CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN v VICTORIA.

[reuter's telegrams—copyright.] Melbourne, Mirch 6,

The cricket matoh, Eleven of Victoria v the Shaw and Lilly white Team was con tinued to-day. The Victorians resumed their Innings, but failed to add to their previous day's ■core, and the innings dosed for 275 runs. The Englishmen ln their first innings made 219 for the lobs of three wickets, B.rlow contributing 43, and Shrewsbuiy (not out) 126.

THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Hillsborough, Maroh 7 The weather iB stormy this morning, a strong southerly wind blowing, and it is threatening rain. The New Plymouth Match, 200 and 300 yards, standing and kneeling, is proceeding, but m oonßequenoe of the wind the Bhooting is not up to the average. Bowley And Oossgrove, Otepopo, are the highest aoorers «t 200 yards, with 41 eaoh. Should the wind increase it will be impossible to complete the Championship matches, as the large targets could not stand against the wind. Major-General Whitmore visited the oamp this morning. Later. The wind is increasing and the final Btage of the championships mil not be fired this afternoon, but, ehould the wind drop it may ba taken about six to-night. As the team matohes do not commence until the morning there will be no shooting this afternoon. 3.7 p.m. The following is the prize list m tbe New Plymouth matoh : — Volunteer France, Wellington, £10, 65 Capt. Moore, Woodville, £8, 64 Sergt. Remington, Wanganui, £6, 63 Vol. A. Ballinger, Wellington, £5, 63 Seaman Chapman, Lyttelton, £4, 62 Sergt. McCarthy, Dunedin, £3, 62 Sergt. Kempsball, West Taieri, £3, 62 Sergt. Humphries, Greytown, £2, 62. Captain Hutchison, Dunedin, £2, 61. Vol, W. Ballinger, Wellington, £2, 60. Captain Gossgrove, Otepopo, £2, 60. Vol. Jaokson, £2, 59 Vol Hosie, Naseby, 59 Vol. Richardson, Dunedin, 59 Baker, civilian, 59 Lieut Okey, Taranaki, 58 Haokworth, civilian, 58 Gunner McCorkindale, Oamaru 58 Capt. White, Auokland, 58 Capt Wilkinson, Dunedin, 58 Sergt Hod gkineon , Auckland, 57 Vol. Dowie, Thames, 57 Sergt. Jenson, Wellington, 57 Seaman Thorburn, Thames, 57 Ahsen, civilian, 56, take £1 each. 3 .19 p.m The following are the twenty to fire for the Rifle Belt :— Little, Auckland, •• •• . • 456 Capt. White, Auckland, •• •» •• 454 Johnßton, Clutfaa, ■• •• •• 434 Okey, Taranaki, ,» .. ..434 Eempshall, West Taieri, •• •• 430 MoKenzie, Blenheim, •» .. . . 428 Pnrnell, Wanganui, 427 France, Wellington, .: .» .» 426 Foster, Wanganui 421 Rogers, Blenheim, ;.. •• •• 419 Guy, Temuka, .. .. «. ..418 Remington, Wanganui .. •• .. 416 Mooseman, Wanganui, .. .. .. 416 Chuok, Blenh im, 411 A. Ballinger, Wellington 409 Cossgrove, Otepopo, .. .. ... 400 Lucas, Thames,  . . . . . . 405 Fairs, Auckland, .. 405 Maddook, Blenheim, 403 Shaw, Wellington, 402

A MASHER TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

His hair was parted m the middle and tied behind with a blue ribbon three _nc v <e_ wide acd a yard long, whioh hung down hia back. His corduroys were fastened above the kcee with five or six buttons, and this was necessary to get them on, as they fitted bo tightly. He wore a short wa'st ooat of white satin, a long frockcoat of black velvet with wide Ble.ves, elaahed bo h to exhibit the white Bilk waistcoat ■leeves Hia shirt waa of black taffeta?, with coloured cuffs or manchetts. He wore his green cloth mantle m dandy fashion slung over hi. arm. He carried la his hand a long sword, the guard c f whioh was large enough 'o make at least half a cuirass. These swords were bo long that none but a giant could have drawn them from their sheaths ; the latter were therefore provided with a gprlng, which opened at the slightest tonoh. An elogantly-ahaped poniard was stuck behind ln hiß belt. He gutille or ■ Iff Btarohed collar forced him to hold his head so high that he oould neither bend nor tarn hia head. His hat waß of extra ordinary slz. with low crown, surrounded with colored orape. This Crapo betokened the extreme height of fashion. His shoos were of the finest Cordovan leather, like glove-kid, and fitted as closely aa if they were glu&r on, On entering a room he made ah elaborate curtsey by crossing his lega, one over the other, and bowing ■lowly and deeply. Moreover he was redolent -with perfumes.

THE OAMARU GHOST.

The "Mali" of Friday says : -A " ghost " is reported to have been repea tedly seen lo Oamaru during the pnat few nights. We are not aware at what Inur " it " putß on ita white sheet and ■trolls forth, but it has, according to trust worthy evidence, been seen on Severn ■trret bridge. One veracious correspon dent says it was seen to clear the creek m the Publio Gardens at a bound, and that a policeman who attempted to grab it was astonished to find the ghost going over his head, and on his looking round the nppa It' on waa preparing for another spring when the policeman '' s wounded " and that on recovering found h'mself Ringing a jovial song with great strength and vigor. It is also Baid that a boy ran against the ghost, and touching it with hia hand, had to seek the treatment of a medical man to reduce the swelling of that member. A man who was turning the corner of Dross lane into Severn street also ran Into the spectre with his head, and lie oannot now get a hat that will fit him. We place great reliance on these assertions, because most of the persons law the ghost, and any attempt to asso ciate the statements with cheap beer oan only be advanced by an enemy of truth. It was reported that the ghost had been caught by the police, but this is not the one. Whoever heard of a ghost being caught by the police ? However, lf a ghost ever takes ■ sufficient interest m mundane matters to read a newspaper, he, she, or it is hereby made aware of the fact that there are at least thirteen persons wandering about, armed with every conceivable weapon of destruction from a hedge knife to a Gatllng gun ready to shoot and run at the shortest notice. The ghost may, therefore, get into trouble.

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THE CODLIN MOTH.

Mr R. D. Campbell, writing to the " Wanganui Chronicle " says : — One and all who have trees affeoled with this pest should try this remedy during winter. Trees whioh have been infe.ted should be thoroughly soraped of all loose b .rk aod prunings burned ; then apply a dressing such as is recommended for winter dress ing ln the case of red spiders , American fruit growers r.Bort to the following simple method of trapping tho caterpillara bb they oreep about looking for a resting plaoe. They tie bands of old sacking round the stems of the trees, not far from the ground ; there bands should be ex» amlned once a week, when large nuinbei s of caterpillars are usually found ; kill all. A band of soft soap, or G shurt's com pound, laid thickly round the stem, a few inches wide, acts as Bird Lime and they can't get by. Try It. See Hand book, New Zealand Gardening.

UNJUSTLY SUSPECTED.

At a sale whioh took place on the death of the reotor of a parish near Chester, a piano was knookod down to a tradesman of the city. On being tuned and repaired two costly rings were found beneath the keyboard. The finder com municated with the rector's widow, when the following sad story oame light : Eleven years before a lady Btaylng at the reotory had lost theae very rings. She had evidently taken them off while playing and laid them on the the piano, and they had them Bomehow slipped m under the keys. Suspicion, however, bad fallen upon a maid then m the service of the family, and she was sent horn.. Her father, a email farmer, waa terribly upset at the disgraoa which had fallen upon his name and family, and refused to receive her. The poor girl went away fr_ >m the neighborhood, m fact, she disappeared. On the finding of the rings every endeavour was made to .find her, but m vain. Advertisements were even Inserted m the publio newspapers, pro mising her a considerable annuity, but with no result. Unjustly su.pected, she had hidden herself from all her former belongings, and w;»s n<.ver h<.ard of again.

A BISHOP ON CHURCH REFORM.

The Bishop of Rochester, m his annual letter to the diocese, says : Churah Reform is m the air. It is about time that it was. It is also time for each of us to discover and eot about that particular duty with respect to it which is especially our own People who havo been to £_a iv the tropics well know tho ominous calm which some times intervenes between tho burets of a cyclone, and residents there know how to use it, we are m a calm now. Not because our adversaries relent of their purpose — of that they will never relent. Not b. cause the solid arguments again-t Church Estab lishment of any kind (there are such) are already dissolved m the air. Not even because the good and augmenting work the Church is doing softens the prejudices of her religious adversaries. Tbeie are iin placables on tho other side, and they can wait Do not for any ment suppose the claims and criticisms of tho Liberation Society to bo either coincident or com mensurate with the settled opinion of tlrat large mass of the people which, neither for the Church nor against her, wait to see how things go, « ish to ascertain if she will prefer a wise reform to a serious revolu tion. Of course, some changes are pro posed bo wild and so revolutionary that they would destroy tho Church, instead oi improving her. Sooner than let one of her principles be forfeited, one of her do. trines denied, one of her characteristic features obliterated, let us oon.ent to be stripped of any dignity, privilege, and emolument we possess, and go out into the wilder ness, rich m our unimpaired conscience and m the company of our Lord. But we need not just yet protest against what may never happen. What I feel most Btrongly about now is a more stringent discipline of crim nous clerks, a limitation of the freehold character of a benefice, the right of parishioners to ba heard before an institution, prcventio- of Bale of next presentation, and the abolition of dona tives. Could theae immense changes bo effected, a generation would see an improvement m tie Church of England which we can hardly imagine.

STRANGE BEDS.

A strange bed ia one of the diaoomforta of travelling. If some enterprising ge.iiaa would only invent a comfortable bed whioh could ba carried iv a shawl-trap, things would be much simplified. A strange bed never fits right. When you get into it you feel as if you had never been introduced. It Bmelfs strange. It feels strange. The crack with which the spring gnes off when you get on it is not a familiar sound, The hollows aud depressions m the mattresses were not worn by your own familiar flesh and bones. Your head settles down at the wrong angle, and your feet are not aimed at ex actly the right point of the compass. Th.9 sheets are Htrange and so are the blankets. The head-board has a vile habit of snapping, every time you turn over, as if it felt offended' at so much familiarity on the part of a stranger. Ycu wonder who slept there last 1 You wonder if anybody had a fever on tfiat bed. You wpnder if ever anybody died on it. Then you turn over on the other eid«. and try to go to sleep. You say you wil', go to Bleep. Yes, you will. And you olose your ey_B, and you think (vf every thing you ever did, and of everything all your relatives ever did, and of everything else you expeot to do, and you count a hundred and you npeit over the mnlti plication table, lf you know it, and you recite Borne poetry, and you fl _p over on the other side, and wish you had . ome laudanum or chloroform, or something that would make you sleep. In a strange bed all the Bounds about the house are etrauge. It seems to be absolutely essential to the content of most of ua that we shall bo abe to determine the nature and cause of every noise we hear about the house. It* it is only the oat sn eezlnp-, we want to know where Bhe is, and what she Is sneezing for. If it is OD.y Biddy pounding the steak into rags, we want to be sure about it. It is strange how much craving af er know ledge there is m the average human mind. We know a good woman who never hears a co >v open or shut m the house at any time of the day or night without stopping work to determine what particular d or it is, and who is taking suoh liberties wl h it. The windows m the room where your bad ia are never ln the light pi. c_ . After the lamp is extinguished they are all wrong Ihe light appears anywhere else thm where it belongs, It shines m your eyes any way. ' You ccc it, no matter how muoh you try to avoid it.

You sit up and thurqp your pillows. You haye great hopes from thumping your pillows, and for a moment you feel quite somnolently inolined. Bat it Ib soon over and ynu are as wakeful as ever. _

And so you toss about all night, and get up twp hours earlier than usual io the morning ; and when your hoste.s asks you how you slept, and if your bed Buited you, yon tell her that you had a beautiful night's rest, and that the bed waa oharm- Ing. ' so ty was, no doubt ; for generally fn spch oases it is not the bed which Ib to blame, it la our own miserable, disobe dient, wicked, undlsoipllned nerves that are at fault ; and who oan help it ?

NOTES.

From end to end of the colony the news of the sudden removal from our midst of that genial and warm-hearted political veteran, James Macandrew, has been received with one universal expression of regret. Sir George Grey excepted, probably no man was so widely known and, without any ex ception at all, certainly no man was so generally loved. And the manner of bis death seems to deepen the general sorrow, the common remark being that it is sad that he should have come to his end m the way he did, and that it is a pity he was not spared till old age brought about the severance of the thread of existence, so that he might have died the painless and easy death ot those with whom the lamp of life has burned so low that it takes but a breath to extinguish the feeble flame. That is no doubt a natural feeling, but unable as we are to read the future, it is im possible to say whether it be a wise one, and we may well be content, as he who is gone would himself have been, to leave the whole matter to the infinite wisdom of Him m whose hands are the issues of life and death. It would, however, seem to have been fore ordained that the deceased should meet his death by being thrown from a vehicle, tor we learn that the runaway horse which he was driving followed the windings of the narrow Peninsula road m safety, and passed through the gateway at the foot of the drive leading to Mr Macandrew's residence without bringing the wheels into collision with either of the stone pillars, and being completely run out was walking quietly up the drive to the house, when a well meaning man-servant injudiciously sprang to seize his head. This had the effect of again starting the frightened animal, and the result was the almost immediate fatal capsize. It will further be remembered that some five or six years ago Mr Macandrew verj narrowly escaped a similar catsstrophe. He had arranged to drive home m the buggy of the late Mr Seaton, M.H.R., on the very day that the latter was killed by being thrown out through his horse running away, but missed his appoint ment by about five minutes.

The place chosen by Mr Macandrew for his last resting place is on his own property, about half-a-miie up the hill above his late residence. It i_ a little, level place near the hilltop almost surrounded by native bush, open only on the side which, looks towards Pelichet Bay, and commanding a magnificent view of the harbor and ol the city. A small square plot planted with flowers, embowered m macro carpas, and enclosed m a picket fence, marks the resting-place of Mrs Macandrew, who was interred here at her own request some ten or twelve years ago j and m that spot, guarded with loving and reverent care during the years of his survival, the remains of the husband and father have been laid side by side with hers. There is something which strikes us as dis tinctively characteristic of the man m this choice of a grave, according as it does with his strong religious feelings, his reverence for the sacred Scriptures ; and one thinks as one gazes upon this quiet burying ground on his own land of Abraham and the cave of Macpelah. All the same, we fear that m the time to come there may be cause to regret that the remains of Otago's foremost colonist are not safely deposited m a public cemetery. We have m our mind's eye the case of another old colonist who on the opposite side of the harbor was also buried on his own property some years ago, and over whom a splendid marble monument has been raised. That monument now stands m the middle of a Chinese market garden, and cultivation goes on busily within a few feet of the head tone, Possibly m the years to come Mr Macandrew's remains may be removed to some City Cemetery, where his grave will be safe from desecration, and where the visitor may read the record of the father of his people; but whether or not this be the case, there can be no . doubt that Otago, nay, all New Zealand, will fail m its duty unless an abiding reminder of him that is gone be set up m some prominent place m the city of Dunedin. If a Moorhouse and a Godley deserved a statue at the hands of the people of Canterbury, assuredly as much, if not more, does Macandrew deserve a statue at the hands of the people of Otago, and we are glad to see that at the meeting held m Dunedin the other day it was deter mined upon that a statue should be raised, and a scholarship m the Univer sity founded. Both should certainly be done, and we feel sure that if those who have initiated the project only address themselves vigorously to the work of carrying it out ample funds for both purposes will be iorthcoming. There is yet one other thing which should be done — a portrait should be painted and hung m the corridor of the General Assembly Buildings, and we hope to find this also carried out so soon as Parliament meets.

The more news which reaches us of the state ot affairs m Tonga the more clear does it appear that the disturbed

condition oi that island kingdom is wholly attributable to the despotic tyranny of the ambitious ex-missionary, who has almost autocratic control of its affairs, Baker's conduct indeed appears to be almost incredibly tyran nical, and it is no wonder that the people whom he so cruelly persecutes long to shake off his intolerable oppres sion. The. Wellington Press fitly char acterises him as a despicable tyrant, and expresses the very general feeling of New Zealanders m the following terms : — '• We do not wish for a moment to be understood to approve of the attempt to assassinate Mr j Baker. The wounding of Miss Baker, though doubtless accidental, is infi nitely to be deplored. But while we condemn the method, we heartily sympathise with the object, and we recognise the difficulties that lay m the way of achieving it bjr _my other method. W e believe it would be welcome news to the vast majority of the people of New Zealand that the Tongans, instead of being terrified by King George's bloody assizes and wholesale slaughter, had risen as one man, enfranchised themselves from Mr Baker's yoke, and hanged their oppressor as a public enemy, m front of the royal palace at Nukualofa."

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Fire at Auckland. Auckland, Maroh 7, Yesterday afternoou Panama House, a wooden building of twelve rooms, m Lower Symonds street, was destroyed by fire. O. P. Netvcombe, who occupied the house, left at 10 a.m. with his family for church and had not returned when the fire broke -out, An examination shewed that the ohlmney of the kltohen was badly constructed and may havo oaused the fire. Several houses m the neighbor hood and St Andrews High Sohool, at times caught fire, but the flames were quenched by tho firemen who worked splendidly, and two of whom Geo. -Mays ' and Mr Wai.e, sustained injuries. The insurance is not known More Borrowing. The Mount Eden Highway Distriot haß resolved to borrow £7500 to provide a | water supply. The poll on Saturday I shewed a large majority of ratepayers m favor. Strike of Collier.. The coal miners at Kawakawa have struck work on account of the shareholders giviog notice of a reduotion of wages amounting to 15 per cent. The men offer to accept a 5 per cent reduotion. It is stated the former wagss wers 83 per day but the men could only work eight days m a fortnight. Another Fire. Gisborne, March 7. A fire broke out this morning m th** stables of the Albion O !ub Hotel and spread to thy hotel and shops adjoining, as far as Adams' bookseller. The Loan and Mercantile Company's buildings have just (10. a.m.) caught. Tne buildings^ on the opposite side also caught fire, but' it waa speedily put out. m Found Drowned. Napier, Marob 7. A man named Thomas lteynold. was found drowned on Sunday morning at the mouth cf tho Ngaraawaro river. Be was suffering from melancholy when he went to bed on Friday night. His wife ro.e to call him on Saturday morning and found him gono. Hia wife occupied a Boparat. room. Search was made -all >hat d>y, and on Sunday the body wa? found on the beach . Reynolds who was an old cit'z n, ..as the first butcher iv Napier aud afterwards kopt nn hotel at Havelook, nsar Hastings. Fire at Lawrence. Dunedin, March 7 A fire at Lawr.nco destroyed the premises of McNicol, storekeeper, Middle mas, blacksmith, aod S. Wilson and Co., storekeepers. The latter were insured m the Equitable and Union offices, £400 on tho building aud £850 on the stock. An Ineffectual Search. iNVEROARGItL, March 7. The Government steamer Stella returned to tho Bluff to-day, after a thorough Bearch for the missing boat's crew. All the islands m Foveaux Btraits were care fully examined, but no trace of men or wreckage could be found.

Ashburton

f?HE ASHBURTON GUABBIAN, MONDAY, MAKCH 7, 1887



ASHBURTON RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING THURSDAY & TTjIRIDAY APRIL 2ist & 22nd, 18R7. Pro-ident ~E. G. Wright. Vicc-Pre.idont— John Grii?g. Judge— Matthew gtitt. SriWAiwa : H. Fxiedlandor I W; O Walker W. B. D_nshire I R. McOwen J. C. N. Grig. I Dr Leahy R. Friedlander. Treasurer— David Thomas. Clerk of the Pcalcs— T. E. Upton. Olerk of tho Course—A. Howson. Handicappera— The Committee. Starter— Dr Leahy. First Raoh ok Eaoh Day to Staut 12.30 PIT. FIRST DAY 1. DISTRIOT HURDLERACE of 20 soy. ! over fix flights of hurdles, about Bft G,'n high. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 103. IJ mile. District horses only. 2. ASHBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP 60 boys Nomination, 1 soy j acceptance 1_ fov. . £ mile. 3. FOAL STAKES of 1 soy each, with 1 5 boys added. For two-year-olds bred, owned, and trained by .esidents m the district defined by Rule 3. Colts Bst 10lb fillies nnd geldings Bat 81b. Nomination, I ilOs. The sweep to be paid by 9 p.m. oh April 18th. Five furlongs. 4. BANDIOAPTIMETROT(.n saddle) of 20 soys.. Nomination, 10. j acceptance, 10a, Weight not less than 103t. Break and turn, 8 m les. 5. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soys. Nomi- nation, I boy ; acceptance, 103. f -mile. 6. POST STAKES of 10 eovs. Entrance, 10s, to be made to the Secretary imm.- diately after the F.ying Handicap is run. Catch weights. _-mi.c. Tae winner to be sold immediately after the race.. 15 _ovß, any surplus to go to the fundi. 0 the Clnb. . ' SECOND DAY. 1. DISTRICT WELTER HANDICAP ot 20 sovc. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. Minimum weight, lOat. IJ mile, District hor.es only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40i.vi, Nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 soy Seven furlongs. 3. HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle of 15 boys. Nomination, 10_ ; acceptancej s_. Weight not leas than lOst- Break and. turn. . Twica round the course. Distric horses only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 soys. Kominat on, 10s ; acceptance, 10a: Dis- trict horses only. 1 roile. 6. NOVEL RACE of 15 eovb. Entrance, 10.., to be made to the Secretary immediat_!y after the Harvest Handicap ia mn. Catch weights. Five furlongs. The winner to be sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds 0 f tho Club. G. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 soys. Nomination, 1 soy, to be made immediately after the Novel Race is run} acceptance free, to be notified to th« Secretary within ten minutes of the declc ration «I weights. 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1, The Meeting will be held under the Rules of Racing and Ashbnrton Racing Uiub Rules. 2- No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims, and ob- jections arising out of tho racing shall be decided by tho Stewards or whom thoy niay appoi t ; their decision on all points connected with the carrying out of this programme to bo final 8. A district horee .hall mean any horse tl-at has been commonly resident m the. dis- trict between tho rivers Selwyn and Opihi from January 21, 1887, and up to the date of the 'forthcoming mcetinpr, and owned by a rerson wha.has resided m the .aid district during tho same period. 4. Five per cent, will be deducted from tho gro. 8 of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for the expenses of the course. 5. All nominations and accepta to the funds of the Club. 6. Trotting ltnces. Horses m ro fairly to the satisfaction of the Rcforee. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be necempanied by fb*», name, age, and description 0 h .rse, and colors of rider m tho hands of ihe Secretary (address — Ashburton) no later than 9 p.m. on Monday, March 21. 1887. WEIGHfS. Weights for th 5 first day's handicaps will ..be declared on Wednesday, April 18, 1887, Weights for tha second day's handicaps will i.o dec a:ed at 9 o'clxk on the evening of tho first .ay's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the firßt day's handirap . mu-t be made to the Secretary not later tV>;.r. 9 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887. Accept auces for the .econd day's handicaps at o'clock on the eveni-g of the first day aciag. 47 C O. P. 1 S* .rotary -f " ' <~» ■ " - ' T. Bullock. FOR SALE. HORSE-POWER, intermediate motion, aud Chaff-Cutter. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO FARMERS. GRASS SEED— Small quantity Rye- Grass for Sale. Apply to ' T. BULLOCK. TO LET.— A 4-Koomed House m Kermode street. T. BULLOCK. TO LET — A 5-roomed House, centrally situated, m Tancred st Apoly to T. BULI OCK FOR. SALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Broad wood and Sonß Apply to T. BULLOCK. THRESHING PLANT FOR SALE, Price £110. The Engine and Com- bine by Clayton aud Shuttle worth? Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. A LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruiser, by Andrews and Beaven. Apply to 1. BULLuOK. TINWALD— Town Sections 371, 372 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m ouo block, fronting Thompson street, nea. the County Saleyards, for sale at a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Central Bakery, together with ?hop and dwelling __...__•. A_<ply to T. BULLOCK rpO LEI, a threo-roomed Cottage at L Trevorton. Rout, 3s 6d per weob. Apply to T. BULLOCK. F'§ 'O LET— 2 Cottasoa m Grey Street J kow nas Coutta' block ; Rent asi per woek. T. BULLOOK, EOR SALE— Two eetß of three leavec harrows, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK. OOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the V North Town Belt. Price, £10 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T, BULLOOK. -r— r : ' TO PAINTERS. mO LET at a low rental, Shop n X Dwtliiughouße m Moore atseu latsl hi .ccupetlon of Mr Lucas, BULLOOK



MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PITS FOR rjMGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOR CASH OjnLY. "~E. F. WRIGHT. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'olock Bhart — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Prodnoe aud Morchau disc. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Oompany, Agent for tbe MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. POR BALB- i Grubber, by Howard, nearly new ; ' cheap. Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatdie cheap. v Ploughß, Harrows, and other Imple- ments. Oheylesmoro Club Tricycle, the best kind made — cheap 3-Horse Dray and Frame, now, cheap. Double- seated Buggy. Spring Cart, with back seat. FOX SALE.— Oaten Sheaf Chaff m any quantity. % alfrbd"harrison.



FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY yearß of great Buccesa pror.aim its superiority m the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the Ctest, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Soree, Sca!ds, Coma, Bunions, Soft Corns, etc. Thia medicine, the property of which haa been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, ia of an invalu- able use m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi aclous remedies, and ia therefore justly considered by a great number of our most eminent physicinnß as the moat active and least irritating agent m the bovo affections . x Iv order to avoid counterfeiting, Mesßrß Fayard aud Blayn'a signature has to bo required on every roll of paper and on the box. , Wholesale 30, Eve Soint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists m the Colonies. SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH ! ! ! HOLLOWAY'S PILLS &_OINTMENT. THIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- WHERE, THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the LIVER AFD BOWELS, Promotfng Digestion and Assimilation, ancl endowing the whole bodily frame wiih Strength and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility quickly yield to the potent force ol these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m their eflicacv m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, sktn blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other family medicine known. THE OINTMENT LIAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. It heals every kind of Sore, Ulcer and Wound, more certainly than any other known salve. Its marvellous penetrating powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Curng Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspassed. It never fails to remove Scurf and every species of skin disease. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured at No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533, Oxford street, London), and are sold by all vendors of Patent Lines throughout the i Civilized World. i 1 irections for use m almost every language. • IS" Purchasers should look to the. Labels on Pots and Boxes. If the address and street 1 are not on they aie spurious*



Business Notices. ®^»oj(|i>^^jfi_^^^k DIPPING 1887. TOMLINSON AND HAYWARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOUS), GLYCERINE DIP, (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MIX WITH COLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR THE WOOL. mHESE DIPS used together In equal proportions gave the highest satisfaction last I Season, as is evidenced by numerous Testimonials which oan be seen at the Agents. The Glycerine Dip ia the best ever introduced for Wool Growing purposes ; and the Lincoln Dip is the mos . durable m the Wool, and will keep Bheep olean longer than any other yet known. The two Dips used together make a perfect Dip, and keen any ordinary flock of Bheep olean the whole sea .on They combine highly nutritious and stimulating properties, as well as lasting qualities. Thoy are certain killers of Ticks, their eggs ; Lice, their ova j and all parasites infesting the skins of Sheep. For very lonsy and filthy longwool flocks, the LINCOLN DIP ALONE is recom- mended, being the roost lasting m its effects. Testimonials prove that m every instance sheep, dipped m the mixture have come m at shearing with perfectly olean healthy skins, entirely free from vermin and parasites, and the wool peculiarly soft apd beautifully glosßy. 3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 lCa PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON & CO., AGENTS, ASHBURTON. F. FERRIMAN, AGENT FOR WEKNEK'S PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OR BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. HAVING had a wide experience m farmers requirements, I have made It my first study to supply a long felt want, and am happy to say it exceeded my moat eanguine expectation. Its advantages are its lightness, easy adjustment to dray or waggon wheel, and can be left m positiou while m motion as required m loading potatoes ;or can be fixed to any wall or poet ; can be worked by hand or horse can be mado to lift to any height ; will bring the bags or welghtß to be lifted from a distance without handling them ; will turn m any position with weight ; oan be made to lift up to a ton by one man. •"" ' ' For price and particulars apply to . ADAM WERNER, Doyleßton, Canterbury, N.Z, testimonial: Bruadfield, September 6th, 1886. Mr A. Wernbu, Doyleston, Dear Sir,— la reply to your enquiry as to how I like my Bag Lifter, I beg to say that it' has given me every satisfaction. I consider it ip just one of those things which has been wanted badly. Wiih the use of a horse I cau load a dray faster than two men could, without losing a drop of Bweat. Another thing is it takes such a short time to erect It. i>n the dray, it just takes me a minute and a-half to do bo. Another thing ie, not having any bogs to Joßd lately I .tuck It up against a post, ar.d find it very handy when killing a pig or Bheep. I have ro doubt that as they become ki_.o%n you will have aa many orders as you will be able to attend to. You are quite at liberty to make what use you like of this. I am, dear air, yours very truly THOS. SHIELDS, Broadf.eld. ~~~ W. PATCHING* - ~ TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention is called to the well assorted STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises. Battens and Canvas kept m ptock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made on tho Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. Ail Orders by Letter ob Telegram Promptly Attendepto. W- PATCHING, 10861 .EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



' Public Notices BYE FOR AUTUMN SOWING. THE Best and Earliest Spring Feed for EWES and LAMBS. For Sale by GEORGE JAMESON, _i Ashburton. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEOBGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON, WAKANUI MILL AND FARM, FOR SALE privately the Wakanui FLOUR MILL _. ND FREEIIOLD FARM OF 100 ACRES |AA auu ( moro or le88 ) iuu rich land, with comfortable Dwellinghouse and all necessary Outbuildings. Possession on Ist May, 1887, Apply until 12 th March to ROBT. McOWEN, Bank of New Zealand, Ashburton. 3«1 *_ W. F. HAOTAFORD, (Burnett Btreet, opposite " Mail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, OTISHES to inform the public of "V Ashburton an I the surrounding districts that he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de- script ions of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes ; also, all REPAIRS of any nat ore promptly oxecuted m a skilfu manner. All goeds sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Trtal solicited. HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bough m any quanti: j for CASH. 1 Tj.NCUUI_AGE T OCAL TNDUSTRY AND ASK FOR Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, AND Knitting Yarns FROM THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY. CAUTION. IT Having been established to my satis- faction that certain unscrupulous persons are Bubßtituting my Label for their own ou an inferior article of HERBAL BEER The public are cautioned against purchas- ing such inferior article. Orders direct to myself will receive prompt attoution, and to meet tho times and having increased my plant I am now able to supply customers with my Touic Herbal Beer at the Reduced Price of 1 . 3d PER D( __KN. After thia notice any person using my name or label will be prosecuted T. HOULT, Mooro street, Ashburton 2 146 TJBIRESHING MACHINE OWNERS. ATTENTION is directed to the following facts :— Woaro making STALKER'S AUTOMATIC FEEDERS for £12 10s, including fixing to machine, and we are prepared to fix to machines m any part of the County for barae price. Cartage extra The time that it is necessary to stop the machine ia from 2 to 3 hours. These Feeders aro perfect m their action, no sparking out of grain. No uncut sheaves or other improper articles can get into the drum ; nothing but a continuous stream of golden Bheaves well shaken out The regularity of the feed does not depend upon the Band cutter. They can be seen at work on machines belonging to the following gentlemen : — James Quigley Chapman Bros. Thomas Perks Nelson Eden Edward Gates John ?- talker P. & D. DUNCAN, Wills Street, Ashburton, 3§42 Solo Agents. THE CIRCUS! COMING BY SPECIAL TRAIN And will open m ASHBURTON ON TUESDAY NEXT, MARCH Bth. ONE NIGHT ONLY. FIRST APPEARANCE IN NEW ZEALAND OF HERBERT AND FITZGERALD'S GREAT LONDON * CIRCUS EQUININE PARADOX AND EQUESCURRICULUM. MR W. ORGAN AND HIS GREAT TROUPE OF BRONCO j BRONCO HORSES J HORSES THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE. • OHMY AND .dEOLA, The Big r The Human j Shot from the Gun J Cartridge | Big Gun. Our Mammoth Circus Company of 22 Sterling Artists. Our Highly Trained Stud of Horses and Ponies. Remember positively for ONE NIGHT ONLY. Doors ODen at 7.15 R. H. BEATTIF, 3§17 General Agent. STORE SITES FOR LEASE. TENDEHS are invited, and will be received by the undersigned until the 21et day of March, If. 87, for the LEASE FOR 14 YEARS, from the Ist April, 1887, of Store Sitea 5 and 6, Tinwald Rnilway Station, with use of Railway Siding. . Conditions of lease, with plan of the sites, can bo soen on application to tho Stationmaster, Ashburton. • The highest or any tender not neces- sarily accepted. THOMAS OILCUTT, Steward of Railway Reserves. Railway Oflices, Dunedin, 26th February, 1887. • A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse Hair Producer, (Registered). PRICE, 4b. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the tlead and Face ; for removing aud preventing Dandruff, and arresting the Fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of tbe Scalp, and. causes new r growth on the head after being bald for years. None genuine without the trademark md signat^re-J.OHN _$ICI£MAN, i Tq. be. obtained g& all Chemists,



Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when you call for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of Ho})s on the white label and Br Soule's name blown m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun tbe 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- tion. mmmmmaaaaaammmmmmmamaammmamammwmmwmmmmaaamwa Public Notices. CAUTION. " THE person who without leave tools a tamo Seagull from certain premises at Trevorton, and tethered it on his own section, ia advised not to meddle with "what isn't his'n" again, leßt he experience the truth of the balance of the old couplet, the first part of which is above quoted. GEAKD CONCEET & BALL IN AID OF mHE METHVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL Prize Fund Will bo hold m tbo METHVEN SCHOOLROOM, OM FRIDAY, 11th MARCH, To commence at 8 p.m. Admission : Concert— Front Seats, 2s ; Back Seats, Is, Ball -Gentlemen, 3s : LADIES FREE. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTER- BURY. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS aro invited for ADDITION to SOHOOL at HAMPSTEAD. Plans and specifications can be seen on application to F. T. Mayo, Esq., Chair- man of Committee, and endorsed '' Tenders," addreßaed to the Chairman of tho I.oard, Christchurch, will bo re- ceived not later than 12 o'clock noon on TUESDAY, the 15th inst. The Board does not bind itself to accept the lowest? or a*y tender. EDWARD C. FARR Architect to tho Board. Christchurch, sth March, 1887. $ 4%,



Questions Answered ! ! ! ! Ask the most eminent _. Zij/sicia. i Of any echool, what is the heat thing m the world for allaying all irritation of the nervep, and curing all forms of nervous complamts, giving natural, childlike rofreshing sleep always*. And ihoy will tell you unhesitatingly " Some form of Hops 1 1 1 " CHAPTER I. Ask any or all of tho most eminent physicians : " What is tbe only remedy that can be relied on to euro all diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs ; Blight's disoaso, diabetes, rotention, or inability to retain urino, and all tho diseases and ailments peculiar to Women " — "And they will toll you explicitly and emphatically " Buehv, lll " Ask the aarne physicians " What is the most reliable and surest cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, fever, ague, &c," and they-^ill tell you Mandrake I or Dandelion 1 1 1 1 Hence, when these remedies are combined with others equally valuable, And compounded into Hop Bitters, suoh a wonderful and mysterious curative power is developed, which is so varied m its operations that no disease or ill health can possibly exist or resist its power, and yet it is Harmless for the most frail woman, weakest invalid, or smallest child to use. CHAPTER 11, 44 Patients " Almost dead or nearly dying " For years, and given up by physicians, of Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver complaints, severe coughs, called con- sumption, have been cured . Women gone nearly ciaxy ! ! I ! 1 From agony of neuralgia, nervousness, wakefulness, and various diseaßeß peculiar to women. .People drawn out of shape from excrucia- ting pangs of rheumatism, inflammatory and chronic, or suffering from scrofula. Erysipelas 1 " Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indigestion, and m faot, almost all diseases frail " Nature ia heir to Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof of. whioh can be found m every neighborhood m the known world.



That invalid wife, mother, dster, or child oan ba made the picture of health with Ameri- can Co.'s Hop Bitters. Observe.