SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Pee. ifi—Wellington, s.s., from Akaroa. L - I.'’- ■i<ot<- v 'ia.. s.a. . from Sydney via •■.-kV/'d, East Coast and Wellington. i Jec. i r —T:a. ». s.. f Kaikouwi aud Wellington- ’ I j \ SAILED. Dec. 16—Hosannah Rose, brigantine, for Kaipara. Dec. 16 —Rotorua, a.s,, for Port Chalmers and Melbourne. Dec. 17—Magellan Clmul, brigantine, for Kaipara. Dec. 17 —Wellington, as., forWelhng- v STEAMEfeS -LEAVE LYTTELTON DecemberiYSi : ’ : v For N after, .Gisborne, and Tau ranga—Ringarooma, This Day, Dec. “ IS.’i Passengers by 2.40 p.m. .train. To be followed by the Wariata, oif Satur day, Dec. 20. Passengers by 10 p.m. •i'{train. •■, ; .v, ... _. For Port Chalmers Taiaroa, This • • Day, December 18. Passenger by .12.10 p. m. train. TO; bo followed by Penguin, on Satur day, December 20. Fob Melbourne via- Bluff —Arawata, <on Tuesday, December 23. Pas sengers by 2,40 p.m. train. To be followed by Tararua, on Tues day, December 30. ■ For Sydney —Kingarooma, This Day, Decembr 18. To be followed by, Albion, on Wednes day, December 31. For Sydney —Ringarooma, This Day, Dec. 18. To be followed by Albion, on Wednesday, December 31. Akaroa —Penguin, on Saturday, Dec. 18. For Hobart Town —Arawata, on Tues , day, December 23. ■For Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika —Maori, on Saturday, December 20. ' All berths to Jbe secured at the Shipping ir ■ Office.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

- -Mail® leave the Ashburton Post Office,

as follows ; For Christchurch and North at 10,20 a.m. -4 p.m.,. and, 7.30 p.m., daily, For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily. F<t Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily. Fori Dunedin, Tinwald Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Raogiiata, Orari, Winchester, and Gera'dine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. ,For Temukal Timaru, and South at 10.20 ‘aAn and 3 p.m daily. . > For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m ... For;Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach. at 1 .15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster. UNCLAIMED LETTERS. TWe following letteis from places beyond the iboM^hy''weicj received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of October, and remained unclaimed on the Ist Decern* her, 1879 ’:— - ■ Bennett, Frank Buntoh, W. ! , . Clucas, E. HiU, Walter (2) %><%! ■ Lockey. John Hampton < ; Mf Carthy, Jeremiah .. • ..... Murray, William Sheppherd, Elizabeth Slush, John Sornssen, T. Valpy, John. N. Williams, John Young, L. P. . On the first'day jf each month a list is ex nibited at each Pt ;t Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed ‘..•for one month, at such Post Office; and such of - these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of st 1 further period of two months are then for 'StovVaided’ to - the Dead Letter Office, to be return ■.‘ ed unopened to the countries where tney ongi ' 'natpd. Unclaimed letters originating in the C 'Colony are not advertised, but at the od of ( r iV<rrrKmths are forwarded to the Dead Letter • Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers. notice, A travelling Post Office having been estab lished on the Southern line of railway, letters i -Jieanhg a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any * expre=s train, and they will be included m the mails made up in transit for offices on the mam line and branches. , NEW POSTAL REGULATION. Letters posted, within .the. colony having the ames ahd'addresseiof; the senders printed on the address side, ofthe envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if not claimed within a stated period, will be return d unopened-,Provided, however, such letters shall have remained in the post office to which they may lie addressed, at least ten days-

The Ashburton Guardian, COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & SPORTING RECORDER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1879.

Suez Mail. —Supplementary mails for Europe, Ac., via Southampton and Brindisi, will be despatched per express train this morning. Correspondence for these routes must be specially addressed. The inward mail via Suez arrived in town early yesterday morning per special train from the south. Railway Christmas Fares. A “Gazette” of the 11th inst. announces that single tickets from any station to any station, issued from Saturday, the 20th December, 1870, to Saturday, the 3rd January, 1880, will be available for return any day up to and inclusive of Monday, the sth January, 1880. The above notice applies to the whole of the New Zealand Government Railways.

South Rakaia Wheat.—We have been shown a telegram received by Messrs. R. M'Kerrow and 1 Co., Rakaia, from their agents, advising them that wheat sent home by them has again topped the market, realising 625. per quarter. Chiartni’s Circus. —This circus troupe have engaged a special train at LI per mile to carry themselves and impedimenta over their Middle Island tour...

Friendly Societies. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to autho rize “the promotion of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks,” as a purpose to which the powers and facilities of the Friendly Societies Act, 1877, ought to be extended, in order that temperance societies may be registered under the said Act.

The Property Tax. —The Property Tax Assessment Bill was under discussion for a long time on Monday morning, and an attempt was made to reduce the rate of taxation to id. per LI. This was passed in Committee and then rejected again. After Major Atkinson had endeavored as a compromise to fix the rate at gths of a penny, the Committee came back again to one penny at which the rate now stands. Several divisions took place. A Greyer Capture. —On Tuesday about 11 p. m. the police received information that a gold watch and chain,, the property of Mr. Kingwood, had been stolen from his bedroom, in the Somerset Hotel. Mr. Shearman, the landlord of the hotel, gave the information to Sergeant Pratt, who soon arrived, and at once arrested on suspicion a young man named Ford, who occupied the next room to complainant, he having been seen to enter Ring wood’s room previously. Ford denied all knowledge of the watch, and was ordered by the sergeant to strip, when the guard was found in Ford’s coat pocket. When the crucial test of stripping his trousers and drawers came, he was anxious to know whether the ser geant had not gone far enough. Mr. Pratt, however, thought he might as well take olf all his clothes, and on the drawers being pulled clear of his heels, the watch dropped out. Ford expressed his surprise, and said he was ignorant of the manner, in which the watch could have got on his person. The sergeant thought he would be better cared for at the lock-up than at the Somerset, and accompanied him to the depot. Yesterda}' morning he was brought up before his Worship the Mayor and pleaded not guilty. He was, on the application of the police, who know something further to the prisoner’s disad vantage, remanded till Friday.

Cricket.— The following gentlemen have been selected to play in the match Ashburton v. Geraldine to-day, at Geraldine and they are requested to be punctually in attendance at the Railway station to proceed to Geraldine by the 7 a.m. train: —Messrs. Saunders. Den shire, Field, Broadbelt, Whitley, A. Fooks, Hodder, J. Ashvvood, H. Fowler, S. Poyntz, T. Buchanan. Emergency men—W. H. Zouch and E. Mayo.

A Bolt.— About 3 o’clock on Wednes day a six-horse team belonging to Messrs, Gould and Cameron, which had just been harnessed to a Clayton and Shuttlcworth's Combine at the railway station bolted, the driver having the reins on the leaders and shaft horses. They started so suddenly that the driver was thrown on his back, and the leading reins became entangled in his feet, and he was dragged about a hundred yards, taking an involuntary bath on his way in the water table in West street, when Mr. James M‘Rae pluckily ran to the leading horses’ heads and stopped them, the driver having received ho other damage than a thick coating of mud. His escape fx’opii being run over by the machine was a narrow one, as had the leading reins been, of tile proper length he would inevitably have been dragged under the wheels. ‘

New Telegraph Station.— A telegraph station is now open at VVoodville, in the County of Waipawa. Miss Beatrice. —We much regret that owing to indisposition the public were de prived of the great treat of seeing Miss Beatrice in her splendid representation of . “ Little Buttercup” in the opera of “H.M.S. Pinafore,” at the Town Hall last night. No doubt this talented lady is as much disappointed as ourselves in not being able to appear, but we are pro mised that she will make amends for her unavoidable absence on this occasion in a week or two, when she will appear in Mr. Ogden’s new pantomime and in the admirable burlesque of “ Acis and Galatea.” School .... Paige and Beattie commenced their ex amination yesterday of the pupils attending the borough schools,' and this prizes 'will be distributed on, according t 0... the examiner’s awards. ... Our Telegraph Office. The “ Ga zette” announces that the , .Ashburton telegraph office will be open'to-lhe' public until ten p.m. henceforth, on the evenings , , of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This concession on the part of Govern ment will be a very great convenience to '.t many business men. - V Waterton Sports. —The Waterton ‘ Sports Committee held a meeting ?on - Thursday evening last. Mr. Francis Doherty was elected Chairman. The dis posal of thp privileges was discussed, and the publicans’ booth was offered' to and accepted by Mr. Doherty for a considera tion. A fee of LI 10s was fixed ■ for re freshment booths, and it w;as decided not to allow any games of chance on the 1 ' ground. The programme was adopted, and the final arrangements were postponed to an adjourned meeting, to be held bn Friday next. Mail Coach. —Mr. George Willcpcks, of the Wheatsheaf Hotel, announces that he will run the Royal Mail Coach be- • tween Ashburton and Longbeach from the commencement of the New Year, at considerably reduced rates, in order 'to' place the Coach within the service 1 of,'all. We hope that farmers and others travell ing this way will patronise the coach, in : order to make the undertaking a Success. Winslow Sports Committer. The Committee of,the Winslow Sports held a meeting at the Railway Hotel on Saturday,. evening. ' Present—Mr.Grant (hi ’the 4 ” chair, George James, Johii Williams, Hugh Rainey, and J. Rogers. , Corresppp-. dence was read from Mr. J. Ivess', offering' to advertise the programme of the sports in the “ Mail ” for L 6, and from Messrs. Weeks and Dixon to advertise the same in the “Guardian”'for L 4 10s., and in the “ Herald ” for L2 6s. After some deliber ation it was decided to give the work to the “ Mail. ” The Ashburton Brass Band offered their services, and it Was resolved “ to accept L 1 0; such amount to cover all expenses. The, Secretary reported that the funds dfthe : Cortimittee Woultbaanrtunt to about LIOO, which amount would be available for prizes. Mr. W. Harris offered L6.,65..f0p, a, aght horse race, to be ridden'in cart 'AftSr /discus sion as to the likelihood of owners of good draught horses caring to enter for such a race it wes altered with-Mr.-Harris’s con sent, to a Publicans’’ Purse,' I confined to horses owned between the Ashburton and Hinds! rivers: On; thp] motion ;.p£f Mty- James, it was decided to. forbid training on thecoprse for the races, .under, pain of, disqualification. The meeting then adjourned. tUL the' 27 th inst. '

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

(Reuter’s) ' . . London, Dec. 13, 5 Later Cape news states that Moirosi has been killed and his stronghold cap tured. ' Paris, Dec. 13. The French Government, heartily co operating with the objects of the .'Mel bourne International Exhibition, have recommended a vote of money to assist the same. The intensely cold weather- in Paris is causing aggravated distress. ‘ Calcutta, Dec. J. 5, The Afghan losses were enormous! The British loss was 119. General Roberts telegraphs - that ha in* tends to attack again unless the enemy disperse. The latest news states that the Afghans have concentrated and advanced in great force. Continuous fightingTias taken place on all sides of Cabul, and General Roberts has been compelled to summon reinforce ments from Gundainak and Jellalabad. • Panama, Dec. 16. ThsjChilians have been severely defeated at Tarapaca with the loss of 1,000. [Argus Special.) London, Dec. 15. The Afghans have been totally defeated, with heavy loss. The fighting lasted over three days during which 10 officers and ■ upwards of 100 men of the British forces were killed or wounded. The French Government- refrain- from appointing a Commissioner for the Mel bourne Exhbition till December 20. Persia is ; sanding a Missioned the Eu ropean powers to protest against the threatened' Russian violation of'; terri torial boundaries, on the riyer Attreok. Floods in Hungary still continue. Several villages have been destroyed; tens of thousands of persons rendered homeless. Hundreds of people are missing. The Government 1 have sent troops to aid the sufferers,

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Dec. 16. A meeting of stockholders: and others has been called for to-morrow, to consider the desirability of the formation of a cold meat market. News from Numea states that 16 con victs overpowered the guard, seizec^^ Go vernment schooner and escaped,; Arrived—Tararua and AgneS,' from New Zealand. t ~ • ~ Melbourne, Dec. 16. Mr. Berry has received a memorandum from the Governor agreeing to a dissolu tion, put requiring that there should, be no unnecessary delay Mr. Munro has withdrawn his motion. i The Opposition contend that Govern ment have precluded them from subedi ting to the country, proposals outside tie present Bill • 1 ‘ .

\ o

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

[Thursday, December iB, IL/9.



New Advertisements. BOYAL MAIL COACH. ASHBURTON TO LONGBEACH. Great Reductions in' Fares. NEWVARRANGEMENTS, JANUARY Ist, 1880. EORGE .WILLCOCKS begs respect fully to announce that he will com mence running the Royal Mail Corch, | from January, Ist, 1880, between Ash burton, Tinwald, Wheatstone, Ashton, . Waterton, and Longbeach, capying Pas sengers and Parcels at considerably re "duCedtates. Haring engaged an experi enced coachman, thoroughly acquainted with the diatcictj the public can rely on all orders for parcels receiving careful and prompt attention. Passengers will be carried at prices within the means of everyone, and by so thi ’proprietor ' trusts to receive a larger amount of patronage from the Town and Country. . Booking Offices—For Passengers, at Ouill’s Commercial Hotel, Ashburton; ■Wr> { Pixels} >it the: i“ Guardian and "Herald” Office, Ashburton; and Post Office, ,viLOOCKS. WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per in. at the Heeald Office. Apply early. 590



New Advertisements. THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, WHEAT.STONJS. fi • L V/ILLCO-CTIS. the Proprietor of \ T, tae auove fine Hotel con now oScr Acom modation which cannot be surpassed in any house in Canterbury, and wishes to inform his friendp %nd the public generally that everything; in ihia power will be done to make his patrons comfortable. The rooms ate: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 row Renovated and fitted up as a FIRST CLASS FAMILY HOTEL. 49 B NOTICE TO INVALIDS. UY PORT AND SHERRY WINES 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. jaß-All the above imported direct by T. QUILL, 213 Proprietor. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars. S. H. FOWLER & CO,, Proprietors, t>o4a—2o Winslow STUD NOTICE, nnHE 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 STAXLION YOUNG TRADUCER. rrOUNG TRADUCER, by Traducer, jL dam Kasper’s dam, imported. See Stud Book. ” Young Traducer was bred by W. C. r e bb, Esq,, at Riccarton. He is a rich »xk brown, standing 16 hands high, with iimense bone and substance, and for make id shape has been pronounced by the 3st judges as hard to beat anywhere. Young Traducer is rising 5 years. Terms: £5 ss. per mare, payable Ist January, 180; groomage fees 55., payable on first irviee. Also, the Grey Entire Pony, SYDNEY, Will travel, with the entire horse Young Traducer, the district of Ashburton during the season. Good paddocks 2s. per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. ROBERT LITTLE, 39 Proprietor.



New Advertisements. PROGRAMME OF THE OIOUTH RAKAIA ANNUAL O SPORTS, To be held on BOXING DAY, 2Gth DECEMBER, 1879 President,—E. S. Coster, Esq. 1. 150 Yards Plat Race—For boys under 16. Ist prize, —; 2nd, entrance, —. 2. Men’s Flat Race—loo yards. Ist priz**,.—.2nd, 3. Running High Jcmp : —For boys under' 16. Ist prize,—; entrance, —. 4. Egg and Spoon Race—so yards. Ist -prize, —; entrance, —. 5. Hack Flat Race—One mile. Ist prize, three entries ; entrance, —. Catch -weights. 6. Men’s Race—One mile. Ist prize, 2nd, 7. Putting the Stone—(l6 lbs.) Ist prize, 8. Men’s Running High Jump—lst prize, —; entrance, —. j 9. Married Women’s Race—so yards. I ‘ Ist prize, 10. Throwing the Hammer—(Light.) Ist prize, 11. Tilting in the Ring—lst prize, —; ' entrance, —. 1 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 hoys under 16—1st prize, trance, —. 16. Men’s Running Long Jump—lst prize, 17. Climping 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 Plat Race, 440 yards—No person allowed to run that has not competed in a previous race—lst prize, 23. Hack Steeplechase, lit 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 be 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, SEAPIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Fawn 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 handa 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 day's. Seafield toWakanui 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, Clontarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a, 33k ■ TINWALD. Q HEARER AND GALLOWAY MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwald, Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve 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 fer 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, Reap 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 Advertisements. INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, &c. Large bottles, 2s. each. WEEKS & DIXON, Stationers, &c., East street. 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 kdirwant them for the coming' season. ’ FREDK. PAVITT, 555a—88 East Street, Ashburton. NOTICE. MISS 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, Drkssmaker, Moore street. IG9—Gala TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. CHARLES R A D E R 0 CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, Ac. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, Tinwaj-o, .'Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makoj ) 112 james McDonald, PRACTICAL TAILOR, East sie e e t, Ashburton. A good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on hand. Summer Goods openshortly. 172 TO LET. SIX-ROOMED COTTAGE near the North Town Belt. Apply, 176 SAUNDERS BROS. THE Undersigned has the following Properties TO jET, with a purchas lug clause, or for sale on Liberal Terms of Payment:— ACRES unimproved Land, about 2 h miles north of the Ashburton Township. Acres improved Farm, first-class land and well watered, situated on Longbeach. I /yy ACRES on the Ashburton Forks, l_\j i fenced and improved, also well watered. ACRES partly improved and situated about three miles from the township. f*i y ACRES near the above, unim \) j proved. r'A ACRES partly improved, near p)() Winslow. 37 THOMAS BULLOCK. 153 303 150 For sale A THRESHING MACHINE COMBINE, with 5 feet drum, by Hornsby and Sons ; Engine, by Clayton and •Shultleworth, 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 OP PAYMENT. MESSRS POYNTZ & Co. have the following properties for sale : Several eligible Town Properties in Ashburton, Tinwald, Rakaia, and Wins low, bdth lor sale and to let. Apply, POYNTZ AND CO. 15)7 Ashburton. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. ITIOR SALE, at an early date,— ’ Oie Second-hand Double Demy Tape Piinting MACHINE, in thorough working ordei’, 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 “ Herali ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 505 a



New Advertisements. 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 gorum, 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 MR. S. SAUNDERS, Ashburton, or, MR. W. G. WALKER, 98 Christchurch. T. CHAMBERS, jgOOT AND SHOEMAKER, East Street, Ashburton. Boots and Shoes of all kinds Sewn or Pegged. Repairs Attended To. 48 QHARLES REID, ASHBURTON SHOEING FORGE, Comer 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. 252 JpiNVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTE PAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the He6ald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. NE W ZEALAND WESLE YAD Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan” for December. Price (3d, Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agen~ ;. JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. r|ONFECTIONERS, Fruiterers, i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, Ac., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East street North. ALL PROGRAMME CARDS in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office, East street, near Railway Station. BROWN PAPER, strong, and large sheets, at 5Jd. per lb. WEEKS AND DIXON, Stationers, East street North (near the Railwry Station), Ash burton. TEACHERS can obtain the MULTI PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed paper, in any cpiautity at the Herald Office, East street, near the Railway Station. IF 1 O JR 18 S O . rpHE PRESS ALMANAC J_ And Diary Can be obtained from the undersigned. Price—One Shilling. WEEKS AND DIXON, Herald Office, Near Railway Station. 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, Seafield, will be rewarded. E. A. FIELD. Seafield. Brand is meant to represent a three leaved clover without a stem. 273 WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNI VERSARY, SEAFIELD. Anniversary services in con nection with the above church will be held on SUNDAY, Dec. 21, and on CHRISTMAS DAY. A TEA AND PUBLIC MEETING will take place. Tickets, Is. (id. each. Tea at 5 p.m. 254 V. R. rnHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN I (County Agricultural and Sporting Recorder) is a GAZETTE for all Notices under The Debtors and Creditors Acts. October 0, 1879. WANTED KNOWN —That the cheap est and neatest CARDS may be had at (he “GUARDIAN OFFICE.” MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. ALL ACCOUNTS against the above Board must be rendered at the office, Mount Somers, on or before WEDNES DAY, December 31,1879. 284 By order, JAMES FRASER, Clerk to the Board.



Nsv/ Advertisements. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. “VTOTICE is hereby given that the ±S ANNUAL MEETING of the Rate payers of Hie above district will bo held an the Road Board Office, Westerfield, on TUESDAY, January 6t!i, a’t Noon, to elect two members to serve in the room of Messrs Charles Reed arid 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 bo held at onco, and will close at 4 o’clock p. m. CHARLES REED, 291 Chairman. THRESHING MACHINE HAND/ WANTED EMPLOYMENT by a competent man to feed a Thresh ing Machine. Apply, J. 0., office of this paper. . 81oa—281 SEALY BROS., Seedsmen and nurserymen, East Stkeet, ASHBURTON.- Farm, Garden, and Flower Seeds and Garden Requisites of every descrip tion at Lowest Rates. Nursery—Moore Street. 43*