THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

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EPHEMERIS

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Mail Notices

Malls close for the following places at under, subject to the necessary alterations: WEDNESDAY, Sept 4 For Northern Ports and Weabport, also Samoa, Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, United Stat-ee, Canada, etc, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (due London October Stb), via San Francisco, per Talune, at 6 30 p m. ____ JJ ■_

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901.

We cannot too strongly impress upon the farmers of Canterbury, the import ance of resisting ail the attempts to sow dissension amongst them on the question of party politics that are now being made by a section of the press The objeot is so clearly apparent that we have no doubt the majority of the agricultural community can see through the scheme of those opposed to the Farmers' Union movement. But there may be a few, who can he bluffed Into imagining that the proposal for combination amongst the farmers is * " conservative " move, which has been originated by opponents of the (tarty in power. We have already shown that the idea of Union has taken hold of almost every section of the people of this country, and that as a result forces have been organised, programmes have been agreed upon, and legislation has been initiated and carried into effect Bat until the farmers, acting merely in tself defence, began to mart In the same direction not; a word was said, not an objec tion was offered to tho principle of class combination. How the strongest supporters of trade and other unions, those who have patted them on the back, and encouraged them to take a hand in the politics of the country, and enabled them to inflict some very oppressive laws upon New Zealand, are quite scandal zed. They immediately fall foul of the poor farmers, scold them, lament over them, and solemnly warn them against the evil company they have fallen into. Now, we are sure thrt the paatoraliats and farmers of Canterbury are net nearly so simple as these s critics' would have us believe. They can thoroughly enderatand that the reason for all this clamour and lamentation is that it is recognised on »11 hands that if the farmers will onlf pull together there mast be a strong check on th% political fchemes of those who have—as Mr Glass puts it—hitherto " bossed the ■how," Hence the efforts that are being made to prevent the farmers from joining the Union, tyy trying to persuade them that it ia merely m or ganisation to oast the present Govern.? ment from office Politics must be dealt with, all Unions deal largely with political questions. It is necessary for the conservation of their own interests that they should do go. Bad as for the Farmers' Union, we are persuaded from what we know of farmers, that they will be satisfied with any admini- Btration that is honest, and will give them fair play. We cannot imagine that those amongst the agricultural portion of this community, who may be supporters of the present Government, wtli be deluded into holding aloof from the Union by the misrepresentations of interested parties. They would be unworthy of the franchise if they were so weak.

Local and General.

Wkather Foreoass : — Capt&ia Edwin ! wires—Strong north to west and southwest i winds ; glass fal!; indications o! heavy ruin. I Water Back Plough Competition—The A»hburton County Council, through the A & P Association, c-ffir a prize of £10 for the plough or implement best adapted to clearing water racea *lth a team of four horses. Full particulars may be obtained from the Secretary of the A & P Association* Valedictokv.—The friends of Mr and Mrs H Hardley will undoubtedly be pleased to avail themselves of the opportunity of meeting them In the Primitive Methodist Charoh tomorrow, when a farewell social will be given. Loko Service Decoration — The Imperial Volunteer Officer^ 1 Decoration has been awarded to Captain Walter Edwin Dolman, of the iahburton "Rifla Volunteer*, 'or twenty years* and ten day's efficient rank and commissioned service, counting towards the decoration to Auajnst 8 last. The Gazette notice of th« owaid Is da ted August 22. Glasgow Fxhibitiqw, —Mr Thomas Bullook, writing to Mr W Bundle,says tint the attendance at the Glasgow Exhi< bition since the Ist May (to 24th July) hen been 4,313,453. and the total amount' of oash received £60,683 7a. The costs are all covered, and the undertaking is expected to yield a handsome profit. To see the people ii a sight* Glasgow li simply crowded. Train after train arrives, crammed with human beings; The Fxhlbl tion, illuminated with gaa and eleotrioity, is ft sight worth beholding. Froperty Sale—Mr E GSbbord has pur' chased from Mr Fowler the property in T»no?ed Street at present occupied by j "Messrs Geo Demean & Go« Mr Gibbord intends enlarging and completely -altering the premiseß, and making them in all respects up to date drapery premises. He will occupy them himself, ani announces in another column that he will opan with an entirely new stook of general drapery and clothing on a da*>e which will bo duly announced* BOSINK93 Noire*—Notice to oonsumers of Fletcher Bros. 1 celebrated Teas—Their first Tea Competition oloiei on August 31st, and ooupons must be sent ia by that date. A full lint of prizj winners will be advertised in Mail and Guardian early in September. A Trkk ok a Wall—Trees often show an amount of intelligenoa in adapting them* selves to their lot in life, and flourishing under the most unpromising conditions. A tree, 30 to 40 feet high, grows out of the wail of a house at Olynnog, South Oarnar* voßßblrp, aad has evidently sprang from a seed lodged their by chance. It has adapted its roots to penetrate the wall and draw nourishment from the ground bensatbt AsHBBRTQN Acclimatisation Socikty.~A spacii! general meeting of the Acclimatisa tion Society was held la Devane'a Hotel last evening. There were About forty members present and a good deal of important business was disposed of. The resolutions pasaed at the previous meeting were confirmed. It was decided to issue licenses to boys attending schools if reconv mended by the master, at a fee of 5j instead of 10. It was also resolved to carry out; the election of cfibers on the same system as that adopted by the A and P Association at its last special meeting. Liquor Legislation—Comparing the liquor legislation in .New Zealand with the licensing laws In the several American States, Mr J. Q. Woolley, In che coarse of an interview with a representative of the Otago Daily Times, said—* The llqaor legislation of this colony is the best in the best id the world "—{ * Steady there!' cried Mr Isltt)—at this time, comparing nations' continued Mr Woolley, disregarding the interruptiom. * Tfas people, as I have already said, have a chance as the law now stands, notwithstanding the defects and plain irjiiatfees pwtaimd therein'— (That's better,' from Mr Islet) —• to effect the abolition of the liquor trss?.' ASBBORTON MDSICAL UNION—A special general meeting of the members of the Musical Union was held last evening, The attendance w»s fair, and the chair was occupied by Mr J Saodgraas. The ohairman explained that the meeting was cilled to consider the advisability of going on with * The MessUh,' as the work was not popular with a number of the member?. He also rffirred to the general apathy of tho vocal members of the Society, which was largely responsible for their not doing better work. An animated disouaston then took place, in which some of the members pointed out that the lack of interest was largely caused by tho Committee selecting works whioh were not acceptable to them. The following motion J7M then pub aad carried uoaai mouily ; < That owing to the laok of interest shown in getting up ' Xh« Messiah,' t^e Committee be instructed to sole 3b fresh works, and submit them to the members at an adjourned meetlog to be held on Tuesday week,' The meeting fcben adjourned until September 10th. Antheax—The settlers In Poverby Bay are roach concerned at the outbreak of anthrax at Qpotlki, At a meeting of owners of stock held at Glsbourne a lew days ago Mr Neale, Government vetefln' ary surgwon, explained that anthrax wae one of the most highly contagions diseases known, and one that mankind was highly susceptible to. There had not been many outbreaks In $ew Zealand so far* One unfortunate case had been where a man who owned a cow which died from the disease had out It up for his pigs, and happening to scratch his hand had died also. Most of the cases were due to Im ported bones, and cowa that had been feeding on turnips wHch had been raised by imported bone manure were liable to contract It, The Government would quarantine sll Infected pla&ea. As num* bers of cattle oorae from Opotijd, to Poverty Bay, the meeting decided to ask the Minister of Agriculture to take steps to protect the herds in the district from the possibility of contagion. "KNOCKiNa TBjt Stuffing Out"—The Lytklton Times Wellington correspondent says that at the banquet given on Monday evening by the Eighty Club to the Hon. *V O Walkar, the Premier made a pleasinsr sensation la replying to the toast of the Parliament, by knocking the stuff ing out of some of the financial or jticisms srhich have been frightening the public lately. The Chairman, with despotic necessity, limited all speeches to ten minutes, but Mr Saddon managed to get there in time indulging his acorn ,to the full. The contingents had, the critic? supposed, cost a aillion. As a matter of fact, they had coat just £138,000. And of the increase of £46,000, which they made such a terrible feature of the EJatimates, and wanted to refer them back in fact, »o Jess than £43,000 was due to tho automatic action of the Classifications Act, which all these critics had votod for. It reminded one of the jibe In the New %cd. land Times of Saturday, which said that these critics were objecting to the Bill after eafchnjejastically passing all the Items thereof' Mr Beddon also disclosed a sound and elastic reve»ua, and, on the whole, said quite enough to make IS clear that bis speech in the Financial Debate will be interesting to the public and destructive to certain reputations acquired last week. Fudge-WeiTwoßfH Cycles—As Rudge- Whitworth Oyoles are admitted to ba the strongest, neatest, lightest, ard best in the market, we recommend our friends when buying a machine to have nothing else,-=- R» D. Johnston, Agent, A«hbarton; 8 233 As the e'osing days of the sale of the D I.C. in ABbburton are announced, those ans oue to try the new washing machines free o! all responsibility bad better make th^ir application while they have the change, ojj when orce their own branch leaves the district, jjo further trials will be ailowjod, Testimonial* continue to $ome to j fre@Jy, the latest being aa follows ;— Mount Possession, Ashburton Qorge, Sep 12nd, 1901. The washing machine sent Oi trial is la every respect) satisfactory. Enclosed yea will please find cheque in payment, whioh kindly acknowledge—STours faithfully, ff«»S S JOMMSXOP

Agricultural and Pastoral Asso ciation.

The Speotal General Meeting of the A. and P. Association called for yesterday after noon,wasnot so well attended as it might have been; there were only about twentyfour members prerent. Mr O Reid, the President, occupied the chair. ' After disposing of the general routine business, tha chairman stated that the ' meeting had been called for the purpcs3 of revising the present system of electing offioers to the Association, and a'ao to eleofc judges for the coming show. Mr Harrison, who had given notice of motion re the alteration, proposed the adoption of the motion, which was aa follows: " The names of candidates for election of President, Vice President, sni of the elected members or the Committee, must be posted | up in the Association's rooms fourteen clear days before a meetlDg; la the event of a vacancy occurring in any of the above offices the vacancy may be filled by the Committee." He said he did not wish to detain the mem. bers long, and prooeeded to point out the advantages of the alteration, and hoped the members would think.the motion over, and adopt it, as under the old system voses were thrown away on members who had no Intention of actiDg. The motion was then seconded by Mr Stone, who said tint it was a very accessary | step, and should have been taken long ago. Mr Leadley aald he had to confess that the present system was not so successful as he had anticipated, but on hearing the i motion read, ha notioed that Mr Harrison had provided for fourteen clear days notice before the annual general meeting, the time for which nominations should be made. He (the speaker) did not think that if that ! was the case there would be very many nominations* He thought the time was too long. He also pointed out that it would bo better in She event of vacancies ocourring by any member resigning to have the vacancy | filled by the next highest on the list. Mr Upton said that the proposed system worked very well with the Racing Olub, bub he agreed with what Mr Leadley had said as regards the notice given. ' Mr L de C Maleb thought that fourteen days notice was little enough, as there were many of the members who only got their mail three times a week, and if it happened to be missed out day the matter might be tebtle& *>nd done with before they knew anything »bout it, Mr Withell asked if the attendances of oommitteemen could be published before the election. Mr 3 Studholme, junr, was of opinion that a good way to god out; of the difficulty would be to attach to the ballot paper a list of the number of meetings which the candi' date had attended in the previous year, and he thought that the secretary should, have notice to that effect, Mr Malcolmaon wished to say he agreed with Mr Harrison's motion. The Chairman poicted out that the motion read that fourteen clear days notice should be given before the meeting, and he thought that Mr Harrison -would have no objection to the part of the motion being altered to the effect that voting papers be in three dear days before the meeting, so that the Secretary should have time to make up and arr&nga them. Mr Harrison had no objection. The ohairman then put the motion to the meeting &s amended, and it) was carried unanimously. Mr Cookton, in moving the notice of motion given by him, to the effsot that any member absenting himself from three con* aeoutive meetings without a proper apology, shall forfeit hia sear, pointed cub the incon venience these absences caused to the Association. The motion was seconded by Mr Leadley. He thought this should have been done long ago, and that men who took the position of members of the Association, and then did not bother about the welfare of it, ought not to hold a jeat at ail, and the A-aociation had no right to tolerate this sorb of thing Ha thought the word apology should be more clearly defined, and ' a written apology' was substituted. The motion was then unanimously curried with alterations suggested, Tae chairman thanked the msrebera for their attendance, and notified that there would have to be a Committee meeting for general business, and to elect judges for the Show

COMMITTEE MEETING.

The Ootnmitr.ee then met, and correspon dence was read v as follows ; — From Agricultural Depart mant» stating that Mr Kerrigan, the veterinary surgeon, would be in attendance at the Show -> Received with thanks. From Otago A and P Association re elite | of Show—Receiyed. From Duncan Cameron, Esq. offering a special prizi for any data the Association thought fil!—Seoeived with fchaoks. From th's-'Nt'Z Farmers' Unions? jjurnal forwarded, and asking for advertising ie eatne. Mr Sione thought that it would ba wise tn give the paper a tria', aa jit; was circulated all through the colony. This was moved »i » motion and carried. From the Town Oterk, re subscription fco town clook.rrßeoelvel From Ma J Korrigan, thanking the Asaootfction for appointing him veterinary surgeon,—Received From Mr Thos Lock, asking the Associa tion's price for a stand for a riding machine. It was resolved that the secretary be instructed to write to Mr Lock giving him all the information asked for, and stating that the price of the stand would be £5 SPECIAL PRIZES A few more special prises were offered and accepted with thanks NEW MEMBERS The following new members were elected' —W Butterick, F W Bishop, A Jamieson WATER BACK CLEANING! MACHINE Mr Leadley submitted the conditions of the entry for the machine, for whioh the Ashburton County Council gives a Bpecial pr'z? of £10, and he moved the adoption eithesaine Mr Studholme moved an amendment to the effect that in tbe judging, notice should be taken of the adaptability of the machine tor cleaning streams of any width , Mr Leadley agreed to make the alteration aa suggested by Mr Studholme, and the conditions were adopted Mr R Friedlander said that he was leaving Ashburion for a time, and he would not be at the Show* He nominated Mr Tucker in hia stead, and he wished the members farewell. T&e Ohairman on behalf of the Associa tion wished £^r Ffleilander a pleasant voyage and a speedy return The judges were then elected, and the meeting adpurncd

Sporting.

1 GERALDINE RACING CLUB Nominations for the Garaldine Racing Club's Spring Meetiug are due tomorrow (Thursday) by 9 p m

■ Wa have been informed that Mr W Potter has disposed of hjs well known trotter, Bnldrewood, to Mr Edwin Thomas, »$» & satisfactory figure ' " ' ' "

The Auckland RaoingOlub Committee has raised the etikes for the Auckland Gap from 1060 aoys to 1500 boy?, which addition brings that event up to the same value as the New Zaaland Cup. The second aud third moneys have been fixed at 250 «soys and 150 soya respectively, so that the owner of the first horse will receive 1100 soys; Ib was resolved that two dividends (Grab and second horse) be declared when $ye horess, the property of different owners, start In any race?

CONSULTING OPTICIAN

Mr Ernest M Bandefcein, DB O AI, F R MO, who has lately returned after liz years" special study in England and Cod tinent, may be oooealted on ail catesof defective eyesight, Daylight not necessary artificial light being used. Doctors' pre aoriptions prepared. Fees moderate. Con ulpipg vpompj Oashel Street W.-, over M Sandstehi, jeweller, Chriptohurch 9to II 2to 4 daily' ' '"" ' ' j Wipps Teething Powdebs for Babies are egothiog, rednpe fever and prevent UQtcb.es; price, li

CABLE NEWS.

Halted Press Association—By Electric (Telegraph—Copyrights Copenhagen, Sept 2 Eight thousand persons, comprising a deputation representing the Danish peasant farmers, thanked King Chris tian for summoning the Liberal Cabinet reccnty formrch The King replied that he was confident the patriotism and! wisdom of the people would justify the concession made to their Jeaires. New York, September 3 Colonel Theodore Roeevelt, speaking at Minnesota, B*id that white commer daily discriminating against so foreign Power, America ought strenuously to resist any European aggrandisement on the American Continents, on no matter what pretext. I Manila, Sept 3 j The barque Osberga, laden with coals, which left Newcastle, Australia, on] July Bth for Manila, is ashore on the i Sannicolas Reef. Sydney, September 3 Fifty pounds found in the possession -of Trudgeon, who has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for a railway robbery, h«8 been handed to the Railway Commissioners to cover the compenaa tion paid to the owner of the stolen property. The inquiry into the wreck of the A lex a opens tomorrow. Melbourne, September 3 Commandant and Mrs Booth were entertained at a farewell gathering prior to their departure for England. Two women havo succumbed to injuries caused by tbe explosion of a kerosene lamp/

The Swindling of & Melbourne Woman.

Halted Press Association—By Kleotrio (Telegraph—Copyright. ! London, September 2 | Mrs Renwsck is prosecuting Thomp son and Me Neil at Bow street. la July the accused was remanded on a charge of obtaining £800 from Mrs Eenwick and her daughter under a promise of marriage, A warder at Bow street secured « letter sent by Thompson to another prisoner, in Hol loway Gaol, suggesting how to get the Renwicks out of; the country. Two men—George Thompson, alias Step' hea, olaiming to be a Bendigo miner, and Charles MaoNally (now cabled as McNeil) —were charged at Bow street at the end of July with defrauding Mrs Annie Rsnwick, a widow, ti Burke street, Melbourne, Mra Renwick was then on the voyage to Melbourne, but she had promised the police that she would return* She alleges that the prisoners took her and her daughter to Paris and promised marriage, Then, under various pretexts,, they obtained from her the sum of £800, but no marriage resulted. The men are believed to be identical with two weUknown Australian spielers and Thompson has been frequently convicted, The latter abioonded on bail.

Affairs in China

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Oopyright Bbblik, Sept 3 Members of the Chinese mission assert that the Kaiser has waved the kowtow. He accoris an audience only to Prince Chun and Ying Chang. Ction thanked the Kaiser for removing the d.ftlonlty, and has started for Berlin* where he remains for a fortnight. Hong Kong, Sept 2 Natung, a notorious Boxßr, who waa Retained ab Shanghai because of the objection raised by the Japanese Govern ment, had palled, to fulfil his expiatory mission to Japan.

Violent Crimes in Sydney.

MURDERED FOR A BOTTLE OF BEER

Sydney, September 3 Burglaries and robberies with vio lence have been very rife in the city and suburbs lately. Yesterday two women were bailed up and threatened with a revolver at Bur wood. In another case a m^n died as the result of garrotting in the city, the murder being committed for the sake of a bottle of beer he <vas carry ipg. ■

The Federal Flag and Seal.

Melbourne Septembers Lady Hopetoun has opened the exhlbi> tion of designs for the Federal fhg and and seal. Tho new Federal flag waa flying from the building. The prise of £2QO for the flag was divi ded amongst five competitors, including W. Stephens, Upper "Vincent street, Auckland. For the Heal one design for the obverse and another for the reverse was accepted.

THE MAIL COACH ROBBERY.

(Jolted Proßß Association—By Eleotric Tel egraph—Copy right Sidney Sept 3 The robbei'a bicycle was traced back to \^hitecliffa, He dismounted at a verandah, and then evidently shoul dered the bicycle to hide the tracks The bicyclist who came while the robbery was proceeding has been de tamed by the police A lady passeDger was allowed to re main on the box seat with her dress and rug covering the boot of the poach parcels of opals Pedranftj the driver of the coach, has b,een arrested ou suspicion of being goneemed in the robbery. He waa acting as a substitute for the regular driver Received September 4, 9 47 am Sydney, September 4 The actual amount secured by the mail robber is now stated to be some* thing over £1000.

News in Brief.

Tho New Zealand OSobhing Factory are now showing new seasoa'a goods iv men's wear—straw hats, felb hat*, tennis shirts,, ties, caps, etc. Oublery, Glassware, Dinnerware, etc, lenb out on hire, for balls, we I dings, etc, by Fletcher Bros, Oish Supply Stores. All hireage to be prepaid, IV^e would draw the attention of o^r reaf|erß to t}>e prograniipe pqbUahed lij j our advertising columns, of the Sapred Concert and Cantata, The Qautata is now going well, and al! who have nob bought; tickets should go early to get; a seat. One lady a'one has sold close on one hundred tickets, and the attendance is expected to be very large. Mr Max Friedlander announces thab tho thoroughbred stallion Formosao, will stand thin season at 'Ardagh' Lyndhurst, and travel the district, Formosaa is by S" Jleger—Forn^e by Norcfenfelt—For'tn.e "(daip pf Multiforjp) by Steiiiogworth—Palobra (imp). Terms etc will be found in our advertieiDg column*' t

SOUTH AFRICA.

United Press Association— By Eieofcrto Telegraph—Copyright London, September 2 The Ministers for Mines and Native Affairs, the Postmaster General, and the Directors of the Railways and Edu cation in the Transvaal, hare been transferred to nicer offices in Johannes burg:, where Lord Miiner'« official residence will be. The Government Secretary and the legal and financial ! advisers remain at Pretoria. All the families of Boers on cod" mando will hencefor Xh be transferred to refugee camps.along the coast. The railways will thus be available for ; feeding Johannesburg as before the war; Colonel £pens is bringing twenty prisoners, 2490 cattle, and 30,000 cheep to Kroonstad. He bad a sharp fight, wounding nine Boera. Capetown, Sept 3 Lord Milner, in a sympathetic inter* view with Oatlanders, stated that ha was ceaselessly working to secure theif. earliest return. Only 100 Boers remain in tfed Middleburg, Oradock, Graaf Reiuefc, and Steynsburg districts. Scheeper's and Theron's commandos are trekking west, closely pursued. Albany Sept 8 The Harlech Castle has arrived with a Urge detachment of returning trooperi including a number of New Zealandere. Sydney, Setp 8 The Few South Wales A Battery returned by the Harlech Castle.

RETURNING NEW ZEALANDERS.

Wellington, September 3 The Premier has received the following cable message from South Afrlc*;—Trooper* J W Baker (PalmeMtoa North, Shrth Contingent}, and JF Whyte (Auckland, Seventh Contingent), are bath doing welU Departures from Capetown by the steamer 8ophoo!e» t— Sixth Contingent—Sergeant) Maj)? 8 Sherman, (Doaedin), Lance, Corporal M R Herbert (Wellington), Troopers J D Williamson (Marlborougb), 3 Egan (Wellington), F A Millar (Blenheim), W Thomson (Dunedin), 3454 Wallfs, L R Hooke (Sokianga), A J Davidson (Fairlle, Canterbury). Seventh Contingent (Manaia, Wanganui), Troopers 1345 Tapper, 2445 ? Wallis, 2301 GA. Tapper. Fifth Gontia' gent —Maollvie (?) and 4662 Hulme."

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph Wellington, Sepb 3 The House resumed at 2.30 p m The Hon C H Mills resumed the debate, and twitted the Opposition with remaining silent iasbead of criticising thrf Budget, as it was their du'y to do. He described the Budget kb a full, clear, sod comprehensive statement of the finances of the colony. He dealt with various nutters that had been discussed during the debate Messrs Willis, Hasetden and Flatmtta followed, and Mr Pirani was speaking Ab the 5.30 adjournment The House resumed at 7.30 p m Mr Pirani continued hit speech. He commented severely upoii the present system of Government, whioh he Bald wanted purlfyiag> He adversely critioieed the action of Ministers in spending so, much on travelling expense?, and suggested that the Premier had comi within the Disqualifies, tion Act for drawing travdling allowances for his recent Souih Bei Islands tt ip Mr Arnold siid he looked upon the Ssatei ment as a very sa' i fac' o;y oqp, and generally corgra'ulatod the Treasurer upon i. Mr Massey mado a strong attack upon the administration of tfie presrnb Government, and severely ctiUcisei many cf the figures given in the Einanoiul Statement. He said it would be to theadvcnVgiof all concerned <o have free interchange of goods between New Z inland ard the Comfipnwealth. The Premier, by way of personal ex' planatian, eaid that tho statement that he had told the West 0 asb deputatieo that in framing the Est'mates for the current! year he could not make the ?evenire meet) the expenditure, was a pure invention, Be emphatic *lly denisd having made any suoh stu'tm nt. Sir Joseph Ward, who spoke for fiv« minutes before the hour of «r'jonrnmeat arrived, declared that Mr Massey was well aware that there was no information in the Rai'way Statement « Postal Report-, or la the Papar 81, which would have given htm greater facilities for criticism than he o uld ob'ain from the Financial Statement. No returns were deliberately Withheld) and members made no use of these returns when they gob them, He proceeded to quote from a speech by Mr Massey after last sessioa, in which he congratulated Auckland on the tact that a vote of £130,000 had bees paused for tha North Island Trunk Jkilway, and yet he now complained to the House of. the increase in the public debt and said it wis alar tiling the people. If he and Messrs Millar, Meredith, Graham, and G W Russell were eiaoere they would reqaeet the Govern. ment to reduce tha Publia Works expend! ture hy half a milHoo, and that the expenditure should be first withdrawn from their own districts, if they did that they would form ft quartette which would be relegated to the cool shades of Opposition and excluded from public life for manf years to come, because they knew the constituencies must have money legitimately expended for the purpose of carrying on public works. The speech, was iaterraptefl by the adjournment. Ihe House rose at 10*30 p m

FOOTBALL.

NEW SOUTH WALES v WANGANUI

Wansahui September 3 The football match New South Wales v Waßjaaui was played today io'sp'endid weather. There was a very large attendance of the public, and after a very interestiptj game New South Wales won by one poSnfc, the teorea being—New South Wales mas pointy, Waoganui eight.

TARANAKI v HAWKE'S BAY

New Plymouth* Sepfc 3 Taranaki defeated Hawke's Bay by 35 points to 3c

THE ASHBURTON OTAUDIA^J: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901.



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BUSINKSB NOTICES , ' F [fit-Shipment JUaT ARRIVE I). To be followed by Regular Shipments direct from Oeyion by every ■ , Mail Bo»f,  Off THK BVNOWSVED CEYLON TEA. TKII^IN'ItI.VANA' TEA OOMPANF, ! C^oinbo, Oeylon, have made nrrausetnen's to gpnd *o Ne»f Zealand BIOULAR SHIPMENTS OF THFIH OHOICfI. CEYLON TEAS, feeling sore th« Tea drltikins puhlio will ranch ippreciate s PURE, CHOHE OKfL'>N TIA, Direct from the (irower, uN« 9&BIFKRED WITS. BKAD Tisil» Thes«i.Tea9 are Packed Jn Oeylqd, and are absolutely PURK. People rarely colder the BiNGs:jR of drinking low otas t«M. EIRVAKA. is the hlgheet grade known tejhe trade, aod Sa told by *11 leading grocers afa the came price as Ordinary Tea. ASK FOM IT. DON'T TBfi NAME, Bn»e Actent Appnin^ed— . 3. i\ COOCH, Ashburton. . ftm Sample and P^rapbltfi on application ECLIPSE C¥CLE CO., ENAMELLER3, PL.VTERS, ASD MAOBIHISTS, S'HORt.beTson gnl¥. SORT ag A SON ONLY. \ Awarded four Gold Medftl9. ..;ALL LESSONS FBEE. Bursetb Street—Empress Needle Dopo^ ' '■■■''■•" OCEAN Aooid&nt- d Guarantee COBPOKATIOF, Ltd. Capitai, jei.ooo,oool hp 11 Is Corporation has ABSOLU TELY NO TAjRIPP i >;■ .-•■ :• ■ Arr«ngements with any olher COM-^ PA-NY; and will Cover ALL EM* PL*)? KIJS at '"LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES. Ktts|)loyprs Tiißrjring tvith U3 cnn rpiy on Bftb* Treatment, and Claims Po Not br.ccme a Charge on the Consolidated !■; evenub. Heitlier will Clients b'e'&uf>}rcted to the '' WvRKE-TaPK METHODS Sngpparablo from Go^brnmbnt Db tARfMEKTAL" CoKTIROL. Accident and Illness Insurance World-Wide as to^Travel. Nlooll Bros. . -aOent^, ashburton. ■ & 193 SPORTi SPORT SPORT OUN9 GUNS. OURS. HABBLFy BROS. EAST STREET, HAVR TO HAND, dlreofe from the ' Manufacturers, a krge OoQelgatnenb of the. Famous NEW RIVAL CARTRIDGES. Large supplies alao arriving of Bley's ikmberitp, Blue Shulze, Kynock'a Nob©)», etc. Special clearance of Wire Oartridgoi, owing to being overatookod. GUNS, GUNS. For Firat-claes Gune, at a low price, give as & trial ; onr prices defy competition. UUNS of all makes REPAIRED mi pat in Srgfc-c'asa order by a Prautioal Gunsmith, HAEDLEY BEOS THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS" v The Rambler." HAVING sold oat of my old stock of these superior Bicycles, I have use opened ap a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN •• RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACKRS, ROAD RACBiRS, & ROADSIERS n all t-i«ea snd all fittpd with th eve* asfcing Q & J detachable Tyre, CALU AINU INSPEOI THE BTOC& Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest Earth. AOCBSBOBIEB IN STOCK -'JTHER MAKES FITTED WITB ,;•:»., Q & J TYRES, I). TIIOMAS. "You ciui depend on ridding your Children of Worms with Wade'a Worm Figs, the wonderful worm worriers price la



F., . FKBRIMAW _■_ FOR BALE. Corner Nekon and Oxford Streets, Uampitead rflHATOomfortablß House of 6 Rooms *od Oocserviitory, together with good atahlei «ud trap 'house erected on the corner section as kbovo. The Property is well iupplied with water by one of Measrs Booth McDonald's Windmill?^ The Garden is wall planted with choice fruit trees; The Section possesses ample frontage on both Nelson and Oxford Street!, and is within a stone thro* of tho fltacnpsteftd Public '8c hoel < Gash or tesins to sultt Parohaaer Apply F FERRUiAN, i Land and Estate Agent | X D. CLABKE'S | CARBOLISED WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name and J^bel Registoredl WHtl«r Trade ! Maiks Aob» No 13,736 and 168,143) | Mm been mzd 56 YEARS WITH tMDEVIATINO SUOOKBB IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL^. Dear Sir, ~Re Olark^'fi OuholbM \ Wheat Preteotor, I have used the above dressing for the past three mmonn on an average sowing of 1503 acres of wheat and oats, and have alwaya foond that It gives every satisfaction. It la aUto,mized with less labor and germinates a week sooner than when aroused with biuestrme. M Stitt I have nsed your- Wheat P.otfetor, also Bluestone both on the same paddock, and am much pleased with your Protector as a much better preventive of eraofc fchan Blucstone. Jambs McLean, Cairnbrae, F. FERRIMAN. EGGS. MIKOROAS, Brown Leghorns, Lang ehan?, Indian (lamo and Pekin Ducks. SITTINGS FROM &» TO SIO. n'arly Orders Booked sod Executed in Rotation. 81 H. G, BBRRYMAN,



! _ ' BUSINESS NOTICES LATEST NOVELTIES In All Departments* /"IHOIOB MILLIKBRY MANTLES and' DRESS FABRICS From the leading French and English Houses BEIKG OPENED DP DAILY, ... •*>*■ DRESSMAKING in full Swing. UTMOST SATISFACTION. Andrew orr. winter goods, Winter goods. NICHOLAS AND PICKFOBD have jolt reaeived ex i.i Wakaatti and Fftparoi, their Winter Snpply of | WARM SLIPPERS, EVENING SHOES, WALKING SHOES, BOOTS, &o. Ohtldreo'a Winter Slipptrs »t Bd, lOd, It, 3t 6d, and 5t per pair L»diee' Winter Slippers lit 1», 1b 6d, 3fl 6d, 3c 6d, 4i 6d, 6s 6d, ?• 6d, and 8a per p*U Gentileman'R at all pneai , Alio,—Children's, tadiei, aed QeaUemen'i Goloshet, The Beit Golosh munafactnred INSPECTION INVITBDs J NICHOLAS & PICKFOBD, EAST STREET; GABDEN REQUISITES. OABDJSN BEQUISITES. GARDEN REQTJISIEESv TTTATER POTS, all aiisrs, with o* withoob rose. TTTOES, efetf shape manufaQtaeed. f fILIPPERS for Hedges and Bordera. fVQT OF SIGHT TRIPS, " Certain Duath to Birdo." T AWN MOWERS. LIWN MOWKRS. T INES.—'Belfast Garden Lines,' non-breakable. TVANHOft RAKES, with or without Handles. T^TEITING— 3ft, 2fb, and 18ln, epee'ally imported tot peae, and F. Parkea all b!s»8, jD ' WhUehottses,' Colonial Slashes. /10-rae and Buy. W. H. CO LIJtNS & CO., HARDWARE EMPORIUM, East Street, Asbbnrton. Telephone—l 4 and 16 Po«b Office Bos 35



PUBLIC NOTICE. ' I ffIHE GQVEKNMENT INSUR ANCE DEPARTMENT is prepared to grant KMPLO^ERS OF LABOR Covers against Risks connected with their Trade or Business under " The Workers' Compensation Act," "The Employers' Liabilities Acts," as well as under the Common Law. Owners ot Property and Mortgagee! also protected under Special Tables. PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE : EFFECTED IN ALL BRANCHES. For particulars as to Rates, etc. apply to the Local Office of th Department. J H RICHARDSON Commissioner Wellington, 6bh Jane, 1901 I HAVE tho following PROPERTIES FOR SALE *— £ Acre and House, William Street Booth , | Aoro and House, Havelock Street) we»t ; | Aore aud Home, West Bide-; good poll tSofl 1 Aoro and Residence, wish good ootbuild ings ; Moora Streeb eaib House and Two Sections, Ham pa tea d 5 Aatm and Good Home, Wikunui Bond 6 Acres, A lien ton, gtaod site for » dwelling BeverKl Good Section! at Fsurtoa Town H«otioae la various position* Had prioee Eight Roomed Qotine, Peber Bkvetweat— To L«t> H. W. "BAi^BBTT, , 8 IS AOKNT, ARCADE, A9HBUBTON ■'l**^» NEW TARIFF V...^' CHAMPION BLEND ■•>> OTHER PRICES:-.;* Vfe Vk {AO 2/2 2/4 2/8 I HO CHINA TEA USED BY US. | Kf\f\ BIRTHDAY Cards to choose from t)\J\J new DesJgos Jroro Id to 5« each -A T H Williams 17 860



A Bad Skin Boils. Pimples. Impure Blood. \ Boils ftre simply very large pimples, j The trouble is not in, the skin, but down deep in the blood. You cannot have a good, smooth skin unless it is nourished by pure blood; and the only way to make your blood pure is to take a strong blood-purifying medicine. Mr. F. EHian, of 370* Rae Street, North. Fitzroy, Victoria, sends us this letter aad his photograph: "X had a most frightful attack of boils and pimples breaking out aftl over my body. load beard co much about AVER'S Sarsaparilla I thought I would give it a trial. It took only four toottlos to drive all the impurities out of my system and make my Mood rich. T- have en joyed the best of health ever since I took it." If your tongue is coated, if your food dis tresses you, if you are constipated or bilious, take Ayer'a Pills. ffttwrt by Dr. J. C. Aytr Co.. Laweii. M«m.. U. S. A.



Wadk's Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them price, Is Smoke New Venae



The followiqg will represent the Mon* Football Club in their match against) the bpringburn Second Fifteen tomorrow I— Forwards : P Cullen, W Bright, B Hodgson F NicolU, H Addis, L Andrewes: thrcequat ters : H Sinclair, B Culverhouae, J Hlllgrovej half : T Nolan ; five eighth : A MoCallum ; wing forwards :. W Leeion, Buchanan; Eaaergecciea—R Simpson, F Cullen, W Simpson, and A Baker The following will represent; the Spufch^ra Cross Second Fiffceen in their match against) the Exoelaipr tomorrow, on the Exoelsiar \ grounds at 245 nm :—Smiib, Madden^ Puree, Johnc, Kinsation, Hunt, Hepburn, Simpson, Tovey, O'Kme, Tretize, Stock {2}, McKoDa'a (2) ; emergencles—Nioolls, Bro. phyV Ondtell, Rattray ' -* The following will regresenb the Exoebiov ,—B*ker, Healy, Kerr, McGee, Walker, Stratge, R Page, Crooks, Terris, Bette, Stills, Page, Thomas (2), Oosteljo } «mer, genojes -Lang<ton, siggioe, M P*ge



The local branch of the D.I.C has now been in fu'l swing in Auhburton for juet 6 months, which is 5 months longer than wat anticipated at tfce commencement of the ta'e. Tho sab has proved an unprecedented success, and as it is now drawing to a oloie, ih sa who are contemplating purchasing a piano or organ, or musical instruments of any description would do well to raske their dscisip.n while such a niagnmoe^ stock is here from when to make xfaeir selection A new fih'pment, which will also be the last, has unt been onecQcl