DUNEDIN, N.Z.: WEDjSESD,- /S!iSTUABY 23, 1901. [PBICE SIXPENCE.]No. 2445

— Eslab.ISoI.

THE OTAGO WITNESS.

Public Notices.1 '

■mum milE TABLEOF CONTENTS"^"^ J_ of tills .Issne will b«fonndonPni?e 36.

W. J FEIGTOR & GO,PUBLISHERS & NEWSDEALERS.

-DUNEDIN.

NKWSPAPJERS for 1001.9IAGAZINB3S for B»O1.

md all Colonial Papers at Published Prices.All orders must be accompanied with tubscrip*

tions for one year's supply.Dlvd. Psti,

s d s <i'jSomething to Read (Quarterly) 7 6 9 3Harper's Monthly J6 0 18 0Australian Journal .. ..6 0 6 9Golden Penny .. ... ..8-6 10 6(StrandMagazine .. .. .. 9 o 11 0(Family Reader (monthly) .. 10 0 12 0iCasseH's Magazine 6 6 8 5Household Words (weekly) ..8 6 10 8Review of Reviews .. .. ..90 9 QEnglish Sixpenny Illustrated ..9 0 11 OfChambers's Journal .. ..100 12 0Woman at Home 9 0 11 QBoys' or Girls' Own Paper ..7 6 9 0Family Reader (quarterly div.).. 7 6 9 0|Household Words (quarterly div.) 8 0 10 0'Sportsman 13 0 15 0]Scribner's Monthly .. .. 10 6 14 0]Ludgate Morthly .. ... ..9 0 11 0Quiver .. .. . .. S 6 8 6Schild's Mother's Help .. ..'2 6 4 0jSchild's Ladies' Fashions ..2 6 4 (ftChums .. .. .. ..0>

""b\Windsor Magazine.. .. .. J < 31 '

Cassell's Saturday Journal .. 6 J 7 *JWei don's Ladies' Journal ..6 0 7 ? 'Work 6 0 7 QiWide World Magazine .. ..9 0 11 9,

NEWSPAPERS. IGentlewoman 35 0 40 0Glasgow Weekly Mail "- Herald 8 0 10 9People's Journal (all editions).. 8 6 10 9Edinbmgh. Scotsman .. ..8 6 10 6|Lloyd's Weekly 8 6 10 (VReynolds's Weekly Newspaper.. 8 6 10 8

'Graphic 35 0 40 0Illustrated London News .. 35 0 40 «The Queen 35 0 40 0People's Friend 9 0 11 OiSketch 35 0 40~0,Black and White 35 0 40 OiCanterbury Times 26 0 26 OjChristchurch Weekly Piess .. 26 0 26 0.Australasian 26 0 26 aOtago Witness 25 0 26 0Referee 13 0 15 9J9 J

London Journal .. .. ..6 0 7 "Sydney Bulletin 26 0 26 9Sporting Review 13 0 15 0,

REMOVED TO PRINCES STREET SOUTH.

I \ YEARS

William Taylor,]PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER ANtt

JEWELLER,MANSE STREET, DUNEDIN.

Something worth looking intoI Watchelgone cronk shouldbe taken to W. T. at once,to be put to rights;cost trifling.

Nicely-solectedstock of Jewellery at modaSirate prices. 28q

Ti/r ONEY TO LEND*

The DUNEDIN SAVINGSBANK is againprepared toLEND MONEY on FREHHOLQ(SECUPJTY at Lowest Cuircnt lintes.

JI.J3D SMITH, \17* Als*MU» J

Public Notices.

«^^ QHAW. SAVILL, AND£glk^^& ALBION COMPANY

FOR LONDON.-ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS,withSuperior Accommodation for all Clasfcesof Pawengers, callingat fllonte Video or RiooeJaneiro. Teneriffc. andPlymouth.

B.«. Itodb. aSe,.. From Date'

Delphic... 82T3 Sowden Lytteltop Jan. 22Gothic ... 773ft Kidley Welling Jau. dlKaramea... €500 Burton

— —Kvhaka ..-. COOO Scotland

— —Maori ... 5200 Moffatt

— —CARGO STEAMERS. ,

Aotea ... 63i6 Evans—

J—

Waiwera 5«M> Stuart— —

Pakeha . 4331 Proster— —

Rangatira 4045 Nicole—

a-

Mamari .. 3583 Bank*— —

Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell— —

21atatua. 3322 Holmes— —

PMBengerifotwwded tromDunedin toPore ofDepartureof MailStewner JTrek. . . )

Specialfacilitiei *n afforded for bringingout!Jriandß and relatives from Home by issue of jpAMageorders in the colony. :

Torfreightor passage applytotheAgents: :

THENEW ZEALAND SHIPPING

.COMPANY'S LINE.

-^<fc^ FOR LONDON, via MO*TTEVIDEO, TENERIFFB, acd

dMfißisa* PLYMOUTH.

R.MS. PAPAMUI,;■ 6372 Tons Register, !

"Will be despatched as aboxe Jrom WEL-LINGTON onor aboutJANUARY 3lst, 1901.

Tobe followedby the

S.S. BANFFSHIREInFEBRUAIIY.

Superior Accomodatidn Provided for Passengers.

Coastal Passage to Port ofDeparture-FREE.

Warrants issued for Passages from theUnited Kingdom to New Zealand. Throughbooking* to West Coast of South America,Falkland Islands, Bahia, and Pernambuco.

For further particulars atnlv toTHE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COM-

PANY (LIMITED),9 Bond btbset, Dunedik.

THOS. COOK & SO3B.jP|pgg*|t -tl PASSENGERS!!

jßttKliagiigS Before Booking YourlE^S&FtitoBF Tickets <o LONDON orELSEWHERE, write for

"COOK'S SAILINGLIST" (with map), Posted Free, givine Datesand Fares by ALL LINES at Lowest Rates. ■

No Commission charged. ApplyCOOK'S SHIPPING OFFICE

(P.Helmore, agent), 95 Prinzes Street, Dunedin.Passages Booked to South Africa fromDunedin

from JEI7 ss.

HALF A MINUTE, PLEASE!

nfYO You think of goingin for a light TRAP'3L* And HARNESS for the summer?Then the place to get suited in the Harnessline is undoubtedly at M'KENZIE'S, Princesstreet, Dunedin.\

Just look at the Prices!A nice light set of harness, suitable ;

for buggy or light gig, best solidnickel mountings (No. 1), for ... £6 0 0

No. 2.— Ditto .„ „ 6 10 0No. 3.— Ditto ... 7 10 0No. 4.— Ditto 8 5 0Cash orders of £5 and upward delivered free. (

The largest manufacturers of Harness inOtago.

A good stock of second-handHarness on hand.

Please note the address:

153 Princea street, and 24 Cumberland street,Duaedin-

Public Notices..ASaaßlL.fc CJHIRE LINE DIRECT

JzWf?zg!i&&- \J STEAMERS.'iSwsi&mvi£m&' otago tO London.PERTHSHIRE^ ... SOOOtons 3500h-P-BUTESHIRE 8000 tonsBANFFSHIRE ... 8100 tons 35(KHi.p.FIFESHIRE 8500 tons 3500 h-P-NAIRNSHIRE ... 8500 tons 3500 h.p.MORAYSHIRE** ... 8500 tons SoOOh.F^

The abovemagnificent Steamers, which haveall been specially built for the New Zealandtrade,and make an averagepassage of 46 days,will bedespatched at regular intervals.

Steamers are fitted throughout with ELEC-TRIC LIGHT, and accommodation is providedfor Saloon Passengers.

OUR NEXT DEPARTURE FOR LONDONWill be

From PORT CHALMERS,

FIFESHIRE— B.CouII— JANUARY 26(Calling at CanaryIslands).

Doctor and Stewardess carried.SALOON PASSAGE MONEY, 4S Guineas

OTAGO TO LONDON.For Plans and further Particulars, &c. apply

to the Managers,TURNBULL,MARTIN,& CO.,

Australian Mutual Provident Buildings,Princes street, Dunedin.

« w "« IT ESSAGERIES«LJb%. JJJL MARITIMES.SYDNEY to LONDON, via

"TTJliLir TiMfr COLOMBO and PARIS.Steamers of 6500 tons, under postal contract

with the French Government, calling at MEL-BOURNE, ADELAIDE,FREMANTLE, CO-LOMBO,SUEZ, andPORT SAID,will be des-patched monthly as follows:

—_, SvAney. Melbourne. Adelaide.Steamer. Noo^ 1pm ip.m.

T9fil 1901 1901Armand Behic Feb 18 Feb. 21 Feb. i3Australien Mar. M Mar. 21 21ar. VA

ILLE "ciotai April IS April 18April 2"Polynesian Aiay 13 May 16 May II . .—

Passengers booked to BOMBAY, INDIA,CHINA, BATAVIA,and JAPAN.

PASSAGE MONEY, £27 to £77, includingtable wines.

RETURNTICKETSat REDUCEDRATES.ENGLISH SPOKEN ON BOARD.Raturn Tickets (first saloon) between inter-

colonial ports are available for return by P.and O. and Orient Steamers having room.

For further particulars apply toIvEILL & CO. (LIMITED),

Dunedin.

THE PERPETUAL TRUSTEES,ESTATE,AND AGENCY COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND .(Limited).With whichare incorporated theFirms

Gillies, Street, andHiblop and Connet,land Moodib.

Subscribed Capital £108,345Paid Up £24,279

Directors:Thomas Moodie,Esq.Walter Hislop.-Esa.Keith Ramsay, iiinq.W. E.Reynold*, E>q.

Manager:Walter Hislop.

Offices: "Corner of Rattray and Vogelstreets,Dunedin.

This Company is empoweredby Special A^tof Parliament of New Zealand to act asExe-cutor and Trustee under a will; aa Trusteeunder Marriage or other Settlements;asTrustee in place of other Trustees wishing tobe relieved from their trusts;as Agent ;orExecutors, Trustees, or Administrators, andmAttorney or Agent for persons resident inthe Colony or abroad. The Company under-takes the Investment of iioney on real orother securities;the Collection of Rents, Interests, Dividends, or other income;the Negotiation of Loans; the Sale and Purchase 'fProperties, either privately or by auction;and the Management of Estates.- The Company has For Sale and To Lease,Properties inallparts of the colony, fullpar- jticulars of which canbe had onapplication atthe c4i.ee.

Money To Lendat Lowest Current Rates.

Excelsior Hotel,DUNEDIN.

RODERICK MACKENZIE,Late of the Oban Hotel, Dunedin,

BEGS t» notify that he has taken Donald-eon's (Excelsior) Hotel, at the corner of

Dowling and Princes streets, Dunedin, wherehe will be glad tomeet his friends.

The hotel is newly-built, has excellent ac-commodation for families, and all the appoint-ments and sanitary arrangements, includinghot, cold, and shower baths, are First Class,

The position is central to post office, railwaystation, and wharf.

2el<g&ejia« && 13*

Public Notices.

"BOBS,"The new Transvaal Wax Game. Price, Is;

posted, Is 3d.

NEW BOOKS."How We Kept the Flag Flying," by Donald

Macdqnald. Paper,3s;Cloth, 4s (posted)."The Great Boer War," by Conan Doyle.

Paper, 3a;Cloth, 4s (posted)."The Transvaal War," with Eight Large

Photogravure Plates il6 x 12). Posted,4s 6a. . *'■«■,

Engmedriver^a Guide.— Wannan's Engine-driver'e Guide (posted), 6s.CALENDARS FOR 1901.

The Cats' Divorce Case (pictures by LouisWain). The finest thingever published.Posted, 2s 3d. Also, Calendars at 6d, 9d,Is, and Is3d each.

A HANDSOME RETURNFor the amount invested is to be obtained by

buying anything quoted in this list.Pstd.

s.d. s.d.Boys' Own Annual ...... 8 0 9 6Girls' Own Annual ....*.8 0 9 6Chums .. .. : 8 0 10 0Sunday at Home „. 7 6 9 0Leisure Hour 76 9The Quiver 8 0 10 0Chatterbox «. t. 3 0 3 9Child's Companion ...... 1 6 2 0Our Little Dots 16 2 0The Prize » 1 6 2 080-Peep 26 33

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS, 1900.Pears' Annual .. .". .. .. 2s Od (posted).Illustrated London 2s Od (posted).Windsor Magazine 2s Od (posted).Cassell's Magazine Is 6d (posted).Otago Witness .. .. .. .. Is Od (posted).

PRESENTS W¥RTH GMQ.La-dies' or Gents' Dressing Cases, 10s to 40s.j

each;Pocket Books, from Is 6d to 203each;Purses, Is to 25s each;Albums, 7s 6dto 30s each;Writing Cases, 3s to 20s each ;Music Cases, 3s to 15s ea-ch, Desks andWork Boxes, 6s to 40s each; Ladies' HandBags, 5s to 16s each.

ALEX.^LIGO,BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,

42 George Street, Dunedin.

ROBIN & CO. have for Sale a good Second-hand Double Buggy.

ROBIN & CO. have for Sale their muchsought-after 2-seated Patent Eureka

Roadsters.

"OOBIN & CO. have for Sale Rustic Carts-t*' and Second-hand Single and Double Ab-bot's JtJuggie3.

"OOBIN & CO. have for Sale Nice Single-"-*' Buggies on far-famed Jixon Springs.

ROBIN& CO.have for Sale Double Buggiesand Pony Carts on Dreame Springs.

"OOBIN& CO. Build, Exchange, and Sell on-*-*1 Commission all sorts of Vehicles. 12d

THE TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, & AGEIiCY COMPANYOP NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED).

SPECIALLY Empowered by Act of Parlia- ■

ment to act as Executor, Trustees, Re-ceiver,Liquidator, Guardian, Committee undsr ithe Lunatics Act, and Attorney Tinder power,in the same wayas anindividual,butunlike auindividual the Company never dies nor leavesthe country, nor becomes incapacitated, and itsfinancial position is easily ascertained. ThisCompany is specially qualified therefore to i.ctlor absentees.CAPITAL,J!5O,OOO.

(10,000 Shares of £5 Each.)TOTAL LIABILITY, £100,000.

Directors :E.B. Cargill,Esq., J.M.Ritcme,E^q.,James Mills,Esq.,P. C. Neill,Esq.,JohnRoberts, Esq., J. R. Sinclair, Esq.

W. La.whence Simpson, Manager.Office:

xchangeBuildings, Liverpool street,Dunedin.Agent in London: H. J. Gibbs, Esq.,

34 Leadenhall street, E.C.The Company collect rents, dividends, -nte-

rest, or other income, invest money, negotiateiloans, purchase and hell-real and personal to-perty, manage estates, and generally act vsagenta.

Forms, charges, and all other informationcan be obtained on application at the oii-ce oithe Company or any of its agencies.

KENNEDY'S HOTEL,AHAURA.

JOHN KENNEDY begs to intimate to hisfriends and the general public that theabove hotel has been thoroughly renovatedthroughout, and now offers excellent accom-modation. Ihe table is under the control ofMrs Kennedy, which is sufficient to guaran-tee its excellence. Only the beot Ale.3, Wines,and Spirits in stock. Excellent accoinuiod.i-tion ion tourists and traveller^ £6jy

Public H"t :c

8 RATTRAY STREET, DUNEDIN.* l~ri

CAN'T BE SHIFTED!First Award New Zealand and South Seas

Exhibition for Colonial-made Saddles andHarness.

My £5 turnout, consisting of a First-claesSaddle (with Mountings Complete, all hand-made) andDouble-reinedstrongBridle, is thebest value for the money in the Colony.

,Iam also making a lighter saddle thanabove,with Double-reinedSnaffleBridle, com-plete withall Mountings, for £\. Inspectioninvited. Compare Quality with Prices.

Note the Addsess:

IMPORTER & MANUFACTURER OF SADDLERY,8RATTRAY STREET, DUNEDIN.

DUNEDIN.

MEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHING.Our Boys', Youths' and Men's READY-MADE CLOTHING is of the NewestMaterials andLatest Designs.Boys'. Serge or Tweed Sailor

Suits.Size 000, ss; iise 6dper Size.Boys' Colonial Tweed Melville

Suits. Size 5, 10s;rise 6dperSize.Boys' Tweed Golf Suits, streng

Make. Size2,los6d;rise 6dper Size.Boys'TauntonSuits,in Green,Navy

orBrown, Size 000, IGS;rise 6d perSize.

A V£RY PKETTY LINE.Boys'ColonialTweed3-Garcnent

Suits. Size 9,13s ;riseIs per Size.Youths'StrongTweedSacSuits,

from 19s 6d.Men's Strong: Tweed Trousers,

for Hard Wear, 6S 9d, 7S lid, Sslid,and 9s lidper Fair.

Men's Colonial Saddle TweedTrousers. Grand Value. 12s 6d,13s 6d, 14s 6d.

Men's ColonialTweedSacSuits.Grand Assortment. 30s, 38s 6d,455.

Men's Colonial Saddle TweedSuits The Very Thing. 37s 6d,39s Gd, 42s 6d.

Navy TwilledSerge, 54-inch wide,3s 6d,3s lid,4s 6d,6s 6dperyard

Heavy Colonial Tweed, for SchoolWear, 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 3s,and3S 6d per yard.

Our Bespoke Department is under thesupervision of a high-class and practicalCutter of largeexperience,ensuring perfectSatisfaction as to Styleand Fit.

SUITS TO MEASURE FROM 635.WE LEAD FOR VALUE, VARIETY AND

STYLE.

January 23,1901OTAGO WITNESS

MORE TROUBLE AMONG THEASIALICS.

" A MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.■^"The Asiatics resident in Walker street are

evidently anything but ahappy family. Out-breaks among them have been frequent oflate, and it was understood that theirsquabbles had at last come to a termination.Such,however, does not seem to be the case,for on Saturday evening, about half-past 9o'clock, aserious fracas occurred, in whichoneman, named Hanna Mansoor, was badly cutabout the head. He was standing at thecorner of Elson's right-of-way, when anotherAsiatic named Joseph Hanna came up theright-of-way and attacked him with someweapon,inflictingtwoEemicircular cutson thehead, one at the back of the head and theother on the right temple. From thenatureof the injuries it looks as if the flat of a toma-hawk hadbeenused, and that the semicircularpart at the top, where the handle comesthrough, had struck the man. Mansoor wa«taken down to the police station, where hiswounds, which are not dangerous, weredressed by Dr Gordon Macdonald. He thenwent to his home. Hanna was arrested im-mediately afterwards by thepolice and lodgedin the lock-up, and was charged onMondayat the Police Court with assaulting Man-soor and causing him actual bodily harm.The offence is an indictable one. As far ascan be ascertained the cause of the troubleis in respect of the payment of some costsina case heardin the Police Court recently.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION. annum for each girl who has received notless than 40 hours' instruction in cookeiyor dairy work during the year (for boih.courses 15^). Five shillings* for each girlwho has had 20 houis at laundry work or40 hours at dressmaking Two vhillmos andsixpence for each pupil -who has hid notless than 40 hours at elementary agiiculture,physics, or chemistry.

For buildings for ptlioul and rpeuilelates established by a board of ediu .I'l^uthe whole cost may be granted;for build-ings for associated elates controlled byboard two-thirds of the cost: rll otherclasses half-cost. Giants for "material"'may cover the whole Lost in the ca<=e ofschool classes or classes for teat-heis andinstructors ;for other classes they shall notin general exceed two-thiids of the co'-t.

Ihe Mmi&tev is> empovseicd to cM.tiljli-h,scholarships for competition union„" pupilsattending any classes csi.abli.-hed uiukr ilmact.

A thunderstorm in the Roxburgh districton Monday teiimnated K\y% the Mount litn-ger M.ul) in the bursting of a wate-'-poutoi Mount Benger, the wairr coming dew agully in a roaring Hood >tl the back ot MrM'lnto«h's faun, JJumbai ton. So Jar a^ nohave been able to a-<erLim, little defilade h>tibeen caused, although the waier \\ao aboUt>£4 ikfiMm the jpuddotks sdonj^ls, tka rqasU

THE REGULATIONS.WELLINGTON, January 18.

The Education department has preparedregulations under

"The Manual and Techni-

cal Instruction Act, 1900."' The "control-ling authority

"is to receive from the pub-

lic funds a capitation of l^d for every at-tendance of a pupil over 13 years oldat any"

continuation"

class— that is, a class com-mencing not earlier than 4 p.m. Grantsare tobe given for spee.al subjects in schoolclasses. These will include Is per head perannum for modelling, elc, in SUuidurd 11.Sixpence per head for kindergarten w ork.Two shillings per head for modelling, brush,wire, and basket work, etc., in Standaids111 and IV. Two shillings and sixpencefor modelling, drawing, painting, caivmg,etc., in classes not 10-n er than Standard V.Two shillings and sixpence for each pupilin or above Standard V who *hall havereceived not less than 20 lessons in first aidand ambulance (ben's), or m first aid andnursing (giiK), cottage gardening, swim-ming, and life .srving. Ten shillings perannum for each bay who has iindei-voiie30 weeks' instructions for two hours -weeklyju wood or irpn. work, 3ka shilling #tr

OMNIUM GATHERUM.Stockholrn^BHfEy takes rank as the city of

telephones. It nas 23,000 telephones to lessthan 30,000 inhabitants. Paris has only17,000to 3,000.000 people. Stockholm andParis arethe only cities in the world that havea com-plete double-wire system.jfc The Ransiora Standard states that onChristmas Eve Mr Angus M'Donald, of thattown, attained his one hundred and fifthbirthday. A remarkable life, witnessing thewhole of the great progressive century of1800 from its birth to its conclusion.| After more than a year of existence (saysNew York World), the so-called Republic ofAcre has shown itself able to defy both Braziland Bolivia. Troops of the latter countryhave defeated its foroes, but they are gather-ing again to drive their foes from the landthey claim. Should they succeed, a newnation will have been founded in the Ama-zonian forests.

By the last SouthAfrican mail Mrs Jowseyreceived a large collection of curios fromMajor Jowsey. The collection is a valuableone, and includes among a; variety of otherthings the Queen's chocolate box, Mauserrifle and cartridges, bandolier, cartridgepouch, Kaffir weapons, Kaffir bracelets, walk-ing sticks, Boer women's fancywork, largeBoer pipes, shell of a big gun, cheque on theOrange Free State Bank, and other things.

The Palmerston Times learns that after 12months' prospecting the Allandale Coal Com-pany have lately opened out two fresh seamsof superior coal in their mine. These seamsare situated one above and one below thepresent seam that is being worked, at dis-tances of 30ft and 53ft respectively, accessto them being-gained by means of stone tun- jnelling from the present working seam. Thethickness of thenew developedseams are s^ftand 6ft, and the quality of the coal is said tobe better than any yet found on this com-pany's property.

Mr Bertram, lately a divinity student atthe Otago University, was duly licensed bythe Wanganui Presbytery on the Bth inst.The clerk reported on the trials, commend-ing them very highly, and the Revs. J. Chis-holm and R. M. Ryburn spoke of his worthand work. The presbytery sustained theexercises with high approbation. The Rev.J. Ross, Moderator, put the usual questionsand duly licensed Mr Bertram. Hawera ha*been granted leave to moderate in a callto Mr Bertram, and the ordination is fixedfor February 7.

The first counting of correspondence postedat the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, underpenny postage, is interesting. The periodtaken was from January 7 to January 12, in-clusive, and the letters totalled 95,280, an in-crease of 35,517 over the comparative count-ing in 1900. The total number of articlesposted during the oeriod was 214,914-, against78.661 last year. The returns from sub-officesare not yet complete, but they show from 40to 90 ppr cent, increase. Specialprovision wa3made to secure an accurate counting, so thatthe figures can be dependedupon.

A nairow escape from what might havenroved a fatal accident took place on MountEgmont onthe13thinst., when two youngmenscaled the mountain to within100 yards of thetop before they realised the danger they werein It was well on in the afternoon, and thesnow was hardening fast, and the nwuntainwas enshrouded by a dense mist. One ofthem was about 30 yards in advance of theother when the snow gave way from under his|feet, and would have carried him to the bot-tom had his mate, who stood on a, pro-jecting rook, not managed to gra«p the out-slretched hand and save him from his doom.Their descent wasmade with the utmost diffi-culty, as the mountain is not fit for climbingyet.

— Egmont Post.Sir W. H. Preece says that one great ad-

vantage of electric over steam traction onrailroads is that it impresses a continuous and juniform torque,or turning,on theshaft, whilethe action of the steam locomotive is inter-mittent. The consequence is that wheelsdriven by an electric motor get a continuous"

bite"

on the rails, as steam-driven wheelsdo not. By means of this constant grip, slip-ping on greasy rails is avoided. It is al^opossible, with electric traction, to apply themaximum tcique at once, and thus to bringa railroad train up to its greatest speed muchmore quickly thanis possible with feteam trac-tion. This advantage is esjaecially valuableoncitylines, where stoppagesare frequentanddistances between stations short.

Among the extraordinary coincidences inconnection with the war, here is one we canvouchfor (says the Christchurch Press).Whenthe la«t shipmentof oats was sent from Chris,t-fhuieh to South Africa for the colonial troopsin the Tropea the employees of a local grainfirm enclosed six shillings in the mouth ofone of the sacks, -with a note tellingthe reci-pient, whoever he might be, to have a goodtime with the money, and to write and sayif he had got it. Nothing further was heardof the matter, until the other day a returnedtrooper cleared it up. Some months beforelie was lying- in a hospital in Pretoria nexta Tommy, who, on hearing that he was aNew Zpplancler. made confession that on oneoccasion he had stolen a bag of forage fromthe colonial lme«, and on opening it found<.ix shillings in the mouth of the sack, withdirections how to spend it He had carefullyfallowed Iho.=p directions, and requested theNow Zealandor if ever he returned to thecolony to let the s-encleis know the fate of thatsix Smiling*. Almost the first people t!.ctrooper met on Ills anival heie were able totellMm who the genders wers.

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WALKER STREET, DUNEDIW.

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FROM ALL IRONMONGERS;OE, THE MAKER,

PRIXCES STREET,DUNEDIN.

Eusiness Notices.

REIDjfejGRAY.'J&Bmß&tiL* %*t THE LI6HTDRAU6HT< noiseless

RUNNING DEERING"

IDEAL"

■BfIHEB ' G'lrand £<rxze of

fjggft/JB^ Paris &2GoldMedals.

: ils^^^SH Deering"Ideal

"Mower.

Deering:SteelHayRake.

Deeringr KnifeGrinder.

I^Sc^ BestBinding"Twine.

SeedFanningMills.

W^^^^^^^^k. Chaffcuttersand

9^^^^9 DoubleBaggers.

i^^^^ff^^ffl- TurnipandManureDrills.

fr^^^^^^^^^P^KP, GardenCultivators. -

_ FarmDrays.AMERICAN itiAKE-" RED STAR"

STEEL WINDMILL. LawnMowers.

CATALOGUES FHOM

XUE3XX3 oia €3r'J^J&S^T 9DUJS'EDIN; AND ALL BEANCHES.

WITH LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.POR OftCHABDJK O-^3E^l3Eria".

The "Pluvial" or "Bean" Autoiwatic" The "Knapsack"and "Agitator"

The "Aquarius" and "Simplex."

ILLUSTRATED PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION TO

\

i

*Manufacture FOUR kinds of

'""Iliiililll^ Machines ONLY, in order that

M> these shall fee the BEST and

«ZEALANDIA," for Small Farmers. fg :fMpU§^^^-rA^:^iICANTERBURY," for Large Farmers. s«^^^^^'tIAUSTRALASIAN," for Contractors."EMPIRE,'1Bvais- Evciythinp.

We have !THE NAME for Cbaff-Cutters, andintend to keep it.

V is reported that th» ccal mines com i

rah,ioner«> 'discovered in tie north a general ,desue on the piu't v) wiulu.g «uiur» to ha.call tiie coalfields npiionahs»J. i

The ti-fuc cti'-iur.g- of the (/Icelandr:il- ,yav, during jJuLeaiber shoA a. aecicabe ot ,f.i.000 ub compared wiwa tte fc?4£e montli oiL^t year.

According to the last issue of the Gazette,her Majesty's assent has been obtained fortiie GVnernor's Salary and Allowance Act ofb^t scosicn.

A miner nameJ John Collins hanged him-sei; at JLako \icvr (W.A.) the other day. liebad been drinking iiamoclcraieiy 6i2.es wiu-

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WEATHER CHART.FROM 14thJANUARY to 20th JANUARY.

Thebarometer, wind,andrainfallare taken at8 am. Readings of barometer taken at Opohoari^>t correctedto

"ssa level

"

METEOROLOGICAL.Mr H. Skey supplies us -with the following

abstract of weather at Dunedin for Decem-ber:—

Mean barometer, 29.860in.Mean elastic fore* of vapour, .324in.Mean temperaturein shade, 55.1.Mean,daily velQcity of wind., 197 miles.Mean amount of cloud (from 1to10), 7.Total rainfall,-4.002in.Number of days on which rain fell, 15.

CALENDAR FOE THE WEEK.

*Tor tineor high water at Oamaru addI'rain-

subtractaBluff,'2ar oT&in : loTereargiH, 2hr 12min:TaiaroaHead, lhr25*la: r*rtChalmers, 40nun,St. Glair. Ibr SOinin CathusBiT<:r, 3hr 'JSrais

Departukesof English Mails.— Mails leaveBunedin for^England:— SanFrai^cjsco,Febrnary8;Brindisi, February 18.

Mailsarealso sent by direct steamers and thevarious Australian lines,but letters by these re-quire to be specially addressed.

Mails for Melbourne close at Dunedin everyMonday,and at InvercargilleveryTuesday.

into greater prominence at Home than evenit was befoze. In fact, it is now known in a.largeportion of the country where ithad-neverbefore been heard of. Articles have ap-peared in not only the important city daily,but the majority of the provincial papers atHome, descriptive of New Zealand and its resources and facilities, especially for agricul-ture and for sheep and wool-growing" It39true that MrBrown heard some rather vaguocriticisms ooncerning^the trend of New Zea-land legislation, but such doubtful misgivingsdo not amount to much, and it is clear thatthe general reputation of the colony is ad-vancing. The frozen meat trade is flourish-ing, the old prejudices having pretty welldied out. "It is a sight in Smiihfield," saysMr Fergus, "on a Friday morning about 5o'clock to see the quantity of our stuff therewhich is being disposed of to the butchers.■*

Mr Shielbearssimilar testimony to the growth,of the trade. Mr Fergus's friends of the A.and P. Society may well feel flattered by hisdictum that the RoyalAgricultural Society'sgreat show wasnot more important, relatively-speaking, than a New Zealand show; nay,"

our shows aremore largelyattended by thopeople in proportion to thepopulation." Thehon. gentleman gives some details that aroof special interest to breeders, and the con-trast which he draws between the presentconditions of farming at Home and in thiscolony is also of value..

We may add that there is a special correctiveworth, so to speak, in some ofA thj^observationsmade by both

saltttaby Mr Fergus and Mr Brown,—HEiiiNDEB. corrective, that is, of Undue

colonial self-esteem. Too many-New Zealanders are in the habit of looking-upon the old country as a land of political|and social laggards,— an.effective contrast totheir ownprogressive and enlightened colony.Spreadeagleism is not confined to America,andmany anover-weeningsonof Otago wouldbo inclined to welcome our returning travel-lers with the question addressed to Martin'ChuzzWit— "Well, and how is that be-nighted old Europe?" The reports of MessisFergus and Brown lend no countenance tothis attitude of superiority. "On thewhole,"said Mr Fergus, "in travelling through thoold country one comes to the conclusion that;we can learn a great deal from them. In thamatter of municipal institutions and methodsof dealing with the population they are, oEcourse, ahead of us. We could very wellimitate the lighting of their streets, the clean-liness of their thoroughfares, their perfectchainage, their electric tramways, and tli9like; and itwould be toour advantage "

Onthe whole, the&e gentlemen appear to havakept very level heads during their travels.

Mr Shiel's remarks do not lend themselvetso readily to purposes of gene-

mr shiel's ral comment, but we can wellJOUENEr- believe that many of our

ings. readers found this "interview"'the most interesting of the

three. The detailed account of the Philip-pine Islands, of Hongkong, Shanghai, andCanton, with the glances at Japan, America,and other countries, would be more generallyattractive than talk about Clydesdales or thastate of the English labour market, valuableas informationconcerning these is tomany ofour readers. Not that Mr Shiel neglectedsubjects of practical import. His evidence in.support of an electric overhead tramway sys-tem has a specially timely value. "Theopinion at Home is certainly favourableto th&electrio tram service. In the smaller towns,where the horse trams are in use, this electwosystem is being substituted. InDublin thereis the overhead system of electric cars, andthey have beeninuse for three or four years.Itis the most perfect systemIhave seen any-where. The system pays handsomely, and -fproperly managed a similar service in Dun-edin would pay the citizens both financially;and in the matter of convenience and cob"fort. ' This is indeed a wordin season.

brigandage— would endure for six months.We may accept this forecast, and take suchcomfort as we can out of the fact that ourSixth Contingent will arrive in time to beof use. It is surprising that the Boersshould be able at this stage to keep thefield at all; it is particularly surprisingthat they should be able to penetrate CapeColony almost to the,coast. Look out onthe map the places named in recent cablesas raided or threatened; they are prettywell withinhail of Capetown. But whatismore surprising than all else is the ob-stinacy that keeps up fighting after itmusthave become plain to the most benightedintelligence even amongst Boers that thereis nothing to fj§ht for. Dogged determina-tion, you may call it;but sane men don'tdoggedly determine to throw away theirlives for no object. What is the object?The leaders, one would say, must havean object— De Wet for example. De Wet,besides being a surpassingly smart guerillaleader, is a shrewd man, a man whoknowssomethingof theworld, a manwho has beenin business and has had losses, go to.According to a pro-Boer writer whoknowsall about him (Howard C. Hillegas, authorof "With the Boer Forces"), De Wet in1879 was a butcher at Barberton; after-wards became a speculator in potatoes andwent bankrupt in an unsuccessful attemptto establish a potato corner on the Johan-nesburg market. That is the authentic re-cord of De Wet. One can hardly thinkthat this man is spinning out the fag-endof a ruinous war without some object inview. It may be as visionary as hisJohannesburg corner in potatoes; but anobject he has. What can it be? That iswhat nobody as yet has discovered. AHindoo's supreme revenge is to commitsuicide on his enemy's doorstep. But DeWet is not a Hindoo ;nor does it appearthat he is thinking of suicide. Altogether,the motives and objects of the Boers in"going on killing and getting killed must bepronounced obscure. In a competition ofobstinacy, however, we shall not come offsecond best. If they can keep it up forsix months, we can keep it up longer.

PASSING NOTES.(From Saturday's DailyTimes.)

'and selling. But there are other pointsof view than that-'of the Stock Exchange.What about the patient and hopeful in-vestor? Speaking in that character, and jfor myself,Idid not perceive the flatness.Prices, so far as there were any prices,looked much as before, a trifle higher, per-haps, with a tendency upwards. Whatmore would you have? The river— alwaysa paradox, always and normally "

above-normal," if we may believe the local tele-gramc

—was at the extreme of its abnor-

mality; no dredging could be done, nogold got ,- weeks of impatient idleness layahead; are these the conditions underwhich you expect a lively market? Fewof us want to sell; fewer still have anymoney wherewith to buy. A year ofhope deferred and calls exacted has cleaned [us out. Then, just when a dozen or more ,of dredges for which we had waited long,were ready to begin, the river rises. Well, \we are going to wait till it goes down

'again. Prices meanwhile maynot advance;|but what of that?—

we don't want to sell. \;The sapient public, with its money'

hoarded in savings banks, would, if it were'

as wise as it thinks it is, compel us to sell.It would offer us euch premiums as therecould be no resisting. But it won't;and lam just as well pleased. Idon'twant the weakness of human nature to be

1 taken advantage of in my person, so that jj for a moderate present gainIshould s>ur- jirender the fabulous*

emoluments of by-and- !!by. No, please;don't tempt me! Be-

''fore the holidays there hadbeen just enoughdredging the Kawarau, on the stretchesof river below Roxburgh, and in certaindistricts of the West Coast, to serve as a

j test. The result in each case was satis-factory; therefore Ishall wait— *>7ait anddream.

In mercy to the writer of the letter given Ibelow Ihave drawn my pen through hisj signature. It is a signature that Ihave, seen more than once at the foot of letters|in the public prints, letters the spelling \of which the kindly printer had corrected

'into English. In the present caseIallow jthe aboriginal spelling to stand;Iwant it jto bear its own testimony. Reading andwriting come by nature (says Dogberry);jorthography is usually acquired, or notacquired, as the case may be. That is an

'affair of the eye and of the mind, chiefly

'lof the eye. In this newspaper age the

'1 wayfaring man, though a fool, gets to jknow words as he knows faces— by the look ■

of them;half a glance tells him whether;r they are as they ought to be; and so he1learns to spell. Let the words be every- j!day words, and- he can't*go wrong. If hedoes go wrong, the fault lies with his !faculty of vision;and you may reckon it a

\ certainty that nowhere in all the world|around him does he see things as theyreally are. Here is a man— the writer ofthis letter— who for a year past has hadthe word

"Boer," B-o-e-r, set before himin every newspaper he looked at:yet hewrites it B-o-a-r, and tells me that Imaycall him

"a pro-Boar " if Ilike. No, I

won't call him that, nor anything as bad.Iwill merely take leave to assure him thathe sees men as trees walking, and that hisopinions are as sound as his spelling.

Here is the letter, verbatim and literatim,especially literatim:

Dear Civis,—Idisagree with your note onthe Boar War in last Saturdays paper whereyou say that every Boar now in arms againstthe queens government is a Tebel, every shotho fires is a felony. The proclamation thatincorporated the two Boar States with thequeens dominions made their inhabitants thequeens subjects " etc. This is a very simpleway of acquiring territory and people, if aproclamation of annaxation, after a sucsessfullcampagin, is io make men, who have neversworne allegience to their conquering foes,

'rebels tobe hung— when caught. To treat theBoars, who are still fighting against us fortheir freedom and country, with the energyof dispare in this way would cover the Britishpeople with infamy. No true Englishman everhears of the heoric deeds of Wallace in fight-ing for his country, after Balioi had s\ir-rendered himself and resigned the Crown toEdward andhis ignominious deathas a traitor ito Edward without feeling shame. The loveof Justice and magnanimity towards enimies,which is suposed to be stronger in the British "

race then in any other people, revolts at this i

high-handed way of dealing with the DeWits andDe la Rays. Neither the gallowsnorthe rifle of the executioner must be broughtinto requsition against these men or theirfeliowers. You may call me a pro-Boar if youhkf for sentiments, but Iwill utter my .Protest against such unworthy treatment ofheoric people.It is hardly worth while remarking thatthe

"freedom

"of which we have deprived

the Boers and for the recovery of which aremnant of irreconcilables are fighting"

with the energy of dispare," was the free-dom to wallop their niggers and to tax theBritish outlander whilst denying him a vote.As hope of getting this freedom back therecan be none, further fighting is as bad asany other form of murder. How to stopit? How to prevent further bloodshed,Boer or British? Try the sterner waysincethe softer has failed. At thepass to which

affairs have coffle evenr-a Quakfer might re-conimciTd Loul Kitchener to hurry up withthe Provost-marshal. " I

Civis.

CURRENT TOPICS.■♥

—Three prominent Dunedin citizens have re-

cently returned to their homesbettjbned after visiting the old world, .

TRAVEL- and in each case we have beenLEKS. enabled to furnish our readers

with an interesting account ofViLii(. the traveller saw in far countries. Lessfortunate people, who are obliged to stay at jhome and content themselves with building

'

castles in the air, naturally take an interest,perliaps half-envious, in the experiences of j

those of their fellow-citizens who have been jable to indulge that

"wandergeist which jperiodically haunts most intelligentmen;and 'these "

interviews"

oftenafford vivid glimpse? ,of existing and contrasted conditions of life,and, perhaps, a clearer idea of the world'sprogress than is to be gained from more am-bitious and more deliberate utterances. Thereis little to criticise in the pleasant conversa-tional remarks made to our representativeby Messrs Shiel, Fergus, and Brown,— and,even if it were otherwise, a critical attitudewould hardly be gracious on our part. Weare sure that our readers, like ourselves, aremuch obliged to these gentlemen for theirreadiness to describe what specially struckthem in the course of their travels. Perhapsone little criticism may be allowed, however.The characteristic foible of the returned tra-veller, giving an account of his experiences,is an undue optimism. He wishes to speakas pleasantly as possible concerning the dis-tant places where he has enjoyed himself and jbeen hospitably entertained;and, of course,he ends upby averring that there is noplace Ion earth like the country to which he has

'just come back. For instance, Mr T. Brown, 'enlarging upon the enviable position of the 'English working man, observes: I'used lothink some of the Canadian cities, such asToronto, were exceptional in housing their

'people well, but after this visit to GreatBritainIconsider that London and the pro-vinces are putting their working people in a,

really splendidposition." Yet,it is not threa'

months since Lord Rosebery declared the'

hideous conditions of over-crowding in Lon-'

don to be amore serious menace to the stabi- )lity of the Empire than all tho machinations "

of external foes! Quite recently we pub- jlished some painfully suggestive statistics, Jshowing the number of families occupying asingle room, and so on;and let itbe remem- jbered that every seventh person is a pauper. JItis satisfactory to know that something isbeing done to ameliorate this ghastly state of <

matters, but as yet there is little room for Joptimism. NoImperial enthusiasm, no com- jmercial prosperity, can hide the horror of |London's civic sore. j"

_^

There is another matter in regard to whichMr Brown's genialoptimismhas

the induced a favourable criticism"EETUEN not borne out by the viewOF the taken by other critics. Con-e.i.v. cerning the popular reception

'of the City Imperial Volunteers

on their return from the war, he says:"

Thocrowd fairlybeat the police,butthere wasno-thing of the rowdy element about it. Itwas simply the extreme pressure and the en-thusiasm of the people. It was all good-humoured throughout. Of course, in such acrowd there weremany accidents, about 1000,Ibelieve. ' We are sorry to say that themostreliable London newspapers confirm the as-sertion of our own correspondent, not onlythat the proceedings were shockingly mis-managed, but that there was, as a matter offact, a very "rowdy element," and even anelement for which "rowdy" would be toomild a term.

"Scenes of foulHooliganism"

was a sub-heading that one paper gave to it 3report. MrBrown was doubtless ina favour-able situation, and enjoyed the most edifyingpart of the spectacle, and we do not blamehim for preferring not to dweir upon thepicture's dark side— but the rowdy elementin the pageant was unfortunately deplor-able.

It is pleasant, but not surprising (in viewof recent events), to hear of

NEW the goodname whichNew Zea-zealand's land gets in theHome country,

GOOD name.—

still more pleasant to hearthat there is an increase of ac-

curate knowledge regarding the position andresources of the colony. "All thinking monare surprised at our small population doingso much and doing it so well

":such is Mr j

Brown's report, while Mr Fergus is still more,explicit. "

New Zealand lias becu brought

I Mr Marshall Hall,Professor of Music inthe Melbourne University, though not thegenius,unique andpeerless, thathis devoteesproclaim him, is a capable lecturer, knowshis subject, inspires enthusiasm, and ispersonally only asmuch a crank a-s amusicianoucrht to be. That his oddities crop out as"

libidinous verse." and in insults to allknown forms of Christianity, is mere badluck. He might havebeen odd in so manyother ways and no harm done. As it is,he has contrived to set by the ears the uni-versity, the musical profession, the churches— half Melbourne; tempest rajres, and thestorm-centre is Mr Marshall Hall. Thisis quite according toprecedent. The musi-cal temperament and a trick of stirring upstrife somehow go together. When theeminent musician doesn't himself quarrel heinspires other people to quarrel on his be-half. Witness the historical Gluck-Piccinirow in Paris, also the Handel-Bononcinirow in London, which latter row has leftto us a still-useful epigram:

Some say, compared to Bononcini,That Mynheer Handel is a ninny;Others aver that he to HandelTs scarcely fit to hold a candle"Strange all this difference should be'Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee! "

Amongst later authorities the jocular Spur-geon, expounding the Book of Revelation,lias put it on record that the place in thechurch

"where Satan's seat is

'is

"usual'y

the choir." In the Melbourne University"Satan's seat

"has for some time past

been the chair of music; so hold thedevout, unanimously. Wherefore theCouncil, public opinion urging, bestirredthemselves to get another occupant. Theyinstructed the Agent-general to offer thechair by advertisement, and submit thenames of applicants to a committee ofexperts. Which done, the committee ofexperts selected, of all men, Mr Peterson,a worthy Scot, as the most fitting personto teach music at the Antipodes. But theAgent-general, being a sane man and out-side the sweep of the Melbourne cyclone, Ihad excluded from the list of applicantsthe name of Mr Marshall Hall. Whether \the name were in or out was a difference ,twixt tweedledum and tweedledee, seeing ithat Mr Marshall Hall had been solemnly |warned by the Council that he would notbe re-elected. Nevertheless the discovery iof its exclusion, besides setting the Mar-shall-Hall faction slirieking, has apparently jreduced the Council te a condition of im-

'becility ;for they are now attemptingvto

'chill off the worthy Scot by cable, and ,hoping that he will be discouraged into

'flinging up his appointment. Perhaps hewill; perhaps he won't. Anyho%v, theMelbourne lawyers are all agog" for a fatlawsuit. , i

In dredging stocks the maiket after theholidays "opened flat." .say the newspapers.That, Isuppose, was from the brokers'point of view; there wasnot much, buying

The possibility, hinted from Wellington,that Sir Robert Stout," or rather his HonoVthe Chief Justice, may be overhauledausterely in the forthcoming session of theNew Zealand Parliament for his speech atthe Commonwealth Inaugural opens up, soto say, a vista. His Honor, perchance,"would resent this overhauling; and whatthen? If there is anything that could staythe hands and silence the tongues of Mrfieddon's too-zealous underlings, it is theconsideration implied in that

" wfiat then?"The name

"Stout," once a pennon ofbattle, has all but disappeared from NewZealand journalism. We don't speak of"

Sir Robert"

now ;we speakof the"

ChiefJustice." The associations of the earliername seem out of key with the passion-less calm befitting a seat of judgment. Itmay be, however, that "

Stout'

will yetemerge from his serenities, as Achilles fromMs sulks;and, if he does, the day on whichhe does it will be a day of bad omen forIlium and the Trojans. Will anybodykindly egg them on to provoke him? Hehas my full permission. Ilook at thematter strictly from the point of viewof aesthetics — political aesthetics. If"

Stout"

came back! Politics would be-come less deadly dull, public affairs less■out of balance;journalism would get a newtopic

—we can't expect the Boer war-.,to

■last for ever, and they have patched up apeace, or what stands for one, in China;Passing Notes would be livened up, and«yen Hansard might become readable, if"Stout" came back! Idon't want to losea good Chief Justice;nobody does But*here might be many good Chief Justices.There is only one "Stout."

The Capetown correspondent of the PallM-all Gazette, writing in November, pre-dicted tSiat the war in its latest phase—StifiilJiSk raiding, marauding, general

The year's imports for New South Walesshow an increase"of £1,418,097 fih last year'sfigures, and the exports a decrease of nearly£1,000,000.

advice to Motkers!— Are you broken inyour rest by a sick child suffering with thapain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a cnemiatiand get a bottle of Mra Winslow's SoothingSyrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer imme-diately. It is perfectly harmless, andpleasantto the taste; it produces natural, quiet sleepby relieving the child from pain, and the littlacherub awakes "as bright as a button." Itsoothes the child, it softens the gums, allaysall pain, relieves wind, regulates tlio bowsls,and is the best known remedy for dysenteryand diarrhoea, whether arising from teethingor,"ther causes. Mrs Wmslow's Soothing Syrupib sold bymedicine dealers everywhere »t Is JJd.p« bottle.— Advi-

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«H»^~ v^a I^^^Sl^^- "*^" ne Coat g-ivesaneven and solidColour, andis all that isusually required. AboutMir WM 80 per Cent# of aSavinS- inCostof Materialsand Labour over OI!Faint.

//f^^^^^^Sk. The Christchurch Hospital Trust had a trial made of all known Sanitary Paints, with the result _ that Hall's Patent,y// y^^^fwaiT^Si was the only one that o-ave satisfactory results, and in consequence they have had the Hospital done with it throughout.\fa/r ' /Mil I"'

would ordinarily result from the judiciousmating of sires and dams both of approvedmerit and pedigree. The increased andstill-increasing demand for improved quali-ties in live stock urges upon us the impor-tance of attending to .ill means wherebythe judgment of the breeder may be as-sisted, and theprogress of improvementhas-tened. The incentives for material ex-pansion in the breeding of horses, cattle,and sheep are exceptional in the agricul-tural history of the colony. Heavy andmedium draught horses bring exorbitantprices, and are vainly sought for all overthe colony. As for the choicest kmds oflight horses of different classes, the mar-ket prospects are so promising that specialbreeding studs could not fail to flourish inthe future, while farmers who have nice,sound, flinty mares, instead of mating themwithheavy draught .sires and breeding non-descripts, would be wise to secure- the ser-vices of a, compact, strong-boned, sound andwell-bred sire.

As regards cattle there cannot be theslightest doubt that a rare opportunity pre-sents itself of cleiiiing the country of allthe inferior classes, and of rejilacn^ themwith superior ar.d more profitable animals.The "rubbishers' can be sold for big piicesas "moderate fats," and the money sorealised will buy a lnrtrer number of fairlywell-bred, two-year-old hoiff-rs and cowsin lean condition, from which geneial utilitycuttle may be brtd. The plenitude of feedand the high prices for beef in the localmarkets this season afford.-, farmers facili-ties for a wondrous improvement of thecattle stock of the colony. In their efforts,however, they mu-t remember that selectionis the recognised piirciple of breeding forimprovement, and for the maintenance ofimproved properties in domesticated livestock. Upon the wisdom of successive actsof selection the grand results depend.

The views regarding stock-breeding ex-pressed in this article have been previouslyand repeatedly urged upon the attention ofbreeders in the columns of this journal.Their repetition =hould not be consideredas aimless reiteration;they are put forwardas aids to judgment in stockbreedmg at anopportune time which should mark anepoch of improvement in the live stock ofthe colony.

FARM AND STATION.DAIRY REGULATIONS.

The Egmont Post states that the survey forthe light line of railway that is to be builtfrom Stratford to "Whangamomona is acti\ely proceeding. A pirty of Governmentsurveyors are camped at Kahoui't Bridge, andtwo further parties are expected to arrive al-most immediately. A gauge of 2fL has beendecided upon lor the railway, and the v orkis to be pushed on vigorously, so thai in twoyears Wliangnmomcna will be connected byrail with the main line.

Children who were born in Australia aboutthe time of the inauguration of the Common-wealth are being burdened with names com-memorative of the occasion. The birth no-tices in the Sydney papers show that fondand foolish paicts hive bestowed such namesa« "Fedeia,

' "Um'ly Australia," "DorisBeryl Commonwealth

' (!>, '"RpLi Wealth,"and "Jlcno Hopeloun

'on their o*i->prin'v

who.c ii ia1 day concjior'Js naaly with tiiatof tko Aiulraliau S^*4^*,^

The engineers who have investigated thecause of the accident to the Sud express nearDax, in th» south of France, have :ome tothe conclusion that the brake van immedi-ately behind the engine was too light andJumped the rails, carrying the engine with it.

The Queensland Trustees Company, which13 administrator of the estate of the late MrJames Tyson, has given notice of appeal tothe Full Court against Sir Samuel Griffith'sdecision, in which the Queensland Govern-ment obtained a verdict against Tyson's es-tate for succession duties amounting to£68,625.

At the Nelson Police Court on Saturday ayoung woman named Myra Donghi pleadedsruilty to a charge of breaking and enteringa dwelling inKelton and stealing therefioni alady's bicycle, a bicycle lamp, and a dreosand jacket, the whole being valued at abojt£17. .She leii.aiided co the El le?*vs>Court for seatsns*

The new dairy regulations just gazettedmark a further advance in the progressof the dairy industry in New Zealand,and the proposal to register all dairiessupplying milk to the public is certainlya step in the right direction. For themost pp.rt those engaged in the milksupply business have rather crude no-tions concerning the character of theproduct they are handling, and it willbe the duty of the inspectors appointedunder the new regulations to show milksuppliers how to properly handle milk.Where cows are kept overnight in con-fined b3"re«., with insufficient air space,the health of the animals is seriouslyimpaired, and the quality of the milkyielded under such conditions cannotbe up to the mark. Consequently theregulations set forth that 500 cubic feetof space is to be allowed each cow, anddairymen will be advised to attendpro-perly to the ventilation of their byres,which we note are to be washed withlime inside, and well lighted, and pro-vided with efficient drainage. If thenew regulations are enforced not a fewcow byres will have to be pulled downand rebuilt, but in that case the dairy-man's first loss will be his ultimategain,to say'nothing of the benefit to the con-suming public. Milk is one of the mostperishable products, and those handlingit too often neglect the most obvioussanitary precautions both during themilking process and when getting themilk ready to send out in the supplycorls. We refer more particularly tosmall suppliers, for in such big concernsas the Taieri and PeninsulaMilk SupplyAssociation all the milk is handled onscientific lines. A point is made in thenew regulations of tbe necessity forpromptly removing the new milk fromthe contaminating influence of the milk-ing byres where at present, unfortu-nately, the milk is often passedover theIcooler. The advautpt^e of cooling themilk immediately after milking, andaerating it at the same time, is obvious,but unless the operation is conductedamid cleanly surroundings the milk will

Ibe further contaminated rather thanpurified by the process. The regulationwith, respect to keeping pigs in connec-tion with a dairy is absolutely necessary,and we think the minimum distanceought to be at least three times thatprescribed. Fifty yards is much too neara cowshedordairy buildings for pigs to bekept, as most dairy factory managershave found out. Pigs are found a pro-fitable rdjunct to the thory, but fromtheir habits they are best kept at a dis-tance. The public, both suppliers andconsumer^, require to be educated upto the be-<t dairy practice, and doubt-less the new dairy regulations will helpon that gocd work.

Now X tV tiirp to i"rin-e novelties for the"otter s;.i--ur;i. fcp .d ft or.cc to Nimho ASOBlaiUj Dunedin, for full piuticu'ars^

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD DAM.Some time ago Mr P. A. Muntz, M.P.,

one of the most successful breeders m Eng-land, of Shire horses, contributedto the "LiveStock Journal Almanac" a short but pithycticle on the importance of good mares.The article is, however, capable and deserv-ing of wider application than the authorprobably intended for it. The remaikshe offers regarding the value and influenceof a good class of mares in making andmaintaining the reputation of a stud maybe taken to heart with equal good faithby breeders of other descriptions of livestock. All that the owner of the famousDunsmore stud of Sliire horses says con-cerning the conspicuous part jilayed by themares is true in like degree of cows andewes, so that, although the writer, as a suc-cessful breeder of draught horses, addresseshimself principally to those breeders, thereis an indirect note in his paper for stock-breeders in general.It is true, as Mr Muntz observes, and the

experience of every stockbreeder of noteconfirms the fact, thatit is difficult to over-estimate the importance of a good dam.The old familiar saying that the bull is halfthe herd may be true, and yet not detiactin any appreciable degree from the signifi-cance and force of the contention with re-gard to the influence of the dams. Thepower and importance which the well-known maxim attribute to the sire arisesno doubt from the fact that he shares withall the female stock the parentage of theentire herd or stud. In a collective sensethe sire certainly is half the herd, the stud,or the flock. But if we descend to indi-vidual animals and inquire into their line-age we at once reduce the sire from theexalted pinnacle of supreme importance toa level with the female pnrent. The sireand dam, it may fairly be assumed, exercisean equal influence uponthe character of theoffspring. There may be, and there are,many known instances in which the one

—the dam as often as the sire— has to all ap-pearances impressed its own characteristicsand formation to the exclusion of those oftht other parent;but, granted that bothare well bred, the generality of evidencewould justify the assumption that the formand feature of the dam are as liable to bareflected in the offspring as are those of thesire. In emphasising the essential impor-tance of possessing a good class of femalestock, it is not with the intention of mini-mising in the smallest uegree the prepo-tency and indispensability of a sound,shapely, and well bred sire;but it is legiti-mate to point out that the p.^rb played bythe latter is frequently ex'ig^erated, whilein a great many more cases the costly ser-vices of a Fire of repute may be wastedthrough an improper appreciationof the in-fluences of the female, whether hors-es,cattle, or sheep be the stock kept. Theimpressive influences of a good sire,- thoughthey cannot easily be over-estimated, maystill owemuch to tbe quality of the animalwith v.hich he is mated. There is, however,no denying tue fact that a sire, be he stal-lion or bull, who attains toapositionofemi-nence at the stud does so upon his merits,examine the attending circumstances as welike, but, once bis reputation is made, itmust be obvious that his struggles are past,for the superior class of mares or cowsw-.ch "rt111 be selected for him will them-selves maintain, and even enhance, hisgood name. Inillustration of this point theLive Stock Journal mentions some casesfamiliar to breeders of ordinary farm stockin England:— "Shire horse-breeders aiegenerous in their praise and admiration ofthe redoubtablesire Harold.This very veryremarkable horse is worthy of all the praisethat is said of him, for that he is an im-pressive horse is a truth which does not fora moment admit of doubt. Neverthelessit vouM be scarcely correct to affirm in thewords of a popular play that

'he alone did

it.' Harold, i.ke every other noted sire,rose from the ranks, as it were, on his ownexceptional merits;but while disclaimingany intention to detract from the well-earned reputation and achievements of thegreat horse, those who may be inclined totake a one-sided view of the question ofmating may be reminded that the Calwichsire achieved his greatest success after thebest mares in- the country were beingsent to vHt him, Similar remarks holdgood in the case of the noted shorthornbull, Count Lavender, who, at BaptonManor and Vvrind*or was mated with cowsabout equal to himself in accuracy of con-formation, quality and character." It isobvious that t'ne high fees veiy properlycharged for the services of f=ir£s of high re-pute miy be somuch wasted money to thepayer in consequence of an inadequate esti-mate of the dam's influence. For example:To hire the services of a hoi^e like Haroldfor a mire of uncertain pedieice. or thatis palpably defective in body, limb, or con-stitution, would not only be injudiciousbut unwarrantable exliavagance. 'ihere isthe element of chance in"every thing and,recognising this, it would be ra«h \o Siythat disappointment and lo«s would be theinevitable result of such a proceeding, butin the ordinary course of things the r-olicvwould unquestionably turn out to be am^taken and undeniable one. Howevernoted and ivupir-^ive the Mre may b", themare cannot be relied unon— a

'bid' r-i2i 2still lrs^tlnn a good 01c— +o rt<i-nrt<i-n infavour of tlie sire her irhented nrht oftransmitting her own characteristics to herofiVpnng, and if «li" did for a generationor two. depend upon it her defeats vi mildappear m the progeny one time or other.If the object aimed at is the» productionof pnza animals, which Mill in tvrn betuhpted for successful c.neeis at stud, goodwell-bred mares, aie ;>s t-seHnl as. and nolees indispensable than ln^ii-eh^ stallions,and the same anpla % in the c-es <," cttleavid slucn Of co n^e. in ilrl \.\ to r-iubVh a.stud of select m.ues ri~ht Juay need notci<-fr-i n-none from ep/a:;lng the" services ofthe bpst horse -il-ey r ,11 procuie ..t a rea-sonable fee. Oil t1!"t1!" c n'-riry imp'iyp-lTK'il in the cc I*-.1

*-. of ai,.->T>l? illundo>bt-(dly be eff'cttd thtou ■)>. th" lMium.e .f a<-ooJ sii° alone, bui. the ra'e La.s., of ne-

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SUMMER TORMFNTS OF STOCK."Flies Injurious to Stock,'1 by Eleanor

A. Ormerod, LL.D. London: Simpkin,Marshall, Kei.t, and Co. Price 6s — Thismost useful manual gives the life-history ofthe most commonly injurious fly pest?, withdirections for prevention of attack andtreatment in cases where the attack hasbeen made. It also contains the resultsof a lengthened series of observations onthe ox warble fly. The sheep nostrilfly is the first to be dealt with. Forthe prevention of attack from this sourceone very effective plan is to apply, bymeans of a brush, to the nostrils of thesheep a mixture of equal parts of tar andgrease, or of tar and fish oil, or of tarand while oil. The sheep spider fly isnext referred to, and for this the bestmethod of prevention and cure is dippiDgwith a suitable dip. The horse bot flycomes next under review, and in regard tothis pest our author quotes Mr HenryThompson, M.R.C.V.S,Aspatna, as stat-ing that the best remed}- consisted of "2ozturpentine and 20oz raw linseed oil mixed,and given as a diaught once a fortnight."As to the rather numerous gad flies whichaffect horses and cattle, the best method ofpreventing attack from these pests is themixture of flowers of sulphur, spirits of tar,and train oil, mixed all together and ap-plied once a week along each side of thetpine of the animal. Dr Ormerod deals-very fully with the ox warble fly, andshows the great loss annually caused to-stock-owners through this pest being al-lowed to run riot amongst the herd's ofthe country, causing a great deteriorationin the value of ins hides, and al&o of thsroasts, to say nothing of the harm the cattlemust suffer through these unsightly verminburrowing in the flesh under the skin.An occasional rubbing of train oil along-the backs of the animals will keep thawarble fly at bay.' A very effective,method of prevention is quoted by Dr Or-merod as being practised by Mr HenryThompson, M.R.C.V.S., Aspatria, and is asfollows:— blowers of sulphur, 4oz;spiritsof tar, 1 gill; train (whale) oil, 1 quart.Mix well together, and apply along th*»spine of the cow with a small brush."TII2 smell drives off the flies ard preventsth°m depositing their eggs the cattle areleft at pc^ce to graze and warbles are thusprevented. Captain Lindsay Carnegie.isalso quoted a« practising: the 'folio* ,113 tac-tics to prevent the waible flies from "'-nip-ing" the c.ittle: — "For manr veirs Ihaveus-d 3 trcpk "option of.M'DoiJg.iH's shrepdip. tmcl hive found it keep my giazing-cattle p-rfcctly quiet on the hottest diy.We drive the cattle to a corner and keepthem jammed close together by the dog,whilst the nnn sprinkles- them from a com-mon gardening watering-pot with .1 lc-aon the spout. This is done every week ifthe -weather i* wet: otherwise evpi-<- tencliyt." If. however. t!"j -\uible fly c;gsImvc been deno«He<l. ;>rd the narbli'" I'aved:voion?d ■under the «k ;r>, there is nothing-ciMer tlian to kill off th» posts by the rr^plication of any sticky stuff which will tillup the breathing poics. and thus Mifi'ocitethe warbles. "A. vei v sm ill "touch" ofmercurial oni'm^nf- will for th <; pur-p-><.=■p-><.=■ or a 1-ttlc 1.-'-d or nmid butter, vv.^d■vwt'i.i lutlemlphi'i,■« 11 be equ illy eff c ive.Wai'ne fly iic-te is ■ninnl-cd In- \,.-iOrsnni:ufacTr.ic.'- Tl i< a (in.ois'fr,, t'iat

file"? jive like the wiUh-s v '1 -> pur-iU3fl the hi.-'i.ic ttnm' ir. >-.» Lk- ,-k "ar '"'!' a 'helm tliey <1 n,lcro - '— it X utthey ro not ci'us-* a luniung stream of anycn-ider b'.e v.mth. or a puid eillnr, "-(>1h it -\\Lc:c tl'p^e ,-re good lu_:c p<.:,d> ori.,--he* n"d ,be an 'V1 < ,"i mn tin pi,t 1e\ aio mo f om tV a<i..ck of t!>e "w arblei!v. P>'' Oi"-ci J\ niinii'l cf'iit ni,v t,vi-,l n'iiouit of mf niilmii ww y

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January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS.4

FACTS FOR- SHEEPIEIAND FIGURES.

1. Britainis the greatmanufacturing centreof the SheepDips which arebeing pushed inthis colony,

S. Itis also the country which 6ubjects them to the hardest possible tests in use, fornothing taxes the abiding properties of Sheep Dips so severely as the Weather,and few Dips there are that can withstandit.

8* The "Royal"

is the greatest annual Sheep Show of the world,and the representativeStock Gatheringof theBritish Isles.

{These three disconnected facts combine, however, in adding to the weighty figures of thelast ROYAL SHOW:-

TotalPrizes Wonby Sheep ---..- 162Cooper-dipped Sheep carried off 140

Balancefor divisionamongstallotherDips * * 22; ANALYSIS. - ' ""

CHAMPION FIRST. SECOND THIRD. TOTAL,

COOPER " - 5 61 55 19 140OTHER DIPS 1 7 11 3| 22

COOPER'S DIP thus secured SOpercent,oftheFIRSTPRIZES, or i

Nine Times as many as all other Dips Put Together.

125 Leading Sheepmen exhibited. 104 practically votedfor"COOPER."

It isnearly the same with tbe Sheepowners the world over, who last year (1899) usedsufficient of "COOPER" todip about

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AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORALNEWS.

Some magnificent crops oftwheat and oats

.are to be seen around the Momona settle-'ment. In some instances they are badly laidthrough the heavy rains. Lower down theplain, towardsHenley, the evil effects of thelate floods are apparent, several farmers hav-ing turned their cattle inamongst crops thatwere too seriously damaged to harvest.

This afternoon (writes our London corre-spondent) Ihave been informed by MessrsWeddel that the s.s. Whakatane, fromNew Zealand, is discharging her butter ingood condition, and values are fully equalto those for Australian butter— namely, 110sto 112s per cwt for "choicest

"and 102s to

106s for"

finest";there is said to be a good

demand for butter at these prices, but"secondary" quality, which sells below ICOs,is meeting with a poor demand. Only onemore vessel with.New Zealand butter onboard is expected before Christmas— namely,theKumara, which is due here the week afternext. New Zealand cheese ex Ktfmara isbeing offered at 56s to 575.

With reference to the butter market in theNorth, Messrs Mathie and M'Williain, writ-ing from Glasgow, say that butter from thecolonies is arriving in freer quantity, and thatthe best brands are meeting with a good,steady demand. Stored butter is very diffi-cult of sale, as.it show3the heavy, greasy,and fishy flavours so much disliked inallmar-kets. It is thought that the first shipmentof New Zealand cheese, to arrive by theKumara, oyght to meet with a good demandand command satisfactory prices.

According to the report or the CO. and D.<Co., issued for the 'Frisco mail, this weekfewer New Zealand sheep than usual havebeen moved. The present high prices, neces-sitated by scanty stocks and prospects ofsmall receipts in thenear future, havedrivenmany of the regular buyers of New Zealandmutton topurchase the cheapeT sorts of Dutchmutton which is o/ten obtainable about theearns value, as well as River Plate sheep.Canterbury mutton of selling weights, 481bto 641b, has sold at 4|d to 4£d per lb;some parcels of special light sheep have rea-lised 5d to sgd, the last price being givenfor small sheep of favourite brands. South-land mutton was selling early this week at4id per lb, but has since made 4|d and 4^dper lb. North Islandmutton, starting at 4Jtdper lb, is now worth 4fd, and occasionally ,4id per lb. The Whakatane has arrived with22,125 carcases of New Zealand mutton, as"well as with a small cargo of lambc— namely,24-79 carcases. There is still a limited de-mand for New Zealand lamb, and small, neatcarcases of good quality and nice conditionfindbuyers at 6d to 6id per lb;heavierlambshave made about s£d per lb, but all stocksyet landed must be pretty well exhausted."Very little trade has been done in beef, andprices are nominally unchanged. The C.Cand D. Company say that the same-quartershang, day after day, without finding buyersat the prices arranged, and sales this weekhave been unusually small. New Zealandhindquarters are worth 3|d to 4d per lb andforequarters about 3jfd per lb. The Whaka-tane brought 2639 quarters from New Zea-land.

According to the Timaru Herald, stoatsarebecoming very numerous in the Opihi river-.bed,between Arowhenua and PleasantPoint.One resident along theriver bank states thathis cat frequently brings dead stoats to thehouse as if they were rats.■ A private letter received in PalmerstonNorth last week slated that settlers in theTaranaki district are offering 10" per day forbush-fellers andIs 3dper hour for road work.This high rate of pay is attributed to thescarcity of mencaused bysomany of the right-fitamp going to South Africa.

Tho Wyndham Herald states that presentindications are that there will be an earlyand abundant harvest throughout the Wynd-ham district, though the small birds are tak-ing a good share of the grain. Generally,the straw isshort. Inother districts— notably"Waimea Plains— complaints are made of theshort straw, renderingharvesting a matter ofdifficulty.

There is a greater demand for Romneysheep than for many years past. Sheep-farmers inHawke's Bay areprincipally stock-ing with them. Itis stated that one well-known Romney breeder in Feilding districthas already sold his rams at an increasedprice.— Advocate.

The Capricornian gives a melancholy de-scription of the condition to which the greaterpart ofNorthern Queenslandhas beenreducedby the long-continued drought. The stormsthat were looked for inNovember, withamplerainfall, have not ippeared in their usualform. Only ina few places has therebeen aeufficient downfall to increase the volume

_of water in the waterholes. The growth ofgrass and herbage produced by the rainfall.three or four monthsago, which induced run-holders to take their herds back from thecoast, Las been almost consumed, and there i?no chance now of bringing stock to the con^tfor a change, as tho grass therehas been eatenTip or has become as dry as tinder.

Monday last was a Waterloo day in Green-field wookheds (says the Tuapeka Times).Seventeen shearers with Wolseley shearing.machines put through 2692 halfbred ewes, oran average of158 sheep per man, with talliesranging from 115 to 224.

The Wanganui Herald reports an excellentperformance in the shearing shed on theClteiri it*tion. Mr John Duncan has just

finished shearing at his station, where 13 ofthe Wolseley machines are at work, and the13 shearers in one day of nine hours putthrough 2500 sheep, and oneof the men

— W.Keenan— relieved "254 sheep of their fleecein nine hours.

The largest shipment of butter ever sentfrom Lyttelton is to be despatched at theend of this week, when 4000 boxes are to beshipped to London in the Papanui andGothic. This will make a total of about12,000 boxes shipped since the beginning ofthe season in September last.— LytteltonTimes. cInMakikihi district the crops on the whole

are looking well. Mr G. Qu:nn has startedcutting oats, while Mr M'l'wrick has a cropof oats almost ready. The harvest will, how-e~\ er, not be general for a week yet. As inother parts of South Canterbury, the smallbirds areprovinga great nuisance inMakikihidistrict. Tho fly is playing havoc with theturnips this year, in some cases necessitatinga resowing.— Timaru Post.

The subjoined details show the profit whichcan be made from bu3h land if propertyworked. Last season MrF. Retter, of Levin,had 150 acres felled, burned, logged up, andsownwith grass. This year he obtained orass-seed to the valueof £421 11s 8d from the land,and after paying all expenses of putting theland in order, reaping, threshing, and clean-ing, he made a clear profit of £151.

A recent visitor to Kurow informs theOamaru Mail that the crops in the districtare looking remarkably well, and with favour-able weather the yield will be enormouslylarge. The harvest of oats and wheat hascommenced in the district, and in a few dayscutting will be general.

The export of concentrated milk from Vic-toria is rapidly becoming a distinct and valu-able element of external trade. In1894-95 theshipments of concentrated milk from this portwere valued at £20. In the year just closedcondensed milk was exported to the value of£4723, nearly three times the quantity sentout in 1899.

According to the Dunstan Times the graincrciD in the Matakanui district looks verypre-mising.

Mr G. Wheeler, of Stanway, has (says theManawatu Standard) disposed of all his thisseason's Romney rams at £3 3s each. Onebuyer in Hawke's Bay took 150. He pur-chased 60 first, and then, being well nleasedwith them, obtained 90 more. Mr Wheelercould now make £5 each if he had any onhand for sale.

In-South Australia much attention is t>aidto forestry, and large plantations have beenmade by estate owners throughout the coun-try. The area of forest reserves is 215,434acres, and 13,459 acreshavebeen enclosed forplanting andencouraging the naturalproduc-tion of tress. During the year ending 25thJune, 1900, 1465 persons applied for trees and262,653 trees were giver-

Shearing is practically over in the Kaitan-gata district On Balloon Farm a flock of1000 sheep averaged 9£lb per head, which isa very satisfactory clip.

Riversdale notes, in the Southern Standardof the 15th inst. :— Mr James Stevenson, ofWendon, had the misfortune to lose anothervaluable draught mare and foal last week.The mare died shortly after foaling, and thefoal only lived for a few days. This is thethird draught horse Mr Stevenson has lo?twithin the past 18" months, which, taken atthe present value of horseflesh, means a con-siderable loss.— Several local residents areloud in their complaints with regard to thetreatment they received at the hands of thegentlemen who were appointed in your townto buy horses for the Transvaal. In accord-ance with instructions contained in an adver-tisement, about half-a-dozen residents lefthere with horses on Wednesday morning forGore, but when they arrived there they weretold that a sufficient number had beenobtained, and they could not purchase more.It certainly seems a strange proceeding onthepart of the committee to request people tobring in horse3on a certain day and in themeantime to purchase a sufficient number.However, it will be a case of

"oncebit twiceshy " for the-future, and should more horsesbe required the committee will, if they wishto get any from this part, have to come herefor theminstead of the sellers going to Gore

The Tiir.aru Herald reports tihat at ameeting of the Timaru A and P. Associationon the 12th inst. Messrs E. Kelland, W. Hay,and J. Mundell, the sub-committee appointedto arrange new dates for the show, leportedraving visited the North Otago A. and P.!Association's Committee at Oamaru in refer-ence to holding the Timaru and Oamarushows in consecutive order, following Christ-church. The deputation was well received,.and explained the nature of their require-'ments, and a letter would be read from the,Oamaru Association giving the result of theinterview. The secretary was instructed onreceipt of the Oamaru letter to write to theDunediD Association inreference to the same,and a reply would be read.— The secretary oftho Ashburton Society wrote on December 12,by direction of his committee, notif3*ing thatthat association had finally decided to extendtheir annual show to two days instead of oneas hitherto, and that the days permanentlyfixed arethe Thursday and Friday of the weekpreceding the Metropolitan Show in Christ-church.— The secretary of the North OtagoAssociation wrote on December 21 re pio-posed alteration of date of show, that his"committee, after due consideration, unani-mously resolved to agree to your proposal,provided satisfactory arrangements could bemad© with the Otago Association, Dunedin.Ihave communicated with them, and, as

tho clover being particularly good, and, aSa consequence, stock are just ioiling fat."Prime Canterbury" are justprime this year.

Some members of the LandPurchase Board,accompanied by Mr M'Gowan, Commissionerof Taxes, recently visited the Parnassus es-tate, says the Cheviot News, and made anexhaustive examination of it. Their report,ol course, has not beenmade public, but Cap-tain Yonge, the managing trustee, has defi-"nitely refused to sell for some years to come

— "in fact, until he has recouped himself for theheavy outlay on improvements since the es-tate came into the possession of tho trustees-.So if the Government determine to acquireMount Parnassus in the immediate future, itwill Lave to be taken under the compul-sory clauses of the Lands for Settlement Act.The Timaru Herald reports that Mr A. J.Symons, sheep farmer, of Kekerangahu, haspurchased theBourndale estate,Makikihidis-tinct, comprising about 1300 acres.

Mr Gilbert Wazd (brother of Mr W. F.WardJ. formerly of Dunalhter, Wyndham,say^ t'.c .Slataura Ensign, is at present inCantt: iy, and states that farming land inthe \,ludj of Christchurch is impossible toobtain except at enormously highprices.

The Ashburton correspondent of the Lyt-telton Times was shown a cheque for £4- 2?,paid for four lambs, or £1 0s 6d each forfreezing weights, at the Fall-field works.A gentleman who knows the country tho-loughly informs the Oamaiu Mail that he hasnever seen Central Otagolooking as well as atthis season. The crops of oats promise greatresults, and what wheat thereis looks remark-ably well, while feed is exceptionally plen-tiful.

The Waitahuna correspondent of the Ti.a-peka, Times writes:— Fat lambs are in gooddemand. Several buyers havebeen throughthe Waitahuna district purchasing them. MrS. Corry, after picking out between 40 and50 of the bos-t of his ewe lambs for breedingpurposes, sold all the rest at 11s per head.The trial of the new improved Walter A.Wood reaper and binder, held on the 16thinst., on Messrs T. and A. Paterson's farm,Ngapara,under the direction of the New Zea-land Loan and Mercantile Agency Company(agents for the implement) was in every re-spect a great success. Despite the roughnature of the ground and the fact that someof the crop hadbeen laidby the recent rains,the machine performed its functions sweetlyand without a hitch. Such high commenda-tion did the work of the implement receiveby the numerous gathering of farmers pre-sent, says the Oamaru Mail, that the MessrsPatterson purchased it on the spot.

Eighteen truck loads of sheep came up toTimaru by the last train from the south onthe 15th inst., and were taken out to theSmithfield Freezing "Works.

An exceptionally prime line of 754 fafclambs, from the Heslerlon estate, Rakaia,was sold at the Addington Saleyards lastweek at 17s, the buyer being Mr A. Stark.

One result of the prohibition of live stockimports from South America is that the Sau-sinena Company expects to ship 100,000 quar-ters of beef against 57,700 last year, and con-siderably over a million sheep as compared!with 930,8e0. The Buenos Ayres Standardrecently reported that the company wasslaughtering aboat 4000 sheep a day, and itcould slaughter 200 cuttle claUy in addition.

Large numbers of freezing lambs, says lastThursday's Press, are leaving the Ellesmeredistrict this season. The last three weeks aspecial stock traia has run from Leeston toAddington, taking prircipally fat lambs forthe yards and freezing; works. Tn addition tothe train large numbers are being driven byroa'l to the factory. Yesterday morningover 4000 freezing lambs left Leeston.

The Smithfield Freezing Works are verybusy at rj'rc-tfpnt, an average of 3500 sheepbeing killed daily.

There is every indication of a good harvestin the Auckland provincial district. In theWaikato and other districts the early oat andwheat crops are looking well.

Dog daisy and ragwort are spreading withgreat rapidity over the Taranaki province.There is no doubt that as stringent meansare not taken to destroy these noxious weedsbefore seeding, it will not be long ere goodproductivepastures will be turned into vvaste»land.

In Victoria, says an exchange, the Jersey,Ayrshire, and shorthorn are the three breedsto which dairymen have given chief atten-tion, and next to them comes the Hereford.A few Holsteins are seen here and there, andtheir great merit as milk-producers realised,but the Guernsey is piactically unknown,while the Kerry, the Devon, and the blackand red polls have not made their influencefelt in dairying. The Hereford is a veryuseful breed, and many of the animals nvlkremarkably well, a characteristic which could,of course, be greatly improved by selection.The Jersey is undeniably a mar\ellous buttercow, and the influence of ihe bread has beengreatly and most beneficiallyexercUed in Aus-tralian herds. Where Jersey bull-, l-a\obeen introduced into nondescript herd1

* they

have invariably caused a distinct improvementnot only in productiveness but in character.The pure breed, notwithstanding their ratlin*delicate appearance, are evidently lardyenough for this climate, while the prepotencyof the male invariablystampsan individualityon hip progeny. Much the same thingmay*

If you are troubled with blight on yourfruit trees send to NniMO andBlair for a tir*of '"Montauk." It is % gerfc^in (jure*

!understood, your association will co-opeiatewith us in soliciting their adoption of aweekly succession irom Christchurch south-wards."— The secretary to the ChristchurchAssociation sent a list of dates on which thoChristchurch shows had been held for thelast 12 years, the dates ranging between the6th and 13th November. Dunedin's dateshave varied in 13 years from 23id Novemberto 2nd December — The Otago Association

!wrote suggesting that a conference of dele-;gates to consider this matter be held at Dun-edm at the time of the winter show in May.iOn the motion of Messrs Orbell and Hay itwas resolved to fall in with this idea nnd tosend a delegate— one or more, as may be

\arranged by the Dunedin Society.Th3Pore Molyneux correspondent of the

Clutha Free Press writes: — Messrs Andersonand Guest's mill is getting well throughMr Telford's block of flax, and another fiveweeks will about finish it. Howe\er, theyhave acquired a considerable area from MrGriffith, which will keep them running tothe end of the season. Mr Anderson intendsstarting a mill at Puerua next season, whereho has secured the right of cutting the flaxover a number of farms.— The crops are nowbegining to shoot, and though very late givepromise of a fair yield. Turnip-thinning iskeeping everybody busy, as the roots arecoming on very quickly. Grass is in abun-dance everywhere.

The New Zealand Times gathers that thefreezing companies in Hawke's Bay have nothad things their own way this season, as hasbeen the case inthe past, with regard to theprices of fat sheep. SeveralCanterbury sheep-buyers have been joperating freely there, butthe most extensive purchases were made byMr JohnM'Carthy, of Christchurch, who dur-ing the pai?t week sent four special trains offreezing sheep to the Wellington Meat Ex-port Company to be frozen for shipment.From one station alone (one of Mr G. P.Donnelly's) Mr M'Carthy bought 16,000sheep.

Statements made by theMayor of Ashbur-ton inacommunication to the Acting-Premierwould lead to the belief that a shortage ofmanual labour is likely to be experienceddur-irg the forthcomingharvest, but whatgroundthere is for Mr Friedlander's anticipation we(OamaruMail) arenot in-a position to finallydetermine This much wecan,however, say:Ashburton is not exactly the sort of placewhence to draw an estimate of the probableamount of available labour. For informationupon such a matter we have to look rather tothe larger cities, where men waiting employ-ment most do congregate. At any rate, thereplies sent by the Acting-Premier to theMayor of Ashburtonindicate thatthe Govern-ment do not anticipate any serious difficultyin the special demand for labour being met,and they ought to be well informed upon thesubject through the medium of the Labourdepartment.

A few days ago Mr James Quigley sentto the Fairfield Freezing Works a draft offat lambs bred by him on bis farm on theLagmhor road, lately purchased from Mr E.Gates. The lambs averaged 48flb, and, soldat per lb at the work3,netted Mr Quigley 17s6d per head.

The Timaru Post reports that at a well-attended meeting of thePleasant Point Sile-varda Company, held on the14th inst., a divi-dend of 10 per cent, on the paid-up capitalwas declared. It was also decided to erect apublic sheep-dip.

The Mokoreta Dairy Factory (Mr H. E.Bacon's) has sent away its third consignmentof cheese. The proprietor has had a morefavourable season than he expected, and cer-tainly the factory is a boon to the settlers.-Mr MscGibbon. Mayor of Mataura, was

tendered a complimentary banquet on the11th inst.to welcome him home on his returnfrom si visit to the Old Country. Mr Allison,who had acted as mayor during Mr MacGi-bbon's absence, occupied the chair. As indi-cating the great progress attained by thi3thriving district in a comparatively short;time, we quote a few remarks made by MrA. Dickson. After expressinghis pleasure atbeing present on such an occasion, Mr Dick-son said that when once the railway camethrough farming went ahead, and Matauraheld its own. It was a good district, andseveral things tended to its advancement. Therailway took their produce daily to the Bluffand Invercargill. Within the last 14 yearsor so no fewer than 15 dairy factories hadbeen started in the district, which added toits material prosperity. The local factorylast monthpaid over £1000 to the farmers sup-plying it with milk. When they had £1000per month circulating amongst a limited num-ber of farmers they could easily understandthat there was ahappy scate of things. Thenthey had the freezing works. There was atime when the farmer could scaicely givehis sheep away, but now, although wool waslow, the carcase wa3 valuable. In suchmatters as the dairy factory, CountyCouncil,and Education Board their guest had takena leading part, and the agriculturists of thedistrict felt grateful to him for his servicesin the past.

At a meeting of mill suppliers held at theLower Hutt. the new dairy regulations ,werejdiscussed seriatim and generally condemned.It was decided to take steps to organisedairymen for the purpose of protecting theirinterests and resisting any harsh and unrea-sonable action on the part of the healthauthorities.

The adjourned monthly meeting of theWaitahuna Farmers' Club was held on the14th inst., Mr J. H. Bateman (president) intho chair. A letter was received from theOtago A. and P. Association asking the club

!to take part in a conference to discuss thequestion of fixing show dates. After consid-ioration it was resolved that the club doesnot sec its way clear to take any action inth? matter. Mr J-imes Allen, M.H.R., wrotewishing the club a successful show, and en-closing a cheque for 2gs as a donation to theprize lund. The president said that he waspleased to be able to congratulate memberson the success of the show. The class ofstock was very fair, and the entries were con-»siderably in excess of last year. The secre-tary reported the number of entries to be327, number of exhibitors 75, and cash paidin prizes £129 195.,

West Taieri notes, in the Advocate:— Butfor the heavy rains the grain crops in WestTaieri would have been of the finest; theheaviest are laid down. The turnip crops aresplendid, _ but the rains have interfeieu withthe t'linning. It's a.pity to pee the increasingravages of the bird pest. The sparrows areth'i biggest offenders in this respect, and akwas pointed out at this time last year some-thingought to be done at nesting time. Thesparrows could be more easily thinned outthan any other bird, as they usually buildabout the houses or on the trees near thedwellings.

The Papatotara correspondent of the West-ernPtar writes:— The settlers havebeen ierysuccessful with their bush-fellmg this season,owing to thelong spell of summer.weather wehr\e enjoyed. They had splendid burns,and, in most of the sections, a considerableincrease has beenmade in the number of acresunder grass. This is a grand grass-growingdistrict, and, Iam pleased to note, it has at- 'tracted the attention of the enterprising firmof Messrs Tothill, Watson, and Co. A rcp^e- ,sentative of this company has been roundour (way inquiring about stock suitable for theirsale*- in Orepnki, and was well received. We 'had a vioit from Mr Barron, Chief Commis- isioner of Crown Lauds, and Mr Kinross, of ithe Land Board. They made a tour of all |the farms, with the purpose of taking a fairvaluation, so as to enable them to fix the iamount of rent which they consider the hoi-

'der3 of the various sections should now beable topay. |

TheTuapeka Times writes as follows on'

harvest prospects:— At the present moment ,

the colony has approximately 660,487 acres of jland under crop, against 715,995 acres last 'year. The comparison shows a larger area of Jcrop in favour of last year; but that is ex-iplained by the pregnant fact that dairy farm-

'ing and stock raising are claiming a larger

'portion of the soil as well as greater atten-tion on the part ofour agriculturists, and withresults that are eminently satisfactory bothto the country and those' engaged in those re- jmunerativeindustries. We shall have this year62,831 acres of wheat less than last year, andan increase of 44.676 acres of oats, the totalcrop, however, being only 29,136 acres in ex- jcess of last year's, reduced quantities being 'grown for chaffing, ensilage, and feeding off,and a decrease of 17,353 acres of barley. Theproduction of wheat is estimated at 5,200,000bushels, equal to about six bushels per headfor thepopulation with a surplus for seed of

'two bushels per acre for 200,000 acres. There Jis expected tobe an immense over-productionof oats. The growing crop promises to be al-most as heavy 8s that of last year, whichaveraged41bushels per acre, and at 35 bushelsper acre the yield from the present acreagewouldbe close on sixteenmillion bushels. The.significance of such a large areabeing devoted|to the production of oats is to be attributed|to thebelief on the part of farmers that SouthAfrica will, for some time at least, be a large jcustomer for thepurchase of this csre?l. Inthis belief farmers are hardly likely to be dis- jappointed. Greater facilities for shipment ■

are,however, neededinorder that the demandmay be promptly met and every advantagetaken of an opportunity so full of promise tothe graingrowers of the colony.

A meeting of the North Otago A. and P.Association took place on the16th in*t. MrBuckley occupied the chair. A letter wasread from the secretary of the Waimate So-ciety asking the co-operation of the local soci-ety in helping to have the co-operative worksstopped during the harvest time on accotmtof the shortage of labour. A motion was car-ried that a limited amount of supportbe givento this proposal, so that, as far as possible,the mimbef of men on co-operative works bereduced. A letter was read from the secretaryof the Otago Society suggesting that dele-gates from each society shouldmeet at the win-ter show to discuss the question of the datesof the shows. The request was agreed to.—It vas resolved that the ram fair be held onFriday, 22nd inst._ Mr Church wrote resign-ing the office of secretary of the association.General regret was evinced at Mr Church'sresignation, and it was decided to write in-foimnrg him that he had been unanimouslyelected a life member of the body with whichh-? had been so honourably connected fornearly 30 years.

Western District notes, in the RivertonStar:— Some of the crops in the district arevery short. This is due to the long spellof dry weather experienced just when theywere ready to runup. The dry spell lastedtoo long for them to recover from the checkwhich they received.— We heard it statedthat a farmer in the Limehills district re-fused 14s for tip-top lambs and 16s for shornhoggets. Had he not been understocked, hewould have closed with the offer. The sheepmarket is very active, and everything iseagerly bought m at excellent prices.— MrStorey, of Memvale, has just returned froma visit to Canterbury, and speaks in glowingterms of the harvest prospects there. Thecrops aresimply perfect. Feed is abundant,

January 23, 1901 OTAGO WITNESS. 5

TO TO

We Stock largely Every Article used in the Building FENCING WIRE, BAEB WIBE.S J J FENCING STANDARDS CUT TO OSBEE.or Working of Bredges. -

RABBIT NETTING. SHEEP NETTING.

CUMBERLAND STREET, DUNEDIN. DEE STREET, INVERCARGILL.

NOTES ON RURAL TOPICS.Major Tennant, who commands the Veterin-

ary department of the Bri-Sellinsby tish Board of Agriculture,

Lire Weight, has raiesd a hornets' ne3tabout his ears by saying in

his annual report " that there is certainly noevidence toshow that the principle of estimat-ing the value of a live animal bymeans of thescales is one that has, as yet, secured muchpublic favour." For many years Mr M'Jan-net, of Stirling, has been working hard toconvince farmers of the advantages connectedwith buying and selling cattle by weight in-stead of by gue=;s work, and he has succeededso well— in Scotland, at any rate— that he wasmo3t disgusted and indignant at the statementmade by Major Tennant, and immediatelytook steps to rebut it most emphatically. Athis request a large number of prominentfarmers and graziers wrote stating their opi-nion anent this question, and all, without ex-ception expressed themselves strongly in fa-vour of the system. Some of those writingfeed and sell 300 or 400 beasts every year,and are, consequently, largely interested inthe method of selling their stock. Opinionsare unanimous anent selling fat cattle by liveweight— that is, so mnch per cwt of liveWPight;but opinions differ ap to whether it isadvantageous to adopt the same plan in con-nection with store cattle Reference is madeto the absurd practice of sale-snien m sendingleports to the press that fat bullocks fetchedsur'i and surh a price, for anybody not b<~higat the sale v.oi'ld haveno nlea as to^he qualityor weight of the beasts bat by quoting tbcpi'cc per live cwt the fluctuations in themar-ket Q<xu be readily noted..

be said of tht Ayrshire3, which are wellshaped, hardy" animals, their conformationbeing tho nearest approach of any breed tothe lines laid down as, indicating the form ofthe typical milch cow. The Ayrshire ia de-servedly a popular breed, is steadily growingmore so, aud can be relied upon to holdits own in any company where productionie the gauge of merit.

The third of this season's series of woolea~es was held in Chrirtchurch on Thursday3ast, says the'Press, when 12,791bales werecatalogued,of which 10,470 were sold. There■was a very large attendance of buyers, re-presenting Home firms, the Wellington, Kaia-poi, Oamaru, and Dunedin Woollen Fact-ories, and local fellmongers. The tone ofthe sale showed a considerable improvementon the two previous fixtures, the

.bidding being brisk throughout. Thevoollen companies competed , freely forfine wools, especially mermos, and inmost case 3 outbid the Home buyers.

At a special meeting of the WaimatoCounty Council, held on the 16th inst., oneof the councillors said that the slaughteryardsin the county were,in a "beastly state."Much of the disease prevalent, especiallycancer, was due to filth aad the consumptionof diseased meat. He thought the boroughshould have abattoir?. At present theborough butchers killed in the county.

The crops on the Tables and around Nga-para and Tokarahi, says the north OtagoTimes, look to be in good condition, thoughrather backward. In some fields the grainhas takenquite a brownish tint, but for themost part it is still green; for all that theyields will apparently ba good, and the headsseem to be filling out nicely. The countrylooks very green on account of the quantityof rain that has fallen throughout the sea-eon,and theparched appearance that it oftenhas just now is very happily absent. Thecreamery which started work late in the sea-eon should therefore have yet a good quan-tity of milk to deal with.

The Hedgehope correspondent of theSouthern Standard reports that the crops arein a forward stale. The oat crop shotsome time ago, and there is every indication

.of an early harvest. Turnips are also com-ing on well, and there should be plenty of.winter feed for stock this year.

Fromthe Wyndham Farmer, 18th inst.:—Jlr J. A. Kinsella, dairy commissioner, is atpresent in this district, on an informal visitto the various da-'ry factories. YesterdayMr Kinsella was at Edendale factory.

This season (pays the Eliesmerc Guardian)does not promise to be as profitable for thefreezing companies as last sea-on, owing tothe scarcity of lambs. The factories aro

(doing little ornothing, and the large steamers >

are waiting at the different ports until theycan get a cargo, which is not likely to occurfor some weeks yet.

"Novice" writes to the Christchurch Presson "Trotting at Auction Sales." We appendthe following extract:— "I have ju&t receiveda copy of the proceedings of the delegatesof the Agricultural Conference, held in Wel-lington last winter. Ithink it is much tobe regretted that this report has been so longincoming to hand. Surely far better resultsmight be expected from this conference, ifthe proceedings thereat were at once madepublio, so that the actions of the delegatesmight be criticised by the members of thesocieties represented and the public. Ithinkthe colony generally, and the Timaru A. andP. Association in particular, arc under adeeo obligation to their representatives,Messrs M'Laren and Kelland, "for the ableway in which they introduced and supportedthe resolution to get the Legislature to dealwith the illegal and senseless system of trot-ting at auction sales. In reading the reportof the discussion on the question, two pointsstrike the reader as most remarkable. First,the unanimous condemnationby everyspeakerof the system. It appeared as if there wasnot a single member who could, or would,cay a single word in its defence. Second,the weak (one might almost say imbecile)assertion that it oould not be stopped.

Grass-seed cutting has been begun in theWyndham Valley.

A meeting of directors of the SouthlandMetropolitan A. and P. Association was heldon the 12th inst.;Mr James Blakie (presi-dent) in the chair. Inconnection with therecent determination of the Government «oimport high-class pedigree stock^from i«-c oldcountry, it was resolved to communicate withthe Agricultural department as to the claimsof Southland for a share in the distributionof those animals, and as to the ptrains ofblood considered most desirable.— A circularfrom the Otago A. and P. Society was re-ceiver!, suggesting that a conference shouldbe held in Dunedin during the winter showweek, for the purpose of arranging for amore suitable rotation of dates for holdingthe eliows, commencing with the one atChristchurch. The proposal was highly ap-proved of, and the recommendation asreeclto.

— In view cf the great increase of workin the secretary's department during recentyears, an incrdi^e of that officer's salary wasunanimously agreed to

— Considerable dissa-tisfaction was expressedwith the position ofmptiers connected with the tenure of the showgiounds, aid a comrrittee was appointed totalce the whole question into consideration,pnd to fee whether a suitab'e private groundcould not be obtained;to report next meet-ins;.

—A number of suggestions ivregard to

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS,

One of the British farm papers contains areport of a case which may

APointof be of interest to my readers.r.nTv. Two ooivs were sold in the

Perth auction mart, and war-ranted to be only seven days calved. Theauctioneerb

—a well-known firm in Perth— al-

low ed the buyer to take away the cows with-out paying for them, as he was a frequentand favouredcustomer of theirs. A week af-ter (he sale the buyer returned the cows to theauctioneers, and refupsd to pay for them,alleging that the cows did not conform to thewarranty under which they were sold andbought. The auctioneers said that they werenot liable ior any breach of warranty, aaidthat was a matter between tho buyer and theowner. According to their conditions of sale"■ all lots must be paid for in cash whenknocked down, if then demanded." Theirconditions also plainly stated that tho auc-tioneers shall have the right to sue for theprice of any stock sold by them, and anybuyer not eatibfied must seek redress from theowner. As the buyer of these cows wouldnot pay up the agents sued him in the Perth-shire Sheiiff Court, a.nd the sheriff found thebuyer liable for the price of the cows. Hesaid that though there was no reasonabledoubt that the cows werenot according to thewarranty, that fact did not relieve the buyerof liability to pay the purchase price. Thefact that thebuyer had not paidior them be-fore discovering that the cows were not asrepresented did not affect the case at all, be-cause under the auctioneers' regulations heshould have paidca«h before removing them,and through being well-known to the agentsho was allowed to take possession without pay-ment. The sheriff said tha.t as soon as thesale was effected the agents became debtors tothe owner for the amount, and whether ornot the cows were according to warrantydidnot concern them at all. The buyer, in de-fence, olid that when he rejected the cowstha agents took them off his hands, and re-cxposcd them for sale without intimation tohim. Ifancy it was on this point that thebuyer thought he had a case, for, of course,in regard to the other matter, he had not aleg to stand upon, and should not have tr-kenthe cass to court at all. The sheriff deeded,however, thatby taking the cows and offeringthem for re-sa-le the auctioneers did not ren-der themselves liable to him for repayment ofthe price, as they only did what they con-sidered to be proper in the interests of bothparties.

the next summer show were made, and re-forred to a committee to be appointed forthe purpose of considering the show bill inthe spring of next year.

Tho Southland Frozen Meal Company havelesumed killing operations at the Matau:a

1 works.The various samples of new wheat tvl.ich

liave been received in tovra during the lastfew weeks, says the Australasian, show a c^nsiderable range in quality, and from a mil-ler's point of view the position is not nvery satisfactory one. During the past twoyears they have been able to mak? a toa offlour, on an average, out of 49 duslu Is, ofwheat; but it is thought that during ISOL itwill be necesfary to use 52 to 53 bushels.Considering the number of thin samples, also,it is expected that much wheat wi'i have- togo for feedingpurposes, and estimates of suchcon-umptionrange up to 2,000,000 WluU.

The Mokoreta correspondent of the Wynd-ham Hciald writes:— We are having splendidgrowng weather,and as a consequence feed isplentiful and stock all in tip-top condition.Turnip-thinningis infull swing-, and Ois ciopgive3promise of aplentifulsupply of feed forwinter use. Shearing is not nearly finished.It is to be regretted that wool is not fetchiiga better price;but, taking it as a whole, Ithink the farming community never had suchbright prospects for many years. Cattle arevery scarce and good prices are offeiing, sothose who are fortunate enough to have anyto dispose of will fare well. Ihave heard of13s for a line of lambs, which is nearly 3sper headmore than was offered this time lastyear. The local dairy factory is receiving bOOgallons of milk daily; and let us hope thequantity will be double next season.Inanarticle commentingupon the stringentregulations formulated by theAgricultural de-

partment in regard to the inspection of dairyfactories and their surroundings, the Paimer-ston Times remarks :— From the immense pro-portions to which it has grown it may be as-serted without contradiction that the dairyindustry is one of the most important in thecolony, the direct benefits fiom which, to thefarming community, are ircalculable;and asa consequence very considerable attention isbeingpaid to it, the returns beingmuch saferand the profits more reliable. Notwithstand-ing the increase in the,production of butterand cheese in the colony,and the establishmentof creamery and cheese factories in most of theagricultural centres, the- deznand seems tokeep pace with the supply, and all the colonycan epare finds an available market at Home.Tne great essential, however, in keeping upthe colony'sreputation for the superior qualityofthe article produced,and the maintaining anaverage price that will leave an encouragingand satisfactory return for the labour entailedand capital invested, is attention to minordetails, in cleanliness, the situation and con-dition of the byres, and the health and gene-ral appearauce of the cows

—so that the milk

sent to the factory runsno risk of contamina-tion, either in the process of milking or inthe vessels or utensils in which it is conveyedto the factory.

Mr G. Button, of the Willows, Winton,leaves to-day, says Friday's Record, with 160stud sheep for exhibitionat NorthIsland fairs.From the Lyttelton Time3, 18th inst. :

—About 2000 store sheep arrived from theNorthIslandyesterday to the order of a well-knowndealer.— At the Addingtonmarket on Wednes-day a draft of Mr C. Hurst's (of Oa'cleigh)half-bred wethers were taken for export at23s Idand a lot of maiden ewes brousrht 20s3d.— The merino wool from the well-knownCulverdcn estatehas again topped the marketat the local sales. Mr O. P. Hugonin, themanager, has now the honour of having ob-tainedthe highest price for eight years msuc-cession. For tho pp.st four years the pr;ceshave been:— For the 1897-S8 clip Bid, for the1898-99 clip 9id, for the 1899-1900 Hid, andfor the present season 9£d. At theMetropo-litan show the estate came second to the cham-pion imported merino ram with one of the:rstud rams. This goes to show that the flockis beingkept up to the highest standard.

A method of branding cattle new to stock-raisrrs (sava the Sydney Telepraph) was exhi-bited at the Government Quarantine, Rand-wick, on 28. Super-heated steamwas the tnbtive force used, in place of thesomewhat primitive branding iron, applied tothe beast 'at such a heat that the hide, from acommercial point of view, is deteriorated.There was an interesting gathering, represent-ing the stock-owners of the colony. The plantconsists ofa five-gallonportableboiler,cappedwith a copper chamber-for the super-heatedsteam, the firing being carried out by meansof a four-burner Primus stove, the wholeweighing about l^cwt. With a head of 231bof steam the branding apparatus, which re-sembles a bicvele foot pump, can be put inoperation. The branding-iron, fitted withcopper characters of any required design, isa cylinder connected with a boiler by aflexible tube, and the action of 151b pressureupon the beast releases a spring valve, whichat once ejects steam sufficient to scald thehide, permanently removing the hair, andleaving a legible brand, without in any wayinjuring the hide. A number of cattle wereexperimented upon with every evidence ofsuccess, the operation being simple and in-staiitaneous. Samples of leather showing thedisfigurement by hot iron brands and theslight surface indication leH, by the steamprocess were exhibited. Mr W. G. Clemcccis the inventor.

Queries have been rather scarce of late, andIwas beginning to think that

A Batsh allmy "Novice" and "Newof(Jneries. Chum Farmer" friends had

gold out and gone on thespree in Sydney, when suddenly a batch ar-Irived from an "Amateur," and Ineedscarcely tell him that Iair quite willing to<tackle this lot, and all he wishes to send inthe future." Amr.teur's

"first question, " Is the little,

yellow trefoil of any use at all?"

The lastfour worde of this Query are rather too se-vere, because any plant that is not a noxiousweed is of some use to the farmer, and theyellow trefoil is of someuse.but it shouldnotoccupy ground to the exclusion of betterfodder plants, as it is thin and small ingrowth,and cannot give much feed in the beat land.Sheep are fond of it;and though it is neversewn, it gets about somehow, and creepsalong watercourses

"Amateur mentions

Trifoliurn minus as thebotanical name of thelittle, yellow trefoil, but authorities differabout the identity of this plant. One saysthat yellow trefoil, hop-trefoil, and shamrockclover are all different names for the sameplant, of wh;ch the botanical name is Trifo-Jium prccumbens, the latter -word referringto the habit of its stems in creeping along theground. In the old country farmers speakof this plant a,-,

"hop "clover because vho

flowers very much resemble the flcver-headof the hop plant in shape and formation. Onlooking up arother authority Isee that thet-ue clovers belong exclusively to the genusTriFolium, and that there is an allied genusciTed Medicago, which contains several spe-cies verysimilar to thereal Trifolium. Whe-ther, however, "Amateur" refers to the realytollow trefoil, Trifphumminus, or to thehop-trefoil clover. Mefticago lupulina, or not, itdoes not much signify, as none of thase small,creeping plants are worthy of attention whenthere are so many much more useful plants." Amntour

"also asks whether tl.e sweet-

scented vernal grass is an absolutely uselessweed in sheep pasture? Though not alto-gether a weed, it is ~>ot of sufficient practicalutility tobs encouraged. It is a sort of fancygrass' in the o".d country, and is supposed togive themeadew hay aince s-weet smell, butbeing a thin-bodied grass it gives no bulk byitself, and is oul of place anywhereexcept among hundreds of other kinds in arich, old permanent pasture such as we readabout, but fisHom see upon this side of theworld. Yorkshire fog gra=s. the botanicalname of which is Holcus lanatus, is more use-less than the last mentioned. Itis so insipidon.l tasteless pnd so washy and deficient innutriment that stock will not eat it unleraforced to, and it does them verylittle good when they 'do eat it. Jf any foggets mixed vith good"hay. stock will reject itentirely. In fact, Icall it a weed, and no-thing else. Ishall reply to the other twoqueries next week, as "Amateui's lettercame to hand just before the time for postingmy notes.

AGRICOLA.

OUR YORKSHIRE LETTER.

ment are to be united for thepurpose of im-provement, the object is more likely to begained when the coarseness in on the femaleside than whenon tho side of themale parent,has perhe.ps a foundation intruth. It appearsto extend, however, from coarseness to greatsize, which is not necessarily coupled withcoarseness. If we begin to legard greater orequal size in the male, in proportion to thefemale, as und-etirable, we come upon theverge of a perilous mistake, a mistake which,if followed out in practice, will assuredlygive us a diminutive breed. The rationalplan is to pair animals as nearly as possiblealike in size, proportionately, sex and ageconsidered, unless we have some special rea-son to do otherwise. Such a reason may bofound in the desire to increase or to diminish,size, or to correct any objectionable property,or improve one which is desirable, other thansize, and which is sufficiently important tomake size for a time of secondary considera-tion.

"Constitution" and "quality" in thetechnical sense of each term are both com-patible with great or small size. We mayfind little animals which are extremely coarse,uneven, and misshapen, and big animals ofrefined form and exquisite beauty of style.We may likewise find large, strongly-built,coarse animals, which would be classed with,animals possessing

"great constitution," yefc

are, in fact, thoroughly tainted with con-stitutional and hereditary disease; and, on,the other hand, small, neatly-shaped animalr,of perfectly sound constitution, and quit©hardy. The want of constitutional strengthis most readily detected by the eye in theexternal characteristics when the space occu-pied by vital organs is obviously insufficient,as when the chest is proportionately smalland narrow. The ouick eye of a practisedbreeder will often detect little rigns of deli-cacy elseuhero than in any structural defici-ency, as for example in the breathing, evenwithout the so-e, tell-tale cough, ll is wellto insist uponstrength and soundness of con-stitution;but to take a big, rough fr?me asa guarantee that the constitution is right, isto rely upon a very uncertain guide.In the foregoing remarks upon the gradual

reduction of pize by the tue ofmales all proportionately inferior to the fe-males in size, the question v.hether great sizeis desirable is rot introduced. For tome pur-poses, small animals unquestionably do be'terthan lirge animals; and in the case of beefbreeds of cattle, not only the amount of pas-ture, but also the markets, will rule the sireof the stock bred to be fedoff. Where smalljoints are required, and large joints do notcommand a ready sale, small animals mustb<? supplied to thebutchers. There has hasnfor years past a growing increase in the dp-mand for small joints, but there are stillmarkets in which large joints are wanted".Whilst, therefore, breeders of the heaviercattle, guidedby the demand and profit, willhave to keep up their animals to a certain,standard of si-se, a general reduction of sizemay very possibly take place in many dis-tricts where- formerly large joint? had thequickest vile at remunerative1prices;but nowsmall joints are coming into request. Thareduction in size need not mean the leastloss of soundness or strength of constitution,because we have already small breeds which,are- quite equal to large breeds in those par-ticulars, and if reduction of the size of largerbieeds already acclimatised to their districtsshouldbe found better than an entire changeof breed, it is to be accomplished withoutloss of those important properties of vigour,hardy health, and soundness cf constitution,which are essentials of profitable breedingand grazing.

WOOL CONDITIONS QUIET.! TheBradford wool market seems onop moi-e|to have taken on another fit of the "blues,"things beinga"perplexing p« ever. What themeaning of the fact is we really are unableto say;but it is a significant phenomenonthat tv/o market days are seldom alike, andwhile quietness is always the prevailing char-acteristic, yet for weeks past the Thursdaymeeting hp.s been mirprially better than theMonday g?thering. The market on the firstworking day of this week vcs characterise!by decided quietness, offering a strong con-tract &> the feeling on the previous marketday. During the pa«t mont'i a, lair, decenttrade lias been done, transactions being moreplentiful thanat any previous time thi« year;but users having apparently srtisFcd theirpresent requirements are not further disposedto buy to stork. Prices r,ve still very steadyat recent levels, and the fact th»t top-makersare venturing to a-sk id more for six-ties ha* no doubt cut off inquiry. Then,ag.'in, so many spinners having bought for-ward at pricr>» which tho«s havingstock* f^elrcluecant to accept, simply 2iiear>^ thit stun-ners will buy 05 little as e^er they possiblycan until the delivery dp.te> of their future*come round. All transactions fcr eveiv clt-sof material are reduced to very small dimen-sions, shopping parcels being the order ofthe day. If anything, consumption has sen-sibly increased in merino3. some spinnersstating they h'avp all their frames going fulltime, cheapness of yarns having tempted bothhome and foreign users, particularly the for-mer, to buy fair Quantities for immediatedeliverr. YVrns to-day are jusl about halfthe piice they were la=t year end. Thi<»fhould certainly promote a rr-ore extendeduse of merinos, for only from that source canany improvement come for fine grades.There is less fear and unccrlainty manifestabout a safe fo«sis having* been reached, theab-erce r-f orders being now the most pro-nounced factor in the market. Manufacturersnllirm that the next spring trade in piecspenods is opening out very slowly, thig nodoubt being caused Ly the mcrehaniinjrhouses holding ofi buying until they seeprices corns clown all they possibly will. Out-s'do woollen nieinufacttuers pre better off.and there X mor? trade doing than in worstedbranches, most voollen mills being busv~.

INTERESTING APPEAL CASE.(Southlaad Times, January 16.)

At the i-inins of the District Court yester-day, before hit Honor Judge Ward, anappealwas heard which is of great interest to thoseengaged in. farming and industrial pursuits.James Beattie is the owner of a dairy farmnear Gore, through which a stream of waterflows, and he u:r-« the water for f'e piT-pc^esof his truants' bu=ines<, dairy-forming. R.andF. WaUi* ar? the owners of a fellmon^erynear (lore, and they al«o require a oonsider-ablo flow of water for their -work. The pro-clamation of the Waikoia «treim as a sludgo-chanrel deprived them of the source fromwhich they had hitherto drawn their supply,and the Gruernmeut gianted th^m £750 com-pensation for ihe loss they sustained.Given a nipply cf water, the fi\m valued theirbueincs-s st aboi,p £10 000. But water wasindispensable and Wallis Tsro=. madf anappli-es.itiun, un^er th° Mining Act, to the Commis-sio'.ier of Crovu land*, fitting a^ warden ofa AT'innj. CViuc. 'or i^inv^ion to Tap the■-tifsm which- fir>>- rd ihioi'eh JVa't'f's landat a point n°,-r i'>o bous i'.ivv- of T.cattie'-?property. The waiden,under the linprefisioa

(From Otr SpfcialCorresfoxdext.}

No. 2.— CONSTITUTION AND QUALITY.BRADFORD, November 16.

It is true enough a stylich andsymmetrical male of smaller size 'may pro-duce large, shapely, and stylish offspring,without the mother's coarseness, and pos-sibly inheriting pare or the whole of anysuperiority of constitutional starniaa she may

possess;but when the properties of sire anddam har*e become vo happily blended in theoffspring then is the time to turn to a dif-ferent rule of breeding. The practice whifheffected the improvement, if continued, willeffect its dc»tiuction. The better plan forfunher proceeding- is doubtless to pair theimprovedoffspring with animals of their m\ncharacter. That is the safest breeding (forcontinuance) which brings together animalsof one type, as nearly perfect a?may be,-whenjudged by a faultless sard.-rd. Breedingupon that principle, nevertheless, does notafford security against revcrcion; but it doesdiminish the changes of re\ersion toundesiredcharacteristics if itnsteadily and judiciouslycarried on. Tlio offspring of the most nearlyperfect,parents, if tho*e parents got their nl-most perfect character by co-mpromipe be-twocn dis_vmil>».r characters or types, will bsvery likely to revolt, some to one, somp toanother of tho characters cr typos of theirgrand parent?, and it is only bj- repeatedcvnve'ioi's :<'■'! much wel. no- out that theidesl type or character can bo perpetuated.

Tlw» motion that whencoarseness andrefino-

6

NIMM O & BLAIEHave Just Imported from Japan andHolland

Jb. CSS2OECSES JLiO'S1 OF !O"0"2LB:B^Comprising:

Lilltlinauratum (|he Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). Of matchless beauty andfragrance. Each 6d; per dozen 4s 6d.

XtiHum SLura>tum rabrovittatum. One of the Rarest of Lilies. Flowersof large size, spottedbright crimson,\and having a purplish crimson band downthemiddle of eachpetal. Very attractive,and themost showy of all.

Each 2S.

liilium longifiorum gigranteuin. Pure white, trumpet-shaped flower. Verychaste. Each 6d;per dozen ss.

Xiilium elegans atrosangulneuin. Flowers erect, of dark blood-red colour.Veryuncommon variety. EE«ch Is; per dozen 9s,"

XdliuznKrameri. Mo&t lovely in the extreme. Colour a delicate shade of lightpink, sometimes varying to pure white. Delightfully fragrant.

Each Is;per dozen 10s (post free).

{ciiium speeiOSUßl Kretzeri. Immen^fe Avhite flowers of great substance, witha greenishbandxnnning through-the centre of each petal. Very free flowering.

Each 6d; per dozen ss.Anemones—

SINGLE—

White ... ""> """ *.- Isper do/; orsixdoz. fcr5*

Sc-arltt(scarce) ... »i ... Isper dcz ;or sir drz fee- 5s„ " Blue ... ... ».< ... Isper doz.; or six<*oz. for5s„ Wixtd ... ... ... ... lOdper doz; ortixdoz. for 4s

DOUBLE-Stiiped ... ... ... .- Isper doz ;or s'x doz. for 5sRose ... ... ... ... Isper dz; orsixAoz. for5sScarlet «.. ... ... ... 1b per doz.: or fix doz. for 5iBlue ... ... ... ~. Isperdoz.; or sixdtz. for 5j„ White .*. ... ~. ... 3s per d«.z.; or six doz. for53„ Mixed... ... >m ... Ispur doz;orsix dcz. for5s

Ranunculus—LAKGK FLOWJBING FRENCH (raix«d colour*) ... lOd per doz.;53 per hundred

Postagepaid toanyAddress inNew Zealandonall theabove. Tosecure theabove,earlyapplicationis necessary. Firtt Ordars get First Ghoico «f tko Bulbs.

A RARE NOVELTY now ready for sending out:

IEPTOSPERMUM CHAPMANII. 5£^SXn vsS£ o|J£iBright CrimsonFlowers. Unsurpassed for cutting. Makes a line- specimen for Lawnor bhrubbery. A limitednumber of Plants for sale at2s each, or 2s 6d post free.

SEED MERCHANTS, DUNEDIN.

ByMtles Campbell.Inyoiir issue of the 2ndinst. youhavegiven

U3 the result of the experiments carried outduringthe lastrfouryearsat theStorr's (Conn.)Agricultural Experimental Station, and theconclusions arrivedat coincide with the gene-ra* result of European observation, and indi-cate that the danger from tfiespread of tuber-culosis through the milk of cows to man orother animals is not so great as has generallyteen supposed. "Inthe earlier- stages of thedisease and at all times whentheudder is notaffected, the danger from theuse of themilkis quite limited." The use of milk from in-feoted cows is a difficult question to deal with■when we consider on the one hand the cla-mours of the public health and on the otherthose of the dairyman, who finds it temporar-ily impossible to maintain his business if alarge number of animals are at once with-drawn from his herd. It will be observed thatNocard does not forbid the use of 'milk ofincipient cases. Here also he avoids thestumblingblock of reform indairymatters bynotmakingrestrictions unnecessarily severe.

Inorder toobtain more information on thepresence of tubercle bacilli in milk the workof Dr Shroeder (pages 75 to 87) should beperused by dairymen, inspectors, and publichealth officers. The investigations, so far asthey refer to single animals, confirm those ofall former observers:— viz., that the milk oftuberculous cows is not so frequently infectedashas been supposed. Itmay be laid downasa general rule that

'milk of animals in the

earliest stages of tuberculosis and withperfectudders, doeM not contain tubercle bacilli.Only such as show signs of labouredbreathingay.d emaciation, such as haveenlarged externalglands or some difficulty with the udder oruterus (vaginal discharges may contaminatethemilk withother pathogenic bacteria unlessextreme cleanliness is observed) should belooked upon with -grave suspicion, and theirsnilk excluded at once from sale. If these ex-tenuating circumstances be borne inmind bythepublic health officials much hardship maybe now and then avoided, and the work ofextermination of the disease carried on more"smoothly and more effectually in the end.

Extensive experimentshavebeenmade byDr Forster, of Amsterdam, to determine thetemperature necessary tokill the tuberculosisbacillus when it is present in milk. Althoughheating milk to -boiling will kill the germs,consumers object to the taste of boiled milk.The result of hi« work shows that it is notnecessary to boil milk to kill the germs, butthey can be destroyed by heating milk at anyof the following temperatures for the timegiven:— 131deg Fahr. for four hours, 140 forone hour, 14-9 for 15 minutes, 158 for 10minutes, 176 for five minutes, 194 for twominutes, 203 for one minute. Mr A. X.Hyatt writes in a back number of theBreeders' Gazette:— "Iam one of 12 livingbrothers and sisters. The youngest is nearly50 years,old. Our main foodand only medi-cine hasever beenmilk. Father gavehot milkto a collicky child rather than paregoric. Hegave lopperedmilk toan ailingboy instead ofpills or powde»s. Rheumatism can't stand thecleansing power of nicely-loppered milk.When milk becomes our only medicine people"will never die from disease. A disease thatmilk in some form will not check or cure"warns one to prepare for the world to come.But the milk must be as pure as the snowon yonder mountain, which means that thecow that give it must be as clean as thesquirrel in yonder tree. 'I repeat the milkmust be pure. It must not be made 'fromdamaged food— sour mouldy silage, frozen,xotten, or heating roots, and mustyor mouldygrass or hay must be discarded. The cowmust be givenmuch liberty to breathe perfectair, and have clean quarters in which to live,and the winter's cold and summer's heatbe tempered withcare evenat the cost of somepresent profit, and her watermust be aspureas a dewdrop on a turnip. My fathei in hea-ven taught me most of these things, andhis 12living children bear witness of"their truth. Mo-thers, insist on having pure milk. Proclaimthat a cow exposed to the winter storm orstanding lor months ismudup to her knees,

SOMETHING ABOUT TARA-NAKI.

By Signa.Here, on the southern slopes of Mount

Egmont, with his slow-clad peak piercing theclouds away to the north, and cqu'.Uy frigid-looking white tops of theKaikourae peepingat times O\er the hor.zon ausy over the

stiaits to the s'ulh'ard; with the west windwhistling in across the low country fromtherollingmiles of billows, and ever and anona snarling south-easter ripping in on us fromaway down Cook Strait just by way ofvariety. we may truthfully be saulto iive in a climate made upof samples of all sorts and conditions ofwinds and weather. Three weeks ago, whenws should We been rejoicing mmidsummerweather, the thermometer stood for days at52deg in the shade, and to-day, inside thehouse, the glass registers 80deg, whileoutside a wicked hot wind breathes in play-ful gasps uponthe thousands of tons of yel-low brown dust by the roadsides, and twirlsit in clouds into the nostrils and eyes of thetraveller, silts it into his hair and down hisneck inhandfuls, and fills the t>ar3of the* road-sides pubs with perspiring loafers, occupyingthe time in sucking tepid beer and lemonadeand cursing the oppressiveatmosphere. To-morrow, possibly, "overcoats and comfortersmay have to be trotted out again withoutgiving much surprise to anyone concerned,and so we struggle along— an easy-living,fairly-contented mass of bipeds and qua-drupeds—until the leaves begin to brownand the grass shortens in the crisp, bracingautumn— by far the most enjoyable part ofthe year in Taranaki. Taranaki can hardlybe said tobe "booming" at thepresent time,but, better than, that, it is steadily progres-sive. Land has increased surprisingly invalueduring thepast few years,and althoughcomparatively little business is beingdoneinthe disposal of farm property at present, theprices have not decreased perceptibly. Allof the small farmers are "milkers/ and thisbeing the busy season, little time can bespared for the purpose of spying out freshterritory or arranging for its acquirement.When the milk paile have been filled andemptiedunceasingly for a few months longer,and the cheques have steadily accumulatedin the local banks, and the daily drudgeryslackens off, then Darby and Joan willbeginto afford a little time to look about with aview of increasing the holding by the pur-chase of a neighbouring strip of land; or,possibly, the oldhomestead and stock will bedisposed of, and a more pretentious farm ofincreased area, with more scope for the capa-bilities andaspirations of the boys and girls,who are fast growing into men and women,willbe taken up. And thus weare progress-ing solidly, and gradually building up apower in the land, for it cannot be disputedthat the climate and soil of Taranaki, withall its drawbacks, are especially adapted togrowing pasture, and while the present de-mand for butter and cheese continues (longmay it last), the prosperity of the districtis assured. In the first part of this paperIhave referred to the fickleness of the cli-mate, but this characteristic is equalled, ifnot surpassed, by the extraordinary variabi-lity in the quality of the land which onemeets with on "every side. Here a reallygood farm of rich, alluvial soil of great depthand fertility may often be hemmed in bycountry of a decidedly inferior nature— inface, so miserably barren that one cannotbut marvel at the prices realised by thesebarren-lookingproperties even when they aresituated inconvenient or attractive positions.It is true that with the continuous rainfalland the generallymild atmosphere, even theseinferior tracts of countryare capable of grow-ingpasture rapidly in the spring and summer,but in a severe winter they look most miser-able and uninviting. In the particular partof Taranaki known throughout the colony asWaimate Plains, by much the greater pro-portion of the land is undoubtedly of goodquality, but even there strips of land rVe-quently occur of a swampy, inferior nature,with an underlayer of ironstone only two orthree feet beneath the surface. No doubtthese impervious layers of ironstone or lavahave resulted from the outpourings of thevolcanoes of themountain a^es ago, but fromformer experience of similar shallow soils,Ishould think it highly probable that theywill rapidly decrease in productiveness andbecome sterile ina comparatively short spaceof time. The lava ha<?, apparently, rolledfrom the summit of the mountain in seamsor beds controlled within certain li-mits by some mysterious agency. IfMount "Egmont has shown^ a capri-cious nature in his distribution ofupheavals, however, he has compensatedfor these errors by themagnificent supply ofpuce, wholesome water generously affordedby this great natural reservoir to the countryeverywhere aroundhis base. There is hardlya farm >f any importance on this coast oron the inland slopes of Egmont but whatis indebted to the mountain for at least onestream of pure, healthy water, never failingeven in the longest drought, and surely no

THE FROZEN RABBIT TRADF.(Southern Standard.)

A gentleman interested in the frozen rabbittrade writes:— The enclosed, which appears inthe columns of a recent number of the BritishAgriculturist,may be of interest to that largebody connected with the rabbit trade. If ithelps to awaken the trappers to the import-ance of taking more care with their rabbits,it will do an immense amount of good. Keencompetition during the past two seasons hasplaced trappers in a position to hint— andoften act on it as well— that if certain rabbitswere not good enough for A they would sendthem to B, who was not so particular, withwhat result you cansee from this article.

To the Editor of the British Australasian.Sir,.— That the colonial rabbit trade here this

autumn has been in a very bad state no oneconnected with the trade would wish to deny.

Tho reasons for this are very apparent towholesale dealers like ourselves, who in thecourse of a season handle large quantities ofmost of the brands imported.

One of the main causes was the shipment toLondon of large consignments of Victorian rab-bits, to arrive during the months of June andJuly, when markets are quiescent, so that whenthe trade was ready to take rabbits they werenot procurable, except those rendered dry andperished by long storage, these conditions be-ing accentuated by the fact that the quality ofthe rabbits was poor, by reason of their beingout-of-season goods. This had the effect ofentirely stopping the most desirable class oftrade, that of the good class tradesmen, manyof whom, who last season used scores of crates,dropped the trade altogether after the first fewsample orders.

There is,however, a far more,serious chargeto be brought against some of the Melbournesnippers— viz., that of packing stale rabbits,rendering the Victorian Government stamp onthe crate3an absurdity. This charge may bechallenged, but we have seen verymany cratesin which, while the four end rabbits in thecrate have been sound and good, the remaining20 have been stale and \mfit for food. Theleason for such packing is obvious. We dono* say that this practice is general— it isnot—but at least one shipment was largely madeup of cases packed in this manner, all of whichbore the stamp of approval of the VictorianGovernment.

How, 01 by whom, the final examination ofthese goods ismade before shipment wedo notknow, but (and on this point we wish to be veryemphatic) it is totally inadequate.

The careless (not to use a stronger term)man-ner of packing New Zealand rabbits this yearis, with one or twe exceptions, very marked*Shippers have apparently relied on their repu-tation of-past seasons, and shipments of goodswith the names of well-known packers on thecrates, with

"specially selected," "specialgrade," o± what not added as descriptive ofthe contents, havecontained a large percentageof stale and putrid rabbits. This can be no"ship damage," a9wehaveexamined hundredsof crates in which there have been some good,bright rabbits, together with those absolutelyputrid. The goodreputation of certain brandshas entirelygone, and instead of tradesmen ask-ing for this or that shipper's goods, we con-

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23. 1901stantly receive communications such as

"Send

me any mark except So-and-so's.'Iheie was ne^er a seJ3on with such bright

prospects for good, honestly-packed rabbits,nor one in which the good? have been so ume-hable. Prices are lower generally, be=ic!eswhich the market is flooded with good? muchb»'o\v quoted maiket prices, on account of thescandalously bad packing.

The tutuip of the tiade is 111 tlio packcis.'hands, and if they pack honestly and ship insound condition, that future will be a goodone, if thoy do not, the trade is doomed.

We write this as " dealers handling no 111-cor.sideiablo quantities, we are not importers,and arc thankful that we arc not.

Kerry and Hull.Central Markets,London,

No.ember 12, 1900.

though fed with a golden spoon from a silvermanger cannot give pure milk. Succulentfood, preserved without mould, acid, or must,must be provided. The cows that give thomilk that give the food nnd medicine to per-haps the largest, toughen, and longest-livedfamily of

'cranks

'on the face of the earth are

fed liberally with roots every winter of theirlives."

The idea of parasitical and infectious mala-dies of which we now hear so much occupiedalso the mind of Moses. He indicates withgreat wisdom the animals to be used as food,excluding those liable to parasites, a& swine,rabbita, and hares. He prescribes the thorough bleeding of animals to be eaten, andth'» burning of the fat. It has been estab-lished that it is precisely the blood ai,d thefat which are most liable to retairfparasiticgerm? and carry infection. The Talmud,moreover, directs that the liver, lungs, andspleen shall be carefully scrutinised. Pre-cisely: those organs are■ especially liable todisease. In several rrspects the Mosaic lawis declared tohave anticipated modern scienceby several thousand years. Throughout theentire historyof Israel the wisdom of the anci-ent law-giversin these respects lias been shownin a remarkable degree. In times of ppsti-lence the Bcbrews have suffered less thanothers. At the.time of the Black Death 0.7*18-1350), which carried off a quarter of thepopulation'of Europe, the Jews were afflictedbut lightly on acccunt of their simple andwholesome living. As regards longevity andgeneral health they have in every age beennoteworthy. At the present time in the lifeinsurance offices the life of a Jew is taid tobe worthmuch-more than that ofmen of otherstock. Sir Moses Montefiore died at 100, andin his great age, as well as in so many otherwaj-s,he is only a typeof his nation.

that compensation would be paid, granted theapplication. The present case was an appealfrom the warden's decision. For the appel-lant (Beattie), Mr John Moffett, instructedby Mr J. B.Nichol, appeared; and the re-spondents (Wallis Bros.) were represented byMr E. R. Bowler. It was pointed out thatthe appellant's land was held undei a title of1876, that the whole of the water was re-quired for dairying purposes, and that therights to it had been vested in the appellantby Crown grant. Mr Moffett said that theMining Act, no doubt, gave the commissioner,in his capacity as warden, power to grant■water for industrial and manufactuaing pur-poses, but seeing that the whole of the waterwas requiredby the freeholder for the indus-try in which he was engage^ it would be un-just to take it away from him. Such a cas.e■was not contemplated by the act. The acthad been framed to prevent freeholders fromacting the "dog in the manger" with largestreams running through their properties:toprevent a course of conduct thai; would bedetrimental to any industry or manufacture.But in such a case as this, where the stream"was small and all the water was necessaryto the freeholder who was using it for indus-trial purpo?es, it would be unreasonable togrant the water to anyone else. No amountof compensation would make up for the losshis client would sustain if the water weretaken from him. The farm would c-ease tobea farm as far as dairying was concerned.

A long technical argument ensued betweencounsel, and Mr Bowler urged the case for'the respondents, pointing out that the water■was absolutely necessary if a large and im-portant industry was to be carried on.

His Honor said that seeing that the quan-tity of water was small, and that the appel-lant had acquired his rights from the Crown,and that, according to testimony, the water"was only sufficient for the purposes of thefarm, he certainly thought that the rightsgranted by the Crown should have priorityover any rights recently conferred by statuteupon others. His Honor expressed his sym-pathy with Wallis Bros, in their unfortunateposition. The-appeal was granted, with costs(£l6 18s 4d) to the appellant.

Mr Bowler asked hi3Honor to fix thevalueof the water rights at £305, in order toenable him to carry the case to the Court ofAppeal, a.3 the matter was of vital importanceto his clients.— Mr Mcffett objected, as thecase was closed and judgment given.

— HisHonor asked Mr Bowler if he would be pre-pared topay that amount for the water rights,and Mr Bowler said his clients would.— MrMoffett agreed to accept the offer, providedthat his client was allowed to retain half ahead of water. This wouldallow Wallis Bros,two and a-half heads out" of the amountgranted by the commissioner.

—Mr Bowler

could not see his way to agree to these condi-tions, and the case terminated.

TUBERCULOSIS AND THEPUB-LIC HEALTH.

greater boon could be conferred on a community of dairy farmers !

Those who advocate dividing the land intoholdings of limited area may instance theWaimale Plains as- a triumphant lllu^tiationof the success of the system when applied tothe distribution of land of good quality, andfavoured by its convenient position and otl-ernatural advantages. There the district israpidly acquiring the sp'p'ilanee of a hugevillage or town of scattered houses (built onlarge <-ettion=, certainly), so comenientlyplaced that a &etller may stand on hi? dooi-&tep and «hout friendly greetings to hi? neigh-bour (it best to put it bo, though occasion-ally Imust confess the ear of the passer-byis shocked by interchanges of compliment*couched in language abounding in warmth ofexpression, but distinctly unfriendly in sub-stance). The gieat problem here

— oversha-dowing e^en the progress of events in SouthAfrica

—is how in obtain roads and bridges,

find having managed (often Ly "ways thatare dark and tricks that are \ain") to ha\ethem made, how to have them kept in orderandmsunta nod «o that there may be no movethan ji^r an ordinary eliance of breakingone's crap, or possibly one'o ijeck, in driv-ing out mid in to the domicile. There iscertainly no deaith of "roads" on paper,but made roads— well, "that's another ques-tion," and of good metalled roads, kept ingood order, there are simply none, with theexception, maybe, of some of the roads inclose proximity to and running parallel withthe railway line. Elsewhere the roads arein most pitiable plight, and especially is thistho case on the plains where the main lines,at one time metalled and in good order, arerapidly breaking up and becoming dangerousfrom constant wear and tear and want ofattention. The main coastal road from Ha-wera to New Plymouth—

a distance of, say,63 miles—

passes through the townships ofOpunake and Manaia, as well as about eightcr nine smaller villages, and the remainderof the land lying handy to the road is thicklypopulated by (for the most part) small da;ryfarmers, except in the case of a few largeblocks near Parihaka, which remain still inthe hands of the natives, enjoying this im-munity probably from the fart that theseblocks are too barren and profitless to haieexcited the cupidity of the w-'.ite man suffi-ciently to cause him to add them to his "bur-dens."

Over this long strip of coastal country noother means are available for the transit ofgoods and passengers but the main road, savein the solitary instance of the little pori ofOpunake, wherea jetty and moorings occupya partially shelterednook imder theheadlandon which the town stands, and where a con-siderable quantity of cargo is landed;butthe traffic is irregular, being too dependenton the state of the weather to obtain muchfavour with the settlers and storekeepers out-side of the neighbourhood of the town itself,who prefer to obtain their supplies by wayof themoreexpensive, but certainly morere-liable, overland route. The little harbour,however, is merely in its infancy, and, so far,remains comparatively untried. The firstwharf, in the erection of which Governmentmoney was employed, having been very stu-pidly built on hard Australian wood piles,was completely destroyed in a few monthsby the ravages of that extremely active andmuch-dreaded sea-borer, the teredo. Thepresent jetty has been constructed by a pri-vate company, to whom certain powers havebeen granted by Government, and the under-structure is of totara timber, protected bycopper sheathings. This somewhat primi-tive experiment in harbour-making is beinganxiously watched by the settlers of the ad-jacent districts, and if the venture provesitaelf by withstanding the combined effortsof storm and teredo for a few years more,there may yet be a brilliant future in storefor our only port.

FARMNOTES.A NEW BEEF ANIMAL.

Mr J. Nicol'on, Wett Melbourne, wiites: —Mr C. A. Benbov. writingon the subject ofobtaining more variety in meal-, mentions theAfrican eland as n suitable animal for mtio-ducmg into the domestic cire'e of ammalp.

Dr Livingstone describes it as the mo=t mpg-nificent of all antelopes. It is one of tho=ewhich are sometimes called

"bovine"'

ante-lopes, because they approximate the ox tribe,and are more bulky in form than antelopes ingeueial. It stands fully sft high, and weighsfrom 7ewt to 9cwt. It is generally very fat,is gentle, and its flesh much esteemed,particularly the muscles of the thighs, whichare dried like tongues. Vise-Qunt Hill, atHawkcstone Park, Salop, in1859, killed onefor his table. It weighed 11761b as it dropped,huge as a shorthorn, but with bones not halfthe size. It was tried in every fashion—roast ribs, broiled steaks, filet saute, boiledaitchbone, etc.

— and in all gave evidence ofthe fact that a new meat of surpassing valuehad been added to' the products of Englishparks. Travellers and sportsmen say thattho male eland is unexcelled in the quality ofits flesh by ai>y ruminant in South Africa,that it grows to an enormous size, and layson fat withas great a faculty as a true short-horn, while in texture and flavour it is infi-nitely superior. These animals only want tobe known in Australia, and their meatscould be grown with great profit foi Europe,since the perfection of the freezing processenables us to transport meat safply. Privateenterprise, on the look-out for a new profit-able investment, would find this a sure andreliable recompense.

PORK EXPORT TRADE.With reference to the openingup of a trade

in frozen pork withEngland, Mr Martin, Vic-torian Secretary of Agriculture,states thatthedepartment some weeksago wrote to Mr J.M.Sinclair, its representative in London, inquir-ing as to the best time of the year for ship-ping fresh pork from Victoria, and also forinformation as to the most suitable size,weight, and slso current prides. A replywas received by the last mail, in which itwas stated that the largest consumption offresh pork commences towards the end ofAugust, and continues till the end of March.Good prices were generally realised in thelast week of August and the first week of Sep-tember, but after that and up to the end ofOctober supplies, especially from Holland,were plentiful, causing an easier range ofvalues, and December and January were thebest months, the cold weather favouring theconsumption of fresh pork.

The size and weight of pigs suitable forthis trade was from 501b to 801b, anythinglarger than the latter beingregarded as exces-sive for the requirements, and realising lessvalue. Exporters in the United States, ifshipping fresh pork suitable for roasting orsausage-making from animals between 801band 1001b, did not send the hind legs, bellypieces, or feet, the rest of the pig, exceptingthe head, being cut into suitable-sized pieces,each of thesebeingcovered witha linen wrap-per, and packed inneat small pine cases, withopenings in the ends and sides for the pas-sage of cold air in the refrigerating chamber.

All carcases under 801b weight were sententire. The pork should not be too fat, thecarcases being well-conditioned, but withplenty of lean meat. The first shipmentsfrom the United States were of over-sizedanimals, and the exporters lost money onthese consignments. Prices for Americanfrozen pork ranged from 4d to 5-id per lb,a probable average being about 4£d. Vic-torianpork, if shipped in good condition anaof the class required for the trade, would nodoubt realise the same prices.— Australasian.

Gore A. and P. Show.TO THE EDITOS.

Sir,— lnreading a report of a meetirg of theGore A and P. Association, which appearedin your issue of the 16th inst., Iwas surprisedto see that Mr W. Dunlop, who poses as anauthority on show matters, could not replyto my letter without handing it over to thedirectors of the Gore A. and P. Association.Inote in their attempt to save him they havefailed. They statp that Mr Dunlop enteredthe entire Vanquisher m Mr Cupples's name.If so, why did Mr Dunlop lead the horse intothe show ring when he knew he was not hisown bona fide property? When Mr Dunlopreceived the prize ticket, reference to the num-ber on the horse showed that it correspondedwith the number in the catalogue, which saidMr Dunlop was the owner of Vanquisher. Re-lying on the catalogue, which was an officialrecord of tha exhibits, subject to the rulesthe association,Itook exception to rule Xo.1 not having been complied with. Moreover,the secretary says had Igofie to him he wouldhave explained matters. For his informationImay state that Ihad no interest to conserve.Before closingIthank him for the complimentpaid me. andIshall accept it for what it is■worth.—Iaiji, etc.,

William Waddell.Roughcraig Farm, Ja-nuarj 17.

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objection will be cut from under yon if thenew information is allowed?

Mr Paterson:That is so, your Worship.Mr Fraser said that the offences were iden-

tically the same in the two informations, andhe suggested to his friend that his argu-ment might be presented with greater forcewhen the prosecution entered on the secondseries of chaiges, that were not yet before thecourt.

Mr Paterson agieed to leserve the point,and on behalf of his client pleaded guilty tothe charge.

Mr Fraser, in commentingon the case, saidthat the defendant was a cordial manufacturer,carrying on business inBalciutha. Counselconceived it to be his duty, in connection withthis information, to point out one or two factsto his Worship. Defendant was carrying on atrade whereby he could earn a respectablelivelihood, without deliberately breaking thelaw. The fact that the breach was deliberate,and that the

/trade carried on by him was a

large, one might be presumed from the exten-sive seizure of liquor made on his premises.A short time after the alleged offence was com-mitted, Oil January 9, his place was raided, andthere were found 11 gallons of whisky, twokegs of beer, and nearly four dozen bottles ofbeer. This showed the magnitude of the tradehe was doing. It was also his duty to pointout to his Worship the enormou% difficulty thatthe police had to secure cases against sly giog-sellers in that district, and of the very heavyexpense incurred by the Crown in so doing.The Clutha was probably the most trouble-some district in the whole colony, and theoutside public had no idea of the amount ofworiy it csused the Police department, orthe care and ingenuity required to bring of-fenders to justice. He submitted that it wasnot a case where the slightest considerationwas called for as far as the-dalendant was con-cerned. It wag not the case of a man whohad hadhi3license taken awayby the popularvote. It was the case of one who deliberatelyembarked on law-breaking, of sly grog-selhagin aprohibited district.

Mr Ppterson said that Mr Fraser had nomeans of proving th?t defendant's trade was alar.ge one. They were naked to meet a, chargeof selling, and he thought it fair that the pro-secution should set out the facts it relied onfor a conviction, andhe woald ask him tonar-rate the incidents thatthe prosecution referredto in the charge.

Mr Fraser replied that he hr.d said that theextent of defendant's trade might be presumedfrom the quantity of liquor seized on his pre-mises. Defendant had pleaded guilty to thesale, and the circumstances did not concerncounsel any further. Counsel then leferred tothe case of Moir and Christie, on which adecision was given by Mr Justice Williams. j

Mr Paterson:Imade whatIconsidered a,reasonable request: that the circumstances Isurrounding the actual sale should be nar- irated. I

Mr Fraser " My friend is quite at liberty to jgive the facts. i

Mr Psterson then eaid thaton the date men-tioned defendant wrs asked for a dozen bottlesoE beer. The liquor was aßked for by somoyoung men who were sending ofi a companionin the railway service. They asked Marshallto oblige him by supplying the beer, but horeplied" "Ihavenobeer;Ican't do it." Theyurged him, a,nd he then, said he had only fivebottles, and he agreed to get the balance fioina neighbour. He got no payment, and hadneverbeen paid.

Mr Fraoer: The baer was paid for.Mr Paterson:Iwill sdmit that it was paid

for if ray friend Bays co. Ky instructionswere that it wss not paid for. As to defend-ant's character, he could call evidence to showthat he was ahighly respectable man. Every-one in the court would give evidence to thateffect.

Mr Grigor, sperking in mitigation of anypenalty, said that prior to the charge nothinghad ever been biought against defendant'scharacter. Defendant threw himself on themercy of the court. His Worship's powerswere laige;the law merely stated what themaximum penalty was to be, and counsel sub-mitted that it should only be inflicted wherethe offence was aggravated by.crrcum3tances ofa revolting type. In comparison with < vh"roffences that had been brought under the Li-censing Act, he thought the one before thecourt should be lenient'y treated. In con-junctionwith the fp.ct thai a qiiantity of liquorwas found on the premises, it should be re-membered that a certain amount was neces-sary in the- manufacture of cordials. i

His Worship■ The people of New Zealandhave sent 72 members to form a Parliament.That Parliament year after year makes laws.One of them ia thst the people of a district ,may please themsel es as to whether or not ;they choose to hive licensed houses in theirdistrict. In this particular district thepeople have decided by a majority that thereshall be no licenses. The duty of a mac;is- 'trate asIconceive it is to assist in carryirgout that wish, and the law as agreed to andordered to be done. The magistrate is theservant of Parliament, to administer the law .as he finds it. Then in considering as to thepenalty, what warning has been given the

'offender hitherto? Ido think, speaking from

'the experience of a great many years, that Ithere are times, when first offences ajre com-mitted, that magistrates should commence by <inflicting the lesser punishments. If the of- jfence continues, it is his duty to raise thepenalty, even as high as it is nrovided. Ijtook charge of this district ISmonths ago-, and jbegan by being lenieri, but as the result ofexperienceIfind that smaU penalties ara of!no avail. Therefore,Imust co-tmpc to raise|themuntil this blot is wiosd out from amongst |the people os long as they defy the law. Itmust be pleasant to defendant to hear thatall the people in the court ov in the townhave such s good opinion of him. I(im sorrythat a mnn of such excellent character shouldhave broken the law. He is convicted andfined J240, with full costs. Professional costswere disallowed, and the court costs and wit-nesses' expenses amounted to £1 13s. The fine j.was ordered to bs paid forthwith, in defaultone month's imprisonment.

John Gibbons M'Donell was then charged ,on -a similar information with selling beer'on]December 10 at Baicluthe, and through hiscounsel pleaded guilty.

Mr Fraser said th?t defendant was the ownerof several dwelling houses in Eqlclutha. Hispremises were raided on January 9, when 24bottles of gin, 9J gallons of vhipky, 10 bottlesof brandy, 10 gallons of beer, and 43 quartbottles of beer were found.

Mr Paterson and Mr Gnpor intimated thatthey did not wish to pddress the court.Accused was then fined £10. costs £1 6s, to boppid foithwith, in default one month's lm-

piisonmcnt.Alexander Bain (undefended) pleaded guiltyto Felling beer on December 9 at Balciutha.Mr Fraser said that accrsed was the pro-

prietor of a boarding house formerly known asthe Farmer*' Arms Hotel. His premises wereraided on January 9, and a quantity of liquorfound.

The same penalty was imposed as in thoprevious cases, a^d Dn application for timeto pay was refused. The costs amounted to£2 5s 6d.

Willirm Allan, defended by Messrs Pater=onand Grigor, pleaded £;i'i!ty to selling whisky,beer, and brandy on December 6 at Bal-c'ut'ia.

Mi Fraser =ail t'l-tt pecu-fd v.,is a hoiidi".;>-hoiis3 keeper, and ptood an the cm;e po-it oaas Bain.. WLcii his yi-emi&sa were m^ied

HSAVY FINES INFLICTED.

FIVE SLY GROG-SELLERS SENT TOGAOL.

At the Police Court, Balclutha, on Friday, anumber of prosecutions for sly grog-selling andkeeping liquor for sale came before Mr H. A.Stratford, S.M.

William Marshal] was charged with onJanuary 4, 1901, unlawfully selling beer with-out a license.

Mr J. F.M. Frsser (instructedby InspectorPardy) appeared to prosecute, Mr N.Patersonand Mr R. Grigor appeared to defend.

Mr Fraser asked leave to substitute for theinformat.on read, another charging accusedtb«t on January 4 at Balclutha, he did unlaw-fully sell certain alcoholic liquors within themeaning of

"The Licensing Act,1881," andits

amendments, to wit, beer, Balciutha beingsituated in the Clutha licensing district, a li-censing district within the meaning of " TheLicensing Act, 1881," and a licensing districtthe electors whereof have duly determined inmanner prescribed by the licensing acts thatno licenses be granted therein, and one inwhich on tho said 4th of Janmry-,1901, no li-censes were in fores.

Mr Paterson said that he had no objectionto it bemg done, but he would make an appli-cation for an adjournment to consider theposition. The new summons was only servedon defendant five or ten minutes previously.On the previous information laid under theact of 1881 he intended to raise a technicalobjection winch he could not raise under thenew mfoimation. It wrs on]y reasonable,therefore, that he should be allowed two orthiee hours to consider the position.

His Woislnp. Did you hear the assertionb_v Mr Fraser that the charge on tlie meritsis substantial}' tho same'

Mt Paterson iet>lied affirmatively, but saidthat it was not so. Under the act of 1881 thecharge was of "?el]mg without a license.

'Under that a-ct the neiialtics weie fixed at am^imum of £Z0 fo: the fust offence, £100 forthe second, and three months' imprisonmentfor a third. Under the act of lS'io provisionwss made for a penolty cf £50 for ths first of-fence, and imprisonment fo~ subsequent of-fciices vithouu the option of a fine. TKe factv.as that the xiifornia+iou laid xnicW the actof ISSI was fc 'eHiPig liquor without s iicc-nse,anc' he vps >r_ch;iel to think tiiat that was]'oi <ir.offer.ca m tlie distiict, aro. .t wa~doubtful v.'K.-I'Cf Cii't'.a v.as ,i Lroi1

-nt< ilis-

tricl o'- not.ILs lYoish.p: Ita"'3 it :iov/ tint join re-

marks may be reduced to tins. A technical

WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.Theordinary meeting of this County Council

was held in the County Council Chambers,Palmerston, on Saturday last, at which therewere present— The Chairman (Mr T. Muir)., CrsW. E. Griffin, M. Isbister, R. Matheson, &..S.Matheson,D. W. Phillips,D.Ross,J. Ross,andJ. Stewart.

FINANCE.Accounts for the month amounting to £551

3s 2d be passed for payment.inspector's reports.

Macraes Riding.— In this riding the roadswere in fair order and the contracts m goodprogress, but the district roads were made al-most impassable owing to the number of ob-structions on the roads inthe shape of so-calledgates, which were mostlydouble hurdles hungby wire and fastenedby wke,and in some partsthere were as many as three in 20 chains ofroad. Anyone travelling on a windy day hadto go and get stones to block the gates back, orto raise the whole structure off the ground,be-fore he could pass through. Another form ofgate was a barbed wire across 'the road, whichwas strained to open and shut. There were noobjections to open and shut a single well-pro-viaed gate, but those referred to impeded atraveller's progress.

— The council resolved toinstruct the clerk to give the owners of landupon which gates were requirednotice to applyto the council forpermission to erect the same.

Green ValleyRiding.— Theroadmblock VIIIin this riding had been finished, as also theone in the Waitaki County, and thay would nodoubt give the travelling public satisfaction.

—Received.

Dunback Riding — Part of the road in thisriding leading to Mr E. G. Allen's land hadbeen finished, and tenders called for the re-mainder. Theroad had also been formedacrossthe Shag River to Dunback from Glengarryfarm, and the boundary road at the Meadow-bank Riding had been attended to. The bridgeat Miller's farm had also been attended to.Park Hill had encroached on the reserve atDunback. He couldtake in water from the riverbelow the crossing, if he couldnotget it onhisown land.— Received;and previous resolutionof council adhered to.

COfiHESPONDEKC'E.The Secretary, Treasury, "Wellington, wrote

informing the council that the Tate of intereston the loan had been reduced to 4|per cent.,and that next half-year's payment would becharged accordingly — Received.

M*Gradie Bros., Palmerston, wrote asking tohave something done to Scratchback road, lead-ing to their place. Some of the grades requiredreducing. They pointed out that it had beensome time since anythinghadbeen done to theroad.— The application was referred to the in-spactor for a report.

TheMining Registrar, Naseby, wrote statingthat Mr N. M. Sligo was the registered ownerof a Special quartz claim of 20 acres, situatedin the district of Highlay, one mile and a-halfcast of Donaldson's battery; length 600 yards,and width 160 yards. The claim hadnot beensuiveyed, and consequently there was no planin existence.— Received.

Mr.J. Kennedy, Flag Swamp, wrote statingthat he was willing to allow the deviation onhis land for road from Dunback on conditionthat the fence was made thoroughly secure,andthat no gates were erected. He also drew atten-tion to a gate erected by Mr G. Coutts acrossthe Stoneburn road, which hadbeen open for aperiod of nine months, and last month it wasClosed, and going r.p lato trith a.load, the nightbeing dark,he narrowly escaped a serious acci-dent. Mr Coutts had not a sense of right toerect a gote, not having any ground adjoiningthe road, one side bsing in occupation of him(Mr Kennedy) and the other side in that of MrA. Sutherland.— Referred to the inspector.

Mr J. D. Ritchie, secretary Agricultural de-partment,Wellington, wrote stating that m re-sponse to the request of local bodies the depait-ment had decided to take up the work of dairyinspection from Ist January, 1901, embracingcowsheds, milk houses, conveyance.3, etc., aswell as the caitle on daiyy farms from whichthe milk supply was disposed of for local con-sumption, but milk shops would be left to bedealt with by the local authorities

— Received.The Engineer. Maniototo County Council,

Na=eby, forwardpd the fol'owing copy of aresolution passed by that body:

—"That this

council are of opinion that the inspector ofwork3(Mr Murren) during the repairs of 'theTaieri bridgp, Hyde,should be paid 88 per day;that intimation of this opinion be given theWaihemo County Council; also, that this coun-cil are willing to pay half of his wages, com-puted at such rate, if the WRihemo CountyCouncil will agree to do likewise." — Agreed toby the council.'Mr M. E. Parkhill. Dunback. wrote statingthat having got permission to put a wingdamin the river to water his cattfe, and to put tvogates on fo asMr Diummord could get alongin time of his;h flood, that when the fence wasnearlyupMr Drummondraised anobjection »ndsaid "he knew nothing about it,after agreeingwith Mr Aitcheson andhimself The objectionwas represented to have arisen from pure spite,and wanting the river bed for his cows

—Re-

ceived, the council deciding not to interfere in

the matter.The Clerk. Waikouaiti County Council, wrote

intimating that his council decided to adhereto the terms of tbe council's letters of November99 andDecember IS rePleasant River bridge—Received.

Mr A. D. Bell, Shag Valley station, apnliedfor a plank to bp placed across the Shng Riveron th<» Mncraes District load between there andMr Mair's homestead. If the council suppliedthe plank, he undertook the responsibility ofSx'ng it—The application to b° granted.

Tbe ITjitier-secretary, Co'onial Secretary'soffice. Wellington, applied for a list of tbe namesand addresses of per°ons in the county to whomauctioneers' licenses hrd been issued by thecouncil for the. year from Jpnwaiy, 190] — Re-ceived;no licenses hnving been issued by thecouncil. *"

The Department of Public Hoilth, Welling-ton, wiote drawing attention fo the contents ofa lersrthy circular, and inviting the co-operationof th» couicil '51 CRrrrinsr out the 7irovisio"sof theHoalth Act. with a viewto Erecting iece=-sarv srmtary ?

-eforms — R°coived.

The SecreV-v Treasury. Wellinpfori. wroteint.~int'--s ih"t tlHo mit-s of £'2 ',:>« ?J prolJfe^srevenue 'and £1 Us me- hrd ber-i ien. tt»dto fhp <"-oclit of -V rovi*y fiu-i k+ ih" Ernkof ]\Tew Z^ikl. Pan--' '■>.— R^ '-.cd.

Thp YaUi.-r-opne.'l, Wellington, fo-vc'f'c-d s.circular inreference to the paymentof the co^t

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 1901

THE GARDEN.

of valuation rolls, revising same, and the con-cessions made by the Government in dispensingwith one portion and apportioning the paymentof the balance.— Received.

DErUTATIONS.Messrs W. Craig and J. Dalziel waited on

the council to urge some repairs to what isdescubed as

"the Old Dunstan road," leading

to their properties in the Blue Mountain Rid-ing, which was represented to be almost im-passable, and the ford crossing the Shag Riverwas in need of certain improvements. Thefence was also represented to be out of repair,and an embankment required some attention.—The matter was referred to the inspector to re-port as to the condition of the roads, and toattend to the repairs necessary to the crossing.

Mr P. M'Leod, Waihemo, appeared in re-ference to the expenditure of "

thirds"

and"fourths

"accrued from his small grazingrun,

and entered at considerable length into themerits of the application for the

"benefit of

the new members." Ths expenditure of theland revenue had been before the council sometwo years ago, and had been impoundedby theLandBoardpending the settlement of the ques-tion, the council being of opinion that theycould not legally expend the money on a roadthat led through the run and slopped at theentrance to Mr M'Leod's piivate property.

After considerable discussion, the council re-solved— "

That provided Mr M'Leod sign anagreement givinga right of road through hisprivate property, the land revenue r.ow lyingin the h?nds of the Land Board, accrued fromhis small-grazing run,be expended in openingup the road he applies for."

OTHER MATTERS.Mr J. Ritchie was appointed dog tax col-

lector for the county, the unsuccessful appli-cants beingH. Walker, T.M'Lew, F.AY. Venn,and W. H. Glover.

Applications for renewal of slaughterhouselicenses were granted to Messrs D. and E.Lefevre,J. Eggers, and A. Fraser.

Thequestion of the appointmentof a surface-man to fill up a vacancy in the Macraes Bidingwas brought up and discussed, and two appli-cations for the position considered, when theselection wa3 left 111 thehands of the inspeotorif such an appointment was deemed necessary.The general opinion, however, was expressedthatno chpngeshould be made until after har-vest, and then it was suggested that an.altera-tion from the present system should' be madein the direction of allocating certain districtsto each surfaceman and defining the boundaries.It was also suggested as worthy of considera-tion that all the surfacemen should be dispensedwith, and applications invitedfor all the ridings,but no action to be taken in the meantime.The question as to whether the council or theinspector should have the right of appoint-ment was discussed.

"When the services of Mr Millen were underconsideration in connection with the TaieriRiver bridge, the inspector referred in compli-mentary terms to the attention Mr Millen hadpaid during the construction of the bridge, andto the liberality of the council in recognisinghis services in the manner they hntl-The tender of Robertson and Steel for con-tract 404 (formation of Stoneburn road) andcontract 405 (formation of road and removalof fencing. Dunback Riding), £30 10s and £4119s respectively were accepted.

The Chairman brought under the attentionof the council the practice of bicycle racingon the county roads to the risk of horsemenand vehicles, and pointed out that in the eventof any accident happening <he council wouldbe liable if they permitted what was a breachof their bye-lays, and a resolution was carriedto the effect that -(he constable's attentionshould be called to the mutter.

The haiif-yearly balance sheet having be*nreceived from the Auditor-general duly certi-fied, the chairman was authorised to sign thesame.

THE CLUTHA LICFNSINGPROSE-CUTIONS.

FINED £35 AND COSTS.(From Our Own Correspondent.1

GORE, January 16.Annie Walsh, proprietor of the late

.Pukerau Hotel, was charged to-day beforeMr Stratford, S.M., with selling twoglasses of beer on January 3.

The police raided the place on the 9thand found half a bottle of whisky, eightbottles of hock, a bottle of claret, and anempty beer cask.

The defendant pleaded guilty: and wasfined £35 and costs (7s), indefault 21days'imprisonment. A month was allowed topay the fine.

Pukeraxi was included in Clutha elec-torate after the la-st census.

THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

AN INCREASE OF WAGES.WELLINGTON, Jarmarv 18.

Swn» time a^o the Railway depaitmentI decidsd to raise the waq°s of its day

labourers by 6d per day. Later on theblacksmiths and boilermakers got a similar

j l-ise, and the Minister has nwv decided toextend the increased remuneration to all

) artisans in tlie Government Workshop*.This means an increased annual expenditureof £20,000.

CURE FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL.

i During last May an infant child of ourI neighbour was suffering from cholera in-

fantum. The doctor3had given up allhop^siof recovery. Itook a bottle of Chamber-lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy

I to the house, telling them Ifelt sure itwould do good if used according to direc-

1 tions In two days' time the child had fullyreco\ered. The child is now vigorous and'

I healthy. Ihave recommended this remedyfrequently and havenever knownit to fail.

—Mrs Curtis Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio. SolJby all dealers. Price, Is 6d and 3s,

OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. !FLOWER GARDEN.— During the continu-

ance of -dry weather, any large shrubs whichwere transplanted during last winter shouldihave an occasional soaking of water, as suchjhave not yet hpd time to send tfeeir roots downinto the moist and cool soil, which enables themito withstand a dry season., which is often fatal.to large plants only partially established.ZEeaths, azaleas, camellias, boiomas, and simi-lar hard wooded plants should not be allowedvto suffer from want of water, asmany ,of theseSlavesuch fine thread-like roots, and if allowed"rto become dust-dry they perish,and the plants,>»s a consequence, die or fall into bad health(from which they rarely recover. Tall-growmgflilies, which are now showing their flower buds,shouldhave stonstakes, andeach shoot shouldtbo securely tied. If masses of the lancifohum■type are planted at intervals among the larger"shrubs, a very fine effect is produced in early:iautumn, and if planted deeply they require noattention beyond anannual dressing ofananure,"and the necessary staking and tying. Holly-fliocks should also be secured against damageffoy wind. These showy plants are 'doing better"than formerly, as the troublesome fungoid di-sease which used to make their culture almostdmposPible has :n some gardens entirely disap-peared. Tbe present time is favourable* forteowing seed of these p'lvnts for blooming nestseason; sow in boxes of rich soil and grow on*is freely,aspossible", so as to make strongplants/before winter. Many other perennials may beeowii now, and grown, on by pricking off assoon as large enough into boxes. Thus"ireated, phlox, dclplnninum, pentstemon,yyrethiuria, auiicula, carnation, fox-glove, sweetwiUiam, wallflower, and pansy, iftownduringthis month will make strong plantsfor nest season. Roseinvda "may now be in-serted, always giving the. stocks a soaking of/water,before operating. seed pods shouldbexickedoff the rosebushes as soon asthe flowersifade; this is. too oftenneglected, and the plantsare iob"bed of much support by the formationcf seed.■ T'EUIT GAIIDEN.— Bud peaches, apricots,'xv^isrines cherry, andplum trees

— tie and se-cure the shoots from growth,cutting them down.to three or four eyes, and take away all suckers.'jßemove weak wood and suckers from currantand gooseberries Thin laspbemos, leavingonly a few canes for next year's crop, takingspecial care to cut out all the old canes asjsoon as they have done fruiting to destroy theVborer. This is the secret of getting good ciops.SStop the rapidgrowthof strawberry lunners.In"the vinery dining the day the temperaturemay(bekept ar between 80 to 85 degrees,and duringAhe night about 70 degrees. Thin out theHoundies of gTapes, keeping up a steady, moist(heat with afree circulation of air; a, liberal sup-"ply of clpar water to the roots of the vines williijeneiit the fruit.

KITCHEN GARDEN.— AII vacant landshould by this- time have been planted with agood supply of the various wmier,vegetables.dn dry seasons many of these ciops. becomeitadly affected with aphis. One of the best pie-ventives is to have the crop plantedupon richland which has been deep'.y worked. If the3>lauts are kept growing vigoiously, there is notftialf the risk of then becoming blighted asthere is wheu tUe> become stunted and stag-nant in growth. A good supply of plants for[later planting should be provided by makinga, further sowing of Savoy,broccoli, cauliflower,iScotch kale, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage, in'"such, quantities as are hkeiy to be required.-S'nrther sowing of turnips should be made, if %moist piecs'oi soil or p good positionnear apxo-■"minent water supply 13 available. Unless this"crop can be keptsteadily growing all throughvine hob and dry weather, the plants are seldomfit for tf.ble. Where these conditions cannot be

.attained aiiy further sowings snould be deferred.until March, r.s the weather is more suitable>then. Cucumbers -and vegetable marrowsshould now be growing lapidly. They will re-quire the soil to be kept legu'aily moist, andifliquid manure cpn be given once a week insufficient quantities to soak down to the sub-soil it will help them considerably. Any bar-ren shoots or such as tend to ov^iciowd should"\>e removed and the leading snoots should bestopped occasionally. Where any onions, car-Tots. parsnips, etc., are being saved for seedproduction, the tops should be secured fromdamage by wind and rain, as they becomevery top heavy and soon snap clean off. Duringdry weather it is important that they should be.watered, so as to fill the seeds out to their fulleize.

■ GREENHOUSE AND FRAMES.— Many of"the early flowering pelargoniums will now go"out of bloom. The plants should then bef)laced ouiside in the full sunshine, and al-

owed to ripen off the young growths. Theyeliould be watered as required, although they■willnotneed somuch moisture as whenmakingItheir growth. Stil they must not be allowed toBuffer or flag. The new growths should, undertthis treatment, become quite hard and brownHn colour, nrior to being cut down in March.

of all sections and fuchsias shouldIfurnish theprincipal display of bloom for some"itinie. By the aid of liquid manures and carefulshade and picking over, thp=e maybe kept in-'*he best possible condition for a long time."Coleus plants,if insmall pots,should be potted

" ion into larger sizes. They should continue togrowand furnish auseful disr-lay of colour forIthe season until the cold weather sets in. The{various winter flowering plants will requiretattention, as they must be kept EteadUy grow-ingon. Most of them require acool and shadedtposition; the full rays of the sun are detri-mental to such plants as primulas, cinerarias,andcalceolarias, which require the coolest posi-tions available.

If you v.'ish to grow vegetables successfullyand with comfort, buy a '"'Planet Jr" wheplhoe. Full paniculars fioin NiJillO AND ,Blaib, Dunsdia. '

IThe gunboat Piotortor returned to Adelaicta

oil January 7,nftrr up in Chuie^a waters.T'ne creiv had an cnthuaa^Uc wekouio

there were found half abottla of whisky, halfa bottle of brandy, half a bottle of gin, and' fivegallons of beer. His case differed from theothers in this respect They were all first of-fenders under the act of 1895, but accused"was fined for sly grog-selling in October last.

:It was his first offence, however, as far as thepenalty clause was concerned, but his pre-vious conviction was an aggravation of theoffence.

His Worship said that had this case beenibrought before him under the act of 1881, onj the merits of the case he would have probably

fined accused £75. "Under the act of 1695 hemust trept him as a first offender. Conse-

■ quently the penalty would be the same a<s mthe cases already disposed of. The costsamounted to £1 ss.

James Smith Vial, jun., pleaded guilty toselling beer at Balclutha on December 6.

I Mr Paterson and Mr Grigor appeared for| defendant.

Mr Fraser said that the circumstances were! similar to those surrounding Allan's case ini regard to a previous conviction. When his

premises were raided the police discovered 12gallons of whisky, an 18-gallon keg of beer, abottle of gin, and a bottle containing port

', wine.A fine of £40 and costs (£1 ss) was inflicted.George Vial pleaded glulty to selling beer at

Owaka on December 16.| Mr Fraser said that defendant was a board-j ing-house keeper at Owaka, and he was pre-!pared to call evidence to show that lie carried

o.i the trade openly.i Mr Grigor submitted thatit was a case wherehis Worship might extend acertain amount ofclemency. When the house was visited by the'po'ice no liquor was foutjd there, and there wasno evidence that the trade was carried onoppnly.

His Worship said that the only thinghe couldtake into consideration would be the fact thatdefendant had ndt had fair warning, but hecould not convince himself that defendant hadnot had ample opportunity of seeing in thenewsraners the reports of the sly grog-sellingcases dealt with from time to time in thacourts. He would be fined £40 and costs, £113s.

A similar charge figamst James Smith Vial,sen. (Owaka),was withdrawn on the application,of MrFraser.

Andrew Richardson, proprietor of the CoffeePalace at Owaka, :i!so pleaded guiltyto sellingbeer, and was fined a similar amount.

William Marshall was then charged withkeeping for sale intoxicating liquor within thomeaningof

"The Licensing Act, 1881," andits

amendments—

to wit, 9J gallons of whisky, 15gallons of beer, and 48 bottles of beer.

Mr Patcson asked for anadjournment untilafter lunch, so that he might confer with MrGrigor and consider the position.It was a?reed 4o adjourn for an hour, but

before the court rose Mr Fraser said that, ifcounsel for the defence wished, he would indi-cate thp attitude of the Crown. Their attiiudewas this- Cutha was a no-licen=ing district.The law was beingdeliberately andpersistentlyhrokpn throughout the lengthati-d breadth ofthe district, arid fries seemed to be no preven-tive to check the cv.l or make rcoplp cautions.They d;d rot tend to flopply grrog-seHing. The"Legislative had thought fit to vass a specialact in 1895, andunder it a first offence mpant afino of £50 For a second or subsequent offo.nceit provided fora term of imprisonment not ex-ceeding three months. Imprisonment was thi*only curative for the evil of sly frrosx-eelling, andhe intended topress for it in e'-ory ca=e.

On resuming at 12.30 Mr Pnl°rson intimatedthatdefendant would pleade;uilty.

Mr Fraser said that he bad -nothing furtherto add beyond psking his Worship to takecognisance of ths quantity of liquor found onthi premises.

Mr Grigor wid thathe wouldlike his Worshipto read careful!;.- the section of the 1895 set re-ferred to by Mr Fi-gser, which was as follows:"Every person w

'10 commits any breach of

any of the -orovisions of this section is hnblefiv" tha flypt offence to apenalty not exceeding1

£50, nn'T for a second offence . . ."— thatwas as far a?he wiilied to go in the meantime.H> desh-pd his Worship to take narticu'arnotice of th° wcrd

"snv." It ws>s used in thosingnVas, avdrefpved to a single breach—" anyparticular breach.1'— and that being fo astraight intcrriietntion of the section was thatany person who a se-ond time commi+tofl any■particularbroach of any Particular section tisliable to a pena'ty of imnn^onment on t'nesecond offpr'ce He contended that defendanthad not for th° °eoond time committed anyparticular lypafih of n*>v particular rvKvieion.He w«i pVadinponbeholf ofhi3chent's liberty,and his Worship kn" that in the <-»■**> of »ppnil statute wher» fVi3rp wns any ambieuitv ifcsbou'd be interpreted in favour of the accused.

Mr Fraser submitted that there cou'd be rodifß-uHy in con>=truinp- tb.p section, which vasnerfe"tly clpor throughout The court, hethought, wouM It loth to strain the statute toquite an irnrossinle nseamn? There were ni'^acp-"!f"ite offfics Ui'dpr tbr> statute, and if Insfriend'" content'oi w"re uohpl^ :t:t won'd me?uthat a mnn could commit thp whole "■ur>«» p^dthen strrt all over again bcfoie be cou'd betr°pted n+^er than ps a first offender

Hjs Worshi" r"lccln->ed to accent thp ro-it»r-tion o^ counsel *or tv-p defer^e. and convictedaccused. Hp T?ccr-'tt="l that it was bis duty inh?vp to Fpnd a^cispd to orison, hvL o~"p rnttldnot sV'nk fro->n hi" duty whatever his fpelirss>"iaht b° Accrued won'd h" to 10dsv<?' imrricn"iT>->e~+ i" Du^pdin n-.i1

AVxa^er Bini "William Al^n .TnYiOib^o-sM'T-o-npll. R-^d J»m« Krruth V;nl '"n.. each "itur" f"pre rhqrprd with similar oft>->cp?. and,r-.^endms; cuiHv, were all sentenced to 10 days'imprisonment.

8

Business Notices.

CLOVERS & GRASSES.ALL MACHINE DEESSED AND HIGHEST GERMINATING VITALITY.

Mangels. MammothLong Red, Minier's Intermediate, andYellow Globe,Swedes. Tait's Best-of-All,Imperial, Champion, Elephant, Monarch, &c.VellOWS.— Aberdeen Green and Purple Top, Dale's and Fosterton Hybrids, Romney

Marsh.Whites.

—Devonshire Greystone, Lincolnshire Red Globe,PurpleTop Mammoih.ALL GERMINATING 96, 98, and100 PER CENT.

"NEW MODEL" SEED DRILLS, 45s EACH.* IRON AGE"

CULTIVATOR & HORSE HOES, WITH WHEEL AND LEAVER"EXPANDER, 42s 6d. HUNTER CULTIVATORS & HOBSE HOES, 40s.HOWDEN £& XWrOTSrOEfcIESE^iIE"

51 PRINCES SfREET, DUNEDIN.

rHOS. PATERSON & CO.,MANSE STREET, DUNEDIN.

(Established Dunedin1879),Feceive Contigmntxts ot

FRUIT, EGGS BUTTER,CHEESE.BACON»Bd olhei FARMPRODUCE.

Igentefor Hick's Patect "Montauk' for scaly,wonU*. tnd other bliahfc. Rotb'aAntidote.

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

ducting our commercial campaign so scientifi-cally as we should endeavour to conduct amilitary campaign— that is to say, we havenopolicy, and that is what we want in New Zea-land. We want to know where weare."

NEW ZEALAND'S FUTURE. OTAGO SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.The monthly meeting of the Otago School

Commissioners was held on the 15th inst., andattended by Messrs A. Baldey (in the chair),D. MacGibbo-i, D. Borne, and W. Dallas.

The Secretary reported that run. 166d, Taki-timo, had been advertised ior lease by auctionat Invercargill on the 3dtii inst.

— Noted.A letter was received irom the Secretary forEducation to the effect that Government re-gretted it could not agree to change the tenure

of section 7, block VIII, Wendonside.—Re-ceived.A letter was received from the Commissioner

of Crown Lands, Dunedin, enclosing a copy;of a letter from the chairman ol theLand Pur-chase Board in reference to the proposed ex-change of section 1of 53, block IV, for Crownlend, and asking the School Commissionersto grant the present lessee of section an exten-sion of lease for one year to give him timeto look out for a suitable area to exchange.— Itwas resolved that the request for an extensionof lease for one year be declined, and that stepsbe taken io subdivide the section into fourequalallotments of 10 acres each, and offer themfor public competition at an early date.

A letter was received from Mr D.L. Poppel-well. Gore,urging that Messrs G. B.Styles andA. Horreli be allowed to acquire the freeholdof section 8, block VIII,Wendon, and section.7, block VIII,Wendonside, respectively.— Thesecretary was instructed to furnish Mr Poppel-well with copies of the correspondence between,the School Commissioners and the Secretaryfor Education on the subject.

Mr J.L.M'Donald forwarded a list of out-standing accounts to 31st December last, which,showed a substantial reduction on the accounts!outstanding on the 31st December, 1899. Healso sent a list of tenants for the 12 monthswho were in arrear in the payment of rent,and to v;hom final notice had been sent.— Itwaa decided that Mr M'Donald be instructedthatinall ca=eswherefinal notice had beengiventhe necessary steps to recover the amounts duewere to be taken.

Accounts amounting to £50 17s 4dwerepassedfor payment.

LAND FOR OCCUPATION.

of which would be given.— Resolved that thechairman should represent the council at theinquiry, and that the production of the CluthaCounty Council minute book be demanded.—Mr John Hay, chief surveyor, Dunedin LandsOffiofcj was granted the use of the CouncilChambers in which to hokl the inquiry.

Mr J. A. Kirke, Tapanui, wrote re the Duskyroad, stating thathe h*d taken levels of sameand forwarded two plans showing how theroad would be effected by being ailed in incertain specified ways.

—Resolved that two sur-

facemen be employed on the work for a fort-Inight.

Mr P. Duffy, sen., complainedof the damagedone to the TuapekaFlat road by the Law-rence dredge, the road at present being m adangerous condition. The clerk read an agree-ment enteredinto between the council and the!dredging company, when permission was given jto dredge along the road.— The Inspector ex-!plained that the dredge was working seven or!eight chains off the road line at present. The

'damage complained of was done by the siltbeingdammed, which caused the water to over-iflow the road.

—Cr Bennett-3 said the dredgingj

company had entered into an agreement with[the council that they would provide a tempo-:rary road, and they have not done so.— Re-solved that steps be taken to see that the com- ;pany carry out the undertaking entered intowith the council and provide a, bond,

Messrs Dalziell and Haggitt, solicitors, Law-!rence, onbehalf of Mr Jas. M'Kay,Blue Spur,]wrote with reference to an accident that bap- \pened to him lately owing to the non-repair jof the roadbetweenLawrence and up Gabriel's jGully to the township of Blue Spur. Owing]to the bad state of the road their client metwith an accident while driving to the BlueSpur with a load of flour. He admits he suf- jfered damage to the extent of £15, and unlessthat amount is paid forthwith legal proceed- jings will be taken for its recovery.

— The letterwas received.

Mr J. Howard Jackson, general manager ofthe Blue Spur and Gabriel's Gully Consoli-dated Gold Company, wrote drawing attention jto the deplorable state of the road inGabriel'sGully, near Rocky Point. The water flowingdown the gully had cut the road away, so asto endtinger the passage of traffic.— Received.

A petition,signed4(f 70 ratepayers and resi-dents of Blue Spur and others interested in ]traffic between Lawrence and there, was re-ceived drawing attention to the unsafe con-dition of the road in Gabriel's Gully connect-ing Lawrence with Blue Sp\ir. The road hadbeen in constant use for 16 years, and hadproveda great convenience, but inconsequenceof the late floods it had become unsafe fortraffic near Rocky Point, and several accidentshad occurred to vehicles pa-ssing that locality.Thecouncil was, therefore, asked to take suchsteps -as would put the road in question ina permanently safe condition a3 soon as pos-sible. A deputation also waited on the coun-cil urging that the necessary repairs be ef-fected.— After considerable discussion, it wasresolved that the chairman immediately takesteps to ascertain their legal positionregardingGabriel's Gully road, and that he act uponit at once.

On the motion of Cr Sim, seconded by CrOttrey, it was resolved that the inspector re-port as to the advisability of opening roadsleading from the flourmill to Heriot. and fromCrookston to Heriot.

The QueenslandRailway department is ex-pending £10,000 on increasing the coal-ship-ping facilities of South Brisbane.

TUSSICURA Cures Bronchitis, Catarrh oftheLungs, Oppression of the Chest, etc. Soldall shjgifc&gt

SIX MILLION ACRES TO BE THROWN!OPEN.

WELLINGTON, January 16.Arrangements are being made by tho

Government to bring into the market thelands of the Midland authorised area

—six

million acres in all. These will be openfor selection after Ist February, and in themeantime the commissioners of Crown,lands for Nelson and Westland are hear-ing applications from persons already inoccupation under temporary license orunder any arrangement with the MidlandCompany, on whose cases reports will bemade to the Minister of Lands.

The Tadmor block of 6000 acres will beplaced on the market about the middle ofMarch, and a survey is now being madeof a block at Wataroa, south of Ross..Several other blocks are also to be sui>veyed.

The "Superlative" raspberry is the finestraspberry in cultivation. Obtainable only,

(from Nimmo axd Bjlaib. Only a few left,"bo order early.

TUAPEKA COUNT COUNCIL.The ordinary meeting of the Tuapeka County

Council washeld at Lawrence on the11th inst.;present— Mr Livingstone (chairman), Crs Ben-net, Bennetts, Cotton, Osborne, Ottrey,Oudaille, Sim, and Simpson.

Mr D. Lynch, Lawrence, wrote re contract527, stating ihat he had spent six days remov-ing metal that stood in his way, and puttingin an account for same.— One guinea wasgranted.

Mr W. M'Lelland, Lawrence, wrote applyingunder section 313 of

"The Mining Act, 1898,"

to the council to request the Minister of Minesto treat the rent due up to 31st December (£517s Gd), for special claim No. 64 as not recover-able. The claim had been pegged out by himon behalf of a syndicate, and was subsequentlyfloatedinto a company called the Tyson's BeachDredging Company. He assigned all interestin the claim to the cijmpany, and thereforeconsidered himself free from any further lia-bility in connection with the matter. The com-pany, however, went into liquidation, and hefound himself liable for the rent — Received.

Mr George Matheson-, German Flat, wroteasking that the road going up to Bowbells Flatbe finished, which could be done by two menin about seven days. Also asking that the in-spector shouldbe sent to look at the first partof the road, as it is being damaged by water.—Resolved that the inspector visit the place andreport.

Mr James Cunningham, Long Valley, wroteasking the council to see to the removal of afence which he stated had been put on thepublic road by Mr Thomas Whelan, the holderof a small-grazing tun on the Nobbies.— Re-solved that Mr "Whelan be instructed to movethe fence to the proper line, leaving the roada full chain wide.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin,wrote stating that the matter of Mr Whelan'sapplication through run 2620 had been dealtwith by the Land Board in December last, butthe board could not see its way to grant therequest— Received.

The Secretary of the Land Board, Dmiedm,wrote stating that the board could not see itsway to set aside aspermanent reserves the areassituated -at Evans Flat, Fitzgerald's Crossing,and Hugh Ross's, as doing so might at somefuture time interfere with waterrights. Therewas, however,no objection to the council re-moving what gravel was required from theareas referred to.— Received.

The Secretary for Agriculture, "Wellington,wrote stating that the department would takeup the work of dairy inspection as from Janu-ary 1.— Received.

Mr Thomas Collins, secretary of the HeiiofcProgress Committee, wrote stating that a re-solution had been passed by that body re-questing the council to call tenders for reduc-ing and metalling two bad pinches by Aitche-son's farm, Dumbarton road.— Resolved thatthe inspector be authorised to see the road,with power to have the work done of he con-siders it necessary.

The Surveyor-general, "Wellington, wrote recontrol andmaintenance of the ferry across theClutha River at Tuapeka. Mouth, stating thathe wa? directed by the Minister of Lands tostate that Mr John Hay, chief surveyor, Otago,had been appointed a commission to inquireinto the matter. He asked that the councilshouldberepresented at the iaftuiiy^due agticg

WHAT IS WANTED.

(From Oub Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, December 7.A few days agoIhad an interesting con-

versation with MrArthur M.Myers,of Auck-land. Ithad reference to a subject of greatimportance to all the component parts of theBritish Empire; to none more than to NewZealand. It was that of the retention ofcommercial supremacy.

Mr Myers, having been a delegate to theCongress of Chambers of Commerce of theBritish Empire, which sat in London a fewmonths ago, having prior to that made ob-servations while travelling through America,and having continued these more recentlyduring an extended European tour,Ifoundhe had possessedhimself of a ma3s of informa-tion which fitted him in an unusual degreeto speak"upon the question. At the outsetthere was no intention to "interview" orextract information for journalistic use. ButMr Myers's views appeared of such value thatIaskedpermissionto use them. Itshould beUnderstoodthat the conversation had through-out direct reference to, and bearingon, NewZealand's task inthe future."

What Isaw bothinAmericaand Germanyconvinced me that if we are to hold our ownin the world there must be greater attentionpaid to 'commercial and technical education.We have had a good deal of wha^t might betermed Socialistic legislation in New Zealand,thomajor portion of whichIconsider in thetest interests of the community;but that hasbeen principally for the adult and aged.Would it not be well if attention were nowmore turned to our youth? It is upon himthat the future will rest," said Mr Myers onthe subject being introduced.

"Then we have plenty of raw material,especially coal— a superabundance of it,

—which if utilised by skilful and economicallabour must place the manufacturers whopossess it ahead of those who do not. Whyshould not steps be taken to see that the very-

most is made of it?"Evidently Mr Myers does not consider the

present system adequate;andIsaid so,."Ido not consider the present education

vra give our youths sufficiently practical," hereplied. "Every facility should be given tothem to meet the requirements of progressingcommercial Knd industrial life. At presentthey arenot educatedup to a sufficient stan-dard. Ido not mean reading, writing, andArithmetic, or the elements of some technicalinstruction. What is required is to train and,cultivate the intelligence of the people, andnot turn out a lot of unskilled boys and girls,makingmore of a class the market for whomis already more than full. Technical educa-tion produces love of work, recognising thatskill is required to become efficient in every-thing.. "Take, for instance, agriculture. Educa-tion in that should be pushed to the fullestextent

—educationbothscientific andpractical.

Important as this is, generally speaking, it is"of particular importance to New Zealand,where we havenot been a community of far-mers for any considerable time. One of theturning questions inall countries of the worldis the congregation of people in cities. Sucheducation in agriculture asILave described

'would naturally create a greater desire than

, at pro3ent exists to settle on the land, andwould produce a farmer able to take full ad-vantage of his profession and industry. Thatwould help to solve the great problem of theincreasing tendency for everyone to congre-gate in towns instead of seltling on the land,and help to recognise more than we do at pre-sent th9dignity of labour."

Agriculture, it may here be stated, wastaken simply as an instance, because itis of such moment toNew Zealand, represent-ing there, asit does, suoh large interests."

Both inpoint of numbers and commerce,in theUnited States they are increasing at agreater ratio thaninanyother country. Owingto their wonderful resources, spread over sucha large area, they are practically able tt) sup-ply themselves with all they require. Theyare thus more than ever they otherwise wouldbe formidable as competitors in outside mar-kets. And they will continue to competemore and more keenly. With all this Iwaavery much impressed, both in America andGermany, by thekeenness- evinced for techni-cal andcommercial educetion, and the strongimpulse to cater for the world's markets. Itis to this they owe so much of their successand to the conservative policy pursued byEnglish manufacturers and commercial men.Itis conceded that, notwithstanding the fav-ourable position held by England, and thepractical monopoly possessed of many mar-kets, Germany and the United States haveboth become very formidable competitorseverywhere. New Zealand having enteredthe world's markets—Iepeak apart from ourtrade with Great Britain,— we should do wellto take these lessons to heart. And thus itis that the most statesmanlike work our poli-ticians can undertake is seeing to the properand complete education, technically and com-mercially, of our youth, in order to preparesomewhat for thebattle for the great commer-cial supremacy war that is going tobe fiercelyfouarht out in the twentieth century."

Naturally this conversation as to the com-petition of the United States andof Germany led up to the men-tion of. an Imperial Zollverein. Onthis subject Mr Myer3 said: "In view ofthe fact that Canada at present has apreferen-tial tariff of 33 1-3 per cent, in favourof GreatBritain, thereis no doubt that in the not dis-tant future this is going tobe aburning ques-tion throughout theBritish Empire,and, need-less to say, the enormouspossibilities resultingcommercially, as well as politically, are very|great. And we all know that when Britonsj make up their minds to look things squarelyin the face they come out very strong in theend. Of course,Ithink a time has arrivedwhen a fixed policy as to how far Socialisticlegislation is to go should be settled, as un-doubtedly the feelingexists, and will continueto grow,that there is not sufficient confidenceamong capitalists to invest further money inthe colony until each one knows where theline is to be drawn— a state of feeling whichis detrimental to the best interests of allclasses. Aswe arepractically allLiberals nowin the colony, itcertainly appears to me thatthe line of demarcation as to how far Social-istic legislation is to be carried should besettled by thepeople, to whose common senseit can with every confidence be left."Summingup,MrMyers pointed to the factthat New Zealand was importing large quan-tities of railway material from America, insupport of his statement that the United|States was ousting British manufacturers."

InOther srordu," he said, "we are not cqn-

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SPECIAL DRESS PARCEL for 20s. AfullDress Length of a very nice WindsorDrees Stuff, all dark shades; a full dresslength of the new Elgindress Stuff, me-dium and dark shades; 6ydi of a niceTrimming for each Dress; 3yds prettyRibbon;6ydsnice softLinings;buttons,bone,siik, and twist. A grandParcel forautumn wear. 20s, CarriagePaid.

(WONDERFUL DRESS PARCEL for 255.—Contains a full dress Length of a nicetwill ©rill for every-day Wear; a full

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1 for255.EXTRA QUALITY DRESS PARCEL for

30s. Contains a full dress Length scroll'■ Upolo Tweed, good dark Shadings,.and6yds of aneffective Trimming;a full dressLengthof black figured Satin Cloth with6yds of rich beaded Gimp for Trimming;6yds of a good Lining, 4doz pretty But-tons, with Bone, Silk, and Twist. Thiseplendid Parcel sent, Carriage Paid, for20s.

WIATRIMONY.No. 9.— Ladies anticipating and about ta cele-brate the most delightful event in their

life should take our advice and secureone of our wonderful Matrimonial I'ar-cels

—a big quantity sent out and d-avtr-

6al satisfaction given. We can, with con-fidence, recommend it. Wouldn't it bea grand present?

THE MATRIMONIALPARCEL contains 1pair extra quality real Witney Blauu.ot3,large size, for double beds;1pair goodWitney Blankets, for ordinary use, fullsize;1pair full-size pure white twilledCottpn Sheets;1 pair real BoltonTwilled Sheets, extra large size;1 superior white Marcella orhoney-comb Quilt — lovely design,nearly 3yds long;2 pairs of very hand-some white Nottingham lace Curtains,with very handsome design and border:6yds superior twill pillow Cotton;2nice, quality toilet Coverß, full size; 1set verypi-etty toilet Mata; 6 large size TurkishTowels;1white Tablecloth,1unbleachedTablecloth— both full size; 6yds good, linen check Glasscloth;1 very prettyGipsy' Table Cover, and OrientalRug for sofa or bed covers. This usefuland every-day Matrimonial Parcel sent,Carriage.Paid to your own door, for £5.A splendid and extraordinary parcel.

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VELVETEENS !! VELVETEENS !!Special purcnaso of blue-black Velve-teens;

-also maroon, brown, cardinal.

The full dress for 20s. This wonderfulBargainParcel contains 12yds blue-black,silk-finished, indestructible fact pileVelve-teen;3yds braided Gimp;2doz prettyButtons; and 6yds Lining. The whsJolot sent free by post or rail, 20s. Velve-teens are very fashionable, both for trim-mings and complete costumes.

SUPERIORBLACK SERGE DRESS PAR-CEL for 20s.— Contains a full dressLength of a glossy black diagonal Serge,wears like pin wire; 6yds of the newBraid for Trimming;6yds of a nice softLining; 2doz pretty 3uttons, Bone, Silk,and Twist. A veryserviceable andecono-mical Parcel for 20s.

No. 50.-CASHMERE PARCEL-JUABiBS'BLACK CASHMERE PARCEL con-tains 7yds of a rich blue-black Cashmere(very wide), ceilour and wear guaranteed,lyd richblack Silk for trimming, 6yds cfa nice soft-finished Lining, and 2 dozenButtons to match the dress. Sent bypost or rail for 20s, Carriage Paid.

No. 120.— MEN'S UNDERCLOTHINwPARCEL. Two All-wool grey flannelUndershirts, 2 pair of heavy Ribbed Cot-tot. Pants, 2 heavy Shirts, 4 pair ofheavy Wool Knitted Socks, a pair ofBraces, and 3 ties sent, Carriage Paid, for25s— every article guaranteed.

No. 119.— COLONIAL TWEED KNICKERSUITS, in a heavy make of All-woolTweeds. Our own make. Sizes 6 to 8,Carriage Paid, 9s lid;Sizes 9to12, Car-riage paid, 12s 6d.

SHOWROOM.No. 108.— BABIES— BAKTES' COMPLETE

OUTFIT PARCEL— 2Ss. Contains 3finemuslin Daygowns, 3 fine longcloth Night-gowns, all beautifully trimmed with laceand embroidery; 2 large-size flannelBarries, 1Headsquare, in cream, car-dinal, pink, or blue twill flannel, aicelyembroidered;3 white Shirts (fine lawn-trimmed Valenciennes Lace), 1 linenSwathe, 1box safety Pins. The completeOutfit for 255;or with large, white, wool-carrying Shawl or beautiful ChristeningRobe, 355.

No. 155.— The AMERICAN-CUT SHIRTBLOUSE, perfect fitting, in Stripes andChecks, with stiff Collars and Cuffs.We can send two Shirt Blouses and oneDress Blouse, post free, for 7s 6d.

No. 353.— LADIES' THREE-QUARTERFAWN CLOTH JACKETS; new SacBack; just the latest; with Velvet

'Collars; very stylish. Post free, 18s

v 6d. In" three sizes— Small, Medium, andLarge. Kindly send bust measurementand length of sleeve.

No. 7.— OUR UNIVERSAL BLANKETPARCEL. Contains a pair of Double-bed fleecy wool Blankets, 1 large sizeAustrian stripe Rug, suitable for bed,6ofa, or buggy;1large coloured Counter-pane, fringed or plain border; all suit-able for double beds. FYFEAND CUM-ING respectfully ask you to try this par-lighted. Sent, Carriage Paid, for 25s toany port or railway station.

EXTRAORDINARYPARCELS.

No. 117.— COLONIAL TWEED SUIT fo*Men, well made and finished, in mediumand dark colours;sent, Carriage Paid, for29s 6d. Sizes from 3to 7.

No. 118.— COLONIAL TWEED SUITS forBoys. A splendid suit of aheavy ColonialTweed, extrawell made and lined;sizesfrom 10 to 2£. This Splendid Suit sent,CarriagePaid— 2ls.

No. C6-— EXTRAORDINARY25s PARCEL.Contains10yds fact colour navyblue Printwith white figures or spott, 10yds of theverystylish French check Cambrics, 10ydsfast colour pink or blue Gingham, 10ydsgood quality white fancy Muslin forAprons, Dresses or Pinafores, and lOydrof a good self colour Drill, in usefulShades. Really amost extraordinaryPareel for 255, Carriage Paid.

No. S.— REMNANT PARCEL— This is agrand parcel, containing goods usefulespecially tomothers. It comprises 40ydsto 45yds of various useful Remnants,including Dress Materials, Flannelettes,Cretonnes. Shirtings, Prints, Holland*,Diapers. Liberty Muslin, Pinafore Mus-lins, and Check Galateas. By Post or Railfor 20s.

No. B.— BLANKET PARCEL— OUR SPE-CIAL BLANKET PARCEL contains 1pair extralarge, fleecy, downy, and verysoft Colonial Blankets, suitable for bestbedroom;1large size, well-made honey-comb Quilt, with nice deep fringe; 6ydsof nice Twill Cloth for pillow cases. 40inwide; 1 vry nice Blanket ar Rug,1large white Marcella Toilet Cover, and1handsome Lace Antimacassar. Thissplendid Parcel sent, Carriage Paid, foi40s.

THE PRINCESS KID GLOVE, 4-domefasteners— Tans, Biowns, Blacks; inevery size;free by post, 2s 6d pair.

DENT'S FRENCH KID GLOVES— Tans,Browns, Blacks;4-dome fasteners;everysize, 4s 6d;free by post

50 (Only) LADIES' MACINTOSHCLOAKS,detachable Capes;Navy Diagonal;qua-lity guaranteed; sizes 56 to 60; free by-post, 8s 6d.

No. 122.— LADIES' UNDt^LOTHINQAND APRON PARCEL (Extra Special)— 20s. Ladies, please note. Com-fortable, warm underclothing oftensaves a doctor's bill. Twenty-fiveshillings' worth for one pound.Contents of the parcel:

—2 beau-tiful Flannelette Nightdresses. IT.

lovely Flannelette Chemise's, 2 prettyKnickers, all full size and good flan-nelette; one pair splendid Corsets; 1pretty white Muslin Apron or HollanfCooking Apron; 2 pairs black Cash-mere Hose. This parcel can also be hadin White Longcloth. When ordaring,please say whether Flannelette or Whit*Longcloth is required. Free to any ad-dress in New Zealand, 20s.

All orders must be accompanied by Postal Notes, Money Orders, Notes, or Cheques. Y-'ith the latter 6d must be added for exchange, and made payable to

CVCC V? 5 IIWi IMf^ I 6^' 6B' 70' 72' GEORGE STKEET;and2, 1, 6, ST. AKBEBWS STBSET

stock, in addition to the payment of thepre-ference dividend.

After the motion had been seconded andcarried unanimously, the proceedings termi-nated in the usual manner.

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIANLAND COMPANY.

a New Year's sift from the deceased to hLsmother was delivered by post, consisting o£two of the latest songs,

"Cheer up,mother,

for Iam coming home, 'and"

Break thenew*to mother."

A venerable Hollander dame, HendrikaKloppert, aged 79 years, who has resided for40 yearsin Burghersdorp, has presented LordRoberts withahandsome quilt, her ownhandi-', work. Tiiegift is inappreciation of thebre-nts to be derived in living under the Britishflag, and LordHoberts has sent Mrs Klopperbhis photo by way of thanks. The quilt tookthe old ladysix months tomake, and a similar*tribute was accepted by her Majesty from hera few years ago.

A good story is being told concerning Mr|Rudyard Kiplingand his daughter. Mr Kip-ling recently foundit necessary to punishhis

j little girl, it seems, for a perversion of thej truth. He lopkedher up in a room by her-1 self, and left.her there. Presently he heardjher half-crying ;and half-complaining, and,going to the door, heardherrepeat:

"Boohh,Jit isn't fair;papa tells great, bigstories andj gets thousands and thousands of pounds for.' them, andItell one little, weeny one, and Ii get a.whipping, Boohh!"j Referring to the seizure of a cask of beerat Owaka on the 11th inst. the Free Press

j says the railway officials vat Owaka and Bal-'clutba demurred at first to the goods beiny

J removed, the position being an extremely;novel one. The law, however, delegates in-

spectors appointed vinder the Licensing Ac*--j with full power where tliere are reasonable

grounds Tor suspicion. The address had been, removed from the cask prior to its seizure.The act under which the beer was seized cama, into force on June 30 last.

Good progress is (says the Australasian) be-ing made with-the arrangements for tl.f cs-

i tablishment of a stemmery for tobacco loaff at Wangstratta, and the Government expert,Mr A. J. Bondurant, expects that he will be

i able to commence the work of stemmingjshortly after the New Year. Consignmentsof leaf will then be forwarded to Englandregularly, and the stocks still held in the dis-trict will be gradually reduced. A shipmentof 30 tons, prepared by growers of the UpperKing district under Mr Bondurant's super-vision, was sent away last week, and there isinquiry by buyers in England for more.TeoneMatana Piki, who died at the Maoripa, Kaiapoi, on Monday afternoon, was.say* theLyttelton Times, well known by the

j name of John Marten on the Canterbury turfas a jockey, having ridden several races someyears ago. He actedas one of thesub-marshalsin the Jubilee procession last month, and tookill shortly after. He was descended from oneof the leadingTv Ahuriri families, and was a.grandson of Matatau, eldest sister of the lateHakopaTe Atao Tv,oneof thepowerful andbrave family of theNga Tv Ahuriri clan;hismother,Leah, was a half-oaste, French on thaEuropean side; his father a full Maori. Ma-tana took a veryactivepart in Maori matters.

A verrpleasant evening was spent in Toma-hawk on the 11th inst., about 35 couples as-sembling in the local hall at the invitation ofthe young ladies ofthe district. The hall wasbeautifully decorated for the occasion with,flowers and evergreens. Songs Were con-tributed by the Misses Hall (2) andMr Davey. Duets by Misses Juliet andJessie Smaill, and the Misses Hall (21, MissSmaill acting as accompanist. A recitation,was very tastefully given by Miss AnnieIngs; while the step-dancing of Miss NellieHall to the music of thebagpipes came in forspecial applause. Dancing was kept up withspirit until 3 o'clock, music beingprovided byMr T. Brown. Mr J. Smaill, acting as M.C.,gave every satisfaction. During the eveningan excellent supper, provided by the ladies,washanded round, and amost enjovabloeven-ing was brought to a close by the singingof

"Auld lang syne

"by the company.

Details reached Sydney a few days ago of acase of child-murder by a Mrs Drummond*at Narnnghi. In a bedroom was found lyingon a mat beside the bed the body of a boythree years of age. On the side of the facewas a gaping wound and the mat was satur-ated with blood. In another room was MrsDrummond. apparently unconcerned. A con-stable, on asking the child's mother what hacthappened, was met with the reply, "Idid it.Itwas the best thing to do." Questioned fur-ther, Mrs Drummond said she used the axe to>k\ll the boy, and further replied that she didnot know why she killed him. It was just. fate. She told the constable where the axe!was to be found, and said she had intended

|to kill the other two children, but that whereishe got to their room something stayed her.hand, and instead of harming them she threwthe axe out of the window. After commit-j ting the deed, Mrs Drummond locked the'doors and walked about the house all night.

INext morning she informed one of the handson the farm of what she had done.

1 MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER,a wonderful cure foi Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay;Fever, Laryngitis, and Irritation of the AirPasaasjes. Keir^thorne,Prossss* a&enU

ANNUALMEETING.(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, December 7.OnFriday last the annual meeting of share-

holders in the New Zealand and AustralianLand Company was held at the company'soffices, 54- Castle street, Edinburgh. MrRobert Stewart presided.

In moving the adoption of the report andbalance sheet, the Caairman dealt with thecompany's operations for the year ended31stMarch last. He said ithad been for some timepast the wish of the directors io secure somegood additional leasehold property in NewSouth Wales. After referring at some lengthto the state ofaffairs inAustralia, Mr Stewartturned his attention to New Zealand, andremarked that the New Zealand flocks had, thriven well, and, benefiting by the compara-

1 tively light supplies of frozen meat exported! from Australia, "freezers," as they wereI termed in the colony, had brought excellentprices. Altogether, theprofit from New Zea-land had been exceptionally high this year,and prospects in that colony continuedbrightfor the current year. The New Zealandfrozen lamb trade continued to prosper.

The Chairman then went on to deal fullywith the company's interests in Australia,and thensaid tha: while on the onehand the

j company had expended a large amount ofcapital in acquiring new possessions, it had,on the other hand, done much to meet thisexpenditure by the disposal of freehold pro-perty inNew Zealand to the valueof £94,876.The acquisition by the New Zealand Govern-ment of thePareoraestaterepresented a largeproportion of this sum,and the receipt of thefull price in cash at 31st March temporarilyswelled the cash on hand and in banks to£37,631, at which it stood in the balancesheet InNew Zealand the value of landhadsomewhat improved, and lately some speciallysatisfactory sales of farms had been made.General prosperity and the closer settlementof the colony had helped toward this, and aspopulation increased it was hoped that thisimprovement would grow instrength. ]

In the report the directors had intimatedthe purchase of the Hakataramea Downs es jtate in New Zealand, though the transactiondid not enter into this year's account. The!Hakataramea Downs property was a pastoral!one, and wouldcarryabout asmany sheep as jPareora had lately carried; while the costof the former was *£45.000, as against £72,247 ;lately received for the 8255 acres which re-,|mained in the company's occupation on jPareora. They thus hoped to maintain the,yield of wool with considerably less capitaloutlay.

Referring to the debenture d*ebt, the Chair-man stated that the account for the yearunder review showed a reduction of £46.350,but lately further borrowings had raised thedebt to a sum. beyond that current a year

'ago. The reason for this was to be found inthe acquisition of nsw property, and the out-lay in the further development of the estatesIt was most unfortunate that what would

'have been the largest balance of profit everavailable in any one year should have beenso much affected by the drought in Austra- jlia, the only consolation being that a season ,as that lately experiencedin Queensland hadnever before been encountered. I

In'conclusion, the Chairman thought theshareholders wouldapprove the cautious man-ner in which the prrfiisIad been dealt with,and he furtber thought they vould congratu-late themselves that, affer making full pro-vision for all losses to thi<? date in the worstseason the company had ever had to contendwith in Australia, the directors recommendeda dividend Hi i> ,fter cent, s£ &&£ S&d}0*??0*??

OMNIUM GATHERUM.During the past two years rain fell on325

days in Auckland, on 329 days in Dunedin,and on 343 days in Wellington.

At Levin the other day a huge tree wasfelled, and when measured it was found tocontain close upon8000ft timber in therough.The tree was sawn into four giant logs.

The first copy issued in Sydney of the"'Annotated Constitution of the Common-

wealth of Australia," by Dr Quick and MrGarran, was presented to the Governor-Gene-rar-ott21st December."

There are a good many who come herewho w:ll never get to heaven, judging fromwhat we hear from them on their oaths," saidthe Chairman of the Wellington ConciliationBoard the other day

A record of a not verydesirable nature wasestablished at the CentralPolics Court, Syd-ney,on24th December, when 136persons werepresenton variouscharges, principally drunk-enness with its attendant evils.

Lord Tennyson, Governor of South Aus-tralia, has written to Mr Chamberlain, nomt-ing out the desirableness of special facilitiesbeingoffered to young Australians who wishto enter the Indian civil service.

On the12th inst. 20 or 25 miners got noticeof dismissal from the mine manager of theKaitangata mine. No. 2 dip (a section inthe mine) being- stopped, their services hadto be dispensed within themeantime.— BruceHerald.

Theyoung man Finch, whoreceiveda nastyspill.at the Timaru Caledonian sports, hadhis arm broken in fiveplaces, one bone being

J broken in three places and the other in two.!An attempt is being made to save amputation

'Iof the limb.i A bleached human skeleton was found a' few days ago (says the Wellington Post) buriedIamong the sand heaps between Worser Bayiand Seatoun. Evidently it was that of aI Maori, and had lain in the sand from time'immemorial.

The Sydney newspapers have had an enor-mous circulation during the Federal celebra-tions. By 4 o'clock on the afternoon of theday of publication no less than 120.000 copies ]of the Daily Telegraph Commonwealth Com-memoration issue had been sold.

A strange fatal accident happened to a girlnamed Trevaskis, aged 12 years, at Wood-stock (Victoria) a few days ago. While at-itempting to get through a window it c%meIdown on the back of her neck, causing aI fracture of her spine, from which she died■ soonafterwards.I At a meeting of sawmill proprietors held1 at Greymouth last week it was resolved toIraise the price of timber to 6s 6d per 100ftIfor export. The orders at present in hand(says the Greymouth Star) will take threemonths to fulfil, and further orders are com-ingin very freely.

A leading firm of electrical engineers hasbeen consulted as to the cost of lighting Gis-borne by electricity, and has gnen an esti-mate that for an expenditure of between£12.000 and £15,000 the falls mid-way be-

|tween Gisborne and Wairoa could be"

har-nessed

"and a complete electric system in-stalled."

One of the effects of the present severedrought," says the Queenslander, "

will pro-bably be the introduction to Queensland sta-tions of the autocar. A Brisbane merchantreports that at the present time he couldsupply half-a-dozen

'horseless carriages' toback-blocks pastoralists were the vehicles pro-

curable."The Hawke's BayHerald hears that a large

number of subscribers to the Hawke's Baypatriotic and more men funds have deter-mined to test the proprietyof the expendituremade by the mayor on a certain telegramto South Africa. The matterhas been placedin the- hands of their solicitors by thesesubscribers'.

An extra policeman has been stationed atBalelutha since the laic raids on allegedsly-grog shop3. His duty is (says the FreePress) to mount guard from 9 p.m. until 5a.m. over the largequantity of liquor storedat the local police station awaiting the sittingof the court on the 18th, when the grog will ibe produced in evidence.

Mr James Hislop, private -secretary to theIActing-Premier, returned to Wellington a 'few days a^o. tifter a holiday in the south. |While in Dunedin he was married to MissO'Connor, for some time on the staff of the !Telephone Exchange. The bride was very

'popular with her fellow officials in the cv-

'change, who made her a handsome weddingpie^ent. j

The nev>? of tb? death of the jcokev GeorgeBonncr. killed at the "YVhstawhata races, wasreceived by deceased's family the £i=t tilingon Tuesday mominsj, aud siiortl^ afterwards

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 190110

*"¥"" af*% f— yy p^ItII|— 'P^ £% IN USE IN England

I I rirVmtrVWi ■n'lHl'Fl'i'i OVER FIFTY YEARS.

.. . FOR DRESSING SEEDS .~Knmerous Testimonials receivedinCanterbury and Otago testifying that thePEOTECTOR

Prevents Smut inWheat, Oats,andEsrley;PreventsDestructionofSeedby Birdsor Worms;Seed Germinatesa fortnightEarlier; Saves aQuarterBushelof Seedper Acre.

Ihis Specific lakes the place of Blucstone, andby its use the Seed is strongly carbo- Obtainablefrom allliEed, andis protectedbothby the smell and taste from being ealen by birds and other Storekeeper'spests. The Seed also germinates quickerby its use, -

and Ironmongers.PRICE:One Shilling rer Packet, -which willEress Eight Eushels.

DUNEDIN, SOLE AGENTS.

OUR || 1/ OUR H JS OUR II If OURPRICE iSliii—iiifiiP PRICE . (£|33S3^PlB& PRICE PRICE

. 1 1

* RATTRAY AND MACLAGGAN STREETS, DUNEDIN.

DUNEDIN CARRIAGE FACTORY.

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL FOR CARRIAGES.Visiton toItanedinare invited to Clland Inspect ourStcck of Vehicles.

HORDERN «S5 *TOT XIX73E2PRINCES STREET SOUTH, DUNEDIN.

_^^^^SKssH2s^^^ (WkM WSIklETIEveryLad;shouldeire theseez-■nlCilE cellent Towels a trL»l. They are H

I|6SolwSlk antiseptic, absorbent and will last twice v long-as ■any otlier at double the price. B

ROYAL MAIL LIKE OF COACHES

TTTK-PST OTT*TTTTT?S-ONTV mHE above Line of Cowshes leave Lawrence*IN*ibl UiN^X— J^ for BeaumOnt, Miller's Flat, Roxburgh,

SUM nflfi" REFRQ ABIE! and Alexandra daily, and for Clyde, Cromwell,YULL ilUli BfctKO AHU OIUU1, Queenßtown,Queenßtown,and all intermediate places everyBOTTLED BY ROBERT PORTER AND "Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, on arrival

COMPANY. LIMITED,LONDON. of express train from Dunedin, returning dailyLARGEST CONTENTS ON MARKET. from Alexandra, and from Queenstown, Crom-

Agests ~ JAMBS RATTRAY A SON.- well, and Clyde on the alternate days.*Leave Wedderburn (Otago Central line) for

*■ Rough Ridge (Idaburn), Blackstone Hill, and» St. Bathans daily,and to Cambrians Mondays,- _^>

' ""■"■"■■""I Wednesday*, and Fridays. Blackstone Hill»W/WyKsv>CSL"St*liL^ station, Becks, and Ophir on Tuesdays, Thurs-r&Zr&^C?!^^3^T*0t fco"mar <&imlA days, and Saturdays on arrival of 8 a.m. train/^sK<W*Tyf3^sV^^ t- ittunaarca from Dunedin; arrive Alexandra, Clyde, and*<S2!®l@^S^Eo^o!S ffeUt"eU 3'3' edllesf »^ Fridaye,ffl/<K/piy - " returning following days, leaving Cromwell

12.30 noon.«K^H^«*^«iltooro^Ey«DJsoHl«a J Le^yeRanfur{y forNasebydaily..KK^tfc.ffififiSw*^ c£££ in Dunedia: *ew Zealaad Ew~JT temTtaY»h»M»*i tae *«>roi>hlet

-I pullparticulars from Thomas Cook and Son,

Punedin, and fromjii H. CRAIG & CO.

HeadOffice:Peel street, Lavrrence.

OTAGO DALLY TIMES.—

The only ■■■-

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Morning Newspaper published between"

Oamaru and Invercargill. Circulating ex- Itis nnderstood that the New South Walestensively in Dunedin and all Provincial Governmenthavespent £150,000 on the Com-trvou.

* monwealthceJetoafeWflft

VITAL STATISTIC.WELLINGTON, January 17.

The following vital statistics for Decem-ber are published in the Gazette:—

The total births in the four principalboroughs amounted to 402, as against 406in November—-i decrease of 4. The deathsin December were 148—a decrease of 21onthe number in November. Of the tolatdeaths males contributed 69 and female!79. Forty-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age. being 28.38 peicent, of the whole number. Thirty-eightof these were under one year of age. Therewere 36 deaths of persons of 65 years andupwards. Seven men (65, 67. 72, 75, 76,78, 78) and three women (66. 70, 76) diedat Auckland; three men (65, 77, 85) andone woman (69) at Wellington ;four mcli(76, 79, 80. 83) and nine women (66, 66,70, 70, 73, 76, 78. 79. 91) at Christchurch;and three men (65, 72, 88) and six women(63, 72, 77, 78, 82, 88) at Dunedin.

THE VACANT JUDGESHIP.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND POLITICS(From Our Own Coreespoxuext.)

WELLINGTON, January 15.It is now stated by an authority in the

Government service, who, in view of thepress censorsnip regulations, shall be name-less, that Mr Justice Martin's resignationas acting-judge was accepted on December31, and that he was thereupon reappointedas judge from January 1. It is, theie-fore, a question whether or not Mr Martinis not still a judge of the Supreme Court ofNew Zealand. If it is decided that he isstill a judge of the court, he will in allprobability be written to asking that heshould formally resign.

Various names are mentioned in connec-tion with the vacant judgeship. In thelegal profession it is very generally recog-nised that Mr Fred Chapman, of Dunedin,and Mr H. D. Bell, of Wellington, are themost eligible members of the 'bar as pre-sent practising in New Zealand. It is con-sidered very doubtful, however, that ihaGovernment will so far sink the question ofparty politics as to appoint either of these.Other men mentioned in connection withthe vacancy are Mr Theo. Cooper (Auck-land), Dr Findlay and Dr Fitchett (Wel-lington), Mr Stringer (Christchurch). andMr W. A. Sim (Dunedin). Dr Fitchetthas only recently been appointed Solicitor-general, and Dr Findlay would in all pro-bability not be tempted with the salary,as itis wellknown that he is earning morethan the salary even of the Chief Justice,whose junior partner he was only a few-years ago. Of course., the matter is nofclikely to be settled one way or the other be-fore the Hon. Mr Seddon returns.

While on this stibjectImay mention thafcthere is an agitation already on foot here tobring Sir Robert Stout's recent utterancesand writings in connection with federationunder the notice of Parliament next session.Indeed, it is freely stated by some of MrSeddon's supporters that this will be done.It is contended that Sir Robert has prac-tically been engaging in matters political,and that a Supreme Court judge should notso interfere. It is a question, however,whether Mr Seddon will not nip the in-tentions of his friends in the ibudj for theymight result in Sir Robert's r-turn to thepolitical arena. Sir Robert is so inade-qijately paid as Chief Justice tnat; it wouldprobably not take verymuch to induce himto return to private practice and politics,and though this would no doubt greatlyplease the true Liberals in the Premier'sparty and many of those on the other sideof the House, it would not at all suit- MrSeddon's book.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the OtagoiEducationBoard was held in the board's officeon the 16th inst., when there were preoent— Messrs D. Borrie (in the chair), A. Kyle, W.Nicholson, J. Sim, VV. Snow, J. Mitchell, andthe Rev. E,. B. Fraser. Mr T. Mackenzie,M.H.R., telegraphed an apology from Wed-derburn.

Claims for half-cost for improvements weregranted as follows:-— Broad Bay, £4; Caver-sham, £14- ;Glenkenich, £1 10s; OamaruSouth, £4-; Stirling, £2 10s; Strath-Taieri,£6 10s; Tarras, £3; Papakaio. £2; Waiwera,£2 15s.

The High street School Committee appliedfor renewal of outhouses at janitor's residenceat a coot of £20.

The Warepa Committee applied for a newclass room and for repairs.— Declined.

The Naseby Committee renewed the appli-cation for an addition to the schoolmaster'sresidence — The Rev. P. B. Fraser movedthat the request be granted.— Motion agreedto.— Mr Mitchell moved that the architectprepare plans for the addition, to be sub-mitted at the next meeting;and 'the Rev.P. B. Fraser moved as an amendment thattenders be also called for "— The amendmentwas negatived and themotion agreed to.

The Cambrians Committee renewed its ap-plication for an addition to residence;butthe board decided to adhere to its formerdecision.

RoughRidge.— The board agreed to increasethe grant to the Rough Ridge School Com-mittee towards the erection of a washhouse bythe sum of £8.

Ashley Downs.— It was resolved to provideto line the Ashley Do^ns School.

Lauder.— The board agreed to Mr Mee'soffer of a site of four acres, being part ofsection 32, Blackstone, for school purposes atLauder.

Evveburn.— The committee.forwarded a pe-tition from Messrs Law and Bleach askingfor the removal of the Waipiata School, butunanimously recommended that no steps betaken.— The committee to be informed thatthe board has no intention of removing theschool.

Stirling.— An application from the teacherwas received for leave to lease the school-master's residence — Declined.

Glenledi.— -A similar application was re-ceived from the teacher "at Glenledi.— Con-sideratipn deferred.

Moeraki—Mr Nicholson,drew attention tothe fact that theplan authorised for enlargingthe Moeraki School was objected to by thecommittee and the teachers, and that theydesired that some other arrangement shouldbe made. He also personally objected to theplan to which* exception had been taken bythe committee and teachers.— The board re-solved to adhere to its former resolution, andadd 10ft to the school, the work to be pro-Iceeded with without delay. j

Tenders.— The following tenders were ac-cepted:— Kelso, addition to school, S. M.Mowat, £64 ;Eweburn, removal of building,J. Drake, £170.

District High Schools.— The following cir-cular was received from the Education depart-ment:—Iam directed to inform you that the vote

of £550 (qne quarter) for district high schoolswill be distributed on the following conditions:

1. That the secondary subjects be taught inseparate classes and by a teacher or teacheisspecially qualified to teach secondary subjects.

2. That the rest of the school be fully staffedas for any other public school with the sameaverage attendance.

3. That the secondary pupils take arith-metic to a standard at least as high as that ofthe arithmetic for Standard VI.

4. That English be taken by all secondarypupils, and include the study of a work orworks of some standard author, not less tha-n800 lines of poetry or 200 pages of prose.

5. That, in addition to the -statutory capita-tion, there be paid £2 for each pupil who haspassedStandardVIand is taking three ormoreof the following subjects, or 10s for each suchpupil ta,king one subject, or £1 for each such,pupil taking two subjects- — 1. Latin. 2.French. 3. Euclid. 4 Algebra,. 5. Trigo-nometry. 6.* Elementary mechanics. 7.*Physics. B.* Chemistry. 9.' Botany. 10.*Mechanical drawing. 11. Bookkeeping. 12.Shorthand. 13.* Agricultural chemistry. 14.*Physiology.* The work for these subjects must show anadvance beyond what is offered or required forStandard VI if the same subject is taken inStandard VI.

6. That, further, £i be paid on account ofeach free pupilwho has passed Standard VIand is attending not less than three secondaryclasses in addition to English and arithmetic.

7. That, in addition to the extra capitationalready named, £30 be paid to each districthigh school havingnot less than 12 pupils whohavepassed Standard VI and are taking threeor more secondary classes in addition to Eng-lish and arithmetic.

8. That these allowances be paid quarterlyto the boards.

9. That the whole of such allowances be paidas salaries to the secondary school teachers orin additions to salaries of the other teachersas the board may determine.It is proposed that the first payments shall

be made early in April next— i.e., as soon as

possible after returns ba-sed upon the quarterending 31st March. 1901, have been received.

(Signed) Geokgk Hogben.The Rev. P. B. Fraser thought the com-

munication was o very important one. andthat it wouldbe read with satisfaction. Thereseemed now to be some hope that justicewould be done to the country schools. As itwould appear in the press, they would all beable to consider it, and he thought theyshould tackle it in committee of the wholeat the next monthly meeting of the board.He moved— "That a committee of the wholeboard tfke into consideration the circular ofthe department at its next monthly meeting,with a view to taking full advantage of theincreased grant to district high schooK"— Onthe suggestion of the Ch'airmnn, the moverof the motion acceptedas an addition:

"And

that vthe inspectors be asked to obtain anyinformation that will help to a full considera-tion, of the question."— The motion acamended was adoptednem. dis.

The Otago Education Board met in theboard's offices, Crawford street, on the17th inst., there being present— Mes=rs D.Borrie (in the chair),J. Mitchell, J. Sim, W.Nicholson, A. Kyle, T. Mackenzie, M.H.R.,W. Snow, and the Rev. P. B. Fraser.

DESIGNATIONS.The following resignations were accepted:

E. Piper,head teacher, Green Island;JosephSouthwick, head teacher, St. Leonards.

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.The Secretary stated that the time had

arrived for the election of representatives tothe High School Board. The Rev. W.Hewitson and Mr J J. Ramsay were the re-tiring members.

Mr Mitchell moved that Mr J. M. Galla-waybo appointed a delegate.

Mr Mackenzie said he did not approve ofthe board going outside its owa members

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for appointments to the High School Boardof Governors. He thought the intention ofthe act was that the members representingtheEducationBoardon the other body shouldbe directly in touch with the school commit-tees.

Messrs T. Mackenzie, Gallaway, Ramsay,and the Rev. W. Hewitson were nominated,and Mr T. Mackenzieand theRev. W. Hewit-Bon were ejected.

Mr D. Borrie was appointed the board'srepresentative on the Waitaki H'gh SchoolBoard.

[We have Mr Gallaway's authority forstating that he was not aware that it wasintended to put him in nomination againsteither of the two gentlemen who wereelected;so much so, that last year he stoodaside, as we know, in Mr Hewitson's favour.!He has no intention, we understand, of re-suming his connection with active educa-tional work for the present.]

SCHOLARSHIPS.The Secretary reported the result of the

senior and junior scholarship examinations,and mentioned that the tenth and eleventhcandidates in the junior scholarship wereequal.It was resoh'ed to award ten senior and

eleven junior scholarships.COMPLIMENTARY.

MrT. Mackenziemoved— "That this boardplace on record its appreciation of Mr Alex.Grigor's services." He thought it was butright that they should recognise the valueof Fervices of this, one.of the last of the oldteachers appointed under the Provincial Go-vernment. Like the honoured and respectedDr Hislop and Messrs Ayson, Johnston, Gar-diner, and A. Allan, Mr Grigor belonged toa class of men who had loft an imprintstrongly on the early settlement of Otago.They were distinguished men;men of unr-versity attainments, though somewhat differ-ent from the class of teachers now employed.They should pay respect and honour to thesemen, who had in the early days borne theburden and heat of the day, and who undervery difficult circumstances had turned outsome of the finest colonists. Then, too, theycould remember the perfect English whichthese men spoke and taught, and they couldnot but contrast it with what was made toserve the purpose at the present time. Hebelieved the

-board would have to get an

examintion in accent as well as in teachingability. Inmany schools the teachers thpm-selves sadly mispronounced the English lan-guage, and though this mii?ht not seem ofmuch consequence here, when cmr youngpeople went Home to the old country andspoke Whiteehapel Cockney English thefact would reflect very muchupon the peoplewho spent so large a sum upon the educa-tional institutions of this colony. As the.-'went to such great expense in the matter ofeducation, he thought they certainly shouldinsist upon a better accent, and they oughtto remember that men of Mr Grigor's typehad given the very best instruction in thisand in.other respects.

The Rev. P. B.Fraser seconded themotion,which he thought hardly needed anything tobe said in its justification. He regrettedthe board had neglected to pay this compli-ment in other cases in which it was highlymerited, but that was simply because it hadbeen overlooked. He aleo thought that suchrecognition should not be confined merelyto old identities, but should be extended toall those who,had rendered longand faithfulservice to the board. Itseemed to him tobe both a good and a proper thing.

The motion was was carried nem. dis.XOTTCES OF MOTION.

The Rev. P. B. Fraser gave notice thatat the next meeting of the board he shouldmove that the Port Chalmers School be re-instated as a district high school.Mr J. Sim gave notice to move— "That adistrict high school be established at Tapanui,and that the necessary steps be taken there-anent."

Mr Kyle—'" Tbat in all the largerschools desk accommodation be provided forthe use of the children in the upper divisionof theinfant department."

The Rev. P. B. Fraser—" That the NormalSchool. School of Art, and Training Collegebe pulled down and rebuilt on the presentsite suitable for school of art, training college,and primary school, the Government to beasked to assist in the building of the schoolof art."

Mr Snow— "That a district high school be

established at Mosgiel."DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL FEES.

Mr Mackenzie, in view of the recent Go-vernment proposals, desired to withdraw hisnotice of motion— "

That the board tafc» intoconsideration the propriety of recommendingthe Minister of Education to abolish all feesin the Otago district high schools."

Motion withdrawn.WAIWERA.

Mr Mackenzie said before the board rosehewould like to refer to a matter respectingwhich very serious reflections had been castupon himself— the subject of the sale of theWaiwera School site. Some very strong termshad been applied to him regardinghis actionin interfering with the sale of the WaiweraSchool site. (Mr Mitchell: '"Your supposedaction.") Yes. his supposed action. Itwouldbe remembered that members of the board hadbeen exceedingly severe upon him, and hethought had to a certain extent treated himungenerously, seeingthat he was absent at thetime. Upon his return, at the very first meet-ing of the board he had made a very clearstatement upon the subject, remarking thatthere was not thf slightest basis for the alle-gation that had been made acainst him, andthe «evere comments thathad followed. Un-fortunately, though -the statements reflectingupon him had appeared in the public press,the full refutation which he had made did notappear in the press, and the public were stillunaware that he was not responsible for theinterference complained of. He was in-formed that information hod now reached theboard which showed that those who had cen-sured him had been under a wrong impres-sion, and made tiuite Hear the fact that theirremarks were entirely uncalled for.

Mr Mitchell «aid he was one of the membersreferred to, and he admitted he had come to awrong conclusion. That was clear from thecorrpspondence that had now been graciouslyforwarded to them, though it was at firstheldtobe of aprivate character, and not addressedto the Minister. The correspondence showedthat the Minister had been approached bysomeone else than Mr Mackenzie

—namely.by

Mr Thomson, of Clutha. A singular thingwas that after this lapseof time the correspon-dence had been sent down;and astill moresingular thing was that it di.-clospd the factthat the correspondence upon the subject,which was said not to be addressed to theMinister, was absolutely addressed to theMinister by name, and as "

Minister of Edu-cation."

Mr Borrie sa;d ho also l>ad mruV =omo re-mark^ in this connect.on, but he had r.ot referrcd to Mr Mackenzie in the most le'-notoway. His remark was that there was underhand work in connection with the matter, buthe had uot alluded £o Me Mackenzie. He

Last week there was one bankruptcy in thocolony— a fishmonger at Auckland.

An incident that alarmed tha pa°s(Mi>j;erson tl.e branch line to Casterton (Va.) rail-\iny train happened on oue of the recent hctdaya, \v>en ncaimg Meimo. The train o-Lil-lated from side tobide in a most extraordinarymanner, and on the cause being looked intoit was found that the rails had "bucklod»"'owing to expansion caused by the hea^

OTAGO WITNESS.EDUCATION BOARD.

January 23. 1901maintained that there had been underhandwork in connection with it, and they nowfound out whoit was thathadbeen at wor'-.

Mr Mackenzie said he alluded to it becausesome members of the beard expressed theopinion that this showed the re=ult of havinga member of Parliament on the board, andthat very closely fixed the remarks as appli-cable to himself.

This concluded the business.

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W MAuckland and suburbs.. 52,513 109Wellington and suburbs 47,562 92Cliristchurck and suburbs 45,340 98Dunedm 23,560 45Caversham 4,838 11Maori Hill 1,603 6Mornmgton 3,854 13North-East Valley .. 3.540 4Roslyn .. 4,454 6St. Kilda 1,420 1South Duucdin .. .. 5,158 13West Harbour .. .. 1,364 4

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Total Dunedm andsuburbs .. .. 49,791 103

limaru .. ... .. .. 5,795 9Damaru 5,411 11[nvercargill 8,681 14

40 0.80-5 0.565 0.923 0.53

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An influenhal deputation, introduced byMessrs W. Carncross and T. Mackenzie,M.H.R.'s, waited on theHon. TV. Hall-Joneson the16th, and laid before him the necessitythat existed for a railway up the KaikoraiVa'ley as far as the Halfway Bushroad. Theprobable goods and pabsenger traffic wasenu.iier.itcd and discussed.

The Minister was greatly impressed withthe pro-perts which offered for a profitablebranch r.iilway \r- the val.ey, and has in-structed the district engineer to supply him.with plans, etc.

The number of en?ageir.ents prevented him.from visiting the valley on this occas-on, bubhe has promised to do so on his reUirn toDunedin.

'Die Minister was careful to explain that ifthe work was to be gone on with property-owners in the v?lley thiough vvbooe land tholine might go would be expected to assist,otherwise the matter might not be con-sidered.

FTSH HATCHERY AT PORTOBELLO.A joint depntption from the Otago Insti-

tute and the Otago Acclimatisation Society,couaisting of Messis G M Thomson, A.Hamilton. F. R. Chapman, and ProfessorB°nhim, waited on the Hon. Mr Hall-Jones,Minister of Marine, at the Grand Hotel last?Werine-^ay to di-ot'ss the subject r>£the propossd fish haioheiy at Quarry Point,Pcrtobello. Several topics connected with,th^ suhiect were discussed, chiefly, however,tho auettion of the maintenance and controlof tlie hatchery. It was= soon found that thedeputation and the Minister were at oneexcept as to certain (letails, vvl.ieh tlid nobappep.r to present any serious ohpiaele* to th&carrying out of the scheme. The Ministerexpressed the willingnessof tbe Governmentto contribute hoi' tbe cost of the hatchery,estimated at a nvniiniim of £ICOO. it beingunderstood that the two societies should be-tween them contribute the other half— "namely, £250 each. On tho subject nf con-trol, the deputation expressed to t lte Minis-ter the desire of the two bodies to be repre-sented upon the boavd, which it was suggestedshould be constituted under the provisionsof "The Public Reserves Act. 1381," it beinscpoimed out that the act exrressly Drovidedreserves for acclimatisation and other pur-poses of public utility The deputationthought that two members of thebo?rd shouldhe nominated by each of tbfse bodies. TheMinister thought it preferable that the wholer^aHer of appointments should be left to the(Tiverntr>er>+: that it was desirable the Go-vernment should he understood to have a»r>rrnond°ratiT>c: influence on the board:andth'«t it mightproveundesirable tohave solargea mernbershio a« seven, which would be theimplied a^rancement if the two bodies eachnominated two

Tf was.,understood t^at the deputationshould brin? thp matter before a joint meet-ing of ths councils of societies, and askth^rp to concur in the sujrpretion1' of theMiniver, as it was ouite evident that thequaHfled scientific members of these bodieswould alwavf be acceptable to the Govern-ment a« members of the board.

The' Mini^nr ev->res=ed the view that innnv onsf> Mr ft.M,Thomson would be amem-.hpr of the board, ftnd. further, that it was inall circumstances desirable that the professorof biolosrv «hmiM also be a member. Healso mentioned that it ar>r;ear<?d to him thaf.the matter w-as nraetio.il'v settled, arid allthe minor Hiffir-ulti'ps would disappear Themembers nf thp deputation, in conclusion,thnp'-ed the Mini«tpr for the courteous andcordial way in which he had met them.

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several of the station buildings at Ophir isnow bemgobtamod, witha view to immediateerection. The assistant engineer (Mr Lewi;-),who is in charge of ths Blackstone Hillcamp, will move on to Ophir in two or threemonths at the latest, and the latter placewill then become the working centre. The for-mation beyond Ophir will probably be startedbefore the winter sets in. The number ofmen now employed on the line is greater tbanit has been for many years, and about 550are in constant work. It is to be earnestlyhoped that the Government will enable theofficers of the department to keep all thesemen on-until Alexandra is reached.

The Minister and the party accompanyinghim left the Ida Valley Hotel early on the15th inst. in three double-seated buggies.The weather could not have been better.Rain had fallen during Monday night andhad cooled the air delightfully, as well ashaving dispo&ed of all the dust for the timebeing. The drive down the valley to Black-stone Hill was accomplished without muchdifficulty or incident. The camp is situatedon a slight elevation, just where the railwaytrices to the hills on the way down to thePoolburn Gorge. There is actually a slightfall in the line from Blackstone Hill to theentrance of the gorge, but the valley slopesaway so rapidly that the eye, following thecourse of the formation along the hillside,is apt tobe deceived, and it looks as if therewere a stiff grade. The Blackstone Hillcamps consist of several small wooden build-ings, one being the headquarters of theP.W.D., and two others being the cottagesoccupied by Mr Ltnvis and his assistant (MrCabot);a number of tents, and two or threeblacksmiths' shops, built of galvanised iron.

The place is a hive of industry at thepresenttime, and no light rebponsibility rests on theshoulders of the officers in charge. Here MrLewis and Mr Cabot joined the party, Din astart was made for the gorge. The juniormember for Dunedin, having commandeeredoneof theP.W.D. horses,rode forward as anescort. Poolburn was readied about mid-day, and the tunnels were first inspected.The menare slowlydriving through solid rook,every inch of whichhas to be blasted, and thegreater part of the work is still before thpm.One tunnel has been driven^in about twochains and a-half, and the oth<»r about a chaia.After a p-cnic lunch on the hilltop, thepartywas driven over to a voint on the hill over-looking the Manuherfkia Valley, aloner theproposed routeof the line. There the Miuis-ter had a lont? oonsultrtion with the districten?inepr. while tnf remainder sunned them-selves on H\e hillside, enjoying the fineview, and awai'ii? the next mowEventualV the l>or:,es' hpatls were tr.rnedhomewards, and the Ida Valley Hotel wasreached about tea time.

On Wednesday morninsc an early start wasmade for the Eweburnre-ervoir. n*arNpseby,as the Minister desired to see the reoairnuiworks in prosress there befnie the train leftWedderburn the same morning. The reser-voir is a splendid sheer of water, coveringabout 60 acres, and ha.' over 50ft of vvnter inthe dee-nest part Owing to some defect intl,o ptnbinicr"'-t. there is a co2.=Merable

ileakage, and although rodanger i? antiolvmed,it i<= deniable thit the mitter should be at-tended to. Mr A. L. Berdmnn, Mayor ofNn^ebv. drove across during the mornins.Before loavinor Ewehurn a deputation, consist-ing of Messrs W. Guffie andF. Inder. repre-senting themininginterests at Naseby. waitedon Mr Hall-Jone3 in reprard to the waste ofwattr in the Government race. At the pre-sent time a large quantity of water was beingallowed to run to wast<\ ard the miners dc-sircl +lie use of t'nis water without any addi-tional cost. Mr Guffie said that the minersfound the water verydear. It cost them £1ncr day to work an elevator for eight hours.but the race was quite capable of piipplvinsr,more water than they could uce in thai time,and they wanted permission to use it for twoor three hours pxtra in the 6Sy. They hadwritten to Mr M'Gowan on the matter, buthad received no reDlv. The Minister Tenliet!that the matter was not one in his depart-ment, but the request seeme-d ren<-onableenouarh. and whenhe returned to Wellingtonhe wouldsee his colleasue (Mr M'Gowan)anasee if anvthinw could be- done.

The drive back to Wedderburn occupiftaabout three-nuarters of an hour, and thewhole party then entrained for Dunedin.

!j DEPUTATION AT IDA VALLEY.I At Ida Vullev on the 14th inst. about a

dozen of the settlers took the opportunity ofbringing one or two matters of local import-anceunder his notice.

Mr T. Mackenzie. M.H.R. for the district,introduced the deputation, and said that theywere of opinion that the railway station shouldbe located at IdaValley instead of at Black-stone Hill. Ithad been represented to himthat Ida Valley was the natural centre, andthatthe trade from Hill's Creek, St.Bathans,and Cambrians wasbound to come that way.

Mr F. G.'Harreu. farmer', gave it as hisopinion that Ida Valley was a muoh morecentral place for the station than BlackstoneHill. They also wanted a shed to storegoods in when they arrived from Dunedir.There was no road to Blacksto.ie Hill, and itwould require to be made for two milesthrough a swamp, while there was a splendidroad to IdaValley.

Mr J. M'Dermott said that it would suitthe miners better to have the station at IdaValley.

Mr J. Coyle said it would be as near fortheHill Creek settlers to come to Ida Valleyas to BlackstoneHill, because the latter placewas two miles and a-half off the main road.It was an out-of the way place to have astation at all.

Mr M'Davitt said that it would nnt himju«l as well toLave the station at Wedderburnas at Bluckfrtone Hill, while it was four orfive miles nearer for the Cambrians and St.Bathans people to come to Ida Valley thanto the proposed site.

Mr John Nicholson said lie thought theywanted a goods shed in the meantime. Thewasrgoner« did not like the Ida Volley road,and preferred to come round by Hill Creek.Any goods forCambrians the waggoners wouldprefer left at Ida Valley than to have to takeit over Blacks Hill.

The Minister, in reply, said there was somemisapprehension as to the matter. The line,ps they knew, was not going to stop there;the Government meant it to get to Alexandraas soon as possible. All the stationb alongthe route would make themselves as trafficdeveloped when the line was open. Some ofthe deputation would know the importantwork the Oovernmuit had in hand at thePoolburn Gorge. There were tunnels to bepierced and expensive bridges to be built, so" that Blackstone Hill would have to be theterminus until suck time as this woik was

! completed. That would be fully 18 months.Mr Ussher would say he wasunderebtimatingi it,butholiked to go on the short side becauses it gave their engineers tome idea of what theyi wanted done. At the terminus they must" have an engine shed and a turntable, and it; s?ouid fee a foolish, thing toputau engine shed

The Western Star states that heavy^rainfell up-country on Monday. In the Wairjodistrict a huge waterspout was seen.

Trooper J. A Rodgers has a, rather high,opinion of the Boer ladies, and in a letter toa Gisborne lady states: "Thpmajority of theBoer gills are giaceful, refined, and lady-like, up to date— similar to you e^ris in New*Zealand; they are fair, and look charmingwhen wcar'ng their sun-bomut>. Iwould-not mind mariying one of them mys-olf. Bubthey are so vicious at present. One girl 13'mashed' at Liehtenburg wa<? very sweeband mild at time1-, and at other timeb, if yuuspoke to her, she would go off like a pom-pom in action. Hex name was Pops, but nachristened her The Pompom."

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the department to complete this cuttingat theearliest possible date, and for many monthspast the work has been carried on continu-ously night and day. At the pie»ent timethere remains very little more of the excava-tion to be don© to complete -it. Platelayinghas now commenced, and will be cairied onuninterruptedly throughout the whole sec-tion. It is fully anticipated that the line toIda Valley station can be opened in May,and that to BlacksLone Hill a month later.Another big cutting occurs at a point knownas

" the summit," at Rough Ridge, where theline is being constructed at an altitude of2100ft above sea level This cutting, aswell ac the whole formation right through toBlackstone Hill, is about finished, with theexception of two or three small gaps, andthese will be connected before the plate-layers reach them. One of these is the pilebridge over the Idaburn, just below the IdaValley station. At Ida Valley every accom-modation in the way of buildings will beerected tosuit the requirement* of the traffic;but BlackstoneHill, being the larger and ter-minal station for some time to come, will bemore fully equipped. From TBlackstone Hillto the ManuherikiaRiver, a distance of sevenmiles, several heavy woiks occur in the wayof large fiiling-in works and rock-cuttings.On this section two iron bridges have to beerected— the Poolbura.viaduct and tiie large

cylinder bridge over the Manuherikia. A con-tract for the manufacture of the ironwork'has been let to Anderson Bros., of Christ-church, and the time for delivery is November'of this year, when the erection of the bridges'will be at once proceeded with. Two tun-

j nels also occur in this section, both of whichare in'hand, and it is expected that they andall the other works will be completed simul-taneously with the bridges. Particularly hardrock is beingmet within the excavationof thetunnels mentioned, and no lining will be re-quired o\ er ami abo\c the usualhalf-chain ateav.h end to give a finish to the work. Inaddition to1pushing on the line to the Manu-herikit River, the officers of the PublicWork* department, recognising that it is theintention of the Government to carry theline into Alexandra in two yeais, are placing|men on the formation works beyond theriver, on the way to Ophir. This station will,be 13 miles further on than Blackstone Hill,and the formation ougiit tobe finished by thej time the Manuherikiabridge is completed, sothat the railway ought to be in Onhir within

,18 months. From Ophir to Alexandra thepegs of the originil survey, many of whichhave b°en knocked out and obliterated, arebeing renewed, and it only remains for theGovernment to fumibh the necessary funds inorder to connect Alexandra with Dunedin byraij. in the tim§ mentioned,. The tjmfeej for

THEMINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKSON TOUR.

"THE PROGRESS OF THE OTAGOCENTRAL RAILWAY.

(By Otib Special Refokteb.)

TheHon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister of PublicWorkß, accompaniedby Messrs T.Mackenzie,

W Carncross, J. F. Arnold, and A. R. Bar-clay M.H.R.S, and the Hons. W. M. Boltand H. Gourley and Messrs W. H. Hales andE R Uesher, inspected the works inprogressOn the Wedderburn-Ophir section of theOtago Centralrailway onthe 15th inst.'The section which the Government pur-

poses opening by about the end of June next

fis that from Wedderburn, the present ter-

minus (85± miles from Wingatui Junction) to

Blackstone Hill, situatedon Messrs Ross andGleiidinino's Blackstone Hill station, on the

aorth ride of the Ida Valley, a distance of13 miles. Between these twopoints there willbe a stationknown as the IdaValley stationa^out eight miles from Wedderburn. Somelittle delay has been caused in commencing

with the laying of the permanent way on ac-count of a very heavy cutting about a nine

long occurring not very far from Wedder-burn. Every endea\our has been made by

January 23, 1901OTA GO WITNESS..at Ida Valley whenit was not the terminus ofthe line. Ti.en ho time to the que-tionof whatthe difciuot real'y required. He could seethey would rtqunea goods shod— (applause),-—and the need for cattle yards 1ad been men-tioned to him since he arri\ed. Well, theywould ha\e a goods shed— (applause),— and hawould see that cattle yards were also erected.If they got these things he did not thinkthey would have any reason to complain, evenif thp enginedid run on to Blackstone Hill.

Mr Mackenzie thanked the Minister for thegenerous manner in which he had met them,and then proceeded to bring under his noticethe need for telephonic communication withother centres. This was a matter that hehad always held strong views on, and had'referred to in the House. Many a cass ofserious illness or even death might be pre-vented if th9people concerned were able to>summon a doctor hurriedly when necessarjr.

The Minister said that he thought the mat-j ter a simple one, as long as the settlers wereprepared to give the usual guarantee tomakeup the cost of woiking. Under these circum-stances, he would have pleasure 111 recom-mending the application to his colleague thePo~tmaster-general.

Mr Harren then brought up the question,of a reservoir, and the Minibter suggested!that the settlers should deal w ith this long-felt want by forming themselves into a WaterConservation Board, and they could levy a.rat© to pay the interest or. the .money ex-pended in constructing the reservoir. Tliiswas how nearly all the big water races in.Canterbury had been made.

The deputation passed a \ote of thanks toMr Hall-Joues for the manner in which hehad received them.

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the great gathering of Native? to wc'comlthe Duke of Yoik

Mr Seddon lias received a le'tci fi'jm (hePremier of Victona enclosing a suvrgest.on.from the Tiades H.ill that the linpcna.l (.U,-

verument should bs requested to take stepsto legislate for the Orange and Transvaalcolonies in the way of regulating labour.Xatnl and the Cap? already have legisla-tion on the lines of New Zealand. MrSeduon intends to consult his colleaguesYulh a view to giving effect to the request.The Tridcs Hall desire* the prohibition offorced lab >ur amongst the natives, the pro-hibition of importation of .Asiatics or thecontracting of labour from abroad, ard theprohib tion of intoxicants among>t natives.

Mr Seddon leaves for Melbourne to-night

.ADELAIDE, January 16.Reir-admiral Beaumont has arrived. H'9

\ ice-cidmiial's promotion is due in twoyears, which will probably be the length ofhis service on the Australian station.

January 17The Rev. Mr Dunn has been nominated

as successor to the late Bishop Byrne.January 18.

The thermometer-fchovied 106 in the shy.deto-day.

The Hon Jrone'-, Carroll and Mr A. L.D. Fia^er aie visiting Adelaide. They wer€entertained at luncheon by the Ministry.

January 19.The Hon Mr Carroll and \:r Fiaser

lunched with ths Governor (Lord Terny-son) They have left for New Zeahnd

BRISBANE. January 16.In v:ew of the fact that no ease of

plague has occurred for 32 days the portv.ill be declared a clean port onMonday.

January 17.A ll'jtbetween seine South Sea Islanden

and Manila men occurred at ThursdayIsland. Tha former atticked the latterwith sticks and stones. Itis reported thatone of the South Sea men was killed, and.that teveial are in a precarious condition.The islajjclei *> afterwards wrecked a jewel-ler's sliop. The militiry aie held in readi-ness m case of any furthei outbreak.

THE STOCK EXCHANGECRISIS.

LONDON, January 15.The shareholders in the London and Glob9

Financ? Association have agreed to thevoluntary liquidation of the concern. MrWright stated that a plan of reconstruc-tion was being prepared, and that all thecreditors excapL one had agreed to accept£485,000 in payment of all obligations.

The directors are arranging to raise£500,000 by the sale of the'company's interest in the Baker street railway.

Lord Dufferin has re?iTied the cb.air-.ianship.

A h'toh 1;,!^ (,i " veil over the LonSonand Globs iMnar.ee Association's arrange-ment ruth their ci editors, some of them re-fusing to accept the composition, which, itLr.s inr.spirsd, is only 10s in the pound.

January 17.Ths reconstruction sr'^ine of the London

and T4lobe -Finance Corporation prcv-o icapital of two millions sJe-lmj, i£1 each; the shares to be creau^^. \.. i15s paid up, with the other 5s per sharepayable on allotment. The present share-holders are to be offered a new share foreach old one they now hold.

Fridtjof Nansen's sharp eye for the moneyside of his ventures has won him the nick-name

"Finanzen Nansen"in Norway. He

hasbought anumber of farms in the Nuinedal,near Tederr.arken, in the Christiania district,whichhe is making into a larger estate.

The Chilian coal mines, opened in 1855,seem tobe nice places to work in. The seamsof coal run from the =hore under the watersof the Pacific Ocear>, and the tunnels are coclean that you could walk through them in adroes suit withoutmakingyourself dirty.

CABLEGRAMS.BRITISHANDFOREIGN.

LONDON, January 14.King Oscar of Sweden has recovered from

his recent serious illness. Mr Kruger'shealth and that of President M'Kinley hasalso improved.

The directors of the companies associatedwith the recent failures in connection withLake View snares propose to reconstructthe different concerns.

Dr Creighton, Bishop of London, isdead;aged 58.

January 16.A Nihilist named Nakichine has been

arrested at Nice. Documents found at hisresidence in Paris showed he had connec-tion with a plot to assassinate -the Czscr iflie visited Nice. Other accounts declarethat Nakachine is a swindler.

The Union Bank has declared a dividendof 7 per cent., placed to reserve £25,000,»nd carried forward £22,189.

Through an explosion at Wilson's hatfactory at Denton, near Manchester, 12person* were killed and 40 terribly muti-lated.

The North Sligo Executive of the UnitedIrish League have stopped huntingthroughout all Ccunty Sligo until ColonelCampbell, master of the hunt, reinstateshis evicted tenants.

Mr H. C. Copeland, Agent-general forNew South Wftlea, a superfluous proviso

having been eliminated, has signed theEastern Extension Company's agreement

Sir A. Clarke, Agent-general for Vic-toria, is awaiting instructions from his Go-vernmenton t-lie subject.

Mr Alfred Vanderbilt has married Mi<-sElsie French, of Newport (U.S.A.). Thebridegroom settled £750.000 sterling on thebiide.

January 17.Obituary— Samuel Lewis, inone\-lender.

He beoueatlied to his v idow one millionsterling absolutely, with a discretionarylife mteiest in three millions more, most of

which will ultimately be devoted to chaii-ties., including £400,000 for the Ljrckmpoor.

Dr Temple (Archbishop of Canterbury)conducted the service at the inteimsnt ofDr Creighton't, body at St. Paul's Cathe,-dral. The late bishop is the first to b^directly buried thjre.

Newfoundland holds a special session ofParliament in crder to lenew the mcd.isvivendi with France. 3.1r Chamberlain hasinvited the Premier to a conference in Lon-don. '

Despite Mr William O'Brien's and theUnited Irish League's virulent campaign,s_ ,'eral Loyalists were re-elected for th^Dublin municipality. Mr John Clancy, anextreme r.nti-British candidate,'' was re-jected.

January 18.The second class cruif-er Sybil is chore

at Saldaba Bay, C ipe Colony. The crewwere saved.

Hi'l, an ex-soldier, shot and killed MrPparson, ?n elderly farmer, in the lavatory 'of a compartment in the London and South-western train near Suibiton, and then shotin the cheek a w;dow, who was the onlyother passenger. Htll rifled Pearson's body,and jumped off when ;e train enteieJ !VauxaaU. The widow, who feigned death,gave the alarm, and the murderer was ar-rested a.ter an exciting chase.

The cruiser Sybil was seeking shelterduring a storm. She is a total w reck.There are two large holes in the bottom ofthe boat.

The Prince and Princess of -Wales willopen the Glasgow Exhibition on May 7.Westralia will bs representedat the Exhibi-tion.

British capitalists will finance the Frenchconcession for a railway from Jibutil, onthe African shore of the Gulf of Aden, toAdisbeba, with the right to continue it tothe White Nile.

Mr Chcate, the American Ambassador toLondon, arbitrates between Great Britainand China over the sinking of the steamerKowshing at the commencement of the warwith China. ;

The English^ cricket counties seem will- ■

ing to accept' the decision arrived at re-cently at a meeting of captains respecting"

throwers."' Lancashire alone appears tohesitate about accepting it.

Four of the crew of a steamer from Alex- Jandiia, which touched at Algiers, havedied from the plague at Hull.

Hill has been remanded. He has con-fessed his guilt. His re?.l nnme is GeorgeParker, of Studley, Warwickshire. The Ibullet has been extracted from Mrs King'scheek. Mr Per.rson, who was killed, wa» a iwell-known farmer at Winchester.

January 19.General Henry Colville has been placed

on the retired list as from yesterday.January 20.

Obituary: Due de Broglie, the eminentFrench publicist;aged 80.

[Broglie (Charles Jacquea Victor Albert, Duede), French ex-Minister, was born inParis onJune 13,1821, and was educated in the Univer-sity of Pari3. He first entered the DiplomaticService, and was Secretary of the French Em-bassies in MadridandRome prior to the Revolu-tion of 1848; he then retired into private lifeuntil1871, when he was elected a -Deputy. Forsome time he was French Ambassador in Lon-don. In 1873 he became Minister of ForeignAffairs and President of the Council;he wasdefeated, and resigned, with his Ministry, in1874. In1877 he succeeded M. Jules Simon asPresident of the Council of Ministers, Keeperof the Seals, and Minister of Justice, but heresigned these posts m the same year. Sincether. he took no active part m politics. He waselected a m°mber of the French Academy in1P62. He wr^ote " Memoirs de Talleyrand," vo'-s.1to 4, 1801. and other works.]

Mr Justies Wright has sanctioned thevoluntary winding up of the London andGlobe Finance Corporation under the super-vision of the court.

The murdc-rer of M. Stambouloff, ex-Pre-m.er of Bulgaria, has escaped from prison.

PABIS, January 15".M. Rousseau's bill dealing with religious

associations prohibits such associations ex-isting between the French and foreigners,ard those with their headnuarters abroad,or which are directed by foreigners, mustbe State authorised.

January 16.The debate has been opened in the

Chamber of Deputies on the ReligiousAssociations Prohibition Bill.

January 19.Gabrielle Bompard has been released for

good conduct. In 1889 she decoyed alawyer named Gouffe to her apartment inParis, and helppd a hidden accomplicenamed Eyeivnd to strangle him with anoose. At the trial she pleaded that shehad been hypnotised by Eyerand, Avho wasexecuted for the crime.. The French vintage is estimated at 67million hectolitres, which is the largestyield since 1893.

BERLIN, January 14.The Kaiser has placed the military

railway between Berlin and Zossen atthe disposal of the company that is ex-perimenting with electric trains, withwhich itis hoped to obtain a speed of from125 to 160 miles an hour.

January 17.A party of military balloonists have

crossed from Berlin to Sweden.

January 18Prussia is celebrating the bic^ntenaiy of

the monarchy.VIENNA, January 16.

The Pan-Germans., who favour annexa-tion to Geimany, Luive won 21 seats, asiigcimst five previously lieM by. them, in thenew Austrian Parliament. The Ultiamon-tanes and Anti-Se.mtes vreie badly beatenat the elections-. A serious vims is antici-pated.

MADRID, January 17.Sixteen thousand yyaniMi soldiers v, ho

deserted dming the war with Ameiiui havebeen pardoned on the occasion of the mar-riage of the Princess Asmr.a1-.

ROME. January 17.A quantity of mti-diDlitheria &eunn at

the Milan Institute bee ime contaminatedduring its preparation, and produced seveialdeaths from lockjaw. Three hundred tubeswere immediately withdrawn from the doc-tors to whom they had been given.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 14.The Russian Budget predicts a surplus of

73 million roubles (about £12,000,000)for tl.e year 1901 ov3r the ordinary expendi-ture.

January 16.All the surv'\oas of those v.ho were snow-

bound at Razdeluaia have been rescued.CAIRO, January 15.

bldiin Bey has arranged with the SheikAlydiiur to administer the province of Dar-fur under Ancjlo-Egyptidn control.

NEW YORK, January 16.Dr Pupin, cf Columbia University,

claims to have salved the problem of ocermtelephony, enabling communication to bemade between Pan Francisco and London.II2 admits that the method is enormouslye.\pensive.

January 16.The Rev. C. 11. Sheldon is preaching a

new crusade at Topeka (Kansas) in favourof mistresses treating seivants on anequality and as daughters. Dur.ng his ad-dress 30 ladies rose and stienuouvLy iro-tevted against his teaching.

One million persons have bson vaccinatedin New York during the month, owing tothe smallpox epidemic.

January 17.The Lowell Observatory,near Boston, ir

December last observed a shaftof light pro-jected from Mars, v. Inch lasted for 70minute*.

Alvord, ex-cash;cr of the First NationalBank of New York, admitted Bis embezzle-ments from that institution, and -"was sen-tenced to 15 years' imprisonment.

January 18.The Venezuela- asphalt concessionaries

are trying to oust American concessionaries,and are utilising the. re\-clutionary move-"ment for that purpose.

The Venezuelans seized two Britishsteamers which were sailing under theVenezuelan flag in order to convey troopsagainst the rebels America has de«T)atcli«'d'the first class battleship Kearsage, andGreat Britain has sent HM.S. Scorpion.

One of the claushters of Rockefeller, theAmerican Standard o-l millionaire, was to-ritv married to Mr Prentice, a barrister inChicago.

Mr Rockefeller er.dows th° brlr'e with 10mii..on pounds.

INTERCOLONIAL.MELBOURNE. January 15.

The Cabinet has appointed a committee todraw up recommendations for decorationsin Melbourne dining the Duke of York'svisit. Full advantage will be taken of theexperience gained in Sydney. The Go-vernment are arranging for a big review ofthe Imperial troops on the arrival of theRoyal personages.

January 18.The inquiry into the Ormuz-Ismaha col-

lision found that Piot Emmerson, who wasin charge of the Ormuz, was blameoble.ii is. however, understood, that owing to ablunder in the method of precedure the m-quirv v ill b2 nugatory."

Messrs Mason. Firth, and M'CutcbeonVprinting works in Little'Collins street weiedestroyed by fiie Wt niarht. The stock,which is valued at £12.000, was insuredfor £7000.

." amiary 21.A man named Holland has muredered an

infant named Geach in North Melbourne.Mrs Geach was living apart from her hus-band, and xiollard had been formerly em-ployed to watch her minner of living, butbecame enamoured of her. In his pocketwas found a document stating that the act

committed would benefit Mrs Geach to theextent that she would have one less to pro-vide for out of the pittance allowed her byher husband.

SYDNEY, January 15.Mr H. C. Copeland (Agent-general for

New South Wales) has signed the Capecable agreement in London.

January 16 iThe Summer School is holding a session

at Bowral, somewhat on thf1 lines of thefamous Chautaqua assemblies in the UnitedStates of America. Representatives fromall parts of the Commonwealth and NewZealand are present.

A woman named M'Donald, residing atAlexandria, poisoned her baby with phos-phorus, took the same compound herself,and then jumped from a balcony. Thechild is dead, but the mother is still living.Domestic worries were the cause of the lashact.

January 18.Admiral Beaumont has taken charge of

the Australian station.January 20

The Hon. Messrs Seddon and Carroll aregoing into the question of arranging ameeting of Native chiefs with reference to

OTAGO WITNESS.January .23, 1901 13

Business Notices.

ANDREW LEES,GEORGE STREET.

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BEAD WHAT"

VITADATIOIS DOING.

HYDATIDS.Hopkins street, Pootscray, February 7, 1900.

Mr S. A. Palmer. Dear Sit,— It is with muchgratitude Isend you this testimonial regard-ing the great benefit Ihave received from theGreat Herbal Remedy, "W. WEBBER'SVITADATIO." lampositiveIcouldnot haveexisted much longer but for takirg _t. For 16years Ihave suffered from some unknowndisease. Having a good knowledge of herbsend their uses,Inever xonsulted a doctor;infact, althoughIhave a large family, and haveihad the usual amount of sickness among them,by constantly relying on herbal treatment Iihave never had to call in medical aid; yet mmy own caseIwas completely nonplussed and'helpless. Imay say here that Ihave beentreated by anoted herbalist, from whom Igotbut passing relief. He said '"my lungs werefilling up." Ihave found, since taking Vita-datio, that what he said was true, for it hasbrought from my lungs quantities of hydatids,and also from other organs of my body;theyevencame from my eyes andhead. On accountof the stabbing painsin my eyes whenIwouldstoop,Ibecame afraid of losing my sight, as it■was then very defective. Ihad lost all senseof feeling in some parts of my body, and inboth my index fingers and thumb 3; but sincetaking the Vitadatio my feeling has been re-stored. Ihave been informed since my re-covery that hydatids are a cause of paralysis,"which has made me still more thankful to youior bringing this efficacious medicine to Aus-tralia, and Ihave much reason to thank GodthatIwas led to try it. A good Samaritan,"who told meIwas m a decline, bought me a£3 6dbottle of Vitadatio, and whenIhad takenthe thirdbottle the hydatids began to appear,and thenIknew what my disease really was,Ifelt alarmed, but kept ontaking the medicine,asIrecognised there was no other hope for me.After taking ten bottles Ifound that Ihad in-creased two stone in weight. Previous to thisIonly weighed 6st 4lb. The effect it has had onxny nerves is marvellous. Ilook back on theetateIwas in w.th horror, andIpity any pooreufferer who is m like condition, and can onlyrecommend them to try "WEBBER'S VITA-DATIO," for it has cured me,_and mine was anextreme case. IfIwag to mention the quantityof hydatids removed from me by Vitadatio, it■wouldbe looked upon as an exaggeration. Be-fore taking the Vitadatio my household duties"were aburden to me, but nowIcan fuifil themwith pleasure, and everythng wears a brightaspect. Thinking, perhaps, this testimonymayinduce other sufferers to try this far-famedremedy,Igive youmy full permission to pub-lish it if you think fit —Iam, dear Sir, yoursgratefully, "

(Mrs) M. COXHEAD.For further particu'ars, S. A. PALMER.

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Business Notices.

Perfumes and - - -- - Prejudice, - -The manynunteat erenis tbatr<me between thr wind acd thenobilityof the f,ove~e

;gn peopleare c'assifiel solely w th lefer-(n c to thui' effic' 11- ot Iheindividual. Unhappy associa-tions with c-rtain pertumesv ill beget a la-->tme pr jua cctbat nothingcan iblier.ite.

The smell cf onions i* wel-come to the n stiils of oneprrscn, and his dtforsst fii ndlaneuuhes fo- a whiff of Moth-lall or a puff of Patchouli.

COLGATEft GO'S

There is only one £centupor who c nvrts all poisons agree,and that is

COLGATE'SCASHMERE

BOUQUET.Itis Refreshing:, Penetrating1,Delicious,and Lasting-. ..

Moi-e's line^ mny be applied to it withpeculiar fflicitj

—"

Youmaybreak,you rasyshatter theva.-e if you will,

But tbe scent rrf tr.e 'Bouqnet' willcliugtoitst'l!.*'

hands, given invariably satisfactoryresults. Itis one of the mostvaluable of curative agents atour disposal."

YIRCHOW.

"SNfcg&&iS£nr<&" is themostconcentratedof thesalinegroup.' NaturalAperientWaters arevastly superior toartificial solutions,howeverskilfully prepared."

SIR EENRY THOMPSON.

hsheditself as a customary Aperientinall climates. Itis remarkably andexceptionallyuniform in its composi-tionandfree fromthe defectsof otherHungarian Bitter Waters."

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

"fN^tfttaftnoff'' cf themany Ofen or Hungarian BitterWater3now offered to the pubiic,careful selection should bemade. WehavefoundthatonlyHUNYADIJANOSanswers all purposes, owing to itsremarkable uniformity and gentleaction, whish render it preferable toall others."

YIENUA MEDICAL JOURNAL.

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J. H. RICHARDSON,Government Insurance Commissioner

Otago Bible Warehouse,ROYAL ARCADE, DUNEDIX.

-fW^ eS*° ca^ attention of Custo-

.l » » mers and Visitors to the fact that we"have JUST OPENED up a LARGE SHIP-

.MENT,and others to arrive, of NEW GOODdsuitable for Presents.

Albums, Plioto Frames, Ladies' Handbags,Work-boxes Writrng-casas, Desks, Purses,Wallets, FountainPens, Bibles,HymnBoobs,■Text Cards, Calendars, Stationery, Christmas'Cards for sending Home,

Wholesale and Retail. Country Orderspromptly attended to.

CEO DERBYSHIRE. ITo

1 Ever becomi

|j|jj£|pJ£|||ji/ The acute sen-®g^^^iii sation of cold is»?jPj&Jtik£C* followed by fever-cte?&^aMj&?i| ishness andaches inPte>_tsa£H^,j allpartsof thebody.iSaS^** f^§jsH Finally the whol'*«§>43 f*»fHS* troublesettles inthe3jg|f|jj^|gigjg|||p throat and lungs inj|i|j9|g||jS|ii!j theshapeofacongl>.tjgj||Bpl|ij|j so bad for a cougb

will oure these chills and coughs. /_

few doses aro sufficient at firsc. MoriUrns is requiredlater on.

Stopcoughing and you will get wel.Keepcoughing and you invito bronch -tis, pueumonia, or even consumptionitself. Betterstop your coughat oncoand thus end the wholematter.Prcßired byDr. J. C.AyerfcC** UweU,Mau.,l}.f.

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FARM AND STATION.

stated that there would not be sufficient har-vest "hands" tomeet the demands of the far-«mers. but he would make anangements sothat the need wouldbe met. The best coursefor a farmer to pursue when he found thatlabour was scarce, said the Minister, was toapply to the labour agents in the nearestcenties, and those agents could communicatewith the centre of the province, and mencould be sent down. It that is done, hethinks, there will be no difficulty. He hadHenley, and stock are now grazing on what^ton.suggested that somemenshould be takenoff the co-operative works during theharvestseason, 80 men waited on him and en-deavoured to refute his statements with re-gard toa scarcity of labour. There are a greatmany men working at grass seed cutting onthePeninsula, said the Minister, and as theirwork will be over soon, they would be avail-

jable. From information he had received, heconcluded that about 200 men were employednow at grass seed work on thePeninsula. In.

Iany ease,he was making arrangementsso that.no inconvenience would be caused.i A number of flax mills in the Manawaiudistrict have resumed operations after thefholidays but, owing to the depressed stateof the hemp market, the industry has do-clined in comparison with"the activity whichmarked it this time last year.

Inan article on"

Some Famous Lady Far-mers," in the Temnle Magazine for Novem-ber, Mrs D. A. Fletcher describes Lady deRothschild's farm in Hertfordshire. "Aston.Clinton," she says, "is an ideal spot forfarming, or, indeed, for any branch of out-door life, for it is one of the most beautifullywooded parts of Hertfordshire. All the farm,books are kent in the most methodical way,the Sandrinprhamrecord sheet for testing thamilkingrualit'es of each cow being always in.use. The yards and building* aie ■very large.and the Jers°v have a dining rrom a1! tothemselves. Quite a novelty here is the calfhouse, with accommodation for 15 baby Jer-s°yp. The late Sir Anthony took a preatdeal of inioresi mid pride in bis farm and allthat appertained to it, and Lady de Roths-child is very particular to keen it up ,'n a,similarly perfrci May. Pigs and poultry,chiefly the S-.i^sex table birds, Cambrid cbronze turkeys and some Minorcas are pl-lowed the freedom of the leafy venuesof Ac-ton Clinton, and a small number of Shiremar?s are kept. The dairy, which somehowone always expects to find a prominent fea-ture in feminine farm'and. is situatednear theoldmanor house, where Lady de Rothschild'sagent makes his home. Mention should ali=obe made of the Shropshire sheep, which grazein the mendowland rov.nd the hou?e, andwhich often figure prominently at the Smith-field and other phows."

j (Contim/ed from page 7.),Ii|:|II:I;'rj(! j

WOOL OR MUTTON?THEMANUFACTURERS' TROUBLE.

A SCARCITY OF WOOL.An aspect of the sheep-farming industry

in New Zealand which has not hitheito re-ceived nruch consideration from flock-ownershas been br&ught into prominence at the woolsales in the various centres, particularly in theSouth Island, this season. This is the increas-injf rcarcity of wool suitable for the require-ments of the local woollen mills. Year Dyye.ir a steadily increasing quantity of thetweed?, flannels, blankets, and other fabricsused for clothing by our population is raanu-factured in the colony, and year by jrear oursheep farmers devote themselves more andmore to the production of meat—lamb andmutton—making wool, except in compara-tively few flocks, a secondary consideration.Itmay be thought that with a yearly produc-tion of about 150,000,0001b of wool, the colo-rial mills should And no difficulty in supply-ing themselves with the 4,000,0001b or so whichthey require for manufacturing purposes:but a glance at the constitution of our flockswill show that the contrary is tfie case.

The merino provides the chief staple de-manded in New Zealand woollen msn^ae-tures, and the sheep returns Ehow that om,henineteen millions of sheep in the colony onlysome two and three-quarter millions are ofthatbreed, and manufacturers find that muchof the wool of even this small number of me-rino sheep is unsuitable for their purposes.Tiie result is seen in the keen competition■which takes piece at the local sales for suit,able merino wools, and which has raised thpirvalue to a level estimated at £d to Idper lbabove the current London rates. The valueof merino wool in New Zealand is, in fa~t,at the present time governed by the local demand andnot byLondon or Australian pr:cep.Next in request by our mills is the half nreddescription, theproduce ofsheep bredby,lcmg-woolledrams from merino ewes or of sheep ofthe half-bred breed {now generally trimed'"

Corriedalc ").With so smalla mamber of merino sheep

in the colony, and the Corriedales numberedas yet by scarcely more then thomi'rl=, themills have «in even more restricted chojc° inthi*-claos of wool. The North Island offcrd3practically no supply of the desired ((ir'ity,and tbe South Island is, as already sta-^, sogiven over to the production of fat lambs asto furnish an extremely limited quantity ofgood half-bred hogget wool and next to noneof the wether wool which manufaet u-ers hcidin such high favour. Infact it is not beyondthe bounds of probability tl'at -f the pruentmethods of sheep-farming are pe-^sted m the.woollen manufacturers will be colabelled toseek supplies of raw material beyend tLecolony. They will not do so except in the lastrevert, for New Zealand is singularly freefrom the burrs and other pests which add tothe difficulties of manufacturers, and the im-portation of wool from Australia, the near-est foreign source of supply, would almostcertainly involve the introduction of specialmachinery for treating it.

The cry to preserve the merino maynow besaid to come from the woollen manufacturersas well as from the most far-»ighted of thosewho desire tomaintain the standard of our ex-port of frozenmutton. The prices which havebeen obtained locally for wools suitable forlocal manufacture show that foi such producethere is always a profitable market, irrespec-tive of the vagaries of old-world speculator8,and sheep farmers will do well to bear this inmind.— Lyttelton Times.

QueenHaurakimines, Thames. He was bornnear Aberdeen in 1857. He was educated atthe Science and Art department, South Ken-sington, London, and in 1878 came to NewZealand as geological surveyor. He was for-merly director of the School of Mines at theThames. He is president of the New Zea-land Institute of Mining Engineers.

Dr Marshall is at present science masterat the Auckland Grammar School. He gradu-ated at Canterbury College, matriculating in1889 with credit; took his B.Sc. degree in1891 and D.So. degree a short time after.He is 31 years of age.

COMMERCIALCABLEGRAMS.LONEON, January 16.

The total quantity of wheat and flourafloat for the United Kingdom is 2,640,000quarters, and for the Continent 850,000.

Srocks and Shares.— Bank of Australasia,£75; New South WaW, £41; Union, £?810s; New Zealand Loan ard Mercantilefours, £.93. The others are unaltered.

At the tallow sales 1859 cabks wereoffered and 650 soM. Mutton:Fine, 29s3d;medium, 275. Baef:Fine, 27s 9d;medium, 26s 6d.

January 17.The American visible wheat supply is

estimated at 89,278,000 bus-he!?.January 18.

The Bank of England returns show thestock of coin to be £29,533.000, and thereserve £19,825,000. The propoiuon ofresaive to He-bJities is 58.90. The totalnotes incirculation amount to £29,119,000 ;public deposits, £7,034,000 ;other deposits,£43,715,000; Government securities,£18,097,000; other securities, £31.063,000.

Three months' bills are discounted at4 3-16 per cent.

Consols are quoted at £97.Quotations for colonial Government

stocks are subjoined, compared with thoseruling at the close of last week:—

Jan.ll. Jan.18.Xew South "Wales 4's .. .. 113 1131,New South Wales 3Vs .. .. 103 103~New South Wales 3's .. .. 100 100Victor a 4's . 109 109Victoria 3Vs 102^ 102 VSouth Australia 3J's 106~ 106"South Australia 3's 93 9,TQueensland 3J's 102 102iQueensland 4's ... 107i107*New Zealand 4's .. ll,<f li;:New Zealand Si's 106 106fNew Zealand 3's 98 95Tasmania 3£'s 102 102Westia'.ia 3's 101 1002

Wheat: The market is dull, and the ten-dency is downwards. New South WalesJanuary-February shipments are quoted at30s 3d;Victorian, 30s 6d;sailed parcel.*,29s 3d

Coijpej." is nominal. Soot, £73 7s 6d;thiee months, £72 2s 6d.

Tin is steady. Spot, £123 10s ; threomonths, £119 10s.Pig iron, 53s 9d.. Lead, £16 2s 6d.Sugar is dull. German beet, 9s 3d;firstmarks, 11s 3d.Wool is very firm, but prices are un-

changed, 'ihe Eradford market i.s quiet.Common sixties, i&^d;supers, 19^d.Butter is quiet, and a shade weaker.Choicest, 110s to 112s ;good demand Torsecondary quality, 96s to 110s; Danish,1255.

January 20.Frozen beef, mutton, and lamb are un-

changed.At the rabbits-kins sales 1595 bales were

offered, and 1419 sold. The finest wereslightly dearer, but secondary barely main-tained late rates.

WELLINGTON, January 21.The Agent-general's cablegram to the De-

partment of Agricultuiv stated that theaverage price for choicest butter is 110s;market steady. Danish, 120s, it havingfallen Bs. Cheese, 53s; transactions verylimited. The hemp maiket is firm. Goodsale of Wellington at £21 10s; fair cur-

A Cloth-uocxd Cookekt Book, containing130 ong nil recipes for all kinds of savouiies,in\ahd rookery and sweets is sent free to allw vo oost t'.eir Lemco Kxtroct jar rapper toLiebisfs Extract of Meat Co., Lid., 9 FeJ*-ciiurcU Avgnyfi, LQauoiy

UNIVERSITYCOUNCIL.

APPOINTMENTS IN CONNECTIONWITH THE SCHOOL OF MINES.

An adjourned special meeting of the Uni-versity Council was held on the 15th instto consider the applications from candidatesfor the position of director of the School ofMines and lecturer on geology. Those pre-sent were

— His Honor Mr Justice Williams(chancellor), Mr E. B. Cargill (vice-chancel-lor) Dr Hocken, the Rev. A. Cameron, Pro-fessor Shand, Professor Sale, Dr Burns, MrT.K. Sidey, and Mr Jas. Allen, M.H.R.It was resolved, after a report had been

received from the.MiningCommittee, that MrJas. Park, F.G.S. (Auckland) and Dr Pat-rick Marshall (Auckland) be appointed to thepositions of director of the Mining Schooland lecturer on geology and petrography re-spectively.

Mr Park is at present superintending en-gineer oi the New Moanataiari and May

for three men, who left Lerida station with- jout water «ome days ago. .So dry is the atmo- Jsphere that the surface of the groiuid lias be-come quitepowdery. Much sickness is preva- J. lent, and many are suffering fiom what iscalled Barcoo colic, which iE supposed to be'due to a poisonous vapour from the earth,and the pbsence of trees.) Mr H. Allan, who was for some time con-nected with the Government cool stores, Flin- Jdcrs street, but is now engaged by a lead- jing produce salesman in London, has [written to an officer at the stores stating jthat the experience he had gained in Mcl-

i bourne and London in handling produce Jshowed that Victorians could beat the worldin the wcy they pack and export their but-ter. The boxes wereneater,cleaner, and moreuniform than ihe packages from other coun-tries.

A complaint has been made that inferior Ibutter from New South Wales is sent toLon-don in the same cool chamber of the mail.steamers as the be3t Victorian butter, and Ithat tie former contaminates the latter, and Icauses a deterioration in quality. Mr Mor- !ris&ey, Minister for Agriculture, has askedMr

'Crowe, Government dairy expert, to report.whether the best Victorian butters could not

'be kept separate from the New South Walesarticle by the intervening space in the holdof the steamer being filled with pastrybutteror that of secondary grade shipped from Mcl- !bourne. TheMinister isalso asking Mr Crowe,to supply him with information a^ to the jpercentage of Victorian butter which len-Iliscs secend-grade prices in the English mar-ket When he knows the proportion of in-

'feiior butter exporced from Victoria he will jsee if gome steps cannot be taken' to improvethe second-grade article by giving instruc-tion to the dairymen and factory managersin the districts from which it comes. '<

The rocent Taieri flood, says the Advocate,has spoiled a number of acres of crop below-jnqilsy 'Japirajpaijjj .ij\; uai[A\ }uq:jbefore the flood, promised a fine return atharvest time. Around the Morrona estatethe cereal crops are looking well, there be- 'ing a number of paddocks of heavy wheat.

Many excellent returns obtained io; fat jlambs this season have been published, says

'the Lyttelton Times, but they areall capped,so far, by consignments se"nt to Islington byMr J. Clarkson. Eight hundred lambsbenight by him from Mr Peter Doiap,Chertsey,in one lot, were, without exception, classed"Eclipse" (the highest classification in thetrade), and four thousand sent in by him fromthe same district averaged 431b.

The Timaru Post of the 19th inst. writeson the condition of the local markets: It isgratifying to be able to report, after the lowand unsatisfactory state of the wheat marketfor co long, that a distinct rise of Id perbushel has taken place within the last eightdays on this cereal. It is a rise which hasbeen long looked for, and those who are hold-ing heavy stocks willbe pleased to know thattheir anticipations of a rise have at last been 'realised. A good many grower are shippingHome on their own account. It is no doubtowing raitly to this that the present rise hastaken place. Next week another shin will be

'here to take away between 7000 and 8000sacks of wheat en account of differentgrowers, and shipments of this kind, if they.continue, should tend to still further hardenthe market. Wheat is now quoted at 2s 4|d jper bushel for equal proportions of Tufcan,velvet, and red chaff. In oats there has notbeen any change. The market is quiet.Exception is taken by the Napier DailyTelegraph to a statement made at Waipawa 'by the Minister for Lands that Hawke's Baylandowners refuse to sell their properties. IOur contemporary says: "We know 'of oneagent who has half a million pounds' worthof property on his books for sale— large pro-perties at that— and it would be hardly exag-

'gerating tLe case to say that nearly half the 'province is for sale. The difficulty about

'Hatuma was not due to disinclination to sell,but to sell for less than its value. That thisobjection was well founded is proved by thefact that when the caie went to the court a

'substantial advance upon what the Govern-,meut offered was awarded. In addition to jseveral other properties, the Governmentwere offered a large runadjoininc Hatuma, at [a veiy moderate price, and declined to pur- Ichase

The following are the shipments of grainand produce from Lyttelton for the weekended Friday. Fth inst.:— For Australia 110sack- oats. 120 sacks barley:for United Kins-, dom, 18,313 Packs wheat; for Durban 31.949bass oat". Coastwise— ll37 sacks wheat. 279sacks oats, 7 s?cks barley. 170 sacks bran. 1762sacks and 1391 bags flour, 26 sacks, 12 bags,an-l IS cases potatoes, 370 sacks sharps. Total1 «hiv>Tn»nt«— 3^9 sticks and 31.949 Mi»s oats19,450 «oeks vheal. 127 sacks barley, 170 sacksbran, 1762 sack- and 1391 ha?s flour. 26 sack?, '12 bag 5, and 13 cases potatoes-, 370 sacksSlid*,)"

The Hon. W. Hall-.Tcrse*. in the ccui'e ofa conversation with a representative of theLyttelton Times last Friday, said it hadbw»

The quantity of Victorian gold received atthe Melbourne Mint during the year was795,7210z, a decrease of 77,0210z compaicdwith last year.

To provide an additional water supply forBarrow, a scheme has been promoted for tap-ping the beautiful River Duddon, so clos&lyassociated with the name of the poet Words-worth.

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORALNEWS.The crops arounrl Temuka district are

chancing very rapidly now, and patches arealready eiff. The recent rains have causedsome of the heavy crops to lodge, but theyield in general promises to be heavy. Rustis very bad in places.

The butchers of Melbourne have raided theprice of meat all round idper lb. The rea-son given for this is the rise in the price of6tock.

The ravaeres of theHessian fly are very ap-parent in th© crops around the (Spring-brooksettlement (pays the Tirr>aru Post). The dsir-age is particularly noticeable in the lightercrops, many of which were late sown.

A visitor from Corfield, West Queensland,gives a doleful account of the state of theeountrv. He states that duststorms recently

prevented the railwaystation attendants teeingthe trains half a mile away. There were fre-quent eases of pcreons who v.ere lost beingunable to distinguish the lay of the country,inconsequence of the gloomy haze. Or.c irsnwas recently found after being vwthovl waterfor 75 hours. Ho died while being conveyedtoLerida, which is only a couple of miles fromth.9 g*%ui toad. The police arenow searching

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THEWOOLSALES.LONDON, January 15.

The wool sales have opened,and there is

abrisk demand. Merinos have advancedfrom 5 to 7^ per cent.

January 10.Messrs Balme, Buxton, and Jacombs's

loint catalogue comprised 7826 bales.There was a crowdedattendance of buyers.A good selection of merinos was offered,ior which there was strong Continentalcompetition at from 5 to 7* par cent, abovethe November rates. Crossbreds were in

less demand. Fine brought from par toS per cent, in advance.

January 17.At the wool sales there was spirited com-

petition at opening rates.The Longburn clip realised 6gd at to-day s

sales.Januan- 19.

At the woolsales there was spirited com-petition, and prices were fully maintained.

January 20.At the wool sales prices are slightly

easier. Crossbreds are firm. The amountof wool catalogued to date is 48,766 bales,of which 46,715 bales have been sold.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 17.At the third of the local series of wool

sales to-day there was a large attendance,both- of local and foreign buyers, and atirisk sale resulted. On the whole theT.trol warof a much better quality thanat the previous sale. Fine wools showedfin advance of fully £d, but coarse and in-fp.rior sorts scarcely held their own.Colonial mills operated extensively, andoutbid the foreign 'buyers- Out of a cata-logue of 12,791 bales 10,470 wereJixtra super merinos went to 9^d for

"Cul-

Verden," which has now topped the marketdor eiprht years in succession ;medium to;rood do, 7^d to B|d;inferior, s£d to 6d;ralfbred super, 7£d to B£d; medium do,6}[d to 7d;inferior do, s£d to 6d;supercrossbred, 6d to7d;inferior to medium do,4|d to s^d; long wool, 4^-d to 6^d;extragoodpieces andbellies, to 7-|d;medium do,Aid to s£d ;others, 2|d to £d ; locks, l£dto 3d.

The National Mortgage and Agency Com-■pany of New Zealand (Limited) yesterday re-ceived the following cablegram from theirliondon office, dated London, 15th inst.:

—"The wool sales opened at an average ad-"vance of 5 per cent, for merino (all descrip-tions), and also 5 per cent, for finest cross-lired. The market is likely to remain steadyfor these descriptions. The market is un-changed for crossbred, fine and medium, arid+he future of themarket for these sorts is un-certain."

"Messrs Dalgety and Co (Limited) have re-<*ojred the following telegram from theirLondon office, dated 15tn inst.:—"Woolsales opened with large attendance of buyers;competition fairly animated; indifferent se-lection of wool. Compared withclosing ratesof last series, prices of scoured merino woolsare 5 to 7£ per cent; higher, greasy merino 5per cent, higher, fine crossbred par to 5 percent, higher, and medium and coarse cross-tred unchanged." The firm have also re-ceived a telegram from their London officedated 16th, saying: "Wool sales continue£im, with an upward tendency."

THE RABBIT EXPORT IN-DUSTRY.

Our illustration on page 45 represents ourfellow-citizens, Messrs W. J. Tonkin, R. S.Black. F. J. Sullivan, G. It. Story (Whiteand Co.), well known throughout this islandas the

" four rabbit kings of Dunedin." Thephoto was taken as a memento of their con-nection with the wonderful development ofthis important industry, at the special requestof a-number of gentlemen, who met to wish"

bon voyage"

to Messrs Sullivanand Tonkinon the occasion of their recent departure on avisit to London. The growth of £he businesslias been marvellous. During the past seasonnearly £150,000 has been circulated by thesefour firms among trappers, andinpayments tocarters, packers, shipping and freezing com-panies, sawmills, eta, their exports for theseason having reached the enormous numberof nearly 4,000,000 bunnies, thus, as with amagician's.wand, transforming New Zealand'scurse into a rich blessing.

THE CANTERBURY HARVEST.(Fboxi Otjb Owx Cokbbspondent.)

CHRISTCHUBCH, January 21.The weather continues unsettled. There

was not enough rain last week to interferemuch with harvesting, but there was an ab-senceof the bright days whichripen the grainquicklyand evenly. It is just the weather forencouraging rust,and there is a good deal ofthat pegt, while in some parts of South Can-terbury the hessian fly is causing considerableclamage. Comparatively little injury wasdone by the recent storms. The crops cut'hitherto consist chiefly of oats, and some veryfine, bright, heavy samples have already beenmarketed at 17d to lod, f.o.b. Little is doing%aold Oftta;but tb.eiftia.anmeinquiry forprime

wheatat a shade under recent quotations, say,,2s 4d to 2s 4£d, f.0.b.,according to proportionof Tuscan

DUNEDIN MARKETS.WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS.

Mr J. Fleming, Princes street south, reportsundero'ate the2 nd inst.:

—Wheat per tusheJ. per to

Best milling .. 2/8 Barley dust ... 70/0Medium do 2/3 to 2/4 Oaten hay 60/0

I Fowls' ... 1/10—2 AOatmeal, in25'« 190/0!Millingoats .. 1/8 Oaten chaff 47/6—52/H1 Feed oats ]/'—l/4 Rytgrass hay ... f'o/0

Maltharley 3/0-3/3 Straw 30,0Feed barley 1/9-C/O Pearl barley ... 220fi>CapeVarley .. 2/6 Onions 8/- per ewtMaize ... ... 3/0 pei lb

per ton. Roiled bacon ... 61Hour, in 200's ... 3U/0 birie bacon ... 7rt' Flour, in50's ...140/0 Smoked hams .. 7}1

;Pollard 70/0 Cheese 5dIBran ... tO/0 'Good salt butter 6d to

! B',accordingto qualityNew potatoes—Penin'u'a kidneys, ss; mi,-, parteddo, 3s; <>aniaru. £3 30s to £i 10s. Pota-

toes plentiful1lii-t wtelr.j FARM AND DATRY PRODUCEL Messrs Irvine »nd Stevenson, George street,I report payiDg for produce duringthe weekending

the 22nd insT. as follows :—:—

Bacon (roll),6Jd p.lb Fresh butter, Bd, 91,Ham,7*d p. lb and lOd p. lbFresheggs, Sd doz SaltButter, not buying

Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and }lbprints),6dto 8d per lb. Pigs, 1201b to 1601b, .}Ijer lb. Fowls,2s 9.11o3*pair. Ducks,3s to5spairGeese, 4s to fc's. Turkey-.,4J 3 per II1.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS.Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report havang

held their weekly sale of grain and produce attheir stores on Monday, when prices ruled asfollows:—

I - Oats.—There is a fair demand for all goodto prime feed in sound condition. InferiorAndmusty samples are plentiful, and are difficultto quit. We quote: Prime milling, Is 6Jd to

, la 7d; good to best ifeed, Is 5d to ls-6id;medium, Is 4d to Is sd; inferior," Is to la 3d'per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat.—ln milling quality prime samplesonly are in request, medium sorts beingwith-out much demand. Fowl wheat is scarce, andmeets with ready sale. We quote: Primemilling, 2s 5d to 2s 7d; medium, 2s 2d ±0 2s4d; whole fowl wheat, 23 to 2s Id;broken anddamaged, Is 8d to Is lid per bushel (sacksextra).

Potatoes—The market has been plentifullysupplied by local growers, and, in addition tothis, the arrivalof a considerable quantity fromAuckland has caused a sudden drop invalues.We quote: Best kidneys, £4, to £i 10s; others,£3 to £i 10s per ton (sacks in).

Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf is not offeringfreely, and commands ready sale at late values.Medium quality is not in request. We quote:Best oaten sheaf, £2 103 to £2 15s; mediumto good, £2 to £2 7s 6d; inferior, £1 10s to £1

"15s.

Messrs Dalgetv and Company (Limited) re-port havm? held their usual weekly auctionsa'.e yesterday before the usual attendance ofbuyers, when prices ruled as under:

—Oats.—The demand for good, bright feed hascontinued steady during the past week,and late

quotations are well maintained-—Prime mill-ing. Is6|d to Is 7d; good to best feed, Is 5d

1 to Is6|; medium, Is3d to Is 4Jd (bags extra).1 Wheat.—The market continues quiet. Primesamples have a little attention. Fowl feed isin good demand. Medium quality is,however,reglected. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2s 6d to2s 7d; medium, 2s 2d to 2s sd; fowl feed, 2sto 2s Id (bag3in).

Potatoes.—The market is much better sup-plied,' as consignments are arrivingmore freely,consequently prices are very much lower.,Prime kidneys are worth to-day from £3 15s toJEi TOs (bass in).

j Chaff—Prime oaten sheaf is in good demand,and meets aTeady sale from £2 12s 6d to £2 15s>

j Medium quality is over plentiful at from £2to £2 7s 6d.

OAMARU MARKET REPORT.Messrs Moritzson and Co., Tyne street,

Oamaru, report for the week ending January23:—

Wheat.—A small amount of business is beingdone at 2s 3d for Tuscan, and 2s 2d to 2s 2Jd

1 for velvet and red chaff.\cX Oats.—Very small quantity changing handsat Is 6d formilling, and Is s£d for Danish andduns.

1 Potatoes.—Supplies being in excess of re-quirements, pricas have receded considerably,and prime fresh dug kidneys are now selling

i at 4s to 5s per cwt (bags included). ,1 The above ouotations arc all delivered at! store.Oamaru (sacks6d except where otherwise

mentioned).

SALE OF HORSES AT DUNBACK.I Messrs Wright, Stephenson,and Co. report as, follows "—We held a sale of light horses at Mr1 F. J. Sullivan's rabbit factory, Dunback, onj Tuesday last. The sale was a brisk oneto startj with, and would have turned out very satisfac-< tory, but the highreserves put on some of theanimals rather choked the buyers off, and cer-tainlyhad a tendency to lower piices. We soldin all some 20 horses at prices ranging from£7 to £19 10s.

SALE OF A FIRST-CLASS FARM.Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report

as follows:—On Saturday at our sale rooms,The Crescent, Invercargill, we sold by publicauction on -account of Mr Thomas Blackwoodhis well-known farm, near Otautau, being sec-tion 11, Apanma Hundred, containing 701acres of first-class river flat land, all highlyimproved, toMr Robert Storey,of Koromiko, at

j £10 per acre. The farm is one of the best mI the famous western district of Southland, and1 is in every respect a most desirable property., The buildings consist of a splendid new house

of 13 rooms, large stable, barn, cottages, andother outbuildings. The following list of cropswas given in;—7o acres oats, 13 acres wheat,

The employees of Messrs Cossens and BlacT,-held their annual picnic at Evansdale on Satur-day. A tram left the Dunedin station at fiveminutes past 9 o'clock, and conveyed a partyof between 400 and 500 to the grounds.' Therailway arrangements were excellent, and noaccident of any kind occurred. The PortChalmers Brass Band was present", and en-livened the proceedings throughout the day.Mi Rogen gave every assistance to the party,and a committee of managementably suppor'edhim in his efforts to make the picnickers itn-"joy the outing". The number of prizes was iarm excess of those of any previous year. Theparty returned to town shortly before 8 o'clockafter spending a very pleasant day, the weatherhaving been all that could be desired.Mf MacLaurin, a Hawke's Bay station-holder, was driving homewards, and on i,narrow road along the Waimata River bankhe met. a sulky containing Misses Laird andWyllie, hospital nurses, and a child patientthey were taking for an outing. The horseattached to the sulky took fright at the suddenmeeting and made the other hoise do like-wise. The horses and vehicles rolled overthesteep embankment and the occupants weretumbled about and much shaken. Of thosein Mr MacLaurin's bupgy, Miss M'Kay, a.young lady visitor, who was returning toAuckland on Sunday, had her face badly cutand-her right elbow injured. Miss Scott fellinto the river and had her head badly cut.Miss Bright, a hospital nurse, was severelyshaken, as were the occupants of the otherbuggy. Miss Wyllie, as she rolled over andover down the embankment, pluckily keptthe child,named Garlick, clasped inher arms.The child's leg was badly cut It is a rruraclethatno one was killed.

The body of a man, whose name is un-known, was found floating in the harbourat Auckland on the morning of Monday last.It had evidently been in the water about a,week.

A boy three years old, the son of theRev.C. C. Harrison, of the Helping Hand Mis-sion, was accidentally drowned in the "Wark-worth River.

John M'Mahon, aged 30, a single man,while eel fishing near Karaka last Sunday,was drowned in the creek. He is supposedto have had a fit.In regard to the death of John M'Mahon,

the information to hand from Karaka is thatthe man had an u£(ly_gash on the head. Hehad evidently fallen over a cliff, a drop of30ft, and then in a dazed condition gropedhis way in the darkness until fee fell into awater hole, and, being helpless, was drowned.He still had the stem of his pipe in hismouth, and his fishing line was beside hii.i.

John M'Donald Russell, an elderly man,a casual labourer, at Wellington, cut histhroat in a dozen places on Monday, andalsocut the muscles of both legs. He died at thehospital next morning. The man had beensxiffering,from melancholia.

Tho young man Ward, who was injuredby a fall of earth at theNelson quarry on Fri-day, died on Saturday. He received severalinjuries, any of which would have beensufficient to cause death. At the inquest &verdict of accidental death-was returned."

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.A case of attempted snieide is reported tohave occurred at Green-Island early on Mon-

day morning. A dairy farmer named HectorM'Causrhan, living in Brighton road, nearAbbotsford, an old and well-known r«sidontin tho district, was found hanging by a ropefrom theroof of his cow byreearly onMondaymorning. About 3.30 a-m. his wife missedhim, and, being apprehensive on account ofhis recent demeanour, she went-cut" to lookfor him. She noticed -feini hanging by theneck in the byre, and.jmSn'ediately gave thealarm. No time was 'lost in getting the mandown, and Dr Will, who was sent for, imme-diately applied temedies. The patient wasunconscious throughout the whole of the day,and his condition, from latest reports, is veryserious. Notwithstanding this, however,hopes are entertained of his recovery. MrM'Caughan has been in a verydepressed stateof late.

Jarres Hogg, employed on the West Aus-tralian railways as a signalman, was burnt todeath recently in his camp at Kamballie

Flobiunet— Fob the Teeth akd Beevth—& few drops of the liquid '"Florilme" spim-kbJ on a wet tooth brush produce a pleasantlather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth.fron all parasites and impurities, hardens thegums, prevents tartar,Stops decay, gives to theteetU a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a de-lightful fragrance to the breath. It removesall unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth,or tobacco smoke. "The Fragrant Floriline, "*being composed in part of honey and sweet,herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatesttoilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d of all1

chemists and perfumers. Wholesale depot, 33Farringdon road, London* England.~Jk£^»

at an early date. Both Mr and Mrs Webberwill bo much missed in philanthropic work in.th* city.

Miss Alice Downes, 8.A., of Dunedin, haabeen appointed assistant lady teacher at theMarlboroutrh High School. There were 1&applicants for theposition.

The Rev. Father O'Riley arrived from Dub-lin by the Mokoia on Saturday. He will bostationed m the Dunedin district for fiveyears.

The last issue of the Gazette contains a noti-fication of the appointment of Mr F. O.Bridgcman as consular agent of the UnitedStates at Dunedin

Dr Alfred Robert Waylen, of Guildford,who was oneof thefirst white children borninWest Australia, died on the 11th inst.

station, containing 536 acres, to Mr HughM'Lean at a satisfactory price.

PROPERTY SALE.TheFarmers' Agency Company report having

sold on account of MrAndrew Kearney his farmin the Gimmerburn district, consisting of 133acres, and "being section 19, block IV, at asatisfactoiy price, to Mr John Dougherty, ofGimmerburn.

HIDES, TALLOW, FAT.Messrs Matheso.i, Pram, and Co repoxt

—We held cur usual auction sale of hides, tal-low, and fat on Friday, 18th inst., when weoffered a small catalogue to the usual repre-sentatives of the trade. The,market is,how-ever? easier, and price3show a fall of Jd to Jdper lb on hides, 6d to Is on fat, and Is to 2son tallow. Following are prices realised:—Ox hides (slippy), 2£d to 3^d; cow do, 23d to3|d. Best hides are worth up to 4Jd. Calf-skins, 8d to Is 9d;tallow, 13s to 13s 9d. Besttallow is worth x\p to 17s. Fat,10s to lls..Bestfat is worth up to 12s."

THE LABOUR MARKET.Messrs John Skene and Son report under

date January 22: —There is no use mmcuigmatters, and those most inteiested shouldnote this fact m time. Never was there sucha scarcity of workers as there is at piesent.Men will not go out new, unless offered excel-lent terms. Milkers are in great demand, 20sper week beingrefused daily. We expect abigrush for harvesters Buuft, if the weather keepsfine. Harvest wages will be higher this year,partly onaccount of there being so much otherwork. Wage 3keep excellent for permanenthands. The demand is also good for cooks,laundresses, and generals.

Mr Harben R. Young, -well-known atQueenstownas engineer 01 theMoonlight No.2 Sluicing Company, and latterly in dredgingcircles in Dunedin, left for Johannesburg,S.A., on Monday, to join his"brother, Mr S.C. Young. He has been offered, and has ac-cepted, apositionas assistant-engineer on theImperial military railways, SouthAfrica.

Mr A. Black, of the firm of Messrs Cossejisand Black, who recently returned from avisit to the Home country, -was met. by theemployees on Friday last and presented witha handsome illuminated address on theoccasion of his silver wedding. Mr M'Kenzie,in making the presentation, spoke in highterms of the manner in which the employeeshad been always treated by Mr Black. MrBlack, in replying, gave an interesting ac-count cf his trip, and concluded by heartilythanking the donors for their present. Theexecution of the address was entrusted to MrSydney George, who carried out the work ina very creditable manner. During his tripMrBlack paid a good deal of attention to themachinery in useat Homt, and brought nota little of it to the colony with him.

Miss Constance Ellis, M.B, Ch.B., wasappointed resident physician of the Mel-bourne Children's Hospital at the meetingof committee on 19th December. She willresign her recent appointment as lecturer onbacteriology at the university to accept theposition.

The residents and farmers of the Mahenodistrict held a meeting one evening las>t week(says the- North Otago Times) to say fare-well to MrH. Pearce, stationmaster, prior tohis departure for Lumsden. Mr James Gem-mel (chairman) referred to Mr Pearce's civi-lity and his obliging manner and his courtesyas stationmaster. He expressed great pleasureinpresenting the guest with a handsome goldalbert (with inscribed locket), a travellingrug and gent's travelling trunk, on behalf ofthe subscribers. Mr Pearce expressed regretat his departure from Maheno, and said hewould never forget his business relations orthekindness of theresidents there.

Mr MartinMelville, an oldresident of Te-muka, has just returned from America. Aftertrying his fortune on the Klondyke goldfieldshe went down to the States, and worked inSan Francisco and other towns, but returneda firm"believer inNew Zealand, which he saysis much superior to any other country thatheha3visited.

The marriage is announced at Wellingtonof Miss Ethel Morris, eldest daughter of MrE. C. Morris, watchmaker, of that city, andgrand-daughter of Mr J. R. Morris, of Dun-edin, to Mr W. H.Evatt,eldest sonof the lateMr Thomas Evatt, of Dunedin. The bride,who was given away by her father, was at-tendedby her sisters, Misses Stella and DulcieMorris, and her cousins. Misses Maud Morrisand Carrie Moore, as bridesmaids. Mr R.L.Evatt, brother of thebridegroom, wasbestman.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph of the 7thinst. states that Mr F. R .Woodhouse, thewell-known tenor, burst a blood-vessel onNew Year's Eve, and was at that date lyingin the North Shore Hospital in a conditionthat was giving some anxiety to his well-wishers.

At the stationmaster's office, Sawyers' Bay,on Tuesday evening, Mr James Beagley waspresented with a purse of sovereigns, sub-scribed by residents and railway employees, onthe occasion of his removal to Goodwood.Mr Cameron, stationmaster, made the pre-sentation, and referred to the deserved popu-larity of Mr Beagley in the district. MrBeagley briefly responded.

Mr T. P. Webber, who for the last fiveyears haa been manager for Messrs Brown,Ewing, and Co.,has decided to sever his con-nection, with that firmand return to Encland

STOCK SALESMessrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report hav-

ing held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha onFriday, when there was a full entry of bothsheep and cattle. There was a- veiy large at-tendance of buyers from the Clutha and sur-rounding districts, and competition for allclasses of stock was -particularly keen, and theprices realised the highest of the season. Theirentry comprised 356 sheep and 56 head of cattle,all of which were cleared under the ha.inm.er atfull rates. The sheep were comprised chieflyof crossbied two-toothers and fat ewes, and thecattle of well bred bullocks and fat cows andheifers. The (following yas the range ofprices —Fat ewes, 16s 3d to 17s 2d; crossbredtwo-toothers, 15s 6d to 17s; do lambs, 11s 6dto 12s 4d; foui-year-old steers (forv/ard), £8 11s;three-year-old do, £1, ifat cows and heifers, £510s to £7 2s 6d. Their sales were on accountof Messrs AY. Willocks, it. Hawker, GeorgeM'Doaald (Stirling), D. Murray (Warepa), J.and W. Sheddan (Toiro), D. Dunn (Roma-hapa). William Smaill (Summer Hill),R Wil-son(Hilletid), William Kelly (Kaitangata), Jas.Murray (Port Molyneux), James M'Pherson(Kaitangata).

Hie same firm also report having held theirfortnightly sale at Clinton on Thuisday, whenthey yarded 374 sheep, all of which were soldunder good competition at full market rates.They sold for Messrs A. J. Hall (Clinton),Robert Hardie (Waiwera South), R.Young, jun.(Clinton) at the following rates —Fat ewes to19s sd; crossbred ewes, 17s 3d; crossbred hog-gets,16s to 16s 3d.

The Farmers' Agency Company report havingheld their usual fortnightly sale at Clinton onThursday, the 17th January, when there was afairly good yarding and a good attendance ofbuyers. Everything sold under strong compe-tition at full rates. Their sales comprised:

—809ewes and lambs at lls8d; 59 ewesand lambs.at 13s 3d; 45 cull ewes and lambs at 83 6d; 60merino wethers at 7s 9d; 7 fat ewes at 18s 3d;■50 lambs at 9s 3d; 48 two-tooth wethers at 16s;119 two-tooth at 16s 3d; 16 two-tooth at 14s4d; 122 wethers at 16s sd; 87 mixed sexes at15s lid; and privately, at the same centre, 41bullocks and 1400 four-tooth crossbred wethersat frill market rates. Also, at Balclxtthaon Friday, the

"18th, the same firm

reports having sold for Messrs Murray, Moffat,Little, Anderson, and others, good two-tooth wethers at 16s lid; forward store lambsat 12s 4d; medium two-tooth sheep at 15s lOd;bullocks at £6 12s 6d; cows from £5 to £0 10s.

SALE AT GOODWOOD.Messrs Matheson, Pram, and Co. re-

port:—We held a sale at Kilgour'syards. Goodwood (kindly lent for theoccasion) on Tuesday. There was a fairentry, and, under good competition by a largegathering of those interested, we disposed ofall lots at satisfactory prices. We sold forMessrs A. Kilgour, A. Davidson, Denipsey, A.Park, Ireland, Hepburn, and others at thefollowing rates:—Lambs at lls 3d to 8s lid;ewes and wethers at 14s; old ewes at 10s lidto 7s 7d; rams at 12s 6d; horses at £17 10sto £7 15s; cows and heifers at £5 10s to £210s; calves at 30s to 18s; and a large quantitycif implements, etc., at good prices.

OWAKA STOCK SALES.Messrs Matheson, Pram, and Co. Teport " —

We held our monthly stook sale at Owaka onThursday,17th inst. The entry was amoderateoneof 80 headof»all classes of cattle andhorses,■which, under extraordinarilykeen biddingby alargeattendance of buyersand others interested,changed hands at highly satisfactory prices.Demand was very good, and three times thenumber could have been placed. We sold onbehalf of 18 clients at the following rates'—Bullocks, two to three years old, £4 15s to £64s; cows and heifers, £3 16s to £5; mixedsteer3andheifers, £1 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d; year-lings, £1 2s to £1 9s 6d; horses, £6 17s 6dto £31 10s. On the same day we held a clear-ing sale on behalf of Mrs Vial, and disposedof every lot under thehammer at full marketvalue—viz.: Quarter-acre section at £20; buggyhorses at £15 10s to £17; pigs at 8s to 355;cows and heifers at £2 7s to £6 Is; steers to£5 4s; buggy, coach, dray, harness, furniture,etc., etc., at satisfactory prices.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report

as follows- —There was a miserable display of horses at

this week's sale, only some 15 or 20 light har-ness horses of indifferent class being entered.

Two or three useful spring carters changedhands at from £17 to £20. No draughts wereforward. Really first-class draught geldings,young, staunch, and sound, would command agoodmarket, and sowouldreallyuseful mediumdraughts and strong, upstandmg harnesshorses. During the week we have sold abouta dozen at fullprices. One buyer for this classof horse present in the market to-day couldhave taken30 had they been offering. We re-commend consignments. By special requestwe shall hold a sale of high-class hacks andharness horses on account of Mr J. R. Mac-kenzie (of Glenkenich), at our yards on Thurs-day or Friday next. Particulars will be foundin Tuesday's issue of this paper. The con-signment, 12 horses in all, is said to be thebest lot of light horses that has been sub-mitted to public competition in Dunedin foryears. We quote: Superior, young draughtgeldings, £45 to £50; extra good prize horses,£52 to £60; medium draught mares and geld-ings, £30 to £40; aged do, £18 to £25; upstand-ing carriage horses, £25" to £30; well-matchedcarriage horses, £60 to £80; strong spring vanhorses, £28 to £35; milk cart and butchers'order cart horses, £18 to £25; tram horses, £12to £17; light hacks, £10 to £15; extra goodhacks, £18 to £30; weedy and aged hacks andharness horses, £2 to £5.

OLD MORTON MAINS ESTATE.Messrs Wright, Stephenson., and Co. report

having sold privately,on account a£ Mr Cullon,a farm adjoining tke JSfiiton, Mains railway

30 acres linseed, 40 acres rape and grass, 50acres turnips.

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

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and distress caused by the lamented illnessof her Majesty the Queen."

BRISBANE, January 21.Lord Lamington has telegraphed to Mr

Chamberlain:"

Self and Government deeplyconcerned about ne^s of the Queen's ill-ness; are anxious for further news ;ear-nestly pray for her Majesty's recovery."

A MESSAGE FROM MR SEDDON.WELLINGTON, January 21The Premier, wiring to the Hon. MrWard re the Queen's illness, says :—

"Thelatest bulletin announces an improvement.

The earnest wish and prayer of all willbe that the improvement may continue,and that our good Queen may soon recoverand be longer spared to her loving andanxious f-übjects." Mr Ward replied:—Ideeply regret, as the whole colony does',the distressing news concerning our belovedQueen, and trust that the Ruler of allthings may, in His goodness, prolong her

INTERCESSION IN WELLINGTON1 DIOCESE.

WELLINGTON, January 21.i The Bishop of Wellington has requestedthat prayers for her Majesty the Queen bejoffered in all the Anglican Churches m thediocese.

REFERENCES INOTHER PARISOF THE COLONY.

CHRISTCHURCH. January 21.At the City Council meeting to-ni"wht theMayor referred in feeling terms to the ill-ness of^ the Queen. He s?aul the life ofour be'.oved Sovereign was trembling inthe balance, and it was to be sincerelytrusted that the Almighty Providencemight see fit to spare her to'her subjects.INVERCARGILL, January 21.j^ia large meting lield to-night 'in con-

nection with the Imperial troops the follow-ing motion, moved by Mr Gilmour andseconded byMr Hanna, M.H.R., was unani-mously adopted:— "That this meeting ex-press its profound regret at the distressingnews received of her Majesty's conditionand its deep sympathy with the people ofthe Empire at the immediate prospect ofthe nation being deprived of so great and:so good a Sovereign."

A SENSATION IN WELLINGTON.(From Our Own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, January 21.The news of the serious illness of the-IQueen, published here this morning, created

|a profound sensation, and on every handconcern and sorrow were expressed. Thesefeelings were intensified when the laterbulletins were published in the afternoon.

PRAYER MEETING IN" DUNEDIN."LARGE ASSEMBLAGE INTHE

AGRICULTURAL HALL.A public meeting, convened byhis Worship

the Mayor, was held in the AgriculturalHallon Monday night for the purpose of offering'upprayeronbehalf of her Majesty the Queen.inconsequence of W illness. TheMayorpre-sided, and there was a veiy large attendance,the hall being well filled. Among those whooccupied seats on the platform, inaddition tothe chairman, were the Revs. W. Curzon-Si"-gers, I. Jolly, W. Henitson, P. W. Fair-clousrh, R. Tairmaid, A. Chodowski. and AGordon, Messrs G. L. Denniston, T. Scott, C.R Smith, Julius Hyman (president of 'theJewish congregation),J. A. Park, J. W. JacoW. A. W. Wat'ien, T. K. Sidey. J. F MFraser, ;N. El. Bell, Duncan Wright. TheCitizens' Band and a choir were also accom-modated with seats on the platform, whileMr D. Cocke presided at the organ.The Mayor said:This is oneof those occa-

sions when rilence best bespeaks the feelingsm one's heart. Ineed o»ily tell you that thereason whyIcalled you here to-ni^ht was thenews that was flashed across the cables to-da}-,and more particularly this afternoon, an-nouncing the very serious illness of our be-loved Queen Victoik. In view of thatIthought, ay a patriotic and loyal people, itwas our duty to meet together here to-nightand thus show our sympathy and a«k God tobless her in her declining years. Iwill askthe whole congregation to join in the singingof the hymn "Oh, God, our help in agespast."'

The request of the Mayor ha-sing been com-plied with, the Rev. W. Curzon-Siggers reada passage of Scripture. The Rev. P. W.F&irclough then engaged in prayer, afterwhich the gathering joined in the singing of"Lead, kindly light." A passage of Scrip-ture was afterwards read by theRev. I.Jolly,this being followed by a prayer by the Rev.W. Howitson. The Rev.A. Chodcwski thenread Psalm xx. At the coi.clusion of thereading.

The Mayor said: As this may be the lastoccasion on which we-will be prnileged tosing that grand old hymn, made sacred bymemories of the past. Iask you all to standwhile you|S>ir.g theNational Anthorr— '"Godsave the Queen,"— led by the Citizens' Band.

The assemblage havingdone as desired, themeeting terminated by the Rev. A. Gordonpronouncing the benediction. *

By the direction of theHon. Mr Ward, thetelegraph office was kept open throughout thenight.

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

At Leighton Buzzard there are seven per-sons living at the present time whose com-bined ages amount to 643£ years. The oldestinhabitant is Mr Joseph Inns, aged 954 years.

Fresh water is reported to have beenstruct in an alluvial shaft about three mileseast of the Golden Mile at Kalgoorlie. It issaid to be drinkable, though slightly mineral-ised. This is believed to be the first occa-sion on which fresh water has bsca obtainediv iJie Kalgoorlie district.

Letters of naturalisationhavebeen issued tofbe following residents of Otago:-Adolffroulsen, Dunedin; Frederick Horn, Caver-riiam; John Mitchell, Palmerston; and Au-gust Ladewig, Waipahi. .

The increase in the price of coal, owing to

the shortage of that article, has caused theSouth Australian Gas Company to increase

theprice of gas Is 6cl per 1000 cubic feet, andwood merchants to raise til© price of wood to£Ls or 22s per ton.

An unofficial announcement was made at11 p.m. that the Queen was weaker andunable to take nourishment.

Her Majesty's illness has caused a greatshock in Capetown.

Preaching in the Cathedral, Dean Clarksaid this was the worst news of the pastunhappy 12 months, and this indeed wasa moment of national crisis.

Sir A. Milner and his staff were pre-sent in the Cathedral.

January 21.A bulletin issued at midnight states:"Late in the evening the Queen's condition

was more serious. Greater weakness wasevident, while the power of taking nourish-ment diminished."

On Wednesday morning the Queen tooka drive in her donkey carriage, and in theafternoon dismissed the pair of horses andthe tandem without her customary airing.

Her Majesty rallied on Friday night,but at noon on Saturday suffered a relapse.Her strong constitution apparently re-asserted itself during the night.

Princess Victoria and the Princess ofWales have arrived at Osborne.

The Dowager L?dy Ampthill, Lady ofthe Bedchamber, is in attendance on theQueen.

An anxious crowd waited thrcrnghoutSaturday night at Prince's Gate, Osborne.

Many persons of'all classes assembled atthe Mansion House and BuckinghamPalace to hear the unofficial morning news,and the message that hopes were faintercreated a painful impression.■ The Prince of Wales's journey to Lon-don to meet the Kaiser created a gleam ofhope in London that the condition of theQueen could not be so serious.

The Kaiser's journey to England is in-terpreted in Paris to mean that the worstmay be expected, but the residents of

'Be-rlin take a less pessimistic view.

On Sunday morning Princess Beatricetelegraphed that the Queen's condition wasvery grave, but not entirely without hope.

The feeling in London, as throughout theKingdom, is one of profound anxiety andsuspense.

Innumerable telegrams of sympathy andinquiry have been received from sll partsof Britain, Ireland, Canada, India, andSouth Africa.

Prayers are universal in Anglo-Saxor.dom,and in the mosques and temples of India.

The Queen is sinking fast.The Prince of Wales, replying to the

Court officials in London yesterday, impliedthat there was no unfavourable turn in thehealth of the Queen.

"You gee," he said," they allowed me to come to London.

"The Prince of Wales and the Duke of

York warmly greeted the Kaiser on hisarrival at Charing Cross. They stayed

"at Buckingham Palace for the night, andproceed by an early train to-day to Os-borne. The delay is partly intended tospare the Queen excitement.

The Kaiser sent the hereditary Princessof Meiningen to console his mother.

The Telegraph states there is sinceresorrow is in every capital.

The Pope evinces the greatest sorrow,and prays earnestly for the Queen's re-

'covery."God save the Queen

"is sung with fer-

vour in all military circles and places of iworship.

The Princess of Wales and PrincessChristian, with their invaluable experience,are constant in their devotion to the Queen, j

The Kaiser, on starting for England, re-marked:— "I am the eldest grandson.My mother 'is tumble, through illness, tohasten to the Queen's bedside."

The Times Berlin correspondentsays theKaiser's prompt decision created a pro-found impression, and is regarded as freshevidence of his intense personal devotion|to the Queen. {

All Germans agree that it is natural andfitting and right, inasmuch as the filialduty is one of tradition in palace and cot-tage.

A London crowd greeted the Prince ofWales, the Duke of York, and the Kaiserin silence and hushed respect.

Great reticence is observed at Osborneregarding the character of the relapse ex-periencedby the Queen. j

Insomnia is admittedly a great trouble,and drowsiness during the day is anominous sign.

Her Majesty was sleeping at 6 o'clock inthe evening, but the midnight bulletindeepened the public misgivings.

The Times says: "No bulletin can con-vey the precise impression in the minds of ithe skilled observers on the spot. All ourhopes and fears are based onvery imperfectknowledge." j

The Chronicle states that the Rector of jWnippinghem was summoned at mid-'

night. jThe Daily Mail says: "Silent prayer in ]

a number of churches and chapels wasbroken by the half-stifled j:obs. The crowdson the streets and old friends of her Ma-jesty are speechless, but make a strongeffort to hope for the best.

SYDNEY, January 20.A private cab'e received to-night asseits j

that her Majesty the Queen is hopelessly !ill. m I

January 21.'

The Governor-Generalh;.s no official mes-sages in reference to the Queen. Thesubject is the engrossing topic in the city,and knots hover continuously round thenewspaper offices, seeking the latest bulk-

'tins.

Lord Hopetoun wired to Mr Chamber-lain: "Ministeis desire me to assure jouthat the people of tLe Commonwealth p.n-ticipate vitli their fellow .subjects of theUnited, Kingdom in the Rational anxiety

IMPORTANT KECOAIAIEJXDA.-TIOSS BY STATESMEN.

LONDON, January 17.Lord Rosebcry, at the meeting of the

Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce, dis-cussed ths question of the commercial con-tests of the twentiethcentury. "

Our com-mercial chsseV he =aid, "require educa-ting scientifically from lop to bottom, inorder that the}' may fairly compete with,the commercial clashes of Germain', Japan,and .America." He in-^ed that every cham-ber in Britain should appoint travellingtrade scholarships

January 18Mr Chamberlain urged the Birmingham

University to develop a Research Instituteand a Faculty of Commeice, and insisted.that But .in'& ox -tenco as a great ttadmgand iiidusiiKil lalmn depemkd on athoi'u'a^h s-utniilic Uv-iUnieiit of couiineici^'education.

January 2-^ 1901OTAGO WITNESS

HERMAJESTY THE QUEEN.THE QUEEN'S HEALTH

FAILTNG.

THE FAMILY SUMMONED TOOSBORNE.

REPORTED ABANDONMENT OFTHE DUKE OF YORK'S VJSIT.

THE GRAVEST ANXIETYPREVAILING.

WORLD-WIDE SYMPATHYEXPRESSED.

FUNCTIONS EVERYWHEREPOSTPONED.

LONDON, January 19.A Court circular announces that of late

the Queen has not been in her usualhealth. She is unable to take her cus-tomary drives.

The great strain of the past yec.T hasrather told upon her nervous sytsem, andher physicians think it is advisable sheshould be kept perfectly quiet, and shouldabstain at present from transacting anybusiness.

Unofficial advices state there is no im-mediate cause for alarm.

The Queen gave an audience to LordRoberts on Monday last.

Her Majesty has had intermittent drivessince Tuesday. Her health has shownsigns of failure since the deaths of theDuke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (her son)and the Doirager Lady Churchill sad thedivorce of her granddaughter.

The Queen is worse.The Prince of Wales has gone to Os-

borne. and the Royal family has been sum-moned.

The Kaiser has started for England.The last bulletin issued to-night is more

reassuring.January 20.

The Queen suffered on Saturday fromgreat physical prostration, end her symp-toms are causing anxiety.

The -Prince of Wales and the PrincessLouise have started from London for O«-borne. The Princess of Wales and theDuke of York left Sandringham a littlelater, abandoning the bi-centenary cele-brations at Berlin.

The Kaiser and the Duke of Connaughtproceeded to Flushing, where they weremet by the cruiser Minerva, which willconvey them to England.

The evening bulletin showed that herMajesty's strength had been fairly main-tained, and that her symptoms indicated aslight improvement.It is unofficially stated that the Queen's

condition is unchanged.Sir Richard Douglas-Powell and Sir

James Reid are in attendance.It is reported at Portsmouth that theDuke of York's Australian visit has been

abandoned, but there is no ofhcial confir-mation of the report.

This morning's bulletin states that the"Queen had a somewhat restless night, butthat her condition is unchanged.

Owing to the illness of the Queen theCommonwealthdinner has been indefinitelypostponed.

The Prince cf Wales, attended by SirFrancis Knollys, came to London duringthe afternoon to meet the Kaiser.

A bulletin was issued att

4.30 p.m. stat-ing that her Majesty's strength was fairly,maintained through the day, although therewere no fresh developments. The symptomscontinue to cause anxiety.It transpires that the Queen was recenHy

suffering from nervous excitability and anoccasional attack of faintness. The chieffailure of power took place on Thursdaylast. Princesses Christian and Beatrice,the Dowager-Duches-s of Saxe-Coburg(Duchess of Edinbuig-h), and the Bishop ofWinchester are now at Osborne.

The most profound sympathy is mani-fested throughout Europe, America, andCanada.

All the European Sovereigns have maderepeated and anxious inquiries.

The household have been less despondentsince the rally which took place on Satur-day.

The Queen is in extremis. It is only aquestion of hours.

The Duke of Albany has started forOsborne.

A service was held in WhippinghamChurch on Sunday afternoon in memoryof Prince Henry of Battenberg.

Archbishop Whitworth, preaching at St.Paul's in the morning, asked the congre-gation to join in the prayers of Christen-dom, which were ascending from men andwomen of every creed and nationality.

The Rev. B. R. Wilson, preaching inWestminster Abbey, said there had neverbeen such anxiety as there was now throughthe length and breadth of the Empiie.The whole civilised woild never manifestedsuch a feeling at any previous period ofEnglish history.

Dr Parker, the Rev. T. Spurgeon, andmany others paid eloquent tributes to herMajesty the Queen.

Churches, chapels, missions, and clubsare unusually thronged.

The despondency and alarm of the even-ing and night have been gradually in-tensified.

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SYDNEY, January 18.Jimmy Governor was executed this morn.ing. As the condemned man left his cellhe walked to the scaffold, and made an at-tempt to appear calm by smoking a."cigarette when he took his place on thedrop. In reply to the usual" question hesaid that he had nothing to say. As thefateful moment approached he gave evi-dence of fainting. The bolt was imme-diately drawn, and death was instan-taneous.

Amongst the spectators of the executionof Jimmy Governor was George Mawbey,brother of the man whose family was soruthlessly massacred. After the executionhe remarked: "Now lam satisfied. Iwould never, never have been satisfied un-less Ihad soen this.

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Iinhabitants and visitors from a Common-Iwealth aspect."

Ay far asIhave seen," said Sir Robert,"Ihave been impressed most by not only

the magnificent hospitality of Sydney, butthe great improvement noticeable in the citysince Ivisited it 17^ years ago. The im-

l j.rovement is simply marvellous to me. TheJ cleanliness of the city, and the artistic wayIin which the whole of the decorations andilluminations have been carried out, took meby surprise. There was nothing tawdry, andeverything wasbeautifully done. Above all,what surprised me most was the orderlinessand behaviour of the crowds. Ihaveneverseen anything like it. Iwent amongst thecrowd myself, and could see everything. Itwas not as if Ihad been on a grand stand,out at themilitary tattoo. Iwas astonishedat the kindness, good temper, good humour,andgeneral behaviour of the crowd. Itwas|above anythingIcould conceive possible,and,indeed, above anythingIhave ever seen:infact, the whole thing was quite a revelationto me. In large towns, of course, there aresupposed to be numbers of an undesirableclass, but if there are any such in SydneyIhavenot seen them, either in the processionor elsewhere. Another thing— the people alllook nicely dressed, and more stalwart andhealthy than Ihad expected to see them,living, as they do, in such a warmclimate."Regarding federation,Iwould rather notexpress any opinion, because it may eventu-ally become apolitical issue. The people inNew Zealand have not had their attentiondirected to the question of late years, norhave they considered it Imight be allowed]to say that Ihe dangerIFee ahead of all thecolonies just now is that too much militaryspirit is beingdisplayed everywhere. Ithinkit would be a fatal day for our southern de- jmocracies if we arranged for a standing army,and thus permanently withdraw from the in-dustries of the colony a large number of itsbest men. What we desire for our defenceare school children properly drilled, volun-!tearing promoted, and simply to havein each!State a small nucleus of trained and expert jmen, who could drill the citizen soldiers.Another thing that will have tobe cautiouslyjdealt with will be the withdrawing of able jmen from the State Governments, and havingtheir attention too much fixedon the Govern-ment of the Commonwealth. Under theConstitution there are more administrativefunctions left to the State Governments thanto that of the Commonwealth, and far more jimportant ones, too. It would be a fatalthing for Australia if their able men did nottake the burden of the administrative workof the State Governments. After all, theState Governments have, as Ihavesaid, mostimportant functions to perform, and if theyare not performed well and adequately theCommonwealth will not be a boon to Aus-tralia."

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DEATH OF A MISSIONARYFROMDUNEDIN.

SYDNEY, January 21.j

A letter has been received from H. For-i

long, a New Zealander, who is labouringas a missionary at Malekula. He statesthat the French claim the whole of SouthMalekula and. the small islands on thatcoast, including the island where Forlongis settled. Two agents of theFrench Trad-j ing Company ordered Forlong to leave.He declined. Later on, and during hisabsence, the agents returned with 12 jarmed natives, broke open his hut, and re- |.moved much of Forlong'seffects. They alsoleft a warning that if he had not clearedout 'before January 8 they would come back!and kick up a row. j

Forlong's letter record* the death from !fever of Mrs M'Kenzie, formerly of Dun-edin, and stationed with her husband afcMalekula.

A deputation from the New HebridesiMission Synod wailed on Mr Barton as

'Minister of External Affairs. In the state- jment of their case they accused the Frencli jof maladministrationwith reference to landdealings with the natives. The Rev. MrSmall declared that Captain Rich, of theRingarooma, as chairman of the mixed ',commission, had done all in his power todepress and retard British interests in theislands. The deputation wished the ap-pointment of some authority to investigatethe land claims. A joint commission couldnot govern the islands. What was wantedwas annexation to Britain.

Mr Barton, in reply, promised to givevery serious consideration to the state- ]ments made. He considered it was his .duty to make representations on the matterto the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Cable news was received on Saturday lastfrom Malekula, New Hebrides, relating to

'the death of Mrs M'Kenzie, wife of Mr W. jM'Kenzie, a well-known evangelist, late of i

Owaka and Milton. Mrs M'Kenzie was a jdaughter of Mr TKoma^Finlay, of this city, jMr M'Kenzie, accompanied by his wife and jMr Walter Carruthers, left New Zealand in jMarch last to labour at Tanna, in the New iHebrides. The last news received from them Iwas in November, when Mrs M'Kenzie wasin the best of health, but she succumbed tofever early in December.

Mr John Wilkinson has kindly suppliedus with the following information relativeto Mr Houlton Forlong, who is referred to Jin the above cable :—":

— "Heis a sonof Mr Gcr- |

don Forlong, of Wanganui, and has been in ""the islands for the last seven years!. He iearns his living by trading, but he is there Ifor the express purpose of preaching theGospel. Mr Forlnng was turned out of hishouse by the natives, who were incited by the ]French. Allhis furniture was destroyed and ihe was ejected. This is not the first timethat he has been treated in this manner, forthe sake of his religion."In the course of a letter writtenon October

26 to Mr John Wilkinson, of thig city. MrW. M'Kenzie. of Malekula, New Hebrides,states: "The French are doing all they canto get aholdhere. Their traders are buyingtip the harbour and good boat landings, whilepriests and Sisters of Mercy are arriving.There is trouble at the time of writing, andit must come to a head sooner or later."

THE OCEANIC STEAMSHIPCOMPANY.

THE SIERRA AT SYDNEY.

SYDNEY, January 17.Mr Barton visited the Sierra, accom-

panied by the American consul and MrWitheford, M.H.R (New Zealand), and anumber of business men. Replying to hishealth, the Federal Premier referred to thefriendship existing between Great Britainand America. Although the Australiansshould first consider their own advantage,American interests came next, and he hadno doubt that the kindly sentiments exist-ing between Australia and, America would

THE BIGGEST LUMPOF GOLDFOUNDIN AUSTRALIA.There are few Australians who have notheard of "The Welcome Nu<rget," and thereare lew museums existingin the colonies with-out a model of that precious find. So heavy-was this piece of gold that it lay for one week

ina shop m Bendigo at the disposal of anyJady who could carry it away. So preciouswas it that the original owner and finder, in-vesting well themoneyhe received for its pur-chase, died a semi-millionaire; and bo greatwas its value from an historic point of viewthat few books on mineralogy in any part ofthe wor.d are published without referenceto the celebrated "Welcome Nugget." Theadvent of the nugget brought wealth, butthere is not a single record which goes toprove that its arrival brought health. Howdifferent is it with Bile Beans for Biliousness!Wherever they are found they bring healthwith them. They are more precious thanall the "Welcome Nuggets." And well doAustralians know it. Indeed there are hun-dreds of minors in Australia to-day who havebeen cured by Bile Beans for Biliousness,

from complaints owing their origin to the in-halation of foul air, from indigestion, con-stipation, piles, and those other complaintspeculiar to a miner's life. These minersacknowledge that when their health failedBile Beans for Biliousness was more preciousto them than would be the finding of thebiggest nugget under the bowela of the'earth.

— Advt.

A couple of batteries are to be erected atGreypoint and Blackhead, for the protectionof Belfast Har.bour. The only "

fort"

onthe lough is Carrickfeigus Castle, built 80Qyears ago.

As no person has taken out administrationthePublio Trustee hap filed anelfction in theSupreme Court, Wellington, to administerthe intestate estate of the late Mr GeorgeSlater, of Macraes Flat.

MELBOURNE, January 20.The Australasian says: "It is remark-

able how the dog-in-the-manger policycommends itself to the official mind. Thepostal authorities are dead against letterscoming to Australia from New Zealandunder the penny rate. We incur no lossby receiving such letters, and there is noreason but one for the objection, and thatis that the authorities fear the sight of thepenny letters from New Zealand will con-taminate or demoralise Victorians, andcause them to lose faith in the statementsthat are constantly made by Victorianofficials that the penny postage must proveruinous." % SYDNEY, January 20.

Mr Seddon has returned from Queens-land. He.hadan interview with MrDrake,Postmaster-general, on the question of thepenny post. Mr Crick and Mr Gurr alsoconferred with him on the same subject.While they do not wish to depart fromthe decision of the Postal Conference, atthe same time they are personally inclinedto deliver letters.

Sir John Forrest takes over the FederalPost Office from the first of the month, andMr Seddon is now in communication withhim. IfSir John offers no objection, thenthe State Post Office will not surchargeNew Zealand letters.

MR BARTON'S GREAT SPEECH.

THE FEDERAL POI/.CY.

PRESS OPINIONS OF MRBARTON'S SPEECH.

MRREID ON THE FISCALPOLICY.

LONDON, January 15.Lord Carrington presides at the National

Liberal Club's Commonwealth banquet.January 17.

Sir W. J. Lyne has received a letterfrom Messrs Frost and Moore, the officialrepresentatives of Cape Colony and Natalat the federal celebrations. They expressedthemselves as impressedwith the prosperityjtad the profound peace prevailing in Aus-tralia. They further say:— "In our hourof need and sore distress, Australia cameunasked to our assistance, and gave its bestand bravest to work a mighty deed, whichnot only helped to our colonies fromthe enemy, but added to the honour andthe prestige of the Empire. We shallnever forget it, and on behalf of our fellow-colonists we offer to those whose dear oneswill never return our most heartfelt sym-pathy, and assure them that the graves ofthe heroes who have fallen in the warwill ever be cared for, for the women ofSouth Africa, with the assistance of theGovernment, have taken the matter inhand."

MELBOURNE, January15.TheHon. A.Deakinis engaged indrafting

three bills to provide for an Inter-StateCommission, a Federal judiciary, and Fede-ral public service requirements.

The Attorney-general has furnished SirGeorge Turner with an opinion that in ac-cepting the Federal Treasurershiphe hasac-cepteda positionof profit under the Crown.Sir George therefore resigns his seat in theState Assembly to-day.

Sir John Forrest approves of the ideathat the State post offices be controlled byeach State under instructions from theFederal Post Office rather than by directadministration. He says that five yearsmust elapse before there can be a postagestamp current throughout Australia, butwhy this shouldbe he fails to make clear.

/ January 18.Mr Isaacs decides on Monday whether

he will accept the State Premiership orenter the Federal Parliament.

The Age states that Mr Barton's policysounds a staunch and strong note of

Liberalism, and is a sound one of Pro-tection.

The Argus characterises the* referencesto the tariff as "indefinite phrases," andconcludes that the tariff will bs one ofmoderate Protection.

January 21.Mr Reid has returned from Tasmania.

He characterises Mr Barton's fiscal policyas milk and water and a mere string ofplatitudes.

Mr Isaacs has decided in favour ofFederal honours. Mr Peacock will there-fore become State Premier.

SYDNEY, January 15.Sir W. J. Lyne retires shortly from the

State Premiership. He will be succeededby Mr See, Mr Dugald Thomson, memberfor Warringah, probably taking the Trea-surership.

January 17.An enthusiastic reception was accorded

the Hon. Mr Barton at Maitland, and alarge audience assembled to hear him un-fold the federalpolicy. He said tße Mmistry was not a one-manMinisti y, nor a\ere"they men with a shibboleth. He did notinclude in the Ministry all the men onemight have desired to see in it, but it mustbe rememberedthere were only seven port-folios. It was not the fact that any pres-sure had been exercised respecting anymembers of the Ministry, for the inclusionof each one was desirable. The Fedez-alParliament was master in its own house.Early steps would be taiken to select acapital site. The Commonwealth Old-age

Anassociation of millers is incourse of for-mation inconnection with the export of NewSouth Wales flour product.

TUBSIOURA Cures Coughs, Cold, and In-cipient Consumption. Give this wonderfulremedy a trial.

Pensions Bill would be introduced as soon ]as the financial situation was clear enoughto provide the necessary funds. The wishof the Ministry was for cheaper postageand lower rates on telegrams and cables.It was absolutely necessary to leave thefield of direct taxation to the States. Theremust be no direct taxation by the Common-wealth unless in the event of a greatnational emergency, and not even then ifit could be avoided. He made this declara-tion in view of statements by so-called re-venue tariffists that they were threatenedwith £700,000 of Commonwealth directtaxation, as well as customs. This meantthere must be a high tariff, howeverframed. Freetrade was clearly impracti-cable. The policy of the Ministry was toobtain revenue without the destruction ofindustries. The tariff must be such aswould maintain employment, and not ruinit. A business tariff which would yieldthesums needed would not discourage prodoc-tion. He pointed out that unrestrictedcompetition in Australia would tax to thefull the strength of the industries withoutthe unrestricted competition of the world.No one tariff of the six States now inforce could claim to exclude its fellows.The highest duties werenot to be adopted.Each would have to run the gauntlet ofcriticism and justify itself. By this schemehe hoped the present business man's tariffwould be a practical working tariff and areally federal tariff. So as to avoid dis-aster, suffering, bitterness, andantagonism,the first tariff ought to be considerate, pre-servative of existing productions, and libe-^ral in attitude towards those engaged inproduction— an Australian tariff for theAustralian nation. He would be happy toadopt preferential treatment of Britishgoods where reciprocity was possible.Amongst the measures would be one deal-ing with the settlement of industrial dis-putes extending beyond any one State. He jwould accept adult suffrage for the Com- jmonwealth. In dealing with the coloured |labour question, their efforts would lie in ithe direction of a "white Australia."

January 18.Mr Barton said the Ministry did not

intend to make any appointments to thejudiciary until Parliament had decided howthey would mould the legislation whichthe Government intended to present. Theywere not going to be carried away by anymilitary aggression, but wanted to be ableto say "Whatever we expect the Empireto render us in the time of our need,we, in our turn, are ready to render heras a matter of common fairness."

The Sydney Morning Herald says thatwhile Mr Barton was not as definite asanticipated, he made it sufficiently clearthat the Ministry would submit a policybased on the lines of a moderate Protec-tive tariff.

January 21.Mr Barton's reference to a white Aus-

tralia has caused concern in Queensland.Mr Barton explains that there is no inten-tion to stop the kanaka traffic immediately,although they will be glad to do so if itcan be done with justice. He consideredthat it is their duty to abolish the trafficwithin a few years.

BRISBANE, January 17.The military procession in the city drew

a great concourse of sightseers.Mr Seddon was presented with an ad-

dress from New Zealanders in Brisbane.He leaves for Sydney on Friday morning.

January 18.The Courier, in view of Mr Barton's

remarks on a "White Australia," callsupon Queensland to select the strongestQueenslander they have for the vacantportfolio. It regrets that Premier Philpis unable to join, as he would have shownMr Barton where he was in error in re-gard to the black labour question.

HOBART, January 16.The Hon.N. E. Lewis, in an interview,

says that if Sir Philip Fysb, the presentAgent-general for the colony, is elected tothe Federal Parliament he will have theposition of the eighth Minister in theFederal Cabinet.

SIR R. STOUT INTERVIEWED.Imanaged to see Sir It. Stout at his hotel'

(says the representative of the Press), and hewillingly gave bis opinion of Sydney and its

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

FRANCE AND THE NEWHEBRIDES.

THE COMMONWEALTH. be increased as the countries came intocloser connection. Heproposed thehealthof the Oceanic Steamship Company, and■welcomed the first vessel in their watersas a connecting link between the two Eng-lish-speaking peoples in the Pacific.

The American consul expressed theopinion that if the American navigationlaw were found to be an injustice, represen-tation to America would get the matterremedied in time.

Mr Witheford toasted the Union SteamShip Company.

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CHIEF AGENTS for NESS & COMPANY'S SHEEP DlP— the best Non-poisonous Dip in the market.|£3^ Eight Gold Medals. Highest Award Chicago World's Fair.

PRICES (1 to 70), in Drums », .. .. .. .. 4s 6d per Gallon.PRICES (1 to 70), in Casks of 40 Gallons .. .. .. .. 3s 9d per Gallon.

SUB-AGENTS— OAMARU, Darling& Milne; TIMARU, Gordon P. Wood ; GORE,Faitt & Co. ; LAWRENCE, Browne Bros.Manufacturers: NESS & CO., Darlington, England.

Also AGENTS for MURTON'S POISONOUS DIP.£jg&. Obtained First Award at the Great Canterbury Trial, 1887. *s^3

PRICES (1 to 100) .. r. 5s per Gallon.PRICES (1 to 200) .<. .. 8s per Gallon.

AGENTS for OAMARU, Darling & Milne.. AGENTS for LAWRENCE, Browne Bros.

MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POW-DER, the Kin» of Asthma Curps. Sold allChemists aud §toreßi. price <& 6J»

It would be quite unnecessary on ourpart, evenif wehad beforeus thenamesand the testimonialsof allthe applicantsfor the positions, to venture to criticisetheappointments to the SchoodofMineswhichhave been made this week by theUniversity Council. The Mining Com-mitteeof the council, with a due sensecf its responsibility, recommended theappointments, and the council adoptedthe recommendation. The public may

have every confidence in forming thedouble conclusionthat the appointmentsare good appointments and that theyare the best that could be made. Thecandidates upon whom the choice of thecouncil has fallen are both young men,and maybeexpected tobring to the per-formance of theirduties thatenergy andenthusiasm which are specially the ac-companiments of youth.. To a large ex-tent theirexperience has been acquiredjvfthin the colony itself. Dr Marshall,■who has received the appointment ofJectareron geologyand petrography, is,indeed, a colonial product pure andsimple. His diplomas, whichare the re-wards of a distinguished scholasticCareer, are those of the N«w ZealandX/niversity; and when we remember thereadiness of the other colonies to securethe services ofNew Zealand-trainedmenfor positions of honour and responsibi-lity in their mining schools, and the suc-cess which these men have achieved,we are compelled to take a distinctlyiuopeful view of this appointment. Mr'JamesPark, who succeeds the latePro-fessor Ulrich as director of the Schoolof Mines, did not receive his educationin Now Zealand, but his life since heemerged from his teens has been spentin thecolony, andit washere that heob-tained his practical experience, whichhasbeen considerable and of a characterthat well constitutes a recommendationfor bis new office. In the other partsof the colony his name is widely recog-nised as that of an undoubted autho-rity on the subjects a knowledge ofwhich it willnow be his duty to impart\o students in the University. This ap-pointment, too, is one that promisesroost favourable results.

-Mr Park and

Dr Marshall are fortunate in the timeof theirappointment. Under the watch-ful care of Professor UMcb the Schoolof Mines has been brought to a highstate of efficiency. Before it lies, to allappearances, a future of great service.The mining industry has taken on a fre^tiand, it is hoped, an enduring lea&e oflife in the colony, and it is partly as aresult of this that the School of Mines

MINING.

THE SCHOOL OF MINES APPOINT-MENTS.

A special meeting of the directors of theArrow Junction Gold Dredging Company washeld on the 15th inst. for the purpose of ap-ipointing a dredgemaater and engineer. Ninejapplications were received for the position of[ tiredgeinaeter, and, after consideration, it waadecided to select Mr John Highet,of Bannock-burn, for the position. The appointment ofengineer was left over for a few days.

Messrs Reeves and Co. Teporthaving receivedcable -advice from 'Captain Andrew on tfee15ththat the Ovens Hiver dredge, in Victoria,wasted up104oz for 16 days' work.

The directors of the Woodstock Gold Dredg-ing Company have accepted the tender ofMessrsLucas Bros., of Christchuncli, formachi-nery and elevators, the work to be completedwithin 10| months.

The Secretary of the Buller Junction GoldDredging Company advises that the company'sdredge started work on. Wednesday night, the16th inst.

At a meetingof the- directors of the TriumphGold Dredging Company, held on the 15th, areport was read from the Zealandia Syndicateshowing the results of the boring operationsas carried out by the syndicate- on the claim.A number of bores were put down, and, whilegoM was obtained, it wasnot in sufficient quan-tity to warrant tho directors proceeding anyfurther; and it was resolved that a meetingof shareholders be called immediately to takesteps to wind uji the company.| The secretary of theLeviathan Gold Dred~-j ing Company (Limited) has received the fol-lowing from the local director:— "D.d not|stream dov.-n on Saturday. Everything satis-|factory. Alterations expected to be completed,to-day."

The Secretary of the ElDorado Gold Dredg-ing Company leports having received ad\icefrom Melbourne (Au&tral Otis Company) thatthe machinery is almost completed. A startwill be made with the pontoons almost at once,and it is expected that dredging operations willcommence within fix months. The results ofthe bon-ngs of the Old Diggings claim (adjoin-ing) having pioved exceedingly satisfactory,strengthens the opinions beforefreely expressedby mßiiy "in the know ' that the El Doradovill be oae of the best-paying claims on theWest Coasl

A Sydney cable states that the New SouthWales gold yield for last year shows a fallmg-off of £557,000 as compared v-ith the previousyear.

The Grey River Argus states that MrM'Lusky is the successful tenderer for thebuilding of the EedJack3Dredging Company'spontoons. He expects to ha^e tli2 work com-pleted within three mo^t'is.

With reiersiice t° .tie ftJUygggd e&ltilig &£ |h,9

Foley's Extended anna, the Kumara corres-pondent of the Grey River Argus states that G.H. Lawson, W. A. Lawson, and Edward Pringhave been re-committed for trial at the crimi-nal sittings of the District Court, Greymouth,In9xt month. Bail was allowed. (

Our Gore correspondent wired on Wednesday:"The Weikaka Queen dredge was officially

opened to-day. The directors and anumber ofvisitors werepresent. '

The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the fol-lowing quotation last Wednesday for NokomaiHydiauhc Sluicing shares:— Buyers, £12.

MrL. H. Reynolds, C.E., consulting engineerfor the Shepherd's Creek Gold Dredging Com-pany (Limited) has received a telegram fromMr Wm. Wyhe, the erecting engineer at Ban-nockburn, thathe has had ahighly satisfactoryrun of the machineiy,and will complete oddjobs in two or three dpj"3.

The Secretaryof theFord's Creek Gold Dredg-ing Company reports that he has received ad-vice from the dredgemaster that the dredge isworking steadily. He is still engaged openingout.

With regard to the alteration of tables on theLeviathan dredge we learn from the secretarythat Mr Magnus took down the tables withoutauthority from the directors or without giving

them any intimation that he intended doingso. The tables, the secretary states, weredoingtheir work fairly well, and should not havebeen taken down. Some alterations wereneces-sary, however, and these couldhavebeen made«t little expense, and without slopping thedredge for anylength of time. Mr Magnua hadthe tables re-erected on one side when he left,and Mr Andrew-M'Kay, who hasbeen appointedlocal director, took charge of the erecting oftables on the other side, and -a' wire from himyesterday said. "Additional tables started andworking well." Word has also been receivedfrom Mr M'Kay that the elevator, which hadbeen giving trouble, is now working very satis-factorily. The engineer has not succeeded ingetting the engine to drive at theproper speed,but the difficulty is expected to be soon over-come.

The Secretary of the Dunstan Lead GoldDredging Company (Limited) reports havingre-ceived the following report from the engineer(Mr F. W. Payne):—" Ladder and buckets (A.and T. Buit): This contract is completed andforwarded to claim. Winch and elevator(M'Gregor and Co.):The winch has been triedunder steam, and sent to claim. The elevatoris well advanced, and will be finished insidethree weeks. Boiler and centrifugal pump (TheNew ZealandEngineering Company):lhe boileris riveted together (ready for tubes) and thecasing is almost finished. It will be completedin about two weeks. Centrifugal pump is beinggore on with Engine (Marshall's) has beenforwarded to claim. Machinery (Austral OiisCompany):Everything that has arrived hasbeensent to claim. The screenhas yet tocome.Pontoons (Knewstubb Bros.):These are prac-tically finished.

Our Wakatipu correspondent wirded on the17th inst.: — "

The Arrow Flat Hydraulic Com-pany washed np yesterday, obtaining 2-uJ-oz foreight days' v.-ork. TheArthur's Point tributersgot^Ooz for three, weeks' work.'

Tho dredgemaster of the Goldea Bed Dredg-ing Compaay (Limited) has wired the secre-tary that he had a full run of the machineryon Wednesday, and that dredging operationscommenced on Thursday.

i At a meeting of the directors of the Pile UpGold Dredging Company, held at the registeredoffice last Thursday, tenders were received for adredge to work the company's claim at theSerpentine, and that of Messrs M'Gregor andCo. beingrecommended by the engineers, wasaccepted. The directors have been makingexhaustive inquiries as to the advisablenessof adopting O'Brien's patent and driving thedredge by water power j but as in the opin-ion of the engineer thia mode of working isyet only in an experimental stage, he stronglyadvised that steam power should be adhered to

|— a recommendation which was adopted. Anengine is to be cabled Home for at once. Since

:thenotation of this company the whole length;of the Serpentine Hirer haa been pegged off,

and is now being prospected.The following is the report of the directors

of Tacon's Cardrona Gold Dredging Company:— "The directors submit herewith a. statement'

of accounts to 31st December last, andhave toreport that the dredge is now practically! finished, and in a few days will begin to openout the ground. The latter operation will,|however, occupy some little time, co the re-! suits of the ilrst month's working will not\ necessarily \>e> a fair indication of the com-Ipany's prospects, as it :s not anticipated that

the bottom will be reached before the expira-tion of the period named. The dredge will beunder themanagement of Mr Jame3Lowe, for-merly of the Golden Beach Company's dredge,by whom the directors feel confident the com-pany will be well served. In explanation ofthe delay incompleting the dredge the directors

j would say that owing to want of facilities for'getting timber and machinery to the- claim

i the contractors were greatly hampered in theirj work, and finally had to make special arrange-ments for cartage at considerable extracost tothemselves..The retiring directors are MessrsG. L.Tacon and Jas. Coombs, who do not offerthemselves for Te-election. Mr A. Herdman,tha auditor, retires, but is eligible for re-elec-

{ titm."' A well-knownsharebroker on the West Coastinforms us (Westport News) that a Stock Ex-

!change will probably be established at Grey-', mouth shortly -as the result of the dredging ac-j tivity. He also Etated that most of the moneyinvestedin Coast claims came from"Wellington

j and Wanganui, andnot from Otago asis gener-ially supposed.i The Monowai mine (Auckland) obtained £428

worthof gold from 31tons of concentrates thatwere sent to Australia for treatment.

! Mr L. G. Reeves, secretary of the Morvenj Ferry Gold Dredging Company, while in Mcl-;bourne recently, visited the Austral Otis Com-pany's wcrks, and inspected the machineryfor this company's dredge, which is now allcomplete and ready for shipment.

i The Dredgema?tsr of the Golden Bed Dredg-ing Company wires that he had a successfulrun of the machinery on Wednesday, and thathe was commencing dredging operations onThursday.| A further shipment of machinery for theGrey River Consolidated Company has beenreceived from Messrs Johnson and Sons, Mcl-!bourne, per Westralia. Over 75 tons of machi-nery have now been received.

A telegram has been received by the secre-tary of the Red Jacks Gold Dredging Com-j pany, confirming the purchase of an additional

IaTea to their claim. The purchase has been|in prospect for some months past. The neces-

sary machinery is nearly all finished, and thesoreen and elevator have arrived from Sydney.

|About 50,000ft of timber is on the ground,and the erection of pontoons is about to becommenced. Mr W. M'l/usky, the successfultenderer for these, expects to have his work

! completed in 10 or 12 weeks from now. Bythe acquisition of the area referred to abovethe company willnot run the risk of strainingtho pontoons when being launched, which hashappened recently to the pontoons of several

j companies. The Rsd Jacks Company will beable to e'ear a site for the erection of their pon-loo'is on the recently acquired area, and byletting the water in when they are finished willbe able to float them with ease.

The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the fol-lowing quotations for shares in the BakeryFlat Sluicing Company on Saturday "— Buyers3s Pd p

The Waikaka Forks dredge has been par-tiftilx dismantled, {says, tha Mataura Ensign)

with a view to replacing the revolving screenby tail boxep. Time has proved the un-wisdom of the- ut-e of screens on the class ofland in the V/aikaka district, and boxes arenow generally adopted all over the field.

The Bound Hill Mining Company obtainedsi return (.for December and part of January)of 2570z, value £1015. The minehas now shutdown, owing to the scarcity of water. The pad-dock at time of stopping was about half-workedaown.

The statutory meeting of the shareholders oftheKa-pai Gold Dredging Company wa9 held atthe registered offices, Wellington, on the 14thinst., when there was a laige number of share-holders represented. A balance sheet was siib-mitted to the meeting, which showed that thefinancial position of the company was in asatisfactory condition. The following direc-tors weTe elected by baMot "— Dr Mackenzie,Messrs Fear, Cederholm, Hams, Crichton.Messrs Hoodand Stace, of Greymouth, were ap-pointed an advisory board to the company.Mr Kember was appoLited aud.tor, and MrPayne engineer for the company. It was de-cided to hod the annual meetingon the secondFriday in Februaiy, 1902, and to list the com-pany on the Dunedin Exchange.

The secretary of Tacon's Cardrona,GoldDredging Company has been advised by thedredgemaster that he expects to have every-thing in readiness for the commencement ofwork by the 23rd cr 24th mat

The White Star Gold Dredging Company arep,dvieed that the work of fitting up the machi-nery is bejng actively caTried on, atid that, ifno interruptionoccurs, the dredge will be readyfor work before the end of February.

The secretary of the Shotover Quartz MiningCompany (No Liability) has received the fol-lowing telegram from the mine manager-

—"Washed up 320z 7dwt gold."

The Secretary of the Otama Gold DredgingCompany reports having received the followingtelegram from the dredgemaster on Monday:—

Started dredging last night; everythingwork-ing well."

The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the fol-lowingquotations onMonday for shares in theB*kery Flafc Sluicing Company:—Buyers 4s,sellers 6a p.

The secretary of the FraserFlat Gold Dredg-ingCompany has received the following reportfrom the engineer:

— Ladder and buckets, etc.(Messrs A. and T.Burt):This contract is com-pleted, and all the material is sent on to theclaim. Elevator (Messrs J. H'G:sgor and Co.) .The work on this job is beingpushed forwaidFraming is finished; rollers all in position;bucket3all riveted, and thamost of the gearingis cast and machined. Machinery (Messrs J.Sparrow and Sons): This work is well ad-vanced. Tables, shoots, and some of the gear-ingan.shed, andthe restof thematerial they arebuey getting through. They say they will haveall away within thiee weeks. Boiler (DunedinEngineering Company): Casing of boiler isfinished, and the construction of the boiler-shell being gone on with. Pontoons: MessrsNees and Co. report that the pontoons arefinished and ready for passing by inspector, whohas gone up-country for this purpose.

The statutory general meeting of the Mac-Charlton Gold Dredging Company was h«ld atthe registered office of the company, Merseystreet. Gore, on the 14xhinst., when the follow-ing direetoi'3 were appointed: — Dr Donaldson,Messrs R. D. Yule and John Penny (Mataura),and R. F. "Walks and D. Collins (Gore). MrRobert Dewar was appointed auditor. At a isubsequent meeting of directors Dr Donaldson'was appointed chairjiai and Mr J. B. Pater-sonsecretary. It was agieed to call for tendersfor a dredge similar to the Roy.il Waimumu.

A private letter from Grejrncuth received inChristchurch, says th<; Lyttek-on Times, statesthat though mining aifairs have been quiet onthe West Coast, investors in the Grey Val-ley, Innngahua and Buller properties are

1 quietly b3'ingup all available stock. Februaryis expected to be a record month for gold|returns, and West Coast people confidently ex-pect somebigrises in dredging stock.

A writer to the Mniing and EngineeringJournal says:

— Everyone having the leastniin-iing experienceknows that an immense amount iIof gold is lost in washing operations either by

sluicing or dredging. Isent some time ago;Wo lots of washefirfc to the firm of FriedrichIKrupp in Germany,who are amongst the fore-'most in devising and constructing machineryfor the saving of gold. One of theparcels con-tained the oicLnary washSrrt, running15gr tothe cubic yard, the other one, from the samespot, supposed to haveall the gold taken out.By letter this firm informed me that the wash-dirt contained fully 7gr of gold yet

—i.e., 50

per cent. Knowing from personal experiencethat a great deal of gold is lost, I,at the sametime, made inquiries if they would try to con-struct a gold-saving apparatus to work eitherseparate or in conjunction with the generalappliances used in New Zealand. The reply

Iwas very concise and short:— ''

We cannot sug-gest any gold-saving apparatus as an improve-ment on the wayyou pursue in New Zealand.The reason somuch gold is lost is simplythis:|You givenot enough length to your bores norallcv\y time for the gold to be absorbed by theIplush and plates, noi do you use sufficient

iwater for the quantity of dirt going over the!boxes. We can suggest no improvement inappliances beyond these facts pointed outhere."

From the Tuapeka Times, 16th inst.:—

AWaipori correspondent writes: Splendid re-!turna are still being obtained from the DeepLead, and the outlook at present is even more

1promising than it has been for some time,whichis saying a good deal. One very recentreturn from the property,Ihave the best rea-|son to know, represented gold for the monthto the value of £200, and the wages paid awayfor the last month amounted to close on £60.Big things are expected, and withevery reason,when operations are commenced m the DeepLeadproper. Old miners here whoknow theground predict splendid yields for MrFarrell, and Imust say he deserves his luckrichly for the enterprise and pluck he showedin taking up the property withits past historyknown to him. Mr Farrell is increasing thewater power of the mine, and is bringing in a12-mile race, which should enable him to workthe deep ground satisfactorily. — The Evan'sFlat dredge which sank in her paddock duringtheNew Year holidays was successfully floatedyesterday afternoon, and isapparentlynone theworse for her submersion. Itwas at first at-tempted to raise her by means of a derrick,but this method failed, and resort was had topumping out the paddock, Mr Buchanan'straction engine being brought into requisition.Immediately the water was lowered to the decksa number of hand pumps were got into thepontoons, and in less than three hours she wasfloating. What caused her to sink is a mys-tery, for no leak can be discovered in thepon-toons. Mr Gillespie (the manager) and MrCummings (the engineer) are entitled to a greatdeal of credit for the energetic manner in whichthey supervised the work of lifting the dredge.Mr W. Adams, of Lawrence, also lent valu-able assistance.

The Southern Standard says:— Very little isheard of the Waikaka dredges, and reliable in-formation concernmg their returns is difficultto get. No returns have been reported fromseveral publicdredges started during the lastmonth, aaa it is doubtful if they will piovethe success it was anticipated. "We haveheardthat several claims were floated without pros-pecting, aud the clredgea now starting will haveti/ hunt aboiit the claims foi the preciousmetal. No doubt exists as to the richness ofsome of the Waikaka ground— parts of it haspaid and will pay well— but, like other scat-tered gold&eldsj portions of it are unpayable,and, systematic axo&oectioa in such cyuato is

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS,

is now one of the most flourishing de-partments of the University. Mr Parkand Dr Marshall enter on their duties,therefore, under circumstances that areexceedingly favourable to- the prospectsof that success which it.ydll be theireffort to achieve.

most essential. It would be a pityif the Wai-kaka wore to be condemned— and this is to beinferredTiorn the drop m the price of Waikakastocks—

owing to the non-success of one or twodredges.The Southland News of the 17th inst. says "—

After a series of delays and disappointmentssufficient to damp the spirits of the most en-thusiastic mining man, the Arrow Flat Hy-draulic and Gold Mining Company appear tohave struck the tiue lead of gold. Several at-temptshave beenmade since March last, whenthe company commenced operations, to locatethe rich lead -of gold known to exist on theflat, and a few days before the Christmasholi-days the plant was moved up to where Foxand other diggers m the early sixties took outincredible quantities of gold. The report ofthe wash-up was receivedby Mr C. W. Brown,secretary of the company, by wire this morn-ing, and reads as follows — "

Have washed up20joz foi eight days' running; race holdingwell.

' In view of the fact that only about250z of gold were obtained for the previousthree months, during which time the claim waaworked intermittently owing to breakmo- ofraces, etc., the return from the new paddockmxi3t be considered very satisfactoiy.

Large quantities of machinery continue toarrive daily on the West Coast, and the dredg-ing industry is assuming colossal proportions.Dredging is evidently to have a solid trial,and, m the opinion of mining men, it is on a.splendid foundation.

From the Southland Times, 18th inst.:—.Otway Bros, report the flotation of the Mataiira.Consolidated Gold Dredging Company, theshares being over-sub3cribed. The scene ofthis company's operations will be at MatauraIsland, and will comprise two miles of the pre-sent and two miles of the old bed of the river.The claims have all been prospected with en-couraging results, and favourable reports havebeen obtained from experts in Otago and South-land as to the dr-edgeableness and value of theclaims. The company has purchased theEureka Company's dredge, now lyingnear Ma-taura, and the opinion of several dredgemasteisis that, with the exception of a new pump be-ing required, the machine is sufficient lor the'company's purpose. Itis intended to proveone claim at a time, and upon its provingremunerative to place a new dredgeon it.

The Westport Times says the beach claimsat BiTchfield should be workingbefore the endof the year. The present holders have obtainedthe beat and most reliable information regard-ing appliances for saving the gold from thoclaims, aud the tables they propose will bodifferent from anything yet attempted in golddredging. As they have adopted a soui.d corr.-mon°seuse view, they feel confident they willbo able to ssive nearly the whole of the goldat a minimum expense.

THE ALLEGED "SALTING" OFFOLEY'SEXTENDED.

THE ABYSSINIAN GOLDDIS-COVERIES.

The extensive discovery of auriferous coun-try in Abyssinia by a New Zealander, men-tioned by our Auckland correspondent inourissue of Friday last, shows how widely theprecious metal appears to be distributedthroughout the Dark Continent. Prom theWitwaterarand, in Southern Transvaal, onthroughthenortherndistricts across Matabele-land and Mashonaland, through, to Abys-sinia, there appears to be an almost continu-ous auriferous belt. Mr Hornibrooke, ofCoromandel, who recently returned from aprospecting expeditionin Abyssinia on behalfof the Italian Government, superficially pros-pected a block of country 200 miles square,and found reefs of apayable nature through-out the whole of that area. All that MrHornibrooke saw points to the occurrence ofan extensive payable goldfield in ItalianAbyssinia, and already a company, with con-siderable capital, has been formed to developgome of the reefs. A curious circumstanceis that thovalue of the gold, according to MrHornibrooke, ranges from £2 17s 6d to £3per ounce. Best Ne>w Zealand gold is worthanother pound per ounce, so that the Abys-sinian gold must contain a high percentageof impuritiea. Necessarily, the exploitationof the African Continent presents great diffi-culty, but all appeatanoes point to the dis-cotery of still more remarkable auriferousaieas. The quartz lodes in. Matabelefcmd andMashonaland are veryextensive, and a largopercentage have been proved payable byassay tests. In view of the ancient workingsin Masltonaland, the Ophir of Scripture hasbeen located somewhere in that region.Whether thisassumption is correct or not, th-efact remains that many of tho quartz reefshave beßn worked to a depth of 100ft, whenthe inflow of water stopped further progress.The ancient method of mining appears tohave been something like tho following:—Large fires were kindled upon the lode, andwater thrown upon thehotmassof stone sub-sequently shattered the surface layer, whichcould be removed with the primitive toolsthen employed, and ground down in mortarsto extract the gold. Obviously, -when in-flowing water became troublesome, the pro-cess had to be abandoned. The richest partsof the Mashona reefs probably yet remain,and when these come to be attacked withmoderr. appliances they will doubtless yielda rich golden harvest. And whenthe coun-try to the south is under settled governmentthere must be an enormous development oftho mining industry over African goldfields.Th» Transvaal is known to be wonderfullyrich in auriferouß deposits, but the Boer Go-vernment w«re afraid to have these openedup because of th« Uitlander influx that wascertain to follow. In good time these gold-fields will b» thrown open, and afford em-ployment to a largemining population. TheWitwatersrand may have many rivals yet inAfrica.

THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS.

PROCEEDINGS AT THEKUMARA COURT.One of the greatest financial sufferers m the

Foley's Extended claim was Mr Patrick Tan-sey, sharebroker, of Kuniara, who institutedcivil proceedings to recover the amount he hadslink in the claim consequent on the represen-tations of theprospectus. He did not succeedingetting judgment, andnest proceeded agaiasbthe prospectors— "William Arthur Lawsoi;,George Her.ry Lawson, and Edward Pring,—chaTgmg them w.th having, between Apiil 1and November 1, unlawfully conspired to de-frnud the public by placing gold m a, claimknown as IVey's Extended, and falrely repre-senting that such gold was the natmal pro-duct of the ground. The case opened on theBth inst., and closed on the 11th, with the com-mittal of the accused for trial at the sitting oftheDistrict Court, to be held at Greymouth on.February 15.

Only the evidence for the prosecution washeard, the accused reserving their defence. MrHannan, with h.m Mr Byrne, appeared for thoprosecution, and Mr Guinness, with him MrMurdoch, appeared for the defendants. From,the very full report of the evidence which ap-peared in a local paper, the Christchurch Pressmakes the following extracts:—

Jp. Tansey stated that in May last, acting forMr George Neill, of Dunedin, he saw Vmt Law-son brothers respecting the purchase ofExtended claim. It was decided to prospectit b*fore concluding the purchase, and theLawsous ajad Edward Priug were engaged byTansey to do the work— Tansey being unawareat the time thatPnng was ahalf-brofcher of thoLatrsona. Two shafts were sunk, and the pros-pectors produced 2dwt 13gr of gold, which theystated had been washed from one and a-ha]fyards from each shaft— ldwt 9gr from one, andldwfc 4gr from the other. The gold was sentto Mr Neill. and at the time of the trial couldnot be produced, as it had been sent out ofthe colony. The Lawsons stated that if theyhad got further down the ground would havegone 20gr to the yard from top to bottom. Theclaim was then purchased, and the flotation ofthe company proceeded with. About the middleof September Tansey suggested that the claimshould be prospected again on account ofrumours to theeffect that the prospect obtainedwa9

"too good to be true." The Lawsons at

first objected, holding that it had been suffi-ciently prospected, but they ultimately agreed,to tHe proposal, though they refused to bearany of the expense. Four men were engaged,including Pring, of whose relationship withthe vendors of the claira Tanaey was still igno-rant. Carlsson, one of the prospectors,handedTanaey 2dwt of gold, which was represented tobe the product of half a load of stuff from thobottom. Carlsson told Tansey that in the topstuff he had got a few fine colours, but hadbeen surprised at the large result got afterstreaming it down in a oox. Rodgers, anotherof the prospectors, sank the next Ehaft, andproducedldwt of gold. Messrs Tansey,M'llroy,Byrne, and Dt Scott, in view of the result ofthis second prospecting,took up between therr950 of the 1300 contributing shares in Foley'sExtended, and Tansey spoke to the Laweonsabout their taking ud a.portion of the contribut-ing shares. At first they were not dis-posed to do ao, but in a day or twothey took up 100 shares between them; buttold Tansey they would sell them as soon asthey went to a premium. A few weeks laterthe Lawsons spoke of selling their paid-upshares at 10s ea-oh, and in order not to ruinthe contributing stock by the placing of ven-dors' shares on the market, Tansey, with DrScottandMessrs M'llroy andByrne,decided tobuy G.Lawson's interest. The syndicate paidG. Lawson £110 for his paid-up shares, £50was handed tohim for a similar amount which,was coming tohim from the company, and £12was paid for his interest in four other pros-pecting areas in the same locality as Folej'sExtended. Immediately afterwards TV. Lawsonexpressed the desire to sell his paid-up shares,and offered them at £200, at which price thesyndicate bought them. Lawson gave as hisreason for selling that he was going to Christ-ohurch, and intended " picking up " a coupleof horses. The result af these transactions waathat the syndicate were the owners of 1300 paid-up shares, together with £900 due under thedeed of option. Both Lawsons, before leaving"for Christchurch, instructed Tansey to buy forthem Greenstone Gold Diedging Company'sshares. He told them that he thought it waastrange that they should sell out of a claim!averaging 20gr to the load to buy into ottoyielding onlyabout s£gr. T<uisey further stavea

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part of the chimney arrived on the ground lastweek.

Notes from Cromwell.* (From Our Own Correspondent.)CROMWELL, January 16.

The rivers are falling steadily but slowly.Work on the Royal Maori pontoonshas been

resumed.A trial run was taken out of the Shepherd's

Creek dredge yesterday, and all went veil.January 21.

The Smith's Creek dredge is now nearlyplanked.The frame of theRoyal Maori is now nearly

finished.The contractor expects tohave theBannock-

burn Creek dredge ready to start m twomonths.The Junction Electric dredge is undergoing

a thorough overhaul. She is to bs fitted witha set of new buckets of larger capacity than4ft and stronger links and pins.

The boiler and engine of the Magnetic arebsing overhauled and put m good order.The Richards's Beach dredge drops down theriver a little, and starts dredging on Tuesdayor Wednesday.The Electric Extended is being got ready for

a start.The weather is fine, and therivers are falling.

Notes from Alexandra.(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ALEXANDRA, January 15.The Molyneux is falling slowly, being now10ft above normal.The Moa dredge is still idle. 0

January 16.The Molyneux fell about sin last night, andis now only 9ft 7m above normal.Some buckets arrived yesterday for theFirstChance.Wire ropes for the Golden Link arrived yes-teiday.The Ngapara dredge started work again yes-terday afternoon after aa overhauling.

Jinuary 17.The Molyneux has fallen a trifle over 3ft atthe Alexandra Bridge since last Friday, beingnow about 9ft 3m above normal.

The Enterprise No. 2 dredge has started onthe western side of the river.Tho Manuhenkia dredge stopped last week

when the river rose, and is now undergoingrepairs.January 18.The Molyneux is falling fast, being nowabout Bft 9in above normal, a drop of 9m sinceyesterday.

Two loads of posts for the Earnscleugh No.3 dredge arrived yesterday.

The Manuherikia dredge will start on Mon-day morning.January 19.The Molyneux fell considerably from yester-

day morning, and is now Sft 2in abovenormal.January 21.

Owing to severe thunder storms round herethe Molyneux rose a foot yesterday afternoon,but fell last night to Saturday's height.

The Moa dredge is preparing to start dredg-ing to-morrow.

Two more loads of posts arrived to-day forthe Earnscleugh No. 3 dredge.Mr J.Percy has been appointed!dredgemasterof the Golden Beach dredge.The Bondigo pontoons are being pushed onwith all possiblespeed.

state of the rivers, and the consequent tail-ings trouble; next, the holidays; and last,though not least, the new regulations requir-ing dredgeniasters to be certificated engine-drivers. Whatever might be said for oragainst the innovation, or the good sense ofit, reasonable time should have been givendredgeniasters to qualify themselves. Inmany cases it would be difficult for them tofind a substitute on the spur of the momeat,absenting themselves for a week or so. Un-der the circumstances there is likelyto be a run on certificated engine-drivers be-yond the supply, making the enginedriversthe bosses of the situation, and no doubt agoodly number will slip into the positon ofdredgemaster, as no other qualification thanthat they hold a certificate as en-ginedriver is needed, though they maybe totally ignorant of managing adredge or panning out a dish of wash-dirt. That is the position cf affairs at pre-sent. Where the sense comes in of dredge-masiers being required to be enginedrivers itis not easy to discern. It seems that NewZealand legislators have a peculiar hankeringfor certificated this, that, and theother thing, until it is scarcely pos-sible for any one to hold a positionof any kind, outside that of getting into Par-liament and being legislators— neither certifi-cate nor qualification being required for that.What is really wanted on board a dredge is asimple yet comprehensive code of signals forthe purpose of communicating orders, and aready means of transmitting them. As tothe means of transmission, experience pointedto the whistle as the easiest carried, mostreadily used, and most distinctly to be heard.It would be easy to agree upon a code of sig-nals. Many an accident to machinery andcrew might be prevented or mitigated by theadoption of a code of signals. Signals arealways easierunderstood and obeyed than wordsof mouth, leaving out of the considerationthat there are weak voices, and ears hard ofhearing.

Mining and dredging news is still scarce,but a flood in the latter line may be expected,whenthe rivers go down, which they are ap-parently very slow in doing.

The Arrow Flat Hydraulic Company washeddown last Wednesday afternoon, obtaining20ozlOdwt for eight days' actual working time.The result, of course, speaks for itself. Itislikely thatthere is aprosperous summer's workbefore the company. Everything being ingood going order, work in the claim is likelyto progress at a smoother rate than the frequenttrouble with the racehitherto experienced per-mitted.

The Arrow Junction dredge is now finish-ing off machinery, housing in, etc. Thewinches, which arrived recently, are inposition

—in fact, were it not for being kept

waiting for the steam pipes and other tiifles,the dredgemightbe got ready for starting workin a week or so.

The Aithur's Point hydraulic tributerscleaned up a three weeks' run of the boxes,obtaining ~2ooz of gold.

The Arthur's Point dredge is coming on verywell. Most of the machiuery is in its place,and near by everything required is upon theground, so that it may be expected that themiddle of next month, if not earlier, will seethe dredge at work.

that the Lawsons sold their interest in theFoley's Creek claim for £400, and in BrandyJacks for JB100; these amounts added to whatthey made by selling their interests inFoley'sExtended would totalup to about £875. All theclaims mentioned had suspended operations,having been proved total duffers. After pur-chasing the Lawsons' interest in Foley's Ex-tended the syndicate determined- to prospectthe claim on the flat—the previous prospectingihaving been done near the creek. Tansey'sfather did theprospecting, andin consequenceof his report Tansey telegraphed to Mr Neillthat the claim was a duffer, and asked him tostop all proceedings inconnection with the com-pany.

The evidence of John Joseph Thompson,accountant at the Bank of New Zealand,Greymouth, Robert George Ward, accountantUnion Banksof Australia,Greymouth, and John3?rahar, clerk at the same bank, was to theeffect that W. Lawson on September 7 soldloz 4dwt 18gr of alluvial gold to the Bank oifNew Zealand; that about three or 10 daysafterwards he wanted to buy some gold—about3oa—from the same bank, but was unsuccessful.On September IS the accountant of the UnionBankbought lOdwt 18gr of gold from a strangerwhogavehis nameas "Mark," andhis addressas Kumarc. Next day the same stranger pur-chased sdwt from the same bank, and the ac-countant remarked tohim that it was a strangetransaction to sell gold on one day for £2 18sper ounce, and buy it back the next day for£i per ounce. The accountant swore positivelythat the stranger was W. Lawson. John Fra-her, clerk in the Union Bank, who had knownboth theLawsons for about10 years,stated thatJie had seen W. Lawson sell gold on September18 to the accountant and buy some the dayiollowing.

William John M'llroy, storekeeper, Kumara,stated thatPring was ahalf-brother to the Law-asons, and thathis (witness's) wife was Pring'ssister. He gave evidence supporting the state-ments made by Tansey. Pring had been dis-pleased when he learned that the second pros-pecting party was tobe under Carlsson's chargeand not his own.

T. V. Byrne, solicitor, Kumara,gave similarevidence to that of Tansey and M'llroy. Hehad always believed the tests made weregenuine,otherwise he wouldnot have gone into±he venture. When Tansey, sen., had demon-strated that the claim was a duffer witness hadtoldPring that the shafts had been salted, andaskedhim where the gold came from, but PringIhad protested that he knewnothing of it. Boththe Lawsons had advised him to sell out ofFoley's Extended, and on one occasion GeorgeLawsonhad toldhim the timbei was veryheavy,and that he oould take him to places wherefcottom would be found at 2ft. Most of theprospecting on the Foley's Creek claims hadbeen under the management of Mr Fleming.■whohad employedthe Lawsons. When thebadresult of the last prospecting of Foley's Ex-tended was made known the Foley's CreekCompany employed Mr Duncan Bringans toprospect their claim, and as the result theycancelled all agreements in conjunction withit and also with Brandy Jacks. Witness knewof no independent persons who had obtainedpayable prospects in the locality of Foley'sCreek,but knew of plenty who had not.

Charles Peter Carlsson stated that with Pringand others he hadprospected Foley's Extended.None of the prospects witness obtained wouldwould pay salt. Pring had tried dishes andalways got better prospects, and witness hadToeen jealous that he could not beat him. OnJanuary 7 witness, with another, had visitedtKe claim, baled out the water from the shaft■where the 2dwt was got,and took out 10 dishesfrom top to bottom^ He could not get onecolour, and he reckoned the gro\md must haveWn

"salted "—in fact, he would swear ithad

been" salted," he had no doubt of it what-

ever.■ Evidence was also given by Patrick Tansey,«en., as to the results of the final prospectingof Foley's Extended; and by Sydney Burrett,■who gave details respecting the prospecting ofseveral claims in the vicinity of Foley's Ex-tended, and also with regard to that claim.'This concluded the evidence, and after coun-

sel had addressed the court, the accused werecommitted for trial. ,

Notes from Wakatidu.(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Arrowtown, Januaiy 18.—There is quite aLost of reasons to account for the paucity offofifeine returns. Fiist, there is the hish

Notes from Reefton.(From GCr OwnCorrespondent.)

REEFTON, January 21.A lsrgs number of shareholders and cthei

Reefton residents proceeded last Saturdaymorning to the site of the Buller JunctionCompany's dredge, situate-d 20 miles distant, atthe junction of the Tnangahua and BullerRivers, to witness the chistening ceremony.On arriving the party devoted two hours to theinspection of the splendid and powerfully-con-structed dredge, which it is no exaggerationto state is the strongest and best-equipt>ed ofany in the colony, having been specially-con-structed to cope with the difficulties presentedby the rough character of the riverbedin theseparts. Messrs Cutten Bros., the contractors,have to be heartily congratulated on the resultof their efforts. The structure is of giganticdimensions and substantial, but not unwieldly.The pontoons arebuilt chiefly of kauri, and allthe appliances—machinery, buckets, rivets, ele-vators, screws, etc.,—are thoroughly up-to-date,the buckets havinga lifting capacity of 5£ cubicfeet each. The shareholders haveeveryreason tofeel satisfied with the judgment displayed bythe ■directors inplacing a dredge on the groundof such capacity and power as can leave butlittle doubt thathighly satisfactory results willultimately be obtained. After the inspection ofthe dredge and the starting of the machinery,the interesting ceremony of christening wasperformed by Mr Free, chairman of directors,who broke the orthodox bottle of champagne,and named the dredge the "Victoria." Thecompany then adjournedto M'Kay's accommo-dptionhovise, where a temptingrepast was pio-vided with much hospitality by tho directois.Several toasts c!rui,k, and thp party re-turned to town about 9 pm., well satisfied withthe prospects of the company.

The Reevea Proprietary dieclge is at p-esent■working in the ppddock, and everything is ingood older.

Notes from Tuapeka.<Feoii Our "Wethebstones Correspondent.)

January 21.— The races being over, all theminersand other workers havereturned to th»irdifferent employments. The races did not in-terfere with the working of the hydraulicclaims, which kept steadily at it all the while.The Golden Rise kept tke elevator going allalong, but, one man being sufficient on theshift to work the claim, the others went to theraces. The same remark can be applied tothe dredge, only it requires two men on theshift.

The Golden Crescent finished their last pad-dock on Thursday, the I7th, andIbelieve theygot 30oz for eight days' elevating. Tho GoldenCrescent having two ssts of stands and rails,it doss not take them long to commence anewpaddock, which they did last Satiuday after-noon.

The contractors for the Happy Valley dredgehavenot made a commencement yet. Some ofthe machinery is slowly arriving. The ladderandrollers and what looks Uka ihs ike-bex and

Notes from Grey Valley (W.C.).O-'rom Our Own Correspondent.)

January 14.—Yesterday the very successfullaunch of the pontoons of the Orwell CreekGold Dredging Company took place. Fully100 visitors from different parts assembledto witness what was regarded as one of themost important factors for the revival of thelong-suspended working of a rich auriferouslead, which has been lying dormant for somany years. Functually at 2 o'clock the com-pany's engineer, Mr M'Queen, arrived,and aftera careful examination with the contractor, MrFitzgerald, the order was given to let go.Without the slightest hitch the huge morfsterplunged gracefully into the dam awaiting her,at the same time receiving the customary bottleof champagne and appropriate christening byMrs Erickson. The contractor deserves tobohighlycomplimented on the excellent workman-ship and finieh of these pontoons. Seveial

January 23, 1901 OTAGO WITNESS.of thosepresent well acquainted with this classof work freely expressed their opinion as tothis being one of the best-built pontoons yetlaunched on the coast.Ido not think that Ihave yet brought be-

fore your readers thehigh opinion in which thecompany's engineer, Mr M'Queen, is held by

i tho Grey Valley public. This was well evi-denced yesterday by the many kind greetingsextended towards him. Although being onlyrecently located here, his frank and straight-forward transactions have earned the esteemand regard of everyone that he has beenbrought in contact with. Throughall sorts ofweather and rough country he is always peri-odically inspecting the construction of themany different dredges entrusted to him. Ihave previously pointed out the necessity ofthis class of man for the thorough develop-ment of the dredging industry, andIam verypleased to note that the Dunedin investorshave chosen such a straightforward and care-

i ful officer.i The Erickson Reward dredge is progressingfairly well, and ought to be completed in afew weeks, the only drawback being the ab-sence of machinery, which no doubt will soonbe overcome now that the engineers are onthe claim.

To date there are no returns for the yeartfrom any of the Grey Valley working dredges,excepting the Waipuna., whose return was 14oz,for the week ending last Saturday.

The Grey River, Nelson Creek, and Ford'sCreek are working steadily.

The Ahaura Raver dredge is getting her ma-chinery on board, and should commence work-ingin the course of a few weeks.

The Great Lead Company's pontoons will beready for launching in a few days.

Notes from Greymonth.{From Oub Own Correspoito£nt.)

GREYMOUTH, January 16.Owing to the recent flood, the Grey River

dredge has had a lot of dead work to do in re-moving the deposit of silt from the paddock,and in consequence the return !this week isnot expected to be up to the late average.

The Shellback Company are calling tendersfor machinery for their dredge.The Waipuna dredge is working well, and

the return this week is expected to be in thevicinity of 30cz.Thealteration to themachinery and tables of

the Leviathan dredge is completed, and it isreported that everything is now working muchbetter than heretofore.

The New River dredge is expected to makea start within two or three days.

The Buller dredge has reached her ground,and will commence work to-morrow.

The Rocklands, the Premier, and the Wel-come dredges are likely to be amongst the firstof the other dredges that aie to work theBuller River. These will be followed by theOld Diggings, the El Dorado, and others atan early date.

The Grey Star says:— "Mr F. Mellish, en-gineer in charge of the Nelson Creek dredge,writes to us as follows:On reading the dredg-ing notes in your issue of to-day,Isee thatyou state that the Nelson Creek dredge is notworking satisfactorily, and that alterations willhave to be made. This is altogether wrong.Tho dredge is working very well indeed, andI'll wager that there is no dredge on the Coastthat has got over as much ground in the timeshe has been working. A visit to the dredgewill satisfy you on that point."

The Fairdown Company are understood tobe negotiating for the purchase of a dredge.

The 'VTareatea Company purchased in Dun-edin a dredge which was originally intendedfor a southern claim thatproved onprospectingto be not sufficiently payable to justify the di-rectors in putting the dredge to work on it.The dredge is expected to arrive almost assoon as the pontoons, so there should b-s littledelay in constructing it.

The directors of the New Scotia Ccrnnanyhave appointedMr Wm. Annear to the positionof mining manager.

The directors of the Foley's Creel: Companyhave decided to get a new claim for the com-pany. Messrs Fleming and "Wilson are en-gaged prospecting a property on the NewRiver. The Foley's Extended Company arealso looking out for a new claim.

Messrs Reynolds and M'Beath have been in-structed by Messrs Cutten Brothers to buildthe pontoons for the Ross Day Dawn GoldDredging Company.

The Greenstone Creek Company are takingspecial precautions against damage from diet-ing timber in flood times. They have ordeied£100 worth of extra wire rope as additionalhead gear.

The Westport Times says the beach claim1?at Birchfield shouldbe working before the endof the year. The present holders have obtainedthe best and rno3t reliable information reappliances for savingthe gold from the claims,and the tables they propose will be differentfrom anything yet attempted in gold dredging.As they have adopted a sound common-senseview, they feel confident they will be able tosave nearly the whole of the gold at a inini-nrarn expense.

The present year should see rnajay of thedredging properties"held in theBuller districtfloated and in "Active work before ita close.

There are about 15 good claims situated onthe Buller and Waimangaroa Rivers,on StonyCreek, and on the well-known rich leads onihc beach between Birchfield and GranityCreek. Each of these claims should yieldgood returns and pay handsome dividends.

The Orwell Crock pontoon was succes?fullylaunched on Monday last. It is 100ft long,31ft beam, depth 7ft aft and 6ft forward.

START OF THE BULLERJUNCTION.(Fhom Oub Own Oohbespondkni-.'

REEFTON, Januarj 19-The Buller Junction dredge, on the Bulle*'

River, was officially started and taken oveEfrom the contractors to-day. Mr Free, thaichairman of directors, and a number of share-holders were driven out the 22 miles fronnReefton. The machinery and the elevatooworked splendidly. The dredge was christenedthe Victoria in the orthodoxmanner. A dinnei'was afterwards given, and appropriate toakt&twerehonoured. The dredge, one of Cutten's, isone of the best in the colony,and is wonderfullystrong and powerful. It cost about J6BOOO.

AUCKLAND GOLD RETURNS.(Per United Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, January 17.The Auckland gold returns for 1900 reached

a total of £635,033, as compared with £641,150for 1809. The decrease is not to be taken asa sign of deterioration, as it is more than ac-counted for by the fact that in 1899 a large!number of companies was engaged in ore treat*ment, most of which during 1900 devoted theirtime to development, and consequently th«voutput hadmore sources of supply in 1899 thanin the year just closed. The details show nosign of a falling off in the returns from thegreat majority of the regular bullion-produc-ing mines. In fact, an excellent average haabeen maintained, and the year has been avery prosperous one.

CHICAGO GOLD DREDGING COMPANY(LIMITED).

The annual meeting of shareholders in th«above company was held at Alexandra on the11th inst. There was a fair attendance ofshareholders, and Mr James Kelman occupiedthe chair.In moving the adoption of the report and

balance sheet, the Chairman regretted thatoperations for the past year had not been sosuccessful as anticipated, chiefly owing to thadredge getting into a bad piece of ground atthe top end of the claim and the time lost ingetting out of it again. The dredge was underefficient ma/iagement, and he had every con-fidence in the claim, and felt sure that thijyear'6operations would be a vast improvementon last year's

The repoit and balance sheet were adopted.The retiring directors—Messr9 James Kelrnaa

and Charles "Weaver—were re-elected; and Mi;L.B. Grimstone was re-elected auditor.

THE "WEST COAST AS A DREDGINGFIELD.

Mr George M'Lsy, manager of the Hartleyand Riley dredge, is at present intown,havingju«l completed a visit to -the West Coast. AsMr M'Lay is recognised to be an authority,on gold-dredging and all that pertains to it,hewas waitedupon at the City Hotel last "Wed-nesday by a reporter from this paper with a.view to obtaining hrs impressions of the WestCoast dredging fields.In reply to a question,MrM'Lay said hevisited Reefton, "Doatman's,

and went up the Buller River and the Marnia,In dredging claims on the latter he was mostinterested, having gone up there specially toinspect them. Taking the "West Coast as awhole, Mr M'Lay thinks there is a targe fieldthere for diedging, which, although he 'did notprefer it to the Molyneux, has a most promis-ing future. The conditions vary considerablyfrom those wehave in Otago. The wash thereis very hard in places, and there is a lot oftimber to contend with. All this means thatdredging will be carried on at the West Coastat a greater expense than here. He saw somevery fine samples of gold taken out at Boat-man's—namely, from the Reeves Proprietarydredge. The gold was of a heavy nature, seve-ral of the pieces weighing a pennyweight, andalthough the dredge has not been workinglong;Mr M'Lay thinks it has a splendid career be-fore it. In the Buller there is a large stretch,of river which is dredgeable, and doubtless iswill be proved to be payable, but before gieis-sums of money are expended in exploiting itit shouldbs thoroughly prospected. All throughMrM'Lay was pleased with what he saw, andcame back impressed with the idea that one-day the Coast will be abig gold-producing fie'd..Diedging is just adapted to the nature of th.'country.

MATAU DREDGING COMPANY.The following is the directors' report to b«

submitted at the meeting of shareholders inthe Matau Dredging Company:—

"During the year a residence has been pio-vided for the dredgemaster, and the dredge has-been supplied with an electric light plant,which is giving every satisfa-ction. The divi-dends paid amount to10s per share, and a suraof £400 has been placed at deposit in the P.O.Savings Bank. The working of the dredge ha*proved that thebest gold is to be found on thewest side, and the dredgemaster (Mr J. Tough)anticipates at least 12 years' profitable return*from this part of the claim without taking into*account the yields that maybe obtained on thepast side, both above and below Mutton Town.Gully. The dredge is in excellent order."

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DREDGES'MEN OF OTAGO.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—l should, through the medium of yourcolumns, like to give a word of -warning todredgemen coming over to the West Coastwith the expectation of getting work at once.The majority of the dredges are three or fourmonths from being completed yet. Imayalso state thatIhave met several Otago dredge-men looking for jobs, and others who havobeen promised jobs anxiously waiting to geta start.—l am, etc.,

WARNER.Greymouth, January 11.

INCH-HOLME GOLD DREDGING COM-PANY.

TO THE EDITOR.Sir,—l think it's about time the directors o£

the Inch-holme Dredging Company gave thashareholders an idea about how things aragoing on. The dredge has been working forfour or five months, andIdon't think it haagot 30oz of gold altogether. A dam had to-be made, and the cost of it wouldnearly swal-low that 30oz. "Where coal and wages are to»come fromIdon't know. Ifit does notget goldfrom no% on in the lagoon it will never get itr,as inmy opinion the claim is worthless, barthe small lagoon. They might get gold there,and they might not. The Inchdale is ona parwith it. Why they are building it on the faceof such poor returns from this oneIcan't makaout. The best thing the lot can do is to windup, and not dig where there is

No Gold.

TEVIOT GOLD DREDGING COMPANY.TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—ln your summary for Europe you m°n>tion the number of companies registered cor-ing the past year. Among them appeals thaabove company, registeiecl over 13 months r.po,and yet there is no notice of its havirg usannual meeting,although Iam told tha checio'&o'&will be working in about two months. Eve:r-thingm connection with tins company see-mavery quiet. It is about tune a little more was,heard about it. Not cen the dumping oi at

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B kad of timber on the claim is mentioned as in» the case of other companies.—Iam, etc.,I Shabeholder.■< £Tho annual meeting takes place on the 28th1- lust.— Ed. O.D.T.]

PAUL'S BEACH GOLD DREDGINGCOMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR.Bra,—As a shareholder,Iam glad to see the

twa letters in your late issues by "Shareholder"

und"

Shareholder No. 2,' re the strange con-■" duct of the directors of Paul's Beach Companyin still keeping the company's dredge in the

■-.rSunlight claim, when they are supposed to haver-ik real goodclaim of their own (vide prospectus).ivPossibly the directors have a reason for co do-Ijatg; would they please explain aaid reason,■^whether good or bad, in an early issue of your$paper. By so doing it may relieve many'^"ttrious shareholders of their present vaguekideas as.to the future intention of the directorsCtof ths company towards the shareholders (con-% Jfcrinuting) in thecompany.—l am,etc.,?- Shakeholdeb No. 3.

TOTHEEDITOR.hf Seb,—A few letters have been written during7 lh» past week in your paper re the doing3ofv-*h*Paul's Beach directors.Now, whatIwonder"k'9k% 4» thatnone of these writers makesmention5-- mbout the afternoon meeting to ba held on|;;3?riday first. A large number of shareholders■'-",in-this company are not at liberty at that time■\"of day. Our firstmeeting washeld in the even-;~ingi why not this?—l am, etc.,i:«' SHAHEHOLDEB.

TO THE EDITOR.J-"

Slß>—As a shareholder in the abovecompanjr,ai_X should like to enter my protest,aloag with the

ie»t of the unfortunates who were induced to£t»ke up shares in it. What do you think of§§ people who ask you to take an.interest ina cer-'SrtMtt claim and in a new dredge to find thatft your money is sunk in an old dredge and a.f pl*yed-eut claim,and thencome and offer you>--<s discount for your shares? Does it not look£~, kb though the whole thing is being run for an%Interested few?"S;,- The- sooner we shareholders call a meetingfc »nd find out oui proper posit-on thebetter, aafL t unquite certain if things are allowed to drift'*'.- touch 'longer we shall find ourselves in queerh:(treet.—l am,etc.,*■ EoXBtTRGH.

GREAT WESTERN GOLD DREDGINGCOMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR.Slß,—The masterly inactivity displayed by

,' thfcdirectors of the Great Western Gold Dredg-ing Company is simply stupendous. Here is'" " dredge built by one of our bast engineers,capable of doing its work, situated in known" auriferous and fairly dredgeable country, and,"yet after a few weeks' work she has been lying

'. ioz months idle. Iunderstand tha-t an offer"<wtta madeby a local syndicate topay amonthly

.Bttm to the company andrun the dredge at their-V pwn expense. Why was this offernot accepted?"i (Verily, shareholders are a long-sufferingpeoplo,t mfoA the ways of directors, to cay the least,?■ peculiar.—l am, etc,1

_>v Interested.

THE INCHDALE DREDGING COMPANY.TO THE EDITOR.

"Siß,---Conßidering the small returns pub-t Jished by the Inch-holm& Dredging Company,

end the want of returns from the other dredg-- ing companies in the same locality,Ishouldc' .lite toknow whether the directors of the Inch-

cale Companyintend toplace a- dredge on theirclaim. In the face of the above facts theyarestill making calls, and it would seem that

■"they intend to spend theshareholders' money inb venture that appears to bodoomed to failure.Ithink itis time something was done by theshareholders to puta stop tomaking any morecalls, nuless substantial reasons can be given

, M to the value of the claim. Itis certainly:'time th*t an extraordinary meeting was called

to investigate matters in connection with this—I am,etc.,

Anxiotts Shareholder.REMORVENFERRYGOLDDREDGING

COMPANY.TO THE EDITOR.

Sra,—l wouldlike toask what the directors>f the above company are doing. The capitalIs now almost called up, and ss far asIcan(earn no steps haveas yet been taken towardsbuilding the pontoons.Itis almost impossible for this dredge to

commencework within thenext12months. Isit fair that shareholders should have theiranoney lying idle during that period? Surelytherehas been some neglect on the part of thedirectors, seeing the amount of capital alreadycalled up, and so little work done towardsbuilding the dredge. A3 the annual meeting ofthe company in approaching it is the dxity ofthe shareholders to consider whether it is ad-_ visable to leave the management of the com-pany to the present -directors or otherwise.

other shareholders will express their—I am, etc".,

Disappointed Shaeeholdeb.

Arrow Junction—Buyers £1 13s, sellers £114s.

Bald Hill Fiat—Sellers 2s 6d dis.Bendigo—Buver3 6s 6d, sellers 8s p. |Blue Duck—Sellers 17s. IBoundary Creek—Buyers £1 2s, sellers JEI 2s

3d.Cairnmuir—Buyers .-61 lls, selleis £1 15s. j

Caledonia—Sellers 4s. jCentral Charlton—Sellers £1.Central Electric—Sellers £4 2s.Charlto.i Creek—Buyers £1 15s, sellers £1 16s

3d.Claughesy Freehold—Buyers 2s, sellers Gd

dis.Cromwell—Buyers £3 15s.Dart River—Buyers 2s 3d, sellers Is 3d dis.Dobson No. 2—Sellers £1 ss.Dunstan Lead—Buyers £1 3s, sellers £1 6a

6d.Electric—Buyers £2 Bs, sellers £2 9s 3d.Eldorado—Sellers par.Endeavour—Buyeis £1 4s, sellers £1 6s.Extended Fourteen-mile Beach—Buyers 6d,

sellers Is 3d p.Fir3t Chance—Buyers £1 9s. sellers £1 9s 6d.Ford's C.cck—Buyers 17s 6d, sellers 19s 6d.Fourteen-mile Beach—Buyers £1 10s, sellers

£1 12s.Fraser Flat—Buyers 7s, sellers 3s 6d dis.Galvanic—Buyers £1 14s, sellers £1 17s.Gentle Annie—Buyers £2 5s 6d.Gibbsto/i—Buyers 4Jd dis, sellers fid p.Gold King—Buyers 2s, sellers 9d dis.Gold Queen— Buyers £1 12s, sellers £1 13s

6d.Golden Banner—Sellers 6d di3.Go'den Beach—Buyers £1 2s, sellers £1 ss. .Golden Bed—Buyers £1 10s, sellers £112 a.Golden Glen—Sellers 4s dis.MoljneuxKohmoor—Biiyers Is, sellers 3d dis.Golden River—Bujers 6s, sellers 6s 7£d.Golden Run— Bujers £2 9s, sellers £2 lls

6d.Grand Junction—Buyers 6s 3d, sellers 7s p.Great Central—Sellers £1 16s.Great Lead—Sel'ers £1 Is.Grey River—Buyer? £2 10s 6d, sellers £2 14s.Grey River Consolidated—Buyers 4s 3d, sel-

lers 4s 6d p.Grey River No. 2 (paid)

—Sellers £1 3s.

Halfway Hou3c— Buyers £2 3s 3d, sellers £25s 9d.

Hartley and Riley—Buyers £6 16s, sellers £7.Hokitika Extended—Buyers 4?d, sellers

lOJdp.Hokitika R.ver—Buyers 13s 3d, sellers 14s p.Horsashoe Bo- I—Sellersl —Sellers 4s dia.Inchdale—Tin . s 12s,sellers 7s dis.Inch-home—Sellers 12s=.Island Creek—Sellers 103 p.Junction Electric—Buyers £1 Bs, sellers £1

9s.Kia-Ora—Buyers 10s, sellers 6s 6d dis.Kawarau Bridge—Buyers 12s 6d, sellers 13s.Klondyke—SeileTS 73.Kohmoor—Buyers 9s 6d, sellers 10s 6d p.Kohi'ioor Extended—Buyers 2s, selleis 3d di3.Leaning Rock—Buyers 63 6J, sellers 4s Sd

dis.Leviathan—Sellers £2 4s.Magnetic—Buyers €1 lls Ccl, sellers £3 12s 3d.Maori King—Buyers Is, sellers Is 9d p.Meg and Annie—Buyers £3 Is 3d, sellers £3

7? 6d.Memmac—Buyers £1 17s, sellers &\ ISs.Metallic—Buyers £1 5s 6>l, se'lex-s £1 63 Gd.Miller's Flat Electric—Sellers 2\ 10s.Moa Fat—Supers £1 Is, sellers £1 Ss Gd.Jioke Creek—Sellers par.Mokoia—Sellers £1 6«.Molvtoux Hydraulic Company's Dredge—

Buyers £3 4a, sellers £\ 7s Gd.Monte Christo—Buyers £1 lls, sellers £1 16s.Moonlight —Sellers Is y\Morning Star—Buyers 4s, sellers Cs 9d.Morven Ferry—Buyers 3s 6d dis, sellers par.Mosquito—Buyers 2s IJd. sellers 2s Cd r>.Nelson Creek—Buyers £2 15s 6.1, sellers £2

18s.New Alexandra—Buyers £1 Is Sd, sellers £1

23New River—Buyers 10s.No Town Creek—Buyers s=i 3d, seller? 6s 9dp.North Beach—Buyers 3s 6d, sellers 5s p.Nugget—Buyers 2s 6d, selleis 3s. :Orwell Creek—Sellers 5s p. !Pactolus—Buyers £1 10s,sellers £1 lls 6d p. jP?,ctolus No 2—Buyers 2s, sellers D? 3dp. jPncto'iis No. 3—Buyers Scl, sel'ers 9d p. IHe?ve3 Proprietary—Sellers £1 5s 6d. jSichards's Beach—Buyers IS3, sellers £1 Is,

6d. jRise and Shine—Buyers Is 6d dis, sellersippr.River Mo'yrteux—Buyers 4s 3d. EelieTS 53 p. jRoss Day Dawn—Buyers Is, sellers 3d dis. jRoxburgh Jubilee—Buyers 4s Od, sellers 5s'

3J p. 1Royal Maori—Sellers £1 2s. iSailor's Bend—Buyers, £1 15s 3d, sel!er3 £1!

18s.*

!Saltwater Cre°k —Buyers 6d, sellers Is p.Shellback—Sellers Is 6d pTeremakav.—Buyers 6d d's, sellers 1-Jd p.Teviot—Buyers "is 3d, sellers Is d^sThree-mile Gree.TUone—Buyc.s £1 4s.Trafalgar—Buyers Ss 6d,sellers 10s 3d p.Upper Ua-gvetic—Buyers £1 133.Victory—Buyers Bs, sellers 9s p.Waikaka Queen—Sellers 18s.Waiora—Sellers par.Waipuna—T?m»ers £1 4s, sellers £1 63.Wareatea—Buyers 4s, sellor3 4s 6dp.Woodstock—Sellers 4s 6d p.

1jj'I

OTAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.The following sales were msdc dtiring the

week:—January 15 —Cpiedon'*, 4s6d:Erick3on's Re-

ward7s 6d;Hokit ka River 13s Od—premiums ;Boundary Creek, 23s 6d; Electric, £2 7s 3d;Gentle Annie, £2 5s 9J; Gold Queen, 30s 9d;

LASTCHANCEHYDRAULIC SLUICINGANDDREDGING COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR.Sta,—Some little time ago it was decided at> specially called meeting to compel the pay-

ment of all calls in arrears! May Iask why"ibis has not been done? Other secretariescompel paymentinso many days or make freeuse of the power given by the Magistrate's'Court.

Now, wehear that, although the arrears are1C1735 10s, at a recent meeting of directors it'was decided to forfeit all shares not paid up110 14s by the 17th March. This is manifestlyunfair to those shareholders who do pay up,mid the- directors are apparently taking theeasiest instead of the most businesslike course

■(tmtof the difficulty. Either one of three thingsOsust happen: Either the company must goOn sluicing only, or proceed to build a dredge,t»r be woundup. Ineither ca9eIcontend that"11 shareholders should be compelled to paytap, and if the company is wound up or con-Minues, to work every shareholder woiild sharealike fa whatever losses (if any) are incurred.She directors are doing the very thing theseChon-paying shareholders up in Alexandra want«»-namely, to let them off any further liabilitiesIhope they will yet see the injustice of their

Iflecision, and compel payment in fairness tofiliose who have honestly paid their calls, andthus save them having to bear other people's,Nurdens as well as their own.—l am, etc..

Cotjntky Shareholder.

MR W. F. SLIGO ON THE WEST COASTCLAIMS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Slß,—Anyone readingMr W. F.Sligo's reportfen West Coast claims must be struck by thekct that outside of those properties floated byVie Zealandi»'*Syndicate he has nothing to say

faj*anrbjenature except for the FairdownA*SSrn^Sßtf til* ease with which he arrives ati\»?6*ra3iott»-re(spiepting the Grey River Consoli-

-B»ted's*futitre<:rettH?iH») and compares them withthose of the is, to say the least ofVt, well worthy ofa,mining expert. I.however,,mould not have troubled you w.th this letter,NorIam used to the Zealandia puffing,had it»Aot been for one statement—viz ,that the goldaas been diverted by a bar at the top of theJPaipitna and driven into the flat adjoining—

wash is still good, and the ground the samedepth.

The Secretary of the Nevis Company reportsa return of looz sdwt for 113 hours' dredging.The ground is shallow, but is better ahead.

The Secretary reports that the AlexandraEureka dredge washed up 360z for the week.

The Secretary of the Waimumu ExtendedDredging Company reports a return of 17oz6d\vt for 130 hours' dredging.

Mr J. J. Gibson, Lawrence, reports that theSuccess dredge has started woik again, and ob-ta'ned 330z 6dwt sgr for four days' dredging.

The Secretary of the Matau Dredging Com-pany reports a return of 260z lost week.

The Secretaiy of the Premier WaikakaDredging Company reports a return of 1602amalgam for 131 hours' dredging.

The Secretary of the Paul's Beach DredgingCompany reports a return of 12oz 18dwt for theweek.

The Secretary of the Gold Queen DredgingCompany reports that the dredge resumed workon Thursday afternoon, andthat the machineryis running very well. Owing to the paddeckbeing silted up there was no wash-up lastweek.

A G-reymouth telegram states that the GreyRiver dredge obtained 370z lOdwt for 137 hours'work, and the Waipuna dredge 16oz 17dwt for113 hours' work.

The Dredgemaster of the Globe DiedgmgCompany reports a return of 7oz 2dwt for fiveand a-half days' work. The wash is improvingIn depth and quality as the claim proper is ap-proa-ched. Still opening up, and dredgingground already wo.-ked by the Little WaikakaCompany.

The Secretary of the Chatto Creek DredgingCompany reports a return of 7oz 17dwt. Thereturn was obtained mostly on old ground.

The Secretaiy of the Tuapeka Dredging Com-pany reports a returnof 16oz 14dwt for the weekended on Saturday last.

j The Secretary reports that the WaimumuQueen dredge obtained l-soz lOdwt for IC4hours'dredging.

The Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold DredgingCompany (Limited) obtained last week 220z12dwt of gold for 12S hours' dredging.

The Jutland Flat (Waipori) Gold MiningCompany (Limited) obta ned last week 12oz17dwt of gold for 144 hours' wages time—l2ohours' actual dredging.

Mr J. J. Gibson reports that the return fromthe J_<£wrence dredge for the week ending 19thJanuary was 15oz 16dwt1651.The Secretary of theEmpire Dredging Com-pany repoits a returnof 390z ldwt 13gr for lastwc?k.

The_secretiry of the Leviathan Gold Dredg-'ing Company received tne following telegramfrom the loca 'directors at Greymouth onMon-day morning"—" Cleaned up for lOOoz Bdwtama'gam. Report on Monday."

The Secretary of the Evans Flat DredgingCompany reports that the dredge has been suc-cessfully raised at a cost of £10, and is a?ainworkingas usual, being none the worse for hersl'ght mishap.Ihe Dredgemaster of the Dobson No. 2 Com-

pany reports a return of 9oz for thice d?ys'dredging, from top stuff oniy. Having shiftedthe dredge into a new position o>i the claimduring the week,he had not bottomed prior towa=hmg uo on Saturday.

The Secretary of the Nel.«on Crec-k GojdDredging Company reports a returnof 30oz for136 hours' dredging.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE.I The following sales were made dufrrjfjj the

week:—

jJanuary 15.

— Aheura River,9d; Aldiuga, 4s;Etickson's Reward, 8s; Fairdown, 6d, GreyRiver Consolidated, 43 3d;Hokitika Extended,9d; Maori King. Is 9d; Mokoia. new issue, 8a(10 shares);Mosquito, 2s 3d;No Town Creek,53; RoxburghJubilee, 5s— prems. Arrow Junc-tion, 325, 32s 3d, and 323 Gd;Central Electric(10 shares), £3 17s and (5 shares) £3 17a 6d;Electric, £2 8s; Electric ExzarAcd, £2; Four-teen-mile Beach, 82s; G-sntle Annie, £2 5f 9d;Grey River, £3 ss, £3 4s, and £3 3s 6d: Half-way House, £2 3=!;Junction Electric, 2Ss Cd;Kelly and Casey,30s 6d;Lefiathan, 36s;Merri-mac,36s 3d;Metallic. 25s and 24s 9d;Mokoia,26s 3d; Monte Christo, 345; New Alexandra,11s, 11s 6d, 12s 9d,13s, 13s 3d. ard 14s; UpperMagnetic, 34s 4£d ;Yiicent Extended, £2 6s;Waikaka. Forks, 12s 6d. In addition to theabove sales took place at the following rates ofdiscount:— Rise and Shine, Is 6d;Koss DayDswn, Is; Teviot. 2s

January 16.— Aldinga, 4s:Maori King.Is 9d

andlsJOjld; Roxburgh Jubilee, 5a Gd ; Warep-t«a, 4s 3d— prem«. Alpine Consols, £2 2s ;Cer.t.Charlton, 15s; Charlton Creek, 35<* Cd;Elec-tnc, £2 9s 6d; Endeavour, 235; First Chance,2Ds 6d;Gentle Annie, £2 5s 6d;Grey Eirer,£~ip £2 19b 6d, £2 19s. £2 16s. and £2 15s: Half-way House, £2 2s;Meg and Annie. £3 69 Gd;Metallic, 24s Gd;Few Alexandra, 17s 6d, 17s9d, 19s. ]8s 3d, 19s, 18s 9d, 10s, 183 Sd, 18aS&, and 18s lO&d; Reeves Proprietary, 255;Waipunn, 29s 6d and 295. Ross Day Dawnshares were sold at Is 3d discount.

January 17.— Hokitika River,13s 6d;Shell-back, Is 3d— premiums. Arrow Junction,32s 3d, ?.2s 6d. and 333;Ford's Creek, 19s:Golden Run, £2 9s;Grey River, £2 16a 3d, £216s 6d, £2 16s. £2 16s 3d, £2 17s 3d, £2 17s 6d,and £2 18s; Junction Electric, 29s 3d; Mag-net c, 29s 6d, 31sf and 31s 6d;Memrnac, 375,Metallic, 245; Moa Flat. 19s 6d; Mokoia. 25s0d; New Alexandra, 18s 6d, ISs 3d, 18s Hd, 18sGd, 18s 9d,and19s; Nugget, 2s 6d;Reeves Pro-prietary, 25s 9d and 25s 6d; Second Magnetic,31s: Waipuna, 30s and 31s. Teviot shares wexasold at Is 3d discount and Yellowstone at par.

January 18.— Aldinga, 4s 6d.Grand Junction,

Gs 6d; Long Valley, 1233d, Mosquito, 2s s>nd 2a1M;Shellback, Is3dprermura;Charlton Creek,36s 6d;Endeavour, 23s 6d;First Chance, 29sGd;Fourteen-mile Beach, 32s;Gold Queen, 32s9d and 32s 6d;Grey River,£-3 18s, £2 173 6d, £217s, £2 16s, £2 15s Gd, £2 15s, and £1 14s 9d;Halfway House, £2 2s;Inch-holme, 9s ; NelsonCreek, £2 8s and £2 7s 9d;New Alexandra, 19s6d,20s, 20s 6d,21s,20s 3d,19s Gd, 19s 9d, and 1936d; Nugget, 2s 10id; Reeves Proprietary, 25s9d, 25s 6d, 25s 3d, and 253 6d;Wairmirnu Cen-tral, 23s Gd; TVaipuna, 30s 9d, 31s, and 30s 9d.

January 19.— Grey River Consolidated, 4s 6d;Maori King, Is 6d premiums; Airow Junction,325,31s Gd,Golden B=d,30s Gel ; Giey Kiver, £211s 6d. £2 11s 3d, £2 10s, £2 11s,£2 10s 9d, £2 10sCd, £2 10s 3d, and £2 10s; Halfway House, £223 6d;Inch-holme, 9s;Leviathan, £2 3s;Mag-netic, 325; Metallic, 25s 6d;New Alexandra,18s and 17s; Wpipuna, 30s. Inaddit.on to theabove, sales took place at the following rate?of discount .—Arthur Point, 4s; Old Dunstan,3s 3d.

January 21.— Grey River Consolidated, 4s Cd,

Hokitika Elver, 13s;North Beach, 5s 3d, 5s6d, ss, and 4s 9d;Pactolus No. 2, 2s 3d;Pac-tolus No. 3, 3d; Saltwater Creek, Is premium;Alpine Consols, £2 3s; Arrow Junction, 32s9d,335, 33s 3d, and 33s 6d;Boundary Creek, 22s ■>

3d; Charlton Creek. 363;Dobson No. 2, 255;Fourteen-mile Beach, 32-3; Galvanic. 34s 9d;Gold Queen, 32s 10*.d and 32s 9d;Golden Bed,31s;Grey River, £2 13s, £2 11s, £2 13s 6d, £213s 3d, and £2 13s 9d; Halfway House, £2 4s6d and £2 4s 9d; Leviathan, £2 2s 6d,Mag-netic, 323; Nelson Creek, £2 12s 6d, £2 13s Gd,£2 14s, p,nd £2 15s, New Alexandra,21s,21s Sd21a 9d, 21s Gd, 21s 9d, 225, 21s 6d, 225, and 21s9d; Nugget, Si, Reeves Piopnetary, 25s 6dand 2os, Waipuna, 263 6d, 265, and 25s 6rl.

The following are Monday's latest quota-tiOis, subject to th-e usual biokerage.—

Ahaura- River— Buyers 6d, sellers Is p.Aldynga— Buyers 4s Cd, selier3 5s p.Alpine Consols— Buyers £2 3s.AlpineNo. a— Buyers £2 2s, sellers £2 4&

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OTAGO WITNESS.20 Jjnuary 2?J 1901Kellya.nd Casey, 31s 4Jd, Merrimac, 375; Ne\KAlexandra, 13s 3d, 14s, 12s, aad 13s 6d.

January 16.—Caledonia, 4s; Alokoia (pre>ferential),8s—prems. Electric, £2 8s,Ford's Cr,20s 6d, Golden Bed, 28s 6d and 23s 3d; Gold!Queen, 31s, Great Central, 33s 6d, Hartley,and Riiey, £'6 14s; Mernmac, 365, New Alex-andra, 19s; Upper Magnetic, 345.

January 17.—Alpine Consols, £2 2s; Al*pine No. 2, £2 0s 6d; Gurnmuir, 33s 6cl; Gal*vanic, 33s 2d; Gold Queen, 31s 9d and 32s 6d;Great Central, 31s; Hartley and Riley, £6 15g3d; Kelly and Casey, 31s 9d; Reeves Pro-prietary, 25s 9d; Second Magnetic, 30s 6d;Upper M<.gnetic, 34s 3d.

January 18 —Ahaura River, 9d; Bendigo,7s; Buller Junction, 2s 9d; Grand Jxinction,6s 6d premium; Arrow Junctio1,33s;Charlton.Creek, 36s 6d; Gold Queen, 35s 6d, HalfwayHouse, £2 2s 6d; Leviathan, £2; New Alexaa-dra, 19s 3d, 19s 6d, 19s 9d, and 20s 9d.

Janirary 19.—Central Electric, £3 15s 6d;'Gentle Annie, £2 5s 6d; Gold Quee.i, 32s 9d;Kelly and Casey, 31s 6d; Kawarau Bridge, 13s6d; Memmac, 365; New Alexandra, 20s 3d;Second Magnetic, 30a 3d; Upper Magnetic, 34a3d.

Jamiary 21.—Bendigo, 7s 3d and 7s 4d; GrandJunction, 63 9d; Victory, 8s premium, Cairn-muir, 33s 6d ard 345, Electric Extended, £2Is 6d; Galvanic, 355, Gold Queen, 32s 3d;Grer.t Central, 345; Kelly and Casey, 31s 0dand 325; Magnetic, 325; Nel&on Creek, £2 1199d and £3 lls, Upper Magnetic, 34s 9d; Wai-puna, 265.

THE EQUITABLE EXCHANGEJan 15.—Ahaura, Pd p; Alpine Consols, 4afCentral Electric, 70s; Fourteen-mile, 325;

C4-anba*di, par; Grey River, Gcs; JunctionElectric, 2Ss 3d; Meg and Annie, 67s 6d; Wai-puna, 27s 6d.Jan. 16.—Alexandra Lead, 13s 6d; Boundaiy

Creek, 2ts; Cairnmuir, b2s 6d; Dobson No. 2,265, Electric Extended, 40s, 40s 3d; Hartleyand Riley, 1345; Leviathan, 37s and 37s 6d;Meg and Annie, 665; Mokoia,25s 6d; Mosquito,3s p; Reeves Proprietary, 255, 255; Watter-son's Consols, 2s p.

Jan. 17.—Junctio.i Electric,27s 6d,KawaraitBridge,23 9dp; Magnetic, 27sOd, MaoriKinc;,Is 9d p; New Alexandra, 21s; Reeves Propric-"tary, 25s 6d, 25s Cd.

Jamnry 18.—Ahaura, Sd p, Elect;le, 48s;Galvanic, C2s, Gentle An.ile, 45s 6d; GoldenRiver, Cs 6d; Maori King, Is 9d p; Meg andAnnie,675;Mosquito, 3s p;Reeves Proprietary,25a 6d; Ri3e a::d Shine, 6d dis.

Jauuary 19.—A1, 27s 6d; Central Electric,755; Electric, 4&) 6d, Goid Quec.i, 33s 6d;Leviathan,41s;Moaquito, 2z 6dp, Reeves Pro-prietary, 255, Roxburgh Jubilee, s<; p.

January 21.—Electric, 4Ss 3d, Grey River,50s 3d; Hartley andRiley, 13is Od; Leviathan,42s 6d, Magnetic, 3is 6d; Mam Lead Her-cules, 325; Meg and Anne, C6s; Memnlac,375; New Alexandra, IDs Cd.

that claim called, Ibelieve, the North Star,another property in which Mr Shgo is in-terested. Now,Ido not pose as a mining ex-pert, and Iam not interested in Waipuna, butIwould like to point out that on the V.TestCoast the gold runs m a lead from Eeefton toHokitika. Anyone can see this by referring toMr Norman SHgo's map, and Iasssrt, and as-sert positively, that the Waipuna lies directlyin that lead. The gold is not river gold, butruns in leads across the river, and m a- directline with Waipuna is foundNoble's, one of therichest patches on the coast. The banks of theWaipuna show evidence of workings that havebeen pretty extensive, and Mr Shgo has noright to try to damn any property as he hastried to damn this one, fof, to say he has nodesire to damage a property and then proceed" to say the very things that will damage it iscerta'nly very inconsistent. Again, when I. went to the Coast;Ihad hearda great deal about

i this bar, and asIrode up over the claim Ikeptasking for it,but it was not visible to me, andthe river was low. AllIcould discern weretwo gigantic boulders, standing oneoneach sideof the river. Messrs Hancock and others, di-rectors of the Golden Banner, visit theTeshortly, and they will see this wonderful bar.

! Now Mr Sligo entirely forgets to ment on that; the Golden Banner claim lies between the

Grey River Consolidated and the Waipuna, and' is about a- mile long. He talks about the gold\ washed out into the flat as if it came from the

GreyRiver Consolidated, and forgets to tell you! that the Banner lies between. As a matter of

fact, the claims originally pegged out therewere the Great Lead, Waipuna, and GoldenBanner,and Mr Dearing, whopegged them,hasbeen in tha locality most of his life. On thebanks of the Banner a paddock 40ft squareyielded JEIOOO worth of gold. Yet those tacts* are quietly ignored, and because there is r.o

| syndicate to boom, the Banner shares remain: below par,which Grey Biver Consolidated (10sshares) are 4s 9d premium. Let any unbiassed

> person visitthis- portion of the Grey River,and.Idefy him to find much,differencein the wholeriver from the Great Leadup to the Grey Hive*Consolidated. Local opinion favours the Wsi-Bun» as beingmore directly on the line of goldthan the others, and if the Waiptraa and GreyConsolidated are worth the premium nowquoted the Banner, which liesright inbetween,is beingsadly overlooked.—l am, etc..

J. J. Raks.vz.

ENDEAVOUR GOLD DREDGING COM-PANY.

TO THE EDITOR.Sis,—Why is it that the Endeavour Company

are not making someprogress with getting themachinery fittedupon their^dredge? The com-tractor had Eoma men there for a cew day3inDecember last, but Iunderstand they havegone to fit up anotheT dredge, and will r.ot beback here for two months to come. Ireckonthat this is noi fair to shareholders. Themachinery is nearly all to hand, and why is itnot being piiien board'Iwould like to see both this company and

all other companies that are abcut tohave theirdredge machinery fitted ir?- have their per-manent engineer appointed, so that he couldsupervise the fitting up of same. There wouldhe abetter job done, and less slumming.—l em,etc, One Who Knows.

Roxburgh, January 14.

THE WEEK'S DREDGINGRETURNS.During the week endedMonday, January 21,

returns were reported from the following 23dredges, the total yield being 6020z 15dwt 9gr,or anaverage of 21oz per dredge:—-

Otago Dredges.

REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES.The Secretary of the Charlton Creek Dredg-

ing Company reports a return of 230z foT 126hours' dredging.

The Inch Valley Gold Dredging Company(Limited) report a return of 1503 17dwt.

The Dunedin Stock Exchange reports the fol-lowing returns:—Golden Treasure Company,260z 2dwt for the week; Otago Company, 12ozfor four days' dredging.

The Gabriel Gold Dredging Company, Tua-peka Flat, Lawrence, obtained Soz 15dwtfor 110hours' work. The dredgemaster reports thatthe wash is improving.

The Secretary reports that the Waimumudredge washed up 21oz 12dwt for 132 hours'dredging.

The Secretary of the Waimumu CentralDredging Company reports a return of 16ozldwt for 96 horns' work.

Mr Laurence Ryan, Alexandra, reports asfollows:—Molyneux Hydraulic Dredging Com-pany, 530z 15dwt. The Perseverance starteddredging on Wednesday night.

The Secretary of the Olrig Dredging Com-pany reports a leturn of 17oz Bdwt 21grior 126hours' dredging.

The return from the Morning Star dredgewas 14oz for 155 hours up to Fiiday, JSfch mat.Since her last return on the 22nd Decemberthe dredge has been stopped for repairs, andresumed work on the 11th. She is now workingwell-

The Dredgeinastei of the Golden Gate Com-pany wires a returnof 41oz15dwl for five days'work. Paver falling.

The Diedgema3ter of the Golden Beach Hy-drau'ic Elevating and Dredging Company(Lim.ted) reports that he washed up 260z 4clv. fc2gr of gold on the 19th inst. for 72 hours'diedging.

Ihe Secretary of the New Alexandra Diedg-ing Comjiany ieports a return of 4702. Th.©

VOLUNTEERS.

B BATTERY CAMP.The B Batiery have so far bieu favouiecl

with "sp'enJid weather for their camp at the;Forbury. Onno sirgle occasion has drill beent earned on under disagreeable circumstances,

and th9amount of v.'oik the menIpve under-goes should piove of great practical benefit tothem. Sapper O'Donojliue, of the PermaiieefcIForce, 13 in camp for the purpose of training. the m?n :n knotting and lashing, and the greal-1est amount of mteiest I=s being evinced in hisj instructions on this subject. The general in-

struction 13 being undertaken by the officersof the battery, a.3, contrary to the usual prac-tice, the authorities have r.ot detailed an in-

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Istruetor for these duties this year. On Satur-j cky afternoon a n.ovnted parade -.vps held on.

{hegrourid, vhe2i field movement o—comingo—coming intoand retiring from a; tior.—were practised. Thedrill wa3 exceptionally well done, some of theinoie dvfaculfc movements being executed with,paiticular accuracy and precision. The move-ments were cone through under the directionard cupervis.oii of Cap'am Chalmer, assisted'by Lieutenant i3aro:i r>nd Lieut^rant Taploy.On SuncHy irninms the bitlcry did a splen-did bit of work in bnnpi'-g their s:>; '^uns upon the heights above St. Ciair and gettingthem into position. The guns were hrougbtu\>theRave~3wao:l road find tvun°d into the opencountry behind Mr Fothermshcm's residence.Orly two horses were available for each gxxn,and two detachm=nt3 manvffd the <?rac lopes to

; as-sist the horse power. Notwithstanding the1 extiemely heavy nature of the grcand covered,jthe £UT3 v.'pre pulled or. to thi crown of the,hill m 50 minutes from the time of leaving thej camp, and openeJ fire on. an imaginary enemyat Morriiigtoii Thei<ne includes the. breath-ing spells allowed io the horses. The batteryreturned to camp after puttingin some highlyserviceable work.

On Sundayafternoon t're camp was visitedbylarge number's of people Aft' moon, tea wasserved out. The Gsrnson Band was in attend-ance, and ployed appropriateniticic.

The rate to ho paid at the Sydney Mint forsilver allowed in a deposit has been fixed at2s 3d the ounce fine.

Monday, the 7th inst., was the hottest dayexperienced inPeitYi (W.A.) this summer, thethermometer reaching 105deg in the shade.

The Victorian Government in FebruaryIpaid £20.000 for the cyanide patent right inIthe State. Up to the end of the year thej revenue derived was £1:9,3. Ther3 are 53j companies and persons in Victoria using theIproces?.

UZ.dwt. gT.Molyneux Hydraulic, Alexandra.. 53 15 0New Alexandra, Alexandra.... 47 0 0Golden Gate, Miller's Flat (5

days) 41 15 0Empire, (two dredges) .. 39 1 13Alexandra Eureka, Alexandra .. 36 0 0Success, Waipori (4 days) .... S3 6 5Golden Beach, Alexandra (72

hour3) 26 4 2Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat.. 26 2 0Matau, Clyde 26 0 0Charlton Creek, near Gore (126

hours) 23 0 0Upper Waipori, Waipori (123

hours) 22 12 0Waimuruu, near Gore (132 hours) 21 12 0Olrig,Manuherikia (126 hours).. 17 8 21Waimumu Extended, near Gore

(130 hours) 17 6 0Tuapeka, Tuapeka Flat .. .. 16 14 0Wairminiu Central, near Gore (96

hours) 16 1 0Inch Valley, near PalmerFton.. 15 17 0Lawrence, Tuapeka Flat .. .. 15 16 16Waiinurnu Queen, near Gore (104

hours) 15 10 0Nevia, Nevis River (113 hours).. 15 5 0Morning Star, Manuherikia (155

hours) 14 0 0Paul's Beach, Beaumont .. .. 12 18 0-Jutland Flat, Wairori (120 hours) 12 17 0Ofcago, Miller's Flat (4 days) .. 12 a 0Gabriel, Tuapeka Flat (110

hours)"

9 15 0Chatto Creek, Manuheiikia .. 7 17 0Globe, Waikaka (5* days) .^ 7 2 0

Total CD2 15 9Premier Waikaka, "Waikaka (131

hours) amalgam 16 0 0West Coast Dhedges.

Grey Eiver, Grey U37 hours) .. 37 10 0Nelson Creek, "Westland (136

hours) - 30 0 0Waipuna, Upper Grey (113 hours) 16 17 0Dob=onNo.2, Grey River (3 days) 0 0 0Leviathan, near Greymouth

(amalgam) 100 I, 0

ANOTHERVICTORY.

AGAIN SCORES.

WITH QULY TWO DOSES.Dunedin, March3, 1900.

Llanager Loasby's W.jhoo M7g Company, Limited, Dunetlin.Dear Sir,— Ihad a verysevere atiack of indigestion. My stomach wasvery much

disteDded.my bowels wereconstipated, and Isuffered greatpaia. Ihadno appetite,wasvery bilious, withsevere heartburn.Itried LOASBY'S WAHOO, and the tffecr wasmagical. The first dose gaveme greafc

relief, andafter the second doseIwas completely free of pain, and all my other trouble-some symptoms disappeared,and never returned. Iwas completely cured with only twodoses. — Yours truly,

William Timms.Note.

—Mr Timms is -well known in Dunedin,having been in business many

years aa a master painter,&c.

LOASBY'S WAHOO, Price 2s 6d, posr FRKS

SOLE MAKUFACTUREBS and PROPRIETORS:

LOASBT'S WAHOO M'FB. C06,LTO« DUNEDUL

PRIMITIVE METHODISTCONFERENCE.AUCKLAND, January 19.Ihe Primitive Methodist Conference'snnal reading of the stations is as follows"—

■New Plymouth, Rev. John Nixon; Wel-lington I, Rev. G. H. Mann, Rev W JDean (sup.), Rev. J, Dumbell (sup.); Wel-lington 11, Rsv. J. Dawson, one to be ob-tained, and Rev. G. F. Hunt;Auckland I,Rev. W. Laycock, Rev. H. Williams, andone to be obtained;Auckland 11. Rev. W.S. Potter; Invercargill I, Rev. T. H.Lyoa;Invercargill 11, Rev. T. A. Pybus "Timaru, Eev. W. C. Woodward; Thames,Rev. E. Drake; Greendale, Rev. P. J.Cossum ;Christchurch, Rev. C. E. Wardand one to be obtained from England;Ashburton, Rev. R. Raine;Feilding, Rey.T. Henderson and one to be obtained, andEev. P. W. Jones (sup.);Geraldme, Rev.J. Sharp;Dunedin, Rev. J. Guy and Rev.J. Southron; Foxton, Rev. W. Harris;Halcombe and Hunterville, Rev. J;Featherstone ;Stratford and Eltham, Rev.'J. Creover. Rev. T. W. Woolloxall, andone to be obtained;Waimate and Oamaru,one to be obtained;Westport, Denniston,and Mokihinui. Rev. G. Clement and MrT. Coatsworth;Inglewood, Rev. B. Dud-ley; Bluff, Rev. R. Hall; Waihi, Rev. J.Olphert; Wanganui, Rev. J. Cocker.

The conference concluded its session to-day.

The following agents were appointed tovisit circuits in connection with the twen-tieth century celebration:— The Revs. J.Guy (Otago). C E. Ward (Canterbury), J.Dawson (Wellington), J. Crocker (Tara-naki), and \V. Potter (Auckland).

STHEIR STAY IN 'JPIE COLOKY.LONDON, January 20.

The Britannic remains in New ZealandIromFebruary 2 to 11, reaches Adelaide onthe 17th,Freinantle on the 25th, andSouth-ampton on April 5.

MELBOURNE, January 21.The proposal to hold a review of the Im-

tperial troops has been abandoned, ColoneltWyndham considering it impracticable.The men will march through the streets onSaturday and Monday next.

ADELAIDE, January 18.The Government have been informed thai

the Imperial troops reach here in February,&fter their vjsit to New Zealand.

ARRIVE AT THE BLUFF ONFEBRUARY 3.

WELLINGTON, January 15.The Agent-general has cabled as follows

to the Acting-Premier :—" The Colonial

Office informs me that the WarOffice has recommended the Admiralty toarrange for an extension of the visit of theImperial troops from Australia to NewZealand."

The Deputy-Governor lias received thefollowing telegram from the Secretary ofState for the Colonies:— "Have muchpleasure in informing you that the Secre-tary of State for War has agreed to theImperial troops now in Australia visiting2few Zealand." It is believed by theauthorities in Wellington that the troops■will embark at Melbourne for New Zea-land probably about the 29tTi January.

January 16.The Hon. Mr Wsrd has decided to ask

the mayors and commanding officers in thevarious districts through which the Im-perial troops will pass to give them a fit-ting reception in each centre. The localcavalry corps will be asked to plpce horsesat the disposalof the visitors, so that theymay present as imposing a display as pos-sible. Probably a review of volunteersiwill be held at each centre.

January 18.The Deputy-Governor has been advised

t>y cable that the arrangements in connec-tion with the visit of the Imperial troopsto New Zealand are to be left to the Go-vernment -of the colony. The stay of thetroops in New Zealand is not to exceed 10days, including the day of arrival and theday of departure.

Another message received by the Deputy-Governor states that the Viceroy of Indiahas agreed to the request of the New Zea-land Government that the Indian contingent

"should visit this colony.1 THE INDIAN TROOFS,.

WELLINGTON, January 21.'" From information at his disposal theHon. Mr Ward has no reason to believe

"that the Indian troops will not accompany,the others to New Zealand.

PROCEEDINGS AT GORE.(Feom Our Own Cokeebpondent.)

GORE, January 21.Inresponse to a request from the Mayor

of Gore that the Imperial troops should beallowed to remain a few hours in Gore■when passing through, the Hon. Mr Wardreplied onSaturday morning that he wouldgrant the request. On Saturday night,ihowever,he further notified the mayor that.owing to the short time allowed to thetroops in the colony it was only possibleto allow them to remain one hour in Gore,andhe asked what the suggested programme■was. A public meeting was held this after-noon, when the Minister's telegram was dis-cussed, and, owing to the short time al-lowed, it was considered that the troopscould not be suitably entertained, and theproject was therefore

tallowed to fall

through. There was also a feeling that thedisquieting news concerning her Majestymight possibly upset all the arrangementsof the troops' visit.

INVERCARGILL ARRANGEMENTSPOSTPONED.

INVERCARGILL, January 21.'At a large and representative meeting of

citizens to-night to make arrangements forthe .reception of the Imperial troops it was'Tesolved, in View of the state of her Ma-jesty's health, to adjourn the meeting to

"a day to be fixed by the mayor and a com-mittee to be nominated afterwards.

(From Otjk Own Cohresi-okdext.)WELLINGTON, January 16.

The Hon. Mr Ward has cabled to theSecretary of State for the Colonies(through the Deputy-Governor) suggestingthat as the Imperial troops now in Aus-tralia are to come to New Zealand theyshould as far as possible travel by rail be-tween the chief centres in the colony. Itis expected that they will leave Australiaon the 29th inst. If Mr Ward's sugges-tion is adopted,arrangements will be madeto receive them at the Bluff on the 3rdFebruary, and, after visiting Invercargill,they will go on to Dunedin and Christ-"church by train, picking up the troopshipatLyttelton, and coming oaby her to Wel-lington. From this city they will go over-land to Napier, where they will embark forAuckland. The Hon. Mr Ward does notexpect that the troops will be abie tospend more than two days in each of thetities. The object m sending ihem fromplace to place by rail Js to enable them togain some idea of the country, and alr-o toafford an opportunity to the people of the. towns and villages en route to catch aglimpse of the military visitors.

The Impeiial contingent now in Australia" is composedas under:—Commanding Officci

— Lieutenant-colonel W..G. Crole Wyndham, CB. (21st Lancers).

StaS.— Three oißcera and seven men.Captain Evelyn "Wood (Scottish ltiflcs).Hon. Lieutenant and Quarteimaster W. H.

Collins (King's Dragoon Guards).Regimental Scrgeant-majOi L?u~hton (21st

Lancers).Royal Horse Artillery, V Battery (56 men),

with two guns aijfl. one waggon undei Major J.23. H. Aakwith, Lieutenant Dixon.

fiwuekokl Cavaity (Ist and2nd Life Guards.

A THOUSAND TROOPS COMINGFACILITIES FOR COUNTRY

SETTLERS.Last night his Worship the Mayor (Mr R.

Chisholm) received the following wire fromthe Acting-Premier, the Hon. J. G. VVard:—

"You will be glad to hear that We Im-periai and Indian troops will visit New Zea-land. The steamer leaves Melbourne for theBluff on the 29th inst., and shouldarrive in New Zealand about 3rdFebruary. Ishall endeavour to obtainthe definite date from the Commanding Offi-cer. The troons will be conveyed to Dun-edin by two special trains from Invercargill.Their total time in the colony, including thedays of arrival and departure, will be tendays. Ihope to wire you soon what time canbe spent in your city. Ifeel that it is un-necessary for me to ask you and your enter-prising citizens to co-operate with the Go-vernmentin givinga right royalreception tothe troops, and one worthy of the highrepu-tation whichDunedin has earned in the pastin this respect. There will be about a thou-sand troops inall. lam waitinga reply fromtheir CommandingOfficer asto thenumber ofhorses he will require, and on receipt of itIshall wire you. Iam quite certain thatthe citizens of Dunedin and the residents ofOta^o generally will do all in their power tomake the visit of the Imperial troops amemorable one. Excursion trains will be runfrom the various centres to Dunedin to givethe country peoule a chance of seeing therepresentatives of her Majesty's army fromthe old land and India."

TO ARRIVE AT THE BLUFF ONFEBRUARY 2.

On the 15th inst bis Worship the Mayorof Dunedin received a telegram from the Act-ing-Premier as follows:—

"Ihave received a cable from England tothe effect that the War Office recommendthe Admiralty to arrange for an extension ofthe visit of the Imperial troops from Austra-lia to New Zealand. Judging frOm this, Ihave no doubt the Imperial troops will visitour shores. If Iget any further informationIshall communicate with you at once

—(Signed) J. G. Ward."

To this the Mayor sent the following re-ply:

"Delighted to hear that there is a pro-bability of the Imperial troops visiting NewZealand. JJoubtless you willarrange for themto visit Dunedin.— (Signed) R. Chisholm.

The following telegram was received onSaturdayafternoonbyhis Worship theMayor(Mr R. Chisholm) from theHon. J. G. Ward,Acting-Premier:

—"Ihavereceived advice that the Imperial

troops will arrive at the Bluff on the 2ndFebruary, and not the 3rd, as wired lastnight. J- G. Waed."

Later on Saturday the following telegramwas received by his Worship: —"

The Britannic is advised to arrive at theBluff on the 2nd February, and, upon theassumption that the steamer keeps to time^,the troops will arrive in Dunedin by specialtrains about 6 p.m. same day, the Britanniccoming on to Port Chalmers, and arrivingthere on the evening; of the 2nd. The troopswill proceed from Dunedin to Chriptchurchby special trains on the morning of the 4th.This will, as you will observe, give the troopstwo nights and one clear day in Dunedin.Would youkindly letme know what arrange-ments canbe made for putting up the men.Roughly speaking, there are 1000 troops and50 cfficeip. The officers would require to beaccommodated at the best hotels, and thetroops billeted as comfortably and as manytogether as possible. The citizen^ of Dun-edin need not trouble ■ about horses. Thiswill be arranged for by the Government. Iwould be glad if you would advise me bywire particulars of such programme as youpropose to carry out. It is unnecessary forme to add that, while the Government willbe willing to do all in its power to makethe visit a pleasant one, it is the loefil peopleonly who can make the reception a greatsuccess. All communications upon thismatter you are authorised to wire me free.

"J. G. Ward."In reniy to the foregoing, theMayor wired

to the Hon. Mr Ward late on Saturday nightas follows:—"Hon. J. G. Ward, Wellington.

"Your talegram re arrival of Britannic

MELLINGTONNEWSNOTES.(From Otjr Own vJobjresfoxdext.}

WELLINGTON, January 15.Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., obtained a

separation order from his wife yesterday onconsenting to the payment of £1 per weektowards her support.

The stewards of the Wellington JockeyClub, who have not so far been conspicuousfor enterprise, contemplate abolishing thetelegraph office at the racecourse. Theyimagine that in doing this they will swelltheir totalizator receipts. In sportingcircles the step is regarded as a retrogradeone.

A colonist who lived at Titahi Bay forsome years informs me that the Hon. MrMills's scheme for a fast service across thestrait from Titahi Bay -to Picton is notlikely to work out at all well in practice.In heavy westerly weather a tremendoussaa rolls into the bay, and no ordinarywharf would be able to stand it. More-over the continuous northerly drift wouldquickly silt up the landing at any wharferected. On various other grounds thescheme is not likely to be a success.

Hundreds of thousands of fish seem tohave been kilted recently in the vicinity ofGolden Bay, near Nelson, and an eye-wit-ness informs me that the destruction is pro-bably greater than would be caused by ageneration's fishing. Inplaces the sea wassimply a mass of floating dead fibh. Theywere so thick that they fouled the screws ofsome of the smaller steamers, which reducedtheir speed in consequence. It was any-thing but a pleasant experience sailingthrough the slimy, decomposing stuff thatcovered the water for miles. The death ofso many fish is no doubtdue to com« «&"

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

THE IMPERIAL TOOPS. Royal Horse Guards), 24 men, under CaptainG. C. "Wilson.

Ist King's Diagoon Guards (24 men), underSecondLieutenant W. T.V. W. Wood.

7th Hussars (22 men) tinder Lieutenant Vis-count Cole.

21st Lancers (20 men), tuicler Lieutenant R.H. Dick-Cunyngham.

Jtoyal Wiltshne Yeomanry (26 men), uncleiMajor Fitz. R. P. Gocldard, Second Lieuten-ant W. F. Fuller.

Royal Fie'd Aihllery, 10th Field Battery,with two guns (56 men),under Second Lieuten-ant G. A. H.Hill

Royal Engineers, with waggons (with bal-loon section) and pontoons (54 men), underCaptain Powell, Second Lieutenant T. H. L.Spa.ght.

Band Highland Light Infantry (31 men),un-der Bandmaster Evans.

Royal Garrison Artillery (43 men),under Se-cond Lieutenant "W. D. Wamngton-Morris.

Grenadier Gtiards (23 men), under CaptainG. C. W. Heneage.

Coldstreani GuptcU (23 men),under Lieuten-ant theHon.L.d'H. Hamilton.

Scots Gviards (23 men), under Second Lieu-tenant Lord Falconer.

IrishGuprds (.23 men),under Second Lieuten-ant R. C. A. M'CaJmont.

Second Queens Royal West Surreys (23men),under Lieutenant B. T. Churcher.

Third East Kent Bu£s (23 men),under Lieu-tenant M. S. "Williams.

Somerset Light Infantry (23 men), underLieutenant C. E. Chichester.

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (21 men),under Lieutenant A. P. Williams-Freeman.

Northumberland Fusiliers -(23 men), underMajor J. F. Riddell.

Royal Fusiliers (23 men),under SecondLieu-tenant A. C. Chichester.

Royal Welsh. Fusiliers (20 men), under Se-cond Lieutenant A. R. H. Rycroft.

Royal Irish Fusiliers (22 men), under Lieu-tenant M. B C. Carbery.

Scottish Rifles (Cemeronians), 23 men,underCantain R. Oakley.

King's Royal Rifles (23 men), under CaptainJ. H. G. Feilden.

Royal Irish Rifles (23 men), under SecondLieutenant C. M. L. Becher.

Rifle Brigade (23 men),under Lieutenant E.P. H. Bernard.

Pipers of different Scottish corps.Royal Highlanders (the Black Watch), 21

mcii, under Lieutenant Green.Seaiorth Highlanders (Rotksnire Bufis), 24

men, under Captain E. A. Cowans.Highland Light Infantry (24 men), under

Captain S. W. Serase-Dicluns.Cameron Highlanders Own), 24

men, under Second Lieutenant J. M.Dougali.Army Service Corps (11 men),under Second

Lieutenant F. W. D M'Lean.Royal Army Medical Corps (10 men), under

Captain P. H. Whiston, Lieutenant D. O.Hyde.

with Imperial troops to hand. Rest assuredeverything that lies inmy power willbe donetomake the dent memorable, and to furnishyou a» soon as possible with all the informa-tion you desire. Could have wished anotherday than Sunday for their stay in our city.Presume time limited mikes thi« imperative.Convinced Dunedin will ri^e to the occasion,and make the brief vi=it of those bra\e de-ferders of our Empire pleasant and profit-able.

"R. Chisholm, Mayor."As will be seen from the foiogomg, im-

mediate steps, will require to be taken to Iro-vide the neres^ary accommodation for theoffiopr^ and men, and therefore In* Worshipde-ires us to state that he will be pleaded tohear as soon as possible from I'otslkcepersai.d other? who can make proMsion fo: theaccommodation of from 20 upwards of theImper.al troops from Saturday evening toMonday morning.

THE ACTING-PREMIER ON THEPOSITION.

The Hon. J. G Ward, Acting-Premier,when speaking at a meeting of the OrganisingOommii.tpe for the reception of the troops onboard the Orient held at the Grand HotelonMonday, made some remarks as to how thevisit of the Imperial troops might possiblybo affected by the serious illness of herMajesty

Mr Ward said that, of course, he needhardly say he was perfectly sure the citizen-?of JJunedin wculd do everything fitting onan occasion that would prove an interestingand a memorable one;but in the intervalthe intelligence that had been flashed acrossthe cable had changed the complexion ofthings. He was not in a position to say atthat moment what would be the outcome ofwhat he regretted to say seemed certainfrom the information he had personally re-ceived The worst was to be feared, and atveryshort notice. He didnot know what themilitary etiquette in such a case would be.He Ivicl already given directions as far as thecolony was concerned for going into mourn-ing m the event of the death of her Majesty.ITn'Jer the circumstances, the only thing hecould do was to communicate with the com-maiider of t!xc troops in Australia, an:\ alsowith the commander of the Indian troops,and ask them, in view of the position, whatcoui'se would be agreeablp to them. Hethought, however, that until the present ar-rangements that had been made were coun-termanded by the Imperial and the Indianauthorities it might be assumed they wouldbe carried out. He would, however, takesteps to ascertain whether these arrange-ments were to be carried out in the event ofthe worst occurring, and would communicatethe result to the various parts of the colonywherepreparations were being made for thereception of the Imperial troops. He had toexpress, on behalf of the colony, his appre-ciation of what had already been done in theexpectancy of the arrival of the troops.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LONDON,, January 14.Li Hung Chang, on behalf of the Em-

peror, has signed acceptance of the jointnote of the Powers. .

Count Waldersee has approved theproposal of the Chinese Government thatPrince Chun should visit Berlin and apolo-gise for the murder of Baron Ketteler.

January 15.All the Russians in the province of Chih-

li have been ordered to Manchuria, except1000, who are intended to guard the Lega-tion at Peking and the Shan-hai-kwan rail-way.

January 16.Lord George Hamilton is inquiring into

the grounds for the allegations of atrocitiesagainst the international troops inChina.In China 5.000,000 people are suffering

from starvation in the province of Shensi.The Chinese envoys have affixed the Im-

perial seal to the joint note of the Powersdefining the basis for the settlement of theChinese trouble.

January 17.Military writers in Peking are enthusias-

tic in their praises of our Indian troops incomparison with the Europeansnow on ac-tive service in China. Only the Japanesetroops equalled the Indians in smartnesswhen in actual work.

When the joint note setting forth theproposed terms of peace was signed theChinese envoys and Prince Ching fetchedthe grand Imperial seal from the custody ofa woman servant in the Forbidden City.After the papers had been stamped withthe seal it was returned to the care of thesame servant.

I The Viceroy of India lias acceded to tWrequest made by the New Zealand Govern*nient that the Indian contingent now ifAustralia, should v.hil this colony.THE VISIT OF IHEDUKE OF YORK,

The Duke and Duchess of York v ill havaa unique welcome in Wellington, judgingfioin the pitsent intentions of the Maoris,liie Natl\es are anxious that all the tribesin the colony shall be repiesented. It ieaUo proposed that there should be separatetribil receptions at. Papawai, Otaki, andE^'onia

The Av-vwa tribe, which met the Duke o.*]"d.nbui','h m 1869, is exceeiindv anxiousto receive a MMt fiom the Duke andDuelled of Ymk. aid it is almo«t certaint';.]'. aiiangementb v\ ill be made accord-ingly.

Tcunahau Mahapuka, the well-knowtWrirarapa chief, w ill shorily visit all tht\leiding Maori settlements in the colony foxthe purpose of discussing the matter witLthe chiefs Mr C. Parata has been ap-pointed organising secictary of the whol\imovement He is a very capable anqerrr;;etic Maori of the modern school.

The Duke and Duchess will probablytravel through New Zealand by train. A"\taii events p!nns are being prepared in theGovernment Workshops for a Royal salooncarriage.

THE FEDERATION COMMISSION.The Federation Commission is to be hela:

in secret, and the press will not be ad-mitted. The decision on this point was,however, not quite unanimous. A brief re-port will be supplied to the press each dayt

THE RACING CLUB AND IHE POST"MASTER-GENERAL.

The Hon. Mr Ward has scored all alongthe line against the Racing Club, and thestewards have now backed down regardingthe proposed closing of the telegraph ofEceon the Hutt course, and have intimatedthat they will allow it to remain open a?u-ual. Inanswer to a deputation from th€club to-day, Mr Ward quoted some inter-esting figures. He &aid'he was with theclub in its desire to suppress illegal betting,but he had to see that the interests of thepublic were protected. On the 22nd No-vember last 261 press messages, 104 bet-ting messages, 109 messages giving resultsof races only, and 125 miscellaneous mes-siges were sent from the racecourse. Onthe same diy 256 betting messages and 91miscellaneous messages were sent on to thecourse^ During the two days of the meet-ing 213 monej' order messages, representing£555, were also sent to the course.WhilsL he sj-mpathised with the club raillegal betting, he could not help it to gefcat a particular class of people. If the bet-ting was to be suppressed it must be by-legislation He could not see his way t»'discriminate between betting messages z>ndthose sent by the press and the generalpub-lic. The regulations would not permit ofthat being done, and there would be agreat outcry if he agreed to such a thing,fie would ask the club to keep the officeopen. If it could not see its way to doso then he would approach the owner ofthe land on which the office stood on thesubject, and *" unsuccessful there he wouldhave an office erected outside the course

WAGES IN THE RAILWAY WORK-SHOPS.

The Petone Chronicle states that theMinister of Railways has now remedied tothe satisfaction of the Tailway workshopsemployees a long-standing grievance of theGovernment paying less wages than pri-vate employers. An intimation has beenconveyed to employees, embracing a con-siderable proportion of the staffs, thattbeir wages will in future accord with theascertained ruling rate of wages. Thisalteration involves a pretty "general in-crease of wages in several departments of6d per day.

marine convulsion or subsidence liberatinggases or noxious chern:c\ls. or to the shockfrom some volcanic explosion. There aresupposed to be three submarine oivteia inthe vicinity of Cook Strait, ;.pd it js "w cli-known that an earthquake lent mns fromthe hills behind Wellington well into theKaikonra'' in the South Inland, so thatlogicxlly tlrs part of the country is nodoubt &ompvh.it unstaVie Tli? bi^ee^t ofthe three submarine cmtu1' or de'pie^ior.sl- ofi Cape Palli<-er. The b-jr cmthqur.k--stlMt shook Wellington up in 18^3, vh>nthe coast line v. as raided in the vicinity ofCane Palliser, are supposed to have hadtheir origin in this crater. There is anotherciater off D'Urville Island, vlille the thuddpnre^ion is nenr Pukerua, a_ point aboutmidway between Porirua and Kapiti IslandIt was in the vicinity of Golden Buy that jthe steam trawler Doto recently got such jfine linils of fHi, and arrangements were jbeing; nude to trawl the ground* regularly!for the supply of the Nelson and Wellingtonmarkets. The decimation of the fNh at thistime is therefore the more unfortunate.

January 17.THE VINDICATION OF COLONEL

B.OBTN.Some time ago rather serious reflections

v/ere cast ui)on Colonal Robm by a NewZealand trooper writing in a West Coastppper. None who knew Colonel Robmbelieved the statements made, but theyv ere forv arded to the front for a report.Colonel Penton has just received the follow-ing letter, which speiks for itself:—

Eeldelburg, October 27, 1900.Dear Colonel Penton,— In answer to your

letter of sth September, whichIreceived to-day along with an extract from the WestCoast Time* of 23rd August. 1900, Imust saythat the accusations therein containedastonished me. The New Zealand contin-gent under the command of Lieutenant-colonel Robin havebeen serving "with me foro\er thiee months, and a better lot of officer?and men Iwould never as-k for. ColonelRobin Las several times commanded his menund^r fire under ir>v personal observation,andIhave never had any cause to complainof the way in which he has done his duty:in fact, it has always been the contrary, andIhave very often expressed to him and tobis men my appreciation of the work theyhave done. Quite recently Iwas orderedto leave an officer and 300 men of my com-mand on an important duty, and IselectedLieutonant-colonel Robin and his men forthat duty. Ithink iti3a pity that news-papers publish letters like the one enclosed,as they are generally the outcome of someindividual spite; but Ido not think suchletters can hurt my friend Colonel Robin, as "

he holds a veryhigh character with the mili-'

tary authorities in this country.— Yours sin- 'cerely, j

(Signed) B. Ma.hox, Brigadier-general. IP.S.— You can make any use you like of ,

this letter. 1GENERALITEMS. f

Paragraphs and telegrams received intown to-day state that Mr Oates, of Chrin- jchurch, crossed the Rinrataka Range with jease on his motor car. 1

LANDS DEPARTMENT. jMr David Barron, brother of the Acting- I

Under-secretnry for Lands, has been se-'

lected to fill the positions of commissioner ,of Crown lands and chief surveyor forOtago, succeeding respectively Mr J. P. jMaitland and Mr Hay. Mr Hay is to sue- ;ceed Mr Barron as commissioner and chief !surveyor for Southland. i

January 18.NEWTOWN CAMP.

Thousands of people continue to visit the (

contingent at Newtown, and v,hole families !

spend the entire day picnicking on the ter- ]races surrounding the tented field. Colonel jPenton reviewed the contingent in detail jyesterday, and expressed himself satisfied \with the class of men chosen and gratifiedat the equality of the majority of thehorses.

Dr Mason, of the Health department, isarranging for the inoculation of the menagainst enteric fever. All who desire itshall be inoculated.

Captain Andrews, of the HyderabadLancers, who has accepted the captaincyof one of the companies, is a New Zea-lander. He hails from Sydenham, Cantei-bury, and originally received a commissionin the Devons, famous for their WaggonHill exploit in the Transvaal war. Heafterwards exchanged into the Lancers.He-has been in India for about 10 years.

The Wellington, and southern detach-ments of the sixth contingent now in campat Newtown embark for Auckland by the !troopship Cornwall, which is now on herway across from Australia, on Saturday,the 26th, instead of on Friday as origi-nally -arranged.

Lieutenant-colonel Porter, who has hadcontrol of the arrangements-in connectionwith the formation and getting ready ofthe contingent, in the absence of ColonelPenton in Australia, has now handed overthe camp to the Commander of the Forces.Colonel Porter performed his duties in afashion that has made him popular withboth officers and men.

THE IMPERIAL CONTINGENT.The Hon. Mr Ward has received a

memorandum from the Deputy-Governorstating that he has been advised that thearrangements in connection with the visitof the Imperial troops to New Zealand areto be left to the Government of the colony.The stay of the troops in New Zealand isnot to exceed ten days, including the dayof arrival and the day of departure.

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There areat least threemillions of books*\t theBritish Museum, ranged upon no fewer|han 41 miles of shelves. If you want any!&ne of these books, you can get it, provided i

»ou knowtheauthor's name; but, if you want<y workupon a certain subject and be unawareW the name of the author, the chances arefthat (without the courteous assistance of anofficial) there will be some difficulty in thejnatter. To do away with this annoyancemd hindrance to students it is in contempla-tion to publish a subject-index, embracing all j)he matters dealt with in the almost innumer- Iible books &ow comprising the National lib- rJaryt

—Assuming thatLordSalisbury retains the

Premiershiphe will this yearhave thehonour-able position of Prime Minister of Englandfor a longer period than any other statesmanof this century, with only one exception,and should he continue inoffice until the endof the term of the new Parliament he willhave reduced even that solitary outstandingrecord. At present the Earl of Liverpool'sPremiership heads the list, ashe remained inoffice for 14- years 319 days. Next comesMrGladstone, with a total Premiership of 12years and 137 days, while up to the dissolu-tion of last SeptemberLord Salisbury's recordwas 11 jearsand £28 days.

THE BOER WAR.

SEVERE LOSSES BY THEENEMY.

MORE NEW ZEALANDCASUALTIES.

DE RE-CROSSES THEVAAL.

PAUL BOTHA'S OPINION OFKRUGER.—DE WET VOWS TO SHOOTBOTHA.

KRUGER AND THE SHOOTINGOF THE ENVOYS.—BOERS LOOTINGTOWNS.

LORD ROBERTS'S APPEALFOR VOLUNTEERS.

BRITISH SUCCESSES ANDBOER DEFEATS.

LORD METHUEN CHASING DELA REY.-ENFORCSMENT OP MAR-TIAL LA.W.

A BRITISH TRAIN TAKEN.—THEBOERS EXPELLED AT SPRINGS.

DUTCH FARMERS ASSIST THEENBMY.—ANOTHER BOER REVERSE.

MORE NEW ZEALANDERSRETURNING.

LONDON, January 14.The Capetown Guards number 6000.Further particulars of the recent Boer

attacks show that the Boers, disguised inkhaki.jand wearing British bandoliers, sur-prised" the sentry at Zaurfontein, and gotwithin seven yards of our trenches beforebeing identified. Their leader was un-horsed, but he crawled ba*k, and was shotdead as he rose. He proved to be a mem-ber of the late Free State Volksraad.

One hundred and fifty Britishers with theutmost gallantry repelled1000 of the enemy.

Lieutenant Freemason, with 90 men ofthe Cheshire Mounted Infantry and a fewDevons, was entrenched at Kaalfontein.They came off scathless. Eight hundredBoers, with two guns, vainly shelled theposition, and made repeated attempts torush the trenches, but were splendidly re-pelled each time, with heavy loss.

An explosion of dynamite killed eightpersons and wounded Commandant Haas-brock's wife while travelling in a waggonbetween Bcormberg and Ventersburg.

Lieutenant Wylie, "V.C., Tasmania, whowas wounded at Nooitgedacht, is doingwell.

January 15.The War Office deny that the recruiting

for Major-general Baden-Powell's policehasbeen stopped.It is hoped to raise 10,000 fresh yeo-

manry and cavalry.Australia is furnishing another 10,000

(?) mounted troops, and transports at Dur-ban are preparing to proceedfor them.

A squadron of' the JohannesburgMounted Rifles ambushed a party of Boersat Halfontein on Sunday, killing five, in-cluding Commandant Vanderhever.

After the engagement at Belfast on the7th inst. 72 men belonging to the RoyalIrish and the Shropshires were missing.

General White, on the 3rd, sent ColonelLaing, with 150 of Kitchener's bodyguard,attached to General Knox's column, to-wards Reitz.

While they were ascending the valley theyexperienced showers of explosive bulletsfrom the kopjes 600 yards on their rightand left.

The Boers numbered 1000, and the Britishon retiring met 500 other Boers.

They galloped into a donga, and foughtfrom under cover desperately.

Colonel Laing was shot through theheart.

The enemy then surrounded the smallforce, who maintained a dogged resistance,till the Boers threatened to kill the sur-vivors.

Lieutenant Batteson galloped throughthe Boers and informed General White,who promptly sent reinforcements, andshelled the disappearing enemy, killing 17of them at one shot.

The Boers are raiding farms five milesfrom Johannesburg.

A determined attack was made on aconvoy when proceeding to Vryheid, atBlood River. The attack was repulsed.

Two hundred raiders at Damslaagte at-tacked a convoy, and were repulsed.

A Kaffir led the Boers to the only en-trance in the wire entanglements aroundZuarfontein. Nine hundred suspects havebeen arrested at .Vryburg and removed toKimberifcy. ' ~ .

Rustenburg has been reprovisioned,afterthe garrison had been on short rations fora month.

Many destitute foreigners from the Trans-vaal are appealing to the Durban policefor food and shelter. Their respective con-suls decline to help them.

Fifteen thousand time-expired Britishsoldiers are detained in India owing to thesuspension of sending out reliefs, the latterhaving been sent to South Africa.

Lord Roberts has indefinitely postponedhis reception and acceptance of the freedomof the City of London, owing to the pre-sent unhappy circumstances surroundingthe war in South Africa.

January 16.A sbnrp fight occurred at Muir.iys-burg

on the 11th. Six British were killed, liwounded, and five arc iinsM.ny, chiefly fromthe South African Light Hoi.se andBrabant's Horse

Lord Kiti-heiier n'pniIs Unit, thore areseveral sm.dl pinties of miclirx returningto the Orange Ri\cr. Noun- C;i[ie icbelsjre accompanying Ilie laidcts.Itis estimated that there (ire 2000 Boers

between Clamvilliam and Siilhciluud.Another commando is advancing from

Beaufort West.All the men are splendidly mounted,

with plenty of spare horses.They are extremely bitter at the refusal

of the Cap3Dutch to rise in rebellion.The Cape Cyclist Corps are fighting like

KVmnted infantry, and have proved a mostuseful force.

General De Lisle, with a strong column,including the New South Wales MountedInfantry, lias arrived at Piquetberg, viaSutheiland.

The War Office is enlisting 5000 Yeo-manry for a year, or for the duration ofthe war.

One hundred and twenty German far-mers have joined the Cape SuburbanGuard.

The Cape Cyclist Corps numbers 3CO.Mr Mulholland, an American millionaire,

has invited Mr Kruger to visit and lecturein America.

A thousand Boer refugees who have beendetained in camp at Pretoria, Kroonstad,and Rhenoster Spruit declare that theyunderstood that Mr Kruger was still inthe Transvaal, that De Wet was besiegingCapetown, and that General Buller hadbeen driven back in Natal.

Lieutenant Keddell, of the New ZealandRough Riders, was severely wounded atVentersdorp.

Trooper M. Boyce, of the New ZealandRough Riders, died of enteric at Pretoria.

Surgeon Godfrey, of the New ZealandMounted Infantry, has returned to duty.

Reuter states that 500 Boers attempted tocut the water mains at Touws River rail-way station, about 45 miles from Wor-cester, with the object of depriving therailway department of water.

Umphelby's Victorians captured a numberof excellent cattle near Rustenburg.

De Wet is said to be enraged at the cir-culation of Paul Botha's pamphlet, andvows to shoot the author.

Mr Kruger, when interviewed, approved\of De Wet's shooting of the peace envoys,iwho were delegates from Kruger's own|countrymen, as a proper revenge for Cor-dua's execution.

[Cordua was executed for engaging in a plotinvolving murder and abduction.]

Volunteer regiments are responding to jLord Roberts's appeal with enthusiasm. I

Manitoba offers 1000 shots, and Ottawa'

is prepared to send several thousand men.. January 17.

De Wet has recrossed the Vaal Riverand rejoined the Transvaal commandos.

The Government of Pretoria have pro-hibited civilians wearing khaki, and any- jone wearing a costume resembling Britishuniform is liable to arrest and punishment.

Private Daniel Clark, of the New Zea-land Rough Riders, has been killed atKlerksdorp.

The Boers sustained 60 casualties at |Zuurfontein. I

At Kaalfontein the British garrison ranshort of food and ammunition.

Each of Lord Kitchener's fighting scoutshas been providedwith two spare horses, ofwhich there are hundreds, the Matabelenatives riding or leading the extra animalsfor them. j

Lieutenant A. C. Doxat, of the ImperialYeomanry, a stockbroker, and the son ofMr Edmund Doxat, chairman of Dalgetyand Company, has been awarded the Vic-toria Cross for returning under a heavy fireto rescue a trooper who had lost his horseduring an engagement at Zeerust.

Lord Kitchener has transfered 20,000troops to the southward.

January 18.Three hundred Boers looted Aberdeen,

but retreated on the advance of 100 Bri-tish.

One hundred Boers looted the townshipof Sutherland, and then retreated north-wards, j

The patrol of Prince Alfred's Guardssurrendered near Steynburg after twohours'fighting. The men were strippedand after-wards released. |

A commando has appeared in LittleNamaqualand.

The residents of the Cape Peninsula, ex-cept officials and soldiers, have been for-bidden to possess arms or ammunition.

After February 1all the colony excepta few towns will then be under martiallaw.It is intended to land additional naval

guns at Capetown.Two of the largest commandos are sta-

tioned at Roosenkal, north-east Transvaal,and Western Magaliesberg.It is expected that Botha is organising

I Ten thousand Capetown Guards havebeen enrolled.

Jt is reported that Commandant Hertzogwill attack the Hex River Pass, isbeing strongly held.

The systematic collection of Boer familiesand stock at convenient centres is steadilyproceeding.

Voluntary refugees aie given advantagesover families whose head is still with, thecommandos. The refugees are mostly ac-quiescent to this action.

Lord Kitchener reports that there are3000 Boers at Carolina.

C4eneral Colville's column was engagedat Vantondershoek, and the Boers wereariven off with heavy loss.

William Steyn, the peace delegate whowas deputed to interview the Boers atStanderton, was arrested and sent to PietRetief on a charge of treason.

A 'big concentration movement is in pro-gress in. the Bethel and Ermelo districts(Transvaal Colony).

Commandant Beyer, with 1200 men and.five guns, continues trekking to the north-east since h;idefeat at Kruger&dorp.

Details of General Colville's engagementshow that during the march from NewDenmark to Valaklaagte 700 Boers at-tacked the baggage guard, consisting of300 of the Rifle Brigade and 50 Standertonpolice. Simultaneously 300 Boers chargedthe cavalry constituting the rearguard andforced them back ;but the enemy fled on.seeing the bayonets of the riflemen whohad hidden in a hollow.

The British battery did good execution.General Colville had one killed and 15

wounded.The New Zealanders defeated 800 Boers

westward of Ventersburg.The British prisoners at Helvetia and

Belfast havu been released.Only 100 of the colonials joined Com-

mandant Kruitzinger's commando.Sir A. Milner's departure from Pretoria

has been indefinitely postponed.Pretoria is now full of troops.The yeomaiiry, volunteers, and militia are

eagerly responding to the formation of theirproportion of volunteers and artillery re-quired for service in South Africa.

Twenty Boers jumped from a transporton arriving at Ceylon and took refuge onboard a Russian steamer bound for Odessa.No effort was made to detain the vessel.

January 19.The advanca of the western raiders has

been checked, the Boers retiring to Gal-vinia. where the main commando had re-mained.

I Ttie situation in the Midland section o£the colony is grave.

The released troops state that De Wet'scommando is composed chiefly of foreigner.'.Their clothes and boots are worn out, bufcthey have spkndid horses. The nativesaresupplying mealies and fruit.

The Australian Bushmen participatedwith the Highlanders in the victory underColonel Grey at Ventersburg. One Brit-isher was dangerously wounded. Fourdead Boers and two wounded were found,together with many riderless horses.

Lord Methnen, to the westward ofTftungs, attacked and drove De la Reywith 1000 men to the southwaid, losingtwo killed and five wounded.

The Boers surrounded Danielskiul on thesth. They attacked the place for fivedays, threatening that unless it surrenderedthey would destroy all the houses, includ-ing the shelters of the women and chil-!dren; but, flying the white flag, theBoers ultimately withdrew to Rietfontein."- The announcement of the disarmamentof civilians at the Cape came as a thunder-bolt to the disloyalists. The penalty forcontiavcnlion is fixed at seven years' im-prisonment or a fine of £500, with twoyears' hard labour.

The Pouuguese are transporting to Lis-bon 900 Boer refugees at Dslagoa B^y.

General Tucker has b&en appointedto thecommand at Bloemfontein, in nlace ofGeneral Hunter, who i,s on the invalid list.

General Clements commands the seventh,division.

| New Zealand Rough Rider T. 0. Mar-tin died at Pretoria of enteric fever.

[Trooper T. O. Msrfcin belonged to Grey-mouth, and Jcft New Zealand as a member "of

I the fouith contingent]! January 20.j The Boers have captured a British trainof cars for Balmoral laden with mining

1material for the Rand.The troopship Canada has sailed for theCape with 1300 regulars and520 recruits for

General -Baden-Powell's Police.i Three squadrons of the Johannes-burg Mounted Rifles captured the;Boer outpost near Springs. theterminus of the East Rand railway line.A strong Boer force subsequently made astrong attack upon the British, but wererepulsed.

Sixty-seven Dutch from the township ofAberdeen have joined the raiders.

January 21.Eleven farmers have been airested and

brought before General Cradock for drillingand inviting the invaders to their homes.

Native scouts captured 400 horses afcWolvehoep.

Commandant Hertzog, at Calvinia,anxiously inquired for General De la Rey'swhereabouts.

Seven hundred rifles have been handtd, to the authorities at Carnarvon.

The town guard and detachments of theAustralians at Willowmore repelled 400of Kruitzinger's Boers.

While covering with gra<=s a trap-mineworked on a level with the caith nearZeerust, the v. eipht preyed too heavilyon the lever used to firs the cli irge. \tliicli

1 e^g^dssig killing Lientetmat Wallace

OTAGO WITNESS. January 26, 190122

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'war cry in the Maori tongue, which may betranslated, "Be strong, New Zealand. Fightbravely for your Queen and country for ever,ever, and ever." The Union Jack and theNew Zealand flag and fern were also pro-minently displayed on the shield.

The address, which was the work of thefirm of John Sands, read as follows :—" We,the non-commiseioned officers and men ofthat portion of the Br&t contingent of NewZealand Mounted Rifles now stationed inSydney, beg your acceptance of the accom-panying photographic shield as a small markof appreciation of your kind efforts on ourbehalf, both in war and peace. We knowthat on all occasions you ha"c upheld thohonour of the regiment and of our countryby your intrepid conduct in the field, and wefeel that your popularity with all ranks ishighly deserved. We are grateful at thediscrimination and tact shown by you in yourdealings with the rank and file of the regi-ment, and we know that our comrades, notwith us. would, were they preaent, join us inwishina: you the happiness which your un-swervina rectitxide merits."

Mr Seddon. in tho c-nirse of a happyspeech, spoke highly of Lieutenant Hughes,and slated that it was his intention to recom-mend that officer for the rank of captain intho N?w Zealand militia.— (Cheers.)

Mr Seddon afterwards made thp presenta-tion, and Lieutenant Hughes briefly thankedhis men for their handsome gifts.

A SWORD OF HONOUR.Several hundred p'-iotographq of the sword

of honour presented by the residents of Dtm-edin to Major-general Baden-Powell, withparticulars of the workmanship, havebeen re-ceived in the colony. Subscribers who desirecopies may obtain them on application to MrJ. A. Eirby, of Stafford street.

LIEUTENANT-COiIMAXDERCOLQUHOUN.

Lieutenant-commander Colquhoun, wholast month was perponally decorated by theQueen with the Distinguished Service Orderin recognition of his serwees in South Africa,is well known in New Zealand. He cameout as fourth officer of the Rotomahana, and,staying in that vessel during the whole of hisservice with the Union Company, he rose tothe position of first mate under CaptainCarey. The company had a good opinion ofMr (Jolquhounas a thorough sailor and amanof wide resource, and when he resigned inorder to join the Victorian navy it was gene-rally predicted that he would make a namefor himself.

Amongst the passengers by the Moanaon Saturday from Sydney were SergeantLe-strange, Corporal Shepherd, and TrooperSmythe, of the first contingent, who cameover to return to the front with the sixthcontingent. Corporal Jones, of the secondcontingent also returned invalided.

The members of the Federal C&Biingen,t,werepaid off at Wellington on the 15th mat.Some 20 of them go into camp at Newtownfor the sixth contingent, but the re3t returnto their home3. They are allowed to retaintheir uniforms.

A Wellington message states that DrO'Neill, assistant surgeon Dunedin Hospital,has been appointed assistant surgeon to theBixth contingent.

The followingshows the rapidity with whichLord Kitchener has obtainedhis present highmilitary rank:— Lieutenant,January X,1871;captain, January 4, 1883;major, October 8,1884;Lieutenant-colonel, June15, 1885:colo-nel, April 11, 1888; major-general, Septem-ber 25, 1596;lieutenant-general, with therankof general in South Africa, November, 1900.

THE SIXTH CONTINGENT.

ALL FESTIVITIES TO BEABANDONED.

THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE DRAFTA NEW PROGRAMME TO-DAY.

A meeiiag of the Organising Committeeto arrange a fitting leccption to the troopsreturningby tlif Orient washeld at the GrandHotel on Monday, when there were,present—The Mayor (in the chair), the Hon. J. G.Ward, Messrs J. A. Millar, A. Morrison, A.R. Barclay, and J. F. Arnold, M H.R.s, T.W. Kempthorne, J. A. Park, C. Speight, J.H. Hoaking, J. F M. Fraser, C. R. Smith,M. Cohen. J. F. Kirby. G. L. Denniston, T.Scott Taylor, N. H.'Bell. TV. Speight. J.Duncan, \V. A. Low. Captain Loasby, Cap-tain Mitchell (Dunedin City Fire Brigade),'and Mr H. C. Campbell (secretary). -

The Mayor said that the reason why thev

meeting had been called was to meet MrWard and have a conversation withhim as towhat course the committee should pursue inview of the telegrams which have been re-ceived regarding the health of her Majestythe Queen. Ifduring thenext few hours, or,at any rate, before Wednesday, they receiveda telegram announcing the death of her Ma-jesty it would settle things definitely andfinally But the point to be considered atpresent was what they were to do in regardto the present situation, and whatMr Wardwouldadvise them to do.

Mr Park then outlined for Mr Ward's in-formation the programme that had alreadybeen arranged.

Mt Ward said that he thought, as far asour troopers were concerned, it was the dutyof the colony to extend a hearty welcome tothem, without any undue or excessive displayof enthusiasm. It was to be rememberedthat they have been away fighting for theirQueen and country, and in the course of avery short time the colony would despatchanother 500 men to the war He quite agreedwith MrPark that there should be but littledisplay in the event of there being any fur-ther news of a disquieting nature; but afterthe Imperial Government had specially sent

Berntsen, L. W. Blundeli, A. R. Boddmgton,A. C. Barnes, W. Callaghan, A. Cameron, E.Carley,H. J. W. Clarke, C. Cuff, Tv. A. Cullen,H. Candy,H. J.Gurran, W. Davey, J. Deianey,J. Derniott, C. Donolmc, P. T. Darroch, J.Edun, J.Egan, C. D.Engstrom,K.M. Evatt,T.Fergusmi, i\ W. Fietman, G. A. Fraser, J.Goode, W. Go?nell, \Y. Hepburn, £>. R.Hentz,M. K. Herbert, H. G. Hiilzel', W. G. Home,W. F. Homing,C. H Hulme, V\r.Hes>difei, V.J. Jaffray, VV. Johnson, E. Jones, A.S. Jonson, C. 0 o%fprison, E.Kenny, h.J. Law, F. H. Lawrence, J. 11. Lceveis, J.I'l'Lett, C. M. Lmdopp, T. M. Lucy, P. Lux-ford, E. A. G. Mickle, F. A. Miller, H. J. Mil-ler, L. P. Miller, A. X Milton, A Morrison,J. W. Malcolm (3econdcontingent), P.Mowleni,J. H. Murdoch, D. Munay,J. L.Mitciiall, J.Martmdale, N. A. M'Lean, G. Nelson, W. A.Nathan, J. Man&on, F. Onyon, It. Parkinson,L. Parsons, J. A. Pesomi, J. Prulps, W. H.Pike, F. Reeve. W. ReiUy, E.L. Richards, J.Robertson, J. L.Ryan, J. Seymour, G. Sh.?w,W. Sherman, W. A. Simmonds, C. Smith, 'X.Smith,J. Spence, C. W. C. StcivaiJ,C. Stew ait,J S. Spencer, H. Strsngenuur, J. Stiawbridge,J. Stringer, G. H. Stubbs, M. Sullivan, SSmith, G. E. Taylor, C~. C. Thomson, J. H.Tienery, A J.Turner, D.Turner, A. it,. TJrwin,J. Walsh, H. A. Watts, M. A. West, B. H.Wm+lirop. H. R. Wright. All these are Wel-lington men.

No. 18 (Wellington) ComiDany J. Allooit(Wanganui), F. J. Bunell (Petone), H.~ P.Biowne (Fe.idmg), H. Bushnell (Gisborne), J.Buirouglis(Mailborough),O.T.Baigent (Wake-field), E. Beardmore (Nelson), "W. p. Bojca(Motueka),F. J. Bnggs (Taranaki), J.W. Baker(Palmerston North), A. B. Birk?tt (Opunake),A. Balstad (Wellington), F. Bourne (UpperHutt),E. Brown (Wellington), T. Brown (Wel-lington),J. W. M. Brown (Wanganui),J. Camp-bell (Mosgiel), W. Cameron (Marlborough), iP.R. Cotton (Reefton), H. Connell (Taranaki), 11.Connop (Hastings), S. H. W. Crawford (Wel-lington), C. B. De Lautour (Giaborne), P. A.De Loree (Hunterville, laia third contingent),A. S. Ericson (Wanganui), W. C. Ellis (NewPlymouth),D.P. Evans (Taraiiski),T.Fraser(Gisborne), W. K.Freeman (Duaedui), H. W.Gillies (Napier), J. M. Graypcn (G-isborne), C.Gla3s (Gisborne), J. P. Gibbons (Nelson),R. J.Glen (Greymouth), C. S. Girdlestone (Welling-ton;, F. H. Harris (Palmerst-on Noitn), P. E.Harvey (Kumeroa, H.8.), G. D. Hewitt (Wan-ganui), J. S. Huriy (Gißborne), C. Hurry (Gis-borne), G. Hunifrey (Gisborne), J. Hackett (Gis-bome\ G.S. Hibbcrd (Nelson),R. Hayes (Grey-mouth), H. J. F. Heley (Nelson), E. Haslstt(Wellington), J. H.Hayward (Danncvirke),L. A.Johnston (Te Ante,H.8.),A. W. Jensen (Grey-mouth), J. Jickell (Nelson), A. T. Kitney (Mar-ton, late second contingent), A.Law (Gisborne),C. N. Lewig (Wanganui), J. N. Leslie (Gis-borne), J. Linklater (Westland), E. W. Lahman(Hokitika), L. F. Leech (Taranaki), J. F.U/Cutchen (Hunterville), R. T. M'Callum (Na-pier), A. W. M'Millan (Napier), D. M'Niven(Chvs), J. M'Kinley (Gisborne), J. M'Goldrick(Napier), A. M'Keown (Stratford), G. J. Met-flalf (Dalylesford, Victoria), A. Miller (NewPlj-mouth), J. W. Momson (Taranaki), A.Mooney (WTnganui), E. E. S. Marsh (Napier),J. G. P. Morgan (Napier), J. A. Moore (Gis-borne), W. J. Morris (Blenheim), W. Middock(Blenheim), E. L. Meade (Nelson), H. Mer.ce(Wostpoit), F. Newcombe (Blenheim), L.

'O'Neill (Gisborne), W. E. O'Donnsll (Waji-sanui), J. J. Phillips (Wellingtoa), A. Pov/ell

'(Dannevrrke), F.B. Paul (Nelson),R. H. Por-ter (Gisborne),E J. Quinlan (Wellington), J.F. Richards (Maryborough), J. Reid fWestport),J. D. Rosa (Taranaki). A. Suoawell (Naniev),R. G. Sturm (Clive), E. A. Skeet (Gisborne),jG. Smith. (Nelson),A.Scott (Motueka).J. Street(Nelson),H Stavens(Napier)., T.Stafford ("Wai-pav.a), G. W. Sullivan (Wanganui, late fifthcontingent), E. Terrin (Blenheim),W. K. Tap^lii (Patea), E. Theobold (Wellington), F. G.Thomas (Marlborough), W. R. Tipler (Ingle-wood),E. J. Turvey^Canterbury), H. W. Wft-kins (Hastings), A. Walsh (Napier). J. D. Wil-liamson (Marlborough), G. Wilson (G-reymonth),H. R.Young (WangamuV

No. 19 (Canterbury) Company " J. Alexander(Timaru), M. T. Blyth (Tinianz>, L. C. Burke j(Timaru). G. Batenian (Waimate), G. Butt|(Cheviot), T. H. Brown (Mount Somers, Ash-burton),D.J. S. Burns (Canterbury), T.Black-ley (Christcriurch), J. Brydon (Leithfieldi. F.W. Blank (Oxford,East Canterbury), W. E. H.Butcher,F. E.Bailey (Christchurch), A Burns(Timaru), J. Cooling (Geraldine), J. Chadwick j(Omstckurch), J. Cassidy (Pleasant Point),D.A. Cassidy (Cuat), G. N. Cresswell (Christ-church),W. Cullen (Timaru),H.Coolmg (Wood-bury, Canterbury), J. Chamberlain (Christ-church), J. Cabot (Timaru, lete first contin-gent!, F. J. Darby (Canterbury South), A. Dor-ward (Oamaru), P. Doherty (Christchurch), C.Ellen (Waimate), J. H. Edwards (Tinwald), P.Farrow (Christchurch), J. Ford (Rangiora), R.H. Free (Christchurch), C. T. Flyger (Palmer-ston), S. Gilbert (Linwood),A. Gawler (Canter-bury), E. Gillanders (Springfield), J. GebbiefWoolston), D. W. Gebbie (Stunner), E. G. L.Hart (St. AVoane, Christchurch), M. Harrison(Christchurch), T. Harris (Christchurch). J.Hall (St. Albans, Christchurch).B. L. Hodg-son, J. T. A. Johnston (Christchurch), G. K.Jackson (Dunedin, late second contingent), J.N. Kelly (St. Albana. Christchurch), L. D.Legros (Ricoartou), F. J. Lawrence (Chrst-church), L> W. Manning (Wellington). W.M'Cle&ry (Christt-hurch),J. M'Kenzie (Christ-church), R. R. M'Kmght (O'Kains Bay), E.G. M'Cullough (Le Bons Bay), W. Mathews(Timaru), J. C. Martin (Timaru), W. Marshall(Kaiapoi), W. H. Moore (Canterbury),W. Mootp(Dunedin), D. W. L. Mehrtens (Rangiora!, J.H. Morrison (Waltham),J. J. Melton (Timaru),A. M. M'lntoah (Timaru, late third contingent),W. E. Marsh (Masterton, late fifth contingent),W. J Martin (Momra»ton, Dunedin), W. D.M'Coll (Berhampore, Wellington), J. M'Kay(Hrmterville),P. Pettisrick (Wellington). S. J.Pye (Temuka), W. C. E. Partridge (Christ-church), W. Payne (Ran>iio->-a). R. G. PorterGisborne), T. Paterson (Wellington), E. Quill(Ranjriora), W. H. Rippingale (Waipate), J.W.Rippinsrale (Temtika), J. B. Riopingale (Wai- jmate), G. F. Donalds (Chriatchurch), N. D.

'Robertson (Castlecliff, Wanganui, late thirdcontingent), W. G.Rouse (Otago), E.G. Smith(Lower Hutt,late Brabant's Horse), H. Shields(Sydenhatn), F B. Smith (Onehunga). S. W.iSlates (Timaru), A. Small (Governor's Bay,Christchurch), G. Sprine (Lin-wood). G.R. F.Sayle (Loburn), G. E Solhtt (Waltham road,Christchurch), J. Shannon (Chertsey). B.Stephens (Christchuxch). F W. Snuet (Wai-mate), P. T. Shand (Christchurch, late secondcontingent),A. B. Saivn-clprs (Christchurch,lat*>second contingent), J. Stewaa-t (Feilding), J.Scott (Temuka), E. E Tatam (Canterbury), G.C Talbot (Timaru), T. V. Vincent (Timaru),J. Valentine (Christchurcb), F E. West (Tim-aru),M.J. Ward (Waltham).J. G Watson (Hals-well).E. A. Wall (ChristcHurch), A. Wicks(Woolaton), F. W. White (Christchurch), P.White (Ch^tchurch), G. H. Wood (Christ-church), E.Willis (Ashburton).

AN INTERESTING QUESTION.AUCKLAND, January 15.

At a meeting of the Sixth ContingentSend-off Committee a lively discussion tookplace, on the emotion of Mr Wesley Spragg,that in deference to the wishes of LordRoberts no alcoholic liquor be providedatthe dinner to the troopers. A majorityvoted for the motion, but the minority de-clared the meetinghad been packedby thetemperance people. It was then decidedthat only those who had attended previousmeetings should vote, the result beingeight for and eight against. It was finallydecided that the Refreshment Committeeshould be asked to make a recommendationon the matter.

AUCKLAND'S SELECTION.AUCKLAND, January 16.

With the arrival of three more men whohave been selected the Auckland division ofthe sixth contingent is practically complete.

APPOINTMENT OF NON-COMMIS-SIONED OFFICERS.

WELLINGTON, January 16.The following provincial appointments of

"non-commissioned officers in the sixth con-tingent have been made:

—Quartermaster-

sergeant, Colour-sergeant Mitchell (Wel-lington);medical staff orderly, Trooper A.Saunders (Christchurch). No. 17 Company:Sergeant-major, J. W. Malcolm (Nelson);farrier-sergeant, G. W. Shaw; sergeants

—■

B. Turner (Wellington), S. W. Freeman(Otaki), Sydney Smith (New Plymouth), J.Irwin (New Plymouth);corporals— W. A.Nathan (Wanganui)), ■A. S. Johnson (Le-vin), A. E. Urwin (Wellington), G. H.Stubbs (Wellington);bugler, N. A. M'Lean(Napier). No. 18 Company: Sergeant-major, S. H. W. Crawford "(Wellington);farrier-sergeant, E. L. Quinlan (Welling-ton); sergeants— P. A. De Loree (NewPlymouth), E. Beardmore (Nelson), J.M'Goldrick (Napier), J. H. Leslie- (Gis-borne);corporals— J. Jickell (Nelson), A.Kitney (Wellington), M. Sullivan (Welling-ton), A. W. M'Millan (Wellington)";bugler, C. S. G'rdlestone (Wellington).No 19 Company (Canterbury): Farrier-sergeant, G. Rouse;sergeants

— G. K. Jack-son (second contingent), G. W. L. M'Her-tens, E. G. Smith, P. P. Shand; cor-porals

—B. L. Hodgson, L. Cabot, A M

,M'lntosh; bugler, C. T. Flyger. No. 20Company (Otago): Sergeant-major, H.W. Smith;farrier-sergeant, W. J. Crozier;sergeants — H. Coatman, E. F. Williams, J.L. Taylor, W. Lorrigan;corporal, A. H.Jones ;bugler, G. Collins. The promotionsof lance-corporals from the ranks will bemade later on, according to qualifications.

THE QUESTION OF SUPPLYINGLIQUOR.

AUCKLAND, January 18.At * meeting of the General Committee

in connection with the send-off to the sixthcontingent, a motion was carried by 19to 11 in favour of providing alcoholic re-freshments if requiredunder the supervisionof the committee.

CAPTAIN FULTON'S PREDICAMENT.WELLINGTON, January 19.

Lieutenant-colonel Banks, who is to com-mand the sixth contingent, arrived in campthis morning. Additional appointmentshave been made as follows:— LieutenantMarkham, of the Federal contingent, to becaptain of tLe Auckland company ;CaptainR. C. Smith, of Rangiora, Lieutenant A.Roso, Wellington, Lieutenant R. M. Wil-kinson, and Lieutenant M. Jones to holdcommissions, but in which company is notyet decided. It is understood that Lieu-tennnt-colonel Watt, of Wanganui, is toreceive command of a company.

A camp repoit, is current that CaptainFulton, who is now on sick leave, and whowas appointed to the command of a com-pany, has been prohibited by his medicaladviser from going to South Africa.

January 21.Captain Fulton's medical adviser will not

allow him to go with the sixth contingent.Captain Fulton's spine was grazed by thebullet that -wounded him, and he will needa considerable rest before he is fit foractive service. He is keenly disappointedthat he cannot return to the front.

VACANCIES IN THE CONTINGENTS.WELLINGTON, January 21.

It is ascertained that there are 193vacancies in the present contingents inSouth Africa, divided as follows:

— Second,80;third. 56;fourth, 31:fifth, 26. Themen now in camp here are being given theoption of joining any of these contingentsif they desire.

WELLINGTON'S SEND-OFF.During the day £110 was collected in

the city towards a fund for giving the sixthcontingent a farewell.

THE SHIPMENT OF HORSES.CHRISTCHURCH, January 21.

Altogether 180 horses have been shippedfrom Lyttelton for the use of the sixthcontingent.

AUCKLAND, January 17.Lieutenant-colonel Banks left for Wel-

lington by the Mapourika this afternoonto take over command of the sixth con-tingent camp at Wellington.

At a meeting of the Sixth ContingentRefreshment Committee to-day the ques-

tion of supplying alcoholic liquors at thesend-off entertainment was again con-sidered, the committee deciding in favour ofliquor being provided. This will be arecommendation to the General Committee,which w;ll

isfinally settle the question to-

morrow. WELLINGTON, January 17.The form of oath taken by members of

the sixth contingent declares that theywill serve within or without the colonyuntil lawfully discharged.

THE ROLL OF THE SIXTH.THE OTAGO COMPANY.

WELLINGTON, January 18.The following will compose the Otago

section— No. 20 Company— of the sixthcontingent:— E. F. Allen, Roxburgh ;W.J. Aitken, Oamaru; J. T. Beattie,Naseby ;J. P. Brown, Goodwood;Brit-tenden, Otago;J. Bishop, Hampden;R.Brown, Thornbury; J. L. Clark, Wood-haugh; W. J. Crozier, Waitahuna; T.Curie, Mornington;H. Coatman, Oamaru ;J. Cox, Oamaru;E. Carnegy, PalmerstonSouth; C. Cunningham, Waimate ; W.Cook, Clifton;J. Cochrane, Invercargill;W. M. Clark, Invercargill;E. D. Came-ron, Mataura; W. J. Cowie. Invercar-gill; G. L. Collins, Wellington ;W. J.Davis, Otago; S. Dale, Purakanui;E.Duncan, Palmerston South;P. R. Dewar,Dunedin;J. Edwards, Otago;J. Ewart,Otago;E. Earl, Oamaru;P. Farquhar,Otago;W. Forbes, Oamaru ;J. H. Fal-coner, Kakanui;H. C. Gillies, Dunedin;T. Gawn, Balclutha;R. J. Geary, Otago;W. Green, Dunedin;G. Geddes, Canter-bury South;C. E. Griffiths, Invercargill;F. Goode, Riverton;C. Hall, Dunedin;T. Hymes, Waipori;W. W. Harley, Dun-edin;H. Harvey, Otago; E. W. Hunt,Waimate;E. G. Hodgson, Hampden;W.A. Hewson, Pukeuri;G. H. Horan, River-ton;J. Hunter, Wyndham;A. H. Jones,Invercarcrill;H. Koppert, Otag*o;F. W.King, Glenavy; J. Kennard, Waianiwa(Southland);J. A. Key, Otaaia (Southland),J. Lyall, Otage; J. G- Leckie, Otago;A. Laves, Tuapeka;W. C. Laurie, Christ-church:T. A. Lindsay, Winton:W. Lori-gan, Waipori (fourth contingent) ; W.M'Donald, Sterling;R. F. M'Kenzie, Tua-peka;J. M'Meekin, Southland;J. M'Don-ald, Southland;A. H. Murray, Gore ;G.NicoL Dunedin;P. J. O'Lagan, Mataura;A. O'Keefe, Southland;W. Pullar, Otago;A. E. Pettitt, Dunedin; G. Parry, South-land;H. Popham, Southland; R. M.Robertson, Palmerston South;F. Raper,Dunedin; C. W. Rouffe, Dunedin; R. J.Ross, Southland;H. G. Stephens, Otago;J. J. Simpson, Otago;S. J. Sell, Otago;W. H. Stock. Kakanui; C. L. Stock.Riversdale; H. W. Smith, Invercargill(first contingent);J. Miller. Waihemo ;D.M'lnnis, Otago;W. Mitchell, Clutha;H.W. Monk, Dunedin; L. Mathieson, Dun-edm; J. M'Kay, Dunedin;R. M'Kenzie,Otago;J. M'Laren, Palmerston South;J.MKinley, Otago; T. Moses, South Can-terbury;R. M'Kay, Lawrence;R. M'Don-ald, Dunedin; T. Murray, Clinton:A.

wAiLiennan, Maheno;J. T. Martin, Lums-den;E. Marshall, Southland;W. Tucker;George A. F. Taylor, Oamaru;R. Thomp-son, Winton;J. L. Taylor, Windsor (firstcontingent);J. Wood, Otago;A. Wilson,Tuapeka; C. H. Walker, Dunedin; A.Wilson, Southland; J. F. Wilson, .South-land; E. F. Williams, Wellington(Roberts's Horse).

(From Ottb Own Cobbesi-ondent.)WELLINGTON, January 20.

The following is the roll of the sixthcon-tingentembarking atWellington:

—N"o. 17 (Wellington) Company: H. Anderson,

P. J. Aj^nstrong, T. H. Aikens, H. Baigent,H. Barrett, F. E. Beamiifc, A. Beaton, J.

(North Lancashire Regiment) and CorporalEdwards (New Zealand Artillery).

[Corporal H. A. Edwards was a member ofthe fifth contingent, and belonged to Auck-land.]

MELBOURNE, January 16.The Government have cabled that 100

young men have offered to join the Marquisof Tullibardine's Scotch Horse, but that theGovernment take no responsibility in thematter beyond undertaking the medicalexamination.

January 16.Tile Damascus has arrived with 42 in-

valided soldiers for Australia undei MajorMadoeks, of New Zealand.

January 18.Lieutenant Walker and Troopers Grange

and Scott, New Zealanders, are aboard theDamascus.

January 19.The Government have received a cable

from Sir A. Milner covering one from LordKitchener. The latter expresses his plea-sure at the increase in the number of thenew contingent. He will be grateful for afurther 500. The Government have de-cided to send 1000 men. .

SYDNEY, January 15.Applications for enrolment in the next

contingent for South Africa- are coming infreely.

January 16.There are 1500 applications for the new

contingent for the Cape. Captain Cox, ofthe New South Wales Lancers, who hasjust returned by the Orient, has offered hisservices.

The Victorian force will consist of 504officers and men. Colonel Tom Price hasagain offered his services for South Africa.

The South Australian contingent willcomprise 240 officers and men.

January 21.The followingNew Zealanders who served

in regiments raised in South Africa havereturned by the Damascus: — Hamilton,Geary, Parks, Henderson, Paflett, Thomp-son, and Keogh.

FREMANTLE, January 17.Colonel Francis and Trooper Wilkinson,

New Zealanders invalided from the Cape,arrived by the China. The former wastaken ill a few days ago, and is confinedto his cabin.

DEATH OF TWO TROOPERS.WELLINGTON, January 18.

Private advice has been received thatTrooper T. Martin died of enteric feveratPretoria on the11th inst.

GISBORNE, January 18.News has just been received that Trooper

Henry Kirkman, the first man to leave thisdistrict for the war, and who joined LordRoberts's Horse, died of enteric at Bloem-fontein in April last. He resigned hisposition as a Native schoolmaster to goto South Africa.

MESSAGE FROM SIR A. MILNER.WELLINGTON, January 15.

Sir A. Milner cables that Trooper Came-ron, of Martinborough, Wairarapa, died atLindley of enteric fever on the 2nd inst.'As- the name does not appear on the officiallists of the New Zealand contingents theauthorities assume that deceased must havejoined one of the corps formed in SouthAfrica.

(SIR A. MILNER'S MESSAGE.A CONFLICTING REPORT.

WELLINGTON, January 16.Sir Alfred Milner has cabled to the Act-

ing-Premier that Lieutenant Keddell, ofthe fourth contingent, was wounded on theleft arm at Ventersdorp a few days ago.The wound is not dangerous.

'A PROPOSAL TO INSURE TROOPERS.CHRISTCHUROH, January 15.

At a meetingof the Patriotic War FundCommittee an offer was received from theNational Mutual Life Association to insure25 men of the sixth contingent for 12months. The committee decided to thankthe association for its offer, but to informit that as the funds in the hands of thecommittee could not be applied to insuringonly one ieetion of the Canterbury troopers,and as the insurance of the whole number(was beyond the committee's means, it re-gretted the proposal could not be enter-tained.

DEPARTURE OF CAPTAIN FULTON.A considerable number of military and

other friends gathered at the railway stationon the 15th inst. to see Captain Fulton offonhis return to South Africa. Among thosepresent were Colonel Webb, Surgeon-lieu-tenant-colonel De Lautour, Adjutant Stron-

Captain Price, Quartermaster M'lndoe.Hearty cheers were givenas the train steamedout. The mayofwasunaware of the intendeddeparture of Captain Fulton and Dr O'Neilluntil after they had gone, so he sent the fol-lowing telegram to the former to catch theexpress at Oamaru:— "Sorry missed seeingyou at railway station to join in giving youand Dr O'Neill a hearty send-off. Nothingdaunted by your hair-breadth escape whenyou were severely wounded, in returning tothe fray you are showing a courage andheroism which weall admire more-than wordscan express. Allow me, on behalf of the citi-zens of Dunedin, to wish you God-speed andevery success in your renewed effort to helpthe Empire in South Africa.— (Signed) R.Chisholii, Mayor."

PRESENTATION TO LIEUTENANT'HUGHES.The popularity of Lieutenant J. Gethin

Hughes, of Napier, the officer in commandof a portion of the first South A frican con-tingent of New Zealand MountedRifles, nowin Sydney, was demonstrated on Mondaynight. The soldiers arrived from SouthAfrica by the troopship Harlech Castle some.weeks ago, buthalted at Sydney to take partin the Commonwealth festivities. They metat Quong Tart's Elite Hall on Monday nightfor the purpose of presenting their leader■with a handsome "photographic shield" andft beautifully illuminated address. The RightHon. R. J. Seddon was in the chair.

The shield contained a photo, of eachtrooper, with that of Lieutenant Hughes inffc© o#atee, ■urt&pimted by a New Zealand

OTAGO WITNESS.;jarmary 23, 190!HORSES FOR THE SIXTH CONTIN-

GENT.Mr Frascr, of thp Dcpai li<Tci-t of AgricuJ*

ture, informs us that 40 horses ioit Dunedinyesterday morning by the night goorb trair,and arrived at Chris tchurch at 6 o'clock la3tfevening. Twenty more were picked up atPalmerston. Forty wers al-o sent noith fromOamaru yesterday. These horses are for thesixth contingent, and will be shipped at Lyt-telton for Wellington. They were purchasedby the Stock department in Otago and South-land.CONTINGENT LEAVES WELLINGTON

NEXT SATURDAYThe sixth rontiiicrcnt will embark on the

Ccrnv/ill on Saturday. 26th in«t., sailing onthnl clay for Auckland.

The troopship Cornwall, which is to takeDiesixth contingent to South Africa, is expectedin Weliiiif,&oii on Monday.

A Sydney cable states that the Corn-wall, which is to convey the sixth con-tingent to South Africa, has sailed forNew Zealard.

THE ORIENT'S CONTINGENT.RECEPTION IN BRISBANE.

THE DUNEDIN COMMITTEE'S WOKK.MELBOURNE, January 16.

Sir A. Milner ha.s cabled that the OrientWill convey the Victorian contingent to(South Africa.

BRISBANE, January 16.The city to-night was handsomely de-

corated and illuminated in honour of thsImperial troops and the returned Queens-landers.

January 17.The Orient sailed for New Zealand thir

afternoon ai half-past 3.Mr Scddon, who was hboard the Govern-

ment yacht Lucindi, welcomed the return-ing troops ?.t the binqnet last night. H«stated that he was endeavouring to arrangea direct steam service between Queenslandand New Zealand. He proposed "

Successto Queensland."' Mr Philp,. replying, saidthatif the request for 10,000 troops referredto in the press cables proved to be correct,then,his Stp.te would contribute its quota.

WELLINGTON, January 16.Through the Deputy-Governor the Act-

ing-Premier has cobled to the Admiral ofthe Australian station asking whether"H.M.S. Mildun, now at Akaroa, cannotbe at Port Chalmers when the Orientreaches there with the returning troopers.

January 17.The Hon. Mr Ward has received a cable

from Mr Seddon, who is now at Brisbane,stating that the New Zealand contingentreceived a great reception on the Orientyesterday. The steamer sailed again atnoon to-daor. The Premier says he goesback to Sydney on Saturday, and thence ti>Melbourne, en route to the Bluff.

H.M.S. MILDURA COMES TO PORTCHALMERS.

WELLINGTON, January 18.A cable message has been received by theDeputy-Governor stating that, in accordancewith the request mads to the Admiral on theAustralia station, he has given instructions

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that E.M.S. Mildura, now at Akaroa, shouldbe at Port Chalmers when the Orient arrives-with the returning New Zealand troops.

THE ORIENT WILL ARRIVE ONWEDNESDAY.

The Un'on S.S. Company on Friday re-ceiveda cable from CaptainKershaw, R.N.R.,of the Orient, statins? that the trooushipwould arrive at Port Chalmers at 6 o'clockon Wednesday morning.

Captain Hughes, who is an old friend ofMr C. R. Smith, of Dunedin, has sent himthe following message from Brisbane:

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Orientarrives inDunedin on tho23rd (Wed-nesday next). There are eight officers and160 men aboard.

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quicker. They saw the case was hopeless, and1marched them off io the general. Ihad onlyjust left the place with the prisoners when''

whiz" went a bullet right past my head. I

turned round in time to see my companiondoubleup this Boer—who had come out of the Jhouse—with a bullet. He then galloped up jtome andhelped to escort the two Dutchmeninto camp. A party was then sent from our Icamp to search the place, but nothing living

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was found. In the outhouse, however, a lot (

of ammunition was discovered, which, to-'

gethcr with the outhouse, was burnt. .1[\|jI|

A LIVELY BRUSH WITH THE BOERS.AN IMPETUOUS COLONEL.

A letter has been received in Melbournefrom Colonel Kelly, in command of the Vie- jtorians, dated Lichtenburg, November 13, inwhich the writer says:

— IWe have had some more excitement since

my la=t letter, in whichIinformed you thatwe were playing thepart of locusts, in eatingup all the food and torage in Jacobsdal. !

On the 7th of November we were informed [that,having about finishedJacobsdal, we were ,about to be moved to Vergenoef, for the

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purpose of putting that district through thesame operation, and as that place was only

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five miles away we concluded that we weregoing to have an easy time.It wasnot so easy, as the sequel will prove.

On the afternoon of the Bth Lord Methuen jispued orders that the whole of themountedforce should muster at five minutes past 4-pm., in as light marching order as possible,the waggons to carry two lull days' rations for (

the men, and two three-quarter days rationsfor the horsed and mules (no oxen teams to be 'taken), and then, instead of moving towardsVergenoef, we started in its opposite direc- Ition, and travelled about ten miles towardsKaffir Kraals, where we halted about 8 p.m. (fed and wateredour horse?, and lay down justas we were,and slept for two hours, and thensaddled up and started againat midnight, andtravelled steadily along for the remainder ofthe night, and at about daybreak (5 a.m.),after having travelledabout another18 miles,we came to a place called Wonderfontein,where our advanced guard was fired \xpon by

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a Boer picket. Our main body was rushed ,up, and in a very few minutes the hills and .rising ground were covered with Boers bolting i

in all directions.Our instructions were to push them hard,

and if possible force them over to the right,as there was another column, acting in con- ,junction with us, coming out in that direc-tion from Ottoshoop. j

We did so, and the Boers were caught be-tween the two columns and very badly cut

We (the VictorianImperials formed the ad- (vance guard) were thefirst under fire, andledthe pursuit all the time, and yet, owing to ,our wonderful luck, had only one man(Trooper Rickards) wounded, and he is nowdoing well. +

The Boers were very much surprised, asthey left their cooking pots on the fire, andtheir blankets and rugs "just as they tumbledout of them.It is simply marvellous how wei escaped

without having more- men wounded, as thebullets were coming "phut:phut-p.mit."knocking up the dust in, amongst, and allaround uf. I

We again adopted the same tactics that wedidat Kaffir Kraals,androde straightat them jat top Bpeed.and,they again declined to wait Iuntil we got to wliat I.consider a decisive 'range. i

A little incident occurred which ratherlimits my rifle shooiing for the future. '

During one portion of the fight, asIwasleading my men forward, and my horse be- |ing a bit better and fresher than the others, ,Igot about 100 yards ahead, over the crest ofa rolling ridge. »Isuddenly found myself ina veryhot place, jIsignalled back to my men to halt and die- !mount behind the crest, and as some Boerswere paying me individually too much atten- ■

tion, Ijumped off my horsr>, started himback for the lines, and lay in the grass andengaged with them in a duel on my own ac- ;count. j

This had an effect thatIdid not anticipate. 'Captain O'Farrell, seeing my horse returnriderle**, at once concluded that Iwas hit, 'and galloped out in the face of a very heavyfire to my assistance, and on bis arrival whereIwas busily employed was received, much tohis surprise, with vigorous abuse, and orderedback ac;ain to lib lines.

But it shows what a real good, plucky fel-low he is, and how he escaped without beinghit was simply marvellous. j

The genei-al witnessed the incident, and sent jfor me, and said the for the future he would i

prefer that Idid not shoot, except when notin active oommand of my men. {'Iexplained that the matter of mybeine so jfar ahead waa accident*!, and that, finding [that it was too hot to bring themen over theridge, Idid the be.it Icould under the cir-cumstances.

But he knew as well asIdid that the factwas that I*got co wild at 'being singled outand being made a special target of that Icould not resist the temptation of havine ashot in return, and that, most certainly, afterhaving once got out,Iwas not going to rideback tor all the Boers in South Africa.

But at any rate, my shooting is stopped,as the G.O.C.'s wishis equivalent to an order,but, perhaps, everything is for the beat, asif Ihad been back with my men, acIoughttohavebeen, wewouldallhave gone over theridge together, and, instead of having one jman to fire at uncovered, the Boers would.havo had the lot for a target, with a moreunfortunate result.

The fight ended about 8 a.m, when wearrivedat aplace calledKlip Kuil, withbothmen and horses completely done up.

A good many of our hortep received bulletwounds, and were still serviceable; one ofthem, shot clean throuarh the head, has beenworking ever since, without apparently any jinconvenience. (This is the second case ofthis i

description.)Wo rested at Elip Kuil until midnight, ,

when we saddled up again, and started forLichtenburg, 18 mile3, where we arrived atdaybreak on the 10th, again caught the Boersbefore they exoected us, took the town, gavetheBoers another run, captured a lot of wag-gons, oxen,stores, ammunition, prisoners, anda pom-pom, and have now settled down inLichtenburg to recruit, and once more play*the part oflocusts.

Lichtenburg is a very pretty little town,about one mile square. The streets are laidat right angles, and are all lined with fruitand rose trepp. The latter are at present inbloom, and the effect is charming.Init is the residence of the Boer general

De la Rey, and his family are at presentresiding there.

The losses of the Boers during the twodays' fighting were very great, and airongstthe killed were Limmer and Groebler, two oftheir most influential men in this district, jThey also lost all their waggons, provisions, |and cattle. j

The people of this place are mostly hostile, |so we give then* the option oi xaovius into

Trooper Charles Todd (Wellington), ofKitchener's Light Horse, writes, under dateNovember 20, as follows:—

SinceIhave been in Kitchener's Horse Ihave travelled right through Orange RiverColony and a good part of the Transvaal.WhenIleftNew Zealand I, in common witha good many others, considered the war prac-tically over. Now my opinion differs, andIam positively certain that the guerilla tac-tics of the Boera will keen the British gene-rals occupied for another six months. Aparagraph appeared in the Port Elizabethwaper in August stating that 50 New Zea-landers had enlisted inKitchener's Horse, andremarked that they were a fine body of men.In August we were sent from Port Elizabethto Bloemfontein by rail m "first cla^s

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way trucks, and the journey occupied threedays. At Bloemfontein we received ro-mounts, Argentine horses. Some of theseanimals had never been ridden before, andplenty of amusement was provided for agoodly number of spectators, among whomwas Regimental Sergeant-major Rogers, ofthe first New Zealand contingent, who wasincharge of the camp there. Nat. Williams,the Hutt jockey, was given a merry time.At Bloemfontein we were formed into two

[ troops, and joined the Bth and 10th cora-Ipanieg of the Hussara and a detachment ofNe3bit's Horse, and proceeded on our way toPretoria, our commander being LieutenantBaker, of the Gloucesters.

Kroonstad was reached without a shot be-ing fired. On arrival *t Vredefort Weg wecame into contact witha portion of the colo-nial division under the command of ColonelDe Lisle, and' we(New Zealanders only) wereordered to join the colonel's column. It wasat this place we fired bur fir*t_ shot. FromVredefort Weg we went to Vredefort, whereDe Wet andhis followers were reported tobesituated. This proved tobe true, and we hada sharp engagement. The enemy's strengthnumbered about 200, with three guns. TheBritish force numbered (with four guns) 1200.We drove them from one kopje, and tkeyretreated in a northerly direction towards the

,VaalRiver. Our casualties- were oneprivateof the New South Wale3"Mounted Infantry,who wm killed, and two others wounded.'Twenty prisoners w,ere captured, amongstthem a Boer gcout named Pretorius. Iob-tained permission to converse with him, andhe informed me that ho was ft German. Hetold me that the Boers would never give in.Isaid to him:"If the Boers will not yieldto the British, why do they not make astand?" "Ah,'it is our principle not tomake a stand," he remarked with a sneer.He added.

"You cansend the Boers to Cey-

lon, St. Helena, or anywhere else you like,but they will fight to the bitter end." Healso maintained that theBritish would nevertake De Wet alive. Ireminded him thatnever was a long time; and to this he re-sponded tl.at De Wet would shoot himselfrather than be taken prisoner by the Bri-tish.

From Vredefort we trekked to Viljoen'sDrift, where we had severalmore skirmishes,and ultimately drove De Wet and his partyover the Vaal River into the Transvaal. Onone of these skirmishes the New Zealanderawere nearly surrounded by the enemy, butthanks to theNew South Wales MountedIn-fentry our awkward position was relieved.We lost several horses in this vicinity, anda party of us had to tramp to Vredefort forfresh mounts. We were kept there for overa week, and were ultimately sent on to Pre-toria At Pretoria we came across the first,second, and third contingents of the NewZealandors, who gave us a hearty reception.They allhad a healthy appearance, but werelon<jin<? to be sont back to Maoriland. Ourlittle army was not kept long at Pretoria,for orders came that we wereto joina detach-ment of mounted infantry and proceed toCommando Nek, a distance of about 50 mile?.This was accomplished in three days. Onthe wayBoer patrols were reported, but theynever came within measurable distance, and"our commanding officer (Caotain Graham, of

[ Roberts's Horse) did not think it advisablej to make chase.

At Comtnando Nek we joineda Kitchener'sHorse regiment which was attached to acolumn under Colonel Legpe. The columnconsisted of the Border (foot) Regiment, 2ndM.T.'s. Roberts's Horse, Imperial Yeomanry,and Kitchener's Horse, and a detachment ofthoRoyal Artillery (seven guns). Our strengthwas close on 2000. From Commando Nekwe tre'.-ked to Rustenburpr. In proceedingalong the Rustenburp: Valley we were con-tinually harassed by Boer snipers, who wereresponsible for fivemenbeing killed and about15 wounded. At Elands River our advancescouts were attacked by a patrol party fromDe la Rey's commando. The next day ourscouts again reported the Boers a few mile3from Rustenburg, this time in large numbers.Tbey appeared to be well entrenched, butaftei a few shots had been fired they followedtheir favouriteplan, that of retreating. FromRuSteilblirg we marched back throucrh theRustenburg Valley,whichis known to Tommyas the Boer

"Sniper's Paradise," or"

TheValley of Dpath." On returning not a daypassed but snipers were encountered in partiesranging up to about 50. On returning ourcolumn was attached to that of GeneralClements, whom we met near Rustenburg.I On 26th October I,in company with anotherKitchener Horse trooper, was told off earlyin themorning to burn an outhouse at a Boerfarm. Iapproached the outhouse, and theother trooper kept a general surveillance overtha place in case of emergency. Ilooked inat the window, and to my great surprisenoticed two Boer3sound a.«leep. They hadtheir bandoliers on, and lines by their sides.At firstIdid not know what to do. Luckilyfor mo. whenIvolunteered to go and burnthpouthousemy comrade lent me his revolver.Idismounted from mv horse, went in quietlyat the open door, and snatched the rifles. Islung them, mountedmy horse, and cried outat the open d^.or,

"Hands up!" pointing the

revolver. If the pair had received an electricshock they could not have snrung up any

LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.Tn a letter written home by Bugler Alex-

an.lcr Syme, now serving with the New Zea-la-ider3 under General Plumer, he states:

—- On Thursday, November 29, we hadreveille at 2a.m., and mooned out at 4 in themorning,' w,hich was very chill. The No. 1'Company of the Third were sent out asadvance guard to Colonel Cradock's Brigade,and the Victorian Bushmen were sent out'on the veryleft. Shortly after this severalBoer shells landed among the advance£uard. a piece of one shell striking a trooper.named Stewart on the shin, but the doct >rattended to him. and he took his place in iheranks again. Our advance guard had dis-snounted, and were .walking up to ji cre6t,Arhen Lieutenant Tucker was shot in the leg.,'rhen they lay down, and Colonel Cradock'sipom-pom and gun 3galloped into action,

New Zealanders were dismounted, £>ndwe doubled forward? and then we had tocrawl on our hands and knees till we gotjjust near the skyline. It was at this time,.when we were crawling up, that poor youi'g/George Hyde was shot, anditmust have beenabout a quarter past 5 in the morning when,we got to our position. The Victorian Bush-men were on the extreme left flank, with apom-pom, and 15-pounders next, then the«econd contingent No. 1 Company of theThird, and then No. 2, Lieutenant Fitz-iherbert's section on the extreme right ofiColonel Cradock'a men, and then theQueens-land Bushmen belonging to General Plumer."with a pom-pom on the right of them, a{Maxim next, then yeomanry, more guns, and}then General Paget with the infantry andnaval guns. Our men did not know exact.v{where to fire at, and as they put their heads/up to fire, the Boers wereusually waiting for/tie. About 300 yards in front of us weiesome fairly nigh rocks, with a lot of treesijjrowing on them, and it was here that theißoers were. Sergeant Russell had just gotTip and fired when he was killed. Jack■'Anderson spotted a Boer among the rocks,»ud had fired several shots, when he got upto have another one just as the Boer waswaiting for him, and Jack got it in the thigh,fieveral of his mates carried him out, undera hot fire, but none of them got hit. Thetonly words that Iremember passed along thelineall day were,"Pass the word for the doc-tor," and it came along very often. Thedoctors were very game, doing their work.under a very hot fire, the only cover being&raps about six Inches high. When the gunsand men all along our line got the lange

»nd target, shell after shell, and thousands-of bullets, went right m among the rotks

OTA GO WITNESS. January 29J 1901

where ths Boers were. They must havesuffered very heavily, although they did havegood cover. When the infantry on cur rightwas charging a. kopje, the firing was terriiic,what with Maxims, heavy rifle fire, and theguns shelling. The West Riding Regimenthad theheaviest casualties. When they werecharging their colonel was shot through theankle, and several of his men went to carryhim out; the Boer 3shot down nearly allthe men, besides putting two more bulletsinto the colonel, which killed him. Theyeven shot down the stretcher-bearers, who donot carry arms, when they went to put thecolonel on the stretcher. It was terriblelying down in the hot sun, and we had nowater till about 11 a.m., and Ican tell youthat it was about the best relief we havebad during the war to get that drink. Weleft all the dead men where they fell thatnight, and we marched, or at least crawled,into camp at about a quarter past 11. Therewe were served with our rations and moreammunition.

a troopship here, he did not think that weshould'entirely forgo extending the hand ofwelcome to the returned troopers, althoughthe circumtsanees were such as t-ey di"not likehaving to welcome themunder Ihemen would perfectly recognise at once thatthoy could not expect anything in the shape

of an enthusiastic and spontaneous outburstof feeling. ,

Mr Cohen thought that they ncvld ma.<ea great mistake in attempting to carry outthe programme, and the public consciencewould be sorely wounded if this was doneafter the Queen was takenaway, and anythingin the way of festivities must be cut out oitheir arrangements. .

MrPark thought that the only thing to bedone was to take the troopers into the Agri-

cultural Hall and give them a luncheon.Mr Fraser said they must not forget that

these men were returning from 12 monthsof hardehips to their native land, and thecommittee should endeavour to strike ahappymedium in extending their welcome to

The Mayor thought Cr Park's suggestion■was the proper course to follow;, and, underthe circumstances, he should be sorry to seethe whole programme carried out.

Mr Fraser: Nobody suggests that.Mr Ward thoroughly agreed that anything

in the way of festivities should be dropped.The men should be heartily welcomed, antfrecognition of tb«dr services should be shown"by the citizens. ,

A general discussion then ensued on the

matter, and eventually it was decided to

abandon the whole of theprogramme already

Itwas suggested by Mr Hosking that themen ehould be marched from the station tothe Oval, where the service conductedby theCouncil of Churches shouldbe1held, and thenthat they should be taken to the luncheon atthe Agricultural HalL

On the motion of Mr J. F. M. Fraser, it■wasdecidedto adjournthemeeting till 2p.m.next day. whenthe committee would havo themorning's news to go by, and would arrangea new programme for to-day, full par-ticulars of which would be advertised in theEveningStar and Times.

-The matter of arranging for the luncheon

was left to the Social Committee to make allthe necessary arrangements for catering fora minimum of 400 people.

The Mayor then read the foliowing-tele-igram from his Excellency the Governor:

—*'Iregret thatmy arrangements -will not per-mit my being present at Dxinedin on Wed-nesday nexttowelcome the returning troopersirom "South Africa. Ihave followed thedoings of the New Zealand contingents

■throughout with the deepest interest, andliave not beenN disappointed in my nigh ex-pectations regarding- them. They haveproved themselves worthy descendants of a.glorious Empire, ever ready to uphold theirQueen and country. With the sixth con-tingent, now on the point of leaving ourshores, it is an object lesson to the worldthat those who volunteered were four timesthe number of those who were required.—Haufublt."" The Ladies' Committee hafve completed themanufacture of a sufficient number of khakipurses to enable each of the returningtroopers to be presented with one with agolden lining, which will be supplied fromthe funds at the disposal of the PatrioticCommittee. The purees are made of khakidrill, and are tied at the mouth with a red,rwhite, and blue ribbon. Upon eaoh ofthenV* i« neatly worked the word "Kapai"—

theladies' commendation of the work done in'■South Africa by the troopers. And &i themen will receive thepurses before they leavethe steamer the ladies' commendationwill bethe first to greet them.

The mayoraof Dunedin andPort Chalmers

Said a formal visit on Monday afternoon to[.M.S. Mildura to arrange matters in con-

nection with the reception of the returningtroopers per Orient.

The Imperial Veterans' Alliance, underthe presidency of Colonel Morris, held a well-attended general meeting on Saturday even-ing The Colonel announced the arrange-ments made for a parade to receive the in-valided colonial troopers to-day, and in theabsence of necessary information these ar-rangements arenot comnlete, he and CaptainNavies undertook to see to their completion.

borne foT anindefinite series of years, in orderto meet the charges of the increased military"force that will be required in South Africa.It is a gloomy outlook, relieved only by thesatisfaction Ministers must feel that they gofc-the general election comfortably over beforeit opened up.

SOME OF DE WET'S STORIES.De Wet was a* Thaba'Nchu recently and

sent amessage wishing good luck, telling the' Boers tohold out till December 10, whenallIthe English were going home as they had'!permission from Russia to fight only oneyear.

The Queen was in Capetown, to escape thaChinese, who had captured half of England:-Botha "had driven the English out of theTransvaal to Mafeking. De Wet was now!"fighting in the OR.C., where three com-mandoes were engaged burning houses and!killing cattle. The English had left iifcAfrica the volunteers who were wishing to,fight. Botha had taken Maritzburg. Buller,had gone home, having got a gold spear.Roberts was shot with threebullets on goingthrough Heilbron, where he died, and waaburied under the floor of the Towln HalLNatives were found working on Boertfarms. The number of sick was so greatthat General Hamilton was gathering all tha"eoMiers in the district to take them home.,'Prisoners taken who gave the foregoing in-3

formation state that theBoers travelinsmallparties of 15 to 50. They have never seen.Lord Roberts's proclamation. The prisonersoffered to fight for England, and take theBritish to the laager, if allowed to stay in'the country.

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WHAT THEPARISPRESS SAYS.The Siecle, after remarking that M. Pau-

liat, who welcomed MrKruger toFrench soil,was formerly sentenced to two yearo1 im-prisonment lor desertion, goes on to say ifthere are still combatants in the Transvaal'it is because all the Boers have not imitated!the example of Mr Kruger, who has pre-ferred to seek safety on what he calls freesoil. Itrested with him alone to make theTransvaal free- soil by demanding that all thefOutlandere should be free men. Mr Krugersaid he had never ceased to demand arbitrn-."tion, but for him arbitration had never been"anything but a means to obtain the conse-^cration of his violations of the two conven-tions of1881 and 1884. Mr Kruger said that:the war now being waged against the Boers"was a barbarous war, but all wars are bar-barous, even when they are wagedby civilised!nations. Guerilla warfare in particular as-sumes this character. At present the cam-paign is being carried on by bands of Boersandmercenaries, who are forcing thoseBoerswho have returned to their farms to rejoin,"them on painof death. The British, on theirpart, threaten to shoot those Boers who,afterhaving taken their oath of neutrality, takeuparms again,and they areburning farms which!give shelter to combatants. The people to^be pitted are the unfortunate creatures who,caught between ihp armed bands and the?British, risk their fortune and their life. Allthese demonstrations which might cause theillusion that the Powers will intervene wilFonly prolong the war. They will only hayaone result, that of making other useless vic-tims. The Boer Independence Committee can.be under no delusion as to the attitude ofthe European Governments.

The Radical says:—France can do nothing1for the Boers. "We think it better, MrKru.-ge>r, not U> join tho=e who wish to lure yonwith vain, words. We admire you and wepity 3-OU. Receive our respectful and soirow-ful greeting.

The Depeclie de Paris says that Mr Krugerwill not allow himself to be duped by theattitude and exaggerated speeches of the Na-tionalists, who seek to show that they mono-poliso patriotism.

The Rappel remarks that it cannot hope MrKruger's elforis will be successful.

M. Yves Guyo;. wiitingin the Siecle, criti-cising M>- Kruger's reception of somemembersof the League of the Rights of Man, recallsthe Edgar affair, and siys the ex-Presidentof the Transvaal has less right tban anybodyto speak of rights and libeity.

The Gaulois expres-os the opinion that itwould be neither absurd nor useless if thePowers were to propoee thnt Great Britainshould accept arbitration, on the Transvaalquestion.

LORD ROBERTS INLADYSMITH.j (From Ook Own Cokkespoxdext.)

LADYSMITH November 30.LorJP.oberts, in ad'lrescing the inhabitants

of L.tdysmith Trom the J#udysnuth railwaystation platform on !Sfo\ ember 50, told them,that he could now asiuve them that the warwas practically over, and that we had nowonly a few bands qfmen carrying on a sort ofof guerilla warfare to deal with. Heurgedthe people to bury all race feelings whendeal-ing with the fallen fpe. "Live," he raid,"

a« peaceably as you'ean ■with them, and letus see that grand ideal of a United SouthAfrica, with eiiaal rights and privileges foralb clashes of men in its boundaries."

The Commander-in-Chief was accompaniedby his daughter and =ome of his staff, and abody guard. He stays a few days in Lady-pmi'h before proceeding- south to Durban,where he is due on the 6thprcx. His Lord-ship looked verycareworn, and there weienotwantingsig.is of the gieat anxiety and troublewhich have been his for many months past.He £>l:o carried his right arm in a sling, theresult of a throw from his horse a few daysago. Lord Roberts was plainly drereed inservice uniform, not having a single distin-guishing mark to show his rank. He wasenthusiastically welcomed by all classes, thisbeing his first visit here.

— More than 20 times a year railway trainsin the United States are "held up" and rob-bed. The criminals who follow this dangerouspursuit ars fearless and usually work ingangs.

Mafeking with their belongings, or else weleave them 14- days' provisions for the family,and commandeer everything else, giving thema receipt. If they prove themselves friendsior neutral they get paid for what is taken; ifhostile they get nothing.Inaddition, we eat up with our horses and|

cattle all the growing crops that they willeat, and tread down and destroy the remain-der so if MrBoer does not gjve invery soonboth he and his family will have a deucedIbad time. |,!I,,l!,|IiI1'i'.!.1"!ii1'ij1!l|IiI

BRITISH UNREADINESS.MINISTERIAL MUDDLING.

MrH. W. Lucy, the London correspondent

of~the Sydney Morning Herald, writes:

—When a confiding public were first awak-

ened to the fact that her Majesty s Govern-ment, ignorant of or underrating the re-sources of the Boers, was wofully unpreparedfor war in South Africa, questions were natu-rally asked in Parliament as to what the In-telligence department had been doing, -imsbranch of the service occupies towards theWar Office theposition of scouts attached to

a column in ahostile country. What was theuseof the Intelligence department if they hadno intelligence to convey? Pressed on thispoint, MrBrodrick, thenUnder-secretary forWar,boldly answered that the Intelligence de-partment was thoroughly up toBoer prepara-tions, and had conveyed full information' tothe Government. As acceptance of this as-sertion involved the incredible assumptionthat the Government, knowing what was be-fore them, were content withmaking arrange-ments which for more than two months im-perilled the safety of British South Africa,it was regarded as a chivalrous defence bytheUnder-secretary of a section of his depart-ment.Ihave had the opportunity of conversing

with one of the higi.est authorities on thesubject, and find that it is the incredible thatoccurred. Mr Brodrick was literally correctin his assertion. The Intelligence depart-ment have for the last four years kept closeobservation upon Mr Kruger's agents on theContinent and in the Transvaal. Accordingto my informant, they had precise particularsof eveiy sun delivered to the order of theTransvaal Government. Theyknew the pro-bable number of burghers who would take thefield—knowledge confirmed by the event.They also noted and recorded the steady in-

flux of foreign mercenaries waiting the wordto fall to. InJuly of last year,earlier warn-ings being disregarded, a formal communi-

cation was made for the consideration of theCabinet advising the despatch of a large forcefully equipped, estimated to be sufficient tosafeguard Natal and Cape Colony from thefirst onrush of the Boer 3

\» we know too well, nothing was done.When on October 12 in last year the Eoerscrosied the frontier they were confronted oy12$00 men, poorly armed. To make matters

this email force was broken up in two/detachments. Four thousand stood for awhile at Glencoe, soon to be swept away Dy

the flood of theBoer invasion;the remaining8000 were encamped at Ladysmith. If theBoeT3 had carried out their original plan ofcampaign and marched straight on to the sea,nothing could have saved Durban and Cape-town. .."Li.Itis admitted even in Downingstreet thatthe Home Administration terribly blundered.iTo err is human: but there is somethingquiteinhuman inthe state of things here dis-closed, showing that blunders were committedwith foreknowledge of what, they must leadto. This is a serious statement, not to bsmade upon mere rumour. Irepeat that Ihave the highest authority for it. Officersand officials directly connected with the ln-telligence department are, of course, tongue-tied But it is not the least regrettaole m-cident in a bad business that abody of menwho faithfully did their appointed dutyshould lie under the charge of being worssthan useless—fntally misleading.

General Buller, in a speech delivered atPietennaritzburs?on the eve of his departurefrom Natal,put the matter in threesentence*:"I landed at the Cape on October 31 lastyear," ha said. "Iwas a general without anarmy. The army was to follow." This was19 days after the Boer forces had crossed thefrontier. Not since theCrimean warhas sucha terrible indictment been brought against aGovernment. Just a year a^o, when thecountry first began to realise the dangerousmuddle in which it had been landed, a Con-servative Peer,apowerful buttress of (ha Go-vernment, gloomily discussing the situation,

said: "If there is any unnecessary loss oflife owing to our hopeless condition, there isone Minister who oußht to be impeached.No one at the table ventured to ask who wasthe culprit. Later such persistent and circum-stantial attacks were made, chiefly inUnionistcircles, arainst the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer, that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach foundit desirable to make anopportunity for pub-licly denying that he was personally respon-sible. At the Intelligence department, andgenerally at the War Office, it was certainlyunderstood that the reason why timelypre-paration was not mede wasbecause the Trea-sury objected to find the money. But noMinistry can shift its responsibility upon anindividual colleague. Especially in a matterof momentous interest such as this the Cabi-net vronld net as a whole, and as a whole itwill be held responsible.

That " sorely-shorn sheep, the British tax-payer, realises with a eroanthat thenecessityfor the hasty andby Ministers unexpectedwin-ter season implies'further raisiny of money.When the war actually broke out the Govern-ment indicated their opinion of its probablemagnitude and duration by asking for 10millions sterling. Before the prorogationthe sum actually raided was 70 million?. Intaking the vote the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer confidently assumed that the warwould be over in September, and that thisamount wouldamply suffice for allneeds. Itbecomes increasingly clear that if wethe account with an expenditure of 100 mil-lions weshall do -verywell. Beyond this thereis the certainty of a large annual cost to be

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WEDDING AT RESIDENCE OF MR FRiSDK. TOWLER, FEILDING, ON 7th NO-VEMBER, 1900.

Miss Susan Robinson, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Robinson, Sawyers' Bay, to MrAValter Alfred Towler, eldest son of Staff-Sergeant Major Towler. (Sitting down on left)Mr Fredk Towler, uncle of the bridegroom (On right). Mrs Fredk. lowler, aunt of thebnde^room The rest of the gioup are nephevvs dnrlnieces of Ihe bridegroom.

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—Hicks, photo. TAIEEI HORTICULTURAL SHOW.SOME OF THEFOLIAGE PLANTS.

" VIEW ON RIGHT OF HALL.THE FIRST AND SPECIAL PRIZE DECORATED TABLE. VIEW ON LEFT OF HALL.

Won by Miss Lizzie Findlay.

~G. Watts, photo. WAITATI GUX CLUB, FORMED JANUARY 1, 1901.

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OT AGO WITNESS.

Scenes and Life in the " Land of the Chrysanthemum," Happy Japan.(PHOTOS KINDLY LENT BY MR A. MIDDLETON.)

Jwuvry 23, 190126

SCENES AND LIFE IN THE"LAND OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM"—HAPPY JAPAN.

(.Photos kindly lent by Mr A. Middleton.)

— Southwick, photo REFITTING BUCKETS ON DREDGE 222. PATIENTS AT PORT ELIZABETHHOSPITAL, SA

PORT ELIZABETH HOSPITALA Smiling Patient— "What price"

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THE LATE KEEPER SCIASCIA,PORTLAND ISLAND.

MONUMENT IN COURSE OF ERECTION AT PORTLAND ISLAND PORTLAND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSEKeeper Hansen and Mrs Hansen.

PORTLAND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE STATION, LOOKING SOUTH,—J. R. Dickson, photo. Portland Island keepers serving the station.

—T. J. Cor, photo. TIRITIRI LIGHTHOUSE AND KEEPERS' HOUSES. ENTER 1901; EXIT 1900.

OTAGO WITNESS.

MR J. E. ANSIN AND FAMILf, PORTLAND ISLAND

Jwi-ihy23, 1901

MANUKAU HEADS LIGHTHOUSE.— Sears, photo.CAPE EGMONT LIGHTHOUSE— Sears, photo.

\TD ISL— J. E Dickson, photo. POETLAND ISLAND.Keepers and their families picnicking on the beach at the land'ng. The late keeper Sciascia

indicated by a cross.

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(See Illustrations Elsewhere.)Next in order on the East Coast is the

lighthouse on Tiri-tiri Island, 18 milesnorth of Auckland, serving as a guide tothe entrance of that harbour. The toweris entirely of iron painted red, the light isof the 2sd ordei diopric, flashing every10 seconds, and is visible 24 miles. Thereis also a fixed red light to point outseveral dangerous sunken rocks in theneighbourhood, chief of which is theShearer's Rock, about one.mile east. Thetower was completed and the light firstillumined on January 1, 1865. "It is atthis station that the inward 'Frisco boat isfirst sighted and the postal authorities ofAuckland advised by telephone so as toprepare them for the despatch and deliveryof the English mail." Itis also oneof thestations where the weathe* is hoisted dailyon receipt of Captain Edwin's report. Stillnearer,to Auckland are the Bean rocks, adangerous reef uncovered at low water.Here, on an elevation of 50ft, is a fixedlight that can be seen about 10 miles inclear weather, showing three colours— red,■white, and green

— to guide mariners whenentering Auckland harbour. At the veryentrance to this harbour is Ponui Head, asteep bluff surrounded by dangerous rockyislets, »n one of which

'is a white tover

showing a sth order dioptric light, flash-ing every 10 seconds, and visible 12 milesout to sea. These three lights mark theentrance to Auckland harbour, while furtherto the north, aoout 20 miles from CapeColville, is Cuvier Island, two miles inlength, and rising to a remarkable peak inthe centre, which evenbefore thelighthousewas built could be seen many miles out tosea, and served as a finger post to thechannel. Here a revolving light of thesth order dioptric is now erected, which,from its pointof vantage, can be seen fully26 miles distant.

The sheltered reaches oi the Bay ofPlenty have not as yet called for the erec-tionof any lighthouses, but the headland ofEast Cape, forming the most easterly pointof New Zealand, jutting boldly out to meetthe great rollers of thePacific, is.an idealspot for such a tower, and accordingly oneis now in process of erection, and may becompleted before these notes reach thepublic. The land all around East O«neihas a .very mountainous appearance and thesummits of five distinct rangesmay be seenbacked by the snow-capped Ikaurangi,55*35ft high. The cape itself is of a re-markable whitish clay sand, a formation"which extends in ban-en, broken cliffs formany miles. In face of it is an islandabout one-half mile in circumference,steep, almost inaccessible, and bounded byxocks extending some distance to thenorth.Strong breezes blow round this cape, whichare apt to die away suddenly, their coursebeing marked by curiously distinct lines de-picted in the water shading into vivid tintsof blue and green. A vessel may lie herebecalmed for hours, within sight of a strong(breeze.

Gisborne and Napier have harbour lightsonly, the former red and the latter white,Bhown from a tower 20ft high, with a fixedred and white light on the East Spit show-ing the two colours from different posi-tions. But half way between these twoports lies Portland Island, and on it isfound one of the first-erected and most im-portant lighthouses on our coast. Thelighthouse at Portland Island was erectedin the year 1877, and is constructedpartlyof Australian and partly of New Zealandtimbers. Its cost was 'about £6500. Thelight, which is a revolving white light ofthe second order (dioptric holophotal) at-taining its greatest brilliancy every 30seconds, was first exhibited on the 10th ofFebruary, 1878. From the lower part ofthe tower a fixed red light, with a smallone, is shown over the

'Bull Rock,' which

lies from three to four miles north-eastfrom the lighthouse. The tower is about44ft high, and the light-plane about 300ftabove sea-level, and is visible, in clearweather 24 milee. The lighthouse issituated on the extreme south-east cornerof the island. The island,as seen from thesea, presents a conspicuous, weather-wornanpearance, rising in an abrupt, white cliffabout 250ft above the sea. The island isabout two miles long^by an average widthof about a-guarter ot a mile. The surfaceds' of an undulating nature, and is coveredwith scrub (Ta whine) and grass. Withthe exceptionof a few wind-SAvept cabbageand Taupatu trees, there is no bush on theisland. At one time a large Maori settle-ment existed on the northern end of theisland, and whaling was profitably andvigorously carried on by the Maoris, but,alas, nothing now remains to indicate thatsuch was the case, except a heap of bones,somebroken hoops, and staves of casks, anda couple of rusty try-pots. The principalclanger to shipping consists of' numeroussunken reefs and rocks between Table Capeand the island, and shipping usually givesthat part of the coast a wide berth. On thewestern— i.e., theNapier side, there are nodangers, and vessels can approach to with-in half a mile of the island with perfectsafety. So far there have been no occur-rences of general interest in connectionwith the lighthouse, but there have beentwo wrecks on the island, both unfortu-nately attended with loss of life. Thefirst of these, the barque Alexander New-ton, bound from Port Stephens to Napier,loaded with piles, occurred on the north-east corner of the island, at about noonon the 18th June, 1894, *a a strong easterlygale. None of the keepers saw the oc-currence, and they were not aware of the"wreck till some of the crew arrived at thelighthouse station. The vessel broke upwithin half-an-hour of striking. The cap-tain, cook, and one of the seamen weredrowned, and their bodies never recovered..€he second mate wasbadly knocked about.Very little of the vessel came ashore, andall that remains to indicate where shestruck is the windlass, chains, anchors, andpant of her stern. The second wreck, that of$he thre©-masted §co\v Piratet of. Auckland,.

IN A FIERCE BATTLE.

GALLANTRY OF NEW ZEALANDERS

THEIR HEAVY LOSSES.(From Our Own Cobbesfondent.)

LONDON, December ?.Accounts have been received of anothei

desperate fight with the Boers, GeneralPaget's forces being engaged, including theNew Zealanders, who are reported as behav<ing with magnificent gallantry, but also, asunhappily, sustaining severe losses.It appears that on November 25 the troops

under GeneralPaget came incontact with th«Boer forces under Commandants Erasmus andViljoen. After three days' fighting the Boersfell back on their main position at RhenosterKop, about 40 miles east of Pretoria and 18miles from the line of railway. The enemy'sstrength was estimated at 2500 men, withfive guns, two pom-poms, and oneMaxim.

On the 29th General Paget assaulted theBoer position. The British forces met witha stubborn resistance, and a fierce battle, thefront of which extended seven miles, was&oon in progress. Along the whole sevenmiles of front the contending forces were incontact for some considerable time, and rlefire was terrific.

There was a slight lull m tho firing as r .cBoers made a daring attempt to turn tl'eBritish left flank,held by Cradock's New Zea-land troops. The Boor advance was macein the usual manner

—=<hort rushes, with halts

to take cover and pour in -volley.". In thisway the enemy made some headwayclown thekopje, but the New Zealand^ held theirground stubbornly and the B(,er attackerswere checked and driven back with los1-.General Paget then initiated a rvunter at-tack inthe shape of anattempt by th:> Bnti^iiright to turn the Boor left flaiiV. Tn th s,moienient the Munstcrs and tue W^t Kic-,ing Regiment bore the bnuit of the fie, \tinr, iaud twice they acUmiqed" \vith a viC}v t~>\

PROPOSALS OF THE CHIEF HEALTHOFFICER.

A circular letter to the different localauthorities of the colony has justbeen issuedby Dr Mason, chief health officer, under thenew Public Health Act, explaining the pro-visions of the statute. We recently publishedan interview with Dr Mason, in which theobjects of the act were explained at somelength, and it is not necessary, therefore, togo over the same ground again. He pointsout that the local authorities still have then-own responsibilities, with the addition of theadvice of the experts of the Central depart-ment, who will also, in a general way, seethat the local bodies carry out the dutiesexpected of them in regard to the publichealth. There is, however, further informa-tion in the circular on the subject of, the in-tentions of the new department. Dr Masonsays:"

The scope of the department is not to belimited, however, to advision and help onpurely sanitary matters. The Governmenthave'decided to do what they have for severalyears been doing for the stock of the colonywith the greatest advantage— that is, bringwithin the reach of the poorest the samefacilities for curation as have hitherto beenconfined to the wealthier members of thecommunity. Every district health officer willbe a madical fu&b skilled ia bac.teriolo.gy, as

THE RHENOSTERKOP AFFAIR.

SPLENfftD BEHAVIOUR UNDERHQT FIRE.

A THRILLING ACCOUNT.

(Feoii Our Special Cobbespoxdkxt.)

EERSTEFABRIEKEX, near Pretoria,December 2, 1900.

It is with feelings of regret, mingled withpride, that Isit clown and pen this to ycu.Every New Zealander in South Africa to-day is broken-hearted at the disaster whichhas befallen our comrades at the front. Attl-e same time what a feeling of pride runsthrough e~.o!i one when tbey can saj-

— " Ourboys died bravely," "The}- never retreated."It was death or glory— and they got both.

On the 23rd of October the Colonial Bri-gade njrtirched from Daspoort through Pre-toria to the front, under General Paget andColonel Cradock. It was the talk of Pre-toria, after they maiched through, that theywere the roughest, toughest division thathadleft the capital. They meant business. Thomajority rode out in their shirtsleeves, tunicsstrapped across the saddle, grim and deter-mined— no quarter

—no prisoner?— and they

were under the right general and had theirown colonel and major, both thorough sol-diers. They also had their orders. The firstcontingent had done their share and gonehome. It remained for the rest to keep uptheir name and also make another one andcarry home the motto "In at the death."When the few pangs of parting were over thefirst New Zealand contingent left camp atDaspoort amid the cheers of their less fortu-nate comrades, and 10 minutes after all wasbustle and excitement."

Leave for the front at 1o'clock," was theorder.

At 1o'clock they left camp, happy at theidea of a real good go, no picnic party thistime. The advance guard galloped alongChurch street, followedby the transport wag-gons, this time drawn by goodmules, trottinjthrough at a good pace;then came^ the gunsat the rear and then the Queensland Bush-men, all in shirt sleeves, fitting companions

for the New Zealanders.THE BOER POSITION AT

RHENOSTER KOP.The oft-time travelled trek to Eerste

Fabrieken was again traversed,making it thefifth time the New Zealand Mounted Rifleshad trekked in that direction. At EersteFabrieken a halt was made fo* two days inrain and mud, and then on again, cominginto touch with the Boers on the 26th, andkeeping up a running fight until the 29th,when they reached the Boer main position,about 40 miles east of Pretoria, at RhenosterKop. The Boers held a range of hills stretch-ing some six miles, an almost impregnablenatural fortification. At 5 o'clock in themorningGeneral Paget advanced on the posi-tion. He himself held the right flank withthe West Riding and Munster Fusiliers. Thecentre was occupied by Colonel Hickman,and the left flank by theNew Zealand secondcontingent and the third contingent (theRough Ridei-a), and the Queensland Bush-men.

THE KEY OF THE POSITION.Colonel Cradock held the key of the posi-

tion,being opposedby the bulk of the enemy,who were very persistent in their efforts towork round on our left flank. Our objectwas to turn their flank, and the New Zea-landers advanced, under heavy fire, to within400 yards of the position, where they wereforced to halt and take cover, which con-sisted of a few anthills only, the flat beingperfectly barren. Our guns were boomingaway at a range of about 1000 yards, butfailed in their attempt to dislodge the enemy.At 5.30 the Boers were reinforcec1, and ad-vanced under cover of their guns, causinga general retirement, theBoers pouring ir ahot fire all day. They could be plainly dis-tinguished, without the aid of glasses, carry-ing their wounded away and dodging aboutamong the rocks. Their guns were doingsplendid practice, having got the range. On-1shell landed right behind our guns withoutbursting. Had it burst it would have madea mess of our gunners

THE NEW ZEALANDERS UNDERFIRE.

The New Zealanders, under Major Jowsey,were being sp.endidly handled by CaptainsCrawshaw, Bourn, Chaytor, LieutenantsTucker, Ross, Fitzherbert, Cameron, Banks,Somerville, and Montgomerie. These officerswere exposed to a continuous hail of bulletsall the day as they had to constantly passalong their lines. Iheard one officer re-mark:"Iwould go to the devil to command a

body of men like that."By this time the fire was general all along

thelinela constant roar of musketry, the rtt-

tat-tat-tat-tat of the pom-pom and the boomof the 12 and 15-pounders. It was terrible,and seemed as if all the demons in hell werelet loose. Would any man expect to comeout of it alive? It was even chances of lifeand death. Early in the campaign it was a100 to1chance, but on the 29th it was likerunning through a heavy shower and escapingdry. To expose oneself meant instant death!The men lay low and firedfor life and victory.

THE CASUALTIES.The first man hit was Farrier-sergeant

Smith, of the second contingent, who wasshot through the stomach ashe was advancingtowards the front iank of the firing line. Hewas at once carried to the rear, but, unfortu-nately, died yesterday and was buried atBionkhurst Spruit. He was a fine, stalwartfellow, well liked and respected, and realgrit. Poor Oppenheim was next hit. Hewas sitting near Captain Crawshaw and Lieu-tenant Montgomerie when abullet found himand laid him low in agony, shot through thestomach. M'Bride, of the second contingent,bravely rushed up and carried Oppenheim outof the hottest of the fire, only to get hit him-self. Hill, of the second, attended to Cap-tain Crawshaw, wjio was wounded in thestomach, under heavy fire. Then, seeingBeath and Foreman drop, he ran to them,attended Beath, and while doing his best forForeman was shot badly through both hips.Sergeant Hender3on at once filled the breach,and carried Hill out of the zone of fire.

A STERN AND BITTER FIGHT.At the same time Corporal Stevens, regard-

less of the rain of bullets, was going back-wards and forwards carrying ammunition,each time replenishing the bandoliers of ourboys, who were sternly fighting a bitter fightagainst a treacherous enemy. Now and againcould be heard a low word of exultation asone of the Boers fell. Then again the wordwould be quickly passed along. "

AnotherNew Zealander has Been hit." All the timea steady fire was kept up by our men, rakingthe rocks,behind which a stronger force thanours felt secure.

SERGEANT RUSSELL'S DEATH.The day was dragging wearily along when

down the line came the sad news of anothercomrade fallen; this time it was SergeantRussell, of the Third, who was shot throughthe leftshoulder and out under the right arm.He died almost immediately. He onry spokea few words, the last of which were, "I'mdone for thip time." Poor Russell was oneof thebest men who leftNew Zealand— kind-hearted and the biavest of the brave. Whathard luck he had from the start! Entericfever at Kroonstad, recovered partially,worked his way to Pretoria, and not beingproperly well, drove Dr Godfrey's cart, beingcaptured by the Boers at Diamond Hill.After an eventful time as a prisoner of war,he was liberated and rejoined. He accom-panied theNew Zealanders toRustenburglastmonth, and, on returning, had an attack ofcolic, a-nd the doctor wanted to invalid himhome, but Russell wouW not go. preferringto go to the front, with the sad result de-scribed. His relatives and friends may in-deed be proud of him. He died not only asoldier, but a hero.

Again came the dreadnews. This time itwas Hyde, a North Islander of the Third,shot through the head. Shortly afterwardsLieutenant Somerville was seen making hisway out of the firing line with a broken arm.He was hit whilst looking through his glassesat a section of the kopje opposite where he,had been potting at Boers all the morning.He was just lowering his classes, havinglocated one of the enemy, and had his cart-ridge in his hand whenhit Corporal Price,of the Second, at once ran to LieutenantSomerville's assistance, and under heavy firebandaged up his arm with a, handkerchief.With this arm hanging limp LieutenantSomerville walked back a few yards and metTwistleton, of the Second, anAustralian, whodressed his arm properly. Even then thebullets were raining round, and an orderlythoughtlessly galloped up to LieutenantSomerville with a message, exposed his: horseto view of the enemy, and concentrated thefire on the place where Lieutenant Somer-ville was lying. For a few minutes theground was ploughed up all round with bul-lets, but, fortunately, without doing moreharm.

A CHARGE ACROSS THEFLAT.Veryheavy fire was now heard on the right,

and the West Ridings and Minister Fusilierscharged across the flat, only tobe swept downby the terrib'e fusillade of bullets. Againthey gallantly charged, only to retire againwith their colonel shot and 60 men less in theranks. It looked as if the day was going togo bad with us, but British pluck told thetale, and with bulldog tenacity the wholeline held their ground. The Bushmen, onthe extreme left fla«k, were in a hot corner,and volley after volley could be heard in thatdirection.

MORE NEW ZEALANDERS HIT.However, our attentions were confined to

our own men, who were dropping all round.Lieutenant Montgomerie was now hit whilstretiring his men over a small ridge, thebullet going right through his hip. Redropped, then got up and ran for about 50yards and lay down. Knubley. seeing him,brought up a horse and assisted Montgomerieto mount. Montgomerie at once rode to theambulance. In his section he had two killedand seven wounded. We had now lost threeofficers out of four in the second contingent,Lieutenant Banks being the only officer left.The men kept up their fire, not the leastdauntedby theloss oftheir officers— each manwas his own officer. Corporal Devereaux wastalking to Captain Crawshaw when all of asudden he fell over. A slight thud told thetale, Devereaux was shot clean through theheart. He never uttered a sound, death be-ing instantaneous. Brown was the next manhit. Apiece of shell foundhim out, inflictinga woundon the thigh. Shortly after the newscame along the line tliat Lieutenant Tuckerwas shot through the thigh at 5.30 in themorning, whilst issuing orders to his men.Dr Godfrey at once went to his assistance,only to receive a bullet through his knee. Itwas Corporal Hagenson's, of the third contin-gent, turn next. A bullet hit his bandolierstraight in the middle of his chest, glanced offa cartridge and passed through his rightbreast and came crat of his back underhis shoulder. The cartridge in thebandolier saved his life, otherwisehe would have been shot clean throxigh thebody like poor Oppenheim. Goldstone wasshot through the forearm, the bullet penetrat-ing a cartridge in his bandolier and fallingdown inside his shirt. He still has thebullet.Sergeant Street was then bowled over with abullet through his right side. By this timethe New Zealand lines were pretty thicklystrewn with dead and wounded, but therewere more to count yet. Corporal Clews,Trooper Swan=ton, of the second, TroopersJ. TC. Anderson, Stewart, Wood, Dyke, Haw-thorne, all dropped in quirk succession.

AJi tkis iws pitf guug .were plugging lead

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

THE LIGHTHOUSES OF NEWZEALAND.

well as sanitary matters, and provided withthe proper equipment required for the earlydiagnosis of such diseases as diphtheria, en-teric fever (typhoid fevei). Med'cal men ingeneralpractice have seldom the time at theirdisposal for such work. Take, for instance,a case of sore throat in a district where diph-theria has occurred;it is of the most vitalimportance that themedical attendant shouldbe absolutely certain whether he has tc dealwith a case of diphtheria or simply an affec-tion of the throat simulating the dangerousdisease. By a simple bacteriological experi-ment the true nature of the di<=eape can bedetermined beyond all possibility of doubtwithin 12 or 14- hours, and the proper reme-dies administered. Medicines such as thevarious anti-toxines. wMc'n are generallycostly, will be provided for the useof peoplewho are unable to pay for them."

THE COLONIAL BRIGADE.DOINGS OF THE SECOND AND

THIRD CONTINGENTS.

into theBoer position, doing verylittle -'a.ifcage, as they were firing from behind a kopj«over into the enemy. The last man killed:on the New Zealand side was Trooper Jen-nings, who was shot through the head whils'iin the act of firing. When found he had 20'Jempty cartridge cases,.along3ide him, showinghow gallantly he had fought. He was killedinstantly. The anthill in front of him wasriddledwith bullets. When found he had hisjrifle in his hand, with one cartridge in thebreech. Trooper Vernall, who ia orderly toDr Godfrey,ingoingup to see thedoctor afterhe was shot, got a bullet through his tunic,passing right through acrosshis chest withouttouching him. He coolly remarked in hisslow manner of speaking:—

"My woord, but that wur close, wurn'tit!"

Brown, who was wounded with a pieceof shell, got two bulled through his helmet,two throughhis water bottle,and two throughhis bandolier.

VISIT TO THEBOER POSITION.General Paget went up next day pnd saw

the Boer position, in company with ColonelCradock-. He found the rocVs whitewashedwithbullets and splashed withblood, showing:what good shooting our boys did. A gravewas found containing 30 dead Boers, and aKaffirsaid they carried awaynumbers of dead'and wounded. General Paget conjjraiulfttedColonel Cradock on the gallantry of the NewZealanders, andmentioned themindespatches,

A RED CROSS FLAG FIRED ON.One incident Imust not forget to mention.

Late in the day four men appeared with anambulance stretcher, and one carrying alargeRed Cress flag. They came to carry off theNew Zealand wounded. Directly the Boerssaw the flag they poured volley after volleyat the stretcher. Our men had ceased firing.The ambulance men promptly threw them-selves down on ihe ground, and as the firingdiminished rose again, only to get anothervolley. They at onoe threw away the flag,and went on with their work without it. find-ing themselves safer. This shows what bas-tardly work the Boer still keeps in touchwith. Why should such men be taken pri-soners? Iam pleased to say Cradock's or-ders were carried out by both*the New Zea-landers and by the Queens'and Bu=lv >cn

—the Bu=bmcn shootinat down four Boers whesthrew up their hands. The West Ridingssent a doctor and five stretcher-bearers tabring in a wounded man, and the six men.although flying a large Red Cross flag, wereshot down— the seven of them lying in oneheap all day. Thp doctor has his hip-boneshattered, and is in a critical state in theImperial Yeomanry Hospital, Pretoria.

A PLUCKY DOCTOR.Particulars of Lieutenant Tucker's and Di

Godfrey's wounds are:— Tucker was shotwhilst ordering his men up, and Dr Godfreyrode to his assistance and was shot throughthe leg. The plucky doctor finished dressingTucker, and then lay down alongside him r>llda.' and until 11.30 that night, when fheambulance came. They were by that timecold and so stiff that they could hardlymove,having been lyingon the ground for 18 hours.Simpson, of the third, dressed Dr Godfrey'slejy, and drove the horses awny. escapingmiraculously. Trooper H. J. C. Harper, ofthe third, went roundall day carrying waterto the woundedand ammunition to the firingline Perfectly cool a,nd collected, he ren-dered valuable assistance, and his mates speaKin the highest terms of his bravery. Late inthenight our menentrenched, fearinganearlymorning attack. At 2 in the morning theyagain moved- forward to the Boer position,and found that the Boers had vacated it dur-ing the night. Early in the morning Lieu-tenants Fitzherbert and Banks, -with 12 men,each, went out and buried our dead, the restof the New Zealanders being unable to at-tend, as they were hot on the track of theBoers. The sad work finished, the squadTstarted to catch v pthe main body of NewZealander3. Itwas a silent procession, each,man having engraved on his memory a sighthe will never forget, wondering, no dotibt.when this fearful carnage will end. Mean-while the wounded were being conveyed toBronkhorst Spruit in ox waggons, the jolt-ins? of which caused them agony. At Bronk=horst Spruit they were put aboard the Priivcess Christian's train, and sent to Pretoria.

December 4.All the wounded are progressing fav-

ourably, and are in high spirits. Saxtpn,of the third, has justbeenbrought in, havingbroken his ankle. A peculiar incident is thatall the five officers of the colonial brigadewho were wounded have not missed an en-gagement through the whole campaign.

Both Colonel Cradock and Maior Jowseyare terribly cut up over the disaster.

NEW ZEAL ANDERS AT THEFRONT.

bound from Newcastle, New South Wales,to Gisborne, with a load of coal, occurredon the morning of the 16th of April, 1897,and was, as in the case of the AlexanderNewton, due to thick and stormy weather.The weather was so thick that the masterdid not see his danger till close upon therocks, and the ill-fated vessel was drivenashore. The crew all reached the land intheir boat, with the exceptionof one youngseaman, who expired from sheer frightwhile the vessel was in the breakers. Themate and some of the sailors were badlybruised. The poor fellow who died wasburied on the 'beach close to where thewreck occurred. A fence is erected roundthe grave, and a fitting mark of a sailor'slast resting-place is the life-buoy from hisold vessel which now hangs at the headof his grave. The Pirate was afterwardsdismantled, but her hull still lies upon theeastern side of the island with her 300 tonsburden of coal, to all appearance intact. Themost tragic incident in connection with thelighthouse and its keepers was the deathof poor old Nicholas Sciascia. one of thekeepers, and a sterling old colonist of theearly sixties, who was gored to death by abull early in the morning ot the 29tb ofMarch, 1898. Sciascia was seen about 7o'clock, standing on the ed-ge of the clifi atsome distance from the house, and a fewminutes latei one of the keeper's boys sawthe bull tossing something about. He im-mediately gave the alarm, and with somedifficulty the keepers drove the animal off.The body of the poor old fellow was quite■warm and life could only just have beenextinct when it was recovered The bodywas badly bruised, and the chest on theright side crushed in. One touching in-cident in connection with the accident wasthe repeated and savage efforts of one ofthe cows (Ruby) to drive the bull away.The stition horse (Judy) also tried to dis-tract the bull by galloping round andround him. Itneed not be said that theanimal was at once destroyed. Strangeto say, the bull was in terror of the chil-dren on the station. The -smallest onecould drive it anywhere

—in fact, it would

run away from them. "On the first ofApril we buried the remains of our oldmate. It was a sad procession that wendedits way from the house to the grave, andthe scene at the grave \ias pitiful in theextreme. To see poor Mrs Sciascia withher nine children (fcne eldest 14 and theyoungest one year of age) standing weep-,ing around the grave was enough to softenthe heart of themosthardened, and itmadean impression on us which will never beeftaced. A subscription was started amongwe keepers and a substantial sum was col-lected. Part of this has been expendedin procuring a grave stone, and the Marinedepartment has generously presented therailing, etc. This is now m the courseof erection. The remainder of the fundshave been given .to the Public Trustee tobe administered for the benefit of thefamily. There is a fortnightly mail ser-vice between the island and Mania, carriedby the Maoris. This and the periodicalcalls of the Hinemoa are the only bondsconnecting-ut with the outer world. Anaided school lias been established, and atpresent 15 children are attending. T*aeschool is under th« control of the Hawke'sBay Education B»s.rd, and presided over byMr Wilson. Mr Wilson is taking a greatinterest in the school and intends to puttne youngsters through a complete courseof gymnastics, consisting of Indian clubs,parallel and horizontal bars, Roman rings,etc. The school is well-equipped with allnecessary appliances for teaching the dif-ferent standards. There are 24 souls onthe island, all told.

On the extreme south point of the NorthIsland stands the Cape Palliser lighthouse.This light was exhibited for the first timeon the evening of October 27, 1897, and itis therefore one of the most recently com-pleted of New Zealand lights. It standsonRocky Point and forms the eastern en-trance to Cook Strait. The bower is ofcast iron on a concrete base, and is 58ftin neight, but as it stands on a rock some658ft high, the light (of the 2sd order) com-mands an extensiveradius of over 22 miles.The tower is painted white, and the lightis a group-flashing white light, flashingtwice every half-minute with intervals ofthree seconds between the flashes. Thecort of erection was £6243 16s Id. Along and dangerous reef runs out from/Cape Palliser, and the coa-st is very rockyand exposed, affording no shelter whateveragainst the heavy southerly gales which arecommon. Several serious wrecks have oc-curred here of late years, the most recentbeing that of the Zulieka, which waswrecked here in April, 1897, just sixmonths before the erection of the lighth-ouse, which it is to be hoped will hence-forth give such timely warning as may pre-vent a repetition of that sad catastrophewhen out of 21men nine only reached theshore alive.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

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f people who had taken iip positions fromwhich to see the procession. Wherever theC3Te could reach the field of vision was closedby a solid bank of people. They werepackedtightly into temporary grand stands; theyfilled every inch of space that was left for iheniby the soldiers and police who lined tholoute, and they gathered thickly in e\Prywindow and balcony that commanded a viewof the unique spectacle.

The fine statue of the Queen which iserected in the middle of the pquare portrajsher Majesty in an imperial and com.mandi.iq;pose. Ker brow is crowned with a wreathof laurel, and she holds a sceptre in herhand. Below the pedestal on which thestatue stands, andpast the tal1 white pillar*bearing the arms and scrolls of all nations,marched the troops in an unbroken line,chief among them being the HouseholdCavalry, her Majesty's own bodyguard, inhill uniform, with helmets, plume3, andgleaming breastplates; the Dragoons andLancers, the Horse and Field Artillery,v.-itli the drivers sitting bolt upright in theEnglish military riding school style; theFoot Guards, Rifles, and Hussaua, Sappev=,Highlanders, and Fusiliers. All swims; pastthe statue of the Queen, along with theAustralian and New Zealand regiments, whohave earned their comradeship by deeds ofgenerous bravery on fields where the bloodthey had shed together is hardly yet dry.The Imperial troops were no strangers toAustralians, and, having come so far tohonour us, they were fairly entitled to thespontaneous bursts of cheering that greetedtheir appearance.

THROUGH THE CITY.Interspersed with militaryband? to lighten

the wtiy for the marching infantrymen bya lively quickstep when fatigue be^an toshow itself, the proceasion swept into Mac-quarie sireet, and opened up a long vi?t%of Venetian masts and decorated woodwoik,bright, with flags and greenery. In thisresidential part of the town the balconiesof the houses carried heavy loads of spec-tators, while both the Sydney Hospital andtlie H<>u=es of Parliament formed rallyingplaces for "vast numbers. There was butlittle delay on the march, and as soon asthe Governor-General had taken his placethe long lines of gleaming steel and bril-liant uniforms moved forward on the ap-pointed rcufe, with no stoppages save suchas were created by a horse falling here andthere up in tke front.

The great column passed on down Pittstreet, gay with bunting, along the splen-did avenue of nags in Martin place, facingthe General Po?t Office, and so into Gcorgostreet, where the huzzas of the crowd pchocdfrom pinnacle and porapet, and where thewindows of the shopkeepers were dressedwith Ifughing girls, who, secure behind t'leirplate glass barriers, waved their handker-chiefs to the pacing troops.

The Indian troops, both cavalry and in-fantry, took but little notice of the decora-Lon<:, for to a true Oriental to express sur-prise >s merely vulgar impoliteness. Thohi?h-caste Rajput haughtiness of the troopersrelaxed not a whit for flags or flowerI*,1*, cheersor waving handkerchiefs, and even the

{ usually iBOTiy little Glioorkhas wore a pre-| tornatun.'lv solemn evpres&ion. A3 though

they realised the immense significance of thogreat ceremony at which they had come sofar to assist. They probably could not readthe names inscribed in gold upon the walls,but it was right that the names should bethere all the same, not only for them, but;for the drivers of the khaki-coloured gun'sand the pontoon and balloon sections, andthe (4ranadier Guard", with their enormoushcurr*ins, and the Highland Light Infantry,with tavtan trousers, and especially for V cAustralians, who marched along with a lightheart to the place \ "here their country v,ast'lat day to be ma Ie a .nation The Au?-tralians stood the heat better than then*British comrades, but they could not be m re|game inenduring the dislre3~ The Fusilierdetachments wera preceded by a smallbugler, \\\xo marched along at the head ofhis company in all the pride of his 14- years,and with a high determination to behaveas a soldier should at all costs. A thought-ful attendant had provided a bucket of waictand a tin pannikin at the foot of the Com-monwealth arch, and his kindly offer of a.cup of cold water was seldom refused by thesweating Tommies ; but the small buglerof one of the Fusiliers would have none ofit. His lips were parched and cracked, andhis little legs must surely have been veryweary, but he waved away the profferedcup with a gay smile, and called out, "

It'sagainst orders," in his boyish treble as hemarched away, keeping time to the musicof the band with his head held high forthe honour of his company. It is the spiritthat has made the Empire.

LORD HOPETOUN'S PROGRESS.His Excellency the Governor-General's

triumphal progress was lsark-ed by a warmoutpouring of cordiality, ard even affection,on the part of the populace. Seated in hisState carriage, where he wa3 attended byCaptain Walliugton, he kept his head i'ii-ccvored duringalmost the- whole of the jour-ney. An escort of Lancer? rode m advanceof the State carriage, -with their lances at tbecarry, and a detachment of the same mountedarm rode as a rear escort. Immediately iafront of the carriage, and tuperbly mounted,rede two outriders, the personal retainers ofhis Evcellencv. A magnificent team of fourblood horses drew the State carriage, the nearside hGrse being ridden by postilions-. Hl3Excellency looked verypale, but he exhibitedgreat animation ashe gazedunon the stirring-scene around him. Lord Hopetoun has awonderful memory for faces,, raid wheneverhis gnze encountered a Melbourne face thathe had known^ve years ago, during his resi-dence in Victoria, he would acknowledgethe meeting promptly with a bright smile ofrecognition.

The head of the procession reached Cen-tennial Park before the rearguard had passedthrough Paddington. All the men in thisever-increasing rearguard had their bayonetsfixed, and as they cameup Park street withthe sunlight glittering on the bayonets onewould have thought that a shining river ofsteel was pouring onward up the channel ofthe roadway.

AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.A Roman triumphof olden time must havebeen an inspiring spectacle when the Romanpopulace gaihered in their thousands to ap-

New Goods just opened at T. Ross's:—

Pretty ruffles in Lisse and washing net, from4s lid;new lace ties, 9d, lid. Is 6d, and Islid;real point lace ties, 4s 9d to 10s 9d:new sailor hats, from Is 6d;ladies' stylish.blouses in muslin, cambric, and silk, from.Is lid to 21s;new silk ties, everyconceivableshade, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s 6d. and 3s 6d.Lovely sunshades in black, black and white,and shot silk;aUo, 1500 new umbrellas, exWaimate, price Is lid to 21s.

—At T. Rosa's,

d.ire<?t importer, 130 griuces fi£X§§iaj£

" b&arging with the bayonet. On each occa-sion, however, they found the Boer fire toosevere,and had to retire. Itwas late in theafternoon when the first distinct success wasgainedby our troops.

The New Zealandere with great gallantryrushed theBoer positions, which were occu-pied after some sharp fighting. Darknea6had fallen whenthe Boera eventually retired,and pursuit wae out of the question; butnext morning- the defeated enemy fell foulof tyttelton's brigade and were severelyihandled. Altogether in the fighting theaiders lost 80 killed and a much larger num-iber wounded and captured. Consideringtheformidable position occupiedby theBoersduring the fight on the 29th of November,and that our men had to attack with practi-cally;no cover on the open plain, it is mar-vellous that our casualties were not heavieron that day.

The New ZealandRed Cross men were sentOut to collect the wounded. The enemy, dis-regarding their emblem- of neutrality, con-centrated a heavy fire upon them until the

Zealandere, in disgust, discarded their\Red Cross flag. Several of the New Zea-"Janders displayed conspicuous gallantry in'"bringing wounded comrades from the firing4ine to the rear. -

The casualty list issued by the War Office"dn connection with thsa engagement includesJth> names of the following New Zealanders:/Killed— (New Zealand Mounted Infantry)i'G. Hyde Oppenheim, Corporal Bodnev-Deyereux, ana Sergeant F. Russell. Severely.wounded— J. A. Boriase, «T. Golcfstons; Cor-poral C. O. Hagenaon. W. B. Hawthorne.(C.Dyke, A. M'Beath, R. J. Foreman, E. G.tHall. Corporal C. E. Clews, J. Anderson,")A. L. M'Brido, Lieutenant J. E. Mont-tKomerie (gunshot wound right hip), Linuten-'ant C. L. Somerville (gunshot wound left:arm), H. G. Swainson, and R. J. Brown./Slightly wounded— A. A. Wood, Sergeant C.>H, Street. Wounded, degree unknown—CaptainG. Cxawshaw,Captain8. G. Godfrey.liieutenant Tucker. Dangerously— SergeantiR. E. Smith.

TEE COMMONWEALTHINAUGURATION.

THE SWEAFT.NG-1N CEREMONY.

AN HISTORICAL PROCESSION.

Omt Speotai CosEEsroKDENT, G. C.Cbaig.)

SYDNEY, January 2.The manufacture of Australasian history

tafl been going on rapidly. The hour of theCommonwealth was ushered in on Mondaynight by a special service, and again to-day

%f the prsyeraof all the churches, including«, loyal andgracefulprayer to Almighty Godron"behalf of Queen, Empire, and Australia"iby Cardinal Moran. In.the midst of suchaBcaofc AustralianandBritish loyalty as was{witnessed^tc4sy in Sydney itis hard to-know■where to begin. At dawn the multitudes,arrayed in their brightest and best, appearedupon the balconies, of the Queen City of theConunoiuTealUL. The scene on the gaily-«leeor»ted street* was sublime. Was it not'justifiable? We have fought ineveryclime,

~*iwe have conquered on every sea, we havecolonies, and in the mighty State

xtiAustralasia-—

the work,of our own hands—

-another nation hasbeen added to theBritish'Crown.{Not- once hoe twiec in our rough island storyXEaa the path of duty been the way to glory.Ttuly it has been so with us, and the mothercountry lias rewarded our- action by sendingout ta-day a thousand strong of her best and

* ibravest'officers and men— the soldiers of theQueen. Sorrow and sadness may have dark-ened-hamlet' and hall,hut and station ranch,trafc at present the prevailingnote is one of

and of joy. The decorations worein,keeping' with theF hopeful spirit of thepeople; Slaequarie, Bridge, Pitt, George,College* and Oxford streets presented a sightthat the travellerseldom seasoutside of Paris

-or London. X have seen many auspiciousand historic events in my day. Iwas a de-.voutwitness of'lJhe funeral of the great Dukeof Wellington; Isaw with wondering eyesthe grand entry of T!sapoleon 111 into Paris

' after the victory of Magenta; flocked upon"Edinburgh and Glasgow whenthePrince andPrincess o£ Wales weremarried;but in allmy experienceIhave never beheld such amagnificent spectacle, such a gorgeous arrayof decoration and illumination, asIsaw inSydney to-day. "When 1say it waß grandand. that it was wonderful and that it wassurpassingly beautiful Igive no clear ideaof the style; the colour, and the scope of the«iisplay everywhere made for the occasion.

The Sydney bells wereringing,Tho morning sleep was done,

And the- lasses were a-dancingWith- some noble Austral son;

The Austral bells were ringing,And the people were a-siagmg.___ A.id the soldiers, lads, a-swingiiig,As Common-wealth was dawning

Inthisnow land of ours.The people were holding high holiday and■colonial jubilee, for the day was one of Im-.perial unity and expansion, and we were all'in it— everymother's ton of us. Tka gather-"dng of the military and the civilians was an'extraordinary feat, andit was carried out withcomplete success. The public adopted theorder of processionsuggested by Lord Hope-Jfcoun himself. AndLord Hopetounought to'faiow, for: was he not the Lord Chamberlain\«f the Queen, and noted for his tastes and.tact in procession? As a matter of fact, heBatisfied allbut the section of the clergy whodeclined to follow the Cardinal., There never wslb such a day in Sydney.It La impossible to do justice to the procesd-ings in the few hours available to catch themail for New Zealand. By Monday the Com-liionwealtii fever had retched a climax, yetno to noon to day crowds upon crowds en-tered Sydney. Large caravanserai like dieHotels Metropole, Mefcropr"]", Groavenor,Petfcy's, the Royal, and the Coffee Palacehad to refuse visitor^ or hire rooms outride

for them. Thecub and 'buß fares were raised.The people patronised and hung on to thetrams by the skin

-of their teeth, and ro

, guard was fined for overloading. The pries. of food did not go up,but was cheaper thanlast New Year. Night and day one had toelbow one's way in Pitt, King, and George

jhtreets. The arcades were impassable, andthe language sometimes polyglot. The shops'and warehouses are full, and if the city isbwamped by visitors the requirements of lifeara cheap and satisfactory. Lots' of grumb-

'i ling is- heard about the favouritism of com-

■ roittees, and understrappers us© much redtape. In the street crowds you see the darkIndian and Maori troopers mix and rubshoulders with the- white folk, and the smart|mufti dress of the Imperial Life Guard, High-!lander, or Rifleman. Tb© hotels, theatres,jfruit and other shops do a roaring trade.You meet old friends busy as ants— off their

,|heads about decoration and illumination ar-|ramgemente. The stage balconies ara heavy|with posters re seats to let. The Imperial;andcolonial troops ara allcritically examined|by the street folk, who are loud in their|praises of their firm uprightness and theIfine bearing of the men.I TEE PROCESSION.. When themarshal and the staff officers got

the vast array of civic groups and militaryunits insomething like order the scene in theDomain was brilliant in the extreme. Froma ppectacular point of view the marshalling

} of the branches of the army was satisfactory1 from every point of view. The Imperialsol- i'

diers outshone the troops from, the coloniesin point of costume

—perhaps to some extent

, inpoint of military bearing— but thepageantvraa a comprehensive one. It comprised soimany types of soldiers of all arms of the j» service that no comparisonof the component j1parts of the forces wouldbe justifiable. Eachregiment had its distinctive peculiarity, and ]displayed its own full-dre&3 to the best

i advantage. Uniformity of step andiof line was preserved with remark-rable fidelity. The march through the'streets was orderly and most effectivethroughout. Men, women, and childrencheered and shouted with delight and enthu- jsiasxn onbeholding,the leastattractive featuresof the show. Their admiration was boundlessand inexpressible whenthepomp and magni-ficence- of the procession were seen in fullest j

j splendour. And the bells pealed and bandß j1 vereplaying, whilst themultitude applauded,'creating " a confused but mighty sound of, jubilation such as willmake the day for evermemorable. About 200 mounted policemen

t led the display. The trades union representa- j> tion was complete in every respect, and thetrades wera represented incarriages followingthe industrial display as follows:—CarriageNo. 1:Messrs J. P. Cochrane (secretary tothe Sydney Labour Council), E. Riley (pre-sident of the-Political Labour League), T. H.Thrower (president of the Sydney LabourCouncil), and J. E. West (president of theTrades Hall Committee). Carriage No. 2:' Messrs J. R. Talbot (president of the Iron

j Trade Council), A. M'Dougall (president of!the Boilermakers* Council), and; R. Slaterj (member of the New Zealand Board of Ar-bitration). The Friendly Society representa-:tives, all wearing regalia, contributedimuch to the beauty of the spectacle. The!Fire Brigades' show was an admirable ex-

(hibition, comprising; no less than eight steamfire engines. Next came the representatives

, of the press, among whom were journalistsifrom Great Britain, India, New Zealand, andtthe Federated States. The Italmn andCana-dian allegorical cars were splendidly deco-

(' rated, and the designs were most graceful.Passing St. Mary's Cathedral, the proces-

, sionists were given a hearty welcome by 2000■ children belonging to the Roman Catholic! schools. Cardinal Moran and a number of

theRoman Catholic clergy werepresent. Thisj gathering was arranged for the purpose ofgiving the children of the Roman Catholic

i schools an opportunity of contributing tothe festivity by joining in singing "

A Song" of the Commonwealth," of wliieh the wordsJ were by Mr P. E. Quinn, M.L.A., and thej music by Mr J. A. Delany, who also actedi as conductor. The Salvation Army occupiedj a prominent position, and among those whooccupied carriages were the representativesof different bodies from all parts of Aus-tralia. Three of the carriages were occupied

j as under:— The Right Eon. R. J. Seddonj (Premier of New Zealand) and theRightHon.j C C. Kingston (of South Australia), bothin' official dress. Hon. J. Carroll (Minister ofNative Affairs, New Zealand) and his pri-vate secretary; with Mr H. N. Southwell,assistant secretary to the New South Wales ')Commonwealth Festivities Organising Com-mittees; Sir Robert Stout, of New Zealand,in official dress; and Mr Justice Edwards,New Zealand. '

The military contingents (A section) in-cluded the troops that had returned fromSouth Alrica, the Soudan contingent, andretired officers andmenof the navy.

Colonel Penton, of Now Zealand, com-manded the colonial infantry (B section) forthe day. TheNew Zeplanders consisted of 55imenbelonging to the first New Zealand con-j tingerrt, now on the way home from SouthAfrica, nndar Lieutenant J. S. Hughes.Surgeon-major Burns and Veterinary-lieuten-ant Nea'e were with Mm. With the contin-gent w-is the Southland Pipers' Band of 22

jmembers, under Lieutenant Kenneth Came-ron.

j The remaipder of the procession was asfollows:—|

"C" SECTION,

j Australian Flo^se Band.

1 Indian Contingent.Colonel Penton. O.C. contingent.

O.C cavfalry section.Nativeofficers of cavalry.

Kota Duffadirs (troop sergeant-majors), withsvrords

Duffadars (sergeants), with l&nccs.' O C. infantry section.ICa/wre officers cf mfnntry, with swords. i

Eavildais (se"crea"ts), with nfles.] -

D 'SECTION.j Eand N.S.rr. Lancers. i

Siatsiui Ivoj3iciscnid,tive Cgrp%

We make the following extracts from agraphic description of the procession pndpageant by the special correspondent of theMelbourneArgus :

—With a staiely ceremony, which was dis-

turbed by no single hitch, the magnificentpageant, wiselyordered so as tomark indeliblyupon the public mind the consummation ofAustralian union, grew into being gradually,smoothly, quietly, and resistlesslv'in the Do-main tMsmorning. It was indeed a strangelysuggestive scene. Statesmen from the fourcorners of Australia drove past in their car-riages to take the places which were allottedto them under the very shadow of the drawnswords of troops from the four corners of theEmpire. Here, ina Sydney park, standing inthe shade of Australian trees, were soldiersfrom many lands, who had all come to dohonour to the young nation which steppedthat day so proudly and so confidently intothe full reenonsibilities of nationhood. TheIndian Duffadars, resplendent in dark greenand srcarlet, stood under the trees holdingtheir horses and impassively surveying thescene as they waited for the order to mount.Instead of the moist, rich smell of the Hima-layas, which, when once it has got. into aman's blood, remains with him always, as theteller of Indian tales puts it, the Duffadarshad the pungent pcent of the young gumleaves in their nostrils. Further away, in ahollow on the right, theHousehold Cavalry,the Foot Guards, and the Fusiliers werebreathing the same new scent instead of thefragrance of the English thorn and thyme.The Maori Guards of the Premier of NewZealand cantsred past the gorgeous Indiantroop3, showing the easy colonial seat in thesaddle and the simple khaki uniform whichhas proved that for them, at least, the racebarrier is down for ever. War-worn Aus-tralian veterans from the SouthAfrican cam-paign waited beside those Scottish regimentswhich have taken such a firm root in theSouthern Hemisphere. All stood at ease,butall were ready, and when the order was giventhe groups that were resting under the treesfell into their rjlaces with astonishing smooth-ness and rapidity, and the heterogeneous de-tachments of troops from many climes werewelded at once into a miniature army, readyto escort* the representative of the Queen tothe spot where he was to take upon himselfthe solemn rsponsibilities of acting for theSovereign.

Tlie public were excluded from the Domainwhile the procession was being marshalled;but by some accident a young child had es-caped the notice of the vigilant police, andgat under a shady tree nearly in front of theNational Gallery, clapping her small handswith delight at the sight of the soldiers. Shewas hatless, shoeless and stockingleas. Shewas a pretty child, with a. frank, open brow,and fair purls flowing over her temples. Asshe laughed and waved her hands towards thetroops and called to the soldiers as they wentpast she seemedlike the embodiment of youngAustralia welcoming the armies of the Em-pire.

PASSING THE QUEEN'S STATUE.The bells of Fit. Mary's Cathedral wereringing gaily ns the head of the immensecolumn, nearly three miles in length, moved

out of the mainentrance gates of theDomain,and swung round to the right, so as to passthrough the Queen's square. It was at thispoint that the onlooker became conscious fortk§ fijy& &&§ gl ib£ SQgrj&guj, gum^S $i

Two mounted Orderlies.Colonel Crole Wyndham, C.B. (21st Lancers),

commanding "'D " section.Staff Captain Evelyn Wood (Scottish Rifles),

Lieutenant and Qviartermaster Collins(Bang's Dragoon Guards),and RegimentalSergeant-major Laughton (21st Lancers).

Royal Hors& Artillery, with two guns.Household Cavaliy, Ist Life Guarcis, 2nd Life

Guards, Royal Horse Guards (blue).King's Dragoon Guards.

7th (Queen's Own) Hussars.21st.(Empress of India's) Lancers.

Prince of Wales'a Own Royal WiltshireYeomanry.

Royal Field Artillery, with tvo guns.Royal Engineers, withwaggons containingpon-

toon section and balloon section.Band ot the Highland Light Infantry.

Royal Garrison Artillery.Guards Group: Grenadier Guards, Coldstrearn

Guards, Scots Guards, InEh Guards.Line Group- 2nd (Queen's^, 3rd (BuSa), 33th

Somersetshire Light Infantry, Duke ofCornwall's Light Infantry.

Fusilier Group:Bih (Northumberland) Fusi-liers, 7th (Royal) Fusiliers, 23rd (RoyalWelsh) Fusiliers, 87th (Royal Irish) Fusi-liers.

Rifles Group- 26th Scottish Pafles, King'sRoyal Rifles, Royal Lash Rifles, RifleBrigade.

Pipers of the Scottish Groups.Highlanders Group" 42nd (Black TS*vch) Royal

Highlanders, the Highland LigSt Infantry,Seaforfch Highlanders, Cameron Hign-landers.

1 Army Service Corps.Royal Anzry Medical Coips.

Four Chaplains of the Contingent.Army Ordnance Department.

Army Pay Department.4th (Militia- Battalion) Norfolk Regiment.Ist (Volunteer) BattaLon of the De\on

Regiment.Ist Middlesex Ri&e Volunteers.

Ambulance.Ambulance Waggon.-

E"

SECTION.BandH.M.S. Poyal Arthur.

Royal Navy.Royal Marines.

(Lieutenant Marshall, R.i\., commanding"E"section.)

Mounted Orderlies.Unattaoaed and Reserve Officers.

Visiting Officers on Foot, andVisiting Officers (mounted),marshalled by

Captain Chapman,2nd Regiment.Visiting Commandments:

Major-general Dowries, Victoria.Colonel Gordon, South Australia..

Colonel Fenn, Queensland.Colonel Legge, Tasmania.

Colonel Chippendale, Western Australia.A.D.C. OF G.O.C.

Major Knox and Captam Dangar.New Scu^li Wales Headquarters Sta2:

s£ajor-geners.l French, Colonel Mackenzie,A.A.G., Colonel Taunton and Major Owen,Engineers; with Captain Curne, R.K.,Staff Officer.

General Officer Commauding.The Naval Commander-m-Cluef.

Admiral Pearson, with Captam Dicken, R.N.,Flag-Lientena-it Stewart, and Mr Ferguson,

Admiral's Secretary.Governor-General's Advance Escort of Lancers.

Captain R. W. Duff, extra A.D.C. to theGoveraoi-Gcneral.

Mr Gore, assistant private secretary.Mrs Corbet.

His Esoellency the Governor-Gensial, withCautaon Wellington (private secrctaiy), andMajor Philson. c

Lancer Rear Escort.THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY. ,

Like the Cathedral at Milan or the WhiteMosque at Omdurmarv, the swearing-inpavilion was recognised by its swan-whiteappearance andalso by theImperialStandardfrom far and near in the Centennial Park,over the low trees, rock ledges, and sea offaces. It was octagonal in form, and withseveral portals opening out into the view ofthe whole people on the surrounding hills,and the large area of seating accommodation

all sides. Thepress werewell seatedin front,saw and heard everything, andled the cheer-ing as his Excellency and the nine FederalMinisters were separately sworn in. In thecentre of the dais were the identical tables,with pen and inkstand, used by her Majestywhen she signed the Commonwealth Act atWindsor Castle. Before Lord Hopetounarrived much interest was evinced in thefilling-up arrangements. Seats had been re-served for 8000 invited guests and space forthe display of the military. Itwould take"too long to name all the invited guests pre-sent, but they comprised the rank, wealth,prosperity, and intellect of Australia and NewZealand. Trade, commerce, industry, theParliament, Ministers, the navyand militarywere also well represented. The mayors ofSydney, Melbourne, and numerous othertowns were present in their robes of office.The photographers had Cossack look-outs atevery point of vantage, and their cameraslooked like mysterious pom-poms in batteryposition ready for shots on the attack. Nearat hand were 1000 of the best musical voicesof Sydney, and far beyond upon the hills ofRandwick 10,000 merry and hearty schoolchildren were assembled in their might. TheChief Justice and Lieutenant-Governor, SirFrederick Darley, with his two A.D.C.'s,were the first to arriveunder escort, and werereceived with loud cheers. Trams were puton to carry the guests from the city to theCentennial Park, as carriages were not pro-curable. The judges in their robes werepre-sent

—some from sister colonies, knights of

St. Michael and St. George flitted about thepavilion in uniforms of Privy Councillors orcourt dress. Nearly all the Premiers werein court dress, with their orders. Sir W.Lyne did the honours of the day gracefullyandina smilingmanner. Many of the NewSouth Wales notables hadleft the processionby a short cut and reached the pavilion be-fore Lord Hopetoun. Amongst theni werethe new Premier of all the colonies and hisMinisters to be sworn. Their ladies wereaccommodated at the side of the pavilion.Archbishop Saumerez Smith, with his" chap-lain, was early at his post in clerical robes.Mr Blaekmore, clerk of the South AustralianParliament, was present to read the longQueen's commission and other incidents inconnection with the swearing-in; and at noon150,000 people mupt ha\e formed that greatswcanng-ingathering.

THE STATE BANQUET.In the Town Hall on Tuesday night the

State banquet was held. Lord Hopetouncould. UsA b& present, £gd jkg jaquL&u&ul-

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS.Governor (Sir F M. Darley) presided. MrSuttor, M.L.C.. in proposing the tcmt of"The Visitors,'" welcomed the visit of MrRichard Seddon, Premier of New Zealand,and said that if the colony desired to comeinto the Federation Australia would welcomeher with open hands. New Zealand's atti-tude all depended upon one man, and thatman was Mi- Richard Seddon.— (Cheers.) Hewas a typical man of the English bulldogbreed— (applause),— and he brought with himthe Maori Minister of New Zealand. Nata!had sent its Minister, and so also had theCape of Good Hope andCeylon. Consider-ingthe urgent nature of the business in SouthAfrica, this was a great compliment. AhAustralia had become one and inseparablefrom that day, so they hoped that South.Africa would Bpeedily become united and bsa great English-speaking continent.

The Right Hon. Richard Seddon, Premierof New Zealand- in responding, referred tothe ceremony that had taken place that day,and beid he was surprised at the good be-haviour and order of the people. He waspresent at the pageant connected with theQueen'sDiamond Jubilee in London, and henoticed there was a good deal of want andmisery there;but. to far ashe could see thatday, that was entirely absent. Ho wasplersed that the Governor-General had beenable to be present on the occasion, and hewas sure that all would hope that he wouldspeedily be restored to gocd health. Speak-ing of Federation he had no doubt that NewZealand was, in the language of a well-knownfable, the ugly duckling of th.3 group. Al-though his colony had not seen its way jetto become united, still it was Australia'sfriend, and in this great movement of Fede-ration New Zea'and wished Australia everysuccess.

—(Cheers ) New Zealand, speaking

to United Aiwtra'ia, said. "God protect you

and God prosper you." Anything New Zea-land could do to help Australia would bedone. There were difficulties ia the way ofNew Zealand joining the Federation at pre-sent. No cor.fctitution which they as Aus-tralians could frame would meet those diffi-culties;but in the pageant which be hadwitnessed that day he had learned t'us les-son:that the people of Australia ivere nearerto tiepeople of New Zealand than the peopleof New Zealand had ever known.— (Cheers.)He could tell thepeople of New Zealand thathe believed that the people of Australia werewith them heart and soul, and he thought hecould assure the people of Australia that theNew Zealamlers were with them heart andsoul.— (Cheers ) Had not the sons of the dif-ferent colonies fought and bled on the battle-fields of South Africa, as though they be-longed to one nation and onepeople?— (Ap-plause.) When they clasped their hmds outthere it was with the feeling of brother tobrother, that they were fighting in a goodcause, and for one Queen. And if ever, thetime came that Federated Australia requiredhelp the New Zsalanderd would fight for herand shed their blood for her aa they had shedit for the old country in South Africa.—(Cheers.) And they also knew that if ever theemergency arose Australia would be willingto fight on behalf of New Zealand.— (.Ap-plause.) He spoke with reference to thepres-ence that night of a representntivp of theNative race of New Zealand, and referred tothe race asbeinga srood, hospitable, andnoblepeople,and he conceded his speech by stat-ing that the peopla of United Australasiawere destined tob«Dme oneEmpire with on©destiny.— (Loud cheers.)

A GLORIOUS PAGEANT OFARMS.

THE EMPIRE'S TROOPS.

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A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.

"CLEAVING TO ONE ANOTHERSTILL."

The second great event of the celebrationwas the grand naval and military review onthe fiat of the Centennial Park, now historicas the scene of the swearing-in cere-mony. Again was the park foundsuitable for a monster demonstration and nmagnificent spectacle. Ithas a large area oflevel plain, and a limitless gallery of sur-rounding- hills, from which every field move-ment canbe seen.

The total number of troops on the groundwas 5609 men, with 34 guns and 1073 horses.The public turned out to witness the reviewto thenumber of 250,000. The cavalry madea formidable appearance, numbering about1700 in all. The Imperial cavalry mustered300 and the Indian 55. The New SouthWales and the cavalry of the other Statesnumbered in all some 1500. Itis safe to saythat there never has been in Australia sucha grand display of men and well-bred horses.Two years ago mounts were invariably weedyand ungroomed. To-day they appeared fitto compare with thebest cavalryin the world.The Imperial and Australian artillery showedup well. The guns were painted khaki, andthe carriages were of the most recent type.The artillery and Engineers together num-bered 6 officers, 13 non-commissioned officers,and 193 rank and file, with 106 horses.

The Imperial infantry numbered 20 offi-cers, 27 non-commissioned officers, and 474men;the militia 2 officers and 45 rank andfile; the Wilts Yeomanry 2 officers and 28men;the volunteers 2 officers and 45 men.The Indian infantry numbered 2 officers and43 men.

The Commonwealth Regiment consisted of69 officers, 31 non-commissioned officers, and1057 men, and 95 hor.'OE— i.c :Victoria, 654;Queensland,150;South Australia, 143;WestAustralia, 107;and Tasmania, 105. NewZealanders, though camped with the interco-lonials on the ridge, were not yet Common-wealths, but they were present to the tuneof 14 officers, 130 men, and 70 h0r363.

The New South Wales force of all mennumbered 385 officers, 6792 rank andfile, 28 guns, and 1412 horses. Now, theabove total force was one that Major-generalFrench, or any other general, wouldbe proudto command, and, with the extra use andpower of the Royal navy for offence or de-fence, would defeat any attempt at invasion,An enemy trying to come to our shores mubtdeal with 100,000 troops—" men of theblood."

All the streetsJeading to Paddington andthe park were alive Avith crowds of peopleafter 8 a.m. The Imperial cavalry, artillery,and infantryparaded at the VictoriaBarracks,and the infantry and Indian troops at theAgricultural grounds. The New Zealand andthe Federal troops mustered at the Queen'sGate, andhadnot far to gointo line. The NewSouth Wales troop.s, at the old rifle range,formed up in dens,e masses, and the streetsafter 9.30 a.m. were filled with batteries andregiments, all bent upon falling into reviewline 600yards or so in front of the grand standand saluting point. The line of troop3wasa long one, extending from the slope of thehill on the Woolahra (left) to Randwick(right). The arrpyof gun3,horses, and troopsclad in various uniforms looked impressive,and not tobe trifled with in hostile action ifthey got the chance to meet a foe. It was amartial sight, dear and touching to theBritish and Austialian hearts. We saw beforeus the best types o Imperial and Australheroes, of regiments whose battle traditions

OTAGO WITNESS.23. 1901stood while Mr Blackmore read the commis-sion of theQueen conveyingLord Hopetoun'Bappointment. Thiß was also a strictly legaldocument, but attended with the importantwords, "we do hereby appoint you to beGovernor-General of the Commonwealth ofAustralia." When these words were heardthose who caught them raised a cheer, whichwas taken up far and wide, and came rollingback upon the central point of that importantscene.

"Mr Blackmore retired, and Sir

Frederick Darley, a man of strong face andfine presence, stepped forward. He spokein a low tone to Lord Hopetoun, and then,without an audible word, handed him a docu-ment, from which, in a clear, high-pitchedvoice, Lord Hopetounread as follows :—

"I,John Adrian Louis Hope,doswear that Iwill be faithful andbear true allegiance to her Majestythe Queen Victoria, her heirs andsuccessors, according to law. Sohelp me God."

This oath he signed at the table. Then,after another interval, during which therewere cheers, the Governor-General receivedanother document from Sir Frederick Darley,and read it as follows:—

"I, John Adrian Louis Hope,do swear that Iwill well and trulyserve her Majesty Queen Victoriain the office of Governor-General ofthe Commonwealth of Australia.So help me God."

At 25 minutes past 1o'clock the ceremonyof swearing-in the Governor-General wasended, and amidst loud cheers a salute of21 guns was fired.

The swearing-in of the Ministers, the read-ing of the Queen's message, followed by thereading of another from Mr Chamberlain. A3already described in our cables.' The child-ren sang well, and the noble

"HallelujahChorus," which followed, by a thousandvoices, was a fitting close to a great ceremony.The occasion was not marked by any greatoutburst of acclamation, which would havebeen out of place during its progress. Itwas the completion'in public of a great work,and the people looked on with an interestdeepening almost into awe and reverence.The great charter being signed and its chiefexecutive officers being sworn in, the Aus-tralian Commonwealth bad actually come intobeing, a mighty, indissoluble union, anddeepdown in many hea-ts was a feeling too deepfor cheers. The bands and the choirs ac-claimed the event,and as the '-eople dispersedthe great song of the Empire, '"

God save theQueen," pealednobly out and echoed throughthe broad spaces where, in the presence ofthe people, the brotherhood of a continenthad been sealed.

THE FIRST COMMONWEALTHREVIEW.

the hero of Mafeking. The three lines ofhorse, proudof thebit, spick and span, wereas straight as a line drawn across a sur-veyor's map. The tossing heads of thecolonial horses, their fine an;mal action, theyoung

"Carbines

"and

"Copenhagens " oftho bush, the tall, erect men of Arak, andthepresence of

"the Guards

"filled the dense

mass of spectators with intense pride andpatriotism. Tho red-cqated and plumed

Dragoon Guards, 23 stiong, marohedin splendid formation, faultless in style,soldierly inappearance, and resolute ir char-acter. About the same strength and in asgrand formation marched the 7th Hussarsand the dashing 21et Lancers, all of themheroes of Omdurman and the Nile, -with themedals thick upon their breasts. Tue Indiancontingents, at long intervals, came up withall the cool and steady ardour of the warlikeraces of India, led by Captain Peyton and histwo staff officers. .They look distingue, andcool as cucumbers to face the inroads ofMuscovite colonels ugon India. Like theHousehold troops, they were soldierly, everyinch of them, proud of their duty that day,and loyal to the core to the Queen and Em-pire. They rode and displayed the type ofIndian warriors with raro skill and aplomb,but itis a mistake to cay they were as famousas Life Guardsmen. For colours and varieduniforms they rmdo a good show, whilsttheir salute and intervals were the best ofthe day.

Next came the Ntw South Wales Lancers(led by Colonel Burn), the Australian Horse,and the Mounted Rifles ina long, steady, co-hesive, well-distanced, and marvellously dis-ciplined cavalry brigade— the self-same sort ofmen that gave Olivier, Cronje, Jubert, DeWet, De la Rey, and Botha defeats and heavyhits.

The Lancers, under Lee and Cox, in SouthAfrica were in the thickof theheady fight, andinthe rush and captureof kopjes and forcingthe Boers. The Australian Horse have alsoproved their value in war in the Transvaal inseveral combats, and they held their own gal-lantly and well. The service" ofthe MountedRifles in South Africa have proved allthat General Hutton predicted of them. Itis all tho same what corps the young Aus-tralians belong to— they did their duty andwon fame in the ranks of var toa man.But, stay, what mean these companies ofmen in blueand trousers of white, and officersingold, blue, and cockedhats? They are theSons of the Ocean, Pearson's pets, the menwho have conquered for u3 in many bravebrigades on land in tho wars of the last 50veare. They are the

"Handy Men"of Eng-land, who can work the guns a la Trafalgar,who worked the modern guns at LadysmithandBloemfontein, who canmarch up the Beninor the Niger Rivers, Storm a pa or a Dutchlaager, and always keep the flag flying.An' after Imet 'im all over the world, a-doin'* all kinds of things.Like landin' 'isself witha Gatlin' gun to talk

to them 'eathen kings;'E sleeps in an 'ammick instead of a cot, an'

c' drills with the deck on a slew,An' 'c sweats like a Jolly— 'er Majesty's Jolly—

soldier an' sailor too!For there isn't a iob on the top o' the earth

thebeggfar don't know, nor do—You can leave 'im a,t night on a bald man's

'cad, to paddle'is own canoe—

'E's a sort of abloomin' cosmopolouse— soldieran' sailor too." — Rudyard Kipling.

THE HARBOUR ILLUMINA-TIONS.

and war glory extended far back into pastcenturies— soldiers oftheQueen from Windsorand Regent street, from the elopes of Aber-de-enshire and Connaught, from the meadowsof Yorkshire and Devon, from the ports ofLiverpool and Glasgow, from the homes ofDunedin and Hobart, from Sydney, Brisbane,Melbourne, Bengal, and Punjaub. The sunwasnot sohot during Sunday, and the gentlePacificbreeze helped tomake the day cool anddelightful. The stand erected at the salutingbase was filledby thebest, greatest, andloveli-est of Federal Australasia. MelbourneCup daycould not show such a fine type of Australianwomanhood as that seen at the military re-views. In front of the stand Major Kyndonand Mr Arthur MacArthur were the beauideal of politeness in attending to the visitorsand the gentlemen of the press from all parts.We were pleased to see so many old navaland military faces from the other colonies,some of them just fresh from the war, andothers now in reserve with the long servicevolunteer medals. Other officers present hadnumerous medals and decorations. The newknight?, P.C.s, Federal and State Premiers,and Ministers were present ad libitum, to-gether with a lot of the most distinguishedstatesmen from other colonies,including thosefrom the Cape, Natal, Ceylon, and Fiji. Awag congratulated Sir John Forrest, not uponbeing made a G.C.M.G., but a

"General."

Sir John could not see it. "A Postmaster-general" was the reply.H. E. Admiral Pearson and his steff were

present, and were well received by the visi-tors, especially by those from New Zealand.Mr Seddon and lady were there, and thePremier pecmed to be verypopular all round.Several Lieutenant-Governors, justice?, andM.P.'s were there, and took great pride inwhat was going on before them, for it was, on jthe face of it, a heyday in the history of theJcolonies and Empire. Mr Carroll, New Zea- jland, took special interest, and his heart must ,have beat with joy as he looked upon theIgallant New Zealanders and Maoris dressingup into line, and marching so well, shoulder:to shoulder with those from all parts of the

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Queen'sdiminions. jAdmiral Pearson and his riaval officers made j

a strong and gallant display with his handy- jmen and Royal marines. It is not often wesee these parade on shore, but when they dowe give them as hearty and loyal a receptionas they so richly deserve;in short, we do nothoriour the Royal Navy enough in colonialports. The bluejackets and Royal marinelisrht infantry must havenumbered 600 or 650officers and men. They contributed largelyto the success of the review, and the peoplefelt safe in the presence of the two Imperialservices, and in the numbers of their militaryfellow colonists.

Mr See, Minister of Defence, must havefeltproud of his N.S.W. defence forces, equalto three-fourths of the whole. It was anhonour tobe the Minister of such a force andof sucha grand,historical review. The schoolchildren's demonstration inthe Sydney Cricketgrounds was an event only second in import-ance to the review. Special features of thereview were theQueen's trumpeter in his gor-geous coat of gold, huntsman cap, and heral-dic costume, riding with the Guards;the 20pipers of Southland (N.Z.) Volunteers; thebandof the Highland LightInfantry and theservice pipers;the Maoris;the Royal Navymen;the returned heroes from SouthAfrica;and the Indiantroops, whose salute and splen-did intervals were perfect. The crowd waamost orderly, and thepolice force had no un-pleasantness with the dense masses. LordHopetoun was much pleased with the ordermaintained, and specially thanked InspectorFosbery. The arrival of the troops and themarshalling of the same into line was donelike clockwork, and in half an hour all these\eral corps and units were ready to receivethe Governor-General.

The cheering marked the arrival of LordHopetoun, who came in his splendid carriageand with Lancer escort, accompanied by MrsCorbet. Lord Eopp, Hon. C. M. Hope, Cap-tain Wallington (P.S.), Captain Corbet, Lieu-tenant Duff (A.D.C.'b), andMajor Willoughby(military secretary). All heads were un-covered at the sound of "God save theQueen

" by the bands. His Excellency ap-pVired at the saluting base amidst cheers, andhe was received by Admiral Pearson, GeneralFrench and staff. Mr Barton, Sir W. J. Lyne,the Hon. Mr Seddon, Sir John Forrest, SirS. Griffith, Sir S. Way, Mr John See. SirMatthew Harris, Mr Carroll (N.Z ), Arch-bishop Saumarez-Smith, Mr T. A Dibbs, andmany others. Earl Hopetoun gracefullysaluted the State personages and thepublic before him. He was dressed inhis uniform of Commander-in-chief, wassplendidly mounted, and wore all hishonours and decorations. He lookedstill pale, and conserving his effortsfor the opening of the Federal Parliament.The army of photographers were everywhere,taking the most striking and brilliant scenes.Afterridingdown the lines with the Imperial,Indian, and Australian staff officers. GeneralFrench. Colonel Crole-Wyndham— with asplendidvoice for command— leadingin front.LordHopetoun returned to the saluting flag jwith General French, Colonels Mackenzie, jTaunton, Roberts, Boam, etc., the march-pastbegan,headedby the N.S.W. Commandant, abrilliant staff, and military excitement.

All eyes were strained as the music began.Up went the cheers from the grand standand the crowded hills of people. On camethe glittering mass and moving sight.with allthe pomp, pride, and circumstance of Com-monwealth service and martial British great-ness, far from the old Saxon shore, yet nearand dear to the race upon the Austral shore,within sight of those spots where Cook andPhillip landed, and that British home uponthe Seep, or the glad waters of the dark bluePacific. It was indeed a case of "Hip-hip,"as theRoyal HorseArtillery, claiming as theirtraditional right to lead any Imperial armyon review day, marched past. Theywere the grandest and smartest artil-lery regiment in the world, and theyfinely paraded tc-day. with every man,every gun. and every horse well placed andin splendid intervals—

an object lesson for allto behokk Their fine blue and yellow fac-ings showed oft* to advantage in the march-past, b Their roll of battle is the largest »nthe army, and goes far back into the Tndorsand Stuarts, and to the days of Olive, Marl-borough, Conway, Wade. Wellington, andAbercorn,up to the daysofRoberts and Wol-seley. Thencame the ImperialField Artillery,with two si\>pounders andfield guns— the 3ameas the R.H.A.,— and they went past in grandformation. The Royal Australian Artillerycame next in proud and compact array,morelike regulars than colonials. They drove\eight guns, thus making the Artillery Bri-gade 12 guns, at close intervals. Iforgot tosay that Major-general French led the wholeforce after the start, andgreat credit is,due toboth him and the staff for their fine arrange-ment and studied discipline.

The review became most interesting as theLife and Hor«e Guards came up behind theartillery, with their two rows of Life Guardsand one of Horse Guards, 38 in number, ledbj Colonel Wyndham end Captain Wilson,

federating with the Commonwealth ./ AusJtralia. Special regard was tobe paidinsuc.Jinquiry to the agricultural, commercial, and!industrial interests of New Zealand, to tho-jquestion of the defence thereof, to matters!of a judiciatory nature, to masters affectingtthe customs, railways, and postal arrange-]ments of the colony, to matters affecting th«ipublic indebtedness, the public indebtedness!of the colonies under the Commonwealth, and1]in respect to the local and political bearingJof the question, and generally to all mattersiwliieh, in the commissioners' opinion,may bo j

of assistance in enablingParliament to arrivesat a proper conclusion in respect of the sub-jects of the inquiry. If the commissionerswere of opinion that for the present the fede-ration of New Zealand vuth the Commoi

-wealth of Australia was premature or inad-visable, they were empowered to inquire anr".report as to the establishment of a reciproca"treaty or agreement between the Common-wealth and New Zealand, and if in theL--opinion the latter course was the more de.sir-able, they vere empowered to inquire and"indicate in their report the lines upon whic.vsuch reciprocal treaty or agreementshould be based. This commission wa->to continue in force until May 3".'next. Until then, he said, they wouldsuspendJudgment. They should have con-fidence in each other and do what was righ;.The great thing to be considered was thepeople themselves. They were so inter-twined that nothing would sever the tie thatwas binding them. Whatever the will of thtepeople was he would give effect to it. NewZealand, he said, was misunderstood in con-nection with their recent action for the fede-ration of Fiji and other islands. Their oo-ject was simply to have the islands in ques-tion made British. Foreign nations wereobtaining war bases all round them. He waasure they would have the support of thepeople of Australia in painting those islandsred, as had been done inSouth Africa. Theywcie sending soldiers to South Africa to wip»out exactly what was being done on the-islands to-day. He had receiveda cablegramthat morning about a matter which he con-sidered a disgrace, and something that calledfor more than passing comment, and in con-nection wi-th which something would have to-be done, and that with a strong arm. Heread the telegram, which was as follows:

—"Your telegram tome received. Ihave juss

reada letter from the Colonial Secretary heroto the head of one of our missionary bodiesthreatening to deport one of its leadingclergymen in Fiji for supporting federation.The letter said that if the,,clergyman is not!immediately removed by the BishoD the Go-!vernment will put in force Ordinance V. o£j1875. A copy of this ordinance may be ob-tained in Sydney. By section 3 the Go-vernment has power by Order-in-Council tc*prohibit any person believed to be disaffected!to the Queen or otherwise dangerous to th<»peace or good order of the colony from resid-ing in any district of the colony, and to-arrest and remove him if necessary. Iam.,certain that the head of the mission will notfollow Sir George O'Brien's suggestion. Ifthe clergyman is deported there is every pro-bability of amost serious rising of thenativesin his district. His Excellency is acting man absolutely inesponsible manner. Icanassureyou that unless some check is putupon.his action the gravest consequences mayensue. (Signed) Humphrey Berkley Chasi-B3ES." Now, he asked, was there not someneedfor the future federationof those islands?If the churches didnot unitewith themin thematter it would be a srrpat shrimp. Theycould not persistently allow this to go fur-ther.

Friday night was the real fete night ofthe beautiful harbour illuminations, wliichiwere upon a lavish, gorgeous, liberal, and, "indeed sensational, scale. Iwas invited byj,the rospacte.fl captain of the Union Com-pany's fine steamer Mokoia. Captain SpirAs,1

to see the harbour-fireworks and illumina-tion of the Royal Arthur and other ships-of the squadron. In company with othersteamers, we went down the harbour anddropped anchor off Garden Island. Tho-Botanical Gardens were open to the pub-lic, private gatherings assembled at ev^ry,point, large parties were on board the war-ships and at Admiralty House, and hun-dreds of thousands lined the foreshores a*;every point of vantage to see the greatdisplay. Garden Island, Fort Denison, the.Royal Arthur, and the other warships madaa firework demonstration that was astounr-ing and remarkable, and Farm Cove, North.Sydney, and Woolloomooloo Bay were allrich in general and special illuminations.The Mokoia had 2500 persons on board, in-cluding the Premier, the Hon. Mr Carrol^several M.H.R.'s from the colonies, andothers wliose identity was lost in the crowd.The Union Company carried out their partwell, and did the honours to their numerousguests with graceful and liberal hospitality.Iwas introduced to many New Zealandersby my old Victorian friend, Mr Brown,M.P. for Shipperton. The steamer has a.fine flush deck for such a gathering. It war.decorated with festoons of greenery andarches of clear electric lights from stem tostern. Down the centre of the deck weretables erected, all lit up with delicately-toned and variegated electric lamps, andheavily ladened with good things for thohungry. There were tons of cold meal,hams, poultry, puddings, jellies, bread,cakes, biscuits, pastry, and oysters, to say;nothing of large stocks of wines, brandies,whiskies, claret, " fig," and bottles of

"soft

stuff." One required to see the generous,hospitality of the Union Company to realiseit to the full extent. Notwithstanding alBthe attractions in the wayof viands, we hac?plenty of time to enjoy the exceedingly-pretty sights afforded by the illuminations.The picturesaue harbour, in the soft, brightmoonlight, was seenunder exceptionally fineconditions. Everywhere coloured lightswere visible—

among the trees, in residences,upon flagpoles— everywhere, indeed, where a,light could be fixed. On the bay the war-ships made magnificent displays. GardenIsland added its quota to the beauty of thascone, and Fort Macquarie joined in with,blazes of light of exceeding beauty. Indeed,from Circular Quay to Garden Island thoilluminations were upon a scale of grandeurthat could not be surpassed. lam suibnothingbetter was seen at the Queen's Jubi-less celebrations at Home. One feature ofthe display was worked with capital pre-cision. The squadron lay in darkness, hufesuddenly, as if by magic, the whole 10 or 12ships wpre lit up with coloured lights— rose,green, blue, etc. The powerful searchlightswere also at work, and proved a strong at-traction to all who had the nl"asu'11 f> of Wit-nessing the display. Of coit-o. oiv owiboat, the Mokoia, contributed ii> fan 'ot>ro>of the illuminations, to the deha'.t. oT the*passonsrers. We were ent^itainpIiii :'o:ie*.*.way. The Maoris were on board, mi'1 < iie-t-amed v* with their war dance* "v."l I'vi^tpeculiar "cry.1 which is «o w oil lr-»o" "■ii cvLondon crowds. Anon we govpei sc>.mii owthe glories of the ?ky. As we "looked th»|pyrotechnic grandeur increased in its wocj

A NEW ZEALAND NIGHT AFLOAT.

The Premier of New Zealand, as well asMr Carroll (Minister of Native Affairs)and the oilier New Zealandera nowin Sydney, have been much in evi-dence, and Ithink have thoroughlyenjoyed themselves. Ihave met mostof them. Ienjoyed a chat on reciprocitywith Mr Willis, M.H.R.,butIcould not con-vert him to the idea that the Commonwealthmust eventually include all the Austral-Pacific. A London cable to-day (Saturday)states that the Commonwealth-Pacific-Monroedoctrine will be instituted in our seas,butIfail to see what

"embarrassment

"it will

cause to the British Empire, unless aggressiveforeigners think they have more right in thePacific than wehave. This "doctrine" hasalready sprung up, but years and years agowe said

"The Austral-Pacific for Australia. '

At a harbour trip given to the New Zea-land residents in Sydney, the soldiers, andthose recently returned to Australia, by thePremier (Mr Seddon), on the Tutanekai, lastFriday, your Premier made an importantspeech, the context of which is rather im-portant to both colonies. The speech wasmainlyinreplyto theSydney-New Zealanders'address to the right hon. gentleman, whichreferred at length to the position of yourcolony with the Commonwealth. In reply,Mr Seddonsaid the people of Australia werecelebrating the birth of a great nation, andhad he been in Australia and an Australianhe would have been an ardent Federalist.He was opposed to the wars of tariffs in whichone colony was tobe found trying to gain anadvantage over the other by border warfareand by railway tariffs. He said there was noone prouder than New Zealanders were atthe federation of the colonies, and they wishedthe Commonwealth God-speed, prosperity,and every success. He hadbeen askedhowitwas that his colony had not seen fit to joinin the federation. But he pointed out thatNew Zealand wouldhavehampered Australia,and would probably havehelped tokeep backfederation for the other colonies. Their con-ditions were so difforent. There were certain responsibilities which New Zealand hadundertaken which made them distinct fromthe rest of Australasia, and if they had at-tempted to join the federation they would,in his opinion, haveretarded what had beenso wellbrought about. They inNew Zealandhad been watching with a friendly eye theprogrpss made towards Australian federation,and the people thought they could not dobetter than send their portion of the federalcontingent to take nart in the celebraiions.He knew they were very anxiousin Australiato know what New Zealand intended to doregarding the federation. They had a de-finedpolicy, which was oneof inquiry,as theywanted tolook wellbefore they took the leap.Recently definite action had been taken inthe appointment of a commission consistingof the Hon. Major William Jukes Steward,Hon. Colonel Albert.Pitt (chairman), Hon.Charle3 Chiistopher Bowen, and MessrsHarold Beauchamp, Thomas Wilson Leys.John Andrew Millar, CbarVs Manly Luke.William Russell, John Roberts, and WalterScott Reid, for the puypose of inquiring asto the desirability or otherwise of the colony

plaudaPompeyot anAntony returning, aftern victorious campaign, with the captive3andthe spoils of war. Still,not evena triumphalcar drawn by elephants or lions, not even aconcourse of captive generals, loaded withchains, and marching behind the gold andivory car of the conqueror, could wrap oneof thoße half-forgotten tributes to thepowerof a military leader witha tithe of the signi-ficance that attached to the evar-memorablepageant which attended the progress of thefirst Goveiinor-Generalof Australia. GatheredUpon sloping hills, which were reclaimed not8o long ago from the barren landby the wiseforethought of a great Australian statesman,"Wfere tens of thousands of Australian people,who had come to look upon the foundationof their State. The gleam of theblue Pacificehone like a Damascus blade before theirdistance-ranging eyes; they could almostcatch the song of ocean if they strained theirears to listen, for they could se plainlyenough*he spot where more than 120 years ago thegieat circumnavigator first set the foot of aBriton upon the continent of the south. Be-How them in the hollow were mustered thelong lines of scarlet and blue, or latter-daykhaki, that symbolised with such tremendousBuggeßtivene3B the strength of the Empire of■which they were about to become a newerand a mightier part than ever before. Theycould see the Australian isun playing onBritish cuirasses ; on the bayonets of the'Maoris, and on the curvedand deadly bladesof'the Indian troopers, all of whom were

ranged alongside of their Australian com-rades inarms round a little whitepavilion inthe centre of the hollow. There the specta-tors might see when they drew near enough 'the figure of the tried and trusted noblemanwhose task it is to order the beginnings ofthe new Commonwealth;and there, too, theyanight hear the prayers sent up to the greatestRuler of all to guide aright the judgment ofthe head of all the States of Federated Aus-tralia. Then surelyand hopefullymisfit theycay with one of their own poets, who longsince foresaw this glorious day:

—From hence the morning beauty of her nameiWill shine afar like an exceeding flame;And,graced with glory, girt with power august,Her life will last till all things turn to dust.THE ASSEMBLAGEAT THE PAVILION.

Many of the distinguished visitors assembledveryearly. They decided they could not wit-ness both the procession and the swearing-inceremony, and so they took their seats andpatiently waited. Pleasing in every way waathe large space, uponaslope near thepavilion,"Upon which were assembled 10,000 schoolchildren. The girls, who seemed to be themore numerous, wore white, and the boysmore sombre garments. Charming spectacleas they were in themselves, they were alsofull of interest and life as representing theiuture of the Commonwealth. Sixty year3hence one can imagine many of them tellingtheir grandchildren of the day when, in theirpleasant childish piping' of sweet tunes, theyspn'g the Commonwealth in. Nearer thantheseweremembers of thepoliticaland officialworld of Australia, with their wives anddaughters.* Sir William Lyne wore morning dress, buttfarried theribbon andstar of his order onhis■breast. Sir Frederick Darley, Lieutenant-governorof New South Wales, in courtdre-s,■wasanotherof the early arrivals, and soonthepavilion held its distinguished company,awaiting the arrivalof LordHopetoun. Noreof the State Governors were present, but SirSamuel Griffith and Sir Samuel Way repre-sented the Deputy-Governors. The formerwore a court dress and the latter theWindsor uniform of black velvet. Theonly Premier absent was Mr Holder.There was the sturdy Mr Seddon,resplendent in court dress, and wiHihim, severely plain in apparel, Mr Carroll,bearing a deep infusion of Maori blood in hisveins. These represented the distant and coyNew Zealand. Sir John Forrest, also greatin stature, wore full uniform, as did MrKingston, another of the sons of Anak, thoughmot a Premier. Sir George Turner modestlywore morning dress, and did not, so far ascould be seen, even display his star. Late toarrive was Mr Barton, the man of the hour,serene as ever, and distinguished by no markof honour save that which a people's appro-bation bestows. There was the Primate inhis brilliant robes, a fine and a conspicuousfigure. Mr Deakin, Sir J. R. Dickson, MrLewis (Tasmania), and Mr R. E,- O'Connorwere also there.

There was also a select number of ladies,the wives of some of the distinguished men

= who were to take part in the ceremony. Allchatted together pleasantly, and occasionallyone or other came to the steps and surveyedthe gathering crowd.THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-

GENERAL.The booming of a field gun announced that

Lord Hopetoun had entered the park. Thiswas theprelude to a salute of 19 guns. Thenthe dignitaries, political and religious andcivil, ranged themsehes on eicher side of acovered way lined with troops leading to thepavilion, leaving,byprearrangement, MrBar-ton alone inthe pavilion toreceive theQueen'srepresentative. Exactly at 1o'clock LordHopetoun, ina brilliant uniform, showing allliia stars andorders, entered the pavilion, andeliook hands with Mr Barton, as the bandsplayed the National Anthem and all thepeople stood uncovered. Then the Primateetood forward and raised his hand, and achoir of 4-00 voices from the Archbishop'schoirs commenced the grand old hymn "

OGod, our help inages past." The attitude ofthepeoplewas devotional. Then the Primateoffered up a prayer for the Commonwealthcomposed by Lord Tennyson, Governor pf"South Australia, the concluding words ofwhich were uttered by the Archbishop withgreat fervency.

This was followed by a brief prayer for theGovernor-General, and the utterance of th»"Lord's Prayer, in which Lord Hopetoun andmany others joined.' Then the Archbishop'schoir sangthe familiar andnoble strain of the"Te Deum

" — "We praise Thee, O God;

we acknowledgeThee tobe theLord." Againthe voices*, diminished by distance, seemedsmall and ineffective, and again the emotionnvas supplied by the feelings of the hearer,."who, catching the familiar echoes, was im-pressed by the greatness of an assembledpeople thuß, in the hour of its jabilation, call-ang reverently upon God.LORD HOPETOUN TAKES THE OATH.

In the centre of the pavilion was a table,■berore which Lord Hopetoun stood. Thiswas the table upon which with her ownhandthe Queen gave her assent to the Common-.wealth Bill. Mr E. G. Blackmore, of SouthAustralia, who was selected because he isreputed to have the most sonorous voice inofficial Australia, now stepped forward, made» profound bow to the Governor-General,and proceeded to read the letters patentgranting the Royal assent to the Common-jwealth Act.

Lord iiupetnun, whose improving health is.shown in his appearance, took a scat during&" leaduyt of Ike letters patent. He now

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OTAGO WITNESS, January 23, 1901the bridge. He could have got off if he hadtried.

Dr Will, residing at Green Island, gave evi-dence as to the nature of the injuries. He sawthebody at 10 minutes to 5 o'clock on the sameafternoon. Life was quite extinct. The prin-cipal injury and the cause of death was thatthe top of the skull was completely removed.Death was instantaneous. Witness thoughtthat the water should be emptied out of thedam. Itwaa of no use to anyone, and it wasonly an inducement to boya to trespass on theline to get to the pool of water.

A verdict of"

Accidental death;no blameattachable to anybody" was returned.

SCOTLAND.

derful splendour. The variety and rapidityofthe demonstration fairly captivated every-'Body afloat andashore. Tlie fireballs wouldsocket up to ahigh altitude, appear as a star,- and then burst into revolving prismatic«olours, changing and transforming intomyriad spectacles, which eventually becameIbsfcin the moonlight. The sprays, showers,-and.fiery festoons litup the* air with rushingand; fearful display, and continued the per-

"fbrnnunce for two hours. During all thefestivity on the MokoiaNew Zealand's Pre-mdsri vrha is never so happy as when hekeaia himself talking, addressed the Maoris

-_ andpraised- them for their loyalty. He was ji.jjroud to see them. in.Australia. -«.The Hon.*--J&. Carroll, Native Mmistec,. replied on be-" [i»l£- of the Maoris. Speeches were also

mv«n by Ratana Ngahina, Nireaha Tamaki,"

Tsmahau Muhupuku. (leading Native chiefsc'o£ New Zealand), Mr J. Stevens. M.H.R.,

jmd'Me J.,T. Brownr M.P. (Victoria).. . Before-landinganadjournment wasmade toI- tiia saloon, where other speeches were made.-" 'M*: Seddon occupied,the' ehaitf, and proposed5 tlietoast of "Success to theUnionSteam Ship

Campitn.y." He paid a high compliment toitlka N«w Saufch> Wales Government foe thomanner in which- they had- carried out the

£ Uluminaiions and display on the-barbou*, and.~- also, to- the Union. Company for the splendidJ feoHpitaliiyand tha fineview they hadafforded!v.-jr.-many* on board,of-one of the beat featureaT:>Sa:~connection W4th> the Commonwealth re-

He wa« proud to say the Union"' Jeompany had had its origin, in New Zea-'-Nluid. !~; .Mr B. R. Wise, in responding for theCT £LS.W. Government, espreßfiecT the hope that-■■JSaw.Zealand.would.yet come into the federa-V iSim. He would!go- further, and hope that

whole of the Pacific, right up to theT--"UnitedStates coast, would eventually be m-~ dudadin that Federation. That could only-f>■ ilia done-by the hearty co-operation of New- Zealand. Mr F. W. Jackson (the local'

manager of the Union S.S. Company) grace- \" fuily respondedonbehalf of the company.£ " About" Itp.m. the Mokoialeft the sceneof"- SBunination. for Circular Quay. All on-. ifcosn£ were thankful to ther directors of the~ ,'ESii'on Company, the captain, officers, stew- i■ «&. and!crew For their efforts to make all:> fcßppy on board. Before the party went"aahorecfcaers were given for tlie Union Com-"- ,EaaTi the captain, and other3on the steamer j

■ fiJK tapir princelyhospitality. _ i: Durittfr tlie- evening bandfe nlayco m the

marks and principalstreets. The streetowerethronged to sea- the public buildings, ware-fcousos, sliopa, and triumphal1 illuminatione. j

The regatta,wasa great succe?3, as was alsottie- athletic and, cycling sports durmg the jday, at which large assemblages of the people'attended. And thus ended the third great

~ 'State demonstration.::'£AXAL ACSSJBH-I? *ABBOTSFOBT.

A lad eight,years of- age, named I*lGi-aaam, son-of Mr John Graham, of Abbota--Sosd' iaelr his death, yesterday morning by-meing,run.- over by a passing tram. fiawM>:-Itfith hia-brother* andsome obher boys, bath,-.Wat Abboteford, andhad'got on to the via-

i over wbuflh the train passes. A strongV -wind* was blowing, at the time, and none ot'

;»ke boys apgßara to have heard the wmstle- x>£ the- approaching engine. Some of themhowever, saw the trainapproaching, and called

. outr to Graham, but the boy appeared to be-come paralysed, and- was unable to move.The driver o£ the engine soundedthe whistle.Mid'bothheand the guard applied thebrakes.They were unable, however, to pull up thetrain in so short a distance, and the engineImocked. the- boy down; and'passed over him.The train: wont on to AJibotsford, and somepersons were" despatched to the scene of theaccident. "When,pickedup theboywasquite_ xlead, one leg being,nearly severed from thetwdy, while his head was crushed verybadly.

THE INQUEST.'An inque3t touching the death of William

Goodrich Graham, aged' 8years, who was killedon the railway line near Abbotsford on Satur-day,afternoon, washeld, atAbbotsford on Mon-day afternoon,,before Mr C C. Graham, S.IL,and.a jury of six, of whom Mr Lindsay Millerwas choaen foreman.

John Graham, labourer, residing at Abbots-ford, gave evidence, that deceased was his son,and was aged eight years and one month.

Donald Graham)brother of the deceased,saidthat the latter came- down with some otherboya to-the--creeft undeirthe railway-bridge nearAbbotaford to see< some, boys bathing. Ho"afterwards left to go. to if picnic He- crossed-over the' line, and. witness did not ace himany more. Eiva- muratea- after a train camealong the line; Witness heard'no whistle;thewind waa-blowing, pretty. haxcL across the.rails

(afc- the time. The train may have, whistled-.Witness did'not know that an.accident occurred.till lie:and;a.hoy named Ensor went,across the"Bridge. They then, saw mark3of blood, and'a- little furtiier on they found the body. "Life■was quite extinct.

Sdwin Ensor, aflout.13 years of age, statedthathe -was- with Donald Grraham on.Saturdayiflßt. He heard- the evidence the lattsr had'given. Itwas quite-correct. There waa-noth-ing else he could' add. He» did not- hear the■whietleblow. There was a strong wind blowingat-the- thus.

HeniyBerry,platelayer, said that he saw thelifcfcle boy coming- up the bank on the south.Bide of the bridge. He got on to the eentTeof the-line, and walked alongthe plank on thecentre of the bridge. When he reached themiddle of thebridge he. stopped to look downinto the river. He then retraced his steps,and lingered abouton the bridge. All this timewitness knew that a train was due, and triedto attract his attention. Witness was too faroff, and couldnot get him to notice his sigimls.The boy sat down in themiddle of the bridge,and witness commenced to run to him. Thesmoke of the approaching engine could then■fee discerned. When witness was 300 yards"way the tain came,round the curve, and wit-ness kne-w iiwas ah'opelesß case. The deceasedappeared to notice the train when it got nearthe bridge; Ha gofc up on one knee, and thenlay flat on his face. The train then passedover him.

To Constable Leeae: The grade leading to theviaduct was 1in 50. A person on the bridgecould not see a train approaching down thegrade till it got round the curve, 184 yardsaway. Witness had seized every opportunityof warning boys to keep off the line and thislaridge. The driver of the train did his utmostto pull the train up. It was a fine piece of■workmanship to bring it up in the space he did.It was a heavy goods, train.

Henry Banks, engine-driver, said he was incharge of the engine of the train m question.Ii was due in Abbotsford station from the

'Boath at 3.52 p.m. Witness first saw the boy'on thebridge when the train rounded the last

curve-. The boy was on his hands and knees.Witness immediately whistled for brakes, andappUed his own, which was a Westmghousebrake. The tram was brought up within 300and 400 yards, but too late to save the boy.The other brakes werepat on whenhe whistled"Wi'ne-ss had 29 heavily loaded waggons on aadb van. They caino dovra thehill about 12 milesan hpur.

To Constable Leece " The bry appeared cop-"■f»*cd, and made no efiort at" all to get oC

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Britain and her greatest dependency." Thisis, of course, very graiif3ring, but as Glasgowproudly st-rles iUsli

'the second city in the

Empire," ithas,after all, only taken theplaceit claims to occupy.

DRINKING CLUBS.How to deal with these disreputable places

is tast becoming a burning question in Scot-tish towns. Hawick led the way in their es-tablishment, and other towns have not teenslow to follow its bad example. The clubsare started mainly to evade the law against.Sunday liquor-selling, and they are naturallyplaces of a very low description. The law atpresent seems inadequate to deal with them,but how to get it altered is the difficulty, asthe alteration desired would affect high-classclubs, and no one has the courage to facethis. Still something must be don© if themorals of the community are to be protectedaud the majesty of the law vindicated. Inthe cat« of a raid made upon one of thoseclubs in Edinburgh the police found thepremises crowded with no les3 than112 men,of whom they ascertained that 68 were notmembers of the club. The surroundings wereof the most squalid type, as those who metthere wsht for the purpose of drinking, pureand simple. In Dundee the Chief Constablehas been directed by the Town Council toinquire into the matter. One of the coun-cillor stated that lie understood that at acertain club in the town any person couldbe proposed and madea member ona Sundayby paving an admission fee of a shilling.He "alpo alleged that whisky hawking wasprevalent on Sundays in Dundee.

OBITUARY RECORD.Mr G. F. Armstrong, professor of Engi-

neering in the University of Edinburgh, diedon November 16, aged 58. He was born atDoncaster in 1842, and bogan his career inthe service of the Great Northern RailwayCompany. He succeeded to the late Profes-sor S'leemingJenkin in1885, and'was a greatsuccess as a profpesor.

Mr William Williams, principal of theNewVeterinary College, Edinburgh, died on No-vember 12, aged 68. He was formerly prin-cipal of the Royal (Dick) Veterinary Collegein this city, but owing to a disagreementwith the trustees he left that institution andstarted a rival one. He published two stan-dard veterinary works, while in the practiceof his profession' he occupied a foremostplace. On one occasion he cured abull whichihe leading veterinary professors in Englandhad cono'emned as tuberculous, and the ani-mal afterwards won the championship at thaHighland Society's show. A few months agothe Government inspectors placed restrictionson tho movement of stock in Perthshire, onthe alleged ground that foot-and-mouthdisease had appeared among lambs.Principal Williams proved that they werewrong in their diagnosis, and the restrictionswere removed. In private life the deceasedwas much esteemed. Ho was a Wels'iman,and at his funeral a choir sang a Welsh hymnat the grave.

Mr Walter Duncan, a leading East Indiamerchant in Glasgow, died suddenly on No-vember 12, as he was in the act of sittingdown to tea in his own house. He was atthe time apparently inh^s usual health. MrDuncan was a director of the ClydesdaleBank, and was at one time president of theGlasgow Chamber of Commerce. His firmhave a house in Calcutta.

Sir Andrew Maclean, of Partick, amemberof the well-known shipbuilding andengineer-ing firm of Barclay, Curie, and Co., died

an hour or two's illness on November14, a^sd72. He took an active part in tem-perance and philanthropic work, and largelythrough his opposition the amalgamation ofthe burgh of Partick with Glasgow is stillan event of the future.

MrThos. Bovd,a leading woollen manufac-turer at Jedburgh, and an ex-Provost of theburgh, has died there at the age of 67. Hetook anactive and useful part in all mattersaffecting thepublic welfare, and was a gener-ous friend to the poor.

Sir Alexander Dunbar, Bart., of BoathHouse, Auldearn, was found drowned inNairn Harbour on November 17. It is be-lieved thathe fell into theriver while cross-ing it by a footbridge on a dark and stormy-night. He was only 29 years of age. He issucceeded by his brother Frederick:

The deaths of the following persons arealso announced: — Mr John Steele, chamber-lain of the Duke of Buoeleuch's Teviotdaleestates, a^red 60:Rev. Alexander Mackenzie,TTuitpd Free Church, Falkland, aged 57;Mr John Lswson Johnston, the Inventor ofbovril, and formerly a butcher in Edinburch,at Cannes, on November 24. anred 61 Heinvented bovril while residing in Canada.

GENERAL NEWS.Dr Jpmes Mitchell, of South Leitli, has

been nominated for election as moderator ofnext year's General Assembly of the Church

|of Scotland.Bailie James Steel, whohas besn amember

of the Town Council of Edinburgh for 28years, has been elected Lord Provost. Hehas made Or large fortune as a builder. Fouryearp ago he and Mrs Steel made an extensivetour through the Australian colonies, includ-ing Tasmania.

Outbreaks of smallpox are causing muchanxiety and expense at Paisley and Campbell-town. On the other hand, at Cupar-Fife asimilar outbreak, which caused much conster-nation, has been fiuccessfully stamped out.

Kirkcaldy and Dysart, have already ex-pended £37,169 on their new waterworks, andare goingto apply for power toborrow £30,000more inorder to complete them. Falkirk andLarberthave reesntly expended about £20.000in the same way. and the coat of promotingtheir Water Bill in Parliament was £3873.

The Vietoria Engineering Works, Beith,owned by Mt John Love, have bo^n in part,destroyed by fire, but the damage is coveredby insurance.

Mr James Reid, advocate, has been ap-pointed Sheriff-substitute at Banff, in theroom of Sheriff Grant, who has been pro-moted to Inverness* j

Mrs Fletcher, of HaniPßtead, London, hav-ingconditonallv offered £5000 towards thp en-dowment of a Chair of History in AberdeenUniversity, it is announced that only £4000i/3 now reauired to complete the total of£15,000 which is needed to make the chair anaccomplished fact.

The Ninety Club has just erected aCeltic cross in grey granite tomark the graveof Jean Lorimer, Burns's

"Chloris

"("the

lassie wi' the lint-white locks"), in PrestonIstreet Cemetery, Edinburgh. She died in1831.

Admir.il Fletcher Campbell has sold hidestate of Boquhan, near Kippen. Stirling- jshire, to Mr Mitchell, a tobacco manufac- !turer in Glasgow, for £60,000. j

At a recent meeting of the Clyde Trust in,Glasgow it was averred that the ferries were 'being conducted by it at a serious loss. ]Lanirholm is crowinar over the Government 'report on Its academy. winch has earned .itotal grant of about £800. The report statedthat such skill and enthusiasm as were shownin conducting the school were seldom seea. '

j Two verylittle boj's were charged the otheiS!■ day before a jurycourt with four acts of shopiii breaking and theft at Coatbndgp. Indismiss*: ing them with anadmonition, the Sheriff paicfj he had never seen children so young

— thewi were almost infants—

at the bar on such ajIcharge,i( On November 17 a large reservoir at Kin*

■, neil, near Bo'ness, bur3t, and inundated parti■'

of the village and seriously damaged the rail-way line. The water swept away masses o£

1 j masonry. In one house the inmates had af; narrow escape from drowning.There were great rejoicings atDupplinCastle:; on November 12 on the occasion of the cam>

■ j ing of age of Viscount Dupplin, eldest son ois! j theEarl of Kinnoull. Lord Dupplin received' ;many valuable presents, including some from,!j the magistrates and merchants oL Perth.r Mr Wilham Millar, Gatton&ide, who wa9|1 100 years of age last June, attended the conL-L jimmion in the parish church at Melrose on ai' 'recent Sunday.' The Leith School Board has been awarded!; a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition, but as[ it is required to pay the coat of the medal! (£25) it has resolved to be content with the[ diploma to be forwarded by the Exhibition!IIauthorities.!I Dr Paton, rector of Glasgow High School,'

j has resigned his post on account of advancingyears. He has been for 34- years connected!

I:with the school.j The new bridge over the River Shiel afc-! Ardna'nurchan, the largest bridge in tha

1! West Highlands, has been opened for traffic.!1 It. is 150ft long, and has three arches.

Tho Glasgow University Calendar, in its" General Council. List," contains the- follow-.-ing entry:

— "Colquhoun, James, LL.D.^[ writer, Prison, Peterhead.

'

The Scottish Reformer publishes a list oiI the- Scottish Provosts who are teetotallers-.p They number 48, and among them ar© tha

Lord Provosts of Glasgow and Aberdeen.; Mr John Foster Fraser last week lectured!i inGlasgow ona oycling tour round the world*. jfrom London, made by him and two friends*

[ jThe tour occupied 774- days, and the distance. j travelled was 19,237 miles. Eachof them used!jithe samomachine throughout, but they used!;iup 18 sets of tyres, and

"he rather fancied

[ ' that their punctures approached4000."j The- following personal estates have been!

, ■ recorded diiring the month: — Mr John Pol-'son, of Brown and Poison, starch and corn*

I flour manufacturers, Paisley, £349,069; Mr?[ George Auldio Jamieson, Edinburgh,'

£180,000 ;Mr James Fraser, Craighill, Ross"-\ i slure. £53,288 ;Mr Welhvood H. Maxwell,,i of Munches, £44,494 ; Captain G. Cumine*.!Aberdeen, £24,884; Major J. A. Orr-Ewing,'

'. £20,735.

ROUND ABOUT JACOB'SRIVER.By Our Traveling Couhespondent.

i, 'As before mentioned thepioneers of Jacob's

River were of amost amiable and social dis»-( position, participating in everything that tentj ded'to make life happy and enjoyable. Visi*' tors to the residences or in most cases tha>habitations of thoseprimitive people were al-'ways cordially received without the smallest

; taint of distinction; in fact, t^e handof wel-i come was unreservedly extended to all who!might chance to comethat way, and wheneveri a few were gathered together some sort o£

convivial meeting was on the bapis. Some-'timesmusic was procurable fordancing, some-

I times it wasn't, but that in no way marredthe enjoyment. Cantain Howell was a fairljrgood violinist, and his services were always

j secured if possible. There were no pianos,,j butIam informed a Mrs Taylor- had :>n<s\ ?oon after I£sß, when the first ba.ll ivas held..! Atany rate, hers was the first in the Jacob's

River district.I In this article Imight remark that it has;been recordedby some writers of early history

that the whalingstation of Captain Howell atJacob's River iva3 the first established in.Otago, but this is erroneous. The first wasestablished at Perservation Inlet in 1827 by a.party equipped by Williams and Co., of 9yd-

■ ney, who had four ships engaged in the traf-j fie. This was aLo before the Tory Channelstation, which dates from 1831, probably tha

correct date. These again must be kept dis-1 tinct tiom the sealing parties or

"kekena

j hunters," who ravished the southern coasu;about the end of the eighteenth century, bn*I ing traceable as early as 1798. Several at-.{ tempts made by Maoris to

"commandeer ""'

1 thovessels of Howell, Stevens, and Co.provedfruitless, but some of the boats of the otherwhaling parties were forcibly relieved ofpakeha ownership by some of themore daring;! spirited Maoris, notably the Venus, can-. tuivdby themat Stewart Island, and aFrench:ve3sel. the JeanBart, at Chatham or Rekohaj Islands, in 1839.■ The now fastly diminishing bandof Maorisheld undisputed sway at Jacob's River foi;| many decades, their numbers running into'

several thousands;but, alas, according to tha| latest census the total Maori population iirI the whole Western district was only 24-1. By,j the^ way, there has jtist passed to the silentj majority, at the age of 100 years, a Maori! woman

—famous amongst her own j.oipie— »

whose husband was identified with wn.a':ug ini Jacob's River expeditions while they werej yet in their infancy. This wahine, f^wiiiarlyr;Iknown as

"Waimea," was torice mau'ed1lastly to a European named Sh.-jrbvrd, and'often,accompanied her husband nnd party oa, sealing hunts, always proving her^lf an ex-pert with the hook and tomahawk, and a.'sailor of dauntless bearing, never flircKing inthe angry jaws of the s\irging oooan.Inconcluding the second ar icle on tins J-is-toncal place,Ihave to acknoW* i^e my in-debtedness for some of the r>mir-\:'?.rs s'von

j to Mr W. H. S. Robert?, oi Oiuiani, nh..seI pamphlet on Southla id's t-nr]y history lias

proved so oftena valuilie duo. rfliibio »\ ureaof reference. ;-

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At the close of the century the new German,Empire seems prosperous in many ways— ■straining its nerves in military armaments— "having established colonies, of which the

!gieater purt is worse than worthless— thej country rapidly passing from a chiefly agri-cultural character to a widely manufacturingIone

— with extensive commerce and a greatjdevelopment of shipping. The favourite studyof metaphysics is gieatlyreplaced, not withoufithe influence of Darwin, by that of naturalscience, which brought important discoveries..Socialism, long ledby La^salle, thenby Marx,:has made great strides, the sharp division be-J tween Socialists and Liberals tending to bejhealed by the efforts of Bernstein— anarchism.,in the more philosophical, not the criminal" sense, being by no means unknown— thejpower of the Roman Catholic Chinch, after,;and greatly by, the so-called Culturkampf,■vastly iiKToasod— the la-t of the influentialphilosophers. Nietzsche, in a lunatic asylumand an anti-Semitic feeling giowing in tha!country of Leasing.— SaUu-'lay Keyicw.

■ the fleet of the famous "City"

line of Messrs' George Smith and Sons. Glasgow, has justbeen sold. All tha vessels of the lineare nowsteamers. MofeL of the sailing ships were cold

1, to foreign owners.| Aberdoen's prestige as the centre of the

1, comb-making industry is being well main-, tamed. The Scottish Comb (Jompany (Lim-ited)

|ited) has just erected new works at Kilty-,i.brewster, the buildings of which cover';acre and a-half of ground, and were openedI for use last week.

, The boriner for coal on the estate of Grange-muir, near Fittenweem, bavmg yielded veiysatisfactory results, there is e\ery likelihoodthat miningoperations will be begun shortly,and meanwhile further boring is going on.The openingup of a coalfield in this localitywill quite transform it, and will prove of thegreatest benefit to the whole of the east ofFife.Ihave from time to time chronicled the ex-

traordinary progress made by Aberdeen as a.fishing port since the starting of tha steam-, trawling industry there. The fish market ha?just been extensively enlarged for the thirdtime since it was established 12 years ago, and

'. lis now 1500ft in length. The chief business1of the market is in connection with the whiteIfishing, the herring fishery playing quite asubordinate part. The Aberdeen trawlers

1 were specially designed for their work, andhave become the model for those of other' " places. This,year the local yards have builtino less than 30 of these trawlers for ports iniEngland, and they are still busy with orders.'About 150 trawlers work regularly from Aber-Ideen, while 350 others call in there oecamon-" ally. The fishing fleet also includes 35 steamI line-fishing beats and 60 yawl?. The amountj of capital invested may be imagined from theI fact that each trawler (including ctear) repre-

sents £5300, each steam liner £2700. and eachyaw-l £55. According to ex-Lord Provo3tMearns, who is an expart in this matter, thefishing industry at Aberdeen— including thecoal, dock, and other materials needed— re-

{ presents a capitalised value considerably ex-ceeding £14.000,000, and the trade is stillgrowing rapidly. The fishermen employednumber only 2000, but the fish'merchants,|buyers, packers, and gutters are about threei times as numerous. The railway companies| have risen to the occasion, and have put on

such a good service of fast fish trains that a'vast trade with the Midland counties of Eng-land is being opened up. During the last*loyears the amountof white fish landed at Aber-deen hsis trebled, and now amounts in valueto £50,000 monthly. Many of the Hull andSunderl->.rd boats now make Aberdeen their

■ headquartersI Mr Johu Ward, a leading Dumbarton ship-;builder, has been complaining at a meetingjin that town of the loss caused to the Clyde

1 shipbuilding industry by the unsteadiness of| the workmen. In the e'araa of his own firm

this unsteadiness, he said, restricted the oiit-put by nearly 25 per cent., and reduced thewages earned to the extent of £25,000 or£30,000 per annum. If to this were added theloss occasioned to engine works, foundries,etc., the total would amount to £M), 000 ayear. This was nothing short of a calamity,

i and something- should be done to remove thej existing stigma that the Clyde shipbuildingJ output must be measured by the amount ofitime the unsteady men in the rivetingdepart-Ient choose to work.j The firm of James Logic, jun.,and Co., jute! merchants, Dundee, havingstopped payment,' ameeting of creditors was held, at which thei firm's liabilities were stated to amount to" about £24-,000. Itis expected that the liqui-;dation will prove a very favourable one.j Elacfcrieal engineering works to employ seve- J;ral hundred men are to be erected in theLongearse district, AF.oa, to the west of the

1 town.! Short time is beginning to be resorted toiby some of the Dumfermline factories. Thisi step has been taken owing to the scarcity ofi ordersand to the reluctance of manufacturers

to stock goods at the present high rates foryarn.The building trade in Edinburgh is in a,

very depressed state, ond the masons whoj gave it the finishing stroke by striking severalimonths ago have now ample leisure to reflect!upon their folly. In. Glasgow the trade isalso on the down grade, and the reduction ofjoiners' wages by Id per hour is under con-

tsideration. In Dundee the employers an-

I nounce that they will reduce the wages ofi both masons and joiners from theNew Year.IAn attempt to do so was made six months|ago and failed, but the masters are sanguine' of success this time.j THE LATE MARQUIS OF BUTE.

Inaccordance with the terms of the will ofj this deceased nobleman, all the servants on, his But9and Cummock estates have receivedj a year's wages. This represents a total ofj £6000 in the case of the former, and £2000 inithat of. the latter property. The Marchionessie reported to haveaccomplished her missionof conveying her husband's heart for inter-ment on. the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem.

I The heart was enclosed in a golden casket,jwhich her ladyship never left out of her ownjkeeping, carrying- it always under her leftIarm.

THE PLAGUE AT GLASGOW.On the 14-th November the welcome offi-

icial announcement was made that GlasgowJ was free of plague, the last case having beenidismissed from hospital on November 3. TheI firstcape occurred on August 25, and five days:lpter Glasgow was officially declared to bej infected with bubonic plogre. Twelve deaths! in all took place, and the number of personsj v.ho were isolated from fear cf their beingj infected was at one lime considerably over

100. The authorities, both medical and muni-j cipal, acted with great promptitude and firm-jness, and but for this the disease would havemade more way than it did. Nevertheless,

■ the outbreak has cost the city a pretty penny.j According to a statement made by Dr Col-i yin, a Glasgow medical man, at a ward meet-i ing in the Gorbals, the total cost of theI plague to the city had been not less than

£1,000,000. He advocated the appointmentof a port medical officer, who should haveproper supervision of all vessels arriving fromforeign ports. The bearing of this recom-mendation, willbe apparent when it is Addedthat the outbreak inGlasgow was traced to adirty Lascar who came ina steamer from anEastern port.

GLASGOW AND THEINDIAN FAMINE.Lord Curzon, Governor-General of India*

hao addressed a letter to the Lord Provostof Glasgow, "in order to thank its citizensfor the munificent and splendid share thatthey haveborne in India's relief." Glasgow'sdonation amounted, ai the time he wrote, to£55,000. His Lordship adds: '"This hand-some donation exceeds that which has reachedus from any other city

— excluding,of course,the Lord Mayor's fund in London

—in the

United Kingdom, and calls for particular re-cognition on the part of the Government of

t India..' Hjp tordsluj^ goes on to say that

ithe money has been, viell spent,"

has sensiblyIalleviated a vast amount of human suffering,"Iand "has dons much to stiengthen the ever-igrowing bond^ oi" fcympdthy between Great

(F_.om Our Own Cobeespondejtt.)EDINBURGH, November 29.

SCOTLAND AND THE WAR.Irritation is increasingly felt in Scotland at

the senseless obstinacy of the Boers in pro-longing ahopeless struggle, andevenmore boat the treachery and cruelty to which theya-re resorting more unblushingly than ever astime wears on. JSven just and peaceablepeople arenow heard to openly advocate themost drastic measures in dealing with thenr.Meanwhilepreparations areheing made to givethe Scottisti Volunteers and i~eomanry a,right royal reception on their return home.Tie staff of th© Edmhurgh.and East of Scot-land South African Hospital received a moathearty welcome on their return,onNovember21, when they wereparaded in the Universityquadrangle in the presence of. thousands ofenthusiastic spectators. The nurses

—who re-

ceived a- specially wart" welcome—

numberedseven, and the rest of the staff numbered 4-4-.They were afterwards entertained at luncheonin theBalmoral Hotel.

The City Council of Dundee has unani-mously resolved to confer the freedom of Dun-idee uponGeneral Hector Maedonald when hereturns to Scotland. In theNorth of Scot-land sonic employers are reported to be get-ting tired ofpaying an allowance to the wivesof Reservists called to the front, and themoreso as some of. the men areat Alderghot. Inone case at least,apensioned" woman has been" informed that her allowance will cease onDecember 3L In Glasgow very discouraging;stories are told of the misuse to which fchesaiallowances have beenput, themoney in manycases being spent in drink.

As some doubt was expressed before theirdeparture as- to the utility of Lord Lovat's;Scouts, it is satisfactory to be able to recordthat the men have won golden opinions inSouthAfrica. Their good shooting was veryvaluable, and even more so was their skill inthe use of the telescope. It would be wellto haveacorps or such men always in trail-ing. "

A statement has been published that 3875men from Levis, being about one-seventh ofthe population of the island, are at presentserving their country on sea and land. Inaddition, there are 120 in the Volunteer Ar-tillery. At the same rate England wouldfurnish over 4.000,000 men to the two ser-vices.

Another step is about to be taken towardsir.akiug BarryLinka, to the eastward of Dun-dee, a place of national importance. Eachyear the value of the training given therebe-comesmore apparent,..and this year close upon20,000 regulars and volunteers camped there.The Link's are already the property of theGovernment, which now intends erecting onthem accommodation for 25,000 men. Thecost of doing; so is estimated at £500,000, andthe work is to begun early in 1901. Anotheradvance towards strengthening the militaryposition in the East of Scotland is also an-nounced— viz.. that Montrose is to be made apermanent military station, and that withthis end the barrack accommodation there istobe increased.

NEW YACHT FOR SIR THOMASLIPTON.

WheninGlasgow lately Sir T. Lipton statedthat the new yacht, Shamrock 11, with whichhe intends to contest the America Cup, willb9 a wonder, and he thought it would provethe winner. The best skill and brains werebeing used to design her, and nothing wouldbe left undone to ensure success. Mr WiL-liam Jamieson, tEe first yachtsman in thecountry, is to be in the chief command, andha will be assisted by Captain Sycamore.Needless to say the Shamrock's performanceswillbe watched with the verykeenest interestby a shipbuilding community like that whichlines the banks of the Clyde.

THE UNION OF THE CHURCHES.We are still feeling the ecclesiastical ground

swell following upon this event, and to per-sons unaccustomed tor sail in the troubledwaters of church speHchifying the feeling- in-duced by recent experience is somewhat akinto ttiat" of seasickness. The anti-Unionistshave C3ven promnl notice of their intentionto call up«n the- law courts todecide who isentitled to claim the property of the FreeChurch, and, pending the decision of thispoint, they are holding to all they can,and holding forth every day with unquench-able heat and irrepressible volubility. In!Skye, where crofter agitation has trained thepeople in habits of lawlessness, the anti-Unionist's sought to break into the church atBraeadale, but the minister making a firmstand in the doarway, they slunk off. A fewdays later theybroke open the door and car- irieel off the lock. On the part of the Unionists jtheir proceedings have taken the form of jstumping the country— except* in the tlisaf- |fected districts, where their oratory mightbe|vigorously resented.— praising the Union and|lauding Principal Rainy in a manner which jwould be fulsome of he were a demi- jtrod. To sober onlookers the whole thingiwould be amusing if it were not so contemp-|ible. Time will show if the Union is indeedithe blessing which its advocates proclaim it 'to be. As for the anti-Unionists, they are Ithrowini? away their dignity as well as theirmoney by fightins: for the property. If theycet it wha-t could Ihev do with it? And ifthey do not sret it and are cut off from theUnited"Free Church, how are they to sun-porttheir minister1!and meet their other eccVsias-tiosl fxp'-nses9 Theyhavenever done so yet,though if advcr.sity should drive themintoput-ting their hnrds into their own pockets in-stead of into those of other people, it wouldindeedbe ab'epfiing indi«<ruiFe, both to them-S3lves and to the rest of Scotland.

SCOTTISH BANKING.The directors of the National Bank of Scot-

land (Limited) announce that the bank's ap-proaching dividend will be at the rate of 15oec cent., with a bonus of 3 per cent. This isat the same rate a=i a year ago. The Commer-cial Bank of Scotland (Limited), which lastyear tied with the National Bank, announcesa dividend for the half-year at the rate of 22per cent., making- a tot-U dividend for the Jvpp.r of 20 ncr cent. This is the hiprh»et rateof dividend pakl by any bank in Scotland. j

INDUSTRIALNOTES. IThe last of the sailing ships winch formed i

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LAKE COUNTY.January 18.—Heat, heat to suffocation, has

'"■been the ordei of the last few days. With a■good supply of onoisture in the ground vege-tation has profited by the increase of tempera-ture,and giowing crops are coming on wonder-Jully. Some .really splendid crops of barley.and oats may be seen, and, though vegetationas late, everything looks hopeful and promis-ing.

The Rivers Commission.—The commission-fers on their tour of inquiry paid the Wakatipu-a visit last week, which passed off very»rnoothly, there beingno contentions, no com-plaints. The systerr of drainage Nature hasadopted for the Wakatipu is of a kind to takethe stmg cut of riparian rights. The riparian*' righters 'in the Wakatipu are perched upon[high banks, often 100ft and more, above"thevwater level of the streams, so that their condi-tion little affects the riparian '" righters," andeverything goes smoothly with all parties con-cerned.

Xiocal Industry.—lt is always gratifying toiiote cases of rewarded industry, in however.iiumble a scale they may be. Many attempts3iave been made fiom time to time to turn toaccount the tons of fruit, small and large,

.going to waste in the district everyyear. Withone exception, they have all come to grief.

exception is Mi James Begbie, of Arrow-town, who by providing a first-class descrip-tion of jam, at a reasonable figure, has steadilyincreased his output and sale, until his busi-"ness is assuming really surprising proportions,■which alone says volumes for the quality ofthe article turned out. The fruit goes fiom''■the tre^s into theboiler, the pieparat.onof thejam is watched with care, and there isno stintof sugar, consequently the jam keeps good foryeais if it be zequired. As it is, Mr Begbie"lias more lemands for his jam than he can■supplyat present,and he contemplates launch-ing out on a large scale, and there can be nodoubt that, if he slicks to his principles, hisventure will continue to prosper.

Queenstown Jetty.—Mr T. Luckie, Queens-town, is tht successful tenderer for the newQueen3town jetty, to be erected on the aite ofthe old one, now condemned. The contractis ingood hnnds, Mr Luckie's work being wellIniown in i;he dtstiict, the new embankmentend wharf at -Queenstown, of which he wasthe contractor, having given additional proofpf the substantial quakty of his woik.

Christian Endeavour Rally—The rally held".«t Queenstown at New Year's Day was largely.attendedby members of the various Protestant"churches. The proceedings throughout weremarked by earnest devotion by those taking■part in them. Addresses and lectures on sub-jects of practical Christianity varied withchoral renderings and prayers, which werehighly appreciated by the congregations as-sembling at the three different services heldduring the day. The afternoon service waschiefly observed as in commemoration of thebeginning of a new century.

Lake County J.C.—The race meetings of thisclub were held or the 10th and 11th mst., and,as is sometimes the case, there were some sur-prises that surprised even the knowing ones.As a detailed account of the affaiT appears inanother column, it willnot be necessary to go-into it here. But it may be mentioned that

■Lake County is doingexceedingly well in keep-ing its race meetings up to the standard, for-the local club depends for support almost solely"-upon its own native element. Fenced off ontall sides by hoary mountains, the forbidding■walls of "w-hioh are pierced by only two practicalhighways, the Jtawarati and the Matauxa Tal-lies, we are a community by ourselves, havingno neighbours, being stowed away in a cornerof the world, amongst roots and snow and ice,in the lecessss of which rniman activity and'civilisation die away in fleeting furtive echoes.Thereiore, evers'thing in the way of public de-monstration organised here depends for suc-cess entirely upon local efforts. Thus it hap-pens that the localrace meetingsare the surestguide of the state of our prosperity, and it isgratifying tonote that Lake County is keepingits ground.

Queenstown Municipal Council.—This coun-cil at its last meeting fixed upon Wednesdayafternoon as the statutory half-holiday for theborough. It was also agreed to push on pre-liminaries in connection with "the electriclightingof the town. Thecouncil has now beenplaying with the light, like naughty children,"for six or eight years, without being any for-xarder. There appears now to be come chanceof the Queeiistownites seeing the new centuryand things in general in a new light beforevery long.

Accident.—Last Saturday evening, while enhi3road to Pembroke, Mr Jpxnes Mabin, ofCattle Flat, Matukituki "Valley, had the mis-fortune to get his foot caught in one of the

'wheels of the conveyance he was driving. The■horses giving some temporary trouble at thetime, the result was a-compound dislocation ofithe ankle, andanextensivecornniinution of botiiibones of the leg The sufferer was at oncetaken to the Arrow liospitpl, where his casexros considered by Drs Thomson and M'Brearty,"who decided that amputation of the foot abovethe ankls was "the only way of treatment. Theoperation having been successfully performed,Ahe patient is getting on as well as can be ex-<pected.

After Thoughts.—The rumour of the Govern-mentputting a,1000-passenger steamer on Lake"Wakaxipu is gaining ground. The other dayit was said that tenders had been called for-already, and that several thousand passengeis■were waiting for theboat to come along, pickthem up, and tafee them wherever they wishedto go. There is nothing surprising in all this,as the Liberal Government has done manyeimilar tricks on the spur of the moment,"without ■w&itirg for Parliament to vote themeans. It is essentially a. Government of sur-prises. Besides, the steamer move is in theline of liberal politics. We have already freerailway tickets for members, their wives, theirBisters, their cousins,and their aunts, and whynot free steamer tickets? Why, indeed, stopat "that? Wheu the 1000-passenger steamerlands its 1000 passengers at Queenstown there"will be a dearth of hotel accommodation, andthe Government would have to build a 1000-■boarder hotel, with free hotel fares, free whis-lies, and everything else free for members,with Mr Hall-Jones as Government barman,

'dispensing Government cocktails toall Liberalsand Government supporters; Mr Seddon act-ing as Government chucker-out of all Tories,Conservatives, and other obnoxious vaimints.Government cooks, Government housemaids,Government"boots

" would come m due time,swelling the rank3of Government supporters.

RIVERSDALE.

January 21.—The weather foi the last foit-night has been intensely hot and sultry, though■we had a very sharp frost one night,Trhich blackened the potato shaws, and mayhave done damage to any wheat that was for-"ward. Rain is badly wanted now, but we hada real good'thunder plump yesterday afterncon.Some of the early oat crops are beginning tochange colour now, but harvest is a good wayoff yet.

School Excursion.—This annual fixture dulycame off on Tuesday hist, the tram takingpassengers from Mandeville, Pyramid, Rivers-..dale,-and Waimea. There were plenty of car-liages for the children and their friends, sothat the wretched tarpaufcn trucks werenot re-quired. The "train "went lound via Lumsden,and returned the other way, thus letting the

■fcilflrensee*large-stretch of country. We ar-

HYDE.January 19.

— Since writing my last not*Christmas has come and gone, and the old year,and with it the old century, has passed awayinto the gieat gulf of the past. The holidayseason was not remarkable m any way, exceptfor the quantity of ram which fell betweenChristmas Eve and New Year. The rain setin on Christmas Eve, the temperature fallingvery low at night; in fact, on all the highcountry a, good coating of snow fell. Thisweather proved very hard upon newly-shornsheep, but, fortunately, there were no lossesto speak of, about a dozen being the greatestloss experienced by one owner. Hea-vy rainfell on the Sunday preceding New Year, andcontinued with little intermission until Janu-ary 2. Not content with all this, on the Bthmst. the clerk of the weather again treateduato another two days of rain, with intermittentshowers on the 14th. With all this Tain, Cen-trpl Otogo is in danger of losing the unenviableleputationearned a few years ago of being thedriest district in New Zealand.

Shearing.— Tharecent wet weather has greatly,retarded all those who shore after New Year,and some few of the sheds arenot yet cut out;but "it's good for the turnips," they all say,und they grin and bear it with as good graceas possible. In the majority of cases, thewool has proved fairly clean, though very lightin grease. Several of the flock-owners com-plain of their clip being lighter by a consider-able number of bales than that of last yearfoi the same number of sheep shorn. Sheepof all descriptions are m groat demand, andsheep-dealers and the middlemen

—i.e., the

agents' representatives—

are almost aB nume-rous in the country just now as are those ur-chins in the city who wish to

"carry your bag,

sir"

Agricultural— All "white crop, with one "ortwo exception■>, are looking sp^ndid, and somoof tie early crops of oats are already begin-nng to turn colour, so that a fortnight of waiansunny wsather will see some fit for tho binder.Turnips on the whole are looking well, a fewpuddocks, though, having to be sown a secondtime, as, owing to the fly or other causes, thefirst, sowing was a. failure, and in some pad-docks ths weeds have got the better of thecunnps, the recent wet weather having been,eminently favourable to the growth of sonel,fathen, and such rubbish.

School.— Ou,- school resumed on the 15th,after a month's holidays. The aruiual picnictvas held on t!ie 14th in the school ground.Unfortunately, the elements were not propiti-ous, showers of ram falling throughout theafternoon. The attendance, therefore, from,this cause was somewhat smaller thanit wouldotherv/isehave been;but thosewhodid ventureout passed a very enjoyable afternoon, and theyoung people appeared to enjoy themselves im-mensely. The local sports were held on De-cember 29 m Mr Buckland's paddock, and werea tUorough success. Taking into considerationthe time the committee had at their disposalfrom the time the idea was mooted until thodate of the gathering, the programme whichthey got up was very creditable indeed. Al-though the prizes were not large, there were alot of events, and as most of the peiformerswere locals mere interest was tpkeii in tlu»events than would have been had the prizesbeen larger and more outsiders competed.

TUTURAU.January 18.— The Tuturau annual picnic was

held on New Year's Day in a paddock kindlygranted by Mr A. Dickie. It lies alongsidethe Lauderdale bush road, is well shelteiedby a small clumpof bush, and is a very prettyspot. The day, although wet m the early part,of the morning, turned out all that could bedesired— not too sunny, but nice and warm.There was a good turn-out of both old andjoung people irom all parta of the Matauiadistrict, while some were present from theLakes district, and some from the Kaikoraiand Dunedm Ishould say there were ever300 all told, including pioneer settlersand their families, some of them residents ofover 30 years' standing. The.se particularlylooked forward to fie event as affording ameans of reunion, at which they could meetand congratulate each other on the arrival ofa new ceni\iry. The scene was a pleasant oneto contemplate, the arrangements being of thefamily order. Two large boilers of water wereheated for the public all day, from whichfamily teapots v.ere filled, aiAi the Lxd.es crmoto "the fere with baskets laden with choiceedibles. Aiter doing jU3tiae i.o the good things,sports and game3xvpie gone on with, the largeassortment of .valuable prizes for which wereprocured out of the funds collected by MessrsWards, Folster, and Muir. Young and oldalike took part m these, and everything cameoff very successfully. Gieat excitement wasevinced by the onlookers at the Young Men'sRace (440yds), Bicycle Race (one mile), HighJump, and the Double-harceES Race. Thecommittee worked Jiard to make the picnic asuccess, and it was well on in the evening(between7 and 8 o'clock) before e\ery thing wasthrough. The following is a list of the prize-takers m the diffeient events — Girls' Race(between six and eight years)— Jean Mitchell1, Jessie Wright 2, Kate Folster 3. Boys (be-tween six and eight years)

— W. Wards 1,HarryWards 2, Arthur Smith 3. Girls' Race (be-tween eight and ten years)— Bellr Powley 1,Eva Turner 2, Agues Grierson 3. Boys (be-tween eight and ten years)— John Gait 1, JohnFmch 2, Frank Mitchell 3. Girls' Race (be-tween 10 and 12 years)— Rennie Taylor 1, MaryFolster 2. Lucy Fmch 3. Boys' Race

_(be-

tween 10 and 12 years)— R. M'Farlane 1, TomWright 2, Robl. Wards 3. Girls' Race (be-tween 12 and 14 years)— Jean M'Mullin 1, AdaBurgess 2, Maggie O'Rourke 3. Boys' Race(between 12 and 14 years)— Walter Taylor 1,James Mortimer 2, Jack M'Leod 3. Girls'Race (between 14 and16 years)— Bella M'Gowan1, Matty Mitchell 2, Fanny Fmch 3. Boys'Race (between14 and 16 years)

— Frank Martin1, James Wright 2, Charles Jchnstone 3. Boys'Race (between16 and 18 years)— Fred William-son 1, James Barclay 2, Archie Johnstone 3.Girls' Race (between 16 and 18 years)— LizzieWright 1, M. Williamson 2, Fanny Shanks 3.Young Ladies' Race No. I— lsa Linton 1, JessieMitchell 2, Emma Ferguson 3. Young Ladies'Race No. 2— Edith Ladbrook 1, Mary Lees 2,Mary Burgess 3. Young Ladies' District Race— Je3sie Mitchell 1, Janet Williamson 2, MaryBurgess 3. Old Maids' Race— Miss J. William-son 1, Miss Macartney 2, Miss Mitchell 3.Young Married Ladies' Race— Mrs Telfer 1,Mrs Wm. Gardiner 2, Mrs Mortimer 3. OldMarried Ladies' Race— Mrs W. Folster 1, MrsA. Shanks 2, Mrs Burgess 3. YoungMarriedMen's Race — Waverley Scott 1, A. Mason 2,John Smith 3. Old Married Men's Race— M.CrKtniika1, Joe Bureess 2, Wm. Folster 3.

HENLEY.Januaiy 18 — The children attending the

Momona School held their annual pic-nic at Taicri. Mouth on Thursday The-children, parents, and fnenda, numberingabout 100, had a moit ci.oynble tripdown in Mr M'Kegg's steam launch Wai-wera. The weather was perfect, and upon ar-rival a bountiful supply of tea ard eatableswas dojia justice to A sports programme forthe children was then gone through, and in-cluded a coup]3 of events for children ofmaturer growth. A tug-of-war, married ladiesv. single, was won by the latter alter a toughpull, and the contest between the married (Q}&

CLINTON.January 21— Since the advent of the new

year wehave been getting very warm weather,with light showers, and, consequently, capitalgrowing weather Grass is in abundance every-where, and ryegrass is being harvested. Oatscontinue to grow, and there is every promiseof a good harvest. Turnips appear to be asomewhat mixed crop this year. Insome placesthey are very good, and m others onlypatchy.

Cricket.— The local cricket team journeyedtoWaiwera, on Wednesday, and received theirfirst beating this season at the hands of theWaiwera team. Clinton put together the re-spectablescore ot 88 runs. Waiwera, going m,responded with 123 for eight wickets. L. Ed-wards (58) and Nicol (30 not out) were thehighest scorers for Waiwera. Garforth (17),W. Thomson (27 not out), Ritchie (15) battedsplendidly foi*Cinton. The match was playedonth<? best of terms, the Clinton team taking theirdefeat like men. Iunderstand a return matchwill be played at an early date.

Stock Sale.— Last Thursday's sale was oae ofthe most successful ever held here. Sheepwent to very high prices, and large lines weredisposed of. Tho cattle offered realised patis-factocy prices. When =uch hie;h prices are co-in" it"makes you ask where is the profit to conicin?

Trarsvaal War — Mr Thomss Murray was theonly one from here who volunteered for thesixth contingent,now m preparation for activesen-ice in South Afiica. Torn is made of theright stuff for fighting'the Bo?rs. Ipity theBoer Tom sees peeping his head out from be-hind a rock. It is to be hoped he will see thewar through, and be safely restored to hisparents.

Ueliuioii.—

Tbe Rev. Mr H'lntyre, who is at

WIKAWAVALLEY.January 19.— 1 suppose 1 should apolo^iss

for my long continued silence, but m realitythere is nothingto apologise *~x, as thcie hus jbeen nothing cf mteiest to write auout Wehave had beautnul weather fo_ such a longtime that Iiail to remembe just now whenit was anythingbut fine. It issaid that farmersare nearly always with a grievance, and atpresent some ot them sue Eftymg that a goodheavy shower of ram wonid bo ve:y acceptablefor the young grass and turnips. We shrilpiob.ibly get the showe. shortly. j

Agncultural— Coming along the Mam road ifiom Fortrose to Waikawr the oat crops are!not looking veiy promising, beingboth shortand thm inmost cases, and 1venture to predictthe supply of chaff along this road will not bevery great. However, some of the crops up jthe Valley are looking fahly well, promisnigin some cases a good yield of first class oatenchaff. In some cases turnips are looking well,m others middling, in others doubtful;butthere is plenty of time for the doubtful cropsto come alonga good bit yet.

Road Works.— The contractors on the Mainioacl are making some progress, but or theValley road little or no work is being dore.Apparently all "the best weather is to be allowedto go past before a second start is made, and j

our road may be made almost impassable againnext winter. It isnow nine or 1C months sincethe voik was let, and some thirrk it is qmtetime it was being done. Ido lfot think thesettlers should have to suffer because one manmanages to seciue three oi four contracts. Itis cuiiontly reported that weare to get anothersection of formation and gra\ellmg done, orat any rate let, this season,as Inspector Hamlynv>as recently m the district. Itis probable thatthe report may be correct

— lot us hope so, asthe v ork leally requires doing, and as early aspossible .

Flax Mills.— Flax milling is going on apaceat the Fortro.se end of the district. Inoticeone mill has b?e.i started almost on the samesite that was occupied by Mr James Shirley'ssawmill— namely, about six miles east fromFo.tiose.

Amenities of Rert Rsbites —Iread a letterin the Witness a short time back from asettlerwho complains that he had only been offereda rebate of 71s per cent, on his rent due inadvance, and he asks, "Why 7} per cent,when 10 per cent, is the amount stated by theact9" Echo answers Why, and in connectionwith this rebate business Ihave lust learnedthat oneof our settlers wiote to those who havethe power to say yea or nay in this matter,suggesting that he should be allowed the rebateaccording to the statute if he paid;his rent sismonths la advance. He states that he is not

OTAGO WITNESS.present on furlough to our town, has occupiedthe pulp:t in the Pie3uvterian Church for thepast throe Surdays. Mr Blair,of Queenstown,ha3received a unanimous call here.

THE COUNTRY.

January 23, 1901"rived at the Bluff about noon, and for aboutfive houis had ahappy time. A cood numbermade the trip to Dog Island in the new tug,but, alas' many had to pay the usual fee toFather Neptune, the motion proving too muchfor their finer feelings. There weie several bigsteamers lying at the wharf, which proved agreat source of attraction. Coming home therewas very nearly a nasty accident, as one cf ourpassengers fell off the platform when the trpmwas going full speed. Luckily, he was nothurt, except from a few bruises, etc. Whenwill the public learn not to stand on the plat-forms 9 Altogether the excursion of 1901 wasa great success, and one and all returnedhometired, but thoroughly well pleased Evoiythmgwas well managed, andMr Jos. Smaill ab usualexerted himsei: to make the excursion a suc-cess.

Local Industry.— Mr J.M'Dougall iskct>t verybusy making waggons aad diays, and m facthe lately h^s had to refuse some ordeis, notbeing nb'.e to execute them in time. MrM'Dougall turns out a first-class article, whichno doubt accounts for the rush of orders.

Iin arrears, and has not been so for scrae timff,'yet he has been informed by the Commissioner

Iof Crown Lands for Southland Ihrt it had!bsen decided not to grant a rebpt^ 0' rent inhis case, the writer further stating that it isnot intended that any of those who obiamec7the benefit of a revaluation tvo yeais ago shouldagain get the benefit of a further concession.Tins seems to me to be a one-sided way oJreading the act, and a most unjust and unfairone too Now this applicant's selection wasoffered rirst to the general public at a reduced'rent, after he had paid rent on twice its nowacknowledged value for some eight years orso The general public did not want it at it9"reduced value" even, so the scttlei was ad-vised by the Southland Land Board that if hedid not make application for the sections with-in one mo^tli, a:iofi°i of a part of his interest(viz., his improvements) in the section wouldbe made to the public by wa> of a premiumto induce some person to take the land off thehands of the Land Board, or, to use the wordsof the officials, " the valuation of his improve-ments would be considerably reduced," and asthe valuation then was about 20 pei cent, belowthat made by the Valuation department, andon which he had to pay taxes, any further1eduction simply meant confiscation. Isup-pose if any othei person had taken up the landtwo years ago, and received a good slice of theoriginal o--viier's property in the shape of im-provements by way of a premium to take itup, a rebate would have been gianted to him,and, if so, vhy not to the unfortunate man.who had been compelled topay twice its value(as arrived at by the same commissioner) inthe shape of rent fo* yeais, and received noallowance in the wav of excess ppyment crediteven?

Young Men's District Race, 220yds— RobertWright 1, Harry Allan 2, E. Fmch 3 Tonentries. Young Men's Race, open to all,440yds— Edward Fmch 1, D. Hutton 2, Robt.Wright 3. Ten entries. RunningHop, Stop,and Jump— James Scott i,Robt. Wright 2 Jas.Barclay 3. Eight entries. Running, HigliJump— John Williamson 1, Robt. Wright 2,John Taylor 3. Six entries. Wrestling, underlist

— Wm. Barry 1,Henry Macartney 2, GeorgeTeller 3. Nine entries. Bicycle Race, onemile— Archie Johnstone 1,E. Ladbrook 2, Jus.Scott 3. Four entries. Double-harness Race—Wm. Mitchell and Mary Lees 1, George Smithand Mary Burgess 2, M. Williamson and E.Fmch 3. Boys' Throe-legged Race— FrankMartin and George Dickson 1, G. Smith andE. Fmch 2 Ihere were also a Sack Race,Riding Race, and others besides, and the lastevent was the Committee's Handicap

— JossieMitchell 1,Mary Lees 2, John Mitchell 3, Wm.Dxckie 4. Twelve starters. Altogether a veryenjoyable day was spent.

ROUNDHILL.January 16.— -A vefy pleasing function took

place here last Fr.daj evening, when Mr F.Hamoi, an old employee of the Round HillMining Company, was presented byhis friendsand fellow-workmen with a tra\elhngbag andpur3e of sovereign?. Mr J. Ramsay, themana-ger, m a few wpil-thoseii words, presented thebag and puise, and wished the recipient everypioapcrit> m the future. Mr Hamer feelinglyresponded. The health of Mr and Mrs Hamerand fann:y was then drunk, and after a fewspeeches by several of those present an adjourn-ment was made to the schoolhcuse, wheiedancmg was kept going merrily tiil the smallhours of the morning. The niu&ic was sup-plied by Miss Delany (.pia.no), Messrs Ccuhugaid Ramsay (violin), and Mr T. LawrenceUiute and piccolo). Mr Hamer has resided atRound Hill for a good number of yeais, andhas always taken a keen interest in ins work,the school, the hbiaiy, and other institutions,etc., with which he has been connected. Heis now taking up his new duties 111 connectionwith hydraulic rninmg in Central Otn^o.

WETHERSTONES.January 21.— After one or tvo postponements,

tho annual meeting for the election of a Com-monage Committee took place at the SurveyOffice, Lawrence, on the night of the 12th mst.Mr J. K. Simpson was in tho chair, and statedthat cattle fees amounting to £49 had beencollected, and out of that £15 had been ex-pended, leaving a credit balance of £34. Ihechairman likewise said tLat the committeethoughtthe fees were rather exorbitant,so theyreduced them to 3s per head. There are o.ilytwo 01" the old membeis— Messrs Simpson aiidGnva'i— on the new committee,Messio Dawson,Russell, jun.,ard Watson being the new mem-bers. It io expected that the rabbit-trappingseason will commence next month. Some ofthe rnbbiteis did very well last season. Therewere two Lawrence boys, who cleared £70 ?fterpaying all expenses. There are several schoolboys in Wethersto/ies who made from £1 co 30sa week last sepson, but they had to be up earlyin the morning, for a lazy man or boy or tho=ewho are too fond of their bed 121 the morningwon't do for tiapping rabbits

Weather.— The weather at present, and forpome time back, has been very warm and dry.The oat crop around here is looking and head-ing well. T can't say the same for the pota-tops, which got a big set back by the frost ontho mo-inng of the 12th inst, the tips of theshaws being all burnt and blackened. Theremust have been rou^h andheavy weather awoynofth or about Cook Strait last Thursday andFriday, for Cm those dates there was here adry 3ST.E. gale. The bpronicter has been veryhigh this last week. Yesterday it registered2i).H9, bain^ the highest thatIhave known it.It has fallen a few points this morning, therebeing a fcg. Tbe lov/est reading of the ther-mometer was 43deg at 7 a.m. of the 12th, andthe highest 90deg at noon of the 20th. In thesun on the same day and hour it was 123deg.

TAPANUI.January 21.— Of late we have been favoured

with splendid farmers' weather— ample ramsand sonic very warm daye. The result is thattho crops are coining forward rapidly, and thegram is all shoe. Grass seed harvesting hascommenced, a/>id the binder should be into thegram fields about the middle of February.Town people have beerj busy of lato gettingtheir hay crops stacked, and the bush settlersnow do p. coiisiderab'e trade m this line.

Liquor Traffic.— The Clutha prosecutionscreated a good deal of interest locally, and these\ere penalties inflicted must have their effect.Tapa.iui this time esoaped the raiders, and thelepoit that a solitary bottle of whisky had beenunearthed 111 Tapanui must have been a stretchof imagination. Of coursethere is much specu-lation as to The identity of the informers, and;many stones of fisheimen who hadnever learntto fish, etc.

Inipioveiiieuts.— The Borough Council con-tract for leiiewmg a. stretch ot the old woodenkerbmgs n the mam streets with concretei3now under way, andMr Fraser,of Gore, ismak-ing gco:l process. A portion of the streets willalso be asphalted, and the improvement willbe a welcome one.

Races.— The annual races will be held on the

31si inst and Ist pros., and the meeting shouldbo a successful one,given fine weather.

Auglrjg.— -Some splendid baskets—

or haule—ol fish havebeenmadem thePomahaka lately.One party on Saturday last arc said to have*taken out 90lb weight for the day's fishing;with tworods. The fishermen are experiencingapood time generally.

Volunteering.— Our volunteers now havetheir rifles, and expect their uniforms at an,early date. When fully equipped and in tha-lns+ructor's hnnds good progress should bomade. The rrfie lange will also be erected atan early date.

WAIRIO.January 21.— It appears as though the only

farmers at work just now are those who havegrass to harvest. The acreage under that cerealis, however, very small tins year. The oatciop is shot, and on the whole it is miserablyshort. It is to be hoped the present spell ofhot weather will soon break, or it will causethem to turn before half filled. Already ourlittle friends, the birds, have made their intro-ductory bow. The fly has also b;e:i payinggreat attention to the turnip fields, as barepaddocks testify.

Races.— Our annual race meeting, held lastWednesday, was even niore of a success thanusual. The day was gloriously fine, and thepeople turned out from all parts, the specialtram from Invercnrgill and the ordinary fromRiverton being cro-.vded. Never haveIbeenon a racecourse where punctuality was n:orestrictly observed, the commendation the offi-cials received being well deserved, all workingmost harmoniously together. The only acci-dent to mar the day's enjoyment was in theSteeplecha-se, whan 'liroari. who was leading,fell at the second double, b.eakmg his neck,his ride± escaping with slight injuries. TheRiveitoii Brass Band, under the baton of MrJ. Moore,discoursed excellent music at inter-vals throughout the_ day, and proved a much-appreciated acquisition. Mis F:tzsimmons hedthe licensed booth and luncheon table, and MrJ). C M'Kenz.e the fruit stall. Both appearedto do a roaursg "biz."

Sports.— Our athletic sports, held the lastFriday m 1900, were fairly well attended, andthe entries in some 01 tho events weie good.Ihope intime to see this club's meets as popu-lar as our race meetings.

Health Note— TheTe is an epidemic ofchicken pox going the rounds just now. Ithink it a great pity tho" in chaige did notclose the scnool on the first appearance of theoutbreak, when it would have been easilystamped out. Children have been let offlightly, but adults have had ahard time of it.

Picnics. — Have our school authorities be-come dormant? All around we hear of pic-nics, but not a whisper here. After the recentvery successful entertainment want of fundscannot be the plea. The only picnic we hadduring holiday time wa3 our churchchoir one to the Waiau, where 1hear a mostenjoyable day was spent. Iam told the choirpresented their choirmaster (Mr Prmgle)^ witha Christmas box m the shape of a handsomealbum. The gossips say that the buildingofour manse is causing the committee someworry just now, the synod trying to force thedistrict into erecting an elaborate building,after thepeople agreed, to Tiave a cottage manse.After opening two new churches comparativelyfree of debt a short time ago, and then raisingmoney for an organ for each, they object togive money that is not required, as a cottagemanse wouldsupply present needs.

Wedding.— On the 31st December there worejoined in holy wedlock, at the residence of thebride's father, Miss Maggie Robmson and MrRichard James. Your own joins with theirnumerous friends in wishing then? a blightand prosperous career.

POMAMAKADOWNS.January 21.

— The weather has been of latevoiy hot and sultry. A good fall of ram tookplace on Saturday afternoon, which would helpthe crops a little, but, the ground is so warmthat the ram dries up 111 a veiy short, time.

Harvest— One would scarcely believe thatoats had been cut on the Pornahoka. estate thisseason, bus such is the case, Mr Heriot havingcut a paddojk of self-sown oats, and Iamtold they are a good crop. Those who havegrass are bu3y getting it down, and Imustsnv they are gettinggood wealaer for it. Whenat the lower end last weekInoticed some veiyheavy crops of grass, notably .1 crop belongingto Mi Burke.

Crops.— The turnips are spins- to be ? goodcror>, so far as one enn judge ;ust now. Theoats are all shot, andIexpect to see the binderat work 111 about three weeks if this late wea-ther continues. It is generally supposed thitthe crop is going to be short Taking a glanceat the crops on my way through Wanuna Imust congratulate Mr Mitchell on havinganicecrop of oats adjoining the Lake road. liehasalso a nice paddock of young grass and rape onthat part of the Innd he bought fiom theWairuna*Downs estate a short time ago. Therape is coming away splendidly, and Iam toldit "was sown without manure. Iam sorryto hear, however, that Mr Mitchell thinks hewill have.to giveup farmingcwmg to the stateof is health, as he has been at times ve:y lowin health. It-is unfortunate that he shouldcontemplate parting with his farm justwheru he has got it into fine welting order.He may be grad he has* not got his farm uphere on the Downs, otherwise Ifear he wou'dnot get very much for it, for this place hasbeen so much talked about and nm down thatthe very name "Pcmahaka

"stinks 111 the

nostiils of evc-iyone. It is a m.^take to suu-pose that all the land here is poor. Some ofthe land is just as good as one can find any-where else on ridgy ground.

Roads.—Isee tne contract for metalling be-tween the Lake road and Dickson's road hasbeen started, and, with fine weather, it willsoon be done. On Monday, the 14th, a meet-ing was held in the Warruna School to takeinto coasideiation a further loan of £1500 bjextending the time of payment of the presentloan from 26J yeais to 42 years,Ithink. A veryhairnonious meeting took place, and it wascarried unanimously. Iwould strongly uigeon the member for the Waipahi Hiding to alsoget a loan for his riding, so that our load toWaipahi would get some metalhng.

A Pathetic DO3, Incident.— It is my mourn-ful duty to leport the death at Fetteiessofarm ot that famous and well-known sheep-dog called Wattie. The cause of his deathwas unknown until after a post mortem ex-amination, when it was found that the poordog had died of a broken heart caused by theunruly nature of the sheep at shearing time.

LUMSDEN.January 19.— We are now enjoying beautiful

weather. All the pastures and held crops arelooking magnificent, and such an abundanceof heroage has very rare.} been seen here atthis season of the year. We had somethinglike a water spout this afternoon, accompaniedby light peals of thunder, and some say un-dergiound disturbances. it 13 now beautifullyfine and veiy hot. On the13th of this montha snowstorm fell on the mountains, the heavieston record at this time of year.

Crops.— In this department everything looksmost promising towards a bountiful yield inboth gram and root crops. Farmers andcroppers are jubilant over thehappy piospectsof a substantial increase on the right side oftheir banking account. ,

Pastoral.— Sheep-shearing is well advancedthroughout the district. The operation hasbeen greatly retarded owing to the continualnightly showers, making the wool too wet to beshorn the following day. Hence the protractedshearing season of 1901.

Labour.— It is with the greatest difficultythat one can get the smallest job done hereat present, owing to the scarcity of hands.More than one tender being called for of latebrought foith no inquiry, and 110 response,but on the completion of the shearing seasonIhot)o to sec a change m the labour market,when it is expected some of our citizens willbe- returning, and will avail themselves of theopportunities offered in our very prosperousposition m regard to labour matters.

Town Improvements.— The go-ahead spiritand enterprise shown by our popular towns-woman, Mrs Crosbie, in conjunction with herboys and girl, is deserving of every success.They have very considerably increased thehotel accommodation, a number of bedroomsand parlours being added to the main build-ing, and on the adjoining section a commodiousbilliard roomand sample room is now in courseof being finished. It is considered to be avery smart piece of work by thecontractor, Mr M'Bean, of Dipto'.i, and staff.These additions give the main street frontagea greatly unproved appearance, and no doubtwill be much appieciaied by the travellingpublic, as well as by town residents.

Touring.— Toan onlooker it would seem thatmatters are much improved in this directionthis season. Crosbie Bros, lire of coachesand buggies seem to be taxed to the extent oftheir carrying cxpacity, though the plant iswithout doubt quite up to date in all itsbranches. The horses and vehicle? are ofthe very best, and under the r^raiagenient ofMr J. Crosbie, with a most reliable staff ofassistants, we have one of the best-equippedline -of coaches in the South Island.

Business Changes.— Mr H. Riddle, havingpurchased the property recently owned by MrF. E. Me'hop, hns now taken possession, andhas openedout this week in his newly-acquiredpiemises. Mr Allison, the local knight of thescissors, who for some time occupied the shopard dwelling rpeiitioaed, has taken the pre-mises next door, just vacated by Mr Riddle.May prosperity and happiness attend theirnew venttire.

School Matters. Mr W. H. Clark, our headteacher, has Teturned from a very eujoyab'eholiday. A mmour went tlic rounds that MissGrant had received anappointment at anotherschool. We are now pleased to understandthat this is not correct. Mr John M'Kenzie(of the Lumsden School staff) has received theappointment of teacher at the Arthur's PointSchool. Mr M'Kenzie is a studious, indus-trious, and persevering young man, with (Iventure to say) a pood scholastic future be-fore him. After six week?' holidays this schoolreopens on the £Sth of this month.

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Hall),62 at from 12s6d to13s6d; another client,16 (Finall) at 10s. The New Zealand Loanarc! Mercantile Agency Company (Limited)sod: For Mr J. S. Fleming (Otakia), 10 at 14s3d, 9 at 11s 9d, 6 at 11s; Mr \Vm. Souter (FlagSwamp), 20 at 14s; Mr Peter Williamson (Mil-bmn), 21 at lls 6d, Mr Thomas Gordon (Maun-gatiri),iat lls 6d, 6 at 10s; Mr James Ross(Karti^i), 25 at quotations. Dalgety and Co.(Limited)jaided 75,and sold- For Mr J.Sparks(Maiu'gatua), 7 prime lambs at 15s; Mr JamesBlair (Outrpcj), 2€ piime lambs at 13s 6d,Messrs P. snd A Roberlson (Huntly),15 lambsat 12s Cd;Mr W. M'Lay (Ahuriri), 20 lambs at12s 9d to 12b 3J,other vendors, 7 at 10s Bd.Mathe=-on, Plain, and Co. yarded 54, and sold "

For Mr R. Culleii (Allar.ton), 5 very primelambs at 15s. and 8 at lls 9d,Mr R.Law (Law-field),23 limbs at 13s 3d; Mr John Heads (Mil-burn), 8 lambs at 12s, Mr G. Buchanan (Out-lam), 10 at cuirent rates Ota^o Farmers'Co-operative Association (Limited) sold as fol-lows For Mr F. J. Wright, 35 at 13s 6d to 15s;Mr A. M'Do-iakl, 50 at lls 6d to 13s 9d, others,40 at lls 6d to 15s. Donald Reid and Co.(Limited) yarded 111, and sold. For MessrsJ. ar>d G.Patte-son (Miiburn), 5 at 15s; MrJohn Heads (Miiburn), 18 at 12s; MrD. Camp-b.'H 29 at 13s 6d; Mr Mark Finch(Miiburn),8 at 12s 6d;Mr J.H Allan (Holmes),20 at 13s to lls Gd; Mr William Grant (Clare-mch),20 at 13s 6d to 12s 3d; Mrs Charles Fmd-lay (Romney Marsh), 14 at 13s 3d.

Pigs.—lBl, chiefly suckers and slips, mfde upihn week's supply. The demand throughoutfor thpse elf"ses was slack. Poikers and light-weight bacon Digs were well competed foi at a'-mo't no to id per lb. Quotations m-e as fol-lows —Sucl-ors, 5s to 8s; slips, 9s 6d to 13s;stores. 15s 6d to 193 6d; porkers, 21s 6d to 31s;1-ght baco-ner-3, 32s to 375, tome large pigs to68« Dalgety a>id Co. (Limited) yarded ardrold 27 at quotntior.^ Otaco Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limi ed) soM porkers at24s 6d. Donuld Reid and Co (Limited)yarded 58, nnd sold: For Mr Jcnes Sr>v,-ers(Afaungatua\ 10 r.t 103 to Ss; Mr WalterBlackio (Glasgow Farm), 4 at 34s 6d to 30s;Mr J. E Jone? (Outrani/, 8 at gs 6d; MessrsS. and W. M'Leod (Granton), 5 at 13s; Mr R.C. Meredith (PineHill),8 at 2-03 6d to 16s 6d;Mr Thomas Murphy (Pine Hill),7 at 13s 6d to31s; Mr A. Schlor.bai-h, sat 40s to 16s 6d; Mr,Ismes Peerson (Glenledi).4 at 37s to 335; MrJames Mntheson (HiphcliG), 4 at 36s to 32s 6d;MrP.Walsh (Allanton),3 at SOs 6d.

Store Cittle.—There is a brisk irquiry forhalf and three-parts fat and well-bred grownbul'ocks; >oung cattle also are m demand, andall lots ofTerin'j find ready sale. Otago Far-mers' Co-o-periitlve Association (Limited) soldprivately during thp week 154 head at full rates.

Store sheen continue in grpat demand, andsale arp withou* difficulty effected at priceswhich certainly leave very little margin for thegrazier.

Country Sales —Dalgety and Co. (Limited) re-pors having held a cler.r'ng sale at MessrsAshby and Jennings (Otakia) on Tuesday, the3sth list. Th<=re wa3 a large attendance offormer.", end the whole of the stock and imple-n'ents v.-ere cold under brisk cornxsetition atpooJ prices. Croasbred wethers to 16s 9d;draught maies, £35 to £19; t'vo-ycar-olds, £24to /25. The sr.me fi-ni a'po report havingheldtliair vnonthly sale at Waikoiniti on Thurs-day, thp 10th insi,,when they yarded and sold70 head of cattlp. The demand was strongthroughout the sale, and the prices realispdhirhJy satisfactory. Two-year-old steers brought■from £5 10,_« to £8 17s; heifers, M 10s to £6.

Sheepskins.—There wa.s no sale this w^ek.Quotitions <he rame as last wepk.

Rabb'takins.—-No gale. Quotations ur-charted.

Hideo.—All lots offered met with ready sale;prices unchanged.

Tallow —There is a £cod demand, and thereis r.o difficulty in qjitting consignments atquo^rtio-iF. Prime r?ndared, ISs 1o £0s;iWnmi, 15« to 16s 61: i-ifcrior,12s Gd to lls;romh fat, 10° io 32r 61 per cwt.

GB4IX /ND PRODUCE."W'hpat —The nißrk^t is at present hfeipss

Mil'ers do not «eem mrln ed to 1mcha-se Millie'sgram is of?e-ed af, very low pr ces, ivhi'e far-mers 2ie rot anxiotii to r,~\\ at piesert lates.Fovri r.-heat is ynnted by slviyipcjs, f.nd all lotsoft' eri 'neot with a ocrpind and readycnlo. We quo" Prime Tuscan and velve*. 2scd to 2s 7d. medium do. 2s 3d to 2s 4JJ; fo\vluh^aT (v.-hole). 221* to 2s Id; b~oker. sr.d inferior.Is 6d to Is lf>d per bushel (sacks in, usua!terms).

Cit« —Ther" has-been a ftpady inquiry foi-B ?nd C rrade oats during the past week, andr-a only l'm:t"d qiipnti+ips have been offcrc-d.pi-i.'es hiv? l'prdp?icd r.bout M rjer buehpl (mn'l lois suitable for shimie^t. Dimp and i.:-fcvio;- )o~i are not nnirli irquired aftei, andredu"c-d prices have to b? pcce-~tcd ;"> O'^cr +ocff'.'i. sa"'es. Piirae in-11 "s. Is 6T,d to 1=: 7d;goo^l to b-i"' fe«d, 1= s;r! to Is 6d: iv.tKu'ti.Is 3d to ]<" iCi. dai^io ,°nd mfciior, Is to Is Cdper bushel ostra).Bvlt.—V»iy ccv,ccv,- htie=; of reillv ?coJ. ciar.i

sr» bein^ o^-^r^d ii!-t row, ard il is o-i'v form-:ru° samples th°7 there is any inquhv. Tbp~cis plonty of Bi'duim onality grain for pap.but lew prices have to bo acr.yted to tenant1uyers to ""u'.cV'3=c T'riino mn''iag (La'rQs). 2s6d xo 3s; 2s id to 2= C1; medium, nominally.Is ?d to 2=: feed, Is Id to Is 6d per bushel(sick-J rxtra^

Cbsu—P i'lif*Firnnlcs aie itiuoh sought pifter,a^d ai the market gpiioially i=; bire, nrices Jiavahardened abort 2s 6d per to-> rJI -onnd sinre]a°t w"»l', AU coT'ieiinients n^pet wi'Vi yearly

it fie following prices-—F" .n-.c. £2 I'^s 61i"** 15s, -ocd, £2 3a' to .-£2 10s,inferior, .-?1 25s10 *<?

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT.Mr-3-.sWilliam F. Rcyrold3 and Co, P-ond

street, report for the week ending .Ta-ury22 n.s follows —Wheat Loyally theie is a fairu.quiry for rum" lines o\Mr>c to vc.v few of■f'lis d°Ecrii3toa bp'n° aviilsb1o on tbc spo+.London niar>-t rot sboviig my slf-s of r.d-vanco k^e t» the nj.iiiret throuehout the colonydull. We quo'.s Prime m.Hmg. Ts Rl to 9s7d; n-e^nim, 2s 4d to ?s 5d:-"owl feed, uo t-o2s Id O-t<! A fii- de-nap1 co'times fo- rl'rl'prime ic?ri pnd lo"<r T<\Ttar;a:i at in to i« 6rd:o di"~Try '."ccd. Is 5d. inferior grades. bii"k PndDari'h, a:p '-rTy d'fi^ult to cVar at p!1. Th"rw crcp is- pov foinir.r i"> in CTite'buiv, pndthe rcr.i v-'k vi'l rrobab'v fp rrif-? lower.Potitnrs Rccrnt ''mpo1 (?(!ons b?i"e hfvvhrsrawod vp'u"c '.~i ci*r. W^> qiii^c" Brsi kidn°v<s/"-t tn f* 5f ofher cua'i'v in to £-3 3Of. ChaffPrim" c-;nht\ 'tic"'.=vit1-1 i-c-dv t-",l^ rt vo ie£2 ;">. lov.cr crr!i<r from £1 to £2 7s 6d.'

'WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

lfe?or= A Vn-it7-""i a'ld Co. report fore-idiTj January 22 —

Wheat —Thp demand 1= not very "ct;ve.Vuyf-rs m th? :ne?jtiii-r holding

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raaiket. We cnote- Best velvet. 2=; Cd to 2s7d. n'fdirm. I* "A to °s sd, \>~=z 1-^cb.v. ?sCl io 2= 7d: r-*-* r- e<= ?d to ?s 5d. <ow\v-l'p- t i", :»Tclilv -i!sk-".T fro-n Is lid to?« Id _O-sts ri'i»ie Ins b^i a pooldci.ii id c'l.nr..- tip vc:':; at qiinnt.ci«. "Wer^ioto Tir-' f<.Pel 1? 'fc? lv-Jiimi,a i-l nforjr-. It. 2d \o It £?d, Suther-land's, Gd to i= Cd pel Lnc-hpi. fiai-lev 'f\.Pi" ,s n'tle bu-' cjs p-'SiisgP'-.d 'on< aro (ynotpd pt 1« 3d to IsPd. r.nll.i'" v. (M J,o Is IV, i,-mie i^ihir.^, 1■:.- nc tr C= (']. Lnl-es *J« fi'l IN ioc'■" ."j:" -° ■" '- '-i -r'iT,i 011111:10c; i1

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suleabV ar lr?' r.r ce1 Tfveco.,i .-, x~i cMy "la-edficui 9s 3,1 to 9a H. Mai7c, 2s C:1io 2s 10-1 id<"-bushcl. Pius'-iau blua peas, 4s 6d cci bublieL

LANDBOARD.Tho regular meetingof tho Land Board, held

on Wednesday, was attended by Messrs Dallas(in the chair), Duncan, and Eirkpatrick.

J. 11. Callahau rpplied to be allowed to pur-chase a small pottion of land lying betweensection 12, block 111, Woodlind district, andtheroad.— To ba allowed topurchase at 20s peracre-, with survey feas, under clause 14 of theact.

With regard to a list of holders of smallgrazing run leased, who were m ar.ear inpa^-"ment of tlieir rents, it was resolved that chey,*bo called upon to shov^ cause, \;ithin one■month, why their leeses shouldnot bo declared'forfeited.

It. Frame applied for a license to occupy■— .theunsold sect.oasinblocks VIIIandIX,Town. of Herberf.— Referred tothe ra:.ger for leport..Banger Atkii.ton reported on tfeapplication

ty W. P. sfoung for a license to occupy section37, block XL, Moeraki district, and a reserveadjoining in bVdck 11, of same distrirt.

—Con-

eideiation deferred.Tho'application ol HenryBirley for a license

v ."to ojcupy part of the reserve lying east of block2 [11, Town of Glciiorchy, was declined.

.Ringer Mackenzie reported on the applicationby Henry Birley to be allowed to theiencing erected by F. Daniel on block XIII,'jTown of Gleaorchy, and part of recreation re-s?ivc adjoining — The Board decided to cor.-eider the queslion when Mi- Birley furnishedthem w.th proor that he had purchased thefencing referred to from Mr Daniel.

A letter was received from G. Barker de-clining to accept a yearly licence to orcupy■tcctioii 24, block I,Akatore district.

Hanger Mackenziehaving forwarded a furthervaluation of .improvements on run No. 3'Go,Glenorchy(f.320 133), the board approved of tnesame, and couldnot see their way to make anynlteration in the boundary of fhe run.

The Taieri Coivny Council wrote,asking thatIhp lipeessary steps might be taken to have aroad laid off through section 8, block V, and(sections 30, 31, and 37, block IV,Mount Hydedistrict, as requested by the settlors.— Referred"io ranger for report.

The application of James Smith ifor a licenseAo cut postnand strainers 071the side of Whisky>3ul'y. Tapanui, and elao for a permit to cutfirewood in Perries Bush, was declined.

The board v.ns requested to nuthouse thelecciver of land revenue tonay over the amountsreceived aa valuation for improvements on t!iefollowingholdings- Section 57,block \T,StvatL-l'aien disxrict, £0 Gs; section 59, block V,fitr*itL-Taion aistriot, £10 17s Gd. The receiver'W:i3 authorised to pay over ths arnnimis, lees,C1 10' coats, iv the ca3e of tec.ion 57. and, leoSc, nm.'nr rmount costc, cmc! £1 10s 6c1 to b-» fe-'TuiicTcd to G Cr. Nolan in the ca-e of section 53.'riie p.oposfd exp^nditnip of "'thirds" and'"

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for ihe period Apiil 2 to Zune 30.\SOO. fc—.vrclc-cl by tl-p ?.i«niototo County CouTi-Vil v,ai of by tlie bor.rd.r jiiu:s T!. Lov.tu :'cpl-'i a J ;c"re ios,!ic:i-pv "options 12 to18, Mofi: 111, pr.dso?t on"\ to18, bock TX, Town olHr^pdcn.— Rtfcircd\o ranger for report

Hanger Hugh.au. reportedon.eectiona H and

43, block IV, Greenvale district, held underlease in perpetuity by Hugh Curry.— To showcause, within 14 days, why the lease should notbe declared forfeited for non-compliance withresidential conditions.

RangerHughan reported onsection 44, blockIV,Greenvale district, held under lease in per-petuity in the name of Daniel O'Connor (de-ceased).— Lease declared forfeited for non-com-pliance with conditions. Section to be re-opened as formerly.

Ranger Atkinson reported 011 the applicationby Mr William Hanger to surrendei his pas-toral license over iun 228b, St. Batfi&hs.— Sur-render recommended for Governor's approval,the boardbeingof the opinion that the rent wastoo high to admit of profitable occupation.

The application of Chas. M'Govern to takeup section 43, block I,Rankleburn district, onlease in perpetuity, was approved.

The application of David Cook to purchasesection 90, block VIII, Glenomaru district,held under perpetual lease, was approved.It was agreed that thename01 C. M. M'Cul-

lough bo inserted in the occupation, with theright of purchase, lease of section 3, blockVI, Woodland district, in place of that ofThos. J. Tait.

The following transfers were approved —Lease in perpetuity, section 11, block XII,Maniototo district, Chas. Brentsell to ThomasHowell, and miscellaneous license, 20 acresin the Town of Kinloch, Helena M'Henry toEdith C. Paulin.

Win. Sutherland, Jas: Smith, and Jno. Suth-erland, on behalf of the miners at Table Hilldistrict, applied for a hce/ise to occupy sections13 to 17, block VII,and sections 18 and 21,block V. Table Hill district —A yearly licensewas granted under clause 116 of the act, at anannual rental ot 21s, with license fee 51s, sub-ject to licensees keeping existing improvementsin fair repair.

The Absistant Surveyor-general intimatedthat the surrender of the small grazing runlease hald by Mrs M.Kennedy ovsr section 2,block I,Sut'ion district, had been approved.—Surrender accepted, subject to the current halfyear's rent beingpaid; soctionto be reopened,grouped with section 1,block ill, of the samedistrict, as a small grazing run.

153 head only bongyarded, but it proved rnoiethan ample for the requirements of the trade,a i^ood many of whom had filled their require-ments by private purchase outside of the mar-ket. Taking this into account, and the factthat tho quality of most of the cattle forwardwas only medium, fr.irly saUsiactoiy sales wereeffected. Kcally pume cattle, ol which only afew pens were offcicd, brought late rates, butmedium and half-finished sorts ruled a shadeeasiei. Extra piline bullocks brought from £10Is to £11 ss, prime bullocks, £9 to JED 17s 6d,medium do, £7 JOa to £S 10s; light do, ±6 to£7; prime heifers and young cows, £6 10s to £8;light do, £5 10s to £6; aged cows, £>? to £4 10s.—Wnght, Stephenson, and Co. so^d 17 he?d asfollow:, — For Mr Archibald M'Kenzie (Ban-tnskin),7 veiy prime Hereford bullocks at from£10 10s to ill,Mr Robert Rutherford (Heath-field), 9 vcr> prnr>e shorthorn sle2is at from£10 to £11 ,Mr Walter Blackio (Ghugov Farm),7 hght-v/cight steers (piimp) at fioru £3 7s 61to £9; Mr Edward Perkins (Koseneath), 14 bul-locks at from £9 to £10, and 8 heifera at fiom£5 5s to £6 15s; Mr John Sidey (Corstoiphme),5 bul'ocks at from £7 to £S ss ; Mr E. Mickei-sen (Mihiwaka),3 steers at £6 ]os, and3 cows at£1 7s Gd; Messrs James Gow, Frank Farquhar-so:i, John Bathgate, R. Govan, arc! others, 17head at quotations. The New Zealand Loanand Idercantile Agency Company (Limited)sold For Mr Alexander Dougla3 (J3ast Taieri),Mr Robert Carnegie, and others, bullocks to £Sss. — Drlgetv and Co. (Limited)yarded and sold:For Mefsrs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £715s, 2heifers at £5 17s 6d; Messrs J.and A. Wil-'son, and others, 7 head at quotationsMstheson, Pram, and Co. sold. For Mr A.Douglas (East Taieri;, 2 bullocks at £3 7s 6d;Mr XV. Townley (Highchff), 6 cows up to £6 12s6d:Mr G. Wylhe (Outrarn),2 cows at £7 10s and£7 12s Gd; Mes=rs J. Wyibe, R. Mitchell, A.13oyd, M'Clu.-e, J. Curie, and A. Kirkland, jun.,14 head at curren: rates. Sfcronnch Bros, andMorris yarded22 bead, and sold. For MrL. D.Robertson (Sandymount), cows at to £5 ;MrW. Miller Bay), heifeis at £6 to £47s 6d; Mr J. Waldio, and others, bul-locks at £7 17s Cd and hpifers at£5 7s 6d. Otago Farmeis' Co-opera-tive Association (Limited) sold 31 as follows.For Mr Alexander Sou'iess. Gbullocks at £7 7s6d to £3, Mr David Sutherland. 2 cows at £6ss,Mr Walter Blackie, 3 bullocks at £9 7s 6d;Mr William Lindsay (Bankßeld), 5 bullocks at£& ss, 7 heifers at £5 15s -to £7 2s 6d;Mr H.Goodman, 1.-cow at £6 10s; Mr William Kirk,4 bullocks at £6 2s 6d; Mr John Kirk, 2 cowsat £5; Mr Townley, 1cow at £4 10s DonaldReid and Co. (Limited) yr.rded 36, and sold:For Mr W. G. Scott (Cheetwood), 7 prime bul-locks at £10 17s 6d to £3 7-s 6d: Mr WalterBlackie (Glasgow Farm), 9 bullocks at £9 15sto £9 2s Gd;Mr D. Sutherland (Loch End), 2heifers at £7 7s 6d;Mr John Kirk (Mofgiel),2heifers at £6 17s 6d;Mr John Stewart. (North, Taie-i). 3 heifers at £6 17s 6d; Mcssib J. Mid-dleditch, D.Bc-thune, D.Campbell, a'!d other3,13 head at market rates. The Faimerfi'Agency Company sod 20 head for Mpasrs A.Sonness,^ A. Douglas, W. Kirk, J. Sutherland,James Gow, Craigie and Sons, and J. Swan-nerton bullocks at from £9 to £7; cows fiom£7 to £o 10s;heif,ers from £7 to £6, and yearhnesfiom £3 12s 6d to £3 ss.

Fat Sheep.— 1705 came foiward for thi3week's market, and as exporters were not ope-rating this number proved sufficient for thebntchors' requirements. The^e was an ex-cellent demand throughout the sale, but. ofcourse, the famine rmccs of lasi; week werebarely rnpirrtamed. Prices current were, how-ever, &p'.isfactoiy for th? fortai ate eellerE.Vohies to-dpy were as follows — Ertra primecrossbred wethers (heavy weijrhts, sho-n), 22sto 245.; do (ordinary weights), 19s 6d to 21s6d; meeLum quality crossbred wethers, 17s 6dto 19s; prim& cios«-bred ewes (heavy weights),19s to 21s. oidruary crossbred ewe*'. lGs Cd to13s: inisnor crossbred ewe*. 15=? to IGs. ineii\owethers, 15s to 16s Cd Wright. Steohe'i-o ■;,and Co. sold £62 as fol'ows — Fo,- Mr Alri-.M'lntyre (Southland), 52 extra prims cio:=-brpd vetl'eis fvery licavj) 22s fid to 2!=; MrArch. M^lioughlin"(South"Ca-iterburj), 17S \eryprime ciossbred wethe:s (heavy) SQs; Mr AJtiradfield (Tahatika), 4 \ery prune cro==Dredvct'ners at 223 3d, ard 5S prime crossbredewes at fiom l^s 6J io ISs:Mr P^tcr Fhn^ng(Heathflpld^, 14D nice qualityhrIfbred wetheis(light) at 17s 9d to 19s 9d;Mr Arthiu P.obert-son (Penfold*, 122 ciossbied \.ethers finodiumcuplity) at from lFs to 595; New Zerlprd aadAustralian Land Cora^iny iMo°iaki estate), 56prime crossbred ewes (heavy) nfc 13s to 20s 0d;Mr Richd. Mitchell (Porlobcllo), 1G o>l ewesat 13s Cd The New Zealand Lcaii and Mei-car.tile Agency Coainary (Lurited) sold- ForMr Win Souter (Flag

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S-vt.mr.). 4G crossbredwethers at 19? 6d to 17s 9d;Mr Peter Willism-son (Milburii),14 crossbred wechers and ewesat ]9s Gd to 17s Z&; Mr J. S. Fkim--g (Ota-kia). 34 crossbred ewes to 19s 9d. 16 c^cssbiedwethers at 13s 3d, Mr Jr.mss Ross (Kc.'t;gi),42 crossbred ewes at 17s ?,d: Mr B. J. Jeffcnrj(Te Houka), 25 crossbred ewes ft 19s 3d, 25 doat 16s Od Da'get;- and Com»a-..y (Liuiitea)yarded 319. pp.d sod. For Mr" A." Houhsto.i(Kakapuka), CS crossbred wethers ct 21a 6dto 19b;Mr Robert Houhston (Kakapuka), 34crossbred wethers rt 21s Gd fo 19s; Mr JohnBriifc (Allfr.ytci). 45 crossbred wethers 18s Pd;Mr Jas. Blair (Outratn),11 c-ossb:ed ewes IPs6d; Messrs P. and A Robertson (Huntly), 20hqlfbred ewes 16s 3d: Mr D.Murray (Warena),70 crossbred c wes 18s %o 163 3d;Mr W. K'Lay(Ahunri).26"crossbred- ewes IS9 3d: Mr JohnCooper (Fmfoot?). 40 ciossbred wethers ISs;other vendors 47 ewes at qiioLationr.Mathesoa, Pram, and Co. yarded2M. andro'.dFor Mr We. Shai.d (IZchh HpID, 27 ev.-e.s a:193 6d, and 39 pt ISs 9d, Tvrr W. Grpnt (Clair-inch), 16 ewes at 6d: Z\[r R. Mitchell (Por-tobello). 30 wethers at 16a 9d: Mr John Bru^p(The Firs), 36 erres at Us 6d, Mr R. Tcdd(Johns'oa), C2e-.vss to 14s Sd, Mr D. Waiter,18 wotkers 16s 9c!, and a pen of ewes at 17s9d; Mr J. Heads (Miiburn), 1 pen ewes 15s3d;Mr R. Cullen (Allanton).1 pen ewes 17s9d. and 1pea at 153 9d; Mr R. Law (Law-field), 1 pen ewes and wethers 17s 9d.Stronech Bros, and Morns pemed and sold-For a client, ciossbred wetliers at ISs, a?.d e-vesp.t 15« 9d. Otapo Fa-mers' Co-cporative As-socist.on (Limited) rold as fo'low= — Fo- MrWilliam Siiand (Keit\ Hnll).?6 Fhorn wethersto 2?s 3d; Mr F. J Wr:ght (Is'mf.tc -,), 20sho.-n ewes 173 3d; Mr AT l.i'.Oo.iald (Fan-view). 23 shorn ewes 13? Sd; Mr John Biuce(The ?us), 46 shorn webhcis ISs 6d. uc.d pi\-vte'.v. noa at full rotes Donald Rpid andCo. iLimiteii) yaidec! 401. and sold- For VirD. Borrif (Papakaio), 12S ewes at 1S& Cd io!17s Gel; Messrs WhiUingham Bjoc r.nd Ir-■

e*.o .c (Thorr.bury). 132 vrihers a"d eves st j19s 6d to 17s 3d; Mrs C. Fmdlay (Mosgicl), 20 ]e.ves at 17s: M' G. Buchanan (OivL.cm), 25 |owes at 15s £d. 12 wethers at 9s 9d;Mr W. |Parcrsr.:-.. <G\ fare), ."tj woih"«s r t ISs 3d. ?7 ,pw-ps at 15s nd: Mr 3 H. Wi'«on (AIK-nton^,<*0 cv-"s a1- 16' 3'T 8 rneriro v/c'hein at 12":M~ Jno. titadfi illilbum),10 ewes ay,li« 9el,Mr M F.:.ch Milimr.-). -0 cicsbred ewes at123s to I7s, M- J. o -v!,''c-- aiJl-in-i),Ra- las C^. Q ewe- r' "81 Cd: Mr J. H. Allan(jio^ie0!. 9 nvF a, lis, Jipssrs J ar.ri F..Patiei=.o:i ("''"ilbj.ii!, 7 eras vi. 15s 9d , Ml DF. r- cr. OL: on-.;,, r, c-.cs r>L 15" Cd TbrF?n:"rs Aemicy Coiv ;:"*■- sc C, "Fe~ J'r W.M'Khv C^t'ilrin), p. d aft of eves n+ irom 18sto I',i.';tt L..jio_ —^72 All clashes met

n,'l . s ilr:.:iiIr:.:i11! a^ 'i' rer c I'o'* r ti." of. .- - -P.rs "5s n xr i:,r n'clui" " 12"

',o I*.* , jialf fat, 10s to 11-. Wught. R'crl'"'-?r,-i and Co scM 110 as follows — For Mr]",i,iarj CJ-e^oji (r.o-;b-i"v), 37 r::!.:a p-.iincg,* from IU to 15s; Mr William Shand (Kenh

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS

Messrs Quin andRodgers sell the last lemain-ing portion of the Dalvey estate,.near,Tapanui,onFebruary 2.

COMMERCIAL.

Scotch and English tares 5s 6d per bushel.Flour. We quote £6 10s. Oatmeal in 25's,£9 10s. Pearl barley, £10 10s. Bian, £310s. Pollard, £1. Ne'Eon hops are quoted .itlOd to lid (f.0.b.). Chaff Prime quality 13wanted from £2 7s 6d to £2 10s, extia heavy,£2 12s 6d, medium, £2 to £2 5s Ryograss■

Buyers' ideas of values are For farmers.'dressed, Is 2d to Is sd; e\tra, to Is 9d;machined, 2s to 2s 3d, extra, 2s 6d to £s perbushel. We have a good inquiry. Cocksfoot,2Jd to 3d for farmers' lots, and 3\d to 4d formachined. Linseed, £10 to £12. Piessedstraw, 27& 6d. Clover hay, £3 to £3 sc. Xitiateof coda, £15. Clovers, rape, etc., all fierh.

Polatoes.— Market bare. Best kidneys, areworth 9s to 10s per cwt.

Hides, 3\d to 4Jd, accoidmg to weight andcordition.

Tallow.— Rough fat, 11s 6d to 12s 6d; ren-dered 15s to 18s.

Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 3d.Sheepskins.— Crossbrcds, 2s 3d to 4s; extra,

to 4s 6d. Pelts, Gd to 13 \\re held our usuulsale of skins onTuesday, when there v.-as a fairdemand.

Kabbitskins.— Only small quantities pieuow1

coming forward. Competition, however, iskeen, and prices satisfactory. Summer, from.6d to 8d;small, 3d to 5d;sutumns, 9d to lid;early winters, 11M to14d;winters, 14d to 16d;selected, 16id to 17d per lb.

Wool. — Our next sale will be held onJanuary31.

We have erected a crvsher and kibbler, and;are now prepared to cmsh grain and linseed,and kibble peas and beans.

We are sigents for Newton's patent wool press,which we offer ?t £13 each; can bs inspectedin our store.

Gibson's cattle brand, Ds for small and losfor large tills.

YIIVV AND TRODUCE REPORT.Eggs.— Vickery s preservative, 22i 6d per

ca=e. Order must be tccor.i'i;tn:cri by pay-ment. Butter preservitas, Is GJ pet lb. Saltbuttej for export, toEngland Fn=tgra<le, 7id;secord do, Gjd, third do, s^.d, both loi milledand dairy butter.

Pigs.— Sizes up to 1601b, 3d to 3Jd, overthat weight, 2d to 2Jd Hams, 7id to 8d;rolls, sid to 6d; flitches. shd to 6J, middles,6d;very slow sale. We have anolder foi 1000live pigs, particulais on application.

Cheese" Factory, 5Jd to 5Sd,Akaroa, sid to51d.

Honey, 4d;small tins, 4Jd.Beeswv.z, Is 3d to Is 4d.Walnuts, 5d to 6d.Roo?ter3, 3s to 3s 6d;hens, 2s 6d to 2s 9d;

ducks, 3s 6d to 4a;geese,5s to 5s 6d. Tiukeys:Co?ks from 7d to 8d;hens, 5d to 6d. The?©quotations are for prune quality.

Butter ca&es, 17s per dozen, net on trucksDur.edm.

Onions, 10s per cwt.We havebeen appointed agents for the Teviot

Fruitgrowers' Association. Sales eveiy mom-ing at 9 a.m.

GORE STOCK SALES.(From Olp. Own Corkespondevt.}

GORE, January 22.There was a very small entry of stock ard1

a limited atUndcnce of buyeis to-day. Onethousand four hundred and "twenty sheep wereyarded, mosJy breeding ewes. Litt'e business\>-as done at auction, tne reserves bsuig high.A few suiail pens of fat wethers bioiight 17sto 18s; ewe3, H3 to 15s; breeding ewes soldno to 16s Cd. Only 24 cattle weie yarded. Cowsbrought fiom £5 to £6; store cows, 50s to 70s;yearlings, 3)s-to 50;; dairy cows, £5 to £6.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT.Me3ers A. Moritzs.oll and Co. report having

held their usual weekly sale oi gram and pro-duce yesterday, when prices ruled as follow.

—Oats.—The demand for good bright lines

was active,but piices were without ;>:iy altera-tion. Wo cold pnnie milling at 1? 6iJ, %oodto best feed, Is od to Is 6d, mcJi-'m and ln-fenor, Is 2d to Is 4Jdper bushel {«oc' extra).

Wheat—Tiitre i= a ftopdy s?'e for primemilling Qualitios, v.-hich sell frriu 2^, 5d to 2a7d, jr.ednun and lijfe-iar arris f^r;«low of salefrom 2s 2d to 2s 4Vi: fc\v-! foco is 311 shortpuppy, and ce'ls icfdily at ficm 2° to 2s Hdper bushel Tor "o-^' wlio'e wheat

Potatoes.—Hi ivy s=vipp!'.es co'Pir.p :orwardhi\'e c-.U£?d puces 1o copiji'^toly g "> c v v andtoo va'ue ye«-tei"luy was 5s \)o: c.vc

Chaff—"he o-i!y mnuirv is for j.rruc m+^.n,which *o'd from £2 10s to £2 12s 6d, mediumand iiifeuor, £1 109 to £2 5s per ton

IN^FSTMENT STOCKSThe DiJiielm Stck Tlxchanse irj-orl ta'ea

of National L^urance "litres 01 Wrc" ■|c~vl<i\ atIs', 61.

Hk'ic= in the X'ioiii! In-uraiee ComnaiiyTV-re sod a> l^s SI 01 the Dunfcln Si-ockEx'hanj.po- S'ltu c1 'y.

Tlic Du.irni-' P'f ': '":: 'ia ge icport the -aleof °hff- ;-' ilie fela darJl I'".'ura-ice Companyat 17b onIio;d-.j.

Owing to the long spell of dry weather(said the Weetport Tirles early last week)the work of flooding the blackball mine pro-ceeded veiy slowly until the rain fell a fewdays ago, and since then the depth of waterin the workings mcrea&ed abouthOlt, sandingnow at 52it. A further flooding of ahout10ft, il is estimated, will be required to ex-tinguish the fire, and given a few days' wetweather this shouldbo accomplished inabouta vyeek. When the seat of the fire is sub-merged the water willbe allowed to remain aweeic, and will then be drawn off and themine again piaeeel in working order.

Mes-is Dalgety and Co. have received V>efollowing information from their Lor.donoffice, dated 13th inst. :—":

—" Good demand forNew Zealand winter rabbits-Kins at idper 1badvance. Prices for other doscr---lions arefully maintained."

I:

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL.SYDNEY, Januaiy 16.

Wheat- Chick, 2s Id to 2s 4d: milling, 2s6id to 2s 7d. Flour, £& to £6 10s; Manitoba,£11. Oats: Prime New Zealand, 2s Id;medium, Is 9d to Is10a. Barley: Best feeding,iJs to 2s Id. Maize: New Zealand prime,3s to3s Id. Bran, 7£d to Bd. Pollard, 9«d to lOd.Pea 3: Blue, 3s, 3s 6d. Potatoes: Prime new,£6; other qualities from £3 355. Onions, £6.Butter: Dairy, 7jd; factory. 9d Cheese, 4Jdio sd. Baco.i: New Zealand, Sd to 7£d. Hams:New Zealand, BJd to 9c(. [Thechovequotationsare tho3e rulingbetween merchant andretailer,and do not represent the slightly lower valuesobtainedby the recognised broker.]

MELBOTTEKE, January 16.Wheat, 2s 8d to 2s B|d; unsteady. Flour, £6

2s Gd to £6 7s 6d. Ooti (in £ood demand) Al-gerian, Is B?*d. Maize (easier), 2s 9d. Bran,Kid to9d. Pollard, lOld. Potatoes (scarce), £4to £4 10s. Onions, £4 15s io £o ss.

ADELAIDE, January 36.Wheat, flat at 2s B£d to 2s 9d. Flour, £6 5s

to £8 7s 6d. Oats: Algerian. Is 7d to Is lOd;whites, 2s to 2s 3d. 'Bran,SJd. Pollard, lOJd.

AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.AUCKLAND,January 15.

Thesecond wool sales of the season, under 'Jieauspices of the Auckland Woolbrokers' Associa-tion, were held to-day. Upwards of 400° baleswere offered, the bulk of which uss iDlr.ced.Price3ruled much the same as at the openingsale, but the market seemed a trifle sounder,bidding being more animated, and competitionfor lots keecer. Finer wools were fLjrhtly in-ferior tothe first ciira, and the topprice realisedwas 7d as against 7hd in December, while theoveiage -price was 5Jd to Gd. Crossbredashowed no ch-uige, and aveiaged 4?d to 5Jd,andthe same maybe sr*d of the coarse wools, oricesruling from 4*d to '4£d. Superior cotted anddingy wool showed a slight advance, a% erasing3fd to 4d, es against S£d to Oid.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.CHEISTCFUnCH. Januaiy 16.

At the Add-ngto.i yards to-d^y there wereagainheavy yardmgs of all classss of sheep, andthe total entry of stock was much above theaverage, while the attendance was also good.

Fat Cattle.—l 66 head came forward, a fairproportion being prime. The sale was some-whai dull, and prices showed a slight decline,valuesranging- f'om 18s to 23s per100'b,accord-ing to quality. Steers made £6 5s to £9 ss, andone extia good one £10 103; heifers, £5 5s to£9 2s 6d, cows, £4 5s to £7 17s 6d.

Fat Sheen.—There was a moderate yarding,including a fevv lines of prime quality..Freererssold well up to late rates, and good to primebutshers' ewes showed anadvance,but ordinary"orts were without any change. Wethers realised17s to 21s, and c:;U-a good to 22s sd; best ewes,17s to 19s sd; others, from 12s 6d to 16s 6d.Fat Lambs.—There was a laige entry, 5163coming forward, mostly prime and well draftedlines. Best quality freezers brought last week'sprices, though comoetition was not Quite sokeen, but light r,nfir>i?b.'-d sorts v.-°re ta^iT.,Prime tieezers brought from Jss to 17s 2d;other sorts, 12a 3J to 14s 6.L

Store Sheep.— 8700 came fo ward, the mr.;oritybeing lambs and wethtis. Ihere was a Keendemar:d for all jou>ig sheep and forward ravelimbs, but old e\v<-q imd b^-ckw^rd Icinb wirenot sought after Wethers sola pt from 163 to17s 2d; two-tooth ewer. 37s 4-t : otbe- Fcf".IC=> fo 16s: rspe Ifirib'-. 12s 6d to I<= o.'iers,10a to 11s 63.

Pi£s.—Th»re ww a fairly 1ireo ci t>.\. cut anumber Wfre oijiy half iv aLfd i3r..nebaconers a':d po:ke-s fold weH i.> io '"a'lweek'srates, and sforsa i.cie in biitev i>-!i.i id.Biccitis iri'i° R2-, Sd Io oC-c, c-qua! to SJ i i-crJb: uO-1-6 s, C3s ,n r3-;r3-; equsl to .I1;. '0 45 yer!b : fcrvar- "^--t",t". -is, others, 12s- <d .0I^s.

WEEKLYLIVESTOCK ANDPRODUCEREPORT.Ys'f ' 'H-y, J"ri.-rv IC-.

Slat Oat-tle.—The supply waa aMiDdeEyi9 lOS^j

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single men willnot readily be forgotten by theparticipants. The married men proved victori-ous after a long and exciting struggle. Thexeturn journey was commenced at 4.30 p.m., thechildren laden with toys and beautiful ferns,etc The party included Messrs Bruce Bros.,"whose bagpipes awoke the slumbering echoesin the woodsd gullies en route. Henley wasleached at 6 p.m., and cheers were lustily given

for the pipers, Mr H'Kegg and his crew, andalso the committee, who left notamg undonetorender the picnic enjoyable.

ALBURY(S.C).

January 21.— We have had another week's

splendid growing weather— warm and humid,

60 much so that a change to drier weather isnow required to admit of haymaking beingpro-ceeded with, and also to allay fears that are"beginning to rise that rust will soon be in-

festing the grain crops. As the ground has"tad a thorough soaking we require dry,warm,ripening, rather than damp, growing weather,the bulk of the crops beingwell grown, and ineomo'places they are so heavy that they arelying flat. Root and fodder crops aleo aie(sufficiently supplied with moisture to ensuregood gTOwth, and, given reasonable seesonsonward, we can depend on a plentiful supplyof winter feed.

Stock.—

Stock of all classes are firmly ravm-taiuing their buoyant values,and the demand isslightly strengthening, but whether the pricesluling"now are justified has to be^ proved;but tho advance in the price of wool, the ex-cellent summer growth of feed, the good strikesof roois, and the apparent scarcity of stockshould indicate permanencyin thepresent satis-factory state of stock values. Vendors, if{practical men, prefer private treaty to publicwuctions, and never begrudging a bona:3ide dealer an honest penny in the;form of a reasonable profit on his turnover.Illorses, as well as 'sheep and catile, are re-ceiving diic attention, and sell aB readily as."going to market, the demand for quality beingbar in excess of supply,more so withlight har-;ness and stout h,ackneys even then draughts.fTThis has been partly "brought about by the".buying of another large draft of remounts for{South Africa in the district. Stock Inspec-tor Black has during the lest few weeks se-Vcuted 40 splendid animals, calculated to even{increase theprestigeof horses from"these parts.('_Tho previous large lots forwarded from these.■Qjaxta won high opinions from the authoritiesqon being sent forward. , ,i Our Volunteers.— It appears that Imade ar-anisfcake in last week's notes in stating that"cur boys were somewhat letli&rgic in rolling;"up to the corps' training camp at headquarters.'Tho fact turns out to be that the southerndivisionrolled up almost to a ma;.— there beingonly three out of the nix sections who did notregister, a truly creditable fsct, and oae tnattheir lieutenant might well be proud of. Ihear on good authority that during tho prac-tical part of the corps' training voxk in bothcamp and field they fairly held th«ir own, andalso in the execution of the programme oflhilitary sports held by -the corps at the ter-mination of the encampment. They rhoneparticularly in themounted events, there beinga conspicuous dearth of jumoers in themountsof the home division, and the honours m bothnon-come' and troopers' races tell to theirlot, as-did also the captain's soecial for b«st-lcept gear, and second in Lievitenant Smith'sspecial for best-keprti tent. Beth prizes erasto Albury, so, on whole, honours were pretty

■-evenly dirided. The special ride performedby tho whole corps was greatly admired andloudly applauded by the iarge gatherihg oi«pectators who attended the sports. Beforebreaking up, the captain, on behalf of tLecorps, presented Sergeant-major Bum with asaddle in recognition of the arduous and plea-sant manner lie had worked in the interest oithe corps, both in camp and duriiijthe form-ingof the corps. Tho quartermaster also wonhigh cteem from one and all in cani» for thopainstaking manner in -which lie looked nftorthe commissariat ds-parhrtent. All the troopersIhave spoken to appear to h». greatly in lovewith soldiering, and express the opinion thatthe corps is fortnnate in its commissionedofficers, who drily became more popttlar withtheir subordinates. They are a'so profuse intheir praise of the kindness shown by theircivilian friends in liberal gifts of cakes, fruit,vegetables, etc.

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FOR F.\T-E BY PUBLIC AUC^TOX.

pJOTICE ISKERKBY GIYF.X 1 .11 the un-i-^ dc;i.iei;tioup-l Town a'ld bu.-uibunt or.i -will be fubiP'ttoil io PubL? Auction forCr.f;h at t'".e G.urthou'o. Nasphy, on "VVI'.D-NKisDAY. Isrh FEDKUARY ui\[, at 11o'c"'cck p.m..—

TO 'AX OF XASEBY. hioc'.: I. S.cdonrO>. T''is ;cc ion comaius 32 poles,ar1 the uj>"3t pr;ce i? hb, \,\ rdenedv.ith Mlmnon of £15'— £150 forIviildinq. and E3- for lvi\cy feej

TOWX OF RAXFUKLY: Block liYI,Kccuon- 5t06, 15 ard 16. Thee«>- ioi'.= c^.it.'in about one ro^-1 cich.ard the ujkcl piices innge from £5,o £7 10' jicr s-pction.

TOWX (<FR\XKUr.IA':.Srßl-RBANHV.CITmy?-Block 11. .Sections 10ro X: >Wx'; XVI, Heet-tm* 19. 21,;<i '1??. Tc( -e seotiors contain from4 to 8 in re? ca^h, nii.l tho iipsel priceiia'" :!'"'' :.»'° of £1 p^r .'.ere.

Oi.o-f t'th of t,»(j pare' .'-2 money mi'-1 boraid o-i f->l! of fh" li.iuiiiior. and the b'lar»e,toeet Vith £1 Crown Grant fee, withinthiitv d,.y=. otlieiAi^e the amoiun paid byway of c'° ': a \'il\ !'2 forft^ia!, pi-d t'lo con-t:,V. r(i;-!c s'1"1 c'-'i ':ir "d null a.id \c,u;.« JOPX HAY.

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Dunedia, 14tli January IQQI, 1613

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901 35

[ Auctions-j SATURDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY,1 At 2.30 p.m.! At the Central Hall, Tapanu:.

SALE OFREMAINING PORTION OF THE WELL.

KNOWNDALVEY ESTATE, 812 ACRES 812

OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL ANDPASTORAL LAND.

OUIN & RODGER>Cw l'a%o ieceived instructions from MrU. F. B. Poyntor (psrent for the owner?) tooffer for s?le by public auction, at the abovetime and p]ac<? :

Lot 1 of the Dalvey Estate, containing812 acres 1 rood 20 poles, l>eing Sec-tion 3, Block XII, and Sections 61,62, part Section 63, part P.R. 44, andclosed iosd in Block XI, Glenkeniclidistrict.

The Auctioneers desire to draw the specialattention of those in search of a property tothe above. The land is not heavily burdenedwith expensive improvements, the latter onlyamounting to the fencing. About 300 acre3could be profitably cultivated, and as ,awhole the property is in every way suitablefor mixpd farming and stock raising. Asplendid building site could be got clo^e tothe main road, and the property is only aboutone mile and a-half distant from the Poma-haka railway station.i The owners hn\e decided to realise on -this,

the last of the Dalvcy Eptate, and bona fidebuyers are assured that the upset has been

J reduced to Eiich an extent as to render the1 property a good investment.

Easy Terms willbe Given.For further particulars apply to

THE AUCTIONEERS,I Tapanui;

Or,Mr G. F. B. POYNTER,

23ja Torcpuke.

j Late Advertisements.i,T\OMINICAN COLLEGE.

FOR YOUNG LADIES.

Conducted by the Sisters of S. Dominic.Superb modern Building. Beautiful and

commodious Cl?Sb Rooms. Music and ArtRooms.

SPECIALNOTICE TO PARENTSANDGUARDIANS.

STUDIES Resumed MONDAY, FEE-| RUARY 4.

| Pension— Resident Pupils, £10 per term;IDay Scholars, £3 3s per term.

Music and Painting are extras. Pupils areprepared for Practical and Theoretical MusicExaminations of either Trinity College or theRoyal Academy of Music, London.

For further particulars apply toTHE MOTHER PRIORESS,

23ja Dowling street, Dunedin.

I|lO R PRIVATE SALE.A Large SHEEP FARM (both freehold and

leasehold),about 2800 acres, carrying1600 sheep.First-class improvements;and bulk of piirchasemoney c.an remain on interest at 5per cent, foiapproved purchaser. Goodhouse, stab]e, barn,v/oolshed, dip, sheep yards, etc.

For full particulars apply toW. QTJIN,

19d Auctioneer, Tapanui.Otago A. andP. * o«iety.

pARM COMPETITION,

Mr G.H. GILROY. of Stirling, offers PaiiBronze Horses for the BEST-MANAGEDFARM from 100 to 400 Acres.

FIELD TURNIP COMPETITIONS.CLASS 1.— Best 10 acres or over of Swede

Turnips (any variety);trophy presentedby Nimmo and Blair, valued 15 guineas.

CLASS 2.— Best 10 acres or over Green TopYellow Aberdeen Turnips;5 tons agri-cultural lime, presented by the MilburnLimb and Cement/Company (Limited).

CLASS3.— Best 2acres or over ofMangolds;5 tons agricultural lime, presented by thaMilburn Lime and Cement Company(Limited).

CLASS4.— Best16 acres or over Turnips (anyvariety) grown by Fison's Fertiliser; sil-ver cup value 10 guinea?.

CLASS5.— Best 10 acres or over Green Crop,Turnips, Carrots, Mangolds, etc.; goldmedal, or cash, £3.

ENTRIES CLOSESATURDAY,FEBRUARY 9.

ANNUAL WINTER SHOW AND FAT "

STOCK COMPETITION.MAY 22, 23, 24, 25.

Members and Exhibitors would oblige bjforwarding any suggestions at once.Full par-ticulars on application.

E. F. DUTHIE,P.O. Box 365. Secretary. -

Amtions- |

SATURDAY, 16th FEBRUARY.At 2.30 o'clock.

At the Salerooms, High street, Dunedm.COMPACT FARM AT KURI BUSH

For Bona Fide Sale.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, AND CO.have received instructions from Mr

Donald M'Gregor to s^ll by public auction atabove time and plare: \His very choice little Farm at Kuri Bush,containing 52 acres of flrat-cla-s agricultmalland, together with 8-roomed Cottage, ingood order, 4-stallod Stable and Loo?e-box,±syre for four cows, Dairy, etc.

This property is conveniently situated to Jschool, post office, creamery, etc., and is well.adapted for daiiy farming.

Inspection Invitpd.

THURSDAY, 7th MARCH, [At 1o'clock skarp. '

At the Station Yards. Otekaike RailwaySiding, Oamaru-Hakataramea line. |

Annual Unreserved Sole of Surplus Sheepfrom Otekaike, StationPeak, and Benmore .

Stations. jWRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.

in conjunction withmHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ANDA MERCANTILE AGENCY COM-PANY (LIMITED), have received instruc- ,tions from Messrs Robert Campbell and Sons

'(Limited) to soil by public auction, at abovetime and place: j

THE ANNUAL DRAFT OF SURPLUSSHEEP |

from the above-mentioned stations, comprisingin all |

18,000 FIRST-CLASS HALFBRED,AND MERINO SHEEP,

ii« follows:About 5000 full-mouth halfbred Ewct ,

(Otekaike and Station Peak)About 2000 full-mouth halfbred Wethers

(Otekaike) iAbout 1800 t\vo-tooth halfbred Wethers

'(Station Peak and Otekaike)

About 200 two-tooth halfbredEwes (Ote- ;kaika)

About 700 four-tooth three-quarterbredEwes (vSUtlon Peuk)

About 800 four-tooth halfbred Ewes(Benmore)

About 1000 halfbred Lambs, mixed sexes(Station Peak andOtekaike)

About 5000 full-mouth merino Ewes(Station Peak ard Benmore)

About 1500 full-mouth merino Wethers(Benmore).

The above Sheep will not be disposed ofprivately in the meantime, -so intending pur-chasers can wait "with the utmost confidenceto fill their requirements at the auction sale,which will be an UNRESERVED ONE.

The Messrs Campbell's flocks are known tobe about thebestin the Waitaki County, andthis year's draft of surplus sheep is reportedto be better than usual.

A Special Train will leave Oamaru on themorning of the sale, returning the same day. jWRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO., ;

Dunedin, ',THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER- j

CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY ;(LIMITED), Oamaru,

sja . Joint Auctioneers.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

CLEARING SALE OF SHEEPAt

TAIERILAKESTATION,On

TUESDAY, 26th FEBRUARY,when about tiOOO mixed Crossbred Sheep willbe offered for absolute sale bymHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER-A CANTILE AGENCY CO.

Particulars in future issue.A. TODD,

16ja Manager.

"OAKLEIGH."

SUBURBAN RESIDENCE FOR SALE,NEAR OAMARU.

nnHETvEW ZEALANDLOANAND MER-A CANTDLE AGENCY COMPANY(LIMITED), Oamaru, have been favouredwith instructions to offer for positive sale attheir Tattersall's Saleyards, on

SATURDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY,At 12.3? p.m.,

The well-known"Oakleigh

"Property,

recently in the occupation of the lateMr Sumpter.

This Property consists of 16^ acres, and issplendidly situated on the hill, about two (miles north of Oamaru Poet Office. The 'house is of stone, and contains 16 rooms.There is also a Conservatory, stone Dairy,Stable, and Coachhouse, fowl run, etc. Thegrounds are well laid out, and admirablysheltered. Three orchards of selected fruit |tree3, in full bearing. Good tennis andcroquet lawns. _

Owing to the death of Mr Sumpter thisProperty is for absolute sale, and offers arareopportunity of acquiring one of the choicesthomes inOtago.

For further particulars apply toJOHN REID & SONS, Dunedin;

Or,THE AUCTIONEERS.

E. P. BURBURY,Manager N.Z.L. and M.A. Co.

TO GRAZIERS, DAER.Y FARMERS, ANDOTHERS.

FOR LEASE BY TENDER.

VALUABLE FARM,

10 or 11 miles from Dunedm, close to Dairy 'Factory.

TENDERS will be received by the Under-signed until 5 p.m. on TUESDAY, 29th

'January, for a SEVEN-YEARS' LEASE of MrJcim Bruce's Farm of 3CO acres,near Brighton.The farm consists of good agricultural land,subdivided mio six paddocks. Buildings com- ,prise six-roomed dwelling,cowshed for 14 cows,stable, barn, etc. Valuation for improvementsat end of lease. Tendersmust be accompaniedby aDeposit of Six Months' Rent. The highest 'or any tender not neoessari!y accepted. '

Full particulars as to terms, etc.," on appli-cation to !

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.,9ja fii*h.ikesk£wM2ia* -

Auctions

PRELIMINARYNOTICE.TUESDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 1901,

At 1.30 o'clock sharp.

DISPLENISHINGSALE OF HORSES.IMPLEMENTS, &c,

AtHILLEND (near BALCLUTHA).

r]JIHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER-2- CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY havereceived instructions from Mr James Allan,of"liillend,to sell as above—

20 draught and light Horses, binders.ploughs, harrowfc, drays, harness, etc.,etc.

Note.— As the whole of Mr Allan's propertyis laid down in gra?s, he hns now no need ofthe horses, which are a splendid lot and wellworthy of attention at thehands of intendingpurchasers.

Drags will leave Balclutha for Hillend onarrival of tiain from North.

ANDREW TODD,Manager, Dunedin.

THOS. M'DONALD.16ja Agent, Balclutba.

SATURDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY,At 12 30 o'clock.

S?le by Auction ofFREEHOLD PROPERTY at Broad Bay.

JAMES SAMSON & CO.(instructedby the Trustees of the late

Donald M'Quilkan) will sell by public auctionat their Rooms, Dowling street:

The late MrM'Quilkan'sProperty at BroadBay—

LOT I.— Section 12, block VII, Porto-bello district, containing 10 acres 1rood.

LOT IL.— Part section 13, contair>ing 9acres 2 roods and 4 poles, block VII,PorTobello district, with dwellinghouse, ote. thcroon.

This desirable property would prove verysuitable either as a iairy farm, a residence,or for cutting up into sites for summer sea-side dwelling?1. The property will be put upfor sale in one lot, and if not sold will beoffered as above.

For further particulars apply toMr JOHN WILKINSON,

Solicitor, Dowlingstreet;Or,

19ja, THE AUCTIONEERS.

CLEARING SALEAt

WAIWERA.

Ist FEBRUARY, 1901,At1o'clock sharp.

rrQIE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANYA have received instructions from Mr

Jairi&s Wyllie, jun., to offer for posithe andunreserved sale (on the farm):

THE WHOLE OF HISSTOCK,IMPLEMENTS, AND FURNITURE, Etc.,

Including—

150 Crossbred Ewes, 4, 6, and 8-tooth,With

160 Crossbred Lambs20 fat Wethers3 Leicester Rams8 very superior Draught Mares and

Geldings1superior Buggy Mare4Dairy Cows, in fullmilk7 head YoungCattle1Shorthorn Bull (first class).

IMPLEMENTS.Grain drill (Southland Implement Co.),

double turnip manure drill, reaper andbinder (M'Cormick, abnost new), 1back delivery reaper (Bamlett), 1reaperand mower (combined), 2farm drays, 1tip-dray, 1 set disc harrows (10ft).1 setfive-leafed harrows, 1 sat four-leafedharrows,1d.f. plough (Reidand Gray).1 swing plough, 1drill plough, 1drillgrubber, 1field grubber, 1iron roller,1weighing-machine, 1set fanners,cartand plough harnesp,collar harness, win-kers, block and chains, etc., etc., tools,etc., together with the whole of hishousehold furniture.

A trap will meet intending purchasers atWaiwera Station on arrival of slow train at12.30 p.m.

As Mr Wyllie is leaving the district, thewhole will be sold without reserve, and asheis known to have the best horses in the dis-trict, if not in the Clutha County, the aboveoffers an opportunity to purchasers whichvery seldom occurs.

The Auctioneers can with confidence saythat a finer lot of horses have never been of-fered in the district before.

LuncheonProvided.THE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY,22ja Dunedin.

SATURDAY, 9th FEBRUARY, 1901,At 12 noon.

SALE OF FREEHOLD PROPERTY INKURI BUSH DISTRICT.

mHE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANYA have received instructions from MessrsWalsh Bros., Kuri Bush, to offer by publicauction, at their Stores, Cumberland street,Dunedin, on above date,

Their WELL-KNOWN FARMSituated in the Kuri Bush District, andconsisting of 483 acres (more or.lese).

There are 30 acres in wheat, 40 acres inoats,90 acres turnipe, and the balance in Eughah grasses. The land is tecurely ring fenced,and subdivided into nine paddocks. Thebuildings consist of dwelling house, 7-stalledstable, 4 loose boxes, cow byres, barn, menshut, blacksmith's shop,sheepyards, etc., etc.

The Property is in splendid heart, and iswithout doubt one of the best on the coast,and has over a mile of frontage to the sea,and has a very high reputation for its stock-fattening capabilities. The sheep and cattleraised on the farm have for yearspast com-manded top rates on the Burnside and othermarkets, and as Messrs Walsh Bros.,are dis-solving partnership the sale affords a rareopportunity for anyone wishing to acquirea really first-class farm. Easy terms can bearranged, and all particulars given byTHEFARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY,

Government Notifications

"npPE NOXIOUS WEEDS ACT, 1900."The Attention of Landowners and others is

cbawn to the provisions of the above-namedAct,more particularly Clause 9,reCLEARINGof CALIFOR.NIAN THISTLE, SWEET-BUIAR, and BLACKBERRY.

The Inspectors of Stock have been appointed"Inspectors " un-ier the Act, and instructed toflee tha the necessary work is carried out.

JOHN X». RITCHIE,Secretary.

Department of Agriculture,Wellington, 21st Jamiarv,1901. 23ja

m—

■

Town «»!«s*Hl»iirl>nn SectionsFOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION.

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that Townand Suburban Sections in the undermen-

tioned Towns will be submitted to PublicAuction for Cash at this office on WEDNES-DAY, 6th FEBRUARY next, at 11 o'clock

TOWN OF BALCLUTHA:Block XX,Section 5; Block XXI, Sections 1to 22; .Block XXV, Sections 1to 8

■ -and13. These sections contain aboutone rood each, and the upset price isat the rate of £5 per quarter-acre.

TOWN OF HAWKSBURY: BlockXXII Sections 18 to 21; Block'XXIV, Sections 12 to 21; BlockXXIX, Sections 19 to 22;Block LV,Sections 15 to 22. Those sectionscontain about one rood each, and theupset price is at the rate of £5 perquarter-acre.

TOWN OF PEMBROKE: Block XXI,Sections Ito8. These sections con-tain two roods each, and the upsetprice is £10 per section.

TOWNSHIP OF MACRAES: Block I,Sections 4, oi, and 57. These arevery small sections, the largest con-taining 20 poles. The upsetprice isat the rate of £5 per quarter-acre.Section 57 is burdened with £5 val-

uation for improvements.TOWNSHIP OF BASTINGS:Block V,

Section 11 and 12. These sectionscontain about onerood each and theupset price is at the rate of £5 perquarter-acre.

TOWNSHIP OF DUNKELD:Block n,Sections 9 to 13; Block VIH, Sec-tions 2io 6. These sections vary inarea from onerood to one acre. Theupset price is at the rate of £5 peracre.

One-fifth of the purchase money must bepaid on fall of the hammer, and the balance,together with £1 Crown Grant fee, within-thirty d^ys, otherwise the amount paid byway of deposit will be forfeited, and the con-tract for the sale declarednull and void.

JOHN HAY,.For Commissioner of CrownLands.

Crown Lands Office,- Dtraedin, 14th January, ISOI. 16ja

Town I.aiul« for S«le.BY PUBLIC AUCTION.

■VTOTICEISHEREBY GIVEN thatthe un--In dermentioned Town Sections in theTOWN OF KUROW will be submitted topublic auction for Cash at the CouTthouse,Oamaru, on WEDNESDAY, 6th FEB-RUARY next, at 11o'clock a.m.:

—Block I, Sections 3to 8;Block 11, Sec-

tion 2; Block 111, Sections 3 to 16;Block IV,Sections 3 to 5, and 11 to18;Block V,Sections 3 and 4;BlockVII, Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 15, 16,and 17; Block VHI, Sections 8, 9,10, 15, and 16;Block X,Sections 1,6, and 7;Block XI,Sections 3to 8,10 and 11.

The above sections contain about one roodeach and the upset price is at the rate of £5per quarter-acre.

One-fifth of the purchase money must bepaid on fall of the hammer, and the balance,together with £1 Crown Grant fee, withinthirty days, otherwise the amount paid byway of deposit will be forfeited, and the con-tract for th« sale declarednull and void.

JOHN HAY,For Commissioner of CrownLands.

Crown Lands Office,Dunedin, 14th -January, 190 L16ja

Auctions»" ■

— — ~~~~~SATURDAY, 26th INST.,

At 3 p.m.

FIRST-CLASS FREEHOLD FARM FOR,SALE.

HRHE NATIONAL MORTGAGE ANDA AGENCY COMPANY OF xVEWZEALAND (LIMITED) have been favouredv/ith instructions to offer by public auction,in the AthenaeumHall, Oamaru, on Saturday,the 26th inst., at 3p.m., the well-known

SPRINGFIELD FARM,comprising 155 acres 3 roods 33 poles richagricultural land, situated within five milesof Oamaru and adjacent to the Awamoa,Totara, and Taipo Hill Estates.

The TTarm is at present under lease to MrWilliam M'Donald, who willnot be a buyer.

Delivery on l=t July, 1901.

Terms— One-third cash;remainder, if de-sired, can remain on mortgage at 5 per cent.per annum for five years.

W. H. ROSE,16ja Manager.

THURSDAY, 7th FEBRUARY,At1p.m.

At M'lntyre's New Yards, Owaka.

LAMBS. SHEEP. LAMBS.

MATHESON, PRAIN, & CO.willnold their annual sale at above time

»nd place, on behalf of various vendors.Present Entries:

1500 first-clas3 Lambs300 two-toothers500 Ewes.

Further entiles withE. J. BOYD,

Balclutha;Or

I6ji earnauctioneers.

Auc'itrs- j

CLINTON STOCK SALE.:

ADVERTISED FOR 31st JANUARY, 1901.Owing to tUe Wool Sales in Dunedm fall-

ing on the abo^e date, the Sale at Clintonwill be held on

7th FEBRUARY, 1901.'

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCAN-TILEAGENCY COMPANY (LTD).

FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY.T\ UNEDIN WOOL SALES.

JANUARY 31st, 1901.The Duneciin Woolbrokers' Association will

hold their THIRD WOOL SALE for thisSesason >n THURSDAY. 31st January, com-mencing at 9 a.m., at the Agricultural Ha1!Buildings. The following is the order ofsales:—

1. A. Moritzson and Company.2. D. Reid and Co. (Limited).3. Dalgety and Co. (Limited).4. FaTincrs' Agcncj. Co.5. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association.6. Mafheson, Pram, and Co.7. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.

(Lmited).8. Stronach Bros, and Mom*.9. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. , i

THURSDAY, 14th FEBRUARY,At 2 oVlock. |

FIRST-CLASS SHEEP AND CATTLEAND FARMING LAND FOR SALEIN HAWKE'S BAY. j

Sale by order of the Registrar at Napier ofthe Supreme Court of New Zealand,

Wellington District, at the re-quest of the Mortgagees. [

MESSRS WENLEY AND LANAUZE, 'acting in conjunction with !

mHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND .-i- MERCANTILE AGENCY COM-PANY (LIMITED), have been in-

structed to offer for sale by public auction atthe Athenreum Hall, Browningstreet, Napier,on Thursdaj', the14th day of February, 1901,at Z p.m.,

ac. r. p.1. All those several parcels

of land constituting thewell-known Omaranui ]Estate, .situate in ;Hawke's Bay, abouteight miles from Na- jpier, the property of \Mr William Heslop,containing in the aggre-gate 4113 2 15

2. All those several parcelsof land constituting thewell-known PuketapuEstate, adjoining theabove, the property ofthe Trustees of the lateMr John Eeslop, con-taining, in the aggre-gate 1183 0 28A

The Omaranui Estate is under the pro-visions of theLandTransfer Act;thePuketapu Estate by Grant from theCrown.

Complete .station buildings an each Pro-perty.

3. All the estate pnd interest of theMortgagees in that parcel of land inthe provincial district of Hawke'sBay,,formerly portion of the Oma-ranui Estate, containing 133 alr17p, being allotment No. 14 on planof the Korolvipo and Moteo Estates,under and by virtue of sub-mortgageheldby the Mortgagees of amortgagegiven by one John Baker, of Puke-tapu, farme,r to the above-namedWilliam Heslop, upon which moit-gage there is now owing the .sum of£700, together with interest at therate of £5 per centum per annumfrom the15th day of August, 1900.

4. Ten Thousand (10,000) Sheep or there-abouts of mixed sexes and variousages, being the unsold portion of theflock of sheep depasturing on thelands firstly and secondly above-men-tioned.

5. All the Cattle, numbering three hun-dred and twenty-two (322) or there-abouts, of mixed sexes and variousages depasturing on the lands firstlyand secondly above-mentioned.

Lastly, all the Horses, numbering about^twenty-five (25), Farming Imple-ments,andPlantnow on the said landfirstly and secondly above-mentioned.A schedule thereof can be seen at theoffice of theAuctioneers.

All the above will be offered in one lot.Full particulars on application to

MESSRSWENLEY ANDLANAUZE,Land and Stock Agents, Napier;

Or,THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER-

CANTILE AGENCY COMPANYiLIMITED), Napier. 19d

J f 7AUCTIONEERS, STOCK AND STATION AGENTS,

WOOL & GRAIN BROKERS,

CEAWFOED STEEET, DUNEDIN.

WOOIi! "WOOIiSSALES TAKE PLACE AS UNDER:

THURSDAY, December 20, 9 a.m.FRIDAY, January 11, 9 a.m.THURSDAY, January 31, 9 a.m.FRIDAY, February 22, 2 p.m.

Having secured ExtraStorage "we can this year oflVr even betterFacilitiesthan last Season, and hope to receive a fair Share of Patrciapo. AYe thank allfriends of last year,and hope to be favoured with aRenewal i>f the.r Confidence.

WE SOLICIT A FAIR TRIAL,

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 190136

Late Advertisements-mUAPEKA GORGE HYDRAULIC COM-A PANY, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDA-

TION).TENDERS are imited for the PLANT,

consisting of Pump, Engine, Piping, etc.,Machinery, Gold-saving Appliances, SpecialClaim and Tail Race Property of this Com-panyat Tuapeka Gorge,near Lawrence.

Tenders, which may be for the whole inone lot or for parts separately, close at myOffice, 33 Crawford street, Dunedin, on the14th day of FEBRUARY, 1901.

Full particulars on apnlieation toTHOMAS HENRY THOMPSON,

23ja Liquidator.

BRAEMAR HOUSE,DUNEDIN.

HIGH-CLASS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.Principals: Tlie MISSESMILLER.

Certificated Teachers, London and Paris.Highly Efficient Staff, including Miss Rose

Davey, M.A.;Miss Hodges, M.A.;andMdlle. Le Baron (resident French

Governess).KINDERGARTEN CLASS under rharge of

a Trained Teacher, assisted by Mdlle. LeBaron.

Pupils prepared for Matriculation, Ken-sington Art Examinations, and all MusicalExaminations.

A & -oughly sound and advancededucationgive*.. Most approved methods of teaching.

Boarders havea refined home life.School RE-OPENS TUESDAY, February

sth.Prospectus on application. 23ja

S. Hilda's Collegiate Schoolfor Oii-ts.

Heriot Row, Dunedin.(fiONDUCTED by the Sisters of the Church*O (Anglican), aided by an Efficient Staff.

Visiting Staff:—French, Madame DeCleene; Music, Mrs Blandford, L.R.A.M.,and Miss Tewsley; Violin,Heir Zimmermann;Painting, Miss Davey; Elocution, Mrs Collet-Dobson.

HIGH-CLASS EDUCATION. ■

MODERATE FEES.Pupils Prepared for the Matriculation and

Musical Examinations. Resident and DailyPupils received. The comfort and health ofboarders is made an especial care. Next termbegins on WEDNESDAY, February 6, ISOI.New Pupils enrolled on TUESDAY, sth, at10 a.m. j^a

IN COMPLIANCE with the provisions inthi3 behalf of

"The Foreign Companies

Act, 1884," NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat Michael George Phelan, of Wellington,has been appointedtheattorney of the CanadaCycle and Motor Cycle Company (Limited)for allpurposes connected with the business inNew Zealand of the said company (save andexcept the branch thereof known as

"The

Massey-Harris Bicycle Department "), andthat Godfrey William Magnus, of Dunedin,has in like manner been appointed the attor-ney of the said Company for all purposes con-nected with the business in New Zealand ofthe saidConjpany (save and exceptthebranch jthereof knownas

"TheRed Bird Bicycle De-

partment"), and Notice is also hereby giventhat for the purposes of each branch of- thesaidCompany's business under the control ofthe said- Michael George Phelan, the gaidCompany has an office or.place of business inVictoria street in the City of Wellington,,andfor the purposes of each branch of the saidCompany's business under the control of the

.said Godfrey William Magnus, the said Com-pany has an office or place of business inGeorge street, in the City of Dunedin.

Dated this10th day of January, 1901.M. GEO. PHELAN.

23ja G. MAGNUS.

DWELLING HOUSE FOR SALE OR'

LEASE AT PATEAROA (CENTRALOTAGO).

FOR SALE or LEASE, six-roomed House,furnished or unfurnished, with one and

a-half acres of first-class Land. The House issolidly built, and almost new. Among theoutbuildings is anew and substantial Building,20ft by 30ft. The Maniototo is famed for itsbracing and health-giving climate, and pos- jsesses unlimited opportunities for the wielder jof therod or gun. Eight miles from Waipi- 'ata railwaystation. For particulars apply to

MRS J. E. KENNEDY, Patearoa. "

IN THE MATTER OF THE ENGLISHCOMPANIES ACTS, 1862 to 1893, andin the matter of the WESTRALIA ANDNEW ZEALAND GOLD EXPLORERS(LIMITED).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the'

Creditors in New Zealand of the above-named,Company are required to send their namesiand addresses and the particulars of their 'Debts or Claims, and the names and addressesof their Solicitors (if any), to Mr Gilbert Petter,of No. 23 Queen Victoria street, in the City ofLondon, Chartered Accountant, theLiquidatorof the said Company, so as to reachhim on orbefore the 16th day of MARCH, 1901; and ifso required by notice in writing from the saidLiquidatoror his Solicitor, are, by their Solici-tors, to come in and prove their said Debts orClaims at such time and place as shall bespecified in such notice, or in default thereofthey will be excluded from the benefit of anydistribution made before such debts arepToved.

Dated this sth day of December, 1900.FREDERICK ROMER,

4 Copthall .Chambers, London, E.C.,Solicitor for the above-named Liquidator.

r*> O SAILMAKERS."*■ IN THE ESTATE OF LATE OLOF

CHRISTIAN.TENDERS for the Stock-in-trade, Plant andGoodwill of the Sail-making, Tarpaulin, Tent,

and Cover-making Business carried on by thelate Olof Christian under the style of O.Christian and Co., 147 Princes street, Dun-edin, will be received up to noonon MONDAY,the 28th January inst., by the undersigned, atwhose office the stock sheets maybe seen, andfull particulars will be given on application.

Each tender to be accompanied by a markedcheque for 10 per cent, of the amount of thetender.

This affords a good opportunity for an ener-getic and pushing man.

F. ZWINGLE MOORE,Solicitor for the Executrix.

Princes street, Dunedin. 16ja

Are the acknowledged leading remedy for allFemale Complaints. Recommended by thaMedicalFaculty. The genuine bear the signa-ture of Wm. Martin (registered without whichnone are genuine). No lady should be without

them. Order of all chemists.Agents: SHARLAND & CO. (LD.), Auck-

land and Wellington, and AT.Z. DRUG COM-1PANT), Chrietcliuxolz.

Late Advertisements.QKENE'SLABOURAGENCY (Established£5 1872) supplies Barvesters, Binderworkers, Stackers, Mill Hands, Ploughmen,etc. Orders promptly attended to.

PREMIER ART UNION, Dominican Con-vent, Oamaru, POSTPONED tillvthe

week of Grand Bazaar, May 20, 1901.

MISSCLOUGH invites the Ladie3 of Dun-edin to see her Stock) of New Needle-

work just opened.

BOX Patches for Crazy Work 6d, Ladies'Wool Caps from 4s 6d.— Miss Clough,

George street. 23ja

OTICE.— GREAT CLEARING SALE ofBoots and Shoes during holidays, largest

stock in town to choose from.jYTSrANTED, Town and Country People toIVf Call and Inspect T. Wood's Great Stockoi _j

IMPORTED and Colonial Make of Bootsand Shoes at great reduction;Children's

and Ladies' Felt Slippers, from 9d pair.

3TT|TOMEN'S Walking Shoes, from 4s lid,

iwV Men's Balmo-al Boobs, from 7s lid;Men's Bluchers, from 4s lid;

tTT ARGE Shipment Gum Boots, Snow Shoes,'.IiGoloshes, Strong Boots and Shoes forSummer and Winter wear.

TWOOD. Sole Patentee for New Zealand" Damp-proof Boot and Shoe Manufac-iure, Royal'Arcade, Dunedin. 19ja

fiTKT GALBRAITH. removed to Shop (lateIff « Stone's^, King street; all FurnitureendTools sold cheap. 9j£;."OARTNER WANTED in well-established

" tJT manufacturing Business close to Dun-«din.— Apply first instance, Box 262, Dunedin.

FOR SALE, nice Complete FARM, Owaka,122 acres; all buildings and conveni-

ences including water-power.— Baker,' 27 Rat-

tray street, Punedin. '

OLTJMBIA SCHOOL, Ross's Buildings,Octagon;terms greatly reduced for Mil-

linery Pupils enrolling during January andFebruary. a

DR ROBINSON, Surgeon Dentist, cornerGeorge and St. Andrew streets (over

Irvine and Stevenson).*

DR ROBINSON, Surgeon Dentist, cornerGeorge and St. Andrew streets. Arti-

ficial Teeth:Full Sets, £10 10s;Single Tooth,from 10s. _9mrCTirANTED i^OWN-Witho'.t a doubt*¥ T P. DICK is the most Reliable'Watchmaker, Opposite CoffeePalace, Mcr*"'Place. Dunedin.T7IOR SALE or LEASE, with purchasingil? clause, the LORA ESTATE, Southland,containing about 4600 rcres freehold and 2560acres leasehold. This property is all fencedaad subdivided into 10 paddocks; 1500 acressowninEnglish grass, balance in natural state.Easy terms can be arranged.— Full particularscm-application to. .7.-A. MITCHELL & CO., Auctioneers,29;iu

tDee -street, Invercargill.

mo MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.PRACTICE FOR DISPOSAL,

\ Medical Man. retiring, wishes to DIS-T -SB of hisPRACTICE.

wistriot prosperous; agricultural; closely»c led.

For further particulars, apply to the presentoccupant,

SIR WILLIAM BLUNDEN, Bart.,M.8.,&c,

Wallingford House, Temuka,South Canterbury.

■fTST A~^ N T? E D,K w » A Thoroughly Experienced

MECHANICALENGINEER.To Take Charge of Turning and Fitting

Departments.Apply, in writing, with testimonials, giving

exptiiei.ee and stating salary expected. ICOSSENS & BLACK (LIMITED), !

23ja Dunedin.

Cr>AIRY FARM OF 80 ACRES AT POR-fl-* TOBELLO TO LET.TENDERS ere invitedup to18th FEBRU-

ARY for FRESH LEASE, from Ist May,1901, with or without right of purchase.

Tenderers must state rent for a term of 10 jor 14- years. Address care Messrs ADAMSiBROS., solicitors, etc., Dunedin. from whomparticulars may be obtained. The highest orirny tender not necessarily accepted. 25ja. „ MOTSTSY TO LEND.

TTAGGITT BROS. & BREKT,'

Solicitors, High street, Dunedin, haveMONEYS. TO LEND at CURRENT]RATES, in large or small amounts.

TIT URPHY'S HOTEL,!-WA AHAURA, WEST CCABT.

The oldc-t-established Hotel in the district.Excellent accommodation afforded. Onlythe bfest of liquors kept instock.

E. MURPHY, Proprietor. 26jy

fJI/TANDARIN BRAND— only genuineiIWL "

Chinese Laundry Glaze";6d and Is,everywhere; wholesale agent, Wm. Taylor,'merchant, Dunedin.jntrORLD-RENOWNED— Spring Blossomv T Ointment and Spring" Blossom Pills;

jtdand le, all Chemists and Grocers.*QPRINGBLOSSOM ELIXD3,," the great♥3 antidote for Blood-poisoning, Eczema,

And SkinComplaints;2s bottle everywhere.J'"OLOOMINE," the Great Corn, Wart,X* and Bunion Cure. Price 6d, every-where."

QPRINGBLOSSOMHEALINGWASH"'»O —for Man or Beast; won't stain most

delicate fabric; Is 6d Bottle.jCJEND 2d Stamp for Price last of RubberO Goods.— Address-O. W. HAWKINS,106 George st., Dunedin 2n

MRS LOUISA HAWKINS'StPEMALEPILLS,5s and 10s box,are the lead-An« Remedy for allFemale Complaints. Recom-Wnded by the MedicalFaculty,DR BLOOM'S'vpOMPLEXION PDLLS, 4s 6d; BLAUD'SPILLS, 2a 6d; either sent post free on receiptof stamps ot postal note. Address: Mrs(L. Hawkins, 106 George street, Dunedin.ft.B.— For all Chronic Complaints consultfen Louisa Hawkins. Advice (personally)jree; by letter, ss; or send symptoms and10s, and medicines will be forwardedby returnsnail.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.AnInterview With Colonel Francis .. 44Angling ... ... >tt #i 52A Reminiscence ofHeroism ... ... 69Brt-bs. Marriagis,Deaths ... |" 37Boer War ... ... ... ""

22-24Bowling ... ... .. | 5JCricket ... ... ... #>< 55Cr'sis inChina ... ... *"." 21Cycling .. ... ... ... 43Current Topics ... ... ... 3Coursing ... ... ... ... 43ChetsandDraughts ... ... ... sfiCasualties ... ... ... ... 15Cablegrams ... ... 13 16. 17Calendar for the Week ... ..'. 3C irresp^ndence ... ... ... 71Counjry.

—Round about Jacob's River,

Waikouaiti, Hyde, Lunisden, Tapanui,Tnturau. Round Hi1, Albury (S. C ),Rivertdale,Wairio,.LakeCounty,Poma-haVaDowns ... ... ... 32-34Education Bou-d ... ... ... 11

Editor's Wallet ... ... ... 70ExperimentalTrawling ... ... 51Fatal Accident at Abb^tsford ... ... 32Football ... ... ... ... sftFanciers Column, Kennel, PoultryNtt^, 43 44Fijiand Federati n ... ... ... 44Fun andFancy ... ... ... 57'K'arm am) Station.— A. andP.New?, Notes

on Rural Topics, Farm Notes, OurYorkshire Letter, Dairy Regulations.Summer Torments oi Stock, InterestingA,ppealCisc, "Wool Sales, CommercialCdb!e=", Tuberculosis and the PublicHealth, Something aboutTaianaki, 'IheFrozen R-abbit Trade, ... 4-7, 14, 15

(iAUDEN ... ... ... ... 8His Excslleucv the Governor ... ... 5t-Heal.h Column ... ... .. 6Z

(ICAI.ANDCiE.NERAr. ... ... ... 52-53LawnTennis ... ... ..53,54Ijariks' Page:ByEmwet.tnk.

—Answers to

Correspondents, table Talk. Ladits'Go?siD, Home Interests. lll«"+rattdFashion?, AChat onBooks,Cosy CornerClub ... ... ... ... CILijtle Folks :By Dot.— Letters FromLitt'.eFolk ... ... ... 65-67

L*ndFor Occupation ... ... **Laudand Water ... ... ... 41LITEHAUY ISOTHS ... ... ... 6LMUMUM IN I'AHVO ... .. . 5JMiMXG — Week's Mining News, School of

Mine3Appointments, The AbyssinianGJd Discoveries, The Alleged "Silt-ing" ofFoky's Extended ... ...IS, £0

Msstcrtou Water Surply ... ... t&More Trouble AmoLg the Asiatics ... 2New Zealand Items ... .. 54Novelist ... "... ... ... 57, 5SNow Zealandtra at the Front ... ... 2)New Zealand's Future ... ... s«Natura'ist ... ... ... ... (iJNew Zealand <fc Australian Land Company 1)

INotes by the Wayside ... ... 78.Our Indigenous Found ... ... 16OieDay in the Life of A Foreign Actress f!>Omnium Gathe! uin ... ... ... 2,1')I'aesingNofes ... ... .. "*Pater'sChat withthe Boya ... ... d7Personal Notes ... ... ... USPoetry ... .... ... 64, G2, f>7PersenalItem* ... ... ... 15Philately ... ... ... ... oiyh-pping News ... ... ... 54Krcial toDr a*dMrs Ohilfoa ... ... 71Sketchkr:-Ca»> p Meg,A Good Cz»r, The

Haunts of Ghost?, Kiig'ami's PremierRojalDuke. 'ihß Rirlot Airlie,The Ex-tinction of theNatives of Australia, ... 63-G4

Science Notes ... ... ...Short Story... ... ... ... 58Si'iiiK.— Theatrical and Musical Note*."WeHfugton Whig 'Whispers, Mel-bourne No es, AgriculturalHull ... 55

Scotland ... ... ... ... 3iSPOUTING.— TaIk of the Day, Auckland

Topics, Sporting Notes from A.URtrjli;i.Racing in New ZeJand, Racing inKtfiglacd, Can»e'.buiy 3)oings, Wpigh's,-'Acceptances, etc., Australian Hanci

-cxpa Ktiftl sh Tuif Statistics, Owner'sKeinirder's .. ... ... 41-4f>

The Clutha Licensing Prosecutions ... 8T<jle« ftoui Bode ... ... ... 07The CoßiTJionweallh of Australia ... *8TLeNationalities of Our lleginents ... IS

j The Tour of the Minuterot Works ... 12I Tuapeku County Council ... ... 9

Technical Education .. ... ... 2The Vacant Judgeship ... ... 11,55The SouthlandPijipBand ... ... hiThe Imperial 'I roops ... ... ... 21Tlio Oo'clHs'er Murder ... ... 51Tlu Public .' ealth ... ... ... £9Tlie Colonial Jsng-ade ... ... ... sjhT'.e Comtnouwfalth ... ... ... 29 '.M'Jhat MjsterousSliire ... ... 44The Lighthouses of New Zealand ... 29Uoiveis'ty Council ..." ... ... 14Volut tears... ... ... ... ".0Vital Stiiii3tics ... ... ... 11Wellington News Noles ... ... 2>Week ... .. ... ... 37

ILLUSTRATIONSBroad Bay Regatta, t^iuinnnweslth Cele-brationF, liabbit KvpritItniustiy ... 45Ligbtliou-esand 'Jhe.r Keepers ... ... 28Mswterion Waterwi rks. ... .. 48Ricnt Wedding.Mouth African C-mvales-reu's, Missouri Girde ip, MaaouicTeniplp,Centr.il Park Slmneap lis, ... 4JScenes )!. J..p.)ii, Rditfng Buck* ts Ltredga

22.\ Ancboiage, I'u'iei t< At Port Hiz*-be'.h Hospital A CleverLittle Milker... 27Scenes InJapan ... ... ... 28fctaff and Some Pupils of Forbury School,

A South African dristiuas Card, A ■*KecnvdLoad ofWool, .. ... 47

Taieri Hoiticukur.il Show, Wedding atFielding, Waitati Gun Club, SixthI'ontiogdnt,Klerksdorp Warriors ... 25

1851J-OTAG© WITMESS-I 1900'Teems of Subscription (Including Postage),

Payablem Advance.—Australia* and South Sea Islands—

Twelve months £17 6British andForeign— TwelveMonths.. 114 0*Except Queensland, £1 14s per annum.In New Zealand.

Quarter n 7 0Six Months o 13 0Twelve Months l6 o

NEW POSTAGE HATES.To any place within th<^colony, Jd.To Australian colonies and South SeaIslands, Id—

Queensland excepted, the postageon papers gosug there being 3d.

To Great Britain, other British possessions,and all foreign countries, 3d.

Remittanceby cheque, Money Order, or Pos-tal Notes. If cheque sent, 6d exchange mustbe added. Money Orders payable to

GEORGE FENWICK.ManagingDirector.

— Irrespective of the Basutos, there areclose upon a million Pondos, Fingoes, Gri-quas,.and other natives, held in hand by aforce of but 800 Cape Mounted Rifles --in theeastern districts of Cape Colony.

—In some canary-breeding establishmentsnowadays only the male birds are valued, be-cause the females never smg. The method oftraining thebirds to sing is to put them in aroom where there is an automatic whistle,which they all strive to imitate. The breederlistens to the efforts of tlie birds, and picksout themost apt pupils, which are thenplacedinanother room for further instruction. Theseare the best singers, and ultimately fetchhighprice*. The less gifted birds are sorted intosecond and third quality, and are sold, whilethose which shew no vocal powers are d*-oir£33€4i

Public Notices.

GXJT TIBEI-S OUT.SIMPLE RULES FOR PLAYING THE FAMOUS TRANSVAAL

WAR GAME,I

"BOBS"tsar hsJf \^M

1. The game is played with a General, 5. Rivers can onlybe crossed at spacesmarkedColonel, Major, Captain, and five Privates on Drjfts. Squares through which rivers run areeach side.

_oir>iavan]e2. The number of players maybe two or four. „%-,."■. , 17

"i^

They P3ace their nine pieces on an enclosed 6- Pieces can be moved across all single

town in the corner of the board, one piece on redlines marked towns, trench, trenches, cover,

each square. Majuba Hill, and New Zealand Hill. The3. To start the game the players may move Drakensberg Mountains are playable.

1 any one of their men into any first square ,_ , , ,.1 outside the town (except where a river is), but 7. With the exception ofstarting the gamenp

Icannot return to it except across a single red piece canbe moved across the double red lines.'line. 8. Pieces cannotkillor capture across any red

I 4. Each player moves, alternately one man j nor acrosg the livers? except the General,one square, either backwards, forwards, or side- , . T ., , , nMI

square, or station to station. SQUARE.

BR6TOKIS. BOERS.(Red.) (Green.)

CAPTURED. KILLED. CAPTURED. KILLED,

9. A player to killor capturehis opponent's piece or pieces must first make amove to bringthem within rango of his piece as specified below. He then removes such piece or pieces tothe place marked off above, counting at conclusion of game the number of points allowedbelow. The range of each piece ismarkedon it.

RANGE OR POWER. COUNTING.

GENERAL kills only on the sixth square, and GENERAL counts Bifheis captured and 4ifdoes not capture. killed.

COLONEL kills on the fifth, fourth, and third COLONEL counts 4ifheis captured, ar.d 2ifsquares, captures on the second and first. killed.

MAJOR kills on the fourthand third squares, MAJOR counts 4 if he is captured,' and 2 ifcaptures on the second and first. . killed.

CAPTAINkills on the third square, captures on CAPTAIN counts 4ifhe is captur:d, and 2ifthe second and first. killed.

PRIVATE captures only on the first or nearest PRIVATE counts 2ifhe is captured, and 1 ifI square. killed.

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one of the best Blood and Skin Medicines onthemarket. Price, 2s 6d;by post, 3s.

Sciatica is a very troublesome and painfulcomplaint. We would strongly advise allsufferers to give our SCIATICA DROPS andLINIMENT a trial. Pric°, 3a 6d for both;post free.

For Neuralgia, arising from weak nerves,takea course of MARSHALL'S FOSPHERINE,the great Nerve ,Tonic, invaluable for BrainFag, Nervousness, Tic Douloureux, NeuralgicToothache. Nothink like it for toning up thewhole system. Is Bottles, post free.

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The best Corn Cure on the market is MAR-SHALL'S FAMOUS KURA KLAVA. It hasremoved corns of 40 years' growth. Is Bottles,Post Free.

If you are thinking of going in for that fas-cinating art Photography, now so easy to learnthat young people everywhere are taking upits study, we can supply you with CAMERAand all Requisites. Largest,best, andmost up-to-date Stock inthe city. to suit everypurse. Experienced assistant m charge of thedepartment. Write fo£ Catalogue. Free byPo#

THE "NEW DOMESTIC"

fTeven-diawer Machine ... £7 10sFive-drawer „ ... £{j I©STbree-drawer „ ... £5 10s

FOR the puipose of introducing these Ma-chines in Otago and Southland the

above prices will be accepted for the thirdconsignment, to landex Mimiro, being ONE-HALF the regular price. A Casket of newstyle attachments will be included, withauffler, tucker, binder, braider, looper, etc.

The*e Machines are UNEQUALLED forRangeofWork, Easeof Operation,Simplicity,Fine Workmanship, Durability, and Ele-gance.

Early application toD. M. SPEDDING,

t» Dunedin.

WANTED— Fowls, Ducks, and Geese, tnany quantity.— Irvine and Stevenson,George street, Dunedin. 8m

Missing Friends.

GEORGE GOODWIN, supposed to havebeen living with Mr A. S. Brodie, at

or near Masterton, in or about the years1886-18S9, is requested to comrmvnicate withMessrs Buddie, Button, and Co., solicitors,Auckland. 28n

JAMES MILLER, late care of W. Gar-diner,Papakaio.—Please send your Ad-dress to Box 176, Dunedin P.O. oja

WILL David Charles Magahay please writeto his Brother Samuel Magahay, HeadLake, P.O. Ontario, Canada. 9ja

"DOBERT BEVERIDGE.

ADDRESS Wanted of ROBERT BEVE-RIDGE, Sawyer, late of Dunfermline, Scot-land; son of the deceased Robert Beveridge,James place, Dunfermline. Was at WaikawaSawmills, Dunedin, then at ShotoverDiggings, ]and then (about 1863) at Invercargill, New Zea-land. Afterwards went to Australia, and was atRockhampton, Queensland, 111 1873. Particu-lars regardinghim or Ins family (if any) wantedby J. R. RUSSELL, Solicitor, Duufeimhne,

VETERINARY QUERIES.t»ns-»ere4 by a duly qualified Veterinary SurftoaQaerlei must be reccnedby MONDAY alfht toensure rcoll

*a the succeeding issue]

W. C. B.— The specimen you forwarded is

the larva of the gadfly, which annoyshorses in summer, extending into theautumn, and may be seen sticking theirwhite ovoideggs on the hairs below the jaws,behind the forelegs, chest, and sides. Aftera few days .the gluey material becomesbrittle,and they drop into the food, are swallowed,and fasten on the mucous membrane on theleft side o! the stomach, sometimes on thesmall intestines, by means of a hook on theirhead,remaining there for the winter. Whenadhering to the insensible membrane theycause very little inconvenience to their host,but when attached to any sensitive part theymay interfere with digestion. The animalappears weak andunable todo ordinary work,a/nd the trouble may end in. fatal indigestion.Inspring they pass out with the tecos, burythemeerves in the earth, and are transformedinto a gadfly, which may be observed flyingaround horses with a quick darting motion,It is a little smaller than a domestic bee, of abrown mustycolour, with the abdomen gradu-ally tapering towards a point, curvi!r'» for-ward when it is about to deposit it. ova.Fatal results to an animal troubled with thelarvse of the gadfly are usually caused byindigestion, ending in rupture.

— The average walking pace of a healthymanor womanis said tobe 75 steps a minute.— Kite-flying is a popular sport in theUnited States, suid kite elube are about asQBiamon as bicycle and photographic clubs.

11Nunouam»!tud n»iur». anna «»pieuti» dixit."— JotmiiAL."Qooa natureaaigooa «euic mu4t«ver join

" Pope

It is a sad task for us, as we are &ure itwould be a sad task for any

Thp Qnecn's journalist throughout BritishIllness. dominions, to have to offer

feome slight comment uponthe serious illness of the Queen. Althoughat the moment we write her Majesty is stillalive, it is clear from the cablegrams thatthe case is a very serious one, and it isto be feared but little physical reaction canbe expected in one so old Perhaps, in-deed, it is not to be wished that the bur-den of a throne should very much longercontinue to weigh upon one who has solong and so honourably borne the weightof it, and who has earned her rest if everQueen or woman did. The fiezceli^ht thatbeat/s about a throne has beaten in vainabouf the throne of Queen Victor's, v,ho.after moie thcin hdlf a cenuuy of it,emerges with & s>tdinle&s>nfiss that may truly

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

WITNESS SUBSCRIPTIONS.The following subscriptions were receivedup

to January 19:—

E. B. A., Seadown, to January 6, 1901.J. andP. F., Pleasant Point, to May 1,1901.J. P. M., Fortrose, to December 17, 1900.J. P.,Papakaio, to January1,1901.J. H., Bannockburn, to December 31, 1900.G. F., Turakina, to December 30, 1900.J. H., Koromiko, to December 22, 1900.R. 1., Waiwera South, to May 9, 1901.W. P., Preservation Inlet, to February 15,

1901.H. G-., Jacksons, toJune 14, 1901.W. M'K., Waiwera South, to January 24,

1902.W. F., Enfield, toOctober 21, 1901.E.J., Rough Ridge, toDecember 27, 1900.J. T.,Kyeburn, to February 2, 1901.J. A. H., Wendonside, to January 15, 1902.J. M'G., Waikaka P.0., to April 21, 1901.J. G., Pahiatua, to April 23, 1901.B. W., Kaikoura, to April 27, 1901.

-R. J. S., Ohau, to December 24, 1900.T. P. J., Halcombe, to July 27, 1901.J. P., Hawera, to January 15, 1902.W. H., Taieri Mouth, toDecember 1,1900.Mrs P. ML., Caversham, to April 30, 1901.D. M'K,Kanieri, to January 18, 1901.F.C. P., WaitahuHa, to June 13, 1901.O. C. Patearoa, to March 15, 1901.A. MfG., Kelso, io April 13, 1901.R.and 8., Sydney, to July 1, 1901.T. H. 1., Waikaka, to December 17, 1901.G. C. C, Lyttelton, to February 15, 1901.A. T., Granity Creek, to January 11, 1901.W. H., Matakitaki, to August 20, 1901.J. M., Addison's Flat, to September 21, 1901.W. J. W., Alexandra South, to January 13,

1901.A. W., Taieri Beach, to December 22, 1900.W. L., Cave, to January 6, 1901.F.C. R., Collingwood, toNovember 30, 1900.W. T., Skipper's Point, to August 15, 1901._ S. S., Crookaton/ toJanuary 8, 1902."D. W., Glenomaru, to August 12, 1900.W. X., Kelso, to September 26, 1901.R. J. D., Teviot, to August 1, 1901.W. 8., Wyndham, to January 17, 1901.R. G., Kohanga, to Juie 30, 1901.R. M'N., Alexandra South, to January 26,

1901.Mrs T., Linburn, to February 14, 1901.Mrs G., Geelong, to July 18, 1901.J. T., Oamaru, to February 8, 1901.U. and Co., Arrowtown, to January 13, 1901.R. W., Otatara, to March 26, 1901.

Subscribers remitting cheques must add 6dfor exchange, and Post Office orders must bemade payable to

GEORGE FENWICK,Managing Director.

one. And it must be admitted that sin. #car correspondent wrote Mr Barton's emm-danon of policy has termed by S^George Reid as bufc a milk and waterJperformance. Fst to return to our cm-respondent. Sir Wm. Lyne is described aaa "narrow-minded, unintellectual, paro-chially-spirited man," a verdict which the^onlooker would already have been muciudisposed to accept. Mr Deakin's career,^we are told, has been "disappointing" in*Victoria, while as an administrator he hasbeen a "delusion." Those who rememberMr Deakin's appearance here in connection(if weremember aright) with our Exhibition,willnot bedisposed to cavil at ourcorrespon-dent's cdu&tic touch: — "Mr Deakin is thefastest speaker in Australasia, and cantalk more without saying anything thanany other man in the Commonwealth."SirGeorge Turner is described as the best ofthe bunch— "plain, practical, not an extre-mist and certainly not showy." There"was no need to emphasise this last; thestaunchest Victorian follower of Sir GeorgeTurner could hardly conceive his mindbeinglit up with a ray of imagination. Mr-ivingsto-n, of South Au«tralia, is describedas "a violent extremist and an unsafeman." Justice is not done to Sir JohnForrest, of Western Australia, in describ-ing- him as "almost as slim as Kruger." SirJohn is a thousand times moie honest thanKruger, and in fact one of the most sternlyupright men in all AuFtralic— but a roughdiamond withal.

We can almost hear the reader say, "Youhave a Commonwealth Government com-posed almost entirely of State Premiers ;what more would you have?" To whichpossibly the true answer would be that a.little le,<=s of the Premier element would bean advantage. Premiers are chosen (byrepresentative Assemblies, we mean, whoare the real choosers) for many reasons. Itmay be that they have a slim trick ofmanaging msn, the ambitious, the jealous,and the discontented mainly— a really valu-able quality. Or they may be smooth andcolourless in their disposition and mentalconstitution so that they have formed noenemies. Or they may be dull, industrious,"

safe"

men. like Sir GeorgeTurner. Or theymay chance tobe theonly presentable leaderof a party, as was the case with Sir Wra.Lyne. Butit is not often they are chosenfor their individuality. Every reader of

Ihistory knows what terrible difficulties Can-ning ar.d Disraeli had to overcome before.they reached first place. They were for.ever stumbling over their own genius. But*what is wanted now more than anyfhing:else for the Commonwealth is the voice ofan insphing individual. For beneath all1the rejoicings there is at work a spirit ofsordid and most virulent jealoiisy, e&pecally;between New South Wales and Victorir,-and each colony is on the look-out for menwho will sharply look after State interests.Hence the present popularity of Sir Wm.'Lynex who is expected to "go eyes out" forNew South Wales. Doubtless the manrequired willappear in time, but there scertainly no sign of him yet.

Bjr an unfortunate misprint in last week'tNotes we were made to say that "the Ameri-cannation" was, in a trade sense, grossly un-friendly. We were referring, of course, toa specific act— the exclusive course taken bythe States in the matter of the San Franciscotraffic,— and the word wehad written wasnot"nation," but "action." We should be thilast tosuggest any general feelinar of unfrienc'-Knes* as existing in the great Republic lo-wards any British community.

Captain Philip H. B. Salisbury, sou of t <*late Mr Enoch Gibbori3 Salisbury, a well-known barrister, who at one time representedChester in Parliament, has juet become an in-mate of Chester workhouse. Captain Salis-bury is only 44 years of age Hehas had aremarkable career, having served with dis-tinction in the Servian campaign (on whichho wrote an interesting book), and havingheld anapnointment in the Congo Free State.On Tuesday morning he «>me before theChester Boai'd of Guardians, and stated that,after paying his hotel bill and tipnina; thewaiter in the usual way, he was destitute,and therefore came to his native place inorder to go on the parish. Captain Sali?-burv said that he had held Government ap-pointments, had written books, and hadmanaged several leading magazines. He wasat present writing a book, and honed heshould be able to finish it in the workhouse.Some time ago he was asked by Lord Wen-lock to go toRussia inconnection somemines, but had the misfortune to break hisleg in four places, and was some months inthe hospital. On another occasion a NewYork newspaper proprietor had engaged himto go on tour with him. He sprained hisankle at tennis, and was laid up for sixmonths. Captain Salisbury was allowed tostay in the workhouse for the present, andthe clerk to the guardians paid he thought hewould have time givenhim to finish his book,inorder thathe nvght earnsomething.— Homepaper.

The Russian people are illiterate, in thestrict sense of tie word (says a writer in"Soribrer's"). And millions upon millionsof people who read no books and no news-papers, write and receive no letters, must,inevitably be the ,helpless victims of super-stition and prejudice. Russia is thehome ofmore religious manias and crazy notions thaacould be enumerated. A friend told me of atravelling impostor he hnd seen, who went,from village to village offering, for a smallfee. to show some hairs from the head of theVirgin Mary. One personat a time was ad-mitted;a Btnall parcel was produced, andmany wrappings takenoff insuccession, untilin the last paper of all the visitor was invited1

to gaze upon the miraculoun hairs. Th«paper was quite empty, and the peasant,would aver that he saw nothing. Then th«impostor would sorrowfully explain that th<*hairs were invisible to sinful eyes, and that,only the pious could see them. In order tr»eecppe tbe reproach, the customers would'loudlyand proudly assert that they saw thcaclearly, and sohe dida brisk trade.

People who like orange bitters will be iinterested in hearing how the citizens of Jaclc^sonville, Florida, contribute to the concoc-tion. Some of the

"bitters

"manufacturer?place thousands of oranges on stalls in the

public streets, and invite anybody to take nsimany as they can eat, only stipulating that;they will quarter the oranges and throw thofpeel into a barrel of alcohol near the staTJwhence they take the oranges. Thih may notbe exactly a.nice iclep, but it is distinctlysmart policy on the part of the Jackeonvil1'!1 '!oifcii'in. who gels his orange» peeled for nc.'thingby this wmplseohoEl?

be regarded as the crowning glory of a jnobly-spent life. |

Queen Victoria has not been a greatQueen in the sense in which the term wouldbe applied to Queen Elizabeth. The latterwas truly the mistress and the guidingspirit of her realm at a time when thatrealm was just rising into greatness, wasdistracted with the most violent dissen-sions the world has yet known, and sur-rounded by enemies who in the world's es-timate at the time were colossal. It isjust possible that the dark nature of thetimes required a Queen who could make aMinister obey by a stamp of the foot or abox on the ear. But Queen Victoria hasbeen infinitely the better woman, and haslived much the nobler life. And as forpersonal attributes of greatness, Aye ques-tion whether any such couM be of so ster-ling a value to the British nation as thatphenomenal prudence which has been exer-cised so unfalteringly from girlhood to ex-treme old age over a period of 63 years.Itis a marvellous record, and we may wellfeel a sense of personal sorrow at thethought of the removal of a figure so fa-miliar to us all, young and old;-throughoutour lives, and whose name m our ideashas become so intertwined with"the"historyof our country. The cynical adage, "TheKing is dead, long live the JKing," willhave, when the time arrives but a feebleapplication to the mass of- the people ofGreat Britain. Among those "who for thefirst time put the cup to their" lips totoast "The King" there will be few, weimagine, who will not Have, a kindlythought for ihe bowed andaged figure wholaid down a heavy sceptre after nobly bear-ing it for the greater portion of a century.

The press of New Zealand,have been ex-tremely generous to-ex-Judge

An Vgly MartinV They- were generousExit. to him when he was ap-

pointed; aiid they aregenerous to him now that he has disgracedthe colony bjr his extraordinary exit fromit. For that is what he has done. Nosensible person expects judges to be otherthan human, but they are to becapable of exercising those 'restraints uponthemselves which constitute the weapons ofcivilisation itself. We have said the presswas generous to Mr Martin when he wasappointed: Doubtless they-recognised that,the deedhaving been done, adverse criticismupon a judge Would have been mischievous.Some newspapers thought itdesirable to sayall that they could in favour of Mr Martinas a lawyer and a citizen, and in bothcapacities*he was respectable. Others wereentirely silent. We were ourselves of thatnumber;although on aprevious date, whenMrMartin was about to take a trip Home,and the rumour was abroad that he was jlikely to receive a Supreme Court-appoint-ment, we did not hesitate to allude tothose weaknesses of character (which were, jhowever, a verydifferent order of weaknessto thathe has since displayed) which shouldbar tbe way to any such appointment. Itis an old story now, and there is no needto go into it, but those who remember theconduct of MrMartin as he sat as presidentof the Horowhenua Commission must havebeen deeply impressed with the convictiontb.at he ought never to have been allowedto take his seat upon a judicial bench. MrSeddon, we fear, is always ready enoughto make a tool of a public officer whentheoccasion seems to demand it. But we dothe Premier the justice to say that webelieve he is rather apt to despise the toolafter the occasion is over. We have goodreason for saying that he strongly disap-proved of Mr Martin's conduct, and Avhenhe consented to give that gentleman theoffice of Public Trustee (which it must besaid he filled very well) he had pretty wellmade up his mind that the bench should bedenied him. MrMartin wasaware of this,and for some years felt himself to be abroken man. What influence was broughtto bear upon the Premier afterwards we donot know. What we do unfortunatelyknow is that he consented to appoint to ahigh judicial position a most inferior man,whose inferiority has now been most dis-agreeably made obvious to the entirecolony. MrMartin may drop from publicnotice;the colony has no further concernwith him. But there is a sharp publiclesson in his case, and we can only hopethat Mr Seddon will be wise enough toprofit by it in filling the vacancy.

We do not know what idea Mr PurveaRussell may have had in his

The Sorrows head when he instructed hist'snt solicitors to write that ex-

Afflkt the nich. traordinary letter to theGovernment in connection

with the Hatuma estate. Either hethought there wa,« some rrospect of hisoffer being accepted, or otherwise he con-ceived the foolish idea of posing as amartyrbefore the public. If he thought bis efferof £60,000 ransom might be accepted itsays very little for his intelligence— andstill less, it seems to us, he conceivedthe idea of exciting public sympathy on hisbehalf. The compulsory taking of estatesat the will of a Minister is a very dan-gerous policy; of that there can be nodoubt. But it has one grand safeguard,though we mu«t admit that that safeguardis one which the constitutionalist writer isa little apt to regard with contempt. Thatsafeguard is the force of public opinion,!the desire for fair play on the part of thepeople. Nearly all the Government pur-chases so far have been of a voluntary jcharacter, the owners havinc been for themo-t part only too glad to find a safe and!stable purchaser in the Government. Thecompulsory purchases have been made witha tolerably sharp eye to public opinion.If any Minister were to betray an inclina-tion to wrest from resident settlers theproperties they had toiled through longyears to reclaim from the wilderness, who!had besn large employers of labour andgood citizens, and whose land would bewell broker 'up by tbe inheritance of theirchildren, we may be tolerably sure thatcither the Minister or the policy wouldfoan go by the board. But the woes ofMr Purves Russell appea1 to nobouy. Thereit. a sense, though by no means an offensiveopp\ in whjf-h his «ettlerf=hip is of the para-sUjc nrd^T: he has

—needless to say with

perfect honesty—

lived on the colony, buthe is really not of it. He got a fair pricefor his land, which he tested by an appealto the courts, and if he cannot get an in-vestment equal to this particular invest-ment, that is a misfortune which he hasto suffer in common with a considerablenumber of the humin family who are fortu-nate enough to have made money. Weimagine that the spirit of baffled greed andnothing short of it must have driven MrRussell to make his offer of ransom. ThePremier showed his sense of self-respect innot answering the letter. No Governmentcould accept that £60,000 and expect tolive. As for Mr Russell's suggestion ofcreating a largo fund for the purchase ofestates by extorting ransom from settlerswhose estates they did not want to bay,but whose purses they wanted to open, itis neither more nor less than a suggestedpolicy of blackmail. Fancy the positionoi a Government who should go to itsleading settlers and say

— "Pay us a largesum of money down or we shall take yourproperty from you at much less than it isworth to you !" Charles I, with his shipmoney and hi& forced loans, becomes bene-ficent by comparison. We re.\lly hope thatMr Purves Russell and his sorrows maynow also be allowed to drop out of NewZealand history.

There wa« a certain bishon who asked aquestion which many people

Docs National then and since have thoughtCharacter to be pertinent enough—Change? > namely. "Js it possible for a

whole nation to go suddenlymad?" We do not know what the answerto the question should be, but we are dis-posed to think that it is quite possible fora nation to more or less suddenly alter itsnational character,- a radical change whichin the individual is sometimes consideredto be a sort of half-Tva,v stage on the roadto madness. To an observant world theBritish character has, during past ages,beenregarded as ah exceedingly stolid character,by many supposed to be moulded by theleaden skies of the parent isle. "They taketheir pleasures *adly."' Wi»s the verdict ofthe observant Frenchman Froissart, writ-ing in the fourteenth centmy; and thecriticism has been ccT'dered more or lessapplicable up to quite recent time's. Onthe other hand the French character hasalways rather been the amusement of thestaid Briton for demonstrative exuberance,for the lack of the quality of repose, whichis perhaps as attractive in the nation as itisin the individual. Britons really cannot af-ford to laugh at their neighbours any moreand Frenchmen have been qtiick to recog-nise the fact. It does not always do 1otake the French press too seriously in any-

thing that affects the perfidious English-man;but even the best and staidest .--fFrench papers have of late commented uponthe curious change that has come over theBritish cha-racter. We are becoming quiteFrench in our new-born love of demonstra-tion and display. Our demonstration 'n.former, but by no means far-off, days tookgenerally the form of hearty, solid, rousingBritish cheers, intermixed, perhaps, withthe strains of "-The British Grenadiers," or"The girlIleft behind me." These simplainexpensive outbursts have also been leftbehind. Nothing will do now but pageantsand processions and fireworks,, and costlyglitter, with the irlevitable champagne-drinking in select circles at the top. Pos-sibly it is one of the penalties we have topay for the growth of Empire. Formerlywe were content to express our loyalty orour patriotism by our cheer*. Now it isnot sufficient for us to do that;we mustmake a display that will impress an onlook-ing world at the same time. Or it may bethat the modern dissase of advertising"h.tspermeated the highest regions of the Statf\Our national pageants may be good cuisines1*after all;we really do not know. The im-petus seems to have originally proceededfrom Mr Chamberlain, whose vigorousstatesmanship is beyond doubt, but towhom the Manchester epithet of "pushing"'is too universally applied to be withoutmeaniner. The current set in with the Jubi-lee celebrations, which from every point ofview were extremely successful. But itis the successful things that ultimately getoverdone— both in England and the colo-nies.. There is danger of the nation inbeing hysterical, and hysterics and strengthno more go together in the nation thanthey do in the individual. It was theFrench who went screeching to their Sedanin 1870. The Germans turned quietly toface the inevitable.

When the Commonwealth celebrations areover, and the nation— for

Wanted: such we may now call it—An Inspiring; settles down to face the

Voice. many rather formidable dif-ficulties of the situation, it

will have time to criticise its first federalGovernment— not, we may suspect, in aspirit of the purest admiration. Mostpeople have been in some more or lesssilent way conscious that the Common-wealth Government is not equal to theCommonwealth itself, and a rather curiouscommentary upon the magnificence of the"celebrations." Our Melbourne corres-pondent in a letter published in our lastissue passes a running criticism upon theMinistry which seems a little harsh, butwhich is written with conviction, and, whatis more to the point, with knowledge. MrBarton, the Premier, he says, has donemuch for federation, and is, therefore, in asense not quite political, entitled to hisplace. "But," he comments, "Mr Bar-ton was .always a failure in politics, a maawho ought to do much, who was alwaysexpected by his friends to do much, butnever did it." The speculation is hazardedon his behalf that hitherto the theatre ofaction has been too small for him, whereasnow with the Australian continent for aplatform much may be expected. Thereare men of that stamp,of course. T'^if lateSir Geo. Grey was one of them. As alegislator he was ridiculous, but as Gover-nor-General, say of India, he might havemade history. But for all that we maybe sure that a man who makes but smallimpress upon a State will cut no greatfigure whenseveral States are knocked into

BIRTHS.ALLAN.— On the 30thDecember, 1900, at Mos-

giel, the wife of Dr W. Allan, of a son.M'ELREA.— On the 13th January, 1901, at

Balclutha, the wife of W. M'Elrea, of adaughter.

PATTON.— On the 13th January,1901, at Clydestreet, Invercargill, the wife of C. W. Patton—

a daughter.PATTERSON.— On the18th January,at the re-

sidence of Mrs Martin, George street, Dun-edin, the wife of Adam Patterson, Middle-march, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.BALLANTYNE— KERSE.— On the 26th De-

cember, at the residence of the bride'sparents, Hume Bank, Dunrobm, by the Rev.W. A. Kyd, M.A., William Archibald, young-est son of Francis Ballantyne, to Margaret.Jane, eldest daughter of Charles Kerse.

HISLOP— O'CONNOR.— On the 26th Decem-ber, 1900, at the Hanover street BaptistChurch, Dunedin, by the Rev. A. Gordon,M.A., James Hislop, Wellington, eldest sonof Andrew Hislop,Benhar, Stirling, to AnnGrove, eldest daughter of B. O'Connor, Leithstreet, Dunedm.

THOMAS— SANDERSON— On the 12th De-cember, 1900, at Palmerston, by the Bey.James Clark, James Edwin, eldest son ofEdwin Thomas, Esq., Ashburton, to IsabelAlison, eldest daughter of George Sanderson,Palmerston South.

TIMSON — SUTHERLAND.— On the 2ndJanuary, 1901, at Rangiora, Jesse, fourth sonof the late James Timson, Springfield, Essex,to Mary Anna, fourth daughter of ThomasSutherland, Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

YOUNG— YOUNG.— On the 31st December,1900, at St. John's Church, Wanganui, bythe Rev. T B. Maclean, Algernon Westma-cofci;, sixth =on of the late Charles AugustusWaring Young, South Kensington, London,to Lucy Edith (Lilhe),youngest daughter ofHenry Young, Dunedm.

DEATHS.BUCHANAN.— On the 17th January, 1901, at

Rose Bank, North Taien, Robert liuchanan;aged 72 years.

BRENNAN.— On the 20th January, at hisparents' residence, Anderson's Bay, AlbertGeorge, fifth son of Constable Brennan;agedeight years. R.I.P.

BETHUNE.— On the 20th January, at herparents'residence, PleasantValley,Christina,the youngest daughter of John and janeBe-thizne; aged 19 years.

CAMERON.— On the 16th January, at her Tesi-dence, No. 1 Park street, Dunedin, Mary,the beloved wife of Duncan Cameron;aged71.

GRAHAM.— On the 19th January (accidentallykilled at Abbotsford), William Goodrich, thebeloved son of John and Isabella Graham;aged eight years. Asleep in Jesus.

M'KENZIE.— On the 29th December, 1900, atKew, Victoria (on his way home from SouthAfrica), Alexander, son of William and JaneM'Kenzie, Ardwell, Waiwera South; in histwentieth year.

M'KENZIE.— On the 4th December, 1900, atMalekula, New Hebrides, Martha, the be-loved wife of William M'Kenzie (late of Cat-lins), and daughter of Thomas and MargaretFinlay, Cumberland street, Dunedin; aged:30 years. -■

M-ARA.— On the 20th January, 1901, at Motu-rimu, Woodend, Janet, elaest daughter ofWilliam Corkindale and beloved wife ofJames M'Ara; aged 42 years.

RENNIE.— On the 21st January, at hisparents' residence, South Dunedin (after abrief illness), William Alexander, eldest sonof Alexander and Christina C. Rennie;inhis17th year.

SMITHSQN.— On the 21st January, at theDunedinHospital, John M'Lean, beloved sonof Richard and Janet Smithson, of Hyde;aged 22 years. Deeply regretted.

SMITH.— On November 29, at Park View,.Staple Hill, Bristol, Emily Jane, the belovedwife of Thomas Baynham Smith; aged 48.Died in j>erfect peace in the arms of Jesus.

SHAW.— On the 14th January, 1901, at Rox-burgh, Charles William, eldest son of Charlesand Mary Shaw; inhis twentieth year. Notlost, but gone before.

TRINDER.— On the 22nd January, at his re-sidence, George street, Alfred, the belovedhusband of Julia Trinder; aged 54 years.RI.P.

IN MEMORIAM.I VNNING.— In loving memory of RobertDouglas Harming, second son of the lateCaptain Harming and Mrs Harming, ofOwaka, who was drownedin Foveaux Strait,Bluff, January 28, 1900; aged 20 years and6 months.

These lines are fn memoryOf a dear one whom wo lost.

And though wesadly mourn him,God wanted him the most.

'Twas hard to part, dear brother,Butnow your toils are o'er,

And we look forward to the timeWe'll meet to part no more.— Inserted by his loving mother and sisteis.

Xotilleatloni *f BirUis, Marriages,and Deaths appearinglathe Witußis altortcefre insertion lvthe Pally TimesivIintH«Monthly SummaryforEurope withoutadditionalcha je,Announcements of Births, Ham»3ea, and Death. »n,t forpublication fromthecouatty dirtrlcts require to berentteibythe■lguatareof eithero»r agent in the aUtriotfrom whichti\e

announcementi» sen>.orof theclergyman ofthedistrict. Charzefor tueie. 3i per iniertioa. When verses are added to "'InSleneriam " notices, an additionalcharge ofij»& for eaohrera*or four liaes ia made.

NOTES AND QUERIES.Quettiont forreplyin coming issue to be received

m»t later than HONDAV night.

F. G. X.— Mr G. M..Thomson, F.L.S., kindlyreplies to your question:— The specimenssent arebunowing bees, their specific namebeing Lamprocolletes fulvescens. Theirwhole life-history is now known, and yourcorrespondent would confer abenefit on ento-mological science if he would observe and" recorfi 4heir hWbits. Thej burrow holes inhard gravel paths" and at the bottom- deposita ball— presumably ctf pollen— in which pro-bablyin egg' is laid. They are often presentin great cumbers. They are solitary as far as"their burrows "are concernejl, and each ap-

■pears to develop only one larva.Constant Reader.

—The following simple

method of dealing with flies may possibly an-swer your purpose, butit should be remem-bered that fließ are the accompaniment of"dirt, andif you are in theneighbourhood of astable or piggery you cannot make much im-pression on the pests. The correspondentuses vapour of carbolic acid, and this is whatlie says about it:—I at first used i, smallkerosene stove to evaporate the acid, but a'little experience showed that a good firebrickheated in the fire and laid in a tin dish with» tablespoonful of the acid is the most effi-cient plan. Dense white fumes arise, andflies and mosquitoes instantly make for thewindows. If the windows and doors'be keptshut foronly a few minutes everyfly andmos-quitowill be found dead. It is necessary toremember that the acid, though not explo-sive, is inflammable, aud will catch fire andblazeup like coal tar if carelessly used at anopen fire. The fumes are not only harm-less, but wholesome, to humanbeings.

S. B.— From your specimen it is hardly pos-sible to give the precise names. They areboth Medico (Mendick), and we hope in aehort time to decide definitely as to names,arger specimens would be of material as-sistance.

— I.M.I.E W.— (1) The Premier ArtUnion drawing has

been postponed till Easter. (2) I>ouble seedcannot be saved from single stocks. A pro-- cess of artificial hybridisation is necessary.Apply to Howden and Moncrieff.

PrSHBBMAN.— No license is needed by a personfishingonhis ownproperty.

Kamsbottom (Lovell'sFlat).— Aman-holding a" winding engineer's certificate is entitled to

drivea locomotive on aprivate line.W. B.— The regulation provides:"No scholar-- ship shall be awarded to any candidate who'shall have failed to obtain at least 50 per

cent, of -the totalnumber of marks attainable,and also at 'least 20 per cent, of themarksallotted to each subject severally."

TheOtagoWitness.WITH WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN

HERCURV.

(WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1901.)

THE WEEK.

37

The steamer Bopcowitz, which re«cently arrived at Seattle T'.S.A.,from the north, brings details ofone of the strangest mys'eries connectedwith the exploration and development ofAlaska. For several months the CanadianGovernment has had labourers at work sur-veying and putting in a telegraph line fromVancouver to Dawson. A few days ago,while working near the old Juneau trail, m adense forest, about 100 miles from the coast,where it was thought white men had neverbeen before, the surveying party, that wasseveral days ahead of the pole and wire men,made a strange and ghastly discovery. Asthey were working their way through il &forest they came to a heavily timbered marsii,and near the centre of this marsh they sud-denly came upon a tract of several acres oixwhie!i all the timber had been cut. Near 0110side of the clearing was a sawmill, f-till in a,good state of preservation. The machineryhad evidently not bean disturbed since thereIDremises were vacatedby the operator?. Withthe exception of a little rust on some of thebearings, the engine seemed tobe read}r to fireup and start at amoment's notice The boilerwas in good condition, and in different partsof the mill were crosscut saws, cant hooks,axes, beetles, -nedges, a blacksmith'? forgewith all its appurtenances, akit ofcarpenter'stools, and other implements used around acompletely equipped sawmill. Near the saw-mill was a shed that had evidently been used,for horses,, and at intervals of a few feetaround the Fhed were the skeletons of 12horses, most of them, judging from the bones^j""being large animals. The bones were entirelyfree from flesh, indicating that they had beenthereat least two summers. They were lying'in such positions as to show that they hadnever been disturbed by -man. Lying besidethe skeletons were weather-beaten ropes andstraps, the remains of the pack blankets, anda quantity of half-decayed flour and otherprovisions that had rolled from the backs ofthe horse3. Near the mill were three smallcabins constructed of logs and sawed lumber,and carefully stowed away was a quantityof provisions, canned goods,bacon, and flour.Ths bunks on the walls contained a smallquantity of bedding, and a grindstone andseveral pairs of overalls were found in onecorner of oneof them. Search wasmade, butno human skeletons tsere found. The dis-covery was .made about 40 miles off the oldJuneau Ind'an trail, and all conditions pointto the conclusion that the clearing was madethree years ago, and the horses perished thelatter part of the same season.

Though the prefix "admiral

"is common

enough among thenaval officer^ of the world,there are in reality only two admirals—

as dis-tinguished from -vice-adiniralf> and rear-admirak— whose flags arc now afloat One o£these is Sir JohnFisher, of our navy. thepre-sent commander-in-chief on the Mediterraneanstation; the other is George Dewcy, of theUnited State.-, navy. Neither France norRussia recognises the full grade of admiralin her navy, and while Great Britain hasother naval officers ranking with Sir JohnFisher, he is the only one who is now actuallyserving at sea.

— Knglish Exchange.The principal rc»=on that coins are struck

ar..l not cast is the well-known fact thatmoltenmetals contract on cooling. Thus counterfeitcoins, which are always cast, show fatal varia-tions in ?ize, which authentic stamped coinsdo not. Secondly, it is impossible to get thesame sharpness of delineation as in stamping,and, lastly, when the stamping machine isonce «et up the process of striking coins isinfinitely cheaper and more rapid that that-o*entity;.£v£r couldbe*

38 January 2-°J 1901OTAGO WITNESS.

EDUCATION BOARD SCHOLARSHIPS.

Board's inspectors on the reeulis oi the

scholarship examinations was presented at * ri-

day's meeting of the board, and adopted.Education Office,

Dunedin, Bth January, 1900.The Secretary Otag.o Education Board.A Bo -We have the honour to present herewith

Scholarahips there were 98 competitors,o{ wilom 45 were disqualified in accordancewith regulation 12. For the Ser.-or Scholar-ships there were 35 competitors, of whom twov,are disqualified m accordance with regulation

-13. Of the junior competitors NO3. 1 to 18 in-clusive famed 60 per cent, or more of the

marka.-We are, etc.*. wiiEX,"

■ &"-

"ZGERALD,

£" « XiCl!t-n«ON<-" « Vxk--ners

LATE MINING.(Continued from page 20.)

JSDTEB FROM CENTRAL OTAOO.IFBOUOtJB OWH COEEESPOHDBNT.)

Alexandra, January 21.— Tbe number ofhedges that have been working during the

iredf is higher than for the previous week,

cudit will increase as the river falls and re-■paii-s are completed. The returns call ior noenecial mention. .

"lieTSTgapara 'No. 1dredge has been workingnearly all the week. She has been thoroughlyer-rhauled.

fhe Enterprise No. 2 dredge is now workingon she-west side of the river,Tiear the.Earns-c 'Ugh No. 1Company's jelaim.

The Chicago dredgehas been repairing dur-i» -, the week. .

..hs G-olden Link will make a■start earlyth 5 -week. . ,

ike Chatto Creek dredge is taking a cutto -yards4he Grallaway side of the river.

±.he Olrag dredge is now operating on un-p.oved wash..

The Manuherikia dredge is undergoing anD\erhaiil. 1

,The Fraser Flat pontoons will be completed

tV9 week. Thougha fair amountof machineryhis been landed on the claim, thers is nott ough forward yet to warrant a start beingxcxde with its erection.

The ejection of electrical generating plantlo- the Eamscle-agh No. 3 Company has pro-gressed very satisfactorily. Two more loadsof x>oh>s <which are very substantial) were de-"kveredlast week, and the two final loads will"be isaded on ,ihe ground early thiß week. I»es ike company are calling tenders for tnetxrtage-^i'lso toas oi machinery from Wed-<l«sbaKQ to *the olaipi. This will comprise thed-ed*iag machinery.. /3a3hiasry is -corning forwaxd regularly lorti" «" Eixs-» Chance dredge.

IneMoa dredge aspects to resumethis week.'Hue stoppage has extended from Christmas,ai,d since the holidays the river has been too1h h.

' *

iome repairs were carried out on the VincentItl v'flge last week.

The river is at present on the high side toitJhp Vincent Extended-dredge to makea start.

Tbe Unity -dredge has shifted down to th«icver end of lier -claim.

The Jionte Christo pontoons havebeen takerftn -k to the buildingsite.

A considerable quantity of machinery has!b-en delivered for the Great Central dredgeun:the "balance is coming forward steadily.

The fitting up of-the machinery on the Sell}Vji 1Casey pontoons is going ahead well.

was made last week with the conBiruction of the Old Dunstan Company's ponfloons. The long-suffering shareholders shoulc

,Jie thankful for even this much. Iwas inIstormed by the secretary two months ago tha;I",*, start <was about to be made then, providetCertain timber came to hand.%

Some alterations to the Cairnmuir pontoon;T»re being madeprior to their being takenover." A large portion of the machinery has beeiftttedupon the Bannockbum Creek dredge.

The construction of the new fluming m th<tV?onxteen-mileBeach Company's race is beinjflushed on as fast as possible"^

ffheJsoiler and engines for the.Enid Hill FJa■Company's dredge will be landed on the clami'to-day or to-morrow.-" Tie contractor is making satisfactory pre

'-Vress with the erection of the machinery o:\he Moa Flat dredge. Applications are beiniiVallea for the position of dredgemaster.t! Aggooi deal <rf the machinery is m position

-&c Gibtfs Baaeh dredge.> There is not very "much machinery forwari'Sret for the Coal Creek Compan/e dredge. Th.■Vmtotras -are not yet floated.i A «tart was made last -week -with the Goli-^epogit dredge.I !Phe contractor is making very good progresAVith the Koxborgh Jubilee Company s pox*cons. More timbtr euae forward i»st week.

The Millea-'s .Flat Electric Company's dredge i

is working.-a way wife good projects. . 1"The Majestic dredge will commence as soon

as the height of the river permits. j 'Tbe

-G:ol<len Beddredge isnow in full swing. .

The Etfcriok Company's pontoons are prac-tically completed. j!~~~ -

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COUNTRY.(Continuedfrom page 34.)

WAIKOUAITI.January 17.—The Caledonian Society held a

meeting on the 12th inst. to receive the reportof the secretary regarding the sports meeting.

, In spite of the wet weather experienced, the'funds show a credit balance of nearly £2 inaddition to the balance standing to their creditfrom last year. '

Library.—The annual general meeting oi sub-scribers to the Public Library was held in theClub Room on Monday night,Air Th»s. femitnin the chair. The balance sheet shoved asubstantial incsease in funds from all sources.The year was begun with a credit balance of£5 5s sd, and stands now at £11 2s lOd. Tho ,report showed a very satisfactory state of I

affairs. During th© year the committee have1 added 34 volumes to the library, and placedInew tanks, etc., inposition, and, amongst other

things, vastly improved the lighting arrange-men.is of tho hall They have also redxtceathe terms of subscription for ladies to 5s 9dyearly, Ss half-yearly, md 2s quarterly, withthe result that the subscribers' list has beengreatiy lengthened The free public reactingroom has been well patronised, and has been

" supplied with papers, seven newspapers and■ five magazines beingalways on the table. Tie

followinggentlemen were elected a committeei for the ensuing year:— Rev. C A. Fraer,Messrs

A Heckler, "Hallett, Jamieson, Kelly, Kerr,: Mudgi,Thos. Smith, and P.H. Wise, Mr K.

Templeton being re-elected auditor. The re-. port expressed the great regret felt by the com- J, mittee at the untimely death of Mr Burton,> who haS been a very energetic member, and j- placed on record its deep sense oi loss ar.d,t sympathy with the late Mr Burton's friends. |

The meetir-g closed with votes of thanks to (: theretiring officers,and to thosewho generously

presented books, papers, etc., to the institu-i tion—A committee -meeting was held imme-

diately afterwards, whenMr Thos. Smith wasi unanimously re-elected chairman and Mr Jterr

" secretary and treasuiar for the ensuing year.3 Itwas resolved that the meetings of committee

b° held on the evening of the second Mon-,day in each month, and that a deposit of 25 j

f per cent, be required iiom persons -wishing to. engage the hall. Accounts amounting to £o-Is Od werepassed for payment. With Tegard- to this institution Ishould advise visitors to

1 look up the reading room, which is free and- public," and well stocked with papers, etc., andt ateo suggest that the club room attached would1 be an interesting place in which to spend an

\ evening. Any member would be glad to m-s -troduce a friend, which is all that is required.iThe library, too, is an excellent one, a-nd a

ti subscription can be taken out at 3s per quar-, tev, or 10s per year, and it will be iound to bec quite up-to-date m every respect.z, j January 21.—The wepther during the past°I week has beenmuch better, but summer seems

,t to be a long way oft as yet. Although it is

a fair and warm, there is a lamentable absencet of sunshine, and the crops -want, it badly.

). I Public Library.—The annual meetingof sirb-n scribers to the Public Librae was held intheg club room on Monday last (January 14), a fairInumber beingpresent. The report andbalance

a sheet for thepreceding year were read, showingI the institution to'¥^r a fair state of efficiency

d and doing good w.ork. During the past j'-ear

c the committee 'havemade -several improvementsIto the property, erecting tanks and other

a things, added 34 volumes to th- library, andIkept the free reading room and c'uo roomopen

,g and well supplied withpapers, periodicals,andi- magazines. They have aleo reduced the sub-

iscxipjafiß, 4o ladies to 5s jraaxly,3s haH-yearly,

and 23 quarterly, with a, view to induce moreto subscribe. The committee regret to reportthat in spite of an. increase of subscriptions,thanumber of members is still far below v.-hatit otr^ht to be. The finances show a satisfac-tory V"crea-se all round, subscriptions, subsidyand hall fees each «howing an increase on thepreceding year, there being a credit balanceof £11 2s 10s,.against a credit balance last yearof £5 5s sd. The lighting of the hall hasalso been much improved, the old lumps hav-ingbeen replaced with others of much greaterpower. The report a-id balance sheet wereadopted, and the following gentlemen electedas committee for the ensuing year'

— Rev. C. A.Fcaer, Messrs Heckler, Hallstt, Jamieson,Kelly, Kerr, Mudge, Smith, and Wise. Votesof thanks to donors of papers and to the re-tiring ofneers concluded the business. At acommittee meeting held immediately after-wards, Mr Thomas Smith -was re-elected chair-man and Mr Kerr treasurer and secretary.It was agreed to meet on the second Mondayin each month. Accounts amounting to -£5Is9d were passed for payment,andit was de-cided to require a deposit of 25 per cent, fromtroupes engaging the hall.

Church.— The services at S. John's (Angli-

can) Church yesterday were of a very interest-ingnature. During the morning service, be-sides the usual monthly catechising (whichpractice,Iam glad to see, is on -the increasein the church), the vioar baptised no less thanseven children, and in the evening our latevicar, the Rev. W. S. Lucas, who was alsopresent at Matins, took service and preachedwith his wonted power and eloquence. Afterevensong the churchwardens, vestrymen, nndchoirmen met, by invitationof the vicar, at thevicarage, and over the supper table, renewedacquaintance with Mr Lucas, io the mutualpleasureof all.

WINDEXPOSURE ANDPHTHISIS.At the meeting of theHoyal Medical and

Chirurgicai Society heldlast Tuesday,apaper|was read by Dr W. Gordon, in which heiraised the question of the influence whirfiexposure to wind has upon the- incidence ofphthisis upon a locality. . . " We think,however, that it wouldnot be well to accepttoo readily the suggestion that anyparticularwind has any particular morbific influence,or -even that the greater prevalence ofiphthisis in exposed situations is in any waythe direct result of the winds of heaven,blow they from where they like. . . .

j Accepting for tne moment the general pro-> position that exposure to the prevailing windsi increases the liability ofa district tophthisis,

the question still remains whether this is notthe result of its encouraging habits whichare wellknown to be provocativeof consump-tion. Looking at the matter from this pointof view, anyone who has studied the habit?of those who dwell on exposed hillsides isable at once to put his finger on at leastone probable link beUvem wind exposureand the prevalence of piithi-i1. This link isthe appalling stuffiness and lack of \entila-

I tion which are so often to be found in housasexposed to prevailing winds. No one who ha;not had experience of open, wind-swept dis-

1 tricts knows the value placed by cottager:j upon warmth, and where wood l? scarce anccoal has to be dragged in country carts ovei

,mile? of rugged country roadc, tho warintl' derived from shut-up rooms and clo-ety1 crowded humanity ip the easiest to gel. Cot

tageo on the moorland sido <.re often p.ci turesque enough, the tiny windov. panca, the

ereepered walls, the moss-giown roof, th<, deep porch, often provided with inner anc

outer dooie, ore subjecti that the artii-t loveeBut the reyl inwardii2»s of the'f appurten

j ances is that they keep out wind; in othe., words, they keep out air. The Fame, alflougli perhaps in less degree, is true of wind-s«ep

towns. It is not the wind that causes isbut the airle3Biie3s of dwellings where ever;

1 chink ife stopped to keep out the fury -of th

n-ale. On the other hand, it is not the Jabsercc of wind that causes a low incidence ]

of phthisih on the lea side of great lulls, lbut rather the fact that the inhabitants being <naturally protected from great storms can *leave, anddo leave, their windows open with- iout fear. . 5

That consumption is most prevalent in J

wind-swept district? is an observation ox great i

interest, but let us not be driven by it from ]

the root-fact that it is lack of air rather than i

excess that leads to phthisis.— The Hospital. i

AFRONTVIEW OF KRUGER.00M PAUL AS PICTURED BY AN

EMINENT BOER.

PAUL BOTHA ON PAUL KRUGER.

(Fuoii Oue Own Cokkespondent.)

LONDON, December 7.A considerable eeneation was caused in

London yesterday, and blank consternation'■ among the pro-Boers, by the authorised pub-|lkntion of a most striking pen-picture ofI the ex-President of the Transvaal as sketchedIby Mr Paul Botha, a. highly respected mem-Iber of the Free State Rand. it is, in fact,an advance chapter of a book on the SouthAfrican war which Mr Botha is writing andwhich will appear shortly. Mr Botha says:Ihave been told that there are people in

IEurope, in England, and in America whoadmire Paul Kruger.Ican understand our ignorant Boers being

misled by a man of powerful personality,who. knowing them well, canplay upon theirweaknesses and prejudices like an expertplayer on the strings of a violin. But thatOom Paul should dupe well-educated people,that Icannotunderstand.

The only wayIcan explain this mysteryis that a veil of romance has grown roundthis rugged old man, and that Europe being6000 miles away accepts him as seen throughthe eyes of his duped burghers.

He made the burghers believe that he wasa prophet, who, like Moses, was the meansof communication between God and his chosenpeople. This is literally true. In the earlydays he often vanished €or long periods, andwhen he came back he made the peoplebelieve that he bad been communing withGod. It was absolutely believed by theburghers thatKruger, who was inHeidelberg

|at the time, a hundred miles from the scene,knew the result of the battle of Majuba onthe very morning on which it was fought.

Add to this hi3indomitable will, throughwhich he made himself belie-ve that there weretwo Gods, one in Heaven and Paul Krugeron earth, and his undoubted courage,proved

j in many Kaffir wars, then you will under-stand his despotic influence.

Let me tear this veil of fake romance fromhim. and let me try to show the man to youas he really is, and as those Boers whom hehas not succeeded induping always knew him jto be.

We know Liir.— an avaricious, unscrupu-lous, and hypocritical man. who paerificed anentire people to his cupidity. His one aimand object was to enrich him3elf. and he

j used every means to this one end. Hist ambition for power wpb subordinate to hisI love of money. He used the Transvaal as

a milch cow for himself and his following.Iask his admirers to show me one good

thing he did for his country during all hisyears of power. He spent millions of tho|country's money in pretended benefits, mil-'

lions which were in reality expended for theI purpose of feeding up a crowd of greedy

t favourites and vultures, men who -were neces-i sarv to him for the furtherance of his own

ends.Paul Kruger has been accused of creating

1many monopolies, but the greatest of all was1 themonopoly, on a truly impudent and colos-1 sal scale, for swindlingthe Transvaal— at thehead of whichhe himbeli stood. Anyone be-hind the scenes knows bow impossible it was,

J even for the most dishonest man, outside of| this ring, to gain any advantage out of thej Transvaal. In proof of wliatIsay, take theJ scandals over the mealie and donkey con-tracts, the dynamite monopoly, the liquorand jam concessions, the Netherlands rail-

Iwav, Lewis and Marks's bottle concession,and numerousothers;andIask:What bene-fit has the countryderived from any of these?Are there any institutions for thepublic bene-fit in the Transvaal, such as schools, univer-sities, industrial institutions, public Avorks,roads, or railways, to justify the vast expendi-ture of money? No!

If you want to know where the money hasgone, search the pockets of Paul Kruger andCo.

To show Kruger's avaric-e and hypocrisy-look at minor matters His salary as Presi-dent was £SOOO per annum

— and £8000 whichhe hoarded year after year; he lived, notlike thePresident of a country, but like anyDopper farmer, never spending a single six-pence oncharities or any other matterof pub-lic benefit. And then he actually had theeffrontery to make an application to the

: Volksraad for an allowance of £300 a yearas entertainment money, of which he alsopocketed the larger portion, as the only en-tertaining he ever did was to give cups of

; morning coffae and ap;pe of tobacco.The very house in which he lived was

a gift of Nelmapius, the concespionnaire" founder of the Hatherley Distillery. TM»' man was afterwards lastly prosecuted, con-< victed, and sentenced by the presiding iudge," but subsequently released on the order of" Paul Kruger, which proceedings resulted in? tie resignation of the judge concerned, who> was, it is interesting to recall, a son of Sirt John Brand.1 The matron of the Dynamite Explosion- Hospital talks to this day of Oom Paul'st crocodile tears when he visited the wretched5 sufferers, mostly Dutch. He talked of his3

"anne" (poor) burghers, large tears rolling

t down his cheeks, but never gave a single six-2 ; ppnee to help them. He did, in fact, donate3 ■ £10. which he n°ver paid.- ' During the war. how didKruser pml Stcvn" ' r°ed fie destitute wives and children of theirs '.

'"anne burghers" v.ho w«re risking t'-eiv-

lives on commando? Their rafons consisteds I of ivealie meal. Boer meal, snd nothing pl°e1 < whatsoever. Iknow, l^cau-eIwas en the Ite-r |1-cf Committee at Kroonstad. When Inowl aeG tl./j country arornd Kroonstad made into-ja desert, the'fa-ms burned, ami the Boer-

-pen. wonen. ».nd children huddled together-|in refuorte eamp-5 absolutely destitute, and

c , living on the o'larftv of t^e Brits.i. then Ic Tin?!^ with indipmtion to hear thnt t'.ie cii'^lJ auHior of all thi= r>viable nv'.erv, rie'.i.:- smug. ?nd safe. i= on hi= wav toEurorj".and

goin?, tobe receive! l.y i'^e Orr^iof Hoilan;l,r find -niadp a hero oonf— n hpro who was knownli W tl>« Froe Statf 30 rear- apro. bsfore het found hotter m»ir>«: of pnr'phinsr himself, as5>'a swindling dealer in oranges and tobacco,

y | nnd one whom we strongly suspected of be-e inga, very cute slave dealej.

Paul Kruger's Fuccessful policy againstEngland, for whichEngland is much toblame,perverted the minds of the greater portiono£ the Dutch population of the whole ofSouthAfrica. lam convinced that Kruger'sinfluence completely changed the characterof the Bond

—an organisation which 1believe

Hofmeyr started at the Ca.pe with the legiti-mate purpose of securing certain politicalprivileges, but which under Kruger's hench-men, Saver, Merriman, Te Water and others,raised unrest in the Cape Colony This suc-cessful anti-British policy of Kruger createda number of imitators— Stern, Fischer, Esse-len, Smuts, and numerous other young edu-cated Afrikandero of the Transvaal, Orange

.Free State, and the Cape Colony, who.misledby his successes, ambitiously hoped by thesame means to raise themsehes to the samepinnacle.

Krugerism under them developed into areign of terror.If you were anti-Krugpr you were stigma-

tised as Engelschgezmd (pro-English), a.traitor to your own country, and unworthyof a hearing. Ihave suffered bitterlyfrom this taunc especially under Stoyn'sregime. The more hostile you were to Eng-land the greater patriot yon were accounted.

Tins gang, which Iwish to be clearlyundeistood spread over the whole of SouthAfrica, used the Bond, the press, and the pul-pit to- further its Echenies.

Reitz, whom Ibelieve to have been anhonest enthusiast, set himself up as secondsponsor to the Bond, and voiced the doc-trine of his gang: "Africa for the Afri-kanders," "Sweep the English into the sea."With an alluring cry like this it will bereadily understood how easy it was to inflamethe imagination of the illiterate and unedu-cated Boer and to work upon his vanity andprejudices.

That pernicious"

raar." Carl Borcken-hagen's Bloemfontein Express, enormouslycontributed in spreading;- this dortrinp in theOrange Free State. Imyself firmly believethat the Express was subsidised by Krr.ger.Itwas no mystery to me from where Borcken-hagen, a fuil-blooded German, got his ardentFree State patriotism. In the Transvaalthis was done by the Yolks«tem. written bya Hollander and subsidised by Kruger; bythe Rand Post, also written by aHollander,also subsidised by Paul Kruger:and in theCape Colony by thePatriot, which was startedby intriguers andrebels to their own Govern-ment at the Paarl— a hotbed of fahe Afri-kanderism. Ons Land may be at; honestpaper, but, fostering impossible ideas, it hasclone us incalculable harm It grieve- meto think that my poor people, through wantof education, had to swallow undiluted thenoison prepared for them by such unscrupu-lous schemers.

When Icome to think of the abuse ibapulpit made of its influence Ifeel as if Icannot find words strong enough to expressmy indignation.

God's word was prostituted; a religiouspeople's religion was used to urge them todestruction; a minister of God told me him-self, with a wink, that he had to prpaohafc

|the English because otherwise he would lo?ofavour with those in power These parsonswho snorted fire and destruction from thepul-pit,however, carefully stayed at home duringthe war. _

ANALASKANMYSTERY.

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION, 1900.

" s -g g § . -aName of School. *§ | S *j J d -g 2 i

1? 2 ii "■£ 2 S |

Attainable mark* .. 150 100 150 100 150 150 100 100

Lindsay Jane, Waitaki G.H. 120 93 104 100 108 115 75 715argal"et.J"T°rt

105 84 141 75 108 107 84 704Farra, Edward St. C,Otago

U6 10j. M 7Q2

LewW Plorence M, Otago ng g3 7Q2

Xerse'Ellen P.,' Otago G.H. 88 76 130 95 105 120 79 693

Morton, Lucy S., Sawyers' 8? G75Gunn,EvaH.,Waiteki'G.H.117 84 103 85 76 116 92 673Hay, Sydney H., Otago B.H 80 75 119 80 112 116 61 663

Boixie Wm. G., Otago B.H. 109 80 126 7o 100 83 «8 60lHay Ernest P., Lawrence

?? ?o 632MO-'ean, Is'la, Otago G.H... 63 84 106 90 85 99 92 619Mackellar, Lena M., Otago u|. g5 QUSmith,"Janet M.", Milburn

"129 74 102 80 55 97 75 612

Standage, Douglas, Otago na mCox Maud"E.,"Otago"G.H. 45 67 116 55 134 108 76 601

EoS°BH ROber\.M:: 60 80 93 80 100 104 68 585M-lßtosh, GOldon,GOldon,Lawrence

& g. ffl 56Alexander,Wm.,OtagoB.H. 65 74 107 70 67 92 81 556

Anderson, John C, Otago67

P«a, R. B.J., Otago B.H. 66 69 81 100 53 96 81 546Ciiisholm, Adam W-, Otago t-iq

3.H. 57 69 83 60 103 €3 €1 519O'Shea Mary, Noimal .. 80 73 86 75 56 7o 58 50d£S HenTy B-.Bal: &3 59 117 85 54 31 44 453Byrne, Arthur, Lawrence m ?() 88 m

1 C.- 43 31 134 25 72 73 63 441

&m£ Attlrar C, Otago gg fflCleghorn, L. F. N., Otago

gg mL"S Rubma' Alb£my

59 58 109 55 25 59 6G 431

M^JJ"* EleanorW., Nor-?. gl m

Andgws, Rob«t G., Otago48 23 343

Pa1o«; Hobeit J., Otago 67 2?

ISlStS^Sti!!S S !5Two candidates were disqualified in accordance with scholarship

lesulation No. 12.

JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP EMAUA'ATIOiX,1900. .

Name of School. ;3 g J "g & ~R n m -h « ow c5o o oh

Attainable marks 150 100 150 100 300 600Mahoney Cornelia D., Fairfax .. .. 126 86 78 100 68 458Wishart, William 8., High street ..72 81 113 95 77 43SJohnston, Wilhana P., Balchitha.. .. 101 48 95 95 77 419Cunningham,L.J. M., Kaikoiai ..95 78 90 100 50 413Uren Philip,Lawrence 101 87 84 75 61 411Waldie,J. M. C, Taieri Ferry .. .. 95 6G 118 85 46 410Rutherford, Mary L., Cavevsham .. 114 86 84 55 57 396 !

Croker, Cyril H., Cavershani .. ..117 83 82 30 73 385Hall Charles L, High street .. .. 9G 57 130 45 53 331Lewis Violet M., Mornington .. ..107 78 60 65 65 375Milne, Peter, Kaikorai 33 91 83 50 58 375Palmer,L. T. A., St. Clair 89 90 65 60 68 372Dunlop,Jane M.,Lovell'sJFlat .. .. 90 85 68 75 53 371Miller, Bertha, Kaikorai 74 90 90 55 50 359Thomson, Archibald, Strath-Taien ..77 6G 120 30 65 358Duff Valentine, Dunrobm 77 56 98 65 60 356Edgar Eric M., Union street .. .. 83 80 65 60 66 354Steel, Ann, Glenkenich 77 91 72 55 57 352Dale, Mary, Tapanu' m fitJ 65 50 55 35°Hodsoa, Douglai, Forbury 78 52 84 70 65 349Ferguson,Alfred E., Forbury .... 65 78 72 60 73 348Dennison T. A. R., Oamaru M. .. 102 77 60 CO 48 347Henderson, Agnes, Albany street .. 101 71 75 40 42 329Gibson, Louisa A., Tapanui .... 75 68 67 7d 43 328Smith, Ethel D., Stirling 62 85 75 60 39 321Tnit Florence E., Ravensbourne ..86 7o 86 4o 61 mvSheriff,David J., Normal 69 71 95 25 60 320Samuel Margaret, Normal 66 68 102 60 34 320Carncross, Claude W., East Taieri ..99 47 67 55 46 314Forbes, Annie, North-East Valley ..53 70 72 60 57 312Bamierman, H. S., Kyebum 80 71 75 35 51 012Shand, Winifred M., Wyllie's Crossing 78 52 102 35 37 304Carev Ernest Kokonsa 86 62 82 30 41 301St,taJ Stßathan9 ..48 69 112 25 43 297Wilson, Alice, Union street .. ... .. 74 67 75 3o 45 296M'Murtrie, A. F., Tokomairiro D.H. ..81 65 54 45 48 233Garrsy, Phoebe. Kaitangata 53 78 54 50 58 293White, James R., Normal 75 86 45 25 61 292Hopkins, Florence, Blue Spur .... 51 48 98 60 34 291Dallas, Thomas W., Te Houka .. .. 72 78 48 3o 5d 288Strong Samuel W., Union street ..74 57 37 50 70 288M'Xde,William H.P., High street.. 57 26 120 35 46 284Edie, Ed.va.rd X,Dunrobm 68 65 57 20 71 -281Whetter, LesUo H., Forbury .. ..101 47 50 20 63 281Holmes, Henry, North-JEast VaUey ..54 71 45 55 50 275Alan Doris N., Arthur street .. ..75 78 45 30 47 275iSzson, Ettie 8.,North-East Talley 56 83 45 30 49 263Wisnesky, B. A. F., Caversham ..80 70 34 20 56 260Proctor,Thomas,Leith Valley .. .. 57 44 80 20 43 244Barnett, Annie, Albany street .. .. 62 62 60 30 2S 239

. Cook, William, Walton .. . .. "" 60 26 ,b f 33 2.4Black, Flora C, Tokomairaxo D.H. ..54 56 45 25 43 238

Simpson,Charlotte, Noith-East Valley.. 44 86 3, 20 o3 220Forty-five candidaies were disqualified inaccordance wuh scholar-

shipregulation No. 12.

SOMETHING TO BETHANKFUL FOR.An intelligent barbarian suddenly intro-

duced to our modern racecourses would pro-bably find much to wonder at in the form ofmanagement that we use in racing. We pro-fess to look for consistency in the doings ofhorses, wellknowing thai inconsistency ii oneof the causes for racingbeinghold. Ifownersand trainers could by figures calculate theirhorses' chances, there would be two processesand two only— f.rsto", the handicapper wouldreckon out the form bo nicely as to make adead heat of it as between every horse en-tered;secondly, this horse would come inand that one go off, each by so much thatcould be calculated, that trainers would knowexactly what would win— that is if they toldeach other, and always spoke the truth

— and,well, that would be the end of it. Only onr-horse would stort. It is because owners andtrainers don't knowr or when they think theyknow they don't tell, and to go a step fartherback, because handicappers make honest mis-takes— and because, in short, nobody knowsmuch about the subject at all, that peoplekeep racing, more or less on chance;and toask for consistency is, to my mind, a purefarce. The barbarian would sec this quickerthan wedo. Then, again, wehave a businessside to our sport. Here, once more, there issome confusion. Certain men, to wit thesecretary, and the handicapper, and some-times tho starter, arepaid for their work, thesame as the caretaker who looks after theeours=e and thebuilder whoputs up the stands.But above these there are a set &f men, thestewards, who do not receive pay. They runtha show, practically without any risk of be-ing called to account, and do as they like.It is here that the inconsistency which isreally blameable is to be found. One daythey give one decision; another day another;there is no relation in the findings, no se-quence, nothing from which any line can betaken. Our racincr arrangements are most

unbusinesslike. Perhaps it wouldnot be anim-provement if they were businesslike, for thenwe should be losing the sporting characterwhich is after all of value. The perfect sys-temof racing has yet to bs thought out.

" Inthe meantime let us be thankful that our rac-ing is as clean and decent es it is. In thisconnection Idesire to say a word in com-mendation of what is known as the profes-sional class. If the men who follow racing as

a living were really as bad as some wouldmake them out to be, the sport would go totho dickens in spite of our rules and our con-ferences. My own conviction is that ourjockeys and our trainers and our professionalowners are a most reputable set of men,whoprefer to go straight if the way is at all clear.The totalisator has done a great deal in thisdirection by raising stakes that have to bewon in order to make money, and also bydriving off the turf tho=e crooked custcmciswho were for ever on the look-out to makemoney on the cross, and deemed it cle>er todo «o. Iconsider thebanishment oi the^e un-desirables the one important step in advarcewe have made in racing this last quarter of acentury, and for this and therelated fact thatour trainers and jockeys,, freed from the evilassociations of the betting ring, are up on alevel with the followers of other callings, wehave indeed cause to rejoice. Though cliaol'cand hardly in a line fcr regularity, Iregardthe outlook as most hopeful.

WELLINGTON RACES.(Pek United Press Association.'1

WELLINGTON, January 22.The Wellington Racing Club's Summer

meeting was opened to-day, when between4000 and 5000 were present. The weatherwas very hot and oppressive, but as the daywore on a light bresze tempered the heat.In the chief event the withdrawal of BoreasandIdealleft each stable witha single repre-sentative, and the Hon. J. D. Ormonci'schampion, Renown, was installed a warmfa\ourite. He quite justified the confidenceplaced in him, for, after hcldin- a nicebandy position throughout the rpce, he shotout a furlong and a-half from home, and,making hacks of his opponents, yon withea3e in the fastest time yet recorded in NewZealand for the distance Inboth races fortwo-year-olds Mr (_>'. G. Stead's representa-tives— Merpchikoff in the Wellesley Stake3,and Cruciform in the Nursery Handicap—easily accounted for the stiket-, but onlyreturne-i email payments to their suppftrters.Speculation wasbrisk, and the sumof £3 6.74-. "was handled during the day, as against£1*,961 on the first day Iftst year. Results:—

" - ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP,Of ISOsovs;second horse 20sovs. One mile.362— Mr W. Davies's b c Melwood, by St.Leger— Ladybird, 3yrs, 7.12 (Price).. 1273— Hon. J.D. Ormond's Phooka, 7.7

(Neary) 280— Mr Harris's Magnificent, 7.7 (Hewitt) 3Also started: 79 Whitirea 7.9, 38i Spider 7.8,

112 First Blood 7.7, 291 Perfection 7.5, 160S:-ius 7 0, 5 Hypnotist 7.0.

Spider was the first to make the turn forhome, with Magnificent, Phooka. ard Melwoodhandy. ,Once in the straight Melwood shot tothe'front, and won without effort by a lengthand a^half. Magnificent a length from Phooka.Time, lmin 4isec." On the totalisator, £1842 ;dividend, £4 11s.

MAIDEN PLATE,Of lOOsovs; second horse 15covs. One mile.637— Mr P. E. Baldwin's b c Fashion, by

Somivus — Paine. Syrs, 8.4 (Wilpon).. 1130

— Mr Harrison's Cadet, 813 (Donovan) .. 2319— Mr Campion'sLaurestina; &.13 (Jenkins) 3

Also started: Proposal 813, 87 Ouden-arde 8.11, 285 Full Cry 8.11, 108 Robin Gray84.

Fashion, who was second for the greater partof the journey,came away in the straight, ardwoa easily by three lengths. Time, lmin 434-ssec. On the totalisator, £1851; dividend, £.112s.

WELLINGTON CUP,A handicap of CoOsovs; second horse lOOsovs,

and third hcrso oOscvs from the stikes. Onemile and a-half.-

1493—

Hon. J. D. Ormond's eh c Renown,byI)re<:£nou2ht — Lyrebird,33TS,8.10

(Davis) 1200— Captain Russell's eh g Cccur doLior,

aged, 8.10 (Whitaker) t329— Mr V. Harris's eh g Paladin, 6yis,7.12

(Ratclifie) +Also started: 446 Tortulla 8.12, 521 Materoa

7.12, 164 Palaver 7.10, £65 SkobeloH 7.6, 387Kahuwai 7.6.

When the bamer lifted the field moved inline with the escej-tioa of Kahuwai, who wasleft half a doLen lengths, lortulla's colourswere the fiTst to show prominently m front,with Senowi alongside of her. U.hen cameMata:oa and Skobeloff. Tortulla showed theway down ihe stsaight, and passed the standa length in front of Renown andMateroa, withPaladinnext, and Eahuwai, who had racedupto her field, fifth. Much the same o:der pre-vailed going out of the straight, except thatSkobelofi had replaced Paladin in fourth posi-tion, and the latter at once began to fall to therear. All plong the back stretch Tortulla wasin front, with Mateioa on her quarters Rp-nown, on whom Davis had a strong hold, wasrexl. PaLadi-i at this time was quite10 lengthsaway from \heleader, and was whipping. Neap-ing the mile post Materoaracedup to Tortulla,and this pair led Renown to the bend by alength, while Coeur de Lion began to movenearer to the leaders, and Paladii! was seencoming again. Approaching the straight thepace began to tell on the leaders, and Renownhere shot p".st them as if out of a gun. Cccurde Lion andPaladin also passed the fast-tiringmares, but were never able to extend Mr"Onnond's colt, who woneasily by threelengths.

"A slashing set-to under whip took place forsecond place, and the judge was unable toseparate Coeur de LiOii and Paladin. Materoawps fpurth.Palaver fifth, Tortulla sixth, Skobe-lofF seventh.. Kflmwai, pulling up, last. Time,£mm 35 2-s&ec. On the totalisator, £3707 ;divi-der.c\ £2 4s.

WELLESLEY STAKES,Of IQOsovs; second horse 30sovs, and third

horse lOsovs. For two-year-olds. FourJurlongs.

675— Mr G. G Stcpd's b 0 Mensclnkoff, by

Stepiuak— Pibro:h, 8.7 (Hewitt). .. 1230

—Mr Watts's Indian Queen, 8.2 (Neal).. 2

101— Sir G. Clifford's Windwhistlc, 8 9(Pine) 3

A'so started: 97 Meteor 8.2.Meteor was left at the post, and Menschikoff

getting well aiiay completely slipped his field,and won easily by six lengths. Indian Queen,under the whin, passed TVindwhi&tle (it thehalf distance. Time, 49sec. On the totalisator,£1103; dividend, £1 9s.

PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP.Of 150sovs; second horse 20scvs. One mileand one furlong.

463— Mr A. E. Harrison's eh g Cameo, by

Medallion— Miss Webster, syrs, 7.9(Donovan) 1

£66 — Mr Walco-tt's Queen's Guard, 7.0(O'Brien) 2

277— Mr Harris's eh g Strathnairn. 0.0(Rfttcliffe) 3

Alfo started: 430 Rurnahunga 7.20, 203 Scot-tish Minstrel 7.0.

Strathnaim and Scottish Minstrel led the wayout of the straight, but the latter immediatelypave way to Queen'sGuard, Cameo Jying fourth.Opposite the stand Strathnairn wasa length ini:ont of iiK-cK-c grey mare, with Scottish Minstrelai-d Cameo together arother length away.Roi-i-2i(3'ng ii/o Ihe straight S'^'linann gv " c-1V8J" 10 Queen's Guard, and at the distance the3at'rr looked all over a winner, but was im-ui^PiitoV tackled by Cameo, who came m full«£ nmauig, aad *yoa fecmewhat easily by a

THE TWO-MINUTE TROTTER INSIGHT.

Mr C. J. Hamlin, the veteran patronof thetrotting turf of the UnitedStates, interviewed)recently, thus recalled the past and prophe-sied concerning the future: Before the Unitwar Isaw and admired George M. Patchon,who had trotted to a record of 2.23i, and whowas by Casc-ius M. Clay cut of a mare by,Headem, a son of imp. Trustee. Ideter-mined to make use of his blood, and bred'to him Mag Acldi-son, by Addison, she out.of a daughter of Sherman Black Hawk, andthu.s obtained the black horse HamlinPatchen, foaled in1f63. He has pro-seel thebest brood mare sire of the line, ills daugh-ters ba\ing produced such trotters as BellaHamlin, 2.12^ "/ Globe, 2.14g; Justina, 2.20 ;iand Luoretia. 2.20. While on a visit toKentucky Iwas impressed with the form anct'beauty of Almont Jr., sou of Almont andMaggie Games, byBlood's Black Hawk, andpaid 2200d0l for him. As a sire of per-formers and of the dams of performers, Iregard him as the best of the Almont line.The first Village Farm trotter to beat tharecoul of Goldsmith Maid, Belle Hamlip,2.125, was got by him. Twenty-six of hi;daughters are producers of such horses aiBattleton, 2.9|;Pas-ing Belle (p.), 2.Ul am';Moonstone (p),2.9. Ihemost gratifying r©'suits attended the transfer of Mambrino King<

from Kentucky to Village Farm. Ipaid Dilierr 10,000dol for him, and was able to se-cure him at that price only because the gooddoctor needed money very badly. The so-called wioe peoplemade much fun of me andMambrino King,butboth of us havelived toconfound our critics. He is the sire of 56 inthe list, and of the dams of 64. Included mthe greatpacers got byhim are Lady of thejManor, 2.4i; Keir-at Law, 2.5p, and Moon-stone, 2.9. The greatest oE his trotters areLord Derby, 2.7, and Dare Devil, 2.8J. Oneof his daughter? is the dam of the c'lampioutiotter, The Abbot, 2.3A. Mambrino Kingis clearly the greatest producing edn of Mam-brino Putehen. Ibought Chimes as a two-year-old from Gov. Stanford, and he hasproved nof only the greatest ton of Election-eer and Beautiful Belle, but the greatest;sire of extreme speed. Five of his 58 sonsand daughters in th<? 2.30 list have recordsbelow 2JO. These are The Abbot, 2.3i,Fantasy, 2.6; The Monk,2.8i;Merry Chimes(p). 2.8i, and EdEa«ton (p), 2.9^. You maycall it luck or foresight, but the fact standscut clearly that Igrouped at Villnge Farmfour stallions ea^h tho best of his line, andso fused the strains as to furnish the worldfits chr.mpion trotter. The Abbot is byChimes, out of Nettie King, by MambrinoKing, and she out of Nettie Murphy, by/Hamlin Patchen. lam 81 years old, buii'

tmy health is reasonably good, and Iexpect'to live longenough to witness other triumphsof tbe stud founded by me at Ea-<-t Aurora.Mr Geers will remain at Village Farm, andone of liia special charges next season will beLord Derby. This horse trotted the fiistseason out to a four-}"ear-olcl record of 2.7."and Ishall look for him to beat the recordrf The Abbot. In good hands, The Abbofeshould trot close to two minutes, and Lord!.Derby shouVl boat this when he matures asslowly as Tho Abbot has done. LordDerby,i>° you weU know, is by Mambrino King out!of Claribel. by Almont, Jr., she out ofCora-line, by Almonarch, and she out of BlackWoful, by Hamlin Palohen. He carriestho Mood of three of my foundation stal-lions.

THE STANDISH AND BAGOT HAN1.1CAPS.

There were not many people at Fleming-lon on New Yeai-'s Day, writes "Terlinga"Postponing the weights for the Standish andBairoL until a few clays- before the clay pre-vents people from getting up the intere-twhich used tobe takenin these races. Thatterribly unlucky horse Borderer had to pubup with second place in the Hurdle Race.,Defeat on this occasion came from. Aquarius,who had cut amost inglorious figure at Caul-field on Boxing Day. " Tho public showed itsledentmeut at the victory of Aquarius by,hooting most vigorously. It certainly wasa most glaring reversal of form.. For somoreason, which could not be apparent to thoordinary mind, Silvermoor was made favou-rite for the Standish Handicap She wjii

la«t year. bi> there is a vast difference be-tween 6.13 and 8.2, andIwas not surprisedto see her run nowhere. Fides ran a greatlaco under her 8.10, but tho erratic Dnke ofPortland proved too good for her. From thetop stand Duke of Portland always soemed.tohavethe race in hand, and he galloped onceround the course before he -could be stopped.Tho funny thing about Duke of Portland'svictory wa? that the s-table went for Omra't,on the "trencth of a gallop between the pairat l>r>me. Tho Dultp wa« well hacked by tberaiblic. hut Mr S. Miller 3et him run loofo.MiUiude4!was reported tohavebeen well triedfor tho B:is>ot Handicap, but n? a matterof fact thi3 was not the c?sp. Scobie. how-ever, ihouorlit Sir Rupert Clarke's colt wasa pood deal better than ho was in the spring,and with R. Lewis electing to ride bim in-■itrar' of Tnqxiirer. Miltinde3 was mode favou-rite. For the first mile Miltiacles seemedto sro unkindly, but he put in some goodwork in fie last half mile and ran second.It wrs a bad second, however, as the hand-somn Fleet Admiral could have won furtherif W. Burn had chosen to let him. Aftertlie race th^re was a (rood deal of telk aboutFleet Admiral's running in t'-o HopetounCup, whore be had no price, and was riddenby a stable boy. Anyone looking into thetwo performances will find that t!iere wa9not n.ny startling discrepancy. Fleet Ad-miral ran fifth in the Hopetoun Cur>, and intheBagot Handicaphe met Marie Corelli onlplb better terms, while with Sport Royal,Sardine, and jGosoort he had anadvantage of101b. 61b. and 161b respectively. Fleet Ad-miral has run a number of very bad rrces atvarious time?, but Ihardly see that he canbe charged with any prreat inconsistency inthis ca?e. And the difference between thefriding of a stable boy and W. Burn must:count for somethinp. Mr Rcwen was atFleminsrton on Tuesday, and he backed both.Fides and Fleet.

length. Time, lmin 56 3-ssec. On the totali-sator, £1945; dividend, £3 14s.

Hack Handicap, of lOOsovs.— Conspirer 1,Dartmoor 2, ArtJewel 3. Time, limn 58 4-ssec.Dividend,p £23 2s.

NURSERY HANDICAP,Oif 200sovs; second horse SOsovs, arid third

horse lOsovs. For two-year-olds. Five fur-longs.

836— Mr G. G. Stead's eh f Crucifoim, bySt. Leger— Forme, 8.12 (Hewitt) .. 1

89— Mr Connop's Rere, 8.0 (Howes) .. 2

242— Mr Brett's Red Gauntlet, 8.6 (O'Brien) 3Also started: 53 Kowhate 7.12, 18 Shelter

7.12, 24 Benefactor 7.12, IGB Destroyer 7.10, 58Battler 7.9, 42 Apres 7.9, 144 Menura 7.7.

Cruciforir jumped away with the lead, andthough joined by Red Gauntlet for a fm]ong,drew away againm the straight, ard won easilyby four or five lengths. Rere, under the whip,struggled on, and within 50 yards of the postheaded l^ed Gauntlet, and gained second place.Time, Imm 2.2-ssec. On the totahsator, £1674;dividend, £1 16s.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP,Of 250sovs; second horse 30eovs, and third

horse lOeovs from the stakes. Six furlongs.2249— Mr S. Solomon's b g Blazer, by St.

Clair— Mountain Lily, 6yrp, 9 12(Jackson) 1

87— Mr Don-nelly's Omgo, 8.9 (Fairbrother) 2159— Mr Watson's Okoan, 8.1 (Gallagher).. 3Also started- 240 Ostiak 8.2. 120 Goldspur

9.10, 154 Chasseur 5.7. 12G The Shannon 8.6,255 CoraLirai SA, 104 Hermosa 7.12, &S Papho36.10.

From a good start Okoari was the first +0move, but once the horse3were fairly m theirstride Blazer took charge, and, galloping ingreat style, made every post a winning post,anS finished a length in front of Omgo, whoin turn was a length ahead of Okoari, the othersstringing out. Time, lmin ISsec. On thetotalisator, £2592; dividend, £1 17s.

SPORTING.j FIXTURES

January. March.„ . _. J, 2— Dutiedin J.C.£3, 24-Gore .Jl-Topanui. 8> 9_Abckiaud

j February.*'" 18— S. Cttnteibnry

i T^XTtftntn £4,C5--nunwiii J.G/, H—

Mail TOtO .q' » TSJnH-h Ot.OYl27-DuDidin J.O. "H> 6 «orthOt-go23, L8-Taliut.iPark June.S, 10— Auckknd.

NOMINATION", ACCEPTANCES &c.' January 23,24— Gore.— Acceptances, alsoen-

tries for Hack Race, January 19.; February 7, 8

— Maniototo.— Handicaps,January 25;acceptances, February 5.

i February 27, March 1, 2.—

Dunedin JockeyClub.— Handicaps, February 18; general en-tries, acceptances, and further payments,Feb-ruary 22.

i February 23, 28.— Tahuna Park TrottingClub.— Nominations, January 26; handicaps,February 4; acceptances, February 11.

TO CORRESPOND i NTS-D. M. (Eltham).— Lists of performances are not

supplied in this column, but if you wantany particular fact or facts and will specifyyour want, the information will be sup-plied.

TALK OF THE DAYBy MAZEPPA.

THE AUCKLAND FORM.Renown is certainly thehero of the Ellers-

lie meeting,andhe brings his superiority withj him from his two-year-old season. All!throughhis sapling career he was among3t the, best of his age in the colony. One proof of\ that was found at this very Auckland meet-. ing a year ago, when he broke Mr Stead's

sequence of wins in theFoal Stakes—a racethat always takes a good one to win. Con-sidering his whole record, Renown may bedeemed worthy to wear the honour of carry-ingoff the two Derbys. Mr Ormond will not,jIthink,be vexed ifIexpressthe opinion thatIhis colt is not yet in the very front rank!amongst the 24 winners of the AucklandIDerby. Still, when one comes to 10010 dr wn, this table of winners, the thought crops up|that some of the most famous names in the; list are of horses: that made the best records|after the Auckland Derby. Nelson was ci.ci of these. It is arguable that on his whole

career this noble-looking chestnut was thebest horse that ever won the race;but at thedate of his AucklandDerby he had not come

;to his best—as a matter of face he was onlyjhalf fit, having been sore or on the sick listj from some cause or other, and Major Georgej authorised the announcement thathe was not;sure of winning with Nelson, and thereforej would start Wapiti as well so as to make surej of the stake. Then there is the case of "Wel-Icome Jack. lam well aware that he had tlci C.J.C. Handicap (the forerunner of ffce N.Z.. Cup), to his credit when he travelled nuith;jnevertheless, Imaintain that he began his', really great deeds at Easter of his three- /ear-|old season, by winning the Autumn Handi-|caii uiider the steadier of 8.4. Tim WhifHer

and Libeller are in the same category—ti>atis to say, they made their best performancesafter winning the Auckland Derby; but Ido|not consider either of this pair in me same

class as Renown. If pressed for a classifica-tion,Ishould say that Welcome Jdc-1-'. Neison,Disowned, Sextant,Tirailleur, Medallion, ardSt. Hippo- are the seven horses on the Auck-

jlandDerby list that we may well eail {"<meus.jThe reason whyIdo not add Renown i» thatin his Derbys he has not met anything nearhis own class. A rum argument, e.-juc maythink, to urge against a colt, '.hat he h->s beenfar and away the best of his age in his three-year-old season. ButIdo not meananythingunfair. No matter how good ahorse may be,he is never really proved untilhe meets some-thing pretty near as good as himself. Re-nown will have further opportunities,Ihope,in the autumn, or next seaeon,and if he keepssound we shall then see what he is made of.Meanwhile he is a stone ahead of severalAuckland Derby winners thatmightbe named—I reckon him the best since the year of thatsmashing colt St. Hippo, and possibly hemay before closing his career rise to the fameof such lasters as Welcome Jack and Nelsan,though that is a big expectation. It was ibewayhe raced in his maturity that made Nelson celebrated. St. Hippo did not last lifoethat ;but he was a great three-year-old, asproved particularly by his performance in lieNew Zealand Cup,outstaying, with weight up.such a tiue stayer and honest galloper 5.6Dilemma, whoonhis trial would.Ithink,havewonany other Cup ever run. If lam corrootin stating that Renown has hardly yet rearhi'dthe form of theae great horses, the owner her-self will scarcely complain, since he deprivedRenown of the St. Hippo chance by takinghim out of the New Zealand Cup. One natu-rally feels a little hesitation about criticisinganowner's actions inregard to such a matter.He knows somuchmore than the generalpub-lic do, and there may be reasons that othersaie ignorant of. But on what wedo Know orthink we know, Renown would have \eiynearly won theN.Z. Cup, with all his weiglt,if he had started fit and well; indeed. Imake?9^al to say that if ell the horses handicajpped

BLOODSTOCK SALES IN ENGLAND.On the first day of the December salflC'

top price was made by Stubhampton, a four-vear-o'd mare by Hampton out of Rosary,in foal to St. Simon, wh'eh went to LordOlonmell for 1350g5:mid British Navy, athree-year-old bay go]ding by Kilwa'-lin outof Nadino. made 610gs. On the «pcond dayon!v four lots ran into four ricjir.p*. Pheon,,by Hampton out of Photmia, war sold foi*-lOOOgs to Mr Gardner for a stallion, ancfCnm Flaer. the smart tv,o-year-old filly b><

THE WAIRIOMEETING.The Southland News report includes the

followingcomments:— The courte was ingood

order and very fast. Waikaia was electedfavourite for the Hurdle Race, but he ranbadly, and showing a lack of dash at thebusiness end, the race was yon by The Earl,a recent iiromotion from the hack ranks.The winner botfe gallops and jumps well,and will probably be seen to the fore againbefore the season closes. Syrian was favour-ite for the Maiden Plate, but as he was abovehimself in condition he faded away whenlooking a likely winner,arcl tLo race went toSunshine- The form of the winner was inmarked contrast to that she displayed at therecent Southland Racing Club's gathering,whena verymuch poorer field had to be over-come. Of the three starters in the WairioCup, Glenelg received most support, but hewas not very well, and being badly ridden,he could never get on terms with Zcehan,who began v.ell, although the latter tried toshirk his work twice during the race. Plotter(the other starter) found the course ratherhard, and would not extend himself. TheTwo-mile Trot provideda veryexciting finishbetweenRoxolla and Kilrvush, the former justsnatching a win on the post, although thereis reason to believe that had the secondhorse not been interfered with in the race theresult would have been the other way. Zil-lah won the Welter Handicap easily, but theway was made easier for her by Zeehan losingground at the start through rearingand after-wards unmistakably sticking his toes in whencalled on to gallop. The Steeplechase was ex-pected to produce an exciting contest, butaccident robbed the race of a great deal ofits interest. The North Island steeplechaserPipi won easily, after a succession of defeatsin jumping races since he came south thatwill take many wins to make up for Pipiwas nicely handled by H. Carr, who is evi-dently not a novice at the game. Muchsympathy was expressed for Mr W. A. Saun-ders, who got a very nasty fall when hismount (Tupari) came to grief and ended hiscareer by breaking his neck. The loss to hisowner is a severe one, as Tupari was a grandhunter, and had never hitherto been knownto wake a mistake, either between the flagsor at the rear of theBirchwood Hunt Club'spack. The Steeplechase course is a nice one,and its chief difficulty is a steep hill to climband race down asiain, but a race over it pro-vides an interesting event, and will probablybe an annual fixture. Zillah had a great set-to with Zeehan in the Flying Handicap, andoventualiy beat Mm by a veiy small margin,the son or AprPinont en this occasion runningvery truly. The One and a-Ha'f Mile Trotwas aHub race, and there was not much tn

OTAGO WITNESS.choose between the first f« r iiof-es ' .?» iCii\winning post was reached. ILe :>, * * -i.?hcijockey H. Townsou, who is ridin.- w.»l oflate, scored three wins during tho Cum

January 23. 1901

ATHLETICS.

HAWSE'S BAY CALEDONIAN CHAM-PIONSHIP MEETING,

In another column in this issue will hefound the programme of the Hawke's BayCaledonian Championship meeting, to be heldat Napier on February 22 next. Over £300is offered in prizes, the prizes ranging invalue from £10 to £1. The running eventsin thepreliminary programme have been con-siderablychanged, as will be seen onreferenceto theprogramme. Money (£5) will be givenif so desired in preference to the medal inthe 440 Yards, Mile Champion, and the 120Yards (Hurdles) Champion. The programmeis a very liberal one,and worthy of everysup-port. The entrance fee is only 2£ per cent.on the first prize.

for that race had gone to the post the issuewould have been between Ad\ance &:id Re-nown, both of whom would have ue.-it -v tiedead-heating pair. Next toRenown, the t a<=tperformers amonget tlte all-aped competitorsat the Auckland meeting were Blue Jnckct,Coronet, and Hohoro, and on the run in themile and ahalf of the Racing Club Hmdicap,wherein Hohoro gave Blue Jacket lib ana nbeating,Ishould say that the son of Tpsi.rinand Lady Moth is distinctly the best of thethree, and would have had a chance in theCup if ptartpd for that cvc-.it in iuxfei<jn-c totheRailway Handicap. It \\\>s a iremeruli-uistask that Hohoro undertook to give Renowntwo stone ir the -six-furlongs race. Fulmen.our Otago representntive, did no yec 1 at thomeeting, and finished last in the Racing ClubHandicap. Skobeloff, on vie rther h.uid,justified himself to «omc extent, or at any ratomade up some aircar-. of his o\'i>en«ns bill, ovpulling off one of the handicaps on the fourthday. Ishould say that Mr Stead will soon beselling this son of Pibroch.

LATE SPORTING.

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TO TRAVEL THE EAST, WEST, ANDNORTH TAIERI, LOWER WAIPORI,

MAUNGATUA, AND BERWICK DIS-TRICTS,

The Thoroughbred Stallion,CASKET.

Casket is a stylish bay horse, standing 16hands. He clairas Castor as his sire, andBangle us his dam. Casket proved himself agreat racehorse over all distances, winningtheDunedin Cup and Great Easter Handicapandnumerous ot.her events. Casket was neverbeatan ina show ring,and is a sure foal-getter.

TERMS: £5 5s for thoroughbred mares—

£22s at end of season, and £6 3s when mareproves in foal;hackney mares, £3 3s— £1 Is atend of season, and £1 2s when mare proves infoal. Groom's fee, ss, payable at first service.Mares from a distance to be paid before re-moval. Grass, 2s per week.3o GEO. RUTHVEN, Silverhall, Mosgiel.

rpo stand this

jjp&ggg||Ls_\il4§» AT WARRINGION

I.oimJ Ros*l>h,By St. Clair— Lady Emma.

Winner of the Dunedin Cup, D.J.C. Handicap,and other races, and stands highin the listof successful stallions. Fee, J65 ss.The Standard-bied Trotting Stallion,

l>el l'aso (imp.),By Albert W.— Augusta, sire of Delaroo,

Gosson, etc. Fee, £3 3s. Good grazing, 2s perweek. For further particulars apply to

WM. HARTY, Groom in Charge.

HT\ O TRAVEL-*- this Season in thesm&az<dL% VA^ STRATH-

TAIERI(Sf and Surrounding Dis-iKp*3*»^Tr\ k\ '.ricts, the well-known

r^V ¥» thoroughbred horse■I1 ii>»ii -^saEaSsa-MONTE CARLOMONTE CARLO, by 4scot— Speculation,

Speculation by Hippocampus— Slander;Slan-der by Camden— Annie Laurie; Hippocampusby Dainty Ariel— Fanny Fisher; Ascot byKelpie (imp.)— The Thorn;The Thorn by TheBarb— Brown Duchess;Kelpie by Weatherbit—Child of the Mist.

MONTE CAKLO'S winning performancesare as follows: — At three years— Trial Stakes,Hawke's Bay, 6.7, onceround, lmin 57 l-ssec;Open Handicap, Marton, 7.6, mile and a-quar-ter, 2min 25sec. At four years— SpringHandi-cap, Wanganui, 7.0, mile and distance, 2minlOsec;Owen Stakes,8.10, onemile, lmin 52sec;Manchester Handicap, Feilding. 8.5, mile anda-quarter,2min 13 3-ssec;Rangitikei Cup, 7.13,mile and three-quarters, 3mm lOsec. At fiveyears— Consolation, Wanganui, 8.0, one mile,imin47sec;Grand StandHandicap, Rangitikei,8.6, mile and a-quarter, 2min 19sec; dead heatnext day, 7.8, in Greatford Stakes, mile anda-half, 2mm 42 l-ssec, with Rangipuhi, 8.7;Egmont Cup, 7.7, two miles, 3min 47 l-ssee,TaranakiJ. C. Handicap, 7.10, mile and a-half,2min 40 l-ssec.

Terms: £3 3s. Payable «. at end of season,and balance when mare 1-roves in foal.

DAVID PEAT,30au Hopefie!d. Proprietor.

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; Aufcmmia sffoeli«s,23id and 28th FEBRUARY, 1901.

NOMINATIONS for all events at abovemeeting close at 10 p.m. 0.1 SAIURDAY, 26thJanuary.

Full programme in Referee and Otago "Wit-ness of 9th January.

H. L. JAMES,16j Secretary.

Says Turf,Filed, a/d F.r m:'I'c s^nsi nhe?

proved specially great for the Electioneers,and in the quality of extreme speed they takeposition far madvance of all others. Ilike tostate facts exnctlv as they are and my re-searches for anumber of yearshaveled to theconclusion tliot in this family extreme speed ismere frequently encountered than in anyother. Great and good as are the Wilkes, Ishould never seek for the most exireme epeedpossible in that family, for the reason thatwith all the superior advantages they havefor years enjoyed, they have never shownthemselves to be poss !ss::J 'A Th.-r.' >c r.ota championship record in the world to thecredit of the Wilkes, but almost all these re-cords from yearlings to agedhorses rest now,the ram? as they have for years, with theElectioneers. The Wilkes are far more nume-rous than any other family, were alwayspopular s>.nd fashionable, and have receivedth° schooling of thebest trainers in the land,yet inspite of all these advantages 2min 6|seeis the record of the fastest Wilke3 that everlived. Now we havenine animals with fasterrecords than this and not oneof them carriesa drop of Wilkes blood. Theybelong to fivedifferent families, and are as follows:— Alix,2miTi 3isec. belongs to the Pancoast family;Nancy Hanks, lm<. 1 a^e. 1. t »t ->f ILv -iyMedium;Cresceus, 2min 4sec, to that of Ro-bet-t M'Gregor;Directum, 2min sisec, to thatof Dictator, while The Abbot, 2min 3isec;Astota. 2min 4ibec ;Fantasy. 2min 6sec;Bin-ff?u. 2min 6i=pc. and Tommy Britton, 2min6isec. are all Electioneers. Of this very se-lect table, comprising the nine fastest horse3the world has ever &esn over 50 per cent, areElectioneers. Another prominent family arethe Dictators, and the past season has servedtobringone ofits youngestsires to the front.Iallude to tlat same and mighty racehorseand ex-championDireetum. Owing tohis ageand opportunities he has but few colts oldeirouprh to appear upou the turf at the pre-sent time, buj if such fast, game and con-sistent nerformer* as Consuela S.,Emma Win-ters, Directum Boy andothers are tobe takenas a fair sample of his,get, one of the greatestsires of the day has srirung into view. E-versince his adventupon the turf five or six years'since T have entertained the belief that whenplaced in the stud he would prove one of thegreatest sires known to equine history, andthat opinion seems likely to be a correct one,and why shouldhe not? Himself a fast dead-game racehorse and holder of the world'schampion stallion record for a .number ofyears, and gained when he was a four-year-old, sired by a horse that in his day was abig money-winner and fame to the core, andVio in turn by an own brother to the world-famous Dexter, out of a mare with a fast re-cord, and she in turn by a thoroughbred witha fast trotting record, there was no reasonwhy he should not take as high a positionin the stud as he had upon the turf. Horse3such as he and bred in a similar manner arethe ones that are bound in the end to takethe foremost positions as sires. The past sea-son has also been a most favourable one forthe familyof Mambrino King, and a most ex-cellent family they are. There is not a dropof Hambletonian blood in this famous sire,he being the product of the blcod of Mam-brino Chief through oneof his two most suc-cessful sons united with that of the thorough-bled. As might be naturally inferred, hispet are prame racehorses, to which qualitythey add beauty and size. This is one of thevery best of all the important families andthey farther furnish an elegant outcross forHambletonian blood. This combination hasbeen used at Village farm for a number ofyears, and not? its successful results in theget, of Chimes out of Mambrino King maresand the fret of Mambrino Kingout of Chimesmares. The annals of the turf are eloquentas to their greatness. The Abbot, the cham-pion trotter of the world, is thus Ijred, aiidLnrfl Derby, one of the sensational trottersof the year,is another.

THE JOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP.Lester Reiff. an American, lias beaten S.

Loates, of 32ngland, in the close contest thattook place in England up to the end of No-vember for the honour of the largest numberof winning mounts, and Sloan comes out topin the percentage. The leading Englishwriters rise to the occasion, and, showingthemselves worthy of the country's traditions,oneof whichis afair field andno favour, theygive the Americans all the credit they couldask for. Here is a aaicple of the comments,culled from London's chief Bporting paper:Itwould be affectation to deny that the ro-bust faith in the invincibility of English joc-keys, for so verylongaperiodheld by eports-meu in general, and byBritishers in particu-lar, has received a rude shaking. "Theydidn't know everything down inJude'e," andit has been proved that on this side of theAtlantic all was not known that could beknown in the matter of race-riding. Ameri-cans have challenged— and effectually chal-lenged— a complaceni sense 01 superiority thatanticipated no disturbance, and whatevermaybo the ultimate influence uponnative profes-sionals of tlie new methods in horsemanshiTJ,themen from the Stateshave leftan indeliblemark on>tlie records of the year, andobtainedin many instances thatmincer-eat form of Sat-tery which finds expression in imitation. Theextraordinary success attendant upon Sloanin liis visits to this country rendered it in-evitable that his compatriots -would disputewithhim ground thai promised bo well, andwarning was .given at -the -end of '09 that nninvasioninincreased force might be expected.It duly took place, but no one could haveanticipated that it would be productive ofsuch a singular situation as was developed.The merits and demerits of the forward seatpromptlyfaeeame a somewhat violent -subjectof controversy, andalmost divided racegoersinto two hostile camps; the ready, and eveneager, acceptance of the services of theAmericans brought them into a competitionthat hns proved disastrous for what may betermed the rank and file of English jockey-dom; the reckless behaviour of some pro-duced anearly andunprecedentedcrop of ob-jections and complaints; the followers ofothers constituted an undesirable element inconnection with thesport;andcases of doubt-ful riding and suspicious arrangements gaveTiee recently topowerfulprotests and weightywarnings in high nuarters. There may, per-haps, be room to doubt whether all the criti-cism evoked was thoroughly impartial andvoid of a suspicion of sourness;Tsut, in unycase, the pointed attention called to much inneed of correction and renreasion will doubt-lesshave the beneficial effect all anxious forthe permanent well-being of the turf mustdesire. It would be a light task to demon-strate that many Englisli jockeys hove beenguilty of irregularities, but as two blacks donot make a white, the compilation of a listof delinquencies could not be edifying, andwould serve no useful purpose. The earnesthope of all is that the authorities will infuture put in force. with a firm and evenhand, the powers they posspss in such ansmiple detcree. and, if they be insufficient, seekothers more effective.

LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD.'A booklet entitled "Lord William Berep- 'j

llord, Soldier, Statesman, and Sportsman,"'contains some interesting information con-cerning tlie recently-deceased nobleman, par-ticularly of his career in India, where for 18

Ifreais lie was military secretary to Govern- j'.frient, and virtual romptroller-j2;eiieralof the/Viceroy's household, a-nd was- immensely ]Popular with all cla^se^ of eooietv. Theiperesfords are descended from the Le Poer3Vid 6st, thePowers, the real surname of thefamily), from whom they eeem to have in- 1

Merited that wild, daring spirit and undaun-tedpluck which are so characteristic of the

of the house. While at EtontiOrd William wasperpetruallvin scrapes, out |Mwhich he extricatedhnnserf with true Irish jfacility. After passing through the usual ,

of a echoolbof's career, inoluding ',\everal swishings, generally inflicted because'ta wouldgo to racemeetings without leave,

TELEGRAPHIC ARRANGEMENTS.A deputationof stewards representing the

WellinErton Hacing Club interviewed theHon. J. G. Ward (Postmaster-general) lastweek with reference to their decision toabolish the telegraph office on the couree.Mr T. G. M'Carthy (president) pointed out)that the, wires on the ceurae were need «on- ■

SYDNEY TATTEESALL'SThe detailed report of the two chirf events

a,t this moating appears in another column."Umpire says that by winning the Car-xinjrton Stakes, Fulminate followed the re-cord made by Loch Marie and Coralie, viz.,inappropriating both the midsummer sprints.The race was considered & match between herand Gameboy, who had been galloping sowell thathe was given a good chance. Whenthe test came, However, he hadnone, cud itonly remains to be said that Fulminate hasshown great brilliancy. Itwould take a bitofweight to beather -justnow. AgainGodbyhadthemount, and it was simply ihe VilliersStakes over again. The mare started favour-ite at 5 to 2. with Gameboy at 9 to 2, Dandyand Myosotis being the others backed. Assoonas Mr Watson Bent them oT l'vthninatewas out in front, but she uad tlie 001033,1115 ofJsnny Moore. The two raced together for afurlong, and then Jenny Moore was findingit difficult to go the pace. Gameboy was■following,ibut when, lifter turning for home,hs attempted toset up andmakearaceof it

THE AUSTRALIAN WEIGHTS.One has not to look a second time at the

cabled lists of weights in order to find thenames of the New Zealanders. Advance is inthe front rankall through. In the NewmarketHandicap he is bracketed with Bobadil andPaul Pry at 9.11;he stands out by himselfat 9.13 in the mile race at Sydney, the Don-castor Handicap, conceding 4lb to Paul Pryand 71b toBebadili ia the two-mile Sydney

RACiKG IN NEW ZEAIASI).

OHEPT7KI ANNUAL MEETING.fFaoii Our Own Coebespondent.)

Ths Orepuki Racing Club held their annualmeeting on Saturday last, 12th mst Piesidentand judge, Mr IX. Hirst ; vice-presidents, MessrsA. M'Pherson,W. Armstrong, M. Stray,-,R. A.Cassels, M.Metzger, J. Fors\th, F.H. Wilson,and A. M'Farlane; starter, Mr John Wilson;clerk of the scales, Mr J. E. Shields; clerk ofthe cour.-e, Mr C. Wilson; secretary, MrW. W.Crov%-ther,handicapper, Mr J. M. Kennedy.

Notwithstanding tho day being a perfect oneas ie^?i(3s the vvasther, the attendance wasnot so large as on former occasiojis, owing, nocioubt, to the meetingbeing held so soon aftertheholidays, and the day selected by the club"being a Satniday. Though the totahsator wasabsent, investors on the cliffereut events hadno difficulty m getting their wants suppliedby the bookmakers. Iheracing was not of anexciting nature, the winning horse in eacheventhaving no difficulty in placing the stakesto ins credit. There is considerable commenton the manner in which the Handicap TimeTrot was ridden. Pretoria, who was riddenby his owner, trotted m flue style the first timeround the course,maintaininga good leaduntilthe opposite side of the course before enteringtho straight for the finish, when it was noticedthat the two leading horse 3suddenly sloweddown, and Polly,taking advantage of the check,passed them, winning easily. The followingwere the results —

Handicap Hurdle Race, of lOsovs. One mileaid v. half — Metz, by Lorraine, 10 5, 1,Muc-ster Lass, 9.0, 2. Also started: The Earl 11.5and Mystery 96. The Earl was leading out ofthe stxaicht, when he went inside a post, butcontinued in advance, and eventually woneasily from Metz, who was several lengths inadvance of Munster La3S and Mystery. Tliewinner was protested against, and disqualifiedfor going inside, and Metz received the firstmoney.

Handicap Time Tiot, of osovs. Two miles.— ■

Polly, 35sec, 1;Pretoria, 35sec, 2,Papatatana,40sec, 3. Also started Silverhght 20sec,Baldey scratch, Mountain Maggie 40sec. Woneasily.

Hack Race, of ssovs. One mile.— Abercom,10.0, 1;Munater Lass, 10 0, 2. Also started:Mystery 10.0, Glencoe 10.0,LaReine, 10.0. Wonby a dozen lengths.'Orepuki Cup, of 20sovs. One mile and a-

half.— Izal, by Vanguard— Susie, 107, 1; Flir-tation, 9.0, 2; Clio, 87, 3. Also started: Jcu-bert 90, Lighthorn 8.7, Metz 8.5, Pargould 7.0.Won easily by a couple of lengths.

Hosjdican Tiot, oi Ssovs. Two miles.— Polly,3Jsec (including lsec penalty), 1; Pretoria,3=ssec, 2; Silverhght, 20«ec, 3. Also started:Papatatana 40sec,MountainMaggie 40sec. Wonby100 yarcU.

Flying Handicap, of lOsovs. Six furlongs—

Izal,'11.12 (including 71b penalty), 1, Abercorn,8.0,2, Liahthorn, 98. 3. Al«o started- Joubsrt10.0. Pargotfld 80. Izal had to be ridden harda.T, the end tobeat Abercorn.

District Hack Race, of ssovs. Six furlongs^—Abercorn,.8 0,1, Glencoe. 7.0, 2; Dot; 8.0, 3.Won easily by half a dozen lengths.

Consolation Race, of 3sovs. Once round +necourse.— Flotation, by Fitz Hercules— Flirt,9.7, 1, Joubert. 10.0, 2, Clio, 95, 3. " Alsostarted Pargould 7.1. Won by a length acd a-

half. A protest against the first and =pcond

horses for going the wrongcourse was dismissed.

THE FOXTON MEETING.First Day— Januaby 21.

The first day's racing of the Foxtou RacingClub's annual meeting came of? to-day. Theweather was fine and the attendance fair.Results:—

Flying Handicap — Horoeka 1, Bones 2. Mns-ketoon 3. Scratched Heart Whist, Wonder,and Aprile. A good race; won by a neck.Time, lmm 18 4-seec. Dividend, £8 lls.

First Hack HiirdleF —Grey Ribbon 1, Tudor2, Koewbakaroa 3. All started. Won by sijiclengths. Time, 3mm 27 2-ssec. Dividend, £3lls.

Foxton Cup— Daphne 1, Volley2, Bona Fide3. All started. Won by a leneth Time, 2mm13 l-ssec. Dividend,JESI 15s. Hargfire droppeddead after the race, having broken a blocd

Maiden Hack —Warwick 1, GoM Cord 2, Fly-;ng Co1ours 3. Time, lnnn 46 4-ssec. Divi-dend, £1 14s

At the Foxton raopq on Monday Illumina-tion (£6 16=) won the Stevarch' Hack Handi-cap. Hotu (£* 30^) the Summer Handicap,and Flying .Tib (£3 19s) the Welter HackHandicap. 'Hie iace= were continued ye-ter-dav, when Warwick (£3 3s) won the JanuaryHandicap. Morning (£6O 16-) rhe MaidenHack Hurdles. Bona 1lde (£3 19s) the Presi-dent's Handicap, Illumination (£5 Is) theGrand Stand Handicap. Grey Ribbon (£3 5?)the Second Hack Hurdles. Ngapnhi (£3 s<)the "Carnarvon Welter. Lady Af?nes (£3the Railway Handicap, and Tn the Van(£l9 13s) the Electric Hack Handicao

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS.Cup he is again alone at the top of the tree,conceding lib to La Carabine and 81b to PaulPry and Bobadil;and in the Australian Cup,two miloa and aquarter, he rcceivco 61b fromLa C.uabine and lib from Paul Pry. Thediscrepancy ni tic calculations is verymarker1.Knowing Advance pretty well, Ishould f-avthat he has fairly earned the hisjlier compli-ments paid to him by the A .T.C. 'npnd.capppr.At the Kimc time, Advance is not good goodsfor betting purposes when out by himself atthe head of a handicap Mr Gordon s>urien-dercd Vac horse's chances in theNew Zealandand other Cups presumably because of weightconsiderations, though nearly eveiybody elsethought his hor.-e fairly treated;and Ishallbe su~pT\sPd if Advame starts in either raceat Randvvick, though in my opinion he ha-seomed his weight. If that opinion ib or-rpct, the son of L-uirol is decidedly treatedwith leniency in the Australian Cup. and asthe distance is l-athei- m his favour thanotlier-vvi'-e Mr Gordon may have a cut m at thisrace. T would soO'ipr back Advance at 9.7than Seahorse at 8.12, taking the chances cfboth being well.

COUNTRY PROTESTS.The stev.ards of the Vincent Jockey Club

met las-t Saturday week to consider theprotest lodged by the owner cl Haymakeragainst the stakes in the One-mile Trot, innatthe recent meeting, hoing paid to Ned, onthe £ie urd<-. of having galoped past the post.After consideration the stev»arci3 disqualifiedIspel, and ayarded the stakes to Haymaker.'Ihe owner of Ned has appealed against thedecision.— Alexandra Herald.

An adjourned meeting of stewards of theAlexandra Jockey Club was held on Saturdayweek (says the Herald) to consider theprotest again=t "Winchman, lodged at therecent meetingcf the club, on the groundsofmicrcprapentaiion. The owner of Winchmanput in au affidavit stating that Winchmanwas bred by him at Miller's Flat, and hadbeen continuously in his possession up tillthe time of the Alexandra race meeting.After some discussion the meeting was fur-ther adjourned for a fortnight to enable fur-ther evidence to be produced.

OWNERS' REMINDERS.January 26.— Tahuna Park nominations.

siderably for i.legal betting, and the clubasked the Minister to ass;=t the club inpre-\e-uing it. He paid that last season thec'.ub put through £20,000, and he was advisedby the stewards thnt fully a similar amountwas wired a\\aj\ The club were willing toallow the presb and supervised messages tobo sent a^ay,and he thought that if a C4o-■\ eminent oflicer were ajjpo'iiled fcr that cx-j re-.j purpose the trouble ir..,jht be removed.Mr Ward, in replyirg, sud the jjrcttdcntrr.ust ha\c been imsmforcied as to th° amountthat was wired off the course, and no regula-

tion could be devised which would preventparrons sending money from the. course. Haa-id, he said, had a cpreful ar.alj^ia made oftelegrams sent from the Hurt last mcetu-g,and°thH showed clearly thai rcoic than two-thiidi of the telegram^ wi-re outside of bet-ting purposes'. Thin proved that th° tele-graph on the course was of public utility, andif the stewards refused the department theuse of the office on the Hutt couroC, then, asl'oatira-tLr-L.t.ncral, he would =cc that anoffice be established a= c-lo^e to ihe cour c aspoa«iMe. A« a remit oi this reply the stew-ards lecors.dfied their decision and came tothe -coric-kisiou to open ab i.&uiil the telegraphoffice on the course. The facts are of .specialinterest in Dimedm, since our club aLo hasof "late cut off telegraphic communication withthe course, and it may bo presumed thaithose person3 who are opposed to and lealsisrorievedby that arrangement will £>ciza tap

VeHin^tcm case as a precedent and make anapplication which the Postmaster-general willnot be able to consisien+ly refuse to giant

It i.3 a distinct triumph for ,he anti-totaksa-tor pany. Whether it is for the good ofracing is altogether another matter. Ihavestrong doubts on the point Rscwg clubsare surely entitled to protect their revenue—to fail in this would be to come short oft'.'cir obligations:and. while the extreme stepof closing up the telegraph office is one whichIshould thirk they would not resort to ex-cept upon compulsion, it seems to me thatthe facts have warranted their so doing. Suchis the experience at Wingatui, at nny rate,

and if the DJ.C. is forced to reopen thetelegraph olice there is sure to be a suddenreturn to diminished receipts, which will beall themore annoying since we were only re-cently eongratubting ourselves on the im-provedreturns. The argument that a tele-graph office is wanted by the public foro-eneral purposes woxdd be unanswerable ifproved, but Iam not entirely satisfied thatthe analysis of rheHuH telegrams eetabhshesthis. The most innocent-looking messagesmay be commissions for all that the depart-ment can toll. The only course now open toclubs is to be more rigorous than before mthe exclusion of betting men, and if that isadopted as a policy the persons excluded orejected cannot blame the clubs for acting inself-defence, or rather in defence of the gene-ral interests of the turf, since a protectedrevenue means good stakes and good racine.whilst the weakening of the clubs is the di-rect road to the ruin of the sport.

SLOAN'S EXIT FROM ENGLAND.The official notification on this subject iuhs

Ihus:"It having been reported to the stew-ards of the Jockey Club that Sloan hid ac-cepted the offer of a large present from Mr Y.Gardner in the eveut of Codoman wininns? the

iDambridgeshire, and that he bad betted onkhe race, they inquired into the case. MrJGardner, who was unaware of the regulationSorbidding such presents, expressed his grent*egret athaving transgressed it. and the stew-Bids fully accepting his explanation,fined himto, nominal psnalty of £25. They inflicted a'ehnilar fine on Mr C. A. Mills, who actediis commissioner to Mr Gasdnor. and firdingfljoth charges provedagainst Sloan, they in-

formed him that he need not apply for a h-"cense to ride." The same issue of theRacingjpalendar contained the intimation that theInquiry into what is known as the Scotchman-H case had resulted in the complete exonera-tionofL. Reiff (rider), Wishard (trainer), and(Mr Croker (owner), and further thatEickaby.rider of Gerolstein, was also acquitted^ ofblame. Commentingon these maiters,

'Vi-

gilant" writes :Ishould be sorry, indeed, toIppear inclined to exult over a man who is

down but Icannot he"t> writing that tbecurt announcement that Sloan has been in-

formed that he need not apply for a licenseto riete gave me almost as much satisfactionas the news of the triumphant acquittal ofLester Reiff. No one willbe inclined to denythat Sloanis avery fine horseman,biitIthinkthat very little else can be said inhis favour."His mannersand behaviour while* over hereLave been fax from admirable. He has appa-rently forgottenthathe was the servant of hisemployers, and has regarded himself as theirequal, if not superior. His gambling trans-actions hare been the common talk of nearly'every one who was a T-retty frequent attend-a-nt of our racecourses, andhe has habitually

ibeen seenin anythingtut desirable company.To my thinking— andIwrote tie same thingasplainly as it waspossible to do at the time

of tbe occurrence— he.should never havebeen

allowedto rideagainhere afterhis dißgracelulSuet at Ascot in 1899. Had the matterbeen brought before the stewards there canbe small doubt that his license would have

«i oncebeen takenaway, but theunfortunate.waiteronwhomhe inflicted permanent injury'-was possibly wise in his generation in aeceP*-

"Jßng a sum of money to allow the matter to4rop.

'IWatercress, went to Mr Gilpin for the samefigure. Mr J. E. Platt gave 1050gs for the

-Rosicrucian mare, Cynthia 11, and Mr Leachgave 1090 guineas for the Galapin mare, Ga-Jiana. When biought into the ring on thethird day, 1900 guinras was bid for Ktopp-ment, and 3500g3 for Simon Da^e, but botiilots were bought in, as the au.io-r.nts bid dietnot reach the reserves. Lcxigy did not comainto the sale ring,tut v.as told pnvateiy by-his oTvner to Mr Eincald for 700ro» s. fheiighest of the auciion prices vuis the lOUUgsgiven by Mr Cunningham, a F,ei.ch trainer,for the five-year-old mare Armenia, by Mar-.tagnon. There v.as a little more life about)the sales on the fourth doy, no less than fourlots running into four figures. Of Mr Wal-"lace Johnstone's horsee in training, Harrowmade lOOOgs, at which price he was takenby MrF. W. Day. Captain Kettle realisedthe good price of 1150gs, and Ichi Banwascold to Mr J. Hornsby for 'VFOgs. Of LordWilliam Beresford's horses. Sibola made the,prioe of the day, Captain Eustace Loder giv-ing 1950gs for her. The same purchasera?so took Lutetia for 1550g? and Chinook for

he was sent to Bonn, and in1867 got his com-mission m the Bth Lancers, then stationed inDublin. He won several steeplechases as asubaltern, both in England and Ireland, oneof the best-remembered being the lieresfordSweepstakes at Conyngham, against his bro-thers Lords Marcus and Cherles. "Bill'wrn by aneck, after apunishing finish. Soonafter his arrival .n India {1375/ he was a^kedto officiate as. a judge at some pony races.One of two of the events had resulted in aW.0., and a third was amatch. Thtn came t'.ielast race on ths card, which the judge laad-e adead-heat between the three iiinacxc. ""Why,judge, hoy's this?" said one cf the uders onreturning to scale; "1 won a good length.""Iknow you did, my boy, butIwanted togive the ladies another lace, was the reply ofhis loi-lship. Uiltod with wondrously van-ning manners, he could, when he chose, fas-cinate a Ecranger imirediately;yet when outon the racket he was ready for all sort of hair-brainod exploit?, practical jokes, and devilry,and « hen in an argument which warmed a^ itwent on, hit mar,ellous command ot blangwould havedrawn tears oi envy fiom a coster-jronger. Poor Teddy V\ eekes va> fairlyfluent, in this recpect, but he- was not in itwith this youns? <-piijf of Irish nobility. InMarch, 1879, Lord llliam went to the Capooi ixood Hope, where he manfully upheld hihfamily's reputation for cool pluck, an.*, v.-onthe coveted Victoria Cros3, saving the life ofSergeant Fitzmauricc, of the 24th Foot, who,his horte having been assegaied under him,was on foot, and wouldundoubtedly have fal-len a vetim to the Zulu? had not Lord Billtaken him up behind on his own charger. Atfirst Vitzinaurice, with the sturdy obstinacyot a British soldier, refused to jeopardise hisofficer's life to savehis own, for the enemy'sfire was hot and dangerous; but Lord iiillsaid, "Jump up, you tool, or I'll get off andpunch your head." Knowing his man, thesergeant jumped up, and the J5^1

' luckily gotsafe out of themelee. Ths aciion was a gal-lant ono, and eminently characteristic of thehero. At Meerut, in 1879, Mr Kelly Mait-land was veryangry over the handicapping ofSattara, whom he had entered for his ownCup, and at the TTheler Glut in the eveningwas relatinghis woes to Darcy Thuillier, whenHolmes (who had just entered the room),sarcastically alluded to Maitland's generosityin giving a cup he was so evidently anxiauste win for himself;then a regular Babel en-sued, and someone went into the adjoininglottery room and told Lord William thatMaitland had called Holmes naughiy names.Like a duck to the water his Lordship rushedto the fray, and the tumult was withdifficultyquelled. From this sprang the celebrated de-famation case of Maitland v. Beresford,which came up for judgment in 18cO beforea native judge, and resulted in a non-suit.Myall King showed Euch poor form on hisarrival in India that Lord William gaveWeekes (who had selected the horse in Syd-ney) abit of his mind interms more forciblethan polite;but when his lordship, beamingwith delight was leading the horse in afterthe Viceroy's Cup (a racehe wonthree times),the irrepressible Teddy rushed up to him,holding out his .grubby fist, and in ttentoriantones, yelled out, "Now, my lord, re TeddyWeeke3 a d d thief?" "No, indeed,you're not, Mr Weeke3, ' fiaid Lord William,shaking him by the hand.

"That's all

right." replied the excited Australian, "andyou'll comeand stay with me, won't you,mylard, when you visit Melbourne?"

"Cer-

tainly, said hjs lordship, and W-eekes ,gaveMyallKinganaffectionate punch in theribs.

TUAPEKA.Splendid weather blessed tHs meeting last

week, and the club also had the pleasure ofseeing a very decent attendance and somecapital lacing, for, though theJield^ were onths sir-all side, Mr Dowse brought the l.orsesco well together theoretically as to encouragethe -most at them to havean honest cut in.This being generally known, speculation wasfairlybrisk, and the £1913 10s passed.turpughthe tocalisator by Messrs Mason andRobertsrepresents SPYI 10s more flran last year. Onthe whole it was decidedly a successful meet-ing,andIunderstandthe club comes out witha reasonable profit. The Maiden Plate waswonrather easily by "Waiin.ate Maid, "M'Combriding a patient rate on AihV.er/'s daughter.LaReine, picked as the good thingof the Fly-ing Handicap, simply could not gallop asfast as Off Chance. That, of course, was nother form. At the same time, Off Chance,when well, is afairish more,and less fastidiousabout courses than the Hon. G. M'Lean's re-presentative,-and in this and<the difference of231b -we can find abundant reason for the re-milt. Stockfishpnoved to-be thebest of a"badlot in the Hack Race, -and wen as he liked.The Trot was & contest between two, andErinwoneasilyat the finish, to the dismay ofthosewho on principle stick to professional ridersand leading tsables. Ch&tting to M'Ghmd3about theLawrenceHandicap, he toldme thathe attributedBrisa's defeat to the hard going.The track was like a road. Inany case,how-ever,Ishould not have felt coebsure if back-ingBrisa. She does not act well on strangecourses. Remember how she slipped up herbackers at Gamaru. Itakeher tobe a some-what whimsical lady, liking everything herown way. The defeat of Decoy by Brackenwasnot,Ithink,quite representative of form.Both at their best,Decoy could probably giveBracken 161b at a mile. ButBracken is justnow ever so much fitter than Decoy. Nextday, when they met at -a difference of 4lb,Decoy won. Thecallop had done her good.Stockfish won theNoveland was then sold toMr D. MTaggart at £9. Belligerent hadsomething to spare at the end of the Presi-dent's Handicap. That was shown on thesecond day, when, meeting Gladys IIon aBtone.worse terms, he wonagain, andshe wasono9 more third, the time being the sameas in the President's Handicap. From allthat Ican hear there wasno real ground forthe protest in the sscond day's Trot. IdaPark, at any rate, was trotting pretty for-ward the first day, and Iknow the ownerbackedher, whereasIbelievehe let her go forthe stake on the second day. Anyway, itwas all square, and the stewards were quiteright in dismissing the protest. As to theFareweH Trot, they tell me that there wasa bungle over the start, and that this causedthe riders of Erin and Inchkeith to pull upunder fhe impression that it was nost art.If that is bo. the circumstance is to be re-gretted, es these men lost their show, what-ever it -was, through trying to act Tip to therules.

AMERICA'S LATEST RECORDS.New racing Tecord« lor the season now

about closed, says a New Yorkpaper of No-vember 23, are not bo numerous as a nrstthought would suggest when the large num-ber of races run in different portions of thecountry is takeninto consideration, buttney

are in excess of last year. Brighton Beachihsads the list of race tracks with four newrecords to its credit, and also as the track up-on which the fastest races of the season werejrun in anumber of instances distance recordsihaving been closely approached. At Brigh-ton on July17, Voter, 6, by Friar's Balsam,

"Slam imp.Mavourneen,with1221b, placed themile record for acircular track at 1.38, and«,t the sameplace on June 20 reduced the six

furlongs record to I.X On J"e "fWatercure. 3,byimp. \vatercress,dam Lena,b■First, mr.de the mile and a furlong recordE.51 1-5. August 4 Ethelbert, 4, 18*lb, byimp.Eothen, dam imp.Maori, put therecordsor two and a-quarter miles at 3 49. AtMorrisPark onOctober 15, in* theMunicipal Handi-cap, one mile and three-quarters, Etiielbertreduced the record to 2.55&, carrying 1261b.\At the Empire City track on October 22,'Oharentus, 6, by imp. Charaxua, dam Con-fcenta. 1061b, in theEmpireCity Handicap, re-Huced the-mile and a-quarter record to 2.4.'A few new records were made at the unim-portantintermediate distance, and whilepass-ing, it is well to state that the abolition ofmanj^such distances as four and cne-talf fur-.'longs, sixandone-half furlongs,onemile and20yds, 40yds, and 50yds, w.ould/eventually beadvantageous to the turf, aa weilasthebreed-ling interests of the country. There shouldliba no race less than three-quart&rs of a milefor three-year-olds and upward, and none

lleas for two-year-olds aftor July 1. for any■ihoree which cannot so three-quarters of aanile is not worthy of th9name thoroughbred,and should be discarded from the turf and*breedins ranks. From three-quarters up to,<four miles there should be no fraction lessthan a furlong. The half furlongs and few(yards additions areunsatisfactory andconftis-ing when estimating speed from the time

■standpoint, and suit only a certain class of'"sprinters" and platers whose only functionSs to race for the gambling element andnotIftheimprovement x>f thebreed of horses. For?two-year-olds prior to July 1a half-mile is■perhaps as far as they should be asked to go,fend it is equally true that the continuousracingof two-year-oldsprior to that date is avery questionable advantage to improvement,-of racingor the breed of horses.

the favourite drow awuy. and he could neT erger near her. She won easily by four lengthsfrom Garocboy, and the timekeeper made itIrani 14sec. Under the circumstances. JennyMoore's third was creditable. Myosotia inndoa fair effort, but she could only run fourth.Fu1ii?mate would have been a most usefulmare for the Newmarket Handicap, at about7.0. but no doubt Mr W. E. Mate is we1]satisfied with the Randwlck double. Kkrkir.ocs down inhistory as the winner of the nr'tTaUereall's Cup lunin the new century. TheGrand Flaneur coit was the only horse bachedfor money at the card reading function onth° preceding evening. On the course hefound sound support al^o. The wet groundmay have suited him, buthe had run well inthe' Summer Cup, and wiv- likely to do soagai.i. B^rras IIwm the favourite at 6 tol,°thc rext in demand being War God. Uncle,

and Khaki, at 7 to 1. Prior to the Cup thedeliis" of lam hod changed the aspect of af-fair.-, and it was a =ight to so" the jockeys,be-.^-n.trred with muc' nnd water to an extenttli.\t l-iidrrod their colours indi^tin"uishab'e.rlhsv went off to a good start, with YarraWin front, but later on La i!.i.*u.> f ok up tl crunning,iust a» he did m the Summer Cup.>Ie had the clo=i company of Khaki all thewyy. Other- veil -crvod, so far a«= posiHcmwent, v.er-i Unel° md Floddon. But Khakiand La Hogue weie always in the van. andthey used the adv&i.la",? of light weights bymaking the opposition trivel in Ihf> ilnppy(jo-117, I,a JBor?ue battled it out v, fll into thestia'ght. butNevermore, who had moved _for-wai'd at the half mile, there threatened Kha-ki's position. Sho ran it out well, but thecolt v^as too constant, and when the pair drewout, he pre-"s"ilcd o*"rr her by half a neck.Khaki, who i" trained by W. Dugpnn, is bythe defunct Grand Flaneur from Goldlike,by Tiorton from Aureola (Robinson Ciusoe'ssitter), by Angler from Chrysolite (imp.'), byFlcckwell from Juliet (imp.), so that he isouite qualified, onbreeding, to win any event.His performances have not bern of any ac-count, but Ms trainer evidently discoveredhis s.ta.'in? abilities, a.vl rut him throivh aso'i'd prt'2aration with an eye to one of themidsummer cup?. Never-noro l-:id tie nd-vauta^p of a light weight, and was in goodform after hfr Brisbane trip. She ran a greatrace. La Hogue does well when allowed torun out in front, and managed to last longenough to get third place. Flodden had agood position to the lionrp turn, butIneversaw War God. Blue Metal was bringing upthe rear for a Ions? way. Crosslake was run-ning we]]up.whilst he laFted, but there wereonly two in it when the Lsger stand wasreached.

THE GREAT TROTTING FAMILIES OF1900.

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January 21.Mr David Scott's successful jumping horse

Hangfire (Flintlock— Armadilla), after running

second in the Foxton Cup to-d«y, buist abloodvessel and dropped dead. Mr Scott refusedJB3OO for him. He owns a five-year-old fullbrother.

The weather was sultry for the opening dayof the Foston meeting to-day. The WauarapafillylTe Puke was favourite for the FlyingHackHandica-p, but got badly away, and w,a& notprominent during the race. Half way downthe straight Bonus looked a likely winner, butHoreka got up or the post, and paid £8 lls.The grey maa-e Grey Ribbon, trained by J.Cress, at Tahenmkau, was favourite in theHurdles, and wor with something to spare.She paid £3 11^. Volley, another member ofCress's team, was favourite m bhe Cup andbeiteverything but the Napier mare-, D&phno whowas the biggest outsider in the race, and paida dividend of £51 ios to twelve backers. TheHawke's Bay-own.eelWarwick (Quilt— Waingon-goa) scored a' easy victory in the MaidenHackKnee from ten others. Gold Cord (Gold Reef— Coideha)should wir shortly. Warwick paid£1 14s. Joel Ayera scored a somewhat easywin with Illumination (Petroleum— Waikino)in the Stewards' Hack.Handicap. Rafca, whefinished second, pulled up lame. Illumina-tion paid £6 16s. in tile Summer HandicapHotu came away in" the straight, and. woneasily from Bulliantme, after Lady Agnes hadmade all the running. He paid the good divi-dend of £'i 10s. Grey Ribbon was startedagain in the Welter Hack Handicap, and sheled for about six furlongs, when Ngapuhi tookup the running. The latter was tackled by theTaranaki gelding Flying Jib (Foulshot— Bomb-shell) half way dowi: the straight, and aftera dmg-do"g- finish Flying Jib won by aneck.He paid 19s. The sum of £3460 was putthrough the totalisalor, which is £338 more thanon the first day last year.

The Wellington Trotung Club had a suc-cessiul meeting on Saturday. The totalisatortickets on the principal event were £1 ;on allothers 10s. Vanquish (a Vancleve pony),driven b3' his owner (Jas. Pettie), won the TrialHandicap easily, ami paid £1 Is. The igc&l

OTAGO WITNESS.

IN A NUTSHELL.

January 2.3, 190tcess of weight has been caused by rain or mud."The amendment is a wholesome one, and ifadopted will nodoubt give general satisfaction.The disqualificationof ahorse for a few poundsover weight is a hardship, for to win 0.. beplaced with the additional impost should bea credit to the horse and not subject him todisqualification, yet the carelessness of a jockeyin subjecting his mount to the risk of over-weight deserves some punishment.

CANTERBURY DOINGS.By Fritz.

mare Viotta (Burlingtor S.— Violetta) wouldhave won tne Railway Handicap but for break-ing twice wher m the lead. Dave Price wonwith Strathmore (by Emerson), who had thelimit. He paid £'-i 9s. The locally-owned'horse, The Member (by Electioneer), diivenby Bert Edwards, won the biy race in 3minIGsec. He paid £20. The District Race waswon by Kadie (by Brookfteid), who paid £1.iThe Au=Ti-anaT Pompasseur was made a bigifavourite in ths President Handicap, but Ber-,hn Maid won easily, and paid £3. Mr Buck-,land's Valour (Vancleve— Whispei), brother to!Anawei, scored in the Da"h. Handicap, and" put up 2mm 39sec. Sweet Mane, on the limit,' trotted 2mm 40sec. In the Electiic Handi-icap she waa favourite, and paid £1 16s Pully(a lad in. B. Edwards't employ) rode Swce"

] Marie. M L. Potties Hoxiour Ridden b}- B,Edwards) finished second.1 The six ycar-ol,d mare Venice (Flintlock—\ Revoke) was shipped to Sydney an Saturday.

Heritas has broken down, and will not com-[ pete at the Hutt.

AUCKLAND TOPICS.■ Bt Taiho*., January 21.I The Takaptirca Jockey Club's Summer meet-iing will be commenced on January 29, and ifithe weather conditions prove favourable the1 popular suburban club should score anotherjsuccess. The principal race of- the meetingis the Takapuna Cup, for which the good field

|of12 have accepted. Formula, on the strength( of her good work on the track, her. recent win-'n^ngdisplay a* Ellershe, and thehandy burdenat 7.12 whioh has been apportioned her in the,mile and a-half race, raaybe expected to startahob favourite, as.she has already beenbacked'down to 3 to 1, until no more money is forth-coming »b the pricementioned. Thedaughterot Hotchkisa is- certainly well in, and mustprove hard to beat, but we can/rot well over-look the chances of the Auckland Cup dinner,Blue Jack»fe 9-6, while another to read in thedangerous division in a somewhat open raceis Regalia 11, a little mare than ran with veryhard luck at Ellerslie, and is at present in rarebuckle. To pick it m one, however, Iwouldcast my vote with the favourite. A field ofnine reniausm the Steeplec-ha.se, for which thetop weight, Nor'-wcst 12.12, has been the oneto find most support. The son of Sou-wester13 certainly looking better in condition thanwas the case a few weeks buck, and it is un-necessary to say that he must take a powerof beating, and if anything is to finish in frontof him it may be Straybird 10.12, who hasbeen showing impioved form in his work ptiEllerslie. Formula andBlue Jacket have each1been coupled with Nor'-west for the double fora considerable amount, and withStray Bird forsmaller sums.

Seahorse is a regular attendant at the Ellers-training track.

The jumper Volcano was shipped to Sydneylast week with a, view to taking part in someot the cross-country events on the other aide.The son of Torpedo is a good fencer, andpossesses a very fair turn of speed on the flat,'and should therefore gave a satisfactory ac-count of himself in the moderate jumping com-pany to be found in Australia, at the presenttime.

Mi: Dolph Da,\is, who manages the MessrsNathan's stud and racing affairs,, is over thoother side attending the sale of the local stud.It is expected^that he willbe found making- apurchase or two on. behalf of the Aucklandsportsmen mentioned.

The youngsters at Wellington Park number32, smd talking to the studmaster, Mr Thomas-Morrin, a day or two back, he informed methat the juvenile aristocrats, who are all en-joying splendid health, will be weaned' m thecourse of five or six weeks.

Drum Major, who haa been off the scenesince the Takapuna Jockey Club's Springmeet-ing, wherehe showed decided, symptomsof un-soundness in the off fore leg, still carries anenlarged limb. The injured member wastreated to a severeblistering recently, but fromhis present appearancesIshould say that thereis very little prospect of the Hess<rs Dudergetting the silk up on DrumMajor again forthis season at least.It will be remembered that at the recent

Wellington Park sale the Hon. George M'Lean.effected the purchase of the St. Leger— Armillacolt for GOgs. The youngster was then inrather pitiable condition, having injured oneof his stifles when playing about, with theresult that on the injured limb being eased,the other hind leg became affected. The coltis still at Wellington Park, and it is haordlylikely that he will ever race. The Hon. MrM'Lean evidently purchased him with a viewof using him as a stallion whenhe matures.

While out for a run in a paddock at thelake a few diaya back the gelding Tiki, ownedby Messrs Alison Bros., ran against a twigof a tree, which penetrated, his side, inflict-inga nasty woundseveial inches 1' ;g. VetsTi-nary-surgeon Halstead's services v»ro \antHlof, and the sonof Regel appears to '■ ■_ i.n n. inirWay, to .recovery.In view of the conditions a,. "J to fhc

A.R.C. 'Century Stakes by thp metmjjv,iiDa..racing authorities, which prov .'.. f^r ? waxi-niunipenalty of 241b, it came a-- t c -urpnse r<>find tha,t the Hon. J. D. Ormonci n*1 dcci.Vlto withdraw Renown wh 11 i " ioj

feits catme- to be known the otlieday, the dua^ Derby winner havingincurred the extreme penalty, concerning theinterpretation of which considerable diversityof opinion existed last yesr -n connection withthe weighting of Seahorse. Twenty-threehoises remain in, included among +he numberbeing Advance, who, with the 191b penaltyincurred, has an impost of 9.12. He can yetearn another 51b penalty, but even should hedo so it cannot be held that he will be with-out a chance of carrying off the rich st».kefor a second year in succession. He will,however, he called upon to face strong oppo-sition on the part of Seahorse should MaiorGeorge succeed in getting the son of Nelsonback into anything like his best form, as he isunpenalised, and would be meeting the blackhorse at a difference of from 171b to 221b.A race between this pair would make theCentury Stakes worth going a long way tosee.

The MinerveIIcase, which led to the dis-qualification of Messrs James Beckett andMaca-uliffe, has been ag-am brought into publicprominence by the Egmont R.C., which bodymjposed the disqualification, recoimmendingthe metropolitan body (the Taraaiaki JockeyClub) to reduce the sentence to one year asfrom February 15. 1900. The communicationpointed out that the principle in connectionwith the disqualification of Minerve IIhadbeen established, and that the meeting waa infavour of a-remission. The T.J.C. authorities,however, evidently intend to stand by theiroriginal decision, m which they declined toendorse the disqualification, and the reply for-wa-rded to the Egmont Club points out thatin view of that finding no disqualificationexists. Rule 140, winch states that no dis-qualification by a country club shall operateon any course except its. own, until endorsedby the Jockey Club, is quoted in support.Further than"this, the T.J.C. Committee holdthat as they declined fo endorse the disquali-fications, they ceased to operate at all, evenon theE&rnont Club's course, and addthat thejudges iajjjoouited bj£ the chairman pf the)

I conference to whom the cas" was re'^red by■ the Egmont Club had comrr.utjd ...i mfor»'mahty when considering the appeal by (.-,'th{

!out hearing the parties-) expressm:; an o^mon"'chfEermg from that of the Taranaki (oir./Mittei^

j on the question of the intention of Beckett and\j Macauliffe. They (the judges) coii.d, so ths\, Tarai-aki Committee contc.id', luva either1 affirmed or di=-mis'3ed the decision appealed'1 against, but did aot do so, as they merely^stated that the judges confirmed the sentenced|of the Egmoiit R.C. This informality on thr,, part of the judges would probably have been',immaterial had they not al?c neglected to maks>

■ any order whatever on the' appeal. They hac^no power to endorse the disqualification, buicou_d have o^:;ered the Taranaki Committeeunder Rue 185, subsection 10, to have donasoy This had not been done, and the corco

imittea being convinced that the declaration^ot Beckatt and Macatiliffe were not wilfulljfause, declmpd to endorse the disqualifications,:us a remission from two yea.rs to one wtral\\mean a recognition of the existence of disqualification, winch the club did not recognise^,Indeclining to comply with the recommendr^feions of the Egmont Club the Taranaki atztho

i riflies, however, express a willingness to re^move what the Egmont Club terms the dipqua<lifications.

SPORTING NOTES FROMAUSTRALIA.

f ByRavens-worth.j MELBOURNE, January 16.'

Things have quietened down again pfter the. holiday meetings, but entries were taken lastweek for the Newmarket Handicap and Aus-tralian Cup, and the weights for these events.! axe due on Monday next. The publication ofthese will liven matters up a bit. There is a

I good increase m the number of nomination*for the Newmarket Handicap, the total beings

i IQ6, as against 83 last year. Advance repre-i seats New Zealand, and amongst the others' engaged are Bobadil (who it was thought hacO.tretired), Maltster, Tarquin, Lancaster, Hymet-tus, Warrior 11, George Frederick, Seauence,,Fulminate, Paul Pry,Ranfurly, and The"Chief., There are 52 horses inthe Australian Cup, nndtwo New Zealanders are in. this event— viz.,

1 Advanceand Seahorse. If they come over theirpresence will add considerably to the interest, in the race. Seahorse, Ihope, will be all! right. We have consi'lei-ab'e respect for the;i horse here. There is i.o doubt he is a goodj one, when all right. Other horses engaged ie1 the race are Paul Pry,La Carabine, Maltster,

Clean Sweep, Kinghke, Tarquin, Lancaster,1 George Frederick, lugliston, Merriwce, and theWest Australian, Warrior 11.RACING IN SYDNEY.

I On January 3 Tattersall's Club held aj"

Federal" meeting at Randwick. It was a

great success, ;ome 10,000 people beingpresent*j Eed'ight 10 11, who was not much fancied;[ accounted for the Hurdle Race, for whichI Delusion, despite his 12.8, was favourite. He, fell. Two of the winners, Cordon and Gallina,Iwpre sired by Gozo. The former took thaj Senators' Handicap, six furlongs, for which he*I was well backed, though Doreen started aI better favourite. Cordon is trained by RJ| "Woottou, whose stable is aheavy betting one1,j and which has been out of luck for a longkme. Gallina'9 race was tho Oraiiston Plate,one mile, for which Tarn o'Shanter, who hacE

| been performing so well of late, was favouritej with the Melbourne horse. Bolanos was nextii m demand. Bolanos managed to get second,i but Gallina won very comfortably. Galline:Iwasnot of much account when he paid a visifij to Melbourne some time ago, but he has pro-, bably improved. The Premier Stakes, seven;

furlongs, went to Rock of Ages 8.10, who isby)Gibraltar, and is a member of E. Keys's team.Acrasia, a full sister to SyeTla, belonging to(Mr H. Oxenham, was favourite, and. she ranTthe winner to three-quarters of a length. A/mile and a-quarter handicap, the Hopetoun;Plate, brought out a pretty fair field, with thaiQueenslar.der Ohio 8.12 most in demand. Haran very bady. The race went to Kulani 7.3?'who is owned by Mr W. H. Mate, owner ofFulminate. Mr Matehas recently had a goodl

j run of luck. He is a rich man, and employs ttfI private trainer, P. Gough, whoknows his busi-ness well. Kulani is a five-year-old mare bjiGossoon, sire of Fulminate, from Lava, whowas a mare that the late Hon. James White!used to race. The uncertain Blue Metal 8.13

I finished second and the Carbine mare Pelissiei;I 7.2. third.I There was an attendance of 6000 people at

the Rosehill races on Saturday, January s;'"John Rid, who haa been doing well of late^'carried 12.8 to victory m the Hurdle Race.He waa a rank outsider. The TasrnanianStakes, six furlongs, was won by Glenmore,who was afterwards unsuccessfully protestedagainst for interference. Doreen, who is by,Metal, took a double— South Australian Stakes*, six. and a-half furlongs, carrying.6.12,and- Wes.-

inah.m SiT t-s, =ix furlongs, 9.8. She was notiiiucli fancie'l for the fcuier event, but in &

1 small field wtnt out .it, odds on for t.he latter■"i -p Th.<* New South Wales Hnn.lij.ip, Ou&

| nuc- ana rSir^s fi\->'ongs. pr^' c.l J. gonj thin^I '< tht- Lo"biel uirt.ie NVcerruore 8.4, who in.

.s'''"

vi hire started at * lo 1. This is a,, 'etfA jodil i".io .iid ji hkel1 to win a goci■.'.(.:. Th" ou'<i othe.- p\eiit dericp-l -■ i theQueen.-'.mrl ii'p. ". 'j.ii was '.yon ')\ "R j ,iK8.0, who is b.- Tl 'ridiT'T'i -tie. (iu.:o Thauwere only four starters, aiii

'"into v brt out

at 6 to 4.Ma Ma, who nby Woodstock from Minne-

i haha,andhails from Queensland, wona doublej — Kingston Stakes 7.8 and Dickaon Stakes 9.0i

—at the Warwick Farm laces last Saturday.

She was well backed each time. The stewardstook notice of her smart form compared with,her performance at Rosehiil the previousSatur-day, and decided to report the matter to the"A.J.C. Committee. Miss Robinson, a filly bythe Caulfield Cup winner Waterfall, vas sue*cessful in the Forrest Stakes, for two-yeaT-olds.

I She carried 8.11, and won by a length. ALochiel filly m Jpanette 7 11 took the DeakiuStakes, one mile, ina field of 10. Her victory,was a, very "Ujft one, Turbine 8.2 being =eeon6T.The oily othsr event 'decided was the BartonStakes, oce mrie and two furlongs and a-half,Rock of Asres 7.0, by Gibraltar, scoring an easyvictory. The field was a good one. Ohio,tlio favourite, again ran disappointingly.

ALJiNTONE RACES.Suburban fare is Melbourne's portion again.

Last Saturday the Mentone Club held ameet-ing, which waa remarkable for close finishes,but fields were small. Bobstay 9.0, by SjrOliver, who recently arrived at Caulfield from.Naw South "Wale?, won the Trial Handicapby half a head, going out a strong favourite.-

| The Jumpers' Flat Race was taken by an out*i 9id£r in Bychuca 8.0, a daughter ol Sk,j Swithin, vith a fair lecord in South Aus->| traha. She only beat Jack Homer 9.8 by a

neck, with Detonator 9.11, one of the favour-ites, third. The Mentone Plate was reducedto a match, only Vesperus 8.10 and Fast Lady

I 7.10 starting. Odds were laid on the former,1 who won a!l the way The most import.!nbI e\ent was tho Mentone Hardicar, of 75sovs,i one mile, which wcrt to TJr L. L. Smith's:Eniclspord filly Rescued 6.7, a 4 to 1 chance.

The Jlentone Purse was won by Tho Pnorea8.5, by The Prior, and Keyless 9.9, by Padlock,was ridden, to victory by li. Ijfvri.3 ix» tb#

i Some of those who recently returned from1the West Coa-st meetings are not particularlyiimpressed with the general management ofracing affairs in that part of the world. Thestarting was very bad— not at one fixture, but

1everywhere,— and it is pleasing to note that:the Gicymouth Jockey Club has secured theIservices of Mr C. O'Connor for its next meet-ing. Probably other coastal clubs may see-itheir way to pay Mr O'Connor. By so doing,owners and the public will confidently enter'their horses knowing that there is a proba-bilityof getting something like fair starts. A'lot of the storiesIhear are probably somewhatIoverdrawn, but unless some decided change ia'made the meetings are bound to suffer. Better

1far to spend £10 a day even inpayinga, compe-itent starter than to see a horse left at the1post looking the other way, though it is m-|sinuated that well-backed ones usually get afair start." Traiosrs would loss half the pleasure of,

'their lives if training tracks were always in.igood order

—they would then have nothing to

igrumble about. A fe-w showers- and the tracklis sticky; if we don't get those showers it is,as hard as- iron and dangerous. Anyway there'is always something wrong with them. A well-[ known Riecarton trainer, in speaking of theC.J.C. tracks, said the cinders were too hard,the- plough was not fit to work on, the grassgallop could not often be got, and as a matter

1 of fact theTe ia not a decent bit of workingground. Sometimes trainers are justified in'their gruinblirg;but just now there is- not'much cause for complaint.

Malatua, Calibre, and Military look fairly1well after their northern trip.

Theaetioa of theHon. J. G. Ward regarding;the attempt made by the Wellington RacingClub to close the telegraph office at its currentmeeting meets with unanimous approval. Ifiit is nece3aa/ry to minimise the gambling evilthen let it be done by legislation. Morally,there is no difference in betting through thetotalisator and betting with a bookmaker. Rac-ing clubs solicit contributions to the totalisa-tor, and are only too pleased to charge 2s inevery pound invested;but they cannot bearthe thought that the legaliyd gambling ma-

1chine is likely to be robbed of its prey. It issometimes really grand to hear some of ourturf officials condemning "illicit" betting,whilst they encourage everybody to bet withthe "reaper and binder." That there is toomuch betting nowadays is undisputed. Some-times one feels that some of our racing authori-ties are a little too grasping.

The South Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumnmeeting will be held on April 17 and 18.Ihave- spoken to several owners and trainers

here regarding the request made by Mr Steadto the Christchurch Racing Club, asking thatbody- to discover from its handicapper on whatprinciple he handicaps untried two-year-olds,and the correspondence which followed there-on. Opinion is pretty equally divided on thepoint. Many argue- that Mr Stead or anyother owner has every right to ask the clubto seek an explanation from its handicapper,and every such request should be at once com-plied with when coming from a reputable man.Last week a letter on the subject, written byMr Stead, appeared m your columns, and itappears to me that he has made out a faircase.Iam informed by a reliable gentleman who

recently returned from the West Coast meet-ings that Mitchell scarcely deserved the heavysentence of three years inflicted upon him foralleged foul riding. However, the stewardsshould' be the best judges.

Ruahme is now being trained by M. Ed-wards.

Walter Rae, whohas been engaged in trottingpursuits for some years, is now mine host ofthe Railway Hotel.

Little Archie has been blistered and turnedout at hia owner's place at Ashburton.

Sant Ilario is to be grven a lengthy spell.Ihear that it is extremely unlikely thathe willever race again.

Mr S. Wilson, owner of Imperious, recentlyreturned with that horse from Maryborough,where he has had a fair season. Mr Wilsonpurchased the two-year-old Weatmere— Rosa-lind colt. He tells me that the youngsterbears a most attractive appearance, and hehopes thathe will developinto a useful horse.

Dr Slate, who lefn his Huon horse Uranusbehind him in charge of Mr M'Millan, wassold by the latter gentleman to Mr R. Reay, ofRiceorton, for £150.

— Since returning to town torna short holi- j3ay Ihave received a sheaf of cards and let-ters covering New Year greetings from readersof the Witneeß. Idesire to thank the senders;■very heartily, and to reciprocate their kindlyfeelings. i— Pitch and Toss has gone to the stud.— Gore and Maoiototo invitations are to hand

—Mr Quin. sends a ticket for the Tapanuimeeting.— The Fourth Cauifiehi Futurity Stakes hasbeen, reduced from £3000 to £1500.— The value of the stakes run. for on theflat in.England in 1900 was £531,906.—

Advance and Seahorsei sure entered, for theAustralian Cup and Champion Race.— The jumping horse Haagfixedropped dead"fter running/ seoond. in the Foxton Cup.— If there is a surprise1in store mi the Taka-puna, Cup it may come from Cavaliero or Re-gfdisL11.

—G. Rudings, brother to "Charlie," hascharge of Canteen and Bed Gauntlet on theirtrip to Wellington.— Blazer's withdrawal from the first day'shandicaps at Wellington wasnot,Iunderstand,"n. account of anything having gone wrongwith—

■Bill of Portland is to resume stud, lifedirectly he'reaches England. He is- to serve20 inarms, (including; his owner's), and his fee» lOPgs,— -.At .Tarjvmki three cheera were given, foeMr Pardyj the- handicapper, on the call of MrPaul, who made a speech on the subject from,the judgela- box.— Six Rupert Clarke haa given the name ofCommonwealth ttr the 780-guinea colt by BillofPortland, from. Happy Land, the dam of theaelebrated Hova.—

Leaterr Reiff heads, the list of winning-jpckeya in; England. Fox the first time in theHistory, oi the English turf a. foreigner has car-xiefi off this- honour. Reiff haa won. 143 racesout of'553 mounts.—

Mstnsour; the horse that ran third in theGrand Prix of Paris in 1894, and came in onlya length,and' a-half behind Matchbox, who wassold,for £15,000, is now;pulling apublic cab inthe streets of the French capital.—

Sid. Bishop has started training at Win-ton. Ihope he will do well. He had a longexperience with Stephenson and Hazlett. and.■whilst in thatemploy trained Gipsy Grand, thebest horse (or one of the best) New Zealandever saw;— Latest English files state that Yolodyovskiis the favourite for the English Derby at 9 to

{2. Nine "ponies" were accepted,about Todding-ton, who was unbeaten last season. Bunchedtogether, "Volodyovski, Orchid, Star Shoot, andLordBtrbs were backed at 250 to 200.— The secondary handicaps at the DunedinCup meeting have filled very well with horsesthat, if handicapped satisfactorily, are likelyto comnete. The hack handicaps have been,particularly well patronised. The RailwayPlate also promises to providearace.— Word comes from Perth that Le Var. byXiochiel from La. Valette-, haa been sold toMessrs Mackay Brothers, squatters, who areforming- a stud, at Brunswick, about100 milessoutho£ Perth. Laura, byNißgara from Ceriseand Blue, has beanbought for the same stud.— "Phaeton."" says that had Lady Avon be-longed, topeopls withless influence there"wouldnot, it is contended, have been such an absurdsentence at Auckland as "disqualified for theremainder of the meeting." The stewards re-quired no evidence'but that of their owneyes.- — Mr Crozier denies that he is shifting his-training quarters from. Adelaide to Caulfteld"because he dislikes the totalisator. The reasonof the change is thathe is* too bu3y to managethe stahle himself, and Brewer is going to doib for him. He is not dissatisfied with thetotalisator.— The principal event at theBrisbane Christ-mas meeting, the- Newmarket Handicap, runover a mile and,- a-half, was won by the NewZealand-bred three-year-old filly 'Circe (Castor-—Cissy), who is the property of the Hon. H.Mosman. She cost 450gs as a yearling, andia trained by Watty Blacklock.— Sporting- Review states that Kettledrum,the chestnut gelding? by Hotchkiss out ofWeasel, has departed.' this life. A short timeago h«- slipped hia shoulder, but last weekke appeared to>be-recovering nicely. On going-£ato-thff-bojc onemorning Alec Williams foundthe horse standing up with his off fore leg'broken.— The- Australian sportsman. Mr FrancisFoy (theowner of Voyou, AprilFool,etc), wasapurchaser at the Newmarket sales inDecem-ber. He bought tha brood mare Lochnell(1891), by Barcaldine from Bonnie Agnes, forUOgs; and gave 105gs for a bay filly foal ByCarbine- from Concertina. The latter mare isin Mr W. Cooper's stud.— "Teriinga" writes:Bookmakers are being«llowed to bet at the W.A.T.C. meeting inPerth. The license fee is very stiff— viz., 60gsfor the enclosure and 30gs outside. BettingJoust bagood,to justify a layer inputting down6Dgs for four days' practice, but from all ac-counts the- bookmakers who go from here findit pays them very well.—

Some of the-Witness readers may see thisl)efor« the Gore-races commence, and for theirbenefit (or loss) Igive it as- my opinion thatSenior Wrangler haa a chance in the CtoydonHandicap if he gallops straight, that Jupiter■with all his weight will about win. the Cup,that Pioneer is the best of the hurdlers, and-that.Decoy will pretty nearly will the Flying.— Lord William Beresford, whose death wasrecently reported by cable, won the AutumnPlate, of lOOsovs, one mile and arhelf. at theManchester November meeting with the Vic-torian-bred Billow (by Atlantic— Tickle). Thehorse carried 9.6, was ridden by L. ReifF, theAmerican jockey, started favourite at 6 to 5,and in-fi field of five won by three-quarters ofa length.— The breedmare GoodLuck, byBarbarian,died* at Duckenfield Park, last month from adisease known as "big head," which often ismistaken for snakebite. Good Luck was theproperty of Mrs John Ealos, and was the lastremnant of the once famous Puckenfield stud.The old daughter of Ba-rbarian has left a coltfoal by Cravat behind, which will be rearedon thebottle.— Though Cai-bine has- not yet fathered aracehorse of superlative merit in England, hisstock haveduring the racing season just endadmade a fair show,and havecredited their sire'saccount with £1471, the result of 18 victories"wonby 11horses. The best of Carbine's pro-geny are Sempei Vigilans and Duck Gun, bothof which are decidedly useful, though not nearthe first class.— The fallowing table- shows the results ofthe sales held" at Wellirgton Park during thepast nine years:— lß93, 18 lots, 7335g5; 1894.3-1 lots, 6201g5; 1895, 30 lots, 5294g5, 1896, 27lota, 2752g5; 1897, 35 lots. 3340gs;1838, 24 lots,5072g5; 1899, 2-3 lots, 5405g5; 1900, 20 lots,€Cs2ga-; 1901, 2G lots. 5237g5.— Although people are inclined to repaid -theplacing of the saddle on the withers o* a race-horse as an American innovation, Eclipse, theunbeaten son of M&rsks out of Spiletta whowas foaled in 1764, was apparently so saddled.This can be s»e» by referring to the lectureof Colonel O'Kelly's famous horse, which- vaspainted by George Stubbs, and is repioducedin Taunton's ";Fainouß Horses."— The waier at Baden-Baden has been I■wrongly blamed for causing tha indispositionand subsequent loss of fern of Longy whenhe went abroad mquest of a rich stake. Thereal cause of the trouble was the water takeniabarrels- from Englandwith him, which went

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bad 'after a time, and fairly poisoned the colt.The big price of 8000gs had' been offered forhim just before the misadventure.— Mr T. W. Lawson, a Boston millionaire,will show and race his well-known stud oftrotters hi England, Ireland, Germany, Russia,and Austria during 1901. The two famousstallions, Crescent and Charley Horr, are in-cluded in the stud. Mr Lawson's horses willmake their firat appearance at a large meetingin England,and their winnings at all meetingswill be devoted to English chanties.— Mesarsi Keene head the hat of America'swinning owners for the season, with 111,357d0lto their credit. The largest winner in thestable is the two-year-old Commando, by Do-mino

— Emma C, with 41,002d0l to his credit.In. the Keene stable there were 24 starters.Hon. W. CWhitney is second, with 52,545d01,won by 26 starters, of which Ballyhoo .bey,by Kingston.— Ballyhoo, won 37,690d01, includ-ing the Futurity.—

There were several thousand pe&pla inMadison Square Garden on November 30 tosee.The Ahbot, the champion tzotter of theworld, pass under the hammer. The first bidwas 26,000dol; this was promptly raised to26,500d01, and a.t that figure the horse becamethe property of John S. Scannell president ofthe Free department, who quickly limited forGeers and made arrangements for that re-nowned1 trainer to handle him next season.—

Thomas Skelton, at one time a prominentcross-country English jockey, and subsequentlyfor some years a trainer of Tacehorses at Hed-'nesford and other places, died in December.He served' his apprenticeship m the Chiltoiistable with old Tom Stevens. Skelton was inhia day m very capable jockey, and will bechiefly remembered as the rider of Old Joe inthe Grand1 National of 1886, when that plod-ding old son of Barefoot won, starting at 25-to 1, and beating 22 opponents.— The Hon. G. M'Lean's Chrysolite filly,Lady Emily filly, and Agnes filly, yearlingsbought at Wellington Park, have been landedin Dunedin, and handed over to M'Ginnis.The-y got a bit knocked about, largely owmgto their restlessness at sea, but they are nowgetting all right. The ArrniLla colt was leftin.Auckland, beinghardly well enough to standthe voyage. M'Ginnis's Valentmia colt w-aslanded at Christchurch, and will stay theretill after the C J.C. Summer meeting.— Jack Hutton was xiding Union Jack intheFlyingHandicapat Begn (N.S.W.) onJanu-ary 2, when thehorse fell, and rolled over onhis rider, crushing his leg, and rendering himunconscious. Before1 leaving Sydney for BegaJack had. his hand read by a palmist, whowarned him that he would meet his death onthe day the accident occurred. This preyed onhis mind,and he related it several times to hisjockey friends. It is hoped that he will re-cover, but the case is considereda very seriousone.— Fourire, the four-year-old son of Palais-Royal andFourchette, purchased by theFrenchGovernment for 6400sovs, has had amost suc-cessful career on the French turf. As a two-yeai-old he ran three times, winning twice and'running second on the other occasion. He thenwon 11 races off the reel as a three-year-old,being placed twice second and once third inthe other three races" in which he competed atthat age. As a four-year-old he won six times,was second twice, and unplacfd upon threeoccasions.— Referring to Sir Edgar Vincent's bad luckin England, an English writer says Sir Edgarhas already spent enough money on the turf

I and in buyinghorses to- deserve a turn of for-, tune, butup to the present the fates have been1 against him—

more especially when Multiformturned roarer', Stoccado, wao on hie first run-;ning- here- seemed full of promise, went,mysteriously lame; and his two-year-old colt'Council of Trent, of whom great things were

1 expected, had to be fired and put away for,next season.—An unusual incident which occurred at

the Auckland sale 3is thus referred to by"Phaeton

":A spice of excitement was infused' into the sale at Wellington Park on Thursday

1 last by a demand being made on one of the'buyers to furnish a guarantee. The man in! question had purchased stock to the value of.' over lOOOgs, and was getting into his stridei to bid for theHilda colt when the auctioneer'refused the same, and, after a consultation, it, was determined, as theguarantee was not forth-coming, to resell the lots.' — The Manchester November Handicap was'run at a good pace. Glenart, Blumenaue, andOld Clo' were th&most prominent in the earlystages. After that Santoi came out with therace apparentlyin safe keeping,buthe swervedto the left, and though Kempton Cannonstraightened him almost at oncethegroundthuslost proved fatal, for Lexicon,had been beaamgdown on him with a wet sail, and just gothia headinfront at the right place. Had S*an-" toi kept straight he must have won, but all

1 the same Lexicon was going far the faster ofthe two at the finish.! — The light-weight jockey Heapy, nepHew of

Sammy Loates, went to Belgium under en-gagement to ride some littie" tame after thepresent season had commenced, and in. order

> to encourage him "Uncle Sam" promised hima present of £1000 if he should top the list of,warning jockeys in that country at the end-of the season. This at the time seemed impos-sibla

—several riders had made good, starts

—but,by degrees young Heapy caught them up,and last week he tied with Milner at the headof the list, while the last day of the seasonhe scored a win, and thus secured first placeand the JEIOOO.— Strange- to say (remarks an Americanwriter) the feel; of horses adaipted to soft trackshere are entirely the reverse of what are Lookedupon as aa advantage for mud horses inEng-land. Here the best mud horses have mostlysmall narrow feet, whereas in England a^ footmore on the soup plate order is a desideratum.This is probably, occasioned by the differencein the kind' ofmud. Whereas the big, flat footprevents ahorse from sinking too deep throughthe heavy turf, the small, narrow foot is drawnmore easily out of the sticky going, and thehard bed of the tracks prevents its sinkingbe>orid a certain point.

"— The ex-Australian sportsman CaptainScott, who married the late Mrs James White,of Kirkham, has got himself into trouble withthe Irish racing authorities. The stewards,having investigated the case oi the runningofthe Australian-bred Raven's Plume and otherhorses, the property of Captain Scott, con-sidered th&y had no alternative, but to warnoff Captain Scott and his trainer, TimothyM'Guirc. The stewards of the English JockeyClub have endorsed the sentence. CaptamScott took several hoises to Ireland. Amongstthem wereLevsmter, Ca Ira11, Acliray, JXiora,iiaven's Plump,and others.— The Final Plate at Manchester, the lastflat race of the century in England, was wonby Spectium, Parthian being second. Iex-pectf, says '-Vigilant." we shall seei Parthianwill'a good race in 1901, but it is Mr Muir'sintention to have him trained for weight-for-age'"engagements andnot to trouble aboUc han-dicaps. 'He is a. good colt, a LealJy good one,iwhen at his best, which he of course cannotpossibly be as yet, but Iunderstand that hedocs not act on sort going. Under all the cir-cuifistances,' brs display at Manchester wassufficiently "piormsing, and we know that, al-though lie is not yet anything like at his best,he was not qualifying for handicaps.

—An American is moving to amend an oldrule so as' to read as follows — "If a horsecarry more than 2lb over his pioper or declaredweight he shall not be disqualified, but hisjockey shall be fined, suspended.\r ruled offuulet.3 the stewards arc satisfied that such es-

WELLINGTON NOTES.By Onlooksb.

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MANCHESTER.■Friday, November 23.

LANCASHIRE HANDICAP, of S7ssovs. Onemile.

Mr T. Cannon's eh g Addendum, by Mela-nion

— Postscript, syrs, 7.13 (K. Cannon).. 1MrL. de Rothschild's eh cHulcot, 3yis, 6.10

(\V. Lane) 2Mr T. Davidson's eh c Dandy Fifth, 4yr&, j

7.5 (G. Sanderson) 3Mount Prospect, 6yrs, 9.7 (Hakey) .. ..0Chesney, 4yrs, 8.13 (Aldcroft) .. .. „ 0Ninus, syrs, 8.11 (Jenkins) .. .. .. .. 0Lackford,syrs, 8.9 (L.Reiff) """ 0Marconi, syrs, 8.1 (Maher) ". 0Mazeppa, 4yrs, 8.0 (Rigby) 0Chinook, syrs, 7.12 (J. Reiff) .. .. .. .. 0Rensselaer, syrs, 7.12 (Wame) 0Kopely, aged, 7.10 (G. M'Call) .. .. « 0Refractor, 4yrs, 7.10 (O. Madden) .; .. 0St. Nydia, 3yrs, 7.9 (S. Loates) 0Egmont, 3yr3, 7.7 (Fmlay).. .. 0Rice, 3yrs, 7.5 (Toon) «. *.* <■ 0Pellisson, Syrs, 7.1 (Clemson) «. 0Sister Angela, 4yrs, 6.13 (J. Goater) .. 0St. Beurre, 3yrs, 6.8 (Heppell) .. ». .. 0Marttius, 6yrs, 6.7 (Broom) 0

Bettmg- 8 to 1agst Hulcot, 10 to 1 Adden-dum, 100 to 7 Dandy Fiith.When in the straight Dandy Fifth took up

AUSTRALIAN HANDICAPS.V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

The following weights have been c!oclared:—

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.Bobadil 9.11, Advance 9.11, Paul Pry 9.11,

Lancaster 9.8, Ranfurly 9.8, Tarqum 9.7, Se-quence 9.5, Dandy 9.4, Massimssa 9.3, Fulmi-nate 9.3, Fleet Admiral 9.3, Hymettus 9.0,George Frederick 9.0, Chiei 9.0, Corahe 9.0,Austialian 9.0, Reliance 8.13, T\ atchdog 8.12,Cornquist 812, Fortune Teller 8.11, Nitre 8.10,Fides 8.10, Sagacity 8.7, Debenture 8.7,Ampler8.6,Voioce 8.5,Kulans 8.5, Tarn o' Shanter 8 5,Contrast 8.2, Roscommon'B.2, Alva8.0, Duke o£Portland 8.0, Revenue 8.0, Marie Corelli 8.0,Do You 8.0, Bange 7.13, Warrior 7.13, So Long7.13, Duke of Kent 7.13, Town Clock 7.12, Idler7.12, Polyxena 7 12, Isa 7.11, Stagelight 7.11,Ker.ley 7.10, Sapir 7.10, Carline.7.9, Silver Moor7.8, Morali 7.8, First Mate 7.7, Florence 7.7.Mylae 7.7, Horonda 7 6, Kooma 7 5, Miss Ven-gesnee 7.5, Safety 7.5, Nikola 75, Locksmith!7.4, Strathjoy 7.4, Drizzle 7.4, Wide Awake 7 \Cicero 7.4, Hearsay 7.3, Bolanos 7.3, Ruskin.7.3, Commanc'er 7.3, Ferryman 7.2, Bobstay 7.2,Latem 7.2, Foret 7.1, LaFrarce 7.1, Peppercorn7.0, Patna 7.0, Monitor 7.0, Man of Honour 7.0,Berenice 7.0, Booial 7.0, Will 7.0, Hester 7.0,Juggler 7.0, Clanside 7 0, Fast Lady 6 13. Slatm6.13, Captain Towse 6.13, Private Willis 6.13,Andorra 6.13,Union Jack 6J2,Jadoo 6.12, LordCureton 612, Aurous 6.12, Songbird 6.11 OldSalt 611, High Jinks 6.11, Atbara 6.10. GlenAlbyn 6.10, Ironhooo 6.10, Churn 610, Karan*6.10, Wakeful 6.10, Gambil 6.10, Pirate King6 9, Mariner 6.9, Verge 67, Passover 6 7, Toiler6.7, Madrid 67, Epitome 6.7, Jerry 6.7, Inquisi-tive6.7, Improver 6.7, Carol 6 7,Hovis 6.7, Con-tadina 6.7, Grand 6.7, Briar 6.7, Cameron 6.7,Thrush 6 7.

AUSTRALIAN CUP.La Carabine 9.13, Paul Pry 9.8, Advance 9.7,

Tarquin 95, War God 9.3, Merriwee 9.2, FleetAdmiral 8.13, Seahorse 8.12, George Frederick8.12,Maltster 8.11,Lancaster 8.10,Clean Sweep8.9, Ingliston 8.7, Nitre 8.6, Vocalist 8.2, Gunga8.0, Dirk Hammerhand 8.0, Finland 7.12, King-like 7.10, The Bride 710, Contrast 7.9, RoyalPurple 7.9. Khaki 7.8, Revenue 7.7, Debenture7.7, Miltiades 7.7, Tarsus 7.5, Horace 7.5, Caro-line 7.5, First Hate 7.5, Barbarossa 7.2, Flint-lock 7.0. Royal Artillery 7.0, San Fran 7.0,Grizzle 6.13, Gosport 6.13,Inquirer 6.13, Dream-land 6.12, Warrior 6.12, Bolandi 6.11, LordCureton 6.10, British Admiral 6.10,Juggler 6.10,Hurrah 6.7, Cmtra 6.7, Private Willis 6.7, At-bara 6.7, Union Jack 6.7, Old Salt 6.7, Iron-hoop 6.7, Seaport 6.7, Hovis 6.7.

AJ.C. AUTUMN MEETING.The following weights have been declared:

DONCASTER HANDICAP.Advance 9.13, Paul Piy 99, Ranfurly 9.8,

Bobadil 9.6,Tarqum 9.6,Lancaster 9.5, Severity9 4, Dandy 9.4, Sequence 9.4, Maltster 9.4, TheChief 9.2,Hymettus 9.0, Fulminate 9.0,Reviver8.13, George Frederick 8.12, The Admiral 8.12,Finland 9.11, Masshussa 9.11, Coralie 8.9, Nitia8.8, Dirk Hammcrhand 8.8, Cornquist 8.8,Watchdog 8.8, Boreas 8.7, Cyanide 8.6, For-tune 8.6, Australian 8.4, Camelroy 84, Gunga8.4, Goldsmith 8.4, Holbrook 8.4, Water Colour8.8, Sagacity 8.2, Debenture 8.2, Consul 8.2,Gauleon 8.2, Culani 8.2, Fides 8.2, Tasman 8.0,Tarn o' Shanter 8.0, Queen 7.13, Acumen 7.13,Zero 7.12, Roscommon 7.12, Marion 7.12, Cor-don 7.12, The Idler 7.11, Revenue 7.11, Bob7.10, Idle 7.10, Horondo 7.9, Mati 79, Bullo-men 7.9, Moore 7.8, Typoon 7.8, Borze 78,Isa 7.7, Allinga 7.7, Portland 7.7, Simile 7.7,Kiely 7.5, Mostyn 7.5, Undaunted 7.4, Carolina7.4, Sapir 7.4, Wakefield 7.3,Juggler 7.3, Audoirn,7.3, Clifton 7.3, Bosnobel 7.3, Skylight 7.3,Private Willis 7.2, Barbarline 7.2. Grizzle 7.2,De Aar 7.2, Baragunda 7.2, San Fran 7.2, Aiis-tralian 7.2, West Australian 7.2, Roberts 7.0,Sirdar 7.0, Peppercorn 7.0, Lord Cureton 7.0,Commonwealth 7.0, Honeysuckle 6.13, Doreen6.13, Kawana. 6.13, Ferryman 6.13, Auros 6.13,Berenice 6.12, Galina 612, Latem 6.12, Hihi6.12, Turbine 612, Black 6.12, Strathjoy '6.12,Crystal 6.11, Redmond 6.11, Light 6.11, Lyrist6.10, Melodian 6.10, Bivalve 6.10, Rusket 6.10,Captain Towse 6.10, Hoopiron 610, Goldwing6.10,Passover 6 10,Lady 610, Robato 6.9, Jink 36.7, Alderman 6.7, Wedlock 6 7, Boonery 6.7,GoWatta 6.7, Health 6.7, Shn&a, 6.7, Immuna6.7, C?nadian 6.7. Nulh 6.7, Acrasia C.7, Para-dox 6.7, Dudn 6.7.

SYDNEY CUP.Advance 9.10, La Carabine 9.9, Tarquin 9.2,

Paul Pry 9.2, Bobadil 9.2, Merriwee 9.0, War-god 8.13, Maltster 813, Lancaster 8.11, Severity8.8, Hymettus 8.8, George Frederick 8.7, CleanSweep 8.7, The Admiral 8.7, Ingliston 8.6, Se-quence 8.6, Riviver 8.6, Finland 8.4, Massinessa.8.4, Dirk Hammerhand 8.4, Blue Metal 5.3,

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESSWELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB.

Saturday,January 19.The Wellington Trotting Club's meeting

was held in fine weather. The following arethe results:—

Trial Handicap.— Vanquish 1, Sunny Days 2,Revenge 3. Also started " Plunger, Epuni,Clyde, Harkaway, Hilda,- and Naughty Girl.Time, smin 51sec. Dividend, £1 Is.

Railway Plate.— Strathmore 1, Faithful 2,Viotta 3. Albo started. Veto and Vickery.Time, 4min Bsec. Dividend, £3 9s.

Trotting Club Handicap.— The Member 1,Nantes 2, Daybreak 3. Redmire also started.Time, smin 16sec. Dividend, £7 Bs.

District Handicap.— Eddie 1, Steve Hart 2,Hilda 3. Also started. Revenge, Epuni, Clyde11, Brookfield, Comet, Chaos, Naughty Girl,Montreal, Viotta, and General. Time, smm55sec. Dividend, £1.

President's Handicap.— Berlin Maid 1, An-swer 2,Flavia3. Also started" DewdTop, DollyVarden, Daybreak, and Lord Harold. Time,3min 58sec. Dividend, £3.

Dash Handicap.— Valor 1, Monte Carlo 2,Vickery 3. These were the only starters. Time,2min 39sec. Dividend, 15s.

Electric Handicap.— Sweet Marie 1, Honour2, Perewite3. Also started:Harkaway,Comet,SteveHart,Trio, Naughty Gir^Flavia,Roselle,and Vfeto. Time 2min 45sec. Dividend, £1 6s.

dendum, whilst Hulcot was rapidly pickinguphis ground. A little below the distance Ad-dendum took up the running, Dandy Fifthsecond, and Hulcot third. The last-namedpufcin some good work in the last hundred yards,and was picking up Addendum rapidly at last,but too late to get up, and Addendum wasleft a winner by three-parts of a length; thesame distance between second and third. Time,lmm 47sec.

Saturday, November 24.MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP,

of 137550v5;second horae received lOOsova.One mile and six furlongs.

Mr B. Gottschalk's eh g Lexicon, by Theo-logian— Loch Limue, 6yrs, 6J3

(T. Heppell) 1Mr G. Edwardes's b or br c Santoi, 3yrs,

8.1 (K. Cannon) 2Sir J. Blundell Maple's blk or br c Aquas-

cutum, 3yrs, 7.9 (S. Loates) 3Glenart, 4yrs, 7.6 (Buxton) M 4Ciarchaven, lyrs., 9.3 (W. Halsey) .. 0Irish Ivy, 4yrs, 9.3 (M. Cannon) 0Jolly Tar, 4yrs, 8.8 (L. Reiff) 0Old Clo', aged, 7.10 (Aldcroft) 0Skopos, 4yrs, 7.9 (C. Jenkins) 0Syerla, 6yrs, 7.6 (J. Reiff) 0First Principal, 3yrs, 7.5 CClemson) .. .. 0Blumenaue, syts, 7.0 (W. Lane) 0Admiral Drake, 4yrs, 6.12 (Walkington) .. 0Ardmore, 3yrs, 6.12 (S. Chandley) .. .. 0South Australian, aged, 6.10 (C. Manser) .. 0Hedera, Syrs, 6.7 (O. Pratt) 0Parquetry,3yrs, 6.5 (Broom) ...._.. 0Designer, 4yrs, 6.4 (Wheatley) 0.

Betting: 6 to 1 agst Blumenaue, 6 to 1Aquascutum,100 to 9 Santoi,40 to 1Lexicon

Betting: 6 to 1 agst Blumenaue and)leading,but gave way asthe straight was made,and Old Clo' took up the running, followed by,Glenart, Blumenaue, and Clarehaven, with.Santoi next At the distance Old Clo' wasbeaten, and Santoi drew to the front, followed!by Lexicon andAquascutum. A fine racehomewas witnessed, and Lexicon won on the postby a short head; three lengths between secondand third. Gleiiart was fourth a head away,Syerla fifth, Old Clo' sixth. Time, 3mm 142-ssec.

FINAL PLATE, of 139sovs. One mile.Mr W. C. Whitnev's b f Spectium, by Or-

viete—False Light, 4yrs, 9 3 (L. Reiff) .. 1Mr T. G. Muir's Parthian 11, 4yrs, 9.6

(Rigby) 2Mr A. F. Basset's b c Sir Hercules, 4yrs,

9.6 (Madden) 3Mr T. G. Muir's The Tola, 6yrs, 9.6

(W. Lane) 0Betting: 9to 4 on Spectrum, whoma-dc every

yaid of the running fiom Parthian IIand TimTola, and won in a canter by five lengths.

IWelter. He rode a good race this time, justYuanaging to sneak home from Altairs.

MARIBYRNONG RACES.The meeting in Melbourne on Saturday last

ferae on the historic Maribyrnong course, but,(With Bhowery and bleak weather prevailing,)bhe fixture was not very enjoyable. Ineed sayvery little of the racing, as it was of a veryordinary type. Mr Miller won the Footscray"Handicap with the Zalinski filly Churn 7.8,(Who was not very much fancied. IthinkSheridan, the Hurdle Race winner, will turnput well. He only carried 9.3, but won like» racehorse from the Moonee Valley winner

Peer 8.10. Sheridan is owned by MrST. B. Pearson, and is by the Musket horseJTirelock, from Lady Teazle. Altairs 8.7, aareally good-looking horse, whose form is'erratic, took the Welter Plate, for which he"started favourite,and then came out and, carry-iing10.6,ran second to The Undine 8.0, by TheAdmiral, in the Jumpers' Flat. It was re-

frted a day or two previously that Theidine was lame. This is often the

"office

"tt a horseis tobe backed. At any rate, Theidine started favourite. Gameboy 8.0, whoby Escutcheon, and is identical with

)the Sydney horse of the same name, took theWelter Purse, and High and Mighty 8.6, byVilliers, was successful in the Doutta GalloHandicap,one mile. Both Gameboy and Highand Mighty were ridden by Walter Burn, whois, in my opinion, the beat rider we have_at.-present. If it came to a desperate finishBobby Lewis might beat him, but Burn winsfcis races through -judgment. He knowsexactly when to make his run.

ODDS AND ENDS."Mr Ernest Day has telegraphed from Albany

ihat on reaching that port on his way to Eng-land Bill of Portland was all right, though thepassage hadbeen a rough one. The new owner©f Bill of Portland is Mr J. B. Joel.

Dumb Bell (by Ironhouse)was soldlast weekto Mr E. J. Emery for 170gs. On the sameoccasion Roscommon (by Sunrise) went to MrJohn Crozier for 100gs, and the .steeplechaserBabell to Mr S. O. Wood ifor 30gs. 1

For the V.A.T.C. Oakleigh Plate and Purse(a dividedhandicap) 103 entries were received,and for the Bond Cup 43. These events willhe run at the Autumn meeting at Caiilfield.

Mr Francis Foy, of Sydney, has purchasedin England the brood mare Lochnell (by Bar-caldine—Bonnie Agnes) for HOgs, and a bayfilly foalby Carbine from Concertina for 105gs."Mr Brown, of Newcastle, N.S.W., has pur-chased Trussing Cup (by Ornie— Sterling) for210gs, and he will do stallion duty at hisowner's place.

Commoswealth is the name chosen for Sir'Rupert Clarke 700gs two-year-old by Bill ofPortland from Happy Land (dam of Hova).

Erewhon (by Grand Flaneur) recently diedin Tasmania." Hautboy is still on the sick list. He has notbeen entered for any of the Autumn events.

The MessrsMiller's great hurdle racer Irainoole in work again.

Le Vaar has finished his racing career, and isfco go to the stud inWest Australia.

St. Austral (St. Leger— Ouida), purchased byMr J. Rowen in New Zealand some time ago,bas been Bent from Melbourne to Adelaide,"where he will be put into work. While inllickenbothain'e stable St. Austral neverehowed any galloping ability.

The Bishop, a jumper from Adelaide, ha3iriivedatFlemington.'Mr E. T. Barnard, for many years V.R C.

itad V.A.T.C. handicapper, is seriously ill."He is in recipt of a pension of £500 per year(from the-V.K.C.

Australian, who is by The Australian Peer((winner of the V.RC. Derby), and is ownedby*he bookmaker R Phillips,owner of Tarquin,■was thehero of the West Australian meeting.Hewon a weight-for-ago race,ran second in the'jCup, won theRailwayStakes, and also the Im-3>erial Stakes, carrying 10.2 in the last-named'event. It was lucky for Mr Phillips that hewas able to start Australian at all, as had the

"'■decision of the Boulder stewards been endorsedlay the West Australian Turf Club Committeeihe would not have bten qualified to run ahorse. The Boulder stewards decided to dis-qualify a horse after he had won arace for MrPhillips on the ground that the owner had»omii.ated a pony thathad runat unregisteredmeetings. The W.A.T.C. Committee decidedthat this pony was the property of W. Phillips,a brother of R. Phillips,and refused to en-dorse the action of the Boulder stewards.

Old Whakawfttea is top weight for the Chal-lenge Stakes, to be run at Randwick onJanuary 26. His impost is 9.8, butI3m afraid

ihis chance is nil. More to my liking areDoreen (7.4) and Cordon (8.4). For the Anni-versary Handicap, to be decided on January28. Ifancy Melodian (7.0) or Never More (8.7).

So Long (by Splendour), in J. E. Breiner'sfetable, is being schooled for hurdle racing.

The returncricket match between South Aus-tralia and New South Wales, concluded onJanuary 9 in Sydney, was a remarkable one.South Australia won the first match, playedinAdelaide,but the Sydney boys took anamplerevenge. Sotith Australia m.i\de 157 in their"first, but they did not get New South Wales"out till a score of 918 had been put up. Thisis the world's record in first-class cricket fora sinele innings. The previous record was 887,held by Yorkshire. Another world's record wasestablished in five scores of thre" figures eitch— nftmely, S. E. Gregory vi63), M. A. NobleHS^). L. D. S. Poidevin (140), R. Duff (119),jind F.-A. Iredale (118). This wa« Poid^vin's■debut in first-class cricket. New South Wales■won the patch by an in-nings and 605 runs.\irtona is the leading State in cricket thisBeason.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.SYDNEY TATTERSALL'S.

Saturday, Decembee 29.CAR.RINGTON STAKES, of Bsovs each, with

400sovs added; second horse 70sovs, andthird horse 30sovs. Six furlongs

Mr W. H. Mate's b m Fulminate, by Gos-soon

— Percussion, 4yrs, 8.2 (C. T. Godby) 1Mr C. M'Keown's br h Gameboy, 4yrs, 8.8,

(F. Kuhn) 2Mr G. Ternen's br m Jenny Moore, syrs,

8.0 (S. Thomas) 3Also started: Dandy 9.8, Ohio 9.3, Parapet

8.7, Myosotis 8.6, Blue Nobby 8.0, Victory 8.0,Isa 7.13, Pardon 7.8, Lord Rudolph 7.7, Lang-try 7.6, Rock of Ages 7.4, Gunnedah 7.2, Milli7.0, Australia 7.0, Wedlock 6.7, The Lad 6.7,Edna 6.7, Immune 6.7.

Bettmg.sto 2 agst Fulminate, 9 to 2 Game-boy, 25 to 1 Jenny Moore.

Fulminate turned into the straight clear ofJenny Moore and Gameboy, and at the distancethe favourite was going comfortably in front.She eventually won easily by four lengths, withtwo lengths between second and third. Time,lmm 14sec.

Tuesday, January 1.TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, of lOsovs ea-ch,

with 500sovs added; second horse lOOsovs,and third horse 50sovs. Two miles.

Mr G. Martins eh c Khaki, by Grand Fla-neur

— Goldhke, 3yrs, 6.7 (P. Houseman) 1Mr G. Ternen's b m Ivevermore, 6yrs, 7.2

(P. Hartigan) 2Mr E. Keys's br gLa Hcgue, syrs,6.7

(S. Bennett) 3Also started: War God 9.5, Gauleon 8.4,

Flodden 8.2, Boreas II8.2, Blue Metal 8.2,Crosslake 7.8, Bombshell- 7.4, Lord Rudolph6-.12, Uncle 6.13, Pelissier 6.13, Yarrabee 6.7,Rock of Ages*6 7

Betting. 6to 1agst Boreas 11, 7to1Khaki,10 to1Nevermore,20 to1La Hogue.

Turning into the straight, La Hogue was incharge, succeeded by Khaki. The latter ranout rather wide, but at the distance he andNevermore dashed up, and disposed of LaHogue. A good race resulted between Never-more and Khaki, the latter eventtially winningby a neck, with four lengths between secondand third. Time, 3min 40Ssec.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB.Tuesday, January 1.

STANDISH HANDICAP, of Ssovs each, with300sovs added; second hoise 60sovs, andthhd 30sovs. Six furlongs.

.Mr S. Miller's blk c Duke of Portland, ByBill of Portland— Silvia, 4yrs, 7.4

(E. Carter) 1Mr J. Rowen's eh f Fides, 3yrs, 8.10

(W. Burn) 2Mr H. Morrison's br f Sor.gbird, 4yis, 7.1

(E. Turner) 3Also started:Veloce 8.11, Roscommon 8.8,

Dozon 8.3, Kruger 8.2, So Long82, First Mate8.2, Silvermoor 8.2, Omrah 8.2, Alva 7.13, MissVengeance 7.12, Eugene 7.4, Old Salt 7.4, An-dorra 7.1, Chillagoe 7.1, Tit-for-Tat 7.3, SweetRo3e 7.7, Contadina 6.7.

Betting: 7 to 2 agst Silvermoor, 4 to 1Song-bird, 8 to 1Duke of Portland and Old Salt, 10to 1Fides.

At the three-furlongs Songbird and Fidesweremakingthe pace, in the centre, with Dukeof Portland on the outside, the handiest ofthe others beingSilvermoor,Eugene, Alva, andOld Salt. Duke of Portland was in front atthe distance, and retaining his position to thefinish, he won easily by a length and a-halffrom Fides, whobeat Songbird by a length anda-half. Time,lmm 16Jsec.BAGOT HANDICAP, of Bsovs each, with

400aovs added; second horse 80sovs, andthird 40aovs. One mile and a-half.

Mr J. Rowcn's b h Fleet Admiral,by Rich-mond— Footstep, 6yrs, 8.10 (W. Burn) .. 1

Sir Rupert Clarke's eh c Miltiades, Syrs,7.5 (R. Lewis)

"2

Mr C. Carter's ehc Atbara, 4yrs, 6.7(P. J. King) 3

Also started: Contrast 8.2, Lochaber 8.13,Town Clock 7.12,Marie Corelli 7.9, Terlinga 7.8,Inquirer 7.6, Sport Royal 7.0, Miss Carbine6.11, Gosport 7.9", Saa-dine 6.9, The Union Jack68, Duke of Portland 7.1.

Betting: 4 to 1agst Miltiades, 8 to 1FleetAdmiral and Contrast, 20 to 1Atbara.

Inquirer held command from Atbara at thesheds. Atbara led Marie Corelli around theturn and into the straight, withFleet Admiral,Miltiades, and Contrast next, while Duke ofPortland, who was well up, ran out. FleetAdmiral took the leadat the distanoe, and, stall-ingoff Miltiades, won by half a length. Time,2mm 39sec.

1 SHORTS HANDICAP,Of 20°ovs. Four furlongs.

54£ — Mr J. Forbes's b m Off Chance, aged,8.6 (Harding) 1

59 — MrP. Toomey's blk m Gladys 11, aged,8.13 (Noble) 2

59— Messrs Ellis Bros.' b in Ukase, 4yrs,

7.2 (Smith) 3Ukase was the first to draw in front, but

after going a furlong and a-half Off Chancegot on terms with him, and they raced almostside by side until the straight was reached.Off Chance then came away, and won by alength. Gladys IIpassed Ukase near home,andbeat her by less than half a length. Time,50sec. There was £163 on the machine, divi-dends, £2 12s and £1 6s.

STEWARDS' PURSE HANDICAP,Of 20sovs. Seven furlongs.

Hon. G. M'Lean's b m Brisa, syrs, 9.2(Noble) 1

Brisa had a walk-over.FAREWELL TROT,

Of 25sovs. One mile.37J— Mr P. Clent's b g The Laird, aged,

15sec (Owner) f44i— Mr W. Carson's blk m Patience, aged,

9sec (M'Kewen) +14 — Messrs Todd Bros.' b g Whirlwind,

aged, 13sec (Wilkins) '. 3Also started: 48J Erin ssec (Line), 29 Inch-

keith 9sec (Allan), 2J Sigvald ISseo (Gillet).Erin andInchkeith stopped after goinga shortdistance, their riders apparently thinking itwasno start. When about 100 yards from homePatience had a lead of half a length or morefrom The Laird, but after an exciting finishthe two came in together. Patience did thedistance m 2mm 40|sec, The Laird in 2min46}sec. There was £176 on the totalisator.Dividends— On Patience, £1 14s and 17s; onThe Laird, £2 2s and £1 Is.

FAREWELL HANDICAP,Of 20sovs. Six furlongs.

115— Mr A. Hill's b g Belligerent, aged,

10.5 (M'Comb) 110— Mr H. Crossan's br g Annoyance, aged,

6.9 (Harding) 235

— Messrs Ellis Bros.' b m Ukase, 4yrs,7.9 (Smith) 3

Also started: 42 Stockfish 8.5 (M'Eldowney),7 Chaos 6.11 (King). Belligerent was quickestaway,and was followed by Stockfish andUkase111 the order named. When the straight wasreached Ukase drew away from Stockfish, and Jboth these were passed in quick succession by \Annoyance. Belligerent, however, succeededin keeping in fiojit all the way, and won by ja length and a-half, there being half a length jbetween second and third. Time, lmin 22£sec.There w.as £209 on the machine; dividends, £112s and 16s.

WAIRIO RACES.Tuesß^y, January 17.

The Wairio races, held on Tuesday, werelargely attended, the weather being perfect.

■The racing was interesting and the fieldsfairly good. The sum of £1655 went throughthe machine, as compared with £1567 in theprevious year. Results:—

HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, ;Of 25sovs. One mile and a-half.

28— Mr A. E. Atkinson's eh g The Earl, byMerry Heart— Countess, syrs,9.5

(M'lvor) 178— Mr Kett's Waikaia, 10.12 (Marks) .. 237— Mr Smith's St. Hiko,10.9 (Higgins) .. 3

Also started: 22 Clinker 11.9.The Earl led from start to finish, and wonby jthree lengths. Time, 2mm 57sec. Dividend,|

£5 6s.MAIDEN PLATE,

Of 15sovs. On-e mile.47

— Mr R. Kennedy's b g Sunshine, by MayKing, aged,8.13 (Stanley) 1

72— Mr Reilly's Syrian, 8.13 (Higgins) .. ..251— Mr Bishop's Light Biigade, 8.13

(Emerson) 3Also started " 6 Conductor 8.13, 1Snowy 8.13,

Sandfly II8.13,4Derelict 8.1.Syrian led to the entrance of the straight,

where thefield caught him, and, afterapunish-ing finish, Sunshine won by half a length.Time, lmin 52f 2-ssec. Dividend, £3 10s.

WAIRIO CUP,Of 35sovs. One mile and a-quaiter. j

4€— Mr W. Swale's c g Zeehan,by Apremont j— Silver Queen, 7.4 (Thomson) .. 1B— Mr Tennant's Glenelg, 8.2 (Hendry) .. 2

61— Mr M'Gollan's Plotter, 7.9 (T. Pine) .. 3Plotter led for half a mile, when Zeehan took

command, and, stalling off a challenge byGlenelg, won by tvjo lengths. Time, 2mm 11l-ssec. Dividend, £3 13s.

HANDICAP TIME TROT, !Of 20sovs. Two miles. I

72— Mr H. Gray's b g Roxolla, aged, 12sec !

(Owner) 130— Mr Travere's Kilrush, 7sec (Owner) .. 216

— Mr Deegan's Greenton, 20sec (D.Deegan) 3Also started: 57 Count 3sec, 68 Rosingal!

lOsec, 26 Silverlight 18S6C, 17 Artist 20sec, 18Gordon 22sec, 19 Kohuru 24see.

Roxolla, trotting nicely, was justable to winfrom Kilrush. Time, smm 33sec. Dividends,i£3 pnd £2 Bs.

WELTER HANDICAP,Of 20sovs. One mile.

SS— Mr J. Sharp's b m Zillah, by DanielO'Rourke— Myth, aged, 9.5

(Townson) 1100— Mr Baird's Sub Rosa,10.6 (Duncan) .. 2

70— Mr Swale's Zeehan, 8.10 (Higgins) .. 3Won easily. Time, lmin 49sec. Dividend,

£4 18s. I

STEEPLECHASE, ;Of 3Gsovs. About two miles.

54— Mr T. Godfrey's b g Pipi, aged, 11.0(H. Carr) 1

7—

Mr Gardiner's Kinsman, 10.5 (Clinch) 2Also started: 42 Ulysses 12.5, 43 Ttipari 10.8,,

21The Earl 9.12.Tupari led the way to the first fence, which

The Earl ranround. At the first of the doubleKinsman baulked, leaving Tupari with a 20lengths' lead. At the next fence Tupari fellheavily, breaking his neck and giving his udera nasty shaking. This left Pipi with the lead,and, jumping the remainder of the country,hewon comfortably from Kmsman, who was theonly other horae to finish the course. Time,4min 52^sec. Dividend, ±'2 19s.

FLYING HANDICAP,Of 25sovs. Six furlongs.

78— Mr J. Sharp's Zillah, aged, 8.6(Townson) 3

4S— Mr Swale's Zeehan, 7.10 (Emerson) .. 19jSO— Mr Baird's Sub Rosa, 9.7 (Duncan) .. 8

Also started: 25 Remembrance 7.5.Won after a good raceby aneck. Time, lmin

20 3-6sec. Dividend, £2 13s.HANDICAP TIME TROT,

Of losovs. One mjle and a-half.82— Mr W. Travers's Ga^iyowen, llsec

(Crow) 140

—Mr Robertson's Rosingal, osec (M'Rae) 2

23— Mr Deegan's Greenton,13sec (D.Deegan) 3Also started: 17 Jimmy 4sec,20 Roxolla2sec,

20 Silverlight 12sec, 8 Gordon 14sec, 5 Kohuru16sec, and12 Bob II20sec.

Anexcellent race resulted ina length win forGarryowen, Greenlois two lengths off. Time,4mm 9 3-ssec. Dividend on Garryowen £2 4s;on Rosingal, £1 10s. The owner of Greenloisprotested against Rosingal for second money onthe ground of inconsistent running, but the

RACINGINNEWZEALAND.

2UAPEKA JOCKEY CLUBR~ACES.First Day— Jant/aby 16.

MAIDEN PLATE.Of 20sov8. One mile.

€3— Mr K. Brown's b m Waimate Maid,,aged, 8.13 (M'Comb) 1

34J— Mr A. Twaddle's b gLittle Bob, aged,8.13 (Cursey) 2

15—

Mr J. Cartwright's b m Ravenswing,6yrs, ai3 (Henry) 8

Also started: 18J My Fancy 8.11 (Noble).JRavenswing led for about six furlongs. Little£Bob thenassumed the command, butWaimate(Maid came with a tush in the straight,""and,rpaasing the other two, won by nearly a coupleJof. lengths,there beinga lengthbetween second»nd third. Time, lmin 60sec. There was £101on themachine; dividends, £1 8s and 14s.

PUBLICANS' HANDICAP,,©f 30sovs;second horse ssovs. Six furlongs.

7i— Mr J. Forbes's b m Off Chance, aged,7.4 (Harding) 1

'. SJ— Mr A. Hill's b g Belligerent, aged,8.4 (M'Comb) 2

'40J—

Hon. G. M'Lean's b mLaReine, syrs,8.13 (Noble) 3. Off Chance keptat thehead of affairs all the

.Way, and won by three-quarters of a lengthfrom Belligerent, La Heine being severalflengths away third. Time, lmin 19sec. There[was £57 10s on the machine; dividends, £618s and £3 9*.

HACK HANDICAP,Of 20sovs. One mile.

70J—

Mr G. Ruthven's b g Stockfish, aged,8.10 (Ruthven) 1

E6—

Mr H. Crossan's br g Annoyance, agecl,8.0 (Harding) 2

47—IMsSJKA Ellis Bros.' b naUka.se, 4yrs

Also started: 7J Blizzard 9.4 (Robertson).When the field were got going the order wasStockfish, Ukase, Annoyance, and Blizzard. Atthe brickyard Annoyance took second place,and the same order was maintained for therest of the way, Stockfish winningby aboutfive lengths. Annoyance beat Ukase by a littlemore than a length, and Blizzard was a longway in the rear of the latter. Time, lmin51sec. There was £151 on the totalisator;Dividends, £1 18s and 19s.

HANDICAP TIME TROT,Of 30sovs; second horse to receive ssovs. Two

miles.19 — Mr V. B. Line's b m Erin, aged,

25sec (Owner) 142J— Mr W. Allan's b g Inchkeith, aged,

27sec (Owner) 26|— Mr W. Carson's blk m Patient, aged,

20sec (E. M'Kewen) , 3Also started: 45| IdaPark 14sec (M'Kewen),

15 Viresco 14sec (Lattimore), 16 Balloon 16sec(Gillett), 16 Southern Queen 18sec (Tilson), 9Cullendale 25sec (Wilkins). Erin went to thehead of affairs at the end of the straight inthe first lap, but was shortly afterwards over-taken by Inchkeith in the back stretch. Erin,however, again took the lead, and, keeping infront for the reat of the way, won easily byabout 50 yards, althoughhe broke rather badlytwo or three times. Time, smin 31sec. Therewas £169 10s on the machine; dividends, £8and £4.

LAWRENCE HANDICAP,Of 40sovs; second horse to receive ssovs. One

mile.40 —Mr G. Smith's b g Bracken, 6yrs, 7.2

(Harding) 132J— Messrs Ellis Bros.' b m Decoy, 6yrs,

8.4 [inc. 71b penalty] (M'Comb) .. 2106J— Hon. G. M'Lean's b m Brisa, syrs,

8.12 (Noble) 3Brisa was the first to show in front, but

Bracken assumed command whena little morethan a-furlong had been covered, and led allthe way round into the straight. A good racethen ensued, and, although Decoy and Brisamade a big effort in the straight, they wereunable to overtake the leader, who won by alength and a-half from Decoy, who passedBrisa near home and beat her by half alength. Time, lmin 45sec. There was £179on the totalisator; dividends, £4 and £2.

NOVEL RACE,Of 25sovs. Seven furlongs.

56|— Mr G. Ruthven's b g Stockfish, aged,8.7 [inc. 51b penalty] (M'Comb) .. 1

36J— Mr C. Gunn's b g Chao3, aged, 7.10(Smith) 2

7J— Mr D. Munro's eh g Blizzard, aged,8.10 (Henry) 3

Ghaos led most of the way, and was followedat close quarters by Stockfish, who came witha bat near home, and, passing the leader al-most on the post, won by about a length.Blizzard was a few lengths away third. Time,lmin 37sec. There was £100 10s on the totalisa-tor; dividends, £1 12s and 16s.

The winner was put up at auction, andknocked down to Mr D. M'Taggart for £9.

-PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP,

Of 30sovs; second horse to receive ssovs. ""Sixfurlongs. |

30J— Mr A. Hill's b g Belligerent, aged, j

8.4 (M'Comb) 183 — Mr J. Forbes's b m Off Chance, aged,

7.11 [inc. 71b penalty] (Harding) .. 272 — MrP. Toomey's blk m Gladys 11, aged,

8.12 (Noble) 3Gladys IIwent away with the lead, but

when less than a furlonghad been covered OffChance took premier position, and led for afew furlongs. Gladys IIthen came again,and got in front, but was once more displacedby Off Chance. When the field entered thestraight Belligerent came through in goodstyle from the rear, and won with comparativeease by three lengths, there being the samedistance between second and third. Time,lmin 18|sec. There was £135 10s on the ma-chine; dividends, £3 18s and 19s.

FARMERS' PLATE HANDICAP, ;Of 12sovs;second horse 2sovs. Six furlongs. \70

— Mr J. A. Kirke's br g Windsor, syrs, ;11.3 (Wilkins) 1

27J— Mr C. Gunn's eh gHoopiron (late Craig-

head), aged, 11.8 (Cursey) .. .. 227S— Mr W. Henry's b g Hedgehope, syrs,

10.12 (Robertson) 3,

Windsor and Hedgehope raced almost side|by side for the greater part of the way, Hoop-ironbeinglast. When the field had their headsturned for home, however, Hoopiron got intosecond place, and a good race down thestraight resulted in Windsor winningby aboutthree lengths, there being the aim; distance ]between second and third. Time, lmin 25sec.;There was £125 on themachine; dividends, £112s and 16s.

'Second Day— Ja.ntj.vry 17. !

FLYING- HANDICAP,Of 30sovb; second horse ssovs. Six furlongs.37£ — Mr A. Hill's b g Belligerent, Bged,

9.0 (M'Comb) 144J— Hon. G. M'Lean's b inLa Reine, syrs,

8.11 (Henry) 221S

— MrP. Toomey'sblk m Gladys 11, aged,8.8 (No*ble) 3

A^r started: 11 Waimate Maid 7.3 (Smith).When the field were got goingLaReine was atthe head of affairs, with Belligerent second,]GladysIIthird, and Waimste Maidlast. Nearthe end of the back stretch Waimate Maidchanged places with Gladys 11. At the hometurn Belligerent got on terms with the leader,and, passing her in the stfaight, won by alength and a-half. Gladys 11, who also gave

I Waimate Maid the go-by in the straight, fin-ished three lengths away third. Time, lmin18Jsec. There was £114 10s on the totahsator;dividends, £2 14s and £1 7s. ;

HANDICAPTIME TROT,Of 25sovs; second horse ssovs. One mile

and a-half.16J— Mr J. M'Kewen's b m Ida Park, Cyrs,

Ssec (E. M'Kowen) 116£ — Mr P. M'Kay's b m Southern Queen,

aged, 10-iec (Tilson) 217J— Mr N.B. Line's b mErin, aged, Bsec

(Owner) 3Also started: 11J Spy 6sec, 8JEboness lOsec,

16^ Whirlwind 14sec, 7 Laird 16sec, 7£ Balloon16sec, 55 Madella 18sec. Ida,Park got infronthalf-way along the back stretch in the secondlap, and won easilyby about 30 yards. South-ern Queen beat Erin by neaily a length forsecond place. Time, 3min 59£ sec. There was£146 10s onthemachine;dividends, £7 18s and£3 19s. At the conclusion of the race Air Line,owner of Erin, lodged a protest against IdaPark and Southern Queen taking first and se-cond money respectively on the ground of"

stiff" running on the previous day. Thestewards, after taking evidence, dismissed the

protest.

TUAPEKA COUNTY JOCKEY CLUBHANDICAP,Of 40sovs;second horse Ssovs. On^ mile and

a-quarter.56£ — Messrs Ellis Bros.' b m Decoy, 6yrs,

8.5 (M'Comb) 129 —Mr G. Smith's b g Eracken, 6yrs, 8.1

(Harding) 2There wereno other ddnrtcrs. The two horses

raced almost sids by side all the way till thestiaight was reached. Decoy then drew awayfrom his companion, and won by about alength and a-half. Time, 2min 14sec. Therewas £85 10s on. the machine; dividends, £1 63

RACING INENGLAND.

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January 23, 1&01 OTAGO WITNESS.8.2, Holbrook 7.12, Never More 7.12, Gold-6mith»7.l2, Debenture 7.12,Gauleon 7.12,PrinceCarbine 7.12» Gunza 7.12, Flodden 7.11, Clans-man 7:il, Standard 7.10, Boreas 7.10, RoyalP-arple 7.10, Brogen 7.10, Cyanide 7.9,Ohio 1.%Consul. 7.8, Prize 7.8, Kalaui 7.8, Revenue 7.8,Warrior 7.8, Khaki 7.4, Fine 7.4, Pater 7.4,Colour 7.4, Mate 7.3. Simile 7.3, Typhoon 7.2,Horace 7»Z, British 7.0, Boseobel 7so, Juggler7.0, Wakeiiul 7.0, Carolina 7.0, Btillomen 7.0,Portland7:0, Clifton 6.13:, Cordon 613, PrivateWillis. 612, Bombshell 6.12, Hurrah 6.12, Bar-burossa 6.12, Eulong.6l2, Bar 6.12, San Fran.6.12, Australia 6.12,Lickshaw 6.10,Roberts 6.10,Sirdar 6.10, Grizzle 6.10, Skylight610, LordCxrreton 6.10, Auros ff.9, Honeysuckle ff.9, Hiln6,gr, Fairy- Light 6B; Melodian 68r Hague 6.8,Redmond 6.7, Willie 6.7, Acrasia 6.7, Hoop-iron K7" Ring 6.7, Wedlock 67, Merlin 6.7,Bobato &.7, Turbine-6.7, Lyrist 6.7, Pilgrim 6\7;Casdine- 6.7, A-ldennan 6.7.

1

miles.— Tim 11.5, Nor'-west 11.2, Voltigeur II10.5, Miss Drury 9.6, Rufus 9.4. Clyde- 9 0.

Pony Handicap, of GOsovs. Five furlongs—

BJue 'Paul 9.12, Lady Avon 9.10, Lena 9.8,Heliades &.10, First Whisper 7.12, Cuisine 7.10,Maiznoe 7.10, St. Loandes 7.7, Ivan 7".7, Texas7.5, Orange andBlue 7.2,Chief Miss 6.10.

Hack Handicap, of 50sovs. Five furlongs — -The Waster 9.4, Piogee 9.0, Balbirnie 8.5,Florence Lovejoy 8.0, Telephone ll7.12, Vale-dictory 7.10, Sunlight 7.7, Apparition 7.7,Golden Tress 7.4, Bacchus 7.2, Highlander 7.2,

', Crescent 7.6, Ra.nga.tira 7.0, Athol Brose 7.0,"Zuieika 7.0, Zeehsn 7.0, Nereid 7.0.

Stewards' Handicap, of lOQeovs. Six fur-'longs-.— St. Peter 9.1, Rosella S.B. Val Rosa 8.3,Hastings 8.0, Takapuna 8.0, Winsome 7.10,

1Tommy Atkins 7.6, The Frenchman 710, Mata-'mataharokiki 6.12, Corvette 6.10, Volee-6.10,Rosiephele 6.8, Crusnds 6.7, St. Jack 6.7..

Handicap Steeplechase, of 150eovs Three.miles and a-haif.— Nor'-west 32.12, SWybirdj10.12, Tim 10.8, Dingo 10.7, Volliqeur II10.4.Tarragon 912, Misa Drury 9.10, Evermore 9.9,'Kowhai 9.7.

GORE ACCEPTANCES.Cioydon Handicap. Seven furlongs.— Sub

Ro3i 9.5, Decoy 9.1, Wedlock BJO, SeniorWrangler 85, Zillah 7A2, Waimea 7.7

Selling Handicap. Five fuxlorgs.— Lakefielcl9.9, Flatten 9,0, Izal 3.13. Far Nisnte 8.12,Letty 8.8, Stimulant 8.8, Little Jim 7.10.

Gore Cup. One mile and a-quarter.— Jupiter

10.5, Abercrombie 9 0, Red Banner 8.2, Wed-lock 7.12.

Hurdles. One mile and three-quarters.— -

Clinker 10.12, Pioneer 913, Pipi 9.7.New Year Trot. Two miles.— Plan 13

seconds, Comrade 21, Governor 27. Miss Mao25, GeorgeL 28, Southern Queen 29, Darby 29,Thorr.dean 30, Explosion 30, Burlston 30,Bonnie Jean 35, Ladysmith 35, Garryowen35.

Flying Handicap. Six furlongs.— Aber-crombi« 9 9, Decoy 9.2, Zillah 7.13.

One-mile Trot.— Count scretch. Atr?,tosscratch. SouthernQueen 4 seconds, Thorndean5. Buriston 5, Lady Beatrice 6. Christina 6,Belmont 8, Ya.nkee Doodle 10. Betuity 10,Finance 10. Dolly Berlin 11, Uncle Sam 12,Phoebe 12, Louis 12.

Hack Race.— Warfare, Diib'ene, Plain Jack,Stella. Bar Windsor.

«>7«ri^ll TTTttF S^ATISTjC1"'.Thf statistics foi tlie season that ended vith

the Manchester meeting were promptly pub-lished by the Sportsman.

THE JOCKEYS.The following tables show the respective po-

sitions ol the first 20 jockeys m the winninglist p.ccording to their vms and percentages-

—IN OBDER OF WINNING MOUNTS.

THE TRAINERS.For the third time in four years Richard

Marsh, the master of Egerton House, headsthe list of winning trainers, his charges hav-ing won during the past' season £ 43,321. Lastyear he was only thirdbest with, roughly, halfthis amount to his- credit, both John Porterand the'American trainer, John Huggins, fin-ishing well in front of him. To a great extentMarsh owes- his enviable position to the vic-tories gained by Diamond Jubilee. Hugging-,as was alse the case last year, when: JohnPorter finished' an easy first, is second bestwith £28,561 to his credit, and the Foxhilltrainer, W. Robinson, is- third with £18,830,- orabout JSIOOO morß thar S. Darling. Inregard to the number of races won, Wishardis first with 54 victories to hia credit;W. E.Elsey (second in 1893) once again finishingclose up with 52. The third position falls toHuggins, whose charges have won 49 events.The honour oihavingturned outmost winninghorses- belongs to Elsey, 34 having, been sent,out from Baumber. Huggins- in this respectis second best, 29 of his charges having wonone or more races, and Wishaid is third witha total of 26 winners.

THE OWNERS.Thanks chiefly to the victories of DiamondJubilee, who has done such good service for

the Royal colours, the Prince of Wales is atthe head of the winning owners in, 1900, aposition H.R.H. ha» not before occupied,though he has filled second and third places.The amount standing to his name, is J829-.58510s. LordW. Beresford is second with £24,523"10s, Lord Durham third, with £17,858, MrMusker. fourth with. £16,687, MrJ. A. Drakefifth with £10,598, the Duke of Portland, sixthwith £10,426, and Mr L. Brassey seventh with£10,067, These are all the owners whose-win-nings- reach a five-figure total, though Sir R.WaMie Griffith only,just falls short of it with£9999 10?.

THE STALLIONS.The list' includes the amount won by theprogeny of every sire who has been represented

on. the English turf from the opening of theseason, at Lincoln on, March 26. to the close-»fc Mtyicheater, Thg Jrighm&F^qh. m^-

ings aie ignored, and only flat laces from thecommencement of the season at Lincoln upto and including the sport at Manchester aredealt with. The first half dozen stallions ofthe year aie as follows.—

ST. SIMON,By Galouin— St. Angela, by King Tom.

£ a. £s.Boniface .. 2,421 0 Salina .. 100 0Diamond Ju- San Francis-

bilee .. 27,985 10 co ... 234 10Fitzair-mcns 100 0 St. Nydia .. 495 0La Roche 8,091 0 St. .Vilouche 1,375 0Leisuie Hour 915 0 Simon Dale 2,100 0Planudeg .. 392 0 Samonside 195 0St. Bnp,ida 3,442 0 The Goigon 1,719 0St. Erth 100 0 Wimfreda . 5,525 0

Total wins, 27; value, £54,560.ISINGLASS.

By Isonomy— Deadlock, by Wenlock.Glaealt 1,750 0 Remise .. 289 0Sagitta . 955 0 Star Shoot 4;430 0Sweet Sounds 400 0 Transparency 900 0B c— Wee Yam Duchess 979 0

Agues .. 115 0 Veles .. 3,338 10Petromus .. 591 0

Total wins, 21: value, £13,747 10s.GALOPIN (dead).

By Vedette— Flying Duclis&s, by The FlyingDutchman.

Gaiicia .. 1,232 0 Nattie .. 350 0Galveston .. 399 0 B f— QueenMerry Gal .. 9,1*2 0 Adelaide 2,569 0

Total wms, 9, value, £13,692.GALLINULE.

By Isonomy— Moorhen, by Hermit.Ardmore .. 634 0 Goosa.ider 1,451 0Aslidod .. 208 0 Queen of theBirpham .. 351 0 Rivers .. 136 0'Courlan .. 1,298 0 St. Moritz .. 540 0Fair Nell .. 275 0 Sirenia .. 3,140 0Gahvant .. 20T 0 Miss Uni-Game Hen.. 100 0 corn .. 200 0Genera.l Mouat Pros-

Peace 102 0 peot .. 1,670 0Good Morn- Waterhen .. 821 0mg . 2,531 0

Total wins, 30; value, £13,652.MELTON.

By Master Kilda-re— Violc*" ?ielrose, by Scot-tish Chief.

Mehto .. 380 0 Britannia .. 1,282 0Lord Mellon 2,272 0 Nitrate Maid 100 0Emily Mcl- Pnncess Mel-

ton .. 210 0 ton . 3,683 0Canterbury 1,533 0 B f— "MonteB c— Lamo- Rosa .. 187 0

Ba ... 1,928 0 Teddington 1,777 0Total wins, 28; value, £13,446.

COMMON.By- lsono-my

— Thmle, by Scottish Chief.Compliment 428 0 Osbech .. 11,930 0Devon .. 100 0

Total wins, 8; value, £12.458.WINNING STALLIONS FOB THE LAST POTJP. YEARS.

1900. 1899. 1898. 1897.

COURSING.OAMARU COURSING NOTES.

(Fkom Oub Own Coehespondent.)The following nominations have made thethird instalment payment Jor the Challenge !Stakes, to be decided in May next on the !Oarnaru Plumpton:

—j

Messrs Smart and Hastie, Oamaru .. .. 1'

MrE. Barr>, Oamaru ... . .... 2-Messrs Leslie and Williams, Oamaru" 11 2Mr O. R. Wise, Oamaru .. 4Mr R. French, Oamaru ,1 ','. 1Mr W. Foss, Oamaru .. ._ , ... " "m"

m j.Mr H. Christie, Oamaru \\ \\ 2Mr J. Kennedy,Oamaru 1Mr P. J. Duggan, Oamaru 4Mr T. Pnngle, Oamarn .. .„ .. .. . 1MrH. Mitchell, Oamaru

'

1Mr J. Cameron, Papakaio*

2Mr T. Pringle,Duntroon .. , 2Mr A. Dalgleish, Glenavy — .... t! 2MrB. Baltimore, Napier .. .„ .» .« „ aMr F. Lopdell, Napier .., .. .. .. 2Mr F. Scullion, Napier 3Mr T. Cleary, Napier t 2Mt J. Gleeson, Napier .. ... .. AC .. 2.Mr M. Denuehy, Napier .. .. ..' „, &Mr W. Glew, Napier' .. .. "

3Mr P. Bulleid, Napier .. o 2Mr H. Rodgers, Irwercargill .. .. '* 1MrF. Smith, Invercargill 3MrR.Blackham, Invercargill , 1Mr W. Little, Invercargill ,„ .. 1Mr Thos. Price; InvercargU .. %

'X 1

Mr W. Wood, Dunedin 2Mr J. Jenkins*Dunedin .. .. ,c lMr T. Fraser, Dunedin .. .. .. „ 1Mr H. Lethaby, Dunedin 1Mr G. Black, Dunedin .. .. ; 2Mr S. S,Myera,Dunedin .. .. .» .. 2Mr G. Glenme, Dunedin .. ». tJ ,« 1Mr M. Taylor, Chnstchurch .. ... 2Mr J. Forward, Cimstchurch 1Mr W. Fox, Chri&tchuroh .. 1 jMr J. Cooper, Chnstchurch .. .. .. .. 1Mr M. Barnett, Chnstchurch .. .. «, LMr A. Lee, Ashburton 3Mr C. Weedon, ABhburton .. - ... ,» 2.MrF. G. Harren, Rough Ridge 2Mr J. FitzsinamonSf Timaru .. .. .. .. 1Mr T. Kidd, Winton 1Mr J. Whelan, Teinuka . .. "" .. .. 1Mr J. Lisdall, Middlemarch .. .. .. „>, 1MrF.Malam, Auckland .. v. .. « .» 2

Total -no .. .. 83

THE KENNEL.

WEIGHTED, ACCEPTANCES, ETC.DUNEDIN JOCKEY C^JB.

The following nominations have been re-ceived by- the Dunedin Jockey Club for theAutumn meeting, starting on February 27next:

—First Hurdle Handicap, 80hovb; One mile

and three-quarters-,— Derry, 2h.ther, Pioneer,Dundee-, Larboard Watch, Ilex, Estella, Skip-per, St. Hike

First. Hack Handicap, 60sovs. One mile.—

Muscovite, Wild West, Stockmaid, Vulcan,Bracken, Guurose, Moslem Maid, Hazel, LaHeine, Gladys 11, Redan, Tanrida, Decoy, Ter-rapin, Fighting Mac, Hawthorn, Ayrdale, WildLily.

Stewards' WeHor Handicap, 80sovs Sixfurlongs.— First Blood. Decoy. Cadet, Magnifi-cent, LaRente, LadyMadge, Sp der, Terrapin,S%. Denis, Witchcraft, B"n.sa, Wedlock, Gold-spuT', Blisndford, Strathnaim, Off Chance, Hel-lenfr, Senior Wrangler.

Second Hack- Handicap. 50sovs. Seven fur-longs.— Moscovite, Wild Westr Stockmaid, Vul-can, Hawthorn,La Heine,Moslem Maid,Hasel,Gladys 11, Redan, BTack-en, Guurose, Decoy,Terrapin,Fighting Mac,Bona/oarte, Off Chance,Wild Lily.

City Stakes Handicap, lOOsovs. Five fur-lo3.s;s.—Steel Gun, Cruciform, Red Gsunt'et,Battler, Algarvie, Count of Kolmar, Mensch,-koff, Cantaen.

Domain Handicap, lOOsovs. Six furlongs.—Hermosa, Abercrombie, St. Denis, Painpsro,Hellene, Senior Wrangler, Spider, Blazer,Cherrystone, Komuri, Dundas, Goldspur, Hyp-notist,Magnificent, LaReine, Benzoin.

Railway Plate, lOOsovs. Five furlongs—

Spider; Battler, Red Gauntlet, Goldspur, Pala-din, Measchikoff, Blazer.

Suburban Welter Handicap. 70sovs. Onemile.— First-Biood, Cadet,Witchcraft, Wedlock,Decoy, Proposal, Red Banner, Ha-zel, Strath-nairn, Brisa.

Second Hurdle Handicap, 70sovs. One mileanda-halL— Derry, Estella, Skitter, Sub Rosa,Pakipaki. Zither? Pioneer, St. Hiko, Dundee,Larboard Watch, Ilex.

Abbotsford Welte^ Handicap, 70sovs. Sevenfurlongs.— First Blood, Hazel, Strathnairn,Brisa, Belligerent, Blackpool, D«coy, Cadet,Witchcraft..La. Rcine, Wedlock, Abercrombie,Proposal, Red Banner,Hellene, Senior Wrang-ler.

Hopeful Stakes Handicap, IOO3OVS. S.x fur-longs.— Steel Gun, Algnrvie, Komuri, Countof Kolmar, Battler, Cauteeia, Psippero, LadyMudge; Menschikoff, Whirlvind, Red Gauntlet,T&urida-.

"Third Hack Handicap, 40sovs. Six furlongs.—Muscovite, Hazel, Stockniaid, Vulcan, Haw-

thorn,La- Reine, Gunrose, Western Bellv Decoy,Terrapin, Gladys-11, Redan, Bra-cken, Komuri,Secret Service, Sharpshell, Wild West, Blind-ford. Fighting Mac, jßona-p.arte. Off Chance,Ayrdale, Mosoa^ Taurida, Wild Lily, Koohn.

Flying Handicap, 90=ovs. Seven furlongs.—First Blood, Spider, Hypnotist, Masrnificejit,Pampero, Abercrombio, St. Denis, Paladin,Dundas, Blazer, Cherrystone, Benzoin, Brisa.

A comparison, of the ciurier> for 1900 and3J901 will be interesting. Itis as under:

—

WANGANUI NOMINATIONS.Wsugfwiui Cup, oi TSQsovs.

— Mr E. J.EVans'a Coronet, Mr V. H. Collelo's The- Hem-pie, Mr TJ Lewis?s Uhlan, Mr D. Gordon'sAdvance, Mr D. Gordon's- Tortulla, Mr D.Gordon'a- Boreas, Mr J. R. Corrigan's- CoraLinn, Mr J. Gru-pen's Calceolaria, the Hon.j;D. Ormond's Ideal,,theHon. J.D. Ormond'sBenown, the Hon. J. D. Ormondes Terror, MrE. J-." Wa-tts's Nobility, Mr E. J. Watts' sPalaver, Mr F. WalcoiVs Queen's Guard, MrD"'. Goodwin's Sylvia Park, Mr G. G. Stead'sSkabeloff, Mr J. Harding's Hatearoa. Mr P.Baldwin' » Fashion, Captain W. R. Russell'sCceur de Lion, Mr R. T". TJtiku's. Toa. Mr E.J. Roe's Dayntree, Dr T. L. Paget's' BrownBill, Sir Geo. Clifford^ Glenaladle, Mr D.Thomson's Will-o'-tlis-Wisp, Mr G. Collelo'sJadco,Mr G.P. Donnelly's Kahuwai, Mr Robt.Camion'a-Lourestfira.

WanganuiStakes, of 400sovs.— The same asiox. the Wanganui Cup, with the addition ofMr E. A. Laurent's Full Cry.

Flyin?rHandicap, of 200sovs. Six furlongs-.—Mr E~. J. Kvans's EtorvMr D. Gordon's Ad-vance, Mr D. Gordon's Boreas, Mr D. Gor-don's Ostiak, Mr J. R. Corngan'a Gora. Linii,the Hem. J. D. Ormond's Jabber, the Hon. J.D. Ormond's- Phooka, the Hon.J. D. Ormond'sTerror, Mr E.J. Watts' b The Shannon, Mr E.Laurent's- Full Cry, Mr J. Goodwin's SlyviaPark, Mir G. G. Stead's Foimosan, Mr J. T.Moore's,Chasseur, Mr. ff. Jeffery's SedgebrookjMr J". Kennedy's Momahaki, Mr G. Gibson'sBowsprit, Mr B. J. Rae's The Needle, Mr G.E. G. Richardson's- Murmur, Mr G. P. Uon-nßlly*S Oinga, Mr Roas Camion's Laujwetina,Mar Cl E. Major's Tommy Atkins.

TAKAPUNA ACCEPTANCES.Maidsn. Plat©, of 60s«vs. One mile.— Peer-

age8.12, Gonrette 5.4, Swiftfoot 8.3, Tke French-main 8-.2^ Don 8:2, Zarra 8.2, Donneybrook &.0,Telfcpbane H 7.12, Volee 7.10, Balbirnie 7.10,"giaek Rose 7.10, Pourere 7.5, Bob 7.5, High-lander 7.0.

Calliope Handicap, of lOOsovs-. Six furlongs.-^Scotty 9.4, Crecy9.0, Hikipene 7.4, Despatch6.12, Jessamine 6.12, Rita 6.12.

Takapuna Cup, of 400aovs. Onemile and a-half.— Bluejacket 9.6, Cavaliero 8.4, St. Ursula7.13,- Dayntree 7.12; Formula 7.12, Regalia II7.10, Admiral.Hawke 7.6, Knight of Athol 7.0,"Matamataharakiki6.10, Blaircarrig 6.10, Volee6.8,Begukis 6,7.

Zealandia Handicap, of 75sovs. Five fujv]onga,— Telephone 9.4, Val Rosa 8.7, Hastings8.4, Takapuna 8.4, Winsome 8.0, Lady Dash7.13, Tommy Atkins 7.10, St. Olga 7.4, LadyAvon 7,3, Moment 7.2, Delia Rose 7.0, TheSlavs 6.12, Rosiephele 6.12, Clansman 6.7,Brighsau Young.6.7.

narrow-pointedpair of scizzors— Uwe -imple

things will do wonders, from a surgical pom&of view. Then as regards medicines, etc., abottle of carbolic oil (not carbolic acid, ifyou please, hut carbolic oil, made by dis-solving carbolic acid in olive oil, and some-times called "cr.rron oil"), some compoundrhubarb pills, a bottle of castor oil. a smallphial containing a little permanganate ofpotassium, and thres or four good iPmedies,such as are advertised*by several well-knownfirms, such as distemper pills and worm pills;and we toon get quite a convenient littleassortment, of medicines. Carbolic oil, bythe way, is one of the best things possiblefor all sorts of wounds and sore?. If, forinstance, a dog meets with an accident andtears a hale in his flesh, the best thing to doi<3 to sponge it nice and clean with some tep.dwater and thenput ina stitch with the catgut.Then anoint it with a little carbolic oil,mid saturate the bandage with the same. A2oz bottle of this would be supplied by anyrespectable chemist for 6d, but in purchasingit .s well to stipulate that it should bo modewith oli\e oil.It is strange curious things fanciers

do use in the way.of medicaments, and it iseven stranger to notice what an amount ofblind, stolid ignorance exists as to the riv.iJmerirs of certain drugs. Well, of course,circutnstpnces- alter casss, and it would notbe possible to make up a chest of medicinesUiat wouldbe suitable for everykennel. Somereally handsome cabinets are sent out by.different firms, containing everything that canpos-aibly be required in the way of drug?.These can be fitted up to the requirementsof any particular breed, and we strongly acl-,vise all those who intend to go in for keep-ing a number of dogs to let one of their firstpurchase? be a kennel medicine chest. But,apart from that, we think everyone who ketpatwo or three dogs ought also to make pre-parations for treating them in case they are-ill, and such a little assortment of remediesas we mentioned in the preceding paragraphare infinitesimal in cost, andat the same tim.<they are almost equal to an insurance policy,us a safeguard against anything happening.Numerous things misrht bo addedbesides w'lafcwe have enumerated. For instance, some-thing in the way of a lotion for skin cm-plaint, than which there ia nothing belterthan the British Pharmacopoeia preparationof glycerine of carbolic acid (not glycerineand carbol'o acid, but glycerine of carbolicacid). Then others n^ay prefer to havesomething in the nature of an eye lot'on,made with sulphate ot zinc and rose water,concentrated, so as to occupy a small ip:ic&,for then tho preparation can be diluted whenit is required to be used. But of courseeaohman must settle these points for himself.What we want to do is to encourageall classesof fanciers to do something of the kind, in-stead of getting into the way of ne^v c-r keep-ing anything at all ready.— Gastritis is a complaint by no means,uncommon amongst dogs (and cats too, fortl.at matter). Tt most frequently affects dogsof the pet vaiieties or such as are kept in-doors and made into household companions,and it is a direct result of over-feeding, al-though it may also be brought about by theipresence of irritants in the stomach, .mch asa s.harp particle of anything that has been,swallowed and has got into the membraneof the stomach, and cannot be moved, eurh.a tiling, for inetance, as a crooked wire nail,which 13 apt to be swallowed in the food.The chief symptom of gastritis is vomiting.The dog becomes very weak, and cannot keepany food on his stomach, and shows markedsymptoms of feverishness. He also seemsto havea good deal of pain, and cries out ifhis belly be pressed with the hand. Thttreatment consists in not giving any folidfood for a day or two. The diet should bechiefly milk, and the dog can have as muchcold water as lie likes to drink, to which alittle brandy can be addedif he is extremelyweak. With regard to medicines, these artof little U3e in such cases, and demulcentssuch as egos, barley water, and so forth caibe given along with the milk in cases of ex.trtme feverishness. Small doses ot solutioiof acetate of ammonium constitute the safestthing to give. This can be obtained froma chemist, who will indicate what is the dosefor any particular dog. Carbonate of bis-muth is also recommended for cases of inter-nal inflammation, and the dose of that variesfrom two grains up to12 or 15, according tothe size of the dog. The treatment will only-need to be continued for a d?iy or two at theoutside, because a matter like this eitherquickly ends in death or rights itself, butin any case it is wise, as a precaution, and toprevent any return of the inflammation, tokeep the dog on liquid food for a week orso afterwards, and only alloy/ him to retm-nvery gradually to his diet.— OT'R DOGS.

From 26th December to 6th January therewas a daily average attendance of 2500 at theNational Art Gallery, Sydney.

The qiiestion of lighting the town of Bal-clutha.cropped up again at themeeting of theBorough Council on Tuesday, the 15th inst.,when it was decided to take steps to raise »special loan for the purpose of the installa-tion of the necessary plant for lighting; thestreets of the borough with electricity, and tosupply electricity for private lighting. CrStewart stated that Mr Scott, of Messrs J.and H. Scott, Dunedin, estimated the costat £2250. This included the erection of apower house near the railway station, thesupplyof suitable engine, boiler, anddynamo,the output of which would be sufficient for15 arc lamps for the streets and 550 incandes-cent Tamps for private lighting. Italso in-cluded the cost of erecting street lamps withwooden poles and cradles, bare wire withinsulated wire crossings, out-outs, switch-board with insulators, also including a sepa-ratepair of leads for house lighting to enablehouseholders to have light at their own ex-pense. The coat of running the plant waspsjimftted at about#4QQ per annual

POULTRY NOTES.By Tehror.

— Whether it be from sun, rain, or wlnrtjpoultry must have shelter at all .v-oiis.This is a fact all know perfectly wc'l. hueir is surprising how few take the trrmMe tothink before proceeding to provide a sheite vshed, which wouldbe the best a&ot to erecj

i [Fauciersanil lneedcid of dogs are cordiallyin\itedto conttibutcitems to iluscolnuiu. "Terroi

'willendeavour to mrtlUsiiepartiMiuas interestingand up-to-date as possible,but1Oldei to do this lie muflt have tbo co-on<M"ition nr hiqiea.li

! hencelie trusts this umtatlonwillbe cliceituilj lL'spondjd to.

SOTES BY TERBOK.— Cassell's Saturday Journal ghes an in-teresting account of the mos remarkable tire

■ brigade in the world. In Dawson City,'Klondyke, the engine is drawn by a team ofdogs. The dogs or duty at th° fire sta+ioiijump, like horses used for sue i duty, intotheir proper places in front of Uie engine

■ the moment they hoa- the bell signal callingout thebrigade;the collars, which are ready-in proper position, are put on, and a few.

.seconds later they are dashing through thestreets of the town.— A strange case of canine cannibalism is>reported us llai'iug occurred inLimerick. Itappears that whilst a lady was promenadingin the North Circular road a few days ago,accompanied by a pet terrier, she observeda Newfoundland dog approaching, and forthe better protection of her charge took the

■terrier under her arm. The Newfoundland,however, rushed at the lady, knocked herdown, and seizing the unfortunate terrier,tore the unfortunate animal asunder and de-voured it. The lady has received a severeshock over the occurrence, and summonseshave been issued in connection therewith.

—We often have occasion to think, writesa Home paper, that dog fanciers would dowell always to keep a little assortment of

,medicines, etc., by them to be used ir emer-gencies. This is especially nccertary whenliving m the country, where chemif-ts anddoctors and veterinary surgeons aie not easilyaccessible. It really would not involve muchoutlay, for the requirements of an urgency

■medicine cabinet are very simple. A band-fige, someneedles, a littlaftfta catsup a sharp.,

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FANCIERS'COLUMN.TheOtago Witness lias Veen afin&in crl theoflioiatoryii ft

', tbe publicationof announcement-, ot the DuncdTn Fancies.Oiub

1. Reifi, L2. Loates, S.3. lieiS, J4. Madden, O. ..5. liickaby, P. ..6. Sloan, J. P. ..7. Cannon, M. ..8. Cannon, X.. ..£>. F-igby, B.

10. Martin, J. H.11. Halsey, W. ..12. Fin.ay, P.13. Far-iall, C. ..11 Hunt, J15. Lane, W16. Maher, D.17. Fagan, J18. M'Call, G.19. Weldon, T.20. Loates, T.

Mlounts. .5538096046G2476310490600447326203320256192271128oqq246212261

Lost.410C724805G63922284085253792741652302if163212101196222189246

Won.1431371249684828275635240403929292726242318

IN OBDSB OF WINNING PEF.CENTA.GES.Per Pel-cent, cent.

Sloan, J. P. .. 26.45 Hunt, J 15.10Eeiff, L 25.85 Lladden, O. .. 14.50Maher, D. .. 21.09 Yarnell, C. .. 13.G3"Reiff, J 20.52 Cannon K. .. 12.50Halsey, W. .. 19.51 Finlay, P. .. 12.50Hickaby, P. .. 17.64 Fagau, J. .. 11.71Loates, S. .. 16.93 Weldon, T. ». 10.84Cannon, M. .. 16.73 Lane, W. .. .. 10.73Martin, J. H... 15.95 M'Call, G-. .. 9.75Rkrby, B. .. 15.20 Loates, T. .. 6.81

LAST FIVE YEABS.1896. 1897. 1898. 1699. 1900.

Reift", L 15— —

55 143Loates, S 71 136 10G 160 137Reiff, J — — — 27 124Madden, 0 87" 79 163 130 96Rickaby, F 72 65 80 72 84Cannon, M 164 145 140 120 82Sloan, J. P — 20 43 108 32Cannon, X 21 32 13 27 75Rigby, B — — — — 68Martin, J. H. .. — — — 43 52Pinky, P 100 76 79 48 40Halsey, W 1 4 8 18 40Yarnell, C. .. — —

9 7 39Hunt, J. .»

—3 3 22- 29

Lane, "W — — —1 29

Maher, D — — — — 27Fagan, J. .. .. 65 49- 42 33 2GM'Call, G — — 1 9 24Weldon, T. ...» 30 25 79 75 23Loates, T 156 34 U3 112 18

Si. SimonIsinglassGalopinGralinuleMelton ..CommonOrmeFlonzel IIOrionSt Serf ..Domino ..St. AngeloJuggler ..KilwarlinM'artaganBona Vista

.. 54,560.. 13,747.. 13,692.. 13,452.. 13,346.. 12,453.. 9,542.. 8.810.. 8,269.. 7,908.. 7,925.. 7,236.. 6,621.. 6,332.. 6,093, 5,706

x17,505

4,6453,2165,361

HI46.703

4,94710,802

6,7046,0563,1629,1199,108

£15,201

21,69815,968

1,56110,262

9,014

1,02]11,666

5,3596,4251,6978,911

17,810

22,441

12,0566,628

4811,876

400

3544,470

3,7953,2742,8979,2117,457

First Hurdle .. ..First HackStewards' WelterSecond Hack ..City StakesDomain Handicap ..Railway Plate .. ..Suburban. Welter ..Second HurdleAM>ots*ord Welter ..Hopefni Stakes'ThirdHackPlyirrg Handicap ..

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ticleer." Illustrated; Price, 2s 6d;■

potted, 2s 9d.—Stillwell and Co., printers, ',

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it. For reasons of economy of either time,labour, or money the shelter will generallybe found to be a lean-to against the roostinghouse or the dividing fence, and as likely asnot this is the very last place where it shouldbe. The shelter shed should be erected inthe cpse of penned birds at the spot wherethey all rush to be fed, which is as a rule theposition from which they can first see the at-tendant approaching with the food. Thi? is

the worst, orrather most, trampled-upon pieceof ground in tlie run, and if the shelter is

erected there the birds will not only be foundunder cover to receive their food in wetweather— a great convenience to the attend-ant—but will be far more content to remainthere, to squat,scratch, andperch, thanin thefhiest structure elsewhere. Iti3an excellentplan also to place a perch in the shelter shedtoe the comfort and convenience of the fowls,which after a meal feel no temptation to for-age for further scraps, and they are then outof the wayof the more-actively inclined birds.— In the cockerel pens just now there arerumbers of birds, otherwise very fine, withside sprigs, double points, etc., and when yonpoint them out to the owners, suggesting thatthey are suitable for thepot, whatdo you, asa rule, learn? Simply this, that the sprigs,etc can be easily removed, and that every-body eLe does it! Ifshould like to point out

here that whatever may be the ethics of theshow pen a bird so doctored should never besold for breeding purposes without the pur-chaser being informed of what has been done.Itis true that this kind of

"faking cannotbe detected very readily, and that conse-quently there-is little danger of exposure toshe gmlty one,bat the true fancier needs only

to be reminded that in this matter he is onhis honour to discard the practice if aireadyadopted, or at least to be outspoken wnenpassing the bird on. Better to lose a guineain this way than run the risk of ruirmg thefancy,not'to mention one's own good aame.— For the informationof mycorrespondentof last week Irepublic the followingpointsand standard of the Houdan, contributed mJune last by Mr Lundon, a leading fancier of

the breetf:—POINTS OF HOUDANS.

The cock should have a very solid body,sVhlly rounded, and firmly earned onetout and rather thick legs. Thehead, in appearance* smart and alertbeak moderate in size, but rather stout, andbrown in colour; eye very bright *ed andvery sparkling. The bright ieA eye is prefer-able, but a pale eye msy be tolerated in anotherwise good bird. The comb should re-semble a butterfly with its wings three partsor nearly quite open;wattles of medium length,but well rounded off at the bottom. Ear lobesor deaf eaTs" almost hidden from view by themuffling for whiskers,coloured whiteor reddishwhite. Crest large, full, and compact, thepoints of the feathers falling to the back aaadsides, leaving the comb in clear relief. Ihebeaid very thick and bushy under the throat.The neck a fair length, carried well upright,with a good curveor arch and abundantly fur-nished withhackle feathers. Back verybioadand sloping towards the tail. Wings large,butcarried tightly to tne body. Saddle wide andwell furnished with feathers. Breast very fulland fleshy, and carried well forward. Legs andshanks short and stout, and free from all_signsof feathers. Colour of legs and feet pinkyw^ite, well mottled with lead colour or black.The toes are five in number, and the fifth toebehind should-be quite distinct inits formation,andpointing slightly upwards. Toenails darkhorn orblack. The tail carried fairly upright,of large size and furnished with full-sweeping,broad sickles. Carriage veryupright, and fullof emotion. Weight from 81b to9lb. Plumageblack and white, as evenly mixed as possibleall. over.

The Hen.— Weight from 61b to 71b. Headsame as the cock. Comb exactly the same for-mation as the cock's, but smaller. Wattlesvery small. Ear lobes as in the cook. Crestas large and as compact and globularVas pos-sible. All the other points are identical withthose of the cock, excepting the back, whichshould not slope somuch, and the mottling ofthe plumage, which is a great deal more evenall over.

Standard.Symmetry .. .. 8 The number ofWeight 8 points to be deductedCondition .. .. 5 for each defect must beHead 6 left to the discretionComb 1-2 of the judge.Crest 12 ■^qualifications.Wattles and ear Mop or broken crest.

lobes 8 Creve combNeck, muff, beard 6 Absence of muffle orBack 6 beard.Breast and body 10 Plumage entirelyTail 7 black.Legs and toes .. 7 Feathered legs.Evenage of plumage 5 Absence of fifth toe.

Or any other bodilyTotal .. .. 100 deformity.

THE REARING OF CHICKS."Dear Terror,— Having lost a number of

chicks in past seasons through being trampledo-i by the hen, and also dirty surroundings,which cannot altogether be avoided where af}cn is used for rearing purposes, -I resolvedthis year to try a new plan. Itherefore pro-cured oneof Perry'sbrooders (madebyMrH.Perry, Church street, Kaikorai), and whichhas proved a thorough success, havingrearedseveral clutches without losing a chick, andthey are also much healthier and better inevery way. The wayIwork it is as follows:As soonas the henhatches out the chicks theyare taken fromher and putin the brooder, andshe is given anothei setting of eggs. Ihadtwo hens whichbrought out two clutches eachin that wav, and ifIhad given them anotherthey would have brought them out, but Ithought two enough. Anyone desiring to seemy chick's can do so, asIhave several in thebrooder at the present time.—Iam, etc.,

J. A. M'MILLAN,Bishopscourt, Roslyn.[A picture of these brooders will appear in

ou^ illustrated pages in the course of a week)or two.

—Teseor.]

quite prepared for. Our sol* food was tinnedmeat and biscuits;but we did not expectluxuries on thebattlefield. Certainly we didhave one very trying time. It was when wetook Malmani Hill, our principal fight andfeat. For we were stuck on that hill for 50hours without any food, through two bitterlycold nights and scorching hot days, with norefreshment whatever but cold water, andwith the Boers sniping at us from the hillsall around. That was rather a trial."

"Yes," continued the Colonel, reflectively,"it was a tough fight, for the Boers werevery strongly posted, and quite out of sight,while they could pop freely at us from behindsafe cover. You see," he went on to say," we had taken the first kopje without firinga shot, so then General Oamngton orderedme to take the Malmani Hill if possible, but;rot to sacrifice too many men in doing.so.ButIknew that unless we succeeded in cap-turing the hill we should certainly be allkilled, so there was nothing for it but to goahead and win or die. And we won. Bufcit was no easy task, and, asIhave said be-fore, it was no joke afterwards to hold itfor 50 hours on empty stomachs, under scorch-ing sun by day and in bitter cold at night,with the Boers always hovering around, in-visible, but constantly sniping at us;indeed,except as to food_, this went t>n for a wholefortnight. Captain Harvey, you may re-member, was shot dead early in the engage-ment. Out of some 200 Boers, we killed 17and woundedmanymore, whilewecaptured alarge number of horses;in fact, it was a,decisive success When Icabled the resiilfcto Mr Seddon Ihad, of course, to show the.teleorram to General Carrington before ilcould go. and be requested me to add thatheexpressed his high sniisfnehon with the con-duct of the New Zealtrders, and warmlypraised their steadiness, pluck, and efficiency.Iikrv add," proceeded Colonel Francis, ''thatthe Imperial officers ovpr and over again,remarked to me that the New Zealanders haddone fplendidlv. and often were able to bemore serviceable than the regulars. Ploasado not imn nnp. or allow it to appear, thatI?ay a wordagainst the regulars, whoareveryfine fellows and bra\e as lions, but the train-ingof tV>poolorHls mr-dc them more at horn©in the South African kind of warfare than;Home-trained soldiers. You sop, it is neces-sary to act in very loose formation ard takecover whenever po3eible, and this the colonialmend'dmore reaciilv than the Imperial forces.Thry were thus aMe often to render mostvaluable pervioe. as was caivlidlv and erener-cuolv acknowledged by most of the Imperialofficers.""What wai your experience." T asked, "ofthe demeanour of the Imperial officer? gener-ally, and particularly toward? the colonials?You have seen, Idaresay, that there havebeen complnints of their incompetence onthe onehand, andon tho other of their super-cilious deipparour towards their colonial con-freres, as if the latter occupied a wholly in-ferior grade. Did you meet with anything1

of the .sort?"

"No," replied Colonel Francis; "Ialwaysfound the Imperial officers very nice. Theyalways behaved most pleasantly to me. nncf,so far asIcould see, to other colonial officer*and men also. Inever found them super-cilious or discourteous. IconfessIdid thinkthat some of them were perhaps a little toofond of sport and amusement, and thbughfcmore of that than of their duties. Theyseemed to think too much of their gold clubsand tennis rackets,in some cases, consideringtho serious business we were on, and no doubfcsome of -the youngpr men had greatly ne-glected their own education in military mat-ters. But others, again, were quite gluttonsat bard work, and did their own duty andthat of themore frivolousones as well, doinEfdoub'e work with positive zest and immense*cheerfulness, as if it wore mere fun. And Ineed hjirdly say that all wpre as brave aslion?. Isuppose allEnglishmen are that, afcany rate. Andcertainly they always behavedvery well to the colonials, as far asIeversaw or heard.""

What jo ironr frpinfon as to the relativeefficiency cf British and Boer firearms? WerethoBoer rifles really better than ovns?

""Ido not think so," said Colonel Francis"Indeed.Ibelieve that the Martini-Henry is-

f more effective weapon than the Mauser initsactual results. The Mauser has perhaps alonger range,but its bullet makes such asmall,clean-cut hole that men who have been shfctright through the body aften fight on for hourswithout being evenaware that they havebernhit. or imagining; the hitto beamere scratch,and not collapsing until the fight was over.Also, mauv men whose bodies had been abso-lutely perforated by a Mauser bullet oftenrecovered without difficulty and veryquickly,whereas o Martini-Henry bullet-wound is aserious affair. .One proof of this differenceis t^at the Boers were alwav^ eager to get.hold of any of our Martini-Henry rifles, andinvariably used them if possible in preferenceto their own Mausers. There is no doubt."he added.

"that theBoers are capital shots

and fjood fighters at long range. They areexcellent at a distance, but they canot standclose quarters, and they will not lace thebayonet. As one said. 'They do not mindbeingshot at,but they don't likebeingstucklikepigs.'"

Inreply to a ciue=Hon from me whether thelemons learned in South Africa could be use-fully applied in the case of a European warColonel Francis said that, inhis opinion, thiswouldbe the case only ina partial degree,asthe circumstances and conditions of warfarein South Africa were essentially so differentfrom anything that could be found inEurope,especially in regard to the character of thecountry.

Colonel Francis is at present staying at theHotelMetropole.Brighton. He has recentlybeen visiting Sir Richard Temple, at TheNash, near Worcester, oneof themost charm-ing and interesting of old English countrymansions. AsImentioned in a former let-ter, the Colonel has been invitedby thePrinceandPrincess of Wales to spend a fortnight atSandringham before he leaves England, andhe is naturally anxious to be able to do so ifpossible; but he is still in the hands of thedoctors, and much depends upon their deci-sion. He hopes to return to New Zealand afcno verydistant date.It will be noticed that Colonel Francis's

statements do not contradict those of MrBurdett-Coutts andMrHales, as to thehospi-tals and the demeanour of the Imperial offi-cers. They amount simply to the assurancethat the faults deposed to by those gentlemenrespectively did not come under ColonelFrancis's personalnotice.

—In Natal thehailstones are without equal— and to Europeans a revelation. Lumps ofice as large as walnuts (and bigger) strikewithsuch force as to break in half, and soondrench one through.— Japanese doctors never accept fees fromn »

--+v'ni ,-, M>; In Japan there isj . "'■ i i

' '\\. "i the twin enemies, dis-

1>-i- t a ( iu>\ itr..de a home, he who ac,«'„. :: „k i... a .uwi&tsais aifiWiSft'*

AN INTERVIEW WITHCOLONEL FRANCIS.

.*AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.

(From Our Own C6RREsroxDEXT.)LONDON, November 16.

Yesterday Ihad a long and interestingchat with Colonel F. W. Francis, V.D., latecommanding the Fourth RegimenJ; of theSecond Brigade in South Africa, aad com-mander of the fourth contingent despatchedby New Zealand to the seat of war.Inped not offer a mere itinerary of the

movements of Colonel Francis and his gallantcorps. That has of coursebeen done monthsago by your special correspondent in SouthAfrica. Letme rather mention a few thingsthat he told me and some views he expressedabout the war and matters connected withit, in each case as an eye-witness.

First Imay say that Colonel Francis, whowent to South Africa nominally as"Major," it being prescribed that no officerof higher rank than that was to commanda New Zealand contingent, received the fullrank of Lieutenant-colonel while at the front,and commanded the Fourth Regiment of theSecond Brigade, forming part of GeneralCarrington's force, the regiment consistingmainly of New Zealarrders. He is &tillsuffering much \from the after-effects of histyphoid seizure, gastritis and.stomachic dila-tation having supervened, which,.causes himstill to be invalided. This necessitates care-ful diet, and also a special treatment bymeans of an ingenious apparatus -which will,it is hoped, avert the need of- any operationand will gradually correct fehe mischief leftby the enteric fever.

As Colonel Francis was invalided succes-sively in the hospitals of Mafekrng, Kimber-ley, and Wynburg, Inaturally asked himwhat his experience had been, and how farit had corresponded with that described byMr Burdett-Coutts."

For myself," said the Colonel, "Ican

only say that Iwas very well treated indeedat all the hospitals, but especially at Wyn-burg. Both the doctors and the nurses wereas kind and attentive as possible, and Idonot see how they could have done more forme than they did. Of course in some casesthe accommodation may have been a littlerough,butnot more so than might havebeenlooked for in war. What can you expecton a battlefield? Certainly Ihad no reasonto complain. It is true," he added,smiling,"Iwas delirious for 10 days or more, andIcannot say whathappenedduring that time,but so far asIknow Inever had anythingat all to find fault with. Quite the con-trary."

"Did you have any experience,"Iasked,"of the 'plague of women'? which MrTreve3 described so graphically—Imean ofthe society women who, so he said, forcedtheir way into the'hospitals and worried thepatients, one sick soldier having his facewashed 14- times in one day by intrudinglady visitors, while the authorities dared notinterfere lest they should suffer throughoffending those influential society dames?"

The Colonel laughed heartily."No," he said, "Icannot say that Iwas

troubled in that way. lamcertain thatnosociety ladies washed my face 14 times, nordidIhear of their doing so to other patients.All Iheard of them was that they occasion-ally brought flowers and little things of thatsort to cheer the patients, butInever heardof their being intrusive or troublesome.Nothing of the kind occurred in my ownexperience. Icannot say what may haveoccurred elsewhere. And Iwas not at anyof the hospitals which Mr Burdeft-Couttsdescribed.""

How didyou fareon the field?""Well, of course, the fare was rath '

You could not expect anything elsiPirfiiHßAtenpgg' It wa§ so SSSSU. than. <= y-

DOUBLE LINEOFRAILWAY TOMOSGIEL.

Detail plansof the doubleline of railway toMosgiel are beingprepared,and borings have'been taken for the variousbridge foundations.The double line will start with an ascendinggrade from the existing level of railway aSlittle to the south of the Water street over-firidge. The present route willbe adheredto, but the railway will cross the Anderson'siteay roadat a high level by a bridge and willuontinue at the same levelpast the Kensing-lon road, which will also be crossed by aWidge. From there the railway will gradu-ally ascend ona lesser grade than the existingTine. Itis proposed to make the maximum.?rade from Dunedin towards the south 1indO. and from the south towards Dunedin 1in

'■100, thatbeing something like the'proportion,ihat the' outward and inward loads bear to>ne another. The first part of the railway tooe put in hand will be between Dunedin andihe Cr.versham tunnel. It is probable thatit Caversham there will be a considerabledeviation from the existing route, in order tolilow of a tunnel beingconstructed at a lowerfc.vel than the one.

SYDNEY, January 19.Advices received from Fiji by the Rev.

Dr Brown, secretary of the Wesleyan Mis-sion, state that the Governor has acceptedMr Slade's disclaimer of the charges madeagainst him of undue political influence.The Governor has withdrawn his request forthe removal of the missionary named.

January 20.The citizens of Suvaand the Fiji Federal

League have, wr.itten requesting Mr Seddonto convey to the Government of the Com-moirwearth their congratulations on its in-auguration, and their regret at not beingrepresented on so historic an occasion.

The natives of Nausori have written tothe Government of Fiji refusing to do anymore work at road-repairing unless theyare paid for it.

The chairman of the Federal League, inforwarding a copy of this letter to MrSeddon, states that he had advised thenatives to go back to their homes andwait quietly for a reply. The writer con-tinues:"It is from such a matter as thisthat a rising might be apprehended. Thenatives were informed that every effort isbeing made with the help of New Zealandto bring about a change of government."

Inanother letter from theFederal Leagueit is pointed out that the Governor's ac-tionin ordering thathis speech at the open-ing of the hospital should be read in everyvillage in the colony is causing a seriousfeeling to be engendered in the minds ofthe natives against the whites of the colony,aad fiStt.ecialj£ against t^flftg &k& §j& ifr

LAND AND WATER.Messrs Campbell, King, and Paterson, who

went through the Whitcombe Pass, says theWest Coast Times, saw the moose deer im-ported by the Government from America.The animals seemed quite at home in theirnew surroundings.

A London cable in the Australian papersstates that Stevenson defeated C Dawson inthe match (9000 up) for the billiard cham-pionship of Englandby 2594 points.

Mr Ayson came down to Oamaru from theUpper Waitaki district yesterday morning,having paid a visit to the River Ohau andthe hatchery at Hakaiaramea. He foundeverything going on well, and the young fishbeing hatched out as well as could be ex-pected.— Oamaru Mail.

W. F. Simpson, who representedNew Zea-land at the Commonwealth sports in Sydney,succeeded inplacing the three-mile flat eventto his credit, cutting out the distance in thegood time of 15min 45 3-ssec, which is 153-ssec over theNew Zealand standard.

The Southampton Corporation is about' toestablish a motor car service in addition tothe electric trams.

The Timaru Herald states that already 150lads havelearned to swim in the fresh waterbaths opened there a few weeksago.

According to statistics, golf at the pre-sent moment means an annual expenditureof £2,000.000 Probably this is an under-estimate. There must be somewhere about2000 golf clubs and club-houses in the world.Each of these requires a staff of servants al-mo&t comparable to that of an average hotel.Almost every one has at least one "profes-sional" or club-maker, who has to attend tothe actual wants of the members in suchmatters as clubs and balls, who has men inhis employ, and who may see that the linksof his ciub are kt%l ie gifeh ftl&fiUgb a

January 23J 1901OTA GO WITNESS.specialofficial or greenkeeper is oftenretainedfor this duty, and, of course, is paid a specialsalary. In addition, each club has, partlyat least, under its control a large and oftenragged regiment of

" caddies," of almost allages, who carry clubs for players at a fixedrate.

— Home exchange.Messrs Logan Bros, shipped to Sydney by

the Mararoa. last week the yacht Sunbeam,whichis to comr>ete in the international yachtrace on the 26th inst. Mr Archie Loganaccompanies the yacht across, and willhandleher in the contest.

PORT CHALMERSSAILING CLUB.The first class match of this rising club was

held in the lower harbour on Saturday, whensix boats competed. There was a light N.E.wind, with a moderate sea, and Borne verygood work was done. A. start was madefrom Mr Wiseman's boatshed, Port Chalmers,at 2.50 p.m., the distance sailed being twiceround thebuoy at Lower Portobello and backto the shed. The boats came in in the fol-lowing order:— Hornet, handicapped 3min,lhr 30min 39sec, 1;Shamrock, scratch, lhr27min 51sec, 2; Volunteer, lhr 38min 20sec,3. In the eecond class match the Maggiehad no opponent.

any way connected with New Zealand. TheGovernor is still sending officials to variousdistricts to hold meetings of the FederationLeague. The writer entreats Mr Seddonto use his influence to prevent the con-tinued circulation of slanders by the Go-vernor against the whites and against NewZealand, and suggests telegraphing to theSecretary of State for the Colonies on thesubject.

A letter from the leading personages ofFiji urges the removal of Sir G. O'Brien, ashe is not only opposedto the closer unionofFiji with New Zealand, but also opposesthe extension of New Zealand's influenceamongst the Islands. Sir G. O'Brienregardsthe strictures of the press in New Zealandand Australia in the nature of a blow.He says he has struck at what he terms the"impudent aspirations" of the Premier ofNew Zealand. The writer predicts thatwhilein this ftame of mind Sir G. O'Brien willprobably be most mischievous in the Pacific,and says there is no reason to believe heintends to instruct the Deputy-Commis-sioner at Tonga to circulate confidentiallyhis speech at the hospital opening. Thereis no doubt, the writer says, that Sir G.O'Brien is strongly backed in England byLord Stanmore, formerly Sir Arthur Gor-don, and the Exeter Hall party, and hetrusts that the sacrifices made by NewZealand in the cause of the Empire willhave the effect of strengthening Mr Sed-don to obtain the removal of the Governor.The writer asks him to secure the co-operation of the Premiers of Australia, be-cause these slanders affect Australia, andwill spread to the New Hebrides, and theSolomons, where Fijian is the linguafranca.

In reference to the proposed deportationof Mr Slade, the latter, in a letter to MrSeddon, states that his church would notaccede to the demand of tha Governor forhis removal, and the Governor would haveto retire from the positionhe had taken upor issue an Order-in-Couneil for airest. Ifhe did the latter Mr Slade intended to de-stroy it,and to allow the Governor to arrestand imprison him. The writer also statesthat the Governor continues to publish andemphasise his slanders on New Zealandthroughout the group, and that if a properreferendum of the natives is taken it woulddeclare overwhelmingly for federation— notthat they understand it, but because theyhave suffered so greatly under the presentregime.

THAT MYSTERIOUS SLIME.For some months past a mysterious slime

has covered the water3of Tasman Bay,GoldenBay, and other places in the vicinity of Nel-son. So far, apparently, nothing ap-pears to be known concerning thonature of this slime, which, unfortunately,has proved highly fatal to the fish inhabitingthose waters. The beaches of Golden Bayare said to be strewn with dead fish piledupin places to a depth of 3ft. Such deep waterfish as the groper. schnapper, etc., are repre-sented, and at West Wangaimi +he beachesam strewn with flounders and other shallowwater fish. The waters of these bays are re-ported to be thick with slime, which appearsa beautiful green by day, while at night it islike liquid fire. Evidently the surface ofthe water is covered with myriads of millionsof phosphorescent organisms, whose massedbattalions seriously interfere with theaerationof the water, and so the fish which inhabit itbecome asphyxiated, for fish must breathea-i well as land animals. The transparentmasses of floating organisms which consti-tute the slime will appear greenish by re-flected light, and that the slime is composedof living organisms of some kind its phos-phorescence by night proves. It is certainlya peculiar occurrence,but the slime can onlyexist in sheltered waters, for the averageNew Zealand coast line is too stormy for anysuch organisms to remain long massed to-gether. It seems strange that no investiga-tion of the matter has been made by a com-petent biologist, and, seeing the proximityof the affected waters to Wellington, we thinkthe -Government might have the matter in-vestigated. Even supposing the''exact natureof the slime canbe determined, the questionis: Can a remedy be devised? At first itmight have been thought that the mysteriousoccurrence was one that would soon passaway, but it has now endured for somemonths, and, as far as present appearancesgo, has come to stay for thf> summer at least.If thesestrange organism" remain permanentlylasting damage will result to the fishing in-dustry in the affected waters ; but thechances are all in favour of thecolder winter season terminating thedifficulty. In connection with thismatter, we offer a suggestion which maybe acted upon by way of experiment on asmall scale. Kerosene is well known to beinimical to most low forms of life, and sincethe oil will flow over the surface of water ina thin layer without in any way mixingwiththe water, a tin or two of kerosene mightbo emptied upon the waters where the slimeappears thickest. The result could be care-fully noted, -and, if attended with a sufficientmeasure1of success, it could be followed upon a more extensive scale by the use of oilbags dragging jfrom steamers. At any rate,the slime on. the- waters abovereferred to is agrave menat!e to the fishing industry, and athorough' investigation of the matter is im-perative, on..the.past of the proper authori-ties

FIJI AND FEDERATION.a- rising- of the natives;. ;; ': Leaked.

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A FFILIATED CALEDONIAN SOCIE-

TIES OF NEW ZEALAND.

MEETING,To be held at

On

Friday, February 22,.1901.

OVER £300 iS P1&IZK&

Games to Commence at 10 a.m. Sharp.

ATHLETIC EVENTS.

100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.—First prize,£5 ; second, £2 ; third, £1.

120 YARDS HANDICAP.— First prize, £10 ;second, £3; third, £1.

440 YARDS HANDlCxiP.— First prize, £10 ;second, £3; third, £1.

440 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.—First prize,gold medal value £5.

880 YARDSCHAMPIONSHIP.— Firstprize,£5; second, £2; third, £1.

ONE-MILE HANDICAP.— First prize, £8;second, £4; third, £2.

ONE-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP.—First prize,gold medal value £5.

120 YARDS HURDLE CHAMPIONSHIP.— First prize, gold medal value £5.

100 YARDS,220 YARDS, 440YARDS (Ama-teur Handicap).— First prize, £5; second,£3 ; third, £2.

N.B.— The -winners of the 440 Yards Cham-pion, One-mile Champion, and the 120 YardsHurdles Champion canhave cash value— viz.,£5, inpreference tomedals if desired.

Entrance fee for all events only 2£ per cent,

(sixpence in the £1) on the value of the firstprize.

NO ACCEPTANCEFEE.

Competitors must be registered membersof an Athletic Club or Society affiliated tothe New Zealand Caledonian Societies' Asso-ciation.

Every intending competitor in any Handi-cap event shall be required to send with hisentry full and definite particulars of his lasttwo years' performances. If no performancein that time, his last five performances (orany). The prizes offered at this meeting willbe awardedsubject to the statements of pre-vious performances being strictly correct.

Handicaps will be published on MONDAY,11thFebruary, 1901.

Entries close on WEDNESDAY, February6th, with

THOMAS PARKER,Hon. Secretary.

P.O. Box 91, Napier. 23ja

THE DREAM COMING UP TO THE STARTING—A. Chisman, photo. BUOY.

THE GEM OUT FOR A BLOW— A. Chisman,photo.

—W. Melville, photo. START OP THE SECOND-CLASS YACHT RACE

Irene and Pastime crossing the line together, followed by Clematis and Waitiri.

A SNAP AT THE WHARF DURING LUNCHEON—A. Chisman, photo. ADJOURNMENT.

FINISH OF THE DINGHY SAILING RACE"Chisman, photo. The Waitangi's dinghy crosses the line first

ST---

A PLEASANT CRUISE IN THE DREAM,— A. Chisman, photo.R. M'GONAGLE,

Foreman Masterton Waterworks. (See page 48.)

THE GREASY POLE COMPETITION.■A. Chisman, photo. Jeff. Sale fails to reach the flag.

W. J. Tonkin. R. S.Black. F.J. Sullivan. G. R. Story (White and Co.).— W. R. Frost, photo. THE RABBIT EXPORT INDUSTRY.(See Article elsewhere.)AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.The procession passing Queen's Square, Sydney, St.Mary's Cathedral inbackground. Weare indebted to Mr E. G. Forbes for photo from which this is taken.

January 23, 1901 OTAGO WITNESS.

BROADBAYREGATTA,NEWYEAR'SDAY,I9OI.

A. Chisman, photo. THE GREASY POLE COMPETITION.Another fruitless attempt togain the flag.

FINISH OF THE THIRD-CLASS YACHT RACEW. Melville, photo. Kia Ora rounding the buoy.

W. Melville, photo. GREASY POLE COMPETITION.

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MASONIC TEMPLE, PHILADELPHIA

January 23. 1901.OT A GO WITNESS.

DICKIE HASTIE'S APPLE TREE,Eskvale Homestead, Kokonga, Central Otago.

— H. J. Gill, photo. A RECENT WEDDING- IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, DUNEDIN, ON DECEMBER 5, 1900.Mr John Benfell and Miss Alice Lawrie, both of Dunedin.

GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICAN CONVALESCENTS,Who are unfit for active service, and are doing duty m the Army Supply Corps, which is responsible for the feeding of the army in South Africa. Troopei James Fraser, son of Mr Donald Fraser, of Lumsden, is in the centrewith his arms folded.

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS, St LOUIS CENTRAL PARK, MINNEAPOLIS

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PUPILS OF THE FORBURY SCHOOL WHO HAVE NEVER. BEENABSENT A HALF DAY FOR SIX YEARS

BackRow: Emily Jack, Lily Jack.Middle Row: Louisa Welsh, Norman Johnson, Venessa Muirhead.Front Row: James Muirhead, Richard Rackkley.

A SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTMAS CARD.(Sent by Trooper James Fraser to his parents, Mr and Mrs Donald Fraser, Lumsden)

SERGEANT B. BLACK, FIFTH NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT.

RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO,A RECORD LOAD OF "WOOL LEAVING PALMERSTON.

January 23, 1911 OTAGO WITNESS.

DUX OF FORBURY SCHOOL— JAMFS MUIRHEAD.H. J. Gill, photo.

—H. J. Gill, photo. f[fl| STAFF OF THE FORBURY SCHOOL, SOUTH DUNEDIN.

Back Row: Miss L. Jones, sixth assistant; M \Y. Irwin, pupil teacher; Miss Sheriff, four-h assistant, Mr S. Maxwell, second assistant.Middle Row: Miss Wilkinson, fifth assistant, Mr Graham, first assistant; Miss Laurence, third assistant, Mr R G. Whetter, MA.,

headmaster; Miss Mackie, matron.Front Row: Miss Lothian and Mr Scott, pupil teachers.

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LESLIE H. REYNOLDS,Engineer Masterton Waterworks,

MR H. A. HAMERTON,Assistant engineer Masterton Waterworks

MASTERTON WATERWORKS: ENGINEERING STAFF.From Right: R. Brown (townclerk), Leslie H Reynolds (engineer), R. A. Hamerton (assistant— D. Wilton, photo,Masterton. engineer), R. M'Gonagle (foreman).

Jantmry 23, 1901.OT AGO WITNESS.

—D. Wilton, photo,Masterton. MASTERTON WATERWORKS:THE WATER BEING TURNED ON AT THE UPPER INTAKE BY THE MAYOR, MR C. A. POWNALL.

—D. Wilton, photo, Masterton. PICNIC PARTY AFTER THE OPENING OF THE MASTERTON WATERWORKS.

RUAMAHANGA RIVER AT SEWER OUTFALL. View looking upstream

D. Wilton, photo, Masterton. MASTERTON WATERWORKS: LOWER INTAKE.

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MASTERTOX WATERWORKS: CONCRETE RESERVOIR COVERED BY ROOF—D. Wilton, photo,Masterton.

CYCLING.»OTE» BIDIMON.

don Daily Express). The public in this cen*tury will be grateful to "the men who arespending time and money and work in poixi-laiising the autocar. It is the vehicle of thefuture; it will go far to elminate the horroras an element in road traffic." The articleiconcludes with the truism,

"In10 years' timet

we shall be wondering why we ridiculed theautocar, and thanking its advocates for thoimproved condition of local tra\el which wei.shall enjoy."

With the object of lowering B'own'a2000-mile record, Miss Margaret GaFt, an/American, has established a big performance..It was her origninal intention to ride a cen-tury in each 12 hours, and she accomplished'2000 miles in 222 hours s^min. She then es-sayed 2500 miles, and after completing this andbeing pronounced by three doctors to be phy-sically fit to continue she went on for 300Qmiles. At 2625 miles her effort was cut short1by the sheriff, who claimed that she was in-fringing the law prohibiting riding in a con*test for more than 12 hours in each 24.

A non-stop motor car run of 621 mileswas recently heldon the Crystal Palace tracV,London, by an eight-horse-power French mo-tor car. The distance was covered in thesmart time of 24 hours 54min 17sec—

an ave-rage of close upon 25 miles an hour.

The new American amateur championis W. >S. Fenn, who hold" four out of the fivechampionships, winning cleverly on each occa-sion.

TI'O motor tricycle hour record hasagain had another lift, this time by a Frer.ch.cyclist named Demestcr. This rider succeededin covering 45 miles 169 yards in 60min, onthePrinces track. Paris.

CKRISTCHURCH, January 21.At the League of Wheelmen's meeting

to-night the conditions under whicb theRudge-Whitvrorth Cycle Company of Eng-land present for competition amongst theLeague members a £100 solid silver cup weresubmitted and approved of. The trophy isto bo competed for annually at the LeagueChampionship meetings amongst amateursintwo-mile handicap races, the limit for whichis to be150yds.

OTAGO CYCLING SPORTS.The following are the entries for the Otago

Cycling Club's sports on Saturday:—

Half-mile Handicap.— J. Barker, G-. Suther>land. C. F. Lethaby, R. Connell, H. Holland,A. Huston, T. Edwards, A. BaEgster, G. A.Bell, A. O'Connor, A. Randell, R. H. Nagle.,J. R. Roxburgh, J. D. Rapson, T. Anderson.H. Gunthorpe,A. Pirie, W. Christie, A. Corrie(W. Pine,M.Randrup, F.C. Williams,M. Ben-nett.

One-mile Novice Handicap.— W. Goodall, T<Edwards, J. Clarke,G. A. Nelson, R. H. Nagle,,J. R. Roxburgh, D. Adama.

One-mile Bicycle Amateur Handicap.— C. G«"White, A. F. W. Hill, J. W. Hills, K. Melville,

"G. A. Nelson, H. Amos, G. E. Owen.Two-mile Bicycle Amateur Handicap.— C. G.

White, A:F. W. Hill, J. W. Hills, K. Melville,G. A. Nelson, H. Amos, G. E. Owen.

One-mile Second Class Handicap.— W Good-all, J. Tamblyn, C. F. Lethaby,J.Edwards, A.Sangster. J. Clarke, A. O'Connor, A. Raadell,G. A. Bell, H.Gunthorpe, R. Nagle, W. Chris-tie, J. R. Roxburgh, T. Anderson. A. Pirie,A. Corrie, W. Pine, M. Randrup, J. D. Rap-son,F.C. Williams, M. Bennett.

One-mile Championship.— J. Barker (Christ*church),G. Sutherland (ChristchuTch), R. Con-inell (Temuka), H. Holland (Ashburton), H,Gunthorpe (Dunedin), M. Randrup (Wan-ganui), M. Bennett (Dannevirke).

Three-mile Championship.— J.Barker (Christ*church),G. Sutherland (Cirristohuroh), R. Con-nell (Temuka), H. Holland (Ashburton), W.Gunthorpe (Dunedin),M.Randrup (Wanganui),M. Bennett (Dunedin).

Otago Wheel Race. Two miles.— J. Barket(Chiistchurch), G. Sutherland (Christchurch),A. Pirie (Christchurch), C. F. Lethaby (Bal-clutha>, R. Connell (Temuka),H.- Holland (Ash-burton), H. Huston (Ashburton), A. Sangster(Dunedin), G. A. Ball (Dunedin), A. RandellCDu-nedin), J. R. Roxburgh (Dunedin), T. An-derson (Dunedin), H. Gunthorpe (Dunedin), A.Corrie (Invercargill), W. Pine (Gore), M.Rand-rup (VJangamii),F. C. ■Williams (Tinwald), M.Bernett (Dannevirke).

\oy?f.TIES OF THE CYCLE SHOWS.The English cycle papers, in noticing the

rivalexhibitions— the Stanley and theNationalC3rcle shows— endeavour to restrict their pen-cillings to a resume of the novelties broughtforward, and. touse the words of one of them,"

to make the forecast as complete as pos-sible, we have tried to confine it to the genu-inely new things." It is noticeable with manyexhibitors that the fork-crowns on their ma-chines are oftheboxpattern— apparently solid— and which have already made their appear-ance in this market. There ali=o seems to bea growing tendency to discard the time-hon-oured fork-blade of oval section, and sub-stitute those of D section, O section, andothers of a special manufacture, most of whichgo a great way to making that portion of theframe more reliable. The blades beingstronger and stiffer laterally, have inducedmanufacturers to slot the ends so that, in theprocess of fitting the front wheel in the forksthere is no necessity for springing them apartin order to get the ends over the spindle.Free wheels are well to the fore, but beyondminor improvements there is nothing fresh torecord. Brakes have attracted a vast amount;of thought and effort, and the great number ofreally first-class devices now on the marketgoes to prcne that there is not one standinvout headand shoulders above the rest inpointof efficiency, lightness, and reliability. Rimbrakes arc common, both to back and frontwheels, and in most instances rims of specialconstruction and increased lateral strengthare utilised. In frames, the greatest attrac-tion is the flexible or spring frame, and con-siderable interest has been aroused in onepat-tern;icnown.so far,as

"Philpot's." Another,styted the "Flexor," is one which maybe ad-justed to cover the requirements of riders olevery weight. An auxiliary power mechan-ism is also exhibited which is operated bymeans of a reversible pump, storingup poweri'l goingdown hill, andassisting the rider upbill. To this device is also attached a free-wheel and back-pedalling brake. The

"Gra-dient

"is a variable speed (cr gear) bicycle,

which, allows for three different gears and afree-wheeling as well, and is all changeablewhile running. This is said to be an interest-ing exhibit, and illustrates a, new and usefuldeparture in cycle adjuncts whioh is nowbeing exploited with great earnestness. Inanew chain adjuster the two conesare eachpro-vided with a fine-toothed wheel, which en-gages with a rack on the top and inside thefork-ends, so that on turning the spindle witha screw-driver, the wheel is traversed alongthe slots, and the chain adjusted to the re-quired tension.— Australasian.

—An agricultural exhibition recently heldat Dakar, West Africa, was probably the firstof its kind in tropical Africa. Tho exhibitswere chiefly native articles and products. Theshow was held in the public rai"k. an(ito en-courage the natives no entrance fo~ wascharged.

the "school." and had a fair chance of win-ning, he decided to go out and win

"on his

own." All went well until he began tomakehis run for home, when, by some means, hewas brought to eari'>. That man has sincesaid:— "After this, I'm with the clique everytime."It is acknowledged by half a dozen riders

who competed at Ballarat that the racing wasof the most unsatisfactory description. Therewas scarcely a heat run truly upon the meritsof the contc.-lauts. E\ery event appeared tohave some particular rider made a favouriteof,and for whom the lace wasrun. Even thebookmakers, though they received the"straight tip" every time, were taken downby the clique of racing men. and were so muchdisgusced at the tactics of the riders that theyab=ented themselves almost to a man on thelast day (Commonwealth Day), and hied them-selves to the horse races at Lai Lai. Thatthis is true there is no room for doubt, andit most certainly spells absolute ruin for thesport of cycle-racing if allowed to go un-checked. At the same time, it is not an easything to suggest an adequate remedy.

At the cycle races at Kalgoorlie (WestAustralia) on Christmas Day the handles ofth° machine ridden by Sanclerberg, the favour-ite, in the five miles rcratch race, broke. Itwas discovered that the springs had beenmali-ciously filed just befoie the race. The matteris to be made the subject of a strict injuiryby the Cycling League.

To clean the chainput it in an old fruittin, large siz,e, with enough paraffin to coverit. Roll it about in the tin, let the tin standfor about half an hour, take the chain out,wipe it dry with a woollen cloth. Pour somemelted fat or mutton suet into another tin,dip the chain into it, and let it stand in thetin till the fat sets. Your chain won't wantcleaning or lubricating for some time.

The leading professionals in Americahave had a pretty good season. Amongst themiddle-distance riders, John A. Nelson, theex-amateur champion, heads the list with£1858 as prize-money won during the year,Michael being next with £1427, Burns Piercenext witb £774, and E. Stinson next with£761, whilst A. M'Eachern £590, C. Miller£475, A. Macfarland £1-40, Caldwell £363, andAlbert Champion £207 follov.ed in the ordernamed. Major Taylor, the coloured sprinter,wins the professional championship, with 40points, made up by five firsts and one secondto his credit; Frank Taylor, 20 points, andOwen S.Kimber, 18 points,beingrespectivelysecond and third.

One of the most interesting exhibits atthe National Cycle show, England, was theSinger motor bicycle, built on the same linesas the ordinary cycle, the motor (a 2 horse-power one) being carried inside the backwheel. Tne engine is controlled by a singlelever, and themachine is said to be verycom-pact and attractive. The motor is fitted toladies' machines as well-as gent's."

Bluffing "was tried on at Ballarat on

New Year's Day. Ina semi-final of theNewYear's Gift, a two-mile handicap of £42, £15,and £3, a rider named Smith, on 350 yards,actually caught the field, who were crawlingalong, and won by a lap and a-half. The un-placedmen tried tomake out they had toridean extra lap, andattempted to bluff the offi-cials into running the race over again, threa-tening appeals to the League of VictorianWheelmen and lawproceedings. The officials,however, were firm, and the prize went toSmith.

Perhaps the most interesting thing atthe Stanley show is a contrivance by whichladies, or men for that matteF, can learn tocycle without the usual bruises and collisions.The beginner is placed on the first machine,which to all intents and purposes is abicyclewithout wheels fixed to thefloor, inorder thatshe may learn to balance herself. If shelosesher equilibrium all she has to do is to putherfoot on the floor. On the second,she learnsto balance herself and pedal at the same time, jIn this way it is contended a lady may learnto cycle in a short space of time without los-ing her nerve through sustaining accidents.

One company having discovered tlatsome machinery which is used for makingbi-cycles can be used for making shells, exhibita lot of 151b shrapnel shells at the Stanleyshow. They are supplying large quantities totho Government.

A well-known Victorian road riderwrites as follows: — "During the past threeor four yearsIhave, along with several oldliders, utterlydiscarded theuseof the oil-car.,and have adopted another method of lubri-cating. Once a year at most Ihave allbearings— wheels, bottombracket, pedals, andhead— filled jip with a kind of heavy greaseof the consistency of vaseline. The chainis also treated with this lubricant when re-quired. In the ca*e of the bearings, onecan be absolutely certain that, since theseare packed to fulness with this grease, nodust, grit, mud, or other harmful matter canfind a way therein, and, being of a semi-solid nature, there is, after the first week,little, if any, evidence of-the lubricant tocatch any dust particles or mud thrown upby the wheels. Ihave ridden a machinemanipulated in this way for over 15 months,and it is still running. If a rider uses his ma-chine consistently, regardless (within reason)of the weather, he cannot expect to have aclean wheel at all times. A machine with ir.emuat first be in goodrunningorder— bearings,frame, and tyres— after which, if time a!'"and opportunity offers, the mud is removedfrom all parts except the chain. Inevei 1.I

-tempt to rub off the oily accumulation. Tobe brushing and otherwise cleaning a chaincauses (tomymind) more gritto be rubbedinthe joints than would othewise get there. Acertain amount of dust and oil on the chain-wheels andchain makes up to a certain extentfor the wear or

"stretch

"in the latter. An

old chain thoroughly cleaned and oiled willnot run sweetly on either old or new chainwheels.

While touring, an extra chain link ortwo, or a couple of spare nuts, may prove tobe blessings of very large proportions. Fail-ing these, two very useful articles for cycliststo carryare a wire naiJ and a small lengthofcopper wire. Much may be done with thes9two common articles. In the event of abroken rivet in the chain, the nail slipped inin place of therivet and bent over will serveto make a temporary repair of sufficientstrength to carry therider many miles. Thecopper Wire is always handy in case of a bro-ken saddle spring or similar occurrence, al-lowing 'the fractured part, in conjunctionwith a splint oT wood or other suitable andhandy material," to "be firmly bound together.Evenin|the case of a broken handle bar, ajury handle t>ar. can be rigged upbymeans ofa wooden supportbound thereto with the cop-per wire, andrenderedsufficiently rigid to en-able the rider to wheel to his home, or thenearest railway station if away in the coun-try. Every cyclist should have attached tohismachine a pi\jnp and abag containing at leasta set of spanners or an adjusting wrench, anoilcan, a tyre repair outfit, and the copper wireand nail.— — "We are now in the early days of atremen'lous revolution in the traffic of ourcity streets and country roads (says theLou-

The OtagoCyclingClub's annualsportsjneeting take3place at the Caledonian groundsJJamSaturday. A good programme has beenprepared, andItrust that the other attrac-tion of the week— viz., the reception of ourreturned troopers, will not have the effect ofle3Bening the crowd of onlookers. The clubdeserve success, and look for it.— —A team from the Otago Cycling Cl-ubtried conclusions at euchre with a DunedinCycling Club's team on Thursday eveninglast. The Dunedinplayers proved victorious,and the evening passed off very pleasantly,cardß being followedby music.

The Duke and Duchess of York areveryfond of motor driving. The former oftenutilises a motor for driving to and from hisshooting, whilst the Duchess has often travel-led from 70 to 80 miles at a stretch, and isparticularly fondof a

"scorch

"on the quiet

Engliah roads. Two illustrations of the Dukeand Duchess and party, seated in motor cars,are given in Black and White of December 1.

A well-known Adelaide doctor advisesthat every cyclist should not ride more than10 miles at a stretch. He states thatthe lowerextremities become oold whilst every otherpark of the body may be hot when long stagesare undertaken. This is due to the circula-tion of the blood beingaffected, and the eyc-lisC should dismount and walk for a few yardsbefore resuming the journey.

The final for the LyneWheel Race, runat Sydney on the eveningof December 31 last,produced a fine struggle and fast time. Thedistance was two miles, and the race waswonby a scratch manin4min lOsec. Anotherpoint of interest in this event was that outof the 12 contestants who qualified for thefinal seven were on the scratoh mark. Thencame a break of 160 yards, upon which were'two men;then one each on 200, 410, and 420yards. The prizes for the race were the larg-est that have yet been given in Sydney, £200being the first prize, £50 the second, and£25the third. Inaddition to this £2 was given tothe winners of heats in the first round and £4-for the winners of the heats in the secondround. The race produced the greatest in-terest that any cycle race has hitherto arousedin the State. In spite of Champness's (220yards) good form Martin (scr) was a Etrongfavourite. With seven scratch men in it, andthey agreeing to pace each other, Martin'schance looked exceptionally rosy. The ex-citement was great as the men lined up toth,eir marks. As soon as the gun went therewas a general hurry, and the scratch mengained 100 yards on Orr (420yds) and King(410yds) in the first round. The scratch men

!>iled it on for all they were worth. Megsonscr) carved out his'lap at a tjgmendous paceand finished his task, then Lewis (scr) tookhis turn and made 33sec for the full lap, andthen hedroppedout. By this time the scratchmen were almost on to Champness. Even atthis early part of the race it was seen thatone of the scratch men would win, :n:l asMartin was ridingso easilyhe lookeda winner.When it came to the last lap Martin made ajumpat theback,and the crowd roared "Mar-tin wins," and in this they were not wrong.Once turned for home Martin did not wait,nor did he look to "see who was after him.tie had it all on, and went for home at thebest pace ho couldmuster. At tjhe members'stand it was a certainty for him, and whenthe gun went the judge proclaimed Martinthe winner by a wheel. Martin was loudlyoheered for his splendid riding. It was in-deed a great go,but he could neverhave wonhad he not had the assistance of the otherscratch men. The last lap waa 33sec, but thisdidnot equal his last lap on Saturday night,which was 31sec. He receiveda great ovationfrom the crowd.

The frequency of accidents on the rac-ing tracks this season has been remarked onmore than one occasion. Luckily, says "For-rtis

" in the Australasian, nore of those subse-quent to thebad smash which took place onthe' St. Kilda cricket ground last Novemberhave been attended with such serious results;nevertheless, the great increase of the fallsis said tobe due to some extent to the desireof those competing to rid themselves of dan-gerous and otherwise undesirable competitors.A caseof this descriptionhappened in Ballaratduring the racing at Chriptmas time. A cer-t*V *'id£* tfM aie that becausehe wasaot i»

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A. H. Jarvis gave awayonly eight byes toNew South Wales in their huge innings of918 against South Australia. There were alsoeight leg-byes, the totalnumber of extras be-ing16. I

Although Gore is an important centre witha rapidly-increasing population, cricket doesnot flourish there. A team from the GoreClub visited Wadcoikoi last week, and was de-featedby the local club by59 runson the firstinnings. Waikoikoi making 91 (C. Reid 19, A.Reid 12, Crawford 12, Sheen 12), and Gore'32. , I

A match between the Star Eleven and the,Star Thirteen was concluded at InvereargiUlast week in favour of the former by 40 runson the first innings. In their second innings jthe Eleven made 227 (W. Black 77, Thomson'42 Aspray 39, Travis 21) and the Thirteen> scored 62 for five wickets (Patterson 22, bte-,vens IS). . . ,

The second of theNorthOtago Association s'Cup matches between the Oamaru A and im- ;*xekaClubs, played last Thursday, resulted m

(asubstantial win for the Oamaru team. Tu-'reka batted first, and <vere all out for 11,■while Oamaru A made 54 (Ongley 11, Payitt'10) For their respective sides Hewat (six

jwickets for 6 runs) and Doig (six for 17)■bowled best.

Innoticing last week the record of nve m-'dividualcenturies inan innings establishedby{New South Wales against South Australia,1"(mentioned that there was one instance in first-jclass cricket—the case of a match betweenI.Yorkshire and Warwickshire—m which fourcenturies had been registered in an innings.VBy an insuvertenceIoverlooked the case ol!a similar occurrence in a match between.Derbyshire and Hampshire, in which L. G.Wright, Storer, Chatterton, and the late beo.Davidsqn each scored a century in aninningsof the former couuty.

If thematch between theNorth and SouthIslands comes off this season—a point uponwhichlam verydoubtful—it wouldbe a desir-able thing to include W. Fowler, of Nelson,in the latter team. He has twice scored cen-turies in the course of a few days m localmatches, and for this fact itmaybe leasonablyarguedthathe is possessedof sufficientbattingability to justify his inclusion in a match of"this character, one of the objects of whichBhould be the testing of players of promise'from districts that are not brought regularly'into competition with the more widely recog-nised cricketing centres.

D Reese, the ex-Canterbury cricketer, na3

teen promoted to a place in the MelbourneCricket Club's First Eleven, for whom heplayed in their Senior Pennant match againstSTitzroyon January 5. Heavyrain had fallenprevious to the day's play, which caused theticket tobe greatly in favour of the bowlers,

i'itzroy batted first, but only scored 69. Mel-,DOurn« -started by losing four wickets for 6runs,Mailer, Trumble, and Armstrong beingdismissedby successive balls, and then Reese■went in, and by spirited batting.knocKed up27, including a 5 and three 4's, and the Me.-"lourniteß total reached 85. Fitzroy lost seven-tickets,for 22 runs in their second vemure.'"e.ferrin" to the ex-New Zealander s play"" Mid-on

" said in theLeader:"

Reese saved1 a side from disaster by a good, confident m-

ia& of 27—as meritorious as the figures re-rsed would have been on a good wicket—rCuding three 4's and a splendid 5 off Tar-i ■" ,clean into the grandstand.'

K« Grocers cricket team last week tried( 'usions with the Port Chalmers Club,

P.rd after a most enjoyable game succeededin defeating them by 27 runs. Barrow (21),Ogg (14), and Gollar (9, not out) for the"Jrocprs, and Waiters, jun. (25), for Portlotted weli. '

■■"Yill Canterbury be the champion teamf- Ue colony? Watch! Wait! See it!These were the alluring terms, in wh:ch theCanterbury Cricket Association imit*d thepatronage of the public for the Wellirsgton-Canterbuiy match.

Tne Carisbrook Bees have so far had allthe worst of their encounters with the Opoho.For this they have to some extent' to thankthe mistakes they have made in the field.Moreover, their* bowling was not managedto ths best advantage. After all, however,the Opoho innings was not very formidable,the tot?l that was realised being 119 Kil-gour's display wa3 the most noteworthy fea-ture of it, but it was characterised more byitubbornness of defence thanby anything else.At one time it looked as though the diminu-tive batsman would see the innings through.Seven batsmen fell before he lost his wicket,and by that time 70 was on the board, buthi* owncontribution to the total was only17.Nicholhit out powerfully whilehe was in,andtowards the close M'Lean laid heavily on toIho moderate bowline- that w?s served up tohim. TVie Bees could not come within halfcf tV.*- /)T:oho total.

A o:l>le msF?a?(? from London ststps thatthe En:r''sh cricket counties seem wi ling toRci-ent the decision arrived at rpce^V at ameetinor of captains respecting "thr-'wsrs."Lancashire alone appears to hesitate about"Vceeptinjj if.

As some cf the readers of these notes willrloiibtles? desire topreserve the details of therecord score of New South Wales againstYouth Australia,Iappend the figures:—

The Auckland correspondent of the Otago\Daily Times wired.as follows last Saturday:"—The Auckland representative cricket teamReturned from their southern tour by the s.s.vVloura. The results of ths tour were dis-Ystrous, the team being decisively beaten inSill four of the matches played. Apart fromv\he cricket programme, however, they had\m enjoyable tour, and were hospitably

by the southerners. The most dis-'ouraging feature in connection with their

.failure was the extraordinarily bad field-vlng which marked the team's displaythroughout the tour. "If even half the\jatches offered had been taken," remarked,\xeof the team thismorning,

"Ibelieve our

record would have been a creditable one."Another disappointing feature was that mostof the men who were expected to dofailed lamentably, while the team's luck was"out" all through the tour. Their bowlingproved a constant source of weakness Ac-coidiiig to the captain (Mr Ohlson) Welling-ton was about the Etrongcst team they met,and Midlane, the young Wellington "'colt,"the soundest batsman, though not so stylishas Clarke (Wellington) or Harman (Canter-bury). Of thebowlers, Dent (Kawke's Eay)and" Fisher (Otago) were about the best.

The Dunedin Club gave rather apoor exhi-bition last Saturday against the CarisbrookA Ele\en. It had been expected—and by nonone more so than by the Dunedin playersthemselves—that they would make a goodshow, but throughout their innings thebattingwas very tame. The only excuse that can beoffered for their downfall is that the wicketbumped a great deal, and that Harkness'sbowling occasionally rose so dangerously highthat nervous batsmen might well be discon-certed. One of the results of the bumpinebSof the pitch was thathalf of the Dunedin teamwere caught behind the wickets, G. Mills,mak-ing two catches in the slips (cne ?, fine one-handed catch), and Fisher, Monk, and Cuffeach one;while E J. Austin, at the wickets,snapped up a really smart chance given byJ. Wilkie at the wickets. The Carisbrookfielding, taken all round, was above the aver-age. Cuff missed a rather easy chance givenby Skitch. and also gave away a couple ofruns by letting a ball pabs him, but thesewere the only blemishes in the team's display.The best batting on the Dunedin side wasshown by Reardon, who made several goodstrokes in his innings, and by Mackenzie,who, despite his -ungainly style, is a difficultman to dispose of. Towards the end of the jinnings Okibch infused some life into the gamebefore, through over-zealousneas in backingup,he lost his wicket. Fisher, it willbe seen,obtained anexcellent average.

When the Carisbrook went to the wickets,runs mounted up very quickly at the startR. Wilkie's bowling was especially wild, andLiggins and Mills punished it severely, sothat after he had delivered two overs hemade way for Latham. At the opposite endGunthorpe operatedmuch more steadily, butthe wicket did not favour the bowler to theextent of enabling him to turn the ballmuch.It was an unexpected ball that sent Millsback to the pavilion. As Ihave said, thewicket bumped a good deal, and Gunthorpewasbowling to the end which bumped most;but when a ball shot and mode pace as itdid so, Mills was quite unprepared for it, andit struck him on the leg, which undoubtedlyobstructed the wickst, before he came downonit. With Latham and Gunthorpe bowling,thebatting of the Carisbrook. for whom G. G.Austin joined Liggins, steadied down some-what. The latter was, however, ina scoringmood, and he did not let off much thatmerited punishment. Like Austin, he cutvery nicely, and one particularly sweet strokesquare to the fence, whichtravelledlike a shotthrough the cordon of fieldsmen, was warmlyapplauded. This pair of batsmen addedabout70 runs, the century being reached beforeAustin was dismissed by a catch at point,after a good inningß of 30. Liggins did notstay much longer, being caught in the slipsat 121, after playing a fine innings for 60.Reardon went on to bowl late, but quicklysecured three more wickets. Croxford makingtwo nice catches behind the wickets. Whentime woscalled the score stood at 138 for sixwickets.

The Albion made three or four alterationsin their team for last Saturday, bringing someof the more successful members of theirjunior team into the First Eleven. Rit-chie, however, who was advanced for hisbowling, failed to comeoff, and none of thepromoted juniors did much with the Tiat, theAlbion once more making a poor exhibitionin their innings, and falling easypreys to thebrothera Downes. of whom the fast bowler,playing for the first time this feason, ob-lained the better average. Thanks to a goodbowling performance by Corbett. who, not-withstanding thathe bowls from about a yardbehind the crease, maintained a good lengthwith a troublpsome break, the Grange weregot rid of for a comparatively insignificanttotal. Johnston and Baker were settlingdown to run-getting when Corbett bowledJohnston with a full to3s. Chadwick assistedBaker to take the score to 49 v'nen he wasbowled, and a few runs later Corbptt beatBaker wiHi a vpry low one Baker hadplayed a good and livelyinnings of 35,marred,however,by aneasy chance off Corbett whenhe had scored 4. Turnbull fell a victim toanother low one from Corbett after gettingdouble figures, and of the remaining batsmenonly Restieaux (12) and Anderson (13 notout) troubled the bowlers, thinnings closingfor 102. Corbptt took nine wickets for 35,Spence getting the tenth wicket. The fieldingon both sides was good, considering that theground was roughon account of a number ofdrains having of la+e been put through thereserve. The Grange havelost three wicketsfor 18 in their second innings,but thpir bestbatsmen bavq v«*i to t>lav—Baker, Johnston,and A. Downes «]1 bsinsj in reserve.

At WaVeSeld (Nelson) on the12+h mst. theWakefioM and Wanderers' Senior Cnn cricketteams tried conclusions, victory resting withthe home learn by- nn inningand 100 runs.Tor tho vihn-era W. Fowler compiled104 runsby skilful pnd plucky cricket. This is hissecond cp"ilirvthis season.

"Hat TrkV writes from Dipton as fol-lows:—"In tlvP second innings of a match■played last Satvr^.iy between Dipton andLurpsden ei«'ht of tl'P L,rmsden team failed toscore, a'-'d the remain ne: threa were disaospd

"of for eicht runs. This poor Fcnrp was whollyclue to the excellent bowliner of F. Marshall,who in onf> over got four wickets with con-secutive balls."

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SATURDAY'S MATCHES.SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.Caetsbhook A v. Dtjnedik.

This match vas commenced on Saturdayat Carisbrook. Present scores:

—Dunediv—Fir?t Innings.

Mackersv,c CuS. b Harkne«3 1J Wi!kip. c E J. Amtin. h Fi=her 3Mackenzie, c Monk,h Tosher .. 9Reardon. c Fisher, b Harkness .. 11Cramond, T> Harkness .. .. 4TjaTham, c Mills, h Fisher .. 4R. "Wilkie, c Mills b Fisher .. 6M'Lennan, run out 11Rkitch. run out 10OroxHnd. r>ot out .- .. 0Gur'+horne, b Fisher .. .. .. 0

Extras <» .. .. 10

Toftrl 69Bowline Analysis—Fisher. 100 balls, 6

maidens, 22rues,5 wickets; Harkness, 96 balls,3 maidens. 37 runs, 3 wicketi.

C\btsbhook.—First Innings.Mills, lbw, b Guntkorpe .. 14Liggins,c Mackersv. b Skitch . 60G."G. Au=tin. c Wilkie, b Reardon 30Siedeberg, not out ..■ 15Fteher, c Cxoxford,b Reardon .. 0Pearlwa, c &s»foid, bResudgu "" &

OTAGO WITNESS January 23, 1901

CRICKET.NOTES BY SLIP.

Bowling Analysis — Tucker, 2 wickets for 25runs; Hales, 5 wickets for 41 runs; Holcls-worlh, 1racket for 40 runs, Upham. 2 wicketsfor 34 runs.

Second Innings.A. Sims, c Wright, b Tucker .. .. 38\V. H Wigley, c Mid'ane, b Tucker 29A. Ridley, c and b Tucker .. .. 0S. Caliaway, b C'aike ... .12H. C. Ridley, b Clarke 1F. S. Frankish, b Clarke . . 3R. Barry, c Wright, b Hales .. .. 19T. D.Harman, c Wright, b Clarke 0K. Ollivier, c Duncan, b Tucker .. 15C. Boxshall, b Tncker 5W. Robertson, not out 2

Extras 7

Total 133Bowing Analyses.— Tu:ker, 5 -wickets for 69

ilia's, Hales, 1wicket for 16, Clarke, 4 wicketsfor 25.

Wellington.First Innings.

F. Holdsworth, b Callaway .. .. flB. Weybourne, run out 0S Hickson, c Callaway,bFiankish 30'K. Tucker, c Frankish,b Callaway 14A. Clarke, 11m out . ... .39F.Midlane, c Ollivier, hFrankish 0A.Durcan, c Callaway, bRobertson 13M. Crombie, b Callaway 0E. Upham, b Callawny 13E. Wright, not out 9E. Hales, c Harman, b Callaway .. 4

Extras ?l

Total 115Bowling Analysis.— Ollßvay, 5 wickets for 45

luns; Robeitson, 1 wicket lor 43, Fraukish, 2wickets foi 41.

Second IrmrgsA. Duncan, c Sims, b Fxankish .. 5£>. We;Kouriie, not out 20F. Midlane, not out 14

Extras 3

Total for one wicket .. .. 42

FOOTBALL.NOTES BY FORWARD.

Rattray, b Rearaon 0Cuff, not out 4

Extras 12

Total for six wickets .. 138Albion v. Grange.

This match was played on the Grangewicket, and the score* so far are appended:—

Grange.—First Innings.Baker, b Coibott 35Johnston, b Coibett 4Chadwick, b Corbett 9Turnbull, b Coibett 12A. Downes, b Covbett .. .. .. 7Haydon, c Ritchip, b Corbett .. 0JRestieaux, b Coibett 12Stuart,b Coibett 4Anderson, not out 10Henderson, lbw, b Corbett .. .. 2T. Downes, b Spence 0

Extras .. 4

Total 102Bowling Analysis.—Corbett, 126 balls, 2

maidens, 35 runs,i) wickets; Spence, 58 balls,36 runs, 1 wicket; Ritchie, 63 balls, 27 runs.

Second Innings.Anderson, not out .. . .■ .. 7Kestieaux, mn out .. 1T. Downes, c Tcake, b Corbett .. 0Stuart, b Corbett 5Henderson, not out 1

Extras 4

Total for thiee wickets .. 18Albion —Fust Innings.

Black, b A. Downes 9Joel, run out 1Spence, b A. Downes 3

"Macdonald, c Stuirt, bA. Downes 5Scott, b T. Downes 3Curnimngs,bT.Downes .. .. 1Kay, c Restieaux,bA.Downes .. 0Williams, c Johnston, bT. Downes 8Peake, not out 3Corbett, cHenderson, bT. Downes 0 "Ritchie, b T. Downes 3

Extras 12

Total 48Bowling Analysis.—A. Downes, 84 balls, 4

maidens, 20 iur.3, 4 wickets, T. Downes, 81balls, 5 maidens, 16 runs, 5 wickets.j!

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.The match Dunedin No.1 v. DunedinNo.

2 wasplayed on the Caledonian ground. TheNo. 2 team batted firdl, and were disposedoffor 44, Wilson (14) being the only "batsmanto reach double figures. Carver (seven for7) was very destructive witk the ball. TheNo. 2 team on going in to bat started badly,the first two wickets being down for 5 runs,but on Cross and M'Kenzie becoming associ-ated the field were kept busy, and the scorewas taken to 115 before a separation v.aseffected, M'Kenzie being caught for anaggresive 61. Cross soon followed, for awell-compiled 49. Carver (30). Fleming 17not out), and Fielden (10) also batted well.At the call of time the s^eore stood at 191for seven wickets. Maclean (three for 13) wasthemost successful bowler for No. 2 team;

The match Dunedin No. 3 v. Taieri Vasplayed on the Caledonian ground. Dunedinwinning the toss, decided to bat,and D. Mel-ville and Sanderson, the pioneer batsmen,took the score to 63 before being separated,the former being the first to go, aftera nicelycompiled 35. Sanderson soon followed, hav-ing contributed 30 in a free manner. Thenext few wickets fell rather qiiickly, till Fishcame in,and compiled 23 ingood style. Noneof tho other batsmen reached double figures,the last wicket falling with the total at 119.On the Taieri going in to bat they could donothing with thebowling of Perry(six for 9),and wereall disposed of for 20, Stevenson (8)being thehighest scorer. Inglis, who securedfive wickets,bowled very well for the Taieri.

The Private2r3 defeated Caripbrook U onthe Caledonian ground by73 runson the firstinnings. Civrisbrook, batting first, made 53runs (Hotop 17notout, M'Kibbin10, Wyinks10). Privateers on going to the wicketstotalled 131 runs before being disposed of,Hessian (31), Helev (28), Wardrop (22 notout), and Casey (17) being the double figurescontributors. R. Miller (five for 19), R.Wardrop (three for 25), and Smith (one for9) bowled wellfor Privateers, asdid M'Kibbinand Hotop for Carisbrook.

The Hendley No. 1met and defeated tlieGrange on the O-valby38runs. The Hendleybatting first, made 66, Smith '(12), W.Cameron (11), and Thompson (10) being topscorers. The Grauge replied with 23, Spence(11) being the only batsman to reach doublefigures agrainst the bowling of F. Rowlatt(four for 6) and Jackson (two for 6). Wallaceand Hamilton also bowled well. For theGrange, Crosbie and Ferguson divided thebowling honours.

Carisbrook D met and defeated Opoho onthe Opoho ground by 86 runs. Cariebrook,batting first, made 213, S. Colrnnb <52), Mait-land (45), and Harraway (25) being theprincipal scorers. Opoho, batting one man6hort, put up 127 (M'Arthur 43 not out,Collar 26, and W. Thomson 14). Maitland,S. Columb, andHarrawaybowledbest for thewinners, while for the losers the honours weredivided between Coombps, W. W. Thomson,andM'Arthur.

THIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP.Methodist Central Mission met and de-

feated Grange No. 1on the Ovalby 40 runson the first innings. Grange, batting first,put together 35 runs, Clements (10) reachingdouble figures. Central Mission replied with75 runs (T. Ashton 21, J. Cameron. 17, andA. Pavton 16). For Central Mission, A.Beck (four for 0), F. Beck (three for 14), andHarris (three for 15) bowled well.

The Hendley No. 2 met and defeated theTaieri atMosgiel by 27 rung. The Hendley,batting first, put together 52, J. Torrance(16), W. Hay (12), and ft. Torrance (10) reach-ing double figures. The Taieri Toplied with25, none of the batsmen reaching doublefigures against the bowling of R. Torrance(five for 17) and C. Stewart (four for 6).

Privateers defeated Dunedin No. 1by 16runs on the first innings, the scores being:Dunedin, 3Q (Courtis 10), and Privateers 46(Delahunty 14). Privateers in the secondinnings lo?t eight wickets for E0 (J. Miller 22,Delahunty 19). Whitty (two for 4) and A.Murray (two for5) bowled well forPrivateers,and Morgan (nine wickets) bowled well forDunedin..

The match Albion No. 3 v. Roslyn No. 2resulted in a win for the former by 29 runson the first inning*. Mayer (15), While (13),and Barrholomew (11) were the chief peorersfor the Albion, Avhile Sparrow (12) was theonly one to reach double figures for theRoslyn.

Tucker and Hales. Both batsmen startedcautiously, the first six overs resulting in only7 runs being scored— all by Wigley. With10 up, Sims made the first boundary hit, cut-tingHales for 4, and though neither batsmantook liberties runs continued to come steadily.With 40 on theboard Holdsworth and Uphamwent on bowling The half century washoisted after an hour's play, and immediatelyafter Sims returned one toHoldsworth Rid-ley filled the gap, and after a couple of luckyones hoisted 60 by a drive to the boundaiy,repeating the stroke shortly after ?nd bring-ing 70 up. Ridley was scoring very fast,beingparticularly athome when facingHolds-worth, who wag 50011 taken off in favour ofHalss. With the total at 86, Wigley phyedround one from Tpham, and retired for acarefully-compiled 34. Callnway joined Rid-ley, who cominued to iooie freely off theloose ones, and shortly caused the centu.yto be hoisted by an on drive. This \>as hislast score, as he gave Duncan an easy chance,which the fieldsman accepted. The retiringbatsman made his runs in an attractsc rtyle.^Franki-h tock his place, but was bowled offhis pad by the first ball and made way forOllivicr, who lost Callaway only a few runslater, the ex-Au-tralian being taken in theslips by Hales. Haiman joined Ollivicr, andplay became very uninteresting, only 5 runsbeing added ina quarter of an hour. Tuckerthen tookup thebowling vice Upham._ Withthe totalat 124 Hariran puton? into Wright'shands behi-.id tho wickets, and made way forH. C. Ridley. Holdsworth replaced Hales,and Ollivicr cut his first ball for 4, but afteranother single he put one into Holclworth'shands. Barry was the next batsman, andafter some further uninteresting play Ridleyhit Holdsworth for 5, all run out. A fewruns liter, withUip.=oore at 146, he wascaughtin the slips by Upham. and made way forBoxshall, who returned his fourth ball toHalea. Robertson v<ai the last man, buthe vas at' s^a with the first ball and theinnings closed for 146.

Holdswortli and Wevbourne commencedthe Wellington innings, Callaway and Robert-son being the bowlers. After two runs hadbeen scored Woybourne was run out througha sirarfc return. Hickson came in, and afterbeing let off by Barry showed his gratitudeby taking no further liberties. He sconlost Holdsworth, however, and in his placegot Tucker, and thepair were content to stopthe straight onesand to punish only anythingthat was loose. They remained at thewickets till time was called, when the scoringboard showed a total of 45.

The match was rosumed on Monday, Wel-lington beingdismissed for 145. Canterburystarted well in their second innings, but, ason Saturday, after the first wicket fell theret cf the team ga-ve a poor display, andat the close of the day's play Wellingtonappeared to hold a. splendid winning posi-tion.

Hickson and Tucker resumed Wellington sinnings. Play was slow for a time, andafter3 runshad beenscored in the first eight overs,Tucker was caught in the slips off Callaway.43—3 — 14. Clarke followed, and was missedfirst ball by Barry,- and 50 was -hoisted after20 minutes' play. Clarke then got going,and the rate" of scoring increased rapidly.At CO Frankish relieved Robertson, but afew over later Hickson put one into Calla-way's hand?. His contribution wasmade ina steady style. 96—4^-30, Midlane did notlast long, Ollivier accepting a chance fromhis second ball. 96—5—0. Duncan joinedClarke, but just after the century was reachedthe latter was unfortunately run cut.100—6

—39. Clarke's hitting was not a5a 5 clean

as his usual displays, and he was rather in-clined to rashness. Crombie came in, butwas bowled withoutany addition to the score.Upham followed, and there appeared to bea prospect of a stand, but Calla^ay broke thepartnership by clean bowling Upham.118

—S—l3.S— 13. Wriprht joined Dunran. and an-

other brief stand was witnessed. The rateof scoring then became slower, both batsmenp'aymcf very carefully. With the score at130 Robertson replaced FrsnIrish, whose firstover produced 8 runs. A separation was,however, poon pffecled, Callaway catchingDurcan at third man. 140—9—19. Haleswas the last man, but the end was not longin coming, ache wasnicely token byHarmanwith the total onerun behind that of Canter-bury.

Sims and Wigley were first batsmen forCanterbury, Tucker and Hales bowling. At19 Holdsworth relieved Tucker with theball,and although the bowlin<? was asrain changedruns came steadily, and 30 soon appeared ontheboard. Both batsmen wera showing goodcricket when 40 was reached. Sims soonreached 20, and the total quickly rose to 50.and then 60. Both batsmen were playingbrilliantly, when the partnership was brokenby a splendid catch by Midlane, which dis-missed Wigley for 29. One wicket for 62.A. Ridley" partnered Sims, but was caughtand bowled by Tncker without scoring. Twowickets for 66. C^llawav filled the gap, and.opening with a 4. brought 70 up. Some badfielding; allowed the pcore to be further addedto until it reached £0, but immediatelyafterClarke caught Callawav brilliantly for 12.Three wicketi for 65. H.C. Ridley followed,only to lose Sims, who was caught by Wrightat the wickets. havingclayed sterling cricketfor 38. Four for 85. Frankish came in,butafter making 3 was bowled by Tucker. Fivefor 88. Barry was next, but Ridley was im-mediately dismissed for Iby Clarke. Six for89. Harman filled the gap, and was caughtby Wright behind the wickets without scor-ing. Seven for 93. Ollivior followed, andslow and uninteresting play took place for atime,untila splendid boundaryhitby Ollivierbrought the centuryup. and the play becamea little more lively, until 110 appeared,Ollivier making three boundariesinsuccession,after wh:ch he was caught by Duncan offTucker for 15. Eight for 114. Boxshallpartnered his captain, and opened with acut for 3, hut after making another couplewas bowled by Tucker. Nine for 121.Robertson was +he last man, andafter he hadmade a couple Barry was caught behind thewickets, and the mninps closed for 133.With55 minutes toplay. Wellington startedthe task of making the 135 runs required towin. Weybourne and Duncan were the firstpair, but after making 5 runs the latter 'vascaught by Sims, and made wav for Midlane.Weybourne Pcored freely, and was ably as-sisted Xv his partner, the tn^l wl^r, thne waspalled being 42 for one wicket. The follow-ing are the scores:—

Canterbury.— First Innings.A. Sims,c and b Holdsworth 20W. H. Wigley, b Upham 34A.Ridley, cDuncan, bHales .. .. 45S. Callaway, c Hales, b Upham .. 7F. S. Frankish. b Hales 0K. Ollivier, cHolds-worth, b Tucker 12T. D. Harman, c "Wright, b Tucker 5H. C. Ridley, c Upham,b Hales .. 1271. W. Barry, not out 5C. Boxshall,c andb Hales.... 0W. Robertson, b Hales 0

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The great success inEdinburgh football thisyear of A. N. Fell, who. while a student atOtago University, played for Otago againstCanterbury in1897, has already beennotedbyme He has been playing brilliantly in thethree-quarter back line, andhis frequent scor-ing has done much to give Edinburgh Uni-versity the splendid record for the season of25i> points to 8. Last year Fell played in thetrials for the Scottish international team;this yearhe is again in the trials, and a friendwriting me from Scotland tells me he is a"snip" for a place

To Di- W. Fitzgeiald and Mr A. M'Nab,B.Sc. (formerly of Otago University and nowpresident of the Edinburgh University Ath-letic Club),Iam indebted for copies of paperswith reports of the first of the (Scottish trialmntehes— the match between the cities ofEdinburgh aid Glasgow. This was woneasilyby Edinburgh, for whom Fell obtained twotries out of four. In this game the ex-NewZealander app'-ars to have expelled him=elf.The Evening News pas-ses this enthusiasticeulogy uponhim:

"The times wereabnormal,

and the Edinburgh representation containedmen who flit across the football horizon onlyatwide intervals. Of suchakind is Fell. Thatmeteoric flight of his let loose the bonds of'reminiscence and old timers thought of otherclays, and the fabled hproe=> of the game whodid wondrous things. The way he fielded theball, cleared the nearest opposition, compre-hended the situation in a single glance, andtore away like the wind enthralled the crowd,and kept it still. Russell, waiting and watch-fill, nerved himself for the impact. Fell thenwent straight at theback, thenseemed to fadefrom Jus grasp like a spectre. It was grandlydone, and the exulting shout might have beenheard jn Sauchiehall street. His companionsmay be put one against the other, butFellstood alone.''

The Scottish Referee critic, in his descrip-tion of the match, says that

"no rooner hadtho ball been dropped out [after Fell hadsecured his first try] than Fell took a difficultpass from Dryburgh at the ccntie, and fairlybrough down the house by in turn dodgingEaston, Neilson,and Russell and scoring rightbehind, for Flett to lick a goal. It was thefinest runIhave seen in a bigmatch since thadays of thematchlessDon Wauchope." Again^ho bays: "Felt was the hero of the game.Nothingcame amiss tohim, and his great runwill live long in the memories of those whossw it." The Referee makes two other allu-sions to the play of the ex-Nelsoman and ex-Olagoan. Inone place it has the following:"Fell's display wa« the finest we have seenfor yeai-3, and thatlast try of hjs was aperfecttreat. Last year we thought him one of ourbeat three-quarters. This year he has noequal. Welsh is a dashingplayer,buthas no-fcthe head of Fell. Of course we do not meet)I*such men as the New Zealander twice in ascore of years." Elsewhere the Referee praisesthe composition of the Edinburghback team:"

There was not a failure in it, and althoughall were brilliant, none could hold a candleta Fell, who proved himself the greatest foot-baller we have had in Scotland since DonWauchope's days."

TheEdinburgh EveningDispatch, in acriti-cal examination of the play of the three-quar-ter backs in the match in question, says:

—"Taken all over, the Glasgowquartet werenotto be compared with the Edinburgh four foreffective football or for stylish workmanship.Fell and Turnbull, the former particularly,were artistic, besides being effective, in everymove they made, and these two step forwardin the race for supreme honours. Fell's capis a certainty. First and foremost, of course,he is an offensive player,buthe is oneof thosemen who never get flurried, no matter howexciting the conditions are. He is almost ascool and collected as Dr J. M. Reid, the per-sonification of football field coolness. Fellwas the hero of the match. He has scoredmany tries since he came from New Zealandto Scotland, buthe excelledhimself on Satur-day when, in running in and obtaining hissecond try in A. R. Don Wauehope-like-fashion, he fairly wandered all the Glasgowmen who came inhis way.It wasn't alongrunthat led up to the score, nor weremany oppo-nents beaten on the way, but there was asomething about it which will make it memo-loble, and which not only roused the enthusi-asm of the crowd, but fairly electrified allwho witnessed it. Turnbull has been bracket-ted withFell, notsomuch because he was seenat his best on Saturday, but because he is ofthe same class, and if there is a wayto the opposing line, he will find it out bet-te>* than most other players. Both Dryburghand Welsh were overshadowed by the othertwo, but the former was exceedingly useful,and finer kicking in difficult positions onecould not wish to see. Welsh did not getmany chances, but he hardly made the mostof those which came to him, and though hemaybe faster thanFell, he has not thelatter'sknaok of getting past &n ggpoeeut. With 4

WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY.The interprovincial cricket match Canter-

bury v. Wellington was commenced onSaturday at Lancaster Park. A cold windblew across the ground, but the rainheld off. Barry captained the localteam, and Tucker the visitors. Theto3s was won by Barry, who sent inWigley aad Sims to face the bowling oi

50

Jvew South Wales.— First Innings.~. A Iredale, c A H. Jarvis, b Travers 118iT.Tmrnper,b "P. Jarvis 70If. A Noble, c Giffen. b Matthews .. >.. 15S\.J. Hopkins, oA. H. Jarvis.b Travers.. 27P. E. Grepory, b P. Jarvis .. 103& A. Buff, st A. H. Jarvis, b Travers .. 119\,. O S Poidevin, not out 140'_'. H. Howard. c'Bailpy, b Matthews .. 64J.J. Kelly, c Hill,bHack 34«L M'Bpth. c Walkeley, b Bailey .. .. 7\. Marsh, lbw, b Travera .. .. .. .. 1

Sundries 17

Total 918Bowling Analysis.

Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts.'»'. Travers .. .. 69 .. 15 ..107 .. 4.T. Matthews .. 27 .. 2 .. 162 .. 1Vt. Giffen .. .. 23 .. 0 ..119 .. 0jV .Jarvis .... 49 .. 7 .. 225 .. 2y. C. Heedman .. 17 .. 1 .. 70 .. 0E Walkeley .. 6 .. 0 .. 43 .. 0\*. T. Hack".. .. 10 .. 1 .. 44 .. 1.«. Hill .. .. 1 .. 0 .. 18 .. 0\\.T.B. Bailey .. 6 .. 1 .. 23 .. 1

LAWN TENNIS.

OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED.MrL.F.Ayson, Commissioner of Fisheries,

after a very busy time in the south, passedthrough Christchurch last week en route forWellington, and after a few days' attentionto work of the department in the office willresume the conduct of the trawling experi-ments on the coast.

The Government has again chartered thesteamer Doto, and the little vessel is all readyto take llr Ayson and party on their furtherexplorations as soon as tliey are ready to go.In the course of a hurried talk with a re-

presentative of ths Press the other day MrA3'£on stated that, taken all round, the re-sults of the attempt to introduce salmon toNew Zealand, on this occasion, are going" onvery satisfactorily. There are many diffi-culties in the way of the successful hatchingof the ova, but 300,000 have been placed afcthe new Government hatc'.ieries at Kakatara-mea, and 200,000 in a temporary hatchery atthe head of Lake Ohau, and are doing reallywell The whole lot is intended for libera-tion in the Waitaki and tributaries, but it isintended to keep those at the first mentionedhatchery till they are three years old.

Mr Ayson went south in November lastand got the hatching sheds in readiness, andfinished just in time for the arrival of the ova.On Christmas Day he left Wellington forAuckland to meet the San Francisco mailboat, and was accompanied south by theAmerican expert who brought the consign-ment acro=s and who assisted in the unpack-ing nnd placing of the ova in the hutcheries.

Referring to the trawling, Mr Ayson saysa commencement willbe made atNapier in afew days, but the date is not definitely fixed.The Doto will proceed along the west coascof the NorthIsland, and,rounding theNorthCape, will come down the other coast. Onceclear of the Napier waters the trip is expectedto prove most interesting, especially in theThames Gulf, from which great things arehoped.

For scientific records and investigations MrA. Hamilton, marine biologist, will accom-pany Mr Ayson, at the instance of the OtagoInstitute. Mr Hamilton is registrar of theOtago University, and is well qualified toundertake the task allotted to him.

— A loaf of bread 600 years old must barather stale. Such a loaf, it is stated, is tobe found at Ambaston. Derbythire It wasincluded in a grant of land from the Crownin. the reign of King; John, and ha*; ipmaineclin the Soar family ever since. Almost, a-*preat a enricx-hy a- this is a liousp 1100 yearsof age, and still fit for habitation*

OTAGO v. TAIERI.Otago played Taieri on the latter's courts,

victory falling to the lot of Otago by 58 games,after an interesting contest. Appended arethe individual scores:

—Men's Singles.— Jackson (O.) beat M'Kerrow

(T.), 9—B; White (O.) beat Hodges (T.), 9—3,Price (O.) beat Whittaker (T.), 9—5, Salmond(O.) beat Laing (T.), 9—l; M'Kenzie (T.) beatMonkman (O.),9—4.

Men's Doubles.— White and Salmond (O.)beat M'Kerrow and Whittaker (T.), 9—2, Jack-son, and Price (O.) beat Hodges and M'Keirow(T.), 9—4; Monkman and M'Kellar (O.) beatLpii:S and M'Kenzie (T.), 9—5.

Combined Doubles.—

Mies Maclean end White-

being played on the Christchurch green andone on the Canterbury.

At the meeting in the evening the singleswere drawn, and it was announced that theKaiapoi Woollen Company had generouslyoffered to take 60 of the visitors to their fac-tory at Kaiapoi free of charge.It ■was resolved. to accept theinvitation for Friday afternoon, andan invitation from Mr Seager to see the Xrays at the Exhibition was also accepted forThursdaynight,with thanks.

On the Wednesday morning the ball wasopenedby a continuation of the rounds in thedoubles, the fourth, fifth, and sixth roundsbeing completed, and the final between thesurviving contestants, Messr.s Maddison andWanklyn, of Christchurch, against MessrsM'Laren and Morris, of Dunedin, was ar-ranged for Friday. The single competitiorTswere being pushed on rapidly, five rounds be-ing fully completed, and a portion of thesixth, whilst the semi-final in therink tourna-ment was also played, the matches being be-tween L. B. Wood, of Christchurch, and histeam, who scored 20, and MrPrince, of New-town Club (Wellington), and his teom, whoscored IS;whilst Brackenridge, of the Vic-toria (Wellington) Chtb, and Sneddon, of theKaituna Club, mado good progress with theirbattle, only stopping when darkness Bet in,the scores being:Brackenridge 19, Sneddon18. It was agreed that they should finish iton Friday morning, starting from where theyleft off.

On the Thursday morning the North Islandagainst the South Island match was played,ten rinks each side, to consist of three gamesof 21heads each;the winner of the greatestnumber of points in the aggregate to be de-clared the victor. This being the initiation ofa series of inter-island competitions, created avery great deal of interest, not only in butalso outside of bowling circles. Conse-quently there was a large number of peop'epresent on both greens the whole clay to wit-ness it. The order of play was that five rinkeshould play on the Christchurch and Canter-bury greens alternately, at 9 a.m. and 12.30p.m., whilst at 3.15 r>.m., eighl rinks shouldplay on theChriprchurchgrean ond two on theCanterbury. This was also Ladies' Day. andMr and Mrs Struthers had sent out a largenurobe-i of invitations for the day. TheChristchurch green in the afternoon presen-ted a very brilliant sight. The ladies turnedout in large numbers, dressed inevery colour.Solomon in all his glory could not hold acandle to them, and the only conclusion thatIcould come to was that their lines had fal-len in pleasant places indeed. Tea arid cakewere there in abundance, and the honourswere done by Mrs Struthers and Mr L. B. ■

Wood, who acted aa locum tenens for MrStruther3 in that gentleman's unavoidableabsence through illness. The game in thethree matches resulted in favour of the Southby 72 points, but might havebeen differentif some of theNorthIsland players hadman-aged to get to Christchurch earlier in theweek than they did, and become acquaintedwith the greens. On Friday morning thefinals in the various unfinished competitionswere played, and the ultimate victors de-clared, Mr Brightweli, of Newton Club, be-ing first in the singles,Mr Maddison second,and Mr Bermia. of the Wangamii Club,third. In the doubles, Messrs Morris andM'Laren, of Dunedin, beat Messrs Maddisonand Wanklyn, oi Christchurch, and in the'rink competition $lr Woods' b team beat thatskipped by Mr Brackenridge (he having de-feated Mr Sneddon's team earlier, by two*points).

The prizes were very equally divided— onefirat and two seconds going to Christchurch;one first to Dunedin;and one first, onesecond, and one third to the North Island.Nothing couldbe fairer, andIam safe inpre-dicting that the North Island will do theirutmost to turn the tables next year.

On the Friday afternoon over 100 availedthemselves of the invitation to the KaiapoiWoollen Factory, where they were most hos-pitably received and entertained. The drivethere and back was most enjoyable, but thedust was very unpleasant. A large numberahb -visited the Exhibition on Thursdaynight, where the X rays were shown and ex-plained, and as the flower show was alsoheld on the Wednesday andThursday, therewas anadditional attractionfor the visitors.Ihave yet a good deal to say about the

tournament and the lessons which Ilearntwhilst there— a looker-on can always see thegame better than one who takespart init—-butImust stop for one week, asIam afraidIhave overrun the space allowed me already.Ishall try to finish it next week.

A Sydney cable states that the Australasianbowling team to visit England is in course offormation. TheyleaveinApril.

The following is the conclusion of the NewZealand Bowling Association Tournament heldinChristchurch last week:

—RINK TOURNAMENT.

First prize, certificate suitably framed, withwinners' names engraved theron, and goldmedals to each player (presented by Mr R.Struthers), value £% 10s; second prize,framed certificate and gold medal to each,valuedat £1 10s. Thirty-seven entries.

Fotjbth Round.Wood (s), Christchurch, 23 beat Scott (s),

Roslyn, 22.Sneddon (s), Kaituna, 29 beat Manning (s),

Christchurch, 12.Prince (s), Newtown, 22 beat Raphael (s),

Christchurch, 16.Brackenridge (s), Victoria, 19 beat Jackson

(s), Canterbury,17.Fifth Round.

Wood (s), Christchurch, 20 beat Prince (s),Newtown ,18. jBrackenridge (s), Victoria, 23 beat SneddonI(s), Kaituna, 21.

Final. iChristchurch— W. Barnett, W. M. Gibb, A. j

V. Bishop, L. B. Wood (s), 20 beat Victoria—T. B. Newton, G. Snaddon, W. B.Redston, J.Brackenridge (s) 12.

The Victoria rink take second prize.PAIRS TOURNAMENT.

Firstprize,trophy, value £2 10s,to each player;second prize, trophy, value £1 10s, to eachplayer. Seventy-eight entries.

First Round. iBishop and Gibb (19) beat Jacques andThompson (10).Allnutt and Jeffrey (14) beat Wood andM'Dougall (4).Peake and Gilmour (18) beat Hobbs andFerguson (7).Gee andPhilp received a bye.Kennedy and Waddell (18) beat Taylor andSmith (8).Buick and Kebblewhite (19) beat Yuile and

'Balk (10).

Hewitt and Brackenridgo (13) beat Light-band andRowe (4).

Sinclair and Austin(15) beat Evans and Yates(9).

Mathesonand Scoular (14)beatGee and Philp(8).

Rowley andFisch (18)beat Taylor and MoneyBlyth and Price (16) beat Thomson and

NOTES BY JaCST.Some year3when passing Ogg's Corner in

South Dunedin on a fine Sunday eveningIheard a street preacher— they have streetpreachers in that part of the universe— com-mence his oration as follows:

" Weel, chaps,I've juist the same old story to tell you";and Imay well follow his example, and fit-tingly commence my narrative of a visit toChristchurch to the bowling tournament, asa non-combatant, and whatIsaw and heardthere.

After a tedious journey by rail, Chriet-church was reached at 9 p.m., and after awash at my hotel Ihurried first to the"Hereford," where themeetings of the asso-ciation were held. On arrival there, and be-ing warmly welcomed by some Christchurchand other bowlers, Iwas asked the question,"Has Carswell, of the Taieri, come?" To■whichIreplied that 'he had informed me ontheprevious Saturday that he intended to bepresent at the tournament, and to have onerink there, but that he had not come up inthe train with me. Iadded, however, that a■eteaniT was to leave Dunedin on the follow-ing (Sunda3r) afternoon, and as a good fewbowlers would be in it,perhaps he would beamongst the number. The entries for therinks were about to be closed, and in case hemight arrive, Mr JohnThomson, of theDun-edin Club, entered his rink, and thus protec-ted him as far as possible. As it afterwardsturned out, neither Mr Carswell nor his rinkput in an appearance at all.It had been arranged prior to my arrival

that the .'interclub matches, which had al-waysben played on the Monday at past tour-naments, should be temporarily abandoned,and that the tournament proper should com-mence on theMondaj morning at 9 o'clock.The rinks were then drawn, and every oneknew whom they had to meat. Insome in-stances strong teams, skipped by waryand ex-perienced players, met in the first round,■whichin a certain sense was to be regretted.because one of them had to go under and"pass in his checks";but it was the fortune jof war, and as they were bound to meet be- jfore the contest was over, it was perhaps as"well to have the dread ordeal overeat once.The large room in the Hereford was com-pletely filled. Icounted 72 in it

—and good-

ness knows how many were in the passagesand on the stairs. lam perfectly safe in put-tingdown the numbers present on that even-ing at 90, and as everyone was talking aboutbowling, the conversation, even to an en-thusiast like myself, became tiresome, andafter obtaining some infoimation whichIre-quired.Ihurried out into the street, there toenjoy the cooler atmosphere and a pipe.

Monday morning broke ominously. Up toabout 8 o'clock it was fair, but about that-time a few drops of rain fell— not many, 'tis

■true, but ptill sufficient to indicate thatJupiter Pluvius, with his watering pot, wasnot far off, and a little after 9 he turnedon

■ th tap and it rained for fully three quartersof an hour a regular trop'cal shower. About10 the clouds broke, the sunshone forth, theeffects of the rain were soon wipedout, andthere was no more bad weather to speak ofduring the week. Meanwhile the contests■were going merrily on, and on the green'shighway over andabove the ordinary conver-sation were heard the varied exclamations,"Ve1re narrow: take more green." "Ye'refar too strong," "Ye're in the ditch," or"Be up." as the various skips were heardgiving their directions to the players in therespective teams. On Christchurch green.No. 1 rink. Messrs L. B. Wood, ofChristchurch, and Martin, of Oamaru, met,and a great number of onlookers watchedevery shot of the players with the utmosteagerness. And a most stubborn contest itwas. as a glance at the scores will show.Twenty-one heads wereplayed, and the scoresat the finish of the game were: Wood 13,Martin1Z;total, 25. The contest was wortha pilgrimage to see. Every point of thegame, and every method of trying to benearest to the Jack was adopted;each com-mander was as skilful as his opponent, theonly advantage being that Mr Wood's teamwere at home on their own green, whilst Mr!Martin and his men were, virtually speaking,"straneers and pilgrims in a weary land,"and were "taken in" according to use andwont.

The play in the other matches on theChristchurch green was just of the ordinarydescription— nothing very brilliant. Cer-tainly Iexpected a better exhibition, as outof the six rinks payed in the first round onthe Christchurch green three of the teamsbelonged to the Christchurch clubs, all ofwhich won, but not by very many points.On the Canterbury green the PalmerstonNorth team created a little bit of a surpriseby defeating a strong rink skipped by MrM'Laren, of Dunedin. This result led "thesoutherners to believe that they would haveno mean opponents amongst their visitorsfrom the north, and put then? on their guardaccordingly. Mr Wedderspoon,of the Cale-donianClub, however,restored thebalanceofpower by defeating Mr Underwood, of New-town, Wellington, and his men by 6 points.The other games on the Canterbury green"were just of the usual character, and call jfor no special remark, somehaving very closefinishep.

In the evening the usual meeting was heldin theHereford, when again there was a verylarge attendance, and the draw for the fourthround in the rink matches, and also for thedoubles, took place. As there was such alarge number of entries foi the doubles itwas resolved that the number of heada to beplayed should be reduced from 16 to 13 inboth double and single contests, and alsothat in allmatches where one side was so far"behind that there was no possible chance of■winning, the game should be compulsorilystopped.

There was a little grumbling the following'day when it was known that the number of!heads was reduced, some contending that ifan opponent got a few points ahead at thestart it was almost impossible to overhaul himere the game was finished;but each and allrecognised that it was done solely with theview of expeditingmatters,and they, whilstexercising the Britisher's privilege of havinga good growl, loyally fell in with the inno-vation, and so things marched smoothly on.flood progress was made, four rounds of th«doubles being played on the Christchurchgreen, and three on the Canterbury; whilstfour riakficompleted the fourth rougd* three.

Reid and Curtis (17) beat Plimmer andanother (5).

Erskine and Kingsland (13) beat Waller anaMeikleham (7).

Barry andPrince (17) beat Scrmt and Craig-head (8).

Coleman and Hardie (16) beat Grenfell andPorteous (10).

Harraway and Harraway (14) beat Prudhoeand Munro (12K

Webb and Webb (17) beat Greig and Mar-riott (6).

Thomson and Varcoe (9) beat Mowlern andBunting (8).

Taylor and Sebo (21) beat Ferguson andGabites (18).

Parsons and Raphael (12) beat M'MillanandBuchanan (8).

Ihoinson and Baith (9) beat Barnett andLambie (8).

Second Round.Taylor and Weaney (12; beat Jackson and

Scott (5).Gibbes and Roskruge (18) beat Payne and

Smith (4).Coleman and Harding (14) beat Bruce and

Cnchton (10).Lee and Mercer (11) beat Webb ad Webb

(10).Manning and Throp (13) beat Morrison and

Barlow (11).Keast and Wedders'ooon (13) beat Oakley and

Woolf (9).Maddison and Wanklyn (10) ber.t Hyndman

and Green (7).M'Pherson and Hopcraft (17) beat Sey and

Brown (10).Crawford and Sneddon (22) beat Bewley and

Robertson (14).Pp.terson and Smith (14) beai Smeaton and

Clarktoa (10).Sebo and Taylor (22) beat Barry and Prince

(9).Scott aaid Scott (15)beat Corlesse and Moodie

(12).Underwood and Bridewell (16) beat Harra-

way and Harraway (5).Thomas and Varcoe (15)beat Diummond and

Grange (6).Saywell and Johnston (17) beat Sandilands

and Wylhe (5).Johnston and Barnes (16) beat Duggan and

Neave (9).M'LarenandMorris (15)beat Darton and An-

derson (13).Sneddon and Redstone (14) beat Howe and

Don (7).Porter and Burnside (13) beat Parsons and

Raphael (9).Third Round.

Maddison and Wanklyn (16) beat Blyth andPrice (11).

Peake and Gilmour (12)beat Reid and Cour-tis (9).

Lee and Mercer (11) beat Coleman andHardie(10).

Bishop and Gibb (14) beat Taylor and Sebo(8).

Hewitt and Brackenridge (21) beat Thomsonand Varcoe (7).

Gibbe3 and Roskruge (21) beat Scottand Scott (10).

Wesney and Taylor (14) beat Manning andThrop (13).

Underwood and Brightweli (10) beat Saudi-lands and Wylhe (9).

Paterson and Smith (18) beat Matheson andScoujar (11).

KingslandandErskine (13)beat Wedderspoonand Keast (6).

Allnutt and Jeffrey (13) beat Sneddon andCrawford (12).

Sinclair and Austin (13) beat Thomson andBarth (7).

M'Laren and Morris (16) beat Porter andBurnside (11).Rowley and Fisch (18) beat Kennedy and

Waddell (7).Buick and Kebblewhite (20) beat Johnston

and Barnes (10).M'Pheraon and Hopcraft (12) beat Sneddon

and Redstone (7).FourthRound.-

Peake and Gilmour (21)beat Lee and Mercer(13).

Hewitt and Brackenridge (12) beat Bishopand Gibb (11).

Gibbes and Roskruge (11) beat Allnuttand Jeffrey (8).Maddieon and Wanklyn (12) beat Kingsford

and Erskine (8).Buick and Kebblewhite (18) beat Sinclair

and Austin (17).M'Laren and Morris (19)beat Underwood andBrightweli (9).Paterson and Smith (16) beat Macpherson

and Hopcraft (13).Wesney and Taylor (18) beat Rowley andTifch (5).

Fifth Round.Wesney and Taylor (20) beat Paterson andSmith (10).M'Laren and Morris (11) beat Buick andKibblewhite (7).Gibbes and Roskruge (23) beat Brackenridge

and Hewitt (4).Maddison and Wanklyn (14) beat Peake andGilmour (9).

Sixth Round.M'Laren and Morris (11) beat Gibbes andRoskruge (10).Wanklyn and Maddison (15)beat Wesney and

Taylor (4).Final.

Dunedin— T. Morris and W. M'Laren (s) 20beat Christchurch— W. H. Wanklyn and J. CMaddison (s) 18.SINGLES TOURNAMENT.

First prize, gold medal, value £3, and framedcertificate; second prize, pair silver-mounted bowls, value £2, and certificate;third, pair of ivory-mounted bowls, value£1 ss, and certificate. Seventy-eight entries.SINGLE-HANDED MATCHES.

First Round.Bunting (17) beat V. Parsons (4).A. E. Smith (15) beat W. B. Scott (10).J. C. Maddison (14)beat Roskruge (13).J. W. Smith (14) beat Saywell (11).P. C. Corliss (12) beat Manning (8).F. Smith (12) beat Sandilands (8).Dr Thomas (18)beat A. J. Barth. (12).§. T,Paterson (17) beat R. H. Scott (12).;. W. Clarksoh (10) beat G. Race (8).J. S. Evans (12) beat R. Taylor (9).Dr Reid (17)beat A. R. Porter (8).Dr Don (11) beat W. A. Curtis (9).G. Lambie (16) beat R.H. Ferguson (2).H.Oakley (15) beat J. Taylor (3).

Second Round.J. D. Yates (11) beat W. Philp (4).J. A. Plimmer (15) beat Major Taylor (13).G. Coleman (14) beat E.Harraway (11).J. Mercer (9) beat C. Payne (7).J. W. Smith (13) beat G. E. Prince (12).H. J. Underwood (15) beat R. W. Clarkson

(8).W. Gee (16) beat W. Kibblewhite (6).W. H. Meikleham (19)beat C. Duggan (8).D. Buchanan (14) beat J. Porteous (11).C. D.Lightband (15) beat J. T.Leafy (7).H. Oakley (19) beat T. Bewley (J5).P. O. Corliss abye.W. Burnside (13) beat Dr Don (5).G-. Gabites (11) beat A. Morrison (8).C. T. Paterson (12)beat T. Bush (8).W. M'Laren (12) beat C. Hardie (10).Dr Reid (14) beat Gibbes (5).J. Bennie (11) beat H. J. Raphael (4).J. Brackenridge (11) beat O.Fraser (9).J. C. Maddison (13)beat H. Smeaton (11).T.Sueddon (17) beat T.G.Rowley (7).J. Barnes (14) beat D. Munro (3).G. Wedderspoon (11)beatDrThomas (9).G.Lambie (17) beat J. Ballinger (3).A. G. Smith(U) beatJ. Johnssa Q.O).

January 23, 1901. OTAGO WITNESS.goodandresolute defence to overcome, Welshis not nearly so dangerous as his fellow-clubmate, unless nothing but speed is re-quired;Fell, on the other hand, does not relyso much on his speed as upon his slipperiness"nd

'slimness.

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(O.) beat Miss Hodges and Hodges (T.), 6— o«nMiss Fairclough and Jackson (O.) beat Mis«M'Kerrow aj.d M'Kerrow (T.), 6—3; Miss Gra-ham andPrice (O.)beat Miss Bruce andM'Ken-<zie (T.), 6—5; Miss Ramsay and M'Kellar (O.)jbeat Howell and Whittaker (T.), 6—5.

Ladies' Singles.— Miss Maclean (O.) beat MissHodges (T.), 6—4; Miss Graham (O.) beat MissBruce (T.), 6—o.

Ladies' Doubles.— Misses Maclean and Ram.say (O.) beat Misses Hodges and M'Kenow (T.),6—2;6 — 2; M.sses Fairclough and Graham (O.) beadMisses Bruce and Howell (T.), 6

—i.

Totalgames. Otago,115; Taieri, 60.

BOWLING.Secretaries *re requested toforwardparticularsofe*.m§§ played

Anaof forthcoming matches.

THE COLCHISTER MURDER.WELLINGTON, January 17.

Sergeant Frost, of the Colchester Police^and Mr Marsb, keeper of the ColchesterTown Hall, arrived yesterday for the pur->pose of identifying (if possible) the mamLillywhite, now in custody on suspicionthat he is Blatch, the person who ij,charged with the Colchester murder.When the case was called on in the PoliceCourt to-day Sergeant Frost said that hehad known Blatch well, and had seen himnearly every day when he was at Colches-ter. Accused resembled Blatch very much,but witness could not positively say that hewas Blatch. The more witness looked athim the more he was convinced that hewas the suspected man. Later on in hisexamination he said that he had formedthe opinion that accused was Blatch. Incross-examination he said he could notrecognise the man's voice as like that of.blatch, and could not say that Blatch wasmarked with smallpox, as accused was.Nor could he say that it was Blatch, butthe more he looked at him the more con-vinced he was that he was the man wanted.

Marsh said that he did not atfirst recog-nise the accused asBlatch, but since he hadbeen in court he had formed the opinionthat he was. Incross-examination he saidthat Blatch had a place worn, in his teeth,from holding a pipe, but he did not findthe same peculiarity in accused.

As neither of the witnesses had seenBiatch with a beard, accused consented tobe shaved.

The prisoner went'into the box and gavea history of his life on the lines of what liehas previously stated. He produced lettersfrom America, a Crown grant for land inTacoma thrat he occupied before the dateof the murder, and a certificate of mem-bership of the Painters' and decorators'Brotherhood, North America. He againdeniedhe was the man who was wanted.

During the luncheon adjournment Lilly-v/hite was shaved, and the two English wit-nesses afterwards stated that, after seeinghim without a beard and hearing him giveevidence, they were prepared to say thatthe prisoner was Blatch.

Mr Bell, for the Crown, stated thot hawould on the following day apply to theDeputy-Governor to have the warrant en-dorsed, and during the day he would applyto the stipendiary magistrate for the priso-ner's committal to theEnglish officials.

The proceedings were then adjourned tillthe following morning.

January 18.The magistrate decided to extraditeLillywhite, who is accused of the Colchestermurder, pointing out that it would be

better for him to go Home and have hisidentity completely'established than to bea marked man here, as he would be if re-leased.

January 21.Mr Justice Edwards has granted the ap«plication of Mr Skerrelt, counsel for the ac-cused, for a rule nisi for the issue of a writof habeas corpus in Lilly-white's case, the

rule to be returnable at the first sitting inBanco after the long vacation, which ter-minates on the 31st inst.

EXPERIMENTALTRAWLING.

A.Hamilton (13)beat W. H. MaeDougall (10).T. Smith (14) beat G.Bruce (5).K. Erskme (11) beat "W. Austin (6).N. M'Lean (15) beat G. Snadden (11).A. F. Grenfell (10) beat Bunting (9).D. Ferguson (11) beat Wyllie (8).W. H. Brightwell (13) beat J. S. Evans (5).

Third Round.Phmnier (16) beat Gabites (5).J. "W. Smith (14) beat Mercer (10).Coleman (12) beat Brackenridge (10).Sneddon (17) beat Yates (8).Underwood (11) beat Barnes (10).Meikleham (13) beat A. E. Smith (9).Hamilton (11) beat Coihss (10).Oakley (13) beat F. Smith (8).Gee (15) beat Buchanan (12).Brightweli (13) beat Lightb?nd (7).Erskine (12) beat Ferguson (6).M'Lean (12) beat Grenfell (7).M'Laren (14) beat Dr Reid (6).Maddison (14) beat Wedderspoon (11).Burnsida (11) beat Patprson (9).Bennie (13) beat Lambie (9).

Fourth Round.Sneddon (16) beat Plimmer (12).Maddison (12) beat Coleman (6).Underwood (20) beat Meikleham (9).Brightweli(15) beat Oakley (10).Erskine (11) beat Gee (8).M'Laren (12) beat M'Lean (4).Burnside (12)beat W. Smith (9).

Fifth Round.Underwood (14) beat M'Laren (9).Brightweli(13) beat Sneddoxi (7).Maddison(12) beat Burnside (7).Bennie (11)beat Erskine (9).

Sixth Round.Brightweli(18)beat Underwood (11).Maddison (12) beat Bennie (10)."

Final.Brightweil (21) beat Maddison (19).Bennie (20) beat Underwood (13).Brightweli wins first prize, Maddison thesecond, and Bennie third.

INTER-ISLAND MATCH. TEN RINKSA-SIDE.

FIRST GAME.North. South.

T. Buick W. JacquesP. Thomson "VV. ThomsonF. Mowlem H. OakleyJ. Paul (s) .. .. 16 W. Gee (s) .. .. 18G. Madden S. ManningH. F. Allan TVm. GibbJ. Bennie A. V. BishopT. Ballinger (s)

(.. 15 H.J. Raphael (s) 27

S. Wyllie W. A. CoullsDr Johnston G. ColemanW. A. Sandilands Dr ThomasG. Saywell (s) .. 31 Reid (s) .. «» 18T. Blyth C. S. PatereonH. Price J. W. SmithC. Barry C. PayneG. E. Prince (s).. 15 T. Sneddon (s) .. 18Kebblewhite W. "WaddellWebb B. MolliaonBrightweli J. TaylorUnderwood (s) .. 16 J. Martin (s).. «. 19C. T. Bunting J. ScoularSir E. Gibbes W. C. AllnuttJ. A. Plimmer W. YuillA. Sample (s) .. 23 D. Scott (s) .. .. 15T. B. Hewitt A. B. PorterJ. Varcoe A. E. SmithW. E. Redstone W. WesneyJ. Brackenridge (s) 9 R. Taylor (s) .. 26A. M'Farlane C. JeffreyT. Dickson T. BewleyW. Armstrong E. HarrawayW. Rodwell (s) .. 19 H. L. Darton (s).. 23G. Bruce T. MorrisJ. Goodar John ThomsonJ. E. Webb M. SinclairJ. Rose (s) .. 10 W.Jtf'Laren (s) .. 33A. Hamilton G. WedderspoonJ. Cordozo C. J. BarlowJ. Bush J. D. YateaN. M'Lean (s) .. 20 A. Morrison (s) .. 22

Totals .. ..174 219SECOND GAME.

Sample (s) .. .. 22 Taylor (s) .. 13Brackenridge (s) 23 Morrison (s) .. 10Rodwell (s) .. 20 Scott (s) .. ..22Ross (s) .... 18 Darton (s) .. .. 26M'Lean (s) .. .. 14 M'Laren (s) .. .. 20Prince (c) .. 16 Gee (s) .... 27Underwood (s) .. 16 Sneddon (s) .. 24Ballinger (a) .. 17 Martin (s) „. 17Paul (s) .... 12 Raphael (s) .. 23Saywell (s) ..22 Dr Reid (s) .. .. 25

Totals .... 180 207THIRD GAME.

Ross (s) .... 11 J. Martin (s) ..27Prince (s) .. 26 R. Taylor (s) .. 15M'Lean (s) .. .. 22 W. Gee (s) .. .. 13Paul (s) .... 19 Raphael (s) .. .. 24Sample (s) .. .. 23 M'Laren (s) .. .. 14Saywell (s) .. .. 18 Dr Reid (s) .. .. 25Rodwell (s) .. .. 16 T. Sneddon (s) .. 21Brackenridge (s) 23 Morrison (s) .. 27Ballinger (s) .. 27 Scott (s) .... 21Underwood (s) .. 20 Darton (s) .. .. 18

Totals ■»„ .. 205 205

Aggregates .. 559 631Majority for South, 72.

Mr Paid, of Wanganui, captained the NorthIsland team, and Mr Raphael the South Islandteam.

A friendly match was played on the PortChalmers green on Saturday between the Taieriand the local club, and, after a very interestingand enjoyable game, the visitors were declaredthe winners by 25 points. The following aretheplayers and the scores:

—Port Chalmers. Taieri.

J. Morgan D. ChristieJ. Watson J. DrydenN. M'Kay J. CampbellJ. M'Farlane (s).. 20 W. Christie (s) .. 17J. Cameron J. CameronJ. M'Lachlan W. WedderspoonG.Hendry A. MelroseJ. Cook (s) „, 15 J. Stephenson (s) 17G. Edgar D. CampbellJ. Galbraith J. TurnbullC. Inverarity Jos. SmithA. Walker (s) .. 10 J. Smith (s) „ 25N. Murray J. HodgeW. Hunter W. M'LeodA.M'lnnes J. WatsonG. Gardner (s) .. 11 G. Davidson (s) .. 22

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one and all got trout—

some a few and othersquite a respectablebasket. One old gentle-man of 82 was as keen as the youngest ofthose fishing there

—a real old Scotch angler,

who could putyou up to all the tricks of thetrade, and tell you when and where to gettrout. Ialways foundhisadvice was goodandworth following. Irefer to Mr Boyd Thom-son. Mayhe longbe spared tokill the silverydenizens of the Rangitata, and regale its fre-quenters with tales of the mighty takes of by-gone days is the wish of yours truly, G. M.

LOCAL & GENERAL.

ANGLING.Bt Jock Scott.

To bem prrfcet fiihcrnan you require more eicelleneiesthanmiautullr to be foundiv «ucU a small »p«oe as isallowed toaitean'iewc»s3.— Pabtcip. Gu.mour.

Rudtr* arc inrk*d to contribute itemsoflecal flihlngnjsxr*#of innertioniv thliealiimn For innertiOD in ffio euiutni iwue

4k«7 thouldre«oh Dunediu byiloudoj mgbl'smail.

COMPETITIONS.Otago Akglbrs'Assoctation.

Vomaha*k Lsgoon— Anniv. wary Day— Trophies(Ist,2nd, aud 3rd prizes).

Winchester, January 21.— Langdon's regis-ter for the week ending 20th inst., shows atotal take of 259 fish weighing1571b, all, withthe exceptionof an 8-pounder, being takenfrom theRangitata, and scoured with the fly.Inneighbouring waters only moderate sportwasobtained, although there vrere many rodsout. The Opihi was in partial flood and dis-coloured. All local streams are in fine con-dition for fly fishing, and fish are plentiful.—Correspondent. .

Tapanui.— The Tapanui Courier of the16th insfc. saye:— Mr M'Kenzie, Otago Ac-climatisation Society's ranger, arrived inTa-panui last week with a supply of young troutfor the various streams in this district.

Salt-water Fishing at Orepuki.— The South-land News of the 16th inst. saye:—Some rarecatches of flat fish are being made on Ore-puki beach just now. One party of three,for sixnights' work, obtained 212 dozensplen-did flounders, averaging quite 21b weighteach, whilst the largest would run as nighas 51b. One evening just before the NewYear, they netted 64 dozen in seven hauls.The fish, besides beingof exceptionalsize, areof excellent quality. The takes arenow be-ginning to fall off, indicating that the fisharemaking their /way into deep water again.

Lovell's Creek.— A BigHaulof Eels.— On arecent evening Messrs J. Wilson and Udymade a big haul of eels in Lovell's Creek,nearBryce's windmill. In threehours theycaught 53 eels, the largest weighing a shadeover 101b, and the majority between 31b and41b. At the time of fishing the creek wasalmopt alive with whitebait, and in conse-qxience eels were much in evidence.

Fishing with a Gun.— Few anglers everthink of taking a gun with them when theygo in quest of "speckled beauties." Yetthat such a weapon may come in useful wasthe experience of a party of three who wentcut the other day to New River to try theirluck with rod, fly, and minnow, and, per-chance, knock over a brace or two of rabbits.They had not long Bettled down to theirfavourite sport when one of them receivedwhat struck him as an electric Bhock. Whiz— krr— krr! Out went the line, the reelspinning at a rate to strike sparks'. Fiftyfeet at least Lad run out before, with rodbuckled nearly double, the fisherman broughtup his quarry and tried to take in line. Butthe fish was too much for hinv, and he hadto call his mates. One took charge of thereel and began to wind in. Than there wasa commotion at the end of the line, and itwas- seen that instead of a big trout, a mon-ster eel was hooked. The third man tookin the situation sharp. He picked up thegun. and as the head of tbe fish showedup,let him

—or rather her, as- it proved— "have

it"

about what would be the nape of theneck, if an eel had one. More circus, an-other shot, and the still squirming, snake-like capture was brought to grass. It scaledclose on 201b, measuring 4ft lin in length,with a girth of 10in. As when opened itwas found to be laden with spawn, the cap-turers considered themselves fortunate— al-though none of them cared to eat a cutletof the excessively fat brute. The verdictof anglers generally will be that the NowRiver is well rid cf a voracious foe to troutor salmon.

—Southland jVews.

Anglers have obtained some good snort inthe Opihion the fly during the last weak (saysthe"'Timaru Post). The river, however, hasbeen rather hijrh for minnow fishing. On

j. Tuesday niffht Mr T. Brown landed a troutweighing B|lb. whilst on Thursday night MrWigley caught one werighing 12?lb. Bothof these were caught with the artificial fly.

An sel weighing 211b, and measuring sft3in in length,with a girth of 21in. was caughtin the Opihi River a few days ago.

BANK NOTES.Inreply to an inquiry from an angler at

Tlaseby,Irecommend the Waipahi. Com-municate with Mr D. A. Purvis at Piikerau"■before starting for that station, and he willaneet you, and take you to good water abouteight and a-half miles away. Mr Purvis

."ttlso provides accommodation.The Shag.—lhave to acknowledge the fol-

lowing communication from a Waitaki angler,-and to express my thanks for same:Ihave(beenstaying down at the Shag River for the>last few"weeks, and was fairly successful. Ifished with the live bully mostly, and my

largest fish was 2£lb. Imust say that after■fljeingused to the Waitaki, Ifound the sport-in the Shag very tame, but at the same time"(I must admit that any new chum coming tosthe Waitaki wouldprobably find itslow workiimless coached by a local angler. Ibelievemy friend

"N." was on the Waitaki in myjabsence. Ihavenot heardhow he got on,butThope he was successful. Ishould havelikedftto havemet him on the river, not with war-ilike thoughts, but with a mind serene andtcalm. Nay, Iwould even have asked himTJto have a drink— the Waitaki is famous3for its cold water. Inded, the fish are so?fond of it that they very often decline to]l«ave it, but when they do youcertainly get'the quality. At presentIcannot send any'"Bank Notes," asIregret my account isover drawn. The W^ajtaki has been m high"flood, but is now fiehable again. I«o outNto-morro-ir and will send some -Bank Notes"<your sort) next time, if Iam successful.—

''"Waitaki Angler." .The Mimihau.— The late ram, writes W.

' 5.," improvedourstreams for a few days,tout they are again very low. It is only-' -with very fine tackle that the angler has any

chance. The cricket is the,best lure. MessrsGrieve, Gow, and Joseph Smith all got a fewmice fish last week. Mr Tanner left Venlawetation to-day (17th inst.), and despite thexmfavourablestate of the stream, he enjoyedibis .holiday very much, and grassed a goodmany trout during his stay.

The Waipahi.— lam told that Mr D. A.!Purvis and Mr G. Valentine recently took]16 fish betweenthem, usingthe cricket, which j

is pretty well the universal lure used now.The heav4st fish taken was 4^lb. '

The Pomahaka and Ranldeburn.— The Ift-jpanui Courier of the16th inst. reports as fol-lows:—Good baskets of trout continue tobemade in the Pomahaka, and below the junc-tionof the Waipahi 9eems to be the most fa-vourable feeding ground at present. AtBurning Plains several tourist parties have"been camped out of late, and most of themenjoyedgood sport. Messrs W. "W.Mackieand E. Finder, fishing at Rankleburn, madeasplendidbag on Monday morning, the catchnumbering close on 30 fish, and weighinginall about 801b.

The Molyneux— Sterling.— Since my last,iheavy, warm rains up-country raised thisriver and rendered it unfishable for four orfive daya. It is now in good fishing trim."Last week Mr A. H. Anderson grassed oneißlb fish fromtheQuoanbranch, and Mr Duck-worth one from the Matau, 31b. MrFarqu-liar had 2 fish on Wednesday, the 16th, andMr Henderson2on the same date. On Satur-day, the 19th, Mr Henderson secured a nice"bag in'the low water?

— 4 fish weighing171b.81b, 41b, 31b, and 21b respectively, allin primeCondition.— "Eldrin."

'

The Waiau. ThePapatotaracorrespondent,(i>f the Western Star writes: "Fishing at thejjnouth of the Waiau has been very success-Hull this season, and no man has done moreHo popularisethis magnificent river as a reFOrtIfor the angler thanMr Fred Wilson, of Ore-jpuki. Ithink, also, Mr John Hunter, ferry-man. comeß in for a special mead of praisefor his courteous and oblisfmi; manner towardsvisitors. While he has held the office he hasprovedhimself a most skilful oarsman. Ac-cordingly, the public have every confidence,andcross this dangerous stream in all kindsof weather and at allhours. The boats, too,

are well kept,and are of the best kind. Iihsar on reliable authority he is drawing up-wards of £4 per week during the fishing sea-eon.

The Opihi.— Fishing in the Opihi on Tnes-'daynight, MrF. Tasker secured a nicebasket■©f fish, the two largest of them weighing fourand five pounds respectively.— Timaru Post,January 17.

Some Northern River?.— The Timaru Postsays:

—During the past week the sport has

been considerably interfered with by freshesin the various rivers, though in some^of theJlmaller streams the increasedvolume of water?nras a great boon to anglers. The Hae Haevre Moana on Saturday was very high, andflVlessre Gore, J. U. Collins, and DnimmondBharpe made a grand basket, consisting oflE2 fish. Many small ones were returned,J>ut the averageof the 82kept was ilb. The(best fish weighed 21b, and tlirea others Hlbleach. At theUpper Oraribridge two anglers'(fishing with fly) on Wednesday evening hadeight nice trout, weighing 111b. Th° Opihi

Siasyielded some pood takes,notably atKerrv-town, where Mr Kelman and a friend madea catch of 39 fish, the largest 41b. On thelower reaches also some verygood bags have"been made. The Ranstftata has< been toohigh for much fishing, but should be rightthis week. Mr Twigpc got 22 fish in thetWaihi, at Geralding, trbioh would go about101b tbe lot.

which are as yet to some extent subject tothe approval of the Governor-General on themainland, as they have hitherto been to thatof the Governor of Queensland

"

The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister ofPublic Works, brought his Otagotour toa closelast Wednesday, when he returned from theOtago Central by the evening train.

The census of New Zealand will be takenon the night of Sunday, March 31.

The ordinary meeting of the Otago Boardof Education was held on the 16th inst.,when a large number of applications woreconsidered and dealt with. As usual on thefirst sitting day, the business waa of minorconsequence, the principal matters being re-served for the following day, but one ques-tion of considerable interest— the circularfrom the Education department regardingthe distribution of the parliamentary grantto the district high schools

—came up, and

was referred for consideration to a committeeof the whole board at the next monthlymeeting.

We have received 2s for the Mrs Edwardsfund from A. L.B. H., Palmerston.

From the 7th to the 13th inst. inclusive—

>

that is, since the introduction of the pennypostal rate— there were posted at the Dun-edin Post Office 79,475 letters. During thecorresponding week of last year the numberposted was 67,584, which shows that betweenthe dates mentioned there has been an in-crease this year of 12,091 letters. The in-crease last year on the year before, whenthere wasno decrease in the postal rates, wasabout 3000, as against 12,000 for this year,so that the assumption is that the last increaseis due to two causes— the reduction in thepostal rale and an increase of business inand about the town. Thereis a slight fallingoff in newspapers, book packets, etc.

The weekly meeting of the Benevolent In-stitution Trustees was held on the 16ttinst., there being present

— Messrs Haynt(chairman), Clark, Wilson, Treseder, Burnett,and Hazlett. The accounts passed for pay-ment amounted to £235 18s. On themotionof Mr Clark, seconded by Mr Wilson, MrC. Haynes was re-elected to the position ofchairman for the en*uing 12 months. MrHaynes returned thanks, and intimated tbafcit was necessary to also appoint a treasurer.Mr William Swan was re-elected to the posi-tion, Mr Treseder preferring to stand aside,though during Mr Swan's illness he hadbeen acting-treasurer. Messrs Clark, Trese-der, and the treasurer wore elected a FinanceCommittee for the ensuing 12 months.Forty relief cases were dealt wiih.

A man in a state of nudity was arrestedin Stuart street about half -past 4 o'clockon Wednesday morning by the constable onduty in that quarter. It appearr the man wasadvised by his medical advifer at Invercar-gill to go rorth for the benefit of his health,and by some means he found bis way outto Abbotsford on Tuesday night. At the-abattoir3 he divested himself of his clothing,and then started to walk to town by way ofRoslyn. As stated already, he was met ina nude condition in Stuart street, where thepolice took charge of him. Later in theday he was committed to Seacliff Asylum.

Sir Westby Perceval, Lady Perceval, andMiss Perceval are among the New Zealandpassengers by the China, which arrived atFremantle yesterday. Lieutenant-colonelFrancis, of the fourth contingent, invalidedhome fiiom South Africa, is also a passengerby the China.

The Southland Pipe Band reached Dun-e-din on Wednesday on their return journey toInvercargill from the Commonwealth cele-brations. The bandsmen speak in the high-est terms of the treatment they received onthe other side, and of the many stirring andhistoric scenes of which they were witnesses.

A few weeks ago reference was made inthe Christchurch papers to the case of a.young man in that city who wroke up onemorning to learn that he had been marriedthe day previously. Something further onthematter now comes from Wellington. Saysthe Post:— "'

Iwas duped into themarriage,'v,-as the plea set up to-day by a young mannamed Charles E. Withers, who waschargedwith wife-deseriion. Mr Gray, counsel fordefendant, said his client was a sufferer fromepileptic fits, and he suddenly woke up oneday to find him?elf a married man. De-fendant stated in the witness-box that he waswiling to keep his wife, but as for mar-riage, 'it was a thing he would never againgo in for as long as he lived.' The magis-trate said he was afraid there had been.grie\ous faults on both sides; but the de-fendant, having entered into marriage, wouldhave to stand by his contract to a certain ex-tent

— he must pay 5s a week towards his■wife's support."

The Rev. W. Slade, of the Wesleyan Mis-sion in Fiji, writes at length in the FijiTimes on the subject of "'Federation and theNative?." He says that the Fiji Governmenthas committed itself to the maintenance ofthe communal system amongst the natives,

and he contends that thai has been a greatmibcake. He says that the policy of theWcslejan Mission, in its synods a*id churchcourts, has been to promote individualismamongst the natives. The policy of the Go-vernment has been, aad is now more than

Iever, the direct opposite of this. The Coun-j oil-; are a mere matiei of form, and are

c1orpinated officials, and thp will of thepeople gives pace always to the personal will

Icf the Governor. Slade condemns thepoll tax as nujust. His conclusion is tbatthe nalives have found the present form of.

! government anythingbut a blessing, and thatj the Government itself has been a huge aud; ghastly failure. Mr S'acle contrasts thisi with the nativepolicy in New Zealand.I The Vatican authorities have decided (says

ths M«lboura» Argug) $g destroy bk&k to&gpr

A great many 'peopleseem tobe under theimpression that when the universal pennypostage for letters was introduced a reductionwas also made in the postage rates on com-mercial papers, newspapers, etc., and a con-siderable number of parcels arebeing sent tothe post office insufficiently stamped. We

Ihave been requested therefore to call atten-tion to the fact that the rates of postage havebeen reduced only upon letters and lettercards. The postage for other things lemainspractically the same as before.

A sitting of the Old-age Pensions Courtwas held on the 15th inst. before Mr E. H.Oarew, S.M., who granted 73 applications forrenewals, and three new pensions of £18each. One new claim was rejected.

The members of the Rivers Commissionproceededon the 15th inst. to Ngapara, andon Thursday held a sitting at Xivingstone todeal with the question of the proposed pro-clamation of the Awamoko as a sludge chan-nel. This will conclude the labours of thecommission in Otago and Southland. Somelittle time will then be spent in Wellington,after which the commissioners proceed to theWest Coast, where their labours will occupythem for a couple of months.

The meeting of Christian workers calledto further themission of Mr and Mr* WilliamOatts in Dune

"-i was held in t'ne Y.W.C.A.

Hall on the15tii inst. TheRev. D.Borrie wasappointedchairman andMr J. H. Toddsecre-tary. A tentative programme was drawn up,which included a reception meeting on ar-rival on Saturday, 26th inst. Itwas decidedto hold a united evangelistic.mission, and astrong committee, including representativesof the Y.W.C.A., was appointed to make allnecessary arrangements. It was suggestedthat, in addition to the evangelistic servicesin the evenings, mid-day business men's meet-ings, and afternoon Bible readings should beheld. The Y.W.C.A. intend to give a formalpublic reception to the distinguished visitors.The mission willbean 11days' one, commenc-ingon Sunday,27th inst., and continuing tillWednesday, February 6. As Mr and MrsOatts will pass through to Invercargill thisweek, the committee have arranged to meet

'them and decide finally as to arrangements,which will be notified early next week.

A visitor from the old country at presentin Wellington states that in his opinion the^mineral waters at Rotorsa aremuch superiorto the waters of Carlsbad. The great draw-back he noticed at Rotorua was the want cfscientific administration. A few particularshe gives about Caribbad are interesting.Fully 42,000 people visit the p^ace annually,and there arc101 resident medical men. whoseconsultation fees vary from five shillings tofourteen shillings.

A recent number of "Nature" containsparticulars furnished by the master of thesteamer Star of New Zealand to an Englishscientist in regard to the tenacious hold onlife possessed by the albatross. It appearsthat on a recent voyageof the liner in ques-tion one of these birds which had been cap-tured wasstrangled with twine tied as tightlyas possible arouud its neck. Tbe beak wa«eloeed and ti»d, and the legs were crofsed be-hind the tail ami al«o Hed. The bird wa?then wrapped up in an old meat cloth, andput in the freezingchamber (in thereturn boxat the end of the port Enow trunk). It re-mained for certainly not less than 10 days in atemperature of from zero to18 degrees. Thesiiow boy complained that the bird (whichwas supposed to have been ki'led) gruntedwhenhe went near it with his limp,and therefrigerating engineer brought it out. Whenput clown on the engine room floor the birdmoved its neck about, and opened its bsak,|and its eyes were open and lifelike. Trelower half of thebird and its legs werefrozenThe string faetenmg the beak had come off.The bird was alive for two hours after beingt?ken ovit of the chamber. It was at tlie endof that time effectually strangled. Anotheralbatross, treated in the same way and hungup by the beak in the freezing chamber forfour days, was afterwards found to be aliveand able to make a grunting noise. Thisb'rd was in a temperature w^ich was neverhigher than 4 to 10 degrees below zero.

An interview with Mr G. E. Kennedy.it ar.ager cf the New Cuinca DevelopmentSjndicate. appnars in the Ceylon Observerof a recent date Fiom the account given ofcolonizing work in New Guinea the follow-in? passage is taken:— "It appears that theCountess of Hopetoun's brother, t"_e Hon.Edward Dayrolles Evaleig-h de Moleyns,fourth "on of Baron Ventry, has tak°n a lik-ing to the country, and intends to settle there.He has for some years been working inQueensland;but hearing of the furthercolony, chartered a yacbt last yci>r and tooka nine months' tour cruising round the coastsof New Guinea, and, landing ai various ipoints, made several trips inland to rap1orethe territory. He has now rakeu up 2000jwivr in the Kearn= distrK-t, whip'1, with hi*brother, V>e intends, to cultivate. It is satis-factory t\at a scion of a family which nowhas An nicici!«?cl connection \rirh Australia jshould thus be settled in Ne-v Guinea—

not Ionly on account of the force of attraction thatIsucii r> circumstance contains for new and 'he3ita.T,ing colonists, but also because it mayprove useful in arranging for the ameliora-tion of the laws aad regulations prevailing

make a rushat your minnow;but when theydo make that rush, the fun begins, and soon igets fast aud furious. They are real game

'fish, most of them having just arrived from \a sea trip,and theyare in great form— sundry ilittlesprints with porpoises, sharks, and other.large fish with a decided liking for trout cut-lets, having given them a good turn of speedwhich they do not hesitate to show off to- thefullest advantages as soon as they get fast toyour minnow. Iwell remember one hugegreen-backed female fish thatIhookedat thefoot of a heavy ripple, just at du3k, the lastnightIwas on this river. The minnow wasa Number O Soleskin, mounted with threesmall triangles, and hardly fitted to handlesuch large fish in streams of the Rangitatatype, butIhad the fish on, and thenext partof the programme was how to make sure ofmy quarry. The first thingIknew whenIhooked thefish was that Istooda good chanceof losingall my line—

some 80yds, and a newone at that— unless Icould check fhe firstmad rush she made for the sea. Luckily,Ihad a good rod that had handledmany suchfish in its time, and had no fear of puttingon strain. The castIwas sureabout, as it was

'oneof my own trying, andmade out of newsalmon gut. The minnow was the only weakpart of the equipment, soIhad to be care-ful and handle the fish as gently as possible. IAway went 60yds, but Istill had 20yds ofcording. Slowly it went gliding off, until Ionly had about 10yds left. Ibegan to feela bit anxious, but the strain Iputon at lastbegan to tell, and slowly, foot by foot,Ire-covered the line and got the fish into slackwater; but not for long—

away she rushedagain, this time leapinghigh into the air, andshaking her head in a vainendeavour to try |to get ridof the tiny little minnow that clung jwith such tenacity to her jaw;but the steel 'in these hooks was of the right temper, andalthough so thin and small, held as well asthe stoutest. Run afttr run did that trout (make, some of them at greatspeed, but slowly iand surelyIwinched her up-stream, and intoeasier water. As soonasIwas able to make

'the fish move by putting on the pressure, Iknewit was only a matter of time, and that :Iwouldbe able to get witbin gaffingdistance, iIt does not take long to tell of the fightIhad for supremacy,but it took 30 minutes bythe watch before one of Canterbury's oldestanglers, Mr Boyd Thomson, was able to g3t Iclost enough to gaff the silvery beauty and !bring it still struggling to the bank. "A 13-

'pounder if she's an ounce," quoth friendThomson. "I've weighed many a dozen of ,them, and I'll be very much mistaken if the !scales do not bear me out." and 131b it was iwhen we put it on the balance, and a right

'royal, clean run sea trout at that, jItbeing dark by this time, and having two or |three others ranging from 41b to 61b in my )basket, Iwended my way home in companywithmy wife, whohadbeen an excitedspecta- !tor of the well-contested fight with a Canter- !bury salmon trout. Five daysIfished over the ;same stretch of water, and always took fish, iSometimes it was a brace, at other times five jor six, and alwa>-3 good ones. One eveningIIsecured in the same ripple asIkilled a finemale fish ll^b that fousrht for life with suchgamenesis that it took 28 minutes' hard play-ing to tire him out. He had been in the jawsof aporpoise or some other speedysea fish,but jhad escaped from their jawsonly to lose hislife to a human foe. A long, healed-up cut iunder the belly showed what a narrow shavehe had had. Isaw five or six other fish simi-larly marked, showing conclusively that a lifeon the ocean Wave and a home in the roolingdeepis, as far as a sea trout is concerned, notall beer and skittles, but a case of who canshow thebest turnof speed ina race for life.Ihad heard of the vast shoals of small fish thatoccasionally run up these Canterbury rivers,

'butuntil Ihad ocnlar demonstration Ialwaysput down tlie storiesIhad been told as theusual fisherman's yarns. Walking on thebank, however, one warm day as the tidebegan to flow inIhappened to come across aprojecting corner where a stream of crystalclear water joined the milky-coloured main Js-trt^m w-| t"-oreIsaw what an enormousamount of smelts were travellingup theriverto spawn. About 3ft wide and lft thick offish moved on inone endless stream. Ikneltdown and lifted them out in handfuls. Theynever got out of my way;in fact, they couldnot. There was no room. They were justshifted on by tho.^e behind. Thousands of s»eamartins and gulls were sitting on thegravel just packing them up as they passedby. Out in the ocean kowhai and porpoiseswere gorging themselves on them, yet for allthe thousands, aye, hundreds of thousands, ithat were being eaten no difference couldbenotedin the everlasting stream that forged itswav tip stream. For 48 hours it lasted, thena sudden changein the wind and they stopped.justas suddenly as they had come. The gulls (nearly all disappeared, so did the porpoises 'and thekowhai. Theyhad passed on tosomeotherriver, and their enemies went with them. 'The trout and the mullet had a right royaltime, during the run. The latter were so dar- 'ing that in the eveningI■was able to ca<chsevenof them fnlly lib eachby iust throwingthem out with mv hand as a school of them.rushedinamonsr thesmelts. Inthe afternoon

'of this dayIhad great sport with thehewhai, 'krilling eight of these sea racehorses with therod. My plan was as follows*:— There beinga heavy sea onIcould not gpt close enough ',to the deep water to throw the minnow out

'

where they were feeding, soIjrot my wife tohold the rod whileIpulled off about 30ydsof line. Then tying a 2oz sinker on Ithrew ;it well out into the clear watfer beyond the

'surf,and at once beganto pullit inhandoverhand. Itn°ver went 12yds before Ihad a jkcwhai on. lat once let the rest of the line jgo, and got hold of the rod as quickly aspossible, and ina very short time had all the ,fun Iwanted, and heaps of it. Trout can jplay pretty well, especially fresh sea-run fish;

'but for pluck and gamesess they are mullet '"compared to a kowhai. When a kowhaigetsliis tail in full swing he shifts himself throughthe water in srreat style. and occupies verylittle time in doing 100yds. After Ihad hadabout 15 minutes.' interview,,with mv fir.=tkowhai,Ivoted him the gamest fish Ihadever handled, and Ican promise any anylerwho vnvee to co upand tackle the kind t^cvkeep at tli" Rangitata Mouth about all thefunhe wants in thewayof fishing. There i« asmall lagoon just c^ose to the mouth of theriver, and into the head of it flows a spring.The trout e-idertly litre* the taste of U>ewater, as on t^e day that the smelts werernn-cinar Icounted no l^ss than 15P fish in thissmall plet-o of water. Rome of tli°rn irni'tliavp ht>en rW>se nn *20il> in vpiglit. pucl l>npe

well undor 21b. It save me some slic'it itlonof thp eiiormo\:=- jaimber of tiout ihat rr.n=tcome ir ona tide from the ocean if this yjr-atehosA wer^in such a small portion of tl.r mmstream. Divine: mv stay of five day* Ikilled19 fish, rsr.fring from 41b to ]o!b, besides sun-dry florndprs. nnu'llct anJ eels. We spent amo=?t enjoyable time, fhe weather beingprwneCanterbury-— uot imported from Otasro— butthe genuine home braud, the river in splen-did fishiua; trim, and fish plentiful enough togive good sport everyday. From five to fif-teen rods were on the stream every day. and

ANGLING ON THE RANGITATA.Having heard bo often,about the "big 'uns"

that are to be caught— by those who knowhow— in this favourite haunt of Canterburyanglers,Imade a special effort to havea fewdays' anglinginthis river to see if Ihad beentold true about its fish-prodncing capabilities.After a pleasant journey form Dunedin ofabout five hours' duration,Ialighted at Win-cheater and at once made my way to Lang-don's hotel, the headquarters of anglers whocome from all parts of New Zealand, Aus-tralia, and England, to fish in the five or sixwell-stocked streams that are to be foundwitbin easy distances from.this place. Iwasassured by the genial proprietor, himself anoted sport, thatIhad just come at the righttime, as the river waa in grand trim, and fishreported to be plentiful. No time was inconsequence lost in getting provisions and allthe many little requisites required foi a fivedays' camp out. After getting everythingpackedinto thebuggy, weat once started onour 15-mile drive to the mouth of the river.The day being one of Canterbury's best, andthe roads level, it did not take long to getover the ground. Two nice streams thatlooked veryTsnapiing to an angler, especiallywheneveryminute or two a lusty trout wouldbreak water to snatch an unwary fly as itskimmed over the surface, werepassed 'on ourway, but we were in search of bigger gamethan these streams would yield, and so werenot tempted to waste time in trying to lurethem from theii watery home*. The ri^edown to Rangitata is always a pleasant onewhenthe weather is fine. The roadis skirtedon both sides by fields of various kinds ofgrain for nearly the whole distance, rrithhere and there fine avenues of poplars andgums that entirely shade the road and comeas a pleasant relief after the glare of the sunon the white gravelled road. At last we comein sight of the sea., and on rounding a cor-ner, come in sight of quite a small village ofabout a, dozen cosy-lookincc wooden huts, ormore correctly speaking, fishing boxes. Fiveminutes more and w q are at our destination,and soon busily engaged in unpacking theprovision boxes and getting our bunks fixedivp' for the night "The "billy boils, ' is the'welcome pound we hear from our driver, whohas constituted himself as cook while hiehor=ie gets a"rest and a feed before startingon the homov/ard journey. We do not takelons

-to put ourselves outside, a square meal,

and as socnas that has been done full justiceto. tlife tackle bno'ts are brouprht out. minnowsselected, traces tried, and rods set up. A fewminutes suffice to don waders and get acrossto the main stream, that thi3 year run* con-vcnientlv near the camp. Here -we see seve-ral wel'-known Canterbury knights of therodall busily engaged in rairmow-castingr. Letme here ramark that minnow-casting on theRangitata is not child's play, in fact, it isreal hard work throwing a heaw minnow asfar aspotable into the ri-aer with oneor twoounces of lead on the trar-e to take h welldown and prevent the current sweeping italong at too fast a rate. After half an hourof this Eorb of recreation, you be^in to feela tired sort of feeling in the rightarm inpar-ticular, and after about a week of such ex-hilarating txercise you begin to develop quitea respectable-sized mtiEcle. Rinsritata troutare very fickle creatures, and only at certainntases of the tide will they condescend to

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f lively to be, carried on. completed theitfduties in Ofcago on Saturdaj'. They left onMonday by the express for Christchurch, en,-route for Wellington. Although they have

\ finished their labours here, the commissionj have been virtually reappointed for the pur.Ipose of pexfonning similar work on the Wes(\

Coast. Mr Hayes retires from the commisision, however, andin their respective district^the Commissioners of Crown Lands for Nel<

Ison, Marlborough, and Westland will be a&t

J sociated with Mr Gordon and Mr Flatman.j Mr A. M. Kay, of the Haneard staff, wh<>iv, as secretary and shorthand writer to thai|commission throughout the Otago and South*|land inspection, goes with them in a similar!cappcity to the West Coast, it being antici*!pated that they will be able to enter on theis1new duties in about 10 days.

At the Waikouaiti Police Court on MondayPatrick O'Shannesy was charged with stealinga Waterbury watch, the property of DaviilM'Lew. It appears the accused asked th<iprosecutor the time, and on the lad takiuyfout his watch the accused grabbed it andniado off. He was sentenced to a month'timprisonment for the offence.

A new field for tourists is likely to beopened up. A correspondent, writing from.South Westland, states that a tourist haujust crossed from the Hermitage to Waiho,in South Westland, in ons day. He de<*scribes the route as the shortest and byfur the most picturesque route across tharange, and points to the fact that if morawidely known it would become a regularthorough-fare for tourists in search of sceneryof surpassing grandeur. The tracki3through'fine bush country, while wonderful glaciersand splendidmountain views complete a sceneof unusual beauty

Corporal Amos M'Kegg's many friends willbe pleased to learn that he has sufficiently re-covered to leave the hospital. He is now atthe Convalescent Home, Macandre-w's Bay.

Our Gore correspondent wires: — "TheRivers Commission paid a visit to CharltonCreak on Saturday, but nothing has trans-pired as to the result of the inspection. Itis considered, however, thai they will arrangea basis of settlement between theminers andthe farmers."

The tourist traffic on the Wanganui Riverthis season is the largest on record. Messr3Hatrick and Co.. the pioneer steamboatowners on the Wanganui, have, with their,well-known enterprise, extended the steamectraffic some 20 miles beyond Pipiriki, which'embraces all thebest of the beautiful scenery,on Now Zealand's Rhine, including all thafcmagnificent part. Te Wahi Pari (the placeof cl!fTs). Manganui-o-te-ao, where the tworivers moot like two lanes in a great city,*the big Ng-aporo andPaparoa rapids, and thoraves. This part of tha river is well worthlooking-up by anyone contemplating the trip.'

Niagara Falls at present develop 50,000horse-power for electrical energy, and thepower is tobe doubled. The river is tappeda mile above the falls by a canal, which*carries the water to thepower house. Thereit pours in volume down pits 1600ft deep,'cut m the solid rock, and returns to theriverbelow the falls by a tunnel under the city.At the bottom of each pit is a gigantic tur>bine upon which falls a solid stream of wrtef7^ft in thickness.

A statistician, from sources which l:c <.oesnot disclose, has calculated that there havobeen exported to Australia from Great Bri-tain, in preparation for the Duke of York'svisit, 50,000 Union Jacks (ninepenny edition),500 bales of

" tiddlers," a million rounds ofcrackers (as well as quick-firing rockets), 6700reams of red, white, and blue ribbon, 855bushels of fog horns, 1300 gross of buttons,and 350 statute miles of streamers. Itseemsthat not only doe*-irade follow the flag, butthe flag is a considerate tradein itself.

Madame Petit, the first lady admitted topractise at the French bar, took the oath inthe Court of Appeal, Paris, on December 5..Her appearance caused a great sensationamong€t the barristers, who flocked into the?court room to witness the ceremony. P-or*tio, who was gowned daintily, and wore herbiretta with feminine coquettishness, was"accompanied by her husband, who is also a.barrister. The President first eyed the candi*date- and then his colleagues on the bench",and the ghost of a smile flickered transiently;'over his face. The lady, however, was as;seriou3 as an undertaker,and stuck a hat pin.throughhercap with sang-froid and dexterity.The usual formula was recited. MadamePetit raised a small and well-jewelled hand,evoking a murmur of admiration from thejuniors, and uttered in clear and audibletones, the words "Iswear

"(another mur-

mur at the lady's audacity). The ceremonyfinished, the barristers formed an aislethrough which Madame Petit passed, receiv-ing their salutes. As she left the court roomshe was heard to exclaim, as she stabbed hercap viciously with the hatpin:

"This horrid

thing!will ie n^verstay on.'

A SERIOUSCHARGE.A NELSOXDOCTOR COMMITTED FOR

TRIAL.NELSON, January 21.

Br A. J. Leggatt was committed for trialto-day on a charge of performing an illegaloperation. A young man named ReubenSnowden was also committed for trial ona charge of paying the young woman con-cerned a sum of money for the purpose ofprocuring the operation that is alleged tohave been performed.

Both accused were admitted to bail.

Stars and Stripes at the North Pole. Noexpense is to be spared, and, if one can doit, the North Pole is to be reached at last.Mr Zeigler is 56 years of age, and cannothimself head the expedition;but he has en-trusted the command to Mr Evelyn B.Baldwin, who has been for several years ontho staff of the Weather Eureau of theUnited States. Mr Baldwin accompaniedLieutenant Peary on his first expedition tothe Arctic regions. The Zeigler-Baldwinexpedition will not start until the summerof next year. Two ships are to be fitted out—

one to remain within the Arctic regionsas a permanent boat of supply, the other toact as a carrier. Beyond this little is knowndefinitely of Mr Zeigler's plans.

The interesting information is transmittedby the Vienna correspondent of the Standardthat at a late meeting of the Vienna Societyof Physicians Dr Kienbock introduced aman,26 years of age, whosehair had been partiallyrestored by the application of the Rontgenrays. He had beenbald for some years. Thecure was effected in the following way:

— Around patch on the scalp was subjected sixtimes to the influence of the rays for 15minutes, and during the two months thetreatment lasted the man regained his oldthick, dark-coloured hair on the parts ex-posed to the action. The parts not yettreated remain as before. During the dis-cussion which followed, several members ex-pressed doubts as to whether Dr Kienbock-has really found a remedy for baldness;buthe was encouraged to continue his experi-ments, and invited to report on them to thesociety at a later date.

The hospital returns for the past weak areas follows:— Remaining from the previousweek, 108;admitted during the week, 26;discharged, 30;deaths (George Bristow andWong Joy Jan), 2;— total remaining,102.

Says a Sydney exchange:— ''Mr Seddonwill go back to his Parliament a betterFederalist than he came. The sp;rit of theC3remonie3 and celebrations impressed himstrongly. Ho propopes a Federal steam ser-vice between Australia and his State. Whentpoken to in Sydney last week Mr Seddonintimated that before New Zealand could bebrought into close contact with.Australiasteamers like the Lucania and Campania—the mammoth Atlantic liners— would have tobe running between the two."

Mr and Mrs W. M. Oatte, of Glasgow,passed through Dunedin on Saturdayon theirway to luvercargill, where they will conductmeetings for a week. They are expectedback in Dunedin on Saturday next, and willbegin a united evangelistic mission in theChoralHall on the following Monday. MrOatts lias had good meetings in the othercentres, and is greatly help9d in his work byMrs Oatts, who sings at the meetings. As apreparation for the mission, midday prayermeetings 'are being held daily this week, anda similar meeting will be held on Satm-dayevening. A welcome meeting w ill be held forthe visitors, whenChristian workers willhavean opportunity of meeting them.

The New Zealand Time 3states that MrMaurice Cohen, of Palmerston North, whohas just returned from a visit to the oldcountry, cays New Zealand is splendidly re-presented in London by the Hon. W. P.Reeve-*, our Agent-general, who losesno opportunity of pushing forward thiscolony's interefts. The Agent-general'soffice is a boon to the travelling Maori-lander, who finds in it a haven of refugeand place of friends—

a great relief from theoppressive loneliness and immensity of a greatcity likeLondon.

Two justices of the peace occupied rathernovel positions during a sitting of the courtat Kumara last week. When the evidencefor the prosecution in a case of alleged con-spiracy was concluded, counsel for the prose-cution, Mr Hannan, said that, acting underinstructions, he had to state that one of thejtistices on the bench wa-a personally inter-ested in the case, and he pointed out tl.at ifthis were bo, and if an interested justice do-liberated with the other justices as to thedecision, eventhoughhe did not votethereon,the decision wouldbe invalid. The statementmade to him was that Mr Campbell, thejustice referred to, owned a residence area inKumara, and was now building a house onsuch area, and that Lawson (one of the ac-cused), had agreed to purchase from MrCampbell such house and area when com-pleted. Possession was to be given at theend ofthemonth, and paymentmade. Underthese circumstances it was to Mr Campbell'sinterest not to have a committal, because ifa conviction followed Lawson would not re-quire Mr Campbell's house and site, as theGovernment wouldprovide him with a resi-dence. In reply, Mr Campbell said that hisaction in taking a seat on the benchhad beena voluntary one. He had comeinto the courtand takenhis seat among the audience, whenMr Ailken, the chairman, requested him totake a seat on the bench. His opinion wasthat a justice should in his official capacitybe above suspicion. After MrHannan's ob-jection he would not continue to take anyfurtheraction in the case. MrCampbsll hereleft the bench. At a later stage, Mr Guin-ness, who appeared for one of the accused,desired to call another of the justices hearingthe ease, Mr Benyon, to give evidence, andsaid Mr Campbell had actedin ahigh-mindedand generous manner. MrBenyon, in reply,flatly refused to leave the bench at Mr Guin-ness's suggestion, as it appeared there wasan attempt to defeat the ends of justice, andto further statements of Mr Guinness thatha was an interested party he gave an em-phatic denial.

Europe enjoys the happiness of having MrKruger for it3visitor;but it has not beengiven the opportunity of extending its hos-pitality to Mrs Kruger. The chief reasonfor this, "Country Life" is informed, is asingular one. The wife of the President ofthe late Transvaal Republic has never beena journey by rail. Not only co, but she de-

able, and it is quite possible serious troublemay ensue. The burdens of the Fijians areheavy, and they would be satisfied if theirworkfor their taxes and the road-making werelightened, even though very little. TheFijians cannot understand why they have topay the £1 per annum poll tax and are re-stricted in their districts, while the Indiansand other races are perfectly free in all re-spects. The Indians now number about14,000, and naturally theFijians notice tneirincreasing numbers, while they themselvesare gradually dying out."

We have received 2s from A.L.8.H., Pal-merston, for the Mrs Edwards fund.

The licensing prosecutions at Balcluthaon Friday resulted in seven sly grog-sellersbeingconvicted and fined £40 each and costp.

On further charges of keeping liquor for salefive of them were sent to prison for 10 dayswithout the option of a fine. A great dealof interest was taken in the cases and thecourt was crowded all day. The men con-victed were brought io Dunedin by the ex-press during the afternoon, and a large crowdof people turnedout at Baiclutha to see themoff. As the train steamed out of the stationthree cheers were given by a number of thespectators for their friends who were aboutto make a short but compulsory visit toDun-edin, while three groans were given for theindividuals who were supposed to have ac-quired the necessary evidence for the police.As all the accused pleaded guilty whenbrought before the court, there was noneedto call witnesses, and the parties concernedare to a large extent in the dark as to howthey were caught. Inspector Pardy maywell indulge in a sardonic chuckle at the ex-pense of those who have co openly defiedhim during the past year, for he has suc-ceeded in one swoop in getting convictionsand fines amounting to £280 and the majorityof the offenders sent to prison, without hav-inginany way to disclose his modus operandi.Speculation was rife in Balclutha as to whothe informants were, and the suggestion thathad most credence on Friday was that theywere the gentlemen who not long ago wereemployed in a similar capacity in the KingCountry. Inany case a salutary check hasbeen given to sry grog-selling in the Clutha,and it is unlikely that there -will be muchmore of it for some time to come.

The Imperial troops -will make a stay ofonly 10 days in the colony. The Indiancon-tingent now inAustralia will accompany themon the visit.

About 500 men are at present at work onthe Otago Central railway works. We havebeen requested to say that the cutting- nearWedderburn is e\trht chains in length, andnot a mile as stated in. our report on Thurs-day.

Tenders have been received for the erec-tion of a Dew post office at Caversham, andone willprobably be acceptedin a few days.The building, which is to be a one-storeystructure of brick, will stand clear of thecorner of Cargill road and Smith street. Itwill contain six rooms, includingliving roomsfor the postmaster, and will have ample ac-commodation for the requirements of the dis-trict. The tenders have been forwarded toWellington.

The Rivers Commission took evidence atLivingstone on Thursday in connection withthe proposed proclamation of the AwamokoStream as a sludge channel. The evidenceof several farmers holding lands along theriver was to the effect that they were par-tially dependent on the stream for the supplyof water for their stock and domestic pur-poses, and the discharge of tailings down thecreek would result in portions of their sec-tions being destroyed by silt. On behalf ofthe miners it was asserted that unless thegoldficld in the valley of the Awamoko wasopened up numbers of miners would be com-pelled to leave Livingstone, as tho presentfield was approaching exhaustion. To-daythe commission conclude their labour 3by'visiting Gore.

At the New Year the West Taieri RiverBoard paid off the last instalment of the£1000 loan for river protection works. Theonly debt now remaining is £1000 from theGovernmentunder"The LocalBodies' LoansAct, 1886."

The Outram Town Board, at a special meet-ing on Monday, fixed the half-holiday forSaturday. Several of thebusiness people ofthe town were present and expressed them-selves in favour of that day. The half-holiday has been observed on Thursday fortho last two years, and prior to that it wason Saturday.

The attendance at the Ciu-istchurch Exhibi-tion is being maintained remarkably well.Even in the day time the a%enues and corri-dors are seldom empty, and in the eveningthey are nearly always well filled.

A rather exciting incident took place atWirth's Circus in Christchurch a day or twoago. Mr Philip Wirth (says the LytteltonTime^) was shoeing the animals to a ladyfriend, a resident of Christchurch, and whenopposite the tiger3* cage, jokingly challengedher to enter. She declined the honour, andMr Wirth then assured her that there was nodanger, and added that he was quite pre-pared to go in himself. The lady repliedthat if Mr Wirth would go in, she wouldgo,and they both went in, remaining with theanimals for about.five minutes. The ladydid not appear to be in the least nervous,and seemed rather to enjoy the great noveltyof her position.

An American millionaire has, it is an-nounced, proclaimed his intention of fittingout a new expedition with the object ofreaching the North Pole. The millionairein question, Mr William Zeigler, is one ofthe controlling spirits of the Realty Trust.Mr Zeigler makes no pretence of anxiety toserve a scientific object— the expedition istobe a"patriotic undertaking

"toplant the

erne" of anna. Ever since the Pope was de-prived of his temporal power the arms ofthe Papal soldiers have been stored away, tobe in readiness for future use whenever thehead of the church is reinvested with sove-reign authority. As that event seem3togrow further off than ever, and as his Holi-ness's lethal weapons are getting out of date,a council of cardinals has decided that thewhole armoury of slaughter should be dis-posed of. It was found later on that they■were so useless no one would purchase them,andithas therefore been decided toburn the"wooden parts and to sell the metal for oldiron, out of which may some day be evolvedthe Scriptural ploughshares and pruning-hooks.

The rock slip atMount Allan, on the OtagoCentral railway, was cleared away sufficientlyearly last week to allow of traffic being re-sumed on Thursday morning. The gangerswere kept at the worknight and day till theline was open,but there isstillagood deal ofechist rock to be cleared away from the sideof the line," and this will be accomplishedduring the week. The departmentwas enabledto overtake the goods traffic on Wednesdayevening.

The regular meeting of the CharitableAid Board was held on the 17th inst.,therebeingpresentMessrs R.Chisholm (chair-man), C. Haynes, W. Robertson, J. Mill. J.Ha«lett, J. Sim, andP. Miller. The Benevo-lent Institution claim of £600 had alreadybeen paid by the treasurer, and the actionwas approved. The SouthDunedin IndustrialSchool requisitioned for £46 9s 6d, theBurn-ham School for £14 4s 9d, and the AucklandSchool for £3 9*, and all the claims werepassed for payment. Nothing was requiredby tb.B Female Refuge. It was mentionedthat the contributing bodies were now pay-ing up very well. A resolution was pausedapproving of the levies on the contributingbodies for the current year. A meeting ofthe Hospital Board was also held, and at-tended by Messrs Ciiisholm, Haynee, Mill,Robertson, and Miller. The only bupiDessdone was the passing for payment of theHospital Trustees' claim of £4-50 for Decem-ber.

The formation of the Heriot-Edievale sec-tion of the Tapanui branch railway, a dis-tance of six miles, will be commenced nextmonth. The completing of this portion ofthe line will make Edievale the temporaryterminus. Ithas not yet been definitely de-cided what thenext stage willbe.

The Conciliation Board will meet at theSuprsme Court to hear industrial disputesas. follows:

—Between the United Boiler-

makers' and Iron Shipbuilders' Union ofOte^o ax-.cl tkeMaster Ironfounders of Otagoarsd Southland, on the 22nd mat.;betweenthe Otago Metalworkers Assistants' Unionand the Master Ironworkers of Olago andSouthland, on the 23rd itst.;between theDunedin and Suburban Operative Butchers'Union and the Master Butchers of Dunedinand Suburbs, on the 24th in&t.i and betweenthe Otago Operative Plasterers' Union andthe Master Plasterers ofDunedin and Suburbs,on the 25th inst., in each case at 11a.m.

An interesting auction sale of Transvaalcurios was held at Wellington on Tuesday(says the Post). Transvaal postage stamps,bearing the Imperial imprint "V.R.1.,"brought the followingprK-"-:Halfpenny, 24d;penny, 3-id;twopenny, <^ zd; twopence half-penny, 8d:threepenny, 7£d ;fourpenny, 9^d;sixpenny, Iso£d ;shilling,2s 9d. Coins bear-ing Mr Kruger's head realised: Sixpences,2a;shillings, 23 6d;florins, 4s;haTf-crowup,ss;half-sovereigns, 15b;sovereigns, £1 ss.gome pom-pom shells taken from aBoer laagerwere sold at 25s each.

Major Madocks, of the first New Zealandcontingent, who took a prominent part inthe fight at New Zealand Hill in January oflast year, has arrived at Melbourne, accom-panied by 4-2 invalidedcoloniaJs.

Jimmy Governor, theBreelong black, whileawaiting his execution in the DarKnghurstGaol, lived an apparently contented life,his only care being to secureplenty of rationsand tobacco. His spiritual welfare wa=< atiiret under the care of a Church of Englandclersyman,but Jimmy soonlet himknow thathedidnot requirehis servicoa. The rev. gen-tleman persisted in his visits, and the con-demned man Jet the gaol authorities knowin language more forcible than polite that hewouldhavenothing to do withclergymen, andthe visits had to be discontinued. A Salva-tion Army lassie then undertook to lead thebushranger's thoughts into the right path,and he received her ina better spirit than hedid the patter. His wife has visited him onone or two occasions, and he received herkindly.

Private advices received state that an ex-traordinary and scandalous scene took placeinconnection with theproceedings aboard theMoanaduring the recent Commonwealth cele-brations. It appears (says the WanganuiChronicle) that a prominent representativeof theNative race, whilst labouringunder in-tense excitement, insisted on makinga speechin themain cabin, where a verylargo gather-ingof guests,both ladies and gentlemen, hadassembled. The oratordescribed with graphicimagery thebirth of the nation, but seekingto outdo in detail all predecessors, went sominutely and disgustingly into details, andco floridly described thu actors therein, thatthe female auditors shrieked, and a numberof them fled deckwards, whilst several of themale guests in the immediate vicinity of thespeaker exerted themselves physically to sup-press the speaker. The hitter, however, re-sisted with considerable vigour. A painfulecene ensued, the incident acting as a damperon the whole of the proceedings.

Referring to the question of federation withNew Zealand, the Fiji correspondent of theAuckland Star says:— "The movement forfederation with New Zealand haa had theeffect of opening the eyes of thenatives, andthey are commencing to clamour for thetit£P£Qt A feeling of unrest is meet potice-

Mr O'Sullivan's "Australia faciuo; thaDawn

"scheme would, he thinks, entail an

expenditure of £70,000 to carry out hu> idea,and he hopes that the amount may be raisedby shilling subscription*— that ie, if Parlia<ment does not vote the money*

clines to hazard herself by so perilous ameans of comeyance. The trek waggon isher carriage. But there were times in the

! recent months when the trek waggon travel-led scarcely fast enough for the exigenciesof the moment, and the President, of course,unaccompanied by his wife, had to take thetrain. That is how it is that Europe is notpermitted the privilege of entertaining thelady— so,at least, say soldiers returninghomefrom Pretoria.

Twice condemned to death for a crime hedid not commit (the Daily Express tays),DavidRutter ha» recently bear: released fromprison after serving a teim of 27 years. Itwas in 1£73 that he stood in the dock at Ips-wich Assize Court with another man, chargedwith the murder of a gamekeeper on theestate of the Maharajah Duleep Singh. Thowhole burden of the guilt was assumed byRtitter, who exonerated his companion fromblame, and, on his own confession, was con-demned to death. Many, however, beLeved

! in his innocence, and on the plea of a de-formity inthe neck, which wouldmake hang-inga horrible torture, a respite was obtained.Medical examination failed to confirm thetheory, and he was again ordered for execu-

I tion. Petitions still poured in, however, andat last hia sentence was commuted to penalservitude for life. Now, on his release, an

I eld man, he tells a sensational story. It was[ the other mnn who shot the gamekeeper,

battered his head in, and threw him into apond. But there was a woman whose heartwould have beenbroken, and whose childrenwould havebeen left fatherless;whileRutter

I was alone in the world. So he took the wholeblame upon himself, and has just crept outfrom beneath the burden of it

—andureu for

27 years.

We have to acknowledgea subscription of10s from

"Nemo

"towards tho Mrs Edwards

fund.Those favourite musicians the Black

Family gave two of their charming enter-tainments at Lawrence on the evenings ofWednesday and Thursday last week to largeand appreciative audience?. As usual, MissNellie, the violinist, pianist, and contraltoof the family, came in for a large numberof encores. Master Bertie's cornet and 'cellosolos were warmly applauded and encored;svs werealso Miss Elsie's violin solos andskirt

|dances. The comic sketches by Mr and MissBlack weremost delightful and amusing, andsent the audience home in capital humour.

The Hon. J. G. Ward, Minister of Rail-ways, arrivedin. Dunedin last Monday by thenorth express.

A meeting of the Organising Committeefor the reception of the returning troopers

[ was held at tha GrandHotel last Monday, the:Hon. Mr Ward being in attendance. After

discussing the situation, it was decided that,in view of the new3received regarding the

[ health of her Majesty the Queen, all festivi-ties arranged for to-day should be abandoned.

The poll which was taken onMonday uponthe proposal to borrow the sum of £200,000for the purpose of purchasing the DtmedinCity and Suburban tramways, and extendingand altering the same, resulted in the pro-

1popal being carried by a majority of 661votes. There voted for the proposal 942;against it, 281. There were 18 informalvotes. The number of persons entitled torecord their votes was approximately 5150.

When a man goes to law to enforce hisclaims against a fellow, and from economicalmotives dispenses with the services of an ad-vocate, he not infrequently proves himself"penny wise and pound foolish." On Monday1a Green Island resident sued a man for halfa crown, thepriceof a coupleof clothes postsHe duly appeared at the court at the ap-pointed time to go on with his case, and\modestly waited in the background while,judgment was being entered up against de-faultingholders of dredgingscrip and sundryother claims. At last a rather lengthy dis-pute about a grocer's bill came before the,S.M., and there appeared to be little prospect jof his case being heard before lunch. He jaccordingly left the court, but had not been]away longbefore the case was adjourned, and'his own was called on. Plaintiff making noresponse, defendant's counsel applied to havethe case struck out, with costs, and the sum ]of £1 11s lid was debited toplaintiff. What ihis feelings were when he learned theresultmay be imagined.

The Conciliation Boardmet at the SupremeCourt yesterday at 11 o'clock to hearthe industrial dispute between tho Boiler- Imakers andIronShipbuilders' Unionand theiremployers. The metalworkers' dispute,though formally fixed for to-day, will not,owing to the public holiday, be heard tillThursday or Friday.

The question of reduction of the postage jon newspapers is receiving the attention ofthe Hon. Mr Ward, Postmaster-general.

During the absence of Mr Michie, managerof the Bank of New Zealand's Dunedinbranch, who is about to leave on a visit toEurope, Mr C. F. Thomas, the bank's Mel-bourne manager, will take charge at Dunedin.

The output of coal from Westport lastweek amounted to 10,224- tons 9cwt, of whichthe Westpoit Coal Company exported 8728tons 19cwt, and the Westport Co-operativeCompany 1496 ton310cwt.

Messrs Edward Thomas B&teman and An- jdrewMillar were onMonday nominated to re-present First Ward in the Mornington Coun-cil. A poll takes place on the 28thinst.

The Rivers Commission, consisting of MiH. A. Gordon (Auckland), F. R. Flatman,M.H.R., J. Hayes (inspecting engineer ofmines, Wellington), and the Commissionersof Crown Lands of Otago and Southland,set tip early last year for the purpose of in-specting and reportingon the rivera of Otagoand Southland, and particularly those whichare not pi oclaiincd sludge channels, but onwhich mining operations are being, or arc

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901 53

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

ARRIVAL AT THE BLUFF.BLUFF, January 21.

Tfee Hinemoa has arrived from theSouthern Islands, with Lord Ranfurly andparty. During the trip the Snares, theAucklands, the Campbell, the Antipodes,and Bounty Islands were visited in turn,his Excellency landing at all the placestouched at.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)WELLINGTON, January 21.

Private advices received here by tele-gram to-day state that Lord Ranfuily'strip to the outlying islands was most en-joyable and successful. The object of hisgoing was to obtain specimens of birdsfor the British Museum. Many were ob-tained, amongst thembeing two good speci-mens of the Merganser Australis, now al-most extinct, and two species of birds ap-parently new to science. The entire col-lection is preserved whole in formalin, andwill be forwarded to England by the firststeamer. Fine weather was experienced oiithe cruise.

At the last meeting of the Mataura Pres-bytery intimation was received \says the En-sign) from the Rev. Messrs Collie, J. G.M'Leod, and Findlay of their acceptance ofcalls from the Crookston,Pukerau, and Wai«k^a cgagregatigagies^ectiv^,

COLONIAL ANDFOREIGN.Arrivals

Vessel. Tonunge. From Jan.Elingamite, s.s.... 1675 ... Sydney JoAbb«y Holme,s s. 11)75... New York ... 15Jan«tNicoll.».s.... 4&5 ... Greymouth ...16"Wertralia, s.s. ... 1819 ... Melbourne ... 16;Te Anau,s.s. ... lOtf ... Auckland ... 17

"SSSS!:.**... w:::S3&; ::: £SSMf.- =18:::?*&"£ zSTalune, s.s. ... 1370... Sydney 20Upolu, b.s 700 ... Tiniaru 21

DeparturesVessel Tonnage For Jan.

Invercaraill,8.8. ... 123 ... luverc.rKtll ... 15Elincamfte,e.s. ... 1675 ... Sydney If).Jau«tNtcoll,B.B.... 542... Grfymouth ...17Westralia,s.s. ... 1819 ... Sydney 37

!Te Anau.s.s. ... l»20 ... Auckland ...18AbbeyHolme, fi.B. 10a« ... Lytteltoa ...19Moana,a,s. ... 5915... Melbour. c ...21

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.The Karamea (from London, December 23)

'left Capetown on the afternoon of the 16thinst

The Tokomaru (from Wellington, December22) left Monte Video on the afternoonof the16th inst. "

WELLINGTON, January 19.— Sailed: Te-ioa, for L.ondon.

1 BLUFF, January 21.— Arrived:Monowai,fromMelbourne, with an Englishmail.

ADELAIDE, January 17.— Arrived: Starof Victoria, from London.

LONDON, January 15.— Sailed: Whaka-tane, for Melbourne.

Thes.s. Elingamite, from Sydney, via Auck-land and the East Coast port*, j

arrived on the 15th inst., and was berthedat the tongue wharf at 11 a.m.-She left Sydney on the 3rd inst.

The s.s. Elmville has been taken upby MrE. C. Sleigh for the Melbourne-New Zealandytrade. She is a vessel of1862 tons gross and j0.173 tons nett, built at West Hartlepoolin1889. r ,

The s.s.Penarth, which took a cargo of coaltfrom Weatporfc to China, will return to theIWeat Coast for a second cargo.

The s.h. Abbey Holme, from New York,arrived at Port Chalmers on the 15th inst.,.and afterbeinginspectedby thehealth officer,i©r- Hodges, v/as admitted to pratique, andteteamed up to Dunedin, arriving alongsidej7the cross wharf at noon, where ehe com-;<menced to discharge cargo at 1p.m., andiihad four hatches working till 11p.m. ThebAHbey Holme left New York on November-."13r and had an uneventfulvoyageof 63 days

She is a steel screw steamer.['The vessel's daily steaming average wasi'9£ knots, and her best day's run wasi,249knots. Shehas about 2000 tons of cargot'fo* Dunedin and about 5100 tons for allNewf Zealandports. She commenced dischargingliat.once. There is a probability of the ves-sel being chartered to carry grain to South=!Africa.i The s.s. Elinsramite steamed down to PortPChauners last Wednesday morning, and leftFin the afternoon for Sydney, viaAuckland,i The Huddart-Parker Company's s.s. Wes-ftralia, Captain W. Waller, with 41 passen-lf«er» and a large quantity of cargo for thisfcport from Melbourne, via Hobart and.Bluff''Harbour, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.4b¥a.m. last Wednesday, and wasberthed at the<Georgo streetpier. Afterlandingseveral lifts!tt>f miningmachinery she steamedup to Dun-uledin in the forenoon. The left.(Melbourne at 7.30 p.m. of the 9th inst.Itis the intention of theUnion Company

ito allow some of their intercolonialboats to<cajl at Milford Sound. It is announced that■;tho Mokoia, from the Bluff to Hobart and"^Melbourne onFebruary 19, will call at Mil--iatd Sound en route. The Moana, leaving,*he Bluff on February 26, will also call at3the Sound. Itis also intended that the same"eteamers on the journey from Melbourne on;the 23rd and 30th inst. to Bluff will call atJMilfordSound. Intercolonial passengers willithus have a splendid opportunity of seeingthemarvellous beauty of the grandest of theSar-famed West Coast Sounds.

With a view to meeting the wishes of thepublic, the Union Company have decided toimprove the service between Auckland andSydney next month. The Waikare, co welland favourably known in the intercolonial

.trade between Wellington and Sydney, will,«on the completion of her West Coast Sounds;trip, takeup theEast Coast-Auckland-Sydney)trade, in which she will continue to runjointly with the Mararoa.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company'starell-known ship Canterbury, arrived onFri-day last. The good ship on thepresent occa-flion brings some 2300 tons of general cargo,of;rfhich thebulk is for Dunedin. The Cartter-'bury had a very trying voyage,yet despite itall she has made the passage from anchor toanchor in 92 days.

The s.s. Talune, from Sydney, via Auck-land and East Coast ports, arrived at 1p.m.on Sunday. She left Sydney on the 9th inst.

The Union Steam Ship Company's eteam-bhip Moana arrived atPort Chalmers at 7.30q.m. on Saturday. She left the company'sferharf, Sydney, at 9.35 p.m. onthe12th inst.-

Theb.s. Abbey Holme left for Lyttelton onSaturday afternoon.

■ The ship Canterbury was towed up toDun-Qdin on Saturday forenoon.

The following vessels hove been in har-fljour during the past week:— Arrivals:Abbey Holme, e.s., 1996 tons; Elingamite,8.5., 1675; Janet Nicoll, e.s.. 496; Westralia,8.8., 1819; Te Anau, b.s., 1023; Canterbury,ship, 1246; Rimu, s.s., 143; Talune, s.s.,0.370; Moana, s.s., 3915; Maori, s.s., 118;lotal,13,826 tons. Departures: Mokoia, s.s.,18154 tons; Inveroargill, e.s.. 123; Elinea-(mite, 8.5., 1675; Janet Nicoll, b.s., 496;SVestralia, s.s., 1819:Te Anau, s.e., 1028;'A-bbey Holme, s.s.,1996;

—total, 9291 tons.

The s.s. Moana left the tonsrue wharf atU.15 p.m. on Monday for Melbourne, viaHobart and the Bluff.

The ship Westland completed her loadingl>n Monday and was toweddown to the lowerjharbour by the tusrs Plucky and Koputai.tßhe has taken in6325 bales of wool.

Says aHonolulu exehantre of the 12thult.:L"Captain Lewis, of the ship Kennebec, wasfinally obliged to give in to t"he Sailors' Union.Jle was unable to replace the Japs he dis-Jnarged asincompetent and couldnot go with

mixed crew. He therefore got rid of allfthe Japs and took union white men. TheKennebee left yesterday for Puget Sound to(load lumber for Australia, with a very muchdisgusted master."

For some time past the South AustralianGovernment has been endeavouring to induce<]\he War Offioe to take Australian leather inijheir contracts, but up to the present all ef-forts in this direction have been unsuccess-ful.

bronchitis and stubborn Coughs yieldVickly to the effects of TUSSICURA. Try

this gathering the Southland Band had thehonour of a request from the Governor-Gene-ral toplay in front of the grand stand.j Another distinction the band received wasthat it was selected to be the band for theguard of honour when his Excellency theIAdmiral paid his official visit to Lord Hope-! toun,and theNew Zealand Contingent formedj the guard. As there were 40 bands in thel camp, this was no small matter. Then they.were specially requested to visit GovernmentIHouse to play on the lawn for Lady Hope-toun,and were entertainedatluncheon. Still

J another much-prized distinction was conferfeaon the Southland Pipe Band when, on the

j occasion of the official church parade of allj the Highland troops (Imperial and colonial),| theSouthlandPipers wereselected tohead the, inarch.I Amongst the numerous functions in which

they took part not the least interesting to themen was the reception of the troopers fromSouth Africa, some being their fellow colo-nists, who arrived by the s.s. Orient; andthey had the satisfaction of playing the re-turned troopers to the Sydney Barracks.They also received an invitation to a picnicgiven to the visiting Scottish troops,but were unable to accept this ow-ing to other engagements. New Zea-land's Premier (the Right Hon. Mr Sed-don) never lost eight of or interest-in themen,and, prior to their re-embarkation, entertainedthem at dinner at the Hotel Australia, thelargest hotel southof the line Before dinnerthe band played on the balcony of thehotel,andafter dinner in the corridor, hundreds ofpeople being present within the hotel listen-ing to the melody of the pipes. During thisfunction a flashlight photograph of the «cerewas taken, this havingbeen thoughtfully ar-ranged for by the Premier.

Success has attended the Southland PipoBand throughout the brilliant and marvelloussceres whichmarked the inauguration of thegreat Australian Commonwealth, and the n*enhavo the satisfaction of knowing that theirduty has been done, and that their efforts havemet with themost cordial and generous appre-ciation of all concerned. So far as relates tothe competitions in which they were<*>igaqed,the re=ults are quite satisfactory, sincethey were beaten only by the best of theImperial pipers;and respecting the military" tattoo," where all the bands competed,though there was no official intimation of re-sults, the Right Hon. Mr Seddon was able tosay that Major-general French had informedhim that

"for marching, general appearance,

and so on, the Southland Band came first ofall the band"." while in the march past at thebi<? review the company composed of the re-turned New Zealand troopers, headed by thepipe band, took third place, which Is by nomeansbad, considering that10,000 troops tookpart, and the first and second places beingoccupied by Imperial troops. New Zealandin this was first of all the colonies.

With such a record the members of theSouthlandPipe B?ndhave everyreason tobesatisfied, and there can be no question theywere entitled to the veryhearty welcome thatwas given them in Wellington, and whichwould have been re-echoed here but for thefact that they were discharged in Wellington,and preferred to return homewards unan-nounced. Itis also a matter of interest tothe men and to their, friends and ad-mirers that the members of the band areentitled to,and will receive, themilitary medalthat is struck for the visiting troops takingpirt in " the Commonwealth celebrations, asthey were sworn in as volunteers prior tolraving this colony. As already mentioned,the members of the band wenthome by nextday's train. j

NEW ZEALAND NEWS ITEMS.AUCKLAND.

THE SOUTHLAND PIPEBOND.The Southland piper3 who left New Zea-

land for the purpose of taking part in theCommonwealth celebrations have returnedfrom what has j. ;>ved a joyous progressthrough the pageantryof anEmpire. As mod-estmen, to their own merits they are dumb

—that is, mdiviuually;but that does not pre-vent any ot them rrom having a reasonableamount of pride in the corps to which theybelong, and the instory ol their tour is amatter of general interest.

With the exception of their pipe-major,who remained in Wellington, all the mem-bers of t'.ie Southland PipeBand returned toDunedin by the express tram on Wednes-day, and tney left again by train tor inver-cargill next morning.

'j.aiding with members of the band, ourrepresentative was informed that they had hada very good time right through;crowds hadfollowed them, and everywheie they hadbeenreceived with splendid entnunasm. They hadproved a deciued novelty, ior they were theonly pipe band taking part in Uie celoLra-tions; tne Scottish regiments having piperc,but no recognised banus. When at sea xN'ep-tune exacted full toll, but with this, and sometrilling exceptions ot a slight and temporarynature, go<sd health has been enjoyed througli-out the trip, whichhas been a wonderful andever-memorable experience to all. It is only-natural that the iirst question asked by onewhohas not been there is: "What was theieto complain o|?" But, from this query,fewerumba of comfort could be extracted. Thereare few shadows to thebrilliant picture whicnthe Commonwealth celebrations leave on theminds of the visitors. About the oiily mat-ters that could be complained of were thefood and the accommodation at the camp.The food was notNew Zealand fare— it couldhardly be expected to be,— and much, otricialingenuity seems to have been exercised inselecting the worst possible site for a camp.This place

"was a regular dust heap," and

was reputed one of the localities condemned'

during the bubonic plague. The amount ofdirt, locomotive and stationary, made it verydifficult for themen to maintain the tidy andsmart appearance that was necessary, andwas particularly trying to the wearers ofHighland uniforms. Still, the men managedto do credit to themselves, their country, andtheir colony, and feel satisfied that they havehad a really good time all through. Theyw^realways popular, and seem to have goneeverywhere and to have seen everything;in fact, to repeat the graphic expression used,they

"dropped in for all the good thing*." iInseveral respects their corps was remarkaole.Ihey had among tnem the tallest man

— thebig drummer not only had a big drum, buton the Johnsonian principle ol " lie whodrives fat oxen," etc., was titted to play it,since Mr A. Thomson stands 6ft 4£in. Thenthey had the balkiest man, t!ie well-knownDrum-major Macgregor; and the smallestmember ot a visiting corps, Master Eric Fans,who is nine and a-half years old, and sizedaccordingly. The Maori and New Zealandcontingents were acknowledged to be thefinest body of men at the celebrations, andthe Southland pipers were not out of placeamong them. It is noteworthy that though15 of the Imperial soldiers were knocked outby the heat in the long march of the preces-sion, the junior member of theband, as wellas its very substantial Pipe-major, marchedthe whole distance, something o\er seven:miles, and were none the worse for the exer-;tion.

The story of where tl-e pipers have beenand what they have seen would tell nearly jeverything about the celebrations, and takeup much space in the relation of what hasalready been recorded in these columns andels&whore. They, of course,played their part— and their pipe?— in the big march alreadyalluded to,and throughout were received withgreat outbursts of applause and demonstra-tions of enthusiastic fervour. To them, too,was accorded the privilege of seeing from theUnion Steam Ship Company's Mokoia theilluminations, which, as seen from the water,during the excursion, baffle description ar>ddefy the wildest flights of imagination, j■'Simply indescribably magnificent, was thomost suggestive phrase discoverable. TheUnion Company treated the pipers, and nodoubt all its guests, in its characteristicfashion, entertaining them right royally, andfor this they had been prepared by a pre-liminary course in the morning, when Mr;Witheford, M.H.R., of Auckland, proved tothem a thoughtful and generous host. Atanother time they were entertained, as wasmost fitting they should be, by the Sydney!Caledonian Society; in fact, some nine or 10 (banquets— it's not easy to keep count of suchthings—

were tendered to them. Attendanceat the great Caledonian Society's gatheringwas, however, something that left indeliblelines on the page of memory. It was far thelargest gathering of the kind that has evertaken place in the colonies. Over 30,000people were registered nt t!.e gates, withno count taken cf free attendance. For allthe events there were remarkably large en-tries, the * competitors coming from allparts of Australia pnd many partsof the motherland. For the dancingthere must have been over 150 competitors, agreat number of whom were girls who haddonned full Highlanders' dress. In the bag-pipe music the Southlanders secured all thethird prizes, with the exception of those forpibroch and reel playing. This it will beseen was most creditable, when it is remem-bered that the first,and second prizes went tothe pipe-majors of the Black Watch and the>Sf? forth Highlanders respectively. Whereall are Imperialists it is a welcome distinctionto be bciten only by the bandmasters of thetwu crack Highland Regiments of the world.All the other Imperial pipers competed, andwere not placed. In the champion reel danc-ing Piper John Macgregor obtained first placeagainst all-comers, and in the youths' classPiper Gordon M'Kay gained Eecond place,the first being deservedly given to a youngSeaiorsh Bigklandor^ o£ gbguj 18 years. At

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 1901

SHIPPING NEWS.be very plentiful indeed. The design isvery beautiful, andis quite a relief from theibig pictorial plasters we have been accus-tomed to of late.

Malta has issued a new value, Is 4d. Thedesign is a pretty picture of the grand har-bour of Valetta.

Greece has taken badly to that villainouspractice of surcharging her stamps.Twelve varieties have appeared,but, thankheaven, we are informed the surchargingwas to close on January 1this year, whena fine new issue was to be on tap.

Caymon Island are the latest arrivalsamongst the big host of British stamp-issu-ing colonies. As the total population ofthese West Indian Islands is aboitt 600, itis very evident there was urgent need forstamps for their use. Two valuas arethe extent of the islanders' ambition at pre-sent, £d and Id.

PHILATELY.ByPei^ure.

educated. The present want in the sys-tem was likely to lead to disaster or to theregrettable necessity of having to get asupply of teachers from elsewhere.

A number of representative Maoriswaited on the Hon. Mr Ward on the 17thandmade proposalsfor giving agreatNativewelcome to the Duke and Duchess of Yorkon their arrival in the colony. TheNatives propose that war canoes shall bebrought to Wellington, and that the lead-ing chiefs shall welcome his Royal High-ness In approvedMaori fashion. The Hon.Mr Ward promised to put the matterbeforethe authorities who are arranging detailsfor the Royal visit.

The Recess Committee of the UniversitySenate meet at Dunedin on the 24th insfc.for the compilation of the matriculation andjunior scholarship results, which will pro-bably be announced on the followingMon-day or Tuesday. A delay of a few dayshas been caused by a rearrangement ofthe French examinations, consequent onthe death of Professor Clarke. Sir JamesHector, chancellor of the University, leftfor Dunedin on Monday night.

An escapee from the Burnham IndustrialSchool, who had stowed away on a steamerfrom Lyttelton, was brought before theS.M. at Wellington on Monday,and was ordered to be sent backto the institution and whipped with;a birch rod. The youngster was snbse-quentlv placed in a cell at the police sta-tion, but he wriggled through the aper-ture used for passing food to the inmatesand quickly vanished.

NELSON.An accident of a somewhat serious nature

occurred in front of the Cu.stom House onthe 15th inst. A palace car, containingabout 20 passengers, was attempting topassanother, when the wheels became blockedin the tram line and the car was over-turned. Several of the p issengers wereconsiderably shaken. Mr Charles Larkinsreceived a cut on the neck and is muchbruised about the body. The doctor can-not say yet whether or not any ribs arebroken. Miss Low, a visitor from Wel-lington, had her ankle sprained, and otherswere less severely hurt.

Francis Hamilton, head of the firm of E.Hamilton and Co., died on Monday, aged60. Deceased was well known in mostparts of the colony, of whichhe had been aresident for nearly 40 years. He was for-merly in business in Otago and Greymouth.Nearly 20 years ago he bought a Nelsonbusiness, and has resided here since. Hohad been in ailing hearth for seven years,and hndbeen confined to hisbed for the lastthree weeks. The deceased was very popu-lar. He was a member of the Nelson LandBoard and had just received appointmentto the Board of College Governors. Hewas for many years treasurer and a mem-ber of the Board of Managers of NelsonPresbyterian Church. Hs leaves nine sonsand four daughters.

At the recent meeting in Sydney of thechief postmasters of the various federatedStates the following were the most im-portant decisions arrived at:

—Penny Postage.— In view of the loss likely

to be sustained by the inauguration of thisreform it was decided to postpone thequestion to a future date.

Stamps.— It was decided to issue a newhalfpenny stamp in each State to com-memorate the projected visit of the Dukeand Duchess of York, the design to be abust of the Duke; also (1) that pendingthe introduction of special postage stampsupon the transfer of the post offices to theFederal Government, all postage stamps ofthe federating colonies be valid within anypart of the Commonwealth;and (2) thatallsuch postage stamps be overprinted withthe letters "A.C." (Australian Common-wealth).

Sir John Forrest, of Westralia, has beenappointed Federal Postmaster-General.

Federation has made a big stir in phila-telic circles in Australia. A recent visitortells me the Sydney dealers are simply inun-dated with customers wanting current andrecent Australasian.

The Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly con-tains an item that will be read with interestby those collectors who are asking how soonItaly's stamps will be changed. The Fort-nightly says:—

The fuss made by the young Queen of,the Netherlands, when her portrait on thenew Dutch stamps made her look "too old,"will be well remembered.' Something ofthe same sort appears to have happened inItaly, if the newspaper correspondents areto be believed. It would seem that thenew King, Victor Emmanuel 111, is quiteas particular, ifnot as vain, as Queen Wil-helmina in regard to his appearance.

About three weeks ago a die was sunkfor a new issue of Italian stamps showingthe head of young Victor Emmanuel, and afew specimen stamps were struck off forsubmission to his Majesty. The latterpromptly condemned them, /pronouncing theportrait— a full face picture— to be a badone. "It does not- give a sufficiently cleanimpression," said King Victor Emmanuel,which was abeautifully euphemistic way ofsaying mat it tdid not do him justice.

The next design submitted, we are told,■will be in profile, and let us" hope thatthis time the engraver willmanage topleasehis finnieking Majesty.

New Zealand.— For the benefit of foreignreadersIcan authoritatively st.ite that the4d ros.e of 1898 was never issued as a localprint.

When in 1883 a large quantity of Cubanpostage stamps of the 1882 ipsue werestolen, the postal authorities of Cuba or-dered all stamps still in hand to be over-iprinted witu a rich interlaced ornamenta-tion to make the disposal of the stolenadhesives a rather difficult matter. Stampswithout tins overprint could not be usedfor franking purposes.

The 5, 10, and 20 cents were subjected tothis treatment, every value showing fivedifferently-designed flourishes, of which fourhave numerals of the respective face valuein centre. The 5c is overprinted in red,the 10c in blue, and the 20c in black. Thedifferent patterns are found together oneach sheet of labels, but are so arrangedthat the ornament without figure is theleast numerous, therefore the scarcest, andin consequence dearest of them all, risingfor the 20 cents stamp to 15s used.

In the following year— 1884— this inter-esting set was supersededby a new one inchanged colours without ornamental over-print.

The United States Postal department hasjust decided permanently on the designs ofthe stamps to ba issued next year to com-memorate the Buffalo Pan-American exposi-tion. The series, which will consist ofbut six stamps of 1, 2, 4, 5,8, and 10-cent denominations, willbe ver- artistic and handsome; thestamps will have a certain similarity to oneanother in that each will depict a finely-executed engraving of a means of transpor-tation impressed in black in the centre;around these central designs will be fanci-ftilly executed borders in different colours.For the denominations named the colours ofthe borders wnl be green, red, light brown,dark blue, maroon, and dark brown re-spectively, which correspond to the coloursof the present issue. ihe 1-cent stampwill represent lake transportationby a largelake steamer;the 2-cent railroad transpor-tation by a train of cars ;on the 4-cent,the most modern form of transportation, theautomobile, will be shown;the 5-cent willgive a view of the canal of Sault SainteMarie, with several boats passing through;Niagara Falls, showing the SuspensionBridge in the foreground, will adorn the8-cent, and an ocean steamer will representocean transportation on the 10-cent. Thesestamps will be somewhat larger than thosenow in use.

NEW KSUES.New Zealand.— Our world-famous univer-

sal penny postage stamp is now gettingquite common, and the foolish people whogave Is each for them whan first issued cannow sit down and carefully consider theirfolly. Iunderstand a great many millions§>t them are. to be.printed,co they will soon

A man named John M'Donald was ar-rested at Auckland on Wednesday on acha.rge of drunkenness and taken to thelock-up. As he had sustained injuiies tohis head he was removed to the hospital,where he was foritid to be suffering from afracture of the base of the skull. He diedthe same night. At the inquest nextmorn-ing Charles White deposed that he saw de-ceased leaning up against a window, andthen fa-lling backwards on his head on thepavement. Dr Bett deposed that death wasclue to a fracture of the base of the skiill.A verdict was returned in accordance withthe medical evidence.

A serious assault case is reported fromWftipiro. During a Native .squabble oneman fpll unconscious, and has been so fortwo days. Piripi Hiroki has been ar-rested.

HAWKE'S BAY.Messrs Oates and Wildey, with a motor

car, accomplished a journey of 108 milesto-day, coming through from Pahiatua, andreaching Hastings at 10.30 p.m. Owing toa slight accident to the spokes of the carprogress over the Rimutaka Range wasslow, and the bad road from Takapau toWaipukurau also prevented a speedyjourney. Great interest was taken in thecar as it moved througlr*the country dis-tricts.

Professor Morris, of the Melbourne Uni-versity, who is writing an. Australian his-tory of Captain Cook, paid a visit to Cook'sCove, at Tologa on Friday. At thespring on a hillside, which is overgrownwith scrub, he found a substantial oakencask, which, it is thought, might have beenplaced there by an early navigator. OnPapa Rock, alongside another spring, arecut certain letters, which are believed to bsthe initials of a member of the crew ofCook's vessel.

WELLINGTON.The returns issued by the Registrar-

general's Office show that 2758 persons ar-rived in the colony during December andthat 1576 left, against 2200 and 1236 re-spectively in December of 1899.

The six leading candidates for the Vic-toria College scholarships are as follows,the names being in order of merit: —Euphemia Law (Wellington), 1485; MaryFalla (Westport), 1439; Arthur Cathie(Te Aro), 1393; Elsie Morrison (Master-ton), 1366; Robert MacMorran (Welling-ton), 1359;Edith Hind (Wellington), 1350.

A member of the Victoria College Coun-cil has given notice to move at the nextmeeting of the council—" That at as early ja date as possible a chair of education beestablished in connection with VictoriaCollege." The \nover is Mr Blair, who isalso chairman of the Education Board. Hesaid his reason for so moving was to havea school where teachers could be £rpprlj;

CANTERBURY.Truth states that at a recent civil sitting

of the Supreme Court, during the hearingof a slander case in which a lady was con-cerned, Judge Martin, who va-g on tl3bench, made remarks concerning the mar-riage state which were considered ratherextraordinary at the time. A certain wit-ness attempted to discredit the evidence o!another witness by stating that the secondwitness for some years had been living wiVia woman to wh«,m be was not married.After rebuking the witness for making sucha statement for this object, Judge Martin"went on to say that it was purely a mat-ter of opinion whether the marriage cere-mony was necessary or not. Some peoplethought one way and some another. As forhimself, he thought none the less of a manbecause he happened to be living with a.woman without first going through somekind of marriage ceremony with her. Hewouldcertainly not discredit in any way a,

man's testimony on that account solely.The Hon. Mr Ward laid the foundation

stone of the new post office,Ashburton, on Monday. There wasa large attendance. The hon. gentle-man gave figures to show the progress ofthe t^wn. The building will cost £4200.He stated in the course of his address thathe had under consideration the questionof reducing the postage on newspapers.

OAMARU.A part of the Kakanui fellmongery

works, together -with the contents of wooland skins, as well as the plant, was de-stroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Theorigin of the fire is unaccountable. Thebuilding was insured.

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January 18.Dear Pasquin,— A thoroughly enjoyable week

of pure comedy has been given us at the OperaHouse by the Arnold Company. "The Pro-fessor's Love Story" should benoted as a likelyplay for such a dramatic society as our dra-matic students. Ithink our students couldoffer an improvementupon the

"Scotch

"given

us by some of the members of Mr Arnold'scompany. The company finishes its seasonwith "Or and OS" onAnuivcisaiy Xight (nextTuesday).

The luck of Martyn Hagsn has been of theworst 3urmg recent times, and, h^viii^ becomestranded m Wellington, the piofe-.-ioi, withthat generosity and chanty winch it so fre-

Bt Pasqtjtk.TUESDAY, January 22.

Inquiries for dates at the Dunedin PrincessTheatre have been received from the BroughComedy Company and Mr J. C. Williamson'sBio-Tableau Company. Mr Charles Hif owayis alao inquiring for bookings for 1903. Thisis taking time bythe forelock.

The alterations made at thoPrincess Thea-tre during thepast two weeks are almost com-pleted. When thefinishing touches havebeenput on our theatre will be as respectable asmost. This is not saying a very great deal,but it is as much as we can say at present.The accommodatiou in the dress circle is in-creased by somthing like standing room for200 persons, who will get an uninterruptedview of the stage. On a holiday night thiswill be of great advantage.

Active preparations have been going onduring the past day or two for theproductionof Mr P. R. Dixs "Babes in the Wood"pantomime, which receives its Dunedin sen-tence this evening. Mr Walter Rivers,underwhose direction the panto will be produced,has been in constant attendance at thetheatrepatting the local people through theirfacings. The principal members of the com-pany arrived in town on Sunday. Every-thing is ready for theproduction this evening.Ianticipate a crowded house. A full reportof the "Babes in the Wood"' will appear innext week*sissue.

The members of Mr P. R. Dixs GaietyCompany, who have been performing withgreat success for the past two monthgat theAlhambra Theatre, left for the rorth by theexpress yesterday morning. A large crowdassembled at theDunedin station to bid good-bye to the favourites.

Two rival contraltos met in the d. c. ofthe Princess Theatre for the first time onSaturday, 12th inst. Both are making their

ways to the Big Smoke to try theirfortunes. Said the Big Contralto to PetiteContralto, playfully:"Look hpre, Miss ,I've come to scratch your eyes out." PetiteContralto: "Have you, really? How interest-ing. Well, you may scratch my eyes out.but yoncannot take away my voice!" Thatis iust whatthe rival wanted.

The latest intelligence is to the effect thatMr George Edwardes has abandoned the in-tentionof sending a Gaiety Company to Aus-tralia.

Mr Tom Fitzgerald, who has recoveredirom his recent severe attack of "liver," ishard at work on a n«w act. He has already"trained two horses to drive into a tank, andis- now engaged breaking in a third.

The"

Australasian Stage Annual," editedbyMrWilliam Crawley, andpublished by theJ. J. Miller Printing Company, is a Christ-mas publication. This is the second year ofpublication. It contains portraits on a largescale of actors, actresses, and managersknown to the Australian stage, and numeroussketches, stories, etc., by equally well-knownpersons. One of the sketches relates to Fitz-gerald's Circus. "If ever we are ruined,"Mr Tom Fitzgerald is made to say, "it willbe through the habit jny brother has of pen-sioning off horses thathave grownold in ourservice. His old-age pension scheme causesus to pay for horses left behindinallparts ofAustralia and Maoriland, where there old ageis soothed in nice grass paddocks. When thebills come in annually Dan swears, but hepays

"Miss Alice Hollander, the gifted Sydney

contralto, whose concerts during the pastw«ek have been theprincipal topic of conver-sationinmusical circles, left for Christchurchby thenorth express yesterdaymorning. MissHollander gives two concerts inChristchurch,onein.Timaru and one in Oatnaru, returningto Dunedin on Wednesday, 30th met. Thetalented contralto and her teacher, Mr C.Bethune, are sopleased with their reception-in this city that they have decided to give-three concerts in the Agricultural Hall onWednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January30, and 31, and February 1, to be followpdin all probability by a

"popular" concert inthe Garrieon Hall on Saturday.February 2.

Donald MacDonald, from Ladysmith andthe Tugela, the war and peace correspondentof several big Australian papers, on beingasked what kindof a receptionhe got inDun-edin, said:

"Well, every third man there isa MacDcuald, and every tenth manDonrldMucDonald, so you can judgs for 3'ouis;elf."

William Pa'ill. the baritone, who came<^ioucbNew Zealand with the Pollard Opera

THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES.

Contr!lin!.U«« from'heProesnon-hmiilciioirteirnoY'menU j"in ■oiu.x are tn«uel AN coimnunicMiom to be »'drof»ed* PMquln,"Outgo WitDMMnircc.

PRINCESS THEATRE BOOKINGS.Mr P. R. Dix, lessee for 1901."

Babes in the "Wood"

Pantomime.— January22 to Febiuary16.

Miss Nance O'Neil, February 19 to March 4.Garrison Haij,.

British Biograph, February 26 to March 9.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.Miss Hoi^andes, Christchurch.— (1) Photo-

graph, pleasant surprise; come yourself andreceive Pasquin's heartfelt thanks. (2) Sen-tencedeferred.

Onlooker, Melbourne.— Photos and pro-giammes to hand;many thanks for same.Will reproduce pictures earliest opportunity.Sorry to hear of your illness ; best wishesfor health and happiness in the future. B.G. (there is only one) and self are O.K.

Company, playing Reggie Fairfax in"

TheGeisha, is playing in grand opera at the NewYork MetropolitanOpera House. Americanpapers say that baritone Billy Paull is thesuccess of the grand opera season. His finevoice always fresh and to be depended on,has come in for high praise.

Miss Maud Hewson, of this city, is now aprominent member of Messrs Laurence andJones' Company inPerth, Western Australia.

At tha invitation of Mr Frank Yorke, themembers of Mr Dixs company and severalpei'Fonal friends assembled on the etage of theAlhambra Theatre at the conclusion of Satur-day night's performance, when a couple ofhours were pleasantly spent wiih songs,speeches, elc. On behalf of a few Dunedinfriends, Mr Stephenson asked Mr Yorke'sacceptance of a meerschaum pipe, enclosedin a-handfome case, end bearing a suitable in-scription. Mr Yorke expres&ed his thanks toth3donors and regret at leaving this city,where he had made so many friond". Thesinging of

"Auld lang syne 'and cheers for

Mr and Mrs Yorke and the members of MrDixs company brought the evening's .pro-oeedings to a close.

Australians of the early fifties will remem-ber the furore created by the famous singerCatherine Hayes, who visited Melbourne andSydney in 1854-. In Victoria the diggersflung nuggets on the stage at her concerts.It is mentioned in thebiographical notice? ofSims Reeves, the English tenor, who has Justdied aa octogenarian, that he and CatherineHayes were tohave married each other. Theonepart inopera that Sims Reeve3filled wesEdgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor

" Saysa writer in the Daily Mail:His recollectionsof Lucia were no!;at all of a triumphantkind,and one, which he confided to me not manyyears ago, wa3 distinctly sad. His engage-ment to Catherine Hayes, the distinguishedsoprano vocalist of the time, to whom he wasdeeply attached, had juet been broken off.when he had to appear with her one eveningin the "Lucia. In the scene of Edgar's sud-den return (finale to the second act), in thepassage when Edgar tears the ring frftmLucy's finger, Catherine Hayes whispered tohim: "You will recollect that ring; it isthe one you gave me." Reeves was so un-nerved that he felt unable to go on with hispart, and onlyby a great effort succeeded indoing so. It will seem strange that SimsReeves, being much attached to CatherineHayes, and Catherine Hayes equally so tohim, they nevertheless did not get married.It wasReeves's own fault, and, aboveall, thefault of the fashionable and frivolous societyinto which, immediatelyafter his brilliant firstanpearance on the operatic stage, he foundhimsolf thrown."

At a large theatre in a French provincialtown, where business for some time past hadbeen anything but rosy, the stags door-keeperasked the manager for some money tobuy coals to light the fire to warmhis room."Money!" cried the proprietor, angrily,"

don't conic tome for money! Go up tomyoffice and bring down a bundle or two ofmanuscripts of rejected plays! Use them towarm your room!

"Many visitors to the Celestial kingdom have

remarked upon the absence of women fromthe stage. All the characters in a Chineseplay are undertaken bymen. This singularcustom is traced back to a woman's whim.The Emperor Yung Tsching married anactress at thebeginning of the eighteenth cen-tury,when women were allowed on the stage.The Emperor died, and the Empress-Dowagermled the country for her son, thePrince KirnSung. To satisfy her vanity, this shrewd andmost peculiar woman issued a decree in theyear 1736 forbidding,under penalty of instantdeath by the sword of the executioner, anymember of her sei to appear on the Chinesestage.

"After me, no one," said the

Dowa.ger-Empre33, and since her day no wo-man within the reach of the Chinese law hasdared to test the strength of her decree.

Sir Arthur Sullivan in his reminiscenceswrote: "It is, perhaps, rather a stra.nge factthat the music to 'Pinafore,' which wasthought to be somerry andspontaneous, waswritten whileIwas safEering agonies from acruel illness. Iwould compose a few bars,and than lie almost insensible from pain.When theparoxysm waspassed Iwould writea little more, until thepain overwhelmed meairain. Never was music written under suchdistressing conditions."

Although Sir Arthur Sullivan willingly un-dertook to write the music for Kipling's"

AbEent-minded Beggar," and gave the feeto the war fund,it wasnot long (says a writerin Mr Clement Scott's journal, the FreeLance) before he repented of his bargain.For doys he could not hammer out an airthat would fit the words, and he tolda friendof the writer's that he had never in his lifehad a set of verses that gave him so muchtrouble.

" 'Pay! pay! pay!'"

he exclaimed,withan air of comic distraction, "how, in thename of all that's poetical, can one writemusic to such stuff? I've hardly had a winlcof sleep for a week through thinking aboutit." And when the music was finished SirArthur frankly confessed that it was theworst he had ever written, and declared thathe would rather write a whole Savoy operathanundertake such a task again.

Sir Arthur Sullivan, it is understood, hasnot died a rich man, for although during theearlier day3of the Savoy he made a largeincome (£23,000 a year for some years), helived his life, spent royally, anddispensed tocharity with true Celtic liberality. At Leeds,where his fee as conductor was a bare £200,he entertained members of theRoyal family,and he more tfian once went from London torehearsal by special train, likewise returning.At one time he leased an 'estate in Norfolk,besides a riyersicb cottage at Walton* anda

OTAGO WITNESS.house near Monaco. He also had racehorses,but was unfortunate.

January 23, 1901with BlandHolt at the Royal. A really excel-lent play, vvorth seeing a dozen times.

Thanks for extract copies of theatrical let-ters and sketch (returned)of the departed JackMorris (of Fitzgerald Bros.' Circus) which ar-rived per mail to hand only this morning. Amfeelingquite fit again, so look out for some up-to-date letters later on.

"The Runaway Girl" is in reheaisal »t HerMajesty's, ai4d "The Big Ruby" at the Royal.Good-bye, and "Kia-ora, ta-ta."

quently shows towards its own distressed, ha\extended a large helping hand to Martyn nn,morrow afternoon a, benefit performarcc 's -vbe given by the profe3Sio.i in the Opoia House,the use of which has bee/> given gratis by Cbas,Arnold, who will also take a turn m the mo*gramme. Other membeis of the Arnold Con"pany who will contribute to the programme arA'M133 Agnes Knights, Messrs G-. Willoughb'v ,F. Sharp, F. H. Dcnton, E. W. Thomas, na4>Geo. Pack (who leads tho orchestra). Joining"Scarecrow" Coleman, who is out of shop ujhere, ar.d whose wife is appealing with thiFullers, also docs a turii. Members of Di:: \Gaiety Company vilJ take a large share m thxprogramme, those set down for items beimithose cever girl3, the Williams Quartet, tha..amusing knock-about couple M'Hisson aB<VKeariis, snd George Dean and Tom Leonard.The Bijou Company contributes the Stahe'-iand Mi«s Jean^ie Johnstone. A very stion^combination, you will admit, and the Hagamshould rea-p a substantial bonus.

The Danto. continued with us at the Thcstw.Royal until last night, whenit was withdrawn.Th. scenery and effects are now on their wayto your city, and the company follows on Sat-urday night, ?fter giving a two-nights' vaudiville progrimme. Next week an entirely fresVprogramme and change of faces will be seen,at ihe Royal, where Variety will again resume,the practice of her profession. The rostercomprises— Leslie Biothers, Wingata Sisteri,Tom' Dawson, Arthur Hahn, Mabel Maie, tlr'MiUtons. iiolhe Bectley, ConveyMoreny, John.Tudor, Rose Andrews, and Maggie Steen.

Fuller's Bijou Company has now run intoits fifty-fifth week at the Choral Hall. Analmost entire change of people takes nlace nextweek,Fanmg,Devoo,Herberte, and the iiahei3all passing on to other places.

On Monday next we are to havp the begin-ning of a circus sepson, when Y/'irth Brcs.'tented show is toamuse old and young "Welling-toaia for a week only.

THE STAGE.

UNKNOWN.The following is the letter from Professor

Newton, of Magdalene College, Cambridge,addressed to Sir Walter Bullev, at whose re-quest it was r.-ad hy Mr Travera at Tues-day's meeting of the Wellington.PhilosophicalSociety:

—"Ihave received from New Zealand the

repoit of the Surveyor-general for 1897-89,which contains some interesting particularsas to the preservation of birds in the islandslying off the coa3t. Butit seems to me thatthere is some danger of these islands beingoverstocked, for as many kakapos, kiwis, andothers as cau be got secn to bo turned out;and overstocking would be sure 10 producemany ovils. Ido not like reading that onone of the islands hawks, which have comeover from tho mainland, have been destroyed,because l-hey naturally preyed upon the in-troduced birds! Now. Ifeel pretty surathat tho presence of the hawks would be" thebest safeguard against oneat least of the mis-chiefs; to be -expected from, overstocking—

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that is, the outbreak of some disen.se, whichmiglit carryoff a largoproportion of the bird-population which it is desired to encourage."When webegin to interfere with the work-ings of Naiure we cannot be too careful, forwe rpally know so little about them thatsomething unexpected is almost sure to turnup. Bacon said we canonly conquer Nature?b3* obeying her, and it is certainly not in ac-cordance Yuthher laws to abolish the checksthat she has instituted."

Far bs it from me to say what ought tobe done in circumstances of which Iam sovery ignorant. Iwotild only ask you, if youhave the opportunity, to put thepeople con-cerned on their guard as lo what may cometopass in this matter."Iam lather sorry to see tha.t there is an

Acclimatisation Society still in full swing.Ilook with grave suspicion upon all thodoings of r.cclimatieers, though after rabbifcand sparrow experience perhaps they havegrown a little wiser. Inotice, too, that onone of the islands pigs (feral,Ipresume) arespoken of as existing. They would bo thegreat enemies of all birds that breed on theground; and, indeed, Iquite believe that itwas the wild hogs that extirpated the dodoin Mauritius. Iwell know how ha^rd it isto persuade people, even in this country,that such birds aa bawks bavo their use. Notonly farmers, gamekeepers, and the like, butevenmen whohavesomeknowledge of naturalhistory— and actually bird protectors! Thuathe local association for protecting the birdsnf the Faroe Islands detrovs, or a year agodid destroy the great black-backed gullsbocaiise- they took the eggs, and perhaps theyoung of the other birds, wholly forgetful oftho fact that for untold ages these birds hadmanaged to get, along very well notwith-standing the existence of thp 'plunderers '—and that it was only when ch«ap trippers 'a-Kl so-called naturalists began to multiplythat ths numbers of other birds began trdwindle."

THE VACANT JUDGESHIP.JUDGE KETTLE'S CLAIM.

WANGANUI, January 21.With reference to the vacant judgeship,

Judge Kettle's name is freely mentioned inthe town, and in concluding an article onihe .subject the Chronicle says: "We hopethat the Minister of Justice will give fullconsideration to Mr Kettle's claim to thevacant judgeship—a claim which, we confi-dently urge, supersedes that of any otherman yet named". We feel sure that MrKettle's appointment to the Supreme Courtbench would be popular throughout thecolony, and that it would redound to thecredit of the Ministry, the honour of th*bench, and the good'of New Zealand."

A party making a permanent survey of therailway extension from Atherton to" MountGarnet (Queensland) reoorts the discovery ofwhat is supposed to be an extinct volcanoabout 13 miles from Herberton. The volcanowas only known by the blacks, and this isaccounted for by the almost impenetrablescrub about Atherton. The crater is fiv«chains in diameter, with vortical walls, andit is o\er 600ft to the water level. An at-tempt to ascertain the depth of the craterwas unsuccessful, though a line 800ft kme;was used. The surface around the mouthof the crater is covered with lava.

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AGRICULTURAL HALL.

ALICE HOLLANDER CONCERTS.The first of Miss Alice Hollander's concerts

was givenin the Agricultural Hall last Thurs-day under circumstances which would indi-cate that her Dunedin season will be a high'ysuccessful one. The audience was anumerousone, and unmistakable evidence was affordedduring the evening that those present weregreatly impressed with the efforts of the youngvocalist. In the otheir places visited by MissHollander her singing evoked the highest praisefrom both press and public, and those who hadthe privilege to be present at last evening'sentertainment couldnot fail to be convinced ofthe justice of the high encomiums that havebeen uttered concerning her. Miss Hollanderis as yet in her teens, but she possesses a con-tralto voice of remarkable power and purity.The range is an extensive one, and althougnthe upper register has not yet attained fulldevelopment the notes she produces in thenrddlc and lower register are rich and repletewith, all those qualities which go to make anideal contralto voice. The idea which was sug-gested byher singing at her privaterecital thatshe had Etudied under a skilful master wasconfirmed. Her methods are tho3e whichmake fo: success invocalisation. She has hervoice under admirable control, and her rentier-ing of soft passages is particularly effective.But themost marked and the most promisingfeature abouther singing, apart from her voice,is that she is possessed of an artistic tempera-ment. Characterised as it was by skilful phras-ing and breadth of technique, her singing ineach mstanco was expressive to a degree, andeven the most simple rrumbers vrere listened towith rapt attention. In simple music devoidof florid passages the true artist is proclaimed,

1 pnd in this respect it is certainly a suggestiveand significant fact that Miss Hollander scoredher principal success last Thursday in the old-time favourite ballad Home, sweet home.

'Although it was the concluding item on theprogramme the audience were loth to leavetheir seats, and manifested a strong desire fora repetition. The young lady had just pie-viously rendered, however, "Beloved, it ismorn '(Aylward), and, apparently, being per-siiaded in her mind that two songs in succes-sion were quitesufficient, she contentedherselfwith smilingly bowing her acknowledgment ofthe clamorous demands for a supplementarynumber. InMascheroni's "Aye Sana," whichhas seldom, if ever, been sung here, she againachieved a full measure of success. The besu-tiful music was interpieted With soulful ex-pression which appealed with peculiar force tothe hearts of the audience, and the applaiisewheh greeted her effort was so spontaneousand emphatic that it was at once manifest thatthe number would have to be repeated. Ac-coidingly, Miss Hollander immediately reap-peared and again sang the solo. The efEect ofher sieging was enhanced by violin and organaccompaniment, played by Herr Zimmermannand Mr Lilly respectively. In " My heart isweary," from "

Nadeslida" (Goring Thomas).

a fine opportunity was afforded of judging ofthe true capabilities of Miss Hollander's voice.The fullness and strength of the lower noteswere noted with at once surprise and admira-t'on, and it would have been a wise choice ifthatnumber hadbeen selected as the introduc-tory solo in place of Lascia ch'io panga."Like the whole of her songs, however, Handel'sfinenumber was sung with conspicuous taste andwith unquestionable ability,and the audiencemanifested its appreciation of this fact inpersistent and demonstrative acclamations.

jThe encore numbers to these latter numbers[ were "

The three fishers" (Hullah) and a

!charming berceuse by Somervel— namely," Thoi shepherd's cradle song." The cantatrice wasfortunate inhaving the assistance of such well-krown local musicians as Miss Olive Little,Miss Amy Murphy, Herr Zimmermann, andMr W. Farquhar Young. Needles3to say, thecontributions of these ladies and gentlemenafforded the audience a great deal of pleasure,and testimony in support of this is to befound in the fact that all were compelled to"submit to encores. Miss Little, besides beingassociated with Mrs Murphy, Mr Charles G.Bethuce, and Mr A. W. Tally in the accom-paniments, playedwith taste and executiveskilla transcription of

"Rigoletco," by Liszt, Cho-pin's "Nocturne No. 5," and "

Troika-fahit"

(Tschaikowsky). Miss Murphy's solo 3 were"The jewelsong," from

"Faust,'' and Millard'e"Wait ng," and although both of these weresung with the utraost ability,perhaps her moat

successful efforts were Jier encore numbers,'"Vilanelle

"(Eva Del' Acqua) and

"Mr Young has seldom been heard to greateradvantage than in

'"Hybrias the. Cretan," n[ fine song, which admirably suited hia voiceandmethods. His other solos— all most accent-ablyrendered— were the

"Bedouin love song"

and"

Mistress Prue," the latteT being an en-core to the preceding .one. Herr Zirnmermann'ssolos,"Grand Bolero de concert " and Ernst's"Elegie," both evoked encores, and deseivedlyso, for they were played with all the mu3i-cianly skill and feeling which are always fea-tures of the performer's instrumentation. Theadded numbers were Wieniawski's "Mazurka"and a serenade by Pierne.

There was a large attendance at the Agricul-turalHall onFriday evening onthe occasion otMiss AliceHollander's secordconcert. Althoughher stay has been of the briefest, the you.:gartiste has installed herself into the highestfavour with the music-lovmg portion-of thecommunity, and the reception accorded her onFriday evening was most flattering. The goldenopinions that were formed of her singing werefully confirmed, and the applause whichgreeted her effoits was at t.mes quite enthusi-astic.

The concluding concert of Miss AliceHollander's Dunedin season attracted alarge and appreciative audience, theGarrison Hall on Saturday night be-ing well filled. Nearly every item onthe programme was encored, and consequentlyit> was considerably past 10 o'clock when the con-cert terminated.

MELBOURNE NOTES.(By Onlooker.)

il Swanston street, Melbourne,January 4, 1901.

Dear Pasqum,— This is the first letter Ihavethe pleasuie of sending you this year, andlet us hope it will be even a more prosperousand bright one for theatrical managers thanthe departed one was, but particularly to our-selves, for Iam sure we can do with a littlemere sunshine in our lives, asI think ajournalist's life is not altogether an enviableone, for we are somewhat like the policemanin the "Pirates," and can say a "pressman'slife is .lot a happy one" (sometimes); andhave you noticed that men whose occupationsbegin with " P

'arenot a veryhappy lot? For

instance, take first of all the policeman, thenthe pressman, the publican, the postman, andlast, but not least, the priest or parson. How-ever, we cannot fight against Fate, and it's nouse ,for wehavealter all to put up withthe in-evitable,have wenot? Still, ithas often struckme that (as a rule) the P's are a discontentedlot, yours truly included. SinceIwrote last,Ihave had the treat of seeing the panto. "Cin-derella," andIpredict a record season for it.

The only other new thing we have had forsome weeks is "Florodora

""— a bright and char-mingly sparkling musical comedy, but per-sonally Ithink it should be called a "comicopera" long before "The Rose of Persia." Mel-bourne ladies call it a "society comedy," andit certainly is a merry, joyous mixture cfpresent-dayjife. Since the opening night Sat-urday, December 15) of

"Fiorodora' at Her

Ma-jesty's, the public has ]ust rushed thetheatre, and consequently seats were hard toget unless one reserved them for one nightduring the first, second, or third week

— daysbefore opening night. However, J. C. Wil-liamson deserves another run of luck, such ashe had with Nance O'Neil here, and I'm surehe'll get it, as the eight-weeks' seasonpromisesto be a tremendously successful one. MissGrace Palotta as Lady Holyrood tvas theattractive star, and the great audience showedher right royally that they remembered heras a "Gaiety Girl" celebrity in past seasons inMelbourne. Miss Palotta's Lady Holyroodwas a perfect triumph. She was recalled untilshe had to beg for mercy, and loaded withflowers until she grew tired of carrying themaway. Tke majorityof the artists were almost allo;d-estabhshed favourites, and their names ap-pear on the programme which Isend you of'"Florodora,'1 which play will (if Imistakenot) have a big and very successful run.

Last nightIsaw '"With Flying Colours" atthe Eoyal,put on by Bland Holt in his verybeststyle, and (mayIsay?)Ithink it the mostrealistically (?) staged piece Holt has givenan Australian audience. Dear old Holt! My"Pakeha blood" rises to the occasion when Isee him stage a work as he does this, for everylittle detail that the most critical eye can lookfor is thoroughly provided for by this actor-manager, and one cannot but wish him alwaysheaps of kia-ora when he puts on a play msuch a. magnificsnt style. Itruthfully admitthat Inever enjoyed a Holtoman play moiethan Idid "W. F. C," played on Saturday,22nd, at the Eoyal for the first time in Aus-tralasia. One reasonIspecially like to go toHolt's plays is the fact that Christie Simon-sens ("&.H.'a Right Hand") is always so readyand pleased to welcome a boy from Maoriland(with his friend), and give him the besu seatsin the hou<je.

At theBijou.Rickards ne.ver fails to draw alargo and enthusiastic audience, for "

11. It."is continually changing the bill of fare, andeach week presents some new artist or artists.Lottie Collins is the latest big attraction, andto say that she is not a 'gold-maker 'for ourcapital vanety caterer would be the vilest offabrication, for since the night of the 22nd(Christmas liight excepted) Lottie has drawnall the

"'Arrys and 'Arriets" in and aroundMelbourne to see the inuch-talked-of

"Ta-ra-

ra-booni-de-ayGiri"— not inthe song and gxeat

danca that made her so popular m the oldworld, but in new and up-to-date items.A long and detailed criticism of "Cinderella

"and "Florodora ' will go forth to you ne:ctmail.

Miss BerthaEird (theVictorian Nightingale),whose picture appeared m your issue of 14thNovember, with letterpress, has booked herpassage foi London, leaving here MaTch next.Miss Bird has the good wishes of everybody,and particularly "Onlooker." Nellie Stewartheard Miss Bird sing recently, and was de-lighted with her wonderful voice, stating shehad never heax-d anything like it, and onlywished for "ons note," to mako use of in thepanto. Of course, a topper you can bet. MissStewart advised the songstress to get to Lon-don at once, foi with the "hall mark" whata great star she will be Miss Eire? i3oneof the kindest and nicest Littl ladies Ihavehad the pleasure of knowing. Possibly shewill get a big engagement in London beforeshe is there many days, and we may not getthe Victorian Nightingale back amongst us foryeara. The following verses were sent toMis3Bertha recently:—

MISS BERTHA BIRD.Nut-brown hair all of a curl,

Derk blue e;>-es and winning smile,Form to set the brain awhirl.

Lips that might a saint beguile.Sweetest voice in all the land,

Tones so thrilling, firm and grand;"Hearts to deepest depths are stiried

By thy warbling,Bertha Bird.Nightingale on yonder bough,

Chants his love song to thee now;Feathered warbler, can he be

Jealous of thy rivalry?Nay; he claims thee his confrere,

By thy notes so rich ar.d rare;Swoetest nightingale e'er heard,

Queen of .song, thou'rt Bertha Bhd.Once more, "Pasquin," good-bye and Kia-

ora. Send you latest*programmes of Mel-bourne shows and photos of "Cinderella,"Florodora." Nellie Stewart and Lottio Col-lins will go foiward next mail.

Cinderella Dresses and Scenery.—Ican safelysay that both are the- best and most gorgeouswe have yet had in Australia. Just fancygetting a real crystal carriage and sphal stair-case, and Mr George Musgrove himself says,without fear of contiadiction, that the mount-ing of "Cinderella" is the most sumptuousthathas "been seen in any cheatre in the world."Rather a big statement, is it not? but G. M.intends to do things well in Australia, andhis doing so with grand opera at the Princessbrought turn the successful result he so fullydeserved.

January 11.Am foi warding you by this mail, Moana, at

Sydney, some photos of our latest shows atMelbourne. They are as follows:— Scenes from"Florodora" at Her Majesty's, and Miss GracePalotta, as Lady Holyrood and Carrie Moorea3 Dolores in that delightful musical comedy,which is booming immensely and likely tocontinue. Ialso send photos of Miss ElsieCook as Cinderella, and the great Dartos, inthe panto, at the Princess, which George Mus-grove is drawing such packed houses with.Itrust all of them will be interesting enoughto produce in the columns ol the Witness,which theatrical folk long to see over thisway. The programmes of various shows willshow you all particulars.

"■With J?iyiag Colours" fitill going strong

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PROBLEM1921.By T. North,Liversedge.[White.]

—The Great Western Railway gives prizes

to the value of £250 every year to station-masters and others at the various stations ontheir lino for the most tnstefully-arrangedgardens. The prizes range from £1 to £5.The Great Western has had this system ofencouraging their staff to make the most ofthe garden ground available at the stationsfor the cultivation of flowers, shrubs, etc., invogue for the lat't 25 years. The result hasbeen most gratifying, the general appearanceof the stations being much improved. It isunderstood that, in "awarding the prizes, re-gard is had to the maintenance of a uniformstandard of excellence throughout the sea-son. The progress made, compared withformer years, and the special circumstancesof the case, such as the situation, climate,and soil, are also taken into consideration.These prizes are awarded everyChristmas.— The proprietor of a toy-shop in a popu-lar south coast watering-place recently hitupon an ingenious way of advertising hiswares. He noticed that strangers who camethere invariably amuped themselves by walk-ing along thebeach andpicking up the shells.At a trifling outlay he procured a wagffon-load of mussel shells, and upon their whiteinteriors stamped in red ink an advertise-ment of his business. Every morninghe sentout a boy with a basketful of these smallcirculars to distribute along the beach. Thevisitors eagerly picked them up, and the toydealer's business is said to have reaped re-ward from this amazingingenuity.— A colony of vegetarians are living onTatrula Island,a tinybit of landin theDutcharchipelago, about 700 miles south-east fromNew Guinea and 1000 miles north-east fromAustralia. Under the leadership of aMethod-ist clergyman, the Rev. James otOhio, some 70 people sailed from ban Fran-cisco in1890 for Hawaii. They believed tha.a higher plane of Christianity was to bereached by a vegetarian diet and freedomfrom contamination with degeneiate man-kind. So they gave up their fruSnds and

homes in the Eastern States. Tagula Islandwas finally oho^n for their colony, and the50 good-natured natives there welcomed thenew-comers. There have since been acces-sions to the colony of people from England,Australia, and America.— A medical man, 78 years of age de-

scribes a tricycle ride from London to bdm-burgh and back, which he performed m thesummer. The journey was undertakenlargely with the view of ascertaining the ef-

fects on the body of four years abstinencefrom flesh food. Twenty-three days were oc-Sed in actual riding, the total distancecovered *eing about 900 milce, a daily ave-rage of 39 miles. He was not aware thatSTphv-Joal health wffered at.all from, theride, and thera wr.s no change mlus weight.The diet upon which he performed the jour-ney was of the simplest. Mo regular mealSmes were observed, and cocoa or weak tea

2d brteid and butter, with an oocMionalsweet; formed his regular fare. Although

hssv clad, and often wet through, he nevercaught cold on the journey.

White to playand mate in three moves.B X 0,1Xt6, 5V2,P5Pp.pp2k 2 P,kt3 Xt1

Qkt,2p p4,.ib 4.

Solutions to Problems.Solutionto "Problem 1751.—(J. JossroviE.) ]

Key more,B-Ks 7. !Solution to Problem1754.—(Alain C. White)

Keymove,B-Q4": >- j

Otago WitnessEighthProblemand Solution Tourney.

For direct mate original heretofore unpub-lished thioe-inove problems:

PRIZES:£ s. d.

First 2 2 0'

Second 11l 6Third 110

Problems intended for competition willbe accepted tip to and includ-ing those posted and boaring a postoffice stamp not later than the 31st March,1901.

Not moie than three problems from any onecompetitor will be accepted.

The tourney is open to all the world.Problems intended for competitionmust ho

clearly and neatly diagrammed, and two copiesof each diagram must be sent. I

The problems must bear a motto, and thenameand addrfiss of the composer mustbe sentin a sealed envelope marked with the motto,and which will not be opened until after theproblems havebeen adjudicated upon and theawards made.

A solution tourney in connection with theabove will also be held, in -which there will botwo prizes of 10s 6d and 5s respectively. Theconditions of the solution tourney will be an-nounced about the beginning of next year.

Games.CHESS AT CHICAGO.

The following fine game, played at Chicago,is a good illustration of the late Mr Pollock'smethod of extricating himself from an uncom-fortable position:

—Staunton's Knight'sGame.

White. Black. White. Black.Pol'ock. Hermann. Pollock. Hermann.1P-K4 P-K4 14 B-Kt 3b PKR 32 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 15 Kt-Q2 P-KXt43 P-B3 Kt-BS ICP-Q5 Q-U24 P-Q4 P-Q3 17 P-Kt4-c P-K R4SBQ Xt5 B-Q2 18 P-Q X4 P-R5(>Q-K2 Kt-QKt-A 19 ]3(Kt3).82 Kt-R47B-Q B4 Q-K 2 20 Q-K3 Kt-B 58Kt-K's B-K3 218Kt5-D QR49Ktxß PxKt 22 Kt-B 3 Q-Kts

10 0-0 Xt (Xt)- 23 Kl-K P-R6Q 2 24 P-Kt3 Xt-Xt7

11 P-B4 O-O 25 QxRP Xt xKt12 B-Q 3 PxBP 26 B-B 6!-e PxB13 B xP P-K4

And White mates in. fivemoves.(a) Starting a little counter-attack that turns

White's attack into a defence.(b) If 14 P x P, White loses the attack en-

tirely.(c) The attack on both wings becomes in-

teresting.(d) Preparing his surprise party. \(c) Which now comes off with great success.

CHESS AT MUNICH.Game played between Messrs A. Burn and C.

Schlechter inthe Munich Chess Tournament :—Quhen'sGambit declined.

White. Black. 1 White. Black.Burn. Schleehter. Burn. Schlechter.

IP-Q4 P-Q 4 238x8 Rxß2PQB4 P-K 4a 24QR6 QR-Ktl3QVxP P-Q 5 25 KB2 QR-Kt 34P-K4-B Kt..QB3 2^Q-B4 Q-Kt1SP-B4 PKKt4 278-B1 BxBP-F68-Q3 PxP SSPxB RxKtch7BxP KKtX 2 29KxR Rxll8 B-Kt 3 Xt-Xt3 SO P-K U4 K-Q19Q-R5-C B-Ktsch 31P-Kt4 Q-KtScho

10K-K2-D B-K3 32QxQ KtxPohllKt-KB3 Q-Q2 33KB4 KtxQ12P-KR3 B-K2 34RKt2 R xB eh13PR 3 Kt-R1 35 X x Xt P-Kt 4-h14 Q Kt-Q 2 P-Q B 4 36BPxP P-B 515 QRQKtIKt-B 3 37 RQ2 P-Q616KB2 KR-Ktl S8 P-R4 K-K217 P-Kt3 O-O QR :^9 P-QR5 P-B618 B-R2 QR-B1 40 R xP P-B719 KR-KKtl Q-Q 1 41 R-Q B3 P-QBf(Q)20 K-K2 Kt-R 5 AndBlack wins in a21 XtxKt Bx Xt few moves.22 Kt-B3 B-Kt 6-k

(a) A few more examples of this counter-attack by the masters would perhaps produceconfidence in the averageplayer,after which theJW&*W£i»» gygggggggp,2£* Jgojild, ina

[White.]Black to play; White to draw.

An instructive end-game btudy, rrom LeedsMercury.

C. F. BarkerHas been for many years the leading person-ality in the world of draughts in the UnitedStates. Having been born m Boston in1858,he is thus 14 years older than his opponent.His record as a checkerist is most meritorious.He was a proficient player when quite a lad,and at the age of 15 made some creditablescores against the "Herd Laddie." He efter-wards drew matches with David Kirkwood,Boston, and W. H. Boughton, Portland. In1878 he defeated Mr C. Priest in a match forthe championship of America by 9 wins to Sand 32 draws. In1881he played a match of50 games in Boston with-J. P. Reed for £40a-side and championship of America, and wonby 4 wins to 1. In the same year he again-defeated Reed by the same score. In 1882he challenged Wyllie to amatch for the cham-pionship of America, and astonished the ex-perts on. bothsides of the Atlantic by makinga draw of it, the scores beingWyllie 1,Barker1, drawn 48. Barkei then again triumphedover Priest, the figures being BaTker 3, Priest1, drawn 45. In the same year Barker waadefeated in a contest for the American cham-piimsbip by C. H. Freeman, a most brilliantniftgral player. Freeman did not hold thetitle }ooutgt-as A. J. Heffner took it from him,but onjy.,49£psvs& it on to Barker, -who defeatedHeffner in" the slowest match on record by2 wins to 1 and 47 drawn games. In 1885Reed made a determined but unsuccessfuleffort to wrest the title from Barker, the scortjbeing Barker 5, Reed 1, drawn 41. Reed keptup his practice, and , nothing da-un-ted, again entered the lists againsthis formidable rntagomst. Reed scoreda brilliant victory by 9 wins to7 and 34 drawn games. A year or two laterthese two players had another struggle forsupremacy, the honour going to Barker, whohas held it ever sinca. Barker has paid twovisits to Great Britain, defeating James Smith,then champion of England, on the first occa-sion, and on the second R. Martins, ex-champ-ionof the world. He has now for the secondtime in his career played a drawn match withthe champion of the world. Barker has com-piled several bc-olts on the game.

Anderson, Drurnmond, Wyllie, Martins,Yates, Ferric, and Jordan have all held thetitle in their day.

AMERICAN PEN PORTRAITS.Charles Francis Barker, champion checker

player of America. Barker is stubborn, dogged,determination personified. He gains his endsby the slow, crawling, creeping methods of thetortoise or the snail When playing he isan absolute automaton, a graven image, silent,inscrutable, motionless save for the slow sweepof the arm in a half circle as his move isselecteJ and made, mainly after the ting-tingof the timekeeper's bell. He is of short sta-ture, stout built, and fair complexion, andhaskeen, shrewd, grey-blue eyes.

Richard Jordan, champion checker player ofthe world. Jordan is Barker's antithesis, ar-

iriving at results with the comprehensive, in-Ituitive understanding of genius. "While play-!ing he is loss of an automaton than Barker.1Barker pits bolt upright, his hands folded on!his lap, fib-olutely sbll. Jordan re°t'3 his armon iho table, leans back and bends forward,plants his elbow on thp table and reats hisel.in in the hollow of his hand. His siuveyof the board is much more rapid, and h:s de-termination of the effects of a move is to thalimit far-seeing, accurate, and just. Jordanis of medium stature, dark complexion, blackhair and eyes, and slender build.

Barker's coach, Srother Isaiah, rubicund, ro-tund, sleek, well groomed, fat,and bespectacled,is Shakespeare's ideal Polomus masqueradinginmodern garb. Like to Polomus, he is givento wise saws, worldly wisdom, and philosophicadvice. He is Brother Charlie's shadow, men-tor,andnever-tiring assistant. Joidan's coach,George Crookston, of Grangcmouth, Scotland,is a typical Scot, close-mouthed, shrewd, keen-eyed, and observant. Jordan's affairs and in-terests are in the hands of a capable and faith-ful assistant. "Ahard-heided Scotty, wha ken3)

the valve o' siller and winna waste the bau-bees." — Pitsburgh Despatch.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.The January number of the New Zealand

Illustrated Magazine is very pleasant read-

in- Indeed, with the opening number ot

the' year and tlxe century, we heartily con-

gratulate the tfew ZealandIllustratedon its

success andrapidprogress. Mayits (literary)shadow never be less! Tlie prize story in

the New Zealand Literary and Historical As-sociation's competition opens the numbervery pleasantly. We notice that it is bythe same writer (Kcron Hale) whose spark-lmg "William Rufus" won the first prize in

the Ota<*o Witness prizecompetition, Ohrist-mas, 1900; and though the work before usis byno meai-a co excellent as William Rufus,it is good. "Alien" lias charge of the serialstory, "Another Woman's Territory ;LdithSearle Grossmann contributes one of her ex-cellent articles on "The People's Parks andPlaygrounds," the photographic illustraaonsb»ing very nice; and "Vero" chats on HowIRead Character from the Hand. Alto'

eether, as will bo seen, a capital number.The Windsor Magazine for December isa

most generous production, excellent m lite-rary and artistic aspects, and accompaniedby a complete novel, "Mistress Dorothy Ma-rion," as a special supplement. The open-ing article in the Windsor is a very richlyillustrated resume of "Mr E. S. Waller andhis Art." Other articles include a well-illus-trated and interesting account of "The Lon-don Hospital," another on "The Haunts ofGhosts," also beautifully illustrated, and asingularly delightful SouthAfrican episode byRider Haggard. Fiction,of course, plays animportant part in the programme, and GuyBoothby, Barry Pain. Israel Zangwill, Phil-lipps Oppenheim. andRobert Barr are respec-tively responsible for the more importantitems, while minor fragments, poems (includ-ing one by Sir Edwin Arnold), pictures, anditems of wits go to make up this bulky andexcellent number. 'In the Triad for January our chatty little

contemporary discourses on its own andothers' authority of many matters congenial;to music, science, andart. Ibsen and MarieCorelli -each have their turn, and are "putthrough their facings" ;Grant Allen, in oneof his charming Nature sketches, is quoted;while amusing little interludes of verse andprose help to fill thepages, which are supple-mented by a music sheet containing an in-strumental number, "Chant dv Paysan," anda song, "Adieu." The Choral, Orchestral,and Leidertafel societies of Dunedm areno-ticed at some length.

The January number of Austral Light hasamended its ways, and lightened its pageswith fare more in touch with the tastes of theaverage reader. A serial story, by GeorgeDunderdale, is begun; "Across the Pacificwith Klondykers" and "A Visit to Ober Am-mergau" are two interesting articles, while"The Wine of the Mass" and "The Lessonof the Divorce Case" are subjects extremelyinteresting to the readers of the AustralLight.

"Boys of theEmpire" is the title of a capitallittle weekly magazine, of which we arepleased to notice the first number. It isedited in London by Mr Howaid Spiccr, isfull of sport, adventure, fiction, and travel,is; quite passably illustrated, and costs— Id.In connection with the magazine it is pio-

posed to form a "Boys' Empire League," ofwhich the motto shall be "Many countries,but one Empire," and the object, "to pro-mote andstrengthen a worthyImperial spiritin British-born boys." The patrons' list in-cludes the names of Lord Charles Beresford,Lord Strathcona, Professor Parkin, andothers; and it is hoped that the generousplan of sending two boys to Canada everyyear provided with an outfit supplied by theLeague may be successfully carried ci.t.Meantime we would suggest to the editorand projectors of the magazine that in orderto render it popularin the colonies, a specialscheme of competitions and prizes for thecolonies must be an integral part of the pro-

—There are no lawyers in China. There

are licensed notaries, who pay the mandarina certain amount for the privilege of draw-ing up the complaints and statements ofthe people who may have business m thecourt over which the mandarin presides.

The instinct of animals in the mattertof self-preservation wae curiously illustratedduringa recent fire by the fact that severaleats found refuge in a wooden house which,although the buildings on each side wereIburned down, refused to catch fire, and re-mained intact.— The Russian Government has decided"upon the introduction of specially cheapfares upon the Trans-Siberian railway in or-der to encourage emigration to the country.A ticket from Russia to Tobolsk only coststs 6d,and from Tobolsk to any station what-ever in Siberia the fare is only 9s. Thusthe tripper can cover about 6000 miles for amatter of13s.—

The oldest triplets in the world, accord- jing to their ownbelief, are Albert, Ambrose, jand Alfred Aldrich, who were born in jClarksburg, Berkshire County, Massachu- |eetts, August 21, 184-7. They met recentlyan California, where two of them reside, andcelebrated their fifty-third birthday, rejoic-ang that they are all in excellent health andvery well-to-do. These 'brothers have mademuch research into the question of the ageof triplets, and they say they have found noether instance where all three lived tobe over50.— As theresult of 20 yearsof experiments,it is shown that in >!ie winter months morethan half of the amount of rain that fallsponetrates into the soil, and becomes avail-able for the supply of springs;while in thesummer only one-quarter of the rainfall isabsorbed by the soil.— Forests of shady trees mitigate climaticconditions, and there is no doubt that theyattract rain showers. Leaves generate oxygenand absorb obnoxious gase3, forming a natu-ral antidote to grievances of crowded cities.Shady trees prevent sunstroke and also pre-vent ophthalmia, the curseof many southernclimates. Where there areno trees iiwMglareof the sunon the sand is equalon snow. „ *^— Carrier pigeons,are to bo substituted forthe telephoneinBerlinduring thwnderatorms.Some few weekc ago-.*n'official itf^he tele-phone, departinent^Tras struck by ele«iricityIn the discharge of his dutiesduring»~eeverethunderstorm, and since that incident- theauthorities have been verycareful to. dotethe telephone whena like danger wasfeared.—

The minimum height in the Mfeado'slimy is a fraction of an inch over sft. Asthe-'height of individuals in'Japandoes notoften exceedsft 4in for males, it follows thatthere is wonderful uniformityvobservable inkhe physiqueof the Japanesetroops, and thisjfact operates beneficially in long marches,jrery few falling out of tt»« ranks. The Em-gaeror himself is much above th© averagestature.—

Frederick the Great of Prussia liked to■cc his soldiers dressed. He dis-covered that many of .the men were1 iji thetbabit of wiping their faces with their coat-fleeves. This, of course, soiled the sleeves,"ad gave the coat an untidy appeaarnce. Inorder to puta stop to this practice, Frederickordered that a row of buttons should beplaced on the upper side of each sleeve. In>thiß manner the habit was broken up. _ Butthebuttons remained, and when their originalpurpose wa3 forgotten they were pliced onthe under side of the sleeve, to be out ofibe -way.—

London has a larger commerce and its :clocks cover-a greater area than any city in'

the world. Liverpool comes next. j—A Frenchman, trying to solve the pro- '.

l)lem of how to make photographs perma- ;a^ent and free from all change,'has resorted to j»the planof

"firing

"them in a iurna.ee upon j

«namelled stone. He finds that the bestistone for thepurpose is the basalt found in jprisms in the extinct volcanic district of ccn- j-tral France. This rock, which is extremelylhard and fine-grained, receives the enamel■without cjracks. The photographio film isdeposited on the enamelled surface, and afterthe photograph has been made, it is fireduntil the image becomes unalterably incor-porated in the enamel.—

There arenow organised and doingbusi-ness in the United States and Canada 415street railway companies. These companiesemploy about 35,000men and run18,000 cars.More than 100,000 horses are in daily use, tofeed which it requires annually 150,000 tons■of hay and 11,000,000 bushels of grairiTThese companies own and work over 3000miles of track. The whole number of pas-sengers carried annually is 1,212,400,000.The amount of capital invested in these rail-ways exceeds £30,000.000 sterling.,— Paddinglon Station, London, with its

ti'sual appendages, cost about £650,000, andcovers an area of over 70 acres. About 200-trains pass in and out of it every day, andeomething like 4,000,000 pa33engers use theiplace every year. Just outside the stationare 12miles of running lines and 38 miles ofsidings compressed into the limited distance jof only a mile and a-half. Over 3000 milkcans ara handled daily at Paddington, anamount, we are assured, which no other linecan touch. Between 2000 and 3000 cabs- quitPaddington every day.— The British Association has collectedstatistics of the height of 10,000 English boysand men. At the age of 17 these averagedSft Sin in height; at the age of 22, sft 9in.tA.t 17 they weighed 10.2;at 22, 10.13. Noaiation is increasing in height and weight sojrapidly as the British. In50 years the ave-ragehas gone up for the whole nation fromSft 7Ain to sft Biin. The average height oftthe British upper classes at 30 years old is!6ft Biin; of the farm labourer, sft 7 3-sin.Whe criminal class brings down the average,«s their height is but sft 5 4-sin.i

—Taking the Australian colonies in the

aggregate, there are only 75 unmarried fe-taales for every 100 unmarried males. In-Jtfew South Wjjjes alone, according to thelast census, there arenearly 100,000moreun-married males than unmarried females. In

the excess is upwards of 75,000; inQueensland it is almost 57,000; in Southern

over 17,000;in Western Australia,©000* in.Tasmania, about the same; and iniNew Zealand, a little less than 44,000..

An eccentric bachelor, with an intenselove for the sea, once furnished for his ownuse asmuggler's cave on the coast of Corn-wall where he could always be within soundof the breakers. He lived there quite con-tentedly for over seven years,and only gaveup his hobby on account of a bad attack ofrheumatism, whichhe attributedto the damp-

ness of the cave. Heis very wealthy, and is

Xt present livingin a krge and magnificentlyfurnished house inKent. On thenorth coast*>f Scotland therearea largenumber of fisher-

men who live from one year's end to anotherin caves that theyhave hollowed out m thewde of the cliffs. They are rough, hardymen, and their chief boast is their absolute

GAMES.The forowing aie the games won in the

match between Jordan and Barker.—Gime «5040. )

NiathGertie of the Match.

This was the first game won.(a) Some years ago Mr Willie Gardner pub-

lished play up to this point, and broke off"with the remark— "

White has much the bettergame."

Game 6041.— "Dundee."Twelfth Game of theMatch.

(a) This departure from old lines is creditedto Mr Dean,president of theBoston Club, butit is 6aid he was rather unsuccessful with it.Heffner putit into shape.

Mr Jordan goL a lead again on the twelfthday in the 24th game:

—Game6042.—

"Single Corner."

(a) Mr BarkeT thought he had a draw hereby 27 24, but Dr Schaefer says 2 6 wins atonce.

Barker's second win, the34th game, appearedlast week.

Richard Jordan.The present holder of the world's champion-

ship was born in Edinburgh in 1872, and en-joys the uniqu3 distinction of never havingbeenbeaten in a set match. He became ena-moured of the game when about 15 years ofage, and so quick was his progress that in1890 he carried off the gold medal of the Edin-burgh Club. Towards the close of the fol-lowing year he played a little match with MrW. Porte, the result being— Jordan, 2; Porte,0;drawn, 4. When Wyllie visitedEdinburghJordan was successful in drawing the twogames played at their first sitting. His friendsthenmatched him against the "HerdLaddie"in a restricted contest. Jordan was just 19,and, to the astonishment of all, he defeated theold war horse, then champion of the world,by 2 games to 1and 17 draws. This was noflash in the pan, for ever since Jordan hasbeen in the first flight of living draughtsplayers. In1893, Jordan challenged R. Stew-art (the present champion of Scotland) to amatch of 20 games, the result being

—Jordan

4t Stetvsutt ft, wid13 dsawj. He %yjj) jau! it

DRAUGHTS ITEMS.Mr Jordan, says the New York Clipper, ia

"undoubtedly a perfect specimen of the besfetype of xhe new school of players," and MrBarker is the "old 'stonewall,' of whom theAmericans have always felt proud."

The Leeds Mercury Supplement announcesthat a big tourney at Salta. is to take placeat Monte Carlo, play beginning on March 5.The tourney is to be under the supervisionof M. Arnous de Riviere, and there are to basix prizes, of the respective values of 3000f,1500f, lOOOf, 500f, 300f, and 200f. The titleof the championship of the world is to gowith the first prize.

The friends of Mr W. K. Campbell, thaScottish expert, are prepared to back himagainst any of the prominent London players.They endeavoured to make arrangements for;amatch with MrH. Jacob, the present Londonchampion, but Mr Jacob wouldnot play. Theythen approached Mr L. E. Benson, but MrBenson also declined. Mr A. Jordan was thethird tobe invited, and it was understood thatin the event of Mr Jordan refusing to meetMr Campbell, the chance of doing so was tobe offered toMi R. Atwell.

New Zealand Championship.— Mr J. Mulveysays the secretary of the Palmerston North.Committee reports thai matters are progress-ing well for the coming tournament. Sub-scription lists have been circulated throughoutthe colony for the purpose of raising the ne-cessary prize money, and it is the duty ofall who wish to see these annual tournamentsbecome a permanent fixture to become mem-bers of the New Zealand Draughts Association.We believe that two of the Gore players, atleast, will compete.

South-western District (Vie.).— The boys andgirls at the South Purrumbete School each.year play a tournament to decide two cham-pionships at draughts— one for the boys, theother for the girls. The girls have just com-pleted their tournament, and the result was— <Mollie Clements (age10 years) andElla M'Gui-gan (13 years)— 4 wins each. These twoplayedoff, and tha win was obtained by Mollie Cle*ments, who secures the girls' draughts cham-pionship and prize of a handsome Ijoa-rd. an<Jmen. The boys' tournament will be played)in January. This is the fourth competition1of the kind held under the supervision of thahead teacher, Mr Robert L. Clements, the or-ganiser of the South-western team.— MelbourneWeekly Press.

Gr. Dearborn, of Lowell, Mass., stood to loselOOOdol in the event of Barker's failure %q disv^or win. the pending Kia,tsb*

OTAGO WITNESS: January 23,1901

CHESS.Conducted by John Mouat.

[Black.]

PROBLEM 1761.(By the late J.B. of Bridfoot )

MULTUM INPARVO.C.Brown, the Border champion,andR.Fraser,Dundee, in set matches, but he had no diffi-culty in vanquishing both. In,1896 Jordansecured the Scottish championship, defeatingJames Ferric in the final. As Ferric at thattime held the title of champion of the world,having wrested it from Wyllie, a match of 40games for the championship was arranged withJordan. A keen struggle ensued, but Jordanemerged victorious by 4 wina to 3,and 38 draws.R. Stewart soon issued a challenge to Jordan,and another tussle for the title came off afcEdinburgh in 1897. Very fine play was exhi-bitedby both contestants, and the final resultwas

— Jordan 4, Stewart 2, drawn 33.

great measure vanish. Tchigorin, as wehaveremarked previously, often plays out q kt-b 3beifore advancing p-k 4.

(b) P-QR3 also couldbe played safely, stop-pingthe check of the Black b, which, with theposition of the Black q p, is a trifle bother-ing.

(c) It is difficult for White to hold the Pgained. This advance of the Q does not lookwell. Of course,9 X Kt-B 3 would bo met byb-kt 5, and the P would go.

(d) Witi P at QE. 3, note (b), this couldnothave happened. We now prefer Black's game.

(E) All this is exceedingly interesting.Black's moves have workedas smoothly as oiledmachinery.

(f) How finely Black has hammered at theweak spot.

(o) Black shows no mercy. Hewins apawn,and this, with the q p passed, are harbingers ofvictory.

(h) This secures twopassed pawns, which arebound to win.

[White.]

White to pl«y and mate in twomoves.IBIX4,3pPpQI.8, 5k 2, 3pr3, IKtKtIR

3, 4B1kt1, 8.

A Chess Publication.A handy pamphlet entitled "Problem Terms

and Characteristics, 'by Mr S. S. Blackburne,chess editor of the Canterbury Times, has justbeen published. This little brochure, contain-ing, as it does, clear and concise definitionsof phrases associated with the problem art,should undoubtedly be of great service to thestudent. Mi Blackburne is tobe congratulatedon the terse and forcible manner in which hehas set forth the characteristics of what is es-sentially the mathematical phase of chess— the

problemdepartment. We havepleasure incom-mending thebooklet to thenotice of our friendsthe problem composers and the problem sol-vers. Price, 2d (post free). Lyttelton Times Co.,Christchurch, New Zealand.[Black.]

PROBLEM 1782.By Georoe Slatf.r Bjlton.

DRAUGHTS.Conducted bt Jos. Aberketht.

Solntloni ol pruttieiut.guu,t>< vi.d nuaries inrlted for tbliqtuain. Gamiuhtuldlie writteninalx■;olummv below,»n<illorrtvpPDdciise AildreMieil to iho i'rntighiiKilitor.

DUNEDIN CLUB MEETINGS.DujtsdinClub.— Meets everyMonday, Tuesday,

Thursday, and Friday evening, Hilliker'srooms, 184 Princes street. Visitors in-vited.

Otaoo Club.— Meets every lawful evening, oldPolice Court buildings, Maclaggan street.Visitors invited.

56

Black— Bilker.9 34 22 17 * 11

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Whi15It16 1931 7If) 237 2

24 272 C

27 316 10

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23 19 sesigned14 1619 S4

I'-lack— Jordan.[2 16 3 8 6 1314 20 38 9 2(5 238 12 5 14 10 1558 24 23 19-a 31 279 14 16 23 1 )'

H \8 27 11 25 22

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27 24

hitte— Barker.711 12 16

32 28 2»> 23II) 15 13 1730 26 21 112 6 W won.

23 18

Black-Jordan. AVttl 15 26 22 6 9 2217218 9 14 22 18-a 30 25L522 18 9 1015t 17 13>5 18 5 14 19 10 14 188 11 32 28 16 19 13 9

!9 25 8 12 23 7 18 224 8 24 19 14 30\ 9 6

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hite—

Barker.18 14 35 102119 32 2714 7 17 1420 16 27 2}11 20 11152 11 12 16

20 24 15 1821 17 231924 28 14 91915 16 2028 32 Bwon.

FUN AND FANCY.

for a whole day. He was convicted of al«most everything from pocket-picking to ar-son and manslaughter, with a dash ofianarchy thrown in for flavour. But, ofcourse,it couldn't 'be he."

"Hardly,"' replied the Count, "althouglicuriously enough, it happens that the pri-soner escaped from Cayen into British?Guiana, andanother or the same person wastried in London and convicted about eightjrears ago of very similar crimes and sen-tenced to 20 years' penal servitude. Aftersix years he disappearedone night from theprison at Parkhurst yonder in the island,and has not been heard of since." "

"Well, of course, asIsaid, itcouldn't bethe same ;it's only a chance resemblance,"said the Grand Duke, rising. "And nowIshall say good-night. Ishall return thePrince's hospitality by an informal luncheonto-morrow. As you know him better thanIdo, perhaps you will convey my compli-ments in the morning, and request the plea-sure of his company and that of Madamela Princesse, her daughter of course, andpuch of bis guests as may find themselvesdisengaged."

While this conversation had been takingplace on board the Ginevra, the Princeand De Ravaison were talking in thostate-room on very similar topics.

"My dear Prince, Iam perfectly cer-tain," 'said De Ravaison, just about thotime that the Russiam Ambassador was dis-cussing his owr. antecedent^— "I am per-fectly certain that tint man Makaroffknows a great deal too much. Of coursewe can deal easily with his spies, but itisn't always that we get such a chance ofdealing with principals. Idon't, of course,say this as his pos«ible r'val. Isay itfrom a purely practical point of view, andIthink you will f=ee yourself that we mightnever have another opportunity like this."

"Then what do you suggest, mv dearMarquis':" said the Prince. "Nothing inthe high tragedy line, Ihone?"

But why not?' said De Ravaison, a littleimpatiently. "Here we have the GrandDuke Nicholas, the Tzar's own brother,with two of his nephews— possible heirs tothe throne— two or three secretaries whoare just a? well out of the way, and Maka-roff himself, who, Ithink, would be ve^o-much better in pieces at the bottom of thasea than at the head of the Russian Em-bassy in London, and Ihave the materialswith me. You have only to make an ex-cuse— a courtesy call on his Royal High-ness for instance, and take me with you,and then you can leave the rest to me. TheGinevra said the day after to-morrow forthe Mediterranean, and the substance? will'take about 50 hours to thoroughly unite.She will blow up in mid-Channel, and thabwill be the end of it. Makaroff told meto-day that His Highness had invited himto take a run to the Riviera+-and there,you see, we 'have them all."

"And j-ou. my dear TwiVdison." sr.'d .'""».Prince, leaning back in his chnir and s.-ing between the rings of cigar fiu <i- *

which he was blowing from his lips. '"} < vwouldbe safely rid, not only of a dangerov;enemy, politically speaking, but also of a,

possibly equally dangerous rival inlove. Bythe way,Idon't think Itold you that hohad a conversation with the.Princess t\ safternoon, and that, from whnt khe tells n>\she gave him to understand that, so farfrom there being any objection from ourpoint of view, his proposition Avas a mostcomplimentary one, and, in fact, altogetherdesirable of consummation. Of course shetold him that ultimately everything mustrest with Viola's choice, since we could notpossibly interfere with that, but Iunder-stood that she promised to speak to her onthe subject to-morrow."

De Ravaison's lower jaw came up with acurious motion which made his teeth grittogether as though the upper and lower setsdid not exactly fit, andhe said with a nasalsnarl:

"Well yes,Icannot pretend, of cour«r.to deny that from the focial point ofas well as from others such n union J>be distinctly desirable. MJlle. Viola. ; <

thebride of the Russian Ambas&adoi, "wouldbe very useful to us ;but still, Prince, youmust pardon me for having a little personalfeeling in this matter, and if hi's Fxcel-lencv will only sail with the Grand Dukethe day after to-morrowIshall not grumble.You will, Itrust, agree to that?"

"Ob, certainly.' said the Prince ; "whyshould Iobject? He^ may as well beabolished that way as any other, andIhaveno doubt that we could make just as gooduse of his successor. What a splendidsensation you will make for the papers!Fancy the utter disappearance of the pri-vate yacht of a Russian Grand Duke fourand twenty hours after leaving the Solent

't

Mr dear De Ravaison, that is a stroke oigenius which is entirely worthy of you."

BRAVECHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN HE WAS.

j—

Photographer: "Here, sir, arc the pho-tos your son ordered of me." Father (rcgrarl-' ing one): "It is certainly very like him. Bythe way,did he pay you for them ?

"Photo-

grapher: "No, sir. The Father: "Ah,that is still more like him!

"— Father: "Wliy did you let him kissyou?

" Daughter: "Well, he was so nice, he1 askedme

"Father: "But haven'tItold

i you you must learn to say 'No' V" Daugh-

I ter: "That's whatIdid say. He asked meif I'dbe veryangry if he kissed me."

I —In a cemetery near Portland there areI five tablets all alike, except the inscriptions,'which read:—"Anne, first wife of John. Brown."

"Mary, second wife of John,Brown."

" Jane, third wifeof John Brown.""Clara, fourth wife of John Brown.""John Brown. At rest at last." '— Magistrate (to mendicant, whom an-

other mendicant has had arrested for assaultand battery): "What made you beat thisparalytic man, your companion in misery,eh?

"Mendicant (ina confidential manner);"I'll tell you, your honor. For a whole

monthIdraggedhim about in our little cart,we being partners, and then when according

Ito our rules-of partnership it washis turn to" drag me about for a month, and mine to bea paralytic, he refused to fulfil his contract."

LOVE'SMESSENGER.O singing bird, thai doth my will,

[ Go forth and seek my love,And tell her thatIwait for her,

iFly swift as homing dove:At her window bright, O softly light,

( And when you see her there,Sing her the sweetest song jrou know,| And tell her all my care.

You'll know her by her winsome face,And by her rich, brown hair,

By her soft eyes and dreamy sighs,And by her modest air.

IIf in her ear myname youbreathe,Her tender blush will tell

That you nave found my fairest fair, 'i The maidIlove so well.Fly swift, fly swift,my singingbird,

And tell her how IpineHer hand to clasp, her lips to kiss,i To hear her voice divine.

Perch'd on her shoulder, whisper low,"My master longs for thee!"

1 Fly swift, fly swift, my singing bird,Andbringher home to me.

-H. J. B.January, 1901.

—Husband*. "You haven't thebrains of a

goose." Wife: "Have you?"■

— If you would know how a girl thinksshe looks, read' the descriptionof the heroinein. her favouritenovel.— First,Wretch:"How's your wife, oldman?." Second Wretch: "Splendid! Gota bad cold; she can't speak above a whis-per."— She: "Did my voice fill the drawingroom?" 'He: "Yes; and it filled the con-servatory and garden— everyone went outthere."— Old Gent (inquiring price of coal):"Well, Pat, how is coal to-day?"

Pat:"Well, sor,Isee no change. It's as blackas ever."— He: "I've just been dancing with MissSharp. She wis talking about you." She(indignantly): "Was she? The nasty, spite-ful thing!

"— An old pall, sitting on a wharf the otherday. very soberly remarked, "

Ibegan theworld with nothing, and Ihave held my ownever since."— "Isuppose you willmarry, though, whenthe golden opportunity offers, won't you?

"—" —"Itwill depend ucon how much gold thereis in the opportunity."—

Mrs Jones:"Have yoii seen my baby?

It's a perfect little peach." Mrs Josser:"No;butIheard your husband say he wasglad it wasn't a pear.''— Judge:

"YOu say you do not wish to

prosecute the defendant for stealing a kiss?"Fair Complainant: "No, your honour. Theproperty has been restored."— "Idon'tunderstand whyyou like a little

short creature likeme," said Miss Sawedoff,the millionairess.

"Oh.Ido," said Havdup."

I've oftenbseir-a little short creature my-self."- — -A.:

"Why do write to your fiancee witha typewriter?" B.: "Out of precaution.She may have my writing examined by thosefellows whocan read tho character from hand-writing."— Miss Lulu Finnejjan:

"Iwill give yea

me answer in a month, Pat." He: "That'sright, me darlint; tek"plinty ay time to thinkit over. But tell me wan thing now— will itbe yes or no?

"— "Mothei, what are twins?" asked littleBobbie.

"Iknow.'' chimed in Dolly.*' Twins is two babie3 just the same age;

three babies is triplets;four i3quadrupeds;and five is centipede."— Father (to son home for the holidays):"Any prizes, Tommy?

" Tommy: "No,father." Father: "You didn't get anymarks. Isuppose?" Tommy: "Didn't I!Youshould justsee my back."— Father:"My son, when Iwas your ageIwas at my desk at 7 o'clock in the morn-ing." The Son: "That may be, pa; butIknow the business1 is perfectly safe in yourhands, even while I'm away."— A wag who thought to have a joke atthe expense of nn Irish provision dealer said,"

Can you supply me witha. yard of pork?""T»at," said the dealer to his assistant,

"give

this gentleman three pig's feet."— A little boy having broken his rockingJiorse the day it was bought, his mother be-gan to rebuke him and threatened tobox hisears. He silenced her by inquiring, "What'sthe good of a hose till it's broke?

"

There 'was a young fellow named Bunth,Who courted a widow a month;

When he askedher to wedShe lispingly said:

"Oh, yeth;I'll get ready at onth."' — "Show me the man that struckmy wife,"liowleda man in the mob.

"What will youdo if you find him?

"asked a bystander." Introduce him to my mother-in:law," was

the suggestive reply.— A few years a^T there was man inDevonshire who had six or fever very corpu-lent daughters. When a.-ked how manychildren he had his answer was generally some-thing of this kind: "Ihave three boys and«b&ufc 13cwt of girls."

(Double Acrostic*.)Just as thenooaday he lived; and his life

Judged him supreme over tortuous strife.0mniscient favours he cherished, and gave

0ut of his store, on this side of the grave,Help to the needy. His Master's command

Hehonoured always in duty done; andNever once despaired of reaching the goal

Nature's God ordained him for. His greatsoul,

Novtriahed by Christian fortitude and grace,Nerved him to godly trust, whilst power of

place1nspired him with a fixed resolve for good1n all things;and his noble fortitude

Sustained him through sorrow, sickness, andpain,

Sparing no labour for his Master's gain.Brave Christian he was! So weak, yet so

strong;B reastmg the wave with life's guerdon of

songEnshrining his soul, till peans of bliss

Evolvedin one grand and immortal hissThe sovereign change; where, with his King

and Guide,The spirit lives that lived and never died.

—BAB. SCOTT.[* Mr John Nisbet was well known in this

colony as the representative of the Westing-house Brake Company. During his recentvisit to New Zealand he contracted a severecold, the result of which was to hasten hisdeath.]

LOVE.No languidlife, no softly sensual loves;

But purple pulses throbbing "full and free;No Venus with her dimpled boys and doves;No grandeur over-looming lonely groves,

But martyredand immortal charity.Not charity that cricth to the throng,—"Behold, how beautifully pureIam!

"But Love, that suffers ignominy long,And battles for the fallen, weak yet strong,Bearing the banner of the blessed Lamb.

O such aLove will taste a-nianyblisses,Sweet, solemn, super-sensual, supreme,

Will feel the tender thrill of holy kissesWhose worth the vain voluptary rrns=es;Alas! his love is but a drunken dream.

—CHARLES OSCAR PALMER.Kfcikoura, Marlborough, October 20.

CHAPTER XX— A. GLIMPSE OFPRISONLAND.

The luncheon party the next diy ci.board the Ginevra, though small, wasselect and eminently successful in moresenses than the social one.

Everybody appeared to be on the best ofterms with everyone else. Count Maka-roff made more advances than ever to Viola,and was delighted to find that they appearedto be by no means distasteful to her. TheGrand Duke, by paying the most markedattention to the Prince and Princess noti-fied in the plainest manner possible thatthe Prince once more stood in the sunshineof his august brother's favour. Mdlle. Xa-dine, looking more beautiful than ever, re-ceived his Highnes^'s attentions and lis-tened to his very outspoken compliment^with a piquart humility which he foundentirely bewitching;and finally De Rava -son, after making himself generally a?ret-able at lunch, during which he evincedgreat interest in arid knowledge of steamcruis.ing-Tach.ts. easily obtained permissionto be shown over the Oinevia dining thftafternoon. He was given in charge of aquarter-master and went through the splf-r-did ve^el from end to end. and displayed'even more enthusiaMn over the admirable,furnntrements of her coal-bunker"-, ami strr-affe-t.uiks l>"r w.iteitiuht conipiitnient ."and, »bovp all, her engine and boiler rooms;than he did o\er the snlen-lid caloons anrjmagnificently lujuuuaiki state-rooms whiciii

tered at Portsmouth;Lord Erlingford, forreasons best known to himself, had be-taken himself to Venice; Sir Peter andLady Vincent had taken a house at Cowes,and her Grace of Westerham had rented abungalow with a lawn sloping down tothe Solent. Mr Secretary Stan.«field hadgratefully accepted an invitation to spenda week on the Prince's yacht, and CountMakaroff was the guest of the Grand DukeNicholas on oard his yacht, Ginevra.The Marquis de Ravaison, being exceed-ingly busy in town, could only run downnow and then for the day ; Ibut forsomewhat varied reasons, he always foundhimself a welcome guest both afloat andashore.

The usual gaieties of tlie Cowes weekpursued their course without interruption,until the last day but two. The day be-fore the Princess and Viola had run up toSouthampton on the Prince's yacht andtaken the 10.15 up express. Then theyacht ran out for a day's cruise down thecoast and got back again in time for thePrince to meet the 6.15 down express, bywhich, at it happened, the Marquis deR?v,.son als,o travelled, and the jccht gotback to Cowes in time for a little dinnerparty which had been arranged to takeplace in her saloon at 8 o'clock.

Count Makaroff and the GrandDulre wereamong the guests, and his Imperial High-ness went back to his own yacht verygreatly impressed, not only with thePrince's hospitality, but far more by thealmost bewildering contrast between thebeauty of his step-daughter and the no-lessdazzling loveliness of Lady Sylvia Lorri-mer and Mdlle. Xadine Ozanne.

"Talk about the Three Grace.s." said hisHighness as they sat over their brandyand water and cigars a little after mid-night in the smoking-room, "I wonder howthey would have come out if they had beenat dinner there to-night. lam not alto-gether without expeiience of that kind ofthing, but honestly, my dear Count, Inever saw three such beautiful women sit-ting at the same table. By the way,Mdlle. Ozanne gives me the idea of beinga Russian. Do you know who she is? Ifancy that Ihave seen her before some-where, and her mother the Countess, too.What is she Countess of?"

The Count looked across the table athis Imperial host> and said slowly:

"So far as Iknow, your Highness, theCountess owns a small estate on the shore3of the Bay of Biscay, near Arcachon, lefttoher 'by her late husband the Count, with,Ibelieve, a comfortable fortune in theRentes;but, of course, if your Highnesstakes an interest in them and wishes toknow further Ishall have closer inquiriesmade."

"I don't think that i.s necessary," saidthe Grand Duke carelessly, little thinkingof what the Ambassador could have toldhim had he divulged the information whichhe had obtained through the spies of theEmbassy, but which, for purposes whichhe had very near at heart, be cho--? Torthe present to keep to himself. "All Iwas going to say was tint, if ysu kruii" herwell enough, and if she would like a villaat Nice and a hotel in Paris for the rextseason or two, Ishall be most happy toplace them at her disposal."

"It might be that your Highness wouldnot have to pay such a high price as that,"replied the Count, with all the servile man-ner of the Russian courtier in the presenceof one who can make or mar him with aword, "but Iwill, of course, bear yourHighness's words in mind, and make everyinquiry thatcan be made."

The Grand Duke nodded and went on:"Very good then, Idaresay your peopleat the Embassy will be able to find outwhat there is to be known. Now thereare the others. Lady Sylvia -Ljorrimer nndher Grace of Westerham are. of course, be-yond inquiry. Loris Stanislas has mr-dchis peace, so Isuppose he is above sus-picion. A very good fellow, too;and Ishould think unjustly suspected. But whatof this wife and .step-daughter of his? ThePrincess is certainly one of the handsomestwomen Ihave ever seen, and as for herdaughter Idon't think T ever saw such alovely girl in my life. Do you happen toknow anything about them? Where didthe Prince meet them?""It is generally understood, your High-

ness, that the Prince met them in Anda-lusia ;and there is a rumour that he hadmet her before and fallen in love with herbefore the death of his ownwife, and Avhile the Princess's hus-band was still alive. The latterwas, Ibelieve, a Senor Don Filipe Sar-mento

— not, of course, the conspirator— butone of the most blue-blooded of the hidal-gos. Certainly Mdlle. Viola might be thedaughter of a hundi'ed princes."'

"AndIwonder," thought the Count, ashis host was speaking, "what your High-ness would think if Itold you she was thedaaghter of a convict who served his termof office in the prison over yonder. Well,perhaps, it may suit me to tell you someday," and then he went on aloud:

"What Ihave told your Highness is, ofcourse, whatIhave heard. It is the com-mon report of Society. If you would wishto have it verified, of course, it can bedone.''"I don't think there's an> need for that

either," replied the Grand Duke, "for sinceLoris Stanislas has been received back intofavour he and his must, of course, be be-yond reproach. And now, lastly, do youknow anything about that man who seemsto be the Prince's bosom friend— the Mar-quis de Ravaison, Imean?"

"He seems from his conversation to bean extraordinarily able man, and he is cer-tainly quite a gentleman, but his facepuzzles me completely. When Isaw thewhole of it, it was the face of a perfectstranger, but whenever he raises his glassto his lipsIseemed to recognise the upperpart. At any rate it reminded me stronglyof a manIsaw tried for a series of crimesin Paris about a dozen years a^o when Iwas making an inspection ot the Fienchsystem of crimiral procedure. It I re-member rightlj he w is convicted and sentto Cayenne under the name of MaicusOiane—

1> naturalised Englishm.n) of S>\i:*Kdescent. Irtmember because he was con-sidered to be about the mnst cor^picuiniicriminal in Emone, andIwa.ir.uprlhis. trial

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CHAPTER XIX.— COMPLICATIONS ATCOWES.

FTER de Kavaison left thePrince he went about the busi-. ness which had brought himback to London; businesswhich, for more reasons thanone, was usually conducted atnight. He was not only aman of cosmopolitan experi-ence,but of conspicuous scien-tific attainments as well;and

the Pnnce, as Chief of the Executive,knowing that he owed, not only his free-dom and his new identity, but also all hisfuture hopes of fortune to himself, hadentrusted him with the Avorking out of theplans which he Lad carried away with himin the little black iron despatch box fromthe house in Mandeville road on the nightof Stephen Lome's death.

He went back to his rooms, took a fewpapers out of a safe, then drove to thesame house in the little street off Totten-ham Court road where the Prince andPrincess and Viola had changed their iden-tities, and from this he emerged lookinglike a respectable French artisan, such aone as you may meet by the dozen any dayin that neighbourhood. He took a latetrain down to Watford, and spent the restof the night ina little two-storeyed factorywhich outwardly professed to be theworks of James Harcourt and Sons, chemi-cal dyers and cleaners, superintending themanufacture of explosives of a power un-known even to thebest military experts oftie day, and, on the*lower floor and in thecellars underneath, the making of thevarious parts and the complete constructionof other instruments of warfare whichwere obviously not intended to he used forlegitimate purposes.

The works were going just now at theirfull capacity. The reason for this wasthat very shortly the Peace Coference, sug-gested by the Emperor of Russia, was tomeet at the Hague a,t the House in theWood. The plenipotentiaries of all thegreat Powers of Europe would be gatheredtogether in this one building. It was anopportunity for striking a blow throughthat one assembly which would be felt tothe uttermost ends of Europe, an opportu-nity in short which the International couldnot afford to miss;and so Prince Lorishad decided, after consultation with theExecutive, that the next great coiip afterthe assassination of the Empress of Aus-tria should 'be made in the sleepy old poli-tical capital of Holland.

Meanwhile, too, Michael Ourousky madea journey to Wandsworth and institutedcertain inquiriesabout No. 13, Arthur road.He found that it was a small, two-storeyedhouse occupied by a widow with two daugh-ters, one of them married to a foreign gen-tleman named Stanilas. who occupied thetop floor. To make auite sure he calledat the ho\ise, representing himself as anagent of the society in which Mrs Am-brose was insured, with the object of in-ducing her to increase ncr insurance. Shepromised to consider his proposal, and hewent away perfectly satisfied of the goodfaith and the generous intentions Df PrinceLoris.

When the Henley ;eek was over,every-body went back to town foi a few lavsto prepare for the general exodus that wasshoitlv to take place The Prince's yacht,the Electra was in commission at Cov\cs;the HonourablePhilip* legiment -has quar-

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"A Cabinet Council was held in Downingstreet this afternoon, at which all the Member3were present

—except the Premier."

Such was the news contained in thee-rly evening papers. Few of them madecomment on it, because even the editorialmmd was puzzled to know what to say.But the clubs and various official circleswere discussing it furiously, and many wildrumours were afloat, including resignation,

'madness, assassination, and suicide. I

What could it mean— " except the PrimeMinister." Everybody knew he had been1

in his place in the House the night before,that he had spent a busy morning at theForeign Office, and returned to I)owningstreet to lunch. Then why not present atthe Cabinet Council?

The entire British Empire was waitingexpectantly for the result of that meet- Iing. Affairs had reached ara acute crisis, iRussia laid claim to a group of Islands inJapanese waters which we said hud beenceded to us by the Mikado. They were re-quired for a coaling station, and Russianend British squadrons were anchored in theneighbourhood waiting for -orders to blow

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each other out of the water. Everybodyagreed that these iskvids were of no realconsequence to anybody, but, unfortunately,everybody also agreed that they belonged toGreat Britain, and that Russia must aban-don her clr/'m, or fight. ]

Lord Percy Fulverton, the youngestPrime Minister since the days of Pitt, was,the popular idol. It was confidently feltthat he woiild fight twenty Russias rather,than allow us to be bullied, and that was jprecisely the temper of the nation. But

'what was one to think of his absence fromthe Cabinet Council? Itwas an open secret,thsit the business of the Cabinet was toframe Great Britain's final reply to Russia'sdemands. It meant peace or war, moralvictory or moral defeat. And the Premierwas absent. !

Oddly enough hi.s own household wereas much in the d.iik as anybody, and hiscolleagues in office, who, as one of the Op-position papers hinted, were rather like aflock of sheep without a shepherd, were attlieir wits' ends. After luncheon he Indstrolled across to the House with a cigarettein his mouth to fetch some papers from hisprivate room. He had not returned— thatwasall that was known.

Downing street is so close to the Housesof Parliament, and Lord Percy is such aconspicuous and wall-known figure, that itwas difficult to understand how he couldercapc observation, even if he had wishedto. Unfortunately, too. it was one of thoseca^es when it is scarcely possible to makeinciuiries

Lady Percy Fulveiton. who, besides be-ing one of the prettiest, was one of thecleverest little "women in London, v."asnearly out of her mind on the subject.She was p.fraid to ask anybody ii they hnclseen the Premier because it only tended toconfirm the wild rumours which she knewperfectly well were being tossed about fromrooutil tg ICOtttil &$ those hotbeds of

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 1001malicious rcandal, the West End clubs. Butshe wasnot the kind of woman to sit down

j and do nothing. She telegraphed to herbrother, Sir Geoffiey Wykeham, and sent

Ihim round the town to make discreet in-'quiries, whilst she and her sister droveon a series of calls in the vague hope thatsome news might be picked up. But shewent further. It we; not a time to standon ceremony. A few hours' delay might

Inot only ruin her husband, but either over-throw the Government or plunge Englandinto war.

Scotland Yard was advised privately ofwhat had happened, and through themevery railway company in England waswarned. Then phe ctvised a message tobe sent to one of the chief news agenciesto the enect that the Prime Minister wasseriously indisposed, b"ut hoped to be ableto attend to public business in the morning.So that whereas the public was being keptcompletely in the dark, every possibleeffort was being made to trace him.

At 5 o'clock the members of the Govern-ment separated with very gloomy laces.Being no more than a collection of oldwomen, they had arrived at no decision.But orders were sent to the British Ad-miral to hold his ground without provokinghostilities, until further orders, and theRussian Ambassador was informed thither Britannic Majesty's answer would behanded to him in the morning.

But the Russian Ambassador appeared tohave got wind that something serious was jamiss, for he sent a polite but peiemptory janswer that his Imperial master desired an |answer before ft) o'clock that night. Thiswas taking rather a high hand, but thenhis Excellency seemed to know that he hudto deal with so many official puppets, in-ster.d of a live man.

On the top of that came an ugly rumourthat the Russian Ambassador was preparingIto leave London, and had oidered a specialtrain from Victoria at 10.30. That meanthumiliation or war, and the only man with isufficient decision and force of character toprevent both had disappeared.

And all the time thePremier wasbarelya mile away from Downing street.

After visiting his private room in the ,House, he was strolling back to Downingstreet, when a lady spoke to him. ]" HaveIthe pleasure of speaking to LordPercy Fulverton?

"she asked, in a voice

which trembled with nervousness.The Premier bowed his acknowledgment."Ihope you will excuse me, my loid,"

she said, with a slight foreign accent."I

am Mrs Arthur Warren."Ina moment the look of frigid politeness

disappeared from the Premier's face, andwasreplacedby oneof genuine pleasure.

"The wife of my old chum?" he said,holding out his hand.

"But Ithought he

was in Australia, and— pardon me—Ihadno idea he was married.""

We were married last July, in Sydney,"said the young lady, with a- pretty blush.

"Where are you staying?" asked thePremier.-" At Strelezki's, in Howard street. Weonly arrived yesterdarf.""

Strelezki's?"

said LordPercy. "I don'tthink Iknow it."'

"It's only a small private hotel," saidMrs Warren, hurriedly. "We went thereon account of Arthur's health. He is dan-gerously ill."

There was a tiemor in her voice as she ispoke, and she looked down, as if she |couldn't trust a stranger to see the tearsin her eyes."

Poor fellow!"

said the Premier, grer/lyshocked at tLenews.

"Imust run over to

see him."" Oh, ifYou could, my lord! she saideageily. "He is so anxious to speak toyou. Icame on purpose."'

Lord Percy glanced at his watch. Itwasa quarter' to 5. The Cabinet was to meetat 4. The hour after lunch was his onlydisengaged time during the dc'.y, and hewould devote it to visiting lv.s old chum. !He stopped a passing hansom.

'"Where did you say the hotel is?" heasked."

Put us down at the corner of Howard jstreet, Strand," she sa:d to the driver. And, "

then, turning to the Premier, she added inFrench, "It's only two or three dcors downthe street."

Up to that point his movements weretraceable. A constable on duty near thespot where he hailed the cab saw thePremier enter into conversation with a lady,and saw them drive oft together.

With considerable difficulty, and aftermuch delay, the cabman whohadtaken themwas found. He had driven the Premier tothe corner of Howard street, and hadwatched him enter Strelezki's Hotel. Itvas not until 6 o'clock that the investiga-tion reached this stage.

Lady Percy Fulverton acted with raregood sense. Without stooping to anypettyjealousy, she saw in amoment that nothingcould be more dangerous to his politicalreputation. The times were critical. Ifa spiteful pressman got hold of a garbledaccount of v,hat had ha.ppened Lord PercyFulverton's public career was closed.

Nobody would believe in the innocenceofhis movements, and the offence was of thatkind which, happening at such a juncture,the public would never forgive."Ishall go to Strelezki's myself," she

said, with a pale but determined face.The plain-clothes detective who had

brought, her tLe information lookedfarmed, but, seeing that he had a resolutewoman to deal with, he held his tongue.On reaching the hotel, Monsieur Strelezkiproved to be blandly ignorant. He did notknow the Prime M'ni«ter. On being showna photograph he could only shake his headand look stupid.

But the detectivehappened, by amiracle,to be a somewhat intelligent man, and per-cei\cd that '"mine host

'was lying. He

hinted that the matter was serious, andmight cost him his license. M. Strelezkireplied with a sleepy, greasy smile, whichmeint, "Thsre ore worse things than losingyour license, when you are well paid."

No man is more difficult to deal withthan he who affects dense stupidity. Thedetective was puzzled, and asked M.Strelezki fur 10 minutes' private chat, hop-in<? bybribery, or by bullying to flet some

information. The Pole led the way intohis inner office, and Lady Percy Fulvertonwas left alone. Then she did what not onewoman in a thousand would have had thenerve to do She shipped out of the ioom,walked coolly past two chamberm.vds anda waiter, and went upstairs. It was thekind of coup which upsets ail calculations.

Followed by the voluble French waiter,who was protesting with all his might,and making enough noise to rouse the city,she searched every room on the first floor,and then, without any undue hurry, pio-ceeded to the second. Here she found onedoor locked, but with the key in it. Thewaiter showed signs of interfering by force,but she turned on him with such flashingeyes that he recoiled in terror, and screamedto his master for help. In a second she-opened the door and entered. There, on abed layLoid Percy Fulverton, perfectly un-conscious.

The Premier hsA been decoyed into atrap, and drugged— drugged so heavilythat, for a time, it was doubtful if he wouldrecover. However, at the end of a coupleof hours, he was again completely masterof himself, and awoke to the fact that hehad been made a fool of by a well-actedlie.

y

That the man who was ruling the Briti&hEmpire, one of the shrewdest men of hisage, «hould be practically kidnapped andlaid on one side just when he was mostwanted sounds impossible. But strangertli'ngs have happened, and-the strangestthings rre not lecorded in history books.It was not to his interest to make his follypublic. TLe main thing was to re-assumethe head of affairs without delay.

That night he had a private' interviewwith the Russian Ambassador which wasnot officially announced. His Excellency-knew in a moment that he had lost the oddtrick. To be sure he was most grieved tohear of the ruse which ksd been played onhis lordship, and expressed himself as de-lighted to see his lordship completely re-covered. His Fxcellency even indulged insome litile jokes at his lordship's expense,which the British Premier submitted togood-temperedly, knowing that he couldafford it.

Nest morning the public were delightedto read that "

the Russian Governmenthadwithdrawn its claim." It was regarded asa triumph of British diplomacy, bun r.ao(,.vknew how much of the credit was due toL-idy Percy Fulverton.' And there wasanother interesting item in the Times:"We are glad to be able to state that thePremier ha<s quite recovered from the in-disposition which prevented his attendanceat the Council Cabinet yesterday after-noon."

Which shows how necessary it is to readthe papers lvgularly, and so learneverythingthat happens. " °

The road was clear now, and as Archerdrew his whip across his horse's neck helaughed and said:"Really, Miss Sarmento, you seem tohave quite a vivid imagination— or perhapsIshould say the power of penetration intoa woild which certainly could never haveanything to do with you. Still, Iadmitthat it is not a very pleasant sight to onewho, like yourself, lias only looked upon thebright side of life. But as for that charit-able idea of yours about innocent men beincramong them, that, Ican assure you, i°quite erroneous. There isn't a man thereor in the prison yonder who isn't a provedand convicted scoundrel of some sort;and asIknow a good deal about their lifeIcan assure you that they are really treateda great deal better than they deserve.'""Yes, Isuppose that is so," said LadySylvia, with a little shiver as she lookedbehind her at the prison buildings, sur-rounded by their woods and pleasantgrounds; ''and yet after all, somehow, onecan hardly help feeling for them, poorwretches. Isuppose it's because they'-vcgot the worst of it."

Viola made no answer, .but until thetrap had passed the turn of the mad downtowards Newport she sat with handsclenched on the rail beside her, Ftarinc; withhard, fixed eyes at the scene of her father'ssuffering and degradation.

They went back by the lowt>r road, and,as Archer had promised, got back in verygood time for dinner. As they drove downto the jetty they passed Count Makaroff inan open carriage going up to the railwaystation. When they had returned hiselaborate salute and passed on, Archersaid,

'"Hallo, Iwonder where his Excellencyis off to! Ithought he was going to theMediterranean in the Grand Duhe's yacht,and she sails this evening. Sudden call totown,Isuppose— diplpmacy. Iw we'dfought thebeggars long ago when wa oiu;Ltto have done, before we lost Port Arthurand gave them North China. However,that's too much to hope for now, Isup-pose.'

"Well," said Viola, "I suppose it mustbe something rather pressing to make hivngive up the trip, to saynothing of the dis-tinguished honour of being his ImperialH'jrhness's guest. Iwonder what it is !"

And then her pretty lips curled in asomewhat ugly smile as she thought hownearly she could guess the cause, whichwas in fact a telegram in cipher from PaulOrlofT. The telegram ran thus:

"Pray return to the Embassy at once,if possible. Michael Ourousky and TudorOwen were found dead this morning in thehouse in Wandsworth where they went toreceive hush-money from Loris Stanislas.Cause of death unknown, as in the case ofVilliers. Oup.ensky reports discovery ofplot in which -Marcus^Crane -is concernedto- blow up house in which Peace Confer-ence meets. Important despatches" fromPetersburg also await your consideration."

(To be continued.)

"WHEN HE FEELS OFF COLOUR."It would, no doubt, have been wise in Mr.

D. Lanham to take a complete rest on Sun-days, anyway, but all the more sjunder thecircumstances he mentions.

Mr Lanham is a cooper, and for the last25 years has pursued his calling in Charlottestreet, Brisbane, Queensland. That he isknown tomost of thepeople of the citynatur-ally follows; for Brisbane has attained itsprominence within that period.'"Some seven years ago," writes Mr Lan-ham, under date of September 23. 1899, "Ibegan for the first time in my life to sufferfrom indigestion. With it were asthmaticsymptoms, although Idid not then under-stand that the latter complaint is often causedby the former."The combined diseases continued toplague me for three years, and a miserablestretch of time it was. Iwas reluctantly

obliged to give up some of my engagements,and found that after working six days Ineeded a complete lest on Sundnys."

No medicines, or kind of treatment, do-ing me any good,Ifinally concluded to scowhat virtue there mio;ht be inMother Seigel'9Syrup. Ihad heard cf it before, but neverii=ed it— possibly on account of the unreason-able prejudice co widely felt against advei-tised medicines."However, about four yearsago my atten-tion was strongly called to itby an acquaint-ance, andItried it. yet not with any livelyhope of its helpingme. Nevertheless, Ifoundit extremely beneficial. It did what noother remedy had done or even begun to do;it set me right."NowadaysIalways keep Mother Seigel'sSyrup in the house, and whenever Ifeel theapproach of any of my former symptomsIresort to it;and it never fails to give relief."

All my family use it whenever they araill or depressed (probably from indigestion).One of my^ sons in particular is enthusiasticin its praises, and says there is nothing likeMother -Seigel's Syrup to set him right againwheneverhe feels off colour."Iam an old resident of Brisbane, havingcarried on a cooperage business here for thelast 25 years You are at liberty to publishwhat Ihave said should you think fit to doso."— D. Lanham."Probably from indigestion," says Mr Lati-ham, in accounting for the feeling of mentaldespression. He is wholly, luminously right.Inmo»fc instances it does come from indiges-tion, and so do the great majority of ourtroubles, of mind or body. And for indiges-tion, in all its forms and phases, the cure isMother Seigel's Syrup.

— Deduced.— Amateur Detective: "Iwouldgive my hand to know who that woman is inthe cab with our suspect" Professional

(obligingly):"Why, I'll tell you. Wait a

minute—

they're getting out. Now, watch.Ho gets out first

—walks ahead— does not as-

sist her. She gets out alone and follows after— she's his wife. See?"— Perhaps the largest hand on record is

that of a policeman who went into a haber-dasher's lately and asked for a pair of gloves."

What number?"

asked the salesman.'"Number 763!"

=aid the policeman, a littletaken aback by the question, and thinking1,no doubt, that the salesman wished to iden-tify him as amember of the "

force"

with anintention to present him with the gloves.— Scene:A railway carriage.

—First Artist:

'"Children don't seem to me to sell now asthey used." Second Artist (inahoarse whis-per):"Well, Iwas at Stodge's yesterday; hohad just knocked off three little girla' heads,horrid raw things, whena dealer came in, sir;bought 'em directly;took 'em away, wet asthey were, on the stretcher; and wantedStodge to lethim have some more next week."Old Lady (putting her head out of windowand shrieking): "Guard, etop the brain andletmttttk fitiii t& wmtoaU"

are usually supposed to be the show placesof such a craft." When he got back to the Electra sixpackages, each of about the size of an or-dinary carriage candle, tied two and tyrotogether with string, which had been inhispockets when he went on board the Gin-evra were no longer there. They were re-tposinc quietly for the present in three care-iully-chosen positions, forward, amidships,and aft, down in the very vitals of toeUinevra.

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That evening the Prince and Princess andViola dined ashore at Sir Peter's house.That also was a small party, but of courseLady Sylvia and the Honourable Philip"were there, as well as Mdlle. Xadine andMr Secretary Stansfield, for whom it wasa sort of farewellparty for the present, asthe next day the cares of State wouldforce him to turn his reluctant steps to-waids Whitehall.

Lady Sylvia had by this . time becomethe best of friends with Viola and Nadme.in spite of the uncomfortable suspicion

which still now and then disturbed herpeace of mind with regard to the formerand as she was to a certain extent at

home in Sir Peter's house, it was impos-

sible for her to take up as much ot r.o*

lover's society as she perhaps might havedone. Thus it came to pass that 1 uinp

Archer spent more time that evening *v,th

Viola than he had ever done before.There was a broad lawn guarded by nign

thick hedges shaded with plenty of goodtrees ia front of the house, and the smoothslope of close-cut turf ran down to within a"few feet of the water's edge. The night"was warm, with £ fiesh breeze along theSolent, and the moon was just coming upover Spithead water. Long lines of lightsglittered on the mainland from SouthseaandPortsmouth, and the forts and embyro-watering-places on the Hampshire shore;andall over the bay and out on the Solentthe riding lights of hundreds of yachtstwinkled as they swung lazily to and fro,and hospitable gleams shone out over the"water from the windows ar.d port-holes ofmany a brilliantly-lighted cabin.

"What a lovely scene that is, isnt it:eaid Viola, as she and Philip stopped bythe oak fence which ran across the bottomof the lawn. "Don't those yachts looklovely with their lights? Really this is

a very charming place, this Isle of Wight ;don't you think so, Captain Archer f"

They had been strolling about for somequarter of an hour or so, and yet alreadythe fatal spell of her wondrous fascination■was on him and he caught himself think-ing how nice his name and title soundedfrom her lips even pronounced'in such,aformal fashion

—and then how delicious it

■wouldbe to hear those same lies call him"Philip!": lfOh, yes," he said, "this island is a verycharming place, indeed, just now,of course,"when everybody.is here, and there is plenty#omg on;but it isn't all .Jike this, you.know, or always. For instance, if, in-stead of being a most properly and justlyspoiled darling- of fortune, you were agiddy, subaltern with a; taste for excite-ment, and were quartered, asIwas a few jyears ago, up in the Albany Barracks there |during a wet winter, when everybody isoff the island except the natives and theconvicts, I— well, f don't think you'd findit quite so delightful."

"Possibly not," she said. "I think Ishould prefer the Riviera, or, say, Leg-horn, or Venice, to it then. Isuppose youpoor martyrs to duty really do find it verydull in barrack3, don't you?""Icertainly found it very dull up there,"

lie said, "especially when the colonel wascrusty on the subject of leave. You know,or probably you don't know, that the bar-racks are next door to the prison at Park-hurst;a very pretly place devoted to thehabitation of assorted scoundrels; andsometimes whenIwas longing sorely to bein town and couldn't go, Iused to catchmyself comparing my hard lot to theirs."

"Dear me!" she laughed, tiirning heriface up so that if caught the light ofthe rising moon which gleamed strangelyupon her eyes,"I had noidea that soldier-ing was such a hardship. Isuppose youused to see these poor wretches every day?Ishould so like to go over a prison. Itmust be very interesting. Ihaven't the"remotest notion of what a convict is like."

"Well, you couldn't be shown over amale convict prison without^,breach of theBritish Constitution or something of thatsort," he replied, "but you can see theconvicts without going into the prison,because at Parkhurst they bring them outto work in the fields, arid you can always

"ccc a gang of two of them about the roads'and the Avenue. If you have nothingbetter to do to-morrow I'lldrive you andSylvia over if youlike. It's a very prettydrive from here, and then we can run overto Carisbrook if you like and see the placeinhere KingCharles was imprisoned. There'sa nice little inn there where we can geta. very decent al fresco lunch, and we canget back in plenty of time for dinner."

"I'm sure that's verykind of you, indeed,"said Viola, "and if it suits SylviaIshallhe very glad to- come. After all, it doesseem rather foolish to come to the Isleof Wight to spend all your time on ayacht, and go away without seeing any ofits beauties. Yes, thanks,Ithink it ivillba delightful."

Philip Archer had^ made the suggestioneimply because he had, although he liardlykneav dt himself, already reached thatstage in which he counted the hours andminutes spent with Viola as life, and thosespent away from her merely as existence— a.sort of twilight to be lived through untilthe light shone again. He even caught(himself thinking, not without a certaincense of shame, that the presence of Lady'Sylvia would be a necefsity rather thm anadded delight. But Viola's motives in ac-cepting the invitation were very different.Ever since they had come to Cowes she hadlieen possessedby anatural but almost mor-bid desire to .see the place where her fatherhad spent those six long years of mentalagony;but her mother had always spokenof Parkhurst with such utter loathing thatbo far she had not ventured even to sug-gest a visit to it.

biie saw, perhaps even more keenly thanArcher himself why he had allied her to

go, and she thought what would happen ifhe only knew how pleasing the knowledgewas to her, for she, too, found, somewhatto her dismay, that after every new hourspent in his society, after every clasp ofhis hand and every meeting of their eyes,her heart had slipped a little farther out ofher own keeping.

Of course it was all absurd, impossible.What had she to do with love or marriagewith such a man as he—

an English gentle-man without a,stain on his record, and theinheritor of traditions which had comedown to him spotless through generations?She could see that he loved her already,for she herself cared far too much for himnot to see that;but what "would he thinkif he knew the real reason for her accep-tance of his invitation;would he be stand-ing beside her there, listening to the lazy,seductive lap of the little waves, lookingat -er softly-shaded face, v, atching her eyesas they gleamed in the dusk, and doing hisloyal best to confine himself to conven-tionalities? What, in short, would happenif he knew that he was standing there talk-ing to the daughter of a felon

—of one of

those "assorted scoundrels" of whom he hadjust spoken?

And then these two who loved each other,the one with a longing which he knewcould only be gratified by a betrayal ofhi.s plighted troth, and the other who feltwith equal force t>at, even if it were pos-sible, marriage with this man could onlyend in unspeakabledisaster for both, turnedand walked back again to the house, eachthinking unutterable thoughts ;and in aTew minutes more "Viola found herself chat-ting pleasantly to the man who, as shefirmly believed, had been the means ofsending her father to the place of suffer-ing and degradation which she would seeto-morrow— the man whose death she hadnot only fully determined upon, but half-planned already.

Lady Sylvia at once fell in with theproject of the drive over to Parkhurst andCarisbrook. The morning was brilliantlyfine, and both she and Archer were in thehighest spirits, but Viola seemed in a some-what strange mood;after a few minutes'silence she would break into a fit of almostunnatural gaiety, and this would foe fol-lowed by a series of brilliant and stingingsarcasms on things in general, which in-cluded one or two half-veiled snubs whichthe Honourable Philip anything but re-lished.

At length they crossed the ridge wherethe road slopes down past the prison andthe barracks to Newport.

'There!" said Archer, pointing his whiptowards some fields on the left-hand side;"there they are, some of them.

'Viola looked at the distant figures dotted

about the field. As they came nearershe saw that some -we're Pressed in ratherlight clothing, and some in dark. Thelight-clad figures were stooping as thoughover some kind of work, and others weremoving slowly about the field. The darkfigures were almost; motionless, and stooderect. Some of them were quite near tothe light, figures;others were posted somedistance away from them in the cornersof the field and along the fences.

When she got nearer still she caught thegleam of the sun on the rifles which theywere carrying. Inspite of her well-trainedself-control a cold clutch at her heartforced a little gasping sob up through herthroat and mist into her eyes, as herthoughts wert back to that death-bed inthe Mandeville road. Here, in these veryfields, her father, the man who to Jur wasthe incarnation of all that was good andhonourable, had worn out year after yearof the life which might have been a seriesof brilliant triumphs for him.

They drove on down the hill, and asthey got near the bottom of the slopeArcher swung his whip over to the rightand said:

—"There's the prison;we shall see the

entrance to it soon. The Avenue is ratherpretty; in fact it's all very pretty roundhere except the barracks, and they're asugly as even the War Office could makethem."

Just then a sentry armed with a riflestepped out into the road and held up hishand.

"Ah," said Archer, pulling up his horse,"I suppose some of the gangs are comingout. We shall have to stop."

Then, as he turned his horse round alittle, Viola, who was sitting at the back,saw coming slowly out of the avenue ofover-arching trees which leads to the pri-son gates a double row of hideous, slowly-moving figures harnessed like cattle to atwo-wheeled cart. They had a sort oflittle Scotch cap on their close-croppedheads. Their faces were neither beardednor shaven. They were dressed in shape-less jackets of a whitish blue with broadvertical stripes of red, drab-knee breechesstamped with the black mark of the Ar-row, rough stockings and heavy boots.

As they dragged the creaking cart acronsthe road they looked round and both Violaand- Lady Sylvia closed their eyes. Theyhad never seen such faces before, faces sougly and villainous, figures so hideous anddegraded;and then, as Viola opened hereyes again, she stared after them with dryangry eyes and white, set features. Yes,her father had been one of these, too;oneof these horrible, numbered, namelessthings in the shape of men, but deprived ofevery human attribute that made a man;and so far only three lives, and those paltryones, had paid for this unspeakable wrong.Still there were more and better to come.

"Why, Viola, what on earth is the mat-ter with you?" exclaimed Lady Sylvia, asshe caught sight of her face. "You are look-ing Quite ill."

"No, I'm not ill!" exclaimed Viola, al-most prssionately. "But T can't standthis. Captain Archer.Iwi^li you'd driveon as soon as you can. I've seen quiteenough of prison-lar.d; it's too horrible tothink tint those awful-looking wretchesthere were once men, perhans honourablemen in good positions with wives and fami-lies, who., Idaresay, are starving now. Andperhaps there may be some innocent onesamong them— and that must be more hor-rible than all. Just fancy the thoughts

and the feelings of an innocent man con-demned to that! For goodness' sake, letus get awayl'

SHORT STORY.

THE PREMIER'S ABSENCE.

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OTAGO WITNESS.

THE LADIES' PAGE.By Emmeline.

Tbeworld iv>ad—

the garden wa<ia wild.aliim»n, tbeHermit, licbed, till woman railed.—

CIUFIIM.

Kmmeline will be pleued to receive letters from 00.-rts-icuaeuti ou any matter of interest to them, and to resit"rmn.b themedinniorrhiiDage, thenorn de plumeonlr of the

"■imriiaii.' nareof theKdiMr.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.Rosa.— The address you mention is sufficient.It is a little higher up than" St. Joseph'sCathedral. The process is a very slow one,only about a dozen hairs being killed at asitting.

Chips.— Use ordinary French polish over oil.

TABLE TALK.Monday Afternoon.

On Wednesday Mrs Hart gave a ladies'luncheon party at her residence in Royal Ter-race, as a farewell to Mrs Miohie, who leavesnext week for England.

On Wednesday afternoon Mrs Sise gave alarge farewell

"At home

"to Mrs Mills, who

leaves by the Monowai on Thursday for Syd-ney, enroute for England. Considerably over100 ladies were present, and a most enjoyableafternoon was spent. All the downstairsrooms were thrownopen, and the hall led toa balcony, which formed a pleasant outletfrom the crowded rooms. Teaand coffeewereserved inthe diningroom, where the table wasbeautifully decorated with glasses of sweetpeas, and laden withall sorts of delicious cakesand sandwiches, besides whichices were servedduring the afternoon, which weremost tempt-ing and refreshing, the day being very warm.

grey cloth with Eton jacket, and white strawhal trimmed with pale blue ribbon;Mrs Sale,grey and white foulard silk costume and largegrey chiffon hat with grey feathers and deepred roses ;Mrs Ogston, dress of blue tuckedcloth finished with yoke of white satin, hatof burnt straw trimmed with pale ribbon andblue and pink roses;Mrs Colquhoun, darkgreen costume trimmed with goldbraid;MrsRobinson, black costume, white ostrich featherboa;Miss L.Holmes, pretty dress composed ofwhite skirt and blouse of heliotrope silk andlarge while hat with black velvet:Mrs Han-sonTurton. costume of transparent black overpink silk, the bodice finished with pink silktrimmings, large black hat;Mrs Aufrere Fen-wick, white serge costume, black and whilehat;Miss B. Hart, white embroidered mus-lin dress, Leghorn hat;Miss CHart,blue andwhite floralmuslin dress, trimmed with lace;Miss Denniston, costume of blue cloth withbolero opening over a white vest, black chif-fon and feather hat;Mrs Kirkwood. hand-sOmo greyand white fcmlard silk costume wornwith white feather" boa, and Vack and whitebonnet;Mrs Sargood, pretty dre«s of palegreenstriped voile daintily trimmed with nar-row green satin ribbon and white lace, pinkhat witha touchof black;Miss Wright, smarttailor-made costume of black cloth, the Etonjacket faced with pale blue, white vest,prettyhat with pink flowers;Miss Mem (Sydney),a stylish dress of blue voile over pink silktrimmed with bright rose pink silk)and creamFace insertion, pink floral hat to match;MrsHart, costume of black merv, the bodicetrimmed with pale green-figured brocade, andsmart toque;Mrs M'Gowan, brown cloth cos-tume, thebodice made withcream lace boleroover brown tucked silk vest, large hat withbrown trimmings and pink roses ;MrsBartle-man, black costume trimmed with green,black feather hat;Miss Dorothy Bartleman,a white muslin dress;Mrs B. Hallenstein,dress of slate-coloured grey, trimmed withwhite lace, pnd white vest, compoced of lacefinished with narrow black velvet floral hat;

ship Bishop Nevill andMrs Nevill at their re-sidence, "Bishop.sgrove," as a farewell to their

i many friends obout to leave for the Homecountry. The morning was somewhatthreatening, and doubts of a fine day wereexperienced. However, as the day advancedit steadily improved, and except for a little

■ dulness of sky and rather too much wind,it'.ie day proved all that couldbe desired. Fully1 200 guests were present, who were received

1' in the entrance hall by the Bishop and MrsNevill. Ten. coffee, delicious cakes, and sand-wic'.ies were served in the spacious diningroom,where the table was arranged withhigli-'standing glasses of lovely sweet peas, and dur-ing the afternoon there wasmuhic in the draw-ingroom, MrsRobinson. MissIrwin,and MissLeBrun beingamongst the performers. Aftertea most of the visitors adjourned to the lovelygrounds, and althoughmany stayed about thelawns immediately adjoining the house, acrreat many more strolled much farther away,finding their way to pretty little waterfallsandrustic bridges, and untrodden paths, all ofwhich help to make the grounds of Bishops-grove so attractive.

Amongot themany present wereBishop andMrs Nevill. Miss Nevill, Rev. E. G. and MrsEdwards, Archdeacon and Mrs Robinson,Mrs G, G.Russell, Mrs PhilipRussell. Dr andMrs Hocken, Mr and Mrs Howard Jackson,Dr and Mr« Sha-ncl and the Misses Shand, Pro-fessor and Mrs Sale,Mr and Mrs Michie,MisKirkwood, Mr Crawford, Mrs AufreFe Fen-wick, Mrs and Miss Cook, Mr and Mrs H.LeCren, Mr and Mrs D'Arcy Haggitt, Mr'and Mrs S. Brent, Mrs Walter Brent. Mrs

] Dowling, the Misses Farquhar, Mrs J. Mac-!lean, Mr and Mrs Denniston, Mr and-Mrs A.Fisher. Mr and Mrs Graham, the Misses Gra-

j ham, the Misses Gilkison. Mrs and the MissesIRattray, Mr f>r.d Mrs Kempthorne, MissKempthorne. Mr and Mrs George Roberts,Mrs C. Turnbull. Mr and Mrs Maclean, Mrs'andMiss Fisher, Mrs Carew, Mrs Greenwood,

, Mrand Mrs Salmon, Mrs Ogston,Mrs and theMisses Coughtrey, Mrs and Miss Turton, the

Farquhar, charming drees of soft white silfc'trimmed with cream lsce and ruffle of bluec'litfon, largeblack picture hat; Miss DorothyBaitleman, dress of grey cashmere tucked, andwhite lace on the bodice;Miss J-ury Rattray",charming drest of navy blue and white foularc',the skirt edged with a frill and bands of black

■\ civet, and the bodice made with white yokeand finished with a waist belt of cherry-coloured velvet, blue straw hat with bluetrimmings and red roses; Mrs Oldham, smartheliotrope cloth costume; Mrs Bennett, bluoand v.hite forward costume and blaok hat;Miss Graham, dress of green chene silktrimmed with narrow black velvet and lace:Miss> S. Graham, grey and white foulard silkwith tucked bodice and vest and collar oftransparent lace, white feather hat; Mrs Og-ston, dress of blue voile tucked, and whitetiimmings on the bodice, burnt straw hat withblue ribbon and pink flowers; Mrs Carew.blue costume with white vest and black androd hat;Mrs Dowling, blue tucked cashmerecostume andblack hat:Miss Ruby Farquhar,white pique with pmb; Mrs Fisher, dress ofblue voile with tucked white yoke, white hatwith black trimmings and pink flowers; MissShand, smart tailor-made dress of blue sergewithrevers of white, and pale blue vest, whitehat trimmed with blue; Miss Turton. a dres3of heliotropeand whHe-atriped material withlaceand heliotrope trimmings, and floral hat.

A very pretty wedding, said to be the firstperformedby the Rev. A. C Tennant, M.A.,in the Presbyterian Church, at Port, Chal-mers, took place on December 26, when MrRobert Scott, surgeon dentist, was united toMiss Sissie Brown, youngeefc daughter of MrW. Brown, of Middlemarch. A number ofthe friends ofbothbride andbridegroom werepresent o.n the occasion, and the ceremonywas very imposing. At one part of the scr-\ice the choir sang the19th hymn, and as thebridal party left the church the organistplayed Mendel-.sohn's wedding march. Thfbride, who was givenaway byher brother, MiArch. Brown, of Middlemarch, was charmingly robed in a costume of cream-figuredlustre, trimmed elaborately with white satin.chiffon oncl passementerie en traine. Abeautiful Brussels veil and Avreath of orangeblossom completed the costume. Theornsuments. the gift of the bridegroom, con-sisted of a handsome nacklace of pearls setin gold, and a butterfly broochmounted withlarge rubier Miss Brown, who attended hersister as bridesmaid, was very prettily drapedin flowered mus'.in, witliheliotrope trimmings;awhiteLeghornhat trimmed with chiffon, andas an ornament More a massive gold brooch,the gift of the bridegroom. The best manwas Dr W. Borrie. Mr Scott belongs to thehiFtorical family of the Scotts of Harden, hisfather. Mr Gideon James Scott, who wasbornin 1P39, beins: a cadet of that famous house,and possessed the holding of Singlee, nearHarden. This gentlemanmarried Miss AnnieMurray Aitclien, of Edinburgh,"by whom hehad a larjfe family, and the bridegroom on.this occasion is the fouith and youngest son,and was born at Selkirk, N.B. Mr Scott,sen., with his wife and family, afterwards de-cided to Fettle in Otago, and arrived in Dun-edin Fome years back, and when he died in1884, his widow and eldest daughter then rp-turned to England, where they still live. MrRobert Scott nassprt his examinetion as a den-tal surgeon in 1?99, after studying both inEngland and America, and has since estab-lished himself in Port Chalmers.

After the marriago ceremony an adjourn-ment was made to the residence of the bride-groom, where the wedding breakfast, whichwr.3 numerously attended, was partaken of.Amongst those ru'esent wore Dr A. and MrsHendrv. Dr Borrie. Misses M'Kay and Dilson.Mr and Mr* Louie, and others. The hanpvcouple afterwards left on their bri-dal tour amidst a perfect showerof confetti. The bride's travellingdress was a charming conception ofdove-co!our?d material, faced by a pinksilk ves-t. the hat being: of white rice strawwith chiffon and while ostrich feather trim-ming?.

A CHAT ON BOOKS."

Janice i'eredith," by Paul LeicesterFord, is a bock which locally has beenimmensely popular, and unless the question"Have you read 'Janice Meredith?'" wasanswered in the affirmative, the oues-tioner assumed the superiority of

"

the"culcha'd" to the unlearned! The sub-title, "A Siory of the American Revolution,"explains the period, and leads one to ex-pect the semi-historical style of the plot.History, however, plays second fiddle tothe drama of humanity, and in the excite-ment and complications of Mistress JaniceMeredith's love affairs, the questions of thetime and the great drama of history whichis being played, with Cornwallis, Howe,Washington, Andre and others as theactors, take but v, secondary place. Thestory of Mistress Janice is the story of aveil-born, hicrh-spirited, and beautifulgirl, whose family is well known in Pennsyl-vanian society. She is but 15 when we nrs£meet her, yet already, in accordance \\ itlithe fashion of the time, is laced, bunchedand frilled like her elders, though she pro-tests asrainst the restrictions of her newfrock', and requires to be reminded prettyseverely: "A female of 15 run races with aboy indeed ' The very idea is inde'icate !''

And now the hero -walks on to the stagein the humble guise of a "covenant ser-v?.nt." Charles Founes, one of the mob oJlabourers, artisans, etc. who have left theold world for the new. and now await en-gagement, seems, despite his boorish, sullenmanners and strong Somerset accent,strangely out of place. His accomplish-ments, too, as a farm servant are strictlylimited. Horses ?.re the only thing heknows anything about, though in momentsof forgetfulness, when his rough countryaccent drops away from him, he make'sa more courtly bow, turns a prettier com-pliment, than had come within Janice'sexnerience«.

For many reasons, however, CharlesFounes is not accounted much of a lossto the iatm staff when he mysteriously dis-p.ppears from Greenwood. He seems" 'in-finitely more at home presently in the partof a non-commissioned officer in Washing-ton's army; more at home still, later on,when we find him, dashing, cool, brilliantand self-contained, and known as Cnpt;,inJack Brereton, Washington's favouilte"Aide." Many things, however, lud hap-pened at Greenwood in the meantime.Janice had dismissed with disdain her mrallover, Phil Reunion ; had iiiu ;y\vay withthe Englishman Evatt, whose matin e pas-*;<mi .unl knowledge of the v, orld. absolutely.

Mrs Fels, heliotrope foulard dress and blackhat.

The same afternoona most originaland en-joyable tea was given by Mrs Loganat her residence, '"Sernia," Roslyn, whichtookthe form of a

"florin tea." About40 or

50 guests were present, and many were thewonderings and questions a3 to whata "florintea

"could mean. After the guests were all

assembled each individual one was suppliedwith a florin andapaper onwhich were writ-ten some 20 questions or so to be answered.Half an hour was the prescribed time allowedfor answering the questions, and an answerto each was to be found somewhere on eitherside of the florin. A great deal of ingenuitywas displayed in the choice and arrangementof the questions, a great many of which com-pletely puzzled those answering. One ques-tion asked was,

"Name a well-known railway

station," the answer being "Victoria," andpnother a well-known fruit, the answer being"

A date," etc. At the conclusion of thetimeallottedall thepapers were collected, andthe answers added up, the result being thatMrs Hosking and Mrs Stock had thehighestnumber of correct answers and equal numbers.Of the gentlemen's papers Dr Bloomfield hadthe highest number, and secured the gentle-man's prize. This novel afternoon's amuse-ment was much enjoyed by all present, andsome knowledge was gained by the competi-tors as to thepossibilities and hidden mean-ings and words tobe found on a single florin.

Amongst thosepresent wereMrsLogan, theMisses Logan, Mr and Mrs A. Logan (Scot-land),Mrs Hosking,MrsE. Reynolds, Mr andMrsH.LeCren, Mrs Walter Brent, the MissesHaggitt, the Misses Gilkison, Dr Riley, Mrand Miss Macassey, Miss S. Graham, MrsStock. Mrs and Miss Rattray,Dr Bloomfield,Dr Mackellar, Mr J. Cameron, the MissesFarquhar, etc.

Miss Logan wore a white skirt and prettyheliotropesilk blouse trimmed with lace;MrsA. Logan, a smart dress of pink tucked voiletrimmed with white lace and narrow black vel-vet;the Misses Logan, pretty blouses withlace over dark skirts;Miss Macassey, whiteand yellow dress and black hat;Miss S. Gra-ham, grey and white foulard silk and featherboa.

On Saturdayafternoon a large and most en-joyable garden party was given by his Lord-

Mrs Mills sang several songs, whioli every onepresent enjoyed immensely.

Amongst those present were Mrs and MissSise, Mrs and Miss Gerty Mills, Mrs Colqu-houn,Mrs Ogston, MrsMichie, MrsHay (Te-muka). Mrs Robert Turnbull, Mrs Russell,Mrs Maca3sey, Mrs O. Rattray, Mrs and MissAllan Holmes, Mrs Gallaway, Mrs and theMisses Hart, Mrs and Miss Denniston, MrsandMissTurton, Mrs S. Brent, Mrs Walcott,Mrs Tolmie, Mrs B.0. Haggitt,MrsRoberts,Mra GeorgeRoberts, Miss Cargill, Mr3J. Car-gill, Mrs Jackson, Mrsand the Misses Fergus,Mrs and Miss Cutten, Mrs Cheeseman, MrsFisher, Mrs A. W. Morris and Miss EllaMorris, Mrs and Miss Shand, the MissesFraser, Mrsand Miss Graham, Mrs M'Gowan,Mrs Sale, Miss Wright, Mrs and Miss Bartle-man, Mrs John Maclean, MrsLeslie Reynolds,MrsFenwick, Mrs Martin,Mrs and Miss Simp-son,etc.

Mrs Sise wore ablack gown trimmed withjet and lace; Miss Sise, a smart white dresscomposed of pique skirt andembroideredmus-linbodice finished with white satin belt;MrsMills, stylish custume of black voile, bothskirt and bodice composed of tucked materialfinished with full neck ruffle of white andblack chiffon andlargeblack picture hat;MissGerty Mills, white embroidered muslin dressand hat trimmed with black and crimsonroses; Mrs Michie, a smart costume of navyblue foulard with bolero jacket and blackhat; Mrs Robert Turnbull, black satin, theskirt edged with steel trimming and the bo- }dice composed of black lace, on which wasembroidered true lovers' knots in cream,trimmed with steel trimming, white strawbonnet with lovely roses; Mrs Leslie Rey-nolds, stylish tan-coloured tailor-made cos-

'tume with revers of dark green and vest ofpale eau denil and white lace;Mrs W. Rey-nolds, black) satin skirt, and bodice of helio- itrope and white striped silk and black hat;IMrs G. G. Russell, handsome black silk gown,

'the bodice trimmed with white satin and iblack, black and white bonnet; Mrs PhilipRussell, dress of green striped silk grenadine.trimmed with velvet and lace, black toquewith white feathers; Mrs George Roberts, avery stylish dress of navy blue and whitefoulard silk, thebodice made with white vestand finished witha longsash of plainblue silk

-tucked and edged with white, white hat with <

black trimmings and pink flowers;Mrs Hay(Temuka), smart tailor-made costume of pale

Misses Irwin, Mrs Martin,Miss LeBrun, MissAllen, MrsButternorth. Mr and Mrs Oldham,Mrs and Miss Macassey, Mr E. B. and MissCaigill, the Misses MacVerras, Mrs Easther,Archdeacon Beaumont, Rev. Mr King, MrPlatts, Mrs and Miss Bartleman, Mr and MrsEliot-Elliot,etc.

Mips Nevill wore a pretty tucked dress ofpale heliotrope cashmere with tucked bolerotrimmed with guipure lace opening over avest of striped silk withlace trimmings;MissPenny, white muslin dress; Mrs H. LeCren,very pretty dress of cream-embroidered voileover cream satin, the bodice made with satinsleeves trimmed with embroidery, and largeblack feather hat;Mr3C. Turnbull, blue andwhite foulard silk dress made with oveiskirtedged with white, and vest of white relievedwith black velvet ribbon, black hat with redroses;Mrs Michie, navy blue foulard silk cos-tume, black chiffon and feather hat; MrsBartleman, navy blue and white foulard silkcostume with overskirt trimmed with whitesilk fringe, the bodice trimmed with white andsilk fringe,black hat;Miss Kempthorne, sty-lish black dress with zouave bodice faced withcream guipure lace and bell sleeves trimmedwith white satin and guipure; Mrs G. G.Russell, a handsome black silk dress trimmedwith white, black and white bonnet; MrsGeorge Roberts, smart blue and white foulardsilk costume, finished with long sash ends oftucked blue silk, picture hat with pink rosee;Mrs Aufrere Fenwick. charming costume ofwhite serge skirt and tucked silk bodicefinished with vest of heavy gold Indian em-broidery and deep belt of the same, white hattrimmed withchiffon and feathers andbunchesof blue forget-me-nots;Miss Amy Mackerras,white skirt and -heliotrope bodice trimmedwith lace, feather hat;Miss Millicent Mac-kerras, white pique skirt and shirt of palegreen and white silk, white hat with palegreen;Mrs Robinson, black tailor-made cos-tume and white feather boa, black bonnetwithred;MrsKirkwood, grey and white foul-

*ard silk dress and white feather boa, blackpnd white bonnet;MrsPhilip Russell, greensilk and voile costume handsomely trimmedwith lace, black and white toque;Mrs Jack-son, black and heliotrope costume, black andpurple bonnet;Miss Jackson, smart greytailor-made costume;Miss Farquhar, a verypretty drees of pale blue floral muslin withtrained skirt, the bodice finished with a largeknotof pink and white chiffon;Miss Beatrice

January 23. 190159

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January 23, 1901OTA GO WITNESScoated witha green, slippery growth, whichchnnot be removed by simple washing. Pro-cure some chloride of lime, make this intoa paste with water, and apply a thick coatto the gieen parts. Leave for half a dayor for a whole night, then \\a.«h off, andkeep the flags regulaily scrubbed.

White Maiks on Table.— To remove thesemarks, caused by hot dishes, rub well msome sneet oil, afterwards a little spirits ofwine, then polish with a soft duster.

To Mend a Watering-can — To stop theholes caused by rust in a watering-can, drythe can thoroughly, dip a piece of linen orcotto* rag in copal varnish and put it overthe leaky place inside. When thoroughlyhardened, give.a coat of paint to the uholecan, outside and in.

Restore the Colour to Brown Holland.—When it becomes faded after much wearand repeated washing, dip 'it in asolution of 2oz of potash and loz of annatothoroughly stirred into three ouarts ofwater. After dipping the faded article inthib liquid, take out without -nungnigand

■rinse in cold water.

ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS.Dear Emmelinc,— "

All isnot gold that glit-ters" is an undeniable fact, but femininityin general pauses not at the present time toinquire too particularly into matters so longas the evening toilettes presentedemit sparkles and flashes of light,'whether from the materials which composethem or the beautiful embroidery or passe-menterie which add to their decoration. The.shimmer and gleam of gold is not confined toevening gowns alone, but makes its presenceknown on afternoon toilettes, adding to thebeauty of the fur with which they aretrimmed, while often composing the mostpart of the elaborate buttons, which proveaparticularly noticeable feature on the smart-est tailor-ma-des. while in the world of mil-linery its power is unlimited and indisputable.Extremely beautiful and not so costly as onewould expect are the forms in which thia at-tractive metal makes its appearance, andamong the most popular are gold galon orbraid, gold tinsel ribbon and cloth of gold,the latter being sometimes employed forfoldedbelts or large flat toques bordered withfur. Fine gold cord is much employed forthe enhancement of cloth or ielvet applique.Gold buckles of the mopt persuasivecharacter,but of extraordinary length well-nigh trimsome of the small hats or toques, and are fre-quently 7in cr Bin long. Inmy first illustra-tion, [havedepicted the charms of the latestand most fashionable cravat, the constructionthereof being quite within the powers of the

THC IATBbT CRAVAT.

home dressmaker. Inorder to make it halfa yard of gold galon and a yard and a-half ofwide cream satin ribben must be purchasedtogether with an old-fashioned paste or an-tique buckle. The collar stock is formed ofa band of gold galon mounted on the satinribbon, while from the back come the twofolded ends of satin ribbon clasped by abuckle or a large enamel ring of quaint de-sign might b© substituted if preferred. An-other pretty style of neck adornment consistsof a high collar-band of gold tinsel ribbon,applied to pale-pink and black velvet rib-bon, and fastening at one side, whencetwo ribbon ends fall to some 4in below theneck. Our waist belts also receive a largoamount of attention this season, for the intro-duction of the short coat terminatinga fewinches- above the waist line necessitated theadoption-of amore elaborate and deeper beltthan had hitherto been fashionable, as thegap left h",s to bo filled neatly up. Thefolded band of satin, velvet, or silk securedat the front by ribbon and two stout rings,getting the name of "Pulley" iherefrom,still continues to be popular, as is likewisethe sash of satin, ribbon, which after beingpassed round the waist finishes in a 'high-looped bow and long-depending e-nds.

For very shore cats there is nothing so

me that all mj' friends are not endowedwith your sweet charitableness, else Ishould soon become an unsufferably vainperson. . . . The very hearty thanks ofall the members of the C C.C. are due toyou for the unique and charming entertain-ment of your 'At Home.' The labour in-volved must have been immense. Themere writing of all those columns, withoutany of the extraordinary bra.in work re-quired to produce the sketches of each mem-ber's work and personality, must havetaken many and many an hour of hardwork. Ido not wonder that you ex-claim, 'Never, never again!' But it maypleasure you toknow that this one at leastof your guests has been excellently enter-tained and instructed."— Dear CountryMouse,Ithank you very heartily for yourappreciation, for your kind wishes', and formuch pleasant cheer in past limes. Yourpen and ink portrait i.s .true in some de-tails, very far astray in cthei*. dear, andcredits me w ith all the virlues 1long for.

W. V writes thus courleou«ly :— "I can-

not do less than thank you most heartilyfor the pages of interesting and instructiveuMtlini» >our C.C.C. has afforded us during(lie !-e:-<io'i just dosed. It would be al-mo-;! invidious 1o mention names where allavo so m>od, but Gnib, Val, Ted, andSwiMlbriar come prominently to niv mind.Violet writes too seldom— plea.se convey tolilt my best thanks for the sentiments sowrll expressed in her articles. Iused tothink your page could not be filled whenAlice left it. but behold it has improved,und has not its equal in any paper south ofthe line. May youhavea large measure ofgratitude showered upon you, for Iam sureyour work can be no sinecure

—the merest

novice can see a great amount of labour isinvolved."—Ithank you very truly forthe courtesy which prompter! you to sendme so kind a letter, and for the goodwishes with which it closes. You arequite right in estimating good health as thegreatest earthly blessing one can desire. Iremenaber your writing quite well, and theterribly sad loss which you suffered aboutthe time of your letter to me. Time. Ihope, has touched with softening hand thewound that then was so deep.

Pippin.— Thank you very much for yourbright note. Iquite enjoyed reading itand hope you will bs able to keep to yourproject.

Cassandra says:— "I, as one of the club

members thoroughly enjoyed your 'AtHome.' It was very kind of you to go toso much trouble, Emmeline, to sum us allup, as it were. . . . Thanking youagain for all the pleasureIhave experiencedin the Ladies' Page of 1900, Iwish youfrom my heart a bright and successful New-Year.1

'—Ihope, indeed Cassandra, thatif the club continues, Imay still be itspresident, for Ihave taken such an interestin seeing my plan carried out, and achievesuch success and popularity. Thank youfor your desire to become a more regularmember.

Starlight -writes:— "I should like tothank j-ou for the pleasure of your 'AtHome

'— it was quite obvious what anamount of work it entailed. And it was,lam sure, the greatest success. Knowingseveral of our members personallyIwas themore interested in the reflctions given by3'our mirror. Ienjoyed your descriptionof the drawing-room, for Ilove beautifulthings."— Your concluding compliment isso dainty -jand delightful, Starlight, that Idon't want to share it with anyone byquoting it, but love best to keep it sacredto silence.

Elsie, in the course of a delightful letter,every word of whichIhave enjoyed, says:"I most heartily congratulate 3'ou on thesuccess which has attended the past sessionof the C.C.C, and alfo on your admirable'At Home.' Itwas indeed a splendid ideaand you deserve our deepest tha*;\s for liiemanner in which you carried it out.Ishould lik', through you. to thank thevarious members fcr the able papers we,your constant readers have enjoyed fromthem during the past session. Your ownarticles have been most enjoyable— 'Daysat Home, and Otherwise' was Al. Inourhouse it has been read aloud until we al-most know it by heart. . . . Violet'sme?=a2e has reached at least ore tiredpilgrim, fadd^nsd and depressed by thework, worry,and faihrres of the past year,that, looked back at now. seem gone fornought— lost:but "Nothing is lost":thatthought gives on" courage to enter onanother year. That your page may be ass^ccasrefnl in the new century as in theold, and you lons be spared to co-ndnct it,i<« my s'neere wisb

"— A thousand thanks,Elsie, for your kindness.

LADIES' GOSSIP.— Prince George of Crete has been at

var'ous times betrothed by romancing andill-lnfcrmsd journalists to Princesses ofEngland, Dersimrk, and Hanover, none ofwhom could he possibly marry. Itis well

iki-'>wn that the real object of Queen Olga'slong stay in .Russia during the summer andautumn was to arrange a marriage betweenPrince George and the Grand DuchessHelena Viadimirovna, but the project failed,and it is no-,? rumoured that a match is tobo made for him with Princess Alex-

andra of Scliaumbirrqj-Lippe, grandniece ofthe late Queen of Denmark, and sister ofthe Quen of Wurlemberg. Princess Alex-andra's eldsst brothe:- is married to PrincessLouise of Denmark, daughter of th" CrownPrince, and two of her youngrer brothersmanned the very rich twin daughters of theGrand Thiche«s Vera of Wnrtcmbersr, sisterof the Queen of. the Hollene: .— The Bow.urer Duciiess of Abercorni=. now in her eightv-n'.ntli vpnr. She enjoyspxoellepthniitli, a~id is in full po?sns<sipn ofherhcr fa:"ltrs. Vtariv 77 years have pissedsic Huriet L dr Granville, writing o* achild's, bnll pive-n by G<~cvre the Fourth,ni°nf-ion-d "thQ voun<r«t Belford grrl" cs'beautiful." The Dov&'c-' DucVss o-fAbercorn b.is always b?cn a special fa-vourite at Court, and in 1841. whpii Sp'Robert Pce1 <\:mie into office, the Quo^nand Prince Albert v.c:c very anxious for herto accept the office of Mistress of theRobes.—

Mrs M'Kinley, who shares the jeys

'and sorrows of the*President of the UnitedStates, is a confirmed invalid, but still abeautiful woman. As Miss Ida Saxtonshe was known as the belle of the North-westernReserve, and when Major M'Kinleymarried her in 1871 she was in the flowerof her youth and beauty, 'lhe pretty house■

at Canton which Mr and Mrs M'Kinleynow occupy is the one to which they wentas bride and bridegroom. It has sad as-sociations, for here"their two children diedunder circumstances of peculiar sadness.Wherever duty has calledher husband MrsM'Kinley has been his companion, and thecareful attention he devotes to her has.bsen remarkedever since President M'Kin-ley attracted, by his public services, theattention and the regard of the public.— A pretty story of the Duchess of Fife,who, with her husband and two little girls,

I isstaving at Sandringham, is told by "Filo-mena" in the Illustrated London NewsSociety was disturbed a few years ago bythe case of a little child of high birth, whowas accidentally found to be covered withbruises inflicted by a brutal nurse. TheDuchess said to a lady who was visitingher

— "No nurse would be able to syste-matically bruise my children's bodies, fornot many days go by tliat Ido not washthem m-self." The lady misunderstood,and remarked, "Do you really take thetrouble to stay in the nursery, ma'am, towatch their toilet?" "I did not say. 'Iwatch,'" replied H.R.H. emphatically.The Duchess, who is always very simply,almost plainly, dressed, is trying; to set thefashion of high dresses for evening wear.— Her Royal Highness the Princess ofWales was 56 on December 1. As the yearsgo by the hold of her Royal Highness onthe affections of the nation seems to in-crease, and the delight and admiration withwhich her Royal Highness the Princessis always greeted is as keen to-day as itwas when she came, a girl of 19. "The seaking's daughter from over the sea," to bethe wife of the Prince of Wales, 37 yearsago.— The friendship of the ex-Empress Eu-genic for Princess Henry of Battenberg jswell-known, and it is believed that herMajesty has left the bulk of her fortuneand beautiful jewellery to the latter'sdaughter, Princess Ena. The Princess isin future to be known by the names ofVictoria Eugenic.— Miss Kathleen Hivdn Green, the LordMayor of London's eldest daughter, i.s apoet. She has been writing for someyears, but, according to her own confession,she did not take herself seriously until fiveor six years ago, when she began to con-tribute poems to various well-known perio-dicals and ma2raz;nes. These poems havebeen collected and published, with some ad-ditions, in s, neat volume^dedicated "To allwhose counsel, criticism, and encourage-ment have availed in the making of thisbook."— ..hen children belong to very impor-tant families, and great interests are boundup with their lives, it occasions surprise tofind that they are sometimes allowed tosleep m an unprotected condition, and toplay without proper guardianship. In arecont instance some little people withbrilliant prospects were with difficulty res-cued from death by burning. A few yeaisF:nee report had it that an illustrious childwoke up in the night, saw a man movingabout her room, vho afterwards proved tobe a burgls'r. and took the mjtter quitecalmly, thinking he meant no harm. Thesecond son of Princess Alice, GrandDuchess of HDsse Darmstadt, had a fatalfall from a window during the temporarya,b-enc« of an attendant. This littlePrinc='s life wisNi very valuable one, froma dynastic point of view. On the otherhand, there are persons of lesser degree,though rich enough to pay for extra ■jpi-

vices. who stipulate when engaging gov< t -nesses and nurses that their children shallnever be left alone, day or night, and thatin case of temporary absence the chaise isalways to be nassed on to an assistant.Tips almost approaches a custom of theolder Royal Family of France, that atten-dants should «tay up all night, fullydressed, watching that no harm came tojuvenile Princes and Princesses. Wherethere is money enough to command largerooms and the constant pr?sence of 'care-takers, who would succeed one another inturn, it naturally excites wonder when someuntoward event happens.—

■ In conversation the Princess ofWales has always been a charming com-panion, though a certain nervousness causesher to be somewhat retiring, except in thecompany of her more intimate friends. Thishas sometimes led people to think her stiffand reserved, though that is far from beingthe case In London the life of thePrincers is necessarily far more restrictedthan in lha country, where she can goabout without the 'annoyance of an admir-ing, crowd. Still, so far as possible, shehas always been fond of going about unob-trusively with her daughters. Many oftuc London hospitals and charitable insti-tutions know the Princes well. Two ofher favourite soots are the Alexandra Hos-pital for Hip Disease in Children, and theHome for Incurable Chi'dren. To thelatter she often takes toys.

I1I1iut* and Snarsr<>stioii<s.To Make New Brooms Last Lonsrer.—

It is not gene-rally known that if, beforeusing a new broom, it is put in very hotwa*er for a little time, it will be foundto last very much longer.j To Take Ink Out of Linen.— Vpnlv alittl? saHs of lemon or oxalic acid, which

1 can b» hiuaht from any chemist. Cover! the ink <>t-un with the acid, and pour boil-! in? witer over, ittst enough to cover. Re-! -peat, if Irr't application is insufficient.|" Creased Drr-ssßs — If you fipd a dresstnrich crea^pd after b?in^ parked in in over-full bo\~. or aft'jr a Io;i~ drive vith care-

i1-s'ly artiuste1 draperies, i;ro<.ecd thus toremove tb/rn- — Tike a n"ece o? the rrmsmit«r ;al, dnr,i it m c7e!'.:". hot water V\ lththis eponsre lhe Oirhtlv tJ^l thecrcTis disappear: then hanc the skirt inih? open air to dry. kee-y.r>s; it out of thesun. Oa no a?count iron the wrinkledspots.

! Green Steps.— Flags at a little-used floor,whan the EGil is damp, are apt to become

a sm\rt run covr.

u«?ful as a neatly-boned broad belt of panne,fastening at cue side with thrse fanciful but-tons. Much higher now in popularity thanany of the these just mentioned is the goldgalon: it enhances »rcatly the charms ofa neatly rounded waist, and brizhtecs ao*

abuses or reform public feeling. Somethingdeeper, truei*. a-nct more weighty than thisbrilliant, shallow diatribe is needed.

"The Satellite's Stowaway,"' is by Harry

Lauder, an author quite new to me, andwith same merit in this special line "of anautical novel. It is evident that MrLouder knows very well what he is writingabout whenhetakesus down into the fo'c'sleof au old ocean-going " tramp," and paintsfor us the singulaily unlovely picture oflife there, loading his palette with strongcoarse colours, laid on with a bold un-faltering hind. "The Satellite's Stowa-way," then, is the story of a young, hand-some and charming woman, who, in heranxiety to join her father in Hongkong,end her utter inability to pay for herpassage "stowed away" on board this old;ocean tramp. A pretty enough love story', becomes evolved from these simple elements,a story in which the touches of humour arefrequent a.ud healthy, and the undernote

;of pathos deep and tender. It would be aIcapital book to give to one's brother orcousins, providednothing more than a read-,able novel is desired.

ibeat down all Janice's girlish opposi- j/tion, and hurried her off, weeping miser- ■

Ably, only to be captured and sent homet>y— Jack Brereton! \

The misfortunes of the Revolntion falllieavily enough upon Squire Meredith, whojiasnever made any secret of his sympathies,-with the Motherland. It needs, all the

(

beauty and charm of his lovely daughter, !around whose brilliant light men hover asmoths about a. lamp;all the strong protect-,ing power and keen ability of Captainfcrereton, to at last reinstate the Meredithsat Greenwood, where " Squire Hennion injthe meantime had made himself extremelycomfortable.

"A man cannot serve two

Blasters," is au -old aphorism, and Jack'Brereton proves its truth. In his deter-mination to still further protect the Mere-.dith family, Brereton, finding all his ap-peals to Washington fruitless, controvertslus orders andruins his career. The strongI -al affection which Washington hadcoucc.ed for the young soldier constrainsiiim to set all Jack's previousbrilliant workBud heart-wh-le loyalty against this onefailure in duty, and he simply dismissesiTack from his staff, but in words that cutto the quick. All's well that ends well,nnd ere the story closes Jack Brereton haa.won at hrt the waywa.rJ lsdy-love wnoso long eluded him, and has gained once"m-ore the friendship of his chief. *-. The book is a lengthy one— in truth Ifern amazed to find how lengthy, bnt it is-fVe d-tails ni time, place, and socialatmosphere, the blending of personal inci-dent with the deep crisis of the nation,which make itso. One of the great charmsof Janice Meredith is its pictorial valise, soto speak; the study it affords of social,moral andpolitical conditions in America at\he time of the Revolution.

"Critical Studies,"by Ouida, is a volumebi articles andessays in which the authoresspoints out with some arrogance and muchfcsperity what she conceives to be the faultof many other well-known authors.Gabriele D'Anuzio and his work occupyjnany pages. The Italian novels of MarionCrawford also supply Ouida with material£or much superior criticism and some con-descending praise. Fortunately her disap-proval is not likely to affect our own en-rjovment and appreciation of what is usu-lally spoken of as the "Italian Series of(Mr Crawford's Novels." Inaddition to thecritical studies of other authors, where the■arrogance and egotipm of Mademoiselle laIRamee will surely affront even her warmestadmirers, the volume includes an essay on"The Upline'sof Modern Life," and ano'h-ron '" The Quality of Mercy," wLich some jpeople, remembering the tone of the^e'"Critical Studies," may feel inclined to jeerat! .... I"'

The Master Christian," by Marie Corelli,Is a book which advertisement, criticismand puff have made so familiar to everyonefchat«l feel it would be wasting your timeand my own to discuss it. Will you careto have me give my brief- opinion? Yes.(Well then it is a clever, facile, pictuiesquenovel, pointing out with much truth andmore exaggeration the faults of the Chris-tian churches in these latter days, and at-tempting to paint in the unreal phantasyof the boy Manuel the writer's conceptionof the trueChrist life and character. Thatthe intentionof the book is good goes with-out saying, but in my opinion' anythingao narrow, violently prejudiced, and abso-,lutely one-sided is powerless to correct !

COSY CORNER CLUB.EMMELINE'S RECENT "AT HOME."Such a number of club members have ex-

pressed a keen desire to know how far my"Magic Mirror" was true in the reflectionsit gave me, thatIam giving extracts fromsome more answer?. From these it wouldappear thatIsiull not be allowed to growtoo vain, over my magic— be it white crblack— for that Mirror, fair as it was,played me some tricks! *]

Eve writes :— "Your Magic Mirror wasmost interesting, but who step-ned in frontof it instead of Eve? Iwonder who thedark-haired girl who took my place canbe? Eve is small and f;ir-haired, and hereyes can only answer to the description'grey green.'"— Well, dear Eve. Icohfe'sthat the "face with a coronal of dark cair''is evidently wrong, but what about "clear

'.eyes and a small^ sweet mouth'"' Mayinot "grey green"' eye." be clear? Thankyou for your very kind wishes, and for the jpretty shells— it was such a kind thoughtto send them to me.

Gabrielle. who«e reflection was that of "atall, .fair girl, hair of redd!sh-gold," assuresme that she is "small, with brown hairand blue eyes,"' but she tnoughtfully adds:"I like your fancied picture of me all theFame, a:id can on.v hope that Others may

1 find in me the good qualities attributed to,me by your kindly thoughts. Ihave en-joyed it all very much, and that your 'AtHome

'ni^ant a great deal of work Ican

c^uita balieve. The club's last session v;asIa very pleasant one. Ithink ar.d expect! thai, next year will Bri^g many new nietfi-;bers."— Thank you, G'abrielle, for the kindand pleasant wishes you,give me fcr tue

j New Year and the new cpntury. Ire-j ciprocate them most heartily, and prizethe seaside memorials yoii sent me.

| Country Mouse, in the coiirse of a charm-,|ing letter, in which, while deprecating asi too flattering the bright reflection cf her-'] self by my Magic Mirror, she cannot help,' confessing it is very true, sxys: "There are'mirrors that seem to take a pleasure inreflecting only one's best points. Yours is'one of this kind, bright with the large

■ charity that covers'a multitude of sins

'<.. . but dear Emmelinej it is wellfor

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PIT kiwi '&> /Mrvl'i' \ 10 GOLD MEDALS

pj| /]■' M^^^J^J Jjbjjl- '■ ]l DIPLOMES D'HONOURS,

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P^ % \^BlblIttfr jKI the IIIGI3EST honours-

IpV lOT^ralll IN MASY VAFIKTIKS, BHAI'N*.P*Di 171W%\11)111 A»» "±*J:

THE PROPRIETORS OF THE TIGER TEASBEGTO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO THE ABOVE ARTICLE.

ITHASBEEN MANUFACTURED UNDER AN ENTIRELY NEW AND ORIGI-NALRECIPE OF PROVED ANDUNDOUBTED EXCELLENCE. THE INGREDI-ENTS BEING EVENLY BALANCED IN CORRECT CHEMICAL PROPORTIONS,THE RE3ULT AIMED AT HAS BEEN ATTAINED— VIZ., THE MAXIMUM OFSTRENGTH AT A MINIMUMOF COST.

[WILL BEFOUND CHEAPERINUSE THAN ANY OTHER BRAND INTHEMARKET.

'"« OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS AND STOREKEEPERS INSIXPENNY AND SHILLING TINS.

OTAGfO WITNESS.January 23, 1901

dullcostume. It is wornin my second sketchincompany withablack fur coat and ablackcloth skirt and fur toque trimmed withshadedpink roses. In some of the fur coats thelarge revers and collar show an intertwiningpattern of gold cord. Personally, Ithinkthat such a form of decorationis a mistake,and much prefer that in which the revers jare either of the caracul itself or of ermine jor white fur. Some of the new fur coats arecut rather longer this season than last, andare pouched a little in blouse fashion, anornamental belt confining the fulness at thewaist. The smartest, however,are undeniablythose which terminate just above the waistline at the sides, as when the fur is con-tinued to a greater depth it gives the waistand hips a somewhat exaggerated and clumsyappearance, especially if the latter be welldeveloped. There are also three-quarter-length coats of fur which will render excel-lent service for those who patronise theautomobile mode of transit. Bothmuffs andboas this year are large and flat in the styleaffected by our revered grandmothers, andnearly all are enhanced by a touch of lace,real, if possible, but. if not, a good imita-tion, whichadds greatly to the beauty of thetout ensemble.My last sketch depicts an ornamental tea

gownof creamynun's veiling,embroidered ingoldanddraped inEmpire fashion. Itwould

A CHA.RMING OOW

look very lovely carried out in apple-greensilk, embroidered in the same patternin gold,and fastened'at the terminating point of thedraperies by a dull gold clasp. This style ofgarment becomes more and moreelegant witheach succeeding season, some of the stylesbeing carried to such a degree of elaborate-ness as to apparently contradict the end for-which the tea gown was designed— namely,an easily put on and comfortable garment.

—Yoars truly,- -

COQUETTE.

cream till it will just hang on the whisk. Fla-vour as you like with castor sugar and vanilla,and hea> roughly as high as possible all overthe top.* Shake all over it either tiny, nwny-hued sweets known as " hundreds and thou-sands," or finely chopped pistachio nuts. Ifthe latter are used, they will need first of allto be thrown into fast-boiling water for aboutthree minutes, and then skinned in the sameway as almonds are treated. Custard for theabove: One pint of malk, four eggs, castor su-gar, flavouring to taste. P\it the milk, eugar,and flavouringinto a clean pan;put it on thefire, and bring it to the boil. Whisk the eggswell, and when the milk has slightly cooledstir them in;then strain the mixture into ajug or jar,and place in apan of boiling wateron the fire. Keep stirring the custard one waytill it thickens; but take great care it does notboil, or it will turdle. It is then ready.

FROSTED PI/CMS.To make this dessert dish, you will requite

half a pound of fine sugar and the white of anegg. Makethe sugar hotby placing itnear thefire, or on the stove, on a sheet of paper, andbeat up the white of an egg on a plate with alittle water, say atablespoonful. JtJeat it for afew minutes, then dip theplums— one at*time— init,roll them in thehot sugar until thefruitis wellcoated. As you do them, put theplumson a sieve or colander near the fire in orderto dry and harden the frosting. Before plac-ing them on the table,garnish with vine leavesand a few nasturtium blossoms.

CLARET JELLY.Take one bottle of claret, therind and juice

of a lemon, a good-sized teacup full of redcur-rant jelly, a quarter of a pound of sugar, oneounceof gelatine,and a win-eglassfulof brandy,boil together for 10 miimtes, taking care thatthe currant jelly is well dissolved and mixed,After all is melted, pour through a strainer,and whennearly set pour into amould.

CURRIED TOMATOES.To each quart of stewed tomatoes allow one

cup of rice, which wash well in several -waters.Add one teaspoonful of curry powder to thetomatoes, and season to taste with salt. Put alayer of tomatoes in a butteied pudding dish,then one of uncooked rice, another of tomatoes,and so on until all the ingredients are con-sumed, taking care that the top layer shallbe of tomatoes. Sprinkle the top with bieadcrumbs, place bits of butter here ar.d there,and bake in a moderate oven for half an hour.Serve in the dish in which ii is cooked.

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAMS.These can be made with either stiawberry

jam or fresh strawberries. If the latter, pickone quartand strew them with 3oz sugar. Ifthe former, mix 4oz sugar with a 21b jar ofjam, and in either case proceed as follows "

Let the fruit and sugar stand while youmake a custard of three eggs, a pint of milk,and Jib sugar. Let the custard cool, rub thefruit through a sieve, mis these together, thenadd one pint of cream;pour into the mould,put into the machine, and stir till the ice be-gins to set.

PLUM CATSUP.Boil the plums, skins and all, with a littlewater, and when soft strain through a colander,

pressing thepulp through. To 51b of pulpandjuice add 31b light brown sugar, one pint ofbest cider vinegar, one saltspoonfui of blackpepper (or cayenne if preferred), one table-spoonful ea-eh. of salt, ground cinnamon, all-spice and mace, two teaspoonfuls of groundcloves. Boil 20 minutes.

LEMON AND RUUBARB JAM." Wipe the rhubarb very dry— if old it niU3tbeskinned— cut it into small pieces and weigh it;allow lib sugar, therind of half a large lemonchopped small, and Aoz of bitter almonds toeach ljlb of rhubarb] boil all together gentlyuntil the sugar is dissolved, and keep stirringto prevent burning; the jam may then be al-lowed to boil more quickly; when done, putit into jars, cover and store in a cool place.

TOMATO SALAD.Peel some good sized tomatoes,not ovci-ripe,cut them in slices, and remove the pips;lay

them ina dish with oil and vinegar, sprinklepepper and salt over them according to taste,a few leaves of basil finely minced, and someonions finely sliced; they should lie a coupleof hours before serving.

RASPBERRY VINEGAR.Mash two quarts of raspberries; let them

standinapan to eouv;strain the juice througha sieve,and to every pintput lib sugar and"apint of the usual white wine vinegar. Let itboil 10 minutes;skim, and when cold bottle.

LITERARY NOTES.

HOME INTERESTS.GOOSEBERRY TRIFLE.

Two pints of gooseberries, half a pound ofBQgar, half a pint of custard, three pennysponge cakes, half a pint of cream, half anounce of "hundreds and thousands," orchopped pistachio nuts. "Top and tail," pickover, and wash the fruit. Take a jar, such ashare is jugged in; put in the fruit and sugar,andeither cook on the top of the stove or inthe oven till the fruit is soft. No water is re-quired. Arrange the cakesina glass dish. Putali thepulp on the top, andpour over the cus-twrd, the recipe for whichIgive a little lowerdown. Leave this- till cold. Then whip the

from Srinagar, the capital of Cashmere, threeand a-half years ago,hs-s succeeded in survey-ing as much of Western Tibet and ChineseTurkestan a* would cover the whole of Eng-land. Within that space Captain Deasy hasrecorded and measured about 250 peaks, oneof which is about 8000ft loftier than MontBlanc.— No one in London now asks

" Who readsan American book?

"says New York World.

For a while after its appearance MarkTwain's "The Man Who Corrupted Hadley-burg"

was the best-selling book there— Mrs Desmond Humphreys is the realname of "Rita." She is 40 years old, haswritten 40 books, was educated in Australiaand lives in England.— Once a lady asked GeorgeEliot what herduty was in certain circumstances, and re-ceived a reply. "But," she objected, "ifIdid that Ishould die!" "Surely that hasnothing to do with your doing your duty,answered George Eliot.

"— The Hungarian Mark Twain, KalmanMikszath, may boast an unusual honour inaKing for a translator— Oscar of Sweden hav-ing put his jokes into the Scandinaviantongue. Mikszath's humour is very quiet.He speaks of a dog named Vistula, andgravely explains that Hungarian peasantsgenerally give their dogs thenames of rivers,thinking it prevents hydrophobia. He de-scribes a soil sopoor that it cannot be spokenof us '■MotherEarth" but as ""mother-in-law earth."— Great Britain imports from the UnitedStates six times as much printed matter asGermany. Tremendous exports of Americanbooks are sent into Canada, where they areusually provided with new title pages bylocal publishers. Mexicobuys almost as manyAmerican books as Germany and more thanFrance. British Australasia is a* good mar-ket. One bad result of the export of booksandplates is the impending ruin of Americanspelling (says the New York World). BooksprintedinNew York for sale inLondon, Mel-bourne, and Montreal contain Euch atrocitiesas "honour," "labour," "cheque," "kerb,"and "tyre."— The new -life of Shaftesbury, the greatphilanthropist, contains an amusing story ofhis marriage. Havingbeen refused by a ladyin whom he was mildly interested, he waitedseven years for his brother tomarry, that thetitle might not fail of an heir. But the bro-ther hadnomind for matrimony. So Shaftes-bury bethought himself of a girl he had notsc-en sines s>he was a child. Her elder sisterhad turned out a good wife, why shouldn'tshe? He sent a friend to propose, and onlysaw the lady after everj'thing was settled. Themarriage, so far as any oneknows, turnedoutwell.— How George Sandonce discomfited aBri-tish writing woman is related in the Youth'sCompanion. The journalist or>ened a note-book and demanded, "At what hour do youwoA, madame?' "I never work," repliedGeorge Sand, gaily. "

But your books—when co you make them?" "They maketh-em^tlveo

— morning, evening, and night.""What is -your own favourite, may Iask,among your novels?" "'Olympia,'" re-turned George Sand, with a beaming smile."'Olympia?' Ido not know that one.""Perhaps—Ihave not yet written it!" andthe author beat ahasty retreat.— The first instalment of Messrs Gowansand Grey's "Complete Library" will consistof "

The Complete Woiks of John Keats, in-cluding His Letterp," edited by H. BuxtonForman. This willbe themost complete edi-tion of Keats yet published, as since the ap-pearance of Mr Forman's large library edi-tion, fresh manuscripts have come to lightof a number of the poems. The collation ofthese has added a large number of new read-ings and variations. As regards Keats's let-ters, at least one previously unpublished willbe added. Theedition willbe infive volumes,published at a shilling net each. Theseries isan attempt to combine the excellencies of thebest library editions with the cheapness of"ordinary reprints.—

A.notli^r literary coincidence is affordedinMr Zangwill's new book, "The Mantle ofElijah," and Mr Anthony Hope's "

Qui-sante." In both works the central figure,that of the politician hero, is strangely simi-lar. It was by a curious aoeid«n\, by theway, that Mr Zangwill's thoughts were firstdirected into the literary channel. He waswalking on the sands at Ramsgate— he wasonly a boy of 16 at the time, in the earlythroe* of his work as a London East EndBoardschool teacher— whenhe casually pickedup a derelict page of a weekly popular paper,on which a prize competition was announced.Only a day remained in which to send in re-plies, and Mr Zangwill made a hasty bidfor the prize

—and got it. Although the

youngauthor thought he had scaled the top-most peak of Parnassus, he had much wearyIclimbingL«fore success came to take his hand.It is interesting to recall thtt Mr Zangwili'ssecond effort, in collaboration with a fellow-teacher, was produced as a penny pamphletand hawked about the streets of theEast Endof London.— Mrs Humphry Ward's new novel "Elea-nor," which has been issued by Messrs Smith, |Elder and Co., is likely to prove a mostnotable book. Mrs Ward possessesa grave and eloquent pen, and thislatest work of hers is a novel with a subject, ,that is to say that, apart from the human in-terest of the story it deals with somephase orproblem of modern life which itis a part ofthe business of the characters to illustrateanddevelop. With "Robert Elsmere,' as a critichat pointed out, it was doubts concerning ,Christianity, with

"Helbeck of Bannisdale"

the Romau Catholic religion, with " Marcel-la" the social problem, and now with "Elea-nor

"it is modern Italy and the conflict be-

tween Vaticanism and the State. While in"Helbeck of Banniedale

"the canvas covered

was very small, in "Eleanor" it is still smal-

ler. The five hundred pages of the book areconcerned with just three principal charac-ters, or. at themeet, four. Mrs Ward, whoisone of the leading women writers of the day,was borninHobart, Tasmania, in1851. Sheis a niece of Matthew Arnold, her father hav-ing been the great poet and critic's youngerbrother. On coming to England she beganher literary career by contributing severalarticle on Spanish subjects to the

"Diction-ary of Christian Biography." In 3872 shemarried Mr Thomas Humphry Ward, M.A.,now art critic of the London Times. MrsWard's first novel, "Miss Brethertcn," whichappeared in 1884. was favourably received.Four years later she published "Robert Els-mere," which was widely read and discussed.Its sale was something phenomenal, and ithas been translated into four different langu-ages. In 1892 "David Grieve" attractedmuch attention. This was followed some twoy«us after by "Marcella," and this again, acouple of years later, by its sequel, "SirGeorge Tressady." "Helbeck of Bannis-dale." the scene of which story is laid inCumberland, appeared in 1698.

—Professor Bury's "History of Greece"lias been disposed of so rapidly that MessrsMacinillan have put it again to pres3 withonly a few corrections of obvious slips, theprofessor having had no time to revise hisvolume throughout, owing to the ehort in-

terval that baa elapsed since the appearanceof the firstedition.— The supplement to the

"EncyclopaediaBritannica," which has been announc&d by

'J.ho Times as being in preparation, will oc-cupy more space that was at first expected,and Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace hashsunded over the editorship to MrHugh Chis-h'olra. Instead of on© volume, the supple-ment will, it is reported, extend to six crseven.— The nam-e cf Miss Lillias Hamilton,M.D., is well known as tlie Amir of Afghan-istan's medical adviser. In her novel. *' AVizier's Daughter," which Mr John Murraypublished on November 14, the author says:"E%

-ery cliaracter is drawn from a model,

and should, therefore, as far as it goes, givean accurate description of one phase, at anyrate, of Afghan life."—

A writer using the noir de plume ofMme. le Marquise de Fontenoy, who is re-ported to be a lady of high rank on the Con-tinent, will issue, through Hulchinson andCo., a couple of large volumes on the "Se-cret Memoirs of William IT (of Germany) andFrancis Joseph (of Austria-Hungary)." Thework will consist largely of personal reminis-cences and descriptions of events with whichshe is familiar.— Methuen and Co. have arranged withMacmillan and Co. for permission to useEdward FitzGerald's translation of "TheRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam"

in their edi-tion of this work, which will be characterisedby a full commentary on each stanza by MrH. M. Batson, and a biography of Omar byProfessor Ross, who is a well-known Persianscholar. The biography contains many newand interesting facts. The book will be pub-lished about the middle of themonth.— Miss Ellen Thorneyoroft Fowler is col-lecting the short stories she has written atvarious times into a volume. It will be in-teresting to see whether the public vote forthe success, in this style of fiction, which shehas achieved with h*r novels. The Englishreader is conservative with favourite authors—in other words, is apt to hold them to theline in which they first win fame. MissFowelr, too. is to give us a volume of veise— her second verse offering— with the title"Love's Argument and other Popmß."— Mr Fisher Unwin, who has published somany admirable books on theHimalayas, willsoon bring out a specially important one byCaptajnH.Deasy. Tb,g *utk«C» who started

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which is involved in prescribing what shouldbe done.-

—The Hospital.

—Dr Berillon sends a drunkard into anhypnotic trance, and then forbids him tocro3s a chalk line, suggesting to him thatit is the doorof a wine shop. He forbids himat the same time to enter any similar door.The drunkard, when he comes to a public-house, ie powerless;an irresistible force pre-vents him from entering. He then thinks hewill get what he wants elsewhere;but thedoctor, to counteract this move, sends him to6leep again, and tells him that the arm withwhich he raises a glass of alcohol to his lipswill become powerless. He also commandshim to associate with this gesture the me-mory of the unhappiness he causes his wife,the misery and degradation. He, in fact,suggests to him a kind of automatic remorsewhich little by little awakens his moral sense.To restore morality and will power to the re-generate is the ultimate goal and triumph ofDr Berillon.— Journal dcs Debats.

"— Mr H. H. Turner, Savilian Professor ofAstronomy at Oxford University, lectured atOwens College on November 12, his subjectbeing "Planetary Discovery in the Nine-teenth Century." Professor Turner said thatof the six planets (in addition to the earth)'known at the beginning of last century, fivehad been known from time' immemorial—Mercury, Venus, Mars. Jupiter, and Saturn.The characteristics of theplanets werebright-ness and movement. But sometimes theirmovement ceased, as if a hitch had occurredin the machinery. For example. Mars wasobserved to be in the constellation Leo onthe 24-th of March, 1854, and it didnot beginto move away again until the 18th of the fol-lowingMay. Itwas curious that soon afterMars, the god of war, made his appearanceon the breast of Lee— which might be takento signify the British lion— the Crimean warbroke out. It was also interesting to noticethat Tennyson was so struck by the positionof Mar3at that time that he made allusionto it in

"Maud,'1 which he was then writ-ing, and named the son who was born to himin that yearLionel. We should soon have anopportunity of testing whether therehadbeenany connection between the phenomenon ofthe heavens and the Crimean war, for Mar3would be in the constellation Leo for the nextsix months. . . . The discovery of Ura-nus in 1781 by Herschell suggested that theremight be other planets, and suggested alsowhere they might be found, for the orbitsof the known planets were found to be in arelated series of distances from the sun. Thatrelated series was the law of Titius, who dis-covered it, but it was generally known asBode's law, because Bode had most faith init. There was a gap in the series— nameljr.bet.veen the orbits of Mars and Jupiter— andBode searched for the planet which he be-lieved ought to occur there for 15 years, butwithout result. It was found at last— aminorplanet— by the Italian Piazzi on New Year'sDay, 1801, and then followed, all during tljecentury, successive discoveries of other minorplanets), which now reach the number ofnearly 500, of which* 180 have been found inthe last 10 years with the aid of the photo-graphic apparatus.— "

Under certain favourable conditions,which are not as yet completely determined,"says the Eleotrical Review, "

green leavesshow a true electrical response to light, con-sisting in the establishment of a potential dif-ference between the illuminated and the non-illuminated half of a leaf which may amountto 002 volt." A. D. Waller, in a communi-cation to the Royal Society,briefly abstractedby the Electrician, averts that this effect"shows a remarkable similarity with the ef-fect of electric excitation upon nerve andmuscle. In thehuman nervesubbtance, elec-tric excitation causes a current from the rest-ing to the active tissue, followed after a fewseconds by a smaller current in the oppositedirection. In iris leaves, the current flowsfrom the illuminated to the shaded half ofthe leaf during illumination, and in theopposite direction for about five minutes af-ter the illumination has ceased. Theresponsetakes about four seconds to set in, and it ie jonly the young and growing leaves that showany response. When thestimulus is repeated,a certain amount of fatigue i» shown, as in allorganic structures, and evenin some inorganicsubstances. But no fatigue is shown whenthe leaf is given an hour to recover betweeneach stimulus. The tobacco plants acts likeiris, but in tropEeolum and other plants thecurrents are in the opposite direction. Thatchlorophyll [leaf-green] is essential to thephoto-eleotric reaction is shown by the factthat the petals of flowers do nov, show it."

THE NATURALIST.Some Antelope Colours.

"'The Prolongation of Life."An interesting little work bearing the

above title, by Dr R. E. Dudgeon, hasjust been published by Messrs Chatto andWindus. Many books have been writtento tell how to attain old age. Dr Dud-geon goes one better.

One of his chapters deals with exercise,and here are some of the games in whichthe aged may take part: Fencing, rowing(moderately), golf, bowls, quoits, skating,archery, croquet, swimming, and fishing.In favour of cycling he has but little tosay:—" As a sole exercise it is somewhatcontemptible. Iincline to the opinion ofthe Red Indian who, when he first sawa man on a bicycle, exclaimed:—' Whata lazy fellow, he sits down to walk!' Theweight of the body is borne by the ma-chine ;the legs alone are in active move-ment, but the arms and trunk are doingnothing; they are in a state of catalepticrigidity. The cycle is no doubt an ex-cellent means of getting quickly, cheaply,and without fatigue to any place we desireto go to—to a golf links, for example,where we can get real exercise—but to re-gard it as a substitute for the other exer-cise is a mistake.""

As generally practised," adds the doc-tor, "it is merely going in a tremendoushurry to no place in particular!"

FOOD AND DRINK AND TOBACCO.In a chapter on food, Dr Dudgeon ut-

ters a warning against the consumptionof too much salt, and gives other hints."

The best rule for preserving health andthereby prolonging life Avith comfort is toeat sparingly and rarely, and to masticatesufficiently. Most persons eat too muchand too often

"—which we imagine nobody

can deny. As regards drink, the doctoradvises the aged to refrain altogether fromthe use of akohol. "It is a mistake tosuppose that old people require alcoholicstimulants. Alcohol is a poison." Itis doubtful, he thinks, whether tea andcoffee are quite as innocuous as they aregenerally supposed to be, and he counselsmoderation in their use. On tobacco thisis the sum and substance of his teaching:"

Tobacco is not a food, it is not anecessary, and it is a poison. In a healthpoint of view it would be best to dowithout it altogether;but a-s many wouldrefuse to act on this counsel of perfection,Ican only advise mild tobacco, whetherin cigar or pipe, a very moderate quan-tity, a very clean and not too short pipe,and an avoidance of the seductive butpernicious cigarette."It may be added that Dr Dudgeon is

down upon beards, which he holds are notfavourable to health.

TO THE BRITISHEMPIRE.Forth from the soul that suffers, out of tha

heart that daies,Come the jewels and the thrice-tried gold for

the crown that England wears,The strength that will for aye uphold the bur-

den that she bears.See to it,men of Britain and far Pacific isles,That inthy dalliance with the world, ye yield

not to its wilesCommerce is great, but lust of wealth too oft,

alas! beguiles.Great were the warriors whose deeds etill

greater1 men have sung,And great the anguish and the throes from

which those deeds have sprung.Are we much wiser than we were, when this

old world was young?

Our watchword once was Righteousness— is lfcnow only Might?

Are we as anxious as we were to keep our ar-mour bright?

Our fame unsullied on the earth, and in theheaven's sight?

Oh! lose not, pray yet lose not, by the Godwhom ye adore,

The guerdon ye so dearly gained, the jewel thatye wore,

The crown of Righteousness that shines forever,evermore. — JOYCE JOCELYN".

Carlton Gore Road, December S, 1900.

TOO LATE!Why have you come? Youmight haveknownMy nature would harden if left too long.The silence of years is a barrier grown,

And the loveIonce bore you fore'er is gone.

Icared for you once, but never againShall my pulses quicken for words of thine;

You turned your back tomy bitterest pain.Repentance is yours, chaos is mine.

Youare dead tome now, tho' ahuman tieMay to the world seem a riven bolt,Why shouldIsham and tell you a he?

Youhave my answer—Iknow you not.

Though my heart was broken, the woildhas notknown,For Ilaughed with the gayest and proved you

were wrong;And if from my Tips there has burst a moan,It was quickly quenched in the voice of

song.T. N.R.

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MrIt.I.Pocock has written an interestingarticle in Nature showinghow, in the caseof several of the highly-coloured antelopes ofAfrica, the colouration is really of a protec-tivenature. A (short time ago Thayer pointedout that, as a convex body showed its form bythe disposition of light and shade on its body,it was a common device of Nature to counter-act this by a disposition of colours. Such aconvex body, for instance, is strongly illumi-nated above, and by the bulging of its form,shaded below, and the deep shadow and highlight c^use it to stand out from surroundingobjects. Now, it isvery common for animalsof all kinds tobe moredarkly coloured abovethan they arebelow, with the result that theyappear flat and 'ose their form. A very in-genious illustration of the principle is shownoccasionally in museums. A model of, say,a duck is made, andcoloured dark above andlight below, while beside it is another modelin which the colouring is reversed, it beinglight aboveand dark below. At a. few pacesthe- model coloured in accordance with thenatural method is almost indistinguishable,while the other mode]stands out withremark-able distinctness. This series of facts incolouration is generally speken as Thayer'sprinciple, and Mr Pocock applies it to eventhemore striking cases of colouration in ante-lopes. They have often been regarded asrecognitionmarks, that is, thatby them mem-bers of the same species could readily recog-nise one another, a theory which Mr Pccockoffers strong evidence for regarding as un-tenable. The group of Tragelaphine ante-lopes, with which he deals, generally haveflanks and hindquarters striped with white, awhite patch under the chin, and another atthe 10-\\er end of the nock, on? or Uvo whitepach.es on the cheeks, and a white V-shapedmaxk between the eyes and coming well clownthe face, while the chin and upper lipare alsowhite. Among the large number of speciesof the group now one set of marks and nowanother may be wanting, but the abovemay be called the common ground plan.Wallace long ago held that the body stripeswere protective as they are in the zebra andthe tiger, a fact supported by t^e testimonyof hunters. Mr Poeotic's idea, that the facecolouration is piotective, cannot, of course,be testedby a meie, inspection of pictures norof abnormally-lighted, stuffed specimens, inmuseums, but witli the eaem^i'y oi ikfi £&"

The Hygiene of Old Age.We look upon the aged, with arood reason,

as havinga slender hold upon life—one that

may be loosened by a, slight shock of injuryor disease which, in the young- or middle-aged, would serve only as a stimulus to thereparative vital powers.

This is a conservative belief, for it warnsus to shield our loved ones, who have foughtthe fight, from all influences which mightshorten their stay with us. But we must notgo too far in our solicitude, for injury maybeinflicted and life shortened by coddling theold. almost as surely as by coddling theyoung-.

The vital processes in the aged are slow,but they are ptiU existent, and they may bekept active by gentle opposition and stimu-lation, iuat as they may be increased inchild-hood and youth by rougher methods.Reaction is feeble, it is true

— and well thatit is, for the weakened arteries would withdifficulty support the rapid blood-stream andthobounding pulse that follow thecold nlungeor the spin on the wheel of the twenty-year-old. But reaction is- there, and it must beexercised up to the limit of safety.

Oneof the dangerous plares for the old mani? the chimney corner; its warmth and itsrestful quiet tempt him to inactnity, andwe let him lust awry there because we knowno bettor. But we ought to know better.Fre-h air and c\r.-< i"st— in moderation, ofcourse

—are as eastntial <o theman or woman

of 80 or 90 as to iho child of 8 or 9.Cool sponging oncea day is also a valugblg

— Many birds form their sounds withoutopening their bills. The pigeon is & w_eli»knowniusta^cgoJL&ife

useless turned out to be of the greatest valuewhenthe propermethod of dealing with themwas discovered.— Few people are aware whatan immense

rindustry is devoted to the destruction, or,at least, suppression, of bacteria. And yetso useful may these minute living organismsbe, that another growing industry— the bac-terial treatment of sewage

— consists in cul-tivating and keeping them alive. It is toosoon, perhaps, to decide definitely on themerits of this miscroscopic creature inrender-ing vast bodies of nitrogeneous matter use-less for the fertilising purposes for whichthey would be greedily welcomed in China,though the septic system of sewageappears tobe making way. It appears, in the mean-time, to have occurred to the mind of anAmerican that it might be possible to extir-pate bacteria by mechanical agency, insteadof poisoning them, the means hitherto em-ployed. The result of his idea, is set out atlength in a paper read recently befoio theAmerican Society of Engineers. The in-ventor conceived the idea of squeezing thebacteria to death. He experimented on somemilk, and puta pressure upon it, by a pistonpump, of some hundred tons (as stated) tothe square inch, and found that the milk sotreated kept freeh for at least two days longerthan it would have done in the ordinarycourse. Unhappily, the bacteria seemed tobe able to recover from the temporary in-convenience to which they hadbeen subjectedin the pressure pump, and resumed their ac-tivities after the lapse of time mentioned,when the milk

"went bad," in the ordinary

way. The experiments, whichappear tohavea genuine scientific value, were carried outat the West Virginia Agricultural Station,supported by the United States Government,—

London Express.—The establishment of a journal devoted

to physical therapeutics seems to suggest thatin the future much more attention will bepaid to this branoh of medicine thanhas beenthe case in the past, although it is,perhaps,to be regretted that anything should occur tomake people regard the measures includedunder this term as a specialty aoart from or-dinary practice. We areall ready enough tolaugh at the pompous old gentleman, who

"plays the. part of the physician in the oldernovels and story books. Nevertheless, wemay express our belief that we have not evenyet shaken ourselves free of some of the evilsand some of theprejudices which date backto what may be called the gold-headed-caneperiod of medicine, oneof the worst of whichis the tendency to confine our therapeutic ef-forts to pills and mixtures, instead of u=ingeverymeans which experience,and not merelythe experience of the schools, shows to be ofservice. So great, however, is the faith ofthe public in the ever-present bottle of physicthat if a medical man attempts to personallylook after the treatment of his patient, to doa little massage, to apply resistance exercises,or to look after the giving of the bath, thereare plenty of people— and among his pro-fessional "brethren there are any number—who are quite ready to say,

"Yes, Mr A. isa very good fellow, most kind and attentive,but is he not a bit of an old woman'i

"Ex-

perience teaches that mere credit is gainedand less responsibility is undertaken by order-ing somemedicine and leaving the patient tofight it out as best he may thanby personallyundertaking physical treatment. The patientfeels that the practitioner is acting "

Just likea London physician/ and what more cananyonedesire? So the physic bottle and thepill box still reign in the land, as the signand the emblem of orthodox medicine;allof which is very wrong. . . Unlessparticular methods of physical treatmenthave become crystallised into fixed routines,so that they can be prescribed en bloc, theyare made but little u=e of. At a number ofplaces certain special methods of treatmentare adopted which are as ea-.=y to oixlsr a% apill— and so they are ordered. Nothing ismore simple, and professional withal, thanto prescribe a course at Nauheim, or Aix-la-Chapelle, or Droitwich But to superintendthe exerciser or the baths or the inunctions,and so to cure one's patient one's sell, Uquite another thing. First of all it is a gooddeil of fcnmble, but aboveall it is a little out-side ordinary professional usage. We can-not but think, however, that English medicalmen will before long find out the advantageof taking under their own charge the wholetreatment of di--ea.se, and not contentingthggi§slv£J! JSi^.l^S^ft-^jsiively email cart

—In describing a simple form of kineto-»cope called the

"Kinora," based on theprinciple of the toy in which successive pic-tures are brought rapidly before the eye by(turning leaves, as of a book, a writer in LaNature predicte that inexpensive devices of.Miis kind will one day fill the place of theaamily photograph album. He says:

"Our

jbrainsdo not analyse; they synthetise a se-ries of impressions received by the eye;the

of a physiognomy by a singleaJQage in a more or less fortunate pc«e can-inot be satisfactory. In the place of these►immobile features, made stiff and unnaturalIby expectation andanxiety, howmuch more"agreeable it would be to have an animatedtiace, the only kind that can" give us an exactiiflfia of the person represented! TRe familyialbum would,then be composed of a, series,W sets of leaves, so disposed as to be placedJjsiiccereively in the kinora;we should then/£nd really the perfect resemblance that canmlone be given by a series of impressions."— At themeeting of theBradford Scientific'JA-dsociation on November 9, Mr E. J. Sut-"cliflte delivered a lecture on

"The Romance

!*>f Dirt." Taking the definition of dirt aso-übbish, waste material, Mr Sutcliffe dealtwith a number of domestic and

'trade waste

and showed how each was made to!««rve a useful end. The effects of the fumesIfrbm the alkali works, etc., in the St. Helen's'"district on vegetation were described, and heExplainedhow greatly this had beenmodified"Sn recent years by the extraction of hydro-chloric acid and sulphur from the alkaliJWaste. Coal was next discussed, and the"difficulties experienced by the early gas en-ijgineers in getting rid of the amnioniacal li-;.quor, tar, etc., were pointed out. The'inanufaeture from coal tar of such valuableIrproducts as dyes, perfumes, essences, anti-septics, explosives, photographic developers,solvents, lubricants, lighting oils, etc., the{productionof paper, artificial manures, glue,■■margarine,phosphorus, wall papers, artifi-cial leather, and other useful materials fromBlouse refuse were all presented in an inter-esting manner. The uses to which sawdust,told tin cans, cat and rabbit skins, street re-fuse, wool-washing suds, silk waste, cigarstumps, mica waste, andother refuse are put;were next specified. Fox all these transfor-mations by which dirt had been convertedinto valuable products, new industries hadsprung into existence, thus giving a means oflivelihood to thousands of persons in trades"which, a comparatively few years ago, werequite unknown. The world was chiefly in-debted to the chemists of this and the pasttwo generations. A modern enlightened po-licy had stimulateda general desire for know-ledge, encouraged great minds to ponder over.and gradually unravel, the mysteries of Na-ture, and fostered research in all branches ofscience. The word "waste" was fast be-coming obsolete. Everything had its i^e,andcould be made to serve a good purpose.'Subetances whichhad long been regarded as

'January 23J 1901OTAGO WITNESS.scum models above described in mind, wecan see that there is much in favour of hisview. In time of danger the animal must re-main perfectly quiet, for movement means de-tection, and at the same time the face mustbe turned towards the foe, and it is then thatthe protective colouration comes into play,andit is most developedon thehead and fore-legs. Insome species the horns are absent inthe female, and protective colouration ishighly developedin them, while the hornedmale, in these speoies a powerful animal, hasdispensed with this form of protection, as heis apowerful fighter.

meansof maintaining the tone of the bodyandof overcoming the impulse to sit still andmuse.

The old body needs to be warmly clad, forit is sensitive to cold and is unable to manu-facture its ownheat in the same measureas theyounger and more vigorous organism. Butwith proper clothing, warm but light, thereare few days, even inwinter, when the oldman or woman ought not to walk a mile inthe open air and sit for two hours, at least,well wrapped up, in the sun by an open win-dow, or preferably in a sheltered nook out-of-doors.

This is a rule we should persuade our oldfolk to adopt. If they will follow it, theirdays will be brightened, and willnot be short-ened.

A Good Word forMoles.Sir Herbert Maxwell, in his second series

of"

Memories of the Months," has a goodword to say about moles. The author is oneof the most versatile writers of the age, andis at his best as an observant fieldnaturalist.Here is a curious fact relating to moles whichin all probability will be new tomost natural-ists :—

Of all vertebrate creatures the mole is pro-bably the most powerful in proportion to hissize;so,at least, a certain Welsh mole-catcherassured a friend of mine, who, "suspecting thatprofessional zeal might have led this crafts-man to form an exaggerated notion of thequalities of his special quarry, asked howthat could be proved. He cited his experi-ence of an interesting but rather ghastly ex-periment. An able-bodied, live mole, har-nessed \o the corpses'of two of his brethren,draggedthem about withease;two more wereadded, with little difference in the result.Successive corpses were attached to the load,to the total of eight, until the ninth broughtthe creature to a standstill. Imagine thepro-digious muscular energy enabling an animalto drag eight times its own weight— not onwheels, mark you, but along the ground. Itis doubtful if the strongest Clydesdale horsecould drag more than a pair of his fellowsin size alonga road, andanelephant certainlycouldnot do as much. To match the strengthof the mole one must go to the insect king-dom.

As to the economic position of moles in re-lation to agriculture and horticulture, SirHerbert Maxwell bears out the opinions ofpractical field natural^ that they do in-finitely more good than harm.

HEALTH COLUMN.

Deafness and Its Causes.Hearing is affected by means of three forms

of matter—

gaseous, solid, and liquid—con-

tained in. the three divisions of the ear, theexternal, middle, and internal. The externalear, which includes the visible portion andthe canal leading- from it, collects the soundwaves andconducts them to the interior; themiddle ear, or drum, transmits the waves im-pinging upon the drumhead through a seriesojf minute bones to the internal ear, or laby-rinth;here the movement is imparted to thefluid contents of this part, and so the soundwaves are carried to the nerves, which arespread out to receive them. Deafness resultsfrom any serious defect in one or more ofthese parts.

A not uncommon form of deafness is causedby the closing of the external auditory canalby an accumulation of wax. This shuts offthe air, and either in that way or by directpressure interferes with the elasticity of thedrumhead, so that the ordinary sound wavesare not perceived.

A boil in the canal will interfere with hear-ing in the same manner, but the pain is gcintense that little thought is given to the deaf-ness;and the same is true of the presence ofa foreign body in the ear.

The most serious form of deafness, and for-tunately the least common, is that due to in-flammation or other disease in the internalear.

Theusual causeof chronic deafness is diseasein the nvddle ear, by which the drum mem-brane i» destroyed or made inelastic, or thedelicate chain of bones broken or made rigid.

The temporary deafness of a cold is due tostoppage in theEustachian tube, a canal lead-ing from the middle ear to the upper part ofthe throat. Inflammation of the middle earalmost always extends to it from the nose orthroat, catarrh of these parts being respon-sible for the great majority of cases of deaf-ness.

For this reason sore throats and catarrhaltroubles, patricularly of young children,should always receive medical attention;es-pecially should thewarning earache be heeded.

The danger from scarlet fever and measlesis very great, for here the severity of thedisease masks the symptoms of ear trouble,and by the time it is recognised the mischiefis done. Many deaf mutes were made so byan attackof oneof these diseases in infancy.

When chronic deafnes3 is the result ofmiddle-ear disease, thehearing is better in anoisy place, and a sounding body, such as atuning fork, can be heard distinctly whenbrought into contact with the bones of thehead. This is not bo in disease of the internalear. This fact is utilised by physicians as.anaid indetermining the seat of the trouble.

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ded out to the travellers. It is now nolonger a hostel, since instead of the crackof the whip and the dust-cloud, the thiniron line of civilisation stretches behind thetrees, and, with a ripple of lighted win-dows, the Flying Scotsman roars south-ward on its eight-hours' rush. But,far away up in the loneliness of theCamp, the poor fugitive felt secure frommessage or messenger of doom which anystage-coach might bring, although some-times her courage failed her when, partiallydisguised in male dress, she saw a strangeface on the hillside.

Her appearance at the Roman Camp andher manner of life were mysteries to every-one. It is said that she told her storyto one person and one only, and^ it Wasnever divulged. Except that she camefrom Galloway, that her family name wasHawthorn, that she was a widow, herhusband's name being lost, no one knewanything. After living for some timea hermit life on this isolated spur of theMoorfoots, she began to increase in confi-dence, and sought for something to do. MrHope, farmer at Blinkbonny, on the far-off side of the hill, employed her in cuttingwhins, casting drains, and the hke. Itwas then that she adopted the extraordinarycostume which she ever afterwards affected"— a man's hat, rest and coat, and an anti-quated pair of "Wellington boots— every-thing masculine save that garment which isthe symbol of man's supremacy, the trans-ference of which to the other side of thehouse can only be described as a domesticcalamity. Hei visage was decidedly mas-culine, adorned as it was with a slightbeard and whiskers. Many, indeed, whosaw her and lived in terror of her sworeshe was a man. It seems really to havebeen her ambition to look as unfeminineas possible, probably to avoid detection andto preyent awkward inquiries as to herpast and the dark crime which lay acrossher path.

After living at the Wartstone Cottage forsome little time, the watch-house wherethe sentry had resided became finally aban-doned, andas it was on the verysummit ofthe hill and more lonely, she movedthither and spent twelve years or so in it—in fact, till her death in 1827; and fromher residence there she received the namefor which she became famous all over Mid-Lothian and Haddingtonshire— "CampMeg."

Though so peculiarand eccentric, she wasa shrewd, clever, active woman, and, bothin speech and behaviour, showed marks ofhigh breeding. Once good-looking, grief,anxiety, and hard usage had made herwizened, queer, and odd, and her isolated,lonely life at the camp increased her oddity,and finally the entire district lived in somealight fear of her, regarding her as some-thing of the nature of a witch. Itmustbe remembered that witchcraft was stillbelieved in, in her age, by many, andMaggie Osborne, the last witch burned inScoVand, and buried in the Fort Church-yard at Ayr. where her stone still remains,had not mether doom so longbefore. Manypious people, indeed, early in this century,regretted the abolition of the penal lawsagainst- witchcraft, and indeed held thatseveral disasters which came to Scotlandwere the result of their removal. CampMeg, however, was no witch, though amore witch-like figure never was seen, eitheron land or in the illustrious regiment ofuncanny ones, who after Satan's sermon tothem at North Berwick, hurried across theForth on their broomsticks to their severalhomes.

The furniture of her little hut was of therudest description— not much superior, in-deed, to that of the prehistoric inhabitantof the underground dwelling at Crichton,a few miles away. The seats were stumpsof trees and stones—

not carved stone tablesand chairs, as in Alexander Paterson's re-nowned cave at Gilmerton

—probably the

original of vVayland's caye— but rough, pri-

mitive arrangements. Her bed consisted ofyour fir trees, cut from the adjoining woods,which still crown the beautiful hill; thecurtains were sackcloth bags. Her famespread gradually all over the Lothians, andshe was visited by many. Her bull-dog."Help," was kept always chained behindthe door— "my trusty freend," as she calledthe mangy quadruped, whose Johnsonesetemper and vicious snaps were the terror ofthe visitor. She was a famous rider, andin anage when "vets." were unknown, wasrecognised all over the Lothians as a first-class horse doctor. She herself was soleproprietrix of a white horse bearing thehistoric name of ."Snowball." He was afairly well-bred stallion, but lame in oneleg. She had got him out of the Dniceof Bijccl^uch's kennej j^ck to cure or killA

and she so doctored the apocalyptic bea&tthat he made a very passable steed indeed.She sometimes ht'd quite a gathering of in-valid hor^eb to undergo the fresh-air treat-ment in her hill hydropathic.

The accommodation for the sickly Rozi-nantes were put under her charge wasin her own sleeping apartment, behind thebed, under which her fine, -nell-favoured pigenjoyed life— a family group of peace andgoodwill, mled kindly but firmly by the;'reate«t character of" the century in thedistrict. Mr Brown, of Currie, whose des-cendant contributes some interesting re-miniscences, gave her a very fine grey mare,which had been his favourite hunter, butwhich he thought was incurable. Theequine .^Esculapius was, however, to scoreanother triumph, and having brought themare up to her hill hospital, hung her inslings from the roof so that her feet mightnot touch the ground, znd after a few weeksin that constrained position, so suggestive ofecclesiastical minority parties, the mare'spnlse grew regular, and she stepped downstrong and well, to be a fresh jewel inCamp Meg's equestrian crown. , Thistrop'iy she then sold to Mr Lees, ofMountskip, for £7, and he afterwards soldit to Colonel Maclean, of East Lothian, for£22, who called it "Camp Meg," after itsdeliverer, and it is said that this mare'soffspringbecame known as one of the finestbreeds in East Lothian. She had oftenquite a little stud of horses in her keep-ing, and took the greatest pride in curingthem of their various ailments, though'whether she repeated the "Absalom Treat-1ment" (with the position of man and marereversed) history declareth not. With aview of keeping her horse-academy before

I the world of farmers she attended thevarious weekly markets, issuing handbillsto inform the farmers where she was to befound for consultations :— "Tuesdays, Peni-cuik; Thursdays, Dalkeith; Fridays, Had-dington." She always went to these mar-kets in full equestrian state, in that riding-habit which was her own particular make,over which she wore either a man's great-coat or the military cloak which Mr Brown,of Currie, had given her. As she scamperedalong the Dalkeith streets she was for allthe word like a Waterloo veteran, withher big Wellingtons and martial greatcoat.And after a good day's business she mightbe seen rushing home to the Camp in highsp;rits. "Snowball might toddle down fromD'Arcy on three leg?, but he always usedall four at night, and his ears coweredand Ms tail stuck put like a bottle-brushonthe homeward journey."

At tLeDalkeithraces Snowballwasalmostalways allowed to ride in victorious;it waspart of the funof the fair, but besides thatMeg was a capital horsewoman. The race-course was then at the west of Dalkeith,from the head of the Crofts Paffk (nearCroft street) round by Gallowshall andNewbattle tolls, and came in at the footof the park by Benbought. On that his-toric arena Meg and Snowball had many ahard ra.?e. One memorable contesthas beendescribed by John Rigby, an invalid stone-mason, who in 1860 wrotea booklet on ourheroine, freely interspersed with incidentalverses, and to which we are indebted for anumber of the incidents, described in thispaper. Itwas the Dalkeith Fair and CampMeg entered Snowball for a race, her op-ponent being Mr Cossar, innkeeper at Dal-keith, who owned a fine gray mare. Aftera dispute s>% to whether Meg's whitehorse should be allowed to enter the lists,

it was decided by a majority that Megshould be allowed to compete. Having se-cured an urchin to ride Snowball, the racebegan, and in order to make victory a cer-tainty, Meg kept running after her mount,encouraging Snowball inhis exertions, withthe result that the gallant steed won therace by two heads. She is said to haveuttered a witch's cry

— " Talla, talla, tall,ada, daum, daa!"— which bewitched herrival's mare, and which we can qujte be-lieve. When Meg was fairly victorious,Dalkeith trembled with excitement,and amidst the plaudits of the crowd Megreceived her prize, and then dashed offfor the Camp to hex oldpSolitariness. Re-ferring to her mount, which, like Job'swar horse, is historical in the distinct, sheis said to have sung the following rhyme,which Dalkeith school boys long ago lovedto repeat:—

There's flint in his nose,There's Are in his tail,H'S back's of whalebone,His legs are of steel!

Hurrah! hurrah!Here's a health, unto Cossar,Tho' he is the loser!I'll run him next'yearOn the veTy same groundI

Hurrah! hurrah!A splendid horsewoman, she was often to

1be seen tearing across the D'Arcy hill at abreakneck speed, and at every market andrace in the district her presence was in-dispensable. In later days the Dalkeithraces fell away,but in 1860 some leading in-habitants tried to revive them on the firstSaturday afternoon after the October fair,when good horses and g?.ily-dressed riderswere to be seen. Two leading gentlemenof the district, now, alas! deceased, andfrom whose well-stored memories many ofthese incidents have been culled, rememberedMeg and her race, and delighted to describeit to the writer.

The farmer of Southside (a fine archi-tectural and historical building, where a for-mer Mfn-chioness of Lothian resided) wasa staunch friend to Meg, and employed herregularly to cure his cattle.

"Hielan'

Donald." the cattleman was, however,Meg'spet aversion. Often the two came toblows, and once, at any rate, she felledhim. Running in to the farm kitchenafter one of these encounters, MegmpHe thepoker red-hot, and when the irate Sandycame after her, she generously offered himthe poker, which he first grasped and thenrelinquished, probably on the well-knownprinciple of

"blessed is he that sitteth down

on a wasp's nest, for he shall rise again."For this barbarous offence she v,-as for-bidden to dre.w near to Southside, and shehad to encounter the snell north wind ofthe ma-ster's displea&uie. TLe Highlandcattleman declared he would always havea burning recollection of his game of pokerwithMargaret.

A GOOD CZAR.The late Sir F. Lascelles Wraxall tells

a pretty little story, on the authority ofMdlle. de Cochelet, about the first meetingof Louis Napoleon with a Czar. Itwasat Malmai&on, after the allied Sovereignshad occupied Paris; and Josephine, di-vorced and dethroned, but still full ofspirit and interest in life, had invited theKing of Prussia and his two sons (one ofthem the future Emperor of Germany, andconqueror of yet another "Imperial Paris")and the Emperor Alexander and his twoyoung'brothers to dine with her. Jose-phine's daughter, Queen Hortense, and hertwo children were at Malmaison, and theCzar was most gallant and cordial in all hedid and said. The two children watchedthe show with observant eyes. The littleLouis was specially struck with the tallfigure of Alexander, whom he presently ad-dressed as "Uncle." He was quite accus-tomed to see Princes and Kings in hismother's drawing-room, and they hadalways been his uncles.

Mdlle. de Cochelet, who was one of thefew of the ladies remaining then at theside of the crownless Queen, was horrifiedand called the boys aside. "So far frombeing your uncles," she exclaimed, "theyare the conquerors of your great uncle, theEmperor Napoleon,and his enemies." "Thenwhy," demanded little Prince Louis, withangry emphasis, "did this Emperor ofRussia take me on his knee and kiss me?""Because," answered the lady, "he is agenerous enemy. He respects our Em-peror; he is kind to your mother, theQueen;to your grandmother, the EmpressJosephine, and- for their sakes he is kindto you; and see that you treat him askind as you should do."

The next day the Czar came again toMalmaison, and he led Hortense into a sum-mer-house in the garden, where he talkedearnestly to her. Greatly he pitied her.this woman who wasso loyal to her adoptedfather, the Napoleon whose star had beeniquenched in the blood of Waterloo. Be-sides, it was his nature to assist the help-

t less and befriend the desolate. Againthe little Louis watched him with eagereyes. Presently the child crept noiselesslybehind the Emperor, and slipping some-

Ithing glittering into his hand, hastily ran;away. Hortense called him back, andsternly demanded to know what he haddone. ,

The boy returned with hanging head:he had always a wholesome dread of thatpretty mother of hi^. Presently he stam-mered: "0, mamma, it was the ring withthe big pearl which Uncle Eugene gave tome, myself. Iwanted to give it to theEmperor of Russia, asa present, you see,because he is so kind to you." The Czarcausht the chiM in his arms. "Look,"

said he, "Iphallhang the ring onmv watch-chain, and carry it there as lonp as Ilive." He was as good a-s his word.It was he who obtained for Hortense

the Duchy of St. Leu. He it was whoadvocated placing Horten^e's brother, thenoble-mmded Eugene de Beauharnais. onthe vr.cant throne of Frmce. rather thanthe worn-out Comte de Provence, the bro-ther of Louis XVI,and the legitimate Kingof France. It was EuQene himself -whovetoed that extravagant idea at the outset.He wrote to the Czar— the letter is ex-tant yet

— "I would sooner, sire, be anhonest soldier than a treacherous Prince.The Emperor Napoleon has wronged me,you say. If so.Ihave forgotten it. Ionly remember his kindness. EverythingIam, or possess, Iowe to him. My rank,mv titles, my fortune, and what you, sire,kindly call mv glory. My heart and myarm are enuallv his. Sire Ibelieve mywell-founded refusal v. ii! Nt le\st meyour esteem

''

It did <o. aiid until th» winitr nf 1825.when Alr-\aiu]<1;b^.itlit'd hi^ 'a^t :\t Tapan-iog. of fever (or of poison?), ilm mi^htvloid of a mighty land cheiisOied the r.nul-licst memories of Beauliarnais.

OTAGO WITNESS.THE HAUNTS OF GHOSTS.

THE SKETCHER.CAMP MEG.

January 23,1901

Mr Hope, of Blinkbonny, had a fine bullwhich died. She begged the carcase, andrunningit up to the Camp, made fine hamsof him, for which the faithful soul alwaysblessed Mr Hope's charity.

One memorable day a rap came to herdoor in tLe Roman Camp, and a fine-look- )

ing young m?.n asked if MargaretHawthornlived there. She .replied: "Yes, and whatdo you want with her?" His reply wasthat he did not know much about her.but that he had travelled many a miletrying to find her, and that if she -livedthere he would like to see her. Askedwhere he came from, he replied, "FromGalloway." Being further interrogated s>sto his motive in searching for MargaretHawthorn he replied, "Oh, she has beenmissing these many years, and no cluehas ever been got, till lately, when a gentle-man told me that she would be found inNewbattle pr.rish living at the RomanCamp." Meg then asked him what hewanted with her. "Because," was his re-ply,

"Iam her son; she left me when Iwas a child, and Ihave never seen hersince." Meg turned upon him a strangeunearthly face, and scanning his features jfiercely, she detected the traits of his dead jfather. "Then," said she, "I am your jmother ;" and overcome with emotion, she |dropped into a swoon. Her sonnursed hertenderly back to consciousness, and whenshe revived he was in tears, and anotherillustration was added to the swollen rollof the past, how

"one touch of Nature

makes the whole world kin." For three|days he remained at the Camp, during iwhich he urged his mother to return to |Galloway with him;but the Camp wasnow dearer to her than many Galloways,a<nd her son had to go off with a heavyheart and he never saw her again.

The gentleman who had given her ad-dress to her son had been at the

"Cale-

donian Hunt," a famous hare hunt heldtwice a year in the Dr.lkeith district, once :in autumn and once in spring. He had jthere met Meg at the Camp, and going

'afterwards to Galloway on business, he met Ia person of the name of Hawthorn,and told

'him about ?j woman of that name whom he Ihad met at Newbattle at the hunt, with jthe touching result that a long-lost motherfound a long-lost son.

(A. W. Jauvis, in the Windsor il.i^a/.ine.)j Thanks, perhaps, to the labours ot theISociety for Psychical Research, there has oj

j late years been quite a marked revival ofinterest in supernatiuai aff.urs, and espe-cially in ghost stories. The majority ofthese so-called supernaturaldisturbances are,of course, capable of some simple and often-times amusing explanations, though thereare others which have never been satisfac-torily cleared up. Scatted about, up anddown Great Britain, there are many ivy-

jcovered old halls and castles about whichweird tales are told;where at midnighthour strange sights and sounds are said tobe seen snd heard, the rattling of chains,and the wailing of perturbed spirits—

per-haps revisiting the scene of some foulcrime committed in days gone by.

Ghost-lore flourishes with peculiarstrength among the ancestral halls of Scot-land;but of all its haunted dwellings noneseem more troubled than the glorious oldCa&tle of Glammis, the ancient Forfarshirehome of the Lyons family. Here, accord-ing to tradition, Duncan was done to death

|by Macbeth;and many another blood-curd-|ling tale is told of the historic old pile—Ithe knocking and hammering of spectralIcarpenters;ghastly faces M'hich look in atthe windows;horrible shrieks which rendthe midnight air;and a ghoatly man inarmour who patrols at night as if to guardthe secret chnmber, which is supposed tobe hidden somewhere in the ancient part ofthe Castle, where this gentleman delights to

1 wander. This haunted room, about whichso much has been written and so little isknown, is supposed to contain some ter-rible secret which is very jealously guardedby the family. It seems, however, toler-ably certain that there is a secret concealedsomewhere within the depths of the oldCastle which is known only to three per-sons: the Earl of Strathmore for the timebeinjr, the heir apparent, and one other in-dividual whom they think worthy of theirconfidence. Thus w the mystery handeddown fromi Strathmore to Strathmore. Vari-ous wild tales are, of course, toldconcerningthis ominous chamber;but even its localityLs unknown save to the three, andaccess toit is said to be cut off by a stone wall.

"There is no doubt about the reality ofthe noises at Glammis Castle." -writes acorrespondent of Dr Lee. "On one occa-sion, some yearsago, the head ofthe family,with several companions, determined to in-vestigate the cause. One night, whenthe disturbance was greater and moreviolent and alarming than usual— and,

it should be premised, strange, weird, andunearthly sounds had often been heard, andby many persons, some quite unacquaintedwith the ill-repute of the Castle— his Lord-ship went to the haunted room, opened thedoor with a key, and dropped back in adead swoon into the arms of his com-panions;nor could Le ever be induced toopen h's lips on the subject afterwards."There is a local tradition which mipht ex-plain the horrible sight his Lordship issupposed to have seen. In the olden timea party of the Ogilvys, flying from theirenemies the Lindsays, begged shelter fromthe Lord of Glammis, Which was granted;but, under tLe plea of hiding them, he se-cured them in the ever-afterwards hauntedchamber andleft them to starve;and there,itis averred, their bones lie to-da.y.

Another version of The mystery is thatthe beautiful and unfortunate Lady Janet(the widow of the sixth Lord), who wasburned as a witch on Castle Hill in 1537,was in league with the Evil One, and thather familiar demon, an embodied andvisible fiend, endures to this day, shut fromlight in themysterious chamber of GlammisCastle !

An altogether different tale, given byHomtt, is re-told by Ingram. The famous"Earl Beardie," popularly known as the"

wicked laird," was playing at cards in.the Ca«tle. Being warned to give over, onaccount of his heavy losses, he swore anoath that he would play until the Day of

(Scotsman, November 16.)At the beginning of the present century

the whole of Great Britain was in terrorlest the great Napoleon, who had advancedacross Europe, conquering and to conquer,should steal across the narrow silver streakof sea which separates our little group ofrocky islands from thenorth-west of Europeand annex our patch of land. Beaconhouses and watch-towers were hurriedlyraised, so that on any alarm being givenof the approach of the French flat-bot-tomed boats, signals could be flashed fromone post to another along the miles ofshore. Indeed, in these anxiaus monthsthe appearance of night in the country-must often have borne a striking resem-blance to the scene on the memorable Diamond Jubilee night, when Berwick Lawanswered Lammer Law, and the Lammerflashed its signal to Carnethy and Arthur'sSeat. One of these beacon houses was>raised on the wooded hill know*; »z theRoman Camp, from which « magnificentview is to be had of fourteen counties, andof the sea from Leith to tte desolate Isleof May. That there was once a RomanCamp on that hillabove historic Newbattleis undoubted. There are still rejnains oimounds and trenches, and the marks of astone corcle, where probably the general'stent was pitched. The neighbourhood is* rich in Roman remains. The village ofEdgehead, on thefar side of the Camp Hill,■was formerly called Chesterhill (Camp Hill).Dalhousie Chesters, the Chesters, and otherplace-names of to-day all pointback to theRoman occupation. There are small campsnear Borthwick and in Heriot, while Ro-man bridges still stand in the district, no-tably theMaidenBridgeof Newbattle, after-wards adoptedby the Cistercianmonks thereas the abbey bridge,- near which the grea.tgates were raised. Inveresk Li11, crownedwith the

"Visible Church"

of St. Michael's(as Newbattle was the "invisible church,'so called from its low-lying Rite, not fromany special grace or celestial worth), isrich in Roman remains, and altars, mo-saics, antiques, and even a well remain totestify that there the Roman Eagles weregathered together. Only last week somefresh coins were unearthed on the hill.Itwas, then, on the boldest point of the!

Roman Camp Hill that a beacon-house wasbuilt— one of a chain along the entire eastcoast; and the picture rises before oneof fire-flash answering fire-flash through thedreary nights of anxious waiting, relievedfor other people in towns and country byincessant driUs and military exercise, inpreparation for the invader. When thescare came to an end in 1815, and Waterlooended Napoleon's career, the lights wentout and the beacon-houses fell into decay ;and in the deserted watch-house on theRo-man Camp Hill," commanding the grandestand most widespread view probably -inScotland, "Camp Meg

"took up her

residence. Without question, her figureso grotesque and unearthly, flit-ting across the first quarter of the just deadcentury, forms one of the most curious tndout-of-the-way subjects of investigation;and the generations which knew her or aarlheard directly of her from fathers andmothers are rapidly disappearing. Thereare stQl some few remaining in the ancientparish, while some hae gone to lands fardistanf;, who are glad to hear again ofthe weird old witch doctor who combined"Veterinary skill with catechetical instruc-tion. From about a score of these the factsand traditions of this paper have beencarefully gathered and preserved, ere these,too, pass away.

The consistent tradition of all he oldfolk is that Camp Meg's real name wasMargaret Hawthorn, and that- shefrom Galloway, where the name is "stillquite common. And the story usually toldof her is that she occupied there an ex-cellent social position, and was married toa man of high position and considerable

■fortune. He wascut off early in life, leav-ing her a widoow, with one little son, ofconsiderable means and landed property.She had not been long widowed, when agentleman who lived near her in Gallowaycame and claimed part of the property asIds, a claim which Margaret Hawthornknew to be groundless, as her young hus-.band had left everything to herself and herbabe. The bully, however,'tried to terroriseher, and at last, maddened with his insultsand his injustice, her spiritbroke, and, see-ing her evil genius walking through thegrounds of which she was the proprietrix,she wailked up to him and demanded by■what right he trespassed there. His replytras a fresh insult ;and, stung with passion,she drew a pistol, which for some timeshe had been carrying for fear of him,and shothim. Looking at his bloody form■lying on the grass, she awoke to the factthat she was a murderess and self-con-demned to death, and, like Cain of old,ehe became a fugitive. Leaving all her pro-perty behind her, and her little son, whoshe knew would be well cared for by hermany friends in Galloway, she ran for herlife, not knowing whether her victim was.absolutely dead or only dying. Travellingby night and day, she sought a lonely spotin which to pass her days in hiding froma world whose laws she felt she had out-raged. But, as with Eugene Aram, thelivid figure rose up and mocked her hopesof peace and happiness. After many astrange and footsore wandering, she at lastreached Edinburgh, and then, driftingthrough the Lothians, she at last came tothe Newbattle valley, with its old oaksand big straggling village— "

a' to the taeside," and climbing the hill which gradu-ally rises up to the Roman Camp she litupon a deserted cottage, which had locallycome to bear the name of the

"Wartstone

House," and somewhere about 1815 or 1816she made this bleak, isolated cottage herrefuge. The London mail coaches, withtheir scarlet-coated drivers, made their firstetop from Edinburgh at the "Sign of theSun

"(the Lothian Crest) Inn in New-

battle, which still stands, with its oldoriMce^ throughwhi(& hoi,dxiaks werehan.-

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and all his company, who were never seenagain. Nor has the room ever been dis-covered;but many people firmly believethat old "Beardie" and his company arestill playing on, and will continue to playuntil the end of time, and that on stormynights the players are heard stamping andswearing with rage over their play. . .

Instances of supernatural warnings areiby no means uncommon in the history ofancient castles and halls. Such a tale, anda vary terrible one, ia told of the ruinedCastle of Berry Pomeroy, in Devonshire.

death was about to visit the in-.mates of the Castle, the spectre of a lady,richly dressed, and wringing her' hands asif in the deepestdistress, was seen to wend3ier way towards a certain npartment.Here, it is said, the daughter of some for-.xner baron of Berry Pomeroy had strangled"(her own child.

Another tele of a supernatural warningis told in connection with Netley Abbey,the lovely ruins of which lie some eightmiles from Southampton. In 1704, Siriliartlet Lucy sold the materials of the.Abbey to a carpenter, of whose death■JBrowne Willis, and others after him, haveleft us the following account. While the■purchaser was treating with Sir Bartlet-about the Abbey business, he was much

and frequently haunted inhis sleepiby the phantom of a .monk, who foretoldcome great evil would certainly happen toIhim if he 'proceeded with the transaction.One night he dreamed that a large stoneiell from one of the windows and killedIhim. A friend to whom he related all thisadvised him to drop the undertaking;but,others advising him not to lose such a pro-fitable job, he struck the bargain. How-ever it proved fatal to him, for, as he wasendeavouring to take some stones out of thebottom of the west wall, not a single stoneonly, but the whole of the window felldown upon him, killing him on the spot.

named]. The stranger white man came inhis great swimming vessel, and landed withhis large animals and his little animals. Hecame with his

'boombooms

' [double-bar-relled guns] and his tents, and the greatwhite stranger took away the long-inheritedhunting-grounds of the poor Barraboolcoolies and their children." Then, weep-ing, shaking their heads, and holding uptheir hands in the bitterness of their sor-row, they exclaimed: "Coolie, coolie, coolie!Where are our coolies now? Where areour fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters?Dead!all gone!dead!"

In most places the blacks go about al-most naked in the summer season, even inCentral and Southern Australia, where theclimate is changeable. What little theywear partakes more of the nature of orna-ment than clothing. But during the coldseason garments are necessary. The chiefarticle of a man's wardrobe is a girdle ofplaited grass or bast;sometimes the hairof an animal may be used for this purpose,or even the hair of another man, in whichcase it is generally considered a charm.Women at times wear an apron of emu'sfeathers. A man's girdle serves to carryhis digging-stick, his axe, or his boome-rang. Hats are altogetherdispensed with,but the head may be decorated withteeth, fish-bones, feathers, or thebushy tail of an animal. Sometwist the hair with string paintedred, and decorated with the feathers of wnemu, a cockatoo, or the tail oi a dog.The younger men are particularly for.d ofornaments for the neck, made of mother-of-pearl, teeth of various kinds, crabs' claws,bits of reed or straw, but the old men de-spise such things. In the south during thecold season men and women cover them-selves with the skins of ka-ngaroos, wearingthem like sacks. They have no sense ofshame ; clothing and modesty, in theireyes, are not connected. There is a storyof a girl who was presented by a ladywith a white petticoat. This she wore anddisplayed with some pride to her ownpeople. They, however, only jeered at herfor wearing clothes like the white stran-gers, and the consequence was that ina fewdays the petticoat was laid aside and thegirl went about naked as before.

TWO FLOWERS.Thoughwe must part, dear Marion,

WhenIam far across the sea,Oft fofld-lyIwill paze upoD

That little flower you gave to me.But though beautiful flowers and rare.

Adorn the pla-tti, perfume the air,To my eyes no flower can compare

For loveliness with thee.Oft-times sweetmusic Ihave heard,

Andmany a sound to charm the ear—The lyric of the wild bush bird,

The brooklet's voice so soft and clear;Yet sweeter still by far to me,Is a young girl's happy laugh of glee,

"Which till thy face againIse&Inever more may hear.

O fairest floweret of the plain,If it should please Fate to decree

That you andImaymeet again,Then how delighted Ishould be;

Yetshould this wish, alas! prove vain,My prayer will be that you remain

A.S free from blemish, blythe, or stainAs that sweet flower you gave to me.

And inthe unborn years ahead,Oft in the still and solemn night,

When Memory to the days now dead;Loves best to take a backward flight;

Then whenIthink of allIknew:The harsh, the gentle, false, and true,

My thoughts whene'er they dwell on you,Mustever bring delight.

Oh!may Life's path o'er which you tread,From Disappointment's thorns be free;

May Destiny be pleased to shedAll rarest, kindest gifts on thee.

May Grief ne'er find a restingplace,In thy young heart, or Sorrow trace

Its hieroglyphs on thy sweet face,Which Ino more may see.

Farewell, my gentle, little friend,Farewell, brown locks and eyes of blue}

Although our friendship now may end,My thoughts will oft return to you.

With thee Icanno longer stay,Fate's bugle call Imust obey,

And though it pains meImust say,"Pride o' theplains, adieu."— WM. TULLY.Mararoa, January,1901.

Settler's PeculiarDisablement.

ENGLAND'S PREMIER ROYAL DUKE.The vitality of the Duke of Cambridge

is something amazing. He rides withas firm a seat ana almost as up-right a pose as he did 50 years ago. AFrench Depute who saw him at the side ofthe Emperor Napoleon111 at the camp atChalons, in 1857, vividly remembers howthe figure, burly even then, and kindly'glance of the grey-blue eyes of this cousincf the Queen of* England favourably im-pressed the onlookers.It was not long after the close of the

Crimean War, and the hearts of theFrench.Ifelt'^warm towards the British scarlet of4-heif companion-in-arms on the heights oft&lma and Inkerman. The -Duke was the.guest of the day. He rode side by side;with the Emperor, magnificently mounted,'and attendedby three aides-de-camp, liordi_Burghersh, Colonel Clinton, and ColoneliS_aiide;and Lord Cardigan, the hero of

was on his staff. To do himSaonour the Emperor had sent two platoons;of the famous Centgardes to meet him attihe station and to act as escort to theimperial quarters ;and during the wholeof the five days that his visit to the camplasted every compliment and courtesy anEmperor and a soldier could show wasshowered upon the Duke.

Napoleon, like all men with short legsand long bodies, looked his best on horse-back. He rode splendidly, and spared nopains to secure for himself the best horse-■flesh money couldcommand. On the dayof the grand review at Chalons, September18, he rode an English horse, a bay withblack points, called Phillips. The Dukelaughed at thename, sayinghis own chargerihad a much more terrible name, Thunder-ihoofs.

ThediplomaticEmperorhad a veryspecialreason for feting and petting the Duke justthen, and in impressing him with the bril-liancy of his army and the sincerity of hisregard. He was going straight fromChalons to Stuttgart to meet the Emperorof Russia and arrange that alliance whichrendered the war against Austria pos-sible, the wresting of Lombardy and Ve-netia from Austrian rule,and the acquisitionof Savoy as' the price of his pains.Itwasnotlikely thatEngland couldlook on

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another was that Irishmen were then, asnow, extremely combative, and always, touse the American phrase, spoiling for afight. Ireland was the scene of a largenumber of duels;two counties inparticular,Galway and Limerick, had a great reputa-tion in this respect

— the one with the pis-tol, the other with the sword.

A duel between O'Connell and d'Esterrewas immediately on the cards, but firstthere was some further correspondencewhich led to much ill-feeling. Both menwere in Dublin at the same time, each witha posse of partisans, and they sallied forthinto the streets to meet each other, with aview,Iimagine, to make things generallylively. The two parties did not comeacross each other, and after alittle delay a duel was arranged■with the customary formalities. Sir Ed-ward Stanley seconded d'Esterre, and aMajor Macnamara performed the same officefor O'Connell. The meeting took place atBishop's Court, Kildare, some 13 miles outof Dublin, on February 2, 1815.

The duel was fixed for 4 o'clock in theafternoon. O'Connell was on I_.e groundhalf an hour before the time;his opponentdidnot turnup till nearly five. Bothmendisplayed the utmost coolness and true Irishcourage. To each was given a pair ofpistols, and then the seconds placed themat the distance agreed upon. D'Esterrpfired an instant hefore "Q'Cojanell andmissed;O'Connell's aim was surer, for hisbullet took effect in his antagonist's thighabout an inch below the hip. D'Esterrefell to the ground, and the wound provedfatal.

THE EARL OF AIRLIF.In the district embraced by Dundee on

one side and Montrose on the other thenews of the death of the Earl of Airliewas received with undisguised sorrow. Forsome 400 years the Ogilvys were connectedwith the district, and in 1875 the deceasedEarl's father was made a burgess of Dun-dee. This noblemr.n was deeply interestedinNorth American cattle ranches, and whileon a visit to Denver, in 1881, he was at-tacked with sickness and died. He wasonly 56 years of age.In the country districts Lord Airlie was

an especial favourite. He was a generouslandlord, and he Lad ever a kind word forthose with whom he came in contact. Hegreatly favouredout-door exercises, and wasan especially fine boxer. It is told to-dayby his tenants that he once offered to boxanyone for a farm. Cortachy Castle wasalways open to rich and poor, and picnicparties were ever welcome. The Cortachysports are famous in the North, and twoyears ago, it may be noted, Lord Airliehad as his guest at these games the chiefwhom he adored, Lord Roberts.

At St. Andrew's the news was also ofgreat interest, for in Andrew Lang's GreyTown Lord Airlie's two sisters, LadyGresilda Cheape and Lady Maud White,are resident. It was Lady Roberts whoconveyed the sad intelligence to Lady EstherSmith (Lady Airlie's sister), who in turninformed Lady Cheape, at StrathtyrumHouse.

The Eajlof Airlie came of fighting stock.In most of the wars that unsettled Scot-land the Ogilvys took prominent parts. AtPinkie, in 1547, the Master of Ogilvy wasslain, and with him many members of thehouse. At Kilsyth the charge of Ogilvy'sHorse won the day. At Philliphaugh theOgilvjs— at their head the boyish LordOgilvy— distinguished their house oncemore.Ogilvy's Life Guards, with the Earl ofAirlie at their head, were a power after theRestoration ; and when the Stuart Kingmarched against William of Orange, atSalisbury, the Earl of Airlie was head ofthe two hundred soldiers who acted as theKing's bodyguard.

In the Stuart rebellions the bonnie houseof Airlie was "sair broken," and it wasin the

"Forty-Five," or rather after it, that

Lady Ogilvy escaped from the country andtook refuge in France. Culloden was lostere her ladyship fled. She embarked atDover. But the

"hounds

" were after her,and overtook her on board a vessel.Provided with a miserable print, theyboarded the packet, and were met by herladyship. Was Lady Ogilvy on board?She looked at the. sketch, and declaringthat she knew her ladyship, and that theycould have no doubt of her if they oncemet her, as the picture was a perfect like-ness, she bowed the gentlemen off. Shereturned surreptitiously later to give birthto her son, so that he might be able toclaim his own, andnot be called an alien.

The superstition concerning the "Airliemusic" is widely known and believed in.The lateMisa Lyon, of Glen O^iL, a near

connection of the Lyons of Glammis, and adistant cousin of the Ogilvys themselves,'used to tell the story of the last time it

! was heard at Cortachy .Castle. It was adreary evening in September; the familywas absent. The housekeeper, who wasof a practical turn of mind, and not in theleast imaginative, heard what she took tobe a German band playing before the frontentrance, and turning to a maid— who alsoheard the sounds— bade her go to the kit-chen and prepare some cocoa for theplayers,while she herself, taking a shilling in her

, hand, went to the door, intending to paythem for their tunes and send them round

! to the back for refreshment.j But the gravel sweep before the doorwas tenantless. Had those German bands-men gone round to the kitchen of their own

j accord? They were nowhere to be seen'down the long approach, nor to the right[or lef-t. The housekeeper stepped off toback. The men were not there. The

r girl had poured out the steaming cocoa,Iwhen suddenly the old tradition rushedJ upon the women's minds. Was it thej"Airlie Music?" The cocoa remained un-> quaffed;"the shilling was still in the house-, keeper's hand. A sort of horror fell upon'the whole household— a horror which wasdeepened when they heard that their master,the eighth Earl of Airlie, had died thatSeptember 25, 1881.

The late Earl of Airlie was a ScottishRepresentative Peer. His successor maybe -the Marquis of Queensberry, the onlyMarquis in the kingdom who has not anhereditary seat in the House of Lords. The

!other Scottish Peers (excludingminors, resi-dents in foreign countries, and octogenarians)who have not seats in the Lords are theEarls of Rothe's, Buchan, Lindsay, Dysart,Northesk. and Orkney, Viscount Strath-allan, and Barons Sempill, Borthwick, Eli-bank, Belhaven, and Ruthven.i

_________THE EXTINCTION OF THE NATIVES OF

AUSTRALIA.. When Europeans first settled inAustralia,the native population was probably about,150,000 persons. It has been rapidly. diminishing ever since those days; and] no wonder, for the whites have taken the. best of the land and destroyed much of thej game on which the blacks chiefly lived.

■ Civilisation, alas ! brought disease and vicejin its train. Consumption, measles, small-!pox, have had a large share in the workjof destruction. The adoption of clothing,, with all primitive peoples, undoubtedlyinduces a great deal of lung disease. This

,may at first appear incredible, but it hasibeen clearly proved. There is a right wayanda wrong way in everything;and cloth-; ing. which is a great protection if rightly|used, is only a source of discomfort andj danger to the creature that is unaccustomedto it. The poor ignorant savage does notappreciate it, and would much rather bewithout clothes. When he does adoptclothes, he frequently casts them aside justwhen they might be of the greatest servicein protecting his body from cold. Lyingdown to sleep at night in a damp placewithout the covering he has worn through-out the day, he courts the very diseaseswhich are most fatal to native races. Itis just the same in New Guinea, in Poly-nesia, and in most of the Pacific Islands,where consumption is working terriblehavoc.

In the year 1851 the number of Austra-lian aborigines was estimated at 55,000.In1893 they were put down at from 30,000to 40,000. The Government has taken somesteps to endeavour to mitigate the graveevils inflicted on the native populationevils for which the whitepeople were clearlyresponsible. But its action came too late.Between the years1821 and 1842 the sum of£80,000 was spent in the endeavour to pro-tect and improve the condition of thenatives. The Society for the Protectionof Aborigines has also been usefully en-gaged in the work. Native schools werefounded in Adelaide and elsewhere, andliberally supported. But now the Adelaidetribe is extinct.

Inferior races must, of course, give wayand make room for those that are morehighly civilised ;but it is sad to think howmuch cruelty, vice, and wickedness are in-volved in the process. When Mr Lloydfirst landed in Geelong, in the 'year 1837,the Bamibool tribe numbered nearly 300;and fine-looking felloAvs they were. Whenhe went away in 1853, there were not manyleft. Seeing so few natives about, he be-gan to make inquiries about pome of his'dark friends, of early days. The reply he

| received is so pathetic that we give as faras possible the very words " "Aha, MitterLooved! Ballyyang dead, Jaga-iaga dead,Panigerong dead [and many others thev^

■—

Temperance has been promoted in thelFrench army by controlling the canteen andsubstituting coffee, tea, and cocoa for intoxi-cating drinks.— The ways of auctioneers indifferent partsof the world vary greatly. In England the-seller bears the expense of the sale, but inFrance the purchaser bears the cost, 5 percent, being added to his purchase. In Hol-land the buyer is required to pay 10 percent,,a,dditi«£StL

THE STORY OF A DUEL.(English Illustrated Magazine.)

One of the most conspicuous figures ofthe early part of last century was DanielO'Connell. While the duel he actuallyfought has passed out of the publicmemory,yet it is not forgotten that he was chal-lenged by Disraeli, whom he had called a"

lineal descendant of the impenitent thief."Onthat occasion he refusedtofight,giving ashis reason thathe hadalready killed amanin a duel, and had swore never to go outIgain. The circumstancesin which this had.fcappened are as follows:—

In a speech O'Connell had referred to thepity Fathers of the Irish qapital as

"thebeggarly Corporation of Dublin." One of

Its members, ai Mr d'Esterre, took mortal»ffence at this, and wrote to O'Connellinquiring if he were fairly reported as hav-ing made this injurious statement. Towhich the Liberator replied that he -wouldneither avow or disavow it

—Mr d'Esterre

could take it any way he thought proper.He went a good deal further than this,for he wound up by remarking that "noexpression which language could furnishwas sufficient to convey the sentiments ofcontempt he had for that body"

—to wit,

the Corporation of Dublin.The majority in the Council of that city

was Protestant, and at the time feeling ranvery high between the Roman Catholicsand the rest of their countrymen. This wasone "Mifft oi t_» trouble, but perhaps

THE " ULTIMA THULE "OF AFRICA.At the present time, when the eyes of

the civilised world are turned upon SouthAfrica, and many are talking of setttlingthere in the happy time when the war-clouds are dispersed,it may interest Englishreaders to hear of a little-known thoughbeautiful part of Cape Colony. The jour-ney north to Johannesburg has often beendescribed ; life on the karoo and life on"ostrich farms are old stories;but few, Ithink, know anything of that stretch ofcountry lying between the two southern-most points of Africa— Danger Point andCape Agulhas. Up to the present time thedistrict was consideredrather an out-of-the-way place, lying as it does quite off thegreat highways to the north and noi'th-eastthough within 150 miles of Capetown.The railway only reached the foot of SirLowry's Pass, a distance occupying twoand a-half hours from Capetown, and therest of the journey had to be done by postcart. However, the railway now in" courseof construction over the pass to Caledonis expected to be finished at the end of thisyear, which will give the outlying portionsof Caledon and Bredasdorp easy access tothe capital.

This "Ultima Thule" of Africa is thegreat health resort of the colony. Wonder- |ful and magnificent heaths cover the slopesIof the lonely hills from August to De-cember, absolutely bewildering in beauty,—

vivid scarlet, sea-green, snow-white,orange, yellow, coral-pink, etc., in everyimaginable variety of form andsize. Thesegive place, a few months later, to the ever-lasting flowers in yellow, white, red andpurple. The natives ("coloured people,"they call themselves) collect the whitevariety for export, principally to FranceandGermany ;thecoloured flowers are usedlocally for mattresses, each flower beingpressed open between the hands. Thoughthese mattresses have ai faint smell of tur-pentine, they are not at all uncomfortable.All through the year, when one kind ofInewer disappearsit is followed by anotherin endless succession, almost the loveliestbeing a sky-blue blossom exactly like aharebell magnified some 20 or 30 times.

Botanists, naturalists, and sportsmenwould all find much to delight them here.Game abounds— partridge, pheasant, quail,snipe, plover, wild duck, and four or fivekinds of buck: you will find all on onefarm. If the sportsman aspires to thegreater excitement of the chase, there is al-most always a jackal that has been worry-ing the sheep, or a "tiger" (Cape leopard)that has tried to kill a young foal, and hasperhaps succeeded ; and to exterminatethese wild animals is a religious duty.

Then the wild bird life! Ishall neverforget riding into a vlei one hot summerr,fternoon, and startling a great flock offlamingoes from its calm waters. Theyflung themselves straight up into the air,right overhead, in great flashes of white,crimson, and black, and then flew off in aslow and dignified manner towards the sea.Let us follow them down to the shore,the very "Ultima. Thule

"of Africa. We

ride over low heath-covered hills, everyhere and there a patch of pure white sanddazzling the eye. Now we hear the thun-der of "the great Agulhas' roll ;" but asyet we cannot see the heavy breakers.Letus get to the top,of thehill. Here nowlies at our feet the long stretch of thatcruel shore on which many a good ship hascome to a sad end. That white line of foamout at sea marks where the Celt waswrecked;those black spots on the sand arebeams of wood, fragments of masts, life-buoys, relics of the days ere the light-houses on Danger Point and Cape Agulhaswere built.

Let your horse pick his own way down;he knows the country much better than youdo, and is quick of eye and very sure-footed. As there are no hard roads, thehorses here are not shod. Now we are onthe sands, long, straight, level— stretchingaway for miles along the water's edge,where astrong salt-windsweeps in from the

January 23, 1901OTAGO WITNESS,Indian Ocean. How we enjoy it! How thehorses enjoy it too! The dogs are mad withdelight, and are chasing the sea-birds aswe gallop along. There they go— the cur-lews, herons, gulls— all screaming an in-dignant protest against our intrusion in theworld they have held undisturbed for un-known ages, into which we Uitlanders arethoughtlessly rushing. The penguins don'tcare ;they are sitting on rocks far out inthe water, very solemnly, all in a row, withnice white waistcoats and neat ties.

Homeward now,,round by the great salt-pan. The salt harvestis over, and the sal.stored away in that little hut for use lateron. This salt is white, rather coarse-grained, and has a pleasant though strongflavour;and after using it for some timeordinary table salt is quite insipid. Inwinter the pan is coveredwith water, whichdries up in summer, leaving a deposit ofsalt. Home to the old thatched farmhouseas the short African twilight fades, andthe hills grow dark, and the Southern Crossglimmers faintly over all.

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1 '*ti& ir? *' ~ 154 Swanston-st,Melbourne. jfiTX .^W#ll^*V*l| Me^e°sSa

CnuFaSrrL° Wl 2~ '^»^^^^^i^^^*C^^^^^^^ Dear Sirs,— lshould like to inform you Q^2\ "»'-?r'? *^ >..i.s7f'<I'^r'Vt;^^^*4^'T '-I of the benefits Ihave derived from your i«L'Wv ".Ji-v-VI~'1~''rJJ!^f— ". 2.'~^'"'"""'. " ii'"'w "«"?'. Vi-Cocoa during training Afler a hard Yj^"V'V^iS.^jlj^' '■^- ;-'-*-*^t?!^'-»» >* ■"^■'-' and exhausting run,Iknow of nothingto O^i2i -^^«Hsaß(!Sl^!^?iiS^i^ilftaillilfJl!S|jl||llf,|ii| compare withit as regards its invigorating >SW) |JS^^"w_J^» jjp-^y—^T^HUl ~~ anc^ sustainingqualities. During a long Tw*(ftl /Y~L "* /C Cm ><mJf^k ' road ride and when about "all out," it is yg^

irf^nm(W\ /7^r DAINTY SAMPLE TIN

*^"DR. TIBBLESVI-COCOA Ltd.,

—^ 269 George St., Sydney. <&

DearLittleFolk,— Tha time hasnow amwdwhen the project for endowingaDot sLittleFolk's Cot in the Children's Ward of theDunedin Hospitalmust be takenm hand ajacl

carried to a successful issue. How longthis■will take depends upon the exertions of mylittle friends, but Ihavean idea that it willbe a surprisingly short time. However, weshall see. "The editor has agreed to act

as our treasurer, and so soon as the properamount is in hand he will hand it overto the hospital trustees, and the D.L.F.cot will be at onceplaced in positionm theChildren's Ward. You wil- see that we havealready made a good start, andIfeel sureIshall be kept busy acknowledging the re-ceipt of subscriptions. Wishing you ail thehappiest of happy New Years,— lam, dearlittle folk, yours affectionately,

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE DOT'SL.ITTLE FOLK'S COT.

To be endowed in the Children's Ward ofthe Dunedm Hospital by Dot and her littlefolk—Previously acknowledged £1 17 )

s.d. a- d-Scotch Thistle 0 6J Queen Bess 6 0Nemo .. .. 10 6

LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK.Dear Dot,—lam now going to tell you ail

about my trip. .We arrived in Dunedm on the19thuli., and"we went to see our frien.ds. Iwas'going in to see you, Dot, only we hadno time.Wo sailed from Dunedin on the 20th, andlanded in Lyttalton early next_ morning. We"went ashore, took the tram, aid went up toChristchurch. We went through the Exhibi-tion and the Museum, and lb*n back toLyttelton. We sailed from Lyttelton late thatafternoon, and landed in Wellington about 10o'clock next morning. We went ashore to see"cur relations. We did not stay long in Wel-lington, for we sailed at 4 that afternoon. Wesailed very quick from Wellington, for welanded in Sydney on the 26th. Ilike Sydneyvery much. Itis such a prettyplace,and, Dot,it has a beautiful harbour. The large housesare being decorated up for the Commonwealth■with flags, and there are some very pretty illu-minations. There are archways built in thestreets, which are also verypretty. Ishall tellyou about them next time I write, andhow some of the houses are decorated, for Ishall have seen a great many more by then.Dear Dot,Iam unable to get the Witness overhere, andIam sorry to sayIdid not ace asingle badge. Imust closenow, with heaps oflove toDot and all the little folk.— Yours truly,

OCTAVIA.[Iwonder how you will see your letter, Oc-

tavia, if you can't get the Witness ? But then,perhaps, some kind friend in New Zealand willsend you one; we shall see. Did you get thebadge all right?— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Ihave justreLumed from havinga good canter onmy brother-in-law's pony, andIam very hot. Have you ever fired off a gun,Dot? One day my brother Bob was shooting,soIasked him to let me have a shot. Heagreed, and set up an old tin as my target.Of course,Iwas shaking, but Bob explainedhow it was done, and told me topull the trig-

ger. Idid so. but it didnot go off, so he told-me to pullharder. Ilooked back at him tohear whathe was saying, and pulled the triggerat the same time. The gun went off, and, oh!

-didn'tIjump! Strange to relate, the bulletonly missed the target by a few yards. Now,Harry, you can compose ihat poem without mytelp. How would "My beautiful, my beauti-ful, that standest meekly by," do? Dear Dot,Iintend to go for a holiday soon to see my(ahem1) cousin ABC. Did you know we werecousins? Ah, yes, Zilda, jou knew a girl whowanted a nice norn de plume, something likeZilda. Yes, Phcebe and Ihad lather an en-joyable day together. So had Alys and Iattha O.K. P. picnic. Now, Boy, "yc\x did not

Are you troubled with Rheumatism, Lum*bago, Gout, Sciatica, Neuralgia If so, usaWITCHES' OIL. Sold all chemist.-. W- >V-■siJe agents, Keinpthoine, Prosteu

tingent. Won't it be nice, Dot, if they get Inknow each other through a D.L F.V My sis-ter and Iare collecting stamps, and we havequite a number of good ones. Mj sisterPnd her playmate are having » day at homewith their dolls, and a doll's ball to finish upwith. In my cousin's last letter from the warhe sajs- "After months of marchingthrough barren tracts of Dutch country, woare m the little town of Klerksdoip. Our campis continually being visited by swarms of httloEnglish children, and being used to nothingbut big, dirty soldiers and their nigger sc -\a.vfcs it is quitea treat to have boys and girlscoming and talking to us. All alongour lines>ou find gioups of soldiers playing with child-ren." Dear Dot, have you ever read "TheSpanish Gipsy," by Geoige Eliot? have itm our bookcase. And, now, good-bye, Dot.

—Youis tiulv,

FEDALMA.[You would almost expect the children to

be Dutch m Klerksdorp, would you not, Fe-dalrua? Ioxnect they will thmk they are hav-ing as good a time with the

"khakis

"as you

have had this Christmas.— DOT.]Dear Dot,—I at a picnic on the 2nd

January, and Ienjoyed myself very much.It was not a veiy nice day for a picnic, as itv<as raining, but the ram did not stop rue from,lunnmgabout. Iwps down at the sporta, andIsaw a great number of D. L. F. badges.Dear Dot, do you thmk the war is nearlyover?Because if it is notIthmk weshall all have todress as troopers nnd go and whelp the British.With love to you and all the D.L F.,— Yourstruly,

DICK S.[I am afraid some of us would bo sadly in

the way, Dick, and weshould havea poor showof gettingto the front. Ifancy Lord Kitchenerwill be able to captureDo Wet and De La- Rcywithout our assistance. It is only a mattei oftime.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Igo to the Port Chalmers school,butIam at present in Duaedin spending myholidays. Iwas in the Witness Office the otherday with Alison andHolly Hedge. We wantedto see you, but the editor told us that youwere away on a holiday. We thought thnt theeditor was veijr kind. Igot mynorn de plumefrom a cieek over inMelbourne, whereIwasborn.— Yours truly,

DARREBIN.[Should there be two

"r's

"m it,Darrebin?

Ifancy the racehorse of that name has onlyone.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Iam miles away fvom -Jiorue afcpresent. Ishall not name the place, for if 1did some of my companions would know whoI"sm, However.Ishall give you a vague ide?.Iam m tho midst of the dredging. The wea-ther is awfully warm, and especially to-day.

IIleft home after dinner on Christmas Day.It was raining something awful. Iam stayingat ahotel, soIdon't feel the time long. Gwyn-neth, you will thmk me very unkind not writ-ing,butIdon't know your address. Iwrote toyour sister the other day, also to N.P. L., butshe has not answered it yet. Ihave beenherotwo weeks now, and the time seems to fly. Igot myphoto taken the other day. Ishall sendlyou one. Dot, how did you spend'Christmasand the Xew Year? Ienjoyed myself. Ieeothe Witness frequently now. On Sunday Iwas sitting under a tree when Iheard a foot-step. Ilooked to see who it was, and to rayastonishment it was a little boy with the 'Wit-ness. He came up to mo and said, " Please,miss would you kindly read Dot's letters overtome?" Idid so, and when Ihad. finished

Ihe «aid "Iam so fondof Dot." IWas highl-yamused at him. Dot,Ididnot intend writingsuch a long letter, but you will forgive mothis time. Ishall now conclude, wishing youth<? compliments of the seßson, also Gwynneth,and all dear friends. Good-bye — Youts tru.y,

DOROixii.[Ho must be a nice, little boy, Dorothy, i»

take such a keenmtciest m ou:page. By-and-bye he will no doubt bs writing himself.—DOT.]

Dsar Dot,— lt is now three months since Iwrote to you. Ihave not had much time to.write because Ihnve had a lot of work todo. My father gofc his leg broken eight weeksago, and he is setting on very slowly. He wasknocked about a good deal. Father and an-other man were just ready to sow a paddock,when ihe hoisos played uo. He tried to stopthem, but failed, causing the drill to pass overh:s leg. He was knocked up against a wire

fence. It will be some time before he is ableto work again. We are experiencing some veryhot weather just now. If all goes well 1maycret down to Lawrence at Easter, and if so,Ihope to see some badges. Do you not thmk itis foolish having the peace demonstration be-fore peace is proclaimed, Dot? Our day schoolpi-nic was held the Friday before Christmas.Igot a book entitled

" The Woman at Homefor a prize. We get tho book monthly. V\ish-incr Dot and all the httlo folk r, happy andprosperous New

[Fancy a" troubled housewife writing to

Dot' Well,Isirppose as she has a father sheis a small housewife at all events lam ye'ysorry for your father, dear, and hope he willmiko better piogress m future.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—lam going to tell you how wtspent the holidays at Preservation Inlet. Mostof the people wholive here left for Invercargillto spend theirs, and the few of us who wereleft had a regatta and sports here on BoxingDay. Isailed aboat in the Sailing Race, and£,ot second prize

—17s. Iwas also coxswain in

the v>air-oared race, but our boat did not geta ulace. Dear Dot,Isuppose girls don't oftengo* in for boating at regattas. My sister andIwere at c concert on New Ycar'b night, andwe enjoyed ourselves very well. The schoolmenic was held here on the day after NewYear, but as it lamed all day Idid not goto it. Everybody who did go got wet to theskin. Ishould have liked to have gone if ithadbeen a nice day. We havethree tame sea-gulls and a young swan. The latter was verywild when we first caught it, but now it is sotame that it will eat out of your hand and fol-low you about whenever it is called. We havea pond, and the seagulls, swan, and duckaswim about together in it. The school is toofar away for me to walk to it, soIget my.lessons from a neighbour occasionally. Iamireading out of the Fourth Standard, and doingweights and measures for my sums.

— Youratruly,

HINEMOA.[What an interesting collection of birds you

have, Hinemoa. Are the seagulls pinioned orsimply have their wing feathers cut? You aremaking good progress, even though you don'tgo to school.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— We had a very heavy fall ofsnow on Christmas Day about 9 o'clock, and iidid a lot of harm to the fruit and trees. DearDot, if you will letme,Ishould like to becomea regular wnter, and will endeavour to writebetter and more interesting letters. IthinkWullie writes very nice;, would you kindlysend the enclosed card on to1him? Iknow itis very late;butIlive in such an outlandish,place,andit ishard to get things in proper time.What a very, very, nice account Fabian Bellgave of the children's ward at the hospital.With fond love to all the little folk, and wish-

Dobbm back to where we started, and Koa jsaid she wanted off, soIstopped the horse,and |off she jumped,and, dear Dot, you shouldhave |seen her: she was blue in the face with ragebecauseIdid not let her off sooner; butIwas,of course,quite unconscious that she had beenin a hurry to get off. S'le then gave me anawful punching and gTowlmg, butIsoon re- ;coveied from the effects, and we are as good .friends as ever. Dear Dot, tLis is the end of Ithe vninteiesting story of

"How a D. L. F. j

Enjoyed Her First Ride." Isaid to Koa, 'Iiwonder what Jessica would think if she you on i

a horse?"

because you are a great ridei, arc |you not, Jessica? Dear Dot, now for some- |thing else to write about. Koa andIwent toDuiiedm on the 2nd of January, pnd enjoyed jourselves immensely. On the third day of our jholiday we went to the Witness Office, and had 'a look through it. When we got to the doorKoa said,"Idon't like to go m

',but Isaid Iwas going in whether she came or not. So iipthe steps Iwent (Koa, following), and askeJ ]one of the clerks if Icould set a badge (myother one broke in two), but Tie said they didnot have any in the office at present, but hewouldsend one if Igave him my address. Allthe other clerks looked up when they saw us,and bestowed upon us tho inevitable Witness Ismile, and, of.course, we smiled back. Afterasking for my badge Iinquired of the clerkif we could go through the Witness Office andsee Dot, co he told us togo up a windingstair,and at the top wo met the editor, who is sucha dear, kind-looking gentleman (don't thinkme too sentimental). The editor then took usinto a large room where some men were work-ing with the machinery, and explained allabout the printing. We then proceeded intoanother room where the linotyping is done,and the editor asked our names. After writingour names on a piece of paper he gave it toone of the men who was operating a machine,and we soonhad our names cast in the shapeof a line of type, the metal being too hot foriis to touch at first. We stayed in this room agood while, and then we walked around thedifferent linotype machines until we came tomachine No. 5, where we saw Lilac Blossom'sand Red, White, and Blue's letters beingprinted, andImust say it was very interestingto watch each letter as it was touched fall into !its place. We then went downstairs again, and jthe editor took us into Dot's room, where wesaw her typewriter, bike, and looking-glass;but, unfortunately, Dot was not there. Theeditor then asked us to sit down, and we hadsuch a.nioe, friendlychat. We as!:ed him ifDot

j was a certain person or not, and he answeredour questions. Dear Dot, and Mr Editor, yotimay depend upon Koa and I to keep thesecret of your identity, forIam sine the editorwould not like usto tell anyone after him beingso kind as to tell us if our surmises were cor-rect or not. When we left to go the editorshook hands with us, ar>d we wended our wayhome pouring praises upon him. On the Sun-day morning after our visit to the WitnessOffice we met Caimen Sylva and Ella. Wehad a chat with them, and they aTe very nicegiils. Carmen wrote and asked me to comeup and spend the afternoon with her, bring-ing Koa and Unknown with me, but Ihadpiomised to go somewhere else. Of course,Carmen, Ella, and Iaie not strangers, as Tknew them a long time ago. Dear Dot,Imuststop now, hoping that there are not very manymistakes in this letter, asIthink it must bevery tiresome correcting all the mistakes inone letter. With love to all the little folk, theeditor, and Dot,— Yojwrs truly,

YVONNE.P.S.— Dear Harry, Koa fourd anold Witness

with your first letter init. You were only fixc |then.— V..

[At all events, Koa's ride was a beginning,andIhope 2iext time V-,onnepersuades her toget onhorseback the broncho will be no greaterbuckjumper than was the one on this occasion.Dear mo, Yvonne,Imu&t look after the editorand see that he does not entertain too niaLyofmy little folk, or Dot will have to take a backplace in our column. Ishould like to sea himwhen he is reading all the nice things you sr.yabout him, andIshould not be at all sur-prised if Inotice he is wearing higher collarsand high-heeled boots after this. There weresix stamps in your lettsr, but you did not saywhat they were for,coIhave ciedited them tothe Cot fund.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— As it is such a. long time since Iwiote to jou lastIsuppose you will have quiteforgotten me, but Ihave not forgotten you orthe little folk. It must be over five monthssinceIlast wrote. It was at the close of theIndian famine, fund. Isent you a shilling mstamps,butIdon't know whether you got themor not, as you never said anything about it.Please let me,knowif yougot them. Dot,sinceIlast wiote our exam, has come and gone, andIam very glad to say thatIpassed, and haveleft school, and what my next move in lifewill be I'll tell you later on, forIdo not knowmyself yet. Now Ishall tiy and tell you howIspent Christmas and New Year. On Christ-mas Day Iwent for a ride, but while Iwas away it began to rain, and asIhad nocoat Igot wet through, but when Igot homeIhad agood dinner, and soon forgot the duck-ing. As Christmas wa-s wetIwas inhopes thatNew Year would be fine, but it rained the oldyearout and the newyear in, clearingup about9 o'clock next morning, and at 12 the sunshone out as if it had never rained,soIknewIshould have a good afternoon rt the T. M.sports. We drovedown— my cousin, my sister,andI,and four young men. We had a cart andabuggy. As there was no room for me in thecartIhad to go in the buggy Wehad to carryour dresses for tho dance at night with us, ar,dwhat do you think my cotisin and sister did?They made me carry them all just because Iwas in the buggy. Don't you think that wasmean,Dot? Butall's well that ends well, andIthoroughly enjoyed myself at bothsports anddance, andImet a good number of D.L.F.One of them told me that she knew you, Dot.'There was a picnic next d?y, but the raincame on and spoiled it. But we had a gooddance at night, so that made up for Ihe picnicbeing wet. Iwas very sorry thatIwas not atthe Waitahuna show to see Clementine andDaughter of Erin, butIwas at theLawrenceshow instead. Iwent to the circus that night,and Isaw Red. White, and Blue there. Ihope she enjoyed,herself as muoh asI<Sid. Itake great interest in Con's letters, and all thelittle folk ought to be very grateful to himfor writing such nice, interesting letters. Ifhe could capture De Wet now he would be ahero indeed. Ihope he will come back allright, and that the little folk will all turn upand givehim a good welcome. Isee that thisletter is beginning to draw out too long, soIshall close with love to Phoebe, Mousie, Larri-kin, and yourself,— Your3truly,

MAGGIE.[It is so long since that Ireally cannot re-

member whether the stamps came or not,Maggie, but if they did they wouldbe acknow-ledged among the others. Did you mentionthemin your letter? Ifnot they mayhave gotmixedup with others, and either been creditedto some one else or handed to the clerk with-out any name to theni, and thus not acknow-ledged, though they would be handed over tothe treasurer of the fund in dvie course.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— The holidays axe flying, andwe've not been away anywhere, but we havehad a real good time. Everybody gaveus suchlots of Christmas presents, and sent us heaps ofoards, so wo are really havinga very good timeMother's Christmas puddings were cs good asusual, and the ducks travelled up from Inver-cargill. Inmy Cluistmas letter to my cousm jin the Transvaal,Iasked him if he knew Cor- :poral Con, he having left with, the same coa- '

need to thank me for the dedication, as you re-turned the compliment, Ihad the pleasureof receiving Xmas cards from Shan, Phoebe,ABC, and Boy. Dear Lanette, your initialsare R. S. You gave yourself away properly.Cosmos is rightabout my name. Idid not getmynorn de plume from the book called "HandyAndy." Tussock and Iwould like very muchifDorothy and Gwynneth would tell us a littlemore about the person who told them ournames, as we don't know who they mean.Dear Dot, Ishall tell you the names of thelittle folk Ihave met lately— Twin, Phcebe,Nevada, Ma-leen, Macaria, Excelsior, Beth,Macrocarpa, Jana Roll, Alys, Butterfly,and last,but not least, Priscilla. WasntIlucky, Dot?Idon't thinkIever told you that we livedbeside a lake. It is very shallow just now.There are greatquantities of wild forget-me-notsgrowing beside it, and they look veiy prettyindeed. Isuppose I'll have to say good-byeoncemore; but I'll give you two descriptionsof you which a young lady gave me. First, theeditor's father-in-law; second, a young ladyabout 30 years old, becomingly dressed,.wearinga sailor hat, with a red, white, and blue band,and No. 6 shoes,or No. 5 with a squeeze. Withkind regards to Zilda,Nevada, Zeta, Grace Dar-ling, Admoyn (a little folk-to-be), and dear oldDot,— Yours truly,

JESSICA.j [If someone had only taken a snapshot ofJessica shutting her eyes, turning away herhead, and pullingthe trigger,and getting withina few yards of the target, what a nice pictureit would have made for the next D. L. F.group.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— This is my first letter to you, butIsincerely hope that it won't be the last. ?have five brothers, butno sisters, andIwouldhave written to you before, but they alwaystease me so wheneverIattempt a letter toanyone. However, they are out at a concertto-night with papa, and Ithought Iwouldmanage to get a letter written before they comehome. Iam 13 years of ago, soIhaveplentyof time to write to you still, haven'tIDoiy? IIwas reading Cole's "Fun Doctor '

tho otherday, and J came upon the following, which issupposed to be Latin■

—Boyibus kissibusSweet girhorum,Girhbus likibus,Wanti somorum.

What do you think of that, dear Dot? 'Mam-ma knowa you by name, Dot, but she saysshe would not be very horourable to jou ifshe told meyour name, soIhave 'o lemam inthe dark at present. Dear Laciy Viol,Ihavean idea that you are ray cousin, for the boystold me that you v.'iote to our dear Dot underthat pen name. How do you like my norn deplume, Dot? It is rather late to send jou acard»; but nevertheless,Ishall send you one,and you will excuse it being so lato, won'tyou, dear Dot? Now,Imust stop and, pleasemayIwrite again? With love to Bubbles,Lady Viol, tho editor, and ycur dear, preciousself,— Yours truly,

MEG MERRILIES.[I think that Boyibus was one tobe avoided,

Meg. He should havebeen quite content witkkissing his mother or his sister, withoutkissinganother boy's sister. Ireally hope you willnotbeable to worm that secret out of jour mother,dear, andIreally must beg of her to be verycareful. Iam not quite sure whether Icareaboutthe iiame, dear, for it must always remandone of the poor, demented original.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— lt hassbeen very hot down herelately, andI-felt as ifIcould jump into thewater. Fancy having over 1000 writers. Dot!JJo jou like reading,Dot? Ido—Icould readall day. Iwill tell you about a picnic somefriends andIhad. We climbed up to the topof Harbour Cone. After we had our dinnerwe went down into the bush to get some ferns.Ifound a great, big bit of moss whichItookhome. We all carved our names on thestones. One of the little folk knows 70writers, whileIonly know two

— namely, 'lviand W. D. Iwas at thePortobello show, andwas on the look-out for" badges, but only sawone. Iwas at the Btfoad Bay regatta, andIsaw one badge worn by a girl with a greencoat on. Ishall have to bring this scribble toa close,or the editor will be angry. With loveto all the little folk and yourself,— Yours tiuly,

STAR QUEEN.[What a chaiming view you must have got

from Harbour Cone, Star Queen. Iam sureit must havebeen worth the exertion.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— What miserable weather we hadfor the holidays— cold and wet, not much likesummer, is it? On Boxing Day the Druidsheld their picruc out here. It Was rainingmthe early parfof the day;but cleared up dur-ing the afternoon. Lesetta andIwere lookingout for badges, but we only saw one. It wasworn by a young ladydressed inblack. She isstopping in this district, but Ido not knowif she is a writer or a reader. Iwas surprisedto hear that Sunflower had sent me a card.Thuik you very much, Sunflower, for thinkingof me. Will you please change autographswith me? — you can get mine fiom Dot. Sowe have begun the Cot fund at last. Twentyshillings and sixpence the first week is not sobad. Ihope it will not take us very long tomake up the £50. De&r Dot, couldn't we geta large D.L.F. badgemade andplace iton thecot, instead of an inscription? Ithmk itwouldbe muchnicer; what do you thmk, littlefolk? Now,Ishall tell you about a rideIhada while ago. A friend came up to see dad, whowas at thebeach, a distance of about two anda-half miles, and he lent me his pony to ridedown for him, so off Istarted iv great glee. Iwent slowly going down the Kilrnog hill, butwhenIgot on the flatIwent much faster. Iwas going along at a grand canter when myhat fell off. Istopped and picked it up; butwas rather disappointed to find that the elasticwas broken, soIjust threw it in the scrub,and proceeded on my journey. To save time Xwent over the bay instead of going right roundby the road. WhenIarrived at my destinationdad was not there

—he having arrived home,

asIafterwards learnt, just afterIhad started.Having no time to wasteIstarted back. Thepony was goingat a slow trot whenshe startedoff at a gallop. She Went faster pnd faster,and in a moment Irealised what had hap-pened— the pony had bolted. Igot giddy, andit was a wonderIdid not faint, asIam easilyexcited, butIkept my seat, and after she hadgone a mile she slackened speed, and Icantell you Iwas jolly glad to be safe on terrafirms oncemore. Ishould like tohaveanotherride like that again, any day. Dear Dot, wohave a pony which eats meat ; does not thatsound incredible? But it is perfectly true.Itook a dish of meat out for the dogs to-day,and when the pony saw me he came to see ifIhad anything for him, andIgave him abitof meat and he ate it. If anybody had toldme that a horse would eat meat Ishould nothave believed it, but Iam convinced now.Fancy Solomon Slow talking of leaving theL.F. P. already. Now, Sol, that is a bad ex-ample you are setting the other little folk.You know you oughtnot tobreak the rules ofthe L. F. P., so hurry up and put that sillyidea out of your he-ad, and take your pen andpaper and write a long letter and ask Dot's for-giveness.

Later.—

Dear Dot, yesterday was rather anexciting day. First of all Imust tell you thatthere is a very bad bit of road about one milenorth of Evansdale. Well, a traction enginegot stuck there yesterday. The men drove herinto the bank, and had to pull back again.Of course as the road is just newly-made itwas soft clay, and the engine sank down.A lot of young fellows helped, tkeia to put

stones in the soft parts, and then they started ,her again, but instead of going on she r«aredright up and tried to climb up the bank. Theyleft her this way, and went and got a lot ofmanuka scrub, which they laid under her andonce again they started, and after being therefor between two or three hours they managedto pursue their journey once more. Now, Dot,Iwant to ask one question. Aie your initialsE. M., Alvera? Dear Sunflower, Iam send-ing my autograph to Dot, so if you will ex-change-she will send it on to jou, won't you,Dot? Imust close now, with love to Pre]U-dice, Lorna, Fancy Free, Rangi Moki (what adescription you gave of those caves;how Ishould like to see them), Pearl, and Dot.—Yours truly,

SILVERBELL.P.S— Ienclose 2s in stamps for Cot fund.[I rather like the idea of a D. L- P. mono-

gram for the cot, dear, and we must think ofit later on. That was an exciting ride, Silver-bell, but you don't tellus whether you got yourhat ag»in. The traction engine must haveruined thatroad with its httie caprices. Thereare unfortunately three- Sunfloweis, but 1havesent it to No. 1, and Ifancy that will proveall right.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— A happy and a prospeious newyear in spito of ram. While Istayed at theNorth-East Valley for my holidays Ihad thepleasure of seeing Echo, Little Lady, and Al-vera; but Ididn't know who they were tillafterwards. And thenIhad a glimpse of ayoung gentleman dressed in navy blue at oneof the public tea rooms

— behold there was themystic badge in. his cap. He took a seat,piokedup apaper, and buried himself in it. Isaw the young lady givehim a cup of tea andplate of pasiry, andIwondered who the dis-tinguished young fellow was, as he neverde gned to look at poor me, like amouse seatedin a corner. He said to the lady who suppliedhim with tea, "I'll call m.to-moriow.

'Then

he left, with a formal adieu, soIventured toask her if she believed he would call to-morr-ow. She seemed indignant, and she said,"Yes; his word is his bond. There's noneedfor us to mark anything against him. ' And,tiue to hxs word, he called at 12.15 next day;indeed, we almost collided. He raised his capin apology. Iventured to inquire of the gill,and judge of my astonishment when Ifoundout ho was the celebrated

"Dot's Harry,"

whose latters we have enjoyed for years. Ijsomehow pictured. Harry a rather stout, dwarf- |ish figure, a>iy about sft (don't laugh, for good-ness sake, Dot). Iwas so completely rootedto the spot with astonishment that the younglady asked me what was the matter, so 1asked her for a tup of tea and pie to revivemy feelings. Ifelt quite faint. Oh, if youcould only seehim, Lucille, you wouldn't thinkof pattinghim on the back. Ifancied, by theway, that the young gent would turn out tobe "a student at the University or a collegianwho had the D. L.F. badge by way of a joke(don't l»«gh, Harry), for Ihaven't got over thesurprise yet. You never noticed the badge inmy hat, did you, Harry, or would youhave con-descended to recognise a D. Jj. F. anywhere 9Idon't think, Dot, that the photo in the Wit-ness Xmas Numbor was thatof Harry, do you?It'sone of his brothers, isn't it? Ithought itwas agreed, Dot, that all D. L.F. should in-troduce themselves. Isuppose one half of usis puzzled by imagination as to appearances.Excuse scrawl as I'm busy jelly-making. Loaf,Ihave found you. out all right. Iwish you allhappinessm your name.

— Yours truly,LANDAU.

p.S— Will send stamps for Cot fund soon.[Ye3, Landau, it was Hairy's portrait, right

enough, but of course he has altered a littlesince then. TheOld Phil was evidentlythink-ing of the contents of the last book he wasleading, and hence did not notice your badge.—DOT.]

Dear Dot,— lt is almost sis months since Ipenned my last letter to you. Iintended towrite for Old Writers' Week, but want of newsprevented me. The Christmas and New Yearholidays are over once more,and it is hard tosettle down to business again. On ChristmasDay Iwent cycling, and on Boxing Day therewas a singingand reciting competition incon-nection with the Bandof HopeUnion. Iwentm for reciting, and came second best in mydivision. The prize Igot was the annualvolume of the Quiver,nicely bound. Ialso gotLongfellow'sPoems as a special prize. Tenny-son's book of Doems among my Xmas presents,also "The Master Christian." So Ihavebeenrather fortunate, have Inot? Iwent to theBluff regatta, the day after New Year, and theram simply poured. It was a great pity, asthere was such a crowd of people theie, gailydressed in their summer attire. It was such alovely morning when we left home thatIdidnot take a coat or umbrella, and, of course,jou can guess the result. Iwas to have goneto Kiverton for aholiday at New Year, but wasunable to get. What anice description FabianBell gave of her visit to the children's ward inthe hospital. Isee you have already receivedseme subscriptions for the Cot fund. Ishallsend mine later on. Imust thank Shan forthe very pretty card he sent me, and also Boyfor the photograph of the group of D. L. P.that appeared in the Easter Witness. Ihavesent you my autograph, Boy, and you will,_nodoubt, get it long before this appears in print.Yes, Daughter of Erin,Ido work in a certainstudio in G. Iwas sorryIdid not have mybadge in the. dayIsaw >ou, asIshould haveliked to have ni&de your acquaintance. An-'other letter from Con! Such an interesting one,too.Ihave two cousins at war in the Transvaal,but they went from Scotland. 'One of them be-longs to a regiment there, and was ordered outwith it. Dear Doughnut, have you got yourphotograph mounted yet? Iam eagerly wait-ing for it. Last week we were having delight-ful summer weather, but this week we haveto don our winter jackets again. The XmasAnnualof the Witness was splendid, every pic-ture being very distinct. The studies in child-ren's photos "were also very good, and it isinteresting to note the different expressions onthe little ones' faces. Now, dear Dot, Ihavereached the limit, and shall close, wishing theCot fund every success, and all the little folkand Dot a very bright and happy New Year.With love,— Yours truly,

FLUFF.[Theclerk of the weather is very cruel tous,

Fluff. Ioften think if wecould only persuadehim to send all the rain and wind at night andhave the days bright, calm, and sunny howpleasantly we should sail through life. How-ever,Isuppose even then weshould find some-thing to grumble at, so the best way is whengoing from home to take both cloak and um-brella and never mind how it turns out.

—DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Ihave just finished reading youranswer to Koa's letter, and as you said youwould like to hear my version of the episodeof Koa'sride onahorseIshall giveit. On ourway home from a walk one Saturday afternoonIsaw my cousin's horse in our paddock witha bridle and saddle on, soIsaid to Koa,"Would you like a ride?

"but she said,

"You

get on first," so onIjumped, and had a, rideround the paddock. Ithought it a bit "stale"riding round a paddock so Igot off, and afterseme persuasionIput Koa on. Iwalked thehorse up and down the paddock, leading it bythe bridle all the time untilIthoughtIwouldmake it trot a little, soIpicked up a stick andgave it a gentle hit, calling out to it to

"gee-

up, but all to no avail. Isuppose it wasfrightened of the person leading it. Ithentugged and pulled,and Koa began to screamand yell at the top of her voice, but all to noyurrjose,coIwalked thepoor, quiet,old, black

January 23, 1901 OTAGO WITNESS.

DOT'S

Little Folk.Dot incites short letters from herttlefricm'K ttar Ufhout the col.Nyoa

matter! of tuteict to thexselvrs,Incident* co-nectcd »ilh their net»mn.als, rcsurin-ioiis oranythiugthey,re interested in, of the di-trictinwhicb they Lie, of tlietr school andJ.ome life, lmli-aj- trip. &c. Thelitter" i.r- tibe\iriueu bj the littlefolkilienneUcF,*ndr.ddr«;s> cd

"Uot,care of Editor W tne^s," and Ubepublished iv the pages devoted to"'

Dot's LittleFolk."

Dot's Little Folk's Badge, obtainable °n ap-plication to Dot. Price, Is, in penny,or half-penny stamp*.

DOT'S LITTLE FOLK'S COT.

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D.L.F.

Said a very astute chimpanzee,"I've decided to live in a tree,

—Itmay be rather slow,But the life down below,

Is too worrying even for me!"

fish (principally blue cod) from the bay, forsale in town. Consequently Ihad to remainat the Bluff all night, taking up my quarteis atMctzger's Bay View Hotel. After a good tea anda perusal of the evening paper for the warnews, and the Otpgo Witness foi the lettersfrom the little folk (or, more coirectly, the

!medium-sized folk),Ivent for a stioll roundthe pomt, or what is now called Ward'sParade. While out for my walk Imet severalBluff acquaintances, forIstayedthere for abouttwo months once, and the only incident Iex-

jperienced there worth mentioning was an at-tack of whoopiiigcough, whichIgot. Return-ing to the hotel again, Iwas asked to playou the piano, which, of course, Ihad to do,thoughIfelt as if an earthquake wa's aboutto swallow mo up After this little bit ofmusicIretired, a nice little room with a sky-light being given to me, and, needless to say,Iwas" soon m the land of nod. Next morningafter having my breakfast and paying for mynight's lodgings, etc,Iwent down to see someof my schoolmates go away by the 8 o'clocktram for Invercargill, as they went to the High "

School Fiom thereIwent clown to the wharfon to ihe Amia, which, asIsaid, was to takeme over to the ls'.Tid. With a lovely sunny-day and a light breeze, we left the Bluff aboutIIo'clock that mornin.r, en lome for HaIfmoon.As we weie passing the Bluff Poait, we cameacross a shoal of what Ithought were por-poises, but which Mr Hannmg told me wereblackfish—

a kind o1"o 1"

small whale. They wereleaping clean out of the watei, and only a few-yards from the shore Mi Harming said thatif they had been near a sandy beach he- wouldhavp headed them off and driven them ashorefor the purpose of gettingthe oil. There wereabout3o of them, which Mr H.6aid would bringabout £100. Nothing else of interest happenedo.i otii- journey across, though Irnsy as wellmention -th.it thp crew consisted of two men.besides Mr Harming, one being a Dutchman(who fell out afterwards with Mr Harming lethe present wai). At ]2 o'clock or somewhereabout then we had dinner on board, and if youare inquisitive to know what we did have," wehad, Ithink, fried sausages and chops, tea,with condensed milk, bread and butter, andbiscuits, not forgetting what arc last, but notleast— namely,Irish oranges, or potatoes

As we nearcd Halfmoon I\io breeze fiesh-cned, and the sea was snfnczsntly lough topioducemterial eruptions, butnot sufficient toproduce a volcanic eruption. After this "erup-tional.

'(if ihere is such a '.void) exppnenco, woreached the bay about 5 o'clock. Imay men-tion that the people on Stewart Island don't

as a rule speak about Halfmocn Bay. Theyeither say- 'Balfmcon,' or, more generally,"The Bay" without the moon and the half;so whenever Isay "The Bay," Imean Half-moon Bay. Arriving at the wharf,Iwentstraight to Thomsoi's boarding house, whichis right opposite the wharf, and across thebay. Onarriving thereIhad tea, andmet twogentlemen from town, who were staying there—namely, Messrs Ewart and Bent. They wereboth very rnu.sical, andhad brought theirmusicwith them, so we spent a pleasant evening inmusic, after which we retired to bed, Iat anyrate being quite ready for it.

December 13(To be continued.)

THE CRITIC CLUB.Dear Dot,— Dick, that most fortunate of in-

dividuals, has placed Buttons at the head ofaffairs, while he himself takes a holiday trip-.Buttons's ideas on the management of affairsare many and fearsome. He has conceived thebrilliant idea of sending a few extracts fromDick's letters. It would, he says, be more in-teresting than reports, and be a change. Theextracts read as follows- —

My Dear Boys,— Oh, for a life on the oceanwave, etc. That is the proper thing to sing1

ou the boat, isn't it? At all events, I'ma goodsailor. Bob had to go to bed as soon as theboat started, and, moreover, remain there un-til we leached Wellington. Ihad a fine timeuntil the bell rang for dinner. Iwent down,feeling rather hungry, but no sooaer had Icommenced to eat thanIfelt an overpoweringdesire to look overboard. Idid so. Therewas very little to bp seen, the sea was not likeglass, neither were there any bounding billows-.It was just a common, every-day sort of a,sea, yet "me heart felt drawee! to it," and Iwas compelled to stay. Iwish D Donovan,had been there to write a touching little poem,on fat bacon and theperfurn^ of greasy engine0.Igot off the boat at Ljttelton (Bob didn't),and saw agirl with a badge. No doubt it wasthe result of the sea air, butIfelt strangelyemboldened, and was about to introduce my-self when she fairly frizzledme up with, "

Howdare you, sir9

"—Iwith a badge on, too. Any-

how,Ijust lifted my hat, and she started towalk away, but, curiosity getting the better ofher good manners, she looked round at maagain, whereupon the sea air, robbing me ofmy manners, Ilifted my hat again. Feelingthe boat was the hea-Ithiest place for me, Iwent on board, and chummed in with a thin,little chap who was always waving his annaand legs about. Ibelieve he'dhave gone over-board only his boots acted as ballast. He wasa nice little chap, andIwas sorry when hewent oft. Itold Bob about the girl, and hesaid he'd

"crack my nut

"when he up.

again. Ifined him sixpence, and he lavghedand said Icould take one out of his pocket.He didn't liave one, soItook a shilling. Thenwe got to Wellington, andIwas glad. Wewent to thevhotel, and had some tea. It (theweather, not the tea) was awfully hot— so hotthat thebread began to turn upits toes. Therewere some pretty toff people there, and theylet you know it. It was funny to hear themtalk. They said, "Good-dai," and "Good-bey," and so forth. When Iwent to bedIfound my room lighted with electric light. Asyou know, Ihave had no acquaintance with.that, and Ifound Icould not put it out. Ipulled the knob the man did when he lit up,but it was no use, so I^went to bed. Nextmorning the light was still burning,andIgofcup, determined to shut it oft or blow up thehouse or do something equally desperate. Then.Icaught sight of a place where the two wires(you know there must be two wires for electriclight) were not covered with insulators, and*put my pocket knife across the wires! !! Iwon't do it again, but I'll show you -my knifewitha hole burned in it. The knife is chargedwith so much electricity that it acts as amag-net, and will lift needles, pus, etc. It mostlyattracts other boys, andIhave at times muchdifficulty in separating the knife from the boy,the magnetism is so great. But to return tothe light. Icaught the krjj? in a fierce grip,gave it a tug upwards, and the light wasout. Ihave not seen either Shan or D. Dono-van yet. The last-named, by the- way, deesnot improve in the poetical line. Ihope But-tons is behaving.—Yours rnore'n anyone else's,* J_)lCx\..

We're sending this for you to do as youthink best with it.— Yours truly,

TAFFY.[What better canIdo than print itjso here

it is, andIam sure everyone will enjoy read-ing about Dick's adventures, thoughIcan'tquite understand why Bob took such » smallpart in them. Surely he was not lying in hisberth all the tune.— DOT.]

Little Lady.—Ihave seenyour beautiful littlebutton-holes. Iwent in to see the editor theother day, and the first thing my eye lighted!on was such an artistically arranged button-hole. The editor noticed my glance, and!said, "Oh, this is not all;look on the man-telpiece, Dottie.'' [Oh, that odious Dottie—

■

jueant ina^ciend^way^no douS>t^ but odiffK

Ing them a very happy New Year, and not{orgettmg the editor, and heaps of love to yourewn dear self,— Yours truly,

SWEETBRIAE.[Why, here is another Sweetbriar 1 Iwon-

der how many that is, and what the other threeor four will say when they see another one withths name.— DOT.]

D«ar Dot,— lmust say Ienjoyed theholidaysAl. On Xmas Day someof my friendsand Iwent to Brighton. We took the tramas far as Burnside, then drove over the restof the way. It was just lovely driving alongthe beach," for Iam sure it looked its best.We stopped there till Boxing Night.Ican tellyou whenIarrived in townIwas tired out.When abtfJnghtonIhad the pleasure of seeingAlys, Love, and Portia. Well, Alys,Icouldhave talked D. L. F. all day. By the way,Alys, were you in town on Saturday night, the4th. C. CM. andIthought we saw you. Imustn't forgettothank Boy,Alys, Ita,and Mil-Zicent for their pretty Xmas cards. Dear Dot,Iwent home on Christmas week. Though it"was not longsince Ihad left home,Iwas gladto get back agam. The nightIwent homeC C. M. andItalked the whole mgnttill we(heard the clock striking 5. Every now andagain ma would be callingout tous, 'Be quiet,girls: be quiet.' Of course we would be quietfor awhile, then we would start again. On NewYear's morning we -were all disappointed, for it■was rainin°- like fun. Ideclared Ishouldn'tget up at all, but J. O. Y. kept coming mand out of the room, saying,"It's clearingup;it's going to be a lovely day." It did clear upat half-past9, and turned out the most beauti-ful day imaginable. In fact, it was too hot..We all started for Wilsher Bay (Port Moly-neux), about 10 o'clock. There were nearly2000 people there. Dear Dot, have ycu everfceen there? Isn't it a lovely little spot? Thebush, with its lovely ferns and evergreen"bushes of sweetbriar springing up here andthere, while the swamps are all covered withthat dear, little flower the forget-me-not. Thenxhe beach— well, Dot,Iwon't try to describeit for Icouldn't. For the last seven yearsIhave only missed one New Year's Day fromPort Molynettx; yet it never seems to growstale. Cis, was thrt yourbiother you were withon New Yeai's Day Ididn't think he was soold. Dear Dot, whenever will this dreadfulwar end? Ihave a cousin going with theEixth contingent. 1 am glad that my biotheris not old enough to go. Well, Dot, Ishalll^ve to conclude with love to all the D.L.F.,—"icurs tru'y,

[Yes, Fifi,PortMolyneux is all you describeit. It is indeed an ideal spot for a holiday,andIdo noi wonder at everyone for mileaicund flocking to it to spend the day. IfancyLord Kitchener will swoop down on De Wetand De la R«y some of these days, and bringi'io war to an end.— DOT.]

Jear Dot,—Iused to write seven years ago,"bu" we went to Oamaru, andIdon't know whyIgaveit up. Ihave such a funny panot. Hewill say.very nearly anything that we tell him.The other day my sister brought home a cat,and put non the table, near his cage. Helooked at 'it, and said, "What a funny cocky!Take that cocky away! "' We did laughat him,and he wps- so offended that he wouldn't Bayanother, word. Dear Dot, please mayIhavea badge? Ishall send the stamps if you say"I may have one. With, much love,— Yoursicnl'*.

MADCAP.i"\Yhy,»of course, you may, Madcap, and I

k ~a now that you have begun writing again■*s.u will keep it ur>, and not stop like you did"tcloxe.—DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Isuppose there will be plenty*" room for my letterin" the L.F.Pagenow, as

Ihavenot written for 11 months. It has been■terriblybad weather for the holidays,hasn't it,Dot? There is hardly one single day that I!hf-e baen able to get out. Iam go-ing to tell you about a tiue adventureniy biothci, sister, and Imet with onenight. As we were walking throughMr T.s paddock we almost walked over someci the cattle, for it was so dark we could seeno distance. When we were in the middle of■the paddock an old bull, although thought to\>3 very quiet, roared, and started to come afterxis. My sister mdIbegan to scream, but mybrother said, '"Come on, we'll vna to- the firstiencc" So he took the le<id, andmy sister fol-lowed, c:ying out,

"On, he is quite near us,"tut it turned out to be myself, dragging be-hind as usual. Soon after that was said I-found myself hitched up in a barb-wire fence,out of which Igot as soon as possible, andmade up ou my mates. Then we went home,stumbling over- stumps and 6mall, shrubby+.rees. We reached home safely, after a good3augh at the adventure. But we didnot laughtill we knew we were safe. Isee Con has notforgotten us yet;but it is rather too bad he<loes not get anyletters fromhis home. My cou-sin from Gore was up at W. lately^andhe toldme who Jessie C. is. She writes to the Gorepaper now, and her norn de plume is S., butIshall not give it in full. (# it would be very-unkind of me to do so. Imust not write anyEiore, as there are oth^er L.F. who wish to seetheir letters in your*page. With love to Un-known, Yvonne, Makyth, Koa, and Miranda,*ito to yourself,— Yours truly,

QUEEN OF THE FOREST.[I thmk your biother might have taken your

hi-_nds instead of leading the way when you"were all running from the bull, Queen of the"Forest. It looked aa if he was determined tocaVe himself at all events. However,Idon'tthink there is much danger at night, as cattlecannot see very well alter dark.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Idid not know thtit any of your

correspondents had Cronje as their norn deplume* when Iwrote the last letter, but mynorn de plume will be Flounder instead. Theweather is getting something like our usualBummer,although it has been a long time aboutit. Dear Dot, what do you think of the war?Ihave a cousin in the '"Dandy Fourth." DearDot, some of the L. F. think they read a lotof books, butIfancyIhave read as many asany of them. Some of the books Ihave readare " The Life and Adventures of Rob-inson Crusoe," "'A Study in Scarlet," "

JuliusVernon," *' Wpaiderer in Africa," "The Mystery

of a Hansom Cab,''Down the Mississippi,""The Midnight Mystery,'

and many more.you will find a pieceof poetry. Ifyou

think it is worth the space it will take up youmay print it. With love to all the L. F., andaccept the same yourself,— Yours truly,

FLOUNDER.[I am sure we have never had a Flounder

-wntirfgbefore, so that change is all right. Notso the poetry, however. You had better stickto prose in the meantime, and study the lulesof poetry before trying it again.

— DOT.JDear Dot,—Ido not suppose you have missed

xne from the Little Folk's Page,thoughIhavenot written to you for a long time. lam afiaidIam very lazy, and prefer pla>iug rounders toletter-writing. We hays got our holidays now,and we are enjoying them very much, as theweather is beautiful down south. Mother isbusy making jam ]ust now, and she keeps usall busy picking fruit. It is very tiresome.Dear Dot,Iknow five of your correspondent0,butIdo not like to give their initials, as it"would be breaking my piomise. Did you get

Christmas cards a-nd Christmas presents,rot? Igot a- few. Doesn't it make you glad■when somebody remembers you? Iknow itmakes me happy. Imust end now, Dot, as 1havea lot of work to do before night. Iwisn

jouana all tt»e iiWei^ » bftj>px New Year.

and thought it so glorious. The day fadedaway and silently the stars came foith to takeup their °tand in the blue vault above. Thencame Mr Moon, laige,round, and yellow, witha shining countenr-uce. He has filled the val-ley wi+h a flood of light, and the white, half-do?d ticca now look like so many bogies.Eveiything is nt rest. No sound is lienrd butthe tick, tick, of the clock and the far-off soundof the sea.The shades of night, descending slow,

O'ertop the lugged hills,The silent hea/ens are bending low,With sile.it stars that burn and glow,

And peace the valley fills.Soft zephyrs fan the mighty deep,

Earth has its time of lest,For Toil and Care together sleep,And those who laugh and those who weep,

Wrapped inGod's care are blest.Star-woven curtains God draws round

His children as they dream;Light angels tiead the holy ground,Bright messengers of love surround,

And watch and ward tor Him.Wo know that eaith and heavenare joined

— andAm His who knows them all.

Safe when His sun is hot pnd high,Safe whea His night winds wander by,

Whatever may befall.Dear Dot,Imust really stop now, as it is longpast my bedtime. 1 hope you spent a glad-some holiday. Thank you, Shan, and Cheriy-ripe, for those pretty caids, also M. C. H.With much love to all,— Yours truly,

RIMBECCO.Catlms.P.S.

—You will see where Ihave put "para-

keets (not paroquets)." Well, paiakeets andparoquets are- two different kmcls of birds.Those slender green birds with red and yellowheads, etc., are out New Zealand parakeets;but paroquets haveblue and green heads, andare natives of America. They are also muchlarger than our parakeets. Thus you will learnwhen speaking of parakeets and paroquetsyouare referring to two different buds.Zara, the flowers you speak of are (in our nativetongue) known as '"aretas" and "yellow si-poiis." The foinier are seen about this timeevery year,hanging m bunches of sweet, creambells with a fragrant smell, the latter are whatsome call "star flowers," but are "

creepingstar buttercups." Yes, little friends, my ini-tials are 1L H., and lam a Maonlander. Ionce more subscribe myself, Dot, your truefriend— R.[I did not know there was a distinction in

the spelling of paroquet and parakeet, think-ing that it was a mere variation, the latterway being probably the American forming.However, Eimbecco evidently speaks withauthority, soIsuppose Iam wrong. No wonderthe rainsilenced you on your way home, Rim-becco;but how nice it must have been to beindry clothes, getting amuch-appreciated tea.Fancy 20 badges at one gathering!

— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Ihave not yet seen if my lastletter appeared, but asIorly have the op-portunityof writingonce a monthIthoughtIshould like to write again. From Taurangawe went to Whangarei, and of the two placesit would be hard to say which is the prettier.The flowers we would have in conservatoriesare growing almost wild, while out into thewater the mangrove tiecs spread iheir greenbranches. You will be able to imagine, dearDot, how pleasant it must have been to see somany pretty eights after being on Cape Maria.After leaving Whangarei we passed round thecape) and saw the last of our island home, andfor the first time saw the light from the seathat father had so often lit to guide other ves-sels. We had now started our trip down thewest const, our first poit of call being Ho-houra, but as the steamer did not go up theliver we had about an horn's pull in a smallboat, which was always a treat after being atsea. Our next port was Hokiauga. It wasnight when we went in, so we did not see any-thing. From there we passed Kaipara Heads,and up the river to Dargaville. It was lovelygoing so steadily up, and able to see banks oneither side. We stayed three or four days, longenough to see the sights. One day we wentdown the river in a small beat, landing aboutthies miles down, and after having lunch wewent on foot to see the Wairoa vinery, and,Dot,Ishall never forget the lovely sight

—thelong, glass houses with great bunches of upe

grapes, nearly as large a3 pigeon eggs, whileout in the gaidcn the most lovely flowers,grew.Iwished Icould live there always, but afterpicking a large bunch of flowers and buyingsome grapes we returned to the boat, reach-ing the steamer in time for tea, tired and hun-gry, but sure we had had the happiest clay wehad spent on the voyage. When we went outfiom Ponto, which is at the mouth of theriver, wehad about the roughest hour we hadon the trip. Passing Kaipara Heads thebar was rough, and the waves rushed over thevessel, giving the sailors very little time toclose the doors, so thatthe water wouldnot getdown into the saloon. From there we wentto Onehunga, a pretty, clean, little town;butas we were not to wait long we did not goashore. The next place we stayed long at wasNew Plymouth Breakwater, the town being

.two miles farther inland— just a nice walkalonga sandy beach. The Recreation Groundsare said to be the best in New Zealand. Thereare ponds, with black swans and ducks swim-ming about, -while lovely trees shelter thewalks, and there is also a large pond coveredwith water lilies. And now at last we arriveat Wellington, where Ishall leave you, dearDot, asIam afraid Ihave already tired yourreaders.— Yours truly,

FLORA SINCLAIR.[That youhave not, Flora. Your letters are

always full of interest, and we shall look for-ward to a recountal of your experiences atWellington.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,—Iwas glad to see my letter inlast week's issue, for Ihad almost given uphopes of seeing it again. Isuppose the* days(even the long summer ones) pass very quicklywith you;but to me, sometimes, they seem tohave wings of lead. You must not imaginethatIlive a useless, idle life, Dot. Oh, no,not at all! But there are times, you know, orperhaps you don't know, when there are noshags to be shot— -to begin thus their journeyto the happy hunting-grounds; or when thefish are not biting, and then again when ib israining,and grandfather won't allow me to godown town for fear Ishould catch my deathof dampness. But life is too short to worryover trifles like these. Thanks for the kitten's"name. Iwonder if the old boy would turn inhis grave if he knew that an insignificant kit-ten had been named after him. We have de-cided not to call the other kitten Bobs, as hereally is quite unworthy of the name. Oneday (I'm sureIfrightened six months' growthout of them) the kittens were sleeping quietly,whenIapproached them and mewed in trueTom Cat's style. Well, -would you believeit? Bobs crouched behind the other kittens.After that, could we call him Bobs? He isknown by the name of Kruger now. Iwasgladyou liked the photo. An, Dot, there youhave the advantage of me. You will, perhaps,recognise me when you see me, but Imay seeyou a dozen times and not know you. Iwonder, Dot, if you or any one of your littlefolk could, and would, tell me how the game

Bobs"

is played. Ihave the game, but thedirections for playing it are not at all in-telligible. We had a " little" regatta lastWednesday afternoon. It made things a weebit lively, although no strangers, barring theprftvjfbiaj, two men. gn.4 £ d^ tvtfueg \*j>.

With love to the little folk, not forgettingyourself, Dot,— Yours truly,

LADY BELL.[Fxuit picking certainly is tirmg,L. 8.,but

you won't think of that later on when jou areeating the jam. Then we should remember thatit is just as tiresome to mother, who doe& notmake jam for the pleasure of doing so Weshould therefore assist her as much as we can.

—DOT.]

Dear Dot,— What a i>ico letter Eimbecco h-adin the Witness this week. We get the Witnessevery week,and the- first thingIturn to is theD. L. F. Page. Iknow a good few of yourco-respondents, Dot. Dear Macaria, are yourinitials B. C.? Isaw you onNew Year's DayOur garden looks very pretty now, Dot. Theflowers are all out, and the fruit is ripe. DearDot,couldIget a badge with a pin on it fromyou? Ishould like one very much. DearFancy Free,are your initials E. J.? With loveto all the little and big folk,— Youis tiuly,

WELLKNOWN.[Ihaven't any badges with pins,Wellknown,

asIfound it would make them too expensive toget pins on them.

— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— lt is about six months since Ivviote to you. What glorious sumrnei weatherwe are having just now. A great many peoplecame to spend Christmas and 27ew i'ear downhere, and so far as the weather goe3Ithinkthey must have enjoyed themselves. Dear Dot,at our school concert there weie no less thanseven D. L. F.— not at all bad for such asmill place. On New Year's DayIwent tothe Tahakorja Beach, wheie sports were beingheld, but if there had only been the sportsIdon't think Ishouldhave enjoyed myself. Thebeach is lovely. At one end of the beach is asteep hill, which leads to it. From this hillone can get a beautiful view. One can see formiles away round the coast, and down m thevalleybelow. On the left hand is the foamingsea roaring and splashing at a terrible rate.On the right is the beautiful rata,manuka, andtotara, which aieabout10ft high, theirbranches jspieadmg like a large umbrella. At the sportsIImet another L.F., and spoke to her. Ithinkit was Tot, but lam not quite sure. 1gathered a few verypretty shells on the beach,and enjoyed myself immensely. Dear Dot Ihave lately made the acquaintance of Mistle-toe and Ribbonwood. With love to FancyFree, Mistletoe, Macaria, and Dot,— Yours

truly' MAPLE.[Idon't wonder at people going to Catlins

to spend a holiday when Ihear of all thenatural beauties to be met with by those whoso about with their eyes open. Of course everyone does not do this, and those who don t, ofcourse, cannot get enthusiastic about thenatural beatuies of any place.— DOT.]

Dear Dot,— The Christmas and New Yearholidays are over at last, but they have beenrather quiet this year. Iwent to the OwakaCaledonian sports, and had a glorious time.It was a most beautiful day— in facu, was toomuch so, as I,along with a great many others,got nicely browned with the sun. What a bandof your L. F. were there, toe— whole twenty ofthem. Really,Iwas very much surprised atthe number. Among them were some Bal-clutha and Glenomaiu -writers, but themajority hailed from the Owaka. and Catlinsdistrict. Ididn't go to our sports on NewYear's Day. They are always held on thebeach at the mouth of the Tahakopa River. Wehad a lively little gathering at our school aboutthree -weeks ago. It was held in aid of tnechildren's prize fund. Th« school is to be re-opened in about two weeks from now. xhechildren will havecommenced their tasks againby the time this letter is printed. Ihad averynice time of it on the beach the other day.We went around to the rocks, and as therewere only the three lines and each were beingused, we

—my sister andI

— walkedaround stillfarther, gathering shells -and starfish. Howlovely the sea looked! A thin mist hid thehorizon from view. The great, datk, green!waves wreathed ud and came slowly on, roar-ing like great cataracts, then leaping into theair,falling agnin witha loud roar and a splash.What a grand sound the sea has! WheneverIwalk along the seashore and listen to theroar of the restless wavesIalways think ona duet 6ung by Florence and Paul, the linesIadmire most beingNo, it is something greater, that speaks tothe

heart alone,'Tis the voice of the Great Creator that dwells

in thatmighty tone.What a sweet, fresn, and healthy perfume thesea beaoh has, too. Ican always enjoy myselfon the seashore. Itravelled along the Ehorethat day without knowing how far Ihad gone,and -when Ilooked aheadIwas fairly aston-ished; IfoundIwas within hailing distanceof the Seaforth farm, and on looking back-wards my father and brother appeared as small,black, moving, objects. Iretraced my steps,and. again commenced jumping fiom rock torock to avoid getting wet. Iknocked onestone over; it was about 9m in diameter, andon the bottom side it was closely packed withmutton fish. Icarried it from there to therocks where my father was fishing, a distanceof about half a mile. Ithen sat on the edgeof therock and soonbscame interestedm watch-ing the blue cod, etc., chasing after the bait.They could be seen without difficulty, as thewater was quite calm and transparent. Soonafter that, however, rain began to fall, so mysister andIsought for shelter in one of thecaves. From there we commanded a prettyview of the aea and large rocks, above which thesea fowls screamed and screeched. Stoppingthus for about an hour we wended our wayhomewards. Going along the beachIpickedup anice piece of seaweed about 6ft long, andtakingit in bothhands madeuse of it as a skip-pingrope. Iranafter thewaves,and when one,larger than the re3t, came upIran back again.

So Ithought tomyself, "Well, it's quite right.Ichase the waves, and they chase me." Wehad a good two miles to walk before reachingthe boat landing. So about 7 p.m. we em-barked in theRosalind, and sailed homewards.The river was as smooth as glass, and wasgracefully decked on either side with tall,flowering trees. However, these bush beautiesdidn't keep the rain back, and so it rained andrained. Our spirits of jollity gradually diedaway, and we sailed silently up stieam. Wean-ived at the mam landing in due time, andeach taking their bundles off wehurried on an-other iwo-mile walk home. Tea was awaitingus when we arrived, andIcan assure you weweren't long in jumping into dry garments, andsitting down to a jolly meal. It was then about10.30 p.m., so after tiie dishes were washed weretired to rest, andIfor one was soon lockedin the arms of Morpheus, fast asleep. Ihavehad another glimpse of the Catlius Lake,Dot;but Itold you all about that bcfoie. The sceneall thiough is of that rich, vaiied, and beauti-ful character which is strikingly characteristicof this place. Itewes its origin to the fact thatit is of amild temperature. Unlike the bushycu may have seen, the Catlins bush is pre-st.ntscl with every variety of Hhe boldest andmost beauhful scpnery, and displays all thegorgeous beauty of a rich herbage vegetation.In some places the landscape presents the softbeauty of undulating, grove-like scenery, inwh.cli", auiid aprofusion of bright, green sciub,there rises conspicuous the tall stems of thegiant fern. Along the banks of the CatlinsRiver there dioops the superl and umbra-geous kowhai, with its laurel-green leaves andsweet, golden blossoms. Flocks of green para-keets (not paroquets), with red and yellowheads, skylarks, blackbirds, wrens, and wood-pigeons enlivened the groves with sound, ifnot with melody,and the lake glittered in thesunshine. X watched the moon, xisct to-nigh.^

OTAGO WITNESS. January 2?J 1901

Good-Lye, Dot. Cheer up, and believe me,youis truly, ,

PAKEHA.[Thank you, Pakeha, Ishall endeavour to

cheer up, though, to tell you the truth,Idon'tfeel a bit down m the dumps, so it will notbe much of an efloit. Isupposo we all have ■

our dull moments, but they are principally idue to lack of something to engage our at-tention, and the best way to fight a fit ofmegrims is to have a hobby which we can Jturn to when there is nothing else to do.— !DOT.] I

Dear Dot,—Iam sending something toward'

the Cot fund, whichIhope will be a success.,We hpvea niece about two years old living with Ius. She is going to the hospital, because she ,has infant paralysis. Dear Dot, my brother jis in camp at Wellington, for he is going away !with the sixth contingent. When we came,home from the sports on New Year's Day we jfound one of the magpies lying dead. Ididnot see any badges at the sports. Isaw 'Evangel when she was down this way. How

'Ienvyhei going to Victoria. It is a long time

'since -we had a letter from 'Wullie. What nice

'letters JRimbecco write. Catlins must be aveiy pretty place in the summer. The far-mers are just beginning to cut the grass seed. 'Ilike when the haive<=t cones, it is giand fun 'riding on top of a drayload of sheaves. Withlove to Dot and all the D.L.F.,— Yours truly, '

SCOTCH THISTLE. ([Poor mag, I-wonder what came ever hei.Isuppose you miss her very much. Ihopeyour brother will not meet with many haid-ships dming his stay m South Africa.— DOT.] jDes\i Dot,— Did not Pevenl send a capital !

for Old Writers' Week> It was nice tolear from her ogam, as it must be nearly sixmonths since she sent hei last letter. Since 'Ilast wrote you, Dot,Ihave found out thenames of several of your correspondents, Jflfi, iAlys, Eimbeoco, Cis, Jessica, Nevada, Amy- Ibelle, and Tussock being among the number. !Ialso know who Cigarette and Durn Dum aie. iYou are often with M. 8., aie younot, Ciga-

'Irett»? Ihave been trying to find out who |Ivis 13, but so far 1have been unsuccessful, jIdon't think you have rnaiiy writers downthis way, Dot; but Iknow a good numberof girls who take great interest in your page.

|Ihave been trying to get some of them toj write you a letter, butIdon't think they havemade a start yet. Invercaigill is very quiet jjust now, after the holidays Even during the

'holidays people say things are very 'slow." jThere is not much to enliven the town, that 'Iwill admit— an occasional promenade, a visit

'from a theatrical company, or a performance!by amateurs are the only things by way of jamusements. Sometimes we are favoured with

'a visit from a man with a barrel organ,but [

:-i am afiaid his music isnot appieciated veiy "much, althoughIsuppose the poor man doe 3Ihis,best to please the public. With best wishesfor the success of Dot's Cot fund, and love toyourself, Alys, Himbecco, Cigarette, Ivis, andDum Dum,— Yours tiuly,

DADO.[Well, you know, Dado, there are many other ,

little things to cheer up our lives, and we !should not be alwa3rs expectirj, excitement mthe town. There isanoccasional picnic to lookforward to and lots of little home pleasureswhich all help to brighten up life, and makeus co.itent with the few changes afforded inthe town. We can easily become discontentedajid fancy things might be pleasanter than theyare, but what is the good?— DOT.] j

Dear Dot,— AsIhave some spare time, I,think Imight as well write a letter to you !as to anyone else. Corporal Con writes excel- jlent letters. Ihope Alys won't retire for a

'while yet, as she is one of the best writers to 'the D. L.F. Page. The C. C. have beennearly \a year m existence, and yet it is no more a Imodel club than it was when it started Idonot m any way wish to reflect on the ability 'of the club," but Ithink that they ought toform themselves into a dramatic society, asthey certainly have a trend that way. Would inot the name look well? The D. L F. Ama- fteur Dramatic Society' Dot could commissionTaffy (late of the Critic Club) to report theproceedings of the diamatic society for the bene-

'fit of the D.L.F. Theclub is evennow akindof dramatic society, and only a change of titleis required to make the members actors insteadof critics. Old Boy's suggestion cannot bepassed over by simply saving "Yes

"or

"No," jas he thinks it should Little folk should not

'give descriptions of Dot unless they really be- |heve that they are true descriptions. They can "only give a true description of Dot by seeirg

;her, and anyone who thinks he or she can de-

'scribe Dot withouthavingseenher is an impos- \tor. Old Boy wishes us to accept Dot withblind iindifference— no attempt to be made to find ■out who she is. Ihave never seen any reallyoffensive remarks pbout Dot, though we havebeen flooded with what some of the L. F. are ipleased to call "pictures." No doubt these jdescriptions' are very monotonous, but they arenot offensive, because the writers don't believein them themselves. Icannot approve of OldBoy's suggestion. Thank you for the card,Ismene. Wattle Blossom takes me severely totask for saying that she said criticism wasunnecessary. Idid say that she said so, andwill prove itby Euclid. Giulia's opinion aboutpeople minding their own business (that is, Inot criticising) is equal to whatIsaid Wattle !Blossom said, but Wattle Blossom admits that '■

-she is of the same opinion as Giulia aboutpeople minding their own business;thereforeWattle Blossom's opinion is the same as thatIsaid. (Things -which are equal to the samething are equal to one another.— Axiom 1.) SoIhave proved that Wattle Blossom's opinionand other opinion (as expressed by me) beingequal to Giuli's, Wattle Blossom's first opin-ions ere equal to her second opinions. Ihavean idea,Iknow who you are, Old Girl. Areyour initials E. L. ,and do you live at W.?How didyouknow mynameand address? Doycur cousins' surnames begin with 8., Areta?If so.Iknow them. IfancyIknow who Popsis. The initial letter of your surname is X,is it not, Pops? Ithought the C. C. wouldhave a review of the D.L. F. Page for thepast year in the Witness of January 2, but wasdisappointed. Jessie C. has not written for along time, but she will surely turn up soon.One of the D.L. F. suggested that a group ofphotos of retired -writers should be put in theWitness. Now, Ithink a group of pioneerwriters wouldbe much better than an ordinarygroup, andIhope Dot will favourably considerthe proposal.— Yours truly,

EOY.P.S.— Will send stamps for Cofc next timeIwrite.— R.[You give us all something to think about,Eoy. Tafty and the Critic Club will no doubt

haul you over the coals at their next meeting,butIam afraid there will be exception takento the proposal that they should resolve them-selves into a dramatic club. That euchd pro-blem is a little far fetched, is it not?— DOT.]

THEEE MONTHS ON STEWART ISLAND.(By Dum Dtjm.)

Leaving Invercargill by the 2.15 train, Ireached the Bluff, the date being September13, 1900. Ihad gone downby this train, be-cause the ketch which was to convey me toStewart Island was to leave theBluff wharf at4 o'clock that afternoon. On arriving at the!BluffIhad my traps taken down to the boat,and ongoingdown there myselfIwas informedby the owner of theketch (theAnna) that, ow-ing to the weather, the boat would not sailtill some timo next morning. The Anna, wasemployed in. taking etores and passengers over

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(By Bodach.)

III.— MY SCHOOLFELLOWS ANDOTHER NOTABLE BODACHS.

Bodachs, or natives of the Isle of Bute,of about my own age, are veiy numerous,very respectable, and -some of them very dis-tinguished in the southernmost province ofNew Zealand. Some indeed have alreadygone to their last home, and those of uswhoare left arenow in the sere and yellow leaf,and, trusting to the Sure Foundation, arehumbly awaiting the summons to thehigher life, prepared and made sure to usby the loving, competent One. The readersof the Otago Witness have but to use SirChristopher Wren's dictum, "Circumspice,"'and they will find many of my contem-porary brother Bodachs. Ineed only tocall up the Gillies family to prove this. OldJohr Gillies was about my own father'sage. He was town clerk of Rothesay anda ruling elder of the kirk. We boys calledhim the Black Angel, fromhis complexion.In 1852 he, with most of his family, mi-grated to Otago, and had scarcely got onshore when the New Zealand Governmentappointed him sheriff and resident magis-trate. His eldest son, Thomas BannatyneGillies, stopped in Scotland for a fewyears and completed his education at Glas-gow University. He became after sundry-country experiencesan eminent barrister atDunedin and at Auckland;was from 1860onwards a member of the House of Repre-sentatives and of several Ministries;waselected in 1869 superintendent of the Pro-vince of Auckland. In 1889 he died, hav-ing occupied very worthily for sixteen yearsthe position of a judge of the SupremeCourt. His sons bid fair to be as dis-tinguished as himself. His brother Johnhad a useful career inDunedin, and died afew years ago, having been long secretaryto the Dunedin Harbour Board. Thenthere was Robert Gillies, a prominent ac-

Icountant and agent in Dunedin. Robert, inj1869, paid me a visit in Waikato, and weIworkedup old memories for a few hours to-gether. One thing he said thatIremem-ber, "We used to call my father the BlackAngel, but now his hair is as white assnow." He, too, has gone to his rest.iNext, and, Ithink, last of the brothers,i there still survives the eminent and true|blue Rev. William Gillies, of Timaru.IAnother Bodach is my kindly cousin, wholives at Lawrence and has been for long amodel and successful man of business, be-sides whichhe has brought up a fine familyir the way that they should go. Imustnot give his name, as he has never takenmuch part in public affairs. Irecognised,however^his thoughtful face in one of the

photographic groups in the Otago Witnessabout a month ago, when describing a Law-rence function. Neither amIgoing to sayaught concerning myself and my four bro-thers, who have all* been in New Zealand,and filled more or less important positionswith due humility.

"There are many other

Bodachs in New Zealand, and more thanIwot of. Perhaps some of them will callin at j-our sanctum, Mr Editor, and givesome account of themselves. Our school-master was a very well-known educationist,sscond perhaps to none in "braid"' Scotland.James Fulton was parish schoolmaster ofRothesay, and in 1843 he went over tothe Free Church. My blood runs cold-when Ithink of his methods of enforcingdiscipline, and he wore out a good many"canes" in hammering knowledge into v>enumskulls. In 1844 a deputation of FreeChurch ministers, tconsisting of Dr R. S.Candlish and others, went round theparishes of Scotland, and they selected ourfriend and teacher, James Fulton, as theperson best fitted to bs advanced to berector of the Normal School in Edinburghfor training Free Church schoolmasters, forthese disiuption teachers determined to fol-low out John Knox'splan in having a schoolconnected with every congregation, sofully has spirituality been always lookedupon in Scotland as the foundation of edu-cation and instructi6n. Alas, how changedare such matters in New Zealand!

Among other natives of Bute, who werenot, however, at school with us, may bereckoned John Sterling, who was born inKames Castle, where his father, CaptainSterling, some time editor of the LondonTimes, had at the time a temporary abode.He was a poet, and Thomas Carlyle, theChelsea sage, wrote his biography.

Then of Rothesay characters, what Bodachdoes not smile\t mention of the name ofSandy Glass? Sandy was a crazy men,

buthis madness was wiser than the wisdomthat many of us sapient ones can lay claimto. although we may assert with truth thatwe never "did a foolish thing in our lives.IIwould not be possible for me here to re-late themany sayings nnd doings of SandyGla«s, the mention of his name being suf-ficient to call up smiles -pjnd memories toall who knew him, and as for those whoknew him not,Ican only give a few speci-mens of this remarkable "character." Howhe would manr.ge to travel about in New-Zealand nowadaysIcannot say. Fifty or60 years ago in theFirth of Clyde, Sandyspersonality was a free passport in all theGlasgow and Rothesay steamers. He wrsin truth made welcome at heck andmanger wherever he went. He called him-self a laird, in virtue of a house that heand his sister occupied in front of themoat of Rothesay Castle. His sister didnot travel about, being am invalid. Shekeptup state,however, and conversed freely-with the ladies who paid her court, bring-ing contributions to meet her householdwants, about ancient politics, when heraunt, she said in good faith, was Queenof France, and was always very kind andmindful of her. In the ste?.mers Sandy'always made up to the highest society.He has been seen to engage a noblemanin close conversation for half an hour, and|afterwards .been heard to remark to oneof us common people, "

It's a fine thingwhen lords and lairds meet." He alwayscarried a "poke'1 or wallet with him, 'n

which he received his "dues" in coin orkind. A "Glasca body" thought to takeia rise cut of the wise fool of Bode, andjoffered Sandy his choice*of a half-penny orsixpence. His choice was as wise as his|reply was characteristic:"My poor man,I'm loth to rob you of your hard earnings;I'll c'en take the smaller piece, and leave*he big one to yersel. It will help to payyour passage oack' up the river." He pat-ronised all the tradesmen in Rothess.y, in

> case he should give offence by neglecting1 any. The barbers each had his shave ofthe laird's face. Inchurch mattws he wasequally gracious, going in turns to eachplace of worship, and taking good careithat the preacher would see that he was|present. In 1843, when three or fourchurches were added to those already ex-

', tant, Sandy found it somewhat difficult|to give each a full day's attendance. Sohis inventive genius settled the point byjgoing to two churches in one forenoon,ibut he never left the former without catch-|ing the eye of the minister, as it was one:of Sandy's guiding principles never to give!offence to anyone, but to countenance alljalike. It is quite likely that he may have|heara enough in the second church visited!on the same forenoon to either establish,counteract, or altogether contradict- whathe had heard in number one. Dear oldSandy Glass! Peace be to his ashes.

The Rev. Dr M'Leay was minister ofjRothesay parish before my time. Iwas, IIbelieve, baptised by his second successor,Ithe Rev. James Denoon. The interveningminister was the Rev. Alexander Stewart,afterwards minister of Cromarty. Myparents were the first couple Mr Stewart

1married, and Ihave been told that after|the ceremony he exclaimed, "Well. Ihope;I've done the business aright; at aill eventsIfollowed the directions." But it is old

|Dr M'Leay I am writing about. HeI"« as a model parish minister, and requiredno kirk session or vestry to help him.iOn Sundays (or rather,Ishould say, on thejSabbath day) he was early abroad, and, at-Itired in full canonicals, went into the|streets and lanes of the burgh and soughtout the lost sheep and those who did notcome to church regularly.

You see, Mr Editor, Ihave not waitedto write my "tale number three until

:the death of another nobleman connected-!with Bode should call for an obituary me-1moir. Having written in the Otago Wit-1ness of Septembei 12last my reminiscencesjof the eighth Duke of Argyll,Iwas soonIthereafter called upon by the early death!of the third Marquess of Bute on October131 to resume my pen. The only two othernoblemen associated with Bode are theDuke of Hamilton, who is, Ibelieve, ina weakly state of health, and New Zea-land's old and respected friend and Gover-jnor, tho Earl 6f Glasgow. Long may itbe ere any scribe is called upon to recoid

\ the demise of either.A few more lines and Ihave done. Ire-

OTAGO WITNESS.January 23, 1901all the same.] There in a pretty little jarwas another button-hole, but this time ofsweet peas. Iam sure you won't be ajigry,dear, whenItell you that the editor insistedon my wearing it, as he said he was sureif liittle Lady, who brought them in, hadcome in while Iwas there she would havegivenus one each instead of both to himself.Thank you, dear, both for myself and for theeditor.

Cards.—Ihave to acknowledge the receiptof cards from Joy, Lottie, and Rinibecco (tothe editor).

Florence.— The piece of ratablossom came tohand in capital condition in its little boxand with the wet reg round it. It revivedbeautifully onbeing put into water, and hasbeen admired by a good many.

Uemo.— How good of you. You will find thetwo half-guineas acknowledged in their re-spective places. Thank you very much foryour kind words and for your liberal gifts.

ANSWERS TOLA.ST WEEK'S RIDDLES.By Abigail:— (1) Because he married the

Queen. (2) Because one faces the powder, andthe other powders the face. (3) Absence ofbody.

LITTLE FOLK'S BADGES.Dot's badges sent to date:

—Essie Marshall,

Alice Fry, garnet "Watson, Mary J. Allan,'Jessie Robaor (2), V. Holroyd.

PATER'S CHATS WITH THEBOYS.

|collect in 1839 seeing the first screw steamerthe Archimedes Her inventor, Mr Smith,steamed her, without any visible means ofpropulsion, along the Cowal shore, underCastle Toward in full view of RothesayBay.

Two years previously the Rothesay Castlehad appeared, being the first iron steamerbuih; on the Clyde.

Two more quaint Bode personages mayhere be brought to mind. The firs-t was atown councillor of the burgh of Rothesay,who was told off to show a distinguishedEnglish visitor tLe sights of the townand island. Although that was in the veryearly times, the Englishman must have beenof the recently fully-developed genus in-terviewer. Taking out his pocket note-bookhe put a few questions. One onlyIrecol-lect. "Do your civic dignitaries wear thechains of office?" As the high Englishaccent took some time to be appreciatedby one who was familiar enough with ihavulgai tongue, there ensued a mediAanvepause, and the honest burgess replied,"Chains, chains? Oh, no, we let themgo lowse."

A minister of Cumbra? used a set formof prayer, as follows: — "0Lord, bless themeikle and litiie Cumbraes, the neebonrislands of Bute, Arran, and Inchmarnoch,and the adjacent islands of Great Britainand Ireland."

ButIam allied awry from these remaiksby the permjr postman, who bunds m tome

the Glasgow Herald ti NovemV:r 1. 190CVin which is recorded the very }.roper unionof the two largest non-esfcab'isn2d "■lu.r^ln.sof Scotland. Iobserve that airing tf e>numerous telegrams of congr.itul.i ,ion '.leroare none from New Zealand, which lci<iome to remark that no sucu negl-^jt Mindhave taken place had our up-'o-dute Sigr-fcHonourable Premier been a leading endmoving spirit inDunedin Presln i -in lrot-ters

A similar instance of for^stfil irss oc-curred at my own door. The I'r-Voyttn..'gof Tauranga celebrated their "jwnniversaiv

'on May 18, 1893. But no mention v'aa!:-ever was made of that day being theJubilee of the Fiee CLurch Disruption. Imyself can never forget that great event,for on May 13, 1843, Istood in the Highstreet oi Edinburgh and witnessed the me-morable processionheaded by David WeUuandThomas Chalmers.

Tauranga, N.Z., January 1, 1901.

Eriata in "Tales from Bode," by Bodach.—In "Witness, October 31, page 67, in the fiistcolumn, about half way down, m the paragraphbeginning "He nursed," line 8, the word dailyis omitted (income of #1000 a day). In the"Witness of September 12, page 68, line 18,Glendarnel should be "Glcndaruel" , line 48,"sixth.

'should be seventh. InTales 2, in theclause beginning "Before the Stewards ofScotland were royal," line 17, "victorious"ought to read "disastrous", for at that battleof Falkirk the Scots under Wallace wereworsted by the English.— Bodach.

effect would a South African surrender haveupon the fortunes of the British Empire?Ican get no pro-Boer to face these twoquestionssquarely;nor doIever hear themexpress any sympathy with the SouthAfrican native, or -with the widow* andfatherless in the British Empire. Why dothey put winkers on one eye and keep theother so wide open?

OUR TITLE-DEEDS.Then sometimes our pro-Boers strike off

at a tangent and ask what right have weto the two Republics? As Conan Doj'lesays, in all our vast collection of Sta/tes,there is probably not one the title-deeds towhich are more incontestible them this one.We have it by two rights— right of con-quest and right of purchase. In 1806 inthe interests of the Empire— and self-pres-ervation is the first law of nature—

welanded our troops, defeated the local forces,and took possession;and in 1814 we paidsix millions to the Stadholder for Dutchrights in Smith Africa, and some land inSouth America. In one respect it waspurely a mercantile transaction looked atfrom an Empire point of view. The Capewas seen to be of value as a port of callxipon the rop.d to India,but the country it-self was looked upon as unprofitable and adesert. Had Castlereagh or Liverpool seenthe items we were buying perhaps theywould have thought twice before complet-ing the purchase". Nine fierce KaVfir wars:

— "the inventory is Doyle's— the greatest dia-mond mine in the world, the wealthiest

_gold mines, two costly and humiliatingcampaigns with men who are even nownot thoroughly worsted:so far the ledgeraccount doesn't show any great profit— in-deed the balance may be against us. Andif the future, backed up perhaps by Bri-tain's cheque for Delagoa Bay, isn't moreprofitable than the past, coming genera-tions may Avi^h that our possessions hadnever passed beyond the range of the gunsof our men-of-war.

There is just one flaw in our deed<=.Nothing was definitely agreed upon as re-gards the Hinterland into which the inno-cent Boer ha& more than once wished totrek. But we must approach this questionin a common-sense and not a captious spirit.All nations expand by annexing the terri-tories of their unfortunate neighbours. Ifthe annexed peoples are inferior in civilisa-tion, and are a danger, then common-sensedemands that the superior races supplantthe more backward, and justifies a warof aggression, cruel though the methodsto be adopted may appear to be. Again,if two races are opening up new territories,the superior race has more right, by itsinherent superiority, to enter into posses-sion. This is what has taken place fromthe beginning, and ever will.

Now,Ihadn't the slightest intention oftaking up so much space in discussing tlieSouth African question. But as tLere aresome who are still pro-Boers, and as thewar is still drswing itself out, until pos-sibly it may be merged into a larger oneinvolving all the Great Powers of the world,it is perhaps advisable to re-state the posi-tion even though there be nothing n«w toadd. Ihave listened to all, and read most,that can be said aga,inst us in our SouthAfrican wars, but can do nothing but agreewith Conan Doyle's conclusions, that inthe management of affairs at the Capethere have been the historical virtues andfaults of the British nation; but that,though it has been tactless and inconsis-tent, it has been mild, clean, and honest.

TALES FROM BODE.

THE'COMPOSITION OF THEBOER.The last two or three weeks have prac-

tically been a holiday to me, and currentevents have not received my attention.-Nor can they now to any extent, for Iamlike a wandering Arab at present, and amin tfiat unsettled state of mind which pre-vents concentration on anything in par-ticular. But wherever one may be, and■whatever one may think about, the per-sistence of theBoer occupies one's attentionand makes one speculate about what thefuture will bring forth. Just now the out-look appears quite as serious as at anytime in the past, for the surgings of re-bollion are cabled from everywhere, and theattack and defence of Capetown are actuallytalked about. How can you account forthe tenacity of the Boer and his extremefertility of resource?Ihave just been reading Conan Doyle's

"The Great Boer War,"' snd in it thereis the best description of the evolution ofthe Boer that Ihave read. Here is a por-tion of it:

— "Take a community of Dutch-

men of the type of those who defendedthemselves for 50 years against all thepower of Spain, at a time when Spain wasthe greatest power in the world. Intermix■with them a strain of those French Hugue-nots who gave up home and fortune andleft their country forever at the time ofthe revocation of theT Ed'ct of Nantes;raid the product must inevitably be one ofthe most rugged, virile, unconquerableraces ever seen upon the earth. Take thisformidable people and train them for sevengenerations in constant warfare againstsavage taen and ferocious* beasts, in circum-stances under which no weakling could sur-vive;place them &o that they acquire ex-ceptional skill with weapons and in horse-manship ; give them e> country which iseminently suited to the tactics of thehunts-man, the marksman, and the rider; then.finally, put a finer temper upon their mili-tary qualities by a dour fatalistic Old Tes-tament religion and r.n ardent andconsum-ing patriotism: combine all these quali-ties and all theEe impulse* in one indi-vidual, and you hare the medem Boer,■the most foimldable antagon.^t who hasever crossed the path of Imperial Biitam.Our military history has lr.vgelv consistedin our conflicts with France, but Xapoleonand all lSis veterans have never treated usfo roughly ps these hard-bitten farmers,■with their ancient theology and inconveni-ently modern rifles."' Such is Doyle's de-Bcrption;can. you better it?

His HISTORY.As Conan Doyle says, no one can know

or appreciate the Boer who does not knowhis past, for he is what the past has madehim. About 1652— corresponding to Crom-■well's time— the Dutch made their firstlodgment at the Cape. The Portuguesehadbeen there before tLem. but, repelled bj- theevil weather, and lured forward by rumoursof gold, they had passed the true seat ofempire,and voyaging further, settled alongp; coast reeking with malaria, and separatedfrom the healthy inland plateau by a hun-dred miles' strip of poisonous and tsetse flystricken marsh. But the very rudeness ofclimate which was a bar to the Portugueseadventurers was to the Diitch a sourceof success. Cold and poverty and stormare the nurses of qualities which make forempire. It is the men from the Wee's andbarren lands who master the children ofthe light and the heat, and s?o the Dutch-men of the Cape prospered and grew stron-ger in that robust climate. Then camethe additional Huguenot emigrants

—the

best blood of France— 300 of them, a hand-ful of the choicest seed thrown in to givea touch of grroe and soul to the solid jFen-tonic strain. Again and again in the courseof history, with the Normans, the Hugue-nots, the Emigres, one can see the GreatHand dipping into that storehouse, andsprinkling the nations with the same splen-did seed. France has not founded othercountries, but she has made every othercountry the richer by the mixture with herchoicest and best. The Rouxs, Dv Toits,Jouberts. Dvpleixs, Villiers, and a scoreof other French names are among the mostfamiliar in South Africa.

But all this seems rather a panegyricthan a condemnation, doesn't it? But can-not we admire what is admirable in anenemy, and still with zeal give him a goodthrashing for his- wrong-headedness? Heor we had to go under. Is it necessary toask which we prefer to see on top? Andhere let me for a moment express my im-patience with those who are pro-Boers,and who draw vivid pictures of smilinghomesteads destroyed, weeping women hus-bandless, and children fatherless. Whydon't they face the question fairly:Werethe Boers or the Britons to rule South'Africa? Then supposing these favoured aSouth African Republic under Kruger orSteyn or any other Afrikander leader, whydon't they face the further question:What

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!i/^BBEBrf^l &*kBalls \9 B J) wf Slr^R j'^lZe\

A VERY DANGEROUS OO^DBTIONAtud AM ABSOLUTE RESUSCITATION,

The CaSC of "Surely yon triedsomeremedy?"_________„»_.— _mm««._

"Yes;Iwas always taking medicine

MISS IRENE PAYWE, from the very first. Itook bottle afterbottlo of different things. They were all

(From the. "Ntptan Times.") *he same. They none of them did me any(by oxnt SPEcrAi.) g0

«Have nodoctors attendedyou?"Our reporter called oaMies Irene Payne, " Yes, but unfortunately their medicine

of Penrith, N.S.W. That young lady also failed to cure, although they had everyopened the door herself, and onhearing of chance, asIalways followed out minutelythe reasonof his visit smilingly welcomed the directionsof my medical attendants.him into tho house,a»A needednopressing " .w«_ s_ ne.nairte ralate the etory of her sufferings and her ,

" wa*s in "e*!*3-11;

prompt recovery. Shenow appears tobe in ww"fc to do. My stomach waa m sruchi "thepossessionofredundanthealth, and of a state thatit was with theutmost difficultybright and vivacious temperament. On the ttatIcould retain the hgntest and mostpretsman saying so,she said,"Yet once easily-digestedfoods.

'r ' . "BnbIunderstand Clements Tonic cameMy Constitution Seemed to the rescue?"Shattered. « Ye3;Ihad frequently heardof itdur-A long continuedillness had quite broken ingthe later stagesof my illness, and itw&ame down." recommended to me by a friend; butIwas"" How did this ©eeur, Miss Payne?" very loth totake anymoremedicine, as my""Ibegan to suffer from whatis scientifi- stomach was in such a tender and weaPcally known as anaemia. My blood got state thatIwasextremely poor. My appetiteandstrength FearfulOf Irritating It.waned away till Igradually lost all my after havi read a ofhealthy colour andbecame of a pale leaden ft wclement3^oni jBeut for acomplexion,with largedark ringsunder my i,otitie »

"eres. My food no longer nourished my ti jJ., , , ,„system, and Ibecame wU and languid. Ifisome of theVerysoonmy digestiveorgansbegan to give h medicUl w

ynich u6ed to make meme trouble, ard saonafter eating,pain and j k hi Cle

'mentgTonic at oncehadnn

a senseof fulness inthe chest wasa regular 'eff TJ firsfc j ,

condition withme. As thedays went "by ifca nefici°j qualitiesWM noticeable thoIwas Less and Less fact thatit put a stop to

able to properly digest and assimilate my The VomitingOf SIOOCf,food. Often enough Isuffered from wind, And whafc ablessing ifc wa3 tobe able toeatwhich slowly formed within till the pam something without being almost certain tocaused by its pressure was almost beyond vomifc> $ usi Cieme

°ts Tonic regularljbelief. Ialways felt too dull and lasgaid aml carefully f was able t0 aga;| tak£

toperform the light household duties which strengthening foodsandwasalsoablo'Xdigeetfell to my share. Ialways felt too weary them with fc advantage to my healthand tired to more. When Ietood up, m generany. The bilious attacks in two 01a very few miuutesIshould feeltoo weary three weeka werenearl done with onl ato remain on my feot, and was only tooglad riight turncomiug onnow alid again> and as*°

_. __ .„ _ Icontinued to proarressThrow Myself Down _. ... ." _. ...L i.j T T .jt.

StaacSSly towards Hsstlthon a couch, ac exhausted as if 1had beenJ ■,-,■, -.riit

doing half-i-day's bard walking. At nighb they troubled me nomore. My headachesmy rest was always broken and unrefresh- we/c banished, and sweet sleepone- more;_ J n refreshed me at nignfc time. You caula""

Surely this wasthe worststage?" almost sec Clements Tonic filling my veins"Ohdear.no! This wasonly thebegin- w

ulth, 1C much-needed red blood. My

ning. Sick headaches now made their cheeks began tofillout anddwplayeaa tangoappearance, and theae werealways followed ?f?f «*" M/ hFs *nd Sufs .becai"c .°j »by a violentbilious attack. Atlueh timesI healthy colour, and, once hayinggot ridofcouldn't approach the table: themere smell niy Panful internal troubles 1 gainedof cooking would bring on retching. My strength and spirits daily, and Iboob

eyes ached with an intense pain, and my legamed theeyelids swelled and werebadly discoloured. Full Health and Stir<SttgjthMy head whichInow enjoy."

Feltas Heavy as Lead. "Iask yourpermissiontoput this in theIcouldn't bear to speak or be spoken to, Nepean Times fand Ishoud have to lie down in seclusion "Of course you can,"repliedMisaTayao.till the worstof the attack had somewhatmoderated. Inever had much time after STATUTORYDECLARATION,one of these attacks before another cameon, I, Trwwr Patxr, of Penrith, in the Colonyand every succeeding one became more ® f ?ew outh

T Yales'do.s^mtxly and sincerelyn»..;~. v j >» !.««.„ i,«,t* declare that Ihave carefully read the annexedBerzous. \oudon t know how document, consisting of eight folios and con-

ILfs£><£ io Dread secutivelr numbered from one to eight,and that ifcwsw M- contains and 13 a true andfaithful account of mythese attacks." illness andcure byClements Tonic,and alsocontains"

'TTnvw.»«&* Vintro Vip«*r» ■nrf»n.lrPT>!«<» 9" my h^' permissionto publishthe sameInany w»y;« rf? 7 -I5 t

Vrea".RS' , »»d] make this golemn declaration conacienliousfyThey were,indeed. 1grew thinner and believing the same tobe true, and byvirtue of the

thinner every month, and my constitution provisions of in Act made and passedin the ninthbecame mereand more enervated. j;e.ar °, }hhe,c reign ojher preaeu* Majesty,iwtitnled_ _ An Act for the more effectual*Njhtien df Oatlw

SOme Very UangerOUS and Affirmations taken and ro'.cie in the variousSymptoms Departmentsof the Governmentof New SouthWales,

and to substitute L>eclarat ious inlieu thereof,andset in. SometimesIvomited blood nearly for the suppression of \olumaryaud «xtra judicialall day. It's hardly necessary for me to O«U»e and Affidavits,iel! youhow weakening this was, or to r\ .-

What a Perilous Condition qf MOIwasthen reduced. Youcould seeby my )QLIJ/YKJL}drawnand pallid face that my vitality wti3 / Xvery low. My lips, "whichshouldhavebeatsred, wereaspaleand leaden coloured aa my J^^JJ^^J^ *S£SScheeks, and if youlookedat my gums you mowouldhave found them whitealso."

"'W. FULTON,J.P.

CLEMENTS TONEC Isentirely impartial. Itwillact in prrcisely the same waysfor a prigorapoliceman, and have the same beneficial effect on pauper, politician,p«?r,patricuw, princeorpotentate. Itis a distinct leveller of mankind;itnwkes no distinction.Let the highest or the lowest suffer from any complaint where iis use is indicated,and it will result in the same success,no matter what the social status^of the patient,ffwo-jenuy-hulfpenny nostrumsonly s^-il to the ii^orant, credulity of*tlie,plebeians.j|

January 2?J 1901OTAGO WITNESS.

THE COMMONWEALTH OFAUSTRALIA, 1901.

the loss of the eagle which they wrestedfrom them.

At Balaclava the Greys and Royals leffctheir footsteps deeply graven on the sandsof time by their resistless bravery in thecharge of the Heavy Brigade, when 800of them crushed and decimated three timestheir number of Russian cavalry.

Although there is no doubt something inthe contention that, having no fixed teni-torial districts, cavalry regiments tend to-wards being more mixed than thefoot regiments, it still seems a pity thaball that might be clone to koep the Scotchhorse truly national has not been done.It is true that Scotchmen contubute s-oma60 per cent, to the strength of the legiment,but there seems to be no reason why everyman should not be drawn fiom Scotlandalone.It is some consolation to Scotchmen to

find thp.t the kilted regiments aie to alarge extent filled by men fioin the

"bonnie

Lills o" Scotland." Where hard knocks havebeen mo«t plentiful, there you could dependupon rinding Donald and Dugald, and al-though it is not wholly satisfying it is pleas-ing to iind that the Royal Highlanders(Black Watch), the Cameronians. and theGordons are still national to the extent of 80,83 and 85 per cent, respectively. (Thefigures of the Goidonj, are from the Glas-gow Weekly Mail of a recent date.)

For the last 20 years the proportion ofEnglishmen per thousand of the whole armyhas been increasing steadily, viz., from 700to 780 approximately ; Scotland gives muchabout the same as. she did then, a,bout 80,but poor Ireland gives only a little overone-half what she gave 20 years ago, viz,about130 per 1000. But even then, Ireland]although her population is decreasing fur-nishes nearly twice as many recruits aaScotland, where the population is increasingsteadily.

Although the writer has been unable tosecure any information regarding the num-ber of Scotchmen in the Argyle and Suther-land Highlanders and the various otherScottish regiments', it is safe to assumethat their average will be on apar with theabove.

PERSONAL NOTES.

It was evening— the la&t evening of atumultuous year; the last of a tuibulentcentury. The sun in its farew ell settingfired the horizon with flames of crimson;shot rainbow rays of jewelled magnificencefrom peak to peak of rugged mountains,and mingled its lurid glow with the silveredcrestings of a summer sea. Was it fancy— or did the old sun linger in its westrrntrack? Perchance so; regretting that itslast setting should reflect the feverishdoings of a restless humanity.

Night spread sullen, silent, and dark, tillthe glamorous moon gleamed cut amidstmyriad str.lT— a, si'.peib opal *n a diamondsetting. Its mellow lustres paled beforethe many scer.es of unrivalled earthlysplendour, the wondrous works of man'shandmaiden, "Art.'" Its pale light il-lumined— not here alone, nor there alone,but far and wide— neglected deserts of vast-ness where sonow -sorrowed, or crimetransgressed. The last bright day hadwaned. The last night was waning ?.ndweaving a shroud round the dying yearof a closing century, and still the pulses oflife bounded with reckless anxiety to manthe "New Era" riding at anchor on thegrey sea of mystery.

Again, far east a yet uncertain lightheralds the first sun rising, surely yetslowly, to gaze upon a new-born nation.Setting— its crimson sheets reflected theangry glare of war;rising— its rays viewthe ghastly struggle renewed by a humanityembittered by the curse of racial hatred,and fired by the lust for power.

Anon its rays rest on the babe— theyoung Commonwealth— stepping from thecradle to claim its place in the rank andfile of older nations grown. Its lingeringrays glisten like falling tears of a fondhope to be yet realised, or cast into thevault of errors.

WLat may this Commonwealth of theSouthern Cross achieve or aid in achieving?

The sheathing of the blood-drippingsword of war in the scabbard or arbitra-The victory of right over might, with thetion;the victory of right over might, withthe world's world united in an unsulliedcommerce, and bound by the silken bondsof Peace. —

C. MORTON HARVEY.

THE NATIONALITIES OF OURREGIMENTS.

— The Duke of Manchester who was re-cently married in London, is not quitethe youngest among the ducal representativesin the House of Lords. The new Duke ofWestminster is two years his junior, havingbeen born in 1879. The next inpoint of ageare the Duke of Maryborough, whois 29, andthe Dukeof St. Albans, 30.—

Miss Rhoda Broughton, for moie thanhalf her life has been writing novels,although the freshness of her style does notsuggest that it is 33 yearssince "Cometh Upa3 a Flower

"was first given to the world,

and 30 sinoe_^Red as a Rose is She"

madeits appearance.— A great name in the northern part ofthe kingdom is that of Sir Charles Tennant,the head of the firm which bears ips nameand the chairman of the Union Bank of Scot-land, who completed his seventy-seventh yearon November4. Business, however,does notmonopolise all his attention, for he has foundtime to devote himself to the considerationof art, and he is one of the trustees of theNational Gallery.— The oldest duly qualified phypician inthe world resides at Carlsbad, in the personof Gallus Ritter yon Hochberger, M.D., Im-perial and Royal Counsellor of the AustiianCourt. He was born on October 15, 1803,and therefore is 97 years old. He has been,in practice for 71years, and still gives medi-cal advice, says the Traveller, but only visitspoor people who live in the remote cornersof the town and on the hills. The veterandoctor is not only known in Carlsbad, but allover the country, is a daily visitor to theCarlsbad Theatre, and his mental facultiesare as sound as they were 50 years ago.— The Hon. GeorgeFoster, who is to suc-ceed Sir Charles Tupper as leader of theConservativesinCanada, is a striking exampleof the results' of energy and industry. As a.small boy he was employed in a countrystore, but 15 years later he was Professor ofClassics and History in New Brunswick Uni-versity. This he abandoned for a lecturingtour on temperance and prohibition, and hiepopularity became so great that in three yearshe had entered Parliament, and was one ofthe leaders of the Opposition.— For few men has exile been made quiteas pleasant as for Don Carlos, the Pretenderto the throne of Spain. Many of his yearsof exile have been spent in his palace inVenice, where the greai wealth which hiswife, Princess Maria de Rohan, brought him,has surrounded him with luxury and pompwhich are almost kingly. InVenice the tall,stately figure of the Pretender is a familiarsight, either walking with an eecort of hisfavourite dogs or taking his ease inhis gon-dola But the Prince is a restless man, andrarely stays long inoneplace. One day he isin Paris, another inRussia ;in fact, the wholeof Europe is his home.— A well-known electrician has remarkedon the striking facial resemblance between.EdiFon and Napoleon I. The mental like-ness is not so pronourced,although each inhis way has shown the conquering power ofpre-eminent genius. They are strangely alike,however, m the ability to dispense with sleep.Napoleon, as is well known, whenon a cam-paign would go for days and nights withoutsleep. Similarly Edison, when engaged onaproblem,will remain awake for longperiods-On one occasion he worked without cessationfor four days and nights. After that he sleptuninterruptedly for 25 hours.— What Lord Stanmore does not know oflife in many of our colonies is probably^nofcworth knowing, for as Sir Arthur HamiltonGordon he was Governor of several ofth&ra. New Zealand bavins; probably beenthe chief, where he xulcd from 1880 till 1882.When Lord Aberdeen was Prime Minister ofEngland, from 1852 till 1855, his lordship,who on his appointment was only 23, was hisprivate secretary, and a few year* ago hepublished a biography of that distinguishedstatesman, who was the fourth Earl. Hisbirthday was on November 26.— From ploughboy to Primate of all Eng-land is a step -which seems almost out of thepossible. It has, nevertheless, b&en made bytho Most. Reverend Frederick Temple, who

DON'T BELIEVE IT!When for the sake of Increased profit,

the dealer of inferior Hqaors endeavoursto palm off on you some compound whichhe tells yon is "justas good" as Wolfe'sSchnapps, don't believe him. There isoneonly aad «ely «ac pure spfrit— Wolfe'a

under the then Sir Garnet Wolselev theforce employed consisted, to the best ofthe writer's recollection, of the BlackWatch, some of the übiquitous blue-jacketsand a few companies of an English regi-ment The expedition, it will be remem-bered, resolved itself into one hot and de-cisive action, during which old Coffee wascollared and a large number of his followersperforated unmencU?iblv by the angry bayo-nets of our men. Warm praise was givento the 42nd by the general in com-mand, and the writer well remembers thediscussion which ensued in theHome papersanent the nationality of the men composingthe famous regiment. On thehome-comingof the gaunt and fever-stricken remnant ofthe regiment, the controversy was endedby an appeal to the officer in command,who furnished proof of the fact that some93 per cent, of the men were entitled bybirth to wear the national dress, the re-maining lew coming about equally fromEngland and Ireland.

As evidenced by repeated queiies in thecolumns of Home" and other papers lately,however, the matter has again been revived,and it is the purpose of this short paperto show whether the territorial denomina-tions of our various regiments are reallyindicative ot the sources from which ourgallant soldiers have been drawn.

In a most interesting article in a recentnumber of the Navy and Army Illustrated,the editor shows, by means of diagramsbased upon figures obtaineddirect from thecommanding officers, that the various regi-ments composing the British Army arestill to a large extent truly national, andit is the present writer's intention, afterhaving converted the diagrams into figureswhich are approximately accurate, to jotthem down with as little delay as possible,and in a way soplain that

"he who runsmay read."

Beginning with a few typical Englishregiments, the two celebrated corps whichgo to form the Middlesex— the 57th (" OldDie Hard's") and 77th— are to a largeextentcomposed of Londoners, 70 out of a totalEnglish percentage being metropolitan.London forms the recruiting ground foranother famous regiment, the Royal Fusi-leers (old 7th), and it is therefore not as-tonishing that nine-tenths of the men shouldcome from the " little village.

The King's Royal Rifles (the"

Swift andBold") has 85 per cent, of Englishmenin its ranks, while the Norfolks, Devonsand Lancashire Fusiliers are almost purelyEnglish.

The East Yorks contain some 9 per cent,of outsiders, mostly Irishmen, the lattersubscribing eight men out of every hundredof the Liverpools.

The "Old and Bold" (NorthumberlandFusiliers), on the other hard, has a season-ing of 8 per cent, of Scotchmen, with asprinkling of Irish and Indian and Colonialborn.

In English c?ivalry regiments the Ist(Royal) Dragoons is national to the extentof 95 per cent., while the Ist (King's.)Dragoon Guards— the only cavalry Tegimentwhich bears on its roll of honour the ratherincongruous-sounding

"Taku Forts and

Pekin'"— has its full strength contributed

to by some 14per cent, of Irish, Scotch andWelsh.

Taking the returns from four fieldbatteries of artillery, this important branchof the service drr.ws four-fifths of its daringfellows from England, the remaining 20per cent, being pretty equally supplied byPat and Sandy, with an edd representativeof "'Greater Britain."

Coming to a couple of the more famousIri&h regiments, the Connatight Rangers,who irere conspicuous for their gallantrythroughout the Peninsular War— 11 battlehonours being on their roll— arid in theCrimea, is coloured, as might be expected,almost entirely green, its few representa-tives of the Rose and Thistle being 'mostlybandsmen, many of whom are taken rsboys from English schools. The old 18thRoyal Irish has in its ranks some 85 percent, of the brave boys, of whom it hasbeen said that

"they are never at peace

unless they are fighting," the remainder be-ing English.

The Welsh Fusiliers is not anything likefo Welsh as its friends would like it to be,the majority of itsmen being English, witha few of Erin's forceful sons and an oddSandy, of course. The fa.ct that Welsh-men contribute only some 40 per cent, tothe regiment's strength is probably ac->ounted for by its headquarters being atCaidiff. a cosmopolitan seaport town. How-ever, there are more of the sons of sturdylittle Wales in the army than the abovefigures would indicate, nearly every regiment having a Taffy or two on its roll.

Coming to the burning question of thecomposition of the Scottish regiments, aglance at the heterogeneous conglomerationof different nationalities which is throwntogether under the Litle of the ScottishRifles (the old Cameronians and Perthshiresrolled into one) is enotigh to

"gar ony self-

resr>ectin' Scotchman greet." Of everyhun-dred of these braw Scotchmen, theheartlessdiapram shows that one or two come fromWrJes, some half dozen had laid aside theshillelagh for the rifle, and a score of themwere true-born Cockneys;three dozen hiedfrom other parts of England, while theremnant had come with laggard *teps fromover the border ! Hech, sirs, tho day!It m ould be the height cf presumption

on the part ot a common person to findfault Tiith the methods oi the War Offire,but one cannot help wondering how it hthat distinctive Scottish regiments, andWe'sL ones too for that matter, r;re bur-lesuucd in tlr.s manner. With Scotchmensufficient io form several battalions scat-t^ied throughout the various non-Scottishregiments, it seems odd that such a famousctih -." the Pcoitit-h Rifles should be dc-D-iti(inlil;ie'-] Tor vp.nt of the "ical Mackay."''i t c wms lunr.rk applies to that glori'iusold ico-irnuit the Scots (Jrevs (2ndDragoor-si. W-th the P%,oyals and Inskill-mqs thu», the only Scottish cavilry regi-ment, farmed the feraous

"Urnon Brigade"'

at Waterloo, the c ig-le of the 105th FrenchInfantry being cuptiired by the Royals aftera fisrec fight, and tLe Scotchmen, who&e

Iproud motto is "Second to None," leaving1a faw only of the 451h JTieucli to raouxn

(By Dbumawhandie.)The nationalities of our regiments is a

subject of universal interest at the presenttime even more than ordinarily so. WhatEnglishman but thrills with special prideas he reads of the doughty deeds of theDevons, the Northumberlands, or theYorkshires ! Pat's blood leaps at the re-collection of the many instances where thetide of victory has been turned in Britain"sfavour by the steel-pointed rush of njsheroic countrymen, -while there is no trueSandy who does not tinsjle from head tofoot as he scans the cablegrams which re-cord the latest achievements of the gal-lant men who hail from the "Land of brownheath and shaggy wood." More especiallyis this the case with the latter. There issome innate virtue in oatmeal which per-meates the whole being of its consumerwith an intense patriotism ("clannishness"those who are not Sandy's friends call it;but when the sweet nut of patriotism isdissected it will be fotind that that sameclannishness "figures largely in the composi-tion of ats kerne'). And what wonder thathe should lend a partial ear to the iudnytales of the prowess of his kilted breti^dion a hundred hard-fought fields? Everycheck in the tartan of our brawny High-landers speaks eloquently of the thousandvictorious engagements in which Scotchmenhave worthily upheld the honour of theircountry, and the fruits of which we areen-joying under the tri-coloured emblems ofLiberty to-day!

Of late years, however, the openly-ex-pressed doubts as to whether the Scotchregiments are really Scotch have h?d ajarring effect on their countrymen's song ofpraise. Of the genuineness of the High-land regiments under Wellington there canbe little doubt. It is beyond controversythat at that time every brittle on theheads of the rankers was redolent of theheather, and that without exception theofficers were thoroughbred Highland gentle-men.

But it is equally certain that in our laterwars a disquieting effect has been producedby the frequent appearance in the casualtylists of the Rome papers of such items ?s:"Inaddition to the list published last weekof the losses sustained by the CameronHighlanders at the battle of Abu-Wa, woare sorry to report the following: Killed—Sergeant Macpherson, Corporal Murphy,and Private Jones ; severely wovrader1—Lance-corporal O'Too'e anil Pnvatp Vjl]'-kins";or, "A patrol of the .Argryle endSutherland Highlander-* wns MvrprVd b" aparty of Boers at Dedo.->fn"tein on the14thinst.. but after a &hirp <-!< rmi^n lLe ent-myv,*ere forced to retire, willi ?nmc I'* 5. TheHighbinder* had three m?n v.mu'drd— vH.Sergeant D. MacTa\-i«-h (severeh), and Pri-vates O'Hagan and Soueers («lic-l.tlv) ' Itis this sort of ihing tlmt adds to tie stingof the oft-recurring in^.nualinn:"T--ke iYnmyour famous Highl-md regiments the kiltednatives of Whitechapel and the High-landers from the bolioraless bogs of Cork,and where would you be?"'In the expedition against &iag Cofcc,

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death's head," she said sadly. "Oh, mylost youth, my lost beauty!

"]

The theatre was crowded to suffocation.Brilliant box parties, women whoseadornments rivalled the plumage oftropical birds, handsome, well-groomedmen, made up the typical metropolitanaudience-. No onenoticed the shabby, pain-ted little woman who sat alone,, watch-ing wi£h burning eyes every movementof the lithe, splendid actress on the stagewho swayed and moved her listeners ather will.

When the great love scene of the playcame, the scene that made women pantand sob; and men sigh and surreptitiouslyblow their noses, the shabby little woman,with the thin rouged cheeks and blazingeyes, looked like some creature about tospring.

When the handsome superbly built lead-ing man took the alluring siren in hisarms and.sootLed her tempestuous sorrow,the woman in the parquet shivered as ifa dead hand had clutched at her heart.And to herself she said:

—"Itaught him

that very pose. Does he remember? Orhas he, too, forgotten?

"For the handsome stage lover had once

been her leading man, her lover and herhusband.

When he led Lola before the footlightsin answer to thunderous applause, thewoman in front knew' every little stepand movement: knew the courtly bow,the graceful gesture with which he heldaside the curtain, for the star to pass,the turn of the head— ah! the smile !—the look in the eyes.

Miss Sutherland climbed the stairs againto her lonely rooms. She never remem-bered to have been, so exhausted. Sleep,sleep, was all she craved;

" sleep thatknits lip the ravelled sleeve of care," shefound herself repeating. Will ib knit upthe ravelled fabric of my life,Iwonder?"'she thought as she washed the paint fromher face and got into an old tarnished stagetea gown.,

"So that was my husband," she said,as she sank into a chair by the window;"

that was the man Imade. '. . Iwasthe one who first recognised his talent. Igave him his start. . . That is the wayhe used to make love to me. I taughthim. ..." And, so, he is in love with her. Iheard people saying so around me to-night. Who could blame him? . .That wonderful actress! That fascinatingcreature! She seemed to love him, too.Could it all have been her art? Ah, well,Icould not blame'her. . . Iloved himonce. Does he ever remember,Iwonder?Or has he, too, forgotten, like all the rest;like all '

Her tired head sank lower and lower.Herweary eyes closed.

The moonlight stole through-the windowand touched her white face with radiant-fingers. She didnot move.

Then when the moonlight faded profounddarkness enveloped that motionless andsilent figure.

Death had nofc forgotten her.— EDITHSESSIONS TUPPER, in the New YorkHerald.

ius." How was it that she never heard?J Ah! where blooms the rose of yester-

day? And where are the snows of lastyear?

The last perfumed, bedizened* rust-ling' young woman had swept out ; thelast ruddy-cheeked, pompous young manhad strutted forth. The gorgeous flunkeybowed to Miss Sutherland", and signed herto enter that inner sanctum.

1 Miss Sutherland had a strange sinkingof the heart as she went in. She hadexperienced that deathly feeling manytimes of late. To-day she was especiallyweary and faint. She had trudged allthe morning on a cup of coffee and apiece of bread. The office was going roundas she sank into a chair.

; "Open the window, Tom," was the last

thing she heard as phe lapsed into content,into peace, into rest.

i When she opened her eyes she lookedinto a bluff, red, kindly face. In thatface she traced a dim resemblance to afatr good-humoured call-boy at the old

■ Union Square— years—

yes, centuries ago.i

"Feel better, eh?" said a hearty voice.! She nodded. She could not speak.I '"Tom," said the owner of the voice,"go to the Peterborough and -have myluncheon sent over. Tell them to sendtwo orders of everything. You know

!what Ilike." Tom, the gorgeous one,departed."I remember you, Miss Sutherland,"

went on the great man."

What a Sylvia,what a Julia, what a Marianna you were!Iused to love to call you, for you neverthrew a hairbrush or a slipper at me, asmany other actresses did; You've had'bad luck, Ifear? Too bad! Too bad!Iwish Icould do something for you. Ifyou had only come in last week Icould

i have sent you on the road with a small'part. It was an old womin's.. ti/'y afew .lines, to be sure, but better thannothing.

"Now, you're not going. You're tohave a bit of lunch with me. Andwouldn't you like tosee

'Sarco

'this even-

ing? It\s sa corker. Here are two seats.Come, that will cheer you a bit. And,iupon my word:, I'm going to give you ani engagement. You see, you've been awayj from New York so long that people haveforgotten you! Thsit's what!

"Ah!here

lis the luncheon. Now, there, drink this!wine and eat a bite of chicken. Lifewill look brighter."

Life did indeed look brighter to MissSutherland as she left the office and tookher way up Broadway. She was hopefuland almost gay once more, so much willgood food, good wine, and kind words

" do for one who is despairieg.| In front of one of the uptown theatres!managed.by the great man with whom|she had' lunched stretched a row of vast\ electric lights, framing the magic name" "Sarco."

On every available inch of space beforethe theatre were pictures in every con-

;ceivable style, costume and pose of anextraordinary woman.

She was not beautiful. Alluring, fas-cinating would best describe the facethat looked with seductive and cynicalglances from the pictures. Lola Gilbert,ias Sarco, a twentieth-century witch, had

set the blase town agog with her acting,her jewels, and her love-making.

There was one large photograph in thecollection that represented Lola in thearms of her stage lover. Miss Sutherlandbent her head a little, the better to seeit.

When she turned from the pictures herface was paler than ever. She lookedold and haggard and weary.

"I'll go

homo," she said, and then laughed.Home? Such a home!

She climbed the four flights leading toher cheap flat very slowly. In spite ofthe good luncheon and the wine whichhad seemed to put life itself into heraching frame she was so tired, and withthe weariness came again that strangesinking sensation she hadremarkedso oftenof late. She threw herself upon the bedand fell asleep.

When she wakened the Inmps werelighted in the street. She made a cupof tea and then smoothed her still prettybrownhair, in which threads of grey .werefast coming."

Oh!Iam so pale, so haggard," shemurmured.

"How oldIlook! How

old!"

Going to her trunk she rummagedamong her effects, and, bringing out abox of make-up, touched her cheeks andlips with rouge and powdered her deli-cate chin. She needed no blackening

.| about the eyes— there were already deepi purple stains"under them.J When she had finished this process she

surveyed herself again in the mirror.The effect was gJiastly.. "J aia a painted.

Flahault, andinher ownright Baroness KeithandNairn© throughher mother.— Principal Rainy, of the New College^Edinburgh, who has been elected first mode-ratorof theUnitedFre& Church of Scotland,was the great aposlleof the movement thathas culminated in the fusion of two greatPresbyterianbodies under this g&neralname.It is not too much to say of him that hestands foremost to-day in the ecclesiasticallife' of his country. He has provedhimself agreat leadsr as well as a great teacher. Theson of Dr Henry Rainy, he is a native^ofGlasgow, where he was born on the NewYear's Day of 1826, and is. therefore in hisseventy-fifth year. Brought up in the FreeChurch, he studied for the ministry underPrincipal Cunningham, and formed a closeintimacy with Dr Chalmers. After complet-inghis studies, he received a.call to the.FreeChurch of Huntly, andhe laboured there forfour years, when on the death of Dr RobertGordon he. wao called to the Free HighChurch. Edinburgh. Eight year 3later, m1862, on tho death of Dr Cunningham, MrRainy was chosen Professor of Theology andChurch History in the New Collage; andon the death of Dr Candlish in. 1874 he suc-ceeded to the Principalship, and virtually hebecame also Dr Candlish's successor in theleadership of theFree Church. His influenceover the Assembly was unmistakable, and itwas all the safer and sounder because of theimplicit trust reposedin his sagacity and themanner in which his policy has been justifiedby results. Principal Rainy married in1857Susan, only child of Mr Adam Rolland, ofGask. His son; Mr Adam Rolland R-ainy,formerly in practice as an oculist in Glas-gow, was the unsuccessful Liberal candidatefor the Kilmarnock Burghs at the recentgeneral election.

ONEDAY IN THE LIFE OF AFORGOTTEN ACTRESS.

MissKate Sutherland hesitatedamomentbefore entering the manager's office. -Shelooked at th%.smart sign, brilliant with giltlettering; at the splendid negro flunkeyat the door, who returned her gaze withan air at once supercilious and patronis-ing; then looked down at the shabbyshoes she was trying to conceal under herstill shabbier frock.

How old-fashioned, how passe, her ap-pearance! How she dreaded the en-trance into that agency where' stunninglygowned young women, with fluffy pompa-dours and painted cheeks, and disdainful,smootb.-sb.aven young fellows sat andlounged waiting the mighty man who wasto settle their fortunes for the coming sea-son.

But there ware no help for it. MissSutherland had to get an engagement orstarve. It was a disagreeable affair tobe snubbed, but it was more disagreeableto go hungry. So, assuming her old-time air of prosperous animation, she wentin.'Everybody stared at her. The youngwomen with their shrill voices, theirbroadened "a's," their jewelled hands on.bins, ceased their - artificial laughter andgabble as she entered, and looked at herBhabby- shoes, her faded" frock, her out-of-date bonnet, her white face and heavyeyes.

The smooth-shaven young menscarcely gave her a glance. One, indeed,nudged another and said, "There's KateSutherland. Pool devil! She's beastlyhard up,Ihear."

Miss Sutherland took a retired cornerand waited her time to go in to thatNapoleon of the ste.ge whose word madeand unmade manners. She rememberedhim when he was a call-boy at the oldUnion Square Theatre ;that was tha sea-son she made the hit of her life in"Fernande." Ah, well! Other times,other manners.

He was a great man now, buying plays,theatres, actors and actresses as somemen buy gold mines. Everything hetouched turned to money. And she wastramping Broadway looking for a posi-tion!

j For, yon see, Miss Kate Sutherlandwas a forgotten actress. Not one of those|gMdy young soubraltes there babbling oftheir beaux and their triumphs couldhave told who she was. Her day was

j over before theirs began.i The time had b^en when the town rangwith her triumphs, when the windowshad been filled with her pictures, when|flowers and jewels had rained at her feet.

She had been a beautiful woman and an!emotional sympathetic actress, popular,petted, and feted;but now she was for-gotten.

How had it come about? How was itthat now wher she went into an agent'sor a manager's office and gave her name,those-cold eyed contemptuous-lipped menshowed no interest whatever? How wasit they took her name and address so in-differently and said, "Well, if anythingturns" \ip in jqur line you'll hear from

yfrs seventy-nine on November 30.The teetotaFcause finda_m him one of

"it* strongest alvoeatw, for h& has not tastedalcoholin anyForm for something like haUhi life, and his activity, both mental and Jphysical, is largely attributed to this fact..TEe Archbishop is another striking example Joftheheadmaster ofoneof thepublicschoolstaking a high position ire the Church, for heinnheadntfteter of Rugby, while he also fur-nishes another incident in favour of the tra-dition that the Bishop of London eventuallybecome* the Archbiehop of Canterbury-forhe- was-Bwhop^of:London from 1885.to1896.

Sims Beeves'sartistic temperamentmadeWin so nervous thathe could not endure theland ticking of » clock in the house. Itwar this— as much, as his difilifee to singingwhen-not at hi* best— that made the uncer-tamty of his appearance so hopelessly cer-tan. His'manager's device was feo keep himplayingcards— of whichSims Reeves was veryfond— till within » few minutes of the hourfor the concert. Then, with a- Halloa, jBeeves, we've only just time to get there!hr would bundle him into a. carriage andhave his man on the ground before he had;time to waver. Curiously enough, though ,Bometimes prostrated withnervousness before,the concert, he was perfectly at home themoment he got upon the,platform. Athis.appearances of* late he had. actually to benursed down to the hall and almost up. lo ,the platform steps:-—

Lieutenant Arthur Cole Lowty, R.N.,'

of the Empress of India, has distinguished.,himself by an* act' of great bravery. In the >Grecian Archipeligo one nighthe, with otherofficers of .his .ship,- saw rockets being firedby some'ship indistress. A driftingsteamerWas found, but owing to> the boisterous "wea-ther, it was-impossible to take* the-vessel in|tow. The crew-embarkedin twosmall boats 'and tried'to reach theman-of-war, but were-afl drowned;, and Lieutenant Lowry then,.swam to -the steamer with- a -lifebuoy and-line. The los3of the line caused the"plucky-offieer to remain on the steamer all night,but in the morning he was rescued with theother survivors. Lieutenant Lowry has abrother in thenavy, andis a son of GeneralEowry, C.B. >— "Onlooker

"writes from Melbourne on

January H:—

Amongst the old New Zea-landers Ihaxe seen lately is Mr H. N.Anderson, well known on the roads formany years in New Zealand, and now Tas-manian representative for Messrs Sargood,Butler, and Nicholl, who is at present in i"Melbourne on a short and well-earned holi-day. Mr Anderson has established himselfagreat favourite inTasmania, andis as great,a bowler aa ever. He entertained the re-turned New Zealand soldiers by the s.s.Harlech Castle to lunch at Hobart juet re-cently. Isaw Sir Robert Stout, your ChiefJustice, off by the s.s. Penguin to Tasmaniathi* morning. He stays in that colony fora few daysr and.j.oin» theMonowai at Hobart,,en route to New, Zealand^ next Friday. He,is looking well, butslightly greyer than whenIsawhim five yearsago. He speaks highly

.of the arrangements at the Sydney Common-,wealth, celebrations. ■ j,— By.rapid strides Mr Sidney. Lee, wEo-was41on.December 5, has advanced to his dis-tinguished -position in the literary world- jSeventeen,years ago, whenalmost fresh,fromOxford, he was- appointedaix^tanfc-editor of"The- Dictionary of National Biography,"" iand after sevenyears-he became- joint editorwitk MtLeslie Stephen, who-retired1in 1891,lea-vine the supreme editorial charge in. the ,kands^bf his colleague, who has brought thatmonumental work to a successful conclusion.MrLeehasalso come tobe regardedasagreat,authority on Shakespeare, whose life- he pub-lished a couple of years ago, and he also ,"wrote a book on Stratford-on-Avon from theearliest times to the deathof-our national poet-dramatist. Mr Lee is another of the many ,members of the Jewish persuasion who have jtakena high place incontemporary life, andanamusing story is told about him that when jhe first went to Oxford his capacity waseverywhererecognised, butit wasconjecturedthat the name of

"Lazarus

"stood rather in

his way, and the next term everybody knewtim as

"Lee." '—Lord Lansdowne, the new Secretary of

State for Foreign Affair3, is, for various rea- ,sons,less known to the great mass of his eoun- jtrymen thanmany politicians of not superior ,ability. The principalreasonis that his poli-tical life, so far as ithas been spent in Eng-

(

land,has been spent in the House of Lords.The family to which he belongs i3not lessdistinguished in administrative and parlia- jlaentary history than that of other great "Whig houses— the Cavendishes even, or the jRussells?. But the first and the third Mar- !guis ofLansdo^me

—LordShelburne andLord ,

Henry Petty— barely passed tfcrough the (

House of Commons. Theywere hiddenunaercoronets. Another reason which has made"Lord Lansdowne unfamiliar to his countryis that the greater part of bis political lifehas not been spent m England at all. AsGovernor-general of Canada and as Viceroy j

of Indiahe discharged successfully functions }of the highest impoi'tance. Lord Lansdowne, |however,islikely to proveanadmirable Secre- jtary of State for Foreign Affairs. Hehas a :eingularly. gentle temper, is as sincere as the|day, is perfectly simple with all men, hasthe courtpy of a great-noble, the power of jgetting through a vast amount of daily work, Ioud 'talks French like a Frenchman, all of Jwhich qualities should be of the-greatest ties jin the Foreign Office. The Marquis of

'Lansdowne, by -the way, is of half-foreignbirth, ilia saotlier having been, a Mdlle. de

—The great libraries of Pekin contain vol-

umes of books numbered by the hundreds ofthousands. In the archives of the Govern-ment arestill to be found the ancient predic-tions of eclipses made with great accuracy,together with workaon astionomy whichshowa fair knowledge of that mtcrestiiigg science.— There are six wars °oii;g on in -Vfi-ica,just at present. England is nsjhtliQ thaBoers and theUganda lull-tribps. Iriv:ro iiaS

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A REMEISCENCE OF HEROISM.—»

By a Banker.On the 22nd January, 1879, an isolated force

of about 800 gallant British soldiers, encampedbeneath the shadow of the giant rocks adjacentto Isandlwana, in South Africa, were attackedby an army of 20,000 of the finest race of sav-ages which probably this earth produces. Sud-denly from all sides the fierce yelling Zulusthrew themselves upon the unprepared and un-suspecting detachment, and m a short timewere in their midst, slaughtering with assegai,with club, and with rifle; and although thedoomed forces sold their lives dearly, and ac-counted for probably a far larger number thantheir own aggregate, yet scarce any escaped;and soon then- poor stripped and mutilatedcorpses lay thick ovei all the plain, and thefair scene was- transformed into a charnelhouse, so shocking that if angels could weepthey must have shed hot tears at the terriblespectacle.

A few miles distant, about a hundredof ourintrepid soldiers, under the heroic LieutenantsChard and Bromhead, whose names will live inhistory to the end of time, were posted at asmall station, Eorke's Drift, in charge of sup-plies. Hearing of the tragic fate of their com-rades, and expecting tha-t the blood-gorgedsavages would soon be upon them, with fe-veredhaste they formed an entrenchment withsarfks of flour, boxes of biscuits, and anythingelse available for the,purpose.

No sooner had they completed their defencesthan the raging impi of ferocious and mur-derous warriors attacked them in countlessnumbers. With yells and unearthly shriekson they came in their niad frenzy, but only,like the ocean surges beating against the muni-tions of rocks, to be hurled back against theirfellows. Again and again was the terrific on-slaught repeated, until the very corpses of theenemy, sliot down in hundreds, helped to foinia L&sricade pvor nhwh thej- mast climb theui-

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selves, only to fall pione and add to the ever-increasing height of thehideous dusky piles.

And now the night approaches; but witSitno rest. For, clamberingand stumbling overthe fallen bodies which are so thickly strewnaround, the enraged savages now force theirway up to, and even over, the parapet; bufconly tobe pierced through theheart by the fa-tal steel. And now, so impetuousand so fierceis the on-rush that a doorway or embrasureis blocked by the mad, struggling host en-deavouring to force an entrance; soon, how-ever, tobe effectually closed by aheap of moreireeking corpses. Some of the assailants, shel-tering themselves with-- their dead comrades,held as shields, succe=d in penetrating intotheenclosure; but no sooner are they there than,with a ghastly death-shriek, they, too, bite the'dust, and share the fate of their whilom deadprotector.

And so the lurid night passes, the heroiclittle garrison holding at bay the mightyhordes of fierce warrior combatants, -whose wildsavagery had a few hours before immolated somany of their companions in arms. But atlength its long hours have fled, and the-morn-ing sun reveals the grim spectacle which layunfolded in all its horror abound those blood-smeayecl entrenchments. And so awful is thaseen© of carnagethat anabject terror seizes thaisurvivors, who in their thousands flee in dis-may from the presence of that valiant little-band of dauntless British soldiers. "Well, then,did they then and there their glad paean,of thanksgiving with one accord to the Giverof all victory.

And we, too, must be ever prepared to dobattle with hordes of enemies, unseen,but farcrueller than those sSavages, who could butharm the body;, for they would cut off our im-mortal souls from Eternal life. But,,, in thestrength, and in virtue of the sufferings,^ofOne who died for us. we can, if we will, be"ab-solutely sure of a defence, impregnable, andwholly unassailable. .

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laughing. A woman once played the sametrick on me. Iwas in Chicago. You'recaught, young man. She took you for ahay-seed.""Oh, she'll comeback," answered the youngman as he looked anxiously around.

"She will, eh? Ha! Ha! Ha! Whatmakes you think so?

""Why, because she's my wife, and this is

our first baby.""Oh— vm

— -I see!"

muttered the fat man,and he was in such a haste to get back tothe other side of the room that lie nearlyfell o%er a passing pug dog.— Buffalo In-quirer.

IsShe Put It."John," said MrsHarkinp, "Iheard a nicecompliment for you to-day."

Mr Harkins put his paper down, twistedup the ends of his moustache, looked pleased,and said:"Well, that's nothing so remarkable. Ireceive compliments nearly every day."

Mrs Harkins went on sipping her tea.Finally he said:"Well, who was it complimented me?""Oh, youcouldn't guess in a week.""

M.H Deering? "ha ventured."No."

"Not Bessie Fallington? "he eagerly sug-

gested."No.""Oh. well, of course, if there's any secret

about it, Idon't care to hear what it is orwho said it."'There isn't any secret about it," Mrs Har-kinfe replied sweetly. "Mr Hannaford toldme that every time he andImet he becamethoroughly convinced that you were aman ofexcellent taste."

John Harkins shoved his hands in his poc-

kets, and walked out upon the verandah toruminate. ,

Joke for Joke."An amusing story has been told in connec-

tion with the late Dr C. A. Berry, the elo-quent Nonconformist preacher.

Many yearsago Dr Berry had a ministerialcolleague whose name was Binns. Meetinghis friend in the street one morning, Berry,who dearly loved a joke, stopped for a mo-ment."Icongratulate you, Binns," he enigma-

tically exclaimed. "So glad you've managedto get it at last."

"Get what?" asked Binns, looking at hisfriend with the utmost wonder depicted onhis face.

"The hangmanship," replied Berry as hehurried on.

Some years passed, and one morninsf Mr'Binns was unexpectedly shown into DrBerry's study.

"Delighted that you've got it,Berry," heshouted. "

Iheartily congratulate you.""Got what?

"demanded Berry, altogether

puzzled as to what his friend could mean."Why, the hangmanship, of course," wa3t4ie immediate reply.It will be remembered that two men,

named, respectively, Binns and Berry, wereappointed in succession to the post of hang-man.

The Peasant and theSagp.One afternoon the Peasant went up into

the mountains to the cave of the Sage andsaid:

"O worthy man, Iwant to be taught wis-dom. Idonot li\e happily with my wife. '

"And it's her fault, of course," observedthe Sage."Entirely so. For instance, she alwaysbeats me in an argument."

"Then why not beat her with a stick?"

"Because she canalso beat me at that game.

She insists on ruling the house.""Have you threatened to leave?

""I have; but she would be glad to have

me go.""Youhave tried argument?""A thousand times over, but she can talk

five words to my one.""How about silence?

"asked the Sage af-

ter thinking awhile."If Iam silent, then she does all the talk-

ing. Tell me, O Sage, whatImust do.""There are wives and wives, O Peasant.

Some are full of humility and some are de-termined to boss the roost. The man whohxtth a humble wife is in luck and may re-joice. The man who hath the other kindmust make up his mind that he isn't, andfind happiness in being bossed."

Moral: An evil endured becomes half ablessing.— Boston Globe.

Tired of Being in Print."Mr Smithers," said his wife, "ifIremem- j

her rightly, youhave often said that youdis- jliked to see a woman constantly getting her-eelf into print?""Ido," said Smithers, positively."You considered itunwomanly and indeli-

cate,Ibeliever""Very.""And you don't see how any man could

allow his wife to do anything of thekind?""Yes,Ithink so now.""Well, Mr Smithers, in view of all the

facts in the case,Ifeel just satisfied in ask-ingyou for anew silk dress."

"A new silk dress?""Yes; for the last eight yearsIhave had

nothing better than fourpenny calico, and Iwant something better. I'm tired of gettinginto print."

ThenHe SpokeUp.Counsel:

"Iinsist on an answer to my

question. You have not toldme all the con-versation. Iwant to know everything thatpassed between youandMr Jones on the occa-sion to which yourefer."

Reluctant Witness: "I've told you every-thingof any consequence.""

You have told me that you said to him:'Jones, this case will get into the court someday.' Now,Iwant to know what he said inreply."

"Well, he said: 'Brown, there isn't any-thing in this business that I'm ashamed of,and if any snoopin', little, yee-hawin', four-by-six, gimlet-eyed lawyer, with half a pound

|of brains and sixteen pounds of jaw, everwants toknow what I've been talking toyou

!abotit, you can tellhim the whole story.'"

Advised.An amusing anecdote is going the rounds

about a popular bishop. An importunatelady, knowing his experience of the HolyLand, kept on asking him what places sheought to visit, as she was starting on a trip toPalestine.

After answering topographical questionswithout number, he was again asked— "But,

1really, what place would youadvise me to goto?"

"To Jerichoj madam," said the bishop

Worked by Willow Trees.

This little diagram shows youhow *"

it is proposed to do away, in thewaters of theNile, with the traffic-impeding "sudd," or immense accu-mulation of dense vegetable matterthat from time to time blocks upthis great waterway completely,and which has recently taien sucha time and cort so much money tocut through.

The 6pace between a a is thereal deep part of the river, B

—A,

A—

b being the shallower portionswhere the etream has widened outover the low banks. Rows ofwillow trees, c c, c c, will beplanted in the stream, and behindthem other vegetation will be en-couraged. In this way earth willgradually fill in between b and a,andA and B, and banks will thus beformed right up to the frontal lineof willow trees.

Then, as you see, the stream willflow only between a a, and, goingnecessarily faster, there will be nochance for the obnoxious "sudd"to start accumulating. Simple,isn't it?

These Islands Float.China being a land very thickly populated,

its inhabitants havehituponthe ingenious ideaof getting moreroom by constructing floatingislands. Here yousee a small one illustrated;many of them arevery large.

They are made ona foundationof bamboos,upon which earth is heaped. Rice is grownon these islands, and shrubs and plants cul-tivated, and on them the islander builds hi3

house, which is often quite a substantial af-Ifair. j

Floating islands are found upon all the|great lakes of China, and are constantly being jshifted from place toplace, mostly on accountof the supply of fish that is to be caught. Inaddition to that,however, the inhabitantshavea love of change of scene. In the little pic-ture you see the island on the move, beingslowly and laboriously propelledby big oars,at which all the inhabitants tugand strain.

With Thread and Bent Pin.A neat little feat of the

"shop sneak is I

here introduced. Elegantly attired, he makes (some purchase at a good establishment. May- jb9 it is a tie that he buys, and at the sametime also asks to see some expensivesilk hand-kerchiefs.

He is provided with a length of fine strong,thread, havingabent pinattached to it3end, jwhichpin is deftlyhooked to one of thehand- j

kerchiefs. This is then either twitched on tothefloor at once, or the thief,ashe goes away,

I

pulls it from the pile whilst the assistant isputting awaysome boxes.

At one sale the rogue made ladies do thethieving for him. The threadhe carried hada bentpin at each end, and when some lightarticle had been hooked, the other pin wasstuck ina lady's dress, the operator followingher as she walked away, and only takingpos-session of the article being dragged/ alongwhen a safe place was reached.

This trick is"

worked"only inshops having

a counter on one side, otherwise it would beeasy to detect from across the department.

"TitFineNoo."A gentleman in the north was very anxious

to gain a seat, and begancourting a constitu-ency more than a year ago. His wife, anEnglish lady, visited the country folk to aidhis causa, and came to a farmer who wasstarting a brick factory, and immediately shebecame greatly interested inbricks. A weekago she was again in the same parish, andmet, as she thought, the same man, andstoppedto speak to him.

asked, eager to show her sympathy. As ithappeued<*he man was wearing- a new pair oftrousers,and imagined she referred to them"

It's rale kin' o' yo' to ask, mum," hesaid. "They were a trifle ticht at first, butthey fit fine noo."' Didn't Want to Meet Eer.

She was a haughty dame, and being on ashopping expedition with a friend happenedtocatch a glimpse of an acquaintance she didnot wish to recognise."Let us go this way, past the silk counter.Ihave just seen someone 1don't care tomeet."

i"Who is she?

"asked her friend, who did

not see anyone near them.j "

Oh!some horrid woman with a smirk'on her face. Of courseIhave only a bowing1

acquaintance with her, and although the faceis so familiar Icannot lemembcr her name."

They finished their shopping, and the twoladies found themselves at the same point inthe premises where oneof then! had seen her' disagreeable acquaintance."

There she is again. Why, Ido believeshe's been there all the time,' she said, point-ing to theperson inquestion.

"That woman! Goodness gracious, that'syourself you see in the mirror there1

"said

her friend, choking with laughter.And the horrified woman who had cut her

\ own reflection was obliged to acknowledgeI that the disagreeable smirk was her own.

PROPOSEDRAILWAYTOTHEKAIKORAIVALLEY.

With reference to the deputation thafcwaited on the Minister of Public Works afew days since in regard to the proposedKaikorai Valley railway, we understand thata survey of this railway was made about

!eight years ago. The line starts from theBurnside station on the main southline, and,with the exception of a small portion at thgbeginning, runs alongside ot the main Kai-

ikorai Valley road. It- is about two milesj and three-quarters in length, and terminates

1 on. the corporation reserve just beyond theKaikorai Presbyterian Church, adjoining theMain road to the Taieri, where it was pro-posed toplace the terminal station, thatbeingthe most suitable distributing centre for thovarious kinds of merchandise that are likelyto come to the district. The works through-out cannot in any way be classed as heavy,and the grades are such as to permit of 'tholine being shortened by a quarter of a mileif considered necessary. In that case the ter-minal station would be in the vicinity ofCastle street, justalongside of the site of thepower house of the Roslyn tramway. This,however, would not be such a good distribut-ing centre as the one previously mentioned.Ap to the need for the line, it may be urgedthat the Kaikorai Valley and its neighbour-hoodarebeing quickly peopled on account ofthe congested state of Dunedin necessitatingits inhabitants removing out of the city forresidential areas;and that in the very nearfuture there will probably be a very largepopulation in the district. This will involvea greatly increased consumption of coal in,

the locality. This of itself will form a con-siderable item in the traffic to the place ;'while the conveyance of the raw materialto, as well as the finished products from, thovarious factories that are likely to springup in the valley in a few years, is also afactor to be taken into consideration in con-nection with theproposal to construct a rail*way. The passenger traffic is likewise a mat-ter of importance. As to that, there is to bea double line shortly between Dunedin andMosgiel, and whenthat is completed no doubtmore passenger trains willbe run through theCaversham tunnel than there are at present.In that case, in the event of a railway beingconstructed up the Kaikorai Valley, trainscouldbe puton to run there in order tomeetthe requirements of the passenger traffic torand from the valley.

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EDITOR'S WALLET.ForOnce She Knew Where John

Was.A party of young men were taking dinner

a few nights ago at a. fashionable cafe, whenone of them, who is somewhat of a jester,called the waiter and said: I"John, go and call up Main . If a wo-mananswersitwillbemy wife. Tellher thatI,instructed you to say thatIam in the police jstation for a few hours, and will not be athome for dinner. Say to her that the possi- jbilities areIshall not be at home to-night.Understand me, Eir?

"John winkeda couple of times ina know-

ing way,boweddeferentially,and suggested—"' Supposin' ——"* "Supposing nothing, 6ir. If she asks who

is talking tell her it is the turnkey at thecentra] station, and she'll never know whotold her the lie."

The waiter shambled away and was pre-sently seen to be havinga good deal of funwith himself. The jester inferred that itmight have something to do with his case,and calledhim over.

"What's amusing you, John?""Wouldn't like to tell you, sir—at'least,

right here.""Iguess these fellows understand—let 'er

go-""Missus says to tell her husband she is glad

he is so nicely located for the night—sheknows where he is for once."—ClevelandLeader.

Sceptic and Believer.A young man wholooked as if he mightbe

about 25 years old was sitting in the waitingroom of the depct. On his knee was a year-old baby. Presently the baby began to cry,and the awkwardness and helplessness of theyoungman were somarked as to attract gene-ral attention. *

At this point one of the waiting passen-gers, a fat £>nd amiable-lookingman, crossedthe roomand said to the distressed baby-ten-der:"

A young woman gave you that baby tohold v,hilc &ho went to se-e about her bag-gage, didn't she?

"-Yes."'■Well, now,Iknew it as soon asIsaw

you. You expect her back, Isuppose?""Of course.""Ha!Ha! Youare looking for her e-\ery

minute, am't you?""Ithink she'll come back."

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Port Chaluiers old pupils. 1901." MrStrachan expressed the hope that their oldpreceptor, who had done so much for theschool and for all present, would long bespared to use this little memorial of theiresteem.

— (Applause.)Dr Chilton, who wasreceived with ahearty

round of applause, thanked the meeting forthe kindness exhibited to Mrs Chilton andhimself after their absence of six years in themotherland. They had never forgotten theschool, and its associations and pupils. Itwas most gratifying to him to meet so manyof his old pupils, and to mark their successin life. He greatly appreciated the veryhandsome present they had made him. Itwas a nroof of that warm attachment theyhad at'all times exhibited. The gift was amost acceptable one, and would be highlyesteemed,byhim. After expressing the greatpleasure he felt at seeing so many of his oldnupils present, andstating how greatlyhe de-sired to see one and all of those who hadstudied under him. Dr Ciiilton resumed hisseatamidst continuous applause.

His Worship the Mayor, in a felicitousspeech, welcomed Dr and Mrs Chilton backto Port Chalmers. He said that during theirsix years' absence many changes had takenplace, but lie could assure Dr Chilton thaihis old pupils, with many other friends, hadbeen anxiously looking forward to thatnight'smeeting. The eminence Dr Chilton had attaineddn the scientific world before resigninghis position as rector of the High Schoolhadmade one andall of them keenly deplorehis absence;but the'high honours he hadat-tained at Home had shown how wise and

" judicious was the step he had taken. HisWorship very feelingly alluded to a numberof Dr Chilton's old pupils, one of whom haddied oii the field of honour in defence, ofQueen andcountry. With others, he hadup-held the honour of the flag in South Africa,and was a worthy pupil of a most worthymaster.— (Applause.)

1 Mr E. Moir read apologies from MissesSinclair (late matron^, Miss H. Murray,Messrs Mackio, C. Falconer, Dr Falconer(Seacliff), W, Morton. T. Hunter, M.A.,F. Throp,H. Downes, A. Purdie* and othersexpressing regret for non-attendance.

The Chairman suggested that an annualreunion of the upper classes of the schoolshould be held.

All present joined in sinaring "Auld lang

syne," and as Dr and Mrs Chilton retired acontinuous round of applause was kept up byall present. Afterwardsa pleasantcouple ofhours wasdevoted to dancing.

Ihe E-webiirn School Site.TO THE EDITOB.

Sik,— By your report 6f the EducationBoard's meeting, which appears in to-day sissue, it is said that the Eweburn Schoo1Committee have sent to the board apetition,said to be from Messrs Law and Black, ask-ing for the removal of the Waipiata School.As we have signed no petition of any kindregarding either the Eweburn or theWaipiata School, we are at a loss to knowupon what authority it hos been represented-to the board that we did so.

— We are, etc.,John Law, Just.P. Black.

Ranfurly, January 17.

TO THE EDITOE.Sib,— Inyour footnote to Mr Law's letter

of the 2nd inst. you state that the removalof theEweburn School to a site nearer Ran-furly originated with the Eweburn SchoolCommittee. This is not correct. The Ewe-burn School Committee,as a committee, hadnothing to do with thepetition, and MrFor-rester, as chairman, knows that quite well.

—Iam, etc.,

John Duncan.Eweburn, January17.

their high specialisation. It was probablytheir beauty and their open face whichsuggested toTournefort their generic name.

Mediaeval.,legend tells how when theSaviour was toiling along to the hill ofCrucifixion, bearing His cross, a compas-sionate woman whose house He was pass-ing, pitying the worn sufferer, wiped Hisface with a napkin, and how on the clothwas found the impress of the divine fea-tures. She treasured the sacred represen-tation, the Veraeikon, or true image, as itwas termed in the hybrid Latin-Greek ofthe early Christian ages. Then by a com-mon conceit she came to be known by aninversion of these words as Veronica, andby this name she was canonised. So thebotanist, ..seeing the clear blue colour ofthe speedwellblossom upturned to the sky,and, as it were, reflecting the azure vault,called the little flower the true image, theVeronica.

Coming back for a moment from the ro-mance of science to its facts, in what partof the world did veronicas originate? Sucha question may arise in the mind when weconsider what is the present distributionof tihe plants of this genus. But we cannotanswer it. -They occur in the NorthTemperateZone, always as small herbs withblue or "bluish flowers; they are appar-ently' found nowhere within the tropics,but they reappear in South America, inAustralia, but especially in New Zealand,where ~t'hey constitute

'one of the most

characteristic plant groups we have. Butin these islands they occur nearly alwaysas shrubs, often of peculiar form, and haveusually uncut leaves,and flowers which arewhite, pink, or lilac, but -rarely blue incolour. There ar^e a few exceptions to'thepreceding general character, and one speciesoccasionally found in the North Island is

■the same as a common European plant.The genus must have been widely spread

Iat one tims, perhaps over a submergedAntarctic continent, and it must be an

.ancient genus, for the species present amost remarkable diversity of structure.One of them,Veronica elliptica, which is avery common and familiar shrub along theseacoast, is "found in equal abundance inSouthern Chili. Tierra del Fuego, and theFalkland Islands, and this may representone of the*-primitive forms which has sur-vived through long ages.

The-smallest species in New -Zealand—V. canesceus

— is a minute creeping plant,of a grey, rather1 than a green colour,which grows-so close to the soil, which itresembles in colour, that it is almost in-visible until its littleblue flowers open out.These only expandin strong sunlight, andare as evanescent as those of the importedspeedwell. Between this pigmy, whoseleaves -do-not-exceed-a -tenth of an-inch inlength, and.some of the large shrubbyforms, with leaves',from four to six incheslong, and fine racemes of white, bluish, orpurple flowers,' a great variety of plants isfound. Hooker catalogued 40 species asoccurring in New Zealand, Armstrong (ofChristchurch) recognised 70, and probablythe number stands intermediate betweenthose two figures. But the mere occurrenceof such a number and-'such variety pointsto a long ancestry, and further shows thatthey must- have, been subjected to veryvarying conditions to attain their presentcharacters.— .

Dunedin, November 27, 1900.

SOCIAL TO DR AND MRSCHILTON.

Althoughitis over six yearssince DrChas.,Chilton, M.A. and M.5.,..relinquished therectorshop of the Port Chalmers DistrictHigh School and proceeded to Europe withthe intention of studying the healing art, inwhich he has succeeded, and now returns tohis native country with the intention o? set-tling in Christchurch and devoting himselfspecially to diseases of -the eye, ear, andthroat, his old pupils havenever lost thoughtof him, have watchedhis progress with lovingeyes,* and have rejoiced at the great successwhich has attended him. In proof of this,on his recent return from England, the'ex-puplfo, both female and male, of the upperclasses determined to present him with atangible proof of their esteem. It was also"determined to entertain the doctor and MrsChilton .at a social in'the schoolroom attachedto Holy Trinity; Church, Port Chalmers, onThursday evening. The room was tastefullydecorated for the occasion, ai*i, in additionto some 120 old pupils, the following gentle-men were present:

— His-Worship theMayor,Messrs. J. Eennie, 8.A.. J. Mill, J. Cook,and J.. Cleghoro. Mr D. Strachan, M.A.,was tailed "upon to 'preside'! and a most en-joyableevening was spent. .Miss K. M'Don-nell played

-a pianoforte. solo; Miss

A. Morgan sang "All Halloween"very - prettily; Mr J. Cable, jun.,played a cornet,solo, the

"Pilgrim o£ love,"

withmuch taste;MrJ.Cashman's recitation,"'Kissing. Cup," was vigorously applauded,and in response to an encore he gave BanjoPaterson*s

"Native Theology";. while Miss

Janet Thomson,E%ng"

The .swallows"

verysweetly.' --During.the intervals -between theseitems all -present availed themselves of a"chatwith- the guests of the evening, who were

-much pleased with the cordiality of their re-ception. Refreshments were plentifully pro-vided by the young ladies, who were themoving spirits in. the matter, and to_ their.efforts is due its perfect success.-.t Mr D. Strachan, M.A., the chairman, re-marked that he had occupied, like manyothers, the role of both pupil and teacherin the school under therule of their esteemedfriend Dr Chilton, whose successes he wassure they all felt were theirs. From thefirst hour their friend Dr Chilton assumedthe rectorship of the Port Chalmers HighSchool he had the undoubted loyalty anddevotion of all his scholars, many of whomhad risen to some eminence, and not one ofwhomhad not proved a credit to Dr Cliilton

"andhis system, which wasmarked with lovipgkinduess and a desire foy their advance-ment. Dr

-Chilton during the period of his,office as rector had raised trie school to thegreatest pitch of excellence, and its pupilsduring that time had exceeded 700

—a- recordnumber. Six years had elapsedsinceDr Ohilron 'severed his connection with theschool, but, although ab&ent from them, hehad neverbeen effaced from their remember- jance, for his teachings andhis friendly coun- jpels lived always in their hearts, and they!one and all welcomed him back to New Zea- iland. Mr Strachan concluded by asking DrChillon's acceptonce of a massive oak Cutlerwriting table, appropriately fitted, which bore

Ion an inlaid plate of silver the followingicscrajtica:.«-" Pseseated. to. IDs GLiltoa by.

By Oeo. M. Thomson, F.L.S.In sauntering about the garden at this

time of yearInotice, in the ground occu-pied by fruit trees (and which is not asite& from weedsas it should be), that whenthe sun is shining brightly, one of thesmall weeds becomes quite showy withpretty blue flowers. The blossoms are notonly very ephemeral, lasting, indeed, buta short part of each day, but they do notexpand except during sunshine. In thisthey resemble such well-known flowers asthe Star Of Betlhlehem

—which is called in

French by a name signifying Lady ElevenO'clock.— and Pimpernel, which from itshabit of closing its corolla as soon as thesun is overcast is sometimes known as thePoor Man's Weather Glass.

The little blue-flowered weed is anEuro-pean veronica or speedwell, scientificallynamed V. Buxbamaii, which Ifisst ,re-mem'ber^in this part of the world as ap-pearing" at Port Chalmers about, 15 yearsago.-. It had apparently sprung up where,some chaff beds .from an immigrant shipLad (been burned.- Ihave -since met withft" frequently in gardens in- the Taieri andelsewhere. The little flower, which is lessthan half an inch acrpss, has its corolla,so.deeply divided as to-appear to consist offour petals,of which the front or lower oneis smaller and paler coloured- than theother's. These petals are of a fine bluecolour, striped with dark blue lines, which"converge towards, the nearly white centreof the flower. Such lines of colour con-verging towards that portion of the flowerwhere. thenectar is.secreted are veryxcom-mon in insect-visited -flowers, and havebeen called honey-guides. They no doubtserve io'direct insects to-the littlerecessesin which the sweets they look for liehidden, for it must be *remembered thatsuch insects as ibees and wasps are guidedmoreby sight than anj other sense. Two.white filaments stand up from the base ofthe corolla, each ending in a dark-colouredanther, from which a little pale, whitishpollen is discharged. Projecting away mfront of them stands the single style, with- its minute, brush-like stigma, but this seemsgradually to

-stand up straighter and so

.come nearer the anther cells. There seemsno reason why the pollen should not findits way directly on to its own stigma, sup-posing some insect did not visit the flowerand scatter other pollen on itT And if it.does n<st do so while the ..flower standsopen, it is almost certain to be left on it"when the corolla- drops, for in doing so itpulls "the- two' stamens "off with "it,- andthese very frequently "smudge" the stigma asthey falir ' 'Inthe flower lam looking-at now is a

small active msect— a Thrips,— but neitherits smallness nor its activity will enable it"to'reach'the ne.ctar, of which apparentlyonly a very minute quantity is found-at ornear' the base of the corolla.' ~E6r immedi-ately above" the base numerous rigid hairsprotrude towards the centre of the flower,forming a network easily enough thrustaside orpiercedby the trunk of a bee, butquite firm enough to exclude the small in-sects which would only rob the flower with-out'bringing about cross-fertilisation.- Even, while

' looking at this flower a"breath of wind shook it and the littleblos-som rolledoff, the second which'has fallento-day from the same branch, and it is not.yet noon. The very short-lived character

-of this flower, which it- shares with, manyothers equally brilliantly coloured, is partlythe-priceit-pays for being so showy; butit'ie no doubt also a secondary characterwhich'it has developed _ along with itsfacility 'of"becoming self-fertilised. Forit is curious how long" certain hfghly-'specialised flowers will remain open iffertilisation is prevented. Ihave kept anorchid in a somewhat' shady room whereno suitable insects were to be found, forover seven weeks, and'at last had to sendit-back- to the greenhouse, not because itsblossoms had faded at all,but because theytad become dusty. But this little, speed-well gets no time to be-dusty; if the rightvisitors'^.io -uio^fioiine along

*when"it holds

np'its"pretty'"petals-to be kissed," its repro-ductive process is -performed -by its own.pollen and'thel'coraUa drops,-its beautyhaving failed to be--of service to it." Themoralise-* and' the poet might draw sundry;conclusions from;this? interesting^fact of\3fature,"but the moralising instinct is,not"" strong' in'me, and none of my friends have

ever accused me of.being, a, poet, so I-leave the fact.to those better endowed toutilist^it as they way. "

There are two other introduced veronicascommon in -this neighbourhood, and oneof them

—V. arvensis

—is, Iregret to say,

very common in my garden. It is nearly'as troublesome"a weed as the little bitter-cress, for it has developed the. faculty of!Eelf-fertilisation ito such a complete extentthat it usually .ripens its seed capsule with-out opening its flowers at all. When itdoes do so, and this only happenson sunnydays, it is -seen to have almost the samestructure as" the larger species, only itscorolla1is(

very minute, very deep blue; andextremely transitory! It appears to, bethere,as if to "say, ,"I'want, to show youthat Iam a veronica', but my beautifulcolours are not needed now, only if Ididnot show them occasionally you mightthink Ihad-not got them to show, which,of course, is not tie case."' The' third species—:Veronica serpyllifolia—is. common in many damp, open parts ofthe Town Belt and elsewhere. Its flowers

-are intermediate in size between the othertwo,are white or lilac- in colour, but withthe same blue stripes, and are, not soephemeral as V. Bijzbauniii. This lilactifft- is -a more-generalised and in6re primi-

tive colour than the blue, and many blueflowers appear to have developed fromwhite through,lilac to blue,, which is themost specialisedof all. A familiar exampleis the common forgef-me-not.

In all three veronicas the ancestralforms must at one time have been. thushighly specialised in colour and markingsthat they might be vifited by insects, andsome of the better known European formslike Germander speedwell (V. Ghr.mredrys.)"*& fepokJicie (V. Beccabunga) stillmain

January 23. 1901 OTAGO WITNESS.

NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE.

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Proprietor:THOMAS KEATING, London

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SOLD BYKEKPTHOgHE4PB0S8EB« 4 GO.

OTAGO WITNESS. January 23, 190172

Easiness Notices.

BUTHIEBROS. (Limited) are now showing the NEW STYLESfor SPEIJVG and SUMMEE in allDepartments.

NEW MANTLES NEW TKIMMINGSNEW MILILINEEY NEW SUNSHADESNEW STRAWS KEW LACESNEW DEICSS FABEICf NEW EIBBONSNEW SILKS NEW HOSIKEY

The extensive additions to our Premises enable usto show a much greater Variety of New GrOOdSthan hitherto, and we have every confidence in stat-ing that for Better-class Drapery at Keen Prices we

were never better prepared than now.

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DRAPERS & TAILORS,

174— GEORGE STKEET— 170

business Notices.

f'IVS SATISFACTION. '-^iJ'Z""«♥♥"♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥■"♥*♥***

Any THE GNImY MAKEES OF THE FAMOUS "BEEHIVE BOOTS," FOE WHICH THEY HOLDA*GENUINE TESTIMONIALS FOE 1 to 5 YEAKS' WEAK. SEND FOE PEICE LIST.

(.ABSira f"tffeß^£*B"i B EVERY PAIE AS UNDEEMENTIOKEDWILL BE SENT,CARRIAGE FKEE,DOH 1 fryttwfcI■

—roakypart of tiiecoloky- cash tobe sektwithorder-

m REAL HARD WEAR.»— " " s.d.

fParriawp Vre>*) Boys' Strong Leather Lace-ups, nailed(Carriage Free). (Carriage iree). and plated, 10'B and ll's 7 0

pricc. Price. !2's and 13's 7 9jj s

_(J# Extra quality, with watertight tongues,

a splendid line, 9d extraon aboveBeautiful Glace KidShoe 9 ,t.,t. ..» <«. 6 9 NeatDress Boots .. "» *» wt »* .. 9 6 Youths1 StrongLeather Lace-ups, nailed_ and plated, l's to 3's 8 3Ditto, extra Quality «. *. ... 7 9 Ditto, extra Quality .. .. ." 10 9 4's and s's 10 3Snlendid Tan Shoes ~. » 6 6 Working Balmorals, nailed and plated.. 9 6 Extra quality, with watertight tongues,opienaiu i»u ouura „►»... & r a SpienJjj^ ime^ ls extra on aboveDitto extra Quality . ... *~ 7 9 Extra Quality ... 11 6 Giris

' High-leg Balmorals, nailed and_ '', t,, , Neat Tan Dress Boots .. .. ..- .. 12 6 plated, good wear, 7's to 9's .. ..5 9

Neat and StrongCanvas Shoes, .black or Extra quality, very strong, 9d extra onBrown ..«.,■. 5 0 Ditt0' extr* Q^ality "" « »"

"" " v °above

. .nl Neat Dress Walking Shoes 8 6 10'b to 13's 6 6Leather Two-bar Shoes ... .* s~ ."#lX

* 1Xt, o, n o Extra strong,special quality, ls extra onRope Shoes "«.-««. 2 3 above

Ditto, extra Quality ... ... ... ... ~ & U patent Evening Shoes . 6 6 Maid's ditto, l's .and 2's 7 9Stockyard Boots, nailed and plated ... 10 0 Superior Foxhead Slippers,Leather Soles 4 3 SA^&^^.^&l^hvNeat Leather Balmorals... «. ... ... 711 Watertight Bluchers, nailed andplated ..11 9 Strap Shoes,splendid wear, 4's to 6's 211

Carpet FoxheadSlippers, Leather Soles 3 3 ExtraStrong Farmer's Watertights, wood U'i^l'l '.'. '.'. '.". '.*. '.'. V. 11!_. . _ . , h

pegged Infant Btrap Shoes, 2'a to s's .. .. 11lCarpet Slippers, Linoleum boles... «.. 1 o stiearers. Ljgllt Bluchers r. m, 5 9 Children's Carpet Slippers, strong lino-Neat Evening Shoes ,* ... 3 0 StrongBluchers, nailed and plated «. 6 9 chilSs'ca^e?S^ers," 'strong W

2 3

"Ditto extraQuality ... <. »"" ♥ 0 Neat Carpet Slippers,Lmoleum Soles <. 1 9 leum soles, ll's to l's 16

SPEClAL !— Miners' and Fishermen's Gum Boots, lowest pricesin City. Immense Stockof High-class ImportedGoods;also Snow Shoes.

SEND FOR PEINTEB PRICE LIST.ALL, ORDERSMUST BE SEKT TO GEORGE STREET,DUNEDIW.

SOLE AGINTS FOR THE CELE.BEATED "JENNESS MILLBB" AND "FLORSHEIM" BOOTS AND SHOES.

4^.8 A m4fe mB SfeS%tf^4*k BOOT WANUFACTUEEES AND IMPORTERS,C"■ SSI E§ BMBh%F GEORGE STREET, NEAR OCTAGON (MainBusiness);also PRINCESK^l MvlffiiSB STREET, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE (CONTINENTAL BOOT

I fh»— M»PAL, FiamtwiA Exhhhtioh 1875

WaSS? ießm BO *H 'lißrS Bffcli Xi ■» tHt ■■ Bkst fo* Clkamima anb Polisiiikc Cutlsky.3D-, <Pn I/-,a/5- AMD 4/..For Infants, Invalids, and the Aged. fiSSfll^Sl^l^n^allf^lll

GOLD MEDAL Awarded,Health Exhibition,London. KMMMawarW^Py^ffg^y^T^Tff mBENGEB'S FOOD has attaineda world-widereputation, not by; extravagantor p**vkkt fwctiom^ w ««akino anb wjort to

sensational advertisement, butby the constant recommendationof those who iIPWW'P!HJ!BBIWBIWHB«Bi^^^^'use itin their families, and of those members of the medicalprofession who i»o^^ilfnnnAlsril^llW^aknow its value. , _

9> ■■■MnMaBBIKGBaiHHBKBsIiHtiHIThe Lancet describesit asMr. "Benger's admirablepreparation." Nev«r hcomks d«y akd hakb like omtThe British Medical Journal says :—

"Benger'sFood has by its excellence ffirnnil'l >^ Will ITiwlw*,' -,—establishedaieputationof its own." fiSflfcMfflt4Bii^lßH^^"^^""'*"^

The Illustrated Medical Neivs says :—"Infants do remarkably well on igQHSiHUHHffifIKmHBB

it. There is certainly agreat-futurebeforeit." Fom CLEAHItIO*

LArx.BENGEK'S F3OD is said in tins by Chemists, &c, everywhere. JOHN OAKEY & SONSWholesale of allWholesale Houses. MANUFACTURERS OF

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"MAMS AVITA"

THE WATER OF LIFE.-— -—■— ~- -^-^^^^-^ , JOHN OAKEY AND SONS (Ltd.,) Lomsoit.

MANSAVITA OINTMENT— For Cuts,Boils, Abscesses,SoreHea*8__

inChildren,Eczema,Burns. Price,1/6per box. THE DONMansavita Pills for Females— Hemove Skin Blemishes and Ob-

structions, Correct Irregularities, Nervous Headaches, and CLOTHING COMPANY,General Debility. Act on Liver andBowels. Price,3/6perBox. M George street< Dunedin,

Mansavita Pills for Males— Cure Bile, Indigestion, Impurities ofBlood, Constipation,Eruptions of the Skin andBoils. An ex-

Q TWEEDS,'

% cellent Tonic; cures Dizziness in Head and .Fain in Sidneys, j^ CLOTHING, and mercery 20 per cent.Price 1/6 T)erBox CHEAPER than any of its opponents, al-'*/** lrc -^v ' though they are purporting tobe having cheap__

nil BC sales.

SOAP 3 ««fe^ S SSitoS^ttSJtS'oS-Sl Having purchased a large Stock of Tweeds,OV g AfT^ ( Z ot detention from business, if *ie;»* «" discount below Manufacturers' quota-

should be u.ea concur- g 0L& t g-dtat Sg'S ££■<£%££ S"Ss&b VSSgrently «th theOintment| » &sSC£s2ftttt MS^S2£'S£ ISS?iSS?SS

■nrPills Isabsolutely free S J^nffiwil W >»ent is STRICTLY ADHERED iTweeds— no European Bhoddy— so that theyvi xuw. ±0 luouiutcxji.ioc g ymWsWMaSlKimj M TO- jcanguarantee Style, Fit, and Workmanship).from allirritatingingredi- 5 S Full printed directions,relative,.. " Pi to treatment,medicine, and the■entS. Price,1/-perBOX. a6^^^3S^ag=: coßt, on application to me per- Patterns of Tweeds, «tc., and MeasurementaSß*H*h^S^B^gß tonally,or byletter. Charts sent Free by post to any customer, and

CONSULTING EOOMt No. 15 ROYAL AKCADE, DUNEDIN. ;-« ££ SS^JSALL CHEMISTS AND GROCEES. to correct small errors, a Perfect-fitting SUIT

Will D© TGwiirZlCClv

P.HAYMAN^&^OT^OI^SAL^AGENTS,DUNEDIN _,_-._, "^-.-.-j.a. M'QUEEN, mHE Australian alliance assur- 91 street.

t Ar»n?<a> TTATnn^mq«lT?R »A ANCE,COMPANY. 1I,AL>IJ!.S UAliiUttiuaoJiasv pjRE INSUBANCBS e£fected on ALL frRUST MONEY TO LEND ON FREE-iTTTAIK COMBINGS and CUTTINGS CLASSES of Risks at LOWEST CURRENT IJ. HOLD SECURITY :

LONDON PRICES. InLar«e °r °r 'hort jTheatricalWiga Supplied. Good Agents required where not represented. LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF j„ ,c. r.-cyypr'W <a>TR-RT7T All Posies Paid Promptly m Dunedm. INTEREST52 and54 GEORGE STKJiJir, TravellingRepresentative: A.J. Sullivan.

*" *'DUNEDIN. BARR, LEAKY, & CO., Agents, CAtIiAIV & 6ALUWATOrdargbyPost punctually attendedto. 21d Crawford street, Dunedin. iAIiLAJI*UALLAUAi,' !____„________^___—

________ Solicitors,

TRUST MONEY TO LEND)— — —

jf0- 2 Jetty street, Dunedin.On Freehold Security or Municipal De- I ALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON— "

S"ie7iishZ\°ipe?Lrtt?rpe?£nr5hZ\°ipe?Lrtt?rpe?£nr **Bedcliffe Crown is the best and cheap- QTAGODAILY TIMES-Rates for Small

n, tottqtVf'RWX-vrTTTORS & AGENCY ) A . t * a tv,v,a trnm all Cash Advertising;— Wanteds, To Lets,fbSCOMpInY OF OTTO ZEALAND ff/rBJ est lIOn mauufactured- To be h^ ixoSij&c., 16 Wordg tt9JL »jL fitri^y Cftfih » Ad-

Jeiu yi.LAURENCE SIMPSON,Manaßer. ixoumonsfiia iadfiiejete^el*. fcanfla,

SPRING AI^D SUI¥iIV3ER PARCELS.Again \rehave Pleasure insubmitting ourNewList OfParcelsfor theSpring1

and Summer. Our Stock is replete withnew, fresh, and fashionable Goods. OurCustomers at a distance can rely on our Parcels being"made up of Gcrjda of a thoroughlyreliable Character, strictly as described, and Unsurpassed for Value. Send for a TrialParcel. Satisfaction guaranteed or Money refunded.

m— FOR 10s 6d WE WILL SEND A C33sful one. Others now imitate, but cannot"DRESS LENGTH of plain Cloth m equal it. Ithas a pair of heavy white Witneynavy, black, green, grey, fawn, marone, or Blankets; 3§yds long;1large Wool Rug,hand-reseda, with 6yds Silesia Lining, Braid, Silk, souaely striped and bound (suitable for sofa.Whalebone, etc. A thoroughly serviceable bed, or buggy);aid a full-sized coloured wool-Dress, with everything for making up complete, fringed Quilt

— all .for double beda. Only £jb.for 10s 6d. fost Paid. carriage paid.nr»o —TWO GOOD DRESSES WITH "RQ —SKIRT AND BLOUSE LENGTHJ3/4.LININGS AND FURNISHINGS for AJO» PARCEL, 10s 6d.— A full Skirt20s. Free to any part. We send aDress each Length of black, plain, or figured Lustre,of any two of the undermentioned Stuffs: New black ornavy Serge, or black figuredStuff, withdark shot diagonal Serge in dark green and a Blouse Length of white spot Muslin, newcrimson, dark green aao heliotrope, diagonal cheok in black or white colours,Tweed in fawn and green, or fawn and blue pmk or blue Zephyr, or best washingcambric,Mixture; navy or black Serge, black Tweed ln white grounds, with sprig, spot, or anywithgreen tick, or fancy check Beige in fawns colour- Post paid.or greys, together with Linings and Furnish- TJQ LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING-ings for both Dresses. 20s, Carriage Paid by -Ui/a PARCEL. Has a complete OutfitPost or Rail. of Flannelette Undergarments in pink, white,Tfcrt OTTT? TNmMPARARTF VATtrVT

'T striped" Xt contains 2 Chemises, 2 Night-K3. OP TTT^VT?IVPTSqFq\r■ £ Th dless?3'3'2 pairsof Xni«*eM,all nicely trimmed,**t c

TILREEDRESSES for £1. The together with a good pair of strong Corsets,first of Serge m black navy, dark green, or "

doubie or B^oon|usk f t size) Jd 2"

dark fawn; the second of fancy mixed new ,of black Ho t Undcrvests.£ eig!vV-ee^ rll'r11' °/ iib

T6T6 M^IX -Ule^,-1fd . Thia grand-Outfit for 20s, Post Free,the third in dark useful Tweed in kmcker

'Mixtures of heathen grey, or brown. AH are TJi A-— A READY-TO-WEAR STYLISHnew, stylish, and u> ful. X3JLU JACKET AND SKIRT COS-

m TCT mTTT,4*^ mT, TOTmTT T I TUME, 255, Post Free. Tis line is madeIS THE EjSST DRESS, WITH ALL up of good Cloth in navy, brown, fawn, grey,LININGS AND TRIMMINGSFOR or dark green, lined D.B.Jacket, and full weli-20s, TO BE HAD IN THE COLONY.— We cut Skirt. Send size round bust, under arms,give a Choice of the following first-class All- and length of Skirt in front,

wool Stuffs:French Diagonals,in navy,black, --^^__

tTTTTI? QTT?&Ttfr'T?-R>« t>at?electric, green, brown, fawn; All-wool Poplins Till ~M?TLE fT^NGERS PAR.in fawn,lightgrey,brown, or green, Corduroys * C^ 1S lrble

rSUI&rSUI& Wh6r<s re<luir

Aed-

i^kT's!ight y> selectric> or bronz:ifccnj is°z^&^"^%^££%dSinS"^"^ -eeß' OIVeW t? wit& Lace and Embroidery; 2 large-sized Flan-diagonal mixed Beiges ingrey, fawn, blue, or ad Barries; 1cream, cardinal, Pink, or bluelight green Mixtures. Those above are All- Headsquare nicely embroidered;3 White Shirtswool, and really high-class Goods. The Full- of fine iftwn trimmed with Valenciennes lace;Dress piece of 7yds withLinings and suitable lljnen Swathe, and 1Box Safety Pins. ThisTnmmmgs and Furnishings for £1, Free to outfit in best quality for 30s; or in No. 3Domination. quality, 24s 6d;or if with large, white woolT/R -GIRLS' PARCEL—Contains 12yds

°arrying Shawl or richly-embroidered christen-■■Jfl. ;i/M,ki«_";i+i. two,, c* tt ■ \I ln? Robe included, 10s more. In every homemSJ rfnfh- \V% iN^ iS£ fi

!m V^7 where the M*tl« one ia expected this parcelS^ Hv uSh* w

" colour Hoyle's Print, wm be welcomed with unfeigned delight.in navy, light blue, pink, cardinal, or whitegrounds for Overalls; and 12yds white fancy BiO —COLONIAL TWEED SUITS^Muslin for Pinafores. This Parcel is simply -UJ-'v* strong,dark, useful Tweeds. Boys'invaluable where there are girls. Post or Rail Snicker Suits (6 to 12), 12s 6d;Youths' Trouserpaid for 20s. Suits (10 to 2J), 255;Men's Sac Suits, with

best linings and furnishings, well cut (3 to 7),"O/» —THE ORIGINALAND BEST REM- 30s;all carriage paid.-OV#» NANT PARCEL.— Contains 40yds to -„_ T<2 mMpn«Tn OF A rrvrrPTvnu45yds Remnants of Prints, Muslins, Flannel- Tsl3 mSs^S??«? ,mypSUif'foe's3'SrB\B^'B\B^'Cf?npeS' CaU" SiS,2Sr of grfy3 MerinTLnSitrYngfor £1 Carria^ k^ "* Ileather Cotton Shirts (with or without collars),lor ±1, linage Jr-aid. fi pairs of good knitted SoX; a pair of fitrongT>W IS OUR FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD Brsces, and a couple of Handkerchiefs, all forX>4" PARCEL, and still opj ziczl euc-

'24s 6d. Post Paid.

All Ortieiß must be sccnrjretricd ly JJckt Cic^if, leiljFtlff, Tcsla] Kcie»Cheques— if the latterwith ezcbacge added, andmadepayable to the

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