THE TIMARU POISONING CASE.

SATURDAY’S t'i i OGLiiDINQS. The old nurse Hannah Ellison was cros'-sxammed at length. In answer to Mr Hay she said I was very constantly la the room with Mrs Hall, and she never complained to me before the once 1 mer tloned on Friday, that is when I tasted the ice water. I recollect Miss Houston coming into the room on the Sunday morning Mrs Hall v.as so ill. I do not remember her telling Houston the water had a nasty taste. I don’t remember Houston tasting the iced water, and sav ing, “Yes ; it is very nasty.” After the arrest I was asked by Inspector Broham to search Miss Houston. Previous to this Houston said, “ They are going to take Mr Hall and me to prison.” I said, ** What for P with rather a surprised look. Then I searched Miss Houston m te ns n room. I said, “ Yon can t have any thing on you, child,” at the same time trying ti feel her pickets, the said she < had no pockets. Mis» Houston earn It - can’t be true Mrs Ellison ; there must be ,

some mistake.” I did not reply I knov child, you are as as innocent as a baby I could not bring myself to think thi either of them had done a wrong of th kind. I was so upast. Re-examined by Mr Martin The it water Mrs Ball complained of was pr In the cup on Sunday morning. I dun know this of my own knowledge. Mi Hall said. Hall put the ice in the cup, an he said he did not know why it shoal taste nasty, unless it wjs the water b poured out of the jug. Dr Mcl»*yre was recalled and examine fts to certain bottles containing vomit ntc. | forming part of the exhibit j . H added that he was rtlll attending Mr Hall. She is not sufli iently recoverei to give evidence. She will be tt-on] enough in ten days or fortnight’s time. Mr White asked for a remand for tei days to enable Mrs Hall to attend ant give evidence. This was eventually accrued to, and thi Court adjourned until Thursday, 13tl lust, at 11 a m- Mr Hay applied tor Mira Houston i liberation on bail but the appiicatior was refused.

MOKE OBARGES. Timabu, September 6 Seven more infer nati nr for forgery of promissory notes and mortage transfers were laid this morning against Thomas Hall, and it is understood this does not* exhaust the list.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Supreme Court. Auckland, September 6 There were only three cases f r the civil session of the Supr me Cou t this morning. One was determined in plaintiff's favor thn u h n n-sppearoi co of the defendant another, was sealed out of Court, and the third was discontinued School of Forestry. Professor Kirk, Conservator of F res's, proceeds to Whanearei shortly in connec tion with n e School of Forestry to be established there. A gardener's house s to bejeonatructed and a number of orange an! other fruit planted at once. Fire: i ( _ Christchurch, Septeml r 7 A five roomed cottage in Armagh street east, belonging to Leonard Cocrayne and occupied by Bernard Isen was burned at 2 a.m. to-day. Insurances, building £2OO in London and Lancashire; furni ture, £l5O. in the Stan lard. The cause is suppos’d to have been accidental Xhc Douetlin Election. DuKrMN, September 6. Mr Dick is out fr.r Dunedin Central. Admiral Fco t ai d Mr 0. Allan are also mentioned An Experiment. Jjveeokoil, ' eptemb r 6 The rxperiment of throwing tea's in the First P.eabyterlan Church open to all comers on Sunday evenings was tried last nisbt. The building was crammed to the doors, a great mat y strangers being present. The p’ace is well venti’ated but the crush was so prest that several pi none were sffictcd by tbe closeness of the atmosphere and bad to retire. The Minister, the Rev J. Fergus' n, expressed his gratification at tho success of the in novation, and announced, if necessary, he would give up the teats on the pulpb platform to visit, r* r Eire*.

\V. WUmau’a saddlery at Wyndham was burned down on Sunday. The stock and furniture were imured for £3OO in the New Zealand office. The buildings were also insured, but it is not known -o what amount. An old acboolhouse lately purchased by the Government for a Oourthouee narrowly ercaped destruction a few days ago, Several sticks of phosphorus being found in the porch by children, tl e stuff, whiph was smoking, was cioked out side by the youngsters, none -of whom were injured. |)airy Factorr. Wyndham Dairy Factory Company has declare a divident of 10 per cent and de vote some to paying off their indebtedness. Tramways. The Invercargill Tramway and plant has been purchased by a syndicate of Christchurch and Invercargill business men. Negotiations were conducted by Mr G. F. Martin, Christchurch, now of the N. M. and A. Co , but late of Inver cargill, and the price is understood to be £3OOO. .

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN. (_BELtees telegrams— cor vkioet.] CABLE COMMUNICATION. Adelaide, September 5 The Telegraph Department notifies that the Burmah land lines are inter rupted, thus preventing telegraphic communication by the Cochin-China route westward of India. One of the Port Darwin cables (that to Singapore) is interrupted but com munication is expected to be restored to-morrow. ADELAIDE MARKETS. Shipping wheat is quoted at 5s id to 5s 2d per bushel. Adelaide town flour, ?s 6d to per ton, -country ditto, £lO 12s 6d.

A PLUCKY PRINTER.

Compositors in newspapers cffic?s are not usually a very adventurous class, and have, in truth, but Htt’e opportunity for manifesting their ftowess by exploits of daring. A young printer, connected with the local press at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, has just, however, distinguished himself by a successful raid op an eagles nest, which was perched on rooks some five hundred feet high at Ke e. The young fe’low was lowered over the prec.— pica a distance of a hundred and fifteen feet, but the rope pioved even then <OO short, and he bad to clamber down the dangerous rocks eraongst which it landed him, until he re cbed the eagle’s retreat. In the nest were two birds apparently about a month old, and when he attemp'ed to selzs them the more powerful eag'e{S"( the two fixed its talons in his arms. He contrived, however, to wrap both of his vigorous assfi'ants in his jersey, and, regaining the rope, after a perilous scramble, ascended safely to the summit of the mountain, holding his jersey and ifg struggling burden meanwhile between his teeth The desesnt, capture, and occupied an hour and a half, and the only wonder in the locality Is that the am a t*ur cragsman did not break h's f«ok*

THE PANAMA CANAL.

The fact that the successful completion of the projected waterway through the isthmus which now separates the At lantic and Pacific Oceans will shorten the voyage between New Zealand and London by at least four days, gives us who are resident in this colony an f especial interest in the magnificent undertaking to which M. Ferdinand de Lesseps has devoted the later yeats of a distinguished and remarkable career. A reference to the map will show' at a glance that it is an absolutely straight line between Auckland and London via

Panama, and as by the present rout:: the voyage can be and has been made in less than thirty-eight days, it is evident that with the completion of the

canal, and with the improvement ir ships and machinery which is always going on, we may look for the shorten ing of the time which separates this her most distant dependency from the Mother Country to thirty days, or even less. Indeed, we think it quite on the cards that within five years from the present date the average steam passage will be four weeks each way, so that it will be easily possible at any time to spend a month at Home and to be back again at the point of departure from the colony within three months of commencing the homeward voyage. This improved rapidity and ease of communication must have an advan tageous effect so far as the colony is concerned, as it will tend to increase the number of our visitors from the Old World by largely swelling the volume of that stream of tourists which, attracted by the many natural wonders and beauties of New Zealand, is already setting in towards our shores, and this in its turn will lead to an influx of capital, and to the increase in the] number of our permanent settlers. “ But (it may be said) all this is very pleasant to contemplate, but what ground is there for anticipating its realisation ; are you not falling into the common error of counting your chickens before they are hatched ?” Nay, the objector may go farther, and point to the fact that years ago it was promised that the canal would be finished in this present year of grace, whereas not half the work involved is yet accomplished, and may refer us to the reports which have constantly appeared for years past in the American papers, declaring that the great French engineer had been wholly mistaken in all his calculations, and that the completion of the work was practically impossible. In reply we say that we have read the reports referred to, and although at one lime so numerous and circumstantial were they that we confess we began to entertain much anxiety and some doubt, we always discounted these statements heavily because we suspected motives of jealousy or interest throughout the whole business. And our suspicions were all the stronger because of the very eagerness shown in the circulation of disparaging s- dements. Indeed, ti e thing was manifestly overdone. We were told that M. de Lesseps had absurdly under-estimated the magnitude of his task ; that such stupendous items, for instance, as the turning of the Chagres river, and carrying it through rock cuttings four hundred feet deep, had scarcely been provided for at all, that money had been lavishly squan dered on unsuitable machinery, and that millions of francs had been foolishly expended in palatial residences for the resident engineers, surveyors, and paymasters, that the climate was so terrible that the workmen were slain by hundreds, that the cost would be ten times the original estimate, in fact so stupendous that funds for its comple tion could not possibly be forthcoming; in a word anything and every thing of a damaging sort that could by any possibility be imagined in regard to all and every aspect of the enterprise was said and written against it, and the scheme was denounced whh bell, book, and candle with a vigor and heartiness that must have carried conviction were it not that the denunciators overshot the mark. And, reading between the lines, it was not difficult to perceive that the wish for the failure of de Lesseps was father to the thought and the underlying motive was exposed with unconscious naivete by more than one of the leading American journals in the suggestion that the necessary abandon ment of the scheme by Fiench pro moters would present the opportunity for the acquisition of the plant and works on very easy terms, and the completion of the great undertaking by American enterprise. Possibly, in deed, we should not go too far in saying that special pains were taken to place matters in the worst possible light with this very end in view, in the hope that it would be achieved by discouraging the French people from subscribing further capital, and thus bringing about the ultimate object desired to be attained. Be that as

it may, it is pleasing to find that such a scheme, if it had been

formed, has failed of realisation, and * that there now appears to be every j reason to believe that the great engineer who opened the Snez Canal to the commerce of nations will yet add the crowning laurel to his fame of opening another great waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceaus. For there is now disinter ested testimony of the highest pro fessional order to the feasibility of completing the work for the further sum of twenty-five millions asked for by de Lesseps, the Engineer despatched by the French Government with the special object of ascertaining the facts of the case having reported to that effect, and the result being that the required sum has been readily sub scribed by the French people. The necessary funds being thus forth coming, and the soundness of the scheme from an engineering point of view being thus confirmed, there is every ground for confidence in the fulfilment of the promise of de Lesseps that the canal will be open tor traffic in 1890. There is always con siderable delay at the commencement of every work of magnitude, much time being necessarily absorbed in prelimi naries, and the second half is therefore, usually capable of being earned out much more expeditiously than the first. 1 Bearing this in mind, we consequently ' look forward with confidence to the , opening of the great waterway through , the isthmus within four and a-half years from the present date.- Mail,

iProwculc tli« Hn indler» ! ! If wh<-n you cab for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the 1 white label and Dr Soule’s nme blown in =. each bottle) the vendor hands out any thing but American Hop Bitters, refuse' ' it and shun that vendor as you would a i viper; and if he hss taken your money j for anything else indict him for the fraud, and sue him for damages for the swindle, - and we will reward you liberally for the con victim “ I Have Nnlfrred. With every disease imaginable for the lot -hree years. Our .Druggist, T. J. Anders n, recommend ing •' Hop Bifc'ers ” to mo, I used two b U’os ! Am enti-ely cured and heartily recom mend Hop Bitlets to every one J D. W; l <er, Buckner Mo. Connterfriting' Provei SniicriiirKr 11 Aliln t- h counterfeiting is one of the greatest cri.noa against iho business of ary couutiy and in many cases— “ Destructive of heaPh and life ! ” “ L proves beyond a doubt the ” “ Superiority ” Of the article oourtnfi ifrd ; As no inferior article is counterfeited 1 Proof of this is f uiul in the great num ber In “Australia, E-gland, Franc-, “ Germany, India, Belgium, Canada an the U.S. — Of counterfeits of the great.remody, “ Hop Bitters," Whose name and merits are so well- j known (he world over that it is a “ Shining n ark and favorite prey “ For counterfeiters ! ! !” f Beware of all that. dors not have a green - o’uster of hops on the white label, I

ProN<>cut<> tJic Swliull«*f!» ! If when .you call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig {/ Hops on the white lahel ami Dr Soule's name J/10/rn in the hott'e), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; and if he hos tatren your money for avgthing else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the convic tion.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1886



» Public Notices.



a small sum of MONEY , Owner can recover by giving parti culars to Geo. Gaiko, North-Kust Pelt. H 567



CAUTION. ANT person or persons found forcing the doors or otherwise damaging pr petty of the Templar Hall Company will be pro'.ecu ed. By order. R KI>TON, 9dGd Chairman Templar Hall Co. Ashburton permanent BUILDING act INVESTMENT SOCIETT. Monthly subscriptions and other pay ments due will be received at the Society’s otlices, Burnett street, from !) a.m, to 5 pm , and from 6 to 7.‘30 pm., TO MORROW. Depo.nts received at the. highot cur rent rates of interest. TABLE Showing the Scale of Rt p ymonts adopted by this Society for a Loan of £IOO upon firat-c'Hss security. „ f | Monthlyl Amount I Total * O, ot | Repay- I per Amount lears. | nlcn t s < Annum. ; Repaid.



J WARD, Directing Manager. ROYAL S 4 LEY ARDS, MOOHE-tiTt;BET.



DUNCAN & CRAWSIIAW, .Auctioneers, Licensed 1-snl B okers, Steel. Estate, and General Commission Agents, Accountants, Valuators, &o. Regular auction sales every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock, of Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Poultry, Produce, and Merchandise. Straight up and down treatment, and prompt settlement guaranteed. Special sales conducted as required Transfers, Mortgages, Leases, and such like documents prepared under the Land Transfer Act, Agents for the Victoria Insurance Co„ Limited. 9*560 DUNCAN & CR\WSHAW A notions- _ SATURDAY, lltli SEPTEAtBciU. TOWN PROPERTY, Centrally situated, for sale by order of the Mortgagees. Ilf U T. BULLOCK has received instruc- J3 r l_ tioue to sell by public auction, by order and on account of the Mortgagees, at the Arcade on SATURDAY, Ilth SEPTEMBER, TOWN SECTION 106, lately in occupation of Messrs baker and Co. ns a butchery business. This section has a frontage of CO ftet on Toncred street, and running back a depth of chains, on which is erected a Shop and Dwelling house ; also, Stable, with loft, &c.



IMPOUNDED from Flemington, on 31at August, 3 yearling CALVES; slit in t’ e ear. If not claimed will be sold on Fri lay, 10th instant CJSTO SAMUEL HOLLAND. ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY THE President, Donald McLean Esq , Lughtncr, desires mo to invite the members, their families, an I la ly friends to meet him at an INOLF.SIDE MEETING, to be given by himself, in the TOWN HALL, FRIDAY EVENING* September 10, at eight o’clock J. MACLEAN DUNN', 04.568 Musical Director.



Auctions. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 0 TO CAPITALISTS, FARMERS, ANI others. IMPORTANT Clearing Sale OF FREEHOLD PROPERTIES, LIVI AND DEAD STOC K, Etc MR T. BULLOCK has received inst- notions to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, on the above date, at the HOMESTEAD, ORTON GREEN FARM, Sit-ated'in the Upper Ashburton Road I islrict, about 10 miles from the town of Ashburton, and rbout (J miles from the Lyndhurst Railway Station, Methven line, the wlio'e of the Fieebold Properties in the estate of the late Mr Wm. Bland, also Lire and Dead Stock, as follows, viz : THE HOMESTEAD FARM, of 200 acres, well watered, healthfully situat'd on the banks of the Ashburton ri er (40 acres in wheat, 10 acres in oats, the re mainder laid down in English grasses), being R S. GGOO, and part of 21012, good land ; fenced and cultivated ; very early selec tion. The o is a farmhouse, stable, and other buildings erected on the property. .174 ACRES 2 ROODS, fronting the Ashburton Riv»r, being RS. lO.'iGl.



This is also all fenced and cu'tivated and »’as an early selection. Part of the block, *2OO acres, will bo sold subject to the crop being taken off. The STOCK comprises 200 Crossbred Sheep, principally ewes in lamb ; 0 Horses, including draughts, light harness horses, and hacks 42 head of Mixed Catt G, and a number of Pigs. I M P LESIEKT S—Deering Twine Binder, Drays, Double and Single fnrrow Ploughs, Spring Cart and Harness, Sundries, <£c., &c. Intending purchasers are respectfully invit d to inspect this property, «nd attend the sale It is seldom such an oppor tunity occurs whereby persons can acquire an o d established all round good arm, well watered, and very suitable for a rotation of grain-growing and stock raising. The numbers of the Rural Sec tions indicate that this was a very early selection. Terms liberal, at sale. Sale at 12 T. BULLOCK 8527* Auctioneer, PRELIMINARY NOTICE. To Farmers, Investors, & Others. jyj'ESSRS MILES & CO. have received



The property is centrally situated, being only four sections buck from East street, and ought in the course of a few years to materially increase in value, and prove a remunerative investment. Inspection invited. Very liberal terms of payment will bo accepted. Sale at 12,45 T. BULLOCK, J 9567 Auctioneer SATURDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER. S \LE OF HOUSE PROPERTY, &c., Fronting tire Alford Forest Road MR T. BULLOCK has received j instructions from Mrs Quinton (in consequence of her leaving the district) to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, On the above date, LOT 10, containing with Dwelling bouse, stable, and Shed ere ted thereon. Concrete cellar and garden nicely p'anted. LOTS 11, 12, and 13, each j-acre, adjoining, on which is erected a 5 roomed House, with verandah Crounds fenced and planted. Inspection invited. Terms of payment liberal—declared at sale- Sale at 12 45. T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer,



instructions from MESSRS DUDLEY & NORTHEY To offer BY PUBLIC AUCTION, During the month of WEMBER NEXT, The whole of (heir Ya liable Estate, Known us RIVERSDALE Containing 2400 A u 11 E s 2400 Anil situate THREE MILES FROM THE TiNWALD RAILWAY STATION, On (ho South Bank of the Ashburton River. The Property will be divided into ton venient sized PAR SIS



or Q 0 ACRES AND UPWARDS, AND WILL BE SOLD ON EASY TERMS. MESSRS MILES & CO. are also in struct ‘d by I. R. C. C. Graham, Eici., to offer BY PUBLIC AUCTION, (At the same time and place as the Riveradalo Estate), 800 A u B B s 800 of hia Tiowald property, known as Graham’s Farm, Fronting on Graham’s Road. The land ia of good quality, and tullable for all kinds of agricultural purposes. It Is now being turveyed, and will bo laid off in BLOCKS or 35 TO IQ ACRES, and will bo sold on easy taims. Plans of both properties are m course of preparation, and will be circulated shortly. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer ; GEO. JAMESON, Agent, Ashburton



Public notices. lOST, a St. Bernard COG. Color J approaching blrck and white. Answers name of “ Cmsar.” Finder will be rewarded on application to W. Davey Singer’s Machinist, Peter Street. 9657 TRAYED or Stolen, on night of 29th August, a bay MARK, aged, woh cover on'; branded N on near nook and bird qua. tar, aleo had a black patch on i ear hip. Any person detaining above after this wiil bo prosecuted. F. B. BRI V E, J9SCO Peter Street. A«hburton. AUSTRALIAV MUTUAL PROYIf'ENT SOCIETY. MRW. B MOSS having RESIGNED his appointment as Canvassing Agent, intending assurers are requested to make applicaton to Mr John Curtis, who will supply all information. B. R. STOCK, Agent. Christchurch f istrict Office 9553 Potatoes. Best qualit’Tblue dbrwents for sale at lowest current prices GEO. JAMESON, Ashburton. 8422



AUBTRALI VN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. THE ASHBURTON ADEN GY is CLOSI D from tin’s date. Members are requested to remit Premiums and address coinmunicat'ons to the Christchurch District Office. IN THE SUPR?'ME COURT OP BANKRUPTCY THIS DAY B. R. STOCK, Agent, G. Lu Death & Co, yILL offer the STOCK-IN-TRADE



THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa, AT A DISCOUNT Also, the STOCK in the BANKRUPT ESTATE of SI Mr SON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPESS, AT A DISCOUNT IN THE £ V «*■ 8 aD, IN THE £ TOTAL VALUE - £'i'i 10 0 s 0 Unprecedented Bargains. Stock Sheets in course of pth lieulion.



The above are two of the Cleanest Flocks over oll’ercd in Christchurch, Simpson and Harper having been in busi ness only four months, whilst the largest portion r f Thomas Jacob’s Slock was purchased by him this winter. pRO BONO PUBLICO Good people all, both great and small, again I come before yon ; and while It’s tine there’s little new, 1 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 ssy no more, just take the hint and try It. My general store holds goods galore, in wonderful variety, such value, these are ure 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've grand there’s no denying. So come and boy, these fine teas try ; yon’ll ne’er regret the action. At various prices, each kind nice is, all giving satlfaotion. Now let mo 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, MOATE, & CO’S Pure Blended Teas. Agent for Arthur Yates’s Gar den Feeds Tea, Grocery, Glass, and China. Brushwaro and Fancy Goods Warehouse, H. M. Carson, t AnfiBOKToN a rt o o ro ® HS s a ® r £ 9 co o CB 111 -C c H ffl 5-5 ■ffl g ® JB n O - &f>



fjpHE PROBLEM SOLVED By the aid of mathematical science, and by carefully studying the human from in all its varied phases of development, wo 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 the,same price as ready made goods so that everyone may enioy the luxury of a Pbkfeot Fyrr vg Suit, at the lowest possible expense, it gives us much pleasure to Inform jjr friends and the public generally that ms PROBLEM IS ALSO SOLVED, and we are now making suits in our usual First-class stylo, at the following prices: £ s d. Fair Tweed Suit to measure ... 3 0 0 Better quality 3 10 0 j Good honest Ashburton or Kal | spol Suits ... 4 0 0 1 Fancy Coatings, Broadcloths, eto, in proportion. As no margin is allowed for risk of kind, orders at these prices will be axs outed for CASH ONLY. Several large shipments of Antnmn and Winter Tweeds and Fancy Coatings just received. Craighead & Co. TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS] VSHBURTON,



Business Notice; RANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT. ‘ ROAD PROPOSEiTtO BE CLOSED. X HEREBY give notice that in accord i -*■ anco with section No 94 of “ The Public Works Act, 1882,” tho Hungitatn Road Board propose fo c'c e that road io liio Shepherd's Buell Survey Diet iet, which commences at tho eolith-eastern boundary of R S 27783, and extends northerly to the northernmost corner of R.S 32801 ; and that tho plan showing the said road is opeu for public inspection at the Rnngitata Road Board Office C. J. HARPER, Chairman. June 28, 1886, 7235 RANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSEITTO BE CLOSED. I HEREBY give notice that in accord ance with section No 94 of “ T>.e Pub'ic Works Act, 1882,” the Rangi ata Road Board propose to close that road in the Mi< phord’s hush Survey Biet.-i t which commences at the sou hernmost corner of R.S 28484, and extends northerly fo the south eastern boundary of R.S 27783, and that the plan showing the said road is open for public inspection at the Raogi tata Rond Board Office. C. J. HARPER, Chairman June 28th,1886. 7236 T E PBLIO TRUST OFFICE OF ITS OBJECTS. NEW ZEALAND 1. The Administration of Intestate Estates, and the realisation and distribution ol the personal Estate. 2. Ths Executorship of the Wills of persons who may appoint the Public Trustee their executor, and thus avoid tl ■ necessity which otherwise would exist In commit ting their friends to the respons ; 'lilies involved by such positions. 3. The Administration of al ;inds of Money Crusts, including Marriage Settle ments and every kind of fund, t trusts of which are definitely sot orth in the deed creating tho Trust. I i ADVANTAGES. 1. The Public Trustee in ’ s corpora o capacity never dies, never leaves the country, and never becomes incapacitated ; thus, by his appointment, tho expense of iresh 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 bo shewn by the following fignres ; Scaies of charges with existing regulations and all information may be obtained from the Public Trustee, Wellington, or any of his agents throughout the Colony. Wellington, ALEX. LEAN, Deo. 5, 1885. 1 7 Local Ag nt at Christchurch. Important Notice.



JUST RECEIVED AND ENEDUP, A manufacturer’s stock OF LADIES’ HATS, at la Bd. Beaver Hats Plush Hats Biik Hats Satin Hats ALL NEW GOODS, IN ALL SHAPES AND COLORS, ORDINARY PRICE G> to 12s Gl, NOW SOLD AT 1b 6d, Is lid, 2s 6d, and 3s 6d. TO THE LADIES— Grand show of New Spring Goods IN A FEW D VYP. AN INEXPRESSIBLE BOON TO MOTHERS. DR. AUGUSTE KURSTEINER’S ELECTRO GALVANIC TEETHING NECKLET, Endorsed by the Medical Faculty cf Kurope, and pronounced by all Leading Physicians . „„ THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OE THE AGE of taining titanic powers, which geo Necklet In consequence contains al! useless article like many of the so-c: gcod results, as they are incomplete galvanism nor produce galvanic eff This Necklet is the outccms of a 1 te a continuous light currrent of galvanism, and the ■ virtues of a miniature battery, and is therefore not a i electric app’ianoes which cannot possibly produce any the most essential requirements, and cannot generate JLUIB accrueV-euo v» .. g-continn d series of investigating experiments by that well-known and eminent scientist uij specialist. Dr Auguste Kutstexner, who la the mgnest European authority m all dDe..i io' women and children. , Li. “The Lancet," the leading m "< 1 journal of icwor.d, says:— The fact that the discovery nd invention of there Neckle' is r rnonneed by Dr Kursterner is a sufficient guarantee that a means has at last been discove -d which will save the lives of millions of children, and relieve the anxiety of many mol hers.” , , , . - _ „ fv« Although new to New ZeaVid, there Necklets have been used last five years wh the meet Wonderful Sneer s in £ rgland on the Continent, and in the United States, and are now constantly preterited by the most eminent phjsicians in their daily practice. ODBUUltiy prtfcClltlil uv IliC UiVCb • ****» j r . ; ' , J» It is nrcdJets to comment ch the anxious and sleepless nights passed by thovsards of motheas dniine the painful period of the teething Of infants. Every day brings to an untimely grave hundreds of infants whoso lives might have been saved by the use of the simple Necklet. In addiiirn to the relief from pain afforded by the Necklet during the by its neive giving force it wards off and prevents Measles, Whooping Cough, Fever, Croup, and Chicken Fix, thus relieving cb : ldhcod of iti martyrdom, and gladdening the heart of every mother who invokes its aid. , . . . Dr Knrsteiner has appointed Messrs J. Conrad * Co., Auckland, his cole I® a Zea'and for the sale of these Necklets, of \ hom Only they can be ob'amed. The price has been placed at fhe very lowest possible point barely covering the cost of importation, and is within the reach of all, as one Necklet will -t a life time. . . „ Aside from it ’ many virtues as a remedial and preventive agent j the Necklet is a Handsome ornament, and will be sent pest free on receipt cf One Pound, by postal note, money order, or registered letter. No cheques received. coIJROD ±C 0 ) P.O. Box 408. Auckland, N.Z. 438 T H E PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY CANTERBURY BRANCH. * 3£s S? 4s. m IS: rißfe <r TARI.', c,J ED 1859 Capital i looc,ooi f /**/UTr OF SHFFtFHC of** FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOW* ST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AGENT ASHBURTON



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To Let and For Sale* KIMBEBLEY GOLDFIELDS. Early Seed Potatoes Good Derwent Potatoes 1 Sound Oinions. and qaanllty of Applet • e by the case. :a J. CANNING, « FRUITERER AND CONFECTIONER ** East street, Ashburton. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. * SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock ahar —Hones, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. i Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. FOR SALE— Piano, by Bord; a beautiful instru ment; nearly new For Sale—Large movable Hut, Bft z 12ft, on iron wheels; stove- and bunks complete. For Sale—One large Mangle com plete and new A Dog Cart nearly new, in good order; cheap; at rooms Corncrnaher, by Best'll; new Horse Power and Intermediate in good order ALFRED HARRISON T. Bullock. EOR SALE'— Lot 26, fronting the North Town Bolt. Price, £l9. Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK FOB SALE, 4.0 Acres, being B.S. 25636 adjoining the Racecourse, on which ia erected a dwelling-house, stable, loose boxes, stockyard, &c. Very liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK, LAND TO LET at Is 6d an ACRE I have another section at the Hinds, viz, R.S. 33344, containing 174 a3r 38p, which I am instructed to let at the above rental with a purchasing danse. Farther particulars on application to T. BDLLCCK. P For Sale a few bags, hand reshed ; suitable for seed. T. BOLLOCK T*") LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trev orton. Rent, 3s 6d per week. Apply t. T. BULLOCK f| 'O LET—2 Cottages in Grey Street, JL town as Coatts’ block ; Bent at 5i per week. T BULLOCK, FOR SALE—Two sets of three leave barrows, by “ Howard.” T. BULLOCK. TO LET—At a low rental, Oentc* Bakery, together with shop dwelling house. Apply to T. BULLOCix TO LET—A 3-rcomed Cottage, near the English Church T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE]—Double Seated Americas Waggon. 6 181 * T. BULLOCK. rO LET—Commodious Grain Store in West street. T. BDLLCCK TO LET, HOUSE in Moore Road, originally owned by Mr Sealy, and next to Mr Orr’a property. Apply to T. BULLOCK Tctwjq Sections FOR SALE. 711, Wakanui road and Wills street 708, Wills street 689, Havelock street 745, Peter street 746, do 822, Cox street 818, Aitken street 842, corner Ouae and Aitken streets 3240, corner William and Kerin ode stree 48, Kermode street 248 do 249 do 333, Moore street 1059, eo .aer 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 10C9 do do 158, Wills street 559, (part), Peter street 100, Moore street, with building: 638, Peter street 1050, cored Peter and Walker street. 1808, Cox street, with building 313, Aitken street 1314 do 625, Peter street 486, corner William and Havefoex street 691, Cameron street 692 do 723, Wills street 724 do 777, comer Cox and William streets 778, adjoining 535, Peter street, with Building 791, Cox street 006, Peter street 07 do 548, Cox street, with building/ 10, corner Havelock street 11, adjoining 05, Burnett street „06, Wills street “32 do g 47, Burnstt street, with buildings f 18, Moors street west ‘l9 do 12, West street (leasehold) 21, comer WUIs and Cass streets _36, Cameron street ®2lO, corner Grigg and Peter streets 011, corner Walker and Cox streets 012, Cox street 013 do 186 Cameron street 860, Grey street 527, Peter street 041, Wills street 177 (pa-t), Burnett sheet 318, Havelock street For particulars, prices, etc, apply t T BOLLOCK SUBURBAN. Lot 86, North-west Town Belt, con taining 1 acre, capital site few private residence Lota 94, 96, 96, fronting the Wakanni road, good site for a bouse tinwlld. Lot 43, fenced and planted, with Him roomed house thereon Lota 356, 359, 360 Thomas Bullock ARCADE BHBu TOP.