He said be had found a great quantity of grain In both the straw and chaff. — A. Spring had farmed land of a similar character to the plaintiff*. Ho saw the plaintiff's early orop a few days before it Wil harvested and, from Us appaaranoo, thought that it would average twenty bushels per aore. The late sown wheat would yield two bushels loss, Wltnesß acted as arbitrator for the plaintiff on the ocoasion when two arbitrators were ap pointed to assess the damage, Tho threshing was very badly done, and both the oh off and straw were fall of wheat. Mr Lamb, the other arbitrator, said that he had novpr seen threshing done so badly. Witaeng heard some proposal •bout re-threihing, bat nothing definite came of it—This was the- case for the plaintiff, and Mr Parnell called the following evidence for the defence:— Henry Hudson the defendant, farmer and threshing machine proprietor, said that he sent his threshing maohine to plaintiff's place In charge of a competent driver Witness went down the same afternoon and found that two stacks had been threshed. Witness asked plaintiff how the threshing was goiug. Plaintiff said " very well. It Is going fifteen bushels." Witness remarked that that was not bo mnoh as plaintiff contemplated, because plaintiff had said previously that he esti mated the yield at seventeen baahels Two days later witness saw the plaintiff, who was coming up with the driver, The driver said O'Loughlan had a complaint to make about the threshing, and witness therefore went to the plaintiff's ploco Be found that some negligent work had been done, because there was come wheat m the chaff Witness no', iced nothing out of the common m the straw, although he carefullj examined it. In one of the heapß of chaff there waa no wheat. In the first heap there was a good deal of ■wheat, but m the second there waß very little. Witncßß made a proposal to put the stuff through again to save the wheat He would have put tho straw tbroueh the combine, and the chaff through the winnowing machine. Plaintiff made no objection, but passed a remark that he did rot think that witness could sive it Witncis asked plaintiff if tho grain damaged, and offered, if it wus, to pur chase it at market rate. Witness sent for Mr Hunt, who had a great deal of experi ence with threshing machines. He saw the chaff, and eaid that although there was wheat m it, there was not so much as a person would be led to suppose. Mr Hunt thought the proposal to re thresh a good one On one occasion the plaintiff estimated his loss at 800 bushels. Witness was present when the arbitrators went over the ground, and be related the de'atfs < f the conference. On the following Monday witness sent over a winnowing machine to put through the chaff, bnt the bandß returned saying that they did rot think the oheff waa worth pitting through. Witnpes sent them baok the next day with instructions to put the chaff through, but the plaintiff would not allow them to stai t work. On the auooeediog day witnees met the plaintiff, who then said that he thought be would let witness pat the stuff through again. Witness accordingly made his preparations, and went to the plaintiff's place, but the plaintiff again declined to allow the work to be done. Witness reminded him of his acquiescence cf the prerious day. He eaid he remetrboied It, but In the meantime he had received Instructions fr< m " headquarters " not to allow the stuff to go throuah. Witness was of opinion that very little grain had been lost. Be did not censide- anything like £25 worth had been lost, and m any cisc the wheat would have been recovered If witness could have put it through the machine ogsln. The witness contra dicted much of the evidenca of the plaintiff. Ho said that thirteen bushels waa an average yield fur plain* land. — David Thomn had visited O'Loughlan's farm with Hudson. Saw three lots of chaff. In two lots he saw soma wheat whloh should not have been ttare m the chaff The firs'; lot was th'i worst, the third lot we? fairly troll threshed Most of the wheat could be got out of the chaff by winnowing. A little w heat, makes a considerable show m a heap of chaff In the straw witness saw some blighted wheat which could not be thre3hed. Witness estimated that there might be eight, bushels m the chaff. The laud was of • patoby nature as regarded the quality of the soil. An average orop on the plains land would he 16 bushels. A portion of plaintiffs Beven<y-ac?e paddock was blighted The b'lghted hoadi would be about equal m quantity to those which were not properly threashed. [teft sttling.]

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Kapler Btices. Napieb, March 11. At the nettling on the Park races, £1068 will be divided. The owner of Wapiti will receive £418. Pabbit Pence. Notice has been given by the Eabbit ! Trustees of a meeting to strike a rate of a farthing on sheep, and a penny fai thing on cattle for a feDce at the Bouth boundary of the province, to be continued four mileß beyond the present contract. Action against a Harbor Board. 1 WbIMNGTON, Maroh 11. The Shaw-Snvillo ami Albion Company's J Buit ugalnst the Timaru Harbor Board for the loss of the ship Lytteiton comes on here on Monday* A big tar is engaged. Consternation. Dunediv, March 11. Considerable consternation has bean Caused m commrecial circles by the announcement that the direct steamers do not intend to call at Port Chalmers, owing to heavy port dues.

BEEI SUGAR MANUFACTURE.

Auckland, Maroh 10. A depu atl>n from the Industrial Asso ciation watted upon Mr Balance to-day, to see if the Government would contribute £1 for £1 if a company were formed for the purpose of erecting a plant to make raw or refined sugar from beetroot ; tbe Government contribution not to exceed £2000, to be chargeable against the bonus offered by Parliament for the manufacture of the first ICOO tons of beet Bugar pro duced, to enable tbe Company to Baocced In manufact tring that amount by the new process lately discovered, The plant would < O3t £3000 to £40C 0. Mr Bail an cc said the idea had his full sympathy ; he wm m favor of protecting this industry and all other colonial industries Tbe subj'ot of fostering the manufacture of preserved fruit, jam, oornflonr, and starch W&0 gone into, and Mr Balance was assured that 600 women and girls could be- employed if these industries "Were proteoted. As to preserved milk, Mr Ballance said he believed Mr J. C. Firth intended manufacturing it at Matanaka. He prom'aed that all the matters should have tbe Government's favorable oon ideratlon.

THE IMPENDING WAR.

That a great war is impending there are the most unmistakable indications, but at this distance from the immediate scene of operation — though it may be that Australasia will be caught m the outer edge ot the whirlwind that is brewing — it is quite impossible to diagnose the situation with any ap proach to certainty. That Germany and France will ere long be once

more engaged m a fierce struggle appears to be one of the salient pro babilities, but it is not perhaps m that 'direction that the interests of the British Empire are chiefly concerned. It is rather with the movements and j intentions of Russia that we have to do, and that the. Imperial Govern ment scent a danger of no ordinary magnitude is apparent from various scraps of intelligence which pieced together have an ominous signification. For example, close enquiry has been made as to the number of additional men from the Naval Reserve which can be found room for m the ships of the fleet, no less than twenty swift cruisers are being armed as swiftly as the dock yards are able, and the Thames is being as rapidiy as possible put m a condition of defence by the building or equipment of forts. Large purchases of horses are being made for cavalry mounis, and enormous quantities of ammunition made and stored. Surely all this is significant that something out of the common is m the wind. We do not think that any probable action of Russia as towards Bulgaria explains the real motive for all this unusual activity, and m seeking to find what it really is all about it strike us that the key may be found m two other items of news to hand, namely, the " Jehad " or holy war said to have been pro claimed by the Ameer of Afghanistan, and m the attitude of France on the Egyptian question. Possibly it has been seen for some time that Russia is about to strike a blow at our Empire m India, and that France means at the same moment to pick a quarrel with us o^er our continued occupancy of the land of the Pharoahs, our continued control of that great water-way, the Suez Canal. If this be so, then the alliance between Russia and France is easily understood, and much light is also thrown upon the hitherto incom prehensible attitude oi Turkey. And if it is from this direction that the storm is to burst, then the recent action of the Ameer will probably precipitate it, as England as an ally of Afghanistan could not suffer her to be crushed by the Muscovite power, and thus admit Russia to the very gates of India, rhat it is from this quarter that the danger really threatens appears to be :he view of our Wellington contem porary, the " New Zealand Times/ which m the course of a suggestive and remarkable article on this subject says : — " Can it be that all these tremendous preparations on the par!: of Russia and France, so ostentatiously aimed at Germany, are really a feint to cover a projected sudden onslaught upon Afghanistan and Egypt respectively? Ihe idea that France might be medi ating such a coup on her own account s no new one, having been broached m several quarters ; but this, while serious enough, would be a trifle compared with such a combination as is indicated m the other theory. A simultaneous movement by Russia on Afghanistan and by France on Egypt, especially if carried out as a sudden surprise — as no doubt it would be — could not be regarded otherwise than as involving a very awkward state of affairs for Eng land. The aid of Turkey would almost certainly be given to France and Russia m an effort to drive England out of Egypt, her protracted occupation of which has always been a sore point with the Porte. We hear, too, ol M. de Lesseps, who has never forgiven England's domination of the Suez Canal, invoking the concurrence of Germany and Italy m a project for neutralising Egypt. Again, Russia is now m a position of exceptional advantage for beginning a fresh advance m Asia. That gigantic work, the Trans-Caspian Railway, has just been completed to the Bokharan frontier, and troops could be poured m from Russia with the utmost celerity, while England is separated from her Asiatic dependencies by a sea voyage of three or four weeks — long enough for irre vocable disaster to have been sus tained. That great Russian railway has not yet, it is trae, been carried to Herat, but M. Lessar declared more than a year ago, that it could be continued thither m a month if military • necessity required it. It might not even need an ostensible commencement ot hostilities on Russia's part to involve us m a struggle. A late telegram mentioned that there was some talk m Afghanis ;an of beginning a "holy war." It has even been suggested that this " holy war" might be intended to be directed against the British, and that it may be fomented and supported by Russian gold and Russian arms. This, however, is scarcely probable m view ot the Ameer's notorious hatred and distiust of Russia and the golden bonds which unite him to England. . , . . But assuming the fidelity of the Ameer and his people, the posi tion is still very critical; for should this " holy war" prove to mean an onslaught on the Russian forces near the frontier, Muscovite reprisals would be inevitable, and then we should be most awkwardly placed through our alliance with Afghanistan, and the political, necessity of our maintaining the integrity of the Ameer's dominions as against Russian invasion and annex ation. Herein is ample material for the starting of a vast conflagration, and with France, Russia, and Turkey united against us it cannot be denied that England, it caught unprepared, would be placed at a formidable dis advantage, to put if mildly. The case, too, would be one m which European alliances could scarcely be looked for, and this knowledge would unquestion ably exercise much influence on the action of our theoretical antagonists : while it is certain that a good deal ol weight has been attached abroad tc the Irish difficulty as hampering the hands of England, and to ihe unfortu nate split m the* Ministry as implying divided counsels, and consequeni weakness at headquarters. It is de voutly to be hoped that this sinistei concurrence of circumstances m point ing to one conclusion may turn out tc be illusory. This often has been the case, and may be again. Still it woulc be folly to ignore the possibility of suet

a scheme being on foot,, and yet greater folly to be unprepared for the contingency."

THE OLD BABY

Poor "old baby;" he hun^ about the hall and on ihe stairway, and everybody snubbed him and said : " Oh, y <ur nose is oat of joint," and he was told to be quiet or it would disturb "new baby," end he was sent off to bed alone, and no body coddled him or kissed him to sleep. His papa told him he had a little angel brother, but he wanted to be angel bro ther hlmaelf, and ho ja'at hated new baby. Bat one day when the nurse was making gruel In Another part cf the room he wra told that he might look at the bundle that lay m his own orib. All he could see was a cross red face and fisticuffs, Ha t a thought struck old baby. A crnel, w'olced thought : revenge ! ! He leans over the bundle, he watoheß the pink fingers unolonch, he pats his rosebud mouth down stealthily, he bites ! There is a great cry from new baby, the nurse drops the gruel, all tho family fly to the resoue, and the bad old baby is Bummarily bonncad. And he wanders about heart broken, and at laßt goes and gets lost m a cave of gloom And he ia r>f some con spquenoe after ail, when they cannot find him, until someone looks under the hall table, where he is asleep with a very dirty face — " A smile on his lip and a tear In his eye." Poor "old baby! 1

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A3HBUHT.JN EACING OuTJB AUTUMN MEETING THURSDAY & TMRIDAI APBIL 2 1st <t 22nd, tBB7r President— E. G. Wright. Vice-Pre'identr-John Giis<g. Jadge— Matthew Btitt. Stewards : H. Friedlander I W: O. Wa'.ker W. B. Denshire R. McOwen J. 0. N. Grfgjr I Dr Leahy B. Friedlander. Treasurer— David Thomas . Clerk of the Bcales— T. E. Upton. Clerk of the Course— A. Hewßon. ! Handicappers— The Committee. Starter — Dr Leahy. First Bach ok Each Day to Start 12,80 p.m. FIBST DAY 1. DISTRICT HURDLE RACE of 20 soya over six flightß of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high. Nomination, 15b; acceptance, 10s; 1$ mile. District horses only. 2. ABHBURTON AUTUMN HANDIOiP 60 soya. Nomination, lsov: acceptance Hbov. limile. 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 soy each, with 15 BOVB added. For two-year-ol^s bred, owned, and trained by residents ia the distnet defined by Rule 8. Colts Bat 101 b fillies and geldings 83t 81b. Nominaticn, i 103. The sweep to be paid by 9 p.m. on , April 18th. Five furlongs. P 4. 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Entrance. 10a, to be made to the Secretary immediately after tho Harvest Handicap is inn. Catch weights. Five furlongs. The winner to be sold immediately after the raco, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 soya. Nomination, 1 soy, to be made immediately after the Novel Race m rnnj acceptance free, to be notified to th« Secretary within ten minutes of the declaration cl wefchta. 1 mile. RULES ANd"rEGULATIONS. I. The Mooting will bo held under tho Rulcb cf Bacing nnd Ashbnrton Racing Club Rules. 2- No entry will be rereived except on the condition that all disputes, claims, and ob- jestions arising cut of the racing shnll be decided by the Stewards or whom thiy may appoi t j their decision on all points conncoted with tho carrying out of th'B programme to be final. 8. 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Business notices. DIPPING SEASON? 1887. TOMLINSON AND HAYWARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOU8), GLYCERINE DIP, (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MIX WITH COLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR THE WOOL. rpHBSE DlPS^uaed together In equal proportions gave the highest satisfaction last I Season, as is evidenced by numerous Testimonials whioh ban be seen at the Agent*. The Glycerine Dip is the best ever Introduced for Wool Growing purposes ; and the Lincoln Dip Is the moßt durable m the Wool, and will keep aheep olean longer than any other yet known. The two Dipß used together make a perfeot Dip, and keep any ordinary flook of sheep olean the whole season They combine highly nutritious and stimulating properties, as well as lasting qualities. They are certain killers of Tloks, their eggs ; Lice, their ova j and all parasites Infesting the skins of Sherp. For very lousy and filthy longwool flocks, the LINCOLN DIP ALOSE is rooom- mended, being the moat lasting In 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 and beautifully rlobbv. PRICE- -3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10b PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON & CO., AGENTS, ASQBURTON. F. FERRIMAtf , AGENT FOR "WERNER'S PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OR BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. HAVING had a wide experience m farmers requirements, I have mide it my first study to supply a long felt want, and am happy to say it exceeded my most sanguine expectation. Its advantages are its H^hlnesß, easy adjastment to dray or waggon wheel, and oan be left m position while m motion as required m loading potatoes ; or oan be fixed to any wall or poBt ; can be worked by hand or horse can be made to lift to »ny height ; will bring the bags or weights to be lifted from a distance without handling them ; will torn m anr position with weight ; can be made to lift up to a ton by one man. For price and particulars apply to ADAM WERNER, Doyleston, Canterbury, N.Z, testimonial: Broad field, September 6th, 1886. Mr A. Weenie, Doyleston, Dear Sib,— ln 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 if just one of those things which has been wanted badly. With the use of a horae I can load a dray faster than two men could, without losing a drop of sweat. Another thing is it takes such a short tfme to erect it nn the dray, it juat takes me a minute and a-half to do S3, Another thing is, net having any baga to load lately I etuck It up against a post! and find It very handy when killing a pig or sheep. I have no doubt that as they beoome kcoin you wlil have as many orders as you will be able to attond to. Ton are quite at liberty to nlake what übo you like of thla. I am, dear sir, yours very truly THOS. SHIELDS, . Brosdfield. W- PATCHING " TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OP ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fißhing Lineß, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention is called to the well assortod STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises. Battens and Canvas kept m etock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made on the Promises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. All Orders by Letter ob Telegram Promptly Attended to. W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ABHBUJRTON.



Public Notices LOST. BAY GELDING HACK, about 15 hands ; hind foot white, and white saddle mark on off wither, ONE POUND REWARD to anyone returning the same to W. DIXON, 3j:64 South Rakaia. TENDERS. TEMPLAR HALL, ASHBURTON. mENDERS for the PURCHASE of the 1 above FREEHOLD PROPERTY will be received up to 18th MARCH. Tenders to be sent to ROBERT ELSTON, Chairman Templar Hall Company. N.B. — As this property must be sold, no reasonable offer will be refused. 360 ASHBURTON TEMPLAR HALL COMPANY, LIMITED. A MEETING of Shareholders will be held m the Templar Hull on FRIDAY, March 18th, 1887, to confirm previous resolution or otherwise. At 7.30 p.m. ROBERT ELSTON, Chairman nnd Secretary. Dated this day, March 9th, 1887. 3 61 GRAND CONCEKT & BALL IN AID OF npHE METHVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL Prize Fund Will be held m the METHVEN SCHOOLROOM, ON FRIDAY, 11th MARCH, To commence at 8 p. in Admission : Concert— Front Seats, 2s ; Back Seats, Is. Ball -Gentlemen, 3s ; LADIES FREE. WAKANUI MILL AND FARM. • _____ EOR SALE privately the Wakanui FLOOR MILL AND FREEHOLD FARM OF inn acres I nn _LUU ( more or ] 088 ) XUU rich land, with comfortable Dwollinghouse and all necessary Out buildings. Possession on lßt May, 1887, Apply until J2th March to ROBT. MoOWEN, Bank of New Zealand, Ashburton. 3^l ASHBURTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC SER- VICES will be conducted (D.V.) by Mr DUNOAN WRIUHP, of Tunedin, from SABBATH, 13th, to MONDAY, 216t inßt. (Saturday excopted). : v In additiou to the ordinary services on' Sunday, 13th, there will bo a special ser- vice for the young at 3 p m. Week Night tervices will commence at 7 3D p.m. • Sankoy's Hymns will bo usod. All are invited, Please come, and bring others with you. Drain Pipes. A Lt SIZES— From 3 to 15 inche*— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEOKGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OF GRAIN; NO VERMIN. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. UNDER BILL OF SALE. * MESSRS H. MATSON & CO. have roceived instructions as above to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At Tattersall's, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. ON SATURDAY, 12th MARCH, 1887, £ MILCH COWS A HORPES TRAP, IMPLEMENTS, HARNESS, &c, &c. . NO RESERVE. Sale at 12 o'clock. 3§51 H. MATSON & CO. CAUTION. IT Having been established to my satis- faction that certain unscrupulous persons are substituting roy Label for their own on an inferior article of HERBAL BEER The public are cautioned against purchas- ing such inferior article. Orders direct to myself will receive prompt attention, and to meet the times and having increased my plant I am now able to supply customers with my Tonio Herbal Beer at tlio Reduced Price of Is 3d PEKDCZI3N. After this notice any person using my name or label will bo prosecuted. T. HOULT, Mooro street, Anhburton 2 146 STORE SITES FOR LEASE. mENDEHS are invited, and will be JL received by the undersigned until the 21st. day of March, 1887, for the LEASE FOR 14 YEARS, from the Ist April, 1887, of Store Sites 5 and 6, Tinwald Rnilwny Station, with use of Railway Sulincr. Conditions of lease, with plan of the sites, can bo seen on application to the Stationmaster, Ashburton. The highest or any tender not neces- sarily., accepted. THOMAS OALCUTT, Steward of Railway Reserves. Railway Offices, Dunedin, 26th February, 1887. A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse flair Producer. (Uegistered). PRICE, 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and urrestiog the Fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years None genuine without the trademark and signature-JOHN HIOKMAN, To be obtained at all CUotwets,



Public Notices^ TINWALD TOWN BOARD. ALL Ra'es unpaid by the 31st inßt. will be sued for. 3°41 By order. MAOANDREW MEMORIAL FUND. A SUBSCRIPTION List lies at the 11 Mail " and " Guardian " Office for signature, and I shall be happy to receive and forward contributions, either for the Scholarship, or Statue, or unconditional. WM. J STEWARD. INTENDING PURCHASERS are re- minded that Mr Grayburn's FABMP, containing 209 ACRES, Near Newlands School will be offered by AUCTION at the ARCADE on SATUR- DAY at 12.45. THOMAS BULLOCK, 3*63 Auctioneer. SPECIAL ENTRY QATURDAY, 12th MARCH, 1887. O£J OAS E S O^ APPLUS, PEACHES, & TOMATOE3. Sp'endid fruit. ALFRhD HARBIBON, 3 77 Auctioneer. ACHESJ PEACHEBI PEACHES MR J. C.DUNCAN will sell by public auction at his Mart TOMORROW, SATDRDAY, nt 12 Noon, A Consignment of OA Oases prime PEACHES, and 20 /OV/ Cases PEARS, PLUMS, and APPLES, without the slightest rosarve 3^:78 J. C. DUNOAN, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, I2th MAUCH, AT THE TOWN HALL, EAST STREET, At 12 o'clock. PETER WILLIAMS will sell by public auction — Horsehair Suite, Chest Drawers, Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Ensy Chairs. Harness, Doot Trunks, Fowls' Wheat, Potatops, Poultry, Pigs, Cattle, &c , &o PETER WILLIAMS, 3J79 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 12Tn MARCH; speciaiTentry. MR T. BULLOCK hai • received m. Btructiona from E. Herring, Esq., Alford Station, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE,. • On the above date, 64-year-old DRiUGHT COLTS, /» unbrokon, . O Sale nt 1 o'clock. • T. BULLOCK, 3+34 Auctioneer. ASH BURTON COUNTY STOCK AND CO,, LIMITKD. JKam and Ewe Fair TpHE Annual Ram and Ewe Fair will X bo hold at tho Tinwald Yards on THURSDAY, 31st MARCH, 1886. bale will commence at 11 o'clock. GEOEGUJ JAMESON, 3:}:sft Secretary. THE LITTLE WONDER. WHERE ? m HOLTS, MOOEE SIBBBI. ' what" for p FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! AT Al SHOOTING GALLERY ON SATURDAY NIGHT, thiTeduoation board of the district of north canter- BURY. ' TO BUILDERS. mENDERS are invited for ADDITION 1 to SCHOOL at HAMPSTEAD. Plans and specifications can be scon on application to F. T. Mayo, Esq., Chair- man of Committee, and endorsed " Tenders," addressed to the Chairman of the Board, Christchurch, will bo re- ceived not later than 12 o'clock noon on TUESDAY, tho 15th inst. The Board does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender/ EDWARD C. FARR Architect to the Board, Oliristchuroh, sth March, 1887. 345 SOUTH RAKAIA. ROAD BOARD DISTRICT. NOTICE is hereby given under ihe provisions of the Road Board Act, 1882, and the Rating Act, 1882, and the amendments thereto, that it is tho intention of the Board nt a MEETING to be held on WEDNESDAY, tho 23rd day of March, at the Board's Office, South Rakaia, to STRIKE a RATE of Cno Farthing m the ponnd on tho rateable value or the property m tho above named dibtrict, for the year ending the 31st day of March. 1887, m one sum, payable on the 31st day of March, 1887. The Rato Book will bo open for inspec tion on and after the 7th instant, at the Road Board Oflico, South Rakaia. E. S. COSTER, 3§49 Chairman of Board. THRESHING MACBINE OWNERS. A TTENTION ia directed to the following A facts : -We are making STALKER'S AUTOMATTC FEEDERS for £12 10a, inoluding fixing to machine, and wo are prepared to fix to machines m any part ol the County, for namo price. Cartage extra The time that it m necessary to stop tho machine is from 2 to 3 hours. Those Feeders are perfect m their action, no Bparking out of grain. No uncut sheaves or other improper articles can get into the drum ; nothing but a continuous stream of golden sheaves well shaken out The regularity of the feed does not depend upon the Band cutter. Thoy can be seen at work on machines bel nging to the following gentlemen : — James Quigley Chapman Bros. Thomas Perks Nelson Eden Edward Gates John t- talker P. & D. DUNCAN, Wills Street, Ashburton, 3§42 !^ 18 ...4 gent JL_ ASHBURTON RAM AND EWE FAIR THURSDAY, 31st MARCH. MESSRS MILES AND CO., are in- structed by the Hon. W. S. Pbxeb to soil at the above Fair, OAf.A MERINO EWES QAAA -iUUU MERINO EWEB 4UUU From his celebrated Anama Flock. Tlio Sheep are noted for the Quality ■ and Qunntity of their Wool and large ' Frames This season they are m excep- tionally good condition, J T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO, JAMESON, Agent, AaUbucton*



£1 REWARD. ri7 HEREAS on the night of tho 9tl>, or M ourly on tho morning of the 10th inst. some mean thief entirely stripped an apple tree m my orchard at Trevorton, this is to givo rotice that I will pay the above reward to any person who shall give such information as may lead to the conviction of the offender. W. J. STEWARD. In Bankruptcy. IS BANKRUPTCY. In the District Oourt < f Arhburton, (being a local Oourt of Bank* ruptcy), holden at Ashburton. In the matter of the " Bankruptcy Act, 1883," and the aroend- ments thereof, and m tho mattor of the bnnkrnptoy of JOHN WILLIAM PRIMMER, of Mitoham Koad, near Ashbnrton, Farmer. NOTICE is hereby given that I, JOBN WILLIAM PRIMMER, of Mitoham Road, netir Ashburton, m New Zealand, Farmer, have tMs day filed In the aaid Ouurt a petition to be adjudi- cated a bankrupt. Dated thii 10th day of March, 1887. J. W. PRIMMER. R, M. Cdtbbbbtson, Debtor'o Solicitor. 3°73 IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of Ashburton (being a Local Court of Bank- ruptcy), holden at Ashbarton. In the matter of " The Bankruptcy Act, 1883," and the Acts amend- ing the same. NOTICE is hereby given that John William Pbimmek, of Mitcham road Farmer, has this day been adjudi- cated a bankrupt, and the first meeting of creditors will be held m tho Dfatrfo' Courthouse, Anhburton, on WEDNEh , DAY, March 16th, 1887, at 10.30 o'clock la the forenoon. ; Dated this 11th day of March, 1887. I J* O, BELL, l 3*73 Deputy Q&ol&l Assignee,



Questions Answered ill! Ask ihe most eminent physman Of any school, what is the best thing m the world for allaying all irritation of the nerves, and curing all forms of nervous complaints, giving natural, childlike refreshing sleep alwayß V And thoy will tell you unhesitatingly " Some form of Hops ! ! I " CHAPTER I. Aek any or all of tho most eminent physicians : " What is the only remedy that can be relied on to euro all diseases of the kidneys and. urinary organs ; Brii^ht's disease, diabetes, retention, or inability to retain urine, and all tho diseases and ailments peculiar to Women " — " And they will tell yoa explicitly and emphatically " Buchu ! ! I " Ask tho same physicians "What is the most reliable and surest cure for all liver diseases or dy&pepsia, constipation, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, fever, ague, &c," and thoy will tell you Mandrake I or Dandelion 1 1 1 1 Hence, vrhen these remedies are combined with others equally valuable, And compounded into Hop Bitters, such a wonderful and mysterious curative power is developed, which 1b bo 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 ohild to use. CHAPTER 11, 11 Patients " Almost dead or nearly dying " For yeare # and given up by physicians, of Bright'e and other kidnoy diseases, liver complaints, severe coughs, called con- sumption, have been cured. Women gone nearly aazy ! till From rgony of neuralgia, nervousness, wakef illness, and various disoußes peculiar to women. People drawn out of shape from excrucia- ting pangs of rheumatism, inflammatory and chronic, or suffering from scrofula. Erysipelas "Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indigestion, and m fact, almost all diseases frail " Nature is heir to Hava been cured by Hop Bitters, proof of which can be found m every neighborhood m tha known world. Prosecute the Swindlers I ! If when you call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and J>r Soulc's nanw hlmvii m tlic Vottle), 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 tho convic- tion.



To THE Lames. —^wing to ill-health, I have been unable to master the sixteen miles ride to Church or Chapel, and hence my Sunday savings have amounted to 21s 6d, and as the Committee never send for my cash, I thought of a good way m which I might spend rthe said 2ls 6d, viz., by paying for ihis advertisement for a short time, and relieve suffering humanity, by telling them or the worth of Ferriman's Marvellous Steam Washer. During a very trying sickness it has been a source of great comfort to see my little Polly, just turned nine, doing all my wash, and saving me worry, besides the saving of the fuel, clothes, soap, time, am! adding to the health of my husband ai d nine children;— (Signed) A Mother, who is blessed m the possession of a good Washer. Mv name and address may be had at the office of this paper on paying the cost of a Wtsber for a deter of mine v Otago.—Aov