Mining.

Dcnedin, November 20

To-day's sales-Bendigo 11s fid, 11s 9d ; Hartley and Kiby 40s; Big River 5s 6d; Westport Coal Uss. •

Commercial.

Property Sales.

Mr F. Ferriman reports the Bale of Mr W. Drummond's property, situated on the Alford Forest Koad; also Mrs James Hitchings's property, situated in Wills Street, West.

SALE OF A FARM.

The N.Z. Farmers' Co-Operative Associa tion of Canterbury, Ltd., report having dis posed of a farm at Springburn on account of Mr Samuel Scott, containing 476 acres, Mr Ewen McLennau, late of Methven, being the purchaser.

London Markets.

London, Nov. 18

The wool arrivals to date are 107,500 bales, 33,000 of which have been forwarded to manufacturing districts, 101,000 being available for the sales.

The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,400,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,610,000 quarters.

London Wool Sales.

(By Telegraph)

Christcuurch, Nov 18,

The following cable has been received by Messrs Dalgety and Company, under date London, November 18th .—The list of arrivals for the sixth series of wool sales is closed. The new arrivals have amounted to 107,000 bales, of which 33,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers at Home tnd alroard, leaving with tb« quantity carried forward from last series 101,000 bales available for sale. Private sales since the close of last series have only amounted to a small quantity.

Burnside Stock Market.

Dunedin, Nov 20

Fat Cattle. —163 were yarded, prices ruling firm at last week's rates. Best bul locks°sold at Jsll 5s to £13, medium to good £9 to £U, best cows and heifers .£lO to £\l 15s, medium £7 15a to £9 10s.

Sheep.—l2Bl were penned, being about the same as last week. Best wethe s 20s to 225, special heavy 25s 3d, medium 18s to 19s 6d, best ewes 20s to 22s 9d, medium 17s to 19s. I ambs.—3o2 were yarded, prices ruling about the same as last week. Best fetched 11s to i2s 9d, medium 9s to 10s 9d, others 6s to 8s 3d.

Pigs—l6o were penned, all sorts selling in favour of vendors. Suckers fetched 13s to 17s. slips 19s to 235, stores 24s to 30s, porkers 33s to 39s 6d, bacouers 45s to 695.

Addington Live Stock Market.

Chuistchurch, Nov. 19,

Fat Cattle —171 were yarded, nearly all good to prime quality. Best sorts were keenly competed for up to 36s per 1001b others were easier up to 28s nnd 30s, prize bullocks £18 to £20, steers £6 15s to .£l2 to £13 10s, heifers £8 to £10 2a 6d, cows £5 5s to £9 12s Od.

Fat Sheep.—7ooo were yarded, mostly shorn and of good quality, and especially crossbred ewes. The market opened dull, but improved owing to competition for export. Shorn heavy wethers brought 23s 3d to 26s 3d and 33s 6d for Show sheep. Freezers fetched 18s 6d to 225, wethers in wool 18s 6d to 225, shorn freezers 18s to 21s 6d, lighter 14s 6d to 18s 6d, best woolly ewes 16s to 20s 6rJ, shorn 14s 6ct to 17s, but chers' sorts 12s to 14s. Fat Lambs.—7oo, mostly good quality, were yarded, and com petition was a little weaker. Freezers fetched 14s 4d to 17s Id, light 9s (id to 12s 6d and up to 19s for extra prime. Store Sheep - 2400 weuepenned, principally ewe 3 and Jamba, and there~waa— affair derojv&d. for all classes. Wethers in wool brought 16s 4d, shorn 11s 6d to 14s 7d, shorn ewes with lambs, all counted, 5s 9d, hoggets in wool 11s.

Pigs.—4Bß were yarded, and were in good demand. Baconers fetched 40s to 65s to 7Ss for extra prime, equal to sd, porkers 25s to 38s, equal to sid and 6d, good stores 15s to 22s and up to 30s for extra prime. Small sorts brought 8s to 14s.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902.

In the course of a criticism of tho speeches of the Dunedin candidates for Parliament, a writer in a contemporary lately drew at tention to the manner in which the art of public speaking is neglected in this oquntry. It was pointed out what a great advantage J Mr Bedford's oratorical powers gave him over his older and more experienced oppon ents ; for the almost phenomenal success i which is attending the candidature of this talented young man, is almost, if not alto gether, due to his ability as a platform speaker, aided by some personal qualifica. tions and a good education. But those who generally seek the suffrages of the electors, as well as a large number of our public men, have had no training at all in this noble and useful art. Even those whose positions have given them years of experience and ppa'cMcs are frequently wearisome and in effective ' speakers*, g'nd a ' visit to our Parliament will supply anjple frustration of this fact. Indgfjd, it has often been re marked that very few, even of our most influential legislators can speak even passably. In this respect the late Parlia ment compared very unfavourably with earlier ones. There was some pleasure in listening to such orators ag Stafford, Wold, Fitzgerald, Fox, and, later, Edward Wake, field, W. P. Reeves, and Scobie McKenzie. When it was known that one of the three last mentioned intended to speak in the House of Representatives qu any important question, the galleries were alw£vs full, in anticipation of an oratorical treat.' But nothing of that sort has occurred for the last few years. There are still some men in Parliament whose utterances are always worth listening to, but they can not be called orators, although it is very lively that with proper training a few of £lie#i fnjglit have developed talent in that iy.ay. Eyen j^eTtGrniiarjirt spite of his long practice, $3 a public tpeafcer,' is jrory far j from being a gjppd one, and Sir Jbseph \ Ward who is remarkably is by no means an orator. There are very fes? men who are natural orators, and oan afford to dispense with training in the art. Mr Q: H. Roid/who is probably the most effective platform speaker in Australia, recently gave hig views on thi3 subject to, an fntervipwer, jand ff.e~ was emphatic in asserting that | nvfitwf is as much an acquired iiccompush | men j; #3 ai?y other which is obtained by ttminiftg. He greater faypjure^ Debating Societies aa a beginning, and po.unseli.ed youn" members n&t fco bo cast down should their'earlier efforts be failures. He told the interviewer that he utterly broke down in his first attempt at academical discus 4on It was the inability to overcome those shflcfcs %>t prevented many from finding oi*t whether they realty possessed the negosgory qualifications to jnaice a good public' speaker. Mi" Reid sajd it was a fatal mistake to rise to speak trusting JjP the in spiration of the moment, 11 would surprise Borne of our younger readers to learn that Mr Reid did" not recommend a very long stoiyis. a Debating Society, as there was a danffeVof- being content with the cham pionship ot'imfafiWr " A:f.9«M speaker should take ©wry opportunity fit" beaming j good prenchora and good plays, and if he; has in him the essential qualities, Inspiration would erne when needed. It is a common niistatee fc> fancy that a glib tongue and a loud Voice 'are the ch.jof requisites for an effective speaker, but'these -qualities are al together subordinate to the higher attri butes of the orator. Systematic arrange ments of ideas, a tactful and sympathetic method of dealing with tho audience

are of the highest importance, and an intuitive knowledge how to intermingle fact with sentiment, and humour with pathos, are essential qualifications of a : finished speaker. We are pleaded to see ' that a Debating Club hus been success- I fully established in Ashburton, and one |of our objects in writing this article is to urge that it should be heartily support ed by our younger fellow citizens personal ly, and encouraged by the people as a body. Another reason for drawing attention to this subject just now is to urge that the study of elocution should be included in the public school syllabus. It should be bracketed with the study of English, and we think it will generally be admitted that it is at least as important that a person should know how to speak well as how to write correctly. We have advocated this on more than one occasion in these colu mns.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On the first page to-day will be found a report of a meeting of the Anama Road H<>ard, and on the fourth page Inter provincial News.

Weather Forecast. — Captain Edwin wires : —Gale from between north-east and north and west; glass full soon; indications of rain.

Manual and Technical Education. — Mr Hardy, candidate for Selwyn, is not in favour of manual and technical training in schools. He considered that at these classes boys were only learned to spoil good timber.

Lawn Tennis. — The Championship Meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association ha 3 been fixed to take place this year at Nelson. It will be held on December 26th, 27th, 29th, and 30th.

Labour Legislation.—At Rakaia, on Monday night, Mr Hardy stated he strongly approved of the labour legislation. It had been a blessing, for a species of white slavery had been in existence in New Zea land, and the legislation passed had put a stop to that state of affairs.

Personal.—Our respected fellow towns man Sir William J. Steward, whose long connection with the Mail and Guardian closely identified him with the journalists of the colony, has received a pleasant re minder of this from the N. Z. Journalists Institute, which congratulated him on his knighthood. Acknowledging the Council's letter, Sir William said;—" The resolution is peculiarly pleasing and acceptable, convey ing, as it does, the good wishes of a profes sion to which I count it a great honour to belong.

Political Meetings To-night.-—lt is hardly necessary to remind our readers that Mr Studholme speaks to-night in the Odd fellows' Hall, and Mr Brock will deliver an address in the Hampstead School. In each case the candidates are anxious to secure as large an attendance as possible, ladies being specially invited.

The Weather. —The weather for the past twenty-four hours has not been alto gether seasonable, being exceedingly cold, but the rain is acceptable to the farmers. A correspondent from Mount Soraers informs us that the gale was felt pretty severely there, but although the crops suffered somewhat, no great damage was done.

Pbesentation. —This morning the Bor ough School members of the technical classes presented Mr Sandford, the teacher, with a handsome pocket book, as a. token of their appreciation qf the manner in which he had instructed them since the classes have been established. Mr C. B. Hardie, the headmaster of the school, made the pre sentation on behalf of the boys. Mr Sand ford suitably acknowledged the gift, which, he said, was as welcome as it wa3 unex pected.

Honest New Zealand.—A writer in a St Louis (U.S.A.) paper, under the heading of " Nice People, those New Zealanders," says : -" A queer thing about New Zea landers is their universal honesty. Nobody tries to steal from you. Hotel room doors aye never locked; many have no locks. Hats, coats, and valise 3 are left around indiscrimi nately, and their owners always find their properfey-wkor© fch»y put- ifc~—

S^Red Tape.—Speaking of the Education J Department at his meeting at Rakaia on Monday night, Mr Hardy said that, where as in the days when the Rev Mr Habens was in charge, he had only four or five as sistants, the present secretary had twenty four or twenty-five assistants. A great deal of red tapo had been imported into the department, and the secretary seemed to be always entangled in it.

Serious, if TuuE.—The other day a wild duck was picked up in one of Mr Elyger's paddocks on th,e Eangitikei Line. The bird was in an exhausted condition, and was infested about the head and neck with several large insects, which Mr Elyger, junr., who recently returned frqm the war, declared to be the South African tick. The bird was sent to the Stock Department's local office, and it is now reported that the insects were not tick.

Correspondence Conbensep.—George H. Brown writes (on both sides of the paper) pointing out that while the Prohi bitionists tell us that alcohol is a deadly poison, many of those who were shipwrecked in the Elingamite were kept alive by having some brandy available. He says the Vic torian statistics show that the religious craze there is filling the lunatic asylums, and he thinks it possible " the Prohibition craze here will have a somewhat similar result, —" Temperance "is greatly amused at the sensation his last letter caused the other day when he stated that people who may vote for Mr Brock will help to put in MrMcLachlan. He contends that "the Ward interview " supplies strong confirma tion of the vinw expressed in his first lejkter.—•" G.W." refers'to a recent case in the Supreme fiourt, and says that the crime was caused througli'dr-ink; and that" drink is a mantle for crime,"

No-License Campaign.—Wo sre request ed to remind our readers that the Eev. GL Millar, of Milton, will address a public meeting in the Oddfellows 1 Hall to-morrow night, 1 at 8 o'clock. Mr Millar has been at tending the' General Assembly in Welling ton, and will arrive from Christchurch/ by the 8 o.'clock train. Mr Millar is the pastor hi tiie largest country congregation in Otag'4 and. one' of tile feadin'g Tineji 'in' 1 this church.' He is an''effective speaker, and those who can come to hear him'will be both delighted and beneftttecl.-ilt' is ex pected there will be a crowded meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening next, 24th insfc., to listen to one of the most effective platform speakers in Canter bury Mr Yates, of Christchnrch, who will gj.ye the final no-license address in Ash burton'-'grilr ifco the' poll/ Mr Tates has been connected with the trade, atael is able to give'both sides of £I*6 question. " ''''"

iNTEBBS'fiINO COMV43?SQN>- Th.6 Scojis man earns on the average 4i5 a year, the Englishman .£3B, and the Irishman Scotland spends £3 per head per year for upkeep of police, roads, bridges, harbours, education, etc., whfle the Englishman and Irishman' conjtribute £2 l§s and '4*l 4<s respectively. Scottish' fisliermeu bring |6 port a- quantj'ty of fis|ii wprfh for every man, woman, or cjjild in ' thap country 7s ,6d ; English fisheri-nen, 3s 4d 'wqrtli • and Iriglj fishermen Is 2d worth. ScQtsmen,' to,Q, ap r pear to bo most thrifty, fn the savjngs bank each Scotsman has Jtlo 4s ; each Bug? lishman, ; and each Irishman, £.2.

The Rudge Whitvvorth has been adopted ay ths leading bicycle by all classes, manifestly because qjt its superior quality; because of its rejiabji^t.y ; b'ecau^e it has pt-'Q^ad tg b,est'bicycle^ bnilt.— R. D.' Johnston, agent, Bupnetf; Street,

Election News.

MR McLACHLAN'S MEETINGS.

M r McLtichlan addressed a large audience • including several ladies, in the Longbeach schoolroom on Monday evening. Mr Gollins, chairman of the School Committee, presided. Mr McLachlau spoke for about I an hour and a half, and was repeatedly , applauded. Several questions wore asked and answered, and on the motion of Messrs Watson and Taylor the candidate was accorded a vote of thanks. On Tuesday evening Mr McLachlan ad dressed a very large meeting of elector, including several ladies, at Flemington school. In the absence of the chairman of the School Committee, Mr Pearson presided. Mr McLachlan received a patient hearing, and before concluding answered several questions. On the motion of Messrs Anderson and Shearer, Mr- McLachlan was accorded " a hearty vote of thunks for his able address and information given to the meeting." On Wednesday, after the midday meal, Mr McLachlan visited the Old Men's Home and spoke for about three-quarters of an hour to the inmates. Mr Morrissey pre sided. On concluding his address Mr McLachlan was heartily applauded. Before leaving, Mr McLachlan was heartily cheered by the, inmates, who seemed greatly pleased at not being forgotton.

MR W. BROCK'S MEETINGS.

On Monday evening, Mr W. Brock addressed she electors in the Fairton school. The meeting was most enthusiastic, and very largely attended, the school being packed. Mr R. Heck ("-hairman of the School Committee) was voted to the chair, and in introducing the candidate, spoke in very complimentary terms of the esteem in which he was held. Mr Brock was accorded a splendid reception, and judging from the frequent rounds of applause, his views were well received. A number of questions were asked and answered, after which a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the candidate. A vote of thanks was accorded to the chair, and the meeting terminated.

Waimate, Nov 19

The candidates nominated for Waitaki seat are Sir W, J. Steward and John Campbell.

CABLE NEWS.

United Pre3s Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copy right,

Cholera in Palestine. London, November 18. A virulent outbreak of cholera is spread ing in Palestine, and many deaths are re ported. A Glasgow Locomotive Contract. The Glasgow firm of Owen and Co., in competition, secured the contract for thirty locomotives for Japan. New Steamers, Fifty-thousand horse-power, and three screws are required to obtain for the new Cunnrd steamers a speed of twenty-five knots. Disastrous Fire in a Meat Packing Plant. New Yokk, Nov 18 Armour's Plant at Sioux City has been burnt, the damage amounting to nine hun dred thousand dollars. Stromboli in Eruption Eome, Nov 18 Stromboli is a spectacle of rare magnifi cence. There is a brilliant glare in the sky, while the grandeur is heightened by streams of red-hot lava flowing down the mountain slopes. A thick rain of hot a^hes is falling, accompanied by constant detona tions. Numbers of dead fish are floating on the surface of the sea. Earthquake in Algiers. Ai.gtkrs, Nov. 18 A severe earthquake has been felt throughout Algeria, accompanied by loud rumblings. Dunning the Sultan- Constantinople, Nov. 18- A number of discharged soldiers at the Dardanelles surrounded the General's house, clamouring for four years' pay. The Sultan, becoming alarmed, immediately sent ten thousand pounds. Organising the Boxers. Prkin, November 18 Princo Tuan, and the Viceroy Tung Fuh Siang, are organising the Boxers at Ningh sia. The Piraeus Xrjystery. Athens, November 18 The latest development in the Loreley in cident is the finding of the safe. It was washed ashore, and was discovered to be intact. Athens, November 19 Khodee Loreleys, the missing sailor, has been arrested, More Earthquakes. New York:, November 19 Two earthquake shocks have occurred at Utah. The authorities doubt whether any part of Saint Vincent is beyond the range of danger. A portion of the Marriauque Valley is devastated, the distress affecting all the country land northwards. The lonic London, Nov. 19, Shaw-Saville have chartered the White Star liner lonic, which will sail for New Zealand in January. < onspiracy. Duffy, a commoner, was sentenced to three months imprisonment at Mount Bulow on a charge of. conspiracy. The $atai Loan- A million and 'a half of the Natal loan was more than covered at an average of one and a peony above tha minimum which is fixed at 94. Damages against a Gas Company The plaintiff was awarded £500 and his wife d6'2O damages against the Brighton Gas Company fot' 1 neglecting to plug an old pipe. The parties had a narrow escape from $ola-a fate.. • H '"" '• 4 y i-' Mr Chamberlain Honoured The Imperial Federation Committee passed a resolution thanking Mr Chamber lain for his powerful speech, the Colonial Conference congratulating' him on the measure of success which has already attendel his representations to the self governing Colonies concerning Imperial federation for defence, and are convinced that a permanent unity for the Empire .will iiltimately.'fce achieved on the lines Mr Chamberlain'adopted.'' MriQhamberlain, in a'l'e.ttep taa^king the citizens'of 'Birming ham, saidthf^t his appreciate.4 inbre thanhe Gan say of hia personal obacaotep striking almost an unparalleled demonstration. An Appeal- Ladies Edward Cecil, Charles C. Ben fcinck, Oeorgina tfifo, thei^ukeof Montrose, Jjord Hugh Cecil, and the' Hon.' Alfred Lyttelton, appeal for'money for new cjothes a'ncl t^edd'fng'^n 1 behalf 1 of loyalists. They (jeclare that the imperial' Government jhcTicafod that loyalists at best would be Gonipensatgd fo,r per cent. Qf their losses. They belong to clas&'es which, under normal circumstances, never need, and under no circumstances ask assistance. They repre sent that the proud, hard vorking artisan is the backbone of the community. They are facing'"'im'p i ovei:ishmenj:j hostility and dich CQuragem'e'nt, and 'are cpl'd shouldered'at the Gape" bj fjlip Qo'verncqent, an 4in phe. country districts are in a* distinctly infef Joy position owing to, their a,ttaQhn}e4t to fihe Empire. Foreign Rulers In England. London, November 19 ffhe Duke, of Argyll, lOng Edward, &n$ the Ring of Portugal ar§ shooting at 'fcnjj' royal coverts at Windsor, ' ' 

Correspondence.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

MR AGER & THE HATTER.

TO THE EDITOR,

Sir, —I am sorry that my mild effusion should have disturbed Mr Ager's peace of mind, but it unfortunately appears to have hit him where he lives. Mr Agor will, lam sure, pardon me when I tell him that so far from trying to be facetious, I never felt more serious than after pernsing hia address. To think that a grown man should put such an address before the public as an inducement for them to elect him staggered me. Mr Ager will agnin pardon me I hope if I paint out that I made no comparison between the security of various tenures. I merely took h'ra up on one point. He says " A 999 years lease is security enough." I beg to doubt it, and pointed out that if practically the present administration made no bones about con fiscating tha freehold of small settlers it was unlikely the extreme Radicals would give any consideration to the 999 years lease; in fact they are already clamoring for a revaluation at short periods. I again repeat tha,t those who.trust to a 999 years lease as a good security are trusting to a bioken reed. It may case Mr Ager's mind to know that though twenty-five shillings per week and tucker is not as good as £300 per annum, I don't want to lose it by revealing my identity, as shearing is now on and the boss's temper apt to be short.—l am, etc.,

The Hatter,

AN APPEAL TO MOTHERS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—Will you bear with a few plain words from one whose earnest "wish it is that every woman in the colony, ani especially every mother, will look on her vote as a priceless possession, and record it at the coming licensing elections on the side of God, and Home, and Humanity. In all earnestness, I would plead with every mother to think,—to realise what a great responsibility is hers. Every woman voter can help to make the district in which she lives cleaner, healthier, more prosperous, and happier for her own boys and girls, as well as ioi' those of other mothers. Will you refuse so to help ? Your home may not havejteen blighted by the drink curse, but do you not know of other liome3 which by'i6 have been made desolate and poor '? And how can you tell if the present system of licenses is continued, that some day its influence may not touch you through aomo one dear to you. Let me give you a few solid reasons why you should Strike Out the Top Line on your Local Option voting papers, and thus vote for No-License and '.Reduction. 1. Because efforts have been made to regulate " the trade" for hundreds of years without success. It has defied law and. justice, and, by the testimony of well known statesmen and magistrates, has been the cause of more misery, vice, and crime, than any other one thing on God's earth. 2. Because by Striking out the Top Line you will be protecting your home from a very dangerous enemy. Because every licensed bar whether openly disreputable or (so called) " respectable," is invariably the centre of demoralisation. Because by Striking Out the Top Line you will be helping to remove temptation from thou sands of men, women and children. 3. Be cause when the public bard are closed your children will not, when going to and from school, be subject to sights and sounds from which you now wish they could be shielded. 4. Because not only our little ones are in danger, but it is anotlu* sad fact that many of our dear, bright, stalwart growing lads, frequent these bars in the evenings and thus are led to begin on a downward grade. 5, Because it is a sad fact that some mothers themselves indulge in strong drink, and so not only ruin themselves, but hand down a heritage of an enfeebled body and weak will to their children. Thus tho result becomes terribly disastrous and far reaching. If these things be true—and can they be denied ? —will you not, in the sa%red name of humanity 3 do your part in helping to drive out this scourge from our land ? Every, woman over twenty-one has a note. Let her, when election day comes, use that vote by Striking Out The Top Line on the Local Option paper.—l am, etc., A Mot^eb,

ME STUDHOLME AND THE CATHOLICS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —The report mentioned by "Prin ciple " in his letter in yesterday's Guardian, that I was approached hy a representative of the Roman Catholic body, and that I was promised their support on condition that I would oppose Bible reading in schools, is pure fiction and absolutely without foun dation. —I am etc,,

John Studholme, Jtjnr,

THE LICENSING POLL.

TO THE EDITOR,

Sir,—ln Wednesday's issue of the Guar dian a correspondent signing himself " Con tinuance" has a letter under the above heading, in which he tries to throw dust in the eyes of your readers. It! he can pro duce no stronger arguments against No license than those submitted in his letter, the friends of the No-license cause can afford to smile. He talks big about the Liberty of tho people, when he really means the License of the publican. According to him, those who declaim against the liquor traffic don't know anything about it, and "the people of Ashburton are a sober, temperate, and law-abiding community," while, " since the adoption of No-license, Clutha has gained an unenviable celebrity as a nest of sly grog-sellers." Well, Sir, No license folk of Ashburton are not the only folk in the world who have a bad opi nion of the 'liqiior traffic. Archbishop Ireland calls the pubjie 'houses the" Ves tibules ef Hell."—Bishop Julius says he Would Rather Die than vote continuance, rind Charles Buxton, the brewer, said: " The struggle of the school-house, the library, and the church, all united againsfc the liquor traffic, is but one development 'of the war between Heaven and^ Hei.l." With 1 regard \o sly-g^-sejlpg, Cltytlia'cloe3 *nos sta'n4 alpfje py any means. During '{he years 1896 to 1899 inclusive, Clutha had 18 convictions for sly-grog-selling; but during the same years in Auckland had 1$ coir victions for the same thing. Wanganui also had 18 convictio'is, while, for same time Inverca'rgili had 23 convictidns, and it is well known that it is much harder to get a conviction where there are licenses than it is where there are none. So that Clutha comes out of this comparison very well. With regard tQ convictions for drunkenness,, there were only 8 in the whole! Ofthe-Cltttiha, electorate for }9iQ|-i-fj? Ashburton, %6t withstanding our w sqbr'ie|y!|, temperance, etc,," v?e hi 4121 fop the satfle time. How does that compare? In tha whole Clutha electorate they have only 4 policemen—we have 6 in Ashburton itself. In Balclntha, which is about half the size of Ashburton, one policeman keeps order, and there wftre oi^ly 2 Qpnvic^iQiis fp,r drunkenness cluring £he who}e>~ qf 19,01. With regard to' reduction, sit; Mt Jqhq Burns tel}s us tfyat it ttjada a yasfc improve ment in Liverpool. It reduced. t\\'e 'oon.« victions for dmnkqnn.oss by nearly thvee-> quarters, couvictions for crime gener* ally, by nearly half; qn4 though the popu lation increased by 78,000 during the tiuia the reduction was effected they were able to dispense with the services of 103 police men, at a saving of <^B,OQQ per aufl-um, to th§ ratss. Wh|y fiiquldn't it l}ene.fii; especially p.§ tqe' publi^aiis thfiinselYe? acknowledge jtha^ thepe is uot bqardep trade enough in A.shburtori fop one hotel ? Yoiu* correspondent, sir, knows quite well that ifc is not a question of the liberty of the people; but the question is, shall we, with so much evidence of the evil arising from this traffip before our e.yoßi vote for the cqutinuanqe qlthe oppn bar of v/hiph Bishop Julius,'!ai^d tih.e'-g'r^iti 1 ii^RJP.ti^ §i the Ministers of BeHglon, both in Oa-qW? bury and Otago, have said that it is • a.dis grace to our civilisation and Christianity. 11 trust, sir, that in the best interests of ,the ' publicans and their families, iv the interest^

THE ASHBURTON GUABDTAN : THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902



F. FERRIMAN. j - | SITE THE BOTS. A hard drinker is imported ns bavin? said, ♦' I can't reform, but for God's sake save the boys." Like Divß3 in the deeps of hell, t cannot break this fearful spell, No? quench the fires I've madly nursed, ftor cool this dreadful, raging thirst. Take back your pledge, ye came too late; Ye oannot save me from my fate, Nor bring me back departed joys, But ye can try to save the boya. Ye bid me fling my fiery chain Aside, and be a man again, When every street with snare 3is eproad, And nets of sin where'er I tread. No ! I must reap as I did sow— The seeds of sin bring crops of woe; But with my latest breath I'll crave That ye will try the boya to save. These blood-shot eyes were once so bright, This sin-crushed heart so glad and light; Bat by the wine-cup's ruddy glow I traced a path to shame and WOB. A captive to my galling chain, IVn tried to rise, hut tried in vain; The cnp allures and then destroys - Oh, from its thraldom save the boys! Take from your streeta these traps of hell, Into whose gilded snares [ fell. 0, freemen, from these foul decoys Arise and vote to save the boys. O ye who license men to trade In draughts that charm and then degrade, Before ye hear the cry, " Too late!" Oh, sare the boys from my sad fate ! —France W. Haepeb.



BUSINESS NOTICSS KEEE BROS wishing to thank their customers and friends for their liberal support during the last two years hare decided to move into larger premises. %Ye may state that we have sscured that large new shop three doors above our old one, and in order to h:ive less goods to re mote, we have decided to make big re ductions in all lines. KBKR BROS, Burnett Street. Coming Events Oast Their Shadows Before, Q<o to save disappointment, place your orders now for your Dresses, Millinery, Costumes, & Linguerie, We have opened up and have ready for your inspection Novelties for a good Spring and rummer Tr?de. Fey Silks, Tussore Silks, Satins, Muslins Delaines, Prints, Eibbons and Laces. Ladies' White Skirts, Ladies New Millinery, Ladies I'Moire Skirts, Ladies' New Bonnets. Children's Goods & Millinery A SPECIALTY. Household Furnishings Ai Value. GENTS' SUITS to Mensure of Sound and Reliable Tweeds. GENTS' TIES, CUPS, STRAW HATS, ALL NEW AND NICE. KINDLY PAY US A VISIT FOR YOUE Boots, Shoes, & Footwear. Selling Rapidly at Cost Price & Pleasing- Everybody. Ncrthcote % 1 iefford



THE CORNER, EAST AND TANCRED STREETS. To the Electors of Ash bfirton. Another Man in the. field. J. L. HIOGS, PAINTER, of Tailored Street, "YTTAS decided to stand on the Liber ll platform^ and would solicit your support and patronage in all branches of the fainting and Decorating Trade. Pictures Framed. Sign-writing a specialty. Call and see the latest in PAPERS. H GRESHAM, SUKGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. By Examination, October, 1897 F< IGHT years experience with E. G. and i F. W. Gresham, Dentists, Dunedin and Invercargill. Ha 3 commenced practice in rooms upstairs from the entrance to Thomas' Auction Rooms, Burnett Street. Stoppings in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement. <3old and Porcelain crowns made ; also sets ■of teeth with Vulcanite and Porcelain gums. *Gas administered. Ail work guaranteed. Houes of Attendance —9 &»oi. —5 p.m. Residence—Care Mrs Grant, Willd Street.



Friedlander f ros Ltd. \\ ', E have for PRIVATE SALE— Several blocks of Suburban Properties ranging from 6 acres to 40 acres. For full particulars apply to | FEIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd. I CHAFF. Xjrr ANTED — OATSHEAF, for Imme-1 diate Delivery. { Friedlander Bros , Ltd. CHAFE. -«TrrASTTED—One hundred Tons of Oat Straw Chaff. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET. < TT"? B have conveniently situated Offices VV to Let, in West Street, at low rental. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd.



W« guarantee our Teas better value, better grade EVEN COMPARE OUR when 2/° CHAMPION WITH ANY TEAS imported in \^A PACKETS A ARESAI& sow».TP. MO . I JUST AS GOOD mon«v ; ■ MOATE.&.Co.'s'-to. WHY BUY IHEIS? yk STEEL Fencing Wire, No. 8 .and 9, 9s 9d per cwt, (112lbs); Hog Barb Wire 15s per coil; Galvanised Wire Staples 1£ mca, 3d per ib, ov slb » Is ; Eaw Linseed Oil 22s 6d per drum ; Boiled Oil 23s 6d per drum; Castor Oil 3s 9d per gallon by the tip,— Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, I



Helpless with n Rheumatism « You've tried liniments and prescriptions without result. Now . . . {JURE YOURSELF with THE SREAT . . . CANAPIAN .. . SEAWEED CURE. A nsedksine and Not a liniment. A Quick and Permanent <3«re. SOLD BY ALL SEALERS At 3/8 pjsb Bottle. Sole Agent for Australasia: GEO. W. WILTON, Wellington.



_ BUSINESS NOTICES. ' Persons who wish to do their own Painting will find it to their advantage to call at my Oil and Color Store. I have Ready Mixed Paints, Genuine White Lead ami Oils, or I will mix any shade of our own Genuine Paint. • J. Wlf SON, Paperhanger, Painter, and Sign-writer. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. I /#> c fF~**\ 6tP B 33 1 &J3 i^* EH!" S\ iF^ *B^^ SS&^h*^ N.Z. CLOTHING- FACTORY.



PHOTOGRAPHY. "O* HALMA AND CO., Sannders' Buildings, Ashburton, "O FjTURN Hearty Thanks for the patronage they have received during the paat three years, and beg to announce that during the Month of November we will do One Dozen ENAMELLED PHOTOS and One ENLAEGEMENT on a beautiful plate suuk mount, for 12s 6d. 12s 6d. l^s 6d. The work will be up to our usual standard. Visit our Vestibule and see specimens. 11 8 FASHIONABLE MILLINERY. Beautiful Model Hats and Bonnets, from London and Paris, Greatly admired by delighted purchasers. Ladies' Eton and Russian Jackets. Lovely Silk Mantles, beautifully trimmed. Charming Silk Blorses Silk Underskirts —all shades Lace Collarettes—very stylish Silk and Kid Gloves—all sizes and makes Corsets, C B and P.D. just opened. Dress Muslin and Wool Fabrics, the latest styles. Also Prints and Mercuise Satin. New Goods of all kinds just opened, ex Paparoa. Requirements for Dressmaking and Millinery Should be placed early, as the orders are pouriug m." Appointed Sole Agent for the sale of Model Patterns and the " New Idea " Journal, to whom all subscriptions may be paid. Support Local Industry, Opening a large assortment of Ashburton Tweeds and Blankets A N D it E W () R R.



T. Bullock FOR SALE-NICE BUILDING SITE. 9 ACRES odd, good land, situated near Town. To be sold in two allotments if so desired. Apply to t. bullock. \ "t"o"let, at a low rental. SHOPS and Premises in Triangle gild ings, fronting the Wakanui Road, and near the Post Office and Railway Station. T. BULLOCK. I ~^ TO'LET A? A LOW RENTAL. ITVBEMISES1 TVBEMISES in Moore Street, lately JL occupied by Mr T. Tally. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, OR FOR SALE. COTTA&E and half.-an-acre situated in Princes Street, NetJtepby. T. JBULLQC'K. WANTED Known—Thnt we are sole agents for the N.Z. Acetylene Gas- Jighting Company. Carbide quoted in lib ; to 1 t^a J,o]ts. Estimates given for Acetylene lighting.—HAiipi^Y Bros. 10 102



WANTED jKnown-Hall Pint Bottles Sauce 4d per bqtt'je, or' : '3s f 6.d psr dozen ; Pint Bottles Worcester Sauce ,6$ per bottle, or 5s 6d par dozon; extra large ! size la 3d per bottle, or 13s 6d per dozen ; ; Heywood Bros 5 Pickles LOd per bottle, or 9s per dozen ; Pint Bottle Tomato Sauce 7d per bottle, or 6s 6d per dozen.—Fletcher • Bros., Cash Supply Stores. ITS what you do, not what you say you are going fco do, that counts. Been promising yourself a new suit for some time, ' maybe. Well ! Keep your promise now j and come along to us, right away. We're t ready.—Mitchell & Turner, Outfitters^ FISHING Tackle, ox Eimutaka; Fly I Books, Cast Books, Bait Boxes, Fish ing Baskets, etc.— Hardley Bros. "I d~\/f\f\ "fOUJiJP^ Finest Seeded Eai- j XUUU sins Gd per Ito, op J.2lbs for 5s i Cd ; Finest New Currants 5d per Ib, or 44 , per lb by case; Valencia Kaisins 4d per lb ( or 12lbs for 3s 9d; 71b tins Orange and ; Le*nj3 Peel, extra quality, 3s 9d per tin ; ' loz bottles Essence of Lemon 5d per bottle, I or 4s per dozen ;"2.t0-z fco&lss 9d per bottle, or 7s 6d per dozen; 4oz bottles Is 3d bottle, 1 or 13s 6d per dozen at Fletcher Brob.? , Cagh Supply Stores. _ | EIEST-CLASS Bicycle in real good order, £8 cash. Rud^a Whit 1 worth, used only 12 months, £8 10s. Sta'r«j "£5 a^.d £7, and many others: No i-eason^bla offeivref.used. Egisy terms arranged.—J..Obr &co. ; .. .„ ■ gmoke 'New' VenjJi;



'ASHBURTON NO LICENSE COUNCIL.' THE LOCAL OPTION POLL. npHB Government has issued the follow ing instructions to Returning Officers and Deputy Returning Officers, which will, we think> be of interest to many other persons beside those officials to whom it is likely they will be specially welcome :— LICENSING POLL "Instructions to Returning Officers and Deputy Re turning Officers respecting the Licensing Poll to be taken under 'The Alco holic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment Act, 1895." " 1. "Subject to the special provisions of the above-mentioned Act the Licensing Poll is to be taken in manner provided by the Electoral Act for the taking of the Electoral Poll, and consequently these in structions are to be read with the instruc tions issued with respect to the Electoral j Poll. 2 The special provisions referred to are contained in sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12, and th e special attention of all Returning Officers and Deputies is directed to them



accordingly. 3. Scrutineers for the Licensing Poll are appointed and act under "The Licensing Poll Regulation Act, 1899." 4. When counting the votes under sestion 8 the following procedure is to be observed : (1.) IE nons of the proposals on the voting paper or all of them be struct out the voting-paper is void and the vote is not to be countel. (2) If two of the proposals on the voting paper be struck out the vote is to be I counted in favour of the proposal which is not struck out. (3) If only one of the proposals on the voting-paper be struck out the vote is to be counted in favour of each of the proposals which are not struck out not withstanding that they may appear to be conflicting. (4) Each Deputy Returning Officer shall count the votes recorded at his polling place and forward a statement thereof to the Eeturning Officer together with the voting-papers. (5) The statement shall specify the total number of valid voting-papers, the



total number of votes recorded in favour of each proposal and the total nnmber of invalid voting-papfifrg. When forwarding the statement and voting papers the Deputy will proceed in the same manner as in the fiase of the Electoral Poll. (0) $ach Returning Officer shall ascertain the result of the poU from the, state ments received from his Deputies, and shall not count the voting-papers, ex cepting of course those recorded at the principal polling place. 5. In the Clutha District the Licensing Poll will be taken under section 12, and consequently there>ill be only two pro posajs^cno of which must be struck out by the voter or the voting-paper w#l bo w&lid and void." 1 —i" As the power to demand a recount of the J whole of the Local Option votes in an elec | fcorafce, before a Magistrate, conferred by an I Act of the last session of Parliament, is likely to be very generally exercised, the accuracy of the counting at each Polling < Booth is pretty certain to be revealed—a ' matter in jyjjjch every Returning Officer 1 and Deputy Returning ©facer will fes a keen personal interest. The above Govera , meat instructions will, therefore, doubtless 1 be a"very acceptable guide. 11,19/



TmUBNITUBE. —to to Steals for Jj variety and best value. A Good Reputation.—Always remember that cycle.building is the work of skilled mechaiiibp,■ 4'ni that /'dabblers" should npverbe allowe'^ to?build'feicyclgs, whiej^ may meau sevious djiaster. and possibly death to the riders. Messrs Oates Lowry and Co have been building cycles for '20 years, and their reputation is built in their Zealandia cycles. New models now on view at the branch, Burnett Street. 11 67 ' ' Smoke New Venus



The Ashes of Oolumbus. Madrid, Nov. 18 The ashes of Columbus have been in terred in Seville.