The Ashburton Guardian.

ASHBURTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1881.

(.PRICK-ONE PENNY;

VOL. 111.—No. 490.1

[published EVERY EVENING.]

MR PURNELL AT THE TOWN HALL.

• —— 1 Mr C. W. Purnell addressed the Wakanui electors at the Town Hall last ■ last evening. , . Mr John Orr occupied the chair. . .Mr Purnell, who was greeted with.,ap plause, [said he had not known until late that afternoon that there was to be a public volunteer demonstration. But owing to the Hall’s being now pre-engaged he found it would be impossible pone the meeting. When he first entered the field for Wakanui he certainly did not expect to meet so many rivals, Although, at the.same time, he certainly did not an ticipate a walk over for .the seat. . Indeed the number of candidates for the constitu ency was not a matter, for-regret, as it evidenced the hearty and strong f ppMtlcal feeling existing' in the district. Great changes had come over the spirit'of the county since he had known it, that was within the last three : years. Then the Wakapui constituency , yraa a fhot-bed of Toryism,[but now he thought the Wakanui constituency was essentially a' Liberal constituency..He was himself a Liberal, but a Liberal in the' true sense rdf the word. He did not advocate those .Violent measures, the introduction of a “bursting un ” policy which some people- called Liberalism, but which was in reality nothing of the kind. His Liberalism was the Liberalism practised at Home,’ and not the Socialistic policy adopted' on the

j Continent of Europe. The great Liberal leaders at Home did-not seek to attain their object by setting.nlass against class, or generating useless and bitter feuds. Those extreme views were well enough" in a despotic country, but were altogether uncalled for in a Hke Zea land, whose free constitution admitted the ■ attainment of any really desirable reform. He claimed to possess, as .much sympathy for the working man as any one, but,-if the dangerous principles to which he had i referred were to gain a footing the! work ing class would be the very class to suffer by them. was it the .working/ngupi —the genuine working man, that was, and not the loafer- -wanted ? "Was it apt abundance of work 1 and work wquld be most likely to. be abundlapt.jfbeh peace reigned- and industries flourished.,,,. ihg-up he . condemned. .. ,the daw allowed any man at the present ,time‘tb..ppKffiaae as much land as he pleased, Lloo,ooo worth-if he liked. He advocated the passing of a law restricting an individual from holding more than a certain acreage of land. But it was not fair to say to him “You can purchase as much land as you please, and then levy a tax on that land as a means of revenue. Just let them consider what was the state of this colony ten or twelve years back. Then the large landowners were supreme they controlled everything. Now they had the deferred payment system in their own hands, and excellently it worked/fo . it encouraged bon% fide settlers to settle on the land. This change had been brought about without the assistance o the burstingmp policy ; 300,000 acres o land held by large owners in Otago would next year be thrown open for selection. Tiu>_A nt. dealing with these lands provided for their being cut up. Ten or fifteen years ago things' were-very different .in connection with land, and the iniprove | ments that had been effected respecting iit had been effected without recourkef. to i socialistii or other, violent means. ' They | now had 60,000 freeholds in New rZea : land, a larger/number in proportion to its j population, ; thari that .possessed , by any i country in the. world. (Applause.) 'Last I year Government had introduced a Bill ’to abolish the law of entail. That jmeasure was a very crude one,, and ,w aa !thrown put ; __but if another and' better i framed Bill of the same kind were in troduced, he would support it, because |he thought such a Bill must help to break-up ;the large estates. . But the number of [large estates in this colony was really- very r [limited, and they would in course of time* be fewer still. Personally any measure -that should bring about the' bfeaking-up of the large estates would have his sup port. For, if they were to build up a. great colony, they must apportion the land for the benefit not of individuals, but of the community at large. But the. bursting-up process was not to be rudely 1 or quickly effected ; it' required states manship to effect it, and must be managed. with great caution. The land question was, in truth, an extremely difficult one,, and to understand it the student must depend not on trashy pamphlets or reports of sensational meetings, but on something that went to the root of the matter- — information that could be relied upon. Caution in dealing with the land question was requisite, because their land industry was the largest in the colony. It Was more than three times that of their wool industry, and nearly three:times that of their gold industry.. Its importance was therefore, he repeated, very great,-and any reform to be effected in connection with it must be by moderate and not ex treme measures. But there waa_;.one question on which he thought they could ask for immediate legislation. They could ask for a law to be passed restricting, the operations of foreign land companies. These companies were the . great land monopolists and : obstructionists/ -of progress. The resident land mono polists at least had some stake-, in the country, but these foreign companies had no such interest, they were inf act the very worst kind of absentees. Now he was aware attempts had been made .to inflame their feelings by ' a sensational fuss about preemptive rights and the hardships resulting from the system. Pre emptive rights were, he granted, an ini quity, but they no longer existed. They were abolished in 1877. Then why should these old grievances be raked up 1 The abuses of the pensions system was another electioneering cry, and yet this system was abolished in 1871. True they paid a few pensions—granted prior to 1871—yet, but as a system pensions no longer existed. Coming to the native difficulty, he must confess that having read Mr Hall’s ißpeech jit Leeston he considered the march on Parihaka a very miserable affair, and the only redeeming feature he saw in the,; business was the admirable conduct of the / Volunteers. (Applause.) It bad been the custom of late years on the part of . the Government to sneer at the Volun teers ; but on the occasion of the lata, crisis they had gone to the Front with true ~ British spirit. True there had been no fighting, but the men when they left for;- , , Parihaka did not know but what there , might be. He hoped the Government r would in future treat the volunteers with., i more consideration. In connection with:, > this native difficulty he thought the white man- had exercised the power of might , T » over right. The Maoris had done many ’ things they ought not to have done apd,, : had ° rebelled, but yet they had some ? (genuine grievances which C£dled.fqr ir pep s i , dress. '. We had confiscated all their lan^j J{l that belonging to the friendlies and the

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Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison, Auctioneer, valuer, com mission AGENT, &c. Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at



Boarding Houses, &c. PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE. In consequence of insufficient accom modation at the Echo Dining Rooms, the proprietor has taken the PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE, where a good table will always be kept. Meals Is each. Good Accommodation for Boarders and Travellers, at 16s, 18s, and £1 per week, to meet the times. Private Rooms for families. Remember the ad dress— Charles Truckle, Prince Albert Boarding House, Wills street, near the Railway Station. 944 a 'YT'IOTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE. The undersigned has now OPENED a Boarding House in Tancred street West, and hopes, by strict attention to the com fort of Customers, to merit a fair portion of the public patronage. Note the Address— N. D U FF, VICTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE, Adjoining Victorian Stables, TANCRED STREET. 438 c The Stud.



12 o’clock sharp, commencing in the Tards with HORSES. LAND SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS REQUIRED. . Town and Farm Properties entered on the boobs. No charge unless sold. AGENT for THE TRANSATLANTIC ; FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Every class of Risks taken at lowest rate^ 287 a ALFRED HARRISON. James Pepperell,



H OUSE AND LAND Cathedral Square. Christchurch. AGENT, : Houses to Let, and all classes of pro perty for sale. 404 c Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. E. POOKS AND SONS, Architects, Civil Engineers, Valuators, Licensed Surveyors, and Land Brokers, THE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashburton. 374 E. Dobson & Son, G.I VLL ENGINEERS, , AUTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVEYORS, South British Chambers, Hereford Street, Christchurch. 674 : W. H. BRISTOW, * UTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVEYOR, Ford and Newton’s Buildings, next Selwyn County Council office, Hereford street. 959 c Hotels. Ashburton Hotel, ASHBURTON (Next to the Bridge). Duncan McKenzie, late of the him of Mutch and McKenzie, hav ing purchased this well-known and old established HOTEL, now takes this op portunity of thanking his numerous mends and customers for the liberal sup port accorded him during his connection with i i late firm, and trusts in his new unde' hinghe will meet with a full share of 1 patronage. D. McK. trusts his lof tf& t erience in the trade will be a suf ficient guarantee for the contents of the cellar, as nothing but the best quality of AlesJ Wines and Spirits will be kept in tock. .. -The well-known reputation of the TABLE will be fully maintained, under the personal supervision of the proprietor, who will spare no effort in making his patrons really comfortable. GOOD STABLING. 50c D. McKENZIE, Proprietor. FOREST HOTEL. The undersigned having taken the above well-known Hotel, begs to inform his friends and the travelling public gene rally that they will always find every com fort, combined with civility and economy. Wines, Beer, and Spirits of the choicest brands, &c. Good Stabling and Secure Paddocks. 440 c JOHN BOWICK, Proprietor. Transformation!! kUEBN’S HOTEL, CHRIST CHURCH, keep now the best brands only in Liqnors and Cigars. 0. KNOWSLEY, 331 c Proprietor. Boarding Houses, &c. The A 1 Restaurant. •w yrRS HARPER wishes to intimate [VI to the patrons of her late husband pnd the Public generally, that she has taker those Commodious Premises in Tanobbi street known as the A 1 Restaurant, when SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION cai be obtained by all who favor her with i visit '. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. Board only, 13s per week. Singleßeds and Molds, Is each. Meals at all hours.



a ft riTUD NOTICE Traitor’s ( OWNER, having secured a steady and FINISH HIS SEASON IN THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. Terms : 4 guineas single mare ; two or more from one owner, £3 10s each; guaranteed, 6 guineas. One guinea to be due and paid upon service. Groom’s fee, ss. 634 c S. NOSWORTHY. mo STAND THIS SEASON—IBBI. ' THE’PURE CLYDESDALE STALLION Dundee (46). DUNDEE is is a beautiful bay 5 years old : bred by Mr Robert Wilkin, Christ church. Sire Prince Charlie (4) im ported) ; dam Charlotte, by Lord Haddo (imported) ; 2nd dam Jess, by Cromwell (imported). DUNDEE will Stand at Maronan Station, and Travel Surrounding Districts. Terms —£3 3s each; and £4 4s guaran teed. Groomage fee, ss. - Every care taken, but no responsibility. The above figures refer to Draught Stud Book for New Zealand. WILKIN & CARTER, 713 c Grove Farm, Tinwald. s T U D N O T I C E’. To TRAVEL the Ashburton the Imported Draught Horse Muir Dad. For particulars and fees, apply lo 751 c GROOM IN CHARGE. T U D N NOTICE, To TRAVEL the Ashburton District, the Thoroughbred Horse Tribune. For particulars and fees, apply to 752 c GROOM IN CHARGE. ;e I, :e n a PURE IMPORTED CLYDESDALE STALLION Billy Fairplay. | Billy Fairplay, bred by John Hender son, Esq., of Park, is a rich brown, seven years old, stands over 17 hands' high, and got by the pure-bred Clydesdale stallion The Gentleman (328), and he was got by that unprecedented stallion Prince of Wales (673), which Mr Lawrence Drew purchased from Mr David Riddell at L 1,500. The Gentleman gained the Dalkeith premium of LIOO, and the Dumfriesshire premium of LIOO, and was afterwards sold, to go abroad, at a very high figure. Billy Fairplay’s dam, a first-cass brood mare, was got by Campie (119), who



gained the Glasgow premium two years in succession, also third at the Highland Society at Edinburgh, and was afterwards sold to the Emneror of Austria at a very high figure. Billy Fairplay will Stand at Grove Farm, Tinwald, and will Travel the Ashburton and surrounding districts. Terms, £4 4s, payable by acceptance, to mature Ist day of March, 1882. Al ’owance to bona fide owners of four mares jr more, 10s a mare. £6 6s guaranteed ; groomage, ss, payable at first service. For particulars, apply to i , , JOHN CARTER, 1 * Or Groom in charge. N 6.—For further particulars, see Clydesdale Stud Book. 7140



Don t forget the Address— MRS H A R P E R, A 1 RESTAURANT, Tajtobbd sxbbet, Abhbukton. 88c IV~to AJff- AMA HOUSE _ .'*.l (Z.AXB AKBTEE’s), STREET, ASHBUKTOK. sed begs to inform .the ; « MItfOVED from the ©ihing-rooms to the more ling-house lately in the Anatee, where he hopes l ;e bestowed >» BaTh isiiiw The noe ■&SJ. & LUCAS, Proprietor.



Business Notices. 3 13H0T0GRAPHY. —Portraits are now 1 being taken by the New Instan taneous Gelatine Emulsion Process at l- HENRY’S PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saun e dors’ Buildings, East street, Ashburton. E 911 a e 8 R. Galloway, 3 TINWALD, a TTTHEELWEIGHT and General AGRI- W CULTURAL IMPLEMENT t MAKER. r All Repairs neatly executed with * promptitude and despatch, and at reason ' able prices. 197 a L F O R D FOREST. POSTS, RAILS, AND STAKES, Any length, also FIREWOOD, Bft and 4ft lengths, FOR SALE at : Reduced Rates, by Cooper Brothers, | Delivered in any part of the District. ' i Orders by Post will meet with im mediate attention. 226 a



fJIINWALD TIMBER YARD GREAT SOUTH ROAD. RED PINE, RED PINE, ON SALE. All descriptions of BUILDING MATERIAL, At Cheapest Rates. DOORS AND SASHESj h ALL SIZES WIRE NAILS. ALL LENGTHS CORRUGATED IRON Gates and Hubdles Manufactured on the Premises. C. JEPH SO N , Manager. 100 c w Great reduction in WATCHES. J. S. QUINN, Watchmaker, East street, Ashburton, having received a large stock of English gold and silver Watches, will offer the same at the follow ing Reduced Prices, viz : —Rotherham’e gold hunting Levers from £lB Rotherham’s silver Levers from £6 10s ; Ehrhardt’s silver English Lever from £E 10s; gold Genevas (ladies’ watches) roir £3 10s ; Waltham watches, in English cases, from £4 ; American watches from £2 os ; two years’ guarantee given. Also, a choice selection of Colonial-made Jewel lery, Brooches, Earrings, Dress Rings &c., set with Australian rubies, at corre spondingly low prices. Particular attentior paid to the repairing of every descriptioi of Watch, Clock, and Jewellery. Guaran teed for 12 months. Pebble and othe; Spectacles to suit all sights. 308 i D AVIS’S FURNITURE AND BEI DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH ASHBURTON. EVERY article Sold at Christchurc Prices and r guaranteed best < > material and workmanship. i ' t FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



jAI SMOKE T 1 “ Kiwi’’ Gi^ Acknowledged by al them, to be superior to introduced. Manufactured JDBAL PLEB Hairdresser and T City Baths, Colombo street, Chr BRANCH ESTABLIS] Corner of High and C UP-COUNTRY AGENTS A Liberal Discount SMOKE us “ KIWI ” CIG.4 Agent for Ashburton— Mp P 1 375 c B BRING NO 1881. MISS DUNCAN has ra announcing the arrival o and SUMMER MILLINI of the latest novelties Bonnets, Straw Hats ii shapes, a beautiful select Flowers, shaded Silks ant the Dressmaking every sa given, as none but an efiic kept. Address — PERTH HOI MILLINERY AND D ESXABLISHM (Opposite E. Reece, ir COLOMBO STREET, CH Orders taken for P Colouring. MISS BUCI French millinei MAKER, Bess to thank the ladies i



W DAVIS. EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. 10c J. Sherriff, It/TON UMENTAL MASON, |V| Manchester street south, and Bar badoes street (near the Cemetery), Christ church. A large stock of Head-Stones, Tombs, and Monuments always on hand 1 . Designs forwarded on application. For further particuJ" s apply to A. Thielß, Ashburton. 323 k X> very nea£ styles, with Pencils and i Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, t West street.



Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, East street, Ashburton, HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will be sold at lowest paying prices. Groceries, Wines and Spirits, Iron mongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in cluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing in great va riety, made up to D. W.’s own order, from Kaiapoi, Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; also[jGolonial-made Flannels, Serges, and Blankets. D. W. would call special attention to his TEAS, so long and favorably known, and now reduced to 2s, 2s 6d, and 3a per lb. ■ 1 FamilieSi waited on for orders weekly. Caab[ piir chasers, , supplied .at wholesale prices. A heavy stock of Boots and Shoes, in • eluding old celebrated make. 79d



Business Notices. QOUNTY RIDGING AND SPOUTING FACTORY S. Hardley, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. S.H. begs to inform the public that he has imported and fitted up on his premisdi the necessary machinery for the Manufacture of Ridging and Spouting of all kinds. As this is the only factory situate between Christchurch and Dunedin, anc S.H. can compete with firms in these places as regards cheapness and .quahtj he respectfully solicits the support'of the Public in the matter of this LOCAL INDUSTRY. Call and get a price list. Country orders receive prompt attention. 800 c Thomas Crompton, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF GALVANISED IRON SPOUTING, RIDGE CAP DOWN PIPING, COLONIAL OVENS KITCHEN RANGES, PORTABLE WASHING FUBNACES, CLOSET PANS, LEAD WASHERS, &o. TO HAS the pleasure of. informing his numerous Friends that having Re • '\J m moved into his newly-erected and extensive Manufacturing Premises m Armagh Street (Exactly Opposite his old Workshops), which have been fitted up with the most modern appliances for the production of work in the various branches of his Busihess, he is now prepared to execute any order entrusted to him with despatch and and of the best quality of material, and the Lowest Pkice which it is possible for Steam Power and Machinery to effect. Note the Address — ARMAGH STREET Near Manchester Street, , Christchurch. 283 c Reid and Gray, IMPLEMENT AND MACHINE MANUFACT REES, winners of the GOLD MEDAL at the Melbourne Exhibition for their DOUBLE FURROW PLOUGHS. Vide Jurors" Report—“ Ploughs :In Ploughs there is one exhibit to which we wish to draw special'attention, as being the best, and that is the Double-Furrow of Reid and Gray, of Dunedin,*' New Zealand. In .finish and’ con struction it is far superior.” ’ R. and 6. further beg to draw the atttention of Farmers to their new; and improved Corn and Seed Drills, Broadcast Sowing Machines, 3,4, and 5 leaf Harrows, Tripod Harrows, and Flexible Steel Harrows of pew designs, Cambridge Rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches, Chaff Cutters, with renewable steel cutting plates, Horae Gears for 1,2, 3, or 4 horses, &c., &c. | All kinds of Implements Repaired by Experienced Workmen. Fencing Standards Uut and Punched to any. Length and Gauge. Agents for Clayton and Siilttlewokth’s ; Traction and Portable Engines and Combines. ' ! i Illustrated Price Lists free on application to any of our offices at; Dunedin, Inver-j cargill, Oamaru, Timaru; Christchurch, and at our new , premises I CAMERON STREET, ASHBURTON. 99



Joseph Clark, Grain merchant, Ashburton and Tinwald. Mr Joseph Clark announces to Grain Dealers and , Farmers that ho has OPENED a Branch Office in Eest street, Ashburton, for the purpose of carrying on the Business of a Grain Merchant, Stock and:General Commission Agent. Highest price given for Grain. Storage at lowest current rates. J OS E P H CLARK, THE undersigned beg to advise their numerous ‘Customers of tHe arrival of a large consignment of NEW AND GENUINE SEEDS Of all kinds, for both Farm and Garden. These will be sold at the Lowest Rates. SEALY BROS., SEEDSMEN AND NURSERYMEN, “mAKE TIME BY THE FORE- X LOCK.” The circumstances of social life are widely different in these colonies from those at Home, and therefore the colonial market requires different treatment. This fact Robert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East street, Ashburton, was not long in learning after his arrival on these shores, and he at once set his attention upon supplying WATCHES, which, while constructed with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He has just received an other supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Englisn levers, made expressly for R. Murray, specially suited for colonial wear, with extra heavy cases, all the latest improvements, at L 6, L 6 6s, L 6 10s ; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10s, LlO 10s, and Ll2 12s; Rotherhams, L 6 10s. Printed guarantee with each watch sold. Attention is called to the Clocks, Jewellery, and English Plate in stock, and to the fact that all kinds of REPAIRING are done on the premises and GUARANTEED. R. MURRAY’S SHOP is CON SPICUOUS by the “ REGULATOR ” of his own manufacture which occupies a place in his window, and serves as an authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe by post on re- East stre et, Ashburton. 192 c East Street, Ashburton. 707 c ceipt of P. 0.0. 730c-960



TO BUTCHERS, FELLMONGERS, FARMERS, & OTHERS. WE ARE CASH PURCHASERS OF HIDES, CALFSKINS, PELTS, HORSE HIDES, PIGSKINS, &c. LIGHTS AND, ALLAN, & CO., Hereford street, Christchurch 88c Coffee Palace, No. 1, OLD POST OFFICE, CHRIST CHURCH. 0 D FISH SUPPERS 0 D STEAKS and CHOPS from the GRILL Every Night. Open always from 7 a. m. , till Midnight. , j -j! v>64.'v. ■ • Cup of Tea or Coffee 3 Cafe au lait 6



*<S O' Business Notices. r. BAKER BROS., J)UILDERS, CONTRACTORS, AND UNDERTAKERS, 33 Wakanui road and Cass street, Ashburton. PLANS PREPARED & ESTIMATES GIVEN. 472 C NEW INDUSTRY. A S P H A L TIN G. JAMES BRADLEY is prepared to take orders for ASPHALTING at very moderate rates. All orders to be left at the Works, Park srreet. All work kept in repair for twelve months. 350 c H. PUDDICOMBE & CO.’S CHEAP CASH STORE is NOW OPENED in. Moore street (shop lately in occupation of W. Davis, cabinet maker), where everything in the; General Grocery and Drapery Department may be had at Lowest Cash Prices ; also, a cheap lot of Hard and Holloware. j W. H. P. and ;Co, having bought a large Bankrupt .Stock of General Drapery, etc., are prepared to sell the same for Harp the Original Cost, and in doing so, teuSt to merit a share of Public Support. j



W. H. PUDDICOMBE & CO., I General Storekeepers, Moore Steeet, Ashburton, I and at ; MOUNT SO M E R S. ASHST O R E. J. WARD & CO. desire to intimate to their, friends and residents of Ashbur on and Sunounding Districts that they . have OPENED a GENERAL STORE, in the -hop adjoining Mr R. East stri et. J. W. and Co. intend to Sell al ihe lowest remunerative rates, and will also be prepared: to purchase: Farm. Produce at ruling prices. .Every descrip tion of Grocery and General Merchandise' in su.ce j-ictio—“ Small Profits and \juicE Returns.” J! WARD & CO., 816 c East street. mHE CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY, X TRIANGLE, ASHBURTON. A. TMele Wishes to, intimate to his many friends and the public of Ashburton generally, that he has now TWO CARTS running throughout the District, and all orders entrusted to him for Broad, Biscuits, and Confectionery of every de scription, will be promptly attended to. A. Thiele tenders his thanks for past favors, and requests a continuance of public support. First award of merit at the Exhibition A. THIELE. 204 c T. R. Proctor, PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, Temporary Address— MANCHESTER STREET, CHRIST CHURCH 637 c i i



Business Notices. Ashburton Millsi THE above MILLS having received a THOROUGH OVERHAUL, apd the working management having been placed in the hands of a careful apd practical Miller, the undersigned is pre pared to make special arrangements tor grists. | —— i NO CHARGES FOR CLEANING. S. SAUNDERS.; : August 13, 1881. 467 c



Sports. A SHE UR TON CALEDONIA!* A SOCIETY. Annual Sports. The Third Annual Sports Meeting cf the Ashburton Caledonian Society will be held on the Society’s New Ground, aHfew chains back from the North-west Comer of the Domain, on BOXING DAY, When, the following Prizes will be com-



peted for:— Ist 2nd| Prize. Prize! [ 1. Quoits ... ... 60s 30s a A third Prize,of 10s will also be given. ! -2. Open Handicap Hurdle . Race, 440 yards, 6 i hurdles. Men ... 60s 30s 9 3. ; Open Handicap Hurdle i Race, 440 yards. Boys f not over l l6 ... 20s 10e ; 4. Pipe Music—Pibrochs and ' Marches ... ' 80s 30a j 5. 100 Ye-rds Flat Race. I Open ... ... 40s 20s! i 6. Running High Jump. Men 30s 15sl -i 7. RunningHighJump. Boys 10s ss! s' 8. Highland Reel, in High ly land costume ... ~6os 30s 9. Grand Handicap Flat Race of 200 yards, 300 yards, and 400 yards ... 12Qs , 80s :200 yards heat to be run after High land, Reel. A third prize of 40s i will also be given. j : 10. Tossing the Caber ... 40s 20s ' 11. Standing High Jump 30s 15s 12. Pipe Music Reels and Strathspeys ... 80s 30s 13. Grand Handicap, 300 yards heat 14. Sword Dance or Ghillie Galium ... ... 60s 30s 15. Pole'Vaulting... ... 40a 15b 16. Half-Mile Handicap Flat • Race ... ..." 60s 30s 17. Irish Jig ... ... 60s 30s 18. Putting the Stone ... 40s 20s \ 19. Irish Reel ... ... 60s 30s j 20. Grand Handicap, 400 yards i heat ... • ... i 21. Throwing the Hammer 40s 20s j 1 22. Best-Dressed Highlander 60s 30s j 1 23. Highland Fling ... 60s 30a j 24 Open Handicap Flat Race. One Mile 40s 30s A Third Prize of 20s will also be given 25. Handicap Consolation Race of 200 yards ... 40s 20s Nominations for all Handicap Races j must be in the Secretary’s hands by five ; o’clock of the 13th December; Ashburton’ \ postmarks of that day being also taken, i Acceptances must be lodged by five o’clock 1 of Friday; the 23rd, with the same post- i mark understanding. Nomination fee for all Handicaps, 2s 6d; acceptance fee, 2s fid for all except the Grand Handicap Flat Races, the acceptance fee for which is ss, and neither nomination nor accept ances will be taken without payment of the fees. Entrance money for all other events, 6 per cent, of the first prize. Admission to the Grounds, ONE SHILLING. Sports to commence at Ten o’clock a.m. promptly. J, MacLEAN DUNN, 131 d Secretary. V, R mHE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. GUARANTEED BY THE STATE. Although this office has been in exis tence for a period of more than seven years, it is believed that the objects for b which it was established are not sufficiently understood. It is desired to set forth in a concise form information respecting the business which this office undertakes : 1. The charge of all kinds of money trusts, such as Marriage Settlements, ] moneys to be invested for the benefit of Minors, moneys bequeathed for charitable objects, moneys the title to which is in dispute, or whose legal owner is unknown or cannot be found, &c., &c. ! , 2. The administration of the wills o persons who by appointing the Public Trustee as their executor secure the guarantee of the State for the due fulfil ment of their wishes, and to avoid the risk consequent on the appointment f firivate persons as executors, who not un requently, though earnestly desirous of acting for the benefit of parties interested, fail to carry out legally the objects for ■b which they were appointed, and conse quently involve themselves and those whose interests they are striving to pro r,e tect in costly and harassing litigation. 8 ' 3. The administration of all estates of w w hich no disposition has been made by 5r will, whenever relatives do not wish to in -- cur the responsibility of administration, or cannot from any cause obtain the neces aary powers to act. In such cases it is the | ’ duty of the Public Trustee to discharge t all legal debts so far as the assets extend, y and divide the residue amongst the next of kin. > 4. The administration of the estates of is lunatics, lunatic patients, and convicts, w 5- The charge of all lands lying waste a f and unoccupied of which the owner is un rt known, or who has been absent from the lc’ colony for ten years, having left nc 3, known agent. j; The Cost of administering estates is very i i small. Information may be obtained from rs all agents. rs R. 0. HAMERTON, La I 29a Public Trustee



FERRIER’S portrait rooms Main South road, Timaru, Opposite the Theatre. None but Approved Pictures an allowed to leave the studio. Ferrier’i series of Panoramic Views of Timaru nov ready, and may be had at the Studio, o from any of the Booksellers. Price, 2s 6d 219. 1. Phillips PRACTICAL WATCH MAKER & WORK ING JEWELLER, Begs to notify to hii [patrons that he has noT secured New Premises adjoining the White Har Hotel, Christchurch, ant baa a Splendid Assortment of CLOCKS WATCHES and JEWELLERY on sale. All kinds of Cleaning and Repair well executed, and country order promptly attended to, 611