THIS ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

Trains ea<?e Aahburi nn dally for— UHRIBTOHUROH—at 720 ' 11 am 3.15 p m, 7 8 p m tujt^ress) TIMARU— at 10.55 a ai, 350 pm DUNKDIN—at 12 54 pm (exppeas) BPRINGBURN—at 4.25 p m

Trains arrive daily at Ashbarton from— OHBISXOHUROH—at 10.45 *m, 12.48 p m (expregfl), 8 pm" TIM ABU—at 10.35 am, 2.65 pm DUNEDIN—at 6.57 p m (expreea) SPEINGBURN-at 8.45 a m

EPHEMERIS

Phases of Moon for February

SUN.

Mail Notices

Mails olosa for the following placet as under, subject to the Decenary alterations WEDNESDAY. M»rch 20 For Northern Ports and Weatpor*, also Samoa, Hawaii, Pnillipinea, Japan, United States, Canada, etc, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (due London April 20,) via 8»n Francisco, par Waikare, at 630 p m, late lea Ictteri-, gnard'a van, exprew train, money orders 2.30 pm, registered articles and paroela for United Bt»fce», spm

From Jpmoß Monday, March 18, postal and telephone buiiuem at iamnar will be o*Tfied on In the Gov«rnmenc building? The oflioe will traneaoti w>on«y order, laringa bank and postal note bn»ine«B.

Commercial.

ABHBURTON STOCK MARKET

The following concludes oar report) of Tuesday's sale :— For young clasiei of store cheep theirs wac good enquiry, and tho large proportion o! failing and aged sorts brought forward mti with r»fcher better enquiry than at the two previous sales. The « Z Fanners' Co-operative Association told the following ■torn:—On account of Alford Estate, 384 two tooth halfbred ewes at) 13« 6d; other etklei being 120 six tooth Bwee at 17t 6d, taken for freezing, Old ewee—6B at 10s 9d, 89 at 8i 2d, 175 at 10s 2d, 41 merino iwei at 6s 2S, 69 afc6% 20 At 8s 2d. Messrs Friediaoder Bro*, Ltd, sold 109 halfbred ewes at 16i 2d, 920 orostbreds at £6s, 139 at Its, 440 at 15s Bd, 100 at 15s lid, 80 four tooths 18b 6d, 50 six tooths 17s 9d, 193 old crossbred ewei lla 9d, 232 at 8s 3d, 84 lambs at 12s 6i t 256 merino ewes 5s 9d, 270 »fe 6s 3d, ,the lasb tw« S.Oiti failing; Mr David Thomas cleared IX3O crossbred wethers at 13s 4d, 200 at 15s 6d, 62 !*mip »t 13s lOd, 16 *t 9i 6d, 378 at 13s 3d, 130 at ill 21, 73 merino ewes ab Bs, 150 at 7i; for youDg, w«il oouditioaert oroisbred ewes he made 17« 3d for '77, 277 at 17«. 121 »t 15s 3d, 122 ab 13s 3d, 360 at *4», 41 »t 16s 7d j failing *nd old sorts, ,84 »t §« 10d, 42 at 9i 4d, 266 »t lls, 99 *t 8s Hd. %b% Rt 111 9d, 430 at 111 7d, 136 »t iOf,

Ashburton Gusrdian MAGNAEST VERTAS ET PRÆVALEBIT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1901.

It is about time that the burgesses of Ashburton realised that the election of their representatives on the Borough Coned', ar.d cf their Mayor is dose at hand. On the 24th April the election of Mayor and Councillors will take place, and it is desirable that, every person entitled to vote should ace that' his name, ia on the burgess roll. A letter which appears m our correspon dence columns indicates that the pab ' lie are by no means clear as to the I position under the new . Municipal Corporation Act, and a further evidence of this was given to-day, when two citizens of the baroogh visited oar office m order to inspect the Municipal Corporations Act 1901, to ascertain the responsibilities of burgesses m connection with their name* baing on the"' 1 District roll." It may therefore be as well to supply sufficient informa tion on this subject of the election of the Mayor and Councillors to enable every burgess to understand the posi* tion. First then the qualifications of a burgess for the election of a Mayor and Council areas under:-—A freehold of the capital value of not less than £25 I a rating qualification, meaning thereby that h«* or she is the person whose name appears m the 'cccupfar' column of the rate book m respect to any rateable property j a residential qualification t 'meamng thereby that he or she is and for at least three months has been m occupation as tenant or sub tenant of the whole or any portion of any house or premises under a tenancy the rent of which is at the rate of not less than £10 a year. In the case of husband and wife, any qualification possessed by either of them is to be deemed to be possessed by each of them. If a person has more than one qualifi cation he can only have one vote. The burgess roll was nominally com pleted on sth March and as advertised, has been open for inspection at the Council office since that date, and will continue to be so until March 27, when it will be finally passed by the Council. Any person entitled to a vote may satisfy himself whether his name is on the roll m the meantime, and if not, may, on satisfying the Town Clerk of his right, have it placed upon it. Any person feeling aggrieved at the action of the Council m refusing to place his name on the roll may within a time prescribed, appeal to a Magistrate's Court to determine the question of his claim. It is evident therefore that every person m the borough entitled to a vote, should at once make sure that his or her name is on the bnrgesa roll, so as to" secure representa tion m the Borough Council. This matter of representation is of much more consequence to (be welfare of this town than many people seem to think, and it is to be hoped that the burgesses cf Aebburton will endeavour to scours all the advantages that may he pained under th« system of local Government provided by the laws of this country.

Local and General.

Pbice of Mutton—The butchers of i Ashb'Tion have reduced the price of '■ mutton by onehft'fpenny per 1b | Cost of she Qpeen's FaNKRAL.—A cable j from London mates that the Qieen's funeral coat £35,000. | W bather RKPOBT — Tspta m Eiwir | w i ro p.—Korthffist lo norh rnnwest gale j ten hourft frrm now, gliiF? fall; indications'of rain. ' EaSTKR Fkoampmenxs.—T.he Command* ; i*nt of the Ff re^s h>»a bean m oommucicalion ! with the officers commsnrling the volunteer ■ dia'ricta m various para of the colony with regard to holding Easter eticampnunte, and will probably make n recommendation to the Minister of Defence m & day or two. AIJSTBALtAN WINK T&AD& ~Tho West Australian Government have beea again | approached by the representative? of the vigusrons for an advance of £15,000 to enable them to start a central winery, which they Bay is absolutely necessary to prevent' I the complete collapse of the industry. The matter is to receive consideration Distbmoting Pajpkbs.—At Wellington, on lueeday, Dr MeArthur, 8 M dealing with a case against a firm of stationers, who are agents for th« Cbristohureh WaUy Press, for opening their premise! on a half holiday to supply papers to runners, held that Buoh opening did not ponstitwte a brea< h of the Shops Act, therefore be dismissed the charge AtMMFIED 80ICIDE A* Tl|f ABpr. — A woman named Julia Ryan, a widow, aged 45 year*, attempted to commit suicide by cutting hjr throat, at Timaru, on Tuesday sight. The womtu borrowed a razor from a neighbour and, making a determined attempt, succeeded m completely petering the wind-pipe She was taken to the Hospital, and though m a very weak condi tion from iosa of blood, hope? are held oat of her recovery. No cause is assigned for the deed. Tommy's Method —Trooper Jack Smith of Wesfcerfield writing homt. thus refers to Tommy Atkins method of fighting. " There is no donbt Tommy is a brave fellow. He stands np to shoot and be shot at with the almost contempt of Boer ballets. But if you ask a New Zsalander to do that he says, not me, I drop behind the first; big stone I can find <md blaze away, but I'm n-t going <o be a target for Jobnney Boer, I'd raiher bag him than let him bag me" ! Ascent ojp Mount Peel—A party of three, one being » lady, scaled Mount Peel on Thursday last. »ml had a fine view of the plains to the eastward. By previous arrangement a heliograph signal was received from Geraldina when the ■ party wai at. tha summit, bnt owing to the position of the Ban a reply could not be sent. Another flash was sent up from Peel Forest store. The ascent occupied only three hours, the descent half an hour less.—Tipnaru Herald. Haeoly Ever—Among the jSulllvan stories related by the American Press lp one of a New Sork editor, now dead, who was much annoyed by the constant use of the " hardly ever" catchword. Galling his staff together, he threatened instant dismissal to any offender. '• This thing occurred," said he, twenty times m as many articles m yesterday's paper. Never let it be used agaip." "What, nerer-l* exclaimed the staff m. a chorus. " Well, hardly ever," replied tha detracted editor, surrendering to the inevitable. Cqubsing—-The animal meeting of th* Asbburton Coursing Club wai held m th« Commercial Hotel yesterday, when offioew j were elected, Mr W J Shearman again accepting tho offices of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, It> wa« decided to hold the first meeting of the season on Thursday I May 9, the week after the Oatnaru meeting, which takes place on the Ist May. The ■take to be competed for will be called the Ashburtoa Challenge Stake, and id will probably be ran off on similar lines to the meeting held last year m the Tinwald j Domains, which was bo successful Arrange ments have been made for a supply of strong hares from the hills, and a good many out side entries are expected

Rats —The Borough Council of Ashburton 1 advertise that 2s a dor.en will be paid for all! rats o&ughb within the Borough, aoi delivered at; the Gasworks* Bbokkh- Lamhb—.The Ashburfcon Borough Coaccsit offer a, reward of 4510 to any person furnishing evidence that will lead to the. conviction of th« person or persons who may wilfully damage or break street lamps. A Giraifb.— During Mr Tom Fitzgerald* ronr of Europe he bought a giraffe from Herr Ha»geobeok, the renowned animal dealer of Hamburgh, He hae jaat received a cable that the animal will reach the oniony at the end of the present month. Thl« will be the first of the kind ever seen here. Eautbtm&d School Excursion.—The Hampscead school excursion to Timaru takes place on Friday, The train wi'l leave Timaru on the return journey at 5 25 p to, instead of 8 p m, »« previously announced. Full psrticu lars will be found m our adver tisingcolumns. A Bkcokd—-From Southampton comes the record of a man who has been convicted of dmnkenneiß one hondred and fifty-three times last year, and who has, since January I, l9oQ,spent three hundred and thirty B>x days m prison. It ig believed that tHe misguided fellow was engaged ail last year m seeing the old century out and the new century m, ' Treatment of Inebriates —Report! on the establishment of inebriate homes have been »ent> m to the Government; by the officials of the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Department, and the matter has been under the consideration of the Cabinet) for some time past. The reports are of a favorable nature, and the matter has been referred to the Minister, m charge of hospitals and charitable aid to take action m the matter. THH MUNICIPAL COBPOBATION i»OT —At the last meeting of the looal Korough Ooun- cil, Councillor Timmins moved m connection with the obligation of the Council to pay for buildings destroyed by th« fire inspectors nrder to arrtse. the progress of fire, " That the objeotioiiable clause m the new Municipal Act be referred back to the Sxeuutiveof the Municipal Conference 7»ith a yiew to the clause being expunged from the Act. " This although not formally passed by the Coun cil, was eventually agreed to. Ashburton BirLKß—The Government In section Parade of the A"hburton Rifles on Tuesday evening was wall attended, almost the fall strength of the Company being present, Captain W E Dolman being m command, Lieutenants Hayes and Clarke were also prestrr. Afier aah(>Qi*a drill m close and extended order, the men were formed ap facing a batch of intending recruits, who were e»ch In tarn submitted to the members of the Company for approval before being enrolled. Import DuMes.—The following are recent deoteions of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs m regard to import duties :—Bush hooks as agricultural implements free, cab inets for printers' material free, commercial copy books ifor scholars me as copy books free, enamelling oven as manufactures not of metal, 20 per cent, hay knives and incubators for poultry raising, as agricultural imple ments free, Iron pipes, itnget as iron j ipes 5 per cent, jewellers brushes *■ metal work ers machine tools free, labels printed on tex tiles for costumiers, milliners, hat mans fseturera, eto, as A, and M 8, fret, manicure sets as fancy goods SO per cent, metal outer o»ses for label dampers manufactured m the colony as A and MS free, solar prints at photographs 20 per cent, slashers as agricul tural implements free, sketching tablets &b artists canvas free, wine presses as machinery for agricultural purposes free, Wiaton pan nels as artists canvas free. The Soothing Pipe—We ha*e It from many who took pare m the forced marches leading to Paardeberg, to Bloomfontein, to Pretoria, and beyond, asys the " Lancet,' 1 thab when rations were but two ( r three biscuits > d&y the only real pby ical content t-f each twenty four hours came with the pipe emoked ,by the smoldering embers of a camp firej This p'pe cased the way t« seep that m'ght otherwise have lingered, delayed by the sheer bodily fatieue snd mints' rrsilessnces caused by prolonged and in-motnnou* exertion It is difficalr, then, to belii-ve that tobacco is anythirg but a real help to men who are suffering long labours and receiving little food, and probably Ifap way m wh'ch it helps is by perelnation—for no one doabts its Btidatve quaHu^-and thua allowing more ea^i'y elepp wlich is co aDjJiraportant when Bemi siarvation lias to be ensured. the Ftanuakd Height—Speaking, at the i-end iff to the Unnotiin section of the Severih Oonungent, the Mayor of DunedJn Mr Ohiaholro said,'*—Colonel Webb assured me, m the conree of a conversalion after the last batch of the contingent had left, thib if the standard of height wore reduced by one intsh he coull have got men by the thousand if he had wanted them, Ido not know whe ia responsible for setting ap th's standard, bat Ido think that m view of the war still raging m South Africa It Is a huge blander to keep the standard so high. It la not necessary, from all that we know, that to be a successful and capable soldier a man (should be a huge stalwart fellow Some who have distinguished themselves Have been little men What about " Bobs" himself ! There is no fear that New Zealand will at all times be able to raise an adequate force to defend her shores against outfcide foes, should the emergency ever arise. As sure as two and two makes four, if an enemy ever does land here, we snail not he sticking over such a question as an inch" hi the Itandard height, bat will enrol all men e»p* fble of fighting, and then we shall find thousands of good men available at all points that have to be defended.'

CORRESPONDECE

We do not hold onmelves responnible for oxpToaned by our corre»i'ondent»

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

11 Incognito."—We do not care to publish your letter In its present form, as it makes a statement which, we think, is not m accordance with fact. i W. H. Whiiino. — Would insert your letter with pleasure were ib not that our spaoe does not admit of your somewhat long poetical quotation.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

ICO 18.3 BDI9OB.

Sir, —The time is coming near when the burgesses of Ashburton will have to choose their representatives m the Borough Council, It would fee wellj' therefore, for those who wish to see men m who 4fp papable and intelligent to anticipate the proceedings of aspirants for municipal honours* who make a practice of interfering with freedom of choice. by canvassing for votes for them selves. I am told that some of these are already on the move, prompted, no doubt, by the fear that recent votes given by them m the Council may affect their chances of re-election. I quite agree with an article that appenrst? In jbhe GpABDiAN lonte time ago, condemning canvassing, But unless the Borough Council will itself bake steps to get the new law framed {or Parliamentary elections made to apply to local and muni, oip^l bodies, Ido not see how the evil can ba checked. An a set off against it, however, I would snggest thai a committee be formed by the burgesses of this town to eoleob suitable and independent minded per sons for the Counoil, 'and then having got their ooosent to be nominated, to do all j tnat ia possible to secure their election. This would be a very different thing from indivi dual canvassing, and against 6uoh a combi nation that would not be of much avail. Thus we might avoid having men m the Oouneil wjto wjujld never be chosen on their ' marits,—J tun, etc., ' BiWA.yfcß

BICYCLES ON FOOTPATHS.

TO THH EDITOR 8ra»~I notice through the tn«dlum of your papers that the £,M. and J'. p, »re dealing severely with offendiog bioyofe riders, but can't see why a certain Ashbur fcon J P can ride for half a mile along the footpath m BUvelock street West, and then lecture the poor unfortunates who are brought b fore htm, upon the evils of break ing the same bylaws as ho himself is gnilty of breaking- Perhaps the guilty one will repeat the fine on himself of ten shilling's and costs at the nexb sitting of our local Oourti—-I am, etc, FairPla*.

BOROUGH FLECTIONS.

CO THB BDIIOB. Sir,—ln view of the coming elections under the Municipal Corporation! Act, 1900. I think you would confer » benefit on m»ny of your readers if you were to point cut and explain the • electors' qualifications' under the new Aci>« I have met many persons who seem to neither know nor cure anything aboub the mMter. Now, sir, you are m the position to wake them up, and, pardon me, should do so. You could quota tb« qualifi cation*, condensed and understandable, «o that anyone who may not be on the electors' list may qualify and get a vote. In Oonolusion, allow me to quote the last and shortest) clause m the section of the Aot referring to qualification : 'In the case of husband and wifr, any qualification possessed by either of them Bhall be deemed to be possessed by each of them.—l am, etc, I / J R Chapman.

EDUCTION IN PRICE OF MUTTON

TO SHE EDITOR Sra,—With reference to the advertise* ment m last night's iatme r# the reduction m the price of mutton, Mr W J Siiccck'i advertisement is very misleading to the general public. It appears by that that Mr Silcock was the means and loading one m the reduction, but I should like it to be understood that it was not; bo. For at a meeting of butchers ib was unanimously decided to reduce the price by one halfpenny per lb, and that it was left to Mr Siloock to advertise, bub not to sign hia name as if he originated the reduction Thanking you for your iiberal space,—l am, e'o, Ashbtibion Botcher.

South Africa.

United Press Association—By Eleofcrfo Telegraph—Copyright London, March 18 The Britißh eubject Boyd, whom OomtnancUnt De 3a Rey shot, was the son of the cub manager of the London office of the Bank of New South Wale* I The Lacddroat at Wolmaranetad [ and a disloyal Englishman induced a : Dutchman to persuade Boyd and others to write asking the British to liberate them This resulted m sentence of death being passed and carried oat. A commando laagered near Lichten- I berg is m great straite, owing to the I lack of food and ammunition Steyn is near Faardeberg, Buffering from dysentery.

Affairs in China

CJnito*l Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, March 19 Wutingfang, the Chinese Minister at Washington, has been instructed to advisr the Court whether tho Manchu riin agreement is inimical to Chinese interests Colonel Hay, American Secretary of State, has informed Wutingfang that it is urgent that America should know Hu'sia's intentions Forty disorderly French soldiers have been arrested at Tientsin Reuter learns m London that Count LamsdorfEV assurances to Admiral Scott on the 6;h referred to the Alex ieff-Tung agreement, over Port Aithar of .November 22nd, not to the St Petersburg agreement received m Pefcin on February 23rd If the assur ances on the 6th that Russia was not engaged m negotiations were true the new treaty was arranged m the fort night following, which is gravely doubted. It is believed the negotiations were progressing long prior to the 6th. The Berlin corresppndent of I%s Time* Bays there is a yell founded and widespread belief m the existence of a , RussoGermaa treaty containing mutual assurance on Chinese questions,

Sporting.

0.J.0. AUTUMN MEETING-

Mr 3 E Henrys has declared the following weights for Tbs Great Easter Handicap, of 500 boys seven furlongs. Blazer 9st 13 b, Boreas Sat I3ib, Renown 9at 91b, Malatua 9it 2ib, Jabber gU 121 b, Sir LiDoelot Bet 121 b, Pampero Bst 101 b, Oannie Ohiel Sat Blb, The Shannon Bsi- 81b, Tortulla Sat 51b, Melwood Set 51! b, Benzoin Bst 4b, Dundas Sat 41b, Oora L;nn Sat 31b, Olencgle 88t|lllb, Paladin Bst, Osmeo 7at 131 b, Skobelefi Tat 131 b, Palaver 7allllb, Phooka Tat 91b, Qermosa 7at 81b, Tsaritsa 7et 81b, Fashion 7at 81b, Military 7st 81b, Cherrystone 7st ?lb, Sfc Denis 7a 1 lib, Q:tiak 7st 51b ? Aberorombie 6at 121 b, Hypnotist 6at 111 b, Somerled' 6st ll'b Jewel Qun 6st 101b s 6st 101 b, Terror 6dt 101 b, 8t Ja«t 6st tib, Eomuri 6st 71b. The Grew Awtukn Hanpioap, of §00 sovd; one mile and a half Borets 9at 3'b, Renown 9s^ 31b, Malatua 83t 81b. Ideal Bat 81b, Tortnllß Bst 6lb, Jupiter and Fulman B*t 51b, Skobe'cff Bst 5% Sir Lancelot Bst 31b, Stratbnairn Bit lib, Oameo 7st 131 b, Dundas Tat 131 b, Paladin 7st 121 b, Pampeao 7at 111 b, Oannie Ohiel 7st 91b, Mil itary 7st ilb, Melwood 7 t 71b, Palaver 7st 5% Oora Linn 7si 41b, Fashion 7st 4lb, Huku &st 111 b, Cherrystone Sat 10 b, J3neaa 6st 7'b, Glenaladale 6at 71b. Tenor 6st 7ib.

News in Brief

Mr Jobo Totty has been appointed representative for new business m A*h button for the Mutual Life Association, m place of Mr F 8 Lowe, who goes to Adelaide to take np a position with the tamt company.

TRADE AND ENTERPRISE

With the progress oi medical soienoe, there come from time to time, new remedies for various diseases. One of these new food remedies, " Lanes Creascted Emulsion, " is fast pushing Its way to the premier place among all preparations of cod liver oil ; it has become very popular with alt classes of people, and it ia being perscribed by a large , section of the medical profession, m oases of common cold, consumption, bronchitis, all wasting diseases, and for poorness of blood. Ibis very palatable to children, and this, no doubt, has something to do with its growing popularity. With every bottle of " Lane's Oreasoted Emulsion, "Is given the exact formula of Its composition, from which it will become apparent, that Jr is one of the best emulsions of cod liver oil, now being persoribed by the medical profession. In another column appears an advertisement on the subject, from wnioh further particulars may b« learned.

Great Caesar's Ghost poor wasted frame, That oD'je full vigor did possess, Can't be a man m else but same, His cough has brought him snob distress The undertaker smiles to think Next winter's cold he'll not endure Oh ne'er aay die, but take a drink Qf W X Woods' Great Peppermint) Cure

RUAPUNA

FAREWELL TO MR AND MBS RAYNKR.

Fkom Oue Cobresjpohdeut, The respect m which Mr and Mn Rayuer »re held w*e testified on Friday evening by r large number of people, who gathered m the hall to bid thrm farewell, many coming from Mayfield aa well as Ruapuna. Mr E Taylor, ohairman of the school Committee made a most efficient chairman. Musioal Hemp, rending and recitations were gives by Mesdamea Ham, Shields, Taylor, Misses MoLauohlan, Ham, Hoz>l Taylor, Messrs Allan and Dellow, and Mr G Mummery with his graphophons. During the evening Mile Ethel Mcbaohlan presented Mr Rayner with an address signed by the scholars past and present of th« Ruapuna Sohool, of which he has bean master for eleven years. Mr Rayner m returning thanks took occasion to very feelingly express his and Mrs Bayner's gratitude to all, who bo kindly helped them when their bom* was destroyed by fire Messrs Doyle, MoLaachlan, J ; ", Dellow, Ham and the Chairman all sp.,ke m very high terms of both Mr and Mrs Baycer, expressing regret at losing them, though ooDgratalafcing them on having obtained a better appointment. Tl*B ladies supplied refreshments during the evening* The usual votes cf thanks were passed, and a very pleasant evening was brought) to a close by the sohool children tinging' God be with you ti<l we meet again.'

Commonwealth and Colony.

OUR POLICY OF ISOLATION

United Press Association-—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, March 19. j The Sydney Morning Herald) refer- 1 ring to the New Zealand Federal Com mißeion, iajs :—'The notion that New Zealand will beet attain ber national destiny m isolation is one that time will disprove. Whatever the will of the Commonwealth or of New Zealand, they must find themselves on converging roads. Abstention from the Common* wealth daring its earlier period would deprive New Zealand of both influence and education m the national Govern ment of the highest value.' The New Zealand Federal Commia sion had a long interview with Mr Barton. They examined Mr CoghUn, the statistician, and Major General French.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press AescoiatioK—-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Perth, March 19 The girl Ottey has been acquitted on a charge of killing her father, [The tragedy m question occurred at Parkerville m December, as the result of a quarrel between a man led coaple named Ottey. The daughter, while protecting her mother, ahofc her father with a revolver, and he died m a fow hours.] Sydney, March 19 At the railway enquiry, experts evideuce attributed the Syrlenham accident to a deflcc bn on the road and to theexcosdve speed of the engine, which was of an unsuitable class, The enquiry was then attjturned until May 6:.h for the driver's evider.ee. London, March J 8 Mr Georee Cadbnry has conveyed to the trustees an estate near Birmingham containing cottßges, with instructions to further erecfc healthy dwellings for the workers. The gift is valued at £180.000 The Panama Canal C rnpat y has offered America the entire righs of the canal for thirty four million doll Are (£7,083 333).

Charges of Sly-Grog Selling

United Frets Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, March 19 The hearing of charges of sty grng selling at Tajiar.ui was resumed today. James O'Dowti, c argerf with selling 1 quor on New dear's Eve, was convicted and Sued £40 and costs, to be recovered by distress, m default one month's imprisonment without hard labour' The Crown Prosecutor said that hard labour * ould be preferable, but Mr Stratford, S. M, thought that persona con' vlcted of such an offence should not alto* gather lose their character by being sent to woik with ordinary criminals. Tvto informations against Patrick M'Oann were withdrawn, the Crown Prosecutor saying he had only one witness, and he did not think it prudent to proceed

Accidonts and Fatalities.

United Prens Association—By Electdo Telegraph Auckland, March 19 At the inquest) on the body of Pert, who was drowned by the cipsizlng of a dingey on Wednesday night, a verdiot of accidental drowning wes returned. - Gisbobkx, March 19 While some boys were playing with an air gun a lad named Hicks was shot la the eye. He may lose the sight of the eye.

Incorrigibles.

Two Burnham boys, Yiotor Simmons and William Mathieson, were charged aS the Magistrate's Court, Onriatohureb, yesterday morning, before Mr R Beetham, B.M, with having, on March I§, broken into the Burnham Railway Station, and stolen goods to the value of 15s Inspector Ellison Baid that the boys were determined $bscondera, ope haying run away eleven times and the ofcher ten times, On ohe occasion of their hst escape they entered the station, also usod as 4 post office, and did a great deal of wanton damage, besides stealing efrtain goods Evidence was giv^n by the station' master 1 norms Archey, tho manager of th« Burnham Industrial School, stated that Simmons was a few months under sixteen, i and Mathieson under fourteen. Both She boys were brought back to the school on the evening of March 16, and they admittsd having broken into the station Detective Casselli also gave evidence The boys then pleaded guilty, and Mr Beetham committed them to the Bupreme Court for sentence. The Magistrate laid th&b he would have sent boys of good character back to Burnham, but 1 such a course would be useless m the present case. Be directed that the boys should be kept separate m gaol while waiting for their aentenoe

The Island Trade.

United Prees AseooUfcioc—By Ktecirus telegraph—Copyright _. t4 Aucemnd Mtreh 19 The statement made b, Lieuteoant Col onel Gudgeon, ihe British Beeiient at Barotonga, with reference to diverting th« orange trade from Auckland to Wellington. on the ground that the natives of Baro'Oßga were not receiving remunerative prices for their fruit, have been brought under the notiea of;ihe Auckland Chamber of Cmajsree, and the «xeeutive of that body disouesed th« matter at a special meetiog today. It was felt that the information at the dtipoial of the Ohsmber was not icffioicnt to enable any definite action to be taken, ancl the question was referred to the Produce OommitlM, with instruotiona to report to the Bxceattvctt M early a date si possible.

THE ROYAL VISIT

United Press Association —By fiteotrio Telegraph LomHm, March 18 King Edwards parting remark to the Bake of Cornwall and York wm : " Make your mind easy j I will look after your children."

THE CONWAY CASE.

United Press Association—By Kleobit Telegraph—Copyright'

Sydney, March 19 Captain Smith, of the Talune, hat given evidence by commission m th« Con way case.

The Coningham Divorce Case.

United Press Association—By Rieetrlo Telegraph—Copyright

Sydnkt, March if Ooningham's caae baa cloied, »nd the co-respondent's has opened.' The greater part of the day «n taken up with the evidence of hand* writing experts, Dr. O'Haisß, m tbe box, denied tbe charge absolutely.

Smallpox in Australia.

United Pros* Association ~-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

Melbourne, March 19 Foulsbam and the tiainers m th» house where the smallpox patient wu found at CaulfieSd have been quaran tined, with an acre of ground adjoin ing, m order to get over the difficulty of training the borßes, Sydney, Maroh IS A second case of smallpox fail m h hotel m George Street North. The patient, named Olarfce, «n a passenger by the Euryaiss. He fall the disease m a mild form.

A Bishop's View of News papers.

In a country like England sverythieg depends on public opinion. It ii useless for ministers to adopt one ton* m dealing with a foreign country, if public ntt°i»ace«, wbieh adopt another tone, are loudly appl»uded« and popular rpinion, »8 expressed m the newspapers, echoes the applaute. We mart realise, far more than we have done m tbe past, our personal responsibility for forming and expressing opinions about the notion of other countries. EngUnd vtas the first country to have newspapers which expressed public opinion, Now the Press ii a pew*? 1b every land. When feeling rape high about any question of international politicly the strongest opinions which are uttered anywhere have the largest currency, W§ ; are accustomed every day to tea a heading |m most aewspapere: " Foreign Opinion. It r< quires some knowledge of persona and of newspapers abroad to appreciate tht value of the quotations there made; «o€ | we teed to think that the strongest opinion represents the avtrnge. How should we fetl m private life if every morning we had put before us a coi'ection of the most ill* natured things said about us the day before t Yet we have them served up to us as a nation, and we supply other countries with even more copious material than they return. tons. Newspapers are nob to be blamed* for they only too faithfully represent pabijp opinion, which is what they undertake tp do. Things said at meetings are reported, and must) be commented cpoD, Wi lit responsible, «aob one of us, for the meetings which we attend, and the aentioitnte which we applaud. If we prefer hard hitting to careful reasoning, slapdash statements to accurate knowledge, we must) take ear shart of the responsibility lor preventing better understanding among nations,—The latt Bishop of London m ' The Sunday at Home/

A Regrettable Mistake.

United Press Association—-By Elaotrio Telegraph—Copyright Aws*un» Kinh 19. A regrettable incident occurred op Snort* lan 3 street at an early hour this morning. Mr W C Woollmer, manager of the Wti tekauri Extended Gbld-ttining Compnoy arrived frcmtbe Tboroßß about 2 »m,tsi had occasion to go to his office. On soaring out «> pair of arms tripped him, and thinkiag be was being attseked by robbers, Xx WooU* mer struck it the man, at the same tint balling for help. His cries brought ifi other men oponthe soene, and they |oined with the first man m endeavouring to leeure Woo)lmer. Present'y one of the men fte^pg blood on his hands, called bat Mfm itabbM," It transpired that the blood befeitw#i reaHjr Mr Wooilmer'o, who was struck aevewl blown on the head, with his own walking itiek. Just, then a policeman m uniform RppaKtil With two or three othen, and Mr Woollmer tf onoe gave himself up, under the impreipion bia supposed aiiailante would be «rrettid ilio. On his EUggestion'the deteotivee, for sneh they proved to be, took him to the AoekUod Club, where ha was it one* identified and released. It ia evident there |wm raiiundrt itanding on both sides, the deteotivei ftppftf* ently believing they had oaoght a burglar, while Mr Woollmer was not unnaturally under the impression that he was being robbed.

THE LATEST

BOUTH AFKIOA

Hotlia Rejects Terms of Petce.

Fourie Still Surrounded.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Lc ndwt, March Iff It is officially announced that Botha 1 has rejected the terms of peace. Half of Foarie's force has escaped but is prepnted from crossing tht railway line?* Fonrie himself ig etil! within the British cordon. He in^airwfi the terms 4>f surrender. '■ De Lisle is returuing to Kjroonitadf The Boeia have wrecked twentyane trains since the British occupied Koniti poort.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA

THE ANQLO-lirJSSrAN DIfS»I. CULTY

Received W»kapuaka Mar IS, t:ssam Shiß Office S5 0 a m United Press Association—-By Kltofcrio Teleg »ph—Copyright London, March 19 Count Wildersee has attihoritatiwlf intervened frith a view of ending &§

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