SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

STEAMERS LEAVE LYTTELTON AS UNDER. Fob Wellington—Wanaka, This Day, December 20. Passengers by 10.30 p.m- train. To be followed by Taiaroa, Monday, December 22. Passengers by 2.40 p- m. iraiu. Cargo till noon. For' 'Napier, Gisborne, Tauranoa, anil Auckland—'Wanaka, This Day, Dec. 20. Passengers by 10.30 p.m. . train. , To be 'followed b y Rotomahana, on Wednesday, December 21. — Penguin,., This EtoyT December 20. : Passengers by 12. lOp. m. train. • i To, be followed by Artiwata, on Tuesday, For Melbourne via Bluff—Arawata, on '“‘“"""shhprs p.m. train. To bo folio wild by Tararua, on Tues day, December Bft. , -/, * For Sydney—Albion, on Wednesday, December 31. "r SSfo'be i followed, by Wakatipu, Friday, January 9. , AKARbl—Pbhguin, This Day, December 20. Passengers by 12.10 p.m train. For. Hobart Town—Arawata, on Tues day, December 23. For Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and ’ * -MiNtTKAU—Taiaroa, on Monday, De cember 22;- - Passengers by 2.40 p. m. , train., ■ . Foi* ’ N%LBow^ lK ,Westport, Greymouth, ' and Hokitika —Maori, This Day, December 20. Passengers by 2.40 p.m. train, •> All berths fo bo secured at the Shipping ‘Office. a Vi '-'vj 1 ■■■ ■■■„,

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The Ashburton Guardian. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & SPORTING RECORDER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1879.

A cablegram in our issue of to-day in forms ns that a quarrel has arisen between |i the Czar of Russia and the Czarewitch, 5. the heir-apparent demanding the establish ment of constitutional Government, which the Emperor refuses to accede to. It is a ; sign that the enlightenment of the age we live in is penetrating even the Imperial palaces of Russia when we find her future Emperor demanding of his father a boon to his people of the nature indicated by the cablegram. We are willing to believe that the Czarewitch’s demand is the result of a more liberal view of political life taken by the future -Emperor, but we are afraid that the action of the Nihilists has not a little to do with it, and that the pressure they are bringing to bear upon . the Royal Family by the terror they axe— inspiring is bsgiim'ng to fill the'Riissi&pl powers that be with alarm. The peasant has for generations, been trained to an almost superstitious loyalty to the. Czar, whom he looks upon as ■ a ruler' holding liis right to the throne 4 ' by a tenure which is the next thing to divine. . This loyalty of the peasant, who" of course is also the soldier of the country, stands in the way of the Nihilist agitator, and to undermine it he directs all the energies of his nature. ; It is amazing to read with what pertinacity the cancer of Nihilism, that is now gnawing the vitals of the Russian dynasty, works away to accomplish this purpose. If the emissary of the secret agency is an educated man, and most of the Nihilists are such, he does not hesitate to assume the peasant's dress and position and labor for years upon the soil, poisoning by his subtle influence the minds of his fellow workmen against the royalty of the country;: and 'aJI th 6 institutions of the Government he hatesl" Nihilism is making too rapid strides in Russia for the Czar to be comfortable, and frequent narrow escapes i fifom: assassina tion are only warnings that sooner or later the fatal bullet will speed to its direful mission. Wholesale deportation to Siberia of suspected rebels seems? ltd’; have no effect in reducing the strength or slacken ing ' the activity of an agency Taj«yil against the Government of the power, such as it has never,;in'all its black hi story had to cope : but the more extreme the measures taken te stamp it out the more active does its , ? operati3nl seem to become, and.'tl#inpw hostility. i • : i * , The word of the <)zar has hitherto ’ law, and his oppression of thepebpteV'dr at least the oppression of the people by the system of his rule, has been galling. Under that rule a person suspected of 'eh-I. tertaining feelings hostile to the reigning power, dr who had, however unwittingly, crossed the path of any of those holders of personal authority : wHo are'sb tife'lif the country, was liable at any moment to find himself or herself (for, s Russian “ justice ” cares not for Sex)' en route to prison or a Siberian exile. It is quite 1 time the Royalty of Russia should think of reform, for its subjects; have beenjthe most down-trodden, and the greatest strangers to freedom, of all the people who have yet claimed to come withiri the con fines of modern civilisation. But wo fear the Czar is not yet able to , extricate -him self from the instincts of his house* . .and the recent wars he has ; waged i hyp,ocritie* ally in the name of Christianity* ; with an ostensible view to wrest from 3 urkishirulo Mahomraedan-ridden Christians, - A bub really to add if possible more territory to his already over-grown dominions, are only another proof of how cruelly‘loyal he is to the ruling passion of his race—greed of territory. If the Czar grants constitu tional Government to his people he Will do more than is expected of him, and more than he will do wiUingly.; iHe yield his absolute power until he feels that a dangerous contra-power compels him. In a former article we said that to some readers of Russian history? the Nihilist agitation would speui like a Nemesis to the House of Romandft; of Which /the Czar is a scion, and we further statedrtnat no Christian nation possessed : a.'l'litt'eaga of royalty so marked with • cruelty and crime as has for centuries back been the Russian house of Romanoff:' Let us take a rapid glance back‘over'the history of the country’s rulers, and see the stuff of which they were made. The founder of the house of Romanoff was a man named Kobyla, who emigrated from Prussia. In the sixth generation of his descendants they adopted the name the; house now bears—Romanoff. It was one - of these descendants who became the Wife of the notorious Ivan the Terrible, the fiend who murdered his eldest. son, crushing his skull with an iron rod. This same demon hypocritically attended mass in Novgorod cathedral in January, 1570. His soldiers were with him, their side arms clanging on the floor when they knelt in prayer. On a signal from the Czar, the troops se'zed the Archbishop, imprisoned,kirn, pillaged the archiepiscopal palace, and sacked the city. Men, women, and chil dren were mercilessly tossed into the river, and the inhuman brute ordered, his soldiers to ride along the banks river to prevent the escape of the, victims. For weeks the scenes of blood and plun der continued. In 1584 this, imposter died by the visitation of God in a mortal illness that seized- him, and. suddenly ended his terrible career. His son Feodor was almost an idiot, but ho ascended the throne. He married Irina Goduriof, and the virtual ruld of i the country fell into the hands of her brother. When Feodor died his widow entered a monastery, and her brother assassinated three persons Who stood between him and the throne, to which he was elected by the

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New Advertisement's: ASHBURTON BOUNTY COUNCIL. In accordance with Section 130 of “ The •’ iT 1&76,” the Treasurer directs the publication of a copy of the Balance-Sheet for the six months r-1 I ended September §OtK, 1879. By order, - V" F. MAINWARTNG, Clerk. < ‘;Aj^Wt?Pk4Tl , h December, 3,879. THE ASH BURTON COUNTY COUNCIL, FOR THE SIX MONTHS END ING SEPTEMBER 30xh, 1879. i87% 4 >, ; To' bank £. s. 55,032 8 ,3.3.218.18 Slaughtering licenses ~ Auctioneers „ Hotel 1 ..j .1.-- v .••• ~ Cattle driving fee ’ ~ Rent of Ashburton pound and- s honfee; and part - ;• payment; sale- of-, un .claimed cattie ... „ Deposits received on con tracts ... „ Interest from fixed de posits current: Accounts ~ Miscellaneous items 12 10 0 15 40 0 358 10 0 6 43 0 291 16 1302 8 12 14 57,312 16 2 1879. 'including p ntin g, ■'-"t-i ‘ Water-: Supply. BUI, rr; SbPtl%-!. Flains, 8 s ; 84 £ s. d. 437 2 1 , Dbg' ‘cotlarx, refdnd to #?,as A&rtmttotf Borough ; Cosffica, AAnUv •■••ns;.?. ~ Collector of Customs ... ~ Ashburtonpppnd, pound keeper’s house, fencing, d-186 0 5 52 18 ” Mount Hutt and South Raksia Ridings „ Balance payment County 186 13 12 10 from Council ... „ Election,,. .Mount ( Hutt RSdlll&'HU £ „ ExpenpeAr.GQvemor’s re ception „ Mount'.Somers. Railway, petty >expdnsea..., ... „ SurpMrlaridftrad refund to Boards ~ RakarEirWater Supply ex- ~ and . Cemetery . .. ..Boapd’s ’’ grants from - Coun^,-••• . w ~ Bridge-near. Duty's fen ‘ chtgyapproaches, &c.... near ' ’Digbyle^twntract,.&c. ... ■'•i yj progress Chambers, archi pUfsfri feet’s commission, &c. '■, traffic bridge, *J-v..Jgqat.nf ‘iron piles, and wm-. ;, i pupdry expenses . ... ~ Miscellaneous expenses 66 0 52 12 " 500 0 27 0 62 6 0 18 7,993 0 6 9 220 292 76 412 I*Bl2 24 5 10 2 0 2,809 17 1 46 19 2 „ Balance at Bank Total ...42,018 15 2 £57,312 16 2 EDWARD G. WRIGHT, ~ ~ . Treasurer. ✓. f/'< .-i-IMV : f ■ I have audited this account, and I have compared the • several items with the vouchers, and find it correct, and the ba ■,ij JwMjsetat ■provincial District Auditor. - Noyemberi'ls*3(B79. 827 a tefc: ’ -f.-f+rfr \ "TJRGWNV. PAPER, strong, and large ■ K»7> ' sheets, at 5Jd. per lb. WEEKS AND ~ DIXON, Stationers, East street t North (near the Railwry Station), Ash* birton.



New Atj-vertisem^ta. 1 * ' “ THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, Wheatstone. q H. WILLCOCKS. the Proprietor of the* above fine Hotel can now offer Acom modation which cannot be surpassed in any house in Canterburj’, and wishes to inform his friends >.nd the public generally that everything in his power will be done to make his patrons comfortable. The rooms are splendidly furnished and well ventilated. First-class Stabling and Paddocks in connection with the Hotel. Wines and Spirits of the Best Brands. G. H. WILLCOCKS, Proprietor, 138 Wheatsheaf Hotel. FAMILY HOTEL DURHAM STREET NORTH, CHRISTCHURCH, WHITE ~PARSONS, (Late of the Royal Hotel, Lyttelton.) This Hotel is now Renovated and fitted up as a FIRST CLASS FAMILY HOTEL. 49 NOTICE TO INVALIDS. JJUY PORT AND SHERRY WINES AT . QUILL'S COMMERCIAL HOTEL. FINE OLD JAMACIA RUM BRANDIES and WHISKEY Of the best Brands. Competition defied. Charges moderate, and every article purchased at the above Hotel guaranteed. All the above imported direct by T. QUILL, 213 Proprietor. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Tradxjceb Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars. S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, 604a —20 Winslow a*. STUD NOTICE. FJIHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE, TRIBUNE, By Traducer, dam Azucena, Will travel the Ashburton District as usual. Apply, Groom in charge 21 1879. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG TRADUCER. YOUNG TRADUCER, by Traducer, dam Kasper’s dam, imported. See “ Stud Book.” Young Traducer was bred by W. C. Webb, Esq., at Riccarton. He is a rich dark brown, standing 16 hands high, with immense bone and substance, and for make and shape has been pronounced by the best judges as hard to beat anywhere. Young Traducer is rising 5 years. ' Terms : : £5 ss. per mare, payable Ist January, •1860 ; groomage fees 55., payable on first service. Also, the Grey Entire Pony, SYDNEY, Will travel, with the entire horse Young Traducer, the district of Ashburton during the season. Qood p vddocks 2s. per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. ROBERT LITTLE, 9 Proprietor.



New Advertisements, PROGRAMME OF THR SOUTH RAKAIA ANNUAL SPORTS, To be he'd on BOXING DAY, 20th DECEMBER, 137 C President —E. S. Coster, Esq. 1. 160 Yards Flat Race —For boys under 10. Ist prize, entrance, —. 2. Men’s Flat Race—loo yards. Ist prize, 3. Running High Jump - For boys under 16. Ist prize,—; entrance, —. 4. Eoo and Spoon Race—so yards. Ist prize, —; entrance, —. 6. Hack Flat Rack—One mile. Ist prize, three entries ; entrance, —. Catch weights. 6. Men’s Race —One mile. Ist prize, —; 2nd, 7. Putting the Stone —(16 lbs.) Ist prize, 8. Men’s Running High Jump—lst prize, —; entrance, —. 9. Married Women’s Race—so yards. Ist prize, 10. Throwing the Hammer—(Light.) Ist prize, 11. Tilting in the Ring—lst prize, —; entrance, —. 12. Wrestling Match Cumberland style. Ist prize, 13. Walking Race —2 miles. Ist prize, 2nd, 14. Standing High Jump—lst prize, entrance, —. 15. 440 Yards Flat Race, for boys under 16 —Ist prize, , — ; en trance, —. 16. Men’s Running Long Jump—lst prize, 17. Climbing Greasy Pole—lst prize, 18. Men’s Hurdle Race—l2o yards. Ist prize, 19. Old Men’s Race—over 50 years, 100 yards. Ist prize, trance, —. 20. Vaulting with Pole—lst prize,—; entrance, —. 21. Sack Race, 100 yards—lst prize, ■ — ; entrance, —. 22. Handicap Flat Race, 440 yards—No person allowed to run that has not competed in a previous race—lst prize, 23. Hack Steeplechase, 1A mile—lst prize, Weights not less than 9st. 71b. 24. Pig with Greasy Tail—prize, entrance, —. The Horse racing to be confined to horses owned by residents within the ■ Mount Hutt and South Rakaia Road Board and Education districts, and no horse will bo allowed to compete that has not been in the above districts three months previous to entry. Events to commence ’at 10 a. m. sharp, A. H. JAGGAR, 282 Hon. Secretary. BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. Jones and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread, Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below ; Seafield to Kyle, and Acton —Wednes- days. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road —Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road —Fridays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, Clontarfjblacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AG E~N T S FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a TINWALD. QHEARER AND GALLOWAY MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwaxd, Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve months, and to announce that they have now every facility for carrying on their business in all its branches to the entire satisfaction of customers, as a trial will prove. COACHBUILDING. Orders received for making or repairing all kinds of conveyances by thoroughly practical workmen, and none but the best materials used. AGRICULTURAL. Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Help ers and Binders, Chaffcutters, Bruisers, &c. BUILDING. Estimates given for all kinds of Build ing and general carpentering. Cocksfoot Grass Seed Threshing Ma chines, for hand or foot, made to order, great saving of labor. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY, Tinwald. 165—641 a



New 4v(jftisenu!«ts. PROMISSC- lY Noto Forms. i Books of 25. i istampec!, for h at the Herald Office- Price 2s. (id. .<v*h. NOTICE. M ISS HODDER, lately arrived from London, begs to announce that, she has commenced business as DRESS MAKER in Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart’s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will be spared to give satisfaction. MISS HODDER, Dressmaker, Moore stre bt. ICO—Gala REAPERS AND BINDERS. THE Undersigned having been ap pointed agent for the sale «f McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD S REAPERS AND BINDERS is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAVITT, 555a —88 East Street, Ashburton. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. H ARLES JgRADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, Tinwai.d, /Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei ) n2 tames McDonald, PRACTICAL TAILOR, East street, Ashburton. A good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on hand. Summer Goods opeushortly. 172 TO LET. SIX-ROOMED COTTAGE near the North Town Bolt. Apply, 176 SAUNDERS BROS. THE Undersigned has the following Properties TO UET, with a purchas ing clause, or for sale on Liberal Terras of Payment:— ACRES unimproved Land, about 2i miles north of the Ashburton Township. Acres improved Farm, first-class land and well watered, situated on Longbeach. ACRES on the Ashburton Porks, fenced and improved, also well watered. ACRES partly improved and situated about three miles from the township. ACRES near the above, unim proved. ACRES partly improved, near Winslow. THOMAS BULLOCK. 453 203 197 150 67 60 137 For sale A THRESHING MACHINE COMBINE, with 5 feet drum, by Hornsby and Sons ; Engine, by Clayton and Shuttleworth, with Elevator, Tank, &c., complete. All in good working order. 279 POYNTZ & CO. For sale Wood’s REAPER AND BINDER, also a Samuelson Reaper, nearly new. Cheap. Apply to 278 POYNTZ & CO. POYNTZ AND CO. FARMS FOR SALE. ON EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT. 'ESSRS POYNTZ & Co. have the MI following properties for sale 150 350 400 236 500 250 1100 400 600 243 40 56 148 122 143 200 573 Acres, near Ashburton ~ at Rangitata ~ ~ Hinds ~ „ Chertsey „ Kyle ~ Seafield ~ Wakanui Creek ~ Ashburton Porks ~ Longbeach Also, Several eligible Town Properties in Ashburton, Tinwald, Rakaia, and Wins low, both for sale and to let. Apply, POYNTZ AND CO. 197 Ashburton. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. FOR SALE, at an early date, — One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, &c., complete. We are replacing this machine by a Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine now used for printing the “ Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticu’ars obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 665 a



Kew Adv.£H>ia«Aehta. ~ ' T. CHAMBERS, t> OO T AND SHOEMAKER, JL> East Street, Ashburton. Boots and Shoes of all kinds Sewn or Begged. Repairs Attended To. 48 H ARLES REID, ASHBURTON SHOEING FORGE, Corner of East and Dodson streets. A large and varied experience in the manufacture and repair of Agricultural Implements and Machinery, warrants C. R. in guaranteeing sound and satis factory material and workmanship. Horses safely and scientifically shod on the spot. 2b2 LOST-REWARD. STRAYED from Seafield, TWO BAY' DRAUGHT HORSES, unbranded, and ONE BAY HACK, branded thus on near rump. The finder, on communi cating with Mr. E. A. Field, Seatiold, will be rewarded. E. A. FIELD. Seafield. Brand is meant to represent a three- j leaved clover without a stem. 273 YVESLEYAN CHURCH ANNI VERSARY, SEAFIELD. Anniversary services in con nection with the above church will be held on SUND AY, Dec. 21, and on CHRISTMAS DAY. A TEA AND PUBLIC MEETING will take place. Tickets, Is. Gd. each. Tea at 5 p. in. 254 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNQfL. rriENDERS are invited for the/follow- X ing WORKS, viz— / 1. Bridge, of timber, over hpbrih Ash burtonjttovor, near Pupding Hill, 23 spans! 40 feet eacp. 2. South approaches to gakaia Gorge Bridge. 3. Pound, Sjuth R Plans and specification at Council office, for Nos. 2 and Board office, S instant. Separate tenc to the Chairma; ater than 11 o’c 7th January, 1 By ord’ J WILLIAM BAXTER, 280—82 la County Engineer. now on view , and those seen at Road akaia, after 20th sent in addressed County Council, not m., WEDNESDAY', ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. FRESH TENDERS are invited foi per forming the duties of SCAVENGER j for the Borough. The person appointed to collect his own fees. Tenders endorsed 1 “ Tenders for Scavenging,” and accom panied by a guarantee deposit of £5, will received at the Borough Council Office on or before SATURDAY, the 27th inst. CHARLES BRADDBLL. Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 19th December, 1879. 29 1 LONGBEACH ROAD DISTRICT. ~VT OTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL MEETING of rate payers will take place on WEDNESDAY, the 7th of January, 1880, at the hour of 12 o’clock noon, at the Road Board Office, on Longbeach road, for the purpose of electing two members in the place of Messrs Joseph Clark and Thomas Taylor, who retire by ballot, but are eligible for re-election. The Poll, if necessary, will be taken im mediately after the nomination, and will close at 4 o’clock, p. m. W CUTHBERT, Returning Officer. Longbeach Road, 20th Dec. 1879. 837a—297 WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. \TOTICE is hereby given that the LN ANNUAL MEETING of rate >ayers will be held at the Schoolroom, Yakanui, on WEDNESDAY, January ’th, 1880, at the hour of noon, to elect three Members in the place of Messrs. S. Saunders and J. Hunt, who retire by otation, and Mr. D. Wilson, resigned. A r*oll, if necessary, will be taken im nediately after the nomination, closing at I p.m. C. C. BOOKS, 196 ‘ Returning Officer. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. ALL ACCOUNTS against the above Board must be x’endered at the office, Mount Somers, on or before WEDNES DAY, December 31,1879. By order, JAMES FRASER, 284 Clerk to the Board. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. "VT I OTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL MEETING of the Rate payers of the above district will be held at the Road Board Office, Westerfield, on TUESDAY, January 6th, at Noon, to elect two members to serve in the room of Messrs Charles Reed and Isaac Sar gent (Members Nos. 2 and 4. Wards), who retire by rotation, but who are eligible for re-election. A poll, if necessary, will be held at once, and will close at 4 o’clock p.m. ! CHARLES REED, 291 ‘ Chairman.



New- Advertisoiniut.iJ, '■'EY T< LEND. ,£GOD. £7SO. FOR immediate investment on First C)a:-Ji Rural Land. 293 C. PEROT COX. DIARIES ! DIARIES ! ! DIARIES ! ! ! W E have just received a splendid assortment of LETTS’ DIARIES for 1880, an inspection of which is invited. OFFICE DIARIES, POCKET DIARIES, SCR! 13BEING DIARI ES, DI ART ES OK every description WEEKS & DIXON, “ Herald” and “Guardian” Offices, Near the Railway Station. RAKAIA ANNOUNCEMENT. G. A. VINCENT, PRACTICAL PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER, &c., Near Bank New Zealand, RAKAIA, BEGS to announce that he has com menced Business in Rakaia, and all orders entrusted to him will receive prompt attention. 294 JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. r(ONFECTIONERS, Fruiterers, i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, Ac., can he supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East Greet North. INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, Ac. Large bottles, 2s. each- WEEKS & DIXON, ' Stationers, &c., East street. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baking Square (Near Town Hall). "ITS F-OPENING of the above coinrno lh\) dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. EROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. Cd. Private Room for Ladies. 153—624 a NEIV ZEALAND JVESLE VAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan” for December. Price 6d, Sold at the Herald Oit ice, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Ar.p.y';. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office, East street, near Railway Station. ROYAL MAIL COACH. ASHBURTON TO LONGBEACH. Great Reductions in Fares. NEW ARRANGEMENTS, JANUARY Ist, 1880. GEORGE WILLCOCKS begs respect fully to announce that he will com mence running the Royal Mail Coach, from January Ist, 1880, between Ash burton, Tinwald, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, carrying Pas sengers and Parcels at considerably re duced rates. Having engaged an experi enced coachman, thoroughly acquainted with the district, the public can rely on all orders for parcels receiving careful and prompt attention. Passengers will he carried at prices within the means of everyone, and by so doing the proprietor trusts to receive a larger amount of patronage from the Town and Country. Booking Offices—For Passengers, at Quill’s Commercial Hotel, Ashburton; for Parcels, at the “Guardian” and “Herald” Office, Ashburton; and Post Office, Longhead). 826 a GEORGE WILCOCKS. ZET O □=£ 1 8 S O . THE PRESS ALMANAC And Diary Can he obtained from the undersigned. Price—One Shilling. WEEKS AND DIXON, Herald Office, Near Railway Station. SPORTING. Messrs, saunders & walker have for Sale Two Greyhound Puppies, eight months’ old, by Mr. Chat teris’ Azamat out of owners’ L’Esprit. Azamat (imported) is by Tulloch gorutn, out of Cygnet, and won a 43 and 22 dog stake in England. L’Esprit (imported) is by Pell Mell out of Scrap, and won the Nelson Gold Cup in 1878. She is sister to La Rapide, L’Encore, and other Australian celebri ties. Apply to MB. S. SAUNDERS, Ashburton, or, MR. W. G. WALKER, 98 Christchurch.



Wow Advertißeaaonts, WANTED, a Runner for the Ash, burton Herald. SEALY BROS., Seedsmen and nurserymen, East Street, AS II HU RTON . Farm, Garden, and Flower -Seeds and Garden Requisites of every descrip tion at Lowest Rates. Nursery —Moore Street. 43*