Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902. Local and General.

The Ashburton Guardian will not be published to-morrow, August 9th, the Coronation day of King Edward VII.

Weather Forecast.—Captain Edwin wires :—Moderate to strong winds from between west and south-west and south ; glass rise; colder weather.

Wanning Against Laeotkinisji.—As a warning to those who are.given to wanton mischief, we wish to point out that the police intend to keup a strict watch over the street decorations, and any offenders caught in the act of molestation or destruc tion will be severely dealt with.

Tub Schools.—The medals in connection with the Coronation were distributed at the Borough and Hampstead schools this morning. Several members of the Com mittees attended aud spoke kindly words to the children appropriate to the occasion.

Treating Returned Troopers. —We desire to draw attention to the appeal by the British Commander-in-Chief, Earl i Roberts, to the people, not to sully the fair I fame of his gallant comrades by treating j men to stimulants in the town or country • on the occosion of their return from the : seat of war. j

The Ashburton Clock. — Tenders are; invited for the manufacture and erection of ', turret clocks at Ashburton, Wanganui, and J Feilding. Specifications, conditions, etc., ; may be seen at the Ashburton Post Office. ! Tenders close on August 20th. >

A Marriage Gift of £200,000.— A New . York newspaper, in au account of the mar- | riage of Mr James C. Greenway to Miss ! Harriet Miller Lauder, a daughter of Mr , and Mrs George Lauder, of Pittsburg, states i that Mr Carnegie's gift to the bride was a j cheque for £200,000.

Geraldine Hunt Club.—-The annual' meeting of the Geraldine Hunt Club was j held on Wednesday, when the' balance- j sheet showed a credit of £20 7s 9d, which, J along with the successful season this year, I was considered highly satisfactory. A programme was passed for a race meeting : on August 28th, and it was agreed to hold a dinner the same night in the Geraldine > Hotel. It was agreed that there should be ■ no charge for admission to the races, and i to make a collection to defray expenses. The races will be for sweep-stakes, and j there will be as many natural fences for ; jumps as it will be possible to get. j Ashburton Debating Society.—Several \ young men met at the back of St. j Stephen's Schoolroom last night for tho : purpose of forming a debating society, The .' Rev. Mr Whitehouse was voted to the chair, and gave an outline of his experiences as President of the Kumara Debating Society. It was decided that this Club should bo called "The Ashburton Debating Society." Rev. Mr Whitehouse was elected President, and Mr Tennant vice-President, : aaid ib was agreed that those present ■ should fornjL ft provisional Committee. The \ next meeting jj? to be held on Thursday, the 14th, when further arrangements will ; be made, and Rev. Mr Whitehouse has i kindly promised to read a paper.

Threshing Mill Dispute—A meeting of , the Geraldine Branch of the Farmers' Union : waa held in Mr Mundell's auction room ; on Wednesday, when there was a good at- 1 tendance. Mr W. S. Maslin explained the ' action taken by fclje Timaru executive in reference to the threshing mill dispute, and •■ mentioned that it had been decided to make % levy on members of the Union of ls each, ( as a special fund to fight the matter out. . A resolution was then proposed, " That ; this Branch endorses the action of tho Exe- i cutive of the South Canterbury Union in raising a special fund to fight the threshing mill dispute, instead of meeting the expense Ol same out of the Union's general fund," i

The" Royal Coronation is the event of the year, and is, of course, the one topic of i conversation. Rudge-Whitworth Bicycles ; are creating quite m much sensation, and , will be much talked about during the ; coming season. Coronation festivities will j doubtless contain much pleasure, but those ! who ride a Rudge-Whifcworth will get as much enjoyment as can be got from a , "<&rfle. Call and inspect at the Rudge- , Whitworth Agency, Burnett Street, Ash- ; (AWV?,) __ | ""r,. 4TT 'nu»r«,-,plw public are respect-' *11 am i"T***ed that WB & not ma c strange fitting su. . supporting , prices. Advance Ashbui. «"*'. f $ mparo i local industries. Compare our . • .>. L^ * , our prices ! Observe the quality % [ " up-to-date" style of our goods, anu remember that our motto is always " satis- , faetion."--CRAiGHEAD and Berryman.— 1 [Advt.] i

Direct Road.— The dir.ect road from Hinds to Ealing along 'She railway is gazetted. Returned Troopers.—Several Ashbur ton troopers returned by the express to-dny and a large number went sonth by the same train.

Pigeon FLYiNG.-r-At the annual meeting j of the Timaru Pigeon Flying Club it was j resolved that the Derby this year be flown J from Culverden; the old stages to be used < for training—Washdyke, Temuka, Orari, J Hinds, Ashburton, Rakaia, Rolleston, \ Christchurch, Amberley, Culverden. j

An Explanation.—We have been re quested to state to make the matter quite clear that Mr Lill, while opposing the grant of £2 2s made by the A. and P. Asso ciation to the Technical Classes, does not oppose the giving of a prize for competi tion by the classes.

Meeting at Shafield.—The schoolhouse at Seafield was comfortably filled on Wednesday night, when Mis 3 Balgarnie delivered an address on no-license, the address being given in a conversational style, whioh was apparently appreciated by the audience. Rev. R. Raine was in the chair. There were no lack of questions asked, and each of them was cleverly answered.

The Veterans Reteeat. —The inmates of the Old Men's Home were transferred from their old quarters, Alford Forest Road, to the new Home at Smithfield, yesterday afternoon. The afternoon being beauti fully fine, added to the luxury, in the way of a pleasant drive for the old men, whose faces smiled at the prospect of comfort in store for them. The drags of Messrs New man and Claridee were requisitioned for the stronger inmates, while cabs wer« utilised for the invalids. Mr Morrisey superintended the removal, and attended to the comforts of his charges in every possible way.

Weather Report.—Mr A. E. Peache re ports as follows on the weather in the Mount Somers district:—Total rainfall for July, 0.96 inches; rain and snow fell on 3 days only—the 2nd, 0.48; the 26th, 0.46; and the 29th, 0.02; average rainfall for the last nine years, 3.76. From the 3rd to the 25th in clusive, no rain foil, being 23 days without rain, which is a record for Mount Somers, ihe longest spell without rain before having been 21 days, from May 27th to June 17th, 1899. We had a long spell of frosty nights from the 9th to 22nd, but no exceptionally hard frosts, lowest temperature 22deg. The month'ended with mild N. W. weather; one of the finest winter months remembered here.

Catholic Literary Society.—The usual weekly meeting of the Catholic Literary Society took place on Wednesday evening. In the absence of the President, the vice president, Mr H. McSherry took the chair, and after routine business was transacted, tbe programme set down for tho evening was proceeded with, and took the form of an * Editor's Box.' Several really good questions of general and local importance were put in, which evoked a considerable amount of criticism and long speeches from some of the members. It is worth mention ing that some of the juuior members showed specially good form on Ihis occasion. It was impossible to finish the whole of the programme when time was up, and an extension of time was deman ded, but was lost on the vote taken for it.

News in Brief.

Halrna's studios will be worth visiting to-morrow, Coronation Day.

Messrs Friedlander Bros, Ltd., in con iunction with Mr D. Thomas, will offer by auction, at the Mayfield saleyards, on Fri day, August 22nd, two blocks of- land in the estate of the late Mr W. Rutherford.

i The steamer Hawea will load 2500 sheep j and 150 cattle for Sydney at Wellington ! nev t week.

The N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Associa tion offer fov sale at the Tinwald Yards on | Tuesday, 200 halfbred ewes in lamb, on j account of Mr G. Aston, and 150 merino ! ewes in lamb, on account Mr C. J. Harper.

The Wellington Acclimatisation Sooiety has decided to expend £50 in the importa tion of black game.

The members of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., Loyal Ashburton Lodge, are requested to assemble at the Lodge room to-morrow, at 12.30., for the purpose of taking part in the Corona tion procession.

The report that Sir Robert Stout intends to resign the Chief Justiceship to- re-enter politics is in correct.

The Licenesed Victuallers' Association of Waimate has (says the Waimate " Times") decided to withhold liquor from all boarders or travellers in future on Sundays.

With a card talked to his coat, bearing the words, " Willie Seaton, going to his uncle, Macgill street, Hamilton, Canada," an Oldham boy, aged seven, ha 3 safely travelled 3000 miles of water and 500 miles of land to his destination.

A telegram from Dunadiu states that several actions are reported to be pending against bakers for short weight bread. The inspector of weights and measures went round the residents in the district, procuring a quantity of bread. A number of loaves were two to three ozs short each loaf.

The Colonial Contingents.

TREATMENT OF RETURNED TROOPERS.

Melbourne, August 7,

The Drayton Grange's sick, who hay© been quarantined, are suffering from en teric, measles and pneumonia. Thirty cases are serious, and two of these a Vic torian and Tasmanian, have succumbed.

The Federal Government has instructed General Hutton to make a searching inquiry into the treatment of returning troopers on the Drayton Grange.

THE BRITANNIC SCANDAL.

Wanganui, August 7.

! The Wanganui troopers who returned by the Britannic re-echo the general com plaints, and state that musty rice and cooked apples were swimming with maggots when served out, while fish that had been lying on deck, with water from the.lat rines running on them, were cookedl but , the men absolutely refused to eat them. ; They add that the officers lived in luxury, ; and though complaints were daily made to ; them no steps were taken to abate the ! evils.

Wellington, August 7. Of fifteen soldiers from the Britannic now under treatment nt Wellington Hos pital, twelve are doing well. Dorns, Scott, and O'Brien are in a bad way, but aro recovering. Four of the cases at Somes' Island are regarded as serious, that of Private Lorange being grave. Three more men who were found ill in the city were taken over to the Island to-day.

Wellington, August 8 Troopers D. Ferrar .of Otautau, South land, aud William Punsonby, Auckland, who returned by the Britannic, have died at the quarantine station.

Sir William 'Russell has been appointed chairman of the commission of inquiry into the troubles on the transport Britannic. The Commission will probably open its sittings on Tuesday, and the Press will be admitted.

The Orient, with the returned troops, arrived from the south this morning.

Dunedin, August 7. One of the officers who returned; by the ritannic, states that the men had # " very rough time." He fully bears out the statements mido by the Wanganui men. He further states that some of the cooks on the Britannic wore in the habit of pre paring dishes of ham and eggs and selling them upon deck to the men. On complaint being made of this to Colonel Davies, he ordered the officers to " turn upside down the cooks " who were detected in this practice. Dunedin, August 8 Captain-Chaplain Dutton, of the Ninth Contingent, confirms the men's complaints, c -vln(f tbat they are well grounded, J . ,

CORONATION ODE.

WM. J. STEWARD

(Written for the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII.)

Bring forth the Kingly ermine, bring forth the purple robe, The jewelled crown and sceptre, the cross-crowned golden globe, Upon the Stone of Destiny set up the ancient throne, ' The heir of all the ages—the King—comes to his own.' Son of a Prince most noble, son of a peerless Queen; Lord of the proudest Empire the world hath ever seen'; Heir to the gracious promise of everlasting sway— " From thee and thine the sceptre shall shall never pass away." Bone of their bone, flesh of their flesh, one with his people all, To him and them from out the Past our great forefathers call— • Saxon, and Dane, and Norman, of never-dying fame- Call to a grander guerdon, call to a nobler name. From out the North, from out the Sovith, from out the East and West, There comes the sound of blessing—" Yea, and he shall be blest" ; Lift up the Royal Standard o'er all the land and sea! The King comes to his crowning—great shall the crowning be. * Shine out, O Sun! in splendour : let hill and vale rejoice; Forth from the reeling steeples fling out, O bells ! your voice ; Let trumpets blare, and cannon roar, and children's voices sing, With hundred million lieges, "God save our Lord the King."" Break into bloom of bunting, masts of the mighty fleet; Hang out your banners, citizens, o'er ev'ry crowded street; Carpet the road with flowers along the Royal way, For this, for Britain's happiest, her best, her brightest day. Rain thick the scented petals of England's roses red ; With Scotland's purple heather the joyous pathway spread; And Ireland's shamrocks mingle with thistle and with rose, With leaves of crimson maple from Our Lady of the Snows ; With India's lotus-lilies, with Afric's palmy plumes, Australia's golden wattles, New Zealand's rata blooms, With orari ge-flow'rs and fronds of fern from thousand distant isles f Set in a sapphire sea whereon the sun of summer smiles. Shine out, O Sun! in splendour upon the serried ranks Where march the Sons of Empire in fearless/firm phalanx ; Upon the grand old colours borne in many a bloody fray. And blazoned with the record of many a glorious day. On glittering helms and nodding plumes, and lines of flashing steel, Where horsemen in their thousands are riding heel to heel; * On jewelled hilts and scabbards, as, sitting side by side, Ride past the Orient princes in all their pomp and pride. Oh all the panoply of war, the gleaming parks of guns ; On bronzed and bearded wai-riors embrowned by Afric suns ; And—young, and strong, and fresh, and fair—in thousands after theße The lion-cubs of Britain from the Britains over seas. Shine out, O Sun of Summer! upon the joyous throng, The cheering, happy thousands the festal route along— In token of Heaven's benison upon our Royal line— In all thy noontide splendour, 0 Sun of Summer, shine! Shine through the storied windows of the ancient minster gray,, On orders, stars, and coronets in gorgeous array, On rank, and fame, and valor, on beauty, and on grace That with a blaze of colour fill the grand historic place. Shine on our good King Edward as he takes the Royal vows; Shine on the mitred priest who lays the Crown upon his brows; Upon the gracious Queen who low before the altar kneels, Upon the mighty organ whence the glad "Te Deum *j peals. Shine out, O Sun! Ring out, O bells! let voice of cannon roar, Carry the word from hill to hill, and on from shore to shore ; Tell out the news from Westminster to lieges far away "The King of all the Britains, the King is crowned to-day." King of the dear old islands, where'er their children roam, To all their generations, they fondly call their " Home " ; King of the younger Britains beyond the rolling sea, Younger, but wider, and as brave, as loyal, and as free. Of younger Britains that reach out to everlasting snow, Of younger Britains that beneath a tropic sunshine glow; King of a thousand islands in ev'ry clime and zone. Bound by the bands of kinship to each other and the Throne. Ring out, O bells of England! from all the city spires, From many a hundred ivied tow'rs in all the pleasant shires; O bonnie bells of Scotland ! through glen and mountain ring ; Ring out, sweet bells of Ireland ! for the crowning of the King. Ring out an answ'ring peal, O bells of lands beyond the seas ! Send back the chime of " Home, Sweet Home," upou the passing breeze; Ring out! ring out in joyous peal ! ring out "The King is crowned" ; Ring out, ring.out, " God Save the King," ring out the world around. And with the jocund, merry chime that fills the summer air, Shall mingle our " Te Deum," and a loving people's prayer That He who is the King of Kings, the Lord whom we adore, Will bless our good King Edward and our Queen for evermore.

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.

THE CZAR'S PEACE PROPOSALS

London, August 6

The Paris newspaper " Le Temps " is | sceptical with reference to the information | received by the " Daily Telegraph " with j regard to the Czar's peace proposals. | A DISASTROUS FIRE. j A fire at Largs, in Ayrshire, consumed ] eighteen large warehouses. Two streets ] were destroyed. MEAT FOR THE ARMY. London, August 7 Lord Stanley, in the House of Commons, said that the War Office was attempting to ! feed Home troops on Home-fed meat. In the only report received on the subject, general officers stated that the men infi nitely preferred Australian meat. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. The Premiers' Conference advises the Im perial and Colonial Governments to adopt cheaper rates for the interchange of news papers and literature. SUBMARINE NAVIGATION. Paris, Aug 6 The submarines Gustav Zede and Sym note made some interesting experiments in torpedoing warships at Hyeres Islands, after travelling under sea from Toulon. BUBONiC PLAGUE. Newcastle, Aug 7 The youth, a patient in the Newcastle Hospital who developed plague, is dead. Plagued rats have been found at the hotel where he worked. STUD SHEEP Melbourne, August 7 At the stud sheep sales two of Mr Thomas Gibson's Tasmanian rams were sold at SSOgs and SlOgs respectively. THE PEARLING INDUSTRY It is understood that the report of Judge Dashwood, who was appointed to inquire in to the pearling industry in Northern Aus tralia, states that it cannot be carried on without black labour. If the Immigration Restriction Act should be strictly enforced, the industry will be practically killed or drift into the hand of aliens outside Aus ' VICTORIAN FINANCES. The State Assembly finances for the year are burdened to the extent of nearly .£20,000 by pensions for the men disabled and the widows of those killed in the war. WEST AUSTRALIAN CATTLE. Perth Aug 7 A number of station owners are combin ing to open up a cattle trade with South Africa, sending a trial shipment of 3800.

SOUTH A AFRICA.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, August 7. In the House of Commons Mr Brodrick stated that persons implicated in the re mount transactions forming the basis of tha proceedings against the Studdarts would be prosecuted when sufficient evidence was forthcoming. The director of Agriculture reports that Natal repuires ten thousand white settlers of the small farmer class.

Russia and Germany.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph London, Aug. 6.

The German and Eussian newspapers, commenting on the meeting of the Kaiser and Czar, urge the claims of a new com mercial treaty between the countries. St Petesburg, August 7.

The Kaiser and the Czar met a Revel. The interview was of the most cordial character.

Affairs in China.

Per Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Pekin, August 6 America's formal protests against the abolition of likin are encouraging Liukunyi in his opposition to the opening of the in land Waters to foreign commerce.

Pekin, Aug 7 The Foreign Ministers' protests with regard to the situation on Szechuan have led to the issuing of an edict deposing the Viceroy and several minor Chinese officials.

The Colombian Revolt.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph,

New York, August 6

The Colombian Government court-mar tialled and shot Generals Antonio Lacroix and Juaan Vidal and Colonel Lecama, and sentenced other officers to twenty-five years' imprisonment.

The Governor of Panama, threatening to seize and use the British vessel Quito against the insurgents, Mr Moody, Secretary of the United States Navy, instructed the Ameri can oruiser Ranger, in the absence of a British warship, to protect the Quito if the British Consul appealed for help.

French Religious Associations.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Paris, August 6

A Freedom of Education League has been formed in France. It includes the mode rate men of aU parties and creeds. The populace in many localities of. Brit tany and Savoy fruitlessly helped the nuns to resist President Loubet's decrees^ issued under the Religious Association Act, against schools which have not obtained a Govern ment license.

Abbe Gayrond, lecturing at Brest, of which he is one of the representatives, even while wearing his sash as a Deputy, coun selled resistance to the law.

The Government is determined to prose cute everybody breaking the seals affixed to proclaimed places during the course of proceedings against religious establish ments.

The Colliery Disaster.

United Press Association — By Electa*

Telegraph - Copyright.

Sydney, August 7,

A Royal Commission will be appointed to enquire into the origin of the Mount Kembla disaster.

At a meeting at Wollongong £550 was subscribed to the relief fund.

The body of a youth named Walker has been found at Mount Kembla.

Dunning, another of the men rescued, has succumbed. Including to-day's additions 89 bodies have been indentified. Two are supposed to be those of Brennan and Price, who are missing, but have not been indentified.

Accidents and Fatalities

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.

Auckland, August 7 A boy named George Cochrane, five years of age, died in the Hospital from tetanus, caused by a scratch on the foot, followed by blood-poisoning. Mr W. H. Stehr, of Coromandel, died to-day from injuries sustained from a fall from his horse on Monday. Wellington. August 7 An elderly man named Rudolph Leslie Miller, who resided by himself at Brooklyn, was found dead in bed this afternoon with his throat cut from ear to ear. Melancholia is supposed to have been the reason of the deceased taking his life.

The Dairying Industry.

Opening of the Wiilowby Factory

[By Our Special Reporter.]

For a considerable time a grievance has existed among the provision merchants of Ashburton, respecting the manner in which they have been treated regarding obtaining a regular supply of good butter for sale purposes, and it is a well known fact that really good butter is not always obtainable in*Ashburton, This is accounted for by the fact that the merchants have for a long time had to put up with whatever class of butter has been consigned to them from the outside factories with whom they have been in the habit of doing business. Not only has the supply from these sources been limited, but the quality has not been of the best. Recognising these disadvan tages to trade, several of our merchants at the instance of Mr A. A. Carson, decided not to put up with this injustice any longer, "and to have a factory established near Ash burton to meet the difficulty, provided, of course, an energetic man with pluck enough was found to run the concern. After a while, such a man turned up in the person of Mr Henry Osborne, of Wiilowby, who, after the facts were ex plained to im, at once resolved to erect a factory at his own expense, and run the risk himself of facing the question of whether such an undertaking was likely to prove a profitable venture or not, Messrs Carson and Co. guaranteeing to dispose of the whole of the output. Accord ingly, Mr Osborne set to work to have the factory erected on his property at Wiilowby, which is situated on Ford's Road, about a mile below Mr J. Cass' blacksmith's shop. The work of construction was placed in the hands of Mr George Keeley, and Mr Wm. Hyde had charge of the plumbing work con-, nected with the building, which was finished quite recently. The building is not a large one, but of sufficient dimensions to suit the requirements of the proprietor. It is of brick with concrete floor, and contains the necessary appliances for an up-to-date dairy factory. The engine, which is of 3-h.p., was manufactured in America, the milk cooler, churn, and pump are of Christchurch manufacture, the separator and pasteuriser hails from the Artibologet" Separator Com pany, of Stockholm, Sweden, and the milk tanks were built by Mr W. Hyde, of Ash burton. An expert saw to the fitting up of the machinery, the whole of which was supplied by Carson and Co. Everything being in readiness for commencing opera tions, invitations were issued to several ladies and gentlemen to be present at the opening of the factory, which took place yesterday. Between fifty and sixty availed themselves of the opportunity of being present, among whom were Messrs Snod grass, D. Wood, S. Chapman, H. Chapman, E. Horsey, Wheeler, senr. and junr., Green slade, Harding, Lill, Priest, A. A. Carson, J. Tucker, Coward and others. An excellent luncheon was provided by Mrs Osborne, in the dispensation of which she was ably assisted by Mrs Wheeler and Misß Osborne.

Mr Stephen Chapman occupied the chair, and in making a short speech, said that an opportune time had arrived in the proceed ings to say a few words. He thought that Mr Osborne had a good deal of pluck and energy to undertake such an important work. Personally, he would hay« liked to see the matter dealt with by the district at large. It was not a new venture; it had been tried mi other parts of the colony, where it had been found to pay well, and he had no doubt that when the time came it would pay all right here. He appreciated the movement. The dis trict was essentially a " cow district," and he maintained that the dairying industry was an essential benefit to the smaller settlers—those people who did the labour with their own.hands. He did not know of any industry that paid bettei than the butter industry. The Government had taken up a commendable part, and he was pleased at the energy displayed by the Government dairy experts. He had a strong feeling against Government officials generally, as he considered there were too many of them; but the dairy experts were doing good work which he noticed with pleasure. Their efforts had awakened a feeling of interest among the settlers, whichwould not otherwise have been the case. He wished Mr Osborne every PAiccess in his venture.

Mr W. T. Lill was pleiised that Mr Os borne had taken up the industry, as there was no- doubt about tbe success of it. He had often thought about the industry. Notwithstanding all that -was said about fat lambs, he averred that a man with a separator could make from £8 to ,£lO per cow per annum. Mr Osborne would have to look further ahead for a market. If .Ashburton could buy at od it would not pay lOd. However, the success which may at tend Mr Osborne's venture might result in overtures being made to him to turn the concern into a company. Mr Lill jocularly referred to the young folk, who he said, would rather ride bikes than milk cows. He was satisfied that Mr Osborne would have nothing to fear on the score of success.

Mr A. A. Carson, speaking for the trade, said that in the past, those in the trade had depended on North Island frozen but ter or a limited supply from Christchurch or other factories. He could state that in Christchurch and Wellington a re serve was kept, chiefly for winter purposes, and provision was never made for our re quirements. The butter was sent out in a mixed form, coutainmg 75 per cent of last year's production. This was palmed off as "fresh butter." They had looked for a farmer with sufficient pluck and energy to take the matter up and start a factory, and Mr Osborne had come forward and done so, and he (Mr Osborne) would not suffer by his venture. As to the 5d butter, they had been plagued with it long enough, and did not want to see any more of it. The factory could not help but be a success. Mr W. Harding expressed hisgood wishes for the success of the venture. It reminded him of 20 years ago, with the exception that there were no separators andpasteurisei in those days. He could bear out the statements of Mr Lill, and from a return he could say that £7 15s was the average per cow for cheesemaking. Fifteen years ago the question of prices had came up between the Sefton, Tai Tapu, and North Island factories. Now the Central, Tai Tapu and Sefton knew what price they were going to get for their butter; and they got satis factory prices, and the business was on a firm, safe, and sound footing. In those days it was easy to get a plant, in fact, pasteurisers were unknown. • A dealer had said that he could sell tons of butter so long as it was of uniform quality, and that is what makes the butter and cheese factories the success they are now. The buyers knows what price he is likely to get —that is the secret of the factory system. It was no use to try and make butter to supply any particular local market. If they were to establish a local company it would do good. He was satisfied there was nothing like the dairying business. They should see that the land was suitable for the business, and instanced a case where the roads, or "long paddock" had given a profitable return. He considered that they must work on the co-operative system. Regarding the merits of butter he might pay that other makes were as good as separator. (Mr Lill: No, no.) He wished' the undertaking success.

The health of Mr Osborne was then drunk enthusiastically.

Mr Osborne thanked them for the good wishes that had been expressed. Mr Hard ing had stated that separator butter was not better than any othor. In reply he (Mr Osborne) would just like them to see what came out of the separator, and they would be surprised at the result. The separator found out what ingredients in jurious to health were contained in the milk, and if people only knew what they were partaking of they would use nothing but separator butter.

Mr Osborne then gave an exhibition of the working of the plant, the separator working up to a revolution of 2600 per mm* ute. The machine at full revolves at the rate of 5600 times per minute. The milk is placed in the tanks, and from there it goes through the pasteuriser ; when heated thence to the separator. It is then trans fered to the cooler, and is ready for the

churn. The exhibition was viewed with much interest by those present. Much satisfaction was expressed by the farmers present at the action of the pro prietor of the " Mail " and " Guardian " in. advocating the introduction of the industry in leading and special articles. These tri butes were acknowledged by the representa tive present.

After thanking Mr and Mrs Osborne for their hospitality the assemblage left for home, much pleased with the object of the visit.

The No-License Move ment.

Miss Balgarnie's Mission

Miss Balgarnie again addressed a large and appreciative audience in the Odd fellows' Hall last evening. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and in a few kindly remarks introduced the speaker. They had all heard of Miss Balgarnie's reputation as a speaker, which had preceded her ; that lady had, no doubt, made great sacrifices in leaving her native land and coming out to a strange country all in the interests of her fellow beings. He, at any rate, would not take up their time, as no doubt they were all anxious to hear such a talented lady. It was his particular pleasure to introduce Miss Balgarnie, and hoped that by her showing, the people would realize their great responsibility, and endeavor to think seriously on this all important question.

Miss Balgarnie commenced her address by thanking the Chairman for his feeling remarks on her behalf. She felt very happy and proud to address so large and signifi cant an audience ; it showed to her mind that an interest was beginning to be evoked in the temperance cause. That night her address was to be "The rights of the liquor traffic versus the rights of the people," but at the same time she agreed with the Chairman in saying that the liquor traffic had no rights, and in fact it waa only in a spirit of John Bull fairness to tho fraternity who support the traffic she had given them any pretension to rights at all. Dealing then with the subject matter of her address Miss Balgarnie divided it into three head ings—the revenue, labour and social customs. It was a habit with a certain class of people to be continually trotting ! out the revenue as an argument when brought face to face with the prohibition question. And after all, what was the revenue ? In a very few words and with the help of a few figures Miss Balgarnie hoped to show them. The revenue of New Zealand from the year 1900-1901 amounted according to the showing of the Govern ment of that year to £6^514,049, which yielded a balance to the good of over half a million. The revenue fronT drink alone •for 1901-2 amounted in accurate figures to £618,735, which showed an increase on the year before of over £18,000. Comparing these figures with the balance of revenue from the year before, it shows plainly at once that the Government could easily hate paid their way without any drink revenue whatever. Now how was this money expended. Large sums were laid out every year in keeping and sustaining those edifices reared largely on the destructive and destroying founda tion of the drink evil, the industrial schools, the lunatic asylums aud the prisons. The industrial schools alone in New Zealand claim some .£14,704, to support chil dren neglected by parents, who, with few exceptions, are fnfctring away the earnings that should be expended on their family, in strong drink. Then there is our police force, that almost numberless body of men who draw from the Sts^te yearly .£117,744. Surely if the hotels were closed it would hot be going too far to say, that at least one half of our present force might be dispensed with; and taking in with these the district and magistrate's courts and prisons, which again require some £45,946 to support, is it not right to suppose that with the abolition of liquor, 9-lOtl s of the crime will be done away with, so in proportion will the quantity of police, courts, prisons, and magistrates also be done without. Then again there comes the hospitals and charitable aid institutions, on which the sum 0f*£82,487 is laid out. It has been said by a foremost London specia list, who has devoted a lifetime to the study of disease in all it 3 forms, Dr S A. Clarke, that afc least 70 per cent of the disease can be safely attributed to drink j and still there is ;to come the lunatic asy lums, which command an ' expenditure of £59,092, figures that might well make one pause especially when an authority like Dr McGregor, who has made a special survey of the New Zealand asylums, says that 82 per cent of our lunatics are placed there by strong drinV, either through their own in dulgence or else through hereditary com j plaints descended to them through parents j or even grand parents who had been slaves jto this vile curse. Remember not only was | this generation being brought to the prison i cell, the lunatic asylum, and the grave, but ' the curse will be transmitted through and on unto the third aud fourth genera tion, " and the trail of the serpent can only be prevented from degrading posterity more and more by complete abolition. And now we come to the glorious institution, of old age pensions. Miss Balgarnie had always been an advocate of old age pen sions ; but now she had come to look into the question thoroughly, it seemed to her that there were one or two little flaws that were well worth airing. It had been her misfortune to come across [several families, most deserving people, who had been drawn, into the whirlpool of failure, and had be fore long lost their all, and to whom this pension would be most helpful, yet because perhaps they had short of some of the minor qualifications, they were denied this boon. Yet some people had admitted to her that they were getting the old age pension who in their youth had had a good living, and simply through the ravages of drink hsid lost all. Without any wish" to be unkind, could' not half the old age pensions be done without in the future if strong drink were to be placed outof the old people's way. Putting all the figures together we realise that the sum of fully .£549,207, is paid away bythß State on these institutions alone. By the estimates given above it has been clearly proved that even putting the proportions of crime, lunacy and sickness at the lowest possible figure, fully one half of this sum might be saved and invested in more profitable channels. The speaker then went on to point out the labour question as it stands now in regard to the liquor traffic. There are at present three kinds of labour, although the third is generally over looked; they are the pro ductive, unproductive, and the destructive. The productive is as we all know the yield of the soil, the unproductive, the making of ornaments and other things of the sort on which, there is no profit, and the destructive, that which yields no fruit but rather destroys the one who consumes it. In the face of that, would it not be better to put our labour into the more productive chan nels —woollen and cloth industry, shoes, and other industries of the kind. The speaker then went on to state that she had been accused by a certain section of being too sentimental, and not quite logical enough ; she hoped that she had proved that night that she had two sides to he? character in that respect, but at the same time she did not see why all sentiment should be left out of che question. Mere intellect was noth ing unless touched by the sacred fire of enthusiasm, for no great cause was ever yet won by a simple and cold-blooded dis ' play of logic and figures. It was the fire and fervour of the enthusiast that went home to the hearts of tho people, and filled them with the desire to do and dare. Miss Balgarnie concluded her address, by a spirited appeal to the people not to des pond if things at any time looked dark. It had been said by several that they were on the winning side, and with that to comfort and sustain them, she trusted they, would let hQ doubt and uncertainty creep in to unman them, but rather take to heart the cry of the negress, which comes over the years to ua ¥mn\ the time when the struggle fur the emancipation of the slave was at its hoight, tho cry of the old woman when their leader would despond—"God is not dead, but lives and reigns in the hearts of His people for ever." Miss Balgarnie then re sumed her seat amid applause. His Worship the Mayor announced, that

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