PANIC IN A FRENCH WILD BEAST SHOW

A terrifio panic was caused at a wild beast Bhow performance at Belleville. Salvator, the well-known lion tamer, waa patting three Honß through various •volutions, and at the same time making • lavish use of the whip, when one of them, named Fernand, turned ronnd on him and seized his arm witth his teeth Salrator made a sudden movement, In the hope that he would get his arm free ; bot the Hon held on, and began clawing his thighs and legs. Salvator contrived to beat him back for a moment, but he re turned to the oharge. and wltha blow ln the chest laid tbe man low. Every one gave Salvator up for losl . The greastest con sternation prevailed ; women shrieked and fainted. At laßt Salvator, raising bim self by a supreme effort, dealt the Hon a terrible blow on the face, and this time the animal withdrew to the end of the cage and Salvator was able to effect his , escape. He was badly hurt by a Hon at • tlmllar performance at the Montmartre ( Fair tome months ago.

THE TICHBORNE CASE AGAIN

A NEW DEVELOPMENT. Bather remarkable news has been re ceived In Kumara from a Mr Edward Anoher, formerly a councillor In thvb town, end an hotelkeeper m Greymouth, bat now a resident In Sydney. Mr Anoher was In early life a seaman, and ■hipped at Capetown on May 27th, 1854, on board the .schooner Osprey, Captain Malcolm Carmlohael, bound for Mel boorne. On boara the schooner was a young gentleman passenger, a tall, big boned young fellow, who Bald he had been picked up off a wreck off the coast of Brazil- The schooner arrived m Mel bourne on 25tb, and the passenger went op country In 1872. Mr Anoher, then hotelkeeper In Kumara, Baw by tbe papers the particulars of the Tlchborne case, and that the Identity of the Oaprey was questioned. He at once wrote to the Tlchborne claimant's solicitor on the matter, but received no answer. He then did not trouble any more In the matter, »nd eventually wett to reside near Sydney, and accidentally found out lately that a reply had been sent him to hia letter of 1872, but had been ac*dreßßed Kenmara. Australia, instead o' Kumara, New Zealand. He next got a letter from Mr Gal ford Onslow, da'ed September 20tb, 1878, asking him to make a statu tory declaration m reply to 18 categorical questions relative to the Osprey, Its crew, •nd the passenger. He put the nutter Into ' the hands of a Sydney solicitor, who made a mull of the affilr, and no farther notice was taken of It ; but laßt Jan uary he received a letter dated Southamp ton, September 30. b, J BB6, from Mr G. E. Gray, A solioitor, which, after some travelling about, finally reaohed his present address. The writer urgently eiked for hia oorrect addreas, aa an im portent letter sent him lv 1885 had been returned with " address not known " npon It. The writer aßked him, In the eacred aamei of justice and humanity and m the names of the late Guilford Onslow and Sir Roger Ticbhorne," to assist an innc eent and long-suffering man to eßtablith his right." It desired him to make first _ statu ory declaration, and forward It to Quartermalne East, Eeq., laic sheriff of liondon, and then come with all speed to England, for which ample funds were placed at Mr Archer's disposal. It further It-ted tbat Mr John McLay, another sea man on board the Osprey bad seen snd recognised the claimant as the passenger who waa known on board the Oeprey as Mr Tlchbcrne. Mr Ancher, who feels certain he will have no difficulty m identifying the Easaenger who was on the Osprey, if evtr c meets him, has left for England, and promises to send to his friends at Grey mouth full particulars of his Interview with the once celebrated clahrant.

NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT

It goes without saying (remarks a writer In the "European Mall") that New Zealand long ago beat the United States and Canada m supplying thia conntry with fresh frozen mutton. Both In quality and quantity, and also ln regularity of supply, the Britain of tbe South bore away the palm. It appears, however, "from Information received," •a the detectives say that New Zealand shtepfermera must he op and stirring, or La Plata— tc, the Argentine Republic will leeura the lion's share of thia im };ortant trade. It seems, from figures ately furnished me, that m May we received hare from Australasia 33 505 •wt of frozen mutton valued at £91,253 ; •nd daring the same month the Argen tine Eepabllc sent 33,864 cwr, valued at only £63,206. In other words, it ap pear! that while each hundredweight of New Zealand mutton— for practically all Australasian mutton comes thence — was Talaed at £2 15?, the Argentine mutton was placed here at £1 17a per cwt. This Is laid to be very disastrous — and no donbt it is— for the interests of tin ■toskralslng British farmer ; and it is also highly unsatisfactory to onr New Zealand mntton growers. For my own part, I bave all along maintained that the main error on the part of the New Zealand mutton exporters to this country has been the not taking the necea aary measures to ensure that all the meat they lend us shall go into actual con sumption as New Zealand bred. At pre sent it is not tso much to assert that tho principal consumers of colonial mutton •re rather the butchers . than the public. This ls the one special trouble and diffi culty wherewith the colonial producer has always bad to contend. If only he could get at the British public m those islands direct, he could at once obtain for himself a higher and more remunerative price fer his mutton, md at tho same time enable the actual consumers to have their mutton far cheaper than the butchers m general will allow of. This, therefore, would effect a double good, and tho only remedy I can see is that the New Zealand mutton j breeder for these markets should have his own shops here, and. consign hiß mutton to them and them alone, and to decline absolutely to sell otberwise than retail. This process would, no doubt, be at first • step backward, and would be attended with some difficulties of detail, but when ence taken it would be certainly fraught with eminently satisfactory results to all concerned.

THE LIBERALITY OF "HEROES"

4 " You are fond of novel reading i" said a Parisian novelist the other day, as he saw the cabman he engaged stow away a formidable* volume of romances beneath the seat. " Yes, sir, I have read a great many novels ; and 1 am disgusted to observe the uniform ignorance of their authors as to the commonest affairs of every-day life. For Instance, here Is one story m which I read, ' The Prince appeared agisted on hearing these words, . and, hailing a oarrlage, flung himself Into lt, oast his purse to the driver, snd cried, " Drive me to the Faubourg St Honore* \" Then a few lines farther on T see this : 1 Valentine resolved onoe for all to solve the mystery, and hurrying to the stand, sprang Into the first vehicle that presented Itself, and, flinging his pooket-feook to the coachman said, "Follow yon cartage!" Now, sir, I have been driving a hack ln Paris for forty years, and I've driven thousands of people— all sorts of people, under all Imaginable conditions — eloping lovers, jealous wives, levanting cashiers, and so on ; and never ln the course of my long professional career has a fare thrown 9j9 his or her pooket-book. No, sir, they; hava jufct given me thirty-five sous lOKttlmes it was tha roanc} twe fapoi.

MOUNT SOMERS GOSSIP.

~*. j (FkOM OUXI CORKEBPONDENT.) Mr Pnrnell, of Aahburton, la going to addresß the'eleotorb of ' Mount Someie, ln the Pub : io~Schoolroom there, at 8 p.m. on Monday, 22nd. j There waa a heavy Nor'-Weßter blowing I here on Saturday. Some empty trollies that were left on the rails of the Mount Somerß Gorge Tramway, without checks, about two miles above the Kailway Station, «*ere propelled by the gale, and aeon gathering speed, came at a great rate down hill. Mr J. Brown, who was at the time proceeding upward with trol.ies laden with sleepers, had barely < time to unhitch his horses before the Inevitable smash came. And It was a smash ! All the trolließ are more or less heavily injured, the woodwork of one Is almost beyond repair, while Its wheels aud axles parted company altogether. It was the other day currently reported that an attempt had been made to burn down an empty houae belonging to Mr McOllmont. On enpuiry I learned that some rubbish mixed up with tar had been fonnd below the end of the houße. No fire Beems to have been started.

A SECRET IM QUEST

AN ATTEMPT TO HUSH UP—TRUTH WILL OUT.

A great Boandal has recently been occupying the attention of the English people. In the little town of Whitton, England, a young lady named Bertha Wall, waa found drowned. She was but 16 yeara old, and up to the t ; me of her death had not left sobool. The coroner decided that ths Inquest should be held with closed doors, and that the press should be excluded. To that the jury objected, and declined to proceed with the icqilry. The inqaeßt had to be ad journed. On the Oourt raMsiembling, ihe coroner threatened the jury if they did not prooeed with the Inquiry, and ordered the' reporters to leave. 0.- c gentleman ot the press declined, and the coroner ordered him to be taken into custody. Great indignation has been expressed at the action of tho coroner. The Inquest was eventually bold iv secret, and the coroner has published what be considered neoeseary of the evidence. A correspon dent of tbe '•Pall Mall Gaz.tte" haa, however, made public the chief points m the case. He says : — ' The publio will not get tho real facts from tbe "authorised version" of the pro ceedings at tbe inquest, for It must be borne In mind that the evidence has been carefully subedited by the coroner " for use m the nursery" end at the Ipswich High School, where the unhappy girl and the coroner's daughter were fellow pupils. Yet that report of the coroner's publishes the poor girl's shame to tho world In language almost cruel In Its bluntness, while it screens a man who haß been guilty not only of the basest ingratitude but of the most infanaouß vlll iy. Now what B re the real farts of the oase? Jeremiah Warren Ia a young man ap parontly between 25 and 30 years of age. He has a wife and three or four ohildren, Somo time bldco he had a quarrel with a publican and nurseryman at Whitton, and In revenge went into his garden m tbe night and destroyed abcut £20 worth of shrubs. For this he waa convicted and s«rt«jncFd to a term of imprisonment. While he was m gaol Mrs Wall, (mothar cf tie girl), out of her own means, kept his wife and ohildren from the workhouse, and when he was rolcased took him into her service as groom and gardener* He had not been ln Mrs Wall's employmeut many weeks when he was observed by the neighbors to be on most Intimate terms with one of the yonng laiieß, tbe unhappy Bertha Wall, who was at that time under 16 years of ag«. It Is very freely rumored ln the village that twelve months ago the girl complained to bar mother that Warren had been interfering with her, but that Mrs Wall did not con sider the {offence sufficiently serious to warrant her la dismissing the man. How far this Is true of course it Is impos sible to say. Thia much is certain, that six months before hor death Bjrtha Wall was ruined by Warren, and tint it was to escape the oonseqaenoes of that thnt she put an end to her yonng life. Every one will admit that Warren was morally responsible for her death, and no one can defend him against the charge of base In gratitude towards his benefactress. Bot that is not all. What has been his con duct since tbe death of Bertha Wall? Day after day he has been seen walking up and down m front of Mra Wall's house, staring Impudently ln at the windows, and at the Inquest he was guilty of a piece of villainy that almost surpasses belief. What Warren actually sud was this. " She followed me Into the stable, locked the door, and aßkod me " — a girl of 16,whoBeoharacterwasunimpe?chedand unimpeachable ! The Infamous charge against a dead girl brands the man aa a liar and a coward. The charge carries with It Ub own contradiction. On the day preceding the sudden disappearance of the deceased, she and the man Warron were seen together at six o'clook m tho morning, engaged In Barloua conversation. The girl was evidently much distressed, and It Is only reasonable to suppose tint she was taking counsel as to the coarse she should pursue. The very next night she left her homo and threw herself into the pond. Did Warren know of her | Intention 1 The facts must speak for themselves. On tho night the girl die appeared Warren waß not to be found lt waß his coßtora every Saturday night to vIbU the Maypole Inn. The landlord states that he was generally the brat to come aud the l?st to leave. On this fatal night he did not come m at all, and when the reotor, the Rev. G. Stokes, wanted to dlemleß him from Mra Wall's eervioo ha was viable to find him. ' The villain Warren, who first rnlnod a young girl of IB under tbe roof of hiß benefactress, who -mysteriously disap peared the tight Bhc committed suicide io consequence of his crime ; wLo aggnvated hia otlenoe by thrusting hia odious pre senca on tbe Borrowing mother, and who crowned h : s inf«my by the großßest libel on the dead girl, was to bo believed on hia bare word In order that the jury might oorne to a verdict quickly.' The correspondent then describes m detail the browbeating of the jury by tho cjroner and his committal of tbe reporters for contempt. Having got rid of the reporters, the coroner took the jury m cuatody. He shut and fastened tho window, pulled down the blind, and placed a constable outside the door to prevent any of them escaping. At least one of them, Mr Bridges, a working shoemaker, between sixty and seventy years of age, had to be held m hie chair by main force while the coroner lectured bim upon the enormity of bis offence, and threatened him with penalties which he knew he had not the power to Inflict if he did not remain. He threatened to send all the jury who refused to serve to prison for seven days, to summon them again at the end ot that period, and lf they again refused to recommit them for another seven days, and so on, until the time when coroners shall be no more.

BARBED WIRE FENCES

A corresp ndent In an A merle jn f ape writes tbat a reaction has set m agaiuet the barbed wire fence, tbe m_iufaot.ure of which has grown to be cne of the greatest industries of the conntry. The reason of the reaction is the discovery by the farmers that m substituting the i wire for the old fashioned fences and hedges thny hay t driven away the myriads of little birds whioh used to eat up t^e wiinn and similar pasta bo de structive of tho fa'mer'a crops. Thete birds need tho shelter and cover of the JNed^es which formerly separated the tilled fields. Kven if tho fence waa of wood, a thick growth of sedge or long grass grow up at Its base, which made a relrea for tin birdn. But with the clean, mathematical division made by the barbed wire tho Bode bee >me ac smoo'h. as a tennia lawn, and fie unsheltered birda are forced to migrate. In their absence the worms thrive, and they become legion The cabbage worm has completely destroyed the crop of a whole season on Long I dand.

A COSTLY DIAMOND NECKLACE.

« The c stlleat necklace of diamonds ever owned m A tuorlc \ wbb worn by tho late Mrs Mary Jaue Morgan. Hho bad a r6al i paßsion for diamonds, and wore them m nairpinß, brooches, braoelete, and rings as well,, but her special pot was a necklace, a rlvife.-o, of dism n's which cost her Origin »ll v perhaps £70C0, and ti whloh she had made various additions, until Its total value waa £50,0 0 On i day she astonished a clerk at Tiffany's by buying a diamond for £12 000 and ordering It to be set In her rlv e-e aßthe centre etor c Diamonds that onoe glistened m her brooohes, halrpiriß, or bracel '« were traneferred to thia necklace, and rii mnnd* that no longer pleased her ln the nicklace were reset ln the broochea, hairpion, or bracelets. To her It waa a pt-rpetu _ pleasure to suo tho magnificent mcklnci iii- . creasing ita magnificence. When Bho died tho largPßt of the atonns were Bold singly ; but tha mo'-tlace wbh^ut them was so valuable that Messrs Tiffmy bought it for £15,000 Soon afterwards they bn ke it up, and for many months lt has caastd to exist.

AN INDIAN TRAGEDY.

A schocklng tragedy occurred at Kur raoheo lately. A sepoy of the Twenty sixth Nativo Infantry, having got pos aeflsion of forty rounds of nmuuition. ran amuck through the Hnoß at 1 o'clock In the morning. He first shot two aopoya who wero aa/eep iv the baTacka verandah. The alarm waa Immediately sounded, and the regiment turned out, but nothing oould to done till daylight, when detach menta were sent !n a 1 directions to searoh for hi-n. Meanwhile the murderer had prooeeded to tho soldiers' b&zur, and had shot four Bhopkcepers who were sleeping outiide their houaeo. Ho t ion went to the pl&la behind th' Infantry Hnaa and shot fivo oirtmeu. When he found ou' that tho riglrnont had turned i ul, he took refuge iv a stone enclosure, whence he fired many rounds. The colonel called for volunteers to rush iv upon lrm, and two nepoya rerponded When they got within six yards of him he ahot himself through tho heart. The e'oven men whom he had ahot were killed ou the Bp >t, or died In a few hours.

I Owe My Life.

CHATTER I, " I was taken siok a year ago With bilious fever." "My doctor pronounced me cured, out I got sick again with terrible pains m my tack ond sides, and I got so bad -I Could not move ! I shrunk ! Prom 2281bs to 120 ! I had been doc toring for my livor, but it did me no good, 1 did not expect to live more than three months. I began to use Hop Bittern Direotly my appetite returned, my pains left me, my entire system seemed renewed as if. by magic, and after using several bottles, am not only as sound as a sovereign, but weigh more than I did before. To Hop Bit erß I owe my lifo." Bul/lin, June 0, '81. lt. FmPATMCK. CHAPTER 11. Maiden, Mass., Feb. 1, 1880. Gentlemen — I Buffered with attacks of sick headache." Neuralgia, female trouble, for years m the most terrible ond excruciating man ner. No medicine or dootor could give me relief or cure, until I used Hop Bitters. ■'The first bottle Nearly cured me ;" The Becond made mo ac well and strong as when a child. ,{ Apd I have been bo to this day." My husband was an invalid fer twenty years with a serious ' • Kidney, liver and urinary complaint. '♦ Pronounced by Boston's best phyis ciahs — " Incurable,!" Seven bottles of your Bitters cured him and I know of the " Lives of eigbt persons " In my neighborhood that hava been Bayed by your bitters, i And many more are ueing thorn with great benefit. " Thej almost do mirae'es ?" — Mrs J_ . D. Slack How to Gist Sick —Expose yourself day and night ; eat too much without exercise, work too hard without rest, dootor all tbo time ; take all tho vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know How to Get Wblli. — Which is answered m three words— take Hop Bitters !

Prosecute the Swindlers!

If when you call for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of If ops on the white label and Br Soule's name bloii-m. In the bottle), tbe vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun tbe vendor aa you would a viper ; and if lie has taken your money for anything else indict him for the raud and sue him for damages for tbe swindle and we will pay ycu liborally for tbe convio tion.

fHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1887.



A person named Arkell sued 'the Auokland City Council for £1000, for damage to his property through somo of their filling-in works. The hearing lasted all the week, ana , all the satisfaction he got was more damage ; be was aßked to pay all costs, and his own ' will be about £500. ', Seating 's Codgh Lozenges cure Coughß ' Asthma, Bronohitia. Medical testimony state ' that other medicine is so effeotual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge | alone give ease, one or two at bedtime ensures » rest. For relieving difficulty breathing thoy are invaluable. They contain no opium noi • any violent drug. Bol<J kj C_«wi»ti m Tins, Ui »ad ?i 9| i|



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Public Polices. TO WORKING MEN. MRS TIMMO, I -fO-BIETRESS OP THI WATERLOO BOARDINGHOUSB* Tancred Street, Ashburton, BEGS respectfully to inform tha general publio, particularly the working classes, that she has reduced tha rates for Board and Lodging as under:— - Board ano Lodging, par week, 16s to 17s Dinners enly, per week ... ... is Board only, per week ... ... 10* Tha eooklng Is done by Mr Timmo, whose reputation as a first-class chef remains onsollled. A capital table, en* meals at all hours. 7 69 Aa Byron says — I never, no, I never, Saw any man so yellow, " How's your liver ? (Yellow Dwarf.) TAKE MOORE'S PILLS, .Christchurch, March 9th, 1887. lea happy to testify to lhe value of yoor Liver and Stomachic Pills, having \isek%' them for the last fourteen years, and can recommend them to every household with every confidence. — J. G. Garforth. Sole Agent for Ashburton,- - CHAS. NEATB, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 7 166" AND j. _^8I $ ; f^^ / _____Sfl> _*-^\;_ * * r^ *— — » -m» ■ CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTEREBS, AND GENERAL FURNITURE MAKERS. HAVE taken those Central snd Con- venient Premises m Tancred. Street, O mobile Union Bank (late Jno. Meech), « id will carry on the above businesses La DBranches. Furniture Re-covered, Polished,?and re- aired promptly, and at very reasonable terms. VENETIAN BLINDS MADE TO ORDER. . '■' i j A. Harrison. ;■■ Alfred Hamsqiiy AUCTIONEER, STOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. BATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clook sbarfr —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoe i | •nd Merchandise. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vehiclaa of nil kinds constantly ie Yards on view for Sale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most libera] terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rents collected, and the business of sbsentecs managed with care Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at tbe Stores for Sale. Ayent for the Norwich Union Fire la* surance Company, Agent for the} mutual life association o . [australasia^ alfred"sarrison, T. Bullock. ~ TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, Cottage wall situated, fronting; Graham's Road. T. BULLOCK. BUILDING SITE near the Woollen Fact <ry For Sale, beiDg Lot 47, con- taining about 1 sere, fronting the Alford Forest Road, and next to Mr Wlldimlth'a property. A large proportion of the money can remain on interest at 6 per cent, per annum.— Apply to T. BULLOCK. "" TO LET. ~~ A 5-ROOMED HOUSE, situated near the English Church ; also, 3-Roomed House, Park Stree*. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET or for sale a Farm of 233 acree near Waterton, Longbeach Road Board District. There is a dwelling- house of G rooms erected on the property] also Granary, Stable, &c. Apply to T. BULLOOK. , » TO LET— 5-Roomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Church. Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. T\OUBLE-SEATED American Waggon. j Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE,— Central Site, being pars of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 fee on Burnett Street, and adjoining the "Mall" Ofßce. Very liberal terms of payment will he accepted. — Apply to T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. TO LET— A Four-rccmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A ew rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. TO LET.— Dwellinghouse, together with small stable, Moore's Road, near the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET,— At a low rental, Property I Tancred Street, recently m the occupation of Mr Dolman, on whloh I ereoted Shop, Sable, etc.— Apply to T. BULLOCK FOR SALE. RURAL Section 27429, containing 118 acres, 2 roods, m its native atate t about 3 miles from Ashburton, fronting the main South Road. Apply to , T. BULLOCK. NOT having sold by auction on Saturda RS. 25334, containing fOO acre Wakanui Road Board District, 1 ott f>repored to receive oilers for same. Vety iberal terms of payment. '$ BULLOCK,



! Pnblic Not ces . | I I ORR & ALCORN Clover Seeds. WE have just regslved ex steamer Tainui, from London, WHITB CLOVER RED OLOVTBR OOW GRASS AND ALSYKE. These Seeds have been carefully selected, and are of the highest class obtainable. The DISSOLUTION SALE will be continued for another WEEK. ORR & ALCORN- McCallum & Co. GOAL! GOAL! GOAL pBESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL GREYMOUTH COAL. ALfO— NativeiCoal, superior to Mount Somers Coal. Fresh supplies of Building Timber and Building Materials of every description. FRESH IMPORTATIONS or FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE- WIRE- WIRE BARBED & PLAIN. No.'s 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE L No.;s 8, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION BARBED WIRE, «• AOME/ STANDARDS STANDARDS STAN-AKDS. Cut and Punched to any length and guage required, McCallum & Co., Iron, Her and Coal Merchants & Importers ASHBURTON, OAMARU DUNEDIN & INVERv CARGILT.



Pubic r.ot:ces. TENDERS wanted for Ploughing Two Hundred aud Fifty Acres of Tussock Land at Surrey Hills Specifications can be seen at Office of this Paper. B.IIG K. G. WBIGHT. | TENDERS. WANTED Tenders for Lease of Odd- fellows' Hall for 12 months from I Ist September For particulars apply to , the undersigned, to whom Tenders must j be sent mon or before 24th inst. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JOSHUA TUOKKB. ROYAL MAIL COACH. ASHBURTON TO KYLE. THE Undersigned is prepared to carry Passengers and Parcels from Ashbur- ton to Kyle, or any place en route, viz., Elgin, Wakanui, Seav ; ew, Beafield, Kyle, or vice versa Leaving Ashburton at 7 a,m , on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS, arriving at Ashburton 5 p.m j return journey. Parcels may be left at " Mail " office, P. FAWCETT, 8*53 Mail Contractor. WiLDINU AND LEWIS, OARRISTERS AND OOLIOITORS, F. WITbING, Notabt Public Offices: Next "Mall" Office, Burnett-st. Ashburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sitting' of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and Friday.., and may be consulted personally on these day*. The firm Is now represented In Ash- burton by Mr Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In dally attendance at the office o receive Instructions and confer with client*. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. THE undersigned begs to oall the attention of farmers, settlers and Dthera to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, among which are about 3.0C0.000 Forest Trees, Inclu- ding 200,000 Cupressus Maorooarpa, one and two years old; 200jOOO Pinus Insig- nia, one and two years old ; 100,000 Plnus Larlclo; 3C0.000 Bllver Birch; 10,000 Pinus Austriaca; all other kinds In proportion, All kinds of Cabbage plants on sale, and a few thousands of very early Strawberry Plants. N. B. — All orders by post, or othervta), shall receive my best attention. JAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURSWRY. Allenton, Ash'^irton !_—__—_———————_—————————_—> H. Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A Li BG QUANTITY OF GRAIN. NO VERMIN. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. VI7E ARE OABH fCROHASEP or Wheat Oats Barley A TIC Ryegrass H. MATSON & CO., BHBUR N George Jameson GALVANISED IRON TANKS. i I HAVE several for SALE saitable for holding WATER ; also, a large num ber of OAK CASKS. GEO. JAMESON, Ashburton. Heed Barley. TflOR SALE— A clean Sample. GEO. JAMESON, 8*73 Ashburton. Fail field. THEEE THOUSAND ACEES OR THEREABOUTS, IK BLOCKS OF 200 to 1000 Acres, TO LET FOR CROPPING. TENDERS are Invited up to 31st August next, for the right to grow one Turnip Crop and one Grain Crop on the Fairfield Estate, adjoining the Ashburton Township. The land has not been nnder orop for seven years. Entry for Ploughing will be given on Ist October next. Pltns of the Estate may be seen, and • particulars obtained, on application to | ME GEOEGE JAMESON ASHBURTON. 6^105 CLOVER SEED JUST landed, ex steamer " Kaikoura,' my first shipment for the season of EED CLOVEE, COW GEASS, WHITE CLOYEE, A»W ALSYKE. Those Seeds hare been carefully selected Mid are the best obtainable. I HAVE ALScTIN STOOK— Machine-dressed Ryegrass and Cocks* foot, also Linseed, Reap, Barley, Oats Wheat, Potatoes, and all kindß of STATION AND FARM STORES. George Jameson,



Election Notices RANGITATA ELECTION. MR BUXTON will address the Electors as under : — ASHBURTON—CddfellowB' Hal, TUEB DAY, August 23rd, at 8 p.m. Meetings throughout the District will be notified. B*l4o "~^IE"TTOIUSnrMEL — "TTTILL Address the Electors at the ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON, ON THUESDAY, the 25th Inst., At 8 p.m. Ashburton, 22nd August, 1887. 8»1GD NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS <F BANGITATA DISTRICT. Mr Palmer WISHES to inform the Electors that as Rakaia is not within the Rangitata District he will address the Electors at DORIE on FRIDATt, 26th instant, and not at Rakaia on the 25th as previously announced. Bfl6o ASHBURTON" ELECTION. MR WALKER will address the Electors at the TEMPLAR HALL, Tinwald— TO-NIGHT HAMPSTEAD SCHCOLROOM, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, At 7 30 8 IG7 ASHBUETON ELECTION. MR O. W. PURNELL will address the Electors as under : — LAURISTON.— At tho Schoolhouse, on FRIDAY, 23th August, at 8 p.m. ALFORD FOREST.— At the Schoolhouse, on MONDAY, 29th August, at 8 p.m. 8 54 Mr Eolleston "TTTILL Address the Electors of the VV RAN^IT-TA DISTRICT AT THE HINDS— MONDAY, August 29th. AT MAYFIEL-— TUESDAY, August 30th Further appointments at other places wilhin the district will be advertised shortly. Meetings iv evory case at 7 30 p.m 8f163 Public Notices. ' WE bave various sums of money to lend on approved Freehold Securities at Lowest Current Rates of Interest. WILDING & LEWIS, Solicitorn Ashburton, ACONCEUT and BALL will be held m the Chertsey Schoolroom on , FRIDAY, September 9th, 1887, on behalf ' of the Library Fund. Admission : — Concert, Is ; children half-price. Dance, 3s ; ladies free. 8 138 ASHBURTON COUNTY HDNTCLUB MEMBERS are Informed that Mr Armitage's Hounds will meet by Invitation at Tinwald Hotel at 11 am. on WEDNESDAY, 24 h August. B*l4l GREENSTREET PUBLIC SCHOOL. THE distribution of School Prizes will take place on FRIDAY, 20th Inst., at 4 p.m., to be followed by a Dance m the Evening, In the Schoolroom. Double Tickets, 3s ; Single Tiokets. 2s each. B*l4l ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. ASHBURTON-RANGITATA WATER RACES. mHE MaiDs from South Ashburton L River will be shut off for SIX DAYS from 22nd inst, during which time occupiers are specially requested to thoroughly overhaul theit races. By order, WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. <PO MEET THE TIMES. C TRUCKLE, PROPRIETOR of tho Prince Albert Boarding - House, Wills Street Ashburton, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Customers for their liberal support for tho past 10 years, solicits a continuance of the same. Board and Lodging, 14s lGs, 18s per week ; or Us per day. Board only, 10s per week. Dinners only, 4s per week. Good accommodation for Families, and private rooms for Ladies. 7 52 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD TENDERS are Invited for formation at Chertsey of about 24C chains of Main South Road, full width. Specifications, levels, and all particulars can be obtained from the undersigned, wi'h whom tenders must be left before 10 a m. on MONDAY, 29th Inst. Also, tenders are invited for the pur- chase of the Road Board's Cottage of 6 rooms. The successful tenderer Is to re- move same and finish off the end of the office from whloh the Cottage is removed. For farther Information apply CYRIL JEPHSON, i 8t143 District Road Surveyor. HAVES & CO.'S lireat Sale* OBLIGE BY READING TfaE FOLLOWING :— BLACK Straw Hats only 3d Felt Hats were 8s Cd, now ls Grey Calico, Ud Whito Twill, _$d ' Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz do_en for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d ' Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7s Gd Lace Curtains, ls 1 Boys' Caps, 4sd Men's Black Felt Hats were 5s 9d • now 2s 3d | Heavy Dress Goods, 6Jd 1 Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id 1 Good Shirtings, 4sd • Wool Squares, Gd Tweed Trousers from 5s 6d Let of Diagonal Coats wore 21s Gd • now 10s 6d ' A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull | Cheap, and a quuutity of other goods too ' numerous to mention m this advertise- r ment -— _»■ In addition to tho above, H. A Co. will » during tho Sule, give a Discount of One Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND CO, 8



Public Notices. IMPOUNDING NOTICE. IMPOUNDED from the Borough on the 20th inst. one Dark Bay low set Trap Mare ; has cover on ; no visible brand ; has shoe on near fore foot ; head rather I large ; about 6 years old. If not claimed and expenses paid, will be sold on the sth of September at 12 nocn. W. B. COMPTON, Pound keeper, B*l6B . Ashburton. TO CONTRACT PLOUGHMEN. ___ mENDERS are invited by the N..Z.L. & X M. Agency Company for Ploughing, Harrowinp, and Rolling about 800 Acres at Bucclouch, Mount Somers. Tenders will be received till the Ist September by the Manager on the Estate, from whom all particulars can be obtained. 8° 159 117 E have a shipment of good useful MHAURI TIMBER, Ex " Notero " from Auckland, Which we are prepared to SELL at Low Prices, m lines to suit Customers. TUUKER & RESTELL. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. riIENDERS are invited for the collection J of outstanding rates. Particulars on view at the Council offices. Tenders will be received up to 11 a.m. ou TUESDAY, tlio "23rd instant, at the Council offices By order, F. MAINWARING, * Clerk. Ashburton, August 20th, 1887. B°l6l PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. A TEA, VOCAL AND INBTRU- MENTAL CONCERT, m aid of the Trust, Funds, will be given on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th, 1887. Tea m the Church from 5 p.m. Concert m Oddfellows' Hall to commence at 7 30. Tea and Concert, Is Gd. Tea only, ls. Contort only, Is. Orchestra. First Violins — Mr Mayo, Misses Simmons and Ray. Feccnd Violins — Mr Simmons and Mrs Dunn. Viola— Mr Parker. Cello — Mr Ray. Bass—Mr Hoskins. Piano — Mrs Davis and Mies Kidd. PROGRAMME. Part I.— Sacred. Overt uro — Orchestra Anthem, " Thine O Lord "—Choir Anthem, " _ ing ye Jehovah's Praises ' — Choir Duet, " Beautiful Home "—Misses Pottar and Ray Anthem, " Tho Lord Beigneth "—Choir Anthem, " Sing O Heavens "—Choir Song, "The Land O' the Leal"— Mrs Dunn Anthem, " How Beautiful upon the Mountains "— Choir Motett, "Sweetly come those Strains "— » Choir Song, — Miss Eidd Anthem, " *lhe Earth is the Lord's — - Choir Interval of 10 Minutes. Part II — Fkcular. Selection — Orchestra Glee, "The Merry, Merry Spring "—Choir Song, "Apart"— Mies Potter Part Song, "Volunteer Song" — Male Voices Selection — Orchestra Song, " Effie Sunshine "—Mies Bay Sereuade, •' Sleep Lady, Sleep "—Choir God Save the Queen. ———————————— ___«aa_»_«»__WM_—_i Auctions. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th. Building known ai the WHEATSTONE HOTEL. MR T. BOLLOCK has received In- stvuctions from the Proprietors to Sell by Pnbllo Auction, at the Arcade, on the above date, the property at Wbeatstone known as the Wbeatstone Hotel. The Building which is a large one, will be sold for removal if so desired. Terms at Sale. Sale at 12 30. ~~T. BULLOOK 8*145 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th. Suburban Property, FOR SALE. MR T. BULLOCK has received instruc- tions from Dr Trevor to Sell by Publio Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, Part of Lot 19, situated .?t the corner of Beaoh and Trevor'a Road. Trevor- ton, on whloh is ereoted a Dwelling- houee of eight rooms, with vorandah and bay window, now In the occupation of Rev. Mr Otway. As the Proprietor has decided to dispose of hit suburban properties, this will be Bold at a sacrifice. Terms of payment will be very liberal, v ; z , only £10 cash deposit, balance by Instalments. Further particulars oan be obtained of the under- signed. Sale at 12.30 p.m: T. BULLOCK. 8J147 Auctioneer. - , SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th. 1 A3 Acres SUBURBAN LAND 1 f|3 — -V 4 0 f Superior Quality A "4 FOR SALE. MR T. BULLOCK has received m. structions from the Proprietor to Bell by Publio Auction, at the Arcade, on the above date, About 10 acres 3 roods Suburban Land, fronting the Middle Road, Allenton, and running back to tbe Wakanui Creek, between ths properties of Messrs Hancock and McLean, being Lot 187 on Tancred and Allan's original salt plan. The land Is of first-class quail' y, seourely fenced and cultivated. As tbert are often enquiries for small holdings neai town, this affords persons deslroas ol purchasing a very favorable opportonltj of doing so. Terms of payment will be very libera' declared at salo. Sale at 12. 00. _*i__ '" Bullock,



Public Notices. UyEMOROHOIDICON. A SURE CURE for PILES A uew discovery. Forwarded to any addreßß on receipt of 7s 6d . Communications strictly confidential. WALTER B. MOSS, Ashburton. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT. TjIRANIi TITILLMOTT'S COMEDY COMPANY. TO-NICHTrjO-NIGHT. "Heads or Tails." BILLY WILSON m Nogro Song and Danco. ROSELLE BROS, m their Specialities. The Second Act of the TUESDAY NIGHT. Templar Hall, Tinwald, ONJS NIGHT ONLT.