THE BETTING MARKET.

Donkdin, Januufy 20 The following is the netting after the Cap acceptances : sto 1 Snnde Guinea ; 100 to 18 Nelson ; 100 to 12 Lochiel and Disowned ; 100 to 8 Hermit- ge and Bubina ; 100 to 7 Fair Noll, Tit Bt. and Itepo ; 100 to 6 Torrent, i erwenter, Bereiford, Patrician, and La Rose ; 100 to 4 Leon and Apropos ; 100 to 3 Jit It§B and Qu bble ; 100 to 2 WiWrnke.

CRICKET

PROFESSIONS v. THE WORLD. This match was resumed yesterday, the World continuing their innings, which c'oied for 118, or 1 run more than the ft st innings of the Profession. In the second inninuß, the P ofeßsionala have 114 runs for five vrickets, Caygill being 56 not onfc. Tbe-nwch will be continued n#xt Wednesday at 330 sharp. The fol lowing are the scores : -■• W< rld— let Innings. March, c snb., b .\ Fook* 2 Hargreavee, b Oaygill ... ... 32 Moore, b Oaygill ... 16 Andrewes, c Chapman, bA. Fooks 0 Strantre, o Todd, bA. Fooks ... 34 Allan, b Caygill 4 Crawshaw, not out ... 10 Chapman, b Cay«?ill 0 Bawion, b A. Fooks ... 1 B. Clark, b A. Fooks 8 Curtis, b A. Fooku 0 Extras 11 Total 118 Professions - 2nd Innings. Eneen, by (Strange 2 J, Fooks, b Moors 14 CaygiU, not out 56 A. Fooks, b Strange 0 C. Fooks, c Moore, b Strange ... 1 E Fooks, tan out 19 Thomas, not out ... 4 Extras 18 Total for 5 wickets 114

THE MARKETS

m ADDINGTON. There wai • fair attendance at the Addington market on Wednep.day, con ■iderlng the oppressive bent. Cattle. — The supply was only moderate, bat included some veiy nice quality, etpecUUv those from Mr A. M. Clark, Riveralea. There was a farther drop m priaei, and good steers and heifers of medium weights, suitable for the season, ■old at £5 to £6, heavier up to £7, and lighter and cows from £'3"10f upwards, theie prioes being equivalent to 18s per 1001 b for prime beef, and 15a to 16s for secondary. There was n small entry of itore cattle, and the d- mand was very ■lack. The sales Inc'nde 1 yearling atearg, 25a ; do mixed linos, 18) <o 20 j; two year eld steers, £2 10a to £3 3s ; tbrae-year old steers op to £5. Daiy mock wai m Improved demand, aDd my springers or milkers of goo-1 qua'i y f< tmd ready buyers at £5 to £6 15; old and indifferent cows from £3. She»p— There was a good, but not heavy, supplf , and a fair proportion being croea-bred wethers, for which there was a gocd demand for fre< zlnjr, the market had a better tone, and prices for good quality were a little better that last week The boat lines of ewes were also about 6rl a he*d dearer, but no improvement, was notioeable m secondary at.d inferior mv too. A live of Mr John Grig^'s oros« --bred wethers sold nt 8j 9d, the ewe* fetching 6« 6d, but the market was topped by a few Siuthdovrn we' hers ni 9< 6d. Wo qaote fir«tolßßs cross-bred wnthora at 7* , 6-1 to 8' 9! 4 lighter from 6s 6d, eqnal to folly J J-l per Ib. Croßß-V;rad ewes from s 6d to 6s 6d, or from $d to not quite Id per lb — the latter figure being qni'e exceptional. Merino withers sold much better than last week the prirnn Balmoral draft bringinp 5) to 5s 4d (equal to Id pec Id), against 3s lOd last week, and othir lines at about 4b, showing a rise of Is to la 6d. Prices throughout the sale were Tery irregular. Fat lambs were In larcn •apply, *nd tha bent b >ld at an advance on last week s va!u - mostly for freezing. Good linea rea'iae^ 5« 6 to 6> Gd and ■uperior lots ap to 7s 01 ; but a large pro. portion were not In kilting condition, and were cleared with difficulty at 2s to 3s each. Very few store nheap were offered, »nd there waa ntill very litfce demand. Lines of 2-tooth mlx»d oross-brada sold at 3s SI, 3s 4d, and 4c 3d j 2 and 4-tooth oross-bred owns, 8* 6d ; aud 2 and 4-tooth half- bred ewes. 3« (id. A large lin* of cull merino ewea sold «t Is 2d and 1b 4 .. Pigs. — Good porkers met a g»od de mand, and those suitable for butchers' purpoiea Bold from 16* to 21s; a few baooaen np to 35a. There waa a small ■oppy.

ASHBURTON.

MrE. Q. Stsrelej (for the New Z» ladd Loan and Mercantile Agency Com pany, Limited), reports on Aahbnrton B»I« on JnnuAry 18:— Small entries of ■took and little businpss doing; attendance leaa than usnal owing t> farmers being busy harveatin?. Fat cross bred wethers, 9b 91 to 7ii 3d : medium 2-tooth crose bredß, 2s 31 ; aged oull ewes, S\ to fid apiece; f»t oowa, £4 17a 6d. Qaotations quite nominal, as there was literally no demand.

DISHORNING CATTLE.

Discussing the several methods proposed by different writers of dishorning cattle, one writer lays tha to all those desirous of getting immediate relief from dan gerous aid useless horns, the plan of ■awing off th« horns close to the jkull ■uggeots itself as a npoedy, though some what heroio method of dishorning cattle now on hand, while the method of preparing to escape all such evila m future by crossing with polled breedn is un doubtedly a wise and good one. Breeding the horns off by using polled bulls Is both safe and sure. It is also the most effective, as well as pal' lees, for when got off th»t way they will stay off. Some will object to getting them off that way, fear ing they wnu'd deteriorate the qualify of their oittle, but tbny need be under no apprehension on that Bcore, If they are breeding for beef they can certainly improve the beef making qualities of any c'ass of cattle by using too polled or Aberdeen- A.agus, as they will prpduce more beef — and better beef —at the proportionate cost per pound, than any cattle that wear horns, while if they co In for milkers, tha can certainly get fixed by using the Ked Polls.

HOMICIDE BY MISADVENTURE.

 Ihe danger of trespassing on private property fs illustrated by a case which took place at Prahan, a suburb of Melbourne. Mr R. B. Cross found a man m bli garden who he ftuepeo'ei was bent on stealing fiwls. He seized an old musket, and, confronting the intruder, •■ked him wlnt heVanted. On receiving no reply, h« made a stroke at him with the gun which went off, the charge lodging | m the man's groin. Cross conveyed the wounded man to the Alfred Hospital, •nd then Informed the police of the occurrence He aays that he wan unaware that the gun was loaded. The man, whose name is John Shaw, a resident of Prahran, died the tame afternoon. He said he had iisdo a short cut aorops Orcfla' premie es for the purpose of obtaining a gla>s of beer at an hotel, Cross was ! arrested, but -admitted to bail, and at the ooroner'e inquest a verdict cf " Accidentally shot while treipasslog" WW returned,

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

I » this 0883 yesterday MrH Taylor gave a oircunistantial account of Cff ov firing t.hrert ph >ts at her husband, who got out of th-3 room into another and shut the d'vr, which was burst open by Caffr?y. Pena following. She uext s-iW Perm with his arm round her hadban-i's ueok, a' d porting a revolver at her with his rijht ha *d when she mo away She hoad a f >urth allot nfr^r she left Peun ohasiag her to laiOf tthit had become of the girls. C'flfery joining Perm, and their sabs - qaent departure for the cutter was fully detailed. Mm Seymour, Miss Taylor and Linooln T-»ylcr, gave corroborative evi dence. Daring the evidenoe of Mrs Taylor, the Ju<lgo saw th^t signa's were b^ing exohang^d botween the girl Graham »nd Peon, and she w»s ordered out of the court-room. Mrs Seymour was lengthily ox« mined aa to her acqnalu- Unce with Coffrey

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Auckland, January 20.

There was "geiu a crowded Court room aud a number of ladled were m the gal lery.

James Blair, *on of tha Postmaster at Tryphena, Great Birrie^, avid that going to Taylor's house at 9 o'olook on the morning of the mnrde , having received now? from Taylor's family, who hid fltd m a boat aooross the bay, he found Tayior's body lying on the fl>or with a bullet wound on left temple from whioh blood was f lowly ooz ng. The wound was small and circular and the hair near it wan sin jfid Turning over the body he found another bullet round on the right side of the nape of the neck, uimilar m appearauc to the other wound, »nd blooJ was also trickling down from it There was no blood on the fl >or except what had flowed from the mouh of deceased, when he turned the b dy over, There wa3 a large pool of blood ju3t m ihe doorway leading to the kltohen and fc;ie wall be hind the door wrb bespat ered with blooi, and there were spots of blood on the bed He found a revolver m the room, of whioh one eh mber hid been diacharged. He noticed the wooden fastening of the bedroom door had been broken.

Dr Walker deposed to making a post mortem examfnaton of Taylor's body. Death would result almost instantaneously from the wound m the left temple. He traoed tha course of the bullet an>l found that it had traversed the brain and caused a second wound m the back of the head. The fatal shot must have been fired from above. Deceaaeu'a liend *vas bent forward all the tiaiß. The left temple was Bcorched as by gunpowder. He was posilive the other wound was inflioted while deceased was olive.

Adam Henderson, owner of the Sovereign of the Seas, s'atod that Caffrey w<TKed her on " thirds," and he received two thirds uf lie earnings and the owner one *hlrd. On Thursday, 17th of June l r s f , he went dc>wn to the vessel io see C-fTiey to fee about squaring up, bnt he wa* not aboard. Told Perm to teil C*f?rey on no account to le»va till he had seen witness Did not see Caffrey until hi* retutn m custody. Some] months ago hnd two interviaws with prisoner. Caffrey toli h ; m he had ecu tiled the vaseel Ho had always a very high opioiou of C ffcoy's charaoter and con duct.

RAILWAYS IN PATAGONIA.

Patagonia is about the last spot on the earth's broad surface that we should ex pect to hear from us h promising site for a railway enterprise. But the South Ameri can Journal now states that a Mr A. Bell has applied to the Argentine Congress for permission to construct the Central Patagonia Railway from Ohubut to Chili ; he only aska a land grant of " eight square leagues" f r each mile of railway >md proposes to establish colonies along the line. He would start and end his railway at points too new to be found m our atlas of 1885.

APAIR OF CHILD-L OVERS.

ChilfAn Bridge, a hamlet m the Stale of Illinois, has been the scene of a terrible tragedy. One year ago Edward '.•lark, a Jieventeen-year-old boy, feU In love w<th a schoolmate, Lena K'oltz, who was then fourteen The girl is e»id to htive returned the boy'a affection. The parents of the young people tried to discourage them became of thtir youth. Fir ally the fc'nlz family adopted stringent measures and Clark was warned to ke-p awny from the house. He still managed to see the girl, rmt It appears she lately informed him that ehe would not marry him without her parents' coosmt The ther day the dead bodies of the lad and bis sweetheart were found near the bridge He had shot her through the head, and then sent a bullet into his own brain One srory is tha>. she consented to d«*th, and that a note was left to that tffaot.

RAISING HOGS.

An authority on swine-raising say* that while the administering of mediolne to swine ehonld be made with the greatest caution, yet on Recount of their liability to disease, farmers ahoald know something of their tllraenfa and B"foh remedies as have been proved efficacious by experience Many of the diseases of awi- c a c con 'agloun, and when a pig is found to be : sick it Bhould be removed to a pan by it self and the"c receive treatment It is well to oonsider a casj of sickness as a aure md cation tha* B->me*hing is wrong m the general management. In swine many fatil diseases are preceded by a cough and difficulty la b r eath ; nsf, which tray not neoeß»a ily Imply a cold. This happens frequently and may prove 'o be a simple d'so'der that »'1 ! 1 remedy itself or it may prove, to be a symptom of come perhapi fatal disease. If tho patient has been confiaad m a damp, unhealthy pen or yard, removal to more whole»om» quartern may effect a cure. If the f^ori hca been less carefully prepared a litt'e Attention m this matter may remedy the trouble Gra-ting the conditions all favorable, and an apparen lp healthy and thrifty pig la found suffering m tho manner described, administer a powder consisting of two drachms each of Eps^m salts and Bulphnrin a pint of fresh milk and fo'.low the dose w'th a m°al of soaked oatß, which will aUevlate the cough rb well as estHblish a more perfect working of the digestive organ?. The hog is a grass-eating animal by na ture, and its health is therefore promoted by the use of grass as a part of it) food The grass gives bulk and porousness tn th« contents of the stomach, end thus aids digestion. If the hogs are to be pushed m fattening, finishing them off m the fall, then th«y mny be kppt m a dry ppn or yard, nnd the green, succulent eras* brought to them every day and given m three small feeds, In small racks over the troughs. In this way they will not get much under foot, and what falls out of thfr raok will drop into the tr- ugh. Some yeorH since we fou"d the best plan m feeding hojya wUh clover m a pen was tp run through a straw-cutter, and then feed two qunrlß of the out clover, mixed with its ration of meal, to each hoi? three times a day. We adopted the cutting of the [ olover m the morning, and mixing t*o proportion of meal with it that we des'red the hngs to eat per day, and letting it lie In bulk through the day. It would then become m'ngled that the grass and meal would be eaten together, It would warm up some, but not etiough to injure its quality, ''he hogs were extremely fond pf It and gaiced m weight from twelve to 8 teen pouada each per week. We were seeding for rapid growth daring the summer and fed six pound #f corn meal to ench pig, with the olorer per day. The result was quiet nXM»iatoiJi*~National fiiVQ StQoh Journal,

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Wanganui, January 19.

A casfl </f sly-grog s-jhing by a Native up th>j \V*nnanui River was heard to-day. A. puna'ty of £10 <\:A coats waa imposed, m dofau t one month, W. Bu:lor and T Lewia> of the Native Department, have lately been on a trip to the interior, completing the purchase of the Wainvirino block, and now that the only sh >res remaining have been bought, the Native Goaro will allocate the G vumnunt share m the block as Boon as possible. Wellington, Jauuary 19 W. R. Walora .was arrested this after noon pni charge i wit i embzzHug moneys belonging Co the Northern Laud Loan and Building Company. Accused was taken before a M.-iujlitratb as four o'cloo'c and remanded till Friday. Bui w.u allowed — two auratiei m £200 each. The annual balance-* ho. t of the Gas Company rbO^mtnvn-la payment of a div - dend of 7^ per cent An interim dividend "f tne a*mu araouut w&a paid m July. Tho Company intends to erect a new gas bolder to hold about 400,000 cobio fact. John Whamiey war committed for trial to-day on a charge of having set fi o to certain houses belonging t> him m Tinaknri road on November 22aJ Jaat, wi'.h intent to defraud thj London and Lancashire Inauraoce Company. John Robertson, one of the or prietors of the Pfoeiix Foundry, had hie arm badly crushed while erecdng machinery. The arm was amoututed, but Robettaon died from the ahook. Dunbdin January 19. The Presbyterian Synod depatation waited on the Governor this morning and presented an address t>> him, m Whioh, beaides conveying their greetings, a short history was given of the progress of the Church. They also presented a loyal ad dress to be forwarded to her Majesty con grfttnlatiog her on attaining the jabilee year of her reign The Benevolent Committee have de cided not to supply local boo"it=B with the names r-f us m their district who are fecaivi'. _, i »«,.i', as it would bo a hardship on such persons, but the Secretary was instructed to supply informaion m indi vidual oases to Mayors or Town Clerks The meeiing of ihe Pr< abyterian Synod waa brought to a oloaa this evening. The finance report eh wed thet there had been an increase of £61 m the eusteatttion fund £450 m the building fund, but oil others had decreased. Tie Moderator and the Rev Fergus n wer« appointed delegates to the No them Church.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Fire at Newmarket.

Auck&and. Jnna*y 20.

Shortly before midnight last night the borou h of Newmarktt narrowly escaped deetrnciion by iire. Kutton's prodoce stores, adjoining the Newmarket hotel, m a {closely built business portion of the town was found to be m flames. The residents m the neighborhood were greatly alarmed, and organised a bucket brigade, but this produced no eff-ct on the bay and other inflammable materials. Fortinately the City Water (Supply bud been turned on to the .Newmarket mains half an hour previously, and Mr ■ ut er (Mayor), with a number of his workmen, obtained a boso branch and very goon had a strong stream playing on the flames. Aflor a sharp struggle the lire was suppnesed, but the buildings on either side wero slightly injured, one having actually caught fire. The damage 13 estimated at £500, A fire brigude is to be organised m the borough. Sudden Death- Auckland, January 20. James Mcllhorny, a gum digger, died suddenly while sitting at the door of a boarding-house at Wobl Queen Btreet. Deceased sustained internal iujuriea a few days a^o while assisting to suppress a bash fire a* Meroury Bay. Bush Fires. The heavy ram on Tuesday night has not strppod the spread of the bush fires. Rangitoto Island, In the harbor continuti bl»zn^»nd smoking like a volcano. At Helenaville a fire m Slater's bush des troyed over 100 acres of scrub besides fsnoing, several whares, the cook house and a largb dam. The Aratapu sawmill and dwelling-houses bad a narrow eßoape from being consumed by a bush fire which had been ittarte-* by gum diggers- Kaihu Valley Railway. Mr Owen, contractor tor trie Kalhu Tttlley Railway has arrived from Sydney and meanß to start operations at once, giving employment to 100 men The first seotion, 16£ miles, is to ooßt £58,000, inc'uding rolling stock, railway stations, and other buildi-ies. The railway will tap a splendid Kauri buah, containing 300 million feet of timber. The Railway plant and rolling stock will be brought direct from England Working Men's Olub. At a meeting of the Working Men's Olub las*, n'ght, the Hon P. Digusn nag re-elected President A resolution, to boycott Hancock's beer because of a derogatory article on the working men ap earing m » local piper of which "n 9 j of the owners of the brewery is part pro prietor, was reacindsd and left open for consideration . Burglary. A shop In Pousonby was enterod on Sunday ni»ht and a cash box, containing £30 tiken. The deteotivea so far have have been unable to obtain any trace of the robbers. United Free Methodist Church. Wellington, January 20. At the Conference of the United Free Methodist Church <ha third llet of stations was read &% followß : — Addington, J. Parker; Auckland, loci', supply; ''hriat church, H. B. Redshnne; Kanci" 1 -™, A. Peters ; Richmond, F. Dutt m ; JSapiar and Walpaw», P. Edward*; Weatport, E. O. Perry ; Reef ton, W. Worboys ; Wel lington. C Renny. Supernumeraries — S. McFariane, M. Baxter, »nd P. O. Pendrake. Opening of Parliament. It is considered likely th>»' Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on April 16th. Rain Dttnkmn, January 20. A light rain has fallen. Sh'pping. Arrived — c alado from Mauritius. Sunstroke. A 88ven-ye«r- >ld cbild, named Refd, died In the city from sunstroke yesterday.

COWS EATING BONES.

~* Aourloua experience concerning tainted butter is given m the following letter from Mr J. Hamilton, to the Southland Times : " I feel eorry to shook the tender feelings of not a few who have to use butter not qtr'e to their tastes, but I think it is a duty to royB»1f and the public m general, to make pubbo what I have recently proved, and which may be a fertile source of bad butter. One paddook on my farm is bounded on one side by what wan a formidable swamp m former day*, but was ditched come time ago. The ewamp con tained an amount of bones of swamped horaea, cattle, and sheep, and it waa grazed along wi'h the paddook I apeak of. For years, whenever I turned the cows into this paddock the butter got bad and ivn old, and would not keep over four or five d&ya at moat. Suspecting some deleterious plant or wood m the pasture I cropped the paddook, sowing it down In grace or turnips which were eaten off lart year by sheep, Thia year I turned the cows on it again, and to my surprise the butter at once be came bad. An article I read somewhere, which atateb that bones eaten by cows

tainted the- milk came to my memory, and when I examined the swamp i

found that the cows were making a per fect onslaught on the half rotten bones which were coming to the surface thro iwh the vegetable matter rotting and sub siding by being dried. Ihe bones were carefiily gntheied, put into bags and tied, but not carried away In a few days the butter was all right, but m about a weeic the abominable taste re appeared ag»in, and on examining the place I found that the cows had horned one of the bags, and eaten nearly a fourth of the bones it contained. Th s BfOJred, the butter came all ri ht ngain, and this quite convinced me that the bones were the cause."

ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL.

We are m receipt, among a batch of Parliamentary papers, of a copy of Paper E 9, presented to Parliament last session, and containing the official reports on the secondary schools of the colony for the year ending 31st December, 1885. This shows that »he colony had 26 incorporated or endowed schools, the following being the list, viz. : — Auckland College and Grammar School, Christ's College (Canterbuiy) Grammar School, Wellington College, Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls, Wanganui Endowed School,. Auckland Girls' High School, Welling ton Girls' High School, Napier High Schools, Christchurch Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, and High Schools, we presume for boys only, at the Thames, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Gisborne, Rangiora, Akaroa, Ashburton, Timaru, Waimate, Grey mouth, Hokitilca, and Waitaki. The total number of pupils on the rolls ot these schools is given as 2,578, and the average attendance for tbe last quarter of the year as 2,363. The income of the schools tor 1885 (ex clusive of Christ's College, which had not furnished accounts) was ,£62,373 Bs, derived from several sources as follows :-— Current revenue from en. dowments, 12s 3d; parlia mentary grants, fees for tuition, £18,826 4s aid; fees for board, .£3,819 14s 6d ; sundries, ,£2,077 4s iod ; sale of reserves, £13,749 us 6d. The expenditure for the year amounted to £67,121 7s nd, including £6,283 13s 5d reinvested ; and of the total expenditure the salaries paid to the teaching staff absorbed £35,530 7s. Turning to page 36, which deals with the Ash burton High School we find the follow ing report of the Inspector-General to the Minister for Education. " Ashbur ton High School. — Inspected 23rd November. There are two masters lor the Boys' School ; but a large share of their time is given to the Girls' School, which has but one mistress. The boys m the highest form are preparing to compete for University junior scholar ships. The work for the lowest form is— English grammar (Hall's Primary), composition, and reading j Collier's British History; Philips's Elementary Geography ; arithmetic — compound rules and fractions ; French— Hall's First Book ; Latin— the early part of Principia, Part I. The school, which is small, is very much subdivided, to meet the wants of pupils at very various stages of progress, and much of the work is done rather as if it were private study with a tutor than i.i the ordinary manner of class-work. It appears to me that the boys are making good progress. There is very little strict dis cipline ; but I think there is diligence, and cheerful and intelligent application. The girls of the highest form have read Principia, Part 1., and are at work on Bennett's Latin Stories. In French they use Dtjardine's Class-book, Hachette's Second Reader, Brachet's Grammar, and Blouet's Composition. In English they have been reading Henry IV., Lycidas, and Gray's Odes and Elegy. In Euclid they have read three books. Their work m algebra is fractions and simple equations, and m arithmetic the whole of Hamblin Smith. In addition to geography and English history they learn some Grecian history. They use the Physics Primer, and have instruc tion m drawing, needlework, vocal music, and calisthenics. The lowest form is a little below the standard of the lowest m the boys' school. The tone of the school appeared to me to be very satisfactory." On the same page as the foregoing is the report of Mr Ollivier, Provincial District Auditor, as to the finance of the school, from which it appears that the receipts for 1885 were as follows :— Rent from reserves, £433 14s nd; fees, £241 6s ; sale of books, £27 8s id ; balance, bank overdraft, £340 14s gd ; being together a total of £1043 3s $6. The expenditure for the same period is shown as follows ;— Overdraft, Dec, 1884, £65 os sd; salaries for thir teen months, to 31st Dec, 1885, £773 6s 8d ; books, £64 7s nd ; stationery, prizes, &c, £33 12s iid; cleaning, fuel, &c, £45 16s 3d; repairs, insur ance, &c., £33 us 6d; incidental expenses, £27 2s id; total, £1043 3s o,d. Upon the foregoing Mr Ollivier remarks that " The actual rent is £425 14s ad., derived from the estate ; the fees from scholars, £241 — together £665 — £100 a year less than the salaries to teachers ; and the insti tution is already m debt £340." Now, this is by no means a satisfactory,. state of things, financially considered, and m view of the good work which the school is doing, as shown by Mr Habens' report, we do not think that Ashburton is being fairly treated by tbe Government of the colony. For while Parliament contributed by direct vote the sum of £4250 for the year dealt with m the report to certain secondary schools, Ashburton did not participate to the extent of a solitary pound, the vote being allocated as follows, viz. : — Auckland Girls' High School, £1250; New Plymouth High School, £200; Wellington College, £400 ; Wellington Girls' High School, £350 ; Nelson College, £500 ; Christ church Girls' High School, ■ £200 ; Timaru High School, £600 ; Waitaki High School, £500 ; Southland High School, £250. Thus, while nine schools were assisted by State grants, seventeen were altogether left out m the cold, Ashburton being one of the latter. Surely, this system of making fish of one and fowl of another can be justified on no ground of principle, and if the State is to continue to assist secondary education, fair play demands that the money voted for the purpose should be divided pro tata on some recognised ptyrJ. The /natter is one which calls for, and will, we hope, receive the attention of the members for tbe district^

A Daughter's Misery.

" Eleven years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery, " From a complication off kidney, liver, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, " Under the care of the best physicians,. . " Who gave her disease various names, " But no relief, " And now Bhe is restored to us m good health by as simple a temedy as Hop Bitters, that we had shunned f r years before using it The Pakbnts.

Prosecute the Swindlers!!

If when .you call for American Hop Bitters (see green tivig of Hops on the white label and Dr Sortie's name blown m the bott-e), 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 else indiot him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the convic tion. .

Bus' ness W oticea.

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Advertising Cheats. "It has become so common to begin i an article, man e'egant interesting Btyle, i " Then run it into some advertisement, that we .'ll such. ( " And simp y call attention to the I men's : of Hop Bitters mas plaiD, honest terms as possible, "To induce p©°pl© "To give them ovie trial, which so i proves their value that they will never use anything else." '• The Remedy bo favorably noticed m all the papers, Religious and secular, is " Having a large sale, and is supplantin all other medicines. 11 There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability * • * • "In compounding a medioine whose virtues are so palpable to everyone's observa- tion." Did She Die ? " No ! " She lingered and suffered along, pining away all the time for years." *' The doct'-rs doing her no good " *' And at last was cur d by this Hop Bitters the papers say so much abont. " "Indeed! Indeed!" "Bow thankful we should be for that medicine."



1 . "*' "■■ '/■ v i ? *' ■ ' : i"lf"' A§nBtRTOI WOOL SALES TXTE BEG to ntimate to oar Cli«t§ and Others interested that •«■" »■ ■ -■ ■ ■ . : >•'■"• ; ■ NEXT WOOL Si^ ■■■ OF 'THE ■■- -■"■■ : : :^' % SEASON FOR THK , ■'• ASHBUETON DISTRICT Will be held m oar Stores on Tuesday, January 23th, 1887, When a Large and Varied Gatalogut wil • ■ .■'.■■■■.■{ be submitted to competitieo, . ■ ■ ■ • '..'./■ s? 5 > ''"' Clients will oblige by forwarding pat ticulars as early as possible, so as to sttwr of catalogue being prepared. Wool. Wool. WoSl. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES AGAINST WOOL Conßigne as for Salt either, at CHRISTOHUROH ASHBURTON, AUSTRALIAN OR INGLIBH MARKHTII H. Matson & Co, ASHBUBTOM 1162 CBNTBAIi HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having taktn the abott , Hotel, soHolts » share of patrong* from the people of Ashbnrton and nr> roonding AhtffrtM. Best Brands of Wine's Spirits ak)3 tiftjrs. ' Good Stabljng -Feeds, On BmtilHO, Horaes and Baggies to Its on hire s> prioes to meet the times. For the oonrenleooe of tfiTOllelv hansom cab will meet all trtlot.



l 1 PA YARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY yeara of great success proclaim its Bupotiority m the treatment of Violent 1 Coldß, Irritation of the Chest, Aching, Sprainß, Sprains, Sorea, Bca'ds, Coma, BuDion", Soft Corn?, rtc This medicine, the property of which haß been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, is of an inyalu* able nso m many inflanDiaatory oisease3 against which there are not t^any effi aclous remedies, and ia therefore justly considered by a gre-vt number of out most eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the aboyeaffcctionß. Ia order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn'a signature hae to bo r required oa every roll of paper aud on the box. Wholesale 30, Bue Boint-Merri, Fans {France), and sold by all Ohomistß m the ( Colonies. !' i Ashbnrton I WOOL SALES OUR THIRD AND LAST » Wool Sale r J OF THE SEASON Will bo held at oar , WOOL AND GRAIN STORES, WEST STREET,; ON ; Tuesday, 25tb Instant, T ■ At 2 p.m. [ FEIEDLANDEE BEOS. Grass Seed. i WE ARE PURCHASERS of GRASS SEED m large or small quantities. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. FEIEDLANDER BEOS. Cornsacks CORNSAOtfS. Jast landing, ex Triumph; 1000 BALES Farmers will please send as their orders early. FEIEDLANDEE BEOS. REAPER AND BINDER Twine and Wire We are also landing, ex Aorangi, BEST REAPER AND BINDER TWINE AND WIRE, whioh will be sold CHEAP. FKIEDLANDEB BEOS. mi



k l_ isns ness iMocicea. «. ...^,, Good News to the JParmerSi et fii • ANOTHER SHIPMENT OP THE OELEBRAEED - Walter A. Wood's New Steel Wheel Biir, — Per ship Theodore, which arrived on Friday, January 14th, from New York. STHE3B MACHINES HAVE ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. INSPECTION INVITED. I of ■ : = ■•;■. .. :>* AN EXPERT IS IN ATTENDANCE FBOM THE FAOTOBt. - EUSSIAIST HEMP TWIKE 4-ply, ronning 900 feet to the Ib. A STOCK OP EXTRAS EEPT IN ASHBTJPTW. h F. PERRIMAN. _ _ " ~ W. FATCHI]SF(? ; TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUPAOTUfiBIU > J A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL BHSEB [ CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. *5 i ' '— ■ . ■ •. ;;■• :■;?; Manilla Bope, Plough Lines, Fißhing Lines, Gotheo and Qariltn LUi«i. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, : : Special attention is called to the well assorted ; ; STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER OANVASfiS, ;: All mad« on th» Premises. . ; '^ ; Battens and Canvas kept m ptock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpaalina £ro» 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing mad* on the £remiMo.:, ; MABQDEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HDiE. J All Orders by Letter or Telegram Promptly Atthndbdto. , ,W- PATCHING, ; ; H', 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON. '"'.'£*£■■ w ______. — -■•- ■•"•-- '^-^>



ASHBURTON TOWN HALL Col PANY. rpHE Liquidators and Guaranlc 3 request the Shareholders to me them m the pper Room of thu Toy Ball on FRIDAY, 2 1st hut., et4 30 p i Business important. T. BULLOCK," I§lls For the Liquidators Auction?. ASHBTJETON WOOLJALE MESSES MILES & CO. WILL hold their THIRD SALE WOOL BY AUCTION at MR, G. JAMESON'S STORES ON Tuesday, 25th of January ins J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, 12«95 . Ashburton, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd. JN THE ESTATE OF THOMAS GOLLfNS. Town Section 448, Burnett Street, wit Dwelling House thereon for sale. MR T. BULLOCK Ins receivei instructions from iho Deputy Officiiil Assignee to SELL BY PUBMC AUCTION, At the Arcade, on FATURDAY, J:\NJJAKY 22nd, T.S. 448, fronting Burnett Btreet, anc only one Section from the ole Borough Council Chambers, oc which is erected a 4-Roomed Dwelling-house. This property ib well Bituated Inspec- tion invited. Terms at Sale. Sale at 12.45, T. BULLOCK, 1° Auctioneer. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. THE ASHBURTON TOWN HALL, VTR. F. C. TABART (m conjunction ill. with Messrs Friedlander Bros.) instructed by the Liquidators, will sell by Public Auction at the TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON, ON :TUESDAY, THE3 25th INST., * At 1.45 p.m. sharp Tlje übove valuable property with all • the rights and appurtenanceE belonging thereto. The property is adjoining the Somerset Hotel, has a largo frontage on the main street, and is well worthy the attention of capitalists and others. Terms at Sale. For full particulars, apply to F. C. TABART, Auctioneer, Or FRIEDLANDER BROS, IJIO4 Ashburton. T. Bullock. mo LET.— A 4-Roomed House m X. Kermode street. T. BULLOCK. miNWALD— Town Seotions 37 J, 372, i. 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, ia one blook, fronting Thomj.oou street, neai the County Saleyards, for Bale at a lon price, and on liberal terms, Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomed Houso fronting the Town Belt East the property of MrR. W. Clayton. Aa be has left for the North Island, this will be Bold at a low price. It is well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not sold will be le at a low rental to a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey street, nicety situated, and lately m occupation r* Mn Couttß. Apply to T. BULLO -iC. TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomec Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hampstead, near the Convent. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr Jamei t-mith'B property. For particulars applj to T. BULLOCK TO LET.— For 3or 6 years, with oi wif oub a pu'ehaaing clause, R.S. 25340, containing 137 acres, situated neai the Grange, at the baok of the Racecourae. Apply to T. Bullock. TINWALD, TO LET at a low rental, 3-roomed Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LtT. — Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOCK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale ; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with fhop and dwelling house. Apply to T. TO LEI, a three-roomed. Cottage at Trevor ton. Rent, 3b 6d per weob Apply to T. BULLOCK. r j 6 LET— 2 Cottages In Grey Street I. kown as Ooatts' block ; Rent a 5i per week. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two. sets of three leavec harrows, by " Howard." _, T. BULLO . FOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if .required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at a low rental, Shop n Dwelllnghonae m Mnore stiree lately m ocoupetion of Mr Lucas SULLOOK TJEAPEBS & BINDERS FOR SALE. McCormick Wire Binder ... £20  n ,i •., 12. >? m n *•• *» .__ ii ii ii -. 410 »i »> »i »•• '4 Deering Twine Binder ... 10 Samueleon Twine Binder ... 12 ii j» i« ... 15 T, BULLOCK,



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUOTIONEErt, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AKD VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALETat 12 o'clock Bbarj. — Horses, Cattle, Plgo, Produoo \ and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company . FOR SALjS— Moveable Hut on pair wheels ; tw bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 50b, Call anahing Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatle cheap. Ploughs, Harrowa, and other imple- ments . Oheyleßmore Club Tricycle, the best kind made — oheap Piano, by Bord, nearly ne*r. Oheap Spring Cart— Cheap 1 Chafoutter, by Bentall String Binder by Wood, good as new, very cheap TO LET Five-roomed Oottßge, Cox i^reet $ rent very low to good tenant alfbbdllrrkon,



Public Notices. AbHBURTON HTGH SCHOOL. Ist TERM, 1887, mHE BOYS' FCH< OL will RE-OPEN I on MONDAY, the 3lßt inst. The GIHLS' bCHOOL on TUESDAY, let February. Pupi's to assemble at 10 a.m. For further information apply to the Headmaster, or the JOHN EDGAR BUCHANAN, ' 1 127 • Secretary^ ASBBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL TREAT WILL bo held m the Mill Paddock, kindly lent by D. H. Brown, Esq., on FKIDAY, 21st JA"NUABY. Children are requested to assemble on the ground at 11 Sports at 12 Children will please bring their *own mugs I§ll9 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. DOG COLLARS FOR 1887, NOTIOE is hereby i>iven that the following will be the price of Dog Collars for t^is ytar : — Doge kept solely for the purpose of th» management of live stock, 5s each. All other Dogs, 10s each. Collars can now be obtained from Mr Craigheid, Water Ranger, Mt C. Morrison, Water Ranger (Bpringburn), and from the clerk, County Council. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. AshbnrtOQ, Jan. 20, 1887. IJI2B LICENSING ACT, 1881, I HEREBY give notice In accordance with th« provisions of "The Licensing Act, 1881," and "Amendment Act, 1882," that tho ANNUAL ELECTION for FIVK PERSONS to form the COMMITTKE for the Licensing District of the BOROUGH of ASHBURTON will be held at the Borough Council Chambers, Baring Square West, Asbbur* ton, on FRIDAY, the 4th February, 1887. NOMINATIONS, m the form prescribed m the second schedule of the " Regula- tion of Local Elections Act, 1876," will be received at the Town Clerk's Office, til 12 o'clock noon on THURBDAY, the 27th January, 1887. CHARLES BRADDELL, Returning officer. Borough Council Office, ABhburton, 19th January, 1887. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. mAKB NOTICE.— The Valuation Roll JL for t]io Borough of Ashburton for tho year 1887 is now open for inspection at the Borough Council Office, Baring Square West, Ashburtou. All objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the 15th day of February next, addressed to the ABsesement Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at tbe Town Clerk's * ffice not less than seven days befcre the next sitting of the said Court. CHARLti-S " BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 15th January, 1887. 1*99