Commercial.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Sydney, Nov. 20 ■, At the Homebush market sales were brisk. New Zealand wethers ranged from I 2(!s to 28s 3d, ewes It's Gd. The supply of i cattle was above the demand. New Zea- '' land cows averaged .£ls lus, bullocks to £17 2s Gd.

London Wool Sales.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd, have received the following cab'e message from their London oitice, under date, Nov. 19 ■— " The wool market is very firm, and we expect a rise in prices of 5 to 10 per cent at next sales-"

GERALDINE FARMERS' YARDS.

There was a very good attendance at the Geraldine farmers' yards Wednesday, when there was a fairly large entry of stock and every line sold well. Jb'our-tooth wethers

sold at 14s 6d, 14s lOd to 15s 3d; fat ewes and wethers, I7s2d; ewes and lambs (nil counted), Gs Gd to 7s 6d; shorn ewos, 10s (id. Cattle - Cow in profit, M 10s. Pigs — Small stores, 10s to 10s Gd. At the close of the live stock sale yesterday Messrs Maling and Shallcrass held a clearing sale

of furniture at the late Mrs Dooley's residence.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cable News and an article headed " The New ' Messiah' in London " will be found on the fourth page to-day.

Lincoln College Boakd.—The Canter bury A. and P. Association have nominated Messrs H. A. Knight, Itaceoourse Hill, and John Studholme, jun., Hinds, to fill the vacancies on the Lincoln College Hoard. A Trotting Match.- A telegram from Invercargill states that a two mile trot for .£2OO a sido, between Young Burlington and St George, took place on Thursday, and wns won easily by St George in omin 27sec Breaches of the Factories Act.— At Dunedin yesterday the owner of a small furniture factory was fined 10s and costs for employing a boy under sixteen years without a certificate, and a similar amount for failing to register his factory. Weather Forecast. — Captain Edwin wires :—Gale from between north and west and south-west; glass rise after 12 hours from now; indications of rain soon. Trespassing on a Racecourse —At the Dunedin Police Court yesterday two per sons who are known to lay totalisator odds were each fined £5 and costs for trespassing on the Wingatui racecourse.

Cricket. —Yesterday afternoon, in the Domain, a team of fitteen from the High School, including one or two old boys, played a match against the Ashburton Cricket Club. The Club batted first, and made 54 runs, P. Orr (23) being the only one to reach double figures. C, F. Salmond and H. Watson did most of the bowling, and both showed excellent form. The High School made 99 runs in their first innings, thus winning by 45. Traversal, Sinclair 18, Anderson 12, and Brock 12, were the principal scorers, and Orr and Clark were the moat successful bowlers on the Club side.

Catholic Litkrary Society.—The usual weekly meeting took place on Wednesday, and an unusually large gathering of mem hers were present. As the social to His Lord ship Bishop Grimes had been postponed the President, Mr A. J. Muller, gave a most inture.-ii ing and very instructive lecture on " Magnetism," showing its causes and forens, so far as they are understood. Many questions were askod hy members, which' brought out lots of information on the subject. Being the first lecture of the kind the members showed a great deal of interest by the numerous questions put to the lecturer, und a very instructive evening v/aj passed.

TitfWA&t* School Committee.—A. meet of the Tinwftld School Committee was held on Wednesday epeuiiig la&t. Present — Messrs Treinain, J. Hampton, S. Giles, and J. Fergio. Mr Clothier sent a written apology" for his absence, through illness. Mr Iv. Tremain was voted to the chair. The Master's report was road, showing the number of children on the roll to bo 120. The attendance has not been good since the examination, owing to the public holi days. The school was examined by Mr Wood, on October the 20th and 21st inst. The master suggested that two prizes be given to the boys attending the wood classes. It wus decided that the Committee give two prizes for the wood classes, not to exceed 7s 6d. The Inspectors' report was read, and was considered very good. It was decided to Jeaya the matter of the school Axcursion in ab'ey&nce'Xqf the present. The amount ?<J6I 13s 4d was passed for pay ment, and the mC^toi? then closed.

Ashburton Debating Society.—The Ashburton Debating Society held a very successful social meeting in St. Stephen's schoolroom last night. A piano had been obtained for the occasion, and ti>er« were a number of small tables for cards an*l evening games. A. regulation ping-pong table was in groat demand all the evening, and some well contested games were played. Progressive ping-pong caused a great deal of amusement both to players aud onlookers. During the evening Miss A. Orr, Miss Bauehop, and Miss Willis contributed musical items, which were much enjoyed. After an excellent supper had been handed round by gems of the members and ladies, those present joined in rcund games with great spirit. At the close Mr WLitehouse proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the ladies for their ftsfsUtance in making the evening a success. He also thanked the local Press for their unvarying .courtesy, and said that not ouly had good reports of tho Society's meetings always been pub lished, but the Press had gone out of its way to. kelp the Society as far as it cotild. Me acknowledged the kindness of the Churchwardens in allowing fchsm the use of the schoolroom. After the national anthem had been sung the gathering dispersed.

The Budgb Whityvorth has been adopted as tho loading bicycle by all classes, manifestly because of its superior quality : because of its reliability ; because it has proved to be the bep,t bicycle built.— K. D. Johnston, agent, Buriietfc Street.

The Tailoring Tka.dk Djsvi;th — The secretary of the Tailors' Union objected in Court that Ceaujhkad and Berry.van put far more work in suits than ordinary CChristchurch) tailoring. Manufacturer's Vl.geft.ts ezplain thai Craighead and Berry man's ii'nmgs' h^.yp to be made and imported specially, bsing'bejfctpr qUp4itf than usually sold. They h tn/fi j list engaged several eivtra; experienced man to cope wifcli the rush of. orders. Craighead and Berryman pay extra for both labour and material because their, is." Satisfaction." Up-to-dato suits from" £3 IQI- lj°r:' Hunmer hats, shirts, ties," boots, of;c.', 'nJ?f.t cpt-n^. Compare; prices ! QbgejW th.c quality J'-^yl^ i

Correspondence.

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

ASHBURTON v. CLUTHA.

TO THE EIHTOR. Sir,—Kindly grant me space in your valuable paper regarding a few words on Prohibition. I nra a farmer, and reside in ] the Clutha district. I happened to bo at your Show, and I was greatly surprised to find it conducted so well, not one drunk did I meet through the day. I can honestly say, judging by your Show grounds, where you will find people of all sorts, most of them who perhaps only meet on this one day in the year, that the people of Ashbur ton are the soberest crowd I have ever met throughout New Zealand, while in Clutha at the present time it is a very common occurrence to see men drunk every day in the week. I say this, and can prove it. Prohibition in Clutha is a failure. Our daily papers tell us that for continuance in 1896 th'-re were only 490 odd votes, while in 1899 there wero 1400 odd, an increase for continuance of over 1000. Now, any sen sible persons with a little brain power can see for themselves that the majority of the people of Clutha can now sac the great mis take they made by voting no-license. I myself am a moderate who seldom takes a glass and all the publicans gain by me is harmless, but the reason why 1 write this letter is because I like to see justice and fair play to all. I don't believe in striking behind the scenes, like one of our prohibi tion leaders who visited our town some few weeks back aud told us the drunkeu state of Ashbuiton, and the same person is sup posed to be a mau of religion. I voted prohibifo.i lust election, but uever will I do it again. I say give fair play to the publican, and if people want prohibition let them pay for it. It is quite time a law was passed, ranking the no-license voters pay for their brainless doings. Now I appeal to the sensible people of Ashburton and its surrounding districts to use your brains in a proper manner. When the day of judg ment comes round use your common sense, and do not be led astray by these narrow minded prohibitionists. —I am, etc., A Moderate Farmer. Ashburton, Nov. 17th.

Mclrose Dairy Factory

OFFICIAL OPENING,

It is always encouraging'to havo to re cord the establishment of any industry or undertaking that redounds to the public good, and it is again our pleasant duty to have to announce the opening of another dairy factory in this district. This time it is uearer the centre of population. When we advocated the establishment of dairy factories in this county a few months ago, we were not without hope that some enter prising individuals would be found ready to take the matter up, and go in for dairy farming either on a large or small scale. Al though it is generally admitted that dairy ing is in its infancy in these parts of our fer tile isles, yt t there are those among us who predict a good future for the dairying industry in this district when the farmers come to recognise its true value. Fortu nately, amongst us there are some who are not likely to allow a paying industry like dairying to lag behind for want of a push forward. The latest one to hold such opinions is Mr John Olsen, who, as most residents are aware, was for a number of years in the employ of Messrs W. H. Col lins & Co. Being a man of practical ideas Mr Olsen knew that the road to success depends a great deal on which turning is taken at tho start. From a cursory glance at his new factory our corre-popdeut at once saw that tha proprietor needed no fingerpost to show him the way. In the first plane Mr Olsen hns picked out a nice locality; favourable in many ;©;pect.3. The tarm adjoins that of Mr Edwards (lately in tho occupation of Mr fi'erriman) just off the Wakanui Road. It is of medium size, 52 acres in extent, and capable- of carrying ;i goodly number of dairy cattle. The large stream- ivhfair i uuß tliroutfb,Xha.welldsno.wn property of Mr J. Hunt, also passes through Mr Oisen's land, thereby giving an ample supply of water for farm needs. The factory building is not quite so large as that of Mr Osborne's at Willoughby. It is divided into three coinpnrtinentd one for the milk and but ter, another for tha pasteuriser, separator, i and cooler, and the other is for the en gine. The building of course is of brick, which was executed by Mr A] Andrew*, the woodwork oil it being 4°se by Mr Oisen's sons. The engine, which supplies the steam for the pasteuriser and separator, is a two horsepower one, supplied by Mr Kilworth, Qf Ashburtou. The separator is the AJpha- Laval patent, whjch was exhibited at the last Show by Messrs Mason, Struthers, & Co., andj is capable of skimming 65 gallons per hour, The pasteuriser is by the same makers, capablo of pasteurising 110 gallons per hour, and the cooler passes through the same quantity in the same time. The cooler is of the latest pattern, circular in «htipe and perforated at the top inside and out. The water which passes through the cooler comes from a pump which is worked on the outside, the power being supplied by the engine. The appliances are cer tainly up-t.o-duf;e. At the invitation of tho proprietor, about 40 persons visited the factory yesterday afternoon, among whom were Messrs J. Tucker, G. W. Andrews (chairman of Hampstead Town Board), W. J. Silcock, W. Mose?, E. J. Guy, members of the Borough Cou^oiJj and' others, Including many ladies'. Mr Olsen hfid the machinery and plant in working order, so' that every body eouli see and judge for themselves how thp jncfustry js carried on. The ladies, especially |}Qok ijiuch ptsresjb in the work ing of the piantj'and appeared pQ b^e tho loughly satisfied that butter made in tn'jg way was purer than any other. After re freshments had been handed round, Mr G. W. Andrews, in the absence of His Wor ship tho Mayor, said that ho had much pltjasijvo iji being preseut to formally open the Melros'e jty'airy, irjfjp particularly as the proprietor was an old friend of his, spd one who could be trusted to do tl^e wort well! People djx^ not seenji to realise what a good country iifiv/ Zealand was; but others out side did and often tafed %ijqjit ijD. 'He wished Mr Olson every success in" his under taking. He was quite sure that the dairy -1 ing industry had bright prospects before it, if only the people would realise how necessary }t "'£3 to attend to their health. Dr Symes had. said"tfila£ & good deal cf disease could be obtainod £1-9111 mii^ that had not been properly treated; so they would see how necessary it was for them to study £heir healtff in £his re^pt jr. After a few complimentary reference? to Mr Olsen, he declared the Factory open. Mr W- •[• S^cock said fchat as an old friend o( Hr Ol^en, w^om he had known for 28 years, he would Hke to say a fe?? wordsin reference to his undertaking, whicn he hoped would prove successful and pay well. He had always found Mr Olsen straightforward in all his dealings. Mi- Andrews had told them about the necessity of studying their health, but he (Mr SilcocL) aUvayg that "cleanliness was next to godliness, and tjj&J;. ■■ vjas an incentive to good health. ]f everything'Wete &gid iv a clean state, then no oiib'& health would, be jeopardised in that way. He considered that, Mr Olsen had (started in a proper way —not on too large a soale, and wished him cv.cry sjic'eefcs/ : : ' ' .' , After' inspecting i*e svptoijndings and grounds, tho company dispersed. "' : :i

News in Brief.

.# - — As M" Ager will give his closing address in' the* OdljfeUbW v W" to-morrow, he hopes bo will have a f»il fcoi+se.' The next sale at the May Held Yards will be held on Friday, November 28th, starting ;it 12 o'clock. 1-ho Beading Room of the Public Library will 'be cldse'd nextfMona&y and Tuesday, as i'fc will bo uae'd for a polling booth.' •< ■

POLITICAL.

MR JOHN STUDHOLME, Junr., AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL.

Last evening, Mr John Studholme, junr., , one of the candidates for the Ashburton j scat, addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting of electors in the Oddfellows' Hall. The building was full, many country people coming in to hear the candidate. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and in introducing the candidate, said that they were there that evening to listen to a second instalment of Mr Stud holme's political speech. The constituency of the Ashburtou electorate should be some what proud in having so many candidates to select from, md he had not the slightest doubt but that the intelligence and good judgment would lead the electors to select the best man. There was no more impor tant- matter which concerned the electors more than that. He hoped everyone would not t'tiil to exercise their vote. The people lived in a free country, aud in a progressive age, and this, together with our educational facilities, should at anyrafe act as anincen tum to people to votu according to their judgment and conscious. He asked a patient hearing for Mr Studholme. Mr Studholrae, who was received with loud applause, commenced his address by thanking them for the flattering reception he had been accorded. Ho was pleased to be able to speak to them the second time. As he said before, he would say again, that he was anxious that both his opponents and supporters should bo perfectly clear as to the views he held in politics. (A voice : Why, you've done that before.) Ho hoped to make his views clear to everyone. One question, the first he would touch upon, was an important one, and it was

THE IJQUOR QUESTION. To his mind, the liquor question was taken altogether out of the hands of politicians. He would say that our politicians had nothing to do with the question. (Hear, hear.) They had got the referendum and local option, and these should suffice at pre sent. There was not likely to be any legis lation on the question next Parliament. It a side issue. He would require to go in and study the question thoroughly, before arriving at a definite conclusion as to the means of remedying the evils of the present system. If elected, he would make a special study of it. In the meantime, he would leave matters entirely as they «re, and he would oppose any alterations in the main provisions of the present licensing laws. (Applause.) THE FARMERS' UNION.

The Farmers' Union was another matter of importance. He had been interested in it for the last eighteen months. The " ! yttelton Times " had published articles seve e!y criticising the Union, but facts had disproved their criticism. It had been said that the objects of the Farmers' Union were to oppose the demands of farm labourers, and to oust the present Govern ment from office and do all sorts of things adverse to the worker, "which was utterly wrong. Ho said that the Conference held at Wellington had represented the whole of New Zealand, and had laid down a policy of neutrality as regard farm labourers' disputes, and though pressure had been brought to boar on them to take up an antagonistic attitude against the demands of the Shearers' Union and thresh* ing mill hands the Union had refused to have anything to do in the matter. The objects of the Farmers' Union were to counteract the attack made on the farming industry by the Trades and Labour Councils and other anti-land sections, to combine to further the interests of all sections of the farming community, and further to foster a good foohng between the farmers and f:irm labourers. (Flear, hear.) Farm labourers ought to join the Union ; it would be wise for them, to do so. Their interests, with one exception, were identical with those of the farmers. If the farmers' income were reduced, the wages fund would be smaller. Then, in regard to the colony's finance, it had been said, what interest has a fa m labourer in our finances. .JTe was of the __op_inion that it concerned tTielarm TaWurer asTnucH a? "the farmer"." The wages fund depended on the farmer's income, and nothing affected that income more than a low rate of interest. A low rate of interest depended on the confidence o? the London money n ar'cet, and also on the way we spent our money. There would always be a difference of opinion regarding wages. When these differences did occur, if tlio fnrmer were a wise man, he would have it out face to face, and if there was no agreement then the matter ought to be re ferred to arbitration. To his mind that was the best way to settle these differences. Let the farm labourers and farmer* all join the Farmers' Union, and then for the sole purpose o,f settling wages disputes let both form sub-unions within the Union, ani let fcheir committees ln.eet and thresh the matters out; then probably same agree ment would be come to, but; if not, refer it to the Arbitration Court. It was a good thing that they could make use of this Court, and he agreed with the principles of the Arbitration Act. It was the best way of settling disputes between employers and workers. (Applause ) He was glad to see that the Compensation for Improvements Act applied to the farming industry. It would not do to deny to the farm labourers those privileges which the workers in the industries possessed. The burden on the farmer was no greater- than before. Owing to the action of the Farmers' Union, a farmer ha vihg a wages bill of £ 100 could secure himself against all risks for 20 years for a £5 note, and any farmer who had got off under the old system for that sum for the past 20 years was either a very lucky or a very mean man,' He w6u l|d^owsay a few words about

THE OBJECTIONS JfAIJE AGAINST HIM. In his found§ pf district he was sur prised' fco find tb r at there still existed the same old bitterness of 'class against cjass. Some people said "It was all very well for Stndholme to hold these views, bub how loug has he hold them." He said that he had studied the methods adopted on the Canadian pravies, and had held the same S>eiys he. held now for years. For five months he lived'in oao Gf ih® congested parts of London, and could see hovy things were carried on there. The viows he held in. vegard to farm labourers' cottagos he had li'eld fGr some years'. In p,roof of this, he hal published a leaflet, winch went to show that he was furthering the object, and had it at heart. (Applause.) Then again, some said he was a squatter, /daughter.) In answer to this allegation he would' say taa'fe'^ll {ihg farmers on the Canterbury Plains were' lapge or small squatters. He did not think that " the Devil was as black as he' was painted," neither was the squatter, wl^q was not so tyid as thgy 'tri.Q^ to make oj|t. He be lieved that the. squatters wore* a useful i^nd necessary class;" so much was this so, that (ih6y were indispensi'ble in tho early day. He would ask then ? how T7p,uld the Provincial Government have got on if if; had not been for the money they made out of land bought from the squatters? How would the farm labourers have done if they had not "earned the wages from these squatters ? The squatters may have made mistakes—everybody was liable to do that. $he.y had tried to buy more land thun they Gould 'fa'rnj!'-'''Vfhtert urete thg squatters now? They OQuld be almost counted .on the fingers of one hand. The allegation made against the squatters seemed to him like hitting a man when he was down. The TQi'k. done.in the early days by tho squat i^rs'ijiade ip comfortable fof> the inhabi fc3.ntson the Gan'^rb'ut-y Elapis • (Hear, ties.*.) Ii« was proud to 'that he. was the son Gr"oue..tJt tfc&sg piQiieepf; if tl>ere was one thing that was in his tavot? it was that. Very few men had roughed it like his father had done, in developing the re p,yUr(:6B ci tb^ North amd South Island; and . very" few'nj.'eii if ad 4onfc-so with Isss benefit to th«}Higelye§. His fatl gr na^raily wab a Conservative, *nd s.afc it} the 'Provincial Council for many years, He was ngyep defeated, and only once opposed, which cloved that his^c-nstifcußnts were satifefie'd witKhim.- v*-FP^^o;)' The. condition of i politics";were different now thtm iii;. those daysl' He had occasion to "differ from!'Ms fatlier in politics. He bfljievel that 'a's the population increased the Q9uiitry must g6

on progressing, not by fits and starts, but ''■ by a staid and continuous jog-trot progress. (Hear, hear.) Mr 3 ulholme then paid a, : brief compliment to the late Mr William i Seffcon Moorhouse, one of the founders of i Canterbury. Mr Seddon had said of Mr Moorhouse that he was a broad-minded man 1 He would pass on to deal with

3IOBE CRITICISMS. j His opponents had abused him about his ■ -suggestions for cottage accommodation for the fiirm labourers. They said that it was just a dodge, and all lie iutunded to do was to dump them down, and then put the ' screw " on. That was one intention that one of the other candidates had credited him with. They must remember that this was not a matter which rested with either the large or small landholders—it rested with the Government. People had profited by their past legislation, and if they would only put the farm labourers in a better position they would get work for the remainder of the year, and be able to work at home the rest. _ Of course i there was no compulsion about it. He was ! not wedded to any particular kind of tenure, but would favor the most suitable, and a j low rate of interest should be charged. This would be found to woik suitably in widely settled districts. Another objection his ' opponents had was, this could be met by any landholder, who could build cottages if he choose to do so. That might be, but he (Mr Studholme) could tell them that they did not build them—whether they could or not was another matter. As a rule many farmers had not got the money, and many i were borne down by mortgages over their farms. Ifc waa well known that money j could only be got easily on a first mortgage, i He knew that building societies and other j financial institutions would only look at- a j first mortgage. Another question was brought up and that was how would the Government secure them. He could show j them methods how to do that both to the benefit of both farmers and farm labourers. He would say this, that there was not the slightest necessity why this system should be forced down their throats. Nothing could be done nuless backed up by the Government. The " Lyltelton Times " had paid him a great cornplimeut, and had devoted two loaders to his candidature. That journal had termed him a "Con servative novice." It had supplied quite a collection of epithets, insinuations, and misrepresentations. What proof had it that he was a novice and a Conservative. It had said he was opposed to a protective tiriff. The extreme Liberal party were the Freetraders, and the Protectionists the others. Ho did not advite a suddt a change from a revenue to a protective tariff. He advocated assisting the people in this way as much a<? possible., and if it could not be done, t hen settle them on the land, and give them the easiest terms possible. He had been attacked about the hands em ployed at our manufactories. He was | perfectly well aware of the f.icts as shown out in the figures representing the people employed. Out of 17 millions worth of products, only G millions were protected, and value amounting to eleven millions required no protection. Further there were over 20,000 hands employed in unprotected industries. He could say that no one had more sympathy with the natural industries than he had. The protected industries suffer just as much as the farmers do under a protective tariff. (Hear, hear.)

LAND EEVALUATION, The candidate then referred to the " New Zealand Times " which, he said, was directly advocating the revaluation of the land, and when they found that the Trades and Labour Council was doing likewise, then he considered they had something to fear that the Government was likely to break faith with tho people. He hoped that the Government would go on with the lands for settlement policy. If the " Lyttelton Times" and the Liberal party got their way, they would soon have an increasing army of leaseholders, which meant a larger voting power on the Government side. THE PUBLIC! DEBT. The *' Lyttelton Times" had attacked him re his statements about the public but he assured them that he took his figures from the Tear Book. He took only - tk«-latar paiods, whereas that paper had trone baok for several years. Ho had said before how the debt stood, and thought it a large increase which showed £2 los Gd per head for the last two years. Every single fact he had given them before was obtained from the Official Year Bouk and the Public Works Statement, with the exception of that referring to the Mahokine Viaduct. Mr Studholme then quoted extracts from the "■ Lyftelton Times," and said that those who lived in glasses houses should not throw stones. He challenged the "Lyttel ton I iines v to disprove his statements re the appointments to the Public Service by colour; the £10 grab; nnd the Public Revenues Act, (Loud Applause), \

Now the Ashburton Mail had not treated him at all badly, but it had stated ho had overdrawn tho picture of the colony. But he would still say that if the colony went on as it was going, it would soon be found in financial ruin. Certainly it was going at a record racing trot.

ALLOCATION OF VOTES. Canterbury last year got ,£SOOO for roads and bridges, when if"- should have got .£60,000. He would say that when they had necessary works like the extension of the Mount Somers railway, and a bridge over the lower part of the Kangitata river, our district should get more. If elected, he would |do ■ all in his power to get more money spent in this district, Which hfed a right to it. ' (Applause) Then some people said, how woulcj. lie do it. If returned to the House, he would endeavour to get the present system of allocation altered alto gether. If he failed in that, then he would try to get the sum gradually reduced. At all events, he would fight hard and see' that Ashburton got its share, and was not neg lected as had be.en done, in the past. (Applause).

o,n which side 2

Then again, his opponents had said " Oh, yes, Studholiiie is sitting on a rail 4 and wants to go with any party he likes."- He then dealt with a letter that had appeared in the columns of the Ashburt.m Ma.il. He was in favour of the great bulk of the past legislation passed by the Government, and he'amproved of a great deal of it, but op posed their methods'of administration and their extravagance. How'eyer, he would like to say a word or two about'

GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE at election times. I'hey wquld find, that at election times much pressure was brqught to bear upon the electors by members of the Government. If the. leaseholders went on increasing, that wou.l<J mean more support. Then th'et'e was an increasing army of co operative workers in Npw Zealand, and the Government' usually shifted these, men about to bring votes their'way in whatever locality 'they desif cd.' Then the Oiyil Ser vice appointments were madp by cplqur—all this meant Gqverijment support. Sq long as they continued this,' policy of b,orro.win^, so long wo^ld. this be a growing: evil. This had grown to, sv^ch an extent that the Government had become like % Galifornian thistle, (Laughter), Tt would spread more and more until the whole colony was used up in this way. (Applause). He was only too glad to say that the Government had done good work in the past, but he thought that it was a folly to keep a Government in power aftei; they had discontinued.their good" wbrli:.' Tfte' pfcsseat iyas <jug q£. the most reckless and^xtrajragant Governments we ev6P had. (Origa of Oh, no ,■ and Yes, yes.) The other Candida*es —^ Messrs J, McLaclilan and Ager—would.do all in thoir power to keep the Government in power, , while Mr,Efools had said that ,it would not do to keep aiiy-Goyernmeijt m cftiee lokgei? than years,'and' i}e '(Mr Sfii|dhqlfrno) thought the lat'tsp per}Q4 qijit§ long onoiigh- It waa, however, most improbable that. the Government would resign the power they now possessed. Therefore his only course was to^ • . -• •■<•■

The best tiling to do now was'td retuwi strong Opposition to keep the Governnreiifc in check; That was his view of the malte* 1, and if returned, he would sit with and tfote with the Opposition, but was not in favour of repealing any good work done by.'the Government, it or would' he oppose »aiiy thing for''the ■hene'ftt of the

general. (Applause). A word about MR BROCK, , whom Mr McLachlan had stated had been put up to stand by one of his (Mr Stud | holme's) friends. This was incorrect. Ifc was generally thought that it would be bettor for Mr McLachlan for Mr Brock to stand. Personally, he would pre fer a straight-out fight with Mr Mc- Lachlan. He had had a great compli ment paid him (Mr Studholme) by two members of the Government coming here just on the eve of an election. We had the Premier coming here, and then Sir Joseph Ward was reported to have interviewed one of the candidates. It was very much like a moth buzzing round a candle. (Loud laughter.) The Premier had said on his recent visit to Ashburton " that he had a weak spot in his heart for Ashburton." It was very funny that the Premier only dis covered this weak spot at a hotly contested election. Ashburton would do a capital thing if it returned the Opposition candi date at the head of the poll. (Applause.)

CONCLUSION. In conclusion, Mr Sfcudholme said that he did not stand for any class or clique. If returned, his aim would be to see that even handed justice was meted out. He believed that the views he held were favourable ti the minds of the people of Ashburton district, or at least the majority of them. During the last six years he had sat. on local bodies, and helped towards the advancement of the district. It was for them to say that if the electors trusted him he would honourably represent them in Parliament. (Loud applause.) Keplying to questions, Mr Studuolme said that both the farmer and the farm labourer would derive the benefit from his cottage scheme. He was in favour of referring the Bible in Schools question to the referendum, and was further favorably disposed towards some kind of religious instruction being imparted in our school 1?. He hoped that the various religious bodies would come to an agreement on this matter. He would express himself in favour of placing Clubs under the local licensing committees —or exactly on the same footing 1 as the hotels. In case of an elector being indisposed, and not able to attend the polling booth, he would not object to the law being filtered to meet the case under certain conditions. Mr Seddon was quite capable of taking care of himself if he were " rooted " out of office. The rumours that had been circulated to the effect that he did not treat his men fairly were false. No man in his employ had been subjected to unfair treatment, He challenged anyone to show where the working man was better housed, better fed, and better paid than those in his employ. At this stage an old employee of the candidate spoke in confirmation. He was in the habit of dealing with all merchants, local and otherwise. The liquor question was a difficult prob lem to solve, and he would take cover under the cloak that he had already men tioned —that he had not studied the matter thoroughly. The supposition of a questioner was so unlikely to happen in regard to the voting at the licensing poll that it was hardly worth while troubling about it. He was decidedly in favour of making roads to enable bush settlers in the North. Island to get their produce to market. He thought that his chance of election had been increased by Mr Seddon telling the electors they ought to be proud of the Government candidate. Tf parents could not stop boya from smoking until they wore twenty-one, lie did not think that any law would do so. There being no more questions, ■ Mr A." Protheroe moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Studholme for hisTaddress. Mr J. Bonifant seconded. Mr Studholme briefly returned thanks, and moved a vote of thanks to the chair, after which the meeting terminated.

MR W. BROCK AT HAMPSTEAD.

Mr W. Brock met the electors in the Hampstead School on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance, especially of ladies. Mr G. W. Andrews (Chairman of the Hampstead Town Board) occupied the chair. Mr Brock, in his introductory re marks, referred to the hiindsome manner in which the electors had treated him, and the oxcellent way in which they had rolled up to hear his views. He hid refrained from personality and s'tw no reason now to alter his conduct. The candidate then dealt; with the rise and progress of the Liberal administration! He stated that until 1890 the landowning olass held the power in Parliament, and until 1893 they were sufficiently strong to retard progressive legislation. But the elections of 1896, and 1899 had proved so fatal to the Opposition that they were now without a leader, and minus a policy. At the present election Mr Duthie, of Wellington, was almost the only candidate who declared himself an Opposi tionist. The remainder were masquerading about the country as independent Liberals. They agreed with the legislation of the Government, but stated its finance wag bad, its administration faulty, and its ex | penditure increasing through extravagance. They begged for another opportunity of ' putting our finances " straight," but what had the fore-runners of these men done' when they were in power, In spite of spending borrowed money as freely as is being dono at the present time they showed deficit after deficit. Their deficits for 1880,1881, and }882 amounted'to a total of .£4,988,754, and they trjed hard tosko^ & surplus. In 1883 when faced, with a deficit of £ 1,796,450, they converted it into 4 sur plus of .£35,549 by adding .£1,832,000 worth" of treasury bills to the permanent debt?. In 1888 they did the same thing, if thp Liberal Government had done this they would have been howled at by the Opposi tion Bress as robbers and plunderers. The/ increased expenditure of the Government was largely due to the creation of new departments, They had created. Old Age Pensions, industries and Commerce, Tourist and Health Resorts, Advances to Settlers and Public Health. There was one satisfactory feature about these depart ments, they were nearly all self supporting. The Advances to Settlers had done more for the prosperity of New Zealand than any other measure that had beea passed. There had been d^partni6utanncr.eaaes. lilduca.tion, Had 'increased 4161,375, Posf and Tele graphs 4155,593,' Railways £5§1,72G, Old Age' Pensions £210,000, Agricultural Department 4101,358,, and surveys ancl territorial expenditure £QsJ>l7. But these were increases that even the Opposition could not and dare not resist Mr Brock admitted the present Government had bor rowed and borrowed extensively, but the members of the Hqus,e were to blame. The Opposition was Just a,s keen in ita demands for railways, roa^ds, bridges, and buildings ag the Government party, indeed some of them at the present urged "it aa a crime against the Government that Canterbury had not go.t a larger sharo of the Public Works expenditure. The present Govern ment had provided dairy inspectors, grading of products, oversea trade, tourist traffic, sanatoria, etc, Of course those opposed to the Government said they would cherish this opposing of the liberal administration, but he warned the electors against depriv ing these measures of their natural parents: The country was prosperous, and no one could deny: such was the case. , Mr. John Dutbie, of Wellington, the financial expert of th.o Opposition aqknpwj^ge4. tr t is. : -.&¥s Brock then dealt with the land qu&sfelflfy' the referendum, volunteers, Home indus-, trios, Eleotive "Upper House,. Absolute Majority Bill, and Abolition of Mortgage tax on lines similar to his former addresses; In dealing with the railways the candidate said, tbat ho was pleased .tq find that t^e, Grqferqmeijt intended. in' future ifco, toanu* - faciure all the rolling sjioefc in the oaloiy. It was proposed even to manufacture tnfe iron and steel rails. At the present time we sent from .£75,000 to ,£IOO,OOO out of the color y for the purchase of rails. If all thfif sequiroirents of'the Railway Department we've tnft'nufactured here 1 we ww^d, W 4 self contained colony) This'would givePvw • increased, work, increased 1 population, greater development of the - coantry and decreased 1 taxation. Tn dealing ' with the extension of trade, Mr Brcick sard he rwoulc| support all efforts' tbJ -put)-' the v dtsj posal""o{ 'our frozen meat' !ou a,"'b,tse,s

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902



F. FERRIMAN. j SAVE THE BOYS. A hard drinker is reported us ha vim' said, " I cunt reform, bub for God's sake save tho boyc" lake Divss in the dppps of boll, 1 cannot break this tearful spell, No? quench the fives I've madly nursed, Nor cool this dreadful, raging thirst. Take back your pledge, ye camo too late; V© cannot save me from my fate, Nor bring mo back departed yy*, But ye can try to save the boys. Ye bid me fling my fiery chain Aside, and be a man again, When every street with snares is spread, And nets of sin where'er I tread. No ! I must reap as I did 3ow — Hie seeds of sin bring crops of woe; But with my latest breath I'll crave That ye will try the boys to save. These blood-ahot eyes were once so br;ghb, Thiß sin-crushed heart so glad and light; But by Ihe wine-cup's ruddy glow I traced a path to shame and woe. A captive to my galling chain, I'vn tried to rise, but tried in vain ; The cup allures and then deftroys — Oh, from its thraldom save the boys Take from your streets these traps of hall, Into whose gilded snares I fell. O, freemen, from these foul decoys Arise and vote to save the boys. O ye who license men to trade In draughts that charm and then degrade/ Before ye hear the cry, " Too late!" Ob, save the boys from my sad fate ! —France W. Har?ee.



BUSINESS NOTICES KERB BROS wishing to tlmnk their customers and friends for their liberal support during the last two years bare decided to move into larger premises. We may state that we have secured that large new shop three doors above our old one, and in order to have less goods to re more, we have decided to make big re ductions in all lines. KERB BROS, Burnett Street. Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before, Q£O to save disappointment, place your orders now for your Dresses, Millinery, Costumes, & Linguerie, We ha^e opened up and hive ready for your inspection Novelties for a good Spring and Summer Tr?de. Fey Silks, Tussore Silks, Satins, Muslins' Delaines, Prints, Ribbons and Laces, Ladies' White Skirts, Ladies New Millinery, Ladies' Moire Skirts, Ladies' New EormetF. Children's Goods & Millinery A SPECIALITY. Household Furnishings Ai Value. GENTS SUITS to Measure of Sound and Reliable Tweeds. GENTS' TIES, CAPS, STRAW HATS, ALL NEW AND NICE. KINDLY PAY US A VISIT FOR YOUR Boots, Shoes, & Footwear. Selling Rapidly at Cost Price & Pleasins- Everybody. Northcote % Hefford THE CORNER, EAST AND TANCRED STREETS.



To the Electors of Ash burton. Another Man in the field. J. L. HIGGS, PAINTER, of Tancred Street, "FT"AS decided to stand on the Liberal platform, and would solicit your support atvd patronage in all branches of the Painting and Decorating Trade. Pictures Framed. Sign-writing a specialty. Call and see the "latest in PAPERS. H- GRESHAM, SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. By Fxamination, October, 1897 FLIGHT years experience with E. G. and i P. W. Gresham, Dentists, Dunedin and Invercargill. Has commenced practice in rooms upstairs from the entrance to Thomas' Auction Booms, Burnett Street. Stoppings in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement. Gold and Porcelain crowns made ; also sets of teeth with Vulcanite and Porcelain gums. oas administered. All work guaranteed. Hoctks of Attendance —9 a.m.—s p.m. Private Residence—Care Mrs Gbant, Wilbs Street. '11 I|— L Helpless with n Rheumafism ■ You're tried liniments and prescriptions without reault. Now . . . CUBE YOURSELF with THE BREAT . .. CAHAQIAN . . . SEAWEED CURE. A medicine and Ke& a liniment. A Quick and £ormanent Cure. SOLD BY ALI, At 3/6 fxr BOTTII.B. i Solo Agent for Australasia: GEO. W. WILTON, ! Wellington. ;



Fr edlander Bros Ltd. j \ * S3 have for PRIVATE SALE- Sevei-al blacks fiS Suburban Properties ranging from .6 acres to 40 acres. ' Foj? full particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd. CHAFF. i , TT7ANTED — OATSHEAF, for Imme diate Delivery. Friedlander Bros , Lid. CHAFF. WANTED— One hundred Tons of Oat Straw Chaff. FRIEDLASDER BEOS., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET. I \\ E have conveniently situnted Offices , H'\ to Let, in West Street, at low rental. FRIEDLANDER BEOS., Ltd. EIEST-CLASS Columbia Bicycle in real good order, £8 cash. Rudge Whit worth; .used only 12 months, £8 i Os. Stars £5 and £7, .■md'.tnany otheys. No reasonable offer refused. Easy terms arra;*igvd.— J. Oan & Co. " " • ,



BUSINESS MOTTOES. ' Persons who wish to do their own Painting will find it to their advantage to call at my Oil and Color Store. ■ I have Ikady Mixed Piiiisfs, Genuine White Load and Oils, or I will mix any shade of our own Genuine Paint. J. WILSON, Paperhanger, Painler, and Sign-writer, NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.



I #*v °W 118 SL$ «f* C" ft "V &*% 12}%^ I PHOTOG-RAPHY. lIALMA AND CO., Sasinders' Kiiildings, Ashburton, ~Wy ETUE.N Hearty Thinks for ths patronage they have received during Jl\j the past three years, anl beg to announce th:\t during the Month of November wo will do One Dozen ENAMELLED PHOTOS and One ENLARGEMENT on a beautiful plate sunk mount, for IBs Gd. 12s Od. 12s 6d. JThe work will be up to our usual standard. Visit our Vestibule and see specimens. 118



SALE. SALE. SALE. NICHOLAS & PICK FORD WILL hold the first Clearinsr Sale of BOOTS & SHOES- The first and Only Sa.'e in four years, commencing TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1902 . BEING OVERSTOCKED AND IN WAIST OF ROOMS In order to reduce Stock and make room for poods arriving', we will hold a Genuine Clearing Sale for 31 Days. The Stock must be reduced. No consideration of profit will ba allowed to iuterfere with this object. Discounts i*ange from'lo k> 20 per cent. All in want of smart Shoes or Boots for the coming holidays shoild make a point oi visiting this Sale & securing some of the Bargtins Pemember —The primary object of this Sale is to reduce stock NICHOLAS &PICKFORD. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON] See Circular for Prices,] Be Sure that ycur Tea is Good. : : YOU are particular as to the other necessaries of life. Then why drink inferio-, and therefore, injurious and maybe poisonous Tea? Bulk Teas are as often a3 not a delusion and a snare, as though they may be good, i being "open" they permit a luHera-tion. Also, te:i loses its fragrance when it is exposed, | as bulk Teas must be, and tho fragrance of a Tea should be one of its chief recommenda tions.



Has commanded the respect of all good judges of Tea for years as the Lest Ceylon Tea that is produced. Ifc has been praised by Australian Governors and Prelates ;it is used in the best houses of the Commonwealth; ifc is par excellence the family Tea of the Australian community. Every Packet is Packed in Lead, And this ensures the retention of that subtle fragrance for which Njryana is noted. The Nirvana Company guarantees every packet of its Tea as pure Ceyiou from first leaf to last, and if you see that its name au.l trade mark (a Cingaloso girl-bust rising sfoui a, lotus lily) is ou every packet of tea you buy you can always be sure tint your Tea is B °°d. J T COOOH, Sole Agent, Ashburton.



T. Bullock. FOR SALE-NICE BUILDING SITE. 9 ACRES odd, good land, situated near Town. To be sold in two allotments if so desired. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO I/lsT, i-T A LOW RENTAL. SHOPS and Premises in Triads Build ings, fronting the Wakanui Road,' and near thn Post Office and Railway Station. T. BULLOCK. 5f LivT AT A LOW .RENTAL. PREMISES in Mon TO Sireei, £&tclj occupied by Mr T. Tally. ' T. BULLOCK, for"sale— improved farm, sheep COUNTRY, Etc. "T! A A A ACRES, good sheep country, JL4lb^|c%ip jaioetly in its native state, partly fenced with :jr/ir,e ap r d standards. Improved Farm oi~ 98 acres, with dwelling, etc., early selection 380 acres, fenced and otherwise improved. 283 acres, partly fenced. Good healthy sneep .Gentry, Improved Farnj of — 1 417 acres, good for alj round farm-ing [ 350 acres, in its native state, an,d partly fenced ; and other farms. And a number of Suburban and Town I Proper'ies. Also Building Allotments in the Town ships of Rakaia, Tinwald, Waterton, Win slow, etc. . Full particulars, terms, etc., furnished on application. T , BULLOCK.



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