DROWNING CASE.

Chfistohueoh, July 20. Three young men, Jameß McGrath, 16, William Gullick, 21, and Frederick Gullick 14, were drowned m the Avon near Paschel'a wool works at 10 30 this morn ing. They were crossing the river m a boat with Edwin Kond and Thomas Gullick when the boat capsized The two latter got ashore safely. The bodies have not yet bean found .

PROTECTION V. FREE TRADE

In our last issue we showed by figures extracted from the Board of Trade returns, what Frte Trade had done for Great Britain m the fourteen years ending 31st December, 1884. How that foreign manufactured cheap-labor goods, to the value of some eleven hundred and fifty million pounds ster ling had been admitted duty free, that competition with foreign goods had im poverished manufacturers, some of whom had bien compelled to close iheir mills, and others to work half time, and that the working people had suffered by reduction of wages and employment, and, m addition, that Free Trade was responsible for the ruin of the farmers and the depreciation m value of real estate to the tune of hun dreds of millions sterling. With such a record as this the only wonder is that the Mother Country, whose greatness, wealth, and prosperity had been built up by centuries of prudent watchful Protection, should ever have adopted such, a policy. Briefly stated it came about m this way : The factory owners, wishing to increase their profits, and knowing full well that cheap bread meant cheap work, or, m other words, low wages, got up an Anti Corn Law agitation, the object of which was the repeal of the law imposing a duty on all imported grain. A legue was formed for the purpose of securing the refurn to Parliament of persons pledged to the object. In the end they were sue ' cessful, and a motion to that effect was carried m the House ©f Commons by a large majority. The thin edge of theJFree Trade wedge once inserted, it was not long before it was driven home. Not content with free trade m grain, they wanted free trade m everything else, and a Free Trade League was estab lished, which, under the leadership of Richard Cobden, soon won the ears of the multitude. The mill owners of Manchester, where the league had its headquarters, desirous of sending them goods to foreign markets, fell easy vic tims to the magic witchery of Cobden's eloquence. He loved to dilate on the glorious results which were sure to fol low the adoption of a Free Trade policy, results which he painted m colors no less glowing and pjeasing than those m which the ex. member for Selwyn was wont to charm the electors when descanting on the subject. Cob den's sanguine views illustrated by the pleasing roseate pictures which he drew of the near future had a great effect, and the league were enabled to ac complish their object. Their Free Trade proposals were carried, and England, which for centuries had clung to Protection, embraced Free Trade. Of course Cobden was regarded as the Founder -of Free Tarde m. England, and became the hero of the day. At a banquet given to him at the Cobden Club, when speaking on the subject nearest his heart, he used these remark able words, " You have as much right to doubt that the sun will rise to-morrow as that m ten years' time every nation will follow your example." But they haven't ; and Free Trade Manchester is disgusted at finding that fnstead of following England's example they only laugh at her folly, and tax her manu factures right and . left. France im mediately the Cobden-treaty expired raised her duty on English cutlery im ported, from 15 to 72^ per cent ! So much, foe Fcee. Ttade m. theoty and Free Trade m operation, at the present time, at Home. But there are signj of a reaction taking place m the Old Country. The people are tired of Eng land's conceding her eight or ten mil lions a year to foreigners, only to be virtually shut out from their markets. Only recently the Chamber of Com merce at Manchester — the stronghold of Free Trade, discussed the following motion : — " That having waited m vain for more than forty years for other nations to follow England's Freetrade example, this Chamber now agree that the time has come for them to reconsider its decision." This motion was very r early being carried, the voting being — 21 for, and 23 against it. At Glasgow a motion to the same effect was carried, and we know from private sources that there is a very strong feeling both inside and outside the House of Commons, m the direction indicated m the motion quoted. And who can feel surprised when he reflects that England m 14 years allowed foreigners to send m, duty free, their manufactuted goods to the value of on which a small ad valorem duty of 10 per cent would have produced or upwards of per annum, nearly one-tenth of her entire levenue ? And yet, m the teeth of. all this, there be little Xlobdens m New Zealand men who love to theorise en the benefits of Free Trade and spurn the lessons which England's experience should teach them. These are the men who would fain commit New Zea land to Free Trade ;' but we ask the elector to lay to heart th? lesson taught the Mother Country. Let New Zea land tread m her footsteps and build vp v her national greatness by careful and prudent Protection, and then, like England, if she have a few millions a year to throw away, let her try the ex periment—but not f'll then.

TEE NEW SOUTH WALES CENTENNIAL PALACE

The N.S.W. G >vernment propose to osier brate the centenary r f the colony by laying out a grand pnblio ptik on the w*ftte now known as the Laohlan swamp aud, erect ing m the middle of it a grand centennial ball or palace. It is proposed to defray the coat of carrying out this work by Bell ing frontages to the park as mannon sltar, hese are expected to realiße £'60 000, of which it is proponed to Bpend £ 100,000 00 the hall, and from £40.000 to £60 COO n laying out the grounds and conatrutt ng drives en* avennes which are conceived n a liberal scale. Moat elaborate plat a fjr beaatlfyiug the grounds have been prepared. The gardens will be rioh m rare plants, and specially des'gned to present a succession of baautifnl pictures complete ia themselves. An ample water " Q PPIy on tn9 gronncU is to be provided m connection with fountains, cascades and ornamental basins at suitable inter vals. The park will embrace an area of not leas than 761 acreß, and the principal view wi'l be from a point opposite the Z Dologlcai Gardens, Moore Park, In mov gon the 27'h ult, that it was expedient t j make provision for celebrat ing the ceatenary of th? oolony, Sir Henry Parkes went into some details concerning the Government's intentions. The broad plan contemplated the conversion of tha Laohlan swamp into a national park to be called the " Queen'B Park," at a coßt of £50,000, and the ereotion of a national ball at an outlay of £150,000. The sale of frontages to the park was expected to yield £200,000, and the scheme would therefore practically coßt nothing. The park was to be opened on January 26th next. The edifice to be erected would not be an ordinary museum,, but a place wherein national services would be cele brated, such, for instance, as the thanking of our soldiers after saving the country from invasion. The structure would be designated "the "State House" It was proposed to call one portion of the build* ing— viz., the great hall, where the national celebrations wou'd be held — the 11 Phillip Hall," for it was considered that the firat Governor had not had his merits recognised. Sir Henry Parkes went on to explain that there arould be suitable rooms for keeping records and memorials of the colony. This would be called the " Macquarie Institute," after their most popular Governor. Inadoiion, provision would be made for collecting and preserv ing information and records of the aboriginal races of Australia, etc. A gallery for the exhibition of statues and pictures of the Governors of the colony aad others who had been identified with its history would be provided ; also a public raau soleum for depo&itiDg the remains of those who received State funerals, similar to Westminster Abbey.

WHY AM I SO MISERABLE ?

' So weak and languid ? Why such heart burns and pains m the stomach, such acidity, and such an unpleasant taste m the mouth ? Why at times such a gnawing appetite, and then again such disrelish for food ? Why is the mind so frequently irritable, desponding, melancholy and dejected? Why does one often feel under the apprehension of some imaginary danger, and start at any unex pected noise, becoming agitated as though 1 some great calamity was impending?" Whit is the meaning of these dull, sick headaches ; these violent palpitations of the heart, this feverish restlessness, these night sweats ; this diturbed and dreamy sleep, which brings no refieshing rest, but only moanings and muttering.*, and ».he horrors of the nightmare ? The answer is : These are but the symptoms !of Indigestion or Dyspepsia —the beginning and the iorerunner of almost every other huraan disease. Indigestion is a weakness or want of power of the digestive fluids of the stomach to conver. the food- into healthy matter for the proper-^nourishment of the body. It is caused most frequently by the irregnlari-y of diet, or improper food, want of healthy exercise and pure outdoor air. It may be induce I by mental distress — the sho kof some great calamity. It may be, and often is, aggravated and intensified, if not originally brought on, by exhaustion from intense mental application, of physical over work, domes' ic troubles, anxiety m business, or financ'al embarassments. If the stomach could always bj kept m order, dea:h would no longer be a subject of fearful anxiety to the young and middle-aged, bift what would be contemplated by all as the visit of an expected friend at the close of a peaceful and happy old ace. However, the first hostile invader upon the domain of health and happiness is Indigestion. Is there any relief, any remedy, any cure ? Tbat is the question of the suffering; and unhappy dyspeptic. What is wanted is a medicine that will thoroughly renovate the stomach, bowels, liver, and kidneys, and afford speedy and effectual ass'S'atice tl the digestive organ?, and restore to the nervous and muscular systems their original energy. Such a medicine is happily at hand. iN ever m the history of medical discoveries, evi denced by a drzen years' thorough test, has \heie been found a remedy for Indigestion so speedy, so sure, and so' surprising m its results as Seigel's Curative Syrup, but to-day it is a stand rd remedy for that almost universal affliction m eve»y civilised country m Europe, As<a, Africa and, America. Fublic testimonials and private letters from military officers, bankers, merchants, ship captains, mechanics, farmers, and their wives and daughters, alike confirm Its curative powers.

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RAILWAY TIMETABLE— OHRIST- OHUROH, OAMARU, DUNBDIN. South. Week Days. ~~ " ; Ex?! ... ~~ a.m. am. p.m. p.m. Ohfistchurch depart 7.20 8.10 1.1 4.15 Addingtonfun. „ 727 ... 1.23 Middleton ... „ # ... * Sockburn .. s „ * ... * Hornby ...-arrive 7.45 ... 1.4 Hornby depart 7. 58 ... 1.45 Templeton ... „ 8.2 ... 1.58 Weedon's ...  * ... * Rolleston Jun. attive 8.22 837 217 Rolleston jun. depart 77. 8739, 2.21 Burnham ... „ | 2.34 5-9 Selwyn ... , 2.56 5.28 Dunsandel ... „ ... * 3.5 5.36 Rakaia ... „ ... 933 3.47 6.17 Chertfey ... „ ... * 4.2 6.36 Drompre ... '".». * *•*.*' Ashburton ...arrive ... 10.15] 4.35 7.15 Ashburton depart ... 10.25 4.45 Tinwald ... „ ... ... 4,54 Winslow (for Longbeach... „ ... * 5.13 Wmdermere ... „ - * ... * Hinds ... ... „ ... * 5.40 Ealicg „. ;; ♦ .- V Rangitata Island „ * ... • Rangitata f ... .„ 8.20 * 6.27 Orari (for GeraU Winchester (for Geraldine) ... „ 9.0 11,55 7.1.1 . Temuka ... „ 9.14 12.6 7.26 Arowhenua ... „ * ... * Seadown ... „ • ... • Washdykejun. „ 9.44 ... 7.59 Timaru ...arrive 9.55 12.37 8.10 _. p.m.} J Timaru... depart 7.2012.57 4.25 Normanby ... „ * ' . M * St Andrews ... „ 8.0 1.25 5.5 Otaio ... rt . „ 8.14 c 5.19 Makjkihi .. „ 8.32 1.44 5.37 H00k ... - M , „ ♦ .. • Studholme Tun. „ ... 2.3 6.10 Waihao ... „ * ... • Waitaki North „ 9.52 „, 7.0 Waitaki South „ 10.3 ... 7.10 Hilderthorp •■."„%• «. * Richmond «,  * ... * ; Pukeurijun. ,<>  10.40 ... 7.40 Town Belt .„  • ... '• I Oamaru ... ii imp 3.10 8.0 Oamaru.o depirf 725 3.22 1.0 Hampden ,„ „ 9.8 4.36 3.20 HilJgrove ... „ ' 9.22 ... 3.40 Palmerston m „ 10.30 5.23 4.45 Waikouaiti ... „ 11.5 5.55 Waitaki ... „ 12. 1 1 6.40 Dftnedin „.. ar ye i.go 7.40 North. Week Days. jExp. a.m. a.m. p t m. p.m. Dunedin ...depart 7.0 8.10 4.12 Port Chalmers „. * ; .8.34 * Waitaki ... „ 8.25 ... 5.26 Waikouaiti ... „ 9.35 9.58 6,36 Palmerston ... „ * 10.22 7.15 Hampden 4., „ * 11.17 8.17 Oamaru .„ „ * 12.30 9.50 & - Oamaru ■ ...depart 7.J0W.50 4.20 Town Belt .... „ * ... • Pukeuri Juii. ... „ 7.43 m 4-43 Richmond ... ff * ... * Hildertborp ... „ * >M * Waitaki S. ... „ 8.12 ... 5.15 Waitaki N. ... „ 8.20 ... 5.25 Waihao ... ,-,, - • ... * Studholme Jun. „ 915 20 6.20 Hook ... „ * ■ .». *' Makikihi .« „ 9.42 2.16 6.47 Otaio ... „ 9.56 c 7.1 St. Andrews ... „ 10.14 2.34 7.19 Normanby ... „ * ... * Timaru ... „ 10.50 3.3 7.55 Timaru ...depart 7.30 3.17 77. 5.20 n Washdyke Jun, „ 7.43 «. ... 5-3 2 ' Seadown ... „ * .~ ... * Arowhenua ... „ * ... ... * Temuka ... „ 8.14 3.49 . 6.3 Winchester (for c Geraldine) ... „ 8.30 4.1 „. 6.20 y Orari (for Geral* 'n dine ... „ .4 * ... 6.35 7 Rangitata S. ....  I * M ... i- Do. Island ... „ ... S Ealing ... „ * • • Hinds ... ,1 957 * ••• «•. *" Windermere ... ,» *' «.. ... ... . Winslow (for Longbeach... 10.17 * ... ... - Tinwa ; ... 10.31 ... ... ... :b Ashburton arr 10.40 5.27 ... ... 1- r a.m. Asbburton depart 10.55 5.37 7.10 >, Dromore ... „ * * * 0 Chertsey ... „ 11.34 * 7.49 Rakaia' ... „ 11.53 6. 19 8.9 it Dunsandel ... „ 12.30 * 8.46 , Selwyn ... „ 12.40 * 8.57 1 Burnham ...  12 »57 * fl I R°^ eston J un » arrive 1.8 7.11 ... ..I Rolleston Jun. depart Ml 7.13 b • TWeedon's ... „ * b b TeTnpieVon  „ \. cA b b Hornby ...arrive 1. 9 b - Hornby depart 1.44 i 6 Sockburn . .. * b m Middleton , „ '• b *o.\, Addington Jun. „ 24 b Christchurch arrive) 2.10 7.55 * Platforms only. Trains do rot stop at — these unless required. Nolicejshould be given to the guard at the previous stopping station by any passenger wishing to alight at one of these platfonnA b Trains stop to put down passengers only. 1! c Stops on Saturdays only, if required. >i + Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays only, 1 on other days it starts from Orari. ,} CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTON. j Passenger trains leave Christchurch at 6.55, v 7.30» 8.5> 9«5» 10.25, a.m., 12.0, .1,25, 2.40, c 4-°* 5-3°> 6<I S» 6 »S°» 8.15, p.m., arrive m A Lyttelton 7.20, 7.55, 8.30, 9.30, 10.50, a.ra., 12.35,1.50, . 5.5, 6. 4O< 7.15, 8.40, p.m. ' Trains leave Lyttelton for Christchurch at ! 65P, 7.30, 8.35. 9-35. ".20, a.m., 12.40, 1 2.0, 3.25, 4,30, 5.15, 6.0, 7.20, 9.0, p.m., • arnve m Chnstqhurch 7.15, 7.55, 9.0. 10.0, 11.45, a.m., 1.5, 2.25, 3.50, 4.55, 5.40, 6.25, 7«45» 9.25, p.m. Extba Trains, An extra train on Thursdays leaves Christ- church for Lyttelton at 11.15 P>ni., and on Saturdays at 10.0 p.m. An extra train leaves Lyttelton for Christchurch on Thursdays at 11.45 P.m., and on Saturdays at t^.3o p.m, RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS BRANCH. To Methven ' : a.m. p.m. ~ Rakaia .0 depart 10.0a 6.40 .Hatfield „. „ $ t Somerton , M tl t $ Mitcham ... „ i $ Sherwood ... tt % J Lauriston ... „ 10.53 7-33 Urrall .. ...  % t Lyndhuvst , „ $ % Cairnbrae ...  $ J Methven ,' ... arrive c\ 810 To Rakaia a.m. a.m. p.m. Methven .., depart 06.40 04.35 Cairnbrae ... „ $ $ '$ Lyndhurst .- „ t t t UrraJl ...♦«.„ $ J $ Lauriston «., „ 7.17 8.32 5.12 Sherwood ... „ J: Ji $ Mitcham »..,». $ t 1 Somerton ... . tt j $ t Hatfieia « „ Z t t Rakaia... ... arrive 8.0 gls ( 5,55 X Platform only. . "~" a Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. b Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridaysf The others run daily. ' MOUNT SOMERS BRANCH. To Mount SoSikjis p.m. Tinwald Junction — ...depart 5.21 Chelmsford .« , ... „ t Westerfield ... ,„ , „ :: Hackthorne Road ... ... „ % VaUetta ... ... ... „ J Anaraa M ... «.■ „ % Cavendish ... .» .« „ *•■ ,% Mount Somers ... ...arrive 6.45 To TiNWAEti ; "" . a.m. Mount Somers ... ...depart % Cavendish ... .„ M v .... i Anama «,. „ j Valetta •• « w M „ J Hackthorne road *• ~ t, X Westerfield •• ... .». „ u| Chelmsford «« ... ...  j Tinwald JuoctiOQ «.» ,arrivcj 9.55



BLANOARD'S IODINE OF IRON PILLS ■ 4 PPROVED l>y the Academy of Medicic J~SL. of Paris, are epeoially recommended b the Medical Celebrities of the World fc Borofula (Tumors, King's Bvil, etc), tha eail •fcages of Consumption, Conßtitntional Weal ness, Poorness of Blood, and for Btlmnlatin and regulating its periodic course. Nor genuine, unless signed " Blancard, 40, rue Bom pasto, Pans." Soli by Drsggists and Chemist throughoi he ('oloniof " - ■-' E OR COUGHS, COLDS, BaoifOßiTi Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Coi anmption, &o, KAY'S COMPOUND OF LINSBBI Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, & with Chlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, ft demulcer expectorant, for Coughs, Coldi and Chest Complaints. TT AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs, an XV. Colds, is equally serviceable fc Horses and Cattle. KAY'S TIC PILLS, a apeoifio i ETeuralgla, Face-ache, *o. Co) t»lns Quinine, Iron, &o. i^OAGULINB.— OemcDt for Broke \J irtlbleo. Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers:— KAY BROS., Stool port,; England GRATEFUL— COMFORTING. EPPS'S OOOOA. ■ . BREAKFAST. BY % thorough knowledge of the natnri law» which govern the operation! < digestion and nutrition, and by a earefi application of the fine properties of we teleoted ooooa, Mr. Epps hai provide our breakfast tables with a delicate] flavoured beverage which may save i many heavy dootor'a bills. It la by th qd'eious nse of such articles of diet thi tk oonstltntlon may be gradually bsilfc n ■ntil strong enough to resist every ten denoy to disease. . Hundreds of subtl maladies we floating around us ready attiok wherever there Is f weak pptni We may esoape many .'...» fatal, shaft b keeping ourselves well fortified with pur food and a properly nourished frame. - An article 1b the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold' in £lb paokets by Grocers, labelled thus:— ...':' * JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOHOCOPAXHXO CHIMZSIB, LONDON, ENGLANI A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR Is. OOKTAIKIira Tl-sn THICKS AND DELUSIONS WITH AXJxJ : OABDS. COIN TRICKS, Hi the performance of which only a common pack of cards imd the ordinary ' : eoius of the resim ■-' > are needed. ALL FULLY EXPLAINED Also, a large collection o AMUSING RIDDLES, CHARADES, G A MBS, *c, V And over'" 200 TRICKS WITH CONJURING APPARATUS. A illustrated, explained, and made simplo with a catalogue of English, French, and American Novelties, Games, Toys, &ci ' 'Jovoring over 800 pages and illustrated over 800 woodblocks. JBoth.books mailee free for Is. JACK AtlD HISBBIDB. jfeobanical PIGtJRBS DAiSIOB to MUBIO and keap perfect time. Is 8d each, the pair 2s, TITE WIZARD OF THE NORTHS CHANGEABLE PACK OF CARDS WoadeJtnl Changea with Lightning Rapidity i: • • Is 2d, post free.' , N.BfW, , etaaps taken at par j post fiffloo orclerß .and postal nates preferred. , If itampa of other colonies are sent add 2d m the shilling 'Takb KotioiV— To adveitiso our basinesa wa will for a short time send t Aewhole of the •bore ttentioned a^rticleß , to one addr^is post ? ■■ .-'^Uireteili-or^W! • a, YORK i CO.v 401 George street Sydney. Look 9» 41, King (riieet, feet Offiui



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fIIOWLE'S PBNNYKOYAL AND A STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly eorreot all irregalarities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes la lhd andli 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. T repared only by .-The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drng Co., Llnooln, England. Wholerale of all the Wholesale Houses, Beware of Imitations. KEATING'B POWDER. KBATING'S POWDER, KEATING'b POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. HILLS BUGS, PLEAS. v MOTHS, BEETLES. THIS POWDBB fa qni HABMLESS to ANIMAL LIFE, but is unrivalled m destining PLBAB, BUGS, COOK- BOAOHES, BEETLES, MOTHS m furu and every other species of insect. Sports« men will find this invaluable for destroy* ing fleas m their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs, THIS ARTICLE has found so GREAT a SALE that it has tempted others ; to vend a so-called article m imitation. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of the genuine p«wder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold m tins by all Drnggists. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS! KEATING'S WORM TAB&ET& A PUBELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both m appearance and taste, furnishing! a moßt agreeable method of administering thi only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and milo preparation, and is especially adapted fox children. Sold a tins by afi Druggists, Proprietor— THOMAS KEETING, London. SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OP WORTH — — > ■ s . HOLLO WAY'ff iILLS & JINTMENT, THIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY. WHERE, THE PILLS ! Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the • LIVER. AND BOWELS, Promoting Digestion and Assimilation, arid endowing the whole bodily frame with Strength and- vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility quickly yield to the potent force bi these well-known Pills, and they are un» rivalled m theii efficacy 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 j THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES. 1 Cunng Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthmfe ' reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, fo alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT. Attd Neuralgia it is unsuspassed. fails to remove Scurf and every species n disease. , .. .% ' \ The Pills and Ointment are manufactured I>j No. 8, New Oxford street (late nil ford street, L ondon), and are sold by «J ' * Cidors of Patent Lines throughout the ' vilized World, ■■$■;, lirections for use m almost every language. 1 «• Purchasers should look to thTta^l \



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1 Pufclic Notice HIGHEST CASH PBIOES given for Wool and Skins AT THB Ashburton Woollen Factory. 4°114 OBNTBAIi HOTEL JW. MoKAJS having taken the above , Hotels solicits a share of patronage .rom the people of Ashbarton and sur rounding districts. Best Brands of WlneV Spirits and Beers. Good Stablfng— Feeds, One Shilling Horses and Baggies to let on hire * ?ii#di to meet the times, For the convenience of travellers hunflom cab will raoet all trains. rrEATING'S POWDER destroys pth tV. fleas, moths, bedtles, and all nseots, whilst qnlte harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating beetles 'the . access of this powder is extraordinary. Is perfeotly olean m application, ne article yon parohasb Is KEATING'*- Imitations are noxloUß and Ineffeotaal Sold m tins, 6d, Is, and 2s 6d each, by chemlats. 1 NOTIOE TO SHEEP OWNERS. Joseph Ford's Patent Mixture, A PERFECT CURE- for all scour and lung worm In sheep. One gallon sufficient for 160 sheep. Prfce, 17s 6d for one gallon ; t«ro gallon tins, 17s per gallon. Sent to any part on remittance to JOSEPH FORD, Ealing. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for Aehburtor. AQEJNTS WANTED. 4t279 /AYABD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great Bnccees proclaim Bupeiiority m the treatment of Violent Oolda, Irritation of the Chest, Aching; [Sprain Bpraine, Sores, Scalds, Corns, Bunions, Sof Corns, etc. This medicine, the property o which has been established more than half a century by thonsands of cores, iB of an invalu- able use m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi actons remedies, and is therefore jußtly considered by a great number of oar most eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent hi the bove affections. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn'a Bignatnre has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. ■ Wholesale 80, Bue Snint-Merri, Paris (France) and Bold by all Chemists m the eloniesj Jj^ G. L. BEATH & CO. OHBIBTOHUROtf. NELSON, LONDON. Cashel street. Trafalgar street. Fore street' GREAT Stocktaking Sale, OF £35,000 WORTH OF GENERAL DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. the Bame time we shall offer the Stock of MESSRS <SHAW & CO., DUBT iOON, Bought at 6s 8d AND 10s IN THE £. Along vith Warehousemen's Stock (bought at a tremendous Discount) of . . 1204iYAEDS. DRESS SICILIANS AND ROYAL CORDS. Is 9d reduced to9jd ?B reduced to 11W 23 reduced to ll£d 2s Gd reduced to Is 3Jd No better material made for giving good wear. j For particulars see Price Lists, GhL. Be?tth & Ua, ARGYLB HOUSE, CHRISTCHUECH. ■ -. NEW BOOKS AND NEW SUPPLIKS OF BOOKS. H. J. WOOD & CO., STATIONER'S HALL, 240, HIGH 8 CHRIST CHURCH, And Fbiedlandebs' Buildings, ASHBURTON. WE receive from London publishin firms tegular shipments of from 15 to 20 cases monthly by the direc steamers. The reading public are respectfully invited to inspect our large and varied Stock of Books m every branch o Literature. As we buy for cash and buy largely, we are allowed extra discounts, and are Id a position to give exceptional advan- tages to our cußtoipHjra, and a libera discount on parcel, and to Library Committees. H. J. WOOli & 00. Wholesale and Retail Booksellers and Stationers, CHRISTOHUBOH * ASHBUBTON. account" books fn every variety of size and stylo of ruling, frpm the largest Imperial Ledger extra super handmade, full calf, double Russia bands, down to a penny Pass Book. A very Large Stock always kept, and any etylo and sfzo made to oider. Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papers n any quantity. Commercial and General Stationery and every description of Stationers' Sundries, Commercial Note and Letter, Panerß by the case .pi pacfeet— -an assortment ' of over 3000 reams m stock. ; Commercial Envelopes— over 3,000,0 stock m Chrißtohurch. Cream Laid Ruled Foolscap— over 350 earns m stock. Brown Wrapping, Double Imperial 1 various weights, by the bale or ream- best value m New Zealand. School Books—over 100 gross assorted a stock. School Slates, Copy Books, aud Sch-jol Requisites. , Parchm ruled and headed "This Deed."  SUBSCRIBERS WANTED For Illustrated London News, Sporting and Dramatic News, Soientifio Ameriban, Young -'Ladies' Journal, Family Herald, Family Reader, The Graphic, Engineer, Punch, Home News, European Mail, Bow Bells.— We deliver m town immediately on arrival, and we post to subscribers m all parts of the country without delay. KJ.WOOD&OO. Stationers' Hall, 246, , High street, OHRIBTCHUBOH, And at Friedlanders' BuUdioci. : ASHBUBTON] *'



Attanagh, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland, December 24th, 1886. A, J. White, Limited. Dear Sir,— l hope that your Seigcl's Syrup and Pills may get the sale they so well deserve. A had a very delicate child, a boy now over nine years, but being averse to eating any kind of vegetable or food from his birih, I beaan giving him Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and after a few weeks he recovered so ss to be able to consume as much food as other boys oi his age, and to the great astonishment of the neighbors, he is lively, getting into flesh, and thnvmg as well as boys of his age do. We I'y'V-Vo^'Sfaf.l.f ' ecovery '° S *'' s S. MAKWfLb,



Kevesby, near Boston, a t -UM.- t. • December 31st, 1886.' - A. J. White, Limited. Dear Sir,— Your Seigel's Syrup I find has an increasing sale m this neighborhood, and shall always do my best to furtner the saJe of an article that everyone that purchases speaks highly m its favour. I also have great satis- faction m saying that I quite believe my wife was permanently cured of Indigestion ami Wind on the Stomach, from which she had suffered intensely some time previous to taking it.— Faithfully yours, A, Burn.



NEARLY RAISED HIM FROM THE GRAVE. Swiss CoHage, Walton-on-the-Naze, August 27th, 18S6. A. J. White, Limited. Dear Sirs, —lf a testimonial is of any use to you respecting the remarkable cure I have dei ived by taking your "Seieel's Syrup," you are at liberty to make any public use of this you may deem best. For upwards of twelve years I have suffered from extreme Nervous Debility and Gastric Catarrh which reduced me so that I was totally unable to do any business, and caused great prostration and weakness. About three years ago I had the^dvice oi several members of the medical faculty, and under their treatment derived little or no good. Being m town some ten j months ago, I was advised to try your Curative j Syrup, and purchased a bottle. I had not taken many doses before I began to feel a fresh man. I could walk with ease, while before I had hatd work to carry one leg befcre the other. My stvengih gradually increased and my eyesight got better, whicb before I frequently I6st, owing to the malady arising from a sluggish liver, often m bed for several days with piles, and could .hardly move. lam thankful to you and to ■ God for nearly raising me from the grave, for it was nothing but your Seigel's Syrup that has restored me to robust health.— Yours faith- fuil 7» . A. Richold.



SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EX- TEAOT.— Cure Skin Diseases. Inveroargill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1880. Messrs Sander and Sons, Sandhurst :— Gentlemen.- Having Buffered from eczema (a skin decease which is very prevalent m this colony) for about nine years 4 l had codsulted numerous medioal men here and m Australian, and had taken arsenic, strychnine, iodide of patassium, eto, int€rnaUy, ancl had usad preparations of zinc ana lead externally. In faofr, I had tried all Jlie remedies know to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors' and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly without results, excep to injure my coastrntion. During a recent visit to Hokitika, I. was commended io try your Extract Eucalydtus Globulus by a brothe who had experienced great benefit from it m alleviating a very severe cold, and no less to my Burpnse than satisfaction, I found the disease wkich troubled me so Jong waa con. quered, and the .kin resumed its normal, 1 condition. This was effected by the externa upa ofjess than two two-oiwoj bottles,