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WEDNESDAY, Nov 8 SAN fRAKCISOJ MAIL

for Northern Ports and We^porh, al*o Samo», Hawaii, Philippine?, Japan, United States. Canada, Uoibed KtDgdom, (due London Deo 7cb), and Continent of Europe, per Taraweri, at 630 p m FRIDAY. Nov 8 For Northern Ports and Westport, also Australian Stafcea {due feydney Nov 18th), »Dd S»uth Africa, per Mokoia, at 10 30 & m

MINING

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Dotedin November 6 Tory's salt c — Goldeu River 6j 6eJ, Mmuherioa 25a

Ashburton Guardian Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1901.

'fnE defects in the system of making ro*ds wuh shingle have bern strongly during the recent dry weather. Wherever the traffic h*s been at ail heavy, tb.p earface of the road has been broken np, the boulders have come to the top, and tha whole mass has reverted to its original form of riverbed shingle. This is the condition of ali the streets of Ashburton just now, except perhaps those which have been kept, watered. When we come to notice the process of road formation adopted by some of oar local bodies we cannot, of coarse, wonder at the result. Any person who will take the trouble to viait some of the localities—in Ash burton even-—where the streets have been recently * formed,' will get an object lesson on the art of road making as it is practised in Canterbury. We have been shown a section of a street in this town several chains in length, which we believe has just been passed as finished j aad it certainly is a remarkable specimen of twentieth cen tury street-making, Boulders as big as a four pound loaf are ' spread '-— we cannot say scattered—on the face of the road One of these, «c have been informed, turned the scale at 14lbs. That would be a suitable orna ment for the new Council Chambers, although it could not be claimed for it that ie would be a curiosity—at least, not at this period. By and by perhaps when posterity—for whom we were told the golden chairs have been provided—come to talk over olden times, that boulder might be regarded as a curio, The successors of the pre sent Oity Fathers would naturally wonder what manner of men they were who enunciated such progressive schemes as electric lighting for the streetß, high pressure water supplier, chiming clocks coating hundreds of pouudp, and yet were content to h*ve their streets made upon such a principle as that hlHtorfc bouMer would indicate When the Borough Coun cillors of the future gaz^l on that interesting relic they would surely be puzzled to account for the vagaries of time. They could follow back its course for mora than twonty two centuries, when the Romans m«de the Appian way. Home of th*t splt'ad d work will still remain long after our streets shall have been gronn€ into dust. We do not attempt to point out to our local bodios what method of road making would be the best to adopt, but wo do dfßire to emphasise what must be fully recognised by everybody living in towns like Aeliburton, that streets topped with shingle »nd boulders are grettly bohiud the age. Tbe argn ment, so often repeated, that it is entirely a matter of <£.sA fails, when we remember that the wear and tear of horses feet and vehicles, and tbe con sttnt repairs necessary to the streets, more than counter-balance the saving in the use of riverbed shingle. As this town is the centre of s community very largely employing horses and vehicles, it seems to us th»t the question of improved roads is one that deserves serious and early consideration.

Local and General.

Weather Forecast; — Captain Edwin w j reß .«.West to south west and Bouth gale soon ; glass rise; indications of rain.

Wkaskl—This week on the side of the main couth road, near Tinw&id, a weasel waa observed dngging a young hara aoroge the track

Wool Pkbss—ln the list of inventions, patents, etc, lor last week, provisional specifications are accepted for Mr J. J. Hayman, Ashburton, salesman, for a wool press, a model of which was exhibited ab the Show last week.

Shearing—Although a certain portion of shearing has been done in the district, ib will not become general until next week, when shearing operations generally are expaoted to be in full Bwiog on the Ashburton plains.

Gey Fawkhs—The local juveniles did nob overlook the sth November, and yeßterd&y numerous partiea paraded tho vinous streets outside the business portions of the town. Pcirnufcg would do welS to discountenanoe this foolish practice; It is absolutely meaningless in these days, and it ib certainly nob beneficial to the young folka *n any way.

MAYiFiBLD.—Our correepojdent writes : — The weather continues yery dry—si>her strong saorlherly or southerly winds or hob dry daya. Feed is beginning to sufier, and, unless rain conies soon, wi|H be very eoaroe, and the lookout very serious for farmers. Crops also need a few days steady rain; Shearing has sfarted at several farms, but so far the woather has not baeneuitable. There hawe been several severe frosta for this time of year, which have blackened the early potatoes'

Salvation Abmv Self DsMAL'-The last self deDittl collection in Hew J^alaad ja connection with the Salvation Army totalled £7872, made up aa foi'ows—Christqhnrch £1070, Auckland £1629, Dunedin £1878, We'.iiai?toa £2407, &reymomh£423, Nelann £376, Roioraa £75 10s. The amounts ool le ted in the ether placsa wer"—ViCtorm £4119, New South Wa'ea £4200, South Australia £2472, QaeeDßl*nd £2080, Tas mania £650, Western Australia £1836, Java £200; total £24,350. j W£Dsfl Teething Powders for Babies are sootfripg^ reduce fever and prevent Hotches ; price, l§ Smoke New Vemis

Stealing Biotoi.es—At the Christcbaroh Polioa Oourt, veataerday, a man named Ernest William Ernie was oonvieted on four charges of stealing b oyclas, parts of which he had interchanged, and was sentenced to in aH twelve months 9 imprisonment.

Tbh Ooxwabd Fbisco Maw.—The Yen tura, with the Colonial mails to 19th Get, arrived at Frisco on 4th November, at 4 p m some hours late

Education Boabd Finanob— kt the meeting of the North Canterbury Eduoation Board today, ill was decided to reqaoßt the Minister of Eduoation to provide for the debit baUnoe, which will be shown on the Boards maintenance account at tha end of the present year, as the capitation is insuffioieati At pteaent the Boards overdraft is approximately £2000

The Wka*heb—The continued dry wea ther shews no signs of breaking up, and the nor'westers are becoming monotonously fre* quents Unless rain falls shortly, the growing crops and pasture land will suffer severely in consequence of the dry season. In town every evening regularly numerous watering; parties are busily engaged collecting race water from the town vide channels, and distributing it over thoif gardens and lawns, to help them over the dry season*

Oat 6DFPLIBS fob the Imperial Gothrn went.-—A return moved for by Mr Meredith shows the names of those who exeouted Imperial orders for oaia through the Govern ment as follows—At the Bluff—The National Mortgage and Ageacy Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, Wright, Stephsnson and Co, Henderson, B»tjjer, Tothiil, Watsoa and Co, Mcoll Bros, At Oamaru—-Friedlaoder Bros. Ab Timaru and Lyttelton—G Q Stead and Co* In all canes ihe contracts were let at 24s per quarter of 320.b, insurance and freight, delivered at South Africa.

The Shannon Tragedt—-The inquest into the death of Ethel Cameron, who was shot on Tuesday At Shannon by Charge Hobba, who afterwards committed suicide, "took place on Friday afternoon* In the course of her evidence, Mrs Hobbs said that her late husband, Geo Hobbß, was Bubjact to ungovernable fits of temper, though al ways kind and geaile towards his family* His brother, who wa« an inmate Of Welltne ton Asylum, was found drowned in Wel lington harbour some years ago. The jury teturasd a verdict of «Wilful murder' against) Hobbs, and congratulated the witufiia Cole on his presence of mind daring the tragedy

Thb Gyolb INDUSTRY—The returns of the French cycle tax (4«) for 1900 show that there were last year 987,000 oyclei. Ia 1894 only 203,000 cycles paid the tax. The number of cycles in France increased every year by about 70,000, and ia 1898 there were 483,000 taxed oyoles. The number went up with n bound to 839,000 in the year follow ing, owing partly to stricter enforcement of the law. There must be now over a million cycles in France* In faot, the country is getting near the saturation point, One fourth of this million of oyoles belong* to Paris*

Wateb Rage Plough Trial—A trial of Mr P. R Grant's water race plough was held yesterday on the Ashburton County Counoil reserve, near Fairfield, under the auspices of fchfl Ashbnrton Agricultural and Pastoral Association. This plough, which has per* formed ai good deal of water raoe cleaning ia the Ashley County, was entered for the reoenb competition for pr'zei offered by tha Ashbarton County Counoil, but through some informality did not come forward. Among those presenb &b the trial were Mr G. Raid, tho president of the Ashbarton Agri 1 cultural and Pastoral Association, Messrs Chapman, Bland, McKendry and Lys«ghb. The plough waa at work for about an hour, and operated on a mile of water raos. Those presenb expressed their satisfaction with the work it did, and considered if it had come forward ab the competitive trial, it would hare borne off honours*

Dos Silver—Don Silver Is withoub doubts the best, substitute for solid silver, and in guaranteed to wear white throughout). This metal Is nude up into Spoons and Fi-rkß, arid ia sold ab a very reasonable price by Messrs Fletcher Bros., Cash Grocers. Table Spoons and Forks 7a 31 per naif dozen, Dessert Spoons and Forks 4i 91 par h»if firziD. Io is made ia two patterns— Old English and Fiddle.

Any of our readers not having tried Fletcher Beos well known Teas oan get a sample half pouni, at half the ordinary prices — that is £'b of Countess Tea for 4§l, ib Duchoes Tea for s£d, Jib Empress lea for 6d, J'b Princess Tea for 6Jd. Ojly one half pound supplied to any one ab these prices This offer is open for two weeks only.

The Carpenters' Union, of Ashburfcon, will observe Saturday afternoon as thek hilf holiday

SOUTH AFRICA

United Preaa Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright London, Nov 5

The Standard's correspondent states that Oo'onel Benson, at the head of his column, was cros&ing a ridge, when a few Boers were seen. A heavy thun derstorm broke, aud Botha's thousand men, unier cover of the rain, rushfd the ridge, emptying their rifle maga zines at close range, Uolonel Benson galloped back and restored order, and saved the position, but in so doing he was wounded. Officers and men were falling fast, but the ridge was occupied end Major Sampson held the Boers at bay. General Hamilton's column from Standerton reached Major Sampson with little opposition on Friday. The wounded have arrived at springs.

Major Saoapson'a 6ght was id the teeth of a blinding storm, The Boera removed the two British guns which were detached.

The Bight Hon HH Asquitb, speak ing tt Leeds, repudiated the Right Hon John Morley's and Sir Henry Campbell Banner/man's suggestion that the Government were porsuing a war of extermination.

Mr Morley, speaking at Forfar, aeked if the Boera had really been given to understand the difference between in dependence and self government. Colonel Taylor's column at Wolvekop in the Aliwa! district, captured 21 local rebelßj including the whole family of Duplas, 17 rifles, and 500 rounds am munition.

Lord Methuen visited the Rusten burg district as far as Blirnda River. Large crops were destroyed, and eleven Boars, 700 cattle, and many waggons were captured.

Van Heerdcn'e commando, neat Con stable, overpowdered and stripped four teen of the Worcester District Mounted Rifles. Van Heerden denounced the Afrikander Congress for encouraging the invasion, and then not giving help, He added that the invaders knew in dependence was hopeleßs, but they were determined to make their faithless encouragers feel the pinch of war, Thrse hundred o£ the Royal Artillery stationed at Halifax, with Bix Maxims go to Soujbh Africa, a detachment of the Bermuda Regiment relieving them

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Bristol, said the war was dragging, and he regretted that he might be compelled to ask for even greater taxation. He declared they had borrowed enormously for the war without greatly disturbing the market, and had caußeed less injury to the nation thau on any previous occasion,

Ashburton A. & P. Association.

MOST POINTS AWARDS.

SHEEP The President's prize, £3 Ssj Messrs Nlooll Bros, £3 3s; Messrs Friediander Bros, Ltd, £1 I»,—Mr T Stone, 53 points.

CATTLE

The President's pri*«, £2 2» % Messrs Fried lander Bros, £1 la—Mr J Small, 35 points.

HORSES

The President's prizi for most points in horse seotions, £4 4s—Mr J Small, 37 points. Mr J Grigg's prize for most points in drangnb horse classes, £7 7s—Mr J Small, 32 points, Nessrs Fried lander Bros' pHza for most points In draught horse olastes, £1 lft— Mr J Small, 32 points. Meiars Friediander Bros, Ltd, for moit point! in light home o!»?ses, £1 Is—Mr QAM Buckley, 24 points.

PIGS Messrs Friediander Bros,, Ltd,, for most , points in pig seoolon, £1 Is. Mr 6 fthodat, 16 point*.

yaoDUCK. The President's priz* for tnoati points in proddoß classes, fA Ib.—Miss Horsey,

24 points.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Rleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright London, Nov 4

The Kodak Photographic Material Supply Oampany'a Ama!gamation,pro malgatpd in America, with a capital of £7,216,500, offers to bay the English company trading under the same style. Nov 5 To-n»orrow Parliament will be fur ther prorogued to December 14th. Berlin, Nov 4 Schmidt, assistant-editor of Beobach ter, a journal published at Stuttgart, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for libelling the German troops in Ohioa, by commenting on tbe cruelties alleged to have occurred, as mentioned, in soldiers' letters from the front. Freand. editor of the Beo~ lachter, was acquitted, New York, Nov i

The American Commission in Manila has drafted an Act imposing death on anyone aiding insurgents, and drastic penalties for seditious utterances and oath-breaking,

Affairs in China.

Uaiced Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Shanghai, Nov 4 The Dowager-Empress, while embark ing on a boat prior to crossing the river, at Honanfu, was attacked by a man with a spear. Her attendant was illed, and the assailant was slain by Dowager-Empress's entourage.

The Franco-Turkish Rapture

FRANCE SENDING MORE

CRUISERS

United Frees Association—By Eleotilo Telegraph—Copyright Paris, Nov 4 Great activity prevails at Toulon. A second squadron, with additional troops, is preparing for departure. Cruisers stationed at Orete and elsewhere are reinforcing Admiral Gailard's punitive fleet.

Attacked by Mahouds

THIRTEEN IN A BRITISH PARfY

KILLED

United Press Association—-By Eleobrio Telegraph—'Copyright Bombay Nov i Mahouds attacked a force of 32 Sepoys escorting an Indian frontier survey party, killing thirteen The Mahouds, after ambushing the survey party,shot their victims at close quarters

The Melbourne Sensation.

HEAVY DEFALCATIONS.

United Press Association—By Eieobrio Telegraph -Oopy right Melbourne, Nov & A speolal meeting of shareholders in the Mont do Piete was held with closed door§ to discuss reoeni) frauds on the company; The falcalUtions amount to something like £10,000. A speoial committee was ap* pointed to investigate the matter.

Cost of Railway Works.

United Press Association—By Eleotdo Telegraph—Copyright

Wrllinovok, Nov 5

In sho House tonight Sir Joseph Ward explained the oomparieoa of the cost of vanous railway works paid out) of revenue and capital during the last financial y«ar as followes—Permanent way, including sleepers: Revenue £142,595, cvpital £29,663; total £172,250 Bridge strengthenings end re newals • Revenue £43,400, capital £12,193; total £55,593. Bui'dings and renewals: £33,770 (»il revenue). Adjoining to build ings and other works : KevonuQ £7834, o»pital £17 680 ; total £35,514. Totals ; Revanße £227,599, capital £3 ',636. Grand total £517,136, The fo lowing is a com parison of the coat of maiotence per mile charged to the revenue daring the last ten yearß:-1891 92, £130 ; 1893-93, £137 ; 1893 94, £140; 1894 95, £138; 1895-96, £140; 1896 97. £149 ; 1897-98, £159; '898-99 £171; 1899 1900, £186 ; 1900 01, £194 (fraotioni omitted).

Accidents and Fatalities

United Press Association—By ESeccrlo

Telegraph

Hamilton, Nov 5

A shook ing accident occurred here today. A young man named Thomas Kelly, work ing a skutoher it (Joatss's £Ux mill, got bit hand caught in the machinery. It was completely torn off at the wrist. He was taken to the Waikato hospital

JJcnedin, Not 5

Peter Allan, farmer, at Ida Valley, com* mi tted euicide by hanging himself in a loose box

NO MATTER

WHAT YOUR TROUBLE IS,

The fjrst thing the doctor does ta to get your bowels working j and he ia right. Almost every disease you can think of p>eepp into the system when the bowoia are clogged up» Constipation causes more trouble than most people realise, and the besb thing is to keep disease out by keeping Constipation out. When you feel that way your safety lie* In Itnnej's May Apple. This is a solentifioal!y compounded yege table tnedio'ne, and never fails to agti, »nd act promptly j it has oured "where othei medicines have failed. Impey's May App'e has a peculiar tonic effeot, it beeps the bowels open and regular, strengthens the mucous membrane of the stomach, and acts directly upon the liver and kidneys, keeping them active and strong ; the blood is purified and you feel invigorated and tonad up and fit for work. Impey'i May Apple is an ideal mcdi clue.

SOCIAL COLUMN.

The matter included in this column i 8 J contributed and paid for.] f

a parable. ] Two men went np to the polls to vote, the one a church member, and tbe other a drunkard. The church member stood and prayed, saying: 4t Well, whisky never did me any harm, it re mains in its place. It claims to be re fined and civil, it brings revenue to our town and furnishes money to build our sidewalks, and only cost me a drunken son and a wretched daughter, because of a drunken gon-in-law, but they are to blame and not the whisky or saloonist. There I vote for license."

The drunkard, dejected, cast down, despondent, property gone, wife dead died of a broken heart, — children in want, prays, saying • " O God, whisky did it i squanders property, wrecks the physical man, dethrones reason and damns his soul % Therefore, I vote against Hoenße." I tell you this drunkard returned home justified rather than the church member. In this instance lam with tbe poor drunkard. lam in sympathy with the poor drunkard.— Arkansas Search Light.

LOW WAGES.

A couple of country teachers were standing on the sidewalk in the town where they were attending a teachers' institute and discussing whether it was proper to say '• W<*gea is high, or wages are high." An Irishman who was shoveling dirt on the street, working but a fine for being intoxicated, heard them and said : " Faith and ye's are both wrong. Wages is low." Saloons make low wagea.

HE KNOWS HTS BEER.

In the model tenements built by Guinness, the " beer baron" of Dublin, for the use of working people, not a drop of intoxicating liquor (not even the Guinness's own beer) can be sold. Mineral water may be bad, but every form of intoxicants is barred. There are plenty of baths, but no bars. This looks an if Guinness wanted to be sure about getting his renfe,— Sacred Heart Review.

" With malice toward none and charity toward all, away with the saloon!"

WHY CAMBRIDGE 1S BETTER OFF WITHOUT SALOONS.

FIRST PRIZE ESSAY. BY MARION FROST

14 YEARS OLD—LATIN SCHOOL,

In 1638 our city was founded by the Puritans, to be governed, as ai! their towns were, by the right and by what their consciences dictated. In 1846 the town received its city char ter. As in all cities, saloons had licenses ; bat as time went on the saloons became places, not where a person coald simply drink and go away, bat where he could stay and spend a few hoars. Chance games were played in them, and, in fact, anything was done by which money coald be got by the saloon keepers, whether honestly or dishonestly. In 1881 the State granted to each city or town the option of license or No-License. The good men of Cambridge, seeing the great evil the rum traffic was doing to the city, started a campaign Against license, but it was not until 1886 that a majorihy was obtained for the overthrow of sa loong. It has required hard asd very earnest work each year to hold the ma jority, but each year the workers were rewarded by victory.

The temptation to drink has been removed from miny men, aud, sad to say, from m*ny women. The nearest saloons ere in Boston ,* and as the people going there for that purpose would probably r*ther not work, it requires the cost of at least one drink to get there and back. He cannot spend hia earnings so easily in the sa> taons and bring misery and wane upon his family. If a man drinks he gradu ally loses both his moral #nd physical strength, his self respect and the respect of every oae el8e» Instead of entirely debasing himself in this way, he can save his money, besides making his family comfortable. Every year several thousand students come hero to H»rmd College. There are no saloons in the immediate vicinity The strongest temptation is removed from them, for if such places were near by, undoubtedly many of the students would contract a habit which would be bard to breik.

The Improvements of each citizen his resulted in the city government. The element which is found in a saloon would probably be found prevailing in the Oity Hall, making the entire spirit coarser. The deposits in the savings banks htve meretsad several hundred thousand dollars. The order of the streets is better. Much less use is foand for the police stations. The character of the entire city has changed (or the bettor,

Visitors coming from all parts of the country tre impressed, not merely by the material city and its beauty, but by the right spirit which rules it and his shut out the rum traffic and kept it out fer fourteen years.

A FARMER'S VIEW OF CHURCH

Wall, wife, I've had a round with Wayne 'Bout j'inin'of our church ; He tried the skeptic dodge on me, The argument of smirch.

Says he : • Look at you members now : There's Jones got drunk, an' Swem Wil! cheat a friend to make a trade ,• Ain'b I as good as them?

Says I: ' A butcher buying stock Does just the way you do— He hunts around the oaMtle yard, And finds the meanest two

Then ev'ry offer that he makes, An' ev'ry one he hears, Is ooupled with the sneering words, ' Jost look at them two steers !'

' you pick tha meanest Christian put, An' then, with tricky jaers, You run the whole church down by that 'Jast look at them two steers 1'

* No farmer's fooled by that ole trick, An' so you can't afford To risk your goul in try in' It Upon the all-wise Lord.' —fred Nye in Oviaha World

SON— -14 YEAES, 1 MONTH PUTNAM SCHOOL.

Jusb as the earth and tha sea flang back the detested body of the notorious robber giant Soiron, and the air disdained to give it lodging, each in turn crying out. ' E will have naught to do with so vile a wretch !' so Cambridge refuses to allow a foothold to a giant robber even more cruel and relentless—-the liquor saloon. Even if il were thrust upon her, what could ehe do with it ? We would not want it near our schools, where little children could look in upon intoxication and drunkenness, and could listen to profan ity aud vulgarity, aud inhale the disgust - ing odors that Issue from the door. We would not have it on the business streets, i whare drunken brawls would interfere with the traffic of trade, nor on by-streets where our mothers and sisters might be exposed to the Insults of comer rowdies , and bar room roupha.

The church would not accept it aa a neighbor. We would not have It on ' oar street.' So there is no spot in all this beautiful city which we would defile with so wretched » thing as a liquor saloon. Cambridge can onty say, aa ehe has said before, • Away with you ! I am better off without you !' Better off because oar homes are bright er and happier, our children better clothed and fed. Our streets and our morals are cleaner, and the lives of our people more honorable and upright without you

Better off became sobriety is better than drunkenness, health better than disease, and plenty than starvation Aw well ask why is she better off with out fire and famine and flood, at why truth la better than a He, as toa?k why Cambridge Is better off withonb saloons. A city is directly responsible for the lives and pood behaviour of her citizens, therefore she should put no temptation in their way that might prove a snare. The saloon robs the poor man of his hard earned wages, wrecks the lives of our young msr», and, like the Miaotaur, it de vours the best and the fairest in the land.

It makes fiends ef men, fills the almr houses, penitentiaries and prisons, and causes suicide and insanity. The roai thifc leads to its doors leads straight to destruction. Over some bar a first glass is taken that ends in a drunkard's grave. Let it not be in Cambridge.

The statistics of population which have recently been published show that of the thirty three cities In the State there was an average per cent gain of 45 In popnia* tion in the no license cities and an average per cent gain of 27 in the license cities. In other words, thinking men choose to reside, if possible, In communities where there are noliqaor saloons, md the movt ment of population Is out of the license cities into the cities which favour no license. Vote NO.

YOUR BOY !-MY BOY!

' That was ray boy !' cried a piercing voice. A temperance lecturer had thrown upon the screen a photograph of a boy dyiaa; In delirium tremens. Ib waa a countiy town, and the photograph had been taken In a distant city. Bit the mother's heart knaw and claimed the boy. * That was my boy !' she exclaimed, as she swooned away. Afterwards she eald : * Tee, go on and show the picture all you wish, ifc may save Boma other mother's darling from the same terrible fate.'

Wepleai that license helps to meet th.B taxea, and we ssll our boys to pay the revenue.

A GENEROUS MAN.

' Who is this Mr Potter who' Jets dead prisoners be burled in his field ?' • Why, he used to keep the Gem saloon on Man Street, and gob rich through the boys drinking with him ; so that'a how ha pays 'em back.*— Peter Pickup,

Mount Somers Road Board

The usual monthly meeting ef the Mount Somers Road Board was held on Monday last. Present—All the members, Mr Chap man presiding.

Bye Road Near Mr Fawcett's, Alford

Forest

Mes-m Wilding, Lewis and Rolleatoc s repreaeutiog Mr Fawoett, wrote stating thafc Ohere was no legal r»ad at the spot adjoining his section where the Board had authorised a cutting to be made, aud advised that unless authoriby were given, legal Btepa would be taken by their client. The Olerk slated he had replied to the effect that Mr Fawcett was evidently under a misapprehension regarding the spoh where ib waa proposed to construct) the cutting, it being on another road some distance above the place indicated in the letter. Another letter w»b received from the same firm, stating that the effect of making suoh cutting on the higher road would be to cause the river to overfbw on to Mr Fawcetb's land, and the Board would be held liable for any damage resulting.—Received. BNTBBIO <R TYPHOID I-HYPR. The Department of Public Health, and Ashburton County Gouuoil forwarded for distribution a number of pamphlets dealing with the above fever. CONFERENCE Of LOCAL BODIES. A letter was received from the Sydenham Borough Council, asking the Board to appoint a delegate to attend a Conference of Looal Bodies, to be held in the Council's cffioea ob October 30uh, to decide what further action shall be taken tv bringing pressure to bear on the Government with a view to having ths law amended to permit of Local Bodies compiling their own Valua tion Roll. Ths Chairman stated he had instructed the Ulerk to reply that the Board, although unable to send a delegate, would approve of local bodies making their own rolte, it being considered that great expense would thus be saved the ratepayers. The Chairman's action was approved THIRDS AND FOURTHS The Receiver Land Revenue advised having paid to the Board's oredib with the | Union Bank, Ashburton, ths sum of £10 la ! 9d by way cf accrued thirds and fourths BOAD 0N WEST SIDB OF LAKE HERON As the sum of £350 hid been placed on the Estimates for construction of above road, it was resolved to communicate With the member for the district arging the desira bility of an advance being made immediately to permit of the work beieg put in hand prior to the wool oarting season. In the event of the money being forthcoming, tenders to be invited as soon as possible

GORSE ON BOARD'S RESEEVBS Ib was decided to notify Messrs J Hub obison and Gillman that unlees the seotions leased from the Board were cleared of gorge their leases would be cancelled SMALL BIRDS The price for small birds was fixed at 2i per 100 for heads and eggs

GOESE NOTICE

Ib was resolved to serve J*m r8 Price with notice to alear gorge from the roadside adjoining his land It was reported that the notices sent oub previously had been generally oompliad with Ia cases where the two months' notice given had expired it waa decided to pall tenders for the work at) next meeting of tae Board

The tenders invited for various works were considered too hgh, consequently none were accepted, tenderß to he called again tor next meeting

account^ Accounts amounting to £68 18j 5d were pasaed for payjpsnb, »n<* th^ Board ad-

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not bold oorsslvss retponribie tot opinion* ejtyreised by onr oomipouionti

KHAKI.

TO THE EDITOR

£ib,—Now that the telegraphic messenger! are clad Id khaki it> would be interesting to see if either of them can give the derivation of the word "Khaki" through your columns, and if so, I shall he pleased to apply to them again for Information*—-! am, &<s.,

Nkvbb Too O&d To Learn.

THE DOMAIN.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,— I am fond of tennis and ftlio pi cyole woing. Although I have not been Ions; in Ashburton, I hare had a good many eDJoyable spins round the beautiful aapba't track in the Domain, and I intended to have had a game of tennis with a friend on the Domain courts. Bab lam informed I thai! not be permitted to do »o unleu I am duly elected by ballot as a member of the Tennis Glub. Now, as I am informed that tha Domain Board has control of these grounds, I wish to know by what r'ght the public oao be that off altogether from any spot in them. T oan understand the Clubs' havbg the right) to close them at certain seasons, bat) not always.—l am, &o,

Enquibbb. [Doubtless the Chairman of the Sporti Association will civs you tie Information you desire,—Ed.]

CRICKET.

United Frees Association—By Eleatris Telegraph—Copyright

Adelajdh, Nov 5

McLaren's team received a hesrty welcome on ariival here. Mr McLaren, replying to* boast, said the action of Yorkshire had reßuloed in good, as antagonism had induced others do offer their services. The team wat popular at Home. It was strong tn batting, and not so weak in bowling as flome people liked to make oat.

The following will represent the Aahbnriott Club in their match againet the Sydtnham and Addingion United 0 0 to be played ab Sydenbam on Friday Bth inst. G W Andrews, F Pritohard, P L Orr, W Powell, W Crowther, Tregear, C B Davis, L F Andrews, S S Choafc, F RobilUard, I A Baigflct. Emergencies—F Clark, T Fee, Prebble*

Presbyterian General Assembly

81818 READING IN SOHOOLS

DuNßpra, Nov 6

The Presbyterian Assembly dealt with tha reports of the committee on Bible reading in sohools, sod resolved, after a brief debate bo authorise the committee to collect funda to Bupporb one or more agents to advooata Bible reading and seoure euoh amendment of the Eduoat on Act as will effect the daily reading of the Bible in the public school*, under provision of a timetable aud conscience* It was farther resolved ' that the Assembly is of opinion that it is of the utmost importance that the Bible should ba Introduced into onr public schools, but as at present the different Oburohoa are not agreed as to the ezaob form ia whioh this should be done, re* solves that ft committee, consisting of the Revs J Gib*>, J Patersoc, W Hewittoa, and Dr Erwio, be appointed to confer with ths bodies of other Churches and endeavour to come to an understanding, and formulate a platform, and if they should succeed 1b to doing, to take what steps they may deem bast to bring it prominently before our people.* The Assembly held a children's rally this evening, when the Sabbath school children mußtered in force, and were addressed at some length. The Assembly afterwwdt adopted the reports of both Sabbath school committees, and resolved to have ft child* ren's rally eaoh year. Dukkdin, November 6

The Rev James Paterson of Wellington has been nominated as moderator for next year's assembly. In future nomination* for moderator are to be made by Presbyteries at the last general meettog prior to the meeting of the Assembly.

Sporting,

THE V R.C. SPRING MEETING.

TEE MELBOURN3 OOP,

Melbourne, November 5

The following was the result of the

Melbourne Cup, of 5003 soys ; two miles —Revenue, 7st 101b, 1; San Fran, 9it 7'b, 2; Khaki, 7sb 111b, 3. Nineteen horses started, Be'ticg—6 to 4 against Revenue, 3to 1 Sati Fran. &.t the distance San Fran and Revenue commenced a struggle, which ended in favor of Revenue by half a length, a length and a half between second und third; Haymaker was fourth and Wakeful fifth, Time—3min 30|iecs

la the early part of the Cup race, San Fran strained himself, and pulled up lame* But for this his jookey is confident he could have won» She horse is now in a bud wayl

O.J;C. SPRING MEETING

THIRD DAY.

United Press Association—By EleotrEo Telegraph OebibtohckoHi November 6,

The Canterbury Jockey Club's Metropolitan meeting was continued at Riooarton today* The weather was fine, though a strong north west wind made matters rather unpleasant for the public. The attendance is good, bat the course Is hard and dusty. Following are results i—

Suburban Hcbdlh RACE—Haiti 1, The Hetnpie 2, Dundee 3* Bight Metal and Dirtmoor were scratched, Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. Dividends—£2 2s and £110 a

Spring Ncbs*ry Handicap—Vladimir 1, King Stork 2, Aseeußion 5, All started. Won by a bare length, a necfc betweeo secqnd and third*

Avon Welter—West Guard J, Magnl* goent 2. Dividends — First £2 12t 6d, second £3 2s fid

Jock ay Club Handicap — Palaver 1, Oannie Chiel 2, C&ireen 3. All started excepb San Bemo, Won by a lecgth and a half, two lengths between second and third< HoM-1.41g.

A.R O. SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY.

AOOELANO, November 6 There ia flue weather and a Rood attend* aoce for the opeoiogof the Auckland Raofng Club's Spring Meeting. The conrra ii in splendid order. Following are results :—

President s Handicap — Blairoarrig 1, Highlander i, Donneybrook 3. Pokomoko was icrabohed. Won by a head. Dividenda — £2 12s 6J and 19s Gd '

©beat Nokthebn GaijsiAS—Nonetta 1, Soobby 2, Hpjkrkiing Water 3. Shellback, Kissalino, Jewellery, Gatelook, and Maroon abd Gold were aora|iohed," T?^on easily |jjr & couple of lengths. Dividenda—£l 3a 64 and £2 9a " * "

Welcoms Stakes—lc!a« 1, Northunfjb,er land 2, Kelbeurne 3. Grey Seaton and Irish Jußb'were loratohed. Won by a neok, after a e;reot race in the straigbix Dividend! -£113s and 15s 6d

THE ASHBtJRTON GOARDIAS 5 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER «, 1901



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WHY CAMBRIDGE IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT SALOONS. i ■SECOND FRIJSB ESSAY. BY HABCIP B&E*,



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