THE MIDLAND RAILWAY CONTRACT.

The following article, which we repro duce from the w Post," showßwhatis the B&ture of the resolution re the Midland Bailway, which will be further discussed m the House to-day :— The resolution yesterday gken notice of by Mbjor Atkinson aa to the Midland Eailway contract fairly embodies, we think, the alterations which the Company, through Mr Allan Scott, requires to be made m the supplementary contract personally arranged with Mr Brodie Hoae m December last. The Directors at Home made very extensive and important alterations m the terina of this contract, and, as these were outside the authority given by Parliament, the Government, of course, were unable to concede them. In the now re-amended contract several of the alterations made by the directors have been accepted by the Government, and others modified or rejected. The contract, an now submitted to Parliament for its ratification, appears to us fair and reasonable to all parties. Clause 2, the subsections of which formed the principal stumbling block-, as they made the value and extent of the company's land grant absolutely dependent on the extent to whicL the Government might at any time exercise its right of making reservations for mining purposes, haa been greatly altered. As the contract now^ stands, the Government abandons subsection b, which provided for Government taking alternate blocks with the company, and also sub section c. which provided for tli9 Govern ment taking lands for settlement. In Bnbßeclion d the woid9 •• tenancy or oth6r occupancy," which the company bad struck ont, are retained, and subsection c, which, reserved from the company's selection any lands which, until the date of final settlement, might be taken up m any way under the mining laws, is struck out, and eubsection / is altered so as to limit the Government's right to reserve land for mining purposes to a total of 750,000 acres. The proviso that all such reservations shall be of land bona fid* worked for mining is omitted. If any lands within the area which the company may have selected are subsequently reserved, land of equal value, a'lo within the area, is 10 be given m exchange Clause 3 has been made to read bo that if the company's 2,304,000 acres, and the timber thereon, when sold, do not realise the sum of £1,250.000, then scch addi tional lands within tbe prescribed area shall be granted as may be necessary to bring the total selling v»lae up to the sum fpaolfied. The Government refuss t > undertake tbe entire cost of survey, and

therefore clause 8 has been restored to Its

original terms, by which the expense of survey I) to be shared equally by the company and the Government. The Government also decline to accede to the | company's proposal In regard to the grant i of mutual running powers over esoh other's lines, or to undertake the working of the company's sections of line at the Nelson and Canterbury ends on the terms pro posed, but the Government guarantees to the company that it will undertake to work these lines on terms as favorable to the company as shall be given In regard to any other privately owned railway In the colony. With regard to the jower of deviation In respect to ronte, it is provide d that no ateeper d* g< a or sharper curve shall be made m any deviation than Is provided for m the original plans. The time for the payment of £150,000, provided for la elasse 60 of the original contract, la ex tended from 31st July, 1887, to Slst December 1888, and the provision that the company is not to be bound to com mence work at the Belgrove and Spring field ends " untU the neceasary capital Is obtained" Is struck cut. The clause allowing land to the value of £30,003 In respect to each of these sections of rail way to ba placed In trust fo» the benefit of the company as soon at contracts to the satisfaction of the Agent-General are entered into for the construction of the said seotlons Is accepted by the Govern* ment. The right sought for to bring any Arbitration u^derthe High Court of Jadi cature In England (s refused, and It \t required that the company shall be incor porated m New Zealand under the Companies Act, the works at Springfield and Belgrove shall ba commenced at once, and that the company shall not sell any of It« land at a leBS price than the minimum to be agreed to by the Surveyor* General. In its present amended form the contract ii oertalnly one of whbh the Home should approve as fair to the Com* pany and satisfactory to the colony.

THE AREA ASD POPULATION OF EUROPE.

General StrelbUskl, who was elected by ■be International Statistical Congress held at the Hagae, to prepare a report upon ihe different countries cf Europe, has completed his labors, the gist ot them being that the total area of Eoropa Is 6 233.000 square miles, of whioh 3,423,185 square mile* belong to Busala, 391,000 to Austria Hungary. 338 000 to Germany, 333,432 to France 321, 81 Cto Spain, 281.915, to Sweden, 203,375, to Norway, 198,615 to Great Britain and Ireland, 180,310 to Italy, 163.350 to Turkey m Europe &ud Bosnia, 88,810 to Denmark, 83,125 to Roumanla, 55,690 to Portugal, 40.435 to Qrt eot>, 30 375 to Servia 25 875 to SwltzsrUnd, 30,624 to Holland, and 18,482 to Belgian). The Bus»i»n empire m Baropa alone covers mor* than half of the whole continent, •mbraoing the kingdom of Poland, the Grant 7 Duchy of Finland, and part of the Caucasus, Rucsia also stands far In advance of all other na tions la rrspeot to her population, whioh is given by General StrelbitEki at 93,000,000, the countries which come next beirg the German Empiro 47 200,000 Aufltria- Hungary 30,900,001, >.< ranee 38.300.000, ! Great Britain and Ire'and 37.200 000 Italy.3o,of o 000. Spain 1 G,900 000 Switzer land 7,900,000, Belgium 2,850,000, Bou mania 5,400,000, Turkey m Europe 4,900,000, Sweden 4 700,000, Holland and Portugal (4,400,000 each), leomark 2,190,000. Servia 2,000,0C0, and Norway 1,960 000. The density of the population i» very different, for * hile Belgium has 201 inhabitants to tho fjuare kilometre (| oF a mile), Holland 133, Great Britain and Ireland, 119, Italy 105, the German Empire 89, Switzerland 71, and Austria Hungary 29, hpaiv has only 35, Turkey 27, Bußsia 17, Denmark 15, and Norway 6. But the population of Russia is increasing at the rate of 1,550 800 a year, and m half a century it will at thifi rate excied 3 50,000,000.

The best medicine known is Sander and Sons' Euealyp'i Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, &c. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the mo3t gratifying testimony. Hi 3 Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Bead the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. 'Jfhe official reports of medical clinics and oniversitiea, the official communication of the Oonsnl.General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exbibi t'oa, Amsterdam— all of these are authentic dotttneotß, and, as such, not open to doubt We add here epitome of one of the various ewes treated at the clinic of Sohultz, M.D., Professor, etc : — " 0.8., 21 years old ; con geetional absceßS on the; high. Incisions mfcdo m two places. Although Lister's dreeßzng was applied, the secretion became, two days after, very copious, and had adopted a fcetid, decomposed character. The temp erature rose enormously. In conseqnenoe the dressing was removed, and m its pUce were made daring the daytime repeated" irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive fceter disappeared very Boon, the (ever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several veeke. In this ineiauce we must not lcee ifibt of the fact that the latter triatywot |l«d fte p.atiopt'f Urt^rApTl],

ARREST OF A GANG OF BURGLARS.

(From the Melbourne "Age.") The detective police, who have given very oloee attention to the Koztnlnskj burglary, wet© rewarded In their efforts yesterday by the apprehension of three men. two at leaßt of whom are strangely swpicioua, and Indirectly oonneoted by the circumstantial evidence In hand, Their names are John Margrant alias Filzpatrick Jrcub Fonlds and H«nry Brooks. T.^e two first named are said to be South Australian convicts, not deport tf», but little la y«t known of Brooke. The first named pafr managod to work themselves doubtless unconsciously, Into tho meahes j of the deteotiveß, who used what meagre Information they had to the beat advan tage. It came about In thU manner. Two men vtoited Dr L'ewellyn at Mb conenltlng room over Mr Xt znalnaky'ii (hop on Friday night la»t, ostensibly to obtain medical advice, While the doctor was engaged with one of the men In hit consulting room the other was accommo dated with a scat m the waiting-room, and a newspaper was given him to occupy his spare momenta, Dr Llewellyn bad only partly cloned the door of the consulting room. A alight nolee attraot- Ing his attention, he went into the pai ■age, when he was surprised to find the man he had left m the waltlngroom coming down the staircase which leadi up to the attic. " What are yon doing there ? " he asked. The man replied, with apparent nonchalance, *• On, just getting a glance of the room to let. M The first man left ■oon after this. After seeing the dootor for a few moments the other departed a^ao Before leaving that night Dr Llewellyn called In the watchman, and thty both examined the attic door and the roof. Finding things evidently secure, nothicg more was thought about It. When the dootor learned on the following Monday Morning of tbe attempt made to enter Mr Koztnlnsky's 6hop, heconoluded that ' these men might bo oonnected In iome way with it, aud there and then supplied the police with a perfect descrip tion of the appearance of tha men. The description! given of the men were found to •gree with two men whose photographs had jaat been received from South Aus tralia, where they were reoently discharged from gaol after serving sentences of four and fiva years respectively. Bow the police discovered their haunts Is belt known to themselves. Armed with search warrants and revolvers, they visited a dilapidated terrace In Franklin street, below Swansea street, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and m No. 4, a heap lodging-house, kept by a woman named Lamb, they found Margrant, one of the two men required, and took him without difficulty to the detective office. The man Brooks was occupying the same room, and it was considered, wise to secure him also. Foulda was found doing some bricklaying work In Brunswick street, Fitzroy. The woman Lamb is unfavorably known m police circles. It is BBid that tome years ago two burglars, named Watson and Balngill, the perpetrators of the Webg'er jewellery robbery, were discovered In her house. At a later period she figured against Detective O'Callaghan before the police commission, »nd gained for herself a very unenviable reputation. Tbe officers who visited the home were Detectives E.

O'Donnell, Oonsldine, Ward, Conway, and McSweeney. O'Doanell, who entered the room occupied by the prisoners with Contldlne, covered Margrant with Lie revolver, so as to prevent any possibility of a repetition of the Fltzroy episode Tha room was serohed, and under this man, In the bed, three ekeleten keys were found. A email portmanteau ooLtalned a revolver of the " Brltlah bull-dog" pattern and a supply of cartridges. The only other suspicions-looking article was a small vice, whioh might be used In the manufacture of skeleton keys. The

prisoners Margrant *nd Brooks were then charged with having houeebreaklng fools In their poeeestion. Margrant and Foulds were afterwardscharpedwlthbelng illegally at large In Victoria. Foulda was sentenced to five yews m the early put of 1882 for breaking into the Catholic Oharch at Adelaide. Margrant received a term of four yeara subsequently for a robbery. According to the Influx cf Criminals Stetata they are both liable to sentences of threa yeara' Imprieoncoect for coming to Victoria within two yesrs af er their discharge from gaol After t*e prisoners were looked op, and Foulds wai positively Identified by Dr LTewellyn r« one of the men who consulted him on Fn'd y night, the detectives turned their attention to the matter t f identifying tho t-ola, which they were aocceseful m doing during the afternooon. The iron bar found In ihe room over Mr £< ssminsky'a, wb.9re tho burglary was attempted, waa identiied by the workmen at the new j building of the Ballarat Star Hotel, from wh'ch it wsb stolen with other tools on last Wednesday night. A hammer of a particular kind uted by brick workers was found tnder Foald's bed, and this was also recognised and sworn to by the workmen as having been taken with the ether things. Olher toola with whioh Foulds was working at Fitzroy yesteiday were likewise identified and a very strong link m the chain of evidence was tbua obtained. The fact apon which the man Foulda Is best convicted, however, {« the finding of the stolen hammer tinder his bed. It would thus appear that the right man, if sot the right men, hare .been seourad, and seeing that two of them are desperate criminals illegally m Victoria, It is a matter for congratula tion that the detectives have tun them down. The credit of the clever oapture m the first lnstanoe Is da* to Sergeant detective E. O'Donnell, who hat received the highest compliments from his superior and brother officers, whilst the sobie qoent efforts are divided between O'Doo nell, Ward, and Oonßidine. The carpet bag m which the tools were found In Mr Roberts' tflice has also been identified by a servnnt at the prisoner's lodgings as one exactly similar to a bag owned by one of the prisoners. She missed it daring last week, and did net see it again until tho deteotives produoed It yesterday. The prisoners will appear at the City Police Court this morning.

rerhapsno, more "striking illustration o! the wonderful reproductive power o! certain iaseots could be given than that contained m a work recently published by Theodore Wood, an English etomologiat. It is assumed, first, that 100 aphides weigh no more, collec tively, than a single Jgrain ; and, secondly, that only a very stout man can weigh as much as 2,000,000 grains. Then it is found that if , multiplication were entirely unchecked, the tenth brood alone of the descendants of a single aphis would be equivalent, m point of aotual matter, to more than 500,000,000 very stout men, or one-third of the human popu lation of the globe, supposing each to weigh 280 pounds,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURPA3T, NOVEMBER 12, 1887

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GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. EPPS'S OOOOA. BREAKFAST. BY » thorough knowledge of the ofttara I*wb which govern the operation! o dlgestio^and nutrition, and by a earefo application of tha fine properties of wel selected oocoa, Mr. EJpps has provide'- l onr breakfrvst tables with a delicate) flavoured beverage wMoh anay save * many heavy dootor's bills. It is by ifc ad dons ase of enoh artloles of die* *V a oonatltntion may be gradually bvait o outll strong enough to resist every tei denoy to disease. Hundreds of snbtl- maladies ye floating, .jronnd ns ready • attack wherever there ? weak point We may escape many « fatal shaft b keeping ourselves well fortified with par food and a properly nourished frame. An artiole m the Civil Service QaintU. Made simply with boiling water or m\\\ Bold In Jib packets by Grocers, labelle- thus : — JAMBS BPPS AND CO., HOHCKOPATHIC CHBHISTB, LONDON, ENGLANI KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'b POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. "" - KILLS BUGB, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HABMLEBS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEAS, BUGS, OOCKSOAOHBS, BEETLES, MOTHS m fare and ever? other gpsoies of insect. Sportsmen will find this invaluable for destroying fleas m their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold m tins by all Druggists. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATIEG'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both m appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mila preparation and is especially adapted foi children. Bold m. tins by all Druggists. Proprietor—THOMAß KEETD^G, London, SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH HOLLOWAY'S FILLS &_OINTMENT. dphis universal medicine is a Jl household requisite every. WHERE. THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous



/AYABD AND BLAYN PAPBB QiIXTY years ©f great success proclaim kJ superiority m the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the Cbeet, Aching, Bprain Bpraine, Bores, Scalda, Corns, Bunions, Bof Coins, etc This medicine, tho property o which has been established more than half a oentury by thousands of cores, is of an inyaln- abl» use m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi actons remedies, and is therefore jnstly considered by a gfeat number of oar most eminent pbyßiolane as the most actiTa and least irritating agent m the bore affections. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blaynti signature has to be required on every roll of paper and on oho box. Wholesale 80, Bae Baint-Merri, Paris (France) and sold by all Chemists is the olonies; H. Matf on and Co. FOR SALE Woolpacks Woolpacks Woolpacks. iTHB HEAVIEST AND BEST IN • t ABHBURTON. H. MATSON&CO. Money to Lend IN LAKGE [OB SMALL SUMS. H. MATSON & CO. I HA.VJS BEEN |APPOU»TED AGENT MERCANTILE FINANCE ; C6., [O.H|risto.h;uboh, Whojaref prepared toladvancq Money upon BILLS 0* BALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, CROP LIENS, OB OTHER SECURITY. D. THOMAS.



Bratasaa Notlcea. rpO LET—A. Five-roomed House In J Oox Street, at present In the occu- pation of Mr Olaridge _ T BULLOCK. TO LET— At » very low rental, a large bmldtog fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff store. T BU LOOK. A BHBURTON PBRMAWSM t\ BUILDING & fNVEBTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays interest at the tateof 4*per cent, per annum for De- posits at Call, 6 pe* cent, per annum for three months, and 6 oent. per annum \t fixed for 6 month* or or«r J WARD, ftarnger Office ;- Arcade Uhatuoeti, j&urneit ■tree* FT EATING'S POWDER destroys oth IV fleas, moths, bedtles, and all nsecti, whilst qnlte harmless to domestlo animals. In exterminating beetles the I access of this powder ii extraordinary. Is perfectly olean In application, le artiole yon purchase ia KEATING'^ imitations are noxious and Ineffectual Sold m tins, 6d, Ib, and 2s 6d each, by shemists. 1 MOUNT SOMERS & METHVEN ROTAL MAIL OOAOH. On and after January Ist, 1885, the undersigned will ran a Coach each Mon- day, Wednesday and Saturday, starting at toon from Hood'a Hotel, Mount Somers, (or Bprlngbutn and Alford Forest, there connecting with Duffs Ooaoh from Methven •iturnlng same evening. Fares— Bpring- hwb, Si, return, 3a | Alford Forest, i '•turn, 6s. I ** T. HIX IMNWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS I RAILWAY. VIOUNT HOMERS AND CAVENDISH ROYAL MAIL OOAOH. The above Ooaoh leaves Hood's hotel •r Cavendish Railway Station everyday, meeting each train. Passengers by morning train may pro* »ed by coach to Alford Forest, thenoe to \lethven m time for the last train for Jhrlstchuroh, or may roturn m time for ••he last train for Ashburton. Parcels am* Orders will receive every attention. Hcnei and Buggies on hire. In JOHN HOOD B. S. BEAN, COAL AKD FIREWOOD MBBGHANT, BEOS to inform his Friend* and the Public generally that he has some Heavy B-idge Timber on hand, and is prepared to take orders for Timber Either for Bridge or Honee Bnilding purposss* PBBBT NEWCASTLE, MALT BEN, ASD WBBTPOBT COAL m Stock, delivered CHEAPEST BATES. B. B. BEAK, West Street, Aehborton.



TO STAND THIS BBABON. mHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Wizard, By King of Olubß, dam Charm, both imported WIZARD is half brother to Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and fall brother to Charmer, nnd was bred by the Middle Park Stud Company. He is a beautiful whole-oolored chestnut, and shows grand power and quality. For foil particulars apply to 0. KEA^NS. Or Wh, HEALY, Proprietors, 9*12 Aahburton. TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON AND LONGBEACH DIBTRIOTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR is by Major, who wai imported to Tasmania from England by R. Q. Kebmode, Esq. He took first prize at the Royal Society's Show m fengland, and many first prizes m Tasmania, YOUNG MAJOR was bred by Mr Jamee Btahk, his dam, Bmiier, imported from lasmania, where she was a first prize taker, and her progeny gained many •wards. Tibms : One Mare £3 ; groomage, fa, pay&blo first service. For 3or more mares, property of one owner, eptcial terrai may be agreed on. ANDREW DAWSON, Proprietor. 131 Water ton. JBSIL TO BTAND THE SEASON: AT GROVE FARM* TINWALD, mHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE, Perkin Warbeckll, PEDIGREE. p Touchstone ~ iNewiulnster Snswiag CO . -5 ■ — 2 I Paluia limilius w m Fraucesca ■ H | • ' H> tj Voltaire . .gVofcjcur ManhaLm mI? -i. \J 0* | Sweetbrlajf •  , , M o ClOtkwcl I i V Eglantiao gj>-— — xj g Touchstone /• 13 Ncwniiiutcr „ > j-J 3 Becswuig 8 — — — hji 2 Palma Uoillius H J Fwuccsca • 4 rf ' """ i C-5 <a . Melbourne ; ftgl -" jg a Candlestick Prime Warden i ; Maid of Burghley PERKIN WARBEOK 11. has splendid action, possesses great alrongtb, is as bandsome as they are made, and is a horse calculated to throw a moat valuable class of racing or other stock, An examination of his pedigree will ahow that he possesses a double strain of the celebrated Adventurer blood, and is one of the very beßt bred animals m the Southern Hemisphere, The som of Newminster have, as v family been more successful at the stud than any family of modern days, and with the exception of Permit, who ib mow standing m England it 200 guineas, Adventurer, the grandsire af Perkin- Warbeck 11. has produced the most winners of them all. For further particulars apply to EPTVABD GATES,



The Btud. nr»HE AMERICAN TBOTTING HORSE | 1 Blackwood AMallab, Will atond this Beason at Lyndhurat, Dan- das, and at owner's Stable, Aehburton. For particulars apply to max; friedlander. to travel this season m the methven and laurißton dls TBICTB. fjlßß CLYDESDALE COLT,— Diplomacy, Bred by John Grigg, Esq., of Long- beaGh. Diplomacy'a sire Is Lord Beacons* field, dam Pleasant by Prince Charlie, For particulars and terms apply to D. McKENDBY, 10+18 Cairnbrao. TO TRAVEL THIB BRABON IN THE ABHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND ! SURROUNDING DIBTRICTS. mHB CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLT, Johnny's Fancy. Bred by Mb James Gow, of Toieri, by lord Salisbury, dam Sally 2nd. For particulars and terms, apply to MAX FRIEDLANDE 9fUB Propr TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT OWNER'S LIVERY STABLES, BURNETT STREET. mHE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE Athlete, Bwd by Mb Sibiuld, of Burke'B Pasi. ATHLETE m a beautiful brown, and | stands 15 hands 3 inches high. Ho 1b by j Detractor, dam Promised Land. Detractor is by the celebrated Traducer, Promised Land by The Pier. For extended p«di- greo see N.Z. Stud Book. For particulars and terms apply GEO. F. BOOTT, Proprietor. 10f97 Bazaar Livery Stableß. : \ If



Ob fffM I In Bias g a ffl M O1 © H 8 ° 1 £1 © z 6 i win 5 a »s 00 s -^'ii -a <ri M k, i g i 5H g S3 S p 0 fa j^* T. BnUock. GBASS LAND TO LET, 3FADIJOOKS, port of Grovt Farm Estate, fronting Grahirn'o Boad, ai follows :— 1 paddock, contafninf about 21 acres ; 1 paddock, containing about 43 acres Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. — An improved Farm of 245 Acrcß. being RS 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. JBULLOOK. _ £XX —Lot 28, Trevoiton, near thn &UUO Presbyterian Manee, oontaln- fog about J-«cre, with S-roomed ifoaip thereon, for talo at the above price* Terms If reqaired. — Apply to T. BOLLQOK, rnHBKE-Roomed Cottages near tho Q&b X Works to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK TO LET.— 7.Boomed House m Burnett street near the Orange Hall. T. BULLOCK. TO LET at a low rental .—^roomed Cottage at Eainpstead. T, BULLOCK. TINWALD. *~ T ~ rpO LET, at a low rental, a 3-Boomed 1 X Cottage, near Mb Bhbabbbs, Machinist, Apply t* T. BULLOCK. EOB SALE at a low prico and oa liberal terms, 15 acreß of land with 2-roomed Cottage thoreoD, fronting the Fairn'eld Boad, not far from the County Ealeyardc, Apply to T; BULLOCK, tinwald] "~ TO LET— A Foar-rccmed Hoase wltb Shop, adjoining Mr Heaeltlne'i pro* perty, and near tht Railway Stitton. A en rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. TREVOBTON. ri^O LET.— Trerorton House, contain X ing 9 Booms together with abnufc acres of land laid out as follows : — Large Lawa m front of the House, Shrubbery rouud abuut it.aud it belt of forest trees. Remainder m grass paddock. There is also a Btafto aud Coacb houas erected oa the property. Apply to T BULLOOK;



Pnblic Notices. HOT* LOOK HERE ! Jg& THE PBEMIEE TAILOB, Town Hall, IS making Tweed Suits m first class style from £2 10s Od. Trousers from 18a 6d (specialty). Heavy Saddle Tweed Snita, £4 0s Od, GENTS' OWN MATEBIAL MADE UP. Troueere, 7b 6d ;" Sac Suits, 35s ; Pageta, 40a, Teems Cash town"h all, E AjST STREET. NEW ZEALAND GTiOTDINQ 1 FACTOR? rHB NEW GOODS FOR THE feUMMEB SEASON ABl HOW OPENED OUT The is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED LN THJB TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Tonths', and Boys' Clothing taave* nothing to be desired, rhonsandi of Men's and Boys Baits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers end Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds, Every gannen warranted shrunk Orerooats, Waterproof Coats and Laggings m great variety Hats, comprising every new styl* vorn Jersey Suits, Children's Men- of.War Snits Qentbmen's Hosiery t Scarves ; Oxford Begatta and White Shirts Hugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bife i Ih9 oelebrated WEBTHEIM Si WING MACHINE. Time Payments. N.B* CLOTHING FACTOHF, Eibt Street. WILDING AND LEWIS, BARRISTERS AND QOLICITORB D _ b i F. WILDING, Notary Public. Offices: Next "Mall" Office, Bnraett-it. Ashburton. Mr Wilping will attend the of the Aihbnrton Courts on Tuesday Friday*, and may be oonsnlted persona on these day*. The firm Is now represented In Ash- burton by Mb Cxaiton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office o receive Instructions *nd confer with clients



D.LC. SPRING 188?. VIE Or DISPDAY OF SPRING SEASONS GOODS, COMPBISING ALL THE LATEST NOVEETIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, TO HAND BT XHB S.B. TAINUI, KAIKOUBA, DORIC L'ONGARIBO, S.V. LOCH ÜBR' VALEJO, OTAKI, GANYMEDE etc., eto. VEBY LABGB AND CHOICE ASSOBTMBNT OF SUMMER DRESS GOODS. WASHING FABBICB IN ENDLBSS VARIETY Mantles, Jackets, Millinery, of to* Most Varied and Newest Designs, CHOICEST SILKS OF {THE SEASON 1 INCLUDING THE FAMED BEAUTIFUL AND PUBKj BIBBONB, LACiES, GLOVES, AND HOSIERY. ..« • NEW CARPETS, OTBTAM*. AHB GENEBAL FURNISHINGS AT THE DJ.C,



Public Notices. mOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND 1 STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms bo pre« /alent with the sex. Boxes Is l&d and li 3d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations, BLANCARD'S IODINE OF IRON PILLS APPROVED by the Academy of Medicine of Paris, aro specially recommeDded by the Medical Celebrities of the World fcr Berofala (Tumors, King's Evil, etc), tha wily stage* of Consumption, Oonstitotional Weak" I nets, Poorness of Blood, and for etlmnlatibg < and regulating its periodic coarse. None j genuine unless signed "Blanoard, 40, rue Bon a* j pavte, Paris." Bold by Druggists and Chemise torouguoat he Colonior TOWLE'S pennyroyal and steel pill I fOl females qnlokly correct all Irregulari- ties and relieve thedistreu ng symptoms bo prevalent with the Bex. Boxes la l£d and 2s 9d, of all ohemlata. Prepared only by E. T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng. land. Wholesale of ail the wholesale house*. —Beware of Imitations. 1 19 FOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bbonohitx 8 Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, &o, KAY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEBD, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, Ac with Chlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expeo*orant, for Coughs, Colds, and Cheat Complaints. TRAY'S COMPOUND, for Coughi, and XV Oolda, Is equally serviceable fov Horses and Cattle. KAY'B TIC PILLS, % tpeclfio m j Neuralgia, Face-ache, 6c. Con. talna Qu'n'na, Iron, Ac. /^OA.GULINE Cement for Broken \j Articles, Sold Everywhere. Bole Makers :—KAY BROS., Stock- port, England



Prosecute the Swindlers! If when you call for American Hop Bitters see green twig of Hops on the white label and Dr BouWs name btotva m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as yon would a viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fravd and sue him for damages for the swindle and we will pay you liberally for the con viction.



Story of a Postal Card' . I wai affected with kidney and urinary Trouble— " For twelve years 1" After trying all the doctors and patent medicines I could hear of 1 used two bottles of Hop w Bitters ;" And lam perfectly cared, I keep it "AU the time!" Respectfully, 1? P. Booth, Saulebury, Term., May 4 1883 Bradfobd, Fa,, May 8, 1875. It has oured me of several diseases, suflh as nervoußnesß, Biokness at the Btomaob, monthly troubles, etc I have not seen a sick day m years since I took Hop Bitters. All my neighbor! uss them. Mrs Faunie Gseen. Ashicbnham, Mass., Jan. 11, 1830. I bave been very siok over two years. They all gave me up as past cure. I tried the most skilful physioians, but they did not reach the worst part. The longs and heart would fill up every night and distress me, and my throat was very bad. I lold my children I should never die m psace till I had tried Hop Bitters. When I had taken two bottles they helped me very much indeed. When I had taken two more bottles I was well. There was a lot of siok folks here who have seen how they oared me, and they ÜBed them and were cured, and feel as thankful bb I do that there is co valuable a medicine made. Yours truly, Mv Julu G. Cfrsirca. $3000 Lost. 11 A tour to Europe that cost me 3,000 dola done " less good than one bottle of Hop Bitters ; they also ° cured my wife of fifteen years' nervous weakness, "sleeplessness and dyspepsia." — MrR. M. Auburn, N.T. Baby Bayed. We are thaakf ul to say that our nursing baby was permanently cured of a danger- ous and protracted constipation and irregularity of the bowels by the uee of Hop Bitters by its nursing mother, which at the same time reetored her to perfect health and strength. — The Parents, Rochester, N.Y.



Remember American Oo.'s Hop Bittars never does harm but good, to the smallest child, always and continually. See and read HOLLOWAY's PILIiS AND OINTMENT. — The combined ill-effeots of over-crowding, seden- tary occupations, and monotony of life are only too well-known to those who have to pass the best part of their lives laboring m factories and orowded workrooms. The compulsory confinement weakens the general health and induces cbronio conatipatiou, indigestion, and various forms of skin disease. Hollowfty'B remedies are of priceless value to persons of this class, for they can be used without entailing lots of work, being purely vegetable m their composition, and conse- quently act without harshness on tho moat delicate system. The experience of more than forty years proves that no means surpass ttolloway'd remedies fotf onting bad lege. tad br.ea.ltß, pile?, &QJ *OUOSO Of 41