The Ashburton Guardian.

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Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. C. E. FOOKS AND SONS, Architects, Oivn. Ekodteebb, Vaivatoes, Liobbsbd SuBVBTOBS, ABU LaBD BROKERS, TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashburtob. 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 under:— Passengers booked to London, Liver pool, or Paris at a through rate, thus securing special advantages. and For rates of Freight and Passage >or full information, apply to GARD’NER & PICKERING, Agents, 161, Hereford street, Christchurch. Conveyances. TINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND CAVENDISH . ROYAL MAIL COACH. The above Geach 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. JOHN HOOD AUSTRALASIAN AROELB EXPRE a. 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 561bs weight within the city. Daily despatches by Hail, and to Great Britain, Europe and Australia by every steamer. Extract from tariff, including all charges to Address of Consignee W s % r 3 * $ 3 ® “ 5 CN P* t? M V « P* W in O' ON We are now receiving parcels for Home despatch per Tongariro, sailing this •nth. Revised cheap rates, insurance effected if desired, lariff and all information on application . i UPF & GRAHAM, Box 237 Post Office, Christchurch ; and Lyttelton. Telephone 2?- 8 15172 Business Notices, DANISH Seed Oats. Tn~g 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, branTand sh RPS. All at the lowest prices possible. Genu ine value and no make-believe or sham Large discount, and other Induce men or cash. Families waited on weekly oftener if required. D. WILLIAMSON, East Sibb bt, Ashbubto KB R BROS., Builders, Under skers, etc., Wakanui road and Cass B.B. desire to state that having !»• recent and improved Heabsk and Brno Coach, are prepared to furnish induct Funerals on special and most table terms. Country orders will e prompt attention. Note the »d ---oorner of Wakanui road and Cass Orders may be left a Coach Factory; or Box 16, P«*t Ashburton. 167



Consultation- NEWS. £i,i)oo 320 CASH PRIZES. EIGHTH GRAND HAMBURG * DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. To a purchaser of 25 programmesone will be given gratis. i 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 have filled some time before the advertised date i 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 £l6 prizes ; 160 £lO prizes; ICO £6 prizes. Total amount, £4,000; 320 money prizes. To a purchaser of 26 programmes one will be given gratia. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a 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 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 dra'ffn 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. Rut 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 supeivision 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 and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letter® must be addressed T) ao „ Care Mr Mosely, DUdZj Wholesale & Retail Tobacconist, Box 64 Posit Office Duned’ 121136 Nothing succeeds like SUCCESS. ROBIN HOOD. Look at our Dunedin Cup and Great Autumn results irat prize, Birthday Handicap, LI,OOO. First prize, Grand National, L3OO. wo races and classes cash bonds. Apply Early. •UNEDIN BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, To be run at Dunedin, May 25, lbßs. N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL, o be run at Christchurch, May 25, 1885. Will Close May 22. ,000 members at 10s. About 220 prizes, ach ticket has ten chances, and can irthday Handicap rst Lr.ooo :cond ... 3°° iiird.. ... IS O 11 othe s di v’dcd, about L2B each ... 400 Li,850 2 at 50 at 25 at 20 at 15 LIOO 100 100 I S° AH applications exceeding advertised number of 8,000 will be allotted as Extra Cash Bonds of L 6 each (less 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 lay “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. Is 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. Cr care of Jubal Fleming, City Baths, Golombo at.. Christchurch.



10,000 r\AA BOTTLES SOLD LAST (JUU J 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 Kemfxhornk, Prosser and Co. Christchurch ; or to the proprietor, O PURCHASERS OITWN LANDS. FOR SALE—The NEW ZEALAND CROWN LANDS GUIDE for 1884. H. CITRON, 6 1110 Akaroa. OF Price. One Shilling. Apply. (1 /'ITT A DTM A VT * “GUARDIAN ‘ FFIOE.



Consulta'ions. mHE GLOBE CONSULTATION CO.’S | programme on the BIRTHDAY HANDICAP (Dunedin) AND N.Z. GRAND STEEPLECHASE (Christchurch). To be run on 25th May, 18?5. 6,000 SHARES at 10s EACH, L 3,000. First prize Birthday Handicap, LG00; First prize N.Z Grand National Handicap, L4OO. About 100 Prizes. The above company, in presenting their second programme, wouldcallspecial atten tion to the address of the parties en trusted with the correspondence. Having been entrusted by the Canterbury Jockey and other Clubs with the sole manage ment and control of their totalisatore, 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 Globe 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 s 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. Programmes, with nominations and full particulars, sent post free on application. Address — GLOBE CONSULTATION COMPANY, Box 287 Post Office, 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 ties and relieve the distressing 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 ’ »n and surrounding district that the fresh 'or commences on THURSDAY, the Bth instant. For terms apply to Mr Wolf, at his residence, Cox street; or at Mr T. F. Farley, 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. Pares—Spring burn, 2s, return, 3s; Alford Forest, 4s, return, s. 1 27 T. HIX. A SHBURTON COAL AND FIRE WOOD DEPOT, r. sTbean Has for Sale at Lowest Rates — COAL (Newcastle and Native). POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, WIRE, Ac OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, OHIOKWHEAT. Also, a first-class NEW EXPRESS with Reversible Seats. Terms, if desired. K. 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 SALESof 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 IN CANTERBURY FOR— Buston Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Gullleanme’s Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Further particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch, Ashbur ton and Rakais. JOHN COOKE, Manager. Christchnrch H, H. SEORETAN, , Agent, i A ahburto o, w jrne:



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 tree Trom 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 sal© of all the wholesale houses* 118 KEID 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 Dio Harrows. — The Best.—Over 500 in use. Improved Prize Ohaffcutters. —With cast-steel mouthpieces, when properly handled, make no long straws, conse quently chaff requires no riddling. They are in use largely jll 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 1, 2,3, and 4 horses. Beat 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*, jf 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 Retf and Gray, of Dunedin, New Zealand, inunish and con struction it is far superior to any other Eakaia. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company are now representing us ui this district RETD GRAV Horse Breaking. TOTTY & LOVELL are prepared to Break Young Horses to Saddle at L2 each ; Saddle and Harness, L 3 10s. VIC O AN' STABLES, Tancred street. 9 1647 T. A. GATES, PETER] U [STREET ° g L iM f D PICTURES I W Framed Artistically, N E MAPS Properly Mounted. G None but the best materialh ONE BDT THE BEST E Cabinet-making Executed G W in inimitable style, N and Cheaply. I 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, Moatc 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 free 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 and boxes. Government Notice. The public trust office OF NEW ZEALAND. Atention ia directed to the provisions of he Acta establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within easy each of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State cHers to every per on : 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 che burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis ration, the option of usugthe State ma i thinery, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. Every information may be obtained ALEXANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; Or from B. O. HAMERTON, Public Trustee Wellington, 12 th May, 1882



Business Notices. QEOWN IRON WORKS, ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. , Portable Ranges Bum Wood and Coal—in Font Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON IN Four, Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths. 40 per cent. Cheaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1988 HGRIESSELICH 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 iu 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 L'sts, Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or information on application. 1 35 BALLAD TYNE’S Great Sale. FIRST-CLASS DRAPERY & CLOTHING BEING SACRIFICED AT MARVELLOUS PRICES, TH B Premises are shortly to be taken down and re built. The Goods must therefore by cleared out, so that all who jfe likely to want Drapery should take the advantage of making an early call at DUNSTABLE HOUSE. NO DISCOUNTS. 35 G. L. Beath & Co.’s ANNUAL SALE NOW ON. The Cheapest of G oda EVER OFFERED in Canterbury. Oi DAYS ONLY. DAYS ONLY. Previous tc opening up. NEW AUTUMN GOODS AUTUMN NEW AUTUMN GOODS. JSB* VISIT BEATH & GO’S -** THIS WEEK. See Christchurch Papers foe Prices. G Li. Beath & Co., ARGYLE HOUSE GASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH 5 100



Business Notices. THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS. Threshing Books of all kinds and sizes neatly printed and bound to order at the Guardian Office. A CARD—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 sixpence 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, sfellow 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 ELZ BROTHERS, COAOHBUILDERS, BRICK BUILDINGS (Opposite Cookson’a Stables). We take this opportunity to inform our friends and the genera public that wo have RE COMMENCED BUSINESS and by turning out but 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 fil _p A per day to be made by per o&JL sons of 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 maile.. free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us at once, 'ddress Stinson and Co. Portland, Maine, United States. R UALL 0 W A WHEELWRIGHT Wakanui road, Ashburton. Y. (Next Ray’s Machine Shop) Special attention is devoted to all kinds of repairs. Combined with moderate charges. 211199 I 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 Lots 62 63, corner of Wakanui road and Town Belt Lot 22, containing £-acro, 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 TINWALD. Lot 43, fenced and p anted, with three roomed house thereon Lots 356, 359, 360 Lota 8, H, 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 bouse, well situated 535, Peter street, with dwelling-house and blacksmith’s shop. 545, 554, 555, 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 ■- ast street Blacksmith’s shop, together with dwelling-house, in Peter street 1 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 Draya Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON.



The Standard Company. gPEOIAL 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. r WALTHAM ■tt? AGENT FOR ASHBURTON— W. C. Page, EAST STREET, I s jhburtoD'" Business Notices. 0 R N AND CHAFF STORE. CHAFFCUTTIKG. OHAFFCUTTIN6. We are prepared to cut Chaff in any quantities, ou Farmer’s premises. Jones & Bradshaw HAVELOCK STREET, 1 67 « LFORD FOREST HOTEL. A 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 ■mes as can raake it convenient to giv look in Good acooj odation for horses. 1328 FOR the Blood is the Life.—Clarke’s world-famed blood mixtureis warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever cause arising For scrofula, scurvy, skin and blood diseases, and sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 2s 6i and ll.s each by chemists and patent medicine wendors everywhere Sole proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, )' ngland 116 ifTTAR WITH RUSSIA.—At the pre. VV sent juncture it would be difficult for any one exe 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 1 stock of clothing, before the general ad vance begins. In order that we may not be caught napping we have just purchased a Splendid Assortment of Winter Tweeds and other materials necessary to a well -1 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 cised by us in fitting the figure, a mia-fit is an impossibility.— Craighead and 00., Merchant Tailors, Tancred street,



Business Notice. O T I 0 R NEW BAKERY & FLOUR STORE,;** Benjamin Moms Desires to return his best thank* to tha public for the liberal support accorded t* him since he has taken over the Wester* field Mills. He begs to state that he ha* now OPENED a STORE in the TRIANGLE, WAKANUi ROAD, where all orders by his former customer* and others will be promptly attended to. WHE ATEN MEAL from Westerfield Mill BRAN and SHARPS always in stock He also begs to intimate that he ha* now OPENED A BAKERY, nnder the management of a first-class Baker, and trusts by strict attention business to merit a share of publ c patronage. ANALYSIS OP WESTERF ELD FLOUR. “ I hare examined both chemically and microscopically the whole grain floor manufactured by Mr B, Morris. I fin I it to be quite free from adulteration, at I made from sound wheat of good quality •“A. W, BICKERTON, “ Colonial Analyst. August 25th, 1884 8 168 Sporting. racing club. AUTUMN MEETING. WEDNESDAY ND THURSDAY April 29ch and 30th, 1885. President— E. G. Wright. Vice-President— W. 0. Walker. Judge —Matthew Stitt. Stewards. L. E. Corsbie 0. W, Purnell H. Friedlander W. G. Rose R. Friedlander H. T. Winter T. Leahy Treasurer— o. C. Books. Starter— T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scales— M. Friedlander Clerk op the Course— A, Hewson. Handic vipers. The Handicapping Committee of theOlnb First race each day to start at 12.30 p.m. FIRST’DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sots ; over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 2 sovs. 2 miles 2. District Welter Handicap, of 30 sovs;; nomination, 1 sot ; accept* ance, 1 sot. 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. 1J 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 Olub. 5. Flying Handicap, of 30 sovs ; nomi nation, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. $ 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 JOst. i mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 1 5 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. District horses only. SECOND DAY, 1. County Hurdle |Raob (Handicap) of 30 sovs ; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6iu high ; nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 1 sov. ’l£miles> District horses only. 2. Grand Stand Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. 7 furlongs. 3. Harvest Handicap, of 40 sovs; no mination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; district horses only. 1£ miles. 4 Open Welter Handicap, of 40 sov*; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov ; minimum weight, lOat. 2 miles. For horses that have never won mora than 26 sovs in one event on the flat. 5. Scratch Selling Race, of 15 sov* , entrance, 1 sov, to Do made to cue Secretary immediately alter the Open Welter is run. Oaten weights. f mile. The winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race for 16 sovs, any surplus to go- to the funds of the Club. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 soysj nomination, 1 sov; to be made 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 s, 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 out this programme to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Olub Racing Rules strictly adhered to. 3. A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County from 16th, Janaarj , 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. per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable in accord ance with this programme for expenses of the course. 6 AH 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 handicap* will be 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 caps must to the Secretary i la er than on TUESDAY, 2i April, 1885. Acceptances for the seoo day’s Handicaps at 10 o’clock on ( ■evening of th first day’s racing. , S. SAUNDERS, I 140 Secretary