TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BBOXEK’s TKLBGRAIt.S- COPYRIGHT ]

ALLEGED INTIMIDATION. London, December 14 The trial of Mr John Dillon, M-P. for Mayo, on a charge of intimidation, was concluded to-day in the Court of Queen’s Bench, Dublin. The Judges declared the plan of corapaign adopted by the agitation was illegal, and Dillon’s language in speeches recently delivered was an incitement to disorder and to violation of contracts. P rlsoner was ordered within twelve days to find securityfor good behaviour in his own recognisances of j£ IOO ° sureties ot ,£IOOO each ; m default, six raonths’imprisonment.

BURNED to death.

Kbw OBERiN# December 14. One of the steamers trading on the Mississippi took fire yesterday and sixty persons on board lost their lives.

THE GERMAN SQUADRON.

A pin, December 14- News has been received that the German squadron has arrived at Zanzibar.

LONDON MARKETS.

Consols have declined %. to day, and are quoted at rooH- W j ew , Zeala , nd securities remain at yesterday s tions. Colonial breadstuffs—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 38s 6d|; New Zealand, xas to 36 6d, according to quality. Adelaide flour, 26s 6d. TaUow—Aus tralian, average quality, beef, 25s oa , mutton, 30s fid. Best Scotch pig iron ' f.0.b., Clyde, is selling at 45s per ton, being an advance of is. Galvanised iron. Gospel Oak, corrugated, remains 8t market continues dull. At to-day’s sale the catalogue comprised fiaoo bales.

AUSTRALIAN.

[MTJT*b’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE MARKETS. Melbourne. December 15. Messrs Goldsborough and Co held their usual weekly sale this afternoon. There was a large attendance of buyets. The catalogue comprised ba.es, and 4000 were sold. Competition was brisk, and good prices were realised for light sound merinos, fine cross bred, and superior lambs, but broad merinos, short combings and ordinary scoured wools were in poor demand ; greasy wool sold up to n>4d, scoured to ryd and washed fleeces to 13d.

THE POSTAL CONFERENCE.

In the Legislative Assembly, trus afternoon, Mr Derham, Postmaster- General. made a statement in reference to the Postal Conference recently held in this city. He announced that it had been decided to make an offer to the Orient and Peninsular and Oriental Companies for a weekly service to Ade laide ol thirty-two days. If an unsatis factory reply were received from these Companies the service would be re advertised, but in no case would a con tract be given to foreign Companies. Mr Derham asked the House not to demand furrier details at the present time. He stated that intercolonial penny post cards would be adopted.

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

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Yibska, December 14. The Bulgarian deputation, which is still in this city, waited on Prince Fer dinand of Saxe Coburg yesterday and offered him the crown of Bulgaria. Prince Ferdinand stated that before giving a reply to the deputation he would consult the Emperor Francis Joseph. He, however, expressed a belief that both the Emperor of Austria and the Czar of Russia would approve Kis accepting the throne.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Bankrupts* Auckland. December 16 The Snpreme Court to-day granted 102 applications fi r discharged in bankruptcy. Snnday Trading- Hubert Oram, o! the Duke of Edin burgh Hotel, was fined £5 and costs for Belling beer on Sunday, 21st November. Other charges against him are pending. Church in Difficulty. The new Epiphany Church was to have opened to-day by the Angliom Bishop, but he has declined to do so on account of the building being partly erected on land belonging to the Diocesan Trust Board, but not granted for the pur poses. The extent of encroachment is 7 feet, but Important questions of liability of the Truet Board are involved. Sma-hed Up. Mastkrton, December 16. A youth named John Mawhinny, reached the hospital at midnight suffering from concussion of the brain, fracture of both thighs and one leg below the koea. The accident occurred while felling bush. Killed. Marton, December 16. A <««" named McSweeney was killed on the road between Bull’s and Turakina yesterday by the carsizing of a dray. Stamps for Samoa. Wellington, December 16, The Stamp Dept, has ju*t completed a ■et of rtamos of values ranging from Is 2d up to two ehil'ing; for the Samoan Government. The design of stamp is a ooooumt tree. An Outspoken Opinion. Iselson, December 18. At the prlz-o distribution at Nelson colleges, Mr Fell, Mayor, presided. He made an onslaught on the civil examina tion* as encouraging a system of useless cram, and said that like an octopus it was throwing out Its arms and strangling real education throughout the colony. 7 he lonic. Dunedin, December 16. The lonic arrived at Hobart at 8 this morning. The Southern passengers come on by the Manapouri

AN INTERRUPTED DUEL

Wi llivoxos, December 15. A dutl wf’ c". two Ita inna h-id arrang d to fight *r. Ne«t"ii tc- lay wan iaterrapttd by the pol C 3 i'he principals in the pro j . c ted hostile mertmg were named Ferotti and Gmoni«i. The )a ter is a suitor for the hand of Perdu’s daughter, but his at entiuna and intentions are obnoxious to the v-run? lady’s fath r. It is supposed that in .p f of r.atf.rnal obj actions Oarno-'dai h .d been pressing bis suit with the fair Per >t ti, hence the press U. trouble. Knives were t > be Urn w apcim n«ed, uvi and Island Bay wins the spot select«d for the com't a" Perotti is said to have pro vided two knives, but a hitch f'en le ctured in the arrangements, for Gamonisi distrusting his intended foe, and being acxi ms to ensure fair play, insisted upon a witness being f nnd Meters stood thus when C.ms able .Way appeared on the scene, but Prio'ti had by this tim* made hiuiseif source, and hsg so far kept out of view of the gutrdians of the peace In order lo prevent bloodshed when the men meet Constables Stewart and May are keeping Gatnorisi under surveil lance.

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY ON BRITISH SOCIETY.

The Bishop cf Salisbury has been drawing a highly, coloured picture cf modern British society, Ha says : hough tb« vice and the luxury ot .he rich might be tolerated for a while by the poor, the i.oor were not unobservant of. them The secularist newspapers wore fall of it. There was not a scandal in high life but was known all over Eng land in its darkest corners, and probably much exaggerate'!, Even what might be called the innocent luxuries of the wealthy wtro a sore and terrible trial to the starving and of en uncomplaining masses of the pour. Why should there be this measureless contrast, this unequal distribution of got d things ! That was a question which ih-y asked aglin and agdn, and if no sufficle .t r ply was made there would gradually be gathered up such a fl od of bitter resentment as would Sweep away In a revolution not only the signs but also the homes of religion Itself.” The right rev gentleman then proceeded to answer hia own quasticn, and said that '• he believed that there was only one answer that could be made to the question wilh any approach to reason, and that was that God had made the loia of men unequal in order that the rich might help the poo-.” The poor, in fact, are taugh'. oa high authority that they are made poor so that the rich might help them. Is there not an explosive element of danger In teaching of this kind, and patticularly as the preacher Indicated pos sible if not probable, o ming cat*atrophies? If the rich do not help the poor, th y directly defeat the purposes of the Al mighty. and therefore prepare themselves for extinction No Foci .list of m odern t mes has preached a more revo ntionary and levelling doctrine than this ; and it is not unlikely that the Bishop’s words will bo echoed from many a rocialist plat form, and from many a Socialist meeting. The Bishop made no classification of ruh men ; and, as we have no rich Bishops, and Archbishops, and p uralists in the Church, they must come under the same condemnat on which hangs like a storm cloud over the destiny of the wealthy. It was a bold thing to interpret the pur poses of the Eternal, and to proclaim it as dictum tl at God made the poor in order that the rich might be benevolent.— Echo.

JULIUS CÆSAR.

In p rson Cro'sr sai tal 1 and s.igbt. His features were more refined than was usual in Homan faces ; the forehead was wide ai d high, ti e doeo large and thin, the lips fn 1, the eyes dark grey, like an eag’e’s, the reck extremely thick and sinewy. His c-tuple-ion was pale, his beard and moustache were kept carefully shaved. His hair wss short and naturally scanty, falling c ff towards the end of his life acd leaving him partially bald. His vice, espec ally when he spoke in public, was high and shrill. His health was uni formly strong until his last year, when be became ct to epileptic fit*. He was a great bather, and scrupulously clean In al his habits, abet* mious m his food, and careless in what it c-msis ed, or never touching wine, and noting sobriety as the highe t of qualities when describ ing any new people. He was an athlete In early life, admirable in all macly exer cises. and especially in riding. In Ganl be rode a remarkable horse which he had bred himself, and which would let no one but Ceasar mount him From his boyhood It was observed of him' that he was the truest of friends, that he avoided quarrels, and was most easily appeased when offended. In manner he was quiet and gentlemanlike, with the natural courtesy of high breeding. On an oc casion when he was dining somewhere, the other guests found the oil too rancid for th m. Cse'ar took it without remark, to spare Ws entertainer’s feelings, When on a journey through a forest with his friend Opplus, he came one night to a hut where there was a single bed. Oppius being unwell, Csesar gave it up to him, and slept on tha ground.—Froude s “ Cseiar ” (new edition).

HE CENTURY’S RISE OF WAGES.

Discussing wages, in one of hislecluresbe fore the studeu a of Harvard University, Professor Thompson gives many facts of curious interest. In 1793 the Schuylkill and Susquehannan Canal Comnany adver tised for workmen, offe ing S 5 a mont > for the winter months, and $6 for summer with board a lodging. The next year there was a debate in the House of Pep resentatives which brought out the fac that soldiers got but $3 a month. A Ver mont member, discussing the proposal to raise it to $4, said that in his Htate men were hired tor £l3 a year, or $4 a month with board and clothing. Mr Wardsworth of Pennsylvania, said wages of the common labo er are not, upon the whole, superior to those of the common soldier.” L* 1797 a Rhode Island farmer hired a good farm hand at §3 a month ; and §5 a momh was psld to those who got employment for the eioht busy months of the farmer e A strong boy counld be had at. that time in foanecticut at $1 a month through those months, and he earned it by working from daybre ik until eight or nine o’clock at u git. He con'd buy » coarse cotton shirt with the earn! gs ol three such months. The farmers cou.d p»y no better, for the price they got for produce was wretched. Butter sold ai Biaht cents a pound, aud when it rote suddenly to ten cents, several farmers’ wives and daughters went cut of their miods with tho excitement. Woman picked the wool off the bushes and briers, where the sheep had left it, and spur and knit it Into mittens to cam • year by this toilsome business. 'th»y hired oat as help for twenty-five cents a month and their board, , By a ay’s hard work at tho spinning wheel a woman snd girl together cud earn twelve o-uts. As late as 1821 the nest farm hands could be had for twenty five cents a day, or twice as much I mowing time, Matthew Cstey, J 1 ’’ letters on the Charities of Philadelphia 08£9), gives a F ainful plp tnre °* thb Working classes at that t*“e avenue to employment was choked with applicants. Men left the cities to Jim. work on the oar.als at from sixty to seventy-five cents a day. and to encounter the* tuaUda, which laid them low in numbers. The highest wages P»id to women was twenty-five cents a day , and

even the w- trio i who ma le do !i-a tor 'h.- a"sei al wars i» : d by ilm GcvetiiiiuM »t no bii'.'i rates Who-! h- l-.d.ea of i'vr city bo god fir an imp'ovimu-ii*. of this rate, the -'■> orelarr Ms'iav.'<l. 1. sv. i' st nl.t diaariT.nye th ■ relnti ■•••» < f ov.i’al nnd lai>or rl.r ug 1 i) t 1? ic I y I*. i>r died . f cold Mi l M iitit every w ive in th' c-ty, and tho f. ct >ci in i to h vo made an impression on v mi bo. v 1 nil? dm p-sed persona I k,- Mr Carey Scientific American.

THE TREATMENT OF NATIVES IN WESTRE AUSTRALIA.

The Primate of a .-atralia (Dr Barry) has published the result of i is invest!" t tion into the native quevion in W stern Australia He states that ever sine i the Rev J. B. Gobbis laid hefo-e Mm the complaints ag inst He Mis ini Bond in the diocese of Peith, and statements as to the c-ueby to wh ch iho ns ives had been ‘U jecied in the Gascoyne disfc’ict, he had been oru ! eivmiriug to oht ia ir.- f, rotation as to the state of the law for the protection of the na'ives. He re ceived a letter from the Governor of Western Australia, giving the fullest In formation as to the laws relatina to the protection of the natives, nnd expressing an opinion that a v- ry an atainal p o tr-ction of the na'ives is exercised by the Government and their officers, and that no charge of remissnees can be sustained. Mr F. Broome tays that cases of ur fair or cruel treatment do, no doubt, occur now and then, but the settlers as a body aru entitled to great credit for their just tnd humane conduct towards the natives. He admits defects In the law which are now In process of being remedied, but he dors not ad 'it that wholesale wrong, or any thing like It, has been it fiicU’d upon the natives under the p'orent circumstances. In commenting upon the iof'rmatlon given, the Primate says that, perhaps the difficulties which surround the relations of the nati’va and white races cannot be bodily removed, but t'ey can be, and ought to be, minimised A deep debt of gratitude was doe to anyons wh> boldly came forward to exp so abuses wh'ch ho believed to exist, and to invoke the only forces which could rem dy them. These forces appear to he, first, unce sing vg - lance of supervision by the contra! authority, and the restate infl cHon of a severe peaalty wherever a chaiga of cruelty is brought home, sod next, the raising of the tone of pub! c opinion and a fuller awakanlng of the pub''c conscience of the col ny on the whole so’jret. To the last all-importar t result it ;s hoped that the recent etlniog up < £ the eu! j-wt will contribute. It appears, from ir F. Napier Broome's letter, that the Bid now efore the West Au trahan Legisla ture provides for the estab'ishmant of an Aborigines Protection Board, under whom native inspectors will be appointed. The Bill regulates contracts of service entered into by natives, and makes special pro vision for the welfare of native children and pri»nnpra. Freni h ro bles in To’ quin are inc-caso ing- A detachment of Tonquiueee, rifTmen has been dett nyed near Paiin-h ' in the province of Namdioh. The party, which numbered thirty men, fell int > an ambuscade, and in ei doavour ng to cross a river were shot down almost to a man by some hundreds of t hincse, mopt of whom were armed with reyeating rifl s Leieotenant Fou.eres, who was in com mand of the Tonquims 3 , was killed About the same tuna the French po?t of Done-trim, near Dong-song, was c.Uacmd by 1.200 Cain-se coiriog fr> in the nor h. The Chinese were repulsed after i asperate fighting, in which they lost forty-five men. On the French side only one man was wounded.

Reports have icuched Lisbon th*t the petty King of Gonguuhiinn, on the Zvmbesi, revolted with 30,000 natives against the authoßy of the Governor of M< z >mb ; que. The Portuguese c 'tvsub A foas > de Albuq erque fa about to sail with reinforcements for ‘Mozambique It is sought at L sbon to establish a con ned ion between this rising and that of the Pondoa

Statistics, more or leas accurate, show that John Bull Is by no means the beef eater that he is cracked up to be. En ; - tishmen eat but an average of forty-five pounds, a year, while the Australians avnrrge 150 rounds, and ct zens of the United Sts e« 130 pounds.

Take all in all.

Take all the Kiuney and i >vpf Medicines, —Tate all the Blood purifier*, —Taka all the Rheumatic remedies, —Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion cures, —Take all the Ague, Fever, and billons specifics, —Take all the Brain and INerve force revivers, —Take all the Great health restorers. In short, take all the best qualities of all these and the— best Qualities of all the best medicines in the world, and you will find that—Bop Bitters have the beat curative qualities and p owers of all— concentrated in them, And that they will cum when any or all of these, singly or— combined. Pail!!!! A thorough trial will give positive proof of this.

Hardened Liver. Five years ego I broke down with kid ney and liver complaint and rheumatism. Since I have been unable to be about at all. My liver became hard like wcod ; my limbs were puffed up and filled with water; All the best physicians agreed that noth ing could cure me. I resolved to try Hop Bitters-; I have used seven bottles; the hardness has all gone from my liver, the swelling from my limbs, and It has worked a miracle in my case ; otherwise I would have been now in my grave. J, W . Morey, Buffalo, Oct. 1,1881. Poverty and Suffering. "I was dragged down with debt, poverty and suffering for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I com menced using Hop Bitters, and in one month we were all well, and none of ns have seen a sick day since, and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters for leas than one doctor’s visit will cost. I know it.” A WoitKiNonuN.

Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when .you call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and Dr Sonic's name blown in the bott'c), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper; and if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue'him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the oonvio ion. Good Resolutions. —At the commence ment of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young men—and old as well—form resolutions for their guidance for the coming year. Many keep them, while others break them. To such we wish to give a word of advice. In order to sustain your determination of leading a better life in the future, you should use Hop Bitters. The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens, cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, ahd kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.— Grecnbush, U.S.A. Devi . Bead Wicked ion Clergymen. —“ I believe it to be all wrong and even wicked for clergymen or other public men to be led into giving testimonials to quack doctors or vile stuffs called medicines, but when a really meritori ous article is made up of common valuable remedies known to all, and that all physicians use and trust in daily, we should freely commend it. I therefore cheerfully and heartily commend Hop Bitters for the good i hey have done me and my believing they have no equal for family use, I will not be without theta*’’—R*v. t Washington, D.0.U.8.A

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY DECEMBER 16, 1886



The gigantic iron tower. wHch _s to be • leading feature of the 1889 P«« 'exhi bition, la to cost £300.000 Of this the State will contribute ffiO 000, and the Remaining sum of £240 0 0 will be„ Dished by the con 1 ractore, who will be conceded possession of 'the tower for |wdnty years. The height of the strnc tare will be three times that, of the Arc de Trlomphe, bnt it is hared that the BOtronndlng buddings will be utteily dwarfed. In order to gain some Id; acf this, • captive bsloon will be let up to the height In and four gables reach tag down to the ground will represent the fonr edges of the tower. At inter- Vais; fry* will be hung to mark out t|ie ndtioiti of the wrersl atorlea,



Public Notices. £1 IiEWARD. rOST or stolen from the Central Hotel, j one Lapp e Grey Entire Pony, alous 14 I lug l ', branded Von near sho dder Anyone returning the same to die Central Ho'el will receive the above reward. 12+82 SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. NOT'CE is hereby given that I intend ut the County Council meeting in January n xt to apply lor a Slaughtering License f r large and email cuttle for R.S. 2595 and 2(3005. G LOADER Ch; rteey, Nov. 30, 1886. 12°36 inBE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN 1L MANUFACTURING COMPANY Is prepared to PURCHASE for CASH, SHEEPSKINS and all kinds of WOOL, j



in large or small quantities. I*2*2 SOUTH EAKAIA DOMAIN. ; | HE above having been grunted to the < Public; Sports Committee on Deo. 27tb, the t.ame are authorised to charge Is each per adult and Is for each horse. C. A. C HA bDY, Chairman, 12 77 South Rakaia Domain Board, notice. HAVING! Given up Business In Tin wsld as a Batcher, all debts In c mneotion therewith, due to me, are to ba paid to Duncan and Orawahsw, of Ashburton, auctioneers, on or before Friday, 24th instant, otherwise they will be sued for without fnr'her notice. A. JACKSON. CAUTION TO POACHERS.



TN consequence of so much Poaching of Trent from the Latin Lor Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will bo prosecuted ; and further, that u reward of £2O will be paid to any person who will give each information as shall lead to the conviction of, such offenders. ATERLOO DINING ROOMS. Mrs 8. TIMMO wish's to inform the public (hat she has gona back to her old establish ment in Tancred street, where meals can be bad at all boors, as formerly. WATERLOO DINING ROOMS, Tancred street, Ashburton. 15!§76 HORSE HOEING WANTED. POTATOES, Mangolds, or Turnips Also hand hoed and moulded up at per acre. Now patent horse hoe used. Apply R. S 8., 12 84 *• Gua dian ” Office MRS MANHIRE~ FA NC Y GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saunders' Buildings, East street. IT'ANCY STATIONERY, Toys, and t' Christmas Presents in variety. Christmas Cards, &c., &c. Ladies’ and Children’s Pinafores and Aprons, dc , &c. 9624 11'*36 DONALD McLEAN, Lagmhor; WANTED KNOWN.



CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. GIFTS. GIFTS. GIFTS. fjpHR Undersigned has JUST LANDED, and opened up, a LARUE ASSORTMENT of CH PI ST MAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS, Viz , Dolls of every description Toys in great variety Work Boxes F.'oral and Musical Albums Brackets and Ornaments Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Cards in great variety. CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, &c„ &o. FISHING TACKLE, *o Spec'al reductions made to School Committees and buyers of large parcels. N.R —Large and New Stock of PIPES and TOBACCONIST WARES in great variety. ZANDER, TOBACCONIST* HAIRDRESSER EAST STREET ASHBURTON



UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD NOTICE la hereby given that the above Read Board intends to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construc tion of a road in the Upper Ashburton Road District, and for that purpose the land described in tbe Schedule hereto is required to be taben ; and thet a p'an of the said Road and of the land required to be taken has been deposited in tbe office of the said Board at Tinwald, and is now open for inspection. All persons »fleeted by the execution of the said public werk, or by the taking of the said land, are required to set forth in writing any well grounded objections which they may have to Ihe execution < f such work, or to the taking of such laud, and to send each writing within forty days from the 25th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eigh'y-six, being the date of the first publication of this notice, to the said Road Board The fcHEnmdt.



Tenders. TNDERS wa-'ted for Carting Wool from lake Heron to Mount Somers Railway Station, i t per ton or per bale. Who foe badc’oading. Tenders close 20th D ccpinber. For apply *o ‘ UDL> Y E MKr< K WBTHER. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL nnENI/ERS aro invited for POINTING 1 South-West WALL of LIBRARY. Specifications may be seen.at the Town Clerk’s Ofßco where tenders will be re ceived up 1 1 12 noon on MON HAY, 20th December. FOOK-i & SON, 12 90 Architects. TENDERS. nnENDERS will be received up to 20th I instant for the ERE-ITION of a SCHOOLROOM for the Ashburton Baptist Church. Plans and apecifioationa may be soen at the shop of Mr W T. Kingston, where tenders may be lodged The lowed or any tender not noces arily accepted.



FOR SALE BY TEISD-.R, (OA ACRIS BaDDOOK of GRASS 1./vU SEED, nearly ready for cutting. Tenders to be posted not later thin SATURDAY, the 18th fr.st , and addressed to the Manager of the National Mortgage, Hereford street, Christchurch. Q. F. MARTiN, 13t80 Manager. ASHBURTON O.jU'TY COUNCIL. BLACK FORD-RBUCLIFFE ROAD. are invited for construction of two miles of road In vicinity of Terrib'e Gully, in iwo ci ntracts. Inspector will icconipaoy intending contractors over the vround to show route, and pl*n<, spic finaliot s, itc.,and will rtart from B'sckford at 10 o'olcck a.m. on Fridsy, 17th December. Tenders, addresed to the Chairman, to be sent in not later thin II o’c ock a m, on TUESDAY, 2lst December By order. WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. TO BUILDERS.



TENDERS 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 Meetings. WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. A MEETING of Ratepayers will bo held at tho Wakanui Schooihouso on WEDNESDAY, December 29tb, at 7 30 p.m., to determine whether the Road commencing at the southernmost corner of R.S. 26460 and extending north westerly to tho northernmost corner of Rural Section 22115, shall bo stopped or otherwise. FOOKS &. SON, T2fß7 Surveyors, &c. ALFORD F 'REiT ! IBR \ EY. Lecture BY Rev J. ELMSLTE on THURSDAY EVENING Mi-XT, Dec, 16 h, at 8 o’clock, on JOHN DUNCAN, ICOTOH WEAVER AND B TANIAT. In aid of the Library Funds. Tickets —Adults, la ; Children, 6d. HENRY ENIGHT. 12 81 Or.airman.



NOTICE. cpHE Revd P H. Cornford (late West | Indian Missionary, and now Presi dent of N.Z Baptist Union) will conduct a service on THURSDAY, 23rd INST., At 8 p m. in the upper room at back of Oddfellows Hall. J. W. SAWLF, Pastor Ashburton Baptist Church. 12f8G ASHBURTON CHEESE AND BUTTER factory company, limited. I HEREBY call a GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the above Company, to be hold at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street. Ash burton, on THURSDAY, the 23rd day of December, 1886, at 2 o’clock in the after noon, for the purpose of receiving an account prepared by me 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 which may be necessary Dated the 15th day of October, 1886 JOSHUA TUCKER, Liquidator.



The said land being situated in the County of Ashburton. TlnwaloV 20th November, 1886. 0. W. Purnell, Solicitor, 11+162 MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT. CLOSING ROAD, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of “ The Public Works Act, 1882,” the Mount Somers Road Board propose to close the Road hereinafter described, and a plan is deposited for inspection at Mr I Hood’s, Mount Somers. The Road proposed to be closed com mences at its junction with the Mount Somers-Alford Road, «t the north-east corner of Reserve 2236, and extends thence in a south-easterly and south westerly direction, a distance of one mile five hundred and eighteen links and decimal 9 of one link, to its junction with the Mount Somers Tramway Reserve at the south-east corner of Rural Section 29599, and is bounded on the west by Reserve 2236 and Rural Sections 296Q0. 27790 and 29699, and on the east by Rural Sections 24748, 29574, and 2Tf9l> ns /tolinnnfAil on the maps of the Chitif DONALD McLEAN, Chairman. Description. A. E. Chairman Mount Somers Boad Board November 16 th, 188$. Uv? uw



LODGE STAR OF ASHBURTON, NO. 23, L.O L. THE annual Concert and Ball* MONDAY, DECEMBER 27th. H+l77 ________ A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Oompany, FOR SAL js— Moveable Hut on pair wheels; two bunks. . , Champion Wa Machine, 60s, Call fiil'rf Seed 'ower, by Baxton and Beatlo Ploughs, Narrows, and other Imple ment . , „ , . Oheylesmore Club Tricycle, the best kind made—cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Spring Cart —Cheap 1 Obaffcutter, by Bontall ALFRED HARRISON



I Aucton. SALE OF PIiIVILEQES. SATURDAY, 18th DFGEMBER. M essrs duncan & crawshaw have received instruct ons to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At their NEW SALE ROOMS, ARCADE, The following PRIVILEGES In connection the Ashburton CALEDONIAN SOCIETY’.* ANNUAL SPORTS, viz, PUBLICAN’S BOOTH CONFECTIONER'S ROOTH 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 the Tinwald Sale Yards, for Sale by Public Auction. MR T. BULY.OCK has received instructions from Mr Thomas Smith to SELL BY PD3L T C AUCTION, At the Arcade, on SATURDAY, 18lh DE'’EMBER, 1880, His FARM of 114 ACHES, being 8.8. 22089 and part of 23319, fronting Ford’s Road, and only a short dis tance from the Tinwald Sale Yards. The land is all fenced with live fences, and divided into four pad docks About 45 acres in wheat, the remainder in grass, There is a Dwelling house and other buildings erected on the property Persons desirous of procuring a home stead near town ore respectfully invited to inspect ttr's and attend the sale. Terms of payment will be very liberal Sa’e at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, 12f64 Auctioneer. Sale at "f'attersall’s WEST STREEP, ASHBURTON. SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. HMATSdN & CO. will offer for , sale on the above date— Complete THRESHING PLANT, by Ruston, Pi odor, & Co , in good order Complete THRESHING PLANT, by Rntnsome COMBINE, by Robey : McCormick REAPER & BINDER, wire . Howard 6ft Siring BINDER, new DRAY, 3 Double-furrow PLOUGHS No 3 Buncle’s CHAFFCUTTER, with Bagging apparatus Coal Screw BAGGER and BAG I LEVATOR. Also, Horses and sundries. Sale at 12 o’clock. 12§79 H. MATSON & CO.



1. "Perfect balance of the entire machine Try it in all ■ osit ions 5. Extraordinary ease of draught 8, Um quailed perfection of the gearing— ecom my of power—great durability 4. N side draught and no n< ck weight 6. Mallesb’e irrn used ■Wherever practicable, combining lightness and strength 6. Bcrl, adjustable horizontally and verti cally, and with changeable speed 7. Angle i-on f finger-bar, strengthened with steel back date 8. Steel faced malleable iron guards bolted t ihe finger-bar 9. Trussed platform and gear frame, keeping the journals in line 10. Simple and reliable raising and lowering device for both wheels 11. Adjustable grain fender at back of platform 12. Perfect tilting apparatus effective in saving lodged and tangled grain 18. Raised mam frame, ciearing obstructions and dead farrows 14. Lightest running binding mechanism ever made



SHEARERS. EIGHT SHEARERS wnntod at Glent i Hills. Price. 15s per 100, 12 THUS. HARRISON. FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER. SIXTY rears'of great success proclaim its superiority in the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the Cl e?t, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Sca'ds, Corns, Bunion’, Soft Corns, etc. Th ; s medicine, the property of which hos been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, is ot an invalu able use in many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi actons remedies, and is therefore justly considered by a great number of our most eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent in the above affections In Order to avo'd counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn’s signature has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Whol- sale 30, Bne Snint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists in the Colonies. D. McFarlane, FAMILY GROCER AMD Dealer. Retail Premises: BUENETT ST. & EAST ST., ASHBURTON.



4 LL GOODS GUARANTEED FIRST & 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 6d, 12s 6d, 16s Gd, 18s, 21s do 21b caddies, 6s each Best White Sugar, per lb, 2Jd. New Xmas Fruit, per lb. Blends. <d Currants, 6d Sultanas, 7d Valcntias, 8d Muscatels, 2a English Peel. Is Preserved Ginger, 9d Prunes lOd IJlb boxes Figs, lOd each 'New Season’s Jams, 6s 3d and 5a 6d per doz. Marmalade, Gd per tin Bago, 2Jd s Tapioca, 2|d; Rice, 2Jd; Corn flour, BJd per lb Arrowroot, 8d per lb Dried Apples, 5d per lb Flour (best), 5s Gd per 50 lb bag Oatmeal (Moir’e), 3i 3d per 231 b bag Salmon (best), 7s Gd per dcz Fresh Herrings, 6s Gd per doz Oysters, 53 Gd per doz Preserved Bloaters, 9d per tin Pickles—Colonial, 7d; English, Gd per bottle Brawn, 21b tins for Is 3d each Bheep’s Tongues. 21b tins for Is 9d each Fry’s Cocoa, Is 61b per lb Hudson’s Cocoa, 8s per lb Preserved Fruit, 2lb tins. Is and Is Gd each Coffee, Is Gd, Is Bd, Is lOd per lb Essence of Lemon, 6d per bottle Candles—Parrafine, 8d ; Sperms, 4id lb by box Boap, per bar, IJd, 2JI, 3d, 6d, Bd, lOd Kean’s Blue lOd per lb Blacking and Blacklead, 9d per doz Pear's Soap, Is 31 per box Tineear (English). 2s 6d per gallon Top Bitters, 8a per bottle Sieg-l’s Syrnp, 3s 9d per bottle Tobacco—Nailrod, 4s 9d, 6s, 6a 6d per lb Twist, 5s Juno, 6s 6d Ruby, 6a Bno’s Fruit Salt, 2s 3d per bottle Tricopherons, Is per bottle Knife Polish, 8d rer tin Golden Syrnp. 21b tins, 9d each Essence Rennet (Jrosse A Blackwell’s) 1b bottle Patent Groats, 9J per tin Seave’s Food, lid per tin Akaroa Cheese, 7d per lb Kerosene, per tin, 7s. 8s 6d, 10s 6d 4 c., 4c,



LONGBEAOH ROaD BOARD AVk BITES UNPAID after 18ih .. jc.uaMBER will be sued for. By order. 11J139 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that the subjoined resolution was adopted by the Ot-hburton County Counc-l at & Special Meeting of the C uncil held this day, and that the said resolution will be submitted for confirmation at a Special Meeting of the Council, which will be held on F KID AY, the Ulh day of January, 1887, at 4 o’c’ock in thd afternoon. [Resolution.] “ Resolved—That this Council do make a Special Order adopting “ The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886,” and that such Special Order bo as follows, that is to say:— SPECIAL ORDER. In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by “The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, “The Counties Act, 1876,” and the. several Acts amending the same, the County Council of the County of * shbnr ton doth hereby adopt the provisions of “ The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886.” Provided always that the operation of the said Act 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 the purpose of constructing a Tramway from the Mount Somers Railway Station to the Mount Somers Coal Pit, near the m'outh of the River Stour. Resolved further, that this Special Order shall take effect imme diately upon the making thereof.” Dated this 13th day of December, 1886. By order. F. MAINWARING, 12*78 Clerk of the Council. Ashburton A. k P. Association Show.



ASHBURTON TO THE FRONT. Grand Show or JJANUJfACTUBED TWEEDS, TARTANS BLANKETS, FLANNELS FINGERING WOOLS SHIRTINGS, DRESS TWEEDS COLORED FLANNELS NAVY SERGES CRICKETING FLANNELS, &c. All the above Goods have been I* II lU'll A SEI> BY ANDREW ORR And will be offered for sale immediately after the Christchurch Show (where they will be exhibited^. These Goods are admitted to be superior } o anything of the kind ever offered a Ashburton, both for style, finish, and quality. Orders for suits should be given at once to secure the best patterns. ANDREW ORR



Business Notices. W. A. WOOD'S IMWOTED HARVESTER WITH IMPROVED IRON FRAME TWINE BINDER, & NEW DUNDEE CARRIER ATTACHMENT THE BEST H &RVE'TER AND BINDER IN THE WORLD. It has the following important advantages, fiomMr.ei in no other Harres-er, and many of them are exclnsive with it.



16 Under rppn at ; ock, tffirdinsr pars ge fdr the lon'-e.«t r e or wheat 16. Vih-ating h>’tti- g board of iron and wood dor-able, ar d working ti perfection 17. Paker ti ge 8. oc ing in pai s, rtraightaa irer the grain instead of tangling it 18. Reliable Under tr i>, se z ng tb# bundles w tb precifc-ion 19. Stationary twine knife, catting bat erne string, and remaining sh-.rj a long time 20. Twine holder *»hich nerer loots the end «£ the twine 21. Absolute certaintv ol tying aeehlutlam. ant only when new, bat after long nan. 22. Unequal fed simplicity, PTfMUnw tob. bility of entire knotting appos|itaa 28. Knot tied close to btututHNnßMitfiit economy of twine ~ 24. Fewer parts than anp other ever ea the market 26. H-ghent quality of materials, of construction, end of finish



It baa the only successful bundle carrier known. The carrier is a valuable acquisition to the fanner, and is adding to the already on equalled popularity of the Walter A. Wood Binder. Thousands hare been sold, and every purchaser is delighted -with its operation. It saves labor, time and grain, and para for itself ■ in a few days. This company has been building binders for the genera’ market for ten yean and was fink in this branch of manufacture, and offers this improved and perfected the ilf of unequalled experience and facilities, as the most complete, most practical, and moat binder yet produced. J V. FERRIMAN. AGENT FOR W. A. WOOD STEEL WHEEL BINDER. W. PATCHING, ~ TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER, MWiMManWMam / A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OP TENTS OP ALL fiisrpa 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 TamawKn. * 6x8t024 x3O always in atock. Oilskin Clothing made on the PremisS, ' MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. Ail Obdxbs bt Litter or -Telegram Promptly to. W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST BTBBSI, ASHBURTON.



CENTRA!* HOTEL. McT? AE having taken the above • “t'tei, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and snr* rounding districts Bast Brands of Wine’a Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling— Feeds, Owe Shilling. Horses and Buggies to let on hire el prices to meet the times For the convenience of traveller! hansom cab will meat ail train*. BLANCARD’S iodine of ISON PILLtd. \PPROYED by the Academy of Medicine of Paris, are specially recommended by the Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, K ng’s Evil etc), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak ness, Poorness of Blood, and for stimulating and regulating its periodic coarse.- Nona genuine nnles = signed “ Blancard, 40, rue Bona* par e, Paris.” Sold by Drnggists and Chemists throughout' the Colonies *



THE ASHBU crOE CRICKET ASI> ATHLETIC SPORTS GROUND COMPAQ Y, LIMITED. AS Extraordinary General Masting of the above Company shall bnheld on Lhoraday, Feb uary 17th, 1887. *•- Business: > To consider the expediency of winding up the business of the said Company. By order of the Directors. 11*41 ALFRED ODRTIS, Secretary. T. Bollock. 0 LET, at a low rental, oomfortabla Cottage in Grey street,. *nioeiy situated, and lately in occupation of Mrs Coutts Apply to REAPING MACHINES for salejit loir prices. McCormick Wire Binder, Buckeye Binder, Harvest King, 3 Samuel son’s TO LET.—For 3or 6 years, os wit oat a purchasing elansat R.B. 25349, containing 137 acres, sltnatdd neat tht Orange, at the back of the Raeeeonrss. Apply to T. Bullock. TO LET.—Four roomed Cottage on Graham’s Road, lately in the occa* patiod of Mr P. Heron. Applyto T. BULLOCK. T. BOLLOCK. T. BULLOCtK. TINWALD.



*7OO ACRES Grass Land, fronting the M'tcham road, about dOm from the Racecourse, being KS. 29984. To Let for 4 months. Offers will be n* reived by the anderslgned ap to 26tb November. T. BULLOCK 0 ATS.—A quantity for Sale;?good sample. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.—Su-roctoed House fronting the Town Belt st, the property of Urß. W. Clayton. As 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 lot at a low rental to a good tenant Apply to T. BULLOCK. 1 tOR S*LE- I Waggon. 181 * -Doable Seated America! T. BULLOCK



TO LET—At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with abop and dwelling house. Apply to T. -onLOOh. T'» LEI, a three-roomed Cottage rt Trevorton. Rent, 3s fid per week. Apply to VP 3 T. BULLOCK. I 0 LET—2 Cottage* in Grey Street, I ko«rn as Oontta’ block; Beat ml 6i per week. v t bullock; E IOR SALK—Two sets of three learec harrows, by “ Howard.** r-. T. BUIddHOK. f -171011 SALE —Lot 26, fronting th« North Town 8011. Prfoo, £i9 Liberal terms If required, TO PAINTERS. TO LET at a low rental, SllQpani Dwellinghonse in Moote : .yrt*eel lately In occupation of l&f TV