Mail Notices

Mails close for the following plaoes as Qndor, subject b« the neoessary alteratlona — SATURDAY, April 26 For Northern Ports and Wesfrpnrts, per Te Auao, at> 6.30 p m

MINING

Dunbdik, April 25

Dredging returnfl — Hartley ard Riicy 142oj5?dwt; Eaberprlse I 43rz 71wb 18gr 5 Goid King, 830z2iw.1; Waimumu Central, 27r« 7dwt j Waimumu, 22rz; Endeavor, 2ltz; Central Ciarlton, 2.00z 15dwt; loohdale, 20 z lldwt;; Enterprise 11, 2Ooz ; Central Matauraj 19oz5iwb lOgr ; Obarlton Creak 13 ssiwt; Point DOr, llrz ; Spec Gully. 10 z 12dwt; Moiyneax Kohinoor, 9 zl3Jwb

Tunedin, April 26 Today's sales—G -lden R ver 7s 3d, 7s 4d ; J-inotion Eleotrio 20a 6 i 5 Notown Creek 28s 31, 28? 6d; Rise and Shine 22a 6rt, 22s 9d ; Upper M .guetio 8s 6d, Returns—North Be*oh 3z 61wbl2|r: Halfway Kouea 13 zlOdwt; Golden Run, 570z; Pact'jlup, Slcz, Cailaf^hsn's Greek, 16oz, Bullet Janotion, lOoz; Grey River Consolidated llcz, Mystery Fiat 30 % 51wt, Riok'ebuvn Amalgam&ted 60 z 7 Iwt, L?v- Sathen 82 z 16dwt, Inoh Valley 10 z lOdwfc, Gabriel 16oz lOJwb,

The Al Gold Dragging Company's re burn is 270z for US hours.

COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON MARKETS

Unite 1 Press Assoola.tion—By Eloferto GCeiegraph—-Copyright London, April 24 Wheat— Oae Australian oars;o sold at 29a 6d, and two otheraat 2h 10il Ihe Amerioan visibln supply of wheab ia estimated at 65,162,000 bußhels 7'tllow —At the weekly sales 1075 casks were offered, and 425 aold. Prices are unchanged

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MARKET.

(From our own Correspondent)

Christchtjrch, April 25 An abundance of good wheat is offering, and there is a full market-, due to tha recett high prices. These have eased off during 6ho last few diys, aa buyers are not willing to give up bo 49 a* oouoAry stations, aod little business is doing, Oits ran«e from 2a 21 to 2« 31 at ooantry stations, but not much is offering till threshing resumes of o\ta etili in sUeki Potatoes are higher, and quotations are £4 per ton, with a shade higher for prime eoadition tuban* Beans 33 at cuotrj stations ; Ptuasian blue peae, 5$ Ql 1 onions up to £4 p>?r ton

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Aehburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Assooiatioo of Canter* srary, Ltd, quote as follows on April 25, 1902:— Wheat- Old prime milling ... 4a to 41 31 New 4a to 4* Id Oata—Duns 2s to 2* Id „ Danish 2s to 2s U „ Sparrowbills 2s Id to 2s IJS „ Canadian 2s 2d to 2a 3d Barley—Malting, prime 2a 9i to 3s 3d Inferior 2* to 2s 3d

Peas—Blue Prussian 5a 6i to 6a „ Partridge 3a to 3s id Ohaff—Good oatsheaf 60j to 65s Grass Seed—Farmers 3s to 3s 6d The above are prices ourrenb paid to for mere on tracks at Ashburton

The following is the Gkain Report for the week ending April 25th, 3902 :- Wheat—The market haa gone through ar> exosbing week, and Sties at high rat©3 have fc*keo place* Merchants as wall us millers h*ve been bayiap, the former presumably for seed purpose. Aa high as 43 3d h»a been given for new wheaf, several lines bringing 4s ,2> and 4* 2J4. The looftl market was, however, soon estiefied, and sellers had again to fall back on outside miller^ Theae probably moved by the quantity offering as well as the rnmoared offe-a of low prioe imported fl >ur, dropped thair v&luea, and tod»y 4j ia top value for prime milling. Data—There has been a little more enquiry more especially for any prime heavy linos of milling Canadians Feed oats " also meet with ready demand, Hut discoloarel lines are hard to quiti V*lu s are—Milling Oonadbus 2a 3J, short feed 2a Id, 2s 2i, long feed 2s to 2i H on truck?, Oatsheaf Chaff—Haa been In good demand, aad another 2* 6d added to valua, mvking today's price for prime lines 63s on trucks

TIMARU GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(From Oar Own Correspondent) Theagreeible change in the weather which for over a week now has been fine and warm, has enabled the threshing mills 60 resume work cm most of tho farms, and It is expected that ia » few days deliveries will be reßumed and grain oome rapidly to hand. Blnce last woek there has been no odvanoa in wheat, which is atlil quoted at 4i on trucks at oountry stations, and 4s Id ex store Tinmru s and a few medium Hneß have boera aold at country Btationa to meet southern require* ments. At Tfrmara, buyers are nob eager to do business at preßent prices, preferring to wait to see what samples and tallies are like, Io oats the market ie steady and fairly" firm at laat week's quotation, vary fine samples being worth £1 more. There are still many er-quiries for barley, bub *o really good lines are on < ff.r, and pie; fssd is fairly pletiifu*. Potatoes are meeting with a good sound market locally at up to £4 10a per ton, bub outside buyers ideas of values are a long way abort of growers, aod bob little export ie going on. It ia very satis* factory to learn that the gloomy forebodings prevalent a week or two ago, as to the grain markets generally, are to & great extent dissipated, for in many oases brought to our nolice the stacks are not at all in bad order, There will of course be a substantial amount of dkooloured oa's and second quality of wheat, but for ordinary feed purposes the oats will be none the worse, and as for the whent it wiil maet a keen sale for poultry purposes.

MAYFIELD STOCK SALE'

There was a yarding of 6000 sheep yester day afe Mayfield and a good sale resulted, nearly all the entry being cleared. There waa a good attendanoa of bnyersi The civs of aheep brought forward at these yards ia exceptionally good and forward lambs aold especially well. The following are qu^ta* tionß?—Foiward two tooth halfbred wether*, 12a lOd ; fab lambs, lie 63; forward lambs, 10a to 103 6i; store lambs, 81 41 to 93; broken mouthed ewes, 63 ; sound mouthed halfbred ewes, 12a 31; two tooth throe quarterbred ewes, 13a 9!; fat wethera, 14a 61; sound mouthed merino ewea, 8i 3i to 7-< 9d ; two tooth Engtleh Laioestsr rams, l^gns; aged rams, 5a to 10s<

CLEAEING SALE AT ASHBURTON FORKS.

Measre Prlodbnder Bros, L'tnitjed, in con junction with Mr D Thomas, had a very BU3oesßfu! clearing safe yesterday, on tie premises of Messrs Mclntyre Brop, Aehbur ton Forks. The following are price* : — lmplementß—Turnip and manure box £1 15 ; roller £1 ; circular aaw and bench £5 ; winnower £12 10a ; aooop £2 15s ; erubber 103 j Morrow B*eset mower, £1 10s ; Whiteohapeloirt £14 ; farm draya £11 10s and £15 10s j spring o^rt) £7 ; tip dray and frame £8 Horsoe—Bvy goldinßs £6, £10 10j, £16, and £28. torn mam D n*h £21 j cheetaub maro £40; b»y o-:>lj £32 ; bvy n?are (broken) £14 10i ; biy fi"ly £36 ; chetfciub fitly £-10; biack filly £36; roan fiW £24 10a. Cattle—Red and whita heifer £315; cow in profit. £5 Kh ; heifer £5 15b ; calf £1 14s 6d ;bul £1 2s 6 i.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1902.

Regent cablegrams £ oni Australia indicate that tbe taxpayers of the Qom monwealth have begun to realise the necessity for keeping a check on the publio expenditure, and we are in formed that in the two largest State?, New South Wales and Victoria, a general feeling of alarm at the heavy public expenditure has been oreated, and tfforta are to be made to bring' about a reform. In Victoria, a Con ference of representative men from all parts of the Sta*e, the outcome of a widespread movement for Parliamen tary reform, adopted resolutions con demning the extravagant coat of the State and Federal Parliaments, and the increase in the public expenditure and debt; demanding a reduction in the^unaber of members of the State OabWt, aa well as of the ASBembly and the Council, with a substantial reduction in their salaries, and in the public expenditure generally. It is claimed that this reduction should bring the coat of Government within reasonable limits, whereas it is now out of all proportion to the population and to the circumstances of the State. Iq New South Wales, a retrenchment party has been formed in Parliament, and in Queensland the Government seems to be taking the initiative, aad we laarn that a drastic scheme of retrenchment has been be gun in the public service of that State. Ihe necessity for this was recently,emphasised by the Minister of Railways who s<ud that "unless there was a considerable reduction io the expenditure as well as increased taxa tion, th? Government would be about £800,000 to the bad next year.'* | Tasmania is similarly agitated, and it would appear that tbe people of these colonies are beginning to realise that the cost of Government is altogether too heavy. The expenditure per head of the population on (he legislature alone is greatly in excess of that in any other portion of the British dominions. The item for Ministers' salaries and allowances for instance, is nearly as large in New Zealand as it is in Canada, with five times the popu lation and about twenty limea the area. The case of this colony and some of the Australian States, is analgous to that of a Shetland pony loaded with the harness and equipment of a Olydeadale cart horses These email com munities carry the machinery of Go vernment! that would run an Empire. It is therefore no wonder that our neigh bours at least, are discovering that the burden is too heavy to be borne. The wonder is that they have not found this oat sooner, and long ago insisted on the drastic reforms they are now demanding. It is to be hoped that thq movement that has been initiated in the Australian States will eventually lead the people of all these colonies to compel their legislators to carry on the business of Government with the same •regard for prudence and economy which is everywhere recognised as nec essary in tho conduct of private affiira.

Local and General.

Thb Frioe of Whbat—A Pareora farmer disposed of hia wheat in Timaru yesterday at 4< 1£! per bushel.

Labgb Trout—Mr Walker, of Greenstreeb, oaughi a magnifioeib troub in tbe Rakaia yesterday, after a long and interesting struggle, Ib turned the soaie ab 16:ba.

Akhburton Rifles —The annual meeb« ing of the Ashburton Rifles will be held after the parade on Tuesday evening next.

Thb Vioak of £t Ftkphhn's—-Tha induc tion of the Rev E Whitehouae aa Vicar of 8b Stephea'a will bake plaoa on Friday, May 2nd*

Ho Moke Stopping at Stations—An Amerlsan has invented a remarkable contrivance whioh he claims will do away with the necessity for through passenger trains stopping at stations. An article, descriptive of this Invention, will be found on the fourth page of this Issue.

Lights that Failed—Both the lights between Haveiock street and the Post) Office in E*j3b atreeb came to grief laah evening, the one opposite Baring Square having its mantle destroyed, while that of the other is shaky, It ia said that the vibrations of the telegraph wires affeob the delicate coverings of thess incandescent burnert.

Debb Stalking —Messrs E. O. and H. Btudholme, of Waimate, returned to Pem broke laßt week from a moat sucaesstul deer Bbalking expedition in the Hunter Valley, at the head t f Hawea Lake, and brought with them the finest lob of heads that tyaye been sho*) in thh locality—v'as , one 10, one 11, two 12, ooa 13, a 14, and an 18, pointer —in all, seven heads for five days stalking, They all carried splendid large antlers, and would be hard to beat) in any parb of the world. The Messrs Suudho'me reporb that abags are very numerous in the Hunter Val ley, and as this is practioilly tbe first sea* so a thab any stalking baa bsen done there, ib should ba the favouribe hunbing ground ia the near future.™ Cromwell Argus.

The BiGiif h Contingent—An Ashburtoo resident haa received a letter from Trooper E A L^mbell, who left with the Aalibarbon section of f)hs Eighth Contingent, in whioh he gives an Interesting account) of the voyage of the ttoO[ship Cornwall from A!« biuy to Durfoau. Amonasb other thing! Trooper Lambell says the Cornwall and Surrey left Albany together, bub the former could not keap up, and the Surrey reached Durban two or three days bsfore the Corn" wall. He alai mentions that Rfg Pooock, another of cur Ashburtoa boys is a great) favourite. A later letter datad March 18 h, states that) the E-ghth were to entrain at ono3 for the front via Newcastle*

ASHBUBTON TEMPaBANOB BKASS BAND —

The firso business meeting of the above

newly formed band was held in their band room, Alford Forest Road, last Saturday evening, the 10 h inst>, when the rules were read over and approved. Is was shown th»b the obj?ob cf tbe band was to assist in any roligious, oharitable, or temperance work in Buch manntr aa may from time to tims be deemed rxpedlenb. Mr Hofikea presided, and tbe following officers were elected: — Preudent—His Worship the Mayor (WH C Uina, Esq); Vice Presidents—Meser jE G Wright, F Fdrriman, W Brook, J Orr, R A'corc, and H M Jone* ; Bandmaster—Mr

G faofiken f Secretary—B J Ager; Treasurer — W Hosken $ Dnputy Bindmaater — B Tuoke; ; Ordarly—F T Ager j Sergoanb-^W Tucker ; Cu3uodbn—A Hosken j Auditor— W Kuodle. Votea of thinks were accorded to Messrs W RfOillin-, J Tucker, and J R So?l for gifts of miteria'a for the band ro m, A Display in Lamps—The finest display of Cycling Lamps in Ashbarton is at Messrs Oatea, Lowry, and Co's, Burnett Street, This firm have now opened up their naw stock of Lamps, Oils, Carbide, , etc. whieh'UiU be sold at exactly the Bame prices aa their Ohrlstcharoh hoasa. Youk Last Chance—Absolutely the last chance you will have of getting a

Violin, Bow, and Case for 35a. Accordion for 7d 6d. Music or Sengs for 31 a c .spy. I Given away. Everything reduced.— T H 1 Gill, nesb McOallum, grocer, Ignored

Seambxd— The Eev, E. Wbltehouse will conduct the service a 6 Seafield oa Sunday afternoon next

Coming Back -Trooper MoNaugnfc, late of AshburtoD, but now serving a 6 the fronb with the Seventh Contingent, leaves South Africa for homa on May lOfch

Poshing Ahead—At Mr Harding'! meet ing at Ruapuna on Tbursdsy suggestions were drafted to bo forwarded to the Central Gotnmifctee at) Ashburton today

Dromobe—"At a special meeting of the Dromore School Committee, Miss M Hunter, formerly of Ouertsey and late of Spreyden Hobeols, was appointed assistant) miatresa.

Rangitata Road Boad—Messrs James Dellbw and W P Kdook beia* the only persons nominated to fill the two vacancies on tbe Rangitata Road Board they have been duly elected.

Weather F©rhoast — Captain Edwin wires: — Moderate winds from between southeast and eaot and northeast; glass very little movement ; frost tonighb

Thb Beass Ba»d—Mr Hosken, band« master of the !ate Ashburton Sand, has presented the Aehburbon County Brass Band with a lot of band music, which is a very acceptable present.

Maykbld Fohool—lmprovements are being effected at tbe Mijfield sohool and sohooihouse by the Education Board. Two rooms are being added to the master's house, and important alterattans are in progress at the sohool

Dairying—From a private source we learn that the big prices paid for dairy oowa (as mqpb as £11 being given at the blearing sale at> Seadowa on Thursday) is attributed to the recant; establishment iv South Canterbury of a dairy factory*

Thk Alford Poeest HoTEL*-Negotla tioDß having been completed, Mr I Llatren, late of Wellington, h»s taken over the Alford Forest Hotel, and entered into possession of the same* Mrs Rouse, the late proprietress, has removed to Christohuroh.

WiNSLOw Spobts asb Races. — The programme of the annual meeting of the Wineiow Sports and Rtoing Club, which takes plaoe on the Prince of Wales Birth* day, will be found in another column.

Mavfield.—Mr J G Good, proprietor of the Mayfield store, is having extensive additions to his premise?, and the work is now in progress. When there have been >cotnpleted, it will confer a boon on the travelling publio.

Householders Meetings — House holders are reminded that the annual meetings for the election of eoqool committees take place on Monday evening at ?30 o'clock ab the various sohsol houses In tho district Thrbshikg —The flue weather during the past few days has given tha owners of threshing mills a chanoa to seb them&obtneu at work a^ain, Oa several farms in tho upper districts yesterday the hum of the thresher indicated that no time was being loss in taking advantage of the weloome ob tinge.

PsiSBNTVHON — Mies Simpson, of the Higbback School, who is leaving for Tarac akl, was presented wibh a marble clock on Friday evenngi Mi<*s Batty made the pn Bend y ion, and expressed the gemral regret at) Mci Simpson's departure, and hoped she would be successful in her new school. Miss Simpson suitably responded. Land for Settlement — The Grown Lands Department announce that the Eoolesfcon settlement, sainted about five miles from the Ofcaio Railway Station, mil be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity on Moud»y, May I2th, The block comprises 1245 acres of low downs land, subdivided into four section*, at rentals varying from 7a to 8i 6d per acre. The Farmers' Union—lo an interview yesterday with Mr Ebrding, theseoretary of the local branch of ths New Zaaland FArmars' Union, our representative was informed that during that gentlenian^a tour round the various districts he had found fc"h«b interest in the organisation was awakening ; farmers evidently realising tbati the Union waß intended lor the protection of their ictsrea s. Mayiibld Saw —The w«*fcher bßing fine, there waa a vary fair attendance at) the i Mikjgsld sale yesterday The local auction eers operating wera Messrs Blaoi, Cartie, and liloyd The yards were wall filled, and there were some good lines of cheep i {fared After the sheep sale, Mr Bland offered a gig mare, which he succeeded in disposing of for £17 The same auctioneer offered a young draught gelding, by No Surrender, whioh was knocked down at £39 Local Enterpbisb —It Is not often that orders are received from the large cities for articles manufactured in the smill towns. The proprietor of oar local pottery works, Mr A Ornra, hss had this unique experience lately, a fact which rt fleets credit on the work tamed oub by him. We understand that he has lately received | orders for his locally mancfactnred bricks from Chrlsfcoharch, which goes to prove th»t their quality la up to Ohristchurch standard

Bachelors' Ball—A bachelors' ball was held at Greertstreeb last night, when about twenty couples occupied the floor. The dance music was supplied by Mr W Anderson, and Mr S Black acted as M 9 A very pleasant evening was spent by those present, dancing being kept up till a late hour, Faemkes' Uuipijr—Mr Harding, the Provincial Secretary of the Farmers' Union, gave an address yesterday at the Hinds. There was a representative gathering, and Mr John Studholme, junior, occupied the chair. In opening the meeting, the chairman spoke at some length on the advantages that would accrue to farmers by assisting tq place the Wnion upon a sound and satisfactory \ basis. Mr Hardlng's address was on the lines of the others he has been giving throughout Canterbury, and before Uoon cloding, he asked for an expression of opinion on the question of forming a separate branch at Hinds. Ib was carried unanimously thab Ib was di airable to form a branch at the Hlnda Me Harding enrolled a number of new members during the day.

Whiskey Drinking -The Morning Post saya : —Tne Chairman of the Scottish Prison Commissioners reports a heavy advance in crime statistics. In 1903 a total of 168, 000 caae9 had to be dealb with by the police, involving 180.000 indivi duals, whereas In 1897 only 154.000 persons were proceeded against. This meanb, roaghly speaking, and without taking into consideration the facb thab tbe same man or woman might geb Into trouble more than once during the Bame year, that the police had to find fault with one individual oat of every twenty fmr met with Whiekey drinking seems @,i the bottom cf it all. Scotland la full of whiskey distilleries, and these establish ments play a very prominent parb in the manufactuoe of or'mlnals. Tne Chairman of the Commissioners said he believed that if intemperance coqld be cured the prison population would pragtically col lapse, and, he added, It might interest some to know that it was found th*t not more than 6 per cent of the prisoners were teetotallers. Whab was wanted in Scotland was a cure for excessive drinking. * If Scotland could get rid oE its ' drunks' It would have the finest record on the face of the globe !' Whab a trade the drink trade is Ratepayers should reckon up their debt, as ib is, to abstainers like Archbishop Temple.

Railway Extension to Mayfield

At the oloae of the Mayfield sale jester day a meeting was held to further consider the above Bubjaob, Mr Thos. Harrison, of Haokthorne, who. has been energetio In his efforts to promote the suoocsb of this move ment*, was the convener of ths meeting. Aa the farmers were very busy attending to the sheep which were at the Bale, there was only a tmall attendance Itfc behind to give attention to this important matter. The meeting was held at the St!e;ards, and Mr Thos. Harrison was voted to the chair.

In opening the proceedings, Mr Harrison said that they had met together to further consider the question of railway communica tion to Mayßelil. It; appearetf to hiir that if they were going to have the railway, all the information neeeesary should be obtained, He had communicated with the member for the district) and tbe Minister for Publio Works, and had received replie from the same, which he read as follows :■— Bogslde, Doylosion, April sth, 1902 T. Harrison, Eg., Hackihorne Bik,—l duly received your letter of April 3rd, covering resolution passed at publio meeting, and have seat it on to the Minister for PubHo Works* Of course, you cannot expect the work to be put in hand at onoe, as the Minis er h*a no money for that purpo c. Parliament would have to vote supply, Your people will have to send a petition to Parliament, and X will present ib, —J* McLaohCiAH.

Office of the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, April 16th.

Sib, —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tbe sth instant, forwarding a oopy of a resolution passed at a public meeting held ac Mayfield, requesting the Government to construct a branch line from Vali t a to Mayfield, and in reply to state that as there is no data io this office regarding the proposal, I should be glad If you would be good enough to lebmehave any information available in regard to the probable traffic upon the proposed line, and also the distance from Va'etta to Mayfield, I have the honour to be Your eoedleat servant, W. Hall Jonis

Bjgsidp, Doyleetoß, April 193b, 1932

X. Harrison, Etq, S3m,—l herewith enclose a reply to your letter ooveriag resolution of meeting re railway extension. Will you but good enough to supply the information aaked for by the Minister.—J. MoLachlan.

Mr Harrison then invited suggestions from those present 1, but as there was only a few persons in actendanoa no speeches were delivered.

Oa the motion of Mr Houston, seoonded by Mr W G Doyle, it was decided to post pone farther consideration of the matter for a month, at which date another meeting will be held, when a good attendance is antici pated.

A GRAIN CASE.

United Press Association—By Eleokio Telegraph

Auckland, April 24 A deoision of interest to the farming community wan given by Mr Brabant, S M, thia morning in the oase vi James Walhcs v

A H Graioger.

The plaintiff claimed that

in October laafc he purchased from the defendant twelve bushels of Tartarian oat saed. The oata supplied were not Tartarian, and the plaintiff new claimed £10 damages. In giving judgement his Worship Bald the evidence duolnsed that only Tartarian oata could be profitably sown on the plaintiffs farm at Papatoitoi so late in the Baason, Tbe plaintiff h»d asked to be supplied with Tartarian oats, but oats delivered to his cart turned out to be Danish. Had they been

T^roarian the crop would have been 1£ tons per pore, whereas the yield was only three quarters of a ton, The defence) wag that the defendant), by customs and by conditions printed on his invoice gave no warranty as to the quality, and two notices to thia effeot were in hfa shop. The question for deoision was whether the plaint $ was entitled to recover the amount of damage suffered through a wrong description of the oata being supplied. If it were clear that tbe phlntifi had received with the goods an tavoi«s with the oonditiois printed on it, or

that his attention had beaa drawn to it in

any way, judgment would have gone for | deendaat. Bu. the case was distinguishable from that, aa the plaintiff denied receiving the conditions, and even if it were proved they were sent it was clear tbey were uot» seat with the goods, and would nob have b to received til! it bad become impossible to return tbe seed. Defendant had failed to satisfy his Worship (hit the plaintiff was aware of the conditions, and it seemed to him that the seed merchant! contending forsuoh conditions must be more careful to bring them to the notice of buyer?. Judgment was accordingly given for plaintiff for the | amount ol&imed, £10, and costs.

The New Cable Rates.

United Press Association—By Eleobrio Telegraph

Wellington, April 25 In consequence of the opeuing of the Pacific oable the following table or rates has been decided upon :—To New South Wales, Victoria, South and Western Australia, ordinary messages 4M per word, Government) messages 3|d per word; to Tasmania : Ordinary messages, s|d a word. These rates will also apply to messages by the Eastern Extension Company cable except the rate for Governmenb messages. To Norfolk Is* land ; ')rdinary 'Si par word, Govern* menb2a. To F.ji : Ordinary Bi, Govern: ment 6d. Interdoloqial messages will also be accepted by the Paolfio cable, the rates baing the same &s for the Sydney: Wakapuaka cable. The charge for Press messages between Fiji and New Zealand will be 31 plus 61 par 100 words or fraction thereof for transmission over JNew Zealand land lines. All the above rates came Into force today

PATENTS

Mr A J Park, patent and trade mark agent, Royal Insurance Buildings, 208 Hereford Street, Ohristchurch, authorised by tbe New gaaland Governmea 1", {Bugland and Thomas, representatives), supplies the following Heb of New Zaaland applications for patents, oompiled ttcm the New Z <a!and Gazette of the 17th April;— Auckland : J Austen, wire mattress ; T Jooobeen, door look ; Jones and M'Farland, picture frame ; T Turnbuil, child carrier j G Newman, fire escape ; V Aebon, treating fhx. Canterbury j J acd W Jameson, dressing atone; J Jones, racquet; T MoNaught, horse oover ;'W Sellare, non refiSlable bootle ; P Patten, S'ter trap. Bawke's Bay : J Brown, siphon; G C&rcington, bacon tlioer. Nelson ; S Keoghan, belt fastener. Otago ; R Donald eon, treating refuse ; J Muriaon, tumbler buahj 0 Osmond, minnow^ Annie Wal!, Bfcay shield. Southland ; F Qjoper, qultiva' tor j H August, clohQt pirTlid 5 H Niool, range grate ; J MoAHaber, seed cower : F Ketteg, horse cover, Wellington : W Bal« linger, spouting bracket); J Taps, pliers j E Bowles, colander ; Brown and Staples, branding fluid ; D Robertson, mail marking machine ; D Amesbury, oaster ; V Thomp son, culinary instrument ; 0 Cooze, look nut, Westland : F Gougb, cow's leg holder ; G Perotti, gold saving. All questions rakt' ing to patents and trade marks m»y be addressed to A Z Park, patent agent, Manse Street, Dunedin ; 53 Esk Street, laverow gill } 208 Hereford street, Ohrhtoharoh ; and 26 Shortlaad street, Auckland j from whom the Handbook on Patents issued by authority of the N.SS Government may be obtained with supplement) free on applica tion

The Gape to Cairo Railway.

London, April 25 An arrangement! bag been signed ia Brus sels providing for the carrying of the Cape to Cairo Railway via Victoria Falls and Ka tanga to Lake Kossali, thcuoe by water way along bho river Kuababa to Stanleyville, thence by railway to Lake Albart Nyarzt, thence by watotway to the Ki!o, German territory being wlded,

SOCIAL COLUMN.

The matter included in this column is contributed and paid for.]

Soldier*' Attention!

—,— '—+>~  BEAD WAT THE MILITARY

LE&DERjS THINK.

The testimony of the leaders of the ♦ thin red line' concerning alcohoho drinks is worthy of consideration by the military contingents.

The: Dukb of Wellington, when asked in a Parliamentary Commission, 1 Is drink, id your opinion, the great cause of all the crime in the British Army V replied, ' mvAßiißMr.'

Fir Eteltn Wood, in 1882, said, { Throughout the Crimean war those were the best and healthiest soldiers, and sail rs who did not touch intoxi cating drink; Lord Wolseley wrote, in 1881, • There are yet some great; enemies to be encountered by the United Kingdom ; bat the more press ing enemy is drink. It kiils more than all our newest weapons of warfare and not only destroys the body, but the mind and soul also,'

General Ftonbwall Jackson said, ( I never use drink, I am mo*e afraid of it than Yankee ballets,'

Lord Kitchener is a martinet in the observance of rales and is severe in puaishmeat. He comes down especi ally heavy upon drunkenness. ' Kit chener's care for drunkenness 'is a ■ byword among his men. The culprit is togged out in fall matching order, > which means a matter of 60ibs, and is then compelled to carry in each hand a bag of shot weighiog 501bs. A ser geant and a guird are pat over the victim to sea that he do2S not stop walking or drop the shot. A man is sometimes kept at this ' shot drill' for six hoars, j

Lord Robertß, who, by the way, is not an abstainer from alcoholic stimu lants, aays: 'Do not treat the return ing soldiers of the Empire to intoxi eating liquor, because it is no kindness to them to do so, because it is ture to result in a large amount of degradation wherever it ia sapplied.'

Lord Woleeley, apologising for non attendance at a meeting held at Oheshan, wrote :—

"The longer t live the more I am confirmed with the early acquired be lief that drink is the hot bed not only o! tnoßt of the human misery, bat of crime also. It was one £my privilege to lead a fighting brigade through a wild, uninhab'ted region for a distance of 800 miles, All ranks bad to work hard every day, and all day, from sun rise to dark, We carried no intoxi cating liquor with a*, and none was obtainable on the w»y. I never had a sick man, and all crime, eve,n the most trivial offence, was unknown. Had liquor been obtainable I am certain I could not have reached destination with a fighting force in the splendid condition it was when we marched into Fort Garry in 1870"

The national expenditure upon in toxicating Kqaors in the United King dom in 1900, as estimated by Dr Dawson Burna fwas £160,891,718, being less by £1,2571,756 than in 1399. England spent on an average of £4 83 2d per head, Scotland £3 6s 4d, Ireland £2 Us.

THE CARDINALS RESORCE.

Cardinal Manning, who was greatly interested in temperance work, was lying sick unto death, or nearly go, at his home, Much remained for him to do in the way of arranging hia tempo ral affairs, and his physic'ans urged him to take a few drops of alcohol, but his response was, "Never. For the good of my people I have renounced it, and it shall sever ba said that I was unfaithful to my pledge ; no, not even to save ray life," Still urged he for bade the subject to be referjed to again, and declared that he would go befqre his Master and Judge if need be, but would go with his pledge in violate!

THE VOW OF SIR MATTHEW HALE.

Amongst those who ht»ve received much benefit to themselves, and who have conferred much benefit on others in consequence of their having made a solemn resolve, the name of Sir Mat thew Hale, Lord Ohief Justice of Eng laod (in the Oromweilian period) stands very conspicuous, Seldom has there been a better man, a better scholar, a better Christian, or a better judge, and bis excellence in all these respects may be traced to his having, at certain critical janctarea of his life, marked oat for himself a coarse of life and confirmed the same by a solemn pledge. la his life we are informed that,—- Having been invited with other young students to be merry oat of town, one of the company called for so much wine, that not withstanding all Mr Hale could do to prevent it, he went on in his excess till he fell down as dead before them, so that all that were present were not a little af righted at it, who did what they could to bring him to himself a^ain, This particular ly affected Mr Hale, who thereupon went into another room, and shutting the door, fell on his knees and prayed earnestly to God, bo h for his friend, that he might be restored to life, and for himself that he might be forgiven for giving such countenance to so much excess ; and he vowed to God that be would never again keep company in this manner, or drink a health while he lived.

His friend recovered, and he most religiously observed his vow to his dying day; though he was sometimes roughly treated for this, which some hot and indiscreet men call obstinacy. Now was an entire change wrought; to him j now he forsook all vain company, and divided himself between the duties of religion and the studies of hia pro* fesaion. In the former he was so re gular, that for thirty-six years ho never once failed going to church on the Lord's day, 'ibi* observation ha made when an ague first interruped that constant course, and he reflfcted on it as an acknowledgment to God's grevt goodness to him in so long a con titmaDQ9 of health.

MR CARNEGIE

Mr Carnegie, spe*king at ■ dinner giv«n him at the Lotas Club, New Yotk, on Janaary 27, 1900, sin! that "ihe future seat of shipbuilding is to be foand, not on the shores of Britain, bat upon the American Atlantic seaboard," which he in part explained by .adding; —"For twenty years I have been tell ing my friends in Great Britain Out one Araericin'skilled workmao is worth two BritPDP, and I say so yo»." jt would be interesting to ie«rn from Mr Carnegie bow much the drinking habitg of British workmen have to do with his assertion. If this superiority is » fact it is sufficiently grave for very serious consideration.

How ihe British people soak thotn eeWes in alcohol is seen from the follow* iog Üble of the consumption of alcoholio liquors by the English speaking nations of the world, as given by Sir W Har conrfc in to* House of Commons, on March 27 last ;—

As Sir William Harcourt says :— " Upon every head of alcohol we beat all the English -speaking world,'' and in consequence are demoralised-— mentally, physically, morally;" \

I The Lancet states that deathg from intemperance ia Great Britain have risen from 45 per 1,000,000 of those living in 1878 to 77 per 1,000,000 in ,1897.

CONSUMPTION PER HEAD,

News in Brief.

The annual meeting of the ratepayers [ia the Wakanui Road District! will bo held on Saturday, M&y 3rd, at l; 30 p.m. The aoouftl meeting of the ratepayers in the Mount Hubb Road District will be held oo Monday, May S.h. The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Upper Ashbarbon Road District will be held on Saturday, May 3rd. Mr E Gibbard, of the ready money chop, Tancred Street, advertises that hia aim la to supply goods of reliable quality at lowest; prices.

Toe Asaburbon County Council Invite tenders for clearing main from Westerfield to Watertoai

The beer strikers at Kadlaa, Sooth Australia, have succeeded in reducing the price of •• butchers "to 3d, bub they com plain that the publicans have also red need the s>z3 of the glass. *

Industrial Building Society.

The annual masting of the Ashbarton Industrial Buildln-g SooSeby was held faab evening, Mr W H Eule, Chairman of Directors, occupied tho ohafr, and there was a fair atbend&Qoe of members

The report stated lhab notwithstanding the faob that; She earn of £826 17a 6d had been p*id to members daring the year, the euin of £1750 had been appropriated to members duriog thab time. The report and balance sheet were taken as read

Messrs E J Oox, Lawiie, and Siloock, wore elected Directors for the ensuing term. (Ehe eleotSon ot Audi'ore reeultod In favor of Mesera Alberb Roberts (Direotora' A«d: tcr), and W Pioklei (Sbfreholderib' Auditor).

SOUTH AFRICA

Pot Pr« 88 As3obiablob~By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, April 25 The Imperial Government h*a in vited the Natal* Government views en '.he recant negotiations for peace.

In the House of Commons Mr John Morley moved the adjournment with a view to protesting against the deten tion of Albert Carbwright, editor of the South Africau News, who, in April last, was sentenced to a year'a imprisonment for libelling Lord Kit chener.

Mr Brodrick stated that the sentence expired on Tuesday. Communications were proceeding regarding the accep tance of an undertaking^on the part of Cartwright before he comes to England. Oartwright was guilty of one of the greateat of crimes from a journalistic standpoint. Lord Kitchener, under martial law, was entitled to provision ally assign him a place of residence, and it was bis duty to take every precaution, especially now, in order to prevent anything tending to prolong the war.

The debate on the motion was the mos- impassioned of the session. Sir W V Harcourfe, Mr Asqaith, Mr Winston Churchill, and Mr Bryce as sailed the Government.

Mr Baifour emphasised the fact that the Empire's trust reposed in Lord Kitchener.

On' the division being taken the Government secured a majority of 77. The minority, numbering $82, in cluded Mr Winston Churchill, Mr Gibson Bowles, and seven other Unionists.

THE TENTH CONTINGENT

Sydnbt, April 25.

The Norfolk ia coaling and taking in 12,000 carcases of mutton. Its is expected she will sail tomorrow.

Tbe managing director of the Fede ral Steamship, Company entertained the officers at dinner, and subsequently at the Theatre.

Darby, the cook, committed suicide. Bidding good-bye to hia comrades,, he suddenly jumped overboard, Hi%,wife and family are not aboard, but reside in Faddington, and came to meet the Norfolk.

Wellington, April 25 With reference to the drowning of this 000k of the transport Norfolk, already reported by cable today, a message announo* ing the hot was fouod on Wednesday lasb in a bottle picked up oa the Island B*y heaoh by a girl named Antrobus. If) was written oa a pieoe of an envelope and rin—> 'Sunday, April 20th* The cook jumped overboard ; Sergb Booth and Trooper Edg' combe, troopship Norfolk.'

The find was reported to the newspapers, bub in view ot the frequency of hoaxes in messages ot the kind, it was decided rather than cause possible needles'* anxiety to the relative?, to withhold publication until the statement should be confirmed

TBE £SHBUBTO** 6UARDIAIS 5 SATOBDA? APBIL 26, 1902,



United United Australia Canada Kingdom States

8eer...31 30 ... 13 00 ... 10.60 ... 360 Spirits 1.03 ... .92 ... ,76 ... ,65 Wine 0.40 ... .20 ... — ... .08

33.33 14.12 11,36 4.33



BUSINESS NOTICES Re MITCHELL &. TURNER'S BUSINESS, i * A HBANGKMENTS wore completed on THURSDAY, April 24, A by wbloh MR TURNER retires from the business m from April lat>, dad by which ME MeOLURO (New Z aland representative of Thomas Collier & Pons, London Warehousemen, and lately of Meisim J, .Ballahttsb & O>, Obristohnrch) joins MR TIMMINS . m& Partner. . . ■ ■ "Aononaoements as to the future conduct of the basinesi will b& issued shortly. MITCHELL & TURNER. STERLING VALUE AT TSS READY MONEY SHOP. OUR aim Is to supp'y Gooda of Reliable Qaallby at> lowest Rook Bottom Prloaa righto throughout, not (as is often done) cffjring a few artiolea ftb k«en prices as * baits,' wbioh are no criterion of the genera! value given. We BUY in the BBIBJJ Mmrketsfor prompt OA(§H, thus securing substantial diaoounfs- feava very BtmaH Working Expenses, avoid losses Incurred by i giving Credit, and therefore Can and'Do 8el! ab the Finest) Marglu of Pr»-fifc, Aay person can ace readily, that the foregoing ittioo'pleF and oondibioas enaara to otic Oastomars STftBLiING VALUE FOR IHEIR MONI^Y. HEW &QODS NOW ARBITING. l|»ll|llllll.lllllWIIIIIIMIIII*f 1' I WIWlW—III" E. G 188 A R D, fHT BEADY MONSY DRAPER, JH3 TANOEID STEEET (opposite Arcade), Ashburtoa BUY FROM ALGORN'S KAIAPQI BLANKETS. SEE SPECIAL OFFER. GUNS- GUNS. GUNS, 1 U$T LANDED.—SingIe and Doable Barrel Breech Leading; A real ft Good 8,8, ftt4si. IKB from 65* upward*. ■AMMUNITION TJ SUIT ALL, t i OARTKIDGE9, incloding Iley'a Universal and Bltse. Nobol's Balliatite, ■ Smokeless. ' NBW CLUB, NX W HIV AL. Powder, Sboft, Ops, Loading Implements, Gun O*s"b, Gleaning Rods, Ac. LAR! P AND LAMP WARE- Library or Dining : oom from 27« 6d to 55 j ; Table from 2* Gi to 30s; OaU and ib'peot the " New Miilfr." — Hand Lamps from la. LAMP GLASSES AND WICKS OF ALL KINDS. OA KPBS.TBK' S TOOLS Ol all Descriptions »t Reduced Prices, Greatrst variety and Cheapest Id Aehburton, RAKGKS & REGISTIR GRATES TO SUIT TOl TIMES; ' viii iii 1 >flt-wn G. MEDDINS, The People's Ironmonsjer, Barnett Street, Opposite Arcade HARDLEY BROS,, tLDMBEJKS, IROSMOXGEHS, AND TINSMITH Onr Season's Stock of GUNS, CARTRIDGES, AND GUN EITTING3 Ii to Hand ; and Our etTNSMITHING, ENGINEERING, and BftAIZING DEPARTMENT, le is tbe Hands of a Cartlfie&ted Eoßtneer, therefore all work will be carried out oi latest scientific lines, and guaranteed » We hold a largo stock of WINDMILLS, TANKS, B&THS, FOKCE and LIFT PUMP* BINIS LAVATORY BASIN'S, HIGH; PRESSURE BOILERS, &o, aud make EOT and COLD WATKR and SANITARY WORK a SptoUHy SPOUTING, RIDGING, aad all c!»eßaa of Tin and Iroo Gooda Manut*ct«red. Pipn Wdla Urivea, Patnps, Hydr*hlio Rimi, Wladmills aad Water Wheola fixed and P\ Staff of Competent Workmen always avaikble for all o'asaes of Plumbing work in aoy part! of tilui county. m^- 32 HARDLEY BROS. pa 80182 PLUMBBRB and SANITARY ENGINEERS, EAST STRKBT ■J. W I L S 0 N DIRECT IMPORTER OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS. & Competent Sit of Tradeoman kept for Houbq Palotiog and Docorating ia all its branohes/.lor Town aud Ooontry. • I Have a Well Assorted Stock o! MIXB D PAINTS Jo Larga or Small <^aantltles; also paint, Brushes White L«ad Lmaeed Oils (Raw on Boiled Sotim Window Glass Fancy Glass ,- Tn'jpeotiatt Be z'ns Methylated Spirits Artie I ft* Material Beautiful MIRROR GLiSS in larga theet^, can,be cub to any b!zi f *7^oMSi"l Ev W ycl»y CoDkery," prjoe I OAD SALE VJ Is. This bookis chi. fl? Intended I •x -5-*1 X3L J_J J.J so meet the ■rtqalramentß of tho ordinary » QUARTER AoreSeotlon, In a goojaita' ocionUl boaaeh-ld. The book mny be j W atloD, Ea«t aide of Town, on which is ■molally recommended to youog house- i er.uted a well fcmlt House of six Koomt, koepors, Inesperieoced oooka, donieetio with Bath room and out) building. The MtTanta, and to atudentß of the art of Property Is iota a good tenant, ab • rent eookary. The dfreotipbß are given in suoh a which will allow a fair lntete<t on Purchase ol^M. oodhS«8 manner, ihab the merest) tyro Money, and a good margin for repairs, 4c. Dhould haw bo djffioalty. Obtaio»ble from For p^rlloulais app'y fco A T H WILLIAMS, CHARLES BRADDSLL, |- EaatSireeb 4173 Barnett Street. /SaBSON'3 Stocktaking S»ls of English ]?0R BALE. \J China, and Earthenware, American ____. Glsei aud Harctwaife,. Shtfiß Id Cntlery Ty/TRS FOBZS'S House, on Carters and JE!eetrop*«t«}, Btcyclrs, Braehware, j^|_ Terrace, Tinwald, with 4 acres of and Jspfinese G'ood<», i" no^ on- First Class Land, The house is conveniently »■ "' • : —"". ~ ~~ ; ' situated, just been renovated, and will be THE following Mtpw-will wpviDce yoa 80 ld rema.k*b!y cheap, tbab KBR«»a. BarnaM Street, mVID TBOMAS. »r* MDing.»■ cheap a« any; shop Jo town : - \^_ PAVID IBU^:_ 701b Bag Sugar 1«» 6-i { 6WB Joioe,, FOE SALE 1* per bottle 5 AMorfed W».ite, 1« F^r iih j New CurrftDts, WI per lb ; FiRS, 7d per 1b : : Suburban Property Blue, flfcgo, and Tapi«oa, per io- an 0 Roods 20 Perches, situated otber gooda rqanlly cheap. £) nca- the North East Town Belt, ,_ __ - — Price required. Small flash LAD! 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