SHE CHINESE COMMISSION.



Sydney, May 9. The Chinese Commissioners had an interview with Sir H. Parkes to-day, when the Premier promised that every facility should be given them for furtheriDg the objects of their mission..

ANTI-TAXATION MEETING.

A meeting is being held m Sydney ia opposition to the proposed increase of the tobacco tax, (Reoeived May 10, 12.20 p.m)

NEW GUINEA EXPLORATION.

Cooktown, May 10. An expedition m the Victory to New Guinea, which has returned here, v proved a gieat success. Two new large rivers were discovered, and the party steamed up each to a distance of over a hundred miles. Five new Native tribes were also discovered.

SPORTING.

Sydney, May 10. Mitrailleuse has entered for •the principal handicaps at the Sydney Turf Club's Meeting to be held on the Queen's Birthday.

CABLE CHARGES.

The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company has. submitted to the Aus tralian Government a proposal for a guarantee of their annual revenue (based on the average of the past three years) for a period of thirteen years. The tariff between England and Australia to be four shillings a word and the Company to have freedom from com pensation.

THE FUTURE OF THE EARTHS.

In the coarse of his " Geological Studies," Professor Wlnohell of Michigan, speaking of the ulterior history of the {{lobe and of the solar system, says :— lt li scarcely true that we oannot be certain of an event which yet lacks realisation. . . • Certain activities, like the return of summer and the occurrence of eclipses, proceed under laws of matter which, to oar cognisance, may be regarded as fixed and invariable. Others proceed m accordance with methods or laws made known to vi through adequate observa tion or inference ; and these farniah us ([rounds of anticipation scarcely lees solid than the others. : . Thus, we may be satisfied that the Niagara gorge will be continued ; and if we use as a rule, the ■lopes of the gorge already excavated, we may oonclude that m the distant future the bottom of the gorge, will pierce Lake Erie, and thus that lake will be gradually drained and become a river We may farther reason that since Lakes Huron and Michigan stand at nearly the same level as Lake Erie, these will be lowered as much as the latter ; and because their depths exceed that of Lake Erie, there will result two or more small lakes, connected by a river, which will flow aJong the drained basin of Lake Erie and down the steep, unnavlgable ■lope, continuing through the Niagara goige to Lake Ontario. We may reason slnilarly about the general wear and wastage of the land. It has been esti mated from observation, that the surface of North America is lowered by denuda tion about one foot In 4GOO years, Ihts determinate Immediately suggests that tie land is destined to undergo final wast age. As the detrition finds its way into the sea, the latter is slowly filling up, and the sea bottom will continually approach the level of the land, Unless the supply of surface water fails, the eea will eventu ally overflow the land. It may be supposed the tenor of past history argues for the future higher elevation of the land surface and deeper depression of the ocean's bottom, but this anticipation is rendered nugatory by another one. If the earth has been cooling from a highly heated condition and etill radiates more beat. than it receives from the sun, we bave ground for affirming that the time will come, if it has not arrived, when the thermal energy contained within will be too feeble for the uplifting of continents and deepening of ocean basins; and thus the 'results of denudation will accumulate in definitely. If the earth still retains residual heat from the era of; primitive incandescence, then tbe cooled orußt will continue to thloken as this heat escapes {ntO <toae?i With the deept n'ng of the Coolfla zone additional water will be re calved m the pores of the earth. Calcu lations based on the absorbant oaproity of average rooks show that the entire ocean Ib destined to be absorbed by the orust of the earth. It appears that the capacity of the pores will be sufficient to reooive the atmosphere also. The earth will hang In space without water or air. The tendenoy of the diffusion of heaj; to a state of equi librium threatens not only the final re frigeration of the earth ; the sun Is Inevitably approaching a state of final extinction. His light and heat will even tually become sensibly less ; and m dis tant rasns of eternity the sun will become a dark, cold world. lest the ordinary reader should be unduly anxious $s to the period when t^ese qatas^rophes will take place, it will be as well to add that, " from the most Jruatwprthy assumption," it baa b§an oal culated by Hewooinbe that the sun will ba as dense as the earth In 12,000,000

A MELBOURNE CRITIC

■■ » — Tho 'l Argaß " m an article on the pro posal o£ Sir Robert Stout that Govern ment should bay up private estates and lease them, to the popple m smaller areas, the State being the sole landlords, — itflicioes the proposal qs' sonio length. *fj»erfiapß;" says, p'qr contemporary t u \t is % glorious policy that is thus {ore shadowed. Ah nnyrate, New Zealand could make certain of the meet extra ordinary of national debts." The •' Argus " continues : — f "With much shrewdness, the Govern ment accompany their land proposal with unotferfo give- \,he franchise to womeri! Women Went into 1 the go'uth Sea bubble and the Law echeme with more fervour than the men. Sir R. Stout possibly believes that a proposal that land should be bought at a high CjfJQS— tp aaiisfy one F£f of -men— "ancj: should bo leased at a J6w' iate-i-'to pleWe anotheif set — is Eminently likely to commend iteelf to the feminine mind as a simple way pj gnjeich ipg evpryborfy. Her critips say that womao, though sympathetic, ie inoonse. quential. But rather than raise euoh an Issue, it may be admitted that if woman studied the question she would know all about it. At present she has not addressed her mind to tho painful Problem, ancf'Sir R.. B{(>n.£'ma.y tVmk is all the better for Mb purpose. Yet a cruel fate may await tne Wellington Premier. Woman is terribjy conservative m. home ftffaiya and }p religion. Sir K. Btout who is m the van— if not outside all bonds— in these matters, may find himself crushed by his —we must not ray by his raonqter-rbut b^hjsfajralli^ * « l " »' •'

THE BEST DRESSED WOMAN IN EUROPE

It is an acknowledged foot (a&ys Le Moniteur de la Mode) that the Princess of Wales is the best dressed woman \d Europe, always elegant, always m perfect , taste. Does she dt'oaa m the latest fashion ? Nothing of the sort. She has never adopted the voluminous orinolette declared necessary by Frenoh fiouhuieues, because she is too wise to cumber her elegant, supple form with such mon strosity. What mother would not lament if her yonng daughter grew tip so shaped that the fashionable tourmur was un necessary; would not she grieve if her child had thus surpassed the natural lines of humanity ; jaat as if mischance had given her a hump on her shonlder ? Oar Princgaa dresses her hair to suit her face, and she wears a small bonnet necessary for that style of coiffure (which she never changes). She dresses m the newest silk materials, and her dreaaes aw ay a fit to perfection, but they are cut to salt her figure, end not according to the styles of the day. Her olothes look part of herself, and she has not the appearance of a fashion plate, as is unfor tunately che caße with ao many women. Copying this elegant lady is the reason why eccentricities of fashion do not oreep m amidst the nobility; ladles of rank dress richly, bat more simply and quietly than the middle-olasßes.

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD, ETC.

■ ■ ■♦ ' The Russian Imperial chateau at Gats china resembles m reality a well-guarded fort rather than the abode of royalty, It is situated m the midst of a fine park, the outskirts of which, ara closely guarded by the numerous vedettes and Oosaaoks. Round the centre grounds Is another oordon of troops, and a third parades im mediately m the vioinity of the castle. In front of the building iteelf Is a deep moat that can be almost instantaneously flooded. The approaches to the castle are further defended by guns of small calibre. All the workmen employed on the premises are examined from top to toe before obtaining admitanoe. Whenever the Cz»r fcoea out shooting or fishing, whioh is not unfrequently m the morning, there is a whole army of police agents on foot. Even m the retirement of this his favorite country residenoe, His Majesty is re minded that at' every ttep his life is m danger.

BRAINLESS WEALTHY GIRLS

It seems that Mien Mina Van Zandt, of Chicago, tho young woman who pro pesed herself m marring® to a condemned anarchist, belongs to a wealthy Pittevillo family. She began to make love to the man Spies while he was on his trial, and carried her salt by storm In a subsequent visit to the gaol. Commenting on the case, an American paper cruelly Bays : — 'All parts of tho country as weU rs Chi cago, are harried by these brainless girla from whom civilisation has withheld the glad utilities cf toil and the sensible in fluences of work. They are absolutely ignorant of everything that could make them of the least use to anybody for any purpose. Bat if a prisonor is under sen tence for aßwilfng young girls, or for murdering rome woman whom he has as sailed, or for throwing dynamite amonp ' the police, or vitriol at tho theatre-goers, these maudlin 'shea' come trooping through the prison doors to solace the bruta with flowers, to present him with embroidered slippers, or to crave the pri vilege of Bowing for him a silk morning gowii, probably tha first gatmint they ever had industry or opportunity to make.' __ - __________^

EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES.

The Employment of Females Act, 1881, Amendment Bill, which has been introduced into Parliament, amends m some particulars, and extends the scope of the existing Act. The definition of " child," " female," and " young per son," as contained m Clause 2 of the Act, is amended to the following effect : The term " child " to mean a boy or girl between the ages of 12 and 14 years ; " female," any person of the female sex of or above the age of 14 years; and "young person," a boy be tween the ages of 14 or 18 years. Sec tions 4, 5, and 6 of the Act are repealed, and m lieu thereof it is enacted as fol lows :— " No person shall be employed m any factory under the age of 12 i years. No person shall employ any person m any factory for more than : eight and a half hours m one day, nor ' for more than forty-eight hours m one ' week. Subject as aforesaid and to the ! provisions of the Act as to meals, a , young person may be employed after , the hour of six m the afternoon, but m , any such case he shall not be employed during any part of the twelve hours preceding or succeeding the period of employment ; provided always that any Resident Magistrate or Inspector m a district may, m cases of emergency, ' allow young persons to work overtime. No persons shall employ m any factory , any female or child at any lime tieiween , the hours qf sijs m the afternoon and I eight \n the morning, or for more than eight hours m any one day. livery, female, young pergon, or child em ployed m any factory shall have holi day — (a) on Sunday ; and (Z>) without loss of wages, on New Yeai's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christ mas Day, and anj othev (fry set apart aj a public holiday by the Governor, a.hd on ' Saturday afternoon from, tv^o o'clock." It is. very, probable ttiaj an amendment will be made m Committee m regard to the Saturday h^lf-holiday, some other day m the week being sub stituted. It is enacted that a child, female, or young person shall not be allowed m a factory before or after working hours. The em.ploymant of females after hours as s'ales-VPPJen is 1 prohibited 1 , and it is set forth that em- 1 ployers of sales-women m retail places of business shall provide sufficient fitting : accommodation for their' 1 employee's ! during^ the time $hey may not be en* gaged m the active performance of their duties, Tfye penalty foe non-com pliance with this provision is to be not less than one pound, nor to exceed £$<$, An inspector, appointed by vii tue of the Act of iß3i, is authorised to enter and. inspect any factory a| a^ny time, and the Penalty for obstructing such ins^ectot m the performance ot his duty is fixed at £10. The last clause provides that the Bill, if passed, shall not apply to any butter or cheese factory, ■

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

+ ■ Wrestling. Baweba, May 10. A wrestling match for the champion ship of New Zealand and £50 and a oilver medal between Hudson, of Wanganui, and Gilbert Pearce, of Egmont, was won by the latter by three falls out of five after a hard struggle. An Unwholesome Drink. New Plymouth, May 10, A case of poisoning occurred at eleven this morn'ng. A boy named Day, 3 years, got hold of a bottlo of belladonna and drank a quantity of it. The child ia still alive and It is expected It will be saved. ■

PLUMPTON PARK COUSING NOMINATIONS

» Cheistohurch, May 9. Derby B. P. Hill (2) ; N. k. Jaokson : G. W. Macrae ;O. Hemphlll ; VV. Hender son ; Ford and Reid and O'Brien and Butler (3) J: J. DrausGeld ; M. Morley ; J. Goodman ; J. Forward ; J. Atkinson ; M", Dlgby ; L. Jfitzilmmons ; N. Nackett ; O. W. Robs; S. Stewart ; D. Mahoney (3) . M. Connolly ; A. McCausland j G. a. Franks ; T. Alexander (4). Oaks. C. Hemphill ; J. Franks ;H. Birch (2); W. Henderson ; T- Rowa (2) ;G, B. Kissel ; J, Forward ;M. Digby ; E, E. Dranefield ; D. Mahoney ; M. Conolly ; A. McCJansland (?,) ; T. Alexander (2).

PRE-HISTORIC AFRICA.

Tbo readers of Mr Haggard's new Btory "She," will remember that when his little party of adventurers passed m their boat from the sea into an East African river, they found on the bank a wall of stone that had evidently been a solld'y con, etructed wharf m some remote period . In a foot note he justifies this conceit by alluding to the ruins of a very ancient city on the coaat' at Kilwa, couth of Zinzlbar. It happens that 500 miles nearer the region m which he has placed his Btory there are evidences of a paßt civilization that are incomparably greater than those be mentions, j Some way south on the'Zambest; river there is a large region extending frqm tha sea nearly 400 miles Island, and 3CO to to 400 miles toward the south, m which ruins are constantly being discovered, proving that m pre-historio times the country was inhabited by civilised people. Today only the rudest black tribcß inhabit this land, save In a few places where Portuguese have cstabliahed stations, The little bee-hive hats of the natives are seen among raaeaive ruins betokening a degree^ of architectural skill which livals that of the ancient Aztecs. Ouc knowledge of these ruins la Btill far fro at perfect. Oar earliest records of travel and trade on the egßt African ocast, extending back to the beginning of the Christian era, do not men! ion them, Only m recent years have the travels of SelouPj Erskine, Man en, Baines, Mohr, and O'Neill revealed to ■us the monu mental evidence this country contains. The coast town Sofa'a is shown on all mapi of East Africa, New that town Oarl Mauch found extensive ruins remar kable for their enduring nature and strange shapes. There are partly ruined walls, still thirty feet high and twelve feet wide at the base, huill on small htwa blockß of granite, In iheee walla some times fifteen or twenty foet from the ground, are embedded one end of bkcVa of Btone eighteen or twenty feet loiisr, which were evidently used to oupport gal leries. Here and there, built In the walls or standing by themselves, are round stone towers, which evidently rose to heights of thirty or fifty feet Slmi?&< masses of mauonry are found as far. ai 850 miles inland and a little north, near the coast. It ia not positively known yet who built these ancient structures. No trained archaeologist has visited them, and no search has yet been made for inscriptions though O'Neill cays he has no doubt from what he has recently heard that there are numerous inroriptlons on ths ruins about Manlca, All these ruins are surroundod by Burfaco gold mines. It Is believed that all this county was occupied some time before the Christian era by a gre^t colony, probably of Phoenician origin, and that its chief cooupation was gold minirg. Mr O'Neill says that those numerous rains are nearly as well preserved as thoso of ancient Egypt, and better than thoßo of Assyria. Some day, no doubt, they will ba systematically studied. Their existence shows conclu- Bively that a large region In inner Africa now glv.en up to savage men and wild beasts, was subject many centuries ago to the oontrol of a people who were consider ably advanced m the arts of civilization.

THE ABHBWBTON GUABDIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1&87



MAYES & CO. " (V/TAINTaIN that it is no use to make o -i-VJ. hue and cry about what one is 0 going to do, unloBß ono is prepared to do 1 it, and in advertising what we have for sale you are kindly invited to look through our Establishments, and you will find that we aro decidedly lite Cheapest end Bott House in town for everything. NO MISTAKE IN THIS. WILDING AND LEWIS, P D ARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS F. WILDING, Notary Pubijo, Offices: Next "Man" Office, Barnett-Bt., Aohburton. ' Mr Wildi a will attend the sittings of the Ashbucton Courtis on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally 1 n these days. 1 The firm la now represented in Ash* burton by Mr Clayton, an Fngllah ' Solicitor of o mslderable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive instructions %nd confer with olents. *100 WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., , BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Ptjbmo, NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Messrs Whttb avU Co. (White, Smithson, and Raymond), of fimaru, and John A. Cayculi,, of Ash- burton, have thiß day entered into Partnership aa Barristers and Solicitors, at Ashburton, under the style of "Whito, Oaygilland Co.". Mr J. W. White, will ' attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- urton. , WHITE & CO., JOHN A. CAYGILL. Money to lend In any Bums on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock's Arcade 10*803 CANTEEBUEY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBURTON. . C,f. TURNER, Proprietor* HAVING recently erected a Powerful "Steam Engine in this Mill, and just completed ft new Gristing Plant, I beg to inform the Farmers of this District that I am now prepared to undertake Gristing at lOd per bushel. Those who may wish to have Flour in exchange, to save a double journey, can do so on the following terms, viz. : — STONE FLOUR (Black Brand) Is per bushel. ROLLER FLOUR (Red Brand) Is Sd per bushel. In oases where exchange is madey THOROUGH SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED, Or the Grist taken back, and l ULL PRIG 3 given for tho WHEAT, with an allowance for Oartagof FARMERS ~AND OTHERS INVITED TO INSPECT TWO DIS- TINCT fcYBTEMS OP FLOUR MANUFACTURE AT THIS MILL. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS iot customers sending Grists by Rail, or from long distances. I DAVirTk BROWN J 4J2C4 Manager. jm■nH i ■ ■ i < t i i MoCallum & Co, > . ■■..•••• i • FRESH IMPORTATIONS ' 9* i • : : - ; 1 FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAND. ' WIRE. WIRE- WIRE. BAEBED & PLAIN. No/s 8. 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE a Nc> 8, 9 at d 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE BARB2D WIRE, "BEST DOMINION • BARBS') WIRE, «• ACME " STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS. Cut and Punched to any length and guage required. ____ McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants & Importers .ASHBTOTOW, OAMAJtIJ DTJNEDIIT & INVEB* i ; CAJRCHLL. <



Public Notices QUEEiS'3 JUBILEE. A PUBLIC EKE~ Q will be held It the Oddf:llowj' Hall on THURS- DAY, 12th institt, tt 8 o'clock p m., t< consider the beat mea'-ia to celebrate the Qieen'a Jabiloe m t'.o Borough auc County of Aahburtcn. O. J, H kRPSR, Aoting-Chaiiman County Council. J-.EA.LY, 6*51 Mayor. Bluestone BEST QUALI IT,— for aa!e m large or email quantities by GEORGE JAMESON, 5*29 Ashbu.tsn, ASHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AN SALE YARDS CO., LIMITED. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 THE CONCRETE DIPS are now 50 feet long, and lilted with all the latest improvements For particulars as to cost of dipping sheep, apply at the Caretakers. QEO. JAMESON, 3 164, Secretary. Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 Inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON. T AM A /^ASH pUROHASER or WHEAT OATS BARLEY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBULITON. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARG QUANTITY OF GRATN; N O v"e"r MI N H. MATS~ON & CO., ASHBURTON. NOTICE. DEDUCTION IN"THE PPIQ3 OF Bread. ON and after MONDAY, 2nd May, the pico of BREAD will bo 5d Per 41b loaf. ASHBURTON BREAD COMPANY. JOHN C. GRURB, 5J5 Manngor, Please Observe, OUR Teas for Strength, Eiclmesa, and Full, Natural- flavoured Liquor haye no equal, and bear the Bighoat Public Reputation for Superiority and LastiDg Properties. We therefore feel confident that any spurious nostrum would be quite out of place m order to bring our high, class Teas into repute, as our practical knowlodge m Handling, and efficiency m Coupling their different Properties when Blending, is, wo think, a sufficient guarantee for their ever increasing demand and prominence over the Low- Class Teas which require special induce- ments to Effect their Sale, and so dißtaßteful to the Public. HAYES~& CO, TEA BLENDERS. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY THE NEW GOODS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ARE HOW OPENED OUT The ook is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And tho variety of Stylo and Pattorna m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing to bo desired. Thousands of Men's and Boya Suits, neweßt styles. Trousers and Trousers and Veßts manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garmen warranted shrunk Jvercoats, Waterproof Coats and Legg\ jge m great variety Hats, compris?ng every now style* worn Obildron's Jersey Suits, Child/ ■)■} Men- of-War Suits Qenthmen's Hosiery, Scarvos j Oxford Jogatta and Whito Shirt* Bugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelli. /. Bogs fho celobrated WERTHEIM SWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N,2 CLOTHING FACTORS, Ea3T Btbxkt, HOESE COVEES. HORSE COVERS. J. HESELTINE, SADDLER, BULLOCK'S ARCADE, ASHBURTOLS AND AT T I N W A L D. I HAVE determined to glvo better value m HORSE COVERS than any other In the trade m Canterbury, -having IMPORTED DIRECT, CANVAS of a superior make for Covers. I have also JUST LANDED, a large Shipment of all kinds of SA.DDLER V T, per s.s. Tainui, from the b9at Eaglkb manufacturers, which I am prff-STed to sell at piiooß not toj4fe beaten. I have . m Stock every deßt^kSlon of Saddlery to eelecfc from. Caah Cußtomers liberal/ ? dealt >• p l v .h. Highest Oaah Price for ISorse ft'ai The old motto— •



Fnblic Notices, LOST on Friday last on the road to the Woollen Factory a SEAL; Finder rewarded on leaving same at this office. ,° 5 62 * PIANO TUNING. h QPENSLEY and Co 's Tuner will be m k) Ashburton at an early date. ■ Parties wishing their Pianos Tuned or Repaired „ may leave their names with H. J. Wood and Co., Stationers' Ha)l, Eaßt Btreet, Ashburton, 4 56 : 1 A Q ACRES together with House To 1 JLtfcO Let or For Sale, situated on the " Mitcham Road, being R.S. 28250, nearly ' all m grass, and about 2£ miles from the 1 County Saleyards, For particulars apply » to T. BULLOCK, . DRESS AND MANTLE MAKING; MISS CHALKLAN desires -to intimate to her friends, patrons, and the public generally that she has Commenced [ Business, and is now prepared to execute ( all Orders m Dress and Mantle making. , Latest Stylo and Fit Guaranteed. ' Address— Burnett Btreet East. . 563 ODDFELLOWS' HALL. • Mirror of the World. IN Conjunction with the AUSTRALIAN WIZABD, who will appear in'his moat 1 Astounding Feats m CONJURING ON J WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 11th AND 13th. - 5 68 ' CAUTION. ; IT Having been established to my satis- faction that certain unscrupulous persons are substituting my Label for their own on an inferior article of HSBBAL BEER ■ The public are cautioned against purchas- ing such Inferior article. Orders direct to myself will receive i prompt attention, and to meet the times i and having increased my plant lam now • able to supply customers with my Tonio > Herbal Beer at the Reduced Price of : la 3d PER DOZEN. 1 After this notice any person using my name or label will be prosecuted. T. HOULT Moore street, Ashburton. 2 146 G-REAT JUBILEE SALE tOF Drapery, Clothing, an Boots. COMMENCING THUKSDAY NEXT. Particulars m future Advertisement, ANDREW ORR 1 AND , CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, AND GENERAL FURNITURE MAKERS. HAVE taken those Central and Con- venient Premises m Tancred Street, | opposite Union Bank (late Jno. Meech), . and will carry on the above businesses m ' all Branches. Furniture Re-covered, Polished, and re- paired promptly, and at very reasonable terms. VENETIAN BLINDS MADE TO ORDER. 5 v - i TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON DISTRICT MISS MORRISON (Late with Messrs Friedlander Bros and Mr H. O. Segere) and MISS HOLLOWAY (For a considerable term with' Messrs Hobday and Co., of Ohrlatchuroh) HAVE, at the request of numerous patrons, decided upon entering into business as DRESSMAKERS, etc., and wltn this obJ9ot have taken premises m TANCRED STREET, opposite Mr Chapman's, painter. All orders received will be promptly executed under our personal supervision, which will be a sufficient guarantee that Fit, Finish and Fashion will be all that could be desired. Charges specially arranged to meet the approval of oustomoro. Terms — Prompt upon execution of orders. MITsES MOKEISON & HOLLOWAY, DRESSMAKERS, &c, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON, Opposite Me Ob&pmau'e, Painter . 4 320 i



Public Notices. ; " •* i 1 1 . i MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD, LENDERS are Invited for Repairs t X about 100 chains of Highbank Road Specifications can be Been at the Boa' Board office, where tenders will be re oeived until noon on Thursday, May 12.1 inßtant, JULIAN JACKSON, 6*75 Chairman. 250 Acre Farm ---■MM WRITTEN TENDERS will be re eeived by the undersigned up til MONDAY, the lGthinat, for the pur chaßoof 250 ACRE FARM m the Ash burton Foiki, as Ruddlck's. Ful particulars on application to Orr anc Alcohn, ——————— 5*53 Terms easy. NOTICE TO SHEEP OWNERS. Joseph Ford'slatent Mixture, A PERFECT CURE for all scour and Ol lung worm m sheep. One gallon sufficient for 160 sheep. Price, 1 70 6d foi one gallon ; two gallon tina, 17s per gallon, Sent to any part on remittance to JOSEPH FORD, Baling. AGENT 3 WANTED. 4t279 T ttIOHABD JOHN WHITTLE, -■-) formerly of ABhburton, Hotel- keeper, being the holder of a Publican's License m respect of the House and Premises eituate m East street, Aahbur- ton, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain and will at the next Licensing Meeting, to be holden at the Court House, Aahburton, on Wednesday, the First day of June, 1887, apply for a Transfer of the oald License from mjßelf to JOHN HENRY, my appointee and the purchaser of the said premises. Dated this 6th day of May, 1887. R. J, WHITTLE. E. G. Cbkp, Solicitor. THE BULLI DISASTER. PERSONS not subscribing towards this urgently required Fund through any looal Oommitleg In their own locali- tloß, or m any ether way more desirable to themselves, can do bo by addressing their kind contribution either to the Central Committee m Sydney, the Branch Committee at Balli (eight miles from Wollongong), or to W. J. POULTKR, Mayor of Wollongong, A. A. TURNER, Police Magistrate, Joint TuEAsanßns, Wollongong Branch, BulH Relief Fund. Town Hall, WoUongong, N.S.W., April C'.h, 1887. Auction. THURSDAY, 12th MAY, At 1 o'clooki AT McOALLUM AND CO'b. YARDS. FjIRIEDLANDER BkOS. havo received Jj instructions from Messrs MoOal- X.TJM and Co. to Sell by Public Auction, at the above time and place — 1 kc\ nnn Feet Timbe r c ° m P risin s XO\Jy\J\J\J Flooring, Scantling Weatherboards. Also other Building Material. FRIEDLANDER BROS., PETER WILLIAMS, 5 62 Auctioneer. FRIDAY, 13th MAY. At 12 o'clock, Under Power of Bill of Sale. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, will Soil by Public Auction at Mr G. Tilson's Homestead, situated about 2 miles from the Ealing Railway Station East,— n DRAUGHT HORSES 0 REAPERS AND BINDERS, PLOUGHS, HARROWS, ROLLER, &c, &c. 1 STACK OATEN SHEAF CHAFF. WITHOUT~RESERVE, FRIEDLANDER BROS, PETER WILLIAMS, Auctioneer. " THUESDAY, 19th MAY. " IMPORTANT Clearing Sale OP LANDED PROPERTY, LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, At the Homoßtead, adjoining the Elgin School, At Twelve o'clock. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, (m . conjunction Measra H. Matson and Co., lave received instructions from Mr Hugh Kennedy, to Sell by Public, at the above time and place, his Valuable Homestead of 329 ACEES L S D QBAHD 329 Adjoining the Elgin School, sub-dividod into Seven Paddocks, all well fenced and well supplied with nover-failing water. 100 Acres of the Land haß boen ploughed and is now ready for a crop of wheat ; 70 acres was under crop last year, 50 m wheat and 20 m oats ; the balance is In grass, and is m splendid heart for cropping. The IMPROVEMENTS are substantial. The Dwelling House has 6 Rooms, and is well built, surrounded by a and Orchard of about 10 ACRES. Granary, Stabling, and Men's Hut are all that can be desired. This offers a favorable opportunity to Persons m want of a desirable Farm. Also— 100 ACRES, being Rural Section 25334 300 ACRES, being Rural Sections 25747 and 25374 Tliis Furm is on the Plains, and nH m Grass, joining the property of W. B. Denshire, Eeq. For fuller particulars appty to the Auctioneer, THE STOCK COMPRISES— 600 Four and Six tooth Croßabred EWES 400 Crossbred L.4MBS 300 Crossbred HOGGETS 160 Bushels SEED WHE \T 300 Buahels GRASS SEED 10 DRAUGHT HORSES 5 MILOH COWS S Head Mixed GATTLE Two Drayf, 1 Spring Cart, Plough and Shaft Harness, Reapers and Binders, Harrows, Double and Single Farrow Ploughs, &0. , 1 Stack Oat Sheaves, atsd a lot of Farm requisites too numerous to mention. Terms at Salei Luncheon provided. H. MATSON AND CO. FRIEDLAEDtGR BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 6176 Auctioneer,



TMPdUNDED from Carter's Terrace JL Tlnwnld, on April 10, twenty hea< of mixed cattle m forward condition. I not claimed and expenses paid will b sold on June 6 oh. . W. B. OOMPTON. 684* Poundkeeker. IMPOUNDED from Patterson'a Farm m the Longbeaoh dhtrict, on the 6tl tnst, one Bay Draught Gelding, branded like S, (under half-circle) on near shoul der, star on forehead. Formerly thi property of Messrs Dudley and Northeyj and known as "Duke," If not oleimec and expenses paid will be sold on the 0;h of June. W. B. OOMPTON, Poundkeeper, 583* ABhburton, ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. MOUNT SOMERS, SPRINGBURN, ALFORD, AND ABHBURTON FORK 9 WATER RACES. WATER will be ahnt off these races for FIVE DAYS from 16 h May to allow occupiers to thoroughly overhaul races; By-laws will then be atrlotly enforoed. By order, WILLIAM BAXTER 6*Bl County Engineer. Billiards. BILLIARDS. BILLIARDS. AS I am constantly harassed by play ß ers and would-be players who pretend to be anxious to make a match with me, you will greatly oblige by pub- lishing the following:— l will play any man who has resided m the Ashburton district 6 months or over, and concede 250 points In 1000 or 300 m SCO, for £5 or more. VICTOR OLSON, Billiard Marker, 6 82 Zander's Billiard Saloon. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. THEREBY give notice that an Election X to fill an Extraordinary Vaoancy In tha Aahburton Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor Bird, will be held at the Council Chambers, Baring Square West, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th May, 1887. : Nominations m the form prescribed m the Second Schedule of the " Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," will be re- ceived at the Town Clerk's Office till 12 o'clock noon on THURSDAY, the 12th day of May, 1887. CHARLES BRADDELL, Returning Officer.' Borough Council Office, Ashburton, 3rd May, 1887. LICENSING ACP, 1881. s LICENSING AMENDMENT ACT, 1882. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ACCOMMODATION LICENSE. T PHILLIP TISOH, of'Alford Forest, X> do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting, to bo holden at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, on the Sixth day of Juno, 1887, apply for a Certificate authorising the issue of an Accommoda- tion License for a house situateat Alford Forest, and known as the Alford Forest Hotel, containing twenty rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. PHILLIP TISCH, Tated the 9th day of May, 1887. 578 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. IN Consequence of the DISSOLUTION of PARTNERSHIP we will offer the whole of our EXTENSIVE STOCK, CONSISTING OF DRAPEKY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS £9000 £9000 HARDWARE AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY £7500 £7500 GLASS , EARTHENWAEE , AND GROCERIES, £1900 £1900 At such prices as will command a CLEARANCE within Two Months. As the DRAPERY, IRONMONGERY, and CROCKERY STOCKS are our own Importations lately landed (some still to arrive) bought direct from the Manufac- turers, purchasers will havo an oppor- tunity of petting NEW GOODS, and at SUCH PRICES as will be better than buying from BANKRUPT STOCKS at any price* THE. SALE WILL COMMENCE OS THURSDAY, 12th MAY, ORR & ALCORN.



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