MINING.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.

Dunedin, September 19

Dredging returns. — Cromwell 2750zs 18dwt, First Chance lGlozs, Alpine II 1350zs lodwfc 18grs, Enterprise I 52ozs lOdwt, Davis' Bend 50ozs sdwt, Dunstan Lead 50ozs, Enterprise II 42ozs sdvvt, Etterick 31ozs 16dwt, Waimumu 31ozs, Waiinumu Central 30ozs 4dwt, Electric 30ozs, Charlton Creek 20ozs 7dwt, Wai mumu Extended 18oz3 I2dwt, Inchdale 18ozs sdwt, Central Charlton IGozs, Spec Gully 13ozs 16dwt, Tsviot 13ozs sdvvt, Central Electric 7ozs lodwt 7gi-s, Lower Eufield sozs Odwt sgrs.

Dunedin, Sept 20. Returns—North Beach 34ozs, Leviathan 9ozs 9dvvt, Sailor's Bend 4Sozs sdwt, Prince Arthur sGozs, Royal Maori 2loza lGdwt, Golden River 23ozs 13dwt, Globe i4ozs lOdwt.

To-day's sales — Alexandra Lead, nine parcels at lGs; Davis Bend, 3s 3d, dis.; Golden River 2s.

Wellington, Sept 19

Returns. —Koh-i-noor dredge 25ozs for 135 hours, Takaka Sluicing Company 54ozs for two weeks, Premier Duller dredge 33ozs for 125 hours.

Commercial.

The London Wool Sales.

[By Telegraph.] Wellington, September 19

The Department of Industries and Com merce have received the following cabled report of the London Wool Sales, dated the 17th inst. :—" The wool sales have com menced, a large number of Home and foreign buyers being in attendance. There is great competition in merinos, fine and medium crossbreds, all grades showing a 5 per cent, advance. Coarse crossbreds of all grades were somewhat irregular, with no change in price.

Ashburton Grain Market.

Tho Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., quotes as follows on Sept. 19th, 1902: J Wheat— ! Tuscan 3s lOd to 3s lid Pearl 3s lid to 4s Hunters 3s lOd Oats—Duns 2s 2d „ Danish ... 2s 2d „ SparroAvbills ... 2s 2d to 2s 4d „ Canadians ... 2ssdto2s6d Barley—Malting, prime 2s 9d to 3s 3d Inferior ... 2s to 2s 3d Peas—Prussian Blue ... 5s „ Partridge ... 3s Gel Chaff Good oatsheaf ... 65s to 70s Grass seed -Farmers' ... 3s to 3s 6d The above are prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburton,

The following -is the grain report for the week ending September 19th, 1902:— Wheat —-The market has been excaedingly quiet during the past week and very little business has been done. Enquiry, however, holds good for prime lines of Tuscan and Velvet, and several small lines for milling have changed hands, southern millers being buyers in most cases. Quotations remain unaltered. Pearl 4s, Tuscan 3s lid to 4s, Hunters' 3s lOd to 3s lid on trucks.

Ovrs. Stocks are very bare and but few ure being offered, there are enough however to supply the feed market, little enquiry coming to hand outside local merchants. Seed i anadians havo sold well, there being a scarcity of prime bright clean seed. Quota tions are — Canadians 2s 4d to ?s 6d, Sparrowbills 2d 2d to 2s 4d, Duns and Danish 2s 2d to 2s 3d.

Ovtsheaj? Chaff has been selling freely and good bright samples are still in request. Pricos range according to distance from port and quality at from <£3 5s to £3 10s.

Timaru Grain Market.

(From our own correspondent.,) Timaru, Sept. 19

Tho market is much about tho same as !a>it week. For prime Velvet wheat 4s .'id has boon given, and there is a keen demand from both north and south, for primest lines only. Tuscan and lied Chaff are not being asi-:o.(J for, but prices remain firm at late quotations,'-Js to 4s Id. There has been a little enquiry fot ojtts, juub sale are few except for good bright Gortons, which ftelj at 2s Od to 2s Od, f.o.b. Danish are quoted at 2s Gd ; discoloured lines find no buyers. Very little food barley is offering, and 2s 9d can b,o readily got fur any brought forward. The matke|- for potatoes has gone back, in sympathy with thij decline in prices at Sydney. As high as 90§" pur £on was given last week ; this week 80s m:iy bo go£j ];u|; the demand is not keen. Since last report ing for you, splendid rains have fallen in Timaru and district, and gladdened the heart of the farmer. The crops will greatly benefit, f,eed will come away grandly, and prices of sheep and other stock already show a sharp rise.

Christchurch Grain Market.

Christchurok, Sept. 19 There is very little change to report in the local grain and produce markets. Wheat continues firm with very little offering, and local millers are virtually buying nothing, as their output is still restricted by their j arrangement with the New Zealand Millers' j Association, Several small lines have, how- ,| ever, been taken for North Island mills, j while there are a number of inquiries frotn the south. Hardly any oats are offering, | and very little business is passing, the ' principal sales being in fulfilment of coastal orders. There is nothing doing in malting j barley, but a fair amount of .business is passing in feed sorts. Beans and peas are very scarce, and are much wanted. Really good lines of oatsheaf chaff are scarce, althougii stij.er.3 jg plenty of light stuff on the market, A fail 1 quantity js being taken for Melbourne, and small parcels contimjo ■ to be shipped to the North Island and , West Coast. j

Invercargill Oat Market.

JjsryEßCAßGiTiii Sept. 19 The biil-k of the stock has tysen taken for South African orders, and only a £e:*r g&ijd lines nre left. To-day's" value are" 2s '{)|d f,0.b,, the market being firm.

Dunedin Potato Market.

Owing to the execution of large orders for potatoes for Australia t&9 market is distinctly firmer. Something between GO and 80 tons of potatoes will be shipped fo Commonwealth ports this weak, and as a result this market is practically cleared of pwzsa Derwonts There are a fe^ Wai •fouaiti aud Taieri potatoes offering, for which £4> 15.s h asked, but it would bo difficult to secure ten tons. of. sound potatoes 'avue at that price. There are very few Gouiin ir forward, and stocks at Oamaru ar/g> known*to bo shoit. JJnless something ijn forseen occtirs, there is eyepy probability pf potatoes seeing higher yalues the bs ■ ginnincf of ne^jb week, and it is possible thafc I record prises may be realised before the j end of the aeason.—" Otago Daily Times/

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902.

The full account of the recent German military and naval manoeuvres should be rather more interesting to outsiders this year than usual, for more than one reason. In the first place we have learned by cable that in the opinion of experts who have • had experience in the late South African war, the Germans have not thoroughly appreciated the weakness of the old system of fighting in close formation; and, al though they have adopted some of the uew tactics, the reform is by no means so thorough as was probably expected by the British military critics. Then, again, the cablegrams announcing that the Kaiser "in command of a vast body of cavalry, cleverly outflanked, and overwhelmed the opposing f^rce," and later, thsit in the naval manoeuvres he " commanded the attacking squadron, broke through the torpedo boats and captured the entrance to the Elbe " are as exciting as they are suggestive. We shall certainly be anxious to hear something more about these victorious and wonderful performances. If we are to believe that the Kaiser really achieved such pronounced aud brilliant successes over the best generals and naval commanders of the German Em pire, he must indeed be an extraordinary man. For since the days of Alcibiades, or— let us say—the Earl of Peterborough, his tory has recorded no instance of one man combining in himself the qualities necessary to make a great military as well as a great naval commander. If the cablegrams we have published concerning the Kaiser's doings represent the nctual facts, the nations of Europe may be justified in experiencing a feeling of uneasiness with regard to the future. For it has been frequently demon-, strated that potentates possessing a talent for war are generally a serious menace to the peace of neighbouring nations. There are many statesmen in- Europe who may be made rather uneasy by the recent as tonishing achievements of Kaiser William. But the peculiar circumstances surrounding his late exploits nre very suggestive. They call to mind an interesting story of olden times. The famous Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, whose weakness for Marc An tony has been the theme of poets and romancers of all nations, once arranged a great fete in honour of the amorous Roman, included in which was an angling compe tition, specially provided for Antony's delectation. His success as a fisherman wai phenomenal, and he probably flattered himself that he was as great as an angler as he was as a soldier. But Cleopatra know better. She had ordered her slaves to dive under water with fish already caught and place them on Antony's hook and the German military and naval chiefs probably know something more than out* aiders do concerning the Kaiser's achieve ments at the manoeuvres.

We have received a small pamphlet written by tho Yen. Archdeacon Willis, of St. Andrew's, Cambridge, en tiie bible in titled " The Battle for the schools. Bible," which, as may be

gathered from its title, advocates Bible reading in schools. It is in fact, nn appeal to the electors " to restore i the Bible to the State schools." The writer places the matter pretty fully before his readers from the standpoint of his party, although, as might be expected, he deals too much in assumptions, and bases much of his argument on false premises. For instance, he states that there can be no morality without religion, and no religion withonfc the Bible, a proposition which, if admitted, would brand hundreds of millions of our fellow-men and women as immoral creatures. Another statement in this pam phlet is not very complimentary to the clergy, of which profession the, author is a distinguished member. Tt is." that the Slate, having practically annihilated themachjnery that previously existed for teaching the Bible ought, in reason, to set up some other in ifca place/ Wo always thought the ministers of religion represented the prin cipal machinery for biblical teaching, but tha Archdeacon evidently does not hold thi3 opinion, for he subsequently emphasises the above statement as follows. " The State thus took away the only opportunity many would have of being taught the Bible at all." Where then do the clergy come in? The Archdeacon concludes by suggesting that one or other of tho following pledges should be obtained from candidates for 51 seats in Parliament: 1. I promise to do my utmost at the next session of Parliament to see that tl;e Education Act is forthwith so amended that the Bible shall be thence forth regularly taught in all the schools of the colony by the teachers, as part of the school work. Or -2. I promise to do my utmost at the next session of Parliament to see that the eloctora are given the power of deciding immediately, by referendum or otherwise, the qiiestion: Shall the Bible be henceforth regularly' jbaughjb in all the schools of the colony by the' teachers, as part of the school work ? And I promise to do my utmost to give effect thereafter to the vote (if it should be favourable) by se curing the necessary alteration of the Edu cation *.<*£,

Commenting on fcho now Electoral Bilj, which repeals sixteen Acts of Parliament; the ]^ ew Zealand " Tablet" T ee ifEW remarks:—The Act of this EIIECTOttAII year 13 amended the next, and mhU s0 clumsily is the work: of amendment frequently done th . lt a i JSO i u t e contradictions often appear, au ,j t]lose w^o are ca il e d upon to administer tllo ls , w arfi f(lCo( j[ with hopelessly irreeon- G ;i eab j e provision*. It may be observed wifc^ pi eagU re that'a cpdification qf the laws fi £ fcliQ G \ ony \ s n qw j Q active prpgre'ss, one IBm a i one fc^is session repealing upwards of threQ h un( jred obsolete statutes*. This p rac fcioe should ba more uniformly toh i owe< j We should very much like to see the day when n0 ame nding Act should be pilsse( j without being embodied in the maiu i aw on the subject. Half the work upon wn ich the lawyers now wrangle at the expense of their clients -would disappear if eve , !y guc i, ct was incorporated with the pi ai n law gn'the/subject, and this simplified SO tfa&b ©veil a la^inan li^ight understand it.

Local and General.

On the first page to-day will be found a Press Association telegram from Westport re a licensing' quesfion/wl^eri' Mi' Hawkins, 8.M., made so.me strong remarks, also the acceptances for the Geraldin'e Eacesj On "ti>e tourtjf page ? Parliament news.

Sale of Lease. — Messrs Priedlander Bros, Limited, offered at their rooms to-day, on account qt the Borough Cpubcil, the lease of Eeserve Js§2, was purchased by Mr Joshua Tucker, at tfte ijpset rental.

Weather Forecast. — Captain Edwijj. w ; res . —Heavy gale from between west and south-west and south ; glass rise ; weather continue cold.

Hasipstead Town Boaed Messrs A. C. Hardy, Andrew Opp, and W. J. Silcock were to-day? eiected 'members of the IJaiiipstead Town Board.

Peesqnaj,— Mv B. Eeynoids, the represen tative in New Zealand of the Kudge-Whit worth Bicycl.e Co., arnyed ia Asnburton to-day. He has just returned from England, where he wade favourable arrangements with regard to his business,

The Pacific Oabm —Word has been re ceived by the Acting Premier that the lay. mo- of the Pacific cable by tho steamer Colo nia is expected to be completed by the end of October, in which case through communi catfoii fcy-jbhafc iositjj? would be available by November; ' * '' " Bo&O V Kau,.— Messrs Watkiu firos./ em'ins, with V consignment of goods from Christchurch, is expected. tQ a'rriye about 5 o'clock this evening, a delay having occurred at the Rakaia bridge We under stand that plenty of freight* for this ser vice from Christcburch are still offering. I'tiS ciu^ion of baok loading has also been successfully sotvefi, w4 arrangements are being made for the carriage of wool during the coming season. On the last trip north a conTgnmentof grain was taken . Strangb's Sample Booms, Burnett street

Meat Export to Africa—ln response to representations of the Industries Depart ment, the duty in Cape Colony on imported frozen pork has been suspended.

Golly—The Intorclub Competition at the Golf Tournament at Dunedin yesterday was won by the Christchureh Club.

Produce for South Afbica. —There are good enquiries for produce for South Africa. Large consignments of Victorian and New Zealand butter have been shipped, and there is a probability of several thousand bags of New Zealand oats being placed on account or Melbourne firms.

A Good Idea.—The authorities at the Christchureb. Public Library have adopted the system of issuing cards containing a list of new books added to the circulating department each month. On the list for September there are about fifty names of books. This plan is worth consideration by the Committee of the Ashburton Public Lib -. ary.

TiMARtr Supreme Court.—AttheTimaru Supreme' Court yesterday the re-trial of M. Woodhouse, for rape, the case in which the jury disagreed on Thursday, resulted in an acquittal. A decree nisi was granted in a divorce case, in which the parties were married in January, 1909, and the wife left her husband six months later, without assigning any cause. Minimum costs were granted against the co-respondent. .

The General Election.—The Southland " Times " says —Reports, backed by some show of authority, that the general election will take place early in November have reached Invercargill. The closing of the main rolls, reported on Wednesday, lends some colour of probability to the statement.

Mortgages.—Daring the year ended March last, 13,598 mortgages were registered in New Zealand, their aggregate value being

£8,256,913. The rates of interest ranged from 3 per cent (and nil) to 4-0 per cent. This latter rate was peculiar to Canterbury, where 80 such mortgages were registered.

Accident.—A serious accident happened to Mr Thomas Blackburn, contractor of Dromore, this morning, at Mayfield. He was working in a shinglo pit, when the side caved in, the unfortunate man being buried. When excavated, it was found that his leg was broken, and his head was badly cut. while there were injuries to the back, the extent of which could not be ascertained. The sufferer was brought to the Ashburton Hospital this afternoon. At the Hospital it was found that Mr Blackburn's right leg was broken. The other injuries are as stated.

A Good Reputation.—Always remember that cycle building is the work of skilled mechanics, and that " dabblers" in cycle construction should never be allowed to buili bicycles which may mean serious disaster and possible death to the buyers. Messrs Oates, Lowry and Co., have been in the cycle business in this colony for over twenty years, and their reputation is built in Zealandia cycles.—Abvt.

The Eighth Contingent.— Captain Rhodes, M.H.R., with his squadron, had the honor of being the only captain of the Eighth Contingent who was actually in action (says the " Eilesmere Guardian.") He was taking part in the great final drive near Vryburg, when one night the Boers tried to drive cattle out of the trenches held by him and his men. The cattle refused to rush, and the attack was repulsed. In the morning 187 cattle —the spoils of war — were found by the New Zealandera' position. The rest of the contingent took part in the drive, but were not, it is said, under actual fire.

An Important Decision. —At Invercar gill on Saturday the magistrate was asked to decide a rare question. A defendant, admitting the debt, had paid the amount after the issue but before service of the summons, and claimed to be exempt from liability for the costs on the summons. Aft or argument by council, his Worship held that in such a case the costs were recover able, having been incurred through the neglect or default of defendant and, by statutory authority, added^ to the delay in the summons.

Tifa Municipal Corporations Act.— Some regulations under Hie Municipal Corporations Act are gazetted. It is pro vided that in case of a new borough being constituted or the boundaries of an established borough being altered,the agree ment for financial and other adjustments shall be made within three months of the said constitution or alteration, otherwise the Governor tuay appoint a commission to make adjustments. Tn regard to the recovery of a propo. tion of Co3t of any work from a contributing body, it is pro vided that the payment of contributions may be demanded as the work progresses at such intervals of not. less than one month as tho constructing body may think fit.

Strength and Rigidity make theßudge- Whitworth the ideal of that great class of accomplished cyclists who know what con stitutes a genuine high grade bicycle, and are willing to pay the difference in the cost of manufacture between a cycle of this kind and a medium' grade or cheap trashy machine, Inspect for yourselves at R. D. Johnston's Cycle Depot, Burnett Street. 9 208

Tailoring.—We have just received our first two shipments of new summer goods comprising the most up-to-date suitings as now worn at Home. We always encourage customers' to select frqnj the web which is far more satisfactory than ordering from small patterns. We have a very large stock to select from. We employ first class tradesmen —every garment made on our premises. -We guarantee all our work, fit and style at prices thab will compare favourably with those of any leading I^ew Zealand city firm. We respectfully mvite customers to-kindly order early to prevent disappointment in the "rush" before the shcjws. Graighead $,nd Berryman the leading taUqrs Ashburton. [Advt.]

News in Brief.

The Upper Asbburton Eoad Board in vite tenders for shingling.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association will offer at the Tinwald Yards on Tuesday, several lines of halfbred ewes with lambs at foot, and 300 store hoggets; also faf and store sheep, cattle and pigs.

!J?hfj annual liorse parade under the aus pices of the Timaru k. %n$ I?. Association, will be held next Saturday. 'Entries 'close Thursday, Sept. 25th.

j Excursion fares by rail for the Geraldine s races on the 25th and 26th iusts., are adver tised in this issue.

( President Kruger's ultimatum was the j first ;tha/t had e?er been recieved ;by Great

Britain.' ' : v Only 1 per cent, of the telegrams sent oversea are concerned with family or pri vate rasters. The rest are corfamercial, j journalistic, or official.

Two burglars entereql a shop kept by Mrs T^acy, in Elizabeth Street, Hobart. and left again in a hurry with "a bullet 1 from tlie lady's revoivectoejfpe.diJ;ethftir departure.

The other day a horse belonging to a farmer at Alexandra was drawing a water barrel near a dredge -when it took fright at a head-line, ran into the Molyneux River, and "was drowned.

Jlessrs Grant and M^qre^ drapers and boot' importers, Saunders' 'Building^ an nounce that they have opened oii'ii a splen did' assortment of new season's goods in prints, muslins, and dress goods of all descriptions. They call special attention to a line of lady's glacie shoes,' which they ape gelling cheap..

A return showing the value of marsupial skins sold in the Sydney market for the past year was recently placed on the table of the New South Wales Legislative As sembly. The figures given ware!— Ka ngaroo skins, £75,000 ; wallaby, £50,000 • find .cpcssum J239,000; making a total of

A letter to a jnemfeer of the staff of the '■' Tjirttelton ''I'iaigs'" frotij' 1a journalistic friend ia London, referring to the" New Zealand Premier, says he hag .« immense correspondence and general business, euough to keep two secretaries going besides his private secretary. Highest affairi of State, down to crank's effusions -the:range is wonderful! His visitors' book is an eye opener for ' quality ' and ' top-notch ' peo ple generally." ■ ; ' '

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—Hy Electric Telegraph—Copyright

THE NAVY.. { London Sept. 18 J Mr William Allan, member of the House of Commons for Gateshead, made a vigor ous attack on the Admiralty. He referred to "our phantom fleet," and "skeleton crows," and declared that the Navy is short of 14,000 firemen, 2000 engine-room arti ficers, and 900 engineers. He described the dockyard as congested with crippled cruisei's. THREATENED STRIKE. There are prospects of a miners' strike in Wales, .caused by a Danish railway order of 60,000 tons of coal being transferred to Germany. THE WHITE STAR LINE. Mr Ismay denies the sale of the White Star line to the Shipping Trust. THE ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE Hong Kong, Sept. 19 The Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging the establishment of a reliable Atlantic mail service in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway, and between China, Japan and Canada, enabling the journey from Hong Kong to London to be performed in 26 days.

THE DUTCH DEFICIT. The Hague, September 19. The Dutch budget estimates that the year's expenditure is 194,500,000 florins, leaving a deficit of eight millions.

THE SHAH. St Petersburg, Sept 19 The Czar entertained the Shah at a banquet at Kursk. Cordial speeches were made.

A DEFAULTING BANK CLERK.

Vienna, Sept 19,

Edmund Jellinek, a clerk in the Vienna Laender Bank, disappeared. Irregularities in cashing cheques, the deficiency amount ing to one and a quarter million kroner have been discovered. THE HANK OF ENGLAND. London, September 19. The Bauk of England profits for the half year ended August are £702,213. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. The New Zealand Midland Railway debenture holders are willing to accept the Government's proposal if the amonnt is fixed at d 8150,000. NAVAL SALUTES. Owing to the fatalities caused by th explosion on the war ship Victory on August 20fch, the small quick fires have been superseded by muzzle loading guns in" firing salutes in the Navy.

A BANKRUPT PRINCE. Prince Dhuleep Sing has become bank rupt.

RISK IN FREIGHTS,

The German and English Steamship Ovvner3 Conference nt Ostend decided to increase,the outward freights to La Plata by 20 per cent, the New York to La Plata rates to be similarly raised. LORD SALISBURY. English and Swiss doctors are attending Lord Salisbury i who is confined to his bed in Switzerland, and bis own London doctor has been summoned. RAINS IN INDIA. Bombay, September 19. General rains have fallen in India, and a good autumn harvest is anticipated.

THE BOXER RISING,

Pekin, September 19

Boxers attacked Chengtu. The conflict raged in the streets, the Government troops proving victorious. Order has been re stored. Fourteen Boxer leaders have been executed. The new Viceroy and military officials are proceeding to Chengtu. Tha French and American Ministers urged the Throne to act promptly in suppressing the rising. This led to the issuing of a peremp tory Imperial edict, ordering the crushing of the rebellion.

FIGHTING IN HAYTI.

New York, Sept 19

The United States cruiser Ranger, from Panama, has been placed to guard trains, and will co-operate vith the Cincinnati's marines in protecting passengers.

Advices from Cape ILitien, Hayti, state that General Nord, after a three hours' right at the village of Limbe, against 3000, abandoned the position, guns, and ammuni tion. His losses were he.ivy. Four thou sand of the enemy are advancing on Cape Hatien. THE POLAR EXPEDITION. Lieutenant Peary has arrived fr<>m Sydney and Cape Breton. He reports that the highest latitude reached by the expedi tion was 84 degrees 17 minutes. The ice pack to the northwest of Cape Heela was impracticable. Lieutenant Peary made important discoveries.

MISSION VESSEL WRECKED. San Fkancisco, Sept. 19 The missionary vessel Southern Cross was, wrecked at Tahiti. SEVERE WEATHER IN TASMANIA. HQB^ivr, Sept. 19 There have been heavy gales and snow storms in many parts of the iSlfind, and an unprecedented fall of snow at Launcestpn. A NEW EAJLWAY. Sidney, Sept. 19 The Culcaipn-GermantQn railway, a length of sixteen and a half miles, through one of the leading wheat districts, has been opened r PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN SPINES. The officers of the Mokxna presented Captain Spinks with a tea and. coffee service, on'the occtsion of his leaving the sea to take up a position on shore, NEW SOUTH WALES BUDGET. The State Treasurer makes his Budget speech on Wednesday, SYDNEY MEAT. At a meeting of master butchers serious allegations were made regarding large quantities of meat supplied to Sydney. It ! stated that fully one-half was unfit for human consumption. i THE MISSING QUIRANG. : The Marine Court found that the Quirang ■was well-found, sufficiently manned, and though a wet ship and did not steer well, was seaworthy in all respects at the time of her departure. She was stowed in accordance with the practice at Newcastle, and not laden to the.Plimsoll mark. The presiding Judge said that he was not called upon to say whether she was lost of riot. He added that the Court could not dis regard the testimony of the engineers and others in favor of wild statements, some of which were palpably false. ■ •'« s > -•*> '■

EEFLE SHOOTING.

* Adelaide, Sept. 19

Mr Howell, of the ■•Adelaide Rifle" Club, won the King's Prize at the National Rifle meeting, with a score of 254. polonej Aldershaw, with. 250, was second.

SOUTH AFRICA.

United Press Association—By Electrlo Copyright. Capetown, Sept. 19 Uneasiness is felt at Durban at the growth of the Dinizulus' power. The Zulus who tvere armed "for self defence in connec tion with the Boer war, still retain theii? rifles. They are very' bitter, owing to many of their kinsmen "being killed by the Vry* nejld 1 Boers. .-■'•.-

The Boer Generals.

London, Sept, 19. The Boer Generals warn the pro-Boer- Committee at Brussels against anti-British demonstrations. They add that theip mission is purely charitable.

Arrival of Madame Melba.

Sydney, September '9. Large and enthusiastic crowds welcomed Madame Melba at Eedfern station and the Australia Hotel, and presented her with bouquets. She proceeds to Melbourne to night, instead of waiting till Sunday,

The Fire on the Manapouri.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Sydnky, Sept. 19 Two powerful pumps were at work all day, and have cleared the Manapouri of water. A hurried survey showed that be tween 5000 and 6000 bags of copra were damaged by fire and water. The damage to the ship is believed to be somewhat extensive, but so far as is known it is con fined to the main hold. The discharging of cargo will soon be completed, and an exhaustive survey will then be made.

Social Column.

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

Alcoholism amongst Women

In an article in the July number of the " Medical Temperance Review " on " Alco hol in its Relation to Women and Children," by T. N. Kelynack, M.D., M.R.C.P. London, we find the following, which should give pause to all thoughtful people:— , " Among the agencies making for physical decay, mental retrogression, and '■ national enfeeblement, the use of alcohol by women stands prominent." •'To all thoughtful minds the danger which threatens this country from the growing addiction of its females to strong drink is very near and appallingly real. In spite of the growth of public sentiment in favour of Temperance there is the strong est evidence to show that alcoholism is spreading at an alarming rate among females. Women in all ranks of Society nre becoming habituated to a dangerous in dulgence to alcoholic drinks. Girls and women of the labouring class now openly throng our public-houses and drinking saloons. The ' ladies' bar' is becoming a recognised resort. In many working class districts, as I found when jnyeßtfgat ing the recent outbreak of arsenical poisoning in.beer drinkers in the North of England, it is quite customary for women to meet in the afternoons for beer and gossip. Confectioner's Bhops, restaurants, and various so-called refreshment houses offer ready means whereby the women of the well-to-do class may obtain almost unlimit ed supplies of alcohol, and indulge without fear or hinderance. Grocers, ohemists, and those we are wont to- speak of aa ' stores,' furnish channels whereby alcoholic drinks gain easy and often secret entrances into many a household. And in our large centres there are other well-recognised op-' portunities of which only too many avail themselves."

" The freedom now granted to women affords ready access to influence which. for^e fetters for a slavery, from which de liverance is almost impossible. • Liberty is abused, and disaster only too frequently follows." " It has been clearly shown that the di seases known to be due to alcohol excess are increasing, and at a more rapid rate among women than men. Inebriate homes for women stud the country. Oar public institutions are crowded with victims. Ob servant eyes can clearly see abundant evi dences of the evil in every circle of Society. The danger is very real, and many are in peril. There is urgent need that women in all sections of Society should awake to the seriousness of the situation, and individu ally and collectively protect the race by protecting themselves." One of the these Temperance lessons was quite recently the means of obtaining some excellent evidence as to the value of ab stinence. Some of the scholars objected to the lesson. They believed that great men were in the habit of taking strong drink, and as an oxample said that Admiral Dewey gave liquor to his men during^Jhe * battle of Manilla. The teacher thereupon wrote to, and received the following rpply from the Admiral: "Jlear Madam,—l aift very glad to have an opportunity of cor recting the impression which you say pre vails aznoEg your Sabbath school scholars that the men on my fleet were given liquor every 20 minutes during the battle of Manilla Bay. As a matter of fact, every participant, from myself downwards, fought the battle of Manilla Bay on ceffee alone, The (Juited S;afces laws forbid the taking of liquor aboard ship except for medicinal uses, and we had no liquor that we could have given the men, even had it been de sired to do so. — Respectfully, George Dewey." The Emperor Menelik, of Abysinia, is ( very drastic with regard to Temperance in his country. He has prohibited absolutely the sale of any intoxicating liquor through out his dominions. It appears that the Emperor has been driven to this course by the excessive drinking to which, many o£ his leading nobles have given away. In the Sunday Sehqols, of the United States Qf America^ and alga in most parts q£ Ganada, Temperance lessons arg given onca every three months. An attempt has lately been * made to clandestinely to do away with these lessons, but the attempt has 4 lye are glad to see, bee.n ■ frustrated. At $he eleventh International Sunday School Con ve.ntionj held at Denver, Colorado^ a few days ago, a resolution in favour of these lessons^passed at a rneetjng of influential Sunday School workers, was read before the Convention, Petitions were also gent to. the Convention from 38 States, and from Sunday Schools and religious bodies in Alaska, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Bruns wick, Newfoundland, and from many other places, protesting against the proposed change, The result has been that not only are the Temperance lessons to be retained, but they have been made a stronger and more effective feature of Sunday School instruction than ever. A great viotory.

THE SCEPTRE LIFE ASSOCIATION. The "Financial Times" says:—We are always favourably impressed with the re ports of the Sceptre Life Association, which, although not a large office, is thoroughly sound and is doing remarkably well. Most; I of its business seems to be in small policies, the average individual sura being under £200, but great care is taken in selection, and economy of working is secured in an exceptional degree. . ... Another Btrong point in favour of the office is_the marked vitality of its members. The Temperance section has always been a feature, and cer tainly the figures shown year by year are striking. In 1901, for example, the mor* fcality on that side of the house was a good Seal less than half the" expectation/ *Snd the experience of the last 18 years is all ih the same direction :^- '

Expected Actual J?er deaths. deaths, centage. general section ' 2,081 1,652 ' 79.*'' i; 221 6^3 55! l The total funds now appear in' the accounts as 1'i£915,000 > while the value is- c'6nr s|derab.ly more, and $ satisfaptq'ry |n*tefest rate is earned on bhe whole. The bbttus.es. declared at the la§t twQ yaluations have, been good, and, there is every indication, the next will be still bettpr,

PROHIBITION IN CAPE COLONY, The following extract is from the letter of a lady residing in the Western Province of the Cape Colony. It is striking testi mony in favour of Total Prohibition, and should convince the opponents of Prohi bition that l it' v is indeed, tb.e ", Master; Method." 'The la4y referred fq istihewifg of one of thetie'sident Magistrates oftn§, Colony;— \'. This is a wine "farming district and intemperance must have been very bag amongst the fio]oured people before drink was prohibited under martial _ law. My ' husband was very much astoaished when he found what the difference was, as in a period of four months before martial law was proclaimed there were 200 cases of drunkenness and crime. In a like period after martial law was proclaimed, there were only 14 cases. The missionary told us the coloured people themselves acknowledge that it is better for them to have the drink kept away,"

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902



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