Mail Notices.

Mails close for the following! places, ras | under, subject to the necessary alterations. >

THURSDAY, Oct. 2. For Northern Ports and "Westport, per \ Rotomahana, at 6 p.m. FEIDAY, Oct. 3. For Northern Ports and Westport, also Australian States (duo Sydney Oct. Bth), and South Africa, pe,r Warrimoo, at 10.80 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. TUESDAY, Oct. 7. For Northern Ports and West Coast, also Samoa, Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, United States, Canada, etc, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via San Francisco (due London Nov. Bth), per Kotomahana, at 5.45 p.m.

Mining.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Dunedin, Oct. 2.1, To-day's sales — Alexandra Lead 15f, Perseverance 30s, Prince Arthur 17s 6d.

Commercial.

London Markets.

London, Set>t. 30 The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,980,000 quarters, and for the Continont 1,875,000 quarters.

London Wool Sales.

London, Sept. 30 At the wool sales the Mhoka clip realised 10§d, Harrow ll|d, and Hillersden Is4£d. Wool is very firm and prices are un changed.

Australian Markets.

Sydney, Oct. 1 Wheat—Chick 4s 9d to ss, milling 5s to 5s Id

Flour—To £10 10s ton; Manitoban .£l2 15s.

Oats — Algerian, 3s 7d, New Zealand prime feeding, 3s Bd. Barley, Cape, 4s to 4s 3d Maize—Prime 6s 3d. Bran —Is 6|d Pollard—ls 6£d Peas —Prussian Blues, Bs. New Zea land 8s to 8s 3d. Potatoes—Tasnianian, £7 to £7 10s per ton; New Zealand Derwents £Q Onions, Victorian £6 15s to £7, Califor nian .£9 10s per ton. Butter—Prime, 1 s 3 id. Cheese, N.Z. prime loaf Bgd to 9£d. Bacon—lOd to ll£d. MelboubnEj Oct. 1 Wheat—4s 8-J-d. Flour-,£9 15s to .£lO per ton. Oats—Algerian 3s 3d to 3s 7d. Maize—ss 5d Bran—ls 4d Pollard—ls id Potatoes— to £5 10s per ton. Onions -£5 10s to £6 per ton

Geraldine Stock Market.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Geracdine, October 1 There was a good attendance of buyers at the Geraldine live stock sale to-day, when there was an entry of about 3000 sheep and 70 head of cattle. There was keen compe tition for forward sheep, hoggets, ewes with lambs at foot and cattle of all kinds sold well, full market rates being obtained. The prices were :—Four-tooth maiden ewes, 14s 3d; two and four-tooth wethers, 13s4d ; three.juarterbred hoggets, lls; owe 3 find lamb.s (all counted), 8s ; half bred wethers (forward 1, 15s Gd, 15s 7d, and 15s 7d ; aged ewes iind lambs (all counted), 5s 5d to 6s 6d; sound ewes and lambs (all counted) 7s 5d t> ~s 8d; hoggets, Us 7d, 9s 9d, 10s, 10a fid i,nd lls Id. "Cattle. -Steers, .£3 10s to £4 ; springing heifers, £5 to £o 15s; yearlings, 25^ 28s, 37s 6d to M Is; two-year-olds, ,C 4 Is; calves, 19s to 21s ; bull, £4 2s Gd. Pigs — WeaUßi'3, 33 6d to ss; stores, 8s to 12s 6d.

Addington Live Stock Market.

Chuistchurok, October 1 Cattms.—ln Fat Cattle, 112 were yarded, and steers fetched .£lO 15s to £12 10s ; heifers, £6 10s to .£0; light cows £0 to £S 10s ; heavier, £9 to £10 2s 6d ; and extra prime, £11 to £13 2s 6d; prime beef, 33s to 45s and up fco 3~.e 37s Gd per lOOlbs; lighter, 28s per IGOlbs, Sheep.—Fat Sheep : 3500 were penned, including ii few prime linos of wotherc and ewes, and there was a strong demand both for local consumption and freezing, and prices advanced ajl round. Heavy wethers realised 22s to 24s Gd; freezers, 18s to 21s ; lighter, 10s Gd to 17s 6d; exh-a prime heavy ewe*, 26s to 325, and up to 38s; prime, 18s to 24s 6d ; others, 15s to 5756 d ; merino'wether.?, 17s 2d to 18s 4d;shorn crossbred wethers, 15s lid. Fat Lambs, — 50 were offered, and all taken by butchers at 11s to lGs 6d, the bulk realising 13s to Ms. Store Sheep.—l6Bl were yarded, mostly hogget 3. There was a bettor de mand for ewes with lambs, and wethers, at 13s 2d to 15s 4d; shorn, mixed sizes, 11s Id to 13a ; ewei with lambs, 7s 8d to 9s 2d, all counted; shorn merino wethers, 4s ; hoggets 9s 9d to Us 4d ; shorn, Bs. p IGS ._4OO were penned, and there was a #ood sale for all sorts, especially stores. Baeoners brought 38s to 525, .and up to G3s for extra prime, equal to 4-Jd and4fd per lb. Porkers sold at 26s to 38s, eqifal to sd, and good stores fetched 15s to 2>3s, small Gs to 12s,

Burnside Stock Market.

BIG ADVANCE IN VALUES,

Dunkdin, October 1 The Burnside live stock market was held to-day. Fat Cattle. —About 140 head were yarded, but were not sufficient for require ments, and values?, especially of prime, which were not numerous, were fully £1 per head above last week. Values to-day were higher than for years, realising in more frhau j?ne instance 40s per ]001bs. Best bullocks, ooae of which were heavy, .£l2 to £13 17s (id, medium .£0 to £ . 1 ss, light .£7 10s to £$ 10s, best cows £10 10s to £12 2s 6d, medium £8 to £9 10s, light £5 J.Os to £7 10s. Fat Sheep.—Only 1376 were penned, the demand was keen, and a rise of fully 2a per head was recorded. The bulk were 6f inferior quality, and a few pens 'of prime met with exceptional demand. Best wethers 21s lOd to 255, medium 18s to 20s, lio-ht i4s to J.6s 6d, best ewes 18s to 20s 6d ; medium 14s to 16s 6d ; light 12s to 13s 6d r. Lambs-Only 9 were penned, which sold at Ilstolßsßd. p IGS jgO were yarded, and there was a o-ood demand for porkers and baconers, but slipa and suckers, which formed the majority of the yarding, were hard to quit. Suokers 7s to 12s, slips 13s to 16s, stores 18s to 225, porkers 28s to 375, baconers 42s to 535, big pigs 655.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902.

We published in our last issue another contribution from our correspondent" Pax," on land tenure from the standpoint of the advooates of State ownership. We are not disposed to deal at length with his opinions on the subject, partly because it is next to , impossible to follow him, or- to apply his arguments to the question at issue—which ) is, whether Grown tenants should be al lowed to acquire the freehold—and partly because tho letters from our correspondents " Lex "and "Pax Vobiscum" have effectu ally disposed of the sophistries of " * ax." We may, however, refer to one or two state ments in thelatter's last contribution, since they misrepresent our views. First, with regard to the settlement of town dwellers on the lands of New Zealand. We should like very much to see them taking up land in the country, but unfortunately, the ten dency is quite the other way, notwithstand ing our cor respondent's assertion to the contrary. On the other hand, men from the country are coutinually gravitating city wards/tempted no doubt, by the—appar ently—better wag.'S to be got there. They are quite oblivious of the fact that most of the industries carried on in the centres of population are kept alive by artificial means, in the shape of highly protective duties, aud may collapse at any time. But the agricultural and pastoral industry is per manent, and must endure as long as food stuffs arc required by the world. Our cor respondent " gives the show away " when he enthuses on the concessions the Govern ment has from time to time given to Crown tenants unable to pay their way. Sup posing this class were much larger than it is, and that a few bad seasons were ex perienced, who would have to make good the loss of revenue resulting from the generous concessions our correspondent thinks 60 admirable ? Why, the taxpayers. The working classes—already more heavily taxed than those in any British dependency —would suffer proportionately more than any other section of the community. Our correspondent himself refutes all. the arguments he has so laboriously hunted up to support the notion that holders of lease in-perpetuity would be so much better off than freeholders by thia one sentence: " The State tenant would never be required to pay more than fair rent, while the contributions to the Treasury would in time ensure a remission of the duties upon I tho necessaries of life." That is to say that in time the Crown tenants would relieve r all other classes of the chief burden of taxation of which they now bear a share! Another statement by " Pax " may also be referred to, which is that our contention as to a nation's wealth being measured, not by the laud it owned, but by the people in the country, went to strengthen his case, " proving that a colony's wealth must be measured by the number of producers, i.e., the number of settlers on the land!" Our correspondent evidently does not know that every man, woman, and child, who contributes by labour or capital to the supply of articles -or commodities which are required by others is a producer. Land, labour, aud capital are the three great agents of production, and none of these agents can operate singly. If our corres pondent's fantastical theories concerning the settlement of the land were carried into effect, and if everybody were to become a fanner, what should we do to obtain the thousand and one things which even " Pax " cannot do without ? Who would grind our corn, bake our bread, make our clothes, and run our factories? We cannot set aside for one moment or ignore the operations of supply and demand, although we have been doing our best in that direction in this country for "some years. Were it possible to so dislocate our economic machin ery, and to withdraw capital and labour from everything but the land, we should set back the clock which marks the colony's progress by fully a cen tury. But we n*ed not speculate on the impossible, for our correspondent's as pirations can never be realised. We have sufficient confidence in tho people of this country to believe that the manifest dis advantages of the leasehold system without tho right to acquire a limited freehold, will soon come to be thoroughly recognised. One very obvious objection to the former system has escaped the notice of many of its advocates, and that is, the effect ib is having on the forests of New Zealand. In the North Island the native bush is being destroyed with frightful rapidity, the con ditions of the Crown leases compelling the tenants to clear a certain portion of their hinds annually, and the timber is disap pearing to an alarming extent. Under the freehold system there would be no com pulsion, and such wholesale destruction would not take place. On the South Island plains the freeholders have been planting trees for years, and some of the plantations have become very valuable. But, as a re cent writer remarks, "Does anyone believe thq,t ther.e could be found in New Zealand a leaseholder vho would'give up the land and lay out the time and money in making plantations for timber purposes, from which no returns could be expected for almost a lifetime, but with the certainty that the increased value would go towards increasing j his rent ?" The leaseholder from the Crown is in fact in a very unpleasant posi tion, "Heis at the mergy of the Govern menb, of Land Boards, ranarers, and other officials from the day he enters upon the land. He is bound by conditions which he may find himself unable to carry out, while bad seasons or other adverse circumstances may at any time so cripple him that he may lose" his holding." For, in spite of the generous oouces3ton3 which our corres pondent expects the Government to make vo its tenants, it must carry out the law in the majority of cases. Indeed one instance of this has just occurred. What, therefore, with the improvements the leaseholder is compelled to make within a certain time, #ud the knowledge that those improvements will lead j;o an increase of his rent, it is quite evident that he is in a much worse position than the man whp %n's "the land he oecj?pi@s andimprovo3. Before* conclud ing, we may say th»t our correspondents as sertion that an attack is being made on the leasehold clauses of the Land Act is quite wrong. So far as we know the Farmers' Union is not desirous of doing away with the lease in perpetuity, It is recog^ nised that this provision enables a man with small capital to make a start as a far mer which he might not otherwise be able to do. ,It is merely claimed that should a Crown tenant, having been successful on his leasehold, desire to acquire a freehold tenure, he should be permitted to do so. We are in accord with the' Uniqn on this ques tion,and moreover we cannot understand th§ attitude of those who resist this claim. For if a man has the option of the freehold when he applies for the land _in the first instance, why should it be denied at a later period ? We have devoted more space to our friend 'Pax/ than his fallacies deserve, Wt the whole question of Mnd tenur3 is of the first importance to the people of this ; country, whether they he leaseholders or freeholders, factory hands or farmers.

Local and General.

On tho first page to-day will be found the report of the Select Committee on the Frozen Meat Industry ,• on the fourth page, Parliament news.

Wsather Forecast. — Captain Edwin wires:—Moderate westerly winds; glass rise. Personal. —Mr Hayes, of the Income Tax office, is in Ashburton at present.—Mr James Lane, of the Somerset Hotel, is reported to be in a rather critical condition.

Labour Day.—Wednesday, October Bth, beiDg Labour Day, the goods sheds at Lyttelton, Christchurch. Ashburton, and Timaru railway stations will be closed.

Unclaimed Letters. — Letters from places beyond the colony, addressed as under, were received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of July.^and are still unclaimed :— From the Commonwealth of Australia-: Cecil G-ilmouc; from the Uni ted Kingdom: Dr. W. T. Hannah.

Mt. Somers and Springburn.—TheMt. Somer3 and Springbura Races have again been fixed to take place on December 26th, when larger stakes and prize money will be offered than at the previous meeting. The Club's funds are in a very healthy condi tion, being in credit £76 14s sd. Bank Holiday.—The Bank Holiday Act passed during the present session of Parlia ment comes into force at once, and in consequence the banks of the colony will be closed on Wednesday next, Labour Day. Insanitary Bank Notes.—The Health Department, at the request of the Chambers of Commerce, is taking up the question of insanitary bank notes, and will recommend the banks not to. re-issue soiled and dirty notes, liable to spread infection. I Electoral News.—Mr John Ewing, now on the West Coast, has received an intima tion that he has been accepted as Govern ment candidate for the Mount Ida constituency.

REPBiGEUATOR.—Messrs John Orr and Co. have imported, to the order of Mr A, Whitaker, of the Royal Hotel, a refrigerator, having,a capacity for about 70 dozen bottles of aerated waters, leaving space for house hold sundries, such as butter and meat. The refrigerator was made by the Grand Rapids Manufacturing Company, United States, and stands six feet high, by about three feet deep.

Utilising SmTall Birds. —A progressive young man from Mayfield succeeded in getting a cheap trip to Ashburton not long since. Arriving at Valetta too early for the train, he spent his spare time in feed ing birds with poisoned grain, left there for the purpose by the County Council. The grain proved very effectual, for he collected two hundred dead birds, took them to Ashburton, sold them to the County Council at 2s per 100, thus paying his return train fare (3s 4d), and leaving 8d to the good.

The Mysterious Sickness in Auck land.—A Dunedin telegram states that with respect to the sickness in Auckland a local medical man states that a disease, with corresponding symptoms, appeared in Dunedin early in 1900, when the troopers began to return. It was at first thought to be typhoid, but rapid devolopment and rapid recovery showed it was not typhoid, and the doctor concludes that it is a new disease introduced from South Africa, and has called it African cholera. Cases have since been mot with continuously. It is infectious, but not very dangerous, and the treatment is simple.

No-License Meetings— Theßev Edward Walker addressed no-license meetings at Eiffelton and Hinds on Monday and Tues day. A sked as to the reason for voting for both no-license and reduction by striking out the top line only on the voting paper, he replied that the law permits voting for two issues, so that if you don't get one you may get the other. The fair thing would be to carry either by a simple majority, and then vote for only one issue. But it re quires three-fif tlis to carry no-license, and a simple majority to carry reduction. It' therefore there are not three-fifths for no license, but a simple majority, and they have all voted for reduction as well, then reduction is carried. - Universal experience, he said, testifies that an increase of drink ing facilities always increases drinking and drunkenness, and their attendant evils, aud a decrease of facilities always diinishes these evil things. That alone was sufficient reason for carryiug reduction if it was not possiblo to carry no-license. Therefore -those who above all things were seeking to save men from ruin, and families from mis ery, counselled voters to secure any mea sure of good that was possible by only strik ing out the top line on the voting paper.

News in Brief.

The year 5663 of the Jewish Era com mences to-dny.

The New Zealand Flour Millers' Associa tion have decided to reduce the price of bran and pollard to .£5 10s per ton, the reduction to date from Wednesday, the Ist inst. (yesterday).

During the stay of tlje American revi valists in Dunedin, Mr Alexander was simply deluged with bouquets of flowers, many of them costly and elaborate, and boxes of chocolates and bon-bons from feminine admirers,

At a public meeting held at Waimate it was unanimously decided to take a plebis cite of Waimate and the immediate neigh bourhood on the Bible in schools question. The Waimate branch of the New Zealand Mothers' Union is to be asked to do the work. . t About a week ago (says the Timaru " Herald" (one of Mr O. Blackler's men in opening up an old blind creek, came across a large bone of a moa fully 36in. long and weighing 91b. ""he bone was found Oft under ground, and the owner thinks kthere must be several more about Totara Valley.

Correspondence.

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

THE "VET" QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR,

Sir, —In reporting the discussion upon the " vet." question, which took place in the local Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion meeting on Tuesday last, you make one of the speakers say that the Government were going to institute a chair of veterinary science at Lincoln College. This is errone ous, because there is a chair of veterinary science at Lincoln College already. It is also a fact that the chaiir has begn jn exis tence for some years. Mr Charlton is the occupier of that chair. Diplomas are granted at the College, but I cannot find that there is anyone practising in New Zealand with the diploma of the Lincoln College. The A. and P. Association, having opened the matter by corresponding v/ith the Govern ment vet., a good opportunity now presents itself to the Association to remind the Government of a promise made in May of last year. I have been urging the needs for veterinary instruction upon the Govern ment for a long time. I hope the Associa tion will not allow the present opportunity to pass. I enclose a communication from the Hon. Hall-Jones, which you have already published. The Government would not make the admissions contained in that letter if the chair at Lincoln College answered the requirements. -■ 1 am, etc,, W. T. Kingston. Office of Minister for Public Works, Wel lington, Bth May, 1901. Dear Sir, -In ref erence to the letter you forwarded to the Right Hon. the Premier,from Mr W.Kings ton, enquiring whether the Government were likely to make any provision for colonial qualifications for the practice of veterinary therapeutics. In rercly, I beg to inform you that the Government are oi opinion that provision should be made for meeting the difficulty referred to in Mr Kingston's letter, and that, on the return of Mr Gilrutti, the details necessary will be considered.—Yours faithfully, Wm. Hall- Jones.—J. McLacht-aNj Esq., M.H.R., Bog side, Doyleston, - :

Fallen Troopers' Memorial.

The following subscriptions have been collected by Mr Win. Sutherland, and handed on to the fund, viz : —A Whitaker £1 Is, S. S. Chapman £1 Is, Win. Suther land £1 Is, T. E. Upton £1 Is, James Small' 10s fld, John Mullan 10s, Peter Stewart 10s. T. Daly ss, A. W. Randall ss. ;W, Crooks ss, James Warner ss,Noil O'Boyle Ss, Matthew Smith ss, J. Malcotnson sh, N. Fitzgerald ss, E. G. Crisp 6s, J. Stevtms ss, Eobert Frizzelle ss, Thomas Simpson ss, J. P. Sutherland ss, A. P. Foster ss, L.Suther land ss, T. Sutherland ss, A.L. 3s, S. Wilson 2* 6d, G. Sandrey 2s 6d, H. A. Gates 2s 6d, G. Scott 2s 6d, E. Bird 2s 6d, S, Brown 2s (3d, M. Tuckey 2s 6d, A Friend 23 6d, W. Frew 2s 6d, A. P. Foster 2s 6d, George Grice 2s 6d, Thos. Thompson 2s 6d, G. Morris 2s 6d, L. Hanson 2s 6d, W. Brown 2s fid, John Gilmour 2s 6d, W. Huston 2a 6d, B. Hill 2s 6d, T. Pierce 2s 6d, J. Clark 2s 6d, B. Bulmer 2s 6d, D. O'Connor 12s 6d, J. L. Helem 2s 6d, E. J. Cox 2s 6d, T. Cairns 2s 6d. Total—£l2 4s. Amounts previously acknowledged £52 Is sd. Grand total — £64* 5s sd.

Amateur Cycling & Athletic Club.

The annual meeting of the Ashburfcon Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club was held last evening. The captain, Mr F. W. Seldon, occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. An apology was received for the absence of Mr D. Thomas.

The balance sheet showed a small credit balance, and was adopted on the motion of Mr Colin Campbell seconded by Mr E. J. Eighton. The report was also adopted. The Chairman said the balance sheet did not call for any remark. They had treated amateurs to very good sport during the year, and had paid off the balance of the track account. The incoming Committee had something to work on. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, and resulted a3 follows:—Patron — Mr D. Thomas ; President—Mr G. A. M. Buckley; vice presidents—Messrs W. L\ V. Preston, J. Snodgrass, J. Tucker, A. F. Eoberts, T. F. Gibson, D. Wood, H. Williß, C. A. Tabuteau, A. W. Whitaker, P. H. Cox, Hugo Fried lander, T. Eollitt, and S. Gordon; Captain —Mr G. Dickenson; vice-Captain—Mr E. J. Eighton; Treasurer —Mr M. Bruce; Secre tary—Mr M. J. Lynskey; Committee— Messrs C. Campbell, Seldon, E. Shearman, W. Shearman, J. Eeid, D. Friedlander, W. Anderson and F. H. Beckingsale; Delegate to North Canterbury Centre N.Z. League of Wheelmen and N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association—Mr Harold Curtis; Auditor— Mr C. Campbell. The Chairman said he now had a pleasant duty to perform, viz., to make a presenta tion to the Secretary. He was sure the interest that he took in the Club generally warranted some recognition from the members. He had much pleasure in handing to Mr Lynskey a travelling bag. Mr Lynskey said he was very much surprised at getting a present from the Club, as he had not anticipated any such recognition of any help he might have given the Club. He thanked them for the handsome present they had made him. Mr M. v Bruce had much pleasure in testifying to Mr Lynskey's good qualities. He hoped the Secretary would bring more laurels to the Club.

Mr A. J. Muller hoped the incoming Committee would endeavour to arrange to hold some road races during the season. It seemed that this part of amateur athletics was being allowed to drop. The Chairman said that Thursday after noon sports had been instituted instead of road races.

The usual votes of thanks to the out going officers and the chair closed the meeting. The newly elected Committee met subsequently, and decided to open the season on Thursday, October 16, by a bicycle paper chase, starting from the Post Office. The course will be decided on later.

Mayfield Notes.

The weather seems more settled and seasonable than during the previous few weeks. Last week we experienced more severe weather than during the - winter months. A good many lambs have died owing to snow and frosts, and feed and crops have had no chance of coming on, but a few weeks of such weather as thi3 will make up considerably.

The many friends of Mr and Mrs John Payne will be pleased to hear that at last they have received favourable news of their son, Trooper T. G. Payne, who, for some time past, has been seriously ill of enteric fever in South Africa.

Making Himself at Home.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph - Copyright

Gisbqrne, October 1

A stir was caused at the Hpn. J. Carroll's house shortly before one o'clock this morn ing. A sailor, encumbered" with a heavy swag, and having a wild appearance, wan dered to the house. After strolling over the roof, and swinging himself down the side of the house by the spouting, he came round to the front door, and stated his intention of remaining. He made a great clatter on the housetop. He was arrested, and remanded for enquiries. He is a Finn named Alex. Peterson, and had been drinking. -

Pea-Rifle Accident.

United Press Association—By Electric*"* 5 Telegraph—Copyright

Waiboa, October 1

A number of bush-fellera at Waireka station were practising with a pea rifle at a target, when the weapon refused to go off. One'exainined it, and lifting the hammer, it exploded and shot Edward Lingled through the left arm, the bullet lodging inside. His mates sleighed him*" twelve' miles, and brought him to the Wellington hospital,""'

Flour for New Zealand.

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph

Auckland, October 1 The steamer Foreric, from Vancouver, brings 5028 sacks of flour.

Supreme Court.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright • New Plymouth, O*t. 1

In his address to the Grand Jury in the Supreme Court, Judge Conolly commenced oft the youth of those accused, the oldest of si^bein^ only 23 years, and two only 17. F. Copeland, for horse-stealing,'was 1 ad mitted to probation for 12 months; L. H, fqrtheft, was similarly dealt with; J. H. Hooken, for forgery, was sentenced two years' imprisonment. Hokitika, Oct. 1.

In the Supreme Court to-day, the action of Earle v the King, claim ,£ISOO for loss of a leg on the Grey mouth- wharf twelve months ago, was concluded. The verdiot, was for dBBOO. On a point raised by the Crown Solicitor in opening the case for the defence, that under the Railways Aot, the Minister of Eailways should have been sued and not the King, Mr Justice Denniston gave the Crown one month to consider whether to proceed with the point. In de fault, judgment would be enterod up for plaintiff, with costs.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

Lord Hawke's Team, London, September 30. Whatman completes Lord Hawke'a team for New Zealand.

Asphyxiated by Gas Mr William Chamberlain, a gentleman of means, was found asphyxiated by gas in Blair's Hotel, Glasgow. He had a return ticket to Australia in his pocket. Reopening of a College Pekin, Sept 30 The Tung-chau College, which was closed during tho Boxer troubles, has been re-opened with an official staff, numbering forty-eight. The particibants in the cere mony included eight thousand Chinese, for merly Boxers. '

A Disgraceful and Humiliating Scene New York, September 30 The lynching of the negro at Corinth was a horrible spectacle. The front seats were reserved for newspaper reporters »nd women, and the railways ran special trains. The Bulgarian Trouble

Sofia, Sept.; 30 Fourteen battalions of reserves at Salo nica, twelve at Monastir and twelve at Uskub have been summoned to the colours in connection with the revolt of the Bul garians. Earthquakes New York, Oct. 1 Serious earthquakes occurred at Guate mala and British Honduras on September 23. A " Lead " Combine ! The " New York Herald" announces a j combination of all the important lead ! manufacturers of the United States, with a capital of 60,6<30,000d01. (£12,000,000.) A Duellist Pardoned Berlin, Sept 30 A sensation has bee» caused at Jena by the release of Lieutenant Thiele, who. was sentenced in January to two years and a half imprisonment for killing a student in a duel, which was the result of a drunken quarrel. Cape Politics

Capetown, Oct. 1 In the Cape Assembly, Sir J. Gordon Sprigg indignantly resisted Mr Crewe's resolution in favor of the early registration of voters and a general election in June, remarking that what was wanted was to expel him from office.

Dr. Smartt denounced Sir J. G. Sprigg's unconstitutional selling of the progressive party like Joseph by his brethren into bondage. It was his duty to appeal to the country.

The resolution was negatived by 43 to 24, Chinese Affairs Tokio, Oct. 1 The total deaths at Odawara number two hundred. The Royal Procession London, Oct. 1 40,000 troops will line the London streets during the Eoyal procession on the 25th. The New Zealand-South. African Steam Service The Hon. Mr Reeves has received several tenders for the Cape-New Zealand service.

The " Ail British " Line Official details of the Government arrange ments for subsidising the Cunard line, show that the Cunard Company have entered into a twenty years' agreement" to remain ', All British," and I old their entire fleet at the Government's -disposal for charter ur purchase. The Government lends money at 2£ per cent, interest repayable by twenty annual instalments for the construction of two large steamers with a speed of 24 and 25 knots for the Atlantic service. The Cunard Company undertakes not to unduly raise the freights, or to give preferential. rates to foreigners in consideration of a

subsidy of .£150,000, dating from the time the new vessels sail. Sentence on an Irish MR Mr Eoche, member for Galway East, has been sentenced to two and four months hard labour at Mount Bellew on two counts * of incitement to conspiracy and intimidat ing. Cholera in the Philippines. There were 5214 fresh cases of cholera* 2740 being fatal, in tbe province of lloilo, in tbe Philippines, on Monday. The people are fleeing to the mountains, leaving fcha dead. Additional surgeons and medicines are beiug sent. The Generals and the Kaiser. The Boer generals have not yet asked for an audience with the Kaiser through, the British Government, -with a view of complying with the Kaisor'a preliminary y condition. A Strike Riot in America, New York, Oct. 1 Three thousand strikers at Mount Csr vaei, Pennsylvania, dynamited the collieries and' buildings, ijnd r.oughly handed' a number of militia, who were' sent tg thg •cene. State Revenues.

Sydney, Oct. 1 The State revenue for the September quarter, including the sum returned to the Commonwealth, shows an increase of .£147,000 compared with the revenue for the last corresponding quarter.

The quarterly revenue showed a decrease of over .£44,000 compared with the returns for the Septembor quarter of 1901.

Adelaide, Oct. 1 The quarter's revenue shows a decrease o£ £17,000 on the revenue for the corres ponding quarter last year. i Further Earthquakes Predicted Sydney, October 1 Mr Wragge, the Queensland meteorolo gist, predicts further earth tremors in Aus tralia. 1 A Cage Discharged The case against Stanbury in connection with the Whitecliffs opal robbery broke down, and the accused was discharged.' Meiba's Tour' " "' ' Mklboobnb, October- I Madame Meiba's second concert was a splendid success. The Town Hall iraa crammed, and much enthusiam was shown, Victorian Elections

The elections are taking place to-day. The victory of the Government; and fcho Reform cause is assured.

Melbourne, October 2 The latest returns give Government 66, Opposition 15, Labour 14.

The Death of M. Zola.

Unijajd Press Association—lJy KJeofcrje Telegra'ph—Cbpyrigjifc '" " !''"

Paris, Ocf;. I The late M. Zola will be given a civil funeral on Friday! When the tidings 'of his death ivere broken to Madaine Zolay she snrieked, sobbed 'bitterly, and sank into a 3eep stupor.

THE ASHBURTON GUA3DFAN : THURSDAY^ OCTOBER 2, 1902.



t—«-.- —" — -.I.—•—-. F. FERBIMAN, ___ BISHOP JULIUS Says He Would Sooner Die than Vote for Continuance. AT a public meeting' held at Avouside, on Monday, August 38th, Bishop Julius gave a stirring address in view of the coming Local Option Poll. He said that the thinking people of tho world wer« giving their minds to this question, and ■were striving to find a way out of the appalling evil of drink. As they looked at the drink traffic, whether in England, or America, or Australia, one thing struck them very forcibly, and that was that it was no ordinary foe. Ifc was one of those exceptional foes which they met with now and again, maintained by private interests, by enormous wealth; and by vast influence. His Prohibition friends said tho Trade could not be regulated; he was not so sure of that. He was sure that they could not keep it out of a place wholly and absolutely. Yet it might be that the Prohibitionists in the long run might be fight, and he might be wrong. They must resist to the utmost any encroachments, and if they had got the traffic out of Linwood, lep them keep it UT. Then came tho question— WHAT WERE THEY TO DO AT THE ELECTION. At the present time he had to vote either " Continuance" (he would die first), or he had gotto vote " Seduction," and"what,was the good of that—closing up the little miserable houses, and leaving the tied houses ? He wanted to vote State control, but he was not given the opportunity to do so, "As he could hot vote as he wanted to, HE WOULD .VOTE "NO LICENSE." Let them rcmembor that under the present eystem every hotel and open bar planted iji their midst was doing THE DEVIL'S WORK. You cannot vote if you are not on the roll. Are you on th« roll ? If you do not know call on Mr Ward, the Registrar, Tancred street, Ashburton, and see. If not, ask him or any postmaster for a form of application to enrol, and take a part in this great reform. Anyone, male or female, 21 years of age is entitled to be enrolled and to vote, who has resided twelve months in the colony and three months in the district, or i one month if you come from another j electorate. • • ! - •■■-" -» BUSINESS NOTICES. ; Wanted Known TO all who intend Purchasing a New- Bicycle, thai you will consult your interests by Inspecting Our Latent .models, which are Abovo all Others I in Appearance an.l wear. They cannot be! leiten . Ask anyouo who has ridden I The Famoiu Massey-Harris. ! They inn easy, and keep running easy. ■ Easy terms can be arranged at Massey-llarris Depot, East Street. H GHESHAM, SURGEON AND MECHANICAL .DENTIST. By 1: xamination, October, 1897. EIGHT years experience with E. G. and F. W. Greshara, Dentists, Dnnedin and Invercargill. Has commenced practice in rooms upstairs from the entrance to Thomas' Auction Rooms, Burnett Street. j Stoppings in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement, j Gold and Porcelain crowns made ; also sets oZ teeth with Vulcanite and Porcelain gums. : <2as administered. All work guaranteed. | Houks of Attendance —9 a.m.—s p.m. Private Residence—Care Mas Gkant, Wills Street. Where Do You Live? rpHREE-QUARTERS of your time in JL your Boots of course. At present we are showing tho best Guineas Worth Of Foot Comfort for Men ever seen in Aehburton. This is a proposition worth considering; Hive a look at our show windows. STOCK'S BLUE BOOT STORK, Burnett Street. Ladies turn next week. We've something very special for them. r**7££ for n KA ,^b/o for <sbOtfo I'UST arrived—Case Sample Clothing, tl contains Men's and Boys' Suits, Trousers and Knickers, Vests, Shirts, etc. Bought at 15s in the £, for immediate sale. Single article at wholesale price. All plain figures. W. H. PEARCE, Cash Draper and Clothier. "T>EMNANTS and odd lines to bo cleared JIX/ Cheap to make room for new goods. W. H. PEARCE, Draper. : Corner Burnett and East Streets, i LOVELY Laces 4fd and Gfd. Lot trimmed Aprons (soiled) from Is 4d Hem stiched Handkerchiefs G for Is. Yy « s j . I tV.-*? ? sv^jPj i Cash Draper & Clothier. j WILLIAM R. HYDE, , BURNETT STREET, AS H BURTON, i (Next Ashburton Club), i Wli OLES AL E and retail Tinware Manufacturer, Etc Tinsmith, Gas fitter, Bellhanger, Locksmith, Gunsmith, and Wellshvker. Sole agent for Nicholas Celebrated Ball Bearing Windmill. Stbange's for value in Boots and Shoes.



Helpless with fp Rheumatism ■ You've tried liniments and prescriptions without result. Now . . . CURE TOUHSEICr with THE GREAT... CAHADIAH . . . SEAWEED CUBE. A medicine and Not a liniment. A Quick and Permanent Cure. SOLS BY AX.Z. SEALERS At 3/6 fkr Bottle. Sole Agent for Australasia: GEO. W. WILTON, Wellington. YES, I T OLD YOU SO, AND IT'S A FACT, — fTIHAT I am still selling Tobacconist t Goods cheaper than you can procure them elsewhere. But you all know that good things end, so will my Sale on Satur day next. Only three more days, so roll up smokers and get your Cigarettes 3 packets for Is ; 5 choice Manilla Cigars for Is, Pipes, Pouches, Cigarette Holders, and Walking ; Sticks all going for a mere song. i Just to hand a splendid assortment of i Peterson's Patent Pipes, which will give you a good smoke; also 30 dozen Slazenger's new season's Tennis Balls. Now Don't Forget at ; H. A. FLOWER'S, (late F Clark's; • Tobacconist and Hairdresser, East Street j TX7 ANTED everyone to know that Jas i * 1 Mellob is opening up his new stock of American Boots. They are tip-top ■ Goods and well worth a trial. EVERY Woman likes to know what is . to bo worn for Spring, even though j unready to purchase. 'A stroll through oui 1 warehouse just now is an inexpensive pleasure, arid at the same time a liberal education.—Mitchell and Tuiinek, The Drapers. I Never despair ! The worst Cough or Cold ' will succumb to the influence of TUSSI GORA. Try it



___ BUSINESS NOTICES. jWEWZEALKfiJTI wo HEW STBAWS . f Hß|^l NEW STRAWS Just Opened. |j ■■* ■ m 50 Dozen Straw Mats. 50 Dozen. Boys' White and Speckled Straw Hats is. Mens White Sttaw Hats 3s. Men s White Straw Hats 4s 6d Men's White Straw Hats up to 8s Sco Window. Special Display. . Ladies' Folding Straw Hats 6s 6d. NThe latest fashion. New Zealand Cl'othine Factory. G. M E DDINS RESPECTFULLY requests inspection of the following seasonable articles, just landed, at prices which should tempt all to buy. GARDENING TOOLS. Including Spades, Forks, Kakes, Hoes, Trowels, Hedge Shears, Ladies' and Boys Spades and Forks, etc. FARMERS' REQUISITES. Leading, Plough and Back Chains, Gorse Knives, (Martin's, etc.), Gorse Grubbers, Picks, Axes, Hatchets, Saws, handles of'all kinds, Bluestone, Oils, Paints, etc. Best Kerosene ... ... 4s 3d per tin. WIRE NETTING.—Having a large stock on hand I am selling-Sheep (with centre strand) at 3d-per yard; Fowl, ISm, Id; 21in Hd; 36in, 2d per yard, smaller mesh #to lin in proportion. _„...,  , ' SEWING MACHINES. -I am Sole Agent for the celebrated " DAVEY Machine, the cheapest and best in the market. Hand—£3 10s, Treadle from .£6 10s to £3 10s, with 7 y«ars guarantee. Needles for ' Singer/ ' Davey/ * Wertheim/ ' Davis, ' New Home, etc., all at 6d per dozen. . , , I make a specialty of CAEPENTER'S TOOLS, and keep the greatest variety the lowest prices in Ashburton. The Peoples' Ironmonger, Burnett Street, opposite Arcade. -,\ Li-X ARK _ \ i.!, THE RAGE. Special Reductions :o: —~ Special Reductions NICHOLAS & PI GILFORD i INVITE COMPARISON OF VALUES. Ladies' Felt Slippers at Is, Is6d, 2s 6d, Ss, 3s Gd, 4s, 4s 6d, ss, 5s Gd. from 8d per pair. • School Boots from 5s per pair. Ladies' Walking Shoos from 5s 6d to 18s Gd prr pair Ladies' Evening Shoes from 2s Gd to ISs 6d per pair Gent's Balmorals from 10s, strong Shooters from 9s 9d PLEASE to remember we hold an Extensive Stock of High-Class Boots, Shoes, *an«? Slippers of every description. Prove our prices. Boys and Girls Boots a specialty. Our Motto is—" Small Profits and Quick Returns." NICHOLAS &PICKI'ORD, EAST.STREET, ASHBUKTON T lin 1 Q/lbiVT'Q NEW SEASON'S J • W 1 IvijUl^l o — New Season's V? XJl.a.jl.J* X AXT JUJA/kJ j Have Arrived- And will be Opened up This Day, September 12th. Simply perfect in Design and Colour. The Papers are quite | different to anything oi the sort before imported into this town, | and vastly superior. ' Epf The Prices are the same as for Ordinary Paperhangings. ! " Borders and Friezes to Match. ' Persons-desirou-. ot choosing from the full stock, but not intending to use I the Papers for some time, may have them laid aside until required \ ZEALANDIA CYCLES ■ \;| ADE from B.SA. Part 3, specially for New Zealand Koads. Bettor than any iin ' ported machine for the erery day cyclist. Fitted with latest Garrard Free Wheels, with ! patent Back Pedal Brake, Dunlop Vulcanised Tyres, Brook's! Saddles, any style Handle ] Barß, Pedals, Gear, Etc. ; GATES, LOWK.Y & CO., ' Largest Cycle Makers and Importers in New Zealand. * . Ashburton Branch—Burnett Street i



MRS J. LLOYD, MUSIC SELLER, &c. "O BGISTEEED. TEACHER OF MUSIC Musical Instruments of every description. Latest Music by every mail. Agent for Wheeler ami Wilson's . Sewing Machines. The Latest aud Best. The only Sewing Machine that does not fail in any point. Agent for Empress Needle Materials kept, New Transfers, Plushes, Arasenes, etc. TAJSTCEED STREET, Next Hall, Her balist. -j&TEYV SPRING GOODS now showing. AjH New Prints, New Blousings, New Dress Materials, and a general assortment of New Lines in each department. Cash Discount at the rate of one shilling in the pound off all purchases from ninepence I worth upwards, at H. C. Barrett's : Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Warehouse, East street. Special Notice, F BUIT T R E E S. j All Kinds. i A Few Thousand Cupressus Macro carpa, i and 2 year olds : Cabbage and Cauliflower Plants. Good Eating and Seed POTATOES. ■JAS. PORTER, ]'■ Allenton, Ashburton 7 2 TATES' and Nimmo and Blair's Garden Se-eds in packets or bulk. Large [stock; wide selection; lowest prices.— 1 Oabson and Co.



An Examination of the 1902 model Rudge-Whitworth bicycle creates genuine enthusiasm. It is far ahead of anything ever shown in a popular-priced machine, and so nearly absolute perfection in a cycle has been obtained that it will be a long time before rival makers can hope to equal i it. Inspect for yourselves at R, D. John ston's Cycle Depot, Burnett Street, Tailoring.—We have just received our first two shipments of new summer goods comprising the most up-to-date suitings as now worn at Home. We always encourage customers to select from the web which is far more satisfactory than ordering from small patterns.' Wo have a very large stock to select from. We empioy fij-st class tradesmen --every garment made on' pur (premises. We guarantee all our work, ' iit and style at prices that will compare favourably with those of any leading New , Zealand city firm. We respectfully invite custom^ te]an dly order early to prevent 1 disappointment" in fchp"rush before the shows Craighead and Iterryinan the leading tailors Ashburton. [Advt.] >Strange's Sample Rooms, Burnett street



PURE BLOOD. The claim of "■ pure blood" is set up by many people who know nothing of purity ; of course, such people imply that they are proud of their ancestors. The pure blood of the well:born is more often contaminated wilh impunities that breed disease. The vital force of the body is the blood. Keep the blood pure and clean, g,nd you will be free from sickness. Bile poison jn the blood is the great trouble of Neyr ?ealanr ders, and bilious people are to be met with everywhere. At this time of year they are most common, and that accounts for the extensive sale of Lmpey's May Apple, 'the' ideal family medicine. This safe vegetable compound acts directly on the liver and kidneys, andf exp&Je all the im purities from the system. It gently 'm.o.yes the bowels, stimulates the liver, quickens .the circulation, and produces exhilaration o£ cpirj.ts and eagerness for work. Sold .everywhere at 2s 6d per bottle, or post free from the Wholesale Agents^ Sharland and ,Co,/;Lt;d v Wellington/



For Asthmatical troubles of any kiud ths only certain specific is Evanß* Mountain King Asthma Powder.



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Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract— Under the distinguished patronage cf Hii Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diplo ma at the International Exhibition, Am sterdam ; acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Universities all over the globe. That the crude, resinous oils, which are n«w foisted upon the public under the name of Kucalypti Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile Euca lypti Extract, we state:—lt is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Griefswald JPrussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and othci substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curative properties possessed by the plant. To avoid the appalling consequences result ing from tha application of. substitutes, etc, iri^crbup,'bronchitis, diphtheria, dysentery, internal inflammation, etc.,, insist on-getitiofc Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile Euca lypti Extract and be safe. '



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