SPORTING.

WELLINGTON MEETING.

Wellington, February 12. The weather is fine, a llg) t southerly Wind blowing. The course haß been itu pioved by the recent rain. The attendance bfair. Hurr Pabk Handioat.

.Htjbdlb Handicap

DUNEDIN MEETING.

Dunbdin, February 12, Wlldrske Is soratohed for all engage ments at the Danfldin meeting.

POLITICAL.

WBtuNaxoN, February 12, It li understood Parliament opt.ns lit th« last week In April. The Represent a tion Bill will be brought down, on the first day and the Financial Statement made early m the session. It is alno un derstood the Representation Bill will b • based on Bimtlar lines to that iutroduo-d last year.

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

~+ Wklunqion, February 12. Tb.6 Minister for Justioa has receivid tjbe | Great Barrier papers from ?, tht Governor, bat refuses to make th< mirderbrs confession or statement public nntil after the exeoatlon, a 1 least

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

•» WjtLLIHOTON, Fei-ruary I' 2. The member* of th^ Presbyterian Assembly were entertained at a oo river eazione last night. At hih morning's eittinsr the AsHnmb y wan occupied by the farther oonßideraiion of the book of procedure

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at Alford Station for tbe week ending February 11th, 1887 ;—

STANLEY'S EXPEDITION TO SUCCOUR EMIR BEY.

An English paper of reoent data con tains the following m referonon to the relief expedition : — "The expedition now be-ng fitted out for the succour ond withdrawal of Emir Boy from the Equatorial Provinces cf Africa will, it ia understood, have (full countenance and assistance from Her Majoßly'a Govern ment. The Governm' nn have given orders that tho Brltidi Oonaul-General m the Cameroono, Mr Johnston, and the British representative m Z inzbar eha'l give every assistance to the mission now forming, by providing detitilß of the country and the peoples through which the expedition will pass. Sir John Kirk, Hfer Majesty's representative at the Court of the Soltan of Zmzibar, who 1b on leave, has given moat important assistance. Mr H M. Stanley will, accord ing to present arrangements, command the expedition, and a telegram from him was received m London ou December 14, giving indications of his ace ptanoa of the tadk fie Informs the projectors of the expedition that, weather permitting, ho will leave New York m the steamship Elder, and will arive m England o> the 22nd Deoember. The fitting out of the evpedltion is to be left entirely to the oelebrated traveller, and the Btreugth of the force, which must be paoifia, will also be left to his great knowledge of the country whloh he will have to traverse. These matters, therefore, will for a time deity the starting *>f the relief expedition to a date not two months distant. The money needed Cor such an nod rtakiog is naturally the prlnoipal matter, but it m stated that this h»8 been overcome by the generality of a gentleman, w; o, wuh the Miiittnoe of the Egyptian Govern tnent, which has sanctioned the Bxpnn«'i* ture of £10,000, will under ink» ths futfi - mtnt of all monetary obligations. Mr H. M. Stanley, on hia arrival 1m Fn.v land, will at onoe '.enter up<m hi* duties of arranging the dispos ; ticn and oh<m»o ter of the foroe (n be placed undor him, and with the assistanoo of the Xi g • f the Belgians, there is every hop« that Mr Stanley will be aucoeaafal m ot» ryng ont the wishes of the pr -j. otora ot the expedition. Tbe British Geogr»phioal Society Ii greatly interesting itself m the mission, and every endeavor will be made by its members to assist m th > venture The safety of Emir B<y will add greatly to the store <>f impxtant geographical data of the < qnatorlal pro vinces, an it is we 1 known that Emir Bey 1b a clone soieatific obsetv^r of nil the* peculiarities of the oooutry which he is now holdinc

THE MISFORTUNES OF THE CLAIMANT.

Misfortune seems to follow m the foot steps of Thomas Castro, alias Arthur Orton, alias Sir Roger 0. Doughty Tioh borne, and his wife. Their firat appear ance In Ohloargo was getting robbed. They were recommended on their way thither to go to 176, West Madiaon street, as It w*B • nice quiet place, where they would not be eaten np with board bills, nor pestered by curiosity hunters. They went there, The next morning they eonght other quarters, and on tholr return found a diilicalty In re-entering their rooms. Trunks and other heavy movables bad been piled agaioa : the door. When they did succeed m getting Into tha room they discovered tbat robbers had been ransacking their trunks and had paoked some valises with the more valuable of thoir effactn

SAD END OF A LIFE OF SHAM.

An English rotor fc/ f Imperial Fiv-nc whose nama w«b iM<un » Crouch, wt was b»tte>- known a* ' Odd* Pearl,' Hi d July 2 m the home m tho Run di B a»h to which she retired wheu p ivony cam upon her. Sho was attended by h officer of medical relief »t the reqoeac <> the oonoiergi* of tho tenement iv whirl: the lived. What it- tie furniture <-hf< ha>' scarcely audio d to p«.y th* q .a t.er'i' r ••• Her memoirs did not «h>>, at h«j w.. paid Romar.hint! not to giv > a pi -i-:y i them to a ftvr grea 1 pHisounuus of t.) empire, The malady <>f whoh di< < waß oanoer. One realises now wiu difficulty how a woman so utterly vulga> and vulgar looking could eooupy as « notorloty the position ahe took up here shortly after the Crimean war. Bur lust victim was Duval, the Bm of the buto'ier who founded the chuap restaurants, and who m the two years that ensued on hip father's death apent on her and her fibvbl'.s and lap-dogs neventeen millions of franca. When he got to the end of hia fortune ?h" r.'fuaed to see him, and he, forcing his way into nor presence, discharged s pinto] at his temples; intending to blow hi» brains out, but h<s hand slipping h < on y wounded his face badly, Oor»'a soiijUudu w»8 not for the wouudud prod «a , <>ut for 5 ntiTt oarpet o.i which he tall b(< c - ing Tun abßonce of feeling thu« ahowo mado her an object of geoetrtl f pulatou, and sho would huve beon forgotten wen> it not for the litiga ions m whioh she was frequently engigeJ. A c >rre»poudent of the Daily News »»ys : — I knew the whole of tne Orouoh family, and went to aohool with the youngar girls m 1854 55 Mlonte, the eubjeor. of your not toe, was then aboui •eveitean years of age, and apprenticed t a milliner tv Regent pireet. T-.itice »*>f •iia»ppe»red, ..ud. w*» n«rei- h> t of Hy her mother until ab<>ut ft year foefwre the fail of i he .Empire. Mm (Jronch weut over to Parla m see if the notorious Oor» Pearl was rea>ly har lung lost daughter , and fouu- her living m great splendour, the miatresß «f Prii.ou .* ap«leoy, a -d ;-s notno osifl oi the Emperor a'ao. When the crash came she fled over hern, and her mo-her saw her agaio. Mrs Crouch o.i in e to tell m» a<l thl at tho tiii^o it occurred. 'i\\ Daily News cnrreup^ndeiit telegraphs :— '.boo twumy perisonn only attend. d the funeral of tho late Oora ;ea 1* several of her tormer admireis joined m a aubioription to paj th» ixpons. s (i the burial, amounting to £33. Fifty franc* was tent by the secretary of a very great perßonage to buy a five years' grave A Proteatant clergyman officiated out of ohnrity. The deceased wished it to be known that Bhe blamed nobody but Lersdlf for her final miuery. An occasional correspondent of the Daily News writeß : — Treaty years ago the equipage of i>ora Pearl waa one of tho sights of Hyde Park The loungerß by the tils threw a doub'e iiitensiiy into their Btare when her carriage passed with its p rfeot horses and irreproachable liveriea. Great ladies were acouaed of dressing 'after* 1 h» calebrity. Whan she went to Paris and Bhortly after she m >de her debut at the B'Mjffjg, the 'heatre w.ib filed to over fiawiug with tho ladiea of the demi monda, and ' parsonages' titled and un titled. Never did a premiere evolve so much curloiiry Ooriain of the boxes sold at 500 fninca each, and oroh-otra ytalla fetched 150 franoa. Before thon Cora Pearl waa well known to Pariah ua as an anuzon, a female contiur, She wished to present hernolf m a now aspect to the public Her slanlno were tho talk of P.ris. Thd wo»lthie3t wud most, re fined wore a )t abovd taking a hmt from her on the eu ; ject of tho tables. Paris had not then begun to emu a a London m this reßpecb Cora wi»a ouo of the first to eet thd English fashion In matters relating to h>rses and crrlagon. ttor English grooms, ' gui lie riaient pas,' were a pu^'.e to their rauro hvoly and animated Frei'di confreres. Tho »hapo and color of her carriages were models for the imitation of oven tho groat ones of Frinoe under the Empire. Particulars about the har ness, the upholstering of the vehtcles, and tho unu-ually Bobor llboriea appeared ia the papore. >^ho always had at least a d zen horaeß m her stables, and fabulous sums were spent upon them Her apart raontfl m tho Ohamps Elysees were magnificently furnished. The dining-room, bo mo what Bombre m ita heavy dkCoraUons, had oabiuets filJop with treasures of art — silver aerviceu, pieces of sculpluro, tjemi of the goldsmiths' akil s'!v<ir gilt aorvioes, and bowls nf engraven g >ld. The small adj'oeut drawing-room was crowded with artioUs of ' big^otry and virtue,' and scattered all over the room ware ha<<ds moulded m marble, m ptmter, m bronsj, m ti ver, every one of them modelled upon or cast from the remarkably well shaped hand of Or» herself, Marble ••.at'ies, valuable chinp. vasts (wo r th a king's ranaair) beautiful ol< cks, oostly fans, iiintorio oibioetß, wero huddle! together m hi roomi without the amalleat pretence to arrangement, The taste of the cel'jt rity did not run In the flireotion of the drawing-room, but of the stables. This wis the woman who has jiat died ia the most squalid poverty m a » mall room iv the Rue de BaS8»no She was English by birh, hein,i the daughter of Crouch, tha composer, of the world-know-.^ Ki>h\e'»n Mavoornein,' nnd of the equally bt aut/ful, though al most, unknown, ' Dercuot Asthore,' When Mridamo Ohri«tino NiUson w»s m America nomo years a.-o, on mie ncoi?ion sh« B»og ' Kali'een Mavouniewn' aa an ci core After the performance a wrttahed-look'ng, p »verty-Btrioifln man tbrow himself at h»r f<vt and thnnked hor with tears for hinging bo exqaibitoly ht>i song, tho ohi'd of his brain. This was Crouch, reduced to such (traits that he Was almost unable to command the price of a meal. Something was dove for him m the way of getting up a »üb i soripiion, and an American reporter, getting hold of th? old man, oiloUed from i him a story of hia lifelong reveraos, whioh wont the rouhi of the English press at tho time. Among other thiugs he stated that he was the f-ther of Oora P«3irl. During the last few years her poverty was os as his. She waa often seen m the Champs Eiysees, gazing at the house whore she once had lived, her U ess fadwd and worn, bnt the rod dyed hnlr conspicuously brilliant as of old, tha routed cho^ka and artifioitlly whiteued brow giving hor at. a little distance a fictitious air of y u'.lifulnesß The dißdal'iful look h>d deaertod har face, and wrinkles were sbpu at a near approach uu 'or the rou»o. An sir >-f fretfal minery ha<s replaced them. The ravages of v terrlHe disorder were re ; fljoted m her face.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT WITH A HAMMER.

An extraordinary aoo'deufc m reported from C alvllle at; Iho wnrka of Rieasru S • ploford a d 00., ongmoera. Two mnn ra iied Wilkina and Garew were iron BtrHiihtening In one of thu ahopa. Carew bold tho iron whilo Wilkinn dealt It heavy blowa with a Rlfdgn bmtnn', Whilst ongil/cd m this occupation the head of tha hammer suddenly tlow off and hit Chrew with grant force iv the mmth The nnfortunve raan tmraoiMaholy fell, and it was fear -d th»t. <h>< hluw had killod him. tie wus, huwever, alive, wlt'i 1 tho head of tho hammer atucK fa»t In hia mouth, and some difficulty wan ex p?rienoed m removing it. When it was done his face presented a shocking apeoticle j bis 'eeth had disappeared, and his lipaand the lower pare of hia faoo were i oonf uaod rnasu. He now lies m a critical

NOTES



>Vhile we have already expressed th< >pinion lhat it would lnive been !o the t<!vantage of N'cw Zealand that this colony should have been represented ;u 'he Imperial Conference by the Premier and the Hon. Major Atkinson, it is not to be denied that the next .session ;>( Parliament would have been much lik.. ' Hamlet" without either the Piii.« • i hr Ghost hmd the iwo lr-a ;ers par excellence of the Housn been abs -it fr >m their accustomed places. Still n dull session fmight have been put u\> with, and a little rest from the active work of law-making might have been beneficial rather than otherwise, and taking, as we do, the view that the Conference may lead to important results, we think it is on the whole to be regretted that Sir Robert Stout has Hnally decided not to go. Fortunately the services of two excellent representa tives are available m those of Sir Wm. Fitzherbert and the Agent-General, who, we have no doubt, will watch wish care and intelligence all matters m which our interests are involved. But the reason why what was evidently i he Premier's wish was not carried out strikes us as a very peculiar one, it being alleged that that reason was the objection of other members of the Government to Major Atkinson, being associated with him as his colleague. We confess we do not understand this at all, and are of opinion that the feeling of the public generally is quite the reverse. A great many people think that the Maj >r has been unjustly over looked when knightly honors were being distributed, and, if for nothing else, it was desired that he should go Home to the Conference as the almost certain preliminary to his returning as Sir Harry Albert Atkinson. Indeed, why should he not go as Sir W. Fitz herbert's colleague? He would be back m plenty of time for the electoral campaign, and we do not anticipate that he will be wanted to lead an attack upon the present Government until after the elections have taken place. It is a fortunate thing for those gentle men who attain to the honors of the Shrievalty — a position of considerable social distinction m the Old Country — that they are always able to obtain the services of a deputy willing to per form the duty of executing the last penalty of the law, as otherwise it would fall to their unpleasant lot to act Jack Ketcb themselves. But it is not by any means a pleasing thing to see, whenever the services of a hangman are required, the position eagerly sought for, often by numerous applicants. Yet only the other day some one, to make sure of being first m the field, before the fate of at least one of the con demned had been finally decided, wrote to the Minister for Justice tendering his services for the execution of Caffrey, Perm, and Hall. We do not known what the remuneration for this ghastly sort of work is m New Zealand — at Home we believe it consists of m money and the clothes of the convict — but, even though it were thrice that amount, it is not a very cheerful reflection to think that there are ameng our population individuals willing to take life when under the a;gis of the law for the con sideration of a few paltry pounds. Of course, while hanging is the penalty for murder, there must be hangmen, but m the spirit of the Scripture which admitting that " it must be that offences come," yet denounces woe upon them by whom they come, public opinion will always continue to regard the execu tioner as an outcast and a pariah. And m viewing such individuals askance, the public instinct is un doubtedly right, for that state of society which exhibits the greatest number of persons willing to act as hangmen is precisely that m which there will pro bably be most need of their services. They are having a perfect eruption of public companies m England just now. Capital accumulates enorfnously from year to year, faster indeed than it can find profitable outlets, and with money seeking investment at t<vo per cent, it is not wonderful that bogus enterprises designed to net some of the spare cash of the unwary are springing up like mushrooms. It is a pity that we can't get some of this cheap money out here. Lots and lots of enterprises of a legitimate sort could be carried out profitably to all concerned if only capital could becommanded at.say, 5 per cent., which would be splendid interest from a Home point of view. By and by a stream of capital for investment must inevitably set m towards the colonies, but until then we have to pay 8, 9, 10, and even more per cent., because the colonies and their re sources are not understood. Mean while it is perfectly ludicrous to see what wild-looking ventures succeed m luring the cash out of the Britisher's sanctum sanctorum, his breeches pocket Tor example, there is now m course of formation a " Sea of Galilee Fishery Company, capital to be followed, we should imagine, by a " Dead Sea Salt and Patent Chemicals Company," and per haps a " Red Sea Chariots Recovery Company." Why not also a " Mount Pisgah Prospecting Company," an •' Eschol Brobdignagian Grape Com pany," and a " Promised Land Milk and Honey Company, Limited" ? By-Tiiii-iiYE, writing of milk companies reminds us that without going to Palestine we can put our hands upon ex amples of very flourishing enterprises m this direction. As witness the Gore Dairy Factory Co. This company, as we learn from the Southland Times, held a general meeting on Monday last, at which a very satisfactory state of affairs was disclosed. The milk supply, which be^an at 250 gallons per day, has reached 1200 gallops, the company's milk bill for November and December last being and for January and the value of cows m the district has gone up from £<\ to £i per head. The cheese has realised 52-^d per lb, and the assets of the company, reckoning its stock of cheese m hand at sd on ty« tota l U P t0 as against a total of liabilities (including paid-up capital) of showing a profit of for the year, upon the employment of a called -up capital of only A dividend of 10 per cent, at least is looked for. These are facts which go to show that properly managed co-operative dairying 1 can be carried on m New Zealand with entirely satisfactory results*

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Th'ut Ainniw>ition Ag*in At OKLaNo, GV.v:iaiy i 2. T''ih OP. >t-rj' ':t ,»r i try 'i •■•» >■• :•' R.rd tiv»- . i'pi' s«:.il t " fl • -h? 0 ■ :-(• ohutf.li inrO'ing '''hi! m m wKh hrvr ;>e t prtci-<mg ' ■•!* tlio >>o -ifiot c.i---]'-'.* ■ of the iHirelini'iiiiy of the Ti.y ■■■ ob n» r.i" i>i'io r > New Z":lfnd Rifle >-B?ociation. (J ■ isrcm n :, i<V' u& y 1? il / it") <>'O)(.f-. ! • s ( c t'-v- rir • o' tli.> Hifi- Atsi ci«it"."'', H-ivnr. ) • morning and h«H b gun wo*k m ooiv.-r.c i'nwi'h the meeting. A «' s «g <"'f '<»•. 30 to work at the range on Monday. Going Homo. Dunedin, February 12 J. 0. Brown, member for Tuapeka, 'eaves next 'Frisco steamer wi'h a view vi floating the whole of the blue Spur ol.v'ma into a uyndkata, He i 3 Hkely to bo away a year, but will not resign hh di:at . Found Dead. Richard Bjßh, a miner at Waitahuna, wt\B found deai m a hut yesturday after ■u on. ThtMe /8 x\r- suspicion of snio rl«

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THE ASHBURTON QUABPIAN, SATUBDAY, FEBKUARY 12, 1887



Little Scrub 1 Shah ..: ... 2 Revoke 3



Ktngaok ... 1 Arohoft ... 2 Orient 3



High Shade, m Date, low high Sun. State of weather. Saturday 55* 80- 144- Strong N.W. wind with rain Banday 46* 71* 132* N.W. showers and S W. rain Monday 48*' 62* 105* Showers S.W. wind Tuesday 40* 78* 138- Fine N.E. wind Wed'day 40- 76- 135- Fine N.E. wind ■ Tbar'day 45- 68- 70- Showers S.W. wind Friday 46* 80* 184* Fine E. wind



A6tfßn'*T 'N TRADRB ' V, ■'■ RA*.!'i, y G :i.UB. MV-.ETIN:'- --110 B-: H:v: ■: OK TV: A •>. !; ■'.. >: O ' THU,;I/\Y, MAftt/H 8, Iriri/. FO . : r-:-r:-IOT HOP.SE3 ONLY. Prei)»nt— MrW O. Walker, m.TT •?. VioPrefiiiient— Mr J. IveFH, M U.K. JO r W. J. Steward. M.H.It, Mr L, MniVey I Mr E. Gate* Mr A. Hani4on | Mr C; J. Koato Mr R. U. CuthbertsoD. Starter— Dr Leahy. Handioapper— Mr T. Qaill. OlirV of Ssnlea— Mr J. O. Duncan, Clerk of Course— Mr George Soott. PROGRAMME. 1, COUNTY HUIiULE RaOB, a handicap of 20 a .va; second hor^e to snvo his stake. 14 mile, over six flights of hurdles, abaut Sri; Gin high, Nomination, 10d ; accept- anofi. 10s. 2. HANDICAP TIME TROT of 20 aovs j second horso to receive £6 from tho Btako. Thre« miles. Nomination, 10s ; accept* anc , 10b. Con i ions— pnll and ko 8 ASHBUHTON PLATE HANDKJAP of bovb j second horse to receivo 6 bovb rr>iv the stake. 1$ mile. Nomination, 20d accertance, lGs. 4. SELLING HACK RACE of 10 soys. Na wight under IObL i mile. Winner to be lold for 16 soys, any surpharto go to the fnnds. Nomination, 10s. 6. f v T O HANDICAP of 26 soys; second L^ieo 10 receive JES from Btako. N< mina* tion, l6bj aocectance. 10s. Thronquarter mile. Winner of the Asbburton T.'ite Hnndicap to carry 71b penally. 6, NOVEL RACE HANDICAP of 25 soys. One mile. Nomination, 153; ncceptance, 10s. Winner to be Bold immediately after the race, tho whole of the proceeds to go tc the funds of tho Club. 7, CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 soys, for all beaten horses during the meeting. One milo. Nominations, 103 ; acceptance, free. 8, HURRY SCURRY, a Sweepstakes of 10a each. Post entry any time of the day. Catch weight. RULFS AND REGULATIONS. The definition of a district horse shall be all homes that have been commonly resident m the country lying between the south bank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki from December 31, 1886, and up to the date of the forthcoming mccii' g, and owned by a person who has resided m the district above de6ned during the same period. General Rnfen of the Ashbnrton TraCesmon'E Hnolnq Club and facing Rnles of the Canter- bury Jockey Club strctly adhered to. Five per cent, will bo deducted from the groeß of all moneys payable m accordance with this proprarurae for expenses of thecourne. All dispute?, claims, an-1 objections arising out of the lacing Bhall be dpcided by the Ste-vards, or whom they may appoint, thair decision m all points connected with the carrying" out of this programme to be tinal ; and entries will only be received subject to these conditions. All nomination)) and acceptances go to tho fundß of tho Club. All entrips and nominations to be accom- panied by entrance fees, name »nd age of the hor«e, and colors of the rider and m the hands of the Becratary, addressed to Whittle's Hotel, not later than 9 p.tn on Tuesday, the Bth day February 1887. Weights will be declared and publishe*] m o»tsid<' papers on the morning of Fridfiy, February 18th, 1887 ; and acceptances for the races to be paid to the Secretary, aa above, not later than 9 Jp.m. on Saturday, th 9 26th day of Februiry, 1887. WALTER B. MOE3, Secretary. ASHBfBT'.'N RACING CMJB~ AUTUMN MEETING 'HURBDAY & ijIRIDA i r APRIL 21st & 22nd, 18fl7r Pre»ident— E G. Wright. I - v ; i'^r|ioe-Pre ident — John Gri#g, ', ' " Judfle^Matthew Stitt. • ■--'■■•: v- BtitrifoDsr ... tt.' -BiieSlantor ' i\ , ■.. Wi O. Walker \ . . V : ■■ -. ».-|«edlandw:^ •' ' '^wJ:?iJ ' - T,r^tuiurer-*D*v{a TutimOß^r/2l , ; itf ; Clerk of 'eKr4^ta-»T£fli^jM«i^*iTF V ' Clerk of the CduVße-,A T Jt^jwon,,;, V '[:■* Handicapperß— The Comrnittofc .V '/ Starter— Dr Leahy.' %t -. Fibbt Raob ok Faoh Day to Etaiit 12.80 P M. fikst/dat. 1. DISTRICT HURDLE RACE of 20 soya over fix flights ef hurdles, about 3ft (>in high. Nomination, 16s; acceptance, 10a. 1J mile. District horees only. 2. ABHBURTON AUTUMN HANDIOVP o£ 50 bovb Nomination, 1 boy ; acceptance, 11 pov. H mile. 3. FOAL STAKES of 1 bot each, with 15 bovb added. For two-year-01- : s bred, owned, and trained by residents m the difltiict defined by Rule 3. Colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bit 81b. Nomination, 10s. rhe sweep to bo paid by n p.m. on April 18th. Five furlongs. 4. HANDIOAPTIMETSOT(in saddle) of 20 boys. Nomination, 104; acceptance, 19s. Weight not lesß than lOjt. Break and turn. 3 m lea. " 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 26 soys. Nomi- nation, 1 soy ; acceptance, 103. 3 -mile. 6. POST STAKES of 10 povb. Entmnco, * 10s, to bo mado to the Secretary imme- diately after tho Fiying Handicap i 3 run. Catch weights, J-milo, Tno winner to be sold immediately after the race for 15 fcovs, any surplnß to go to the f und« of the Club. SECOND DAY. 1. DISTRICT WELTER FANDIOAP of 20 boy . Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. Minimum weight, lOjfc. 1£ mile. District ho-* ee only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 boys. Nomination, 1 nor ; acceptance, 1 boy. Bov<»n fu pl ones. 3 HANDICAP TIME TROT {>n saddle) of 15 hoys. Nomination, 10* ; acceptance, sa. Weight not less than lOst Break and turn Twice round th^ course. District homes only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 boys. Aominat on, 10s; acceptance, iO.r. Dis- trict horses otOy. 1 «;ile. 5. BAOEof 16 f ovb. Bptrancp, 10s, to be mado to the Secretary immediately after the Harvest Handicap is lun Catoh weight*. Five furlongs. The winner to be sold immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to tho funds o'theOlnb. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 bovh. Nomination, 1 hoy, to be made immediately sifter the Novel Rnce is run , acceptance fren, to be 1 otified to th* Secretary witbiu ten minutes of the d< clora'ion c* wei£uts. 1 mile. RULES A^D REGULATIONS. 1. The Meeting will bo held under the Rules -::t Racing and Ashburton Racing Ulub R'ilHS. 2 No entry will be weived rxcept m the ".njjditioti that all d sputes, claimß, .. id ob- j- »t onp arvinp r ut of 'be racing- s ( 11 bo r'iT.r!f» "'■ th' 1 S'p^nr^s or whom tli^v may a. n 4 t ; tliei' dpcteion on <11 points conneccd •*ii h t ■■..: • arrying cut of th'B programme to bo fi>v.l 8 ••'>. dwtilct horse -h 11 mean liny horße tt at n.»s hi'en commonly rrsidenti'i the dfK- trl^t- between <h« rivera 81 Iwyn an ' Opihi fr' m Ja'-.uarr 21. 1887, and pto the <lt»te of tho for'h^oinins meeting, avd cwnet 5 by a 1 p.non w. hae resided m the Bald district during tho boiuo period 4 Fivp per cent. w'U be deduct d from the giO'B of all moneys payable m accordance, wi' h this pxogr mmc for the expenses of the courw. 6. '11 nominations and acceptances to go to the fnnds of the Cub. 6 TroUint.' Kncee. Horses must trot fairly to the tatipfnetion of the Referee. NOMINATIONS. AH nominations to be -iccomFanied b;.* fh , name a-, and description of horso, ami coVrs of ricW m the bands of the Becrotarf (address — As^burton) no later than .0 p.m. . on Monday, Mirch 21. 1887. t WE-GHia Weights for th flttt day's handicaps wiii 1 bo declared on Wednesday, April 13, 1887 Weights for th* second day's handicaps will ba decaed &t 9 o'cl'ck on the evening of the first day's racing. 1 ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the fics day's han^tcap-i mast be made to thp Secretary aot later tltac 9 p.m. on Monday. April 18, 1887. Accopi- ances for tho -^f^q day's handicaps at 10 o'clock on the «voi.L g of the first day'



MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIH FOR I'MtiHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Aahburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOU CASH OwLY. E. F. WRIGHT. A. Eairison. Alfred Harrison, C. TfONE *t. 8: OCX %Nl> . ; &TAT« AGKN" 1 .uN VA.vUA"? -M'.. XATORPA.\ SALE *•■; 12 o'oi >ck uhnri- — llojffleß, Oattlo, Pigs, Prodooe and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire luiur»*ce Oompnuy FOR 8A L js— Woveable Hot- oa pair wheels ; two bunUfl. Ch ft »t.'v Ot i Wonhdiu; M>to'''>e, 50s, Oa a d .c • Seed v.'*'» , bj Qaxt-in aiui Beatclle cheap Ploo^nn, Harrowa, avid ither Imple- ..•ontß Ohey'eaHioro Olub Tricycle, the bflsl kii'd mad?. — oh sap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Sprlntf Cart— Ohe»p 1 Ohaffouttor, by Bentall String Biuder by Wood, good a« new, very cheap TO LET Five-roomed Ootoge, Oox itreet rent very low to good tenant ALFRED HARRISON,



I NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE. 18, J. vVHITTLE. of Ashburtov, hotel- > keeper, being tho holder of an Hotel License m respect of the house and pre- nriHea aituate at Aehburton, and known as the Railway Refreshment Roomn, do hereby give notice that I dosire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting, to be.holdon at Aehburton on the 2nd duy of Murch, apply for a trausfer of the said Lionso from myself to WILLI \M DKUMMOND, my appointee. Dated this 9th d -y of Febrnnry, 1887. j R. J. WOITrLB. SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH 1 1 1 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & JHNTMENT. THIB UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- WHERE THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the LIVER /^D BOWELS, Promoting Digest i»n and Assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with Streng h and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility nuickly yield, to the potent force oi these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m theii efficacy m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, sWn blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other family medicine known. THE OINTMENT HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION, It heals every kind of Sore, iUlccv and Wound more certainly than any oth «r known salve. Its narvellous penetrating' powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISE ASES, Curing Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, clo sing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM. GOUT^ And Neuralgia it is unsuspasscd. It never fails to remove Scurf and every spe cies of skin disease. The Pills and Ointment arc m anufacturcd at No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533. Oxford street, London), and are sold by all vendors of Pat-cut Lines thrc >ugbuut the Civilized World. irecilins for use m almost cv cry language. IS" Purchasers should look t © the Labels on Pots and Boxes. If the add) resa and street are «ot <h> fccy aic spunous. '



Bus v ess ivotices. DIPPING 1886. TOMLINSON AND HAYWARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOUS), GLYCERINE DIP, (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MJX WITH COLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR THE WOOL. rnHESE DIPS used together In equal pr^portiona gave tho higheafc aatiafaotlon laat I. Seaßon, as la evidenced by numerous Testimonials whioh can bs seen at the Agents. The Glycerine Dip is the best ever introduced for Wool Growing pnrposes ; snd the Ltncolu Dip is the mos 1 ; durable In the Wool, and will keep cheep clean longer than any other yet known. The two Dps used together make a perfeot Dp, and keeD any ordinary flook of ahnep clean the whole season. They oombine highly nutritious snd stimnlating properties, as well as lasting qualities. They nre certain k»l!ers of Ticks, their eggs ; Lice, their ova ; and all parasites infesting the skins of Sheep. For very lousy and filthy longwool flocka, the LINCOLN DIP ALOJNE it recom- mended, being the moat las'ing m its effects. Testimonials prove tbnt m every instance sheep dipped m the mixture hare oome mat sharing with perfeotly clean healthy skins, entirely free from vermin and parasites, and the wool peculiarly soft and beautifully cloasv. PRIOE- -3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10a PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON & CO., AGENTS, ASHBURTON. '%• ' ■ ■ — . — ■ r. ferrimajvt, AGENT FOR WEKNEKS PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OR BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. HAVING had a wide experience m farmers requirements, I have made if: my first study to Bupp'y a long felt want, and am happy to a;y it exceeded my most sanguine expectation. Itn advantages are its li»htnco3, cany adjaotmont to dray or waggon wheel, and can be left m position while m motion as required m loading potatoes ;or can be fixed to any wall or post ; can be worked by hand or horse can be made to lift to any height; will bring the baga or we'gh'a to be lifted from a dißtnnce withont handling them ; will turn m anjr position with weight ; can be made to lift up to a ton by one man. For price and particulars apply to ADAM WERNER, . Doyleston, Oanterbary, N.Z, testimonial: Broad field, September 6th; 1836. Mb A Wrrnik, Doyleston, Dear Sib,— ln reply to your enquiry as to how I like my Bag Lifter, I beg to say that it has givon meevery satisfaction. I consider >t ir just one of those things been tinted badly Wi'h *he van of a horue I cau load ad ay faster thai) tifoi&^ojajdjj^ithout loping a drop <>f awent Another thing ia <t taken Hucb a short time to isrSO^itr^a. l^ho dray, it just taken me a minute anH a-hali »o do s?, - A not hatv thing- M^^#'jiliijj(^j^js»>^i>agM to lo»d lately I stuck >' up against, ft post, and find it very htndy wheD^wl|B|f||^g :< S*£lii££: ' lftVe lio ouot *^ at tta tf) °y become kcoin you will have •■ .m»ny '^^4s^@p9|i!|^he..a^jHku|^nd to. Ton •t«. aoit© at liberty to make What nn^fp^Aih^^m^^^^^^^^^^lSfta^^ lamrdeM^lr^yOnra veryirtaiy ■■%■<: , \ : ' ;i; *^S»W™' '^P^lfe^ ""■*^-<^b [ SHIELDS,- ' '■' w. pa TcWW^M:" TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSEOLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clofhee and Garden Lineß. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention is called to the well assorted STOCK OP REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on tho Premises. Battens and Canvas kept m ptook, and repuirs promptly executed. Tarpaulins fron 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilakin Clothing made on the Premises. JIAKQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. All Orders by Letter ob Telegram Promptly Attbk»b» t». W- PATCHING, 10S61 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



J?u.Uio wctK'es VSBJIUUTON COWHY COU <)/L MODNT ;-om ;■:'■. • L:nKNS?NG D. : STJtfo'i\ I^niEßY g>\r no'ic- Hi ■.? tho fol- lowing p«rst)Hß l-iivo bi on npmiuut'xl •' ( Hj.dicJHi'B lor th.- ffice o I '■ ot><<i,ni,r- '•-ii lo'- ilie Mount tiwuera Li- tumi •.■ < i^'rict :— i-DFA.N, VIL I M >• laM Nj , UG^LI) M^'FaKLA -X, A UitSW McLVIM NT, WILLIaM PRICE JAMhS V. --: Mi, WILLIAM SPONGE WALKkSR, WILLIAM CAMPBKL' And 1 further give notico thut a Poll for tho Eection of Five of the above- named Candidates will bo taken at the Koad Board Office. Mount Somors. oh WEDNESDAY, 23rd February, 1887, commencing at 9 v.m. and ending at 6 p. m. F. MAINWARING, Returning ( 'fHcor- Ashburton, February 12th, 1887. 2«69 Auct one. LOT 27, PJiINOJCH i:T., NKTHEKBY. SATURDAY, 26xn FEBKUARY, MR T. BULLOOK hat. received in- struotfons from Mr W. G, Syder (m oonaequeuce of bis having gone to the North Island) to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on SATURDAY, Fob. 26, His Freehold, Lot 27, containing i-Hctv), fronting Princes street, r< ether by. Peraona deairoua of procuring proporty m thia diatriot are invited to inapect thiß and attend tho sale. Terms at sale. Sale at 12.45. T. BULLOCK, 6* Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 26th FEBRUARY TOWN SECTIONS 542 and 643, with house thwreon, oorner of (Jaas and Cox etreets. MR T. BULLOCK has received In- structions from Mr George W'inser (on account of his having removed to the Korth laland)to Sell by Public Aootloo, ak the Arcade, on th« above date, T.S.s 642 and 543, corner of Casa and Cox streete, on which la ereoted a comfortable Dwelling-honee of Bix rooma, with verandah. Thh property is well aituaterf, and con- taining sa it doea $-acre, there ia ample npoce for another houae if the purchasee bo desire ; m any case, it ia alwayß An advant-ge having two aeotions a 'joining. As Mr Winae- h»s settled m the North j leland, this propeity will be sold at a low price. Terms liberal at sale. Sale at 12.45. T. BULLOCK, 2tol . Auctioneer. PATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26. LOTS ll.l&^and 13, fronting 4LFORD FO RKSjr^ROSD^with D WELLIN G- HOUS IS" th«reon," FOR •■" SA^%,,by order of th« Mor^f«gees. '* '-'■? ■'<?£ MR f *■ "BULLtoOff has received iuftraojkjipnßMo cell, on- looboril by order of the MortaßgeeS,< by Public Vnotfon «t f ho Arcade on SATURDAY, 26th FEBRUARY, LOT* 11, 12, and 13, each containing Quarter Acre, deposited plan 278 (lately m the occupation of Mra Qutntun), on whioh ia erented a Dwelling-house of Five Rooms, with verandah, on concrete foun- dations. This property ia nlce'y situated, being only a ftw chains fr»m the 'i'own B«lt West, fronting the Alford Foreßt Road, b«ing the main thoroughfare to the Woollen Faotory. This should prove a remunerative investment. Please note there are three quarter-acres of land . The terms of payment will be very liberal, vis., only £10 cash. The balance by instalment hearing a low rate of ntsreit. Sale at 12,45. T. BOLLOCK, 2*65 Auctioneer. tf Bullock. TO LET.— A 4-Roomed Houbo m Kermodo street. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE, at a low price, PIANO, by Broad wood and Sons Apply to '; T. BULLOCK. mHRESHING PLANT FOR SALE. JL Price £110. Tho Engine and Com- bine by Clayton aud Shuttleworth? Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. a LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruiser, by Ok. Andrews and Beaven Apply to j r *BULL* OR. npINWALD— Town Rpot-ioni 371, 372 1 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m on« blook, fronting Thompson street, near the County Kaleyards, for sale at a low prioe, and on liberal terms, Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hatnpstead, Dear the Convent. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, 3-roomod Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET. —Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Bond, lately m tho occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T,. BULLOCK. OAT:*.— A qunntity for Sale ; good sample. _^ T. BULLOQK ITIO LET— At n low rental, Oenfe-iil L Bakery, togother with shop and dwelling house. Apply to T. BULLOCK 'pO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at 1 Trevorton. Rent, 3b Gd per week Apply to T. BULLOOK. Hi .0 LKT— 2 Cottages mi n Grey Street ► kown as Ooatts 1 block ; Bent a6t pc? week. T BULLO' K, fiO.R SALE— Two setß of three leavec harrowa, by " Howard." T. BULLOOK L'CH 1 SALriJ — Lot 25, fronting the r North Town Belt. Price, £19 Li.iaral terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at a low rental, Shop n Dwelliughonee m Moore at»et> lately ia ocoapetlon of Mr Lucas. StJLLOOK



Public Notices. ASHBURTON OLUB AND M.S.A, A SPECIAL General Meeting of the Ashburtf n Oiub will be held oa WEDNESDAY next, the 16th inst. at 8 p.m. to elect a Oommitteeman. G. F. fc'OOTT, 2 05 President. TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON. A DDRESPE3 by Mr. W. Corrie John- iY. ston, commencing SUNDAY, Fob. 13th (D.V.) Afternoon at 3, " Balaam an a Spiritiat," &o EvENma* at 7.45, " Forgivenosa and JustiQcation." In tho Upper Room (lar^e Hall if re- quired) a short address to Christians and a Gospel adriress eaob evening during the week, Saturday excepted. 2°53 NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. TAKE NOTfOE.-The Valuation Roll for the Borough of Ashburton for the year 1887 is now open for inspection at the Borough Council Office, Baring Square West, Ashburton. All objections thereto must bo left at tho Keeidont Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before tho 15th day of February next, addressed to the Asa sstnont Court, and a copy of every such objt-c'ion mu:t l>c lc r t at the Town Clerk's Office not less than seven days beioro the noxt Bitting of tho snid Court. CHARLES BRNDDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Offioo, 15th January, 1887. 1°99 IN TBE EVT ATE OF CHARLES BAKKR, OF ASHBURTON, DE- CEASED, INTESTATE. A LL Persona indebted to the above nomed Deceased are requested to pny the amounts of t.hoir neveral accounts to me, or to Meeeru Acland, Barns, and Co., Ohrhtfhu'oh. Also, — AH persons having claims against the snid Estate are nq nested to forward the same to me, or to Mes«Tß Aclnnd, B*rns and Co , on or b'fore WEDNESDAY, the 9 h day of iVferoh next. N.B. — Any Claim not sent m by the riny named will be liable to be excluded from participation. R. 0. HAMRRTON, Pnbllo Trustee. Publio Trmt Office, Wellington, 10 h February, I*B7. 2 07 IV TFfE SUPREME 0 'URT OF NEW ZEALAND, WELLINGTON DISTRICT. FRIDAY, THE 4ra DAY OF FEBRU ARY, 1887 UPON reading tho Affidavits »f Robert Chisknhall Hambrton of Welling ton, Public Trustee, and of John Daly, of Rakaia, Storekeeper it is ord-red that the Public Trustee shall be Administrator of all tho real and personal estate of Micuael Havakd, of Rukaia, laborer deceased. (Signed) 0 W. KIOHM >ND, J. All porbons indobtod to tho uhovu named deceased aro requeß ed to pay tho nmounts of their several accounts to .roe, or to Messrs Acland, Barns, and 'o,| Christchurch. J .lso,— All perßons having ! claims against tho said estato aro ro quested to f rward the same to mo, or to ivj cbs'S Aoland, Barnß and Co, on or before WEDNESDAY, the Oth day of March noxt. N.B.— Any claim not eont lv by the : day named will be liable to be excluded from paiticipation, B, 0. HAMERTON, Publio Trustee Publio Trust Office, Wellington, February Qtb, 1887. 3 6Q



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