DR LYNN.

Ai this gentleman Is announced to com mence a ahort season at the Oddfellow' Hall, Asbhurton, to-morrow, a brief sketch of hiti early career, reprinted from the Wellington "Evening Post," will be read with interest : — Dr Lynn is the Bon of a olergyraan. He entered the Royal Navy, and before he was 23 years of age had command of a gunboat ; bat his dislike for the sea made him quit the Bet vice. He afterwards took hiß degree •» a surgeon, and practised for Borne time In Europe. His predilection for oonjur- Jng commenced when he was a very small leboolboy. Another boy used to shu v off to his admiring companions the simple little wooden egg triok. Young Lynn horned to emulate the lad's distinction, and laved up all his pocket money to pur ehasQ mechanical tricks, which he soon learned to perform with astonishing dexterity. Constant practice gave him wonderful suppleness with his fingers. He can now bend his joints backwards ' or forwards with marvellous ease and celerity, one of the best examples being the tossing of a coin, placed on the palm joint of his little finger by simply jerking the joint— a feat impossible to most people. This love of conjuring increased •pearly, until at last it took such a hold upon him that he determined to try it ai a profession instead of what it had long been to him— a pastime. He con* lequentlyreHngnißhed his medical praotloe, and commenced his oareer as a public entertainer In the year 1871 m the Egyptian Hall, London, When Dr Lynn eommenoed business, very few profesiors had followed m the steps of the great Houdin, who discarded the apparatus as much as possible. What with cabinets, goblets, tables, etc , the "plant" of a conjuror was a very ex pensive affair. A couple of thousand pounds was the price asked for the com plete paraphernalia of a well-known professor, who died some ten years ago. This " stock> in- trade " was offered ■to the dootor, but the price* and bulk of it strengthened him m his resolution to trust to his fingers. Dr Lynn is the inventor of most of the illusions and mysteries that have been exhibited m London and Paris during the last sixteen years, notably " Thauma," which has as tonished thousands of people at the Wax works, Melbourne, and " Ibdas," the new mystery, which is at the present time creating such profound astonishment m the same establishment. Tho "Argus" referring to this, cays : — " Ihdas " com pletely upsets our preooncelved notion of cause and effect." Dr Lynn's Vanishing LtdyJUloßion is already too well known to need any oommeet heie All sorts of theories have been hinted at aß.a solution of this mystery, but the modus operandi remains still undiscovered. The spreading of a newspaper beneaih the chair pre cludes all suspicion of the nee of trap doors. This Is a graad idea, an,d contri butes much to the popularity of the per formance, the newspaper being shown to Be intact both before and after the lady haa disappeared. The vivisection feat is Dr Lynn's own invention. And very neat and effective it is, especially when he takei off the victim's head, pots It m a basket, and[lnvites the ladies to look at It. None of them have the oourage to lift the white doth, and when a gentleman takes the basket, lo ! the head has vanished.

THE TONGAN INQUIRY.

From the " Fijt Times," of May 2, we take the following ; — " His Excellenoy the High Commissioner, accompanied by the Chief Judicial Commission and the Secretary to the Commission, left Suva for Tonga m H.M.S. Diamond on Thnrs d»y, the 24th of March, arriving at Nukualofa on Sunday, the 27th, when he at once placed himself In communication with King George, and made arrange ments for holding an enquiry into the alleged Weeleyan persecutions and the Recent disturbances. The enquiry was •p open one and extended over 13 sit tings, during which over 160 witnesses were heard on oath. The Tonc,an Gov ernment gave the High Commissioner every assistance m its power to enable his Excellency to mike the investigation as complete as possible. The opinions at which His Excellenoy has arrived will not at preient be made public ; but the chargei of persecution have to some extent baen proved. Order has, however, been restored ; and the King of Tonga has promised to protect the ad herents of the Wesleyan Mission Chnrch |n the free exeroiie, of their religions liberty. Six prisoners, all more or lees ponneoted with the attempt on Mr Baker's life, have been pardoned on condition of their leaving Tongs, and were brought to Fiji m H.M.S. Diamond. During the »t»y of Her Majesty's ph'p, Mr Robert Jfonglfp, a trader m Nukualofa, was put on his trial, m the High Commissioner's Court on a charge of being acpeßßory to the attempt on Mr Baker's life. It wan proved, and acknowledged by the defen« dint himself, that be had been made •ware of the intended assassination the night previous to that on which the attempt took place, and had given no information; but though failing lv his moral duty there was no reliable testi mony to prove that he had been guilty of an offence punishable at law, and he was consequently acquitted. Mr HaDßllp was, at a later period, called on to show cause why he should not be bound over to be of good behaviour. At the inquiry which foflowod, the Chief Judicial Commissioner was satisfied that Mr Pansijp'H proceedings and iptarference In native matters were dangerous to the peace and good order of Tonga, and Mr Hanillp was accordingly bound over m the sum of £100, with two sureties of £50 88Gb j to |ceep the peace and be of good conduct for a space of six months, Daring the General inquiry, Bis Excel lenoy wen glad to be able to Btate that, from the evidenco before him, he was convinced that the charges made m certain cewxpaper reports against Tuohe toka, the Tongan Minister of Polic3, of Indecent behaviour at the execution of six prisoners at Malinoa weie untroe. Many of the statements contained m nolopial newspapers with reference to the recent tropples wore proved to be 'great exaggerations | but In rooßt esses there was some fonndatlon of truth on wbioh they were built f Bin ejcoellency gave an andlenee to British Buljects and other Europeans on Monday, the 25th April, when various matters were brought to hit notice. On Wednesday the High Com missioner bade farewell to King George, at the conclusion of a publio faikava given m front of the palace. His Kscoi jepoy left Tpnga jp per Majesty's %blp diamond on 'Thuro'day, the 28th of April, aod arrived at Suva on Saturday afternoon.

SPORTING.

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NOTES.

Everybody knows the epidemic form which crime occasionally assumes. At one time there is a run upon suicide, at another upon petty larceny, at a third the energies of rascaldom seem devoted exclusively to fire-raising. Each of these has its times and seasons, its favourable opportunities, and its latest developments. Incendiarism would seem to be the present weakness. It is vain to suppose that the late fires are all the result of pure accident. It would be agreeable to think so, but the facts forbid the flattering unction. It is as though, like the Malays, some fearfully ill-conditional persons were possessed with an irresistible evil in fluence which impels them to destruc tion of the most reckless and wicked character. Yet assuming for a moment that our supposition is correct, what possible gratification can the burning of such a fine pile of public buildings as the Wellington post-office, for in stance, afford to any person however wicked ? Is this sort of thing pure objectless mischief, or is it due to a desire to give a forced spurt to the building trade ?

Lord Rosslyn, a Scottish peer, has achieved a success denied to Lord Tennyson, m obtaining the Queen's approval of a jubilee ode written by him. Her Majesty ordered its publica tion, and as the Messrs Blackwood were prepared to pay the highest price for it, the ode appears m their magazine, Lord Rosslyn thus exhibits his loyalty and turns an honest penny at the same time. We daresay the Queen is as good a judge of poetry as other educated ladies, but the rank of the writer on this occasion has evidently a good deal to do with her very favorable opinion. It is the old story —

Ascribe but to a lord the lines,

How the wit brightens, how the sense refines.

His Lordship's verses are smooth, highly-finished, high-flown, courtly, and very nice of their kind, but without a trace of spontaneity about them from beginning to end. The writer's poetic argument is that friendship is incon stant, and that monuments of stone or brass are uuworthy of royal virtues —

These will corrode, and some day die, But love alone, Laughs at decay and soars on high.

It used to laugh at locksmiths. Said Gama : " We remember love our selves m our sweet youth." And much m the above strain the ode runs on through a good many stanzas, finishing with a fair estimate of the value of his Lordship's literary work ; only he might have spared us the likeness or rather unlikeness to Simeon and what fol lows: 'Tis a poor song, By one whose heart has ever been Loyal and strong, And who, like Simeon, now has seen His hope fulfilled— God Bave the Queen I

There could be no fitter exponenj|||| New Zealand opinion on the quejajap of Imperial Federation than the Prf|||li of the colony. His contribution, £ W&fk i fore, towards a distinct statement >fmsr a solution of the question, as formulated by our politicians, which appears m the March number of the " Nineteenth Century," is deserving of attention ; although we are by no means sure, as Sir Robert Stout puts it, that " the set of public opinion is towards a closer union of the Empire than has hitherto existed," and indeed entertain grave doubts if any such ploser union would be at all advantageous to the colonies. Public opinion is a very intangible element, and while the most of the talk is about federation, defence, and Imperial greatness, it is just possible the undercurrent is m quite another direction. The masses neither talk nor write much, but on occasion they can assert themselves. Our impression is that the bond which unites the older colonists to Britain is not legal or political, but one rnqch stronger and more easy to understand, if there be value m things and ideas which most men prize and cherish — the bond written m a common language and a nobje literatuie, m glorious associations and traditions, m frjendly intercourse and commercial relations.' Cherishing these, we are apt to reason from our own feelings, forgetting that as colonists disappear this bond weakens, and can have little or no existence for the younger race born here, m whom it is more desirable to inspire love of the country of their birth, because failing such patriotism the likelihood is that they will fall m love with them selves.

Lord Salisbury's latest speech at the Imperial Conference seems to have been an eye-opener, and that certainly not a day too soon. It will gradually pome to be seen that all* the line talk about the importance of the colonies, "Great Britain," patriotism, and other large questions usually indulged m when, £ato-like, the speakers had warmed with wine, does not mean much beyond leading up to the colonies contributing money to the British Exchequer for naval armaments and defences. At all events, all that is expected of colonists is to pay and look pleasant. A war may be m the interests of mere money-lenders as the Egyptian war was, or jt may be (n support of despotism on the'ppntinent o r f Europe \no (natter, But protection of cojpniaj interests m these Southern geas is quite a different thing, Would you have us go to war, asks Lord Salisbury, about such a thing as French occupation of the New Hebrides ? Certainly not ; but we would have you state m plain and unmistakeable terms that French sovereijTnty there rnu,st not bp attempted. ' THe' British can claim ! iio sovereignty there i they have sent no soldiers there j and the French must observe the same course. British missionaries have gone to these islands ; the natives have allowed them; and they ought not to be Interfered with. Establish a joint protection if need be, |>ut hands off. That, so far as we understand it, is the colonial position, and |t js" perfectly readable. We gather frpra {he latest telegrams that the putspokenpess of the Australian delegates had Us dye impression . (air Henry Holland subsequently explained that Lord Salisbury did not quite mean what he said but something else. His Lordship had no hostility to the views of the delegates, he only intended to show ihe difficulties of the question. His speech, m short, was to be taken as Lucifer, m LongfelWw'.s "Golden Legend,-" proposed to treat the Decalogue :-~ ■

A statute (bat was meant For a mild and general application,

It is; well it should be so. , Might we venture to recommend to the notice of our legislators, who take an interest m this New Hebrides question, a book which has just reached the colony, written by the Rev Mr Inglis, who was long a missionary m the group, and who has improved his retirement m the Old Country by putting his experiences on record. Mr .Inglis is a learned, remarkably shrewd* and even far-seeing man, m whom old experience has attained the prophetic strain.

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.

Mr Alfred Harrison reports his weekly sale aa follows :— Saturday, May 21st. — Notwithstanding continued bad weather, there was a large attendance, and most entries found a good market. Cows m profit sold from £3 10s lo £6 10b with enquiries for good springers. Pigs. — Weaners, 4s ; slips, 5s 6d to 6s ; baoon pigs up to 295. Fowle, Is 7d.to 2d 3d ; ducks, 2s 3d to 3s ; turkeys, 3s to Ca each.

Implements. — Hut on wheels, £17 ; dray, £6 ; horse power, 50s ; spring cart, £9 ; light dr*y, £3 17s Gd. Produce — The price of Derwents varies weekly quite 20s per too, this week being lower than last ; Perwents, 40a to 455 ; chick wheat, 2s to 2s Gd ; oats, Is 6d to Is 7d ; onions, £d to l^d per lb ; carrots, 2a per bag ; carcase pork, 2-Jd ; mutton, Id to l^d ; hams, 4d ; bacon, 4d ; tea, 14s. A large quantity of harness, furniture, drapery and sundries met with a ready sale.

THE FERRET NUISANCE

The people of Outratn are atill pegging away at the ferret nuisance, and evidently oot without jUBt cause. At a recent public meeting held m the township It was pro posed that the meeting should go en masse and destroy all the ferret* kept by Mr Gatohell m the centre of the town ; but after further consideration it was agreed that a deputation should wait on Mr Gatchell and ask him to at once remove the ferrets, Messrs Snow and Chisbolm, at the request of the meeting, then waited on Mr Gatohell, and on their return stated, as- the reßult of their interview, that he had promised to remove them m a week ; but as several of them hai again been running at large that day— one hav ing been killed while m the aot of tearing at the leg of a valuable fowl belonging to Mr Duff, and Mrs J. Neill having killed another In her gardon — the following re solution was carried: ''That a telegram be Bent to the head of the Rabbit Depart ment Informing him that ferrets belong ing to the Government are being kept io the township, and that numbers are running at largo dally, and are dangerous to life and properly, and requesting their removal at once." A further resolution wan carried — "That Mr John Neill be asked to lodge an Information a™*lnßb Mr Gatchell, claiming damages for Irjary done to his child by a ferret that had bean claimed and carried away by Mrs Gafcobell." The meeting agreed to pay towards the expenses of bringing the action, but If the ferrets ate removed within the week the case Is to be with dr^wni^

L:ri B'flhop of Manchester," whoßltßar one of the spiritual peers m the House of Lords, It appears that the portly pre late, who for some time acted as Bishop of Melbourne, m Australia, developed while m the colony strong Bporting pro clivities, which still cling to him. He keeps a most ferocious' ball terrier m his palace at Manchester, and when he wants to unbend bis mind and, also to unbend his dog, he leads the ugly-headed beast into the back yard and introduces him to another animals of the same species. Then the two animal jaw each other, and tear pieces out ef each other's ribs. The bishop is deaorlbed as dancing around meanwhile and cheering on his own pup. If the other dog gets the beßt of It, how ever, the Bishop 1b said to take one long stride with his fepiooopal legs, and, taking Urc by the ta.il, to drop him over the garden wall. In order to fully appreciate the picture it must be added that the Biahop is very et mt.

Rough on Corns.

AsU for WeUs' " «ough on Corns." Quiok relipf, complete, permanent cure. Corns wartß, bunions, At chemists and druggists ''Roughonltch." " Rough on Itch" oureß skin humorß, ©ruptionp, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frcsted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poiaoa, barber's itch, »'•• " T "

Post Card Proof.

Saiisuurv, Term., April 4, 1886. Gents : — 1 was afflicted with serious Kidney and Urinary trouble for twelve year . After atying all the doctors and patent ni?d^cui^s 1 rould hear of, I used two bo^l^j of Hop Bitters cm perfectly .cw&d. "" B. F. BOOTH. Washington, D. C, April 3, 1883. To the Hop Bitters Co. : SJ,RS : — I write this, a? a token of the great appreciation I h^ye for your fitters. I was afflicted with inflammatory Rheumatism seven ' -years, and n.o medicine seemed to do me any good until I tried three bottles of your Hop Bitters, and tq my surprise I am as well to-day as ever I waa. I hope you may have grea,t success m this great and valuable medicine. Anyone wishing to know more about my cure, can leam-fcy addressing me. ; E. M. WILLIAMS, 1103 16th St. 1 Prosecute the Swin^ra 1 1 If when yon call for American Hop Bitlers I (sin green tiitig of flo-ps on the white label and , Br Soults name blown m thebottli), the vendor % hdnJs out anything but American Hop Bitten ' refuse it and shun the vendor o,s you' Vonld a, viper ; and if he has. taken your money foi? anythis? the indict him for the fr,aud a,nd su/j him for/ damages for the swindle, and we will pay' you liberty fot tbe cwvictioa.

I Home Items and Topic?, j _^» All your own fault If you remain sick when you can Get hop bitters that never— Fail. — The weakest woman, smallest child and sickest invilid can use hopbitters, with safety and great good. — Old men tottering round from Rheu matism, kidney trouble, or any weakness will be made almost new by üßing hop bitters. wife and daughter were made healthy by the usa of hop bitters and I recommend them to my people. — Metho dist Clergyman. Ask any good doctor if hop Bitters are not the best family medioine On earth ! 1 — Malarial fever, Ague and Biliousness, will leave every neighborhood as Boon as hop bitters arrive. — " My mother drove the paralysis and neuralgia all out of her system with hop bitters."- Ed. " Oswego Sun." USTKeep the kidneys healthy with hop bitters and you need not fear sickness. — The vigor of youth for the aged and infirm m hop bitters! ! ! — " At the change of life nothing equals ) Hop Bitters to ally all troubles inoident > Thereto." j " The best periodical for ladies to take monthly, and from which they will receive the greatest benefit is hop bitters. j — Thousands die annually from come form of kidney disease that might have been prevented by timely use of hop bitterß. — Indigestion, weak stomach, irregular, ities of the bowels, cannot exist when hop bitterß are used. A timely * • • use of hop Bitters will keep a whole family In robust health a year at little coat. — To produce real geuine sleep and child like repose all night, take a little hop bitters on retiring. Prosecute the Swindlers! If when you call for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and Dr Sortie's name blown m the bottle), 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 ehe indiot him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle and we will pay ycu liborally for the oonvio tion.

TBE ASHBIJBT^N f ITABPIAN, TUESDAY, MAT 24, 1887



Fublic Notices. _____ _ LOST near Elgin a small Qrej hound Pup, fawn (slut). Finder rewarded o a returning to ; M. DIGBY, Ashburton Brewery. Aebburton, May 23rd, 1887. - V HAVES & CO. MAINTAIN that it is no use to make hue and cry about what one is going to do, unless one is prepared to do it. and m advertising what we have for sale you are kindly invited to look through our Establishments, and y; x will find that we are decidedly the Chenpeab and Best House m town for everything. |NO MISTAKE IN THIS. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. fTIHE undersigned begs to call the X attention of farmers, settlers and others to his extensive etook of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, »mong which are about 3,000.000 Forest Tree 9, facto- diDg 200,000 Ciipresßua Macrooarpa, one and two years old; 200,000 Pinus Insig- nia, one and two years old ; 100,000 Pinus Larlolo ; 3C0.000 Silver Birch; 10,000 Pinus Austriaca; all other ktad». In proportion. All kinds of Cabbage Plants on sale, and a few thousands of very early Strawberry Plants. N.B. — All orders by poßt, or otherw'&s, shall receive my beßt attention, JAMES PORTEB, OL|IFTON NURSE Allenton,Jj ishbnrton , r2B PUBLIC NOTICE, IN retiring from the Tailoring Basinets so long and successfully carried on by me under the style of Craighead and Co. I beg most heartily to thank the many kind friends and patrons who have so liberally supported me during the time I have resided In Ashburton, also to inform them and the public generally that I have disposed of my business to Mr Hugh C. Craighoad, who comes to New Zea'and well recommended with over thirteen years practical experience, and all th'e lateßt and newest ideas conneoted 7 with the trade. ALEXANDER ORAIGHEAD. Ashbarton, January Ist, 1887, DEFERRING to the above, I have £\i much pleasure m intimating to the residents of Ashburton and surrounding district that I have decided to settle In Ashburton, and hope by strict attention to business to merit the same fayorablo "support which has been extended; to my brother. . I The Ashbarton Tweeds being quite I equal, and m some respects superior to ■ Imported goods, I will support the loon l ■ industry bb far as the requirements I business will permit. ■ Fit, Style, and Workmanship guarantebd. HUGHC CRAIGHEAD. Aflhbnrtoti, Janaary Ist, 1887. 12 George Jameson* ASHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS CO., LIMITED. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 Lt|2_:E CONCRETE DIPS are now GO HHHfIQHHttBBB^ntSi A LL SIZES— From 3 to} 15 iacher— ■ BENDS, ELBOWS AND JONOTJOfISB FOR SALE BY I GEOEGE JAMESON, " I ASHBURTONj I I AM A />|ASH OURCHASErB \J JL ■ WHEAT I OATS I and] I BARLEY I GEOEGE JAMESON, I t ASHBUKSON. ■ T. Bullock. I nOWDRAY Farm, 695 Acres, patl J of Lowoliffts Eatato, Coldgtroam BoidH Board District, late H. G. C. Boylo'sM Not having sold this property by auotiooHl I am prepared to receive offers fur it n^| to SATURDAY, May 21st. For fuH particulars apply to H T. BULLOCK. ■ nnOLET.— Dwellinghouße, to^wlhoL 1 »i>l t small stable, Moore's Road, ne&^J the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to H T. BULLOCK. ■ TO LET — Two Cottspes m Grey Btree^f known as Coutts' block ; rent at per week. H 1. BULLOCK. ■ TO LET,— At a low rental, Property tH Tailored Street, recently m thH occupation of Mr Dolman, on which erected Shop, Stable, etc,—- Apply to H T. BULLOCK. ■ FOR SALE,— Central Site, being paH of TS 177, containing One-eightM of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 fc^| on Burnett Street, and adjoining tl^fl "Mail" Offioe. Very liberal terms payment will be accepted. — Apply to H T. BULLOCK, J FOR SALE— Lot 25, fronting the Nor^H Town Belt. Price, £19. LiberH terms if required. Apply to H T. BULLOCK. ■ TO PAINTERS, H TO LET at a low rcat!»l,s3hop atH Dwellinghouse m Moore street, latojH m occupation of Mr LucaßjJ t - btjllook ß TINWALD— Town Sectiouei ,fl 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m ol block, fronting Thompson street, n^| the County Saleyarda, for eal^ at a !<■ price, and on liberal terms, Apply to ■



Easiness Notices. McCallum & Co. mmmmm j FBE3H IMPOKTATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE. WIRE. WIRE. BAEBED&TIAIN. Noi'i 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE No,fs 8, 9 acd 10,' ROUND STEEL WIRE BARB ID WIRE, "BEST DOMINION ' BARBEO WIRE, •• AOME " . STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDAKDS. Out] and [Punched to any length and guage'requlred, McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants & Importers a.shbukton, oamakij dunedin & inver caegill; PA ETNER^H^ IN Consequence of the DISSOLUTION of PARTNERSHIP we will offer the whole of our ' EXTENSIVE STOCK, CONSISTING OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS £9000 £9000 HARDWARE AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY £7500 £7500 ■ i— GLASS, BARTHENWAEB , 4.N1) GROCERIES, J61900 At bucli prices as will, command a CLEARANCE within Two Monthß. As the DRAPERY, IRONMONGERY, and OROOKERY STOCKS are our own Importations lately landed (some still to arrive) bought direct from the Manufac- turers, purchaserß will have an oppor- tunity of getting NEW GOODS, and at SUCH PRICES as will be better than buying from BANKRUPT STOCKS at any price, , THE SALE WILL COMMENCE N THURSDAY 12th MAY. 088-ft ALCORN.



Public Notices. TO LET.— IPO Acres of Turnips with 80 Acres of Good Tussock and Stubble Land. Apply to John Doyle, near Shepherd's Bußh, Rangitata. TENDEBS. WANTED Tenders for Tussocking about 350 Acres Land. Apply CLARK BROS., Woodlands, 5 189 Dromore. RANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT. TENDERS for work on Gawler Downs Road will be received up to 11 a m. June 6th, 1887. Specifications to be seen at County Council Office O< J. HARPER, sslßß '. Chairman. NOTICE, ALL Accounts against Messrs Dudley and Northey are to be sent m to mo at Mr George Jameson's Office for settle* ment before 31st May, 1887. 5 175 C. T. DUDLEY. A LL ACCOUNTS owing to Mr R. J, a. Whittle, late of the Commercial Hotel, must bo paid to me on or before Ist June, otherwise legal proceedings will be taken for their recovery. R. M. CUTHBERTSON, Solicitor, Havelock Street. _j9th_May, 188JT. 5 171 NOTICE TO SHEEP OWNERS. Joseph Ford's Patent Mixture, A PERFECT CURE for all Bcour and lung worm In sheep. One gallon sufficient for 160 Bheep. Price, 17a 6d for one gallon ; Wo gallon tins, 17s per gallon. .?ent to any part on remittance ti JOSEPH FORD, Ealing AGEJSTS WANTED. 4f279 ASHBURTON GAS, OOAL, AND COKE COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE Is hereby given that any Person Lighting Street Lamps, other than the Servants of the Gas Company, will be proeecuted, and a Reward of ONE POUND is t ffared to any Person giving inforroatloa which shall lead to the con- vict lon, By order, J. WARD, Secretary. T^NCOURAGE T OOAL TNDUSTKY v LI AND ASK FOR Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, AND Knitting Yarns JFBOM THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY. THE BULLI DISASTER. PERSONS not subscribing towards this urgently required Fond through any local Committee m their own locali- ties, or m any other way more desirable to themselves, can do so by addressing their kind contributions either to the Central Committee m Sydney, the Branch Committee at Bulli (eight miles from gXfeHongong), or to EAT, OR EAT *AND LT^Er^ CJOME Peoplo Livo to Eat, and some O Eat to Live. Which ia best ? To live we must eat, and having settled tbis, it becomes an important question what to eat, as on the wholesomeness of food depends health. Therefore try T. Hoult's REAL EPPING PORK SAUSAGES, At the NEW PORK SHOP, between H. Zander and Co.'s and the Bread Co.'s,* where you will find the above, also PORK PIUS, BRAWN, FAGGOTS, PIGS' CBSEKB, PIGS' TROTTERS, POUL- TRY, SMOKED HAMS AND BACON, all his own make and curing ; also FRUITS of all descriptions. HERBAL BEER from own Factory, Confectionery, &c. TEA AND COFFEE at all honra. Sitting Room, at back of shop for Visitors. 5 104 Important Notice. TRANSFER OF BUSINESS. T BEG to announce that I havo SOLE THE WHOLE OF MY STOCK OF TIMBEB AND THE GOODWILL OF BUSINESS TO Messrs Tucker & Restell, TIMBER AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, TO WHOM I CAN EECOMMEND MY I.;CUSTOMERS And those] Who kindly j, ; PROMISED Miß .SUPPORT. I— II W. W.^WHITE.



Public Notices. PUBLIC NOTICE. I HEREBY authorise Mr L. Oxley to collect all Accounts due to me m the Rakaia district. Unless the same are paid before 31st May, they will be sued for without further notice. ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN, 5*12 Brookside. TINWALD TOWN BOARD. rpHE time for receiving Tenders for X Forming Footpath along Great South Road is extended to FRIDAY Next, May 27th, at 5 p m. E. J. FOOKB. Clerk. £1000 to Lend. IN One or more sums at current rates of Interest. GEO. JAMESON, SJIBI Ashbnrton. ASHBUBXON GUARDS VOLUNTEERS WILL hold the first of a series of Socia Gatherings m the Oddfellows' Hall on FRIDAY, 27th May. at 8 p.m. Music, Singing, Dancing, and Military Exorciaea. Tickets, 23 6d; ladies free. To be had from any of the members of the Com- pany. JAS. PURCHASE, ! 5 88 Secretary. ASHBDRTON HIGH SO BOOL, FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. (2nd Term, 1887.) T>OTH SCHOOLS will Reopoa on MONDAY, 30th MAY. From this data the hour for begin n ld g the work of the day In both Schools will be 9,30 a m. JOHN EDGAR BUCHANAN, 5 182 Secretary. DIoTBIOT OF LONGBEAOH. IJ. O. N. GRIiiG, Returning Officer ) for the district of Longbeaob, for the purpo3© of eleoting a Synodeman for the eaid District of Longbeach, do hereby appoint TUESDAY, 31at of May, 1887 12.30 p.m., at Tinwald Schoolroom, the time and place of meeting for the purpose of receiving nominations, if no euch nominations have been delivered to me or left at Tirwald Post Office before 4 o'clock p.m. on MONDAY, 30th day of May, 1887. J. 0 N. GRIGG, 5 179 Betarning Officer, Longbeach. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 25th AND 26te MAY. DR. LVII, WHE Wizard of the Egyptian Ball, L London. Five times appeared before Queen Victoria, and all the Crown head* of Europe. % §i n VANISHING LADY VANISHING LADY VANISHING LADY to-nT^ht!®^ It >f ESSRS BOSELLE BROS, will have nmch J3IL pleaanre m introducing to the inhabi- tants of Rakaia on the above date their cele- brated SURPRISE PARTY CONSISTING OF 16 PERFORMERS. . Gymnasts, Acrobats, Song and Dance Artists, Sorio-Comic and Motto Singers, Eng- lißh, Irish, Scotch, and Negio Delineators, Gomedinnß, etc. A Select Ball Will be held after the performance, music for which will be provided by an efficient String Band. Admission — Entertainment : front Seats, 2s, Bf ck Eeats, Is. Tickets for Ball, 2s 6d extra) I-idies free. . Doors open at 7.30 ; performance at 8 Bharp. H. BOSELLE, Bnsiness Manager. Please Observe. OUR Teas for Strength, Richness, and Full, Natural- (flavoured Liquor have no equal, and bear the Highest Public Reputation for Superiority and Lasting | Properties. We therefore feel confident that any spurious nostrum would be quite out of place m order to, bring our high, class Tew Into yep^ute, ao our practical knowledge m Handling, and efficiency m Coupling their different Properties when Blending, is, we think, a sufficient guarantee for their over increasing demand and prominence over the Low- ClaBS Tens which require special induce- ments to Effect thoir Sale, and so distasteful to the Public. HAVES"& CO., TEA BLEKDERS. LAN*> DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY. VTOTICE is hereby given that the under- }\ mentioned Rune, which havo been submitted to auction and not coM, will be opened for application on WEDNESDAY, June Ist, 1887, at the Land Offices, Chrißtchurch and Timaru. The leaves will terminate on the 3at Mai eh, 1890 ;— I WQH crto o o J»n.U%Y rH ,-, r^ 8 8 § •eejoy o, <^ <^ trf ta to ~*. I v fc» o l« I P ft I *o aw ■ w IM «4_| CM O O O 2 00 BJ § *!*!*! a>_. <v <a W W W II A £ *ga s s *g ft a a a Plans may be soeu and further particu- lars obtained at the Land Offices, , Chris- tchurch and Timaru. JOHN H: BAKER, Commissionei of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, „ Cbrjetehurob,, May 3rd, 188?, 5 !8&



FUNERAL NOTICE. mHE Friends of Mr William Ullyatt, of ] JL Methven, are respectfully informed ■ that the Funeral of hie late beloved son, George, will move from the residence of i Mr Walker, near the Canterbury Mills, at * 11 a m. TO-MORROW, 25th inst. fcr the Achburton Cemetery. BARER BROS.. J Undertakers. ( Auct'ong. THURSDAY, MAY 26tf, 1887. * UNDER BILL* CF SALE, MESSKS H. MATSON A CO. will Sail by Publio Auction at Mr Wiliiaji Fergus's Farm, Mount Somers, on s THURSDAY* 26th MAY, 1887, Py order voder Bill of Ssle, without ' reserve, the whole of the LIVE AND DEAD STOC X, as under,— ( Or\f| MEBINO EWES C 1 OROSSBBED £AMBS ip^^ps^.^^^ •i DRAY "" ' " ' "'■=->. : -| rOUBLE FURROW PLOUGH A SETS HARNESS -| SET HARROWS -| fcTAOK OAT SHEAVES j /^ BACKS OATS REAPER AND BINDER -j RIDING SADDLE t*r\ EMPTY SACKS FURNITURE, Ac., &ci Othecentries taken at the Ofilca of the undersigned or on the Farm. Sale at Twelve o'clock. ■■ \ H MATSON & CO., Auctioneers. THUKSDAy; 26th MAY. Clearing Sale OF SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNI, TURE, AND EFFECTS, HORSES, TRAP, HARNESS, SADDLES, &c. , &o, MR T. BULLOCK has reoeived in- structions from Mr J. M. Cam- bridge, m consequence of his leaving the District, to Sell by Public, Auction at his residence, corner of North Belt and Winter's Iloa.d, on THURSDAY, MAY 26th. The whole of his Superior Household Furniture and Effects, &0., com- prising,— DRAWING ROOM.— Handsome Piano m Rosewood, by Brinemead, 40 Yards Brussels G»rpet, nearly new, Suite m Damask, Handsome Canter- bury m walnut, Mahogany Table*, Marble Clock, Bookcase, sau Books, Fender and Fire Irons, Mechanioa.l Sioging Bird m liTt.^ Sha^e A Pictures, Ornaments.. «fee. DINING RQO^. — Leatter Couch and Eaigy Oh^rs, Dining Chairs, Table, Carpet, BEDROOM Na 1.- Queen Anne Half- tester Double Iron Bedstead, superior Chest Drawers, Marble. Top Wash- stand and Ware, Looking Glass with Marblo Stand, Carpet, &o. BEDROOMS No. 2 and 3.— -Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, Mattress, Palliases, Chest Drawers, Wash^^dj and Ware, Carpets., KUohen Utensik, «<ntl a large quantity of Household re^wlaUea too numerous to Vflentiop, ALSO- -1 TRAP 1 HARNESS MARE, vary quiet 1 BAY COLT, rising gyaars, broken to Saddle, The winner of Mr Cookson's 6 guinea Cap Prize, for tho beßt Yearling by King- fisher, at the Auhburton Show. 1 COW, eprlrging Set Buggy HarneWj Set Spring Trap FJarneas 3 Saddles and Bridles, Silo Saddle, Horse Covers | 5 Tons Oaten She^f Chaff, Girden , Roller, Gat den Tools, Coal, Fire- 1 wood, Bartow, Empty Sacks, • Grindstone, Oiirpsnters Bench, ' &0., &o. Sale at 12 o'clock* ~, BULLOCK, 5 16^ Auctioneer^ TO LET; J ITR J. M. CAMBBSI?>aE'3 floviße of r J.U, & Rooms, together with Stable, . Coaoh House and Store, and about 3 Acres of Land, pleasantly situated at the v Corner North Belt, over looking the c Domain Public Gardens. 1 For full particulars apply to 6160 T, BUL^QOK,



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX- TRACT,— Cure of skin Diseases, Invercargill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1880. Messrs Sander and " Sons, Sandhurst : — Gentlemen, — Having suf-, fered from eczema (a skin disease whioh is very prevalent m this colony) for about nine yeara, I had oonsulted numerous medical men here and m Australia, and had taken arsenio, stryobnine, iodide of potassium, etc., . internally, and had used preparations of zinc £ and lead externally. In fact, I had tried all the remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors' and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without results, except to injure • my constitution, During a recent visit to Hokitika, I was recommended to try your - Extract Eucalyptus Globulus by a brother j who had experienced great benefit from it m -I alleviating a very severe cold, and no less to ] my surprise than satisfaction, I found the. "* disease which troubled me bo long w^q conquered, and the 'skin resu,m.eg its normaj c.onait\on. ' This w.as ejected by the external use of l^ss th»p two two-ounces bottles. You are Welcome to make any use you ; please of this letter, and 1 subscribe myself. — Yours, etc,, Signed John H. Kerr, Manager Union Bank of Australia, Limited,— (Advt,) Feels Yowa Again. — "My mother was alßioted a long time with neuralgia and a dull, heavy, Inactive condition of the whole gystem, beadaohe, nervous prostration, and was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Dr Soule's Hop Bittera, with suoh good effect that she seems ap,d [Qsa young again, although (we* advent? years old."-A L,^y xn f , U, B.A. Cpof u^)