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(Telegraph Ddnbdin April 30 Today's sales :—Golden River, 7s 9d ; River Molyneux, 6s 6i

DEATH

AKDBBBON—On April 28th, at 54 Peter borough Street, Ohrisfcohnrch, Belkk Welch, youngest and dearly belovod d-itsphbor of R- bet 6 and Louisa Anderson. Aged 13 months, gj>fe in the arms of Jssue.'

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1902. Local and General.

Tub Shooting Season. — The shooting season opens to-morrow.

Frisco Mail—The San Francisco mail {■ due in Ashburtoo on Friday.

The Shkaeers' Union —The Canterbury Shearers' Union has Issued a oircaUr to the principal sheep owners In tha Ashbur ton Ocunly, a copy of which appears on the fourrh page of this issue.

IHe Fxpiiiss—The express from the south last) evening was half t»n hour late in arriving at Ashburton, on log to the break down of the engine, which necessitated Changing engines at Timiru

Hobticultcral fooiETV—The ftdjaarnci annual meeting of the Asbburton Horticul tural Society will be held tonight in Ml<e Graham's effioe at 8 o'clock All interested are epeoUlly requested to attend-

ScHooi or Military iNstRucTHW—A coarse of instruction for officers and non com nlesioned officers will commence at Timaru on Wednesday, Jane 4th. Appli cations for railway passes ehoald he made to Colonel Bailey,

PERSONAL —Mr George Oolsma>n and family left for America and England by the 11 a m train to-day.—Mr and Mrs George Hoskea also left for England by the same train.— Mr Emerson, of Hinds, who is one of the pioneer settlers of Canterbury, will be among the passengers by the steamer Athenio for London, —Mr E. Taylor, of Redpark, Ruapuns, alao contemplates » trip to England at an early date.

Mosioai. Union Concert-—W«j remind oar readers that the Ashburtou Musical Union wiU hold their twelfth subscription concert tonighb in the Oddfel'ows Hail. The enter tainment will be in the form of a miscellane ous conoerfci Thefbal rehearsal was held last evening, when a capful practice was gone through. Non subscribers ticket! are two shillinga each.

TINWALD FCHOOL COMMITTEE— A special meeting ot the Ttnwaid School C>mmittee was held on Monday evening, to hear the Chairman's report, which was adopted. Present—Meaers J A Clotht«r (in the chair), Hampton. S Giles, F B >nnington, Tremain, J Gudsell, and J Fergie. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman for the way he had conducted the business of the Committee during the year.

The EsFXtEsa Time Tablb— Ihs trsffio department expects to introduoe anew time table for ibo Dunedin-Ohri&tchareh rxprest in abouta month's time whereby the present time table will be nhortened by hs'f ap hoar. Ton minutes wiii be e-.it> off between Dap! odfn and O»m*ru, bat the greater savin* of tiim i« anticipated from the introduction c£ the Westlnghouse brake, this enabling the train to be puliei up moro Bpeediiy, instead tf the engine driver being obliged to aUkcn off some dtytanoa from the station

Football—The Pirates 1 Football Onb will hoid a practice tomorrow in the Domair, when a sora'.oh ma ton will take place b)'.ween teams to be chosen on the groontf. A full attendance of players is particularly requested to enable the Solec'.ion Committee to select a tenm to play Waimate in TimtrU oe Thursday, 8;h May.

Thh Marrying Aaß.—The marrying &ge is steadily advanointr. Mothers now aiviae their daughters noi to thick of marrying until they are 25 at least; whereas in the old days it was regarded as a maternal achievement if th« girls were all married off before they were 20 Tin age of 32 Is now an unusual one for women to marry ; but some 15 or 20 years ago she would, at, that age, have been regarded as hopelessly an old maid, and would probably h»v« been wearing a cap — London Truth,

Homing PiQtON'S.—-A consignment of very fiae homiog pigeons arrived by the New Zealand Bbipping Company's steamer Tongadro, from London, There were nine birds io all. Four of them cam? direot from the loft of M, Wellman, a notod long distance flyer in Belgium, and bred from his best long diUanoe strain, known as "Le Bon Pale," and fonr from the Royal lofta at Sandringham. The ninth was bred by Mr B H Crow, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire, from one o( his best birds.

Gyebdalb—-The tr« vt in oonneoi i m with the Overdale Sabbath School took plaoe in the school ground oo Friday afternoon! The afternoon was spent In playing game?. Tea was laid its the school in the evening. After full justice had been done to tbe good things provided, ihe school was cleared for a con cert, when the following programme wai gone through :—Song—school children ; R°<3itat<on—Master Robs ; Song—Mrs Oak ley j Phuoforfe Doet—Master and Miss Richards { Reeitatian-»Mii» Lewis; Re i taUoa—Vlies Roas ; Song—Mrs Rphards ; Vio'ia Soic-rMr Wales : Duet—Misses Oikley j Recitation—Mi«s Wales. Daring the evening 'he prizss were distributed by the Rev P Riddle, ard io a short address he referred to the good work done by Mt and Mrs Oakley since they started the Sunday Soh ol some elaven years ag». He also gave some good advioo to the children. Mr Oak'ey proposed a vote of tbauka to Mr Tucker for the use of the plane; Mr Croy proposed a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Oakley for the good work they had done in the school, and also fco Miss Fephney, as she had taken over the oharge of the tchooi. Mr Boag proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies who had provided the refreshment?. These being carried in the moat way, tbe gathering dispersed, all having ecjjoyed themselves.;

A Nibblb—Men's All Wool Colonial Suits 22a 6 I, reduced from 35", a few only ; Tweed Trousers 5s lid, Extra Bbrong ditto 7a 6d, Superior Serge ditto 9j 6d, Boys Sailor Suits clearing at 4s lid and 6) lid, Special Lino Cashmere Mufflers la, Colonial Ribbed Pants 3a 6', Good range Blouae F.anne!! efctei from 5i a yurd; wide Twilled* do, sbripad or pink 6d, 7£-i a yard ; Tweed Dress Lengths for winter wear, from 4s 6d ; Lidice Black Hibbed ( G»ahmere Hose Special Value Is a pair ; Ribbed Wool Singlets, )Ls t tJuftvy Ribbed Sooka Is, at Gipsard's, Ready Money Draper, Taoered gbreet, Opposite Aroade—{Advt

A Novel*?— The Khaki bloyole ia now being Sued with the two-speed gear hub, whioh nob only gives free wheel, but has the additional advantage of allowing the rider to change his gear at will from a low to a higher gear whilst riding, and can be in epeoted at> Best) and Towns's, Saunders' Buildings.

Bicycles fob EvBKYBODY—I have for sale the following second hand cycles :-~Bbar £4, Anglo Special with free wheel, £10, Raglan £8, Sterling £7, Waverley £5, Anglo Special £9, Lady's Humber £11, Lady's Cleveland £*?, Lady's At]nerioan£6. All theßetnaohioes are la first class order, and are real bargains* ««R D JohostoD, Burnett street.

W»ATH»B F»B»OAS* — Captain Edwin wires: — Strong winds to gale from between south east anj south and south west; glass further fall; but rise »fier 10 hours from now.

FxproioßATiKa on Public Footpaihs —A. Frees Association telegram from Danedin states that the first; esses under the city by laws against expectorating on the public footpaths came before the Police Ooait today. One oaae waa dismissed, and five others were fined one shilling without costa. Future cases wiii be more seriously dealt with.

Hockey—The Rakaia hockey team, •aptained by the Rev Matthias, arrived by the express today to try conclusions with the looal Hookey Olnb this afternoon. At the conclusion of the match the visiting tsim will be entertained by the local playeii and will leave on their return purney by the express.

Change o? Proprietary—Mr Frank P Glatldge, well known in rasing circles, notifi s that he has laken over MoCoanell'a stables, T*ncred street, which will hence forth be oonduotcd under his eupervision. Wo need hard I v state tint the long experience Mr 01 a ridge has had with the management of h< rses is a sufficient gaaran' tee that patrons .will have their wants attended to promptly He extends a cordial welcome to his old friends, and sportsmen in general We wish Mr Glaridge every sneoess in his new venture

Mdllk DotORKS—Mr James Taib t managar for Mdlle Dolores, has arrived in Ashburton, and in now making the preliminary arrange* ments for the distinguished soprano's visit here on Friday evening. Mr Taib informs us that a popular and attractive programme will be given, so thanmnsio lovers may look forward to a great treat on Friday evening. The plan of reservod seats w«a opecel at Mr Jones's this morning, and a great number of Beats have already been bespoke. Mdlie Dolotei sang with the Christchuroh Musical Union last In their performanoe of 1 The Oreßlion.' The heuß<s was crowded to the doors, and Mdlle Dolors aoornl a brilliant euocesp. She will dog in » The Messiah ' with the same Society to-morrow evening.

Tailoring—Mr Kerr, of Strange and Company's Tailoring Department, Ohrist ohuroh, and one of the firm's principal cutters will be in Ashbnrtoa again on Saturday 3rd May, to 'fit on' orders entrusted to bim, and to book fresh ones. He may be seen at Strange and Company's Agency (Mr Sandrey's) on above date, from 11 a m to 6 46 p m. It is hardly necessary to B*y anything here as to Str*nge and Com* panjf's tailoring, because the firm has earned a repetition for itself that extends f*r and wide. But one point is worthy of speol&l notice, whilst Strange and Company's salts and tingle garments te measure are so temarkable for out, fit, style, and workman ship, their prices ate most moderate. Those requiring winter suits or overcoats, etc, can hardly do batter than oensulb Mr Kerr on May 3rd—if, in deed, they have sot already.done so,—(4dvt.]

A Display in Lamps—'The finest display of Cycling Lamps in Ashburton is at Messrs Oates, Lowry, and Oa's, Burnett Street, This firm have now opened np their new stock of Lamps, Oils, Carbide, etc. which will be sold at exactly the same prices as their Christoharch home.

Hollis GroiißS—The display of HoUil cycles now on view at John Orr & Cot is well wotthy of inspection by all cycling en thus' Saeta. These machinal are made from geauina B S. A p'irtß by the celebrated guntnakers, I. Hollls & Sous, Birmingham, whioh should be sufficient guaranteb of their efficiency. The models we have seen are superbly finished, and the high standard of quality attained in the manufacture of the Hollis bicycle has been moid rigidly maintained.

News in Brief.

Mr W fl Pearoe, cash drape? and clothier, U selling cheap to clear blankets, quilts, hearth rags, etc,

Although the Tar amid potato crop is fairly good bhia reason, i~, will not {says an exchange) be Buffiaient for looal require meatei

One hundred and thirty lots of sheep were put. through at the Sheffield (Canterbury) »le on Friday In throe hours and t» h*lf, or a Bhada over one mioute and a half per M,

ifesirj Mitchell and Turner annouuoe that their dissolution cf partnership Rale will commence on Friday morning at 10 o'o'oclt, and that their premises will be closd all day tomorrow (Thursday).

At Lumoden, Donald MoLeod, of E^nnalrd station, Kingston, was fined £20, with £2 7« oosts, for failing to kill the rabbits on his station*

Aooording to the Bay of Plenty paper, tbe Maoris in the neighbourhood of Taurang* contemplate going in largely for dairying next year.

Consumers of Fletcher Bros" well known brands of teas will see by theab>ve firm 1* new advertisement that in their next tea competition they have decided to give a prise to everjoie who sends in over 30 coupons. First prlzl, handsome clock and brocz) or hand painted dinner set

A Local Invention.

About three months ago, Messrs Hardley Bros, of Aflhburton, applied for letters patent for an improved spouting bracket* The app'ioatioß was duly lodged with the Registrar of Patents, Wellington, when Messrs T Billinger, Limited, of that city, sent in sixteen objections to the letters patent being granted, mainly on the ground of similarity of manufacture. Recently Mr J W Hardley journeyed to Wellington to have the matter J sted. Accordingly, a case between the parties interested was heard on Thursday last, before the Registrar, Mr Skerrett appearing for Hardley Bros. After a long argument the Registrar decided in favour of Hardley Bros, with oosts. On Mon day our representative was Bhown the new patent, which Is by far a great improvement on the old styla of fixing spouting, No puncture is made at all; the spouting is fixed firmly to the roof by means of a otaep device, and a stay is a'so led from the top end of the clasp to the roof. This prevents any undue pw sure bearing the spouting downwards, as in the case of a heavy fall of snow on the tooU As no holes are made, an advantage is gained In the eizs of the spouting, as a smaller sip can be used, and no leakage could possib!^ ocfiur. Mr Hard? lay also exhibited the Messrs Ballinger'a device for tha s»ir.e purposes. In this case there was no pprlng, and no stay to*the roofi Messrs Hardley Bros will oertataly find that their mw patent will be intensively used by builders when Its advantages become gene* rally knowa.

Interprovincial

United Pros* 4«soolatioß^.By Bleotrlo Telegraph

C3RIBTOHURCH, April 29 " Dr J C Bradahsw has been appointed Leotarer In Musio at Canterbury Qgllege at a salary of £200 per annum* He 13 the organist for the Cathedral and is newly arrived from London.

(Today a meeting of the Canterbury Sheep owners Union of Employers was held at Culverdeo, and it waa resol?e 1 to object entirety to the conditions of labour demanded by the Sheared Union. A meeting of the Employers' Union will be held in Christchurob shortly, when ib is pxpeotod that all employers of shearers in Canterbury will be represented.

William John Halph, who was it jnred by the fall of a bale of tow in the Mew Zealand Shipping" Company's Bhed at Lyttelton some days ago, died yesterday, Ab the inquest today a verdiob of accidental death was returned, no blame being attachable to anyone," ..

BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Ashburton Borough Council «n«b last evening. Preßent—Hia Worship the Mayor (In the ohait), Councillors Aloorn, Andrews, Jones, Davis, Reid, Timmins, Odvison, and , Ol*rk BANK BALANCB The MftVf r reported the debit balance at the Bank to be £1748 14s Bd, and reoeipts from all sources £35 I3i 8d OORBSBFONDEKOS Oorrespondenoe was read aad dealt with as under:—

From the Charitable Aid Board, asking for the monthly subsidy to the Board—£6 12) 3d. -Received and amount ordered to be paid From same body acknowledging receipt of the Oounoil's resolution re local relief, and stating that the matter would reoeive attention,—Received

From the Postmaster re the pillar box, and stating that tha Mayor's permission being obtained^ the box had been placed at the mouth of the Aroade. Received, aad the Mayor's action wan approved From the Borough Solioitor, forwarding leases for Sealing The Mayor and Or. Aleorn wero appointed to bSix (he B 'rough seal to the documents

From the Fire Brigade submitting bwo names for approval as members of the Fire Brigade.—The names were approved

From two residents in Wills S reet, applying for asphalt, and agreeicg to pay half cost. Only a small piece was required Or Davison proposed th*b the rtqaeet be acceded to

Or Reid objected on principle to patching woik. The whole biook should he done

The requesb was agreed to, Or Reid dissenting

From thaJßorough Solioilor, returning the bj laws regarding the aale of meat and milk, ooe clause beiog expunge—Received

From Canon and Co, re ft building at the back of their premises ia Tailored Street,— Thn matter wns referred to tha Engineer

From the 6>rougb Valuer, reporting on his valuation of the Borough —Received

From Mr James Tasker re the aba'.tolre. •—Referred to the Abattoirs O mmittee

From several residents in Grey Street, ' asking that the footpaths be asphalted from East Street to the Belt.—Referred to the Works Committee WOBKB OOMMITTHB'S RIPORT Your Committee have the honour to report as follows :— Poundkeeper — Your Committee would strongly recommend that Mr W Kennedy's offer to continue to aot as poundkeeper and to pay the Council £10 per annum as renb for the Pound he accepted by the Council, and that the schedule of duties as drawn up by this Committee be adopted Inspector and Ranger—Your Committee have drafted a eohedule of duties for the Ranger and Inspector of Nuisances, etc, for tbe Uoanol's approval, and would recommend that applications be called for the position of Borough Ranger, Inspector of Nuisanoeß, and of milk and meat (to be held by one person), to o»rry out the duties as set forth in the schedule, and that a salary of £52 per annum be paid for the office

Cr Djkvisoa moved the adoption of the report Or Clark aeoonded the motion, and the report &» a whole wan adopted

r«ONDKEEPER. The conditions drawn by the Committee with regard to the poundkeepsr were re*d and adopted, as were those of the Inspector o! Nuisances,

inspector's report. The Inspector reported that the yards were in a good condition. One case of typhoid fever had been reported to bim. (Che nuisanoe at) the Commercial Hotel was being abated.—The roporb was received. Foreman's report. The Foreman of Works reported that the labour gang has been engaged on general maintenance work—The report was receivedi FIRE INSPECTOR. Captain Barber reported that the pipes connecting with the hydrant opposite the Courthouse were broken, sad the hydrant would be useless in oaee of fire, The report was adopted, repairs to the hydrant,to be proceeded witbs , THE ABATTOIRS Cr Da via commented strongly on the manner in which meat) waa killed at Fahfhld. He.had seen some carcases which were in a disgraceful condition.

The Mayor eaid he had received a great many complaints about the matter. It was a mvt thing for the Oouuoil to take over control of the Borough meat supply, and h<3 was sorry the work was not carried out satisfactorily; He had Been meat which was not ia a fit condition for & o market. A great many carcases had beep condemned by the Inspector. At the present stage it would be unfair to blame any one. J^ery facility for enquiry would be given by the o(>mpu>y. He had tiiad to rectify the mit ter, bat it would take time. la would be »ice fcr the Abattoirs Committee to meet and diaouss the question. _ LIGHTING THE BRIDGHf Or Reid complained of the lighting of the traffis bridge. It was explained that the vibration go the bridge destroyed the mantles of the inoandercmt burners,

The matter was referred to the Lighting Committes.

ffENDKRSj Oaly one tender was received for shingle, and this was accepted.

00NFEBEN0E, Or Jones, delegate to the Conference of

local bodies, wbiob was held at Sydenham, on the subjeat of valuation, reported on the proceedings. A deputation had been seleoted to urge upon the Government the need of a new system of valuation. While in Christchuroh, Or Jones visited the Fire Brigade stations, and Inspected the arrangements for keeping the water in the boilers at boiling paint. Ihe arrangement was simple and effeotive. The ooet of the apparatus was £18 Tne Mayor moved a vote of thanks to Cr Jonee for his services. With regard to Fire Brigade matters he thought it a pity the Insurance Companies did not pay a share for the maintenance of Fire Brigades. The amount paid by the Council for the upkeep of the Aehburton Fire Brigade was very considerable. Crs Reid and Davis supported the motion, which was carried, Io was decided to bring the matter of heating the water tn the bst'ers before the Fire Brigade Committee* LICENSES. Two cabmen's and one carrier's licenses were granted. ACOOUJJTS, Accounts amounting to £110 were passed for payment, and the Council sat as el POMAIN BOARD, The same members befog present: The business was unimportant.

LECTURE.

There was not a large attendance at St ■ Stephen's schoolroom last evening to hear \ the Rev T A Meyer deliver his lecture,! entitled < Roaminga in Boerland.' j Counter attractions were somewhat responsible for the .email gathering. The lecture was a very Interesting one, and was listened to with rapt attention by the audience; The" 1 lecturer handled his snbjeot In a very masterly manner, punctuating his remarks as he proceeded with humorous references to the charac teristics of the Boers, and their mode of living. Dr Trevor occupied tha chair, and said that the congregation were much Indebted to Mr Meyer tor the work he had done during the short period be had laboured anting them. Apart from the leatare, i they had also met that evening to have an opportunity of meeting ihe new vicar of the parish, the Rev B Whltehouse, Aa one of the nominators, in which capacity he had had a deal o- experience, Dr Trevor said that he had found one that the new minister was a good m^n and one who always made friend. H> exhorted the parishioners to help Mr Whltehoua© all they could in the work of the parish. Ray Me Meyer then proceeded with his lecture, and gave various explanations, with the aid at a map, on the early settlement of Soath Africa, where he had lived for nine years. Touching on. the ancient history of the country, he traced back to the time Yasco dl Gam a travelled round>he Cape up to when fche English fUg was in danger in 1880. The history of the Boar was a peou'hr one, and the lecturer, in pursuing hfs narrative, showed that the Boers were descended from the lower class of Dutch The enmity between the Boers and British could be reckoned back ac far as 1834, and the ill feeling had prevailed ever since. Their Blimuess and cunning was a characteristic which had always been found in the Boer's nature, and which had been (xamplifi d many times durin? the war. The rev lecturer then in a humourous way brltfly referred to the domestic life of the Boers, which was the reverse of cleanliness. A number of curious were i exhibited, and wete objects of couch Interest to tho audience.

At the close of the lecture, a hearty vote of thanks was parsed to Mr Meyer on the motion of Mr P H Cox, also the game compliment to the chairman, on the motion of Mr Ferriraan,

The Rev E Whitehonse, who was presenb, received a cordial welcome, and g*va a short speech. He said that he had come to the parish from a district which was closely allied to Ashbartor. H« tvas yet a stranger too many of thenl! as he had not made himself folly acquainted with the geography of the parish. There was much to do ; and too much mast not bs expected of him ; in fact, no man could do all the fork by himself , He would always do his best to further the interests of the parish. (Applause.) The proceedings closed by the singing of the doxology.

Ashburton Rifles

The ao*j mrned annual meeting of the Ashburtoa Rifles was held in the R.fW Orderly Room last evening. Captain Dolman, V.D., occupied the chair.

The Report and Balance Sheet of the corps for the yaar J9Ol-1, were read and adopted.

Lieut Olatko said that the Finance Com mittee had mar, and gone through the accounts of the Company, whioh were found in perfect order, and the Company appeared to be in a strong financial position!! The thicks of the members were doe to Captain Doiman foe the careful manner in which bo had administered the iunds of the corps,

The report of the Shooting Ocmmitteo was read by Sergfc Hr&ird, ani showed that a'though the funds at tho disposal of the Committee had baea entail, they bad been judiciously expended. The donations to the fund were :—Ashburfion B flag £16, Aehbur fcon Club £1 Is, H D*rdis £1 Is, Reid and Gry 10i 6!, D (Ehomas 10a 61, H Drum moad 10a 6!, and Sergt Dee 23 6J. The Company had engaged In several Dutches wi'.h other companies during the year, with varied success ; also the usual content for tradesmen'^ prz:?, Special thanka were due to Ltoub CUrke for the interest he had taken in r flj shooting and facilitating matters connected with ehootiog.

Lieut Clarke speaking re the proposed bridge over the river, said it was fortunate that it had not been erected previous to the recent fliod. Colonel Bailey had promised to insp ci and report on the suitability of the present tangs for the .303 rfls, and'after that had been done, something definite re the site for the brldgs would bo submitted. \ Sergt Dae had tested the now rfij In company with several members of* the Mounted Rifjes, and found the range suitable in every respect, in faot the contact of bullita resulted in less splinter than was the case with the Snider.

The following wera eleoted a Shooting Committee s—tJergtn Hefford and Willere, Oorpls Baker and Leiioh, Lanoe Corpl Hefford, Private Collins, Maradea, Hodgson and Nioolls.

Ttie following were elected to assist the officers in the administration of finances : — Sergt Hefford and Corpl Baker. Sergt Hefford moved that the Finance Committee meet after the first inspection every month, to assist the Captain with the accounts of the corps, and that the Seoretary lay ail acoounts before them Lieut Hayes (seconded. Ib was in accord with regulations, and would facilitate busl" nese.

Private Newton Jones and Mr J Niohohs were elected auditors, and Lieut H&yea was re*e!eoted Traaiurer,

The usual honorariums were paesed, and the sum of £15 voted to the Shooting Committee,

Sptphl referenoe was made to the services of Berg\ Dee, secretary, who had acted daring & number of years, and in view of additional work to be dose, Ib was decided to draw up s schedule of duties and fix a salary per annum.

A Social Committee was appointed to act for the year, A circular we.B read from the Winslow Racing Club re Race Meeting.—Bsftrred to Sergeants and Finance Committee Adjatanb JToden wrote re levy towards Battalion Fund.-—The Bum of £1 was voted.

A letter was read from Lieuls A H WiUie, troopship Kenb, in reply to the congratula tions of the oorps on his appointment to a commifsion in the Ninth Contingent, in which he tinted that his association with the Ashburton R'fhs, in which he gained his initial experience in military matters, would always remaia » pleasing recollection, and contributed materially towardf his appoints ment. He wished h{s old Qorp« every success. A vote of lhack? was passed to the looal papers for the assistance rendered the oorps during the y«ar Captain Dolmm, in dismissing meet ing, was pleased to note thab the du'l atmosphere which had prevailed at the previous meeting had cleared, and all mis understandings removed, It had been a pleasure to him to pre?i Jo that evening He would continue to promote tbe interests of the corps, and trusted the good feeling which had existed for so many years would continue

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

TIN WALD

The annas! meeting of householders of the Tinwald school district was held on Monday night Me Clothier was voted to the chair, <tnd read his report for the tear ending March 31st, 1902, On March SI, 1901 the roll r.uraber was 142, and on March 31, 1902, it was 129, showing a falling oft of 13 scholars, which is greatly ito be deplored. Dating thn year 1' the Oommlttee endeavoured to obtain an j excursion fco Tiraaru for the children and ! parents, bnb owing to the fact that the R» lway Department required a guarantee of over £30, they wer* reluctantly corn* polled to allow the aff»ir to remain in abpyanoe. The usual examination of the school took place on October 21 awl 22, by Mr Ritchie, and was deemed satisfac tory. Woodwork classes-hare been formed In Ash barton, and are opnn to all boys who have paesad standard 4, on paymenb of 2i 6i for the term, tools and

wood boing mainly provided by a grant) from the Education .Department. Eleven

boys are attending from Tinwald. The new Attendanca Act requires all children, under the age <>f 14, who have not passed standard 5, to m ka the following number of attendances per week :—lf the school Is open 10 times, 8 attendances ; If open 8 times, 6 attendances. The Committee started with a eredib balance of £11 ?■» lid, in 1901, leaving a credit balance of £4 6a 7d. The report wai adopted. Me Doherty proposed a hearty vote of thauka to the outgoing Committee, and also bo the teachers.

The motion was seconded by Mr Qilgley, who was pleased at the way his children had got on aioce attendirg the Tiowald School. X

The following gentlemen were elected a committee for the ensuing year j—Messrs 3 A Glothier, R Tremain, J Hampton, J Fergie, J Gudsell, S Giles, and F Bonnington.

The new C nvnittee mefc, acd Mr Olothiei was voted to the chair. It was decided to hold the meeting on the 2nd Tuesday In each month.

Mr Bigga was appointed Secretary, and Messre Hampton and J Fergie & visiting c jmmifctee for the year.

WINCH MORE

At a meeting of householders of the dißtrio% held in the schoolroom on Monday the following were eleoleJ a Committee foe the ensuing year : -Messrs Robertson, Bland, Johmtou, Hansen, McKay, F CapoQ, O Capon. At a subsequent Committee meet* ing, Mr Bland was elected Chairman.

ELGIN

l\o annual householders' meebirs was fairly attended, Mr Hunnibell oooapying tha ohair. The report presented by the out* goirg Committee showed that £24 had baen expfnded, and that a balance to credit of £2 15s remained. After a ballot), the fol lowing were declared elected as members for fcheemmiiigyear: -MessrsProfcheroe.Morriss, Brown, Ohoak, and Dsryer. The meeting decided to protest againsb the decision of the Eduoati n Department in dispensing with the sewing mistress 5 also against the reduc tion of incidentals, especially to the smslier schools. A meeting of the newly elected Committee, held later, resulted in the appointment of Mr A Protheroe as Chairman,

HIGHBANK.

There was a large number present at the annual meeting of householders. Mr Me Dona'd, the retiring chairman, read tha report, whioh was a very good on*, showing no failure* at the examination. There wai a balance to oiedit as shown in the btknes sheet-. A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring committee, and a word of praise given to Messrs McDonstJd and D»vis, ex committee men, who, are shortly leaving the district. Mr Driecoll was voted to the chair aube public ir.eatiDg, and the result of the voting for the new committee was as fol lows : - Mflssra Anderson 23, Biohtrds 82, Drisool! 22, Crawford 20, Smith 20, Nee 17, McOarten 15, Roberts 13, Bond 12, Hoed 12, and Murphy 10, The first five rerodeclared elected, Mr Driecoll was elected chairman for the ensuing year.

WILLOWBY

At the annea 1 meeting of householders on Monday eveeiog, the Chairman,- (Mr S 8 Charms), in his retiring remarks, referred to the satitfaccory rm ?ner in whiob. the fohtiol had been conducted during tbs year. There was ona matter of very ooneiderab't interest which h»d taken place during th<i year, v z—tbe Board had decided to dispense with she «et»loef of tli sewing mijtressee, Thi? woa'd »ff?oo between 40 andSOschoola in the Horth O»n!e;bury district. He hoped that the iocomiDg Committee would make « varj determined move in $h.e matter, as ib wnb a very severe blow to the small country •ohoo'p* Mr Hardiag w*i appointed to eocduot the eleotion. The following geafele mea were efro'ed :-Messrs W Harding, G Aehton, W KeHningtoa, W Bruokshaw, W T till, S 8 Chapman, and Rev J D Joryi The new Committee met immediately after, and Mr 8 S Ch»pman was reeleoted Chair* map. It was resolved that the Committee tnejt at an early date lo draw up a letter to be sent to the various School Committees that have been affected by the dispensing with the services of the sewing mistress, with a view of their cooperation wifcb the obieeb of having them reinstated.

EIFFELTON

Tbeancuil meeting of householders was held in the *Eiffalton Sohoci on Monday evening, at which twelve were present. The following wore eleoted a Committee for the year j—Meesre HOallen, H draybnro, A Moore, A Davidson, C Husband, J Williams •id W Liistonei Mr HGrayburo was eleoted Chairman,

RIVERSIDE

The following were eleoted a Committee j —Messrsß Maxwell, (Chairman)', W McLean. F R-ckard, T Wilson, and W Anderson.

HINDS

At the meeting of householders the fol lowing were elected & Oommittfe ;—Messrs W X Rend-, I Hampton, I» Daly, H Wills, D MoDengie, A Bbe*art, and O Hales. Mr D MoKe>zia was elected Chairman.

SEAFIELD

At the meeting of householders the Oba'r* man's report was read and .pissed. The following gentlemen were then duly elected for the enßulng year :—Missra H Blunden, J Bruoe, & Gregory, H L^mb, and G Todd. Ab a meeting held aftetwards, Mr J Bruce was re elected Chairman.

DORIE

Ab the annual meeting of householders, the work of the aohool during the year waa considered very eatisfaotory, the finanolll difficulties with which the school was taxed daring the year being now got over, leaving a good balance on hand, The aid Committee war® reeleoted, viz -—Messrs 8 E Boyoe, D MoMillan, W Lickhoad, Q T Smith, and J J Duno*n. Mr Q T Smith was elected Chairman.

KYLE

There was nob a 'arge atteadanoo, and the following were elected a Committee for the ennuiog ye»r :—Messrs John Beattie, Benty J£.;oirabury, Robert Mulligan, John Wation, and John JLsmbie. Mr I^mbis wag elected Chairman,

LISMORE

There was a good attendance, which matt be vary gratifying to the retiring Oommibtoe to see how much the householders appreciate their time and energies in the fnlfil meut of their duties ; also the interest the householder? bake in the education of their children, (fho chair was ocou,pted by Mr W Oobb. After the balance sheet had been read and commented on, and several questions on education si matters freely discussed, m hearty veto of thanks was accorded to the retiring Chairman and 0 ■mmitteo. The nominal ion and election of numbers for the coming year then took place, when the old .Committee vere re* elected as fallows; —F Emenou (.chairman^

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CDBFELLOWo 5 HALL, ASHBUETON. (Ua«!er the direction of MR V. VERT) NEXT FRIDAY EVENING, BUS : ONE RECITAL ONLY. : MDL L E ANTONIA DOLORES SSBSS3 ASSISTED BY MR 'OC4A.EKAJNOI& IMJSWIDJLI-*, (PIANIST.) \ MOST Attractive Programme will bo glveo. Box Plan open at Mr H. M. Jones', Bwi Street. Resarvcd Seats, 4 j Q.-sreaerved. 2s 6d $ Back Sesti, Is! 4 328 JAMES TAIT BUSINESS t NOTIUB3 Don't All.' Gome at Once, V "OUT we Shall be Re*dy for a good many of job it 10 o'clock on FRIDAY Morning, 2nd May, WHEN OUR SALE BEGINS, i ! And Don't Forget yoar lull Parse, «s the SPECIAL PRICES ire for CASH, " AT MITCHELL & TURNER'S DISSOLUTION CF PARTNERSHIP SALE, Our Premises will be CLOSED ALL DAY on THURSDAY, MAY let BAIL UP! It was a common enough expression in Australia one time, and toe victim was generally one of tbose folks vho never look where they are going. Caution is at all lira s the evidence of wisdom, and in no particular should it be shown than in choosing one's TEA. Yoa can get all kinds of Tea in Australia ; doubtless you oats get many 01 them where this journal circulates, and caution, therefore, ia absolutely necessary. The finest, purest, moat reliable Tea comes from Ceylon, not China or India, and experts of the Tea-room, no less than those of the household, agree that ji / /0^ m****^s V is far AND AWAT TBE BEST S"*r <£/C&&&@€£^ CEYLON THAT 13 GROWN. NIRVANA TEA ia picked and packed under British supervision. Each ponnd or half pound is put up in lead in Colombo, the capital of Ceylon, and ihia b»ing soldered, the package is made air tight tnd the contents preserve from deterioration, SOLE AGENT— M J. T. COOOH, Asbburton, STERLING/VaTFe" AT THE READY MONEY SHOP. OUR aim ia fco tmpply Goods of Reliable Qqillby at lowest) Rock Bottom Prices right throaghoat, pop (as is often done) tff ring a few articles at kien prices ai ' baits,' whloh are 1&0  oiHerion of the genera! value givsa. We BUY In the BhaJ] M*rkotsf »r prompt CABS, thua seouribg sabitantial disooants— hive very Small Working Expenses, avoid losses (incurred by givinn Orortifc, and therefore (Jan and Da Bell at the Finest) M»'Rin of Prrfit. Any person can sse readily, that the> foregoUs inino'plec *nd oQndihionu enaaro to oar Customers SJCEBuIWU ! V4LDE FOR THEIR MONEY . T-w r. NJEW GOODS NOW ARBIVING. E. G I THTA R.D, $S° KEADY MONSY DRAPER, TANORED STREET (opposite Arcade), Ashburtoa ■—* PING PONG, PING PONG, PING POJNG, FROM 5s 6d TO 22s 0d A SET.—Odd Racquets from Is 6d each, -CTTTEare also making the KKGULATION TABLES, which add greatly to the enjoyment of the gam*. To those who dou'fc play (oar advice is)— Come aad bay a NICE EASY CHAIR To sit in, and watch those who do play this splendid indoor game* T. H. UN DRILL & CO., FUENIBHING WAREHOUSE, TANOBBD STREET (Established 1832 BUY FROM ALCORN'S KAIAPQI BLANKETS. SEE SPECIAL OEFEB. J. WILSON DIRECT IMPORTER OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS. A Competent 8* fc of Tradesmen kepb for Honse Painting and Deooratlng la ftll It* 8r U d.....f.. Tow. and Coantg. & MIXED PAINTS la 1 Large »r Small Qaantltles; also P&iafc BrußhM ' " White Lead Linseed Oils (Rawjor.Boiled \ up.:,,, Window Glass Fancy Glaßs Turpeatiae Ban.lna MrthyhW Spirit, Artistß* Material Beaatiful MIRROR .GLASS lo Urge Bheeto, can bo out to Mty>'»



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