discuss the question of the evacuation by the British forces. LordJlddesleigh, Foreign Secretary, in reply promised to consider the Porte’s request without delay.

AUSTRALIAN.

[bectee’s telegrams— copyright ] THE CORANGAMITE. Sydney. DfC.'mbor 12 An attempt which has been made to tow off the Corangamite, which ran ashore at Jervis Bay, has been unsuc cessful. Her position remains un changed. THE STEAMER COLLISION. No traces have yet been found of the bodies of those drowned *rora the Keial warra. A boat belonging to that vessel has been picked up.

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

[BEDTEE’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] St Petersburg. December 11 The Official Messenger, in its issue to-day, publishes an article staling that the recall of General Kaulbars and the Russian agents from Bulgaria is not in tended as a severance of the ties which unite Russia and Bulgaria.

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN v. NEW SOUTH WALES, (REUTER’* TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, December 12 • The cricket match, Shaw and Lilly White’s team v eleven of New South Wales, wes continued to-day. The visitors, who yesterday scored 20 for the loss of two wickets resumed their innings, the Lit wicket falling for 220, Read made 35 and Shrewsbury (b) 64. The Home team went in for their second innings and when the stumpa were drawn had scored 14 without the loss of a wicket.

EXTENSIVE FIRE.

Auckland, December 13

An extensive fire occurred at Newton this morning. The damage la estimated at £IOOO. It originated in a four-roomed house occupied by James Fullerton, laborer, Upper Queen street, at 4 a.m,, and spread to tbree houses adjoining, and ultimately a high wind blew burning fragments on to the roof of St. Sen diet’s B. 0. Church, a large wooden building, which was totally destroyed, with the ex ception of some benches and an image of the Virgin. From heie the fito spread to the old Newton Frf sbjterian Church on the opposite side of Gladstone street, ■which has been recert'y purchased by the Catholics es a Sunday School. This ■was totally destroyed With five other dwelling houses before the flames were subdued. It is b. H ved all are insu e I, but particulars have not ! o n ascertained

THE MOUNT SOMERS TRAMWAY

A special nieeiir g of the Ashburton County County Council was held at the Council Chambers this afternoon Present—Messrs W. C. Walker (Chair man), K. G. Wright C. W. Leadley, and D McLean The meeting was called for the purpose of passing a special order adopting the Local •Todies Loans Act. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr McLean, seconded b, Mr Leadley— ‘•That this Council do irake a special order adopting the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, and that such special order be as follows, that is to say Special Order —ln pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, the Counties Act, 1876, »nd the several Acts amending the same, the County Council of Ashburton doth hereby adopt the provisions of the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, provided always that the operation of the saii Ac<- shall be limited to a loan of £3500 which this Council proposes to borrow from the Government under the provisions of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, for ihe purpose of constructing a tramway frem the Mount Somers Railway Station to the Mount Somers Coalpit*, near the month, of the river Stour,” It was reso ved that a special meeting should be held on January 14, 1887, for the purpose of confirming the order.

HOW TO KEEP HORSES PROM JUMPING FENCES.

To prevent a horse from jumping fences, O. B; Gleason recommends ; “ Perhaps no single habit of an anima' gives rise to greater annoyance, or is the cause of more damage on a farm, than this trick of jumping fences, in c n ■equence of which the horse has to be kept in the stable and loses the benefi of pasturing. When wo consider the eare with which this vice can be prevented, and the advantage to both horse and owner, it seems strange that the follow ing simple device is not more generally utilised :—A surcingle is placed round the body of the horre, with a ring directly under him A strap is *h n fastened around each foreleg, below ti e knee close- to the ankle, and a short strap or rope fastened in the strap around the off foreleg, passed thrrnch the ring in the surcingle, drawn moderately tight, and fastened to the strap aroun ’ the nigh forefoot. When this is on the hone can move cnly one leg at a time, yet, he can walk, lie down or get up, but be can not, put both le k a forward at once, cot ir«Tin —t-‘T *-e is unable to run or jump. Wedfyf Neva.

UNKNOWN

The above is n e proper tit’© of the patriarch of that name described in Genesis, if the discoveries (or rather theories) of Mr Cepe Whueh-mse are hereafter confirmed by independent in vestigation. The paper written by this gentleman goes >o show that the sou of Jacob constructed a canal of even greater dimensions than that of M. de Lessens ; for at the season of high Nile over twenty million cubic metres of water passed through it daily. This water way *8 st 11 partly in existence, and Mr Cope While house also contends that it fed Lake Morris, the site of which he also claims to have discovered. Indeed, he goes farther, and propounds a scheme for re filling the lake (the depression still exist ing) at a cost of £200,000, This reser voir would provide the means of flooding about 2000 square leagues of desert. The ancient take seems to have been the result of one of the grandest engineering schemes of that or any other time. One of the most interest'ng parts of Mr Whitehonse’s memorandum was the lit-ht It shed on the difficult 49th chapter of Genesis. He shows with soma force that the prophesy related strictly to Lgypt, and not, as supposed, to the Promised Land, and that Indeed they were actually fulfilled in the former country. Thus the frnitful branch of Joseph was really the canal which watered »ho territory of Joseph’s descenders, etc. The Hon of Judah is identified with that of the Sphinx, the wolf of Benjamin with the canal in the province Kinieth and the serpent of Dan he thinks be haa a clue to in the pabyrus of the Labyrinth, which has lately been discovered. The paper pltoptfaer fe ooe of Iromeiw interest,

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Major Atkins an. New Plymouth December 13 Major Ateiuson has completely re covered from his late accident. Mre Atkinson’s health howet* , hasj’a r o wry improved. A Reduction. Wellingt ir. December 13 Dr the compe cad n con , J. 0 Cran ford has been awarded £6OOO, inclusive of interest, for land t ken l y the G varn ment fo> defence pu p ses. The r iwr has also bam ii at meted to mainlain the fanca en Cranford’s property and the defe; oa works. Collingwood’c. Mineral Resources. Mr Price Williams is greatly impres.ed with the mineral resource! of he Colling wood district, and it is possible ha will endeavour to form a company for working the iron deposits, and building rolling mills on the spot. All the ingredients for making steel are found closa together In the dis riot, and Mr Williams thinks it quite feasible to supply the colony with steel nalle The coal la of the b 'st quality. The attention of Mr Williams and those backing him was first drawn t the resources of Col ling wood by a reference to them In the Mines State ment, and goldfields reports. Mr Burnetts Mission. Mr Matthew Burnett, having con cluded his New Zealand tonr, has left f< r Hobart by the Wairarapa. During his tour 30,000 pledges were taken and 34,000 blue ribbons issued. 2000 Maoris have taken the pledge of whom sixty were chie f e. Praise from Howard Vincent

Mr Howard Vmcen> M..D., ha-, wri te' to Mr Tole, applaud'ng the- Pr bat'o Act. More Gold. Dunedin. December 13 The monthly escort brought do*u £25,000 worth of gold. National In Urauce Co. Shareholde>sintheNational Insurance Co a-e taking concerted action with the obj l ct of getting the diiectors to consider the proprie y of returning t; the sharohol ers the extra capital subscribed at the time of the new issue to shareholders. A year old s m of a farmer named Crox ton, at White Sow Valley, near -aseby, was crushed to death by a stone roller passing over him. The weather is distressingly cold, and yesterday there were frequent h. avy falls of hail all day.

THE LATEST “TALL" STORY

The following astounding story was published in ttie San Francisco Bulletii as a telegram from the town of Mockport, dated October 14ch inst last. VVe shoulo think the circumstance did cr--it ■ intense excitement ; and although it reads •■yarailr, ’ there may be more truth fn it than the “ quid nuncs” are prepared tc admit. We live in on age of queer eventualities. The telegram said : —Wilde Brough, twelve years Old, who created -xc'tement amorg superstitious paop e near T irlcck by apparently setting fi e to aii objects by his glance on Sunday last, and who. is held responsib e for the destruction of 9 000 dol, w rth of farm p-op-rty, has been expelled from the Madison . Oiuty school, ne?r Turlo k, on account of fis w'-tdorfol friaks. A tar Sunday’s fir-t Brough’s family re used have scything to do with him, believing h:m possessed of a de 11. Ihe boy *as taken in by a farmer tnd sent to school. On the first day there were five fires in the school—one In the centre of the ceiling, one in the teacher’s dost, ones in the teacher’s wardrobe, and two on the wall. The boy discovered all. and cr.ed from fright. The trustees met and expelled him that night One Tur lock insurance agent has given notice that he will cancel all policies on property occupii d by the boy. The neighborhood of Tu lock is in a furore of excitement about the mystery

HORSE-WHIPPING A PRACTICAL JOKER.

We find the followo-n in the New Zea land (Wellington) Times : —Ooo.-iderable excitement bus been occasioned in Nelson by a disgraceful practical joke, which has already endangered the life of a l.'-dy upon whom it was played, produced a horse whipping for its assumed author, and is about to lead to a Police Court trial for assault A Nelson gentleman recently left with the intention of visiting Christ church to see the races. His wife was in a delicate state of health, and a few d>ys after hla departure a letter was set t to her parport'ng to be written and signed by a well-kuown man who holds a responsible position in a business firm This letter stated that the lady’s husband bad met with a fatal accident on the Ohrlstchu'ch racecourse. On leading this the unfortunate wife fainted and f ■!' down, hurting herse'f severely in < olng so. On recovery she was delirious, a>o her h;a th is still in a precarious i-tata, although step - were imme ’lately taken to disprove the statements of the letter. In fact, e. talearam w-a received from her husoand, r.n i he at once hurried back, and gave the person whose name wa tschod totbele't raseverohorsewhipping. The latter laid an information for &ss?nlt. aud denies that he wrote the letter, but if it ia a forgery it is said to be an admirab'e one, and the iadividaol i. question has shown no anxiety to discover who it was that imitated his signature.

COOK-CROWING NUISANCE IN LONDON.

The cock—crowing nuissneo In London has received a wholesome check f i m the proceedings io a case which c mt before the Middleasix sessions the other da -. bill bad been preferred against the ow er of a cock for the common la.v m s demeanor of commiitiug a nni-arce by keeping the cock to the annoyance of his neighbors. The defendant upon receiv log no'ioo of the return of tho “true bill’ immediately abated the nuisioct hj killing the cock, and ho also agreed lo pav the costa of the prosecution. Under there circumstances the prosecutors px p essed their ro«:inoss to stop fu-ih r proceedings, and loftvt? the indie mu tit on the files of the court The jodge, Mr Oomoiissiorier Kerr, however, was not disposed to pssa the matter over in this cursory manner. Although, he observed, this was a free country,* it should 1 e kaown that p op!e were not fre« to ke p » c ck which disturbed the neighborly o , it might be, at three in ha morn-nst. The defendant must attend »oi formally plead It wis true the nuisance had been abated, an ! *ha cook had sacrificed its life : but the plea of the defer dant must be taken. It is maoh to be wished that the originators of all preventable noises in London could be brought before • a court of justice, and dealt with in like manner. Rest is to ma y persons as much a necessity as food.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1886



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A horse in Wanganui has died from th“ effects of the bite of a katipo. The animat was bit in the mouth, with the result that the tongue swelled up to an enormous size, and prevented any food being partaken of. A curious marriage ceremony took place recently in Nurenberg, Germany, the bride being the well-known armless artiste, Fraulein Hausohild Hausmann. She wedded her im pressario, Herr Hauschild, and signed her marriage contract with her feet. Kings were exchanged, and the wedding ring of the bride was placed on the fourth toe of her right foot



A WOMAN’S SUFFERINGS AND GRATITUDr. A VOICE FROM AUSTRIA. Near the village of Zillinsdorf, in Lower Austria, lives Maria Haas, an inte iicent and Indus 1 rious woman whose story of ph> steal suffering and final relief, as relate ! !>y herself is of in'crest to English woman. “ I was em ploy d,” she ays, ‘‘in the work of a large farmhouse Overwork brought on sick head ache followed byadea'hly fainting and sic ness of the stomach, until I was ina ile to retain either food or drink. I was compelled to take to n y bed for several weiks. Getting a little hette from rest a 1" quie‘, I sought 10 do some work but was s on taken with a pa n i: my side, which in a litre hile seem to spread over my whole bo !v, andthr bhrdin my every limb. Thi- was f bowed by , rough and sh Tin s- i f bro th, until fi ally 1 could ot st w, ana I look to my bed fir the second, and, as I thought, for the a t time. My f i-md* tol l me that mv lime had nearly come, and that I could r ot live longer than win n the trees tutonth ir green once more. i hen 1 happened to get one of the Seigel an phi ts. I read it, and my de u" mother bought me a bottle o Seigel’- Syrup, which I took exactly at'crding to directions, and 1 had not taken the whole of it i eforc I fe.t a gieat change for the belter. My last illness began June 3rd, 1882, and continued to August 9, when I began to take the Symp. Very soon ! could do a little light work The rou»h left me. and I was no more troubled in breathing. Now 1 am per'eclly cured. And oh, how happy 1 am ! I cannot expre-s grad'u e en u-di r <' Siegel s '-yrup. Now 1 must tell you that tfc doctors in our district hand in is cautioning people agains the medkine, telling them it would 1 o t em no good and many were thceby influenced to des roy the Seigel pamphh-ts ; but now, wherever »ne is to be found, it is kept ike a \e'"c Ihe lew 1 re served are borrowed t ■ read, and I have lent mine for ix mil s around our dktrict. People h ve come iS miles to ’e- me to buy 'he medicine for them, knowing that it CUM 1 me and to be sure to get th right k nd. I know a woman who was looking like death, and who told them them was no help for her, that she had consulted several lo.t- rs, but none cruld he'p her. 1 to d her of Seig I s ‘-yrup, and wr< te the name down for her that she might make no mistake, "he took my adv ce and the Syrup, and now she is in perfect health, and the people a r ound us are amazed. The medicine has made such progress in our neighborhood 'hat people say they don’t want the’dretorany more, hut they take the Syrup. Sufferers from gout who were their bed and c uld hardly move a fin er, have been cured by it. There is a girl in our district who caught a cold by going through some water, and was in bed five ye*rs with crs'ive uess and rheumatic pains, and had to have an attendant to watch by her. There was not a doctor in the surrounding dis’ricts to whom her mother had not applied to relieve her child, but every one crossed themse ves and said they c mid not help her. Whenever the little bell rang which is rung in our place when s-mebody is dead, we thought surely it was for her, but Seigel s .‘ yrup and Pills saved her life, and now she is as healthy as anybody, goes to church, and can work even in the fields. Everybody was astonished to see her out, knowing Ivw many years she had been in bed. To-day she adds her gratitude to mine for God’s mercies and Siegel’s Syrup.” Maria Haas. The people of England speak confirming the above.



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WANTED KNOWN. DINING ROOMS. igq 3. TIMMO wishes to inform the public O. . the baa gone back to her old establish ment in Tancred at roe', where meals can be oad at all hours, as formerly. WATERLOO DINING ROOMS, Tancred street, Ashburton. 12§75 LONGBEAOH ROAD BOARD A IL BATES UNPAID after 18th £\_ DECEMBER vill be seed for, By order. 115139



In Bankruptcy. v R, IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of Ashburton (being a Local Court of Bank ruptcy), holden at Ashburton. In the matter of “ The Bankrnply Act, 1883,” and the amendments thereof, and mi the matter of the Banknr t v-f JOHN ANDREW M *•« PHEkSOA, of A ■sh her too, A ocUoutitr, r- debtor. NOTL’E is hereby given that 1, TO 11N A HD'i ifi W 'v a t iPHE <S>■ N, of Ashburton, in tho County of Anh burton, in New Zealand, An ionest-, have this day tiled in the sahi Court at. Ashburton a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. Dated this 13ih day of December, 1836. JOHN A MAOPHRRSON. R. M. Cdthbebxs-.n, Debt -r’s .Solicitor. 11*73 IN BANKRUPTCY In the District Court of Ashburton (being a local Court of Bankruptcy) holden at Ashburton. In the matter of “The Bankruptcy Act, 1883,” ami the Acts amending the same OTIOE is hereby given that Johr Andrew Mac(herson, of Ash burton, -ucti netr. has this day been adjudicated a bankrupt, aud the first meeting of creditors wIU be held io tho IMetrlct, Courthouse, Ashburton, on FRIDAY, December i7tb, 1880, at 11 o’ci'-ck in i he been ion.



Dated thi- 13 h day of Decern er, 1886. J. C. DELL, 12*74 Deputy Official Assignee. Public Notices. BHEtR K R S, T7>IGHT SHEARERS wanted at Clont 'j Hills. Price 15s per 100. 12 72 THOM. HARRISON. rjIHE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN 1 MAtsUFAC TURING COMPANY Is prepared to PURCHASE for CASH, SHEEPSKINS and all kinds of WOOL, in large or small quantities. 12 tt 2 ■fir A N T ED KNOWN V* THAT MRS STRIBLINGr HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade) to the PANAMA BuAUDING-HOUSE, TANCREP STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 THE ASHBURTON 081 KST AND ATHLETIC sP<) : < ! S GROUND COMPANY, LIVII)’ED. AN Exiraordt<;a-y Gent, al Meeting of the u'-ovt> Oi mp * y sba’l b 'lhtußiUy, Feb uvry 17 b, 1887. Bcmines-i: To co isider the exp dieucy of vi .tiing up the budneas of f h <*a:d oompany -v order of the D "o o '*,. I *ll LFL D CURTI'*, Seor tvy THE a HBURTON < RI KNT AND iTHLETIO SPOtTa GBObND COM PA NT, LIMITED TjS Annual General Meeting of the above Company will be bed at Messrs Mat o:i and Oo s Offices, West street, Ashburton, on Thursday, Nov 25. 1885, at 2 pm. Business: To receive Annual Report and B'Lnc# wheet, Kie t two Directors, and any o her Bn mesa br tight forward. 11* il ALFRED HURT S Secretary,



ASHBORT' »N CHI’.B.SE AND BU 1 Titli F CT KY COMPANY, LIMITED. Thereby call -a general MEETING of the Shareholders of the above Company, to bo held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street, Ash burton, on THURSDAY, the 23rd day of December, 1866, at 2 o’clock in the after noon, for the purpose of receiving an account prepared by mo showing the manner in which the winding-up of the Company has been conducted, and the property of the Company disposed of. and hearing any explanation thereof winch may be necessary Dated the 15th day of October, 1886. JOSHUA TUf'KBR, Liquidator. v. B. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. ANNIVERSARY D* Y. CANTER BURY PROVINCIAL DISTRICT. DECEMBER 16th, 1886 THIE morning i rain from Methven to • Rakala will run as on Mondays; Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The evening train from Christchurch to Ashburton will start at 460 p m., and tun 35 minutes later than usual ; end the evening train from Kakaia to Metbven will start at 7 p.m., and run 20 minu es later than usua .



Tenders- TNDEGS wi-it.-d ®or 0»>- l"s; Wool from lain Hcvjii io Mount. >'»-!uers Iteihvay station, i t prr lou ov per halo. Also for hadroodi :y. Tenders oW>se 20th December, For particulars, apply to AUDLVY E ft-JEREWETHER. TENDERS.



fITENDERS will be received up to 20th * instant for the ERECTION of a SCHOOL ROOM for the Ashburton Baptist L'hurcl). I’laus and specifications may be seen at i the shop of Mr W T_ Ki nest on, w ere tenders may be lodged. 'lhe lowest or any fender not neces arily accepted. TO BUILDbIHS. f (PENDERS are invited for the Erection « _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 GLANVILLE, Architect 110, St. Asaph street, Christchurch, 12 63 ASHBURTON CuUKTY COUNCIL. BLACKFORD-RBDOLIFFE ROAD. ft‘'ENf-ERS arc invited for conatrootion I of two m les of road in vicinity of Tert GnUy, in *w<; contracts. Inspector will sccompary intending contractors over .the around to thow route, and obn r ', sp; c ficaliors. stn.,and will -’tart from B -ikford at 10 o’clcok ».m. on Fr’d»y, 17'h December Tenders, addresed to <iiri Chairrran, io be sent tn not late- thru 11 o’c ock a m. on TUESDAY 21st December By order. WiLbdAM BAXTER, County E gineer.



Saturday Return Tickets frtm a"y station to any station wbhin the Pro vincial District of Canterbury will be iasaed on the 15th ana 16 h December, and will bo available for return up to and inciudi g 20'hinat Goods traffic will be suspended or. the 16th. 12*09 By order. TBE F tOTURING COM! ANY, i IMITbD NOTIC is heroby given that aa Extra ordinary G-.-noisl Meeting of the above Comp ny '"ill he hehl at the ? iccda Chambers Burnett street, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, t.ho twenty-third day of December, 18fi6, at three o’clock in the afiernoon, when the subjoined rt solution for altering the Articles of Association will be proposed. Should the icaolu'ion be duly pessed. whether with or without amendments, it will be subm tied for eonfirncauon as a special resolution to a second Extra ordinary Meeting which will.be subse quently convene- 5 . (Resolutioh ) “ That the Articles of Association be altered In manner following t • (1) In Article 53 the word “seven” sh«U be substituted for the word “ five.” (2) In the third line of -rtiole 64, the word “ three ” shall bj substituted fo the word “ two.” (3) The following Att : ele shall bo inserted after Article 64, nomely,— 64a For the purpose of giving effect to the alteration made in Article 53. whereby the number of Directors is increased from five to seven, two Directors shall be elected at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, at which the resolution altering Article 63 shall be confirmed, and the Directors elected at such meeting shall hold office for the same term as they would have done if they bad been Directors duly elected at the last preceding Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Company.” By order of the Board. ALFRED BUNTING, Secretary. Ashburtop, December 6tb, 1886. 13*30



LODGE STAR, OF ASHBURTON, NO. 23, L.OL. THE ANNUAL Concert and Ball, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27th. 11+177



ST. STEPHEN’S Garden Party, THURSDAY, 16xn DECEMBER. T MR. HUNT’S GROUNDS, Maypole Dance a' 4 o’clock. Christmas Tree. boating. Quoits. Foothab. Cricket. Tug f The celebrated AshhuUot RLONDIN Will give ap rformance 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. THE ASHBURTON, TEMUKA, AND GE « ALD 1 N E VO LUNTE IS US, Attended bv the TIMARU GARRISON RAND, will parade in fA'r Hunt’s pad dock duiing the after oon. Conveyances to the Grounds will leave the Post < 'fS'e every half hour from 2 to 4 o’clock and from Hunt’s to the Post Office every half a our from 6 to 8 o'clock, ca - rying passengers free of charge. DONATIONS in aid of the Tea, &c,, will be gladly accepted by Mrs Mayo or Mrs C E Foobs. 12°85 Wakanui Rond. War < ; ymnastics.



ASHBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL AN BJNTBRTAIKMRNT in aid of the CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS TRRAT Will be held in the ODDFELLOWS’ HALL ON WEDNESDAY, 15th DECEMBER. First Part. GRAND CONCERT By the Leading Talent of the District, under the leadership of Mr Kneen 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. CAUTION TO POACHERS.



IN consequence of so much Poaching of ( Trout from the Lagint.or Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £2O will be paid to any person who will give such informition as> shall lead to the conviction of such offenders. DONALD McLEAN, 11 «36 I agmhor; CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. GIFTS. GIFTS. GIFTS. rj'HE Undersigned has JOST LANDED, and opened up, a LARGE ASSORTMENT of CH FI ST MAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS, Viz , DolU of every description Toys in great variety Work Boxes F'oral and Musical Albums Brackets and Ornaments Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Caids in great variety, CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, &c., &o. Special reductions made to School Committees and buyers of large parcels. N B —Large and Now Stock of PIPES and TOBACCONIST WARES in great variety. WILHELM - ZANDER, TOBACCONIST & HAIRDRESSER niofl onn>Wl”r iSmUTUTfUJ



Auct Ot). SALS OF P.UIYILECES. SATURDAY, 18th D: CaMßEii. Messrs dunuan & obawshaw . liavo received instructions to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At their NEW SALE ROOMS, ARCADE, The following PRIVILEGES In connection tin Ashbuilon CALEiJi 'IslA N . SOCi-TY’ A' NUA* SPORiS, viz , PUBLICAN'S 80, iTH CON FE ,TK, NEli’. BOOTH CARDS RIGHT OF SPORTS Sale at 1.30 p.m DUNCAN & CRAWSHAW, 12°69 Auctioneers, SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. AN IMPROVED FARM OF 114 ACRES, A short distance from tie Tinwald Sale Yards, for Sale by Public Auction. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from Mr Thoxna Smith to SELL BY PUBL T C AUCTION, At ttie Arcade, on SATURDAY, 18th DE EMBER, 1886 His FARM of 114 AC ES being K.S. 22089 and part of 23319, fronting Ford's Road, and only a short dis tance from the Tinwald Sale Yarde. The land is all fenced wRh live fences, and divided into four pad docks About 45 acres in wheat, the remainder in glass, Ohero is a Dwelling house and other buildings erected on the property Persons desirous of procuring a home stead near town are respectfully invited to inspect th'a and attend the sale. Terms of payment wid be very liberal



12f64 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTION EH" tt, STOCK AND ESTATE .AGENT aNO VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. FOI .; SA L n.— Cl.eylesmoro Club Tricycle, the beet kind mads—cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap 1 Spring Ciit, suitable to butcher or baker. G-.od order. Sprint* Cart—Cl'e-'D 1 Dray and Frame 1 Stripper 1 Chaffoutter, by Gentall 1 Horsepower and Intermediate ALFBti-D n * nmwov



FAYARD AND BLAYtf PAPER. SIXTY rears of great success pro-leira its supciority in the treatment of Violent Colds, irritation of the 0 e t, Aching. Sp ains, Sprains, Sores, Scads 0 >rr.s, Bunion', t-oft Corns, etc This medv-ine, the pro erty of which has been established more than half a century by thousands of cun s, is o an inva’u able use in man- influnma .on • isease* against which there are not o any effi aclous re i-es-iea, and is therefore justly considered by a gie t number of our most eminent nhysiciacs as the most active and least irritating agent in the above aff ctiona In order to avo d counterfeiting, Messrs Foyard and Blayn’s siena'nra has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Rue Faint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists in the Colonies. D. IcMane, FAMILY GROCER



mOWLE’S P;CNNr:-OY«L AND I STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve the oistressing symptoms bo pre valent with the sex. Boxes 13 l£d and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent. Medicine Vendors repared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses Be»arp of Imitations. Miss Hitchcock, 1 FRUITERER A' D CONFECTIONER, _ Iried ; ander’s Buildioga, Burnett street Refreshments a l , alt hours. Special at'eotion given to DEESSMAIIN 0. Lessons given in Painting and all kinds of Fancy Work MATERIALS of all descriptions KEPT IN STOCK for same Fe ifhers Cleaned. Bred, and Curled Gloves Cleaned. &c., on the premises TERMS CASH 11°57



ANb Tea Dealer. Retail Premises : BURNETT ST. & EAST ST., ASHBURTON. 4 LL GOODS GUARANTEED FIRST A. QUALITY, And Sold at Lowest Prices in town for Cash, as following prices will prove. PRICE LIST OF GROCERIES, &c., FOR DECEMBER New Season Tea, per box, 10s fid, 12s fid, 16s 6d, 18s, 21s do 21b caddies, 5a each Best WH'e Sugar, per lb, 2Jd New Xmas Fruit, per lb, E em- s, 7d Currants, fid Sultanas, 7d Valentins, 8d Muscatels, 2s E glisti Peel. Is Preserved Ginger, 9d Prunes. lOd boxes Figs, lOd each New Season’s Jams. 5s 3d and 5s fid per doz. Marmalade, fid oer tin Sago, 241 ; Tapioca, 2Ad; Rice, 2Jd; Corn. fl nr, i : 4t per lb Arrowroot, 8d per lb Dried A pples, 6d p?r lb Flour (best), 6s fid ner 50 lb bag Oatmeal (Uoir’e), 3- 3d per 251 b bag Balm >n (best), 7s fid per dez Freeh Herrings, 5s fid per doz Oysters, 5s fid per doz Preserved Bloaters. 9d per tin Pickles—Colonial, 7d , English, 6d per bottle Brawn, 2ib tins for Is 3i each Sheep’s Tongues, 21b tins for Is 9d each Fry’s Cocoa, Is 51b per lb Hudson’s Cocoa, 3s per lb Preserved Fruit, 2ib tins, la and Is Gd each OofEae, Is fid, Is Bd, Is lOd per lb Essence of Lemon, fid per bottle Candles—P .rrafine, 8d ; Sperms, 4Ad lb by box Soap, per bar, lsd, 241, 31, fid, Bd, lOd Kean’s Blue 10d per lb Blacking and Blacklead, Od per doz Pear’s Soap, Is 31 per box Vinegar (English), 2s 6d per gallon Hop Bitters, 3s per bottle Sieg Vs ‘■Vrup, 2- 9d per bottle Tobacco —N ilrod, Is 9d, ss, 6a fid per lb Twist, 6s Juno. 6s fid Ruby, 6a Bno’a Fruit Salt, 2a 9d per bottle Trioopherons, Is per bottle Knife Polish, 8d per tin golden Syrup. 21b tins, 9d each B-pence Rennet ( ropse dt Blackwell’s) Is bottle Patent Groats, 9d per tin SJeave’s Fod, lid per tin \ karoa Cheese, 7d per lb Kerosene, per tin, 7s, 8a fid, 10s Gd



MAC HEN ON SAMP mN, « f'O , . TOOK AND i AN .• S\l, *MKN GR IN MER- HANTS ND GEN <,KAE. COMMIS-lON fIUB-TA ■€“]T> ILL bold tbeir reguLr WEEKLY VV SALE of a'l kinds of Stock, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp Spec'al 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 te~m 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 SALF— Blacksmith’s Portable Forge 1 superior second-hand Dogcart, almost new Quantity of well made Hurdles Several Properties and Houses on hand to let or for it ale. 9593 Ashburton A. & P. Association Show. ASHBURTON TO THE FRONT.



(irand Show OF SFBCRTON UfANUu-ACTUBED TWEEDS, TARTARS BLANKETS, FLANNELE FINGERING WOOLS SHIRTINGS, DRESS TWEEDS COLORED FLANNELS NAVY SEE >ES CRICKETING &c All the above Goods Lava been PURCHASED ANDREW ORR And will be offered for sale immediately after the Christchurch Show (where they will be exhi ited,). These Goods are admitted to be superior ;o anything of the kind e n er offered a Ashburton, both for style, finish, and quality. Orders for suits should be given at once to secure the beat patterns. BY ANDREW ORR



r ns 5 ness ot’ cp w. a. woods u proved harvester WITH IMFIiOTEi; T.'i'is 1 BA MB, TWINE BINBBR,* NEW BUNDLE CABBIES ATTAOHHEM THE ButeX HARVESTER AND BINDER IN THE WORLD. It baa the foil;wing imccrtart ad vr.!,ages, combine! in no oihei Hatvea.er and and ir any t;f them are ezclawit 1. Perfect bah nee of the entire machine Try it in all •. ositiona 2. Extraordinary case of draught 3. Un< quailed perfection of.the gearing— eccn a? of power—great durability 4 N side rrn>-gut and ic r •;>; wfH.it ft. Mode b’« i . o u't-n v- he’ever p'nct’Ciile, combining light net's ana Btrcng h 6 He. 1. edjijet- bl-- I oruo-jt:-!;? and v-r’.- cally, ■ ; with change hie an el 7- .'.ngiei on |huger—l ar, strengthened with s eei bacK i lar e 8. Steel faced malleable iron guards bolted t .he Anger-bar 9 Trussed platform and pear frame, keeping the journals in line 10. Sim. le and reliable raring and lowering device for both wheels 11. Adjustable grain fender at back ofolatform 12. Perfect tilting apparatus effective in earing lodged and tangled grain 13. Baisidmain frame oiearin>: obstructions and drad farrows 14. Lightest running binding mechanism ever made 15. Bnder open at isck, (ff rrdin the Jon rest r e or wheat 16. Vibrating butting board of durable, ard working to perfection 1(. P.e krr A ge p, rc ing in poi-s, straighten ln ”. S r “id iost.rd of tangling it 18. Reliable cinder rr p, seizing the bundles w tii prtc r-i n IS. btat’on-.ry tvr;cc knife, cutting bet 080 string, end remaining sharp a long time 20. iv, me bonier wfach never loses the end dt the twine 21. Absolute certainti of tying mechanism. or !y when new, but after long use. 22. Unequalled simplicity, perfection and dSßt> bilif y of entire knotting apparatus 23. Knot tied close to bundle--,unequalled economy of twine 24. Fewer parts than anp other Wmfcw ever 6» the market 26. Highest quality of materials, of mw.We.af construction, and of finish It hr.s the only successful bundle carrier known. The carrier is a valuable acquisition to the farmer, and is adding to Ihe already unequalled nonnlaritv of the Walter A. Wood Binder. Thousands have been Sold, and e^n^WMs delighted with its operation. It saves labor, time and grain, tod Days for itself in a few days. • This company has been building binders for the genera 1 market for ten years and was first in this branch of manufacture, and offers this improved and perfected shn re tl u of ill unequalled experience and facilities, as the most complete, moat practical, and most satisfactor* binder yet produced. ’ ** F. FERRIM AST, 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 OP 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 bt Letter or Telegram Promptly Attended to. W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE baying taken the above a Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and snr rcunding districts. Best Brands of Wlne’e Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling—feeds, Oite SHimsa, Horses and Buggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet ail trains. BLANCARD’S lODINE OF IRON PILLS. t PPHOVED by the Academy of Medicine V of Pari?, are specially recommended by tbs Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, K ng’s Evil, etc), the early a! ages of Conannu tion, Constitutional Weak ness, Poorness of B ood, and for stimulating ami _recn!ating_ ira periodic course. None genuiv on es- signed “ Blaacard, 40, rueßona . ar Pari" ” Sold by Drnggists and Chemists through out the Culom.-e T. Baliotk. | > F A PING MaCHISF S for sale at low - 1 prices. McCormick String Binder, do Wire Binder, Buckeye Binder, Harvest King, 2 SamuHsou’s. T. BULLOCK. F’ 'jR SALE—About to 5 Acres of growing crop of Grass, suitable for cutting for bay. Apply to T. BULLOCK.'



IT) LET.— For 3 or 5 yean, with er w t out a clause, R.S. 25349, -containing 137 acres, situated near th. Grange, at the back of the Racecourse. Apply to T. Bullock. i)A[i ACRES Grass Land, fronting the Mitcham road, about 2J mflee from the Racecourse, being R.S. 29934. To Let for 4 months. Offers will be re ceived by the undersigned up to 26th November. T. BULLOCK TIN WALD. TO LET.—Three-roomed House, neei Mr Shearer's, 'ately in occupation Mr Biggs. 1. BULLOCK OATS. —A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK TO LET.—A Five-roomed House, centrally situated in Tancred street. T. BULLOCK FOR PALE, or TO LET.—Six-rotated House fronting the Town Belt at, the property of Mr R. W. Clayton. Ac. be 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 FOR S ALE—Double Seated America* - Waggon. 181 * T. BULLOCK FOR S ALE or TO LET, Mr Winger's ■ 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. —. ojoLOCk T' LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trev ortoo. Bent, 3a 6d per week Apply to T. BULLOCK. . r* O LET—2 Cottages in Grey Street, I kown as Courts’ block ; Bent at 6? per week T BULLOCK, ITtOR SALE—'•’oro of three * harrows, by “ Howard ” T. BULLOCK |rt‘- SAL it—Lot 25, froiiiin* iha 1 JSorth Town Belt. Price, £11) Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK TO PAItfTSRS. TO LET at a low rental, Shop and Dwelliaghonea in Moore ataeet, lately In occapetlon of Mr Laau. T, BULLOCK.