growing at length to a mnj stic denizen of the forest, and standing alone m perfect vigour long after the one which gave it shelter and support has gone to decay. Besides these are the hinau, from whioh a blaok dye is obtainable,, and many others whioh I have not space to describe. Nestling among lovely bowers of smaller plants can be seen tbe beautiful tree fern (oyathla dealbata), which grows to a height of from twelve to fifteen feet, and 1b remarkable for tha whiteness of tbe under part of its beautiful fronds. On the banks of tbe runn'ng streams whioh now and then cross our path m*y be seen the luxuriantly growing tall flu (phormium tenax), with drooping, fhg- Mke, sword-shaped leaves These bear pink-blossomed flower stalks. Many of the trees are not only clothed with their own natural evergreen foliage, but with Innumerable parasitical plants, ferns, mosses, tto., whioh climb even to their rery tops, presenting scenes of luxuriant vegetation not to be lurpaned m the

A CONSCIENTIOUS CONDUCTOR.

An ex-omnibus oonduotor's qaalms of •ontolence bring into pronineaoe the Vieiotu system upon which the omnibus and tramoar companies oarry on their bniioMi. Thii conductor states that Sftoeo f ears ago ha wai m the servioe of tht London General Omnibus company for twelve months, and during that time ha fallfji to pay m ten poandii. He now Wtttaa and propose! to repay this Bum, together with fifteen years' interest, and Man earnest of his good intentions has already forwarded five pounds ou account. XJ&der ordinary oironmstanoeß petty pilfer ing is a serious offence, bnt In tbe oaie of the omnibus conductors It is well understood by the direotors that their aaen retain parts of the receipts to pay the fees leried on them. The driver is expected to fee the horsekeepers daily to keep his stnd m good order, tbe yardmeD blackmail the conductor, who is also sup posed to "tip "tbe odd men who look after the vehlole during the few brief tests between the journeys. At one time It wai also oastomary to regularly fee the polloe, but an attempt has been made to itop this practice. With all these Illegitimate call* on his pocket it is hardly likely that a oondnotor would pay them out of his own wages of four shillings a day ; and although fees are nominally dit* eouraged by the company, the directors appear to be unable to stop the pernicious praotioe whioh has oansed their anooy- Baoni correspondent snob perturbation of ■pirlt.— London psppr.

LIFE IN NEW YORK.

The New York correipondent of the 11 Argus," la the course of a recent letter writes:— Kew York has just beea ex periencing one of the moat trying , '* heited termi " we have had since 1876. The mercury has not risen bo high on the •verige as In that year, bnt it has been ' high, enough, ranging from 90deg. to lSOdeg. m the shade m the streets. Up j on the lofty building where the Signal \ iervlce has lti station, the raDge has, of , eoarte, been lower, bnt it li by the street , thermometer that the feelings of the citizens have been registered. What has ' made the weather Intolerable haa been ' the peculiar moisture of the air, which 1 his been much above the usual hygro- j metric leveL The heat was unbroken > for 32 daya previous to the 18th of July. , The miserable population of the tenement houses has included the greateit safferera, tod among thorn death has done its most ' terrible work. The little ones have < drooped and died by the thousand. It < It hard to realise that m this rich and i splendid towD, with its miles of hand- < ■ome houses, with its scores of men j whose wealthoountsup among the millions, there are whole squares where the density of population 1b greater than the worst ' quarters of London, and whore human being* live and die without eve* having ' Men the green fields or knowing what life Is m sunshine and by the running waters Day after day the sanitary Inspectors report tenements m which the ccoupanta average three and four to the lingie room, where the rooms are without » ray of direct light from outside, where the scanty allowanoe of water is brought from the basement or the yard, and where the so-called water-closets are sinks of Indesorlbable filth. In these buildings, from five to seven stories m height, often la the rear of other buildicga of like eheracter, with but a Bpace of a dozen feet between them, are found, within a surface area of 2,400 square feet, as many as 800, or even a thousand human beings It is Impossible to form any idea without liKving seen them, of all the scenes pre sented m these so-called dwellings. Of common human comfort, of the common decency of civilisation, there is none. Men and women, boys and girls, huddled m the noisome rooms, herd like bauds of animals, and yield with as little sense of wrong or chame to saoh appetites as are engendered m their debased natures. In the stifling weather we have had this gammer the ravages of disease, amoug the ohUdren especially, can only be im agined. The city does what it can to prevent the worst results, but though what is done seems muoh m itself, it is relatively to what is to be done, very littla. Some conception of the morally diseased condition of this tenement house popula tion, can be formed from an incident brought out In the police courts this week. An English girl, recently arrived In this country, had been m service m a town near New York. Having lost her place she came to the city. On the train the sat by the side of an Irish womao, who heard her story, and said if aha would come home with her she knew of a plaoe she could get the next day- The girl assented . On the afternoon of the next day she appeared at a police station, her clothing torn, hatlees, mnch dazed, and told a confused story of having been robbed and assaulted. At first the police officers thought she had been drinking, bnt they had the sense to send her to the hospital. An inspection showed she had been criminally assaulted. When she had retted and become quiet, she thought she eonld Identify the place to which she had been taken, and after some hunting •he did so. On the top floor there were found the woman who had enticed the girl, the husband, and asleep m • dark closet a son. On the latter were fonnd a ring, an earring— that had been broken In tearing it from the ear — and one or two small articles, taken from the English girl. Her story being thus verified Hi details are worth attention. She states that there was drinking m the room iv the evening after she arrived, that she did not ioin It, but went early to bed, and that later her room was entered by father and two sons, who robbed her of her jewellery and money, and then assaulted her. Later they returned with two young men, who repeated the assault. The father and sons were m custody. The mother is detaiaod as a witness, and the police are hunting for the others. Can yon imagine anything more brutal — worse than bruta' — than this ? Yet the offenders, two of whom have been In (he state prison, take the matter vary coolly. and the comments of the neighbors m the building were m sympathy with them rather than with their victim, Jnto the region where 'this crime was committed no policeman dares to enter alone, and when theie arrests were made the officer m command took nine meu m citizens' olothes armed for a riot, which would certainly have occurred had the; not been m force and prepared for it.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Unemployed. New Plymouth, September 13. A number of the unemployed waited upon Major Atkinson this morning and were introduced by Mr Samuel, 1 ;. t r» member ior the town. The Mayor was asked to urge on Government to put m band some reclaiming work m connection with tbe Railway, to protect that portion near the station from being washed away by the encroachment of the eea. Inq.ue t. At the inquest ou Piggott, who died suddenly at Wtanul, no post mortem wa> held, aod the jary returned a verdict of " death from natural oauoee." It is sup posed Piggott died from heart dieease. Fire. Masterton, September 13 ' A fire broke out m Pohroeder'a general store, but whs speedily suppressed . Th« damage by fire was about £25, but there was considerable damage done by water. The stock was insured for £300 m h j Equitable. Tbe building was insured for £300 m the London, Liverpool and Globe. Electoral. Blenheim, September 13 . Mr Harkness, one of tha candidates for Waimea, Pioton, addressed tbe eleetoiM here last night. Though the weather wan oold and the roads sloppy there was a large attendance Tbe oancMdate received a patient hearing and received a hearty vote of thanks. Mr Dodson is now away m tbe southern part of the electorate. All the candidates for Walrau are having a vigorous canvass.

PROGRESS or RETROGRESSION. WHICH IS IT TO BE?

On Monday week next the electors throughout the whole of New Zealand will be called upon to discharge a very important duty — to exercise the fran chise which has been coferred upon them by legislative enactments. Im portant as this duty is on all occasions, it is more than ordinarily so on the present instance owing to the magni tude of the interests involved m the issue. On the day named the electors will be asked to say by their votes whether the colony shall adopt a Free trade or a Protective policy. We have, on previous occasions, shown that Freetrade has been tried by the Mother Country for close upon half a century, and has only produced disas trous results — so disastrous, m fact, that those who clamoured most loudly for its adoption — the citizens of Man chester and Glasgow —are now clamour ing equally as lustily for a retracing of the step so hastily taken, and for a return to Protection. We have shown that while Great Britan opened her ports to every nation under the sun, who poured m their goods and manu factures to the value of tens of thousands of millions sterling to the detriment and impoverishment of her working population, not one of them reciprocated, but, on the contrary, did their best to exclude British manufac tures from their markets, by imposing imports duties on them as high as 72 per cent, on their values. No wonder that Great Britain — the only nation on the face of the globe that tried the experiment — grew sick of this one-sided liberality, giving away every conceivable concession, and receiving nothing but kicks m return. The only wonder is that m any community laying claim to civilised enlightment, there should be found men advocating a similar policy, seeing that an ounce of fact is worth tons of. theor/. Yet this is unquestionably the issue between the two parties m the field at present competing for the reins of Government, for it was the Tariff proposals of the present Administration proving dis tasteful to the Freetrade Section of the late Parliament which compelled them to appeal to the cctsntry. These Tariff proposals were framed m the interests of the farmers, the local industries and the working men. It was, no doubt, a ticklish task for the Opposition, repre senting as it does, the interests of the natural enemies of the working man — the capitalists and land monopolists — as well as the importers, to set about wooing the sweat voices of those m whose interests the Tariff proposals had been framed. They knew they had no chance of being accepted by the manu facturers or the working men, but they thought there might be a chance of beguiling the farmers if they could only persuade them that the Tariff proposals of the Government which had professed to have their interest at heart, would not benefit them m the least. To a certain extent, at least for a time, by persistently inculcating this lesson, they succeeded io shaking the belief of the farmers m the dona fides of the Government's profession of caring for their inlerests. Sir Julius Yogel, how ever, effectually removed their doubts on this point, and by quoting a long list of goods, on which he proposed to in crease duties, as the raw material could be produced as well and as cheaply m the colony as elsewhere, to the farmers' great advantage, proved beyond a doubt that m framing the tariff he had con sidered and cared for their interests. The Treasurer's sympathies are with the farmers whom he rightly regards as the backbone of the country, though the Opposition would fain have them be lieye that he was their enemy, and was doing all he could to oppress them. Sir Julius, however, fully proved the falsity of such a supposition, and there is not one who was present m the Oddfellows' Hall and heard him speak but was convinced that m the Treasurer the farmers had a trusty friend, who would not let any opportunity of doing them»a good turn slip by un availed of. The great attention paid by the existing Government to local industries is too well known to need commept. Under its fostering care these industries have been enabled to successfully and profitably carry on their operations, and by so doing have done the colony good service, not only by causing the money to be retained and circulated within the Colony which would have been sent out of it m pay ment for imported goods which they now produce, but also by affording employment to hundreds of hands who would otherwiso have been idle. Bad as the times have been of late, they would have been infinitely worse if it had not been fpr our local industries. Freetrade, however, would admit admit these articles free, and thus destroy our local industries. Progress would thus be knocked on the head, and a period of retrogression initiated. There are minor issues to be decided by the ballot-box on Monday weel£ as well as this principal onß, with which they are intimately connected, but the subject is too extensive a one for this present article, we shall therefore reserve their consideration for a future iswe.**." Mail.".

Fear of the cholera led to a general cleaning of the streets of Santiago, m the Argentine Confederation, and 16,000 oarloads of refuse were removed. ••Rougti on Itch."— " Rough on Itoh oares skin humors, eruptions, ring worm tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, obilblains' ton, ivy poison barber's itoh. 3 Heating's Cough Lozenges care Coughs Asthma, Bronohitia. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so eff eotnal m the oure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficult breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium por any violent drug. Sold by Chemists m Tins, B lid and 2s 9d each.

WHO IS MOTHER SEIGEL?

She is a lady, who by the merest accident, has made a most valuable discovery, and she is creating the wildest enthusiasm all over the coun'ry, and tverybody is talking about her and asking WHAT IS MOTHER SEIGEL'S REPUTATION ? And she tells them to r^ad the thousands oi letters, something like the following from Mr Perkins : — A WONDERFUL TESTIMONIAL, "Grove Pharmacy, Ealing, W., Jan. 2, 1885. " Your medicine must be the most wonder ful discovery, for during my experience of more than twenty years, I never knew any proprietary or patent medicine m such universal favour and demand. It is simply extraordinary, and if I were to send you an account of every statement made to me m its favour, you would have to publish a separate book to contain my testimonials alone. (Signed) " THOMAS J. PERKINS." And then people ask — WHAT DOES MOTHER SETGEL DO ? GIVES RELIEF AT ONCE. " 59, Bloomfteld road, Plumst'ad, "Jan. 7, 1885. " I find the sale of your medicines increases every year, and everyone speaks well of them that tries them. I know a lady that attended the Female Hospital m Soho-square for some m*nths, with pains m back and side, and bilious, and could tike no food, but got: no benefit from any of the n.edicines they gave her. Before she had taken all the contents of one bottle of your syrup she felt relief, and is now quite well. (Signed) "W. K. Baker." THE EFFECT WAS MARVELLOUS. 41 Medical Hall, Bangor, Jan. 5, 1885. "I hear people constantly speaking very highly of Seigel s Syrup. There is a case of a young married lady m Anglesey who had been suffering from stomach asthma for a long peiiod, who had consulted some of the best physicians of the day, but without deriving any benefit. She was daily getting worse, but at last a friend persuaded her to try Seigel's syrup. She procured a bottle, and the effect was marvellous ; she rap dly improved, and now she is as strong and healthy as ever she has been. (Signed) "H. Lloyd-Jones." WHAT IS MOTIIFR SEIGEL GOOD FOR? DOES NOT RESTORE THE DEAD, BUT SAVES THE LIVING. Mr J. W. Savill. of Dunmow, Essex, writes, — September, 1884: — "I introduced your medicines into Dunmow almost as soon as they were brought out m London. I sold m a short time eighteen pounds' worth. I have known many grand cases of permanent cures J and, as yet, no case of failure. Not withstanding many competitors, Mother Seigel's Syrup holds its own ground. I be lieve it a good medicine — it will not restore the dead to life, but it appears to save the living from dying.

A CASE OF GRAVEL CURED.

"Feltham, Jan. 6. 1885. "It has always given me pleasure to re commend your medicines to my customers, and the results of their use have invariably been most satisfactory. I could furnish you many testimonials. One case just now occurs to my mind. A c unstable of the police force nf Tooting, S. W., wherp T for many years had a shop, was a patient of mine, suffering from a bad attack of gravel. He was per suaded to try ' Mother Seigel's Syrup.' He purchased a . bottle at my shop, and by the time he had taken half of it he reported him* seif to me as quite cured. The effect was simply miraculous. (Signed) ''J. D. FIoRANCB." IS MOTHER SEIGEL RELIABLE? Would respectable chemists write like the following if not ? SURGICAL OPERATION AVERTED. '• Ticehurst, Dec, 1884. Mr Edward Corke. Chemist, writes :— "Your medicine maintains a steady sale m this district, and is well established m general favor. I know an old man, over seventy, who some three or four years ago was advised to submit to the operation for stone. He certainly was suffering from some distressing symptoms, and could scarcely walk,. Instead of taking that advice he tried Seigel's Syrup, with the result that, after one bottle, he could walk about fairly well, and, having taken three or four 2s 6d bott es, he was completely cured. He is still about, hale and hearty for his years. If any of the symptoms of the old trouble come on, he takes a few doses of the Syrup, and ail is well again." WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT MOTHER SEIGEL. AN EXPERIENCE O? FORTY YEARS. •• Cosham, Hants, Jan. 2, 1885, "My customers, over a wide country dis trict, are not very demonstrative, and I have no written testimonials to send ; but verbal admiration o) your medicine is m the ascend ant, and my experience of forty years assures me that no other preparation has so rapidly acquired a popularity, and so firmly main tains its reputation as Mother Seieel's Syrup, (Signed) "Thomas H. Bax«k. a

TB!E ASHBUBTOfI ttttAJBDIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1&87



Public Notices. ROYAL MAIL COACH. ASHBURTON TO KYLE. rriHH Undersigned is prepared to carry J. Passengers and Paroels from Ashbcnr ton to Kyle, or any place en route, via,, Elgin, Wakanui, Seayiew, Seafield, Kyle, or vice versa Leaving Ashburton at 7 a.m , on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS aaf SATURDAYS, arriving at Ashburton p.m., return journey. - Parcels may be left at " Mail " office. P. FAWCETT, 8°53 Mail Contractor, WiLJJINtt AJNi> LUiWlft, •■BARRISTERS AND QOLIGITORS, p. wiTding, Notabt Public. Offioee: Nest "Mall" Office, Bnrnctt-it; ABbburton. Mr Wilding will attend the of the Ashburton Courts on Tueiday an Friday*., »ud may be consulted peraontll on theae dayo. The firm Is now represented m A«h- burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office o receive intimations and confer with clients George Jameson CLOVER SEEDS JUST landed, ex steamer " Kaikoura,* my first shipment for the season of BED CLOVEK, COW GEASS, WHITE CLOVER, AND ALSYKE. TheßO Seeds hare been carefully selected and are the best obtainable. I HAVE ALSO~IN STOCK— Machine-dressed Ryegrass and Cocks* foot, also Linseed, Peat*, Barley, Oats Wheat, Potatoes, and all kinds of STATION AND FARM STORKB. George Jameson, ASEBURTOK H. Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE.' STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LUfa QUANTITY OF GRAIN; — ___ NO VERMIN. H. MATSON & CO., | ASHBFjkTON. WE ARE CASH rUROHASBiT or Wheat Oats Barley ANJ Eyeglass H. MATSON & CO., BHBUR N T. Bullock. MONEY "~* TO LEND on approved First-olass Free* hold Securities m Sums to Bait Bor« rowers at Loweßt Current Rate of Interest. —Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET. ' 7 -ROOMED HOUSE, pleasantly situ, ated, fronting the Domain, and lately In the occupation of Mr Alison. Ap« ply to MR POTTER, North Town Belt. Or T. BULLOOK. TO LET— Cottage at the corner of Moore and William Streets, T.S. 338. Rent, 4s per week. — Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. A9-Roomed Dwelling House, with 8 acres Land fronting Moore's Road, Trevocton. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A quantity of LA.MMAS WHEAT for Late, Spring Sowing. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, Cottage well situated, fronting Graham's Road. T. BULLOCK. TWILDING SITE near the Woollen X> Factory For Sale, being Lot 47, oon- tkining about 1 acre, fronting the Alferd. Forest Road, and next to Mr Wildsmlth'a property. A large proportion of the money oan remaia on interest at 6 per oent, per annum.— Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET or for sale a Farm of 233 acres near Waterton, Loßgbeach Road Board District. There is a dwelling- house of 6 rooms erected on the property, also Granary, Stable, &o. Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. ""* T\OUBLE-SEATED Amerioan Waggon. Apply to • T. BULLOOK. OR SALE,— Central Site, being par of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Aore, having a frontage of 33 fe« on Buntoett Street, and adjoining tho "Mai Office. Very liberal terms of pay me will be accepted. — Apply to T. BULLOOK, TINWALD. mO LET— A Four-roc mcd House with JL Shop, adjoining Mr Heaeltine'a pro* perty, and near the Railway Station. ▲ c* rental will be acoeptod. T. BULLOCK. O LET,— At a low rental, Property i Tancred Street, recently m the occupation of Mr Dolman, on whloh I erected Shop, Stable, etc, — Apply to T. BULLOOK FOR SALE. V RURAL Section 27429, containing 118 acres, 2 roods, m its native atate f about 3 miles from Asbburton, fronting tho main South Road. Apply to T. BULLOOK. \TOT having sold by auction on Saturda 1\ R.S. 25334, containing 100 acre Wakanui Road Board District, T. * - Prepared to receive offers for same, W beral terms of payment T, BULfcOOKJ



| Pnblic Wotlcaa Public Noticea. rpHB AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE ; Blackwood Abdallab, : Will stand this season at owner's Stable, 1 Ashburton. • MAX. FRIEDLANDER. HI "[*' , r DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. HI THE Partnership hitherto existing be- HI -*-' tween John Orb and Robert Alooen, an inrf^BM , carrying on business as Drapers, Iron- Hffl fiHsSHu f^ mongers, and Provision Merohants m Ash* JH j^HßUfli / • burton, under the style of Our and -^^^JB^^SBSmM i Alcorw, has been dissolved by mutual oensent, as from Ist August, John Obb lllllliiH Hi BhEbB9I taking over and continuing the Ironmon- wlliH gery and Drapery Departments, and paying lilUliflH B^inßßS^^Kfi , all Liabilities of the late Firm, and re- iWttßnMnllwm^^Sf ■ ceiving aU debts owing to the Drapery NoHBL^Bf JSHMrffIH Dopartment Pobbet A lcobn taking over ilk 1 the Grocery and Earthenware Depart- KKt\\\^^Bß£SßlKmsshßmL ments, and receiving all debts owing to ■^^^^Bffin^BHßp^l k th» Ironmongery and Grocery Depart- ments. JOHN ORR. ROBERT ALCORN. Witness— • Joseph Carson, Accountant, Aahburton. A " lburt0 °' s " lgeptemb "- 1887 Hardley and Sons' ASHBURTON JIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1881. PATENT Teaching Staff: Boys' School —Me J. E. Buchanan, Ist B A., University College, London. Girls' Pcbool —Miss Saundebs, Oanter- OTP All! U/101 im bury College, Ohrlstchutch ; Miss N I Tfl M WfliSHr X Grdbb, Trinity College, Dablin. W ■ ■-" If I ft n\J II L. 1 1 1 AT this institution pupils of both - sexes have the opportunity of """" ™ acquiring the elements of a liberal edu- cation. The subjects of Studyare those TFIP "RUWT tk rnwß' MAPTnrT usually (aaght at Secondary Schools ; bar iflE BBST IN THE MARKET* the ordinary course may be modiGed to meet epeolal oases, if m the intereat of the Pupils such a plan ia judged ad- vlsable. mmmm At the Glrla' School provision has been made by tha Teaching Staff to give lesions m Mualo and Painting to Young Ladles not attending the other Olatses In the I f«f«1 rf| f w/m wifli fl ft n 1i mnnhiTlfl bohool, who may desire lnitruotlons In A iriol glioll Willl CaGJI IQaCIjIIl6» theße anbjeols. The Physical Training of the Pupils is not overlooked. Calisthenics for the Girls, and Military Drill for the — Boys, are part* of the School course. The year is divided Into three terms. All fees are payable m advance. For TAUAT APT) Qt flf\ Pupils under 12 years of age, £2 23 per J UUll Ullli 06 W« term ; over 12 years of age, £2 16s per term ; Music, £1 Is per term extra ; fee SSafflSiS&gj'SlSS.'iSSr SOLE AGENTS FOB ABIIBURTO*,. For further details apply to Mr Baohanan. The next term commences on MON- DAY, the 19th inst. 9 49 McCallum & Go ~~ , Ea.t Street Auction Room COAL! COAL! COAL HOBSB i AZAAB jmESH SUPPLIES [OF undereignedj havinß urged by NEWCASTLE COAL ' " Smwonß Oliente t0 mak6 PrOvM ° D for peviou'sai WESTPORTCOAL GBEYMOUTH COAL> AllCtlOll DStI6S Also— o* Native Coal, superior to Mount Somere LAND FAKM STOO^ Coal. ' PRODUCE, And Fre 8 h B upp« M o« GENERAt MEBCHANDIBE Building Timber and Building Materials O Have pleasure m announcing thnt every description. the * jave engaged Mr Peter Williams, FKESH IMPORTATIONS I*t« of Oamaru, who had several years 0F experience m the Anotioneerlng Business, for FENCING MATERIALS new manos rooms & now to han HOKSEBAZA^, East Street, Formerly the TOWN HALL, vbich has been WIRE- WIRE- WIRE «-*«-«-w BAEBED & PLAIN. L "" l> "^ *'°*'°° l ""' """■"" " them for Sale by Auction vill be pnbmitted No .'a 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE by Mr WILLIAMB, who will have entire No.[s 8, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE control of this branch of their bminww, and BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION they bo P ethat h 7 "Bering BARBED WIRE, •• ACME PROMPT ACCOUNT BALES, MODERATE OHABGEB, & BTRIOT ATTMNTION To the wishes of.clfentß,;they>i]rsecure a fair STANDARDS STANDARDS share of public patronage; STANDARDS. Out and. Punched to any length aod R^dlai M^ Oil SatUfdayS guage required* OF „— o „ ¥&BM PRODUCE, FURNI- McCaUum & Co., TUEE) HOESES> CATTLE) Iron, Timber and Coal pigs, & faem mple- Merchants & Importers „ BI ™;^ «* YABDS EVEBY TTJEBDAY. ASHBTJETON, OAMAETJ „, ~ Wd . T dmillg Seoaon. 8 FRIEDLANDER BROS. * %m PBTIE WILLIAMS, Aao neer.



Auctions. Public Noticea. FRIDAY, 16th JBPTBMBIR. MR S. B. SEYMOUR, UNDERBILL OF SALE. BURGEON-DENTIST will VISIT At the Ashburten Saleyards, at 11 o'clock. ASHBURTON MR T. BULLOCK has receired ia- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, . Btructions from tbe bolder of the And may be consulted at Mr Karanitzer's FRIDAY, 16th SEPTEMBER, fTT B have a iahijiment of good useful At 11 o'dcck. YY A DRAUGHT HORSJBS KA.URI TIMBER, Q OOWS, springing to calf Ex « Motero " from Anckland, | O STEERS Which we are prepared to SELL at Low lg O SHEE * < E^) Prices, in lineaJosuitOußtomew. 8-HOBSEDRAY TUCKER ir, RESTELL. D.B 1 . Plough, by Reid and Gray, Chains, As Byron says— Blocks and Pnlleya, Set of Harrows, I never, no, I never, Harness, Housekold Furniture, Saw any man bo yellow, Cooking Utonflil*. &c; How's your liver ? (Yellow Dwarf.) T. BULLOCK TAKE MOORE'S PILLS, 9§6l Auctioneer. Christchnrch, Maroh 9th, 1887. I am — — happy to tfiatify to the value of your SATURDAY, SEPTEMBEU 24th, Ter nnd Stotnachio Pills, haying used them for the last fourteen years, and can An TTYtnuAtrarl TPnirtYk reoo »n>»nd them to every household with AH AIHprOV6& Jb&rin enrr confidence. -J. G. Garwrth. OF — — . />av a W"D 1?C />ny Sole A 2 flnfc f or Ashburton,- - -oys /ixjjxjho (5y5 ohas. neatb, IN GRASS, Pharmaceutical Chemist. 7 166 SITUATED IN THE COLDBTBEAM """ : ROAD BOARD DISTRICT, <pO MEET THE TIMES. tobjah 1 Ci TR -Oc KLE( MR T. BDLLOOK has received In- pROPRIKTOR of the Prince Alberl otractlona from the Executor of the 1 Boarding -House, "Wills Street lata H. G 0, Boylb, to Ashburton, next Oddfellows' Hall, while SELL BY PUBLIC ACCTION, thanking his many Friends and Customers At the Aroadt, on * or * neir liberal support for tho past 10 BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, ye»ra, solicits a continuance of the same. THAT IMPROVED FARM, Board and Lrdging, 14e 16s, 18s pei KNOWN AS COWDRAY, weok sor 3s P er da y- Board onl y» *0» 0T per week. Dinners only, 4b per week. 69S Aso £ « fiQ^l Good accommodation for Families, and ww ACRES vw private rooms for Ladies. 752 BEING LOTS 2, 3, AND 5, part of the TO WORKING MEN. Lowcliffe Estate, MRS f| M MO, Situated about 8 miles from the Hindi proprietress or the Railway Station, m the Coldstream WATERLOO BOARDINGHOUSE, Road Board District Tancred Street, Asbburton, rj'EGS respectfully to inform the It is divided into Five Paddocks, and 13 general public, particularly the all m grass. working classes, that she has reduced tbs Tbete is a well-built Dwellinghouse of ates for Board and Lodging as under: — Five Rooms erected on the property, also Board »nd Lodging, per week, 16s to 17s Stable, Loose Boxes, Woolshed, Sheep- Dinners only, per week 4s yards, and other improvements. Board only, per week , 10« This offers a favorable opportunity to The cooking is done by Mr Timmo, persons desirous of purchasing a Farm whose reputation as a firat-clais chej m this neighborhood. remains ansallied, A capital table, and Intending purchasers aro respectfully meals at all hours. 7 69 Invited to personally inspect It, and "~ nffPTnp attend the Sale fiW, OITT L <-> A NjOmOE. Terras of payment will be very liberal, ]r± A. s* 1. BALEK AND CO., declared at Sale. Lictnßed Pembroke*,, **> Sale at 12,45. ** Street, Aahbarton. T BULLOOK I I" A VINO- secured tho services of a firet* q+co ' . „„♦;«'„«„- ■». class ptaotical Watchmaker to work on 9 * 6 d Auctioneer. th(s premißes ; ore now pre p B red to clean and. rmr— MWW<M —TT* MM — — — mmm ™— — rr— — S repair Watches at greatly reduced prices. mnnf . „ ~ „„«„ YOTJR WATCH CLEANED AND KEGTJ- Election Notices lated for 63, ■ « With a Guarantee for 12 months. Watch ASTTRTTT?TO"Nr "fiT-WTTfYN" GUsses fitted for Gd. Hands fitted for Si. All JiLiJiL/lIUiN. Mpaipg faithfnUy executed at half the usual ; """—"" pricett A MEETING of Mr Purnell's Friendß and supporters will be held m the STARTLING NEWS. Schoolhouse, Lauriston, on TUESDAY, Having purchane'l a line of Waterbury 13th heptember, at 8 p.m. , for the purpose Watohea at a considerable rednction, we are of forming a Committee. »<>*. selling . Waterbury watches for J2s, Our charge KANGITATA ELECTION. '" Gl «» taB — *Ji 6d " A large Stock of English and American •m *■ tj PHTTnu mi jj *i -c»i * Lerer Watches, Ladies and Gents' Gold Rings, TL| R BUXTON will addreae the Electors Musical Instrnmentß, etc., etc, at ostonishinll? 1.7 Xaa under :— • low prices. A few Unredeemed Watches for SK^FIELD-At the Sohoolhonse, ou 8»le very cheap. TUESDAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock WATCHES 01 M ne4 ~ 5s Od KYLE— At the Sohoolhonso, ou WED- GLASSES «•• 6d HKDAT EVENING. 6W io r Z Z 2.51 At the Schoolrooms m each case. Monay advanced m any sam on every de- — — seription of Property without delay. Other Meetings will be announced later on. B°l4o I. BALEK <fc CO., ■ii ■ , ■■ mjj m.j Licensed PAwnbrokers, East Street, Ashbtxrton. Public Notices. Bianchss at Timarn and Wanganui. 9 14 LONGBEAOH ROAD DISTRICT. 4LL Rates UNPAID by September 20th HAYFS St (10 'S EL will be sued for. . nUItOOCUU.O by ordeb^ (ireat Sale. TENDERS. OBLIGE BY READING THE — FOLLOWING :- mENDSRS are Invited for the ereotlon T)LACK Straw Hats only 3d L of a Shop adjoining Mr For rl man's JJ Felt Hats were 8s 6d, now Is Office. Planß and epeolfioatlons may be Grey Calico, l£d seen at our Office, where tenders aro to White Twill, %\ d be sent m not later than 4 p.m., on Blankets, from 2s sJ d THURSDAY, Sept. 220 d. Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz dozen O. E. FOOKS & SON, for Id 1 9 62 Architects. Cashmere Gloves, from 2d | Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from HCEAIORBEtOIDICON T 7s 6d . Lace Curtains, Is A SURE CURE for PILES. A new Boys' Caps, 4sd discovery. Forwarded to any address Men s Blacfe Felt Hats were 6s 9d on receipt of 7b 6d. _ now 2e 3d Communications strictly confidential. wffSSSiffi WALTER B. MOSS, Good Shirtings, 4sd Ashburton. Wool Squares, 6d rrvCT^ ' Tweed Trousers from 6s 6d iJuLJbi Let of Diagonal Coatß were 21b 6d ASHBUBTON WOOLLEN AJ" Oracoate awfull MAKUFACTUBING COMPY. chea P» » n <* a quantity of other goods t ( /T x numerous to mention m this advertise (Limited.) meat. — . In addition to tho above, H. &Co. will "P>TnTI>OS-^T r Pf =^ during the Bale, give a Discount of One -^ t^r^i^t i  * Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see DECEIVED In large or small sums at the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at Jit) tho following Rates of Interest :— HAVES AND CO S Six per cent If fixed for 6 months. 6f29 Seven per cent \i tized for 12 months. H. SEMPLE, .. il i - 9*56 Secretary. . _ — A. Harrison. B. S. BEAN, Alfred Harrison, GOAL AKD FIREWOOD MERCHANT, AUOTIONEEit, dTOOK AND ESTATE BEGS to inform his Friends and the Public AGENT AND VALUATOR generally that he has boeqo Ut&ry ' Bridge Timber on hand, and is prepared to take orders for SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp Timber Cattle, Pigs, Produce Either for Bridge or House Building purposes* * nd Merchandise. BEST NEWCASTLE, MALTERN, ASD* FOR SALE— WBSTPORT COAL m Stock, delivered at xt am \ nn y mn i O T« n T,+ o v^-<,i . CHEAPEST RATES. farming Implemente, and Vehicle! of ftll kinds constantly is Yards ■m *. u R> ?' ??v N l on view for Sale. West Street, Aehburton. ~ -^^^fe^. hH Clearing Saleß held m Town or jsls^^HbS^^^ C Country as required, and mosl g liberal terms arranged with both br *&!MBSS!g2SBSgS r^ Rents collected, and the business of Pj tc absenteoß managed with care. w^<jjgfW s '* S::r !^3 Valuation mado of Properties or Mer- "TTTANTED JAMES chandise on easy terms, \Y BA&KR has returned to /.eh- Advances made instantly on Goods burton and opened a Cabinet Factory ,- , .., „. J . „ , and Showrooms m his own premises, delivered at the Stores for Sale. Havelock street, opposite Harrison's Auction Mart. J. B. having a thorough Agant (or tb» Norwich Union Fire Id* knowledge of the trade is m a position to surance Company . execute all orders entrusted to hja. cast. . , ... By strict attention and mpderato ohargea A Bent for tne| he will endeavor to merit a share of MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O, publ^ patronage. AUSTRALASIA!! tiEOQ^9-Bi»D FVRNUyjLB BoCKJfil, SOJ,]?, _



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