EPHEMERIS

HUN.

Phases at Moon tot April

Mail Notices

Mails olose for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations —•

TUESDAY, April 29 For Northern Ports and Weeb Oo»B(), per Te Anna, ftt 6 30 pm

COMMERCIAL.

ARCADE SALE.

There was a small entry of horaes at the Arcade on haturday. Old naefnl draughts fetched from £11 to £15 10a \ and light harness horses £15 to £16, The usual onnddea sold well.

HAVELOCK STREET MART

Mr Henry Slephenson reports a* follows on hie Saturday's sale : —There was a good entry in all olasses. Fowls fetched from li, to 1* 9d ; roosters 5s ; ducks 3s 3d ; geese 4a 9dj turkeys 12e per pair. Pigs—Weanere 5s to 103; stores 15a; porkers 9.0$ to 22s 6d. o<<w £5 17s 6d. Produce—Potatoes, slightly cheaper, 6j to 7« per sack; onions 3§ 1 per 1b ; oareotß 2s per eaok ; wheat) Us to 12a 6d per saok.

MARRIAGE.

MoLatiohlan—Dawson.—On April 23rd, at St. Philip and Bt, James* Oburoh, Watorfcon, by the Rev. X, N. Blakistou, (VUlfoii, youngest* ion of W, MoLauchlan, Esq, of Waterton, to Jennie, youngest) daughter of Andrew Daweon, Btq, Su» View Farm, Wamrfcon.

DEATH.

Wilson—lb his residence, Dromore, on Saturday, 26th last, Jamks Wilson. Aged 52, Dseply regretted.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1902.

Thb fact announced in oar last issue that the Plague had made ita appear ance in Auckland doea not come as a surprise to any who bare noticed the absence of special or effective pre cautions with regard to ships arriving from Sydney and Brisbane, which are infected ports, When the Plague first broke out in the former city, all sorts of measures were taken by the Govern ment to safeguard oar ports against the possibility of the pas*engers or the rats conveying infection to persons in the cities of New Zealand. But so far as we know no such steps have been taken since the second outbreak of the disease in Australia was announced. Shipa arriving from Sydney have not been quarantined, and only a perfunct ory lort of fumigation has been re quired, tha passengers being free to go where they might) choose a few minutes after the vessel's arrival. Ona pro bable explanation of this apparent 1 neglect of the precautions which are usual in all oases of ships coming from ports where serious disease exists is, that the people of Australia have been led, hy the slow progress of the Plagae there, to imagine that it sannofc make any headway in their climate. They baye consequently come to look upon it almost with indifference, and the New South Wales'press has distinctly asserted that it i« much lees to be dreaded than consumption or even typhoid fever. Whether this opinion of a scourge which has produced such disastrous results io India, China, and other countries in the Northern hemi sphere is correct or not, it is not yet possible to gay, but even if it be true that the plague cannot make headway in a dry hot climate like that of Australia, it does not follow that our climate will be equally unfavour able to its progress This country is quite different from the great Southern continent in that respect j its atmos pheric conditions are altogether different, and are more like thoae of China and Japan, and although our sanitary and other arrangements may be superior in a general way to those adopted io the former country, it would be rash to predict that there will be no more cases in Auckland or New #ea l*nd than the one. We have no wish to alarm the public, but we think the breaking out of the plague in New Zealand is a much more serious matter than some of our contemporaries ap pear to imagine. Indeed unless the health authorities are a little more careful io the future than they have been lately in the matter of protecting the country against the plagae, it 1-3 quite probable that other people in seaport towns may contract the disease through "handling cargo from an in footed part " We consider ibe explana tion that was giv< nas to how the Auckland victim caught the disease, reflects severely on the health authorities of New Zealand. Possibly now that they have let the plague into this country, they may wake up to a proper sense of their daties and responsibilities Meantime, we may again remind the public of this district that, although in our position we are not exposed to Biieb risks an the dwel lers in the coastal towns, we are by no means safe. Should the disease get a footing in Now Zealand, it may be taken for granted that tba rats will catch it more quickly than human beings, and it will be extremely diffi cult to prevent it from spreading amongst them. Infected rats running about in stores, whence goods are sent to all parts of the colony, m»y cause the disease to reach localities where no human patient may ever go. It will be a wise precaution therefore, to com> mflnco a vigorous crusade against these rodents without deiay. It is not enough for the Borough Council to offer a price far them ; every person haviag them on his premises should take strong measures to get rid of them as quickly as possible. We o*u feeep out of the wtyof an infected person, bat we cannot protect ourselves against the trail of an infected rat.

Local and General.

The Aohno Pkhkieb—Sir J Gand Lady Ward passed through A«hburton on the express on Saturday evening

POMVIOAL LEOIOBH. — Mr H G Ell, MH B, will deliver a lecture on Unimproved V&luss »nd Static Busking in Asbburton on Friday evening next

School Committeb Ejections. — The annual election of Bchool Committees will take place this evenirjg, The place of meet ing wilt be the schoolroom in each district, mi the time balf-paat) soven. (The new oommittees will meet Immediately after the elections.

Tfll EXPBIS9 TbAIN gIRVIOE —It is understood tbab the Railway Department i« making arrangements to out down the time table of the Danedin-Ohris'ohuroh express train by half an hour, and the change le Hkfcly to be made shortly. The details are being worked out now.

LHOTOBi—The Rev 33 A Meyer will lecture in tsfe. Stephen's Schoolroom tomorrow evening on hin experiences in South Africa. Aa Mr Meyer haa had several yeara' experlepca '" Ponth Africa, and was there during the war of 1880, the Ifoture should be very interest'ag. ourioa will be exhibited

Railway Traffic at Lyttkwok, — The railway gooda tiaffio at Lybfcelton h*e increas ed during the pasb four yarn by over a quarter of a million tons. Four years ago the goods oarried in <vnd out) of the porb by rail amounted to 450,000 bons for the twelve month. For thit year endina March 3i last the quantity oirtied was 718,000 tons.

6'oaboitt ot Labour.—A telegram from Timaru states that labour le co scarce in that) diHtriob just now tb.it man are being 1 tent for from Ashbarfcon, Ohriitohuroh, Wellington, and anywhere they oan be obtained. Threshing operations are being interfered with by reason of the soarolty of labour.

;Ghn?BRAL Brabant's Vikw—A letter has been received by a kinnman of General Brabant resident in Newcastle on Tyne. The gallant general gives Ib as his opinion that the war in South Afrioa is flickering oub, tod will be terminated at the approach of the African winter.

Thk Otago Central Collision—The two eogiaea wbich came into collision on the Otago Central line and were practically ruined were brought down on Thursday and were removed to the Hillside Workshops, where they will be examined with a .view to refitting. It! is probable one imy be put in commission again, bub the other seems nae lass. The casing was to much rent that the smoke tabes are visible in both engines.

Deseohatino Grates*'—W a have, oq several occasions, drawn attention to the dastardly acts of pilfering which from time to time time are enacted at the Aehburton Cemetery; Wreaths, flowerf, pottery and glassware, placed on the graves of the dead by relatives and friends, have ai divers times disappeared This it wanton mischief of the lowf sb possible kind, and ahou'd the offenders be cnughb they will undoubtedly receive their deserts

Mtjsicai, Union Concert. — The twelfth annual snbscriptlon concert) in connection wi*h the Ashborton Mapioal Union will take placa next) Wednesday evening, April 30fch, in the Oddfellows' Hall, iv the form of a miscellaneous con cert-. The final rehearsal will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock sharp, In the Oddfellows' Hall. Non-subscdbera' ticket? are 2;e%oh, and may be obtained from Mr Horace Gates,

Medical Congress —A great oongress of bfae medical practitioners of the whole work! is to be held in Madrid early in 1903, when the progress of medioal defence will be die' oupaed by rppraseatitiivi g of practically all civilised n'&Mons. The question of military hospitals will also come under oon»iderabior>, and alt the army medical departments are being asked bo send a reprasontit ye.

Accident—Od B*turd»y afternoon Mr Sage, telegraph lineman, mad with a paiafuf sooldeot while dntng «ome oatpantmrinf? In the workshop at the Post Offi !e, A splinter from a pieoe of wood -truck him in the pye aad §*tsok tfier». When discovered by one of hie fellow officials, he wa« in a fainting oonditioo and in great: pain. The splinter was remov&d with a good deal of difficulty, and Mr Ssge was taken homo, and pboed under the oftre of Df Boyd. Ib is likely thati an eye specialist will be consulted, as the wonnd in still discharging.

Cabnboik and the Scottish Students— One pleasant feature aboub tha report of the Carnegie Trust it the Indication bhab the spirit of independenoe among Scottish stud* enter is nob being injured in any way. No fewer than 22 students, after having their claims admitted, found thab they wore able to pay their own fees, and returned their vouchers unused. One student also, on win* ning a fellowship, repaid the moaey advanc ed to him for bis aUss fees, These insbanoes must be very gratifying to the Govornors I i] to Mr Carofgis, who wisely arranged to leave the question of deciding the " neoea' sity" of esqh c»so to the students themse'ves. Ib was a wise decision.

The Ixpxbial Cabinet—A Home piper says:—The oontiogenoy that Mr B&Uour'a health may reader id necessary for him to asek repoaeln the House of Lords has stim* ulated speculation with regard to the change that would fellow. Mr Chamberlain's friends are doing all tbey can to boom him tor the Premiership, and it mush be admitted that such an event is less unlkoly than it saemed some time ago. The faith of the Tories in Mr Chamberlain ie growing. They have not been quite sure, and are probably not yet quite sure, that he has been finally purged of Radio*!! m ; but they believe that he has given such hostages to Toryism that a return to farmer friends ts now Impossible, A Chamber lain Premiership, therefore, is cob so muoh out of the question as it was even ft short time ago. Mr Balfour himself as a Peer may take the position of the Duke of Devonshire, or Lord Linsdowne may be placed ab the head of the Government) when Lord Salisbury retires. In that event Mr Chamberlain would lead the House of Com mons, whioh after all, with a Peer Premier, la perhaps the most) powerful position in the Government. lf n well understood thab Sir Mlohael Hioka Beaoh will nob serve under the present) Colonial Seorebary.

A Display in Lamps—The finest display of Cycling Lamps In Ashburfaon is at Messrs Oates, Lowry, and Oj'b, Burnefcf Street, This firm have now opened up their new stock of Lamps, Oils, Carbide, etc, which «ill be sold at exactly the same prices as their Chrlstchurch house.

Bicycles fob Evbbybody—l have for sale the following second hand oyoles ;—Sbar £4, Anglo Special with free wheel, £10, Raglan £8, Sterling £7, Waverley £5, Anglo Special £9, Lady's Humber £11, Lady's Cleveland £7, Lady's American£6. All thesemaobinee are in first class order, and are real bargains ~R D Jobnstop, Burnett street.

A NoVEMy—The Khaki bicycle is now being fitted with the two-speed gear hub, whioh not only gives free wheel, bat 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 bo fa speated at Beat and Towno's, Sauadera' Building. Holms Oyoleis—The display of Hollla oyoles now on view at John Orr & Oo'e iB well worthy of inspection by all cycling eathns* lasts. These machines are made from genuine B.S.A parts by the celebrated gunmakers, I, Hollis & Soos, Birmingham, which should be (sufficient guarantee of their effiolenoy. The module we have Been are superbly finished, and the high standard of quality attained in the manufacture of the Hollis bioyole hat bsen most rigidly maintained. BUSINESS WOMEN And brain workers generally suffer from mental fag. Business worries and brain work cause a waste of nerve tisanes which must be replaced as fast as they are used op, If this is nob done then comes the trouble. Business people Invariably pompUin of being ' ran down' whioh is another way of admjtt^ng that nerve force and vitality have decreased. Brain j workers and business men and women should take Wilton's ?3ovo'J?errum, fpr it contains »11 the elements for blood making and tissue building, and has an extraordinary record for restoring to health the mentally overworked, Ghem iate and stores 2% 6d«

Weather Forboast — Captain Kd-vin wires: — Strong winds from between north and east and southeast after 16 hours from now: glass fall /)bituary.—We regret to learn that / Mrs Tayler, wife of Mr T W T-yler, cleik ] of the Court, died yesterday, Mrs Tsyler J had been in delicate health for some tirao. Mark of Eespfct —Owing to the death of Mr James Wilson, for many j years a member of the Dromore School : Committee, the tohool flig is at half I mast.

Pbesehtatwn -At the nsoal weekly meeting of the Wakanul Bible Class ft pleasing duty was performed by the Rev ft B Inglla, when on beha'f ot the class and teaohors he presented Mr T Page with a handsome crneb as a mark t of appreciation or his work In the Sunday School. Mr Page responded In 8 neat speech and thanked the donors. A quar tette was pleasingly rendered by Misses Corbett and Messrs Trevum and Carbett , Refreshments werejhanded round, and a pleasant evening spent.

A Nibble—Men's All Wool Colonial Suits 22s 61, reduced from 35 1, a few only ; Tweed Trousers 5a lid, Extra Sbrong ditto 7* 6d, Superior £erge ditto 9s 6d, Boys Sailor Suits clearing at 4< lid and 61 lid, Special Line Cashmere Mofflsrs Is. Colonial Ribbad Pants 3^ 6', Good range Blouse Fanne': ettea from 51 a y»rd ; wide Twilled do, striped or pink 4£d, 6d, 7£i a yard { Tweed Dress Lengths for winter wear, from 4s 6d } Ladies Black Kibbed Cashmere Hose Special Value Is a pair j Ribbed Wool Singlets, Is; Heavy Ribbed Sookß le, at GIBBARD'S, Ready Money Draper, Tanored Screet, Oppsslte Arcade—}Adv)

Farmers' Union.

A committee meeting of the Aehburton Branoh of the Farmers' Union waa held on Saturday, when there were present—The President, Mr G W Leadley (In the chair), J Studholm•», jinr, E Taylor, Jas Oroy, J 8 Bland, Denis McKecdry, Tbos Harrison, OReid.J Striogfellow, D Cameron, J 0 N Grigß, J Lambie, and W T LiU. After the minutes of the l*ab meeting were read aid confirmed,

The President said that members would doubtless be glad to know the position of the Union. Looal interests were merged in general itstereatß, bub id gave him great picture to report that the interest in the Union was a very live one. Of late he had attended meetings in various looalltiea in the province, at which muoh enbhusiasm was shown. Speaking as Provincial President, he could say that the Uaion was attempting to do muoh good work. Among the great questions of the day that the Union bad under review were firs insurance, frozen meat, arnr>y contracts for fodder, and the preferential tariff, and in regard to the latter, they were anxious that) their Bpcoial claims should be forwarded to the Home authorities. What affected the general body of people also affected the farm?rsi Speaking j personally, Mr Leadley said that he was 1 afraid that his energy was muoh diffused, and he would ask for them to pardon him if ho hud negleo'ed local work to farther the larger question?. A vast amount of corres* pondenoe had been reoelved from the North Island Branch, embodied among which were sufcjeots for consideration at the General Conference. He had worked with Mr Wil* sop, of the North Island Branch, and bad found him a very fcnthusl&stio official, and he was doing grand work, and was always ready to give any assistance whan required. One great) question was that of obtaining direct contracts with the War Office for the I supply of fodder for South Afrioa. In this reipeob he thought the formers would stand a good stjow, and ho was informed that the War Ofßae preferred to deal with the far' meta direct. (Hear, hear). Generally epsak' ing, the Farmers U"i<m was doing good wo»k, b'ifo there appeared to bo a disposition ',o Lave the work to a few bands, instead of the rank and file all bearing an rqual pro' portion. Ha would emphasise this : They wanted the great body of farmers to work for the bectflb of th« Unl a The remarks he had pat made on that point had so nflao lon on thoae preaeab. The farmers were hardly showing the enthusiasm than Wits expeotedj Brt< £1?, that was the position of matters »t present. BALANCE BHEKT The Secretary, Mr W Haidlng, then read the balance cheeK which showed the gross receipts to be £147 9i, and the expenditure £127 5s 6d, leaving a credit bahoce of £23 3s6di LISTS. Mr Bland suggested that lists be printed containing the names of those who are members.

Mr Lambie considered tble a good sug gestion, as the names could be put in an easy form.

Ib wa9 deolded to have this matter at tended to»

SOB BRANCHES, Mr Taylor said that the Ruapuna meeting had deputed htm to ask that the district be formed iato a sub-branch, affiliated wibh the central branch. Suoh branches oould have lists, and work up their own districts acid actually belong bo the central branoh. He moved: "Thab Ruapuna be allowed to form a sub branch, to be affiliated to the central branch,"

The President seconded tibe motion wbloh was carried*

Mr Harrison suggested that the name should be changed to MaySeld*

The President pointed out that meetings Qould ba held alternately.

Mr LIU moved—"That power be given to any distriobto establish sub-branohoe."

This was not seconded.

The President) thought it would be a mistake to allow too many sub branches.

In regard to Mr Taylor's suggestion that the sub branches should have lists, Mr Stud holme said that if It were intended to go la for thai) at all, tbey should get a list) of all branches and secretaries, and also a list of the platforms adopted ab the annual Conference each year. Looal and general rules could also be printed. He moved— "That a pamphlet be published, with a full Hat of names of members of the Ashburton branoh grouped in their districts,"

Mr Bland seconded. The President thought that the matter could stand ever uutil the everything was available.

Mr Studholme pressed the motion, as the expenditure was not a«kod fer nowt

Mr Taylor moved as an amendment, "That the whole question be lefb over till the new Committee was appointed," Mr Oroy seconded.

The amendment was lost-, and the original motion oarried,

Mr Ofoy eaid that it w*s the wl h of lUkaia that a sub branch should be establish ed there. Personally, he was at one time against) the establishment of theme branohes, but now he found that) there was no interest taken ualfss sub branches were established.

It; was agreed to grant permission to Bakaia to establish a sub branch, and a similar permit) was granted to Hinds, on the application of Mr Studholme*

Spe iking on the matter of sub branches, tha President) eaid they wera working splen? didly, Muoh enthusiasm was shown at Templeton, and at a meeting there which he attended, quite 400 people were present, notwithstanding ilnb the weather was bad. A social was held in conjunction with the public meeting, and he could say bhab this style of doing; things was a popular one, Altogether £15 was netted at Terrpletom The secretary mentioned that sub branches could nob be started with less them ten members. These brauobea would save a collector,

The President conalderei that a collector wai necessary.

The secretary said'that nothing had been done since the last Oonferenaa towards getting new member?, for a variety of reasons.

Mr Sbudholme thought that in a district) like Aahburton the membership roll should be 3000,

AN ' OBPHAN ' DISTRICT

-Mr StuAhoime, for Mr Peter, asked why Mount Somere was not represented on the Committee. There were several resident! about thatdistript who were anxious to join, It was explained that Mr MoFarlaue, of Sprlngburn, we>« near that district, and cpold attend to the requirements.' AOOOtJNTS Several aeoonnti were passed for paymenb, ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting was fixed for Tuesday, M»y Oth, ftti the 4 »D(! P rotms, ** 2 n.mi

The Dairying Industry.

(Continued)

The following are a continuation of notes on the dairying Industry contributed by a resident for some yaars in the Taraaaki proviso*. PBHDING AND SBXfiSriON OB 1 OOWS- Tbe Rreateafc difficulty to le contended with io (South Canterbury would, as Bfcated by your fpeoiai reporbi r, ba the feeding of herds in tha winter, and before engaging to cupply to facfcoriea, provision would have to ba made by farmers, (hat would ensure a steady supply, for in all probability factories tsSabiished here would adopts tha name system as the northern factories during the three worst winter months, viz.—to reoeive mi'k alternate days of the week. The follow ing return of food supplied to each cow, lv addition to its run upon pasture, was adopted by a. d&ir/nun in the North Islaod, and worked with very satisfactory results s —la the morning, Blbs of barley chaff, 4lba of pulped Swedes, and £ b of onuhfcd o&tB ; evening, 7lba of Swedaa and about 7iba of long hay. la the »bß3aoa of the above food, try in the morning 7ibs of mixed hay and titr&w chaff and 2 quarts of crushed oate; and irt the evening add another 71bs of the , chaff to the quot*. Of coarse the more \ green feed the farmer o»n produoe the btt er, But in keeping a goood supply of Swedes on band, there is the certainty that your land will be kept) in a high state of cultivation, and by so doing the weeds never get time to seed aud pollute the land. It will thus be seen that progress in the dairying industry in neb confined to the improvement of the cattle and the quality of the butter produoed, but expends bo the ! better utilisation of the land in the produo- j tion of crops for stock feeding purpoaeß, la eeleotiog your herd for dairying pur* poses the utmost oare must be exercised, as in it, to a large extent, lies the euooess or failure of your eotatprise* Ayrshires aad Jareeye have been strongly recommended for this county, kni are , undeubtedly two excellent breeds to build on, bat why con' fine yourselves to' these brevis rxolueively. Some yearo ago the late Mr John Grigg imported a number of Dutch oows, large framed, and well oonstltutlooed beasts, black aod white in colour, acd no doubt if crossed with the Ayrshire good results

would follow. The dairymen of the factory districts of the north spank in high terms of the Heceford'Shorthornorosß \ &leo Shorthorn Ayrshire, The recommendations of the Hereford is on account) of ill excellent constitution and walking powers- A great measure of bhe suceasa of the dairying herds in the Tsruniki provincial dietriob Is due to Mr A A Faotham, of Hawera, and also the ltte Mr John Rocs, of Whenuakura> The latter gentleman visited Cfcntmbnry some years ago and purchased I tihe pr'ze Shorthorn bnU, Mussulman, bred by Mr John Deans, (this bull afterwards baking champion pr'ze in the Sydney Show, being taken over to New South Wales and returning to the oolony immediately after the Show:) Mr Ross, while in Bydney, purchased come purebred Shorthorn heifers, aod in after years held annual sale*, the resulb being thab farmers secured & pure strain. Mr Fantham bred extensively Ayrshiros and Shorthorns, and also held periodical tales. The majority of the beet here's trace from these gentlemen's studc A number of Herefords wete Imported by Mr John Morton, of Waverley. One great principle that tnusfe be observed by the dairy stock breeder it not to cross their breeds too muoh. One crossing distinct from the main Btraln answers very well, and generally results in a hardy herd being produced. One point in favour of fine Shorthorn as the class of oowa to breed from Is that there ia nob a breed of dairy oat lie to compare with them regarding production, capacity, and strong constitution. Another breed which have strong recommendations are the Ho's'eins. This breed would be new bo the colony, and would unquestionably suib for oroesing purposes, Is will bo ihm sobioed that the mosb suit* able breeds to orosa from are at farmers' hands in Canterbury, and of the beat strains. The Ayrshire at the Sannyaide Asylum oonld be utilised through the Btook Depart* meat;, while the Shorthorns of M r John Small and Robert Gl&rk, within our own county, ara of tho best strains of blood Jerseys already in the diatriob appear to hold their own in th' matter of the chief characteristics cf their breeds, Bhould the Holsteins or Hereford be required for experimenting purpopea, the Government would doubtless assist farmers to procure the besb stoak, in the same manner as they did with the Sbire horses. The following general hints, supplied by Professor Bhaw, may be of interest bo pro bablo breeders:—Select a well'oonstitubioned cow from common stock, and having sacured a isjood purebred bull from some recommended b eed, do cot go to another breed for a second male, bub contloua to se'eob males from the same breed Bo far as the needs of the sm ill farmer is concerned th« question ia very simple. In choosing females ib is üßuaily of little consequence what the breed ing is, providing the form is righbt Though the female should poeeeea mixed breeding, thab oughb nob to form any objection to choosing her for the herd of flock. But ib is entirely different wibh the male, He should nob only b? right as to form, bub possess pure blood, Without) purity of blood in the male, there is no certainty of transmission. The offspring of a pure mala and a female of mixed breeding will closely resemble the male, and for thab reason he haa been purely bred. If we vast an ide* of a farmer's dairy judgment and ability, whether ha ia a pro gressive, Intelligent dairyman, or just an ordinary cow keeper, we know of po better criterion bhan bbc ball be keeps. Thab will tell the story of his thought, standard, foresighb, and enterprise. When you see a good dairy bred bull ab the head of. a man's herd, you may teb ib down bhab that man is a thinker on dairy questions. *** , * There is, unquestionably, a great future for the industry in South Oanbsrbury, if only farmers will assist In its proper establishment. In the Ashhurbon county it hats never been properly betted, or carried out on bhe scientific principles practised in other parbs of bhe oolony. Ib is an industry which oou'd be profitably prosecuted by both small and expensive farmers."""-As I Bald in the early part; of my notes', some may hesi tate bo endeavour to foster this industry, because aram growing this season has been profitable—to some—aiso on the score thab Ib is easier taken sa a criterion of labor oubhy. Bub remember, bhe grain nrnrkeb fluctuates a greab deal more than bhe butter market. Thab the industry will be established hare, there is no question, ib must come sooner or later. Another stumb ling blook may be the need of land by those engaged contiguous to bhe town, bub who would be wiUiDg to engage in the work. 9v"ere, if thab be urged, I aay it is the duty of the Farmers' Union or A and P Association to urge the Goverumenb to arquie bhe un sold portion of the L»gmhor E|fc&te, and oat ib pp exclusively for dairy farming purposes. I understand Mr Buckley is agreeable bo dispose of it, b«b bhe Gqvernmenb consider bhe price too high. If it can be shown bhab a fair rate of interest can ba paid on the capital value of the land by tho establish ment of bhe indusbry--and I feel certain ib can—ib will ba duty of the State to assist. There would, I feel sura, be bo lack of applicants, even if acquired exclusively for bhe purpose stated. Regarding bhe outlay fos herds, bhe large farmers could lend a helping handi In the Taraaaki district, bhe large land holders breed the cows, and allow them bo be hlffd,, ab so much per head for a fixed period or milking season, thereby indirectly assisting the industry, and bhe farmers here could perhaps be In duced to do fclio same, and although the profits would nob be bo large bo the suppliers, they would in tlm,e be abe to acquire herds of their own by purchasing from the Urge farmers, oub of their profits: In conclusion, I trusb thab initiating sbeps will be taken soon bo establish factories ia this country.

Failure of a Swise Bank.

THOUSANDS OF PJEBSOM3 RUIHED

United Prets Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, April 26

Tiie Daily Mail states that the Baiter Kreditgeselibkaft, Switzerland's leading financial institution, has failed. - The failure is attributed to speculating, reeult-j ing in losses of a million and a half sterling, on tlie Paris Booree, Grob, the manager, and Haeflinger, cashier, have been arrested. Thousands of persons have baen rained, chitfly in South Germany.

Affairs in Ireland.

[Jotted Press Association—By SLleofcric Telegraph—Copyright London, April 26

In the House of Commons Mr Wyndham in reply Co Colonel M'Oalmont, M P for Antrim East, confirmed the report aa to the catting oft cf the tails of ben cattle at BalUnfteloe, Gal way, on April 17. Colonel M'Oalmont, in patting the quaafclon, sug gested that the United Irish League met) on April 13 aad denounced the owner ol these cattle.

SOUTH AFRICA

PROSPECTS OF P^AOB.

Per Press Association—By Eleotrto Telegraph—Copyright London, April 27 The Boer delegates are still holding meetings with the barghors in the field.

Mr Brodrick was entertained by the Borderers' Company, one of the London Livery Companies, In bis speech he said that the Government hoped for peace, bat in the interval was sending unreservedly men and material of all descriptions, as if (he war would Uit two years. Ihe nation at the con clusion of the war wonld be far stronger than when it entered it. London, April 26 Lord Kitchener's despatch of March 8, describing recent operations and dwelling upon the fight at Langver* wacht, s»ys that Colonel Garratt's New Zealand?™ displayed great gallantry ami resolution at a critical moment, and their c induct reflects the highest credit on all rinks and on New Zealand* Nothing oonld htve been finer than the behaviour of the men. Amongst the list of Australasian officers brought under favourable notice for conspicuous good services performed at the end of last year and in the early part of the present ypar are;— Seventh New ZenUnders—Major B»ucqop, Lieutenants Hifkie, F Emerson, and P M. Overton and Farrier-Sergeant Quiun, Lord Kitchener mentions the resolute and capable wty In which MtjorToll led the QaefQrflaod Bushmen on four occasions. Sergeant-m«jor Waesen, of the New South Wales Second Con tingent, is mentioned for his dash in holding a kopja wi'h four men to cover the retirement of wounded. Farrier aergoant Qainn, of the Seventh New Z slanders, ia mentioned for recovering stampeded horses from the enemy's Hoes nmler a close fire, hotly pursued. Sergeant X* at, who was in command of twenty New Zealauders, repulsed fifty Boers, Lieutenant W. Wilson, of the Seventh ew Zealand Mounted R'fies, is reported convalescent, and hat resumed duty. London, April 27 Commandant Theron has died «t Montelbroscholk.i 'Fydnry, April 26 The cable message referring to Pro fessor Wood's article in the Manchester \ Guardian has caused a large amount of adversa criticism. Some of the news* papers have published severe strictures on Professor Wood. The latter, in a I letter to the Press, says this article would cover two or three columns. The cable agent had condensed it Into four sentences by Selecting a few phrases which he bad considered would jbe of most service to his employers, and give most pleasure to readers. In a spirited defence he says that the en , deavour of the letter was to make a statement of what he seemed to think, on the whole, would be the public opinion ia New South Wales, especi ally in Sydney, as expressed chiefly by politicians and the newspapers on the war. His professorship did not debar him from a political discussion. He understood he had the right of freedom of speech. He would have been a craven coward in the defence of what he believed to be right if he had for borne to speak for fear of the inevitable abase and misrepresentation,

The State Premier considers Pro fessor Wood's Btatement unguarded, that they contain reflections on a lar^s section of the community, are abso lutely without foundation and consti tute a serious libel on a large section of the community, who have proved their loyalty and devotion to the Empire,

Sydney April 27

In the presence of a large gathering of all arms of the State the Comman dant conferred the decorations local officers had won in the war.

The Norfolk sailed for Durban at! ten o'clock this morning.

Tea New Zealand troopers, who missed the Drayton Grange, and have since been quartered at the barracks, joined the Norfolk. The band of the Natfonsl Guards played the Norfolk off,

Melbourne, April 27

The troopship Sfe Andrew, from the Cape, brought 152 Victorians of tiia Fifth Contingent.

The troopship Custodian has arrived from the Oape with 500 returned mem' bers of the Victorian Ffth Contingent.

IHB ASHBORTON 'GUABDiAfc: MONUAI APBIL; 28, 1902



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