MINING

! Dunedin September 30 During the week ended tot'ay returns have i been reported from 55 dredges, the total | yie'd being 14920_ 19dwt 3gre, an average . 0f270z Additional returns — Waikaka United 28 z, Reliance 17o_ 2dwb 12«rs, Upper ] Waipori 17>z ldwt, Happy Valley lloz Bdwt, Celtic 10 z DUNBOIN, Oct I Today's Sales—Alpine No 2, 3 parens at 18s; B'eotrio Extended lis; Golden U.var 5s 3d, 5s 3d ; Sixteen Mile B?aoh 2« 3d The latest reports from the dredgemaster of tbe Leviathan dredge states that the dredge is all right, and everything has been examined by Mr Wylie, who reports no injuries! Dredging will not be resumed fjr about another week, ac the necessary dam, which has been carried away, has to be rebuilt. The primary cause of the trouble was through the dredge striking an a!d tail r»oe, and the consequent ou'flow of water, leaving her partia'lv stranded. The accident is regrettable, as good ground was with some confidence anticipated Good progress is being nude with the machinery for the Sullivan Liad Company's dredge

Commercial.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, September 29 The wheat market is quiet, but steady. South Australian and Victorian oarges September-October shipments are quoted at 28a 9d • Victorian steamer parcel afloat, 26s 3d Tbe rfficial estimate of tho French wheat crop is 37,800,000 quarter* Wool—Tbe Bradford market Is restricted. Good merinos are firm, but faulty sorts are slightly eaei»r. Sales have included the following—R S T 4§<i, Milton 6£d, Kawarau 7J 4 ,„ Koorine 9*l, Paka Is 6_«J* To dUe 143 647 bales have bsen catalogued, and 139.705 sold Mutton—All sorts are unchanged Lamb — Prime Canterbury, flf i ; fair average, including Dunedin, Southland, Wellington and secondary Canterbury, 4JI. New Zealand beef, 180 b to 2201b, fair average quality, ox fores, 2§i, ox hinds unchanged The Queensland Government has issued the prospectus of a loan of £1,374,000 at 3 per cent, with a fixed price of 9l£, which has been underwritten on the usual terms Queensland and Tasmanian stooks have been gritted as trustee Investments The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company is issuing 100,000 4£ per cent debenture shares at par There is much excitement in the copper market. Eleven thousand tons changed hands last weak. Spot is quoted at £63; three months. £63 5s

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET

The usual weekly stock sale was held at the Ashburton Yards today, and although in One weather, the attendance was small. The yarding of cattle was limited to half a dozen head of indifferent quality, but for these fair rates prevailed in £6 5s and £3 I2s 6d for heifers in the fat pens ; whilst in stores, cow in profit brought £410s, 2 calves were passed at 35<s, and a cow in c»lf was also returned. A small yarding of fat sheep was brought forward, for which Biles were satlafaotery. Crossbred wethers nude 19a 6d, ewes 16a 3d, 13s 3d, and 14- 4<i ; merino wethers changed hands at 13. 2d and 12s, ewes at 10) and Us. A line of freeing wet here wase'eared at a fair rate in 17s 51. Only about 1000 store sheep were collected, and considering the plentiful rains and the growth cf feed, it was anticipated rates would show an advancement on late sales, but this did not rem"-, prices in Br me instances being lower than the former auction. Store prices were 10s 41 and 8i lid orossbred ewei and lambs, all counted, one line being parsed at IQr M ; forward wethers were passed ab 14s 6d and 13s 9J { hoggets' made 12s 9d and 13i 4', a backward lot bringing 8-. A few store pigs were cleared at 8a and 10s Bd.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on September 30, 1901:— Wheat- Prime milling Pearl „ 2s 31 to 2s 4d „ „ Tuscan.- 2s 4d to 2s 5d Hunter's 2s 3d to 2s 4d Oats— Duns Is lid to 2< „ Danish Is lid to 2s „ Sparrowbills 2s „ Canadian 8s id to 2s 2d Barley—Malting, prime 2s Inferior le 61 Peas—B'ue Prussian 3i „ Partridge 3s 6d to 4s Chaff—Good oatsheaf 42s 6J Grass Seed—Farmers le 6d to is 9 J The above are prices current paid to farmers on tracks at Ashburton

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1901. Local and General.

Vital Statistics—The vrtll statistics for the month ending 30th September, 1901, are :—Births 22, marriages 6, deaths 141 Covet—At the Police Court this morning, before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P, a first offender was convicted and discharged for drunken ness. L.O.L—A meeting of the Star of Ash burton, L.0.L,, No 23, will be held iv tho Templar Hall on Thursday evening. A Much Travelled Missiqnaby—Among the passengers by the Sonoma was the Rev James Graham Patterson, a well known Presbyterian missionary. During the past forty years he hae visited nearly every country on the face of the eietht- Mr Patterson cornea from Scotland by way of Siberia. He leaves for the south today

Drowned in a Well—A horse belong ing to Mr S AtteweP, Waimate, was killed on Saturday by falling into a well at the back of the owner's residence. The well, which contained very little water, was nob properly proteoted, an! the hirsa evidently fell in baokwards, a depth of nearly 30(b. The horae was gob oub with great difficulty, bub was dead when tak?n up.

Borough Reserves—Cr Willie mentioned in bhe Council last evening thab he intended to bring up for "consideration the question, whether it is not now desirable to take steps* to dispose of some of the Borough reserves in order to reduce the borough liabilities, and also to enable the pubiio to get some good building sites.

Thb Wool. PEOBLEM—Ia an editorial article on ' The Wool Problem, ' the Waira rapa Daily Times points oub thab some years ago butter was fourpenoe a pound and wool a shilling; now the position la reversed. Machinery haa been introduced ; full advan tage bas been taken of the principle of co-operation ; and with butter a Bhjilling a pound instead of fourpenoe, the dairyman has become sleek and fat. Our oontempor? ary finds the remedy for th© low price of wool in lbs export of our manufactured article In place of the raw material. «Jg there no machine to come to the aid of the wool grower !' it asks. We fancy there is, and that if wool were run on the lines of butter fab the growers oould double the prioe which they now obtain for it. This distriob is able to get eightpence or ninepence a pound for its wool if ib wept to work in the right ways We suggested an idea some time ago when we wrote " Don'b send Home bales of wool whioh fetch onjy fourpenoe a pound —send Home bales of blankets, which would fetch elghteenpence or two shillings a pound set up a factory in your own district which i-dll turn oub three or four tons of blankets per diem all the year round. Sell the Man sets in London ; and when the oust of rjv k eg and exporting is deducted, there will surely be eightpence or ninepence a pound for the growers.' Our contemporary has tefo the labour tjuestioa out of bis calculations.

(Fhh Maim—The Colonial mail* whioh J left Melbourne on 28th August, arrived in j London on 29th September, one day early I The Twelfth Victim — Trooper Peter Nelson, of tbe Fifth Contingent, died in the Dunedin hospital at midnight. He returned by the Tague, and belongs to the Bluff. Weather. Forecast — Captain Edwin wires ?—North to west and south weat gale ; glass fal'; indications of ra<u. A& P Association-A committee meeting of the A & P Association waa held this afternoon, which was well attended, and several matters in connection with the forthcoming Show were dealt with/ Chkistohurch Cathedral-A fresh effort ls being made to raise the necessary funds for the completion of'the Cathedral. The erect ion of the transepts Is being preceded with, and considerable progress has already been made, but sufficient money Is not yet in hand to build the chancel also. For this purpose about £7.000 is required. Old Men's Homb—The mas'.er aoknow edges the following contributions with thanks :—Railway receiving box, papers; Mrs Hugo Friedlander, books and magazines - Mrs .Stammers, papers ; MrShury, Graphics; Mr Oates, clothing ; Mr W J Brittain, Christchurch, magazines ; Mr Gordon, Union Bank, London Times, Australasians and Cape papers ;Mr Burgess, papers ; Mr Sievewrignt, Methven, papers ; Mrs Willis cakes ; 'Charlie' Chinese garden, vegetables, Anoxistg — Anglers report that the south branch of the Ashburton river is in splendid order for fishing, and that the fish are in capital condition. Borne large baskets have been taken, notably by Mr Hyde, who got 24, and Mr Terris, who got 30. These were taken with the worm and minnow on the south branch of the Ashburton, a few hundred yards above the bridge. A number of enthusiasts who went higher up the Ashburton, and others who went to Rakaia, have still to report themselves, ■The Licensing Bill— Some amendments of a sweeping character are to be moved by Mr Huroheson when the Licensing Bill gabs into Committee. These provide that the granting and refusal of licenses may be carried by an absolute majority, licensing committees being at the same time empow ered to refuse any license which, in their opinion, is not required, and that the results of the licensing polls throughout the colony shall be tabulated, and if tbe total number of votes is against licenses, then uo licenses shall be granted in the colony. The Maori Songsters — The Maori Bongatern of the Salvation Army appeared again ab the Oddfellows' Hall last night, and gave a capital entertainment, whioh was thoroughly enjoyed by the Urge audience. Along programme, consisting of company songs in English and Maori, solos, duets, hakas, single and double poi, was gone through, and proved sufficiently varied and interesting. The solos 'Little Joe 1 and ' Abide with me,' given by Kttle Goodwillia. (who is only ten years of age) and Captain Stirling respectively, were exceptionally good. The various hakas performed by the company elicited much applause, particularly those showing the old Maori custom of welcoming visitors, and the manner in whioh the Maoris welcomed the Ouke and Duchess of York to Rutorua on the occasion of their visit in June last. At the close of the entertainment Captain Stirling, on be half of the company, returned thanks to all who had assisted in any way to make their stay in Asbburtcn so enjoyable, also tc Miss Ethel Gates, who again presided at the piano Prevention of Consumption — A ' movement (s*ys Truth) is afoot for the j establishment In this colony of an associa tion for the prevention of the spread of consumpt'on, on the lines of the English National Association for the Prevention of j Tuberculosis. The system will probably be to have headquarters in one of the centres, and branches in other parts of the oolony. The function of the association, whig"* has 'ha approval of the Medical Association, is to educate the people to take proper precautions against the spread of the dread malady. A Young Man's Experience—A young man who cams to Wellington a few days ago from a northern inland township with his bride elect, in order to be married (says the Post), brought with him about £50 or £6D ia notes for expense?. Oj the evening of their arrival the young paopte went to one of the city's houses of amusement, the man foolishly carrying the roll of notes in his hip pocket. Next no ning on feeling for his money, he found that the enterprising pick pocket had been bafore him—the hip pocket was out open, and nothing left behind fouo the lining. Result—Postponement of the wedding, a firm resolve to be more careful in the future, and a grim, hungry longing to meat the mm who 'went through' that hip pocket. A Large Order—Advloe has just been received ia New Zealand to the effect that the Federal Government (-*fter an exhaustive trial of bhe different machines) has placed an order with Rudge Whitworth, Lt-, for a large shipment of Rudge Whitworth cycles for the use of the various departments of the servloft

News in Brief.

Mr G W Leadley will deliver an address in connection wibh the Farmers' and Farm Workers" Union at Flemlngton ou Friday next. Ib ia estimated thab the cost of diverting the railway line running through New Ply mouth, so as to minimise the risk of fatal accidents ab the present street orcssings, will be aboub £30,000. In this issue we distribute circulars giving particulars of the lecture by Mr 8 A Palmer, on * Vitadatio' and its cures, which he will deliver in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night. Io our advertising columns will be found an advertisement announcing that the stallion Benadn will be ab the service of breeders this season. Benz-dn was imported by Mr G G Stead, in fact, selected by him while on -a visit to England. It will be noticed that he belongs to the fashionable No 2 family, so much praised by the late Bruce Lowe. In hie tabulated pedigree breeders will observe a treble strain of the Pocahontas blood, the latter being one of the pillars of the English Stud Book, while those admirers of the Stookwell, Rataplan, and Touchstone blood, will find their favorite strains inoluded

ARIEL BICYCLE CLUB'S ROAD RACE.

The following are the handicaps for the Ariel Bicycle Club'a Road Race, whioh takes place on Thursday afternoon, starting from the Belt, Havelook Streeb West, at 3 o'clock, for the Winohmore gate and back :— H Holland .. .. cor J Davidson .. ,12 mm W P Daly .. .. 2& mm fl Williams .. ..3 mm J Patterson .. ,» 3^ mm A McNeill .. .. 4_ mm O Crum .. ..5 mm W Fitzgerald .. .. smm A Fitzgerald .. ..5 mm J J£nox .. .. 5| mm H -trnab ..  5_ mm W Dorm .. .. 6mm 8 Choat  .. 7mm

Compensation for Accident.

United Press Association—% Eleotrio Teiegr&ph—Copyright Auckland, Sept 30 A claim, Smythe v Fulton, the first case before the Arbitration Court under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Acb, oame before Judge Cooper aud the assessors today. In this case the father and sister of William Smythe, hbiurer, killed in a land slip at Nihotapu, while working for Hugh Fulton, contractor fpr the water works for the Oity Council, oVmad J§4oo from (Fulton's widow. Counsel announoed thab the claim had been settled this morning by paymenb of £205 to the claimants by the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, which had Fulton's risk on tbe oontragt*;

Gardening for the Month.

OCTOBER.

Kitchen Garden. Keep the soil open by deep and frequent hoeing, not so much for the purpose of kid ng the weeds, but with a view to open the ground, and thereby increase the evaporation of moisture from the sub-joil. Continue to sow peas and beans, also parsnips, baet root, spinach, celery, leek, lettuc, eto. Brocoli should now be sown to furnish plants to take the on ground occupied by peas and early potatoes. Cabb.gea,Brussels sprouts,savoy, .and curled greens should also be sown with a i view to keep up succession*! crops during she winter and spring. The planting of early potatoes should be finished this month. Sow capsicums and tonutos CUCUMBER AND MELON FRAMES. Attend to the instructions of last month, but where there are forward plants, attend to steady temperature and judicious pruning ; avoid over crowding of the vines ; prepare the hob bed for the melons sown last month. Sow hardy ridge cucumbers tor planting cut next month. Greenhouse. Careful examination should be given to this department, and every plant requiring shift* ing should be at once attended to. Free growing plants require more room and richer soil than turd wooded plants. So soon as eamelias are out of bloom shift them into larger pots, If they require it, adding fresh soil composed of rotted turf, peat, and sharp sand in equal parts. FfiOWER Garden and Shrubbery, Carnations, picotees, and pinks may now be planted, ac also biennials sown in autumn. Get all the bedding-out plants hardened off so as to be ready for planting out at the end of the month. Plaut out pansies an_ make fresh cuttings for autumn flowering. Orchard and Fruit Garden. In warm situations peaches will have set their fruit ; attend to the pruning and thin ning out of superfluous wood and fruit, always remembering that air and sun are essential to the ripening of fruit, and that a moderate crop of good fruit is more desirable than a heavy crop of indifferent.

Waikato Annual Horse Fair.

HOW THEY MANAGE THESE MAT TERS IN IHE NORTH.

Messrs McNiool and Co., have just finished their annual Spring Sale of Horaes at Cam bridge. The sale is run on extensive lines, and with a thorough system. It is now said to be the largest, horse sale in the colony. Close on a thousand horses of ail aorta were brought under the hammer, and appeared to realise owners' estimates generally. On Wednesday tbe sale opened ac 11 a.m; after the stallion parade. The first class offered were light unbroken horses, followed by hacks and tram and harness horses. These continued till Thursday night, and on Friday morning the sale of unbroken draughts com menced. Then came broken draughts, and these occupied the whole of Friday and part of Saturday, Then those horses whioh were too late to be ofiered in rotation were pub up. Buyers from all parts of the North Island, and mtny from the Bouth, uuluding Mr W Hawkins, well known ab bhe Ashburton salea. Dirlnsj Monday and Tuesday, horaes and their owners began to fiad their way into Cambridge, and by Tuesday night every available. stall, loose-box, or bed, was; secured for man or beasb as the case might i ba. One hotel, the Criterion, Jack Galla gher, proprietor, was tax^d to the utmost, , and accommodated from 180 to 200 boarders. j The other two hotels were full in proportion and all the boarding houses • chock a block,' Io order to cater for the crowd, Mr Galla gher secured the Hal, a building somewhat larger than the Orange Hall, Ashburton, where he arranged tables to seat 250 hungry fulk, and the way every seat was taken as soon as vacated necessitated one's wits to be alert, or run the chance of waiting longer, Mr Gallagher told ms he had fed upwards of [ 300 eaoh dinner time during the sale. One of tbe local photographers book a snap of ths ' liona ab their feed,' With youre truly in the foreground attending to b r _. The auctioneer (Mr Geo MoOullooh) had a hard time selling single handed f • om eleven on the Wednesday till about four on Saturday, But he is an easy going knight, and _oe3 bo*> rack his throat like sundry of our southern auc tioneers. What annoyed him most (and anyone who felt for him) was the way owners who valued their prads at £30 to £40standirg by and giving no assistance, but letting him drag bids out at from £15 to £20 and then when appealed to giving aboub dojble thab figure as their lowest. Each horse has his numbsr branded on with black or white according io hie complexion, and e%oh is put up io hia proper pace, no notice being taken of any specialty advertised lota, to every owner knows when his turn is coming, and when hia horses are up, ha stands beßida the auctioneer in or near the rostrum and watches his own interests, It would do some of your Ashburton horsey men a world of Rood to attend a sale like this and pick up a wrinkle or two from the land of tha Maori. —o_O ASHBURTONITB.

Capsizing of a Scow.

FOUR MEN DROWNED.

Gisboene, Sept 30 The native who brought the newa of the Whakapai wreck bo Awanui states thab there waa a very heavy sea and a strong currenb running between ihe island and the mainland, the distance across being aboub three miles. Id was apparent that something was wrong with the vessel, bub no assistance could be rendered from the shore. Suddenly, says the native, tha veisel turned completely over, and then five man were seen to be clinging to the vessel. The natives were nearly distracted, running about and shouting oub, and very keenly feeling bheir helplessness. A big wave came and one poor fellow after a hard fight was swept off and engulfed in the waves and was seen no more. Than one by one the other men were swept from the wreck* L»ter on a man was sees clinging to something in the teugh water, the current and his own efforts carrying him shorewarde, bub he seemed done for. Then a native named Kohere swam oub and reached tha drowning man and helped him inwards, aa he got closer other natives assisted, and the man was rescued in an exhausted condition. The name of the survivor was not asked, bub from the description he is almosb certain to be James Bertie, mate ot the ecow.

Reciprocal Tariff Wit America.

1 United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph Auckland, September 30 Among the passengers by the Sonoma wai Mr Loud, Chairman of the Postal Committee of the United states House of Represenfca 1 ives. He conferred here with Mr Witheford re the mail service and reciprocity. Mr Loud expressed the opinion that a reciprocal staff mlphs be arranged with this colony to include such goods as wool, fUx. and certain agricultural products. A t the present time there were several similar treaties awaiting the consideration of the Congress. He sug* gestedthe Government should send a delegate to Washington during the next sitting of the Congress. He promised to do all he oould to further a mutually advantageous arrangement, his visit to Australia having greatly Impressed him with the trade possibilities of these colonies.

BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tho ordinary meeting of the Ashburton I Borough Council was hold last evening, j Present—His Worship the Mayor, and j Councillors Davison, Davis, Reid, Audrews, | Willie, Jones, Alcorn, Timmina and Oiark. J The debit balance at the Bank was shown to be £1621 81 Bd, and receipts since last meeting were reported to be £109 14s 6 A correspondence Correspondecoe was read aa folllows :— From Mrs Alfred Harrison, thanking the Council for its expression of sympathy— Reodved From Mr J amea Tasker, accepting terms for reduced r«n*al — Reoeived From Mr John Farrell, re registering lease 0! Hinds reserve.—Reoeived, and it was deoided to reply that the lease must) be I registered i Frr-m Mr D Fraser, requesting transfer of i T 8 584 to S Hardky, junr, on the rate roll [ —Received, and request granted From the Secretary of the Fire Brigade 1 respecting members slesping at the cottage, and requesting that two men be a lowed this privilegp, -Is was decided to grantj thia application From the owners of land adjoining the riverbed, complaining of cattle grazing on the bank, and it was resolved to instruct the Inspeotor to Impound all cattle wandering there or iv the -treats. LIGHTING COMMITTEE'S B-FORT The Lighting Committee reported as follows : — New Lanterns—Your Committee bag to report that eight of the new Liverpool lanterns and one duplex light have been erected in East) Street, and one lantern at the corner of the reserve at the Council's Offices. The new lanterns prove very. satisfactory, and the better distribution of the light from them is a great improvement on the old lamps Lamps—Your Committee, by _ ermiealon of the Post Office department, have caused tbe lamp at the Post Office corner to be fixed on the telephone post on the opposite side of the road, and the duplex burner placed there, and have removed the lamp post at the apex of the Triangle at Cameron Strest and Wakanui Boad, and fixed the lamp on the telephone post on the footpath corner Limps at Corner of South Easi Belt and Wakanui Road—Your Committee reoom. mend that the offer of the Gas Company to light this lamp with oil, and attend to same, be accepted on the same terms as for the ordinary gas lamps. The adoption of clauses l t 2 and 3 was moved by Cr Davis and carried. Clause 4*, recommending that arrangements be made with the Gas.Company to light the town lamps on dark nights in summer months in East street, was, at the instance of the same mover, carried, and the rap or t as a whole was adopted LIBRARY COMMITTEE'S REPORT The Library Committee's report was read as follows :— A meeting of the subscribers to the library was held on the 19th inst, when tbe following resolutions were oarried by the meeting: — I—That in the interests of the Library it be a recommendation from thia meeting to the Library Committee that five persons who ars subscribers ana not members of the Council be added to the present Library Committee 2— That the five members of the Com mittee outside the Council should be the Rev Woodthorpe, Messrs 0 D Hardie, W Johnstone, J S Tennant and Miss E Jones The Library Committee endorse the resolution carried by this meeting, and beg to submit the same to the Council for its favourable consideration Cr Timmins moved that the Committee's report be received, and clause 1 adopted Cr Andrews thought that five outside members as suggested could outvote the Library Committee The Mayor supported this objaction, and considered four members to be added would be preferable Cr Timmins wou'd accept) the alteration Cr Willis pointed out thai) as some members of the Ccuuoil's Committees were not punctual in their attendance the possi bility of even three additional outside mem; bers outvoting the members was not ft remoba contingency. But even if non members of the Council outvoted tha Committee, recommendations would finally have to come before the whole Council. He strongly supported the original cumber of five being adopted. Notwithstanding tho Mayor's offhand manner In dealing with this nutter, he would like tha Council to consider this question very carefully The Mayor eaid he had no intention to deal with this subject in an effhand manner, as Cr Willis had said. He quite recognised its importance Or Reid supported the adoption of the original report Cr Jones thought it a mistake to appoint any outsiders, as very likely they Would ultimately endeavour to tabs full control of the Library Or Timmina, in reading the Municipal Act, said it was evidently prepared on the lines 0! outside persons proving more competent than the Committee An amendment in favour of four members being added to the Library Committee was oarried by fix to four, and became the substantive motion Cr Willis then moved a further amendment that the matter be referred back to the Committee, as the subsequent recommends, tlons of the Committee depended on the adoption of this clause Cr Timmins seconded, and asked that the report be withdrawn Cr Willis' amendment was eventually carried DEPUTATI N A deputation, consisting of the Rev R A Woodthorpe, Messrs A Orr, 0 Craighead, W Brook, J 8 Tennant, and C D Hardie, waif ed on the Council re a technical school. (This matter is dealt with In another column.) EIRE BRIGADE COMMITTEE'S REPORT 1 At an informal meeting of the Fire Brigade Committee, a quorum not being present, It was deoided to report te the Council that ib has communicated with Superintendent Smith, the Inspector of Buildings for the Christahurch Oity Council, and finds that Inspector Barber has bean recommending the same kind of fire escape* to be fixed to the two storied dwellings as suggested by Superintendent Smith and adopted in Christchurch. Rev Fee's Complaint—Wiih refsrenoe to the Rev Fee's complaint, as to the action of i the Inspeotor of Buildings, an explanation \ has been obtained from Mr Barber, which h appended hereto for the Council's considera tion. Or Willis moved that Clause 1 be ad opted. The ladder recommended was simple, and j unlikely to get out of order, Cr Timmins thought something made of wire as an escape would b« preferable Cr Davis had experience of wire ropes which he found often coiled up Instead of unrolling properly, A rope ladder was less likely to get out of order. He meant a simple knotted rope This clause was then adopted Regarding clause 2, Captain Barber's lettsr was read, and the discussion on the matter is reported elsewhere. WORK! COMMITTEE'S REPORT The Works Committee reported as follows j 1 Hampstead Town Board's Application re S E Beit.—(a) With referenca to the ] Hampstead Board's application re Crossings, your Committee beg to recommend that the Council authorise the Town Board to enforoa the Borough regulations to owners of property putting down suitable crossings for vehicles across the footpaths on the Hamp stead side of the Belts where required, (b). Your Committee recorrlm'^nd, thab the matter of shingling the S E Bait from Moore street to Dobson street ba beld over till bhe forming of tho road is completed —Adopted % Horse for Sports Association—Your Committee have received a request from the Sports Association for tha Council's horse (whioh was used in the Domain last year) fco be used in the Domain Sports Grounds for the season. The Works Committee recom mend thab the request be complied with, j provided the Association feed the horse and j bake care of ib for present season.—Adopted 3 Inspector's Salary—The report suggested the appointment of the Inspector aa Col lector of rates in arrears and other sundry accounts at a commission of 5 per cent, Cr Davison movsd thab the report be received and adopted, Qc Willis moved as an aniendmenb, that ; the salary be increased by j§2s, and Of Clark seconded, both Councillors saying bhe pay was not enough for the work

Cc Beid thought no good reason had been given for increasing the Inspector 01 Nuisances' salary* The present rate of £52 was he thought sufficient. The. luepeotor might make a good deal more by attending to -' impounding cattle. If the Council advertised' tomorrow plenty of applicants oou'd be got|. as the man had in addition a house at a cheap rate. Clause 3 was ultimately adapted Clauses 4 and 5 dealing with the oomple* tioo of Peter Street Wes 1", and with alterations to Library buildings were carried on the motion of Cr Davison Tbe report of tbe loepaotor of Nuisances was received, and that of the Foreman of Works detailing work performed Cr Timmins would like to see the cflicer provided with a bicycle, and the matter was referred to the Work's Committee for Consideration ©.UES-IQPB Cr Timmins enquired as to the suooesi of the Mayor in his application to have the Court buildings aud grounds improved, and the reply was given that the Government had been applied to to grant prison hbor from the loaai police barracks, both for the square and the Court TOWN CLOCK Tho subject of the new town clock at the Post Office was introduced by the Mayor, who urged their taking advantage of the subsidy while ib was available, and after recommending the desirability of the object, he moved that the Council granb $100, payable in two sum?. He had estimated thab with a reasonable subscription from the various public bodies who should contribute that £270 should be received from ifeem. He trusted also that the. whole of the members would attend aB a deputation to the County Council to urge their claims for re-consideration of this matter at next meeting, and he had no doubt they would meet with success ■ > Cr Davis seconded Ore Willis, Timmins, and Alcorn sup' ported, the latter stating his opinion that) the Boiough and County Council between them should supply the Whole sum necessary Cr _,eid, in further supporting, thought as the result of the Mayor's persistant efihrts the clock was now well in slpht, He hoped bhe County Cbuaoil would rescind their former resolution, and he expressed disappointment at the aetiou of a member of that body in moving as he had done. Cr Andrews also regretted that any of , their townsmen should have aoted la this manner. Even if necessary, the County Council could strike a rate, Cr Clark stated that some ratepayers thought the present Council olook should be sold and tbe proceeds devoted towards x helping the fund now being collected, and tho annual payment of £5 as maintenance was given as one reason by some of the ratepayers for declining ..to contribute to the new Post Office olook. Tha motion of the Mayor was then carried unanimously. A committee, consisting of Crs Timmins, Clark, Willis and the Mayor,were appointed i_ connection with the forthcoming enter tainment of the Bright Hours Children to be given in aid of this object * NEW COUNCIL BUILDING On the balance of the contractor's account coming before the Borough Council for pay* menb last evening, Or Reid enquired respect ing the item for * extras,' which he named as £190. He complained against any of these payments being made until the work was properly completed. The brlokwork 0! the entrance ab the porch was in a disgrace ful condition. The Mayor explained that the total extras were only £40, and altogether he thought tbe whole building was a oheap one. Cr Davis considered the varnishing was a miserably finished job. Cr Andrews combat ted the remarks on the building. The architect could, no doubt, give a satisfactory explanation, and ihe contractors were nob to blames The delay in passing aoo-unts was due to the Illness of the Engineer. Cr Wi'l a said that in any case the account must be p*id, and eventually ib was passed with the others, T.ie Miyor was pleased to atato that the new Council rooms were ready and the chairs in position, and bhe next sitting of the Council would be held there ACCOUNTS Accounts amoantiag to £457 11a Id were duly p.saed for p>.ymen^ including £11715s 51 to Jimes Smith end Son, being balance of cor-.tr&cr, and A Crum £75 for asphalting track Tho Council theu sat as a DOMAIN BOARD An application was received from the Wesleyan t'undt»y Sohoot for tbe use of the Domiin for a picnic 00 January 1. Ib was decided to grant sanae provided the date does nob clash with any Sports Association function A deputation from tbe Sports Association comprising Messrs Cox, Snodgrass and Denshire, applied for permission to ereot a pavi'ion in the Domain adjoining the tennis ground, and the formation of asphalt courts. The firsb application was granted, on the motion of Cr D-Via MrJWil is supported, and asked how the rights of the public were affected by the concessions granted to various clubs. Some of the olubs had made^improvements and outsiders took advantage of these improve* ments. The bicycle track waa used by anyoue ; nevertheless, if persons went on the Bowling or Tennis Club's grounds ihey would be promptly ordered off; This was reasonable enough, since the clubs paid for the privilege, bub the cycling olubs should be put in the same position. There should be a clear understanding about the position The Mayor and Mr Davis said the publio should nob be prevented from using the track ab any time. They would certainly ride there if they wanted to; . Mr Reid thought it was nob often the Clubs came forward in this manner, and he would support the application After further ditjousaion the matter was referred to the Domain Committee to report This was all the business

Interprovincial

United Press Association—By Eieasrla Telegraph

Wbi__n__ok, Sept SO The staff of instructors have how settled down to their work ia the newly organised school of military instruction. On Saturday a class of 35 noncommissioned officers representing every corps in the Wellington Garrison completed a five weeks course of instruction ab the school. During that time the men attended evening lectures, and outdoor exercises en Saturday afternoons. Tomorrow 15 officers from all parts of the oolony begin a course ot Instruction. During the quarter ended today, there were only two bankruptcies in Wellington city, againat sixteen for the corresponding period of last year. This afternoon the Stipendiary Mag'strete on the application of the Crown granted an order giving the Crown liberty to Inspect and take copies of sertain entries in the books of the Bank of New Zealand, with reference to the case againat Thomas Conn which was before the Caurt this morning. The order was made under the Bank's and Banker's Act of 1880 and 1837. George Payne, licensee of the Western Hotel, was today charged with Sunday trading. Ib appeared that at eight o'clock on the evening of September Ist a fireman from the steamer Tarawara, whioh arrived iv port shortly after noon, was give* liquor after having stated that he was a traveller, and had just arrived from Lyttleton> The Court informed the defendant tr^ab there, were other'pejints on whiqh the applicants i for refreshment! should be questioned than : whether they were mere travellers. Ib was a startling proposition that the crew of a chip arriving on a Sunday could be served with drink in the evening. Judgment would be given in writing. New Pjctmouth, Sept 30 At the meeting of tha Executive Comm ittee of the forthcoming Brass Baud Con test tonight, bhe following pr;_3a were fixed r —Teet selection, first prize £100 and medals, spcond £50, third £25, fourth £15, fifth £10. Marching contest, four prizes, £20, £15, £10, and £5,. The mm\ pri«» were plotted for solos, trios, and quarteties, ; At the Police Court a finebf £10 or three months' imprisonment was imposed or a man named Harvey for supplying _ pro* hibitcd pe?bua witb drink.

■iHBi ASBBURIOK GUAKDIAM : TUESDAY OCTOBEK 1, 1901



FTPRff underfeed bpgs to iuform hi--1 I numerfus Cudlomerti and FneD.iß that ( he has removed frf.m his former residr-nc* j to a mors (entrsl and prominent) position! on the Main To.id, within five minutes j W.»lk of his former pi»CP, hia Business j having increased;m> corsidetab'y these last, lew ynr s'9 that he found the land inadequate to oultv&te stock er.owp,h for his customer?, Tbaiibb» hia Patrons and Frimda for their increasing support, and trts inst, by oorsrrt; ijinp ati ant ion to their TttjulrFmenti-, to rtcttre-ia (5-Utiiu^nee of tier confidence, and the htnour of their kind reoommenda' Hop, I James Porter, CLIFTON NURSERY, Allenton, -.shbmfcon. BOSS' ANDITOTE & OINTMENT THB GPEAT HERBAL REMEDY OR PUBIFYING' THE BLOOD. following unsolicited Testimonial by a gentleman well known in ABhbnrton speaks for itself: — •r -Maeterton. August 28,190 L Rohs Aktidotk Compahy. Dear Sire,—l feel It my duty to give yon this enclosed tesimo"ial In favor of Bom.; 'Am'tido.-- for purifying the bl fd. I .hkye been a great MjfiWer for mariy "'yt-aiV from u'eerated 'stomach, ind'geption, etc. My life was a perfect misery, ejq^.L'Was almost a'w.-eck. T grew tired of trying d'i'ff'reri-5 medlcil men and remedies, of which I had triel almost every known one but yours, and o»e day some eighteen months ago _ gentleman came into the ehnp where! was employed. He remarked 'Jack, yon look very i'l'Jand you ro«y depend I was). Be added, 4 Will you take Rtme medicine if I procure it? I replied I will take anything. He brought me a bottle of your Antidote, ana I took ft accordingly as directed, and to my delight I began 13 get well, and after taking three large bottlec I was a new man—thanks to your great discovery, I always keep it by me, and find a few dotes occasionally keep me in perfect health, ar.d I wish you the success with it tbac'such a m.dioine merits. Yon can make what use you like of this.—l remain yours, etc, J H P_ci_ng, M-sterttn M»y be obtained from MefsU3 F___ch_k Bkos and Sheabman Bri a, Ashburton 9 232 ESTABLISHED 1874. If ¥_ 41 IT I¥ ¥1 Now th*fc the ill ft illl I it I II wo°l maikat hae fill lull 1 II 111 l aMymed its nor- If 1911 Ij|Hi II mal state, we can IiJL ■ Jfcf "is _JIJ_I__J give muoh better &£, C7O« value this seaaon £3 10s. Ju.t Recuved — Samp'ts C 4 J]tfW\Ci of Choicest TWKEDS ever VI. I |l|lV. shown Codeccjiently £3 10s i% 1 I I \ Suits are far superior this 1111 II \j leaaon. A JUBILEe"bIJILDING3 9104



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J BttStNKSS yOTIOBW __ J WEDNESDAY, 2. ODDFELLOWS^HALL, ASHBURTON. ONE NIGHT ONLy7™~OHE NIGHT ONLY. Rescued from the Jawa of Death. MR S. .ATPALMER, THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE FOB WEBBER'S •v JL JL __JL Ju7 _____ JL JL \_/ Will deliver his Celebrated LECTUBE "VITADATIO" AND TTS CORES. After relating his own interesting Story, Mr PALMER will go en to tell soms of ths Wonderful Cnea that VITADATIO has wrought Io Australia. Come and hoar of tho Triumphs < f this Marvellous Medicine after the failure of the best Physicians. ' Every publicity given. Statements rtannot bs refuted* The Lecture will be profusely illustrated by Lantern V.ews of Pictureeque Tasmania, Sanny New South Wales, the Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, the Royal Visit, eto, eto, interspersed with Selections on the Graphophone. Mr PALMER will be accompanied by Mr J AI KINSON, whose Cure of Consumption Is a tnir»culou» achievement, a_d whose presence is another demonstration of the Curative Properties of this wonderful Herbal Rem-dy. This is positively Mr Palmer's Last Visit prior to his departure for South Africa and America, in whioh extensive fields he intends to labour, OOME AND'BBAR HIM-ADHISSIOIf FBSSS Ohildren, unless accompanied by an adult*, will NOT be admitted! 0 269 . —■Mmapni imm.mmtnmmmmmmmmmimmmmamimammmmmmmmmtmaaamm wmpmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammm»wgmmmtmmmm>^ ■ ■•.■ W AiiXi ■■J1.A.1. J?_ tvM WALL PAI>ERS WE have just Landrd a very Ohoioe Selection of WALL PAPERS from the best English Makers, and those requiring their Houses DEOOR AT ED are Invited to oh.ll and inspect our Stock is bales of a & «r. potter's choicest and most artistic Patterns, imported direct; from the Manufacturers. FOUR TONS OF GENUINE WHITE & RED LEADS Remember that the Genuine Artiole is the Cheapest, and that cheap Paints are dear at any price. WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR PAINTS AND OILS TO BE GENUINE. E'crim, Brushes, Sheet Glass of any description, and every requisite of the Trade always in Stock. W. H. COLLINS & CO., Ironmongers, Painter?, Timber & Goal Merchants. Agents Royal Insurance 00.



SPRING CLEANING. SPRING CLEANING. - __. WE have just landed per _,s Karamea, and are now showing tho Choicest Assortment of LINOLEUMS, &c M Ever Shown in Town, in New and Chaste Designs and Colourings. Gome early and get your pick. Also, a Nice Lot of Oarpets, Bugs, Mats, Jap and China Mattings Also, some heantifn! Tapestries for Furniture Coverings As this is the season for Renovating, we are prepared to Repair and Be cow Furniture, making it equal to new. Estimates given and work done on shortest notice. Take our advice—Come early and avoid the rush later 00, AGENTS FOR *Tlgß_T T££S FAMOUS ANCHOR SEWING MACHINE, i jroJff Too Cheapest and Best Machine mace, at half the usual price. fjHßfflfiCpL Also, the Gold Medal Wesner Piano, Olegg's Perambulator and Go-Oarts, Burson's Wicker and Rattan Furniture, F. Andrews and Go's •Birmingham' Celebrated Brass and Iron Bedsteads. Tenetian Blinds made and repaired. T. H. UINDRILL & CO., it » Js.JI • v^J Jl. jls JL VJL JLJk JL_f %J_, >—' v*r *•} CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERS, AND UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET,



PUBLIC KOTIOE. j PDBLIO NOTICES MrjpToirAl ■• a Word to thi Wtn*'^ BOOTMAKER (of Leeston), -— and Anhburton Districts, thab ho will start OINCE opening up business in Ashburton, bjsineM on his own accounb In Tiuicred O eeven years ago, I have every reason to Street, Afhburton, during the First Week in |be satisfied w^b the progress our trade has October, when he trusts, by good work- made. Notwithstanding competition, the mrmship and punctuality, to receive a fair -j Businesa has grown year by year, and today share of their custom we aro doing by far the largest Boot Trade A Large Autsortment of Booti*, Shoes, and in Ashburton. This result has been Siippc-a to select from. obtained by keeping our Goods right Address—Tanored Street, Hexb to Mr up to date. We never ait down satisfied. Maopheraon, Ironmonger. 9 194 We realiae thab to progress we musb never — _ —__ . be oontenb, as tastes and fashions continually change, and require to be closely watched' Our customers c_n rest assured thab we keep J_nrT "■* "W _*N _""*_ *m.T * wat°hf-l eye on the market, and never leb WI I .Sail IS\ a oh&nee to obtain bhe besb value slip. We ii I! IJLJ hJ \JX.\ are therefore in a position to offer you much better value for less money than any other USES NOTHING BUT trader in Ashburton. We beg to thank our many customers for their very liberal GENUINE WHITE LEAD W 0pfc io £• P»'». »"« we are sure by keeping on the same lines in future that we have done In the pas'-, i.e., to offer you the | AND beat possible value for little money. Our , _„_,„ , T_ OW r.r, mt business must flourish and grow in thel PURS LINSEED OIL future as ib has done in the past „ 0 _ Youra faithfully, Hom E e__*n«_. __ "MB z iS LS„, _____ Ashburton beautiful SPECIAL NOTICE. WALL PAPEttb. TI7E have just landed ex s.'s • Wakanui k If the largest shipment of Gent's Fashionable Hits and Caps we have __. . hitherto imported ; comprising full ranges FRINGE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL, of the famous Wills Street, Ashburton, a COOL SPRING " HATS, HAVING leased the above well known for which we have secured the sole agency and centrally situated Private Hotel, In Ashburton. lam prepared to receive Boarders. The STRAW HATS -j Ail « op to Hotel has' »•« «o™P£ tß,J ™ FRAME FELT HATS (date/ from TdaTd for f_3s viskoß^hbwST '' FLFXIEBLE FELT HATS fl- up to 14s Home Comfort* and conveniences. Terms NOVELTIES IN CAPS )6d eaoh. Moderate. ""*"" . A J_.-£KFS G. HA?» CRAIGHEAD _s BERRYMAN (Late of the/W.&T.U Coffee Rooms, g 188 Qhriatohnrch Tha Leading Tailors and Outfitters, PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. ___ H_^__!__? _. —— TU»T opened up, 10 Cases of Ladies WE beg to inform tho public ©f Ash fj Boots and Hhoes, in Glace Kid, burton and surrounding distriob that v ox {jalf, and Kangaroo Calf —Mellob's we have taken over the business hitherto car- gealandla Boot Store ried on by Mb G_okge Wornbr, as a — — Family Butoher. East Streeb, Ashburton, QTILL at our old game, always trying to and thab the business will be carried on, j£3 give you better value tor your together with that of a General Store, in the money __Melloks Zaalandia Boot Store premises at corner of East Belt and Wakanui . .______, — . Road. We trust thab with strict; attjsn- -r-jrTANTED—Ladies visiMng Dunedin will tion to the Interests of the public to merit a *yy fi _ d Hendy . s Hairdressing Saloons, I fair share of the publio patronage. Customers p rlnceaß etree t, replete with every comfort waited on daily. j or Hatedreasiag, Shampooing, Singeing, eto HUSTON & SON. Toilet goods of es/ery description



How does a man get in a funk, And take himself right off to bunk, Jusb when a pain with symptoms vague, Will make him think he's caught the plague. How often does a cough or cold Make cowards ot the brave and bold, Until they find the remedy sure— W E Woods' Gbkat Peppermint Cube. Wade's Wqrw Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them pricf>, Is Smoke New Veow