SUPREME COURT

Wellington, October 3. The Supreme Court opened to-day. There are thirteen charges against fifteen prisoners. Many of the charges are of h_coeny and house breaking, and for the most part of a petty oharaoter. A true bill haa been found against Mary Miller for larceny. ,-.,_, Chfistohuboh, October 6 The oriminal sittingß opened to- day before the Ohief Jnst.ee, who m his charge said:— "l find there are 21 persons against whom there are 27 charges . The number, I believe, ia rather greater than is usual at the oriminal sittings here. I regret to find that amongst them are several youths, lads of 16, 17, 18 or 19 years of age, and that more than ose of these appear to be returned as Few Zea land born. These are features which are not by any meanß satisfactory. I regret •lso to state that there is no adequate mesne of dealing with persons of this age should they be oonvioted. They are too old for reformatories and It Is not desir able that they -hould be sent to yaol vheta there is no provision for classifica tion- The probationary system, again, Will not apply to theae persons beoanse they wquire to be pnt under the control of some striot but well qualified master Thtra Is no provision nnder whioh this eto be done m New Zealand " Chat. Balion pleaded guilty to larceny ot a blcyole, and Jas. Stevenson to horse stealing. John Fisher was found guilty of breaking into and stealing. Sentences were deferred, Dunemn, Ootober 3 At the Supreme Court John Barrowmar pleaded guilty to horse stealing. Evidence was called to show tbat he is cf weak Intellect. His Honor said that on account of this evidence and the prisoner's youth he would disoharge him on his own recognisance to come up for sentence when called opon. The Grand Jury ignored the bill against the youths obarged with indecent assault, Wm. Morrißon, housebreaking, received 3 years. William Carey pleaded guilty to damaging property and was sentenced to two months John Matheson, for assaulting and robbing a Chinaman, waa released on probation for twelve months, and ordered to contribute weekly instal ments towards the prosecution

BONAPARTE'S WONDERFUL IN FLUENCE OVER MEN.

All equality, all familiarity, freedom, or companionship, fled at hia approach. When he had been appointed to command the army of Italy, Admiral Decres, wbo had known him well In Pariß, hearing that he was to pass to Toulon, offered to present all his comrade.-. The Admiral »ya: 'I ran, full of eagerness aud delight, V v greet him. Tbe doors of th. salon .pened. I was going to spring towards :lm, when his attitude, his look, the tound of Ws voice, were sufficient to arrest me. There was nothing offensive or Insulting, but It was enough. After that I have never tried to overstep the distance tbat he had placed between us.' Some days later, at Albenga, tbe generals of division, among tbe rest Angerean, a kind of heroloal, rough old soldier, prond of his tall form and of his bravery, came to head quarters very badly disposed towards the little upstart whom they had sent to them from Paris, From the description given of him Angerean is Insulting and Insubordinate m advanoe* • A favorite of B;r.aß ! ' he says ;* a street general.' They are ad mitted, and Bonsparte makes them wait. He tppears finally, girds on his sword, puts on his hat, explains his disposi tions, gives them his orders and dismisses them, Augereau bad remained dumb. When they are outside he firßt recovers himself, and finds again bis customary oaths. He agrees with Massena tbat * that little b of a general frightened him.' He is not Bble to understand ' the ascendency at the first glance.' Another specimen of tbia ascendency on another old soldier of the revolution, still rougher and more energetic than Aogoreau, la given m the experience of General Vandamme. In 1815 Vandamme eaid to Marshal Soult one day, as they were ascending together the steps of the Toillerias : 'My dear friend, that devil of a man (referring to the Emperor) exercises a fasoination over me that I am unable to account for. He influences rae to that degree that I, who fear neither God nor devil, am ready to tremble like a child when he approaches. He could make me pass through the eye of a needle, to cast myself m the fire for him.' — • Cosmopolitan for June.' -

A NIGHT OF TERROR

A Chicago "Times" special from Evans- __ ville, Ind., referring to the sinking of 0) land In Trigg County, Ky., Blace tbe • earthquake recently, Bays :— From a a , gentleman who has juat arrived from _o HopklnsviUe, the following particulars were obtained : Be says that the country about Ihe scene Ib low and swampy, and a almrst inaccessable m place?, aave by tbe j old beaten paths. Mu^h of tt is wild and j contains dense woods. Golden Pond Is ( j a mere' hamlet containing two settle- 1 ments of negroes wbo eke out a living by t working on several Urge farms owned by non-residents. On Monday night about , liz o'clock several of them felt ihe earth tremble, but thought nothing serious had • occurred be) ond a slight tremor. Alter £ gossiping over it they went to bed. After , 12 o'clock everybody was awakened by a ■harp shock, and h.d barely jumped to their feet when tbe earth, with a shaking, d : zzy motion, suddenly sank a diatanoe of fl five feet, carrying the houses and terrified darkles with it. * The scenes that ensued battled deßcrlp- < tion. The negroes fell on their knees and . In frerzlbd tones prayed the Lord te save them. Othera began ab outing and pray- j log, ever snd anon coating an upward . glance to see if chariots of fire were not , descending. .Added to this pandemonium was the intense darkness which prevailed, the BQQon being completely obscured by heavy black clouds, * hloh hung very low, ( and like a pall over the dcomed district, and rumblings were heard from the ' depths below, which gradually became ' loader. Numerous springs hidden for years suddenly found an opening and began to bubble upwards m constantly in creasing streams, The terrified inhabitants, not pausing for household gcods or chattels, gathered ; thelr offspring, hurried and rushed away from the doomed spot. The more courageous ones only fled until they reached safe ground, and there waited until daylight when they ventured back to the scene of the night's terror acd gazed sadly upon the ruins spread before j them. Over 250 acres of fine farm land, Including one magnificent plantation owned by Z. H- Harden, lay from five to Blx feet below the level of the surroaad- Ing oountry, apd contained about three feet of water from springs started by the earthquake;. A large area of tobbaco •nd corn will ba a total loss. Nearly all the oablns have been torn looso and are floating about m various positions, while hou.beld goods are mixed up m Inextric able confusion . Fortunately no lives have been lost, but the loss of property is laoalouable The oastrophe was undoubtedly caused by tbe earthquake which was noticeable m Tenessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana at 1230 a.m., as the rumbling sounds and vibrations felt were similar to that seismic disturbance. Golden Pond li about 100 miles distant from the spot where a similar catastrophe occurred about seventy years ago, when a. lake of large area suddenly disappeared, leaving nothing but the bed, m the centre of which was a hole of unfathomable depth jtsd severs! hundred yards fn dimeter.

THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

J Wellington, October 3. The Commissioners to open Parliament will be Sir W. Filzherbert and the Hons Messrs Waterhouse, Reynolds, and Buckley.

THE WAY TO RISE EARLY

!Thompßon and fita «..b iive opposite eao'i other m a' narrow Btreet. T .ey were going on a fishing excursion tho other dsy, and as they wanted to ba sore to wake m time to catch the early train, they ran a bit of clothes-line across the street, m at the seoond story windows, and each tied an end to his leg, so that If one awoke the other would immediately feel a pull. The scheme waß an excellent one, and we know, of no reason why, under ordinary circumstances, it should not have worked well. But about five o'clock that morning some laborers stopped m front of Simma' for the purpose of erecting a telegraph pole. When the hole was dug they began to put the pole ou end. But unfortunately it slipped and came down with tremendous force upnn tbe clctbes lines. Mrs Simms was very much surprised to see Henry go over the foot of the bed and shoot f6et foremost out of the window ; but even she was not more amazed than Mm Thompson was, when Archibald per formed the same feat. They met m the middle of the street clustering, as it were, round the pole, but each with a leg broken. They awake themselves now with alarum clocks. It is aafer and less exciting.

INDIAN JUGGLER'S TRICKS

('* Cbriatain Union.")

Mr E. Stanley Robertson, lately m the Bengal Civil Service, m a recant article gives an amu-idg account of some ot* the trioka of an lad an Juggler. He Bays : — When he entered the room he spread the cloth upon the floor and Bat down upon it, with his back to the wall, the door rf the room being on his right hand. His spectators were disposed m the following fashion : Mr Smyth sat on a chair nearly lo the middle of the room, I was ail. Inn on a Bofa U6ar the door. The Parsee merchant stood m tbe doorway about an arm's length from me. The servants Btocd about m groups, the largest group being between the door and the conjurer. As soon as he bad settled himself he turned to the Parsee and a.ked for the loan of a rupee. The Parsee at firat demurred a little, but, on being guaranteed against loss, he produced the coin. He wa. going to put it into the conjurer's band, but tbe latter refused, and told the Parsee to band it to Mc Smyth's bearer. The bearer took it, and, at tbe request of the conjurer, looked at it and deolared it to be really a rupee, The conjurer tbeo told him to hand it to his master. Mr Smyth took it, and then followed thiß dialogue — CoDJur^r : *' Aro ycu sure that is a rupee V Smyth: "Yes." Conjurer : " Close your hand on it and hold it tight. Now think of some country m Europe, but do not tell me your thought." . Then the conjurer ran over the namea of several countries, such bb France, Germany Russia, Turkey, and America — for the native of India Is under the impression that America is m Europe. After a momenta pause Mr Smyth eaid he had thought of a country. " Then open your hand," said the juggler, "6ee what you have got, aud tell me if it is a coin of the country you thonght of." It was a five-franc piece, and Mr Smyth had thought of France. He was going to hand tbe o.ln to the conjurer but the latter said :— "No ; pass it to the other sabib." Mr Smyth accordingly pnt the five-fn.no piece into my hand ; I looked closely at It, then shut my band, and thought of Russia. When I opened it 1 found, not a Buesian but a Turkish silver piece, about the biz 3 cf the five franc piece, or of our own crown piece. This I handed to Mr Smyth, and sug gested that he shou'd nar__e America, which he did and found a Mexican dollar In his band. The coin, whatever it was, had never been m tbe conjurer's hand from the time tho rupee was borrowed from the Parsee merchant. Mr Smyth and hia bearer had both of them closely examined the rupee, and Mr Smyth and I turned over Beveral times the five-franc

piece, the Turkish c.in, and tbe dollar ; bo the trick did not depend on a reversible coin. Indeed, it could not, for the coin underwent three changes, ns has been seen. I need only add, for the informa tion of these readers who know not India, tbat a rupee is only about the sige of a florin, and therefore about half the weight of a five^franc piece, The juggler per formed several other trickß that day, but they were of a commonplace kind, and m no way comparable to the coin trick, which I have seen rivalled by any other conjurer m India or Europe. The follow ing evening Mr Smyth and I were to dine at the mesa of the 23 th Native Infantry. We told some friends m the regiment of the tricks our juggler had shown us ; they a.ked us to invite the man to perform after dinner m tbe meBB drawing-room. He came accordingly, and began by showing some very commonplace trioks. I wanted him to do the coin trick, but ho made some excuse. I should mention that one cf the officers was himself an amateur conjuror, and Mr intro duced him and our juggler to each other as comrades m art magic, Possibly our juggler may have been afraid that the captain would detect his method ; or per haps he only felt nervous about repeating a trick which must have depended very much on mere guess-work Be this as it may, he would not perform the coin trick at the mess. But he did another almost equally wonderful. As before, he was seated on a white cloth, which this time, 1 think, was a tablecloth borrowed from the -pees sergeant. He asked someone present to produce a rupee, nnd to lay it down at a remote edge of the cloth. 'Ihe cloth being three or four yards m length, the conjurer could not t uch the coin without being seen, and, m fact, did not touch it He then aßked for a sigDet ring. Several were offered hira, and he choße out one which bad a very large oval seal projecting well beyond tbe gold hoop on both sides. This- ring he tossed and tumbled several times m his hands, now throwing it into the air and catching it. then shaking it between tha clasped hands, all the time mumbling balf inarticulate words m some Hindustanee : patois. Thtn setting the ring down on 1 the cloth at about half arm's length m front of bim, he said, slowly and dis ' tinctivcly, m good Hindustanee, "Ring, ', rise up, and go to the rupee." The ring rose, with the Beal uppermost, and, resting \ on the hoop, slowly, with a kind of dancing cr jerking motion, it passed over 1 J the cloth until it came to where the rupee ' lay on the remote edge, then it lay down on J tbe coin. The conjurer then said, " Ring, 5 lay hold of the rupee and bring it to ime," The projecting edge of the seal" seemed to grapple with the edge of the coin ; the ring and tbe rupee rose into a ?. kjnd of wrestling attitude, and, with the came dancing or jerking motion, the two 6 returned to within reach of the juggler's t e hand. I have no theory to explain either ! " of these two tricks. I should mention, , c however, that the juggler disclaimed all • supernatural powers, and alleged that be , performed his tricks by mere sleight of hand it will be observed that he had no ® preparation of his surroundings, no machinery and no confederate ,

THE COST OF A LION'S KEEP.

"Apropos of economy, you must have heavy expenses V

" Yes. I calculate my expenses m Paris : at about 12,000! a month, and it ia at : Paris we spend least. At Bordeaux, I spend HOOf a day, and of course when we are travelling m our speoial train, we spend far more. The expenses inolude food for the beasts, rent for space, and the tax on entertainments, which goes to tbe Public Assistance Office. I use one borße a day to feed my ao irnala. We give them beef twice a week. One day m tht. month they fast. A lion sats 201 bof fle.h per diem, end drinks two quarts of cow's milk every morning, Tho Polar , bear got_ fish oil threo times a weak Then I there Is the loss of the beasts to be con sidered, There Is terrible mortality by con sumptipn a .Tion g lions, and a lion is worth from 20,000f to 30,000f. The coat price of a lion, untamed, is £ .00. That is what I paid for Sultan, who is now worth at least £2000 He ia the moet magnificent specimen of a blaok maned Atlas lion In Europe. You must oon.ider tbe capital we have to sink m our ' subjects ' when you calculate our expense?. On the otber hand, the receipts are good. Neuilly Fair is one of the most productive of the plaoeß we vlßlt, We give two performances every night, and make a dally average receipt of £60. On Sundays we usually mako £100 or £120, but with six per^ f( nuances at reduced priceß. I forgot to mention one item of expense, whloh is the band. We only employ Frenotimen,and they are more expensive than Germans. ' I have not had a single German employ d | since 1371 • You caw what a fuss was i made because my colleague Penz.n bad - a German band. He has had to dismiss : them and to employ Frenchmen, The , Germans are being hounded ont of every entabliabmeot Io the bysjaeia."

THE LION-TAMER AT HOME.

A writer m the "Pall Mall Gaz tte " has been interviewing m Paris M. Bidel the well kn wn lion-tamer, aod has ex tracted somo interesting facts from bim : A LION-TAMER BY BIRTH. _ | In answer to the question. " How did I you become a lion-tamer ? ' M; Bidel said : — •' I was born to the business. My father kept a show. .1 began to enter the cages when I was quite a child I began with wolves, hy teaus, and other small fry. At fifteen I left my parents and travelled about the country with other shows In 1859 I was at Bayonno with the Banarbo Menagerie. A young royal Bengal tiger | got loose. You can imagine the state of | the inhabitants. I wa. sent for. If looked for the beast for some time, and found him at last m a blacksmith's Bhop. I went to him, caught him by tho throat with one hand, and with the other threw him on my Bbouldpra and carried him hack to his cage, I carried him 300 yards. My back was considerably damaged. I was twenty years old then, and it is from that moment I date my veritable career. 1 had faced danger, knew what it was, and did not fear it. I immediately began to tame lions, lionesses, tigers, polar bears, panthers, etc." THB SKOBBT OP LION TAMING, " What means do you employ to tame your animals ? " " My oomplete self-oonfidenoe and my oourage. I consider the-e the only means. Red-hot irons, arms, loaded whip?, are the implements of the charlatan or of the coward. I have never made nee of any- < thing more formidable than an ordinary 1 riding whip. And, please observe, I only work with full-grown animals captured m ] a wild state and not, like my confreres, , with beas'B born m the ruen-geriH and J brought up by bitches or with a sucking bot.lr, Wheti the Princoand Prirce.a of < Wales v'sited my establishment m 1878. at the time of the Exhibttion, I entered the 1 cape m their preseuce and m the ptesonce i ofG-mbetta. __n_.WeGlrardin,andotherß, ( and mastered s'x full-grown African lions , whom I had received that day, and wbo t were aa feroolouß aB any I have ever had to do witb. Sultan, too, tne lion whose portrait you see over the Greplaoei and who nearly i killed me a year ago, waa alx years old — i that is, m hie prime — when I entered this , cage for the first time. That was down at , Lyons, m September, 1876. The previous day he had killed a man called Vicard, and my performance was given m favor of i Vioard's widow and orphan, Vicard waa a railway porter,andbad been fooli.h enough < to put his hand into the lion's travelling < box at the station — Sultan hid just j arrived from Africa tbat . morning — tc ( stroke the brute. Sultan seized his arm ' aud tore it off bodily. Tho man died J the same night. Before 24 hours had ' elapsed, I had entirely subjugated this . man-killer. I worked regularly with i bim twice a day for ten years, It was i just a year ago that he attacked me and ] nearly killed me. I was suffering from , rheumatic pains that day and happened to slip. A lion-tamer must never fall. Lions have '? not your English notions ] about respecting a fallen foe. The brut. ' was on me like a shot, and got me by tho neck. I caught him by the throat and shouted, 'Sultan! Sultan. !. what are you doing V My voice frightened him, doubtlesß, for he opened hiß j.wa and loosened his hold without tearing out the flesh. If he; had done that I should - inevitably have been tilled. He then seized me by the aim, and afterwards by the thigh, wounding me besides with his claws m three other places. I managed, however, In spite of my terrlbls wound ., to ttruggle to my feet, and onoe on my feet was master of him. Since then, however, I have not entered the cages. I have been terribly shaken and reduced m strength. It will be some time before I shall have sufficient nerve to approach Sultan, once more." WOMEN IN THE LION'S DEN, " You sometimes take amateurs Into the cage with you, do you not 1 " " Frequently. Ladies usually. Women are much more courageous than men. A woman who h&9 once offered to enter never draws back. Men frequently do. Women aro far nobler and more intelli gent than men. That is obvious; they take much less alcohol. They certainly ought to be allowed to vote. The first woman who entered the cage with me was Mdlle. Ghlnassi, cf the Varieties Theatre. That was m Paris m 1874. All the bruteo m my show were collected m the cage. In 1879, Mdlle. Roueseil, tragic actress, also accompanied me, and sur rounded by all my lions, recited ' Mel pomeV In 1879, Mdlle. Josse, of Cher bourg, and In 1880, Mr Orockford, of Dieppe, an English shipowner, repeated the experiment. My guests tremble a good deal outside the door, but onoe inside tbe cage, seem to master the emotion. The women always show more pluck." " THE EVE IS HUMBUG." "Do you believe m the power of the eye ? There is a man at the Foliet- Bergeres who professes to tame lions by the power of fascination, mesmerism. What is your opinion of thia profession ?" "I consider it obarlataniam of the purest water. The animals are doubtless tame brutes, born m the cage. Ido not believe m the power of *the eye- A blind man could be as good a lion-tamer, if he had tbe requisite pluok, as any other man. I myself am stiort-ighted, and, as you will see, possessgno quelling eyes." • c No," he continued, * I do not believe ; m fascination. The voice, the tone of ; command, :s a great — the principal — ; Instrument m Iron-turning. Aniou'ate i sound seems to amtzj (ham." , " That is so," put In Mr Alex.ano ; "the I i voice, e'est tout. The eye is humbug. Why > I very often turn my baok on one or other , of the brutes m th« cage. Command them, stand up to them, chow them you i are not afraid, and thoy will buckle _ under."

r J3® ASHBU&TOK GUARDIAN, MON DAI, OCTOBER 3, 1887.



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Public Notice TINWALD. p TT A W XI N 8 Who has just replenished his Stock ,0 BOOTS, has also opened up a.few lines of useful DKAPERiT (a long felt need m Tinwald), which he is disposing of at Christchurch prices. Comb and compare Prices and' Quality before purchasing elsewhere, as eveiy article is marked at the very lowest Rates forOASFI. FISHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAS juat received and opened np hia New Stock of ANGLERS' GOODS, I comprising Split Cane and other Rods, "' various prices, with Minnow and Fly Tops, Flies, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Reels, Gut snd Gut Lioes, W.P, Stockings, Fishing Bags, und every requisite for the Fishing Season. Fishing Licenses for the Ash- burton County con ulao be obtained from him. Also m larger suppIy— CRICKET and LAWN TEINNIS materials, Just opened up several oases of New TOBACCONIST . WARES and FANCY GOODS, which will be sold at very low prices. Note the Address:— W. ZAN DEE, Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon. Billiard Room with 2 first class Tables upstairs EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 9°70 HAVES & CO.* 5 (ireat Sale, OBLIGE BY READING THE FOLLOWING:— BLACK Straw Hatß only 3d Felt Hats were 8s 6d, now la Grey Calico, lid White Twill, 2|d Blankets, from 2s s£d . ' v Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz l dozen for ld . •■■-,. Cashmere Gloves, from 2d ~ Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7s 6d I.ace Curtains, Is Boys' Caps, 4_d Men's Black Felt. Hats were [65. 9 d now 2s 3d Heavy Dresß Goods, s|d Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4-jjd Wool Squares, 6d Tweed Trou ti.iicr_.-_6d Let of Diagona (oatß w« e2l_id v - now 10s 6d ••' ■-• A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull Cheap, and a quantity of other goods numerous to mention m this adverti ment. . In addition to the above, H, cV Co. will. i during the l_ale, give a Discount of One ' Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND 00, IS 6+29 ASHBURTON JfGfl SCHOOL ESTABLISHED 1881.' Teaching Staff: Boys' School — Mr J. E. Buchana lßt B A., University College, London. Girls' Pchool. — Bfiss Saundebs, Canter- bury College Ohr.Q.chu.oh j Miss Grubb, Trip?; / College, Dublin AT this institution pupils of toth sexes have the opportunity of acquiring the elements of a liberal edu- cation, The subjects of Study are those usually taught at Secondary Sohools ; but the ordinary course may be modified to meet special cases., if m the interest o the Pupils euch a plan Ib judged ad- visable. At the Girls School provlalon has been made by the Teaching Staff to give lessons m Music aDd Painting to Young Ladies not attending the other Classes m the School, who may desire instructions m theso eubjesfa. The Physical Training of the Pupila is not overlooked. Calisthenics for the Girls, and Military Drill for the Boya, are parts of the Sohool course. The year is divided in'o -three terms. ' All fees are payable m advanoe. ' For Pupils under 12 years cf age, £2 2s pel term ; over 12 years of age, £2 16s per term ; Music £1 Is per term extra ; fee for attendicg Music (only), £2 2s ; Draw- ing and Painting (only), £1 la per term. For further details apply to Mr Buchanan. The next term commences on MON— I DAY, the 19 th ie st. 9 49



PtiMc Notices- SPEING FASHIONS. J. ■ ORR. & '.CO.. (LATE ©RR AND ALCORN,) Are now Showing the Latest Designs In Great Variety n all the Departments, : SEVERAL Shipments by Direc Steamer from London are alread '■ opened up, and further shipments expected m a few days. < We have muoh pleasure m inviting the 1 inspection of the Ladi-s to our New « Stock of Hats, Bonnets, Mantles, Flowers, 1 &c , which embrace all the Latest '- Novelties. Also JERSEY JACKETS m 1 Great Variety. I The New Embroidered Muslin Costumes 1 so' f fashionable this Season, m various qualities. "1 New Dress Goods m Veiling, Beiges, _ Costume Tweeds, French Foules, &c, the largest variety to selec t from we have ever shown. , NEW PRINTS. We direct special attention to our New Stock of Prints, Cambrics, Windsor Zephyrs, Printed Drilltttes, Printed Sateens, Fancy Canvas Cloths, Brocaded Muslins, Fancy Colored Lace. Stripe Muslins, &c. , which for beauty, of de -igns and effect are superior to any ever seen m Ashburton. New Hosiery, New Gloves, New Laces, J New Embroidery (yery good), New Trim- mings. MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT. We have now opened a very Large Stock of White and Grey Twilled Sheet- ings, White Calicos and Long Cloths, Honeycomb Quilts, Linen Diaper, Table Damasks, Brown Hollands, &c. Importing dirisct 'from tbe Manufac- turers, we are m a position to give our customers the very best value procurable, and as we hope to greatly increase our trade, we have determined to reduce the prices to the smallest possible margin' of profit. '-■."•.. Men's and Boys' Clo-hing, Shirts, Hats, &c. 1 arge New Stocks, ( BOOTS !~BOOTS 1 1 < We are determined still to sell Boots . cheaper than any other House J We invite an early inspection of our ) New Goods. JOIN ORE & CO. (LATE OBR AND ALCORN .. i ]  ..'•.... .. ". ' < McCallum & Cc COAL! COAL! COAL ._ F.BESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL GREYMOUTH COAL, Also — Native Coal, superior to Mount Somers Coal. Fresh supplies of Building Timber and Building Materials o every" description. FRESH IMPOETATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS i NOW TO HAN r ; WIRE; WIRE. WIRE BABBED & PLAIN. No.'s 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE . No.'s B, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE I, BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION a BARBED WIRE, "ACME _ _, 1 STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS. d Out and. Punched to anyg length and guage required, d S McCallum & Co., i Iron, Timber and Coal * Merchants t ASHBUETON, OAMARU DUNEDIN & INVEE- CABGILL. 4tlsG



STARTLING NEWS. Eaving purchased a line of Waterbnry Watohes at a considerable reduction, we are now selling Waterbury Watches for 12a. Our charge fcr Cleaning same is 2a Gd. A large Stock of English and Amerioan lever Watches, Ladies and Gentß' Gold Rings, Musical Instruments, etc., etc., at astonishingly low prices. A few Unredeemed Watches for Sale very cheap. WATOHES Cleaned ... ... ... 6s Od GLASSES 6d HANDS 9d WATERBTJRJSO.eanedfor 2s 6d Money advanced m any sum oh every de- scription of Property without delay. I. SALES & CO. Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, Ashburton. Branches at Tituaru and Wanganni. 9 14 SPRING AND SUMMEE FASHIONS. Ex « TONGARIKO," "ARAWA," _.KD 1 AORANGI." G. L. Beath & Co. SPECIAL LONDON BARGAINS Selected by our Mr Malcolm iv Louden. Inspection Invited. ~4irß enumerate several ac under;—- DKESS DEPABTMENT. • 425 yards Oheck Crepe Dreas Stuff, usual town pi ice HJd,now B£d. 415 yards Stripe C_-6e Dress Btuff, ÜBual price Is 2d, now 9_d. 515 yards Chenc Alpaca, usual price BJd,iww s&d. 652 yards Shot and Plain Poplinott.es, usual price Is 4Jd, now Is OJd. 840 yards Grey and Brown Baigo, usual prica lOJd, now 6£d. 273 yards Grey nnd Brown Bei|j_, usual price Is OJd, now 7Jd. 2, Cases Black French Merinos and Cash- meres, Is 3d fo 8s 3d. EANCY DEPABTMENT. 135 doz. Ladies' Silk Han.erchiefs from 10_d, all at London price. 6G doz. Guirure Lace, 4Jd and 6d per yard, worth Is aad Is G _. 125 dcz. Pure Linen Habit Collars lOJd usual price Is 3d. 35 doz, Ladies' Fancy Aprons, one-third under usual price. 34-inch and 40-inch Lace for Dresses, all colors from Is 6d. MANCHESTER DEPART- MENT; 3 Caees Cream and Brown Holland, grand value, .Jd to Ib. f 8 Oases Nottingham Lace Curtains, 2s 6 d upwards. 7 Casts New Prints and Galatea., all the latest colorings and Btyles from per yard. 3 Oases Strong Cotton Shirtingß, from 4sd per yard. All the best makes of White Calico and Sheetings m Great Variety, and marked at a very small advance. [ TAILORING DEPARTMENT ' A large selecti on of the Very Latest Styk_ m Colonial- Scotch, and Englißh Tweeda nn_ 8 Worsteds for .uits end Trouserings. Su_t_ i\ made to measure m ti' at- class Btyle at mosl c reasonable rates. y A Trial Solic-TEI. S Gr. L. Beath & Co , ARGyLE HOUSE, CHEISTCSURCB.



Tub-ie J. ot'ces rWILL not bo rcspon.ih'e for any DEBTS contiacted by my Son. J. O. Whaley. 9 163 ■ O POLSUE I*o LET. — Six-i corned House m Have lock street West. Apply A. M. Pe.reon, Courthouse 9 160 TENDERS. O.TANTED TENDERS for Haulfng TT Coal, Stone and Lime on Mount Somers Tramway to Mount Somers Rail- way Station. Hpecifioatlons to be seen at this office. Tenders close on THURSDAY, .Octo- ber 6th. I E. F. WRIGHT, 9 168 Mount Somers. 1 ASHBURTuN AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE TENTH Annual Exhibition STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, &0., WILL be held at the County Saleyards, ABhburton, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th. ENTRIES close on FRIDAY, Oot. 21st, JOHN G. RESTELL, 10*5 Secretary. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE Partnership hitherto existing be- tween John Orr and Robert Alcorn, carrying on business as Drapers, Iron- mongers, and Provision Merchants m Ash- burton, under the style of Orr and Alcorn, has beon dissolved by mutual ccnsent, as from Ist August, John Orr taking over and continuing the Ironmon- gery and Drapery Departments, snd paying all Liabilities oi the late Firm, and re- ceiving all debts owing lo the Drapery Department. Robert Alcorn taking ove the Grocery and Earthenware Depart- ments, and receiving all debts owing to tbp Ironmongery and Grocery Depar ments, JOHN ORR. ROBERT ALCORN. Witness — Joseph Carson, Accountant, Ashburton. Ashburtop- r • * September, 1887 Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. THE undersigned bega to call the attention of farmers, settlers and jthera to hiß extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, smong which are about 3,000,000 Forest Trees, Inclu ding 200,000 Cupreßaua Macrooarpa, oni and two years old; 200,000 Pinus Insig- nia, one and two yeara old ; 100,00 C Pinus Larlclo : 300,000 Silver Biroh; 10,000 Pinus Austriaca; all other kindß m proportion. All kinds of Cabbage plants on Bale, and a few thousands of very early strawberry Pianta. N.B. — All orderß by poat, or other w 'h shall reoeive my beßt attention. i T.AMES PORTER, OLIF TO N NY R S WRY - Allenton, Ashbarton CITY LOAN OFFIOE. QA Q l ' SALEK AND co> » jL Licensed Pawnbrokers, If as Qgs Street, Ashbnrton. HAVING secured the services of a first- class practical Watchmaker to work on the premises, aro now prepared to clean and repair Watches at greatly reduced priceß. YOUR WATOH CLEANED AND itEGU- LATED FOR 6a, With a Guarantee for 12 months. Watch Glasses fitted for 6d. Hands fitted for 9d. All repairs faithfully executed at half the usnal prices.



The Stud. mHE AMERIOAN TROTTING HORSE Blackwood AMallali, Will stand this season at Lyndhurst, Dun- das, and at owner's Stable, Ashburton. For particulars apply to MAX. FRIEDLANDER. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE | ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLT, Johnny's Fancy. Bred by Mr James Gow, of Taieri, by Lord Salisbury, dam Sally 2_?d. For particnlarß and terms, apply to MAX FRIEDLANDER, 9f148 Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON. mHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Wizard, By King of Olubs, dam Charm, boti imported. WIZARD is half brother t< Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and ful brother to Charmer, and wbb bred by th < Middle Park Stud Company. He is i beautiful whole-colored chestnut, am shows grand power and quality. For full particulars apply to O. KEAttNS, Or Wm. HEALY, * Proprietors, 9*126 Ashburton. 1 TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON AN_ LONGBEAOH DIBTRICTS. )■] mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, \ Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR is by Major, wbo w. imported to Tasmania from England b R. Q. Kermode, Esq He took firßt prh at the Royal Society's Show m Englani and many first prizes m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOR was bred by Mr Jami t-TARK, his dam, Smi'er, imported fro: y lasmania, where sho was a first pri: ie taker, and her progeny gained mar awards. 1 Terms : One Mare £3 ; groomage, £ payable first service. For 3or mo io mareß, property of one owner, Bpeci terms may be agreed on. ANDREW DAWSON, Proprietor, m,m Watson,



Public Notices. TO BUILDERS AND OT£IK_iS. TO LET, those commodious premises m Moore Street, lately m the occupation of Mr Geobgs Parkin. The House can be let without the Workshop and Stable, or the Workshop and Stable without the House, Apply to T. BULLOOK. NOT haviDg sold Mr Hercock's Property at Hampstead by auction on Saturday, I am prepared to receive offers for it. A low price will be accepted, I as he is removing to the West Coast. Apply to T. BULLOCK. LAURISTON SCHOOLROOM. A CONCERT and BALL will be held m the above Schoolroom on FRIDAY, Ootober 7th, 1887, m aid of Children's Priza Fund. Concert at 8 p.m. 10 1 " rr PUBLIO NOTICE. UPPER ASBBURTON ROAD BOARD. THE River Crossings m this District are damaged by flood water. Travellers using same do so at their own risk. D. MoLEAN, Chairman. October 3rd, 1887. 10t8 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNOIL. mENDERS are invited for,— Braall Dam and Race for Auxiliary Water Supply at Monlalto, Hindß Gorge. Plans and Specifications can bo seen at Council Office, and Tenders nddr. ssed to the Chairman to be sent m not later tban 11 o'clock a. m. FRIDAY, 7th October. By order, 10*7 WILLIAM BAXTER. GROVE FARM ESTATE. TO FARMERS, DEALERS AND OTtIERS, TO LET, the unsold portion of Grove Farm E.tate, es follows, viz : — Tbe Homestead Block of aboot 107 Aores, divided into Paddocks, well watered, and all In English Gra.aeß, together with Dwelling Hoase, Stable, Woolahed, and other Buildings thereon ; also Lots 20, 21, 22, and 23, containing about 50 acres, fronting Graham's Road ; Lo^a 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 41, containing about 160 Aorea, opposite aide, also all m Grass ; 3 Blocks of abcut 6 Acres, each fronting Wilkin Street, and about 4 Aores, part oi tbe Popbß paddock This affords a favorable opportunity to persona desiroua of routing Grass Pad* docks near Town. For full particulars apply to T. BULLOOK. 10*4 Agent. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDJNG and INVESTMENT SOCIETY. -. Monthly Bubacriptiona and other pay- ments aire -will .be received at the Society a offices, Burnett street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 7.30 p.m., TUES- DAY NEXT. Deposits received at the highest cur- rent rates of interest. TABLE Showing the Scale of Repayments adopted by this Society for a Loan of £100 upon Grst-class security. ~~. ~ ~ Monthly Amount Total ot Repay- per Amount Years. men ts. Annum. Repaid. "£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Two ... 412 255 6 0 110 12 0 Four ... 210 8 30 8 0 121 12 0 Six ... 117 222 6 0 133 1 0 Eight ... 110 2 18 2 0 144 16 0 Ten ... 1 6 415 16 Ol 58 0 0 J. WARD, 2*9 Directing Manager.



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Keaxing's Cough Lozenges cure Coughß, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medioal testimony Btates that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficult breathing they are invaluable. They oon tain no opium nor any violent dru Sold by GhemiS-B 4 in Tins, la 1 _d «Qg 2i 93 each