NEW DISCOVERIES AT POMPEII.

The Naples correspondent of the London Daily Ncivs, writing on 25th November, says :— ln the year 1720 the digging of a well revealed the existence of the ancient oity of Hercnlaneum be neath the modern towns of Poeina and Portiol, The same operation on the part of the owner of a vineyard situated some distanoe to the east of the Amphitheatre of Pompeii led to the discovery, about six weeks ago, of a street of tombs run ning In a dlreot line from Pompeii to Nocera. Taking advantage of the visit 1 of an arclifologlcal friend of mine, who had just* returned from a scientific tour to Pergamon. I yesterday accompanied him and Professor Sagliano, director of the exoavatlons, to visit the newly dis covered xulns.

The little space at present dug out has bronght to light, deep below the surface of the ground, a tolerably wide and well made ancient road, of a kind of macadam construction, slightly arched m the centre bo as to allow the rain water to run off, and with a low earthy bank on either side, on the top of which are the seven tombs recently excavated, four on one aide and three on the other. This road runs nearly due east m the direction from Pompeii to Nocera, the portion now excavated lying about 1000 feet from the Pompelan amphitheatre ; and it 's supposed that when it Is all ex oavated baok to Poropell a city gate will b% found at its commencement It i* also not Improbable that near the oity it will be found to be paved with lava, like the celebrated street of tomba on the western side. Should the whole be found to be as closely lined with tombs as le the portion laid bare, it will ba one of the moit Important discoveries lately made In this part of the world. Unfortu nately money Is wanted, and the excava tion is going on bat slowly. The ancient level of the street here being low, the road is firat covered to the depth of 10 or 15 feet with pumice atones ejected from Vesuvius daring the great eruption nf 1872. Then comes a thin layer of aßheß ; then again a stratum of pumice about 10 Inches thick, another thin line of ashes, and over all earth several feet deep. Just below this upper earth were found several large statues, which had evidently sur moun ted the tombs beneath . On the road itself can be seen the alight depressions or tats caused by the wheels of passing Tehioles. The tombß are ereoted m a straight line on either side, and where one is set rather back it has a low stone balustrade, whioh keeps the line and ex tends beyond the tomb, probably enclos ing a spacepurcbaaed for subsequent tombs, and then the next tomb is again built for ward on the original line. Thua this little portion of excavated street has a neat and symmetrical appearance. The four beat preserved tombs lie on the north aide of the road, and are pretty much of the same general siz ), though each has a different atrangement of architecture They are separated from each other by about a foot and a half ; they are all built of alternate layers of brick and lime, and covered with stucco, while some of the pillars and pilasters are of tuff-stone, with Corin thian or lonic capitals, Some of the tombs have a vault beneath, and are provided with niohes for the reception of the cinerary urns. They very much remind one of the little chapels m a modern OathoHo cuneteiy, such as the Naples Camj)o Scudo. The first tomb excavated, being the one nearest to Pompeii on the north side of the road, Is covered with rode insorip tlons painted m red, and of whioh one is notable ; It is an advertisement apprising the prssers-by jthan a runaway horse has been found of such a sfza and oolor, and that the owner may have It by applying to a smith from Nocera, at the bridge over the Sarno towards the Stabio. In facb, unch inscriptions are found on all the tombs, which have evidently served as a- public newspaper on the thlokly fre quented toad. There are beoides many graphlteß. One person has scratched his name, with the word "Remember" beneath. In one the letter V is very Interesting from the face that It is marked with a dot m the fork of the V, whioh is a reminiecene of the Oacan cbarfctor, oana- Ing the V to be pronounced more like O. Nearly all the rudely traced Inscriptions (which of course bave nothing to do with the true Inscriptions on marble slabs that denote the name and qualities of the deceased) relate to Nocera, showing the Irjflaance of that neighboring town on Pompeii. One of the marble inscriptions gives 10 Nooera the surname of Gonstantia, m relation to its faithfulness — a surname, I believe) seen he? a m this connec bn for the first time. One of the tomba had been surmounted on Us four corners with ■tone pins apples, interesting as suggestive of this style of decoration aB noticed m the Immense single pine apple s*id to have orowned Hadrian's trmb iv Rome. It is curious that m the niches of one of the ttmbs stand two Bmall headstones, instead of urns.

The statueß, cinerary urns, loose marble tablets, skulls and boneß have been deposited m the room of a country cottage bard by, all except one statue, which lies prone on the ground near the excavation, and serveß by a string passed round its neok, to hold fast the end of a ragged canvas stretched on a small treo as a shelter from the sun - a menial office. to which, no doubt, the man who was of sufficient consideration to have a statue never dreamed that his effigy would be degraded. Tho full length statues •re all portraits, and evidently very good ones, for eaoh of the faces is highly characteristic. One elderly male figure has a fine head and the mouth of an orator; another is a handsome young man of Grecian type ; one is a dignified old woman, grave with years and honors, with deep lines at the corners of the very peculiar and firmly pressed lips, and a style of dressing the hair which reminds one of the states of Livia. Then there are, betides, a middle aged and a young woman of smoother countenances, Ihe latter with small, rather, pointed and pinched features. On tho hair of one of the male statues there are traces of color, and as the figures are sculptured rather roughly m stone, the style re- BembHng that of Capau, it is possible that the whole figure was once covered with paint. I forgot to say that all the tombs are those of freedmen.

Ranged m the receßs of a wall of the room, or lying on the ground, were ■everel skulls, one of magnificent sisss and breadth. One had still a ooin covered with v.erdigrle, stuck between Its broken teeth ; while m another, from some cause or other, the whole jaw and lower part of the ekull weire destroyed, and the cavity filled with hardened ashes. In which, about where tho throat would have been, stuck a coin, A few [oinerary nrns and amphorae of terra cotta have been also found, one of the former double, with a lid furnish with % pipe, through which to ponr libations. The exact period of these tomb?, the de tails of the Inscriptions etc, have not yet been scientifically ascertained, but my friend told me that they are probably of the periods of Julius Cajjar and Tiberius It is very likely that when this street of tombs Is exoavated back to Pompeii, older and perhapti more sumptuous tombs will be found, it being generally, though not always the case, that the ereotlng of tombs Is began olose to the city and extended further into the oountry a? occasion re quires; Only a few hundred thousand franca would be needed to prosecute speedily the laying free of thfa part of Pompeii, but it is difficult to obtain money for such a parpoae from the Government. The sums destined for the eioivatlon and preservation of Pompeii are almost all absorbed m the latter objeot, and the late cfyolerti years have sadly lessened* the revonue "'from foreign visitors, to the

buried city. It was interesting to hear what my friend said of Pergamon, which more than double the siza of Pompeii, hai a'l been laid clear within eight years thanks to the ruanificence and energy of the Prussian Government.

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING.

D.UNEDIN, Fabrua y 26. Steeplechase 3 miles, Moody 1 Faugh-a-ballagh ... ... 2 Mam mo c ... 3 Kingaßk was distanced. Aroha and Trapper were scratched. Time, 7min 11£, Forbury Handicap, 300 soys ; 1J milo. Silver Prince 1 Quibble 2 Everton Lad 3 Won easily.

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at Alf ord Station for the week ending February 25th, 1887 :—

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

FRENCH PREPAREDNESS,

The Auckland correspondent of the Otogo Daily Times says:— A French artillery captain, who has been on a v?sit to the French and Australasian colonies, lins left Auckland for Sydney and France. This gentleman has been recalled to join his regiment m view of the probable outbreak of war between Franco and Germany. While m Auckland he ex pressed his belief that no nation was better prepared for war than France, as the arsenals and stores wore filled with arms, ammunition, and provisions of the very best quality and typo. The gallant captain was anxious to reach home before the commencement of hoa ilities. He said the French soldiers had full confi dence m their officers, whilst tho latter placed the greatest reliance on tho per fection of their armament and the enthusiasm which tho patriotic Gauls would display m the coming struggle.

THE HUMAN FAMILY.

The human family living to-day on the earth consists of about 1,450,000,000 of individuals ; not logb, probably more. These are distributed over the earth's scr faoe, bo that now there is no considerable part where man is not found. In Asia, where he was first planted, there are now approximately about 8C0,C00,000, densely crowded; on an aver age, 120 1 ) tbe Bquare mile; »n parts not. bo crowded, but everywhere dense, and at points overpopulated. In Africa there are 210,000,000. In America North and South, there are 110,000,000, relatively thinly scattered and recent. In the fa lands, large and small probably 10000,000.

The extremes of the white and black are na five to three ; the remaining 700,000,000 Intermediate brown and tawny. Of the racp, 500,000,000 are well-clothed — that is, wear garments of eomo kind to oover Iheir nakedness ; 700,000,000 are somiclothed, covering Inferior pirts of the body ; 250,000,000 aro practically naked. Of the race. 500,000,0C0 live m houses, partly fur nished with the appointments of civi'Ua tion ; 700,000,000in huts or caves with no furnishings ; 250,000,000 have nothing that can be called a home, nre barbarous and savage. The range is from the top ncojt round— lha Anglo-Saxon clvilleation, which Is the highest known— down to naked savagery. The portion of the race lying below the line of human conditions is at the very least three-fifths of the whole, or 900,000,000.

As to religion, the 1,450,000,000 are divided m the order of nura9iical strength aa follows : — 800,000,000 are pagans, comprising 600,000,000 of Brahmo- Buddhieta, or Brahmans or Buddhißts : 160,000,000 of unclassified pagans; 150,000,000 Parsecs, Confucianists, Shin toists, Jains, and other smaller pagan Beets ; 410,000,000 are Christians, com posed of 225,000,000 Roman Catholics, 75,000,000 of the Greek Church, and 110,000,000 Protestants ; 180,000,000 Mabommedane ; 8,000,000 Jews. Tho 860,000,000 of pagans are found chiefly m Asia and Africa, and comprise 99-lOOtha of the population, with scattered millions m the American islands of the sea.

The 410,000.000 Christian* constitute the body of Earope, and 9-lOths of the Americans, frith a few millions m Aila, Africa, and the islands. The Mahommo dana are found ohielly m Asia and Africa. The Jews are scattered In all lands, with out a home or country. This is approximately a correct oast of the religious status of the world to-day. It shows two thirds of the whole to be pagan, or, including the Mahommedans and Jews as an ti- Christian components of the pagan fraction, three- quarters of the whole— not : lens than 1,050,000,000. Of the remaining fraction of "410,000,000, a little more than one-half ia Roman Oatholio, one-quarter, nearly, Greek, and » trifle over a quarter Protestant— N.Y. Independent.

CHEAP SILAGE.

Last June (lays a correspondent of aa English paper), having an over-oaten first crop of clover and rye grass that was thin I determined to try an experiment, On a Monday I began by a mowing machine, and cut the lot, and carried four loads and stacked it, to the surprise of all the neighborhood. " What a fool," they said, "it will either fire or rot." On Tuesday it was wet, on Wednesday fine, which dried the grass. I carried four loads. Thursday wet. Friday I finished carrying three loads after drying. In the end the first four loads were splendid dark groen and sweet ; anything would eat it. Pigs eat and liked it much. Second lot good, darker, In. color; third lot not so good as second, darker, but good, and the stock eat it readily, but not so greedily as the first day's get. Now for the process. We made a start 7ffc. by lift. It settled over a little ; drove three stakes under ; got some very Btrong gear ohairjß, and three old oek beams, from an old saddle frame, about 16ft long, and used them as you will ccc by Bketoh sent. I also put a watir-spout conductor m the centre of stack to test the hea^, which ro,se to 150 degrees.

Aooording to QallgnanVs Messenger, of the 22nd, ana Parts, of the 24th of December, "the Australian pianist, Md'le. Florence Menk Meyer, of Melbourne, won an enormous BUCoesB at her last conoert at the Salle Pleyel. • Gentlemen of the jury,' said an Irish lawyer, 'it will be for you to decide whether the defendant shall bo allowed to gome inlp, Court without unblushing footsteps, with a, qloak of hypocrisy m his mouth, and draw $hree bullocks out of my olient's pooketa with impunity.

TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE.

There wai a tremendous excitement or> January 5 m the Bug do Vnrenoes, a most fashionable atreot m the Faubourp Saint Germain, Paris. The excitement was caused by tho (suicide of the Mar quise de Boys, a charming blonde of thir ty four years of age, and a fashionab't beaut}. Dressed m a mauve silk tobe d< ohambre, trimmed with point d'Alecon lace, she jumped out of a window of he> &p*rtment on the third storey of No 36 Rue de Yarednes. In her fall she struck against the top of a larnp-po.it, breaking her tbigh and smashing the glass panes of the lamp into a thousand pieces, She then oamo d<>wu with a crash upon the stone and her skull was fractured. This terrible suicide was due to over-excitement from which Bhe had been suffering s'neo the death of her husband the previous week. Tug Marquis de Roya had been deputy for the Department of Aubo since 1872 The Marqu'se le.ves four children 'Am eldest of whom is fourteen years old

A CALENDAR OF PROGRESS.

The first steamboat plied the Hudson m 1807.

The first telescope was used m England m 1608. The first watcher were mado m Nurem burg m 1477.

The first newspaper advertisement ap peared m 1652. The first copper cmt was coined m New Haven m 1687.

The firs'; glass factory was built m the United State* m 1780.

The first printing press In the United States was worked la 1620.

Percussion arms were first used m the United States army m 1830.

Gla«s windows were first introduced iuto England m the eighth century. The firat complete sewing machine was patonted by Ellas Howe, Jr., iv 1846.

The first telegraphic Instrument was successfully oparatod by S. F, B. Morae, the inventor, m 1835, though its utility waa not demonstrated to the world until 1842.

GENERAL BOULANGER.

M, Gabriel Monod, whoso oocaaronal papers on "Contemporary life and Thought m Franco" are the moat impartial comment a upon|French affairs that appear m the Eng lish Press, has this month ('Contemporary Review,' November, 1886) told us Borne thiug about a man wbom .Englishmen are probably tempted to tinder-estimate. General Boul&nger's truthfulness is bo ranch less than questionable, and the points on which he has been proved wrong are points lying bo entirely within his own cognisance, that people m this country assumed — far too haßllly — that hia career m Franca was over. It will be remembered that he declared m the Chamber that the Due d'Aumale had had nothing to do with his promotion to be a General, and that when confronted by a letter expressing enthusiastic gratitude to the Duke for tho service he had done him, ho promptlydenied its authenticity. Unfor tunately the letter turned out to bo his, and the Due d'Anmale had really fate rested himself m his advancement. General Boulanger, therefore, had com mltted himself to two statements which , were demonetratedly untrue, and it was very generally believed m England that hia career must necessarily be at «n end . With this stain resting on bis reputation, he could not, it was said, remain Minister of War, even if he were permitted to re main m the army. The Be who reasoned m this way were qaite wrong m their esti. mate of Frenchjopinlon. "In Bplte of this unpleasant occurrence," says M. Monod, " General Boulanger is itlll popular.. H« is the first Republican statesman since the death of M. Gambatta who has made ardent partisans, and above all has been able to excite the enthusiasm of the crowd." To Englishmen this is surprising, and rather shocking. Such a man, they cay, has no business to put himself for ward ; he should be thankful if he ia allowed to slip unnotloed through life. And if he does put himself forward, it is the business of his countrymen to see that he is properly repru&sed. Somehow this is not the opinion of Frenchmen, at least of tho French democracy. A ialsehood doe^i not seem to tlnm the unpardonable blq that it is commonly accounted In England. General Boulanger pleasaa the Freuch people and the French Army, and they are not going to lose the services of a commander they trust because on one or two occasions he has not spoken the truth. After all, falsehood is m his case no evi dence of cowardice ; for though he was quite ready to deny his own words and hta own handwriting, he was equally ready to challenge any man who said that be had denied them ; and this being so, a large number of his countrymen are willing to condone what he has done. He is too valuable to be parted with.

Why he is ao valuable wa may learn from M. Gabriel Monod. General Boulaoger fa popular at once with the people and with the army ; and this la a combination which has of late been hard to find m France. Her best generals have been folio «ers of loet oauses. They have been Eo/allata or Imperialists. Cot* eeqrjently, the more they have been liked by the army, the more iliey have been distrusted by the Republican Govorn ment. General Boulanger, on the con trary, 1b a sound Radioal, a friend of M. Clemenceau's, and yet he is liked by the aoldifary. So long as he h Minister of War, the Cabinet gain m his popularity, whereas his departure from office would, especially if it were the result of any aotion on tho pait of the Prime Minister, expose them to a good deal of obloquy. A Government which does not command the confidence of the 'army is destitute of one main support on which Governments are wont to rely : and there caa be no worse road to a soldier's confidence than the dismissal of a commander whom ho thinks his friend. M. Monod euros up m a senfenoe what It fa that has giren General Boulanger his prestige alike with officers and men. With the officers it Is that the army once moro fills a place and makeß a noiao m the world; with the soldiers, it is that he gives them leave of absence and Additional time out, that he has decorated them with a beard, and relieved them of a knapsack. It is the things he has done to gain the hearts of. the Bold (era that most testify General Boulanger's superiority over hfc prede cessors. In a profesaional army the affec tion of the men may be won by the same arta, that win the affootion of the officers. Both alike " are delighted to see the army once more filling a place end making a noise In the world*" But with an army reorulted on the prinoiple of universal service for three years, these considera tions hold but a very small place. The average so.ldier is only anxious to see the three years come to nn end j and he is shrewd enough to kn«w that the events which would enable the army to fill a place and make a nofae m the world are |ast those that would keep him with the colors, instead of sending him borne as soon as his time is up. It is General Boulanger's merit that he has understood this distinction, end has appealed to the ambition of the officers, and fo tho aenße of comfort of the soldiers.— Spectator,

A rather singular accident, says the Auck land Herald, happened to one of the officers of the Nelson on Thursday evening at the Northern Qlub, He was m the aot of making a stroke at billiards when hia hand slipped, and his right shoulder was put out. There were four doctors m the room at the time, and the dislooated shoulder was fortunately soon restored to its position,

9 THE ASHBURTON QUARPIAN, SATURDAY, BBBKUAEY 26, 1887



High Shade. m Date, low high Sun. State of weather. Saturday 60- 83- 151* Nor'west rain. Sunday 45- 67' 95- Sou'west rain. Monday 36- 75- 130- Fine N.E. wind Tuesday 38' 75- 138- Pine N.E. wind Woa'day 40- 90- 140- Fine N.W. wind Thur'day 46- 85- 143- Fine N.W. wind Friday 48- 81- 141- Fine S. wind



ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACING OLUB. MEETING TO BE HELD ON THE ABHBUETOH BAOBCOUBSB THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1-387. FOB DISTRICT HOBSES ONL7. Prendent—Mr W. O. Walker, M.H.B. VioPresident— Mr J. Ivess, M H.B. Juige-- r W: J. Steward. M.H.B. STEw/.ttDS : Mr L. Marliey I Mr E. Gates Mr A. Harri3on | Mr C; J. Neate Mr R. M. Cnthbertson. Starter— Dr Leahy. Handicapper— Mr T. Quilli Clark of Scales— Mr J. O. Duncan, Olerk of Comae— Mr George Soott. PROGRAMME. 1, COUNTY HURDLE RACE a handicap of 20 soys ; second horse to save his Btake. 14 mile, over cix flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 10a : accept* ance, lOaj 2, HANDICAP TIME TBOT of 20 botb ; second horse to receive £6 from the stake! Three miles. Nomination, 10s ; accept* ance, 10s. Conditions— pull and go 3- ASHBUBTON PLATE HANDICAP of bovb ; second horse to receive 5 oova rotv the stake. 1£ mile. Nomination, 20a acceptance, 15s ( 4. BELLING HACK BACE of 10 sovb. N« weight under lOst, £ mile. Winner to be sold for 15 soys, any surplus to go to the funds. Nomination, 10s. * 5; FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soys; seconel horße to receive £5 from Btake. Nomina- tion, 16s: acceptance, 10s. Th-ee-quarter mile. Winner of the Aehburton Plato Handicap to carry 71b penalty, 6. NOVEL BACE HANDICAP of 25 botb. One mile. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 10s. Winner to be sold. immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go tc the funds of the Club. 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 both. for all beaten horßes during the meeting. One mile. Nominations, 10a ; acceptance, free. ■ 8. HURRY SOURBY, a Sweepstakes of 10s each. Post entry any time of the day. Catch weight. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The definition of a district horse shall be all . horses that have been commonly resident m the country lyiDg between the aonthbank of the Solwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki from December 81, 1886, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the district above defined during the same period. General Rules of the Ashburton TraJesmeu'e Racing Club and Racing Rules of the Canter- bury Jockey Club strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for expenses of the course; All disputes, claims, and objections arising out oi the lacing shall be dpcided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, their decision m all po : nts connected with tho carrying out o this programme to be tinal ; and entries will only be received subject to these conditions. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of tho Olnb. All entries and nominations to be accom- panied by entrance fees, name s*nd age of the horse, and colors of the rider and m tho hands ' of tho Secretary, addressed to Whittle's Hotel, not later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bth day February. 1887. Weights will be declared and published m outsido papers on tho morning of • Friday, February 18th, 1887 ; and acceptances for tho races to be paid to the Secretary, as above, not later than 9 p.m. on Saturday, tha 26th day of Febnnry, 1887. WALTER B. MOfcS, Secretary, ASHBURTON RACING OLUB AUTUMN MEETING npHURSDAY & T^RIDA APRIL 21st & 22nd, 1887«- President— E. G. Wright. • Vice-President — John Grigg. Judge — Matthew Etitt. S 1 hwards : H. Fricdlander W; O. Walker W. B. Denshire R. McOwea J. O. N. Gtigc Dr Leahy R. Fricdlander. Treaiuer— Dav.d Thomas. Olerk of the Sea lei— T. E. Upton. Clerk of <h? Conrtc— A. Hewson. HandicapperB — The Committee, Starter— Dr Leahy, First Bade oir Each Bay to Start 12,80 p.m. FIRST DAY 1, DISTRICT HURDLE RACE of 20 boys over aix flights of hurdleß, about 3ft 6hx high. Nomination, 16s; acceptance, 10s j 1£ mile. District horses only. 2. ASHBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP f 50 eovs. Nomination, 1 boy j acceptance. IJsov. limile. ' 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 boy each, with 15 boys added. For two-year-olds bred, owned, and trained by residents m the district defined by Bnle 3. Colts Bst 101 b fillies and geldings 83t 81b. Nomination, 103. The sweep to ba paid by 9 p.m^ on. April 18th. Five furlongs. 4. HANDICAPTIMETROT(in saddle) of 20 soys.. Nomination, 103 ; acceptance, 10s, Weight not less than lOat. Break and turm 3 m les. . 5. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 boys, Nomi- nation, I soy ; acceptance, 103. $-mile. 6. TOST STAKES of 10 soys. Entrance, 10s, to bo made to the Secretary imme- diately after the Faying Handicap.is mn. Catch weights, i-mile. The winner to be sold immediately after the race for ' 15 toys, any surplus to go to the fund* 0 the Club. - - SECONDED AY. 1. DISTRICT WELTER HANDICAP 0! 20 bovp. .Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. Minimum weight, lOat, 1£ mile. District hort-es only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 sovb. Nomination, 1 boy ; acceptance, 1 soy. Seven fu-lonps, 3. HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle . of . , 15 soys. Nomination, 10a ; acceptance, ss. Weight not less, than lOat. Break and turn. Twice round tha course. Distrio horpes only. •1. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 soys. Nominat on, 10s ; acceptance, 10s: Dis- trict horßeflonly. 1 mile. 5, KOYEL RACE of 15 fovs. Entrance, 10s, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Harvest Handicap is mn, Catoh weights, Five furlongs. The winner to be sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds o r the Club. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 boys. Nomination, 1 boy, to be made immediately after the Novel Race is run i acceptance free, to be notified to th<* Secretary within ten minutes of the declaration rf weights. 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Meeting will be hold under the Rules of Racing and Ashburton Bacing Ulub Rules. 2* No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claimß, cjd ob- jections wiping out of tho racing shall bo decided by tin R'cvaros or whom they may appoi t ; their decision on all points connected with the carrying out of tha programme to bo final 8. A district horEO shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident m the dis- , trict between tk<s rivers Selwyn and Opiht from January 21, 1887, and up to the date of tho forthcoming meeting, and owned by a verson who has resided m the said district during the Bnmo period. 4. Five per cent, will ba deducted from the grosß of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for the expenses of the course. 5. All nominations, and acoeptaa to the fnnds of the Club. 6. Trotting Races. Horses m rot fairly to the satisf action of the Reforee. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be accompanied by tb% name, age, and description of horse, and colors of rider m the hands of the Secretary address — Ashburton) no later than 9 p.m. on Monday, March 2 1 , 1 887 . weigh rs. Weights for the first day's handicaps will be declared on Wednesday, April 18, 1887. Weights for tho second day's hmdicaps will be declared at 9 o'cl.ck on the evening of tha first daj'a racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the firs-, day's handicaps mast be made to the Secretary not. later than 9 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887. Accept ances for the EOJond day's handicaps at o'clock en the eveoiog of the first dar J aoing, lit 0, 0, yOOKS, Sewtary



MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT! FOR IjMGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Ashburton at i SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. I FOR CASH OinLY. "T. F. WRIGHT. . - A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT A2O> VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock ahar^. —Horses, Cattle, Plga, Prodaoe »nd Merchandise. ' Agon* Norwich Union Fire Insurance 1 Company. FOB SALE- Afoveable Hut on pair wheels ; two bunks. Seed Sower, by Hax ton and Beatdie cheap. * ! Ploughs, Harrows, aud other Imple- ments. [ Cheyleßmore Club Tricycle, the best ; kind made — cheap 3-Horae Dray and Frame, new, : cheap . ' Double- seated Buggy. : Spring Cart, with back seat* FOR SALE.— Oateu Sheaf Chaff m any quantity, . ). AfcFREDIIARRISON.



FAYAED AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great success proclaim its superiority m the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the Chest, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Scalds, Corns, Bunions, fcoffc Corns, etc. This medicine, the property of which has been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, is of an invalu- able nso m ma^y inflammatory diseases against which there are not many efli actons remedies, and is therefore justly considered by a grent number of our most eminent pbyßicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the bovo affections . In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn's signature has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 80, Bue Knint-Mcrri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists m the Colonies. SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH 111 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS &_OINTMENT. THIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD BEQUISITE EVERY- WHERE, THE PILLS i Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the I LIVER AKD BOWELS, Promotfng Digestion and Assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with Strength and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with , Lassitude and General Debility quickly yield to the potent force ot these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m theit efficacy m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skfn blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other family medicine known. THE OINTMENT HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. It heals every kind of Sore, Ulcer and Wound, more certainly than any other known salve. Its marvellous penetrating powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Cur'ng Bronchitis, Qttinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspassed. It never fails to remove Scurf and every species of skin disease. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured at No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533, Oxford street, London), and are sold by all vendors of Patent Lines throughout the Civilized World. irections for use m almost every language. IS* Purchasers should look to the Labels on Pots and Boxes. If the address and street arc not on they are spmioug, ,



 ...-.-v, -...,,.„:-.-. - / . Business Notices*-- DIPPING SEASON" 1887. TOMLINSON AND HAYWARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOUS), GLYCERINE DIP, (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MIX WITH COLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR THE WOOL. rpHESE DIPS uaed together In equal proportions' gave the highest satisfaction last L Season, as is evidenced by numerous Testimonials which can be seen at the Agents. * The Glycerine Dip is the best ever Introduced for Wool Growing purposes ; and the Lincoln. Dip is the most durable In the Wool, and will keep Bheep clean longer than any other yet known. The two Dips used together mske a perfeot D!p, and keen any ordinary flock of Bheep clean the whole season. They combine highly nutritious and stimulating properties, aB well as lasting qualities. They are certain killers of Ticks, their eg§s ; Lice, their ova ; and all parasites infesting the skins of Sheep. For very lousy and filthy longwool floek B , the LINCOLN DIP ALONE is recom- mended, being the roost lasting m its effects. Testimonials prove that m every instance Bheep dipped m the mixture have come m at shearing with perfectly clean healthy skins, entirely free from vermin «nd parasites, and the wool peculiarly soft and beautifully glossy . PRICE— 3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10a PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON & CO., ___^ AGENTS, ASHBURTON. •- F. FEKRIMAJS, AGENTFOR ■WERISTEB'S PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OR BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. 1 AVING had a wide experience m farmers requirements, I havo made It my first JX study to Bupp'y a long felt want, and am happy to say it exceeded my most I sanguine expectation. Its advantages are its lightness, eaßy adjustment to dray or waggon wheel, and can bo left m position while m motion aB required m loading potatoes ; or can be fixed to any wall or post ; can be worked by hand or horse can be made to lift to any height ; will bring the baps or weights to be lifted from a distance without handling thorn ; will turn In anp 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: . " Broadfield, September 6th, 1886. Mb A. Wernbr, Doyleston, Dear Sir,— ln reply to your enquiry as to how I like my Bag Lifter, I bog to say that it has given me every satisfaction. I consider it i» jaat one of those things which hnß been wanted b*d!y. With the use of a horse I can load a dray faster than two men could, without losing a drop of Bweat. Another thing is It takes such a short time to erect it un the dray, it just takes mo a minute and a-half to do bo. Another thing is, not having any baga to load lately I fctuck It up against a postj ar.d find It very handy whon kiiling a pig or sheep. I havo no doubt that as they become kco*n you will have as many orders as you will be able to attend to. You are quite at liberty to make what use you like of this. I am, dear sir, yours very truly THOS. SHIELDS, Broadfield. W- PATCHING! TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Bope, Plough Lines, Fißhing Lines, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention is called to the well assorted * STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises. Battens and Canvas kept m stock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made on the Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 26 x 65 ON HIRE. All Orders bt Letter or Telegram Promptly Attended to. - W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



•- .>■.*>."*■«-. Auetfoiw • -.« BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. SATURDAY, sth MARCH, 1887. T C DUNCAN will Sell 'by PabHc O • Auction AT HIS MART, AROADE, On the above da c, LOT 21, on Deposit Pan 3CO Chorch street, HAMPriTEAD, containing Qoatter-Acre. TOWN SECTIONS 12C6 and 1206, CAMERON STREET. WEdT. containing together Half-Acre. On Sec'lon 1205 is a substantial FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE and STABLE, and both Sections are fenced and planted round with trees. The situation is Al. being within threo minutes' walk of Railway Station. Terms easy at sale. Sale at 1.80 p.m. J. C. DUNCAN, 2-J-148 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, MARCH 5. TOWN SECTION 62> TINWALD, With Bubstantially-built GRAIN STORE, FOR SALE. MR T. BULLOCK has recoived inetrno- tions to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, ON SATURDAY, sth MARCH, On account and by order of the Mortgagee, TOWN SECTION G2, fronting the Main South Road and Railway Station, corner .of Anno and Archibald stroots, Tinwald, on which is erected a well-built GRAIN SrORE. This property is centrally situated ; or If a pnrchaßer so desired, the Store would make a capital granary for a farmer. It appears to bo very strongly built, bo that removal would nor damugo it. Farmers are invited to inspect it and attend the salo. Terms at Pale. Sale at 12 45, THOMAS BULLOCK, 2°107 Auctioneer. Land. Land. Land. THE RIYERSDALE ESTATE J 2367 ACBES 2367 WITHIN 4 MILES OF TINWALD. MESSRS MILES & CO. have received instructions to offer the above valuable and well known Estate by PUBLIC AUCTION" Mr 6eo. Jameson's Salerooms, ASHBURTON, ON SATUKDAY, APEIL 2, 1887, Together with all improvements, in- cluding substantial DWELLING- HOUSE of BRICK, and well- ■ arranged OUTBUILDINGS, all rop«nMy erected , and suitable for working the property. The land original'y formed part of the well-known LONGBEAOH ESTATE, of >which it was known to be some of the most productive and remunerative. The property will be first offered m one block, and failing a salo, will immediately be submitted m lots, as per plan, Plans and full particulars may be obtained at the Offices of MILES, ARCHER, & Co., Timaru ; MILES & Co., Christchurch ; or GEORGE JAMESON, ASHBUKTON. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. 103 T. Bullock. FOR SALE. HORSE-POWER, Intermediate motion, and Ohaff-Cutter. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS. GRASS SEED— Small quantity Rye- Grais for Sale. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET—A 4-Roomed Houso m Kermodo street. ; T. BULLOCK. TO LET— A 5-roomed House, centrally situated, m Tancred st. Apply to ... " T. BULLOCK FOR BALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Broadwood and Sons Apply to ; T. BULLOCK. rpHRESHING PLANT FOR SALE. _L Price £110. The Engine and Com- bine by Clayton and Shuttleworth; Apply to T. BULLOCK. F O R SA L E . A LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruiser, by Andrews and Beaven. Apply to 1. B.ULLOOK, I miNWALD— Town Seotiona 371, 372 X 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one block, fronting Thompson street, near I tho County Saley&rds, for Bale at a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOOK. OATS.— A quantity for Salo; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Central Bakery, together with »hop and dwelling house. Apply to T. BULLOOK TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Rent, 3s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOOK. R LET— 2 Cottages In Grey Street J. ko«rn as Ooutta' block ; Rent a 5* per week. T. BUtLOOK, FOR SALE— Two sets of three leavec harrows, by "Howard." " T. BULLOOK. EOR 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 Dwelliughoaae m Moore stire* l&tol m occupetlon of Mr Luoaa. BULLOOK



Advertising Ohefats. "It has become bo common to begin an article, m an elegant interesting style, " Then rim it into some advertisement, that wo avoid all such, " And sirap'y call attention to tho merits of Hop Bitters m as plain, honest terms as possible, i "To indace people ' To give them one trial, which so | proves their value that they will never | use any tiling else." < " The Kemedx bo favorably notioed m all the papers, Religious and secular is " Having a large sale, and ib supplanting all othrr medicineß. " There is no denying the virtues of the Hop p'ari, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability * • * * "In compounding a medicine whose virtues are so palpable to everyone's observa- tion." ! Did SaTßio ? "No! "She lingered and suffered along! pining away all the time for years," . *' The doctors doing her no good." "And at last waß cured by this Hop Bitters the papers say so much about." "Indeed! Indeed!" " How thankful we should be for that medicine." A Daughter's Misery. " Eleven years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery, " From a complication of kidney, liver, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, " Under the care of tho best physicians, " Who gave her disease various nameß, " But no relief, " And now she is restored to us m good health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters, that wo had shunned for years before using it, The Parents. Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when you caII for American Hop Bitters (nee green twig of Hops on the white laid and Dr Soule's name blotvfi m the bottle), tho vendor hands out anything Tbut American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indiot him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the oonvio- on» _^^ Public Notices. ASHBURTON PRESBYTERIAN OHDRCH. mHE REV. H. B~BURNETT (D.V.) JL will conduct Services m the above Oharoh on SUNDAY NEXT, February 27th, both Morning and Evening at usual hour», and at WAKANUI In the after- noon. Collections m aid of Maori Missions. TOWN HALL (UPPER BOOM.) \ DDRESSES BY MR W, OORRIE J\, JOHNSTON. Sunday Afternoon at 3—" The itroggle In Romans VII." Evening at 7. 45—*' The Heart of the King." All invited. No collec&ni. TENDERB. mENDERS wanted" for THRESHING JL 400 Acres good WHEAT and OATS. Lowest; or any tender Lot neces- sarily accept' d. To be sent m by THURSDAY, March 3rd, to D. BUTTERICK, 2j:153 Elgin. RYE FOR AUTUMN SOWING. "THE Beßt and Earliest Spring Feed J. for EWES and LAMBS. For Sale by '"" GEORGE JAMESON, __j Ashburton. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEORGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON, OBNTBAIi HOTEL. JW. MoKAE having taken the above , Hotel, aoliolts a share of patronage from the people of ABhburton and sur- rounding districts. Best Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beers. Good Stablfng— Feedß, One Shilling, Horses and Baggies to let on hire % prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains. CAUTION. IT Having been established to my satis- faction that certain unscrupulous persons are substituting my Label for their own on ai inforior article of HEJRBAL BEER , Tho public are cautioned against purchas- ing such inferior art'cle. Orders direct to myself will receive prompt attention, and to meet the times and having increased ray plant I am now able to supply customers with my Tonio Herbal Beer at the Reduced Price of la 3d PER DOZEN. After this notice any person using; my name or label will be prosecuted. T. HOULT, Moore street, Ashburton 2 146 A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse Hair Producer. (Registered). PRICe 7 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and arresting the Fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years. Nono genuine without the trade mark md signature—JOHN HIOKMAN, ; To be obtained at all Chemists. ASHBURTON PERMANENT J\. BUILDING and INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Monthly subscriptions and other pay- ments due will be received at the Society's offices, Burnett street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 7.30 p.m., on TUESDAY, March Ist. Deposits received at the higheit cur- rent rates of interest. TABLE Showing the Scale of Repayments adopted by this Society for a Loan of £100 upon first-class security. U o of Monthly Amount Total ' Years, per Amount ments. Annum. Repaid. £ s.. d. £ b. d. £ s. d^ Two ... 412 255 6 0 110 12 0 Four ... 210 8 30 8 0 121 12 0 Six ... 1 17 2 22 6 0 133 16 0 Eight ... 110 2 18 2 0 144 16 0 Ten .16 415 16 0 158 0 0 J. WARD, 2W) Directing Manager.