Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit.. THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1901. Local and General.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5422, 18 July 1901, Page 2

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit.. THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1901. Local and General.

Pouikbt ExtoßS-Close on 3000 birds from the Duuedin poultry depot, will be railed taronghbo Lyttelton on Monday, for shipment per Tekoa, for South Africa.

SrjBMABINB SiaAMERS.—The tWO fcUbtnanoe mining steamers now being builb at Hume for the Government are to be sailed the "Janle'Seddbn*' and "Lady Roberts."

New Rjflb for Vomjhtbebs — The Dofenoe Offioe is calling in ail tihe Martini Henry riflas ab present in the handa of volunteers. These will be replaced by the issue of the new Lee Enfield magazine rifles, with aword bayonets.

Wakahci Road District—The Wakantsi Road Board advertises ids intention to make and levy a rate of 5-16 th of a penny in the pound, for the year ending March 31, 1902. The rate book is now opeu for inspection ab tbe Board's office, Moore Street. Ashburton.

NAvr and Abmt Imostrased—We have received from the publishers a recent issue of the new publication entitled the 'Navy and Army Illustrated.* The illustrations, some of which are done Is colored obromo work, and are very fine, givea a few examples, by way of comparison, of the powerful modern death dealing ironolads and tbe old wooden wall three deckers of a century ago. The aims of the publication are patriotic, and it should appeal to every one interested in the defence of the Empire and the glorious history of the Navy,

Thb Caniebbuby Times. — Amonß the illustrations in this week's Canterbury Times are three of the Hampstead School and its scholars* The photos have been well taken, and are reproduced in a very clear manner, every ohild In the two large groups being easily recognisable The issue also contains a picture of Mr H G Berryman's imported game hen 'Duchess,' 'the winner of the first prizi ab the Graad National Championship Exhibition, Christ' ohurch, held latb month, and the holder of many other trophies.

Tv Hanoi PAl—Thn London correspond' ent of the Otago D*fiy Timei Baye:~Mr and Mrs Howie have come to London, and are residing ab 70 Guilford street, Russell square. Mrs Howie tells us that; she has already sung to some of the leading agents and critics. One of the latter was very complimentary as to the power nnd quality of her voice and the excellence of her met,hed. He strongly adv sed Mrs Howie although she miqbt no doubt with advantage study the readings of particular standard works, oratorios etc, with eomo n-oognißer! authority, such as Sanbley or Randegger, she should on do acooisct submit, to having her voice 'pulled about'—that in to say her 'method'altered—bub should persist in the satisfactory method of voice production in which she has already been so well grounded and should devote herself simply to studying styla and interpretation and other matters of artistic execution. She appears to have good prospects of a favourable career In London, where realty geod coobralto Boloisfcs are exceedingly scarce; in fact, a genuine contralto of great power and in the first rank as to quality has long been looked for in London ever einca poor Patey passed from v«. Mrs Howie intends to sing under her Maori name—'Te Rangi Pal.'

An Honesi Man—' Ooe of the men most honourable in Norwtek today,' says a London daily paper, ' is a former citizsu who is toiling in New Zealand to pay off his creditors of 20 years standing, and has partly accomplished his objact. In 1879 a general merchant in Nojwiok, Mr C W Good&on made a deed of assignment, t»na his estate yielded fc 5d in the pound, With a promise bo pay the resb of bis indebtedness in the future, Goodson sailed for Hew Zealand. There he set to work to retrieve his broken fortune, and for a time prospered. When he was on the eve of fulfilling his promise a wave of depression passed over tbe colony, and Goodson, for the second time, failed in business* The outlook for his Norwich oreditors wat then black, indeed ; but GoodRon was nob to be beaten, A third time he set te work to establish a balance in the bank* The third time be succeeded. His business prospered, and by three Instalments he paid his colonial creditors in full. Having done this he wrote to Norwich for a list of his Home creditors, and on Saturday a number of these received invitations ' in re Goodson ' to attend the official receivers. Awaiting them thay found Goodson's first drafb of £992. According to Goodson's in' afcructions, creditors for sums under £10 were to be paid in full, the others in pro' portion, On Saturday the small oreditors received cheque at the rate of 11s 7d in the pound, clearing off their claims. To the larger creditors a dividend of 6a in the pound was p»ld» making I/m 5d on a sum of £5000. Goodson wrote that he hoped to send them the remaining 5s 7d within the next twelve months.

A. Interview with Krttgek— Th.3 Westminister Gazette publishes an inter* view which a distinguished Scotch journalist has had with Mr Krnger in his cottage near Amsterdam The interviewer states that the ex President had a family Bibie on the table beside him, and his whole appearance vas that of one of the old and best school o( village .Scotsmen, intellectually and physically strong, and religious to the point of fanaticism. He spoKi no English, and all that paused -between them was translated by an Interpreter. Mi Krnger showed no bitterneas whatever again** tlie British people, and the feeling appeared to be shared by those around him. Ha believed them to have been misled. He was anxious to know if there was any change of feeling in Britain, and was pathetically anxlona to lea^n If the war had hastened the death of the Quean, of whom be spoke with evident feeling. He has all the fatalism of the Calvinlsi. He does not belhve that the Almighty will desert his chosen people, the Boers. When one of his entourage In a memto^of despondency suggested that the miracH which was to cave the Boer cause was somewhat over dae, Mr Kruger promptly replied :— ■ Miracle !~le it noc a miraclahat 15,000 men are holding 35,000 men a\bay Oh I whab would Tommy Atkins «, If we had not palled him throuß v . Tna colonies have done tbteir best, r And showed great courage hi the feat. We all require a little aid, And danger makes ub ofb afraid ; A cough wonb make your health securel, So buy some Wood's Gbkas Peiteb! m; Cxran \ Wapp's Wohm Figs are effective and not unpleasant; childten thrive after taking them price, *b fej Smoke Now Venue V

Weather R»roß*—O»pUin Edwin fore-! oasts :—Strong westerly winds, gl&*s rise, I frost. I

None* be Bripobs — The Mount Seniors Bond Board notifies that the bridge on Peaches Road near the Mb Somers Hotel is closed for repairs. Thb V\ bathkb —The long (pell of dry frosty weather was broken this morning abonb dayliphb when a steady rain commenaed whioh has every appearance of continuing for some time.

Ambiguows—The Stipendiary Magistrate at today's court ribbing wishing to know the occupation of ft witness asked * What are you ! ' 'Im a little hard of hearing' was the reply.

PiasoNH—Mr Hago Fiiedlander, who left here on Tuesday fo"- a trip to Australia is st present in Wellington and will leave on Saturday by the Mtraroa for Sydney. He will be away for fally six months.

CHRtgTCHiTBOH Byk-Eleotion. —The eleo 1 tion to fill the vacancy in (he <~:hristahurch city elea'or&te, oausid by the resignasion of Mr Charles Lewis, takes plaoa today, bhe candidates being Messrs A H Turnbull, G J Smith, and Charles Taylor.

Ashbitbxok Club—The annaal election, of committee and officers of the Ashburton Olub andML 8 A took place on Tuesday, oon< siderable interest being taken in bhe matter owing to the action of the late committee in a oerbain matter. All the old members and bhe ptosidenb and vibe president) were re-elected by large majorities.

Record Fkosts—The frosts bbftt have been experienced in Ashburton^this season have established a record. With the exception of two or three atghts, when rain fell, there has been a succession of fronts sinoe 22nd Jnfie—over three weeks

Farmhbs. Co-orvßAf tn AstooiAnoN— The shareholders of the Hew Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, are notified by advertisement that) dividends iitid bonuses for the year will be payable at tbe officer of the Association on and after tomorrow, Friday*

Volunieer Bali.—ln another column bhe Ashburtuu Guartis give i notice of their annual ball, whioh will take tha place of the usual smoke concert. A feature of tbe ball, whioh is fhe first nrilibsry fancy dress ball held here for many years, will be the fancy costumes. The H<n. Sao. has secured several novelties from Christehurch to make the Guards ball * triumphant laooetii

F*fec* of Labour LkgisliATioh. —•■ We regret to state thai a rumour is oarrent that one of our hitherto flourishing local industries is to be closed down on acoount of a recent decision in the Arbitration Court, and that in consequence about one hundred hands will be thrown out of employment. We sincerely trust that in this case rumour will prove to be the " lying jade " she is usually oredibed with being.

Faibhbld Freezing Wobkss — A com. menoement) has been made w'th bhe erection of the additions to the Fairfield Freezing Works, and bhe enlarged premises will be completed in time for bho next season's work. Throughout the presenb season up till now the works havi been engaged to their full capacity, bub the supply of Bheep s now easing off, and short time may be expected

Swnstbbs' Ball — A mosb enjoyable ball promoted by the spinsters of Ashburton was held in the Oddfellows' Hail last night, ab which there was a large and fashionable assemblage of guests, many of whom oame from distant parts of the county, Chrisbchureb, Rakala, Titnaru, and obher places. The arrangements for the comfort) and pleasure of those attending were most complete, the floor and the supper being faultiest), and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy bhetnsnlvps, dancing being kept np till an early hour this morning

A Sbll—A Press Association wire from Giaborne states that arrangements had been made to give a dozen Tagus troopprs a good reception this morning. The Volunteers and bands were oa1!<k? ont, bub when the Btcamer arrived ib was, discovered thationly one man wrni aboard, the others having remained behind at Wellington, and hs stepped ashore at the first opportunity to avoid an ovation. A search over the steamer failed to discover anybody to welcome.

Loao Kitcheners Oapxdbbs—A Chicago correspondent eends vi >v catting from an editorial in the Chicago Daily News in r.rder to show what the Chicwo folks think of the methods of the British Army in South Africa, Here is the cutting :—t'Many pewm have wondered how any stock could poesibly be left in the Transvaal, co often depleted by captures of sheep and oxen in thousand" and term of thousands, acccrding to Lord Kitchener's reports* The .txplann. tion is simple. A regiment or brigade captures 5030 onttle, reports it and marches on, Bu<i presently, net knowing whati on earth to do with the prizo, the regiment becoming thoroughly bored with the oattle burns them loose on the veldt. Piesenlly along comes another vessel, ' captures ' the oattle again, notifies headquarters and pitmen on. It may let the cattle loose sg&in, and they may be oounted even once more and go to swell bhe total of ' capture?. ' This may sound silly, bnb it is positively true.—Home paper.

The barque Campbeli, which has joHt arrived in Wellington, after a perilous passage in which one of her seamen was killed, brings 150 Washing Machines for the D.X.O. Of these 25 will come to Ashburton, making the fifth shipment. The following testimonial is to hand :—" Enclosed please find cheque in payment of the Washing Machine you sent up on m fortnight's trial. My wife is very pleased with it, and says that ib does ita work quickly and well. She considers ib in every respect a labor saving machine, and can thoroughly recommend lb -Yours faithfully, H H Shabflin, Alford Forest Sawmills