Mail Notices.

Mails close for fthe following places, as under, subject to the necessary alterations. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. TUESDAY, Sept. 16. For Northern Ports and West Coast, also Samoa, Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, United States, Canada, etc, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via San Francisco (due London Oct. 18th), per Rotoinahana, at 5.45 p.m.

Mining.

United Press Association—Ry Electric Telegraph.

Grey-mouth, Sept, 15 Dredging returns:—Red Jacks, 300/, for 115 hours; Welcome, 28oz 13dwt for 134 hours; Buller Junction, 260z for 125 hours; Pactolus, 250z lOdwt for 124 hours; Mosquito, 21oz for 113 hours; Callaghan's Creek, 20oz lOdwt for 130 hours.

Dunedin, September 14 Up to the end of last week, the total gold won by dredges in Otago and South land since Ist January was 74,2820z 7dwt 23gr, as compared with 45,3920z I3dwt ilgr for the corresponding period last year, and 42,9640z for the same period in 1900. Roughly, the yield of gold from the dredges this year is valued at .£283,485.

Dunedin, Sept. 15 Returns—No Town Creek 450z, Roxburgh Jubilee 520z 9dwt 6gr, Slieddan's 420z, Golden Gate 390z, Golden Run 360z, Riley's Beach 260z, Otago 15oa, Golden Treasure lOoz, Nelson Creek 490z, La Franchise Boz I7dwt.

To-day's sales — Alexandra Lead 18s, Bendigo 14s, First Chance 14s 9d, 14s 6d"; Gentle Annie 4s 9d, 5s 3d, 5s Hd j Rise and Shine 275.

Commercial.

United Press Association—Hy Electric Telegraph—Copyright. London, September 12. English wheat is firm, owing to the late harvest, and the poor condition of the Con tinental crop. American wheat i 3 fluctu ating with the weathor. No cargoes are offering.

Havelock Street Mart

Mr Henry Stephenson reports as follows on his Saturday's sale. There was a good attendance throughout, and a large yarding of pigs, which were in good demand at prices slightly in advance of last week's rate*. Weavers brought 4s 6d, 5s 6d, 7s 6d, 83 to 9s ; stores, 9s, lUs, to 14s Gd ; porkers, (small, 16s, 20s, 225, to 22s 6d ; larger sorts, 34s 6d. Cow, £3 2s 6d. Fowls.—Selling well at Is 6d to 3s per pair; roosters, 3s 2d ; ducks, 3s to 3s 6d; turkeys, 8s each. Pro duce.—Large entry. Potatoes, kidneys, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; other seed sorts, 4s to 4s 6d; eating sorts, 5s to 6s 6d; wheat, 103 to 11s 3d; onions, Id per lb. A large quantity of furniture and sundries sold at satisfactory prices.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1902.

A correspondent asks us to state whethei", iv the event of' No-Liconse' being carried at the forthcoming local option poll, the Ashburton Club could coutinue to sell alcoholic liquors. It has been frequently

pointed out in these columns that most of

the Acts which have been placed on the liew Zealand Statute Book contain clauses

that are more op less ambiguous, and we

may go further and say that thi^ characteristic is particularly noticeable in

the most important laws which have been passed. We are often led to wonder whether

the presence of so many lawyers in Parlia-

inent has not something to do with this peculiar state of things. There can be no doubt about it that the slipshod way in

which the majority of our laws are framed ia a great boon to the members of the legal profession, who are much jnore numerous in New Zealand in proportion to the popular tion than in almost any portion of the Empire. However, to return to the question of our correspondent. According to the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act(Jß93) Clubs are subject to the Provisions of the Licensing Acts, and Section 3, of Clause 27, reads as follows!- " In any district where, as a result of the poll of electors, a del ermi? nation is arrived at that no liconse sha'l be granted, the Returning Officer of the district shall transmit to the Colonial Secretary a notification of such determina tion, and thereupon it shall be at the discretion of the Colonial Secretary whether or not he sh*ll grant any new .charter for a Club in the said district." That is apparently a plain enough state ment that the "fa6t of the electors having voted "No License" need not result in the refusal of a charter to a Club,' covering the right to pell alcoholic liquor. In the Amending Act of 1895 V clause'(33) contains six sections defining the provisions in force in districts where a "no-license" vote has been carried, and these are emphatic in prohibiting any person from selling, exposing, or keeping for sale " any liquor t^ifrhin &uch district." It may be mentioned, foy the w&f> that as the interpretation clauses in this Act, do not define the term liquor, our legal friends couid read the term as used in the section quoted above in & much wider sense than even the prohibi tionists might approve of. But to return to this Act of 1835- Clause 14, section 2, is as follows :—" The provisions of section 33 shall not apply to Clubs/ Here ugain (s a palpable blunder, for there is no clause in the Act under notice with thirty-three secti®ns, so it is evident the legal luminary who drafted the above sentence, intended {;o use the words ' Clause 33/ instead of Section 33. Now, clause 33 contains, as we have said, all the prohibitory machinery of the local option scheme, and we see that none of it applies to clubs. We refrain from comment on this position pf affair? wilh respect to the sale of alcoholic liquor in the Ashburton licensing district at pre sent, but ifc i 3 undoubtedly a matter that will come prominently to the front before the next licensing poll is tflken. The ques tion of Boiling alcoholic liquor in the railway refreshment rooms is entirely in the hands of the Minister.

The rumours th.at are flying about with r.egard to the probable candidates for the Ashburton seat are somewhat confusing, and very amusing. The man in the street generally knows all about it, and some of the names he confidently mentions are .cer tainly used without their owner's authority. One of the latest of these cock-and-bull stories was that Mr John McLachlan, ouv present representative, intended to offer himself for Selwyn, in order to leave the field clear in Ashburton for another candidate who was coming forward. This has been so persistently asserted that wp wired to Mr McLachlan this morning, and £he following is his reply:—" I have never intimated any intention to stand for Selwyn. Witt be * candidate for Ashbur ton against all coiners, Qjve this pub licity.—John McLachlan." The'^lectors will do well to abstain from committing themselves to any candidate, at anyrate until there is reason to believe that all are in the field. There is plenty of time, for we do not believe the Ashburton electors are like the proverbial worm that is caught by the ea,rly bird.

Local and General.

Weather Forecast. - Captain Edwin wires:-Gale from between north-east and east and south-east; glass fall; heavy rain.

Borough CouNCii-.-The Borough Coun oil's ordinary fortnightly meeting takes place this evening. PERfiONAL-Mr C. F. M. Wroughton at one time manager of the Union Bank at Ashburton, was in town to-day paying visits to his old friends.

The Smallpox Patient. -~ A telegram from Wellington to-day stateß that the smallpox patient continues to improve, and will be released within a weak or so.

The S. C. Mounted Rifles. —In this week's Gazette it is notified that his Ex cellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of his own appointment as Honor ary Colonel of the Ist Battalion South Can terbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Trinity College Examinations. —Mr Miatowski, who is this year conducting the practical examinations in music throughout the colony on behalf of Trinity College, London, arrived at Auckland on the Ist inst., and, working his way down from the north, may be expected in Ashburton about the middle of October.

Borough Finance.—A return published on the motion of Mr H. G. Ell has been presented to Parliament, and shows the amount of interest paid hy certain boroughs on bank overdrafts for the past ten years. Included in the list is the Borough of Ashburton, £762.

Golf.—The final match of the ladies' medal competition was played at the links on Saturday afternoon and was won by Mrs Saunders. Tho following are the scores :—Mrs Saunders, (scr) 62 —62; Mrs Snodgrass, (scr) 65-65 ; Mrs Wood, (3) 74—71; Mrs Tennant (9; 83-74; Mrs Crisp, (5) 80-75.

Tinwald Town Board. —Messrs J. A. Clothier, Charles Doherty, J. Gudsell, W. S. Helem, M. Lagan, T. Scaly, and Thos. Williams have been for seats on the T nwald Town Board, and a poll will be taken on Wednesday next at the Oddfel lows' Hall, Tinwald.

-. Coat. Exports.—A Greymouth telegram states that the exports for the week from the Blackball Company's mine were 1750 tons 17 cwt of coal, and from the Brunner mine 1478 tons 19 cwt of coal. The West port Coal Company's output for last week was 9907 tons 17 cwt. The Admiralty chartered collier Selsdon, with a carrying capacity of 6500 tons arrived at Westport yesterday to load coal for the China station.

Ga bdening Reminder. —During Septem ber the ground should be made ready for all sucoessional crops. Sow turnip, long radish, carrot, cauliflower, cabbage, savoy, broccoli, peas, beans, lettuce, leek, spinach, parsley, and all salads. Horse radish may be planted in any spare corner. Sow main crops of potato, parsnips, and onion. Sow in pans or pots, melons, cucumbers, capsi cums, and tomatoes, for planting out. Sow herbs on a warm border.

Exhuming Chinese Bodies. —The Chin ese doctor who forms one of the party now busy exhuming the bodies of a number of their dead brethren for transmission to China told a " Palmeraton Times'" repor ter the other, day that the parly receives .£9 for every body exhumed, and for every skeleton, the remains to be delivered in Dunedin, Greymouth, or Wellington. A steamer will be chartered and the bodies conveyed to China, the total cost to ~the Chinese of the colony being estimated at ■£15,000.

The Premier's Critics.— .Referring to the doings of the Premier in the Old Coun try, and the opinions expressed regarding him," Civis," in the " Otago Times," says:— Thus dining with the Vagabonds .Club, a gathering of celebrities in many kinds, Conan Doyle in the chair, Mr Seddon is said to have spouted and spouted and spout od till the musical items were crowded out and the celebrities silently stole away. What I want to say about this and similar incidents is, that we didn't send Mr Seddon to the Coronation as an exponent of good taste. We sent him as a specimen of the rough and ready, an example of colonial statesmen such as we make 'em, or such as they make themselves, at the outposts and frontiers of the Empire, where good tasfce is a quality of n< I practical value,fmd not in active demand. Our Eichard ought to have been construed for what he was, not for wha£ he was not and never pretended to be. It seems to nic that New Zealand has a just grievance against the club critics, and may venture to suggest to them that they are not quite the true and perfecsb gentlemen they think themselves.

The White Chalk Cliffs of Dover.— The proposal, mentioned at a recent meeting of the Dover Town Council, to level Shakespeare's Cliff will be received with surprise and regret by every lover of historic landmarks. Whether the suggestion proceeds from contractors coveting tho huge mass of chalk of which it is composed, or from military authorities anxious to secure a free range for their big guns, it is equally unwelcome. Nothing ever was sacred to a Sapper, and no doubt the levelling of that " celebrated eminence," as Lord Beaconsfield

called St. Jame's street, would be a very pretty feat of military engineering. It is, no doubt, of the utmost importance that a point so strategically vital as Dover should be strongly 'fortified'; but was it necessary to place a battery in such a position that its guns could not rapge freely' because Shakespeare's Cliff wag in the way ? The Dover Corporation have passed a resolution remonstrating against the proposal, which may lead to the abandonment of a scheme which if carried out, would rob the most historic English port of one of its most striking scenic attractions.

Why Lord Salisbury Kesignei).— Circumstantial rumours are current (writes MrH.'W. Lucy, in the Sydney ". Herald ") touching the conditions Tender which the Marquis of Salisbury severed his long and distinguished connection with State affairs. Jb is said he submitted to the king a list of Coronation h#nour3, which promptly caina back to him wi£h many alterations, scored in his majesty?s own hand. Amongst the late Premier's suggestions was the pro posal that two eminent solicitors, one long connected with the I?ank of England, should be knighted. This Was crossed out, and under the heading solicitors was substituted the name of a well-known praeticionei", long a personal friend oi his Majesty's, deser vedly popular in all relations of life. It is, however, a short time since, on the initia tive of the King, this gentleman was knighted. In the Coronation Gazette he will be found a%anees to £he position Qf & baronet. According to, the gossip of the hour this wag the last stravy tfyat broke the back of Lord Salisbury's loya.l resolution to remain at his post till the Coronation was actually accomplished. He forthwith tendered his resignation, and it was promptly accepted. This ia the story told in political circles. It may be purely imaginative; it is certainly persistent.

Oat Growing.—lt is estimated that more oats have been sown down by farmers in thß Willowby and Flemington districts this year than at any previous period in the history of the district.

The Public Works Statement.—Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister'of Public Works, will deliver the Public Work 3 Statement in the House to-morrow evening.

Wakanui River Board.—The Wakanui River Board on Saturday accepted the tender of Mr John Murphy for pulling willows from the Ashburton river, near the protective works.

A New Post Card.—An Imperial English postcard which came to hand by the last 'Frisco mail bore an excellently executed photogravure of Mr Seddon.

High Professional Fees.—Sir Edward Clarke, X, C, has been earning money at the rate of .£43, 6s. 8. an hour in the cases brought against Mr Labouchere. This is barely 3d a second, but it stamps him as the best paid professional man in Great Britain to-day.

Methven Court. —At Methven, on Friday last, before Messrs D. Cameron, W. Morgan, and ,T. Batty, J.sP., T. Cronin,. on three charges, for horses at large on the roads, was fined 30s and costs. J. McLean, for exposing sheep affected with lice for sale in Methven yards, was fined 10s and costs. W. Spray was charged with breaking a window at Highbank, and the case was adjourned to next Court day.

Maori Girls' School.—The fund for the Maori Girls School at Auckland has reached .£4OOO, including £1163 from Auckland city. The committee decided to call tenders this week, and the school will probably open before next March, with accommodation for thirty girls temporarily and sixty finally. The Government promises a capitation of £20 on thirty girls. The St. Stephen's Native Trust give a site, and an annual subsidy of dBl5.

A.M.R —The Ashburton Mounted Rifles ■will go into camp at Lagmhor for their annual training on October 4th. Mr Ford has kindly made arrangements that will enable the Company to carry out their work most conveniently. The camp, consisting of bell tents, and a larger marquee for dining in will be pitched in a snug corner within easy distance of the parade ground and rifle range. The horses will be picketted in a well-watered, sheltered paddock, ad joining the camp. The Ashburton County Band will attend the camp on Thursday, October 9th, when a programme ©f military sports will be held amongst the members of the corps. The men will go through their annual course of field firing during- the camp.

Lord Kitchener.—Lord Kitchener rnav well regard June sas his lucky day. It wns on June 5,1899, that tho sum of .£30,000 was voted to him as the " Victor of Omdurnian;" the same day—just three years afterwards to the very hour—a further sum of £50,000 was voted to him for ending the war. On June 5, 1900, the British flag was raised at Pretoria, Lord Roberta being at the time Commandor-in-Chief in South Africa, with Lord Kitchener as the Chief of his Staff.

The Great Nile Dam. — A. telegram from Cairo to the London " Figaro " states that the Duke of Connaught will officially represent King Edward at the opening of the Nile irrigation works at Assouan next November. Invitations to be present will be sent to Inrd Kitchener, as ex-Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, and also to English membera of Parliament and other notabi lities. Several foreign countries will be invited to send deputations. It is uncertain yet whether the Khedive will be present in person or send a representative. The British Mediterranean Squadron will anchor at Alexandria and Port Said to take part in the fetea.

News in Brief.

Dr Torrey and Mr Alexandor will con duct an open-air meeting at Timaru during the stoppage of the express train there on Thursday next.

A Tour!st Cyoling Club has been formed in Timaru, and a membership of 94 has been gained in a few weeks.

The s.s. Mokoia, which left fo,r Sydney on Friday night, took 6453 sacks of potatoes for Australia, besides. 1071 sacks oats and 274 sacks barley.

It is the opinion of leading salesmen that London consumes no fewer than 15,000,000 fowls a year, which, if evenly divided among the population, would allow about three per head per annum.

The will of the late Dr Talmage shows that the deceased minister possessed a for tune of over £60,030.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland intends, it is reported, to appoint her Consort, Prince H6nry, Commauder-in-Chief of the Dutch Army.

The majority of the Russian journals laud the magnanimity but doubt the polioy of be la Itey's liberation of Lord Methue,n.

There is a man in the Havant Workhouse who, having been completely bald from the day of his birth, has now started a fine crop of hair at the mature age of ninety two.

It is said that those who carry bicycling to an excess are prone to catarrh of the larynx, which is caused by mouth-breathing under the ordinary conditions of bicycling.

The most expensive Coronation yet re corded was that of the present S^ar of Rus sia. "Over J3,00q,00Q was spent by the Go vernment alone, and fully "£1,0,00,000 more by the public authorities of Various Russian towns.

Mr Chamberlain is said to have declared jihat golf is not recreation at all, but a species of slow torture, which the jaded Minister craves for only because it differs from the more acute torments of the Trea ury bench.'

In reference to Mr Carnegie's gift of .£5,000 fos a public library at'Hartlepool', the local Trades Council have passed a re solution condemning- the action of the Cor. r poratipn in begging for money which the citizens themselves should have provided, and protesting against such a gift being provided "with inonpy wrung from toilers jn America.

A. meeting of fruitgrowers was held a'k Roxborough on Wednesday evening, when jt was decided to establish a jam factory in Bunedin. The proposed pompany is to have a capital'of 42000, .£IOOO to be contributed by the fruitgrowers and ,£IOOO by the Coal Creek Collieries Company.

At the first annual meeting of the North Qtago Farmers' Co-operative Association, at Oamaru on Saturday, a dividend of 6 pey cent, was declared, 20 per cent, was written off preliminary expenses, and £2Q7 0s lOd carried forward. The turnover for the year was about 450,000,

The following tenders have been received by the Public Works Department for the manufacture and erection of an iron and steel superstructure of the railway bridge over the Hurimui river, on the Blenheim- Waipara railway, south end:—Aocepted, Scott Bros., Christchurch, 423595; de clined, J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch £4223.

The Torrey-Alexander Mission.

FROM AN ASHBURTON VISITOR'S POINT OF VIEW.

" What went ye out for to see ?" a pro phet, yea and mure than a prophet,

Not with stand iug the fact that a vast majority of people are disposed to criticise the methods of Dr Torrey, still numbers nightly flock to hear him. To those who look to religion as being something to lay hold of in times of trouble; something to guide them in their perplexity, and some thing in which they will lind that love and comfort so wanting in this material life, Dr Torrey has certainly proved a disappoint ment. The doctrine of damnation, as preached by him, may certainly have weird attractions for the lovers of the sensational ami dramatic, but to sensible and business like people who come to find relaxation for minds overstrained with worry and turmoil in the struggle for a living, and those who come to receive comfort and encouragement, Dr Torrey's style of discourse muat prove disappointing. To sit and listen to a man living in this generation of advanced thinkers, picturing to his hearers an awful material hell, filled with cruel torture, the picture illuminated with side-lights of brim stone and fire, would be most dreary were it not for its absolute ludicrousness. If there is a heaven in Dr Torrey's doctrine, he takes care to place it so far out of our reach that one must be almost divine to ever hope to attain it. The only eternity which he brings most in touch with us is the one that should be placed most out of our reach; we are bound' down in awful misery, far beyond the intervention of all earthly help, we will suffer such awful tor ture, beside which bur night mares will pale in comparison. 'Ihere is no. mistake, however, that beside all these things, Dr Torrey has obtained a great hold on the minds of some of the people who have attended his meetings; but, judging by the view I was enabled to get of the missions held in Christchurch last week, their conversion is but of the evanescent order, and with the departure of the re vivalists from our shores; they will probably shake off the influence which has been gained over them in the last week or so, and resume their ordinary mode of living as though the evangelists had never blessed these shores with their presence. There can be no true religion in the faith and belief which we might say is forced from people by the hypnotic and magnetic in fluences which the voice of the average religious revivalist can always throw around the weak-minded members of his audience. To play upon the sensibilities of people; to get them wound up to such a pitch of religious ecstasy that they are ready for the nonce to declare any words that tire pat into their mouths, is certainly not the true conversion of souls, and it is almost painful to witness the state that some of the audience get. into when the speaker, warming to his theme, takes each one— metaphorically speaking and leads them through the place of torment and torture which he has conjured up in their minds. In a state of almost hypnotism they hear a voice and obey it; they go through scenes that are agonising in the extreme, perishing souls cry out to them, hands clutch at them, and above all there is weep ing and wailing and gnashing of teeth. And they see all this because the voice commands them to see it. Then, again, the voice says that all this they will suffer if they do not rise at once and renounce various things that are denounced as sinful; and they rise, the majority not knowing that they do so, and after saying and doing some different things necessary for their so-1 called conversion, they find themselves outside the building wondering what spell has been cast over them, and if they are the same people that entered the hall an hour or so before. Such demonstrations as these, therefore, cannot help but be more injurious to the faith of the people rather than helpful to them, and it will be a glad day for this generation when an evangelist will come to light who will be able to preach the faith and doctrine of our Blessed Lord as He^ preached and practised it 1900 years ago.

Willowby Wesleyan Church.

(By our Special Keporter.) J The pretty little church at Willowby was the scene of large congregations yesterday when special services were held, the occa sion being the anniversary of the building lof the church. Since the church was first erected about twenty years ago, it ha3been considerably enlarged, and latterly addi tions were put on under plans prepared by Mr Ager, That these additions were neces sary was amply proved yesterday, when the seating accommodation at the morning and evening services was taxed to its utmost. An old-time favorite minister in the person of the Rev. J. J. Mather, preached both, morning and evening, and was heartily welcomed by his old congregation. In the morning the rev. gentleman preached from Philippians iv chap. 19 ver.—" But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." In the course of his remarks, Mr Mather declaimed strongly against too much money getting, as opposed to doing good. Our needs were supplied if we placed our faith, in God. There was a great necessity of obedience to divine teaching. People were apt to use more faith in their business than in their religious matters. There was no need of great" anxious carei because " The Lord is pur Shepherd, and we s'halCnot want." He called attention to the fact that this supply of the need by 'Christ was the result of the giving previously men tioned in the chapter referred to, whereby the Philippians had given to Paul. During the sermon the Rev. preacher exhorted the congregation to. live up to their ■ faith) aja'd gaye some illustrations to show h.ov7, neces- Bary it was for them to follow in the foot steps of H. im who taught the people how to live ideal lives. The choir, which was composed of about thirty voices under the baton of Mr J. Wheeler, rendered anthems \n a creditable manner, Mr- T, |Wheeler acting as organist,

In the afternoon, a choir service was held, at which there was a good attendance. The cantata, " Jesus of Nazareth," was set down for rendition, for which the choir had been assiduously practising for soma time past. The migration of some of the old ?oices to otlwr parts has left the conductor, Mr J. Wheeler, with some raw material to work upon. But with energy and per severance, characteristics which have never been found wanting in Mr Wheeler, he was not to be denied, and the cantata I on Sunday was rendered very credit- j ably indeed. The soloists were Miss j E, Prattley, Messrs W. Harding junr., S. j Haymon, J. Prattley, and T. Wheeler. The ] orchestra was made up of Miss McKay, Messrs G. Chapman and T. Parker, violins j T. Wheeler and T. Chapman, cornets; Miss Clara Lill, violincello; and Miss B. Chap man presided at the organ. The instru ments were well in tune, and kept good time. With the exception of a little un steadiness at the opening of the interludes, there was no room for criticism. Several of the soloists were suffering from slight colds, and taking this into consideration rendered their parts admirably. The tenors I and basses were exceptionly good, and Miss : Prattley's fine voice was heard to advant- • age in the soprano solos. The whole '4pii- : jering of this favourite oaritata: 'reflects great credit on the conductor. ! In the evening the congregation was again a large one, the Eev Mr Mather ( officiating, j The collections for fche day were in aid of the church building fund, and the general - upkeep of the church property. At all the services many visitors were present from other districts. ! Our representative is indebted to Mr and Mrs W. Harding and family 1 for their hospitality. • i,

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—By'Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, Sept. 12. British tobacconists state that the Ameri can Trust lost a million and a half sterling in a futile attempt to capture the British, market.

The Welsh miners have sent .£IOOO to help the Pennsylvania strikers.

-The cruiser Lapwing captured three dhows in the Persian Gulf.

London, Sept. 13. Twelve inches of charcoal was found in the Niwaru'a pumps from the insulation of the refrigerating chambers. This is sup posed to have caused the water to accumu late in the hold.

The cable steamer Colonia has com menced the task of laying the Vancouver- Fanning Island section of the Pacific cable.

The Dublin Corporation has condemned the Government for proclaiming it tinder the Crimes Ac w, and state {that it is the most crimeless city in the world.

London September 14 The Rev. Henry Lo<vther Clarke, vicar of Huddersfield, succeeds Bishop Goe as Bishop of Melbourne.

i Paris, Sept 13 i The submarines at Cherbourg exhibited j extraordinary skill in outmanoeuvring the ' I battleships:

M. Rouvier has informed the Porte that he would abandon the Ottoman debt con version unless his requirements were im mediately authorised.

Berlin, Sept. 12 The Kaiser has ordered the establishment of a special sea transport department in connection with the Cabinet of Naval Defence.

Brisbane Sept. 14 The danger at Landsbrough has been averted. A wide area between Nambour and Gympie is on fire, and the township of Durundur is enveloped.

New York, Sept. 13. The cruiserß Wisconsin and Cincinnatti have been ordered to proceed to Panama and Colon respectively, to prevent the Columbian revolutionist."* interfering with the Isthmian traffic and bombarding Panama.

British Army Reform

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, Sept. 12 An Army order abolishes roll calls except the reveille and parades on Sunday, except church parades. It also replaces the regi mental garrison guards by police, and per mits smoking in the streets whenever the men are off- duty. It minimises the kit in spection, and allows a definite period of leisure daily, and transfers coal fatigues to defaulters alone.

China and Russia

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Pekin, Sept. 11 China is urging Russia to restore Man churia and evacuate Niuchwang in return for the Manchurian section of the Pekin- Neuchang railway. As Great Britain ia ready to surrender the Chili section, Xus sia's hesitation to comply with the request arouses suspicion.

South Africa.

United Press Association—By Electric* Telegraph—Copyright London, Sept. 13 The burghers are contentedly re-settling. Their chief anxiety is to re-build the home steads. Material and the means of trans port are scarce, and there is a great need of breeding stock. The burghers are not interested ia politics.

The Boer Generals.

United-Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

London, Sept. 14 Botha s relations with Kruger, Leyds, and Reitz, have become ruptured. He* attributes the failure of the Boer Generals* recent conference with Mr Chamberlain to M. Reifcz's defiant language. Botha "declares that the Generals 1 further presence in Europe will be exclusively de voted to the raising of financial aid to the Boers.

Military Display.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Berlin Sept 14. In the concluding German manoeuvres seventy thousand troops fought a brilliant; engagement in the open. The Kaiser, commanding a,vast body of cavalry, cleverly outflanked and overwhelmed the invaders, himself leading a furious charge. English critics consider, the infantry are splendid, and superior to the cavalry and artillery.

A Cold Storage Scheme.

United Press Association—By Electric. ' Telegraph—Copyright, London, September 12. The Imperial Cold Storage Supply Com pany purposes to acquire South. African and Australasian Cold Storage Companies for £1,650,000. The Imperial Company will increase its capital to two pillions, and secure subscriptions amounting to .£IOO,OOO as additional capital. Mr D. B. de V, Qraaf, managing director of th.c South African Cold Storage Company, joins the board, and Mr. Jf. E. Stephenson, general manager $f the. original company, becomes,' general manager, of the new combination. Mr J .H. Harris, formerly in the Melbourne office of John Cook and Company, has been appoint ed assistant manager,

Sir E. Barton's Departure from Canada

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Ottawa, Sept. 13 A crowd bade farewell to Sir Edmund Barton. Replying to the Board of Trade address, presented by the President, Mr Coates, formerly a resident in Australia, Sir E. Barton hoped that Canada and Aus tralia had resolved to give to the mainten ance of the power and prestige of the Em pire equal and competitive assistance, not for the sake of what ill-blooded people would call toadyism, but for tha sake of what; clean blooded people would call patriotism. (Cheers.)

The Quirang Enquiry.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Sydney, Sept. 14 At the Quirang enquiry, Hill, a former | seaman on the vessel, stated that she was ; the worst ship to steer that he had ever been i aboard, The steering qhains. gave' way < mofe than once, and h$ ha 4to steor witji , the wheel. Ttie aft deck' houses ' -sxerfl ! often full of • water, and the hatches were not in a satisfactory condition. j Evans, a stevedore, who loaded the ship on her last trip, declared that she was ab solutely dry throughout. He put more coal aboard in the previous trip than on 1 the last occasion. , Brett, a sailmaker, deposed that he sup ' plied the new hatch tarpaulins in March. He considered the hatches were in a good condition. * ■■' . l " .: The enquiry was adjourned till Friday. -

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, lg6iu



F. FERRIMAN. T^TORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Insurance Company Established 1806. Subscribed capital, £2,750,000. Paid-up capital, £687,500. Fire Department—Funds, £2,731,183. i „ Revenue, £1,659,^02. Fire Insurance Agency. AGENT— F. FKRRIMAN, .*- FOR SALE A POULTRY FARM, doing a good business. Large stock of good, •ealthy, and well bred Poul &riman



FOR SALE. THE undersigned is instructed by Mb MooniK to sell $ acre of good land, fronting th« Alford Forest Road and corner of Andrew Street. Upon the land is erected a comfortable 4 roomed Cottage. Easy torms. • p. FEEEIMAN, Land and Estate A gen fc FOR SALE A GOOD .Building Site on the North- East Town Belt, containing two Eoods. The section is well stocked with fruit trees. F. FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent. ~ FOR SALE Charles Street near the Woollen Factory % GOOD Building Site, containing two ! j\ Roods, planted with 70 frnit trees in full bearing. Easy terms can be arranged. F. FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent



FOR SALE ALLENTON. 4 DESIRABLE little property compris ing nearly i acre of land and a Dwelling of three rooms with double brick chimney. The property is for immediate sale ana possession. F. FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent FOR SALE, CHARLES STREET, near the WOOLLEN MILLS, ALLENTON.



I HA YE for Bale a comfortable dwelling house of Six Rooms, situated within three minutes' walk of the Woollen Mills. The land comprises two acres and other improvements consist of Good Stabling and Poultry Tards. The Property is for immediate sale, and is well worth inspection. Full particulars can be obtained from F. FEREIMAN, Land and Estate Agent. FOR ~SALR Near the AlfordForest Road. A FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE and Section planted with Fruit Trees. Price .£l3O F. FERRIMAN.



BUSINESS NOTICES. H GRESRAM, SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. By Examination, October, 1897. T7-IGHT years erience with E. G. and Jr-i F.W. Gresham, Dentists, Dunedin and Invercargill. Has commenced practice in rooms upstairs from the entrance to Thomas', Auction Rooms, Burnett Street. j Stoppings in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement. Gold and Porcelain crowns made ; also sets of tfc* *"ih with Vulcanite and Porcelain gums. Gas administered. All work guaranteed. Houbs of Attendance —9 a.m.—6 p.m. Private Residence—Care Mrs Grant, Wills ; Street. ;



W« guarantee our Teas better value, better grade than any Bold. EVEN compare our when 2/" CHAMPION WITH ANY TEAS IMPORTED IN ARESALD m, P*n.!* TO BE *'ft JUST AS GOOD money nelson\ WHY ifiy THEM?



The King is Crowned, But youc soles are cofc all S3LED, and r ■ young, Ulster Cash Boot Shop, Tancred street, HAS not sold all hl3 splendid stock of Boots and Shoes. lie can still supply all varieties at all prices. Bespoke work and "Repairs made a specialty. ,/. YOU X G, Cash Boot Depot, Tancred Street. SAIiES may come and sale 3 may go, then the question is—Whereto get good, sound, honest value the year round" ?"rj £T. C. Barrett's Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Warehouse. Discount; at the rate of one shilling in the pound to Cash i Buyers of any amount over nine pence ] worth. " j



Paperhangings 2s 6<L in tlie £ discount for Cash FOR ONE MONTH, i AT J. JL. iIiGGS, Tancred Street. BICTURES Framed, Windows Glazed, H-'-n-PS Painted and Decorated. : Artistic Signs Painted. \ ARTISTS'. MATERIALS. JUST landed ex " Delphic " and " Mam ari," shipments of first-class English China and earthenware, which we are offering at less than Christchuroh prices.™ < Casson and. Co, i



BUSINESS NOTICES. 1 J. WT i SON 'S NEW SEASON'S ■-N.wsfcw. | WALLPAPERS - - Have Arrived- And will be Opaned up This Day, September 12th. Simply perfect in Design and Colour. The Papers are quite \ different to anything oi the sort before imported into this town, and vastly superior. iS^" The Prices are ths same as for Ordinary Paperhangings. Borders and Friezes to Match. Persons desirous ot choosing from the full stock, but not intending to use the Papers for some time, may have them laid aside until required-



Positively _ . THE BEST ____ Combination of Choice Novelties for Spring wear, we have ever had the pleasure to b; ing before our Customers, is now being submitted in our com modious premises. The chic and the correct—a gathering that baffles des cription To do the Stock justice, as well as yourselves, come and see the Goods, even if you do not wish to puichaso. Mitchell & Turner. Burnett Street. Ashbiirton.



: NEW-GAS_L_AMPS. : ffIHE Grandest Assortment ot Bike Lamps in Ashburton. X Just arrived, — 144 Lucas's New Luminator Gas Lamps. The most economical and brightest Gas Lamp in the world. Reiman's Candle Lamps, English Oil Lamps, all at Christchurch prices. Largest Cycle Makers and Importers in New Zealand, "As'iburton Branch-Burnett Street



I FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! WE hereby beg to tender our sincere thanks to our numerous cus ■ tomers for their mpst liberal support during the last 15 years, and for their i ■ kindly sympathy since our disastrous fire. We also beg to notify that we have again resumed work in the new Hall (opposite our Warehouse), kindly placed at our disposal by T Bullock, Esq., (during the building of our new premises), where we hope still to merit your valued support, and where we intend shortly to open out our salvage stock lor immediate sale, where you may expect some tremendous bargains in Household Furnishings. We Remain, Yours Very Truly, 1 T/B. UN DRILL <&.00., General House Furnishers, TANCEED STEEET.



NEW GOODS . kMKfl^l NEW GOODS Just Opened. B^^S^^^S Just OpENED ".) ' ' © Men's Colonial Tweed Trousers 7s 6d Men's Saddle Tweed Trousers 10s gd Men's Colonial T weed Suits 19s iid Boys' Norfolk Suits Colonial Tweed 11s 6d New Ties, Tennis Shirts, Straw Hats, at prices that cannot be beaten anywhere. New Zealand Clothing Factory.



I G. MEDD I N S i "T^ESPECTFUL^jIT requests inspection of the following seasonable articles, just ! JiSj landed, at prices which should tempt all to buy. GARDENING TOOLS. Including Spades, Forks, Kakes, Hoes, Trowels, Hedge Shears, Ladies' and Boys' Spades and Forks, etc. FARMERS' REQUISITES. Leading, Hough and Back Chains, Gorse Knives, (Martin's, etc.), Gorse Grubbers, Picks, Axes, Hatchets, Saws, handles of all kinds, Bluestone, Oils, Paints, etc. Best Kerosene ... ... 4s 3d per tin. WIRE NETTING.—Having a large stock on hand I am selling—Sheep (with centre strand) at 3d per yard; Fowl, 18in, Id; 24in 1-J-d.; 36in, 2d per yard, smaller mesh £in to lin in proportion. SEWING MACHINES.- lain Sole Agent for the celebrated " DAVEY" Machine, the cheapest and best in the market. Hand— £3 10s, Treadle from £C> 10s to £8 10s, with 7 i years guarantee. Needles for (Singer/ 'Davey,' ' Wertheim," Davis,'' New Home,' etc., all at 6d per doien. j I make a specialty of CARPENTER'S TOOLS, and keep the greatest variety "at the lowest prices in Ashburton. The Peoples' Ironmonger Burnett Street, opposite Arcade.



Evdge-Whitwortk Cycler are con structed of the very finest materials by the njost'skillful workmen '.that can be' secured, q.nd while thepriceis a li,t,tle more than you will have t<j pay for some of the cheaper cycles on the market, you will get many j times, the difference in price in actual duality The Rudgo-Whitworth stands in a class by itself »s the greatest perfection of the cycle manufacturer's art.—B. D. Johnston, Agent, Burnett street.—Advt. 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 from 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-eyery garment made on our premises. We guarantee al} pur work, fit and style at prices that will compare favourably with those of any leading New Zealand city firm. We respectfully mvite customers to kindly order early to prevent disappointment in *he"rush before the show*. Graighead and Berryman the leading tailors Ashburton. [Advt.] Wanted Knpwn-That TUSSICURA is thoroughly reliable m all complaints of Throat! Lwgs, and Bronchial Tubes. • §m,pke Wm Venus (



For Asthmatical troubles of any kind the only certain specific is Evans' Mountain King Asthma Powder. Smoke New Venvr Wade's Worm Figs—the Wonderful Worm Worriers—are jalwavs Is boxes every where



The Dresden Piano Company's represen tatives (Messrs A. Jackson and W. Bruns, den) are now in Ashburton for the purpose 0,1 holding a great clearing sale of pianos and organs, when-no reasonable offer wilj. be refused: Being very heayily overstocked in high class instruments, the Company have decided to hold out very special inducements to intending purchasers for one week only. This is an opportunity that seldom oocurs of securing a really flrst-olass piano or organ at wholesale price. Our head tuner (Mr W. Brunsden) will he in town for a few days, and all orders should be left with Mr H. Stephenson (Auctioneer), the local agent. 2ST.B- - Second hand instruments taken as' part payment for new ones, and full market value allowed,—A jjvt. [ Never despair! The worst Cough or Cold will succumb to the influeuce ©j TT7§SI CURA. Try it • < If you have Pneumatic Tyres you must have a reliable article,, otherwise they are a constant source of annoyance. Consider ing that the IDEAL TYRE co3ts no more than the average price, it is hardly to be wondered that this brand has become so deservedly popular'.-—AdyJ;. - ■;



How they deal it out to China, She' can't' have a say at all; Her position's very minor ' Among the nations one and all. Like a man whose health is breaking, Days are numbered and get fewer? Unless for cough or cold he's taking " W. E. Woods Great Peppermint" C^BE,



STAM}iS3 AN!} PBE ; E,CI^ P.hotpgraphera under tlie Eoyal patronage of the Prince and Princess of Wales.' • Studio ■> Iliph Street, Christchurch. Wade's Worm Figs—the Wonderful ' Worm Worriers—are a saffa and surq remedy, in la boxes; sold everywhere