DISMISSAL OF A MAJOR

Wellington, April 9 On Thursday last, lt was cffi.ially re ported to the Minister for Defence that Major Garner, officer m command of the Volunteer a m the Hawke's Bay district, had, while In a state of intoxication, assaulted a Volunte.r m uniform. The Minister took steps to assartain the truth or otherwise of the report, and found it to be quite oorrect. The Governor will, therefore, be recommended to dismiss Major Garner frora the force. '

WEST COAST PROSPECTORS.

Qbbtmouth, April 9. Kirk and party, who left Dunedin some two months ago for Milford Sound with a whaleboat and miner's tools, and ■Ix months' provisions, have jnst oalled at the "Greymouth EvenlDg Star " offics to give an acoount of their two months' search. The complain loudly of having been misled, and desire to warn others from following their example. The ground whioh they were informed was auriferoub Is situated about fifteen miles north of Milford Sound. This ground tbey thoroughly proepeoted wlthont soarcely finding a oolor. They then proepeoted the ground oooupied by Sutherland and party, and fonnd ten inches of wash dirt carrying here and there a mere oolor on ihe bottom of the reef, and about the best prospeot they could find wae about one grain*, to tbe dish, and this only after many trials. They described tbe country as' very rough and difficult, and desire to warn the people of Dunedin against pro- ( eeedtng to that locality. They wish to thank Captain Grey, of the Stella, for his kindness In bringing them on to Grey* month:

TROUBLE IN AFGHANISTAN

HERAT IN DANGER.

[BIUTIB's TILZGRAHB— COPYRIGHT.] London, April 8. Anxiety is felt that a rebellion m Afghanistan is imminent, also that an attack will be made by Turkestan on Herat. The whole country is believed to be m a disturbed state. The Rus •ians are manifesting great activity m Central Asia, and the Russian Press is urging that the present affords a good opportunity for a further advance to wards India, and with that end m view suggests the immediate occupation of Herat.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE

(Bkotir Tjslkohaus — Copyright) 1 London, April 8. £ - A whole batch of knighthoods has been offered m connection with the Imperial Conference. It is understood* that all of the unknighted delegates will be treated alike, and that the following have accepted the honor of K.C.M.G. : — Messrs Downer, Thorn bury and Uppington. Mr Wisdom has been offered a similar honor, but has not decided to accept it. It is rumored that knighthoods will be offered to Mr Lorimer and Mr J. Hoffmeyer (Cape town). The Imperial Conference was yester day engaged m discussing South African affairs.

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACES.

Following are results of principal races decided after we went to preis on Satur day:— Autumn Handicap, 100 soys. The Shah ... 1 Kumor... 2 Charmer ... 3 Tradesmen's Handicap, 50 soys. Giriri 1 Voltigeur 2 ..-• The Shah ... 3

A.J.O. AUTUMN MEETING.

[BKUniB TKLKGR A MS— COPYRIGHT. ] Sydnby, April 9. . The first day's racing of the Australian Jockey Olub'a Autumn Meeting took place at Randwfok to-day. Results: — Thb Autumn Stakes Honeydew 1 Helton... 2 Volcano 3 Only the three horses started. Nelson who waa the favorite, rn ado all the run ning until entering the straight, when Honeydew drew level with him, and a great race ensued, Honeydew winning by half a length. Time, 2min 44f sec. Nelson looked overtrained, and was all oat at the finish of the race. A.J.O. Sibks' Peoducb Staies. Abercorn ... 1 Moorhcuse 2 Buwmont 3 Thb A.J.C. St Lkobb. Trident ... ... ... 1 Kingfieh ... 2 Tamarisk ... ... ' ... 3 Trident made the running and led all th« way, winning eailly by two lengths. Time, Smin 19£«eo, Thb Dokoabter Handicap Abner 1 Blairgowrie 2 Straight Shot 3 NeckUce and Mitrailleuse were both loratohad for this event.

Sydney, April 10. For the Sydney Gold Cup Honeydew i« quoted In tbe betting »t 4 to 1 and Nelion «t 14 to 1.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[KBUTBB'S TELEGRAMS —COPTKIOHT.]

PROFESSOR TYNDALL

London, April 8 Professor John Tyndall, who on Pro fessor Faraday's death succeeded him as Superintendent of the Royal Insti tution of Great Britain, has retired from that position.

DUMMY CHEESES.

A correspondent of a Home paper tel leof the .following little mistake m connection with a special consignment of Glo'ster cheese to a large dairy house m Somerset. .The customers of tho latter hud run very ehort, and immediately tho consignment arrived a good many werG aent out to tho retail shops The shopkeepers found them very hard, but adopting the sugges tion that they might bo " very new," aad wanted ripeniDg they kept them awhile Still, however, no impression could be made upon them, despite tho fact that they were before tho firo for a couple of days. More complaints now catno m to the Somerset firm, and at length a sus picion began to dawn upon them They communicuted with tho Gloucestershire house, and found that the actual consign ment of cheese which had been ordered was coming m a day or two, and that the lot previously forwarded had only been plaster of Paris dummies for show m Bhop windows ; but to perfect waß the imita tion that the difference had not at first been discovered. ; <

TINWALD BAZAAR

\ A Bazaar, m aid of the funds of tho parochial district of Longbeach, was opened m Mr Gates' shed at Tinwald to-day The shed was decorated for tho occasion with flags ancl flowerß aud ever greens, aud this, with tho nicely -arranged stalls of fancy articles, gave the building a very pleasing appearance The ladies who had charge of stalls, and tho Rev Mr I Garnet., with the officers and many of ! the members of the Church, worked hard, and tho success which attended their efforts is highly creditable to them. Tho following ladies had charge of the varioua stalls : — Mesdames Clark, Scott, Tippetts, Dudley, Carter, Garbett, and Standish, and Misses Carter, Cowper, and Wright, assisted by several othors The array of fancy articles was a very fine one, and there woie refreshments m abundance at a moderate prico A large quantity of farm and dairy produce was contributed by people m tho district, the gifts not beiog confined to members of t,ny particular denomination, • Theae con tributions were to have been sold by Mr Pullock this afternoon and the proceeds should augment to a substantial degree the fund for which tho Bazaar was pro jected. If the articles are not all disposed of this evening, the sale will, we under stand, be continued to-morrow.

A RAILWAY JUBILEE

Extensive and elaborate contributions will be made by all the prinoipal Euro paan countries to the exhibition that will be opened m connection with the railway jubilee m Paris, May I.t. The palace of the exposition, which will cover .six aores of ground, will enclose all that consti tutes the operating material of railways — locomotives, cars, depot appliances, types of restaurant, lighting, hearting and weighing systems, necessities cf travel, provisions, clothes, and thousands of articles of a miscellaneous oharaoter In teresting to the travelling and industria' publio. A five mile traok will be used for a series of experiments with various motorß.

LIGHT IN THE EAST

He had slept quietly all the long, silent night, while the family took turns m watching beside him, but aa daylight ap proaohed, and the first faint raya of the coming sunrise dispelled the dim wight shadow*, he stirred uneas'ly. Hii patient, loving wife sat by the bed holding m hen one of the cold, pale hands that lay nerveless and almost pulnelesd be ■lde him. He felt rather than saw that •he was there. 1 Mother,' he aiked, presently, 'is it lighten the Eautr «* 'Yes, David,' she answered with tearful voioe, 'the light Is breaking.' * Then It is time to be op/ he said, and ■o fell asleep. And soon ihe red, roay sun fhoded the whole Eastern sky with a rodlanco that reflected itself m the snow, and 11 up the winter Ecene with an indescribable glory. Bat the old farm house looked cad and lonely. The cattle m the barn waiting to be fed, lowed mournfully to each other. The old house dog sat on the Btoop and looked into the distance with pathetic eyea. and shivered with dumb inailnct. And tha ear y miming train com'ng round the curve slackened its speed as the men leaned forward t > ask m pantomime for their old friend. And they saw the bit of flattering black that was to Blgnal them, and instantly every head was bared and bowed, So ! he w»a ! gone, who for so many years had w»ved them a cheery ' good morniDg ' that had lasted them all (ho day. Yea, wbeu it vras ' light In tha east ' ho waa • up ' and away, God having pro vided some better thing for him In the MorniDg Land.

ANOTHER PLUCKY WOMAN .

The Auckland correspondent of an ex change sayß : —For some time past con stant complaints have been received by the police regarding tho way Jn whioh country and suburban houses are visited by tramps and others, who lift everything whioh they can carry away. At length one of these miscreants has been secured, mainly through the Instrumentality of the wife of a settler named Oharles Worrell. He proved to be a well. known character named Henry Atkln, alias Dalton, alias Millwood. The prisoner appeared at the Police Court charged with vagrancy. Mrs Catherine Worrell deposed that on the 28th March she saw a man listening at her door. He subse quently entered the house, and she met him. cots ing out of her bedroom. He refuß?d to come with her to her husband, and she caught hold of him and called out for assistance. Some neighbors came and secured him The prisoner was sentenced to three montha' imprisonment for vagrancy, and committed for trial on four charges of larceny from dwellings traced to him after hia arrest..

A BANK TELLER AT FAULT.

It Ib not often that anybody rocalveo too much money, In mistake, from a batik teller, still leas often that a teller makes ■ach a mistake twice In a day. Such a o»ae baa, however, been brought under the notice of tbe Napier " Telegraph." A well known contractor went to his bank and asked for five five pound notes besides other cash. He got hta bundle of notes and coin, left the place, and went and paid some of his men off. One of them opening his roll, discovered that one of the notes instead of being a five was a twenty. He mentioned it, and two other men dis covered a similar mistake bad been made m their case. The attention of the employer wan drawn to the faot, and he then discovered that instead of reoairing five fivetf, be bad received five twenties— • £100, Instead of £25. He immediately retraced his steps, and informed the cashier of his mistake. The gentleman becune 00 confused on hearing of his blunder that he sejreely tnew what he was about, and instead of giving the coa tractor five fives, having the still inhlß mind, handed ovor twenty-fives unking as bad a blunder ac before. Tbe contractor shoved the money back ag*in, and told tho cashier he had pot his fo r )t m it again. Ha eventually got the money ho required, and left the bar k man so mfxod up that he did not know whether be waa standing on bia hoad or heels. Thia la a fact.

STICKING TO THE PUDDING

A contributor of amusing " rernin ifcsncoo of society " to tbe colutrna of an exchange furnishes tho following as an Incident, occurring at the table of tho late Lord Northwlok. Be recnmmfnded to the notice of a lady some sweet dlah that was near him, when sho replied, ' Thank yon, my lord, I have some pudding '; not apprehending her answer, he agnln and B^aiD, at short Interval*, urged her to taste the dish, and received the sime inaudible reply, when the lady's lout of a country servant couaidered he ought to explain matters. Ho therefore ap proached Lord Northwick's chair, and putting his mouth close t"> his lordship's ear, vociferated with all his lungs, 'My lo'd, missus cay« she'll stick to the pudding ' The effeofc was electrical, bm no one enjoyed the j-ke better than the deaf lord himself.

SLAVERY IN MADAGASCAR

From trnatworthy Bourcea informal ion ia received m England that the slave trade haa been re-commenced by Fr.ncb agenta m Madagascar. Unfortunate nnHvo* a'e hough, m th? interior for cloth, powder, ruu'kots, eic, c stlnjL. tn goods about £5 « man. Ihoy brlug £35 to £40 each In tbo French colony of Ptfuuion. The refusal of the Hovas to tolerate this 'trnflio was <>ne of the real causes of the French war a?ainßt Mada gascar. The Aborigines Protection Socisty aud other organiz .tions m England and elsewhere will endeavour to secure Its summary suppression.

FUNERAL OF THE LARGEST MAN IN THE WORLD

Some thousands of persons visited Tipton recently to witness the funeral of Mr Samuol Mufitt, who was exhibited •t ihe Cross Keya lan, Gloucester, a year or two ago, as t^o largest maa m the world. The deceased, who died afte-a few hours' illnesi, was a native of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, and waa 65 yeara of pg.. Hia dimensions were;— height, 6ffc lln; weight, 40atone; girth of waist, lOOm; and he measured 20in round the calf of his leg. A hearae could not be found lanje enough for the deceased's removal, and he had to bo conveyed on a flat. The sashes had to be removed from the windows, and nearly twenty men were employed to get the body through the window oo the flit

NOBS AND SNOBS

If a poor rough assaults a woman who is not hia wife m order to rob her of half a crown (atya a Home p&par), he m liable to five years' penal servitude and a flogging with the cat-o'-nine-tails But when Mr Albert Dixou, Hewitaon. stockbroker, was co.vioted the other day at Macoleafield of having violently fl igged his wife In order to compel her to give up to him £2000. left her by her father under the Married Women's Property Act, be was only sent to gaol for two months. So there is one law for the rich and another for the poor, and one law for the wife and another for the woman who Is assaulted by a man un attached.

SNOOKS.

Writing of the legaoy of £150,000 left to Sir Charles Dilko, and the condition of change of name -thore'o attached, the " Bruce Herald " Bays : — '♦ Snooke, or Snooks, is for a<?me ocoalt reason re garded aa a very ohjeotionable name, It is a fast though that it belongs to many highly reapeotabln families m the south of England. Wo would have no objection to adopting it if a big fortune were attached thereto It would be easy after getting Ihe money to ray that one ob jected to a nickname, and wonld m future use the word m Its original iutegrity, Sevenoaka, and not m the vulgar con tracted form, Snooks. "

A SPINSTERS' PARADISE.

Here is a promised land for neglected epinstera An American Dap?rs B&ys, that there aro no less than 30,000 bnohe lors m Montana, bo Bays an enthusiastic resident, and every oue of them is m need of a wife, Theße youn? fellows have no t<mo to go courting themselves, and mach of this sort cf thing is done by proxy. They are entirely too busy amassing fortunes, either at sheep-herd ing, oat'lo growing, or mining, m which at least 30 per cent f-f them aro bound to become miliionairrg sooner or later. There h the greatest pnßßtble need m Montana for young girls and maidens old women and old maid?, too, for that matter, each . and every one of thorn would fill a long-felt want. Domestics aro m high demand.

THE PANAMA CANAL

Dr Mathios, Bare eon of a Frenoh war* ship, who has visited the works of tho Panama Canal, lately states (hat although perhaps M de Lesseps has squandered' money on the work?, there is no doubt that they will be successfully completed. The opening of the Canal (eaya the correspondent of an exobango) 1b still viewed with alarm m tbe States. Tne great railway ruon of tbe States are well aware that trade will be diverted from their immense railroads when this short cut from the Australian colonies to Europe < iB opened. This, however, is tho only opposition to the c>rul The interests financially In the United Ststes railways run into several hundreds of millions.

Mr Pugh remarked that his neighbors had taken a kindly and sympathetic interest m his case for many years, but of late their interest had been greatly awakened by a happy change m his condition. What you report as having heard abroad, said he, is substantially true, with one exception. I never understood th?t my case was ever given up as hopeless by any I'hysicia-. 1 have been treated by several Doctors hereabout., ns good as any m Wal.s, but unfortunately no prescription of theirs ever brought the des ; rcd relief. 1" ifteea years ngo, he said, I fust b.cam conscious of a soura'd deranged stomach and loss of appetite, which the Ooccors told me was Dyspepsia. What food I could keep m my stomach seemed to do me no good and was often thrown up with painful retchings. This was followed after a time with hoarse ness _and a raw soreness of the throat, which the Doctors called bronchitis, and I was treated for that, but with little success. Then came shortness of breath and a sense of suffo cation, especially nights with clammy sweat, and I would have to get out of bed, and sometimes open a door or window m winter weather to fill my lungs with the cold air. About six years ago I became so bad that I could not sleep m bed, but had to take my unquiet rest and dreamy sleep sitting m an armchair. My affliction seemed to be working downwards into my bowels as well as up wards into my lungs and throat. In the violent couching spasms which grew more frequent, my abdomen would expand and collapse, and at times it would seem that I should suffocate. All this time I was reduced ni strength so that I could perform no hard labor, and my spir ts were consequently much depressed. < Early m this last spring I had a still more severe spasmodic attack, and my family and neighbors became alarmed, believing _h«t cer, tainly I would not survive, when a neighborf who had some knowledge, or had heard of the medicine, sent to Aberystwith by the diver of the Omnibus Post, some seven miles distant and fetched a bottle of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. This medicine they administered to me according to the directions, when to their surprise and delight no leas than my own, the spasm ceased, I became at ease, and my stomach was calmed. My bowels were moved as by a gentle cathartic, and I felt a sense of quiet comfort all through such ns I had not before realised m many years. I cuild walk around the house and breathe comfortably m J a few hours after I had taken the medicine. I I have continued to take the medicine daily now for something over two months, and I can lay down and sleep sweetly at nights anc 5 have not sine c had a recurrence of those ten ible spasms and sweatings, l have been so long broken down and reduced m my whole system that I have not (ned to perform any very hard out door labor, deeming it best to be prudent lest by over-exertion I may do myself injury before my strength is fully lestored. I feel that my stomach and bowels have been and are being thoroughly renovated and renewed by the medicine. In fact I feel like a new man.

THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1887



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LIVING SIX YEARS WITHOUT GOING TO BED. Mr Editor, — "While spending a few day at the pleasant seaside town of Aberystwith Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard related wha seemed to me either a fabuious stoiy or marvellous cure. The story was that of a poor sufferer .who had not been able to lie down m bed for six long years, given up to die by all doctors, had been speedily cured by some Patent Medicine, was rented with the more implicit con- Bdence from the circumstance, as was said, that the Vicar of Llanrystyd was familiar with the facts, and could vouch for the truth of the report. Having a little curiosity to know how such stories grow m travelling, 1 took the liberty, while at the village of Llanrystyd to call upon the V*car, the Rev. T. Evans, and to enquire about this wondeiful cure. Though a total stranger to him, bolh he and his wife most graciously entertained me m a half hour's conversation, principally touching the case of Mr Pugh, m which they seemed to take a deep' and sympathetic interest, having been familiar with his sufferings, and now rejoiced m what' seemed to tl'em a most remark-able cure. The Vicar remarked that he presumed his name had been connected with the report from hs having mentioned the case to Mr John Thomas, a chemist of Llanon. He said Mr Pugh was formerly a resident of their parish, but was now living m the parish of Lland- demol. He strongly vouched Mr William Pugh's character as a respectable farmer and worthy of credit. I left the venerable Vicar with a lively sense of the happy relation of a pastor and people, feeling that he was one who truly sympathised with all who are afflicted m mind , body, or estate. On my return to Aberystwith, I was im- pressed with a desire to see Mr Puph, who-e reputation stood so high. His farm is called Pancom-Mawr, signifying "above the dingle," situated near the summit of a smooth round hill overlooking .1 beautiful valley m which is situated the lovely ivy-mant'ed Church of Llanddeinol. I found Mr Pugh, apparently about 40 years of age, < f medium height, ( tather slight, with a pleasant and intelligent face. 1 told him I had heard of his great affliction and of his remarkable and, almost miraculous relief, and ihat I had come to learn from his own lips what there was of truth m ' ! the veports, i



Public Notices MACANDREW MEMORIAL FUND. - A SUBSCRIPTION List lies at tho " Mail " and ,: Guardian " Office for signature, and I shall bo happy to receiv; and forward contributions, either for. I Scholiirslr'p, or !. tatue, or unconditiona j x WM. J STEWARD. From tho Official Assignee m Bankruptcy ■■ District of Ashburton, Canterbury Memorandum for Mr Andrew Orr, Ashbnrton Dear Fib,-J?« Alexander Smith, hare tne pieasuru io inforr._ you that your Cash Tender for tho Stock m the abovo Estate is Accepted m terms of the Tender. Yours truly, J. O. BELL, Deputy Official Assignee. THE above DRAPERY STOOK having been Purchased at a BIG DIS- COUNT off the FIB ST COST, is ; Now on Sale, AND | MUST BE CLEARED During the Next Three: Weeks, AS A Large Shipment OP MW GOODS EX DORIC, JUST TO HAND. ;' COME AT ONCE AND SECURE THE (greatest bargains -; EVER OFFERED IN ASHBTJKTO'-Vr. I— All 01a__e- of Gcod Greatly Reduced ANDREW ORB,. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING mHURSDAY & JTIRIDAY APRIL 2lst & 22nd, 1887. ; Preoident^-E. G. Wright. Vice-Pre-idcnt— John Grisfg. Judge— Matthew Stitt. Stewards : H. Friedlander j W; C Walker W. B. Denshire I It. McOwen J. C. N. Grigs I Dr Leahy It. Friedlander. Treasurer— David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales— T. E. Upton. . Clerk of the Co .rrc— A. Howson . HnndicapperK— The Committee. Starter— Dr Leahy. First Race ok Faoh Day to Start 12.80 r.__. FIRST* DAY 1, DISTItICT HURDLE RACE of 20 soys over cix flights of hurdles, nbont 3_fc 6'n high. Nomination, 16a; acceptance, 10s. 1$ mile. District horses only. 2. AhIIBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP o 60 eovs Nomination, Ibovj acceptance .JpfW. Ii mile. 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 eov each, with 16 boys added. F.r lwo*year-olt.s bred, owrcd, Mid trained by >e.identa m the district defined by Rule 3. Colts Bst 101 b fillies nnd geldings Bst 81b. Nominatio n 10s. Iho sweep to be paid by 9 p.m. on Ap.il 18th. Fivefurlonßs. 4. HANDICAPTIMET_.OT(in saddle) of _0 eovs.. Nomination, 10 _; acceptance, 10.. Weight not less than lOat. Break and tnn?» 8 m les. 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soys. NomK nation. I soy ; acceptance, 10s. 3-mile. 6. POST STAKES cf 10 eova. Entrance, 10s, to bo mado to tbe Secretary imme- diately after the F.ying Handicap is inn. Catch weights, i-mile. The winner to bo sold imD.ee/iately after the race fdr 15 _cvs, any surplus to go to the fund* of the Olub. SEOOND DAY. 1. DISTRIOT "WELTER HANDICAP ol 20 eov.. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. Minimum weight, lOst. IJ mile, Distiict horfeß only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 bovb Nomination, 1 eov ; acceptance, 1 boy Seven furlongs. 8 HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle Ot 1 6 soys. Nomination, 10 3 ; acceptance, 6s. Weipht r.ot less lOst. Break and turn. Twice round the conrse. Distric hordes only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 sovit. Mominat on, 10s ; acceptance, 10s: Die* tr;ct horses only. 1 a. ile. 5. .-"OVEL RACE of 16 .ovb. Entrancp, 10s, tn be made to the Secretary immediately t_f lor the Hnrve. t Handicap ia inn. Catch weights. Five furJorgs. The winner to be sold in_n.td_Ht-.ly after the race, tie wholo of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Olub. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 soys. Nomination, 1 eov, to be made immediately after the Novel Race is run} acceptance free, to be r otiticd to th« Secretary within ten minutes of the declaration of wei&hta. 1 mile. RULES_,AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Meeting will be held under the Rules of Racing and Ashbnrton Racing Uiub Rules. 2- No entry will be received rxcept on the condition that all disputes, claims, and ob- jections ari.ing tut of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards or whom they may appoi t ; their decision on all points connected with tho carrying out of th's programme to bo Anal. 8. A district horee .hall mean nny home tbat haß been commonly resident m the dit>« trict between the rivers Selwyn and Opihi from January 21, 1687, and up lo the date of the foribco_.inj? meetim?, ami owned by a i erson who has. resided m the Baid district during the ea mo period. 4. Five per cent, will be deduct' d from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this progr mmc for the expen.es of the course. 6. All nominations and acceptances to go to the funds of the Club. * 6. Trotting Races. Horses must trot fairly to tho satisfaction cf the Referee. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to bo r.ccomr. anied by ft., name, ago, anc' description o horse, and colors of rider m the hands of the Secretary (address — Aahburton) no later than 9 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 1887. WEIGHrS. Weights for tho first day's handicaps will b 8 declared on Wedr.sday, April 18, 188 Wcightß for th-.) second day's handicaps will he decaied at 0 o'cl ck on the evening of ibe first .ay's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptaucea /or .ha first daj'a .haudicfp must be made to the Secretary uot later t< •« 9 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887., Accost auces for the tecend day'B handicaps at 10 o'clock on the evetiug of the first day raoing, { 0. O FOOKB. Scorotaiy



| Pub ie Notices. j HAVES & GO. jl/jrAINTAJN that it is no uso to make 1 JJI k. hue and cry abont what one ia • going to do, unless one is prepared to do it a-d m adv.-riieiug what we have for sale you are kindly invito! to look through onr Kstahlislimen .8, nnd you will find that we are decidtdly tho Cheapest _nd Bost Houso io town for everything. f NO MISTAKE IN THIS. ENCOURAGE T OCAL TNDUSTRY AND ASK FOR i Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, AND Knitting Yams FI'.OM _HE ASHBUETON WOOLLEN FACTORY. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WB HAVE ROOM FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OF GRAIN; N 0 v"eR MI N. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. r«7E ARE OASH PUROHASER or Wheat Oats Barley AKD Eyegrass H. MATSoi & CO., A6HBURTON, X AM A ptASH pURCHASER OF WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBU HTON. 2°lol Drapery, Grocery, Boots, Clothing, &c. A~ GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. HAYES"^. GO. Having JiOUGHT a Largo BANKRUPT STOCK to the tune of £600 And many of theso Goods nre marked at LT-SS THAN HALF-PRICE Our determination fs TO CLEAR. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Ptjbho. NOTIOR is hereby given thnt the nnderslgned, Meßßrs Whitb and o. (Whito, Smithson, end Raymond), of Timaru, and John A. Catgixl, of Aoh- burton, have thia day entered Into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Ashbnrton, nnder the Btyle of "White, Oaygill and Co." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- arton. WHITE & CO., JOHN A. OAYGILL. Monoy to lend m any sums on approved freehold security Offices : Bollock's Aroade 10*803 THRESHING MACHINE OWNERS. ATTENTION is ducted to the following facts :-We are making STALKER'S AUTOMA Ir C FEFODEBS for £12 10s, including fixing to machine, and we are prepared to fix to machines m any part of the Couuty for name price. Cartage extra Tbe time tbat it is necessary to stop the machine is from 2 to 3 hours. These Feeders are perfect m their action, no epurking out of grain. No nncut sheaves or other improper articles can get into the drum ; nothing but a continuous stream of golden sheaves well shaken out. Tbe regularity of the feed does not depend upon the Band outter. They can be Been at work on machines belonging to the following gentlemen :— James Quigley Chapman Bros. Thomas Perks' Nelson Eden Edward Gates John stalker J. hn Moorhead. F. White, Timaro P. & D. DUNCAN, Wills Street, Ashburton, 3§42 **nle Agentß. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY THE NEW GOODS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ABB NOW OPENED OUT The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST .SELECTED IN THE T< >WN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing, to be desired. Thousands of Men's and Boys Suits, newest Btyles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garmen warranted shrunk Jvetcoats, Waterproof Coats and Legg ._jgs m great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Ohildron's Jersey Suitß, Children's Men- of-War Suits Genthmen's Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Rngs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Begs Phe celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N 2 OLOIHING FACTOR^ East fcJia^ir



Public Notices. J ]_ THE FM JUBILEE SINGERS. ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ABHBURTON. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, APRIL 18th and 19th, 1&87. Reserved Chairs, 4s; Unreserved Seats, 8a ; Back Seats, 2s. Plan and Tickets at Mr Jf. M. Jones', flast st-eet, or at tt c doors. Doors open at 7 80. Concert at 8 o'clock. — j _ ._ NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTOHURCH AUTUMN RACES, 11th and 12th APRIL. ON the llth and 12th the Evening Trains from Ohrißtchurch to Ashbur- ton, and Rakaia to Methven, will start at 4 50 p.m. and 7 pm. re. ppctively, running correspondingly later than ÜBtial On the 12th the M>rnlng Train from Methven to Rakaia wfll run bs on Mon- days, Wednesdays, and Satnrdays. 4 49 By Order. Dram Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 .Bohee— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTION FOR SALE BY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASBBURTON" ; ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AN SALEYARDS CO., LIMITED. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 THE CONCRETE DIPS are now feet long, and fitted with all latest improvements For particulars aa to cost of dipp m sheep, apply at the Caretakers, GEO. JAMESON, 3 164. Secretary. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT* FOB TAUGHT SHILLINGS PER TON j Or m Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOR CASH OiNLY. IT. F. WRIGHT. TUCKER & RESTELL, TIMBEE, COAL & GENERAL MERCHANTS, HAVE much pleasure m informing their customers and others that thoy are now receiving Fresh Supplies of Timber OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS SUITABLE FOR BUILDING OR OTHER PURPOSES, Consisting of Red ond White Pine Boards and Scantlings Rusticate d Weatherboards Feather-edge Weatherboards Tcngued and Grooved White Pine Flooring and Lining. We are now daily expecting from Auckland' a OARGO of ASSORTED KAURI TIMBER. 1-inch and _-inch Bh_lving T. and G. Flooring and Lining Mouldings, Architraves, Skirtings. Our stocks of Kauri are kfapt under cover in- onr Sheda, Weßt Streot Yard, so that the Timber is clean, dry, well seasoned, and fit for immediate use, Large Stocks of V.D.L. TIMBER DEAL DOOKS, SASHES HURDLES AND GATES. Ljsaght's Orb, and Go.pel Oak Galvanised Iron Sheet Lead, Sheet Zinc, Patent Hoofing* Nailß and Wire Nails, Staples Steel Fencing Wira and Barbed Wire > Posts, Bails, Stal&B, !; trainers, and Sheep Yard Rails. NOW BEING DIgOHABGED, Ex ''Oce gei" an.otner vessels. .Newcastle Coal Westport Coal Special quotations for orders by the truck load at any Railway Station m the district, MOUNT SOMERS COAL Kept iv stock for retail purposes, and supplied by tbe truck at pit price.. Tucker & Restejl, I April Ist, 1887.



 Public Notices. WA NTBD, FEED for 2000 or 3COO sheep for several months, graßß or turr Ip, 3* 53 Apply METHVEN HOTEL. *_ A S our old motto is B WALL PROFITS m t\ 4ND QUICK RETURNS, and as it is unpleasant to quote a lot of priceß to mislead tbe public, we shall be thank- ful for an early call, and you can judge for yourselves Note the Addbess — HAVES & CO, Cash Drapers and Grocers, ARCADE, And do not be be misled. N.B. —Our BOOT STOCK is IMMENSE. Methven Schoolroom. EASTER TUESDAY, iath APRIL MESSRS ROSELLE BROS, will have much pleasuro m introducing to tho inhabi- tants of Methven en the above date their cele- brated ! SURPRISE PARTY CONSISTING OF 16 PERFORMERS. Gymnasts, Acrobats, Song and Dance Artiste, Serio-Comic and Motto Singers, Eng- lish, Irfph, Scotch, and Negio Delineators, Corned hns, etc. A Select Ball Will be hold af _er the performance, music for which will be provided by an efficient String Band. Ac" mission — Entertainment s Front Seats, 2s, Bnck Seats, le. Tickets for Ball, 2s 6d extra. Doore open at 7 30 ; performance at 8 Bharp. Our Braes Bind will play selections outside the Hall at 7 o'cloc*. H. ROSELLE, Business Manager. IN addition to my TOBACCONIST. FANOY GOODS, AND HAIR* DRESSING BUSINESS, I havo MOW OPENED my UPSTAIRS ROOM as a FIRST-CLASS BILLIARD ROOM, It being provided with one of the Best English Tables. The Room will be openior play at all hours. Entrance from shop, or side door, East street. NEW Tt O 0 k OP TOYS, PJPES, TOBACCONIST-WARE, AND FANCY GOODS, Just Opened up, W. ZANDER, BILLIARD & HAIRDRESSING SALOONS EAST STREET. LAND DISTBIOT OF CANTERBURY. CROWN LANDS on Perpetual Le«ae as Village Homestead Spocial Settle- ments, under Hec'ion 103, Land Act, 1885, and the Regulations issued by the Governor, under the authority of tho Baid Section, acd published lo " Gazette " 45, September 2nd, 188.. IT is hereby notified that the under- mentioned Sections are opened for Lease for a term of Thirty Years, with tho right of renewal for further terms of Twen.j-one Years, and that applications will be received on SATURDAY, April 30th, for tbo said Leis.B at the Land Offices, Ohrißtchurch ay.d Timaru, and also by Mr March, Railway Station, Winslow, on Apiil 27th ; at Railway Station, Hindß, on April 28th ; and at Courthouse, Ashburton, oa April 29-h. The opplicationa received by Mr Mnroh will bear tho same date as those received at the Land Offioo, Christohurch. HINDS TOWNSHIP— Seotiona from 1 to 83 Inolusive, averaging from 7 to 14£ acres. 1371, ad joining Bin3a To *nshli'.— Sections 1 lo 11 Inolusive, I averaging from 24 to 50 aore., and from Sections 55 to Cl Inclusive, averaging from -12 to 50 aoreß RESERVE 1381, adjoining Hinds Township. — Sections 1 to 8 Inclusive, averaging from 38 to 50 acres, and from Sections 42 to 49 inclu. ye, each 50 acres. The annual rental for the above Seotiona is Is 31 per acre. The only charge for the Lease will be a fee of 10_. No selector shall take up more thai: one allotment. Pianß may be seen at the Land Oflices, Ohristohuron and Timaru, where also coptea of the Village Hon_e.ti.ad Speoial Settlement Regulations may he obtained. JOHN H. BAKER, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, Christchuroh, March 28th, 1887. 4*66 ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY'S Blankets, flannels, Tweeds. SUITS MADE TO ORDER FROM £3 10s. Support Local Industry. OUR & ALCORN CENTRAL HOTEL. JW, MoRAE havlug taken the above a Hotel, sollclta a share of patronage from the people of Aahburton and sur- rounding districts. Best Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beers. Good. Stabling— Feeds, Onk Shilling. Horses and Buggies to let on hire a prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers baqsom p*b will meet a]\ trains. j



Auctions. SATURDAY, 16th APRIL. 2 o'clock. ALFRED HARRISON, instructed by Mr Jilin Bradley, who has left tho district, will Sell by publio auction, at his Roomß, the following Properties : — TOWN SECTION No. 1215, HAVE- LOCK STREET vN'est. SECTIONS Noa. 22 and 23, CHARLES STREET, Alford Forest Road, containing nearly each. Tlioao Sections face the .street, immediately opposite the Woollen Factory's gate. RUBAL SECTION No. 32425, con- taining 14a lr 18p, situated m the Forks, immediately opposite the property of Isauc Snrgoant, Eeq, and fa';inpr the front road. Inspection invited. Title clear. Terraß at sale. IOR ABSOLUTE. SALE. ALFBED HARRISON, 4.° CO Auctioneer,



One Experience of Many. Having experienced a great deal of " Trouble 1" from indigebtion, so much bo that I came near lotting my Life! My trouble always came after eating any food — However light, And digeßtible, Eor two or three hours at a time I had to go through the moat Excruciating painß, *' And the only way I ever got ' 11 Rolief !" Was by throwing up all my Btomach contained ! ! No one can conceive the pains that I had to go through, until "At last?" I was taken ! " So that for three weeks I lay m bed and Could sat nothing ! ! ! My sufferings were so that I called two doctors to give me something that would stop the pain. Their efforts were no good to me. At last I heard a good deal " About your Hop Bitters ! And determined to try them." Got a bottle — m four hours I took the contents of One ! ! ! ! Next day I was out of bed, and have not seen a "trick!" Hour, from tbo same cause, since. 1 have recommended it to hundreds of others. You have no such " Advocate as I am." Geo. Kendall, Allston, Boston, Mass. Downright Cruelty. To permit yourself and family to " Suffer I" With sickness when it can be prevented and cured so easily With Hop Bitters ! ! ! Prosecute the Swindlers! If when yoa call for American Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label and J>r Smile's name Mown m the bottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as yoa 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 Bwindle^ and we will pay you liberally for tho oonvio- tion. Public Notices. Bazaar ! Bazaar ! MONSTER BAZNAR on Eaater Monday at Mr GATES'S SHED, opposite the Railway Station, TINWAT.D, kindly lent for the occasion Proceeds of the Bazaar m aid of the PAROCHIAL FUNDS of the Lon^beach District. Bazaar open at 12.30 p m. Refreshments provided on % liberal scale at a Moderate Charge. Live and Dead Stock, Farm Produce, &c , &c , Bold by auotion daring the day. Magio Lantern, &0.. So. Admission. 6d 4*17 , WILDING AND LEWIS, "D ARRI3TERS AND QOIIOITORS. F. WITbING, NoTABY PUBLIO. Omcea: Next "Mail" Office, Burnettat./ Ashburton. Mr W-JtMvo will attend the sittings of tho Aehburt.on Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be cocßulted personally n these daya. The firm ia now represented m Ash- burton by Mk Clayton, an Englißh Solicitor of oonstdarable experience, who will bo m daily attendance at the office to receive inutruotlona and confer with clents. *100