TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Weather. Chbistohurch, July 20 The rainfall for 24 hours to 9 a.m. was B*4B inches. The weather Is now shewing signs of olearlrjg. The Avon rose three feet and flooded the roads In the north east part of the town. No houßeß were entered by the water. Tbe streets m the south of the town were flooded. There has been no damage except to tho gardens and nothing serious is reported from the country. The railways are all right. A Schoolhouee Burned. ■~ Timaexj, July 20. The sohoolhouse at Winchester, 16 miles north of Timaru, wsb burned down, at 12 o'olook last night. The origin is un known. Banquet. A grand banquet tendered to the Mayor, Mr Moss Jonas, m recognition of his splendid services m connection with the Jubilee Celebration, was held last eight. There was a very large attendance. Mr Dawson, the reotor of the High Sohool presided, and the proceeding's were a complete buocmb. Ddath of A Veteran. DuflEDiN, July 20. Captain Austin, an old resident of the Lakes district, died suddenly. He had served m the Crimean and New Zealand fin. . /

SIR JULIUS YOGEL AT CHRIST CHURCH.

Chbistohokoh, July 19. Sir Jullua Yogel addressed the electors of OhrlsVohurob North to-night la the The»tre Roya', whloh th orowded. The Mayor was m the chair. Blr Julius Yogel was warmly received He expressed deep regret at Mr Holmes probable retirement. He quoted atotii tlcs to show that the colony In 1860 70 wai In extreme depression, and had largely benefited through the publlo works policy he had Introduced. As he had been absent from the colony from 1876 to 1884, he was not responsible for what wai done m his abience, He claimed that the present Government had been prudent and economical. The dis tlngolshing feature of their polioy h<»d been encouragement to local in'duitrlet, Including land settlement andr.anlning. He reviewed, the work of the Government •Ince taking office, claiming especial oredit for ttvtog the colony further expenditure over the cable subsidy. * He denied that the Government had Introduced crushing taxation. When they took office the property tax was fd. During their Ministry it has averaged 11-lGth, or 1-lGth less. Though Mr Ballanoe's action m In curring £60,000 liabilities for village settlement w»s irregular, it was not illegal, as the law allowed the Government to exceed the v tea by £100,000. In 1384 Major Atkinson considered he had only sifazhtly exceeded the authority ot Parlia ment when be had done so to tho extent of £261,000. The Government proposed further retrenchment, as it seemed that the country .was m etrneat m wishing it, but it must be clearly understood that decreased expenditure meant redaoed services. Increase of Customs duties was * demanded by both prudenoe and honesty when the responsibilities of foe colony were taken into account. la raising the tariff encouragement of looal Industries most be token into account. The ques tion for consideration m regard to Protec tion was— Are we to disregard employing owe population, and put tnem In competi tion with oheap labor? He argued that ' those who professed that Protection would lower wages were often insincere m using *X, as many of thorn really wanted wages to be reduced. The probability of future competition was counterbalanced by tbe fact that, as the country grew, its wants would enormously increase. Protection would not injuriously effeot the farmers as it was not proposed to tax agricultural machinery with few exceptions. He al- j leged that tbe property tax proposals of the Crovernmentwerefeic to allclasans, pointing out that they would not injuriously affect the colony m England, as it would only affect such English capital as was invested on mortgage m tbe colony. The Govern* ment had ordered a large quantity of wire Betting for use m checking the rabbit nuisance. He regretted the watit of colonial feeling throughout Ihe colony, and deprecated tbe gloomy character of several of the recent publio ut erattoes. Tbe speech was listened to with great attention and loudly applauded. A vote of thanks and renewed confidence was carried by acclamation, only three hands being held up against it. Cheers for Sir Julius Yogel and the Mayor concluded the meeting:

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE

" Anglo- Australian " m the "European r MftU " writes :—" It is etraßge to me at lent to hear ou all sides that the trade m frozen mutton from New ZeaUnd is doll, and that " tbere ia no prospect of •ny improvement." How is this 1 lam veil convSncad that an enormous quantity of New Zealand meat goes Into general middle olass contumptlon and is palmed off on the purchasers as English mutton, of which it is usually a firstrate speolmen, And this adds, if anything, to the evil. Fint»te New Zealand sheep can be bought here for $5s lOd the stone, and while the Arrivals of New Zealand sheep have of late been more heavy, thoie from La Plata buve rather diminished. What, I wonder, csn be done to correct the present Anomalous state of things ? There can be no doubt whatever that the desideratum is to get the trade out of many of the hands ipto which it has bo unfortunately fallen. If all the Australasian fresh meat lent over here could bat go Into general *pnb)lo consumption as such, tbe trade would In a very short time become something truly gigantic. Of course, I Msomi that the low onrrenfc rptes origin ally offered to tbe fconeumer will be maintained. How is this to be dona. , Well, one way that naturally occurs to me is simply this. Let a syndic* to be foimed, with the requisite machinery on this side, to Import tbe meat into the United Kingdom, to open shops of the 9< mmon kind, jast like the other butchers, for the extensive eale of colonial frozen meat At prices which must draw the ordinary householder to give the meat a trial, This might be done effectaally, And yet at first it would only be needful to open a few shops m certain populous neighborhoods, and, an the business ex tended, Add shop to shop m adjacent localities, Of course these shops would receive the imported meat dlreot, end ironld tAfee oare that tha other butohers did not bay ap colonial meat cheap and ■ell it as English, which nome of them would certainly try to do, I throw tblt oat ac a very orade suggestion, bat really think it is worthy working out m detail.

WON BY PERSISTENCE

A story is told m the Washington correspondence of the Baltimore Sun of a young lady, the daughter of a dead army offiaer, who, to assist her mother a&d sister, applied for an appointment m I the Treasury Department.. The writer says : Joho Sherman was then Secre tary. The courageous little girl called upon the Secretary and stated her case. She said she was willing to do Almost Anything that wi uld enable bor to provido for her mother. The Secretary said he , had nothing for her to do, but assured I her that he would cheerfully assist h: r when the opportunity presented itself. The little girl insisted that there was plenty of work around the department whloh ought to be done, and she ex«. pressed herself wil iagly to tarn her hand to any grade of employment. She was so persistent that the Secretary was at a loss for a pretext to get rid of her. She surveyed him from head to foot, and observing that his boots were not well shlned, remarked with muoh earnestness : ' Mr Sherman, I think there is something I can do for you, if you will permit me, and that is to give your boots a first claws shine. My oase is more desperate than you imagine, and I will aooept a position as department brot-blaok,' The Secretary was so astonished that it was several seconds before he reoovered suffi ciently to direct his. clerk to have the young lady appointed to a 900 dol olerkehip. She has since married and is doing well.

THE HEART

I At Cooper Medical College recently Dr Henry Glbbs delivered another of the leotures of the Lane series, the subject ! being the 'Heart and Its Disorders.' A good audience was present. The lecturer said that some two oeuturies ago the circulation" of tbe blood" was discovered by Harvey. That great ' disoo very did | not spring Minervalike from the brain of one iran, but was arrived. at step by step. The existence of the heart arterieß was known to scientists three centuries ago That the arteries and yelps held blood was demonstrated by Hippoorates and Galen before the Christian era. At the end of the sixteenth oentury it was sop posed that the heart sent the blood to the longs to nourish them. It was known that the heart beat, and its pulsations were supposed to be oaused by the arterial blood rising and ebbing like the flowing tide. The veins were expressed by Bhake»peare, who seemi to have known something of everything, m 'The Mer chant of Venlc3, were the words., ' 1 freely told you of all the blood I have m my veins'; and again iQ"' Love's Labor Lost,' where ha speaks 'of the ( nimble sports m the arteries.' Servius was the first who gave a description of pulmonary circulation. Febriciutf of Padua, where Harvey wtfnt to complete bis medical edooatlon, also understood the question of circulation as it wbb then known, la 1593 Olsslpimuß of Pisa also advanoed theories on .the subject ; indeed,- all Italy at the time of Harvey's. visit. there was all7e with hypotheses and theories on the flowing of the blood- through the veins. In England it was aot for fourteen years after that Harvey finally made the great discovery, and twelve more yaara elapsed btfore his views and discoveries were published. Charles I. was so' great a patron of Harvey that it becamo the fashion of tbe court to be present at the great anatomist's experiments. The'Zeoturer then, by aid of diagrams explained to the audienca the various offices performed by the valves aud other mechanical contrivances of tbe heart.

UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGES.

- It is a curious fact that while a man who has made an unfortunate marriage i» generally totally silent on the subject, women, if they utter no open outcry, often secretly complain, and those most who have the least to complain of. For such there need not be felt the slightest pity, If their life Is destroyed, they de stroyed it themselves ; not merely by the first foolish step — which many take, for the average of marriages. are not ideal, bnt reßalt only m & convenient mutual toleration— bat beoause they will not make the best of things, will not take m the vital tinth that happiness — or per* haps I should say bltai-dueas— OHitists not m obtaining what we crave for, but m turning. (o noble ases that whioh we have. Many a wife goes About making a 'poor month,' about mere trifles. Her hueband had not given her the position she expected ; he likes the town and she the country, or vice versa ; he has a good heart but a bad temper $ his relatives are unpleasant, or he takes a dislike, just or unjust to hers ; all these minor miseries silly «omen dwell npon Instead of accepting. them, like the husband, 'for better for worse/ and striving by all un conceivable means, by patience, by self denial, by oourage when necessary, and by silent endurance always, to ohange worse into bettor. Thlß oan be dene, And often is done. If we, who have lived long enough to look on life with larger eyes than the young, are often saddened to see how many of the most passionate love marriages melt away into the middle ago of misery, wo have seen others which, beginning m error, And possessing all the elements of future wretchedness, have yet by wise conduot— generally on the wife's side— ended m something not fur short of happiness,— 4< Contemporary Bevlew."

A WORD PICTURE.

The " Observations on the Eruption of Mount Tarawera," by Messrs J A. Pond and 8, Percy bmith, F.R.G.0., read before the Auckland Instil uto last year, have been reprinted from tho " Tranaaction.B of the New {Sealaud institute " for 188G, In pamphlet form. The following piece of wora-palnting, deßcriptlvs]"of the eteam cloud over Kotomahanai will bear analysis :-—•• Biding home,, weoried and covared with mud, we halted to gaze upon ono of tho most glorious sights man could viow. We stood m alight- timbered cjrove jaat outside the belt of ash-covered plain, the setting sun at our buck; Away and away m our front for mileo lay the upene that not long since looked like snow j But now, reflected on it, the rays of tho Betting sun gpve It tbo aspect of red coral. Bu,t, »boyj» all, there rose m solemn grandeqr the towering tnaas of steam ; thousands npon thaUeands of feet it ascended, until h* crown was lost m the bright, ileeg.y gltf^ that QWQ rolling up from tbe routh. &]gbt ! ayo, bright with the full effulgence of tho orb wbigb, was still high above the horizon there ; but lower, the dazzling brightness wanedj and. ft ffiinfc glint of a golden hue was aeon,' to be rivalled by the richer colors and deeper gold of the nether parts, until tuey deepened and Bank thrpugh rose to car mine, and deeper hues suffused the base and the far reaching orimson plain, while the deep green, of tbp bueh m which we otooc) mVpe up a picture difficult to equal, impossible to excel. And thus from earth to aky rolled the over-changing inaeß of steam, rent at the bad 6 with the up-rueh of countless geysers,' imparting to it changing and varying t'nts, beautiful und tran blent ; but above, calm, solemn, and gorgoous, and apparently immovable. Slowly the deopGr tinW' orept up, and loft the base white 'and beautiful m the light of the bright full moojj, while the crown still reflected' th'f deep aoft tints of a uuu which; bad lopgjyst wftu us.'! ,

THE IRON SAND INDUSTRY

Notwithstanding the temporary delay caused by the bulging of the Hunui furnace, the result obtained by Mr Hipkins may be oonslddered a com rueroial success. Mr Hipkius saw on Tuesday that the briokwork on the lntorlor of the furnace was unsatisfactory on account of the Greymouth bricks being used for tho walls instead of the English articles. The Greymouth bricks were put m near the hearth, an Stour bridge were not obtainable. When the latter arrived from Auckland they were used m the upper parts or tho furnace near where the charging took place. On aocount of the great heat that has been generated, tho iron banda that enolrole the <xterior of the furnace have ex panded— ulx of them breaking. This latter cironms'ance Mr Hipkins doe* uot regard with any degree of alarm, aa it is an Indication that the furnace was be coming of the proper heat to smelt. Last Wednesday the following tele^rnra was | received by a New Plymouth representa tive of a syndicate of Chriatohurob capitalists : - (i Please send by first steamer sample of all qualities of pig iron now being made at New Plymouth. If cat.lsfactory, can readily obtain monetary assistance" Tho Committee of the Ironsand Association met on Thursday morning. After a lengthened dlscusakn, occupying over an hour, m the course of which the finanoial aspect of the enter prise was thoroughly gone into, it was resolved to get the aooountu m and adjourn the meeting to await Mr Hipkins report, so that there may be some data as to what extent the furnaoe has been damaged, and what cost it would involve to continue smelting operation* m the present furnaoe, or to construct two of smaller dimensions. In the mean time Mr Ulpkina waa instructed to seleot some eamp'es from the metal on han<*, which are to be forwarded by first opportunity to Ohristchurch, m response to the above telegram.

"PUFF" ON SOME EX-COLONIAL GOVERNORS

I see Sir James Fergutson says the remarks of England have not expedited the negotiations about the New Hebrides. That's no news. Who ever expeoted they would ? It's a oase of as you was afore you was afore you was at all la that Sir James] t Fergus«on the man who used to be out here as Governor 1 Same onel Btiff-neoked o'lapl Mutton chop whiskers! Put on an awful lot of side ! Yea, he fancied Himself rather too mountainonsly! Still, mind yon, he wasn't a bad sort! He'd an uncommonly good headpiece 1 He knew bis way about 1 Oh, there was nothing amiss with his knowledge boxl It was the pumping engine under bin ribs that wasn't quite the right kind of pattern. Ah, dear boy, it's not so easy io judge of that! Some of these cold, Btern, bloodless sort of fellows prove the bast grit, if ever you have to depend on 'em at a pinch! They'll stand by you where these genial, impulsive, slobbering ooves would let you through as soon as look 1 Yes, there's something In that ! Look at Sir George Bowen! There was an old pioture card for yoal All blather nod soft soap *nd oil of gl*d> neef ! Yet he wssu't any good any way! No — rather pulpy! Do you notice they've just sent the poor old beggar back to Hong Kong! . Best place: for 'him! He's just about fit to govern Chinamen! He'll always get employment as long as he lives — dittant employment don't you know ! They can't stand him at Home! Herbert says he'd rather have a laughiog hyois, fooling rouud the Colonial Office than Sir George Bowen!

PROTECTION AND THE IRON TRADE.

The Committee of the House of Rep resentatives Appointed last session "to consider how manufactures And industries may be encouraged " had not very much time to pursue their 'nvestlfintionß. They m foot, confined their inquiries to the iron trade, and only examined three wit nesses regarding It. Those witnesses were Messrs K. Seager, 0. M. Luke, and E. W. Mills, all of Wellington, and the evidence they gave is very inatruotive and Interesting. Me3eers Seager and Luke Agreed that the trade is In a very lan guishing condition, And that there was not employment for the skilled workmen who required it. They attributed this fact to the large amount of ironwork now imported, bat whiob could bo made m Wellington, and they thought that a duty of 20 per cent would enable them to com pete with the foreign workers. Mr Seager said : "They can land an engine m Wellington from England 20 per cent, less than we can make it. We pay 60 per cent more m wages to our workmen. Tne class of men to whom we pay 10s a day wend get about 5* a day la England," Mr Seager also admitted that if the 20 per oant proteotlon were granted the pur chaser m the Colony would probably have to p»y a little extra. It was also ad mitted tW, no matter what the work to be done was, the wages remained unal tered. Mr Lake »aia the wages paid here were nearly three times those paid at Home, Tho high rate of wages, he thought, was ft great bar to more capital being employed m manufactures. Mr Mills thought the icon trado pretty well protected already, and not requiring any moro, urged the admission fi oo of corUln olaesei of oats, bolts, and rivets, which requirod expensive maohiaory to make. On one point Mr Mills was very empbatio and that was the price demanded by local manufactures had no itflaenoe affeoting the price charged by mauufaotarers at Home, as the New Zealand market was too Brnall to exercise such an Influence.

THE ABHBURTON GIJABJDIA^ JUJDY 20, 1887



Public Notices GROVE FARM -ESTATE "~* PERSONS are warned against removing L Poets, Rails, Stakes, &c. , from any of tho fences on this Estate. A reward will bo pnid to anyone giving information uhicli will lead to the conviction of any pwson or persons doing so. T. BOLLOCK, 7+65 Agent.. M,BET THE TIMES' C TRUCKLE/ PUOPRKTOR of tho Prince Albert Boarding - House, "Wills Street, ABfrburtoD, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Oustomera for their liberal support for the past 10 yoaro, solicits a continuance of the same. Board and Lodging, 14s 16s, 18s per week ; or 3s per day. Board only, lOn per week. Dinners only, 4a per week. Good accomuiodation.for Families, and private rooms/dr Ladies. 7 52 HAVES & Cq. J S iireat Sale, \ OBLIGE BY READING THE FOLLOWING:- j BLACK Straw Hats only 3d '■-■ Felt Bats were 8a 6d, now la ©rey Calico, l£d White Twill, 2^d Blanketg, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz 3 dozen for Id ' Cashmere Gloves, from 2d . Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7b 6d Lacfl Curtains, Is Boys' Caps, 4^d Men's Black Felt Hats were 53 9d now 2s 3d ; Heavy Dreea Goods, 6^d Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4Jd Wool Squares, 6d . Tweed Troußers from 6a 6d ;•■'■ Let of Diagonal Coats were 21s fsd now 10s 6d A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull Cheap, and a quantity of other goods too numerous to mention m this advertise* tnent. 5 .■■ ■■»• In addition to the above, H. & Co. will during the Sale, give a Discount of One Shilling m the Pound.' Only call and sco the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND CO.'S 6t29 . »"' "— - ' ■ ' "*■— T. Bullock, v> • TINWALD. TO IET— A Cottage near theY School. Apply to T. BULLOCK* TO LET— 5-i?oomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Cburoh. Apply to T. BULLOCK/ 1?7 IAS TOWN SECTION 260, '■dJ'i JiVJ Tin wald, near the Railway Station for sale at the above price. Persoca desirous of qualifying themselves for a, vote at the forthcoming election this offers them an opportunity. , T. BULLOOL. rpO.LET.—Dwellinghouae, together with .1 small stable, Moore's Road, near the Presbyterian Manee. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET,— At a low rental, Property In Tanored Street, recently m tho occupation of Mr Dolman, on which i erected Shop, Stable, etc, — Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE,— Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 feet on Burnett Street, »nd adjoining the 14 Mail" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will be accepted. — Apply to T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE—Lot 26, fronting the North, Town Belt. Price, £19. Libera terms if required . Apply to . T. BULLfp.; TO PAINTERB, * TO LEI at a low rental, Shop and Dwellinghouse m Moore street, latelj m occupation of Mr LucasJl #-' T. BULLOCK FOR SALE. 4 Strongly Built 4-Wheeled covered A Waggon, suitable for a Hawker.' , !Z T. BULLOCK. TINWALD.: TO LET— A S'ourirccraed House with Shop, adjoining Mr HesoltWa pro- perty, and near the Railway Station, A lo»v rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. H..Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LZißbr QUANTITY OF GRAIN; . NO v"eTr MI N. r ; H. MATSON & CO., v ,ASHBURTON. mn ARE CASH IrURCHASEM ov Wheat I Oats Barley t [AHB Eyeglass- H. MATSOi& GO., ■■■; ASHBURTON, •_ """"""""^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ George Jameson 4» «. — ' ■' ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS CO., LIMIT D. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 THE CONCRETE DIPS are now 60 feet long, and lilted with all the latest improvements. For .particulars as to cost o£ dipping sheep, apply at the Caretakers, GEO. JAMESON, 3 164. Secretary. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES-~From 3 to IB Inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNOTIQW And also FIRE BRICKS FOR SALE BY GEOBGE JAMESON,



Stratz and Ob. ■ /,1 ' ■ 1 1 WATOHES - WATOHES WATOHES 1 WATOHES 1 OLOOKtt WATOHES OLOOKB WATOHES j OLOOES ■ OLOOKS • JBWKKI*ERY OLOOKS JEWELLERY OLOOK JEWELLERY . JEWELLERY ."'=-.' JEWELLERY .' JEWELLERY. GREAT Clearing Sale, FOR 4 WEEKS ONLY* J. F. STBATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS & MANUFACTURERS, 261, High Street, OHRISTCHCROn, HAYING; now been established 10 Yenrs, intend to hold n GREAT CLEARING SALE of their Large and Varied Btock, consisting ot £6000 worth of Watches, Clocks and Jowellery, The Bale will commence on WEDNESDAY, Jnly 6th, and will last 4 weeks only. All Goods will be marked m plain figures, at less than one-half of our already well, known low prices. COME EARLY AND, SECtf&E BARGAINS. GENTS 1 ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS. 18 carats Gold Cases, usual price £25, redaced £1C 10a ; usnal price £20 reduced to £13 10s; upual price £16, jednced to £10 16s ; venal price £12 10a, ; educed to £8. GENTS' PATENT LEVERS, SOLID GOLD OASES. Übu&l price from £6 to £10, now. reduced from £4 to £7. G NTS' ENGLIBH HUNTING LEVBRS: STERLING BILVER OASES. Uenal price £10 10s. rcdnced to £6 10s : uru&l price £8 10h, reduced to £5 63 ; usual price £6 10s, reduced to £4 6s ; usual price £6 10s, reduced to £3 10s j ÜBual price £4 10s, reduced to £2 10a. „ PATENT LEVERS, STRONG HUNTING SILVER OASES. Usual price. £8 16?, reduced to £2 ; usual' price £8 8s ,- reduced to 86b. STRONG HUNTING WATOHES. Usual price £2 6s, reduced tv 255, LADIES' GOLD WATOHES, BEAUTL .FULLY ENGRAVED OASES. Usual prices £6 10b, reduced to £4 10s. Do* Do. Übuql prices £6 10s, reduced to £310s. ITTEN GUARANTEE WITH EVBRY WATOH, LOCKETS, HALL-MARKED, STERLING Usua' prices '20s, reduced to 12s 6d ; 17s 6d reduced to 10s Cd ; 15s reduced to 8s 6d ] 12s 6d reduced to 7s 6d ; 10s 6d reduced to 6s 6d ; 7s 6d reduced to 4s Cd ;6s reduced to 8s 6d : 8s 6d reduced to 2 s, NECKLET , HALL MARKED, STERLING SILVER. A tery l»r«e aesorttaent, the usual price being from 7s 6d to 80s are now reduced from 8s 6d to 18s 6d. SILVER BROOCHES, IN EVERY DESIGN. Ustml price 10s Cd reduced toGssSd, 7s 6d reduced to 4b Cd, 5s 6d reduced to 6s Cd,"* 4s fld redaced to 2s 6d, 8s 5i reduced to Is 6d. , STERLING SILVER EARRINGS At Bpeaially redaced prices from Is a pair. GOLD SETS OF BROOCH AND EARRINGS Beautifully iiuisbed, mounted with real «toßss, uaual price £6 10s reduced to £4 lK3s ; uaual prico £5 103 reduced to £3 7s 6d ; usual price £4 4s reduced to £2 10s : usual price, £8 5b reduced to 87s Cd ; usual price £2 10s reduced to 80s. SOLID GOLD BROOCHES. XJsual prico £3 10s reduced to £2 ; usual pri'CO £2 16s reduced to 85s: ÜBual prico £2 Ps reduced to 27s 6d ; usual price £1 10s reduced to 18a; usual prico £1 2a 6d reduced to 12s 6d. LADIES & "GENTS' STERLING SILVER ALBERTS. A very lax'se variety to choose from, the usual price being from 7s 6d to 80s are now reduced to* different prices from 8s 6d 10 17a. As it is Impossible for us to enumerate every article, we invite the publ c to call and inspect for themselves as one glance will prove that wo aro Belling thr goods at a price never before attempted m New Zealand. Remomber this Great Oleating Sale com* mencee on WEDNESDAY, July 6th. Storekeepers, Jewellers, Hawkers and othsrs should not loose this opportunity of laying m their year's stock of our own manufactured Goods,; .— EVERY ARTICLE FULLY WARRANTBD Notd the Address,— 1 1 J. F. STBATZ & CO. PBACTIOAL WATOHMAKEUS, JEWEL. LERB, AND MANUFACTURERS 1 261 HIGH STREET, CHEISTCKUKCH.



.Public Notices. i SPECIAL NOTICE to the Ladies. ORR& ALCORN HAVE made a moot Extraordinary Cheap Purchase of Ladies' Fashionable SHORT JACKETS m Kyril Cloth and Stookiogette, Ladies' Long Ottoman Cloth Paletots, and Ladies' and Children's New Ulsters, Sling .Sleeves and other shapes* 127 Garments m all. 127 WB intend giving our Customers the full benefit of this Wondorfully Cheap Lot, and hare marked them m Plain Figures at considerably LESS THAN HALP THE USUAL PRICES. LADIES requiring any JACKETS or MANTLES, will do well to CALL EARLY Eg!* 40 PIECES OF BEAL c ABEBDEEN WINSEY. Usual Prices Is 6d and Is 9d, purchased at JOB PRICE, which we now offer for THIS MONTH ONLY At' " C (UD AN© lAJD PER YARDi ORR&ALCORN'S , m DISSOLUTION SALE. ] McCallum & Co. COAL! COAL I COAL THRESH SUPPLIES ;OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL QREYMOUTH COAL. Albo— Natlte Coal, superior to Mount Somertf Coal. Fresh suppliesfof Building Timber and Building Materials of every description. FEESH IMFOBTATIONS Of <f* FENCING UTERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE- WIRE- WIRE- BABBED & PLAIN. Ko.'i 8, 0 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE No.'s 8, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMIJUQir BARBED WIRE, •• AOME^' STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDABDS. Cut and Punched to any length trad guage requited, McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants & Importers ASHBTJBTON, OiiMAEU DUNEDIN & IN'VEB



FnVlo Notices. ASHBURTON COUNTY HONT CLUB rriHE HOUNDS will meet at Lanriston 1 Railway Station at 12 NOON, on 23rd July, m lieu of Sherwood at 1.39. WE have various sume of money to lend on approved Freehold Seoarities at Lowest Current Rates of Interest WILDING & LEWIS, Solicitors Ashburton, BANGITATA~ROAD DISTRICT^ POISONED Wheat can be obtained at JL Hackthorne. ' C. J. HARPEB, 7*64 Chairman. UPPER ASHBOBTON HO AD BOARD fpHE Fords on the Kivers are dangerous _L Persons are warned that traffic is stopped till the same are repaired. D. McLEAN, _ Chairman. FOR SALE. A NUMBER of Blue Gum Polei, suitable for Stockyard Rails, or making a frame for Rough Stable. . I. BULLOOK. £Z Reward, THE above Reward will be given to anyone giving me information which will lead to the discovery of the person who poisoned my dog last night. 7 107 ' W. H, KNEEN.' Money. OQ AAA TO LEND for 3 yeare at 6i JJOyVVJ per cent., on first-class Security. Apply to T. BULLOCK. Or W. H. Wynn.Wuliamß, 7°95 Solioitor, Christchurch. TO CROPPERS AND OTHERS. TO LET FOR ONE CROP. ABOUT 160 ACRES OLD GRASS LAND. The RENT will be the LABOR, sowing Grass Seed on the land at time of rolling crop. . Apply to W. F. SOMERVILLE, 7*56 Lyatt, Weaterfield. ABHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL NOTICE TO CARTEBS AND OTHEBS. NO Shingle will be allowed for the present to be taken from the Biver Bed on tho township Bide of the mam b I ream, immediately below the Bridge and adjoining the Borough Reserves. Steps will bo taken to make the crossing at Winter street passable as soon as possible. -- By order. FOOKS & SON, Borough Engineers. Borough Engineers' Office, - July 12th, 1887. £62 Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association. TH General Meeting of the lUJß'cra of the Association $aIL be held a he Arcade Chambers, fEß^ett, Street, /.&) burton, on TUESDAY, 26th July, 188 3 o'clock p. m*. Business— To receive Annual Beportand Balance* sheet to 30th June, 1887. A Meeting of the General Committee will be held 'on the same DAY at 2.30 p.m. The Balance-sheet, duly audited, now lies for the inspection of Members at the offio o of the Treasurer, Mr J. CJ. Restell. H. H. SEOBETAN, 7|63 Secretary. Mr Rolleston UTILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS OF THE RANGITATA DISTRICT ON TUESDAY, July 2tJth, FJemington. WEDNESDAY, July 27th, Willowby. THURSDAY, July 28th, Waterton Schoolroom. , Fnrthor appointments at other places within the district will be advertised shortly. Meetings m every ense at 7.30 p.m. 7 80 TO THE ELECTORS OFTHE „ ASHBURTON DISTRICT. fi ENTLEMEN,-- ~~ I beg to offer my serviced to yon as your Representative m Parliament. I trust that you will again honoi mo with your confidence. I propose shortly to addreßß you at the several centres of population m the District. I havo tho honor to be Your Obedient Servaut, W. C. WALKEB. Aehburton July Utb, 1887 ♦ 03 Faiifleld. THREE THOUSAND ACRES OR THEREABOUTS, IN BLOCKS OF , 200 to 1000 Acres, ! TO LET FOR CROPPING. mENDERS aro Invited up to 31st August - J. next, for the. right to grow one Toinlp Crop and ot^e Gtain Crop on the Faitfield Estate, adjoining the Aihbarton ; Township. The land haa not been under oro£ for seven years. I ILntry for Ploughing will be given on l>t Ootober next. * Pltns of the Estate rugy be ueen, »nd particulars obtained, on application to MR GEORGE JAMESON ASH3URTON, OUOS



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