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Commercial.

HORSE FAIR

Mr David fEbetnw held his umml Hone Fair it the Arotdt on Thanday, July 18th. Owing to tbt raagh west bee the attendance Wai smaller than otherwise would have beam. Of » total «atry of 116 head of all deioriptions he succeeded to placing 82 bead, »t the following prices i— Unbroken Ugh* draughts, &ld to £23 ; broken draught", three to seven ymn. £22 10« £26 16s, £23 £28 lOi, £29 5s £29 15s, £30 10a, £35, £36 10s, £57, £59, £40. £45, to £48 ; eighn y«ars and npw*Hfl, £25, £36, £23 : £29 10*, £30 10% £31, £32 10*, £38, £39. £42, £43, £47 j old druaghta, £i 10s, £2 15a, £4 s^, £610 , £7 15s, £9, £12 lOi, £13. to £24; h»rn«i«B horses, £7, £9, £11 10s, £12 .o*, £14, £16 IGa, £17, £18 18», £19, £20, £23 to £87, old eorti £2, £5, £7 10s be £16. Youog dranghte kboub held their owb, bob older torts ware difficult to Quit.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Aefabarton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canter' bury, Ltd, qnote *s follow* on July 19, 1901:— Wheftt— Prime milling Pefcri « 2a l^d to 2% 3d „ „ Tuborh.- 2a 2d to 2» 2M Hunter's 2* Id to & l|d Oftti— Dnni l«sd „ Daniih laSd „ Sparrowbilla 1? 6d n CfcOftdittn la 7d to 1b 8d BdEley—Mfalting, prime 2t Inferior 1» 6d P«m—Bine PrueaiKQ 2a 9d „ Partridge 2s 7d bo 2b 9d Oh&ff—Good oAtahekf 3?s 6d Graas Seed—New Is to la 6d The , above are prices current paid to farmers on trnoka »t Aahbnrton

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Pravalbit. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1901.

In our last Issue we referred to the largo cumber of useless bills which were brought before Parliament every session. As an illustration of this we may refer to some amongst those which have already been introduced into the House of Representatives this session. For example, we have a bill for the Control of Female Employment by Mr Hormby. This contains provisions preventing the employment of women in match factories, or 98 linotype ope rators, or in lead works, wool works or alkali works, And factory inspec tors are to b« invested with full power to enter workshops inspect-, interro gate, ate, while fines and penalties varying from one hundred pounds, to three months' imprisonment are to result in cisee of any breaches of the Act— should it become law. Nobody, so far as we are aware, has asked for legislation in the direction indicated. And one would suppose that if it be necessary te prohibit women from working at such trades as thosß men tioned, men should also be prevented from doing so. Mr Q. W. Russell baa a bill, which he calls the Eight Hoars Bill. It provides, as its title indicates, that forty-eight hours shall be the total number of working hours p'*r week. But where ie U»« n cessity for such a measure under the existing con ditions of labour in this colony ? The Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and the Trade Unions are much more bene ficent towards workers than the mem ber for Riccarton is, tor they fix shorter hoars and easier work. A legal member of the House, Mr Pal mer, comes out with a bid for labour support by a bill with the taking t'tle of " Workers' Right of Appeal." Some idea of the extremely philanthropic views of the author of this bill may be gathered from the following:— 55 From and after the passing of this Act every worker, , . , . . . Rhall have full and free access to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal by way of appeal, new trial, or rehearing, . . . with out being called upon to give, find, or deposit any security for the costs of such appeal, ntw trial, or rehearing, or for the costs of the action, suit, or proceeding the the subject-matter of such appeal, new trial, or rehearing, or for the costs of the judgment or order, or of the refusal to grant the application appealed from." Any per son ignorant of the way things are conducted in New Zealand would imagine upon reading the above, that until these champions of the working classes sprang into the political arena those classes in this country were in a very bad way. But supposing Mr Palmer's Bill became law, would not that large class of persons, who are much worse off than the bona lid* labourers—the brain workers—-bo un justly treated, unless similar conces sions were given to tham % And if so, where is the line to be drawn ? The " Land and Live Stock Auction Bill," introduced by the Hon Mr Duncan does not strike us as a measure which is wanted. Its two principal clauses, which will be practically a dead letter, run as under:—" It shall be the duty at an auctioneer when of oring land or live stock of any kind for sale by auction to distinctly name the vendor and also the last bidder at the sale, whether the land or live stock is actually sold or not; and it shall not be lawful for the vendor of knd or live stock of any kind offered for sale by auction to directly or indirectly either hirauelf bid for the flame, or employ any person so to do, or for the auctioneer to knowingly receive any such bid j and any sale in breach of this section may be treated as fraudulent by the buyer," Of what use are legislative enactments

which cannot be carried on? Mr Houston's bill "Pedlars and Hawkers," is a fearful and wonderfal measure, as may be gathered from the following clause.—"lf any commercial traveller solicits orders from any one not en« gaged in trade, he shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of five pounds for the finfc offence, and ten pounds for every succeeding offence, and his license shall be declared noil and void." j Commercial travellers * will have to mind their F'sftad Q't if Mr Houston's bantling g«t» on to the statute book: Mr £11 is on the war path against the totiliiator which he proposes to abolish by repealing certain sections of the Gaming and Lotteries Act of 1881, and the Garainj* Act of 1*94. But rarely Mr El! knows that at present it is waste of time discussing his propesed Bill. Mr George Fisher is the author of a Bill to amend the law < f libel, and he calls it "The Libel Act 1901.' The principal clause provides that the proprietor of ft newspaper publishing a statement injurionily re* fleeting on anybody shall publish on demand, «> reasonable answer, denial, or explanation etc, or be liable to a penalty of not less than ten pounds, or more than fifty. But nothing appear in the Bill to suggest that this apology or explana tion is to be treated as a bar to a libel action. The Bill is therefore so much wtßdte paper. We have not space to deal further with thtte experiment! em legislation for which the taxpayers have to pay. But we have said enough to show that there ought to be sotne reform in the system of law making carried on in the capital city of>ew Zealand year after year, with results that are on the wholu much moj-e vexatious than bene ficial to the people of this country.

Local and General.

—.:_ <h __ Wkathib RBftßX™ Captain Edwin wires: moderate to strong westerly winds; glass rise. Found Dbad— The fear months old child of Mr Edward James, of Hampstead, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. An inquest will be held to-day. Upper Amnvtaow Roab Board—The Clerk of the Upper Aihburton Road Board advertises that all oaostanding rates unpaid on July 3lsb, will be sued for without far ther notiofl. Prohibiting a NEwsrAPBK—We under stand thai) a regent ieiue of the Sydney Bulletin, oonfcaining an advertisement of Tatteraaiii', is being withdrawn from tale in this colony by order of the police. A GOVERNMENT FOUNDRY. —Ib 18 bbc intention of the Railway Department to do all the casting and haavy iron work for the South Island railways ab the Addiagton workshops ia future, instead of letting it by contract to private firms. The new foundry has just been started. Impounding A«s Ambndmbni — The Impounding Act Amendment BUI, introduced by Mujor Steward contains only one clause besides the title clause, which i« at follows : —"The expression 'the nearest) pound' occurring in section twelve of the principal Set shall be deemed to mean that pounrl which, having regard to the condition of roads or rivers, or the like circumstances, can be moat conveniently reached.": Cost o* the Chribtchurch Review, — It is estimated that the total cost of the ; Christchmch review in connection with the Duke of York's vieib will be over £510^000, or nearly £1 for each man and cadet who took part in it. Included in this is the can of transport of the various corps, both from the North Island, by train and steamer, cc welt as the bringing of the South Island and Canterbury men and horses ia by r*i'. : NOKTHCOTES DRAMATIC AND COMEDY Company—This compumy notify in another column that they will open in the Odd fellows' Hull on Wednesday and Thursday next, July 24th and 25th, with 'Fun on the Bristol.' for the first night. The company h-tR had a successful se»on of twelve weeks in Christchurch, and should meet with a good reception here. ' Thb Shop'and Offices Bill—A meeting of the Bank officers in Aehburton was held yesterday afternoon, when the following resolution was passed :—" That this meeting of Bank officers heartily colt sides with the action taken in other centres in regard to t'ne Shops and Offices Bill, and agrees to the resolution passed by the Bank officers in Wellington on the 12th hut " Madams Colk.—We regret to learn that Madame Belle Oole is Buffering from a severe bronchial attack. We sincerely trust she witi soon recover, and that nothing will prevent her promised visit to Ashburton on Friday, August 2nd. F&orERTY Samcs—Mr F Ferriman report* the following sales of propertied :~-On ac count of the owner, T S 605, to Messrs P& • D Duncan ; on account of Mr James Heiel' i bine, sis acres, at Tinwald, to Mr C S Smith; on account of Mrs Betts, I acre, thopand dwelling, East Belt, to Mr W Huston; on aoeount of Mr James Baker, aix sections, EfIKCX oir the Frobm—The continued frosts have had a serious effect) on the foot? paths which were tarred. Ib was thought that ike process would be nearly aa good M Asphalting besides being tnaoh. cheaper. Bnfe apparently the tarring oannot re»isb the acbion of frost, as all the footpaths which were treated in this manner have beta more b let ■ broken up, and are now ooverei wioh patches of mud. Mias Thousands of V babs Om»—Bxperi meuta were made on the leih of the asam mouth recently found In Alftska to see if decomposition would get in, but no change took place beyond a rapid desiccation and powdering away of the flesh. The meat waa apparently quite fresh, and was eaten with relish by the sleigh dogs, but the vital prin oiplee in the germs of putrefaction had faded out in the passage of the ten thousand years and the flesh could not go bad. The huge animal waa lying on what was called bed rock ia mining, and several nuggets of gold were found beneath the body. , An Honourable Man—Twelve years ago a man who was under treatment in the Wellington Hospital incurred a debt of £18 to the institution on account of the services which he had received. He waa unable to pay the amount at thu time, bat his cireamstancee have since improved, and he has now discharged his liability, although (says the Pott) under the Statute of Limitations he could not have been compelled to do co.

Wakanui Rivbb BoAKD—Mr JsßGoobrand ! being I'he only jmudidar-e. was duty elected ft member of the Wukanoi Rivar Board today. Co 01>BBAfITS W©B«l»8~The following are the bbour figures representing the men employed in the colony on co-operative worki Ust DKiuth :—On read*, 2411; en road?, railways, sod defence works, 3098 j— total, 5501 j Aw OwtMßtOK.—ln our report of the Catholic Literary Soolety'f annual ie»oi*l, ! whiah appeared in oar last ieeue, the Okoifl of Mr H P Madden as having carried out tht catering for lbai> fanotion was inadvertently omitted. Kb eufficei to say that Mr Madden upheld hit almdy well known reputation an a Okterer, »nd ht# patroni wer« thoroughly pliaiad with th« spread provided. FARMRBS' Umion—MtWß MnsHn f » for mer repri'BPntfc»'ve of tht» electorate,writing t> the Lytteltm Times t sona&n & warning noto to fdnnt-u, and advises them to ioa« no time io oombluins to emure united political action io the future. « What !• urgently rtquiredsayß Mr Matlin, U that farmer* throughout the colony ahould form unions, to watch over their coramerotal and political interest*, and itand together an one man to protest agaiuit the dais of legislation that hai become rampant, and which is etpeolally prejudioial to the farming Interest,' The barque Campbell, which has juit Mrived in Wellington, after a perilou passage in which one of her seamen w» killed, brings 150 Washing Machines for the D.1.0. Of these 25 will oome to Ashbarton, making the fifth shipmsot, The following testimonial ie to hand i~" Enclosed please find cheque in payment of the Washing Machine you sent up on a fortnight* trial. My wife ia very pleased with it, and aayi that it iocs its work quickly and well. Sh« consider! it in wnty reapeob» labor saving maohbe, snd can thoroughly recommend it -Yours faithfully, H H Shaswik, Alford Forest Sawmills

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association—By Electric (Telegraph ' Wellington, Joly It The Council met at 2 30 p.m Thai YoHOg Peraoia Protection Bill WM partly oonaidered in Oommlttae, bat no ftmtndmonts wore made. During the discussion on the permlaaive clause, Mr McLean stated that the Bill, if passed, would remain a dead letter like the Inebriate Homea BUS; Mr Walker rtpiied that the Inebriate Homoi Act was not a dead letter, and that) he trtM&ed it would shortly be Id foil operfction* An inatitution was inprooeu of reconetruo'ion for g'ving effect) to the provisions of tho Aub, and in nil targe hoapitalt special facilities were to be given I by Gorernnient for providing anoh aooom; | modation us might) be required for, chronic { ov violent oas^s. The Cyanide Process Extension, Public Health Amendment, and Ohineee ImmigraDt Amendment Bills were read » aeooad tims. Ttie Council roae at 455 pm,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington July 19 The House resumed at 2.30 Mr SeiMon moved the second reading of the Laud for Settlements Act Amendment Bill, te amend the Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900. He said there was urgent, need for the immediate patisage of this Bill, as the negotiations which were proceeding under the Act were liable to be evaded by the transfer of the property. This Hi!! would perfect the existing law. Clause 3 extended the powers of the Minister to facilitate the proper settlement of land and protect it from injury from floods! and river encroachment, etc. Clause 5 made farther provision in regard to the compulsory taking of lard- Clause 6 was intended to prevent the evasion of the Act, and had been designed to meet cases which had risen* In some caeoe owners of property had asked for iim« in order to give careful consideration to the oSdr of Government, After Government had given them every latitude and shown them every courtesy, they wrote to say that they did not now own the property. It hart, perhaps, added Mr Seddon, been transferred to the wife, lhi« clause would prevent similar happening)! in future, aa it provided that the area of the whola estate ehall be computed as *b jfche commencement; of the negotiations for the purchase. He contended that once the land purchase officers had decided that) the land was suitable and required for close settlement, the owner should not dispose of it to any other person until the negotiations with the Crown had been broken off. Provision was madn in clause 7 for the purchase of land at auction provided the purchase money did not exceed the amount recommended by the Board. Land had been lost to the Crown because of the want of a provision of Una kind. By clause 8 the Board was empowered in leasing land to give preference to married men with families, provided they were landless, The present ballot system was defective, in fact, it was nothing more or less than a system of dttmmyism, due to tha large number of single man who went in for speculative purposes only, and he thought married men should have legal preference. Captain Russell agreed that this was principally a technical measure, and he saw no reason to oppose the second reading, but ha protested against the growing practice of bringing en Bills before members had time to carefully consider them. Ha also objsefced to a Bill of this character being introduced by the Premier instead of by the Minister of Lands, who should administer the Aot;. He considered clause three contained a dangerous provision, which should not be hurriedly dealt with, and clause four waa conducive to the exercise of politics! patronage. He had no doubt it was exercised, and It was a notorious fact) that befort the last election the Premier used the powers vested in the Government for the acquisition of land for tha purpose of iniuencing vote* in various country districts. There shouldfbe an aotoal return laid before Parliament of every expense connected with the acquisition of eaoh estate. The Bill was not calculated to increase the spirit of conciliation between Government and the people from vrhnm the Und was proposed to be acquired, ■ and unless the Bill wai amended an absentee owner oould have hie land taken from him before he had time to pat in any objection to the claim, while the fact that the land proponed bo be taken had been sold at auotion at n higher price than the Government had offered, was proof that the Crown wn* taking land at leus than its aotual valßfl. He sympathised with the Premier in bta endeavors to prevent an I evasion of the Act, hut it was only reason' able that a m»n should think more of his family than he did of the Grown, and in Committee he would move an amendment increasing the area of land, which Govern ment c u!d not take in the case of married men with families. Mr G W Russell contended that since the departure of Sir John MoKenzia from the Ministry, the Lands for Settlement Policy of the Government, to which it owed ita existence, had Sheen completely set asidp; He quoted figures in support of his contention, and claimed that during the last financial year only £49,758 had been expended bena fide under the Land for Settlement Act, despite the fact that Government was entitled to spend half % million a year on the acquisition ef land.. If the Premier, instead of careering through Australia, and attending to other matters not ponperning the general welfare of the colony, would devote himself to his depart ments, there would be less dissatisfaction. Mr Witheford urged that Ministers should show more energy in opening up Native and Crown lands in the North Island Mr Eogg said the hands of Government would have to be strengthened to enable them to get land more readily. He knew for a faob that a deadlock existed at the present time, and the Government had tried again and again to get land in the Wairarapa district, and oould not do bo Mr Collins said the existence of the Government depended on its land for settlement policy, and it should be carried oat more vigorously, more particularly in regard to acquiring land for workmen's home* Mr Lang deprecated the acquisition of private property when there was a large amounb of Crown and Native land lying idle. In the King Country there were large quantities of first olaas land, which had been ' lying idle for years j

Mr McLacblan adversely criticised the 1 action of the Land Purchase Board, which, I he said, wag exceedingly conservative, and I failed to patohafle an estate when they had i he chunoe Mr Tanner qomplainnri of the paralysis which seemed to have overtaken the I ands Department In regurd to workmen* homea. Mr Duncan said this w&« only a simple Bill, providing for certain amend ments to imke the principal Act more workable. Ib would prevent the tedious delays like that which had occurred in connection with the Hatutm* estate* purchase,, which should have been com* plebed In aix months instead of two years. As to the complaints of the Canter bury members, the land was too dear, *nd was bod readily taken up when ib w»s acquired, and that made the Land Purchase Board very careful The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment EYXNING SITTING. [ The Fouae returned at 730 o'clock. Mr Dunoan continued hie speech en the second reading of the Land for Setleaienfc Act Amendment Bill. He said (the Bill was & fair one, and there was a necessity for it* He claimed thai settlement on the land wat proceeding as fast as wat ooßeinbenc with safety, and within the means available, Mr MoGuife advocated the abolition of the ballot system in favour of »tender system, which would ensure the value of the ; land being obtained. Mr Meredith laid dual control of the Land for Settlement Department did not tend to efficiency, and he urged the Premier to hand ! Department over entirely to the Minister for lands. He objected to clause 8, especially as it meant) abutting onb from the 'and young siogle men who had done good service in South Africa. Mr A L D Eraser looked upon olause 8 as containing one of the best provisions in the measure. The permission, which the Bill gave the Government to compete at Auction for land, would| he considered, prove to be a moet> valuable provision, Mr Gilfedder thought the land for settle ment policy had been exceptionally success fu 1, and reflected great credit on those who carded it out, especially Sir John MoKenzie, Mr Pirani considered it bad policy to buy up land all over the North Island when there were Crown lands that ought) to be made available for settlement). He did not approve of the proposal that married men should have preference in the leasing of land. Mr Thomas McKenzia reviewed the out look in the produce trade to nhow that land values would aome down, and asked how, if selectors paid the present) excesßive values, they could ba expected to pay interest on their capital and have a surplus for the maintenance of their families. Mr Hall Jones ridiculsd the assertion that the land for settlement policy had not been of immense benefit, and *that we ought to wait till land values had gone dons. There was a great demand for land In the north, as well as In the couth, and the work of settlement) would piooeed continuously! Hs scouted tbe suggestion that, this colony would not be able to compete with the Ar gentine. Mr Hall Jonea went on to say he had always been a consistent) supporter of the land for settlement policy, and he supported the present Bill. Mr Ell did not see why young men should be driven from the South Island because of the want of land there, and nrgad the Government bo endeavour to throw openi bracts of from 103 to 150 acres at a fair rental in the neighbourhood of the large centres; He maintained thab we were oa the eve of a land boom Mr Massey admitted thab the Land for Settlement Act haa been a success, bud held that many of the estates purchased had been the reverse of successful. He had never approved of the compulsory taking of land MrFlatman cordially supported the secencl reading of the Bill Mr Monk said there was an earth hungei throughout the country, and the tardiuesi . shown by the Government in opening uj vast areas of Crown lands at their dieposa had greatly accentuated thab hanger The debate was interrupted by the 10.31 adjournment, and the House rose

The Inch Valley Accident.

ARREST OP THE ENGINEER. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—CJnpvrighfc Dunedin, Jaly 19. In connection with the death of three men by a,fall of earth In a cutting at) Inoh Valley, Geori a Frtwaia RoNnton, who wai engineer in charge for the Government, was arrested to-day, as the result of the verdict of the Coroner's jury* He was ab once balled oat.

Rangitata Notes.

___—„>_— \ (From Our Own Correspondent). THE WEATHBR The frcats of (he past few weeks have been very severe, and have greatly retarded farming operations. The snow still lingers on the d'stant ranges, the winds are bitterly cold, and though the sun has given ub his genial rays lor a day or two, he does not stay with us long enough to thaw the hard frozac ground. The roads in general are In a moat deplorable state, and one ia almost obliged to slay indoors, for walking or driving is a very unpleasant undertaking, and cycling it altogether out of the qatitkra, DMAtINO SOCIFTY Our Debating Society is having a successful session, and membsrs seem to be taking a great interest In ib The attendance has been very encouraging, especially of the fairer sex, who have turned nub very well, At the last meeting, held ou Tueßday evening, Miss Palmer occupied the chair, and carried out her duties in a praiseworthy manner. Hongs were given by Mr Dorward and Urn Davis, a recitation by Miss Metoalf, and readings by Miss Metoalf and Mr J Btanger. The debate for the evening was < President v King,' and after a lengthy discussion a vote in favor of Royalty was enthniiaeticftliy carried by a large majority. BHGErCION COMMITTIH A meeting of Trooper Atkin't reception committee was held tn the sebeoiroom on Wednesday evening. There were prestnt— Messrs Dor ward (chairman), H McClelland, Conns!, Waller, Edgar, Haar, Metoaif, Bryan, Robinson, and Irwin. It was decided to hold a eoclal on Auuußfc 2nd, and to ask Mr J R Brodie to present the medal, The Secretary reported the sale of tickets to be very successful, and the gathering promises bo be the largest ever held in the district. A competent MO is to be engaged, excellent music (piano, piccolo, and violin) provided, and the refreshments, which are to ba choice, are to be supplied by Mr J A MoCtokill. mmmmmmmmm^mmmm^mm

Defrauding Tram Guards.

mi ■ •■ United Press Association—By Electric Telegr&ph—Copyright Cmristchurch, July IS James Correli was charged on tematad at the Magistrate's Court with having on July 1. at Uhristcburch, obtained from Niooli KHd, tram guard, tha sum of 9s 9d and a tram ticket, by means of a coin representing a half sovereign with inteuft to defraud. Accused pleaded guilty; Oc a second charge, of obtaining 9s 9d and a tram ticket: on June 24 by similar falee pretences from Edward LllHeshaw, aooased pleaded not) guilty. Edward yilieshaw, guard on the City and Suburban trams, gave evidesoe that accused was the person who had passed off a burnished farthing on him for a half sovereign, in the dusk of the evening, on the 611 pm tram. He was quite certain accused was the man who had given him the coin. Accused totally denied riding on the New Brighton tram on tha day in question* The Bench said that taking into account the fact of accused's past good character it would deal leniently with him. He had no business to carry farthings in hii pocket and pass them off as gold coins. A fine of £1 would be inflioted, restitutioo would have to be made, and all costs paid* The costs amounted to £2 12*.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Aasociation—By Bltotrio Telegraph —Copyright THE TRIAL OF EAfiL RUBISBLIi London, July 19 Two hundred Peers, inolttdisig Lord Salisbury, and the Archbishop of York, attended the trial of Earl B«u«ll, which mi a pioturetque opectßQlei Lord Halebnry overruled the objection with regard to juriidiobioni Earl Russell, in pleading guilty, said he erred in igaor&noe, »nd h»d been subject to great provocation. The Oourt returned a unanimous verdict of guilty, admitting the ptovooatiou. Earl Huisell wss seat to Holloway prison for three monthi i Received July 19, 8 5 p ra TESTING MARINE BOILERS. London, July 18 H.M.B. Hyacinth, with the Belle ville boilers, and H.M.S; Minerva, fitted with the Scotch cyclmdrica! boilers, have started from Gibraltar op a race to Portsmouth for the purpose of testing the value of the boilers. SENTENCES FOR FRAUD. Robert Pattison, of Pattisonß, Limited, at Edinburgh, vr*« sentenced to eighteen months' impriooi.ment for fraad, and Walter Fattiaen to nine months'. , London. Jaly 19 A GIFT TO KING EDWARD, King Menelik of Abywinia has sent to King Edward the Grand Gross and Star of Ethiopia, MARRIAGE. Lieutenant-Oolone! Obarles Fer gnsson, eldeit ion of Sir James Fer» gnsson, hag married Earl Glasgow's second daughter. OFFICIAL SALARY. Lord Braaaey, interviewed,, said the salary of the Victorian Governor was Ba&cieot if he was only expected to perform strict official duties. A NAVAL PROMOTION. Lieutenant Goy Gaunt, of the Por poise, has been appointed to the rank of Commander for services in the late trouble at Samoa. LOOTING IN PBKIN HtN« .Kong, Joly IS Three Amtricftm have been aontenced to ehree bo foor yean 1 impriioomenti for looting in Pekin. Stdrk?, Jnly 19 The Rev Gerard Trower, rector of Chrlstchurch, Sydney, has been appointed Bishop of Likoma, Central Afriaa. Lieutenant Colonol Mackay, who has just returned from the Gape, says it is worth the while of any State, or of Aus' tralia a« a whole, to send a competent commercial agent to South Africa to develop trade. ;

SOUTH AFRICA.

— #> United Frokß AeßOoiafcton—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

HOW THE BOERS ARE SURRENDERING.

The number of blockhouses in the Traoavaa! is being steadily increesed. Small numbers of Boers are daily surrendering in the West and North Trannvaal, in the Kaffir River district* and in the Orange River Colony.

OLIVE SOHREINER.

Olive Schreiner, on whose behalf " Onidla " made an appeal a few days ago (stating that the prisoner was confined in a bat surrounded by a wire fence and guarded by sentinels^ in accorded the utmost freedom at Han over, where martial law exists.

A PLOT FRUSTRATED BY A BOER PRISONER.

London, July 19 Private Norman low, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, was severely wounded at Wolvehoek, While the troopship Armenia was cenveying 900 Boer prisoners to Ber muda, two German and French officers amongst them plotted to seize the ship and compel the officers to navigate to an American port, A Boer informed the authorities and the foreigners were arrested. London, «Fuly 18 Letters were found in Steyn's bag gege at Reitz. Writing to Steyn on May 10th the Transvaal Government —Botha, Viljoen, and Smuts—consid ered it advisable to ask his permission to communicate with Krager, owing to the continual surrenders. Another big fight was impossible, owing <;o the ex haustion of their ammunition and the difficulty of feeding the commandoes. The Government was becoming weaker and more disorganised, and it was therefore necessary to obtain a definite assurance from a European deputation regarding the prospects of intervention It was impossible to continue to drift. Tie time has come to take a final atep. Steyn replied on May 15fch. He said the letter had been a great blow, and he felt deeply hurt at their deciding without consulting; him. Despite their reverses they had not yet come to the last extremity. If the officers surren dered the Orange burghers would still resist. They ought to continue to rely on God. When the two small Repub lics declared war on migtsty England they trusted i& God and foreign inter vention. ' Late European papers,' he adds, have convinced me of early and beneficial European complication?. The deputation in Europe would not allow us to struggle if intervention was hope less. If we wish to remain a nation now is the time to struggle,, Milner and Kitchener are unable to pull to gether. Milner has gone Home be* cause he is not allowed a free hand, United Press Amoaiation—By Eleotrio Telegraph Wblmnqton, July 19 The reported dtath in South Africa of G H Fisher, son of Mr George Fisher, M.H.R, happily turns out to be incorrect. The latter today received a letter from his sou, bearing date of lltb Jane. In it he stated that < one of the Kaffrarian Rifee, a Lanoo Sorporal G Fisher, was shot dead the other Jay. 1 The similarity in names musb have given rise to the report) that it was the son >f the Wellington M.H.R who had met his ieath in action, both men being members of ihe Kagrarian Riflas

The Bye-Elections.

I_^, ; — Uritcc! Press Association—By Electro Telegraph Weimnston, July 19 , Further returns are; — Heslop, 934 ;: Haseldao, 932; Remington, 313. Ib is expected the remaining retarni will iosreaie He»lop's majority. The last f«tuMii received by Government tonight for the Patea teat glvei Hetlop a majority of fifteen over fiaaelden. There is stii: one small return to come, whiah oannot be received until tomorrow, bat it is not likely to affect the remit. Wellington, July 20 The fica! returns are :—He slop, 9 S Haß«!<i«D, 953} Remington, 667. Latbr— A florreoted return r«duOß6 His* lop'a o)»jor!ty bo six

The County Councils Conference

united Prase Agtooiation—By Kteotrto | Telegriph WaiiUNCnoir, Joly 10 Amongsb other amend meuiß to the Bill this I morning, it was agreed that power be taken to compel the owners of land to have the bush felled wishin a chain of the boundaries of roads where it involves danger bo the road or to the travelling public The proposal to strike out. the provision for toil gates on roads was negatived, bad funeral procession! were exempted from toil*. Piggeries were nob included in the list of general nuis<tnoei« Tb wm decided that counties be given the same powers as boroughs in regard to nuisances Weiaingtoh, Jnly SO The Oountlea Conferenoe adopted thts morniug motions— (1) That Government be asked to amend the Voting Act in the direction thai; special leans be raised on unimproved value; (2) That the time had arrived when the natives should be liable for full rating, and nob only half aa afc present ; (3) That rating on all JfafcJf* lands where the title has been asuerfc&fned should be the same aa on that owned and occupied by other persons in the colony, and that the person whose name first appears on a list: of owners shall be the person to sue for all ratee dne; also that native lands should be included in the special rating district, where it Is shown that each lands &re benefitted by the expenditure of special rales ; (4) th»t> power be given to - local bodies bo pay interest on special loana in special dietrioti oat) of ordinary revenue of k anch apeoiai districts. (5; That a clause be iocerted to make lands included in a special diitric% ted afterwards passing into the hands of natives liable for apeoiai rate. The Conference reaordnd its opinion that Crown Lands in •peoial district should be made liable Jos rates.

Sporting.

BAOING CONFERENCE. Welwng*ok, Jaly it Sir J 6 Ward addressed tits R*o*ag Conference this morning, QongrMiialfttlng it upon the work done, and he stated that it was not intended to introduce say legisla tion this year affecting the tct&iiifctor or tote betting. In regard to the question of voting power, the Conference anouunaed that theTwnaaki Jockey Club, the Greymonth JC, the Taranaki district, and tbe Canterbury districb (north of Huranai), and the Grey mouth district oluhs, should have two votes eaeb. On Mr H. Fnedlandec's motion, s> com mittee was Bet; up, to meet In Ohtistoharoh | in November, »nd acquire into the meant iof dealing locally with the large and increasing trainers' and jockeys' provident! funde. The judges (Hon J D ©rmoiid, Captain Russell, and Mr Berries) appointed by the Racing Conference to consider tite appeal of R Derretfc against the decision of the Dunedin Jockey Club in disqualifying him for twelve months, for " pulling " Tamil* in theSeliicg Race on May 24th lasfc, diimiesed the appeal, and ordered the £10 deposit to be forfeited. The appeal of W Holmes against the decision of the Tarao&ki JC, in endorsing hit dißqualifioatioD for two yean by the Egmonb Racing Club, for alleged corrnpb practica whea riding Tukap* in the Railway Handicap ao the Egmont meeting on May Bth last, fiad that only a statement) of faob being involved, they Save no jurisdiction, and consequently dismiss the appeal, bui ordered Holmes' deposit to he returned.— Rule 117 provides that no appeal shall be against! questions of facb.

Wireless Telegraphy on Liver pool Liner

The Marconi International Marine Communication Company is making rapid progress in Liverpool. The Eider Dempster Royal Mail Sewer Line steamer Like Ohamplain hag jait been fitted with an apparatus, to the great delight of the passenger*. The public have hardly realised the im mense advantage to ocean traveller! of this invention. By its means before long there is no doubt that passengers will be able to send messages to their friends within two days' sail of port on either side, feveral stations have been erected and many others are iv coarse of erec tion on this side, as well as on the American and Canadian fe*boards. There is no doubt that before long all •Steamship Companies, particularly those carrying passengers, will hare the ap paratus fitted on aIE their vesseli. It takes tip vcrj little 1 coin on board, All that is really necessary is a small cabin, 4 feet by 4 feet, connected with * split mast mounted with a wire. The arrange ments are comparatively simple, and can be easily mastered, for operating the apparatus. • ■' ' ■■■' -■ . , ' , ■ ;

The Tariff Remissins.

/ Commenting on the Government taking credit for the tariff last year, Mr Hafcche' eon member for Wellington said in the flonee the other day—%*l ask members who know anything of the subject—who hare given themselves the trouble to look Into fcheir wives' grocers' bills—who have got the benefit of the recent rebate on fahe items. composing the necessaries of life included in the recent rebate In the Customs duties? I hare carefully studied the grocers bills from that time till now, and I find there is absolutely no difference whoever, not even in the price of kero* eene. I find that two shilling tea la still two shilling tea, and I want to know who has got the benefit of the remission! it certainly has not [come home to the consumers and those whom it wmi in tended to benefit. What a remarkable coincidence it was that the price ol kerosene jumped up as soon as thn t&ewa reached America that 6d a gallon 4nty had been taken off in New Zealand. Was it a coincidence, or was it in keeping with the practices of trusts and combine! like the Standard Oil Trust and others? Whoever has gob the benefit, I say it has not gone to the pockets of those whom it was intended to benefit of the working classes,"

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SOUTH AFBIOA , : -» LURD MILNER TO RETURN MARTIAL LAW EXTENDED AOALLT^AR&IS THE BBFVQEE CAMPS' VISITATION United Press Assooiatioo—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Received July 20, 9 6 a ni Tondon, July 19 Lord MHner re'orna on August 10th; Martial law has been extended to tb.s 61«o!egu ««d Eilipt^ disiricts.

THE ASHBUKTON TRAIN BERVIOBBI

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NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. OPEO IA L ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO OUE v TAI L O RING DEPART MEN T. Fit and Style Ga»»Rt«sd, Fqttal to the Beat Ghriitohuroh WoriU Lsrga Selection of Twtfds and Suitiagi, INSPKGTION INVITED. KZ, CI/)TinNG~FACTOIty. GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE, FOE ONI MONTH. OF DRAPERY, n;.OTHING, ' AND BOOTS. • COMMENCING SATURDAY. JDiE 29. GRIAT BEDUOTIDNS IB EVERY^ DIiPAEfMEKT.] ANDREW ORR. KEEP YOUR ROOMS WARM OIL STOVES. OIL STOVES JUST LANDED 144 Oil-StotCM, vbfoh tnnet be aold from 6b 3d e»ch. Will warm yoni Bedroom 5Q ten ininates »t a coEt of leas than 2d ' Dont Fail to take advantage of this offer.' WESTPORT COAL. Alwajeio Stock. Also Fewaaitle Coftl of very best qunlitj. Shag Foinfe, th mc-it pconomical in th^ market. SIORT FIREWOOD IN ANY QUANTITY Orders hit at oor East 'Street i ffioe will receive prompt »Uent»on W. M. C« IXINS & CO., nu-.»M.^^JBB, PAISTIIiP, TIMBFB & COAL MERCHANTS. /oekts Total Jksdeakcb Compaki Telepboae No 64 NIRYAIA



GKHCIHB OLKABINoT" SALTf. SALE. DEAPFKY & rUOTHING rafiry & Clothing Etc. •9° Bargain* for ALL. Must Bell to Makes Boom fob ;»BW GOODS. PEARCE'S, Cower Basil and Bwioeti Streets # g. ASK FOR ©v k '•Ml- NEW TARIFPI^..—/ CHAMPION BLEND ■'■%. OTHER PRICES: .0 -HQ CHIKA Ith USED BY U8»



T, Bullock. _ T0 LET —— /IOTTAGK of 3 Rooms, eeofcrally nituafced, \J fronting WBkssmi Bond Wept. Apply to T BULLOCK, Agent ~ "toTet," lOT 46, containing \ Acre Good Lsn J fronting Eton Street, H»mp»t3tdj Apply to T BULLOOK, Agent —^-^ saZeT" ~~ ! /"IHFIAP Property at Trevosrion—2 .Roodi \_j tyi Perobee, together with emkll Oolttige, Rhed, etc, Fanicolar* on »pplic&tion T BULLOCK "~ FoR SALE riIHE {following gooi bailding Bites — T S 427—1 rood, Tancred Street; oentril poeitioa T 8 823—1 rood, Cox Street; high »nddry, | *?ood isnd T T B 1150—I rood; C»meron Btr«afc W«bJ f 8 1132—1 rood, Wills Streofc Weal latfieotlon invited Apply to: T BULLOQKt FOR SALE. NICE BUILDING SITE. Ifiood 20 Ferehes, being parl »f Lots 42 •od 43, fronicg the Waltsnai Roti »nd juat be fond the comer of the P«aS Belt Ebb? term* if reqoiretJ. T BULLOCK, Agent FatT^ALK e O A A PRICE required for Town Section ob4c\/ llSOi contaiDing 1 rood, fronting Cameron Street Westi Good site for prlfftte reitdence Terms if required 1 BULLOOK WANTED Known — Th® Bapld Lightning Shirfc Gloss In sold at »11 Grocerfc; h wondflrfnl Shirt glwse I Smoke J^ew Yeoas



Th» Necessity *or Sblf Defence—Ah Australian colonel was told by headquar ters to expostulate with his men for killing sheep. He spoke on parade : ' I've been told,' he aald, ' to pat my foot down upon this theep killing, and I:n going to do it.' Then (quietly): Vi courae yon know, men, if a sheep attacks you, I cant blame you should yon in self defence—A. yell of laughter drowned the rest, ano fresh mot ton remained plentiful in the camp. f*ANi)BB & Sons Eucalypti KjcTßAcq?,— Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versitiss all over the globe. Th»b the erode, resinous oils, which are now foisted upon the public under the came of Eucalyp Extract*, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Entrant, We state ;—lt is proved by tssts made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Grletiwaid (Prussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed o acids, resinous and other sufcatacces adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curative properties possessed by the plant To avoid the appalling consequences result og from the application of substitutes, etc., in croup, bronohitie, diphtheria, dysentery internal inflammation, eto#, inahUn gefctin SAHDBK AND tONS' POEB VoiATINB EUC , h tft? Extbaot and be safe 17!ARMER3 and othera, prepare for th J Winter, and have your Home made cheery and bright with Ibe powerful acetylene Gas. E*sjp*tes given byHabdlb



The sale of pianos, organs, and tnuiicta instrument* still proceeds a« merrily as ever at the D.I.C. in Tsnored Street, the number disposed of to date being 27, Borne new tnodals have just been opened up, including 1 a very See organ by Wilcox and White, | Smoke He Venae



I /SATTACK Off PNECMOHIA WARDED OW* * time time ago my daughttr saaght yeroe cold. She complained a pains in bei •heet and had a bad cough. I gave hei Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy according to directions, and in two days eha w»»weil*nd ftb'e to go to school. X have used thia remedy in my family ftr the pacts seven years and have never known It to fail,' »aya James Prendergast, merohatit, Annotto Bay Jam&ics, West India Islands. The paint in the chest indicated an ftppreftshidg attack of pneumonia, which in this instance tti undoubtedly warded off by Chamberlain Cough Kennedy. It oourateraots any tendency of a cold toward pneumonia Sold b Ash burton Drug Company