MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— ; U PSD AY. (Before Mr HO. S Baddel-y, R.M ) BYI.AW 0.4588. Catherine t^ ol«n was charred with allowing a horee to on *i km street Diamta ed wish a cant on H M. Carson w<ib charged on, tw > ii- formatinps with hnvfiiq tethered an i malt on certain land to 'hat Ibty treap-031^ on the adjoining land — A fine of lCs 1113 d OOBte m each case was infl ctad. ' Thomas Blackburn was charged w : th having allowed « c w lo graz" -mi » pubi-o road. — A fine of 7* 6d was ii flioted. LABOEKY. Haio'd Edwards a boy of abcnt nne or ten years of age was oharged w.th t v u larceny of a tin of lolles tbp properly o 1 Mrs WoKee a storekeeper a« Trevorton.— The cffenoe was admitted and the boyV father who appeared m Court efAted tl>at he h»d paid for the lollies and had msdr? all reparation m his powtr . — T c ! 'enob ordered the boy to roceivo aix s'rokes of a biroh rod to be adminiatered by » police constable. BBOIBTBATION OF ELECfOBS. Sixty -five ca>es under th-i Registration of Eleotors Act were adjourned for a week. AILKGBD ABUSIVE BBHAVIOTTK. A number of children named Kane, the smallest of them being a child of Borne two or three rummers, were charged with the above offence. — Case adjmrned till February 7. ADJOURNMENT, The hearing of charges against Matthew Patterson, of furious riding and disturb log the Salvation Army, was adjourned till February 7. PROHIBITION OBD * . An application for (he issue f f a rro hlbition order against a resident of AsU burton was adjourned tiil Friday n?xt. ASSAULT. John Kelly was oharged with assaulting Patrick Twomey, — The complainant said that on December 23 be went into th Roy»l Hotel. The defendant irvite^ him to figrt, bat witness declined. Suddenly without provocation, the defen dant " let fly" with the result that witness had both byes blaokened. — In reply to defendant, witness admitted having told a man named Kane that the defendant could not fill anlngle — Thomas Topp'n landlord of the Royal Ho'el, eaid that after an argument between the com plain Ant and defendant at to the latter 's ihlngls'filling abilities a s uffle took p'ase. —Sergeant Felton Bald that he caw Twomey shortly after tho affair ; he w»s injured a good deal about the face — This was the case for the compiinant. — Patrick Kane gave evidence goln;; to show that it was m consequence of .he complainant saying that the defendant could not " fill shingle for sour apples" (hat the trouble arose. — a. fine of 60s and coeta, with the alternative of three weekj imprisonment, was inflicted. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Fox v Patton and Mut ray — This w«a a osse m whfch the c rop'ainant and defendants were boys attending school at Motrat Scmers. About six months ago young Fox oaroe home iVcm school and complained of feeling unwell m con sequence of treatmeot ha bad received at the hands rf some (f his sohooifellows. As he did r.ot improve his paren'a called m Dr Trevor who ordered the removal i-f the lad t-> iha Hogpifal at Anhbu r ton and there le was at the present lime. The doctor a atec? that the boy was suffering from displf ceruont of some of hio ribs and from internal itjary. He had been spitting blood ever since tho time of the occu ronce. It was alleged by the 00-n -plainatit thst these injurien were ciuaod by several of the schoolfellows handling young Fox very roughly throwing him down and sitting on him, and striking bim In the ribs with Btickß , and other wise tlltreatintt him. It was farther alleged tint Pcttton, who is 13 years of age, had a grudge ngar at Fox and was the prime mover m the affair. — Mr Wilding appeared for the complainant and Mr Pained for defendants Mr Caygill appeared with Mr Parneil for the boy Patton. — Some argumemt ensued as t) whether the Court Onuid adjnurn to the Hcupital m ordei i..d. the depositions of the boy Fox might be taken, the matron of the Institution having refuced to let him leave the buildiog unless on a medical order. It was ultimately decided that Dr Trevor should be sent for sod asked to expreti an opinion as t:> whether the boy was m a fit stato to be removed, — After Mr Wilding had opened the caee at seme length he palled the followina evidence. — Dr Trevor said that he had been called tp nee young Fox on July 31 and found him lufferiog from a fracture of one of his ribs and internal pains. The lad was nnder medical treatment up to the present time. On various occasions the lad said that he had qpit blood and witness was aware that he had been spitting blood that day. He still had considerable pain and •offered muoh from siokneaa. Injuries ■uch ai the lad was suffering from might be attended with some danger. In the present case witness did not apprehend any. There might, however, be more mischief done than it was possible to diagnose. Witneis was not aware exactly where the blood came from, but he knew it came from the region of the stomach. The bleeding might be caused by external injury or by Internal disease. The displacement of the rib must have been caused by ex ternal injury. There were no rrnrka dr brnbfiß on the body when witness ex amined the boy, but from iho nature of ihe injaries witness had concluded th. t they were the result of external violence The lad had apparently recovered on two or three occeßijnß, and had left tho Hos pital ono«, bat the symptom^ had returned and the boy was at present vomiting blood and matter. The matter was at tributable to an abscess bei&g formed In the lad'a inside. Witness had examined the lad and could find no other cause for the •ycept ms than that they had been caused by external injury—By Mr Pur nelT : Young Fox first- went into the Hoe pital: about the end of November and slopped about a fortnight. He oame rack again about ten d»ya ago. Over exertion on the part of the boy might h|Te pauced the symptom's— ln reply to ffi'e Beriph, Dr Trevor satd tti&t it would not endanger the boy's lie for him \,o ap pear m Court, but it would ag gravate the injaries frcr^ wh : ch he w flB suffering. Ttje lad might be wejl enough to appear m Court m about a week's time, but it was uncertain.— Thomas Hix, 12, remembered n dispute which took place between Patton and Fox m tho playground at Mount Sorners. Patton ivaa "pot out" m a game »f "tip cat," but he wouldn't go out After a long dispute Fox rm away to the fence, where he was surrounded by a number of other boys. The witness gave an account of Fox's endeavnro »~ r. , tt. - . . .. _ ,

CBcapo. ne was finally captured by Pattern, who threw him down roughly. H$ was hold down by Murray, the other defendant, and by a boy named Buochler. Patton then amuaed himself bj' jumping on Fox'sehest, and ho afterwards tied his hands with a scarf. After a while Patton told the boys to get off Fox. This they did, and ran away. Fox got hia hands free from the scarf and had caught young Murray, with a view to wreaking venge ance; when Patton again came on the scene and threw Fox down, hia head fall ing 1 between the tank and 1 the nchoolhouse. A jepetition of the former affair was cut short by the timely appearance of %h<s echoplmasffer, Fbx "and Pa.fton had n.ol peefl good friends for some tun.c prior to $is occurrence. Fox was the strongest boy of the two, but Patton always got other boys to take hie part. Neither

Pox nor Patton was of a pencesible disposition ; they were "fightiDg boys" — fty Mr Pu*nell : Witness rem-. mbered B -me <Jm-? ayo Mr \Viililm3 tho s 5:ool m- t-f, akinj? a knife awny from I'aston, but w tnnz» did n^t hear Mr Wil'ums sty hti took il aw-'»y because vi Fox t!»r«-atvii i'sj to ll sick" Patton. — Agnes Fix, tho m ither of tho boy olla^ed to hs f- o b.cn i; juredj gava evidetca as to hr sen 'comin? h^me from Bchoul m July U^t auff :iat» :rom certain ):jirit3 ■ha desv-ribed- tho .'ymptonio U>r son rn°do a c mp'aii t to her, ia c uiae quence of which 1 10 present proj eJi g were taken. — The wl'-reis w. n s cros: examined at conaiderable Kn <h by M' Purnel), w th a view to showing th it lim »on waa do'ioata. — At thisjatage !> t Tr. v.; waa TPcalled. iHe blt th-Kt !h*> action of tho boys kh deaoribad bj y.-un liix was quite calculated to c u;o the injuries from which Fox wmb cuff <rins< — Alice Price, and Ambrose Fox, ala> gavi evidence, after which the case was ad j turned till February 7 m or^er that thn evidence of young Fox might ba obtained. The Court tKen roue

CAUSE OF LORD IDDESLEIGH'S SUDDEN DEATH.

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(JRiceived January 18, 1.10 pm) London. January JIS,- A terrible sensation has been caused by the death of Lord Iddesleigh, and wild rumors have been m circulation as to the cause of death. The facts are that Lord Randolph Churchill has for some time past been m open strife with Lord Iddesleigh. .This consider ably affected the veteran politician, and the latest efforts of the youngest members of the Conservative parly to sbunt him from the Cabinet led to the development of an acute form of nervous agitation. Lord Iddesleigh strongly objected to lower his political status, and as a protest against the treatment which his lordship had re ceived, his son, Sir H. Northcote, resigned his position as Surveyor- General of Ordnance when Lord Iddesleigh was removed from the Foreign Office to give place to the Hon. E. Stanhope. His Lordship was offered the choice of the post of a Lord of the Prwy Council or Presi dent of the Council. Both positions Lord Iddesleigh declined, and openly avowed that he would not enter the Salisbury Ministry. This determined action on the part of his Lordship was not anticipated by Lord Salisbury, who requested Lord Iddesleigh to grant him an interview m order to discuss the situation. It was at the close of that interview that the tragic end came. During the interview Lord Iddesleigh displayed greater excitement than was his wont, and while m the heat of dis cussion he suddenly faltered, fell back, and died almost instantly.

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

[by tklehraph.] Auckland, January 18 John Caffrey and Hy Albert Pann were charged tc-day at the Supreme Court with the Great Barrier murder. The Cmrt WBs densely crowded, and there were some women and children m the gallery. The Crown Prosecutor, Mr Williamcon—^with him hie partner, Mr Govler (?) — prosecuted. Mr Na;ier ap peared for Perm, and Messrs Palmer a d O'Meagher for Caffrey. The prisoners pleaded " .Not guilty" m a firm voice and appeared perfect y composed. Counsel exarcißed their full right m challenging jnroro, and Mr Napier said after hla right was exhausted that a jaror had been heard to make a statement about the case and express his determination regarding it. He suggested that the Judge should dismiss the wholo jury and empaunel a new one. Mr Justice W»id eaid that the application for such Ix tr a ordinary action should have been mv3o before the jury were sworn and tha pri soners delivered over to them. It did not appear to him that an exprersisn of opinion by a man upoa a c:tee which had been very prominently before the pub'io constituted any disqualification. If so, it would he hard to fiad a properly quali fied jurcr m the city The app ioation was dismissed and the trial proceeded, Mr Williamson opening the proceedings at great length.

LatbrJ Grace Oleary gave evidence of a very incriminating kind showing that $he murder had been fully planned before leaving tbe vessel. The understanding was that the men should abduct Taylor's daughters and maim the old man, but that if the latter prevented tnem carrying out this design he was tp b 3 murdered m revenge. The girl still shows a strong disposition to screen P<v>n.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Waters' Case. Wellington, January 18. The application for the discharge •f Waters was refused, and th 6 Court fixed bail at two eurotiea of £200 each. Price of Gornsacks. Dunedin, January 18. Cable advlcea" announce a rlae m corn sacko, equal to ninepance per drzan on the co3t of parrels on the witter.

UNSUCCESSFUL PERJURY.

AUCKLAND, January 17. After threw days' trial Jamas- S. Gibbons, oharged with the burning down of his factory at Onehungo, was acquitted. The Judge summed op strongly m favor of the accused, and the jury, In delivering their verdict, expresaod sym pathy with the acou?ed fn the pooidon m which he had bee^ placed ty the yit'Oßecu llon. His Honor paid ihe vardict waß n righteous one, and he hoped the p'lnc pal witness for 1 the prorecutfon would shortly be m tbe position m wbftih he deserved to be. The accused left the Court m company with his wife, daughter, and friends, amid warm ongratufatlona

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Mblbodbnb January }1. The weather throughout Au?trAli» for the last four or fire days haa been nhnor mally hot, the temperature m the ah 'da running from 100 to 110, and even 115 degrees, "rhjlo iv the sun it ranged from 150 to '6Wlegrees.

500,000 rounds of Martini rifb ammuni tion were lately received fmm America, and a Btearaer due shortly brings nearly three million rounds, so that the Colony with the supply In hand will be ready for say emergency.

A Bad c*se of death from thirst and exposure to the heat took phoe at PoJrt la'id, Victoria. On Saturday, Mlaa Hed- 1 ditoh left Kentbruck for Bridgewater, Borne fifteen miles distant-. She was on horseback, and had aobild. two years old, m front of her. She got off the home which broke away, and while pursuing It Bhe lost her way. She wandered all day with the child m her arms, until assistance came at 7p.ro. The child, whose name is Arthur Charles MorHoe, and whose mother redden m New Zealand, died m Mlelb Heddttch'sarmo from convulsions. Sydney, January 11, Cardinal Moran announces that &\ EJaWfer a determined effort will be made to raise the money noeetßary to complete the fiatholio Cathedral. £100,000 lo already expended, and £125,000 ia required to o^mplete it. Cardinal Moran aaya it would be a grand memorial of the Jubilee year

INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

(UNKNOWN) IS POACHING TSOUT.

T' c P<iH»i-ua oi rrrßp-.jj.'dert rf a M. 8 evlwM paper wr»l«-e tl.ftt oa '! 'lir.&dfcy :md W,-.?n sduy ia<t t\)---. iAn'tn'u «?':o liv»; ;»t th>> iVJUnawatu Bridge c ran down to the !\Tang*t*»nr.ko Bridge, 3 miles ner-h of Pahiatu», and fi-uod a deep back wa'«r. Tbsy awain up this nith a feme made >>i t-cr'va, scd ii'.*ir= d u'r.osir n c nnci ft half cwt if h'ne :r ut, de^ctii'td aa a foot lout', grey iv ihu s do. The whiten are very iudi^nnni, but aa the WoodvllU police will not stir > m of th^jr owu dis irict, and there, is no leingrapb to Ek»a huna, th- % y could t*ke no oc:i'nu By new ha fi th are all eal'ft, and it wi uld lei hiiiid to prov<r whut ihey re^.y *ere.

TRYING TO (UNKNOWN) HIMSELF.

A vtry cleverly- arranged contrivance has been discovered m the woods near St George, N B , by meaus of which an old and eccentric residont named Tuoker intended ending his exUtonco. It had been liotioed that the old man spent the greater part of Mb time m the woods, and a party followed him, He soon stopped beßido an opan grave, which had been c instructed for some special purpose A box had bean placed m it and sp'ings arranged bo that a m.\n could lie down In the box and pull down a board, when the grave would fill with earth, and bush wood arranged for the purpose would cover t.bo mound. The discovery was made jwjt m time to s&va tho man's life, for every detail had been completed.

CODLIN MOTH IN AUCKLAND.

Tho Wellington Evening Post Bay?: — The dreaded ccdlin moth, which wa« re cently said to have iiaappeired from the fruit-produoing districts m tue naifchbor hood of the Thamep, aeems to have re newed its ravage*,- the advanced stage of the fruit season being favorable to the development of the p^st. A Northern paper states that the moh has overturned the ideas of all tho theorists by un doubtedly entering the apple after fruit ipg, imtr-' 1 c hatch ng m and growiag with th b ■> .a. S^rae orchard ■ a are deet'cyiug i.heir fruit iti order tn kill the insect?. List year several plontiful crops m Iho district were rendered almost worthless owing to the inroads of the moth, frhioh was aleo to bo found m almost every isolated tree iv cirtain parts of th) Haurabi Peninsula.

THE FRENCH CROWN J EWELS.

" The sale of the Freu< h Crown jewels, which haß b9en threatened for balf-a-dozen years, haa been really decided upon at la*t," remarks tho 8b James Gazette "The Senate has resolved, though by a not vory largo majority, that scch of tha regalia as is deaittuto of artistic valne Khali be sold. It ia rsimated that this pitiful proreeding will rialise about half a million sterling, an estimate which seems to indicate that imvnant reservations will be made. The 'Recent' di*mo; d alone ia tuppos'sd jo ba wor h £320,000, whilo iff-, million? has be^u mentioned *a the to al value of tho splendid collection. But with all Its m •^nificenco tha French rpgalia is a n.oro shadow of what it Kas thre->qnarters of a century ago. When It v/fis catalogued m 1810 it was foond to cons it of 37,000 aepamio pieces. A great many tbn.a bsvs happened m Fnrca BJnce then, and most of those thousands have diorippeured. The Hegent or Pitt diamond, tha ttory of which haa ofteij be m tod, h the glory of tho French Ccown jewels It is one of the moat beantir'ul dißmoncs m existence, ar.d for limpidity of bua it is UDrivalled. Ice diameter »rd dt-pth are equal, and it wei«ha 137 carat. Tne Earl of Chatham's grandfather made his fortune by tha bargain which added this diamond to the French Grown jewels.

REALISM ON THE STAGE

The latest attempt at reallem 00 the London ntage is thus described by the Home News :— " It might have been thought that Mr T'ouglass had reached the fall extent of 9tsge realism when he product d plays with racehorses, pacKs of hounda, vans of children, and real showers of rain, but it seems that realistic effect has no bounds, for hia latt venture exceeds m bo'dnesa of conception anything that has gone before. At the first announce ment, of a drama m which real water is to produce one of the effects the memory of old playgoers carries them back to Sadler's Wells Theatre m its flourishing days, when startling episodes were brought about by means of a portion of the Now River being made to pass beneath tbe stage, and m connection with which there are legends of life haying been lost through people connected wi£h the theatre inadveDtly stepping into the gulf. With Mr Douglass' management of the Standard no such mishap is likely to befoll, for tho effects a'e produced by means of a shallow tanks, large erqugh, however, to pontain over 200 tone of water. The objeot of this'ia to give a really striking repre sentation of the Thames during the Henley Regatta. The view is admirably painted and the foreground occupied by a fairly wide stream of water, crowded with crafts ol all kinds, from tub or dingey, of the Thames Oonaervancy officers, right up to the steam launch, which passes across whistling and steaming up the water with its screw, to the alarm of reai swanß — this being probably the first occasion m which these birds made their appearance upon the strge. In addition to these genuine craft, "an outrigger m which the hero rows m the winning of 'Diamond Soullb, 1 Mr Richard Douglass, the scene pointer has produced some admirable iff'iotß w th mimic l;ou eboAts acd others the whole being oertainiy one of ihe most striking of the Bfrge pictures the Stan dard has had to show. But to make most of tho coatly eceno, by a clever arrange ment tbe sky is made ( o cloud over and a heavy fall of rain, as real an '<h°> wa'er of the river, produces a suddeu .i.v>iv of umbrellas and waterproofs 5 while after •he descent of the curtain another change is' Bhown of Henlry by night, with the boats Illuminated with Chiaese i&ti terns."

MONSTER HARVESTEP.

The largeßt haryeating machine ever made hue been need successfully m Cali fornia during the recent harvest. Jt is a combined hat vaster and thresher, reaping or binding the corn according to choice, and threshing, dressing, and delivering it into Backs as it travels over the fields- This machine, which is workf d by steam, ia the invention of Mr Berry, a farmer of Tulare County, California, who has been working at its construction dur ing the last ax years. It ia thirty-eight feet wide, and about the same m length, and it outs a swathe of twenty-two feet. Two enginea are used m working * L _ , moves the harvester along and works the header knife if required, while the smaller one, G-hnrj^epowev, drives the threahiDg machfnery. Aa tho sacks ate filled they are sewn up and dropped m the field. The straw is passed on to the fairuce, to be used aa fuel, and tho chaff la blown out on to the ground, with any surpluß straw not required for fuel. There is, of course, great economy m using the straw for fuel m a country where it ia of no value, Th 9 only horees used are those m one team hauling woter for the engine, and another' following the harvester to pick up the Backs of, wheat. The men engaged m the work are the engineer, firenian, steersman, header-tender, sack sewer, water hauler, and aaok haa)er. Wjth these neven men, | it Is said, - fifty aorea can be headed and threshed m a day, at an outlay, apart from wear and tear, of 40 cents per acre. Of course, the glgantio machine can be used only on large level fields*

A MAIDEN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The Quc<n of November 20 contains the following, taken originally from the Phrenological Journal : — " The D-«nea h v. 3 a sooioty unlike those of any ot'ier people we know. It is known aa ' Tnt Maidfn Apsnrance Society. 1 Is aim ?b to prcvide for n c'ass— single weli-o-do fimej Jr sf:e'ters and o»r?s for tl-em, ar.<d funi'hoe them with 'pi'-monfy ' !"»«. nv.-'heds eie thus cle cribed : — Assnrnas a girl-obi d is born to him, the father enrols her name m a certain associate n, •>rid pays a o*'t<tin suca, and thereafter a fixed sum t > ih«i uoc ety Whan she ha reacted the ace of -we believe — twonty one, and is not married, she becomes entitled to a fixed iacoma and to a su te of apartments In-alarpe building of the association, with gardens and park about it, inhabited by other young or older ladles who have thuß become members. If her father dies In her youth, and she deßireß it, rhe has shelter m this building, and at a fixed time her own income. When she dies or marrios, all the right to income iapies, and the money paid m swells ihe endowment of the asiociation. Bor father may pay for twenty years, and then her marriage cuts off all advantage of the insurance. But this very ohaooe muat enable the company to charge lower annual praminnn and make the burden less on the father insuring. He has, any way, tbe pleasant feeling that his small annual payments are insuring hia daughter's faturo and giving her a com fortable homo and income after he is gone. Et is obvious that the ohanoes for marriage among a given number of women on bo, calcu ated as easily as those of death. The plan has worked well for generations ia ropeoh-gpin."

ANOTHER OF MUSKET'S STOCK.

A New Z-'a'and horse (siys the Referee) ha<s a<?ain asserted its superiority m Aus tralia. At the Viotorisn Racing Club's sum nor moeiing 1 a Kew Year's Day, the Hon E. Mitchelson's Escutoheon, after runnin» second to Horfcnse (who, by the way, carried 14 b 3 p«nalty for her Mari byrnong Plate win) In the Normanby Piate boat Wellington's daughter, Pingara Darriwell's son, Epicurean, and five others m tha Crl'erlon Stakes Handioap, six furlongs, Hla weight w^s 7*t 3ibs, Pingara having lib less, and Epicurean . 8»t 101 bs. Escutcheon, who waß bred by th<j N.Z. Stad Company, is by Musket out of B9nd Or's ha'f sis'er Rough Rose.

A Scolding Woman. — Tbe barbarities of the ducking-stool for the cure of scolding womeD, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of social bar barity none the less reprehensible. Women soold only when they are ill. Instead of blaming them we should prescribe Am. Co.'s Hop Bitters. The entire system will undergo a genial, pleasant change. The nerves will be quieted, and acerbity of word and thought will give place to amiability and affection. Healthy women do not scold or fret. Bead.

Advertising Cheats.

c< It has become so common to begin an article, m an e'egant interesting style, "Then run it into 6orjio advertisement, that we avoid all such.

" And simp y call attention to tho merits of Hop Bitters m as plain, honest terms as possible,

"To induce people '•To eive them one trial, which so proves their value that they will never use anything else." '• The Jlejied? so favorably noticed m all the papers,

Religious and secular, is " Having a large sale, and is supplanting all other medicines.

" There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and fcho proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability *

"In compounding a medicine whose virtues are bo palpable to everyone's observa tion." Did She Die ? "No! "She lingered and suffered along, pining away all the time for yearß." '.• The doctors doing her no good " . "And at last was cured by this Hop Bitters the papers say so much about." '•Indeed! Indeed I" " Bow thankful we should be for tha.t medicine."

A Daughter's Misery.

" Eloven years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery, " From a complication of kidney, liver, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, "Under the care of the best physicians, " Who gave her disease various names, " Bu^ 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 }t. Tbe Parents .

Prosecute the Swindlers !!

If when you oall for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and .Dr Soiilc's name blow?i m the bottle), the vendor handß, out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun tbe vendor as you would a 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 oonvic' tion.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1887



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t - ■■ - , - SfAYARD AND Bl^AYx^ PAPER? SIXTY years of greolt sneces^ proclaim ito BapeTiority m the treatment of Tiolent Colds, Irritation of th'o.OLest, Aching, Sprains, iSprains, Sores, Sca^s, Corns, Bumonß, Boft Cornp, etc. This medicine, the property Of which haa been established more ths'n"lislf a centnry by. tbonsands of cores, is .of an inyaln* able use m many inflammatory diseases against;' which there are not many effi acloua.remedies, and is rth-rcforc justly considered, by.,a great number of our most 'eminent pbysiclanis as the* most active and least irritating 'agent''' 'in.'. tho_. above afftctions. ■ . .'- -'; In order to avoid . counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn's eignatnre has to be reqnired on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Bne Boint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists m the Colonies. ; -..': . ' ■ Ashburtoß WOOt_SALES OUR THIRD AND LAST Wool Sale OF THE SEASON Will be held at our WOOL AND GRAIN STORES, WEST STREET, ON ". * Tuesday, 28th Instant/ At 2 p,m, FRIEDLANDER 0BRO& J Grass Seed. TI7E ARE PURCHASERS of GRASB T » SEED m large or small quantities. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN, FRIEDLAKDER BROS. Oornsacks j OORNSAOKS. Jnet landing, ex Trlamphj 1000 BALES Farmers will please send us their orders early. FRIEDLANDER BROS. REAPER AND BINDER Twine and Wire \ We are also landing, ex Aorangi, BEST REAPER AND BINDER TWINE AND WIRE, which will be sold CHEAP, FREEDLANDER BROS.



Good News toj tfiSTFi^^ SSI ■ — | ' " : ■■■■■■'■■ : -'- x ANOTHER SHIPMENT 6f THE OELEBE<AEED Walter A. Wood's Je# Steel TOieel Binder, Per ship Theodore, which arrived, on Friday, January 14th, from New York. THESE MACHINES HAYE A ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. INSPECTION TO VITED.J AN EXPERT IS 1$ ATTENDANCE FROM THE FACTOR*, j. , .. 4-plyj tanning 000 feet to the Ib. A STOCK OF EXTRAS ) KEPT IN ASHBIIPTOK I TENTrTARPAULINi FLAG^ -.'isD ioKSEbtOTH MANUFAOTURBIti ' A LARQE STOCK ALWAYS'ON SAND OF TENTS OF ALL JHZES i CALICO, BUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS, ' Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, • Fishing Lines, Clothes and Garden Linti . ./'-'■ I' " IRON AND "I7OODEN BLOCKS, : i j -■} ;■<-;■ '; : rs. Speioial^ttetition is called to the well asaortei ;.-; ; ; ;^ ? - --j tSTOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER OANVASB^ : • j ••••■.;■■ All made on th» Premises. ; ; IBattens and Canvas kept m e took, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpavlinsfrom I 6xß to 24 x3O always m stock:. Oilskin Clothing made on the PreraiMß, - : - MARQUEES from 12 x24t025x 65 ON HIREv - ■■*. All' Orders bt Lbttbr ob Tbleoram Pbomptxy Attkntjbdto. :v - •■■•'^ : ; ;;;; ;:;;:;'^%^j^B^':^B^ ; 10861 '. EA'SIT : ;S}T^E^T, Ai]ELBTJRT<^^ ■'



•NOTIFICATION OF- VALUATION;— mAKE NOTICE. --The Valuation Roll J. for the Borough of Ashburton for tho year 1887 ia now open for 'inspection at the Borough Council Office, Baring Square West, Aahburton. All objections thereto must be left at rhe Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the 15th day of February next, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection ruußt be left at the Town Clerk's (. ffice not leas than seven days before the next sitting of the SAid Court. CHARLES' BRADDELL, . Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 15th January, 1887. 1°99 AttcMone. ASHBUKTON WOOL JSALES MESSES MILES & CO. WILL bold their THIRD SALE of WOOL BY AUCTION at MR. G. JAMESON'S STORES ON Tuesday, 25tlyof January inst. J; T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, ,£2°9B : Ashburton, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd. IN THE ESTATE T3OMAS . GOLLfNS. ' Town Section 448, Burnett Street, with Dwelling. House, thereon for sale. MR T. BULLOCK lias received instructions from the Deputy- Official Assignee to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Arcade, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd, T.S. 448, fronting Burnett Street, and only one Section from the old Borough Council Chambers, on which is erected a 4-Roomed Dwelling-house. This property is well situated. Inßpeo- tion invited. Terms at Sale. Sale at 12.45, T. BULLOCK, 1° Auctioneer. ■ FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. THE ASHBURTON TOWN HALL. If R. F. C. TABAIiT (m conjunction ill -"with Messrs Frledlander Bros.) instructed by the Liquidators, will sell by Public Auction at the TOWN HALL,- ASHBURTON, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th INST., At 1.45 p.m. sharp The above valuable property with all the rights and appurtenances belonging thereto. The property is adjoining the Somerset Hotel, has a large frontage on the main.. street, and is well worthy the 1 attention of capitalists and others. Terms at Sale. For full particulars, apply to F. C. TABART, *v . Auctioneer, Or FBIEDLANDiiiR BROS, IJIO4 . Ashburton. CLEARING SALE. WITHOUT RESERVE. MESSRS H. MATSON & CO. (m conjunction with Mesßrs Fried- lander Bros.) are instructed to aell by Mr Henry Anderson, carrier, who is retiring from the business of a carrier, at Mr J. Clark's yards, Tinwald, on THURSDAY, THE 20th INST., The following plant, viz , — 1 8-horso Waggon, In good order 10 Draught Horses, all excellent workers Harness, horsecovera, etc., etc, Termß at Sale. For further particulars, apply to H. MATSON & CO., Auctioneers, Or FRIEDLANDER BROS. I*los Clearing Sale OF ' ■•■■•■ ■ HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS THRESHING PLANT, OATS, OOAFF, COAL, AND SUNDRIES, . ■ AT ■ TINWALD, IN THE OLD YARDS, on •.:.••' THURSDAY, 20kh JANUARY, 1887. MESSRS H. MATSON & CO. have received instructions from Mr Joseph Clark and other valued clieata to sell as - above, at the Old Yjvrds, Tin^vald, 1 (| Young, Staunch, Sound, and •*•** Handsome Draught MARES and GELDINGS, one of the beat lines ever offered In Ash- burton Of i Head MIXED OAT I LE JO MILCH COWS f nfUt Sacks Re-dressed Blecded lAJW OATS, each 5 bushels to the bag ■ 1000 Baohelß RUJ 3 HBD ° AT s 1 A Tons CHAFF, QAteheai and t - 1 -" Straw ! fAA Ton* Threßhlng and Honse COA.L, to be taken away ai required throughout iht se»i>bn. Al«o, 8-Horse-power Threshing Plant, constating of Engfhe Combine (Ruiton Proctor) Elevator, Water Cart. Every- thing all m order ready for start. Special terms If required. The Auctioneers would draw speoial attention to the above draft of Horses, a* they are really first-olaas, and well worthy the attention of Farmers, Shippers, and others. The Threshing Plant Is m thorough working order, and will be seen at work on day of sale. The Oats are a first-olaes sample, ona bag representing the lot.. A large quantity of useful sundries will also be offered. Terms easy at Bsle^ — — a ■ , L,un&h&oa provided. Sale at 12 o'clock. ; • H. MAWON & CO. ** 6 & ! iihbnttoni '



; ODDFELLOWS' ' rpHE GRAND SPECTACULAR L OPEBATfO.DBAMA ROB ROY MAGGREGOR Will bo presented, under the auspices of the ABHBU*1 V >N CALEDONIAN SOCIETY On • ■ • WEDN^DAY"-^ THURSDAY, 26th and 27th Jakuaby Splendid Now Scenery and Costumes. . For particulars see handbilla. Prices of Adrnißsiou : Front Seats, 3s ; Second Seats, 2s ; Back Seats, Is. DONALD MoT.EAN, 94 President M Roy McGregor Ai &T liw '■ Tenders. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. mENDTCRS are invited for lease of X . Borough Reserve, 1592, Tancred Ureet (old Library site), for 3, 7, or 14 years. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned by Noon on THURSDAY, 20th mat., and tenderers to state for what purpose required . CHARLES BBADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council office, 12th January, 1887. . 1 86 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUOTIONEKtt, STOCK AND ESTATE AGSNT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock shar^ — Horuou, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise., Agenr Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company FOR SAL a— Moveable Hut on pair wheels ; tw bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 50*, Call anohing Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatie cheap. Ploughs, Harrows, and other i m pie- men tn. Cbeylenmore Club Trlcjole, the best kiiid made — cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Spring Cart —Cheap 1 Ohaffcutter, by Bentall . String Binder by Wood, good aB now, very cheap TO LET Five-roomed Cottage, Oox street j rent very low to good tenant ALFRED HARRISON, Ilia OUllavlolldC January; ' L T. Bullock. TO LET— A 4-Roomed House m Kennedy street. T. BULLOCK. miNWALD— Town Sections 371, 372, X 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one block, fronting Thompson street, near the County Saleyards, for Bale at a low price, and on liber*! terms, A pply to . T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomed House fronting the Town Belt Bant the property of MrR. W. Clayton. As he has left 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 at a low rental to a gaad tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey Btreet, nicely situated, and lately m occupation t i Mrs Couttß. Apply to . T. BtfLLC^. 110 LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, arnpßtead, near the Convent. Apply to T v BULLOCK. TO LE.T, Lots 1 to 13, containing j 3a 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr Jameb ] Smith's property. For particulars apply to , T. BULLOCK TO LET.— For 3or 5 years, with or wlttout a purchasing clause, R.S. 25349,, containing 137 acre?, situated near the Grange, at the back of the Racecourse. Apply to T. BuLtocK. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, groomed Cottage near J#r Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. ) TINWALD. TO LET. —Four roomed Cottage on. Graham's Road, lately i$ the occu- pation of Mr P. He»on. Apply to ' T. BULLOCK. OATS.— A quantity ior Sale ; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At, -a low rental, Oentca Bakery, together with chop and ' dwelling house. Apply to T. TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Rent, 3s 6d per week Apply to ' ■ T. BULLOCK. LET— 2 Cottages m Grey Street , ko<rn a* Coatts' blocl$ : Rs?t * $J per week. . ; »••• : . : % BVLLOCR,, ! XTiOR SALE— Two seta of three leavec 1 J2 harrows, by «« Howard." [ T. BULLO . FOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the* North Town Belt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ■ 1 TO PAINTERS, ~ J TO LET at Q) lo\t rental, Shop n j D.we^Uoghouae m Moore stireQ j ■ lately m ocoupetlon of Mr Lucas, , ; 9ULtQOK . ■pEAPEBS& BINDERS FOR SALE, j 1 McCorinick Wire Binder ... £20   „ ... 12 • „ „ ... 8 ■ >» i> 11 ••• * Deeriog Twine. Binder .., 10 Samuelaon Twine Binder ... 12 ■ i» » n »•• 1« T, BUL.LOOK. ;



Public Notices. I BailiillicoNOTfe oo f^^! I ASHBURTON OLUB AND MS. A: fpHE Quarterly General Meeting will' be I held on WEDNESDAY, the 19th inßt., at 8 p.m. A Special General Meeting' will be held after the quarterly mooting to elect a President m the place qf Mr S. B. Nelson resigned, i ■* -• E. J. FOOKS, 1 118 _ Secretary. ashburton/ town halt' oom- ;.' "' ba£y; . . •--/;-■;.." ! rpHE Liquid >x tors and ' Guarantors : I request the Shareholders to meet them m the > pper Room of t^e Town Btfll on fitIDAY, 2lßt ipsf., at 4 30 p m Busings important. T. BULLOCK, * I§U5, For th© Liquidators • !-! rr : : » CONTRACT PLOUGHING. 117ATTBD at once, Teams for Plough- » lf ing Grass Land at Westerfield. Apply on tho station to l|lo3 W. De B, WILSON. , i FOrt SALE. McOORMIOK TWINE B^NBER. E[ag only. b&e.n UK^d a week. Apply at one* to' I|H3 ZANDER & 00. PROPERTY-TAX. fTIAXPAYBRS irho h»ve omitted to X pay Tax dad on the 14th December, are informed that, unless the amount of tax be paid forthwith, legal proceedings for its recovery ; will bo talron without farther notioe. , J. SPERREY, 1 JL^O Property-tax OommiMlpner. 6f figaracli f I At % a « ddfellowß FOR SALE. ~"T A4-Roomed Honse, and hatf-aore of Land at Methven. Good site. Easy terms. DAVID EDGINGTON. , I§4 Rakaia.