. Wanganui, Nov 13 The entries for the Agricultural Show already constitute a record for the colony, totalling nearly 5000. They are likely to be still further increased. The classes show :— Horses 603, cattle 195, cheep 383, poultry and dogs 437, home industries.6ll, Imple ments 375. The others are made up by ex'ra exhibits. In the cooking competition as many aa 60 and 70 entries have been received in single classes Timaru, Nov 13

The Board of Education teday resolved, to ask the Department to furrmh say £40 a year each to euable pupil teachers who have passed through four years apprenticeship to spend a year at Qhristchurch or Bunedin training schools The average namber is estimated at about &va per annnmi iNyjIROAKpiLL, Novl? The Rev J A Luxford, Wesleyan minister^ haa aooepted nomination as honorary chap lain of the Second Battalion of the Otago Mounted Rifles, which carries the rank of captain. This is the first nomination of a Wesleyan minister to such rank In New Zsalani. ,

Tbodblb in RHODESIA—EarIy last month a 'little war 1 had to bo undertaken by the Rhodesian Mounted Police against a rebel ohief, Mapoodera, who had been raiding the Mazie distriot wibh several hundred armed men. Liab February Mapondsra was driven Into Portuguese territory afoer an engage men!:, in which be lost s;xty kilied and several wounded, He has again crossed the border in Rhodesia, and attacked two white men who toot np a stand on the top of a kopja, and escaped daring the night. Mapendera is oaueing terror throughout the vast stretch of country lying north of Salis bury. White men are said to have bees murdered. Since the Mounted Police took the field She outlaws have taken refuge across the Portugueas border, where they cajQ obtain plenty of amnmuitSon and arms,

State Banking.

United Preis AstooiatSon—By Electria Telegraph—Copyrighb New Pltmouth, Nov 13 " ; Mr Ell, MHR, of Ohristuhuroh, addresi ed a fairly lursje public meeting tonight, on fhe snbj-xjt of a £t*te bank and earreney. He reamed a vote ef thanks, and the ' following resolution wm pitied: —* That in 'the opinion of the meeting the qnestioia of establishing a State bank is worthy th« careful consideration of the Governm«nfc of the oolony.'

CABLE NEWS.

Uoiced^ress Association—By Blvotrlo Telegraph—Copyright MISS STONE STILL A CAPTIVE. Sofia, November 12 Bulgaria is retarding Miss 6toofa'f release and trying to compel her captori to take the refuge to Turkey in order to saddle the Sultan with payment of compensation, Received November 14, 9 6 a m Washington, November 13 Adf erica holds Bulgaria responsible for the safety of Miss Stone AN ELECTRIC RAILWAY. The electric railway from Marion* pelde to Zossen, in Prussia, h»a at tained a speed of 105 milea an hoar, COUNT HATZFELDT. London, Nov 12 Count Hatzfeldt, German Ambassa dor to England, is retiring owing to ill-health. LORD WILLIAM NEVILLB RELEASED. Lord William Neville, convicted of fraud in conned ion with moDey-tanding transactions in February, 1898, and sentenced to five years' impriioomaat, has been released. AN OFFICER DEGRADED. Acting Quartermaster - Sergeant) Brew, of the South Staffordshire Regi ment, was publicly degraded at Fleet wood for allowing meal passed by the inspector to be substituted by other meal; THE UNITED STATES BUDGET Washington, November 13 The United States Budget discloses; a surplus of twenty-six; millions ster ling. THE GERMAN TARIFF BILL. Berlin, Nov 13 The German Federal Council bat approved of the Tariff Bill with i slight modification. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. Perth, November 13 Mr Leake informed the Assembly that the Governor had refused to grattt a dissolution, and the Ministry would resign to-morrow. SHIPMENT OF SPECIE, £100,000 in specie has b?en shipped to India and £202,000 to London. THE FIRE AT EMERALD. Brisbane, Nov 13 The New Zealand Insurance Com pany is interested in the fire at Emerald, but the amount is not stated. SHOCKING CHARGES. Sydney, Ndv 13 Campbell, who already stands com mitted for trial on a charge of outraging a girl at Queenbejan, has also been identified by the victim of the Glebe outrage as her assailant. THE TAILORISSES' STRIKE. • Sydney, Nov. 13 Three hundred ttiloresses employed in Anthony Hordern!ii, and Weingott and Sons, have joined the strike. THE VANCOUVER MAIL. The Mnraroa, with the English and Vancouver mails, has sailed. BUSINESS AMALGAMATION, Brisbane, Nov 13 ,•" It is understood that Baynes Bros., meat exporters, will shortly be strengthened by the^ advent of Nelson Bros, of London into their business. .

Federal Parliament.

United Presß Aseociatloc—By Eleotrlo . Telegraph—Copyright

Mblboubnb, Nov IS

In the House of Rapretentatlvei Me Kingston refused to be drawn as to probftbls changes In the tariff, fie the Govern ment were still considering* suggested alterations, but there would be ao alteration in narcotics or stimulants.

. The Speaker ruled that private members oould move an increase in dutiest

Sir John Foreib, on behalf of tfat Commonwealth, muket representations to the Impsrial Government in favor of supply ing Australian prodnois to the iimf in South Africa *»d elsewhere .

TEE FEDERAL TARRIF.

ITS IFf EOT ON FWI,

AooKiiAKO, November 18

Hews from Fiji states that consequent on the Federal tariff the regular trading stunner Birkfgate, which usually conveyed fruit to Sydney, has lefts for her destination is ballast-; The .Fiji Government! bafitnt contract has been abandoned by a Sydney firm, and taken up by Messrs BrotMkk ftßd Co, o! Suva;

Collision in the Thames

United Press Association—By Eleotris ;Telegraph—Copyright London, November 13 The Hall steamer Cato struck the ship Loch Yennachar, from Melbaarna (August 13th), while the latter wit anchored ten mllea below Gravessnd. The ship sank. The craw were saved, but oae was critically injured

Affairs in China.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

CHINESE ARSENALS BUSY.

Shanghai, Nov 13

The ¥«ngtze Viceroys complam that their innocent; provinces are compelled to provide half the interest of the huge Boxer indemnity loan, «?

Thousands are employed in the chief Chinese &rsenals feverishly raaunfac taring arms and animanitioo.

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F. FERRIMAN FOB SALE, ALFORD FOJtKsT ROAD. IH-W!" r--t<o\vf<l in«tt-notir>t<(i frr>ijn Wr " 'O'; I'^MN ('">■-!> Iji "'?<; ving #*>«• flip $}•«--» iO'-nditn --'I *-i* p—p»»».y *>*a«.t>Ml on h* AHord F«rnt • Rn«d, nfftr »h# Wot ! «>n Fsotnry, consisting of Lots 35, 36, *nd §7, o n'sinjng three roods. & Gw.fort We Unus« ftf four rooms has t»e»n PWctfrl ■■;•& Lnt 35. a**cl *» Mr MoA««lin h^f »cc '»«'tl »t» uppnln'm-nt wf'h the KlfO> tisf ictti EnjjinftOTinf! Bapply Company he ha» InilitQo(;«d "me. to effect a ppondy »!e. FsiH ptrt.lruJar* kb tn price and terms oan be obtained onfapt>MoKtion, V. PWRHIMAN, Land and Ks'ate Acenr, H»v(»lfok Street FOR SALkT" ""^ OontißU«.fcleii "f *-f*«** Nor^h.RMfc Town Belt, Ban^ps'e&ei IUA.VB r*»e(»iv§<! IniHjicHon? from Wr JOHN CbUM, to Tell hi« property fita*t«4 «• shove, onnrainine »bout thrc« foods, upon whfoh !■ «r«oted a «nb»taoti»l Brick houBS «f »fV«n moms, with cellar, and Kb the othpif end of tfeo section a stable and trap ■hed. Foil particular! o»n be h»ci on ftppliosftion. F. FERRIMAN. Land and Retat© Agenf: 4~~~™Foi""^L"ij7~^~ To Those Seeking an Investment for Capital IF 4VE for Dlppofial a Splendid Block of Good Town Property, returning good isatsrssfc for the mm required. S • F. FBRRIMAN. WAK\NUL for "sale. A FARM OF 500 AORIS. F. FERRIMAN. <pg— ■■ -»* JOSEPH FORDS BOOVM & LUNG WOBM MIXTURE. TESTIMONIALS. N.Z Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd, To Mr F Ferrlman, Ashbarton. Bear Sir,—Re Ford'e Lung Worm Mfxtara. In oomplianca with your request, we have pleasure fa stating that we have bow sold »Ws Mixture for several yeara, with m increasing demand, and It has given general satisfaction. Yours faithfully, A H Tnrnfenll, Manage* To Mr F Ferrfman, Ashburtoa, Dear Sir,—ln reply to your enquiries this morning, I have to say that I have been Agent lor Ford's Lung Woim Mixture for the last: seven years, and although I h&ve supplied large quantities of it to farmers, I have never yet had a eotnplalnfe as to its efficacy. I am, dear sir, Yours faithfully, D Thomas. To Mr F FerrSman, Aahbnrton. Bear Sir,— Although we have acted as agents for Ford's Scour and Lung Worm Mixture for the laat two years, and have rapplied ehesp breeders rpgu larly during that period, we have nob Jea hid » complaint. In fact, we have card nothing but favourable reports from til who have «aed if. Youre tru'y, Wrigbfef'Stephfldson' mm!-Ob* BUSINRSB NOTICES MRS ALCORN is now showing a beautl fal Assortment; of New Drees Goodß, Silks, Mneline, Prints, L-vcea and Trimmings. Also a lovely seleotioo of Parisiao MHlnery In HaH, Bonnets Stsawe, F.'owem, QaiUs, and Feathers, Hawing secured the aeivioes ofafiret) clata Milliner and Dressmaker, eatfefaction i« guaranteed to nil Newest designs in Art Needle Work.Silke, Wools, Traasfers, &s, »1 waya In stock. J. WILSON HAS » LARGE &BKAUTIFUL STOCK OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS, Cheap or Exprosive. to^ Suit All glasses of Booms BURNETT STREET SPECIAL NOTICE. THE undersigned begs to inform his numerous Customers and Friends that he has removed from his former residence to a more Central and promiaenti position on the Main Boad, within five minutes Walk of his former place, his Business having inoreased so considerably these lasfc few-yean, that he found the land inadequate to cultivate Btock enough for bia customers. Thanking his Patrons. »nd Friends for their increasing support, and trusting by onremiltinß attention to their requiremeßts to secure a continuance of their confidence, »nd the honour of their kind resommenda* tico, : Jams Porter, OLIFTON- NURSERY, j&llentot) s Ashbutton. E. W.UALL. TANORED STREET. WSOLIBALR au«! Beta!! Depot of the gteafc Herbal Remedy, Vitadatio. 1118 SPECIAL NOTICE. WE have jttsl-landed ess.a ' Wakanui the brejesb shipment of Gent's Fashionable H*ra and Caps we have hitherto imported.; oomprielng fall ranges of the famons *• COOL SPBING " HATS, for which we have Becnred the sole agency in Achfrarton. STRAW H ) All *ap to ; FBAME FELT HATS (date/ from FLEXIBLE FILT HATS (la up to 14s KOVJSLTIES IN CAPS )6d each. CE^ICJHIAD & BIRRYMAN The Leading Tailors and Outfitters, ; ASHBUBTO3S



PICTUKE FKAMING- . BY J. WILSON, H- USE DEOOEATOB, BURNETT STREET* LARGE STOCK MOULDINGS. KAND* & SON. BUILDER 3, CARPENTERS, ETO., METHVEN. GATES, Hurdles, and Building Material kept in bLoqlc. Also Wall Papers, Paints, eto, Funerals conducted. 11 17 "TTALENCIA Baisias 4d, New Currants V 6d, Evaporated Peara 6d, New J»m 4a doz, Raspberry Jam la per j*r, Tinned Ftaits from 9d, Tinned Stiawbsrriea la 6J, Canadian Tinned Tomatoes lOd, Icing Sugar 6d, Deaeioated Qoooanut 7i—Cabson & Co; [cloVhikgjlciw] ' i 12-—--—-----—--^ I " NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOBY i NEW STRAWS. NEW STRAWS Boys from is; Mens from Is 6d. Largest Assortment. Lowest Prices. ■ MEN S TENNIS SHIRTS, 3s 6d. MENS TENNIS BHIRTS. New Patterr.e, New Patterns Silk Stripes, White Oanv^s, etc. Large Stock of NEW TIES from U. Newest Patterns, well worth double* ] NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY LOTHIJSG X AOTORT



. m __ 8U! 1N.18^ j.....^1!^ CURTAINS.- C U It TAIN S. C URTA INS. CURTAINS. CURTAINS. CURTAINS. QPEOIAL EXHIBITION THIS WEEK OF 4 Cases Nottingham Curtains, ex a.B PAPAROA. Styles to Sait All Tastes, and Priori? to Suife all Pockets, at MITCHELL & TURNER'S. FENCING MATERIAL. FENCING* MATERIAL. FENCING MATERIAL, 1O 000 FENOINa STaK&B< ' OAAA FENCING STAKES QAA' HURDLES 1 f\ TONS No 8 FENCING WIRE fZ TOES No 9 FENCING WIRE | -tr\ TONS BARB WIRE BTANDARDS STANDARDS, RTANDAKDS. PUNCHED TO ANY GUAOE REQUIRED FIELt) GATE "5 made to order in any quantities Prices on application W. H. COLLINS & CO,, Hardware Merchants, House Decorators and Painters, Sawmi!lerß, Timber and Goal Merchants, and Suppliers of every Requisite for Building Purposes. EAST AND WEST STRBETS, ABHBURTQN. P.O. Box 35 Telephones 14 and 15. LOOKOUT! LOOKOUT! FOR MELLOR'S SPECIAL BOOT SALE IS NOW ON. CHEAP BOOSB, Good Boots, and wonderful Valo@ for the Coming Bhow mil Holidays. Compare cur Prioee, Compare the Valun with any other Boot Shop Prise Lists io A«hbart<ft. We are determined to make things merry for a few ftyS* THE FOLLOWING PRICES SFRfiK FOR THEMSELVES : OhHdo' Bleck, White, or Tan Straps 2i 6d Gout's English lknte, great Value 10s 61 Girls' good School Boote, Special 4h 63 LvJies' Walking Bhoei, very choioa at Men's real Rood Boots, very easy fitting 7* lid 6b lid L»diea' veryprotty Walking Shoa going aC Boys' Boots, usual Prlc;B4 9d, how 4a 93 5n 3ld LwHes'Slippers, only a few Pairs left 3j lid ti&m'n B'uchera. best V*'.ue in Oaotetbury GttV Boys' and Maids Ankle Straps from 5* nd 2a 31 to 43 9d REMBMBER, if you Shop with u< you snve Money. We a?k you again to Compare our Prioes, and we ere sure you will be convinced that MELLOR'd is by far the Best House for Value in Canterbury Note the Address— JAMES MELLOE, TANORED STREET, ASH BURTON-



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KO LOSS 0 TIME* I have sold Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoet Remedy for years, and would rather be oat of eofifae and sugar th*n it, I sold five bottles of is yesterday to thresher* thab could so do farther, and they art at> work again this more ing—H X Philps, Plymouth, Oi'a, U8 A. As will be seen, by the ab.va the threshers were able to keep on with their work without losing a single day'i time. Yon should keep a bottle of this Rsmedyln your home. For sale by Ash burton Drug 00, ;•" : ' Smoke Now Veiw