whole night the village was patrolled by the •oldteri and mounted police. Riot ing was renewed on Wednesday, but the police and soldiers were m sufficient force to prevent much damage being done.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Wellington, April 6. Grabtree's lentence has been poatponed. The Judge remarked that he was inclined to make the sentenoe heavier If the stolen property itill missing were not recovered.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland* April 5. About 35 Ohlaene were pasßangers on board the Wirihora, booked for Welling ton, bat th»jr»re»aid to be under engage ment to work la theooal miner ftt Grtymouth. Wbilington, April 5. targe bush fire* are raging on tho east tide of Grey town, and a number of houses on the Kamtiwhitl road are In great danger. A strong wind Is blowing. A deipatoh ro the annexation of the Koimadeo Islands ii gazetted this evan log. Duhbdin, April 5. Am a means of oalebrating the Quoen's Jnbllee, the Oifcy Ooonoll decided to-night to draw np and forward an address through the Governor, to lllaralnate Mb© Town Hall on Jane 21, to expand £27 lOi on fire works, the pyrotei halcal display to be under the charge of the Fire Brigade. The voting of the members of the First Presbyterian Oharoh *hows« large majority In fftVOr of Introducing instrumental naiioi This Is the only ohuroh m the Otfcy whloh is not already provided, exoo; t the free Ohnroh Congregation, most < f whom aeeeded when hymns were info • dated, bat reoently joined again on bsii g guaranteed against innovations.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

THE MARKETS.

[miCTIB'S TBIEOBAMS-— COPYRIGHT.]

London. April 4 Colonial breadstufls unchanged, New Zealand wheat 33s to 37s 6d. r At to-day's wool sales rates were fairly maintained.

A COMING DEMONSTRATION.

London, April 6. Mr Gladstone is engaged m organis ing ft leries of anti-coercion demonstra tions, notably one "to be held m Hyde Park on April n.

THE SPEAKER.

Sir Arthur Peel, Speaker of the House of Commons, has been ordered by his medical advisers to take complete rest, as he is worn out with prolonged sittings m the House of Commons.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ABBOCI ATIOM .]

London, April 3. Three hundred Russian ofpeers, sus pected of Nihilism, have been arrested, and twenty shot. The spirit of revolu tion is active and widespread. A large number of officers were implicated m the last attempt on the life of the Czar.

RUSSIAN MISCHIEF IN BULGARIA.

Daring attempts to murder promi nent Bulgarian officials are reported. Russian ag?nta are suspected.

DYNAMITE IN SPAIN.

London, April 4. A premature attempt to blow up the Spanish Chamber of Deputies with dynamite has been discovered.

RUSSIAN DUPLICITY.

M. Katkoff, editor of the " Moscow Gazette/ has Been officially rebuked for bis violent anti-German articles. The value of this reprimand is shown by the fact that he has since been invited to the Czar's table.

EXPLORATION OF NEW GUINEA.

Baron M'Leay intends to lead a fresh scientific exploring expedition into New Guinea.

BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

It is stated that the Adelaide Board of the Bank of South Australia estimate the possible losses at ,£83,000 ; while the Directors consider they will reach j£io,ooo more.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE NEW BISHOP OF MELBOURNE.

IBKVran's TELECHUMB— COPYRIGHT ]

Albany, April 5 The 8.8. Shannon arrived this morn ing. Among the passengers is Dr Goe, Anglican Bishop of Melbourne. Messrs Miller and Hunter are the only New Zealand passengers.

THE MARKETS.

The Manager of the National Mort gage and Agency Company reports as follows of the local market: — Wheat, 33 xod to 3s zid, with a slightly im proved tendency ; barley, 4s $d to 5s 3d, price firmly maintained ; oats, feed sorts, &8d to 2s iod, steady, not an active demand ; oats, milling, 2s nd to 33, with fair demand : New Zealand oats under bond, 23 id, quiet ; rye grass, 2S 6d to 43, quotations merely nominal.

ADMIRAL FAIRFAX.

(Received April 6, 12.60 p.ra)

Albany, April 6. Among the passengers by the Shan non' is Admiral Fairfax of the newly Appointed Commander Australian Squadron. The Admiral is accom panied by his wife.

SYDNEY GOLD CUP.

Stdnbt, April 6, In the betting on the Cup Nelson has advanced to a hundred to thirty, and is firm at that price. Jewel is next m demand at eight to one.

ANXIETY.

Fears are entertained of the safety of the schooner Aurora, 138 tons, yhich left Newcastle on February 9th for Auckland and has not since been heard of. .

RETRENCHMENT.

The Committee of Enquiry on the Public Works Department has ittom mended extensive reductions m the clerical staff.

FEDERATION.

Tfte Premier has received a telegram from ", tne Ageftt-General m London, stating there is no intention of per taittingadistussion on Irapcria Federa tion at the Conference.'

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Deputations. Auckland, March 31. Mossrs Fmith andßoaunionl waited on the Premier to day to ask the Govern ment to give & cr»nt iv aid of the Publio Library Reading and Kecroation Room proposed to bo opened for the Freeman's Bay district m the Rob Roy hotel prbmlees. The Premier sympa thised with the object and thought that » grant could be got from the Library votes np to £50, and promised to keep the matter m view. A deputation from the Radical Reform League a*ked the Premier, m his address to night, to deal with the land and in come tax, plural voting, protection, local industries, leoal self government, defence or war expenditure, Legislative retrench ment and reduotion of the Governor's ■alary. The Minister for Public Works. ; Wblwngton. April 6. The Minister of Publio Works will, if possible, before the session, prooeed to the South to inßpeot tho progress made on the Otago central railway, and will also en deavor before his return to address his constituents at Kaiapol. Pre-Sesaional Addressi Mr Fisher, member for Wellington Soutb, addressed his constituents. Ho spoke m opposition to tha Government, and received a vote of thanks and c6n fidenco. A Sad Case. * Dunedin, April 6. In the City Court a girl of fourteen yeara was sentenced to 7 dtya Imprison ment. She is of renpeotable parentage, but prefers a lif« nf immorality:

SELLING A TOPER.

The " Lyttolton Time*" tells the fol lowing good story:— l he perils of » "prohibit" are very great to be sure. Before he becomes a '' prohibit " he has already become uncommonly fond of drink and will usually go n lone way out of the beaten track of hia daily life toseoure one. Aa unfortunate man m a Canterbury township hud allowed his powers of ab sorption, and his desire to absorb to bo master hiß sense of propriety and to over come his better nature, that bis friends, to save him from a denoent to very lowest depths of alcoholism, stopped his grog by order of the KM,, and so, m every pnb, m the district, a foolscap form, bearing the name of the "Inshlngtoo," crnamented the back wall of the bar. This, of coarse, stopped the legal supply, but the diunken man somehow always manages to Ret a little By a trick he managed to induce a yonth to prooure him a bottle of beer. Tbe transaction ended m the yonth being fined £5, while the man who swilled the beer go of! scot-free. A tew weeks after wards, however, the tables wore turned upon tho prohibit. Hb was m the village bnkery, along with others The village baker was m bis bunk, pretending to be very much asleep, while hia bottle lay near by. The prohibit took large and greedy eyofu's of the tempting vessel; but those present told him it was the baker's whiskey aod must not be tftuohed. Of ooura he would not think of such a thing, but they knew that was the thought upper -1 mott m his mind. One(by one they lift, nntll the last to exit clammed tho d or decisively behind biro, and lift the th'r \ty prohibit along with the snoring baker. Eyeforo they had ail gone, however, the baker had sleepily rolled out of bed, put the bottle to his lips, and apparently swigged with emphasis, then betook him self to bunk and oblivion again. The snoring baker, the tempting bottle, and the opportunity were too muob|f< r the thirsty prohibit. Be crept to the bottle, uncorked It, and the practise that makes proficient standing him m good stead, he gulped at a single draught about half & pint of — butcher's brine 1 Tableau.

THE JUBILEE ADDRESS

The album containing the congratu latory jubilee address from the New Zealand Legislature to her Majesty the Queen has recently been finished. The volume (remarks tho "New Zealand Herald") la a magnificent piece of work. The rim of the oover is of silver, and there ia also a border of the same metal ranging right round it <n scroll work and laurel leaves. Immediately within this Is another a'lver border of the " bush lawyer," with &*x In each corner. The inner frame is bordored with greenstone, and In euch corner a small Imperial crown m gold with oak leaves branohlog from it. The centfe frame representa Maori carving m its original style, set with Pawa shell Within this, Maori weapons and mate ore depicted, beauti fully worked m Maori reeding ; and the whole is surmounted by a heavy silver embossed crown. In the centre of the oover is a silver plate, on which are in eoribed the following words m Old Eng lish:—''The pnople of No* Zealand to the Queen, 1887." The plate is snr rounded by three-fold laurel m silver O itheraokef the oover a. view of Auckland ha bor ie arisdcally represented m New Zealand wood* This part of the work was done by Mr Seuffart, of Auckland. Toe 11 pages of the votumo, which contain the ftdrers and signet urea of the members of both Houses of Parliament, are beauti fully illuminated. Each page is orna mented with decorations and sorftll m all colors and shades, nnd 1b finished with perfect taste. This portion of the work was executed by Mr Book The address will be sent to England m tlma to be presented to her Majesty on the 20th Jane. The gold and silver work was designed and exeonted hy Mr Kohn.

MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION.

All England ii to-day disousiing the Issue of the cat* of municipal bribery »t Salford, Lauonblre, wi'h tpacial interest heoaaie, although It is of' en charged that the whole governing system j from the War and Navy departments down to the ' vestry, is honeycombed with fraud, Ihia is the first time it has got into ooart. Hunter, who Is the Gas Engineer of the Corporation, was reoentJy charged by a coal merchant, named Lever, In a letter to the Mayor and Aldermen, with exacting oommießionu of from 25 to- 35 oenta * ton on all the great amount of coal he bought. Hunter brought a ohargo of orirolnal libel, the effeot of which w*b to prevent Lever frcm unifying m hit own beba'f, The font days' trinl developed the facts that practi cally all the ooal merchants m Lancashire had known for years .that Hunter was thus plundering tho tra^e, (ha* the Alder mon had seen him rpsuding £5000 on an income of £800, and inventing £2000 m a tingle enterprise without evor asking a question, and that the practice was a c /mmon one among like officials m other corporations. Tho Judge charged sharply against Banter, specially blaming n>im for closing Lever's month by a criminal instead of a civil notion. The Jury ttoquitted Lever amid loud cheers from a orowd* d court, n huh (he judge wna power* lefß to prevent, lrv^r tras followed out andchrorod m The streets of Mancluater by a greafc throng. When he tevched his home at Bowdon, he was made tho objeot of a popular demonstration by bands of trada-men, delpgatfon*, etc. , although tho resolt of the trial had only been known an hour or so. Numerous trials will follow, and perhaps, lead <o general inquiry. If th'iy d», the state of things revealed will rival the affair disclosed m New York.

A SUICIDAL COMPACT

A strange compact to commit Ruioidu and die together was disclosed at tho Nottingham ADii&es, when J.hn Jeasop, »g«d 22, a laborer, was indicted for the wilful murder of John Allcook on J.ioimry 11 The parties woro oompHiit'na out f work, and they agreed to commit •< lmdo together. For that purpose they bought a large quanli y of laudanum m email portions. Late at night they retired to a bam at Gedling, aod eaoh drank a cap ful, the prisoner having the first dose, Deceased went .to sleep, never recovered coneolousaeßß, and died tho following af.ernoon. Jessop was very ill, and had to keep m bed for come days. The de fence wai that there was no mutual agree ment to co ximit Bnioidn, and that the de ceased was the originator of the sohome. The jury found the prisoner tuilty, with a rf commendation to moroy. He was sentenced to doath, the jndcjo saying that he thoroughly agreed viuli the rooom mendation.

KIDNAPPED BY GIPSIES.

The last papers from Home contain a most curious aocount of a dear case of child stealing by gipsion. Wainatoad Flats, on the bonders of Epplng Forest m Essex, has always been a favorite holiday resort of Londoners, and m August 1884 a little boy, 10$ years old, named Froderiok liuasell, the eon of parents m a respect able position at Folhiiin, went with some friends to spend the bank holiday. An be did not return at night, and his com panions - oonid not pive any account of how they had missed him, eenroh was made for him under the belief that he had lost hltrsaf m the woods or met with some AOniueut. Months piissed away, however, and at last hia parents gave tip all hope cf ever seeing him again. ThVy never did s<»> him again until the Pth of January, 1887, when his father me htm with a band of gipsies at a place called the Freemasons'- rond, somewhere m thu out-kirts of London, Mid took possession of him The bry hnd aotually been beguiled away from Ms putty at Wan stead Flfitg by a g'rß/ woman nara,ed Louisa Gumbroll and her reputed hus band, and oiirr.'ed off m a van. Hia ad ventures during hi* captivity were qnito thrilling. Nobody ever ya,-, was ably to explain satisfactorily why gipsies steal children, and certainly their objeot m this case >■ a completo mystery. It vr*s not a matter of adopting a child for love, for they always treat) d litt'o Freddy Russoll very unkindly . Yet they do not seem to have had any iiea of maicing money by him. They did nothing with him, m faot, except to take him abput with them hopping m Kent, horse couping and carrying on questionable games; at the races at A soot, Hampton, and Ep.iom and wanderiog about the country, picking up a living an best they could. Tne frightened Ind escaped from them once, .but fell into the hands of another band of glpMoa, who aoting on Home peculiar code of honesty, took him baok to his original captorr. One day they returned to Wanstead Flats, and F eddy, recognising the oountry, slipped away and walked to London and on to Fulham, begtjing on tho road. He made for hia homo, hut only to flnd it oooupled by strangers from whom he could get do news of his parents He then got employment from a greengrocer a\ Fulham and shortly afterwards met a Mr Elgar, a misaioiery, who interested himself m him, and got htm admitted into Dr Barnardo's Home for Friend lies 13 yi at Stepney Oausoway. Here ho might have been ex paoted to be safe ; but it was not a?. Dr Btrnardo's boys wore allowed occasionally to go out m parties, and one day wben Freddy waß strolling about with a number of his mates near the East India Dock road, whom should he see but tho gipsy woman, Louisa ! She immediately seiz >d him, scolded him for running away, and carried him off and put him onoe more m tho van. Next day tho bind left London and went to Green lanes, Tot tenham. Hero Louisa and her mother had a qaarrel, and the mother got a policemau and pr-intod out Freddy 88 a stolen ohild ; bus Louisa denied It, and tho polloeman wont away. The next mornluK farther police ii quirlej were In stituted, but the family quarrel had been made up, and Freddy was hidden under the bed In the van, both women swearing there was no child there. After that ho might have remained frith the gipsieß ail his life if Mr Russell had not met them hy pure chance and rcoguised his son. The whole story would be qu'te incredible if it were not perfeotly true. If, throws a strange light on tho accuracy of many passages In Dickens' works, for example, whloh have been condemned as unnatura 1 , improbable, and meaningless The per* sistency of Louißa m capturing and re capturing F'oddy Russell affords a strik ing counter-part to the narrative of N»<rcy and Oliver Twist ; and of the two, per haps, the adventures of Freddy are tho more bewildering and unacoountable.

ATROCIOUS CRIME OF THREE YOUNG WOMEN.

New York, January 10.— "Th* World's" Harriaburg (Pa) apooial of January Oth Bays : — 'three glrla ,nono of wh'cm ia more than 20 years of ago, aro hi gnol m LewUtown. Muffin county, awaiting tri»l for one of the moat diabolical murders that ha» ever been committed In this state. Their names are Delia CorbeU, Elhst X luntzonan, and Janie Qaay. On Ohristmaß day John &ckley, a coal miner, while under the Influence of liquor took the three girls sleigh riding A »npply nf whisky w&s 'aken m the sleigh, of which Ackley and hie companions partook freely. The party drove throagh town, rt d their conduct was shtmef al. Finally Aok'ey beoarae helplessly drunk, and the girls threw him from the sleigh, but not before they had inflioted Injuries on his person from which he died the next day. Delia Oorbett touted of what she had done to Aotcley. After they threw him out ohe said she bean him over the head with the butt of a whip until ho let go. She «ald:-'«We tied, him with tur garters an 4 dragged him behind until he let go. We loft him m the snow. If he dies I guess I'll buy a blaok dresa and go t) the foneral."

THE AHJBtjß^ # (^ATOIAfI, AfrBIL 6, 1887



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Public Koticea. .JUCANDREW MEMORFAL FUND. ASaBSORIPHON*" List lies at the " Mail " and " Guardiai " Cffioe for signature, nnd f shall ho happy to reoeir- and forward contributions, either for h\ Scholurah p, or Statue, or unconditiona XV^/_iL STEWARD. From the Official Assignee m Bankruptcy District of Aahburton, Canterbury N.Z. * Memorandum, for Mr Andrew Orr, Aehburton Dear Sxb,-JJc Alexander Smith, nave the ploaaure to inform jou that yout Cash Tender for the Stock m, tie above Estate is Accepted m termH of the lender. Yours truly, J. C BELL, Deputy Official Assignee. rpHE above DRAPERY STOCK having 1 been Purobnsed at a BIG DIB- OOUNr off the FIUSr COST, is Now on Sale, •Aim MOST BE CLEARED Dubing the Next Three Weeks, AS A Large Shipment 1 • ■ -or JNTEW GOODS EX DORIC, JUST TO HAND. COME. AT ONCE AND SECURE THE GREATEST BARGAINS ; ■ :■:■■■■■ EVER OFFERED IN ' ; ASHBUKTON. All Classes of Good Greatly Reduced ANDREW ORE. ABHBUBTON RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING fpHURSDAY & Til R I DAT APRIL 2let 4 22nd, 18R7r i President— E. G. Wiighfc. Vice-Pre?ident— John Grisrg. Judge— -Matthew Stitt. BTfcVfAilDB: H. Friedlander j W. 0. Walkej w. B. Denshire I R. McOwen J. 0. N. Grige I Dr Leahy B. Friedlander. , Treasurer— David Thomna Clerk of the Ecaleß— -T. E. Upton. Clerk if the Course— -A. Hewßon. " " Handieappers— -Tho Committee. Starter— Dr Leahy. Firbt Raob ok Each Day to Start 12,80 p.m. ■..-;' FIRBT~DAY 1. DISTRIOT HURDLE RAGE of 20 nova over six flights of hurdtaa, about Btt Cln hiph. Nomination. 16s; acceptance, 10s; 1& mile. District horeea only. 2. AhiIBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP o 60 Boys Nomination, 1 boy } acceptance . IJcov. 1J mile. 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 boy each, with 16 boys added. For two-year-olc'H bred, owned, and trained by »esidents m the district defined by Rule 8. Colts Bafc 101 b ' filHeu and geldings Bat 81b. Nomination 10s. The Bwecp to bo paid by 9 D.m, on • ApiiUßth. Fivofnrlonga. >■ . 4. BANDIOAPTIMETROT(in saddle) of 20 ....: 8OYB." Ncrainatfon, 10.1 ; acceptance, 10s, •, Weight not leBB than lOat. Break and turn." 3 mles. ■■'-■' 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 26 boys. Noint ' nation, I hoy ; acceptance, 10s. J-mlle. ' 6. POST STAKES of 10 povb. En'tronoeV 10s, to be made to the Secretary irnme* diately after the Fying Handicap ia run. Catch weiphts. i-milo. The Winner . to be sold immediately after tho race for. "■:■■< IB ivovb, any ourplns to go to tho fvu><U of tho Club. ; SECOND DAY. ' 1. DISTRICT "WELTER HANDICAP of. 20 f.ov'. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. Minimnm weight, lOaft. ]J mile, • Dißtiie.t ho'-es oi»ly. 2. GRAND BTAND HANDICAP of 40'aova , Nomination, 1 pot | acceptance, 1 boy Seven fu'lonßß. 8 HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle ol '16 boys. Nomination, 10* ; acceptance, 6s. Weight not Jess than lOst Urenk and turn. Tvico round the conrfe. Dißtrio horses only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 soya, ftominat on, 10s ; ooceptance, ]0e: Dis- trict horses only. 1 mile. b. 3SOVEL BACE of 16 fovs. Entrance, 10s, ■■"•' to bo made to the Seorctary immediately i •f ter the Harvest Handicap m » nn . Cotoh - weiphtH. Five fnrlongs. The winner to bo sold immediately oftor the race,, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds offcheOltib. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 soya. Nomination, 1 boy, to be made immediately after the Novel Race ia run> acceptance free, to be totifled to th« Eeoretary within ton minutoßOf tho d(clara'ioa of weirhta. 1 mile. RULES AND~REGULATIONS. 1. The Mooting will be held on dor the Rules of Racing and ABliburton Racing club Rules. 2- No entry will be revived except on the condition that all dispute 8, clnims, cad ob< jeetionß arising out of the racing shall bo decided by the Stewards or whom they may appoi' t ; their decißion on all points connected with tho carrying out of this programme to bo final 8. A district horee ehall mean any horse t) at hns bren commonly rrnident m the dift* triot bfltween tho rivers Selwy n and Opihi from January 21. 1887, and up to the dato of tho fbrthoominc; meeting, and owubd by a i erson who has resided m the eaid duitrict during the snuiO poriod. 4 Five per cent, will be dedootd from the gro j 8 of all money r )?»•«■ a h!o m accordance with this progr tuuio lor the expenses of the course. •■■•-..• 6. All nominations and acceptances to go to the funds of the Club. ' 6. Trotting Knees. Horses must trot fair] j to the eatiafnotion of the Referee; ; § NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be accompanied by ft>3, name, uen, nud description o horse, and eolers of rider m tho hands of the Secr«t»ry , (address— Ashburton) no Inter than J>.prfn ; n on Monday, Mnrch 21, 1887. ' ' WETGHfS. Weight for th first- day's handicaps wiil bu declared on Wcdrfsdny, Apiil 18 # 188 Woightrt for thi second day's liaudioapa will be decayed ac 9 o'cl ck on the oveuing of tbt flwt vJay's racing. ■-.<;"• : .,? .: .^ ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the firs', day's ,. handicaps mu-it be mado to the Secretary not later tna'ti 9 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887. Accepr ances for the iceond day' 3 hundicap3 at 10 o'clock oa the oveniog of the firat da^ ra^iug. 0. O, FOOK9, Seoretwy]



j Pub ie Notices i HAVES & GO. MAINTAIN that it is no uao lo makr . hue nnd cry about what one is going to do, unloHß one is propared to do it and m (idvc-ru*iiiK what we h*ve for Bale you aro kindly invite to look through our KatablislimontH, nnd you will find that we are decidedly iho Cliejipess tnd Beet Houso m town for everything. NO MISTAKE IN THIS. ENCOURAGE r OCAL TNDUSTRY AND ASK FOR Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, AND Knitting - Tarns PROM IDE ASHBUIUOtf WOOLLEN FACTORY. — ~ — . .m j STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OF GRATN; N 0 V~E~R MI N. H. MATSoir & CO., ASHBTJRTON. yyß ARE CASH PUKOHASEKf OP Wheat Oats Barley AND Byegrass H. MATSON & 00., ASH B ORION. Drapery, Grocery/ Bodts^ Clothing, ftc. A GOLDEN OFP<>RTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. HAVES"* CO. Having BOUGHT a Large BANKRUPT STOCK to the tune of £600 And many of these Goods are marked at OSS THAN HALF-PRICE Our determination is TO CLEAB. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS,. J. W, WHITE, Notary Public. J^OTIOK is hereby given that the +* underalgned, Messrs Whitb an» o. (White, Smithson, and Raymond), of Timaru, and John A. Cayohl, of Aeh- barton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Aehburton, under the style of "White, OayglU and Co." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- nrton. WHITE A CO., JOHN A. OAYGILL. fifonoy t« lend m any annas on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock's Arcade 10*803 THRESHING MACHINE OWNERS. A TTENTION is directed to the following JX facts :— We aro mnkiog STALKS n'S AUTOMA'i T C FEEDERS for £12 10s, including fixing to machine, and we are prepared to fix to machines m any part of the County for barne price. Cartage extra The time that it is necessary to stop the machine is from 2 to 3 hours. . Theße Feeders aro perfeot m their action, no epnrking out of grain. No UDCut Bheaves or other improper articles can get into the drum ; nothing but a continuous Htream of golden Hheaves well shaken out. 'i he regularity of tho feed does not depend upon the Band cutter. They can be seen at work on machines bel. nging to the following gentlemen : — James Quigley. Chnpmfln Bros, Thomas Perkß Nelaon Eden Edward Outea John 'talker JyhnMoorhead. F. White, Timaru P. &D -DUNCAN, Wills Street, Ashburton, 3§42 cinlo Agents MOUNT SOIERS COAL PIT COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PITS FOR J rjUGHT SHILLINGS PER TON Or m Ashburton-at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, Ey the Truck. FOR OASH OjnLY. ~E. F. WRIGHT. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR f mHE NKW GOODS FOR THE i SUMMER BKASON ARK NOW OPENED T TheStook ia THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Stylo anil Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing to bo desired. Thousands of Men's and Boys Suite, newest styles. Trousore nnd Trouaern and Veßts manufactured of Now Zealand Twooda. Every garwen warranted shrunk Jver coats, Waterproof Coats and Leggi jgs m great variety Hats, oompris : ng «vory new style worn QhiiJro'ra Jersey Suits, Childron'B Men- of.War Snits Gentbmon's Hosiory, Scarves ; Oxford Jegatta and White Shirts Bugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags p ho celebrated WKRTHEIM SEWING MACHINK. Time Payments. i N2. CLO 1 : 111NG FAOTOUST, East Htbxit



Public Notices SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT, fp'ENDERB will be received up to I NOON on THURSDAY, the 7th April, for __ FORMING a FOOTPATH through the Village Settlement, South Rakaia. Tenders to ho endorsed, and addressed to the Chairman of the Board. Specifications can be seen at the Board's Office, South Rakaia A. MAKEJG, ■ Olork to Board. CENTRAL HOTEL. ——• j JW. MoRAK having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashbarton and snr» rounding distrlata. Beat Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beers. Good Stablfng— Feeds, Okb Shelling, Horses and Baggies to let on hire A prloes to meet tho times. For the convenience of travellers b&nnnm nab will meet all trains. IN addition to my TOBACCONIST. FANCST GOODS, AND HAIR. DRESSING BUSINESS, I have NOW OPENED my UPSTAIRS ROOM as a FIRST-CLASS BILLIAED ROOM, It being provided with one of the Best English Tables. The Room will be open for play at all hoars. Entrance from shop, or side door, East street. NEW "Ft O 0 X OB" TOYS, PIPES, TOBACCONIST-WARE, AND FANCY GCODS, Just Opened up. w, zjTnder, BILLTARD & HAIRDREBSING SALOONS EAST STREET. AS our old motto is SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS, and as it is unpleasant to qwote a lot of prices to mislead the public, wo shall be thank- ful for an early call, and you can judge for yourselves. Note the Addbess— HAVES & CO, Cash Drapers and Grocers, ARCADE, .And do not be be misled. ' NB — Onr BOOT STOCK is IMMENSE* T AM A /^ASH pURCHASER OF WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY GEORGE JAMESON, ASHBUUTON. 2°lol Auctions. SATD : RDAY7 7 Jth~A PRIL. SPECIAL~ENTRY. ON Recount of E. H t ] Dobson, Eeq., Lowcliff Estate 4 3year«old Draught COLTS and FILLItS, unbroken O HACKS Sale at 1 o'clock. 4° T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 16th APRIL. 2 o'clock. ALFRED HARRISON, instructed by Mr Julin Bradley, who haß left the district, will Poll by publio auction, at his Rooms, the following Properties" : — TOWN SECTION No. 1215, HAVE- LOUK STREET \Vost. SECTIONS Nos. 22 and 23, CHARLES STREET, Alford Forest Road, containing nearly £-acre each. These Sections face the street, immediately opposite the Woollen Factory's gate. RURAL SECTION No. 32425, con- taining 14a lr 18p, situated m the Fork 8, immediately opposite the property of Inane Sargeant, Eeq , and fa'.inp the front road. Inflection invited. Title dear. Terms at sale. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. ALFRED HARRISON, 4*fO Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 16th APRIL. Desirable old established Homestead Farm OP I 90 AOBES 90 Situated about Two Miles from tho Town Belt Fast, on tho WAKANUI ROAD, FOR SALE, MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from tho Proprietors to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, ON SATURDAY, 16th PARIL, That desirable old-established FARM OF 90 ACRES, Originally the property of Mr Henry Hunt, now m tho occuputiop of Mr S. Mullens, and being R S.s 10350, 13705 divided ioco a nnmber of paddocks, with lire fences, and well watered. There ia a comfortable FARMHOUSE and othor Buildings erected on the property ; also Orchard, well stocked with fruit trees, and sur- i rounded by a plantation of forest trees. It will bo observed from the numbers of the Rural Sections that this was a very early eoloction, and it is seldom such an opportunity oilers of acquiring an old* established Farm of this description. As enquiries nre often made for small farms near towu, thoso desirous of pur- chatting aro respectfully invitod to person- ally inspect the proporty, and any infor- mation required concerning it can be obtained from the Auctioneer. The terms of payment can be arranged to suit purchasers, and a low rate of interest accepted. Salo aTI 2 45, """t. bullock, i°l Aqotioneor,



Public ivoticeß uNNJVBRSARY SERVICES IN OON- .NECTION WITH THlii ASHBUK- TON BAPTIBT OHUROH. SALTS of Work and Public Tea Meeting on GOOD FhIOAY, Bth met., at ddfellowa 1 Hall, ABhburton title of work to commence at 2 p.m. Tea on the tables at 6 p m. Her 0; C. Brown, of Timaru, and othor Gentlemen will deliver Addresses at tho uonelunion of tho Ton. The Re*d 0. C. Brown will preach the Inniveraary Sermon* on SUNDAY, 10th inßt,, morning and evening. J, W. SAWLE, 4+19 Paator. Bazaar ! Bazaar ! MONSTER BAZAAR on Eaater Monday at Me-sri JONES AND BRAD- SHAW'S Old Stores opposite the Railway Station, TINWALD, kindly lent by Mr l\ Thomas for the occasion Proceeds of the Bazaar m aid of tho PARUCHrAL * UNDB of the Lonubeach District. Baaaar open at 12.30 p m. Refreshments provided on a liberal scale *t a Moderate Charge. Livo ;and Dead Stock, Farm Produce, &o , &o , sold by auotion during the day. Hagio Lantern, &c, Ac. Admission. 6d. 4°17 PUBLIC NOTICE. /*\UB OFFICES and STORES will be CLOSED ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND MONDAY NEXT FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS FRIEDLANDER BROS. GEO. JAMESON ALBERT ROBERTS H. MATSON & CX). For N /. Loan and Mercantile — C. W. TURNER. THE plaoes of Business of the nnder- Blgned will be CLOSED from FRIDAY to MONDAY next inolutlTO, for Buster Holidays :- P. & D. DC MOAN (par J, Kelr) OH AB. REID J. H. STEPHENS PAGET & Pi!,AT GEO. KIOD J. R, STfiKL & SONS EEID & GHAY W T. KINGSTON BVKKR & BctoWN. ASHBURTON WOOLLEN . FACTORY'S Blankets, Flannels, AND Tweeds. SUITS MADE TO ORDER FHOM £3 10s. Support Local Industry, ORE, & ALCORN TUCKER & RESTELL, TIMBEE, COAL & GENEEAL MERCHANTS, HAVE mnch pleasure m informing their customers and others that they are now receiving Fresh Supplies of Timber OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS BUITABLB FOB BUILDING OR OTHER PURPOSES, Consisting of Red and White Pine Boards and Scantlings Rtwticated Weatkotboatda Foather-edgo Weatherboard* Ttngued and Grooved White Pine Flooring and Lining. We are now daily expecting from Auokland a CARGO of ASSORTED KAURI TIMBER. 1 inch and J-inoh Shelving T. and G. Flooring and Lining Mouldings, Architravea, Sklrtinga. Onr stocks of Kauri are k6pt under cover m oar Shedo, West Btreefc Yard, bo that the Timber is clean, dry, well seasoned, and fib for immediate use. Large Stocks of V.D.L. TIMBER DEAL DOOBS, SABHES HURDLJKB AND GATES. Ljeaght's Orb, and Goepel Oak Galvanised lien [ Bheet Lead, Bhect Zinc, Patent Roofing Haila and Wire Nails, Staples Fteel Fencing Wire and Barbed Wire Poete, Rails, Stakes, fctrainero, and Shoep Yard Rails. NOW BBINO DISOHABGED, . Ex ''Ocean Ran per" and other vce-eJ^ Newcastle Coal liVcstport Coal Special quotattonß for ordera by tho truck load at any Railway Station m tho diatrict. MOUNT SOMERB COAL Kept in.otock^for retail purposes, andaupplkd 1 by the truck at pit prices. Tucker & i&stell. 4prfl l«t, 1887,



One Experience of Many. Having 1 experienced a great deal of "Trouble!" from indigofation, so much bo that I came near losicg my Life! My troublo always cam* after eating any foe'— However light, And digestible, Eor two or, three hours at a time I had to go through the most Exoruoiating pains, " And the only way I erer go\ ' -" Relief 1" Was by throwing up all my stomach contained ! I No one can conceive the pains that I had to go throagh, until | "At last?" I was taken I " So that for three weeks I lay m h e d and i Could -sat nothing I ! I My sufferings were so that I called two doctors to give me something that would stop tho pain. Their efforts were no good to me. At last I heard a good deal " About your Hop Bitters 1 • And determined to try them." Got a bottle — m feur hours I took the contents of One ! ! ! 1 Next day I was oat of bed, and hare aot ' Been a "nek!" Hour, from the same cause, since . I huve recommended it to hundreds of others You have no such .'? Adrooateas lam." Geo. Kendall, Alluton.Boßton, Mtsa. Downright Oru lty. To permit yourself and family to I " Suffer I" With sickness when it can be prevented and cured 8;> easily With Hop Bitters I ! ! Prosecute the Swindlers t If when you call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the'mhite label and Dr Soule's name blown m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun tho vendor as you would a viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indiot him for the fraud and sue him fordamages for the swindle! and we will pay you liberally for the oonvic tion. Public Notices. T" OST last erening a LEATHER J PUBSE, containing a sum of money. Finder rewarded on returning came co this office. 4 gf TBJSDERB. npENDERS (labor only) are invited for I ; REPAIRING 200 OHAINS, more sr leas, o£ FENCING (stakes and wires). Apply to : GEO. JAMESON, M-36 West, street. PUBLIC NOTICE. DE H. JTSPEE R MAY be consulted atCHRISTOHUROH from APRIL 14th to end of month, »t Melropolitan Temperance Hotel, Oaehel street. 3 I3g WANTED. FEED for 2000 or SCOO sheep for several months, grass or turnip. }**53 Apply METHVEN HOTEL. Coursing. THE LONGBEAOH COURBING CLUB MEETING is POBTPONBD from Friday to EASTER MONDAY, starting from the Home Station at 9 a.m I 00 H. MILNER. THE OFFICES and YARDS of tho undersigned will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and MONDAY, tho Blh, 9tu, and 11th April instant, for EASTER HOLIDAYS. M'CALLUM & 00. TUOKKK & BESTELL. R. S. BEAN. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEORGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON ASHBUKTON COUNTY STOCK AN SALEYARDS CO., LIMITED. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 npHE CONCRETE DIPS are. now I feet long, and fitted with all latest improvements For particulars as to cost of dippin sheep, apply at the Caretakers. GEO. JAMESON, 3 164. Secretary. THE CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE COMPANY, LIMITED. TO STOOKOWNEBS. iTnHE above Company is now Booking I ;STOOK FOR FREEZING and SHIPMENT during tho months of MAY andJQNB. Full particulars and forms of applica- tion can be obtained at the Company's Office. F. WAYMOUTH, 4 38 Seoretary. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. VTOTIOE is hereby given that at a JLM Special Meeting of the above Counoil held on Friday, the Ist day of April instant, a Resolution was duly adopted, and will bo submitted for conn'rmntioß as a # Bpocial <^rderata Special Meeting of tho Oounoil, to be held on Friday, the ; 6th day of May, 1887, at half-past four ! o'clock m the afternoon. The object of the. said Special Order is | is— (l) To make tho Mount Somers Tramway, and tho revannes to be derivpd thorefrom the primary security for the Loan .of £3500 borrowed by the CounoU under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886." (2) To constitute a Special Rating Distriot under " The Local Bodies Leanß Act, 1886." And (3). to make a Rato of Ihreo Farthings m the pound upon all rateable properties m tho Rating district, payable annually on the first Saturday m Juno until tho said Loan is paid off. The said Special Order is to tnko effect immediately npon tho malting thereof A, copy of the proposed Special Order is deposited at the Office of the Council, Baring Fquare, Ashburton, and is open to the inspoc ion of tho public oyery week- day during offiVe honrs By order. F. MAINWARING, , Clerk of- the Council. April 511), 1887, i 35 ,



Biliousness, drowsiness, jaundice, and rheu- matism, Hop Bitters remove easily, if those mado by Amorioon Co. See Skinny Men.— "Wells' Health Renewor" restores hoalth and vigor, ouroa Dyspepsia, lmpotenoo, Sexual Debility. At ohomisto i and druggists. Kompthorne, Proseer and Co., Agents, Christohuroh. 2 Certainly the Moat Effeotive MEDIOINE m tho world is SANDEE and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTEAOT. a?e B t its eminent powerful effects m Coughs, Influenza, etc, ; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands givo tho moat gratifying testimony. Bead this oortifioate : — " 2dth April, 1885, — Messra Sander and Sons, — It is with tho greatest of ploasuro that I testify to the excollenco of • your Euoalypti Extraot. Having had inflam- mation on the bone of tho leg, whioh oame' on after a Bevore attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J, Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without SUOQOSB. Ho thon found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard m the meantime of tho wondorful ourea worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and tho oxtraot had not boon applied more than an hour when. l began to feel greatly rolieved. After applying the oxtraot every four hours for nino or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affected with any suoh disease to givo the Euoalypti Extraot a trial, and I am oonvinced that they will find it the most wonderful medioine.— Yours, etc, E. J. Curnow, Wftttlo Bfteet, Eandhuret."— (AtJvt.)