Mail Notices

Mails close for the following places, as under, subject to the necessary alterations. SATURDAY, June 28. For Northern Ports and Westporfc, per Eotomahana, at 6.30 p.m

Mining.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph, Dunedin, June 27 To-day's sales—Monte Christo 20s ; Rox burgh Jubilee Is 6d, dis.

Commercial.

Property Sales.

Mr F. Ferriman reports the sale of Mr G. J. Wallace's residence on the N.E. Town Belt; also small house and two acreß on the Mill Eoad.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1902.

The application of the Committee of the Ashburton technical classes to the Borough and County Councils for some assistance to enable it to meet the initial expendi ture was a proper and reasonable one, and it was to be expected that it would meet with favourable consideration. The Borough Council has already dealt with it, and the sum of £5 has been voted to assist m main taining the classes m this town. The mem bers of the Council generally appeared to j be m sympathy with the object of the Com- i ; mittee, but the majority could not see that the Council was justified m spending more ' than the nominal sum suggested by the • Mayor. There had been so many calls on the Borough funds that it was absolutely necessary economy should now be practised. We have often been amused at the ideas possessed by some members of the Council on the subject of economising the Borough funds. They have freely voted such sums as iSHOO for new municipal chambers; £150 odd for the furniture; .£3O for a few chairs for the Councillors; .£25 to get the Duke of York to step on to the Ashburton railway plat- { form for a few minutes j .£SO for an attempt { at a fireworks display, and .£lO for lighting .' [up the Borough building for an hour or two. But when a small outlay is suggested for a useful and almost necessary purpose, Councillors suddenly wake up to an appre ciation of their responsibilities and talk solemnly of their duty to the ratepayers which demands that they should be careful with the funds entrusted to them for special purposes. Applications for work that is much needed m the town are thus brushed aside continually, and hints are thrown out that if such applications are pressed an in creased rate will have to be struck. We would point out to the Borough Councillors that judgment and prudence are more neces sary m the administration of the Borough finances than those spasmodic fits of econ omy, which occasionally..attauk some of our city fathers. The Mayor twitted Cr Eeid j with having one of these seizures the other evening, but if we mistake not, Hiß Worship has Buttered from the same complaint, as lor instance when he made hia notable appeal to the Council to cut down the Borough expenditure owing to the state of the funds. We are all agreed that the careful management of the Bor ough funds is one of the first duties of the Council. But there is apparently a con siderable difference of opinion as to what constitutes careful management ; what is judicious and necessary expenditure, and what is not. We are amongst those who believe that to assist m the maintenance of technical classes m a Borough is a very ; important duty of the Council. The legislature of New Zealand evidently took that view when it inserted a clause m the Municipal Corporations Act, 1900, to provide for the establishment and mainten ance of Technical Schools ; but there is no provision m that, or any other Act, for some of the expenditure for which the Borough Gouncil is responsible during the past year or so. We have no desire to criticise the Council m a general way, for there is no doubt its members have endeavoured conscientiously to do their duty to the ratepayers, but it is only fair to remind them that there is an impression amongst the ratepayers that some of the Councillors exhibit a tendency to strain at a gnat, while they have shown that they have no objection to swallow a camel. j

Local and General.

Wkathee Report.—Captain Edwin fore oasts :—Moderate to strong southeast to I south and south-west winds j glass rise ; frost tonight. Thk Permibks' Conference.—The Con- I ference of Colonial Premiers to be held m I London opens next week. State Medical Bureau. —Sir J. G. Ward I has promised the Worker's Political Com ! mittee Dunedin that he will favourably ; consider the establishment of a State medi cal bureau to provide medical attendance '■■ by day or night m urgent cases. i Coursino. —The second meeting of the | South Island Coursing Club commenced yesterday on the Oamaru Plurnpton. There were forty-four dogs m all, five being from Ashburton. Two rounds were got through, and the following Ashburton dogs remained mat their conclusion:— Wildfire, Eiot, and Barney O'Hea. The weather was fine, and the attendance very good. Masonic Installation.—ln the report of the Masonic installation of the Ashbur ton Lodge, published yesterday, several names of officers were inadvertently omitted. The complete list is as follows: —W.M., Bro. B. Nordon; LP.M., Bro. Thos. Skraa; S.W., Bro. J. Pipe; J.W., Bro. T. E. Clayton ; Treasurer—Bro. J. W. Hardley, P.M; Secretary—Bro. T. M.Jones, P.M; S.D, Bro. J. W. Timmins ; J.D, Bro. J. V. ; de Beer ; Chaplain—Bro. W. Brock, P.M; j Organist—Bro. H. A. Gates; I.G, Bro. E. | F. Lewis ; D.C, Bro. Q-. W. Andrews; Ste- j wards —Bros. E. J, Righton arid W. G. Hil- j lier; Tyler—Bro. J. Rumsey. The Australian DBOUGHT—The follow ing appeared m the " North Queensland Herald" (Townsville) on June 7th :—Mr Backblox, who came m last week, for a bath, reports things still pretty dry out m his part. As a proof of the long continu ance of the drought he says that when passing through Backtrack township the other day, there was quite a panic among the younger children, when a shower of rain fell. None of those, under three years old, had even seen the phenomenon before, #Qd were terror-stricken, thinking some thing serious had gone wrong up above. Tiheiy parents, however, explained the strange QGCjkr^esjce, told them it was called rain, amd that i),&i o*9 they were born it used to happen q*iiie .often, when the ground was all covered wijbfe what w#s called grass, on which cattle and aeries used to feed. I American Flour—Some comqlaints have been made concerning the weight of the American bags, and when tested they do jpop scale the full 501 b, but average about 39,ra,e going as low as 491 b. The prob able explanation £s that the bags being thin and the flour extremely finj^ the shortage is m consequence of the frec(ue# handling I caused by shiping and fcr&»spipjnejt#. 'A number of the storekeepers m X)un^ edin have for some time back been purchas ing their flour from an outside miller, who jhas selling at under association rates, ft is' -now #BRS>rted that this miller has joined the asso,qLa&Qj^ and hence these storekeepers, sooner ;thas $$f #ssqpiation pates, are giving ; the America^ flow '$. kf yu, fMe musit necessarily lessen the local )wu- Uvif osit-jppt, swhich has been .exceptionally small for tfee last few w,eeks, .and they view with apprehinsiou further iplipfinps ,o$ 1 foreign flour f bjwofce New Yetms

A Day ov Note.—The 25th June, when the news of the King's sudden illness reached this town, was the anniversary of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Corn wall to Ashburton. } Me Seddon m England.—Mr Seddon i visited the House of Commons on Wednes- J day, and was introduced to many members. Dorcas Society. —In our advertising columns Mrs Rudolph JMedlander thanks those who so liberally responded to her appeal for funds for the Dorcas Society. The response on this occasion has been a very liberal one, a gratifying testimony that the public appreciate the good work of the society. Mrs Friedlander and the ladies associated with her devote a consider able amount of time m assisting the needy, and ib is certainly pleasing to find their eif orts appreciated by a ready response. What Was Found m a Bag.—Some months ago Mr W. Page, who is one of the staff of the Ashburton branch of the N.Z. Farmers' Co-op., placed a note m a bag of oata that was going to South Africa, ad dressed to the trooper tfho might open the bag. He has just received a letter from ' Trooper Arthur Eoacoe, of the South African Constabulary, acknowledging the finding of the note. Trooper Roscoe writes from Buffalo Hook, Transvaal, under date May 7. He says: " Being a New Zealauder myself, I write you. 1 have been m this country a little over six months. I have been m several engagements, and have been fortu nate m coming out without a scratch. I was born m Timaru, and lived for about six years m Temuka, but my home previous to coming to South Africa was m Napier. My parents are now living m Wellington.*' Agricultural Lecturers.—There was an interesting discussion at the Agricultural Conference at Dunedin yesterday on the subject of technical education, introduced by Mr J. Studholme, who moved that the Government should be asked to attach to j the Agricultural Department a staff of j qualified agricultural lecturers, to be i located m the various farming districts, to j give a course of lectures at country schools i to children m the daytime and adults m the evening, to initiate and supervise ' agricultural experiments on various farms and to assist farmers m the improvement of their methods of their agriculture by advice. After a speech by Dr Truby King it was decided to precede the motion with the following :—"That the Government be urged to arrange for the simple practical teaching of the elements of natural science, particularly as bearing on agriculture and horticulture, as an essential and necessary part of primary education," The motion J was then carried. ■ Heavy Telegbafh Wobk.—ln addition to the large increase of the press cable grams consequent upon the King's illness, the cable messages sent by Mr Seddon to Sir Joseph Ward on the same fsubject are being forwarded to all members of Parlia ments, Mayors, chairmen of local bodies, ministers of religion, and all newspapers, although the majority of the latter receive the latest information as to the condition of the King through the Press Association. The strain on the telegraph department must be altogether unprecedented. If the Premier's cable grams were repeated to all post offices con nected with the telegraph, it would save much public inconvenience and avoid the duplicating of much of the news, which is now going on, and which is very confusing. ' New Zealand Flock Book—A meeting of the North and South Island Councils of the New Zealand Flock Book was held yes terday at Dunedin, when there were pres ent—Messrs P. Pattullo (Otago), H. V. Ful ton andiC. W. Reid (Otago), R. Reid and D McLaren (Canterbury), W. C. Buchanan, G. W. Wheeler, J. G. Wilson, and Jas. Stuckey, (Wellington), and M. Murphy (Secretary). It was resolved that inbred halfbred sheep be admitted to the Flock Book m the form of an appendix. It was decided that the form of the annual re turns remain as at present, and that the date of the returns be altered from May 31st to December 31st previous. ; The Government Blood Stock.—-Mr J. A. Gilruth, m explaining his position when commissioned to purchase stud horses m England, to the Agricultural Cenference Dunedin, said that the Government asked him to go Home and bring out horses suit able for remounts. He could not get any advice from anyone before he left, and he did not pretend that he himself knew what was wanted. He went to the War Office j and got the information, and then hunted through Britain, to find suitable animals. He did not expect, when the War Office told ; him the kind of horsea that were wanted, that the people of the colony would like them but his instructions were to get horses for breeding remounts, and he carried them out. It would have been easy to buy horses people would have been pleased with, but he preferred to carry out his instructions. Celluloid Mudguards.—Messrs Oates^ Lowry and Co have now opened their stock of Celludoid mudguards, and Eieman's candle lamps. Cyclists should inspect these goods, as quite a run on guards has taken place, owing no doubt to the recent wet weather.

News in Brief.

Poultry notes will be found on the fourth ; page to-day. Mr David Thomas will hold a clearing sale of household furniture and effects at the residence of Mr Henry Mowbray, Cameron Street, on Monday, July 7th, When Edward I. wag crowned the aver age price for seats to view the procession was half a farthing. Christopher Columbus is responsible for the enormous rise m prices. An exchange states that Tom Mann is writing a series of the articles for Beynold's Newspaper on trades unionism m New Zealand. Messrs Argyle Bros., coal merchants, Havelock street, are selling Mount Somers coal at five shillings per quarter ton, and ten shillings per half ton for cash with order.

MERINOOLA.

This is the name of a new cloth for ladies blouses, delightfully soft and warm, manu i faotured by the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory. j It is made m a large and beautiful variety of patterns and colourings. " Merinoola " is made from the purest and finest merino wool grown m New Zealand. This wool, while upon the sheep's back, has been bask ing for months m the sunshine on the open and sunny downs and uplands of Canter bury, and has imparted to the cloth much of the warmth and mellow qualities so essential to health and comfort. Invalids and delicate persons who suffer from cold and frosty weather of winter, will find this an ideal cloth to wear. " Merinoola " ready made blouses excel lent m style, fit, and finish, are now made m large quantities m the Kaiapoi Company's factory. " Merinoola" can be obtained from all the leading drapers throughout New Zea- ' land. Ask for it, and be sure the genuine Kaiapoi cloth is supplied. 6 250 T-he Peerless Incubators are the Greatest Mpnpyniakers for the poor man, rich man farmer, housewife, or anyone else. Ducks, chicks, geese ©r turkeys, find a ready sale, and each one means a profit with hardly any work. Seed for our catalogue We sell on cash or time payments, and can give yota real assistance when you need it. The advice and help of our expert always at your service. We keep the best of every thing for the poultry yard.—-Advt. * A LOVELY WOMAN is the fairest flower m the garden of hu manity. Every womaii can be lovely, with sparkling eyes and with every line of beauty fully developed. 1 ' ' ■' ' BOVO-FERRUM, That wonderful tonic, composed of beef and iron, will bring out her beauty, fill m a%s hoilows and round out the curves. It is a fl^sh and tissue builder that will make woman' I$UH ?P >osy, as "she was meant to be. Tr!y'it''y'9urself. Sold'by all and storekeepers! 'at 2s 6<l, Mad|3 only by Ge,o. W". Wilton, Chemist,' 3, Cuba Street, Wellington,

Coronation Dinner.

OLD MEN'S HOME.

> In obedience to the wish expressed by His Majesty the King, that all functions arranged for the poor should be carried out, the inmates of the Old Men's Home were yesterday afternoon entertained at dinner, the cost of which was defrayed by a shilling subscription, set on foob by Mr Joshua Tucker. His Worship the Mayor presided, and Mr Joshua Tucker and the I Hon. Major Steward, M.H.E., were also i present, Grace was aaid by the Mayor, after which the old people did full justice to the good things provided. After the dinner had been disposed of, The Mayor said he was very sorry with them on account of the illness of the King, which was almost a national calamity, as such great preparations had been made for the Coronation. Some of them, perhaps, j knew London and other large centres, and they would understand how the people had been put about, and millions disappointed. Pray God that the King's recovery be a speedy one. It was specially the wish of the King that all gifts to charitable insti tutions should be distributed. They had theic present accommodation provided for them by the Government, and for some time it had been sufficient* But now the Charitable Aid Board had "provided a mansion for them outside the town. Though they might wish to be nearer the centre of the town, he had no doubt that arrange ments would be made for acquainting them whenever an important cable was received m Ashburton. They were deeply indebted to Mr Tucker, to whom the dinner which had just been partaken of was principally due. (Three hearty cheers were here given for Mr Tucker.) The Coronation Celebra tions Committee had provided a stick of Juno tobacco for each of the inmates, and he hoped they would enjoy it. Cheers were then given for the Mayor and His Majesty the King. Hon. Major Steward said the ttrae was when kings ruled by the power of their own right hand, and the force of the legions behind them. But the time had come when sovereigns ruled by the love of their people. Perhaps m the history of the world there never sat on any throne, a monarch who, so ruled by the hearts of her people, as Queen Victoria. (Applause) When Providence removed her, it was felt that never would there be another fit to take her place. But they knew they had a worthy successor when the present King ascended the throne, and it was decided to have a Coronation, the like of which had never been seen before. This great pageant would have taken place that day, had it nofc pleased the greatest King of all to say " Hold." They were all pleased to know that the latest bulletin stated that the King had passed a good night, and the indications were favourable. He hoped soon they would be rejoicing, with flags flying and guns firing m honour of the Coronation. The King had gone through an operation, the result of which was doubt ful, and at the last moment had thought of the old people and the children, and had asked that all treats arranged for them should take place. In obedience to this wish of the King, they had had their Coronation dinner. Cheers were then given for Major Steward, and God Save the King was very heartily sung. The inmates afterwards drank the health of the King, and the Coronation medallion cards, presented by the Charitable Aid Board, were distributed. The cards are nicely worked m flowers, and were much admired by the recipients. The turkeys were cooked by Mr Madden, confectioner, who also provided the puddings

Plague Prevention.

Conference with Dr. Symes.

Yesterday, His Worship the Mayor and Mr Gr. W. Andrews (chairman of the Hamp stead Town Board), met Dr Symes, i the District Health Officer, at the Borough ' Council Chambers, at which various matters m connection with plague prevention were discussed. The interview was arranged by the Mayor, who stated that he would like as much information as possible regarding the treatment of plague patients, should any suspicious cases occur m Ashburton. Dr Symes had stated at the meeting of the Christchurch Hospital Board on Wed nesday, he had been asked by the Mayor of Ashburton to arrange, if possible, for ;the transfer of suspicious cases of contagious diseases to the Bottle Lake Hospital. He had seen the railway authorities, and had found that there would be no difficulty there. He was aware that as yet the Hospital Board had not taken over the con trol of the Bottle Lake Hospital, but as it was intended that the Board should be the controlling authority, he desired to know the mind of the Board, The Aahburton authorities were quite prepared to bear all expense m connection with such cases, and there was plenty of accommodation at the lake hospital. He undertook to see that the Board received a written assurance from the Ashburton authorities that the expense should be borne. The following is the text of the discus, sion which followed ;— The Mayor—What steps shall we take shotild a suspicious case be reported here. Dr. Symes—Telegraph to me and I will send an ambulance to meet the train at Addlngton, which place is more convenient at pre3ent. The Mayor—What should be do#e with the patient here ? Dr. Symes—Wire to the District Manager of Eailways for a special car to convey the patient to his destination. The Mayor—Have you a special car that you use for such purposes ? Dr. Symes—No, only the guard's van. The Department has been, written %o re garding a special van. It would be for the local bodies to gay how they would pay for the same. The Mayor—Would one van be sufficient 1 Dr Symes—Yes, to start with. The Mayor—lf we had a case here then I understand I am simply to telegraph to you, for you to receive, the patient, Dr. Symes—There would be no trouble about the receiving; for some weeks past i we have been keeping an emergency tent, | which is always available and specially I constructed. It would be far better if you ! could see one of these tents snd then you I would Do able to form an opinion. The : district would have to pay the cost m- i curred m this direction, The Mayor—l do not want the Borough Council to act single handed. Dr. Symea—The standing orders of the Department are that special trains should be used. A special train from Lyttelton costs .£5; and one from Ashburton, JJI3. It is simply a matter of public sentiment. The Mayor—What should we do with a ! case immediately it was reported. Dr. Symes—lsolate the houss, and put a policeman on to keep anyone away. The Mayor—And the doctors here would report the case. Dr. Byrnes—Of course they would notify j the case to you. In the case of a family the patient would be isolated so that the other members would nob be allowed to come into contact. But, of course, a: patient would not be left alone. For example j a wife would attend on her husband or her ] child as the case may be. It would be | necessary to carry out all arrangements foi?! the welfare of the patient. In regard to j contributions, it is rather difficult to know J how to charge. The mere paying so much ! per week does not adequately pay for pre liininary expenses. The northern local bodies concur m that opinion; but it would Ibe mpre advantageous if the Ashburton Borough Council and the other local bodies became contributing bodies to the Infec j tious Diseases Hospital, and a rate levied by the Hospital Board, ' : ! 'The Mayor suggested that the local boclies should levy a rate, and that Dr. Symea should come any day they might appoint. " ' . j ' In reply to'further questions, Tbx. Symes stated that m respect of consumptive cases they should be treated as a cqlqnial contin gency rather than as a local one, and charged accordingly. The OhHstchuroh Hospital Board had fallen m with that

view, and were going to ask the Govern- j ment for a tent for consumptive patients. The idea was to have two Sanitoriums m New Zealand, one at Cambridge m the , IStorth Island. The other locality had not yet been fixed, but would probably be on ' the Port Hills, In any case it will take & year before a consumptive sanatorium would jbe erected. Hpeaking on the treatment of consumptives, the doctor stated that it waa essential that fresh air should be obtained, and as much of it as possible. The open-air treatment was the best, and the first con sideration. Altitude was a secondary one. At Bottle Lake there were about 200 acres, and he thought this should bo made use of. The tents were, comparatively speaking, inexpensive, and cost about .£3O a piece. The Mayor said that the matters re ferred to by Dr. Symes would be brought before the conference of local bodies, which would be called to deal with these matters. Dr. Symes, accompanied by the Inspector of Nuisances, subsequently made a personal inspection of various parts of the town yes terday. His written report will be sent to the Council.

Correspondence.

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

WHO ARE TO BE BLAMED?

! TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—That the baneful effects of the liquor traffic are becoming more and more obvious, must I think be conceded by all. The Sergeant of Police m Auckland says that the arrests for drunkenness m the Auckland Licensing District have more than doubled m that district since 1898 ; and the editor of the "Lyttelton Times" says —" We are afraid that the statement which the Sergeant of Police made to the Auck land Licensing Committee yesterday, that the amount of drunkenness has largely in creased, more than doubled, during the past four or five years, might with some truth be applied to every large community m the colony," An eye witness ~not a prohibitionist—says he saw six boys, be tween Cathedral Square and Strangers Cor ner, on Peace nig;ht, so drunk that several of them ceuldn't walk without assistance Their ages averaged from 12 to 14 years." And, sir, we are acquainted, m a measure, with the state of things m our own district. Now, sir, who ate to blame for this state of things ? Some say the No-license folk are. Well, sir, they must be a bad lot if they are responsible for all the drunkenness and consequent poverty, misery, and crime, etc., which are to be seen around us. But are they 1 And what should they do to mend matters ? Some tell them they ought to see that pure drink is sold. Others say that they ought to see that the law against drunkenness is enforced. Other's hold that they ought to go m for State control. Others say that they ought to buy the publicans and brewers out and then stop the traffic. And others yet, that they ought to leave the traffic alone, and if people will go to the devil through drink, let them go—it's none of their business. I think, sir, you will agree that to please all these is a rather big order. But, for whom does this traffic exist ? Not for the No-license party. They don't want it. Not for the drunkards. It wouldn't be maintained an hour for them. For whom then does it exist ? Why, for the moderates of course. It is for their convenience that licenses are granted, for their convenience that we are confronted on every nand by the open bar —of which Bishop Julius, and the big majority of ministers of religion m Canter bury, said, prior to last poll, that it was a disgrace to our civilisation and Christianity —for their convenience that our homes are menaced and our boys and girls exposed to nameless horrors; for their convenience that we are compelled to help to maintain police, gaols, lunatic asylums and hospitals, etc., which are to a large extent made necossary through the influence of the traffic; for their convenience that we have to pay large sums to old age pensioners, who never would have required such aid had it not been for the traffic; for their convenience that we have to pay an extra percentage on our goods to cover the bad debts of the men who take their money to the public house instead of taking it to their wives; for their convenience that men, women, boys and girls are being done to death and many of thorn hurled into a hopeless eternity ; and yet, m the face of all this we are told that we ought to join hands with those m whose selfish interests the traffic is maintained and help them to regulate it. The only effective way of regulating a traffic like this, sir, is to regulate it off the face of the earth, and this we mean to do by the help of God. Individually numbers of these moderates —from whose ranks all drunkards come— ' j tell us that they don't mind for their own part how soon the traffic is abolished for all the drink they have, they can do without ' it. But, sir, they don't do without it, and they vote oontinuance, and thus, rather than I practice a little self-denial, they deliber ately sign what is equivalent to the death warrant of many of their fellow creatures, some of whom are their own flesh and blood. In his "Ameri can Notes," page 121, Rudyard j Kipling, the English author who has obtained a world-wide celebrity, tells how m a concert hall m Buffalo, he saw two young men get two girls drunk, and then lead them reeling down a dark street. Mr Kipling has not been a total abstainer, but of that scene he writes .—"Then recanting previous opinions, I became a Prohibitionist. Better it is that a man should go without his beer m public places, and content him self with swearing at the narrow-minded ness of the majority; better it is to poison the inside with very vile temperance drinks, and to 'buy lager furtively at back doors than to bring temptation to the lips of young folks, such as the four I had seen. I understand now why preachers rage against drink. I have said' There is no harm mit taken moderately,' and yet my own demand for beer helped directly fta send t/iesetivo girls reeling down the dwfk street ~ Qod aline, knows to whn% end. If liquor is worth drinking, it is worth a little trouble to come at—such a trouble as a man will undei'go to compass his own desires. It is not good that we should let it lie before the eyes of children and I have been a fool *& writing to the contrary." The Divine injunction runs' " Judge ye this rather that no man put a stumbling bipek m his irolker's way qv an occasion of falling." Then let us— Rescue the little ones, care for the children, Strong diLik no more must our country en thral ; From our weak brothers' way, sweep the vile drink-shops, Strike out the top-line for safety for all. Rescue the .Publicans, care for the Brewers, Pity the drink-sellers, both great and small j Think of their boys and girls, save them j from ruin, 1 Strike out the top-line m kindness to all. I am, &c, Thos. Fee. Wesleyan Parsonage. ■

South Africa.

' United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright j London, June 25 Lord Milner was sworn m as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Orange | River Colony, m the presence of De "Wet , and others, a'ong with MrH. H\ Blame as \ Legal Adviser and Mr A Brown as Colonial I Treasurer. [ A hundred prisoners at Siinonstown have i returned to their farms; other batches are starting daily. The process of repatriation from the concentration camps will be com pleted m August. London, June 26 Mr Chamberlain is communicating with Lord Milner regarding the appointment of the Boer leaders to civil posts, but is unabla to give particulars. General Botha visited the' Boer prisoners at Pretoria and counselled them to submit. Forty took the oath and were released.

Fatal Collision.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph - Copyright i London, June 25 Lord Iveagh was rescued from the Ger man torpedo boat m the recent collision at the mouth of the river. Keuter's agency states that at the time of the collision between the steamer and! torpedo boat, the German torpedo boat was following a yacht race. Five of the crew were drowned. Four Englishmen were aboard, including Mr Bobert (Juinness, who was accompanied by Lord Iveagh and Sir Edward Birkbeck. All were saved.

A Lecture-room Tragedy.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, London, June 25 A College porter fatally shot Professor MoAdam and his assistant m the Surgeon's Hall laboratory, Edinburgh, during a lecture. The porter walked into the room with a loaded rifle. He is supposed to be insane.

Lord Hopetoun's Cham pagne.

An Unfortunate Gift

Degrading Scenes

j United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-Copyright. Melbourne, June 26 The distribution to the unemployed of a portion of the three hundred bottles of champagne and the £100, the gifts of Lord Hopetoun, to which a brewing company added six barrels of beer, resulted m un seercly scenes. The distribution was made from the un employed secretary's shop. Loafers and drunkards swarmed to the door crying out for a dole of beer. After two hours the crowd became so noisy and drunken that the police stepped m and advised the dis tribution to be stopped, and the proceed ings were suspended for-an hour. Altogether 112 bottles of champagne were given away, but again those receiviug the gifts were mostly drunken men and women. Not one out of every ten recipients was sober or decent. The bottles were sold to publicans, the ruling price being 5s and one long beer. The money thus procured went to provide a spree for small knots of men and women. Finally, when an enterprising photo grapher was crushed through a window apparatus and all, the proceedings were abruptly stopped.

Sovereignty of Fiji.

'■ Per Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Suva, June 26 King Edward's sovereignty over Fiji was declared this morning. Twenty rokos, or provisional nativefgovernors, were sworn m. The Administrator read a letter to the native people from the King, thanking them for their bnrna m hoaour of the late Queen. He assured the Fijians of his personal in terest m their welfare, and exhorted them to give no heed to those who would cause disaffection, but to obey the governors net over them for their good, whose laws were his laws, and to pay the just taxes without murmur.

Accidents and Fatalities

United Press'Association—By Electric Telegraph

Auckland, June 26 A fatal accident occurred m the New Zealand Crown Mines, Karamyahake, to day. A middle-aged man named W, Grif fiths fell down a pass and was killed. Mangaweka, June 26. A team af three horses and a dray en gaged m carting gravel to the railway were taken into the IJangitikei river last evening by the driver, a man named Baldwin. The river was m flood, and the horses lost their footing, and were washed away. Baldwin had a narrow escape. The tsam belonged to Mr Shersen and was valued at £150. Gbeymotjth, Jane 26 A woman named Hunter was found suf focated to-day, her death being caused by falling between a sofa and wardrobe whilst m a state of intoxication.

Sporting.

Hawke's Bay j, G.

Winter Meeting.

Napier June 26 Conducting results, first day— Hack Htjkdles — Vathek 1, Ogle 2, Cjronje 3. Won easily by two lengths. Divs—straight out £13 19s j first and second, L 9 19s and Ll 7s H.B. Hurdles—The Hempie 1 3 Eufus % Kahuwai 3. Won by a length. DiYs— straight out £& 4s ; first and second L 5 5s and Ll 3s» Hunt Club Steeplechase—Jack o* Lantern 1, Chance 2, Garnet 3. Divs—straight out Ll 13s; first and second Ll 13s and L 2 Is. Corinthian Stakes Handicap—Convoy 1, A.B.N. 2, Defoe 3. Divs - straight out Ls{ first and second L 5 Is and IA 7s

SECOND DAY.

Napier, June 27 ; Beautiful weather, and attendance good. Results — Huntees' Hukdles—Halcyon 1, Clovisf 2, Peter Osbeck 3, Scratched—Hoko-whitu and Chance. Won by half a length. Divi dends—straight-out i'l 19s; first and second, £1 18s &&d £14s. June Han»isap—Dexterity 1, Convoy 2, Will o," tfe Wisp 3. Dividends—straight out 419 13s; first and second .£7 11s aad JH 16s, Steeplechase:.—Lochade 1, Plain Bill 2, Rufus 3. Scratohsd—-Moifaa aad i.wahuri. Won easily. Gobo baulked. Time—9.lo. Dividend—£s 15s. Necklace— k.K®.. 1, Defoe 2, Boras 3, Scratched—ija^oyon and Modesty.

Tahuna Trots.

1 DtiNEDiN, June 26 At the Tahuna Park Trotting Meeting to-day, m the first heat of the Prince of Wales Handicap, saddle or harness, of 200 soys, winner of heats 50 soys from stake, one rnilo, Boldrewood, 4seo, and The Heir, scr, finished ft dead heat; five other* started, Tiro6-^2min 29-^sec. Divs—On ■yh^ Hair £5 18s; on Boldrewood £1 125.. Second heat—Phoebe 1, Lexey 2. Time— 2min 44secs. President's Handicap, of 50 sots ; two miles—Boldrewood, 9sec, 1; Verax, 16sec, 2; Plan, 18see, 3. Three others started, I Woa by three lengths, Div—£3.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1902



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