be cits way to the promise tp go on wi It. After that he found out that the were some members who would suppo Die second reading but not tl BH’i Had he gone on a Bi would have been passed, but m this. He had distinctly stated an the Opposition had cheered hii that it was not a party question. H bad never made a promise which he ha not kept. A Bill on the same lines woul be brought down next se a'on early, as Government measure, and he intended t do his best to make it law. He wont not depart from the population basis. H wished to say that his colleagues woah not have voted against him had this beei made a party question. As for ihi whips, he had never known they wer« expected to surrenders!! liberty of though! and conscience. Similar instances had repeatedly occurred. The Supplementary Estimates were then brought down by a message from the Governor, and fre'h managers were ap pointed for a conference on the Harbors Act Amendment Biil. Mr Moss’ amendment was lost on the voices, and Mr Mscandrew s amondmsnt now became the substantive motion. It was put and carried. On the motion to go irto Committee of Supply Mr O’Conor said he wished to the House to endorse the recom mendation of the Committee on leg's' tlvo expenditure that all officers of ihe House should be under the c >ntrol of Government He considered the of (ffioers who received high salaries for Work done dming the session should be at the disposal of the State daring the recess. The Premier suggested that It would be better to leave the matter t'll next a ssloa, , The motion w«-> negatived and lue Supplementary Es’lmates were coisidertd In committee. A few items were nassed and then the Railways Authorisation Bill was passed through all its stages. The House rose at 12 30 a. m

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Trade and Labor Oounci!. Auckland, August 14

At a meeting of the Trade and Labor Council a telegram wss read showing that the wages of engine drivers and firemen on the Vic orian and New South Wales Railways were 20 per cent, higher than in New Zealand. No decision was come to as to action. A grievance was stated by the Lumper’s Union, the men not being allowed more than sis hours daily in the winter time, owing to tho hours being fixed by the Customs Department Tho Secretary was instructed to write' to Sir Julius Vogel, who formerly promised to amend the matter.

Football- Bapieb. August 14.

The Wellington footballers landed this morning. They were mot by a reception Committee and driven to the Criterion Hotel, where they breakfasted. They were a forwards driven in a four horse brake to the Recreation Ground. The weather is splendid and the ground fast. The match begins at 2.30. A f; 't game is expected as both teams are very strong in forwards. The beti : ng is slightly In favor of the visitors.

THE WRECK OF THE PELHAM.

Invkkoahgili., August 14 The enquiry into the wreck of the b.b. Pelhrm is now proceeding before the R.M., Mr McCulloch, and Captains WyL >rn and Priest, nautical assess- is, Captain Grengen, after, detailing the voyage from (ireymouth, said that *h Pelham Thrived off Dog Island at 1.36 B.m. on the Othinst Stopped tho engine' till 6 a.m. when be went slowly towards the Bluff He was then about three miles off the harbor in a southerly direction. It was getting light and he could make out the land clearly. He steamed on till within a quarter of a wdlw eff the land between the Bed Buoy and tho shore. Ho then stopped the engines to'wait for pi’ot, tho vessel drifting ■lowly up the harbor on the last quarter flood. Thera was a light easterly wind. Ho whistled six oriseven times for a pilot, and wrr watching the semaphore for signs'* but none were given. In the meanti xo the pilot boat appeared, but gave no signals. It palled oat from the shore in a direction r c 'on channel and re mained still for a time. He whistled again and not seeing boat coming towards him he went dead slow ahead, pointing, if anything, a little outside of the boat, keeping it on the port bow and watching for Signals from the semaphore, but noue were made. Immediately after that t’ 3 vessel struck. He put the helm hard a-port, and went h'lf speed ahead, and immediately after full speed ahead and blew the whistle, the vessel meanwhile striking heavily The pilot boat cams alongside immediately after. The vessel "was still steaming full speed ahead, but did not move. He was on the upper bridge from a quarter to six am. Captain Tyson, Harbor came to Irm on the bridge, and witness asked, “Why oould yon lie there still and see me go a bore” ? Tyson replied “ I’m not going out to be swamped. See lam wet now." He aided that he bad cnly two men in the boat and could not come out. Wlness ceked how he came then, and Tyson answered that the less Slid was the easier mended Witness rsked why a sign'd was not made from *he boat, and Tyson said that be d : d so. Witness replied *• Yes, after I struck.”

A STRANGE CASE.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER Chbistchukchs August 13 An Inqne't wbs held at Lyttelton to-day on the body of Thomas Kelly, who was suppled to have died from Hjut'es received while un’oading a coal hulk. The enquiry put a different complexion on the affair. The evidence was to the t filet that the deceased had twice fallen down the hold of a cos’ hulk, where he was working on Tuesday, August 3, but apprized none the worse for the foil?, He appeared to be In good health, and continued working the remainder of the week. He was all right on Saturday morning but, according to the evidence of a girl named Lily Treleaven, when he went home on Saturday afternoon his wife pnehed him off the verandah down a flight of steps, a height of eight feet. He fell backwards, but rose op rnd went round to tbe back of the house, and nothing mot* was seen of him. Ihe girl appeared very in'elligent and stuck to her state ment, hot no one else conld be found who saw anyth'ng of the occurrence. On Sunday Dr Harrison w: ' ailed in, and found deceased uncont clous. Ho had a few lucid intervals, but poqld not explain what had happened to jbim, and was suffjring from injuries to the spine, from which he died on Wed nesday last. The doctor made a post moiiem examination, and found a large bruise on the lower part of the spine, aoparentiy five or six days old. He con tested death had resulted from con cussion of the spine, and that <f the de ceased bad received such an inja y on August 3rd, when he fell on the coal balk, he could not hare gone on working as he did till Saturday last. Deceased’s eldest daughter said her father was in btd ail Saturday, but this was contradicted by several witnesses. The jury returned a verdict of manslanghter against deceased’s fife, Catherine Kelly.

POLITICAL NEWS.

* . <* I [from oub OWN CORRESPONDENT I Wellington, August 13. This afternoon the Babbit Act Bill, Property Tax Bill, and the Public Revenues BUI were passed through Com mittee, read a third time, and passed. The debate on the motion for the o -m ---mittai of the Representation Bill was then commenced, and ia now (9 p m.) proceed ing. The division will be a very close one, sad it is now thought that the Bill will be thrown out. The Supply Esti mates, Railway Authorisation Bill, and the Appropriation Bill constitute the I remaining business, and if the Reprc- j aentation Bill be disposed of to-night, I this ought to be all completed by Monday, I in which case the prorogation will take I place on Tuesday. Monday’s steamer I will probably be delayed for the con- f venlence of Southern members. Messrs | Ivesa and Garrick left for tho South I to-day. I

ROYAL BEAUTIES.

The Empress Engenie end Elizabeth of Austria, the Princess of Wales and Q leen Marguerite of Italy, were all famous beauties, and the two latter are still charming enough to merit the admiration of the world. But the fair Alexandra is beginning to look like the mother of a grown-up family, and it is ' whispered that her profuse tresses nre not the growth <f her own shapely head. None of her daughters, except, perhaps the youngest, the Princess Maud, give any promise of inheriting even a portion of her charms. The future Empress of Austria, the Princess Stephanie of Belgium, has a neat, graceful figure, hut a hopelessly plain face. The Queen of Spain !hn no claim whatever to good looks. Her predecessor, the luckless Mercedes, was a very pretty girl, but the Princess Christ'ne, the sister of Mercedes, who died on the eve of her betrothal to the yonng King 4’fonso, was a pos : t!ve fright. None of the Orleans princesses are pretty. The three surviving daughters of Queen Isabel's of Spain are all veiy plain, being thin, sallow, and angnlar. The Princess Thyra, Duchess of Cum berland, was homely enough to scare the toor young Prince Imperial into going to Zululand rather than make her an < ffjc of his hand, as M. Rouher and the Empress Eugenie had planned that ho should do. The Princess Louise of Wales has a heavy j*w and hanging under-lip, and looks hopelessly dull arid stupid. Altogether the present generation .f i royal young iad'es is sadly deficient in cumelinets

THE LAW OF HEREDITY.

Heredity is one of the most absorbing and fruitful studies of the day. Statis tics will bear ua out In saying that a largo proportion of those on whose course of life the world makes its strictures get their especial qualities by inheritance. Take a pedigree of licentiousness, such as that set forth in the remarkable little book, ‘ The Jnkesit would bo sheer folly to except anything but the grossest immorality of conduct from jow family. Lapses frt m sobriety in the highest circles of society will alwajs oc.ur, and those really the most painful cases. But they are the exceptions Nice tenths of those and upon whom the stigma of drunkard can bo placed come from the lowest, or at loast ihe lower, circles and from parents who transmit to them their proclivity for drink. We may even go further, and say that the i overly stricken, the ignorant, the deprived, are 1 tt.le If anything more than a direct transmission of primitive serfdom.

With slight circumstances this is true all over the world. This claes of people for ge: or ation after generation have been bo-n, have grown up, and have died in the rams social status. Their condition of heart and mind has become not so much an intellectual and moral lasne as a physical issue. There is more truth in the old principle of royal blood than many Democratic communities would acknow ledge. The spirituality of a Channiug the logical clearness of a John Stnart Mill, the inventive genins of an Edison is just n mnch a matter of physical transmission as is the love of whisky, the penchant for lager beer, or the bent for ingenious Heredity is an established fret that no man can afford to ignore;' The altruistic Impulse to look out for the physical inheritance of posterity is one of the most Christian as it is one of the most scientific. There is nothing doubt ful about its principles. They are matters of stern, harsh reality. The intimate connection between mlod and body makes it a difficult thing to tell at what point or In how Urge a degree 'ho wrong thought, word, and deed, or the beneficent thought, word, and deed enter into the physical constitution and btc mes a matter of physical transmission. But enter they certainly do, and that, too, in a marked degree. This thought is all too frequently forgotten. There is no theology, no depth of ph ; loaopy about it. 35nt in the facts of heredity and

tiansmitted influence there la a world of pain and pathos, or joy and beneficence. If the selfish, niggardly unwholesome parents scattered over Christendom were to realise deeply that by generation and transmitted influence they wore peopling the world with selfish, niggardly, un wholesome children, who in turn beget after their kind, perhaps the higher morality at which Church and State both aim would receive a greater impetus than either Church or State can give it,—Cor. Chicago Times.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1886



In Bankruptcy. v. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of Ashbnrtoi (being a Local Court of Bank ruptcy), holdon at Ashburton. In the matter of “ The Bankruptcy Act, 1883,” and the Acts amending the same, and of tho Bankruptcy of J\MBS TAir, of Ashburton, Saddler. OTICR ia hereby given that I, JAMES TAIP, of Ashburton, in the Provincial Di trict of Canterbury and cilony of New Zealand, Saddler, have this day filed in tho above Court at Ash burton a petition to be adjudged a bank- Dated this 14th day of August, 1886 rnpt JAMBS TAIT. Witness, Edwjsd G. Crisp, Solicitor. *8457



IN BANKRUPTCY. In ths District Court of Ashburton f being s local| Jourt of Bankruptcy), holden at Ashburton. In the matter of “ The Bankruptcy Act, 1883,” and Acts amending the samo. NOTICE is hereby given that JAMES TAIT, of Ashburton, Saddler, has this day been adjudicated a Bankrupt, and the first meeting of creditors will be held in the District Courthouse, Ashburton, at 11 o'clock in he forenoon, on THURSDAY, August 19 h, 1880 Dated this 14’.h day of August, 1836. j. C. BELL, *8458 Deputy Official Assignee. TINWALD DOMAIN BOARD, WANTED tenders for clearing tussocks at per acre. Also, separate teu [ ders for fencing with seven wire fence. For particulars apply to Mr M. Scott, Tinwald. Tenders close on Monday night. t C. T DUDLEY, i J 8447 Chairman. c ASABURTON COUNTY HUNT CLUB a BALL, TO be held in the ODDFELLOWS 1 HALL on the evening of the Hunt 0 Club Steeplechases, WEDNESDAY, 18th August, 1880. { Music by Fleming’s Band. Tickets, 7s Gd, admitting Gentleman and Ladies, can be obtained from the T Committee, Messrs J. K. Hart, W. R Allan, E W, Bowyer, and C W. Wrougbfon. * J 8451 ( - ' - g k A uctions. c — o Postponement. 4 OWING to the inclemency of the j weather, the sale of Drapery, Cloth- p ing, &c., (balance of Messrs Friedlander’a 8 stock, on account of Mr A. Orr), is 0 postponed until SATURDAY, August 21. g J 8457 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer, SATURDAY, 21st AUGUST Clearing Sale OF SADDLERY, STOCK-IN-TRADE t&c , &c., IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES TAIT. “ J MR T, BULLOCK has received in- 0 struotions to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE ARCADE, I On the above date, the whole of t Mr James Tail’s STOCK-IN-TRADE, J Consisting of J SADDLERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, b Particulars of which will appear in a future advertisement. Sale at 12 o’clock. BULLOCK, 1 8460 Auctioneer. I j TO BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, TIM- \ BER MERCHANTS. & OTHERS. IMPORTANT SALE OF TIMBER AT RAKAIA. THURSDAY, 19th AUGUST, 1886 1 THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND \ MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., ' Limited, have received instructions to offer I as above, by Public Auction, ' BLUE GUM LOGS J OQQ PINE LOGS ] Aho, a quantity of firewood. 1 The logs average 50 feet in longt ' have been cut from timber about 20 ' old. Sale at 1.30 p m, H. H. SEORETAN, Agent. E. G. STAVELEY, 8418 Auctioneer, SATURDAY, 21st AUGUST. specimTentry. (JPRING DRAY, HORSE, & HARNESS for sale by public auction, on account of Mr F. Quinton, The dray is almost new, and the horse is well known in the district, Ba'e at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, 8453+ Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 21st AUGUST. ALLOTMENTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OP METHVEN .AND AT ALFORD FOREST, In the Estate of the late Mr Davenport, FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR T, BULLOCK has been in structed to r SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, i AT THE ARCADE, On the above date, i By order nnd on account of the Executors r of the late Mr Davenport, | ® LOTS 50, 51, 52, 53, each containing u \ acre, in that part of the Town ship of Methven sold by Mr Gngg, being part of R S. 24548, Is And ir LOTS 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, contain in all 1 acre 2 roods 3 perches, situate at Alford Forest, and 5 being part of R.S. 21514, This offers a favorable opportunity for , e persons qualifying themselves for a vote m this electoral district. . For further particulars apply to the jj Auctioneer. Terms at sale. Sale at 12 45, -**- % BULLOCK Auctioneer.



Saiisbury, Tenn., April 4, 1886. Gents :—I was afflicted with serious Kidney d Urinary trouble for twelve year . Afte I ng all the doctors and patent medicines I Id hear of, fused two bottles of Hop Bitters am perfcc cured. B. F. BOOTH. Washington, D. C., April 3, 1883. To the Hop Bitters Co,: Sirs I write this as a token of the great appreciation I have for your Bitters. 1 was afflicted with inflammatory Rheumatism seven years, and no medicine seeiv,ed to do me any good until I tried three bottles of your Hop Bitters, and to my surprise I am. as well as ever I was. I hope you may haye success in this great and valuable me Anyone wishing to know more about m can learn by addressing me. E. M. WILLIAMS, 1103 16th St. Prosecute the Swindlers I ! 1 when yon call for American Hop Bitter g>een twig oj Hops on the white label and ■ Soules name bloivn in the bottle), the vendo i hands out anything but American Hop Bitters, refuse it and shun the vender as you would a i viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything the indict him for the fraud and sue I him for damages for the swindle, and we will * pav you liberally for the conviction, Robt. G. Gould, 27, High Street, Andover: • I have always taken a great interest in your 3 medicines, and I have recommended them, as 3 I have found numerous cases of cure from their - use.



FOOTROT IN SHEEP. * SURE CUBE may be had of the undersigned in Five Shilling Bottles, with directions for use affixed. Scores of testimonials. Cash requested with orders. M. H. ROHDE, Agent in Canterbury for P. McNeave’s Patent Feotrot Application, Cora Exchange, Christchurch. 17349



Meetings.



PRESBYTERIAN OHUROF. The annual public tea MEETING will be held In the TOWN HALL on TUESDAY, the 17th Angust. Tea at 6 o’clock. The Rev J. ELMSLIE, M. \will con duct the Anniversary Services on the previous Sabbath. *B4IO



Public notices. STRAYED into my paddock at Win slow, ono b J ack and white Calf. Owner can have same by paying expenses. 8459 S. WILLIAMSON.



Public Notices. FOR the Blood Is tho Life.—Olarke’a world-famed blood mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from ail impurities from whatever causes arising For ccrofnla, scurvy, rkin and blood dis eases, and sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous Thousands of testi monials. Sold in bottles 4s 6d and 11a each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere. Side proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Droe 0o. # Lincoln, England. 1 16 i



THE CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCES EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. to stockowners" AND OTHERS, THE above Company is NOW BOOK ING STOCK for FREEZING and EXPORT per Steamers sailing in October next. Shippers in October will have the right to a pro rata proportion of the space avail- < able in April next. As large bookings have already been ( made at other ports for the October 1 Steamers, early application is necessary. Forms of application and full particulars « can be obtained at the Company’s office. c F. WAYMODTH, Secretary, Hereford street, 10th August, 1886 8448 o li b



SERVANTS WANTED. SEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS and | one COOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK and one GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Mrs Findall’a Registry ffioo. A. W. RANDELL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Ball, Ashburton.



DISTRICT OF ASHBURTON. Third Schedule ' NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANbFER OF LICENSE. I PATRICK DEVANE, of Waterton > being tho bolder of a Publican) License in respect of tho house and pre niisos s'tunte at Waterton, and known a,f tho Waterton Hotel, do hereby gmc notice t 1 at I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting to bo bolden at Ashburton on the 3rd day of Septem ber, 188 G, apply for a transfer of tho said License from myself to Michael Moriarty, my appointee. Dated the 9ih day of August. 1880 (Signed) 8429 PATRICK DEVANE. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. MARKET TICKETS TO ORARI. IN connection with tho Geraldine Live Stock Sales Saturday Return Tickets to Orari will bo issued on 'ho First Wednesday in each month (commencing on tho 4th August) at Ashburton, Timaru, snd intermediate stations, per first train, rvailablofor return on day of issue only. These tickets can only be used between the issuing stations and Orari, and not to )r from any other station. By order. r 397 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASES AT ASHBURTON, 18m AUGUST. SATURDAY RETURN TICKETS to O Ashburton will be issued at Chrlsl ibnrch. Timaru, and intermediate eta ions m the 18th Inst., available for return on ;be 18th or 19th. On the 18th trains will stop at the ishborton Saloyards siding (opposite the Racecourse), to set down and take up rassengei e. Fares—Ashburton Saleyards tiding and back : F : '.st class, 01 ; second ilass, 4d. 5445 By Order.



Great Gift Sale OP DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, GROCERIES, & PROVISIONS FOR THRFE MONTHS ONLY. HAYES”" & CO, FINDING their Stock excessively large haVo determined to reduce it fully one-half by making an IMMENSE SACRIFICE OF THEIR WINTER STOCK, And n addition to the reductions made, they will give a large number of VALUABLE PRIZES.



For which every Customer Purchasing Goods to the value of 10s in either the Drapery or Grocery Establishment will have the opportunity of competing.



The following is the Prize List : Ist PRIZE, value ... ... £3 2nd ~ ,■ ... ... £3 3rd ~ ... ■■■ £2 And 10 PRIZES, value 20s each.



These Prizes will bo award* d lo lire lucky ones who shall guess the number of Peas in the largo Glass Jar which will bo placed on view in Ihe Drapery Window, next the Arcade.



Read this Carefully, THE GLASSJ JAU OF PEAS, Now on view, was filled by Messrs Dunn and Strachey, and was sealed by Mr J. C. Duncan, Broker. Each Customer purchasing Goods to the value of 10s will be entitled to one guets as to the number of Peas the Lucky Jar cf n'.ains, thus a Customer spending 20s would bo entitled to guess twice, and, of course, for every additional 10s spent, another guess, and so on The Jar will bo opened at tbo conclusion of this GREAT SALE by a committee appointed by those interested, when those who have been fortunate enough to guess the correct numbers will bo presented with the above menPoned Prizes ; but, in the event of the exact number not being guessed, the nearest to the correct number will be awarded the First Prize, and pro rata.



This is no deception, but the power of a READY MOSEY BUSINESS.



The following list of Bargains is worthy : special notice : White Calico, 2id per yard Grey Calico, Bid per yard Grey Calico, yard wide, 2s 9d per doz Welsh Flannel, 9d per yard Scarlet Flannel, lOid per yard Fine All-wool Saxony, Is per yard Cream Ho'hmd, 5d per yard Colored Bed Quilts, Bs 3d and 3s 6d Scotch Cloth Blankets, 6s lid, 8a 6d, and 9s lid per pair Witney Blankets from 7s 9d Checked Winceys, 4id and 5Jd Bleached Sheeting, 2 yards, B£d per yard, wonderful value Homespuns, Double-width Cashmeres, all colors, Is 4Jd per yard Black Cashmeres, la and Is 3d All other Dress Materials Greatly Reduced Ladies’ Wool Squares, 8d Men’s Heavy Tweed Trousers, 7s lid Wen’s Tweed Suita from 10s fid Boys’ Overcoats, 2s lid A grand line in Youths’ Tweed Trousers, 5s 9d Boys’ Suits from 4s fid Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, 4s Oilcloth, 1 yard wide, Old A splendid Tweed, all wool, 2s fid A quantity of Black Velvet Buttons, Id per doz, and a lot of Kemnants which must be cleared



rjVHE PROBLEM SOLVED £7 the aid of mathematical science, and I by carefully studying the human from in all Its varied phases of development, we have long ago reduced the art of fitting to a certainty. But In these days of falling prices, another problem presents itself for solution, and it Is this : to produce CLOTHING TO MEASURE at price as ready made goods so that everyone " may enioy the luxury of a Perfect Fitt- { vq Suit, at the lowest possible expense, it gives us much pleasure to Inform jjr .fiends and tho public generally that ms PROBLEM 13 ALSO SOLVED, and We are now making suits in our usual First-class style, at the following prices: £ s d. Fair Tweed Suit to measure ... 3 0 0 Better quality ... ... ... 310 0 Good honest Ashburton or Kai apol Suits 4 0 0 Fancy Coatings, Broadcloths, etc, in proportion. As no margin is allowed for risk of , kind, orders at these prices will be 3X9 ented for CASH ONLY. Several large shipments of Autnmn and Winter Tweeds and Fancy Coatings jnst received. Craighead & Co. TAILORS AND OLOIHIBRS ASHBURTON.



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANKRUPTCY THIS IDAJIT GL L a Beath & Co, otter the STOCK-3N-TRADE or THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Lato of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa. AT A DISCOUNT



10 s INTnE £ Also, tho STOCK in tho BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, W QOLLENDR APER S, AT A DISCOUNT OF 6 s ga in THE £ TOTAL VALUE £22IO 0 s 0 D Unprecedented Bargains. Stock Sheets in course of publication. The above are two of the Cleanest Stocks ever offered in Christchurch, Simpson and Harper having been in busi ness only four months, whilst tho largest portion off Thomas Jacob’s Stock was purchased by him this winter.



J>RP BONO PUBLICO Good people all, both great and email, again I come before yon ; and while It’s tru'd there’a little new, I hope I shall not bore yon. Again, this time, I come In rhyme, and thus my theme pursuing, all may discern, and mark, and learn they should be up and doing. That is they should, for their own good (and mine, I won’t deny it), deal at my store, I’ll say no more, just take the hint and try It. My general store holds goods galore, in wonderful variety, such value, these are sure o please all classes of society. And, also note, that Nelson, Moate and Co. are still supplying to all who please their blended teas—they’re grand there’s no denying. So come and buy, these fine teas try ; you’ll ne’er regret the action. At various prices, each kind nice is, all giving satlfaction. Now let me finish by thanking all my customers for their continued patronage, and by assuring them that I shall always do my best to serve them well, by supply* ing genuine goods at the very lowest possible prices, "Wholesale and Retail Agent FOB NELSON, MOATS, & GO’S Pure Blended Teas. Agent for Arthur Yates’s Gar den Seeds Tea, Grocery, Glass, and China. Brushware and Fancy Goods Warehouse. H. M. Carson, .Jtt Abbstoxok O lO <9 g-aO ® S § a, w S ■§«es S<m2 2 * ° A 5-S 00 l||3 I



In tbo BOOT DEPARTMENT there are some Special Lines which cannot bo rubbed out. Wo are also paying special attention to Prices in our GROCERY DEPARTMENT. I Hayes and Co.. 1 ABVACB



i" BANGITATA BOAD DISTRICT. '! ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. O _ l # T HEREBY give notice that in accord ance ■with section No 94 of “The g Public Works Act, 1882,” the Bangitata Road Board propose to that road in the Shepherd’s Bush Survey District, J which commences at the south-eastern j boundary of R.S. 27783, and extends northerly to the northernmost corner of ■ R.S 32801 ; and that the plan showing , the said road is open for public inspection , at the Bangitata Road Board Office C. J. HARPER, Chairman. June 28, 188 G. 7235 BANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSE! I HEREBY give notice that in accori ance with section No 94 of “T 1 Pub'ic Works Act, 1882,” the Rangitai Road Board propose to close that road i the Shephard's bush Snrvey District whic commences at the southernmost corner c R.S, 28484, and extends northerly to tfi aoutfi eastern boundary of R.S 27783, an that the plan showing the said mad i open for public inspection at the Raogi tata Road Board Office. C. J. HARPER, Chairman Juno 28th, 1886. 7231 E PBLIO TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEAL AH I ITS OBJECTS. *“ 1. The Administration of Intestate Estates, and th« realisation and distribution oi the personal Estate. 2. The Executorship of the Wills of persona who may appoint the Public Trustee their executor, and thus avoid the necessity which otherwise would exist In commit* ting their friends to the responsibilities involved by such positions. 3. The Administration of all kinds of Money Trusts, including Marriage Settle j menta and every kind of fund, the trusts of which ate definitely set orth In the deed creating the Trust. ITS ADVANTAGES. 1. The Pnblio Trustee in his corporate capacity never dies, never leaves the country, and never becomes incapacitated ; thus, by his appointment, the expense of jresh appointments of Trustees consequent on death, change of abode, or mental or bodily infirmity, Is altogether avoided. 2. All proposed investments are considered by a Board of Officers, ensuring careful consideration of all securities offered. 3. The Government of the Colony is responsible for the honest fulfilment of all trusts placed in the office, ITS INCREASING POPULARITY. This will be shewn by the following figures 1885 £195,000 Estimated Scales of charges with existing regulations and all information may be obtained from the Public Trustee, Wellington, or any of his agenla throughout’ the Colony. Wellington, ALEX LEAN, Dec. 5, 1885. 1 7 Local A g nt at Christchurch.



Important Notice JUST R EIC E I VgEgD AND ENED UP, A manufacturer’s stock OF, LADIES’ HATS, at la Bd. Beaver Hats Plush Hats Silk Hats Satin Hats ALL NEW GOODS, IN ALL SHAPES AND COLORS. ORDINARY PRICE 6s to 12a 6.1, NOW SOLD AT la 6d, la lid, 2a 6d, and 3a 6d. AN INEXPRESSIBLE BOON TO MOTHERS. DR. AUGUSTE KURSTEINER’S ELECTRO GALVANIC TEETHING NECKLET, Endowed by the Medicul Faculty of Europe, and pronounced by all leading: Physicians . THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OE THE AGE IN placing tha Electric Necklet before the New Zealand public the d : scoverer and proprietor begs to draw Special Attention ti the fact that the mat'r al surrounding . *?.. . . • i_ i nAlnftAM ViAttnloafl 171 itflftlf. find vet con* ■ bees to diaw opeem Atteuuon u uio iwu ****« * - »f motallio substances impregnated with a chemical solution, harmless * n turning titanic powers, which generate a continuous light cnrrrent * ! Necklet In consequence ontaias a’l the virtues of a miniature battery, and is therefore not » useless article like many of the so-called electiic appliances which cannot nSt^MMrato gcod results, as they a;e in implcte in the moat esseatial requirements, and cannot generate of a long-continued series of investigating by that well-known and eminent scientist and specialist. Dr Augusta Kurst liner, who is thehighest European authority on all di-oss: i of women and child, an. discovery « The Lancet,” tne leading mescal journal of the wo d, says The fact that the discovery nd invention of there N: aldeta is announced by Dr Kurstsmer is a sufficient guarantee that a means has at Ust been discovrred which will save the livrs of millions of children, and relieve th AUhou|h new"to y New Zealand, there Necklets have b-ennsed for the lastfiye years with the most Wonderful Success in England, on the Continent, and in the United States, and are now constantly pr-ciibrd by the most eminent ph-> sreinns in their daily practice. It is ncr dfers to comment on the anxious and si- -picas nights pr*6!d by thousands of mothers dming the painful pr-iod of the teething Of in a'i. Every day brings to an untimely grave hundreds of infants wlu lives might have been saved by the of the simple Neck-et. Tn addiliVn to the relief from p»in afforded by the Necklet during the period of dentition, by its netvo giving force it wards oft and pi events Measles, Whoonug Cough, Scarlet * -J® r » Ckoup and Cffiicken Pox, thus relie-, ing childhood of its martyrdom, and gladdening the hea.t J. CO., A.cll.nd ««.«!• Zealand for the sale of these Necklets, of whom only they can be ob amed.Too has been placed at the very lowr rb possible point, ba-ely covering the cost of importation, and is within the teach of r’.l, as one Necklet will last a life time. v. Aside from its many lirtues as a remedial and preventive agent; the^ Necklet is ornament, and will be sent pest free on receipt of One Pound, by postal note, money order, ox registered letter. No cheques received. CONR(>D * c 0„ o,Q S P.O. Bos 408. Auckland, N Z. PREMIER COLONIAL OOMPA N^Y GANTF.RBUF.Y BRANCH. 3\s?- Ur& w X mim mm SifiV m w.v.T.r’en £BTAPLI? U ED 1859. Capital 1 100 0,0 oi - x./rrr, 'VIRILITY OF SHRREffOLDFRS FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AGENT ASHBURTON N s TO MEET THE TIMES. ANJSNGLI3H SILVER LEVER WA T 0 H With . Good Steel ALBERT for L 3 Warranted Ull R. MURRAY, East Street. OEGS to annouiioo that he has just elved a choice assortment of watches an ’ X> iowellery direct from London, and i now offering Strong English Silver Lew Hunting Watches capped and jewelled, ilth gold balance and very heavy cases * L 3 15a, exceptionally good value. Also stock a magnificent assortment of watch and clocks of every dlscriptlon, and at prices tc suit all comers. In jet goods ai In every class of gold and silver Jewellery, a grand stock of the newest patten • and designs at very moderate prices. All Goods Sold Guaranteed. Repairs €9 rated with neatness and despatch at the lowest current rates. , ROBERT MURRAY ba ftobb asi-’csio



To Let and For Sale- FOR SALE A PEW TONS of prime CLOVER HAY. {7401 FRIEDLANDEE. CLOSC KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS. large or simill quantities. Also, a largsqnantify of Sound Onions. J. CANNING, FRUITERER AND CONFECT JO M RR, East street, Ashburton. G 114



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALETt 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Figs, Produce and Merchandise. Igeat Norwich Union Fire Company. FOR SALE— Piano, by Bord ; a beautiful ment; neatly new ; For Sale—Large movable Hut, x 12ft, on iron wheels jatove bunks complete. For Sale—One large Mangle plete and new. A Dog Cart nearly new, in order ; cheap order ; at Oorncrnsber, by Bentall; new Horse Power and Intermediate good order. EDS ALFRED HARRISON.



T. Bullock. PEAS. —For Sale a few bags, hand threshed ; suitable for seed T. BULLOCK. TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Bent, 3s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. f| ’,O LET—2 Cottages in Grey Street, JL town as Coatts’ block ; Kent at 5i per week. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE—Two seta of three leaved harrows, by “ Howard.” T. BULLOCK. TO LET—At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with shop and dwelling house. Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET—A 3-roomed Cottage, near the English Church T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE — Double Seated Am a; can Waggon. 6 181 * . T. BULLOCK. mo PAINTERS — To letatalow r. fai, shop and dwelling house in Peter Street, now in occupation of Mr Savage painter. Apply to 6 141 T. BULLOCK. rLET —Commodious Grain Store in West street. £. BULLOCK TO LET, HOUSE in Moore Load, originally owned by Mr Seal;, and next to Mr Orr’s property. Apply tn T. BULLOCK. Town Sections EOR S ALE. 711, Wakannl road and Wills street 708, Wilis street 689, Havelock street 746, Peter street 746, do 822, Cox street 818, Aitken street 842, corner Oass and Aitken streets 3240, corner William and Kermode stree 48, Kermode street 248 do 249 do 333, Uoore street 1059, ea -ier Peter and Walker streets 1060, adjoining 49, Kermode street 58 do do 4 do 230, Havelock street, with building. 231, Havelock street 1781, Peter street, with buildings 1009 do do 158, Wills street 539, (part), Peter street ICO, Moore street, with building 538, Peter street 1050, coice-j Peter and Walker sires-, 808, Cox street, with building 313, Aitken street 314 do 625, Peter street 486, corner William and HavelocE street 691, Cameron street 692 do 723, Wills street 724 do 777, corner Cox and William streets 778, adjoining 535, Peter street, with Building 791, Cox street 006, Peter street 007 do 548, Cox street, with buildfnf 310, corner Havelock street 311, adjoining 305, Burnett street 706, Wills street 132 do 747, Burnett street, with bnildi;jgi 418, Moore street west 119 do 1112, West street (leasehold) 121, comer Wills and Cass streets 1636, Cameron street 210, comet Grlgg and Peter streets 011, corner Walker and Oox streets 1012, Cox street 013 do 186 Cameron street 860, Grey street 1527, Peter street 041, Wills street 17? (osrt), Burnett street.' 318, Havelock street For particulars, prices, etc, t T BULLOCK



Revised list of properties For Sale and to Let. etc. SUBURBAN. Lot 86, North-west Town B. t, ;cn talking I acre, capital s;:c. or. private residence Lots 94, 96, 96, fronting the Tvakann road, good site for a houaa Lota 62 63, corner of Wakanai and Town Bel' Lot 22, containing J-acre, \dth fire. roomed house, Alford Forest road Lota 42, 43, 44, 2, 63, together boose, Allen on near the Woolle Factory TINWALD. id aa n Lot 43, fenced and planted, with throe roomed house tnenon Lota 366, 869, 360 Thomas Bulloch ABO4PE SHBvBTOFj