THE FLOODS ON THE WEST COAST

The following graphic acoount of thej havoc mcde by the floods at Greymouth I* forwarded to the " Prefla " by its local correspondent : — Gbbymouth, July 6. ( Eor the past eighteen hours Greymnuth tas been submerged feet deep m muddy w*ler. Hsavy rain hati been falling conti nuously from Monday morning. The night looked veiy black, the sea was roll log heavily ever the bar, and the high ■prlng tides filled the river full with b3ck water. The river was unusually high with flo d water from the ranees, and at ten at night some of the low-lying partß of the town adjacent to the tidal creek were tinder w»ter. Still no Berlous dam^e was anticipated. Soon after high water was out, II p. m , the ilvcr had risen to a great height, and forced the tidal creek over the roadway into Preston ro&d and Its vlolnity ; its banks were from a foot to 18iu deep In water. Thfo rose rapidly, autl by two o'olook many residents m the low pact) of the town had to remove their furniture and other effects to a place of B-tfety. One family I met with had to perCh all night on a narrow plank, rf iting from the table to the window sill. The flood kept rising all night, and at daybreak this morning was running level with the top of the wharf ; it kept on In creating till high water, when a heavy flood poured m on the tumultuous muddy itreun over the breastwork of the wharf and the main street and Mawhera Qaay, By noon the water on the quay was from 4ft to sft deep, and rmh ; ug at high speed along Tainul boundary and other pa-e'!el Streets, and expended up the main South ro*<V a long distance past the Public HalL The Mayor was early on the scene and lent carts and boats to all the low-ljlng parts to rescue the citizens, who by that time were crying out piteouely for help. Many of them had not been able to aecu r e their clothing and were hudiled m groups m their night dresses. Some hundred 'houses were submerged. The Mayor ordered large fires to be prepared m the State School, rid a raid Was mvie neon the two or threa bakers' shops which had escaped the floodj and all the bread that could be secured, with provisions of a' 1 kinds, and all the spare blankets *that eculd be gathered up, were sent to the ■ohool, and some forty or fifty famines found a temporary resting pKce. The Hospital, and Honors, Albert, Herbert, Maokay, Boundary, Gretsson, Auey, Johnston, and Preston streets were en tirely depopulsM. Every hotelin town Was crowded wl A h fugitives, and a 1 most •very private house m the upper portion, of the town threw open is ooora to the , poor sufferers. Fouur itely the rain held ; off, althocjh the c^y wes dark and gloomy. : The railway line along the wherf bad all i its ballast swept a* ay, r\d and but fo ; .the long string of cc it laden wf^goos the • whole line, sleeps; 3 and i ile, would have } gone. The s'T^metß St Kilda and Hosi-l ■ mond, with the local tugs, pat out extra j oab'es and took the precaution to keep j iteam op to relieve the strain upon their ( moorings. ] A 9 far as can be ascertained no fatal < eases are report 3d-, although several par- ( row escape's from drowning occurred. ' The current sweeping up Tatnni Etreet, ! pact the Post-office, was a wild eddying j flood, turning with terrific force around , the Hospital, and 1-. ien with floating , debris, large »nd dangerous. Several j persons, endeavoring to crocs the streets i In the water bre:st deep were rushed off ] their feet, and only rooued by the timely < •xartion of men on horseback. I Nearly every store m town has suffered considerably, and although it is impossible ye!; to estimate the dpmc?e accurately, it cannot be !o'j than £20,000. The nocd txtended from the town end of Oobden bridge right along to tbe beach, and in wards a long distance past the public hal on the quay. Gi'naer's Hotel had at noon nearly five feet of water m tbe bar, and several streets towards the Fire Brigade itiiion had the water to the top of the vtrandahs. About nuon .the scene was one of wild •xcitemeat ; the doll Bwish and deep roar of the mud-colored water rushing headlong irom the river up the lower level of the ■♦re its, the hoarse cries of the boat and draymen as they urged their respective Vehicles on their er.and of mercy — the gabbing of women and children — and the Heartfelt groans of the 3 who li.d suffered ,iuch heavy lossss— formed a scene of misery that will make a bli ik pr>7B i r the evuntful history of the town. The older residents say this flood 's conalde ably higher than the famous one of 1872, which •wept away the greater pottle a of the town, and resisted m several lives being lost. On the Cobden side of the river, which lies high,. not much drmage was dene to harbor works m oour c of con traction, but at the time of writing the water is still deep over that portion, and It is impossible to tel l really what dan?-"re hts been done. At dead low water, which was about 6 a.m. the fiord m the streets h»d gone down over 2ft, bot It is fn'ly expected by midnight- the tide will be backed hhth, and a repetition of [the morning's flood wi.l ensue. To-ufght the weather looki dark and threatening and apparently it has t m raining heavily higher op the Grey Valler, and as the tide : will be extraord?'- \r:ly h'^h it is probable that the fl>nd will be much higher. The loss amongst the wort : ng. classes will be very great while every merchant and storekeeper wi'l suffer considerably. Toe telegraph office wn unapproachable all day, the water be^ng nearly level with the instruments. AM business and work is suspended, and it will be a week or more before the railway •line along the wherf wi'l be m a fit condition to run coal traffic along. The Herald, from the South, ?s outside, but will not be able to get m for two days. July 7. The town at daylight this morning looked deplorable ; fortunately, the river WBS not so high m the night, and tbe water did not ovrifhw the town. The streets are m a frightful xneßs; opposite Oilmer's Hotel m Te'nui street a hole some 28ft lone And 4^ deep has been washed out, while tbe riph&lt pavements In mauy parts are U'ted completely pp. Nearly ever? street m town will requi-e remaking, la tbe Btorrß on the quay the mud is inches deep, and furniture and stock ?s more or len <?aro- led everywhere. The roidents of several houses near the beach had n; ?row escapes j woman and children were up to their waists m water nearly the whole of the night, the men firing gnns as signed of distress, Boats . putr off from the vet^ls m port and rncued them at daybreak. No buildings have been washed away, but whole rows of fences and verandahs and out-offices have d'esppf ait d. It Is reported at noon that teveial nersors are missing at Coal j Creek, on toe other «id[e of the river. The daUymen have lost all their oattle and horaes,. It is supposed that all the Iridjea up the Main Grey Valley road have beeo washed *way< It will be ti3vernl days before anything can be done on the wharf; the whole of the line from Oobden bridge along the wharf will require relating, a 1 ! the balleast being goue. The » uided warehouses h? \ 4ft of water m them, and tea, tobacoo, *>nd other goods are destroyed, The losa pmongei the working olasses will be very great, m many eases all clothing and food aod much furniture being spoiled. Several acoidenM occurred; Mr Bradley, engine di vet, while lifting some heavy goorlg, pllppei and fell tb/oqgh a window, jpfl'ot'ag serious gashen on his h'%c\ Mr 'Jatnes Gofnk'jj of Crllocer's Hotel, broke hfs leg while eavi ?% pro^ei'ty, The town '■? upset for baseness for a long truae, and the loss, it to feared, will be very Mrfow.

A Frees Association telegram, dated Greymouth, July 7th, says :— Between threa and four the water was flow : ig m and out of the Argus premises. The paper was made up with the floor 4ln under water By the time it was put to press the water had put the fire out and the paper was worked off by hand, the water then be ing over the men's knees. The bo»ls then came into rtquisiiion, and tho issue was not distributed Thousands of loads of Bhingle are piled up m some of the streets, while great boles are sccu ed away m others. The town,wt<i cut <ff iVom ali nostal and te'egraph commu icatioo dur <n? Wednesday and the greater part of rhursday, Christchhkoh, J< 8. The weather ia threatening with shouera. Tho floods are rapidly subsiding. The works ereoted at the south branch oi the Waiimkarirl fo? the protection or Chiiatohuroh are damage i to the extend of £305, por iona of two conci.te ein harkments being we shed away. C mtider able damage to roc da and bridges U i sported .*om all over -the northern district, but no loas of l'feyet.

ANNIVERSARY TEAMEETING AT TINWALD

The Anniversary Tea Meeting of the Pies byterian Churoh took place m the Tiawald Hall on Wednesday evening. It was the day on which the traffio was suspended at the Railway biidge owing to heavy floods, and had it not been for improvements gradually mad% by the Tinwald Town Board m letting off sur face water and mending its ways, a pub i: o meeting of any kind would have been almost, out of tbe question m such weather. As it was, although the weather had not cleared, the people gathered, and altogether, with old ' I and young and friends from JPlemington and I Willowby, there must have been about a nun- j dred persons present. The' tea tables were provided by Mesdames| Houston, Mehai.y, and Blake, who were ab listed by Mrs Wi" : ama, Misses Rutherford, Houston, Blake, and Ne : l. The Bachelors table was presided over by the Misses Meha.ji/ (3), and Miss Williams. The Hall presented a cheerful appeiance, with the word •' Welcome " m large letters at one end, and an attractive stall for-sale of goods at the other, lighted up with Chinese lanterns. Tt 'a was attended to by Miss Eliza Houston, and the Misses Gairnoross. Tea over, arrange ments were quickly made for the public meet ing, whioh was presided over by Rev A. Blake. The platform was occupied by a choir, which sung m excellent time and harmony, accom panied on tlte piano by Miaa Blake. A % lolin solo by Mr Wood, entitled "Home, Sweet Home," was accompanied by Miss Rutherford, on the piano, and was so successful that it had to be repeated. Messrs Broadley and Wood accompanied on their violins all the pieces sung with good effect. The Chairman ad dressed the meeting apologising for the absence of tha Revs R. F. Garbett and A. M. Beattie. He took for his subject, " Taking care of number one," which he treated m a way, both humorous and serious. Rev P. McNicoll, V Swle, and Rev R. Stewart fol lowed, giving exoel'ent addresses on thi sub* jects of Re .ja'ion, Unity among Churches, and Co-operation m congregations rebpeo tively. Mr Sawle thought the attendance under the circumstances indicated that interest was taken m the work of the congregation, and Mr Stewart was very happy m the illustration of his subject, drawing special attention to the operations of the New Zealand Al'iance and the visit of Mr Glover. — Mr Ennis moved a vote of thanks to the ladies who had taken m hand to provide the exce'lent spread they bad had that evening, m a manner which could not be too highly praised, and also to those who had provided the Baoholor's table. Mr Houston moved a vote of thanks to the choir, which had really surprised him by the excel lence of their performance, With this waß coupled a special vote of thanks to Mr Shearer for his gratutious services m faith fully attending to tho leading of the Psalmody. Mr Blake moved a vote of thanks to the speakers, all of which were carried by ac clamation. The whole meeting joined m Binding " God Save the Queen," as it reoenfcly appeared m the columns of the " Guardian," after which the Benediotion was pronounced, and a very enjoyable meeting was brought to a close.

ELECTION GOSSIP

... ■■ ' .■"■ .■ '■ - (From ova Exchanges.) - Mr Butchloson will not stand for Dune* din Central, but will contest Roalyn. Takarfogi Kfngi, a Wunganoi chief, la a candidate for Ihe Western Miori diatriot. There are four candidates for the Southern Maori electorate— Wi ParaUi (sitting member), Tara We'ere, Tara Tekaro, and David EHeon (half -or te). Mr Anßon, of Peraki, who opposed Mr Montgomeiy at the last election ; Mr J. E. Thackcr, sheep farmer of Okain's Bay, and Mr A. I. McGregor, auctioneer, Akaroa, announces thcmselvPß as cand' datea for the Akaroa seat, and it is said others are coming forward. Dr Newman and Mr MoLean are both workiug hard m Thorndon (Wellington) but the f orator is generally regarded as safe. For Te Aro, Mr Fraser is expected to be opposed by. Mr Menteath and Mr 1 Arthur Browa (late Mayor). For Wellington East Mr Fisher is be lieved to be absolutely safe. . ■ Mr Iz*rd ia cauvasslng Wellington South, but is expeoted to be oppesad hy Mr Wakeneld, among others. Messrs Fiizherbert and Fraser (opposi tion) are out for the Hutt. It is believed the latter will be Bucceesfn). Mr Alfred Saanders, who io a candidate for the representation of Lincoln, was to have delivered an address m the Orange Hall, Greendale, on Tueuday lant. Only a very few were present on account of the miserable state of the weather. An ir formal meeting was held, Mr Saunders delivering a short address. A few ques tions were »6ked and .answered to the e^ti« faction of those preaont. A vote of confidence m the candidate w.a passed* At Mr Allen's Beoond meeting m Dune din East he recaived the usual vote of thanks and confidence. The Dunedin correspondent of the "{lyttoltcn Titxies," referring to the contest of this seat, fays that he believes if the poll were now taken that tho Premier would be beater» He, however adds that Sir Robert's power is likely to c.iart itueU over his i ess ex perienced and less able opponent as tLe ontest pt ceods. He therefore, expects to see lho Premier returned by a f^tr majority.

THE POLLEN PENSION CLAIM

Refening to the Pollen Pension o?p { m, the Auckland "Bell" saya :— As;"'n and a^ain his shameless petition la bowled over m the Assembly, but still he comes up smiUiig, and has at it again. W hen one considers the length of time that this gentleman has been tugging r t the public teat, and that evety bone and musolb In hia body has bean grown from the public corn, and that he baa not, from his earliest colonial experience, been living on anything bat the loaves of ofgoe, there seems something of sublimity m thn audacity with whioh he prefers this o'ftlm for more- That he should hold oat his band just now, wb en poor hard- wort lag wretonea ia the public service are being sacked or having their wages shaven down to starvation scale, would seem to •bow him n bereft; of common sense r /i he is of modesty. Tha idea of a h»bj heuriy old man liks him, who is good for mischief and Impudence m the Legislative Council for a dozen years yet, idly eating bread at the coet of the workers,, would be BuQjcienjjly irritating m any man bat m Or Pollen it is; tyartlcuhrly aggravating, for the,re ia not another ma.n m the oolony so univer?-illy disliked am one; the grea; body pf thp poopl^ of New £?alaad, no; quf'who bq arrogantly expresses hia contempt for anything that appears to commend iteelf, to popular aooeptation.

FRENCH ITEMS.

(from oxjb. pabis correspondent) ■ the se in(ebeil affair. Paris, May 16. The period of agitation, excitement, and alarm, which will long be remembered, has come to a close with the release of M. Schncebell, the special French Commis sioner at Metz Great gratification wag expressed m the leading French news papers, without distinction of their politi cal sbade ; and it is hardly necessary to add that private opinion way also de lighted at tho denommmt of a situation which at one time nvght have been thought like'y t> lead to grave inter national complications. THE NEW HEBRIDES QUESTION. The Timps stated last week 'n reference to the question of the N3W Hebiidos, that tho French (Government liaa under con sideration tbrca solu lions : — Either tho complete independence of the New Hebiides; the recognition of a prot3c torate by either England or France ; or a recognition of tbe independence of the islands under a sort of common sur veillance by England and France, The latter solution, the journal considers, is the most probable of the three. Tnis may be so, but there seems no valid reason why tbe inhabitants of the New Hebrides should not be left to manage lUeir own affaira, without any intervention at »11. The only apparent reason why Frrnce is mixed up with the affair at rll eeems to be her desire to make the islands a penal settlement, end such a solution would never be p smutted by Australia. The first of the three solutions, therefore, appears to be the most inevitable, THE AKMY MOBILISATION SCHEME. General Bouianger's Bill to grant the War Depaitment a sura of about fom nv'Hons for tho expeilmont of mobolising a corps d armcz, enters into some det-ils of his ssheme. The corps to be chosen will be one of those in' the west or south of France, m order that no fe'.ee interpre tation may be given to the measure. The date wHI be kept secret, but it will bo some time ab nt the month of October, and the choice of the l >mmencemont of the winder will indicate the purely 'ex perimental character of the manoeu\ i"es. The order will r e given by telegraph by a single convention!? l , word, on receipt of which the commander of the corps will Bend immediate instructions (o tho mayors und officers of tie i.evdarmes, who will at once post m all the communes bills, of wHich they have a peimanent supply, o-de.ing the men to join the corps within a determined time Ihe gendarmes will besides be charged to see that the orders are obeyed. THE FRENCH GROWN JEWELS. These precious gems, which are an object of great intercit just now, under went, during the troubled period of (he Feench revolution., some great mis adventures which are woith bemer re called". 8 In 1781, when Ihe Revolution was raginp, dining ex days m September, a band of thieves— thirty or foiky it is sup posed— us3d to penetrate every Light inta tho room the "Garde Meu bie," where the Crown jewels had been placed for safety. The rob bers entered by means of rope ladders, aided also by the lamppost standing at the coiner of the Roe Sainto Plor«n m. After breaking the seals on the doors and forupg the locks, they carried away nearly the whole of the treasury. During the njghfc of the 16th a man was caught on the above-mentioned lemp pOßt by a National Guard, who culled out that it! be did not come down he (the Guard) wou'd fire. T U pertuaded the thief , who descended with alccrify and a few jewels that, upon being searched, were found m his pockets Only then was the loss known, as no Bentry had been placed tj guard the precious collection. The day of the arrest Boiand, and the Minister of tbe Interior, had the disag.xaable task of apprising the National -ABeenobly of the fact of 500,000 francs worth of jewels alone remaining, where 25,000,000 Bhould have been. A cer tain numberof the malefactors were found, arrested, and condemned to death, but others, got off: scot free. A good many diamonds were immediately sought for and recovered, but the " Pepjent" and the '• Sancy " were not found for some tJtne. The Sancy, wob stolen by a man n^med Cottol, who passed it on to a companion. The latter judicioiialy bolted . The Regent was only discovered a year alter <he robbery m a d'lly, little wine ahop off the Fanbourg St. Germain. At the corona tion of Napoleon I. the jewels again appea.ed m public, the Regent being set m the hilt of his ceremonial Bword. In 1814 the Crown jewels weie all carried off by Marie Louise to Blois, but her father, the Emperor of Austria, gave them back to Louis XIII., who, during the tenlble night of March, 1815, took them to Gaud, where they remained until Ihe Restora tion Daring this reign the jewels under went little change, THE EXHIBITION AT THB PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE I promised yo u m my last to give you some particulars of the foreign exhibitions m the " Pala ; s de 1' Industrie ." The more one becomes acquainted with the Salon, the more one is impressed by the merit of the work done by English and American pitiets. Speaking of the former, Mme. Annie Ayrton ■ exhibits a we 1 ! printed study of Bt ;i l life, and ¥v Herbert Carlyon Baxter " A Study," Mrs Albert Ba'leroche i a portrait, and i£r Reginald Dottomley " Betrothed lo Death" and " Chez le Fripier." Me. Robert Barrett Erowning exhibits "After the Bath." Then we have Mr Burggraff's " Heights of Vi'le mUle," M^s Burrell's " Portrait of Baron R ," Mr H. S. Cairne's two po traits, md Mr Derini Curtois's "Summer Morning," Mr John Shirley Fere has contributed a portrait of Capt. C ," and Mr John Hammond "Sunset at St. John's Few Brunßrfick," Australia has a representitiye m the person of a lady, Mrs J5. Ritchie Harrison, who hp-* sent a portrait, and " Une Fatelotte d'Etaples." Mr Jameson's '" Fiehe/mao's Daughter" represents faotch art. Mr Alexander Lean, of Glasgow, has chosen a national subject, his pictu"e representing a tootch landscape. Mr James A. "Walker has exhibited "The Lost Irr3k," a very admirable picture of a pai iy of soldiers seeking the traoes of their loßt road m the snow. We should like to menfon many more names of artiste, but owing to the small apace we really cannot, for the moment at least .Among the American pictures of the year are to be noticed Miss Brawßter's picture " A Village Accident," Mr Davis's landscape "Ihe Last Rays," Mr Butler's " Moonrise," Mr Knight's " In October," Miss Gardner's "Farmer's Daughter," and landscapes by Meßsrs Edward Stuart, Stoke, fetone, and Miss Elumphe. Mr Dana is represented by a very excellent picture of <c lho Namouna," the eteam ypcht of Mr Jamc: Gordon Bennett. Mr Doneforth has contributed a picture called " A War Story," and Mr Dannat gives ua a solitary portrait. Of I course it is impossible to givo more than a mere mention on mot>t of the contribu tions as the American works exhibited this year 1 are 1 very numerous. We ore even very sorry indied not to ba able to give all the names of the excellent productions of this country-. ' ' Let U8 finish by stating tha.t the Salon of 1887, with its &531 pictures exhibited \n tho Calais de V ludußtre, is not inferior to any of its predecessors.

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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

+, The Manawatu Rai'way Wellington, July 8. The Manewatu Bailway Company are now running a dining car attached to their trains, Ir, was built here Flotsam and Jetsam. , At Giuborne a large quantity of wreck age is bdog washed ashore, It is hardly possible that it came from the wreok of the Northumberland *t Napier. Drowned. Man^ia, July 8. A little girl 4 years old, tho daughter of William Hills, was drowned at Rapauni Strom last night. A Smart Arre-t. Christohukoh, July 8. John Fisher was commuted for trial for breaking Into two hoc bos at Papanul <■ id stealing wearing apparel. He was r-rr rted m the Supreme O'>urfc by Con stable Hayes, who noticed that his bootß answered to the description of a pjir re ported as ntolen.

SIR G. GREY AT AUCKLAND

Auckland, July 7. Sir George Grey addressed a crowded I meetin iat Oity Hill to-night. Mr Fraser m the chair. After m>me preliminary remarks Sir G. Grey went on to speak of the present system of dealing with Native lands, and noticed the Bill introduced for settlement of Crown tenant?, He urged. that a scheme cf pensioner settlements* should be m roluced, and noticed the tind Acquisition Bill, also denouncing the present system of working the rail ways, and sympathising with Mr Valle io hid eoheTie. He was not m favor of pro teotton pure and simple, but would enooLrage ku il industriej and oonoladed by urging community of interest on im portant questions. A vote of thanks waß i adopted aoaniinously at tha close of the J pl<?-esa. \ • . ' f ,

The best medioine known is Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc. —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndi cates all over the Globe are its patrons. Bead the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The offioial reports of medic il olinica and universities, the offioial oommu lioation of the CoDsul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, ] Ansterdam —all these are authentio docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinio of Schuliz, M.D., Pro fessor, eto : —•' 0.8., 24 years old ; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made ia two places. Although Lister'b dressing was ' applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, de composed oharaoter. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed, and on its place were made during the daytime repeated irrigations with Enoalypti Extraot. The offensive foeter dis appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks, m this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's life-" —[Advt.l

£ HB ASHBTOTOJS GUABPIAN, FBIPAI, JULY 8, 1887.



■-■■:■ ■ - -.. . ■ .•■.'-.-.-. if- Public Notices. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NORTH ASHBUaTON BRIDGE AT DIGBY'S. mHB BOBTH APPROACH Laylrg JL been D.4MAGI?D thJs Bridge will CLOSED ajjaiusfc Traffic until further aoi.'os. By order, WILLIAM BAXTER County EngJneor. TENDERS FOR GRAZING. 2424 ACRES; mMDERS will be received at the X office x>£ the Undersigned up to SATURDAY, July ltfth, for renting the 2424 ACRES known as Singletree, for one or more years. 14C0 Acres now laid dowa to English graes. For full particulars apply to ' H. MATRON & CO.. 7j]26 ■ Ashburton. HAVES & GO.'S Great Bale, OBLIGE BY READING TfIB- FOLLOWING :~ B LACK Straw Hats only 3d Pelt Fata were 8a 6d, now Is Grey Cali o, l£d White Twill, 2|d Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all U 3 dozen for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7s 6d \ Lace Curtains, Is Boys' Caps, 4£d Men's Black Felt Hats were 63 9d now 2a 3d Heavy Dress Goods, s^d Lot of Wide Bibbons, Id Gcod Shirtings, 4£d "Wool Squares, 6d Tweed Trousers from 6s 6d Let of Diagonal Coats were 21s fid now 10s Cd A Grand Lot of Overcoats awf ull Cheap, and a quantity of other goods too numerous to mention ia thiß advertise- ment. —^ In addition to the above, H. & Co. will dnring the gale, give a Discount of Ono Shilling m the Pound. Cn'y call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND 00 . ' S 6f29 T. Bullock. TINWALD, TO LET—A Cottage near the School. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ? TO LET — 5-Boomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Cburch, Apply to T. BULLOCK. O7 IAS TOWN SECTION 260, 3D 9 jL\) Tin wald, near the Railway Station for Bale at the above price. Persor s desirous of qualifying themselves for a vote at the forthcoming election this offers them an opportunity. • T. BULLOCK. HpO.LET.— Dffollinehocso, to«ether with .1 email Btablo, Moore's Road," near the Presbyterian Manee. Apply to T. BULLOCK. mO LET,— At a low rental, Property In JL Tancred Street, recently m the ocoupation of Mr Dclmau, on whioh 1 erected Shop, S'atle, etc, — Apply to i_ T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE,— Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 feet on Burnett Street, and adjoining the "Mail" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will be accepted. — Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE— Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £19. Libera terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. * TO PAINTERS. TO LET at a low rental, Shop aui Dwellinghouso m Moore street, latolj m occupation of Mr LucasJJ . - T. BULLOCK FOR SALE, 4 Strongly Built 4-Wheeled covered £X. Waggon, suitable for a Hawker. 5 T. BOLLOCK, TINWALD. TO LET— A Fopr-rccmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine'a pro- perty, and retr the Railway Station. A leff rental will be accsptod. T. BULLOCK. H. Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE, STORAGE. WE HA.YE ROOM FOR A LIJBHx quantity of grain ; * n 0 vITr mi n. H. MATSON & CO., ASBBURTOK ARE CASH |f OROHASBIi OF Wheat Oats i Barley and ■■••; Eyegrass H. MATSON & CO., ASHBCTRTON, ■-** '^" IM ' lM '' M '''''*"''^ M^ M "" a^"" l ' l "'"*'"'*'^**'" w '*^ l^ George Jameson ■ .^HBUETON COUNTY STOCK AND KALEYARDS CO., LIMIT D % ,. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 nr»TTF nnvsn HBTE DIPS are no * 60 T LSg; . «* aiw with M * ho sheep, apply at the On* '^MESON x 3164. Gm di gewetey. Dtain Pipes. A LL SIZES— Prom 3 to 15 laches-^' With r ' BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTION FOR SAT TV BY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON;^



S icatz ar' d OOko k WATOHB9 ..; WATCHES WATOt f v WATCHES *<?■■■■■■/'■. .:■.%■ CLOCKS ' W ATOP "53 CLOCKS WATCHES CLOCKS OLOCSS JEWS"^LERT CLOCKS JBWETT^Ry CLOCK JEWELLERY ' JBWELLISiiY JEWELLERY . JBWELLPBY. GREAT Clearing Sale, 808 4 W.fi'JKS ONLY. J. F. STBATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS. JEWETJEBS & M/NI7PAOTUaEBB, 261, High Etebht, OHRISTCHOROH. HAVING now been eftablifl'ied 10 yeais, intend to hold a GBEAT CLEANING SAIhJ of th»ir Large and Varied Stock, condstiag ct £50CO worth of Watches, Clocks and Jewdlei/. The Sale will commence on WEDNESDAY, July 6th, and will last i weeks or'y. All Goods will be marked m plain figures, at lees than one-half of our already well* known low priceß. OOME EABLY ATSD SBCURB BABGAINO. GENTS' FNGLISH EUiSTLXG TEVEBS. 18 carat Gold Caaes, nsoal p.'ce £25, r: dnced £16 10a ; ueaal ptice £20. reduced to £18 10s ; asnal price £16, i educed to £10 16b; ÜBU?' prirj £12 10s, reduced to £8. GfENTS 1 PATENT LEVEBS, SOLID GOLD OASES. "Usual price from £6 to £10, now reduced from £4 to £7. GFNTS' ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS; STERLING 6ILVEB OASEB. TJfubl price £10 10b reduced to £6 10a } usual piice £8 10s. reauced to £6 6s ; usual price £6 10«, reduced to £4 6a ; usual price £6 10p, reduced to £3 10s : nsna l price £4 10s, reduced to £2 10s. PATENT LEVERS, STRONG HUNTING SILVER OASES. Usual price £3 15s, reduo:4 to £2 : usual piice £3 8s ; reduced to 355. STRONG HUNTING WATOHE3. Usual price £2 6s, reduced tv 26a. LADIES' GOLD WATCHES, BEAUTI- JFULLY ENGRAVED CASES. Uaaal pi Ices £6 10s, reduced to £4 10s, Do. Do. Usubl prices £5 10b, red need to £8 10s. A WBIITEN GUARANTEE WITH EVEBY - WATCH. LOCKETS, HALT MARKED, STERLING SILVER Usua* pricea 20? , reduced to 12s 6d; 17a 6d reduced io 10s od ; 16^ reduced to ßs 6d ; 12a 6d rednr id to 7s 6« ; 10a 6d r- Jnced to 6s 6d ; 7s 6d redu Ito4s6d ;6s reduced to 3s 6d ; I • 6d 1 .dnced to 2- NECKLET , HALL MARKED, STERLING SILVER. A very 1" M & 3 assoj ment, tbe usupt price ' ' being from 7s 6d ■' o 80s are now reduced from 33 6d to 18s 6d. SILVER BROC OHES, IN EVEBY DESIGN. Usnalp/. > 103 6d reduced to 6s 6d, 7s 6d reduced to 49 6d, 6s 6d reduced to 8s 6d, 4i 6d ledacod to 23 6d, 3s 6d reduced to Is 6d. STEF^TNG SILVER FVBRINGS At spo'ially reduced prices from Is a pair. GOLD SETS OF 880008 A^ID E&.BBISGS Beau tK ally finish 1, moanted with real : Btones, usual pii i £6 10s ; ;da".i to £4 10s ; usflftl price £5 10s redr sd to £8 7s 6d; r-DQV price £4 4s redn? 1 to £2 10s : usual price, £3 6s r luecd to 87s 6d ; usual price £2 10a reduced to 80s. SOLID GOID BROOOHES. Usual pi ice £3 10s reduced to £2; usual price £2 16a reduced to 355 ; mual price £2 2s reduced to 27s 6d ; usual prica £1 10a redac I to 18s : usual price £1 2a 6d reduced to 12a 6d. LADIES & GENTS' STERLING SILVER ALBERTS. A very large variety to choose from, the usual price being fro ji 7b 6d to 80s are now reduced to different prices from 3s 6d to 17s. . As it is 'iiDOEaible for us to enumerate every article, we invite the pub.c tooa\l and inspect for thero6eive3 as one glance wi 1 ' prove that we are wiling th r at a price never before attempted m New Zealand. Remember this Great Clearing Sale com* mencea on WEDNESDAY, July 6th. Storekeepers, Jewellers, F»wkers and otharfi phould not looEe this opportunity of laying m their yaar 3 stock of our own manufoctuted Goods. EVEBY ARTICLE PULLY WARHANTPD 1 • Note the Address*— J. F. STRATZ & CO. PBACTIOAL WATOHMAKBRS, JEWEL- Isi;b, and masufaotubebs »1 high Btbeet, CBBISTCKUBCH. r : ..'■'••■ ■• 'X'V-L': / hr'i ■



Public Notices McCallum & Co. COAL! COAL! COAL ™esh supplies" of J? NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL GREYMOUTH COAL. Also— Native Goal, superior to Mount Somerß Coal. Fresh supplies of Building Timber and Building Materials of every description, FEESH IMPORTATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE-" WIRE- WIRE. I BAKBED & PLAIN. No.'a 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE No, a B, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION BlRBfiD WIRE, •« ACME ' STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDAEDS. Out and Punched to any length and guago required, * McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants & Importers ASHBURTOISr, OAMAKTJ DOTEDIN & INVEK* CABGILL. 4*160 ■ LAST MONTH t . OF THE OKEAT CHEAP SALE- Further Special Redactions PREVIOUS TO TAKING STOCK, AX ORR & ALGORN'S DISSOLUTION SALE ;*•* PARTICULAR Attention is ro- quested to tie following lines, which -will be found extraordinary value, viz., Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, Ladleß' Jackets, Fur Capes. A LARGE QUANTITY OF SUPERIOR DRESS GOODS, ; j HOMESPUKS, &c, ! AT ABOUT HALF PRICE. MENS' AND BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS FURTHER REDUCED. Customers will find it to their advan- tage to make large Purchases this month, 1 previous to the close of the Sale, , ORR & ALCORN'S > ••.■,.-. I DISSOLUTION SALE.



lublic Notice:. ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY milE next INGLESIDE will be held m 1 the Oddfellows' Hall on MONDAY, 11th ioßt.j at 8 p.m. J. 0. DCJtfOAN, 7 30 Secretary; WITH THE " CATSTEEBURY TIMES" OF THI3 WEEK Will be issued Gratis a Lithographed Map " OF THE SOUTH ISCANP, Clearly and accurately showing tho Boundaries and Population of the HEW ELEOTORAL DISTUICTS. THIS Map has been specially drawn and lithographed for the " Canter- bury Times," and a copy should be Eecured by every elector. PRICE SIXPENCE. Sold by all Newsvendors m the Colony. A Map of the North Island Eleotoral Districts will follow next week. 7*44 ! STAR OF ASHBURTON LODGE. L.0.L., No. 23. r | THE Annual Dinner m connection with I the above Lodge will be held m the Boyal Hotel on TUESDAY, JULY 12th, AT 7.30. The Annual Ball will be held m the Orange Hall on WEDNESDAY, July 13th. Dancing to commence at 8p m. 7*45 SAMUEL BROWN, ff.M In Bankruptcy. IN BANKRUPTOY. In the District Court of Aihbucton. (being a local Court of Bank- ruptcy), hold en at Aahburton. In the matter of " Tho raukrupio? Aofr, 1883." "VTOTIGE is hereby given tSat I, ±\ WiMJAM FDWABD MAKBa, of Methven, baker, have thia day filed m the said Court a petition to be adjudged A bankrupt Dated thia Bfch day of Jay, J887; W. E. MAUSH. W. J. Byrkk, Solid lor for Debtor. 7*47 IS BANKRUPTCY. In the Dißtrlct Court of /shout ton (being a local Court of Bank- ruptcy) holdcn at Ashburton. In the matter of *' The Bankruptoy Act, 1883," and the Aota amending the same. NOTICE is hereby givan that Wilwam Edward Marsh, of Methven, Baker, has thia day been adjudicated a bankrupt, and "that the first meeting of creditors will be held m the District Courthouse, Aehburton, on WEDNESDAY, July 13th, 1887, at 10 15 o'clock \a the forenoon Dated thia Bih day of July, 1887. J. 0. BELL, 7°46 Deputy Offiolpl Aanignee. Auctions. SATURDAY, 9th JULY.— Speolal entry. On account of Mr Jaß. Beseltine, BLACK GELDING, by Castaway. Has been hunted regularly this season ; reason for selling, owner has no farther me for him. . Sale at 1 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, Anctioneer: j SATUBDAY, 9th JULY. In the Estate of A. E. Mellick, a Ban- krupt, MR T. BULLOCK haa received m Btructiona from the Official Assignee, Otago District, to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on SATURDAY, 9th July, Lot 256, Tinwald, corner of Malcom and Anno Streets, containing about £-aoro. Full particulars can be obtained of the Auctioneer. Sale at 12.30. T. BULLOCK, 7*3 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, JULY 9th. 24 Acras, 3 Roods, fronting Winchmore Road, near Mk Robert Millar's pro- perty, for Sale, by order of tho Mortgagees. MR T. BULLOCK will Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the ARCADE, on the above date, on ac- count and by order of the Mortgagees, R.S. 28313, containing 24 acres, 3 roodß, sitnated beiween the Winchmore Road and Mr Robert Millar's property. In- spection invited. Terms at Sale. Sale at 12 30. T. BULLOCK, 7fl Auctioneer. LOTS 31, 32, and 33, near the Woollen Fnotory. ; MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions from Mr E. Silk, to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on SATUBDAY, July 9th, LOTS 31, 32, and 33, containing 1 rood, 2£ perchea, 1 rood, 2£ perches, and 1 rood, 14 perches re- spectively, fronting Clark and Andrew- Streets, Allenton Suburban District, near Mr Steel's Store. Terms of payment will be very liberal, viz, email dopoßit cpsb, balance by instalments. For fuller particulars apply to the Auc-. tioneer. Sale at 12 3a T. BULLOCK, 7+2 Auctioneer. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY^™ JULY. At tho East Street Horae Bazaar, at 1 o'clock, FIRST-CLASS DRAUGHT MARES AND GELDINGS, from the South. To Fanners, Contractors, Dea7ere, and others. MES9RS FRIEDI ANDER BROS, have received instructions from Mr Robert GUwff, to Sell by Public Auction, at the above time and place, — 1A FIRST-CLASS DRAUGHT 1A J-U MARES & GELDINGS, AU 3 to 5 yearo old. The Auctioneer wishes to call speoial attention to this lot of Horses. Ihey are a grand lot, young and sound, and Mr Gawk's name is a sufficient guarantee of their quality. Tho horses may be inspected on Friday, FBIEDLANDER BRO&, PETER WILLIAMS, "til Auctioneer.



I Owe My Lifa. CHAPTER I. " I was taken sick a year ago With bilious fever." "My dootor pronounced me cured, but • I got sick again with terrible pain 3 m my tack and sides, and I got so bad I Could not move ! I shrank! From 2281bs to 120 1 I had been doo- toring for my liver, but it did me no good, I d'd not ezpect to live more than three months. I began to use Hep Bittern. Directly my appetite returned, my pains left me, my entire tystem seemed renewed as if by magio, and after using several bottles, am no<: only aa sound aa a sovereign, but weight more than I did before. T<?"Hop Bit- t&rßlowemy life." Dublin, June 6, '81. R. Fitzpatbiok. '■ OH4PTEH 11. II Maiden; Mass., Feb. 1, 1880. Gentlemen— I suffered with attacks of sick headache." Neuralgia, female trouble, for years m the most terrible and excruciating man- ner. No medicine or doctor could give me relief or cure, until I used Hop Bitters. " The first bottle Nearly cured me ;" The second made me aa well and strong as when a child. *' Aud I have been bo to this day." My husband was on invalid fcr twenty years with a serious ''Kidnoy, liver and urinary complaint. I "Pronounced by Boston's best physi- cians—" Incurable 1" Seven bottles of your Bitters cured him and I know of the " Lives of eight persons " In my neighborhood that have been saved by your bitters, And many more are using them with great benefit. " They almopt do mirno-es ?" —MrsE.D. Slack How to Get Sick. — Expose yourself day and night ; eat too much without exercise, work too hard without rest, dootor all the time ; take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know How to Get Weil.— Whioh is answered m three words— take Hop Bitters 1 Prosecute the Swindlers ! If when you call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Sops on tlie white label and Dr Soule'B name bloiun 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 monoy for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle and we will pay ycu liboraliy for the oonvio- tion. . - UPPER ASHBURTON KOAD BOARD. THE Fords on the Rivers are dangerous. Persons are warned that traffic is stopped till the same are repaired. d. McLean, . • Chairman . Linseed. EOR SALE— A good clean sample, fit for seed. GEO. JAMESON, 7 20 Ashburton. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL NOTICE is hereby given that all Borough Rates now due must be paid on or before the 15th July. Rates remaining unpaid after that date will be Bued for. No further notice will be given. By order, QHARLEB BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, 28th June, 1887. 6 IQS ODDFELLOWS BE-UNION. THE Loyal Asbburton Lodge of Odd. fellows will celebrate their Fourteenth Anniversary m the Oddfellows' Hall, on FRIDAY, July Btb, by a Grand Oonoert and Ball, commencing at 7.30 o'clock. Refreshments provded. Tickets— Gen. tlemen, 2s 6d ; Ladies, Is6d; Children, la. fi, MINNIS, Hon. Seo. ASHBURTON GUARDS. ASOCIAL Gathering, consiating of Musio, Singing, Dancing, and Military Exercises, will be held m the Oddfellows -Ha'.l, on i*BI DAY, July Xstb, atßp,m. Tickets, 2s Gd each. Ladies free. ■■■■ •--• -■ •■■'■ . -•• J. PURCHASE, 1 Tt2* Beorettry.