A HORRIBLE FATE

TWO MEN ROASTED jLIVE (Bi Telegraph, l Napier, January 6 A fire broke nut afc a small house near the Catholic Sohool, Sbakesprnre road, a* lam. The house w/u occupied by h family named Teehan aa a Imrdiag homa for laborers, The back of the dwelling was discovered on fire by a paver*' 7, whr, failing to route the -n roatei, ran to the nearest fkoboll. 8 >th the town and Spit br'gide were qulokly on the aesne, but by this time the house wai gattad and wrapped m fUmes. Tho fire, howerer, was confined to one dwel ling. As soon as possible an entrance was effected, when the worst fears were realised, »■ the bodies of two men fear fully mutilated were diso vored huddled together. One was recognised as the proprietor, the other as that of Kelly, a laborer. Mrs Teehan and two children left town on a visit to friends m the oountry yesterday. Both men had been drinking orarnight.

CRICKET

*- ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. [&eUTBR'S TELEGRAMS— COPYRIGHT,] .. MeLBOURKB, January 6. The cricket match, Kngfand t Australia, wm oontlnued to-day. The Australians continuing thoir inning*, had mcoeded Id compiling 249 runs when the 'war. wickat fell. iijTnns, bowled, made 11; Trott, not ont. 29; Moll wraith's «oore previous day, 35, bjwled Tho JKngli«bm.>n. who required 220 moB to win, commenced tbeir aeoond Innings, and h»d lost four wickets for 123 run* when the ttumpa were drawn. The fol lowing were the soorea: — Barnes, b * Keal, o and b 5 Batws, b C SoottoD, b 22 Shrewsbury, not out ... '5 Gunn, not out ... ... 61 As the match could not be finished !t wm deolarpd drown.

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN CUP.

The following weights have been issued for the Dunbdin Cd?, two miles and a distance. stlb Btlb Nelton ..4 10 1 Torrent ... 610 Tasman ... 812 Fair Nell ... 6 9 Rubina ... 812 Quibble ... 6 0 Puiha ... 8 0 Patrician ... 6 7 Thunderbolt 713 Cr«morne ... 6 7 Fusillade... 712 Lndy florah 6 6 Spade Guinea 712 Derwenter... 6 6 Lochiel ... 711 Puck 6 5 Disowned ... 710 Everton Lad 6 6 Artillary ... 7 10 Long waist... 6 4 Maligner ... 7 9 Knickerbocker Capt Webster 7 9 Sam ... 6 4 Turquoise... 7 8 Oharmer ... 6 4 July ... 7 7 Torpedo ... 6 3 Tetford ... 7 7 Howitzer ... 6 3 Alpine Rosa 7 6 Scot-Preo ... 6 3 Firat Lord V 6 Water King 6 2 Hermitage 7 4 Apropos ... 0 2 Moana ... 7 4 Wild Itakt/... 6 2 Derringer... 7 3 St Ivcs ... 6 0 Cinderella... 7 3 La Rose ... 6 0 Tit Bit ... 7 1 Pereaford ... 6 0 Ruby ... 7 0 Rubc-zahl ... 6 0 Leon ... 613 St Clair ... 6 o Itepo ... 612 Weasol ... 6 0

BETTING MARKET.

Dunkdin, January 6. The quotations here this afternoon are : 100 to 12, Nelson and Spade Guinea 100 to 10, Loohiel and Disowned 100 to 8, Maligner 100 to 7, Fair Nell, Lady Norab, Her nritage and Tasinan .

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

The Aldington Market yesterday was very folly attended, but business wa* ▼cry dull, and the sales progressed very •lowly. Cattle.— There was a large supply of fat cattle, and of generally fair quality, the best however, being m private hands Good steers end heifers told at. £5 30s to £8, but must be quoted lOt n-head down from last week, prime Vieef being equal to £0i per lOOlbs, secondary to fair quality 16i to 18s - F*t calves cold at 10 1 to 15 * f>r fair vealers ; an extra good one fetched 30a A large number were penned. Store oattle were m moderate dem*- d ionrard-conditioned Hoes of grod agee continuing to have the d oldnd urrfo 1 * o> •of buyers. Yearlim s sold from 15s to 32< ; six f epr> to pfghteen month* -»lo f «•< m 26a to 32a 6d; twt-y*a»-o!ds. £2 10a t £3 12* 6d. <t line of 12 r«n-a*td u.tm.f. year.old steers brought. £4 10a, nod h line of two to three-year-rld heifer* £3 10a. Sheep.— The market was gre«'Jy ovi>r •opplied with f.»t sheep,- mostly ew««, and prices completely collapsed. The few lota of extra prlmo wethers were the o ly •xoeptlon to the tule, being well competed for by the leading butch re. , Very few purchases were ninde for fre z fng. A draft of Mr John Grigg's Shror- Bhire-oross woihara topped the sale at 9t 9d — very prime heavy mutton. The Bangor crossbred wethers, the Lowcl ff • Down-cross wethers, the Jliverslea crops br«d wethers, and a ffiw other lluet! were •lao particularly choice quality. Good orosE«ored wethers sold at 63 to 8a ; ewes fr«m Ss upwards, equal to prims mnitou l£i par lb, exceptional lines a shnde more; secondary, f 1 to JI. Fat lamls were also forward m number far beyond trade rfqalrements, end values were be low those of last week. The top pric« was 7* 9d for two veryj-fine puna, but 5s bo 61 6d wrs the general run of pricfß for good lsm^s, vrhile lighter pens were sold with d ffioul'y, oven at suoh prices as 2s 01 to 3s 6d. Store sheep wore lower alao, and nl ihough there were oonse grsziarn present who wanted the-p, . biddings were so reticent- that the greater number of the offserlngs left the yards' unsold. Lines of 2-tooth croes-breds Bold i.t 3a 5d and 4s 6i ; half-breds, mostly 2-tooth wethers 6s; oroßß.^red ewes and lambs, nil counted, 2s; cross-bred wh ethers, 2> 6d and 2* 9d. Those at 4s Gd and (>» were m very for ward oondition. Piga.— Very small market. Nice porkers aold well; but all other descriptions were neglected. A litter of pure bred Bork ■hire suckers, from obarapton stock sold ftt^s6ieaob.

FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

[rKUXBK's TELHGICAVB- COPYKIGHr ] (Received January 6, 12 46 p tn ) New Yokk. January 5 A serious railway collision occurred near X^ n » Ohio, between a goods and passenger train, resulting m the loss of fully 22 lives. Several cars caught fire, and twelve passengers were burnt to death, and many others seriously injured.

ART IN NEW ZEALAND.

Absorbed as colonists are m the subduing of the wilderness, m the cultivation of the soil, m the care of their herds and flocks, m the toil of handicrafts, or m the drudgery of those commercial pursuits which are grouped under the generic appellation of " business," it is pleasing to know that there are yet a few who, for leisured amusement or as a chosen profession, devote themselves to the cultivation of the fine arts. Sculptors, it is true, we have few or none— the world at large has not many — but though the chisel is neglected, the brush and the pencil are applied to good purpose, and New Zealand, m proportion to her population, already possesses many promising painters. That their jortc should be landscape is only natural, seeing the magnificent scenery of every type by which we are surrounded, and which presents "studies " of an infinite variety and a wider range than perhaps any other country m the world affords. At the Ex hibitions which have t iken place from time to time m the chief cilies of the colony, nothing has been more pleasing than the picture galleries, and visitors have felt not a little pride at the success with which amateur and profes sional painters well known amongst us have, by the products of their eases, "held the mirror up to Nature." Yet "every man's own geese are swans" says the proverb, and our own appro bation of our own is no test of its merit, and it is only when a wider criticism and a larger comparison is obtained that we can be assured that our favorable judgment is soundly based. It is, therefore, with great satisfaction that we learn that New Zealand art and New Zealand artists have been able to stand the ordeal successfully, the London Times m an article on the colonial pictures at the recent Exhibition — known m the slang of the day as the " Colinderies" — giving high praise to the New Zealand pictures. The leading journal says : — " There are perhaps half a dozen pictures from New Zealand that would bear comparison wich the best Canadian work, and which would deserve a place not far from the line m an average Royal Academy. Special mention is made of Mr Charles Bloomfield's pictures of Rotomahana scenery ; Mr Kenneth Walkin's ' Haunt of the Moa;' Mr L. W. Wilson's ' Milfofd Sound ; ' and Mr Brandon's and Mr Van Guerand's pictures of the same scene ; Mr H. C. Wright's ' Lake Taupoj' Mr James Peele's pictures, illustrative of the four seasons m New Zealand ; Mr Brandfell's ' Sheep run and sheep shearing ; ' Mr John Gibbs' ' Lyttelton Harbor ; ' Mr Moultray's ' Mount Earnslaw j ' Mrs Burcher's 'Whangarei Heads;' Mr Gibbs' 'In the fields near Christchurch ; ' Mr Payton's 'A bend of the Whanganui ;' Mr Power's ' A New Zealand home stead ; ' Mr H. G. Lloyd's water colors ; Mr C. D. Barraud's • Mount Cook ; and Mr Arden's two 'Mount Egmonts.' " So long a roll of names of New Zealand artists capable of producing works of a merit sufficient »o attract the notice of the leading journal is m itself very gratifying, and we know we possess others of at least equal merit who do not appear to have sent Home any of the products of their brush or pencil. Nor need the matter be only looked at from the aesthetic point of view, for we learn from the London correspondent of an Auckland exchange (the New Zealand Herald) that "New Zealand artists are to be congratulated on haying done more ' business ' at the Exhibi tion than any others j Mr Blomfn Id being especially fortunate, disposing 01 all," while a replica of his picturs "General view of Rotomahana from Pink Terrace " was dispatched by the la t trip of the s.s. lonic for London, to the order of the Hon Mr Stanhope, Secretary of Slate for the Colonies. The correspondent above quoted goes on to stale that most of the works of the New Zealand artists would have been disposed of, had it hot been that m some instances the price asked was fixed unwisely high, but adds that " as it is, a good many works have found an English home- Mrßichmor.dßeetham, of Christchurch, has sold his three — the view of the Hollyford Valley, realising ; the Samoan landscapes. £b each. Mr Charles lSlomfield, of Auckland, has been successful m find ing purchasers for all his examples. His finj picture of Rotomahana, from the Pink Terraces, fetched £26 ss; the full front view of the great White Terrace, 1 8s 3 the Boiling Caul dron and Crater of the White Terraces, ;£io 103; the View from the Top of the White Terrace, 18s ; Grand Buttress and Venus' Bath, 10s; Venus' Bath, ;£io 10s ; Sunset on the White Terrace, j£i 2125; Lower Pools, White Terrace, £12 12s; front view of Pink Terrace, ;£i 2 12s ; Hot Baths, Pink Terrace, ;£io 10s; Rotomahana, from Geysers of Terahoparalerangi, ;£i2 12s; and Mud Flat, -£io 10s.. Two of Mr John Gibb's pictures — " A Stiff Breeze, Cook's Straits," and " On the Avon, Christchurch," sold for each. Mr G. H, Elliott", of Christ church, obtained for "The Old Mill, near Christchurch." Mrs G. B. Hetley, of Auckland, received 3s for her eight pictures of New Zealand flowers. Miss M. O. Stoddart, of -Christchurch, £j6 16s for her picture, " In the Bush," and Miss Helen Stuart, of Auckland, £17 17s for her eight Maori portraits." This is encouraging news to our rising school of New Zea land painters, and is but an earnest and foretaste of much better things to come j while it goes to show that the old proverb, commencing "Ingenuas dedicisse fideliter artes," might be re-cajt or modernised, by an appendix setting forth that m addition to the softening of the manners of a people, the study of the fine aits is capable of being turned to good account m the direction of i; £ s. d., or what Hosea Biglow would characterise as "solid vally."

SUPREME COURT

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AUSTRALIAN WHEAT YIELD

[kBUTEr's TKLKORAMS - COPYKIGHT ] (R ci iv d January Cth, 2 41 p.m.) Mki bourne. .Tuitm'-y G. The Australasian estimates the yield this season m Victoria at 13,071,000 bushels, being an average of 11 70 busHels per acre. The surplus is esti mated at 133,000 bushels. The Leadet estimates it as follows :— yield, 12,452,000 bushels; average per acre 1210 j surplus, 153,000 bushels.

PRINTED ON A MANGLE

We (Evening Press) have been nhown a facsimile of the Anck'and Times, a paper published m 1842— just 46 yeare ago. It consists of one sheet, priuted od one aide, and is of tho size known as crown In the number under noti c (the first) the editor apologisei for tho humble appear ance, though o ntudering the circum stances under which it was printed, tr»ere was little need for apology. As cv dencing the difficulties under which printing was accomplished at tint tima, tho following clipping from our antique contemporury is worthy of perusal : — " Humble as our means are, it is positively a f;icfc that the chiirliah Government Printing Office have borrowed our k's to print ilio Maori Gazette, and wo cin't got them because i of Mr Ulinchen's absence." This little j sheet is aa interesting relic of bygone d ya, and is a reliable lan r lma k- whereon to guage the prograeß made by ihe flourishing northern city. The nowspapfir bears the imprint :— (( Printed (m a mangle) and published by H-nryFal waasor, solo editor an<l proprietor.'

FRUIT AS FOOD.

The parson who values noAltb, and who knows a little of the value of fruit, wilt make it n point to eat it daily, and eyeD, on <>ccaß : ouo, to mako a me '•l almost of it. Odo c»u?e why young nnd wholesome fruits are giren a b»d name is because th *y are ea'on At the wrong end of a meal. After many coarfea of heavy foods and strong drinks, a few harmless strawberries are indulged m, and then, when these rich foe da and stimulating drinks upset the stomach, the blamo U put on to tho innocou : strawberry. The real plao of fruit is at the beginning of a feast, and not tt tho end. A better plan still ia to m»ke a meal of bread a d ripe fruit. The best meals to make thus nre breakfast, lurch rr e^rly tev Tho bread should be brown end dry, and the fruit ripe and rnw Thoße who want to be cool thia warm weather, and who wi?!i to retain their mentil clearness nil tlpy, can not do better t an 'unch <ff fruit and bread, Jr-av'nß heavier and soli ec food until fveo-.ng. Children m»y Ye glvin plenty of fruit and as long as it is ripo no harm will result ; on the contrary, it clears the complexion and skin, and acts as a laxative and a coolo When children have a 1 o i; duy, "and they are m the way at home, you should buy them some fruit nnd send them to tho nearest park, common, or open space, where thoy ran romp and ploy, nnd, in stead of and of+en poisonous, sweets, they will regale themselves with the fruit you give them. A p'enic party should never depurt without a basket of fruit. It is astonishing how exhilarating and enlivening a meal of fruit is, nntl instead of feeling dull after it, 88 50U do after ord nary food, you feel stimulated nnd brightened up. It is n t wise to eat raw fruit Inte at eight, as this does not digest po easily or so lightly an food we nre constantly taking Fruit is beet m the morning h-nrly fruit-eating is to be commended— it clears the tongue, stimulates gen ly, and with many is the cause of regular laxation. Many people — a good number of whom are doctors— aie ot op mo 1 thit authamnal diarrhcaa is due to fruit. This is an idea not borne out by facts. Fruit has the composition of a perfect food, containing all the sub stances required by the body

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 seasde town of Abcrystw/Vh Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard related wha seemed to me either a fabuious story or marvellous cure The story was thnt of a poor suflerer who had not been able to lie down m bed (or six long year-, given up to die by all doctors, had been sneediiy cured by some Patent Medicine. It was related with the more implicit con* ndence from rjie circumstance, as w.vs said, that the Vicar of Llanrystyd was familiar with the face, and could v- uch for the truth of the report. Having a litt'e ,cu v ionty to know how such stories grow m travelling, 1 took the liberty, while at the vill'ge of Llaniystyd to call upon the V car, the Key. T. Fvans, and to enquire abou- this wondeiful cure. Though a total stranger to him, both he and his wife most gracio"s?y 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 ben familiar with his sufferings, and now rejoiced m what seemed to them a most remarkable cure. The V car remarked that he presumed his name had been connected with the report from h s having mentioned the case t > Mr John Thomas, a chemist of Llanon. He said Mr Pugh was formerly a resident of their parish, but was now liv ng m the parish of Lland de:nol. 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 relatkm of a pastor and people, ferling that he was one who truly symrathised with all who are .' fflic'.ed m mind, body, or estate. On my return to Aberystwith, I was im pressed with a desire to see Mr Puph, whose reputation stood so high. His firm is called Pancom-Mawr, signifying "above the dingle," situated near the summit of a smooth round hill overlooking a beautiful valley m which is situated the lovely ivy-mant'ed Church of Llanddeinol. I found Mr Pugh, apparently about 40 years of age, c f 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 reVcf, and '.hat I had come to learn from his own lips what there was of truth m the reports. Mr Pugh remarked that his neighbors had token 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 I'hysicia^. 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. H'tecn y«»ars rgo, re .«aid, I first became conscious of a sour aid deranged stomach and loss of appetite, which the loctors told me was Dyspepsia. What food I could keep m my stomach seemtd to do me no good and mi as often thrown up with painful retchings. This was followed af er a time with hoarse ness ard a raw soreness of the throat, which the Doctors called bronchitis, and I was treated for tha', but with little success. Then came shortness of breath and a sense of suffo cation, especially nights with clammy sweat, and I wou'd have to get cut of bed, ajicj sometimes open a door or window In winter wither to fill n y lunga Vrith the COW «ir,

.About six years ago I became so bad that I cou'«l not sicej) m bed, bin lial to takf- m■• unquiet re t and dr aiiy sleep sitting m an armchair. My affliction seemed :o be woiking downwards into my bowels as well as up wards Hfo my lungs and throat. In the v'o'ent. cou hing s;wsms which grew more f cijuent, n?y abdomen woai<l expand and collnpse, and at tine it would seem that I should sifTucate. .Ml t'is time 1 was r c'ueed ni strength so that I could perform no hard ■ a.V>, a- d my fpir ts were consequently mv h depres cd. Eirly m this last s ring I had a still more severe spasmodic a' tack, and my family and neighbors Vec- me alarmed, believing th»t cer, Uinl • I would not siuvive, whe-= a neighbor! wiio lia.i some knowledge, or had heard of Uc me icinc, s-.:iit to Aberystwi'h by the diver of the Omnibus Post, some seven miles distant and fetched a bottle of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. Th is medicine they administered to me according to the directions, when to their surprise and delight no less than my own, the spasm ceased, I became at ease, and my stomach was calmed My bowels were moved as by a gentle cathartic, anH I felt a s-nse of qui'.-t comfort all through such fs I had no J before realised m many years. I culd walk around the house and breathe comfortably m a few hours after I had taken '.he medicine I have continued to take the medicine daily now for something over two months and I can lay down a,rd sleep svvce ly at nights an* 5 have nor since had a recurrence of lh.*e ter ible spa nis and sweatings have been so long broken down and reduced m my whole system that I have not -ried to perform any very hard out» door labor, deeming it best to be prudent icst by ove-rxertioM I may do myself injury before my s'rengih is fully restored. 1 feel that my stomach \nd bowels have been and are being thoroughly renovated and renewed by the medicine. In fact : feel like a new m n I have been much congratulated by my neighbors, especially by the good Vica r of i lanrystyd, who with his sympathetic wife have come three miles to shed tears of joy on my recovery. I bad • Mr Pugh goodbye, happy that even one at least among thousands had found a remedy for an aggravating disease Helicvi-.e th's remarkable case of Dyspeptic Asthma should be known to the public,l big submit the above facts as they are rel ited me. F .T.W.

* X AfttttiUßTON GUABDIaN* THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 18b7



We clip the following imortant testimonial from the Jllatvarra Mercury, N.S.W., on the 30th March. It needs no comment :— " Mr John Lovedsy, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Bander and Bonß' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extraot advertised m the Illamarra Mercury, bia in- tense Buffering induced him to obtain a bottle Of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between rhe 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot, and on the 19th the use of that medicine continued to afford &jm relief, to which be had been a stranger for £pur years. Mr Loveday writes also that lie has found 'tbe Eucalypti Extract a cure'fjj rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests >us to pubUsh this information through fjip ■Mercury.. We have much pleasure m com- plying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word ■cannot be be doubted* and who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to be* Wfit Buffering humanity."— (Advi).



T. Bnllock. McCORMICK TWINE BINDER FOR SALE. FOR SALE a new McCormick Twin© Binder. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey street, nicely {•hunted, and lately m occupation of Mrs Coutts Apply (o T. BULLOOK. pEAPING MACHINES for sale at low I"4 prices. McCormick \yire Binder, Buckeye Binder, Harvest King, 2 Samuclsou's. T. BULLOOK. TO LET.- For 3or 5 years, with or w>t out a (iii-chasing clause, R.S. 25349. oonta'ning 137 scree, situated near ih. Grongw, at the back of the RaoeooOTSe. Apply to T. ButtiOK. TINWALD. TO LF.T. —Four roomed Cottage on Graham V Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Horoa. Apply to T. BULLOOK. 90ft ACRES Grass Land, fronting the •JV/V MJtoham road, about 2£ mile* from the Racecourse, being R.S. 29934. To Let for 4 men* he. Offers will be re- ceived by the undenfgned np to 26th. November* T. BULLOOK, OATS.— A quantity for 8ale; good sample. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomod Houso fronting the Town Belt eft , . the property of MrR. W. Clayton. As he is lenvinct 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 told will be le lat » low ronta- to a tenant. Apply t* T. BULLOOK. 110 LlsP— U « lov rental, Centra Bakery, together with *hop and dwelling house. Apply to T. -viXOOiv Ti LEI, a three-roomed Cottage vi Trevorton. Ront, Sis 6d per week. Apply t> T. BULLOOK. r | O LfcT— 2 Cott»«eß m Grey Street, ' I ko^rn as CouttV block ; Rent »t Gm per week. ■ - T. BULLOOK, FOU SALE— Two sets of three leavec harrows, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK. I7U> R S ALB — Lot 25, fronting tho I* North Town Belt. Price, £VJ n Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO PAINTERS. rs-0 LET at a low rental, Shop n I Dwelii ;ghouae m Moore atiaet lately m occupotlon of Mr Lncas BULLOOK BLANOARD'S IODINE OF IRON PILLS. y PPROVED by tho Academy of Medicine ■A of Paris, nre speoially recommended by the Medical Celvbrilien of the World for Scrofula (Tnmore, X ng'a Evil, etc), the earlf stages of Connumution, Constitntional Weak* ncRB, PoorncßS of Biood, and for stimulating and regulating its periodic course. . Noee genuine unless signed " Blancard, 40, ruftßona- purse. Paris." Sold by Druggists and Chemists throughout . the Colonies. CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having tektn the »bot a , Hotel, RoliolU ft share of pfttronagt from the people of Ashbovton and wh > rounding (jlalrtota. Be«t Brandiof Wlne'i Spirit^ Goo I |?i^])Rg-Feeds, Onr Ssninrv. Horuw'^a Baggies to let on hire* prices to meet the tlmei. For the convenience ot trtYtllini ban <oni cab will moot »U iriltlfi



MUSIC. MRS A. C. CLARIDGW is prepared to receive PDPILS for PIANOFORTE and OUGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Anhburton. ' 9668 ASHIiHRTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that the subjoined resolution was adopted by the AthbHrlon County Council ut a Special Meet ng of the C uncii held this day, i>nd tliat tho p«»id resolution will bt- .-ulmiitted f«>r confirmation at a cial Meeting of tho Cotinci', which \vi'\ be held on F KID AY, the 14th day of January, 1887, at 4 o'c cck m the afteruoon. [Resolution.] " Resolved — That this Council do make a Special Order odopting " The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886," and that such Special Order be as follows, that is to say: — SPECIAL ORDER In pursuance aod exercise of tho powers vested m it by " Tho f onnl Bodies Loans Act, 1886, "The Counties Act, 1876,'' and tho several Acts amending the sume, the County Council of the County of ' shbnr ton doth hereby adopt the provisions of "The Local Bodies Loan 3 Act, 1886." Provided alwiys tlmt he operation of the paid Act *1 all ho limited to a loan of £3500, wh ■ h this Council .proposes to borrow from the Goveninent nnder the provisions of "The Government Loans to Local Bodie* Act. 1886," for the purpoße of constructing a Tramway front the Mount Boiners Railway Station to the Mount Corners Coal Pit, near the mouth of the River Stour. Resolved further, that this Fpccial ( rder shall take effect imme- diately upon the making thereof." Dated this 13th dny of December, 1886 By ordev. F. MAINWARING, 12 e 7B Clerk of the Council. Ashburton A. & P. Association Show. > ASHBURTON TO THE- FRONT. Grand Show t-F | ISFBURTON TtfANUFACTURED I iJL 111 . TWEEDS, TARTANS BLANKETS, FLANNELS FINGERING WOOLS SHIttTINI-S. DRESS TWEEDS COLORED FLANNELS NAVY SER^EI CttICKETING FLANNEL«, &o All tho above (Soode have been PURCHASED BY ANDREW ORR And will be offered for sale immediately after ihe Cbristchureh Show (where they will be exhibited,). These Goods are admitted to be superior } o anything of the kind « or offered a Ashburton, both for style, finish, and quality. Orders for suits should bo given ut once to secure the beat patterns. ANDREW ORR



Baainesß Notice 3, immmiiimi ; .^ W. A. WOODS IMPKOVED HARVESTER! WITH IME'BOVED JIIOK i-PAMR TWINE BIKDB-t &SFSW DUN T Di BCAnRTE:? ATTACHMENT TilKßtSi: H\KVE-TH:u ASi. BINDER IN THE WORLD. It has the following -imro tun i- nOvintaKt-a. noml.iap/1 m no other Harvester, and irany if them are exclus'vj with it. 1. Ffrft-ct bal nc^ of ihc mire innc' i»e Try 15 Bh'er rp>n ut rack, r-ffordinp paefltgO 01 i' m all oßiiiona Ui ; lon est r e o.* vhtat 2 Kxtraordinary * ase of drauKht JO. Yib-nting b-'ttinp bo.wd of iron and wood 3. Unequalled perfection of tho pfnri'ig— durable, ar.d working ts perfection cc n my o r power— great dur^biii y !7. P;i kcr fi gc b. re ing \n pairo, otraighleO' 4 JSo side dr»i:gbt. and no n cfc wot«Lt injr the groin instead of tangling it 6. Malle-ible iron mcd wherever p-ncfCiUe, 18. Ueliablo binder trip, seizing the bimilet .combining HghtncHß and atnn^th \v tb. pree'eien 6. Bet-lrt adjastrtblfs t orisont>r? and v*r!i- 19. Stationary twino knife, cutting but one cally, nml with cbnriga.ble sp-ed string, and remaining sharp a long time 7. Angle i;on finge'-bar, strengthened with 20. Twine holder nhich never lores the end o* 8- eel back ulate the twine 8. Steel-faced malleable iron guarda bolted t 21 . Absolute certainty of tying mechanism, not .he fingor-bar only when new, bat after long tma. 9. Trussed platform and gear frame, keeping 22. Unequalled simplicity, perfection and dank* .« '? e Journals m lins bility of entire knotting apparatus 10. Simple and reliable rai-ing and lowering 23. Knot tied close to bundlt-. unequalled device for both wheo's economy of twine 11. Adjustable grain fender at back of platform 24. Fewer parts than anp other binder tTWtti 12. Perfect tilting apparatus — eftsbttre m th« market eating lodged and tangled gra ; n 25. Highest quality of materials, of mttft>fa» 18 Rsmd ma n frame, cwaring obstructions conßtrnction, and of finish and dead furrows 14. Lightest running binding mechanism eter made It hrs the only cncceesful bandle carrier known. The carrier, is a valuable acqniauion to the farmer, ar.d i 3 adding to the already nneqn-illeft popularity ox the Walter A. Wood Hinder. Thorsands have been sold, and &cry purchaser ia delighted with its operation. It saves labor, time and grain, and pays for itself m a few days. ■ > : . Thiacompvuy h^b^an baildii;j b-.aie.M for th»-rnri -ui':i>(it.u turn ru in* n thi brin'ih of -mnnfiotara, nxi ngo.ia 1 113 improTad aul Do^faatid mwhine, thfciult ©fit* ' oinneqalled rxparianco aad faail.tleaj a^ the moat complota, most practical, and mos sati«f«Otor nder yetprodnce^.. F. PERIUMAN", AGENT FOR W. A. WOOD STKEL WHEEL BINDER. W. PATCHI^a tent, tarpaulin, flag, and horsecloth manufaotubbr. « a large stock always on hand of tents op all Bize6 calico, duck, twill, and canvas. Manilla Kopo, PJongh Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS. : Special attention is called to the well assorted STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on tho Premiseo. Battens and Canvns kept m ptock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins froii 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilakio Clolhing made on the Premiots, MABQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. Aiii Orders by Letter oh Telegram Promptly Attended t«. W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



PnMio Not^e^ STUAVfeD. FOUND strayed at Valetta 7 O"OSS- BHEH KAMB, one wit^ black f.-ire ; black brand, not dis'inguishah'o. 1 §32 Bee Hives. FOR S U.E. a nuaber of Unr framed BSE HIVv.S, a' a very ow price. GEO. JAMESON. IJ4O Ashburtoh SHEARING. PEE EWE SUEARING coinmencee I. at COLDSTKEAM on THURSDAY, January 13. Wanted Wool Rollers, Wool Proasew, and General Hands. IJ9 C H. DQWDINO. TENDERS. TIBNPERS WANTED by January 11 , L for cutting and tying about 10 j acres of Wheat and Oats at W*kanul. For full particulars apply to D. JoHN"- STON, at the farm, or at the office of this paper. Tenders to be left at Mail office . 1J26 LOST OR STOLEN. [OST or otolen from a mob of horBOB J ft Mackthornc, about tho 10th of Oecemhor. a light draught dark bay FILLY, 3 years old ; black points, white stHr on forehead, no brand, Hgh< m girth Auy person giving information about or returning tho animal will be rewarded. If stolon a substantial rewnrd vr 11 be | p\'u\ on conviction v{ the offender. I§3l C. J. HARPER WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. GORSE ON ROADS. T!ENDEHS are fnrited for trimming X fences (roadside only), and grubbing up and removing Gorse, Broom, etc growing on ti ie rO adß fronting the Fair- field Fstate, tho occupiers having neg- lucted to do bo. Tonders to bo mby 10 a.m SATURDVY, January Bth. tfOCRs & SON, 1 32 District Pwryeyora- TIMARU RACING CLUB. SUMMER MEETING, 10th FEB- " RUAKY, 1887. ENTRIES will close at the Shamrock, I lirnani, on FRIDAY next, 7th January, at 9 p.m. HANDICAP HURDLES, of 30aova ; 1$ mile. Nomination, 20s TIMAKU RACING CLUB CUP, of 60 soys ; 1£ mile ; (a handicap) Nomination, 20g. PUBLIC AUCTION STAKES, of 20 soys ; 1 mile No weight under Bst 7lbs. Winner to be Bold ; wholo proceeds to the fund. Nomi- nation, 20s, No acceptance. SUMMKR HANDICAP, of 45 sovb ; 1± mile. WinDer of T.R.C. dip to curry a penalty of 71bs. Nomina- tion, 205.. / nri foui (4) other races Horses must he owned and on the south side of Rakaia the thee months previous t ■> races, or they will not be allowed to run. fee N .Z. Refcrtt for full programme W. COLLINS, l|2o Hon. Sec. T.RO. SOUTH CAK'JERBDRY DISTRICT. DISTRICT ORDERS. Headq-iarter*, Tlroarn, 4th Janoa y, 1887. | GOVERNMENT PAIIADKS of the -»-, undermentioned Corr.B m fc'ourh o<«ntethu y Dist^'ct will be hpld at th« • ejfoctive Drill iiheda at 7.30 pm. or< the dates shown below. The Parades m J+nmry will count aa Daylight Parades. limnru Naval Artlleiy, O. Bittery N.Z, Reeimeiit Artil'ery, Timaru RjflMß— January 20th and 27th, February 10 h and 24th, Maroh 10th and 24 h. Aihburton JRifl-s, Ashburton Girds — January 17th and 24th, February 7th and 21st, March 7'h and 21st. Geraldino Rifl^B— January 18tb and 25 h. February Bth and 22nd, March B<h an) 22nd. Temnkt Rifles— January 19th and 26th, February 9th and 23rd, March 9 h and 23 d. Waimnte Pifloa Jimmry 21st and 28th, February 11th and 25th, Match 11th tnd 25:h. 2 Tho Officer commanding District hereby epp>ints ( fncers commanding Corpa to adminisfer tho oath of allegi- nnoe to men on enrolment In their retppctivd Corps, »« prcvidtd In clause 11, Defeuce Aot, 1886. By order. STUATT NEyVALL* 1 C 33 M- j "-, District Adjutant. /FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY twb of great success proclaim its superiority m tho treatment of Violent Golds, Irritation of tho Cfte=t, Aching, Sprains. Bprains, Sores, Scads, Corns, Bunions, fcoft Corn», rtc. This medicine, tbo property of which hAB been eßtabliehed more than half n centnry by thoußan<iß of enrcs, is o an inva'u- nbla weo in many irflarr.matorv riseaseß against which there are not rrany effi nctoua remedies, and is th refcro justly considered by a gro*t number of our most eminent phyeiclnns as th<* moat active and least irritating ageot m the above nflVctions. . In order to ovoid counterfeiting, Wessrp Fayard and Blnyn'n ficnatnro has io be rcqniiel en every roll of paper and on thy box. Whol sale 30. Buo Soint-Mrrri, Pans (France), trod sold by all Chamiats m the Colonies. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AOCTIOtfEtTjtt, BTOOK AND b STATE AGENT ANt» VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clook shar t — Homes, Cattle, Figs, Produce and Morohandiße. Agenf Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. FOR SAL jfi— Movable Hut on pair wheels ; tw bunks. Champion Wa Mao'iico, 50*, ChII anshing Seed by Haxton and Beatle cheap. P.ougl>«, Harrows, and ether imple- trentii. Cl eyleemore Club Trloycle, the beat kird made — cheap Fian", by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Sptiojt Cart— Cheap 1 Ohaffcutter, by Bentall String Binder by Wood, good as n*>vr, very cheep TO LET v Five roomed Cottage, Cox itreet ; tent very low to good tenaat iSLFKBDIIIRRKOy,



J Meetiogß. \ MEETIf>G of tho Ohertsey 'armors' <TL League will bo held on S ATU IV AY, January Bth, at 8 o'clock p. m ,to fix the price of Threshing for the coming soaßon. banners and threshing machine owners are invited t > attend . 123 A Complimentary Concert WILL Iw giv<m on FKIDAT, 7th JANUAKY. m the WAKANUI MAIN SCHOOL, To Mr ARTHUR CO JKRON (who \b \ciiv\npr the district), Ueadmnster of the Scliool, and Member of the ORCHES- TRAL SOCIE'Y. 'Iho full strength of the Orchestral Socioly and the best tulent of Ashbu-ion nnd diatrct will provide an excellent prog-ammo. Refreshments for visitors from a dis- tance. Tickets, la Gd . Concert at 8 o'clock. I§2 AHct on?. MR C. S. MAGKIE'S ea'e of Lire f^took, Implements, Ac, will be held on January 7fch, (To-morrow), and not on 27th as advjrtined m "Ma<l."-NZL * M.A CO., flukaia SATURDAY, Bth JANUARY. BPKOIAL ENTRY. 1 REAPED AND BINDER (Twine) m *• good order. Sule at 1 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 1°34 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, Bru .JANUARY. SPECIAL ENTRY Q\ Superior Draught Go'dings, 4 and /0 5 year-old. Sule at 1 o'clock. T- liULT.OCK, 1°24 Auctioneer SATURDAY, Bth JANUARY. SPECIAL ESTRY. A QU \NT.TY of good UOUSEHOLD l\ FURNITURE, including I Suite, m maroon rep 1 BruHße ! s Carpet 1 Drugget do Iron Bedfttend Curtain Polo and Rings Sundries, ice. , &c Also 1 new Brussels t>rpet. Sale at 12.30 T. BULLOCK, 1°44 Auct'oneer. ASHBURTOJST ■WOOLJSAL MESSRS MILES & CO. WILL hold their THIRD SALW of WOOL BY AUCI ION at MR Q. JAMESON'S STORES About tho Middle of January Next J. T. FORD, Awctioneor. GEO JAMESON, Agent, 12°95 ABhburt n. Public Notices. NOTICE TO THE LADIbS OF ASHBURTON. M'l'S PAULING has REMOVED to WALTON C TTAGF, Gkkrn Lane, Hampstbad 145 MRS MANHIRK, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Sounders' Buildings, East Btreot. f7»ANCY STATIONERY, Toys, »nd 1/ Christmas Presents' in vnriety. Chrißtrcas Cards, &c, &o. Ladies' nnd Children's Pinafores and Xprons, &c. 9624 D. McFarlane, family grocer AND Tea 'Dealer; Retail Premises : BURNETT ST. & EAST ST., ASHBURTON. I ILLGfODS GUARANTEED FIRST & QUALITY, ttiid Sold ot Lowest Prices m town for Cash, as following prices will prove, PRICE LIST OF GROCEfaES, &c, F^R JANUARY, 1887 :— ' New Fcaeon Tea, per box, 10a fid. 12a Gd, 16a Od, 18s, 21s do 21b caddies, 6? each Beet Wl i'c Sugar, per lb, 2J<i, Od, Bsd New 2 mat Fruit, per lb, Eiem*^, 7d Currants, <5d Pnltanas, 7d V^lcntiaa, 8d Mnacatels, lq and In 6d English Peel lOd and la Pr».Berved GiDger, 9d Prunes lOd l|lb boxes Figs, 7d each i^6w Season's Jams. 6s 8d and 6s 6d per doz. llarraaludß, 6d per tin fogo. 2^d : Tapioca, 2Jd ; Rice, 2Jd ; Corn- flour, BJd per lb Arrowroot, 8d per lb Driert Apples, 6d p?r lb P!our (fccel), 6s per 60 lb biwr Oatmeal (Moir's), Si 3d per 251 b bag Salmon (beet), 7a Gd per dcz Free h Herrings, 5s Gd per doz ' 'ye tere, 5 > Gd per doz Preserved Bloaters, 9d per tin Pickles, 4 J I, 7d, nnd 8d re bottle Brawn, 21b Una for 1b 8J «teh Sheep's Tongues, 2!b tins for Is 9d each Fry's Cocoa, Is 61b per lb Hudson's Cocoa, 8s ter lb Preserved Fruit, 21b tins, la and Is 6d each CofE'je, Is 6d, Is Bd, Is lOd per lb R' eence of Lemon, 6d per bottle Candliß— P.irrafine, 8d; Sperme, i Jd lb by box Soap, per bar, ljd, 2JI, 3d, 6d, Bd, lOd Kean'a B'ue 10d per lb Blacking and Blackload, 9d per doz Poar'a Soap, Is 31 per box Vinopar (Bnglieh), 2a 6d per gallon Hop Bitterp, 8a per bottle Sießfl'fl K yrup, 2s 9d per bottlo Tobacco— N»ilrod, 4s 9d, ss, 6s 6d per lb Twist, 6s Juno. 53 6d Rnby, 6b Eno's Fruit Salt, 2s 9d per bottlo Tticopherons, Is per bottlo Knife Polish, 8d cer tin Gdden Syrup. 21b tins, 9d each Evened Rennet ( hroEse & Blackwell's) Is bottle Patent Groats, 9d per tin Neavo's Fo' d; lid per tin Akoroa Cheese, 7d prr lb Kerowne, per t ; n 7s. 8a 6d, 10« 6>l Anetrallan Safety Matches, 4d per doz packets \\b Tine Shorbort, id per tin kc , Ac. FOR QUALITY AND QTJ\*TITY CHALLENGE THE TRADE.



Take all in all. — Tube all ih« Kidney and Livor Medicines, — TftVe all the Blood nur,6eiv, —Take all the ltheumatis . eimdios, ~T*ke all tho Dyspepsia and inoigcstbn cures, — Take all the Ague, Fovor, and billons specifics, — Take all the Brain and iv-rve force revivers, —Take all tho Great health restorer!. In short, Uke all the boat qaalit'ea of all these and the— best — Qualities of all the bevt medicines it; the world, and you will find that— flop Bitttrs have the boat cnrMlvo qualities and | owera of all— concentrated in them, ~ And that they will euro when any or all of these, singly or— combined. Fai!l!! —A. thorough trial will give pot>i i/«< p oof of thia. Hardened Liver. Five yeara fgo I broka ilo^n with kid- ney and llvor o mplaint and rhomntism. b'ince th?n I hava been m&blp to be about at all. My liver becanitt har.l like wrod ; my limbs were puffjd up and filled with water? All the best phyeiciana ngrced that nr-th- Ins; conld^curo me. I resolve'! to try Hop Hitters ; I have need seven bottle? ; the hardness haa all gone from my Mver, the swel'ing from my lir '.ba, and it has wo>ked a miracle In m; caj; otherwise I would h*ve been now In iby grave. J. W. Mori y, Buffalo, Oct. 1, 1881 Poverty and Suffering. "I waß dragged down with debt, poverty and Buffering for yearp, caused by a sick family and large bills for dootoring. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I com- menced using Hop Bitters, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have seen a sick day since, and I want to eay to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters for less than one doctor's visit will cost. I know it." A WoBKINQttUN. Prosecute the Swindlers ! I If when you call for Amorican Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and Dr Soulc's nanvo blown, in tho bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would & viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the oonvio- ion. H BraHMHSMBKHf vSs^Hsw vVI I FOR THE KIDNEYS,LIVER«URINARYORCANS THE BEST BLOOD PURIFIER. There In only one way by which any dli> ease can be cured, nn<l thai U by removing the cause— whatever It may be. The crest mctllcnl Authorities or the day declare that nearly every illscnto Is caused by deranged Kidneys or Liver. To restore these therefor* 1* tho only W iy by which health enn b« ■eenrcd. Here U where ITARNCK'S SAFS C'irßE lins nchlcrcd Its grent reputation. It acts directly upon the kidneys nnd liver, and by placing them In a healthy condltlom driven dlnenae nnd pnlu from the ayttem* For all Kidney, Liver, and Urinary trouble* ) Tor the distressing disorders or Women ; for M.ilnrla, nnd pbysicnl troubles generally, this grrnt remedy has no equal. For Sato fcy all Chemists. For IMalir-tcsnsks Tor YTAKXEK'S SAFE DIA« RKTICS CURE. Send for Pamphlet, free, to S. H. WARNER & CO., Molbourne, An*. Rochester. N. ¥ London. Sng., Toront*. #%t* MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT CLOSING ROAD. PUBLIC NOTICE is heroby given that in accordance with tho provisions of " The Publio Works Act, 1882," the 1 Mount Somerß T*oad Board propose to close the Bond hereinafter described, and . a plan is deposited for inspection at Mr ' Hood'*, Mount Somers. ; DESCRIrTION r Iho Rond proposed to be closed com- , memes at its junction with the Mount t Somers-Alford Road, f't the north«east f corner of Ro?ervo* 223G. and extondß 1 thenco in a south-easterly and south- » wretf-rly direction, a distance of one mile r fivo hundred and eighteen links and , decimal 9 of cno link, to its junction j with the Mount Soiners Trnmway Reserve , ht the south-r-eost corner of Bural Section J 29^09, and is bounded on the west »y \ K<*erve 2286 and Rural Sections 29600. . 27790 and 29599, and on tho oast Hy - Rural Sections 24748, 2P574. and 27791, » as delineated on the mapß of the Chief s Surveyor of the Provincial I>istrict of » Canterbury, Block £11, Alford Survey " District. i . A. E. PEACHE, ' Chairman Mount Soiners Bond Board 1 November 16th, 1880. U93