SIR J. YOGEL AT NAPIER.

Naiibb, September 25. Sir J. Yogel addressed a densely crowded meeting at the Gaiety Theatre last night, speaking for two hours, chief!/ an attack on Mr Ormond. He spoke effectively, and received hearty applause. At the close a vote of thankß and confi dence m the Government was proposed. Abont 400 to 500 handa were held up for it, enly a dcz.n against, Two-thirds of those present did not vote at all.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, September 24. What seems to have been a deliberate ■ttempt to wreck a passenger train from Helensvile to Auckland waa made last night, when three large Btoues were placed on the rails at a creasing. They were discovered by Mr Batkin, who at once removed them. The police have the matter m hand. The Steamer Bellinger, chartered by the Seamen's Union, arrived from Newcastle to-day. She is to undergo an overhaul, •nd commence running next week. At tb t. Supreme Court to-day an applica tion for a new trial m the caw of Hoera lor perjury w»» refused. ar.d prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labor. Aiken, for ottering a valueless cheque, rec.lved a sentence of eighteen months, with hard labor. Bulls, September 24. At an Inquest on the body of a Maori fonnd m the bush near Sandon, a verdict cf felo de se waa returned. The body hj»s been identified as that of a Native ran gatira, from Upper River. The motive ior committing the act oannot be explained. Gebymouth, September 25. The Ohau took awaj 23460zs of gold for transhipment to Wellington. It Is reported here that Captain Williams will shortly go home to ?et two steamers bnllt for opening the coal trade with tne far east. Moulmein (British Burmah) being mentioned as the particular port.

BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A LOVING WIFE.

A Hartford man, whone wife waa going •broad, asked her to telegraph him a word or two letting him know of her safe arrival m New York. In a few hours he received the following message. " collect :" "Dear George — Arrived here safely at 6.15. The train was due at 6, but we were delayed 15 minntes while en route. Had a perfectly lovely trip. Don't worry about me, I'll get along all right. And take good care of yourself. Be so careful about taking cold tbi. damp weather. Remember that yan are to keep on your flannels until the 15th cf June. Be cure and have the house opened and aired aa often a* once a week. Remember what I told you about your socks and shirts Don't forget to keep the basement door looked. Write every day. I'm sure I'll have ft lovely time. So good m you to let me go. You must come over after me m August. Forever and ever and ever youra, Mamie. An hour later Mamie was pained to receive the following reply to her " word or two." " Don't cable any thing from Liverpool. I'm a ruined man If you do. Gbobge.— Th-Blts.

A STRANGE WILL CASE

The Loodon correspondent of tbe Auck land "Herald" Bays:— A suit has juat been determined In the Probate Court, m .Which the aieters of the late General R. Hussey Vivian, who served m the Maori ware, and owned property m New Zealand, ■ought to set aside his will, whereby he had left the bulk of hiß property to his nlfe. It appears that General Vivian was of eccentric habits— he had given one proof of his eccentricity by marrying Mb housemaid— and hia relatives alleged that at the time he made his will ont he waa of uneound mind, Bnd on the Eame grounds they disputed the validity of his marriage. The case really turned upon the question whether General Vivlan'B " eccentricity " waa ench aa to amount to positive mental incapacity. It was cot denied tbat he had been confined In a lunatic asylum a short time before his death ; but he had been discharged as recovered. Among tbe evidences a ddoced as to bia insanity was the fact that "he attributed all the misfortunes of the country to Mr Gladstone.'' But if this is to be accepted ac proof of unsoundness of mind, there ara many persona m the country who are mentally deranged. Again, after hia marriage, he used to speak of his "miisus" as a woman of ■trong passion, and said that hia life was a hell opon earth ; bnt are there not numerous sane husbands who wonld nee Similar language— if they dared 1 The General, too, we are told, had a fondness for Irish whiskey, but would any true ■on of Erin perm t this to be accepted as A proof of Insanity ? Upon the whole, the Instances of the General's unsoundness of mind hot j rather calculated to incr.ase one's opinion of him than to tempt one to put him down as unfit to manage his own affairs. Thiß clearly waa the view whioh commended itself to the jury, and hence they found for the will which bad been made In favor of the widow.

"THE FEAR THAT KILLS."

More temperate diet, more eiry bed rooms, better drained houses, and more effectual ablutions, ate real Improvements on the habits of our ancestors. But the excess to frhich hygienic precautions are carried, the proportion which such cares now occupy amid the serious interests of life, la becoming absurd, and conducting us rapidly to • state of things wherein, if we ate not ' killed ' by fear, we are para lysed by it for all natural enjoyment. The old healthful, buoyant spirit seema already fled from the majority of English homes. Aged people (from this and, no donbt, other concurrent causes) seldom exhibit now that gentle gaiety whioh so often brightened with hues of sunset the long, calm evening of a well-spent life, after the ' six days' work ' was done. The middle-aged are one and all hag ridden by anxiety ; and as to the young, If we may trast tbo reports which reach ub from the great schools, a very marked change haa come over them, curiously in dicative of the sensitiveness of young ■oulb to the chill breath of the Zeitgeist. The lads have grown colder and harder, and are Interested ln peoaniary profits rather than m nobler professional am bition-. Nay, we have been told (it fs a large demand upon credulity !) that English schoolboys have almost ceased to be reoklesß about heat or cold, about eating Indigestible things, about climbing trees and precipices, about going on deep water m unseawortby boatß ; m short, about all those pursuits which excited the perennial alarms of their fond mothers. Many boys are to be found, it is stated (I write always under reservation), who may be described as Mollycoddled, so caofc-oua are they about their health add their limbs. Urchins In round jackets speak of the danger of checking perspiration after cricket, snd decline to partake of unripe apples and paßtry on the never-before heard-of ground of dyspeps.& Invited m the holidays to the totstatlc < lark ' of a long Bxcurßion on horseback, they have declined with reference to the playfulness of their pony's heels ; and have been seen to shrink from a puppy's caressing tongue, murmuring tbe ominous word ' Babies.' In short, our girls, who are just acquiring physical courage as a new virtue, are ■ometlmes braver tban their brothers, who thlojjt It ' good form ' to profess dlsincllna tion to risk tbeir valuable person..— ReTlQw," '

DEEP-SEA FISHES

During the past decada a. me extremely j remarkable fishes have been added to the I lists of thosa already known. Many of those are deep-Baa forms, intere ting and novel even to the Bpeolalißt Only a few years ago naturalists were almost unari j mona m the opinion that fishes oould not j live m the greater ancTabyaaal depths of I the ocean, and it seemed only neoe_s_ry to mention the enormous pressure that muat exist m deep water to show that thoy wer« right. Again the argument was brought up that animal life could not exist below a depth where the am's rays ceaß.d to peoetrate. These arguments have lost their force however, m the light of recent discovery, and it is found thbt the very darkest and deepest portions of the ocean bed are peopled with animal life of som kind. How, then, oan they withstand the pressure that powders glass In the instruments, hoists iron and copper, aud rends and tears ropea 1 A moat oasu .1 examination of one of the extreme deep sea fishes tells the story. Some, when taken from the water, actually fall to prieces ; and although of large eiza, the types of ocean oarnlvora, one and all, are adapted by a peculiar modification to their seemingly unnatural habitation. In short, theae dwellers of the deep aea are literally put together m the flimsiest nnnner. Their bones are c.mivemus, porous, and apparent'/ permeated with hole m every direction, bo much so that a pin thrust at random into the bone will pa.B into una of t> ccc natural pits, In thi. way, the framework of the fish ia enabled to with at.iid the enormous pressure. Water undoubtedly finds it way its way Into all theese crevices, and the preseuie ia equalised. Often the vertebrae are so loosely con eoted In lar^e fi-hes that they drop apart when touched, showing how perfectly they are adapted to a life where the pressure am unts to two or three ton... The distribution of theae fi dies m ir.t.reßtiiig. Some genra are found one at level, aay a mile, some at two miles, while othera seem to rise and fall, passing from one level to another. This ohange, however, must be made very slowly, to enable the fi.h to adapt itself to it_ new -UToundiogs. — 0. F Holder, m " Solen tifio Amerioan."

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

We hear a gooe deal about foreign competition, but It seems to be powerle. a as again the British shipbuilder. Despite b r unties and other artificial aids, foreign countries are doing nothing towards lessening the enormous preponderance of the British merchant fleet. The annual retu-ns just published by the Board of Trade show that, including the colonies, the British m trine exceeds by more tban 1,200,000 tone that of every other nation put together. Whilst the BrltUh mer chant navy laßt year represented 9,323,615 tons, that of Germany, whioh comes next to the United Ktngdom, was only 1 282.449 tons ; and of France, only 1,000,215 tons. Although the tonnage built m the United Ktngdom last year was less than m any year since 1869, It was six times more than that built by any other oountry Even more remarkable is the way m which the passengers trade is being monopolised by our vessels. Thirty years ago more pasaengera left the United Kingdom m foreign bottoms than Britlah; now, of a total of 295,0.0 passengers carried last year, all but 4000 went m Biittish bottoms.

PET DOGS IN PARIS.

It la calculated that there are olose upon 4009 persona m Pariß wbo make a living by working In some branch of what may bB callee the " pet-dog industry." There are even pogs' oomb and brush makers, whilat some of the more delioate pets wear doeskin boots to protect their paws when they accompany their mistresses on a promenade. The latest development of Ihe canine mania haa been m the direction of dogs' jewellery. No lady who wisheß to be thought really chic would think of taking out her pet pug or terrier unless it had a plain gold bracelet od its left fore paw, whilst m many ca bob a fancy hold or Bilver collar, with a mißia turo of its mistress Bet m it, forma a portion rf a fashionable dog'a adornment. One well-known Conntess, whose life ib spent tn devising new varieties of social pleasures, gave a canine "At Home " a week or so since, at which moro than fifty pet dogs, principally terriers, pupa, and dachshunds, put man appearance, A cold collation served on a speoial dinner service, waa provided ; whilst, as a delloate attention, several live rats were located m a back room for the terriers who were equnl to the more exciting task of worrying them

CHINESE INGENUITY

The Japanese not only detest the Chi nese politically, but also have a profound abhorrence for tbeir manners and cus toms, especially tbeir debasing use of opium. The whole energies of the Cus tom House officers are devoted to prevent ing the Importation of this drng, em ployed with auoh baneful results to the Chinese. The stringency of the regula tions on this head combined with the maniacal desire of the Chinese population to indulge ihelr favorite vice, havo caused them to exert something more even than their native ingenuity m the hope of procuring a stock. One instance of this, related by Major Knollys, is worth mentioning. A Chinaman on me occasion landed with two fine European cats. The animals were not much m request and they would have been allowed to pass unnoticed but for the fact that, while one of the creatures was moving about, its fellow was apparently snnk m profound sleep, undisturbed by any move ment. The Custom Honse officer shouted " Stop a minute, coolie ; let me stroke pussy." Pussy waß revealod stuffed most artistically up to the very eyelids with opiunx

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN N-S. WALES

An extraordinary railway accident, at tended with considerable loss of Govern ment and private property, happened early on the morning of ihe 9oh inst., near Petersham, on the suburban line from Sydney to Parramatta. Fortunately no lives were loßt, but that the two guards and the one passenger travelling by tho train escaped Beriouß injury or death was little short of a miracle. It waa an express goods train going to Goulburn, and pssalng ovor the viaduot it ia sup posed that the axle of the foremc Bt goods waggon broke and then threw off the line several trucks, which toppled down the embankment the one after the other lo quick succession, or left the viaduct and fell into the bed of the creek fully 40f. below. Almost Immediately after the trucks and their contents had fallen to the bottom of the embankment or into tbe bed of the oreek a fire broke out, and quickly enveloped the damaged rolling Btock snd goods whioh littered the ground m all directions. What caused the fire Ib not yet known, but it Ib supposed that some matcher, which formed part of the loading of the vehloles, Ignited, and the fUmeß spread from Borne of the trucks over the other goods, Including a good deal of sawn timber. An alarm waa quickly given, and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade men soon arrived on the Bpot, but it waa too late to save the greater part of the merchajidiie and rolling stock. Oue of the guard's vans containing the morning newspapers for the faouthern tow ub as far aa Albury was burnt, togother with its contents. The damage Is eatl- I mated at about £8000,

SEA TELEPHONY.

Some account, have recently appeared relative to co n e experiments by Mr Edison ou the practicability of telephoning from a ship to the shore, which showed that B>gn>.la cou d be made within certain distances without the aid of wires. Mr H.niy Edmunds relates hh_ experience *ith a instrument Invented by himself m 1878, aTd called the "nquaphone," which essentially consisted of a submerged sounder, »nd which cjuld be actuated by means of a key, operated either from a boat oc on the shore. Mr Edmund says : — " It was soon found that aignala which were entirely inaudible In the air at a given range were distinctly audible under water, even at twice or threo times the i limit of their range m the air. After trying several kinds of it-caiv^ra, the simplest was found to be a pine rod, with one end shaped like a piddle, immeraed about 3ft m the wat.r, wth the other end held close to the ear. Experiments were made m Febrmry, 1878, down below Greenwich, where an attendant m a boat (whioh waa seve.al times bidden from ! Bight by intervening objaots) reoeived and transmitted signals readily, aud aoted m accordance witn a prearranged code." " Again, m 1879, off the Lancashire ooast at Blackpool, I made freah experiments m a very rough sea, and had no difficulty m making aud receiving signals, provided iho sounder and reosiver were sunk sufficiently deep below the surface of tha W _ V6B .»_«' Mechanical World."

THE YARRA BRIDGE MYSTERY.

Public Interest m the Victoria Bridge case of suicide has continued unabated. The "Australasian " has published por traits of MUaS^ai-i snd Cap aia Mooie, an example that h.a baen fo;l owed by the Ulna .rat _<i monthlies and by the '* Evening herald." Tne peculiar o_rcum.tano_s render the -fl .ir fur removed from th. ordinary run of suicidts The evldenoa completely disproves C_ptain Moore's statement. Ho eaid Mies Swain and him Sctlf were passing over the bridge whea, aa ho slopped to light hiß cigar, Bhe suddenly sprang over tha railing into the Yarra, which ia neariy 70ft below ; tha . he followed down the bank, and fell about 40ft, where he lay bruised for a minute or two ; that he offered a man who came up any money to save the girl, and tha_ he was ton much hurt to go into the water himself, though a splendid swimmer bu_ it ia proved that the two. were quite two miuutea standing on the bridge, ihat they wore quarrelling, and that ihe oapttin was heard to aay " I don't oara what you do." Warder Flynn, of Kew Lunatic. Asylum, , who is the man who came on the sCene ; found Captain Moore, on the bank of the river, and aß.erts he seemed quite unin jured ; that he Baid nothing about a fall ; that he off .red him nothing to save the lady, and tbat they watohed her fl sating down thi Btream within a few yards of the bank till she disappeared, Ab both the captain and the warder could swim their conduct is inexplicable, though the latter excuses himself by saying he was recovering from an attaok of typhlod fever. Mr Clark, a'tanner, who lives clo3e to the bridge, declarea that whefi he heard the Tomßn'a screams firßt they came from the land, but afterwards he heard her icreamß from the river. When he went out to see what was wrong he Bays that by going into the river up to the knees a man oould have grasped Misa Swain at the spot where the body sank. Dr J. E. Neild was recalled, and re peated his evidence given at the opening of the inqury to the -fleet that the cause cf death waa drowning. The 0 ironer suggested that the ladies In the Court Bhould retire for a few momenta, as oer tain queßtions of an Indelicate nature were likely to be askod. Several ladiea accordingly retired from the Court. In answer to the coron.r, Dr Neillgrove cvi dence to the effect that the deceased had habitually beon Improperly intimate with a man or men. The Coroner : Why did you not ex plain that m your report ? Dr Neild : I wrote down all I thought necessary; and left it to yourßelf to put any further questions. That is my usu il habit. My examination was for the pur pose of aecertainlng the cause of death, which waa quite dear to my mind. I stated m the report no more than I thought necessary, leaving you to ask any further questloDß you might think fit. I did not deliberately and distinctly, I may say I did not wi.h to, make any at item .nt . In my report whloh would oao?e any re ft _ctlon on the girl. As you have put the question, of conrße I answer It. Mr Smith : Was it ln any way sag- < gested to you to omit anything ? -No. I had no o mraunication with anyone before ( writing my report. Do you sho the Importance of the . evidenoe now . — No. I confess I do not 1 do not think It necessary man ioquiry ' of this kind to go into particulars of that sort. I have had many aimilar caaes, and both the city and district coroners have alwjya repressed any desire to inquire into raatterß of this kind. In a case where a young unmarried woman haa come to death by violonce, and upon whose eye you found a wound of some kind, have you ever been told not to tell the whole truth m suoh a caee as that ?— I did tell the whole of the truth In this case. Idi I not aeo how the matter could a feet the cause of death, and I have had particular Instructions not to mention thia kind of th'nj. If- only administers lo general public prurlenc3, and l will not do it. Have you formed ary opinion se to why the deceased went into tho water . — I think I can give you somo information as co the predisposing motive. Do you think the f )C . of deceased being about to be left waa a likely motive? — Yes ; but there was another crcut- stance — a contributory cause. Do you think any p.rt of your evidenoe had any connection with tha predisposing motive? -I do. Ib the evidenoe you have given part of that bearing on the predisposing cause 1 — No. An imputation has been made that I have been keeping back evidence, and I wish to contradict that. Mr Smythe : Do not imagine that for a moment, Dr Neild. — I am bound to think so, after what the Coroner haß stated. The Coroner : So far a . lam concerned, I made no imputation at all ; lam above that sort of thlog. Mr Smythe : You say thnre was a con tributory cause ; what was it ? Witness replied that It was a certain condition of the deceased. Mr Symthe : Could the Injury to the eye havo been oauaed by a fall ou the water ?— I don't think it was. The injury was quite recent. Examined by Mr Cold ham : The Injury to the eye might have been caused whllit the deceased waß floating down the river, | by coming In contact with Borne hard substance bejore death ensued. I have i known at leaat a dozen cases, m every one j of which, owing to persons being m a i similar oondition to deceased, euloidal hyateria was produced, ■ The story of how the deceased actually pot into the water is so far wrapped m ' mystery, which seems unlikely to be di. polled. Tbe general Impression is that . the girl committed suicide through pique 3 at Captain Moore's refusing to marry her ; X hut it ia plain that his Btory is untrue, £ which, with the other peoallar surround/ Ingß of the oase, give it a deep Interest In . the publio mind.

COLD WATER BEFORE BREAKFAST.

! A goblet of water taken before breakfast : does several things. 1. It passes through the stomach into the email intestines m a continuous and uninterrupted flow. 2 It partly distends, the stomach stretching, and, to aome extent obliterating the rug _c 3 It thins and washes out into the gut most of the tt.nacl.us mucus. 4. It increases the fullness of the capillaries of the stomaoh, directly if the water is warm, and Indirectly m a reactionary way If Itis oold. 5. Io oauaes peristalsis of the whole alimentary tract, wakes it up so to speak, and pivt-s it a morning's .exerois. and warning The beneficial effeots of a drink of water b.fore breakfast may account for the desire for water at this time of the day, particularly on rising. Haw often we find tbat when " very hungry (when our stomachs are tabular and filled with munooas) we want a drink before bogiunlng to eat.

A SAD STORY

One of the oruelleßt and most scandalous cases of|betrayal and desertion that haa ever has been exposed In Maryborough (Victoria) waa lately brought under the notice of the local Benoh. There lived m Timor a family named Lynch, whose only daughter oontraoted an Intimacy with a youth named James, who was also reared m the place. Assuring har by a promise of marriage, he eventually effeoted her seduotion, and wh*nthls was accomplished : gradually deserted her. A child waa born, and an illness followed, necessitating the girls' treatment m the looal hospital, where she died only a day after her betrayer had married another. He went to live at Oariabrook, taking a cottage w.thin a few do na of one occupied by Mrs Taylor, an aunt of the victim. The Taylors naturally enough have romemberad keenly his treat ment of their relative, and lost m oppor tunity m manifesting their regard for him. This ultimately led to a quarrel, wh'oh brought the whole story before tho Police Court. It appeared from the evidenoe that J and his wife wore passing Taylor's a few day's Bince, when the latter rem irked m the hearing of Miss Taylor, " Thesa people are a sne. king lot," to which tho girl retorted *' Come and look at the girl you murdered " Jam .a then rushed at her, and, Beizing her by the throat, Bwore "By , I'll murder you too," and knocked her about oo_aiier_,bly be'ore her mother arrived toher aaaiatance. The girl saed him for ao«ault for whloh he waa fined 40s, with £2 2s coats, In default seven days' imprisonment. He waß also bound over te keep the peace. A .oorrta. charge, brought by James against Miss Taylor for insulting words, was summarily dismissed. After cross-examination, James made an admission of hia promise of marriage given to the unfortunate girl Lynch, aad her seduotion by bim. Theße admissions were only made, however, after repeated denials to the oontrary, and when his own letters to his victim were produced.

rHE ASHBUETON 6UAKDIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBEB 26, 1887.



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Public Notices TINWALD. ! n XT a w XI N s Who has juat replenished his Stock o BOOTS, has also opened up a few lines of ■ useful DRAPERr (a long felt need m Tinwald), which he is disposing of at Christchurch prices. Come and compare Prices and Quality i before purchasing elsewhere, as every article is marked at the very lowest Rates for CASH. FISHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAB just received and opened up bis New Stock of ANGLERS' GOODS, comprising Split Cane and other Rods, various priceß, with Minnow and Fly Tops; Flies, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Reels, Gut and Gut Lines, W.P, f'tockings, Fishing Bags, and every requisite for the Fishing Season. Fishing Licenses for the Ash- burton County can t_lso be obtained from him. Also m larger suppIy— CRICKET and LAWN TEINNIS materials, Just opened up several cases of New TOBACCONIST WARES and FANOY GOODS, which will bo sold at very low prices. Note. the Address :— W. ZANDER, Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon. Billiard Boom with 2 first class Tables upstairs EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 9°70 HAVES & CO.'S (ireat Sale. OBLIGE BY RE 4 DING THE FOLLOWING :- BLACK Straw Hats only 3d Felt Hats were 8s 6d, now Ib Grey Calico, lid White Twill, 2|d Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz dozen for ld 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 5s 9d now 2s 3d Heavy Dress Goods, sfd Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4£d WooLSquares, 6d Tweed Trou tn 1 1 oin Es 6d Let of Diagona Coats we e 2la d now 10s Gd A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull Cheap, and a quautity of other goods numerous to mention m this adverti ment. — — . In addition to the above, H. & Co. will during the Salo, give a Discount of One Shilling m tho Pound. Only call and Bee the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND 00.8 6+29 ASHBURTON _HIGH SCHOOL ESTABLISHED 1881. Teaching Staff: Boys' School— Mb J. E. Buchana Ist B. A., University College, London. Girls' School — Bfiss Saundebs, Canter- bury College, Ohrialcbutch ; Miss Gkobb, Trinft / College, Dublin AT this institution pupils of both sexes have the opportunity of ', acquiring the elements of a liberal edu- cation. The subj.cts of Study aie those usually taught at Secondary Schools ,• but the ordinary course may bo modified to ' meet special ca_e., if m the interest o the Pupils euoh a plan is judged ad- visable. At the Girls Sohool provision has been made by the Teaching Staff to give lessens m Music and Painting to Young Ladieß | not attending the other Classes m the School, who may desire instructions m , theße eubjeots. The Physical Training of the Pupila ia not overlooked. Calisthenics • for the Girls, and Military Drill for the Boyß, are parts of Ihe School courße. The year Is divided in'o three ternm t AH fees are payable m advance. For ( Pupils under 12 yeara of sge, £2 2_ per j term ; over 12 yeara of age, £2 16a per v term ; Musio £1 Ib per term extra ; fee for attending Mcsio (only), £2 2a ; Draw- • ing aud Painting (only), £1 Is per term. . For further details apply to Mr ) Buchanan. The next term commences on MON- i DAY, the 19th Inst. 9 49 I "TITANTED Known. —That Andrew VV Orr will during the next few , weeks offer the whole of hia Surplus Stock of Drapeiy, Clothing, and Boots at an immense reduction. "TTTANTED Known.— That A. Orr is ■ VV D ° w selling Ladies' Jackets at 5s lid to 78 Gd. One lot Ladies' Ulsters, fashionable shape, 5s 9d and 6s 9d. WANTED Known.-That Fingering is 2s per hank. ladies' Hose, 4d to lOd por pair- Gloves at half price. China MaltiDg, 6d.— A. Orr's Cheap Sale. TTTANTED Known.— A big! lot of VV Ladies' Boots, nice quality, 4s 9d ; Children's Boc.b, Is to 2s Gd ; Gents Boots, 7s Gd to lis Gd ; Gents Shoes at 3s lid.— A. Orr. TTTANTED Known.— Brussels Carpet VV ft t half price (beiDg overstocked) Tapestry Carpets greatly reduced. Ono Lot of Remnants of Dreßs Goods at your own prices. Whito Calico at 2s Gd per doz.— A. Orr's Salo. TITANTED Known.— Boys' Suits, Ss VV Hd ; Jersey Suits, 2a Gd ; Men's Suits, splendid quality, 30s ; Shirts, Is lid ; Men's, Hats greatly reduced. — A. Orr's Cheap Sale. TTTANTED Known. — Dressmaking VV Department is now admirably worked ; style and fitting giving the very highest satisfaction. — Andrew Orr.



Public Wot'ces. A3HBUBTON ACOLIMa.ISATIOS ' BOCI6TY. LICENSES to fiah now ready, and oan be obtained at W. Zander's fishing tackle depot, or from JNO. J. C. QUANE, o*6B Hon. Secretary, DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE Partnership hitherto existing be- tween John Oru and Robert Alcorn, j carrying on business as Drapers, Iron- mongers, and Provision Merchants m Ash- burton, under the style of Orr and Alcorn, has been dissolved by mutual consent, as from Ist August, John Orb taking over and continuing the Ironmon- gery and Drapery Departments, snd pay ing all Liabilities of the late Firm, and re- ceiving aU debts owing to the Drapery Department Robert Alcorn taking over the Grocery and Earthenware Depart- ments, and receiving all debts owing to tho Ironmongery and Grocery Depar ments. JOHN ORR. ROBERT ALCORN. Witness — Joseph Carson, Accountant, Ashhurton. Ashburton, sth September, 1887 Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. fJpHE nnderslgned begß to call the X attention of farmers, settlers and .therß to his extensive Btook of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, among which are about 3,000,000 Forest Trees, Inclu ding 200,000 Cupressua Macrooarpa, ont and two yeara old; 200,000 Pinus Insig- nis, one and two years old ; 300,00 C Pinus Larlclo ; 3C0.000 Silver Birch; 10,000 Pinus Austriaca; all other klnda ia proportion. AH kinds of Cabbage plants on sale, and a few thousands of very early Strawberry Piants. N.B. — All orders by post, or otherw'*, ahall receive my beßt attention. .TAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURSERY, Allenton, Ash'-arton PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. HC. CRAIGHEAD has great plea- , sure m intimating to the Public of Ashburton acd surrounding districts that he has admitted Edwin G. Craighead into partnership with him, and that the i business will for the future be carried on under the style or firm of H. and E, Craighead REFERRING t. the abovo, H. and E. Craighead beg to announce to the Public of ABhturton and surrounding districts that they have just lately received a large assortment of English and Colonial Tweeds, Worsted Coatings, &c, suitable | for the present Season, and hope by strict ' attention to business, first-class fit end ' workmanship, to merit a continuance of ihut patronage co liberally bestowed upon J i -Jaeir piodecessora, ' I H. & E. CRAIGHEAD, 1 Tailors, 6 2 Tancred street, Aahburton. ( g^ CITY LOAN OFFICE. qIJ~-& .I- SALBK AND CO., J Jt. Licensed Pawnbrokers, Eas (g&. Street, Ashburton. HAVING secured tbe services of a first- class practical Watchmaker to work on the premises, r.re now prepared to clean and repair Watches at greatly reduced prices. / YOUR WATCH GLEANED AND KEGU- * LATED FOR 5., With a Guarantee for 12 month?, Watch Glasses fitted for 6d. Hands fitted for 9 1. All repairs faithfully executed at half the usual prices. STARTLING NEWS. l Having purchased a line of Waterbury Watohes at a considerable reduction, we are now selling • Wattrbury Watches for 12*. Our charge i for Gleaning same is 2s 6d . t A large Stock of English and American Lever Watches, Ladies and Gents' Gold Rings, Musical Instruments, etc., etc ,at astonishingly 1 low prices. A few Unredeemed Watches for i Sale very cheap. i — ~>_. < WATOHES Cleaned 5b Od \ GLASSES 6d HANDS 9d WATERBURYS Cleaned for 2_ 6d • Money advanced m any sum on every de- scription of Property without delay. t I. BALEK & 00. | | Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, Ashburton. 1 Branchaß at Timaru and Wanganni. 9 14 • SPEING AND SUMMEK , FASHIONS. Es "TONGARIHO," "ARAWA," _.KD «' AORANGI." G. L. Beath & 00. SPECIAL LONDON BARGAINS Selected by our Mr Malcolm m London. Inspection Invited, XTTE enumerate several as under;— j DKESS DEPARTMENT. 425 yards Oheck tJrer. Dress Stuff, usual town paco lljd, now BJd. 416 yards Stripe Cie^e Dress StnfE, usual pricfi la 21. now 9£d. 515 yards Ghent. Alpaca, usual price BJd, n .w s_d. 552 yards Shot and Plain Poplinettes, usual price Is 4Jd, now Is o£<_. 34.0 yards Grey and Brown Bsig., usual prico l.£d, now 6£d. 273 yards Grey and Brown Bei^c- u.ual price Is OJd, now TJd. 2 Cases Black French Merinoß and Cash- meres, Is 31 to 33 3d. | L FANCY DEPARTMENT. 135 doz. Ladien' Silk Handerchiefs from 10_d, all at London price. . GG doz. Guipure Lace, 4Jd and 6d per yard, worth Is aad Is ti d. 125 dcz. Pnre Linen Habit Collarß 10£. usual price Is 3d. 35 doz. Ladies' Faucy Aprons, one-third under nsual prico. . . 34 inch and .0-inch Lace for Dresses, all colors from Is 6d . MANCHESTER DEPABT- MENT. 3 Cases Cream and Brown Holland, grand value, IJd to Ib. 3 Oasea Nottingham Lace Curtains, 2s Gi upwards. 7 Cases New Prints and Galatea., all the latest colorings and Btyleß from 3d per yard. 3 Oases Strong Cotton Shirtings, from 4Jd pei yard. All the beat makes of White Calico and Sheetingß m Great Variety, and marked at a very small advance. T AILOKING DEPABTMENT A large selection of the Very Latest Styleß m Colorial. Scotch, and Englmi Tweed 3 and Worsteds for fiuta and Trouserings. Suits made to measure m Irs.- class Btyle utmost reasonable rates. A Tin ai. Solicited, Gr. L. Beath. & Co , ARGYLE HOTJ-E, CHEISTCHUECH, I



Fat-to ri s Getting Well. " My daughters say : " How muoh better father is sinoe he used . Hop Bitters." ' " He is getting well after his long suffer- -1 ing from a disease deolared incurable." k " And we are so glad that he used your ; Bitters. "—A Lady of Uticr. , N. Y. I Write Thia Token of the great appreciation I have • of your Hop • • • Bitters. I was afflicted With inflammatory rheumatism 1 1 1 Seven years, and no medioine seemed i to do me any Good ! ! ! Until I tried two bottles of your Hop Bitters, and to my aurprls3 I am as well to-day as ever I was. I hope " You may have abundant success " la this great and " Valuable medicine : Anyone * • wishing to know more about my euro ? Can learn by addressing me, E-M. Williams. 1103 16th street, Wash. D.O I Consider ■Yonr Bemedy the best m existenoa , For Indigestion, kidney — Complaint. "And nervous debility. I have just " Returned " From the sputh m a fruitless search for health, and find that your Bitters are doing me more Good 1 Than anything else; A month ago I was extreme I v " Emaciated !!! » And scarcely able to walk. Now I am Gaining strength 1 and <( Flesh 1" And hardly a day passes but what I am complimented on my improved appearance and it is all due to Hop Bitters ! J. Wickliffe Johnson. ■— Wilmington, Del, t ■■ mi _■— Public Notice THE Gospel will be preachedg(D.V.) m the Arcade Chambers TO-MOIUiUW (Tuesday) Evening at 730 by Bro. Powlby, from Wellington. 9 141 NOTICE. OUR Offices and Stores will be closed on WEDNESDAY, the 28th inst. 3*132 FRIEDLANDER BROS NOTICE. OUR Establishments will be closed on WEDNESDAY, 28th inst , on ac- count of Holiday. 9f114 HENRY ZANDER & CO. TINWALD TOWN DISTRICT. TENDERS are invited for forming Footpath on Laghmor Road. Par-. ticularß at Fooks and Son's Office. Tenders close at 5 p.m. on FRIDAY, September 30th. 9 136 FRIDAf, 30th SEPTEMBER. INTENDING Purchasers aie respect- fully reminded that the Sale of Miss Steanb's FurnHure. Piano, Organ, &c, • will take place at her residence on the above date at 12.30 . T. BULLOCK. ' 9|139 Auctioneer. CONCERT AT WAKANUI. A AN Entertainment consisting of CON- CERT and COFFEE SUPPER will be given m tbe Wakanui Schoolroom on THURSDAY EVENING Next, the 29th iist. The CONCEPT is under the leader- ship of Mr Chas. Ray, assisted by a number of Ashburton Friends. Proceeds m aid of the Wakanui Wesleyan Church Organ Fund : To commence at 7 30. 9°137 MR F. G. THOMAS, HURGEON-DENTIST O WILL VISIT ASHBURTON ON THURSDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER, And may be consulted al the Commercial Hotel, 8 91 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS AND FARES GERALDINE RACES. ON the 29th and 30th September, the Evening Train from Timaru to Orari will run through to Ashburton, stopping where required, leaving Orari at 6.45 p.m., and arriving at Ashburton at 8.30 p m. SATURDAY RETURN TICKETS to Orari will be issued on the 28th and 29th September, also for first train 30th, avail- able for return up to and including the 3rd October. 9°135 By order. . ■ ' "'J The Stud. TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON AND LONGBEACH DISTRICTS. TBE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, Young Major. YOUNG M JOR is by Major, who was importdd to Tasmania from England by R. Q Kermode, Esq He took first prize at the Boyal Society's Show m England, and mafiy firat prizes m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOU was bred by Mr James ' -Stars, Hib dam, Smi'er, imported from lasmania, where sho was a first prize taker, and her progeny gained many awards. Terms : One Mare £3 ; groomage, ss, payable first service. For 3or more mares, property of one owner, special terms may be agreed on. ANDREW DAWSON, Proprietor, «131 Waterton. nPHE AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE Blackwood Abdallah, Will stand this season at Lyndhurst, Dun- das, aad at owner's Stable, Ashburton. For particulars apply to MAX. FRIEDLANDER. TO STAND THIS SEASON. mHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Wizard, By King of Clubs, dam Gharry both imported WIZARD is half brother to Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and full brother to Charmer, and waß bred by the . Middle Park Stud Company. He is a beautiful whole-oqlored chestnut, and B^ows grand power and quality. For full particulars apply to 0. KEA..NS, Or Wm. HEALY, Proprietors, 3»12Q AehburtoQi



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