Mail Notices

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Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1901. Local and General.

Personal.—Mr C F M Wtoughton, manager if the Union Bank, Tim..a, aad formerly of the local branch, is rp.nding a few days in Aahburton at present The Railway Passesngbr i hai-fio —Two txpre*. t<ains passed *hr...ugh for Ohrist church last night The extra train w&b j thinly occupied, but the usual 7 o'clock train contained a large numb *r of passengers. Christmas Comforts —We are informed that over £12 wa- oolUotn 1 in Ashburton on Tuesday for the purpose of obtaining Chris m_. comforts for Our Boys at the front*

'Ihe Case op General Bcller— General Buller neclined to receive a tesu monisl, and the Bubscrijjtions thereto have been Sanded to » mi i.ary charity. Another -ODlTion—Mr B Fr<ed!ander has purctiaae.l tha brnod mare Paer*, a half eiter to Curassnw and three quarter Bister to that great performer Marganeer. Bands Contest Results—A contest for second ol *«_ bands, which wai held at the Buff, resulted as follows : -Q-._enn-.own 152 points, Mocgiel 150, Port. Chatasrs 147, Milton 128. Gore 125, the Bluff 117, Eiverton ICO and Wmton 100. Extra Express Train—An extra express train will leave Ashburton for Ohr'atchureh at 626 p m today, stopping to act down passengers at Chertsey, Rakaia, D-rs-ndei, Rolleston and Bornaby, The travelling public are requested to use this train to avoid crowding in the second express. The Show Tea—The Primitive Methodist are again providing their Show tea, which is beoomiog as much a fix'ure as the Show itself. It ia stated that the arrangements for this function are this year more com plete than usual, and those who f ivor theee attractive lj-tle' gatherings will doubtl as av.ll themselves of the opportunity offered thi. evening Liability op Traction Engine Owners. —At Timaru on Wednesday tho Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr C A Wray, gave jadgment at the ca°e of Simmons v Fleming Bros., claim £44 2a on account of damage alleged to have been sustained to the thoroughbred stallion Agamemnon through coming into collision w*h Fleming's engine at the foot o> Pag. _ hill, near Geraldine, on October 5 Mr Raymond appeared for the plaint £ and Mr Rolleston for the defendsnt, This case was heard at Ceraldine on October 22, and did ion was reserved. His Worship 8-id he fcund fir.t of all that there had been some slight ir jtiri.s sustained, but plaintiffs evidence was not suffi.ient to show any large amount of damag°. Considering lh. nature of the traction engir.e tr.ffi., the law required perrons having charge of such engines to exercise not only care but deli, gence. The evidenoe Bhowed thab the defendant oculd havedone more than he did, and he s.emed to have aoted somewhat aggressively. As to the letting off of .beam, the evidence was contradictory and he di i not make ary finding on thia point. He | <v_< quite satisfied that the defendant hid J not cxeroisfd uuffioient care, and on tbe f evidence he would give little more than j nomin.l damage?. Judgment was accord* ingly given for the plaintiff for £2 and coat. on that scale.

i Crown Tenants' Vi _ws—A representa* tlv _ meeting of Crown tenants w.a held at Morven, South Canterbury, under tha auspices of the Waikakahal Settlers' Association, on Monday, at which a large number were present, Mr Beer, President of the Association, explained th .t the m3sting had been called to consider the resolution passed ab the Ashbur;< n Con ference of th. Farmer.'a Union regarding ihe abolition of rebate to Crown tenants. The matter waa fully discussed, and the rasolutior-s were pa^el :—"That this meeting protests against the resolution of ;he Conference of the Faimsra' Union, held ab Ashburton, viz.. - The aboli ion of rebate to Crown tenants,' aa being one of the mist conservative and selfish le olu tions ever passed by a body of men that put themselves up to foiward the interests of farmers" 'That this Association resents the action of the Farmers' Confer ence in interfering with the Land for Settlements Act.' Ib was resolved bo forward a copy of tha abjvo resolutions to the Hon Minister of Lands and the member for the district. Th. meeting then discussed local matters, and It was 1 decided to c.ll a public meeting ab an early date to consider the advlsableness of forming the Waiho Biding Into a County. After a Vot* of thanks to the Chairman, ---' the meeting closed. Dos Silver—Don Silver is without doubt the best salastitute for solid .liver, and is guaranteed to wear white throughout. This I m*tal is nude up into Spoons and F> rks, ! and ia sold at a very re.son-be price by Messrs Fletcher Bros., Cash Groceig. Table Spoons and Forks 7a 31 per half dozen, Dessert Spoons and Forks 4. 9d per h If dram* Io is ssr.-de in bwo patterns— O'd Eog'ish and Fiddle. ChristiChoroh Carnival Week — The well known Christchurch fiijrn of Messrs Strange & Company have been making special preparations for carnival week, and holiday visitors to Chriatfiihurch should not think of-eturning home without paying a visit to ' Strange., wh'eh never presented a more attractive appearance than it does just at present witb its magnifioenb display of holiday goodc, including all sorts of novel, beautiful and useful thing*. L.dies will find exquisite model London and Parisian millinery awaiting their inspection, smart m.n.les,' j.cketa and costumes, beautiful sunshade., lovely blouses, stylish corsets, guaranteed to impart grace and elegance to the figure, the latest ideas in kid and fabric gloves, exquisite lane goods, &0, &o. Gentle men may see the newest suiting., trouser ings, aad coatings, all the latest patterns are represented, also, |for those who prefer it) ..range's famous orient hand ready made o'othing, in all B)%>b for meg. y#uth<. and boys; This clothing is almotfc as stylish in appearance aa bespoke—and only about half the price. The novelties in ohildrens' gooda are many, and the new toy and fanoy goods department with its grand array of toys, games, baskecware, and fancy leather goods, is well worth a visit. Altogether Stranoe's must be 'reckoned one of the sights of Christchurch. The Coming Show—Visitors to Uje Ash burton Khow should not fail to examine the latest models of Rudge-Whitwor h bicycles, now on view at the City Cycle Works, Burnett Streeb

News in Brief.

A glance at Messrs W H Collina and Go's replace advertisement wil repay every farmer who requires eeaso' able goods. The announcement that they supply everything mcessary for building purposes should prove a boon to Ashburton. As a Epuyenir of her visit to South Af ice, tho Be Beet- Company presented to the Duohesß of Cornwall and York 173 diamonds weighing 261 carats', valued at §IAQO. The stones are of unique shape, "colour, and qu.lityj j Ihe birth rate in j_>dnedln for the njnnlh I of (..tober—lss—has oply once be,ep bf'aten [ during the last decade, g,nd that wgs io 1 January of this yaar.

Weather Forecasts—Captoin Edwin ) wires—Moderate weoteriy winds ; «la.s rise' j The Federal Duty on Timber—One of the Auckland sawmiilere, who send* all his white pine to Australia, was in Wellington last week, and from him the post l.arned that under his present contracts he wil! be a loser to the extent of over £1000 through the imposition of the Federal duty on New /_ _l_nd timber. Ihe Show—ln add M._ to the lares numbf-rn of members, < ffioils, and attend* antw at yesterday's opening of tbe local bHow, it is satisfactory to learn that the sum of £17 2s 6d was taken as Rate money in addition! This result exceeds the expeoa' tions of those who advocated so strongly i the two dys fixture. Tha satisfactory j feature is that thnbukof the work being ! completed on tho fl-st, those who have been otherwise too busy to have a general view of the exhibits will now have a clear day for that purpose St Patrick s Society's Concert — The attendance at the St Patrick's Sooiety'a Concert) lost »venlng was not so well attended as it ought to have been, consider

in_ the excellence of the performance. The msJT ■ ity if the it»ms were contributed by the C rriok family, and tbe singing of Misa A'iof. Corrick, and thd pieces by the whole j company of «=evon, including some admirable I examples of bullrlnging, were alone suffio eat ! to provide a moss at'raotiva programme. I But prided to these, were four songs by Miss Rose B'aney, of Dunedin, two of them being e»icore§, nrvst) fpnoimens of this lady's talent. Want of spice prevents our giving a fuller report of this most) enjoyable concert in thia issue, bu* we hope to make up for the on.lß.ion in a full report tomorrow, when we oan include a notice of tonight's performance, which tobody -hou.d miss attending.

Customs Returns.

EXTENSIVE INCREASES.

United Press Association-By Eleotrio Telegraph Copyright Welunqton, Oot 31

The customs revenue for the quarter ended September 3Uth, amounted to £621.695, as against £277 837 for the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. Of this amount £180.119 waa derived from spirit". £71 462 from manufactured tobaco, £38,160 from sug.r, molasses etc., snd £263,601 from onenumerated dnties.

Determined Suicide

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Refiton, October 31

A determined saielde occurred here thia morning at 5 o'clock. A youth named W Haubs, employed as cook at Dawaon'a Hotel, shot himself through the head while leaning over a shaft on tho hill behind the hotel. There Is no clue as to the motive, but deoeased left a note Btating his intention to kill himself, and under what circum*eances his body would be found. It was found in the shaft as indicated in the note.

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Wellington, October 31

The C-uucil met at 230 The State Coal Mine Pill was received from the House, passed the first reading, and read a secon . time pro forma, and referred to tbe Goldfi Ids Cr mmit.ee. Tbe Minister for Education said he moved witb regr?t the third reading of the Indus trial Conciliation and A. bitrat ion Bill, as he eins'd.red that tbe power given to either U-rty to sat up special conciliators and to refer the dispute direct to the Arbitration C >urt destroyed the Act*, first principle of cnoiliation. Mr Le- Smith waa speaking against the B1 'a conciliation provisions when the Council rose st 5 o'clock till 7 30 p m.

The House resumed at 7 30 p m Mr Lee Smith continued hi. speech in opposition to the third reading, occupying fifty minutes. Mr Bigg moved thab the Bill be read a third time _h_t day six montt.3. The »mendment was negatived by 18vi.es to 7, the votes for it being Messrs Lee Smith, Rigg, Jones, Jenkinaon, Reeves, fJUrnicoab and Bolt

Mr R^< yes than moved to report progress, which was negatived by 20 votea to 6 The third reading of the Bill was tb.n oarried by 20 votes to 6 The division list waa :— Ayes—Colonel . Itt, Measrs Harris, T Kelly, W Ke ly, Twomey, Reeves, Pinkerton, Gourley, Taian., F.ldwiek, Jennings, Shrimekl, Kenny, Osmond, B3wen, McLean, Williams. Peacock. Montgomery, and the Minister. Noes—Misers Lie Smith. Rigg, Jones, Jenkineon, B*rnico»t end Bolb The Bill passed, ita fioal stages at 11.15 p m On the Ministers motion to read the Old Age Pensions Bill a third time M«-Jones moved to recommit the Bill,, to move an amendment to clause 4, to pro vide that if the Magistrate finds that »n applicant for a pension has any near rela' tives in the colony who are able to whol'y or partly maintain suoh applicant, he m»y accordingly refuse the application or grant a reduced pension The Minister opposed bhe recommittal On a division the voting was equal—l 2on each side. For the purpose* of further di-CU3.ion the speak-er gave his casting vote for the amendment, and progress was immediately reported The Council met at 12,5 a m

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellitngto-t, Oct 31 The House met at 2.30 The afternoon sitting was devoted to the consideration of the Maorj Lands Adminis tration Acb Amendment Bill..

The House resumed at .-30

The debate on the motion for the committal of the Meprl Lands Administration Aot Amendment Bill was resumed. Several members took part iv tbe discussion.

Captain Russel sail that nnder proper restrictions the Maori could well be trusted to look after his own land and become a good citizen, and he complained that tho native legislation of the last ten years had tended to dwarf the Maori In his intellec lual growth. Why should It be Buppos.d that tho natives were not able to take care of themselves . When the land wa. indi vidualised they found the Maori able and willing to work it to the beat advantage, ansjl that was thepolicy they should fellow. He _&dyopated compulsory individualisatlon gtf titles of all native land,and he siggested that a Gertain sum should be set aside annually by the State for that purpose. An amendment, that the eetnml ftal of the Bill should be p _tponed, was nega tived by 31 to 19.

The industrial Conciliation and Arbitra" tion Act Amendment Bdl was reoeived from ihe Council with amendments, consideration of whitth 'was. ,on the Premier's motion, made a first 'drier"foraext _ay

After several hours debate, the motion for the oommtttal ot the Maori Lands Admnis tration Act Am.endm.nt Bill was carried by 25 to 7.

Progress was reported, and the House rose $t 4.._!0 a m

MINING

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph CtJNEMN, NOV 1 Todttj'. Sales—Junction Eleotiio er div 21s 3d ; Kelly and C*sey 6. 6d ; Royal Maori 13s 3d; Waimumu Central 14s

The Yacht Ariadne

CASTING AWAY THE NT.SSKL

STARTLING CONFESSIONS

United Press Association—By Bleosrio Telecraph Ohristchurch, October 31

At the Magistrates Court today, the hearing of five charges in connection with the yacht Ariadne commenced. George Mnmford, maßter mariner cf Lyttelton ; Thomas Carodoc Kerry, tra veller o^>'ydney ; and Eric John Hus py Frttke. also of Sydney, were charged (I) with «*astin_ away the Ariadne south of the W_i->.ki river en March 26th, (2) conspiring by falsehood and fraudulent means on April 12r h at CUmaru to defraud the underwriters of the Ariaune, and on February 25 h, at i-y^ney, forming a com mon Intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose, to wit, the casting away of the ship Kerry waa charged that ho did counsel and procure Mumford and Freke to bo partners to th. < ffence of caving away the vessel, and Mumford and Freke with casting her away Mr E W Stringer and Mr M Miles appeared for the Crown, Mr H J Beswick for Mpmf.i-d, and Mr A C Ha^lon aud MrW- N'.pler for K»rry and F reke. Mr Stringer stated 'hat it was proposed toUk<> the depositions in three charges only, and'the other two would probably be dropped.' He outlined the case, and called evidence a.■ follows ; —

John Fitagorald, cadet in the Magis- j tra fes;Couft ab Oamaru, produced the , depositions of the accused at the nautical j enquiry into the wreck of the Ariadne. Captain Stewart Willis, Lloyd's surveyor at Lyttelton, said that he fir.t saw the J wreck six days after stranding. In his j opinion the value of the vessel when afloat > w»b at moss £5000 In consequence of certain information, witness went to Dune din on May 28 h, and saw Mumford that night. They disous»ed the wreok, but' Mumford then declined to answer a question' wheth rhe had wrecked the ya oht. At 11 o'o'ock tbe following morning Mumford came to him again and stated that he had oast the : yacht away, bub though pres.ed at the time to put his Bba.en.ent in writing he did not o-re to do so. On the following day, witnets said, * If you will aot straightfor ward and honest with me I will see that you are awarded.' Mumford replied that he would write and sign a x statement for a reward of .3400. Mumford wrote out the statement on the morning on the 30.h. The original waa sent ts Lloyd's at London, but the p'ess copy was retained The confession was read, and was as folows;—'Danedln, May 30th, 1901. The following is a statement of faots concerning the lo»-'of ".fie' yacht Ariadn. on the coast of New Zia'and on the night of Sun day, March 24th, 1901, and I, the un dersigned, George Mumf>rd, late m.ster of the Ariadne, do declare the same to be true In every particular. I first met Mr Kerry through a man called Oliver, at Kerry's request, in Sydney Harbour, about February Ist, 1901. After working some days on board, K.rry asked me if I wanted to make money, and gradually broaahed the Bubjeot cf wrecking the yaoht. As I was ab the time very hard up for money, I even tuaily ngreei to do si. For d 'ing this I waa to be given £200 when the jib was done, and £200 mora whbn Kerry received the insurance money from the underwriters. I screed to this arrangement, and evenfu.Uy wrecked the yacht on W-i'aki beach. It waa originally intended to wreck the vessel oo the Wesb Coast of thia i.la< d, bub I c.uld not do so as we lost the li'eboat on our passage over. This bost had been go' ail ready by me during the passage, and everything: necessary put in'o her. The idea waS;.that after I had male a tot.l loss dfthe Ariadne (and ib was agreed it must b. a to'al Io.p), I w»B to go home to England, and he was; to find means of getting m* a yachting certificate If my certificate was suspended Kerry waa then going to get h.ld of another yacht of muoh more value, insure her heavily, and I was bo wreck hor in Magellan Straibp, and w 8 to gat £1000 down as security, and a m.ci larger sum if I made a total wreok of h*r. The reason why the Ariadne was to be wrecked on ths coast of New Zealand was because the in-uranoe policy had ne.rly ex' pited, and there was no. sufficient time to get any more out <f the way place, Ai! the yard, of the Ariadne were left at Sydney, and I sent all my c'.othea and valuables on there, not w ahing to lose them, I have wltnefsas to prove this, and also wltnes.es who overheard a great portion of the arrangements made bebwaen myself and Kerry, Young E J Freke was present with Kerry when our arrangements were made, and is a confidential friend of Kerry's, not likely to divulge Geo Mumford. Wit ness to signature of G Mumford—C Smith, insurance manager, Dunedin.' On the sitae day witnesa a»ked Mum lord whetner he had any document, in Mb possession thab would confirm his state menb He replied that he had such a document, but had lost ib. On June 7'h or Bih Mumford told witness that he had found the agreement in the lining of an old coat, and gave lb to him. The document waa prod need, and was as follows:— 4 Sydney, February 25th, 1901. I. T C Kerry, agree with Q Mum ford to pay as wages the sum of £13 per month for services as master of the yacht Ariadne from the date of signln? articles at Sydney, and a further sura of £400 If the vessel be totally wrecked- (Signed) T O Kerry, owner, E J H Freke. witness. Later on, witnesa took Mumford to Mr Bruges, notary public, to put the confes sion into more formal shape. Thia con - fesslon wan also read, and was much more detailed than the original one. Witnes hid paid Mumford tha £400 agreed upon He had acted entire'y on his own re*pon r sibility, and in no way in connection with the police department. The p-osecutlon had been brought ag-ir/sb jjls wish.

CjpiSTCiynRCH, November 1 All .he accused in the Ariadne oase have been committed for trial,

Ihe attention of readers is directed to the business announcement of Grace Bro., In thisissue. Mr W. Grace h.s for some time ao*ed as local agent for the D.1.C., which pisdtion he has resigned in order to com meno? business witb his brother, Mr H Graoe. Tbey are appointed sole agents for Sellers' Washing Machines, and undertake the tuning of pianos and organs*

Pander & Soss Eucalypti Extract,-- Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the Ring of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versities all over the globe. That the crude, resinous oils, which are now foisted upon the publio under the name of Eucalyp Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extraoi, we state :—lt is proved by tears made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Gri-.swald (Prussia), that only products thab are saturated with oxygen and f freed of acids, resinous and other substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop the ourative properties possessed by the plant To avoid the appalling consequences result ing from the application of substitutes, eto , in oroup, bronohitls, diphtheria, dysentery internal ipflammation, etc., ins'it _ getting Sahdbk a&» t-om' Pbbs Voi-tins Euqa lyptt Extract, and b. safe '' •'" 'c X

We'll sing God bless the prince of Wales Protect him from the storm, and gales ", And may hia health for ever hold JTree Jrom either cough or'cold. But Princes too, despite restraints, Are subject to all chest complaints. For whioh the remedy, tried and sure, 'Ja'W. J_, WoOPS'GRBAT?EPPKBMI»yOU)SIB

The Royal Tour

THE OPHIi. ROME AGAIN.

R.caived November 1, 920 a m london, October 31 The Opl ir is eff Weymouth.

Death of Clampett.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telrpraph Wellington, Nov 1

A Wanganul telegram says that Mis Clarrptt, a wo'il known music teacher, h.B jast received word of the death of her hus b.nd, Arthur GfOrceClampett. at Syracuse, N«w York. The deoeased, wiio was 42 .ears old, contracted a heavy o »!d, and died '>f pneum>ni», •nd was t»ooordad a miliary funeral, being a member of the Military College at Syr.cuße.

Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SHOW.

CFFIOBRS Of THE ASSOCIATION.

President —Mr Charles Reid ; Vice- Presidßint— Mr M. 6. Bioh ; rioNi Treasurer-Mr Jo-hua Tuoker; Com mittee— Meßs.s J 8 B.and,- G W Body, J B-otfant, S S Chapman, X Cookson, T N Digby, Hogt Friedlander, Max Friedlander, E G-tes, T F Gibson, J Gilmour, E Horsey, T lane-ley, G Moßae, F M-Oaffeny, D»n McK-sndry, Denis MoKendry, j Shearer, J Soy.!', J Small, junr, T Stone, J Strinafellow, J Tucker, and T E Upton. Seobbtaey -Mr W Biropson, "

SECOND DAY.

The usual nor'wester wai apparent early in the morning, but about nine o'c'ock it fortunately changed round to the south-east and bee-mo comfortable, threatening rain. The officials were busy from an early hour in seeing the various live stock exhibits returned ti the show pens, and were very helpful to exhibitors in every way. Ail the trains were packed with visitors from all quarters, and Ashburton r.rely, if ever, presented tuoh a busy appearance us in tbe forenoon before the large crowd wended its way to the show, Prooaeiings upon the ground were livened by the excellent playing of tbe Burnham Band. The music, although exellent, was somewhat distracting to representatives rf this j urnal. the energetic drummer and his comrades be _g placed quite close o our tent. Ttte demand for catalogues of the Bhow were quite beyond the supplies printed, and were all disposed of at an early hour,.nd thus considerableaddiiional revenue to the Assooiatioa was to an extent. 'oit. This will, no doubt, be remedied next ye*r. Great interest was shown in the produce tent with its boat of exedent dairy exhibits, home made bread scor.es, honey, hams and a long list of o'her edible?. The building was packed all day, the ladies especially closely viewing and onmmenting on the excellency of the entiiea. Tne usual side shows inoiuding stereoscope, marrionettei. Heavy hammer trials, of strength, boxing, __>>, were well patroniaed. The No License Council had a tent on the ground for use as a cloak room, on the walla of whioh were excellent sketches, and quotations showing the evil of the drink traffic, ths work of Mr J L Hig^s, bat this did not prevent the I'quor boo'h controlled by Messrs Cusack aud Mullan from doing a good tiade amongst those, who were inclined for something stronger than the cup that cheer.. Light refreshments were served in marquees by Mr Woodford cf Christchuroh. The .ffi.ial's lunoheon room was in the capable hands of Mr Cusack and st ff, who carefully attmded to the extensive demands upon their viand..

Thejimjiig contest had a very large measure of attention, and the v_rious trials were cl ?.ely watched by thousands of an audience. The j idging nf p-o^ce took place today, and so far Mrs McDowell has as v.v.l, carried most points in butter.

For home made bread there was strong competition, Mrs W Anderson being most successful, although others ran her c'osely. .diss Horsey was most fortunate in cheesr, and Mr Lewis scored very heavily in bum' and b.con.

EXTRA EXHIBITS

Rambler Bicycles, (per D Thomas, Agent) These cyo'es were represented by a lady's and Renl'eman'a roadster m.ohine, well q itlifi.d for the roads of our di-trio.. D Th mas

Bob fly remedies, White's sheep dip, B.rger'a branding oil, and a collection of aeeda, all of special interest to farmers were exhibited, and attrao'od attention. As agent fir Bowron Bras, Mr Thomas had an entry cf leather belting.

Vaci-DM Oil Company, (D Thomas, Agent)

la addition to an engine and thrasher, and a reaper and binder shown in motion, a; collection of lubricants and oils, harness cimpositiorß, eto, were on view, all of first class quality. N.Z Farmers' Co-operative -"-ssochatign. An attractive display was made by the N.Z Farmers' 1 Cooperative Association of all classes of merchandise, showing the various department, oarried on ia their A.hburton j branch, the drapery exhibits specially interesting the ladies, who visited the mar quee of the Assooia'ion. Canterbury Frczkn Meat Company This Company had on the ground sample* of their mauufac.ures from the Fur field and Belfast Works, including p eeerved tongues, meats, Meaisfoot oil, manures of all classes, slipe and soured wools, and in addition they bed plain and coloured wool mats, dressed aad beautifully prepared at their work** In the same tent the excellent oidar of Golden Apple brand prepared by Messrs Fletcher, Humphries & Co, was on tap, snd needless to say was muoh appreciated. John Orr _ Co

Amongst the many attract ions at the Show on Thursday and Friday were Meters John Orr & Co _ stand of oyoles, amongst ihem this year's models ot Hcllis and Waverleys, fitted with all the latest improvements tf the modern bicyole; a'ao a large line in the latest oycl.^coessorlp., in lamps, bells, und free wheel.; io f .ot. all that an up to date I gyclis. may require. 0. Khd An Eliptic Springfield Adj-i-table Seated Gig, a thrce-springed double Adjustable Bsated Gig and a Pagnel Cart, were the exhi-i'B from Mr R.id's estab'ishm.nt, and these provrd thoroughly up-to-date machioes painted and lined in well blended colour?, and built in splendid style. W. Patching The exhibi's of all classes of black and tan fairness, saddles, bridles, and gear of that nature, o! Mr Patching's own cele brated make, attracted a good measure of attention, and his excellent work was the subj ot of f.vourable comment. Baker and Brows This firm wus well te the f >re with sam ples of their manufacture in Gips, Farmers', and Whltechapel Girts, all well finished, and decorated in a manner r- fleeting the highest oredK A BILLENS & Co Tbe Renboy Sheep and Sack Branding Machine is an excellent patent, and far ahead j ol the old system, as the branding oan be performed without carrying an oil pot* j There is no waste, and' the wcrk is done much more rapidly and conveniently; General/

Grace Bro*. bad samples of SePe.'. and Sons' celebrated English Washing Machines, which have redently become so well and favourably known in this district, and Mr Graoa was kept busy with enquiries for his machines. ' f

Mr E Shaddock's Prion Cooking Ranges continue to' merit marked attention, and F }V Page's simple parent Fenoicg J}ropper wis closely'studied by thte manfy t .rmors present. In the Produoo Tent, Messrs C-idbury _Jro«., Ltd', dipp-nsed their Cocoas and ChcColate*. '

Me_srs"B3.t and Tcwne, of Chii-to'iurch, had a good collection of BiojoJ.et their

recent Khaki Machine being fitted with up to dute wh.e'u and brake*.

The New Z aland Provision and Produce Company showed Manures and Soaps ot their own make.

Kennedy and Mom

This fir.. 1, exhibit were most creditable, the Tradesmen's Vehicle-, and the L">rry strongly built. A Gig and the lighter being vehicles shown by Kennedy and Muir were finished iv excellent style. Canada Cycle and Motor Co. A collection of Maseey Harris and Im erial Bioyoles were on view, and as canal, attracted the attention of all interested ia the wheel.

W. T, Kingston A new feature was introduced by Mr Kingston in showing pneumatic and rubber pads for shoeing horse?, and these are reported to prove greatly advantageous to both horse and driver on any class of road.

SHEEP.

I The large additions to the sh«ep entries, increased from 126 in 1900 to 212 in 1901, was _ sul ject for general comment, and despite the late spring the condition upon the whole was satisfactory, and in many oases was really excellent. The strong dry winds experienced of late affected somen h*t the appearance of the wool in those particularly carrying long fl*eces, In several classes It is to -be regretted that competition was not more getferal, the entries in several instances being confined to only one or two exhibitor.. The large section of the publio < f the County who are oonnec l.ad with or aro interested in sheep, who were represented at the show ot thia year, generally admitted to be the b.ati yet experienced in sheep, The exhibits of fat sheep especial y were par* ticularly good, the condition and get up. togetherwith the excel'ent shearing, meeting with general p:i_'. The County this year well sustains the reputation ib holds of being one of the best grazing districts extant for sheep, and it is to be hoped that in forth coming years exhibitors and increased competition will be more in evidence. Deal ing fmt with the merino class, which waa represented by three breeders last year, only one ix'nbitor appeared, and although hi. oollecDOii wai undoubted a capital one, it iB certainly matter for regret that some of our country squattd-a in the back do not lend more interest to this most important section in sheep. The exhibits of Mr T Stoce in tho nine classes entered were most creditably shown. The sheep were compact and of nice quality* Throughout, however, th ey were all of fine comb'ng, and not strong o tmb'ng, as half of the sheep • w.ra entered under. Under tbia oljection, the judges hesitated in dealing with classes 6 to 18, bub eventually included them, although throughout the entries asamere.s character ised the sheep and woo. A good lot of Ltn-o'ns were collected, and al hough the sheep were on the small b'z*, the wool was first class. Mr Cochrine was tho most su___Bf£.l in this portion. English Leicstere, aa last year, brought out r-trorg competition between Mfsis Mawsor, Digby, Bonif.n^, Grigg, Buckley, and Trustees of J Ballantyoe, all well known breeders Mr Bonifanb obtained the champion ribbon, while the champion cash pr'z. was allotted to Mr Mftwson, in each rf these casea the pha.p being well built aud nicely wooed Unfortunately, Border Leioesters were not represented. Southdowus, Which have been oonspicunusly absent for some time past, were represented by two breeders—Messrs Grigg ard Urny, the latter being the more successful exhibitor: The hopgeta were of a good ola.B but some of the ewes were wanting in condition. Hampshires failed .o find entries, but Shropshires were well represented by Messrs Optrn, Rodgsrs, Grigg, Harrison, Vucetich and Sttingfellow, who exhibi ed srma high class she«p; these entries were generally well grown aad tru* to type, and the quali'y was exceptionally favorable. In inbred hatfbreds Mr Green wood's entries did not arrivp, cons quently the other exhibitor, Mr Sr _..f.llow had it all his own way, and his Corriedalea were excellent samples of the breed. There were not many exhibitors o-halfbred., but those yarded were exceptionally nio. sheep, and considered by many to be the b st yet shown in Ashburtor; In this department, Mr Stone had hieh class exhibits, which, however, were .o'ip.ed by tho c tf Mr H A Lloyd, in the Ju^gi's opinion, the latter carrying -ff most honor?, j'eme d'fficul y waa experienced by the judges n dealing with the nioa crossbred hoggets of any breed entered by Measrs Stone, Bellow, and Striogfellow, these sheep being very nice speoimena. The fat sheep brought c-u* «• good oompeti.or.* list, and a highly Sit is factory entry was made. The c Sheep were f finished off in extra prime c.editS<_, and 1 eclipsed former oollecl ions in point of quality, In addition to the prime feeding apparent,the exh bits had been shown in a m nn«r reflecting the. highest ore lit upon th^ shearers, although, in one or two instancrs, the legs might have been stripped more olosely. With one or two exceptions, the f*t lamb* were not so aatiafac ory in appear' anoe, although in instances they weighed better than appearances wou'd indicate Mr Stone again carried eff honors in fat sheep, aud Mr Cox in lambs

CATTLE.

The Ashburton County is not so promi nent In cattle breeding as in horso and sheep breeding, so that our cattle classes are never so well filled as might be expected in such a large d'etrlot. But th. quality of the animate judged yester day left little to be desired. The beasts shown by Messrs J Small, Stringfellow. and G igg In the Shorthorn classes would be hard to beat anywhero. It is a some what remarkable fact i hat there was only one entry in the Ayi shire classes, fcr this Is a deservedly favourite breed else where. The Jerseys were a nice little lot; the exhibits by Messrs Silcock and Tucker would hold iheir own anywhere.

HORSES.

Tbe chief feature of tbe horse a'asses is the cxoeptfona'iy high quality of the draught stock. The mares and geldings could not) have been surpassed in any purt of the colony. Indeed one go .d judge of this claf s of horses said the show was superior to any thing be had seen anywhere.

Draught Hopses—T_ke away the draught horses and the Ashburton Show would bo a very small aff-ir, but with tbe draught horses it is one of the best Sh^ws in C_nter_ ' bury, and attracts visit ra from a"I p.rts of the oolony. The di.trict his beed fortu nate in haying amongst its farmers, some of the vary best breeders of draught horsss in the oolony, men whose stock was so good that they not only made a good display at home, but wpre good enough to show ia any part of New Z.aland or AustraUa, and win pr'„>9 against horses from all parts of the word. This year the local breeders seem to hava been more enthusiistic than ever, and the keen rival'y between them, is a healthy omen for the future; With all the good ones that our old local breeders have produced, they never had stronger teams than they had this year, and it is doubtful if ever a bettor Sot of young horses baa ever been seen together at Ashburton. Amongst the old enthnsi.sts, Messrs Smil', Taylor, Shearer, Grigg, Bishop, Thompson, Millar, Body and Srrith were all well rip.eßen'ed, whilst we were glad to see men like Mr G A M Buokley, M G Rioh, J R Begs, Cros.an Bros, with the Canterbury Meat C<\ and others entering the ranks, and competing successfully against suoh formidable oppo nents. We were sorry to 'see so few outsiders represented on tlrs occasion, as the presence of outside horses, lends an additional interest to tbe Show, and the Ashburton breeders are alwajs willing to measure their strength with outsiders, a fact that is proved by the fearless way in which .they, complete at oursf'e Shows) themselves. tJ7e were sorry to .'cc suoli an old and' weil known'local breeder as Mr R Clark totally unrepresented, as ho h\s always had the best of s'.ook, and taken a keen interest ia the Show. For m.-y yearahe was one of the most suoce.s'ul exhibitors in the colony, wranitig pr z ' with his horses from north to south of ih° I.land, in fact for some years to luccess'o . he took the president's cup at our own _how given to the largest pr!§. tafeler, Ii is to be inped tbst hia retirement is only temporary, and tha 1) he will at our mx*) i &|_oW occupy his oj I position again. The |atenes. of the season was certainly agaitut

the y.iu-g horses, and the extra trouble of kef pin_ them on the ground for two days Hisy hf.ve decreased th. numb.r of entries, hul fir ail that meet classes tilled well enough to make the o.ntes's interesting to the public, and victory, mo-e honorable and ..coeptrble to the competitors. In aged draught, stallions, Mr G.org. Thompson 9-cur>d first and champion with Lord Stan ley, b atiog suoh well known and successful Htsin.il- ps Alexanders Heir and O-ptain Kusseil. Lord Stanley is a very command ing, stylish horse, with plenty of siz., nice get away*.eMon, aad some cf the best strains of imported blood in his psdigree, and ia aid to-be grfc ing the b.Bt of stook, so that one ran excuse his colour, and his none too nice hair, the principal faults that be has. Captain Russell's stock came out to success ful ;y later on ia tho day that it certainly compo.s&ted Mr Small for his defeat. __!ex_nders H.ir, ii a horse about which Jur'ges teem to differ greatly. His pedigree aait condition are ail that can be desired, but he never waa the beat of goers, a fault ih.t teUs greatly with Judges no* a days. General White the other o.mp.ti-or in thi. class has evidently besa working too hard to ba fit for a Show riag, and looked a bt ou cli.sed. Ia the three year old stallion c ais Messrs Shearer, Small, and Moß.e eaoh showed good enrs, the judges placing them in ths order named. Mr Shearer was also first in ths two year old class with a fine oolt of hit own breeding, beating a strong class in which Measrs Taylor and Grigg were both competing with fa.hionably bred well grown youngster?. The brood mares excited more than common interest, as besides the champions Dawn and Lady Palmer, there were some hig > class mares by the champion sireß Crown Pricce, Vanquisher, and Hero in the ring. A better lot of breeding mares have seldom been seen together and Mr Smalt must have felt very proud at his favourite beating eu.h strong opponents, sad again securing the champion ticket. Tha dry mares were not quite as high class, but Messrs Taylor, .mail, .nd Bishops represen tatives were all good ores. The three year old fi lies were another strong class, in fact tn.ny judges would have placed the winner in this class,, a grand quality fii'y of Mr Shearer's chantp'on maro on the ground, and if they had, no one could have much Manned them, for a better all round sort has nob been seen out for a long time. Shis ia all over a sweet mare, with the best of boas and hair, and a rare goer with all. The fi.ly out of the champion Dawn, by imported Mo Arthur, well enough bied for anything, and owned by Mr Taylor, was a good second, and a grand filly of Mr Small* was pasted out on account of lameness. Mr Taylor had to meat a srong field in the two year old clas«, with a daught.r of little Mary, bat she was just good enough to beat the almost equally nice flllie. shown by Messrs Body, Shearer, Small, Mi 11.., and Gates! This was altogether a most interesting class, and to Bhow that these nice looking, aristocrat. c„!iy I red ones, are also as good as they look, we may mention that the fi ly exhibited by Mr G.tes ha. been taking her .hare in a team for several months past. The yearling fillies looked more backward in condition than any other class, and the judges were a long time before they placed Mr Small's representatives Ist, 2ad, and 3rd, It would hardly be correct to say that we never saw better geldingß than the ones shown this year, as we remember two years ago the whole of the judges on the ground, decided that Mr Taylor's champion gelding Roger was the best type of a clydssdale amongst all the gcod horses and mares exhibited, and possibly his equal will not be seen again for a very long time, but amongst this yean geldings there were some very fine animals. Horses wi! h size enough, and quality enough, and condition enough, to win prizes any* where, and that ware indeed a credit to the district. Those shown by Messrs Buckley, Small, and Snr.ith baing really magnificent animal. Some tf these horses when put into teams made up a very attractive feature of the Show. T-ken altogether the Ashbur ton district may well.be proud of its locally bred and o\ted, draught horses, which certainly this year are well up to tha average.

Flood Stock—ln the blood stock classes there was not such an impo-ing show as in the draughts There were two' competitors in the class for entire of any age, C»j?lery> securing tha blue ribbon, Mannlioher. being also favnurab'y .p'feen of by the judges. The on'y entry tn tbe two yea- old .mires, a a Ph*ethr.n cnlt, a full bro her to Rye, has fi 'ed iv. well, and promises to do credit to his breeding. The only brood m.res exhibited were shown by Mr E Ga'ep, Lady Z.iland, wi'.h ari.a looking foal at foot by Ob'ig.to, getting the red t'oket. and of curse, tho hue ribbon. Tho o>mpetition was also poor io the first nine c'asees of the carriage horse division, although the stock shown ftt fairly gncd, Mr Buek'ey's pair of chestnut* bsing mv h admired. The gi. horsf s brought fur useful looking Bnimale, and the local exh'b t->r» m de a good .how against Mr (.{worthy's exhibit, which also toak the sprcia'. The buggy horse, never seem to mu-t°r very strongly here, and only three competed yesterday, Mr GAM Buckley's handsome brown Arahara, won in a class of seven * Dogcart r.orae 15 3 0- over,' the judges seeming to have srme difficulty in placing the exhibits, .thee of Mr WG Snvth, Doctors Bolger and Maude—even tually, after long oonsi deration— beirg plaoei in that order. This was a very strong class, and it is satisfactory to rotioe that some of our local breeders can make such a display as they did here. Miss Button's perennial ponies had the t.ndem and four n h»nd teams to themselves. The classes for l Horse suitable for a farrnet's Whlteohapel cart 1 were small, but good, Mr G W Body's exhibit well deserving tbe first and speci-l, Toronto was the only trotting entire shown, which is somewhat remarkable, considering bow many of them are In the district, and how this branch of racing ia coming to the front. Mr J H Rule is to be congratulated upon having made an excellent fight for a plaoe with suoh formidable competitors in the 14.b hack class as Messrs GAM Buckley and Elworthy, who were plaoed in that order, Mr Rule getting ay. ho. This claßSwaaadistlnotimprovemenbOnlaßtyeK's. The 12sb olass was also a very good one, Mr El worthy being rather two strong for the other exhibitors, taking first and vh o, Mr Rhodes being third. He, however, turned the tables in the 10_t olass with a very handsome black, concerning whose aoucdn^sa tbe judges appeared to have some misgivings and they accordingly ©died Mr Kerrigan, the Association's veterinary Burgeon, to their assistance. As he pa'sed the horse, the red c»td was placed on him. There were nine entries for horses most suitable for Mounted Infantry, up to 16sh and nob exceeding 15.3. Colonel Jowsey and Captain Lindsay were the judges. This is a stamp of horse that will have to be bred up to, for aa animal that can carry frcm sixteen to seven teen stm_ for day. altog ther on insufficient feed is practically, a type almost new to these colonies. The breeding of such horses will be a specialty, and although some of the exhibits yesterday seemed to fairly meet tha requirements, a good many f'idges expressed doubts whether the red were not more ornamental than usefu'* Meaara Rhodes, Lamb, and Rule's animus pleased the judges best, and they were plaoed In that order, tbe former getting tho ten guinneas special pnz. fffs.ed by Captain Buckley. Mr'J Studholme'e special of five gu'uneas elicited keen competition, Mr Lamb's horse, being; however, a pretty easy winner.

Ponies—The ponies were ia great force, Mr Buckley's as usual carrying ail before them in the 14 hands classes, Messrs JLeNahsn, and R Curtis scoring In the classes for ponies of 14 ha.ds, ridden by boy or girl, while the priz -s for tho smaller ponies went to the littie animils shown by Masters goarlett and A O.r* "" , *"'

The classes for tradesman's turn outs, ladies' hacKs, and hunters, will be judged today -

PIGS.

There fa little to be said about tfiTe pigs. Unfortunately pig breeding has not found mu^ favour in this country, Messrs Wills and Silcock being the only local breeders who nj ke a show at our annual fi?tn;re, ar|d th y. itmugt be confessed, seta goojl example in tjiis respecit. There ia np reason why thia country shon'd not take up this h'srch of stock brepdiog eu-Cess. fully. There must be money In it, especially now that we have freezing works in tho ditrip 4.

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