THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Writing on December 30, the London correspondent of the O.D Times reports : — The frozen meut market remains steady, though sales are slow. The Invorcurg 1 , from i'ort Chalmers, with 9419 she >p «nd 2200 lamb?, has cleared the nheop, at 4d to 4£d, and sold 1500 lambs at 3^d to s^i. The lonic, from Lyttellon, witu 22,041 sheep and 173 pieces of beef, has cloaro<i all b.ut a fow hundred sheep at 3£d to 4^l for the sheep, and 4^d to 5d for the beef* The Aorangi, from vVcllinpton, with 14,777 sheep, 82 lambs, and 247 piecm ot beef, has cleared at 3jd to 4£d for the sheep, 4d to s^d for the lambs, and' 4 1 to 4id for the b ef. Tho Elderslio, from Bluff, with a " fair " cargo of 22,585 aheep, and 649 lambs, has sold 13,000 sheep at 3d to 4sd, and 2d to 6d for the lambs. The Kiinutaka. from Lyttelton, with 15,754 fheep, 274 pieces of beef, and 24 pigs, has clearod all except the odd hundreds of the sheep at 3sri to 4^d, the beef at 4d to sd, and th » pigs at ab«ut 44d » The Coptic, from Lyttelton, with 21 949 sheep, has sold 17,000 sheep at B}d t ••* 4Jd. The Tainui, from Lyttelton, with 24,680 sheep, hau sold 8000 at 3|d to 44d Jha Kuapehu from lyttaton, with 13,417 sheep, and £09 pieces of bee', has told 8500 sheep at 3Jd to 4|d, and 450 pivots of beef at 4d to 5J i

PEACE OR WAR.

Spectator The worst ilgn of the many whloh at the present inspire fears of w»r n, we take !*, this. The better 10/o mcd the politician, the more seriously doei he •xpcot a European war m the spring. We cannot of oourse, bring forward praoiie evidence of thti statement, though we thoroughly believe It ; bat we should ask onr readeri to look at the patent facts aroand them. There is no p ipu'ar paoio anywhere, yet oat of seven great Q <vern mentsin Europe, GoTt-rnnunUlikeiy to he thoroughly informed not o Ay as to public eventi, bat aa to the s otet history of the Continent — maoh of which awa^s remains unknown for years— *ix ar« arm ing m if they dn-aded imme U'-u© tit d enormous danger. Th? Frouch Mmit-tor of War, has mi-dc tbn coinplm.son >;r farther and excessive armaui nt* the condition of his ooiuinnan^e m <.fiio» The German Minister of W;>r, la gp<te of th» direct p a'.lge klv-jh t • 'he oi.n trary wheo tho flirt optom^ta w»a con ceded by P*rlianmi.t has demanded is renewal, ood hat auteii'e.i it order to seonre 41.000 more wen at. once H«- has . moreover, done this whie actmi"mi< that Germany can hardly tear the weight <i her armaments and as defended his courat* by secret statements to the oom mtttee chaigid with the bili, (ho mere vamour of which sent down all the Bourses of Burope. The HuMrfati Government, alway* timid abont finance, and with deficits already to meet, has a*ked for and obtained three millions for rapid preparations, ohl fly improved rifles. The Russian Government; arms steadily, is supervising its usually wo»k point, the Ooramiss<»riar, with rigid exact ness, and slowly urgea the masses of oivA'ry with which it will commence operations to wards its f rontiar. The Government of Italy, always careful of morey, deolares that it Is ready even now, the Minister of War afU'miog, with oaloalated indiscretion, that even the " oommisaariat arrangements necessary for mobilisation have been finally oumpioted." The Government of Turkey, great be< cause of its »npp'y of devoted men, has collected 150,000 soldiers m Macedonia alone, is strippiug Asia Mioor and .- y> ia of their Mahomedan youth to Bwell its ranks, is enlisting the whole Mmsulman manhord of its European provino b, and finds God knows how, millions for material of war And finally if the Times of Thursday may be trusted, the head of the Government of Great Britain, where war will be unpopular, and where eoonomy ia stately desired, has allowed his an'est lieutenant to resign, rather than not p co yote the Estimates necessary to pl«o* the fighting services m a position of readiness f Off all contingencies, The Governments, ir ihort, of all Jliurope are arming withouv any pressure from ihir peoples. It may be said that they are always *oing so, that tney love armammits, ana* '^at lneT tß^ e adv(ltll ' B fi» 0 r ' favorably ' . '^taooesto gratify »n instinctive de -I— . *• not. that argument, m part at allVvents* a wioU ° r Kings Se «oSers%u^ **? «k. pro-priiy too and tbere is grave /!«*« ou to b « llev * «» many of the G. vernme™ » ta » d . »* ha »' at lh» Jieparsti.ns which thw pimply date not avoid Th* )r dJ « nk « « f the calls on them is, In f»ot, t > **•»' ** to •onstitute one danger of the slu' wtlon '» for, they are half inclined to tempt for * tnne by stabilising, rather than fap«? oontinooaily the dangers whloh they for- Ma' from the continuous disoontent of •ntire peoples A loan t» meet the deGoit of a year friuhtens tfobody ; but France 2im been arming strenuously for sixteen years on end. This Ii the most serious of t*»e sympt me di«qu<etlr>g the Oh'is'mm* Eve, but it la not the only one* Does anyone remember a i(i nation m whiob there were three separate tendencies m Europe leading to wards «■"*, t>"-m visible oaasea that is, •aoh of whioh might xuddeniy shatter r he existing armed truce ? War woald o, me, as everybody admits, if the Czar wished it ; and h»s he »uy solid reason for uot wishing it? We thould say exactly tho Contrary. Io a most dangerous hour for his dynasty, he stands a b»ateu man, foiled m a strenuous and publio attempt Io make a petty Slav State, whose Govern ment ho bad easily overthrown, bey bin will Ba han every motive'that o>n move fththeadof anaggrensive and mil tary Vl on • arohy to defy Anairia, and be has neve; been In a more favorable situation for doing so. His army is ready, hid finamofl will be positively relieved by war, and his tailway lystem is 7 , for war purposes, com- Slate. His grand danger iv snoh a war — tie intervention of Germany — Has been made Improbable by the attitude of Trance ; and a viotoiioua campaign of six weeks mlgbt refound his throne, and, by arousing Slav enthusiasm, paralyse the revolutionary party whioh is so dangerous to his House. A strong ruler of .Russia would almost inevitably fight ; and the present ruler, whether strong or not, las Indubitably oonaidtred this ro»d out of hi» difficulties, and considered it with favor. There is war latent m this aituat'on alone, and speed) war ; and so seriously does It Impress Prince Bismarck, that, fo' the first time m his life, he is aotinp as if he were afraid. He is not afraid, of course ; but be knows war from this side to be to probable, and he ia so anxious thai the aged Emperor, " whoso vassal I was born, should not be disturbed by Its arrival, that be aotualy rieka his alllanoa with Austrii, the key-otona of his per manent policy, In order not to Irritate the great and moody Emperor m St Peters burg, Nothing can explain the manner m which the German Chancellor has de> parted from, the Austrian Chancellor about Bulgaria except a desire— a pas sionate desire- to soothe the Russian Oonrt, and so prevent any act or utterance which would make war inevitable.

One of the pet triumphs of M. Paul Bert, the celebrated Frenoh vivisectionist, who died recently, ia eaid to have boon the aubjeot of Admiring wonderment to all Paris. This was the grafting of a mouse on the baok of a oat, «n operation that suooeeded perfectly, the moose beooming apparently a part of the oat, drawing its BUBtenance from the body of the latter, and seemingly Bharing the emotions, movements, and perceptions of tho folino .tnamyVith wbioh it wap £hua brought into 4oeb intimate relation.

THE FELIDÆ AND LAVENDER

' A short cut to the heart of any of the larae f*li' ro ia to bw f und iv lave d r water, a faat whioh I discovered ly acoliflnt. The late Mrs Lee. whn lnopiird ' Bai' wa-i so intetestiti^ an inintiu of her household, trained the arvuui a mortt wholly by t»kmg auvantago of i h love for this pei fumo So waiting to >c on u'Ood tarma with tho leopard • * ( 1< Man/ I took Bomo lavender wator. with mo H«l<ire giving it to tne leopard 1 t.l»ou:ihii that I'W'uli try the eff • o>. <n ' Beesy,' a fine tigress, who hao for Boae time been verj graciouß m her oouduot toward me. I poured a few drops of the perfume on a sm It pfaoo of brcwa pnpor, and held it to her. She fmtgavo a pro longed sniff and theu scraped the p*per out of my hand and laid on th« fluor of the ooge. First she euiffdd at it repaattdl) , mialog her nnse high m the air alter ever> sniff Theu she tore it into llttlo pitoe.\ which Bho strewed ovor th« fl >or. Then she rolled over and over on the perfumed fragment?, giving a aeries of muffled yelp* of delight, and then be^an l«»ptap :;1 over the cage, oprtu^ing up un 11 her hand struck against the roof, tun lug ov^r m he air, and uutnirig down on the boanud fl'<or with a mighty th imp, a9 ruigbt >c expeoted from an nnlmal weighing mo 0 thau threo hundred p< unda,

Next, X tiled tho effect on the loopaid ' Old man,' who occupied the next o^e, and found that he wav even more power fully effected than the tigress, c obberlng over tho pei fume until tho floor of the cage was quite' wet, and rolling over and over ex:«otiy «s his neighbor had done. Meantime 'Empress* who oooupled a cge on tho opposite site of the building, had soented the lavender water from a distanoe, and was loud y expressing her opinion that she had been ahamufn ly n«glect«d. So I gave her a liberal dse of the perfume and she, being only a young thing and unacouetim«d to srlf oontrol straightway pro*eed«d to go uad over It.— 11 Little Bnow Flakes."

OURIOUS CONDUCT OF HORSE.

The Waira>apa Star a*ye i hat the rela tivoa of t « youu^ mau iinyoer Groel'B, wtio reoently died at Greytown, rela c a oikiouu atory abo fc the d>ing-> ■ f a h -'Be which will he >o%d by beliuvers m pn ■uotiiiiona with cuaiderable tur.ereat . G>eeka hail baon ailing » long timn, tut iiu death wus very auddea andl unexpeol d. A few hour, before he died aomu friends from Orirtcrtou paid im a visit, short y afterwards Ureetta' horBH upjearod at tie door and did its beat t'. force >m t-ntranco into tho houae. To h>imor t c a imal it wa» ti.l lower to go through the ro ins a d pn88i»g«B, Tnis it did, ntopping fcr^some m one racy aV<d H-jiffing very loudly. On reach I g the s.»titc,*Bß it' tried hard to 40 u^atairs *nd begun snorting and sniff i<:g. At ibid juuoture the iniraal was turned ou'. So./te time afterwards Greekx took suddenly ill and died m one of thb upstnira rcuxu ; but j». still more ci* tra>rdinary ooinoidouco waa that, th) undertaker placed tbe body and coffin on exactly the &pot where the horse had been sniffing bo luudiy, In tho meantime the horse diHipp.jared from the paddock, and was subeeqaont y found m the ceuaetaiy.

AN INTERESTING FIND.

A correspondent of tho NZ. Herald writing from Giaborue, saya : — " ibome time ago the mind of the Gisborno publio became much exercised by reason of the finding of a oingular relic of what appears to be evidence of ooraa past oroation, whose prototype still exists m South Africa. In a deop waterhole near Gisborne Wr Oecil Goodiaon discovered a horn, reßombiing that of an oxtinot species of ibex. Manifold stoiioa are rife aa t j the wny and wbeiefure. Mr Lnoko M H. 8., participates, with many othets to whom this peculiar study offers great interest, m the theory t at the discovery poiuta to a huge continental syotsm once prevailing m these aou'hern aeaa ; and the queatioa at issue is really whether, by the buomergenoe of the land or other oftU(O3, isolated individuals of oimmou origin may not have been left, whose isolation -has c*uaed them to be regarded as special typeß indigenous to special olimua 1 The f»uua of New Zeala d present nothing reo igniaable as germane to the horn now on exhibit at' Mr James Bailey's hotel, Gisborne."

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Thursday's Lyttelton Times says : 1 muse be pieosiutf !•• those of our reader who are not au fait m all matters con neoted wi<h ti>e Midland Railway, and w bo" have not followed all the te enraphlo new«i lorn that this great work is going <n b'P cc, nt all events on the w< j »t side of th» rangu. Generally «p akiov, most of our readers may not even be hW*re that work has coojmunc d, and w II be all the more turpr>sed to hear that not only is the work oomuuei.ced. but that the fi s l . cont act, thu of Mr J, Murray Watson, Is completed . This o ntraot, although a sma 1 oue, has been roshed on m a moat energetic manner, «gil completed m two mouth* inß cad "f tbo contract time of four months, f'e cont^uotor having t vken advantage of the (glorious we th»:r. this contract ex r <euda rrom the m >uth of the tv mcl at Brunuer t<m to Ktlllwater, aud is prii oipaly a Cir orete retaiuiug wall, to povont an^ ohanoe of slipping. The hill, nroun'" whioh <he railway travels, is of blue slate, and as this formation is liaolo to Blip, it was deemed advisab a to orecs thin wall Further oontraota have been Ut for eight railed towards the Christ o^uroh road, vi& Arnold, and other con tracts towards ileefton, so that the work is rapidly bolng puflhed forward.

WHAT IT MEANS.

An order, received by cable message from Europe, for a million pounce of btwf iv 61b tine, haa been plsoad Id llookhamp ton, The assumption is naturally made that the vie.it is wa 1 ted fo one of the nations now nrmng on the Oontine t. An order for a million pound* sounds like a large or dor hut a millioi' pounds is not un-ch for the hoßts if to-day. Tho eoldier'd rntiona are a pound of meat per dtatn m the bnrraoko, and a pound and a-half when on the march o In the field. la 1870 Germany had mon • hau a million of men under arms, so thu she r,« quired a million and a-half poundr of meat per diem, and a million and a halt pounds of bread or biscuit also. The great art of war is to get this enormous mnan of provisions regularly to the men. Fighting the cnomy la ol ten easy enough The task io to feed your troops. The million pounds of beef ordered from Rockharapton would have given the German hoßts of 1870 a di nor, but would htivo left them wltb only a snack for tea, »nd with nothing for breakfast j and Indeed, when the civilian*! emplpyed about an army are taken into acoount, it may be said that the million pounds would barely have given the Gorman hordes a dinner. The German commissariat must have bad to see its way to provide more than two millions of poum's per day. This would mean an. average slaughter of 2KOO head of cattle daily ; m a month, thetefore, such an army would oonsume 75,000 hoari of cattle. The Fra o -Qormnn war tasted .seven mouths, and for that period 525,000 he»H of oaitlo would be required, and the French hosts would want nearly as many more. When these figure! are tak'n into aooouut, the cat of modern ware begin to dawn on one.— Argus.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

[RKUiKK'S TBLi OKAMS— OOPYHIQUT.]

Constantinople Fubruary 18 Fresh proposals have been suluniUcri by tht^ Portf 1 , wiih'a view to a com promise being arrived at between Ihe Bulgarian delegates and Zankoff. Vie na l ( 'o v ' u«^ lfl. The Austrian and Hungarian Parli.i ment have unitedly vott:d credits lor military purposes. London, Febrnavy 18 The French Governments are male ing large, purchases of horses m Spain and sheep m Germany. The Roumanian Senate has voted thirty million francs towards armaments.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Sudden Dea'h. ivapieb, Ft'branr.v 21 Sergeant-Major Nelpon, Drill Instructor of the Hawke'a Bay Volunteorh, d : oppo>i d >wn dead m ti;e street o.:i Suttir-'nj evening from heart diHoas-i ISolhou flerved twelva y«arß m the Royal Marina rtillnry. <'n coining to tho colo.<y 1m joined tno Armed <J natiluilary, tranK fored to the police, and m 1879 waa appointed Drill Instructor. 'bo decoaaol wac highly esteemed. A military funeral takes place this af ernoon. Enquiry Refused. At a publio raoeti( g Borne time ago resolutions were passed requesting tho Department to enquire into the oond'tiou of the police force m Hawke'a Bay. The meeting wus got up »s a Bort of demon stration against Inspect r Bullen and to sympathise with O'Grady. Mr Ballance now writes to Mr Orraond, who had been asked to forward the resolutiona— " That having poruHed the evidence token m dergeant O'Grady's oaee and the Do purttnental information, 1 am of opinion there is none, easity for an enquiry." A Boy Killed. A boy, aged nion, named John Cantlin, while ruing a pony on Saturday, was thrown.. His fwtlier found tlio t:h.ld lyi-g insensible, and <orivey«d him to tbo Hos pitul The boy nuvor rogu ntd connciouß ness, and died Iftßt night. In a Precarious Condition George Pleated, l|wlio mttrnptod suicide on Saturday, is m a preourious condition His windpipe ib completely sevtired. The Heat. Thero waH intoose h-at yesterday. In the coolest places the thermom&tor regis tered .88. The Mail Steamers. Wellington, Hebutiry 21 The Maripuat, with tbo Englinh mail ro 27<h January, left; Bau Fratuieoo for AuoKland on the 18th iost, bix days later than time table date. Tin Zdalandia, with the Colonial mailn to 3lßt Jaoua y, arrived at Han Franoleo: from Auckland on tho 19th, oue day earlier than time r abl>- date. Coal Mines Act. Gkkymouth, February 21. At the requeHt of .h^! Executive Com mittee of the Grey VaHey Goal Miners Association p.omo of the Wost Coaat membo'S atteti'loi .a meeting of the Committee and wont carefully through tliu Onal iVluiea A.ct Tho members to ik notea of i-ugtres'od omoi'dmuc ts m the interest of ininorp, and pr<>mi«ed to do what they u.mld to have effact given to them i) ex I- stsai n. Loan Sanctioned The poll uk n mi fctaturdtiy re construo tlon of % bridge across the rlv. r at Toyloravllio resulted m 247 for and « nly 2 against. It quest. Chkistoiiuu<;h, February 21. At the inqiidst ou the boy ticcott'tn, who died from the ooi'Scquenoe of a fall from a horizontal ladder at the East Ohriaiohuroh publio ochoo', it came ont that usual precaution of a layer of tun under the ladder had been neglected. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," with a rider drawing atlent on to the omission. Another Fire. Ihveiumkgill, February 21. Mr Wood ley's bouse and blauksm t*i's shop at Winton has boon destroyed by fire. Insurances:— Houbo, £'150, Equit -1 able ; furniture and shop, valued at £160, uninsured. A Fisherman Drowned Poter Neilson, a iishurmau, wua drowned on Saturday. Ho was m a boat when his cap blow off, and m trying to secure it he fell overboard and was drowned He was under the influence o£ drink, and had been warned not to go out. Deceased wus 30 years of age nnd a single man

THE ABHBUBTON 6PABDIAN, MONDAY, FEBRDABY 21, 1887



RACING CLUB. MKETING I^o BK HKIiU ON THI-i- ASffnUKTON OS " THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1887. FOii i isxnor houses o>'L7. Pre?idenfc—-Mr W. C. Waller, M.TT.II Vije-Pttßitient— Mr J. Ivpfp, M II.R. .Julge— r W. J. Steward. M.IT.R. STKWiI.BDS : Itr L. Maitey I Mr B. Galoa i*. ; Mr A. Hatriicn J Mr O. J. Neate Mr B. M. CnthbDitson. : ' SUrter — Dr Lei*iy. : Hah^icapper~Mr T. Qiill. ; i Olw>- of Sniilen — Mr J O. Dnnpan. Ole^k of (Vvir* —Mr Gcrrry t^oott. PROGRAMME. 1. COUNTY HUtt Lt II vUi a h-.ndioap of 20 B>vs; b cond hor<-e t» i-nvo hia B»tike. I 1$ mi c, over cix fTghts of hurdles, nb,ut • Bft 6m high. Nomination, lO.< ; accept- * anca. 10a ■ 2. HANDICAP TIME TROT of 20 aovs • Becond horao to receive £6 fr-m thestakp. Three mUes. Nomination, 10a. ; accept- - ; ttuce, 100. Confiii ions— pull .md fo 8 ASHBURiTON PLATE HANTDfOAP of 1 bovb ; second horse to receiv 6 soys rftL the stake. 1& tnilo. Nomination, 20a ; accortanoe, 15bi 4. BELLING HACK RAOE of 10 soys. No i weight under lOst. J mile. Winner to ' be sold for 16bovs, any eurpli.s to go to tho funds. Nomination, 10a. ' 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 26 soya: second horse to receive £6 from stake. N-jnina^ tion, lßs; accentanco, 10s. Threc-quaifcar xnll«/ Winner of tho Aabburfcon r.';£e Handicap to carry 71b ren»Jty. ' «. NOVEL BAOE HANDICAP of 26 bovb. One mile Nomination, 1 6i ; • > ccftptance, 10b Winner to be sold iramndiataly after the race, the whole of tho proceeds to go tc the funds of the Club. ' ■ '- ' ' 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 bovb, for all beaten horses during the meeting. One mile. Nominations, 10i ; acceptanoe, free. , 8. HURRY SCURRY, a Bweop3tokes of eaoh. Poßt entr.v any time of the day^ Catch weight. . . RULffS AND REGUGATXOHS. The definition of a dfßtrict horso shall beall horses that have been commonly, resident m the country lying between the south brink of the Selwyn and the north bank of (bo Waitaki from December 31. 1886, and up to the datb of the forthcoming meeticg, and owned by a person who has resided m the district above defined during the same period. General Rolen of the Ashburton TraCesmnnte ttneinir Club and Racing Rulis of the Cantor- bury Jockey Club strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deductea >frpnv the gro*s *i all moneys payable m nccbrdanoe with this proeramme for exptmeey of tho course. All disputeß, claims, an ■* objectoDß arising out of the lacing shall be decided by ihn Sto '-Vu'iia, or whom they may appoint, th-ir dscUibn m all po nts connected with the carrying "oSxf o this programme to be rinal ; nnd entries' will only be received subject to these conditions,.*  AH nominations and acceptances, go to the funds of tho Club. . ... V) • All entries and nominationa to bs f a"c'opm- panled by entrance fees, nanio srnd .age of the hor^e, and colors of the rider and iri^tho hiindß of the Secretary, addressed to Whittle's llotel, not later than 9 p.m on Tuesday, tho Bi.li day February. 1887. Weights will bo declared, sadl publiehed m ontside papers on tho tnorning of Friday, Febrnary 18th, 1887} and nccoptiin'cea for the races to be paid to tho >c retnry, aa above, not later than 9 p.m. on Sturday,the 26th day of February. 1887. ' WALTER £. MUfrS. Secretary.- , Ai-HBURTuN RA ING OuUß i.s ■ ■"... .- .-* AUTUM^^MEETIISfG^ •j^HURSDAY & piRIDA , APRIL 21st & 22nd. 1887 r '•'.•' I President— E. G. Wrii? lit. "'.";. I Vice-Pre'ident— John Giigig. 5 1 Judge— Matthew Stitt. ... . BTBIVARDB: '.!. I H. Ftiedlander I W. O Wallter .\ j W. B. Denshire I R. McOwen ||B^L£l. N - ' Cr'igsr I Dr Ipatiy -.! - ' FIRBT DAY :^^^^^^ 1. DISTRICT hUuDLb Ua.OE of 20 boys over fix flights of hurd es, rdiout 3[u Gin high. Nomination. 16s; acceptance^ 10s; H milo. District horses only. 2. AbHBURTON AUTUMN HANDIQAP Of CO bovb. Nomination, 1 boy ; acceptunoo, ' limile. ■• ' "U 8. FOAL STAKES of 1 soy otiqh, with i& bovb added. For two-year-ol 'b bred? owned, and trained by >csidentn ii tho district defined by Rule 8. Colts Bsb 101 b; fillies and geldings Bat 81b. Nomination, 10a. The sweep to be paid by 'J p.m. on April 18th. Five f nrlonffs. '"'■ 4. HANDIOAPTIME ! ROT (m snadlc) of 20 soys,. Nomination, 10s ; acceptunco, 10s. 1 Weight not less than 103 b. Break and tqcru Smleii. > ...... ,■ 6. FLYING HANDICAP of 25 soya. Nomi- nation, I boy: acceptance, 10a.' 5-niWo»' 6. PCST STAKES of 10 hovb. Isut ;mcc, 3 os, to be made to the Secretary immo<- diately after the F.ying Handicap ia run/ Catch weights. £-milo 4 Tao winner to be Bold. Immediately after tho raoo for 16 kovs, any surplus to go to the fun'ls o tho Olnb. BEOOKd"dAY. 1. PISTKIOT WELTivH ANDICAP oi . 20 BOV-. Nomination, 10a; atcoi)tanco, 10a. Minimum weight, lOjt. ]J mile. Distiict ho"-es only. 2. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 40 soya. Nomination. 1 pov ; acceptanco, 1 boy. Reven fu'longs. 8 HANDICAP TIME TROT (m saddle- of. 16 boys. Nomination, 10* ; ncceptnnce, 6s. Weight not less than lOst Uroak and turn. Twice round the course. Dietrio horsea only. 4. HARVEST HANDICAP of 20 boys. .Nomiuat on, 10s ; acceptance, 10s: Dia- trict horsea only. 1 vile. 6, NOVEL BAOE of 16 fovs. . K\itrancr\ 103, to be mado to the Secretary immodiutaly after the Harvest Handicap ia iun. l^tcn. weiizhtt*. Five furlongs. Tho winnor to be Bold immediately after the mco, tho whole of the proceeds to go to tho funds o ' the Club. (5. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 rovb. Nomination, 1 soy, to be made imroeiintely after the No\el Race is ruu ; aocop\i\nco free, to be i otibcd to th« Secretary within' ten minutes of the diclrration f 1 weithts. 1 mile. ■ RULFS ANDREGULATION?. 1. The Meeting will bo i old und tho Rules of Racing and Ashburton Racin Ulub R -les. - ._'■>■ 2 No entre will be rere'ved except > n the condition that all disputes, claims, cid ob- j tions arising cut of ihe racin v; a!»ill bo «!C dod by the Srewarda or whom thov nmv iii)poi t ; their decision on all points connected ii h the carrying oat of this programme to bo ' ■ final 8. A district horse phall menu any horse r a'. h»B brtn commonly rf-sidotit i th'; dis- trict b«tween <h nv*rs Selwyn an •» Opihi iroui Ji'uarj 21, 1887, a> d 'p to tlv dive c the fifihoou'iDt.: meeiinK. and owno' V> " -»o • .v. hn" raided m th« said dia i cl during the 4 nio period, 4 ifiv per cent, will be dedrct J from th ■ oh of all moneys pa^nblf m necordinco wi h this progr mmc for the expenses of the course. 6. hntmuiationsand acciptan'ccs to go to , i< fundr< of ihe C üb. . 6 TrCtting U>cts Horses • vst trot fairly o the aaila fact i n f «h»- "of v . NOMINATIONS. All nominatiuiiß U< m .com, :i' iod by it. , name, <ge, an<t description of hom>, and uoU.rs of richr m tho hands of the Fccretary (address— Ashburton) no later than 9 p.rrj on Monday, Muroti 2i. 1887. WEIGHIS. WeiKhtn for th lirrt' d.»ys Ivanuicnps will b declared on Wedntsduy, A|uil 13, 1887. Weights for th i stcond day't* h ranicupa wbl be dtc a ed i>i> 0 o'cl ck on the evening of tho first cay's racing. ACOBPTASTOEB. Acceptances for the first day's handicaps mu-t be made to the Secretary not Inter than 9 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 1887 Accept ■ acea for the tocpnd day's handienpa at o'clock en the bvouing of tho fiiat cay' ftclujr, 147 0. C. ITOOKS, SeweteryJ



MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN frOW BE HAD AT THE AB jVE PIT^ FOR SLIGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Aahburton at SRVENTEO Rl ILLTNGS P^R TON, J3y thr Truck. Foil OASU ONLY. R. F. WRIOHT. A. Harrison. Alfred . Harrison, AUCTIONS it, STOOK AND S'STATJ AGENT Ai\>> VALUATOR. •ATUUDAV SALK ftt 12 oVock flh«r ( — liorflsa, Oafetle, Plgß, Produce y.ut:i Merobandiot'. Arbu^ Norwioh Union Fire Inuuta t<> Com pan v I*' O!'* A l^ jci— Ikiov nh'u l 'ut on p»ir wh.ela; two huokn. Champ -f> W 'Uukj, Mao »c, 50b, Call and Eea S.-uii <wo , b> Haxton and Featdlo choup. Plougtia, Harrows, and ether Im)6- H eniß. OhoyloiMumo Olub Trioyole, the best kird madi — ohxnp Pinn«>, by Bo»d, noarly lv W. Oheap ■^priuir Cart— Ghoiip 1 ObaffcuttHr, by Buntall Sttiog B ider by Wood, ood OS now, vory cheap TO LET Five-roomed Cot' •.' , Oox attest rent very low to good tenant



FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great, success pro laitn its pnperiority m tho trtntment of Violent Colds, Irritation of tho Ol ost, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Sea ds, Corns, Bunionn, •-'oft , Corns, etc. This medicine, tho property of which hi\B been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, is o' an inva-ln- able use m nam Inflammatory niseaßi'ts against which there are not n>any effl actons ron-edioß, and is therefore justly considered by a gro«t number of our most eminent physicians as th<- most active and least irritating agent m tho bove aff> ctions . In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn's eifinatura Iwb to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Rue Bnint-Metri, Paris (France), and Bold by all (Jhemistn m th-; Colonies. SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH ! I I HOLLO WAY'S PILLS &_OINTMENT. rpHIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE 13 A 1 HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- WHERE THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart .tone to the Nervous system, and act-most powerfully yet soothingly on the LIVER AFD BOWELS, Promoting Digestion and Assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with Streng h and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility ciuickly yield to the potent force ol these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m then efficacy m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other family medicine known. THE OltfTM "NT HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION It heals every kind of Sore, Ulcer and Wound more certainly than •ny other known salve. Its r arvellous penetrating powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CIU- ST DISEASES, Cur ng Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthmas reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of . RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralg a it is unsuspas cd. It never fails to remove Scurf and every species ot skin disease. The ""ills and Ointment are manufactured v* No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533, Oxford street, London), and are sold by all vendors of Patent Lines throughout the Civilized World. irsctions for use m almost every language. f3P" Purchasers should look to the labels on Pots and Boxes. If the address and itreet are UQt on they aie spurious.



Business Notices. DIPPING SEASON," 1887. TOMIJNSON ANDHAIWAIT3 LINCOLN DIP, .-■..! ( O'«oyorr), ■ GLYCEiII^E DIP, (rvjo^-POlsOMons) WILL MIX WITH COLD WaTFJTI AND NOT DISCO OR THE WOOL. rpHESTf, 1311*3 ÜBe a together In equal pv portiuig crave tho htgheat natisfaotlon 1M 3 Seaaon, as is evidenced by numerous Testimonials which can be seen at rbe Agents. . Tho Glyoerine Dip io tho bast ever introduced for Wool Growing purposes ; and the Lincoln Dip is the moa, durmble m >ho Wool, and will keep thepp olean longer than any .other yot known. Tho two Dins used together make a perfeot D;p, fend keep any ordinary flock of sheep olean tho whole season They oombine highly nutritious and stimulating properties, as well na la; ting qualities. > They nre certain kilters of Ticka, their egua ; Lice, their ova ; and.wll parasites infecting the akins of 9het p. . .'■'■'■■ For very loiihy and filthy longwool flocks, the LINCOLN DIP ALONE is recom- mended, being tbe most lusMng m its effects. Teßtimonia's prove that m every instance sheep dipped m the mixture have oome m at shearing with perfectly dean healthy skins, entirely free from vermin and parasites, and the wool peculiarly soft a? d beautifully cloßsy. PPTfIV.. 3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10a PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH. H. MATSON" & CO., AGRNTS, ASHBURTON. F. .FERRIMA.N, AGENT FOR ■WERNERS' PATENT TUBULAR CRANE, OK BAG AND GENERAL LIFTER. HAVfNO had a wide experience m farmnrß requirements, I have made It my first study to nnpp'y a long folt want, and am happj to Buy it exceeded my most eauguine exrectation. Its advantages aru its H«htmßS, eaay adjustment to dray or waggon wbi el, and oan bo left m position whilo iv motion ns required m loading potatoes ; <r can bo fix^d to a»y well or popt ; can be worked by hand or horse oan be made to lift to jmy h^h 1 ; will bring the ba^B or welgh's to be lifted. from a distance withoot handling them ; will turn m any position with weight ; oan be made to lif'. up to a ton by ono man. For price and partioularu apply to '-.-.'.-■ ADA.M WERNER, Doyleston, Oantfcrbary, N.Z testimonial: BroadOeid, September 6fch, 1886. Mb A. Wkrnkr, Doyleeton, . Dbak .-ik - Id roply to your onquiry an to how t like my Big Lifter, I beg to say th>'.t r. ha-t >ivon m^overy Hiitipf'«otion. ' T conairler tif j lit na "f thone thirps which ban bonn w.mted badly. Wi h tho übh of a hoi-H** Ica load ad ny f^Bter Ih»n 'wo men could, wiihout loping a drop "f swont Another thing is it takes euoh a short time to . urrct it «<n the dray, it just *.*!< oh mo a mimvo and a-halr to do B ■* Another thinß; is, n't having am bagu to lo'd livte'y I ttnek U up m;»inet a post, a r d find it very handy who»> kiiifng a pig <>r nh» s ep. I have io doubt that as they became kuo^n you will have as many orders as you will be able to attend to. You are qnite at liberty to m»ke what us» you like of ihjß. I »m, dear sir, yours very tru y TUGS. SHIB3LDS, I'roadßeild. 'w. PATCiiijsro ~ tent, tarpaulin, flag, and tiorstsoloth manufacurer. a large stock a ways on hand of tents of all sizksj CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. i Manilla Ropo, Plough Lines, Fishing Linos, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention ia called to the well assorted STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises. /fattens and Canvas kept m ptock, and repairs promptly oxecuted. Tarpaulins from 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made on tho Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. Ail Orders by Letter or Telegram Promptly Attended to, W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASH BURTON.



■■■■■ ; . ■ Puilic ivoti<es , > \\J ANTIBD Tenders for building a »' V :; House on ' rove 'J.Vi race, Tn*.. Id Pt"nH and Specifications to be B<cn at the Office of Mr Josep 0 nrk, Ashtnuton. ien.ii th to be sent m not later fchan Saturday. Fein vary 20th, 1887, to Josrph Clauk, ishburt n AS^BUKTO^ CiALBUO 1.- M b OIJSIY. {'HE (V;mu,ii Gc.i<<.ri»l MtiUing wi.'l b« I hbld m t'hoHrcrotary'a Auction Mirt, Aroade, on THUIttiDAY 24th February current, at 8 p'.'n.. and as on this ocoaoioti a full iepr6aeutatlve meeting is bapeciilly deairnble, every member is paiticularly tnvited to a .tend. J. O. DUNOAUT, Secretary. A BBURTON COUNTY C UNCIL. SiFFEKt aro invited lor PTKCE of ' LAND suitable for an TRhlGrATlO.'l , 8M of 100 .VCRf.B, inorf or le bB , to ' be LKl'SlrlD for tivo or boseu yours by j the Ash urti>n <,ou»ty t omiril,*Bituitted* ' not more thun fivo nuies horn v railway station on the Alain South Lino, within the v ounfcy ''oudition of all land aa to cultivation, fences, &c, to bo stated. No ofi. rs necoßsa; .iy accepted. Offers will be received at the County Council Offices, Ashburton, up to THUMDAY, 3rd March next. By order, F. MAINWAUING, Clerk. Ashburtoo, February 16th, 1887. °2 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY*. DUNEDIN AUTDMN RACES, FEBRUARY 23rd, 24th, & 26th. T?XCURSI<>N TICKETS to Dun-din, Il« available for return up to and includini; 7th March, will bo issued as under from 2let to 25th February inclusive . — RETURN FARES. From First Clasa, Second Class. Rakaia ... 33s Od 22b Od Ashburton 28b Od 18s 6d A SPECIAL NIGHT TRAIN will run to Dunedin on tho 22nd February, leaving Christchurch at 8.45 p.m. Bnd Aehburton 10 55 p.m. A RETURN MUBT TRAIN will leave Duaedtn at 830 p.m. on 26th Februa-y The Excursion Tickets are available for ordinary trainß o? by the special night trains. 2J86. By order. PUBLIC NOTICE. 11 RATING ACT, 1876." THE Assessment Court for the District r.f the Borou.vh of AbL\ urton for the purpose of hearir>g and determining all ibj<o"ions to tha Valuation Lisi . or Lists for the B*id Borough, will b« held ab the place and on the date heruunder men- tioned, viz., — At the Resident Magistrate's Oourt- hou«e, Ashl.U'fon, on FRIDAY, 4th March, 1887, at 10 a.m. H. CLINTON S. BADDELHIY, Judge. R.M. Court, Ashburton. February 15 h. 1887. 2 85 Auctonp. SALE OF RACE PRIVILEGES. ON SATURDAY 26th FEBRUARY, 1887 JO. DUNCAN has receiv: d inatruo- , tiona to sell by Public Auc ion ut hir* Mart, Arcade, on the above date, tho following Privileges m connection with tho forthcoming meeting of the Ahhbuvton ''radesmen's Racing Club, to he held on the Racecourao on 3rd March next, viz : — Gnteß Graorl Stand and Paddock Old Grand Stand P-'bl oab's 'v otb N». 1 80. Do. No. 2 Confectioner's Booth Raco Cards i;igbt of reports Horse Yards. Sale at 1.30 p.m. J. 0. DUNCAN, 2°109 Auctioneer. T. Bullock. mo LET— A 4-Roomed House m L Kermodo street. T. BULLOCK. r | O LET— A 5-roomed House, c< ntrally | 1. situated, inTancred st. Ap ly to T. BULLOCK L'O SALE, at a low price, PIANO, by V Broa-iwood and Sons Apply to T. BUI LOCK. mHKBSIIING PLANT FOR SALE. JL Price £110. Tho Eng no and Com bine by Clayton a; d Shuttle worth" .«.pply to , T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. A LARGE-SIZED Grain Bruiser, by Andrews and Boaven. Apply to _^ I. BULL OK. miNWALD— T wn Mootlonn 3 1, 372 A 373, 374, M 75. 376. 377, ia one biook, trotiling Th'>m ; son etreet, near tho County B»leyatds, for sale at a low price, and on liberal terms, "pply to T. BULL^OK. 1 TINWALD. ff\O LET at a low rental, 3*rooinod JL Cottage iiear Mr Shearo _^ T. BTTLLOCK. ! TINWALD. TO LKT. — Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to ■ T. BULLOCK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK TO LET— At a low rental, Oeiu-al Hakery, together with "hop and dwelling house. Apply to ! T. BFLLOOK 'j\f> LEI, a three-roomed Cottage a L Trevorton. Rent, 3s 6d per week Apply to ; J T. BULLOCK. j O LliT— 2 < otlrtut'K m Grey Stren ko*rn us o>utta' block j Kent a 5 p : -l« woek. > • ' T BUILQHK, X lOi>. SALE — 'I'wo ue'» of <nree leavuc JL' barrow «*, : by ; 'Mioward;" ■ I . BULLOCK j UM ;iALH»— Lot 25, froniiun th. ! r North Town Bolt. , Price, £W) Liberal ttrms if reqiurod. Apply to i T. BU'.LQCK. TO PAINTiHRB. JIO LKT at a low rental, Shop n Dwelliighome inM/aoro etinj* lat^l iv ocoopetlon of Mr Lucas. BULLQOK



Public N T of.ice3. TENDEiIK. pENDEtS wanted for THRESHING ' 400 Acns .ood WHE T and OATS. LowfeHt or nny tender not nei;^- •>irily accepted. To be hent it by SATURDAY NEXT to D BU'iTERICK Xl m LOST. ON Saturday afternoon between the Pareonajfo nnd Mnj'ir Steward's reßidenco, a StLVER WaTOH with tho initials " K3.0." engraved on it, attached to a Go T d Chain wiih Gold Spring- key. Tho finder will be rewarded by bringing the above to the Bkv E. R. Otway, opposite Major Steward*, Trevorton. _J 2§U4 TEMPLAR HALT, COMPANY, LIMITID, A HBURTON A SPECIAL MP.ETINQ <.£ Sharer •."\ .holders wll l>e held irj tho T?o>p ar H;.H on MONDAY, EV. Mary 21nt, 1887, at 7.3;') pm. Biibuiosb : TJih conoidera- tion of winding up of tho Oorapivny. — Kobt -.HJlston, t/hairoian and Sec?< t^ry, Jantfq y 31st, 1887. 2j:l00 IN THE ESIAIE OF MICHAEL HOWARD, Deceased. ALL CLAIMS heroin to be sent m on or before the 9th day of MARCH, 1887, to A GLAND BARNS & CO., Agents of tho Public Trustee, 174 Hereford street, Qhrißtphurch 288 IN TduJ JsSBTATIfi OF OHAt-LEtf BAKKR, Dtoeaied. \LL CLMMS herein to be sent In on or before the 9th day of MARCH, Ifiß7, to AOL «ND, BARNS, & CO., Agents of the Public Trustee, 174 Hereford street, Chridtchuroh. 287 ABHBUttTON COUNTY COUiVOJL. MOUNT SOMERS LICENSING DISTRICT. I HEREBY give notice that the fol- lowing persons nave been nominated as Candidates for the (ffice of Committee- men for the Mount Somers Licensing District : — hDSON, WILT I -M MA< FARLANE, IjUGALD MoFA RL Ar^ E, A vDKE W McUMMONT, WILLIAM PRICE JAMKS P -..m, WILLfAMSF?NOE WALKKR, WILLIAM OAMPBFL!. . And I further give notice that a Poll for thfl E ection of Five of the above- named Candidates will be taken at the Road Boaro Office, Mount Somers, on WEHNESDAY, 23rd February, 1887. commencing at 9 v.m. and ending at 6 p.m. F. MAINWARIN'G, Returning Officer- Ashburton, February 12th 1887. 2 C 69 A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKM -\N'S Eclipse Hair Producer. . (Registered). PRICE, 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for tho growth of Hair on the Mead and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and arresting the Fall of tho Hair. It cures nny Diseuse of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years None genuine without the trade mark and Bignttture—JOHN H'CKMAN To be obtained at all Chemists. __^_ WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITB, Notary Public, JVJOTIOW is hereby given that the *■* underaigned, Mesera White and O. (White Smitbnor?, find Raymond), of J'imaru, and John A. Oaygill, of Aoh- burton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors* at Auhburton, under the style of "White, Oaygill and Oo." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at ABh- urton. WHITE & CO., john a. oaygill. Money to lend In «ny sama on approved freehold security. Offices : Bollock's * ro.de 10*803 ITTB ARK i^ASH "¥> DYERS or . Wheat Oats Barley AND Grass H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. T AM A . p(ASH pUROHASER or WHEAT OATS BARLEY AND ■: , '-■■'.'.' .' ' RYEGRASB GEGBGE JAMESON, ASBBUHTON. 2°lol GBAIN SEASON, 1887. THE New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency JCompany. FROM the 19th INSTANT and during the ensuing GRAIN SEASON Oar ASHBIRTON AGENCY will be under the charge of MR CHARLES W. TURNER. (Late of .our Rakaia Agency ) On application Mit Tmunsa wili nffoid <very info raation ns to the cost, of '• 'hipping to the Rnglißh or Cplonial Markets, and full in'ormotion moy ho obtained as to the method of forwarding and contrigniDg grain to the ship. JOHN CCOKB, Manager. Chrtotchuroh, ISth February, 1887. 2 80 .



* Advertising Che&ta. " It haß become so common to begin an article, m tin c egant interesting style, " Then run it into nomo advertisement, that we avoid all such, " And simp y cull attention to the roorita of Hop Bitters m as plain, honest terms as possible, 11 To induce \ oople '* To Rive them one trial, which so proves their value that they will never use anything else." '■ The' Remedy so favorably noticed m all the papers, Religious and seoular is i •♦ Having a large sale, and 1 is BUpplanting all other medicines. "There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability * * * « "In compounding a medicine whose virtues are bo palpablo to overyune's observa- tion." Did She Die ? " « No ! "She lingered and Buffeted along pining away all the time for years." •'The doctors doing her no good." l< And at last waa curt d by this Hop Bitters the papors say so much üb&ut." " Indeed! Indeed I" " How thankful wo should be for that medicine." A Daughter's Misery. "Eleven yearß our daughter suffered on a bed of misery, " From a complication of kidney, liver, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, " Under the care of the best pbysiciaim, " Who gave her disease various names, " But no relief, " And now s'e is restored to us m good health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters, that wo had shunned for years before using it, Thm Pauentb. Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when you call for Aiucrioan Hop Bitters {see green twig of JJojis on the whito label and Dr Smile's name Mown m the boWv), tho vondor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; and if ho hua taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the ooavio- -OD|



The latest phenomenon are femalo firemen. There was a blaze the other day m the Liver- pool Factory of Messrs Oope, and the female brigade turned out to a " maa " and rapidly •xtinguiahed tbe flames before any serious damage waa done. The cigar-girla of Oopo's, of whom there are a thousand m one room, have formed a fire brigade of their own, wbioh ib regularly drilled, and, as the fire re- ferred to proves, making exoollent firemen. In Winchester (England) Cathedral recently a speoial temperance eervioe was held, five people attended, and among them they man aged to subscribe " one shilling and oight- pence " to the noble cause of temperance.