was left m his (Mr Sommers) hands. He thought £2 a week ample payment In f aot more than Matheson wa« worth . Tbe buaines under h's management had gone down 60 per cent. He had oooaslon to frequently complain to Mathenon of the bad bonineis done. — The witness wae subjected to a searching oross-examina tlon by Mr White. (Left sifting.)

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Ashburton County Council wis hold at the Oounoil'e Chamber* this morning. Present— Meuiri W. 0. Walker (Chairman), BJ. G. Wright, 0. J. Harper, D. MoLean, E. S. Cotter and G. W. Leadley. MOUNT 80MBBB TRAMWAY. ] One of the subjects which the meeting WM called t j consider wbs the question ' of aooeptiog tenders for the neoessary ' work In connection with the proposed Mount Someri Tramway. On the matter coming forward, the Chairman said that ho was sorry to have to report that a hitoh h*d ooourred m eonneetion with the obtaining of a loan nnder the provisions of the Looal B >dies Loans Act. The law officers of the Crown had expressed the opinion th«t clause 21 of that Aot wai not applicable to portions of a district, such as that interested m the Mount Bomers application. The mattet was still under diiaussion and, therefore, he aould s»y no more about it at present. He had just rtoalved a let'er from Mr Tripp, urging that an outside legal opinion should ba obtained on the matter, and offering to contribnte towards the cost. Be (the Chairman) did not think It would be any good to follow out Mr Tripp's suggestion because the matter was one for the Government to consider and they would not hi influenced by any outside legal opinion the Council might obtain. In reply to Mr MoLean, the Chairman ■aid that no deoision had yet been arrived at with regard to the point raised by the law < ffiaers of the Crown. The matter then dropped. REPRESENTATION. Aa provided by the Oounios Aot 1884 V the Council considered tha question of adjusting the representation en the Ofttmoil of the various ridings comprised within the county. A return, which had been prepared, showed the rateable value ani num ber of ratepayers at the present time to be as follows : —

The Aihburton Biding Is represented by two members, the others by one, but by a special order paseod by the Ooaaoll, at lta last meeting, the Asbburton Biding fab been divided Into two portions, each to be repreeonted by ooe member, viz, Wekacut and Ash borton,Jr«B wotlrAy. The ratable valne of the Wdkanul riding, which includes the Hampitead Town Diatrlot. is m rouud numbers £381,800, and that of tbe Ash bnrtoa riding, wh'oh comprises Longbeaoh And OolcUtream Road DUtric'i and Tinwald Town District, £599,000 In tbe two ridings there are Orown lands act down at £13,000. The Oouuoil went into Committee on the question, and after a long considera tion resnmed, when it was repotted that the followlng'resolutlon had been carried : (1) That taking Into consideration the nneqrjai representation of the county up-m the bails of rateable value, it Is expedient to inorease tbe number of Councilors by one or more. (2) "That the bumbo of members bo increased by two: That •n additional member be given to the Mount Hutt Biding and an additional member to the new Aehbur ton riding. It wai resolved to lnstruofc the Coun cil's solicitor to draft the special order to Rive effeot to resolution oarried. The County then adjourned till 2 p.m. MOT7HT BOMEKS TBAMWAY. The Chairman said that there was one matter m connection with the Mount Semers Tramway, wh'ch it had been omitted to deal with when the subject previously oame before the Council, Presuming the difficulty which bad arisen were got over ; and ho had no doubt it would be, so got over, it would be neoeesary to \aw a special crder In reference to atifking a recir ring rate. He. therefore, proposed tbe following motion, which was carried : — "That a speoial meeting be called to adopt a special order to strike a recurring rate m the Mount Soraera Tramway Distriot, to be held after next ordinary meeting." IRRIGATION. The Council went into Committee on thequeatlon, and on resuming adjourned.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Another Fire. Auckland, Mir oh 18. Lait night, shortly before midnight, a block of buildings was destroyed by 6 re. This orlgluated m an unoccupied shop And dwelling and destroyed two houses •nd three shops. Oae house vrn« owned by PUtt, and the other buildings by Porter The total damage amounts to £1000 and the Insurances were— Porter's block, £650 ; Pihtt'n cotUgo, £160, all m the South British. Gutter Ashore. The outter Whangarel, belonging to J. Ryan, of Auckland, went ashore at the Great Barrier Island yesterday, and be camt a total wreck. All hands were tared. Canoe Accident. A Bob R»y canoe the "Foam," ht>s bun picked up onps'zed In the h irbor And a man's hat was found floating near. It Is feared that a fatal accident has hap pened, but no one is reported missing. Accident on a Racecourse. Mastebton, MLaroh 18. At tho Opakl races yesterday Orlhba^e, daring his preliminary canter, fell and broke bis back. His j ;okey, Allan, wan severely shaken. Another Man Missing. GnEYMotmi, Mttvoh 18. William Kettle, a baker m good olr oamstanoai, left bis bad on Tuetdiy night to let ■ batch of bread and h*s not been aeen since. Search has been made but without avail. He was a sober man and h«d been m weak health, bat tVe*e is no reaion to suspect anything wrong, Footba'L Ddnbdik March 18. The OJftgo Rugby Union Intend send* Ing a football "{learn round the colony this season.

CONCERNING SPECIAL PRO VIDENCES.

BY DR LYMaN ABBOT. Paul and his Bhipwrockod companions gather about a little fire and dry theii o'othes, andwarm themselves, A vlpor c>mesout ef the sticks »>ncl fastennon Pani'n hand, an 1 the barbarians oonolude that bo is a murderer, whom the gods will punish. Ho ilia'ccs the viper "ff and feela no hurt ; they jump to the opposite con clu ion that ha 1b a god. The one judg ment had aa little to support it as the other ; both were deductions of simple, ignorant minds, unused to reasoning. We amlle at both — and reason In the same way* For what has this incident been reoorded unless to teach us the falsity of such processes 1 But a great deal of ourront thought and feeling about speotal providences m of the same type. The opinion of Job's friends that suffering is a sign of Divine disapproval and a method of Divine punishment atill remains, m spite of all the Bible teaching to the contrary, m spite of its central truth that the Son of God, the Divine Man, was a Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief. In a large broad way suffarltfg is the result of sin ; if there never had been sin there never would have bean suffering

— perhaps. At all event*, most of the Buffering In the world oan be traced back to sin sb its origin and aouroe. Bat the ulnne-fl are certainly not the only, Ithink not oven the ohiaf, sufferers. Vloarioca ruffering is the universal law and the uni versal experience. We are all immeshed m the tarns net of palu and grief, and share m it because we belong to a ainful race, not because we have committed specific bldb. Tha blind man is not born blind either because of his own aino or became of the ulna of his parents, but that the works of Qod may be made manifest. It is b oanse of sin, universal and race sin, that death has entered into tha world : but not be cause of sin, incidental and pornonal, that death entera Into your house or mine. The first-born died m every Egyptian's house because the Egyptian nation was a nation of oppressors ; he did not die m this or that particular house because therein tl c o had been particular aots of oppression, The sword and torch of war laid waito the South, and the death penalty fell o» the whole na'lon for its gu>lt In enslaving men. Bat that penalty made no discrimination between the innocent aid the guilty ; the planta-

tion of the despotic and of tho Christian matter knew the lame ray »i?O3 ; the s»> of the lifelong defender of slavery ; and the great emancipator himself 6iid by the hand of the nßanesin. It Is no sign of guilt or condemnation that the viper comes up out of the fire and fastens on any man's hand.

As little is it any sign of Divine ap proval that he shakes the viper off »nd feels no hurt Thero is nothing In credible m this narrative. I hava known men who oouli handlo bees by the half score and they would not sting them. If one man may provoke no sting from the beo, why not another to venom from the asp ? Nor need we reokon a miraole where tho barbarians did, or jnmp to their one conclusion that the unharmed was a god, any more than to the other conclusion that the assailed waa a murderer. Exemption from pain proven as little as subjeotion to it. Some of the worst men have been tin moat prosperous and apparently happy — I do not say blessed. A callous conscience gives pecct). The hardened criminal sleeps like a child the night before his execution, and oata his breakfast with a good appetite before he goes to the gallows. So, then, not even conso'.ouco is a Divine judge aod executioner — m this life. The notion that men get their deserts as they go along ia confuted by every day's testimony. There are juet three hundred and sixty five witnesses against it m every year ; and as many m the world as there are lives. It is not by the special disfavor of Ood that the viper leaps to lha hand, nor by Hifl speoial favor that no harm la suffered. Special and particular providence there la and must be — must be if there Is any providonce at all, for the general la always made up of particulars. All great men have bolieved m thU—in a fato, a destiny, a star, a guardian angel, a pro vidence, and worked with peculiar powor booausa of their faith m a peculiar guardianship. But it ie not nafe f?r na to interpret this providence, to oonolude that it kept me from this voyage, detained me from this train, made me oross the street at this point, and so saved me the peril of a shipwreck, a collision, or a falling stone. Thia ia to fall Into the second error cf the barbarians, as to sit silent under an imagined Divine dis pleasure beoause of pain inflicted is to fall into the first. If a speoial providenoe kept yon from the fated train, what sent the twenty to their death apon it 1

A HAUNTED SHIP

A Norwegian barque, the Sqaando, which reo a ntly pat Into the port of Bathurst, m Now Brunswick, has been abandoned by her officers and crew, <vho one and all declare that the vessel is '* hauntpd," and that nothing would induce them to go to sea m her again. When *he was m San Francißoo some years ago the captain and his wife mur dered the fir-it mate, severing his head completely from his body with an axe. Her next master was killed m a mutiny, and hla two immediate successors died on board. The Norweg'au oonsul at Bathurst engaged two watohmen to look after the deserted craft but a single night on board wan enough for thorn. Thoy allege that they saw " a headless man walking m the cabin, that handspikes wera flying round the deok, th&t the bed clothes were pulled off them, that a cold olammy hand wan laid on their faces, and that they heard ehosily voices bidding them to depart."

PRESERVATION OF THE DEAD.

In speaking of tho preservation of dead bodies, " GailUrd'a Medical Monthly " cays that Edward T, who tiled m 1307, was found not decayed 403 joarß eubso quently. The fl«h on the faoo wan a little wasted, bat not putrid. The body of Canute, who died m 3017. wn« found fresh In 1766. Those of Willlnm tho Oorqueror and his wife wero porfeot In 1522. In 1509 threo Roman soldiers, In the dress of their country, fully equipped with anno, were dug out of a peat mono near Aberdeen. They were quite fresh and plump after a lapse of about 1500 years. In 1717 the bodies of Ltdy Kilsyth and her infant wero embalmed. In 1796 they were found as perfect as m the hour thoy were embalmed. Every feature and limb was full. The infant's features wero as composed as if he had only been asleep for 80 years. Ills colour was as freoh and his flesh ac plump and full as m the, perfeot glow of health. The smile of infanoy and In noounoy was on his lips. At a little dis tance it was difficult to distinguish whether Lady Kihyth was alive or dead The question is, what preservative wan used, and how applii d ?

A STUPID POPULAR ERROR.

("Timaru Herald") Q'iHe recently New Zealand h*a fur nished two remarkable inatanoaa of the ignorant belief that when a person is found hanging by the nock, tho finder must not cat him down, but must wait 1 until the police havo inspected the bndy ! One of these cases occurred In Wellington. The nuioide, a small shopkeeper, was found haugfng up to a beam m hla bock premises. Evidence given at the inquest showed that he could have been there only a very short time, and that, if proper measures to restore animation had been promptly resorted to, his life might have been saved. But the friend who made the dismal discovery leisurely sur veyed tbe scene, and then went into the house and remarkod that—' • Billy had done it at laßt." Billy meanwhile was left suspended, and so remained for a considerable time longer, watting for tho kind ministrations of the first cmstablb who should ohanoe to look m. When the wretched man was cut down after a lapae of time, variously estimated at from a quarter to three-qnarters of an hour, life, at might have been expected, was extinct. A precisely Bimllar oase occurred last week m Dunedin. A man named Kirk was found hanging, and the person who first saw him quietly let him hang, and went away to report the olr* oumatanoe and to bring an ncqnnlntanoe to stare at the body. Possibly Kirk was dead when first seen, and possibly not, but there Is no doubt that when at last the ropa was severed he was as dead as Julius Ctciar. At the inquest the why and wherefore of having allowed him to remain hanging was stated m pretty nearly the name words as thoae m»de ute of In the Wollinglou caae. The finder believed that it waa wrong to out down a body before the arrival of the police. The coroner mildly remarked that " it was a mistake," and there was an end of the matter. We call it not merely a mis take, but brutal stupidity or callousness, under the inflaenoe of whioh a m*n is prompted not to save human life but to pay a superstitious regard to a rule or lan which haa m existence except m hlB own imagination. Wo are ht»ppy to believe that most men would not be deterred from attempting to nave life even if there were auoh a groteiqiely absurd rule or law; but, nevertheless, the cases we have cited do not Btand alone. They aro merely the latest instances m w.hlch the policeman hos been waited for as tho only person authorised to give the would-be eu cide a chanoe for his life. But un fortunately for tho worldly proßpeots of half hanged people, tho police when thpy appear on the scene are not always to be depundod on to follow the dictates of common sense. In Auckland some years ago, there was a oase m whioh a constable, having found a poor old woman hanging up to the rafteio, left her m that potition fcr three days till the coroner's jury went to view the bidy. We need scarcely say that ehe w*a dead when they aaw her. The constable waa atked his reason for not having cut her down at first, and replied that it would have been "contrary to the statute m that case made and provided." His "miatftko" w»s followed by his' immediate dismissal from the force. But he found a champion m the person of a duly qualified medical pracftioner, who wrote a filming Utter to an Auckland newnpspsr conaurigg the authorities for tholr tyianny, and asserting confidently that the policeman wns right, and that, ncoordlog t> law, the old woman would have had to remain suspended for ever unlooa a Coroner and a Ooroner'a jury had viewed her. Thus we Bee that this error (a pretty widoly distributed, and la aometimea held by people whoso oduoa tionand surroundings ought to teach them better. Wo have no doubt that life is thus occasionally sacrificed, tut not very often, for New Zealand colonists are pot a Buloidal people ; men who hang them selves up t > tho raftora are sometimes dead aB door nails before anyone happens to uee them ; and, finally, there is muoh common Bonae and humanity left m the world, and not many would follow m the footsteps of the conttable whose conduct we have just noticed. However, as there la a State avntem of eduoatlon, some attempt might be made In the sohoola to explode popular fallacies and errors, of whioh there aro many carefully handed down from generation to generation. Amongst them ia the error that a man found nangi g must not bo cut down till tho polioo have had a look at him. The rising generation might be taught that the proper thing to do is to whip out a knife at once and sever the rope before going away and spreading the nevra that " Billy had done it at last."

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1887



• Biding, Rateable No. of 4B Value. Ratepayers _ Ashburton ... 983,901 .76 Upper Ashburton 515,303 563 Mount Somers ... 282,829 248 Mount Hutt ... 632,619 171 Fouth Rakaia ... 482,266 272 Kangitata ... 256,550 111 £3,153,458 2141



ABHBURTON RACINa,OLUB AUTUMN~MEETING rnnuRSDAY & t^riday APRIL 2 1st & 22nd, 18R7,» Pre?ident— E, G. Wright. Vice-Pro9idont— John Qrigg. Judge— Matthew Stitt. Stewards : H. Friedlandor j Wj O. Walker W» B. Denshire I R. MoOwoq J. O. N. Grlgß I Dr Leah? R. Friedlandor. ■ » Treasurer— David Thomas. <' Olork of the Bcalcs —^T. B. Upton.. Olerk of the Course-^ A. Hewson. Handioappers— The Oommittoe. Starter— Dr Leahy. Fmbt Raoh ok Bach Dat to Etaut | 12.80 P.M. FIRBT DAY 1. DISTRICT HURDLE RAOM of 20 soya ovor six flights of hurdles, abont Bft Gin high. Nomination, 16s; acceptance, 10a; 1$ mile. District horEes only. 2. ASHBURTON AUTUMN HANDIOA.P 60 boys. Nomination, Ibovj acceptance l}oov. JJ mile. 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 bot each, with W bovb added. For lwo-yoar-ol<?8 bred, owned, and trained by residents m the district defined by Bale 8. Colts Bst 101 b fillies and geldings 83t8lb. Nomination, 10s. The sweep to bo paid by 9 p.m. on April 18th. Five furlongs. i 4. HANDIOAPTIMETROT(in Baddle)of 20 bovb.. Nomination, 10 <; acceptance, 10s, Weight not less than lOat. Break and tar . 8 mice. 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 bovb. Nomi- nation, I boy ; acceptance, 10s. 3-mlle. 6. POST BTAKES of 10 bovb. Entranco^ 10s, to be mado to the Secretary Imme- diately after tho Fiylng Handicap 1b ran. Catoh weights. J-mile. Tho winner to bo Bold immediately after tha raoa 16 kovs, any surplus to go to the fundqo the Clnb. SECOND DAY. 1. DISTRICT WELTER HANDICAP ot 20 bovp. Nomination, 10s; acceptance! 10a, Minimum weight, lOat, lj mile, Dißtiict horees only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 Nomination, 1 pot ; acceptance, 1 boy Seven furlongs. 8 HANDICAP TIME TROT (?n saddle of 16 boys. Nomination, 10a ; acceptance, 6s. , Weight not less than lOat. Break and tarn. Twioo round tha coarse. Dlstrio horses only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 soya. ' Nominat on, 10a ; asceptance, 10s: Dis* tret horses only. 1 mile. , > 6. KOVBL BAOE of 16 fovs. Entrance. 10b, to be mado to tho Secretary immediately after the Harvest Handicap is iun. Catch weights. Five furlongs. The winner to be Bold immediately nftor the raoe, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds 0 f tho Olab. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 sots. Nomination, 1 boy, to bo made immediately after the Norel Bnce is ran ) Rccoptanoa free, to be notified to th<* Eoorstary within ten minuteß of the declaration cj wei£hts. 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Mooting will bo held under the Rules of Racing and Ashburton Racing Olub Rules. 2- No entry will be received rxcept on the condition that all disputes, claims, and ob- jections arising out of the rtioiDß shall be decided by the Stewards or whom liny may appol t ; their decision on nil points connected with the carrying oat of th'a programmo to be final. 8. A district horee shall mean any horse, that has been commonly resident m the dis- trict bntween Ihi rivers Selwyn and Opihl from January '21, 1887, and up to tho dato of the forthcoming mooting, and owned by n \ onion who has resided m tho said district during tho. sniuo period. 4. Five per cont. will bo deduced from the gro«n of all moneys payable m acoordanoe with this programme for tho expenses of the course. 6. All nominations and acoepta to the fands of the Olub. , , 6. Trotting ltnces. Hones m ro fairly to the satisfaction of the Referee. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to bo nccompatilod by f6«, name, "go, and description o horso, and colors of ridor m the hands of tho Secretary (address— AsHburton) no Ut\>r than p.m- on Monday, March 21, 1887. WEIGHrS. Weights for th* first day's handicaps will bo declared on Wedmsday, April 18, 1887, Weights for tho second day's handioapn will be dec a7cd &t 9 o'cl ck on the evening of tht firat day's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for tho firat. day's handiraps must bo mado to the Secretary not later than 0 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887. Aocept ances for the tocond day's handicaps at • ' o'clock on tho evening cf tho first day' aciog. O. O. FOOKS, Seoretaty. T. Bullock. " '. TO IET, a small Lean to, m Cameron Btroet. Rent. 2s6dper week. ' , T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. HORBE-POWER, intermediate motion, and Ohßff-Cuttor. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO FARMERS. GRASS SEED— Small quantity Rye- Grass for Sale. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET. — A 4-Roomod Houeo iq Kormode street. T. BULLOOK. rr*\O LRT — A 5-roomed House, centrally JL situated, m Tancred 8t Apply to T. BULLOOK FOR BALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Broad wood and Sons Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. A LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruieer, by Androwß and Bcavon Apply to T. BULLvOK. rniNWALD— T.wn SHotiortß 371, 872 1 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, ia one block, fronting Thompson street, near tho Oounty £»loyards, for sale at a low price, nnd on liberal terms, Apply to T. BCLLOOK. TO LET— At a low rental, Central Bakery, togolhor with »hop and dwelling house. Apply to T, BULLOOK fB ' O LET— 2 Oottaßes m Grey Street JL kovn bb Ooatts' block ; Rent a i per week. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two sets of three leavoc, barrows, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK. lj\Oß vSALE — Lot 25, fronting the ■r North Town B»lt. Price, £10 Liberal tor ma if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO PAINTHIKB. mO LH.T at a low rental, Shop n .1. Dwclliiighonae m Mooce atpfoa latol is: ocoupotlou of Mr Lnoau, WLLOOS;



Pnblic Noticea. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OF GRAIN. NO VERMIN. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. WILDING AND LEWIS, OARRISTERS AND QOIJOITORS. v . b F. WILDING, Notary Pdbuo. Office*: Next "Mall" Office, Burnettst., : Ashbucton. IMr Wilding will attend the sittings of the Ashbnrt on Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally n these days. The firm Is now represented m Ash- burton by Mr Clayton, an English Sblioltor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive inatructionß %nd confer with otents. "100 8 T AM A /^ASH pUROHASER OF WHEAT OAITS BARLEY AND RYE GRASS GEOKGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON. 2°lol f|*HE undersigned have Just Received JL FRESH SUPPLIES 'OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL V.D.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BPII.BD AND RAW "xL CASTOR OIL • WHITE AND BED LE YD AMERICAN LOOKS HOUSE VARNISH SCRIM WIRE NETTING WIRE NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WISE (Plain) INSPECTION INVITED. McCalluin and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great success proclaim its aaporiorlty m tho treatment of Violont Colds, Irritation of tbe Ohest, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Scaldt), Corns, Buniona, tioft Come, etc. This medicine, the property of which has been established more than half a century by thoueandn^of cares, iB of an invalu- able nse m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi ncloae remedies, and is therefore jußtly considered by a greit number of our most eminent physicians as tho most active and least irritating agent m the bovo affections . In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayarcl and Blayti'e signature has to bo reqnired on every roll of paper and on tho box. Wholesale 80, Una Boint-Mcrri, Fan's (France), and sold by all Chemists m tho Colonies: NEW BOOKS AND NEW SUPPLIES OP BOOKS. H. J. "WOOD & CO., STATIONER'S HALL, 240, HIGH ST , CHRI6TCHUROH, And Fbibdlandees' Buildings, ASHBURTON. WE receivo from London publishing iirtna regular shipments of from 15 to 20 ensos monthly by the direct Bteamers. The reading public are respectfully invited to inspect our largo and varied Stock of Books iv evory branoh of Literature. As wo buy for ciißh and buy largely, wo ore allowed extra discounts, and are m a position to give exceptional ad van - 'afi;eß to our cuntomurs, and a liberal discount on parcels tind to Library Committee a. H. J. WOOD & CO., Wholeaulo and Ilolail Booksellers and Stationers, OHRISTOHUHCH & ASHBURTON. ACCOUNT BOOKS In every variety of size and stylo of ruling, from tho largest Iraporial Ledger extra mi per handmade, full culf, doublo Rußßia bands down to a penny Pues Book. A very Largo Stock always kopt, and any stylo and sizo made to oidor Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papers m nny quantity. Commercial nnd Gonoral Stationery and evo>y description of Stationers' Sundries. Commercial Nolo and Letter Papers, by tho caao or packet— an assortment ©f ovor 3000 n-ams m Btock. Commercial Envolopoß— ovor 3,000,000 m stock m Chris' church. Cream Laid Bu'od Foolscup—ovor 350 reams m stock. Brown Wrapping, Double Imperial, various weights, by tho bale or ream — beet value m New Zealand. Bohooi Kxerciso BookB — over 100 gross assorted m stock. School Slates, Copy Books, and School Kcquiaitos. Parchments ruled and headed "This Deed." SUBSCRIBERS WANTED For Illustrated London Newß, Sporting and Dramatic News, SoientiGo Amorican, Young Ludiea' Journal, Family Herald, Family Reader, Tho Graphic, Engineer, Pum-h Homo News. European Mail, Bow Hells. We deliver m town immodiatoly on arrival, and wo post to subscribers m ull parts of tho country without delay. H.J.WOOD&CO. Stationers' Hall, 240, ll iirh Btreet, OHRISTOHUROH, And at FriedlandorB 1 Buildipgß. ABSPU.&TQN. *



Auction?. SPECIAL ENTRY Q SATURDAY, 19th MAECH, 1887. ST. BERNARD DOG, 15 months old. By Mr Dassott's imported d»g, out of Mr Mulholland's bitch, which was awarded second prize at tho Dog Show, 1?85. ALFRrD HARJRISON, 3 121 Auctioneer. LAND. LAND. LAND. MESSRS MILES & CO. are Instructed by I. R. C. 0. Graham, Esq., to offer BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, (immediately After the sale of the River. - dale Kstattt) AT MR OKORGE JAMESON'S STOBE, ASHBURTON, 90 Q AC. > B 9 Q O IN BLOCKS of 35 to 100 ACRES, Of his TINWALD PROPERTY, Known as GRAHAM'S FARM, Fronting on Graham's Road, a^ong which a Coaoh Rons Daily. The Land is of good quality, and mil- able for all kinds of agricultural purposes, and has tot been cropped for ten years. The farm is only one mile distant from Tinwald Railway Station and three miles from Ashburton, and watered throughout with the County races and natural creeks. The attention of Purahaien is re- quested to the altered and easier terms on which the proparty is now offered for lale ; also, to the exact areas of seotions, as indicated on the sale plan, exhibited at Mr Jameson's oflice. TERMS OF PAYMENT : 10 per cent, cash at sale : 20 per cent, at end of first ysar, or before the first orop is removed ; 20 per cent, at the end of two years, or before second crop is removed ; 60 par oont. at end of five years from date of sale. AU unpaid balances to bear interest at 7 per centum per annum, payable half-yearly. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, 3 83 Aihburton. SATURDAY, 10th MARCH. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN ;THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER SMITH, of South Rakain, Drftpor. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- struotious from Mr J. 0. Bull, Deputy Official Assignee, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, On tho above date, I HAWKER'S VAN ft Light Harnoes HORSES -I Set Double HARNESS (American) WITHOUT RESERVE. Salo at 1 o'clock , ' ~~T. BULLOCK, 5*12 Auotioneer. SATURDAY, 19th MARCH. HOUSE AND SECTION FOR SALE On the Alford Forest Road. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions from Mr Robort John- stone to sell by public auction at the Arcade on the above date, his Property, fronting the Alford Forest Road, t>eing LOT 10, dopoatted Plan 254, containing Qaurtor Acre, on which is erected a comfortable Cottage of 0 rooms, with scullery. The section is well fenced, part planted with fruit trees, and tho front with foroit trees and ornamental shrubs. A very nice little property for a person desirouß of purchasing m this neighbor- hood. Terms at salo. Sale at 12 45 3*BB T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer SATURDAY, 19th MAROH. TOWN PROPERTY, Centrally situated iv. Burnett Street, FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR T. BULLOOJK. Aas received Instruc- tions to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, On tho abovo date, TOWN SECTION 197 and port of 196 haying a total frontage of 72 foot on Burnett street, on which is erected an 8-roomed DWELLING- HOUSE, at present, lot to Mr Karanrzer. This proporty is well situated, being only a few chains from the business centre of the town, and ought to prove a remunerative investment. Terras of payment will bo liboral — declared atßulo. Salo atT2 45 "IF- BULLOCK, 3§U Auotioneer. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, I AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at. 12 o'olock ibarf. — Horses, Cattlo, Pigs, Produoe ; and Merchandise. Apon* Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company., Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. FOR BAL G— Grubber, by Howard, nearly new ; cheap. Seed Sower, by Haxton and Bea(dle cheap. Ploughß, Harrows, and other Imple- ments. CheyloDmoro Club Trloyole, the best kind made — oheap 3-Horße Dray and Frarao, now, cheap. Double-seated Buggy. Spring Cart, with back seat, FOR SALE.— Oaten Sheaf Chaff m any quantity, auotpllrwsqn,



Public Notices • MAOANDREW MEMORIAL FUND. A SUBSCRIPTION List lies at tho " Mail " and " Guardian " i ffico for signature, and I shall bo happy to receive and forward contributions, either for the Scholarship, or ttatno, or unconditional. WM. J STEWARD. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 ißoher— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEORGE JAMESON, ASfIBURTON ASHBURTON COUNTY 6TOCK AND SALKYARDS CO,, LIMITED. Jiam and Ewe Fair THE Annual Ram and Ewe Fair will be held at the Tinwald Yardß on THURSDAY, 3lßt MARCH, 1886. Sale will commence at 11 o'clock. GEORGE JAMESON, 3J59 Secretary. NOTICE. STORAGE AT HARBOR BOARD STORES, LYTTELTON. NOTICE Is hereby given that the Lyttelton Harbor Board is, TEM- PORARILY, unable to roc©iv 3 further consignments of grain into their storeß at Lyttelton, but expect shortly to have farther storage space at their disposal, of which due notice will be given to those storing with them. By order, 0. HOOD WILLIAMS, Sccretaiy and Treasurer, Lyttelton Harbor Board. LytteH^n Harbor Board Offic*, 15th March, JBS7. 3 18 CAUTION. IT Having been established to my satis- faction that cortaiu unscrupulous persons are substituting my Label for their own on an inforior article of HERBAL BEER Tho public aro cuutionod against purchas- ing such inforior article. Orders diroot to myself will receive prompt attootion, and to moot tho times and having increaeod my plant I am now able to supply customers with my Tonio Herbal Beer at the Reduced Price of l*3d PEK DOZEN. After this notice any person using my name or label will be prosecuted. , T. HOULT, ' Moore street, Auhburton 2 146 SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD DISTRICT. ~VTOTICB is hereby given under J^j the provisions of tho Road Board Act, 1882, nnd tbo Rating Act, 1882, and the amendments then to, that it is the intention of tho Poard at a MEETING to bo held on WEDNESDAY, tho 23rd day of Mnrch, at the Board's Ofßco,.South Kaknia, to STRIKE a RATE of Tne Farthing m the ponnd on tho ratoublo value of the property m tho above nanied dibtrict, for tho year ending the 31st day of Mnrch. 1887, m ono sum, payablo on the 31st day of Maroh, 1887. The Rato Book will bo open for inspec tion on and after the 7th instant, at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia. E. S. COSTER, 3§49 Chairman of Board. IN BANKRUPTCY. ESTATE OF ALEXANDER SMITH, DRAPER. mENDERS FOR THE QTOOK OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, Etc., Will bo received up till Noon on SATURDAY MARCH 19th NEXT At my Oflice, »ishburtop, where Stock List can bo seen, and further information obtained. J. 0. BELL, 3§86 Deputy Offiolal Assignee. THRESHING MACHINE OWNERS. A TTENTION is direoted to the following JX facts :— We aro making STALKER'S AUTOMATIC FEEDERS for £12 10s, inoluding fixing to nmchino, and wo aro prepared to fix to machines m any part of tho County for bamo prico. Cartage extra. Tho time that it is necessary to stop tho machine is from 2 to 3 hours. These Feedors aro perfect m their action, no sparking out of grain. No uncut sheaves or othor improper ar tides can get into the drum ; nothing but a continuous stream of golden Bhoaves well shaken out. The regularity of the feed does not dopend upon the Band outter. They can be seen at work on machines belonging to the following gentlemen : — James Quigloy Chapman Bros. Thomas i'erkß Nelson Eden Edward Gates John Stalker JchnMoorhead. F. White, Timara P. & D. DUNCAN, Wills Stroot, ABhburton, 3§42 Agents. HORSE COVERS, HORSE COVERS. J. HESELTINE, SADDLER, BULLOCK'S ARCADE, ASHBURTON, AND AT TINWALD. I HAVE determined to give better valne In HORSE COVERS than any other In the trade m Canterbury, having IMPORTED DIRECT, CANVAS of a superior make for Cove- s • I have also JUST LANDED, a largo Shipment of all kinds of SADDLERY, per b.b. Tainui, from the best Kngliah manufacturers, which I am prepared to sell at piioea not to bo beaten. I have m Stock every description, of Saddlery to select from. ?; '; Gash CuntomeH liberally dealt with. highest O*eh Price for Hurse Hair. old motto—



LOST. A YOUNG SPANIEL DOG ; answer* to tho name of " Ponoh." Finder rewarded on returning it to Police Station, 3 125 NOTICE. ~~ I AUTHORISE Weymodth Roberts, junr., to receivo all monoys, and pay all Accounts m connection with my Threshing Maohin«. 3 19 WEYMOUTH ROSEBTS. CONTRACT PLOUGHING. mENDERS are invited for Ploughing JL 300 Acres of Grasß Land between Mayfiold and Anama. The Land to be Ploughed m Furrows Six Inches Deep, and completed by the 30th April. Tendero to be for ths whole, or for 100 Acre Lots, and to be sent m by the 24th March. EDWARD G. WRIGHT, 3J121 Windermere. TENDERS. TEMPLAR HALL, ASHBURTON. mENDERS for tho PURCHASE of the 1 above FREEHOLD PROPERTY will bo received up to 18th MAROH. Tenders to bo sent to ROBERT ELRTON, Chairman Templar Hall Company. N.B. — As this property must be sold, no icaeonablo offer will be refused. 360 ASIIBURTON TEMPLAR HALL COMPANY, LIMITED. A MEETING of Shareholders will be hold m the Templar Hull on FRIDAY, March 18th, 1887, to confirm previous resolution or otherwise. At 7.30 p.m ROBERT ELSTON, Chairman and Secretary. Dated this day, March 9th, 1887. 361 SALVATION ARMY. SPECIAL MEETINGS. MRS MAJOR BAKIUTT will lead aU tbo Meetings at tho Barracks, Havolock, streot SATURDAY NIGHT and all day on SUNDAY. 3 120 Tinwald Yards. TUESDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1887. "IfESSRS MILES AND CO. WILL OFFER, On account of the Hon. W; S. Peteb, QAAA MEUINO WETHBRB, just /vVUU full mouthed ; nearly fat; a splendid lino. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer, 3t122 GEO. JAMKSON, A«enr. PUBLIC NOTICE. ASHBURTON FORKS RIVER DISTRICT. IT is tho intention of the Upper Ash* burton Road Board to Strike and Lovy on March 28th, 1887, a RATE of Throo Farthings m tho £ on all rateablo proporty within tho abovemontioned dis- trict, and that tho Rato is for tho period beginning on tho Ist day of April, 1886, and onding on tho 31et day of March, 1887, payablo m ono sum on 31 Maroh 1887. And that tho Rate Book is now open for public inspection. CYRIL JEPfISON* Collector and Olork to the Ashburton Forks Rivor District. * Tinwald, 14th March, 1887. 3 124 A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. hickTSan's Eclipse flair Producer. (Kegistored). PRICE, 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and arresting the Fail of the Hair. It cures any Disease of tho Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after boing bald for yourß, None gonnino without tho trade mark nnd signature— JOHN HfCKMAN. To be obtained at all Chemists. MOUNT SOURS COAL PIT COAL CAN NOW BE* HAD AT THE ABOVE PITi FOR 17UGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m ABhburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOB CASH OinLY. "IT. F. WRIGHT. SUOOESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH ! ! 1 HOLLOWAY'S ' PILLS &_OINTMENT. THIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE 18 A HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- WHERE, THE PILLS Purify the Blood, imparl tono to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the LIVER ATSD BOWELS, Promoting Digestion and Assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with Strength and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility nuickly yield to the potent force ol these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m then cfficacv m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin 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, Quinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, clottng and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspasjed, fails to remove Scurf and every species n disease. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured at No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533. Oxford street, London), and arc sold by all vendors of Patent Lines throughout, the Civilized World, ircctions for use m almost every language. t^" Purchasers should look to the Labels on Pots and Boxes. If the address snd Eltcet are not oa they <uc spumous,



Questions Answered I ! ! ! Ask the most eminent physician Of any school, what is the bo3t thing m tho world for allaying all irritation of tho norvoc, and curing all forms of nervous complaints, giving natural, childlike refreshing eleep al ways V And thoy will tell you unhesitatingly " Some form of Hops ! 1 1 " CHAPTER I. Afik any or all of tho moat ominont physicians : " What is tbo only remody that can bo roiied on to euro all diseases of tho kidneys and urinary organß ; Bright'a diseaso, diabotcs rotontion, or inability to retain urino, and all tho diseases and ailmontß peculiar to Women " — " And thoy will tell yoa explicitly and emphatically •' Buchu ! ! ! " Ask tho same physicians " What ib the most reliable and surest cure for all livor diseases or dyspepsia, constipation, indigostion, biliousness, malaria, fever, ague, &c," and they will toll you Mandrake ,' or Dandelion / ! ! ! Henoe, when those remedies are combined with othora equally valuable, And compounded into Hop Bittors, suoh a wonderful and mysterious curativo power is developed, which is so varied m its operations tbat no disease or ill health oan possibly exist or rosist its power, and yet it is Harmless for tho moat frail woman, weakost invalid, or snaallost child to use. CHAI'TER 11, " Patients " Almoßt doad or nearly dying " For years, and givon up by phyalolans, of Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver complaint*, severe coughs, called consumption, have been our<>d. Women gone nearly crazy 111 1 1 From agony ot muralgia, nervousness, wakofalnesa, and various diseases peouliar to women. Poople drawn out of shape from exoruoiat- pangs of rheumatism, inflammatory and ohronio, or suffering from sorofula. Erysipelas 11 Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia indigostion, and m faot, almoßt all diseases frail " Naturo is hoir to Havo boen cured by Hop Bitter*, proof of which can be found m ovory neighborhood m the known world. Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when you call for Amerioan Hop Bitters (sea green twig of Hops on tho white label and Dr SouWh name blmvn m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shuu the vendor as you would a viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indiot him for tho fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we wijl pay you liberally for the ooovio* tioa.



\Vniiijß' Haik Balsaji.— lf gray, rostorea to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor groaso. A Tonio Restorative. Stops hair coming out ; strengthens, cleanses, hoals soalp. 2 Skinny Men.— "Wells' Health Renowor" restores health and vigor, oures Dyspepsia, lmpotenoe, Sexual Debility. At ohemiats and druggists. Kompthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents, Cbristohuroh. 2



At Napier recently young horses woro sold at from Is upwards. " Eoogh on Bats."— Clears out rato, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed bugs, beetles, in&eots, skunks, jack rabbits, sparrows, gophers. At chemistß and druggists. 1 "Boonu-PAißA."— Quiok, oomplete oure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary disea- , bos. At obomists and druggists. Kemp* tborae, ftoswr ac 400., Igoqte, Oljrijtcbufcb.



Good Wobds — jthom Good AtJinoniTi, — , • , Wo confess that we are perfeotly amazed at the run of your American Go's Hop Bitters. We never had anything like it, ana never heard of the like. The writor Bonbon has been selling drugs here nearly thirty years, and has seen tne rise of Hoa- tetter's, Vinegar, and all other bitters and patent medicines, but never did any of them, m their best days, begin to have the run that American Hop Bittera have. # . . We can't get enough of thorn, We are oat of them half the time. . . . Bxtraot from l|tt«r to Hop Bitters Go., U.S.A;, August 23, *JB, ffttt BBNroN, M7BB&, & Co., Wholesale fti^ft, Cl«Y9li&d» 0, £c i?K iud |<9« \