THE ASHBURTON TRAIN SERVICES

Train Heave Aehburton daily for— UHRISTOHUROH—ab 7.20 am, 11am 3.15 pro, 75 p m (expreas) TIMARU—at 10.55 «m»350 pm DUNEDIKT— at 12 54 p m (expreas) SPRINGBURN-at 4.25 p m Traics arrive daily at Aahbarton from— CHKISTOHUROH—ah 10.45 » m, 12.48 p m (expf 88b), 8 pm TIMARU—at 10.35 am,255 pm DUNEDIN—»<■ 6.57 p m (expreaa) SPSINGBURN-at 9.45 a m

EPHEMERIS

SUN.

Commercial.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Quotations Are at followa :~ "A'heat (nominal)— Hunter's, pear!, and velvet 2s M to 2s 4d, and Tuscan 2s 4d to 2« 5d Oats {new) — Canadians 1h 5<3 to Is 6d, short feed In 5d to la s£d, Dunn and Danish le 5d to Is sid Barley (aew)—MnlUng 2s, delivered Beans—(nominal) Peas—fnomlnal) Floor (millers' quotations nominal)— Roller £7, stone £6, sharps £5 lOe, bran £3. Oatmeal—£lo Qatsheaf Chaff —» 42s 6d at near country stations. Hay—£3 5a to £3 10s, delivered ; primest baled £4, f ob Seeda—Ryegrass, farmers' lots Is 6d to Is 9dj prime heavy, town dressed, 2e fed to 3a 3d, Cocksfoot, 2Jd to 2|d for bright seed, to 3d for extra good, town machine dreaded 161 b to 17lb seed, 3s<l to 4d, cowajrasa 5d to 6d, extra choice 6£d, White olover, 6d to 7£d. Dairy Produce—Cheese, dairy 4d to sd, factory 4£d to sd. Butter—factory, local, lOd, daiiy 7d to Bd, gait, m boxes 6d to 7d. Bacon and hams s£d to6d, factory bacon and hams, £d per 1b higher. 1 he above price?, except where otherwise seated, are those paid to farmers, f.o.b LytteltoD.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

TUESDAY, F%B. 12. The collection of fat cheep for batchers' requirements made up about twenty five pen*, for which competition was nofc so brisk aa usual, although tho reduction m prices w»s but alight, D Thomas sold pens of oroesbred ewes ab 12* 6d, 11s Bd, 14s 4d, 14s lid, 15s 3d ; half bred wethers of good quality brought 19a ?d ; for 80 freiz;ng iambs Mr Thomas reached 14i Id, and for 98 wethers, crossbred, 19s 3d, these being the only two lines of freezing sheep brought forward, Messrs Frledlandet'o sales of ■ butchers' sheep were pens of merino wethers, 13s 2d, crossbred is wee, 13« 6d, 12s 3<i ; 3 crossbred wethers m wool, £1 each. The j N Z Farmers' Co-Op eo!d crorsbrsd wethers : at 17« 3d ; ewes 13s, two tooth maiden ewe» I 16» 6d. In the store pens about 6000 sheep were yarded, comprising lines of »u*eock-fed Jambs and a few good aized lots of station merino ewes, Bonus «f which had, however, spent a season on the plains. Messrs Friedlander had a large entry m the store sheep pencj and with the exception of four lots pseeed, all lidbb were cleared at satisfactory rates. The following wpre their sales:-140 half bred lamb* 12s 91, 53 at 12s 3d, fll very small at 7s §d. 570 at 13s, 141 merino ewns a' 10-» 61. 33 crossbred- ewes and 35Umbs lla 7d each, 320 merino ewes ob account of Mr I) Oliver full mouthed at 9< 9:1,305 Ashley merino ewea at 10« 6d, 105 four to tight tooth crostbred ewes 15s, 63 oroasbred wethers 16«. Half of a line of 570 crossbred lambs changed hands at 11* 6d, the balance being taeeed. The saleß made by D Thomas were 56 merino ewes at 10« KM, 312 well forward sture lambs at 14a 3d, and two lines of merino wflthera rffered by him failrd to r»»«ch the owners reserve. The New Zetland Farmers' Cooperative Association cle&red 30 lambs at 12s sd, and 232 at 14a 2<i, pausing 260 b*lfbred ewe» aft 13) 4. Mr B W Hanmer eff rod 138 A'nama ewes with 157 l«nbn, which were passed m at 11« 3d

TEMUKA STOCK SALE

There ra« a fair attendance of buyers and farmers generally Bl the fortnightly sale yesterday. The yarding onmpr!--<-' °,OQG sheep, 80 head of cattle, and 50 pigs, i'nees ali round were good and competition satis factory. The following are prices realised: —Sheep—Fat ewes 15s; threequarterbred do (stores) lls Id to ]&» 4d { halfbred <10, 13?[6d ; two and fonr tooth wethers (forward) 17« SJ ; store lfcti.bs lie 9d to 12«. Pigs- Young (stcres) 12s to 15s 9d; Cattle—Dry Cowa £5 5a 6d to £5 17» 6?1, forward do to 41, Bteari (fewo years) to £5, yearlings 39j, calves 13a to 15s

Mail Notices.

Mails clone for the following pUsea at nndw, subjeoti to !;he necessary alterations : WEDNESDY, February 13 For Northern Porti and Westporfc, per Tarawera, at 6 30 p m (THURSDAY, February 14 For Northern Ports and Westporfy ptr Rotocnahanß, at 6 30 p m FRIDAY, February 15 For Northern Ports, Australian Colonies, India, China, South Africa, Strftiba Bettle* ment, etc, also United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc, specially addressed via Brindisi (due Loudon Man.h 31st), and also Fijl, Hawaiian lalandu, Victoria (BO), Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom, etc., specially addressed via Vancouver, per Waikare, a*) 10 30 & m The nexb mail for United Kingdom, America^ etc, via San Francisco closes here February 28t,h. London March 50th

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1901

The question off faow to get rid of the Hospital sewage hasexercsaedths Board for several mouths, and so far as we can see the solution is as far off. as evflr- la the early stage* of the basiness the most feasible plan that suggested itself to the Board was a modification of that recommended by the Health Officer, Dr Sjmes, namely, to distribute the sewage apon a section adjoining the Hospital, and ajtliae it for cultivat ing & garden. This scheme was, m fspt, adopted subject to there being no serious engineering difficulty m the way Mr Baxter's report, however, showed that the levels g»r£?ensed the sewage from being drained on to tea land intended to be atilised j aad somebody suggested fcbafcM r Outhbert,Qngineer of the O^riat. church Drsinageßoaard.ehould formalate " & scheme fey effectually dealing with the Hospital sew*ga " | and this idea w&ecanied out., MrGathbayt^ scheme, however, tamed out to bo unacceptable to the Board, and ifc had tb ; e additional diaad^antage of bei»g somewhat jeoeUy. The chairman, Mr EG Wright, w»i alttiogt alone m Advdcsfttiug it§ adoption, but the majority of members pre»eut at the meeting atwfaichife wri «i|?csiised returned to the proposal to utilise tba sewage oo the sdfolniGg land, and Mr L

Baxter wag aeked to report upon tb« feasibility of getting over the difficulty aa to tha levels, by pumping. The meeting of the Hospital Board on Monday was to consider the opinions which bad been obtained from ! t Symes and Mr Ptirnell, as to whether there was any difficulty, legal 'or sanitary, about discharging the sewage into the Aebburton river, and also Mr Baxter's report. Mr Powell's opioion was, m brief, thafc although the Health Act (clause 61) made it an offence to "suffer drainage or refuse from land or premises to flow into a water course, stream, lake, or reseryoirj" a stream or watercourse is not legally a river. This distinction does not appear to the lay mind as important, as the evident intention of the provision is that no wator likely to be used for any purpose by the inhabitants shall be polluted or defiled. However, it k not our intention m this article to deal with the arguments for or against the various schemes for Hospital drainage, but simply to give par readers some idea of the subject as it now stands. Dr Byrnes said that he saw nothing against con veying the Hospital sewage by open drains to the river, '• provided thaturme and excreta were properly disinfected." We presume he would also have included m the disinfecting process the water m which the patients 9 clothes are washed, although he did not say so. At any rate the idea of an open channel to carry the Hospital sewage, &c, to the river scorned co attractive to members ijf the Board that, with one exception, they all agreed to a proposal to approach the Borough Council for permission to carry the Hospital sew»ge s el cetera, through the town by open channels to the riverbed, Mr Baxter's report was to the effect that it would be a matter of no difficulty to pump the sewage sufficiently high to discharge ife upon the portion of the grounds indicated m Dv Syme's first report. The majority of the members of the Board, however, were so enohanfced with the open channel scheme that they would not hear of anything else, and only one, as we have said, ventured to advocate the adoption of Mr Baxter's scheme. Such is the present position of the problem how to dispose of the Hospital sewage; In a future article we shall endeavour to show (1) that draining hospital sewage through a town m open channels ■would be a menace to the public health; (2)thatdisehargiog the offensive matter they must carry Into a river is contrary to the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1900 ; (3) th»t the Tinwald Town Board or the Hampstead Town Board, which have the Asbburton river for a boundary, might at any time compel the Borongb Cor noil to cease discharging sewage into the river and cleanse it «t its Own expense ; (4) that os to the question of which scheme is most up to date, the open channel is the most antiquated method of drainage that could be adopted.

Local and General.

Magisteeial,—At the Polica C art this morning a first oflender was fined 5s and costs and 2-> sab hire or 24 hours ippris onment* " BAKGITATA SFORT3 ASSOCIATION —The programme of tha Kaagitata Sports Associa tion is to h»nd. The meeting wiil be he!d at the tn&ffia bridge, Arundel on M»fOb 28lb when oevan horse races &nd four athletic events will be run off. Ths (J?raldioe br*Bß hand will he m attendance. FBESENTATIOX.—When vi«i'iDg Cbriet chujoh oa Friday laet Mr J S G Hon, mana* ger of the U.iion Bank here was the recipient of a handsome present from the Ohrisohuroh st.-ff The gif , which was a amoket't com panion oontniniDg soor briar wood pipes with changeable njouthpieceH, a Rilvr matchbez, cigar end oigarette holder?, wm presscn^ed to him by 'he maneger, and show; bbc esteem m wh oh be was belli when taocounbns; and sub manager m the Christ church branch. AcctDENf —Mr laanc Hoate,of Hampstead, •net with an accident on Tuesday afternoon, whereby his leg was broken. He wa< engaged carting t&nd m Moore Street, and through the curt upsetting he austaiued a fracture of the ri^'hb f«mur. He was removed to the Hosp-tal, where his injuries were promptly attended to.

PorsoNlNG —A man named Jerry O'Connor, who was working at the Aihburton Hotel, has bees received into the Ashburton Hospital, suffering from (he effects of poisoning. Jt appears that for tbe treat meat of an injured leg he wm applying a liniment fornprising aconite and belladonna! and by a mistake he took a dose inwardly. For some time he was m considerable danger, bat 1 under careful treatment at the Hospital he m how recovering. Volunteers—There wu % good attend* ftnee at the parade of the Guards oo Mob* day evening. Captain Sparrow put the corps through a series of movements m extended erder, and Lieutenant Niooll followed with instruction! is company drill. The evening's work concluded with the sword-bayonet) exercise under Color Her goant Schwartz. A few of the laggards have completed olats firing during the past fortnight. The iword-^bayonefc team will parade bo'night Aw Abm Lost—A shocking acoifaat oc ourcd »t Pruiy, on the 6fch, by which, Mr James Cosuey, an old resident, lost his arm, and was brought down to ihe Auc&iind I District) Hospital. It appears* that Mr Ooflsey was engaged with others ohaffiag" at Mr Fiannagan's when he got hifl hand drawn into the feed of tbe maolineity, and before it j ooald be thrown out) of gear the arm was drawn m and out eff above the elbow. J)rs. Bewes and Williams were brought from ! Papakura and Pukekohe, and attended to, tbe unfortunate man. He underwent the osdeal bravely, and was Urouprht on to the District Hospital m charge of Of Williams Great sympathy is felt for Mr Gossey and hia ft»njily. Spores Association.—Mr Balgc-nr, secrt i j. ftr y o f the Ashburton Sportß Associa'ioD, i informs us that the priz; for the 1 man manual Pire Brigade competi tion is presented to the ABeociation by Mr P" Beer, and there shfltuld bin a good competition for that prize, aa the GeraldineF ]Tp Brigade Jhas already entered 4 men &n<J other outside eat nee are expeoted The othei events am filling up well, and an I advertisement appears m another column, notifying that all entries close with the secretary 9pm to-morrow (Thursday). Ab the meeting is held for the benefit of all the clubs affiliated to the Association, the respective clubs should do their best to make the meeting a thorough success. Roao Forming Machine—The Longbeaoh Road Board' has purchased a road forming machine. The machine was built by the American Road Maohin© Company and delivered a few days »go. These machioea are m general use m Australia and New Zealand, one County Council m the southern '©art of this island having a few of them m use, and It js understood they give general satisfaction. Tbe waken claim that, tbe machines are constructed with special reference to the needs of users m rough and stony sections, where roots and stones are frequently to be met with. The biade con be reversed and set at) the required angle for ploughing, or for levelling and drifting earth, without) the operator having %o change his position. Tjie jvor^ng of this machine will, oo doribb, be matched with intereet by road beards generally. A trjwl will bp made m » day ojr two. Wade s Wojrm Figs, the wondprfa! Worm WffilkF 8s ®fIW '•" f°* *>$$b$ or cbllikeo £r)ca U

WiASHK* Rbpokb —Captain E4win for«-j oasts {—Strong westerly winds ; glass rise* Hinds Bchool. —Mr 0 A C Hardy, a member of the North Canterbury Eduoarioa Board, accompanied by Mr H C Lane, secre tary to the Board, visited Hind« today for the purpose of holding an Inquiry re\ matter* connected with the school. ! SOHOQt. FOR Faiston. —Mr Maloolmson was informed today, by Mr C A 0 Hardy, that the question re opening ft school at Fairton wiH be settled at onca. ItfETEOROLOOieAii. — The curator of the Domain informs us that the donations received from ftfr E- Herring and Dr Herring, for the Domain observatory, were a thermometer &Dd an anormomeber, and not a radiator, as reported. The Bkiti-h Biorbaph—Those of onr readers who remember the excellent exhibition given by the British Biograph m September last wilt leann with pleasure that the Compony give one performance here on Wednesday, the &0!h Inab ■PHot Weathbr—To'day wsb exceptionally hot m Ashburton, tha thermometer ranging very high. Harvesting is now befog rapidly proceeded with under the favourable weather conditions ruling for some days pa*fc. * Photography.—Several weallent photo graphic groups were taken of the recent visit of the Imperial Troops to the Ashburton domain. Residents and visitors who were present at this function ehnuld obtain a copy from Mr Blirohall, as * •ourenir of the impor tant gathering. A very striking likeness of Trooper Wilkie isalßO oa view at Mr Mitchell's Cbiokßl—The following will repreaentthe Imperial Cricket Club m their match v Rfrkafa tomorrow, to bi played at Rakaia : —G Andrews, P Orr (captain), Pilbrow, Robilllard, Prltohard, Amos, Richards, Marsden, Choate, Crirp, and L F Andrews. The conpeyaooe leave* East Street at 1 pn sharp* Any member ranabla to play should inform the Captain, Borough BcHOOii.--Th« ordinary meting of tha Borough School Committee was held last evening, all the members except Mr Silcook'being presenfet The Visiting Com mittee reported that the work of renovating the school had been satisfactorily performed s and the building was m an excellent condition. A full report Is unavoidably held over. Death of Boyd Thompson—-A telegram from Timaru today ntates that Mr Boyd Thompson, the wall known angler and ranger for the South Canterbury Acolimatil, safcion Society, waa drowned m the Eaogitata last eight while fiehing. Mr Thompson was j over 80 years old, and was a prominent; (porting man many years ago, And won more than on* Waterloo Cup as a oouraing enthusiast) \ RECEPTION COMMIM.'EB OF THE IfifPJJHIAL Troops—A meeting of the committee con* trolling thn deiails of arrangements m the recent visit of. the Imperial troops to Ash* burton, was held at Mr D Thomas' new aucion room, Burnett Street, yesterday evening, before a fair attendance, the Mayor presiding. A number of sooounts m con nection with the reception were passed for payment, and it was reported there would be a tmall credit bvlancu ultimately m hand, which ii was decided should be held over meantime, In view of the expected visit of the Indian troopo, and of the Duke of York. The Mayor moved that; a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the ladies for their valuable assistance m entertaining the troops m the Domain, and also to the volunteer", and fire brigade, together with others, who kindly lent articles for purposes of th« reception, and this was enthuHiastiaally carried, after which the meeting ended, TommylDissatisfibb— Consequent upon the rumours current to the effect that [ there is considerable <H«sr'^faction am ! ongsfc the soldiers on the Britannic, owinp j to the bad food and accommodation there provided, a representative of the Well ington Post visited the ship, and wae I shown the menV quarters. In consequence I he is able to state that they are certainly none too liberal as regards space, and when all are on bosrd at night, the heat must be trying, especially on the lower j deck Still, this might be said of almost every troopship What the men complain most nboufc is the food, which, though rio doubt wholesome enongb, is by no means I over plentiful- One man &ald to our j representative, that he had to spend a great portion of hia small pay on extras to satisfy his hanger. Taking it all m all, the acci mmodation, thongh not quite so bad as rumour w uld have it believed, is certainly capable of improvement. •An Enquiry Needed.—Tha Napier Daily Je'egtakh publishes a report concerning some rattier strange proceeding* at the Hustings Police Court oa Thursday, before a Benob of Justices. It was upcleratood that five per aona were to be chirped wi'h rii»ordpr'y con duct), but on the Oieikof the Court r-»ing to read tbo charge ebext, be was stopped by a local solicitor rfter hi bad u'tersd Michael 0 — The solicitor said be wished to plead guilty for i he defendants^ who were reputable people, The oase arose out of an accidental encounter, counsel s*id, and he then appealed to the poiioe to withdraw the charge. Sergeant Smart refused to do ao. Thereupon the Bench, without waiting for the charge sheet to be read, ordered the defendants to pay the costs of the summon* between tham, and expressed a hop* that the j occurrence would b« a warning to them. Tha names of the defendants were never ' mentioned m the Court proceedings, bub the "Telegraph" mentions that some dayi pre viously it received a requisition on behalf of five men, who wished their names to bo suppressed from proceedings then impending at Hastings. The perpetration by a Bench of Justices of such a travesty on justice as that above indicated, would seem to imply that the Goddnat is oot blind, but simply

THE CROPS.

The harveat at RaagStati is much later this year than uinal, owing to frequent: showers which have inter* ropfed the work. The oats are all down, and some ttscke are beginning to dot the horizon. A good deal of tho wheat is vet standing, bus nhould this week prove f}ne, the mowt of it will be m stook, So far the rain has done little or no damage And the crop* on fche whole will compare favorably with those of former years. Some of the wheat crops are exceptionally heavy. Though the humid weather has delayed harvest operations it has been serviceable m other reepectn. Boot crops of all descriptions are excellent, and green feed is abundant every where, The crop" m 'he Seaviaw district.are, tvith th*: exception of & few acres of late wheat, out, itooked, and fin many cases stacked. The yield promises to be very good, m one or two casen already the machine! tftliyirg 45 and over to the crop of Tarton oat«. Farmers m the diistsiob consider the season one exceptionally favourable for light land*

Magisterial

GERALDINB—TUESDAY

(Before Messrs JI W Moore and 3 Jobberns, * J.'iP) Prohibition Ob»e^—A prohibition order was granted against a K&kahu resident, to take effect m the Oeraldine and Timaru districts. Poaching ~WlUlam Rowe was oh&rged with taking trout on the 10th, 13ch, 29th, and Slat of December, 1900, from the Waihi river without a licenses Mr Aspinall appeared for the S.C.A. Society, After hearing evidence the Bench convicted the accused and Icfiiated a fine of 10a, and costs 521*, m default three day*' imprisonment, A similar charge on December 31,1900, against Fredrick Wheeler was adjourned for farther evidence. Civil Cips—William Iteaa y Thomas Wheeler, claim £2 for service of the thoroughbred stallion M&rlborotigh. Judg ment was gives for plaintiff for amount claimed with cosfci j Timothy' Connolly v A §5 Sugdeo, olaim £12 4s, liquor supplied. Mr Aspinall appeared for defendant and j stated that th« evidence for defeaoe had to be transmitted to Ashburtoo, where the case wap heard, Defeftdani disputed the items on the bIH dated .June 1,0 and 12, and July £>, is9f, as he was laid up at that' time with a broken leg and could not have contracted the debt. Ann Sugden a,nd A f BaEklie gave corroborative eyidence,

CYCLING

I ~_—«. At a meeting of the N.Z. Lsagua of Wheelmen last evening, a letter wan read I from Mr J. B&rr, Wellington, stating that i i while m Sydney, Wrn Martin, the American ' oyclieb, had requested him to issue a ohal | leDge to Geo. Sutherland. Martin had' suggested that th« League should hold a two j days' meeting m February, m Christohurob, )and that he and Sutherland should race on both occasions. Mai tin had also stated that ,he would come over for the contest, ou | condition that £200 is allotted ; £150 to go !to the' winner, nnd £50 to the loser. He would pay his own expenses, and guarantee to give tha best exhibition of which he was capable. It was decided to write to Martin direofc, asking for hla intentions and opinions on the matter.

A Remarkable Claim

Paimekston Nobih, Eeb 12 I A bomb shell has been dropped umongsfe ' the membara of the South Wakarapn County , ! Gouaail by an intimation from the Under- Secretary's Office that) £233 3s 8d hud been deducted from the amount of subsidy due to the Council on account of certain expenses incurred by Adam Armstrong, returning officer, In connection with the licensing elections of 1897 and 1900. A great deal of litigation has taken place over this claim, and the Supreme Court hat decided that Armstrong is aot entitled to recover from the Council. However, the nineteenth claims of the Appropriation Aeb passed last session enables the Colonial Treasurer, Mr Seddon, to order payment of accounts due is regard to licensing elections by the local bodies con cerned m such cases aa he may think fit, and It is under this Act thai the deduction alluded to ie made. An item m the amount deducted is & charge of £74 for the legal expenses of Armstrong m connection with the litigation referred to. Several councillors expressed the opinion that the claim is scandalous, and one, Mr Buchanan ex M.H.R is eafd to be taking steps to bring this outrage before the people , of the colony Thq Observer m a leading artiole expresses indignation at the action of the Government,' and says the latter got a olause introduced into the Appropriation Act, the intention of' which is to enable them to m*ke the County Council pay these claims m spite of the oourts of law and m defiance of the Court judgments 1 The olause m question was not noticed ab the time of the passing of the Act, and was a cunning piece of the trickery Mr Seddoa < calls diplomacy j The Council has pisied a resolution in forming the Government) that it is not liable for paymenb of the money, as the Supreme Court had mo decided

Ashburton Musical Union

The annual genera! meeting of the Musical Union was held laib evening at their rooms. There was a fair attendance, Mr J Snod grass, one of the vice presidents, occupied the chair. The Committee's report and balance sheet were submitted by the Secretary, Mr L J Bobbi« A membership of 118 was reported, made op of 90 working and 23 honorary members, and during the past year the Union had given three subscription concerts—' St. Uecilias D*y,"MitcelUneouß,' and ' The Creations The total receipts showed an increase of £10 over the former year, but the Chairman pointed out that a special effort would have to be made m order to place the Union m a more satisfactory position than formerly, and towards this object ths Committee had decided to hold * promenade concert m Mis Arcade daring the present month. The obairnmn further referred to the locs the Uc ion had sustained m the death of Mr R H Upton and the removal of Mr Ward. A reference was also made to the career of Lieutenant Tucker, also a former member. Mr Snodgrass uiged those present to combine m raining the financial status of the Society, and to piece the com' mitteo m a position to procure from England twice or thrice a year the latest suitable music and thus make the work of ' the Union more attractive* The chairman i and others referred to the valuable services given by the Bon Secretary, Mr L J Hobbs, and specially thanked Mr Ferriman for his promise of complete parts of Stainer'e 'Crucifixion ' which is to be produced at Easter, & hearty vote of thanks was also passed to the conductor, Mr H A Gates, Mrs Claridge, hon pianist, Messrs McCiurg (leader) and L Owen, organist-, also Mrs Dec i and others. The election of officers then i took plao?, with the following result :— Present, GAM Baekley, Esq ; Vice-Presi dent •, Messrs J Snodgrais, D Th*mai, H Frledlander, JON Grigg, T EUpton.and Dr i J E Trevor ; conductor, H A Gates ; leader and librarian, Mr McOlurg ; p'aniat, Mrs j Claririge : secretary, Mr L J Hobbs ; com mittee, Miss Fooks, Messrs Eussell and Schwartz Duririß the evening the services of Mr J Snodgrass were referred !c by I members m the highest terms, and a vote of ! thanks to him terminated the meeting. A meeting of the orchestra will be held on i Thursday evening.

Geraldine Road Board.

The monthly meeting ot the Geraldiae Road Board was held yesterday. Preneat— [ Messrs J Kelland (ohairmsc), W P Stud* holme, A Metcalf and J M Barker. Mr J Tindall wrote that his road was dangerous to traffic. The Board thinks all necessary work has been done. Mr J D Jones, Winchester, on behalf of himself and others wrote, objecting to tho proposed ford on Wilk's road—Board will cot delay the work, Mr 8 P Toaer, an employee of the Board's, asked for an increase of salary seeing that the Government had raised wages—Held over till next meeting. A reserve at Woodbvry wai let to Edward Titheridge at lOs per annum, the fences to be-kept io repair by him. Mr A Maxwell, K»kahu 8 asked that the Opihi ford be altered to the old line,—The Board will wait till next fresh. The Geraldine County Council offered timber m Temuka Road Board's yards at a price,—Overseer to procure bard wood piles. The District Engineer, of the New Zealand Railways, wrote that be bad given, instruc tion* to have a box put m the crossing at Opaka Street, Orari. Mr J D Jones asked for a seduction m rent of reserve—Overseer to report. The Overseer was instructed to write to the Government again re PeckhamV cross ing, and to consult with the Crown Linda raoger te hit suggestion for dealing with stray cattle m the Belfield riverbed, as the same was not thought to be practical. Mr Studhoime was authorised to see Mr Connolly re hi« water race at Gapes' 'Valley, which required clearing. It was resolved that m future all reserves be let with tbe right of the Board to use them for camping grounds, if required at any | time. ' Tke Overseer's report was read and approved of, and it waa decided to call tenders for carting sbi»g!e at Gapes' Valley and Wigley's roads. Aeoounts amounoing to £192 5t Id were passed for payment. The Board then rose.

Presbyterien General Assembly

J United Press Association—By Electric i Telegraph \ Vvakoandi, February 12 )'! he Presbyterian General Assembly opened here this evening. About ICO clergymen were present The retiring moderator, the Rev W R Campbell, of Waiau, and the moderator-elect, the Rev J X Ell obt, of Wellington.delivered splendid addresses.

Death of Ex-King Milan

* _ : (Jaited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—X)opyrigttti Vienna, February 12 Milan, ex-King of Bema, died of influenza m this city. Neither King Alexander nor ex Queen Natalie were present. Ex-King Milan was bom on August IQth, 1854, and was educated at the Paris Lycee. Hia school days were out short by the assassination of his second cousin Prince Micbssl, canting Milan* recall at the age of 14 to Set via, where he was proclaimed Prinoe. A Council of Regency administered the affairs of the country until the Prinoe came of ago m 1872 Threayes" 'ater he married Natalie, Prinoest of Sfcou z«, from whom he wan subsequently divorced, after the quarrels of the Royal pair bad attracted the attention of Europe. A war with Turkey m 1876 and one with Bulgaria m 1885 were leading incident a of Milan's stormy reign. In both Servla was beaten, but the termination of the Busio Turkish war of 1877, during whiuh Servia had seized the opportunity of throwing off the yoke of the Porte, Baw the independence of the country recognised, and m 1882 ib was proclaimed a, Kingdom under King Milan I. The King's personal performances m the war with Bulgaria compared badly with those of Prince Alexander, ruler of the latter c untry, Io 1889 Milan abdicated m favour of bis sod then thirteen years old, who now reigns under the title of Alexander I. In 1893 the ex King was reconciled again to Qceen Natalie., and a year later his son recalled him to help m the government of the country The divorce of the ex King and Queen was annulled, and they were restored to their constitutional rights as members of the Royal house, a stop which was only legalised by the sweeping away of the Court which opposed it and a return to the constitution of 1869, that of 1888 being suspended. Of late years Milan held the position of Com' mander m Chief of the Servian forcer, but resigned it last year aaja protest against the young King's marriage.

THE ROYAL VISIT

United Press Association—By Electric. Telegraph—Copyright London, Feb 11 The Portsmouth Dockyard authori ties are preparing four 42 feet steam pinnaces painted m royal blue and picked out m gold, and a similarly decorated 34 feet Bailing barge, for the use of the Duke and Duchess of Ooro wall during their visit to the colonies Sir Donald Mackenzie, until recently director of the foreign department of The Times, will be the guest of the Duke and Ducheas of Cornwall on the Ophir He will describe the tour for The Times

The Busk Fires

United Pre»6 Aeeoci»tlon->By Electric Telegraph—OopyrlKht Hobart, Feb 12 The Earl of Hopetoon seat £20 to the relief fand Sydney, Feb 12 The heat wave continues throughout the whole colony. Very high registers are recorded m the interior, and pros trating humidity on the coast At Broken Hill the water supply is running short

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, Fob 12 Mr Coghlao, Government Statist s Mr Foehery, Inspector General of 'Police, and Mr Hanson, Director of Charities, have been appointed the Old Age Pensions Board Brisbane, February 12 The Government have decided to leave the question of the Eastern Extension Company's agreement to the Pacific Cable Board Borne February 11 The tombs of Kings Victor Emman. nei and Humbert m the Pantheon have been robbed of the imitations of the fatuous iron crown and other jewels Melbourne, February 12 Sir George Turner, referring to the old age pensions, said about fifteen thousand would have to be provided for at a cost of £300,000 annually. The State was unable to spend the amount, and next session a Bill would make it more limited, and the adminis tration would be stricter London, February 11 The London Council is spending £50,000 m the erection of buildings and hospital arrangements to meet any suspected plague outbreak. ! The office of the Victorian Agent Genera! has been wrecked by an ex* plosion of gas* j

South Africa.

DRIVING A COMMANDO NORTHWARDS TBE BOER INVASION OF POR TUGUESE TERRITORY CONTRABAND GOODYeX PBDTED United Press Association—-By Kleotrto Teleg aph—Copyright LONBON,Ieb 11 Major Haig, m command of» strong mixed force, is driving the Midland commando north wards past Aberdeen. The Boer invasion of Fortagaese territory is intended to facilitate the landing of an Austrian cargo of con traband goods at Koai Bay. British and Portuguese vessels are on the alerb » Krager is still promising Botha European interference Major BreretoH, c»mm»nding at Stojoaburg, has called m all malea, farmeri and others, from 16 to 40 years of age, 'eat the enemy aboald commandeer them if they disobey the order to join the commandos. Tfeo commandeered if found m the ranks of the enemy are guilty of high treason Colonel Cunningham is watching De U Key's two thousand men sear E>ngerJdorp A disioynliit afc has b*>en lentenped to twelra months' imprison ! ment and to pay a fine of £800 for ottering insult* against the late Queen, and disfiguring her portrait Captain D H McLean, of the Impe rial Yeom&ary s an Australian who rowed m the Oxford boat m thej

University races In the eighties, died of fever at Johannesburg Id a Bharp fight at KHppraat June tion,' KxaifEinger's commando killed six South African Light Horse aud 7th Dragoon Guards, wounded eight, and captured fifteen j Adelaide, Feb 12 Lieutenant J D Moir, of tbe Fifth Contingent, was a laoce corporal m the First Contingent. He previously held a commission m the New Zealand forces

The Waimate Sensation.

A SIX YEAR OLD CASE REVIVED

Waimatb, February 12 A caes that attracted a considerable amount of interest m W«imats and other districts was the murder of a man at the road known as the Doctor's Road, named af t#r Dr Frankieh, of Cbristchurch, at trM WaihM, some eleven miles .from.. Jffiftinmte, It occurred m January, 1895, and Constable " Field brought the dead body. of th* man from • the Waihao to the hospital mergna en the following morning. Dr Barclay, the hospital n surgeon, examined the body, and reported to the coroner that he suspected death from violence. A post mortem was ordered, and an icqusst) was held. It appears that a mum ■ quite unknown m the locality, wandertd - about among some neighbours of Jeremiah ■■.'; M'Darthy, of Waihao, it quiring for M'Car* bhy's residence, . (This fil'Carthy is the man * oonvioted at the la»t sitting of the Supreme Court at Timaru for incest, when hi received seven years' imprisonment. It It - alleged that the murdered man, whose aaow was nevor discovered, arrived at Al'Oarthy's house and demanded admittance. Thia waa refused, and he then threatened to bora fche place down. After kicking at the door, according to M'Carthj'a evidence, he left the premises, and" was found next day at M'Carthy's gate by. the family. They taid he complained of a poisoned leg, and while they were present h« got* upon his knees, and without difficulty went nearer the fance, " with no sign of pain on his face. Two hours after he was on the other side of the road wiih one boot off, and on Friday morning M'Carthy's son saw him and gave him food; On the Thursday evening several of the family heard a man cryißg or singing m the direction of the road, and the father, mother and one daughter went outside and Hftantd fora quarter of an hour, when the nolle ceased. None of them went to see whal Wk> the matter, but went back to bed, O« the Saturday morning the man was ten ohalil along the road, with a bottle and pannikin* m which he wae given food and "drlnk.t ' His body was found on the Saturday night* Several children of neighbours law the man when they were m company of members of the M'Cariky Umily. The medical evi dence showed that the injuries sastaiaod were of a fearful naturet Ib» ltgt, abdomen cbeili and head were covered with bruises and abrasions, and the left leg was broken , below the knee m a compound comminuted fracture. The right collar bone waa terrlWy fractured, and there was a dint, the afza of a five shilling piece, m the skull The man appeared to be fifty five or sixty years of age. None of the injuries could have been self inflicted, and having sustained them it would have been impossible for the man to have dragged himself across the water race to the place when he was found. On Tuesday, Jan 22, Jeremiah M'Gartby was af rested and charged with murder. He was tried at Waimafce on Jan. 31, and com mitted to the Supreme Con** at Timaru, before Mr Justice Denniaton, On Feb. 6 the Grand Jury found ro bill, and the accused was discharged

The St. Clair Case

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dusbdin, Febroary 12 At the Police Ourt today B»nmel Flaherty charged with a odminal offence on a young child at St Glair, was oozn&itied for trial. He Baked for bail, and the Magistrate Raid thai he would msfee it r<e»rly proiibiiory, fiu'ng it st £1000, with two sureties of £500 each. -

Visit of the Imperial Troops.

United Press Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Wangakbi, Feb IS The Imperial troops had »n anthueiaatta Behd«cff at 8.30 this mornir.g, when tbej left for Wellington: Th« road irootlng the elation waa Jlnid with people, who cheered lustily as ibe train went off. I Major Askwith and a comber of otbeif efficers went on a trip to Pipiriki this saorniDg. That portion of the imperial represent- I ative corps who yesterday visited Mseter ton were to day entertained at a garden party at the Hntt. Ihe function was attended by hundreds of people. The men spent a very enjoyable afternoon. The Wanganui section returned to the city this eveoing. They met with a cordial greeting at the various towns on the journey^ Their welcome at Palmer pfcon North was very whole-hearted. This evening the cficers were entertained at dinner by the Ministry.

Federation Commission.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedik, Feb 12 The Federation Commission continued its. sittings. Nine witnesses were examined to: day connected with manufacturing industries '-, They all opposed federation Grant P Farquhar, leather merchant, \ thoughb thab federation would praotieally wipe out the boot trade. There wm enough machinery m one town m New Zealand to supply boots for the whole country Alfred H Bridger, manager of Sargood's boot factory, said t hat the boot trade was at present languishing, and oould not stand ■ - further competition. With free trade m Australia, America could beat the world John H Morrison, manager of the Mosgisl Woollen Company thought that the. woollen factories might bent fib by federation bub New could work out ite destiny . alona. A reciprocal treaty would be more advantageous James G Res», managing the Dentots hat mills, said that with the present tariff Hew •, Zsaland oould oompete successfully with the world, bat competition under a S per cent or 0 per cent Uriff would kill the trade tn New Zealand and Victoria, Percy B Bar good, managing partner of Sargood Son and Ewen did not think thafe New Zealand was ripe industrially for feder ation. A L Isaacs, manager of the $lew Zealand Clothing Factory, thought thai federation would do great injury to New Zeabnd industries. Robert McKinlay, becc manufacturer, corroborated the evidence of the preyiou,* witness with respect to the boot trade. DpxnpiN, February 13 Before the Federation Qommission tc~day William Carr, upholsterer, said that from t> manufacturing point of view federation, would riofe suit Hew Zealand at all. Work* ' mea were spread, all over this colony, whereas they were centralised m Melbourne and Sydney. The wages did not vary mueii in furniture making m Auitralla and New Zealand, but m Australia more boys end apprentices were employed. Better material was vied m New Zealand than m the nphol* etery work imported from Victoria for dealers. If New Zealand federated the great balk of the men at present engaged ia the furniture trade here would ha.?e to. migrate or go m fat farming, ' The Ohinta* : labour m Australia would be a stricas. menace to the New Zealand trade. To Mr Brauohamp—No Chinese made furniture came m here just sow. The, present tariff prevented that class of goods from coming m. James Cox TboowoE, hardware and tims , be; merchant, had m a general way oor* aidered the effect federation would hive on New Zealand, and he thought the balance . was iv favcur of federation Inasmuch as we would have a large market) ctoie to our door?. If our prosperity Vii dependent upoo working our ° natural produces, to have a . large market qlose afc haisd would be to the, [benefit! of the colony.

m& ASfiBtJKTOtS OtJAtolANf WED^BSDaY, tEBRtIABY IS, 1901



rhasea of ft

Moca fi

lot

: Feb

aruary

ull inuuu ■act quarter Lpoges faw moon *int quarter *Biigeo

D 4 12 9 19 26 21

R M 3 0 am 5 42 itm 7 0 pm 215 p m 6 Bpm 2 0 pm



p

Pebruary 12 13 14 15 16

& 19 5 20 5 22 5 22 S 24

7 9 7 8 7 6 7 5 7 4



4 Cough Cure, Wakco, Koolibab and Benjamin Gum go to Ashbubion Dbsjq Oa Smoke New Venua Fandkr & Sous' Eucalypti Kxtract-- Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versities all over the globe. That tbeerucje, reslnoui oils, which are now foisted upon the publio under the name of Euoalypi Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sobs' Pare Volatile Eucalypti Extract, we state :—»lt is proved by tests aiade by the Medical Clinics of the Universities *t |Sonn and Gflefswald (Prussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed o acids, resinous and other substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curabive properties possessed by the plant. To avoid tht appealing consequences result ing from the application of supctitutss,, etc,, in' croup, bronohitis, diphtherift,dysentery, internal inflammation, etc., insist fa getting Saspkr a&d Sons' P^bb Volai BppA ' pmfi^XßAp?, and be sife



COOPER'S__SHEEP DIP. : Facts for Sheepmen and -Figures. 1. Britain is the great tnanufac'ra-hjg centre of the i-heep Di^fl which are bolng pushed In this colony. i 2. It is also the Counriry which pobj^-cf-s them to the hardest possible tea's m use, j far nathing taxes the a idmg properties of Shcwp Dips so severely as the WEATHER, arid few dijs (hert »re that can withstand it. 3. The "BOYAL 11 is the Ore*tt>st At tv a! Bhcep Show of the World and the! Representative fctock Gathering of ib British Isles. These three disconnected facts c mbiue, however, m adding to the weighty gan i of tho last Royal Show :•— Total Prizes Won by Sheep ... .. ... 162 Cooper-Dipped Sheep Carried eff ... ... ... 140 Balance, for division amongst all other Pips ... ... 22 AJJ ALYgTS. _; , t~~~^-~~~~' —— - JobiwopioDrriirßt. | Second. Third!"' Total! ■ "0 0 OPER ... | 5 | .61 j 55 19 140 Oher Dips ... | 1 1 7 | 11 3 22 COOPER'S DIP thoa secured 90 per cent; of the Fiust Pbizfs of NINE TIMKS AS MANY 48 ALL OTHRB DIPS PUT TOGiviHRR. 125 Leading Sheepmen exhibited, 104 practically voted for •' COOPER." It is nearly the same with the Sheep owners the world over, who laefc year 1899) used sufficient) of v OOOPKR " to dip aboat 200 Million Sheep ■ An increase of nearly 25 Millions over the sales of the previous year. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LTD, AGENTS. COA ? . COAL. COAL. TIMBER. TIMBER. TOIBER. ¥ f YOU WISH to cave money, yoa should buy SHAG POINT GOAL— The Cheapest and Cleanest Coal m the market, and efleet.a saving of 30 per cent* BEFORE you commence to baiid, we advise yon to call amd {inspect oar splendid Stocks of REGISTER GRATES, ENAMEL MANfLEPIEOES, and OCOKING RANGES. We can give yoa better value t! an any other hoase m the trade. IF YOU REQUIRE your Besidence PAINTED and DECORATED, we have the Largeit and Choicest Strek of WALL PAPERS m the County to select from, and can give you every satisfaction. IF YOU WANT Table Knives, BUTCBERS' KNIVES, Pocket Knives, a&d Razors, We have jnat opened tip £200 worth of Cutlery direct from the makere, the quality of which is unapproachable, W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONRIOKUERS, PAINTEBS, TIMBER * GOAL MERCHANTS. 4oENTS, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY leoi MODELS JUST LANDED. MAKY IMPKOVEMENTS. COMB AHD SEE THEM. poUfi GOOD SECOND!- HAND CYCLES TO BE SOLD CHEAP, NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED "JOHN ORB. & CO. N.Z- CLOTHING FACTORY. fl/E have just concluded our HALF-YEARLY STOCKTAKING and have thrown out a number of odd linee, which we have marked at prices that will effect a speedy clearance. zzSEE THEM AT DOOR.=: ME»y HABD AND SOFT HATS AT Is EACH. MEN'S fcOFT BHIETS. A LAEGB TABIEIY OF TIES, ALL REDUCED TO 6d& Is Men's Leather Shoes 6s 6d, Men'a Kid Shoes 10s 6d Women's Canvaß Shoes ,1a 6d } Children's 2<j 6d Men'a Tan Shoes 6s Sd, Men's Tan Boots 15». N.Z, CLOTHING FACTORY THE VBKDIOr OF &Lh PEACTICAL EIDBES IS IN JTAVOUE OF RIDING BUILT with Butted ff*»blDg, Short Headu, Narrow Tread Arch or Box Orewo, ©? lto pitch roller Chaiae, (wwhangiog chain wheels 1 Any B^lo Saddle, HftSalOß, U0»W» •«• .ear, any height frame % aleo duet proof bhrooghoiifc. ONE PRICE TO ALL—S2I GATES, LOWKY AND CO., Zealandia Oycle Works, BUBKBXT STBBBT, ASHBUBXON. i