TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

A Clerical Offender.

AUGKdiND, Fdlirnary 11.

At the Police Uonrt to-day the Rev Gideon Spates was fined £5 and emf ? fol a borfle beionulng t* him being worked while suffsi in/ from sore". Th< proseoution was, at the instance o <h. Society for the Prevention o: 0 u»liy r Animals. The (lev defendant marl? a. appeal for mercy, and hid, when the in formation wrb first laid, written a piteoun letter to the Superintendent of Police. Struck by Lightning Daring the thunderstorm on WodnflF day night a horae at Suffolk strefir,. off the Newton road, was struck by light nlog, A hole was made in the roof, th* mantleplece was smashed and the gra<e thrown out on the &<iov. ForunateJy no Olt was in the room at the time. Hospital Sunday in Blenheim. Blbnhkim, Febi uary 11. There la a painful feelint? here ir^ eoniequence of the refusal of thechurche (exoept the Oatholic, who readily con tented), to make m>l lections on Soapitn! Bnnday. They allege that as mam membe ■ of their corporations are already rated for charitable purposes, they ough' not to be asked to further contribute It In thought that the refusal w 11 lead t ft diminution of the rev^nae the church • woald acquire from ootiide sourcsr throagh bae ars and »uHt>orioiion Hits. Marlborough Crops. Harvestinß is pfactioally over. Thero were iplendid oropa of wheat and barley throughout the distriot, there leing frequent instances of 50 to 55 busbft's per aore. The late sown barley is not. bo good owing to the absence of rain. There are good crops of oats, of which a large quantity !• being converted into chaff for export to Wellington and Went Coast The ohaff industr/ is assaaamj; ; large dimensions in Watrau The Ferret Nuisance. Fowls and ducks have suffered con siderably lately from the depredation* of ferrets, supposed to have come down from a sheep station on the adjoining hi'ls, where they were turned out to exterminate the rabbits. A ferret wa « captured to day at the back of a shop in the centre of the town.

THE PARIS ROTHSCHILDS.

On the rooißlon of the death of the Baroneus Jameß de Rothschild, widow of Baron James, founder of the Paris bonae, 'Ghapelle, the ohronlqueur of The Sport g\re lotne interesting details of this branch of the famooß family of bankerß :— * Baron Alphons? de Rothschild, eldest ■on of Baroness James, resldea with hie wife, who Is the daughter of Baron Lionel of London, in the splendid Betel Talley rand, at the corner of the Rne St. Floren tine and Place de la Oonoorde, whioh was the residence of the Emperor Alexander In 1816. The eldest daughter of Baron Alphonse, Mile Bettlna, married her ooDsin, Baron Albert Kothschild of Vienna ; the second, Mile Juliette, hBB become Mom, Maurice EphruesJ. This young couple purchased in V e Rue de Berry the hotel occupied Bucc^enivply by Ibe beautiful Countess Villcneuve Albeuquerqne during her tfoott stay in Paris, and by t'ie Duke .do Ntmoura before he went to reside in the Avenue de Bols de Boulogne. Baron Gustav\ her second son, and the Baroness (re's Anapacb) live- in the Avenue Marigny, in the sumptuous re ■idence recently rebuilt by them on ground depenclnt! on the former msneun of the financier D -bronsefc. AH Paririane mast remember th« fairy-liko aspect of that vast garden. By marveiß of trans plantation superb gr>ves of B^urj trees were irrprovised in a few raontha. The salon of the Baronena Gmtave was the first in which Rose Caron was heard. Her eldest daughter married Mr Lambert:, who represent b the bouse of Pohschiid in Brussels, but the young couple pasa a great part of the year iu Paris. Her younger daughter, Mile. Aline de Roths ohild, oame out in 'oolely lust year, and was remarked for her grace and heanty.. Th,e third eoq of 'he- Baroness Junas, BaTon Edmom', who married oue of his ooniine, purohased three years b»ck the celebrated Hotel Pontalbi the garden of whlob, looking on the Avenue Gabriel, is one of the fiatat in Paris. The house that formerly stood in the grounds was levelled to the ground, and in !'■ place has been rtisid a splendid edifice, in whioh have been assem bled artlitfo treaiurea and all tho refine ment of modern coo. fort. Only a few in timate friends have yet penetrated iato the interior, and the inauguration was to have taken plaoe in the coming season. Bat alas 2 Baroneii Nathaniel, daughter of Baron Jamei, posiesees in the Faubourg 8t Honortf, at a few etepi from the residence of her brother, the magnifioent hotel ad joining that occa j e^Jso long by the Mere* ohalt tiuohet. Duchess d'Albofera, and whioh hai been eDtirbly rebuilt by the ■ present owner, Count Pillet-Wlll. The Baronets Nathaniel, who is one of our most talented aquarellsts, lives there in almost absolute retirement with her eon, Baron Arthur, whose steam yatoh Ems is one of the finest vessels of the kind alott. She passes * part of the year on her A hhey of Vaux-de-Oemay. Her daughter- in law, the Baroness James Edourad, han scarcely left her residence in the Avenuo de Friedland since the death of her bue fesnd, The Baronets Salomon, widow of >he fourth son of the Baroness James is pro prietress of the vast mansion in the Rue Birryev which formerly belonged to the financier Bean j on. Her only daughter, MHe. Helene, resembles her for her grace and oharity Alone of all the Rothschilds in Paris, Baron Adolphe, who belongs to the Napoleon branch, Is not a descendant of the Baroness James. His residence in the Rue Monceaa is, therefore, the only one that may be opaa to sooiety next Beaton. Galigmni's Messengtr.

PERU'S TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE.

The glgantio ocheme of establishing a direct line of passage from the- Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific "aoroaa oountry," from the mouth of the Amnz *n River to Lima m Pern, whioh waa b;gon m 1871 by the Peruvian Government, andintr vupted eight yearn latef by the war be tween Peru and Chili, has received a new fcase of Hfe, and work has again been actively begun, Ihe plan, m originated by thtt Peruvian Government, includes a railroad from Lima to Oerro de Pasco, whern the famous silver minei are located, • dUtance of a little over a hundred miles. Henry Meiggß had conntmo'ed •eventy miles of the road, inc'ading the most difficult portloni, and Mr M. P Grace, of W. R. Grace and Co., New York, hat contracted to finieh i*. Id return for this, he will own the road and operate It for nfnety-nlno years. From Oefto de Phbco, for the remainder of the journey over the Anden, and to a point called Porto No>vo. on the TToayfti Biver, there If t ■>. b« » wf»f»->n ro*d n|np«y mtlea long. From Porto Nubvo boats -will rnn down the Oo*yatl Bivnr to iti janotion with the Amazon and thence to th» Athr fc o ; 'oean. The nuje will io' o'»ly prove oommeroially of the highest value, owing to the diVdnce it will save nnd the •tormy ptanage round Oape Born tb-tt vrl\X be avoided, but it will open up a oonntry that m pr»ctioa)ly unknown and la expected to provo nounually rich m natural productions. Tho total length of the route Is 4,200 miles. The Peruvian Government has already commenced on the W»gQO tcad, while the railroad,

paaßinfi; through tho mos! fertila portion of tha* c untiy nnd to the great ailvor mining rpgi')»B) will prove bo popular ;hai it will be rspidiy pushed to o«mplotion by Mos^ro (? r aoe Go. (Australasia7i and South American )

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wfllington, February It

At the Presbyterian Assembly thu> morning the application of Mr J Arch' bald and Rov VV. "gg for adnra.sion to the miuistry was agreed to In the ca •• of J M Smith, vVoodvi le, and J Renning, Auckland, a committee recom mended that no departure be inado froii) the regulations of the Assembly, but thai both receive employment as evangelists e> dome mis-ionary work The recom mendation was agreed to. The committee recommended tlut the Rov C. Worb y'n \ application be granted on condition that he be received as a minister, i»ut no : eligible fora call for 12 moatha f-om the date of the application, and that hi relations to the body which he is leaving l)e shown to be satisfactory, A deputa t on from the Ministeis' Association waite on .the assembly oonveying fraternal greetings, which were suitab y acknow ledged. The assembly went :nto corn mitt o upon the application of Mr 'orboys, and agreed to the recommenda tion. The report of the Ministers' and Urphnna' Fund was read by the Rev W. Gil'ies.

THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.

Early in July list a earg-> of train nauttnu arrived in the London maruet from the Falkland Islands. The notifio - tion of this evnnt, independently of its mercantile signifioanoe, was a more tha • usually interesting oircums'anoe. F r over two centuries the Falkland Islands were regarded very much as a possession useless for any purpose excepting a place of call for shipping, From the je\r 1592, when Cavendish ia suppo?ed to have dis covered them, down to the middle of the eighteenth century the iaUuds were ap parently regarded with" something akin to contempt by the maritime powers of Europe. They were not considered aB worth a contest at the time Spain laid claim to all countries and Islands, known as well as undiscovered, in the South Boks, Nearly a hundred yearo after the discovery Dampier wrote of them as " three rocky, barren islands, without any trees, only som« dildo bushes growing on them ; and I do believe there is no wa'er on any one of them, for there was no appearance of any water." When, in 1765, Captain Byron took formal pnaoeasion of the islands io the name of King George, he found no lack of water, whilo he described the ground as having m*ny excelLnoiea of 8011, and as c >vered with auti-eoorbatio herbs, the restorative of the mariner hi these early days of prolonged voagcs In saillDg versela. The year after, Captain Macßtjide, who stationed a garrison at Port Egrnont, wrote of it bb a mass of islands and broken landa, of which the soil was nothing but a bog. with.no pros pect bsttiT than i hut <>f barren mountains, baa'ea by storms nlmoat porpetu*!. The only quadrupeds found were frxws, sup posed to have been convt-yed ihither on ice blocks ; but Bua l'oas and marine birdfi, particularly penguins, were numa rouu f» on extent almost incredible Wild celey and aorrel were to bo ob tained in summer. A garden was pre pared, but the plants that sprung up withered away ia irnmata-ity. Some fir seeds were Bown, but the young firs that roee abovu the ground died like weaker herbage. However, sheep, goats, ani pigs that weie oar ied thither were found 10 >hrive and increase a.o at other places. Such were the features and conditions of the ialaudH in 1770, when their posses sion formed the subject of a bitter con troversy between tha Governments of Gnat Britain on'i l-'pain. Both countries made pn paratii na for war ; but, after prolonged diplomatic action, Spain yielded the islands to iho British Crown. At thie time Dr Johnson, in a celebrated pamphlet iu support of the Government's action regarding the diplomatic wrangle wrote : — " What have we acquired ? What, bat a bleak and gloomy solitude, an island thrown aside from human use, stormy in winter, and barren in summer ; an island wbioh n >t the Southern ravages have dig afied with habitation ; where a garrison mast be kept in a state that contemplates with envy the exiles of Siberia," &o, Times have greatly changed since these lines were writ ten 'by tha great par Isan. The Falkland Tslands have been surveyed, and in these days form an important set tlement, whose affairs are presided over by a governor, insisted by a staff, With the exoeption if about 700,000 aores in the southern part of the east Island, which ia the freehold of the Falkland lilanda Company, the pastures are held by tenants of the Crown on leases of twenty-one years, at an annual rent of £10 for eaoh section of 6000, acres, with the right of renewal on the expiration of the present leases, at a rent of £20 per section. The stations are composed of several adjoining sections, ranging in total area from 20,000 to HO.OOO aores. The whole of the lauds of the colony am thus occupied and sheep farming is the only industry. The country is rough and hil'y, with peat-bogs reaching nearly to th« summits of the highest mountains. The pasturage is so ooarse and poor that fhne aoros are neceß aary for the support of a single sheep. Many of the latger stations are not yet fully stocked, but sheep increase rapidly It is impossible t » give the -number of she op with any approach to aocuracy, ns the returns are not reliable. The approxi mate number was last year roughly stated as half a million head. The first she«r> introduced were a m'xed breed from South Americt, but Ohevlota wer j afterwards brought out, and became the principal st ck over the colony, as they were found to be well suited to the uUmate and pae turage. They have since been crossed with Merinoes, Loloest?rß, and others, for the purpose of improving fcha qaality of the wool. The experlnnoo or iw> severo winters (18'*4-b) has led to tho be let than thit has beaun rather overdone in some dletri ts, the breed huvint* fceioiuo less hardy in consequence, and serious losses having been sustained after the triog and dipping. Admiral Fairfax, UB , late of the South American Station, infor^B us that the hatf-breda are spleurti^ ahe«p, growing to a largo uzs nud prodncin^ excelleut mutton. Oa cneofhis vinits tho gallant Admiral saw slieap of 1601b boing melted f^own for tneir tallow, Mr Thomas Kerr, Governor of tho FalkUud Islands, to whose oourtsny we are indeb'«'l for much of tho above infur mation, and w:>o represents the colony at the Indian and Colooiil Exhibition, states that considerable number* of pheep have been exported from the islands to stock the new settlements which are b u ine formed in the Chilian and Argentine territories on both sides of the Straits of Magellan, and which will probaby be extended to the B&nta Cruz and other settlements in Eastern Patagonia. A 0!-!intr;<ofc has »'«o been made jvi'b rbu Inp meat company to Birop'y 60,' 00 carotid a year for trj 1 English m»rk<-t , Tha first oargo- upwards of 3U r OQO~ arrived in the e.s. Helombria, a« stated already, in 'he beginning of July, The carcftßfs, which nere flashy, without too muoh fit, Averitied from 60 to 701b. The rates nbtnined were diHappniuting, being p«>^ Ib, Trot'i B"ate» th^t the tnu'ton W'i? t i ill « " ht-bt Canterbury type," and of fctie'T ixoeilen^ quality t<at there was too rouob reason to auppoue the greater pait of it wbb retailed by bntohere at la per lb as prime English muttoa,— "N, J. ," \u I4ve fcifock Journal,

CHRISTCHURCH HORSE MARKET

Messrn H Watson ard Oo report — \ Tatterfiall'a on Hat ir day ]?.•>.<■ our o^'ry f«i tho day comprised 82 horf-e.s ff all descrip tions, and included a fj>> v b okr-n c It :\ lino of 10 or 12 hacks and - i . h t fr m Dnn^'lin, (n m 20 t> 8" prin.-t'aph rua, 1 1;: \llh ui»!> » cv. --i ii:--aiv« -ii,< nnf. o' i-Udiuess vtj.a done i: n iho w>y of vxch;in-.;o?, prices were 1m no meaua e '-.onra^inf.', rape iilly ii 'Irm^hta, the demmd f->r which is any thing but general or brisk j et ucr. On ; tcoonat of Mr H Alnxa»)der, we sold a consignment nf 11 light horses at prices onj'ng up to £13 making an average of £9 16* each. Wo blbo placed for other ow ,oim, waiaht-airryini* hioke at from. £10 10* to £15 unbroken colta to £10 wi £12 15«, farm horses £10 to £18, etc., making m all, a clearance pf between 40 >md 50 hoid. In addition to horses, wo disposed of a large quantity of harness, saddlery, t;tc , at fall rnteß,

THE TROUBLE IN TONGA.

The Ohristchnrch Press, in Ita loading »rtfo'e of Thursday, giva the folnwing i o'e t 'e3ting hntnry ■ f nff*i'S in Tonga :— '' The ext,rao>d nary, nevo from Torga which w.> puVislied yesterday maet, have 'leen ft lifct.le puzzling to people who have n<it followed th« reran fc course of event* in that r eculiarly-governed group. The story when it (a fully told, is in many respect b a very remarkable one, and its interest; la certainly not detrao.ud from by the striking denouement whloh h»a just thrown the islanders into a fever of excitement. Canserning the Rov. Shirley Biker, the leading figure bi tha affair, most people are aware that he was a Wnsleyan missionary who acquired great Influence with the King of Tonga, and ultimately blnnnomed out into a full-blown " Premier." Nor was his Prime* ] Mlnistershlp a mere high-sounding name and nothing more. He was, in fact, an entire Ministry iu himself, possessing the urest advp.ntyi^e In which ordinary Mlnia trl^B are deficient. — nf never going out of cffiie The King of Ton^a is n feeWle old mat), quite i . his dot<{>«, and although the Government h»s r>o*u carried nn in hia name, it is a milter of notoriety that the Premier has been the real power, and that the King has been merely a puppet, tho mouthpteco of the Rev Shirley Raker'a will. So much la matter of prefy general know^dge. The public, however, are not equally well informed an to the causes which led Mr Paker to quarrel with the Wesleynn authorities and establish a Church of his own. First of all he wanted the Ton pan body to be taken out of the control of tho New South Wales Con ference, and plaoed unc>sr the Ne* 7or land Conference. This wsu refused. Then a deadly feud sprang up between the Premier and tha Kev W M ulton, Principal of Iha Weßleyan College in Tonga, whose ncme also figures in the telegramß we published yesterday. Mr B«ker npolfed to the General Conference of ' the Wenloyan body, which sat in Christchuroh in 1884, to runove Mr Moulton from the Mißßion. If that were done, he intimated, he would be satisfied The Conference went very carefully into the question, and in Ihc end gave their Hupuort to Mr MouJtm M? Baker, *ho was at Auoklan 1 awn ting their decision, was informed 'hat Mr Moulton would not bo removed, a->d ha at. once went on board the Ministerial yacht, sped back to the lilanda, and tha eccQaaion became an accomplished fact. The King was induced to consent to the formation of a Churoh independent of the Conference, with Mr Baker as its head. The means adopted to secure the establishment of the new Church wore by no means deficient iu vi,'r>ur. A dopntation from the General Conference, who visited the Islands early in 1885. reported that, they found most bi'ter and cruel persecution going on r.gaiiißt all Wesleyans who woaid not j in 'he Slate Church. Tne mode of proceeding was this: Town's meetings were called in which a letter w«b read from the King saying that it was hia wish th*t all hid people should join the State Churoh ; . if not, (hen they must "take the oonseqnence." They might join the Romi*h ohuroh or the new churoh and they would not be persecuted, but if they remained in the Wesleyau ohuroh, tho deputation declared they were ex poaed to bitter persecution. In one case bi'x women were deported to an unin habited istand for a whole month. In another oase more than forty persons had been Vanished to Kao with scarcely any food or watpr. Two young women were taken to Kao by a relative of the King, and, thore being no landing pltice, they were commanded to jump into the boiling surf, in which not eren a strong man could live ; and, rather than perish thus, they promised to joiu the State Church. These are statements vouched for by two of the most respected ministers of the Wesleyan b°dy — the Revs J. Watsford and W. T. Rabone. They also stated that the common saying throughout the island waß, " Tubou is Ki'ig, but Baker rules." Bearing in mind the great power of the Premier, one can easily imagine that the Rov W. Moulton, aa head of the Wesleyan Church, and hia followers, have not occupied a rery enviable position. But there is reason to believe that there are political causes at work, whloh have at leant as much as the religious fund to do with tho reebnt disturbances. The heir to the throne and his party are jealou3 of Baker's power, and, it may be added, of his evlden t ambition, and ifc is eaid that fti toon as anything happens to the present. King Mr Baker will have to find a fresh field for bis energies. The present Government, moreovbr, haß oppressed the islanders with tho moßt rexaUouo laws. Not only are they taxed to the utmost, but they are plagued with regulations of the moat irritatlug kind, even prescribing what they shall wear. Hitheno Mr Baker hag found his position a very oomfortable one. • He has a luxurious establishment in Tonga, a ministerial yacht, is ible to ra&ke frequen and pro'onged visits to New Zealand, aud in his own kingdom, as wo have shown, hug boon enabled to pnso aS a very power ful and autocratic pbmonage. Had ho remained a eirnp'e missionary he would havo known nothing of all thiß. He w<>u'd, at the same time, have escaped the '(Utrage to which he has jaet been sub jected, and he feeling which he must now pcsseßß that a position of power is not altogether a bed of roses. That onv rago appears to have been of a dastardly kind, and will meet with general con demuatton. It has yob to be shown, h-'Wever, that, a« regards tlia dispute botwoeu Messrs Moulton and B?ker the ln-te- is in the right, or that the kingdom (if Tonga has found in its self-constituted Premier the perfection of national govern ment. It is very possible the publio will come to the conoiuaioa that missionaries, instead of aspiring to beoome Premiers, should keep to their proper work.



IHE ASHBUBfOIN GDAKDIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUAEY 1L 18S7



ASSBURtTON TRADESMEN'S RACING CLUB. MEETING TO BE HELD. ON THE ASHBURTON RACECOURSE OK THURSDAY, MARCEi S, 1887. FOI ' ISTHIOT HORSES ONLY. Pre il'nt—^frW O. Walker, M.H.R, ylo-Pr.'iclont— Mr J. Iveas, M H.R. Jaigr— r W. J. Steward. M.H.R. ETEWi.BDS : Mr L. Martey I Mr E. Gtetea Mr A. Harrison | Mr O. J. Neate Mr R. M. Cnthbertaon. Starter — Dr Leahy. Handicapper— Mr T. Qaill. Ohrk of Sjftles— Mr J. O. Dunoan. Clark of Course— Mr George Soott. PROGRAMME. 1, COUNTY HURDLE RACE, a handicap of 20 sots; second horse to save his stake. H mile, over six flights of hurdles, about Bft 6in high. Nomination, 103 j accept- ance. 10a 8. HANDICAP TIME TROT of 20 nova ; ■econd horse to receive £5 from the stake. Three miles. Nomination, IO3 ; accept- ance, 10a. Con 'i> ions — pull and go 8 ASHBUftTON PLA.TS HASDIOAP of bovb ; second hese to receive 6 Bovsfron the stake. 1} mile. Nominaiion, 20a arcertance, 16si 4. BELLING HACK RACE of 10 soys. N« weight under lOßfc, J mile. Winner to be F.-i ' ' ! "» oovh, any pnrpks to go to the fnndb. ..wmination, 10s. 5. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soys: second horse to receive £5 from stake, a- urina- tion, 15s ; acceptance. 10s. Threoqaarter mile. Winner of the Aabbnrton T'^Se Hondicnp to carry 7!b penalty. 6. NOVEL BAOE HANDICAP of 25 sots. One mile. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 10s. Winner to bo sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to. the funds of the Club. 7r CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 soys, for all beaten horeeß during the meeting. One mile. Nominations, 10? ; acceptance, free. 8. HURRY SCURRY, a Bweepstakes of 10s each. Post entry any time of the day, Catch weight. — i— »— . . BTJLKB AND ttEGULATIOHS. The definition of a district horse shall be all horses that have been commonly resident m the country lying between the south bank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki from December 81, 1886, and up to tb'e date of the forthcoming meetirg, and owned by a person who has resided m tho district above defined dnring the e»me period. General Ruled of the Asbburton TraCesmflu'e Racing Club and Racing Rules of the Canter- bury Jockey Club Btr'ctly adhered to. * Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable ia accordance with this programme for expenses of thecoune: All disputes, claims, and objections arising out 0/ the lacing Bhall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, their decision m all points connected with the carrying out of this programme to be final ; and entries will only be received subject to theße conditions. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club. All entries, and nominations to be accom- panied by entrance fees, name and age of the horse, and colors of the rider and m the hands of the Secretary, addressed to Whittle's Hotel, not later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bth day February. 1887. Weights will be declared and published m outside papers on the morning of Friday, February 18th, 1887 ; and acceptances l for the racea to be paid to the Secretary, as ' above, not later tban 9 Ip.tn. one Saturday, the 26 th day of February, 1887. WALTER B. MOES, Secretary. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB autumn Meeting rnHURBDAY & T^RIDA M ;;. '■£PItIL : 21st & 22nd, 1887/ ■•■■■■{ ■•" PxeMdent—E. Gr« .Wrighjijrr " -T ■•„•■■■•*- *> i mm* v ' '; : r ' ' ' "^ *•* j -t r j*|pclße— Matthiw;Btitti^ : -« r i ?iJ . ; -i ■- •■ f'-t ■ 8«-^iiB6s t* • &A('M^q ir* '•■•■- J. O. N. Grige Dr Lba^ W ' B. Friedlander. sa? C^  Treasurer — David Thomas* Clerk of the Scales— T. E. Upton. Clerk of the Course— A. Hewson. Handicapperß— The Committee. Starter— Dr Leahy. FIRBT Raob on Baoh Dat to Start 12,80 P Jf. FIBBT~DAY. 1, DISTRICT HURDLE RACE of 20 botb over cix flights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 10s.' 1& mile. District horses only. 2. ABHBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP ©f 50 bovb Nomination, lsov; acceptance, Upov. 1J mile. 8. FOAL STAKES of- 1 sot each, with 16 bovb added. For two-year-oMs bred, owned, and trained by residents m rjie district defined by Rnle 8. Colts Bat 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 81b. Nomination, 103. -The sweep to be paid by 9 p.m. on Ap» il 18 th . Five f arlonga . 4. HANDIOAPTIMETaOT(in saddle) of 20 bovb. Nomination, 10* ; acceptance, 10a. Weight not less than lOat. Bleak and turn. 8 miles. 5. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soys. Nomi. nation, 1 soy ; acceptance, 10s. J-mile. 6. POST STAKES of 10 soys. Entrance, 10s, to be made to the Secretary imme- diately after the F-ying Handicap is run. Catch weightß. £-mile, Tne winner to be Bold immediately after the race for 15 kovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. SECOND DAY. 1. DIBTRICT WELTER KANDIOAP of 20 BOY. Nomination, 103 ; acceptance, 10s. Minimum weight, lOat. 1£ mile. District ho--es only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 sots. Nomination, 1 eov; acceptance, 1 boy. Seven fu -longs. 8 HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle) of 15sova. Nomination, 103 ; acceptance, 6s. Weight not less than lOst- Break aud turn Twice round tha courae. District horses only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 soys, Kominat on, 10a ; acceptance, 10a: Dis- trict horses only. 1 mile. 6, NOVEL BAOE of 15 fovs. Entrance, 10a, to be made to the Secretary Immediately after the Harvest Handicap is inn. Catch weights. Five furlongs. The winner' to be Bold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 sove. Nomination, 1 sov L to be made immediately after the Novel Race is run; acceptance free, to be rotifled to thn Secretary within ten minutes of the declaration ti wei£hts ( 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Meeting will be held under the Rules of Racing and Ashburton Racing Club Rules. 2 No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims, and ob- jections arieing cut of the racing shall bs decided by tho Stewards or whom they may ' appo'rt; tuck decision on all points connected with tho carrying out of this programme to bo 8. A district boree ehall mean any horw tl at hae been commonly resident m the dis- trict between th/: rivers Belwyn and Opihi fro» January 21, 1887, and up to the date of tha forthcoroin'e meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the eaid district during tho i bmuo period. •1 Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this progr mmc for the expenses of tha course. ' . > 5. All nominations and acceptances to go to the funds of tho Oiub. G Trotting B/ces. Horses mtwt trot fairly ' to tho satisfaction of the Referee. " NOMINATIONS. ' All nominations to be accompanied by fb tt , name, age, and description of horse, and . colors of rider m the hands of the Secretary (addreßß — AoWburton) no later than 9 p.Oi . on Monday, March 21. 1887. t . WEIGHIS. Weights for th^ firßt day's handicaps trill r» be declared on Wedneßday, April 18, 1887. Weights for the second day's handicaps will ba decated at 9 o'cl ck on the evening of tha first day's racing, a IgQBPTANOES. Acceptances for »I*3 fis-. day's handicaps muit be mnde to th» S cretary not later tban 9 p.m. on Moniuy. Ajiri 1 . 18. 1887. Accept* ancea for the toound day's nandioapi at 10 o'clock on the eveii g of the first day' acing, 147 0. 0. FOOKB, Swwtary,



OUNT SOURS COAL PIT. DAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT* ♦ FOR MGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Li Or m Aahburton at SVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. fob oash;:oinly. E. V-i WRIGHT. A, Harrison. Alfred Harrison, DDTIO^H'rtJI, BTOOK. A»D ESTATE AGENT A.NJ.> VALUATOR. &.TURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock ob»rp — Horaea, Oattle, Pigs, Prodnoe »od MerchandUe. gent Norwich Union Firo Insurance Oorapanv . FO- R SA L js— JVXovefifele Hot on pair wheola ; twc 'bunks . <Uhompion Washing Maohine, 50», O»U aud i c i Seed oowor, by Haxton and Beatdle cheap. Ploughs, Harrowe, and other Imple ritentn. OheyleQninre Olub Tricyc!e, the bee kind made — oheap Piino, by Botd, nearly new. Ohea] Sprios Oart— Oheup 1 O^affcutter, by Bentall ! String Binder by Wood, good a new, very oheap TO LET Cottage, Oox street rent very low to good tenant alfredHlrrison,



ASHBURTOBT COUNTY OOUiNOJL. | DOG COLLARS FOR 1887. IN addition to tlie Water Rangers, Dog Collarß may .now b* obtained from Mr O. Tncker, Ponth Rakaia, and from Mr Cooper, Ole k Mount Somers Board, at the Mount Homers Road Board Office every TUESDAY, and the firat MONDAY In every month. By ord«r. P. MAJNWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, February 9th, 1887. 2J48 £ SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH f ! ! HOLLOWAY'S PILLS &JDINTIENT. THIS UNIVERSAL MEDKJINE IS A HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- 5- WHEEE THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to tf&« Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly — on the LIVER AFD BOWELS, FUMnoting Digest\ov\ aftd Ass\mUatic», and* ottdowing the whole bodily frame with a Strength and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility quickly yield to the potent force of g ; these Vfell-kncfwn Pills, and they are un- rivalled m theit efiicacv m all , FEMALE CpMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other » family medicine known. THE OINTMENT HAS A WORV^D.WIDE REPUTATION, It heals every kind of S,ore, Ulcer and Wound, more certainly than any other known . salve. Its marvellous penetrating powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Curng Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspassed. It never fails to remove Scurf and every species of skin djseasc. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured a* No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533. Oxford street, London), and are sold by all vendors of Patent Lines throughout the Civilized World. ircctions for use m almost every language. 13" Purchasers should look to the Labels on Pots and Boxes. If the address and street a(c not cm they arc tsputious,



Business Notice j. DIPPING 'SEASON, 1886. TOMLINSON AND HAYWARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOUS), glycbriFe dip, w T rr»« vm (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MIX WITH OOLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR THE WOOL. f pHESE DIP 3 used together m equal proportions «aye the highest satisfaction last fi reason, as is evidenced by numerous Testimonials whloh can ba seeu at the ! Agents. The Glycerine Dip is the beat ever Introduced for Wool Growing purpoßeß ; and the Lmooln D»p is the mos 1 -. durable m the Wool, and will keep cheep dean longer than any othnr yet known. The two D»ps used together make a perfect Dip, &nd keep any ordinary flock of sheep clean the whole season They oombine highly nutritious I •nd stimulating properties, aa well as lasting qualities. , i,7 */«? oe . r , tain kll!erB of Tiokß » thßir e B8B ; Lloe, their ova ; and all parasites infesting the skins of Sheop. For very lou 8 y and filthy longwool flocks, the LINCOLN DIP ALONE is recom- mended, being the moat lading In its effects. Testimonials prove tbat m every instance sheep dipped m the mixture have come tn at shearing with perfectly clean healthy nkina, entirely free from vermin and parasites, and the wool peculiarly soft and beautifully gloasy. PRICE— 3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10s PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON & CO., AGBNT3, ASHBURTON. F. FERRIMAtf, AGE NT FOR WERNER'S PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OR BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. HAVING had a wide experience In farmers requirements, I have made It my first study to snpply a long felt want, and am happy to say it exceeded my most sanguine expectation. Its advantages are its lightness, eatiy adjustment to dray or waggon wheel, and can bo left m position while m motion as required m loading potatoes ;or can be fixed to any wall or post ; can be worked by hand or horse oan be made to lift to sny height ; will bring the bags or weights to be lifted from a | distance without handling them ; will turn m anjr position with weight ; oan be made to )ih up to a ton by one man. For price and particulars apply to ADAM. WERNER, Doyleston, Oant&rbary, N.Z, testimonial: Broadfield, September 6th, 1886. Mb A Wkrnir, Doyleston, Dear Sir,— ln reply to your enquiry as to how T like my Big Lifter, I beg to say that it has given me every satisfaction. I consider it if jaafc one of those things which has been rr anted badly. With the use of a horse I can load a dray faster than two men could, without losing a drop of sweat. Another thing is it takes such a short time to erect it tin the dray, it just take 3me a minute and a-half to do so. Another thing is, not having any bags to Io«d lately I stuck it up against a post, •nd find It very handy when killing a pig or ah^ep. I have no doubt that aa thejj^ become known you will have as many orders as you will be able to attend to. Yooj •re quite at liberty to make what use you like of this. ■?£• & I am, dear sir, yourß very truly . '? THOS. SHIELDS, jp: Broadfield%,ijs* W. PATCHING TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. . A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough 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 the Premises. Battens »nd Canvas kept m ptook, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made on the Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. All Orders by Letter or Telegram Promptly Attended to. W- PATCHING, 10S61 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



LOTS 13, 100, 101. Deposited Plans 236 and 363, Situated near tho Korth -West Town Belt FOR BALE BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. MR T. BULLtCK haß received inhtruct'ons to Sell by Public Auction, on accunt and by order of tht WoJtgji£OG, f ,t the A read*, on 12<h FEBRUARY, LOT 13, containing 1 ACHE, deposited plan 363, fronting the con'inuition of Cox street L'.Tfl 100 and 101, d' posited plan , 263, fronting Cross et , Allonton. These properties wore recently m occu- pation of Mr F. L. Bosenfcert? Inspection invited. Terms at f-ale. Pale at 12 45. THOMAS BULLOCK, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 12th FEBUUARY. R.S.s 10228" & 8438, ALFORD FOREST, With improvements thereon, for Sale, MR T. BULLOCK (m conjunction with Messrs H. Matson and Co.) has received instructions from Mr Prosper Hartrelli to SELL BY PUBT.IO AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, On the above date, RURAL SE^ TIONS 10228 and 8438, Containing 40 ACRIO? 1 , situated at Alford Forest, on which is erected a Cottage and other im;. rovements. A nice little homestead for a person desirous of settling down. Intending purchasers are respectfully invited to inspect this. Terms of payment will be very liberal — declared at sale Sale at 12 45 T- BULLOCK, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 12th FEBRUARY. SUHURBAN PROPERTY FOB SALE.] MR T. BULLOCK has received instruc- tions from Mrß Butler to SELL BY PUBLIO AUCTION, AT THE ARCADE, ON SATURDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, LOTS 2 and 3, containing 1 ACHE, part of R.B. 5800, fronting the Town Belt East, on which is ereoted a 4-roomod COPTAGE, &c. There are a number of forest trees planted on the property and other improvements. Will bo sold at a low figure and on liberal terms. Persons desirooß of procuring a property of this description are invited to inspect it and attend the sale. Sale at 12.45. T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer, i WITHOUT RESERVE. For Sale by Order of the Mortgagoo and the Liquidators. The Ashbnrton Town Hall. MR F. C. Tabart, instructed by the i Mortgagee and the L ; quid>»tors, will Sell by Publio Auction, at the Town J Hall, Ashburton, on TUESDAY, the 15th INSTANT. At 2.30 p.m. the above valuable property, with all the rights and appurtenances thereto, includ- ing chairs, seats, piano, etc., etc. The property io adjoining the Somerset Hotel, has a large frontage on the main street, and is well worthy the attention of capitalists and others. Terms at Bale. For full particulars apply V F. C. TABART, 2 51 Auctioneer. T. Bullock. j TO LET.— A 4-Roomed House m Kermode street. T. BULLOOK. j FOR BALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Broadwood and Sons Apply to T. BULLOOK. | mHBBSHING PLANT FOR SALE. X P«ce £110. The Engine and Oom- bine by Clayton and Shuttleworth? Apply to VyJ T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. A LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruiser, by Andrews and Beaven Apply to , 1. BD.CJiQOK. mINWALD—Town Sections 371, 372, JL 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one blook, fronting Thompson streot, near the County Saleyards, for Bale at a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to V ' T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hampstend, near the Convent. Apply to i T. BULLOCK. TO LET, Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a. 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr James Smith's property. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET.— For 3or 6 years, with or wltiout a pu'obasing clauue, RS. 25349, containing 137 acres, situated near the Grange, at the back of the Raoecourae. Apply to T. Bullock. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, 3«roomed Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET. — Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to I T. BULLOOK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOOK. TO LET— At a low rental, Central Bakery, together with ihop and dwelling house. Apply to T. BULLOOK 'ftO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at L Trevorton. Rent, 3s 6d per week Apply to T. BULLOCK. ?| O LET— 2 Cottages m Grey Street 1 kown aa Ooutts' blook ; Rent as* per week, V T, BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two sets of three letvec harrows, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK [TWR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the C North Town Belt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at » Low rental, Shop n DwelllnghoDse m Moore otnetf lately In ocoupetlon of Mr Lucas. BULLOCK



Advertising Cheats. •' It has become so common to begin an article, m an e'egant interesting style, " Then run it into some advertisement, that we avoid .ill such. " And simp y cull attention to the raeri's of Mop Bitters m as plain, honest terms as possible, " To induce < eop'o ' To «ive them one trial, which bo proves the r value that they will ntvo; use anytliiug else." • The Remedy so favorably noticed m all the papers, lieligious and secular is " HaviDg a large sale, and is supplanting all other medicines. " There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdneßß and ability * •x • • "In compounding a medicine whose virtues are so palpable to everyone's observa- tion." Did She Die ? "No! "She lingered and snffeied along pining away all tho tim« for years." *' The doctors doing her no good " •'And at last was cur. d by this Hop Bitters the papers sny so much about. " "Indeed! Indeed 1" "Hoy? thankful we should be for that medicine." A Daughter's Misery. " Eleven yearß our daughter suffered on a bed of misery, " From a complication of kidney, livfir, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, 11 Under the care of the best physicians, 11 Who gave her diaeano various namoß, " But no relief, " And now she is restored to us m good health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had shunned for years before using it. The Parents. Prosecute the Swindlers I ! If when you call for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the rvhitc label and Dr SouWs name Mown m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; and if he has taken your ! money for anything cite indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the convio- on. In Bankruptcy. IN BANKHUPTOT. In the District Court of Ashburton (being a local Court of Bank- ruptcy), holden at Ashburton. In the matter of the " Bankruptcy Act, 1883," and the sever il Aots amending the same, and m ihe matter of the bankruptcy of JOHN ANDKEW MACPHER- ISOJN, of Ashbnrton, Auctioneer. A MEETING of the oreditora of the above named JOHN ANDKEW MAOPHERSON to consider an ap- plioation by him for hia dia- ohar, ; e is hereby HUinmoned, to be held at the above Oourt, sehburto-', on Wednesday, the 16th day of Febrmry instant, at 11 o'clock m the forenoon. Dated this 11th day of February, 1887 ■J. O. BULL, Deputy Official Assignee. And notice is hereby given that tho Baid JOHN ANDBEW MAOPHER. SON will on the 14th day of March next, at eleven o'olock m the forenoon, or bb soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, apply to this honorable Court for an order of discharge under the above mentioned Aote. Dated this 11th day of February, 1887. R. M. CUTHBERTSON, 2*60 Solicitor for tho Debtor. Public Notices. LOST on Alford Forest Road a red SHAWL. Finder rewarded on leaving it at Mr A. Orr's Drapery Establishment. 2§59 TUB! ARRIVE D,— Wine Biscuits, 8d per lb Ginger Do. 7d to 8d per lb Mixed Do. 6d per lb Lunch Do. 2Jd »nd 4d par lb Water Do. 6 i per lb Cheese Do. 6d per lb Prunes, 6d per lb D. MoFARLAHE. MR F. G. THOM/VS, SURGEON-DENTIST WILL VIBIT ASHBURTON ON THURSDAY, THE 17th INSTANT, And my be consulted at the Commercial Hotel. 2 58 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE. IR. J. vVHITTLE. of Ashburton, hotel- j keeper, being the holder of an Hotel I License m respect of the house and pre- mises situate ut Ashburton, and known as tho Railway Refreshment Roomß, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at tho next Licensing .Meeting, to be holden at Ashburton on the 2nd day of Muroh, apply for a transfer of the said License from myself to WILLIAM DKUMMOND, my appointee. Dated this 9th day of February, 1887. R. J. WHITTLE. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICFI is hereby given that a SPGCiAL MEETING of this Council will be held after the ordinary meeting on tho 4th MAIWH next, to con* firm tho following Special Order, riz. :— Resolved — Thiit this Council, as the River Board of the Ashburton Forks Rivfr Distriot, do make a Special Order, directing a Special Rate to be made and Levied within tho siid River Distriot, and that buch Special Order ba as follows, that is to say : — SPECIAL ORDER. Whereas it is expedient to make and levy a General Kate on all rftteabk property within the Aehburton Forks River Diatrict.on an uniform soalo, Now tho County Council of the County of Ashburton, acting as the Riv«r Board of the sad District, and undor and by virtue of the powers conferred upou it by the River Boards Aot, 1884, doth hereby order and direct a General Rate of Three FarthiDgs (Jd) m the pound on the rateable value of Property m tho Ashburtoa Forks River District, tho boundaries of which are set forth and de»cribod m a proclamation undor the hand of Bis Excellency tho Governor of Now Zealand, and tho Beal of the Colony, dated the 26th d«y of January, 1884, and published m the "New Zealand Gwetto" of the Bth day of January, 1884 ; to b« made and levied upon all rateable property within tho said River Dis* triot, for the^yrar commeno ng 01 tho lßt day of October, 1886, for carrying into effect the general par* poses of the oaid Act. By ordtr. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. , Asbburtoo, February 2, 1887, 2 ll '



Weakness and siokness ohanged to health and strength with Hop Bittora always those made by American Go. See Hollowat's Piilb. — Weakening weather — Tho sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit, and disease may pv. ntuate unless some restorative, euoh as these purifying Pills, be found to correct the disordering tendenoy. Holloway's medlcino gives potonoy to the nervous system, whioh is the source of all vital movements, and presides over every aotion whioh maintains the growth ' and well-being of ibe body. No one oan over estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well etriroer, or the ease with whioh these Pills aooorcplista that end. They are the most unfailing antidotes to indigestion, irregular circulation, palpitation, sick headache, and costivenese, and have therafore attained the lament sale and. bigboet imputation. 'i 82