The Ashburton Guardian.

Tol xxi Ho* 1697

Aehburton..: Saturday, June-..28, 1902

Price - One Penny

Lord Rosslyn and the £25.

Scathing Exposure m the Lords: la the House of Lords, on May 2nd, the Earl of Rosslyn asked Hiß Majesty's Go vernment, 1, for what purpose was £25 to each officer and. .£5 to each man, being pri soners of war m Pretoria, supplied on or about 25th May 1900 ; 2, was such money a gift, an allowance, or a grant, or was it m lieu of pay ; 3, if m lieu of pay, m what form was if; entrusted to the late Mr Adal bert Hay, and with what instructions; 4, will such instructions be laid upon the table of tho House; 5, was such allowance, grant, or gift intended for every prisoner of war, combatant or non-combatant, civi lian or soldier ? Lord Baglan, m reply, said that at the beginning of 1900, when the noble Earl was a prisoner of war m Pretoria, it-was decided that the offer of the American Consul, Mr Adalbert Hay, to distribute any money that might be sent for the prisoners of war should be accepted. A certain sum of money was sent out through the Standard Bank, and each officer received £25 and each non-commissioned officer and man £5. Among the prisoners of war were certain civilians, of whom the noble Earl was one, and they participated m the advance made to the prisoners of war. It was distinctly understood that the money vjras an advance, and not a gift or an allowance m lieu of pay. At the time it was j not known that there were any civilian prisoners of war, nor was it primarily in tended that these non-combatants should receive this advance. Anyhow, the money was given out, and among the non-eomba taats who receired the £25 the noble Earl was one. He did not think it was possible for anyone except the noble Lord to hare. imagined that this money was a free gift or a grant from the Government. Of the £8170,10s so advanced £797tf, 10s had been recovered; the balance of £194, including the noble Earl's £25, had been written off as irrecoverable.—Laughter. The Earl of Rossiynsaid that neither th» officers nor the men for whom he spoke un derstood that the money was an advance. The Marquis of Lansdowrt—There could be no doubt from the documents that grants of money were intended as advances to the prisoners of war, and the money handed to the noble Earl and another noble Lord was paid on the express understand ing that it was to be refunded to the Im perial Government if necessary. When the War Office came to settle accounts with the recipients of the advances, a letter was written to the noble Earl, suggesting that as the other recipients of the grants were refunding the money, and that as it was an advance, he would cause a remittance to be made to the Chief Paymaster. The noble Earl replied-"! asked for no money. I was handed the sum of £25, which I under stood was a present from His Majesty's Go vernment. Unless compelled by law, [ ■shall not refund the money." The War Office thinking that the iibbieEarl was not quite aware of the arrangement which was made iv 19()0, wrote another letter to him explaining fully the circumstance* under which the advances had been made, At the close of > the letter they stated that a civilian could not be exempted from ,the obligation to repay, which was recognised by and .incum bent upon every officer aud man who re ceived payment. Not quite knowing'their man, they expressed a pious hope that the money would be refunded. Tho noble Earl replied that the letter of the War Office savoured of an appeal to his goner-. oisity, that it was not explained to him at the time that the money was an advance, and he proceeded to tell them that their conduct m requiring a settlement of this account by the imprisoned officers was scandalous. The noble Earl ended by an nouncing that he would adhere to his inten tion not to refund the payment made to him, for which he was most grateful. (Laughter.) The War Office consulted the Treasury solicitor, who advised them that upon the whole it would scarcely be worth their while to institute proceedings with lhe object of com pelling the noble Lord to disgorge the money which had unintentionally pass ed into his possession, and they accordingly left him alone. (Laughter.) He (Lord Lansdowne) did not know whether the noble Earl was altogether to be congratu lated on the result, but he confessed it sur prised him that hp should come down to their Lordships' House and proclaim the fact that he had succeeded m retaining • possession of a sum of money which he was never intended to receive, to which, he had no moral right whatever, and which other recipients of similar allowances infinitely more entitled to the generosity of the pub ile, had refunded without any complaint whatever. Hear, hear. The Earl of Rosslyn said he had put the question after consultation with the very gentleman who distributed the money, and who was entirely of opinion that he (Lord Rosslyn) was m the right. When he asked the geatleman whether the money was for civilians as well, he replied that it was for' every prisoner of war, and their was no mention of an advance. Of course, if the War Office would have the £25, he should be pleased to send it to them. !—U—l—— ■'.'' "■■— 



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BEHINKB-S NOTICES E NGAG E D COUPLES JTTISADS of Families, and all who may be thinking of FU R N ISH IN G OE ■" R E FTJ li NISHI N & are advised to plaoe their orders with us as we SUPPLY FURNITURE FROM THE FACTORY TO THI ——PUBLIC DIRECT. WE m«ke all the Fnrnifcure we Sell, and are complete House Farniahers, and m addition to supplying Fnrnitare of oat own make at the lowest possible price, we supply «FURJK SWEET BEDDING/ of the*best quality, and every bit of which we can guarantee, because we have a Bedding Factory of oar own, and make all our Bedding. Prices to strife all parses. ' . WIRE MATTRESSES. Wire Mattress makiag is another of oar industries. We »re daily producing these comfortable, durable, and hygienic mattresses at oar Mattrees Factory. All pricps. N.B.—Our Wire Mattresses are m use m HUNDREDS of New Zealand Homes VENETIAN AND OTHEB BLINDS, We also manufacture of the Bust Qi«Uty Only, yet oaf prices are very I Moderate. No bester Blinds than oars are procurable CARPETS, FLOQROLOTBS, LINOLEUMS, MATS, MATTING, RUGS, BLANKETS, OUBTAINS, Etc , Etc., we import m enormous quantities from the WORLD'S LEADING MANUFACTURERS. We have also a Department for furnishing Ironmongery and all sorts of kitchen requisites, and a Special Department for Crockery and Glassware. A stroll through oar great Furniture Warehouse will astonish and delight yon, STRANGE & COMPANY, COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS, Ghristetarch. is the way they stand Hard Wean J f .' f^} No other tyre can approach them for Durability & Speed. f" "**% ~W , 4/V None genuine without this Trades Mare fUW I f^S \ £f •■ (K-i» THE DUNLOP PNEUMATIC TYRE CO. OF AUST. LTD., I J|fl& j CkJ 128 Lichfidd Street, Christchurch, N.Z. \VH&k/ r**O Aad at Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. *^W£^ mHE WBATBER DURING THE PAST WEEK HAS FOUND OUT THE WEAK SPOTS IN YOUR UNDERSTANDINGS, oh % ! For sfPaifof Dry, Comfortable, Good Boots. SIGH NO MORE, CALL AT NICHOLAS & PICKFOKD'S AND GET THE VERY THING YOU WANT. THE FINEST STOCK IN TOWN. American Makes m Men's and Women's latest np-to-date Styles at lowest prices, in^Strong Makes, Splendid Values, only Reliable Brands kept NICHOLAS AND PJCKFORD, BAST STREET; PROPERTIES FOR SALE I" HAVE FOR SALE- SEVERAL GOOD FARMS IN THE ABHBURTON COUNTY Amongst Them Being 90 Acres, near Tlnwald, Improved 612 Acres, Rwpm». subdivided, well 1000 ,! L»wißbon,nobuildlngß watered, with house, stable, black 233 „ Mitcham Road, improved smiths shop .„.., 3000 k»m land, Lyndhurat 290 Acres, Wmehmore. aobdmded. 5000 „ Hinds to Scaling, m tussock, house of six rooms inbloQketo.ulfcparchasei-s 1936 Acres. Bankaide, anbdMded. wd 63 „ Outer's Terrace, esf-ra heavy watered, house of eight rooms " j aud sfablo, wool shod, etc 476  Springbnrn, improvements, 140 acres, Ashburtott Forks, subdivided - nearly new Und good into s.padaoo'«, houa*. stuble, and 200 Acres, Baooleaoh, sab ivided, house chaff house, well fenced and wool shod, stable; all m good watered ordeP 952 acres, Mount Bait good house and 3 Shops, with five roomed Dwelling, -table ■ ' '^ Tancred Street, Aehbarton 404 acres, Elgin ; heavy and light land 900 Acres, Fairfield, thoronghly im» subdivided, well watered j house prova( j Btable, shed and sheep yards 2500 Acres, Lauriston 1800 mtm, Newlands; subdivided and 155 „ Tinwald well wa«ered, Improved j.good honae, 123 Acres, Droraore . stable, and granary 1200 Acres, Dorle, subdivided into eight 112 aoi-ea, Hinds paddocks; 12 stall stable and ohaff 87 Acres Alford Fores!- Koad house, hut; all sown down m 80 A errs, Klsln English grass this year 322 acre^. Hinds 400 A.cres, BarrhiU, subdivided ; sev»n 596 accett Hinds roomed Houae, stable, trap house, 100 acres Cihnoritw e t c f-,00 Itangitata 660 Acres Rangitata South ; subdivided, 1693 acres JEUngitataj five roomed hoaee, stablo, gran- 250 acres Liurlsfion, well fenced, sub ary, sheep yards, etc divided, land of good quality, stable 1126 Acres, Hinds ; subdivided inio 7 4 roomed house, thoroughly lax" J paddock®, house, stable, coach proved hoase ; 511 acres tuesock, balance 500 Acrea Westerfield ' m grass 495 Aores» Coldatream. Hinds 545 Acres near Pendarves, subdivided, 1000 Acres Laurlston ; eubciivided, all m well watered, House, Gra'.n store, good heart, nine roomed house, and all necessary outbuildings stables, implenvontj aheci, wool 45 AcresJTlnwald shed, eW Mr* - w D. THOMAS, <■



BUSlftlfeH NOTICES. 8P XC r A I, AD VERTIS X Vs E \ T \M R CHARLES CHAPMAN, has been appointed Foreman of our PAINTING DEPARTMENT, An we are prepared to execute SIGNWRITING, GRAINING, HOUSE-DEGORATING, and PAINTING m all its Branches. A competent staff of Workmen are always ready to send to any part of the Town and Country. Good Work and Satisfaction, therefore, cannot fail to result. SIGNW&ITING A SPECIALTY Photo Muranese, Mirror,. Kristelle, and Sheet Glass cut to any size required. Orders Promptly Attended To. «HMW«'O'iW»MWa . W. H. COLLINS & CO.. Painters, Glaziers, Si^nwriters, House Decorators* and Faperhangers. .0. Box 35. „..,■■■.,■_. Telephone No 14 .GUNS. ... GUNS. GUNS. I UST LANDED.—-Single and Doable Barrel Breech Loading* A real *! Good &.B, »t4s*. DB from 65a upwards. AMMUNITION TO SUIT ALL. CARTRIDGES, including lley'a Universal and Bine. Nobel's Btllistite, Smokeless. NBW 0.L.U8. NEW RIVAL. Powder, Shot, Gaps, Loading Implements, Gun Oasos, Gleaning Bods, &c» LAMPS, ANO 1A iP WIRE- Library or Dining com from 27s 6d to 55a ; Table from 2s 6d to 30a; CM! »nd innpect the "New Miilpr," — Hand Lamps from la. LAMP MASSES AND WIO&S OP ALL KINDS. * OA PBNTKK'B TOOLS Of all DeecriptioMP t Rp<i»c< d Prices. Greatest variety and Cheapest m Ashburton, RANGED & RGIHTaK GRATES TO SU»T THE TIME*. t ■ . (xj— v. MEDDINS, The People's Ironmonger, Barnett Street, Opposite Arcade " rST ~ 30.000 j,„.„..,. GO '.-'Cooking 1 .Hanges j mmm~™mmMumm> fIZZZSI zßh In Use In the Colony ffl^-^j^^^"^' They burn Lignite, Trup Ooal, or Wood np ~^S^^^?7 ' W(^ BBTIIMO BEQUIRED 1 With Sfovs P.pe can bo woirkfd out In the JJ «^\Zl l'ltfnl OpeD S fio"did Bread Bakera o|' <^--*&*li I With eaats iron or oopppr boilers Tsie copper Hi^s«-*#«<JiJ boilers are large acd tin lived inalde || *w^2*b|&Sl ■■ - ' + .Repairs <»rs a Minimum |!|"!»»^?w»4| j Mf'f m.all m"z?h s single or.double Mffißml High or low pressure fcoijfrs i"'SS wSSm Bold by ail Iroi zn<T>£fre, from whom qyawgiga»w>cg»9iwiiwifii)n i itm—MKgja Catialoguei otn be obfatined, or from the * lUakera ' H. E. SHACKLOCK. LTD 80UTHEND FOUNDRY, Princess Street, Donedin m "\\7" E draw your attention to the special purchases we have mW Yf just made m M *■» Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wear %„ for the present season. They comprise Coronation Novelties, i and useful everyday goods They will be Sold at Special Prices at ALCORN'S. ! ' _ — ' "^S^ COCOA IMPORTED "ffIMKiP ****. ■■»' I COO BDIiPET "~^==-i^S'S§^^^ BELFAST AND PAIEFIELD FREEZING WORKS MAISUKE», .ARE THE BEST 008 TUBNIPS, KAPB, WHKAT, AND ANY OTHfSR -JROI SPECIAL MANURES are madi to mit any kind of Soil or description of Crop. Samples of SOIL ANALYSED free of cost to Farmers using oat Manure For the present season an all sand redaction m price of 7s 6d P Qr has been made. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST 319A8QN.. If there is no agent m yonr district, send to the Office for Price List and Testimonials OAHTBBBUBI FBOZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXFOKT OOMPANY, LIMITED, F. WAYMOUTH Secretary 159 Hereford Street, Ohristohuroh gamMHIIIMiaaWMtIM tIII'MMMnWII i™i»««««B«aMßmß"«*i™|l***"—«*>""l"ls'1'—"1111111'1"1 umiuu- mkp .»"—*(H« ilk Mi *■ *MW SMOKE ONLY .NEW YEN U S. , A PEBFECT TOBACCO, \



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