Q’Brien’a Melbourne, Mr H. Fuller’s Hercules. FlyiNQ Handicap— Mr J. Stephenson’s Tkiaroa, Mr J, Stephenson’s Hyacinth, M.Hobba’ Miss Fenwick, Mr G. Bate’s Minerva, Mr E. Outts’s Sou’-weater, Mr 6, G. Stead’s Trickster, Mr G. G. Stead’s Poll, MrH. Goodman’s Molly Bawn, Mr J. Power’s Emir Bey, Mr P. McEyedy’s Trumpeter, Mr G. Lawson’s Marchioness Neil, Mr T. Haines’ Statesman, Mr J. H. Lunn’s Whitbach, MrD. O’Brien’s Siesta, Mr R. Mason’s Turquoise, Mr P. Butler’s Trinket.

THE DIAMOND MANIA.

[by telegraph.] Christchurch, To-day. ; The excitement re the diamonds has considerably abated, and shares in pro specting companies are not much in de mand. No further information as to'the value of the stones has yet been received. A license to prospect for gold in the Alford Forest district was applied for to day. • •' :• Later. ■ The excitement re the diamond mining has toned 'down considerably. Pioneer shares have fallen to L4O, and Koh-i-noors to T.U Further information from Eng land is anxiously looked for.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

[rBUTKE’s TBLKGKAMB—COPYRIGHT.] Meets with Approval. London, Aug. 7. In the House of Commons last night the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was questioned with regard to the dismissal by the Governor of New South Wales of three Magistrates of Orange, in that colony, who were superseded for having placed their signatures with the affix J.P. to a dis loyal address to Redmond, Home Ruler, in May last. In reply, the Hon Evelyn Ashley stated that Lord Loftus was justified in removing Justices from the Commission of Peace, and that the Government had caused an intimation of its approval of his action to be con veyed to the Governor of New South Wales. The Rising in Spain. Madrid, Aug. 6. Upon the arrival at Badajoz of troops despatched from this city to quell the rising of the insurgent soldiers who had declared in favor of the Republic, the latter, who numbered less than a thou sand, ; shunning the attack of the loyal regiments, evacuated Badajoz, and fled across the frontier into Portugal, where they were interned as political refugees by the Portuguese authorities. Great excitement still prevails throughout the province, and Badajoz has been de clared in a ! state of siege, and is now occupied by loyal troops.

AUSTRALIAN.

[BXUTUt'a IMJSOBAiia—COP YBiqHT. ] The Markets. Meuodbnb, Yesterday. ..The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) reports of the ’ Ideal grain market as follows:—Wheat Is quoted at 4s 8d to 4s rod. The latest sales show a hardening tendency. Malting barley, 5s 3d 1053 rod; mar ket, steady. New Zealand oats —Feed- ing qualities, 2s ud to 3s id ; milling ditto, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; New Zealand oats undei bond, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. The market is quiet. Shipping. Sailed, this afternoon—Union steam ship Te Anau, for the Bluff. The ship Northumberland, which sailed from Melbourne on March 3rd, for Lotidoh, and is long overdue, ar rived at St. Helena on June Bth, 156 days out. , Sporting. Sydney, Yesterday. Forty-three horses remain in for the Great Metropolitan Stakes. The following is the latest betting : —-Hawkesbury Handicap, to be run on August 25th —Cunnamulla, 10 to 1; Hawthornden, 10 to 1; Morpeth, 10 to 1. The Informers. Brisbane, Yesterday. Sir Thomas Mcllraith, Premier, has issued instructions that the Phcenix Park informers be refused permission to land in this colony.

TELEGRAMS.

[PKR PRES- ASSOCIATION.] The Telephone Scheme. Dunedin, To-day. Mr Fish, in a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, says that the investigation off the Telephone Committee has resulted so far in proving- that the actual cost of the instruments to Government is Ll 4, and an annual charge of L 7 10s per instrument leaves an ample margin after allowing for wear and tear. Under the present ar rangement the Government all but pay off in one year the whole cost of the instrnmeut. Dunedin Goal Enquiry. The Gaol Commissioners were engaged to-day with Caldwell’s cross-examination, after which Mr Solomon addresses them.

THE) ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888.



i Proportion of insane to the population of New South Wales, lin 354. In Eng i land, 1 in 352. The lubricating oil now used on all New Zealand railways is that which is pressed f. on peanuts. This nut is extensively grown in the islands, and imported largely into New Zealand. According to a con temporary, the story goes that an enter prising firm at Auckland erected a mill for the manufacture of peanut oil, and then called upon the Government to sup port a colonial industry by employing the oil on the railways. In due course the j Government invited tenders for this oil, and, as showing how the “ best laid schemes of men and mice gang aft agley,” a cute Dunedin Johnny Chinaman secured the contract 1 “Who is right?” asks the' Timaru Herald. At Timaru, on the 24th ult., Mr Beswick, the Resident Magistrate, gave judgment against defendants in two cases in which the Property Tax Commis sioner sued for property tax on property which the defendants no longer possessed, holding that as they had not caused their names to be removed from the lax rolls they were still liable. In Dunedin on I Monday, Mr Carew, Resident Magistrate there, gave quite a contrary decision. He ruled that there is no provision in the Property Tax Act for removing names from the rolls after they are completed, and people were not therefore to be pun ished for not having them removed. Under similar circumstances to those dis closed at Timaru, he gave judgment for defendant. We notice that a decision similar to that of Mr Beswick was given by Mr Beetham at Christchurch yester day.



“ Rough on Rats.”—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Drug gists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. 2 TOWN EDITION. Issued at 4 30 p.m. For continuation of reading matter see fourth page. Late Advertisements fjpO STOREKEEPERS & OTHERS. TENDERS are invited for the PUR CHASE of the SHOP FITTINGS be longing to Messrs Everett Bros, in Hooper’s buildings, Havelock street. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned by MONDAY NEXT, 13th inst. The highest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. 8 265 T. BULLOCK. Amusements.



Quadrille assembly. METHYEN SCHOOLROOM. A Grand Ball In connection with the above will take place on FRIDAY, 10th AUGUST. Dancing to commence at eight. Tickets, 4s; ladies free. Refreshments provided. 8 264



DDFELLOWS’ HALL, GIFTS! GIFTS !! GIFTS!!! Kook’s Diorama EGYPT AND THE LATE WAR. OPENING NIGHT, AUGUST lOfch. For three nights only. After a tour of unprecedented success in the Southern towns. Each scene (a work of art) will be graphically described by that talented artist and lecturer, G. F. Fodor. Grand mechanical effects of the bombardment of Alexandria and review of troops at Cairo; after which a lavish distribution of Gifts will be made. Prices —3s, 2s, and Is. Ashburton. Look out for OF 8 263



Lecture. jg- 0 S E TRAINING. Free Lecture. PROFESSOR H. SAMPLE, the cele brated American Horse Trainer, will deliver a Free Lecture on the Manage ment of Horses at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, 9xh AUGUST. All persons interested in the humane treatment of our r. oblest domestic animal, the Horse, are invited to attend. Doors open at 7.30 pm., Lecture begins at 8 p. m. Bjj3i



Vast as are the resources of the forests in the United States the} are year by year seriously diminished by the reckless calls that are made upon them, notwith standing the increasing area of workable coalfields. The number of persons using wood for domestic fuel is estimated at 82,500,000,' added to which there is a Tory large consumption of charcoal for manufacturing purposes. The amount of ♦bi» used daring the census year (accord ing ta a recent document) was 74,0 8,672 bushels, of which 4,319,174 were debited to the 20 largest cities, 69,592,091 to the iron trade, and 97,687 to the produc tion of precious metals. Estimating the consumption by quantities, it wonld seem that for domestic purposes there were 140,637,439 cords used ; 1,791,813 for railways; 1,157,522 in the manu facture of bricks and salt; 787,862 for steamboats ; 530,488 in the salt trade; 368,074 in metal mining and amalgamat ing ; 266,771 in other mining operations ; and 168,208 in the woollen trade. There are, of course, enormous areas throughout the American continent in which the con sumption of wood fuel will always be pre dominant, and the distance of the nearest coal-field and the cost of transport pre cluding the profitable employment of coal; The Gulf and Southern States generally will come under this head. It u somewhat singular that Pennsylvania, with its yield'of 20,000,000 tons of "oal, yet consumed ior domestic purposes 7,361,992 cords of wood, a quantity only ] exceeded by New York, Ohio, and Ten nessee States. The great development of coal which fat taking place 'in'the Western State of Colorado and the adjoining terri tory of NW Mexico ★ill be of incalcul able importance to that portion of Amtf&i/as timber is not Such a plentiful articles* Ufa* farther north and east. GdhoEh.UtyEßS, Bilious conditions, consti- dyspepsia, headache, cured by ** WellaMay Apple Pills. ” 5d sind is boxes at druggists. .Moses, Moss.and Co., Sydney, Australasia.' " 2



Meetings. PRESBYTERIAN CH BURTON. The ANNUAL TEA M bo held, D.V., in the T MONDAY, August 20. i be delivered by the R« (Southbridge), E. A- S Standage, J. Nixon, and I Vocal and Insti umental Choir. Rev A. M. Beattie, M. Tea at 5.30. Tickets 2s Eac The Rev. W West will ! above Church on Sabbath, Lost. LOST —On Saturday nig CANE, either in M Cass street. Finder will b< delivering same to J. Pa dresser, East street. LOST, on Saturday ni, BEN ; well known, taining same after this date cuted. Finder will bo 1 warded on application to tl 8 255 Gr. R. West a TUTTHTfI ANU



Tenders. LOUGHING TENDERS are required for PLOUGH ING and HARRwWING 304 Acres Turnip Land. Tenders close at Buccleuch on August 11th. *The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For particulars apply to DUGALD MACFARLANE, Buccleuch, Springburn. Or 8-233 N.Z.L. & M.A. CO. Ashburton.



To Let. T o LET ON LEASE FOB. A TERM OF YEARS, OK FOR 1,180 TWO CROPS, Acres of Land near Hinds, in one or more lots. The Land is fenced and subdivided, and well supplied with water. Apply, Office of this Paper. 936 For Sale. T7IARMS FOR SALE. BY PRIVATE TREATY. RISELBIGH, 570 Acres, Leasehold; miles from Tinwald SYCAMOR FARM. 257 Acres, Freehold ; 1 mile from Winslow MAYFIELD. 323 Acres, Freehold; 1 mile from Winslow ST. HELENA. 120 Acres, Freehold; 4£ miles frem Winslow 420 Acres, Leasehold ; 4£ miles from Winslow MAORI RESERVE. 240 Acres, Leasehold; 1£ miles it9a Ashburton DROMORE FARM. 293 Acres, Freehold ; Imile from Dio mere WOODLANDS. 1093 Acres, Freehold ; 1 mile from Dro moro TUSSOCK LAND. R.S. 27452, Sand 4. 214 Acres, Freehold, near Messrs Gould and Cameron’s TUSSOCK LAND. R.S. 21093, and 4. 200 Acres, Freehold, near Orari Immediate possession. Terms liberal. Apply to MR JOHN CARTER Tinwald ; Or FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ashburton. Or ROBT. WILKIN & CO., 552 Christchurch and Timara.



Public Notices. I HEREBY authorise Messrs Robinson and Townshend, Merchants, Have lock street, to COLLECT the FEES for ray Entire horse Drayman. J. B. SUTTON, 8 262 Invercargill. A SHBURTON COUNTY. ELECTORAL ROLLS. I hereby give notice that a Court will he held on THURSDAY, 23rd August, at 10 a.m., at Magistrate’s Court, Ashbur ton, to consider any OBJECTIONS thWe may be in the matter of the County EleV toral Roll. > J. BESWICK, Resident Magistrate. Ashburton, July 27,1883. 7 182 UNITED FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. With Unlimited Liability of a large COLONIAL PROPRIETARY. Fire and Marine Insurances effected at lowest tariff rates—leas 25 per cent. ALBERT ROBERTS, Agent, 1391 West street, Ashburton. Ashburton permanent BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum for De posits at Call, 6 per cent, per annum for three months, and 7 per cent, per annum if fixed for 6 months or over. J, WARD, Manager. Office Arcade Chambers, Burnett street. n l®



A U T I O N. Anyone found TRESPASSING on the Lagtnhor Estate from this date will be prosecuted, unless permission has been given. The utmost rigor of the law will be enforced in the case of persons Snar ing Hares. This pernicious practice has been going on of late on the Estate to the great annoyance of the owners. I BEG to announce that I have ar ranged to TRANSFER my BUSI NESS of Land, Estate, Commission, and Insurance Agent, Rent and Debt Col lector, etc., to Messrs J. Ward and Son, of the Arcade Chambers, and I have pleasure in asking my clients to give my successors a continuance ef their support. The transfer takes date from the Ist Ashburton, 29th June, 1883. D O STATION & STOCK OWNERS, I MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN & THE PUBLIC OF ASHBURTON & DISTRICT. In reference to the foregoing announce ment from Mr William Smith, we have I the honor to state that in addition to the business we take over from Mr Smith, we are prepared to undertake Accountancy in all its branches, as well as any other business of a confidential nature, and we hope that by careful attention, reasonable charges, and prompt settlements, to merit a share of the public confidence and sup port. Receiving offices for Messrs Cuff and Graham’s “Australasian” FORWARD ING AGENCY, by which means a parcel of 21bs in weight can be forwarded from Ashburton and delivered in any part of England and Wales for the sum of ,7a 3d, or in Scotland or Ireland for 8s 3d. Tariff of Charges ca> oe seen at either the office in East street or the Arcade Cham bers. J. WARD & SON, Agents to the LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Arcade Chambers, Ashburton, 29th Jane, 1683 1487 DONALD McLEAN, Lagmhor. 7 203 July 30, 1883. J nly next. WILLIAM SMITH.



Matson, Cox, and Co. MESSRS MATSON, COX & CO. have received instructions from Mr John Leahy, of Ashburton Fotks, to Sell by Public Auction, on THURSDAY, 9th AUGUST, On the Farm, 12 miles from Ashburton, The whole of his Live & Lead Stock, As follows : Good Draught MARES Hack Brood MARES—Ladyaale and Polly rj Young HORSES 1 Milking COWS, including some lv young Springers Young CATTLE -| New McCormick TWINE BIN- J- DER Osborne WIRE BINDER, nearly JL new 15 new DRAYS JQOUBLE and SINGLE-FURROW PLOUGHS H AFFCUTTER and HORSE WORKS 0 Horse Set HARROWS 2 Horse Set HARROWS JJARNESS and Sundries too numerous to particularise. Sale at 12 o’clock sharp. No reserve. 7 180 MATSON, COX & CO, Matson Cox & Co. A UOTIONEER3 & VALUATORS, LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED at Lowest Rates and on most favorable terms. WOOL, GRAIN, SEED, AND GENERAL MERCHANTS. WE HAVE NOW ON HAND FOR SALE— WOOLPACKS and CORNSACKS. FENCING WIRE of All Sizes—BARBED and PLAIN. GREEN and YELLOW TANCRED TURNIPS. SKIRVIN SWEDES, and other TURNIP SEEDS of all descriptions. MANGOLDS, &c. CLOVER SEEDS of all descriptions. COCKSFOO' 1 ’ and RYE GRASS, TEA in Boxes and Half-chests. OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &c. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REAPERS AND BINDERS, Ac.



Wool PURCHASED in large or small quantities or consigned to the CANTERBURY WOOL or the HOME MARJ^fT LIBERAL CA£fH ADVANCES Made on'Consignments. / Weekly Sales OF HORSES, COWS, PIGS, and ALL RINDS' of STOCK and PRODUCE, f ON / SATURDAYS, j At II o’clock sharp. NIGHTLY SALES OP STOCK Will be held at ASHBURTON AND TINWALD ALTERNATELY. NEXT SALE AT TINWALD YARDS, On TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machines. MATSON, COX, & CO. WEST STREET, Ashburton.



Cheap Storage. Apply MATSON, COX & CO. Government Notice. T IHE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND. Atention is directed to the provisions of the Acts establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within tha reach of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son ; . . , 1. About to make his or her Will or Codicil. 2. —lntending to provide for Wife and Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3. Settling Property by way of Mar riage Settlement. • 4 Desiring to renounce the Trusts of a Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. s.—Having acted as Trustee, Executor, or Administrator, wishing to be relieved of the burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis tration, the option of us i ig the State ma chinery, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. . Every information may be obtained from ALEANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; Or from R. 0, HAMERTON, Public Trustee Wellington, 12th May, 1882 Exhibition. miMARU POULTRY, PIGEON AND CANARY Show. AUGUST 17th and 18th. Entries close AUGUST 11th. W. MERSON, S 266 Hon. Sec.



T. Bullock. TO BE I/BT BY TENDER, for Five years, R.S. 22223 iu the Wakanni district, containing )00 Acres, the pro perly of Wynn-Williams, Esq., and lately in occupation of Mr Beckett. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned, who will furnish particulars, not later than MONDAY August 13th. The highest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. 8 237 T. BULLOCK. Farm OF 650 acres 650 IN THE Rangitata Road District, TO BE LET BY TENDER. TO BE LET BY TENDER, for seven years, a FARM, of (350 acres, ad joining Mr Morrow's, in the above dis trict, well watered, as follows 50 acres now in wheat, G2 acres in English grass, 25 acres ploughed and ready for wheat sowing, about 120 acres broken up, re mainder in native state. There is a whare and eight-stalled stable erected on the property. For further particulars, apply to the undersigned, to whom tenders are to be sent not later than TUESDAY, 21st August, inst. The highest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. T. BULLOCK, 8 245 Ashburton.



T. Bullock, ESTATE AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. The Arcade, BURNETT STREET, Ashbueton.



TO LET—SHOP in East street. Ap ply to T. BULLOCK* TO LET.—A 6-roomed HOUSE in Tancred Street, now in occupation of Mr Paul. Apply to T. BULLOCK, F 0 R 2 Double-Furrow Ploughs. T. BULL' l Uk OCK. / B 1 R S F PIER GLASSES. Twl Gold, 38 x 30. L E. Black and T. BULLOCK. OR SALE CHEAP. Town ! ssflctions 525, 530, 506, 507, Tin wald, the fW) latter corner sections. Apiply to T. BULLOCK. F O R S E 94 acres 2 rooHs 38 perches part of Ringwood Estate. I This is very good} land, well fenced, and laid down to gras* T T. BULLOCK. M o N E Y . Several Sums toady for investment on approved Freehold Security, at the lowest current rate of interest. Apply to J T. BULLOCK. HEAT /LAND FOR SALE. W R.S. containing 118 acres 2 ro.-'ds, n its;-native state, situated only about three-quarters of a mile from Dromore station. Price, L 425 ; terms, as may be arranged Apply to T. BULLOCK. F 0 R S A E. Price L 55. Town Section 818, Aitken street. Cash deposit only L 8 ss, balance by instalments bearing interest at per cent per annum. Apply to T. BULLOCK, George Jameson. New Seeds, PURE, AND RELIABLE. CLOVERS GRASSES MANGOLD CARROT, also SUTTOVS CHOICE FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, in small packets, from sixpence each —in great variety, also BATH KIDNEY and BLUE DERWENT POTATOES. GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton. 7 160 HIGHEST AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL New Zealand International Exhibition, 1882, for Glazed Drain-pipes, Moulded Bricks, etc. Ford and Ogdon, South Malvern and Christchurch, FIRE-BRICK, DRAIN-PIPE AND FIELD-PIPE MANUFACTURERS. AWARDS for Salt-glazed Stoneware Drain-Pipes:—Canterbury Agricultu ral and Pastoral Association : Grand No vember Show, 1881, First Prize, Silver Medal. Ashburton Agricultural and Pas toral Association: October Show, 1881, First Prize. The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Silver Medal for Bricks, Special Quality. First-class references from Engineers, Architects, Contractors and others. Manufacturers of Malt-kiln Tiles, Fire Tiles, Fire Bricks, Special Brick (red and white), Air Grates, Chimneypots, Roofing, Ridging and Floor ing Tiles, Garden Border Tiles, Pig Troughs, Flowerpots, Jam and Pickle Jars, Butter Crocks, Bread Pans, etc. Fireclay, Cement of the best brands. Goods forwarded' 1 by rail direct fFom'the' works, South Malvern, or.from the Christ ohurch (Jepdti . For <qubtjatio|i| U ' GEORGE JAMESON, 861 Agent, Ashburton.



S. E. Pojii-J. riIEE AS B BURTON GENERAL JL AGENCY AND COMMISSION OFFICES, AND CENTRAL DEPOT FOR THE SALE OF GOODS 0 LONIAL MANU FACTURE. Having boon ; ppoii:teJ agar t for seve ral colonial maniifacMiit s, anil living de sirous of introducing into the market localy made articles, the undersigned begs to notify to his friends and the public that he has in stock— Colonial-made Ranges, Register grates, Washing Boilers, Fountain Wash ing Boilers, Iron Wheelbarrows, Iron Pig Troughs, and sundry articles too numerous to mention at prices that will compare more than favorably with the imported article. Wire netting of all sizes, from Ift to 6ft wide, and from finch mesh to 4 inch do. Portable Poultry Hurdles, Hen Coops, Sheep Netting, Wrought Iron Stakes, etc. TO FARMERS— Bewick’s celebrated Lactine for calf feeding—better than milk and half the cost. Bowick’s Restorine for Cattle, Sheep, Horses, and Pigs—the best fatten ing food extant. - (Any article not in stock can be obtained direct from manufacturers.) Clover Seeds of all descriptions, quality good. LAND AND AGENCY BUSINESS. Several eligible Farms in various parts of the County for sale. Fob Sale— A five-roomed house in Havelock street west A five-roomed house in Cameron street west A six-roomed house in Wakanui road A six-roomed house in Moore street A two-roomed house at Trevorton A four-roomed house in Princes street, Trevorton A three-roomed house on N.E. Belt A four-roomed House on N.E. Belt, on vary easy terms Two four-roomed houses in Peter street And several others. SUBURBAN PROPERTY. 16 acres in Allenton 9 acres on W&kanui Creek 1 acre, Walsh’s Paddock, splendid site for a residence 11 acres at Tinwald, fronting the Great South Road Sections in Allenton near the Woollen Factory; also in Mayo’s paddock 100 acres near the racecourse. To Let— Several houses in town and suburbs, amongst others — A two-roomed house at Trevorton A three-roomed house at Tinwald A four-roomed house, Mayo’s paddock A shop and dwelling in Tancred street MONEY ! MONEY ! ! MONEY !! 1 f Loans arranged on Freehold security at current rates.



Agent for the HAMBURG-MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed capital £3,000,000, Risks taken on all classes of Property, Prompt settlements. MONEY TO LEND On Freehold Security, in sums to suit borrowers, at current rates. Apply— S. E. Poyntz, EAST STREET, . Or, Box 43, P.O. ASHBURTON. 835 Hamburg - Magdeburg fire INSURANCE COMPANY. Sub scribed capital, £3,000,000, Mr Stephen E. Poyntz has been appointed agent for the above Company in Ashburton, and will be prepared to accept risks at. lowest current rates. Prompt and liberal settle ments. Jaihs Henderson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief agent for Can terbury. 1022 Business Notices. ELIEF FROM COUGH IN FITE MINUTES. Bonnington’s Pec toAal Oxtmel of Carrageen or Irish Moss (Registered).—The most certain and speedy remedy for disorders of the Chest and Lungs. Maj be obtained at most of the Storekeepers and Chemists throughout the Province. Sold everywhere.— George Bonnington, Christchurch.



Coal, Coal, Coal. fTIHE undersigned is now Landing a FRESH SUPPLY OF BEST Newcastle Coal, Also A SUPPLY OP BEST NATIVE COAL Alpheus Hayes, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANT’ East street. SHORT WOOD supplied IN ANY QUANTITIES. 6 sep Seeds. JJED WHITE CLOVERS .LSYKE COW GRASS GORSE MANGOLDS GRASS SEED PEAS FEANS KIDNEY POTATOES WHEAT OATS BARLEY We have good supplies of the above. All Prime Quality, HUDSON, RIDLEY AND CO,, 13G, 138, Cashei street. 8 225



Business Notices. T O C K- T A KING SABS Bargains ! Bargains!! £9,500 WORTa OF DRAPERY GOODS AT 3 OFF. Ladies’ Straw Hats, from fid upwards Ribbons, from 3d per yard Flowers, at half-price :: Buttons, at 2d per do« Fringes, at 3d per yard Ladies' Boots, at 3s lid Children’s Boots, at 9d per pair Men’s Boots, reduced te 7s Sd, life 6d, and 12s 6d Children’s Socks, at 2d and 3d pvt pair CARPETS AND FLOORCLOTHS AT HALF PRICE, AS OVER-STOCKED. Brussels Carpet, at 3s lid I Boys’ Suits, from 13s 6d Kidder. Carpet, at 2s lid I Men’s Hats, from 3 s Men’s Suits, from 45s I Men’s shirts at Is lid, heavy SUITS MADE TO ORDER FROM ■£2 18s 6d UPWARDS. ; N.B.—Goods booked at the above Low Prices during the Sale to my ordinary Customers who pay monthly, being desirous to greatly reduce before stock-taking. Blankets, at Bs 6d per pair Flannels, at 9d to Is 3d per yard Colonial Flannel, at Is per yard Heavy shirting, at 8d to Is per yard Ladies’ Jackals, at 8s 6d to 12s 6d Ladies’ Ulsters, at 9s 6d to 14s Cd Ladies’ Stays, at Is lid to 5s 6d Ladies’ Stockings, at 6d per pair Splendid Wincey, at 6d to lOd per yard Black Fur Trimming, Is per yard



JpIRANOIS T. MAY HAMPSTEAD, ASHBURTON, HAS FOR SALE— 0, Sections, with or without cottages. Potatoes, Blue Derwent and Bath Kidneys. Carrots. Mangolds, in any quantity. Bone Manure, from bone meal to inch bone Also, — An 8-horse-power Engine and Clayton and Shuttleworth Combine and Elevator. Bones Purchased in any quantity for Cash. Orders by Post promptly attended to. F. T.~Mayo, F. Fermnan Has for sale harrow BT HAXTON & BEATTIE, Patentees and Sole Makers of the Celebrated SPRING TOOTH FLEXIBLE HARROWS. They combine Lightness of Draught, Practicability, and Cheapness, and meet the approval of all who have examined them. Over 600 at work in New Zealand since 1880. This Patent Harrow has been awarded . First Prize at the recent Exhibition held in Christchurch New Zealand, May, 1882, and the following prizes were also gained after competitions, trials, and testings:— *■ Ist Prize Medal at Taieri Agricultural Show, 1880 Ist Prize at the Mataura Show. Gore. 1880 Ist Prize at the Invercargill Show, 1880 Ist Award of Merit, Ashburton EzhibU tion, March, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Napier Show, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Invercargill Exhibition, November, 1881 Ist Prize, Launceston, Tasmania, 1882 Ist Prize for Light and Heavy, Dunedin, 1872 Ist Prize, Gore, 1882 Ist Prize Medal, Taieri Show, November, 1881 Ist Prize, Patea Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Riverton Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Oamaru Show, December, 1881 Ist Award of Merit, Dunedin Exhibition, 1881 Ist Prize, Dunedin Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Christchurch Exhibition, May, 1882 Ist Prize, Invercargill, December, 1882 Ist Prize Southbridge, 1882 FIRST PRIZE, ASHBURTON, 1883. The Principal Advantages op ms Harrow are as Follows; It is 26 per cent. Cheaper than any other. Because of its simplicity, it is durable. The flexible and spring-tooth working of the Harrows produce a steady strain, which prevents horses from having sore shoulders. A twelve-foot Harrow can be taken to pieces and put together again by any boy in five minutes’ time. Every tooth being a component part of the Harrow, the extra labor and expense of tools, bolts, nuts, threads, shoulder pieces, framework, etc., is entirely done away with. Each tooth acts independently of the others, and will do its work thoroughly



O T 1 0 E. Albert Roberts IS A BUYER OP Rye Grass, Peas Tares Oaten Sheaf and Straw half And other Produce. HAS FOR SALE— Clovers, White, Red, Alsyke, Oowgrass RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT LITTLE’S SHEEP DIP WOOL PACKS, Seaming Twine PLOUGHSHARES, Butter-kegs, Nails BLUESTONE, Lampblack, Raddle KEROSENE, Castor and Boiled Oils TEA, Sugar, Candles, Soap, Rock-salt FLOUR, 50, 100, 200 lb bags, Oatmeal, Potatoes FENCING WIRE, 8,9, 16, also Gal vanised Barb Heart and Sap Stakes, Staples TURNIPS, Purpletop, Greentop, Devon Greystone, Whitestone, Stubble, and Rape Swede, Gorse, Mangolds, Carrot and and Garden SEEDS BRAN, Oats, Sharps, Chaff, Chick wheat, and Crushed Oats Seed, WHEAT, OATS and POTATOES MONEY ADVANCED on FREEHOLD SECURITY STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. LIBERAL ADVANCES made on Grain and other Produce placed in Store p J O R SALE OR SHIPMENT Albert Roberts, Agent for RJO BERTS, PAXTON & CO. GRAIN MERCHANTS, Manchester street, Christchurch. Also, THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION Of Australasia. B N.B.—BONUS YEAR, 1883-4 ARGAINS! BARGAINS!,! Bargains. TO SAVE REMOVAL ! MUST BE SOLD I UNDER COST ! THE Little Dust Pan Having decided to CLOSE their ESTABLISHMENT on the 16th of August. Offer to tho inhabitants of Ashburton the whole of their Valuable Stock at UNDER COST PRICE. GREAT REDUCTIONS In Crockeryware and Tinware. Note the Address — LITTLE DUST PAN, Corner East and Barnett streets, ASHBURTON. 1156



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over level, rough, knolly, or unevenly ploughed ground. It is the only Harrow in the world that can be taken to pieces in ten minutes, and securely packed in a bag ready for ship* merit, or that can be taken to a blaek* smith’s and sharpened, at half the coat of any other. It is the only Harrow in the world that will do its work thorough and well in harrowing crosswise over new ploughed ground, without turning over the turf. Because of the flexible and spring* tooth movement of the Harrow it ia im* possible for any of its teeth oatebing against roots or rocks, thereby making it much easier for the team that ia drawing it. It is a perfect Chain or Seed Harrow, when turned on its back, acting au inch or inch and a-half in the soil, leaving a smooth surface. 1132 g O O T M A K E R 8 . We, the undersigned, having token the business of Mr T. Chambers, we, hope by making a good article and atriot attention to «business, to merit a share of public patronage. Fowke & M‘Ewen, BOOTMAKERS, East street, Ashburton. 7 69 THE GUARDIAN is published every evening, giving every day’s news, up to the hour of going to press. Tins etter than buying a sixpenny weekly.