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Mail Notices

Malls close for the following places as under,, snbjeob to tho necessary al orations; — SATURDAY, M»y 24 For United Kingdom, etc, via Teneriff*, epeorially addressed per Rangatk», ft.b 6.30 For Australian Bt»tp«, India, China, Straits Bebblemeots, Uoited Kingdom, C■■ntinenfc of Earope, etc, (due London, July 7 h), specialty adirm'Be.i via Briadisi, also for South Africa, »* 12 20 p m

Foe Northern P»rts and Westporb, per Ritomahan», at 6.30 p tn

MINING

Dtjnedin, May 22 Today 1* sales—Bendigo 15 , Golden River *7a 6d, Junction Eleotrio 22i 91, Monte 0 .risto 93s 60", O'rig 21s £H, Rise and Shine 20», Unity 15*, Upper Magoetlo 8* 3'i

COMMERCIAL.

Ualbed Pross Association —By Elobrlo Telegraph—Copyright)

London, May 21 The t«*al q<ianti»y off! ur tfliat for the United K'ngdi m is 4 090,000 quarters, and for the U' ntincnl 1 650,000 quarters. Prices for msrinoes are well maintained, urd medium and low ornstbeda geaer*lly are £! a pound lower. The £meriua» vislhie whaat supply it estimated ab 46,672 OCO bushe'a.

THE BURNSIDE MARKET.

Dunedik, May 21

Cattle—2l3 fat oattle were yarded. Beet bullocks sold at £9 5i to £10 12a 6d, one pen of very prime fetched £12, medium £8 2^ 6d to £9. others £7 10i to £8 heist owe £7 5s to £7 12s 6d, othen £i 10s to £6.

ARCADE HORSE FAIR.

Mr O Thom-vs hall his uaa»l month'y Horse Pair ab the Aroade on Thuradayt Ther* was a fair entry and a good attendance. Following are some of the p-ioes obtained s— U ibroken—B>y gelding £28 15», brown colt £25 10 ; broken—jjiey gelding £14; b^y mara £\5 ; b»y geldiDgs, 6yrs. £35, £37, and £38; cream ,oob £8 15", b»y o«lf, rising syrp, £28 10* ; b*y calb, 3yr?, £29. B-nken horset—Draughtß, bay mare, syre, £10: gel'iings£^6 10i to £40: bay mare £32; arrey fi'iy £38 10<; medium draughts £13 £14, £16, £17, £25 £ 7>o; harness horees £10, £10 15», £15, £16, £25.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1902. Local and General

Pbrsonal —Mr JohnMoLachKn M.H R, i« in town today—The Hod M-j»« pS-.eward. M R.B;. Uat present atmying ab Karow, ie his own elec'orate.

TUB FDUOATI9N pAHTATIOS GBAST.—Mr Thotmi) MaoKe aie, M. H.R., U movjDg to the direction of having the capitation ftrant raiß«d to£4 2i6d.

The BiOftKT Floods -The iUilwayjDe pardnent states thai) the d»mage done to its lines in the Canterbury and Obtgo district a through tl c recent fl >ods has run into some thousands of pounds.

Death in thk Hospital—A boy narred L A Lowe, aged 14, son of Mrs A Low*, of th<* North Esb Be", died in the H 8j i»i l»st n!ght imtrelUtely after an opera-top. The funeral will take phoo on Saturday, at 2.30 pm

1 hb Hixtii Contingent —In Sgmes pub lished last week in regard to the Sixth New Z aland Regiment, ib was stated that forty men absented than s 'Ives ab Capetown (..ays the " New Z ulaod Times.") An idea has got abou 1) that these men deserted. Sach i* nob the oa-e la common with % number of Australians, they mheed the the steamer Montroae at Capetown by a few miontps. They will arrive here this week by the Tamo?.

Wokk for thb CoßSiNOßjs^,— What ever Is the duration of the war, Lord Kitchener, its !& stated on the beat authority, will have plenty of wo>k for the last Contingent Ib is expected that there will be a great deal to do for a long time to come.

Thh Foolery Industry—Those of our readers who have been experimenting with incubators will find in our advertising oolumna a deicipblon of the maauer of [aiming these maohlneo, which will apply to the very latest patterns. Sn many improve ments have been made of late in incubators that the old system of working them has also bad to be improved upon.

New Ze*xaw Pqvj/e&j.—k firm at the Ospe, writing to th® Department of Agriculture, states thafe Mew $esJand poultry senii to South Africa is of bettor quality and better packed than that re ceived from any other part of the world.

Wireless Tekphony. ~ A company has been formed in JSew York s with a capita! of five million dollars (£3,000 000) to operate Professor Flssenien's wlre!e« telegrapby and telephony. It la expeo'ed th»Mfc willbhortly be possible to telephone to France withoat wires.

A Novelty—-The Khaki bieyfl'e is now being fitted with the two-speed gear hub, which not only gives free wheel, but has the additional advantage of a'lowing the rider to obange his gaar Bh will from a low to a higher gear whilst riding, and can be in* epeated at Best and Towna's, Saunders' JSalldiogß.

The Peerless InoubUor has no rivals aa hatcher of Btroag beaSthy chicks, and we are prepared bo supply any b?ssj from fy<3 egg rap to 850 egg oapaoity. Guaranteed to last a life tima. There is big money in our duck machines. Unlimited markets for duckings and fraah pggf. Incubators sold on cash or thni payments, send stamp for out 2tat oitiljgue. Peerless Incubator Company, Christchurob.

HOM.IS CTCLES—The display of Hollii oyoles now on view ftb John (>rr & Go's is well worthy of hiepectloo by all cycling enbhus' bats. These machines are made from genuine B S A parts by the celebrated gunmakers, I, HoUie & Sods, Birmingham, which should be pufficionb guarantee of their effioienoy. The models we have seen are superbly finished, and the high standard of quality attained in the manufacture of the HolHa bicycle has been most rigidly maintained.

Wkathbr Forecast— Captain Edwin wlrdß:—Strong northeast; to north and west wind*; after 16 hours from now $ glass fall?

Thb Frisco Mail.—The incoming Frisco mail leftOhriatoburoh ai 2.20 this afternoop, anl is expected to reach Aehburbon about four o'c'ocki

Coronation Cui.EBBATIONg.~Oar readers are reminded that a meeting will be be!d this evening in the Borough Council Cham* bers to consider tre quettioo of celebrating the Coronation of K;ng El ward on June 26*

The Fibe Bemad*—The annual inspection of the Fire Brig »d* plant and station on behalf of the Borough Counoil took place last) oitfhb, when the Brigade was holding ita usual weekly practice, Cra D*vi« and Clark represented the Council, and It is understood that the inspection Wil vary latlefootory,

Pbikok of Wales BmiEDAT—lo reply to a te'rgram atkiog >f the Prtoo» of Wales Birthday (Jane 3rd) would be observed as « public holiday, the Acting Premier (Sir J G Ward) telegraphs stating that Jcne 3r«l will be a publia holiday thronghoot (he Oolor.y. It is to be presumed that the day will be th*erv*r? everywhere •• a oloee holiday, a» w.« sh 9.h Novembar, thebirbb day of King B l*ard w.hen Prince of Wales. The Wioelow Sp^ns and Racing Club is taking adr>n »g-* «f iheday to hold its annual meeting

Cablegrams to thh Islands —The Tele gr*ph Department advises that alternative rates on cablegrams for Norfolk Island nod F ji via Extension have been fixed an fol'owpj To Norfolk Island, 7d per word, to Fiji U per word* fThe rate* will be applicable when the F<»cifb route is interrupted, or when its is necessary to divert traffic.

Baking FQtJAKiS CHunoa—The anniversary soiree Id oonii'.i: ir?r» w th the Baring Square Wealtyan Church w»a held last evening, and was In every w*y successful Tae tables were preßided over by Indies of the oongregablon, and a very large number sat down to te-. A publio meeting was afterwards held, the chair being taken by the Rev T Foe. Addresses were given by jhe Revs B Wbib'houße ( \Pg!iaar) Lunb (Baptist). R»ine (Piimtive Methodist), and Jory (Wiilowbj). The ohoir under the Oondootorship of Mr B Unrfrill rendered •evara! anthems in a vary tffioieab manner. Solos Were contributed by Messrs J Kerse', a Manchester, and George Carson, and a oorneb solo by Mr HA Hnmphreys, The orchestra contributed two selections and & quartettel

Dkomohb Sohooi.—The Dromore school has been closed for the pasb three weeks for painting and repairs and will reopen on Monday, the Z6h insti CoUin« & Co, Ashburton, were the suocessfal tenderer^, and bhe work under bbc supervision of Mr R Doon, has been oarrled out in a manner highly ored,table to all oonaerced- The buildings have been pained outside and in. The interior of the sohoo'rnom i* now vary bright and cheerful. An oic'oth dado has been placed round the room and the walls above painted a pale green colour. The roef has been painted, while the pur ines are being picked out with pale cream and the principals of a warm salmoa colour, Alto gether the room ban been m»de more comfortable, anl is a credibable sample of decorative art, The master's house ha« also been painted and made mote comfortable general y. Mr Schmidt 1, the Board's Cleik of Work", has spared no pains towards making the Dromore sohooi building a a; eHb to the district la faot the school is now one of the neatest and most comfortable under bha North Canterbury Bo*rd of Education.

Young People's Sobiftubb Onion.— Mr HM Goooh. of London, Organising Secretary of the Young People's Scripture Union, paid a visit to Aahburbon on^ Thurs day, and delivered an address, especially to the young people present, in the Presbyterian Church. The Sorlpture Union is a word wide organisation numbering 700,000 mem ber*, largely composed of boys and g'r'p, who, by meats* of a card of rnembersb p supplying daily portions, reul the same short) passage of Scripture each clay, and -remember one another in praypr on Sunday mornings. Mr Goooh is oonolud'n# a tour through the Australasian Oilontes In tie interests of the Union, having h»rt very 1 r^e aad sue es«fal meetings in New Z <»knd. In Ne'son h« cooduobed a anited service of 1000 in the Cathedral and in Dunediu addressed 1200 In First Church. It is to be regretted that a larger number did nob avail them selves oo Thursday tveningof iha opportunity of listening bo Mr Goioh's practical remarka bo the young peopln on B ble reading and its resultc The or |otof Mr Goooh's visit is to establish, if possible, a branob of the Sorlptura Union In each vi the Churches. It is not a new work, any Wf y as f*r as the English and Presbyterian Churches ' are concerned and ue&re glad to hear that Mr Goooh's vliit will have borne fruis in the finding of earnest Secretaries to prosecute the inbereßts of the Un'on in bhe various communities Mr Goooh left for Timara by todaj's express *

As Good as New.—Messrs Oate», Lowry and Cb. have now a very lartje stook of Second hand Bicycles for sale. The machines look as good as new, having been all thoroughly overhauled, re-enamelled, re plated, eto, eto.

Notioh to CYOLIBT3 —We would remind our readers that the Cheapest and Best Shop in Aehbntbon for Second hand Cycles, Cycle Repairs, »nd all r<quifementsin the cycling line la B, D. Johnstons Rudge-Whitworth Cycle Agency, Burnett Street).

Any of our renders rrquiplng a lamp of any description should pay Messrs Fleboher Bros establishment a visit, as they have juat opened up an Immense shipmenb of lamps of all kinds, which thfy have marked at the lowest payable prices. Their window display will give you an idea cf the large stock they oarry

News in Brief.

A movement is on foot in Timarn with the obj ict of getting the Borough Council to purchase the gas wotks.

F*t tattle are said to be soaroer in the Tdpapal djsbrlob than they have bees for many years.

The Cbristchuroh sjlsss blowing worlji continue to givo pr^atioU demonstrations of the art of glass timing twice daily. We should advise &U out readers bo pay & vUio to the above institution;

Consumers of Fletcher Bros' well known brands of teas will see by bhe above firm's new advertisement that in their next tea competition they have deoidad bo give a prize bo overjoie who sends in over 30 coupans. First prJz?, handsome clock and brotis) or hand painted dinner set

FOOTBALL.

The Ashburton Pirates journeyed to Timara yesterday to meet the local club in their round of the senior championship fpr Sopth Canterbury. After a very fast and ex«iting game,' the Timaru'Olub won by six points to five. The match between the Excelsior and Southern Cross football teams took place ia the Domain yesterday, when there was a la rge number of spectators present* The game resulted in an ta^y win for the former team by four points to nil.

The Poultry Industry.

(By " Buff Orpington.")

RUNNING AN INCUBATOR.

COOLING THE EGOS

Ib is necessary to 000 l the egsja after the sixth day to allow thorn get free from carbon dioxide. This cooling oondenseß the air io the ej?g and draws a fresh supply of oxygen through the pores of the shell for the needs j of the ohioke. The time to be takao in coiling tnuas depend upon the degree of heat of the atmosphere, as, lesi in winter and more in summe-. The writer has left hit eggs cooling bo long that In has taken ax to eight hours for them to regain their correct! temperature, but the eggs should never be allowed to get below 80 degrees. Cjoling the eggs will produoe stronger »ni' J better chicks, a id more of them. M HSIDBB It is an Impossibility to get, so far, in any inoub*tor *n exactly even temperature in all parbi of the egg tray, and the only way to get the ohioke to hatch out evenly it to move thfi oateide eggs occasionally near to the miffls and vice versa. If the eggs were of equal vitality, and ef the esme age and the heat quite uniform?, they would batch out on the time day. In the illustration will be found the oorreob average elze of the air cell on the sth, iObh, 15 h and 19bh days, and this ia the best guide for moisture and ventilation. Now the air cell raait be ! watched attentivoly, and if the egg ha« not dried down at the rate as shown in the d'agram, either greater ventilation should be given or the eggs musb be cooled for a longer time. If the air oell be allowed to dry down too much it will be found that the addition of moisture in any form will nob restore the egg to its proper and natural condition. That whi-h is evaporated from the egg is not all water, jisb as ia the case of fruit, or any grasses ai olover and alfalfa which has been dried down. Now no addition of moisture will restore the natural taste and make It the same as when freshly taken from the tre» ot fi l<\. That which went with the water In the case of the truit is analagooi to that which has evaporated wlbb the water in the egg. in the case of the egg you o»n by using; moisture bring it to that condition again whioh will m*ke it hatch oat alright, but they will nob be the same chicks in strength or «z? as they would have been had the oils been kept the proper bzs. The loss of vitality to the chick is inthafcexaob proportion Io the dry ing oubover the natural amount r« quired, whioh has been allowed. Io is to the white of the egg that the growth of the ohiok ia confined*, and as proof we find that on the 19bh day when they start to pip, no yolk has baen used up in the pr oess of develop' ment, bob it ia absorbed after the chicks have pipped the shel 1. The volatilepirbs of the albumen or white of the *gg are absolu'eiy necessary to th» proper growth of the chick, and by Hieing aw«y those parts ib robs tho ohiok of i« vit* i-y. Oi the other hand if the egg has oot beeu dried down sufficiently tho moisture will be too grea% and ei'hw tre ohick will be drowned in the f hel or if it does hatob It will be of abnormal sz', boing composed largely of wa*er. In a couple of days the super' tlmidanoe of w.»ter in the ohiok wiil evupi? rate and the ohick i'self will become very much smaller than when it left the shell. The inoubUor giving the best results is the one io whioh the moisture ia supplied auto matically or naturally, ani nob through the mod am of water pans or treys. If the looabitor be located in a cellar cave or any underground p'ac, my experience teaches th*t no mois'ure ia neoesiary except perhaps a very little at hatching tmi when the air has been very dry. A good way for the beginner to become thoroughly acquainted with the drying down question—moisture, ventilation, etc—is to teo a couple of quiet hens ab the same time as the machine is started and test tho eggs from the hen at the same time as those in the inoubator »re tested. A comparison can thus be made and t]}e exaob thing arrived ab, far no set rules o*n be piven for the application of moisture. Every incubator operator must study it out fur himself according to the location of his maohine, and climatic oondifcionsi Study it oirefully and your success each year, all things beinsj cqoa'. suoh as properly fertllkei egg, e*o, will increase, The Pesrlesa Inoubator acd also the Cyp her do nob require the additions of moisture for hen egg*. The Peerless Duck machines require some ab special times, v'z very hob w»vber e'o Mtioh discussion hat been aroused in Ameiba over the question of supplying moisture during very hob Weather. Many contending that while the hot weather continues the perspiration from the hen, suppies the amount neode', and so some moisture should be used in the inoabvor; The writer has found thab in the two machines named it is better to take a watering o»n and n^r!y saturate the earth floor under the machine ; or if the lnoubitors stand on a wooden fl >cr, place a sack or two evenly under the machine and saturate with water, bub this is reqilred only in very hob weatbert TESTING THE EGGS. Ib is Resumed thab in placing the eggs into bha machine, sftale egg«, very Urge or very smai', UUhaped, warty, ridgy or wrinkled or mottlad eg« 3 have been rejected. The pggs should be as fresh as poesibie. When the eggs hive been ia the mac hine for about: a week they must be tested, and those infertila pub out, An expert operator can tell those which are weakly fertility, and will not hatch into B'rong chicks. The writer tests on the fifth day. but for the begicner it is as well to wait till the 7th or Bth d*y. Every respectable tncubatT firm sends out with each machine a book of instructions, and in that book thera should be a diagram, showing the siz of the air oell on the 7ob, 10th, 14bb, 18th, and 20th day. This acts a gu'.do* A good egg tester is essential to a beginner. The writer uses no teEter, but simply a hitchoock lamp, and his hand to shield the light from the eye?. A lamp egg tester is given with every machine. With bhfs tester the operator oan *cc clearly whether the egg is perfectly olear (infertile), whether it shows a itale spo% whether the germ ha* d:ed, or whether the germ is strong, showing tie embryo ohiok with the veins of blood radiating in d # rent directions like the iega of a sp'der. There Is no general rale ac to the kind of a day on whioh t£ te§b' out the egfza- Many egga will appear to be alright from the six h to the eighth d»y, < he embryo being alive and giving some promise "f coming out alright, bub the expert breeder will tell you that buc*! egga will die ' between this tims a»d the fifteenth day. Ia every iocuba'or fall of eggs, there will be found a number of egga so weakly fertilised thab they wil not stand inoobatloni After some p aotfoo these eggs, or many of them, o»n be detected. Experience will be the only safe teacher, and each operator must investigate for him self. The writer bas taken drzona of these eggs and broken them to ' satisfy ' himself that, they would not hatob, (»nd they did not), Those egga which you thick are doubtful, mark in some way by whioh you oan readily distinguish them, end on the twelfth day test Again, when you will give these * mailed 'eggs 'special investigation. Do not test your etgi in an atmos* phere oolder (Han sixry five to teventy degrees. If suoh ovnnot be avoided wrap a piece of blanket cr woollen cloth over and under the eggs, and expose the tiay full to the oold as little as possible.

In testing duok eggs an expert operator wtH throw onb the infertile Fggs after 36 hours of Incubation, bat this only oomee from practice POINTERS Eggs ara not as fertile la the winter as the spring, because the cold season prevents exercise, the hens become too fab and the pullets have nob fully matured, the male may have a frosted comb, and earing from oold he beoomos too fab and so ijeoomes utu serviceable. /■■

Tiie reaßon the chicks die in the ehel! Is because a draught has passed over them- If you lift) a hen or even a feather at hatching time ehe will fighb» She will oot allow the slightest change of temperature, and the hatch will be just) as good in a dry location as a moist one. Pure sir la good but draughts pause rapid loss of hnnh

disturb the eggs whrn chicks are batch* my.

Do nob buy an inoubator that has no 'Nursery' under the egg tray, li the chicks do not hatoh out till the 21st; day the heat haa not been great enough* If they hatoH out on the 13th day the heat hae been too great. Da not put in eggs at various periods during a hatoh. Di not hatoh chkki and duc':a to gather. Send away yonr oartoUi friends at hatoh ing time. Do not expect to hatoh ohioks wi bout work;

Try one (or two at mo*') inoubatora flret, ani then branch ou~.

Reading is good but you will do batter from fjrperieooe. Warn up the egg chamber before patting in the egga.

Iv winter the hen will r.o L hatch onb one half cf.her chicks not raise one half of what she dops hatch out. Your incubator and brooder will di muoh batter than thaf. Your failures will be dee mostly to the eggs and not the Incubator. Dj nob try any of your 'patent idea* 1 for they are sure to be coßtiy. Follow the directions aenb with the mac'iin6 closely, therein lien the »ococbb In running that particular iooubator<

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not bald oorMive* renponsible fot oplnfoc* t>KpTM*e'l hy oar 03rr««ron-lMit»

PROHIBITION

TO THE EDITOR,

SIR, —With your kiod permission I wish to state a few faota Id reply to a letter that appeared in your paper on the 2lst lusb, signed •No Humbug.' Your correspondent states that wherever prohibition has been tried the business of the place baa been p«aHjiod, and ho Initanoes Qlatha and Bydenhftmi 1 quite agree with him, air, that prohiblijo paralizfs aome klndi of business, for Instance the liquor businear, thabuinesa of the Police Court, the gaol, the iu^a'ic asylum, and the undertaker. Bub, fir, every business that exists for the bent fir of society in helped and encouraged by if. And that ia co even in Oiatha; at leant a big majority of the people there think «o ; and they have had a trial of it for gui o a number of years now, and judging by the remit* of the last poll thf y like it better than over. Surely, «it, your oorreß poadenb coold not have seen the report of the representative of >h<3 * Lybtelton Times * who paid a special visit tr>G utha lately for the purpose of ascertaining how. the No Lieenae law was working there. Bab ( Olutba is a slow ehov,' so your corres pondent a»ypi Well, we confess that It oinnot come up to u» in stmi thin^it la the year 1898 the C'u'bft electorate had a p pulaUon of 9814, as against 8105 in the j A'hbartcn electorate, and yet daring the , whole of that year Clutha had only two oonviotltm for drank* nneas ; Aabbartao had six yin the same tiire That U j aob thirty tinvs as many convictions for drunkenness in one ysar in a much smaller fopu'ation. Why, Bir. C'utha is a slow blt>w ! It oan'b o me near us. Of all other eff ncee, inc'ud* i'g *'y R r"f? selling, C'athn records 19 oonviotinns fur the year 1898; Aabburton records 51 convictions in the aitne year, Olutha, baa'en again ! Yec, sir. for drunken* ness and disorderly conduct, &0, Oiatha ia not in it with us—and doesn t w*r,t to be. Total oonviotlons iv Olotha for J£93 only 19; total convictions in Ashburton for 1893 111! Why thia thtisnesß ? Poor Oiuth* ! Why don'c you go baok to HqiOt and law'easL«B«? Invercargil', air, has nob adopted thia ' ohildl-h prohibition hobby,' and I notioed in Monday's ieaue of your valuable paper that in discharging a yuag married man who, while under the irfluenee of drink sntered the house of a widow, Mr McCarthy, 8.M., g id that) the wsy in which the you h of Inveroargiil were being corrupted by drink was simply appalling. He (poke from an investigation of the Court'B records since he had preside 1 in lovarcargill. and had found th»b tl»e gteat majority of the offences for wHoh men and boys were brought op had their origin in drink (The iUlios are mine.) Evidently InvcroargHl is f^et f ucugh, Bus air, I think yen will agree with me that it would be muoh better for the mm and boys, and abo for fchoie coaneoted wl h them, if lavtrcar^ill were more like O:uth» in regard to the dr'nl'.

I hare no doubt, sir, the trade will put its food down with all its might on this so' called ' fad ' The tradesmen of Aebburton, howevefj know brfctor, ant*, at a oiaup, they will do no sash thing. Bat in the interests of all cencernrd they will 'strike tb« top line cut' As I have alre dy trespassed on your valuable tp&oe, I sha", with your permiSfior, reply to the latter part of yoar oorrespondtnt's letter in another issue Thanking you In antic p&Hon, I dm, etc, Anti Bcmbog.

MR SEDDON.

HIS SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

London, May 22

Mr Seddon has arrived at Johannes* bore. He is going to Pretoria, and thence fo Klerkadorp, where the Eighth New Zealand Contingent is stationed.

Mr Seddon addresaei the Seventh New Zealand Contingent at Newcastle, master ing 360. on the eve o! their departure for the colony.

The French Will Frauds.

United Press Association—By Eleobtlo Telegraph—Copyright London, May 21 Ihe Humberts have arrived at Liverpooll Burglars stole a Bapbeal worth £8000, and several pictures by Gorofe from the Hum. beet's Chateau, at Yiveeeaux, while their chateau at Ctlej-rens wa« also entered by burglars.

The Coronation.

United Press Association—By Kleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright IqnDON, May 21 Mr Copland, tha Agent General for New South W 1 -8, b«s submitted to Mr Chamber. l»ia the i'leiiieiV pro'est r k'ive to the question of 'ha pieoadenoe between the Commonwealth Slate P.emi3ra and the Pre mier of New Zealand.

The West Indian Disasters.

United Press Association—By Bleotrio Telegraph—Oopyrighb

New York, May 21 A terrible panic occurred at Fort do France when the cinder cload from Moant Polee swept over the towni Twenty thousand people r*n aboqt die— t'racted, or knelt and pr»yed in tho Streets, Man; tied to Guadeloup",

The lava from Mount Pclee iB iasaiog in greater rolutue.

The eraption on Miiy 8 overwhelmed Grand Riviere, The inhabitants are still io tho greatest danger, since all means of trtuep^rtition have been destroyed, Few York, May 2% The loss of property, crops and live stock so S6 Vincent aracanted to a qutrter of a million. La Soafriore w*§ agftin in active emptioa QQ Sunday and Monday. 1 There was a boavy earthqnake in the adjoining districts, and the shocks wore felt a*; K'ngßtoW«, A dense clood overhangs the island. Budnesi ie at a standstill A rumour that tbo extinct crater of EnhmE, a mounttin six 'miles' frtn^ Kir,gstoiyD,waß active, increase I th^ alarm,

FARMERS' UNION.

PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE.

SECOND DAY.

The following concludes oar report of the business transacted on Wednesday :— HOOSB OF KEFBESSHTATIVEB Banglora recommended that the cumber of members io the House of Representatives should be reducer 1, and Waikari supported the proposal, adding that tbe honorarium should not be reduced. It was deoided to recommend the reduction o s both the number of members and tbe amount; of honorarium. EXCHANGE. The Eioglora branch forwarded ft reso* Sution protesting against the ohargee of exchange made by the bankii Mr Resoe, who moved the adoption of the resolution, considered that the banks should not charge exchange on country olvques teeing that they ohargod for keeping the accounts, Mr Willis objected to the banks sbarglog for keeping the account?, Mr Stadholme movad a« an amendment} that th» matter be referred to the Provincial Executive for farther consideration Mr Reid seconded the amendment), Mr Reeoe consented to aooept Mr Stud* holme's amendment, whioh wat carried on the voice*. r»KI ESATES 20 COLONIAL COUNCIL, Messrs G W Lsadley and H F Reeoe wtr« eleoted delegates to the Goloritl Oounoll, PROVINCIAL KXrOUTIVB, Meiers H F Reeee, J Studbolme, jan*., W McMillan, W F Pannett, G Gardiner, RRalney, J Bruos, A Allan, R R»ld, (J Bedford, 6 Witty, and J O'Hailoran. Mr J Limbie was re-elected Provincial Treasurer, and Mr W Harding Provincial Secretary, The business on the order paper was then proceeded with. RAILWAY BATKS OK WOOL. Mr Wilton moved: 'That; the railway ra'.ea on woo! are excessive compared with other gaodr, and also regular on different) lines for same length. Therefore, this Conference respeotfa Iy r- quests the Gorernf ment to lower and equalise tbe rates for o«rriage of wool; and also that wiol shall be carried by weighb, and not by the bal<s' Mr O'Halioran seconded the motion whioh was carried. AGRICUMOBAIi RETURNS. The following resolution, passed by ths Executive, was then considered s—' That in order that members of the Farmers' Union may, as early as practicable in eaoh year know, approximately, the quantity of grain and other produce likely to be plaoed on the marked this Executive reoommend the Colonial Oonnoil to request eaoh membsr of the Union to furnish the s oie'iary of his branch, as soon as his season's sowing is fioiebed, with a statement of the acreage whioh he has sown in the different cereals, potatoes, pete, and such other orops. as they may deem sroessary. Also, some short) time bafora harvest with information regarding the condition of euoh crops. The informa felon tbus obtained to be famished in a eondeneei form, and compared with tht average of past years, to the Provincial Executives of the district, who shall sum marine tbe whole of their returns and forward the reeulo to the Colonial Oounoll. The Council shall tht a disseminate the returns received from the various Provincial Executives, also a summary of the whole of them, among the various branches of the Union throughout the country: The Pro vinoial Executives, and all branches, may also exchange luoh information with each other. Secretaries, and fill others whose duty it may be to peruse, or who may have avceis to the returcs,to treat esoh individual's return as strictly confidential.'

The Waikiri b anch also recommended: '— • That a nohedu'e be prepared and issued So order that the Executive recommendation! od agricultural returns may be carried oat; 01 receipt of the above information the Colonial Executive invite farmers to hold an arranged percentage of their ynat'a output. 1 The Chairman moved that Ike reoomwen elation ba endorsed. An amendment by Mr Witty that the Government ■tatiatiot on the sut j ob shou'd be handed bo the newspapers Imn eiistely upon oompilation by the Q varnmeal officers, was carried, Tha VVaikari recommendation was lois* THE POLIO? OF THB UKIOH Mr John Stud holme moved ;«-• (1) That) for theinsuraßoe of unanimity of ac&ion on -the pirs (f ths various branches of tot F.nr.er* 1 Uni>n a clear definition by th« Oolonial Confeteroe of the authorised polioy of the Onion with regard to farm labour deputes and pili'ics is essential. (2) That In the fpidon of this Coherence th« recommendation of the Ashburton branch, which readp, • That a« the Fan mW Unii n Is a union of the who'e of the pastoral and agricultural community, ib ihould adopt a strictly neo,' tral attitude towards any disputes that) may arise between sections of that) community,' correctly, embodies our proper policy with regard to farm labour disputes! (3) That In the opinion of tnla 0 'nferesoe the proper political attitude of the Farmars* Union would be correctly defined by the Oolonial Conference by passing resolutions to tha following effeot .—(a) That at all parliament* ary elections members of the Farmer*' Union are advised to vote only for those oandldatei who will pledge themselves to phce tha intereate of the Farmara* Uoion above those of party, (b) That provided members of P»rliamoit will vote in aooordaooa wi%h tha policy of the Farmers' Union aa laid down by the Colonial Conference, 1$ is Immaterial to the Union as a union tq whiah parry anoh members may belonsr. or how they may vote, on all questions unaffected by that polio?.' The motion was carried, ! FARM LABOURERS 1 COTTAGSS I Mr Studholme moved;— * That In tha opinion of this Conference the want of aa' oommodatioa f< r married men on farms and theep stations is a serious evil, and warrants the earnest attention of our i Legislature. That the remedying of this | evil be suggested to the Colonial Confer' enoe as a euifcnbte plaok in our platform That the G virnment be asked to set apart a portion of the tutna from time to time Toted for Ivnd eet'lemenh for the purpose of either: (>} Acquiring by voluntary arrange ment from pi vale owners blocks of lan<s in suitable, (ocaii'iea and ciiUiba up iatf| Sve or ten acre areap, and letting qr aeiling the scrp-T to ftrrn li-bmrerflj or (b) enooar* aging Urmers en 1 others' to thcmaelvea erect) farm I bourcrs' oottages by advancing them loans for the purpoes at a small rate of intares'.' PBBLIO WORKS ACT. Mr W F Panne 11 moved: ulhat the Legislature ba requested to amend the Public Works Act so as to secure that in the oonstruo'iß or execution of any public work, whioh would destroy or seriously | detraot from the aaoessibtlity of any property, the public body executing auoh | publ'o work shall provide and maintain such means of access to suoh jr>porty ■,■ may reaeoDdbty be rrquired by the owner or ocoupler thereof, or pay him adequate compensation for the loss incurred th,raujsh their aotiion. The aiqendt^eat too "the A^ to ba retrosnee'ti^e, " ' Qaveral delegates obj^oted to the retro ppsotive c'aug", and Mr Pannett oonsentsd \ to withdraw it>. | The reaolutioa bhaa amended was lurried i O.)RH RX'HASOB. i Mr R Wright moved—'That this Confer' < ence take into consideration the forming of a Corn Exchange in Chriatchurch, in connection with the Union * Ha oatlined the difl^ouloiss under whioh the farmers laboured at present) when telling their produces • ' • • . *'

Mr Wibby seconded the resolution; After dtioasßion the matter w&a to the Executive,

fH» BDBLIB DEOT. Mr Stadhoime for Mr Lambie, moved ~'oohat the annual «dditioa made lo the presect rxoessive pub'io debt of this colony enuut ultimately entail heavy Uxablon oa farmers and workers, and will seriously h»ndioap ua as pro lucere oompotlng in the markets of the wot Id.'

Mr Sainey, who eeoondod bhe mobtor ( said that this continued «xoea«ive borrowiuK would shortly haya a disastrous efljaofe. E[a would lika to see borrowing come tig ao en'fl as spsfdily as pnsfible, Mesara ijoneg and i}enry Buppa?bed th« resolution, which was earned unanimously, SHKEP TBUCR3 Rsr Willis moved— 1 Tbat the attentfou of the Railway Department ehoald ha drawn ■o ths dirty ttite in which aheep brUoki arc frequently supplied to QoDdgncii, »ud th«t %

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F. FIREMAN FOB JSALE 2ASH BURTON I HAVE FOR SALE, a Substantial i Brlok HOUSE of seven room®, with every j convoaienaa, together with GNB ACRE 20 J Perches of Land, within easy f»3st»ac9 of a whoo!. ?8108 ... . £225 !fbo Property in very suitable for pounpiv' fcion by a man with a family who values fiiornl and physical health ai w»U a<* eeoaomy j or to the owner of a little cipitai who wishes to Invest it with ueoariiy «,n& profit. Other improvements comprise aa Orchard and Stable. —o—. Comparison between J22P invested J In this Property, and at depoait in any Bank :— 12 Months Interest on £225 on Deposit! £6 15 0 13 Months Rani of above Property, ab 10a per week £26 0 0 Letts outgoings— Say Commission col* lectiag rent afc 5 per r«nb ... £1 6=« Od Ineuracoe 0 7a" 64 Rates 0 10s Od _____ 2. 3 6 —23 18 6 Balance in favour of the amount incited ia Property .- £17 1 6 perJanDUm Fall particulars of the Property may ;be ibati on application.' P FBRRIMAN, Land and FgUts Agents FOR SALE AT THE HINDS C\ A A AORBS la Tnssook ; fenced; &tk\J with ft amftll Dwelling. Easy F FBRRIMAN FOR SALE, OAA ACBES of Good Shepp P«e3, OUU 00H«iBtin({ of 60 Aorei Turnips, 240 Acres of Good Grass, and abondanos of Oaten Strnw. The above is situated aboab 14 mile* from Anhburton, Thcra has not beea any stook on the lend for the laat four tnonthe: .. F FBBRIMAN_ NETHERBY. ITIOR Sale a model Farm ooniistfots of 5 * acres (;ood Land, with bullb house 6 rooms and suitable outbniiding! F FERRIMAN fIPIHE tiaderalgued hta for Sale a gcoi II F*ra of ftbonb 4CO a^ren, good heavy iwnS. well worth an Immediate iDFpsotioo, F FERRIM4N_ FOR SALE ff^Bß best Building Site In Allenloa, ft at the corner of the N W Town Belt, adjoining the proper 1 yof Mr J M Cambridge F. FEBRTMAIST, Land and Estate Agent XI^WALD FOR B& LR, within a few minutes walk ef the Saleyaids and Railway Ststioa, 20 Aoie', with DwolliPa ] F FERRIMAN, """" ' Foi~iAx^\ ".' • AT Tinwald, a good Homo for a I iStgiking Man, consisting of a 4 Roomed House »mdf| Acre good Irtnd E.FEREIMAN L\KD & ESTATE 1-OEOT , BUBIHESS NOTICES H. GHESHAM, BUKGBON & MEGHANIOAL DENTIST. BEGS to Inform the residents of Ash barton and Surrenndinß Digtriots that ha has commenced practice in team* next to Me WntsoD, Sclioitor. Sttppitigß in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement, Gold and Porcelain orowne made; also sets vi teeth with Vuloanite and PurcolaiD gatEs. Gas administeted. All work gnat emtet d. Houbs of Attendance—9 a.m.— 5 p.m. f 185 Q A JL__- 6 WINTER _ rNDBECLOTHI.\G In Coknia! and ingHsh Makes v. A SPECIAL LINE OF MEN'S COLONIAL BIBBED WOOL P -NT?, Well Worth 4s 6d BBA?Y WOOL F3NGUETB 3s 6d HEAVY FLANNEL UNDER SHIRTS, gs lid OUR FOOTBALL JERSEYS, all Colors from 2s 61 CLOTBIKG_FAOTO«T^ 4 1} Donb'e Barrel BL. Guns from 65<. 8 B frrm 42^ 6^, C*rttid ß 6» from 9j per 300' W-r) Nertinj! from Id p-r yr 1, bheep IN.uing from ?J 1l c- Tarrl. Th» af^ A. Mar'in-sHorce O'lpoeis at 7b 6d, 8-Oi »nd 10e 61. 9-Her nnkof fr tn «• oa—l* |if.DI)IKS, The focplft'- Jtor monger*



BP3INJSBB NOTIOEB MAT, 1902 Bought of MITCHELL & TURNER DRA.PERS AND CLOTHIERS | APHBDhTON ; ln _ lv 11l . 'ill ..I. 1,,.. I I ■•* Sold by 15 Examined by 11 , ,—. , . - £ 8 it "" : Sad 6yda Dk Dress TweaS 1* 61 09 0 Now 1« 06 0 2 School Capes 8. 1H OHIO „3b 6' 7 0 1 Ladies' Macintosh 30« 110 0 ..,, 2U 11 g 2 "School EUfcu aa 61 07 0 «. U 02 0 10 Coloured Muslin, for Aprons 10£<l 08 9  3|i 02 11 I 1 Mao's Tweed Coat 22s 01 12 6 „ 15. fid OIS 6 , IPr Work dj? Trousers 8- 63 08 6 „8s lid 0 811 i 2 Working Shirts I4i 61 09 0 „2i 93 0S 6 Paid 2 Under Flannel* 3: 9J 0 7 6 2i6l 0 6 0 By Cash, with 2 Pair Under Pantß 2» 0 4 0 „ Is 6d 0 3 0 Thanks, I White Qitlf, Dbleß^ 10*91 010 9 88 91 0 8 9 MITCHE LL & TURN EM 1 Coloured Quilt), Sgle Bed mmmmmmmmmmmm 4. 6d 04 6 „3a 6d 03 6 4 Coloured Towels May 17, 1902Z1* 6l 06 0 „1« 04 0 1 OoU ured Table Dover (Large) 18j 6d 018 6 „ 10j 6c5 QlO 6 1 Pair Laos Our!aias 8a 6d 0 8 6 9 , 6s 9d 06 9 12 Yards Piak Flannellette 0* 5^3 6 6 „ 3} I 0 3 9 4yda F»d y Flanoeietta Oi B* 1 0 2 10 „ 4^d 0 16 2 Pdir Caahmere Hosa Is 3d 02 6 „91 0 I^6 £9 3 2 Now £5 14 1 We take tbla somewhat unma*l mebhod of showing the Pobllowhit the Redaotiom we are making Btnnnut fco la n Parcel of Drapery, every article of which is of every <J»y need, and Good Vawjk at Full Paioass. Out T umpeter Is nob dead, in f» ib, there ars hnndreda of him spread over the County, bat) we ?en»ore to say ttuti ao ba«lne«s attempt of a similar nature, ever made In Aehburtoo, has ever approached the naooess attending the Dissolution of Partnership Sale now going on io our Pfemlies. Baa •• Wdntjds." fIIHE WEATHER DURING THI PAST WEEK HAS FOUND OUT THE WEAK SPOTS IN YOUR UNDERSTANDINGS. Oh t For a Pair of Dry, Comfortable, Good Boots. SIGH NO MORE, OALL AT NICHOLAS & PICKFORD'S AND GET THE VERY THING YOU WANT; THE FINEST STOCK IN TOWN. American Makes in Men* and Woman's latest np-to-d*te Ktylea at lowest prices, in^Strong Makes, Splendid Values, only Reliable Brands krpfe NICHOLAS AND PICKFORD, EAST STREET; ANDREW ORR. \ LiRGE Shipmon^of-Qooda ex Pap»ro:*, having arrived One Month Later tfaaa expected, will Now be Cleared at IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. JOB TWENTY-ONE DAYS ONLY Ladies' Jaoketa and Mantles ; Jjjess Fabrics of all kinds ladies* Corsets, Flannelletes, Sheetings Ladies' Underclothing, Bibbons, Gloves ; Millinery, UmbreUas, 100 Pairs Coloured Blankets at 16s 9d 75 Pairs Large] Size Blankets 22s 6d CLOTHING AND BOOTS /t Reduced Prices ANDREW ORR ~UNS. GUN_ S- GUNS. JUST LAN DEO.—Single and Doable Barrel Breech Loading* A real Good f,B. at 451. T>.B. from 65s apwards. AMMUNITION TO SUIT ALL. CARTRIDGES, including Eley'a Universal and Blae. Mobel's Billiatite, Smoke'.ees. NEW CLUB. NBWKIVAL. Fowder, Shot Gaps, Loading Implements, Gnn O*a*»B, Oleaniog Rods, &c. LAMPS. AMD LAMP WARE- Library or Dining tf oora from 27s Mto 555; Table from 2a 61 to 30a; Call and inspect the «• New Miller." — Hand Lamps from la, LiMP GLASSES AND WICKS OF ALL KINDS, OAUPENTEB'S TOOLS Of all Descriptions i.t Reduced Prices. Greatest variety and Cheapest in Ashburfcon, RANGES & REGISTER GRATES TO SUIT THE TIMES.- G. MEDDINS, The People's Ironmonger, Barnett Street, Oppoaite Arcade J. W I L 8 ON DIRECT IMPORTER OF ARTISTIO WALL PAPERS. A Competent 8. t of Tr ß deßmen keyb for House Paiofciog aod Daoorabing la all its BrtnolKf.r Town »d Oo«tg. rf MIXED PAINTS fn Lars;e or Small Qaantltiesj aleo «... Pair.b Brushca White Lead Linked Oils (Raw or Boiled ' q r , im Window Gi»EB Faooy Gl»8i Kpeotloe Ber^ne Methylated Spirit, p ArtUtß^Material Beautifal MIRROR^GL&SS" in large sheets, oan be out to any aw



ALL'S WRONG. If the stom'ich Is wrong, all's wrong, for tbe stomach is the vital centre of the body. Ifc Is the source from which all other organs'derive nr uuish.ment& strength When the stomach wbrks all right you get. tho full benefib of food, wjliich is tbe basis of all physical and mental strength. When tbe stomach is not in working order tike Impey's May Apple, the greatest stomach panacea of the day. Impey's May Apple ia an ideal family mediolDe; it acts gently and painlessly, sndis a positive remedy for constipation, indigestion, and all stomach complaints, Sold by phomlsta and storekeepers at 2s 6d per bottle. Wape's Wob* Figs — the Wonderful! Worm Worriers—are always e^eebiye. JU bi>*?§ everywhere AH who wish to protect themselyes from the results of a bad oold should not neglecbto take TUSSIOURA groofc* Now Venus



DEDICATE CHILDREN In almot every family there is a delicate child causing nntold parental anxiety. The iittla one Is nob cxictly 111, bab Is so fragile that little hopß is entertained of ultimate recovery. Jf yourphlld la delicate do not abandon hope while it ia possible for yon to ob'ain Wilton's Bovo—Ferrom (beef and iron) Wilton's Bovo—Ferrnra corrects malnutrition. It replaces the wasted nerve tissues, renews the supply of rich red biood, creates" an appatlte and promotes digestion. It makes the weak strong and builds up the system. Sold by Chemists and Stores at 2a 6d or post free direct from the proprietor, Geo. W. Wiiton, Chemist, Wellington.



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