COMMERICIAL.

London, Jan 10 The wheat market is q liet bu^ steady^ Cargoes a»e a shade oasier, V dorian January and February shipments 30i 3d, off coast 31s 3'',-New Scu'h W&'ns Daccmber and January thipmonta 303. T.ie Aii^rioin visible Rupply is. estimated &i 9^,900,000 bush^h : Butter is dull, colonial being slow of sale aft 102^ to IC4*, occasional lots 106s ; Danish 112s to 114* The northern markets are fl it Cheese is firm and unchanged Bradford wool n very firm and unchanged. At tho Antwerp sales 2115 b «Ina of La Hue wool were oflfored and 1110 bites sold at prices five caotimes in advance of Ootober sales.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Ashburtoa Agency of tho New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association o< Canter' bury, Lt.(? ( quote bs fellows' ok Janmry 10, 1902:— Wheat- Prime milling Pearl ... 2^7 I „  Tuscan.„ 2a 81 HuDtor's 2^ 7>l Oats—Duns 2i to 2s Id „ Danish 2tlo2*H  Sparrowbi!l»2ito2< 21  Caoadian 2s 2d to 2a 31 Barley—Malting, prime 2s 3i to 2s 6d Inferior 2^ Peas—Blue Prussian 3s  Partridge 3^ 6d to 4s Chafi—Good oatsheaf 47s 6d to 50a Graß9 Seed—Farmers 2 3d to 2s 6d The above are prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburto.u

THE TIMARU MARKETS.

la anticipation of the new crops eotni-g to hind ehortly, buyers are nob keen to do business, and growera are still holding out for a better price than that) now offering. There seema little chanoa ot their hopes being realised, however, for as harvest time approaches prices are almoat certain to recede. Aa a miter of fac% o<Us have gone back already from £1 to a Id per bushe', their values raogiog according to deacrip tsion, from 2« 2d to 2i 4d per bushe', on trucks, Tim=iru. This is, however, only a nominal quotation, for with cn]y a email quantity offering and buyera iactffarent, there is very little busineeti doing, A few lines have changed handa during the pasfa week, but these have been onnfiiied to feed oats. Farmers have now prct'.y Weil exhausted thoir stock"* With regard to wheat, the beet quotation that) can ba Riven for it is 2i lid f o.b. Ihis haa beeo obtained for a few prime linos during the past week, but theee who purchased were urgently in need of it. Buyers are holding off, and eellorH are not keen to sell at) this price, preferring rathar to hold out for 3i. There ia nothing doiDg ii* barley; C^iiok wheat ia ie» strong deman, bub thetn is none offering. Whole fowl whoat can be piwsed ab 2s 81 per bushel, f,o.b*, while broken is worth 2a 6d f.o;b.

ARCADE HORSE FAIR.

Mr D Thomas held hia monthly hort-e fair in the Arcade yesterday. Aa it is tho b\lo immediately prboeding.the harvest there was a iareje entry, about 160 head of draughts, hacks, and lighb harneßH horses coming forward, The attendance waa good and for the better claes of horees hie rates were maintained, but thsrs was a prior demand for inferior sorts, which showed a coneiier' able decline in values, sellers haying to lower their reserves in order to effect a sale, In all 110 head were sold under the hammor.

The followifig are too prices :—Unbroken draughts (amall entry and poor quality) £15 ! to £18 ; two to five year old draught £27 ' 10* to £42 17s ; five to six yenr olds £27 bo £47 lOi ; ssven year old^ aud aged (fairly good sorbs) £22 10? to £45 ; ngod (*imoab unßaleable} £10 to £27 ; hacks, unbroken, £5 10a to £17 ; three year old to six year old £12, £17 10?, £31 ; ftgei £6 to £17.

Asgburton Guardian MAGNA VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1902. Local and General.

Weather Forecast; — Captain Edwin wires :~-Stiocg northerly winde ; glass fall.

Methvbn Yabds—The next gale ab the Methven Yards will beheld on Thuraday, January 16 h.

Stud Farm —Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited, are having erected on their stud farm, ab Tinwald, twenty-f<>ur loose boxes.

Personal—Mr G W Russell, MHR for Riccarton, was in Ashburton yesterday, Hereturned to Christohuroh by the express las i) nlßhb.—Mr Hugo Friedlander relumed from Auckland yesterday.

Lonobeaoh Road Board—The meeting of the Lonsjbeaoh Road BjArd, called f>r today at 11 am, lapsed for the want of a quorum.

FooiAti—A aooifti will be given in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday, 29th insi, in connection with tha Builders' Astsoiation* Tickets are now being'issued*

Views of Whitoomb Pass—There are on view in the window of Mr Jjhn Wilson & number of interesting eketohea taken by Miss JKthel Jones daring her recent) visit to WhitcombPckßS.

/Accident— While bird nesting ab Waka nui bbia morning, a boy named David Johnston, son at Mr Dwid Johnston of Riverside, fell from a tree and fractured his right thigh. Ho was brought into the Hospital and ia progressing satisfactorily

Ashburton Club—The annual general meeting of the Aahburtoa Ciub and MSA will be held on Tuesday, January 2lst ab 8 pm. r! he business ie to receiva the report and balauca sheaf', and doolare the election of President, Vioa President and six Oommitte6men

Horsb Sale—Messrs Guiunesß and Le Cren will hold their annual harvest horse sale at Studhoiim Junction Saleyards on Thursday next, The entry up to the present nurrbera 85 horses, and includes young draught mares and geldings, Clydesdale brood mares, hacks and light horaea.

How War Comes Home to Us—We notified yesterdry the death of Lieutenant C A Gates. S. A. Cycling Corps, who died at; the Fie d Hospital at Naaapoorb on 22nd November. Ha was tha nophew of Mr T A Gates, of this town. The brother of Lieutenant Gates w»s killed in action afc Mafeking about a year ago. Not many families in the colonies hava lost two sons in the war, ».nd much sympathy is felt in Capetown with Mr Arthur Gates, of Capetown, the father of tha young soldier?.

WitxowßY Wesleyan Church—The quar terly meeting of the Willowby Wealnyan Circuit Church officials was held at the residence of Mr W Norrieh, Binds, on Thurs day evening. There were representatives of tho congregation from Willowby, Waterton, Hinds, Eiling, and Mayfisß Iho Rev JD J >ry presided. The number of members wjiß reported to bo 167, an increase of eight for the quarter. The superintendent was nquesi'iod to arrange for leaders' maeUnga at the various centres duriDg the coming quarter. The bilaooa shasb phowed <nn eiderable improvement on tbe previous quarter, and after dhciifsion, It was re olved to increase the minister's stipend £10 a year, from the I=l of April ntx-. The various congregations were requested bo make an ( ffort in connection with the harvest festi- Vrth, to liquidate the present cirouit debt by ihetndof the present quarter. A special collection was granted to the Hinds Sunday School The Sabbath ecnools were reported to be in a flourishing condition, notib'y Willowby and H nc3s. Tim Majfhld con gregation waa granted permission to form a trust, and to take the nece sary stops towards building a church at their conven ience Bros John WMiama and Wm Harding were nominated as circuit stewards for the current year, and a special vote of thanks [ wi3 accorded to Mr John Watson, who I rofc'fed, for hia services aa circuit steward during the ptst; three years; also to Mr Williams, the junior steward* Mr H Gray burn was elected as lay representative t-< tha annual Conferercoo to be held in Dunodin, iMr S Chapman being substitute. A vote of sympathy was aooorJa^, aad a letter of condolence ordered to be aont to Mrs J H Gray, G-ceytnobth, expressing sympathy with her and family, in the death of Rev <J H i Gfay. Similar votes were passed to Messrs Hariing and John Wafjaon, who have ea h j suffered bereavement during the quarter. Society s'ewarda were appointed as fallows ? — Witfirton, N Maroh and J Watson ; Hinds, D McKerzsia and W Fr»mpton ; Tinwald, J,-,o Gudsell ; Lowclifie, W Wills; Ealing, | A Mi-Kuz'e ; Ruapuna, T B'tinet-t » May I fiild, Jao Trowthawey aud F Hydos. Tho i ni.xi raeetiog was appointed fo be he'd in | tha Willowby C.iurch on the 3d of April., After the meeting, Mrs Norriah supplied those present with rpfreshtrseiUs, and received a hearty vote of bhanka.

Beware of Imitations—lf you are thinking of biding a bicycle, jastcome along and have a look at the machine that h^s earned for itself the general title of 'Britain's Best Bicycle.' Tae ab'>ve bicycles are manufactured by the world's Ui gest cycle baildera, Rudge-Whitworth, limited, Coventry, England. II D Johns ton, Agent, Burnett Street, Ashburton.

News in Brief.

The produce from ,bt*O cows Is being received at tho Masterton Battor Factory A number of Parkvale (Walrarapa) milk suppliers h,wa declined to tsk) their milk to the factory on a Sunday. Mr F FerrltYian advocates tho use cf Joseph Forri'a Scour and Lung Worm Mixture for, aheap" Testimonials will be found in our advertising columns Mr I) Thomas announces thab he will sell by auction a number of suburban properties in the Allonton diatrio'. The particulars will be found in our columns.

Harvesting la genera! In Marlborough. The closer inspection of the crops reveals an oxo client condition of things agriculture ally. There is promise of a fine yield, there being leas straw of mor« gral than usual.

For neat bicycle repairs eonsaib Oatcs, Lowry, & Co. Their charges are reaßonable, ana thn work they do is rqual to anything wo havo over aoen before. Messrs Oates, Tj >wry & Co have bein fally 20 years in tho Cycle Engineering Trade, and are tho largest cyolo manut'aotureH in New Zsaland. Tnere experienoain repairs is invaluable.

We woald draw oar readers' attention to the sale of draper]? adyertlsed in ow columns by Messrs Northcote and Hefford afc ' The Corner.' O'win?; to the web and unseasonable weather before Christmaaand the holidays, Summer Gjoods were not much ill demand, so they are now offering the whole of thcue la^eat Summer novelties, maslins, print?, r^illinery, and costumes afc coat price. A visit shoald v/ell repay - the cuttomer, as the yalijo of r b'ainable afc ' The Corner' in the ordinary way without beln? ab * Sate prices/ as ) now advattised, needs ro comment from 1 a°* ..^.j^——-

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The following completes our report of yesterday's meeting: — RUAPUKA WATER WOEK9 The chairman Baid he had called a meeting of ratepayers of the Rmpuna water worka, when there wag a fair attendance, ino'uding Mr Ballantyne, He h*d pointed oub the folly of abandoning the work nowJ There had baen a great amount of correspondence on the matter. In the first piaoo. the Government wanted to mske tbe condition £1 to £3, and now it had oorne down to £1 to £2. The ratepayers of the district have ordered the work to be dour, and the Coun cil waa only tho medium through which the work had to ba done' He had a 3peoial order, which the Clerk read. He thought is waa tho duty of the Council to do the work.

Mr Wright eaid he was tare that every ratepayer living in the disbriob would have substantial cause ia the future to Complain if aryihlng ia done now bo hinder the work. They had spent £6000, and the levy, includ ing the maintenance, would be about 61 an acre, so that if nothing ia dona to restore the work, they will have to lo?e tha rate payab'e for int«rest on loan amounting to, say 3d an acre. If fiction ia delayed, the mon^y now offered wIU nob be forthcoming. Aa the representative of that district, he had felt it his oilty to go and see the race. No doubt the aiipa have blocked a considerable portion of the raoo where bhey occur, and the longer the work ia delayed (ha more the slips will continue to damage the race This is the first year since the completion of tho woik, and the slips will be less severe ia tha future. £150 will be quite suffisienb for the purpose of clearing out four or five miles of the race in the terraces for the first year's damage* Mr Baxter's estimate for the re-instuticg of the work Is £1900, bo that they would have about £500 to come and go upon, and [ado! it that will have to be v ed for repairs iit'd extension. It places are not secured where some of the heavy slips have occurred they would block the race when the water ie running, and as there is no one to stop the eluica gate and watch it-, very serious damage would ba done, and a man who had to look after the Blips would require to have a te'ephona handy. Later on ha would ask the Council to hava the work aa proposed by Mr Baxter done as soon se possible: If the Council wait, the time taken to do the necessary repairs will use up the time in which the main work shou'd be in progress. He did nob agree with the prrposal if Mr Ball, and preferred that oF Mr Bixter, which ha thought was the moat workable of the two proposals. If Mr Baxter had looked with alarm at the futuro instead of making up his mind and drawing up the proposal as he did, the matter would nob bo in such an advanced stage as ib was ab the present time* The ratepayers of the district should be glad of the work dona by Mr Baxter*

Mr Chapman wanted bo know if he was right in thinking bhat bhnOouneil ge4 £1000 from the Government, and thab the repaira would cost £150, and ha also asked if the Council would receive the £1000 from the Government if the cost) of the work ODly o*m9 to £500, or would the Council only give them £2 for £1 all through. He merely took th« £1000 for argument sake. The Chairman said thab waa so.

Mr Lambie asked if the Oounci! cou'd guarantee the forthcoming of tho amounts promised [The Chairman assured him on that point ] He (Mr Xnmbie) 'houghb the wotk should be dope with aa little delay aa possible. If ib waaallowed to lapse is would be a disgrace to the Council.

Mr W Ballaatyne, one of the principal ratt" payers of that parb of the district, here waited upon the Council to discuss the pro posals re the works. He said thab he would not ba so particular if ha was only a rate* payer, but as a trustee he waa bound to have a clear understanding on the matter. Mr G>u!d, the other trustee, was strongly opposed to the proposal of Mr Baxier. He (Vlr Ballantyop) asked (he Council if they had any objection to his engaging another engineer to give an estinnte to compare with tho County En/jiaee'-'a statement.

It weg understood thab the Oouooil foa» seated to this.

Mr'Wrghl'a however, did nob thick tha!) tha work should be delayed any longer in Wutiog for any more proposals, Mr Baxter and Mr Bill had both taken up a deal of lime in the r work, and he did not think there was any necessity far more timg to be wasted on the matter.

Mr BiUantyne said he did not want to detain the Ouunoih Tbe Chairman and Mr

Wright both knaw what hia views wore on the subject,

}■» answer to a q isstion by Mr Johnston, Mr Billaotyne aaid he would like to get the Opinion of another Engineer to B^e whether

I Mr Baxter's estimates cf maintenance were correct He asked tha ohairman if jit was tru? th»t the ratepayers had to act as § governing boly for the work, Tho Chairman <q! 3. Mr Ballantyno thab fcho County Council would acb as & governing body while the work was in progress, He assured Mr Ballantyne that the ratepayers wnuld ba quibe satisfied with the result of tha work. All the paddocks will be well watered, and the whole system would prove satisfactory to everyone ia the district Mr Wrighb said he did nofc think it was necessary to et>g»ge any more engineers. The work is to be done thoroughly, and in thab case the Ccuucil must oommecce at ones, To consult any more engineers would me»a further deUy. Sir Baxter pub the maintenance down at $200 a year. Mr BUlantyne said he was quite satisfied with the way bhe members of the Council spoke la the matter. He felt more assured afder hearing the views expressed by the diffarenb councillors, that they ware In earnest ; bub he assured tho Council thab Mr Gould would, nob be satisfied with bhe proposal as fo stood The Chairman said (in reply to a qieabion by Mr Billantyne) that the Council was not going to tafcs tho racp through the swamp* Mr Wrighb iaid the ratepayers need hob be afraid of the swamp. He was strongly against the proposal drawn up by Mr Bell, ftad he moved that Mr Baxter receive instructions to progeed with the restoration of the Ruapuna works In order to haf c the work finished before the froeb aafc la

This was seconded by Mr Lambie and carried Mr Ohapman supported fcha motion* He understood Mr Ballantyne'a feeling la the matter, bub he thoughoub the other rate payers should have a Bay In the matter tsr B*l!»,istytje then thanked the Council and .withdrew IJSXDEBS Mr Wright said there wer*» parts of this work which could pob ba done by tender, tmt the balance could all be tendered for Tha Chairman was authorised to accept) tenders for certain porijons of the work, SPECIAL OBfrJCIS A special order in connection with certain loans was read by the Clerk, No I and 2 for loanß of £1000 and £200. A special Com mittde meeting was arranged for Tuesday, 21?b Jannary, at 2 30 p ta, to consider the matter POG COLLARS The Ghiinn^ ebafcod that the aale of dog collars had considerably decreased, lie sug" gested that the Rangers be paid more f >r the dogs they registered Ib was resolved that tha amount) be inoreisad to 2> 6J for 10s collars Mr Wright though', thab it dogs were worth keeping at ail they were worth regis ering ■fW[r Stit.t also ppike on tho Bubjjcb Ib wao decided toca'l for fresh applications for the position'of Sabißanger 8 applications bo be in by next meeting

! RESIGNATION A letter was read from Mr GAM Buekley, stating that he was leaving the district for an indefinite period, and tendering his resignation as a member of the CounoiU The resignation waa accepted with regrot ( aed the Returning Officer was inatruotod to take steps to fill the vacancy NOTICE OF MOTIOX 3?ho Chairmaoaßked leave to withdraw a notice of motion before the parsnip, as he thoughb it would oompl:o*te matters to make the alteration mentioned at preacut, i The motioa waa consequently withdrawn* STBIKING A BATE Id wish resolved to strike two separata mtea an from 15th January, 1902 LEAVK OF ABSENOK Mr Friedlander was granted lews ol absence for the meeting ACCOUNTS Accounts amounting to £931 18s lid were paswd £or paynienb ' i

CORRESPONDENCE CoiresponcUui.e was read aa folio a b : — From Joha Off, re claim of £4 4s for cleaning water raoeei—lt w<*s rasolved that the application oould not ba entertained From R Forayth, requesting through the Engineer, thab certain work ba done, which wi a agreed to. From Ohas Morrison. Ranger, re altera; tion of raoe in Mount Satners Road Diatrio 1". —It was resolved that permit might be granted, bib the Council would take no risk From Primitive Methodic Church, asking for a refund oa iSuuday Sohool pSooic — Agreed to From JON Crigg, thanking the Council for kind sympathy resolution.—RecaiveJ From Town Clerk, acknowledging cheque for £25 donation towards Town Clock.— Reoeived From Kangttai a Road B iard, asking which local authority shall have control ot tho : boundary roads between the present An&tna and Rangifcata Ro»d Districts.-—lt was resolved bo refor the letter to the Auama Road Board for their consideration From eama, aßking for permißaion to open Shingle pit—Agreed to From Lands and Survey Department re Reserve 2222, Doris, transferring sancu from graval roserve to a publio domain— Ib wae resolved tint the Council concur wilh the action of the Dapartmenb From GO Campbell, asking for a further term of lease for Reserve 1769, Chertaey— Granted t \ A petition waa received from T E tjpbon and others, applying far water races to be constructed—Granted From A MoOormick, asking for a supply of water in tha Aehburton Forks.—Lefb in the h^nds of th-j Engineer. From W BLyfctleton, re overflow of water race on private track—Granted It was decided to call for tenders for certain Plantation Reserves A long letter was received from John Studholme, janr, redirect road to Ealing.— Ib waa resolved 'hat the Council contribute £10, and decline to take any further liability in connection with this road TENDERS Th* tender of J Gallagher, afc £95 and £98, was accepted for enlarging main The Council then adj mrned, the next mesting to take place on lab Feb, 1902

Primitive Methodist Conference.

United Press Association—By Eleobrfo Telegraph—Copyright Wellington, Jan 11 The Primitive Methodist Conference was further debated this morning on the question of Methodiflt union and adjourned for discussion till Monday,

Bush Fires in the Grey Valley.

United Press Association —By Eleotric Telegraph GREYMOuinJanIO

There are a good many bush fires in the Grey Valley and Lake Brunner way. At Swede's mill abou'i a mile of tramway is burning, and a large area of silver pine bush ia on ike. Hahn'a party of sleeper' cutters lost) 700 sleepera. Kbratford and Blair's mill escaped, but little timber of value beiug destroyed. The smoke is so dense in the bash fchat the men are nob working. Water in the oreeka U scarce, aud the heat is tremendous.

Bank of New Zealand.

United Press Association—B> Kloccrio Telegraph Wellington, Jan 10 Mr Martin Kennedy ia the only person dominated for the position of shareholders' representative on the Board of Directors of ths Bank of New Z laland. He will be declared re-elected at a meeting of share holders on February 7th, as the time has now expired for receiving nominationai At a meeting of the direocors of the Bank of New Z-mland today, Mr Fde 0 Maht, of Chrlatohuroh, waa elected chairman for the year. It is understood 'hat Mr B air. who pre vious!? oooupied the position of ohairman of the B*nk of Naw i^a'and, haa resigned from the Board of Pirectiors.,

Teacher's Salaries

THE NEW SCALE

The special Committee eet up by the N jrth Canterbury Board of E luoation to consider ihe allocation of teachers' salaries under the new scile, reports that a?, up to an average of 120, tho staff* of schools under the Colonial scale are identical with the Board's existing stsffi, ib was considered unneoeasiry to deal with soViools under that average. For all sch; o's of 120 or upwards, comparative s'atementg wora submitted. •The following loovl schouls will be more or leaa sifacted. An additional pupil teacher to Rakaia South School, bub to remain in abeyance for tha present. With the Hamp etead school ib was considered thab with the grade commencing ab an average of 250, the responsibility attached to the position of assistant master becomes much greater than ib is in the smaller schools. Ib was recom mended to allot tho first assistant masters in schools of this average and upwards the salaries and positions set oub in the first column of the scale headed ' M.' In order to pjjt bhe staff of the Hampatead school oa a proper footing the Board wag recommended to give the assistant mistress three months' notice, and to then appoint two additional pupil teacherei Ib was suggested that the Asbburton staff remain undisturbed, the committee to be consulted as to whether the vacant assistatjtship be Billed by a male or female teacher. The Commitbee regretted thab the colonial scale made no adequate provision for the positions he'd by the infanb mistresses in charge of separate departments with duties and responsibilities beyond the remuneration the Board ia now able to provide for them.

In reference to the infanb schools at St Aibuns and AUenSon, and bhe eohooj at i?Jiston in charge of Miss Hiatb, all of which are styled *side' sehool^ the Committee ia of opinion thab thpy are not side schools wibh'n the morning of bhe Act, as they ace worked entirely ac neparate schools. The Board, therefore, is recommended to place these schools on a supplementary schedule, the claim with respect bo salaries to be in accord ance with the amounts set out in the Depvrb ment's own proposals of January 9th, 190K The Committee believes thab the Minister will acquiesce in th{? oourse s as otherwise ib will not only be Impossible to allot adequate Salaries, but the mistresses In charge of these Jafant schools will also lose their present status, which will ba manifestly unfair, especially iju vjew of their long and valuable services under the Boai?d.

The Board ia recommended to announce to all teachers in its servioe thab from and after January Ist, 190g, salaries will be paid in acoordacoa with fche soale provided by the Public School Teachers' Salaries Act, 1901, subjsctj as f*r &a praotleable, toseotion4, which provides thab at the discretion of the Board the salary of any teacher shall not ho reduced below the salary piyablo to such teacher according fco the scale In force on June 30th, 1901 5 and that head toaahers should be informed that pay ment with respect to instruction of pupil teachers will be discontinued^ from the same dute, and thab all regulations whioh conflict with the Acb recently passod must be regarded as rescinded.

The report iuva been adopted by the Board, '

MINING

United Press Aaeooiatum—By Eleotric Telegraph

Dunbdin, Jaa 11 Today's sales—Dunatan Lead 7s, Eieotrio Extended lla 61, Golden River 7a 9J, Lean ing Beck two pircela ab 15j 9d, Molynenx glohinoor 4< 3-1, Dis, No Town Greek four paiosla at IBigl, Paatolaa 34? 6d, Prince Albert 6» 6s 6s 6>, River Molynejix three parcels at ll«h

Return-Spec Gully 25 z Wellington, January 11 Tho Hauhau Creek dredge obtained 13^rj? of g'lld, 90 houra work.

SOCIAL COLUMN.

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The Million Pledges C?usa&e-

THE ATTACK ON MANCHESTER

The Crusaders opened their ftttack upon Cottonopolis in the Free Trade Hal', the scene of many b^ttlea for noble causes, but of none nobler or worthier than that which Dr Henry is now leading in this country. The attack, which was well planned, well timed, and vigorously suatained, com menced on Sunday afternoon, and coti clu'led on Wednesday night. Within thai short period no fewer than seven great meetings were held, and if the promoters wete not entirely satisfied, they must have been greatly gratified with the result.

Amongst the leaders of the move menfe were prominent, at one or more of the meetings, Rev Dr McLiren, one of the vice-presidents of the Crusade, Rev T H Hunt, Liverpool 1, representing the Executive, Rev Thomas Ofaamp ness, the veteran temperance advocate among Methodißts, Canon Hicks, who is always at the front of every Tem perance movement, irrespective cf creedj Church, or political colour, Mr Alderman Alex. McDougall, Chairman of the U.K. A Executive, and Mr J H Mufck, one of its most active agents, MrWJ Crossiey, JP, who interests himanlf in many social and philanthro pic fflorfcs in the city, Mr W Ohandoa Wilson, of the Band of Hope Union, Rev S (Jollier, of Central Hall fame, Rev Dr Leach, Mr W E Parker, Mr W H Eewetr, of the Y.M.O.A, and Mr Peter Lively, of the Manchester Wesleyan District Temperance Union, But in the very centre of the move ment is Mr Robert Lewis, the ener getic and resourceful secretary of the Manchester, Salford, and District Tern perance Union.

The first shot was firpd on Sunday afternoon, when a large audience gathered in the Free Trade Hall, The people were evidently greatly impressed by Dr Henry's address, and simply enchanted by the songs of the Fiek Jubilee Singers. The success of the afternoon secured a still larger atten dance in the evening, when the hall was crammed, and as many had to go away as were admitted. In addition to crowding the Free Trade Hall, a great overflow meeting was held in the Gaand Theatre across the way, and a third meeting was held in one of the largest Wesleyan chapola.

On Monday night, never a good night for Manchester meetings, and despite a downpour of rain, which, by the wry, was very welcome in Man Chester, the great gallery was filled, as was also the body, with the exception of a few reserved seats. Two meetings on Tuesday and one on Wednesday completed the programme for Man chester, all too short a time for the work to be done and for the band of people eager to do it

The Crusade gatherings all over the country are well reported of—from LcndoDj where the campaign com menced, from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bradford, Sheffield and Liverpool in succession, but, unless we ere much mistaken, Manchester will compare well with other plases, not only for the 6123 and enthusiasm of the gatherings, but for the special object that is aimed at. Dr Henky, the superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, who hag been specially retained for Crusade work in this covntry, must be classed as among the most capable of the capable men America has sent us for Temperance work. Wo have had in turn Gough, and Booth, and Murphy, and, what ever may be said severally of these men, they did a good work in this country. Dr Henry is not so drama tic as Goagb, nor eg emotional as Booth, nor so anecdotal as Murpby, and may lack some of the qualities that made his predecessors so popular and so successful. But in one respect he may be said to excel them all; we mean in his appeals to the intellect and conscience of the better educated hearers in the assemblies he addresses. It was very evident from the first to the last of his discourses that he knew whsfc he was talking about, and that he was more concerned about the quality than the number of his converts. In his addresses upon the influence of the city on the nation, and therefore the necessity for its reformation ; in his appeal on Sunday night for thorough ness in every department of life, especially among Christian citizens; and in his dealing with the so-called defences! of the trade in drink and the habit of drinking, he wa§ alwaya care ful to lay a good foundation, and those who followed his carefully and philo sophically planned arguments, were led also to his inevitable conclusions. If we may venture a word of criticism, it would be that Dr Henry, in his desire to be philosophical, and thus to be effective, both in the preparation and delivery of hia addresses pats a great physipal and intellectual strain upon himselfj which serves rather to secure sympathy for the speaker than ponc?ntratert attention up on his arguments. If Dr Henry had a little more concern for himself, spared his voice, which is evi dently beginning to fpel the strain, and curbed his »eal somewhat, it would be better for him, without at all lessening the value of his work. Undoubtedly Dr Henry is one of the ablest, most earnest, and successful Temperance ad vocates America has sept us, and all true Temperance teforraers will not only welcome him, but prepare his way,

GETTING THE PLEDGES. By the way, there are always lessons for us to learn in the conduct like this. Lectures and musical entertainments are all very well, hup the object aimed at in all these gatherings is pledge aigoing. Mr Collier, »n this resppct, i set us an excellent example at the close :of the address on Sunday night wher s ■ daring the singing of several hymns, ihe directed a band of stewards to go i amongst the people with pledge sheets, I each steward carrying a pencil for the purpcg 1. A special army of pledge takers* has been well organised by j£r J V Jewison, After specifying who were requested to sign, and getting that work well done, Mr Collier ap

pealed to those in the audience who were already total ghst-ataers oa the

following nights of the mission each to bring one or two others. He drew a very vivid picture of a total abstainer the next night bring two—-one on each arm—a moderate drinker on his right, and a boozer on his left, ant', under each influences as were present at thac meeting, he thought they might be persuaded to abstain. Lesson | Total abstainers should not be mere onlookers iv the strife, but each one a Crusader.

DR MCLAREN, who came in unannounced on the Moi> d»y evening, was aot only welcomed but received such a welcome as only Dr McLaren gets in Manchester, Ifc was only a short speech of a few sentences he gave, but there was one phrase which we hope will go home. He laid it was a common thing for a certain class of critics to say, when we were attempting to legislate. " Why don't; you educate the people?' That, he said, was what they were doing j bat where were there critics 1 Were they there to assist the education ? o tainly not. Lesson ; We mußt eda cats and legislate.

The pledge-signing went on freely at the door and in the body and gallery of the hall. What number of pledget were taken during the whole of the campaign we do not know, but on the Sunday alone no fewer than 650 sig natures of adults had been attached to the sheets—certainly an encouraging success.

As showing the interest the United Kingdom Alliance and its supporters take in movements such as these, we may draw special attention to the fact that the Treasurer of the Alliance, the Chairman of its Executive, and two members of the Executive, each pre sided at a Free Trade Hall meeting. Many Alliance members helped 60 make the meeting a success, and Mr J H Musk, District Superintendent, was one of the secretaries of the Local Committee, and devoted much time in the interests of the demonstrations and meetings.

CABLE NEWS.

United Prasa Aasooiation—By Eteotrio Telegraph -Copyright

THE ISLAND OF OBITE. London, Jan 9 The Czir's offer to build Prince George of Greece a palace atOanea it interpreted to point to the early independence of Crete, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Italy is experimenting with Signor Marconi's apparatus with a view to connecting the islands and the main land, also Balmatia with Montenegro. THE AMEBIOAN STEEL TRUST Mr Oharles H Schwabe, president o' the American Steel Trust, is visiting Europe. He states that the Trust intends to identify its workmen in the business by conceding them a per centage of the profits, with liberty to invest in the trust. BROTHERS IN ARM& The sailors on the British war sloop Algeria sided with those on the American warship Vicksburg in the fight at Naiohwang. The Russian! attribute the presence of foreign war ships to an uufrieDdiy purpose. COLLISION IN A TUNNEL. New York, Jan 9 By a collision in the New York Central Railway tunnel, seventeen people were killed and forty injured. THE EFFECT OF THE COMMON WEALTH TARIFF. Ottawa, January 10 The Canadian Manufacturers As« sociation has if quested Sir Wilfred Laurier to invite Mr Barton to visit Canada after the Coronation, The Association wishes personally to re presoot to him the injury the Common weals h turifi is doing the Canadian* Australian trade,

THE NIOARAGUAN OANAL. Washington, January, 10 The Nicaraguan Oaual Bill passed the House of Representatives by 308 to 2. THE SOIENOE CONFERENCE Hobaet Jan 10 At the Science Congress papera were read by Professor Wall, of Ohristchurch, on ' Poetry as a Factor in Education, 1 and by Profeaser Benham, of Dnnedio, on J Earth Worms,' THE GOLD YIELD OF WEST AUSTBALIA. PertHj Jan 10 Lord Hopetoun is visiting the gold fields. In connection with the presenta tion of an address to him, a statement was made that the total of the gold produced in Westralia to the end of iasfe year amounted to 7,779,3860z, valued at over £2§,000,0QQ.

Sporting.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING.

Christchukch, Jan 10 The following nominations have been received for the Summer Meeting :—

Midsommek Handicap, of 250 govs; 1£ mt!e.—Skobelo^, Sb Micliaal, Qannja Phial, !fo,tor, Pjin Djia, Qalibre, Kedoubb, Fumen c O»meo, L*idy Lillian, Dundan.

St Allan's Handicap, of 200 soya; ooa miie.—Skobsloff, Sb MiohaeJ, Dannie Ohiel, Glenogle, Goldenmere, Teantsa, Blazer, Terrapia, Motor, Calibra, Redoubt, Fultneo, Oameo, Heiress, Lady Lillian, Oora Linn, Daudass

AUTUMN MEETING.

The following nominations have bean received for the Autumn Meeting ;—

Gbhat Eastbsr Handicap, of 1000 «ova; seven furlongs,— Cruciform, Sb Miohael, San Remo, Pampero, Gionogle, Oannie Chiel, Glenalad^le, Goldenmere, Wind* whistle. Ringlet, Tsaritaa, Patrovna ; Blazer, Wepener, Batbler, Cant63n, TerraplD, MoSwoob, Motor, Jabber, Terror, Tortulla, Ostiak, Sb Lyra, Calibre, Red Gauoilsi, Muscovite, West Cruard, fashion, Jomtmaj Lidy Lillian, ■ Oberryetone, Good Speo, Piillap, Cora Lion,- Dandae. ' : " '

Great Automn Handicap, §00 tova; 1£ mile.—St Miphael, San Rejno, Skobeloff. Pampero, Canbie Ohiel, Qleualadale, ; whistles, Canteen, Terrapinj Melwood, Motor Ideal, Terror, Tortnlla, OatSak, Sb Lyra, T)yn Djin, Redoubt, Calibre, Palmer, Wee'gu^rd, Cameo, Fashion, Banefaotor, Lady Lillian, Cora Linn, Dundae,

IHB ASHJBUETON GOiBfIAN: BATUBDAX, JANUABY 11, 1902



_ BUBINEBS NOTICES SPECIAL SALE, K«.W (N. ' GRANT AND MOORE,- SAUNDKRS' IiUILPINO- 1, i-H iBtJRTON W E SEL L 1 , T^f BITHIR SUGAR NOR BREAD, BUf IF YOU WANT EMBROIDERIES j WE OAN SHOW YOU THE FINEST RANGE EVER OF*FEIt IS D I N A 8 H BJU E T 0 N . ♦ - I BUT DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. OOMB AND BEE THE GOODS IN WINDOW. THE RESULT 18 CERTAIN BUSINESS WITH MITCHELL & TURNER. The Cheapest Shop In Ashburton. LAWN MOWERS. LAWN MOWERS, FROM 22s Od BACH. Including ' Monarch,' ' Pa&tJtne,' • New Easy/ &c. GAEDEN~TOOLS. The Grwfceefi Variety ia A6hburton, at pricea to suib Jevorybody, Including the New Amende Souffle. Dutch, Garden and Plantation Hoes. Girden Rakes, Spade§, Porks, ffrowele. Syrineea, Border Fork?, Boys' Spades, eto AGENT for the CELEBRATED • SYRACUSE' Combination Seed ■ ■Drills and Oaltlvators. florae Hoes and Cultivators superior to Planet Jr at & lesa price SHEEP SHSARST*~SHEEP SHEARS- I have just received! my Erat shipment, including TUS, 8,8 A, HA, etc; also Turkey and Washitu Oil Stones all AT bedrock peioes OARPRNTEBB' TOOLS—As osaal, I atn ap to date ia vuiaty'aad price. (The largest selection In the Aahburton County to select from G. MJKUDINS, The People'u Ironmonger, B'jrnett Street, Opposite Arcade



V. FKRRIMAN By Royal Letters Patent Joseph Ford's ' SCOUR rND LUNC-WORM MIXIUBIfI FOR SHEEP • Ntver Used in V*in.' ONK Drenching ft» per instructions will In found perltolly »ffeotu*l and instead of irj'iring tho Sheep in any way, it will gSvo both fitomach and bowels » healthy tone and toe-ease tho oppotlta. so that the Sheep recover and ihtivo right away. A large numbtr of Testimonials have been received f" m Sheep owners in nil parts of bbo Colony, anil the universal v< rdict is that lbeM:xltrela » really va'uabla Medicine, and that its ase hi»» paid tmndeoni&ly. Motu T»pu, Auckland Messrs Buobland and Suns,-Gsntletnen, —We have used 6 lion of Fed's Kuouc and Lapg-Worm Mixture on both oalves and Sheep, »nd it has g van ua every sUißfuoion. W« coßßider it tb» feseb aiod most economical mistPrt Umti we bava tried. — Yours truly, Reid Bros, Kiffalton Mr Ftrriman, Aihburtor.-paar Sir —My Crosfbrtd Lambs wore Buffering so bidly from ibe Lung Worm and Scour (both), »h it 1 hod 40 deaths <n a, flick of 360. After one dreoohlDg with F«d 8 Mixture, the 310. to my astonishment, improved beyond any thing I have stenj Only 2 deaths occurred after drenching, and these two were almost dead when drenclmd. The Mixtaro paid ma welt and I would adviso anyone to use it. WIiLS'JN (.'BO6KSLL To Mr F Ferrimau, Ashbartoa Deaf Sir.—lv reply to your or quiries this morning, I hvi to aay fcbib 1 bava been Agent for Ford's Lung Worm Mixture for th» last) seven, year-, »nd nlnhough I have eopplicd Itirg<» quantities of it to farmers, I have uovFi'yet. had a complaint as to its efficaoy.—l em, De^r Sir, yours faithfully, D: Thomas To Mr F F«ttrrlmari t Aahlurton Dear Sir,— Al'.hough we have acted as Agents for Fprti's Souir and Lung Worm Mixcnra for' the last two yaars and have popplied sheep broedero regularly during Jhab period, we have not yet I ad a ocmplaint. In faof, we. have heard nothing bub favour sib'o reports from all who have used it.-— Yours truly, ' • 'Wright, Stfphhkson &Co OmttiibnTy Farmers' Co.Operative Abboc!u tion, Ltd, Tim»ru To Mr FFjrriman, Ashburtou Dear Bir,-~We have sold Fold's Lung Worm Mixture for tome f-mr or five yoars. During thaUime. we have had ro complaint* of the q-i^lity, but m»ny piod rf ports of its cacocssiin.the cases in which it was used.— YfWra M'.hf ully, C H Ingus, Manager To Mr F Ferrimin. Ashburton Dear Sir,—We have been selling Ford's Lung Wotm Mixture for the last four year's, And during thnt period have not had a single compaaint;. Oa the oontrary, tveryora we have a?ked have exp'-et*ed themselves p!eased with the reeulta obtained from its us?»—Yours faithfully, - . Totuill, Watson & Co F. .FERtfIMAN. Ashburton, N Z. ROSE KANDY Tea—Having cleared a large line of this splendid new Orange Pekoe, we are off^rinp ih at Is B*. compari 80n-invlted with any 2t Tea on the market. -—Oabson & Go 2LB Soreflr Top Jam Jar*, 4a dozen; Enamelled and Brasß Preserving Pane of fcia vrantend qnall y, and Prreei ving s •F-C&B3QN & Uo., Taoored Btratb



NOTICE 10 THE FARMERS AND THHE3BING MILL OWNKRS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. TTAVINQ taken ovetr tha buloeßH of '' KENNEDY & MUIB, Blaokemith?, Engineer?, Co*ch and Lorry Bu Idlers and HoMeshoera, Oa my own Eccmnfc, I dance to thank tha Clients of che old firm for their pUronftga ia the past aad tiint that they will coounua their support to myself in the fir ure. The business will 1)9 cvrried on as heretofore voder tho stylo of Kennedy & Muiu. Charles M'uir, 1 £4 IMPORTANT NOIIOiI Tt/TR GEOUGK SANDRKY, tho Repre sentative of MESSRS VV. STRANGE & CO, bogs to notify hia many Cistomora that he will, during tho cexb few weeks, visit the WATERTON, FLKMINGTON, and WINSLOW Districts, OS WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAYS, and FRIDAYS, Midi rrßpeotfilly nquests hia Ohenbs to do their Shopping on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, or S \TURDAYS, When they can fely on hie personal atteud ance. W. STRANGE & CO. also intimate that the rooms will remain opea Diily as usual feu the receipt ol tho more urgent Orderai Mb Bandrky desires to heartily thank his numerous Customers for the splendid manner in which they huve rallied round him, and trusts for their continued confidence during tho coming year- Foe Variety, Choice, and Good Value, isiTKANGE'B IS THE PLACE. 147 "TTwilsoiT HAB a LARGE & RKAUTIFUIj STOCK OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPE 118, Cheap or Expensive, to Suit All Gkeees of Rooma BURNETT STREEU Smoke New Ymw



! Public notices, boys' high school, Christchcroh, I Headmaater—U E Bevan-BrowD, M,^. 11HE next term will commoDoe on THURS DAY, jAtiuary 30ch. Naw boys must I at tend for examination at 9.f10 a-m, on TUES DAY, J*uuary 28 h. A School Boarding house has been established close to the eehoo't in the charge of Mr and Mrs Morton, under tho supervision of the Headmaster* For terms, eto, apply to Mr Arthur Mer ton, 'Nr.uma!, 263 Gloucester S'reet, West, I or to tho Headmaster. A. CBACBOPT WILSON, Registrar I O.tntcrbury College, Chrietchuroh, | 4th January. 1902. 1 26 ASBBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ' NOl ICE ia hereby g'vsn thab all Borough Ratea remaioiog unpaid on the l<Uh January, mat, will bs sued for without further notice. Hi H. FOOKS, 1 56 Town Clerk ABHBURTOS COUNTY COUNCIL ASH BURTON RIDING I -HEREBY riv-3 hotice th^fc in accordance with the provisions ot the Comities Act 1835, and tho Regulation of llnoil Elections Ac, 1876, and the Ac s nmondiug tha same, an election to fi!l an c-x-.r*ordinary VAcanoy in the Ashburtm Riding, cinserl by the resignation of Mr G A McLean Bucklby, will be held at the Saleyards Company's Office, Tinwald, and Eiffjltcn Schoolhouse, Eiffalbon, on 3.d Febrnary s 1902. Nominations in the form prescribed in the Becond aohedu'e of the Local Elections Act, 1876 obtainable from the Returning Officer, muat be delivered to tho Raturniag Offioer or addressed and. delivered to him before Noon on 20th Jinu^ry, 1902, at tlie Anhhur. ton SaleyardsCompany's Office, Tinwald. F MAINWARING, Returning Offices Ashbnrton, Jjkpuary 11, 1902 1 95 ! """" FuK "SALE, mHRESHING PLANT complete, guaran^ lesi Sn good" order. Che^p to fff^cb immediate sale. 1 83 W. STONYBR, Arcade.



Following the Qcehn's Fxams-le —The Prinoees of Wales h&t decided chub all her dresses shall bo of British rmkp, and, as far as possible, of British material Bolus Cycles—The display of Holiia cycles now on sriew ab John OiT & Co'a is wall worthy of inspection by ail cycling enbhuf- ) iaets. These machine are ai&dts from genuine H S-A parts by the celebrated gunmtkc-ra, I. Hollis & Sons, Birmingham, which should $a sufficient guaranieb of their efficiency. The mode's we have seem are superbly finished, and the high efcandard of qualify attained in the manufacture of the Holiia bioyolo has been most rigidly maiataiped. \ DRIED PbO-ITS— It soeuisstraoce tounthab ' Now Seaeon'a Dried Fruitp, B'.'chas curi'iat.D^ aultanas, etc, are sold cheaper in Ashburton than by any of the Ohiia'ohuroh houses, which aey of our renders wi'l readily see by comparing Meaere fietcher Bros advi rtise ment with any of tiis Chris church store-! keepers' advertisemeno. We. consider thsy should be well patronised en account o£ their keeping the pricsa nf grccriea !o the lowe«6 payable level. There is no doubt about, ib, if they wers nub doing bu^ness ia A^hburtnn j our readers would hart; to pay far higher for ! their goods. So therefore ib is to your Ictereat to give them »H the business you cab



PiNOHKD AND PUNY.- Ham«nity:'a mai rush for an existence induces many i|!a. The "eat and run away" method of living is aeoountafcle for more of the pinched and puny facoa tha« ahftost: say \ other cause under the aun* Dyapepsia, Indigestion, Oonsfcipa*iion, giok'-hoa'iache, Foul Breath. Irritabilif.y, sod Htrvousneas are the everyday ilia of everyday paop'o, Naturo foretold the atra'n that we would b^ ooniji/GlJcd to live ucder, and has rovcalad to medioal seieaoa anid ] rr aoarch the correct formula—lmpey'a May i — :D d its daily joy is to put btck the j bloom of health in the faces of thousands wto do honest toil Impey's M*y Apple ia an iloallauiil;/r^eAioine, and may bo t»,ken with absJoluto coDfHea&ii, by the moeb deli -1 cata women and children. bol<i by all Chemists and Storekeepers ftt 2s 6a per bottle. i



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CANADIAN SEAWEED CURE. The only sensible and eff ofciye way of treuirg Rheumatic and Goaty auctions is to rembva ths cause of the diseases. The moat effective remedy Is the Great Canadian Soawoed Cure, It dissolves Urio Acid anj Phoepbatio sedimentß, and the good it does is permnnenfci It has gained a remarkable reputation for quick and effective cam, Sold by all ohemlets,