TheStar.

No 6538. /ESTABLISHED^> MATH,1868. ) GHRISTGHUBCH:SATURDAY, JULY 15. 1899. f PUBTi'TT'-n »tEVEBY.EVENING.$ ONE PENNY

TRUE TALES OF THE BUCCANEERS.

CBY T. B, MACLACHLAN.]* ———»

Authorof "WilliamBlacklock,Journalist," "MungoPark

"(in the "Famous

Scotsmen"

Series), &c., &c.

[AilEights Reserved.]

YI. —'CAPTAIN TEACH: THENOTORIOUS "BLACKBE3RD."

. 'The most picturesque and at the sametime the wickedest ruffian in the wholehistoryof piracy is Captain EdwardTeach,commonly known as Blackbeard. Thisname was given to -kirn because of hisenormous beard, thick, bushy and. ooal- ,black, which covered all nis face excepthis nose and his fierce, cruel eyes. It jgrew so thick and long thathe was in the jhabit of pleatingitinto tails, which he fas-tened with ribbons,and trained round overhis ears. He was armed with a heavycutlass, and six big pistols stuck in ban-doliers slung round his shoulders. Whenhe went into battle he used to stick twolong lightedmatches under thebrim of hishat;and these, standing out on either sideof his demoniacal countenance, gave himan aspect that struck terror to the heartsof the unhappy voyagers who fell into hishands. Never was the fanciful villain-hero of a boy's book depictedmorehideousand ferocious than this realpirate of theAmerican coast.

Blackbeard was a man 'of lionlikestrength, absolutelv fearless in battle, butgreedy, crafty, and treacherous, even tohis own shipmates. He was subject tofiendish outbursts of cruelty and passionwhenin his cups. One night, sitting drink-ing in the cabin with two of his despera-does, he, unperceived, drew a brace ofpistols from his pocket, cocked them underthe table, suddenly blew out the candle,and fired at the legs, of his companions.One of tne men was lamed for life. Andwhen the drunkenmadman was asked whathe meant, he exclaimed, wiwi an oath,"IfIdo not now.and then kill oneof you,you will forget whoIam." Itwasby anoccasional display of savagery such as thisthathe kepthis crew in wholesome fear ofhim., At another time, excited to a frenzyby riot and debauch, "Come," he shouted,"let us make a hell of our own, and tryhow long we oan bear it." So plunginginto the hold with a string of reeling,Blaspheming, mad fellows at his heels,he closed the hatches, and set fire to somepots of brimstone. The fumes soon filledthehold- Stamping and gasping, swearingat and' taunting and encouraging ohe an-other, the pirates held out till they wereon the point of suffocation. Then all butthe chief gave up and cried for air, andJilackbeard re-opened the batches andemerged in triumph, delighted that he hadproved himself more of a fiend than anyof his crew.

These are instances of the abandonedwickedness of theman. He was a thoroughreprobate, without one redeeming feature,except his bravery, and that at best washut the blind bravery of a wild animal.Blackbeard was notorious, likewise, for hisattentions to.women.. In fact, he wassome thing of a Bluebeard as well as aIJlaekbeard;' for during his- short, tem-pestuous career he solacedhimself with noless.than fourteen wives. In this respecthe so far conformed to the usages of so-ciety as" to call in the aid of priest crmagistrate in entering into a new alliance.But this was an extreme indulgence ofconscience; for he cut his wives adriftwhen it suited him, and it is said thatat one and the same time he had no fewerthan a dozen wives alive.

Blackbeard, then, was an exaggeratedtypeof the sea-roverswhom the suppressionof buccaneering drove forth fromtheSpanishMain to prey upon the commerce of allnations. He was an Englishman, a nativeofe Bristol, and took to the sea at a veryearly age. His piratical career began aboutthe year 1716, when we find him cruisingnp and down the North American coast,from Philadelphia to the Bahama Islands,snapping up ships as they came out of therivers, intercepting others as they arrivedfromEurope;sometimes landing, and com-mitting all manner of outrages, and plun-dering and burning at wih. The tradeof Carolina soon became paralysed, forships could neither leave nor enter theports for fear of the pirates. As manyas eight vessels were known to have Liincooped up in Charleston harbour, afraidto 'face Blackbeard, even in a body, sogreat had grown the terror of ins name.

When he had gathered together enoughplunder tosatisfy him for the time being,Bkckbeardwouldfixnpon;some planwhere-by to rid himself of his companions, andmake off with the spoils of the cruise— a-favourite device of pirates of the basersort. To this end he on one occasion rantwo of his ships aground, then embarkingOH the remaining vessel, he put seventeeno* the pirates ashore on a desert island,where they would have perished miserablyfrom hunger and thirst- if a passing sea-rover had not rescued them. MeanwhileBlackbeard and a chosen band of sometwenty kindred ruffians sailed for NorthCarolina and surrendered themselves to theGovernor, taking refuge under a Royilproclamation which extended pardon topenitent pirates. But Blackbeard neverdreamedof settling down to honest way?.Itmerely suited his plans to sham. reformfor a while.

Now it happened that the Governor ofNorth Carolina.

—Charles Eden was the

fellow^sname—

was almost as great a scoun-drel as Blackboard himself. ProbablyBlackbeardwas aware of that beforehe wentthither. Thc Governor Snd the pirate be-came friendly, and it wasnot long beforethey entered into a compact for the advan-tage df both. Blackbeard agreed to sur-render to the Governor a substantial pro-portionofhis sea robberies,andinreturn theGovernor promisednot 'only to wink at hiscrimes, but to aid and pi'ofcecfc him by allmeans inhis power. So, with NorthCaro-lina secured as a base of operations, and aplace of refuge, Blackbeard again preparedfor sea. But before lifting his anchor hemarriedhis fourteenth wife, a mere girl ofsixteen, and it was his obliging friend theGovernor who on this occasion performedthesacredrites.Inthe summer of1718 Blackbeard set sail

from Bath Town out into the Atlantic tolook for incoming vessels: Two or threeEnglish vessels that fell into his hands hecleared of their stores andprovisions,buthelet themgo without further violence. Eitherthe ships were useless tohim, or he did nofcwishto irritate theEnglish authorities morethan was judicious. But he had no suchqualms with his next victims. These weretwoFrench ships,one of which hada cargoano the otherhad not. He crowded all theFrenchmen into the empty ship and carriedthe other and its cargo back feu Carolina.There he declared that he had found theship drifting about at sea, deserted, where-upon the Governor called a court and ad-judged the vessel derelict. He got sixtyhogsheads of sugar as his share of theplunder, his clerk got twenty, and thepiratesdivided the rest amongst themselves.But the ship still remained as an evidenceof their roguery. Any day it might berecognised by some members of its crewwho might happen to reach port, and thestory of villainy wouldbe unfolded. There:foreBlackbeard,representing that the shipwas leaky, andmight sink and impede thetiver traffie, procured an order for its dc-

struction from bis accomplice tKe Governor.Then he set it on fire, it burned to thewater's edge,and sank to thebottom.Finding himself insuch saie and pleasant

quarters, where everything favoured his ne-farious calling, Blackbeard spent severalmonths in the river,prowling in and outIof the creeks, robbing when lie could, and|selling the spoilsof theFrench, ship tdpass-ing traders or to the planters. His nightshe spent in mad carousals on board, or onIshore among merchants and planters, whowerenot sohonestas Ihey might havebeen,

IOn others he pressedhis company whethertliey desired itor not, and their wives anddaughters were forced to submit to libertiesthey were powerless to resist. Blackbeardand his desperadoes, in short, went wherethey liked, and 'did exactly as it pleasedthemselves;for the whole countiy side wasin terror of tbe gang, and everybody knewthat appeal to the Governor was useless.Even the Governor himself was not secureagainst tbe insolences ofthepirates. Black-beard loved to parade his power, and attimes h9 would take pains to show theGovernor bow completely he was under histhumb.

Butoppressionsuch as this could only lastfor a time. When that condition becametoo bad for further endurance, some of themore reputable of the planters and mer-chants laid their beads together and sent adeputation to theGovernor of theneighbour-ing State of Virginia, imploring him to ridthem of this monster. The Governor ofVirginia responded withalacrity. He hireda couple of small sloops,manned them withsailors from British warships lying in StJames's Biver, and placed them imder thecommand of Lieutenant Maynard, a brave,experienced and resourceful officer. Thenaproclamation was issued, offering £100 toany psrson who should capture or kill thenotorious Captain Teach, and sums rangingfrom £40 to £10 for h's officers and crew,according to their rank.

Stimulated by tbis additional inducementto seek out thepirate, Maynardsailed downtbe coast of Carolina. He had no cannonjon board'his little ships, but was well sup-plied with sinall " arms and ammunition,and he trusted to these and to abold designhe had planned for boarding the .pirate.When he reached the mouth of the river,he heard, to his great joy, that Blackbeardwas lying in one of the creeks in carelesssecurity, and that about one-half of his menwere absent from the ship. Maynardpromptly stopped all vessels passing up theriver, lest they fhould carry the news ofhis coming to the pirate. But the friendlyGovernor, having got wind of the expedi-tion, sent the alarm to Blackbeard, and,routing out some of the gang who wereloafingabout town,packed them off to theirship. Blackbeard by this time had heardljvarious rumours of Maynard's approach,butwould not believe them until he actuallysaw the vessels. He had only twenty-fivemen on board, and it was too late, to sendfor the others;but he had no thought ofsurrender; he immediately cleared for ac-tion and waited for the attack.Itwas now late in the afternoon. May-

nard brought -his sloops as far up as pos-sible, but thepirate having moored his shipamong shoals which couldnotbe negotiatedwith safety except in broad daylight, thelieutenant decided toput off the assault tillmorning.

Blackbeard satup thewhole night carous-ing withseveralof his mates. In*Imi- wild,blasphemous talk one of them ventured toask the chief if, in the event of his deathon the morrow,bis wife would know whereto look for his treasure.

"Not a soid but the Devil and myselfknows where it is hid," said Blackbeard;"

and the longest liver of the two will getit all."

When day broke the King's,men and thepirates prepared, for what turned out tobe one of the fiercest combats in tlie annalsof sea-foving. Blackbeard had confidencein Ms own .(prowess and good fortune, but.he determined that, come what might, hewould not be taken alive, nor' should hisship be captured." Therefore, he posted inthe powder-rooma negro in wnose black-guardbravery he could trust, with instruc-tions, whenbe got the signal, to blow theship into the air the moment the enemy'placed foot on deck.

Maynard's first move was to send a smallboat ahead to sound;then hoisting sail andgetting out his great oars, for there wasvery little wind, he picked bis way throughthe shoals towards the pirate. Blackbeardopened a hot fire with cannon, and cuttinghis cable,keptup a running fight. Maynardcrept slowly after him, peppering him withmusketry when he came within range. AsBlackbeard's ship drew less water than theKing's

'vessels he could venture closer inshore, and could slip through shoals where

the other dared not follow. But Maynardthrew his ballast overboard, staved all thewater casks, and thus lightening his sloops,came withinhail of thepirate.

Maddened by the dogged, persistence ofhis pursurer Blackbeard sprang to the bul-warks, and with a fierce oath demandedthat they should say who and what theywere."

You may see by our flag that we arenot pirates," replied Maynard."

Then what do you want?" roaredBlackbeard."

We shall show you presently," cried thelieutenant.

The pirate commanded him to send aboat aboard to tell his business;but theofficer calmly replied that he coul'd notspare his boat, but that he and his menwould soon be aboard themselves.

Upon this Blackbeard seized a glass oflicpior, and drinking destruction t~ hisenemy, vowed witha frightful oath that hewould neither give nor taice quarter. May-nardhurled back defiance, and the fight be-gan anew with greater fury than before.

The bulwarks of Maynard's ships beingvery low, themen as they laboured at thesweeps were much exposed to the pirates'fire. Taking advantage of this, Blackbeardcrammed his cannon with all manner ofmissiles, bullets and piecesof iron, and sentamurderous discharge amonghis assailants.Twenty-nine of them went downbefore thebroadside killed and wounded, and one ofthe sloopsdropped astern in a disabled con-dition. BiitMaynard pressedforwardalone.To escape suoh. another broadside, whichwas more than his little band could stand,he ordered his men below, telling them tobe ready to spring on deck with pistol andcutlass in hand the momenthe gave the sig-nal. Only he and the steersman were visiblewhen the sloop, drifting slowly before thegentle wind, crept alongside the pirate. Itwas received wiih a shower of hand-bombs,which thepirates had made of bottles filledwith powder and scraps of metal, with alighted fuse attached. (These, when thrownon the deck of the sloop,,made a great noiseand smoke, but did no damage, as all the;men lay close below.Wh/Mi the sloop got fairly alongside, and jBlackbeardsaw only"the lieutenant and the

steersman on deck, ho cried out exnltinglythat all the others were killed, and calleduponhis crew to jumpaboard andhack thetwo men to pieces.Inamoment Blackbeard andfourteenofhis

desperadoesswarmedover thesideandrushedupon the deck of the King's ship. But atthe same instant Maynard gave the signal.Up spranghis men from their placeof con-cealment, and flung themselvesupon the as-tonished pirates.

Then abattle royalbegan. Itwas fifteenpirates against thirteen British sailors;bravemen all, and eveiyone of them deter-mined to fight to the death.

Maynardand Blackbeardwere the first toclose. They exchanged pistol shots, bywhich thepiratewaswounded, and then fellto.with their swords. After a few furiouspasses the lieutenant's sword snapped; hestepped aside to cock a pistol^ Blackbeardraisedhis cutlass to strike the officer dead,when he himself reoeived a ghastly- -woundin the throa.t froin one of the sailors, andhi? M~w fell harmless.

Though grievously wounded,Blackbeardwa-~ b'-r no menr.'< c!>ab «d. These piratesseemed to have the vitality of cats; theirwounds nily mads them 'fhrbt the fiercer.The combat grnv hor+er and faster. 81-odstreamed over the deck., and gushing from

about the ship. Blackbears was here andthere, and everywhere.. He fought like afiend._ till his b dy was dripping with hisown biood. At last, as he was in the actoi cocking a pistol, his strength suddenlygave out, and he dropped on the 'deckdead, with a score of sword cuts and fivebullet wounds onhis body. By tirs timeeight of the pirates had fa'len, and the re-,

■ma:nder, seeing their leader killed, andbeing themselves covered with wounds,jumped over~.oa.rd and cried for quarter.

Meanwhile the disabled sloop, lavingworkedIts way into the conflict, attackedt.lv* ;v. '" " ' "

"iii:ln "'hiri. aii'"' !h"S- .V"nwise surrendered. The negro whom Blaek-lieard had posted in the powder-room towaithis signal, on hearing of h. s captain'sdeath, was with difficulty prevented frcmcarrying out the terrible order on his ownri ■"'"'.■

His mission thus successfully accom-plished, Maynard set sail up lhe rive.r forBath to la: d the wounded, with B.ack-

< i-d's '"»■ !)?:-;<! ri n ii : lio Uio bw-sprit. Having found among the pirates'papers pi'i.o^ of live (.-.overnor's criminaldealings, 'Maynard promptly seized theeighty hogsheads of sugar which had beentaken from the unfortunate French vessel.These, and all the other spoils of thepirates, and their ship, realised £2500when sold;and this sum was in courseof time divided, not only among the menwho had actually fought and defeatedBlackbeard, but among the entire crewsof the warships from which Maynard'sband hadbeen drawn. When the woundedhadrecovered sufficiently, Maynard set outfor Virginia, still with* the grisly symbolof victory swinging at his bowsprit end.The fifteen prisoners were handed over tothe Governor of Virginia, and thirteen olthein met the common doom of pirates,death by hanging.

Of the stories that these wretches toldof their leader, the following is the mostremarkable, showing as it does what asuperstitious dread of himself Blackbeardhad impressed upon the hardened ruffianswho sailed the seas withhim.

Once, when on a cruise, they said, theysuddenly become.aware of .tlie presence ofa stranger on board" their ship. He wasnot one of tbe erew;no one knew whereor how he had come on board, ov whatwas his purpose there. He remained onboard seveial days, doing no one knewwhat; but he was seen to flit about theship, now on deck, now below, turning upin unlikely places, and without apparentreason. The crew tremblingly whisperedamong themselves that he could.be noneother than the devil, who had chosen theship of his faithful servant Blackbeard,as the one resting-place on earth most re-sembling his own infernal domain. Andthis belief was confirmed bv the suddenand mysterious disappearance of thestranger a few days before the -ship waseast away.

A veiy interesting relic of tlie piratechief was a journal, which was found on-board his vessel. Tliis contained a roughand ready record of bis voyages, writtenby his own hand in language that wascharacteristic of the man. It ran in thisstyle:"

3rd June:Rum all out;our companysomewhat sober;a confusion amongstus;rogues a-plotting;great talk of separa-tion;soIlooked sharp for a prize."

sth June:Took one with a great dealof liquor on board, so kept the company'hot, ■ hot; then all things went well-again."

By an old chronicler Blackbeard's hairwns likened to a frightful meteor, and, headds, the-' sight of it

" frightened Americamore than any comet that has appearedthei'e for a long time." A veiy curiousfact, and one worth noting, is that severalof the men who fought so valiantly underMaynard against Blackbeard took to pirat-ing on their own account, and at least oneof them endedIns career on the gallows.

NextWeek—THE ROMANTIC STORY OF TWO

FEMALE PIRATES.

EDIBLE BIRDS' NESTS.«3t 10/>vnp„ic<i/ .Tovrnal.) ■.

The edible bird's nest is formed by aswiftlet, known as "Peale's swiftlet (Collo-calia spodiopygia);Horsefield's swiftlet <G.liclii), C. esculenta and Hirundinapas Indi-cus have also been credited with being thearchitects of these nests.

The birds build in great numbers on theprecipicesand in the caverns of the steepislands of the limestone series which formone of the characteristics of the gulf, andfragments of which occur at Mergui, onthe west coast, in the Malay Archipelago,andinTonquin. Each of the islands underPraya Chaiya has a guard of men upon it,living in small cottages high up in somenook of the limestone rock, like a Nor-wegianhut, or downon the spotless sand ofthe single little cove, beneath a palm ortwo. The collecting of the nests is effectedby these menthree timesin the year

—in the

hot seasonand at the beginning and end oftlie rains. Great care has to be exercisedthat thenests should be' taken at the mo-ment when the 'birds have just finishedbuilding, and before any eggs are laid, forif this has happenedthe birds are said notto build again. .

The collection of the nests is risky, owingto their inaccessibility, butit is profitable,owing to the high priees they fetch (about50s a pound for white and 25s to 30s forthe inferioror red-coloured nests), andnot alittle poaching is indulged inby the crewsof boats navigating the gulf. The conse-quence of this is that the guards are allarmed, and open fire on any boat they seeapproaching their island nearer than onehundred yards without furthei- explanationbeing needed, and many a boatblown offthe land and sorely in need of shelter orfresh water has to sheer off again wifch.»liitle extra.ballast onboard in the shapeofbuckshot or Snider bullets.

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TALES AND SKETCHES.TKE OLD EAST INDJARfIANJ

(By.FRANK T. BULLEN.)(Spectator.)

An enthusiastic crowd df workmen andseafarers gathered one day long ago atBlackwall"to witness the launching of theLion. Every manamongst them felt aper-sonal interest in the majestio fabric that,under tlieproudlabours of thoseskilful ship-wrights,had gradually grownupout of tlietrim piles of oak, greenheart and teak, andtakenon the splendidshapeof anEastIndia-man, in the days when those,grand vesselswere queens of the- wide sea- Green's re-nowned draughtsmen had.lavished all theirskill uponher design, everydeviceknown tomen whose calling was their pride, and towhom theBlackwall yardwas the centre ofthe shipbuilding world, had been employedto make the Lion the finest of all the greatfleet thathadbeenbrought into being there.Decked with flags from stem to stem, thesim glintingbrightly on the rampantcrimsonlion'that towered proudly on high from herstem, she gMed^gracsfully from tho waysamid the t^iuiider of cannon and the deafen-ing shouts of exultant thousands. Andwhen, two months later, she sailed forMadras, with 80 prime seamen forrard and100 passengers in her spacious cuddy, whoso proud as her stately commander? Hiseye flashed as he watched thenimble evolu-tions of Ins bonny bluejackets leaping fromspar to spar, and hs felt that, given fitting-opportunity, he would haveno overwhelm-ing task to tackle a French line of battle-ship, even though he was but a peacefulmerchantman. For rangedon either side of jher roomy decks weroten18-pounders,underthe charge of a smart gunner, whose pridein his new post wasapleasantthing to see.Andbesides thesebulldogs there weremanyrifles and boarding pikes neatly stowed in/a small armoury in the waist. But aboveand beyondall these weapons were thomenwho would use them— sturdy, square-setBritish sea dogs, such as you may now seeany day swarming upon the deck of aBritish man-o'-war, butmay lookfor almostin vain on board the swarming thousandsof vessels which compose our merchant*iieet.

THE LION

soon justified all the high, hopes of herbuilders and owners.. Inspite of her (then)great size and the taut spreadof her spars,she was far handier than any

"Billy boy

"that ever turned up the Thames estuaryagainst ahead wind, andby at least aknotand a half the fastest ship in the EastIndia trade. Her fame grew and waxedexceedingly great. There was as much in-triguing to secure a berth in the Lion forthe outward or homewardpassage asthere was in those days for positions' in thegolden land she traded to. Almost all thehierarchy of India spoke of her affection-ately as one speaks of the old home, andthe newly-arrived in her knew no lack oftopics for conversation if they only men-tioned her name in any company. Forhad she not borne safely and pleasantlyover the long, long sea road from homehundreds and hundreds of those pale— facedrulers of dusky millions, bringing them intheir callow boyhood to leap at a boundto posts of trust and responsibility suchas the proud old Romans never dreamedof? She was so tenderly cared for, herevery want so immediately,supplied, thatthis solicitude, added to the stancliness andhonesty of her build, seemed to render herinsusceptible of decay. Men whoso work inIndia was done spokeof her in their peace-ful retirement on leafy English country-sides, and recalled with old cronies "ourfirst passage out in.the grand old Lion."A now type of ship, a new method of pro-

:'pulsion, was springing np all around her.But whenever any of the most modern

;fliers foregathered withher upon the oceanhighway, their crews felt thoir spirits risein passionateadmiration for the stately andbeautiful old craft whose graceful curvesand perfect ease seemed to be of the seasui generis, moulded and caressed by thenoble element into something of its ownmobility and tenacious. power.Itappearedalmost a loss of dignity when

the company took her off the India routeandheldher on the Australian berth. Butveiy soonshe had taken theplace that al-waysappeared tobe hers of right, and shewas the ship of all others wherein to sailfor the new world beneath*us. And induecourse the sturdy Empire builders scatteredall over the vast new country were speak-ing of her as the Anglo-Indians had donea generation ago, and the "new chum"whohad

"comeout in theLion"

foundhim-self welcome infar awaybush houies, fromAdelaide to Brisbane, as one of the samefamily,

A PROTEGE OP THE BENEVOLENT OLDSHIP.

She held her own.well, too, in point ofspeed with the new steel and iron clippers,in spite

-of what foolish youngsters sneer-

ingly said about her extended quarter gal-leries, her far-reaching head and immense,many windowed stem. But graduallv thefierce stress of modem competition told up-onher, andit needed no great stretch oftheimagination to suppose that the magnificentold craft felt her dignity outraged as voyageafter voyage saw her crew hsts dwindleuntil instead of the eighty able seamen ofher young days she carried'but twenty- two.The goodly company of officers^ midship-menand artificers Avere cut downalso to a [third of her old array, and" as a necessaryconsequence much 'of her ancient smartnessof appearance went with them. Then sheshould liave closed her splendid career insome great battle witli the elements, andfound a fitting glory of defeat without dis-grace before the all conquering, enduringsea. That solace wasnot tobe hers, but asa, final effort she made the round voyagefrom Melbourne to London and back, in-cluding thehandling of two cargoes, in fivemonths and twenty days, beating anythingof the landever recorded of a sailing ves-

Then, oh woeful fall!she was sold to theNorwegians, those thriftymariners who arcever on the lookout for bargains inthe wayoi shipswhichhaveseentheir best days, andmanage to succeed, in ways undreamed of bymore lavishnations, inmaking fortunes outof such poor old batteredphantoms of by-gone prosperity. Tenacious as the seaman'smemoryis for theappearance of any ship inwinch he has oncesailed, itwould havebeenno easy task for any of her.former shipmatesto recognise tho splendid oldLion under herbcandmaviau name ofthe Ganger Rolf,metamorphosedasshe was, too, by the short-'

'emng of her tapering spars, the stripping of

'theyards from the mizzenmast and the rigrgmg up of what British sailors call the.Norwegian house flag,'-' a windmillpumpbetween the mam and mizzenmasts. Thustransformed she began her degraded exist-ence undernew masters, crawling to and fro

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across the Atlantic to Quebec in summer, ,Iensacola or Doboy in winter,uneasily andspiritless as some.gallant hunter dragging a ,timber waggon.in his old aee. Unpainted, "weather bleached, and withsails sopatchedand clouted that thev looked like slumwashinghung out to dry, she became, like ,the rest of the

"wood scows," a thing for [

the elements.toscoff at, and, seen creeping .eastward with a deck-load of deals piled6ft ';high fore and aft aboveher top-gallant rail, ,was

ASPATHETIC AS A.I'ATJPEB,FUNERAL. . .Eight seamen now were all that the thrift <

" u°wners allowed to navigateher, who, :

with the captain, two m;des, carpenter- and 1cook, made up the while-, of her crew, ex- i

actly thenumber of the officers she used tocarryinher p&lmy days.One day when she was discharging in

London there came alongside an old sea-man, weather-worn and hungry-looking.Something in the build of the old shipcaught'his eye,andwith quivering lips andtwitching hands he climbed on board.Bound about the deck he quested until,half-hiddenby a huge pile of lumber, hefound thebell, and read onib, "Lion, Lon-don, 1842." Thenhe;sat downand coveredhis face withhis hands.' Presently he aroseand sought the grimy mate purposefully.At an incredibly low wage lie obtained theberthof cook— it waseither that or starve,althougiu now he had found his old ship,he felt thathe wouldgo for nothing ratherthari miss another voyage in her. Soonafter they sailed for the

"'fall voyage" toQuebec,making a successful runover, muchto the delight of the ancient cook, whowas never weary of telling anyone whowould listen of the feats .pf sailing per-formed by the Lion ivhente -was quarter-master of her "way back in.the fifties."Urged by greed, for he was part owner,and under no fear of the law, the skipperpiled upon her such a deck load of deals-that she no longer resembled a ship, shewasonly comparable to a vast timber stackwith three masts. She was hardly clearof Newfoundland on her homeward passage,when one of the most terrible gales of,allthat terrible winter set in. Snow andsleet, frost and fog, a blinding white whirl

.of withering cold, assailed her,, paralys-ingp THE HAPLESS HANDCTJL OF MEN-,who vainly strove on thoir lofty platformto do their duty, exposed fully to all thewrathof that icy tempest. Oneafter anothertheworn-out sails, like autumn leaves,werestripped from yard and stay;day after"day saw the perishing mariners die. Thesea froze upon her where it fell, so thatnow she resembled an iceberg;and thoughthe remnant of the crew tried many timesto get at .the fastenings of the chains thatsecured the deck load so as to send itadrift, they could not. At last only oneman was left alive, and he, strangelyIenough, was the old cook. And while stillthe gale was at its height, he suddenly

;seemed to renew all his lost strength.1Buckling tight his belt with firm fingers,a new light gleaming inhis eyes,he strodeaft and seized the long-disused wheel.Standing erect and alert, he conned hergravely, getting.Her well before the -wind.Onward she fled, as if knowing the touchof an old friend. Gradually.the lean fingersstiffened, the fire died out of the eyes,until> just as the last feeble drops in thatbrave oldheart froze solid,theLion dashedinto a mountainous berg, and all her shat-tered timbers fell apart. Lovely and plea-sant had she been in her life, and in herdeathi she was no danger to her wanderingsisters.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THESEA.

(English Magazine.)Simon Lake plannedan excursion on fhe

bottom of the sea for October 12. His.strange amphibian craft, the Argonaut,about which we havo beenhearing so manymarvels, lay off the pier at Atlantic High-lands. Before we near enough tomake .out her hull, we saw a great blackletter A, framed of heavy gaspipe, risingforty feet above the water. A flag rippledfrom its summit. As we drew nearer, wediscovered that there really wasn't any hullto make out-— oply a ..small oblong deckshouldering deep in the water and support-ing a slightly higher platform, from whichrose what seemed to be a squatty funnel.A moment later wesaw that the'fmmel wasprovided with a cap somewhat resemblinga tall silk hat, the crown of which wasre-presented by a brass binnacle. This capwas tiltedback, and as we ran alongside, aman stuck his head up over the rim andsang out, "Ahoy there!"

'A considerable sea was running, hut I

observed that the Argonaut was plantedasfirmly in the water as a stone pillar, thebig waves sjnitting over her without im-parting any perceptible motion. "Sheweighls fifty-seven tons," said Mr Lake,"

and there are only two or three tons abovewater. Inever have seen the time whenshe rolled." We scrambled up on the littloplatform, and peered down, throujgh theepen conning-tower, which we had takenfor a funnel, into the depths of the shipbelow. Wilson had started his gasolineengine, andIwas wondering what becameof the exhaust, which Iheard rattling inthe pipes, whenIsaw

A WHITE PLTTME OP STEAMrising from the very summit of the gaspipeframe above us. "This leg .of the A," ex-plained Mr Lake, "carries- off "the burntgases, and this onebrings in the fresh airwhile we are submerged. You see thepipesare tall enough, so that we can use themuntilwe are more than fifty feet under water.Below that, we haveto depend on the com-pressed air in our tanks, or ona hose reach-ing from the upper end of the pipe to a

!buoy on the surface."

Mr Lakehad takenhis place at the wheel, and we were goingahead slowly, steering straight across thebay towards Sandy Hock and deeper water.The Argonaut makes about five knots anhour on the surface, hut when she getsdeep down on the sea-bottom, where shebelongs, she can spin alongmore rapidly."

Arc you ready to go down?" asked MrLake. The waves were already washingentirely over tlie lower platform, and occa-sionally breaking around our feet, but weboth nodded solemnly. "Open the centrecompartments," Mr Lake shouted down theconning-tower. "I'm'flooding the ballastcompartments," he explained. "Usuallywe submerge by letting down two half-toniron weights, and then, after admittingenough water to overcome our buoyancy,we can readily pull tlie boat to the bottomby winding in

-on the weight-cables. Un-

fortunately,wehavelostoneof the weights,and so\we have to depend entirely on thecompartments." The.Argonaut was slowlysinking under the water. We became mo-mentarily more impressed with the extremesmallness of the craft to which we weretrusting our lives. The little platformaround the conning-tower on which westood— in reality the top of the gasolinetank— wasscarcely ahalf-dozen feet across,and the Argonaut herself was oniy thirty-six fesfc long. Her sideshad already

FADED OUT OF SIGHT,but not before we had seen how solidlythey were built

—all of sleel, rivetted and

reinforced, so that the wonder grew howsucha tremendous weight, when submerged,could ever again be raised.' "We had togive her immense, strength," said MrLake, "to resist the water pressure atgreat depths. »She is built of the same jthickness of steel as the Government used jfor the 2000-ton cruisers Detroit andMontgomery. She'll stand ahundred feet,although we never took her deeper thanfifty. We like to keep our margins safe."

Now we wore entirely under water. Therippling noises that the waves had madein beating against the upper structure ofthe boat had ceased. As1looked throughthe thick glass port, the water was onlythree inches from my eyes, andIcouldsee thousands of dainty, semi-translucent"jelly-fish, floating ahout as lightly asthistle-down. They gathered in the eddybehind the conning-tower in great num-bers, bumping Up sociably against oneanother and darting up and down witheach gentle movement oi theiwater. And jIrealised that we were in the domain ot >

the fishes. Here we were running as com-fortably along thebottom of:Sandy Hook,

Bay as tto wouldride in a Broadway^car,and with quite as much safety. Strangethings has Mr Lake discovered about thebottom of the sea. He has found thatnearly all sea roads are level, a fact ofgreat importance to seacarriages like theArgonaut.

A CRIMSON CRIME.

Author of "Black Blood," "

The Master ofthe Ceremonies," "A Mint of

Money," "Cursed by aFortune," etc., etc.

[All RightsReserved.]

j PROLOGUE.j "GOOD-BYE, SWEETHEAKT, GOOD-BYE!"

"What is the matter, Oliver?""Matter, MrsBrendon?" said the youngman addressed. "Well, it all seems sostirange to como back like tiug. Only sixmonths since the dear old dadpassed awayand we buried him ont yonder."""Yes, only six months, Oliver.""

Then -it was home. NowIcome backto theold place, and itis home no longer."

"Don't say that, Oliver," said the Vicar,rising to lay his hand upon the youngman's shoulder and speaking with some dis-play of emotion.

"Iknow what youmustfeel to come back and find us installed

in the old place; but surely you wouldnot rather have returned and fonndstrangers here?""God forbid!" cried the young manwarmly. "It makes me feel a bit upset,but Iam glad all the time. Didn't hesay almost witk his last words that hewas glad Arthur Brendon would have theliving? Iam glad, too, Mrs Brendon.Iought not to have turned like this;butto be candid I'm a bit in the dumps overgoing away.""Naturally,"said the Vicar;

"butplease

recollect this, Oliver;andIspeak for mywife as well: while we hold it, your oldhomewill always beyour oldhome. ArthurBrendon, vicar, will only be too glad al-ways to welcomeyou, as Arthur Brendon,curate, did his old pupil in the past.""Iknow that," cried the young man,

warmly,"

and Iam glad— indeedIam, toseeyouallhere. Itmakes mestart in betterheart, to feel that Chris is in tho oldplace. There, it is as natural as can be,andIheartily congratulate you both- Itwas .shocking for a man of your capa-bilities to have to exist upon a, curate'sstipend, and be forced to eke it out bytaking pupils.""Oh, Idon't know," said the Vicar,smiling, and stroking liis thin hair acrosshis forehead. "We were poor enough,though, eh, Mary?"

"Yes," said his wife, shrugging hershoulders slightly as she returned hissmile; "it was hard work sometimes tomako both ends meet."

"Yes, but we were happy.""Yes. Happy enough, Arthur.""We were, my.dear. The only thing

that worried me was that the poor peoplewould always think we had plenty to giveaway. But Oliver,my boy, lam not goingto be a Croesus now.""No, it's a wretchedly poor living, and

Hullo! there's old Rixon."Oliver Reeves, quite at home in the old

ivy-clad vicarage, darted to the open win-dow as the wheels "of a chaise were heardin tho sandy road.

"Hoi! Doctor!"There was anansweringshout, the chaise

waspulledup at the gate, and a little rosy-faced man stepped out and entered^ appar-ently confiding fully in his cob, -whichlowered its head and began to crop theshort grass at the edge of thepath.■

"Why, Oliver, my boy," he cried, seiz-ing the young man by the shoulders, andshaking him, "

how are you ? How areyou ? Glad to see you, lad.— Well parson.—How are you, Mrs Brendon? Where's ourblossom?

""Gone over to Ringer's Cottages. TheHansons," replied the vicar's wife, shaking

j hands warmly.j "The deuce she has ! Aha ! ahem !IBeg pardon for mentioning his reverencet here," cried the doctor, coughing violently.!"Why, I'm going there."j "To the— ahem ! doctor ?

"said Oliver

jReeves drily."You be hanged for a puppy," cried the

little doctor sharply. "No,sir;to Ringer'sCottages. Why, Icould have driven herover, Mrs Brendon, and brought her back.Well,Icando that after aH.""

Too late," said the vicar, smiling;"weexpecther everyminute.""Humph ! Ha !" said the little doctor,frowning and facing round upon the youngman to take up something which rankled."No, sir,Iam not going there, butIbe-lieve you are. Emigration! Bah ! Whycan't you stop at home ? You'll do nogood Captain Cooking yonder, t'other sideof the world; perhaps get cooked your-self,"

"No fear, doctor," cried the young man,laughing; "too thin and stringy. Now,if it had been you!"

Hum ! Ha. !"

said the gentleman ad-dressed, chuckling, and glancing down athis plump person. "Well, I'm not one ofPharaoh's lean sort. But this reminds me.Look here, voung fellow, they say you'regoing to take that Mike Law along withyou.""The gossips are right this time, doc-tor."Then you are wrong, my boy. Itwillbe a blessing for the village to be quit ofthe scoundrel, buthe'snot the man for youto take withyou toanew country. Itisn'tlair to a fresh settlement.""I'mafraid thepeople outyonder arenotperfect, eh, Mr.Brendon?" said the youngman, laughing.'"Descendants, some of them, of the oldconvicts," said the Vicar, thoughtfully.No; but it was a fine thing after all.You see, doctor, it was like giving them axresh start in life where they were notknown."Exactly," cried the young man; "andthats what Tm going to do with Mike

i*aw. Ineres nothing against him but abit of poaching."

Isn't there?" cried the little doctor,sharply."

He's about the biggest liar thatever breathed.""Oh, doctor, doctor, youare too hard,"said Mrs Brendon.""

Not a bit, ma'am. I've foundhim outtoo often wlienI'vegiven him work. Why,even when Iwas tinkering him after hisaccident and doing my best to make himsound., he'dhe like ablack about his medi-cine—say he had taken it when he hadpitched it away.""Oh, come, that was a veiy venial of-fence," cried the youug man, laughing "Icouldn't trust myself over that;for of allthe horrid concoctions ever made, some ofyours are the worst. Ugh!"The doctor chuckled."Iprophesy that the day will come whenyou11 wish you had. me over yonder to mixyou some. But, joking apart, my boy,Iwish you weren't going. Do take care ofyourself." ""Iwill, doctor.""And don't break your heart when youfind that you can't make a fortune.""No; butImean to make one.""

Bah! Come, parson, why don't youspeak? Now's your time. Tell him notto lay up treasure here, etcetera, etcetera.You are losing a chance for giving him agood moral lesson.""

Because Oliverneeds no such lessons,"

said the Vicar, smiling at the young man."AndImay as well own thatit is at my

wish Oliver is going to take Michael' Lawwith him. The young man is not bad atheart.""'

Bad to the hone," said the doctor,shortly.

"Oh, no. This village is too small forhim. Ihave no doubt that he will turnout a bright, manly fellow, and trained ashewillbeby Oliver here, prove all that canbe desired.""

Don't believe it, Mrs Brendon," saidthe little doctor, warmly. "Brendon's toosoft and easy witli everybody. - Theyall.getover him, and leadhim. as they like."

"Pooh, pooh! I'm stern enough whenit's necesaiy, eh, Oliver?""Oh, don't askme," said the young-man,smiling. "You always were too easy withme. Wasn't he, Mrs Brendon?"

"My husband never had occasion to bestern with his pupil," said the vicar's wife,smiling."

Oho!Aha!Hark at her taking hispart," cried the doctor. "

Ilike that.Neverhad anyneed1"

'"No," said the vicar."Oliver, my dear

boy, you were alwaysa modelpupil.""Well, of all"

cried the doctor, bois-terously.— "Here, you are not going to sitstill there and hear yourself praised in' thatway,are you,sir? Shame !Knowing whatIdoIshould say that of all the recklessyoung scamps . But never mind;you're tooeasy, parson. You'dnever havedone for a doctor. You'd never have pre-scribed anything stronger than magnesiaand Ah!here she comes."

Oliver Reeves had heard the step beforethe doctor, and was already at lie win-dow."Chris!" he cried.

There was a cry of joy, and all lookedon as, eager and excited, a girl of fifteensprang to the window to catch the youngman's extended hands."Oh, Oliver!" shecried, "lam so glad!"

Looks are quicker than words, and theyhad fully expressed the joy she felt as eagerquestion after question came before theslightest notice was taken of anyone elsein the room.

The dootor took the newcomer's atten-tion next, for he exclaimed loudly:"Vicar,youhadbetterchange yonr medi-cal man, forIamnot going to putupwiththis."."Oh,Doctor Rixon,Ibeg yourpardon,"

cried the girl merrily, as she freed herhands and ran round io enter, lookingeager,bright, and excited, beautiful as in-nocent, as she stood with hand extendedjust upon the narrow line which dividesthe child-like girl from the maiden, trem-bling thoughtfully upon the verge of wo-manhood.

"Shan't grant it," said, the doctor,gruffly.

"Yes,Iwill, for we shall get ridof this ugly great ruffian directly, and thenit willbe

'Dear Doctor Rixon'again."

He winced as soon as he saw the effecthis words had produced, for a cloud ofanxiety crossed the thoughtful young face,the tears started to the bright eyes, andtbe girl turned slowly to their visitor."You aie not going soon, Oliver?* shesaid, and there was a change in the softsweet voice.

"Yes, Chris," he replied, taking herhand in both his, "very soon. Wih" yoube sorry?"*' Oh, you know thai," she cried.

"Ihoped that it would not be for month?

yet.""The sooner the better," he said sadly."The hitter medicino has to be swallo»rod,

andIwant to get it over, eh, doctor?""Don't ask me," said that gentleman,

gruffly. "Idon't see why youneed takeit at all. Why can't you stop a* homeand eat cake?"

"Because Idon't want to be a poorman all my life," cried the young man,firmly.

"Iwant to be up and doing, fh,

Chris?"" Yes, Oliver," she replied, and it wasno longer the child speaking.

"To prove myself a man, and not goplodding on here where there is no room.Icannot,Iwill nofc stay, Mr Brendon.It is notvisionary work, for men are goingout to the new settlements and makingtheir way. There is no^ chance for sucha one asI

—here at home. Come, Chris,

we settled all that long .enough ago.""Yes," said the girl, softly;"we talkedit over somuch. You thought Oliver wasright, papa?"

The girl seemed strangely womanly inher manner and tone, as she turned to herfather, rested one hand upon his shoulder,and with the other softly smoothed histhin hair over a bald place, bending downafterwards to kiss his forehead.

Ho smiled, and took hold of his ?eitankle to draw it upon his right knee,bending over it and rocking himself to andfro as he puckeredup his face, and aftera minute's thought replieddreamily

—"

Ye—

e— es,Ithink so, my child." Thenseeming to tako in all present, he con-tinued, "You see, it is not as if Oliverhad any prospects here. The dear oldVicar's life annuity died with him, leavingso little for his son to inherit."

"A young active man does not wantto inherit, Mr Brendon," cried Oliver,warmly. "Money only makes him idle.""Yes, my dear boy, of course."

"If I'dhad a lofc Ishould only haveturned out wild."-

-"No, no, Oliver, my dear; Icannotstand here silent and allow that to passunchallenged," cried Mrs Brendon, warmly.

"All, that's your good opinion of me,"said Oliver, smiling. "You don't know.IAlways loved doing nothing. If thepoordear dad had left me plenty of moneyIshould have passedmy time fishing downby tlie weir wifch HezBudge.""

No— no, Iwill not allow that," saidthe vicar, "butIdo sometimes think thatniy dear old friend was wrong,and that Iought to have spoken out about your edu-cation. But it was alwaysvery sweet anddreamy and pleasant, Oliver, all that timewhenIwas acting as your tutor. For in-stance, if Ihad proposed what Ineverthought of proposing— teaching you some-thing more practical, instead of spendingso much time over classics and mathe-matics." .*!

"Hear, hear!" cried the doctor. "Butit's no use crying over spilt milk. Oliver'sall right, though— eh, Chris?"

"Oh, yes," cried the girl, returning thedoctor's smile;"and he is so clever."

"Fudge! One of the greatest muffs thatever existed.""

Humbug !" grunted the doctor."

Fish-ing for compliments without well ground-baiting the place first. But you'd bettertake my advice. Give up all^^SS^Sus-tralian notions. Get something to do inLondon."

"Yes? What?" cried the young mansharply."

Well— er— hum— ha— yes! What ?Well— er—I

—er— hardly know."

"Neither do I," said the young man,mockingly. "Everything's full.""

Bah! Nonsense, boy. Only wantsenergy, and you'veplenty. Here,Iknow.Start broker— stock jobber. Lots o' moneymade that way."

The young man laughed merrily."It's of no use, doctor. The plans are

all made, and my berth taken in the goodship Murrambidgee. I'm going to turnover new ground, and in a few yearsIshall be back again, a rich man, to find Mrand Mrs Brendon growing stouter, Chrishere' a bonny, tall, handsome woman, HezBudge in the workhouse, and Doctor Rixonas plump as a partridge, and as proud as ican be of half a dozen children.""

What !" cried the doctor, looking'

aghast. j"Oh, that's -a certainty. Chris and I

have quite made up our minds that you'llsoon be married.""

Chrissie is too sensible a girl ever tothink anything of the sort," cried the littledoctor, flushing. "Married, indeed! If

n. yoa said dead"and buried there'd be someiy sense in ib.",w "You die!" cried Oliver, laughing. "Not!at you. Won't die a bit. Too clever.""And— and pray whom shall Imarrvvir, MrKnow-all?' '*.

"Eh? Ask Chris," said the youngman.or "No, no; you shouldn't, Oliver, dear/"ra cried the girl, colouring in tarn, and shak-as ingher head at thc intended emigrant-hi

"Oh, yes: tell him.""Yesj W vou please, tell him," cried the

id doctor, puckering up his face, and then'00 swelling out his cheeks.et "Don't ask me, Doctor Rixon," said the1,

girl, with, ber face now scarlet; "it wasen only said by Oliver inabit of fun.""Of course, of course," cried the youngJJ. man. ."Don't look like that, doctor; watn should all praise yon if you did marrvher." . ■. e "Marry whom?" said the doctor, stiffly.' "Why, dearlittle Miss Paley, of course."

£ s-

"Babr" cried the doctor. "There, Iit I!aa^t be off. Patients -waiting. See yon

again, my boy, before you start in search,ar of the golden fleece. All turn out wool-gathering, though." " \ j

is."

Doctor's joke!" said Oliver; "but Tmdt DQt g°mg sheep-farming. Ithink Ihadaj better say good-bye now."at "What!" cried Chris, quickly. "Oh.ss Oliver, you will be down again severall-t times before yougo !"ve The.youugman's face turnedrather whitee- and hard as he took the little handinhis,ia and his voice sounded a trifle husky as hespoke. , '

re "Itmust comeout," he said. "Iwanteda- tobreakit gently. ThenIthoughtIwouldgo away to-night, and not say a word, butit seemed being cruel to be kind. Ho,** Chris, dear,Ishall not be down again bs-

!n foreIsail. Ihave tobe on board the Yes-'s sei to-morrowmorning, andIhave come tosay good-bye."

; "Oliver!"Jr One piteouscry,and the girl was sobbing

on the young man's breast, as he pressedSe her to his heart, and benthis head till his

chin was half-hidden in her thick brown

"Come, icome," he said softly, "youj must be braveaud strong so as tohelp-mefo to,go away hopefully. Come, little play-fellow, dear litie sis, lift up your head,» .and letme look in your eyes."jp She- raisedher face to V>i« on. theinstant^g "That's right," he cried, with foroed},l- gaiety,

"a look like tha* will start me off

d feeling like a brave maa. .Now, listen,,is Chrisjyou are only a girl yet— my little;i- sister-like playmate, my dear little old'>-■ Goody Two-shoes. We have been always

'

boy andgiii together,andas happy asboy'and girl could be, till the great troubled Icame and you andIstood together by tben dearold dad's grave. You.were aiways.like:his own Little gui, Chris."*

"Tes, always, Oliver," she faltered.* "ThenIhad to put aside boyish things^dear, and becomea man. Ihave togo to'the war of life, Chris, like a bravesoW_tt,j

e andIwant you to send me ofi, dear, wifca,t smiles, and not with tears." ;"

Yes, Oliver,Iwill," she cried, ia dr choking voice.u

"There's4my own brave lifctfe ghi. ltiwillmake me fight well tillIcomebackhand

1 find youa Woman grown, and thenif things'9. are asIhope,Ishall say, 'Will Chris, nm

little sister and sweetheart when we werar. girl and boy, come to me now that sb&aS[, a woman-^to be my littlewifef'; The flush haddiedoutof hercheeks-whsil, theannouncement of thenear departurewase made, and they were very pale now aa-sh*e looked gravely in the speaker's eyes."

There.*' he said, looking from one t&r the othei-;Idi<il not mean to speak Uk4l> tliis, doctor, before you. Idid not meaai> tb ppeak like this at "all, MrsBrendon," h«continued, taming to the Vicar and hiis wife

—"no, net even to darling Chris here,

fdrIfelt that it wouldnot be right Bidf3 the words have started from my hearty andl' some day whenIcome back, andif Ghriai'T has n«fc changed, you will both welcomeJ me for whatIwish?'J Mrs Brendon's lips grew thinner as sba

sat looking, asit were, into the fn__-B_Ha&~she shook her head slightly.

I"Oh, don tdo that," cried the youag

s man, and he turned bis eyes appealiogly tdthe Vicar, who shifted his leg uneasily td

i change its position, and glanced aamoaslyr at liis wife.> "I

—Ihardly know whatto say, Ofeer^

5 my dear boy. Would it be right for ua1 to make plans like this for so far-away-i-

--tbe future?"' "Surely yes, Mr Brendon."

j"Ihardly thinkso, mydear boy. Yousee,

, you are a mau grown now, but Chris is amere childI—fourteen1

— fourteen or fifteen. It ough*to remain quite open,.for who knows whatthe years may bring forth?— You thinkso,

, my dear?"I "Certainly," said MrsBrendon, gravely.-

"We love you; Oliver, as much as if yoa;were our own son, and if ths time is to

■ come when we nrast part from,onr darling,into whose care could we sooner placeher?But to make promises like you wish! Xcannot think it would be right and-fairtoeither you or Chris."

She turned to gaze at _h» doctor, andthere was so much questioninhereyes^£ha£he spoke out at once."

Quite right-, ma'am," he said."'Qidte

right, parson. Noll, my lad, Fm with theopposition. This ought to be no time bar-.gain, aad there ought to be no ties. But!God bless you my dear boy;go aadpros-;per, and comeback,andthenIhopeitwillhe as you wish; and hang me ifIdon'tdance at your wedding, though youl-never dance at mine. There, that"s a longspeech; but don't you fidget about Chris.]I'll look after her. and

—-here

—how long

do youmeanto be away?""Five years certain," said tiie young

man slowly, with his eyes fixed uponGiegirl's— "perhaps ten.""Oh,pooh!is that aH?" cried titedoctor,:Imerrily. "Be ofi with you, and come

back,say inten— you won't findus changed?a bit. Ten years! A mere nothing.. Buttbere. Ireally must be off. ThereJ boy>;yourhand."

They gripped firmly, aad the doctorshook hands heartily."Look here, Noll, lad," he caaed, "don'tforget tlie old days. Have a tay at therivers and lakes out yonder and see whatthe fishing's like. Fresh place.; ought to'be good."

"I'll remember," said Oliver, returning,tho warm pressure, and the plump litifedoctor's voice sounded a trifle husky as hesaid "Good-bye.""

I'll come down to the gate with yon,",said. Oliver, and he grasped hands withthe doctor again as he sat down in hischaise and took reins and whip."

Don't say any more to the little lassie,my boy," ho said, "

Leave it till youcome back, and thenshe's yours. Did younotico her?""Notice her? Of course; always thesame dear thoughtful little girl.""

No! not now, boy;Iwas watchingher, and she seemed to me to change sud-denly into the thoughtful Utile woman.Don't say any more, my boy; it wouldnot be right. She is veiy young yet,and ifc woidd not be t-he thing to leave achild likethat fretting witha swollen hearttoo big for her years

— Tek!"Tlie doctor gave a peculiar sound which

his horse knew well, and the chaise Wheelsturned."

Say no more to her—

a heart too big 'for one of 'her years," thought OliverReeves;" well, perhaps he's right."

He said nomore;and that evening, afterleaving himself barely time to reach thestation for the last train, tho parting wasvery quick. There was a firm pressure oftho Vicar's hand, a mothe_ly kiss from

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Then he was oif, and running along tlie'soft sandy road.

"Good-bye. and Hod he with you all',he cried tohimself.

"Dear old PineWood-

hum! wlien shallIsee you again?"

CHAPTER LTITK FIRST NKWS FROM YONDER.

Five years had mude little difference intho doctor, save.that perhaps he.looked a

(

trifle stouter und a hit more dapper in hiscostume, as he stepped out of his comfort-able-looking house one morning and saw aslim little dainty figure, particularly neatlydressed, -walking on in front, with an old-.fashioned parasol in one hand, a rathercapacious basket in the other."Humph " Something good foi some-body, bless her!" ..said the doctor to him-self as he glanced down at his brilliantly- .polished boots, re-arranged a delicate tea- ,rosebud inhis button-hole,pulled down hiswaistcoat a little, andpulled invainj for itwrinkled up again directly, looking' tootight, though it was not tied back in theleast. Lastly, he alteredthe sit ofhis shinyhat a trifl*, and shock his head to make itfit better in between his perfectly whitecollar.

And all the time lie was walking fosterthan usual, and growing warmer.. Butthe distance was short, and lie was soon .within speaking distance, Avhen he fired ;off a sharp '"Morning, Miss Paley."

There was a sudden start, and a sweet,thin, pathetic-looking face, framed in anold-fashioned bonnet and mounted betweentwo verysmooth greyishplaits, was turnedupon hini.

"Good morning, doctor. You quitestartled me."

This Jiervously, and with tbe faintest of ]

flushes appearing in the white cheeks."Iam extremely sorry," said the little

man, impressivery."And it is so odd;Iwas jusfc thinking

about you."'

"Indeed!" cried ths doctor, eagerly.'The veiy faint flush began to deepen,

and the lady's thin lips were compressed 'for amoment as she hastened to add,"Iwas going over to see Mrs Law." "]"

You are always bound on some mission ',

of mercy, madam'/' said the little man, «bowing.7"Oh, don't say-that,please. She-is so ill, j

doctor; Iwanted to ask you to see heragain." '"

"Certainly, if you wish it, Miss Paley." '"It would be a great act of kindness.

The poor woman is broken-hearted abouther son.""

I'm afraid most mothers are who have ;

such sons." . ■'

"It. is very sad. Five years since he

sailed for Australia, and sho has not heard ■'.a word. She thinks he is dead."

"Oh, pooh! nonsense, ma'am! It's fiveyears since we heard of Oliver Reeves.Bear me! Is it so long? Time does ■

slip away so. But that does not mean :he is dead. " He'll come back a rich man, 'you'll see; and perhapsWidow Law's sonwill turn up, too, a better fellow."'"If he only would!" sighed the littlelady."And you want me to see the poor wo-man! Look here,Ihave a little businessat the vicarage, butIcould do that as Ireturned. Suppose IAvalk on with you toMrs Law's now?""Oh no;not now," said the little lady,hurriedly, and the faint dawn of a flushbecame so plain and the nervous agitationso marked that the doctor drew himselfup'rather stiffly, and then replied: i

'"Perhaps it would be better, madam, ifIwent on after Ihave finished my busi-ness w-ith the vicar. Good morning.""Good morning, doctor. Thank you sovery much."

"Won't be seen walking through thevillage with me," muttered the doctor, as"he turned" off towards the ivy-clad vicar-age, and this time, possibly from risingemotion, he gavea fierce tug at thebottomof liis vests and walkedaway witlr'a verysevere frown.

"Poor Doctor Rixon!" sighed the littlelady, and her parasol was certainly held ."by a trembling hand. "If he only'would,not.speak to me like that."

The doctor coidd see nothingbut the soft >

pathetic face and delicate figure of MissPaley, though his back was now towardsher, as he turned down Privet Lane, tillthere was -a loud snort and the champingof louse-barred bits. Then he saw plainlyenough a handsome phaeton drawn up at -tho vicarage gates, with a faultlessly cor-rect groom standing at theheads of a well-

'matchedpair of magnificent horses. - Seatedtherein was ;:. most fashionably-dressed 'lady, whose face was seen through a tran-sparency which concealed a great deal, ]but not the facts that the lady was veryflorid, highly-developed, ami certainly not :young, while she was evidently devoted to

'an ugly, carefully-trimmed black poodle ather side.

The doctor metaphorically set up hishackles, and looked very red."Dunstone, confound him !"

he mut-tered. "There again. Go back ? No,'lwon't. That pelican of a womanhas seenme, and she'll tell him. Think I'm afraidto meet him, perhaps. Like to meet himin consultation with somebody over hisgout— ahigh-fed, low-bred, purse-proudAh, he's just off." "

Doctor Rixon was quite right, for at thatmoment aloudly-dressedman in a light drabcoat, loose over his tightly-buttoned surtout,came out with the thin grey vicar, whowalkeddown the.path to speak to the ladyin the phaeton, she busily trving to quietthe snappishblack poodle.'while the gentle-,man followed stiffly, settled his glossy,curly-brimmedhat at a slight angle over liisflorid face, and then re-arranged the largeorchid at his breast with a finger of histight lemon-coloured gloves.

The doctor was still fifty .yards awn.v,and his conduct betrayed annoynnce; forhe snatched the tea-rose bud from liis but-ton-hole aud ierked it over the hedge.

Then came the explanation."Hang me if everIwear a flower in mv

eoat again. Bah .' Money. He stinks ofit. And that Brendon is asba-d .as the rest.Regularly b-.ws down and worships him.Dunstone b?.stes him withhis coin. Schoolsand church, and coals and blankets; andIdon't care: it means something, or I'ma Dutchman. Humph!there he "goes," hecontinued, as the Vicar drew back,' the.owner of the phaeton took the reins, andmounted to his seat, nodded familiarly, thelady bowed, the horses dashed off, arid thegroom swunghimself up behind, to be half-hidden directly by tho. cloud of dust tin-ownup bv hoof a-rd "wheel.-

"Bah!Whip away,a.nd frighten the "oorbeasts. Iwish they'd take-fright and up-set your gaudy apple cart, aiid break yousneck."

"No,Idon't; say both your legs, andIhad the job to set 'em instead of thatHarrington. I'dmake yousquirm."No, Idon't;say anarm. Or, no, onlynpset you. No;hurtthepour silly woman,too, and stop her from making gooseberryeyes at me. No;don't want that. Roomenough for both of us. What a deuce ofa nasty temper I'm in this morning— Ah,parson, how are you ?" he cried, beamingnow, and shaking hands with the Vicar."Isay:drives likn that chap you talk

about in tbe lessons—furiously. Always in.

a hurry to make money, eli ?"The Vicar shook his head."Ah, Rixon," he said, "you don't like

Mr Dunstone.""Idon't," said tho doctor,emphatically,

as he entered the. gate held open for him."Never did, and never shall.""Nonsense! nonsense! Life is not long

enough to cherish dislikes.""Mine is,'' said the little man."No,, no,no, Rixon;Iknow you Better

than you know yourself." said. the Vicarwarmly, as he took tho little man's plumparm aud interlaced his fingers upon it.

«. "I've studied something beside <.heclassics in all these years, and can readcharacter a bit. ~ You've never forgivenDunstone for introducing the newdoctor."

"Never— and Inever will, Brendon.What did we want in this little placewithyanothermedioal man? WasI-worn out?"

"No, no; certainly not." \'"' '"',.-77 '"

a Coming flashing and bouncing about,ud keeping a better horse and chaise tihan

mine whenhe had Hardly a..^iient.'i.^Ta^-"ing mine; too; and a-Ceal of good he. -'as.dona: them!" .*; . .A..'.',,-.

'■" Well,.well, but my dear Rixon, youhave had ityour own way all these years,and you could afford to lose a fewpatients." . -" - . .'. .7

"Afford to.lose' them ail if it'eame ttthat;but would you lite to lose any oiyour spiritual, cripples', and see them gooff to some opposition parson?"

"Oh, come, come, come,, we" don't wantto argue upon that," said the Vicar,quickly. "MrDunstone has his ideas aboutthe expansion of Wbodham, andIbelievehe knew Mr Barrington before— they werefriends; he had attendedhim, and.thoughtthere was an opening. Every man likesthe doctor who understands his complaints,jusfc as Iwould sooner come to you thango to the mosij-'eiriiuent^fashionable manin London." -: '! :

"Well, that's"talkingcommon-sense, saidthe doctor, dropping into the library'easychair; and lookingmollified'; "but-there wasno opening;' the piace was shut close.- Idon't want' to attend:;.hitn. We shouldquarrelifIwerecalledin."

"Not you," said the vicar, smiling."You'd take too keen an interest in yourpatient's condition. And really, Rixon, Ishould like .to bring-you two.together, forDunstone is a remarkableman."

"Very," said the doctor, sarcastically.i"Every one turns to stare at hiin as he[ drives past in a cloudof dtist, looking likea tailor-made Jupiter in a Long-Acre car.Butdon't t.ry andbringus together,please.""

Very well;but time willdo it for me.You two will endby respecting eachother."

"Bah! Crcesus! Plutus!""Ihate rich

men.""Why? They do a great deal of good.""Pish!""

Look at the money he gives here, andmakes me the almoner."

"To pauperise the place.""Look at the schools he has built.""To advertise himself more.""What he is going " 'to do to the old

church?""To advertisehimself more still." ."My dear Rixon, itis in a terrible state

of repair."'-. ,-. . ...■; ....:...."Only old— venerable,, and as-it should"be. Iwouldn't have a:.penny, spent.uponit if Icould help it'. All ostentation, orelse the humbug has some ideas;of his own'in -petto,' as they "call it. Don't you lethim get hold of you,my dear boy,-and.youwake up some day and find you are undersuch moral obligations to liim thathe cando what he likes with you."

"My dear Rixon, this is absurd;""So the poor fellows tell their friehds

when tliey borrow money of the citysharks.""

Really, my dear old friend,Iam afraidthat;as weused to say when, we Vere boys,youhavegot out of bed the wrongway thismorning." ."No,Ididn't," said the doctor, sharply."Igot out on theproper side,dressed, andhad anhourinmygarden;and thenenjoyedmy breakfast, coming out afterwards feelingas if a child might play withme." .

"Then you have had some unpleasantrysince." '

"Yes," said the little man; glumly; "Ihave.""

Ah! lam verysorry,Rixon. Isitany-thingIcan do? Forgiveme if lam wrong,butI.haveahundred pouids in the "

"Pooh! . Rubbish !Stuff! Nonsense!I— -there,Ibeg your pardon, Brendon.You're a, good fellow, and it's very land ofyou; but it,isn't themoney.""

What is it, then? .CanI——""No. Nevermind. Bit of a fool, that's

all. Let's,go back to Dunstone.Imusthavesomethingto-bite, for my teethare onedge.What a blot on the .pleasant old-countiyside that" sham Elizabeth place is that hehas built out yonder,destroying thepleasantold fir-wood.ahd hill."

"Truth compels,me to say.that.Ithinkthe Pines amodel of a gentleman's-countryseat fraught witheverything desirable;""Here,.we shall quarrelif. wedon't talk

about something pleasant. How'smv dar-ling?" . "

"Very, very we11.".;"And Madame?"

"Oh, much better.' That medicine hasworked wonders, and the pain has almostentirely gone."

"Tell her to leave it off for a week andthentakeitagain, so as tobreak from itbydegrees. Now then, let's get through thisparish business." " ""

That wili soonbe done,"said the Vicar,opening a drawer. "Chris and her motherhave gone across the common to see a fewof the people, and take a little help to thePhelpses. Tom Phelps is out of. workagain."

"And he'll stop out.of work as long asyou keep giving liim old Dunstone's alms..There you are, signed and sealed. Ishan'tread it over. You have done that, ofcourse. There's a cheque- wanted, isn'tthere? I've brought my book."." Yes, for the plumber's bill; sevenpounds, fifteen and ninepence for repairingthe guttering."

The doctor took out a cheque-book,-which was doubledup, wrote out a. cheque,signed it,and tore itout, smiling the while.

"You don't bet, parson?" he said, as hehanded the slip.

"Never," said the Vicar, emphatically."If j'ou did I'd lay you ten to one that

the scoundrels who mended that lead havescraped a few places thin and dug theirheels in to make a fresh job."

"My dear Rixon!" protested the.Vicar."Well, wasn't it.so last year?"'"

Er— urn— certainly the rain did comein again soonafter the last repairs."

"Soit will this time," chuckled the doc-tor.

"You'll see. There, I'm off. Pro-

mised littlePaley-to go overand see WidowLaw." . ,"Iam very glad; the poor woman is in

a.sad. way.""My love to. dear

'Chris— respects toMadame. Ta-ta! I'm better now."

The doctor strode out of the house aftera. warm shake of ihe h'and,';and chuckledagainas he thought of the plumber'sbill.

"Twenty to'one the;rain comes in againthrough the.lead before a month's over.Well it is very old and thin, andif ifc wasanyone else's moneyIwouldn't mind forthe gutters and gargoyles to be re-leadedall over the roof, flushings and all;but Ican't standDunstonepaying for it, tomakehimself king of Pine Woodham. Bah!Won't think of him. Now, let's go andsee poor old Mother Law. Nothing tliematter withher but old age and fretting.How mothers do worship their sons !"

"Dear me, though," he mused, '"fiveyears since those two lads sailed, andnot aword from either of them. Humph! Well,noHews,is good news, and Noll Reeves isnot the fellow 'to write letters, as he pro-mised not to -write' to little 'Chris, andquite right, too.— Miss Paley!"" Yes£— "ves," stammeredthelittle woman,"I'vebeen to yoiir house-^-I was going, tcthe' Vicarage'.".

""' ."" . '

"My dear madam; whafris it? You Art■ ill!" 7 :;":;' '■"'. ■

"" " "■■

He caught the poor woman'shands, whershe clung to his' to keep herself fronfalling, and he could see thather face was'drawn and ghastly pale.'

"I'll speak— in a moment," she gaspec;■ — "

don't letme faint— don't letme fall.""Try and be firm "and calm," said th<

: doctor; quietly. "A little over-exertion.'"No,no," she sobbed. "Ihave been—

Widow Law's— her son— the dreadfunews."

"Her son? ilike?" said the doctorgravely. "

Poor lad— poor woman!Dead?'"No, no!" wailed the little body, pit

eously ;"hehas come back. How shall Wi

tell the.awful news?"; "

The awful news?""Our poor .boy,.Oliver!Doctor— llove<

him so. Dead— dead— dead!""Dead?" gasped the doctor, who wincei

as if he had received,a. blow, and his flori'face grew mottled with white. ."Ah," hwhispered, excitedly,

"quick! This wayI Eor.God's sake, hush!. They're . cominjt back,". ■ .. -..".. '■.:..:.. -, . „-,"

He was drawingAher^arm.,.through his.and-she,struggledf^tly. Jor the moment

7, but yielded thenext as.-JBhe saw.,his reasonNot fifty.7^s7ft%a£^

saw, "ii_J hurrying "to join them, OhriI eager and bright in the foil flush of he

beauty, to. meet the blight ready'to settle upon her fair young'life.

"Dead— dead.!" moaned Miss Paley.,"How can we tell her the cruel news?"" '

(To be continued.)

TEACHING DETECTIVES.(Daily JVeirs.)

M. Bertillon, the inventor ofthe anthro-pometric method of photography, has la:geclasses of detectives in his studio everyevening, whom he trains in his method ofidentification.Ivhave obtained, writes our Paris cor-

respondent,some details of anewprocess ofidentification which M.. Bertillon has in-augurated and perfected,andwbich he callstheportrait parle, or spokenportrait. .

-It::is. necessary, in order that detectivesmay recognise" the malefactors of whomthey are in search, that they may be able,to describe those persons, and to under-stand a spoken descriptionof them if givento themselves. Everybody knows howdifficult it is to describeamanwithnothingremarkable about him.

Notice the bills posted on police stationwalls by private individualshaving refer-ence tb a missing man, woman or child,and you will see that " while every minutedetail is given as to the dress wlien last:seen,- the face and figure .is usually dis-missed iii a few words.

By Monsieur Bertillon's method, certainlines ofthe face and the bones in thehands,as also the shape of these latter, are de-scribed by fixed terms which can be readilyrecognised. M. Bertillon has devoted him-self for years toa study of the human formwith a view to ascertaining what propor-tions of it can be disguised and what can-not.

■ He has a different formula, perfectlysimple and 'easy to remember, for everypossible shade of. colour and expression inthe eyas, for instance, and for peculiarities,of walk, or,mannersof handling an object.By M. Bertillon's method oneof his pupilscan be despatched to, .say, the FresnesPrison, and told to bring back a man—whomM. Bertillon then describes. After afew lessons the pupil rarely returns withthe wrong man, whom he may havehad toChoose from a hundred or more.

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WORK FOR THE WEEK.TO GARDENERS.

Kitchen'Garden.— The severe frosts of

late have been of much service to groundthat has been dug or trenched and thrownup roughly. Itis strange, but in spite" ofrepeated 'notes on the value of leavingground as rough aspossible during the win-ter, in nearly every garden the man who

digs or trenches a piece of ground makesthe surface as flat as a seed-bed, and spendsa lot of time in smoothing the surface.When ground is made very smooth thefrost, wind and sun do not have as muchopportunity ofrendering hard lumps friable,or crumbling them, because the fine surfaceprevents it, and thus the soil, loses thevalue of the fertilising assistance of frost,windand sun. The truth of these observa-tions can easily be testedby exposing somelumps of heavy clay to the elements, when,it will be seen that, after every frost, thesurface of each lump will crumble ,awayand fallinto alargenumber of fine particles.Do not plantpotatoes while the ground iswet and cold;better wait a week, but doas much as possible towards preparing theseed, by placing the tubers upright inshallow boxes and standing them ina warmposition. Cabbage and cauliflower may beplantedout, and more seed sown. If EarlyLondon cauliflower seed is to be sown,itisbetter to sow it where theplants are to be

.grown, as if.the plants are allowed to getrather big before they are transplantedtheyform their flower before they get strongenough to make large heads;this appliesto all early cauliflowers, and second earlyvarieties as well. Rhubarb.— If any, freshplants are to be obtained they should begot at once, as the time for planting is al

.hand. Sow lettuce, mustard, and cress andradishreguhnly, and -keep a sharp.lookoutfor slugs and other pests among the lettucethat is nearly large enough for use. " IIthere is a chance of being short put a frameover a few plants

—this willhurry them on.

Seakale.— If fresh plantations are to bemade do ifc at once, so that the crowns canbe thoroughly established before tlie sum-mer is over.

Greenhouse.—

The wet weather and sharpfrosts experienced

'during the last week ii:Jun© were very trying for plants in housesthat!'are hot heated. Quite a number -ofgardeners are complaining^ of-loss's fiomthe severe frosts. We have pointed -jut

several times thatif the plantsare coveredwith brown paper, or several newspapers,this" will" protect them from being frozen.This simple means of protectionis so easilyapplied that it should never be neglected.All cold houses should have as much air

admitted during the day as possible, especi-ally"during thetime the sunmay be shining.Theplantsshould onlyjusfcreceive asmuchwa,tfii- as will keep them alive " itis betterto let them suffer a little for the want ofwater during frosty weather than to losemany through - damping. Cyclamen.-- '

Those who did not sow seed in the autumnshould sow a little now. .Sow insmall potsor shallow pans, use sandy loam, with alittle peat, o.r leaf-mould- The seeds shoul-1be sownsingly, abouthalf aninch from eachother. The seed pots should be plungedin a itnild bottom heat, and kept moist;under these conditions the seed will germi-nate quickly. Liliums.— The choice varie-ties that are to be grown and flowered inpots or tubs should receive attention now.If they are in the soil they were growninhist seasou, ihey should be shaken out,anda- fresh supply of soil given. The pots ortubs should only be half filled now, and asthe plants grow more soil can be added.This is the way all lilies should be treated,as they send out hundreds ofs roots /justabove! the apex of thebulb, and these rootsmust receive assistance,form tho soil. that isgiven them in the form of top-dressing.In preparing the soil for liliums, a greatmistake is oftenmade by making the soil

! too fine; the soil should be lumpy andfibrous. This condition of soil is what

these bulbous plants like;their thick,fleshyroots delight in a compost that they canramble in without much assistance, andgiven a soil that is fibrous and open it issurprising what results are obtained. Thewriter;has seen forty-nine good blooms ononespike of liliiun auratum, grown in thismanner. Mignonette is a great favourite,especially whengood examplesare obtained jearly. " This is a- good time to sow a few Ipots for early use.. _Prepare a few 3inpots, fill them withgood, light, fairly richsoil;,sow. about six inches in."each; place'thepots ina warm,house, and the seedwill jsoonbe up;_ thin those thatgrp>y to three,this number is quite enough for,one pot.When the-3in pots are full with roots, potinto shi pots, using rather heavy .spil.Keep theplantsinastrong light, to preventthem being drawnup weak, and whentheirfragrant flowers appear theywillbe ingreatdemand for thewindow, as well as the con-servatory. Fuchsias.— No time should belost in gettinga few old plants on..for thesupply of cuttings, especially if large plantsare required. One plant of each varietywill give a large number of cuttings. Ifextra large plants are required take thosecuttings that appear.at the base of thestem;these growmuch more robust thanthose taken from,higher up the branchesof theplant. .Show and decorativepelargo-niums are growing fast now; old plantsshould be.put into their flowering pots atonce. In potting, keep the hall well upin the new pots;if aportion of the stemis buried it is apt to decay during a spellof damp weather. Keep all dead, leavesand blossoms carefully removed as fast asthey appear, andkeepa sharplookout forinsect pests. .

W. STRANGE AND CO. are no;vv offer-ing exceptional value in blankets and Jlan.,nels.xi',■;... , .'.. .-.. ■■ ■""- / -,'"' ■..'■,.■.'■"'.'.' '. ''

Theaggregatemilitary expenditure,'of theBritish Empire

(.:has, advanced,.during :the

last thirty years from aboVt '£#s^2so,ooo fo'close upon .-350,000,000 sterling.

GOLD-SEEKERSOFTHEFIFTIES.

RAJD ON A BALLARATBANK.

A SENSATIONAL CRIME.

I - (Melbourne Argus.)A In themonth of October, 1854, the spiritof discontent and anarchy brooded overBallarat. It wanted only the match tothe train to produce a chaotic outburst.This came with the killing of Scobie, aminer, and the hurried acquittal of theBentleys on the charge of murder, theburning of Bentley's Hotel, and it.all cul-minated in the tragedy of the Eureka.Itwas a fine time for theruffianism of theminers to find an outlet. Under cover■"■ofthe disaffection and resentment arising" from

"digger hunting,"- the oldhands from

the Tasmanian side vsaw their chance fori plunder, and dipped to it as the vulturesto the carcase. > There were gold-seekersand gold-seekers in the fifties— those whosought for gold;; those who sought fortliose who had it— and on the larger, fieldsthese last wereunfortunately a fairly largeminority. Many of them had had theirbacks scored Avith the lash at Port Arthur,but in spite of all were as ready aa everfor a desperate enterprise. The oppor-

\ tunity came on the eve of the Eureka out-break.

A man named John Bolton had beendoing business witk the Bank of Victoriaat Ballarat in the earlier part of1854, andwith the tactical eye of a trained thief sawthe opportunity for a raid. The bankstood then between Doveton and DawsonStreets, about where the lateDr Hudson'shouse is now, and was practically in thebush, for settlement clustered on' the lowground of Ballarat East, down where thegold was. There wasplenty of cover roundabout the bank in standing trees and fallenlogs;it was in charge of two youngsters,little more thanboys;ithad at times largestocks of gold, virgin and minted; in itsstrong-room, which in those days meantunder the counter; and the whole thingwas a standing temptation to every thiefon the diggings. Bolton was not a.manwho would have been readily identified asa criminal. He dressed fairly well for a

" digger, had ever a respectable look, whilehis keen, alertattitude and intelligent, far-seeing eyes gave:liim something of the ap-pearance of a thoughtful, honest businessman. There was no drag in his walk, asof one who had been hampered for manyyears of big life by

IKONS STAMPED WITHABBOAD ARROW.Looking round .for suitable accomplices,

Bolton picked upon Thomas Marriott, ashort, swarthy man, gifted witha cool self-possession; Thomas Quin, a mate of his,and a man who had been convicted at theage of twelve for housebreaking, had serveda long sentence at Port Arthur, had beentried butnot convicted for the goldrobberyfrom the shipNelson in Hobson's Bay, andwas specially invitedfrom Geelong by Bol-ton as aman eminently fittedby experienceand inclination for the undertaking. Heproved too complete a scoundrel for' hispatron,as the sequel shows. The last of thegang was Thomas Garrett, another Londonthief, who made some show on the diggings,for he had two tents, and his display ofwealth was somewhat out of proportion tohis hours of work. AtGarrett's tent thesefour met on thenight of Oct. 15, and plan-ned the raid oh thebank. Everything fa-voured them. Public attention wascentredin Eureka and Bakery Hill— idlers and agi-tators alike assembled there, meetings werebemg held on every mound, and in quiethollows of.the hills groups of diggers, witharmsin their hands and anger intheir hearts,were drilling in the moonlight— in hurriedpreparation for defeat and death.

For disguise, the robbers had equippedthemselves withblue diggers' shirts, sailors'sou'-wester hats, and blackcrape masks, andcarrying these inbundles, Quin and Garrettwent over BakeryHill, and cameup in therear of the bank, while Bolton and Mar-riott crept up to the front and lay behindsome fallen logs waiting their opportunity.It was on Saturday, and the minute thebank closed at mid-day, Bolton rose andwavedhis arms as a signal. The four mensprang from their hiding-places, ranquicklyup to thebank, opened the door, and in aninstant tlie manager and accountant werelooking into themuzzles of fourpistols, withasmany craped,faces behind them.

"Don't

make a whimper,"Garrett said, ashesprangover the counter, "or we'll empty thesebarkers on you." "Keep quiet," anothersaid, "and you'll come to no harm." Theofficials did not whimper, .and showed noGght. They were bound, were tied, as oneof them afterwards described it,like a sheep,leg and arm, gagged, and thrown face down-ward on the floor. Quinand Garrett stoodguard over them, while the other twogathered lip the loot. Itwasa tidy parcel,made up of notes, sovereigns and gold-dust,the whole representing a value of £15,2902s ld. ObserveTHE NICE ACCURACY OF BANKING BUSINESSin accounting even for the odd penny. Therobbers said very little while in tbe bank,but one of the officers, as he was beinggagged, got a glimpse of Marriott's facethrough the crape mask he wore fallingaway. When thebank hadbeen thoroughlyransacked one.of the robbers called "" Time j"asmethodically -as thoughhe held the watchin'a prize fight. Marriott and Bolton car-ried off the spoil, while the other two, stillstanding,guard over the officials, gavethemfiveminutes' start,ahd then followed, swear-ing withsavage threats to

"do for

"theun-

fortunate clerks if they attempted to movefor some time. One of them finally workedhis hands free of the cords, and havingun-bound his companions, they reported therobbery at the camp.

Instantly mounted troopers were sent outscouring the main roads to Creswick, Mel-bourne, and Geelong, and., making manyarrests, but always wrong ones, as far astheparticular crime was concerned. Itwassignificant that many of the suspects ar-restedoffered adesperateresistance, the onlyreasonable explanation of which was thatthevthought they werebeing taken for.someothercrime. Someof them, in theunaccus-tomed exhilarationof acquittal, drank deep,

j bragged of past misdeeds, and were re-ar-irested and convicted. Out on the Cres-!wick Road a party bf civilians who hadgone in pursuit of thc robbers found themin a- bend of the creek so well armed andready for fight that the pursuers prudentlystoodoff and waited for reinforcements. Itturned out that both parties were honestmen, but each had mistaken the other forbushrangers. Meanwhile the real robbershad disappeared, and there was not a clueof any kind, except the one glimpse of Mar-riott's swarthy face and beard— vaguely de-scribed afterwards as being "pretty long,but not as long as Robinson Crusoe's."Meantime, the gold robbers made their wayto the oravel pits, where the . spoil wasdivided,"3share ,and share alike, each taking"about £3500. Afterwards they bought ahorse and cart,and whentheexcitementhadblown over somewhator was lost to sight mface of ....'.

THE GREATER SENSATION A.T EUREKA,

thev travelleddown to Geelong by road,oftenmeeting the troopers who were scour-ing- the bush, and inquiring with solicitudeas to their success. "An honest man ain'tsafe," Bolton said to a sergeant one day,"while these villains are abroad. Iwishtou luck in your chase, sergeant." Andjtenthousand poundsworth ofthebank booty;was packed snugly away within ten feet jof thesergeantandhis men. j

Garrett, like the leader in the attack j

upon the'gold escort at M'lvor, cut him- ]self adrift from his accomplices promptly, ;and made his way, first to Sydney, andthen to England. The others, with incon-ceivable daring, returned to Ballarat, andbouo-ht gold with the stolen money. They

j even opened accounts at the head office iniMelbourne, paid in.some of the bank's own

notes for the purpose, and lodged some of ithe bank's own gold in its vaults for safe

'

keeping. Placards announcing.a reward;and giving numbers of some of the largernotes we're posted on the gum-trees atBal-larat and this,enabled therobbers toknowwhich"portion ofthe spoil.had.to he dealt"with cautiously. On one occasion BoltonWUSng *°! some;£B P° worth of gold

1 W'M'bolight from a inan named1 Abra-'j hams in Ballarat/ offered 'him a Bank of.

Victoria note in part payment. "Abrahams jwas suspicious^ but' accepted it. Bolton!went .to liim that.night, however, got the£50-note back, and gavehim smaller notes \in exchange for it. Even this failed to;Jexcite suspicion, ..!

Weeks passed away, and so cleanly andcleverly had the job been done that allhope of an arrest had been abandoned,and Messrs Bolton, Quin and Go. mustoften have seriously considered the desira-bility bf going into bank-robbing as a lu-crative and apparently safe business. Thenthe first little snowflake of a clue— in thesense of purity perhaps the illustration Isnot quite apt— fell upon Bakery Hill, at-tracted others, began to roll, and becamea snowball. A virago of Bakery Hill be-ing arrested for drunkenness nnd creatinga disturbance was taken to the logs andtuearched. Tied to her garter was a little,hag with some Bank of Victoria notes, andamongst them some, of the missing notes,the numbers .of winchhad been recorded.Eventhat clue, slight "as it was,wouldhavebeen wanting had the bank been raidedpne day earlier, for it was only on themorning of the robbery that the account-ant had made a record of the numbers ofsome of the largernotes just received froniMelbouriie by' tlie escort.

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THELADYWITH THE INTERESTING'

| GARTERwas stubborn for a long time, but the

\ police were keen, and she yielded finally,and confessedthat thenotes had been givinher by Garrett.

Now, apart from the fact that Quin andBolton, were both married— Quin to aplump, pink-cheeked,country-looking dam-sel of twenty- two, who, if she knew any-thing of his past, hid it carefully under avacuous expression;and Bolton to a goodwoman, whom he, like Jim the Penman,was anxious should know nothing of hiscriminal career— there was another lady inthe case. She was a Mrs Smith, of Gee-long, whokept a boarding-house, and withwhom both Boltonand Quin lodged whilein that town. Mr Smith wasa plainman;Mr Keely,. his friend, rather less so, butvery far from being either, a Romeo or anAdonis. Mrs Smith preferredKeely to herhusband, however,and had only been wait-ing an opportunity to clear out with him,when, in looking into things, us land-ladies will, she discovered the treasurewhichboth her boarders hadhidden away.Providence, Mrs Smith thought, had cometo her aid, so she helped herself liberallyfrom both swags, and cleared out with thespoil and with Keely. Whether she tookany subsequent partin having the thievesarrested is not quite clear, but she un-doubtedly took a keen interest, in securingtheir conviction.

Immediately after this Quin and Boltonleft for Melbourne, and stayed for a time atthe Sir Charles Hotham Hotel, in FlindersStreet, but Bolton and his wife moved tothe Imperial Hotel in Bourke Street. iCheloyal landlord of the Sir Charles Hotham—named after the thenGovernor ofthe colony,,as hotels ever since havealways been named■—

used to point but Quin to his guestsas alucky digger;"

a rough fellow, but honesta-s the day.; likes to keephimself apart fromthe crowd, and has a little table there forhis Avifeand kids." Could the landlordhaveseen certain weals upon Mr Quinsankles hemight have changed his opinion as to hishonesty and antecedents. Amongst otherswho had their attention drawn to

THERUGGED, PROSPEROUS PROLETARIAT,and his ideal domestic life, was DetectiveEason, who happened to have a. warrant forhim in his pocket. The detective pouncedon his man at onoe, and on searching hisrooms, found400oz of gold and two bags ofcoin, the one containing 540 and tbe other550 sovereigns.. As the detective was turn-ing out the treasure, Quin, who stoodhand-cuffed close by, asked tobe allowed to speakto him privately. "Don't be a bloomingfool," he said;

"stick that 500 quid in your

kick;then youcanstand to themissus, and.don't see her want. You might touch thebag of jimmies too for about £300."Amongst other possessionsof Mr Quin weretwo very fine diamond rings, which he hadbought for £50 apiece-with some of thestolen notes, whose numbers were known.Indeed, one of the remarkable features ofthe crime was the audacity with which therobbers went about getting gold for thesestolen bank notes, though every second treealmost between Melbourne and Ballarat had ja proclamation of £1000 reward, and a listiof stke stolen note numbers. Quin had in- jtended to leave for the Old Country on the:earliest, opportunity, and was only waitingfor a ship.

The detectives nexfc set to work in searchof Marriott, and eventually arrested himin bed in a house in Stephen Street. Hehad £430 on him, tucked in between themattresses of the bed, as well as bank de-posit receipts for £1300 in the Victoriaand £519 in the London Chartered Bank.Marriott had been staying for some timein Collingwood, but, growing -bolder, went jinto the city, and soon afterwards De-tective Cumming ran him down. He hadintended leaving for England by theNorma, via India, and by that steamerBolton had also taken his passage. Hewasmore clever than his associates, for hemoved to several hotels to confuse thetrail, ancl travelled overland to Adelaidewith the intention of joining the steamerthere. When he went on board there, asthe vessel lay- in the stream, he was ar-rested, and his wife knew for the firsttime that her husband was a gold-stealeras well as a gold-buyer. Bolton had hisshare of the plunder with him, ancl fromthe three men arrested the detectives

RECOVERED IN ALL ABOUT £10,000.Eventhen the evidence against them was

weak, and Captain MacMahon, as in theescort case, looked about for Queen's evi-dence. He pickedupon Quin as the mostignorant and probably the most criminal,of the three, and for a fortnight urgedhimInvain to repent and confess— but to.con-fess, anyhow- Quin. was stolid, but thecaptain— who was afterwards Sir CharlesMacMahon and Speaker of the LegislativeAssembly, and, by a coincidence, a col-,league for West Melbourne with Mr Ork-ney, who kept the Sir Charles HothamHotel when Quin .was arrested there—se-cured him by a ruse, as he did Francis inthe M'lvor case. Francis was induced toturn Queen's evidence on the ground thathis brother had already confessed. Theykept back the important fact that thebrother having confessed, had at oncecom-mitted suicide, and was not available as awitness. The plan adopted in this casewasequally smart. . The erring Mrs Smithhad been pursued, arrested, and broughtback, not toher husband, but to the Mel-bourne Gaol. Itwasarranged that she andQuia should come together bv chance inoneof the corridors, whenMrs*Smith at oncetold Quin that Marriott had-been arrestedand was just then arranging on what termshe should turn Queen's evidence. Quinhurried to get ahead of him, and the trickwas done.

At the trial in February of 1855 MrMichie, who defended one bf the prisonerstried hard to discredit Quin as a witness!but that enterprising convict, though soignorant that he was unable to readshowed that he possessed a gift of readyretort, ifr Michie wa.s anxious to provethat Quin had been.in Geelong when theGovernor paid his visit to the town, butthe Crown witness oould not remember theevent. "Idon't associate much with Go-vernors," he explained, "exoept the go- "

vernors of gaols, andIdon't care for theirsociety." Mr Albert Read, who defendedone of the accused, in this case, had beencounsel for Quin for the Nelson gold rob-bery, and there were many covert insinua-tions durmg the cross-examinationas to thefull meaning of which many people werecurious to be enlightened. Bolton andMarriott were found guilty, and sentencedto ten years on the roads."" Next the police got uponGarrett's track;and traced him to London, where, likemost of the Van.Diemonians who returnedfrom exile- prosperous, he was making hismoney fly in drink and dissipation. Thepolice shadowed hiin for some time whilewaiting for the;warrant-7, Haying arrestedhim they shippedhimacross theiseas again,and he, too, was sent to the' joads for ten"years.-'OhI'the first-h_eetmg':with his' as-sociates in crime, Marriott said, "Hello,

Tom;have "they copped you;too?"-, ":.Yes,easy." 'wits Gavrett's answer.. ,Then ;thowarder came by, and nothing- was heardbut the click of the hammers on thebasalt. ' ■ ■ :jj \.

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APPARITIONS TO ORDER.AN EXPLANATION OF THE MYS-

TERIES OF THE BLACK ARTa

(DetroitFrtePress.)There has never been a time when the

manufacture of ghosts excited such wide-spread interest as at present. New stylesof apparitions are constantly being pa-tented, and some of the methods adoptedfor turning them out are as ingenious asthey are elaborate. For in these, daysphantoms have come .to be regarded asnatural phenomena, producible by-opticaland mechanical, means; they have, lostcaste, save with the superstitious few;Jasmanifestations of the supernatural.

In this direction many,amateur photo-graphers have been making a variety ofexperiments; some of which have broughtvery striking .results. But the..simplest,;aiid one of the most*'effective, ways ofintroducing a ghost into a pliotograph isto draw the phantom in outline on a sheetof ordinary nofcepaper. cut ifc out silhouette-fashion, and put it in the printing franiewith the negative. Having first made asuitable, photographic negative, the whitepaper silhouette may thus be superposedon any desired part of it, and the finalprint will show the spectre with objectsseen through it weirdly, as if it were trans-lucent. In this manner the

" spook" maybe made to do.anything that is wanted ofit, and a gruesome effect is producedby alady ghost sitting on theknee of a revellerwho is unconscious of her presence.

Speaking of being conscious of a ghost'spresence suggests mention of a novel con-trivance patented by an Englishman, whois evidently a spiritualist. Itis a'sort ofsmall room, or large box, specially con-structed for seeing spirits. As everybodyknows, phantoms are rarely seen in brightlight, tlie reason being that it is' so strongas to shine clear through them, andis notreflected from their ', surface so as to makethem visible.

'In the room described, how-

ever, the light is filtered through a blueliquid, and any spirits tbat happen to bepresent are sure to be palpable to the eye.The room is windowless; the walls arecovered with a peculiar paint of magnesiaand turpentine, and all air is shut out, abreathing supply being furnished from atank of compressed oxygen.

THE MAGICIANS OF OLDmade a specialty of spectres, and theirskill in summoning the shades of the de-partedis a matter of record as. far back ashistory goes. In this business they areimitated by modern wonder-workers, whopretendto no supernatural powers, depend-ing uponrecognised principles of optics fortheproduction of their phenomena. Amongthe latter none is more astonishing, to thoseunacquainted with the subject, than theexhibition which, aspresented on the stage,goes, very appropriately, by the name ofBlack Art. It is rarely offered for thereason that the setting of the display is ex-pensive, but in wonder-exciting quality-itis unrivalled.

Inblack art the entire stageis lined witbblack cloth, while all around the front ofit, at top, bottom and sides, is a line ofbrilliant electric lights. These light?dazzle the eyes of the audience, and throwinto intense gloom the stage behind, where-upon the magician presently appears cladin a snow-white suit. He waves his handand there comes floating in the air a whitewand, which he clutches. A wave of thewand, a table appears onhis right;anotherwave, and another table on the left. Again,and two large vases are seen upon thetables;they are shown to be empty. Themagician drops into one of the vases a few.orange seeds. A wave of the wand andthe receptacle is filled with oranges, which,on being poured into the second vase, dis-appear.

A human skeleton suddenly arrives,andbegins to dance;it becomes dismembered,the separatedparts floating about;butpre-sently they join company again, and thedance is renewed. Next a. whiterabbit isseen in one of the vases, from which itistaken by the performer, and in his handrit becomes two rabbits, which are tossedinto the air and disappear. The explana-tion qf the mystery is that an unseen as-sistant is on the stage all the time. Beingdressed in black, with black gloves and ablack velvet mask, he is invisible to the au-dience. The oranges are poured into thevase from a black velvet bag by the as-sistant, and they vanish when he emptierthem again into the sack. Itis the same.with the rabbits, which are caught in thropen mouth of thebag when they are tossedup. The skeleton is of papiermache painteclwhite and fastened with thin board sawedto shape and covered with black velvet,one arm and one,leg being jointedso as tobe easily removed. The tables and vasesare white, and, like the skeleton, are madeto appear

BT REMOVING THEIR BLACK COVERINGS.

A most interesting method of producingspectral effects by theuse of X rays is de-scribed by Hopkins in his recently-pub-lished work on "Magic." On the stage isseen a man seatedat a table, -dining com-posedly." The stage is suddenly darkened,causing the man to disappear from view.'but at the same moment a skeleton appears

j sitting on the opposite side of the table—a most unpleasant, companion, one wouldthink. Of this strange phenomenonthe ex-planation is simply that the "skeleton ispainted with zinc sulphide, which has theproperty of becoming luminous under the

! Roentgen rays. The apparatus for pro-i ducing the latter is concealed, and the rayi\ are communicated to Brudder Bones: through the body actually of the living!man at the table. By the same means the

decanter and dishes on the table are caus?d! 'to glow brilliantlv- The skeleton is coni cealed by a black velvet cloth at fiisc,[ while the stage is illuminated.I Within the last few years there have j'" Veen .patented a number of

-modifications .''

of the method of producing spectral ef-fects which owes its original

'invention toaphysicistof repute named Pepper, iNe^.-ly everybody has heard of "Peppersghosts," which he explainedin this coun-try and abroadnot soverylong ago. Tnephenomena shownby him dependedchieflyupon the well-known reflecting power ofplain glass. People walking on the streetoften pause to look at themselves in thewindowsof the shops, and it was by iheuse of the same property of ordinary glass jthat| pepper's amazing results J!were obtained. For example, a figure cladin a white robe, but concealed from thedirect view of the audience, was brilhantlyilluminated and so placed that a brightreflection of it wasthrown on a large sheetof glass. The glass was not observed,by

the spectators, and from their view-pomtthe ghost.; for such it seemed, appearedin

obedience to a familiar law of optics, to

be as far in the rear of the glass as .thereal figure was distant from the lattsr.Thus the spectre stood apparently wellback on the stage, and its immatenalnywas made evident by Professor Pepperswalking through it repeatedly.If vou will look out at night into the

darkness through! the glass of a window ofa lighted room, you will see that the re-flected images of objects in the room seemto be exactly as far beyond the window-pane as the objects themselves are distantfrom the glass on the inside. Your ownface, for instance, if a foot away from thepane, will be reproduced by another facea foot beyond the glass. It is upon thisoptical principle that Pepper's ghost de-pends. Not long ago there was exhibitedin New York a notable modification of thesame idea, wherein a man placed in acoffin before the audience was transformedapparently into a skeleton; then theskele-tonbecame a man again, and lie steppeddown and out of the casket. This was.done witb any person in the audience whowas willing toundergo theprocess, and the -,

effect was very striking indeed, "although ....the -individual experimented withicouUinot;perceive 'that anything happened..-...:,-,.

The explanation of this was that there

was concealed''at'lthe side of.the stage ajcoffincontaining^realskeleton, whicb wasbrilliantly,illuminated by,electi^! lights, sothat a vivid7reflection of:';itwas cist-upona, vertical'sheet .of glass);the being'placed at an angle with the foottigirts andso disposed as to:make the image seem tooccupy the empty coffin at theback, fromthe,view-pointof the. spectators. /At first,the lights being turnedup■about the emptycoffin and turned down about the skeleton,no image of the latter' was seen, but, whenthe manhad taken his place in the casket,the lightsabout the latter were turneddownand the other ones turned up, thereflectionobliterating the view of the living beingand making itappear as if

A SKELETON TOOK HIS PLACE IN THE ;CASKET.

The effectiveness of the exhibition wasgreatly, enhanced, by turning'up one set ofburners while the othe__-were?turned down,thus pausing a sorb of dissolving effect, theman being gradually turned^ into a- skele-ton, or vice versa: The person who getsmto the coffin, is wrapped preliminarilyAvith a sheet, and his-position is so adjustedas to "register" perfectly^ith the skele-ton. In;,,a modification of-the' same idea,■aghost comes<in and'sltsdownat table wi'tha living man. " ■

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One of. the most remarkable ghost-pro-duceis of modem times was a Belgian op-tician named Robertson, who, during theFrench revolution, went to Paris, and set'

up a show that drew crowds of people.Visitors were inductedinto a gloomy crypt,shrouded withblack draperies and picturedwith emblems of mortality. An antiquelamp suspended from, the ceiling emittedflame3 of spectral blue. The entertainmentbegan with a storm of windand thunder;the lamp was extinguished, and essencesthrown upon a brazier of burning coalsgave forthcloudsof incense which filledtheapartment. With the soundofa far-offorgan,the phantoms of the great arose at the in*.-,cantations of the magician, the shades ofVoltaire, Rousseau, Marat and others ap-pearing in rapid succession. Finally, toclose the performance, there was seen agigantic skeleton,' representing Death;armed with a scythe. Ail of these weresimply magic-lantern pictures thrown uponclouds of smoke.

Hopkins, to'

whose recently- publishedwork the' writer is much 'indebted, speaksof a contrivance of mirrors by which anempty suit of armour, previously taken'topieces in the sight of the audience by aservant who is supposed to be cleaning it,is made to takelife apparently, and chasethe man around the room, beating Mm.The place of the suit of armour, from thespectators' view-point, is takenby a reflec-tion of another just like it, while a mangets into the original suit.

THE ITINERANT MEDICINEMAN.

r (People.)r One by one the naphtha lamps on the: costermongers'. stalls were being extin-'.- guished, the shopkeepers were putting upii their shutters, and the crowds of bargain-t hunters were slowly wending their way! homewards, when our representative ac-

costed a vendor of pills, warranted to cureaU aihnents, who, like the others, was pre-!paring to depart, and, after having broken. the ice by means of a cigar, he obtained" some interesting information concerningthe methods of street medicine sellers.. "You see," said the humble practitionerof the healing art, who was an intelligent' and educated man, "'crocussing,' as it iscalled, is not whatit usedto be by a greatdeal;but still a fair living is to be madeeven withaboxand sticks asIhave. Ifyouhave, however, the capital to hire a coachand band you canmake from £20 to £100a week for a year or so; then you mustchange your name and try somenew fake.

■ . . . . They say that peopleare'wise

'nowadays. Why, bless you, they're biggerfools than- ever! Now I've been at thegame thirty years, and so ought to knowsomething about it. On the whole, pillsat a penny for six sell well;so do pennyboxes of balsam'for the hair, and there isa demand for 'corn cure.' Mind this,however, everything depends upon the'patter.'A CLEVER SPEAKER CAN SELL ANYTHING.

"What are our profits? Well on pennygoods about tenpence in tbe shilling. Wemake everything ourselves, and a poundof flour and a ha'porth of lampblack willmake a powerful lot of pills. Just makeJt into a, dough with some soapsuds inwiuch you've just washed, and roll it intopills, and you've got enough stock for amonth. If you're a good 'patterer' andwork,hard, in fine weather you can takefive shillings a day, and perhaps on Satur-days, if you're in a goodmarket town, youmay earn fifteen shillings. .Against this,however, you must remember there's wetdays to be provided for, and then the lossof time in travelling from one town toanother.

"Balsam for the liair is made from lardand paraffin, and comes rather expensive.Generally speaking, the stuff we.sell isharmless^ if not beneficial;but you wouldbe amazed how many people have faith inus and our medicaments, and consider theyhave been cured by us. Ican assure youthat the following adventure actually oc-cured to a friendof mine in the'profession.'His name among ourselves was 'Darkey.'Be was a very smart,chap, dressed well,and made a lot of money out of selling the'Elixir of Galen' at sixpenceabottle,which

consisted of water, cochineal to colour it,and any disagreeable-tasting stuff, provid-ing it was cheap. '

Darkey,' however, wasaddicted to drink, and went on the boozeover in Lancashire until he-had spent everyfarthing he possessed. When he' came to,he found that, in addition to being 'broketo theworld,' hehad only five empty bottlesand a stand and sticks in his possession.-He had not even,a bit of cochineal, andcould-neither begnorborrow a morsel. His":landlord turned-him out;.so he had to '■

\ tramp to thenext town, where.he found he.would have to put up at the 'spike,' or,'as you would say, ; ■

-THE CASUAL WARD.

"As he was walking along, disconsolateenough, he noticed tliat the water ih theditch at the roadside wasa dirty red, owingto the dyes from the mills or dyeworks ,staining it, a common thing in the-manu- |facturing districts of Lancashire, where thestreams are all the colours of the rainbow

" at times. What should 'Darkey' do butj fill his bottles with the filthy fluid, andmarch boldly on to the town, where he''pitched' at a street comer, and gathereda crowdby expatiatingon the virtues of his'elixir.' Presently a smartservant girl came

out of a large house opposite, and said,'Let me have two :bottles of your physic,please, master's dying. The.doctors say-

" they can do no.more for-hnn, so missus, assent me .for your medicine.' 'Darkey''

was 'flummoxed,' but he thought if theman was dying.it could do him no harm-.So he charged the girlhalf-a-cro^n for the

-two bottles, and forthwithpacked up histraps and departed. For upwardsof twelve "

months he kept at a respectful distancefrom that town, until he wasat last, undersomewhat similar circumstances, forced tore-enter it with fear and trembling.'"Judge of

'Darkey's'surprise when thesame servant cameup tohim in themarketand said, 'So you've come back again atlast, have you?' Itwas on the. point of'Darkey's' tongue to protest that he hadnever been in the place in his life before,when the girl went on, 'Why didn't youcomeback? There's been master advertis-ing for you to coftie and see him, as hewished to thank the man whose medicinesavedhis life. Itmust be

WONDERFUL- .STUFF,for master took a turn almost as. soon.as .he took it, an' got well again to 'the sur-...prise of everybody. He'll be so glad to see ,you.'- 'Darkey' accordingly took the girl'sinvitation, and found thather master reallybelieved that his medicine had saved hislife. The old gentleman was-. a wealthy A.

"^retired- cotton Bpinner,.soj.after, learning- ;;; that:'■'Darkey' was in poor.circumstances, Jsaid'it

" was 'a great shame'- that:;such ;

-a,:.:cclever'man shouldbe kept-under,' and actu- ;ally gave him £500 to-start in a largeway ;

with. $&,''Btixir^df Ga)eri!' 'Darkeyrn6wgMS,.ro'uad>ltlie'Vpuntry'iii^'^a^h:aßd:four,and,ke[ejps "a hi;as'sijand, and-is makinghis.fortune,,the origin of which" wasa'bottleof.difty'ditch Water."- '- ~'i .-z:',.:...': u..;

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BIRD LIFE INNEWZEALAND.:(A-uetralatiari.PnslryralhW RevUvoJy ...'-.■

Ina former article on this subject I.re-ferred to some of the familiar; yet remark-able; types of New Zealand birds/ As tonearly all, then, one.remark replies,name-ly, that they show a remarkable tendency,to disappear before colonisation. .. MianyNew Zealnd birds besides the moas, arsknown only by tlieir skeletons. Thus, %swanhas beenidentified, and a giant goose,

'also,-Mat;least' one species of:chick,, severallarge rails, and many others. _."existing species, now confined to av few out-of-the-way districts, are found in skeletonform ovei' wider areas,,remote from thespots where the hying birds are found..This .process of"extinction was~going, onbefore Iforppeahs amyei'/"'.'The Maoris,"usually so.accurate!in7their7traHitioffs/haVenot preserved much knowledge of their ex-tinct birds, but this is..not -wonderful, asthey have not; preserved much of them-selves. There are very few Maoris nowleft alive in the South Island who can beregarded as authorities on field questions,and these few are very old; the averageMaorihas let thebest of the ancient learn-ing drop owing to the cares of modern.fife,while the younger generation takes morainterest in horse-racing and football thasithe learning of the ancients. This does not)apply with so much force to the North!Island,' or, better to say, there aremore ofboth sorts there, where the population is. large, and owing to the retention of thei*lands, more of them are independent.

-QUAILS.A friend of mine recently found some"

quail's bones in a, small cave. These heeagerly preserved, as the skeleton of hequail is scarcely known: Itis a sad pity,but an indisputable fact, that tie New Zea-;land quail-has become extinct. Twenty-five years agoIheard that quails"still"'ex-isted inone remoteplace, butit was doubt-ful. Prom end to end of New Zealand they1seemed to give out quite suddenly, as ifsome disease had stricken them in bothislands at the same time. Those amongthe first settlers in Otago and Southlandwho were sportsmenmade unsurpassedba-pwhile the quail lasted. They were very,numerous andextraordinarily tame. Afterone flight they were not easily induced tqrise again, and were,therefore,easily caughtby dogs, etc. The exactcause of their dis-appearance, even from the most isolatedvalleys, has never been explained. So sud-den was theextinction that fewstuffedbirdsor eggs were preserved for museums, whileI- doubt if an entire skeleton exists. Aiiegg is now worth a king's ransom. Thiswas the only true game bird New Zealandpossessed. Itwasnot unlike the Tasmanianquail in appearance. ;Muchof my informa-tion about these birds was derived fromMr John Hyde Harris, formerly Superhvtendent of Otago, and Messrs David andJohn M'Kellar, tbe -well-known sheep-farmers. These three famous sportsmen aralong since gone the wayof their'fathers.

PAEEOTSloom large in Australian scenery; in New,

■ Zealand they are not so much inevidence;," but when found they are.very interesting..

There are severalkinds of-pretty parakeets.Some twenty yearsago a naturalist read-a!paper on forms which were rapidly disap-pearing, and wrotedowntheparakeetamongthem. In revenge,he came out next yeas1with an effective answer. As the locustsin Egypt, the little bushparakeetsnow andthen come down from the vast forests ofthe westandsweep everythingbefore them ;iand so they did on this occasion— so theyhave; done, once since. The last of these*raids must have been about 1884; but itiwas not equal to the previous One,-whichilasted two years. ""■"' .-

We are apt to regardparrots as sub-tropi-cal and tropical birds. The parrot line inSouth Africa stops far north of the Cape"Colony, while in South America it only"leaves out Tierra del Puego, coming toilatitude 53. In the Australasian region itleaves out nothing, embracing not only allTasmania and New Zealand, but all theislands to the south as far as MacquarieIsland, in latitude 55. In all these smallislands parrots and penguins live side byside. Ihave seen them in large numbersonAntipodesIsland, which, withatotalareaof 1500 acres, possesses two species

—one

commontoNew Zealand,and one confined tothat smaU and remote area. These birdshave growncautious, owing to the fact thatwhen flying they may be blown away,andhave instinctively learned to take low, shortflights. They aire, moreover,so tame thatthey are readily caught with a noose onthe end of a stick.

Tbe most interesting -parrots ia NewZealand are three large species. The com-monest of theseis the commonkaka (NestoiMeridionalis). This handsome bird, oncecommon throughout the bush districts, is

now becoming scarce, owing largely to thefact that it is so frequently shot in largebags for sale intfa towns.

THE KAKA.

Sir Walter Buller, in his great work onNew Zealand birds, classes the kaka andthe kea (genus Nestor) with the Australianbrush-tongued lories. The kaka is a trueflower sucker, and, when shot, honey isoften seen to pour from its mouth. Ithaaa fine note, which it whistles in the bnshearly in the morning. The commonMaoriphrase— "Kua tangi te kaka" (the kaka issinging), is taken to mean "time to getup

"in camp life. Buller describes numer-

ous minor variations in the colour of thekaka;-.Ihave seen specimens as yellow asa canary. The Maoris tame them andkeep'"them on-perches. A Maorihasbeenknown- torefuse £10 for a welLeducated"Mokai,"

'or decoy bird; Among the waning arte oti the^Mabri is the snaring of .birds, espeaaUy;kakas. Perches are set in trees,.aspare ialaidnpon the perchin such apoffltion.thaftthe bird must tread init to get at a,htub

set uponit. The trap is watched, and thestring drawn when itis in the snare;it is

:thus caught by the feet.|' THE KEA.

! More famous and less accessible is thekea (Nestor notabilis), themountain parrotof sheepreating proclivities. Some .yearsago this bird was lookeduponas a seriouspest, as flocks of keas were known to de-stroy large numbers'of sheep on the remotemountain runs, and- to maim a great manymore. Inrecent years less has been heardof them,as owingto theprevalenceof rab-bits those remote blocks have been aban-doned. - .There are various' versions of theorigin.of,the singular habit of -eating intolivesheep, the.most,"attractive of which isas follows:—Oh theilhagh; "Alpsof;New Zea-land,is.a curious7composite called;raoulia,Twhich,growsinlargedense masses sq closely"packed as to look, exactly like »- woolly- sheep lying oh the bare ground; This igpopularly called the vegetable sheep, andit is found in masses varying from the sizeof a penny to that of a large sheep. Itissaid that the keas dig into these with theirpowerfulbeaks to get at the grubs whichhave their homein themass, and that mis-taking dead sheep for this curious growth,th«y learned to love mutton. Itis scarcelynecessary to go so far as this, as the keais so curious a bird that he will dig bisbeak into anything out of mere inquisitive-ness. It is certain that in some way thekea became a lover,of mutton. Shepherdswerevery much puzzled to find large,num-bers of sheepcoming inat themuster- wit-large holes in their flanks, but at.lengththe kea Was seen at bis murderous-,workand convicted. The first.idea. was..that hechose the flanks owing' to an :excessive'fondness for kidney fat, butit is now gene-rally accepted that it is there that ha getshis firmest seat on the wobUy sheep.- Cer-tain, it is that seated on its back he%ruth-lessly bores;into the vitals of the running■^iimal.until it drops exhausted..... The7^_ia is a large,.handsome, and ex-tremely, intelligent bird,',confined. to thehigh-Alps, living generally at an alt-tad*

{By.F.R.C.)

■f.THEf-'^A^^i!m^M^^^^^l3^%-2

.of;50Q0ft.,to 7000ft, and even,higher, butcoming,down, to lower.levels afc times. Theyarevery?.much in evidence atMount .Cook,;

" where, however, they7do7nqt7seem.W it-'tack the sheep.At thehujsbuiltbjr. Gpyem-.ment for tteacconunodatiQn7pf Visitors to.the high Alps they become an' intolerablenuisance,:as they quarrel and keep up]strange hoises'ohthe roof ofthehutnearly.;all night, but in early evening they are ex-;tremely interesting, walking rightup to the

,door of the hut, and even into it. When<Iwas thqre with a party two years ago' the keas were greatly interested in ourcooking arrangements. A large nail-canwasused for thispurpose, and inmore thanone instance the irresistiblecuriosity of thebirdled him. toprobe the fire withhis beakthrough the draught hole- of the can. Aprevious visitor gave me a photograph ofbis guide lying on theground withablanketround him surrounded;by a collection of- admiringkeas, busy examiningr-fche,-noveltywith

-/beak.and, ckwr.'^u"„■■*»'■ ,4;'i.s:-.'"Thongh-not-muchis-nowheard-of the kea

SS". " ....:-■. .-.. ..-,."'-;.; ;- "..-.7 .- " ■

A"DESTROYER-OF-SHEEP,'- "

'the,actual, extenti;ahd.'charafcter of itsravages _d.'-fdrm_^-'timW'is':n'o'ir'';to-';beifor-.jThe.late-:_tfr'T.--&7Potts, fc'l'L'iS.;"- irr lgfiV^Sfc^diScloseiif *%'■"tW Scientific"world this bird's extraordinary propensi-ties. Ifc was first noted thafc -sheep at MrHenry Campbell's Wanaka Station camehome wounded. In "Out in the Open," a"well known book, Mr Pdtts says:— "Afc.last a musterer gave ifc as'his

"opinion thafcthehurts were inflicted on the sheep by akind of parrofc, rather a tame-sort of bird;'that was to be met wifch on the tops ofthe ranges; that' the said bird was un-commonly like akaka. The suggestion wasreceived with ridicule,and his sharp-wittedaudience overwhelmed, the observant mus-terer with jokes and quaint expressions ofunbebef, but the shepherdssaw keas visit-ing the meat-gallows tweaking off muttonfat with their strong beaks. Soon "afterone or morehands.actually saw a parroton a sbfP Plucking and tearing the wooland flesh on a precisely similar spot onthe back where so many had been foundtp be fatally wounded."__Tl^rn aS to results- On one station onthe Matatapu,..the.owners,resolved to,be-gin,cross-breeding. With this view twenty.Lineolns were purchased ;-.within a monthnineteen of the number werekilledby par-rots. On another run during the monthof April 300 strong wethers were got inoff the back country, as. ifc was late in theseason the owners resolved not to- shearthem, but to put them on a good, low-lying spur;in September they were lookedat, and they were found in dozens withholes in their backs, untouched in everyother part. Of the original number 105only remained alive." Not a bad perform-ance in sheermischief for abirdwhichNa-ture bas built on the lines of a brush-ton-gued honey eater!

THE KAKAPO.A more pleasing example of the great

parrofc tribe is the kakapo. Kaka is theMaori word for a parrot; po is the wordfor night.. This parrot is a flightless nightbird, living in holes under the roots oftrees tn the recesses of the vast denseforest, which, with a break at each of theBtraits, extends for nearly 1000 miles downfche west side of New Zealand. The kakapois confined to the central and southern parfcof the South Island,and a few remotepartsof the North Island. The evidence of re-mains and of tradition shows that it onceexisted on the east coast, but thafc musfchavebeen long ago. Itis not, however, sovery long since it was plentiful in theNorth Island. In one range of mountainsiii the South Island, the prescriptive rightof a family, the descendants of the dis-coverer, to hunt kakapo to the exclusionof all others was for ages recognised, andwould perhaps still be recognised but thatthe kakapos have disappeared. The his-tory of the discoveryis carefully preserved;as each mountain hove in sight to themarching party some.one' claimed it, butthis man climbeda tree, and thus seeinga httle further than the" others, acquiredthis inalienable right. Kingdoms are bag-ged and distributed, bartered and swapped,on similar titles, indeed, titles with lessactual foundation, in modern Africa.

The bird is a richgreen owl-Like creature,with a short-bill. Itmakes no use of itswings, except as a parachute in droppingoff a small eminence, though they are longand strong. The kakapo, though so ob-scure and retrograde in form and habit,hascharacteristics in common with other par-rots. It readily becomes the companionof man, learnsto talk and toplaylikeatamekitten. Though a fierce fighter at a pinch,it is e_±remely gentle as a pet, and on.ac-count of these qualities and its extraordi-nary beauty it is amost attractivepet, bufcit does not seem to do well in captivity.The fact is that its home is so remote thatonly a stray bird now and then comes tolight, and this before long comes to grief.One with which Iwas acquainted at theOtago Museum liked the society of men,and would come out of his cage and climball over any stranger, but the attractionsof a pot of red paint found in a nightramble proved too much for him. Thefinest birds are found up near the snowline in fche rarely visited sobtudes of theSouthern Alps, where travellers occasion-ally draw them from thehollows in whichthey live by means of terriers. There issomething weird about the appearance,habits and suroundings .of this large,Btrange and beautiful.bird. Like manyother things in New Zealand, it resemblesthem only inbeing unlike anything else inthe world. -^

JOHN JACOB ASTOR.HOW A GREAT BUSINESS WAS

BUILT UP.Of John Jacob Astor,, the founderr.of the

Astor family in America, the Hon W. W..Astor writes in the June number, of-, the:"Pall Mall Magazine'V:— Upon-reaching,New York he at .once busied himself inthe fur trade, towhose vast development*,ius- thoughtful attention.:had- been:.directed: by a"fellow-countryman, and wherein im-mense profits were -bemg realised. Heentered upon this occupation with unre-mitting vigour, aud in a dozen years haddivertedsome of themost profitablemarketsfrom his competitors, and wasat the headof abusiness branching to Albany,Buffalo,Plattsburg and Detroit. He establishedJris central office at New York, -where hediligently cultivated a merchant's habitsin regularity and method, in theknowledge'of accounts, and in the mastery of theminutest details of his affairs. He roseearly,, lived frugally, laboured with inde-fatigable activity, and soon had consider-able means,at command. He was a keenjudge of the men.employedNeither-at hiscounting-room or as /traders with"'the In-"diahs, and— --hiinself.the most ■painstakingof: them aU— required frcm each-the best.

"of which he; was capable; ■'"'-■""f. '.

The furs,, when delivered; were shippedtoEngland, the vesselsreturning with"Ung-lish mahufactureSj and it.was"not long be-. fore.he was- able to'buy"a ship of hisnwn,and in the following year a second. Be-fore the end of the century he had, toquote his own expression, "a million dol-lars afloat," which representeda fleet of adozen vessels. He was the first merchantin America to conceive the idea of habitu-ally circumnavigating the globe, sendingsupercargoes with American furs to Eng-land, thence carrying British wares toChina; and returning w,ith tea. For abouttwenty-five yearshis ships sailed round the■world, some going eastward and some west-ward, each voyage occupying two years,more or less. These incessant departureswere directed from the New-York count-ing-room, which, in those days pf sailingpackets, with commercial restrictions nowunknown, with inevitable delays and acci-dents, without telegraphs, and"with but ir-regular postal communication, demandedthe most comprehensive foresight and sa-. gacity in the organisation and conduct of'each successive venture..Mr Astor' tellsus that it was. his habit to ,mediifcate atleisure upon,his projects, and to.Elaboratetheir minutest"' detaili, ~b_t'rthaf>*-<jniee set-1motipn^eyvfereVurged forwafd'-nithoutatfd^thottt^dvioK "'

STRENGTH.

ATTAIN AND RETAIN if.".' ■■?''::

- :(Ckambirs'sJournal.) ■.:■-. Any one telling us in a satisfactory man-ner how to get strong _nd.remain so wouldbe morally certain of fame and fortune and) akindof.earthlyimmortality. This is what' all seek but,very few.:find; and there is al-waysso much in.heredity and environment;much also in ways of living, for every day'we witness persons spending fortunes ingradually ruining their health, and othersfortunes in vainly . trying, .to re-gain what they have lost

—indeed,tlie millions spent in the endeavourto regain health are quite beyond hu-

man calculation. So far.the remedies;forevery disease,..-almost, without-exception,.sav* .the- J/astiEnemyj has its alleviations,at least, ifnot ite cure, in these-enlighteneddays.. According to Voltaire,'everv one.wishepto.liye. long; and.nobody wishes -to;op,old;;.but fewwillpaythe price-demand-;e.d... . t,ave.killed a.cat;:therefore- work as,nard as yon,like,butdo nofcworry Never-Wteihi.battle.to .the;last,\%said SirAndrewhlnrkr.,. Sir Isaac Holden,--who'diedat theage of ninety, preached and practised open-air exerase,method,' and a mild kind ofvegetarianism. So did Sir Isaac Pitman,the apostle of shorthand, who was eighty-four when,he died. Both had been veryhard workers from youth till past middle?P'T„So _ was Lord Armstrong, founder ofthe Elswick Works, whohas had.abundanthobbies and inventions always onhand:hewas born in 1810, and confesses to havingonly indulged inaplainandwholesomediettfo man of this generationlived amoreuse-M life than the late George Muller ofBnsto,who died m his ninety-third yearyet inlus youthhe was threatenedwith con-sumption, and alwayshad a weak digestion

To return to Sir Isaac Holden. Even inlater life he" walkedhis seven or eight milesa day, in allweathers, andin bothtown andcountry. At first a puny, unthriving child■■he .was^forced to be regular and temperate.VVhen he became bookkeeperand managerat Cullmgworth, ho stipulated withliis em-ployers that he should have two horns foropen-air exerciseevery forenoon.. This wnspart of Ins health programme. . "Iknow,".he. sadd, "innumerable cases^of.men whostarted with'a constitution twice as strongas mine. They had no stomachs. Ihad astomach, and wa* obliged,to. take care."'. And he did take .care, and humouredhisstomach in this way. He < would take forbreakfast. one baked apple, one orange,twenty grapes, and a biscuit made frombanana,flour,of.the virtues of whichwehavesomething to say farther on. His middaymeal consisted of about three ounces ofbeef or mutton, with now and again ahalf-cupful of soup. If he took a little fish, hetook so much less of -meat; His diet atsupper Waspractically a repetition of break-fast. Itwasabelief, probably gainedfromBuchan's "DomesticMedicine'" or Wesley's"Journal," upon whichhe acted, that afterthe systemhadbeenbuilt up,and theperiodof manhoodreached, all starchy foods shouldbe banished from the diet. Once, whencomplimented on the success of his methodsof living, he explained: "Some peopleimagine it to be my ambition to live to agreat age. That is not exactlymy object;butIdo desire, so long asIam spared, toretain my senses, and to.avoid the.miseriesand infirmities that so often accompany acarelessly regulated old age."

"We eat too much," saysDr Keith, who,in his "Plea for a SimplerLife," seems tomany .the apologist for semi-starvation.When he reached seventy, Oliver WendellHolmes was as cheerful, ifnot quite as ac-tive,as ever, andhe began with his traineddoctor's mind and accurate observation tomark the on-coming of oldage. Inhis oldage Arthur Young, -writer on agriculture,rose a_fc 4 a.m., and walked till up to theneck in his gardenpond!

There was some nonsense as well as witand good sense inCharles Lamb's reply tohis Mend, BernardBarton, who sent him acomplaining letter abouthis health. ,LambrecommendedBarton to keephimself as ig-norant as the world was before Galen ofthe entire inner constitution of the animalman. He.was tobe unconscious of a mid-riff, and toholdkidneys, save of sheep andswine, to be an agreeable fiction. "For,"he said, "once fix the seat ofyour disorder,and your fancies flux into it like so manybad humours." Curiously enough this is.the conclusion come to by a writer in the"Daily News" on "How to Live Long."We are there told that they are likely tolive longest who are too much evgrossedwith subjects of interest to greatly concernthemselves with their ownpersonalmechan-ism. With physiology taught at everyBoard school such a stateof mind is impos-sible, even were it desirable. The hypo-chondriac still consults and bores everyfriend he has regarding his ailments, andthis very attitude of mind becomes an ail-ment in itself. He reads many doctors'books, and discovers symptoms offresh troubles, especially if he isof a ,nervous temperament. He be--cbmes a wa'ls I**1** ' advertisement ofcures whichdo not cure. Like the Cornishshopkeeper who sold a certain cure forcoughs, and possesseda chronic cough him-self, they cannot rely like him, when.twit-ted with the remark, "Physician, cure thy-self," that

"Inme you beholda terrible ex-

ample of the danger of delay: Ileft it toolong before Itook the medicine. See thatyou don't."

Without' going so far as a recent writerin the

"Spectator," who quotes a medical

man's private,utterance, that three-fourthsof medicine was guess-work, we note thatthere hasbeen within recent.yearsa decidedonslaught by both doctor and patient onthe taking of drugs. Dr Smiles, who wasamedical man before he was a bookmaker,said years ago, inhis first book on

"Physi-

cal Education," that the surest way to en-sure health was to adopt thenatural meansto preserve it,by pure air, exercise, and a

.healthv supply of food. Children werp

then the victims, he thought, of:a mania,'for medicme, and not infrequently de--1stroyed"by ite tod;frequent use: The doctor .shoiild-';be a'preservatorL of iheaith rather

.than, one -who cures self-induced- diseases.Thiis has"often been said since in.otherforms; as on

"The Use and Abuse of-Medi-

cine," by a physician, in .this■ "Journal,"May 5, 1849.

There is no use ofrunning amuck againstmedicine, however, which is invaluable inits ownplace. But, like law, it is best tobe independent of it, and by diet, tem-perance and exercise to render it unneces-sary. The remark has more than oncebeenmade: "What untold good is done by theshiploads of oranges imported and con-sumed!" The same is true of apples andmany other common fruits, which supple-ment solid food and' act as correctives inkeeping the system healthy. " The lentilin all its forms is & strengthening aud life-sustaining food. Mr H. M. Stanley has

'more than'once'acknowledged.that he owes'his life to baiianameal But, as importedfrom;the West Indies, and.sold at one.shil-lingr^nd sixpence a poundin this country,there is only a limiteddemandfor it. "Ifonly," says Mr Stanley in his "DarkestAfrica," "the virtues of..the-flour werepub-licly,known, it is not to be doubted,but itwouldbe largely consumed in Europe. Dur-ingmy two attacks of gastritis, alight griielofthis,mixed withmilk,was the only mat-ter that couldbe digested." A.letter fromMrs Stanley to the agent for the.bananameal in Edinburgh, relates how ithad againpulledhim through inJune, 1896.

We fancy that a good cook is sometimesas worthy of canonisation as some of thedirty saints of antiquity, who isolatedthemselves from their fellow-men and didlittle tomake the world go round. Cook-uyand domesticeconomy arerightly every-daysubjects inour Board schools. Next gene-ration should be less wasteful, andbe ablemore widelv' and wisely to adapt food tothe requirements of work and constitution.

Dr Thomas Oliver, physician to- theRoyal Infirmary, Newcastle, and Professorof Physiology in theUniversity ofDurham,some time ago read a paper a* Budapeston"The Best Diet of Toil.'-' ... He regrets, asso manyhave done, that^Jeaand,bread and

ibutter have ousted milk and oatmeal por:1ridge almost cntirely^from the- diet of thepeople. ;Ho condemns the.;wives,of many■of-the workers in. the texialeuindusferies c-f';Lancashireand Yorkshire as.being, ignorant1df-good.cookeryv Too;_auch*neat;is eaten,

and many hdfcribioilS' vegetable food-stuffs,such as lentils, are- not half-utilised. Tfr-

" regular feeding- of coal-miners, .owing to-atshift of.hours, leads to flatulent;

dyspepsia;-many artisans induce this alsoby bolting their food. He has had practi-cal demonstration of this in the infirmaryinapost-mortem after a fatal accident.

Dr Oiiver reminds us that the oils and.fats stand first oh the list as force-pro-duceis, and that these are followedby but-ter, cheese, oatmeal, flour, peasemeal, ar-rowroot, yolk of egg, sugar, bread, leanbeef, potatoes, milk, and- green vegetables.Hegives sugar ahigh place as a help to'theincrease of muscular power

— from six tothirty-nine per cent in some instances.Sugar added to any diefc greatly increasespower of work and general resistance tofatigue; and he gives the testimony ofHarley lis to the absence of risk ofdiabetes.Sir Thomas Brassey found thafc the bestnavvies were teetotalers, and' that 'where"three .hundred of them bad to widen agauge,andhad to effect the change quickiy,working night and day, a diet of oatmealgruel was found most effective for keepingup their energy: " - - -. .

Dr Rabagliati; of Leeds, in his recentlyissued book on "Air,Food and Exercise"(1897), sets.downcolds,bronchitis,;and .can-cer-.-ais tbe cumulative effects of excessiveconsumption of starchy foods, a conclusionwhich seems startling afc. first, bufc which iscertainly worthy of serious consideration.He recommends, as Dr Keith and othershave done,'beginning the day with fromhalf-a-piht to a pint of hofc water an hourbefore breakfast. In liis observation andexperience, the most common ahd fatalhabit is to eat food too often. He recom-mends five hours at least between meals,and if possible only two meals ,a day.Many men in this are a law unto them:selves;and Victor Hugo, when workingbeforebreakfast, took a cup of black coffeeand a rawegg, which kept up his strengthwithout unduly withdrawing theblood fromfche brain.

This leadsustosaysomething about exer-cise, which in the case of the busy andengrossed professionalmanis sometimes ne-glected until too late. . Cycling suits somepeopleadmirably. Mi' T. P. O'Connor saidlately that it had niade a new man of him.Golf has worked wonders with others, andeveryonehas a favourite form of exercise.,A result of exercise and good.health.is thati*i breeds cheerfulness, which is radiatedupon all around. An extraordinary case ofcure from nervous breakdownisthat relatedby an American gentleman, Mr TheodoreH. Mead, in his "Health without Medi-cine," issuedby Dodd, Mead and Co.,NewYork. He sufferedfrom sleeplessness,short-ness of breath, and two different sorts ofheadache. By a series of most originalexercises, too elaborate to describe here inhis own chamber, and by cold bathing, hewas restored to perfect health.

Count Sebastian F ,of Leghorn, hasalso issued a little pamphlet in which hedeclares that he feels quiteyoungalthoughin his seventy-first year. This

"apostle ofphysical education," as he styles himself,describes in rhyme his daily routine ofexer-cises. Before dressing ih the morning hegrooms his skin with stiff brushes until itglows. Nexthe hangs from a bar, drawinghimself up and down ten times;then heraises himself several times by the rightandleft hand alone. His further evolutions,Ias far a-s we can understand him, seem tobe his sitting like a miner, then raisinghimself repeatedly, and afterwards hoppingto strengthen the sinews of the calf of theleg and thigh. Next he swings ten timesbetween two chairs placed .back to back, <

then he has club exercise, arace round theroom, a jump over a stool, followed by acoldsponge-bath, which finishes this strangeprogramme. He now returnsto bed, takesa light breakfast, and afterwards dressesandsaunters out. We are afraid some lazypeople would count ten or twenty years oflife dear at this price.

Perhaps the caution whichMr F.Marion |Crawford, the novelist, has furnished is

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needed here. According to his experience,evening is the time to read, and night the ,;time to sleep. A literary man,he bebeves,should fcake exercise, bufc no more than isnecessary for health. "It isvastly better,"he says, "for tliebraintorest toolittle fchanto practise athletics too much. Hardrow- ,ing,excessive walking,and running exhaustthe brain as much as the body. Iispeakwifch knowledge, for Ihave done morephysical work than most men in my time,and Ido not believe ifc ever did me anygood." Athletics, he believes further, have ,been overdone in our day.

Eugene Sandow's secret of strength isnowprettymuch of an open secret to thosewho'have seen his wonderful performances ;

and read his books or the articles of theübiquitous interviewer. Exercise is as ne-cessary as food is one of his golden rules,and onehe has acted upon. He lays downno hard-and-fast rules a-s fco diefc, so long ashis pupils are temperate and eat what "

agrees with them. He walks into his oold ibath, although bathed in perspirationfrom ;some of his feats, and is not careful to dry jhimself much afterwards. The heat in the .body soon does thafc when there is plentyof reaction. Itmight berash in his pupils, ]however, to imitate liim in this. ("Until his tenth year, he tells us, henever knew what strength was. A visifc !along with his father to the sculpture gal- ■

leries ofRome andFlorenceawakened with-in him anadmiration of the splendidly de-veloped sculptured figures of the athletesof old. When he returned to Konigsbergifc was his ambition to grow strong bke

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them. He attended a gymnasium, and ateighteenstudied anatomy. It was then he j

devised his system of developing the body :by giving every muscle a separate move- ;ment, and he only devoted about fifteen 1minutes each day to his exercises. Attwenty-one he had decidedly. increased in >strength. In1889 heheard of the challenge 1which Samson was making at the Royal 1Aquarium, London, of £100 to the nrsb iperson who should rival the feats of Cy-clops, and £1000 fco anyone who could Ibeat his own. Sandow came, saw, and jconquered, and this was the beginning of jhis career as a public performer in this '\country and America.

Constant and persistent exercise, there- ,fore, of every muscle in the body is San-dow'a open secret,- and wherever he has '".performed,acrop of persons usinghis

"Ex- ',

erciser".has sprung up. Not everyone xuay .become an athlete under his system;bufcwhere thereis ahealthybasis'to workupon,his training seems to work wonders, andhisSchool of Physical Culture has been crowd-ed withpupils. To those who have perse-

'veranceand originabty enough, awonderfulamount of muscular vigour and good beaith 1thus seemspossible;yet many findDoctors ]Diet, Quiet and Merryman sfcill the best of

''physicians.

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COFFEE DRINKING ANDBLINDNESS.

The effects of thepersistentuseof strongcoffee aremost marked. They show them-selves in profound mental depression, in-somnia, and severe headache. There ismuscular weakness and trembling, irrita-bility'6f"the heart's action, with sensationof weight. A form of dyspepsiaoccurs also*which is peculiar and persistent, as longas the agent is continued. When the coffee'habitue undertakes to stop the inordinateuse of the decoction, there is constant fearof death, whichis only relievedby resortingto the agent again. The face becomes sal-low, the hands aud feet cold. " Erysipelasarid other acute 'local inflammations areeasily induced. The party whois ahabitueto the inordinate use of coffee resorts tothe use of alcohol, also, to preserve thestimulating effects. People suffering fromneurasthenia and general nervous prostra-tion aremost likely to form thehabit of theinordinate use of this beverage. Inextremecase of melancholia, the mental depressionbecomes so great that suicide often fol-lows. Snaitken, according to the

"Medical

Review,"says that the Moors areinveteratecoffee drinkers, especially the merchantswho sit in their bazaars and drink continu-ally during the day. Ithas been noticedthat almost invariably when these coffeedrinkers reach the age of forty or forty-fivetheir eyesight begins to fail, and by thetime they get to be fifty years old. they,become""blind.: One is forcibly impressedby the number of blind men.that are seen;■about the"streets of the- city."" of Fez, the5capital of Morocco. Itis ißvari#b]y.,attri'.v

buted to*4;lie^xc«^yeiiisei.ofc?coi?eei rr'(.. ;':

LADIES'COLUMN.THE MAY DRAWING

ROOM.DESCRIPTION OF THE DRESSES

(.Daily Chronicle.)Shorn of interest as the May Drawing

Koomwasby.theabsence of well-known faces,and of someinterestingpresentationswhich,but for what one lady stigmatised as

"that

detestableballot," wouldhave takenplace,therewasyet an abundanceof lovelygowns.Among the few great ladies pi-esent theDuchessof Bedfordwas conspicuousin iyoiyduchesse satin, with a stately heliotropebroche train, lined with panne and adornedwithheliotropeand wliite plumes, tulle andlace. On the embroidered corsage -andpetticoat was:some beautiful point de gazeI^ce. Her Grace presented Miss Marjorie;Russell, ih a' charming debutante'sgown ofivory duchesse, embroidered in'siiyer and

.pearls, and softened with ivory .lace and.lilac sprays, the trainbeing ofivory broche,lined with white silk, and having lilac andtulle introduced on one side.:^ One of theloveUest toilettes"present was the PaquingownofPrincess MichelR-adziwill, a visionof soft white satin, jewelled and embroid-ered inPompadour style, with amagnificent ,train of turquoise velvet, with a scarf offine pointde Venise caught with taffeta cielbows and clusters of roses.

Amongseveralhandsome blackgowns wasthe elegant velvet creation worn by LadyM'Taggart Stewarfc, withite effective garni-ture of spangled black guipure, ancl superbtrain of beautiful black laeo over whitemousseline de sole, adorned in the Grecianstyle withblackmousseline de soieandblacksatin. Remarkably pretty and becomingwas Lady Fitzroy Donald 'Maclean's Courtgown of white lisse, wrought, with an ar-tistic designinmauveorchidsover anunder-skirt of misty white accordioned chiffon.The corsage, on which gbttered some finediamonds, was finished with Brussels lace,which also draped the mauve satin train,fastened to the shoulders with gracefultrails of orchids and leaves. Some verybeautiful oldChantilly lace wasa feature ofLady Hot-ham's black brocade and velvetgOWTI.. Lady Holder, who was presentedby theMarchioness of Sabsbury, appeared in astriking, gown of heliotrope duchesse dn avery pretty shade, exquisitely jewelled incrystals and chenille, and finished with oldlace and shaded ostrich plumes. Rich whitemoire imperiale, with a chine floral designin- heliotrope and green formed the train,which, fined with pale leaf-green satin,

hung from ehe left shoulder and displayedold lace and shadedplumes. A particularlygraceful white gown, effectively embroid-ered .with green velvet and gold sequins,was wornby Lady Whifce, thepetticoatbe-ingedged witb diminutive tulleruches, andthe embroidered corsage draped with tullearid Brussels applique. The eaudenil satintrain was completed with white tulle andwhite roses.

The Hon Mrs Allfrev looked stately inrich black satin, veiled in chenille and jetembroidered net,andlit witha lovely trainof vivid turquoise velvetlined with glace,niched with black net and trimmed withpoint d'Alencon and black tulle. One ofthe fairest of many beauteous lace dressespresent was Mrs H. Allfrey's pointd'Alen-con over ivory, English satin with silverembroideries, snowy lisse, and pink roses,and an ivory satin train lined with eau denil. Quite novel, too, was Lady Boston'sivory foulard, veiled in soft white chiffonand Brussels lace. ,Lady Mary Glyn'.sCourt train of black moire imperial, lined

■ withmauve, revealed a. spffc grey satin cor-sage andpetticoat, withrarepoint de gazelace and touches of mauve velvet. LadyGeorgina Mnre's dainty toilette of ecru em-broidery and white chiffon, wifch a pinksatin brain, won much admiration, andequally well conceived was Lady RachelHoward's porcelainvelvet; gown with ivorysatin and old lace under a white brocadetrainlinedwith softpink.

THE QUEEN AT EIGHTYYEARS OF AGE.

AN AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN.("A Friend" in Woman.)

Iwas very nervous the first time Ihadan audience with tho Queen. Ihad beenwarned to remember that the Court was inmourning, and that my dress must be enregie;andIhadbeen toldthat ina momenttheQueenwoulddetect any errorin mycos-tume!-. I.had-been cautioned that my re-pHes to theRoyalquestionsmust be simpleand direct, butmust not convey the neces-sity for a further reply from my Koyalmistress, as theright of opening and closinga conversationremained absolutelywith her.Ihad been enjoined not to pass the Queenin the room, evenbehind her back; to bequiescent till she spoke, and thau did Ineed, of imperative necessity, to addressany statement to the Queen that was notinreply toher question,Imust do it throughone of the Princesses.

These instructions did not tend to fill mewithcourage. When, onarriving at Wind-sor,Ilearned that the Empress Frederickwas Avith her Majesty, and thatIwas tosee two sovereigns at once, both of themrigidly punctilious as to etiquette, but onemy sovereign and the other her guest, aud'that thereforeImust, witb discretion, payproperly-proportioned respect to each, Imust confess that my spirits fell to a verylow point. Iknew, also, that at Windsorthe Court is hedged about with more rigiddiscipline than at Osborne.

However,Ifound myself at last in tbeGreat Corridor. Ihad carefully divestedmyself of out-of-door apparel, asIknewthat any sign of out-of-door clothing wasforbidden in tbe presence. Itrusted thatIwfeis correctly dressed, and that niyshoeswere scrupulously bright; but all through jIhad a stray fancy that myhair wasreallyirough, my moustache out of position, my!tie, perhaps, all awry, and my face very!flushed!. Yet, there Iwas,' at attention,waiting very,nervously for the Queen.Ibelieve my companion tried his best

to keep me calm, but Ishall never forgetthe moment when Icaught sight of tbeLords-in-Waiting preceding the Queendownthe corridor, walking backwards in themost wonderful manner. Iknew that inanother momentIshouldbe in thepresenceof the greatest Sovereign in the world.

There was a hush all round the room,followed by an expressive silence; andthen, slowly walking down the very centreof the corridor, came the diminutive littlelady, quietly dressed inblack,whom Ihadbeen summoned to :iee.

Little wasIprepared for the kindness ofthe Queen's greeting;little didIanticipate;so,gracious a reception, and although myfirst thought was as to the tiny -stature ofthe Queen, my next was as to herMajesty'sexceeding dignity and her amiability.It has been said,Ibelieve, that at one

time the .two.-finest voices in Europe for.speaking purposes were those of Pio Nonoand Queen Victoria. The former Ihavenever heard;the latter several times;andIwill honestly say that Ihave never hearda voice that rivalled the Queen's. Herenunciation is perfect, you seem to heareverysyllable of every word. The timbreand compass is surprising, but its silvery,penetrating sweetness is its marked fea-ture; and, althoughImay be accused ofexaggeration, yetImust repeat thatamong the many fine voices to whichIhavelistened, not one approaches that of theQueen. " ,

A little later on,Iwas forcibly struckby two phases of the Queen's character.These werehersurprising knowledge of menand matters, and her intense desire toknow all the details and circumstances ofeverything that had been and was to bedone.. On the occasion of.the next audience Ihad with the Queen, one more phase of

■her c&ar&cter—

and that a very markedone—rwas.conspicuous:the marvellousmemory

;the Queen possesses. A considerable in-terval ejapsed betweenmy first'and.second'audience; and ontheoccasion ofthe second,the;Queen7did not'.know.that.Iwas.tone

':. at".Windsor nor'was'Ieipeot~*i by any.of-thejtoyal.^imlji iLu_fc«i*ly>J^e

,V

I"wiisi recognised, thVH-pur'ridil;~6f~mjr-Visitat once ranomlxM-ed, and the circumstancesof my lust:;atUuflancO;'reciilled._-.; ,;

-To see theQueen at Osbprne is a less for-

mal matter, than 'An audience at Windsor.The Court i« more in fustian, and less invelvet. The otiquette is not quite so punc-tilious, but wherever you see the Queen,her graciousness, her strong desire to putyou entirely at your ease, and her intensedesire to.know all the details ofthat some-thing which youhappen to know all about,are marked phases of a character that willalways stand out clearly as one of the finestin Europe. Ishall venture to tell onetrivialstory. By a curious bitof schemingtwo very large, splendid sweets from myplato whenIwas lunching at Osborne hap-pened to restupon my serviette, and werethence transferred to my pocket andbrought home as.treasures ior my own twochildren, thenin thenursery. And when,a

■dear old friend, whose love of.the Queenwas a "oult" and,almost a passion, heard

it-he story with .bated breath and hushed■accents, and immediately asked to seetheprecious sweets fioin the Queen\s table,greathorror spread over her.countenancewhen the- children exclaimed'in chorus!"Oh, woate 'em, and they were lovely!"My poor old friend,, expected, at the. very.least,- .that iulmy wife's treasure cabinetwould be found the two,sweets from theOsboma luncheon table that had beenbrought home for the babies! The babieshad other ideas, andacted upon them!

Having told this little story about myown children, let me in fairness balance itwith an amusing incident related of thePrince of Wales and the Princess Royal,when they were children. A certain noble--man, who had unfortunately a deformedfoot, was about to visit Osborne. TheQueen discussed with the Prince Consort asto whether it would be advisable to warnthe Royalchildren beforehandnot to makeembarrassing comments. They decided,however, to leave it to the children's, goodtaste. No remark was made by anv of theRoyal cliildren, but after thenobleman haddeparted, the Princess Royal (now theEm-press Frederick) said to the Queen:

—"Where is Lord ?" "He has returnedtoLondon, my dear," said theQueen.

'" Oh,-what a pity! He had promised' to showBertie (the Prince of Wales) and me.hisfoot!"- The two inquisitive children hadcaught the afflicted man in the corridor,and had extracted this promise!

HOW TO PRACTISE THEPIANO.

A GREAT TEACHER'S METHODS.

The plan of practising followed by the|famous Leschetizky— the Viennese maestro,'who was Paderewski's teacher— has justIbeen told in the "Ladies' Home Journal"Iby.a Mr Moffett, who is a privilegedjfriend of the greatpianist.

"1 always practised a piece with sixdried peas," he said toone pupil. " When

"Ibegan Iwould lay the six peas onthe piano rack side by side. Then whenIhad played thepiece through perfectly,or a part of it, Iwould put one of thepeas in my pocket. That would leave fivepeas, and11 when Ibad played it throughperfectly a second time 1 would put an-other pea in my pocket. And soIwouldgo on until Ibad played it through per-fectly six times in succession, and all thepeas were in my pockets. But if Imadea single mistake, say in the third playingor the fourth playing, I"would put the sixpeas back on. the rack and begin all overagain. Whoever practises with six driedpeas is sure to play as well as he can."

As to the number of hours that should bespent in daily practice, Leschetizky saysit depends very much upon the pupil'spower of concentrating his mind uponwhathis fingers.are doing— five hours he wouldcall a maximum, and less is better. "Useyour brainmore -while you are practising,"he is always saying. "Learn to listen towihab you are playing— to listen! Howfew there are who know how to listen!"And then, to illustrate his meaning, he willstrike two notes in succession, say G andD, and show what changes and shadingsof meaning may be effeoted by varying thetime and tone quality.

Then there is the habifc he is alwayscounselling of practising away from thepiano; nofc practising with the hands, bufcwith the mind,, by thinking out a piece,note by note, passage by passage, untila flistmct and original idea of ifc has beenobtained. This work may be done, hesays, at almost any time, once the habitis formed.

THE HYGIENE OF DRESS.(Woman.)

Itis a great mistake to imagine thatclothing has anyheatof its own. A pieceof linen is as warm as a piece of flannelunder the same circumstances, although thelmen feels cold to the touch, and theflannel feels warm. The causeof this dif-ference is due to the way in which eachcarries away heat from the body. Thelinen carries away a greatdeal of heat, andthe loss gives rise to the sensation of cold,the ideal material for clothing is onewhich allows heat to pass througli it vervslowly and wbich, at the same time, al-lows the perspiration to pass through and

evaporate from its outer surface. Boththese requirements are fulfilled by flannel,and m a rather less degree by silk andflannelette. Calico andhnen fall very shortof perfection, and on this account shouldnever be worn next to the skin.Fur fulfils the first requirement perfectlvbut the skm of the animal does not allowfree passage to the perspiration. To getthe full benefit of fur, it should be wornwith thehair inwards. Thus a cape whichis lined with fur is much warmer than afur cape. Waterproof materials retain theheat and retain the perspiration, and thusform very unhealthy garments,unless theyare supplied with ventilating holes.The colour of garments affects their suit-ability. White and light-coloured garmentsreflect the heat of the sun, so thafc insummer they are much cooler than gar-ments of-.similar, texture but of black, or ofa dark colour. The colour is an importantmatter only with outer garments;undergarments are best of white, as they show allsoils, and are therefore less liable to beworn duty than coloured garments, whichdo not show the dirt. Bright-coloured ma-terials should not be worn next to theskin. They owe their brilliance to anilinedyes, which contain arsenic, and as thispoisonous ingredient is not easily removedit gives rise to irritation of the skin. Itis chiefly with gloves and stockings thatItemptation to wear bright hues may arise.The present fashion demands low necksto dresses for evening wear, and while thewearer remains in a heated room, veiybttle evil will arise from the fasliion. Thebody is surrounded by heated air. whichdoes not allow the beat of the body toescape. Itis when a change is made frommoving in a hot room to standing still nia cold corridor, that the seeds of' con-sumption are most likely to be sown. Furboas worn during the day increase thedanger likely to arise at night'.' .

fTrains and long dresses arerather effectiveon a drawing-room carpet, but too muchcannot be said against carrying a similarfashiou mto the streets. A walking skirtshould clear the ground all round, or ifcquickly becomes in an insanitary condition.Tt is to the cycle that weowe the improve-ment made in this direction during the pastfew years.

The subject' of corsets does nofc requiresuch strong condemnation as ifc did a fewyearsago, for which thecycle must be againthanked. There is really no need for cor-sets, ifonly themuscles of,thebodyarepro-perly exercised during early life. Eveiywomanwho valuesher health willfastenhercorsets with elastic, so thev will not im-pedeher movements whilebreathing.

As a rule, women's stockings aretoo thin,and their boots too tight, and from thesocauses theysuffer fromcoldfeet. Thisisnobthe only evil, for cold feet show a congestedstateofthehead. Boots, too;are oftenbadlycut, even those which come from tlie besfcmakers. The bootmakers fail to see that thefoot is not shaped like the hand, with itslongest;lino in theiniddle. The longest line'of the foot isinside, from.the heel to'thebigtoe. If pointed bootsare worn, the big toeisberifcout ofits place-, so_l-_fc it.may point

;&*l%!LJ_ud^^ -&*»*. ,

"whire.'giving-rbpm- fcf'tftevbig"toe,\l^Wempty spaceabove thelittle toes.,Having briefly sketched

'the" choice

""'of

garments, a few wordsmust be;said' aboutwearing them. Evenin the coldest weathertfxe bc-dy perspires, and theperspirationcar-ries with it effete matters from the body,,hence the need of afrequent change of under-garments. Pieces of dead skin are continu-ally rubbed" off from'the body, ami unlessthey areremoved they prevent the skinfromacting properly. No garment worn duringthe day should be worn at night. In re-tiring to vest, everygarment shouldbe takenoff separately, shaken, aad spread out thatitmay be purified by the air. Dark dresses,which are not frequently washed, should bespread out for a.few hours before the fireevery week. Trifles suchas these help toim-prove thegeneral health.

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AN OLD ENGLISH HANDI-CRAFT.

THE ART OF EMBROIDERY.

I ; In the enrrenfc number of the ''.'Anti-quary," anarticle written by Isabel S. Rob-son, 'deals'with embroidery, and from it the

[ following interestingextracts are taken:—From its home in the East, the art of em-; broidery spread to Western Europe, andreached England sufficiently early for Anglo-Saxon ladies to haveachieved a Continentalreputation in King Athelstan's time. Weread that his four sisters wero famed forthe superiority of their needlework and the

, number of their suitors;and so highly wastb.e feminine accomplishment esteemed thatitis hinted therein lay the source of attrac-tion for the suitors.

Edgitha, the wife ofEdward the Confes-sor, was a perfect mistress of the needle,and, in common with many another lady,had a positive passion for the art. Thegorgeous gold-starred scarlet and violettunics, embroidered- in silks of variousshades, often mixed with gold and silverthread, which Saxon nobles wore on theirtravels, were the envy of foreign hosts; somuch, indeed, was opiis Anglicanum ad-mired and prized abroad that Anglo-Saxonkings on- pilgrimages usually carried as giftsto the Pope garments made in England bysome devoutlady,or thenunsof somenotedconvent.

Both on the Continent and in Euglandthebesfc workwas done betweenthe eleventhand fourteenth centuries, and it is interest-ing to know thafc the finest existing speci-men of the work of that time— the LyonCope, now in South Kensington Museum-was made by English hands. Itwas workedabout 1250, and is a most elaborate pieceof needlework, richly charged wifch Scrip-tural subjects, andcarries* the armorial bear-ings ofseveral of themost illustriousEnglishfamilies.

Themost famous, though bynomeans thebest-wrought,pieceofwork belonging to theMedieval period is the so-called Bayeux Ta-pestry, whichis really not tapestiy, bufcem-broidery in the most common acceptation ofthe term. There havebeenmanyopinionsasto who was- its worker and to what exacttime

/ifc may be assigned. The most famiharview is that it was worked by the wife ofWilliam I.andher ladies to commemorate thefall of Harold, while another holds that itwasmade in Londonby the orderof Henry

11. and presented by him to.the rebuilt ca-thedral of Bayeux. Whether we can.claimitas essentially English work or not,itgivesa verygood idea of the work done by ladiesJn this country in Norman times.Itwas the custom throughout the Middle

Ages for knightly families to send theirdaughters to the castles of their lords-suze-rain tobe trainedin spinning, weaving, andembroidery under the eye ofthe ladychate-laine. Greatladies werewont topride them-selves on the number of such "

maidens"

theyhad domiciled with them, andboth ladyand attendants passed their time in work,often relieving the long honrs by singingballads or bstening to the recital of somewandering minstrel.Itis said that whenWolsey went toBride-

well to obtain an audience of Queen Catha-rine of Aragon wifch respect to the divorceHenry VITI. meditated, he found her atwork, like Penelope of old, with her maidsaboufc.ber, and she came tohim witha skeinof red silkround her neck.

The plainer clothing which came into usewith the growthof Puritanism didmuoh tomake embroidery a languishing art. Hereand there it was practised by a constantlover, bufc as an industry, thriving andfashionable,ifc ceasedtoexist wifchtheStuart'period.

Inthepresentcentury,under the influenceof the1Oxford movement, along wifcb the re-vival of church architecture and glass-paint-ing, has come a new era of church embroi-dery, as applied to vestments, altar-cloths,banners, etc. In this embroidery revivalthe Kensington School of Art has found itsopportunity for producing beautiful work,often copied from Mediaeval designs, bufcmore often, especially when the object isfor secular purposes, original in design aswell as workmanship. The institution ofthis School of Needlework commands ouradmiration nofc onlyinite gallant attempt torescuethe artof the embroiderer fromdecay,bufcbecause it has ina verydistinct mannercreated an industry -which can be pursuedby a class for whomhitherto there seemed noskilledwork tobe found.

ACTRESSES WHO WEARCORONETS.

Although there has never been a time-whenthe humblest actress, if dowered withbeauty and fascination, might not reason-ably hope to wear a coronet, there,havenever been more actresses than to-day -whohave won their way into our noble families.

Taglioni danced her way to a title nomorerlevcrly than theCountesses ofOrkneyand Clancartyof to-day. Ristori, CharlotteWolter, and Pauline Lucca won coronetsby their charms of voice and acting.

Mdme. Patti became Marquise de' Cauxthirty yearsago,' andhas now qualified foranother title. 'ChristineNilsson was forty-four when she married theplain and unat-tractive Comte de Miranda for the sake ofhis daughter's company. The title has noattraction for her, although she wears it,and the conditions ofthemarriage werethat'beshould continue to live in Madrid, whileshe madeParis her home, and thathe shouldallow his beautiful daughter, to whom thediva was passionately attached, to Uve withher. There are at. least; half-a-dozen ac-tresses who either bear English titles or arewithin measurable distance of succeeding tothein.Ina. sense the most brilliant alliancemade

by an actress in our day was that of thebeautiful and gifted girl who married theDuke of Cambridge" more than fifty years-ago. It is true that she gained 'neitherRoyal rank nor a title, and was content tobe known as plain Sirs FitzGeorge;but'in,all other respects she' enjoyed the benefitsof a brilliant and happy marriage.* Shemight have taken a high placein society,but her tastes and H/er devotion 'to herfamily ledher toprefer alife of retirement.

Helen Faucit, the beautiful and fascinat-ing actress of half a century ago, lived tobe known and loved as Lady Martin, thewife of thePrince Consort's biographer, andthe Queen's trusted friend, Sir TheodoreMartin. ■' '

In more recent years the young actresswho was familiarly known as "Connie Gil-christ," and who was made famous by herpicture as the "Skipping Girl," became "

Countess of Orkney, Viscountess KirkwalLand a Baroness, as well as a member of thegreat ducal family of Hamilton.

She has readily adaptedherself to herexaltedposition, andis as skilful and grace-ful in her character of Countess as whenshe skipped into people's hearts on theGaiety stage.

Another well-known actress-Countess is .Lady Clancarty, who was so well-known asMiss Belle Bilton, and later as ViscountessDunlo. By her marriage this favourite of .the music halls won no fewer than sixtitles

—one of Countess, two of Viscountess^iwo of Baroness, and a DutchMarquisate.She is mistress of a firie house iii GarboallyPark, Galway, with its gallery of valuable

pictures andl of thirty-nine square miles- of'land..'- ..-...-.."..■■-. j'

:'jV6nt;7^e--7^l_^3^ "HoperPelbam-Cluiton, better known to faine;ris Miss'"May Yiohe, tlie beautiful andclevsr actress/ -As the Duke of Newcastle,Lord Francis's eldest brother, is childless,it'is within the range of the possible thatthe Miss,Yob© of a few yearsago may weara ducal coronet, and'be mistress of ClumbarPark and over.35,000 acres.

Miss Kate,Vaughan entered a ducal fa-mily when shemarriiedColonel Welleslcy, aneai*' relative7and possible heir of', theDllke of Weliihgtori.' If she succeeds tothishigh position^ she willhaveoutstrippedall her stage rivals, for, ,in addition, totwelve oiher titles, she will be Princess ofWaterloo.

ON SHAKING HANDS.. It;seems;fcl^\offen' people who ■ areun-used to society arepuzzledas to when they

.should .i_vake.ha.pds, and when they shouldmerely ;bow..(.', .^A, A . ■

Ladies who do nofc shake hands when ex-pected todp sq are generally credited'witha^ivobjection to.shaking hands with a cer-tain person, or with hotknowing whether

.they should have done so or hot. Ineithercase they avoid the difficultyby bowingmerely. ■.'■,

When a lady extends'only a couple offingers to an acquainfcance whom she doesnot much care for, one may always knowthat she feelsherself very much superior.

She may be well-bred,'but this method ofshowing her .superiority does not give theimpression that she is so,and it isan eccen-tricity which should not beindulged in.

When «, lady is introduced to a stranger,as a rule she does not shake hands, buttheroarc many exceptions to this rule.

For instance, one always shakes hands.with eveiy stranger who is introduced atone's ownhouse.

A lady would shake hands on introduc-'tion to the relations of her fiance, and alsoon introduction to thefriend of an intimatefriend.

'If-at a friend's housed,lady should be'in-

troduced to another "calbng at the fametime, and she has fraternised at all withher, she should shake hands on takingleave;but if, on the other hand, she hasmerely exchangeda fewcommonplaces withher, a bow would beall that wasnecessary.

A lady is always supposed to take theinitiative in shaking hands or bowing, butas amatterof.fact, either actis spontaneousIon thepart of both ladyand gentleman, forthe lady would take care neither tp offerherhand nor to bow to a gentleman who didnot expect her to do so, and would not in-stantly reciprocate the courtesy.

When once one has shaken hands with a.lady, one should do so at subsequentmeet-ings, unless there is anything inher mannerto indicate that the cooler bow would bepreferredby her.

At .a dinner party, if ifc be a small one.and there is time to shake hands with ac-quaintances among one's fellow guests, itis correct to do so;but whenthere is >littletime before dinner, and one has nofc a con-venientchance of shakinghands, it is quiteenough to bow to one's acquaintance at thedinner table, or at a distant part of theroom.

The prevailingshake of the hand amongfashionable folk at the present seems to bethis:— The hand is offered on a line paral-lel with the chest, and the fingers of "thefriend's hand are held and gently shaken,but thepalm is not grasped, or even touch-ed. Still, in the actual shaking of handsthere is considerable variety, for manypeople, even among the best bred, retainthe old friendly grasp of palm to palm.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.To Scent Underlinen".

—A lump of orris-

root put in thewaterinwhichunderclothingisboiled gives them a delightful fragrance;put enough,butnottoomuch.

To Clean Furniture.— Tha best plan is tosponge off all dirfc with a little vinegar andwater, and then polish with turpentine inwhicbenough beeswax has been dissolved tomake itas thick as cream.

A Furnishing Hint.— When furnishing ahouseitis a goodplantohavethe samekindof carpet in all the bedrooms

—one with a

small pattern is best. When the carpetbegins to wear oryoumove toanother house,the best partsof two maybe sewn together,and the carpet will be almost as good asnow.

Liver Balls.— Mince finely about lialf aliver; add to it half its weight of breadcrumbs, soakedinjust asmuchmilk as theywill absorb;a seasoning ofsalt andpepper;two tablespoonfulsofparboiled onion, finelychopped;a teaspoonful of mixed powderedherbs, and a few dropsof lemon-juice. Mixwell;bind witha beaten egg;shape intoballs the size of a walnut; egg and bread-crumb them;and fry a golden brown inplenty of smoking-hot friture. Serve piledon a hot napkin, garnished -with sprigs ofpa-rsley.

Curried Eggs.—

Peel, slice and fry inbutter an onion'and anapple, thenstir intothe samepanadessertspoonful of flour anda dessertspoonful of currypowder, a- gill ofgravy made with a teaspoonful of Bovrilor Armour's extraot, and boiling water.Haveready as many eggs as you requireboiled hard, cut these into halves, warmhalf thepiecesin the curry,arrange the re-mainder ina circle round a hot dish, pourthe curry inthe centre, and serve*with well-boiled rice. This dish takes about twentyminutes toprepare.

German Savoury.Balls.—

Boil your pota-toes until they can be mashed smoothly.Pass tbem through a sieve, and work ina, tablespoonful of flour;,add the yolk oftwo eggs, well beaten, two tablespoonfulsof cooked sausage, finely chopped, and arather high seasoning of salt and pepper.Shape tiie mixture into small balls, brushover each one witb beaten white of egg,drop them carefully into boiling saltedwater, and boil'for eight or ten minutes.Lift out, drain, and serve hot withbutter,melted,.pouredover tbem.

AVbirled Eggs.— -Choose rather a deepsaucepan, fill' itfhalf full of water, add aspoonful of.salt, and bring up to a boil.While, boiling, at full gallop, stir rapidlywitb a .spoon, so as to form a sort of"vortex"in the centie. Break an egg in-to a cup, slip it gently into the vortex,and continue the stirring, taking care notto let the.spoon touch the egg. In abouttwo minutes, or a little more, the outerwhite will be entirely set;lift up the egg|with a wire spoon, let it drain over thesaucepan for a few seconds, and then placehghtly on theham or the toast as the casemay be. A tiny pinch of finely-mincedparsley sprinkled over each egg greatly im-proves the appearanceof the dish.

Fried Ham.—

There are few more tempt-ing breakfast dishes than some slices ofwell-friedham, garnished with milk-white"whirled'A eggs, tie concealed yolks ofwbicbrare ready to feeakforthas.soonastheknife, is.inserted,; Cut your bam in half,and-, tben ..oubj-yobr slices exactly half aninch thick, very evenly;remove the rind,squeeze.a fewdropsoflemon juice over eachslice, and dust very lightly with blackpepper. .'Next beat your frying-pan— itroust -be hot, not merelywarm;place inoneor more slices, according to size, and shakeover the fire (toprevent sticking until oneside is set; turn the sbces and repeat theprocess; then set thepan over a moderateheat, cover it-, and cook gently for from fif-teen to twenty minutes. If tbere is anyreason to suspect that theham is salt, soakthe dices in butter-milk for an hour, andthen drain thoroughlybefore frying.

Little Seed Cakes;— Dry half a pound offlour and sift it into a basin, and rub 4ozof butter (or 3o_ of clarified dripping canbe used instead) into it; then add a quar-ter of a pound of powdered sugar, thcgrated rind of a lemon, a quarter of aaounce of carraway seeds, and a teaspoon-fulof baking powder. Whisk an egg witha patent egg-beater, and when it is verylight andfrothymix » tablespoonfulof milk-with it, andpour gradually into the basincondeuning the dry ingredients^ stirring allthe time witha wooden spoon;work themixture until it is a smooth stiff paste.Take.up smaU portions of itat a time withfw(i'"'-forks, .'and place in little heaps on agreased baking sheet, and bake the cakesIn a- quick oven until they 'are evenly,browned. Wben they aeeabout half done, ].

.milky;;and. sprinkle powdered, white sugarover them.

To keep the hands smooth' in winter"weather isa difficult mo.ttei- for peisons withdelicate They should be cart-nil toavoidextremes ofhotnnd cold water. Evenwhen doing housework .moderately hotwater is all that is necessary. ..After'wash-ing <■ tlie hands ovoid going near the fireor to tlie open window,'and at aU times drythem verycarefully..Atnight apply a mix-ture of glycerine and oil in eqinl parts.;This simple reTneoY is one -of the greatestremedies for chaps7'ind roughness of tbehands. For all kinds of work, wheu ?.t- isnot necessary lo wel lhe hands, it is advis-able to "Wear loofie cd/ives', forin this way the.hands are kept from geltm? very dirty,and the nails also are protected. Itis use-ful for those who suffer from chilblains tokeepapieceof.strong flannel oh their towel-rails, to use for drying thehands aftei" theordinary towel is used.

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Scones.— Mix together lib of flour, hah*an ounce of cream of ':ir!av, quarter- of onounce' of carbonate of soda, and one rnmeeof caster sugar. Rub into'these qiiite finelywith your fingers three ounces of butter ordripping. Have ready .1. fiat buttered bak-ing sheet. Next, mix the flour, etc, to a

i rather soft but nofc sticky dough, with halfa pint of milk. If this quantity of mois-ture seems too much donot use ifcall. Theamount of moisture depends,so much uponthe qualityof thebutterused. Putthe doughona flouredboard, make ifcinto two rounds,roll them out to half an inch thick. Markthem deply with aknife across in four;puton the tin. Bake at once in a, quick oven,for about three-quarters-of a.ll hour. When..done.- brush the top over withone teaspoon-ful of hot milk, in which a quarter of anounce of butter has bean melted. Greatquickness is required to make them light.When cooked, break them apart; do nofccut them, or they become heavy. ,

WOMAN'S WORLD." Miss Dittweiler, an old German maid,who was fdr thirty-two years the Queen'sdresser, died recently, at Carlsruhe, whereshe was.living:.with.her sister. .She retired!from her Majesty's service about severeyears ago with an allowance of £200 ayear.- -.

The wedding dowry provided by theMarquis of Bate for a dowerless and de-serving working girl has this year beenawarded by the Mayor of Cardiff to AliceRaymount, a domestic servant- The dowryis the interest on £1000 invested for thejpurpose by Lord Bute.

The Queen is a very shrewd and intelli-gent purchaser of gems. She is anexpert,r.nd buys like ono. Her Majesty owns abeautiful and rare green diamond thathas.never been set, and, furthermore, she basat her. fingers' ends the history of ewerynotable stone inEurope that is now in thepossessionofroyalty.

A German lady has beenpaying a visit-toFrau Emden Heine, the sister of the poet(says the "Literary World").- She isninety-eight years old, hut is still strongand fresh in mind and body. She was of-fered 20,000 marks (shilkngs) for Heine'sunpublished MSS. In this correspondence:Heine referred to the Bible "as the medi-cine chest of suffering humanity."-

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Infants' feeding-bottles wereinuse-amongthe ancient Greeks, and are not, as manybelieve, one of the results of modern civili-sation. Greek nurses used to carry withthem a sponge fnllof honey, ina smallpot,to stop the children from crying, andin thaiBritish Museumare two Greekvases, dating;from 700 8.C., which are very much likethe feeding-bottlesused subsequentlyby theRomans. ' .

Miss Frances Power G'obbe and anumberof other ladies are faying to raise a sumof money to support the aged father oftheheroic stewardessof the Stella, as waitas her son and daughter, allthree of whomwere dependent on her. She had beensixteen years at sea.. It may be remem-bered that she gave up her

-own life-belt

to a lady who had none, and thenrefused'to risk the livesof other people by jumpinginto an already overcrowded boat.

Perfumed beds are a novelty ascribedtothe Duchesse d'Uzes.iIt is said that whenshe intends to liave a house party she con-trives to find out whatis the favouriteper-fume of each of her prospective guests.When they arriveand seek their curled haircoaches— downy ones being no longer thething— they find themselves welcomed, soto speak, by a friendly perfume of violet,orris, rose or whatever it may be. Thisresult may be obtained either by packingthe been away with perfumed sachets orby placing long thin sachets in tke bed it-

-self.

A new portrait of the lateEmpress Eliza-beth is the great attraction at the Viennaspring picture exhibition. It has,beanpainted, since her death, by Leopold Horo-witz, and is said to be wonderfully lifelike.Her dark brown hair is wound in heavyplaitsaround'her head;inher faceare signsof advancing age, butber pose shows theelasticity of carriage for wbich she was re-markable. Her gown is black, trimmedwith black lace. Her hands, which aregloveless, are crossed in front of her, andsite holdsa black fanand a small black hat.,She generally carried such a hat, but rarelyput iton, owing toher luxurianthair.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has latelybeen objecting to being called by thePress"the little Queen," although she inno wayobjects to the term "the young Queen."As to thc adjective "Tittle" she says.-—"

This certainly cannot have reference tomy stature." In this she is right, for sheis one of the tallest of womenrulers of thepresent day. She measures sft s£m. TheQrieen of Spain measures sft 52-sin. whilethe Empress of Germany and Queen Vic-toria are. still smaller. Not only is QueenWilhelmina of good stature, but she isof proportionate build, for Tier waist of21in is in admirable keeping with the bust,which-is 42in.

The sons and daughters of the princelyfamilies of Rome are said to have a pretty-hard lot. They are generally very poor,yet they have to live in enormous housesand keep up a tradition of magnificence.Tho young men drive in dog-carts which,according to rumour, are owned jointly bya dozen of thein. The young women areto be seen driving on the Pincio, arrayedin stylish hats and coats, wearing goodgloves and carryingpretty parasols. "

Andyet," says the English correspondent whois responsible for this gossip, "their dis-trait expressionshows that they are uneasyin their minds. The particular form ofguilt which burdens their souls is a dreidthat soineone will invite thsui to.descendand stroll about the band stand, revealingthe fact that their skirts are by no meansso smart as their coats or waists, andtheir boots more open to criticism thanthen? glove?."

The Queenof Belgium, who was recentlyso veryill, had a rather queerbringing up—for a Queen, of thc present day at least.She lived m her father's castle afc Pesth,amid.surroundings and customs which re-mind oneof the feudal ages. At night herfather himself descended the great staircaseto lock the outer gate and the door of tbeprincipal hall. This hall was divided intotwo parts, one end' being raised a step ortwo above the other. At the elevated endtho daughters of the house sat- at theirneedlework or painting or music, while theirattendants, busily sewing or embroider-ing, sat at the lower end of thehall. MarieHenrietta, now the Queen of the Belgians,was married when she was seventeen. Ifcis said tbat, next-to the late Empress ofAustria, she was thebesthorsewoman.in theEuropean aristocracy.

Lord Wolseley.has issued an order ior-bidding soldiers and baudb-oys .to joinsmrpliced choirs. He does not object to,their l-being inchoirs, but they'nnist'iuot'jPOepQj^iviir^xkixiSpßeas^^ '

TTO STAB,; ..SATURDAY,;,JULY 15, 1899.3

SHIPPING.LYTTELTON.

Lyttelton is situated in lat. 43.37 south,long. 172.U east; and the difference_ of timebetween Lyttelton and Chiistchurcb. is 20seo.

The time-ball ia dropped every -week day at3 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which iaequivalent to 13.80 Greenwich mean time ofthe previous day, being calculated' for 172deg.BOmin east long., and libra 30min east ofGreenwich mean time.

THE WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA.The following weather reports wero received

from Australian stations yesterday morning:Albany, July 13— "Wind, N."W; baiometer

29.90;showery.Hobart, July 13— "Wind, S.E;;barometer80.10; rain.Sydney, July 14— Wind, west; barometer

80.20; light rain.THE WEATHER IN"NEW ZEALAND.The following weather reports from New

Zealand stations were received at Gp.m. jes-

/ terday:—Manukau Heads— Wind, east, breeze; bar-

ometer 30.31, thermometer 57; fine, seasmooth.

New Plymouth— Calm; barometer 30.^0,thermometer 47; fine, sea smooth.

Castle Point— Wind, S.W., light; barometer80.34, thermometer 50; 'fine, sea heavy.

Wellington— Wind, south, light; barometer30.35, thermometer 48;fine.

West-port—

Calm; barometer 30.34, ' iher-inometer 47; fine.

Kaikoura— Calm; barometer 30.31, ther-mometer 42;fine,slight swell.

Oamaru— Calm; bar(Jmet«r 30.35, ther-mometer 37; fine, sea Bmooth.

Bluff— Wind, N.W., light; barometer 30.32,thermometer 40; fine._ Captain Edwin reports— There are indica-tions that the low pressure to the north-westof the North Cape has travelledin an E.S.Edirection, and has.decreased very much inintensity. The pressure is low west.of Tas-mania, and travelling eastward. Westerlygales are probably on-tbesouth coast of Aus-tralia, eastward of the.meredian of Adelaide.

ARRIVED.Jury 14—Eingdove, H.M.S., 805 tons, 1200

horse-power,6 guns, from a cruise on the eastcoast. 'July 14—Poherua, s.s., 749 tons, ,Adams,

from Westport. Union Steamship Company,agents.July 14—Rosamond, "sjs., 462 tons, Suther-land, from Greynvouth. Union Steamship

Company, agents.Jnly 14—Emma Sims,ketch, 61 torts, John-

Boa, from Ccttingvrood. Pitcaithly, Wallaceand Co., agents.

SAILED.July14—Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons,Murray,

for Akaroa, viaBays. Pitcaithly, "Wallace andCo., agents.IMPOSTS.

Eosamond: Prom Greymouth—l6o tons.' coal, 2000 fire bricks, 500 wedges, 545 tiles,

638 lumps, 60,000ft timber, 10 sacks hides,1276 sleepers, 46 pkgs.

Poherua.: From "Westport—l4oo tons coal.EXPOETS.

Flora: For Port Chalmers—i crates wubbits,8 pkgs; for Dunedin—3o kegs nails, 7 cheatstea, 5 sacks ba-con, 13 lengths pipe, 25 bagsonions, 50 sacks malt, 47 pkgs. ,'

Rotonvahana': For Westport—2 cases boots,1case; for Nelson—l keg; for Blenheim—12sacks oats, 2 pkgs; for Foxton—2 pkgs; forWanganui—2 sacks oatina, 7 pkgs ranges, 7. eases; for New Plymouth—2o cases apples, 9pkgs; for Patea—l crate; for Wellington—2bases dead poultry, 5 cases ale, .101 casesapples,10 sacks bacon, 3 sacks paper, 5 pkgsrtmgoa, 4 cases eggs, 50 sacks flour, .25 bagsflour, 5 sacks bran, 3 horses, 18 empty casks,87 pkgs.

EXPECTED AKRIVAL3.From London—Waikato, due Port Chsvl-

taers. Otarama, due Auckland July 14.Bakaia, due Wellington,July IG.

From Liverpool—Manchester, dredge, sailedFeb. 8; at Gibraltar Juno lii.

FromLiverpool, Silverhow, ship, 1177 tons,Marshall, Q.L.T.K.; at Dunedin.

VESSELS HOMEWAED BOUND..

HUDDART-PARKER AND CO.'S FLEET.SATURDAY.—Weatralia arrives from Syd-

ney, via north, and leaves for Dunedin..The gunboat Ringdove arrived, rather un-expectedly, at Lyttelton yesterday. She hadbeen cruising in tho Bay of Plenty, and wasto have called at Napier, but owing to thebad weather prevailing,on the East Coast shecame on to Lyttelton.'

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOABD. IARRIVALS.—JuIy 14: Wellington, 8.30

a.m., Ardanderg, from Aucklancl; 'Bluff, 7.45a.m., Talune, from Hobart; Wellington, 9.50ajit, Westralia, from Napier.

MAILNOTICES.Mails close lor the following places as

under, subject to the necessary alterations:—

SATURDAY, JULY 15.For Northern Ports and Westport, and to

connect with Upolu, at Auckland, for Fiji,Hawaii, Japan, also British. Columbia, Canada,United States, etc., United Kingdom andContinent of Europe, via Vancouver, perRotom&hana, as under:

— Money orders, al 1p.m.; registered letters, 5 p.m.; cooks andnewspapers at 7.30 p.m.; ordinary .letters,7.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 8 pm;guard'svan, 9.15 p.m. train. Due London. August24.

For Kaikoura, per Wakatu, at 7.45 p.m.,late fee letters,8 p.m.; guard's van,9.15 p.m.tiain*

MONDAY,JULY 17.For Alcaroa, per Taupe, at 10 a.m.;late fee

la+^ts, 10.15 a.m.; guard's van, 10.55 a.m.'xsiA " ! i 1 1■„(Northern Ports, per Corinna, at 11.10

a.m.;late fee letters,11.20 a.nr.;guard's van,12.10p.m. train.

For Australian Colonies (via Sydney), perHauroto,at 3 p.m.;late fee letters, 3.15.p.m.;guard's van, 4 p.m. train. Due Sydney July23.

For NorthernPorts, per Rotorua, at 3p.m.;late fee letters, 3. 15 p.m.; guard's van, 4 p.m.train.

For Greymouth, per Rosamond, at 3 p.m.;late fee letters, 3.15 p.m.;guard's van, 4 p.m.train. TUESDAY, JULY 18.

For Northern Ports and Westport, Austra-lian Colonies (via Wellington), South Africa,(per Nineveh, leaving Melbourne ,>uly 26),Ceylon, India, Cliina, etc., United Kingdomand Continentof Europe,via Suez, nor 'i'aiuue,at 3 p.m.; late fee letters, 3.15 yi.»<i., guard'svan, 4 p.m. train. Duo Sydney -Tuly 24, Lon-don August 29.

For Australian Colonies (via Bluff), per ex-press, to connect with Tarawera,at 10.30 a.m.;late fee letters, 10.40 a.m.;.mail van, 11a.m.Duo Melbourne July 2G.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19.For Northern Ports, Aiistralian Colonies

(via Auckland, duo Sydney July 29), also toconnect with Gothic, for South America,United Kingdom and Continent of Europe,via Rio de Janeiro (due London August 30),per Westralia, at 4.20 p.m.; late fee letters4.35 p.m.;guard's van, 5.30 p.m. train.

Mails for Sonth Africa leave Melbourneon July 26.

N.B.— Correspondence, if posted addressed topassengers onboard s.s. Waikare, now on tourthrough the South Sea Islands, will be sentby tho Rotomahana on Saturday evening, toconnect with the excursion steamer.

E.KXRTON,Chief Postmaster.

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NOTES AND NOTIONS.Ib seems that themuch-execrated Govern-

ment, was, after all, nob the instigatorthe house-to-house visitation for the pur-pose of adding naones to the elect-oral roll.In August, 1898, a circular was certainlyissued from the Colonial Secretary's Office,drawing the attention oif registrars of elec-tors. to Section 22 of the Electoral Act,1893, part -of which is as follows:— "Thatib shall be the duty of theregistrar tamakethe Tolls as complete aspossible, and, withtbat 'Object, from time to time to placeth-ereon, or add 'thereto, the nameof everyperson of whose qualification as an elec-tor,he be satisfied/' The concluding para-graph, of the circular ran:

'"Registrars willboar in mind that they will not have ful-filled tlieir duty unless theyhavemade theirrolls as complete, and at t3re same time asaccurate, as possible." 'Here the work ofUie Government, at a,ny rateas regards theinitiative, ended. TheRegistrar for Ohrist-churoh, however, supported by the regis-trars for Duuediu, Wellington and Auck-land, pointed out the best means of com-plying with the wishes of the Governmentwas to institute anhouse-to-house canvass,and petitioned the Colonial Secretary to al-low 'them to act in the direction indicated.Permission was granted inSeptember, withdhe result that, in the interval, alterationsin the addresses of 4782 pea-sons have beenmade, a.nd 3000 names have been added tothe roll. A.nrl yet, because the Minister,seeing fch:it ihe request. -cS tJie registrars wava sensible one; jiec-eded to it, 'fchu Govern-ment stands charged with 'having perpe-trated another pieceof w!li!a.t .Mie Conserva-tive papers are pleased i'o call

"Tamm-tTiy-

ism." If Ministers had not taken -measuresto revise the roll, we "*haivs no hesitationin saying that .tho Opposition would havebeen the very first to cryout against them.

A correspondent;, who signs his letter"Cyclist,'" takes exception to our remarkson the subject of bicycling on footpaths.He is not in favour of showiug mercy tooffending cyclists just because tliey happen"to belong tothe softer sex;and he considers(jhatwe ought nob to have suggested sucha course. Iflie will read onrremarks again,he will see -likit they had nosoecial appli-cation to one sex. We certainly showedsome sympathy for a lady who, <m the daypreviously. had he-en fined for riding on afootpath."but our.synrpnrtiy had no refer-ence to the li-'ly's s;x. Ifour Corre.spnnde.nt.who is a i»-?..\>.' by fche way, Jrad displaye--!'iho same candour is the lady showed, amdhad been punched, h« would have excitedour compassion just 'the same. "

Snow, when it falls in, New Zealand.7enernllv producesamusement, and an inci-dent, after tlie sr>.oW of Monday has a rl:s-Mnotly humorous flavour. A coal hawkivwho was plying hip vocation in one of the'suburbs was attacked by a band, of lad<=-md pelted. vigorously with snowballs.-Without -snow with which to reply, thehawker was unable to retaliate until it

struck him that his coal would make capital,ammunition. ■■Accordingly he ".opened a.'brisk fusillade, and coal' being harder than jsnow, his assailants were soon driven, off.Staving (put l_-5-OT^7Hriss«- w>-flight, the]

merchant, who is evidently a careful man,'

descended from his cart for the purpose of 'collecting his fuel. But he had not made!allowances for the'commercialenterprise ofthe district. While the fight was progress-ing a thrifty housewife had crept out,gathered the seatifceired coal into a bucketand disappeared. This story recalls themsethods which tihe residents on tihe lower .reaches of the Thames are popularly sup-posed to employ for the purpose of re-plenishing their bunkers. They hang anempty bottle to a clotheslineand the occu-pants of passing cool barges, of course,cannot resist firing at it.

Pram. Guernsey comes intelligence of acentenarian. The.old lady, whose.name isMrs Neve, celebrated her 107th birthday-cm May18. The occasion wasmade one ofmuch rejoicing;by her friends, and throughthe festivities, which lasted three hours,Mrs Neve showed no signs of weariness.A correspondentof the "Times," who callednext day to inquire after" her, found hersitting in the drawing-room looking the pic-ture of health, with a. beautiful pink andwhite complexion, for whichher family wasfamous. Dressed withgreat taste andneat-nesss she looked well preservedeven for awomanof sixty. In reply to his question,she said she had not felt at all tired afterher reception. She.had even refused to goto bed earlier, and had read the familyprayers to the household before retiring torest. She h.ad been busy superintendingthe making of marmalade, and had hersslfwritten the names and dates of the pre-serve on the round covers over the jars.She was delighted withher floral presents,and took me round the rooms toshow them.She walkedwell, leaning onmy aim Borntwenty-threa years before the battle ofWaterloo., she recollected her. first voyageto school at Clifton ina small sailing vesselwhich ranashore. Onher hundredthbirth-day a like receptionwas given, and a ladywho was present on that occasion statesthat the intervening sevenyearshave madeno perceptible change in Mrs Neve. Sheis free from ailments, excepting a slightdeafness. The vicar of StPeter Port pre- jsenfced her with a certified copy of her bap-tismal register showing the entry of herbirth— May 18, 1792. This the correspon-dent inspected. Mrs Neve is not an ex-ample of the advantages of prohibition. .She bas never been a teetotallsr, and sheis now in tfoo habit of drinking a. coupleof glasses of wine at dinner, and a glass ofhot whisky and water on going to bed. i

The ancieut palace of the Primates ofEngland at Canterbury has (remarks the"Builder") undergone many vicissitudes.The palaceis stated tohave been originallytheRoyalresidence of-Ethelbert, who onhisconversion in 597 bestowed itupon Augus-tine. Bede and William of Malmesburyallude to it, the latter relating its sackingby the Danes in,1011 and its destructionin1067. Lanfranc re-built it (1070-89), andit was occupied by a'Becket inits form asleft by the great founder of the Normanmonastery. The far-reaching reconstruc-tion of the thirteenth 'centikry, however,seems to haveswept all before it, and thesole remnantofmasonrywhiclimeta'Becket'sgaze as he passed to the martyrdom is theouter arch of thenorth-west cloister door.Lanfranc's work .was extended of entirelyre-modelledby Walter (1193-120B) andLang-ton (1207-1228), to whom the Great Hall isascribed,erected for thopurpose of affordingmore *.vorthy hospitality to pilgrims ofhigh estate who visited the shrine of theMartyr. Itis not certain that any surviv-ing part yet traced out dates back beyondthe work of Walter's. The position andextentof this hall can be laid out conjectur-ally almost with exactitude. By excava-tion the foundations of all its- walls would,doubtless, be readily disclosed. The southexternal wall still stands in part, but hasbeen turned literallyinside out, for it nowforms the north external wall of the chiefextant remnantofthe palace. The hall was.a vaulted structure, and Avas heavily but-tressed at each respond witha vice— in partremaining— near its 'south-east comer. The'fenestration wasby coupled windows in eachbay, each of two 'lights. Portions of thewall ribs; caps and bases to the vaultingshafts, and the complete sill of one of thewindows in Purbeck marble, much dilapi-dated, are still in situ.

Mr Perry, a negro lawyer, of Brooklyn,who is backed by wealthy anonymous sup-porters, has decided to purchase 2200 acresof land in Suffolk County, in the south ofNew York Stat?, inorder to found a colony"for the persecuted coloured population inSouth Carolina and Georgia. Thousandof families from the

"disaffected distric'in those States will, it is said, be give-freo lots. Half themoney necessary"wilbo advanced them to build homes. "■ A

factory is to be provided for them, be-sides many other menns of furnishing themwith employment. The colony willbe, anabsolutely close coloured corporation. Nowhites will be allowed within, its groundsafter midnight. The supporters of thescheme express themselves confident of itssuccess. They have already receivedmanvapplications for lots.

IN A NUTSHELL.To-day is St Swithin's Day.Chicago was burnt on July 15, 1874.Cardinal Manning was born on July 15,

1808.France declared war upon Germany onJuly

15, 1870.More special officers are being despatched

to the Cape.Tho authorities at the Cape are purchasing

waggons and supplies for Kimberley.Four thousand dock employees nnd iron

workers hs-vo struck at Bilbao in Spain. ]At tho Bisley Rifle Meeting the Motherland

team won the Kolaporo Cup with a score of763.

The 'Duke of "Westminster's, coltFlying Foxwon tho Eclipse Stakes on Friday. The sameowner's Frontier finished second.

The House of Commons sat until fourin lhomorning and passed the Clergy Tithes .BeliefBill through committee without alteration.

One hundred and fifty Senegalese troops,who accouv'panied Major Marchaud toFashoda, participated in a national fete heldin Paris.

The Afrikander Bond agitation against SirAlfred Milner is spreading. Dutch rowdies.broke up a meeting at Worcester held to sup-porthis proposals.

Mr Eciiz returned a,n evasive reply to thedeputation of Uitlanders who urged that intho event of war the guns of the forts shouldnot be turned on Johannesburg.

ThePremier of New South "Wales states thatso far no overtures have been made to the IGovernment from any quarter with regard jto the despatch of troops to the Transvaal. i

The Transvaalcorrespondent of the"Daily !

Chronicle" understands thatPresident Krugor !

is being urged by his friends to c6ncede the ;Uitlanders spven years' retrospective franchise ;"without modification. i

The Government actuary has presented a 'report to the Parliament of "West Australiashowing that the acceptance of the Conmion-

Iwealtlt Bill will involve the colony in an! annual loss 0f '.£333,000.

The signatures to tho monster petition fromthe Cape to the Queen supporting Sir AlfredMilner's proposals, exceed tho total number

iof votes cast for the Afrikander Bond candi-|dales at the late general election at the Cape.!' The text of the modified franchise proposalsadopted'by the Transvaal Volksraad has beenpublished. Tho Imperialist newspapers at theCape declare that it is intentionallyunwork-able The British and Dutch loyalists claimSir Alfred Milner's terms or nothing.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTNOTES.

MUNICIPALITIESAND LABOUR.

(By H.G.E.)

COMPILED SPECIALLY FOR THEREADERS OF THE "STAR."

Inviewof tienear approachof themuni-cipal elections, which will be held in Sep-tember, a few facts concerning the attitudeof the different councils towards theiremployees willnot be out of place.

On two occasions ■within the past fooryears the Progressive Liberal Associationhas tried to secure pledges from candidatesfor municipal honours in favour of grantinga weekly half-holiday to all employees, andan increase of pay, but withoutsuccess.

Some improvement, however, has beeneffected in Christchurch, for the men em-ployed -by the City are.now treated to aAveek's holiday once a year on full pay, aconcession by the Council to tine demandmade in thepublic Press for a Aveeklyhalf-holiday for the men employed by the Cityauthorities.Iam taking the City first, asIthink it

should set an example in this matter to thecouncils of the youngerand smallerboroughsin the district.

The Council pays its ordinary road men,channel-sweepers, etc., 6s per day, or 36sper week of forty-eight hours' work; themen who take charge of a horse and dray6s 8dper day, or £2 per week. The latterAvork nine hours a day— fifty-four hours aAveek, as they haveto attend to their horses.The boys get from 12s to 15s, and oneyoungman,Iunderstand, receives £1 per week offorty-eight hours.

Inaddition to the yearly holiday of oneAveek, the employees receive, on full pay,six more days— pubhc holidays— makingtAvelve days a yearon full pay.Noav, let us take the working man'sborough— Sydenham. There the men re-ceiA'e 7s .per day of eight hours, butthey arenot paid for any holidays at aIL

The St Albans Council pays ordinarylabourers 6s per day or 36s per vreek offorty-eight horns, and its draymen. 6s 6dper day. Full pay is granted for allusualpublic holidays.

The Limvood Council' pays its permo-ment roadmen 7s perday and casual bands6s per day. The draymen receive £2 2sper week, wet or dry. The men receiveseven pubhc holidays each year on fullpay. Casual hands enjoy the same holi-days if they happen to be in the employof the Council Avhen these come round.

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The Lyttelton Borough Council- paysthe highest Avages of any

—8s 'per day ofeight hours, and grants full pay for fom?

public holidays each year.Noav, if AA-e itake the year as 364 days,and deduct Sundays, we have 314 Avorkingdays. Taking the latter amount as abasis,anddeducting the* holidays allowed by eachborough—

Lyttelton stands first (roughly)Avith 8s 2d per Avorking day, Limvoodsecond Avith 7s 2d. Sydenham third with7s,Christchurch fourth with 6s 3d, and StAlbans fifth with 6s 2d.

For the purpose of comparison,Ihavetaken the Avages paid to ordinary road-men;Ihave not taken the carters intoaocount. It Avill be observed, therefore,thafc Avhile the Sydenham Council has been.roundly abused for declining to pay itsAvorkmen forany holidays, theChristchurchCity Council- has been blushing under alittle cheap popularity.

Tlie City Couucil lias been asked timeand again to grant its workmen a weeklyhalfholiday on full pay,sothat they mighthaA*e AA'nat most people noAv enjoy— anafternoon once a Aveek, to spend accordingto the bent of their ideas;it may be aquietafternoon at home, or a trip to theseaside AATiUi their family."Can't afford it, the ratepayers wouldgrowl about the expense," has invariablybeen the reply. Now, Ido not believethe ratepayers would growl. Moreover,Ifeel confident that,the ratepayers wouHreeeiA'e better.value for the wages paid-thanthey receive now if themen were con-ceded ahalf holiday each Aveek. Sydenhampays, hi -round figures, £110 per annumto each man. Assuming, therefore, thatthe City Council granted a half holida-vfrom noon of one day in each Aveek, on fullpay, and adding the concession of 3s perAveel: to the Arages noAv paid, the yearlyamount paid to.each man would stiil failshort, by nearly £8 per annum, of the sumwhich the Sydenham Council pays its men.All employed in shops, offices, Avarehouses,faclories, etc., are conceded a Aveekly halfholiday. There is hardly a councillor whodoes not get his, afternoon off from busi-ness. Why, then, should not the menthey emploAr enjoy a similar privilege?

As regards the matter of AA-ages, Syden-ham and Limvood each pays 7s per day,the City and St Albans but 6s each perday, Avhile Lyttelton is the fairest em-ployer of all, paving 8s per day.

Burgesses in the coming elections shouldinsist that candidates speak Avith no un-certain sound on these matters at themunicipal elections in (September.

OPEN SPACES.In speaking on the question of submit-

ting; to the ratepayers certain items of thesecond schedule to the City EmpoweringAct, the Mayor of Wellington (Mr Blair)laid special emphasis on tlie need for play-grounds for children. The proposal is toexpend £5000 on the Kilburnie Park, and£8000 on tlie Thorndon playground—£13.000 in all, on open spaces.

What is Christ-church doing inthis impor-tant direction? To make provision foropen spaces is undoubtedly a duty we oweto posterity. Yet what is being done?Fortunately, we have been well providedfor in Christcliurch itself. The men whoplanned the laying out of this settlement jhad a tiaie conception of their great re-sponsibility to those who would come after

'them.

Hacrley Park, north and south, Cranmerand Latimer Squares, the Domain,' and thefine broad sweeps along either bank of theAvon, and thebeauties of Park Terrace areliving witnesses to their foresight: But,alas, for the finances of our city, for thematerial well-being of the people of thiscity, some misguided individuals disposedof th-e town reserves which lay betweenSalisbury Street to the North Belt, Bar-badoes Street to the East Belt and fromSt AsaphStreet to tho SouthBelt, With theground rent of these reservescoming in, the

!cares of office would now weigh lightly on!our City Councillors.| However, we have still the future inwhich to repair, as far as possible,the foolish act.s of the past.

Sydenham has o. nice little park in thecentre of the borough, a playground onBright's Road, and a couple of acres ad-joining the. old barracks at Addington,whichshould be preserved for anotherplav-flrmind. But what is Linwood doing?.Nothing. St Albans, nothing. Yet thepopulationof these two districts is upwardsof 13,000, and they have hot an acre ofopen space between them. True, a feebleeffort was ma.de recently by the LinwoodCouncil to obtain a few acres which wasoffered to it.Jbut in the end nothing cameof the attempt; the explanation given bythe Council was that the ratepayers didnot support the Council. In justice tothe 'ratepayers, however, it should beknown that' the Council took no steps tofko the ratepayers'into their confidence.Why did not the Mayor call a meeting ofthe "ratepayers and explain the difficultyin which the Council was placed? Hadthis been done Ifeel assured the Councilwould have received tlie needed temporaryhelp it required. However, there is yetthe opportunity to obtain open spaces— tosecure lunss for the borough. There isstill much land not built on." and some ofit should be obtained without delay inorder that the children may have someother pla.vcround'tha.n the streets. Onlvthis morningIpassed through a smallcrowd of boys pla.vinsr Jirvckey ina streetwhere there is much traffic. This practiceis dnnorerous, as Mr Blair (the Ma.vor ofWellington) pointed out, for an excitedbov at plav navs little heed to any ap-proaching vehicle, and it is unjust to the.boys that they should be compelled tomake tlie stteet their playground. Rightoppositeto where these.boys were plavingthis morning is a paddock of three or fouracres iii extent.. It stands in,the midst ;of a--fch*c_3y-]rop__*ted~ district, and' there

is no playground within asquarter of>:amile. An acre or two of it would provea positive blessing to the children. .Playgrounds should be dotted here andthere throughout every borough, and it isthe bounden duty of every- local authorityto see that they are provided. St Albansand Linwoo-'d in this connection are thegreatest sinners in our midst, and itis ti>bs hoped, for the sake of. the children, thatthey will bestir themselves ere it da toolate.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENT ACT.ESTATES ACQUIRED.[From Oira Cobeksfondbkt.]

WELLINGTON, July 14.A return laid on the table of the Honseto-day shows thenumber of estatesacquiredunder the Land for Settlement Act, 1894,and the area, gross value and tmimprovedvalue, together with the amount paid ineach estate in land tax,for the year imme-diately preceding acquirement. The follow-ing are the area and purchase money in-the

'ordernamedineachprovinicaldkferict:— '

A memo attachedby Mr JfGWan saysitwill be noticed in some cases a large pro-difference is shown between theamount of purchase money paid far a par-ticular area and the actual value appear-ing on the valuation roll inrespect of the'valuation from which the area was takenThis is explainedasfollows:—From the in-formation athand,Iamonly able to quotetne pro rata valueof the areapurchased ofsome ofthe large estates whichare valuedasa Whole and include land of both goodicd'inferior quality, whereas the portion. W'quired by the Crown may represent tiebest landofthe valuationofwhichitformed'a part. " ■"""""""-

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METEOROLOGICALSATURDAY'S WEATHER.From Observations Taken at 9 a.m.Fine weather, with either light breezesor no wind whatever, prevailed through-

out New Zealand. The barometer wasat its highest, at Christchurch, where ifcwas 30.48, and at its lowest at Dunedmwhere it was 30.06. The thermometerranged from 48 at Manukau Heads andTirftiri to 16 at the Beailey. The baro-meter at Christchuroh was steady.

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.A meeting of the Children's AM Society

was held on Tbursday at the City 'ConncilChambers. Theannualreport was adopted."It was decided to hold the animal meet-'ing inthe Art Gallery, onAugust1,and thatBishop Julius should be asked to preside.The question of a recreation,groundfor lan- "wood was again discussed.. Mrs Hendersonand Mrs Isitt were appointed a sub-corn--mittee to ask the Mayor ofLinwoodto con-vene a public meeting to consider the ques-tion. "

A meetingof the Christchurchbranch oftheLiberal andLabourFederationwasheld.last night. A vote of thanks was passed-to Mr G. W. Russell for his public address.Itwasreportedthat arrangements had been,made for an address by Mi- W. W. Collins.Itwasdecided tourge the Government, not,,to sell any Crown/lands, ami.topublish the.suggestions, adopted on June 16, as to aplatform for the Federation. A sub-corn-mittee was appointed to examine and reportuponBills submittedtoParliament. Itwasdecided to request the Minister of Labourto push on the Masters' and Apprentices'Bill, to relieve female workers, and to urgethe Premier ttat a Bill should Oe passed'during the present session for securingmajority representation.

The half-yearly summoned meetingof theLoyalGood IntentLodge of Oddfellows washeld on Saturday, at Akaroa. P.G.Bro P.»Mompresided. The Sick "\Csitors reportedthat fivemembers wereon the sick list. Hiecredit balanoe now stood as follows:

—Sick

and funeral fund £1887 10s sd;managemenljfund £10 15s 3d. The sick pay had been£27 13s 4d, as compared with £50 10afor theprevioushalf-year. Officers werein-stalled as follows:— N.G., Bro T. Mora;V.G., Bro J. Lelievre; R.S. to N.G., BrdE. Magee; L.S., Bro Wright; R.S. toV.G., BroKingston; minute secretary, BroHayward;warden,Bro Perham;guardian,Bro S. Magee. One candidate wasproposedfor membership.

At-the Cust Institute Hall, onThursday,evening, amock parliamentary election toolsplace. The pell resulted in the return ofthe Liberal candidate. The proceeds willbedevotedtothehall improvement fund.

A meeting of members of the Socialisl)Church was held on Thursday. Dr Autoni-Menger's book, "The right to his whole1

produce of labour," was the subject of apaper, and discussion.

ENTERTAINMENTS.The Christclrure._ Pro-Kifcifcion. League's

monthly social gathering was held lasiievening at the rcoms of the Young Men'4Christian Association. Miss Roberts pre-1sided, and there was a good attendance ofmembers. The Rev C. E. Ward gave ashort address. A programme, consisting-ofvocal and instrumental ioerns and recita-tions, was given by Misses Mason, Collier,-Stephens, Hunt, Foster, F-nancis, Field andRodgers, Mrs Williamson and Messrs Buniand Lyons.

Last evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall,Kaiapoi, the anniversary oif t>he T^-mahJcaLodge, was celebrated by a "social," atwhich there wasa large attendance.. There was a large attendance on Thum.

day evening at the Primi-tive Metihodis*"social," held in the SvdenlKrni Druids*Hall. The Rev C. E.Ward pridedat theafter meeting, and addresses were deliveredby Messrs Lomas, Sharp, Holland andField. Music was supplied by the bandand o^.ibsTs.

The North Canterburj' jockey Chib'sannual ball was held last night a-t the In-*stitute Hall. The room hied beea feate-fully decorated, and there >v.as a large al-.tendance,many visitors from Chrisfcch-Tchandnorthern centresbeingpre-ent. S>_ppe_"was provided by lady frauds, and themusic wassuppliedby Mr C. Fox'sband.

THHE STAR, SATURDAY, JTJTiT 15, 1899.4

Daya out(Wellington (Captain Thomas) ... 79[Nbrinan M'Leod (Captain Cafiero). . 78Westland (Captain Kelly) .... 72

1 Lake Superior (Captain Ponton) . . 71[Nelson (Captain Perriam) ...N: 71Loch Linnhe (Captain Pihlman). . '. 26Lizzie Bell (Captain Gronow).... 43 jOrari (Captain Fowler) 43Blenheim (Captain Colville).... 89Conway (Captain Hume) 38Loch" Linnhe (Captain Pihlman... 26Blackadder (CaptainGraasen) ... 2

-Area. Purchas*Acrea. Money.Auckland . . . i9>798 go^-gHawkes Bay . . io95s m

'mWellington „ . 302 3'gSMarlborough . . 47,854 UB ',mWestland „ . . 3,230 " 3 634Canterbury . . iOO)851 580701

e Si _' -' ' * 39,85* 222M7Southland . . . 20,365 43,^2.. Totals . . 245,333 £1,171,1_0Gross value ... 139490Unimproved value . . hoo.OiSLand tax .. . . .

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— (Advt.).It is estimated that at the present rate

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HUAIITCTEILSATALE" PROVED BYTHEFACT THATNEARLY_

Ioutofevery&§.o't the wholo population of Men,Wonwn.and

ChildrenDRINK

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T. ARMSTRONG AND CO

A HURRICANE OF BARGAINS.

ANNUAL SALE OF WINTERSURPLUS STOCK.

SEE OUR WINDOWS FOR BARGAIN'S.

200 DOZ MEN'S DERBY TIES, to hdCleared at 6d each.

20 DOZ LADIES' TRIMMEDFELT HATS,Is 3d, Latest Shapes.

50 BUSH RUGS, Full Size, 3s 3d.

It is often a matter of wonder how we.areablo to give such good value,and we are toldthe question is asked, where do they get theirgoods from? The great secret is very simple.We Import direct from the Manufacturers,PaytheCash forour Goods, and do not askourselves how much we can get profit, butrather how little we can afford to take. Wetry to look at it from a customers' point ofview.

TO GENTLEMEN.A sensible suggestion if you wish to buy

yourSuits onan Economical basis, and Tvithlittle trouble to yourself, send us one of yourOld Suits that Fits Well. Our people willtako it to pieces, and make you a suit for£2 10s that has cost you £5 hitherto.

GENTLEMEN'S HIGHEST-CLASS FURFELT HATS.

A Large Consignment just received directfrom Manufacturers, at Armstrong's cutprices.

YARMOUTH OIL CLOTHING.

132 GARMENTS, just in, bought on accountof whom it may concern, at Armstrong'scut prices.

53 LADIES' HIGH-CLASS CAPES, at half-price.

T. ARMSTRONG AND CO.,"CHEAPSIDE," HIGH STREET, AND

MARKET SQUARE.

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CHEAPER CHEAPERTHAN AT THAN AT

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Worth— lOJd, Is 3d, Is 6d, 2s.Also,

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BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE.

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CHEAPER CHEAPERTHAN AT THAN ATANY SALES. ANY SALES.

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REPUTATION.'

OUR REPUTATION means much, and wehave built it up on the VALUE THAT

WE GIVE.Our Customers can now get a real GOOD

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PAIR TROUSERS, for 655, the best valuethey have over received.

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BOYS' SCHOOL OUTFITS.

A SPECIALTY NOW AND FOR YEAES FAST

YOUTHS' AND JUVENILE CLOTHING.WE MAKE

THISBXLANCH OF OUR BUSINESS A CONSTANT STUDY,

AND KNOWING WBAT SHOULD BE WORN

We can recommend if desired.

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SAMPLE DESIGNS OF READY-MADES SENT ONAPPLICATION.

ONE SHILLING OFF EVERT POUND DISCOUNT FOR CASH

CASHEL STREET

Special Lines now Offering.

FUKNISHING- DEPARTMENT—NEW TABLE andHANGING LA"TT>SHEARTH SUITES,FENDEIS, COA". VASES.SCREENS,&o.SILVERPLATEandCUTLBI,Tingrattvariety.

SPOETS DEPARTMENT-GUNS,RIFLESand AMMUNITIONFOOTBALL andHOCKEY MATERIAL.NEW PARLOUR GAMES,&c.

BICYCLE DEPARTMENT—WOLFF-AMERICAN LADIES'BICYCLES at £15 15s cashNEW LAMPS, BELLS, SADDLES, CARRIERS, &c.

TOOL DEPARTMENT-ENGINEERS' TOOLS, LATHfi CHUCKS, &c.CARPENTERS' TOOLS of first quality and best valueCARVING TOOLS, DESIGNS and INSTRUCTION BOOKS.

EVERT SECTION of our Business affords a Wide Selection of .GoodsAT LOWEST PRICES.

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IMMENSE CASH PURCHASES INMERCERY AND CLOTHING.Cord Trousers 6/11 for 4/11. ColouredMoles 6/11 for 5/9 SALE NOW ONKaiapoiTweedTrousers and Vests18/6 for 8/11Men's WorkingShirts2/11and3/11 for 1/11and2/11 GENUINEBoys'andMen's KaiapoiMacintoshes 29/6 for19/11 BARGAINSMen's Colonial Rb.Pants4/11 for 3/6LinedDrabBuckskin Gloves 5/6 for 2/11 SALE NOW ONCardigans 5/11for 3/11 Umbrellas 8/11 for.5/11HeavyFawn Covert Coats 27/6 for 17/11

' JBJj]A.TUBoys'Reefers 4/11 for 2/11 Hussar Suits .8/6 for 5/11Golf and Varsity Caps9d for 3d SoftFelts l/-eachMen'sKaiapoiTweed Suits29/9 for19/6Heavy fiibb Colonial Socks 1/3 for lOd SALE NOW ON.Colonial Ribb Shirts andPants5/11 for 3/11 BAPG-AICTOQWhite ShirIs 4/6 for 2/11 Union SHirts 4/11 for 3/9 BARGAINSColonial Tweed Trousers 7/11, 9/11, 10/9, for 4/11, 5/11, 6/11 BARGAINSColonial SaddleTweed Trousers 13/9 for10/9BestKaiapoiDenim Troußers andJackets3/11 TftTl A mTTBoys'Ties andDerbys 1/- for 6d Wool Mufflers 1/6 for 6d $SHtA._LHBoys'andMen'sHardFeltHats 6/6 to10/6 for 1/11 AND CO.

yDRAPERS, CASHEL STREET. CHBISTCHUECH.

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**'\JR /HATis worthdoingat all is worthdoing well. There is no truer

V V I>itof proverbialphilosophyin the languagethanthat. All themostfamousmeii that the world has known have adopted it as thoir motto.Do& thingwell,ordon't doit atall. Itwas with that determination that <veestablished longago onr tailoring1department. We secured thesernoesof firstsrate cutters,purchasedthe best tweedsand suitings to be hadformoney, andhavealwaysemployedastaff of thoroughly,competentwork people. Atd whathas bt'en the resultP Oar made*te-order clothing is aamittedbycompetentjudgesto beinereryrespectequalto abytfiingmanufacturedinthecolonies,andye -.our charges are verymuch lower thanthoseusuallydemanfl«d at tailoriufrestablishments which do not possess tha advantagesof our own. The proofofth<» pnddinvisin theeating. We arebunyalltheyearround. Youmay goelaa-where for your tailoring, and pay more,but youcannot getit any better be-causenobetteris producedin thecolony.

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BusinoosNotices*

SAUSAGES.

TV/TY Customers and tho Public are herobyJ-fl. informed thatmy SAUSAGES are madefcoin the BEST INSPECTED MEAT ONLY,and they are at any time welcome to SEETHE PROCESS for their satisfaction.

1106 JAMES KNIGHT.

WELL WORTH KNOWING.~

TO speedily ternvinate those chronic Coughßand Colds, which threaten to pass into

consumption, take TOWNEND'S CELE-BRATED CINNAMON CURE. Even wheretubercular disease has developed this remedywill be found to immediately check the pro-gress of the disease, and gradually,destroynnddispel the bacilli. Obtainable everywhere,price2s 6d.~

AUCKLAND EXHIBITION.FIRST Award for German Pianos, "Haake,"

Hanover. Milner and Thompson, SolaAgents. Easy time payments. 7911

(M'EW, ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.

WINTER .1899.BOYS' REEFER COATS, 5s 6d to 14a.BOYS' MOSGIEL TWEED OVER-COATS, 13s 6d to 27s 6d.BOYS' HEAVY SCHOOL SUITS, 8s 6d

to 13s 6d.BOYS' ODD KNICKERS, 5s to 6s 6d.BOYS' BROWN CORD KNICKERS, ss.BOYS' SAILOR SUITS, 3s 9d, 4s 9d,

6s fid.

NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.

LONDON DENTAL INSTI-TUTE,

116,HIGH STREET(NextStandish andPreece)*.

Up-to-date Modern Dentistry Legiti-mately Practised by us in the

FOUR CITIES OF NEW ZEALAND.SETS FROM £1 Is, £2 2s, £3 3s.

SINGLE TOOTH ss.'No Unnecesssary Extractions. Teeth Fitted

over Stumps.Other Dentists' Work Re-fitted and Repaired.

Also, absolutely Painless Extractions.OTHERWISE NO FEE.

Pure Gas 2s fid. Extractions 2s 6d and Is.Open every day from 9 a.in. till 6 p.m.

Saturday till 10 pjn.

N.B.— Having fitted up our Surgery on theground floor, withall tho latest improvedap-pliances, and taken the premises for a leaseof five years, should be sufficient guarantee*that we mean faithful business, and we offer£1090 os a guarantee to any living person* ifthe teoth used byusaro not exactly the samoas used by dentists who charge double.

Principals—W- D. PITTAR, Dentist.'A. T. PITTAR,Manager and Director.

MEDICINEIs6d,

FOR ALL COMPLAINTS.fCV K NEST DA N; N,

MARRIAGES.ALLEN— WILLEY.— JuIy 12, at St M*ry%

Addington,by the Rev W. S. Bean,HerbertFrancis Allen, of Gibbon Street, Sydenham,to Adelaide Beatrice, youngest daughter ofJ. A. Willey, Clarence Road, Riccaiton.

McFERRAN— GREEN.— June 28, 1899, atAll Saints' Church, Nelson, by the RevF. W. Chatterton, William Thomas, eldestson of William MoFerran, of Christchurch,to Magdalene (Madoline), youngest daughterof the late Edward Green, of The Sands,Nelson. Nelson papers please copy.

DEATHS.BUCKETT.— JuIy 12 and 14, at mreiora

Street, Linwood, 'William, and also MaryAnn' Buckett; both aged seventy-eightyears. Their end was peace.

FULTON.— JuIy 14, Lieutenant-General JohnFulton, R.A.; aged seventy-two.

LATEST SHIPPING.LYTTELTON."

ARRIVED. _.July 15— Westralia, s.s., 1819 tons, Thorpe,

from Sydney, via northern ports. Kinsey,-

Barns and Co., agents. Passengers— missesSteaer, Lawrence and Healey (2), MesdamesRichards, Sanders, Wilson, Bowie and child,Messrs Knight, Ranger, Fulton, Gawley,Lor-rairie, Richards, Maddox, Perkins, Ward,Isaacs, Aldred, Roach, Deadsley, Ellis, James,Nelson, Maitland, Webb, Boreham, North,Doke, Driver, Manson, Power, Kohn, Ba*er,Burgess, Skerrett, Rae,Rattray, Bower,Miller,Davidson, Eallingwood and twenty-five steer-age

July 15— Rotomahana, s.s., 901 tons, Man-ning, from Wellington. Union SteamshipCompany, agenta. Passengers— MesdamesTrengrove and child, Ferguson, Fox, VanAsch, Widdoff, Simeon and Malloy and child,Rev Erwin, Hon Gourloy, Judge Denniston,Messrs Adams, Malloy, Dowding,Kirby, Fer-guson, Van Asch, Bailey, Phillips andBladder (2).

WEATHERFORECAST.

Captain Edwin ielegrapned the followingweather forecast to-day:— Wind will change tonortherly soon; the barometer will fall; a coldnight.

SHIPPINGTELEGRAMS.AUCKLAND,July IS.Sailed— Bakanoa, for Port Kembla. Te Anau,

for the south; passengers—

Misses Robertson.Rainer and Oxenham, Mesdames Young andVivian, Messrs Millar, Davis, Gordon "andGellatly.

WELLINGTON, July15.Arrived— Takapuna, from New Plymouth.

Tekoa, from WanganuL

EXPRESS PASSENGER LIST.Passengers from the south to-day:— For

Christchurch— Mr George Fowletts, Dr Dun-lop, Mr A. S.- Biss, Mr H^-D. M'Grath, MrH. V. Fulton, Mr C. B. Russell, Mr D.M'Pherson, Mr W. M'Alister,Mr Theo. Cooperand Miss Cooper.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.o

Mr E. A. Wall has been elected captainof the Canterbury Athletic and Cycling !Ciub's football team.

By special request, Mdlle. Trebelli will jeing the "Laughing Song" at her recitalon Monday evening. I

The civil case, Isaac Allen v. Jemima >

Taylor, claim £42 16s 6d, wascalled on forhearing before Mr R. Beetham, S.M., yes-terday, and further adjourned till Mondayfor the evidence of a witness.

Messrs A. Harrison, Skerrett (Welling-ton), R. 0. Duncan, J. A. Millar, MH:R.,Rev C. H. Garland and Bishop Grimeswere among thepassengers who went southby the express this morning.

Mr W. S. Robison, the manager of theBank of New South Wales, has resignedhis position, and will retire at the endof the present year. Mr Robison hasbeen on the staff of the bank for some-thing like "twenty-five years.

The total amount paid in salaries andwages by the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury for thepast year amounted to no less a sum than£18,312, and the sales of merchandiseaver-aged about£14,000 per month.

An Old Age Pension Court washeld, inthe Magistrate's Court room yesterday.Mr R. Beethampresided. Seventeen apph"cations for pensions were investigated, andof these eight weregranted— five in full andthree insmaller amounts, and ninewere ad-journed for further evidence.

MrT. S. Weston writes to«he managerofthe "

LytteltonTimes"

Company expressingths very high appreciation of himself andbis colleagues on the Education Board ofthe manner in which the address presentedto Mr Alfred Saunders by 'the Board waspreparedat the Company's establishment.

Mr G. F. Homan Barnes, the touringmanager of the Jubilee Singers, arrived inChristchurch this morningto make arrange-ments for a short visit which the companyproposes to pay to this town. The com-pany will open on July 19 at the OperaHouses. Ithas met with veiy satisfactorybatronageduring atour of theNorthIsland,which ithas just concluded.

The Shorthand Reporters Bill andSeparate Institutions Billpassed their finalstages in thc Legislative Council yesterday.In ths House of Representatives the Ad-vances to Settlers Act Amendment Bill wasintroduced, and there was another long andresultless discussion on the subject of the"appointment of sessional committees. TheLandfcr Settlements Act Amendment Billpassed its second reading.

CITY EDITION.BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association— By ElectricTelegraph— Copyright.

THE DEATH OF THE CZAREWITCH. "

STPETERSBURG, July 14. jThe Czarewitch met -with abad accident

■while cycling in hilly country and died on

the spot.LONDON GOVERNMENT BILL.

LONDON, July 14.The Queen has assented to the London

Government Bill.SHOP ASSISTANTS.

The House of Lords extendedthe opera-tions of the Shop Assistants Bill to Scot-

land.LADY SALISBURY.

Lady Salisbury is suffering from a slightparalytic seizure, but isnow recovering.

"BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.At the Bisley Rifle Meeting, the Mother-

land team won the Kolapore Cup with a

score of 768.CLERGY TITHES RELIEF BILL. " ;

The House of Commons sat until fox?'<in the morning, and passed the Clergy ITithes ReliefBill through committee with- '

out alteration.A GLUE TRUST.

NEW YORK, July 14. !

A trust has been formed here tocontrol .the glue trade in England and America. -,

ELECTORAL.The Dunedln "Star" says:— We have

very good authority for stating that MrThomas Mackenzie will contest the Wai-kouaiti seat in the Opposition interest.

THE TRANSVAAL.THE MONSTER PETITION.

THE MODIFIED FRANCHISE PRO-POSALS.

WAGGONS AND SUPPLIES FORKIMBERLEY.

AGITATION AGAINST SIR ALFREDMILNER,

FRIENDLY PRESSURE ON PRESI-DENT KRUGER.

NO OVERTURES TO NEW SOUTHj WALES.j United Press Association

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j Telegraph— Copyright.LONDON, July 14.

j The Transvaal correspondent of the/"

Daily Chronicle"

understands that friendsare urging PresidentKruger to concede theUitlanders seven years' retrospective fran-chise without modifications.

CAPETOWN, July 14.The signatures to the monster petition

from the Cape to the Queen supporting SirAlfred Milner's proposals exceed the total'number of votes cast for the Afrikander

i Bond candidates at the late general elec-I tion at the Cape.I The text of the modified franchise pro-

posals adoptedby the Transvaal Volksraad,,has been published. The Imperialist news-|papers at the Cape declare that they are| intentionally unworkable,j The authorities at the Cape are purchasingwaggons and supplies for Kimberley.

The Africander Bond agitation againstj Sir Alfred Milner is spreading. Dutch |

■ rowdies broke up a meeting at Worcesteri held to support Sir Alfred Milner's pro-posals.

The British and Dutch loyalists claimSir Alfred Milner's terms or nothing.

SYDNEY, July 15.The Right Hon G. H. Reid states that

s^ far no overtures have beenmade to theImperialGovernment from any quarterwithregard to the despatch of troops to theTransvaal.

WORK AND WAGES.STRIKES IN SPAIN.

United Press Association— By ElectricTelegraph— Copyright.

MADRID, July 14.Four thousand, dock employees and iron-

. workers have struck at Bilbao.

FEDERATION.THE WEST AUSTRALIAN COMMON-

WEALTH BILL., United Press Association— By ElectricTelegraph— Copyright.

PERTH, July 15.In the West Australian Legislative As-

sembly, thePremier moved that the Com-monwealth Bill be referred toa committeeof both Houses, to report by Sept. 1.j* ' ■

SPORTING.ECLIPSE STAKES.

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Telegraph— Copyright.1 LONDON, July 14. .

At the SandownPark SecondSumimer Meet-ing the Eclipse Stakes resulted as follows:

—THE TWELFTH RENEWAL OF THE

ECLIPSE STAKES, of 10,000 sovs; the se--cond horse 500 sovs; the nominator of.thewinner 500 sovs, and the third horse 100sovs from tho staike. For three and four-year-olds. Weight-for-age,' with certain pen-alties. One mile and a quarter.

Duke of Westminster's b c Flying Fox,by Orme— Vampire, 3yrs . 1

Duke of Westminster's ch o Frontier, byOrme— Quetta, 3yrs 2

Prince Soltykoff's b h Ninus, by Sheen,4yrs . . . . . . .3

(Flying Fox had previously this season-wonthe Two Thousand Guineas, tho Derby andthe Princess of Wales's Stakes. Ninus finishedthird toFlying Fox in the last-named event)

COURSING.MELBOURNE, July15.

Aquaiortis wassold to Mr A. E. Pearsonfor 160gs prior to winning the WaterlooCup.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB[PerPress Association.]

AUCKLAND, July 15.The Auckland Racing Club has passed

its programmes for theseason of 1899-1900.The sumof £17,860 will be given in addedmoney, which is £1100 in excess of theamount given last year. The programmesfor the Spring and Summer Meetings aretie same as last year- For the AutumnMeeting the Champagne Stakes has beenraised to 500 s.ovs and the Century Stakesto 1000 sovs. The Summer Steeplechasehas been retained. The beautiful silvercup, generously donated by Mr Stead, ofChristchurch, is added to the AucklandCup of 1000 sovs.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.'< United Preas Association— By Electric1 Telegraph— Copyright.

SHIPPING DISASTERS.ADELAIDE, .July 15.

The Airlie has been floated, apparentlybut little damaged.

The Midge, supposed to have founderedin the recent gales, carried five white pas-sengers as well as the crew.

CARTERTON, July 15." The Rev W. Rouse, a retired Wesleyan: minister, feD dead at Greytown shortly

before 8 a.m. He suffered from heart" disease.

An inquest, touching the deathof ErnestCharles Womdford, aged two years, whodied yesterday at Lkiwood, was held thisafternoon at the Royal GeOrge Hotel. MrR. Beetham, coroner, presided over the in-quiry. A verdict was returned in accord-iance with the medical evidence, that death\ had resulted from pleurisy.

FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVEASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

THIS DAY.The eighteenth annual general meeting

of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operativeAssociation of Canterbury (Limited)was held this afternoon at theCashel Street offices of the Asso-ciation. Mr C. Ensor, the chairman of theAssociation, presided, and Mr T. Maude,solicitor to the Association, was in attend-ance. The following directors occupiedseats on the platform:— Messrs S. Bailey,R. Bhmden, F. H. Brittan, D. Buddo, J.iR-ennie, J. Gough, J. Haydon, J. J. Her-rick, H. A. Knight, D. M'Millan, R. Mor-rish and H. W. Peryman. There was alarge attendance of shareholders. Apologiesfor absence were received from Messrs J.Holmes, F.D. S. NeaveandSir JohnHall..

The Chairmanreadailetter fromthe.Chair-manof the South Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative, congratulating the Association

uponits continuedprosperity.The meeting agreed to take the balance-

sheet and directors' report, which has al-ready been published, as read.

The Chairman delivered his annual ad-dress as follows:

—Inmoving the adoption of our eighteenth

balance-sheet and annual report,Iwill firstof all point out the substantial progressmade by tiie Association. During the yearwehaveunder review, ourshareholders havejincreased by 214, and

'now number 3069.IThe sales of merchandise amount to£166,862, and show an increase of£14,657 over those of the previous year.Our share capital bas also, increased by£12,960, and our reservefund by £1037.

AshburtonBranch.—Ihavegreatpleasure

in alluding to the satisfactory businesswhich is being built up by the Ashburtonfarmers. No doubt in the near future theAshburton branch will prove a source ofgreat strength to the Ajssociation. Largeand conveniently situated business premiseshave been secured. They comprise 1-iacres of land, withgrain stores capable ofholding 30,000 sacks, and fairly good officeaccommodation. Suitable stores for thesupply of merohandise and farmers' require-ments are badly wanted. Ihope shortlyyour directors will be in a position to war-rant the necessary outlay for these build-ings. They must, however, be guided bythe interest and 'support given the com-pany by the Ashburton farmers, and moreespecially by the share capital subscribed.

Sale of Shares.— We have decided thacthe requirementsof the companyagain war-rant us inrecommending the openingof theshare list. Our last year's issue was largelyover-applied for, and 2592 shares were al-lotted. Wenow propose toplace 2000moreshares on the market at a premium of 8sper share, and we specially hope the Ash-burton farmers will

'apply liberally for

these shares, and help tomake their brancha thorough success, and so secure for them-selves conveniences equal to those we havein Ohristchurch. We also hope that onrold shareholders will increase their sharesand so strengthen the company. .

Borrowing Powers.—

Shareholders willnotice from the directors' report that it isthe intention of the Board, in accordancewith Article No. 73, to take the sanctionof this meeting to an increase of your di-rectors' borrowing powers up to the fullvalue of the issued shares. At the presenttime we are onlyempowered toborrowup toone-half of the value of issued shares. Thegreat necessity for additional powers wasbrought under our notice by large demandsfrom farmers for assistance immediatelyafber last harvest. Large sums were at thattime outstanding for goods, harvest ma-terials, sacks, etc. Farmers wereunwillingto accept the low prices offering for theirgrain. So great was the demand for moneythat our advances made to farmers duringthe last half of this financial year exceededthe amount requiredfor tlie correspondingperiod of last year by £30,000. Owing tothe exceptional high price of stock induc-ing sales, and fanners making up theirminds to sell or ship their grain, these ad-vances have fallen to something like theusual limit. Still, however, our borrow-ing largely exceeds the amount allowed andrequired. Ithink you will all agree withme that your directors should not be con-tinually placed in theposition of having ex-ceeded their powers, and that in your owninterests and those of the company youwillgrant the additional powers asked for.

Review of Balance-sheet.—

After consider-ing our balance-sheet, shareholders will pro-bably agree with me that we have seldomlaid a stronger statementbefore you at anyprevious annual meeting. Although ourfixed deposits show an increase of £17,985,on the other hand the amounts at call onshareholders* current account and due tosundiy creditors have been reduced by£9143, tlnis making our total increase ofborrowed money £8842. As against thisincrease of borrowed money we have addi-tions to share capital and reserves of£13,997, and the whole account is backedup by a credit balance at our bankers of£12,925. Our working expenses, chiefly inthe items salaries and wages, show a con-siderableincrease. Betterwagespaid to ourstaff and the growth of our business, andthe e?c;tra expense for salaries entailed bythe Ashburton branch, fully account for theadditional cost of working. The amount inyourbalance-sheet under salaries and wagesis £9752 19s lOd. If to this amount beadded salaries paid to the branches at Lon-don and Auckland, and wages paid in themanufacturing departments and labour atthe grain and wool stores, we get a grandtotal of £18,312, for salaries and wagespaid during ilie current year. Sundrydebtors owing up to £24,749 requires someexplanation. This amount is made up of£4904 outstanding ongrainand stock sales,and thebalance, £19,945, is on the farmers'merchandise accounts, and is not excessive,as it only represents sales for about sixweeks. Th average monthly sales of mer-chandise for the yearcome to £14,000.

Appropriations.— The profits we have todeal with 'to-day for division amount to£15,349, the largest sum ever placed atyour disposal. Your directors recommend6 per cent interest to capital, 3£ per centbonus oncapital, and the same on merchan-dise sold and wages earned, 20 per centbonus on nett commissions earned, to add£1000 to the reserve, and to write 10 peioent off the maohinery and office furnitureaccounts. We estimate thebalance at about£2500 to carry forward.

London Agency.— You will see from thereport that Mr C. H. Inglis has been ap-pointed tosucceed Mi-Thomas Mackenzieasour London agent. Mr Inglis lias had nineyears' experienceof farmers' requirementswhen acting as manager of the CanterburyFarmers' Association Ifeel sure share-holders may entrust their business to himwith every confidence./ Mr Thomas Mackenzie, tbe retiringagent,displayed great energy during his term ofoffice, and carried on businesa profitablyand to the satisfaction of the companiescon-cerned.

InsuranceonFrozen Meat.—

MrMackenziehas taken great interest in the disposal ofour frozen meat, and has fearlessly ferretedout and exposedmany abuses in the trade,

j raore especially in the mode of insuranceassessments. We sent our insurance mana-ger,Mr Brown, to the WeUington Confer-ence to represent the excessive claims,- ex-posed by Mr Mackenzie, which were con-tinually being made on the insurance com- jparties, and paidby them, owing to carelessor worse assessments of damage. So far,there is no improvement. London officesare slow to move. The rule seems to be,"Increase the premiums and let the moralrisks take care of themselves." Mr Mac-kenzie considers that, with careful j andhonest assessments, our insurance premiumscouldbe de^preased by one-half.

Prime Canterbury.— Mr Mackenzie andother agents continue tourge^very stronglythe1necessity of keepingup tiie standard ofour Canterbury mutton. Tliey all tell usthat other countries and otherpartsof Nov;Zealand are improving their quality, and

-l3»*!OT_rs3s?go_o^ba^ cea-ser', j

and that Prime Canterbury cannot muchlonger takethe lead of tiremarket.

Farmers' Wool OTpe.— Fanners haveonly to walk throughonr wool storesbeforea sale and tlhey will see for themselves thechange which has taken place during thelast few years in the character and breedof their sheep. In plaoe of the finelygrown half and three-quarter-bred farmers*clips we used to see displayed, worth jusbnow in the London markeit from lOd tols per lb, we now see comparatively little iof tbis class of wool. Inits plaoe, coarse jmixed lots, crosses of merino, Lincoln,Leicester Down, in the same bale, andworse _t£Q, we can detect 'n the fleecesthemselves indications of several of thesevarious crosses. Any sort of ewe is lookedupon as good enough tobreed a fa* lamb.Such farmers' clips are fetching from 5dto 7d per lb in the London market, s~against lOd to ls for fine even clips—agreat national loss. Our sheep breedingis in a transition stage;mernos and firstcrosssheepare not procurableinany quan-tity. Wbat is wanted is some standardsheep of the half-bred type for our breed-ing grounds. There are several inbredhalf-bred flocks in Canterbury which havestoodthe test of time, and are producing primefreezers and valuable wool. Inotice thatone of these flocks, Leicester-merino crossof about eighteen years' standing, ob-tained an average price, for between 200and 300 bales, of lOfd per lb. Ishouldlike to see this class of sheep more- en-couraged by our Agricultural artd PastoralAssociations.

Eailway Rates.— Shareholders will re-collect that at our last annual meetingItook occasion to show that our railway-rateson wool were 50 per cent higher thanthose charged in New South Wales, andour grain rates about 40 per cent. Onwool no reduction has been obtained, more,perhaps, to the loss of the railways tha» !the farmers. Traction engines.and drawwork cheaper, and now largely makethe place of the railway for carriage ofwool. Your direotors, taking into con-sideration the low prico of grain and thelarge■■'harvest to be dealt with, deter-mined to do their utmost to obtain railwayconcessions, and sent a deputation to Wel-lington. .Mr Buddo, representing Ashley,Mr Rennie, Selwyn, and Mr Chapman,Ashburton, undertook to represent ourviews to the Government. You are awareof the success of their mission. The Go-vernmentmet the farmers most handsomelyin thematter, and immediately placed therail carriage of grain and other farm pro-duce on a fe^r and reasonable basis bygranting concessions equalto 20 per cent.You will nodoubt all appreciate the actionof the Government, and agree with me ingiving a hearty vote of thanks to ourrepresentatives,MessrsBuddo, Rennie andCha.pman.

The Sack Question.—

Many farmers arewellawareof the difficulty there wasduringthe season in procuring sufficient sacks tomeet the increased harvest requirements.This difficulty is accounted for by the Can-terbury farmers using a larger sized sackthan is used in other grain districts. Wewere,therefore, unable tosupplementstocksfrom Australia or other parts of New Zea-land. One of our orders couldnot be com-pleted even in Calcutta. 'It is a questionwhether ib would not be better to decreasetbe size of our Canterbury sack, and haveoneuniform size for the whole of New Zea-land.

Australian Federation.—Imust now askyou to consider the most important ques-tionIshall bring before you to-day. Aus-tralian federation is a certainty, and.willprobably be in full swing within twelvemonths. Intercolonial reciprocity of tradeis within our reach. Can New Zealandafford to stand out in the cold, and riskhaving our small farmers' markets practi-cally closed and lost to us by adversetariffsinallthe Australianports. Of thesixfederating colonies, New SouthWales alonelets our produce in free, the other fivehaveprotective duties against us. In the newalliance there will certainly be five voicesfor protection against New Zealand farmproduce, as against a possible one for freetrade withus. Ihavehad a leaflet preparedgiving valuable statistics relative to thetrade of 1898 between New Zealand andAustralia. This shows the exports to Aus-tralia from New Zealand to come to£749.000, not including gold, metals andtranshipments. On the other hand, thetrade from Australia to New

-Zealand,

reckoned on the same basis, comes to£460,000. Probably, if all the Australianports were comparatively free to us thistrade couldbe doubledor treble'din a fewyears.' One of your directors, Mr HenryOverton, ina letter to the Canterbury Agri-cultural and Pastoral Association's journal,gives auseful instance ofthe damage workedby the Victorian duties. Mr Overton, call-ing at theBluff on his passage to England,noticed 184 trucks of Southland oats wait-ing shipment to Sydney. One of Mv Over-ton's fellow-passengers, a Victorian pas-toralist, whose flocks were suffering fromdrought, was so struck with the cheapnessof New Zealand oats that he at once madeun his mind tp purchase a large quantity.The Victorian nastoralist very soon had toabandon the idea when he was informedthat the Melbourne oats duty was ls 2dper bushel. The New Zealand farmer losthis market, and the Victorian sheep lostthe oats. Mr Overton says:— "I couldnot help thinking wlien seeing the greatbulk of stuff going from our most southernport, and knowing what is constantly goingto Australia from our northern ports, thatthere is a .sreat dealmorein this great ques-tion of federation thanmost of us are apt' to think, andIfearit willbe a very serioustiling if we are shut out from Australiaas we practically' are from Melbourne."Looking at this great question from a farm-ers' point of view, which is, of course, allwe can do here to-day, it seems to me thatwehaveeverything to gain but little to loseby throwing inour lot with the other Aus-traliancolonies. WhatIwantyou toconsideris this, if we can join the alliance all theAustralian ports.will be comparatively freetdus;at anv rate, in case,of a shortage inany one of the other colonies, we shall heon an equal footing with the others to se-cure the trade. If, on the other hand, westand out in the cold, weshall find ourselveshandicappedby adverse tariffs at everyport,and our Australion trade inplaceof assum-ing largely increasing importance will bepractically valueless and lost. A commit-tee of theHouse of Representativeshas been

"appointed to report. We shall all watchth« result withgreat interest, andno doubtwithhold judgment untilwehear bothsidesof the question.

Record Years.—Inow heartily congratu-

late farmers on the-success of their year'swork. We must not, however, lose sightof the fact that we have and are passingthrough two record years. Last year ourharvestyields were exceptionally small, butwe were compensated,by exceptionallyhighprices for our produce. This year our Can-terbury harvest is so universally good thatwe canstand the low prices, assisted as weareby therise invalueof frozenmeat. Thelatest Government agricultural statisticsjust to hand show that the total wheatyield for New Zealand as13,073,410 bushels,giving an average of rather over 32£bushels per acre. Of this amount 8,409,166bushels were grown in Canterbury, withan average of rather over 33£ bushels pei'acre. Canterbury's average for oats was41 bushels, and for barley 46 bushels peracre.

Signs of the Times. — The signs of thetimes allpoint tothe exercise of theutmostcare in the conduct of our agricultiiral oper-ations. The prices of wheat, oats, pota-toes, etc., are below the cost of productionin New Zealand;on 'the other hand, theprices of woollengoods, iron, and jute goodsand almost all other farm requirements arelargely on the rise, and, in addition, .wehave to face this great Australian federationquestion.

The (3iairmau ifchen moved, and Mr S.Coleman seconded, the adoption of theeighteenth balance-sheet and report.

Mr Newlyn.asked if it was competentfor shareholders to paynp the balance oftlHr shares before the new shares were'allotted, and if he could move in thatdirection.

The Chairman said that a special meet-ing would be necessary for that purpose;but Mr Newlyn couldpub it in theformof a recommendatieon to the^idiheotorsv H

Mr Newiyn likedto put the matter in thatform- he (the Chainx_ui)v would supportit-

Mr Newlyn desired that the reserveshould be a cash one instead of being putinto buildings or into the business.

Mr MLa«__an asked if there was any|chance of a distinction being made be-J tween the interest on money paid up onshares and the bonuses paid on purchases.He thought 9£ -ner cent of a bonus wasaltogether too much for money, and wishedto know if borrowing power was betterthan oash. He had been" under the im-

'pression tha* the Bank .of New Zealandmigiht have stopped their overdraft.

The Chairman said that the purchasergot the advantage, as he got his goodsactually under cost price.

Mr M'Laehlan asked if there was anychance of the article involving the questionhe had first asked being altered.

The Chairman pointed out that MrM'Laehlan was a large farmer who haddone considerable business with the Asso-ciation, but he only held one share untilthings got pretty safe.

Mr M'Laehlan said that he had twentyshares now, andhadbeen capableofmanag-ing his ownbusiness throughout. He drewattention to the high price charged for.insurance on meat shipped to England.

Mr M'Laehlan asked if he could move iaterms of his remarks.

The Chairmansaid that a specialmeetingWould have to be called for that purpose.MrHowsonconsidered that thesum,of £164

inhand from unclaimed bonuses shouldhavebeen sent out by postal notes, or in. someother way. He criticised the statement h>tne balance-sheet which showed that £975219s lOd hadbeenpaidinsalaries and wages,whenthe Chairman had told them that thetotal of wages and salaries amounted to£18,321. He contended that during thelastyear the Association hadreaped the ad-vantage of the interest on £3384, whichsumhadnot been dealtwithhx any way,and hethought that 6 per cent profit and 3£ percent bonus on purchases was a fair tiring.He objected to the habit afre-electing directors, and thought the--3000 oddshareholdersmustbe hard!np whenthey had to elect as a director a man whoha.d gone to England, andthe date of whosereturn no one knew. He wished his ideasto go as a reconunendation.

AFFAIRS INFRANCE.—♥

MAJOR MARCHAND'S FOLLOWERS.United Press Association— By EJectrio

Telegraphs— Copyright.PARIS, July 14.

One hundred and fifty Senegalese troopswho accompanied Major Marchand on,hismarch to Fashoda, participated ia a na-tional fete here.

CRICKET.—AUSTRALIA v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

United Press Association—By ElectrioTelegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, July 14.The weather was fine for the continua-

tion of the match between the Australiansand Gloucestershire, but a change wasthreatening. The wicket was good and theattendance large. In the early part of theHome team's innings some excellent playwas shown, and the scoring.was fast. Atthe luncheon adjournment the score stoodat 166 for two wickets. Wrathall playedbrilliantcricket. Townsend, who was ablyassisted by Sewell, gave a fine display, andmade his runs in seventy minutes withoutgiving a single chance.

The followingare.the scores:— 1

AUSTEALIA.

AUSTRALIA.4

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AMATEUR ATHLETICS.BRISBANE, July 15.

The Queensland Amateur Athletic Asso-ciation has declined to participate in tliescheme to send an. Australasian athleticteam to England and to compete at theParis exhibition next year.

COMMERCIAL.United Press Association— By Electrio

Telegraph— Copyright.SYDNEY, July 15.

At the opening sales of the new teas,low priced lots were in good demand, andranged higher than, last year. Finer teaswere neglected.

THE OTAGO CENTRALRAILWAY.

[Per Press Association.]WELLINGTON, July 15.

A deputation of the Otago members ofboth. Houses waited on the Minister ofPublic Works this morning, andurged thecompletion of the Ofcago Central railway as.far as Clyde. The Minister promised tolay thematterbefore the Cabinet.

£From Our Correspondent.]WELLINGTON, July 15.

Inreply tothe deputation from the Otagomembers, "urging the speedy completion ofthe Obago Central Railway, the Ministerof Public Works said the line was beingpushed on as rapidly as funds permitted,

,but the work would have to be consideredin connection with other main lines inthe Public Works Estimates. To giveeffect to the proposals of the deputationwould involve a considerable loan. Thisis understood to indicatea large loanpolicyif pressure is brought to beai- from otherquarters.

THE CHAIRMAN OF COM-MITTEES.

[From Ouk Correspondent.]WELLINGTON, July 15.

Ib is believed that if the election ofthe Chairmanship of Committees in theCouncil is decided by ballot, CaptainBailliehas the best chance of election to thai-position.

WELLINGTON NEWS.[Peb Pbess Association.]

WELLINGTON, July 16.The colonialmails -which left Aucklandon Jane 12 arrived in London on themorning of July 13, a few hours late.

The term.of thecontractbetweentheNa-tional Dairy Association and the shippingcompanies for the carriage of produce toLondon, details of -which axe now finallysettled, is for three years, and comes intooperation next November.

Constable Manson, who came fromJjytrtelton, and -was one of the first batch whopassed the newly-instituted probationers'school for police here, died of typhoid-feverthis morning.

THE BTAK, SATURDAY, JTILY 15; 1899. 5

First Innings.Trumble, o Eice b Townsend , 27M'Leod, b Roberts.... 1Trumper,b Roberts . . . .104Gregory, lbw b Townsend . .25DaTlhig, c Sewell b Roberts . . 42Iredale, b Roberts . . . . 39Kelly, c Brown b Paisli . 01/a.ver, c and b Paisli . . . 77 " :Jones, c Wrathall b Paisli .'. .20Howell, c Rice b Paish. . . 18Johns, not.out 3

Extras.....21

Total . . . .377Bowling.Analysis: Roberts, four wickets for

84 runs; Paish, four wickets for 100 runs;Townsend, two wickets for 64 runs.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE. ,First Innings.

"Wrathall, c Trumper b M'Leod . 52Rice, b Jones . . . .33Townsend, c Jones b Trumble . 50Sewell, b Howell . . . .41Champain, c M'Leodb Trumble . 11Troup, c Trumble b Howell . i7Jessop, c Iredale b Trumble 20Brown, c Laver b Trumble . 4Board, c and b Trumble ". .6Paish, b Trumble ... 0Roberts, not out . . * . 2

Extras 4

Total 240

Butter.— Fresh Factory lOd, Bkck Swan,ls. Fresh Eircs Hd. Hubbard, Hall andCo. - - 2384

Late Advertisements.Active, Clean Girl to assist inVV housework. 25, Armagh Street east. 690 ,i

WANTED, by strong young woman, Washy "!ing or Cleaningby the day. Apply A.M.. i

Office of this Paper. 673 Si'ANTED, Unfurnished Bedroom, wit^ Afireplace,andBoard, by elderly man.Ap, -Mply Moderate, "Star"Office. 674 M

"WANTED~Known--That a9dBar of gilfcT 1»» '■ stone Soapis worth Two Shfllingrf and '1One Penny compared to soaps now beinz''

ofEered.^' . *

'ANTED Known— We begin To-day tj»" ~Greatest Sale we have ever heLL com.!mencing at 10 o'clock. Shaw, Robinson and1

Co., 213, Cashel Street.'ANTED Kjioom— ¥e begin Toaay~tb^ '

Greatest Sale we have ever held, ctxUmencing at 10 o'clock. Shaw, Robinson arodCo., 213, CaaheZ Street. {

-ANTED Known— Wo begin Tc-^ayGreatest Sale we have ever held, obinJganr'St.sw'"^"-h'ANTED Known— We begin To-day

Greatest Sale we have ever heldf «onvmencing at 10 o'clock. Snaw, Robinaon and!Co., 213, Cashel Street.

'WANTED Known-We begin Trxfay «^TT Greatest Sale we have ever held! com-'

CoT%| Cash/s^t.SW> B°biaSOlt ■"*rANTED Known-We begin To^Say theGreatest Sale we have ever heH> con>'ga~

oLg/gg&. SMw' BobiDßon "*WALLACE and Co.'s Horehound an*11- "^S186!4 Congh Elbdr" the best cur«obtainable for coughs and colds, Is6d. F2^a.■WALLACE and Ox's Horehound *nd\7,Aniseed Cough Elixir gives instantrelief and promptly cures irriiating cougha.Everywhere Is6d. R&li

"ITTALLACE and Co.'s Horehotmd a^di/ Aniseed Cough Elixir. Tho best ea.*for a bad cold. Obtainable from aJI cherm-iaand stores. ls_ 6d. , . F34iLl/l/ALLACE and^Co's^ Harehoimd Sd>» » Aniseed CoughElixir. Recommended i-all whohave used it. The bestremedy obtainable for all affections of the throat'and hco^'BUYERS are still wanted in large

tities to buy Watches, Jewellery smi'Portmanteaux at D. Bowman's, next CitvHotel, Colombo Street.

ASHPans with Venetians 9s 6d, Coal Vases!from 8s 6d, Rochester Lamps (allKinds);Buggy Lamps. Aitken and Roberts, P^mialv.ing Ironmongers, corner Cashol and CokHnbo1

Streets."DUSINESSES for Sie.-A good fumitare'-»-' Business,.as a going concern; a really,good thing. A fruit and Confectionery Bum-'ness m the city. A Blacksmith's BusinessA Pawnbroker's Business, and others. Fullparticulars from Ayers, Beauchanip and CoAuctioneers, Cashel Street West. Sendprinted Catalogue.TVAVID BOWMAN" is still selling LaoW^"*-' Gents' and Boys' Watches at 17s saah.Call and inspect. Opposite Kincaid**, Co-lombo Street.Tp^BRANDT'S Malted Food builds up-*^_strong, healthy and vigorous bodies. 676"CHARMS for Sale.— l3oo Acres, Ashbarton 'J- cKfltrict, well watered, and good honasand outbuildings, £4 15s an acre; 20 acseaHateweil, just suitable for gentleman's resi-dence; 135 Acres Broadfiolds, 205 Acres Rus-sell's Flat,MAcres Papanui,with house, etc,andplenty ofothers on application to Knightand Cheddey (late Baggs and Co.), 131.Colombo Sfareet, Christcharch.TpOii. Lease,dose to Papanui,6 Acres Splea--I- dia T.-vma; suitable fox any purpose. Ap.ply,Knightand Checkley (late Baggs andCoJ131, Colombo Street, Christchurch.pOR Sale, Hornby7Bakery Business, withJ- dwellingandbakehouse, stable andsbeds-domg a first-class trade; quarter-acre. ApolvgTcoiZt cia^ (late Bagga "*%% -T^OR Immediate Sale, nearly J-acre ana-«- good 6-roomed House, with artesian,cop-per, etc; just decorated throughout; neartown, andhandy to tram, coach and school,Land Transfer Title; price £225; small de-posit and exceptionally easy terms. ApplyKnight and Checkley (late ±Jagg» and Co).131, Colombo Street, Christchureh.pOR Sale, Worcester Street, Linwood, newJ- House of 7 rooms, scullery, washhousoand copper, bathroom, h. and c, fowlhousoand run;J-acre, water laid on to garden and'grounds; a raro opportunity. Apply Knight'and Checkley (late Baggs and Co.), 131, Co'kanbo Street, Christchurch.TjKkR Sale, Lincoln Road, handy to Addrrtg-"*" ton Workshops, new House of six largolooniß, h.w., washhouse-and copper, verandah,eighth-acre. A bargain. House only built'two months, and the price only £330; easyterms. Apply, Knight and Checkley (lateBaggs and Co.), 131t Colombo Street, Christ-church.TTAIRDRESSER'S anoTTobacconisi'a Boai-J-J- ne3s for disposal, with Billiard Saloonattached, as a eoing concern. Premises caa^be bought or leased; a good opportunity.iFull particulars from Ayer6, Bcauchamp and1Co., Cashel Street. ,

HOUSE of 6 good rooms (plastered), hall,Venetianblinds, pantry, scnilery, wash-'boose, copper, sewer connection, nice garden,

situated in north-west of city-, for safe at alow price. Appiy to Ayers, Beaochamp andCo., Auctioneers, Cashel■ Street.

IF Baby suffers from TJiarrhoea, Dr BrandtsMalted Food is a certain cusej made with'

water only. 'bjg ,

IWILL Not be Responsible for tho Debts of,my Wife unless they are Contracted in thePurchase cf Joko Tea, whichIknow she csn-'not live without. ~ F233AITKEN AND ROBERTS, for Table;

XI. Lamps, all kinds, including celobrat**!'Rochester^ and

"Miller

" Lamps. HaaJ:Lamps from la each. Lamp Stoves.BUGGEY, 35, Tuam Street East; .and atr" 68,Manchester Street Soath, Christ-!church, near Coker's Hotel, WhObsale;aa<3:" '

Retail Confectioner. Weddings,' Pioaioa,1Parties, etc,cateredfor. 'i'ente, tables**od all'-requisites Let out on-Hire. The Tr&do sup-:plied. 2202 jJSNELL, Colombo Street South, Christ-!" church, andElizabeth Street, SydenharsvWaste Product and Bottle Merchant. Cash;Purchaser of Rags, Tailors' Cuttings, Rope*'Bones, Lead, Tea Lead, zinc, Brass, Oop-per, lion, Flint, Glass, xaper, Irci (sor&p),Oil Drums etc., etc.- Every descriDtipn of'Bottles bought, soid or exchanged! Tele-phone No. 865.

OST, a Pound.of Coc-lie Tea, packed hi;Lead,marked 2s;will gladly receive ZsCdi

for it. It is the best Tea at the priceIeverhad. . F2330 ;.MONEY to Lend, on approvedsecurity, in!

sums of £3000 and upwards to £35,000,1,at &i per cent.. Apply Knight and Checkley:(late Baggs and Co.), 131, Colombo Street,"Christchurch.

MONEY to Lendon approved Freehold Se-curities, \at lowest rale of interest. Ayers,BesQchamp and Co., Auctioneers and EstateAgents, Cashel Street- 8168

PROPERTY^ Catalogues now ready; sendor call for one (free). Ayers, Beauchamp

and Co., Auctioneers, Cashel StreetTJIANOS

—A few new and second-hand in-J. strumenis to be sold very cheap for

cash, or easy terms may be arranged. Everypiano guaranteed good value for tho price.Zealandia, "Times"

Office.0 Farmers and Others— Highest CaiuPrice given for Live Quail, Poultry,

Pigeons, Docks, etc Apply, PoultryDepart-ment, Commercial Restaurant, Christtaurcb

f*-iQA WILL Buy2 4-roonted Cottages, 24A/JLOv/ perches, corner section, good lo-cality; termsor .caish. Apply R. M. Spsiis,Lich&eld Street. 637i^rrr WILL Buy Furniture and GoodwillS/ I*J of Large, Central Boarding-house,16 rooms,rent £55. A bargain. Apply Speirß,Lichfield Street. '. 697

O~tA AAA f°r Investment, on.behalf ofJJI\J-i\J\J\Ja, dieTTt, who is desirous ofpurchasing for cash Shop Properties incentral posdtuons^ principals only dealt with.Apply, Knight and Checkley Gate Baggs andCo.), 131, Colombo Street, Cnristchurch.

LAMPS. LAMPS. LAMPS.

T^-OW, OPENING UP-Latest.' Styles in

TABLE LAMPS and HANGING LA"MPS,PiUed witb.ite-celek«>.ied Miller

and-Juno Btnrner3.

Afao, .A Large Selection of Newest Designs in

DINNER SETS,TEA SETS, andTOILET SETS.

ijidFancy Goods Specially Suitable for Pre-sentation purposes.Inspection Invited.

DUOTORiTaKD CO.,HOLLYKOOD HOUSE, ,

166,TCotamijp-Street,cChristchuxcli.

Late Advertisements.QHO BA L

'HALL.

SHORT SEASONONLY,Cnrnmescing

WEDNESDAY, 19th JULY.

FAREWELL.FAREWELL. ,FAREWELL,

THE ESTABLISHED FAVOURITES,O. ML McADOO'SFAMOUS

ORIGINALORIGINALORIGINALJUBILEEJUBILEE

'JUBILEESINGERS.SINGERS..SINGERS.

SPECIAL GRAND PROGRAMMES.New in Entirety.

QUAINT! HUMOROUS! PATHETIC!Prices— 3b, 2s, and la.Plan at Milnor and Thompson's.

G. F.H. BARNES,691 Touring Manager.

7S" H 0 R A L! HALL.

MONDAY,17th JULY.T R E B*~E L L I.TREBELLI.TREBELLI.

Owing to the Increasing Interest Exhibitedby the Musical Public, MDLLE. TREBELLIwill Give Another RECITAL as above.

MDLLE. TREBELLIWill Sing—

1. Recit. and Air . Polacca,"Mignon"■ A. Thomas

2. Song.. Solveig, "Peer Gyn*"

.E. Greig3. Song . . (a)

"Berceuse" (Gounod), (b)"Serenade

". Beinberg4. Aria, 'Ah! non credia;" Rondo, "Ah! hon

giunge," Sonnambula. Bellini5. Ballad.."Winds,in the Trees

".G. Thomas6. Vocal Waltz.."

Che Gioja"..T.Mattoi

. MrJOHN PEOUSE will Sing—1. Song, "Thou Art. My World "...Hechler2. Song,

"The Two (Grenadiers"..Schumann

3. HungarianFolk Song,"Shepherd, See ThyHorse's Foaming Mane

" Korbay4. Song, "Ho! Jolly/ Jenkin".... Sullivan

Reserved Seats 4s,Unreserved 2s 6dand Is.Onlya limited number of Tickets for Seats

under the galleriesvat One Shilling.

Holders of Unreserved Tickets haveexclusiveright of entry up to" 7.30 p.m.

Day Tickets for Uinreserved 'Seats at EslickBros, and Walker's. BoxPlan at Milner andThompson's.

F. VERT, Director.THOS. GARRARD,

1191 Local Business Manager.CKBISTCmraCH WORKING~MEN*S CO~

OPERATTVE SOCIETY, LTD.COMMBMOBATION SOIREE,

ON THURSDAY, JULY 20th, 1899, ATOPERA HOUSE,

Tuam- Street Christehurch.T.o Celebrate the Inauguration of the Co-

operative Movement Ten Years Ago.Tea on Tables at 6 p.m. Entertainment

' following.Songs by Mies AHco Carrick, MarsKennedy,

Messrs Read, HaHey, Woledge and Wylie.liime-light Views by C. B. Russell, AddressbyProfessor Bickerton. Tickats Is, admittingAdults only. Children's Night— Friday, July21st, at 7.30 p.m. Admission, free. 1195rfTEKDEO&S are invited for the ERECTIONX of a COTTAGE (Labour Only).

Plans and specifications to be seen at MrHerriotfs Store, Victoria Street, where Ten-ders are to be left, addressed to J. B. Adams,onor before WEDNESDAY, July 19th.

Tne or any tendfer not necessarily ac-cepted. 657WANTED, Shop; 3 rooms, town or sub-uribs, rent, view to purchase. Shop,,"Star" Office. 680

ANTED to Sell, a Maori Range, nearlynewi. Apply, next week, Mrs Perfaam,

Somerset.Street, Addington. 679

WANTED Known— We have Biscuit Dustand Sweepings on sale, for Pig and

Fowl Feed. A-ulsebrook and Co., MontrealStreet. 1184TTTANTED, Cyclists to Hire Ladies' aitfiVV.i Gents' Cycles per day, week or? montf

SOON" CYCLE DEPOT,Lower High Street. 70V

'ANTED), by"young lady, Private BoardandResidence, with small family, where

no other boarders; terms must be moderate.Apply, giving particulars, X.Y.Z., "Times

"Office. . 687

TXTANTED to Purchase, Modern HouseVV. 6to 8 Booms, with all up-to-date con-veniences, and'not less isban half acre land,near town and team. Write, lowest priceand pariScalaag, to Urgent* "Times"Office-

'1175

FOR Sale, Handsome, White Silk OperaCloak,neverused, price 30s. Cloak,"Star"

Office. . 688

A Furnished Bedroom to Let,'with use ofkitchen. Widow, 63, Stirling Street, Syd-

enham. 678

BROWN Leghorn,Pu4let6, laying, 4s each;splendid laying <<9train. 'Adamson's Poul-

try Farm, St Albans. 677RANDTS Malted Food— You can giro it

to your baby or your giamHailmr withequally-good lesufte. 676.i^ORB^TIFPSSD Cigarettes, 10 for 6A Won'tv> stiok to lips. Woodward, 66, ColomboStreet. 692

IF your chemist does not keep Wflton'aHand Emollient, inquire of Kempthoroe,grosser and Co^ ,Sole Ageata. Try it.OST, Long Safcla Fur, Thnrsday eroning,

between Park Terrace and ManchesterStreeknorfh. Finder will belewarded on leav-ing same wHh Mr Herriott, -Grocer, VictoriaStreet. 694

ADAME G-IBBtS, Pafenfot, Phrenologist324, St Aeaph Street west, opposite theCrown Brewery. $95 "

MINORCA Fowls, pore, prolific winter lay-ers, non-aetters, large eggs, sittings ss,forwarded to any address. Morrison, OpawaStore. 689

ISS STEGT3L, Pahnist and Phrenologist'. 257, Madras Street north. From Mel-hoxiraß. ■"

■

675

MEAT INSPECTION.MEAT INSPECTION.

MEAT INSPECTION.

THEPUBLIC ABEWARNEDAgainst Buying Meat which haa

HOT BEEN IHSFEOIIEUBYA DULYQUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE ROYAL

comeaeof "vetebq*aby

SURGEON.fTHBOHBISTCHURCHJCEata? COMPANYJL have to thank the PubUc far theLiberalPatconagct bestowed upon the Shops and theirappreciation of their efforts to supplythemwith.

HEALTHY EGOD.Thtgr exceedingly regret tltt&;attenipts_:have

been made in n»any quarters to hamper theInspection^of Mea^-and to i3jzow

DISCBEKET UPON THE INSPECTION.The pubJic ace advised that -&© Inspectors

axe not in, ifc© pay oi ibe Oampsa^ as theFees are paid dnpet to the Government.THE CEEKDSTCSEDSCH MSfi^ COMPANYflWirrm--Qig£ they can.-give- tin

HIGHEST PEIGE FOB STOCK,and -owing to their economical manner ofworking,ibey 'can.gwe theVTOW TTWyrTiRST GLASS OF wnf/AV AT(LiOWEK PRICES THAN; HAVE EVER

BEEN, CHARGED.Tltov«nccseß.^£ the Shops will enable -the

Meat Canrpacy ti>.supply thePtffi&c witi,theHIGHEST GLASS OF MEAT, guaranteedby the Government Veterinary Surgeon asbeing

SOUHD, HEALTHY ANDWHOLESOME,

AtLOWERPRICES*nan Meat With

out Govarnment Jnttocctaon.

CHRISTCHURCH MEAT CO.LIMI33SD, 526

Sunday AnnoTU_ecnie_ts

"TkRULDS' HaH, corner of Worcester StreetJ-* and Manchester Street. Sunday, July16, 6.30 p.m. Lecture, "The Refuge fromthe Storm." All are cordialjy invited. 1180nn h ii i, y c~~li w~w-1- W. W. COLI/INS Lectures To-morrow.Subject:—" The Bishop, the Ciniroh and theState." Musical Programme at 7, Lecture7.15. Admission 6d and la. 1241

Late Advertisements(A~C«rd)~ T~ ~*

"jl/TISS DENNISTON, Teacher of TTOOD-IyA CARVING,No. 5, MORTEN'S BUILDINGS,

Cathedral Square. " 701T>IANO by Gauge, good orderr_2o,or JEI de--»- posit, 10s monttjy. 200, St Aaaph Street.QEPAEATOR Butter, 10d; Pern Leaf, lid;*J Tui (fresh), Is; ihresh Eggs, lid. FrankA. Cook, 222, Colombo Street. 707

W 'ANTED to Rent, &«roomcd Cottage; nearAddington School. Apply Hayward Cot-tage, Sumner. 698'ANTED to Rent, Two Unfurnished, Rooms. Send particulars to A.8.,"

Star Office.'

709ANTED, Two Gentlemen Boarders, pri-vate family, comfortable home, termsmoderate, good locality. 18, Bath Street. 696

WANTED, by good needlewoman, PlainSewing for ladies and children. Address,Needle, "

Star." 706ANTED to Sell, Second-hand Star bTcycle, 26-inch frame, in splendid order,and very cheap. Apply, Globe Cycle Works,160, High Street. 700

WANTED, Ladies and Gentlemen who are. searching for bargains in Bicycles toinspect our large stock, all ingood condition.Price, from £5, for good ntftchinm;deposit£1, instalment £1 per ~K<n*t>, A-^ott— Qto^Cycle Company, 70, Manchester Street, andColombo Street Depot,. 198, Hobbs'a Boikl-ings, Christchnrch. 8TTfTANTED, Station Married Couples,»» Ploughmen, Dairy Hands, Rabbiters,etc. Apply J. McDonald,.Manehester Street.Miss J. Conway has charge of the female de-partment, and now requires Housekeeper forthe West Coast, 15s weekly; also, Waitressesfor country hotels, Cooks and Generals fortown and country. Servants w__ referenceswill find it to their advantage by applying tothe above office. Telephone No. 286.SEPARATOR Butter,10_4 .Fern Leaf, lid;*3 Tui (fre3h), Is; Fresh Efegs, lid. FrankA. Cook, 222, Colombo Street. 797

A ITKEN Ai\_» ROBEET© are now offer-—"_" ing New Stock of Singeing Lamps _a3

Horse-phppers, Clark's, Marti— % and Rnowles"Special Al."

BUTTER— Fresh Factory 10d,, Femleaf lid,Black Swan Is,Prime Dairy Bd, 9d andlOd; MildCured HamsBd. Hubbard, Hall and

Co. 664CIGARETTES.— Vedettes, 16 for 6d; Pina-v^ fores, 20 for 6d. 267, High. Street, nextCity Hotel. 705CM. GRAY for new Scarfs, Bows, Collars,» Hats, Caps, Shirts, Sox,etc. 704

R BRANDT'S Malted Food is well borneby the irritable stomaeh of aninfant dur-ing teething, and is Invaluable during Sick-ness. 1 676

J^URNITURE Lent on Hire. Stretchers,- Bedding, Portable Coppers, Perambula-tors. Pike's Furniture Arcade, Armagh Street.. 693/"GENTLEMAN leaving Christchureh canVX highly recommend superior Board andLodging within ten minutes of Post Office.Apply Office of this Paper. 710LOST, all my husband's complaints aboutbadly washed linen since using FloraSoap.

LOST, Silver-bar Brooch, two hearts in cen-tre, in Cathedral Square. Reward,"Times

"Office. 702

LOST, onThursday afternoon, Gold Brooch,with green stones (Shamrock). Finder

rewarded on returning to 232, Armagh Street'west. 703T OST, in Madras Street, Between Choral"I— l Hall andEdgeware, Road, Amber Broochset ingold. Finder rewarded on.returning to5.8., "Times" Office. 711"VTEW Zealand Woods and Curios,Wood for1* Carving and Painting, Carving Taught.Jewell and Son,152, Armagh Street. 699"pALMISTRY— AnnaE.Forsyth,248,MadrasJL Street, between Peterborough and Salis-buryStreets. 681

PIANO by Trauman, trichord, _26, ot £1 de-poait, 12s monthly. 200, St Asaph Street

PICTURES Framed in any style at SCoder-ate Charges.Jewell and Son,152,Armagh

Street. 699

SPLENDID Building Site, Cashel Street,city, the verybest position, fronting teenline; only £150; reasonable terms. Ayers,

Beauchamp and Co., Auctioneers, CashelStreet.

S"EPARATOR Butter, lOd; Fern Leaf,lid;Tui (fresh), 1»; Fresh E^gs, lid. Frank

A. Cook, 222, Colombo Street. 707

TO Let, Two Rooms, fusnished or ■unfur-nished; Lnrwood. Apply S.G., "Star"

Office. W3

TO Let,For Sale andExchange— Proper_eaof all descriptions, including Businesses

and Farms; kindly let ua know what you r*.quire, wh?n particulars will be furnished you.[Avers Beauchamp and Co., Property Auction*«cts and Estate Agents, Oashel Street. 8168

TO Let, Houses of all sizes, in city andsuburbs. Full particulars from Ayers,

Beauchamp and Co., Auctioneers, CashelStreet.

WARM Gloves, Pants and TJ_der__rt« forwinter wear. C.M. Gray, High Street.

704REATHS, Bouquets, Butto_holes madeto order at 267, HighStreet, nest Ctty

Hotel. s*_

AITKEN AND ROBERTS,143, COLOMBO STBEET,

TTNVITE YOUR EARLYINSPECTION1OF

THEIR NEW SEASON'S STOCK OPGTJNS AND ____TJ_O_ IION,

WHICH THEY OFFER AT MOST

REASONABLE PRICES.

TO THE THRIFTY.

WEST COAST

BLACKBALL COAL.

QUICK TO LIGHT,CHEAPEST,

HOTTEST.

ARRANGEMENTS have been anatle toplace the BL_CKBAI_i CG__i within

the reach of every house inand aboui Cbiist-chrtEch, and from this date the Company'scarters will Call at Each Hoase and deliverCoal for CASH, the Single Sack -at the "SemeRate as for die Tan, as Tinder:

—InSacks, Thirteen.,(13) to the4~n,-each sack

containing 1751b _et weight of eo_, andthirteen sacks, 22750) net to flre ton— Cb-screene/1 Coal, 2s per sack of rJBIb net;Screened Coal, 2s <f& per sack of T7SIb net;Small Coal, Slack, Is 6d per sack of 1761bnet.

Why -use imported Newcastle whanyou canhave the Best West Coast Coal at -the aboveprices?

C. W, TURNER,AGENT,

Worcester Street, Cathedral. -Square.P.O. _Jos:.U43f.. T«leeho_*-£ "SI7

Hands and'Hair Produced tty

Themost effective akinpurifyingandbeao^tifyingsoapinthe world for thecomplexion,bands, andhair,aswei;as purest andsweet"est fortoilet,bath, andnursery.

Sola throughout the world. Uritiili depot;F.New«jhtjSossT1, King E<twnr<l-Bt.,London. PottbßJIBBO AHD CUBB.COBP^.Sole FrOVa.,BflitOß. -'

_r "■;i"t ?!\ £"* if£* S& COPJED BUT II

THE TRANSVAAL.WAR PREPARATIONS.

cimdian assistance.

THE JOHANNESBURG FORTS,United Press Association— By Electrio.» Telegraph— Copyright.

LONDON, July 14.More special.officers will be despatched

to the Cape-on Saturday. . ■ . ,-.. ";..

The "Tiines" considers the Transvaalfranchiseproposalsa mockery, obscure andffbisofy. .-':.-.".>v

,_■_. . OTTAWA, July 14.7'In the Dominion House of Commons,

Colonel Hughes commended the action, of.Queensland, and urged Canada to send aregiment. Sir Wilfred Laurier said thathe hoped that the Boers would recognisetho justice- of the Uitlanders' claims with-ont a resort to force. Sir Charles Tuppereaidthat the Boers -would have to reckonfrith the'^eholeEmpire. . "

THE JOHANNESBURG FORTS.AN EVASIVEREPLY.

|■'■■- PRETORIA, July 14.Mr Ikatsf has returnedan evasive reply

fco the deputation which urged that theforts should not attack Johannesburg. MrEeitz said that they would not attack theeifey except in self-defence. "

MOREGOSSIPABOUTMRKRUGERSome interesting personal gossip about

President Kruger, issuppliedby.aPretoriacorrespondent;— "

Itis the President's cus-tom," he writes, "~tio drive from his housein Church Street to the Raadzaal,escortedby six of themountedpolice. On a recentoccasion, whilst on this short journey, oneof the carriage horses' stumbled, and

. Drought down its companion with it. Theescort dismounted and triedtoextricate thestruggling animals, but withontsuccess, un-til the President, annoyedat the delay, gotout of Ibs carriage, and pushing the zarpstoone aide, -with a few sharp pulls and acouple of blows, sucoeeded in freeing thestruggling aramals and getting- themto theirfeet. His Honor thenturned to his escort,and in a sharp tone said: 'What kind ofmenareyou,■who cannot lift a fallen horsefrom the ground? Why,Ihave knockedaJhorse down -with oneblow and have thenliftedhim to bis feet again, and

'— here hedrew himself up

— 'IbelieveIcould do so

nowf* This Was noempty boast, for inbis younger days, Kruger was noted asbeing one of the most active and powerfulmen in the oountry. In spite of his. 74,years, be is stui possessed of tremendousbodily strength, andis still able,under thespur of any excitement, toexert this power._iisgenerallybelieved,eveninSouth Africa,'that President Kruger cannot understand'"Rngfoh. Thro is amistake. The Presidentunderstands our language, and can make

. Jpr~g<>lf understoodinit, though he cannotepeakit fluently. On twooccasions Iheldjsfoort ccmversafcions with hiin in English,andthoughIdidnotat this time understandtwowords of the 'Taal,'Iwasable to fol-lowallhe said,and thePresident thoroughly'understood.-tti© drift of my

'remarks.'His

Honor strongly objects to holding any con-versation inEnglish, but the circumstancesunder whichImet him were-somewhat ex-ceptional, andit may be for that reason he'departed from his usual rule. The Presi-dent is one of themost inveterate smokersXevermet. He uses a longpipe, thebowiof which is of most capacious proportions,"and wouldeasily holdhalf an ounce of ourtobacco, and he himself acknowledged to

A'nsing aboutapoundoftobacco a week. Heobtains liis tobacco from the Mahaliesbergdistrict, and cuts it up himself. This to-bacco ismild, ahdyet satisfying, and afters>manhas once acquired the taste for it, allother tobaccos will seem insipid. The simpletestes and habits of Oom Paul have longbeenproverbial, though during the last fewyears his rule has somewhat relaxed. Onone ocasion, whenIwent tohis.house inPretoria,IwasShown into aiparlour ratherlike thepictures of anEnglish,roomof thirtyyears ago. The horsehair chairs and sofastood straight and stiff round the walls,while in the centre of the room was thefamiliar round table, covered at intervalswithtadystacks of household books. Whilecrochet covers kept everything free fromdust,- the sun was carefully kept out bybalf-drawn curtains, and the windows wereshut tight. The room was filled with anatmosphere of musty melancholy."

THE SOCIAL CONDITION OFJOHANNESBURG.

, Transvaal newspapers point out that the/political unrest in the Republic has pro-■ duced considerable social hardship, andhas

seriously affected enterprise generally. Acontributor to the Johannjesbuxg "Star"■"writes as follows:

—"There are in Johan-

■; nesbnrg to-day men, women and children"■

■■< who are in actual want and who are suffer-'ing the tortures of abject poverty, thoughin/ former days they enjoyed comfort.

■■"■'/ The cause of this is easy to find. The un-settled anduncertain, state of affairs in- the

,-v 'Transvaal— the indefinable dread of some-thing going to happen:— has disorganisedtrade and glutted the labour market. Menwho are willing to work, men who are a

, credit to their calling, men who are peace-- able citizens of their adoptedcountry, -have"for months past been forced to live inidle-ness. Their former savings have vanished,and they are left penniless." Those whocould afford a railway ticket bave'feft thecountry; but a man with a wife and chil-dren cannot leave them tostarve alone, and.toy staying he can only starve with them.Some of thesemen have tramped the reeffrom. «nd toenduntil they are footsore,but-they hear only one tale, 'Nothing doing.1. " JFbat is the tune they hear right along " the"

;"' line, and winter, "with its long, cold nights,adds to their sufferings. Their sources ofkelp are rapidlydwindling, for confidence inthe country is so weak that speculation andjflvestmenfc are crippled, and those whoXould' erstwhile provide employment ofsome "kind have suffered losses, and must,jperforce, limit their.expenditure.;. andx>thers who made investments.when- times.were better, expecting to experiencenodifficulty in meeting their liabilities, find

overwhelmed with troubles,: andcompelledi» lessen thenumber of bothmen

■'-'■'■ and maid;servants. Not expecting this■■■ continued depression,men of pluck'and en-; " terprise borrowedmoney to establish them-

selves in business or build residences, and,the struggle to pay the interest has beenvery severe indeed. Many in that position,have gone under, and although they cameto this country with, a little capital; theyJhave lostit, and ar^ nowfighting hard'withfate, trying all they know to make bothendsmeet."

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GALESINAUSTRALIA.EXPERIENCES OF STEAMERS.

United Press Association— By ElectricTelegraph— Copyright;SYDNEY, J\fiy. 14.

The steamer Katoomba, which left forBrisbane,on/.Sunday,' returned.'-toNewcastleto replenishher coal. She had a terribleexperiencein the late gales, and was severaldays-knocking about at the mercy of moun-tainous seas. Her cargo included440 valu-able rams, of which only two were saved.The others -were washed overboard, or somaimed .thatthey had to bekilled.

BRISBANE, July 14.The Oerman .steamer Augsburg, bound

from Sydney toColombo; with horses, hada fearful passage up thej'coast; As thegale increased there was „ terrible sceneon the well deck 'forward. The seas toreaway the stalls,,and the horses were dashedabout'. Many were rippedopen, and theirentrails strewn on the deck. Forfcy-threewere killed.'

POLITICAL NOTES.[Fkom Ottr Correspondent.]. . WELLINGTON, July 14.

MORE OPPOSITION OBSTRUCTION.As Ipredicted in my message of yester-

day the settingup thePublic Accounts Com-mittee has again given the Opposition awelcome pretext for obstructive tactics.The proceedings can be termed nothingshort of obstruction, for the OppositionParty knows well that it can never obtain.its demands in the form these are broughtforward. The proposed personnel of thecommittee does not appear toafford reason-able! ground for complaint, consisting as itdoes of thePremier, and Messrs J. Allen,Duthie," Fraser, Graham, Guinness, Mont-gomery,,Morrison, Tanner, Ward and.Cap-tain Itussell. -.-. This gives.six Ministerialists,four Oppositionists, .and one Independent,Mr Montgomery,, whose views on questions jregarding the control of the publi c.purse

!appibximate very closely to the principlesfor which theOpposition,professes such soli-" citude. The Premier, anticipating trouble,with' the leave of the House, postponedquestions, and the junior member for Christ-. church thus found, to his evident chagrin,thafc the Opposition sword cut both ways."The Premier and several members of theParty madeveiy effective replies to the Op-position demands. The 5.2D adjournment

} found the battle in full swing. The PublicAccounts Committee is likely to occupy theattentionoftheHousefor several afternoonsyet,before itis set up

A POSTPONED QUESTION.On tiiePremier obtaining the leave of the

Hoase to postpone questionsand proceed toI thesetting np of sessional committees, Mri Taylor rose and said that it appeared that■ Ministers were not going to take questionsj that afternoon. He had a very important■ question, dealing wifch the matter of in-:demnity for.certainpersons concerned in thej marine inquiry. If the question was not

i answered that day it wonld, to all intentsand purposes, lapse as regarded its effecton the inquiry. The Premier said thathe

!did not 'know that the honourable memberhad a greater claim than any other mem-Iber oftheHouse tohavehis particular ques-

!tion answered. The Speaker thenproceeded. to put the motion, turning a deaf ear toj Mr Taylor's cries of

"Sir," "sir," and thei junior memberhad,perforce, to resume hisseat amidst considerable chuckling from theMinisterial benches. At a later stage Mi-Taylor took occasion to relieve his feelingsby charging the Premier with deliberately-dodging the qoestion referred to, by bring-ing on the committees.

''■' TAYLOR VERSUS HOGG.Mr Taylor's alleged utterance in respect

to starving off a section of old peoplewasagain brought up in the House this after-noon by 'Mr Hogg. Mr Taylor at theearliest opportunity gave the statement anemphatic denial, and said that Messrs Tan-ner and Smith and other members wouldbear him out. The member for Masterton,.-.replying, saidthatbe hadgivenMr Taylora fair opportunity to challenge the accuracyof the statement on the ..uird reading ofthe Old AgePensionsBill,bu£ no responsewhateverhad been made. TBe matter thendropped.

MISCELLANEOUS.MrMeredithhasbeenunanimously elected

to the chairmanship of the M to Z PublicPetitions Committee, making the seventh"

|consecutive session the member for AshleyIhas occupied this onerous position.! Who will say that the days of chivalry are|past? This afternoon that cnampion "bar-Iracker,"themember forCaversham, noticingthat ".his friend the honourable memberfor Tuapeka," whom he was about to at-tack was absent from the Chamber, sent amessenger for that gentleman. On MrP_awlinsappearing with aninquiring coun-tenance,Mr Morrison openedfire amid con-siderable amusement,A curious oversight in yesterday's pro-ceedings came to light. The name of Mr

■ 'JohnHuteheson was includedin theLabour.: BillsCommittee, which wasset np. Natur-Ially thefriends ofthe ex-memberaramakingJ merry over thelittle incident.

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PARLIAMENTARY.LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Friday,July 14.

AFTERNOON SITTING.The Council met at 2.30 p.m.

BILLS.The Invercargill G<airison.Hall Trustees

EmpoweringBill was read asecond time.The Shorthand Reporters Bill and

Separate Institutions Bill passed throughCommittee unaroended, and were read athird time.

The Council rose at 3p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.Friday,July 14,

AFTERNOON SITTING.The House met at 2.30 p.m.

PETITION.Mr Crowther presented & petition from

Mr S. Vaile, of Auckland, praying that(hissystem of railway management should begiven a trial.

I On themotionthat th© petitionshouldberead, theHouse divided. Ayes 46,"noes 11.

The petitionwasread.NOTICES.

Mr Meredith gave notice that be wouldask df in future appointments to the Legis-lative Council tihe agricultural and'pastoralIindustry would,be represented.

The Premier gave notice that he wouldmove that a Select Committee should beappointed to consider theregulationsunder|the' Old Age- Pension Act.j The Premier gave notice that hs wouldIintroduce a Bill to fix aday for the wholecolony as Labour Day.! THEHEMP INDUSTRY.I The Premier laid on the table the reportof Mr J. Holmes on thehemp industry.

Mr Buchananaskedif the Governmentac-.cepted any responsibility withregard tothereport.

The Premier replied that the Hon J.M'Kenziehadbeenmisrepresentedinregardto this matter. The report wasa valuableone, and wasauthorisedby the Government.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS.The Advancesto Settlers ActAmendsnemb

Bill was introduced by Governor's messageandread a first time.

COMMITTEES.Onthe"motiontoset up aPublic Accounts

Committee, Messrs Rolleston, Montgomeryand Duthie argued that the powers of thecommittea shouldbe extended. MrDuthiesaid .that returns were continually beingasked for- by members as to expenditure,which information should be available inthe pubhc accounts, without the necessityof calling for returns.

The Premier said' thathe objected to thesuggestion /that the Estimates should beplaced before the Public Accounts Com-mittee previous tobeing brought down tothe House, ou the ground that it. wouldcause delay. He blamed *he Oppositionfor bringing on impracticable questions,merely with a view todelay thebusinessofrare Mouse.

Mr Buchanan and Mr Taylor supportedthe amendment, contending, thai, it wouldfacilitate thebusiness of theHouse.MrHogg opposed the amendment.. Mr M'Gowan eaid that he thought thatthe proposal would lead to the AccountsCommittee dominating the House, and 'hestrongly objected to the House delegatingits functions to any committee.

Captain Russell objected to the systemof egotism developed by the Premier insaying frequency Ithat ihe {the Paxsmaer)would not allow this and that, and ignoringthe rights andprivileges of members. TheHouse wouldnever doite dutyunless itin-sisted upon.the Estimates being presentedat an earlier stage in the session. Foryears the Opposition had been futilely en-deavouring to get an opportunity of ex-amining the public accounts, and he con-tended that tihe amendment would in ameasure, effect*thatpurpose.

'Mr Morrison said thathe consideredthatthe amendment was a preconcerted move-ment on the part of the Opposition todelay

business. The Opposition claimed thatthey werenot fairly represented onoom-nn-ttees. What righthad they .tohave amajority oaicommittees when they were ina mmoTity in tihe country?Mr Allen said tha* ib was" quite true thattteGovernment must takethe responsibilityof its own Estimates,hutno time would be(lost and thebusiness of the House would.be facilitated, by :refe*ring. the accounts to

Ithe committee. .The debate was imtemipted by the 5.30p.m. adjournment.

EVENING SITTING.The House resumed at 7.30 p.m.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS:Mr Sligo resumed the debateon the Landfor Settlements Act Amendment Bill- Hesaid that the Bill aimed, at.a very prettvideal, that of putting the working man onhis own sylvan home, but working menhad their work to attend to, and had notune to engage in agricultural pursuits.Such,a hybridoccupationcouldnotbut endin dismal failure. While recognising thatthe Land for Settlements Act was capableof great good, it also opened the way tosome questionable transactions in land.pur-chases by tlie State, as witness the Bu'shvPark and Pomahaka Estates. He believedin relieving the congested stateofthe popu-lation of the large'cities, but opposedmak-ing the workmen small, farmers, thereforehe would like to see the area'reduced to aquarter of an acre.

Mr E. G. Allen referred to the case ofCaversham, in answer to the objectionraised that the' system shouldhot apply tosmallboroughs. There people had to buildhouses ona hillside, which was dangerousin some places, while immediately belowwas a fine stretch of level land suitable forhomes, but the owner refused topart withan acre of it for settlement. He strono-h--approvedof the Bill, but thought that thearea of five acresprovided for in the Billwas too large, and should be reduced to twoacres, while the railway fares for workmenshould be reduced.

Mr Lewis said that the term fair actualvalue in determining the amount of com-pensation to be paid for land acquired hadno meaning. Personally he was stronglyopposed to .the Bill, as he believedthat"itwould be unworkable and prove a greathardship to many holders of small'areasof land in having to part with all theirholdings except five acres. The aim of theGovernment should not be to inducepeophto congregate about the towns, but settkbbem in the country,-with an area of fiv-.icies, where men casually employed couiutilise their spare time and casually wor;.loradjoining land-holders.

MrCrowthersaid thathe didnotapprove

of giving £70 or £80 an acre for the pur-pose aimed at if the areas were to be fiveacres. He referred to a block of.land nearAuckland, offered to the Commissioners atJ_7 an acre, and hoped that the claims.ofAuckland.would be borne in mind as wellas those of the other large centres. ,

Mr Duthie contended that the Govern-ment had nomoney, to purchaseland tuiderthe Act ahd had to borrow it,. the result'being that the.lands of the colony werebeing transferred to the foreign bond-holder. .If the Government would givegreater. railway -facilities for the peoplegetting into vthp country there would .'beno occasion foi/ such an. Act, as workmen|would, of their own ohoice, go into the

country. Clause 6, eompulsorily takihg alla man's land except five acres, was an out-rage and shouldnot be countenanced.

Mr G..Hutchison opposed the clause toallow an assessor to resign or refuse toact. Under theBill it was proposedto setup a different standard of computing thevalue from what had hitherto prevailed,not only in theLand for Settlements Actbutthe Public Works Act', viz., fairmarketvalue, a system that he condemnedasunfairto land-holders. He condemned, as a badinvestment for the State, the purchase ofthe Otahu and Pomahaka Estates, andcharacterised the proposal in the Bill,asone of the confiscation of the property ofsmall settlers. '

Mr Montgomery said that the previousspeaker had stated that the Bill disclosedthe land policy of the Government. Heagreed that it did disclose that policy, andthat policy was in the interests of thecolony. Some of the estates acquired by. jthe Government werepaying 5 per cent onthecapitalcost. That didnot indicate thatthe country wasgoing to ruin through pur-chasing such estates. No doubt some ofthe estates acquired had not so far proveda success, but thepolicy should be judgedas a whole, and not on oneor two isolatedcases.

Mr Wilson said that he attached no.im-portance to the fact that the money foracquiring land had to be borrowed. Solong as good use was made of money bor-rowed at a low rateof interest, it was tothe advantage of the colony. He pointedto the Hutt, Miramar, Karori and IslandBay as very suitable for relieving the con-gested population' of thecity,of Wellington,He would give the Bill a warm support,reserving the right to make some alter-ations in committee.

Mr Buchanan objected to the new systemof valuation proposed to be adopted inacquiring landunder the'Jill, the fair mar-ket value, and proceededto show how thatprinciple would apply very unjustly inmany cases..

Mr Wason considered that the Premier,in attempting to deal with the land ques-tion, was dealing with a matter that heknew ndthing about. He was opposed tothe Bill

'as a system of borrowing for the

acquisition of landsimply toenrich foreignbondholders.

Mr Stevens contended that the sooner theState acquired land on the basis of thevaluation proposedin theBill thebetter forthe colony. The only fair principle of thevaluation of land acquired for settle-ment was its productive quality. He sup-ported the effort to give peoplecrowded upin garrets and lanes the opportunity ofenjoying more healthy surroundings, buthe held thattheoperationof theAct shouldbe restricted to the large over-crowdedcentres,*, and not applied to country dis-tricts. -.

Mr Meredith pointed to the greatsuccessof the purchase of the Cheviot Estate asevidence of the wisdom of the policy con-tainedin the Bill. While he did not saythat the acquisition bf land for settlementpolicy had not been a great success, heemphatically assertedthat ithadnotproveda failure.

Mr Lang, Mr Kelly and MrM'Guire op-posed the Bill.

Mr Moore said that he approvedof theBill if land were taken on a fair basis andno injustice inflicted upon anyone. Hebelieved, however, that theBill was intro-duced more forelectioneering purposes thanwith any sincere desire to pass it into law.

Mr Fraser said that he would vote forthe second reading, but would endeavourto amend the Bill in some respects whenin committee.

The Premier, in reply, said that thespeechs of Mr G. Hutchisonand Mr Duthieshowed .that if these men got into powerthere wouldnobbe another acreof landpur-chased for'settlement under the Act. But.the feeling of' the "country was,in favourof it-j and the will of- the people must becarried out. Reflections had been. made,against the Land Purchase Board, but ifanything could be proved against the mem-bers he would lose faith in mankind. TheMinistry had never interfered with theoperations of the Board. ■ Under the deci-sion given in the Hatuma case it wouldbe impossible to purchase private estatesunless the law was amended.

On a division taking place, the secondreading wascarried by 38 to 11.

The House rose->at 12.45 a.m.

Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., sat at Waikariand Culverden yesterday to hear objectionsto the Hurunui Rabbit Board's rateroll.There were noobjections and the roll wassigned.' ' ' -

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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.[Peb Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, July 14.The final agricultural statistics of this

season are gazetted. Mr Ritchie, secretaryto the Department, says that the weatherduring harvest in the NorthIsland, and the

■ northern portion of the Middle Island, waswet, and consequently a considerable quan-tity of grain was damaged, both in stookand stack.7 In tlte. southern VPortion of theMiddle Island, .howeve, the weather wasfirie, and thecrops were savedin7pcd condi-tion The actual yields of wheat, oats andbarley are considerably over the estimate,as shown by interim returns, the figuresbeing as follows:—

Wheat,.estimated.yield 27 bushels peracre, actual yield 32.76 bushels ;.oats,estimated yield 35 bushels per acre, actualyield 39.56; barley, estimated yield 28bushels per acre, actual yield 36.73bushels.

The area under wheat for threshing was399,034 acres, .actual yield 32.76bushels peracre, total yieid 13,073,410 bushels. . Oldwheat on hand at Nov. 15, 1898, amountedto'1,622,037 bushels. No wheat was im-ported, but the flour imported from Nov.15, 1898, to Feb. 28, 1899, amounted to162 tons, equalling 7614 bushels. Thesefigures show the total quantity of wheat tobe14,703,067 bushels. The wheatexportedfrom Nov. 15, 1898, to Feb. 28, 1899, was22,206'bushels, and tbe flour exported fromNov. 15, 1898, to Feb. 28, 1899, was 51tons, equalling 2397 bushels. The consump-tionfor the same periodon anaveragepopu-lation of 783,000, at the rate of 6bushelsper headper annum, was1,370,250 bushels,the total consumption and export being1,394,853 bushels. The quantity availablefor all purposes as from Feb. 28, 1839, was13,308,214 bushels. The estimated quan-tity requiredfor seed (say 380,000 acres, at2bushelsper acre) is 760,000 bushels j con-sumption for all purposes, on a populationof790,000, at6 bushels per head perannum,4,740,000 bushels; total, 5,500,000; ap-parent surplus 7,808,214 bushels.

The following figures show how the wheatcrop of 1897-98 was disposed of:— Wheaton hand Feb. 15, 189.8, 5,620,521 bushels;wheat imjxjrfced from Feb. IS, to Nov. 15,17,969 bushels; flour 417 tons, equalling19,599 bushels; total, 37,568 bushels.Less wheat exported for same period 9729bushels, less flour 397 tons, equalling18,659 bushels;total, 28,388 bushels; nettotal, 9180 bushels. Total available forperiod Feb. 15 to Nov 15, 1898, 5,629,701bushels. This was dealt with as follows:

—Seed required for 400,389 acres for thresh-ing, chaffing-, ensilage and feeding, down at"2 bushels per acre; 800,778 bushels; con-sumption, on average population of772,000, for periodFeb. 15 to Nov. 15, at6 bushels per head per annum, 3,474,000bushels;old wheat on hand at Nov. 15,1,622,037 bushels;total,5,896,815 bushels;appai-ent deficiency, 267,114 bushels. Inthe final return of last year, New Zealand"Gazette '.' of July 26, 1898,' a surplus of291,119 bushels was shown,but this mustbebe reducedhy 100,776" bushels used for seedin excess of that estimated, " leaving only190,341bushels of aisurplus. This shortagemay be attributed to either of the followingcauses— (1) Owing to the drought, a largearea,"estimated at 30,000 acres, was de-ducted from the acreage under wheat forthreshing. Itis justprobable that this wasover-estimated. (2) The consumption mayliave been less than 6 bushels per headon population, (a) owing to tbe high priceof bread, or (b) the decreased quantity" fedto pigs and poultry. The estimate of 6bushels per head for consumption for allpurposesmay be a too liberal allowance,butitis somewhatdifficult to arriveatthe exactfigures.

Oats for threshing— There were 417,320acres, or an increase of 62,501 acres overlast year's figures. The yield is also verymuchhigher, andas a considerable propor-tion of this crop ia grown in the south ofthe Middle Island, the quality should beabove the average.

Barley for thieshing— There were 45,671acres, or an increase of15,751 acres. Theyield is likewise muchhigher, but, unfortu-nately, much of the grain was discoloured,owing to the wet weather.

Marize—

There were 18,539 acres, or auincrease of 3702 acres over,last year. InWhakatane and Tanranga, counties, cater-pillars caused considerable damage, esti-mated'at .8 bushels per acre, ery littlethreshing has yet'been done, therefore.only,art estimate of the yield is given.

Peas,beahs andtares-r-The acreageunderthese varies very little. The yield, however,is higher.

Linseed— There is a very large reductionjin the area returned, only469 acres, against1017 acres in the previous year. With the.demand there is for seed, itis difficult toaccount for the apathy shown, by farmers.withregard to this crop.

Ryegrass—

The area under tbis heading,for seed, is as follows:— Land ploughed63,412 acres,landnot ploughed 2883 acres;66,295 acres, at 25.01 bushels per acre,1,657,482 bushels;seed onhandatNov. 15,1898, 60,375 bushels; available for disposal,LB9B-99, 1,717,875 bushels. Where the crop,was saved in good crder, there should be,some very prime samplesof seed. .Severalphenomenal yields are reported:from the'south, from 50 to 70 bushels per acre.

Cocksfbotr-Tbe area under crop is°as fol-lows:—Land :ploughed 5390 'acres,land not ploughed 40,885 . acres;.46,275 acres," at 1501b per acre 6,943,039pounds of seed;on handat Nov. 15, 1898,1,012,4911b;availablefor disposal,1898-99,7^955,530 pounds.

Potatoes—

The area under this crop is in-creased by2202 acres, and the yieldis givenat 7.73 tons per acre, as against 4.95 tonslast year. The tubers arereported tobe ofgood quality. <

The wheatyield in Auckland was 249,046bushels, average20.3 bushels per acre;Wel-lington 650,411 bushels, average 29.4bushels; Canterbury 8,409,166 bushels,average 33.65 bushels; Otago 3,329,660bushels, average 33.37 bushels. Oats

—Wellington 767,327 bushels, average 33.9bushels; Canterbury 5,890,132 bushels,average 41.2 bnshels; Otago 8,774,770bushels, average 39.8bushels. Barley

—Can-

terbury 675,931 bushels, average 46.2bushels; Otago 440,191 bushels, average31.3.bushels. Maize

—Auckland 765,263

bushels, average 44.6 bushels. Potatoes—Auckland 50,048 tons, average 6.1tons per :acre; Wellington, 37,227 tons, average 8.7tons; Canterbury 106,1GS tons, average 8.5tons; Otago 47.919 tons, average 7.1 tons.

TEMPERANCE COLUMN.(This column is published by "A Total AT>.stainer,". care .of

"Lyttelton Times"

OfficeChristchurch. Donations towards its coaiwill'be thankfully receivedby tho above and.■acknowledged'here.)

SUBSCRIPTIONS.W..256d, J. 25,6d, C. 2s6d, F. 2s 6d, M.. 2s 6d, G.E.A.B. 3d, F.B. 3d G.B. 3d,E.F. 3d, A.A. 3d, S-B. 3d, R.3d, Nemo6d, Total Abstainerss. '

THE LIQUOR QUESTION.PROFESSOR WALLACE'S BOOK

SPEECH BY CANON WILBERFORCE.(Extract from "The Press," June 1, 1899.)

Speaking at a United Gospel Temperancemeeting, held in the Shaftesbuiy Hall,Bournemouth, the Mayor (Councillor W.Hoare) in the chair, when large numberswere unable to get admission, Canon Wil-berforce said the truism he intended to rubin that night,- was that enthusiasm in thecause of testotalism was apt to die outunless.it was rekindled. ■ He wanted themin Bournemouth to re-charge the accumu-la,tors of their activities, and to go and telleverybody else that there was one foul,treacherous, fascinating sin which 'wasthreatening to overthrow the foundationsof the commonwealth ;to tell the sad storyof the brokenand ruined homes, despairinglives and miserable deaths to be found inthe track of the one crime, which, if onlythe Church wereunited for the short spaceof six months— if they were not so:busyworrying, themselves over transcendentaltruths about which there must ever be dif-ferences of opinion

—if only they were not

so busy taking theological motes out oftheir brothers1eyes, instead of taking theirfallen and miserable brother out of thegutter-^-would be greatly minimised, ifnotswept away. (Applause).

TEMPERANCE MEN NOT FANATICS.He.denied that.this w.as fanatical talk,

or that temperance reformers used intem-perate language on public..platforms.' Theycould .not exaggerate

— there was no lan-guage strong,enoughto expressabhorrenceofthe,evils causedby the liquor traffic. (Ap-plause). "

It -was not a teetotal fanatic,buta rich brewer and .philanthropist who oncesaid that the drink trade wasone aspect ofthe.eternal bat-tie which was being wagedbetweenheaven and.heU. That brewer, inmaking that expression, did not use themere hyperbole of the battle field. Thereverend gentleman gave examples of theevils,resulting from drink which had comeunder his own notice, and said these weretakingplaceconstantly inEngland, andnotin a'desert where a college wasbeing builtfor the civilisation of the Mohammedans.

A BOOK TO READHe didnotlike thestatistics,andagreed in

regard to them with a member of Parlia-ment, who said that there were three formsof lies— lies, d lies, and statistics;butthere was a little book which he wantedthem all to read. He referred to "TheWonderful Century," by Professor AlfredItussel Wallace. In.the first half 'of thisbook the author described all the gloriousachievements of the present century, andinthe second portion the failures* Thesecond halfmade them, wish they had beenborn at Pashoda, orin a vegetable garden—anywhere. (Laughter). Dr Wallaceshowed that in the great City of London— the centre of English civilisation

—there

wereno less than 1,300,000 people at thepresent moment living below Mr CharlesBooth's standard of poverty, which meantthat they were at handgrip with destitu-tion. It was also pointed out that therewere 5000 children in Dr Barnardo'sHomes, 2000 more in the Church of Eng-land Homes for Waifs and Strays, and 45otherinstitutions each containing11000 chil-dren. Could they correctly estimate fromthese figures the amount of misery whichexisted in the homes of England? Suicide(Dr Wallace further showed) had increasedin the last thirty years in England— verynearly doubled— andmadness had increasedfifty per cent more than thepopulation.

TERRIBLE SOCIAL FACTS.When the reader of "The WonderfulCentury

"got that far he closed his eyes

and shut the book. He asked himselfwhat was the meaning ofit all, and plau-sible truisms with which they were allfamiliar began to re-echo in his mind, andhe assured himself that these things werethe result of increase of population or ofpauper immigration. Butifonly the readerlet the film come offhis eyes,he had tocon-fess that these werenot the true causes ofsuicide, madness, etc. They were givingnearly £20,000,000 sterling in charity everyyear, and this would not account for it.Wherever there was want and, destitution,such was the generosity and wealth of tieEnglish people that relief was absolutelycertain to be given. According toi theRegistrar

-GeneraTs reports, registered

deaths had increased in twenty five yearsamongst men58 per cent, and—

now let thewomen hide their faces— amongst women

100 per cent. Three thousand women werelast year refused admission, to a home forinebriates, for want of room. Did they,inthe face of these facts, accuse temperancereformers of exaggeration when they de-clared that the nation was in jeopardy ifsomething waa riot done, p.nd donespeedily,,tocheck the alcoholic corruption?("Applause.) When the African chiefs ap-proached Queen Victoria, on the subject ofthe English trading in alcoholic drinks, herMajesty, replied, "Ithink you are right to.keep so great a curse from your people."Hewanted toknow whatthey had done notto beaJWb tokeep tjhe curse from their peo-ple too. ("Hear, hear," and applause).

WHAT ABOUT THE REVENUE?Proceeding, the speaker combated the

contention that we could not do withoutthe revenue derived from the sale of in-toxicants, and maintained that if the na-tional income at the present moment wasdiminished by theamount spent onliquors,and tile sale of drink stopped, the nationwould be infinitely richer and purer inconsequence. He reminded them, of thetext, "They shall be ashamed of their"revenuesin the day of the fierce anger jfthe Lord," and said he agreed with thestatesman who expressed the opinion th&tit was merely iniquity to prefer revenueto morality. He also commended tie ut-terance of the late Sir StaffordNorthcote,as follows:— "I regret this great surplus.If wehad no* any of this money raised byintoxicating drink the nation would be *omuch wealthier that there would'be nodifficulty in planting the incidence of taxa-tion without any hardship upon*anybody."(Applause). He 'recalled the year ,1863^:wh^.the-Qoaretry;was-so- sober thafc-there

were £2,250,000 less in the excise than' inany .previous year, and said that in -thattwelve months £2,500,000 -were investedinthe SavingsBank whichhad been savedfrom the publichouses. Itwas nonsonse tosay that the expenditurein drink was forthe good of the country.

Canon Wilberforce then, concluded byearnest references to the duty of the Stateand Church in the matter. 1900

AHEAVY CLAIM.[Pee-Press Association.]" . WELLINGTON, July 15.

IntheSupreme Court, iri.thecase General.ExplorationCompany v. Edward-Purser, aclaim for £36,000, th© jury returned averdictfor the plaintiff, for the full amountclaimed. Mr.Bell, who appeared for theplaintiff announced thata cable message hadbeen received.from the .Exploration Com-pany, to the effect thatCharlesPielsticker,withwhomPurserhadcarried on theneo-

-o-tiations forming the groundwork of th© ac-tion, had refunded £8000. This sum wasaccordingly deducted from the amountclaimed, and judgment was entered for£28,000, with costs according to scale.

THE TREBELLI RECITALS.,Mdlle..Trebellihas delighted all with hersingingof operatic and other secular musicbut last raght the audience which filled theOhoral Hall wasgiven even a greater treatwnena recital was given, consisting, in." thefirst part.,of selections from oratorios,- andm^he second-of-whatmight for the meetpartbe called classicalballads. Inthesong,""nT^f Jti Israel>" from Mendelssohn'sElijah,' Mdlle. Trebelli was at her best

singing the beautiful pleading phrases ofthe opening cadences with-

rare expressionand feeling. In the dramatic partof the song, Mdlle. Trebelliused the fullpower of her grand voice, and at the conclu-sion of.the solo the splendid singing left afeeling of regret that,.instead of ending-asit did, the grand chorus of the oratorio,

Be Not Afraid," did not follow. "OnMighty Pens," froni Haydn's "Creation,"is a song of quite a different character, andin this Mdlle. Trebelli again showed herwonderful power of" execution. "OnMighty Pens" is-probably Haydn's great-est andmost difficult solo, but the renderingleft little to - be desired. Mdlle. Trebellinext sang "IKnow "that My RedeemerLiveth," from Handel's ."Messiah." Thesolo wM beautifully sung ' throughout,special mention beings-deserved for the in-terpretation of the last phrase, "The FirstFruits of Them that Sleep." The audienceinsisted on an encore, and Mdlle Trebelliresponded with the Bach-Gounod "AveMaria." Mr Prouse sang Handel's "Hon-our and Arms" with plenty of fire, andalso

"0 God, Have Mercy," from Men-delssohn's "St Paul," the beautiful legatocharacter of which wasbrought out exceed-ingly well. This beautiful solo suffered, as

did the others, from, the want of the fullorchestral accompaniment. A piano-forte accompaniment is sufficient forsome songs, but. those, from the greatoratorios lose by being associated with it.In the second part of the concert Mdlle..Trebelli sang charmingly Le6's

"Away tothe Mountain's Brow," and the old favour-ite, "Cherry Ripe," and, as an encore,"

Lovehas Eyes,"by Sir H. Bishop. "TheLast Rose of Summer

"wasalso beautifully

sung, as was the encore, thepopular"Kil-larney." In the deai- old Scotch songs,"Ye Banks and Braes'" and" "My Heartis Sair," Mdlle. Trebelli's voice was excep-tionally sweet. The singing of these calledforth as an encore another old friend,"

'Twas Within a Mile ofEdinboro' Toon."Mr Prouse sangDibdin'scharming old song,"Blow High, Blow Low," which exactlysuited his voice, and gave for an encore Al-fred Hill's "My Fairest Child." MrProuse also entered into the humour ofMolloy's "To-morrow will be Friday" sowell that he gained a well deservedencore.

Miss Florence Harding acted as accom-panist. Mdlle. Trebelli will give anotherrecital on Monday night.

A correspondent :—

As a lover ofmusic, and one who has derived very greatenjoyment from Mdlle. Trebelli's beauti-ful singing, Iwrite to supgest that ourmusical societies should make a big effortto' .produce .Metidelssohn's "Elijah," withMdlle., Trebelli and MxProuse as soloists,.before their departure, thatMdlle. 3?rebelli intends staying in Christ-church over next week, and the opportu-nity should not be lost: The orchestra, andlarge chorus of the musical societies, nowworking so happily together, are so wellup in. the music of the

"Elijah

"that with

a little hard work next week a fine per-formance could ba easily given, say onFriday next, whenIam sure the manage-ment would bo rewarded by seeing an over-flowing audience.

THOUGHTS ARETHINGS.

There must be a thought before it be-comes objective; thousands have put theirthought info objec^viiy.by producingsome-thing of great utility to their fellow-man,and arestilldoing so. That is why scienceis making such rapidvstrides, until just,

-lately all science .and skill has failed todiscover how: to.destroy the microbe thatis causing such destruction. ..Grappaiine isthe most powerful microbe.destroyer .yetdiscovered;thirty to sixty drops of grap-paiine three times a day in a little -waterwill kill all the microbes that cause influ-enza, asthma, or consumption; tie ordi-nary coughs and colds are cured by a fewdoses. It beats all previous discovery.Grappaiine cures influenza, by taking onebottle,intheworstofcases,asthmaand con-sumption three to fourbottles, andordinarycoughs and colds five to seven doses.; itisalso the quickest reliever of painyet dis-covered. It is a genuine article, and nohouse, ship or place of business should bewithout it on the premises. It is quite anew discovery;it is 5s per bottle," but itis worth five guineas. To be obtainedwholesale from H. P. Stevens and Kemp-thornei Prosser and. Co., retail from theFarmers' Co-op., ChxistehuTch and Timaru,and all well-establiahed chemists andgrocers. X2476 I

FUNANDFANCY.V

— . «— ._—, ■ " '

Opportunity does a great deal that abi-lity gets tht> creditrfdr. --"- -

:-J,J '.-^' About.,the smartest,ything some peopleever did Was to be.;born rich..- ',..,... --. ■... ,' A woman is really old whenotlier women,,leave off wonyihgaboutvher age.. , .. .7You

""' can-fc always,judge:by;appear—aces.The man. who.-wears .a" diamond pin7ni_y ""be really wealthy,. , . .-'...

Bling:"

The. trouble,-jtoiih.a bore is ont.7neverknowswhat to do witn.him." Wink: ;,"Not at all. Tho trouble is one's alwaysafraid to do it.":

The owner of a carriage which was upsetthe otiher day said he couldn't agree with,the spectators who complimented him onhis handsome turn-out... ""' He: "Here is your, dressmaker's bill. '.She is becoming impatientfor her money?"She .- "Indeed! Then.Imust 7 call tb-:""morrow" and iorder. .ahnew 4tesSi"'.'-.

-Aunt Single':.-'r'ti!^«^'no'wi^^-J--to :-a-n^^in haste and repentr- at leisure.'' 7 AdaA(meaningly) ::".And.l'veknown people^whq.'never married at.-all,; and* repented.. ey^r"afterward;"-- :-A^A.- >,o -. V '}■.■■.'i'''

"'-A 'impatient Passenger-;: is .-

this omnibus going oni''-7 Conductor:'."."Well, sir,if you asks.me,Ishould say'it was standin' still. But I'U.inquire ofthe driver."

I Housekeeper:"Iordered,a dozenorangesto-day,.Mr Titefyst, and you only sent meeleven. How was that?" Grocer: "Well,ma'am, one-of them was bad, andIdidn'tthink you'd want it:"; . . "

"Your voice," said'the commanding offi-cer,-"is decidedly rasping.""Yes, sir," '

sakl the subordinate, touching: his cap."Ihave been out-roughing it with a.fileof soldiers all themorning." "i. ...Attorney (sternly): "The witness Jrill

please state if the prisoner was in zhehabit of whistling when alone.*V '.Witnc<~, " "

"I.don't know;Iwas never'' -with theprisoner whenhe was alone.."

Old Lady:"

That parrot I.bought;ofyou-uses dreadful language."'Bird Deahi:."Ab, mum, you should be .weriy corefuiwhat you ses.afore -it; it's ar-tonish'nghow quick 'thein birds'pi&Vup;any.tliink.'"

Mother: "Oh, doctor! I'm so glad youhave.come. We' thought;;.'at','first;thitJohnny'had swalloweda sovereigji."tor :'.-."Aiid,you fdjundout tHat?he didn't."3Vl6ther::7." YeSj'it7was only^a|s_illiTisr.v'"-"'.-, A Safepromise.— He^V' !* Yfiur ;fatherdoes not^withhold::hi3';cp3i'sent'■^),onr"mar-riage because Iam'his employee}IJ^o:')?:,,She: "Oh, no! ' He says he'il ai've' bisconsent, as soon as you ,get your {--alaryraised." '

"■■ '■ " ' --Her Papa: "Youmust rekembcr, loir,

that my 'daughter has.been.'used k. anatmosphere of refinement.'; The YoangMan: "Yes, she, told me tlie- other, otirhtthat the perfumo she uses costs eight shil-lings -

-" '.'tinea. But Iknow whareIcsnget

- '.'n;, discount on the..same stuff.,*.''■'. :hi!" said a hotrlookinj; m2nwi,.;. bij». ;yiiat is the quickest.-way to

gat .o vhe. stat.'on?". . ,;Pain!"7.yellecr the "

boy, ar.d the .'lot-looking niah'-/was sopleased with 'iJs. information"that.- if hecould have got near - enough to? the !m>j*,he would havegiven him somethmgt-v-some-thing that he would have remembered.

"My good woman," said tne learnedjudge, "you -must give .an answer in thefewest possible words of whjeh-jouer?. rap-able to the plain and

" simplewhether, whenyou were crossing the streetwith the baby..oniyour arm, arid, the omni-bus was coming downon,the.right side-and.tlie cab on the left, and.the' broham wastrying to pass the oonnibus^you saw theplaintiff between the broham and tho cab,or whether and when ypu saw him at-all,andwhether or not near ithe brougham, cab,and.omnibus, pr either,or which'ofthenire-spectively." ' v.

REGARDED IT DIFFERENTLY.Her ladyship.:

"And why did ybu leave

your last place, Mary?" ''""■....Mary: "Please, ma'am, because the'masterused to kissma."

''■.";■-Her ladyship:

"And youdidn't1like that,

Isuppose?" VMary:

"Well, ma'am, Ididn't mand,butthe missus objected."

GALLANT.A gentleman admires a charitoiing wfdpw

oyer whose head seventeen summers have*passed at least thrice."o_. yes,"said oneof his friends, "she's

very charming, Iknow; 'still,- you.mustadmit that she is wrinkled.""

Wrinkled !"

echoes the chivalrouslover. "No, sir. There may be tho. in-delible impression of a smile upon her f.cohere and there, but that is; all."

HORTICULTURAL.They were talking of figures of speJoh."

Haveyouevernoticed," said one,"'howfondpeopleare ofvegetablemetaphor? Vhtn.they are dealing 'witli

'a 'woman? -Her

cheeks are 'roses,' her lips are 'cherry,' herhands are always 'lily' hands, her.mouthis a 'rosebud,' her complexion is

'like a

peach,'and her breath is'fragrant ashorey-

suckle.'"."You've forgotten one," said the cynic."What's that?" .-7"

Her tongue. It's a scarlet runner."

CONTINGENCIES."Now, Iwant to know how long it willbe before Iget an answer to this tester''"a youug lady demanded, with a tell-taleblush, as she handed thepost office clerk acommunication addressed to her lovcv.

"Thatdepends,"saidher Majesty's repre-sentative, reflectively. "If he's in gaolthey only let thsm write oncea week, andin some places only oncea month, pn Sun-days. If'he's dead brokehe'll have to waituntil he earns the price of a staxnip; aidIhave no data on which to base on opinionof his earning capacities. If he's ill inbed he may feel delicate about dictatinghis real sentiments to a cold, disinterestedthirdperson;andif it's smallpox theywon'tlet him write at all. Then, again, if he'sgot anew girl ": . ■

She didn't wait for.the clerk to completehis cataloguo of contingencies.

ALAWFULREMEDY.

A man whose.- sie^p'.i^^been'disHrbsdnightly by the howling,

'on his. own-backfence,- of his neighbour's ait, came; at-lastin despair to a .'lawyer.1;X newspaper " re-ports t&e interview.:'.i -. . ' ''!'■'

"There the cat sits ever" night on ourfence," .the sufferer Explained, "and

'he

yowls and yowls and yowls. Now,Idon'twant to get inio- anjF trouble with Dirneighbour, butIwould lite to know if 3am not justified in putting a stop to it.

'"Certainly," replied the lawyer."Iam well within my rights if Ishoot

the cat, then?" . . ""Um, well, Iwould hardly say that,"answered the lawyer.."The cat does notbelong to you, asIunderstand?

""$?." ■ ■;. .-:'■':."And the,fence does,".;. .. ;.. ... '""Yes.", t.. .....';".''.■. ',' . ."_

"Well, then, IthinkImay safely*"' saythat youhavea perfect,right,to tear downthe fence.'.'. . . . ~ .TAKINGBABYTOSEEGRANDMA."John, are you "sure ypu'havethe extrabottles?"."Yes, my dear. You have the can of

milk all right?""Oh,. yes. You didn't forget the extrawraps, did you?"

"No;here they are.""Nov tho extra lineu?"' .."No, indeed. You have the bag with

the toilet things, haven't you?""Yes, John. Oh! John, won't mother

bepleased? - You arepositive youhave thebottles?""Yes,yes,my dear. Also the wrapsaadlinen." ■"

Aad.I1havethemilk'and-toilet things?"■- ."Well, Iguess we're:all here, then.And here's our train. Hasn't the littledarling been good? She hasn't given youa bit of trouble, has she?".:

"What? Me? John, haven't ybu- gother?" "',..... >, 7

"Why,.no.. Ithought-—-" 7"."Oh! oh! oh! How could you forget

ber? Oh! my poor littlebaby. Ypu un-natural father! And sbc!s aH alone iii!rhehouse, and I'm sure it's burned.uphy th:s

:.time!- Ohij.my baby,my baby; my^babv!",'«a_^lura:4he-devil.Home.agalla.

".;y jX-,7

6 oraffiß sou.R,rßA fPingliyL^r-july sis*. i%®&-

Fashionable Wedding and EngagementRings, extra heavy 18ct gold. Dealwith the manufacturers, S. Clarke and Go.,148,.Colombo Street. New stock justopenetf]bp of 'Spectacles to suH'Sall-sights; ClaribJBid Co;,; :opposite*Reeo&'«.— s£ri^£

. "w! STRANGE AND CO.,'S good tailor-ing:fOT<£t^styleraad; vaiue^s-uneqoalledv

LOASBY'S

4Certain CureLoasby's Wahoo4 INDIGESTION ... 2/6

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jm ALL PAINS 2/--(&s■ AtKincaid's G.I.C.

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THE AWFUL EFFECTS OF A NEGLECTED COLD, ];/ Influenza attd ColdS. !

"' '' ' 'EIGHTEEN MONTHS1CONTINUED SUFFERING. DWINDLED AWAY -TO A ;- ■'

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T.T.i^mrm^.^.^^^Nothing so-suddenly obstructs: theperspirationas sitdden transitions fromheat to -m & H ffl

'"iMsi «s*t 4READ THE CASE AS REPORTED BY.A "MERCORY" REPORTER. . , Heatrarifies theblood,qnickens the'circulation,and increases theperspiration;.I.'■ifrf ■ .HEKEisanastoimdinge^eQFaMGlbourneresident— Mrs. Mary Laidte The most a J H'-'-^i

health eighteenmonths ago,as the result of a severe cold caught,Ithink,by sleeping in nameof catching cold. Coughs, colds, sore throat, etc., if attended to in time, are :>MMWm'

■'' lillraKfila dampbed. Igradually gotworse,untilanattack of pneumonia ensued,and thoughIeasily eubdned,but if allowed to run their owncourse generally prove the forerunner ||||WJifflu '^^l|_ii'recovered,it left me very weakand ill,and with a frequent cough. Itook various of moredangerous diseases. Nine-tenths of theconsumptives date their affliction from W&ttHIH -^^^1'11medicines, but without result, andinashort time the coldhadsettled ohmylungs. The a neo-lectedcold, andthe diseases that arecausedby wet feet, damp clothes,or exposur WfflPP. ,■■■r^J^jU]L^,^^^^^ 'nntof^Ua eTC" "" lH'-" to^io^andatlengthitbp. are namerous thanare generr.lly supposed. Oneof themost efficacious medicine p^rTß^W^O^lFW ■cameclear Ihadconsumption ■ "„ .- Llfim* of the lungs. Astheweeks , j.

„,. , ",, 7 j, ■ t>tt t, .-.-r^

'■ m" F ■ *m^Ws! on v 1 ~A*sr

passed by Ibecame thinner, XS£&sm> '%*■;$&& and **£&** awav *° a for thePrOTBn*">n ofdlßeases ofthe throat*** lan& 1S BILEBEANS. ■ {"! jW 1 K^^T "'skeleton, almost. Ibecame '^^\y^^^^> so weak Icould scarcelyget '.'',' . __. ;91 Bray *b k v^ k.about the house. While I " Vvt^^^^^^SU.. was;in this state a friend '" "' i f Im, jjy, (Kbrought me a box of Bile \%jJm^^^ /f'i-/^^^rv^ -Beans, some six months

'"''"^_ .»./,' '"' Vt j .. j■ « -n * T ~,

- „.,. :^^3^lfflriiw"fl*""l* r^^^a^^^^agoj bu£ as Ithought they i-^HH^^'-^SL' .were.oWy for BUlousness. 1! "BILE BEANS-are an Undoubted Specific for Inftawm,--ee>lds. Biliousness,Sick |||||| -1 : ■

hesitated abouttaking them. ."<^^^^^\ "^~>'. However,Idecided to take and NerVous"Headache, Indigestion, Constipation,Piles, Female Weakness, Pale-faced -'|i|i||§§l Jg&m^ a'syajraia^^^^^^ithem, andafter a little time t3*B*l^"*8*I^"* <®i j felb an improvement. "I Girls, liTegularitieSj Bad Breatli, Blotches, Pimple'sj Dizziness, all Liver and-Kidney ;^^^^^ST^fUlgradually felt brighter,andina coupleof weeks thecough gotless,andIstarted toput Troubles, Dyspepsia, HeartPalpitation,Painin Back and Sides,"Fulness after Eating

' 111111111 '**®*^^^^^Pi^slon flesh Ithen kept on taking the Beans^for. three months, .and amnpw a very Lac]s.'of.pwical Tone, .Heertburn, and that Tired feeling. Obtainable from all :«H■'■'"

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Mrs. Laidlaw. Remember how.her illness was brought onby a neglected cold, and do turingCo., 39 Pitfc Street,.Sydney, post paidonreceipt of :ls. l*d-.pea box.-. Bile B?ansnot forget that Bile Beans restored her to health when she thought she wasbeyond come withinreach of all, andat the low price they are sold at,noone shouldbe withoub ')'vgiß §] B^ (!'°|:S^ r^t gt " :medical skill. Consumption,in the vast majority of cases.is but the result of colds,- a bOx... Victorian Agents:

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— '^^^^^^^^I^^^^attackingyou Bile Beans will.preventcolds and influenza; and as this is the season ' " _c pCTfcl Queens]a]ad Agents.—Hoffimmg and Co., Chai-lotte Street;"MB3^^

when these ailments are most hkelylo attack you,fortity yourself against themby r*11"""^ »*"* > "» & . , & ■ utu^uw owcjoo, . .. _, ...taking Bile Beans. ' Brisbane. , ■

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THEMARINEENQUIRY.

[Pkr Press Assq^iirioN.l-AXjiy77■■Ao--, :.-; WELLMGT.6N,^uIy'fI4.7The Commission' resumed iriithe !va_te_v

ROoir. '''.';*' ■■"■""-"-'"■:'" '--" A--; y;i.-.0. lj. ■;;..".:."".-."■- AKa-eraminsd'by" Mr:'HaMba,i--_-r--.Haili-:

Join's said'■t&at hot in the-slightesfc.'degreed:d;tire "Premier's telagrara from Auckland:influence h.in (witness) in the-Joaes matter;Wi-fce'ss.tjcpiain-sd that- -he as followsy«st:;r_ay to--the Secretary of the MarineDepartment-—"Kindly let' Hie knowwhetherany intimation was given tio Gap-,tain"Jones'py theDepartment that'he couldgo up for examination;if so, pleaselet mehave a copy as scion as.possible." " MrG-husgi-i-ir replied as follows: — "NoTintima-'tipn vas given. Heput inhis applicationand puid his fee. -Tie time was-then-ar-'range-.! witih'the examiners." '■' :. i - -

W. T. GlasgoW; Secretary-of the Marine.Bepavwnent-:\vaslfh©"'- ifeit witness/: »;.-JELe :gave fiat-lieissued a certificateofcompetency, tec Captain Jones. <' ..Before,doing soI,*;he-received a1report from-Captain■=';Edwin and. Captain Allman, but"as far -as.7he/could' re^heraper h^idJdShPt see:the.;ex-Bmifrai-ionr--- papers." (The" examinationpupers: were here' produced, alld.wilness. said 'he could not recog-nise tow handwriting inany of the answers.The signature was inCaptain Jones'shand-writing, antl'the'questions'in- Captain All-,man's). Continuing, witness said that hehad in 1897, and still had,.the anost entirecomfidertce in Mr Allport. "'■' Witness hadalwayi htiard that Jones was a good rivercaptain.;but thatTus literary acquirementswerelimited.] After reference.to points al-ready.''dealt with fully by previous wit-.. nesses,Mr Glasgow wenton tosay that thefirst id-en. he had that anything was wrongwas whenMr Allport toldhim inconfidencethat Captain.Von Schoenhad toldhim(All-port) in confidence that in Mr Jones's and ;two <»fc]i*V Examinations part of the 'Work 'ha.dlsß;«iii copied from materialsupplied byVonSchoen. ; On lookingiihto'the.examina-tich

-.{JjVpcrs 'with witness,- Mr Hall-Jones

was'cuii>vin'c3d that there wassomething inthe.allegations in~the House" and thataninquiry wasnecessary. Witness's accountbf what- frahspired subsequently was in themain.ooW£rb'or.ative of th;ef.&eoaurrt"; given'bypieviou^witnesses, .Witness said he under:-stood that.'the Minister ofMarinehad 'givehthe'authority-Captain Alh^n^&the 'had.because .the .Mihii'ter';did* hot'-■sly/hie;hadnot when,he"saw,him aboutit. ] j.'.'"■"Mr Hanlon:.And..you took the.envelopeto theMinister?

Witness 7 Yes.7 .- ... '■■'■ . '

Did he express any surprise?— -No, snotat all. .He didn't suggest that it iirieanit."'peniiit." (noun) and not "permit"- (verb):

Did you "intend to file that away as anauthority T-Mih, yes;to record it.

Did.it-hot strike youthatit wouldbe ad-visable.to get'it signedf-^Yes, it did.

Why did you notget it signed?—

Becausethere is a certain amount of, delicacy tp ,overcome.-in asking. a Minister "tp get.it ;

absolutely in writingand signedbyMm. jBut it is the. custom to get signatures?

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""'':.- .-■ ■" ;" .... . .

And he> could surely not take offence-atyourasking forathing quite in -accordancewithcustom?-—Ididn't do it,-...

Did ycnu take any note-of having shownit to the, Minister?— No. .

What did you do with it?— ltold Mr'AllportIhad seen .the Minister, and hebad confirmed Captain Allmau's statement-,tod lhe hadbetter file it andkeep itas theauthority.

Witness went on to "say that when hesaw the""Minister of Marine he (Mr Hall-Jones) expressedhis surprise that so infor-mal a document had beentakenas Minister-ial authority. At first Mr Hall-Jones ex-, pressed doubt at' the handwriting on the ,envelope,butthat wasonlyapassing obser-vation. MrHall-Jonessand thatit wasveryunlikely thathe couldhave given,authority,'and witness reminded him of the fact thatCaptain Allman hadalso made reference"toMinisterial' authority. Witness thoughtthat Ministerial authority had been given.,buthe admitted that there was some doubtabout it. When witness wrote thememo tothe Minister on'.Jan. 26, he did not re- ,memberthathe had shown thememoon theenvelop© to'Mr Hall-Jones. j

MrTHahlon: "But how dfd it return to "your recollection?

Witness replied that he could, not say !exactly, except that the drcumstances !brought the details back to his mind. 'Wit-ness had a good memory, though, perhaps,it was not so good as that of Mr Hall-.Jones, as the latter rwas a'younger man.

'Mr Hanlon': But you contradict.him?Witness :Yes, undoubtedly. lamas !

positive ab jut showing Mr Hall-Jones the jenvelopememoas.lcanbe of anything.

Witness,.''continuing, said that when.he j" was fully satisfied in his own conscience'

"thathe ha»d, shown the memo to Mr Hajl-.Jones he did not communicate the fact toSir Hall-Jones, because from Feb. 26 he

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(Mr,Glasgow) waspractically banished fromthe Minister's presence, the latter hayingordered that all cpmmuracations "betweenthemmustbe inwriting. Thereuponhe(MrGlasgow); explained '

the matter to MrFitchett, CrownLaw Officer, whoremarked ;

that he (Mr Glasgow) had a treacherousmemory. ' '

At this stege Mr Glasgow remarked thatif he hadknowii that his examination would"have been so minute he would have askedtobe representedby counsel. J

Mr Hanlon 'said that he had no desire toembarrassMr Glasgow. Heonly wanted toget out tiie whole facts.

Witness, continuing, said thatneither anyMinister hor.any other person spoke to himaboutJones's competency examinationuntil jtheMinisterial envelopewasproduced. He Itook the envelope to mean permission for Ithe examination to take place. Witness jagain declared that despite the long lapseof time.he wasquitepositive thathe showedtheenvelope toMr Hall-Jones.

Cross-examined by Mr Gray, Mr Glas-gow said that he saw Captain Allman and |told him he .thonght that be (Captain All-man) had acted yery_ foolishly ih ajdvisingthe Minister to dispense witha mate's cer-

.-tificate intheJoiaes.case. Witness certainly'"'-iindersrtiiod'that' the Minister took all re-,

sponsibilify.7 At first 'Mr Hall-Jones did" hot specifically deny "that there was Min-

isterial"authority for the "examination,-but,subsequently he didgive a specific denial.

Cross-examined by Mr Hislop, witnesssaid that it was the end of February lastbefore Mr Hall-Jones suggestedthathe hadsimply given the envelope to.Captain All-manasa reminder.' To Mr Atkinson.:Mr Sail-Jones Had sug-gested since that "witnesshadmisrepresentedhim (theMinister) in order to screen a fel-low officer. Itwas in consequence of thatinterview that witness had had very littleto do With.Mr Hall-Jones personally since.

To Mr Hanlon:Itwas veiy likely thathe (witness) told Mr Hall-Jones verballythat he.was wrong'in hot-bringing the en-

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velppe.under the Minister's notice. Wit-7';~ness's7recollection qi the envelope incident* was fo^^'liefbre'tie saw CaptaM'Albrian'sstatement or the Jones affidavitV Oiese-only strved.to confirm his convictions.

:..7WhenSw&ess7tpbk:the envelppe'tb-theMin-ister he did fibt point out the irregularity,but simply laidit beforehim, and toldhimwhat Mr Allport had been toldby CaptainAllman. " Witness went awaywith the im-pression that the Minister authorised Cap-,tain Jpnes's sitting for his exaniination.

THE VOLUNTEERS.On Thursday night themembers of the

Non-CommissiinedOfficers' Club met at theoifderly^room> Sergeant-Major Barrett pre-siding. Battalion Sergeant-Major Posterreada paper on

"Guard Mounting," whichwas followed by a discussionof the pointsraised. '■■"'.

A.Governmentparadeof the Cycle Corpswasheld at the drillshedlastnijjht, whenseventeen''rank and file were 'oh.'parade,under Lieutenant Finnis. The corps," afterbeings inspected by Major Day, was putthrough infantry "-drill, and musketry in-struction'. ,-.. ■ -. ■■'■'...':..

STRAYNOTES.

. Mi- G. W,;Russell .is;;agentleman, who,:as1,apoliticiatiand as a,':6v|mbfer of[the Board':of Governors,1has takep great 'interest mthe _manage&ent of 'Canterbury College.Onei];inii^ v* ere^Ore <,that there insom&thing in the vague desire he;expr&ssedat the Working Men's Club onTuesday thatCariterbuiy College should "turn: 6ii% in-stead pi va few yowag toffs empowered;, towrite'B.A. after their names, men trainedandequippedfor the race for life."rConsider-ing the ample opportunities Mr Russell hasfor airinghis viewsat;ineetingsof theBoardof Governors, it seems, surprisingthat ihe should need to criticisethe institiition v ,.at ...a..."'gam.. ..WellerSwarry,". .and that, too, in 'language,'languagethat is.npt'Jcalcula.ted t6 raise th^stucteiw°Pggp^?e"s| thje)rhaVfei^fc^ifiEilly-

been -at- schooflives,;;:are;:iiiatttrally lacking in t^r^^-led^^f^h^;^ld:3^i^iSVj^entia^fe's\ic-cess^feji^^ih""alFother"r^^:'tney'a3re>tiro-bablyrcbe'tt-et"equipped-for the race'of lifethan the majority,of.people.,Mi' Russellalong with theothermembers of the Board,has had his attention drawn'by;the.Inspec-tor-General to the practice of excludingevening students from using the machineryof the Engineering School. Ifhe uses Idsinfluence to remove this defect he will bedoing technical education a good service.With regard to theB.A.:s, whose educationis practically valuable'only for the teachingprofession, perhapsMr Russell can explainhow itis that ina certainsecondary institu-tion managed by Canterbury College, colo-nials are consistently passed over for thosewho can show th&~hall,mark of an, Englishuniversity.

A certain Sydney weekly, dear to thehearts of all unregenerate colonials, hasreapedamagnificent advertisementfrom theshort shrift meted' out'to it by"the RecessCommittee of the Parliamentary Library.Besides being boomedall over the colony,the "Bulletin" will be- established on afirm basis among the files from which itwas.surreptitiously removed. But why wasit removed at all? !The reason did not?°mf discussion,in.: theHouse, andit isI',1',unfairto'draw inferences' from thenames of the committee which pronouncedits doom. This matter should be thor-oughly investigated by. a

:ParliamentaryCommittee, consisting of all the'members ofboth Houses. Such a committee would bea set-off 'to the Marine Commission, andcould give an impartial judgment as towhether thepaper thatfound the MaorilandTory Party guilty of being a fossil and anunderhand fraud,"and condemned it to

'be

hanged by its political neck, wasa journal-istic jackal and henchman and slavish sup-porter of amalign Administration.

A./ little incident that took place in Wel-lington this weekmaies itan easy matterfor a sporting man. to tip the nextSergeant-at-Arms. Fortunately, both forthe credit of the New .Zealand Parliamentand for the physical powers of ColonelEraser, that position is almost a sinecure.It is quite another thing in some of theAustralian Parliaments, where the Ser-geant-at-Arms is not infrequently calledupon:to removeexcited and defiant mem-bers, whose friends hold on to their coat-tails in a vain attempt to oppose, the de-cree of the Chamber.. But in our ownParliament, even when;a.member so farforgets himself as to render his suspensionnecessary, he does not go. to the length ofremaining in his tseat until Gxe is forciblyremoved. A.gentle tap on the shoulder issufficient to make him realise that he hasfor the time forfeitedhis right to sit amongbis fellow legislators, and lie retires withwhatgracehe can.muster under thehumili-atingcircumstances. Still, itis not outsidethe bounds of possibility: that an occasionmight arise when,the possessionof.physicalstrength wouldbe a very desirable oualityin the Sergeant-at-Arms. The member forPalmerston hasgiven the Wellington peopleocular demonstration of his qualificationsfor the post.. Itmust have caused greatsurprise to seehim elevatinga man twicehis size over a barrier, up onto the stageand out of the back door. But still he didit, and the fact ought to be rememberedwhen Colonel Praser chooses to return to amore active sphere of life.

Now that the subject of railway reformis in the air, the authorities might as wellcasi;round for ail possible ways of studyingthe comfort of the travelling public. Theuncomfortable cars provided for secondclass passengers .have been widely com-mentedupon, butthereisroom for improve-ment,,even m the carriages set opart, forthe lucky first class- travellers. Anyonewho wasunfortunate enough to teavel anyloiig distance during the severe weather ofthis week must have conceived a very-pooridea of the warmth of the cars. In Aus-tralia, which we in New Zealand are givento regarding as a country unvisited bycold, the railway authorities are muchmorecareful of the comfort of their patrons.Besides providing well-padded and non-draughty compartments, they furnish warm-ingpans, iron vessels covered withcarpet,and replenished at various stations "withhot water. Anyone who ihas made a jour-neyby the Western line, over the BlueMountains,or by the Northern line, throughthe New England districtj, knows how ac-ceptable these appliancesare. If theywereavailable on our, own. lines, it would liepossible to travel to.Dunedin without ar-riving in thecondition of a carcaseof frozenmutton. The lighting arrangements, too,might easily be improved. Gas is not yetuniversal, and in a great many carriagesthe flicker of an oil lamp only serves toemphasise the darkness. Not that the sup-ply of oil is deficient. A Ohnirch. dignitaryrecently remarked to a guard that he sup-posed the bad light was due to economy,and the guard proudly pointed to a sea of.'useless... oil floating in the bottom of thelamp. The cleric shifted to another car,lest he.should have the experienceof theman who complained that the rain wascoming through- the car on to his clothes,and, jras told- "that hain't rain, sir, that'shoiily hile fromthe lamp."

Judging' from its name,Queensland js thepet among Great Britain's colonial family,and Mr Chamberlainhas just conferred afresh distinction 'on the open-heartedcolony, which its jealous neighbours callMongrelia. He has cabled an acceptanceofits offer of troops in the event of hostili-ties with the Boers. Bananalanders maywell feel proud of being thus singled outfrom all the other colonies that made simi-lar offers. But the choice of the Homeauthorities shows a pretty good acquaint-ancewith the capabilities of colonial.troops.The Queensland Mounted Infantry is. inevery respecta splendid body. The horses-are fast and strong, having.been bred inthe bracing atmosphere and healthy pas-ture which the late millionaire, JamesTyson^ declared were unrivalled for rearingstock. The men are drawn from the bush,and are fine bushmen and riders, and rifleshots, and are thoroughly inured to a cli-mate similar to that of South Africa. Onthe goldfields of West Australia, whererepresentatives of every raceunder the sunare collected, Queenslandershave the repu-tation of being the hardiest men on thefields. . ■

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.Ernest Charles Woodfield, a child two

yearsof age, died yesterday at the residenceof its grandmother, in St Asaph Street.The child, which had been delicate frombirth, had beenill for some days. Dr Huntwascalled in yesterday to attend to it,butwhen he arrived the child:was dead. Aninquest will be held at the Royal GeorgeHotel at noon- to-day. -',;Aboy named George Blakeway,six yearsof age,■ was -taken to- the- hospital yester-day evening, his left thighhavingbeen frac-tured. He sustained the injury by slippingon ice. .. . . ' " " "

. At^»- fashionable ■wedding:,jn,arC6fcswold;>iUage, ilie'fedesmtucl's'bpiiqiiefe'Were'com-posedofbrooia and woodruff,'Emblematic ofthe namesofthebride andbridegroom.

PRACTICALIRRIGATION.During the prolonged drought in Can-

terbury and several others partsof New Zea-land, which broke up last summer, aftercausing great 'loss,of stock and crops, thesubject of irrigation wasone of general.dis-cussion, both at meetings of farmers andin the columns of the Press. It soon be;came apparent that very little wasknownof the subject, the desire for informationhadto go unsatisfied, and with a bountiful, ifnot too profuse rainfall last season, publicinterest in the question appeared to cease.Still there canbe no twoopinions as to thebenefits which a system of irrigation wouldconfer upon the Canterburyplains,andotherarid regions of the colony, and a valuablemanual of information on the subjectis nowbefoie the farming community and others,in the form of a volume of some four hun-dred-pages, entitled "PracticalIrrigation,"and of which the author is Mr JohnM'Keague, of Ashburton. Tfie workis pre-faced fby some well-deserved appreciativeremarks on its contents by Professor Bick- ■

erton, Canterbury College, and " ProfessorBlack, Otago University, and the openingchaptersdealwith"PlantLife,"" The Soil,""Manures," and "Farm Pests" (the lastcontributed,by Mr W. W. Smith, the well-known entomologist). In these chapters'their several subjects are dealt with in amost instructive and interestingstyle, andthe influence of"irrigation in the variedcon-;|ditions described is pointedly shown. Itisdemonstrated that irrigation acts againstthe spreadof noxious weeds and " pests, jand with the assistanceof manures, naturalor artificial, increases and maintains in amarked and profitable degree the fertilityof the soil. The succeeding chapters tracethe'history of irrigation from the earliesttimes to thepresent day, in Spain, Prance,Italy. Egypt, America, India and Austra-lia; describe the various systems of irriga-tion (withillustrations), and their results;and give at length the law relating to waterand irrigation in the countries named. Theunsatisfactory state of the New Zealand law-is animadvertedupon, andits anomalies andcontradictions pointed out, as well as thedirections whichits amendment should takein order.to.--make, the.law relating to ir-rigation complete in itself, to simplify theprocedureincarryingout irrigation schemes,and.to remove alldoubtful meanings so thatno foothold shall be found for the litigationwhich has proved so detrimental to irriga-tion elsewhere. .At present there are nofewer thannineteen statutes, besides severalAmendment Acts, which must be consultedbefore the law on the subject is ascertained.The results of irrigation which the authorcites are most convincing, and arenot thoseobtained from isolated instances, but fromthroughout large districts.

'The adapta-

bilityof manypartsof New Zealand,'and theCanterbury plains inparticular, for irriga-tion is urged, the effects of water on 'theyield of grass (and consequently dairy pro-duce and fat stock), grain, fruit, hops andother.crops being, illustrated by figuresselected from hundreds of instances. It isshown that.the rivers can.be easily con-trolled, and their waters stored and madeavailable for irrigation purposes. Themeteorologicalrecordsshow that dryseasonsarea recurring, feature of the New Zeakindclimate, and irrigation is, therefore,a ques-tion of the first importance to the colony.The outcome of an efficient system couldscarcely fail to be satisfactory;but it ispointed out that there is so little practicalknowledge of irrigation work in the colonythat it wouldbe necessary that anumber ofmen of thorough knowledge should bebrought to the colony to instruct farmerswho at the outset require such instruction.Technical knowledge would also be re-quisite in codifying the law on the subject.MrM'Keague has devotedmuch labourandknowledge to his work, and the book is amost valuable addition to the literature ofthe subject of irrigation;indeed,itismore,for the first four chapters are in themselvesan admirable handbook of agriculture.Every farmer should study the book, andwill derive profit from the information itcontains.. Thatit will do much to assist intheprogressofirrigationis beyond doubt.

The following statement showsthe amountof Customs duties collected at the port ofLyttelton during the week ended July 14:—

Spirits, £1788 8s 6d; cigars, etc., £227;tobacco, £485 10s 6d; wine, £89 13s 6d;beer, £320; tea, £86 Is 8d; coffee, etc.,£28 13s; sugar, etc., £204 bs 3d; weight,£537 0s 2d;ad valorem, £1003 12s 6d;other duties, £341 18s 6d; total for theweek, £5112 4s 7d.

PROHIBITIONFALLACIES.(Published- by arrangement.)

A. SENIOR CHAPLAIN ON TEMPER-ANCE ANDDISEASEINTHE ARMY.. Writing in the "Aiany/and Navy .Gaz-ette," the Rev T. M..Munes Griffiths, a.senior chaplain in the British Army inIndia,has revealed teetotal Tommy Atkinsin a far less favourable,butprobably muchmore truthful, light thanhe is usually prcrsented to us in the."pages of the so-calledtemperance -magazines. The teetotalfanatic is sometimes a heavy smoker, oftenan inordinate eater, and generally an in-temperate and- unscrupulous speaker, andnow an Army chaplain of fourteen years'continuous service shows the Army ab-stainers in India to be the easy victims toboth immorality and disease. He says:

—"Now men who belong to the Army Tem-perance Association are stamped as,'tem-perance' men, amd areallowedcertain free-dom on 'passes,' which sometimes becomethe cause of venereal and enteric fever."And, further on, he adds:— "Iknow tbatthe large-majorityofyoungsoldiers strickenwith enteric -are total absta:n:eiv>. Ihavefound that total abstinence from,all intoxi-cating liquors (whicb epithet is almost alibel onalcoholic beverage w-hen taken tem-perately) is in a way forced upon youngrecruits. ■ No matter whether they havebeen accustomed to a modest pint of beerwhenploughiboys orfactoiyhands, they axetaught at once by Army Temperance Asso-ciation preachers that they must be totalabstainers. Many who have not thestamina,in their growing days become pre-disposed to foster the enteric germ; then,being known regimentally as

'temperance'

men, they find it easier to obtain passes upto twelve o'clock at night. What is theconsequence? Why, they go into thebazaars, frequent tlie popshops, and con-sume anabnormalamount of aerated watergand cups of tea. One man pnce confessedto nine bottles of pop besides" tea. Theydo not care to.quench their thirst, at.. theregimental institute, where all the water iscarofully filtered", but, liking the liberty ofbe.ng. out of barracks,.they frequent otherplaces, whereno restriction is enforced.Then follows a field day or two, and thehot.surt at the end of the early morning's workfinishes a man off, and'he ''goes sick witihenteric'.''

-"The system of passes, if not verycarefully regulated, has a tendency

to increase disease. Undoubtedlydrunkenness does often lead' a manto the brothel, but Iliave {rood reasonsfor believing it is not always so.- Ibe-lieve that temperanoe men whenout"onpassare brought into constant temptation frombazaar women when they are in full pos-session oftheir faculties andperfectly sober.-Iam obligpd tosay that a large proportionof temperance men have contracted disease.Ihave proved tbis in hospitals.. Ihavebeen forced torecognise tlie fact that manysoldiers make total abstinence their sod.Men havesaid tome in the wards, inmanycases whenIbave remonstrated with themaboutimpurity, 'WpII, sir, at any rate I'ma to*al abstainer,andnot so bad,after all.'

'"Evidently, in the Army, as elsewhere,

total abstinence covers a multitude of sins,some of which are cf a far worse -naturethan intemperance :and itis useless to ig-nore thefact. Of course,nooneobjects tothe adoption of total abstinence either-bytie soldier or the civilian; what mostdecent-minded people do object to is theassumption fhi.t ore may be the very em-bodiment of othervices, yet.if a teetotaller,be "not so bad, after all." 1983

SAMARITAN HOME.A meeting offhe Trustees of the Samari-

tan Home washeld yesterday at 'the Home;present

—Messrs C. "Hastings Bridge (chair-

man), J. Hamilton, A.F. N. Blaßsbon, H.B. Sorensen, C. J. Marshall, F. J. Boardand W. Gavin (.hon. sec.). Anapology forabsence was received from Mr B. P. Man-hire. The balance-sheet for the periodfrom June 9 toJuly 14 showed that the rerceipts had been £i2l 19s 4d, and the ex-penditure £81 6s 6d. The Chairmanstatedthat during the month local contributionsamounting to £14 3s 6d had 'been received,making a total of £50 2s 6d for tie year.A requisitionhad beensent to the Govern-ment for the subsidy on £50. The Chair-man said he noticed that the Separate In-stitutions Bill wasagainbefore the House,and he had applied, for a copy. Mr Boardsadd the Bill was.the same as ihiad been in-troduced last session. The House Com-mittee reportedthait the roof ofthebuildingwas in a very leaky condition, particularlyover the infirmary and. the rooms of thematron and sub-matron. There were nowin the Home 15 men, 34 women and 8 in-fants. During Aixemonth 2men had beenadmitted and 4.discharged, and 11 womenadmitted and 10 discharged. Accountsamounting to. £59 14s s^d were recom-mended for payment. The report wasadopted, and it- was decided to have therepairs immediately necessary effected tothe roof. A recommendation to the HouseCommittee was carried, that persons await-ing trial before the Supreme Court shouldnot bereceivedinto the Home except underspecialcircumstances.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.The monthly meeting of the committee of

the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce washeld at the Chamber Hall yesterday after-noon. Mr E. W. Roper was voted to thechair. Apologies for absence were receivedfrom Messrs A.H. Turnbull, W. Wood andH. Quane. Correspondence was read:

—From theTaranalri Chamber, stating its in-ability to take any action in the matteroftheport of call for the San Francisco mails.From the Philadelphia CommercialMuseum,hoping the Chamber wouldacceptthe iivitation to accept membership on theAdvisoryBoard, and send delegates to theCommercial Congress in October next. Theinvitationhadbeen accepted. From theIn-vercargill Chamber, forwarding a resolutionon the subject of.trade with South. Africa.It was- decided to support the InvercargillChamber,, and to forward a resolution tothePremier, as-king the Government tosub-sidise a direct line of steamersbetweenNewZealand and South Africa, preferably oneof the existing companies. From MxPeterBarr, secretary of the Dunedin Chamber,asking to be supplied with statistical andother informationconcerning Canterburywhich would be of interest at the CongressatPhiladelphia. Severalsubjects weremen-tioned, such as the reduction of the duty onwool, the exchange of samples, and the ab-sence of parcels post for such exchange.From the Secretary of the General PostOffice, Wellington, acknowledging a com-munication from the 'Chambers at Christ-church, JDunedin and Invercargill, askingfor a special trainfrom Invercargill toBluffon steamer days, and. stating that themat-terhadbeenbrought under thenotice.pf theRailway Department, with a.request forfavourable consideration. From.. MessrsRollitt and Co., suggesting that a trialshipmentof flourand produceshouldbe,sentto'South Africa. Itwasresolved to drawthe attention of the writers to the fact thata steamer was being advertisedto load forSouth Africa. Attentionwas drawn to theinconvenience caused by the Customsofficials in withholding goods from the con-:inent not labelled with the maker's name"■r trade mark. The Secretary was in-structed to write to the Commissioner ofJusComs, asking if theEnglish MerchandiseMarks Act was in force in New Zealand.Afterthe transaction ofroutine business, theneeting terminated.

Most singers find that, in the long run,mttorio and other coucert work pays muchsetter than opera. Even the greatest ofhem have discovered this fact. Madame

Patti gete £500 a night at Oovent Garden,>.nd 800 guineas at the Albert Hall; whileMadame Melba, it is, understood, received00 guineas a night for singing at privatemccrts in London last season."His coldnot cured, his head on fire,With drinking whiskiesneat,lie sworeand cursed to vent-his ire,Andravedjust quitea treat;Butnow.he's sworeoff.drink for good,7*° knows,a thing noW sure, "

For: coughs»_nd'colds its understood,W oods' GreatPeppermint Cure. 4

OBITUARY.LIEUTEXAKT-COLONEL FULTON.'LieutenantColonelFulton, who was'vi"~l-'known in Canterbury andOtago, died yesr

terday morning at the age of71, after anill-ness which began on Sunday last. Fromthe time, when he joined the .Bengal.Artil-lery, in1845, until his retirement, as Lieu-tenant-Colonelj in 1883, Lieutenant-Colonel

-.Fulton-had a distinguished military career.He served in the Punjaub campaign, andwas mentioned indespatches for his servicesat ths siege of Delhi. He also held theIndian medal with, clasp. Lieutenant-ColonelFulton, during his sevenyears'resi-dence inNew Zealand, took akeen interestin volunteering matters, and held tbehonorary title of.Lieiitenant-Gcneralof theOtago Volunteers. He leaves a:largefamily,of whom tihe daughters alone are inChristchurch,. and at the time of.his death,was expecting a visit from one of his sons,whoholdsa commission inIndia. His remainswill probably be interred at Outram, inOtago.

'...GENERALNEWS.

A LONG-LIVED FAMILYMr James Walsh, who was one hundred

and one yearsold, died at Warmamboolafew days ago. He came to Victoria withhis wife and three children forty-five years«igo, andresided at Purnim, near Warmam-bool. His age is definitely fixefi by the fa<;tthat he was seventeen years old when theBattle of Waterloo was fought. He wasable to get about and work in the garden,and retained all his faculties until a fewdays before his death, when he contracteda coM, which proved fatal. The deceasedfrequently discussed his age withhis fviends,and always attributed his longevity to thefact thathe seldomtook meat food, and wasvery abstemious in Tegard to intoxicatingliquors. He had two sons and onedaughter,eighteen grand-children, an"tl twenty -^ixgreat-grand-childfen, all of whom are now-living' in the district. His sister, MrsCogWan, "who is ninety-eightyearsofage,isstill living nearWarrnambool. The latter'shusband, who died four years ago, wasonehundred years of age.

A SINGULAR PROPOSAL.Notwithstanding severe oppression, the

machinations of inimical Governments, andthe destructive inventions of Pasteur andother scientists, the rabbit has not onlymanaged to survive, but to become com-mercially valuable. Many of his formerenemies have been converted into friends.Kven the ca(s let loose in some quarters todesiroy the rabbit are repottedto be frater-nising with him. The Secretary of Tradeand Customs, in Victoria, has received acommunication from a citizen of Melbournewho proposes to experiment with the objectof producing a ra.bbit of phenomenal size,and with fur that can-be shorn at regularintervals like the wool of the sheep. Thisextraordinaryanimal wouldbea hybrid con-taining withinhimself the strikingpeculiari-ties of the rabbit, the Belgian hare, andthe Angora goat, and wou'/d be known asthe new Australian ra.bbit. The first st-epin this evolutionary proceeding would bethe introduction ofthe Belgianhare, knownalso as the Angora or long-liaired rabbit,and the writer is seeking to obtain the per-mission of the Customs department for theinauguration of his menagerie. The ques-tion that ,stores the department in the faceis whether the- "Belgianhare" is ahare ora rabbit. If it is a rabbit permission can-not be given, but if it is a nare no permis-sion is needed. The Vermin Act gives nodefinition of the rabbit, and the Departmentat present feels unequal to frame anydefinition that would not also, inchrde thehare. At any rate, the Minister of Cus-toms ■willhave to decide the question.

PIRATES INTHE PACIFIC.Some curious notices appear occasionally

in the English papers. Here is one fromthe

"Shipping Gazette' and Lloyd's List,"

of .May 26:— "Destruction of a PirateFleet. Sari,Francisco, May 21. News hasbeen received here that H.M.S. Torch, onher way from .Sydney to Samoa; destroyeda fleet of pirate sloops. (Signed) Reuter."The Torch was at Samoa itis true, but asfor the fleet ofpirate sloops,where are they?The Torch knows nothing of them, nor havethe inquiries made of the Admiralty au-thorities resulted in anything that wouldhelp to elucidate the whereabouts of thispiratical fleet.

THE SECRETARY FOR THECOLONIES.

Of all her Majesty's Ministers, perhaps"none, writes MrH. W. Lucy, ismore thank-ful for the rest of the Whitsun holidaysthan is the Secretary of State for theColonies. This is something new for MrChamberlain, whose constitution seemedmade ofiron, and wasbackedby a mind of'tireless energy. Itis a familiar boast with,him that he is so strong and well thathe can dispense with the exercise indispens-able to ordinary men. That condition isnow a matter of the past. Early in theyearhe wasattackedby the common enemy,theinfluenza. Itwasnotabnormallysevere,butit leftbehindsomethingmore thanusualofthe evils that follow inits train. Itwasnoticed during the month preceding theadjournment how rarely Mr Chamberlainwas seen on the Treasury Bench. If ques-tions were addressee to him on the paperhe was there to reply. As soonas he hadread his answer he qxiitted the House, andwas not seen again during the sittingj un-less there happened tobe colonial businessto the fore. An old friend, who followedhim across the floor of the House and sitsbehind him above the gangway, tells methat in a private interview he had a fewdays before the adjournment he was muchstruck with the alteredmanner of the onceredoubtable fighter. "He seemed," said hisfaithful followersorrowfully, "as ifall spirithas gone out of him, no more fight left."That may havebeen a mere, passing mood.After the rest of theholidays Mr Chamber-lain may come back again with his ancientfires revived. Itmust be remembered thatat best he is getting on in years. Lookingat him even wheninsomething less than hisusual health,itis hard torealise thathe liasentered upon his sixty-third year. Hisclean-shaven face, his hair which shows nosign of grey,his slight figure, and his swiftwalk, are not common to the man who haspassed three score. But the almanac is notto be argued with, and when we come tospeculate on the possible future of states-men in the fight for power and place wecannot ignore consideration of age. Inthiscase "the matter is more significant since MrArthur Balfour, Mr Chamberiains.only for-midable opponent in the race for the Pre-miership,is twelveyears younger and goingstrong. ■ |

MINING.JPeb Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, July 14,The Hartley and Riley dredge washed

lipto-day for a returnof 4330zBdwt of goldfor the peek's dredging. The,Inch Vallsjrdredge, hear Palmerston, obtained 18oz for128 hours.

MOUNT LYELL COMPANY.The following is the reportof the Mount

Lyell Mining andEailway Company,Limi-ted, for theweek ending June 28:

—Smelt-

ingplantsNos. 1and 2— Eight furnaces in

operation;preparing to blow in No. 11furnace;coal storage bins nearingcomple-tion. Aerial ropeway from mine— Work-ing satisfactorily two shifts. Converterplant— Superstructure of second re-melt-ingfurnace with hood anddown-comer inposition; brick work of main flue-dustchamber making good progress; detailedpipe work in connection with convertervessel stands in progress;assembling airpipe connections for new blowing enginesand blower for re-melting furnace; 1614tons blister copper consigned for currenthalf-year. Port Kembla coking plant

—Preliminaryoperationsforearly commence-ment of work of erection inprogress.

Tho legal manager of the WaiwheroSluicing Company received the followingtelegram yesterday from the mine mana-ger:

—Six days' sluicing six and a naif

heads water, 70oz of amalgam.Owing to the dry weather on the West

Coast, the sluicing done this week is thefirst since March. Such a long spell offine weather and absence of rain has notoccurred for over thirty years.

LIBERAL AND LABOURFEDERATION.

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A SUGGESTED PLATFORM. |Thß following has been suggested by the 1

Christchurch.Branch of theLiberal and La- <bour Federation of New Zealand as theplat-form for theFederation:

—1. (a) Amendment of labour legislai

tion, so as to provide for a Masters anaApprentices Act, with a period of proba-tion, (b)' Legalisation of .the eight hoursday. (c) Amendment of .the Workmen'sCompensation Act and the Wages Protec-tion Act, so as toprevent deductions fromemployees' wages. (d) The application oflabour laws to Government services.

2. Reduction of Customs duties on theneeesaries of life.

3. Re-enactment andextension of the oldage pension system.

4. Secondary education to "be free ;audprovision to be made for a system of tech-nical education. i

5. Extension of powers of local governing jbodies,and thedirect election of such bodies 'on a one-man-one-vote suffrage.

6. Further encouragement of settlementon the land. No further sale of Crownlands, and periodical re-valuation of landlield under lease from the State.

7. Application of the betterment prin-ciple to localand general public works.

8. Reform of the electoral system, so asto provide that every member returned tojParliament must have a majority of votespolled.

9. The adoption of the referendum and.initiativeinregard to importantpublic mat- .i'ters. . ■

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iA medicalexpert contends thatout of100.0

girls studying the pidno before the age oftwelve, about 600 are afflicted withnervoustroublesin. later life. . i

IMPROVING THE AVON.I The Floral Fete Trustees met at the City1 Council Chambers last evening; present

—;The Mayor (in the chair), ,and Messrs E.Smith, G. Capper, J. P. Kelly and F. T.Haskins.

The report ofMr T. Jeal, overseer to theSouth Waimakariri River Board was sub-mitted on the scheme of Mr E. Smith, forbringing water into theAvonfrom the Wai-makariri. Mr Smith suggested the con-struction of an open sluice, 9ft wide, 7ftdeep, and 90ft long, on the low stream sideof No. 11 embankment. This sluice, witha concrete wing at each end, and a flood-gate, would cost £150. About 1600 yardsof shingle wouldhave to be excavated fromthe first thirteen yards, at a cost of £50,and the next 50 chains wouldcost £60.Another sluice and flood-gate would beneeded, costing £60. After passing throughthe second embankment, the water could be

"takeninone stream or in two through theRiver Board's reserves into the Avonhead.Mr Jeal estimated the cost through theRiver Board's reserves at £100 permile. Herecommended putting two five feet racesinto the Avon head, and two sixfeet races into the Waimariri ■

Creek, as this would be better fo-freeholders where the water passedthrough their land. The total cost for tak-ing the water intoAvonhead arid the Wai-mariri, including the head-works^ roadcrossings, and small footbridges, would beabout£1400. He had got a guaranteefrommost of the freeholders to put it throughtheir Lands at.bis figures, and he thought itwouldbe best to take it through theBoard'sreserves. The first sixty-threechains wouldcost about. £345, asit wouldcost about £25

Ifor timber. He had not put" any cost forsupervising the work. Mr Jeal'sreport wasaccompanied by a model of the proposedhead-works and races, and also a model ofj the sluice-gates.

-Mr Caiper said that if they settled on a

|suitable scheme, the money for carrying it:OUt would soonbe forthcoming,l»y means of'floral fetes andin other ways. He"thouglitthe Drainage Board might assist, as its ex-

'penditure in clearing the Avon wouldbe re-duced.Itwas decided to inform the Drainage

Board that this scheme had been adopted,and to ask itnot to let the contract againfor cleaning the river until consulting theTrustees on the matter.

A vote of thanks was passed toMr Jeal,and it was resolved to lay the scheme beforethe General Committee consisting of repre-sentatives of the various local bodies. Itwas also decided that theMayor should callameeting Of the General Committee of thefloral fete, to arrange for this year's fete,and ulso to lay the scheme adoptedby theTrustees before it.

A meeting of the executive of the com-mittees inconnection with thepresentationto the Mayor and Mrs Louisson was ihel-dyesterday afternoon. The Chairman re-portedthat Sir John Hall would be unableto make the presentation owing to indis-position. The Hon C. C. Bowen was un-able to do so owing to his public duties,and it was unanimously resolved that the?presentation should be made 'bv ifche Chair-man of the Executive Committee, and thatthePresidents of the Chamberof Commercfand the Agricultural and Pastoral Associa-tion should be asked to deliver short ad-dresses on the occasion. "'■'"""

Scientists assert; that early,man used !"be able to wag his ears-as :an indicationof pleasure,or to""brush away flies from un-der,his back hair;but as the mqsclies, wem-not brought into.cpntiniialuse they^became-'rudimentary. ,'v .■....,.,.■';.

BRIEF MENTION.Cloth ia now being successfully mada

irom wood., , ;"s.» Alexandria possesses the lalrgest ar-tificialfiharbour in the world. ;

j "Hamlet"

has made more money fchanriany other play in the English language.

Camels are fit to work when threeyears ..of age. Ateight yearsof age they are fully';grown.

British Indiais 1,800,000 square miles iaextent, or nearly two-thirds the size of thia.United States.

The price .of medicine iii Prussia is.'

regulated by the State, a new price lis-beingpubh'shedeveryyear.

Atari auction sale inLondon some.nativ_7ihuman sculls'with carved frontals realised.!

from..£!-, 12s to three guineas each. ""..-,"'There are more-'wreck's in the"Baltic Sea .

than ih any other place in the world. Th?'averageis one wreck a day throughout the,year. 'Itis said that if the "voice" of an ele-

phant'wereas loud in proportion as that ofanightingale, his trumpeting couldbe heardround the world.

The consumptionof horse flesh as .humanfood slightly decreased during lastyear inParis, being 4472 tons. This was derivedfrom 20,878 horses, 53 mules, and 232 dori- 7keys.

One of the most prolific vines in theworldgrows a few miles from Vienna. Inthe nintn yearafter it has beenplanted itfbore Imore than 2000 full "bunches ohgrapes.

Gibbetirons from an English, prison, ini ywhich criminals were suspended after exe-7eution, weresoldby auction in1/ondon, andrealised £4 17s 6d. A headsman's blocfa' 7sold for 7s.

A man who died in an East London in-firmary, at the reputed age of 107, claimedto have fought at Trafalgar, and said he .was the lad who fetched the glass of waterwhen Nelson fell

Thousands of. Egyptians at the present;daylive in tombs, eating, sleeping, wooing,loving, laughing, dancing and singing j|doing all their household work among the Amummies and sarcophagi. A. ■'--

A German 'scientist claims thafc. the "■-.-.

memory is stronger insummer thanin win-ter. He says that among the worse foe9of thememory are too much food, too much,physical exercise, and too much educa-tion.

Mr Frederic Harrison unveiled medallion'

tablets of Keats and Lamb in theEdmon-ton Free Library recently. Lamb wasburied in the churchyard hard by, andi.Keats lived ini the neighbouring parish ofHampstead.

At the opening of the Vegetarian Conygress inLondon, Professor Mayor, of CamJbridge, claimed Omdurman as a vegetarianlvictory. The whole of the native troop-who fought on the British side were aaid :tobe vegetarians.

The demand for horse meathas grown to ''■such anextent in Germany thatitis begin-ning tobe difficult'to supply it. Horses fo. =".butchering now cost from £5 to £10, where:7formerly tbey could have been purchasedfor one-tenth that amount. !!7The discovery has been made tbat there7;is aminor planet, whichis 22,000,000 miles Anearer tbe earth than Mara, hitherto*.'.*.-■regarded as our nearest neighbour inspacedThenewplanetwillbe onlyabout13,000,00d ■

miles awaywhen nearest us.The,term of a prisoner in Mexico 'ii'.'AX

divided into three periods. The first is oo»cupied with penal labour, tbs second i£spent in thetraining school, withsmallpay,; -and the third is preparatory to freedom,with paid work and many privileges.

Organ (jrindera in Verviers,Belgium, ar-7..';;.'by law compelled to appear every morningj %

before the police superintendent and playj'.'■■their instruments. The organswhichchanceltobe out of tunemust be set inorderbeforaa license to play on the street will b_granted.

A tunnel has been completed righftthrough the Rock of Gibraltar, which vet.-.Jwartime is to be used for strategic pawposes. It is 1100yds in length, lOffc wideyaDd from Bft to _4ft in height. It peue-7trates the great rock from west toeast,anatook thirteen months tobore.

The Royal Academy of Science, of Ain-jsterdam, has paid a deHcate complimentto the English-speaking world by ordering!that ifts transactions shall in fufcor© ber

printed in English, instead of the native ;ADutch, in order that they may be more -available to the scientific world at large.

Vegetable gems are among the queer*,things that are found in the Philippines,!The bamboo is empty normally, but once!ina while thereis foundin thebamboo stem) .a gem whichpresents the appearance of anjopal. Again, the milk in the cocoanut ifil .:generally considered its only contents. TW . -'really ripe nut, however, is filled with al ';:Awhite spongy mass, which, whenexposed,tojXthe sunand carefully pressed,has developed]the presence of small spheres withmuch, ofi :the lustre of the pearl.

A genius has invented an electrical ap-:paratus by theuse of which a person may;..'.-■.'sit in a dark room and look at a scene in!another part of a town regardless of inter-]vening obstructions. Itis claimed that the*instrument operates similarly to the tele-;phone. Scientists explainthe tiansnassionl Aoi sound over telephone wires by the]theory of sound waves. The inventor ofj Vthe new instrument claims that his appli-j 7anoe transmits light waves, jnst as thejsound waves are carried"over the wire by)electricity. ;

The yellow-and-red Spanish flag is theoldestof any usedby theEuropeanPowers* -...,as it was first flown in1785. The French! ,tri-colour was first used in 1795, the redi .:";English ensign, with the present UnicoiJack dn the upper canton, in1801, thepre-sent Italian flag in 1848, the present Ans->tro-Hungarian flag in 1867, and the Ger-man flag in 1871. The Stars and Stripes'of the United States is older -han. any olthese, as it was adopted>in.1777,. and.>_he(only alteratiod. it has -tmdergone __; .been!the addition of a new. star w&enevera neWI '■

A Baptist .minister in Atalanta..ckm :nounced lynchers inasermon, and ,recerv_d(warning to leave the State- Aecompaayjing it was a package confecmißg pieced 7of flesh from the body of the negro who1.-as recently buried at the stake in thaB 77:locality. A mob wrecked tbe interior ol 7his church, but he declares the intentionof continuinghis sermons denouncing lynch-,ing. Another 'negro, who used inflamma-'tory expressions against the whites, was1lynched in, Georgia. A Methodist bishop -Apredicts that the conidxniing lvncMng o_ ■ :"coloured men will lead to another bloody 7struggle, in which the Northern whites 7will be called upon to avenge the wrooga ■

of the coloured South. '■."'.'■Inhis speech at the districtdinner of the ;

Institute of Journalists, Colonel Taylor r©J 7:7marked that it was Admiral Tatnall, al hcountryman of his own, who"

first gaveex-'

pressionto that noble sentiment that 'blood'is thicker than water.'

" "A student ofScott"- reminds us, however, that-^wMleCommodore Tatnall undoubtedly employed

the phrase at the taking of the Taku Forte,it had long before been current among theproverbialsayings of the Scots, as witness 7;its use,by Dandle Dinmont when he rode 7up toEdinburgh to see whether he Had pro-ated by a will,but found that another, of 7-nearerkin than himself to the testator,hadbeen preferred. "Weel,""he said, "blade's "thicker than water

—she's welcome to the

cheeses and hams just the same."State has been added to the Unioo.Ib is not often that a child ih.a naagfeymood does so much damage.-as was donein a Brahman village named Kizhakkove-lin, in Alathur, in Malabar. A little ladaf six, having been chid by his mother,threatened to set fire' to the house

—and

did so, to the consternation of his famdly,who hadn't taken him seriously. lii hotweaker on the plains, and especially in a,fta&ive village, where the booses lie thick, ■,-:.ind where fire engines are unknown, a firesoon spreads, and the fire that was kindled .-.-<by the little lad lasted two hours, and de-coyed fifty-seven houses. Large quanta- AAiities of paddy, furniture and valuable docu-ments were.reduced to asbesi Including '

&ese items, *helossis set down at 30,000---upees. A large quantity of money wasre- '-Ajluced to a mass of melted solver. "Several .,■'oersons saved their jewels from the' fixe,:-.7Aiant a good

(n»nv Were unable to do.-boJAA&s;many as three hundred persona: bevaA?wen-rendered iujmaleas. Jy-rn

■^jSt^ ;"m .1899. 7

- To .cnrr that aarexMM of th< limba which.attacks cyoliflte and ptber attUuftes wKen infa»ining, ■ApplyLoaaby'B K.oolfb»h',"a'liuimeiitwhich iB-tieaexolTUiivelyjby,Qeo.-Snthaeijuid,Eatoid Lyons, and other oyolist*. Fxie* tin,dl obeuuatc. .

His Own Words.Experts said hecould notbecuredHIS PERFECT CURE A SURPRISE TO EVERYBODY,

(FromHitFreeman'sJournal.) Consultedan Expert.. (by our own rkpoeteb.) in Hver disease. .He toldme thatmyliver

, '; -w.as in a very bad state, and led me to

,JRfljvJ. Hawkes,of Hawkesview, understand that , . . .'■..-GuiJdford N.S.W., is now one of the ,couid N&rer Ekpectstrongest and healthiest-looking men ono ■■'■- *-■■-■-■" . ._ . ;.could meet in a day's march. We heard tobe cured;solgaveupall hopeofgettingthatfor fivelong yearshehadbeenuterrible tetter again. Iresignedmyself tomy fate,sufferer, and that a course of Clements I«*t that Iwas already m the grasp ofTonic had completely restored his health, Death, and lay in bed expectingmy end."sothis paper {The Fnem-m's Journal, Syd-

" You cheated death, however, fudgingney) dispatcheda reporter to see him. by your appearance.3 . . ."

Yon look as though you'd never had a" Yes, and this is how ithappened. My

day's illnessin your life," said our reporter nephew recommended Clements Tonic. IonseeingMr. Hawkes. got some, hoping it would at least-relieve"Imay look well enough now," was th» me."

reply, "and"

And diditMr.Hawkes ?"wi» uAaui,■« DAU«r>> K« l( The first dose was moreuse*anau theMy Health is Perfect, otlier medicines 1had trie4. Ib

but onceIwasstruck down for death. The effective, for ibdoctors have given meup, anditseemed as Q+v.mi*- «+ +u*% daA+though nothing remained for me but to »xruCK az Tne KOOXsettlemy affairs of this world and prepare af my complaint. From the first Clementsfor thenext." Tonic had a stimulating action onmy liver.

"You must have had a narrow squeak, The painsin my back weresoon easier, andthen. Whav first caused your illness V" mv head felt lighterand clearer thanithad"Itmust have been coming on fora long done for a long time."

timebefore itshowed itself. My occupation" Di<* yon still have fits ?"

was very trying. Iwasamarket gardener,"No,not a fit;itstoppedthem at once,

andIcarted large quantitiesof vegetable* Ipersevered with Clements Tonic, and itto theBelinore Markets. This necessitated wasplain to everyone that Iwas gettinggetting up veryearlyin themorning, and, better daily. Iis a matter of fact, Ioften waited upall SackedtheDoctorsandscornednight so as to be first-in the field ino.get their prescriptions. Theirme-ihe best prices. My meals Igot at very tiicincs did not touch mydis-rvegular hours. Ibegan to get a ease.Clements Toniccuredit,

Queer, Giddy Feeling, and all theevilswent awaywithontmy beingwhichIcanhardly describe, and one day, aware of it. My appeiite returned,IputifterIcameback from the markets,Iwas on flesh again,and soon gotstrong.. Ilostseizedwitha fit. That was the beginning. all that tired wearyfeelingof laspitode andf. temporarily got better of this attack, but wasquite bright and cheerful, and instead£ was a changed man. Shooting pains of sitting half stupefied ina chair all day orw uidsuddenly dart through my back and Lying like aLog(liead, after whicha feelingof sickness and . , , _

, . . .,■ mbed,Ifelt livelyand energetic. A few

Faintncss would Overwhelm weeks' treat?nenf- withClementsTonic quitene. My digestion went all wrong, aud restored me,but, of course after five longvhatlittleIatedidno good, forIgot more years' illness onecannot expecc to;krf a confirmed invalid everyday." Rebuild a Wasted System"Did yousee a doctor?" fc fa wfty cleinentg Toni(Yes, several;but they ddn fc know b h

> , >erfecfc nbtwhat was the matter at hrst;but some of j \ hJ cve

Pvbo(iy. 'fhe onlydiem said Iwas suffering from a sluugish J j . ,/fc j t b

Iwas to live, besides any quantity of mecli. -^SCbJft? go°t rSfrom^em,uo'r «* I*«** *" -edlid thedoctors' physic do ir.eanypermanent Five Long YearsOf Suffering.iood. All day longIwas in such a sluggLib. iam thankfnl,however, that Icame acrosstote thatIcared for nothing. Iwas in !i Cleineuts Tonic when Idid— 'Better late

sortof sluggish , than never.' It entirely eradicated allStupor or f-ethargy disease from my system, and did what... ,. t /* j " Ii'" doctor's physic could not do in all thosewhich neverleft me. Isuffered in this way j£ itsaved my life."

j tor over five years. Atlast 1got.into such „Am] j bUsh endorbement,I-idespondent state that whenIwished to r jfawkes?"see the doctorIwas too nervous to drive to ,;Ce(.tahlly it ig the gimple truth thathis house. Iwas frightened of going off rfa ,d J

Qu jamhere t0 ove %,through the shaking of the cart, s<»Iwas alltUe neig4oarsknowIwaßi forced to accept what support1could get D * .From a friend,and crawl along withhimand Knocking atDeath's Doori he help of a,stick. for five years. Ihave proved Clements

Ihad got SO Weak Tome a genuine article -Iowe my life to.it.T .. , .■ -i tit Wliy should I,or anybody else, objector be

t.liat Icoul.hit walk withouta stick. My 08hl*ned toendorse sucha^'aln»ble metlicine.face wasdrawn, aud anyonecoulu sue Jn it

thepallorof along-continued disease. What STATUTORYDECLARATION.Ihave described was my usual state, but R o£ Hawkeßrt Guilfor<J.everynow and agun the shooting pains il Jn » the Colony of New South wales do solemniymy head and back would become more in- and.sine;rely"declare thatIhave carefully read thttense and then Ishould haveanotlier fit. annexed document, consisting of eleven folios andThinldng that perhapsIcouldobtainbettei. t£? SfSuSnS.SStreatmentI of my illness and cure by Cleineuts Tonic, atio

wu«i i« ha. uabhUol ♥"* alsocontainsmyfull pei-mission topublishihesameii>Went tO tile HOSpltai. anyway; andImake this solemn declaration eon'Three doctors there gave me a long auj $»^»^?^^*ft&tvery careful examination, but they could the ninth ye r o{ roign of e rpresentMajestynot tell definitely what was the nutter. intituled"AnAct for the moreeffectual abolition.o!Andall their medicines and attention failtd Oaths and -.Affirmations fcjken and madeJn-theto curd me. Every doctor asked me the £ST«SSKSt &XFSSZ&A/&same question, 'What is the matter wiwi thereof, and for the suppression of voluntary »ndyou? sxtra-judicialOathsand-Affidavits."

This Silly Question, *-y x>in my enfeebled state, used to rouse and \j_?*/* tf&tts&L&firritate me.

'That's whatIcame to you to /j)

—know,'Ireplied." 1/

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getting better. Ibecame very low-spirited* 'muJAil STIMPON, J.P.,

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1 INFLUENZA f|is not acold; itisa fever {|which arises from a cold.|1It is especially prevalent §|now. First a cold,then a||dull, drowsy, heavy feel- §|ing?; then unrest in the j|stomach and distaste for jIfood. These symptoms jIdenote influenza. Sharp,|Iboring-painsat theback of||the head, feverishness, g|then coldness, weakness||and prostration follow, jiDelirium often occurs.||Influenza pulls down the §|strength and leaves the|Ipatient weak and suscept- j|ibie to various ailments. |( OR.WILLIAMS' PINKPILLS j|are the oest known|jremedy to prevent and|Icure Influenza and its|Iaftereffects. |IWhat Mr. Hamilton Hill, the §1 eminent vocalist,says: g|"Whiht touringwithaCompany §?Ion theWA. gold-fields some time 3E ago, influenza attacked me very gH severely. First came a cold and gi-ll loss of appetiteJ then Ifelt dull =jj|" and drowsy;the painsin my bead "£.H were,fearful,and a high fever set gH in andIbecame fearfullyweak." A g§§ well-known physician prescribed IEH forme;but the disease would not ftS shake off. IndespairItried Dr. =1'Williams' Pirik Pills. A fewboxes gH cured me completely. Its efFect |£H w»s magical, and the whole com- |r§ pany were am*zed. The pains "»

1gradually faded away;Iregained jr'f2 strength and color;my appetite g.p returned, and in a few days Iwas ~.H going about fully restored to my E1usual good health. Istrongly £S recommend Dr. Williams' Pink ~H Pilis as anunfailing cure forinflu- inH enzaandits ills." ~.

I Dr. Williams' Pink Pills pI(the genuine) are obtain- =Iable of all chemists and [:Istorekeepers, and of the t

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ANOTHER HOLIDAYSHIPWRECK.

THE PABIS PILEDUP ON THI!MANACLES.

* SIX HUNDRED SOULS SAVED.[Froji Oub Cobkesfokdent.]

LONDON, May 26.No holiday without its shipwreck, seems

to have become t-he order of the day. AtEaster wo had the terrible Stella catastro-phe, and now at Whitsuntide we- liave thewreck of the fine Atlantic liner, theParis,"il the Manacle Recks, near Falmouth,"V.here last October theMohegan was "piledup," and many lives lost. Happily in the-case of the Paris there were no fatali-ties, thanks to the excellence of the dis-cipline on board in a measure,but chieflybecause the weather waseminently favour-able to the work of rescue. Had a stormbeen inprogress when thebig ship struck,tlie tenible scenes of the Mohegan disaster,would havo been re-enacted.

TheParis disaster is as inexplicableas thatwhicb overtook the China, ab AzaleaPoint,in March, 1898. When the Mohegan ranashore the Aveather wasthick, but when theParis took ground at one o'clock on Sun-day morning there was only a drizzlingrain to obscure the look-out's vision.Moreover, the -Paris had no business to beanywhere near the Manacles at the time.We are told that whenthe officers beard thelook-out cry "Land ahead!" they wereamazed and alarmed. No wonder; theyLadleft Cherbourg seven hours previously,and ought by one o'clock to navebeen wellout to the Atlantic. The only explanation-that has yet been vouchsafed as regardsthe causeof tbemishap is that a strong floodtide bearing on the port bow set the liner

,out of her course. To accept sueb an ex-planation' would, of course, be to convictthe officer incharge of gross carelessness, fora glance at .the compass wouldat oncehave

.shown tho deviation from the course setwhen leaving Cherbourg. ■ An inquiry will,of course, be held indue course, and mean-time it is to hoped that the dreaded Mana-cles willbe equippedatonce withthe lightedbuoy with which the authorities promised toreplace the present apparently useless bell-buoy whentheMohegan was wrecked.

The Paris, which was commanded byCaptain "Watkin aud had a crew of three"hundred and seventy-two hands, left Soutfo-

■ampton for Cherbourg, en route to NewYork, on Saturday. ' She had on boardthree hundred and eighty-sir passengers,ond at six o'clock on Saturday evening left

,Cherbourg for America. At that time there'wasno hindrance to ta .good run down theChannel, save for a misty rain, and allwent well until, at one o'clock on Sundaymorning, the ciy of "Landahead!" startledthe officers. The engines were at once re-versed, but before her speed had appreci-ablydiminished the Parisslid on to the sub-merged ledge of the Manacle Rocks, knownas the Lowlands, and came to a standstillwith a very slight list to starboard. Soslight was the shock thatmany of the pas-sengers were quiteunaware of the accidentuntil warned that something had happenedby theciy of

"All bands ondeck." As they

hurried up from their cabins in all stagesof deshabille they weremet withassurancesof their safety, nnd at no time was thereanything approaching a panic onboard.One lady passenger fainted, but the re-mainder behaved in exemplary fashion.

Captain Watkins had his gig launched,and was rowed ashore to ascertain theposi-tion of the ship, and to wire for the assist-anceof Falmouth tugs. When dawnbroke,the passengers were relieved iib. seeing theshore and tho beetling cliffs of theCornishcoast, and the lifeboats ofFalmouth, Port-houstock and Coverback within, a short dis-tance, on the seaward side of the Paris.The vessel was headed to the south-west,the reversing ofthe engines having put herbroadside on to the rocks;and but for thefact that the water was calm, and therewasonly a refreshing breeze, a very differenttalewouldhavehad tobetold. As the rainceased, and daylight opened up the sur-roundings, the passengers and crew wereforcibly reminded of the dangerous groundupon whicb theParis had intrudedby the.masts of the ill-fated Moheganpeepingabove the water barely- a quarter of a miledistant.

When the captain returned to the ship,it was reported that a large quantity ofwater was in thehold. Allwereordered toleave by the tug t)ragon, but beyond theclothes in which they were dressed, nothingwas taken out of the.vessel. The Dragonlanded all the passengers at Falmouthshortly after seven o'clock."Tlie following personal narratives may

be found of interest:— One passenger

writes:— "When nearly all the passengerswere in their bunks, tbe steamer struck,rose a little, quivered, grated over a solidsubstance, and then came to a standstill,listing a little to port. The shock wassuch, as would suggest striking a derelict,pr someheavyobject lying lowin- thewater,so that it could be run over after the colli-sion. The possibility ofthe steamer beingon

A the rocks did not present itself to me, soperfectly was my confidence reposedin Captain Watkins. . The stewardspromptly aroused the passengers with criesof

"All hands on deck by captain's orders."There was theusual display of individuality,some of the passengers rushing up in theirnight clothes, others dressing, appropriatelyfor exposure in. the water or in boats, butthere, was no pa'uic. The soundings whenthe vessel struck werenine fathomsofwaterforward and fourteen fathoms aft. The offi-

, eefs having made certain of her position,the passengers were soon relievedof fear,for the sea wascalm, andhaditbeen neces-sary to take to the boats the disembarking,would have been done without discomfort.The rockets were responded to by a beatfrom shore, and afterwards from the coast-guards." .

'Mr Thomas Allen gives the following nar-rative:

—"Iwas in bed, feeling ill at the

time. Iheard a.grating noise and then asudden hard thump which shook the ship,and she seemed to stop dead? Ibegan tolisten, and in a few minutes heard someonecoming downstairs calling

'All honds« ondeck.' Ithought theremust be somethingup. Itried to feel for the.electric light andto rouse my chum, who w.as still sleepingsoundly. In the hurryIpulled him downand lie fell on his head. Iwent up the.stairs, \nd they told us to get our lifebelts. ■

We went down and got ours. We were notallowed to go on deck again, but werekeptwaiting oa the stairs. Men and womenwere coming up, some in their night-dressesand some withoutany clothes at all. Therewasno screaming. The people were assuredthat there was no danger. We were kepton the stairs for about an. hour, and duringthat time coffee and biscuits were servedoutto us. Then we got in the ship'sboat andwere taken to the steam tug whichbroughtus.to Falmouth."

A Swedish lady writes-:— "I was' lyingawake wlienIheard a dragging sound anda shock and the engines stopped. Iwentupstairs and asked what was the matter.The steward said it was a rock. Icouldsee the land quite plainly, and Ithoughtiiii ship was stopping to takeup passengersor something. Idid not think there wasanything the" matter. Iwent to bed again,and stayed there for half an hour, and the''steward came down and said 'Get'up.' Isaid

'There is my baby, don't walee him.'

He said'If you want tb save your baby get

up.' Idressed mybaby and went on deck.Vv'i! weremuch frightened, but there wasnovpiiiusion."

IS WOMAN SUPERIOR TOMAN.

It is a debatable question whether, inthe hours of affliction or adversity, womanexhibits more fortitude than man. As issomewhat natural the partisans of eithersex will not hear anything to their disad-vantage from the opposite. Almost num-berlessinstances could be givenof theheroicfortitude displayed by both men and wo-men in hours of suffering or danger. Butone will suffice, and itis that of Mrs SusanShute, of 351, Fitzroy Street, Pitzroy,Mel-bourne, who, before she took Bile Beansfor Biliousness, had borne the most acutepains of rheumatism -with a resignation thatmen would do ■well to imitate. This is herstory as rela,ted toa reporter of the

"Mel-

bourne Murcury":— For four yearsIsuf-fered so severely from rheumatism that fre-quently Iwas scarcely able to move. Icould not do my housework, and asIamadvancing inyears, the doctor toldme thatIwas incurable, as my kidneys were in abadway. This almostbrokeme down, andIgave up medical attendance. For severalmonths past my neighbours have been tak-ing Bile Beans and greatlybenefitingthere-by. This caused me to look to them forrelief, andIaccordingly commenced to takethem. "After a short courseIfelt better,and continued with them, and the resultwas that in six weeks time the rheumatismentirely left me much to my astonishment.Inow feel* thoroughly well and free frompain, and look onlife as worth living. Forinfluenza, colds and rheumatism, and all ail-ments such as indigestion, constipation,headaches, etc.,you cannot obtain a, betteror surer remedy than Bile Beans which aresold by all .chemists and storekeepers atthirteen pence halfpenny per box. Afterreading Mrs Shute's story of suffering sure-ly wemust admit that menarenot superiorto' women when it becomes a question ofenduring pain with fortitude.

THE STAB; SATXDSiDAT^ JTHjY 15, IB9R

Printed ana Published by Jambs Cltoh*Whxin, of Caxlton Mill Road,Merivakt forthe

"Lyttelton Times"

Conipuay, Linsited,«t the Offices, Cathedral Square and (}lwimbuStreet,Chiistchmok

Sftturday, July 15, 1899.

8

Business TSfotioee.

DANN'SLINSEED COUGH BALSAM,

la 6d. .ERNEST D A N N,. 181, ARMAGH STREET.Ii r .JOHN WALLER AND SON

TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTSTTJAii. STREET l

HAVE INSTOCK every description <rfBUILDING MATERIAL,Ed£g renLarge Stocks of SEASONED TIMBER, kepiunder cover, ready for immediate use.CEMENT, GALVANISED IRON, LEAD,

DOORS, SASHES, BUILDERS' IRON-MONGERY, FENCING MATERIALS/etc,eta.COALS AND FIREWOOD.

We are prepared to QUOTE PRICES forBuilding Materials, delivered in town,or anypart of theProvince.

lateWoo4& <g%at \pcppern^i?tCttre for1

JL.,,J?]^ m

NOTICE OP REMOVAL.W '-BIGGS, SURGEON DENTIST," J-.« From J. H. Ponntain, Toneycliffe andCarey's Buildings,

TO 163, ARMAGH STREETNear Shne's Registry Office.Artificial Teeth at Moderate Prices atformerly.JfiXTKACTIONS ONE SHILLING, BW4

JStetiheza gZw* ?<n» Virttftitm

MONEY.LOAN AND DISCOUNT CO.'S OFFICES172/ Liehfield Street. Box 94, P.O.

TTelephone 624.

HE above Co. have MONEY to LEI-:~. on the following Securities in Sumaof £20 and upwards:— .Freehold Property,. Leasehold Property,

Shares of any Description, Bills of Saleover Farm Stock, Bills of Sale over Furni-ture and Household Property, or on Per-eonal Security.We Discount Genuine Trade Bills at a

Very cheap rate;weekly or monthly paymentscan be arranged fo any amount. We LendMoney on Reversionary Interests under Willsor will purchase same. Having been in busi-ness since 1864 is a sufficient guarantee thatour business is carried on <with the utmostsecrecy. Compare our prices before obtain-ing money elsewhere.

VICTOR HARRIS,Manager of Directors.We have no Board, therefore your business

is done direct with the Manager. 9048

I TateW?e<&<sfeat |

WOOD AND .LAU818.vfJaTIMBERAND IRONMERCHANTS.Large Stocks of thoroughly seasonedTIMBER AND BUILDING MATEBIAIi

Baltics andKauri Sashes and Doors,and evnrarticle appertaining toThe Building Trade.*

Fencing Material and Farmers' Requisite ".Estimates on Application.Correspondence invited and promptly replied

to.MANCHESTER AND TUAM STREETS,

CHRISTCHURCH. XUJ

BOTTCR THAW HOMfl-Mft9l-IS

-hump*a .I |||f -SfHipiiiffjf

TV E M Z7 B ID G FrSURGEON DENTIST,

CORNER OP COLOMBO AND HEEB.FORD STREETS,

OVER BRICE'S SHOP,Opposite the Bank of N.Z. 7481

npiGER Teas are pure.

rpiGER Teas steadilymaintain their hold onX public favour.JUST RECEIVED* EX MOANA

—PIE FRUITS, Cutting's Dragon Brand,

in. Gallon Tins.Plums, Greengages, Grapes, etc., Is 6d per

gallonPeach, Gooseberry, Is 8dper gallonNew Muscatels, 9d per lbCarter's Wafer Peas, for soups or.puddings,

prepared in ten minutes, 8d per packetButter Beans, Green Peas, 7d per packs'.Flaked Peas, 6d per bagFresh Factory Butter,lid per lbFresh Dairy, Bd, lOd, lidFinest Factory Cheese, 6d per lbCandy's, 7d; Dairy, 5d per lbMoropork Bacon ana HamsMild-cured Bacon, 7Jd, sides; Hams, 8dNew Valencia Raisins,653 perlbNew Washed Currants,~sd per lbStewing Prunes, 6d per lbPreserved Pears, Apricots, Peaches, ia

syrup, 2lb tins, 8dNelson Jam, 3 tins for Is

':Caramels, 10d per lb

8 Teas Blend, Is4d per lbSi>riiig Leaves, Ceylon, lead packets,Is 8dChocolate Menier, 4Jd per tabletRoyal Kerosene, 6s 4d per tin150 Test, pat. tap, 6s per tinSperm Candles, 4hi per 1bWax Candles. 6d per ibBlacklead, 5d per dozen

T. TAYLOR,CASHEL STREET, CSRISTCHURCH.

_^. P173

ASK FOH

speptm- tWHEik.'

f^. EO R~G E B A RH ELIt.*■* UNDERTAKER,

CKHTIJjUCATED iSMBALMER,And Direct importerof theLatastDesigns of

Coffin Furniture..A Large Stock of Polished Kimu and othet

Comns always.in stock for immediateDelivery.

Mourning Coaches se.ii to all Parts of ihaDistrict at the Shortest Notice.

Telegrams andTelephone orders Uy night oflday receive XmmecUu.e Attenuon.

Address— 53, Durham Street South.Telephone 531. X1967

ON'T forget to see Oakey"s VarietyBazaar.before you leave Christahurch.

'Corn»

Liehfield and Colombo Strfeete.CROCKERY, Cups and Saucers,, Gold and

White China, 2s lidhalf dozen; Earthen-ware, 2a 9d, 2s 3d, Is lid half dozen; Biu«Pheasant Plates, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lid, 2s 6dhalf dozen; Meat Dishes, Vegetable Dishes,Sauce Boats, Pudding Bowls, Pie Dishes,Brand and Line, in stock at Fletcher Bros*Crockery Merchants, High Street. 9185

HARLEQUIN Tobacco is -manufactured' from.pure sun-cured, leaf. ,

PURS APS© WHOLESOMB

mi Tomato Soft* -

I'

MONEYLENT PRIVATELY

AtATLANTIC LOAN AND DISCOUNT

OFFICE,100, CASHEL STREET,

Opposite Metropolitan HoteLLOANS from w to £5000 advancedin ftnnrn

to suit borrowers upon Freehold Land, Se-cond Mortgages, Life Policies, Shares, Billsof Sale over Live Stock, Furniture, Goods,etc., and Promissory Notes. Loans repayableWeeklv or Monthly, or as may be arranged.Bills Privately Discounted and Renewed, ifnecessary Postal communications addressedto the Manager, Box 15, will receive promptattention. No application is ever refused. "

All applications strictly confidential./ F. C. RAPHAEL, Manager.

Je.O£iK£ SO LEJ*£>.mHEUndersignedhasforInvestm«nt variouiJL sumsfromJBiOO to £l£jm at Lowast Bat«>of Interest ou Mortgage ofTown, Couniry andSuburban Properties.

Borrowers can pay oil the whole or portionofthemoneysadvanced ongivingabort notice

Sums under £100 fox investment on reasos"ble ierma.

EDWD. H.DEACON, Solaiio*.Hereford Street ChcznbeN, Cimsiohtiroh.

feppari^ivtCwre for mj i:jrf? -gr Sl^i— ■JPIANOTHER REVOLUTION

EST DEISITAIi PEES,

THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SUR-1GERY.

S. MYERS AND CO., !DENTISTS. i

Fee FOR ADMINISTRATION OF :NITROUS OXIDE GAS

NOW REDUCED to 2s 6d.NITROUS OXIDE GAS, the most ple&4sa&

Anaesthetic for Tooth Extraction.NITROUS OXIDE GAS, perfectly efiestiva

and recommended by all the MortioalFaculty throughout the world for Den-tal Practice.

NITROUS OXIDE GAS has now been ad-ministered byus for the past ten years,and using over 1500 gallons per weekshows its popularity andsuccess.

Our Surgery and Work-room have theLatest Scientific Appliances for the Manafac-iure of Up-to-date ARTIFICIALTEETH,«ndno Import direct from the best English andAmerican Firms, so that we are enabled tomake the very best and guaranteed Denturesat the Very Lowest Pees. .Inall coses wherepossible, w&advisft-Stop--ping and preserving the Natural Teeth. Fsefrom ss.

A COMPLETEDENTURE FROM^3 Sa

A SINGLE TOOTH FROM-ss.PART SETS EQUALLY REDUCED.

ASK FOR

f% JAM.J. EGGLESTON,

UNDERTAKER, .ETC.(Late R. W. Walters and Co.)

AllJrindsof Polished andCovered Coffinsmade.Townand Country OrdersPunctually

Attended to.Addres«i— 2ls, KILMORE STREET WESI,

opposite the Normal School.Reasonable Charges.

'7878

■\7[7'IRE NETTING— 2O,OOO yards 2-inchi. V V Mesh, 3 feet- wide, must bo Bold, IgdIyard by 100yd Coils, 10yds Is lid; SheepNetting, 4-inch Mesh, Centre Strand, 2gd by100yd Coils; also in Stock, * and lj-inchMesh at Wholesale Prices, at Fietclrer Bros.,T?isa Netting Merchants, High SU eet.T ADIES cannot do without Wilton's HandJU Emollient, la. All Chemists. Try ajar-A SK yourGrocer forTiger Teas,andyouwill

XJL get them.A Cool Smoke

—Harlequin Tobacco-

miGEß TEAS are alw»yj^^h&- aamo^csoaflejatfJU SBfttttjf. ,

PROVINCIAL HOTEL,DUNEDIN.

MR JOHN GEBBIE, late of the ShamrockHotel, Dunedin, and MR JOHN HOP-

KINS, of Dunedin, Confectioner, have To-dayEntered into1/ARTNERSHIP under the styleof GEBBIEandHOPKINS. They havetakenthe Provincial Hotol, which has been thor-oughly renovated and re-furnished. Tho hotelie in the centre of the town, at the junctionof Princes Street and Stafford Street, con-veniently situated for all public offices, banks,theatre, railway station, etc. The rooms arecommodious and lofty, and equal to anythingin New Zealand. It contains bathrooms,Jftvatories, sample rooms, etc Only the bestof everything will 6e kept, and the comfort ofthe customers will be the first consideration.Charges moderate.

Dunedin, 11th February, 1898. 1105

£&MM "SeVHLUE

W. McPHERSON,SURGEON DENTIST,

Sfor" ■'.- Buildings, Cathedral Square. '

ARTIFICIAL TEETH A SPECIALITY.!

Perfect Fitting Artificial Teeth made on anEntirely New Principle. No extraction ofstumps required.

Plates fitted with flexible soft gums foxthe most tender mouths.

TEETH PAINLESSLY EXTRACTED by'.'-.«. aid of NITKOUS OXIDE GAS-CHLORIDE ETHYL, EUCAINE.

STOPPINGS Equally Painless.Special Attention given, to Treating and Re-

gulating Children's Teeih.

pepperiijii?i*C«Te for g

NO, THANKS.

■TIJTE HAVE WASHED EVERYTHINGWith

SILKSTONE SOAP,AND ARE PERFECTLY SATISFIED. .

GOLD. GOLD."""

ENGLISH HALL-MARKED GOLI>BROOCHES. r

A Special Line.__ At 5s each.WATCHES, CLOCKS AND ALL KINDSOF JEWELLERY EquallyCheap.

Repairs Carefully Attended To.

FAII"Work Guaranteed.T. P A N N E L L," 113, MANCHESTER STREET(Next to Tnam Street^

TTJJIW-DJIN DBNTBIFICE, the GreatJ-' Japanese Tooth Powder.Sole Agents:J.J. F. Walker and Co., Pub-

lio Medicine Chest, Green's Buildings, 125,MANCHESTER STREET, Christchurch.

C<OLDS~IN THE HEAD.— In a moist,' changeable climate like New Zealand,Catarrh, popularly known as a cold in. thehead, ia a disease of great frequency in. thewinter season. The danger of Catarrh is itatendency to attack the chest'and paas rateBronchitis or Pneumonia. SPENCER VJiN"-CENT'S BENJAMINGUM is a tried remedyfor Coughs, Colds and Influenza, and it pro-tects the lungs from inflammation. Price ',1bM and 2s,6*.

Business Notices.

*BENJAMEBT GDM. :

ONLY COUGH CURE.Its-principalinffredienfc(identicalwith theprincipal ingredient

of Friax's Balsam) has BEEN IN tJSEFOR 600 YEARS.

ET HAS STOOD THE TEST OP TIME.Notethe AddressandTelephoneCall—

SPENCER VINCENT,CHBISTCHURCH PHARMACY: 214, HIGH SPBEET (next

t*ijjs»3s,M— " Empire Hotel). TelephoneNo.866.

I11111HP °PEN ALL NI® HTt

| W ELECTEIC LIGHT.

Mi THE BEST CHOCOLATE.

eSiiSl When placing on the market the newIpiJji product VanHouten's Chocolate (for eating)}

isMflls some months ago, the manufacturers hadJ|||lf before them the object of offering buyers aJff|'if| nutritive and digestible Chocolate of irre-R||ffMl proachable composition, "while at the same timeR|fi|| more delicious in flavor than anyof the already

existing kinds; in other words, a ChoeolateSfS which, both from the point of view as to healthill as we^ as avor> should satisfy the mostraw exacting demands. The universal good opinionW concerning Van Houten's Chocolate, seems tow prove that this object has been attained; andit

is recognised as being as superior to other Chocolates, asVan Houten's Cocoa' is superior to other cocoas. Whentravelling, picnicking, or bicycling, it proves of greatservice.

Sold inTins of Croquettes and Tins-of Drops.Also in Sanare Tablets apd Small "Bars.

llfra^ I^ &%*&A6£BI£M7

Wp^Z 0^ ■ M& JUW%XXXJk c ■■■'

Business Uoticeb. . .

ELVOS BALL COAL, iFOB HOUSEHOLD USE—

The Brightest, Cheapest,JBeet.FOR STEAM PURPOSES—

Reportedby Ocean Steamers equalto*nyCoal Bupplied inNew Zealand.

HULKS-At Wellington:and.Lyttefton.

COAL SIDINGSA« Chrißtchnroh and-iW«lliagton Railway1., St«itiosrv

rpHF. COMPAiFs STiSAMEBB,HES.KETH AND PAEEORA,Deliver Cargoes Every Week.

C..W. TURNER,.Agent,Ttkatotme No. «.

Post Offioo Pdz 248.

A. N. HAYNE,TjAND AND ESTATE AGBffiT,

FEILDING.200 ACRES, Birmingham, all ingrass, divid-ed, plenty flat, 5-roomed honse, and neces-

sary outbnildings, sheepyards, etc. Two, years' lease at 6a per acre, with purchas-ing clause. Goodwill £250. Easy terms.

582 ACRES, mostlv level and highly im-proved, fenced, divided, permanent water,carries 3 sheep, 7-roomed house and 3-roomed house, woolshed, trapshed, ■whare,etc. Near Halcombe, goodmetalled road.Price £10 per acre; bargain.

265 ACRES,250 grass, six paddocks, carries 3sheep, small 6-roomed house, quarterlovel. Marton and Halcombe seven miles.Price £7 10s per acre. Cheap terms.

Also,TOWN SECTIONS, BUSINESSES AND.

HOTELS FORi SALE,PEDMPT REPLIES. 22292

TARAEAKIFARMS.

C. B. BfAJOB,f ICBNSED LAND BROKER,JU HAWERA.

FOR SALE.i 8400 ACRES,12 miles from Hawera. About■ 1500 acres in grass, sub-divided, small honso,Iyards, etc.; perpstual leasg; rent 6dpar acre." Price £4 per acre.

8000 ACRES, 25 miles from Stratford. Threethousand acres in grass, new 6-roomed house,woolshed, men's house, yards, etc.; splendidsheep property; freehold title. Price £2 12s6d per acre.'

1360 ACRES, 6 miles from Patea, two milesfromrailway station. Over1000 acres ingrasß,rich level country;10-roomed house, woolshed,men's cottage,yards, etc; freehold. Price £1per acre.

1800 ACRES, 9 miles Mokoiarailway station,050 aore? ingrass, partly fenced, small house,yacds, etc.; good sheep country, perpetuallet»de, rent 6dper acre. Price £650.| 253 ACRES, 2 mile3 frop-. Waipuku railway

station; 110 acres grass«d, partly fenced, 3-roomed house, good dairying country; neat:factory; freehold. £4 10s per acre.■ 295 ACRES, 5 miles from Toko, all greasedand fenced, 5-roomed house; first-class sheepcountry, well watered; freehold. £5 Be peracre.. 100 ACRES, 5 miles from Eltham railwayIstation, all grassed and 6ub-dividcd into 8jpaddocks, 5-roomed house, whare,ekeds, oto.;|first-class dairy farm, thoroughly improved;Ifreehold. £11 per acre.I 83 ACRES, 2 miles from Ngaire railway1station, all in grass, fencod and sub-divided;small house,, rich level land, well watered;:ireehold. £10 pet acre. BSB

PHI Cfoz&ta&a i&©

JNfiORALGINENECRALGINE !

A BOON TO HUMANITY.!A REAL CURE FOR NEURALGIA ANDi WEAK U.EBVES 111A VERY Eminent Snigcon, in presenting

the formula to the Proprietors (MessrsIWilson and Co., Richmond Koad, W. Biomp-iton, London), said:—" For nearly thirty years'Iprescribed this remedy inmy extensiveprac-

!tice,andintrueNeuralgiaIneveronce knew~ ~to fail."

EXTRACTS FROM TESTIMONIALS.| J. Sherwood, huntsman, theKennels,Brigh-ton, writes:

—Iam recommended by Mr Hay-

Icock to try a bottle of your Necralgine, ashesays it is the beai thing in the world for

!Neuralgia.Captain Lees, Saltash, Devon, writes:—!Will you send, me a bottle of your Anti-Neu-

ralgic Mixture? Iconsider it the finestremedyever invented. " j

The first bottle of Necralgine to arrive inNew Zealand wao given to a lady who was Buf-fering from Nervous Weakness andNeuralgia..The effect was exoeltant, pain being relievedby * few doses, and a marked improvement!in generalhealth lesnltingfrom the onebottle.i'

Sold by, all Chemists.Sole Wholesale Agents for New Zealand:

—F. W. MADDOX AND CO.,' Fansh Street, Wellington.

I Wholesale Agent for Christchnroh:—

H. F. STEVENS,Wholesale Chemist. 5212

T A N D a" <3 E^ N C~T.

1280 ACRESnice Limestone Land, nearly allin grass. Freehold, £i.

700 ACRES,10-roomed House, every possibleconvenience: splendidproperty. Free-hold, £8 10s.

1000 ACRES, adjoining Railway Station,Limestone; most complete propertv.Freehold, £3 15s.

3000 ACRES, 2000 inGrass and Fenced, everyconvenience. Freehold, £A 10s forgrass land, £1 for bush.

655 ACRES, 400 in grass and Fenced, goodHouse and every convenience, goodRoad. Freehold, £5 ss. Goodterms.

450 ACRES, nice Sheep Country, superior'House, close to Railway, School andPost Office. Freehold, £8. Goodterms ■

255 ACRES, all in Grass but 70 Acres, five-roomed House, dairy, woolshed, andevery convenience, \\ miles from PostQfiice; goodroad. Freehold, £5 15s.

AGENTS FORStandardFire and Marine Insurance CompanyNew Zealand Accident Insurance CompanyPahiatua Farmers' Association, LimitedNorth Queensland Fire and-Marine InsuranceMutualLife Association.

F. HELPS & CO.,PAHIATUA.

ALLKinds of Nice Presents for Children atOake/s Variety Bazaar, corner Lichfieldana Colombo Streets.

RINK all day— Tiger Teas.' ~~

rniGETt Teas are stocked by all grocers.

TTARLEQUIN Tobacco— a cool smoke.

T INWOOD LAND FOR SALET36 SECTIONS

InMr Connal's Second Subdivision, ofi ParkRoad, Cashel Street and Aldwin's RoadAlso, ABOUT 30 ACRES,Adjoining Mr Connal's House, and fronting

on Canal Reserve and Afdwin's Road,In Blocks to suit purchasers.

Terms easy. 5 per cent iu'erest.

C. J. MARSHALL,49, CATHEDRAL SQUARE.

E" NAMELWAiIE— A Single "ArticTe^ itWholesale Prices; Tea Bottles, Billies,Teapots, Coffeepots, Stewpans, Mugs, (jiiam.bers," Plates, Pie Dishes, Meat Dishes, Spit,toons. Soup Ladles, Funnels, Kettles,Buckets, etc., at Fletcher Bros., Enamelwai*Merchants, High Street. 9185

OAKEY'S 'variety Bazaar is the'ckeapeaSplace in town for Dolls,Toys and ?"»atrj.

"TVRINK Again— Tiger Teas.

■ IGER Teas are of exquisite flavour.

TTAKI/EQijiN— the finest dark Tobacco.

TTU.GHES, Photographer,Enlarges, ColomboJ-L and Gloucester Streets. Cabineia from10a pei dozen. Studies now open. scio

Business Notices. 1

npHB EVENT OF THE WEEK.!Has been the opening of

BUTCHER'S !NEW JEWELLER'S SHOP. iDon't fail to inspect tho window; it is a3

pietty as a picture.ALLGOODS MARKEDin"9LAINFIGURES

AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.NEW ADDRESS:. j210, HIGH STREET, jNextFail's Commercial Restaurant.

—*"Isay,gnv'nor,hotel's shut,.so can't get j

&nybeer."' |

"Well, never mind, tell Polly to make'

me a cup of tea; either £ou.n S.uan orArcadia,Idon'tmind which." j

Al.—

THE ONLY GENUINE TASMA-NIAN HERBAL REMEDY.VITADATIO IS HONESTLY GENUINE.WORE*71 OF COMFORT FROM AWIDE-AWAKE MAN.Launceston, Tas., 23rd" Feb., 1839.

MR MOJKKiS, tha niucn-travehed agent,gives his opinion of Webber's Vitadatio

as under— and at the same time hands ushis photograph that there may be no mis-take as to the gentleman referred to. He■says:

—It was while we were playing in Mel-bourne Ifirst heard of Vitadatio through

Mr Palmer, the agent, who assured me hohad been cured of Hydatids and Bright'sDisease of the Kidneys of 14 years' standingby the use of this great remedy. Ihad beena great sufferer witu kidney and livertroubles, which gave me great inconveniencein my calling, and tried very many medi-cines to effect a cure, but all was of noavail. Ithen went in for a course of Vita-datio

—and with such good results— it having

cured me completely—

and jl am again ineplondid condition; all the ill effects of mytrouble have disappeared

—and, moreover, I

cannot keep quiet on the subject.IgiveVitadatio my strongest recommendation toall who complain of being in any way "off."Iam told as ablood purifier Vitadatio has ■no known equal, and Iquite believe it-. ]

Yours gratefully, !J. MORRIS, j

Agent Fitzgerald Bros.' Huge Combined IShows. IThere is something new every day regard- Iing "WEBBER'S FAMOUS VITADATIO," :iand if you are out of health in any shapo orj form, study tho advertisements of VITA- :DATIO, and let your reason and judgment;guide you to try whathas been aBLESSINGto THOUSANDS around you.

MR PALMER GRATEFULLY ACKNOW-LEDGES WHAT IT DliJ FOR HIMAFTER A MISERABLE, PAINFUL EX-ISTENCE OF 14 YEAKS, hence his desireto bring it before hia brothers and sisters athumanity, that the life and health which hereceived may be widely known, and sufferersreceive relief.Price of Vitadatio, os CtL and 3s Gd.

Ask your local Chemist or Grocer for it. tFor testimonials of those who have been j

cured write or send to the Solo Australasian 1Agent, S. A. PALMER, Melbourne, Adelaide,and 94, Tay Street, Invercargill.Wholesale andRetail Agent for Christchurch,

E. W. HALL, ARMAGH.STREET. >Preparedonly "by W.WEBBEK, liaunceaton. |

Tasmania. X2440 \\

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NERVE, BLOOD and Iskin diseases!

permanently cored. |HERR RABBMUBBEN,|The Celebrated Danish Herbalist and Goldt|Medalist, of 91,Xisunbtox. Quay, Wei- Sling-ton,and 547,GeorgeStreet,Sydnet, gis world-renowned lor the (i

Thousands of Cures &vrhicUluivebeen effectedbyMs ?;

AlfaHne Herbal Remedies |Thousands of gestimonittlg gspeak for tliemsolvos as to tko immense^virtue!! of theselltrbulRemedies. $

ASfaiine Nerve PsiSs |Are aCertain Cura for Weak Nerves,De- gpressedSpirits, Diseases of the Spine and JBrain. SpecialPowerlui Course,43a. HA.;|gOrdinary Course, 235. 6d. Smaller lioxes,5$l'.J8.,& 6?., posted. Send farparticulars. $

Alfaline Qlooii fPiSSs |Are uusurpftSßed as a HloodPurifier and|Blood Tonic,and will eradicate the inoßb Sobßtinate BloodandSkin Afiectioaß. Price|sameas VitalityFills. $

Uia Alfaline Univoraal Pills. EhoumaticiPille, Asthma and Cousli Pills, iat Ee- £ducing Powders. Gargle Powder3, Flosh jdProducing Powders, Worm Uakeu. 13at.it $Tablets, jKucalyptuaOil undJujubes,Hair feBostoror and iJnmplexiouBeautifier, Liver «aud Kidaey Pills, Kmlirocaiion, Porous aPkßtero. aud instant Hoadaclie Cure,nro 3jallsimply wouderful. | j

Send for fall particulars, odvico sjand copies of original testimonials,which ajare allsentFree. g

Alt COBKKBPOIfDESCESTBICTLY PbIVATE SiWrite Rdthout delay,aud address %

Herr Rassnmssen, |91, Lambton Quay, Wellington, M.|

TaKe Wood^ dffktft hfQ^parn)\oQuT^ forI|

tier'gr a|6 W ■

TBBMINVS HGTiSL^DUNEDIN.

THIS Hotel is situated just opposite th«Triangle, Ctacdens, Railway Station and

Wharves. Itio oneof themost beaatiful posi-tionsin Dunedin. There isnoplcasanter placeat whioh to live. The hotel is quite new, andthe rooms arelarge and lofty. The Baths andLavatories are all that could be desired.

TARIFFMODERATE.T. COKNISH.PROPRIETOR. 6189

PATENTS.!

I

A. H. HART, Begißtend Patent Agent172 GLOUCESTERST., CHRISTCHUitCH

(Itstablisiiedlßßs). ;PULLINFOBMATION ON APPLICATXON. j

Telephone710.

WANTED to Sell, at Hillmorton, houseof 6 rooms, bay window, scullery,.with

copper and bath, J-acre of land, fruit trees,fowllioußo andasphalt footpaths. ApplyAllaaHopkins, Estate Agent, Cathedral Square. 177 ■

ANT3D to Sell, Styx, 50 acres of yerygood land, with convenient dwelling

of 6 rooms and all necessary, outbuildings;very easy terms can be given. Apply AllanHopkina, House, Land and Estate Agent, ;Caihedral Square. __ 209_ IJ?-idf\ RICHMOND— WeII-built T house ;X-IOUj of 4 rooms, bay window ana [verandah, |-acre section, planted with fruittrees- a good chance for workingman. MnlyAllan Hopkins, Land and Estate Ageui,Cathedral Square. ®l_jPOOC— WELL-BTJILT House of 7 rooms,d&OZD water laid on, sewer connection, jcopper, stable, fowlhouse, etc., sitaate m ;

north part of city. Api*r AUaa Hopkma, ■;Estate Age^Ctt^edral^Square. xßg .:E[TBBFoA diinking—Tiger Teasv

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Properties For Sale or To Let.: COMPANY. |

iIIBNIIONIFORM FOURS, RIGHT,

QUICK MARCHFor tho

■PINGLAS E S T A I1E,ComprisiTior

26 ONE-ACRE BLOCKS2HALF-ACRE BLOCKS

HOMESTEAD and TWO-ACRE BLOCK,

Any of which can bo

PURCHASED AT RIDICULOUSLY LOWPRICES,

On the following Easy Terms:—

10 PER CENT ON APPLICATION. 10 PER CENT ON ACCEPTANCE15 PER CENT IN SIX MONTHS.' BALANCEINFIVE YEARSAT 5PER. CENT.

DON'T LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY.But call for Plans and Cards to inspact.

GEE AND BOOTH,Estate Agents,

168, LICHFIELD STREET.

r*^9o OXFORD torrace (off)— Comfort-&J~ijJ\J) able cottage of 4 rooms, ironroof, scullery and c.oalhouso, J-acro of land,sunny position; very easy terms. ApplyAlinn Hopkins, House, Land and Estiti"Agent, Cathedral Square. 171

~7»O-JA MANCHESTER Street N. 'just%^|lU) off)

—Nearly new house, coniaia-

ine 4 rooms, scullery and bathroom, "veran-dah,,washhouse with copper, and good sectionof land;a " very complete property. ApplyAllan Hopkins, Estate Agent, Cathedral.Square. .58

Wanted Known.Cashadvertisementsunderthishead,notexceeding

fourteen words,will bechargedSixpeuco.

"TXTANTED Known— H. Atkinson'* for Wed-tTT dingFurniture. F1998■fIyANTED, Buyers 5 Spindle Cane Chairs,iYY 4s. H. Atkinson's. F1998

W 'ANTED Enown— Washing day not work,but play with Flora Soa,p.

ANTED, Buyers Brass-rail Full SizsBedsteads, £2. Atkinson's. FI9SB

WANTED, People to get Married. H.Atkinson, Manchester Street F1998

W'ANTED, Buyers Accordeons, 9s 6d. H.Atkinson, 117,Manchester Street. F1998

T^TANTED, Buyers Violin, Case and Bow;»»; £1. H. Atkinson, Manchester StreeKF1998

ANTED Known— At Beath and Co.'sGreat

'Clearance Sale To-day you canBuy a 29s 6d Macintosh for 19s lid.

ANTED Known— Beath and Co.'s SalePrice for Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers andVests, 8s lid, worth 18s 6d. Real bargains.

W 'ANTED Known— That a9dBar of Silk-stone Soap is worth Two Shillings and

One Penny compared to soaps now beingoffered.

Miscellaneous.'AFTER Work, Wilton's Hand Emollient■£*" is it boon to ladies. Price Is. Allchemists. Kentpthorne, sole agent. Test itsvalue.

AT Beath's Sale To-day, Kaiapoi TweedSuits, 29s 9d,. for 19s 6d; Tweed Trousers,

7s lid,now 4s lid Don't miss them.T Beath and Co.'s Salts To-day, Boys'.

Reefer Jackets, 4s lid, now 2s lid; 6slid, now 3s fid; 6a lid, now 4s lid.

BE Sure and get a 27s 6d Covert Coat for17s lid at Beath and Co.'s Stock-taking

Sale. Tremendous Reductions.

BEATH and Co.'s Snle now on. Treble^milled Saddle Tweed Trousers, bestquality, 17s 6d, now 13s 6d. An astoundingbargain.

BEATH and Co.'s Great Clearance" Sale nowon. Boys' Hussar Suits, Colonial Tweed,8s lid,now 5s 6d;123 9d, now7s lid.

C~<LEAN Hands, SoftHands, White Hands,, ' by using Wilton's Hand Emollient, lapea- jar. Sold by all chemists. Kempthomo,Prosser and Co., agents.

JIN-DJIN DENTRIFICE, this GmitJapanese Tooth Powder.SoleAgents:J. J.F. Walker and Co., Pub-lic Medicine Chest, Green's Buildinss, 126,

MANCHESTER STREET, Chxisldmrch. J"TVANDELION Coffoe Is 8dper tin, Cocoa-■JL' tina Jib Is " Id, Jib 25.; Kepler's Maltand Oil Maltine and Malt Extract 2s 6d;Elliman's Universal Embrocation Is 6d;Cheeseboro Vaseline 5d per jar. T. Taylor,Cashel Street.FOUND, an uncommonly quick cure for

Chapped Hands— Wilton's Hand Emol-Eent. Is. All Chemists. A perfect remedy."^OUND, marvellous value and wonderful

cleansing properties in Flora Soap./"GARDENING can be made fit 'occupationvT" for ladies by using Wilton's HandEmollient. Is. All chemists. Simply in-valuable^CTUGHES, Photographer, Colombo andJ-L Gloucester Streets. See the fine displayof Enlargements, Oil Paintings Horses, etoCome in crowds^ SGIO

JBALLANTTi^Eand Company undertake" the Renovationof Furniture.-

BALLANTYNE and Company make a" speciality of Floor Coverings of ©very(icßc-nptipn.

EALLANTYNEand Company'sFurnitura" is faithfully,made from well-seasonedtimbers.

NOSEGAY Tobacco, 6s per lb, Ruby 6s,Golden Eagle 6s, OH Sport 4s lOd, 8dper stick, Cigarette Tobacco 5d per oz, Piaios

I4d doz. T.Taylor, Cashel Street.!TTUGHES, Photographer, Solicits your:4-4- Patronage, :;nd \;i'A guarantee saiisfae-tion. Cabinets 10s per dozen. 9640

WEDDING Presents—

An immense assort-ment of useful and ornamental Article*

atMinson's Cheap Depot.ILTON'S xfand Emollient is not anointment. Try it. Price ]«" SoWbv ail chemists. Prove its valao.

T AMPSJ all sorts, all prices; a speoiallyJU cheap reading lamp at 3s 6d. MinsonsCheap Dopot.

SHOE Brushes, Is 6dper set;an exception-ally cheap line at 2s per set. Minson's

Cheap Depot.rpBAVELLING xranks;all sizea, aii prices,J. at Mingon's.

nnHE Best value for a Shilling— Wilton'sX Hand Ensftllient. _ All Chemists. Kemp-thorae and Co., ag«f ;a. Once used alwaysnsifl.

YISIT Beath~an.d Co.'s Clearance Sale andget a Boy's Roslyn or Kaiapoi Tweed

Trouser Suit, 9s lid, worth 14s lid.,T!f7'6RTH a, trial— if not worth its weightlYViin gold— to a lady wrlh rough hands.■Wilton's Hand Emollient. Price Is per jar.Kempthorae, Prosser and Co., sole agento.'

Business NoticesITUGHES, Photographer, will present youXI with a Silk Handkerchief, your Photowi it and one dozenCabinets for 15s. 9640 '

£« >b\vrKmpfs\\Cx«mj! \\cats, \ >■i |J \Cck>-c, \\fXs'\\Baras, \ Ji \l?oJo» k \* ache,\\ Braises. ►

j A Sure,Safe, Quick Cure for these *.\ troublesis y

*(PEKRY DAVIS'.) ►

J W. & C. TURNBULL & CO., \J WHOLESALE AGENTS, *"< , WELLINGTON. y

TTUGHES, PHOTOGRAPHER, Up-Wata1 -O. Photography.

Yon are Invited io InspectEveryone Presented with Silk Handkerchiefwith Photo on same. 9640

pQ^parnjitj^QarzFor 1I . t[c>* .ft,, *I*, I

Business Notices.

THE

MIGHTY COUGH MIXTUJBE,AND

Townend'sCinnanrjon GureFor Incipient Consumption and

Chronic Coughs."Hundreds of Testimonials—

many fromwell-known citizens — havo been recaivedby theproprietors, provingbeyond doubfcthat theseremedies do speedily and abso-lutely cure.

Sole.ManufacturersandProprietors:

Loasby's Wahoo Mfg. Co., Ltd,Danodinand Sydney,

Who havepurchased thesole*rights toabove.

To be obtained from all Chemists andStorekeepers. . f-

Wholesale Agents :—KEMPTHQRNE, PROSPER & Go's N.Z,

DRUG Co, Ltd.

Properties For Sale or o Let

WORTH ENQUIRY.GOOD PROPERTIES AT LOW. PRICES.

Easy Terms. Low Rate of Interest.Only Small Deposit. Balance Monthly iC

Desired.

HL. BOWKER AND SON,'■ .

ESTATE AGENTS,258, MARKET SQUARE,

Are instructed to SELL the following. Pro-perties, full particulars ot which at oMce:—£330, LINWOOD, Worcester Street— i-acre,

garden, fruit trees, house, 6 rooms, scullery,copper, plastered, verandah, bay window.

J8325, ST ALBANS, Barbadoes Street— J-acre, fenced andplanted fruit trees, well-builthouse, 6 rooms, verandah, iron roof, pantry,scullery, washhouse, copper; i-acre, adjoiningcan be hadif desired.

£425, SALISBURY STREET, between Co-lombo and Manchester Streets, northaspect-Nice section, new house, 5" rooms, scullery,P £325rSALISBURY STREET— Section, 33ftfrontage, comfortablehouse,4rooms,plastered,iron roof, washhouse, copper

£450, SALISBURY STREET— Section, 40ftfrontage, capital house, 6 rooms, plastered,iron roof; a very nice property.

£425, CAMBRIDGE TERRACE, dose toCanterbury Boatsheds

— i-acre, hi§li section,Iwell fenced, garden,fruit trees,house, 6 rooms,iron roof, gas laid on, verandah, washhouse,copper; £300 can remain at 5 per cent, andeasy terms for balance.

£350, BARBADOES STREET, central— i-acre, 40ft frontage, square house, 7 fopms, ironroof, washhouse, copper, asphalt paths

£475, ST ALBANS,Madras Street— Section,66ft x 132ft, well fenced and planted, newhouse, 6 gdod rooms, iron roof, plastered, onconcrete, bath (hot and cold), verandah, Vene-tian blindsSYDENHAM, Gordon Street— |-acre, newsquare house, 4 rooms, plastered, verandah,Venetian blinds, built on concrete, iron roof,scullery, washhouse, copper, asphalt paths;£320

£575, .SPRINGFIELD ROAD— f-acre, ingarden,paddock, superior new house, 4 rooms,pantry, scullery, copper, bathroom, plastered,iron roof, on concrete, gasfittings, Venetianblinds£375, MERIVALE— i-acre, corner section,house,8 roornf, scullery, bath, verandah, con-servatory.

£525, CITY, North Belt— J-acre, garden,fruit trees, 2-storey house, 7 rooms, batjiroom,plastered, iron roof, verandah, built on con-crete, washhouse, copper, asphalt paths

£450, LINWOOD, close to Ferry Road—Nearly J-acre, good garden, orchard, house, 7rooms,onconcrete, verandah,gasfittings, wash-house, copper, stable, etc.

£400, ST ALBANS, Madras Street— l-acre,well fenced, garden, orchard, new house, 4room3, bathroom, Venetian verandah,on concrete, 3 fireplaces,

'scullery, washhouse,copper

£230, SYDENHAM, Gladstone Street— J-acre, well fenced, fruit trees,house, 5 rooms,iron roof, scullery, washhouse, copper, Vene-tian blinds, asphalt paths.

. ALLAN HOPKINS,Cathedral Square..

BUILDING SECTIONS FOR SALE.Easy Terms if Required.

L.T. Titles.RICCARTON (Convenient Position)— Half-

acre allotment, fine level section, well fencedand' cleared 61

OPAWA, York Steeet—

Quarter-acre section,well fenced and drained; price £50. Mustbe sold. 60

ST ALBANS, Chapel Street— Good allot-ment, containing three-quarters of an acre,sunny position, well drained.; price £370 60

MERIVALE— Splendid site, containing 1rood 2$ perches, fenced, concretechannelling,just completed; £185 . 58

STALBANS— Good Quarter-acre site,partlyfenced, high and dry; price £160 57

SYDENHAM, Close.to Wilson's Road— llFine Building Sites; price £60 each; cornersection £65. 56

BRYNDWR— S Quarter-acre Sections; price£30 each,or wouldsell whole block for £140. 54

SYDENHAM,Near Railway— Very conveni-ent lot, containing 19 perches, suitable ■ foreither dwellingor factory;price £160. 56

PAPANUI— Grand Allotment of 1acre 1rood 31 perches, well drained, good artesian;price £280; very easy terms. 57

WOOLSTON, Radley— Splendid Site, con-taining 28 perches; price £f>o. 53

Sl'DENHAM— Corner Allotment, about 90ftx 100ft; price £150. 61

CITY, Madras Street— First-class Site, lQOftfrontage and 110ft deep, suitable lor shop orfactory. . 61Ifrequired,Icanarrange to advance money

to build with!' .

My complete Register of Properties For Salemaybe obtained free on application.

ALLAN HOPKINS,House, Land and Estate Agent, Cathedral.

Square (AdjoiningBank of- N.Z:)

WHY Pay More, when you can Buy a 1-Acre Block' on the: Finglas- Estate for

£125, the price- usually..asked for a quarter--acre sectionl'.R. T. Webb and Co., 5, Inglia'

THE ESCAPE OF A MURDERER.— Aman in Yorkshire was recently arrested for themurder of tea employer,buiafter being in thel-.mda of the police for nearly a week, await-ir.s his trial, ho actually succeeded inmakinghis escape. He has not yet been recaptured.How he succeeded in getting awayno one canimagine. Thepolice consider the escape to bealmost miraculous. But still more -wonderfulis the escape from death of a man whosehealth was ruined, -and who fonndhimself al-most within thevery gripof death. This man,in his hour of desperation, turned to Hollo-¥7B.y's Pills, and lie was saved. To-day hela Bound aud healthy, in ihe full- enjoymentif vigorous life.— (Advt.)