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MAYFIELD SALE

On Friday about 3000 sheep were yarded at the sale, and a good sale resulted (or forward and fat sheep, bat backward store* were very dragging. The following prices wore obtained':—Faft sheep—Ewes lOi, 20), fat we; her; 15« 7J. ht iambs 10a 7', 11', 13s 61, 14 J s'orn we here 8) 61, lls 4d, up to 14a 7d for MrP»aohe J ,j wethere ; ewes in lamb 6s I^, 63 6d, to 12^ 6d for six and elpht tooth, store lamba 6°, 6^ 4d, to 8 . Waggon £27. Sundries brru^hb current rate?.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1902.

Tiifc news wo publish to-day that " Peace h»s been proclaimed," formally closes one of the most remarkable atrngff'ea fiver recorded in the history of nation?; The annals of the past dis close no national straggle in which the

uppareet disparity of force has been so tremendous, as that between Great Britain at;d the little Dutch Republics in South Afrio*, And, making every allowance for the citcunietauces of the time, the configuration of the country ia which the war has been carried on, and the grpat help given to the Boers by the enemies of Great Britain, both without and within, it m*y be safely predicted that the prolonged resistance cflhred by the little South African States to their powerful antagonist,

will be regarded with astonishment and

admiration by the students of history in the ages to come, There can, we think, be no doubt that the chief feature tf the war bag been the marvellous endurance of tho Boerc, and their indomitable deter-

minalion to resist to the last. The

folly not to say wickedness of this re sistance against overwhelming odds will not be properly considered by posterity; only the bare facts and figures will be regarded, and viewed from each a standpoint it \nust be admitted that the war just closed is without' any parallel in ancient or modern times. It has bfon a costly w»r to the British Empire, for we have *pant a vast sum and lose thousands of valuable lives ; bat it has drawn closer the ties which connect the most distant parts of the realm, so ihat now it ia known to all the world that the pulse of the Anglo Saxon race beats to the remotest limits of the King's Domi mom. The heavy price we may have to pay, therefore, for the fiaal iab jugation of the South African Dutch will not be wasted. Indeed whiie we may grieve for the lost lives, we may rejoice that the Empirb'u greatness has been placed upon a higher pedestal than it has rver before occupied, There ia one thing more we greatly desire to know, find tbst is the terms upon which the strogg'e in South Africa has been formally brought to a slose. We say formally, becauso it can hardly be hoped tbit ol'i the irreconcilables will lay down their arms. It may betaken for granted that mai7 will atill be found cotn'Tijtting outrages whenever opportunity (ff rf», but the authorities will know bow to de»l with them.

Meantime we may njoice that all organised resistance to the British is Bt an end, and lot us hope that a bright future ia in store for South Africa,

Local and General

Bt Stwhen's Church.—The Ri* W. Fell, of Ne!«on, who is on a visit to Aobburton, officiated at 8b Stephen's Oharob last evening.

Magistfbial,—&b the Polloe Coarb on Saturday, before Mr R Aloorn, SP, Joseph Fleming wa» charged wi&h being drunk the previous night and was fined 8u

A Council of War—The temparanoft party are evidently arranging lor a btg day'a wo k tomorrow. A convention, fco oom meoca at 10 o'clock in the tnoroing, is to be held a'b the Templar Hall, and ad night a monster meeting is announced to take place in the Baring Square Ohurob, when Mr Ell, M H R, with Messrs Devereanx, Bpeerß, and Rev W BUda are to epeak;

A Risk pbom Smallpox. —♦' If aver smallpox doea break out) in the colony, it will olalm a terrible toll, lor about 75 per oect of the children are unprotected, and the disease is moat infectious. I oannob pay too much, bat in my ofioial captoity lam a^are of riaka being run of smillpox being introduced into the colony whioh would greatly disturb the solf-sathf*ofcion of the people if known."--Extract frora re mark* by Dr Hmaa at Nelton,

The Price of FLOBfB»~The only alterot! Un in their tariff made by the Flourmiller's Asaootatioa »t their meeting in Timaru on FiUay night was in tbe pries of bran, which was reduced 10a. The price of fhur remains as before—v z : £11 10« per ton for BaokF, £12 for 100 s, £12 Sb for 50's and £12 10» fer 25 f, Bran £4 lQs and pollard £5 10a:

The Mayfikld Estate—A petition Las been sent to tho member for the district to forward to the Minister for Lands asking the Gw-. rnmeut \o pjirghase the Majfield Estate, the properly of Mr Joseph Gould, for olofle settlement. This propert)y-T~43^0 acrea-r ---fuJjoins the township, and would let very readily if taiun by the Government, besides helping tba district, ps more settlors are wanted

A Noveity—The Khaki bloyo'e is now being fitted with the two-speed gear hub, which not only gives free wheel, but has the additional advantage of allowing tho rider to change his gear Rti will from a low bo a higher gear whilst riding, and can be In* speated at Best and Towna's, founders' Buildinßi.

Tbb Cobonation—The Governmenth-vi decided to Supply souvenir o*rd« of tho Coronation to all State and private school ohildrers throughout the colony free of oosft.

Notioh to Advertisebs^—A notice ap pears in another column that the Ghabdiak will nob be published tomorrow (the Prince of Wslee' Birthday)

OoBUEOTtON —We are rrqaeiteJ to men tion th-t it was Mra Skinner who was pressnted with a pUv?r et;j; stand and toast rack, not the X Mr Skinner, as stated in oar V an ogton oorrcspondeDt's report,

Illuminations,—Mr J L Higgs pointer, Taocred street, had a 6na display oi iliumi natio: s on Saturday night, in anticipation of the declaration of pence. The display fook the form of tha R'iy*l arms and the XJaion Jaak, done in tram par enoy, aud was maoh admired by the public

A Land op Promise— Trooper R Pooock, writing to hla relatives, gives ft glowing account of bhe la^tid to be fonod on the ISatal border, in some places the black soil running down to a depth of ten or twelve feefe.

THB Abba TTndkb OaoP.—ln the couraa of conversai'i( with overal district farm* era oar representative has been informed that 10 far very iiit'e orop haa been put; in, insofar Bl 0>n~i:« portions of this diatrot are concerned. Is the Waterton and Longbeeo'i dh riore the farmers there ate going in extensively for oat cropping, realising bbab although tbo war is nearly ended, the horses wilt bs left there ; and bonsequantly heavy shipments of oats will he required next aeasoa to meet the demand.

Stocking *hb Auckland Islands —Mr Fleming, of Port Levy, was in town on Saturday, and from what wo conl<i gather matters in mttle mi in(j at fche Auckland Islands are ho m r>g, Mr Fleming has lately viiited visited the Idands, and has had three moa there looking after the cattle. It it hi« intention, we understand, to return there with another draft] at an ear'y date.

Challengb,—ln another column of tVi i«cn« will be found a challenge issued by Mr F W Page, of Guertsey, In tenpecfe to, hie water race p'ough, Mr Page cha'leogeil a rival fi m to show a lnns^rh of five miles of rftoe o'ran^d in a barter m inner than' by bis msohine which has really done good work on Mr Wilkinson's farm, Ohtrrsey; To substantial hi« ehallenjf, Mr V*ee has deposited £10 at fchia office, the work to be done according to the Oouat-y Ooucoil's specifications

Ihe Hospital.—Yesterday afternoon tha ohoir of the Presbyterian Oharob, under the leadership of Mr KOraighead, ga?e a concert in the Hospital, which was jjreatly appre ciated bf the fi.mates. The following in tho programme ■—Hymns 408 and 205 from Ohuroh Praise ; song, ' Dream Angel,' Miss Kidd; B'<ng, •The Tollers,' Mr JB Oraljj 0 head ; violin solos, •L* Soranta,' and 'Theme doPacoini '(Doneia) Mra McDonald; song, ' Th 1? Lona; Avenue, 1 M » W Jobnstor; song, ' The coming of the King,' Mr W Anderson ; song, ' The Droam of Paradise, 1 Mr R Kennedy. The following were the accompanists :—Mrs Johnson, Misses Watt, Rtchardsoa, Roberts, and X dd.

Hockbv —Tho following teams have been selooted to represent the local Club in tbelr matches agilnat the Ohrtstchnrch Clubs en June 3rdi Tarsus Dr pen A:—Furwarda— Giark (2), W Fi z'arald, H MHlichamp, F Watt, J MoCukey ; b»ok»~W Smith, J Fi'H;er»!d, A MHliohamo, W Houatou, D Stock: Versus Avon—Forwards—Clark (2), J Fi zjerald, F Watt, H MHUohamp, W FMzgeraldjhacki—WSmUh, G Dodds, A MiUiohamp, W Huston, D Stock, Vtrsas Drapers B—Forwards—F Rinds, D Fiz gera'd, B Amos. VV Moore, L G McDonald, M Baker 5 bicke—A Siloook, W dmop, F Am s, G Daddn, T Adam J Emergencies'— H Gfan% L F Andrew, Crowther. Arjy players unable to got away are r quested >o enmmttnioato with the Captain or Secretary immediately.

L Dairy Factory at Flevington— A. well

attended moating of the farmers interested io the dairying industry was held to the Flemiogton schoolroom on Friday, Mr Taylor tl the uhair, Mr Bond Fubmloted to those praent two propo'ftla—(l) that h' should c»rry on the factory under similar conditions m are now 'n operatlon t »n<i(2) i hat the termers ehoa'd sappy the milk, and Mr Bind make oheese at Id per lb. Mr Bnd pointed oat that the method of working in ho second pr poeal was in operation in seyera! of the O'ago factories These two proposal* were discussed hy those prosec*, Messrs B*l', Taylor, Oilleo. Williams, Griffiths and Prebble taking an important part in the dlscuialon. Io waa deolded thit the factory carry oa on similar lire* as fotmer!y t Mr Bond deciding to e,iva 3£ I per gallon for tnik euppliad. The chairman urge! upm the farmers the nece city of supporting the factory, as dairying was one of the most payable industries aonneoted with farming, Thrsi present promised their praotloal support, and ifi looks aa if the present seas n will be a successful and profitable one for the enterprise. A vote of thank* to the chairman closed the meeting'

Missionary Service—Ah w*a to bo ix pected, there waa a large congregation at Biriog Fq'J»re Church on Sunday nigh% when the service waa conducted by Rev Wm SJade. Taking for his text) portions of Mat'hew 28 :19 20, he explained in cleaT, Icc'd style the diff >renoa between preaohin? and teaohtrg, and then went on to show thaf, after the Gospel had been proolaimed and accepted by South Bea nativ?p, the re*! work wai only at U» initial stage, Of all people those who inhabited the Pacific islands in their barbarous state, appeared to be the most demoralised. For instance, they were liars on & colossal scale, and with few exceptions, it mlghbbe taidof those natives— * All men are H>ra*' And so, directly these peop'e beoame Ohrletiane, an individual and national ponaojecoe had to be created and trained* There were customs, too, whioh although not prohibited~oy the decalogue, wsre nevertheless inimical to the best interests of the psople, examples of which were g'"van. Is waa In these and other \ kindred customs, of whioh Mr Blade said he would speak more fully tonight), that teach* ing was specially essential to build upa useful and strong nvtiom * It) is not the mil ion* aieo?,' said Mr Slade, ' bub the teachers who are the great men of the day, for teaching only abides' The Mmroa doctrine war: given as an illustration of wfaib was wanted bj the speaker, tiab is, to a qoire tho whole islands of the sets for Jjsus Christ, and to permit no pc ver of evil to claim territory. Thh was an ambitioa worthy of all, acd the preacher concluded by urging hit hearers to extend their earnest and hf arty sympathy to the work of evangelising the world.

Notioh to Cyclists—We would remind our readers that the Cheapest and Best Shop Id Ashburton for Second hand Oyoles, Cyole Repairs, and all requirements in the cycling Hoe is R. D. Johnstons Hudgev Whit worth Cycle Agency, Burnett Sbraat.

Biding Without a Light—Oyolists should no longer be without a, light, when ab Mesßra Ottei>, Lnwry & Oo'o they can purchase a Little Dandy lamp for the small cum of 3j 61. This firm is recognised a« the leading house for all cyoling r qiusites, and their stock is always new and up to dabe,

News in Brief.

The pay night) of the Aahburbon No. 2 Industrial Building Society has bepa post poned until Wednesday.

Mr J? W P*ge, of Ohertsey, Issues a challenge to Messrs Ironside and Son in respect) bo tbe water raoe oleaning machine which he has baan working successfully in the Obertsey district

A meeting of the Representation Commits timet-Bwlil be held in Wellington on the 12th Juuo.

It is said that) ping-pong has increased the fees of Duoedin's chief oculist by £400 a yean

The Grovernmenb is asking for surveyors {or the Imperial Government service on tho Gold Coast) of West Africa> A well attended meeting of the Sooth Canterbury Branch of the Educational Institute was held on Satuaday «t Timaru. Ib waa unanimously decided to heartily tnpporb Mr Murray's provident) fund scheme, also the CHage superannuation ccheme.

VoLtruTEHBS—The Athburtoa Guards will nOO parad'j to-Dlght,

VIWL Ftatistios—The following are the | vital «?atidtioß for tho month of M»y :— 5 Births 20, marriages 7, deaths §. } A Saoaoiops Dog.—A clever and well J. trained dog attracted a good deal of atten- J tioa at the Jubilee butldiDgs 'hit morning hy walking all along the ledger on the top fronts of the shops, some eight) or <ci feet above the varaodah, The animal wa!kod along this narrow path—about four Inobes wide—with She greatest confidence, f llowing the signs made by his master.

Maymelb— Oar correspondent writes j— Ploughing and farm work baa been progress ing very favourably this last week 6t two, and a good deal of crop ia already eowc. Tbreahina baa been muoh delayed this ye»r, bat will finish ia a week or bo cow. Sheep are doing well, and fat sheep are eagerly competed for, a buyer from the soath this last week making things hum and the farmers smile. The season has been t 0 wet for turnips, and they are nob standing as much feeding a« last year, and will be very soaroa before spring. Mr Good's new Bbo re and boarding house is nesring completion, and is » fia* bi lid ing, showi g the oon fidenoe of the future of the district

£» Interesting Viarroß—The Bey Wm Siarle. who ia i»nt> uaoed to epeak ab the Birlng Squire Ohutoh tonight, has been a missionary in F>j for the last s xteea years. It will be remembered that some rronthaago the Governor of Fj* assumed a very hostile attitude towards Mr Slads'a political interest in the Natives, and the reverend gentleman wia threatened with expulsion from 'he islandi. It, ts undcratood that Mr Blade h« a remarkably fntercsitn« story to tell, and the few rf fererotß he made oa Sunday night to some habits and customs of the Fj ans, ■howed that he h*e a rare fund of Informa tion at his dispoeal.

Phonograph Entertainment —The Edl* hod SttQ3ard Phonograph Oncerb Company visited Rakaia oq Saturday, where they g%v& a rea!ly good evening's outer tuinment. To deal with the various phmograph records would take too long, but special mention should be made of ' Tho mocking bird,' a duloimer solo; 'The fire brigade night abrm,'a descriptive piece ; and 'Yankee Doodle/ » bar.j t so'o. Among the humourous records Uaole Joeh and the OHi^eje Liundry must take the premier place. The band records are chi fly by E Uaon'a oonoert band aud are a real treat. Between the records Mr Garner *ang 'Anchored,' 'The verdict waa.' and ' Pdvate Tommy Atkins, 1; and Mr Ker el sacg 'TheN..vaHsrlgade.' 'Bins la Boot,!and.» and 'The AndhoiSi Welshed,' and bofch singers were well received. Mies RiohisriJaen p'»ye<i two pianoforte color, and also acted a* aooom' pinisl* The company appear at Watcanni school tonight, where they should have a Urge audience

FOOTBALL.

A Oommittee meeting of the P rates' Foo ball Olub was be!d la Mr C'audge's rocm on Friday. There- wa« a fair atten« danoo prasenf, and the Captain oooupied the chatr. Correspondence was received from iloTemuka Football Club and the Soii'h Cantorbury Rugby Union re Fox's aocidear, and in connection with which thu former Club f >rwardtd £2 10) and the latter body £2 2s towards Fox's expenses. The Secre tary was instructed to reply thanking the don^tors, From Bfar Football Cub, Timaru, re matoh. I1) ivae decided to write and auk them bo eaggeib a do*e. From Sprlngburn and Albion (Chris! church) Foot&ail Cub) nU'4ng that they would send teams to play at) Auhburton on Tues day, Jane 3rd. It was decided to start the Springbarn match at 10 a.m., and the Albion matoh at 230 p.m. Amngemetrs for entertaining teams, fltci, wero left in the hands of iha Becre'arv, Oaptein, and Mr Reid. The Sports Associa-fon wro^e naking for payment of third quarters rent. Ib waa reaolved to hold this acoounb over until tha neceßß*ry impro"em«Dt9 to the ground were orrl« d out. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Sydenham Olnb atkiog them to tend a team ti Abhbmton on Goron%tiou ■lay. Douglas Tdomaa was elected a mem* bor of theO uV After pesdng accounts tho maeting adpuraed, The foilowiog Jeams will represent the Ptrstss Football Club on Taaaday nox! s— Second F ftesn v Bpringburn, at 10.15 a.m, on Oval — Northoate, Clark (2), Moid, Cu'vorhousp. RoDlnsor, MoKet a!.e, Collins, FS »rrifion, I) Thomas, Oookson, Adame, Kendatt, Youn , Staples aad Jaoksoo. Emergeccioß—W rierg, R Simpson, Col'ine, Bi*rryman, and D Raid. First) Fifteen v Albiop. Kick cfl 2.30 p.m. on Ov»l —Pritohurd (2), Ferg«», F Wilson, D Wilson. W Fizgerald, D Fried l*nde'lF. Z'era!d(2). CulleD, Lewia, Reid, Woods, MoKer.zi^ ihreikeld and Whelac. Any of akova noable to play are rrquesfced fco Inform tho S cretary or C»pta!n at 0030. A collection w.!l be taken up on the ground.

Arrow Leaflets.

A SALOON SIGN.

Ret Thos. J. Villerh, Syracuse. " Yourßign has fallen down, " exclaimed a m'in as ha opened the door of a saloon into the street. The red-faced vender looked over the d-or. •• Oh," said the informant, " I did not mean that; I meant this"—and he policed to a drunken wretch lying; ab their feet. Such a sign recently fell in J*mea Street. Out of a glided hell he staggered toward his own hovel, unilin front of ray home he toppled over, with profanity and mad raving, a disgusting advertisement of the devil's favourite busltrsa. Looking at the fallen sign, I saw there prostrate manhood. God maie venn up right., and intended him to maintain that dignified postnre When Ezsklel saw the (glory of the Lord, he humbly fell upon his face, but out of the fiery brightness came a voic* 5, '* Son of man, atand upon thy feet, and I will speak onto thee." Erec'ness Is one distinguished feature of men as contrasted with brutes. He who drinks, and is drunken and falls makes of himself what the Scriptures call " a brutish man, " who knows not the work of God. He dethrones reason, that heaven-Hghred lamp in man. He petrifies the heart and hardens the feelings. He defiles the b>dy, which lathe temple of the Holy Spirit. In the prostrate man In James Street I saw alao wrecked ambition. Few ara the yoong men who hav«j nit hoped to gain for themselves some honorable place in the wor?d. Possibly ! hia had been the boy hood dream of the poor creature who fell before my home. His first; glass was the first invidious bar to nobiliry. Success and sobriety are inseparable. The sign which fell in James Street contained twoother words—incarnate grief " Who hath woe ? Who hath sorrow ? Who hath contention*! Who hath wounds without euist? They that tarry long at the wine." Of a drinking nun George Herbert!said, " All kinds of ill did with his liquor slide Into Ms veins.' In drunk enness there is no gladoess unmixed with grief. There may be the laughter of fools but 1b is brief, like the crackling of thorns under a pot, He who drlnka and is drunken falls into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, whioh pierce him through with many sorrows. The sign that fell In James Street waa a good specimen of windowed raggednoee God says that the drunkard shall come to poverty,, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with r%gp. During these hard times I have noticed that men whose pockets could least afford to buy drink have been liberal patrons of the saloon. They have been spending their rmney for that which is nob bread, and their labor for that which satisfieth not, The blood fchat ought to be in the faded cheek of the wife is in the red nose of the husband. On the fallen s'gn of which J. have been speaking I saw written in large letters, potential crime, Gr&s^d by drink, that man was capable of almost any foul deed A prison chaplain defines crime as con densed alcohol.

CABLE NEWS.

United Prom Aisootabloa—By Eleoferio Telegraph—Copyright

THF. GSRMAN IXPIDITION IN AFRICA. London, May 80 The commandant of the German expedition, incensed at the refusal of bis demands, seiVd the Emir of B*n yos in the Oaraeroons by the throat, and he ripped the commandant open. The commandant's aide shot the Emir dead, and the chief headman killed the aide, General fighting ensued, and (henative town of Banya was destroyed. A MISSING EXPEpnr:>3T. The non-return of Colooel Morhr.d's expedition despatched to Northern i Nigeria in February last, with the ob ject of diverting the trade from Kano to the river, is causing anxiety.

ANALYSIS OF PRESERVED MEAT. The War Office has requested the Premier of New Sooth Wales lo Ar range for analysis and inspection of 500(000 pounds of preserved meat to he shipped by the Sydnpy Meat Pre serving Company this month, and 300,000 in Jane. , BRITISH POLITICS! ! London, Jane 1 Lord Boaebery, speaking at Leeds, said that popular control, as provided in the Eduction BUI, was merely i nominal, s The Oo^n T*x waa a prelude Ito an Imperial Zollverein, conferting on the colooies*a control of the British fiscal system, and while he wailinahle to Bummirily dismiss any proposal for closer union, he would require con vincing arguments before he could accept this. I MORGAN'S TRUST. Nbw York, May 30 In Boston the predominance of Mor gan's ootnbiue is considered prejudicial, and it is proposed to form' a combination of the Ounard and Allen line*, the Elder Dempster Company, Liverpool, and the shipping companies trading to Br»z*l and Hirer Plate and other?;

ACCIDENT AT A DUEL. Rome May 30 While two Ita'ian officers were duel ling in Turin, one dropped his sword, and stooping to pick it up, he slipped, and was impaled on the po; nt, and was killed.

A STATEMENT DENIED. Bypnev, June 1 . In reply fco enquiries the Premier has received a cablegram from tha Officer Commanding the Anrania'a troops denying that the men did the looting recently reported from Capetown, or committed any excesses at Albany. He adds that a few stowaways commit ted a few robberies, but that the con duct .of the Aurania's troops was exemplary. THE QDBBNBLAND OUTUWSi Brisbane, May 31 The father and two brothers of the Kenniff outlaws have been committed for trial for horse stealing.

The Plague.

United Preaa Association—-By Eileotrio Telegraph —Copyright Sydney, June I Dr Valentine, Health Officer for tbfl Wellington district, who has been studying the plague herp, h*s sailed for Nsw Zealand in the Westralia. Vest* niny was the fifth planless day. Seven more patients have been discharged cor^d. O?ir fresh plague cap * W*B reported today, •

The West Indian Disasters.

Uoitei! IV ss Association—-By Eleotrlo Telegraph—OopyrighS London, May 80 The Lo'-d Mayor's West Indies Re lief Fond h*3 reached £49,000. A Martinique Fund has been started in Paris, and has reached £56,000.

SOUTH AFRICA

United Frest Association—By Eleotilo Telegraph—Copyright

London May 31

The Morning Post states that a Wall Street operator hts received a code message from Pretoria alleging that the terms of the amnesty are not alone unsettled. The Boera appealed to the magnanimity of Britain, saying that they were unable to desert those who had helped them throughout the war. There are indications that Britain h»3 agreed to take cognisance only of the traitorous conduct of the leaders of tho O«pe Colony rebellion. Brussels advices state that the Boer delegates iot«.fcd signing f# peace, and name members of the former Orange Free Suto and Tranavaal Govern ments, including Mr Kruger, in order to prevent the irreconciUbles alleging they are coninuing a guerilla war in obedience to the delegates in Europe.

The Times says that the dissensions existing in Oa| 0 Qoloqy and the con trol of the Afrikander Parliament tnay prove a fatal bar to p°rm\nent peace. London, May June 1

A Renter's message reived here states that Mr Steyn is suffering from paralysis. This caused hia abstension from the Vereeoiging Conference. He is mow at Krugersdorp, on parole.

The Mineral Wealth of the Ashburton County.

No. 11.-THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S TRAMWAY.

(From Our special reporter.)

From the early days of the settlement of the Mount Somers district some use waa made of the coal from the outcrop in the bank of Coal Oreek.but firewood was plentiful and cheap at Alford Forest, and longer cartage told against the demand for the coal. The construction of a branch railway to the district, passing within, nine miles of the mine, suggested that if a tramway were made from Mount Somers, the nearest railway station, a considerable trade could be done with the residents of the lower parts of the country, and beyond it. The Aghburton County Council raised a loan, and spent between £4000 and £5000 on the con struction of a 2ft gauge tramline, with 401b rails, from the railway Station to the coal mine, the tramway passing also close to a quarry of good building stone, into which a siding was run. The interest on the loan,about £200 a year, was made payable (after deducting net receipts), by a special rate over the portion of the district n«ar the tramway. The tram way, however, failed to justify the hopes tyhich had led to its construction. The Cost of working it, the cheapening of the superior sea-borne coals, the variable character of the coal obtained (much of it being stony), and its unsuitability for locomotive purposes, prevented the large demand being made for the Mount Somers coal, that had been anticipated, and after a time the interest charge became almost g, dead burden upon the district rated. The traffic upon the line at one time was so small that the track was allowed to fall into disrepair, and practical ttlelessness. A few years ago, Mr Peache, owner of the pastoral run through which the tramway for the most part Ties, leased it from the County „ Council fora term of years", he paying £100 a year, putting the tramway in order and maintaining it, providing trucks and horses, and for his return receiving 6d per ton per mile, for the carriage of coal or any other commodity offering for transit At the time he made this bargain, it was generally considered that there was " not much in it," and to one envied him his prospective profits. Later developments of the coaf trade have put a different complexion on the arrangement. To facilitate the transfer of coal from the tramway to the railway trucks, Mr Peache devised, and had made, a number of flat track frame, each of which carries two stout boxes, to § ether holding two tons of coal. These oxes are lifted off the trucks by means of a fixed crane at the Mount Somers railway station, and their contents tipped into railway trucks. The tram way is laid up the valley of the South Ashburton Kiver, and the fall of the country is so great that, except for a-few I chains at the mine, and a couple of other points where the assistance of a team is necessary, the loaded trucks run down to the railway station by gravity, controlled by brakes. The empty trucks are hauled back to the mine oy horses, three horses in Indian file between the rails, hauling up six empty trucks, and it is a good steady pull for them. From first to last, I was informed, some thirty or forty thousand tons of coal have been taken out of the old mine, the output occasionally running up to 3000 tons a year. The coal has been quarried in the open air, and mined by driving in the usual way* For the former process, water was brought along races, and the cover of coarse gravel sluiced off, leaving the coal seam clear. This appears to be carried until the depth of cover became so great in the rising slope Of the hill, that it was easier to get coal by underground work than by stripping and quarrying it, and the drives and chambers in the -mine have now a very considerable aggregate length. The mine some time ago was very nearly attaining the dignity of having been the scene of a " mining disaster," a surface slip coming down over the entrance, and shutting up some coal getters in the workings. They were, however, safely got out. The slip still blocks up the roadway to that part of the workings. About two years ago a Company was formed called the Mount Somers Coal Company n of which Mr J. Gibson, an experienced and energetic businessman. is business manager, to open ~up and work the coal from the north-west angle of the field, where, as before mentioned, Mr McClymont had pur chased a section of land containing an outcrop. The Company acquired the lease of the old mine also, ana a mining lease over the land between the ' fcwQ ppints. As already seated, M'cCjymoiiit'g Outprop js at a considerable" altitude, and in order to get the coal to the county tramway a light (141b rail) 2 feet gauge line, 88 chains long, has been laid from the mine to the summit of a steep hill overlooking the tramway where this approaches the old mine. This light line is mainly composed of small curves, as its course lies along and around an irregular spur of the hill. So far, the coal is dragged by a horse in small box trucks as filled in the mine. The descent of the hill is effected by a "jig' 1 half a mile in length. The light tram way is continued down the hill as a double line, and full boxes descending draw up empty ones through a steel wire rope which passes round a large drum, fitted with a band brake, at the top !of the "jig. " Usually, the boxes are sent in "races" of four, and to assist the brake the wheels of one or more cf the empty boxes are chained The safe working of this half mile pf Beside sea> §aw appends very much upon the man at the drum brake. If he should allow the descending trucks to get too much "way" on, jand get beyoud his control, —as has happened—the rush of th« trucks down the hill might give an exciting moment or two, but the frag ments of the trucks would not be worth reassembling. Discretion is a necessary quality for the brakemen, and nerve; and the different temperaments of men may be gauged to some extent by the time they allow for the descent of a race of trucks, some senjding them down in 3|, others in 4£ minute^. Tlifr wire' rope js expensive., a,s'it has to' be of gooq Quality, and it wears rapidly though rollers are provided at intervals for it'lp run on ; there should be many more o$ them. About one half of the "jig" track the upper half, is very steep, the re mainder much less so. On reaching the bottom the boxes are run on to aujrpitt floored platform, from "which their contents are tipped into the county tramway trucks* and a sound signal made by striking the iron plates with a hammer—it reminds one of the striking of a town clock—informs the "jigger 5 above (he being out of sight) when the empty train is ready to be hauled up by a full one. The whole arrangement is a successful solution of the problem of getting the coal away from the mine, bttt it is not by any means the best possible solution. I shall return to this 's^biecf later* '■ *

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BUSINESS NOTIOEg THB PIB»T PRIZE] Water R&gb Gleaner IRONSIDE & SON, CHSRTSBY, REQUEST tbo afcteatioß c the F»rmei s pf Iho &ihburfcois Qountjr to their WATIB BAOE OLBANEtI, Wisioh took tha ITirst Prlase ab the Ailaborlioa Show and Tria' ( PRICE—^iTos at Chertwy. !Fhe following gan^emeE ii their respoo «t« distriots testify m lolbwa to the utility o. tho Oleaoer :— ' Maranal,' Weeterfield, May 24 To Meaara J, Ironside & Son,— Dear Sim,—l am glad to inform you tb*b th« Water Race Ckaoer you suppUed me with has given me evsry satisfaction, One roan, wJth boy »b<J four horses, cleaned B»yen and half mUea of raoeß In two days. I ■hall ba plewed to show anyone the work id did for me, Youra fa^bhfoUy. Thomas Stonk. . Cherttey, 25rd May, 1902 , Mflilfd IroQiide and Bod,— ! *m wrStlug yoa this to expre«» my fcllWOßgil satlsfaotioa la tho water race f lough yon mads me some three ye»rs sgo» b'Mtaea Its work thoroughly and there is no letting «ip rcQoiredj throw it in the race and drl»« away. 16 Is Btroog aod durable—not s*Blfy broken. The prloo !e very reason skfa and I would nob tike to he without) one. Yours, etc,, J. STBINGFAMiOW. Aotoo Estate, 28bh May, 1802 M«iari Snnt Ironside & 6oo» Chertiey j Dear Sire,—The water raoeploußh which I Jjougbt) from yeu has given me every SfttlefacHon, It a'jed to take me a mouth to oleum oofc the raoes faofore I got 1^ now a ttfHH of horsoi anil two men oan clean cub my rßoot la a week, and make a mnoh Irtlttr job» Yonrt tru'y, r '> '■ Thomas BlacicliKtt, Manager Aotoo Estate 1 Derrylin, 1 Kyle Meaeet Ironside and Son,— Deaf B!re,—l have much pleasure in fattruling yon that tha Water Race Gleaner purehaasd from you has made a first ckaa fob. It) is a strong, durable, and ohoap «ftlcle. I oati reoonnmend it to anyone, and I believe if Its aßefolnesß were more widely known yoa would «8l! hnndreds of them. KOBBni! MULLIOAK. Bromore, May 26 :h, 1902 Mr J; Ironside & Son,— Dear B!r»,—We are very well pleased with the Waier Race Plough gob from you. It made a BpJendid jib of oleaniog out the races, tome of whioh were very (Jircyt We worked it with four horses* We rsmaio, yourH etc., Campbkll Bbos., pr Gee. Campbblx. Fall partlcokrs from— Ironside & Son, BLACKSMITHS, OHERTBBY. 5 374 h7 gresham, SUHGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST. BIGS to inform the resident of ABh burton and Barroucdinß Districts thbfc h® had oommpoced p^otioe in rooms next to Me Wntaon, Bolioitor, Stopping! in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement. Gold aac! Porcelain orow m mudo ; »Jao seta of teeth with Vulcanite and Plroolaln gums. Gae adminietered. All work gaatftctesd. Books of Ai'tehdakce—9 ».m t - 5 p.m. 4 "185 . BYANB «Sc Co., Limited, ATLAS MILLS, Hear Bail way BtatioD s Tiasaro, AUS BUYBES OF toIMB MILLING WHEAT AND OATS. HAVE on hand a email quantity of the famous MANITOBA WHEAT for Seed Purposes, which they are dmroue of ■ laSrcdaoicg to the faitnsrs of Ihis dktriok For prices and portionlars apply ab THB OFFICE, 3 304 Beach, Timaru # »1 WINTER UNDETCLUTHISG In Coloolal end English Makes | A SPECIAL LINE OF MEN'S | COLONIAL I BIBBED WOOL PANT- 0, I 3s lid I Weli Worth 4« 6d HEAVY WOOL. B.INGLITS 3s ©4 HEAVY FLANNEL UNDER. SBIRTS, gg lid OUR FOOTBALL JERSKy?, &H colors from 23 6d fJHB NEW ZHIAL^NO CLOTBIKG FAGTO;^



BUBINBBB NOTIOKB , CHEAP FUEL. COAL. COAL. COAL. zzzzKAITANGATA ComL=: THE CHEAPEST, CLUAJSKST, & MOST ECONOMICAL COAL IN THE MABRET. i IN STOOE — WESTPORT COAL NEWCASTLE GOAL MOUNT SOMBRS COAL SHORT FIREWOOD Timber. Timber, Timber. Dry Flooring aod Matehlining in any quantities always to Stock. | W, H. COLLINS & CO.. Sawnaillere, Timber Merchants, and Importers, Ironmongers, Painters, Glaziers, etc,, Asbbarton MAY, 1902 Bought of MITCHELL & TURNER! DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS AfcHBUBTQS Sold by 15 Examined by 11 6yds Dk Dress Tweed la 6d 09 0 Now Is 06 0 2 School Cap«« 8i lid 017 10 „ 3s 61 7 0 1 Ladies' Macintosh 39a 1 10 0  2ls tig 2 School Hate 8a 6J 0 7 0. „ 1« 020 10 Coloured Maalin, for Aprons lty* 08 9 », 3|d 02 11 1 Mao's Tweed Ooab 22b 81 12 6 „ 16a 5J 016 6 IPr Working Troasera 8s 61 6 silld 0 611 8 Working Sbirta --------- iM qg Q v 2»Qi 05 6 Paid 2 Under Flannels 91 07 6 „2e 61 05 0 By Cash, with 2 Pair Under Pants 2* 0 4 0 „ Is 6d 0 3 0 Thanhs, 1 White Qaitt, Dble B^ 10* 9d 010 9 „8s 91 0 8 9 MITCEE LL & TURN EE ] I Oolotttefl Qai't, 8«Io Bed 4s 6d 04 6 „3j 81 03 6 4 Coloured Towels May 17, 1908 J* 61 0 6 0 „i» 04 0 1 Coloured Table Cover (Large), 18a 6d 018 6 „ lOi 8 010 6 lP«irl*oe Curtains 83 61 08 6 „6a 9.3 06 9 12 Yards Piok Fl&anelletito Qs6£i 0 5 6 „ 3|l 0 3 9 4yde fancy Flanoeletta oa.B£d 02 10 „ J4§ I 016 2 P*lr Cashmere Hose la 3d j>_2JJ 91 _^_J_^ ii~3~2 Now £8 14 1 We take th!a somewhat nnasaal mebhodl of showing the Public whit the Reduction* w© are mstk'ng amount to In a Parcel of Drapery, evasy article of which Is of avery A>y need, aod Good Value at Full Pbiobs. Our Tiumprter t* nob deatl.ln fast, \hw &re hundreds of him spread over the County, bab we ven»nr« to say that no business attempt of a similar nature, over made in ABbburtoo, haa aver approashe-1 the ruootsi atfeodiug the Dleaolntlon of P&rtnetghlp Sale now going on ia our Fremteee, Reo " Want ids." J. WIL 8 O N DIREOT IMPOBTER OF ARTIBTIO WALL PAPERS. A Competent Bet of Tradesmen kept) for Houifl Painting and.Dacoratiog la ftll ifc« Br»ncheis ( ;for Town and Ooontry. I Have a Well A stoned Stock of MIXED PAINTS In Large cr Smtvll Qaantlttct; aleo Painb Brttßhei White Lead Linseod Oils (Raw or Boiled Sorim Window Glaus Fancy Glasi Tarpeobina Benz'ne Methylated Spirits Artiste' Material Beaatifu! MIRROR GLASS In largo sheets, can be out fco any sFzi mm^m^^t^^K. ■■I'll I I'll l—ll ■'■ ■'"» * =SP E C I AL.= nnWILLED Flannelettes, Whlto Cream, Piok and StrlpedJSa lid p?r dozso, X Yard wide pure white Loneoloth 4a 91 a dcz n, whUe Ualico 2^91 a dozen, 3d a yard ; Colonial Flannels—white, ptafcr, an<l (frfy from 9J* a yard, white Blankets 8s lid, 10a 6d, 12s6J. 14* 94, 17 6?, 2l«~a 1 air. Coloured Blanket 7o lid, 10s, lie 61,13e9d apait. Large sizi Ftrjped Rugs 3« lid to clear, usually 5s 6d ; Mtn'sCardijjan Jiokcts redaond to 5i lid, osaally 816 d j Men's Heavy Ribbed Colonial Uadcr^t* 33 6^, Men'o Shetland Grey all wool Colonial Flannels 2s 63, Men's Plain »nd Ribbed Oolonta! Knitted Sook§ Is, good line Cashmere Mufihra reduced to If, Turkish Teweh 6<i. 7£ •, 9», IOJd, Is, la 3<J, Is 6d esoh. Strong Serge for Bnys Wear 1* 3d and is lldj^yard Superior all wool Colonial Twetd 2s 3d »nd,.2« 61 a yard. E. GIBBARD, BEADY MONEY DRAPER AND OLOTHTEB, Tanored Street, Opposite Arcade, ANDREW ORR. A LA.RGE Shipment ol Goods ex Paparos, having arrived One Month Later than expected, will Now be Cleared at IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. FOB TWENTY-ONE DAYS ONLY Ladies' Jackets and Mantles } l:iess Fabrics of all kinds Ladies' Corsets, * Flannelletes, Sheetings Ladies' Underclothing, Eibfeons, Gloves, Millinery^j UmbreilaSj • 100 Pairs Coloured Blankets at 16s 9d 75 Pairs Large] Size Blankets 22s 6d ""■■'"""""■""""tjEi ■■iii*'ii"iiiii-i1 CLOTHING AND BOOTS At Reduced Prices ANDREW ORR



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A telegram from Wellington states that if? is now definitely arranged thab the Subbcx, 8000 tons, shall ba despatched by the Fed eral Sceam Navigation Company from LyUelton to South Africa about the first week Id July with kczm produce, gaoeral q»rgo, and I few patisngere,



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