The Ashburton Guardian.

V()ti. V.—No. 1,528

ASHBURTON. THURSDAY, APRIL

IPKTCE-ONE penny



Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &e. 0 B. FOOKS AND SONS, Architects, CITO EHOIKKBBS, VaVTATOBS, IdCSIfSTH) SUBVBTOBB, AMU LIAMD BbOKBBS, TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashbubtom. Shipping. SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE, THROUGH AMERICA AND, via SANDWICH ISLANDS. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company (under contract with the New Zealand and New South Wales Governments) will despatch, the undermentioned steamers as uniter:— Passengers booked to London, Liver pool, or Paris at a through rate, thus securing special advantages. For rates of Freight and Passage, and >or full information, apply to GARDNER & PIOKERING, Agents, 161, Hereford street, Christchurch.



Conveyances. TmWALD AND MOUNT SOMER S RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND CAVENDISH ROYAL MAIL COACH. The above Ceach leaves Hood’s hotel for Cavendish Railway Station every Tues day and Saturday, meeting each train. Passengers by morning train may pro ceed by coach to Alford Forest, thence to Methven in time for the last train for Christchurch, or may return in time for the last train for Ashburton, la JOHN HOOD AUSTRALASIAN jp AROELS EXPRESS. Parcels and Packages forwarded to any address, at cheap, through, inclusive * One charge. No extras. No trouble. No charge for booking or for collecting packages np to B6lbs weight within the city. Daily despatches by Fail, and to Great Britain, Enrope and Australia by every steamer. Extract from tariff, including all charges to Address of Consignee : S g 3 P n ■a pa i—i 03 H O B c o B g> P* °‘ c* o W vn Ol O 0\ C\ P*



We are now receiving parcels for Home to despatch per Tongariro, sailing this month. Bevised cheap rates. Insurance effected if desired. Tariff and all information on application 1 UFF & GRAHAM, Box 237 Post Office, Christchurch ; and Lyttelton. Telephone 22. 8 1872 Business Notices. DANISH Seed Oats. Tine Undersigned has a full Stock COLONIAL CLOTHING DRAPERY FLANNELS, &o. Boots and Shoes, Large Stock of Groceries and Oilmen’s Stores. SPECIAL VALUE IN CHOICE TEA FEED AND SEED OAT . FLOUR, BRAN, AND SH RPS.



Consultation. NEWS. £I,OOO 320 CASH PRIZES, EIGHTH GRAND HAMBURG DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. To a purchaser of 25 programmea 4 one will be given gratia.



From the undoubted popularity and great success these drawings have ob tained throughout New Zealand the pro moters are enabled to bring them before the public every two months. There is also the fact that all these {drawings have filled some time before the advertised date of closing, which has enabled the Com pany to pay the prizes in full. The eighth grand drawing for L 4,000 will close the end of April, and the ninth Hamburg drawing will open on the Ist of May. This eighth grand drawing will consist of 320 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 £ls prizes ; 160 £lO prizes; 100 £5 prizes. Total amount, £4,000; 320 money prizes. To a purchaser of 25 programmes one will be given gratia. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 pro grammes is guaranteed a prize, aad the chances are in favor of the investor draw ing a large prize, as there are 220 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 an investor of 10s. Read this carefully.—ln Boaz’s Grand Hamburg Drawings the greatest odds are only 25 to 1 against an investor of 10s drawing a prize. ” But carefully note the enormous odds against investors drawing a horse or cash prize in any of the horse consultations. The marbles are replaced for each drawing of the cash prizes, which gives the enormous odds against investors. This Company would simply ask investors to calculate the odds before placing their investments in any horse consultations; and this Com pany would not presume to tell the public that they have a number of chances and can win a number of prizes for a single in vestment of 10s. Note.—Prize winners whether winning large or small prizes are informed that their names will not be made public with out their written consent.



This Bth grand drawing for £4,-000 will take place under the aupeivision of a com mittee of eight subscribers, 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 Boaz. Bank notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters end telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letter® must be addressed



Boaz, Care Mr Moaely, Wholesale & Retail



Tobacconist, Box 64Po»t Officr Dnnetf’ 19 1136



N OTHING SUCCEEDS SUCCESS. LIKE ROBIN HOOD. Look at our Dunedin Cup and Great Autumn results First prize, Birthday Handicap, LI,OOO. First prize, Grand National, L3OO. Two races and eight classes cash bonds. Apply Early. DUNEDIN BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, To be run at Dunedin, May 25, ltßs. N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL, To be run at Christchurch, May 25, 1885. Will Close May 22. 8,000 members at 10s. About 220 prizes. Each ticket has ten chances, and can iaobtain a prize in each of ten drawings. Birthday Handicap First ... ...Li.ooo Second Third All othe s di v’dcd, about L2B each ... 300 ISO 4CO Grand National. First L3OO Second Third All others di vided, about L4O each ... ISO 75 2 at 50 at 25 at 20 at 15 LI,BSO 191 CASH BONDS. ... LIOO io at 10 ... 100 15 at 8 100 30 at 6 150 115 at S L 725 LIOO 120 180 575 Li,42S All applications exceeding advertised number of 8,000 will be allotted as Extra Cash Bonds of L 5 each (leas usual com mission), instead of increasing value of existing prizes, and will be called 9th class. We wish to be distinctly under stood that our drawings are always con ducted by a committee of shareholders, and that representatives of the Press are likewise present; and names and addresses of principal winners are always sent throughout New Zealand. From the number of people who inspect our books day by day, and the correspondence we receive (and answer) relative to our draw ings, distribution of prizes, and our busi ness generally, it seems almost superfluous to still say “ our books are always open for inspection;” yet such is the fact, and our ever increasing business shows plainly the result.



Please send two 2d stamps for reply and result, P. O. orders preferred. la ex change on Cheques and Stamps. Coin and Notes must be registered. Regis tered letters and telegrams received. Address—ROßlN HOOD, Care of Thos, Stapleton, Box 238, P. 0., Christchurch. C r care of Jubal Fleming, City Baths. Colombo st., Christchurch. 10.000 BOTTLES SOLD LAST I IT WINTER. 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 Kempxhoene, Prosser and Co. Christchurch : or to the proprietor, H. CITRON, 6 1110 Akaroa. O PURCHASERS OF OR r iVN LANDS. FOR SALE—The NEW ZEALAND OROWH LANDS GUIDE for 1884. Priofc»%)ne Shilling, Apply, 1 “GUARDIAN 1 'FFIOE,



All at the lowest prices possible. Gena >ne value and no make-believe or sham „ Xtarge discount, and other inducemen or Families waited on weekly cftener if requited. D. WILLIAMSON, East Sibket, Ashbueto BAKER BROS., Builders, Under takers, etc., Wakanui road and Cass street —-B. B. desire to state that having the mu recent and improved Hbabse and Uoinuraro Ooaoh, are prepared to furnish and conduct Funerals on special and most reasonable terms. Country orders will receive prompt attention. Note the ad dress, comer of Wakanui road and Cass street. Orders may be left at the Ash fcurton Coach Factory; or Box 16, Post Msswwa, 167



Consultations. HE GLOBE CONSULTATION CO.’S N.Z. GRAND STEEPLECHASE (Christchurch). To be run on 25th May, 18S5. 6,000 SHARES at 10s EACH, L 3,000. First prize Birthday Handicap, 1600; First prize N.Z Grand National Handicap, L4OO. About 100 Prizes. The above company, in presenting their second programme, would call special atten tion to the address of the parties en trusted with the correspondence. Having been entrusted by th? Canterbury Jockey and other Clubs with the sole manage ment and control of their totalisators, which have given universal satisfaction to the public, will be a sufficient guarantee as to the genuineness and successful working of the consultation. Special advantages are offered to investors in the Globa Consultation Com pany, by reason of the tickets being printed in such a manner as to enable the purchaser of a whole ticket to dispose of a half-share, and as each half of the ticket is numbered, the money will be paid to holders of same on presentation. Letters to enclose two 2d stamps for reply and result. Money orders accepted. Cheques marked correct with la exchange added outside of Canterbury. Ten per cent, deducted from all prize moneys. programme on the BIRTHDAY HANDICAP (Dunedin) AND



Programmes, with nominations and full particulars, sent post free on application.



Address— GLOBE CONSULTATION COMPANY, Box 287 Post Oflice, Care HOBBS & GOODWIN, Office—Hobbs’ Buildings, Cathedral 3 372 Square, Christchurch. Business Notices. TOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for females quickly correct all irregulari tiesand relieve thedistressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Bores Is and 2s 9d, of all chemists. Prepared only by E, T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng land. Wholesale of all the wholesale houses. —Beware of imitations. 1 12 MR SIDNEY WOLF, From the Royal Academy of Music, Professor of Pianoforte and Singing, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashbur ’ m and surrounding district that the fresh 'tn commences on THURSDAY, the Bth instant. For terms apply to Mr Wolf, at his residence, Cox street; or at Mr T. F. Faeley, stationer, Saunders’ Buildings. Concerts, balls and parties arranged for. Pianofortes tuned, toned and regulated, 1 31 Mount somers & methyen ROYAL MAIL COACH. On and after January Ist, 1885, the undersigned will run a Coach each Tues day, Thursday and Saturday, starting at noon from Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, for Springburn and Alford Forest, there connecting with Duff s Coach from Methven returning same evening. Fares—Spring burn, 2s, return, 3s; Alford Forest, 4s, return, s. 1 27 T. HIX.



Business Notices. ONE box of Clark’s B 41 pills is war ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex (acquired or constitutional), gravel and pains in the back. Guaranteed free £ from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and patent medicine vendors. Sole pro prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Coun ties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Whole sale of all the wholesale houses. 118 Reid and quay’s New Positive Peed Broadcast Seedsower, For Sowing Grain, Grass, Turnip, Rape, Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sower can be arranged, 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 800 in use. Improved Prize Ohapfcutiers. With cast-steel mouthpieces, when properly handled, make no long straws, conse quently chaff requires no riddling. They are in use largely all over New 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 5 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 I, 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.



Winner* of the Gold Medal at the Melbourne Exhibition for their Double Fuubow Plough, vide Jurors’ Report:— “ Plouohs— ln ploughs there is one ex hit.it to which wa wish to draw special attention as being the best, and that is the Double Furrow of ReP and Gray, of Dunedin, tiew Zealand, iniiinish and con struction it is far superior to any other



Bakaia. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company are now representing ns ni this district REID b ORAV Horse Breaking. mOTTY & LOVELL are prepared to JL Break Young Horses to Saddle at L2 each ; Saddle and Harness, L 3 10a. YIO O AN STABLES, Tancred street. 9 1647 T. A. GATES, PETER] U [STREET M°f L D PICTURES I W Framed Artistically. N E MAPS Properly Mounted. G None but the best materials ONE BUT THE BEST E Cabinet-making Executed G W in inimitable style, N and Cheaply. I M A D 0 L u UNDERTAKER & CABINETMAKER. ADMISSION FREE.—There ares everal subjects agitating just now the public mind, and need not be enumerated; These all, however, retire before the all engrossing ques tion, Where can we procure good tea? Many fortunate persons have set this question at rest by purchasing the favorite blends of Nelson, Moate and Co.; but many have not done so, and, consequently, their minds are still un settled, and a feeling of unrest prevails. The remedy is easy and certain. Give me a call Admission Tree 1 Great Variety of well-chosen goods in stock, too numerous to particularise, and all to be sold at the lowest possible prices for cash or monthly accounts. H. M. Carson, Grocery, Fruit and Italian Warehouse, between the two banks, wholesale and retail agent for Nelson Moate and Co.’s pure blended leas, in packets aijd boxes. Government Notice. THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND, Atention is directed to the provisions of ihe Acta establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within easy ■each of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State cTers to every per son : I.—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 Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. 5. —Having acted as Trustee, Executor or Administrator, wishing to be relieved oi ohe burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis ration, the option of us; ag the State ma thinory, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. Every information may be obtained from ALEXANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; Oe from R. O. HAMBRTON, Public Trustee Wellington, 12th May. 1682



Ashburton coal and fire wood DEPOT, r. s7bean Has for Sale at Lowest Rates— COAL (Newcastle and Native). POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, WIRE, &c OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, OHIOKWHEAT. Also, a first-class NEW EXPRESS with Reversible Seats. Terms, if desired. E. S. Bean, West street. 6 1147 Public Companies. IVTEW 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 1 SAUESof 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 Rates. AGENTS £S CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co. ’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines Imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume’a Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Farther particulars on application at the Company’s OfFoes, Christchurch, Ashbur ton and Rakaia. JOHN COOKE, Manager. Christchurch H, H. SEORETAN, Agent, A shbnrto O. W JEN®.'



Business Notices. QROWN IRON WORKS, ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. Portable Eanges Burn Wood and Coal—in Four Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON IN Four, Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths. 40-per cent. Cheaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1988



Hgriesselioh AND CO, • WEAVERS’ HALL, WOOL EXCHANGE, LONDON, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Established 1855. Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon 2$ per cent, commission, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to the prompt realisation of Produce at highest prices upon 1 per cent, commission. Orders to be accompanied by Letters of Credit or part remittance in Bank Drafts or Produce. Open Policies of Insurance for floating cargoes to cover sea risks. References —Chief Office of the London and Westminster Bank, or Agra Bank, London, and most of the Colonial Banks. Current Price Lists, Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or information on application. 1 35



B ALLAN TYNE’S Great Sale. FIRST-CLASS DRAPERY & CLOTHING BEING SACRIFICED AT MARVELLOUS PRICES. TH E Premises are shortly to be taken down and re built. The Goods most therefore be cleared out, so that all who are likely to want Drapery should take the advantage of making an early call at DUNSTABLE HOUSE. NO DISCOUNTS. 35 Gc li. Beath & Co.’s ANNUAL SALE NOW ON. The Cheapest of G ods EVER OFFERED in Canterbury. 21 DAYS ONLY. DAYS ONLY. Previous tc opening up. NEW AUTUMN GOODS AUTUMN NEW AUTUMN GOODS. J2S3- VISIT BEATH & CO’S "82$ THIS WEEK. See Christchurch Papers for Pricer. G L. Beath & Co., ARGYLE HOUSE CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH 6 100



Business Notices. TO THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS. Threshing Books of all kinds and sizes neatly printed and bound to order at the Guardian Office. CA BD—To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretion of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, etc., I will send a recipe that will cure you free of.charge. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self-addressed envelope and s'xpence to prepay postage to the Rev Joseph T. Inman, station D, New York City, U. S. A. 1



Caution. SOME unscrupulous firms are trying to force on the New Zealand people a Nostrum, under the cloak that it is made in the United States— WHICH IS NOT TRUE. Under this pretence they are trying to deceive the Public and Incautious Pur chasers into the belief that they are the Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS. We wish to warn all honest and unsus pecting people against this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS Are put up in Squre, Panelled, Amber colored Bottles, with White Label on one side, printed in Black Letters, and Green Hop Cluster; and, on the other side, Ifellow Label, with Directions in Red Letters, in English and German, and the name of “Dr Soule” blown in every Bottle. This is the only form in which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS are put



ef I \? ELZ BROTHERS, Coach-builder s y BRICK BUILDINGS (Opposite Cookson’a Stables). We take this opportunity to inform our friends and the genera public that wo have RE-COMMENOED BUSINESS and by turning out bht first-class work at moderate charges hope to receive as before a fair share of patronage. To Re pairs, Re-painting and Re-Trimming, we pay particular attention. 1 152



f>l m OA per day to be made by per wi J -'- ; sons 0 f either sex, In their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful suc cess. Anyone can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boy. and girls earn nearly as much as Full particulars and instructions tnaile.. free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to ua at once. ddress Stinson ani> Co. Portland, Maine, United States.



The Standard Company. gPEOI AL NOTICE THE LIGHT-RUNNING STANDARD SEWING MACHINE.



The STANDARD has more improvements than all the other Sewing Machines put together 1 Has always been the best and is now the cheapest. That it meets every require* ment of a critical public is shown by its great popularity and in creasing sale throughout America, Europe, Australia and New Zea land. m i Sob AGENT FOR ASHBURTON— W. 0. Page, EAST STREET. A ihburtoO' Business Notices QO R N AND CHAFF STORE. CHAFFCUTTING. OHAFFCUTTING. We are prepared to cut Chaff in any quantities, on Farmer’s premises. Jones & Bradshaw HAVELOCK STREET. 1 67



R GALL O W A WHEELWRIGHT Wakanui road, Ashburton. y. (Next Ray's Machine Shop) Special attention is devoted to all kinds of repairs, Oombined with moderate charges. 211199 Thos. Bullock. REVISED LIST of PROPERTIES For Sale and to let, etc. SUBURBAN. A small Farm containing 60 acres, with dwelling house, neal town ; liberal terms Lots 18 and 41, each containing 1 rood 39 perches, Allenton Suburban District Lot 86, North-west Town Belt, con taining 1 acre, capital site for a private residence Lots 94, 95, 96, fronting the Wakanui road, good site for a house Lota 62 63, corner of Wakanui road and Town Belt Lot 22, containing £-acre, with five roomed house, Alford Forest road Lots 42, 43, 44, 62, 63, together with house, Allenton, near the Woollen Factory Lot 24, Alford Forest road, together with dwelling-house Five acres, first class building site, corner of Middle and Allan road TIN WALD. Lot 43, fenced and planted, with three roomed house thereon Lots 356, 359, 360 Lots 8, 11, 101, McMurdo street Lots 234, 235, 236, 237, Anne street TOWN PROPERTIES. 777, Corner of Cox and William street 778, Adjoining fronting Cox street. 1090, Wills street, with five-roomed house, well situated 535, Peter street, with dwelling-house and blacksmith’s shop. 545, 554, 553, To let only, at a nomi nal rental. TO LET : Seven-roomed House on the Town Belt east, near the Parsonage, at a low rental Five-roomed Cottage in Burnett street Commodious premises in hast street Blacksmith’s shop, together with dwelling-house, in Peter street Five-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house, Graham’s road, Tinwald Shop and boarding-house in Triangle Comfortable House, together with Stable, near the Woollen Factory Office in Arcane Shop and dwelling in Moore street. 12s 6d per week—commodious boarding house to let at the above rental MISCELLANEOUS : FOR SALE. Second-hand double-seated Buggy Eight-horse power portable engine, cheap Barb wire No 8 and 10 fencing wire Spring carts, new Pibughs, harrows, drays Strong building for removal, suitable for granary or stable Quantity of mixed Firewood, from Wai mate, cheap Second-hand Drays Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON.



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 nev nes as can make it convenient to giv look In Good acco> odation for horses. 1328



FOR the Blood is the Life. —Clarke’s world-famed blood mixture is warranted to cleanse tiie blood from all impurities from whatever causa arising. For scrofula, scurvy, skin and blood diseases, and sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 2s 6d and ll.s each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere Sole proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. 1 16 WAR WITH RUSSIA.—At the pre sent juncture it would be difficult for any one exe j pt a prophet of the highest rank to say whether or not the present negotiations between England and Russia will lead to a general European war, or whether they will end in smoke. The absence of full information as to what is transpiring between the two countries may indicate that the political breeze is blowing harmlessly past; or, it may be the awful silence which generally precedes a storm. In either case, we ought to be prepared for the worst. If a general war breaks out the price of nearly every article of commerce will rise. Among other commodities wool and labor will go up. Now is the time, therefore, to lay in a stock of clothing, before the general ad vance begins. In order that wo may not be caught napping we have just purchased a Splendid Assortment of Winter Tweeds and other materials necessary to a well equipped tailoring establishment, which we are prepared to offer at unusually low prices for cash. Regarding style and fit, it is almost needless for us to repeat what everybody knows, viz , that by our scien tific mode of cutting, and the care exer used by us in fitting the figure, a mis-fit i« an impossibility. — Craighead and Co. , Merchant Tailors, Tancred street.



Business Notice. JSJ *>. A _ 1 0 a NEW BAKERY & FLOUR STORE, # &o Benjamin Morris Desires to return his best thanks to the public for the liberal support accorded ta him since he has taken over the Wester* field Mills. He begs to state that he has now OPENED a STORE in the TRIANGLE, WAKANDI ROAD, where all orders by his former customers and others will be promptly attended to. WHEATEN MEAL from Weaterfield Mill- 1 BRAN and SHARPS always in stock He also begs to intimate that he has now OPENED A BAKERY, under the management of a first-class Baker, and trusts by strict attention business to merit a share of publ c patronage. ANALYSIS OF WESTERF t ELD FLOUR. “ I have examined bath chemically and microscopically the whole grain floor I manufactured by Mr 6. Morris. 1 fin I it to be quite free from adulteration, art made from sound wheat of good quality “A. W. BIOKERTON, “ Colonial Analyst. August 25th, 1884. 8 158 Sporting. racing club. AUTUMN MEETING. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY April 29th and 30th, 1886. President— E, G. Wright. Vice-President —W. 0. Walker. Judge— Matthew Stitt. Stewards. L. E. Corabie H. Friedlander R. Friedlander T. Leahy Treasurer- C. W. Parnell W. Q. Ross H. T. Winter -0. 0. Fooks. Starter— T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scales— M. Friedlander Clerk of the Course—A. Henson. Handic ippebs. The Handicapping Committee of theOlnb First race each day to start at 12.30p.m. FIRST DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 50 sots j over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6iu high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. 2 miles 2. District Welter Handicap, of 30 sovs;; nomination, 1 sov ; accept ance, I sov. Minimum weight, Bst. 1 mile. District horses only. 3. Ashburton Autumn Handicap, of 100 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. Second horse to receive 26 sovs from the stake. l£ miles. 4. Novel Race Handicap of 30 sovs , nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. | mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the whole of the proceeds to g to the funds of the Club. 5. Flying Handicap, of 30 sovs j nomi nation, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. 9 mile. 6. Post Stakes, of 15 sovs ; entrance, 1 sov, to be [made to the, Secretary immediately after the Flying Handi cap is run. No weight under 10st. \ mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. District horses only. second" day. 1. County Hurdle Rage (Handicap) of 30 sovs; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 1 spv. 1£ miles. District horses only. 2. Grand Stand Handicap, of 60 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. 7 furlongs. 3. Harvest Handicap, of 40 sovs; no mination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov j district horses only. 1J miles. 4. Ope jt Welter Handicap, of 40 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 soy ; minimum weight, 10sL S miles. For horses that have never won more than 25 sovs in one event on the fiat. 5. Scratch Selling RaUb, ot 16 sovs , entrance, 1 sov, to be made tu cue Secretary immediately after the Open Welter is run. Catcn weights. | mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs; nomination, L sov ; to be to the Secretary immediately after the Scratch Selling Race is run; accep tance, free, to be notified to the Secretary within ten minutes of de claration of weights. 1- mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except > 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 or all points connected with carrying oat tbl» 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 16th, January, 1885, and up to the date of the forth coming meeting and owned by a person who has resided in the said County dar ing the same period. 4. Fb'o per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all 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. All nominations to be accompanied by fees, name, age, and description of horse and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary (address —Ashburton) not later than 9 p.ro. on Thursday, 26th March, 1885. ** WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day’s handicaps will bo declared on. Thursday, 23rd April, 1885. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will be declared at o’clock on the evening of the first day’, racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day’s Handi caps must be made to the Secretary not la er than 9 p.m. on TUESDAY, 28th April, 1885. Acceptances for the second day’s Handicaps at 10 o’clock on the evening of th first day’s racing. S. SAUNDERS, 1 WO Secretary,