TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

* A Melancholy Occurrence. Auckland, January 22. A boy, Albert James, 7" years old, was killed -at Manakau by a falling tree. He had followed his father unobserved. When hit father inspected the tree after It had fallen he observed blood an 3 a closer search revealed the mangled body of his aon. Sudden Death-  , Patrick Doolan, laborer, died Buddenly at Arch Hill last night through buratine a blood vessel. After tea he had a violent fit of ooughing, and vomited a large quantity of blood. BobbeTy. Thot. King, Charles Ooleman, and Peter Hardy have been arrested, charged with robbing Hughes, a returned Kim berley digger. The remainder of the propitty has not been recovered, bnt the poilit »l*t*i that two pcraoni have oon ftssed their guilt, and that the gold dust WM sold for £6 A Progressive Town. Nafibb, January 22 The valuation of the buroagh is £76,482, being £3004 above that of lasit year, notwithstanding the loss of £10,000 worth of buildings by the recent cou iagratfon. Bit Excellency the Governor. Dtjnedin, January 22. The Governor visits the West Coast Sound! at the end of February,

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

[RjrUTBK'B TBMGRAMS— COPYRIGHT] KReoeived January 22, 12 15 p.m.) Sofia, January 20. Diplomatic communications between the Bulgarian Government and the Great Powers are being carried on. The regents demand as conditions of their resigning that the candidature of Prince Nicholas, of Mingrelia, be dropped ; that assurances be given relative to the new candidate, and that the autonomy of Bulgaria be guaranteed

SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY RACES.

Weujngton, January 22. About 2COO persons are present at bland Bay. Local Handicap. Shah 1 Fabrication , 2 Charmer ... ... ... 3 Dividend, £8 8,. HUBDLBS. Aroha ».. 1 Freebooter ••• 2 Reputation ... 3 Three others stari od. k

POPULATION OF THE COLONY.

■■■ . » The total popalation according to the U»t census was 678,482 (exclusive of Maoris), whose b< th places ate as follow : — New Zealand 300,190 Australian coknles ... 17,215 United Kingdom ... 233 8 6 Other British possessions 3 953 Foreign countr'63 ... 19,885 At sea 1 : 324 Unspecified 2,029 Of the above, 560,598 are British sut j cti, wbi)p 17.884 -re foreign subjects.

THE WEATHER.

♦ The following ja the meteorological repcrt at .Alford Station for the week ending Friday, January 14, 1886 : —

Tbe shade templrature 99 deg. on Wednes day is the highest yet recorded.

NOTES.

♦ Tudging from the stir made at the last meeting of the Charitable Aid Board, we have succeeded m doing some good by calling public attention to the dis graceful condition of the. Old Men's Home. When it is admitted by one of the members that things are so bad that it is not safe to perambulate the corridors of the draughty, vermin haunted old rattletrap without the shelter of an umbrella to prevent the dropping from the roof upon one's garments of a shower of malodorous and bloodthirsty parasites, a true bill is clearly returned as to the indictment we have preferred, and that being so, a verdict of " Guilty of dereliction of duty " will inevitably be found by the public unless the Board promptly remedies so intolerable a state of things. There is, we believe, to be a visit of inspection, and we hear that the Master has been called upon for a report. He will, of course, comply, but, unless we are greatly m error, the grievance has already been reported to the Board over and over again without any notice being taken. But the matter has now been noised abroad through the press, and has been commented upon from Auckland to the Bluff, and this time, we fancy, it has got such a ventilating that the authorities will be spurred on to action for very shame of the scandal. Even poetry has been pressed into service, or, at least, rhyme— for the two things are by no means synonymous, Messieurs the Rhymesters, please take note — the Christchurch Star containing an effusion by some poetaster, whose indignation has been kindled by the over-populous condition of the institu tution referred to. As may be ex pected, though, considering the extremely unpoetical nature of the subject, the " pome" is not of a very high order, the only man that we know of who ever succeeded m writing genuine poetry on such a theme being .Scotland's Bard, who sang equally tunefully whether his subject were a mouse m a furrow or a — (well, not a mouse) — on a lady's bonnet. Still the Christchurch poetling may be thanked for his well-intentioned, if not classic, effort m aid of the (human) inmates oi the Old Men's Home. When h€ tries again he might give us a parody on a well-known composition, com mencing somewhat like this — Pity the sorrows of a poor old soul, Condemned without on chilly nights to roam, Or toss tormented m the filthy hole, Which countless creeping thinga have mid* a Home. Give, if you ike, the sympathetic) tear — Though tears m oceans would not Wftih us clean— Give-*.po, we orave nor pipe nor pot of ; ftaec— • ," •, :■ Atyox of matches and some kerosene. that's really about the practical wa; 'f* put it, and that worthy Borougl

Councillor who suggested the other day that the place be dismantled, and then given to the flames as a piece of practice for the Fire Brigade, hit the mark very accurately.

Modesty and purity are of the chief charms of young maidenhood, and it is really startling to read of late of so many instances wherein these qualities appear to be conspicuous by their absence. In that terrible Mount Rennie case for which three youths suffered the other day so deservedly (and alas ! one begins to fear one undeservedly) there were circumstances about the girl's conduct which are, to say the least, the reverse of satisfac tory. Then, again, m those Dr Russell cases at Christchurch, one of the most startling features is the cool matter-of-course way m which more than one young woman (if we are to believe the evidence) appear to have entered into the most repulsive negoti ations, and to have taken part m the most shocking deeds. Yet, again, m the Great Barrier case, not alone does the evidence disclose an only too common immorality, but we have tbe strange spectacle of a young woman who appears to have experienced no alarm and to have felt no repugnance at being the companion of men who, at least as regards one of them, ad mitted having taken the life of another, and who came into her presence with his clothes and hands imbrued m blood. Nor is this sort of thing merely a colonial matter. Read the records of the cases which day after day occupy the English Divorce Court, and what a picture is unfolded of the most appalling depravity even among the noblest born and the most highly educated 2 One swallow does not make a summer, and one, two, nay, three hundred such cases would not prove that the better half of humanity had fallen m the least from the high level upon which Englishwomen have hitherto been placed, but enough of evil appears on the surface to lead to the belief that there are causes of mis chief at work, which, unless discovered and rooted out, may work the most appalling results.

One of these pauses, is doubtless, to be found m that craving for excitement which is one of the characteristics of the day, and a symptom of which appears m the state of the gallery at the Auckland Criminal Court during the Great Barrier murder trial. This we are told is crowded daily with women and children. We beg pardon, "ladies" is the term used; but no woman who is a lady, and no lady who is a true woman — that is what a woman ought to be — would willingly sit day after day listening to such a tale as must be told from the witness box, much less would she suffer it to be told m the innocent ears, of her children: •* Woman's curiosity " — does the reader say? Pshaw ! it may be admitted that women are prone to curiosity — and so too are men for that matter — but a pure-hearted, wholesome-minded woman has no curiosity m matters such as these, but shrinks from their very mention, and it is as sad, as it is surprising, to read that there are " ladies " m Auckland who are greedy to hear them. Ladies indeed ! If these be ladies then the sooner the term is renounced by all who lay claim to honest-hearted, bright-souled womanhood the better.

Talking of the Auckland Court re minds us of that extraordinary failure of justice the other day when His Honor Judge Ward discharged a prisoner and estreated the recogni zances of the prosecuting police officer and of the witnesses, If His Honor had no alternative — that is, if it was not possible for him to adjourn the Couit until next day, or to take any course of that sort, we suppose the discharge of the prisoner could not be helped j but if any such course as we have indicated were possible, then surely the learned Judge must have allowed him self for once to be petulant. Assuming, as we do, that there was no alternative, other than that taken, it nevertheless appears to us exceedingly hard upon the officer, and still more upon the witnesses that they should be mulct m substantial sums, under circumstances m which the former was the victim of a misunderstanding as to the time of trial, and the latter wholly innocent of all blame, they having been informed by the police that their attendance would not be required until the next day. Surely this is a case m which the Minister of Justice might weU remit the fine, if he has the power to do so. if he has not, then he ought to ask for it at the hands of Parliament at the first opportunity. And now, after all this moralising, mostly upon disagreeable subjects, let us turn to one that is altogether interesting and charming — at least we feel sure that it will be so regarded by the, m all respects, better half of our readers, who, if they were m the habit of indulging m toasts, would inevitably place at the head of the list " The Babies— God bless 'em ! " Talk of sweet things m parasols, loves of bonnets, and ducks of little shoes, what shall be said of anything so ex quisitely charming as this which % lady writes from the neighborhood of Windsor : — " The layette for the Princess Beatrice's baby is much talked of. The bassinette is of wicker with arched top, covered with white satin, over which is the finest book muslin, edged with a frilling of the same and Scotch embroidery. The pillows and sheets are bordered with fluted muslin, edged with lace, and the blankets are thick flannel, stitched all round, and worked with the monogram R.N. (Royal Nursery), which likewise appears on the tiny ivory brushes, rg well as the crown. The basket h one of the new three-tier kind 3 the sponge bags are of white indiarubber cloth drawn on white satin ribbon, the cushions trimmed with fine embroidery and lace. The muslin bibs, covered with the same Scotch embroidery, and edged with Valenciennes lace, are tied up m dozens, with coquettish bows of white satin ribbon. The face veils are all of Honiton lace. The dresses, ■of the finest muslin, are made low with long skirts, with row upon row of work and lace insertion. The Scotch em broidery and the Valenciennes lace are the admiration of the privileged few who have seen them." There! isn't all that positively bewitching? The

Queen's " Bre" was long m getting a hive of her own, but now that she has got one, she evidently knows how to furnish it right royally. Big Bee's little bee Wrapped m lace and satin work ; Blest be the tiny B, The babee of Battenberg.

LOST IN THE FAR WEST.

The following is (writ-ss the Arrilalah correspondent, of the Brisbane Courier, under date 20: h December) one of the most roma kable instances upon record of endurance under oircums'ancaa of aim s unparalleled hardship and suffering. Con stablo F. Morau, having been transferred to Isiaf >rd left Arrilalah for tha* place at 11 o'clock a.m on the 2nd instant. Nothing wsb heard of him until the even ing of the 12th instant, when news waß brought to arrilalah by a Ofsual traveller that Moran had n<t been heard of at hisford. The officer m charge of the polioe here at once desp&tobed Trooper Quiii and a black boy to find out what had become of him. On the 14'h instant Mr Clark, overseer at Westlands, was informed by a boundary rider thai he hid observed the tracks of a man m one of the Westlands paddocks, and from the aidless manner m which the tracVs seemed to go round and about, the boundary rider oonoluded the man was lost. Mr Clark, with praiseworthy promptitude, immediately started out to search foe the unfortunate, whoever he might be. Taking up the tracks where the boundary rider had left them, Mr Clark, after a patient aea-ch, found a saddle, bridle, and pack saddle, all having the Govern ment brand. Mr Clark immediately went into Arrll&lah, reported having found the things, which were at once known by Senior Constable Oonei dine to have been m the possession of Moran, At three o'olock on the miming of the 16. h inst:, thirteen days a<ter Mora a bad left Arrilalab, a searob party started to find his remains, for not one vr » **nguine enough to think of find •_• .... a ahvb. Led by Mr Clark, the patty huon found the camp where Moran's saddles, bridles, etc, were, and picking up the tracks, fallowed them peraeverinply determined, if it were possible, to find him, alive or dead. About three o'clook p.m. they found written m large letters, on a bare patch of o'aypai, '* A man lost m this paddock." The wring waa not more than a day or so old, and with strong hope of fiuding poor Moran still alive the party eagerly continued their aearoh. Farther on they found freshly pulled 'grass and bought Finally, aboa*; half-past three p.m., the object of their serrch was discovered Bitting resignedly on the ground, alive, It is true, but alas ! what a piteous objeofc to gsze upon — em aciated and worn by his terrible fa*t hav ing been 14 days without tasting food ; naked, bleeding. And swollen from expo sure and bites of nvsqnUoes and eandflie*. The wonder and admiration of the refiners was excited at the indomitable j>luck which alone could have enabled the pmr fellow before them to have survived Bach a terrible ordeil as he bad under gone. A messenger was at once des patched to Arrilalah for a buggy. Mean time Messrs Clark and Considine having improvised a rude stretcher, oarried M >ran about two miles, the nearest print to which the buggy could he brought. Having accomplished this difli u't task they were fortunate enough tc find the baggy awaiting them supplied with everything that kindness and fore thought deemed likely to alleviate the patient's suffering*. Next, morning the party returned to Arrilalah with the man who oould truly say that faw indeed have undergone bo much and lived to tell it It is now three days since he was brought m, Bnd considering the terrible < na'ure of his late experience, is progress- « ing as well as can be expected. Hia account of how he got lost is as follows : ] — Bis packhorse, a wild brute, got away, , and it took him all day to recover him. He oimped the first night after leaving < Arrilalah at the place where his saddles < and clothes were found. The night being 1 cloae and sultry, he had taken off every- ! thing except his shirt. Hearing the : horses going by him, ho started away without losing a moment to head them and turn them back. It was a more ] difficult task than he hai expected, and ] before he had accomplished it a terri6o storm came on. The rain poured down m torrents. Intense darkness, only broken by vivid flushes of lightning, which, when past, made the darkness felt the more, completely bewildered him, presently the creeks and water courses became flooded, and the sortnd of the rushing waters added new horrors to the night All nJght the storm continued. Next morning the water had entirely obliterated all land marks, end his desperate situation burst upon him m all its terrible reality. Naked, without food ; lost m a place which no one, no matter how good a hushmen he may be, could possible recognise m its present flooded state ; and to this tbe not remote prospect of be ing drowned by the ever-rising waters; and you have a state of things which might well make the stoutest heart qua.ll. For ten days the rain pontlnued, and tb» nnfortunate man, whenever he attempted to strike where he thought the road lay, wan driven out of his course by some creek too wlce and swollen to be orcssed. He fliya, and we may well believe, that neither tongue oould tell nor pen describe his Buffaringa during those ten days and nights of agony. After the tenth day his sensations became less acute, as he does not retain each distinct recollection of the latjt four days of misery. Yet he was perfectly coherent and rational when found- He recognised each member of the patty, and said he had never given up hope. The only thought, he said, which made him don't hia eventual rescue was the knowledge that, there was no telegraphic cottimunicJon between Arrilalah and Isisford, his non-arrival at the latter place would not be known.

A NEW RAILWAY POLICY.

— . » Mr Vincent Pyke h?8 been addressing a aeries of lettera to the Otago Daily Times pi the subject of railway reform, and thus earns up hia proposals : — I would reduce truffle and passenger rates, m the first instance, by so mnoh as would leave the reoeipts soffioient to recoup the actual working expenses, and no more. As there would be an immediate increase of traftio, this redaction would not be far Bhort, if at all, of 50 per cent. I believe that the stimulus thus given to ae'tjement, and consequently to pro- I Auction, to trade, and all industries, would be sufficient compensation for any apparent loss of railway revenue ; and further, that such loss would bo of a temporary nature only. L<is'>- financial year tho railroads yielded £375,000 beyond working expenßns Thl? year they will yield less. Tsie interest on loans was £500 000 m round numberp, and the deficiency of £125,000 was paid out of consolidated revenue. I propose to pay the whole ont of con scl dated revenue, and, as a temporary expedient, tj impose a speolal duly of 5 pec oent on all imports. This would yield £350,000, a aam whloh fully re presents the falling railway revenue for the year And to reassure our timid friends, the period over which suoh duty should be 'continued may be limited t ■> two yearß— whioh would afford ample time for fairly trying the experiment. Sir, I venture to think that the adop tion of the policy I have ind'cited would give such an impetus to every Industry m New Zealand that before the expiration of the two yeara, " pepreseion". would only be »n cgly memory of the put,

THE ASHBFHTON GfeABBIA% SAa?TJKT>A?, JANUARY 22, 1887



High Sl&ie. m Date, low jbigh Sun. State of weather. Saturday 52- 92- 151* Fine, N.E. wind Sunday 53- 95- 151- Fine, E. wind Monday 52- 84- 140- Fire, S.E. wind Tuesday 50- 89- 146' Fine, NE. wind Wed'day 50- 99' 156* Fine, N. wind Thnr'day 52- 86- 144- Fine, S.W. wind Friday 51* fis* 85* Light rain i



GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WALES ABOUT A MARVELLOUS CURE.



LIVING SIX YEARS WITHOUT GOING TO BED. Mr Editor, — While spending a. few days at the pleasant seaside town of Aberystwith Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard related wha seemed to me either a fabuious story or marvellous cure- The story was that of a poor sufferer who had not been able to lie down m bed for six long year?, given up to die by all doctors, had been speedily cured by some Patent Medicine, was related with the more implicit conr fidence from the circumstance, as was said, that the Vicar of Llanrystyd was familiar nith (he facts, and could vouch for the truth, of the report. Having a little curiosity to know how such j stories grow m travelling, 1 took the liberty, i while at the vilbge of Llanrystyd to call upon the V'car, the Rev. T. Evans, and to enquire about this wondetful cure. Though a total ! stranger to him, both he and his wife most | graciously entertained me m a half hour's conversation, principally touching the case of Mr Pugh, m which they seemed to take a deep and sympathetic interest, having been familiar with his sufferings, and now rejoiced m what seemed to them a most remarkable cure. The Vicar remarked that he presumed his narre had been connected with the report from Irs having mentioned the case to Mr John Thomas, a chemist of Llanon. He said Mr Pugh was formerly a resider l of fieir parish, but was now living m the parish of Lland- deinol. He strongly vouched Mr William Pugh's character as a respectable farmer and worthy of credit. I left the venerable Vicar with a lively sense of the happy relation of a pastor and people, feeling that he was one who truly sympathised with ail who are rfflicted m mind, body, or estate. On my return to Aberystwith, I was im« pressed with a desire to see Mr Puch, whose reputation stood so hi^h. His farm is called Pancom-M?.wr, signifying "above the dingle," siturted near the summit of a smooth round hill overlooking a beautiful valley m which is situated the lovely ivy-mantled Church of Llanddeinol. I found Mr Pugh, apparently about 40 years of age, of medium height, lather slight, with a pleasant and intelligent face. 1 told him I had heard of his great affliction and of his remarkable and almost miraculous relief, and that I bad come to learn from his own lips what there was of truth m the reports, Mr Pugh remarked that his neighbors had taken a kindly and sympathetic interest m his case for many years, but of late their interest had been greatly awakened by a happy change m his condition. What you report as having heard abroad, said he, is substantially true, with one exception. I never understood that my case was ever given up as hopeless by any Physician. 1 have been treated by several Doctors hereabouts, as good as any m Walts, but unfortunately no prescription of theirs ever brought the desired relief. Fifteen years ago, he said, I first becam conscious of a sour and deranged stomach and Iqss of appetite, which the Doctors told me was Dyspepsia. What food J could keep m my stomach seemed to do me no good and was often thrown up with painful retchings. This was followed after a time with hoarse- ness and a raw soreness of the throat, which the Doctors called bronchitis, shld I was treated for that, but with little success. Then came shortness of breath and a sense of suffo cation, especially nights with clammy sweat and I would h,ave to get out of bed, an sometimes open a door or window m wint weather to fill noy lungs with the cold air. About six years ago I became so bad th I could not sleep m bed, but had to take m unquiet re.-t and dreamy sleep sitting m an armchair. My affliction seemed to be working downwards into my bowels as well as up- wards into my lungs and throat. In the violent couching spasms which grew more frequent, my abdomen would' ejtpafid and collapse f ana at tjm'cs it would seem that I should suffocate. All this time I was reduced ni strength so that I could perform no hard labor, and my spir ts were consequently much depressed. Early m this last spring I had a still more severe spasmodic attack, and my family and neighbors became alarmed, believing th"t cer, tainly I would not survive, when a neighbor! who had some knowledge, or had heard of the medicine, sent to Aberystwith by the driver of the Omnibus Post, some seven miles dist.u,t and fetched a bottle of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. - . This medicine they administered to me according to the directfon§, w^eii to their surprise and delight no less th.ai} my qwd, the spasm cease 4, I became at eas,e, and my stomach was calmed. ftfy bpwels were moved as by a gentle catlwrticj and I felt a sense of quiet comfort all through such as I had not before realised m many years. I could walk around the house and breathe comfortably m a few hours after I h.ad taken the medicine. I have continued to take the medicine d.aily*now for something over two. months, and I can lay down and sleep sweetly at nights an<? have not since had a recurrence of those terrible spasms and sweatings. I have been so long broken down and reduced m my whole system that I have not iried to perform any very hard out- door labor, deeming it best to be prudent lest by over-exertion I may do myself injury before my strength is fully restored. I feet that my stomach. ?nd bowels h?.y£ been and are being thoroughly renovated and renewed by the medicine. In fact I feel like a. new mam I have been muoh congratulated by my neighbors, especially by the good Vicar of Llanrystyd, who with 1 his 'sympathetic wife' have come three miles to shed tears of joy on my recoveiy. I bade Mr Pugh gp,od,by,e, happy that even one at least among thousands had found a remedy for an aggravating disease. Believing this remarkable case of Dyspeptic Asthma should be known to the public, I beg submit the above facts as they are related me. T .T.W,



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T. Bnllock. TO LET.— A 4-Roomed House m Kermode street, . T. BULLOCK. fniNWALD— Town SeotioDß 371, 572 X 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one block, fronting Thompson street, near the County Saleyarda, for sale at' a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR PALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomed House fronting the Town Belt Eafli the property of MrR. W. Clayton. As he has left for the North Island, this will be sold at a low price. It is well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not sold will be le at a low rental to a good tenant Apply to T. BOLLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey street, nicely sitaated, and lately m occupation < £ Mrs Coutts. Apply to T. BULLCiI TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hampstead, near the Convent. Apply to T. BULLOCK. T;O LET, Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Boad, and adjoining Mr Jaraea Smith's property. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET.— For 3or 6 years, with or wit r out a pu r cbaaing clauae, B.S. 25349, containing 137 acre?, situated near the Grange, at the back of the Racecourse. Apply to T. Bullock TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, 3«roomed Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET. —Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOOK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with chop and dwelling house. Apply to T. vvtiLOOtL TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Rent, 3s 6d per wees Apply to T. BULLOCK. 'I O LET— 2 Cottages m Grey Street J kown as Coatts' block ; Rent asj per week. T BULLOOK, FOR SALE— Two seta of three leavec harrowa, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK FOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the North Town Bolt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at .& low rental, Shop n Dwellinghonse m Moore stsee lately m oconpetlon of Mr Lucas. 3ULLOOK "T> EAPERS & BINDER} FOR SALE. McCormick Wire Binder ... £20 •> )j  ... 12 !> »» II ••• 8 n if-' >i ... 410 _»>_.»» >> ••• 4 Deenng Twine Binder ... 10 Samuelson Twine Binder ... 12 J> » I; «•• 15 T. BULLOLK. ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACING OLUB. MEETING TO BE HBIiD ON THE ASHBURTON RfIiOKCOUBBB ' ON THURSD k Y, MARCH 8, 1887, FOR DISTRICT HORSES ONLY. President— Mr W. O. Walker, M.H.R. Vice-President—Mr J. Ivess, M H.R. Judge— Me W. J. Steward. M..H.R, [STEW4.BDS : Mr L. Marfcey I Mr B. Gales Mr A. Hanson | Mr O. J. Neate Mr R. M. Cnthberteon. Starter — Dr Leahy. Handicapper— Mr T. Quill. Olerk o.f tbe Scales — Mr J. O. Doncan. Olerk of tfe© Course— Mr George Soott. PROGRAMME. 1, COUNTY HURDLE RA.OB, a handicap of 20 sots; second horae to save his stake. 1} mile, over six flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 10a ; accept- ance, 103. 2. HANDICAP TIME TROT of 20 soys , Bf oond horso to receive £5 from the stake, Three mileß. Nomination, 103 ; accent- anc>, 10a. Con : i' ions— pall and go. 8- ASHBURTON PLATE HANDICAP of 36 soys ; second horse to receive 5 says frcm the stake. 1J mile, Nomination, 20/. acceptance, 15s"i 4. SELLING HACK RACE of 10 soys. No weight under lOst. 1£ mile. Winner to be sold for 15 soys, any surplc s to go to the fnnde. Nomination, 10s. 5. FLYING- HANDICAP of 25 soys : aacond horse to receive £5 from stake, Nomina- tion, 15s; acceotauce. 105. Tlitee-qna-ter mile. Winner ot ib,e Ashburton Plate Handicap to carry 7ib penalty. 6. NOVEL RACE HANDICAP of 25 soys. One mile. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 10b. Winner to be sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Olub. 7. CONSOLATION HANDJOAP of 10 soya for all beaten horaes during the meeting. One mjle. Nominations, 103 ; acceptance, free, 8. HURRY SCURRY, a Bweepstakes of 103* each. Post entry any time of the day, Oatcb weight. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The deßnition of a district horse shall be all horses that have been commonly resident m the oounty lying between the south bank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki from December 31, 1886, and up to tbe date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the district above denned during the same period. General Rules of the. Ashburton Tradesmen's Racing Olub and Racing Rules of the Canter- bury Jockey Olnb strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross cf all moseys payable m accordance with the programme for expenses of the course. All disputes, claims, and objections arising out ! 0/ the lacing shall be decided by the St<r?arda, .Ot whom they may appoint, tb,ei? m all points connected with, the carrying ont of this programme to bp final ; and entries will 'only be received subject to these conditions. > All nominations and acceptances go to the ionds of the Olub. 1 All entries and nominajioas to be acoom.. jpanled by entrance feeß, name ivno\ aso oi the horse, and colors of the rider and \n I*e hands of the Secretary, addressed fc> Whittle's Hotel, not Uter than 9,p,ra. on Tuesday, the Bth day 188 Z. Weights will be declared and published iv outside papera on the xaornin? of Friday, Etbruary 18th,1887; and acceptances for the races to be paid to the Secretary, as above, not later than 9 p.m.oa Saturday, tho 26th d»yof February, 1887, WALTER B f MOSS, Secretary,



" •"' Public ' Notices'.'''' HAM r STEAD DISTRICT B'JHOOL. THE above School will RE-OPKN on MONDAY NEXT, January 24th. j F. T. MAYO, 1 38 Chairman. SACRED HEART- SELECT SCHOOL Conducted by THEJRELIQIODS OF " NOTRE DAME DE J MISSIONS," ASHBDETON. SI/ ILL RE-OPEN on MONDAY, 24th t ? instant. For further particulars apply to .the Rev, Mother Prioress 1 24 MISS OALVB RT ' B SELEOr SCHOOL, Tanorbd Ftrbbt, ASHBURTON. Term commences on the 28th Inst. 1121 OAUTION TO POACHERS. IN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Lagmhoi* Creeks. I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £20 will be paid to any person who will give such information a» shall lead to the conviction of such offenders, DONALD MoLEAN, 11°3S Lagmhor; Tenders. < ' - ASHBDRTON COUNTY COUNCIL. DOG COLLARS FOR 1887, "VTOTIOE is hereby given that the .i3l following will be the price of Dog Collars for t u is yar : — Dogs kept solely for the purpose of the management of live stock, 5s each. All other Dogs, 10s each. Coliara can now be obtained from Mr Craighesd, Water Ranger, Mi C. Morrison, Water Bnnger (Sprin^burn), and from the Olerk, County Counoil. By order. - F. MAINWARING, Olerk. Ashburtoa, Jan 20, 1887. IJI2B PERPETUAL LEASE OF CROWN L4NDS. oUnder Section 143, Land Aot, 1885. WRITTEN TENDERS, under realed covert, wi'l be received for the Perpetual Lease of tbe undermentioned Section, under Part IV. of the Land Aot, 1885. ap to 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, the 27tL Jannary, 1887, addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, "Christ- church and endorsed •' Tender for Per- petual Leare of Section 35,752, Ashbur- ton Snrvey District. Every tender must be accompanied by a declaration, six months' rent, and a fee of 30). Should th' re be two or more tendera of the same amount for this section, the right to occupy will be deoidod by lot. The tenders will be opened at the meet- ing of the Lard Board on the 27th day of J«naary r 1887.. Tr , Abhbuktov Spbvbt PiSTgior. sochoo. •:.:■■..•; 1 A. B. P. £ B. d. 35,762 93 0 0 9 6 0 Plans may be seen and tender forms and particulars obtained at Crown Lands Offices, Christ church and Timaru. JOHN H. BAKER, Oommißsidcer of Crown Landi* Crown Lands Office, Ohristchurch, 17 th Deosmber, 1886. Auct'one. ASHBTJETON WOOL JALES MESSES MILES & CO, WILL hold their THIRD SALE of WOOL BY AUCTION at MR. G. JAMESON'S STORES on .•■•■■ Tuesday, 25th of Jannary inst. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, 12*95 Aohburton, FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. THE ASHBURTON" TOWN HALL. MR. P. C. TABART (m conjunction wiih Messrs Friedlander Bros.) instructed by tho Liquidators, will sell by Public Auction at the TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th INST., At 1.45 p.m. sharp. The above valuable property with all the rights and appurtenances belonging thereto. The property is adjoining the Somerset Hotel, has a large frontage on the main street, and is well worthy the attention of capitalists and others. Terms at Sale. For full particulars, apply to F. C. TABART, Auctioneer, j Or FRIEDLANDER BROS, IJIO4 »shburton. A* Harrison. Alfred Harrison, ADOTIONEER, STQO^ AND, ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALJ} at 13 o'eleek shw t — Hoiraeh, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agent Norwloh Union Fire Insurance Company. forTaLjsi- Moveable Hat on pair wheels j tw bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 50s, Call anshing Seed Sower, by Haxtoa and Beatle che»p. Ploughs, Harrows, and other lraple- mentfi. Cheyleaiaiore Olub Tricycle, the beat kind made — cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap I Spring O«rfc— Cheap ; 1 Oh»J(ouUe», by BenUll String Binder by Wood, good as new, Very cheap i TO LET Five-roomed Cottage, Oox street; rest 'TBtyx low to good tenant alfredTElrrkon,



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