CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

Auckland, January 58,

At 5 p m. yesterday a teiident en the Graft m road found two men stripping his fruit treeß. He rushed out and caught one, who, was tied with rope and taken In a wheelbarrow to the polioe < ffioa- Ha gave his name as Thoß. Floyd, and at the Court this morning was sentenced t> three months hard labor. His com panion was identified In Court and was dragged into the box and roceieed the lime sentence

THE OPPOSITION PROGRAMME

New Plymouth January 27. M»jor Atkinson, Mr Bryce and Col. Trimble met m Ne*r Plymouth to-day, and had a long c^wnltatioo on the pro. gramme to be adopted by the Opposition next session. It is understood that after reviewing Sir R. Stout's speech at Duoedin thny decided upon the main points of their pr> gramme.

THE GREAT BARRIER CASE

Auckland, January 28,

In an Interview which a reporter had with Mr Ballance tho Minister aaid he did not tbii k It would be neosasary to alter his movements In order to attend the Cabinet Conncil at Wellington to con alder Caffruy aud Penn'i statements, or the pe'ition for reprieve. What was necessary to be done nn his part could be d^ne by telegraph. He expressed t^e opinion tbat It would be mooh better to confrrm to the English practice where the Home Secretary wbb the responsible adviser of the crown and tha lost Court of yppeal, other members of the Govern ment not Interfering In the matter. In this ColoDy the Minister of Justice should be the re^poDßible adviser of the Governor with whom the free and independent rxeroise tff the prerogative of mercy was fiDallv vested as the representative of the Queen. The praotlce of holding a Cabinet Council on auch ques lons had been In vogue though he did not see the necessity for it, the f auctions of Ministers being only oonsultive.

ROB ROY MACGREGOR.

The second representation of this drains by the Ashborton Caledonian Society was even more successful than the firet. °ur amateur actors had got over their rt'ff neas, and play-d with mote ease and oonfidenoe. A much better audience assembled, and being more demon >tr*tive caused more life to be introdnced intonhe different characters Mr Dimant again played Rob Roy with extreme credit to himself, and hid on several occasions to acknowledge tho appreciation ?f his hearers The Bailie, an played by Mr Sim, was a decided Improvement on the ponrtr»yal first given, and the seme may be said of the characters taken by Mesßre Cramhaw and Salek. Dougal was again well played by Mr McGiil. Miss Mc- Donald aoted naturally a* Mattie, and Mies Gates ployed the part of Diana with carefulness. Both , ladies were warmly applauded, aud several bouquets were thrown. Miss Gates was encored for her aolo, and acknowledged the compl raentby bowing- Mrs FTodge was agaia well received, a^d frequently received testi mony of her audience's appreciation The other parts, rere blbo well delineated, and tskon all through, the piece was extremely eoccesßfuJ, The scenic artist, Mr Wieby, deservedly received two recalls. Dur'n? the drcme, Mr Potter, m a neat t> perch, thanked these present for their attend ance, and announced that the Society intended to re-prodoce Rob Roy m a few months' time, m order to enable country members to witness its representation. * ball was h«ld after the " show," et whioh about twenty coupes assisted The music wai provided by Mesers Brocks aud "Woods, and Mr Jame* Burgess made a xmwt efficient MO. Dancing was kept up with spirit till 4 am,

THE GAIN CASE.

After the exaraina ion of Dr McTntyre, the following farther evidence was Uken. Dr Drew onrrob -rated the e rider cc of Dr MoFntyre regarding the analysis made m August last, and respecting the effects likely to resu t from the administration of minute doses of antimony to a person m the condition of 0 ip.ain Cain during his last; illness.

Nurse Ellison gave particulars of Mrs Hall's illness, and of the incidents m con nection with the ice wate**.

Inspector Broham and Detective Kirby repeated again tha story of the arrest of Hall, m his own house on the memorable Sunday evening, the former laying more ■trees than hitherto on Hall pressing to be supplied with a glass of brandy from tbe first .bottle, which was noticed to be dlicolorsd.

J. W, Webb, undertaker, and Edward Drake, texton, gave the same evidence •I on former ccoarione of (he burial and exhumation of Gain 1 * remains William Salek, apprentice to Watkins, chemist, gave evidence regarding the dis pensing of t)r Molotyre'a preaoriptions ' for Gain on November 13, 1885, ua ounce of strychnine wpb purchased on Hall's account, bnt aa the poiion book was not In Go art, it were not known to whom it was ■applied. A. number of witness, who had been exaraned, was allowed to taice their departure, and the Court adjourned.

Dtjnbdiw, January 29. Df Hogg, ia the course of hii examina tion, was asked what is antimony.

Witnera : It is a mutal. MrH aprgitt : But besides beinj a metal, what is it?

Witness : An irritant poison. Dr Haggi'.t ; Al ! an irritant poieon ;It 1b not harmles* I

Witness : No. I am not awaro that metallic artimony itself is poison, Tartar emet'o ia the Bait of antimony— antinv ny In combination with cream of tartar. Tartar emetic is a poiaon m quantities of from two grains upwards.

Mr Hpgiitt: It's ta?tar emetic more likely to be fa'ally poisonous m email doses frequently repeated, or m a large donee 1

Witness : U Is more f*'al m small doses frequently repeated. Small dosea would be absorbed into the system, while a large dote would give rise to vomilmg, and perhaps a greater portion of it or nearly all would be thrown off. I would say depressants were not good nnder any circumstances. Tartar emetic administered m email closes is a deprraient Tartar emetic bo administered to a person m Gain's condition is injurious, and if administered lonz enough wou'd prove fatal. If administered m large quantities to a person m Oain's con littoo it would have a very dopro sing eff-ct, and if continued wou d be fatal. The symptoms described would indicate irritation, probably by poisoning. Tbe presence of antimony m a person co suffering would indicate that antimony might be the cause of those symptoms, Dr. Hogg was strocgly pressed by M' Chapman on the point, bat unswervingly adhered to his statement, that apart from any condition rf the system, If, anti mony were administered to a person m Cain's state it would accelerate death. Mis opinion was a single dose m a caße of tbat eort would accelerate death. Be should be sorry to give a dope of two grains or m emill quantities if 'repeated at four-hourly period*.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, J.niary 27. The Hon J Ballance a-rivod to-night from the Waikato. Ho <»xpr. j sß :s himself as highly pleased with the progress of tie settlements between Ngaruawahla and Raglan He expects one hundred families there "lthln the next three months He leaves for Waiwera to-morrow to Bee Bir Julius Yogel, returns on Saturday night, :*nd then leaves for the north to inspect the special settlements m the north.

New Plymouth, January 27.

The continued drought Is likely to seriously Injure the pasture unleßa rain i» exparieaced shortly.

The Natives at Parihaka are holding a taDgl.

Wellington, January 27.

It is expected that a saving of £3000 a year will be shown to have been effected m the Jostioe Department by the time Parliament meets.

Dunbdin, January 27

Constable Fleming was fined £3, with ooßtß £2 12s, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment, for assaulting a civilian by throwing him down and dashing his head against a clay bank.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following Is the Corn Exohange report for the week ending Friday, 28th ln«t :—

Harvest operations have this year opened under most favorable cirouin Btances, tho weather for the past two months being all that could be desired. The wheat (especially s;.Tinsf) promises to give excellent quality ; the autumn and winter sown will not be so regular, the heavy winter rains m many cases having had damaging effects Oats are not a very heavy crop, but the acreage will be con siderable, and the samples as far as shown aro fully up to the average of the past Barley will be light and very irregular, both as regards yield and quality. Kye grass is very foul with weeds of al. 1 kind*, hence to a great extent the low prices that are at present ruling. Cocksfoot has been well harvested, and the seed will be heavy, but will take a lot of careful cleaning. London cables are more assur ing than they were a week ago, but it is still too early to estimate the opening rates for wheat.

Wheat has but little business, millers being well mpplied. We quoto prime mi'ling nominally at 4s 3d to 4s 5d j Becond qu Hty, 3* lOd to 4s ; and chick wheat, 3s 6d to 3s Bd.

Oats — Considerable quantities have been taken up for shipment, and the market for old short feed is bare at Is lOd to Is lid. New parcels are on offer at Is 91 to Is lOd, but buyers want them for less money. Long descriptions are very quiet at ]s 7d to Is Bd, Barley has had a better roue, and for malting up to 3a has been paid ; feed has been quiet at 2s 2d to 2s 4 r l. Grass Seeds — No nlteration has taken place m values, the quality baing m general inferior Sales have taken place at 2s 3d, 2a 6d, 2s 9J, and up to 33; well dressed Hues Machine droflsed seed is not yet quoted . Cocksfoot J^as Dot boon solh to any extent, and prices me scarcely arranged as between buyer and seller.

Dairy produce has no alterations, and quota'ions are the same as last weak.

The above quotations are for delivery f o.b. Lyttelton, Backs extra.

HIGH JINKS IN HIGH LIFE

Dhcoaalng a visit to an English noble rain's country house, General Badeau thus writta to tho New York Sun. -"After dinner m many houses the hostess rises at eleven, and this tho ladies know is their signal. v; ooc? -nights are exchanged, everybody shakes hands, se'tzjr, and brandy, and sherry are brought io for those who wish t^eoi, and the gentlemen light the bedroom candles for the ladies The whole company move out to the foot of the great staircase, and the procession of ladies ascends to the upper galleries, the graceful girls m pink and white, and the sumptuous matrons m velvet and diamonds, each currying her candle, while the portraits of vanished ancestors look down on the soene where they, too, oroe played a brilliant pare. The men linger for a while, but are soon invited to the emoking-room, For this they usually ohange their drees. Wheu I first went to England only a few wore era king -jack ets, but latterly m many houses the men came down towards midnight m gorgeous satin Buits, with variegated troweers and ops, and the effect is very picturesque. The last morning visit I paid m London i was to a \*om*n of the widest experience of high life the reputed mistress of two hundred thousand pounds a year, whose jewels aud pictures were renowned A literary man was also oilling wo wanted to writo an article on luxury for the Quarterly Review, and he oould think of no one so n't to i"form him as our hostess. . But she declared tbat for instances of the extreme luxury of tbe time the reviewer must go to the young men. She spoke particularly of the dresses they wear at night m the smok ing room, and assured ua that they rival m expense the court-gowns of duobesses. The custom extends to palaoss. After diuuer at Windsor General Grant was invited tyPrince Leopold to the smoking room, and tbe expression of the general when the young man came down m jioket and trousete of striped blue and yellow satin was conuoil to one who knew him we)), though oonoealed from the res', of the company. In some houses the ladies join the men, m Turkish trousers and embroidered jackets, with rakish o<ips and tasce's, and bit m tbe smoking room till throe and four o'clock m the morniug. Some of thara, matrons and damsels, too, take their cigarettes, and even their brandy and aoda ; and th» tone of manners under these circum stances ia not apt to be as formal as at the dinner table. Stories are told of princesses and duchesses playing hide and seek afterwards, and finding their way, fn still lighter attire, into corners where I footman have stumbled on them un unawares ; and practical jokes m bathn and bed rooms are practiced, fitter for pot-houses than for palaces. Theao revels, however, are not universal. About one third of tho TCnglish aristocracy indulge ia fashion? that rival tho moat dissolute orgies of any time j t^eir moraU are lik > theii deeoent, inherited direct from Charles II j but there is fully another third as pure and correct an any circle m any country m the world. The remaining third are like the maai of mankind every where, good or bad, according to tempta tion and opportunity. I once stayed ah a Highland house where tho 'party wa9 very young and very pay ; and after dinner ie wa9 agreed to pl»y at deerstalking In the dravring-room. Some of the nobility wer« to be shooters ; one was tha stag, and the two others were the dogs. Others were camt:k3ep9rs and gillie. The vouov fellows follow- d tie pray around from billiard room to library ; they would li^ m wait m their kilts, behind the chairs and under the tablet 1 ; the cues warj their guns, and they maJe game bags on of embroidered table-covers Tbe lad et kopk up with the chase, from room t> room, applauding the amateurs, who kn«w their parts well, for they had stalked ir reality ali day. Finely the stag wa' bright to bay ; he was Bhot, and fell, •'nd Wa'ij placed on a marquis, for a pou» , whose b»ck was broad eiioogh to earn * nn ' Ttjen he wan taken to a boudoir fo tho larder, and weighed and divided ; hi blanches were counted, and his nge d«* cUr< d ; but the boras were not, hung on U»e wall."

INTERESTING EXTRAGTS

HE RE DI T ARY LO NG EVI TY

It seema hardly credible that anyone who has himself died m the Jiibilen your of Viotoria'a reign Bbould be the grandaon of a man who lived for twelve y^ars nnder Charles 11. Yet this was aofmily th oaae with the lao Captain Mm^e. His grandfather, Sir Robert Mxude, w is born In 1673; his fa* her, the 6r<fc Lo-d Hawarden, ia 1729; an I ho h\ aaoif i«J 1798. Thus time geoeraMo \s havi oovered 213 yearp, or on an avarage of 71 years to a genera on, and have lived under ten sovereigns

TORTURES OF ENGLISH GRAMMER

"Mr Simple" wrltea to the Chtht chuoh Telegraph :— Have any of my fellow townsmen ever considered the tortures that a*e inflioted on their inciooent and tender ohildren by an Eu« liah Grammar 1 Have thofie luvliij: parents, whoao l"U!e aono and daught?tß aro dearer to them than aui-ht el-e, ever sco i the children* eyes grow d;m w-fch tears, and their little hearts throb wiih anguish, as they b ?nt over their evening fc*skß? If you have, and trusting to th<> tender mercies of echoolmaatera and '.earned pr»fesaora have not sought for the cause io school books, do so at once Lei me disclose a few of the horrors of Vie English Grammar, and m the following bring to your notice what la fore.d on your offspring's delicate bralu[?]

DREADFUL OCCURRENCE IN A HARVEST-FIELD.

A terrible accident occurred recently on a farm at Oiw Fiat, 13 tuilea from Bath hurat. A farmer nanud Barrett wa* reaping, aud driving his own raaohine, when he noticed his son two years and a half old, m the field, and told him to f,o home. The little fellow left an open space where the hay was oat, and the father, thinking he had obeyed and re turned to the houae, continued raaping Suddenly m the thick part of the orop, tho horses stopped, and something ob straoted the knife of the machine At the same time be heard a Bcreatn, and on Investigation Barrett found ho had cut down hie child, pavt ring one leg entirely above the ankle, and tho other leg almost so The child had gone iot the crop unobaeivacl, and had not moved when tie machine came alonr. One foot was lying some distance from the body, and tie other font and ankle hanging from tha leg by a sinew.

ANOTHER DOG STORY.

An imtmceof remarkable fidelity on the part of a apanlel-retrlever dog has re cently come uuder our notice. A looai resident hjtd been working m the bush on a farm Bom; mi'es out of Feilding, and on Saturday week last he left for town, leaving bis tools behind him, as he in tended to return m a few days Tne d-ig always rcc >mpanled its master, and on the latter arriving home, he was surprised to fi.v' the dog m'ssinj;. Seiroh way mncJe, but no trace of the an i mil could be f mod, and tbe conclusion was arrived at that it had either been Bhot or poisoned However on returning to work on the following Taeeday afternoon, the owner was surprised and pleased to 6nd his dog doing " watch and guard " over his tools, fomewhat lees m bulk for hia long fast but non 9 the Jtsa faithful Hlb " sentry go" had laa'ed nearly four dajß and fou? nights ! — Feilding Star.

A WELL OF VINEGAR.

The Ohio Leader, of September 3, says that thete is great excitement m New London over the fact that one of the public wells of water has -turned into a well of vinegar. Mr Oan.oy, a gentleman m the employ of a boot and shoe firm, went to the well as usaal last Wednes day morning to get water for sprinkling the floor of the store, and m pumping saw that the water had a peculiar red oolor, Vu s . thought nothing about it until he drew some to drink, ile took a good swallow cf it, and found that he was nearly strangled. Others lasted of it and the news soon spread to all parts of the city, and m a short time the citizens were flocking to the well and carrying homa what seemed io be a good quality of vinegar. One enterprising grocery firm here has already filled one hundred barrels witli it, and proposes to put it on sale. Farmers are coning m from all parts of tbe country, and taking home with them thousands of gallons. What seems more surprising m the fact that the flaw of vinegar is greater than was the fl >w of water. The earth wave last Tuesday night was felt very perceptibly here, and all attribute the phenomenon to the convulsion of nature.

HOW GERMANY TREATS SPIES.

The Paris Matin gives its readers the following information respecting the treatment to whloh parsons arrested as pples are subjected m Germany :— " Sotne five or six years ago a 'Belgian subject was arreßted m Germany on Buspioion of being a Bpy m the way of the French Govern ment. No trustworthy evidence against him waa forthcoming, and the charge was sustained merely by the testimony of an entirely irresponsible individual. Never theless the accused was condemned to ten years' Imprisonment, after having already suffered eight months' confinement on suspicion. He has since been to all iatents and purposes as one dead to h ; a family. It has only been with the greatest difficulty that he haß succeeded m obtaining permission from the authori ties to write a few lineß every quarter. In this epir tie, moreover, he is c mpelled, uader threats, to sing tho praises of the regime of which he is the innocent victim. He has to herd with thieves and aaaaasina, and although suffering from a moit piin ful physical illnesß, is on no account permitted to see a physician. The Belgian Government has, it is sail, repeatedly made efforts to obtain, if nnt the release, at all eventa the bettor treat meat of this unhappy man, but m vain." The writer of the article maintains that numerous other instances of a Blmilar kind could eaiily be quoted. THE ISLAND 3 OF NEW BRITAIN. At the ordinary moet'ng of the Rnyal Geographical Society recently m the hall of the London University, Burling ton Gardens, a paper was read by Mr H. A, Romily, Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific, on the blinds of the New Britua Group. Me R, -mily dcßcriued the climate of tha group au being healthy, deßpite iha hoat, while the vegetation is an luxuriant as it ia possible for even tropical vegetation to be. The Natives, v\ho are generally cannibals, are excellent agriculturists and make fairly laborers when not taken away from their own homes, Their trade is at present oonfiaod to copra, tortoise, and pearl shell and becks demer, and is chief!/ m the hands of the Germans, who now own the country The islands he considered suitable for white colonisation, possessing the Holiest possible soil, a climate no worse than other groups, and belter than New Guinea, and a population which, though undoubtedly savage and euspiolou?, could be easily managed by firmness nnd con sideratlon for their habits acd traditions

In the discussion whioh followed, tho Rev. George Brown Raid he had been a missionary m the New Bo'^ain group alnoe 1875, having previously spent six* teen years m the South Seas. In re marking upon the nurriage la, /a of the natlvea Mr Brown stid thit m translating the Gospel of St. Mark into the Vernacular he had ocnaaion to inqulr lifter the moat aaored na h m vo^ue Among the natives ; avid found that a man Invoked upon himself for a breach of a sacred pledge the terrible f*te of having to shake haad» with bli mother to-law.

OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

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(Becaived Janutsy 28, Ipm)

London, Jvnuar} 28

Parliament w\s opened to-day by Commission. The speech from the Throne w.is read by the Lord Chan cellor, and said that the relations between Great Britain and oiher Powers were of a friendly character. Referring; to Bulgaria, it stated that a peaceful settlement of the difficulty was expectee, and whilst deploring the events which compelled Prince Alex ander to retire from the Throne it was not judged expedient to interfere with the election of a successor until the question had][arrived at a stage when the assent of England w?s required under the Berlin treaty.

Allusion was made to the gratifying condition of affairs m Egypt. The task m connection with that country was still unfinished, but a substantial advance had been made therein. There was every assurance of external and internal quietude being maintained, *nd an early settlement effected. Reference was made to the greatly improved state of affairs m Burmah. As regards Ireland, it was remarked that the condition of affairs there demands serious attention. The relations between owners and occu piers of land had caused serious disturbance m some districts, owing to organised attempts which had been made to excite the tenants, and cause them to combine. Efforts to cope with the evil had been seriously im peded by the forms of exisiing statutes. The introduction of the following Bills was announced : —

A Bill to improve the law of local government m England and Scotland ; and afterwards a similar measure for Ireland, as well as one to amend the criminal la<v of that country j also, Bills to facilitate the holding of small allotments and the transfer of land, to authorise the sale of glebe lands, and to alter the mode of levying tithes.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Protection League. Wellington, January 28. II has been decided to form a branch of the New Zealand Protection League m Wellington.

NOBLE LARRIKINS.

According to a h me paper an amusing tale 1b floating about at the expanse of i he Matqui3 of Waterford and bis brother, Lord Oharleß Beresford. Both are saM )o bo rather rollicking spiritr, who can never resist a joke. A s they were walking down some street m London they saw a orowd of |ragged urohins cha fling atd plaguing a pompons polioeman. The Marquis oflared one of them half-z-crown to throw some mud at the great man " Show oa yer bullion," the tempted one answered Incredulously. Having got the money, the boy fulfilled hia bargain by defiling the policeman's' face with mad. A fiery z : gzig pursuit ensued, »od he wan captured. Qaviog bodly confußa^d what incited him to the orime, he was con fronted with Ihe noble lords. The polioeman gaim'y and men*ciDgly ssked for their name», and heard incredulously "the Marquis of Waterford," "Lord? Oharles Berenford." He angrily askod for the urchin's aluo. The little Cocknfy, with hiß hands m his ragged pockets and' a wink of hia eys, made valiant reply : "I'll never round on my pals ; I'm the Dook of Westminster !'* Thereupon tableau.

THE ASHBFJRTON O¥AKBIAN f FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1887



■ — — 7- : — — . •■yy ( ASEBtH(!jCON TRAjDESMEFd KAOING CLUB. ; MEETING TO |BB HBLI) ON THE ASSBUBTOUT R VCSO'OUR3B os ■ . • THU?»SD\Y, MABOE 8, 1887. FO I ' I'-TPIOT HOTIBES ONLY, ' Pre i lonf-^r W O Walker, M.H.R. Vh -Pr hi en'— Mr J. Ivees, M tt.R. Juigc— M: W. J Steward. M.H.B. Etkwj bds : Mr L. Mart e7 I Mr B. Gate« Mr A. Harri n |.Mr O. J.Heat* = Mr R. M. Cuthbertson. „ :> . ?•< Startei—Dr Leahy. - v . HamMcapper— Mr T* QaiU. , Ole?* ofSjaleß— Mr J. O. Dunoan. Clerk of Course— Mr George Boott, v PROGRAMME. 1. COUNTY HUKDLE RACE, a handicap ot^ 20 boys; b cond horse to cave hfo stake.' 1( mite, over cix flights of hurdles, aboot- 3ft Gin high. Nomination, 10j ; accept! ance, 103. ; : : 2. HANDICAP TIME TROT of 20 sovsj second horse to receive £5 frrm the stake. Three miles. Nomination, 103 ; accept* anc, 10 j. Coni'ir.ns— pull and go. 3- ABHBURTON PLATE HANDICAP of 35 soys ; second horse to receive 6 Bovafrom, the stike. 1J mile. Nomination/ 26/f '3 accer tance, 153. 4, SELLING HACK RACE of 10 sots. No w ierbfc under lOat. 4 mile. Winner to 1 -° Iv. i,old for 15 soys, any eurplra to go to the fund?. Nomination, 103. 6. PLYIS'G HANDICAP of 25 BOW: B9Oon« horse <o receive £5 from Btake. N-mlna* ' ' tion, 15s; acco: tares. 10s. Threo-qu-i'tef mile. Winner cf I hj Asb bur ton Plate :. Hindic.p to carry 7. b rennlty. 6. NOVEL RACE HANDICAP of 25 boys, One mile Nomination, 15;; tcceptanee.' 10s. -Winner to be sold immediately after, the race, the whole of the proceeds to gA > tc the funds of the Club. ' • •■'•-■: 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 botb, for all beaten hoiBPB during the metting.' , One znile. Nominations. 10a ; acceptance, ■ free. l 8. HURRY SCURRY, a Sweepstakes of 1«3: ; . each. Pest entry any time of the day. 5 . •.. . Cattb weight. . BUL^S AND ttEGULATXONS.L The definition of a district horse shall be oil horses that have been commorly resident m, the country lj ing between the south hank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki from December 81. 1886, and no to the date of the forthcoming mceu> p, and owned' by person who has resided m the dhtrict abovd defined during the s ime period. H General Rnle^ of th* Ashbnrton TraJeamiß's '■■$■'■ Rac'n-? Club and Hacing Rulps of the Cantet4- bury Jockey Club strctly adhered to. .■ Five per csnt. wi'l ba deducted from thB:J gro's rf all moneys payab c m accordance with this t>roerramn>e for exponseß of the courtet .All dispute?, claims, an<l obj ctfons arising ont of the >acing shall be decided by tha Stewards, : or whom they may appoint, th-ir decision m all po nts connoted with the oarrying ont of. this programme to be linal ; and entries will only be received sutjeat to these conditions. All rominations and acceptances go to the /unds of the Club. All entries ntid mminaioiw to be accom- panted by entrance fee*, name »nd aae of the I hor-e. iT'-d colors of the rider and m the hands I of the Secretary, addressed to Whittle'o Hotel, nnt later tfu'i 9 P-™ on Tuesday, the Bth day February. 1867 • Weights will be dednred ana published m oot^'de papers on th 9 morning of .Fridny, February J&ih 188*"; and acceptances for the races to h* P^id to the Secretary, as above, not later lh»* PjH on S turd4y,th« 261h day of Febt«>ry,>^Sß7. WAI/rEU ii. JJO^S. Secretary. "^SHBTIvTON BACiNG CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. mHURSDAY & APRIL 2 1st -4 22nd, 18R7, Pre'ident-E G; Wright 1" ?,;'"'^. Vice-Pre«ident— John .Grijrg. :• .• . . '. . Judße—Matthew Etitt. - SriWARDS : • '' "•■-•' - H- FrieUander W. 0 Walked ?•■! W. B. D OBhire R^ McOweh .' .. J. C- N. adgx Dr Leahy 3L Friedlander. Tre^euter— David 'l h mns . Clerk of tiie Scales— T. F. Upton. Clerk of the <Ssnree— A. Hewaon. Handicnppers— Dte Committee. Starter— ©r S«eahy. . • Uit&sT Rack oilJacb Day to at 12 30 pm. FIBST DAY. 1. DISTRKLOT HURDLE RACE of 20 BO?i j ovor tix ifiights ef hurdles, abont Bft 6in high. Nomination, 15<<; acceptance, 10s; 1A mile. Districi horses only. 2. ASHBURTON AUTXJMN HANDICAP of 60 cots Nomination, i eov ; acceptance, IJfov. JJ mile. . 3. FOAL STAKES of 1 sot each, with i& soys added. For v ,two«year-ol 3 a brei, owred, and " trained by residentsiiti the «listuct defined by Rule 3. Colts Bst 101 b, . tilHea and geldings Bit 81b. Nomination, 10]. rhe sweep to bs paid by 9 p.m. on April 18th. Fivefnrlongs. 1. BANDSOAPTIMETROT(in saddle) of 20 8ov?., domination, 10' ; acceptance, 10a. Weight not less than lOat. Break and tarn. 3 m les. * • 5 FLYING HANDICAP of 25 bovb. Nomi- nation. 1 boy ; Acceptance, 103. '■■ |>mlle. 6'^ POST STAKES of 10 boys. Entfance, JOs, to be made to the Secretary imme- diately after the Fiytnf Handicap Is ran.- - Catoh weights. J-mile, Tne winnot . , to be sold immediately after .(the race for 15 toys, any surplus to co to the loads of the Club. SECOND DAY. 1. DISTRICT WELTER HANDICAP «* 20 eovp. Nomination, 10a; acceptance, 103. Minimum weight, lQafc. . 1^ mile. District bo >eB only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 soya. Nomination, 1 eov; uoseptance, 1 soy. Seven fu'longs. . 3 HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle) ol 15 soys. . Nomination, 10a ; acceptance,' .ss. Weight not less than lOst. JBrtakv and turn. Tvioo rennd tha course. District horses only. ' •.».•• 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of. 20 .soy» • Nominaton, 10a; acceptance, lOil' Die* •trot horses only. 1 o ile. ' ; - ' J6. ><OYEL BACEof 15 rovs. Bntranw, 16.», to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the H ir<reet Handicap fa ran.. Catch weight". Five furlongs. The winner to be sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds Ao goto thefrindti o'frheClub. «. CONSOLATION HANDIOAiP oi 26 ioyt. Nomination,! boy, tobe,made,immedii»tel • after the Novel Race is rnnj acceptancf free, to be notified to, tha Secretary wf thin ten minutes of the dcclcratioa ft weitht? 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Meeting will be held under tV \ Rules of Racing : and Ashbnrton Racing Club , Roles. • • 1 2No entry wili ttß received except on~ th- condition that all disputes, claims, &nd o\" \ jeetions arising out of the racing shall b-* ! i deoided by the Stewards or whom thfty. m-'y j :appoi t ; their decision on all points connect**? wiUi tho carrying ont of thta programme to jbe final "•■■■■ ■ . .8. A district horse shall mean any horse tbat lins been commonly resident m the di ".^ trict between th». rivers Selwyn and Opihi from January S<l, JBS7, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a. person who haß resided en the eaid district during th-.. b'fiiiio period. , 4. Five per cent, will be dednctrd from tb" ! «t<,^s of all moneys, .payable m accordancM vath. this progrmme for the expense^ of tie COCtEfdf > . . 5. AJI nomination sand acceptances to>go/t* the fwufta ot the Club. .. .... 6. Trotting Races. Horses must trot fairly to the-ettififaotion of the Referee. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be accompanied, b* fee, name, age, and description of horse, an i colcra of rider m the hands of the Eecretar f (address— Ash burton) no later than 9 P«b>> on Monday, March 21, 1887. ; weighs ••■■•? • ■ 1 Weightß for the firat day's handicaps w.U i be declared on Wednesday, April 18, 1887 Weightß for tHa'flfiOjDnd, day's handicaps t irillt.,- decVed at 9 itfj^Wi^on :the evening of tie' firat <f ay's racitfgj*^ 1 ' '■' "v. , v -■'. "■> j^fflQfffiPTANOESi ■ " Acceptances day's handicap mast be made tq t^q Secretary not later tba-< 9 p.m. on Mod lay, April 18, 1887. Accept auces for tte >ci and day's handicaps at )u o'clock 09 tuo cvoßicg. of the,, fi«t, day 5 racinK. - ' ' ". - \ J47 0. 0. FOOKB, Seowtwti



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bATUHDAY, 29th JANIUKY. Under bailm-.nt of Stock nnd Chattels FfiiEDL-NDSR BROS. TO JiMES HAMPTON* MR T. BULLCCK has received instructions from Messrs Fried- lander Brrm to .SRIiL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Arcade, on the above date, 4 Good I raught Horses 1 McCoimick Reaper and Binder 1 Dray 1 Spring Trap 1 Double-Furrow Plough, Harrows, Ac, &o. Sule a l l o'clock. T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. Bee Hives. " % FOR BA.LE, a number o? Bar framed BEE HlVtfS, at a very ! ow price GEO. JAMESON. I J4O Aahburton. FAYARD AND~BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great enccees proclaim its Bupe»iority m the treotment of Violent Oolda, Irritation of the Oe;t, Acbin?, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Sca?ds, Corns, Bunion', Soft Corns, etc. This medicine,, the property of which has been established n,ore than half n century by thoußands of carts, is o' an invala- able use m many inflamma'ory ciseases against which there are not many effi aclous remedies, ana" ia therefore jnstly considered by a great nufabtr oi onr most einiaent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the bove affections. la order to avxrd counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard arid Blayn's tizna:urd has to be required on every roll of payer and on the box. W hoi sale 00, Eve Soinfc.Jtcrri, Paris (France), and sold by all Cinmists m tha Colonies. A. Harrison. , , Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE , AGENT A2TD VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock übari, — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agenr Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company . FOR SALxs— Moveable Hut on pair wheels ; tw .bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 50a, Call aiißhina; Seed '-ower, by Baxton and Beatfe cheap. Plonghs, Harrown, and other imple- trent« obeylß«more Club Tricycle, the be6t kird made — cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Spring Cart — Cheap 1 Cbaffcutter, by Bentall String; Biiider by Wood, good as new, very cheap TO LET Five-roomtd Cottage, Qox street rent very low to good teuant ALFRED HARRISON, T. Bullock. . rp.O LET.— A 4-Boomed House m JL Kormode street, T. BULLOCK. T7. OR SALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Jj Broad wood and Sons Apply to T. BOLLOCK. TO LET —4-roomed Cottage, Burnett- street, Dear tbe old Borough Council Chambers. Ap-ly to T. BULLOCK. ~ FOR SALE. ALARGE-S T ZED Grain Bruiser, by Andrews and Beaven. Apply to T. BULLOCK. miNWALD— Town Sections 371, 372, ,JL 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one block, fronting Thompson street, near th.9 County Saleyards, for sale at a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey Btreet, nicely sit Hated, and lately m occupation t i Mrs Coutts. Apply to T. BULLCif. TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hampstead, near the Convent. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a. 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr Jamea Smith's property. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET.— For 3or 5 years, with or wit : out a purchasing clause, R.S. 25349, oonta : ning 137 acre?, situated near the Grange, at the back of the Raceoourse. Apply to !l\. Bullock. TINWALD, TO LET at a low rental, 3-roomed Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET. — Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Itoad, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOCK. OATS. — A quantity for Sale ; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with »hop and dwelling house. Apply to T. ~.*)liWoh> 'H^ LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at L Trevorton. Rout, 3a 6d per weot. Apply to T. BULLOCK. *1 O LET— 2 Cottages m Grey Street I kovn as Coutts' block; Rent asj per week. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two sets of three-leavec harrows, by " Howard." T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at a low rental, Shop n Dwellinghonße m Moore atoea lately m ocoupetlon of Mr Lucas. BUT.LOOK FJEAPEBS& BINDERS FOR SALE. McCormick Wire Binder ... £20  ii „ ... 12 Deenng Twine Binder ... 10 Samueleon Twine Binder ••« 12 • ii i »■•' .■'-.'.'-■-■*.•» *5 T, BULLQQK.



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