The Ashburton Guardian.

VOT. V.—No. 1371

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1884

[PRICE—ONE PENNY



Surveyor, Civil Haginoerg, fee. C. k fooes and sons, Architects, Orvni ENGm*KBa, Licikbud SUBVETOBB, Aim Lain) Bbosebs, I TRIANGLE, WAKANOI ROAD, Abhbttkton. Shipping. Shortest and most direct ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN iD EUROPE, THROUGH AMERICA AND, VIA SANDWICH ISLANDS. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company (under contract with the New Zealand and New Sooth Wales Governments) will despatch the undermentioned steamers as under :■ — nengoni uwiwu w ~ pool, 'OI Paris at a through rate, thus ‘ advantages. Forrmtes ofFrelght and Passage, and ior fun Information, apply to WILSON, SAWTELL & 00., ' " .Agents, , , . Christchurch. Oonve^pces. AND MOUNT SOMERS X RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30,Ain. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesday Mil Saturday; returning to Mount Somer on the arrlval of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, ?a; return, 3s. n JOHN HOOD AUSTRALASIAN JpAROELS EXPRB&fi. Parcels and Packages forwarded to any address, at cheap, through, inclusive rates. One charge. No extras. No trouble. No charge for booking or for collecting packages up to 661bs weight within the city.” ' Daily despatches by Rail, and to Great Britain, Europe and Australia by every steamer. Extract from tariff, including all charges to Address of Consignee 3 S I



Business otices. MRS HOOS, (Late of Melbourne), Dress and mantle maker Tanored street, (Corner of Tanored and Casa teeeta), Ashburton. /W Fit and Style Guaranteed. Charges moderate. 3 396 An Apprentice Wanted. 1 A AAA BOTTLES SOLD LAST iU>UUU LAST WINTER. I USE DR ERNEST LOW’S Cherry Pectoral, A safe, pleasant, and reliable medicine for the cure of Colds, Coughs, and all Throat and Lung diseases. Sold all over the colonies by Chemists and Storekeepers in la 6d and 2s 6d bottles. - Wholesale Agents Harris and Son, and Kemfxhorne, Prosser and Co. , Christchurch ; or to the proprietor, H. CITRON, 6 1110 Akaroa. MR SIDNEY WOLF From the Royal Academy of Music, London, PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND PIANOFORTE, Cox Street,'Ashburton. SINGING CLASS. Quarter commences THURSDAY, 24tb, Oddfellows’ Hall. Singing at sight. Part singing, Glees, etc., etc. Terms —One Guinea per quarter. 4960 Jl O B SALE. CRUSHED OATS, 2s 6d per bushel. CHAFF, BRAN, &o. FIRST-CLASS POTATOES. A LOT OF IRON TANKS. Joseph Clark, Ashburton and Tinwald Consultation. 10s. L FORTUNE FOR A Fortune for 10a ADAMASTOR’S NOVELTY CONSULTATION I THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. To be run on 4th November. 134 nominations. WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER Ist.



Capital, £5,000 ; in 10,000 shares of 10s each. 319 prizes to be distributed as follows Horses : First, £1,000; Second, £400; Third, £200; Starters (divide), £300; Non-starters (divide), £6O0 —Total, L 2500. Cash Awards: sat £IOO, £500; 10 at £SO, £SOO ; 20 at £25, £SOO ; 40 at £lO, £4OO ; 50 at £6, £3OO ; 60 at £s—Total, £2,500. Each Ticket has seven separate chances, race and cash awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post Office Orders when convenient, or Bank Notes. Cheques must be marked correct by Bank. Notice—Registered Letters not accepted. Two stamps required for reply and result. Programmes, with nominations of horses, sent free on application. Will positively close on or before November Ist, 1884. ADAMASTOR’S SPECIAL PRIZE of £SO.—A special Prize of £SO will be given to the first Shareholder, of 4 tickets, or more, who names the first three horses in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each Tipster’s letter is received, and the first correct Tipster will receive this Special Prize. Each shareholder of not -less than 4 tickets is entitled to a tip ; of 8 tickets, 2 tips, and so on for each and every 4 tickets. The £SO is placed in the hands of the Editor of the Otago WeeUy Witness, Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers on application can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and address, if required. N.B. —The Dunedin Cup will follow. Address—ADAMASTOR, Care of Lyons and Hart, 2 331 P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. Robin hood s great novelty C IMPAN V’S Programme on the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups, No vember, 1884, is now open with a sub scribed capital of £IO,OOO, in 20,000 shares at 10s each, 404 prizes, each ticket having seven chances. To an investor of 20s the odds are 25 to 1, £3,110 may be won with one liclret. Melbourne Cup (134 prizes)—lst horse, £2,000 ;, 2nd, £9OO ; 3rd, £450 ; other starters (about £33 each), £9OO ; non-starters (about £l6 each), £l,7so—total, £6,0.0. New Zea land Cup (70 prizes)—lst horse, £I,OCO ; 2nd, £4OO ; 3rd, £2OO ; , other starters (about £27 each), £2so'; non starters (about £ll each), £650 —total, L 2,500. Cash bonds (200 prizes)—2 at £SO, £IOO ; 6at £25, £l5O ; 6 at £2O, £l2O ; 40 at £10; L 46 at £5, £730-total, £1,500. Will close on November Ist. 55,000 shares have been sold by us on various events since our commencement. Appli cations as usual—two 2d stamps for reply and result; money orders or cheques marked correct with Is exchange added preferred ; if notes or coin are sent ’ letters should be registered ; tele grams and registered letters received and promptly attended to. 10 per cent de ducted from all prize moneys, 4 per cent of which we give to agents who sell tickets for us or clients who purchase books of 25 shares. Programmes with nominations and particulars (past, present, and future,) forwarded post free on appli cation. Agents returns must reach us not later than Slat October or they will not be recognised. Address Robin ( Hobd, care of Thos. Stapleton, Box 238, * P. 0., : Christchurch, or Jubal Fleming, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. N.B.—Although ws send to newspapers throughout New. Zealand, the names and addresses of principal winners, our Com pany, as many other Consultations adver tise they do, respectfully remind the * public and our clients that our books are “ at all times open for inspection to any ' subscriber. Informa ion not confined to the Press. We consider each subscriber I has an canal tight * infection. 1 47



We ere now receiving parcels for Home to despatch per Tongariro, sailing this month. Revised cheap rates. Insurance effected if desired. Tariff and all information on application CUFF & GRAHAM, Box 937 Post Office, Christchurch ; and Lyttelton, Telephone 22. 8 1679 Business Notices. DANISH Seed Oats. CTE Undersigned Jim & fall Stock W ■ ■ —“ Nothing drapery FLANNELS, &o. Boots and Shoes, Large Stock of Groceries and Oilmen’s Stores. SPECIAL VALUE IN CHOICE TEA FEED aniTseed.oat . flour, branTAND SH RPS. AU at the lowest prices possible. Genn ine value and no make-believe or sham Large; discount, and other inducemen or cash. Families waited on weekly oftener if required. . *" D. WILLIAMSON, Bairi. Srnnsr, Ashbubto GREAT SLAUGHTER or Y G R R 'E' - O . *.p • --•***» 0 'J.A - V'' |f ® R r R —* Y BOOTS, &c. say f 5;. * iited not to bd outdone one; Only look at our OBSERVE THE PRICES. astonish yon I » “How is it done?” ARCADE r,-o*> ARO4DE •' ' Sacceas—but we it.”



Consultation. SPORTING NEWS. £4,000 320 CASH PRIZES. FIFTH GRAND HAMBURG DRAW ING IS NOW OPEN. The four previous drawings were filled, and all applications that came too late for the fourth will be registered in this draw ing. The fifth grand drawing for L 4,000 will close the end of. October, and the sixth drawing will open on the Ist November. This fifth grand drawing will consist of 820 money prizes, amounting to L 4,000 subscribed by 8,000 members at 10s each. The various Money Prizes will be dis tributed as follows : 1 £3OO prize; 1 £2OO prize; 1 £IOO prize; 2 £SO prizes; 10 £3O prizes; 15 £25 prizes; 15 £2O prizes; 15 £l6 prizes ; 160 £ls prizes; 100 £5 prizes. Total amount, £4,000: 320 money prizes. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 pro- I grames is guaranteed a prize, aad the chances are in favor of the investor draw ing a large prize, as there are L2O large prizes to 100 small ones. To any inves tor of £2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the head prize or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10s. Read this carefully. Hamburg Drawings the greatest odds are only 25 to 1 against an investor of 10s drawing a prize. But carefully note some of the horse consultations on the Mel bourne Cup, advertising 20,000 members at 10a, equal to LIO,OOO. The Cup gives 133 nominations, so that the odds are over 150 to 1 against an investor drawing a horte. Now take the cash prizes drawn j at the same time, and calculate the odds ; you will find in each of the cash awards I that the odds vary from 200 to 5,000 to 1 against an investor drawing a cash prize. The whole 20,000 marbles are advertised ta be replaced for each drawing ot the cash prizes, which gives the enormous odds against investors. The Company would simply ask investors to calculate the odds before placing their investments in any horse consultation ; and the Com pany would not presume to tell the public that they hare a number of chances and can win a number of prizes for a single in vestment of 10s. This fifth grand drawing for £4,000 will take place under the supeivision of a com mittee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. Notice —Country cheques marked cor rect by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. Post-office orders preferred, made payable only to Boa2. Bank notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letter® must be addressed BOA2, Care Mr Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 64 Po»* Officr Business Notices



£IOOO. QJIAND presentation OP CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR GIFTS. Anticipating the arrival of seve ral large consignments of choice goods suitable for the Christmas trade, wo purpose AT ONCE presenting our clients with tickets entitling them to participate in the Presentation. The PRESENTS, consisting of Works of Art, Needlework, Workboxes, Writing Desks, British and Foreign Toys, SEWING MACHINES, Japan ese Goods, &c. , will bo unpacked on or about DECEMBER Isi. On and after THURSDAY NEXT, 23rd OCTOBER, every customer will receive a ticket with each purchase, entitling the holder to select any present to the value stated on the ticket, which will amount to about ONE SEVENTH of the PURCHASE MONEY. G. L. Beath. & Co., ARGYLE HOUSE 5 100. T O PURCHASERS OP CR"vVN LANDS. FOR SALE—The NEW ZEALAND CROWN LANDS GUIDE for 1884. Price. <Jne Shilling. Apply, “GUARDIAN ” OFFICE.



Business Notices. MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED CAPITAL £250,000, 0 Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Poi Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on most Favorable Terms. Special Notice. —As this Company has been the means of Reducing Five Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own 'uterests by hesxtily It, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. Agent for Ashburton and District, Walter B. Moss, “GUARDIAN” OFFICE. CANTERBURY BRANCH. cf anf, & m ■WUvw m m mm m m* 859 ED Estabus Capital i 1000,000 Hv limited Liability of Share!! old m rjlHB PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson. AGENT, ASHBURTON. 24 T H E WONDER OF THE Herman’s WORLD. WORLD-RENOWNED SHEEP WASH AND CELEBRATED VERMIN DESTROYER.



Dressmaking. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to her numerous patrons that she has removed to Tancreif street, opposite Mr Chapman’s, painters, Ashburton. List of Prices for making Dresses—Chil dren’s, 2a 6d to 7s ; Ladies', 6s to 12s 6d. Orders promptly attended to. -3962 Reid and gray’s New Positive Feed Broadcast Seedsower, For Sowing Grain, Grass, Turnip, Rape, Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sower can bearranged, when ordered, to sow Lucerne or other small seeds simultaneously to the sowing of Ryegrass if desired. It is the only Sower in the Market that will sow with absolute regularity on either exces sively rough or (very smooth land. It will sow any desired quantity of Grain or Grass by simply changing one wheel. Corn Drills all Sizes. Jointed Pulverising Disc Harrows. — The Best.—Over 500 in use. Improved Prize Chafpcuttees.— With cast-steel mouthpieces, when properly handled, make no long straws, conse quently chafi requires no riddling. They are in use largely all over JVew Zealand, several of the large-sized machines being lately fitted up at Christchurch. Improved Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs.— The best, and consequently the cheapest in the market. 3,4, and 6 leaf harrows. Square linked chain har rows- New design of tripod harrows. 5 and 7 tined field grubbers. Cambridge rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches diam. Plain cylinder field rollers. Horse gears for 1, 2,3, and 4 horses. Best iron-bark swingle-trees. Ropes and pully gear for 4-horse yokes. Threshing machine fit tings Belting all sizes. Iron and brass castings of all kinds to order. Fencing standards cut and punched to any length and guage. Drays made from best sea soned timber, with Gilpin axles. Gray’s patent standard for folding sheep. Winners of the Gold Medal at the Melbourne Exhibition for their Double Furrow Plough, vide Jurors’ Report:— “ Ploughs —ln ploughs there is one ex hibit 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 to any other Kakaia. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company are now representing us n this’district REID & GRAY



This preparation Is known throughout the civilised world to be far superior to any thing yet discovered for eradictating tick, scab or lice on sheep, goats or cattle. It is sufficient to say that One Shilling Packet of the Powder dissolved in two buckets of water will wash Eighteen Sbeep. This admits the most economial, as well as the simplest plan in the world for the cure and prevention of diseases incident to farm stock. By its use the farmer can secure the health of his stock at the rate of |d per head per annum. In all large Sheep Districts In Australia, South America, and Africa, no other pre paration is used. The vermin destroyer is also invaluable for the purp, of the Horticulturist; and it is most extensively used by the Flower and Kitchen Gardener n Europe, America, and the British possessions in all parts of the Globe. One packet dissolved in two buckets of water will serve for over half an acre of ground and will effectually prevent blight and exclude all other garden pests. As a Vermin Killer it is an unrivalled specific. Its use will speedily exterminate all household pests, such as bugs, cockroaches, fleas on animals, moths in furs, and insects on birds of all kinds, from the canary to the poultry. For this purpose simpl and plain directions are given on every packet. The powder can also be used In a dry state for the destruction of rats and mice. A little sprinkled on a shoe of bread and butter; or a piece of meat or cheese is sought after greedily by those vermf* while the household pets such as cats and dogs will not touch it in any form, and ] therefore perfectly safe. The above marvellous discovery has gained for Herman Bros, and 00., London, the silver medal at the mtercolonial Exhibition at Melbourne, 1866, besides numerous testimonials from Government officia and all the elite of the medical faculty in Europe. HERMAN BROS. & 00. beg to announce that they have appointed CHARLES NEATE, Chemist and Druggist, East street, their sole Agent for Ashburton and vicinity, and from him the preparation car be obtained in parcels Price—One Shilling; or six packets for Five Shillings. Liberal reduction allowed to the trade. Manufactory—BEAUMONT SQUARE, MILE END ROAD, LONDON. 8 28



QHEAP GOAL. CHEAP COAL. FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY. R. S~BEAN Having a large stock of coal on hand, is prepared to sell at a sacrifice, and will deliver the best Newcastle Screened Coal in town and suburbs at Prices which will DEFY COMPETITION. Call at once on E. JS. Bean, ASHBURTON COAL AND FIRE WOOD DEPOT, West street, 6 1147 COACH FACTORY, Havelock street. Established 1876. Baker & Brown, OOACHBUILDERS, &0., Manufacturers of all kinds of buggies and carriages of English or American designs. Workmanship Guaranteed. Baggies repaired, re-painted, re-trim med, etc. 196 ANEW DEPARTURE.—Why is my new Fruit and Italian Warehouse lite a river? Because it becomes flo ded now and again with new Goods tr meet the steadily increas ing demands. 1 -y good; but that’s not the answer. Try aga/n. Becaus : “ Shops may come and shops may go, but (his goes on for ever,” Very good indeed; but still tuat’s not the answer. Here it is then—Because it has a bank on either side. I trust the intelligent : nd discerning pu' lie will mark, learn, and inwardly digest the following part of this adver tisement. The enquiry is jtill made—Where can we procure good tea? I answer again—Use Nelson Moate and Co.’s pure blended teas, and you will derive much pleasure and satis faction. Ylfhy ? Because that firm thoroughly understands the tea trade. Mr Nelson is a tea. taster of life-long experience, . and his blends ot pure Indian and other teas give universal satisfaction. Try them I I am wholesale and retail agent for Ashburton, and these teas of the different kinds and prices, can, at all times, be procured at my shop in packages, boxes and half-chests. My stock now embraces nearly every article in the gro cery and Italian trades, and family orders I can now delivermy where in Ashburton and neighborhood. I hall be supplied with the various fruits inr ason, as usual, and while heartily thanking, all my customers I respect fully solicit their continued patronage. I assure them and the general public that I shall strive to deserve the preference they may give me by studying their interests—rs well as my own.—H. M. CARSON.



Sporting. RACING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 20th and 21st, 1884. President : E. G. Wright. Vice-President : W. C. Walker. Judge : Matthew Stitt. Stewards : L. E. Corsbie H, Friedlander R, Friedlander T. Leahy Treasurer ; 0. 0. Foots. 0. W. Purnell W. Q. Rosa H. T. Winter Starter ; P. Campbell. Clerk op the Scales : M. Friedlander. Clerk of the Course : A. Hewson. Handicappers : Open races—E. G, Griffiths. District races —R. Friedlander, T. Leahy, S. Saunders and M. Stitt. First race each day to start at 1 p. m. FIRST DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (handicap), of 50 sovs ; over six flights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 aovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. 1£ miles. District horses only, 2. Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 3 aovs. 1£ miles. 3. Ashburton Cup (handicap), of 200 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs; acceptance, 6 sovs ; and a sweep of ‘isovs, to be paid to the Secretary by 9 o’clock the night before the race, to go to the second horse. l£ miles. 4. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sove; welter weights for age ; entrance, 3 sovs. ]£ miles. District hoisea only. 5. Welter Handicap, of 50 sovs ; mini mum weight, Bs* ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance. 2 sovs. 1 mile. 6. Post Stakes Handicap, of 20 sovs; nomination, 1 sov to be made imme diately after the Welter Handicap is run ; acceptance free, to be made to the Secretary within ten minutes of declaration of weights. 1 mile. Dis trict horses only.



SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sova ; over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 2 sova ; acceptance, 2 sova. 2 miles 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 120 sovs ; nomination, 2 sova ; acceptance, 3 sovs ; second hprse to receive 20 sova from the stake. miles. 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. l£ miles. District horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomi nation, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. | miles. 5. Hunters’ Flat. Race Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sova ; for horses that have not won 26 sova in one event on the flat ; minimum weight 10st. 2 miles. All horses starting for this race must qualify over a hurdle to the satisfac tion of the Stewards. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 30 sovs; nomination, 1 sov to be made imme diately after the Hunters’ Flat Race is iuti; acceptance, 1 sov to be made to the Secretary within ten minutes of declaration of weights. 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint; their decision on all points c nnected with carrying out this programme to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rules strictly adhered to. 3. A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County from July Bth, 1884, and up to the date of the forth coming meeting and owned by a person who has resided in the said County during the same period. 4. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of ..11 monies payable in accord ance with this programme for expenses of the course. 5. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club. NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES All entries and nominations to bo accompanied by entrance fees, name, and age of the horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p. m. on Monday, October 20th. Weights for the first day’s handicaps and Open Hurdle Race will be published on Saturday, November 15th. Weights for the other handicaps will be published at 8 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. Acceptances fo' the first day’s handi caps and Open Hurdle Race to be made to the Secretary not later than 9 p. ra. on Tuesday, November 18th ; acceptances for other handicaps at 9 o’clock on the even ing of the first day’s racing.



Sporting. SHBURTON SUMMER RACES. FOR DISTRICT HORSES ONLY. To be held on the Racecourse, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1884. President : W. O. Walker, Esq., M.H.R. A, Harrison | Judge: S. Saunders. Clerk of the Scales: A Harrison. Clerk of the Course : John Corbett. Starter: Dr Leahy. Hani icappers : S. Saunders and M. Stitt. Treasurer: A. Harrison. Countifs Hurdle Race, a handicap of 30 sovs, over six flights of hur dles, about 3ft 6in high. Nomina tion, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from stakes. miles. Christmas Handicap, of 40 sovs Nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, sovs. Second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. 1| miles. Welter Selling Hur'<y Scurry, of 10 sovs. No weight under 10st. The winner to be sold for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds. Post entry, 10s. £ mile. Flying Handicap, of SO sovs. Nomina tion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. | mile. Novel Race, of 40 sovs. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the pro ceeds to go the funds of the Club. 1 mile. Summer Handkmp, of 30 sovs. Nomina tion, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. miles. Hack Race. First horse 10 sovs ; second horse, a whip ; third horse, pair of spurs. Catch weights. Post entry, 10s. | mile. Consolation Race, of 20 sovs, for all beaten horses during the meeting. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, free. 1 mile. Vice-President : Joseph Ivess, Jffisq. Stewards : E. G, Crisp T. Quill O. C. Fooks M. Stitt PROGRAM VIE.



RULES. 1. A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the country lying between the south bank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki, from September 27, 1884, and up to the date of the forthcoming meet ing, and owned by a person who has re sided in the district above defined during the same period. 2. General rules of Ashburton Racing Club and Canterbury Jockey Club racing rules strictly adhered to, and new scale of weight for age adopted. 3. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable in ac cordance with the programme, for ex penses of the course. 4. All disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing shall bo decided by the stewards, or whom they may ap point, their decision on all points con nected with the carrying out of this pro gramme to be final, and entries will only be received subject to these condi tions. 5. All nominations and acceptances go to the fund All entries and nominations to be ac companied by entrance fees, name and age of horse and colois of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary, addressed to the Commercial Hotel, Ashburton, not later tha 9 p. m. on Monday, December 1. Weights wdl be declared and published in outside papers on the morning of Wed nesday, December 24th, and acceptances for the races to be paid to the Secretary as above not later than 9 p. m. on Satur day, December 27. G. J. SHAW, 10 1891 Hon. Secretary. Public Companies. XTEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £210,000, Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stations and Stock, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. HOLDS PERIODICALS AUCTION 8 ALES of Wool, Grain, Skins, Hides, Tallow, Live Stock, Land, etc, at its Salerooms, Warehouses and the Cen tral Markets. Special and Clearing Sales- also conducted. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Ratos.



AGENTS xN CANTERBURY FOR— Raaton Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to bo the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilieaume's Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire Candy’s Patent Cotion Belting. Maldon Island Guano, Further particulars on application at the Company’s Odices, Christctnrch, Ashbur ton and Rakaia. JOHN COOKE, Manager Christchurch H. IT. SECRETAN, ■t- gent, A siiburto . a.W. X-’JxtNEP • f P i rsa KENNEDY & Miss CAMERON DRESSMAKERS, COMPTON’S BUILDINGS, Moore Street, Ashburton. and Fit Guakanteed. Boys’ Suits Made. 3 500



N.B. —The attention of owners is par ticularly called to ths fact that no nomin ation or acceptance will bo received unless IT IS LODGED WITH THE SECRETARY before the hour stated for closing. When letters are not posted until the day of closing it will be prudent to briefly advise contents by telegram. S. SAUNDERS, .Score’ary 7 1280 HEA PE R THAN EVER. Picture Frames. HUNDREDS OP FEET OF NEW MOULDINGS, To select from. The Trade Supplied. Oxford FRAMES Manufactured on th Premises. GATES S PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTORY Peter street, Ashburtv*' 8 1528



Sporting. ETHYEN RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1834. President—J. C. Wason. Vice-President —W. 0. Walker. Judge—D. Cameron (Clunes). Stewards—T. T. Jackson, W, Wright, T. R. Cunningham, W. Rowse, B, Alexander, A. Macfarlano, R. Patton. Treasurer—J. Jackson. Starter—J. Devery, Clerk of the Scales—J. Hibbs. Clerk of the Course —G. Coward. Handicappers—S. Saunders, M. Stitt and W. Rowse. First Race to start at 1 o’clock sharp. 1. Maiden Plate, of 15 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 1 sov. Distance, miles. 2. Handicap Huddle Pace, of 25 sots (over eight Sights cf hurdles, aboat 3ft Gin high), and a sweep of 1 sor each, to be paid to the Secretary before 9 p.m. the night before the races; to go to the second horse. Distance, 2 miles. Nominations, li sovs ; acceptance, 1 sovs. 3. ThbMethven Ccp, a handicap of 50 sovs and a sweep of 2 sovS each (to be paid to the Secretary before 9 p.m. the night before the race) to go to the second horse. Distance, 2 miles. Nomination, 2 sovs ; accep tance, 1 sov. 4 Trotting Race, a distance handicap of 12 sovs. Distance, 3 miles. No* ruinations, £ sov ; acceptance, £ sov. 5. Distbict Hukdle Raoe, a handicap of 15 sovs; over eight fiiahts of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high. Distance 2 miles. Nomination, 1 jjaovs ; acceptance, 1 sovs. 6. District Selling Hag v Race, of 10 sovs ; the winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 10 sovs, any surplus over that amount to go to the funds of the Club; catch weights. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 1 sov, 7. Consolation Handicap, of 15 sovs, for horses that have been beaten dar ing the meeting. Nominations to be made to the Secretary immediately after the District Selling Race. No mination, 1 sov ; acceptance free, to be made within ten minutes after the declaration of the weights. Dis tance, 1 mile.



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint; their decision on all points in carrying oat the pro* gramme to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rules strictly adhered to. 3. A district horse shall mean any horse whose owner has resided in the Mount Hutt or South Rakaia Road Board districts, or Alford Forest as far as Bowyet’s Stream, thence along Thomp son’s Track to Mitcham for three montha immediately preceding the races, and has been their bond fide property during that time 4. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable in ac cordance with this programme for expen ses of the course. 5. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club. NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES Nominations for Handicaps to be ao companied by fees, name, age, and per formance of the horse and colors of the rider to be sent to the Secretary, adr dressed Methven Hotel, before $ p.m. on Nov. 25tH. Weights will be declared on Bth December. Acceptances and General Entries to be made to the Secretary, at the Methven Hotel, not later than WEDNESDAY, December 17th, at 9 p.m. N OFFER FOR THIS MONTH ONLY. LON4RGAN & LONARGAN CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, Will send to.any Railway Station in Can- (carnage paid) during This Month only, on receipt of a Post Office Orderfoc 22s 6d a TWEED SUIT OF CLOTHE! (Coat, Yest and Trousers). Any Man’s size 3 to 7 (threes to sevens Similar Suits are sold in Country Stores at 455, and then not dear. No one need afraid to send for one, as the MONEY WILL BE RETURNED if the suit does not meet with approval REMEMBER ! ! This offer cannot extend over the end of THIS MONTH ; after they will only be sold at TWO POUNDS 10 194 f G. COWARD, Hon. Secretary,. Business Notices. OP



Cut this out and don’t fail to send size required, or forget to make Post Office Order payable to LONARGA.N & LONARGAN, Christchurch. We guarantee to send to any Railway Station in Canterbury (carriage paid), ONE TWEED SUIT, as mentioned above. Money to be returned if it does not meet with approval. July, 1884. 3 442 BEST Rubber Stamp Manufactory in New Zealand.—Stamps of any size and for any purpose made by Leonard Pozzi, Gunsmith, and ten years practical Sewing Machinist. Mathematical, Musi cal Instruments, Electric Batteries, and Musical Boxes, etc., repaired. 138 Glou cester street, opposite Theatre Royal, Christchurch. 960 FOREST HOTEL. John Tisch, Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call from his old friends and as many new ones as can make it convenient to give look in Good accw .odatioa for horses. 1328