TO-DAY’S TELEGRAM.

Suspicious Fire. Auckland, December 11. Mr Seih Smith, K.M , aft er> consider ing the report of the coroners inquest into the fire at Gibb ns* cooperage at Onehnnga, has written to Supt. Thom na directing proceedings to be taaen in the Police Court against Gibbons. It will be remembered the fire was suspicious md an employee of Gibbons’ swore the latter had < Sired him £lO to set fire to the place Gibbons has an action pending against the Cnion Insurance Company to recover the amount of insurance. Auckland Races. Bis Excellency the Gov.rnor has con sented to be present at the Auckland Races on tbs Ist and 3rd of January. Ostrich Farming. , , , Ostrich farming w.U AotUJ- be s arted In the district nonh of Auckland, r J SBi* V h °.U“4eS

* Fire. . A fire, supposed to have been caused by chemical explosion, broke out at 2 Sis morning on the p-emaes of the Kempthorne and Prosser Drug Company next the peat efface baild_ In* The 6™ waa < hßC!OVered Hemns, telegraphist, who gave th alarm, and Sergeant Lyons, followed by the Fire Brigade, soon extm n shed th flimes, which were bursting from a shed in the yard. The fumes of muriatic and sulphuric acid seriously affected B6V ' eral firemen. The dam ige is confined to a m *j iVia of which few cases of acid, tne apparently caused the outbreak.

Temperance Sett ement .l . Sing l.nt «S» P«™»' Si « ass:. :s, r <« for a house and p*y Jot clearing. number of names settle not be abstainers but must be favorable to local option. An Auckland Mystery. ■ The body of the w> m*n fouua drowned ta lhe harbor or. T o „d.y tal k- b»» Ut-rinU without being identified. it is now supposed to be that of Mrs Christina Jalll, employed at (he City Club Hotel, who baa been missing since November 29. It is hoped enquiries, which are being made, will result io the clearing up

of the mystery. A Port Office Bobbery. Last night the Foe. Uffioe Ohaewat, Bey of Islands, was broken into and the safe. carried off- Drowned. JSapxkr, December 11. Charles C. Cleaveland. first mate of the ship Piako, was drowned this morcia*. The ship was hin* out in the roajstead and a boat had just been sent awsy to another vessel when Chavelam. s hat bie* over board. Telling a buy to throw him a line, he j imped into the sea. A ,ro * was thrown to b in but Jailed to reach him; then a life buoy was thrown and the life boat instantly lowered. Decease- asm aoon after striking the water, and being a Bplendid swimmer, it is thought be must have either btea seized by crimp or by a abark~ Cleaveland wrs 29 years of age and served his apprenticeship in the heir Zealand Shipping Company.

Arson- I. F Pemoard found gouty cf arson •was sent meed to five years. i Lis cm pleles the criminal business. Alleged Forgery. New Plymouth, Dacamber It. A servant glr= employed by S' r Dempsey, headmaster of the t entrsl School, was charged this morning with forging a cht qua on the Bank of New Zealand in her masers name for The cheque bad tean in circulation for some days. She was committed for trial.

CONTINENTAL GOSSIP.

(FROM OtJB PAEIS CORRESPONDENT.)

The Qapen of Italy wears a necklace which she never quits, even on Plate occasions, when it is accompanied by a river of diamonds* The necklace has It history. Some years back her so ■, the Prince of Naples, was walking out with his tutor when he saw it In the window of a jeweller’s shop. Ho wished to buy it for his mo- her, hut the price was too high for his youthful purse, and he bargained with the tradesman to pur chase it bead by bead, by degrees, a> he oould save the money. He commenced by leaving the money for five cor Is, and be was only able to complete the purchase in two years. When he Queen learned of this trait of affection she vowed thu she would never part from the neo','l oe. This last quarter upwards of 1000 families, mostly of the mi idle and 1< wer Classes,have left Paris for anborb m plscese beyond the limits rf toe city oct> r llt ■ and living being to high ia the capita). At the Sorbonne M. de Leasees presided the other day at a crowded meetln wtreb bad assembled to hear a lecture from Dr Obsutemps, Y;or-Pre?ident of the Muni cipal Council, on the result of the Paa eur treatment. He triumphantly showed its aucoess in 1206 out of 1216 cases under treatment np t > the let of August It was folly proved by medical authorities that 80 per cent of patients had been b tten by mad dogs, whist In 20 per cent, of t ! i« oases there were no data as to the condi tion of the dogs. The lecturer then observed that, making allowan e f’r the last-named cases, it could fairly be claimed by comparing present statistics “-Hh of the pre-Pasteur period, that the new system had been the means of sav ng 145 lives that would otherwise have been sacrificed, and ha belie veil it wi 1 be a still greater success hereafter in conse quence of the establishment of Pasteur institutions in Russia, New York, and Bnenos^Ayres A negro, living in Paris, attended at a Malrie wit h a baby of a rich ebony complex ion, and his wi'ne*»es, to have tha birth registered “ What name do yon give the child?” the emplojd asked. “ Blanche ! ” A novel mode of advertising caused Considerable amusement on the Boulevards * few days ago. A procersion of about thirty shabby-genteel men were walking Blowly along, appearingto read very intently s yellow-covered cook they ware ho’ding open before their eyes In such a manner that the title could he seen by passers-by The mock gravity of the peripaticlana was really laughable. Dances of the 17'h century, the|>ara?ie, the gavotte, and the minuet, are to be the fashion In Paris high-life soirees this winter The fasting Italian, Sued, will repeat hia experiment of abstention from food for thirty days in Paris, next month.^ The steamer which arrived last week at Marseilles, had on board the treasure taken at the capture of Hue It consists of fourteen boxes of gold coin and 192 of bar silver, of a total value of nine millions These 2C6 which weigh in all thirty-five tons, were stowrd in tn© hold of the and then covered with 300 tons of men b iodise. A guard cf six armed sailors watched day and night i»it the precious cargo The treasure at first amounted in value to fourteen millions, but as only $ have been sent to Franca, the remainder may have been restored to the Kicg cf or been retained by, M Pan! Bert for the expenses of tbeßesl timqri

UNKNOWN

Interviewed by a representative of the press the occe famious balladiat Henty Hassell recounted the following ex perience of the effect produced by some of his sotigs as sung by himself : —On one o ois : on I was invited to Hanley to give a bemfk entertainment for the Staffordshire pottcis, who were in much distress. After I had sung my song ‘ There’s a treed time coming, boys wait a little longer,’ a man in Hie crowd rose excitedly and sh-u ed : ‘ Muster Russell, can ye fis the toime?’ Another arli-an in the r.- served sea's stood up and quiet’y said : ‘ shut oop, man ; Muster Russell * il write to ye.” At Newe.astl- -ou-T> ne I g*ve the ‘ Gambler’s Wife,’ I may tell you that the wife is a wading the gambler’s return, the clock strikes one, the clock strikes two, and then the cli ck strikes three. £s the clock strikes four the young wife, clasping her chi d to her bosom, dies in hopeless desaair. A woman stood up In my a diene.* and empatically d claime 1 la a, shrdl shriek : ‘ O, Mr Russell, if it had been me, waddant aa have fetched him home !’”

in earlier days, as Henry Bussell was singing •* Woodman Spare that Tree.” an old gentleman cried “Mr Russell, w*" the tree spared 1” “It was sir," ‘‘Thatk Gr d for that !’’ he answered with a sign of relief The realistic character of Mr Russell’s song?, and the impression of actuality which they pave to the minds of iha people, is shown in another aneo dote. On the ‘ Newfoundland Doe ’ being snng, a piece which described thu doa awing a child’s life, a north country man exclaimed “ Was the child saved, moo?' •* It was sir,” With the amicos !«ok of one asking a great favor, the man pleaded “ Coni ’niycnj etme a i up '?”

CIVIC SPLENDOUR.

I “Fine feathers make fine birds.” and 'albeit colonists—at any rate those of the old fashioned sort- are disposed to laugh at the grandeur with which officialdom in older countries surrounds itself, vet tor all that the love of finery which decks the neck of the savage with shark's teeth, and that of the ballroom belle with diamonds or pearls, is, we suspect, not wholly extinct, even amongst some who can lay claim to the title of “ old identities.” Once content —in the good old days—to don the blue jumper and moleskins, in the latter days of their prosperous career they blossom forth in the whitest of white waistcoats, the blackest of frock coats, and the shiniest of hell toppers, and chaperone to bails and routs and levees wives and daughters arrayed in all the glories of nineteenth century civilisation, as cop ed from the brilliant examples in Le Follet or the Magasin des Modes. As for the younger genera tion of colonials, the dresses of the ladies on gala occasions—as witness the lawn at Flemington on Cup day— vie, not unsuccessfully, with those of their fair sisters of the gay capitals of Europe and America, and the gilded youth of our plutocracy are worthy rivals of the exquisites of Paris, the mashers of London, or the dudes of New York. While thus ti e times have changed, and we, as colonists, have changed with them, it "is not surprising to find that the love of dtsplav, which has grown up in private life, has begun to extend itself to officialdom in i’s turn. At the recent Jubilee proceedings in Sydney there was a gr'herine of municipal dignitaries, to wlvch ihe Mayors of.the principal towns of the other colonies, New Zealand included, were invited, and the display of civic magnificence, whether or not specially intended, in the words of a once-popular song, to “astonish the Browns,” certainly suc ceeded in astonishing, and even excit ing the envy, of at least one of that ilk, to wit, Mr A. W. Brown, who was present in his capacity as the Mayor of Wellington, or, as our friends over the other side it appears persisted in regarding him, the “Mayor of New Zealand.” His Worship was banqueted in the Empire City on Tuesday even ing last, and in reply to the toast of his health gave an account of the glories of his brother Mayors and their attendant Councillors, which is some what amusing reading. There was “ the Mayor of Melbourne looking gorgeous in his black silk cloak, trimmed with fur and lined with mauve satin, and a magnificent double gold chain rouil his neck, cocked hat, kneebreeches, patent leather buckled shoes, and silk stockings. He was followed by his Aldermen and Coun cillors, who were dressed similarly, except that instead of cloak and gold chain, they each had a braided coat, which appeared to be a few centuries old.” Then there was “ the Mayor of Adelaide-dressed similarly to his brother of Melbourne, while the Mayors of Sydney and Brisbane had purple cloaks trimmed with eimine.” But we are fold by Mr Brown that “ the Mayor of Hobart was the greatest swell of the whole crowd—in white silk stockings, patent leather shoes with silver buckles, black satin vest (embroidered in colors), black silk cloak (handsomely trimmed), a gold chain, and cocked hat. Apparently, for self-defence he had a silver-hilted sword. These were the Mayors of the capital cities.” Yet, alas, there was one capital city, that of Wellington, whose Chief Magis trate was surrounded by none of these glories, the “ Mayor of New Zealand” having to appear in ordinary dress—we presume the orthodox swallow-tail and white choker—albeit we are glad to hear from his own lips that “he felt none the less distinguished on that account.” Bravo, Mr Brown ! “ the rank is but the guinea’s stamp, the man’s the gowd for a’ that.” But for a’ that and a’ that, it was perhaps a little hard to be the only crow among so many gay-plumaged birds, and Mr Brown’s suggestion that his successor should be provided with proper official costume deserves respectful considera tion. The ordinary evening dress of an Englishman is hideous enough, it must be confessed, and it is as well, if possible, to enable the guests to be distinguished from the waiters; and while we are going in for classification by costume, we may perhaps also pro vide for distinguishing municipal digni taries from ordinary civilians. But a cocked hat and sword, xMr Brown Well, we are not sure that that wouldn’t be too much glory altogether. Such splendour is apt to be cowering. __________

UNKNOWN

Messrs H. Matson ond ■ ’ ■ rrp rt under date, i'eoerno r 9h : A* To'tli’s on Saturday last ’-e analogue.; 95 Iv-rsos f< r th i day’s sal <’, i clodii’g a good number of draught and plough hotees, seve'al on* broken colls and fi ius, the la’.anca buck and light harness horse 5 , &o 1 race general y was tcttcely an good cs at 'he previous sal t, and ori ies :y no means high. Still of our total entry we managed to p’ac < about 40 head ; plough horses t ■ £l6 ; upftmdln ha ok and light harn ss horses, £1 ■ to £ls 10-: ; in -.diem o sas animals • f tbo sum* do c >pti>m to &10 10s; weedy sorts, £4 t■> £B.

DUNEDIN’ GRAIN MARKET.

Messrs Donald Reid »nd 00. report ; Wheat.—The demand for wheat at present Is ve r y yoor, and millers are only buying for immediate lequiromant. Prime mining is nominally worth 4t lid ; good milling, 4s 9d to 4s 103 ; medium a d inferior, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Oats.—There is no demand for this grain at pros nt exc'pt for mial! prime milling parcels, which are worth from Is 8d to Is 93 ; bright feed la 73 to 1« 8d ; long oats and discolored, Is 61 to Is 7d. In the absence of shipping orde 8 we do not ’ook tor any improvement. Barley—The demind has fiden off, and paresis are difficult t > pirns. a qnote ma'tlng 2i 8 I to 3s ; milling and feed, 2s 4d to 2s 7d

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Public Notices. F UND, near Ashburton, a Saddle. A pply office of thia paper. M U 8 I C. MRS A, C.- CLARIDGE is prepared to receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. 9668 mHE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN 1 MAN UFA C TURING COMPANY Is prepared to PURCHASE for CASH, SHEEPSKINS and all kinds of WOOL, in large or small quantities. I‘2°2 r A N T E D KNOWN from old premises in Buruett street (next to the Arcade), to tho PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TANCEK' STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. VJOT'CE is hereby given that I intend |_%j m the County Council meeting in January next to apply for a Slaughtering License f„r large and small cattle for R.S. 2595 and 26005. I »' THAT " MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED G. LOADER Chertsey, Nov. 30, 1886. 12°36



CAUTION TO POACHERS. IN consequence of so much Ponching of Trout from the LagmLor Creeks 1 hereby give n otice that anyone found so doim* will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £2O will be paid to any person who will give such inform ition £>-- shall lead to the conviction of such offenders. DONALD WCLEAN, 11 <-'36 Lagmhor; _ ASHBURTON GHDLfE AND BUTTDH F.iCT.rKY COMPANY, LIMITED. IHERVBY call a GKNSRAL Ml-.ETING of the Shareholders of the above Conpany, to be held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street, Ash burton, on THURSDAY, the 23rd day of December. ISBb, at 2 o clock in tbe after noon, for the purpose of receiving an account prepared by me showing the manner in which the winding-up of tbe Company has been conducted, and the property of the Con p-uy disposed of. and he ring any thereof winch nr y be necessary Dated the 15th day of October, 1886. JUSHUA TUCK SB, Liquidator.



WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., B,VHhlSTEl.lt> nND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Public. NOTION is hereby given that the undersigned, Messrs White and o. (White Smithson, and Raymond), of : iiiiuru, Vnd John A. Cayoill, r.f Ash burton, have ibis day entered into Partnership as Banisters and Solicitors, it. Ashburton, under the style of “Whi'e, Gaygill and Co.” Mr J. W. White, will attend the sitings of the Courts at Ash utten. WHITE & CO., JOHN A. CIYQILL, Money to lend in any sums on approved freehold security. Offices t Bui took’a Arcide ICV^SOd V, PSitFiS R. NEW ZEVLAND RAILWAYS. ANNIVERf* vRY D'Y. CANTEd- BU Y PROVIISCIiL DISTRICT. DECEMBER 16xh, 1886.



r pHS rooming train from Methven to 5 Rakala will run as on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The evening train from Chriatohurch to Ashburton will start at 460 p ra., and tuu 35 minutes later than nsnal ; tnd the evening train from Ha raia to Mathrcn will start at 7 p.m., and run 20 minutes later than uauah Saturday Return Tickets from any station to any station wi*hin the Pro vincial District of Canterbury will be isssed on the 15th and 10th December, and wilt be available for return up to r.nd lnc!udi'’t! 20ihiust Goods traffic will be suspended on the 16th; 12*69 By order.



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Tenders. TENDERS wanted for Carting Wool from Lake Heron to Mount Corners Hallway Station, at per ton o - per Hale. Also for backloading. Tenders close 20th December. For particulars, apply to AUDLEY E. MEREWETHER. TO BUILDERS. f jpENDERS are invited for the Erection I of a FARM HOUSE. Plans and specification may bo seen at the Office of Mr Jameson. Tenders are to be sent to my Office not later than SATURDAY NOON, Dec 18 JAMES QLaNVILLB, Architect HO, St. Asaph street, Christchurch. 12 63 LONGBEACH ROAD DISTRICT TENDERS are invited for the following works : No. fO—Shepherd’s Road, Metalling from side drain 90 chains No. 60 - Lon bench Hoad, three con tracts, 80, 1-10, and 30 chains No 62—Boundary Road, M'de Drain, completing old cont'nct No 63 - Survey-r s Hoad, Metalling about 100 chains Specifications can be seen nt our office where tenders w II be r■■reived till 10 a.m on FRIDAY, 17th, or at Roa 1 Board Office, Longbeach, till 2 p in. FOOKS & SON, 12§37 District Surveyors iMLUMeetings. ALFORD 1 OkEST LIB ARY Lecture RY Rev. J ELMSLTE ab-ut DEC. 15th, on “John Duncan, Scotch Weaver and Botanist,” in aid of the Library Funds. HENRY KNIGHT, 12 52 Chairman.



LODGE STAR OF ASHBURTuN, NO. 23, L.O L. THE ANNUAL Concert and Ball, MONDAY, DECTS MB U 27th. 11t177 ST. STEPHEN’S Garden Party. THURSDAY, IGtii DECEMBER, AT MB.. HUNT’S GROUNDS, Wakanui Road, Maypole Dance a* 4 o’clock. Christmas Tree. Boating. Quoits Football. Cricket. Tug of War Gymnastics. The celebrated Ashburton BLONDIN Will give a performance at 3 o’clock Strawberries and Cream all the afternoon. Tea and Cakes at 6 o’clock. CIRCUS, with all the Latest Novelties, 7 to 9 p m, Admission to the Ground, 2s. Conveyances to the Grounds will leave the Post Office every half hour from 2 to 4 o’clock, and from Hunt’s to the Post Office every half hour from 6 to 8 o’clock, carrying passengers free of charge. DONATIONS in aid of the Tea, &c., w 11 be gladly accepted by Mrs Mayo or Mrs C C Fooks. 12°65



UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD XTOTIOS is hereby given that the above j\j Road Board intends to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construc tion of a road in the Upper Ashburton ;;oad District, and for that purpose the l»nd described in the Schedule hereto is r quired io be taten ; and thr t a plan of the said Road and of the land required to be taken hni been deposited in the office of the said Board at Tinwald, and is now open for inspection. All parsons sfia ted by the execution of the said public \v rk, or by the taking of the s.iid laud, are required to set forth in writb'g ary well grounded objections .which they may h .ve to the execution of such work, or to the taking of such land, and to send each writing within forty days from the 25th day of November, one thousand eight handled and elghy-siX; being the date of the first publication of this notice, to the caid Ro .d Board. The Schedule. Situated in the Survey District of Westerfield, situated in the County of Ashburton. DONALD McLEAN, Chairman. Tinwald, 20th November, 1886. 0. W. PUKNEXiIi, Solicitor. UH6B



ASHBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL A N ENTERTAINMENT in aid of the CHILD HEN’S CHRISTMAS TREAT Will he held in the ODDFELLOWS’ HALL ON. WEDNESDAY, 15th DECEMBER. Fmsr Part. GRAND CONCERT By the Leading Talent of the District, under the leadership of Mr Kneeu Second Part. ROSELLE BROS- Will give an Exhibition on the ROMAN RINGS The whole to conclude with the Ethiopian Sketch “The Recruiting Office.” Doors open at 7 30. to commence at 8. Tickets Is and 2s Kindly roll up and give the children a show. J. C. DUNCAN, Chairman School Committee.



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AInU valuator, SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Prodace and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. FOR SAL i. Oheylesmore Club Tricycle, the beet kind made —cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap 1 Spring Cart, suitable to butcher or baker. Good order. Spring Cart—Cheap 1 Dray and Frame 1 Stripper 1 Ohaffcutter, by Bentall 1 Horsepower and Intermediate ALFRED HARRISON.



AUCt'tfc. ASHBURTON f OOL SALES. OUR next sale of Sv oo! by auction will be held on TH qISDAY. December 16. All LIS & CO.. J. IVEbbD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent. H. MATSOS AND CO. Hava received iuatrooUaia from Morfge* gc© • to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION O N Saturday, the 18th, WITHOUT RESERVE, - AX TATTERSALL’S, WEST STREET, x ASHBURTON, E.S. 27683, containing 33 ACRES, 3 ROODS, more - or less, situated In the \ ASHBURTON RIVER BED. Good grazing land. No neighbours. Title—Land Transfer. Sale at 2 o’clock. Teems Fasv ax Sale.



Hi HAT?ON & CO., 12J53 Ashburton; Clearing Sale WOODLANDS, NEAR DROMORE RAIL WAY STATION jl|R F. C. TABAHT has been favored I with instructions from the Execu tors of the late R hert Wilkin to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, (fn conjuncTon with Messrs Friedlander Bros.), the whole of the LIVE STOCK, PLANT, & SUNDRIES On the Wo dlands Farm, on MONDAY, the 13th DECEMBER, At 12 o’clock sharp. 360 4-toolh Ewes, Crossbreds, 1 Lincolns and Merinos |ln their 500 Ist class Hoggets V Wool. 4 Imported Southdown Rams | 5 Border Leicester Rams J 1 Bay Draft Mare, 2 two-year-old Geldings 1 Milch Cow Tip Dray, Seed Sower, Harrows, Iron Tank, and lot of Sund ies too numerous to mention. Other E-tries will be received. Luncheon provided. F. C. TAB .MU'. 12°41 FiIIEDLANDtR BROS. SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. AX IMPROVED FAEM OF 114 ACRES, A short distance from the Tinwald Sale Yards, for Sale by Public Auction.



|&/yR T. BULLOCK has received iVI instructions from Mr Thoma Smith to SELL BY PUBL 1 C AUCTION, At tiie Arcade, nn SATURDAY, 38th DE EMB Ell, 1886. His FARM of 114 ACi ES, being R.S, 22089 and pact of 23319, fronting lord’s Road, and only a short dis tance from the Tinwald Sale Yards. The land is all fenced with live fences, and divided into f or pad docks About 45 acres in wheat, the remainder in grass, Ihere is a Owelling house and other buildings erected on the property Persons desirous of procuring a home stead near town are respectfully invited to inspect this and attend the sale. Terms of payment will be very liberal Sa'e at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, 12f64 Auctioneer. D. Marlane, family grocer and’ Tea Dealer.



OWLTS’3 PNNNy ,J OY'L AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct ail irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms eo pre valent with the sex. Boxes Is lid and la 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors, • repnred only hy The Lincoln and Midland Counties Dm - .; Co.. Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Inji'nMors. Miss Hitchcock, iRUITERER AT' D CONFECTIONER, tricdlander’s Buildings, Burnett street. Refreshments at aU hours. Special at'ention given to DRESSMAKING. Lessons given in Fainting and all kinds of Fancy Work. MATERIALS of all descriptions KEPT IN STOCK for same Feathers Cleaned, Dyed, and Curled Gloves Cleaned. &c., on the premises TERMS GASH 11°57 M.'.CPHERSON, SAMPSON, <z CO , STOCK AND LAND SALESMEN. GRAIN MERCHANTS AND GENERAL, COMMISSION AGE-'T*.



Ketail Premises : BURNETT ST. & EAST ST., ASHBURTON. i LL GOODS GUARANTEED FIRST QUALITY, And Sold at Lowest Prices in town for Cash, as following prices will prove, PRICE LIST OP GROCERIES, &c., FOR DECEMBER.:— New Season Tea, per box, 10s 6d, 12s 6d, Ids 6d, 18s, 21s do 21b caddies, 6s each Best White Sugar, per lb, 2Jd. 3d New Xmas Fruit, per lb, E.etms, 7d Currants, bd Sultanas. 7d Yalrnlias, 8d Muscatels, 2s English Peel- Is Preserved Ginger, 9d Prunes. lOd l£lb boxes Figs, 10d each New Season’s Jams 5s 3d and 6s 6d per doz. Marmalade, 0d per tin Sago. 2Jd; Tapio'a, 2JI; Rice, 2Jd j Corn fl nr, Pit 1 per lb Arrowroot, 8d per lb Dried apples. 65 p'T lb Fiour (best), 5s 6d nor 50 lb bag Oatmeal (Mob's), 3> 3d per 251 b bag Salmon (best), 7s 01 per dez Freeh Herrings, 5s 6d per doz Oysters, 6d per doz Preserved Bloaters. 9d per tin Pickles—Colonv-1,75; English, 6d per bottle Brawn, 2ib tins for Is 3d each Sheep’s Tongues, 2ib tins for Is 9d each Fry’s Cocoa, Is 51b per lb Hudson’s Cocoa, Ss jer lb Preserved Fruit 21b tins. Is and Is 6d each Coffee, Is 6d, Is Bd, Is lOd per lb Essence of Lemon. 6d per bottle Candles—Parrafine, 8d ; Sperms, 4>-d lb by box Soap, per bar, IJd, 2J i, 31, 6d,Bd, LOd .Kean’s B’uo 105 per lb Blacking and Black lead, 9i per doz Pear’s Soap, 1" 31 per box Vinegar (English), 2s 6d per gallon Hop Bitters, 3s per bottle Sieg' l’s Syrup, 2s 9d per bottle Tobacco —N dlrod, 4s 9d, ss, 5s 6d per lb Twist, 5s Juno, 5 s 6d Ruby, Os Bno’s Fruit Salt, 2s 9d per bottle Trioopberous, Is per bottle Knife Polish, 8d per tin Golden Syrup. 21b tins, 9d each Essence Rennet ( 'rosse & Blackwell’s) Is bottle Patent Groats, 9d per tin Neave’s Fod, lid \ ;r tin Akaroa Cheese, 7d per lb Kerosene, per tin, 7s, 8s 6d, 10a 6d 4c., 40.



W") ILL hold their regular WEEKLY W PALE of a'l binds of Stock, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp Special or Clearing Sd a conducted when required. Properties let or sold, rents collected, books and accounts audited, transfers, mortgages, and leases prepared Loans negotiated on very easy terms. • To let for a term of about 14 years, at a remarkably low rental, a splendid Cattle or Sheep Run of 42 000 acres with plenty of water and good timber cn the property. FOR SALE— Blacksmith’s Portable Forge 1 superior second band Dogcart, almost new Quantity of well made Hurdles Several Properties and Houses on band to let or for :<nle. 9593 Ashburton A. & P. Association Show. ASHBURTON TO THE FRONT. Grand Show



OF BURTON j^JANUJfACTURED TWEEDS, TARTANS BLANKETS, FLANNELS FINGERING WOOLS SHIRTINGS, DRESS TWEEDS COLORED FLANNELS NAYY SERIES • CRICKETING FLANNELS, &c. All the above Goods have bfen PURCHASED BY ANDREW ORR And will bo offered for sale immediately after the Christchurch Show (where they will be exhibited,). These Goods are admitted to be superior jo anything of the kind ever offered a Ashburton- both for style, finish, and quality. Orders for suits should be given at once to secure the best patterns. ANDREW ORR



Bns-resa Notices. W. A. WOOD'S. IMPEOVED HAEYESTEB ’WITH IMPROVED IRON FRAME. TWINE CINDER. * NEW RUNDIF. CARRIER ATTACHMENT THE BKST HARVESTER AND BINDER IN THE WORLD. It has the following important advantages, combine! in no other Harvester and Binder and many of them are exclusively with it. 1. Perfect balance of the entire machine Try it in all rositiona , :f 2 Extraordinary ease of draught : 3. Uni quailed perfection of the gearing— economy of power—great durability 4. N;> aide draught and no neck weight 6. Malle’ ble iron used wherever piacticible, combining lightnees and strength 6. Reels adjustable horizontally and verti cally, and with changeable speed 7. Angle iron ffinget-bar, strengthened with s’:el back plate 8. Steel-faced malleable iron guards bolted t the finger-bar 9. Trussed platform and gear frame, keeping the journals in line 10- Simple and reliable raising and lowering device for both whee’s 11. Adjustable grain fender at hack of platform 12. Perfect tilting apparatus effective in saving lodged and tangled gra n 13. Raise d ma n frame, clearing obstructions and doad furrows 14. Lightest running binding mechanism ever made ( 15. B nr’cr cp'nV.t f ;. ?- ffnaia the longest r e or wheat 16. Vibrating brtti ’g bo:rd of durable, as d working f^pt-rfaecicn 17. Packer fi ge s, r.c ing m pai s, straighten ing the grain instead of tanf-lin” 1 it 18. Reliable t inder tr p, seizing'th<T bundle* w th prec ticn 19. Stationary twine knife, cutting but os* string, and retr ..icing sharp a long time 20. Twine bolder which never loses the end of the twine 21. Absolute certainty of tying mechanism, sot crly when rew, bat after long use. 22. Uneqnr’led simplicity, perfection and dm** bility of entire knotting apparatus 23. Knot ti d close to bundle— economy c f twine 24. Fewer parrs than anp other binder ever on the market 25. H gheet. quality of materials, of meehaical cons traction, and of fioish It has the only successful bundle carrier known. The carrier is a valuable acquisition to the farmer, and is adding to the already unequalled popularity of the Walter A. Wood lander. Thousands hsvebjen sold, and every purchaser is delighted with its operation. It saves labor, tine and grain, and pays for itself in a few days. This company has been building binders for the genera s market for ten years, and was first in this branch of manufacture, and offers this improved and perfected machine the re-nlt of its unequalled experience and facilities, as the most complete, most practical, and most satisfactory binder yet produced. _ J



V. FERRIMAN, AGENT FOR W. A. WOOD STEEL WHEEL BINDER. W. PATCHING, TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER, A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS. Special attention is called to the well assorted STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises Battens and Canvas kept in stock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always in stock. Oilskin Clothing made on the Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. All Orders by Letter or Telegram Promptly Attended to . W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



CENTRAL HOTEL, T W. MoB AE having taken the above m Hotel, solicits a share of patronage ,rr> 'JS the people of Ashburton and sar r,"ur.c‘!t}'? districts. Best Brands of Wine’s ■Spirits and Boers. Good Stabling Feeds, Ohk Shilling, Horses and Bcggisa to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains. T. Bullock. OFFERS are invited for ths Purchase of a quantity of HAY on Grc*s Farm For particulars apply to Mr B. B. Jeff, on the Farm, or to the undersigned. 12+5 T. BULLOCK. I > EaPING MACHINES for sale at low - 4 prices. McCormick String Binder, do Wire Binder, Buckeye Binder, Harvest King, 2 Samur(sou’s T. BULLOCK. It SALE—About 4+to 5 Acres of growing crop of Grass, suitable for cutting for hay. Apply to T. BULLOCK. T ; 1 LET.— Fop 3or 5 years, with or w;t out a pu-chasing danse, R.S. 25349 cmita'cing 137 acres, situated near ih. G.-ango, at the back of the Racecourse. Ai ply to T Bull ck. ACHES Grass Land, fronting the 4J\J\s Mucfcam road, about miles from the Racecourse, being R.S. 29934, To Let for 4 m-n'hs. Offers will be re ceived by the undersigned up to 26th November. T. BULLOCK. TIN WALD. TO LET —Three-roomed House, nest Mr Shearer’s, lately In occupation Mr Biggs. T. BULLOCK.



OAT.- 5 . —A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK TO LET.—A Five-roomed House, cemrally situated in Tancred street* i T. BULLOCK FOR SALE, or TO LET. —Six-roc and J.' House fronting the Town Belt at, the property of MrR. W. Clayton. As he is leaving for the North Island, this will be sold at a low price. It is well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not sold will be let at a low rental to a good tenant Apply to - T. BOLLOCK *| ’O LET, Four-roomed House, wiih I half acre I and, fronting Beach toad, and near the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. BULLOCK* T7IOR SALE—Double Seated Americas ? Waggon. 181 * T. BULLOCK T \ LET, HOUSE in Moore Road, originally owned by Mr Sealy, and r.eit to Mr Orr’s property. Apply to T. BULLOCK . 17 OR SALE or TO LET, Mr Winserts V Property, corner of Cox and Cass streets. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK



TO LET—At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with ahop and dwelling house. Apply to T. -oiiLOChb. TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Bent, 3s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ‘ 5 0 LKT—2 Cottages in Grey Street, £ kown as Coutts’ block ; Rent at 5( per week. T BULLOCK, tTIOR SALE—Two seta of three leave* ' harrows, by “ Howard.” T. BULLOCK. (71CR SALE Lot 25, fronting th* |j North Town Belt. Price, £lO Liberal terms if required. Anply to T. BULLOCK. —■s?' ToPA INTERS. TO LET at a low rental. Strop ami Dwellioghonse in Moore ataaet, lately in cccupetlon of Mr Lneaa. T, BULLOCK.,