Local and General.

Police Court—A& the Polioe Ooitrfc this snerning, before Mr B Alcorn, J P., two §rst offendert were aenvioted and diicharged for drankenneat

A Curiosity—A. framed copy of De Zmtpansberg Watcher la at present on view in the window of Messrs John Orr and Co.

Boroosh Abattoir—Tbe committee ap. pointed by the Abattoir Conference to obtain information etc, yesterday inspected cites (fared by Messrs Silcook Role and Barnard.

Cantwbjirt Asriovltcral C«hi#«—A vacancy having [occnrred on the Canterbury Agricultural College Board of Governors, through the resignation of Mr R Rainy (elected by the Canterbury member* of both Houses of the LegifiUfcure), an election wIH take place within twenty one days*

A Spartan Lady—An unmanly partnn who snowballed a lady at Chri*tohuroh on Saturday *fcernoon not rather more than he bargained for. The lady returned the fire vigorously, and, h»vioa given her aisailanta good snow bailing, rushed him, laid him in the i>now, and generally orumpled him up.

Cobukctiok—-la yesterday's report of the !oc*l Court bwsicifiis, the Magistrate stated that Shore appeared to tie evidence to justify an application being made to prohibit a cer taiu resident, but not sufficient to justify an order being itsoed, whereas the report con' vejed the impretition that the bench said there was no justification for making the application.

Aw Unlikbly Yark—A story is at presnnb goiDg the rounds lhat a oonntry visitor to Wellington during the duc&t celebrations was so maoh impresaad with the rnorits of a gas stove (hat he immediatoly west and purcbai«l one and proudly pre seated it to his loving apou«e« They reside many miles from any gasworks, and the purchaser of the stove is cow wondering how il is that it will n«t work.

Ceicket—From a financial point of view last year's orieket season was » disastrous one for several counties. The Warwickshire Glub hare to face a deficit on tha years working of no !e»s than £900, mainly attri* bated to bid weather, which spoilt home matches, Leicestershire also ended the seAion with a loss of £160, Derbyshire £535, while Serrey's balance sheet showed a deficit of nearly £503. Essex had a lots last) season of £350

The Returning Tkoofirs—According to the official Hit of troopers wb« returned by the Tapus it) would appear thai only lour Athburtoa members of tha Fifth Contingent have returned in that v«taei, namely* Trooper Andrews, Knox, J Smith, tod Williams. There appears to have been an unusual number of Invalida amongst them, twenty eighb being in the hospital, eleven of the cam being iierioni.—Sergeant Baksr, tin old Ashburton boy, who joined the fifth at Dannevirke has wired that he has also returned, b<tt be in not inducted in the It«t of Canterbury men. It ie possible therefore that there may be one or two more similarly oisooUMtaaced.

A Royal Aoknowledokmjbnt—While the Royal party wm in Melbourne Marguerite Wraith, a little girl residing at Loogmore street, 8t Kilda, sent to Government Home a doll, asking the Puohees of Cornwall to accept jt for her daughter. The donor re aeived the following replyf—*»The lady in waiting is d«@ired fey H B B the Duobeei of Cornwall to tejl the little girl Marguerite Smith, that she gs very pleased with the pretty present sen): by her for little Princess Victoria, and that her Soyal Highness Bends her best wiphus and thanks to little Mar guerite, and will give the doll to her little daughter when ah« return to England."

CoBNTiKiTgiT Com—At the Cbrlatchurch Police Court, on Thursday, James Correll, labourer, of Aabburton, was charged, on remsvud, with having on July lit, at Christ church, uttered »counterfeit gold coin to Nigolt $idd, knowing suph ooin to be counterfeit, On the application of Sub Innpector Black, the Bench allowed the charge to be withdrawn, and accused to bs charged with (1) biaving on July Ist obtained from Nlaoll Kldd the sum of Si 9d in money and a tram tioket, the total Vilde being 10s, by maana of a ooin representing t> half sovereign, with intent to defraud ; and (2) that on June 24fcb, at> Ohrittohuroh, be obtained from Edward LlSlyahorb the sum of fa 9A by eimiiiai: fai«e prefcoßoes. Mr llo'Ootinall, for aocuted, applied for a remand for one week, which was g?*nted, bafl being allowad in two nuireties of £§0.

A Fjinb DAy in W«u,iflrOTQN—There Is an old »tory abanfc Wellington weathep and Royalty whiokjised to be told with great effect by Mr John Wliliarason. "ff.it Royal Highness the Puke of Edinburgh spent some tfme in Wellißgton, and knew it well. Afterwards he retnrned to Nelson, In the drawing?roopj of tfjt* hotel where hi «taj?ed An Nelson, was an ungraving of UUrtfn'n picture of 'The Deluge.' We all know it Tke rain |n corulnj down in torrents, and the miser* able people who woold not listen to Noah are being blown and washed away. His Boyal Highness looked at the engraving attentively for some time, and then re" marked: "It just reminds me of Wellington on a fine day." It is currently reported that tho JDake of Cornwall and York had heard the otory, and remarked in an aside to bin Btaff that hie uijcle was aafctorwieng,

WbAKBB RbTOWT Captain Edwin vcltet : Btroug aorifa to sm: ;»nd southeast wineis; glass fall; indications t»ln.

Tkmpkbakoß StJHM*—Temperwnoi Put* day was obaeivedln bo fewer tMr, ,c4l fiiiwws of worship in the London Di"t« at the Church of RBrylsdi*; .*p#(!i»l «• rnioi-B ht\A appropriate etrvi'oen were eonfliioii»d in the majority of emu*, while many pnlpits w»r» exohanged and offertories taken on behalf of thaOETS

. Virt Pon«toali Scholars—A remarkable record of unbroken school s'tflndarqe ««i reported at the priz*dfitr!bu-ion in oonneo* Hen with Aihford (Kent) National Schools. No l«n than 67 lohalari reoevnd «ilver med »lt for regular tohonl aSteDdanca. aod of the»e oa« bad Btb misted tobeot or been late onae dating flight year», tw i for seven years, two for iix years, levon (or fire yewri, ten for foar y»art, fourteen for three yean, «f«Vi^ for two y»n; and the reit for one i.w» ■■ ■ ■

Ebccation Boabd BwcTioK~An el ec tion of three members to the Board of feduc*tibn will fake place on Monday .Inly.-22. Nine candidates havn been nominated lor the vacancies as follows :— John Anderacn, Leesioo, Eev P J Cocks, Southbridge, M Daliiel, Amberiey, 0 A 0 Qardy.fiakaia, Bey D&vld MoNlool liyttellon* 0 HA T Opie, Darfield, W Itolllt, Samner, JL Scott, Christchnrch F W Smtth.Anated, Obrlstcharoh At the election individual members of School Oommltfcewt hare a vofce instead of the Ooßsmittee voting as a body und«r the "eld system \' ; ■ Voctball DiKKtm—At) the oocoluiion of festsrdafs interesting football matoh be* twesa the ABStioneeis and Banks and Pro* fesnoni, a dinner was held at Orange* Ooaunsnial HoleU Msmn Bodolph fried, lander and 8 Qotitrn aitiog as jointohairmsDi After fall jastiee had b«en dooe to the good tbiuga provided, the u^nat loyal to»tt« were hononred, and Mr Friedknfar proposed 'KootbtSl' -fQtid«ienthaßiasm, and ia »po loKifling for the *»b9anee of Mr Hugo FrisdUnder, h« iodm»tod that bis brot her wished htm to ask ibote preaent to consider ■thomielveii the goegti of the firm for that evßnin(?-{Load apßUmß«).'ilr Ori»p, Jonr., proposed th» «o«a*of 'The ABofctooeers,' fee, wh^oh Mr T V Oiksn rsßlied, and the lalUr geoi'.Biim.* »hes; jgavs toe.'Banks aod F»» - on by boat of their 'Hbits/MsMirs Friedlanderftfos which was treated *n*hnMSitfeaily Mr D Sftiomas and also the Refers* and Uropirs, wen further toasts re«pond«d to by Mr Hnbbt, thsiall Hit being dealt with in champagne and other liquor*, ftariag the evening, its Was suggetted thai lbs match snculd become an annoal one, and it wan unn.imously deoldttd to adopt the rtfga^ion.

Ob ! what wonSflT'-mmy Atkins do

If we h»d not■'■pq'leii him through The colonies h*»o done their boat,

And showsd "great courage iv the test. We ail require a little afd. And dmicfr rntikos uh offc afraid ; & cough wont make your health eeoore, So buy tome Woon's Great' Fspperh vt Curi

Smoke New Verms

News in Brief.

Mr 3 H Hh'Dnon, itorekeeper, Rakaia and r hercnpy »nnoanoeß through our advertising ootamnH, thai he hae made come startling reduo iotsa m the prioe of groceries, the list of which la worthy of perusal by heads of families;", •."■■'!'.':•'■■• ' -

The Ada Delroy Company.

The capita! performance of this internting Ocnpany brought together a good house atl the Oddfellow* 1 Halt !»•!> evening, and aU who were pre»»nt had a good evening' enjoymen^. Cnmio songs, of a bright ch&e racter, w>;re well rendered, whilst th* aen'.imentftl n'r-ment was also done (nil justint to, in thfl tinging of «u'ch old faronrites a« 1 Annie Laurie, 1 nod 'Cornin' Thro' the Rye ' by Ada Dolroy. J«mei 8011, ani other members of the Company. Thn wonderful facial contortions of Teddy Ford was a unique performance, and: created great merriment. Biotoope pictures of the funeral of the fate Qjsen, followed by a mysterious interpretation of the thoughts of the aud-» ienae, even to the blushing maiden, who enquired when she would be married, evoked loud applause. The skirt danoing of Miie Ada Detroy under coloured lights, w«n also well received, and the lady waa vociferously applauded.

Labour Troubles.

TH^ BTRIKE IN iW IRON TRADF.

STD«tB¥, Joly 11 The tfon trade strikers have rasamed work pending arbitration, the em ploytri having agreed thereto,

Accidents and Fatalities.

United Prf*flii AwnoifctioQ -By Blectilo

, Tslegraph- Copyright

Auckland, Joly 11., F Hawkins and A Nelsoa have been severely injured by an explosion of gelignite at the Woudatock mine,

Nelson July H Th* ir^usst on John King, who was found dead ac the Croixelles, with a bullet wound through hia body, wai concluded todays A vfrdiot that the wonnd was leSf isliotsd during temporary insanity waa returned.

Fatal Fire at Lyttelton.

THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH

A four roomod coitage in Little Brenchley roan, Lyti«lton, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, and three chUdren —a gtri, Eveline May, five years and eight months; a boy, Frederick, four years and eight «>f>nth», and Dorothy Maud, about two year* and seven months—were burned to death. Their mother, Mr* Frederick Day, wife of a wharf laboqror, let the house iothe forenoon to go to tnw,n, and the children remained at home.

The alarm was given at the Brigade •ta^ioa by some tohool children, and the firebeil was ruoig about twenty minutes past one o'clock. The brigade turned out in force, bub the .situation was too high for any pressure of w»ter, so the hose was left behind.

Mrs Day had left) a fire in the front room, and when the reburned found the house was is {{tinea. The children appear to have been unable to get out. Their bodi»a were found oharred to oindera, the boy and youngest girl were found in the froob room, the boy havfogpub a pillow over h:K head, and the girl hart taken rjsfngs under a couch, The other girl wa« found 'P the kltshen. The tire was frst notised by Mr Alfred Day, who w*e on a hill about; 400 yaada away, and heaid< children aoreamlng,-: He ab onoa ran to the YeisidaDoe of Mr Adam Ohalmert, whose son huniad with him, to the oottdge, and they attjMnptffd to* gab through the window*, bat were driven back by the fames. Tb» home, which i« the property of Mra Hargreavea'a troafceee, was insured for £100 in the Royal lotQiftnae Offjee, Nothing was aarad.

EPHEMERIS

SUN.

Phases of Moon for July

THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

i Traiai cave Aihbnrton daily for— rHRIBT(;HI7HOH-at 7.20 am, 11 am ! 3.16 p m, 7 6 p m (expresi) ,TIMARU— &' 10.55 am,350 pm T>UNKDIN~ati 12.54 pm (expreil) SFRINGBORN-»t 4.25 p m

Trains arrive duUy nt Ashbarton from— OH KISTOHUROH-afc 10.45 % m, 12.48

pm fexpren), B pm* TIM ABU—at 10.35 s, m, 255 pm DONEDIN—*t 6.57 p m (exprws) SPRINGBUBN^Rt 9.4S » m

Mail Notices

Mails clove for the following places a under, subject to I he npcw*»rv -Jteratiori* SATURDAY, JULY IS

For Tasmania and Australia (da* Mcl bourne Juiy 21et), »lso Ceylon, IndS», Chica Sr»r»ita bettlement, South Afdo», eto, also (tontineot "of Europe and United Kingdom (d«f> London Aug 27th), via BrindUt, ab 12 30 pm For Northern Poria per Te Anan, afe 1030 am. Mot Northern Ports and West CoMt, per | Tarawera, at 6 30 p m'

The next best! despatch to the Unlttd Kingdom is via San Francisco leaving Ohriatcharch en July 24th, and dne Lon oaAug24»h

Commercial.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Aahburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Ansootation of Canter* bury, Ltd, quote as follow* on July t, 1901:-

Wheat—

Prime milling Pearl _. 2« lid to 2i 2A „ „ Tuic«n._ 2s 2d to 2» 2M Hunter* 2s Id to 2a lsd Oats— Duns Is 41 to li 6d „ Danleh ls&HoltSd i, Sparrowbilli <lasdto It 6d „ Canadian 1» fid to Ss 7d Barley—Mftltiog, pdma 2s Inferior Is 64 Pets—Blna Pcatsian 2s 9*l „ Partridge 2s7dto2«9d Chafi—Good oataheaf 37s 6d Graas Seed—New la to la 6d The above are prices current paid to farmers ov trucks at Asbbnston

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FBIDAY, JULY 12, 1901.

Tvoax who m»y h%?e friends and rgl&tivea amongst the troopers return ing in the T»gu% have reason to com plain of the extraordinary arrangements that hay« been made by the Govern ment with regard to the landing in New Zealand. 1$ appears that although the Imperial authorities bad decided that th«t Tagas should proceed direct to Port Chalmers, tone o! the Ministers under pressure from the people of InvercargiU resolved that Ihe unfortunate troopers should not be allowed to land **t Fort Chalmers, bat should be transhipped to the Biaff, A more preposterous thins? could not well be imagined. If there was one thing more than another which oar rttarntng boys might be supposed to desire, it was the speediest po'fiible return to their homes and friends. Bat same of them hare actually been brought within sight of the familiar spots, and thaw have been ruthlessly whisked away to make a Southland holiday, Wi think our boys h*re «*erificed quite enough for their country, »nd should not haw been compel led to undergo the ordeal, which has been prepared for them. They might at least bare been given the opportunity of going straight. home. Moreover, their friends have certainly a grievance against the Government in connection with this matter. All over the colony where the troopers' homes are, tht greatest anxiety and uncertainty prevails as the peculiar-arrangements that have been ttiaeta have npset al! the calculations as to the fyomeeomrog. For instance, if this Invercargili bnsipess bad aot blocked them, it:» mo*tlikeiy our Ash burton troopers coald have been here in time w jspend next Sunday with their relatival, As jt is they will be newly a week later.

Wx observe that during the discussion iv the House on the motion for second reading of the •• Stite School Children Oorapn'sory Drill BH!, M several snfltio berg protested against' the Bill on tv« ground that would tend to increase the military spirit throughout the colony; Mr John Hutcheson the Labour mem ber for Wellington wu very emphatic on denouncing what he called the Jin* goiim of the Government, in which he includ ed the proponed Bill; It may be mentioned in passing, that the attitude of labour representatives throughout the Empire ii generally antagonistic to the policy of the Imperial and Colonial Governments, in connection with thf South African war and preparations for national defence Nofiwithstand ing ! th « curious fact we alt know that the prompt and splendid answer to the Empire's call to arm eamef ram men of all degrees—f torn the horny handed boob of toil, as from the aristocrat with a rent roll of thousands. This is not altogether by the way since it shows that those who pose as advocates of , l peace at any price,' do not truly re present the views of the nation at Urge, It is all nonsense to say that to give one youth a good training in the drill, aj»d discipline that will fit them to defend their homes and their coun try against all comers it to encourage " Jingoism." Every st udent of history knows that some of th* most promi nent representatives of what we sow call " Jingoism "hftve not been trained soldiers. Indeed we need not go oat of this colony to prove that Jiogoitm can exist without a military trainiug. The reputation New Zealand has al ready Acquired in that direction has been gained for it by its Premier, wht we believe! has never even. been a volunteer, , No one Who has studied the international site*-. lion can remain blind to the fact that for some time to come th« pros pect of peace will not be assured. This being ao, it is the duty of our fillers in every part of the Empire to be fully prepared for emergencies. If the occa sion shoold never arise when the youths who may have attended our public schools thould be called opon to engage in actual warfare, there cannot be a shadow of * doubt that the habits of order aod discipline, and the training to be acquired from enforced military drill iv those institutions must be of great value in afterlife.

THE FEDERAL DEFENCE BILL.

Uni^d Pren AnwMU.n—By EUckrlo Telugraph

London, July 11

The limea, «>min«ntinjr on the Federal Defence Bill introduced by Sir John Forrest into the Commonwealth Parliament, cays it ia thorough, with out laying excessive burdens on the people. The paper anticipates that the Mchrmn will prove gucceisfal, supplying an object Ipsson considerably affecting the rest of the Empire.

CRICKET

United Press Anooiatioe—By Eleotrlo Telegraph

1 eiiDON, July 9

Mr MacLaren has engaged Tyldsley, Fry, and RE Forster, in bit cricket team for Australia,

FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION

United Prets Aseooiation—By Etaobrlo Telegraph

NiwYo»K,Julf 12

Two trains collided at Norton, in Missouri. Fourteen persons were killed and twenty-five injured. The casnal« ties were chicly due to burning .wreckage. ..;■•■

ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING

United Press Anociatton -By Elsotrlo Telagraph—Copyright

Pkrtk, July 11

It is reported that three attempts were made yesterday to wreck the Ooolgardie train by placing sleepers or the rails.

THE ROYAL VISIT

United trens Aisoclation—By Rleotrio Tele»r»ph - Copyright)

Adelaide, July 11

The Royal !eve« and dinner at Go vernment Houga yesterday were bril liant functions. The Duke is snfering from toothache, and was not present at the dinner..

The Royalties to day attended the University Oommemoration and Chil dren's Demonstration at the Adelaide Oval. They had a splendid reception.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

; LONDON, July lft Alsoppa' losses are attributed to purchasing licensed houses and engag ing in the wine and spirit business

In the House of Commons an amend ment, moved by Mr Maenam«ra t an em ber for Camberweli, hostile to the principle of the new Education Bill, was negatived by 333 against 215, and the Bill was read a second time

July 11 Tha Union ißank of Australia has declared a dividend of eight per cent.

The New Bouth Wales Agent-Gene rrl has coritrsdictpd a sensational article by Ambroaß Pratt, the Anstrs lian novelist, in Blackwood's Magazine, respecting Sydney larrikin 'pueh' socie tipß. He declares the Brtiole to bf worthy of De Rougamont, of Wide World magazine fame.

Nuw York, July 10

The Americans have ntiiigpd wireleflp teiegraphy for the transmission of pictures,

St Petersburg, July 10 Rnesia gu»rantfPß a Bolgarian loan to cover present requirements Paris, July 10

Several French Religions Associa tion! h»V9, as the result of the passing of the Religion* Associations Bill, rune Wed their rpspectiv^ statutes for the approval of the State

BißLmJnly II

The Berlin jPosittfttei that Germany hat aoquired the right of pre-emption of the island of Fernando Po, sitatted on the *eit csaft of Africa.

GREAT FIRE IN SYDNEY.

United Press Association—RyJSElecferio Ttlegraph—Gopyrigh>.

Stdkiy, July II Horderna hnve secared the exhibition Buildings In Prince Alfred Park, and restart badness this morning.

.In Kent street fire adjoining, the premises of LfsuQs and Roaenfeldts, merchants, w«ra damatjed bj wafer The fire brigade did splendid work At both outbreak*. The head department declares that they oonld have doae much better bat for being sadly under'engined and lender'manned. Enqairleß show that William Dash wood and Walter Porett. engineers, and John Nicholl and Robert Malcolm, packers, perished in the fire at Hordern's. The failure to return to their faomos last night led to the discovery of the other victims of the fire. Dashwood and Porett were attending the engines in the base raent of the building, and were warned to flee. Two of their companions got out through a door. It is supposed that tb> twodeceated tried to escape by a window, not knowing it was guarded by iron bar*- In the meantime the fire spread m rapidly that their retreao by the door was eot oft

Nieholl and Malcolm were with Olegg on an upper fix*. A fieman who warned them to flee for their lives had great difficulty in escaping' |t 1b believed that they feared to face the heroine stairway, and wade their way to the roof Onlookerb state that they e»w a second man topple back into the flames jasfc before OlegßJomped. Preparations ar* heing made to dyna" mifce the' wails i Hordern's have been doing baslnesa in the Exhibition baildlngs all day,

3?he corrected list of Hnrden's insur* anoes show a total 0f.£394,71* Thn amount held by the South British ia £18 OOt.Jby the New Zealand Company

The insurances companies involved in the Kent street fire include the New Zealand, £36J|

Sporting.

TINWALD 8 PORTS AND RAGING CLUB

The annual tneHioK of the tTiswald SpnrtK and Racing Ciub was held on Tnesday evening, July 9th. The chairman (Mr B 6at«e) presided The report ned baUcce sheet, wb&ob showed the fiuanoes of the Club to be in a satisfactory state, was adopted A special vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Sutherland fur his valuable service* to the Otab ■•

It was decided to hold the next meeting on January Ist, 1902

Mr C J Styche Wi* appointed Auditor The foMowiog offiopm were elected:— Patron—J Studhulmt' jinr, Etq. President —GAM Buckley, Eiq Vice President— Mr £ Gates. Committee—Messrs Heseltine, Jan. Clark, Hampton, Qaigley, Stephens, Fitzgerald, W Sutherland, Doherty, Gates, J M Hampton, W H Bell, Jas. Small and R Thompson. Treasurer — Mr M Lagan. Starter—Mr A A Fooks. Judge-Mr T E Upton. Clerk of the -Scales—Mr T Stone. Clerk of the Course—Mr A Long. Stewards - Mem« 0 Doherty, £ M Hampton, Suther land, J Muilins. T Sl'nne, J Heseltine, J Purchase, Jis Bm*H, D McLean, B Hanks, TSealy, and N FitSsgepld|

SOUTH AFRICA.

United Press Atsooi»t,io»—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

Lqk»oh, Jnly 11 AH the following are mentioned in despatches and promoted: New Sooth Wales Sixth Imperial Bushmen—Corporal W Fyfe: Fourth Imperial Bushmen—Sergeant F Wil- Hama and Private Porter, for special ■emcee

Victorians—Lance-Oorporal Gregg, for twice crossing a ballet-iwept ground and rescuing a man at Wol maranstad

Haersnslanders—Acting Sergeant Bhadfortb,for rescuing a horseless pri vate under heavy fire at Bosobkop; Privates Alford, Oullingford, and Hol land, each for capturing tingle handed ■ever*! armed Boerf *t Driekuilsn

The following of the Few South Wales Sixth Imperial Bushmen have been promoted for their action at the

Vaalbank fight■':—Sergeant Thompson,

Lance Corporal McOlymont, Corporal Newlands, Privates Rhodenback and Fowkes, for individual acts of protupt nesß and successful daring The following officer! are mentioned in despatches for conspicuous s»r~

▼lew:—

New Somh Waleg Sixth Imperial Bushmen—Major Q'Brien, for hand ling the men who captured the guns and convoy daring the pur suit on March 24tb

New ZeaJandera-i-Gaptaini Walker and Arthur, for the capture of De la Key's guns and convoy on March 24tb; Lieut. Bei'd, for his exceedingly smart capture of Commandant Schroeder, 41 Boers, and a Maxim, near Comirisiee Drift,,do April 25th

Queenilanders— Msjar Ttmbridge, for his action in engagements on Feb ruary 7th and 12th . \ "Victorians—Major Clarke, for ex cellent execution of orders at Zaur berg, well backed by his officers and men ; Captain Sturdie, for riding half a mile under fire in aid of a wounded man; Lieutenant H Anderson, for coolness and determination in extricat ing a patrol at Bhenoster Kop. Lieut, Patterton, Medical Corps, who under close fire for two hours assisted the wounded

Tha following Kew Zealanders have been mentioned in deepstches and pro moted :—Lance Corporal Turnbu)!, for captariaK Boers at Aik Cave, Bwarsvoei; Private Fie, who, frith Rouse, captured two waggons of arms and ammunition, at

I Pieipotgietersrast. The following have been promoted in connecion with the Yaalbank fight, in March list. :— New ZaaUnders-Corporal O'Dowd, Privet?a Randleand Diinnan, for charging and capturing a gun ; Private Thnrlow,

who while exposed to fire sent the waggons to the rear • Private Wylie, for charging and capturing a gnn alone, and killing two oat of the four gunners. The Daily Express's Delagoa Bay correspondent; reports thai) right between Machadodorp and Lodenhorg the Boers were defeated heavily, losing 50 killed and many wounded.

Scheeper has issued a proclamation annexing Marravsburg to the Orange Freo Static.

I A. rebel named Marais was executed at /Middlebarg. The leading inhabitants I ware ordered to witness the execution.

Mr Brodrick* speaking a,fc » meeting of the National Union of Conservatives., said that at all hoards and all ricks, the Transvaal campaign moat) be carried through. The Governmenfc would not flinch from any demand,l? pon the country. A groat clhr meetinV w»s held at tha Guildhall. The stockbrokers formed a procession, and marched to tha building, cheering and singing* The meeting an animously supported the Government's South African policy. <? The Lord Mayor and the OHy members of the Hoasa of Commons were the speakers Tremen dous enthusiasm wag shown* An over flow meeting filled the square facing the Guildhall.

Major Rose, with JO Western Austra lians of the Fourth Contingent from Quetnslitnd, Tictoria, Tasmania, South Aubtralia, and New Sealand, have sailed fram Ease London for Australia.

LIST OF CANTERBURY MEN

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph DPNBPIN, July 11

Fiivate Rentoul, Cheviot, of the Fourth ! Contingent, arrived in the Tagua, and of the I Fifth Contingent the following are Canter bury men ;—High*, Hill, Percy, Straog, A/Court, Duhlop, Jones, Cox, Kerln, Watt, Ptrie, Chegwin, Andrews, Brown, Barry, Brakes, Brookes, Eurnlt, Collias, Campbell, Chaplin, Durham, Foster, Greco, Grofski, J B »nd J Goeftt, Grimmitt, Hansen, Hardy, Ffftrper, Harwood, Hawkins, Hill, Horn, Jeffries, Johnetoae, Knox, Langs, A P anrl W F Lindsay, J D Lorrimer, Low, Lloyd, MoGowan, Matikay, Mcl^ren, Manaon, Nichollß, perhanii Rae, Reynolds, Robinson, Savage, Seymour, Shand, Simpson, Smith, F 0, J H, and S Ii Threlkeld, Thomas, Wil« kin,. Walla, Williams, and Wilson.

Smoke New Venn

1 The barsue Gampbell, which has just I arrived in Welling ton, after a perilous passage in which one of her seamen wn killed, brings ISO Washing Machines for the D.1.0. Of theae 25 wiii come to Aohbartots, ipaking tho fifth •hipnient. The following testimonial i« to hand ;—" Enolosed please find cheque in paymprifc of the Washing Machine you sent) up on a fortnight's trial. My wife ia very pleased with it, and says that it does Its work (^uioklr and well. She considers it in tvery respect a labor saving j machine, and can thoroughly recommend it -Yours faithfully, H H Shabtmn, Alford JTorest Sawmills . '

Tbe gale of piano#,.§>rg*nii, and musics Imttnmentn util! proeeax!* at merrily »r ever at the D.X.C. in Tanei^d Street, the nnmber di«po§ed of to date beiDg 2?. Some new moddfs have juat baen opened up, icoludiLg a very fine ors*Q by Wilcoj? and White,

Commandant of the Forces.

I OfPIRID SO COLONEL HENRY.

WixiiNdTON, July 11 The Premier laid beiore the House this afternoon information concerning the ap pointment of an oficer to succeed Lfeetenant Colonel Pole Penton, the present Command ant of the New Zealand Foroet. He explained tbab the Government had oom muDic*ted with the Commander in Chief of the British Army, asking from what section of the Army the (joinmandant should belong* Hit reply we?s that he oonsidered that the effioer beiti suited would be one who had had experience in South Africa with wasted infantry. The Wnt Oftse had then been aeked to adviae the Government, aad bad. recommended the appointment! el Major and Brevet Colonel M George Charles Henry, The.term!) and conditions they proposed offering were the same as at present enjoyed by Colonel Pole. Petiton, and fche Government I intended to give the first) offer of refusal to Colonel Henry Mr Pir&ni {Palmereton) expressed einoere regret, and he thocght that regret would be echoed from one end of the colony to the other, that none ol oar brave men wee had been in South Afrioa, and had seen tea times the service seen by tht gentleman referred fee by the Premier liad been considered fit enongh for the position Mr Seddoa laid the responsibility was . with the Government, They' did not deairo to sast any slight upon those colonials who had served in (forth Africa, but there was nob one who oould compare with the effoer he had mentioned. He believed the Govern* men! had adopted the best course in the matter. He wcultl ho pleased if Mr Plranl would name some officer, if he bad on* is kls mind

Mr Seddon statud the salary was £700 a tear, for a term not exceeding 'fire yean. He might say that there wonld be do mistake about the positions tinder the Commandant which had to be filled. The Government Intenied totdhet«te what they had said—namely, that the preference woaid be given to New Z^alanders whf h»<i been trained in South Africa. (Hpw, he»rj Mr Wilicrd—ln Colonel Henry seventy yean of age | , Mr Seddon—l ihoold eej thit' he «w eighteen when he entered the eerrlee* Me has been twenty two years on field pay, tbat i« forty. So I den'c see where the other thirty years is coining from.

1 SOME PARTICULABS CONCERNING COLONEL HENRY.

The oew Commander of tht New Zealand Forces has had S!2 yeare 1 full n»y Samoa* He it third on ths list of M»jots of tb« ith Regiment (North Dmbe'Und Faiiliert), bting Senior Major of the Third Battalion. He was made Brevut Lieuteoaab Colooal on March 13th, 1900, aod ji shown as having eammanded tho Fourth Corp of Mounted Infantry in South Africa sins* April 4t>h, 1900. He ierv«d in the Doogola Ezp«diti*a »if Fore* under Sir Henry KU«btmr Ist 1896, with the darnel Corps, iaolnding tbt engagemenb at Ilrket aad tht opsrallODS at Haffir (mentioned in despatches^and reoeivtd the British inedil, all* the Kbedive'n oftdal with two clasps. He was in the cperatioße in 1897, and received the olasp t» the Khedive's medal. In 1196 he was with tha flnb battalion of the Northamberlasid 1 Fnsilien; was present at the battle- «t Khartoum, and ira* mentioc«din despatches; i and was alio at the operations at Gedarof. He v reoeired the dittinotios af Brsvet Lieutenant) Cornel, tied took part In the operations in 1I&9, resulting In tht final defeat of the Khalifa. He Was also in command of the Camel Corps' Flying Column, and w»u at the engagemeots at> Aba Aide! and Om Dnbreikat. lhe GtfdmGtaettt of April 16tb, ICIOI, stated,," Colonel BrO Henry, Northumberland Fasihers, has re peatedly shown bo advantage as a leader of men, and atComnnandiog Offioer of tb* Fourth dorps of Mounted Infantry ha ba* dte* excellent service." Colonel Henry is forty one years of age

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Uuited Press Association—By Eieebro Telegraph

Wellington, July 11 The Council met at.2 30p.in Mr Charlei Louisson, of Christohurch, wat sworn in

The Local Authorities Indemnity Bill catosj up from the Lower House, md was read:a first time .

la Commtttes on the Hospital Norses Registration Bill!, a clause was Inserted, on the motion of Mr W C Smith, to provide that * a copy of the register of nurses be published in the Gmzette annually.' The BUI was reported The Council roee at 3SO p m ,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wbimnwon, Julyl 1 The House met at 2 30 p m Mr Guioneae moved tike second reading of the State School Children Compulsory Drill BUI, to provide that Edaoalion Boards shall ofiuae military and physical drill te be taught to (she bays and girls attending the pablio sohooU. He explained that the Bill wae for the purpose of making itflompal ■ory that military and physical drill shoald be taught) to ail toyt and girls over the age of eight years attending public icheols. The BUI applied also to native schools, aid contained a oianat providing f»r oonsoieatiena objections A long discussion took place, some members fearing that a military spirit would be nndatyfeatered. Eventually, on a dlritiog, the seoeed reading was carried by 35 to 18 Mr G W Bussell moved the neooad reading of the Eighc Hoars Bill, to provide that eight) hoars shall be a legal day's work. Ht said'that he hud no desire whatever to aatioipatw or aoespt the responsibility in this matter, which ilioaid properly rest on the shoulders or the Grevirament, ami he weald be ejaite agreeable to lay his BUI aside in favour of any measure dealing with the question which the Government might introduce dnrlnj the recess The Premier had promised a imputation from the Ota terbury Trades Conaeil that the Govern meat would intrdouae an Eight Hears Bill this eesaion ; bob he (Mr Rassell) did net see any such measure foreshadowed is ths Speech from the 'Dhrone ; therefor* be had In troduced a Bill (if his own. In explaisiag the provisions of tho Bill, Mr Basse!! said that the broad prlnoiple of eight hours work per day waa generally recognised, bub there were exceptions whleh rendered legislative inter* fsrroet necessary. For instance, very tang hoars were workvd in oonneccien with she dairying imtastrr, aad only recently In bad seen the term * white slaves' applied te the workers in that industry. Tha Bill proposed to apply to servants of the State, many 08 whom were overworked, and also provided for paymenb of overtime Mr MoGuire afcrongly objected to the Bill befng made applicable to the dairy industry. The Premier said that the supported the Bill, and woald give every facility for its pa»s»gs. If Mr Baasetl failed to get it through the Qovetmaieafe woald take it up. He admitted fcher»w«ra certain ocoup»ticna to which the eight Boar principle eoold not be uppifed, bat that was no reason why thousands of other worker* to whom it could be applied, should ha •xcladed from its benefits, The Bill Wai anly giving In a concrete farm what was laid down in other statates* He woald be the lasfc to do anything that woald iofcerfere with or prejudice the dairying indnstry* There waa no antagonism between town aad country, for the interests of the two wart inseparable*

About thirty members took part in the debate, which itt 12 5* m was «djovraed k and the Home rose until 16 30 am today.

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