THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

Trains leave Ashburton dally for— OHRISTQHUROH-ab 7.20 am, 11am 3.15 p m, 7.5 p nf (express) TIMARU—ab 10.55 am, 3.50 pm DUNEDIN—ab 12 54 p m (express) SPRINGBURN—ab 4.25 p m Trains arrive daily ab Ashburbon from—■ OHRISTOHURCH-ab 10.45 am, 12.48 p m (express), 8 pm f TIMARU-at 10.35 a m, 2.55 pm DUNEDIN—at 6.57 p m (express) SPRINGBURN—at 9.35 a m

EPHEMERIS

SUN.

Pb&ses oi Moon for December

Mail Notices

Mails clnae for the following places ab under, subject to the necessary alterations: SATURDAY, December 7 For Northern Porta and Westport, per Corinna, ab 10 30 am For Northern Porta and West Coast, per Rotomihano., at 6 30 p m MONDAY, Dec 9 For Australian States, via Bluff and Hobarb, duo Me'boume December 15th, Japan, India, China, Straits Settlement, South Africa, etc, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom (specially addreased via Brindisi), (du@ London Jan 19.h), at 12 30 p m

MINING

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, December 6 Word has been received in town that the Central Mataura No 1 dredge has sunk. No p irticalars are to h»nd Today'b salts :—Electric 35i; Endea* your 13s, 133 ; First Chance 83 5 Fourteen Mile Beach 161 9d ; Golden River 7<* 3d, 7s 3-1, 7a 3d, 7«* 41 ; Greenstone Junction 21s ; Leaning Rock 15.; Leviathan Is tid ; Paotolua 26a 3d ; Point Dr 61 di*. : Prince Albert 6a ; Rise and Shine 16s ; Royal Maori 28j 9J ; Trafalgar 18 j.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, DECEMBBR 6, 1901.

Amongst the many outrageousdemands ! which Mr Laurenson Bays the Farmers' | Union is making upon the Govern- j ment is one that their newspapers should be carried free. This was a suggestion from one of the branches of the Union, and we candidly confess that we think it is a very fair one, considering that only the people living in the rural districts of this colony have to pay for the carriage cf their local newspapers. In all the centres of population tbe news papers are delivered free of cost to the subscribers, but the dwellers in the country districts have not only to wait longer for the news of the day, but to pay extra for getting it. The sugges tion therefore, that farmers should have j their newspapers carried free on the f State railways ia a very reasonable one, and deserves the serious considerate n of the Government, The loss to the revenue would be more than compen sated for by the great increase of the facilities offered to the agricultural community to improve theirintellectual status, to extend their knowledge of men and things, and to ktep them selves well posted up in current his tory. It is very much to tho credit of the farmers of New Zealand that they generally regard a newspaper as one of tho necessarifs of lif«, but soma c£ them—in tho outlying districts especially—have to p*y a great deal more than the dwellers in the towns pay for tho privilege of having a daily summary of she news supp'ied to them. Seeing that the policy of tbe pre sent administration has been so thorough ly progressive, we sincerely truet tfast Sir J G Ward does not share the views of his supporter, Mr Laurenson, on j this question. It would be very easy, | although it is pot necessary, for us to sbow the many ways in which the concpseion proposed would ultimately tend to the advantage of the country as a whole, and even to the public revenue.

Local and General.

In Praise of Fakmino— Our contributor " T.K." sends us this week an extract article entitled 'la praise of Farming,' whi/jh should be oi interest bo all cur readers. lb w|ll be found on page four of this issue.

Weather Forecast; —Captain Edwia wires;— Strong northwest bo wesb and fouth weab winds, glass rise.

Pa motion—Mr W Bnwling, wise has be«n a member of the Ashburton Railway clorioal s'aff for absub two and a half yeare, has been promoted to be assistant relieving atationmaotcr in Otago. Mr Bowling's headquarters will be in Dunedin, and ho will leave for the south on Wednesday next.

Ihis_l_s Lodgs, Ni ; 113—The installation pi the offictrs of Thistle Ledge No. 113 took place in £hp lodge room, Tancred Street, on Tuesday evening, when there was a large attendance of members and visiting breth ren, The Grand Supetintendent Bro W Oifkins, assisted by Bro Withers and Bro Cowan, G L officers, performed the lostailirg ceremony. The following are the effioera for the ensuing year :—W M, Bro G Morrison ; D M, Bro J Cockburn, PM; S W, Sro M tyloDonald ; J W, Bro Jas Reid ; SD, Bro F B Bobjlliard ; J», Bro W H Robinson ; D C.Bro A Wbitafcer ; J &, Bto J MjKay ; Treip, Bro Sparrow, P M, re elected ; Sec, Bro W McR.e.PM, re-aleeted f Tyler, Bro JRumaej: After the installing ceremony Bro GA 0 Hardy, PD G M, presented P M jewels to Bros P Rattray, A A Orr, Ehos. Norgao, W Moßae,and JasMellor. Hearty votes of thanks were'aeaordjsd to the t»8tall ; iog officers and Bro Hardy, ior the^r attendance and the impressive manner in whis'h they bad performed their duties, Afer the Lodge had fcaen .ojlowd a banquet was held in the Bojal Hotel at which' fchc uuil loyal and maaonie to*ata were giver, aud responded to, and a varj? pleasant evening was spent with songs, recitation^ I etc. The barquet was prepared by Bro Whltaker in first o'ass style, the tables toeing laden with delicacies which were much appreciated <fey fell who partook of them.

EoOnd Djcad on Board Ship—News has been received at Nelson that a passenger named H Walles, who left Wellington by the Rotorua for Nelson, was found dead on board the ship on its arrival ab Pio'on. The deoeaaed came fcom Rhodes' Convalescent Home, Christchurch.

Poblio Notice—We wish to draw our lady readers attention to the shipment of Ladies' " Special " RudgeWhitwoebh Bioy« cleß, which Mr R. D. Johnston has jist landed. They will be on view on and after tomorrow, and any person in want of a high grade fashionable machine should nob fail to inspect bhem.

The Colony's Revenue—Mr Seddon says that the revenue for the eight months ending November _ooh is £3,387,312, aa compared with £5.287,696 for the tame period last year. The cuatom* revenue for the same period ia £1,392,876, aa agahctib £1,384,138, and railways £133,532,. aa against £101,199.

Licensing Committee—At a meeting of the Ashburton Licensing Committee on Thu sday bemporary transfers were granted as follows; Somerset Hotel, H S Drummond bo J Lane; Royal, H Davis to>A Whifcaker ; Commercial, T N Grange to A Moffat. The Committee appoinbed to enquire into tbe matter of fire escapes reported that every thing was in a satisfactory condition.

Mba_ Contracts fob South Afrioa— The Premier has received the following cable from Colonel Morgan, Director of Supplies at Pretoria :—'Meat contracts, South Africa —Kindly icform intending tenderers I shall be in London on and after December 26»h, and ask them to insbmcb bheic London agents to call on me there. Address—Cox and Co.'

Eighth Contingent.—The Wellington correspondent of bhe Press telegraphs that there are Vague rumours in the air to the tffaob that New Zealand will send an Eighth Contingent to take a hand in the Boer war. Many of the re'urned troopers are anxious to go back. Ib is presumed bhe British Government would pay bhe cost.

Eleotbic Cars for Wbllington—The Mayor of Wellington stated on Thursday that he expects that the new system of electric oars will be running in the city in a oauple of years, The Miyor indicated that the.C uncil had been approached by a number of syndicates anxious bo carry out the work, bub had decided to carry out the installation itself.

Accidents— A young man named Richard Simpson, son of the late Mr R Simpson, of Afhburton, meb with a naety accident ye - day afternoon at Homeslea. He was working for Mr Johq Wilson, painter, and fell from a soeff dding, breaking hi? collar bone in two places, and narrowly escaping striking a wall in his fall. He was brought inbo town and is doing fairly well under the care of Dr Bolger.—Yesterday, a son of Mr T Richards, Ovardale, met with an accident. While letting a horse through a gate into a paddock he gob behind the animal, whioh kicked out, Bbrikiog him on the leg below the knee and i_fl ctlng a nasty wound. He was brought into Ashburton today to a dootor to have the iojiry attended to.

Dried Fruits— Ib seems strange to us bhat New Seaeod's Dried Pruita, such as currants, sultanas, etc, are sold cheaper in Ashburton than by any of the Christohurch houees, which any of our readers will readily see by comparing Messrs E'etoher Bros advertise ment with any of the Chria'.ohuroh store keepers' advertisement. We consider they should be well patronised on account of their keeping the p ices of groceries to bhe lowest payable l.vel. There is no doubt about it>, if they wera neb doing bn.ineaa in Ashburton our readers would have to pay far higher for their goo^s. So therefore ib is to your interest to give them all the business yeuoan.

Up to datb Bi .vole Go ds—There ia now on view at Messrs o*tes, Lowry & Go's Z ia landia Cyolo Works an entirely new and varied assortment cf the very latesb in oyo! ng r<<jaisitea. Among the new samples ju?b received are new designs in Sadies' sjsirb clips. These handy little c'ips, so neat and useful, are indeapensable to every lady cyclist; The firm have also received a ship ment of the pew'Garrard'Free Wheels. 1 Those new wheals (which fib any standarl make of bicycle) are very neat, and are the means of siv-ing an enormous amount of pedalling { are most effective, having a roller back pedalling brake, and so EJmple in con struction that any person cap fib them in a few minutes.

News in Brief.

Messrs Flebcher Bros are giving sevenpence per dczin for fresh eggs in any quantiby until furbher notices

A.A.C. & A. Club's Sports.

The Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held a sports meeting in the Domain yeflterday afternoon. The weather during the day was as nearly perfect as could be desired, and. the attendance was good. The pripcipal eyenb—bhe Ladies' Bracelet—no doubt, attracted a large number of the fairer sex The events were run o|jf promptly and withoub a hitch, rejecting great ore„ib on the cffiaiala. The afternoon tea, which waa provided by a few of the lady members, was very acceptable to everyone, and bhe hlgheab praise is due bo bhose who so ably assisted in the management. The presence of young riders was very noticeable, some of them proving beyond a doubb thab Ashburton contains some coming riders; The cycling track was in very fair order*, except for a few soft places hers and there, The running brack was in a perfecb a'ate, and bhe sport on the whole waa good, sime very fair times being made in both cycling and pedestrian events. Following are results;—

Half Milb Bi,cy.cli. H^ntjioaip—Firsb heat—F S Nscoll', 80yds, 1 ;"D Rodgers, ape, $■ Five started, Time—lmin 48eci Second he.&<)—S Oudself, ySyds, 1 ; W J K)bert.scn,4sydß, 2 Five starred. Time— Imin 7^eo. Third heat—J W S/jephep, 95yds, 1 j H Ball, 35yda, 2. Four started. Tim3-"lmin 6iec; Pinal heab—Nicolls 1, Gudsell 2, Bell 5. Tirnp^-lmin 3ssec.

Ladies' Bracelet, 440/ da—M Jf Lynakey (nominated by Miss F Leahy), acr, 1 ; D Frisdlander (nominated by Mies M Graham), 12yds, 2 ; B Culverhouae (nominated by Mrs Calvtrhou.e), 16yds, 3. Fifteen started- Won easily. Time—s4§jeo.

100 Yards Flat Race—First heab—L J Hobbs, 3yds, 1; D BViedlander, 2yds, 2; H Moon, 6yds, til Only sbarbers: Time— Usee. Second heat-*-w Arnoa, 7yds, 1 j E MaJnden, 6yds, 2. Four started, Time— Usee Final heat—Marsden 1, Hjbbi 2, Moon 3. Time —Usee,

A Trip to the Old Country.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY,

[By Mr T. Bullock ] 600T&ANO

Is altogether mo.b delightful, and contains innumerable pioturerque ruins, and many wonderful btiigea, including those of the Forth and Tay bridges, whioh we paeied over whan going through. The journey from loNerness to Perth ia remarkably beautiful. We purposely travelled by a alow train to enable us to have time to enjoy the pretty peeps, parsing Kltliecrankie, etc, near by whioh stands one of Marie Oore'li's private re> idenoea, I". ia too lovely for words to describe, Glasgow ia a busy big pl*oe, and the Exhibition, which is very attractive, has proved a great success Vi.iting ib daring ths evening is mosb enjoyable, because ib ia perfectly lighted up. On the 25rd July when we were there, 52,483 attended, the total attendance up to thab dabe since day of opening being 4.264,727, and the money taken up to bhab date was £59,711 lis 6d, The largest days' attendance waa 77,148. The enormous bulldidg ia lighted with gaa and electricity.. In the Botanical Gardens, situ »ted just outside tk. city, we noticed a number of New Zealand tree ferns, eto. Tne Gardens are nicely situated and beautifully kept,

IRELAND. Bdfasb—Had a ride in a j.uoting cir, and spent a Sunday ab Bangor, a fashionable watering place. The steamers are much over crowded; indeed, wherover you go you oannob geb away from a bewildering crowd of people. The G.rdens bore are also well kept, and in every way exceedingly attrac tive. W<3- abbended the Agricultural rjhow, the grounds are beautifully situated—the tram running right up to the entrance —and are particularly well arranged, better than any other I saw in the Old Country. There are a large number of perrmnerrb brick looie boxes for the horses, and extensive sheds, eto, and two grand stands; one a very large structure, and all horses, etc, were paraded round a ring in fronb of them, judging rings and other conveniences were provided, in faob, everybhing appeared bo be complete. Going up th? river to Belfast, the very small -bids on either side wlbh the different coloured crops, etc, are very pretty, and remind one of an old fashioned patch work quilt. There appear to be some delightful places, the houses being dotted along the foot of bhe bills, facing bhe inleb. Those houses are conveniently situated there baing railway communication with the town on both sides of bhe river. We noticed a large number of ships being built, principally by bhe well known firm of Harland & Wclf, who had recently launched, I bhlok, the largest ship that has been bul't, vie tho Celtic, over 20,000 tons—and we counted thirteen others in the course of being built, in addition to steamers undergoing alterations, etc. We also noticed thab excensive harbour works were in course of construction. They are reclaiming a large breadth of land and constructing docks, which they consider will be of great impor tance bo the plaoe; Theyhave an extensive horse tram service, but purpose getting an eleotrio plant. DEVONSHIRE AND CORNWALL Dearold Devonshire and Cornwall we mnoh enjhyed, where we visited friends of our childhood ; and also spent some time in Bristol, Babh and Clifton, with relatione, and in Southampton and the Isle of Wight, the scenery round about which is very attractive—a healthy spot, Losdon, September 12th. Goolbyo to dear old London and old frieoda,—partings are rabher unpleasant— but all is bustle and excitement—steam, steam away down Channel. Innumerable places we have visited and a down-right good bima we have had. MANCHESTER, When visiting Manchester I had a look at the famous -hip canaU This is a wonderful work, bub ab present I hear ie not a financial ■ucoes?.

PLYMOUTH. Passengers embarking, &o; One more good look ab Mount Edgeoombe-jip anchor — away we go across th« Bay of Biscay.

_ TBNBRIFFB. One more little peep at this place-a ride 1 on tbe electric tram—m.gnifioanb view from ) bhe hill—a haaty visit to the Cathedral and goodbye to Teneriffe, oomptieed tur ahort experiences at this port.

OA-*E_OWN. During our stay we visited Ceoil Rhodes' hou?e, and a pretty spot it is, with a charm ing avenue of oak trees leading up to it. Of course the town It well sprinkled with khaki. I daresay bhe men are glad to get down from the front for a change- The authorities are enlarging and making other very exoensive improvements ab the docks, and there are numbers of imposing public build? ipee, including Parliamenb IJouae, Poab Office and Library. The Salisbury Hoapibal and Museum are alao tine buildings; The gardens bejong to the municipality and are e?088-ively pretty. A charming feature of Capetown is Table fountain, which rises hahipd the town bo the height of nearly 4,000 feet. There are electric trame f and the town ia undergoing extensive Improve ments. Tha corporation recenbly gob authority bo arrange a loan of £1,300,000, a large amount, for bhis purpose.

HOBAKT, W« are rather glad to reach land afber the long stretch of sea from Capetown. Sandy Bay ia very interesting, the eleotrio tram goes bo thab looality, a distance of aboub S_ miles; we alao went bo New Town, passing the Agricultural Show Grounds, aboub the same distance in an opposite direction. The gardens are a feature of the place, and Hobarb can boaeb of a safe and beautiful harbour, large well built public buildings, and, considering the ai_6 of the place, a creditable pro' Cathedral. We considered it a pioturerque place to stay in for a times

GENERAL REMARKS. Persons going to thf Q!_ Country should certainly arrange so aa to arrive in England not later than the mldd'e of May—springtime —in fact the rural beauty of England ia a sight at this season of bhe year, never to be forgotten, a large portion of the farms being park-like with oak and other trees growing in bhe fields and bhrough the fenoeß. The effect of the holly, hawthorn, eto, is very beautiful, and tho narrow lanes with their abundance of wild flowers are very striking in appearance. Travelling between Manchester and Not tingham we passed the celebrated Mntlook health resort, the scenery about which ia exceedingly pretty, bhe country being' very uodulabing and presenting a park"like appsaranoe. Darbyehirais realjly a charming County aa everyone k°°wa The railway tragic in England ia some thing enormcj^, the companies apparently peering every facility for people to trayelsr week end excursions being a great attrac tion. Brighton, 51 miles and back 7a 6d second class, 6s fd, third, sad on special occasion. 4s. Hastings, 62 mile-, 10s 6d an^ §j. Winchester, g6_ miles, 9a and 7»f Edinburgh, 400 mUee, $$$ gd third plaga return. Dover 76]j miles, l§i6d and 9s. Torquay 215| miles, 28s §d and 20-, Oxford 63| miles, 10a 6d and Bs, special occasions 7s 61 and ss. Matlook 1 33£ mile*, 19a 2d and Ha lid, and other places ab similarly low rabes. When we were leaving they were advertising cheap escnr. along to the Glasgow Exhibition at 2pj return, and the distance from London to

Glasgow being 40 U miles, this means travelli-g over $00 miles for this low figure. HIGH DIVIDENDS &C, I was somewhat surprised to see the high dividends paid by B\nka &o, the Provincial B.nk of Ireland declaring a dividend of 10 per cenb and I per cenb bonus, and ether Banks at similar ratea, and even higher, gome mercantile firms paying np to §5 per cent

I'ABMING I aaw veiy little crop, nob nearly co muoh being grown now aa formerly, though I noticed some very fine crops of wheat on bhe Journey norbh bogcotlandj bobween Carlyle and Edinburgh, and between E1 in burgh and Dundee, The country appears very pros perous ab Home, bub I think a deal of this is brought abodb b^ the expenditure of public money * ' Many of the Corporations are going in for extensive 1 alterabiona and improvements, and , have borrowed Var^eis^ma to'enable themto do this, and new line, of railway' ajjd'' othe. extensive works including docks and harbour improvements are belnp oarried out, bub, I cannob help thinkiog when bhese expendi tures cease there will be bimes of depressions Furbher bhe enormous sums of money bhab have been spent in connection with the war

have helped bo boom things somewhat. Numbers of farmers appear to be very conservative and alow in adopting new methods, aud are far behind the colonies in the use of agricultural implements, in numerous instances still using the single furrow plough with a boy driving the horee?. They are certainly using the reapers and binders more extensively, but this i« on account of Insufficiency of labour to save the grain, by other means, young men going into the towns and emigrating to America and the Colonies. The American reaper and I binder whioh, a few yeara ego, waa a novelty, ! causing passers by to atop in wonder I alongside the country roads, ia new in common use. There has been a steady shrink tge of the area devoted to wheat growing, doubtless on account of the low price. They go in for dairying where tbe land is suitable.

BOAD ROLLER, I The roads in the Old Country and every where are mostly kepb in splendid order, Of course broken metal is largely used, and wherever put down is immediately rolled with steam rollers. I also noticed this more particularly in France. It struck me it would hi a great improvement if the local bodies could arrange to adopt the same Erooeaa here. It certainly would be a great enefib to the travelling public, as bhe newly laid metal here as a rule is very injurious to horses and detrimental to vehicles.

Tha nopulatlon of Scotland is now 4,471,957, an increase of 446,310 since 1891. Ship b-ilding in the C yde is carried on very extensively. 1 am informed 15 firms and companies are engaged ab thia trade.

The ' Week End * excursions by rail are now a prominent feature of railway passenger tr.ffie, whereby tickets are issued ab reduced rates on Friday and Saturday, available for raturn on Monday and Tuesday. Ab all the places visited we were much struck with the close interest shown in acquiring land for recreation purposes for the various cities and towns, and in keeping the preaenb public parks aud oihor places in good order. An important feature, too, in this connection, carried oub by the various Corp-ratione, ia that of providing ample seating accommo dation and provision for the tupply of refreshments and other details for the comfort of residents and visitors, as con trasted with arrangements made in the colony in this respect. Without doubt the position of the working man at Home has been vastly improved of late. Their house accommodation has been bettered, and In nearly every trade wages have been increased, and, as a rule, the m>jidty of them are better clothed. There is no doubt, however, thab wages will have to be still furbher improved. They are ab present paid a: muoh lower rates than those ruling in bhe colonies. The working men appeared bo be besb paid in Sooblaod, Yorkshire & Wales, on aooounti f the numerous coal mines & factories, in which places there appeared to be. more work in hand: Wages in the rural diatdc'B are much below those paid in the colonies, and those b.foromentioned doubtless iuve to be enhanced to pace them on a par with the colonies. Many of the corporations or public bodies are considering tbe advisability of erecting houses some distance out) beyond the towns and forming tramways, even in instances where the latter ace not likdy for a time to oover expenses.

PRESENTATION.

A very pleasant social was heM in the Baring Square schoolroom on Thursday night, when the Sunday School teachers, with a limited number of their friends, met for tbe purpose of expressing their appre ciation of the services of Mrs Joseph Burr, who. for physical reasons, is ret irlng from the Baring Square staff Mr C Dixon, a former superintendent, on behalf of the teachers and the Bible Class, which Mrs Burr has recently vacated, presented her with a lady'- hand bag and a pretty gold brooch, set with an amethyst. The excellent service rendered to the school by Mrs Bnrr, her thoroughness, reliability candour, and guilelessness, were empasised by Mr Dixon, who expressed a hope that the large number of young men and women present would endeavour to exercise the beneficial influence wh:ch was so characteristic of their guest. Two members of her late class spoke in grateful term, of the estimation in which they and their comrades held "Mrs Burr. Rev Thoe, Fee With Messrs M Priest (superintendent) and J Hay man also added their testimony to bhe sterling character of Mrs Burrs Work not only in the Sunday Sohool bub in connection with the Church organisation, Mr Fee pointing onfc that the retirement from the Sunday School did nob mean anything like cessation of interest and activity in matters connected with the Church. Mrs Barr was taken by surprise and, with no little emotion, expressed her thanks for the presents, and for the kind sentiments uttered. Miss Barr followed with remarks in a similar strain, and, in a few vfall chosen sentences, directed attention to the reed of those who had the requisite talents volunteering for service to fill the gaps created by the retirement of those in advanced life. During the evening parlor games were played, and a few vocal and Instrumental pieces were rendered by Misses Eva and Mabel J ones. Messrs Clem, Andrews, E William., W Purchase, and J Hayman, with a reclbabion by Mr Rands. Tea, coffee and lighb refreshments were dis pensed during an interval in the proceed ings. A most enjoyable evening was brought to a close by singing the Doxology. Ib will be recognised by those who are acquainted wibh the significance to total abstainers thab the selection of an amethyst brooch, as one of the presents, was niost appropriate, In view of ]$rs Burr's efforts in the matter of temperance reform.

CRICKET.

United Press Association—By EleoUlo ITelegr&ph—Copyright Sydney-, December Ej The Twenty-two of New England made 111— Finlayaon, 26, being the top scorer. There were seven ooneecubive'ducks.' Jessop took four wiokets for no runs, Blythe four for 4. Syp^y, Dec § The Englishmen have lost seven wiokets for 204—Brauad 72, McGahey'3B.

CORRESPONDENCS.

y. (We <5o not _q}<l ourselves responsible tor oplaioae pxpreasert by onr qorr.apQtirtaijtj

THE HOSPITAL BQARD

¥0 THE EDITOR, Sja,—The Chairmao of the Hospital Board desires me to correob your report of Wednec. day's proceedings, where you represent Mr Friediander as stating thab ' coat of working per patient was an average of 5i 6Jd per week. 9 Th|s should read per day, He further desires ma to furnish the remit of the division on i}r O Reld's motion, whioh you have omitted. The motion on being pub was carried by eight bo ftve votes, namea being »c under;— Ayes—Messrs Andrews, Morgan, Davia, Beid, Jones, Alcorn, Colline, Wright, Noes—Messrs Harper, Willis, Stitt, Tim mine, Friediander. I am, eto, F Maikwabing, Clerk

Cheviot Relief Fund

The following subscriptions have been received bowards the Cheviot Relief Fund;—

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

OBITUARY

London, December 4 The death is announced of Sir Wil liam MacCormac, tbe famous surgeon, aged 65 years

« BOSS " CRUKER TO RETIRE Nrw York, December 4 1 Bobs ' Croker announces bis early retirement from Tammany Hall TRADE FROM THE PHILIP ' PINES Goods from the Philippines are ad mitted into America free ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRA TIONS Berlin, December 5 Students at Warsaw destroyed the escutcheon over the German Consulate and stoned the offices of the Consul's Department. Students at Limberg made an anti German demonstration ACCIDENT IN A THEATRE Paris, Dec 5 Owing to a mistake by the mechan ists at the Varieties Theatre, in Paris, eight artistes, while rehearsing, fell from an unsupported scenic staircase; several fractured their ankles PERSONAL ITEMS Melbourne, Dec 5 Mr William O'Brien, the Irish mem ber, has arrived here on a visit

Ibbmantle, December 5 Bishop Stewart, leader of the Angli can mission in Persia, arrived by the Victoria [Dr Stuart waa until a few years ago Bishop of W&iapu. He reaigned in order to take np missionary work in Persia REDUCTION OF WAGES Sydney, December 5 Owing to a fall in the pric& of lend a notice has been posted at Block Ten mine, Broken Hill, stating that wages will be reduced ten psr cent from Ist January. The reduction does not apply to wages of Js a day and under. The old rate will be restored when lead touches £13 THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE Referring to Mr Spreckel's proposal to approach the Commonwealth, the Telegraph says that in one respect Australia will gain better by New Zealand's refusal to pay £25,000 a year. Tbe steamers have been run in order to obtain the American subsidy, and it is almost certain that the com pany will take what Australia will give or go without a colonial subsidy. Unless the service present- the attrac tion of rare cheapness there is not much fear for. the Queensland scheme. The Vancouver line has the advantage of being British, and it might suit the Commonwealth, with tbe co-operation of New Zealand, to subsidise it in preference to the San Francisco line

SOUTH AFRICA

United Press Aiaoolabton—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

London, December 5 De La Rey is recovering from an attack of enterio fever,

Lord Methuen's latest operations in the north-west resulted in the capture of thirty six Boers.

Rimiugton's Guides killed soveral, including Field-Cornet Stopper.

Northwards of Blomfontein Colonel Elliott wounded ten, including Field Oornet Nadin, and thirteen elsewhere in the Orange Colony, He captured thirteen in Oepe Colony.

Dr _s>&use was remanded till the 12th, Witness proved theohief points in counsel's opening statement of Octo ber Bth, and original letters were identified as Krause's,

Forster, repeating his evidence, gave a reason for the belief that the threats were levelled at himself. London, December 6 A bint from an unexpected quarter that one or two Powers would be glad if the war was protracted, so as to keep England occupied, astonished and alarmed tbe Boer leaders in Holland.

Queen Wilhelmina

A BOYAL SCANDAL

INSULTED BY HER HTJSBAND.

A DUELLING PRINCE

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copy right.

The Hague,, December 4 Queen Wilhelmina has completely recovered from her recent illness

Queen Wilhelmina, at a dinner prior to her illness, rebuked her husband for inattention to her. The Prince, who had been on a shooting excursion, and was sfigbtly tjnder the influence of drink, lost his temper and insulted Queen Wilhelmina, The latter's aide fle-capp censured thp Prints., aqd a duel with swords followed the dioner, the Pripce wounding the aide-dc camp dangerously

The prince, in a later duel over the same affair, slightly wounded another cotjrtiejr

THE FEDERAL TARIFF

United Press Association-By Electric Telegraph—Oopyrighb Melbourne, Dec 5 The 30 per cent doty on woollen pieceg was reduced by the House to 15 per cent. A uniform duty of 25 per cent has been placed on wearing ap parel, On the suggestion cf Sir G Turner the duty ou blankets and blanketing was reduced to 15 per cent. Other lines of household textible furnishing were similarly reduced,

The Two Canals.

United Prat Association—By Electric Telegraph-Copyright Nrw York, Dec 2 The Isthmian Commission recom mend that the Nicaraguan Canal, costing one hundred and ninety million dollars, be completed in eight ye its. The Panama Qa_tal would take a decade and cost a hundred and forty-fju'r million dollars', plug a hundred 'and nine million for the purcha.e of con cessiooi.

Catholic Literary Society.

Lnsb evening an 'At Home' under the auspices of the Ashburton Catholic Liter ary Society was held in the Boy's School, and, as expected, the room was crowded to excess by members of the Society and invited friends, a number of whom had journeyed long distances to be present. The schoolroom was most artistically decorated for the occasion, and bore a cheerful appearance, while everything pertaining to the comfort of the visitors was available, and the Committee in charge of the social are deserving of every praise for their work. Refreshments wen handed round during the evening, and tha young ladies who were in charge curled out their duties admirably, which was no eaiy matter considering the crowded state of the room. Prior to the commencement of proceedings the President, Mr J Kennedy, welcomed all present on behalf of the Society. He thanked them tit their attendance, and trusted they would all thoroughly enjoy themselves, which he had little doubt they would do. Games of ail descriptions were then quickly in progress, and judging from the mirth displayed tbe young folk were thoroughly enjoying themselves, while a number of the old folk were grouped around the room detailing experiences of their early days, and the scene as a whole iv the schoolroom was of a very pleasant and homely character. Apart from this a varied programme was gone through in course of the evening, all the performers acquitting themselves creditably, and in connection with which the following rendered Items: — Violin solo, Miss Bournique; pianoforte solo, Miss 11 D.vane; uonga, Meadames Muller and Scrint; Messrs Healy (3), J Moison, H P Madden, W Schw; t z, and a duet by Mr S and Miss M Madden; recitations, Met s s Cooper, J Moriarty, and J Brankln. Mr J Shandy contributed a banjo solo, and Mr M Fiz»erald an Irlsn j'g- The proceedings were brought to a close with the usual votes, of thanks, and all wended their way homewards with happy remem* branoes of tbe evening's entertainment

The Totalisator Betting Cases.

United Press Association—By Eleotria ' Telegraph—Copyright

Dunedin, Decembers The hearing of the totslisator betting oases waa resumed today, before a bench comprising Mr Carew, S M, and Mesirs Spenoer, Smith and Christopher, Justioes. Ab the outset Mr Sim, for tho defendant Peter Grant, took strong exception to the detectives seizing under warranb defendant's book*.

Mr Carew said that the books were in Court, and could be tendered in evidence. If anything wrong waa done bhe peraon could be held to account.

Mr Brent, on being put into the witness box, declined to give evidence leat he should incriminate himself:

The Crown then tendered an indemnity, bub as the witness still refused his exami* nabion was not persevered with. The first charge was dismissed on the ground that the evidenoe in the books and papers did not disclose tote bebbing, In the aecond case, Grant was fined £§ and coats.

In the third case decision was reserved until after the decision of an appeal given notice of by each aide in the decided oaiee.

The Late President M'Kinley.

AN OPEN LETXER,

Auckland, December 5 Mr Frank Dillingham. United States Consul, writes as follows to the Press and people of New Zealand ;—'l am requested by Mrs MoKin'ey, widow of the late *nd lam nted President MoKinley, to thank the Press and people of New Zealand for their loving notices, messages, and resolu tions of sympathy at the time of her .Hus trli u« huaband'spassing. The evidence ef universal sorrow evinced and memorial services held tnroughout your colony a. that time touched her heart so keenly that she feels it impossible to convey to you in suitable words her appreciation of the same. I am, however requested to assure you that it is such messages as yours that have o miforted her since her loving and devoted husband who was her all was taken from her.'

Trout Fishing Without License.

Per Preaa Association—By Electric Telegraph Mastbiiton, Dee 6. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr W P James, SM, gave judgment in a case in whioh Hugh and John Campbell were charged with fishing for trout without) a license. The defendant* admitted the faoba, bub contended they had a right to fish without a license in a river on their own property, or on property the owner of whioh gave them permission, Mr James ababed it was absurd to seek to establish a claim thab a riparian preprietor haa the righb to take and grant to other*, the privilege of taking non-indlgenont fish,, with which the Government or Aooltmattia* ton Society has stocked the rivsra in the pnblio interest, and with whose introduction or propagation he hat had absolutely nothing to do. '

The Magiatrate Qned each defendant £4 lQs, making the penalty aubatantlal to give them the opportunity of appealing if desired;

Sporting.

QAM ABU RACES',

FIRST DAY.

Oamabu December § Concluding results— Nobsh O-ApO Handioap — Heiress I. Wild Wesb 2, Nihilist?. Div-£2 8s Grand Ssanbi Writer- Oyster I, Rye 3, Summer Roae 3; div £2 8s Haop SBLMNa—Senior Wrangler 1, St Elmo 2, Mfaa Stella 3, Diva—£2 6a and £2 St Dash Trot—Bradlaugh 1, Evelyn 8, F_irohild 3. Diva—£2 and 12a Flying—Ayrdale 1, G.ldipnr 2, BealeyS Div—£4 la

SECOND DAY

, Oamabtj, Deo 6 There is a fair attendance, Results ;— Handicap Hurdles—My L)rd 1, Roller 2, Ilex 3; won by a length. A very bad third. Alao ran Mainstay aud Hurricane, Div—£2 2a Publicans Handicap—Vandyke I, Peer age 2, Wild Wesb 3. Alao ran—Flghfciof Mac. Won by a length; two length! bebween second and third. Dividend—£4 It ! Teadesmbns Handicap—Rye 1, Summer ! Rose 2, Snew Bird 3. Won by three lengths. Time—l.2o Dividend—£l lOi President's Handicap—Cherrystone 1, P.trovna 2. The Spinner 3. Won easily. Dividend—£2

THE ASHBUETGF GOABDIAK ; FBIDA?, DECEMBER 6, 1901,



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