TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Murder Confessed .New Plymouth, August 13. A man named Isac Diy, living near Inglewood, was wrested to day on his own confession of having murdered bis sen. s^ed 5, by throwing him over a fence and breaking his neck. It is thought the man Is not right m his mind. He was brought /before a Magistrate this morning and / remanded for enquiry. Committed for trial. Blenheim, Angnst 13. Wm. Tornbull waß committed for trial this morning on a charge of assaulting a young girl with intent to commit a rape. Turnbull is about 25, and the young girl, who is the daughter of a farmer, is only Babbit Extermination A. publso trial of dtenhoufeaad Smiih'a patent rabbit extetmnttor was hsld yeiterday at Dumgree station. The { machine destroys rabbits by injecting fume* of Hulphurlo acid gas through their burrows. Death appearß to be almoa 1 : Instantaneous. Several burrows were fnmegated and dag oat, numbers of dead tabbiti being found. Inspectors Passau And Blundell of the Rabbit Department, Mid Inspector Oollett, of the Awarded Babbit Board were present, besides sheep farmeri and practical men from town. Great aatfafaotion Is expressed at the working of the maohlne, and It is under stood that the Inspectors intend to report favorably of the machines, whioh are Inexpensive and well adapted for ordinary sheep rani. Inquest. Dunedin, August 13. At the inquest on the body of Gray, drowned at Walwera, the mother stated that the boy slipped off her back into the stream, when she sat down on the bank, bat made so effort to recover it. She then vent alcng the line and told her husband. The body was found In 18 Inches of water. The jury added to the rerdiot a rider that the mother's conduct wat most reprehensible, almost c mounting to criminality. Found. Wbotport, August 13. The body of 0. F. I ole, miaoing from Hobiklnnl, wa? found on the sea beach. He had been drowned m the river.

PROHIBITION WITH A VENGEANCE.

Tho temperance faction of Maine ire foe. Ing the anti-llqror laws m that State witn extreme vigor. They are now prosecuting farmer* for telling the prodncts of tbe?B AFcbarda m the I'lape of a cider. On Mtf 21*t, Frank Boy n ton, an old eolc'ier, was ■ummond to Rive evidence In this regard •gamtt a farmer friend, and rather tban do so he quietly drowned himself m a •hallow pool. The present Rarotongan mhslonary, Mr Butchlaon, who fcucceeded that very queer customer Watt Gill, ftbotit whom some of the richest missionary yarns of the South Pacific mi^ht be xecordad, adopted much the same policy m the three-queened isle. Finding that though grog wu prohibited, yet the natives still managed to get intoxicated by meini of orange juice, be called a meeting of church members and ordered the immediate extirpation of all orange J tree* throughout the isltnd. The island , Is one T«Bt orange grove, and the fruit it one of the great staple products of trie •ouotry, asHrell as an important Item of the dietary of the inhabitants. Some of fall more rabid anppO'ters carried out h la decree, bat the sense of the majority prevailed, and Mr Hutohlnson was made to reconsider his rash ganeralizttlon. Oranges still flourish m Parotonga.

THE OPPOSITION AND ITS " A.B.s"

Those who have been able to peruse the speeches of the leaders of the two parties who are now engaged m political strife, as well as those of some of the leading men among the rank and file of each, cannot have failed to have noticed one peculiarity of -the present struggle. Welfind Ministerialists pretty well agieed upon a definite programme, with the exception of one item — the education vote. It is quite true that on this question there is a difference of opinion, tome regarding it, as Sir John Hall aptly termed it, as a Sacred Ark upon which no profane hands must be laid, while pthers hold to the opinion that it ought not to stand alone, but take its share m the work of retrench ment along with all the other depart ments. ■ With the exception of this one item, as we have said, the Ministerialist candidates are remarkably well agreed upon a definite programme. With the Oppositionists— both leaders and others while equally at sixes ar.d sevens with regard to education — hold almost equally dissimilar views with regard to nearly every other article of the political creed, which is assumed to represent the Opposition faith. One section holds that if retrenchment were carried out with a vigorous unsparing hand there would be no necessity for extra . taxation, while others, including Major Atkinson, deny the possibility of re trenchment without extra taxation. Some are m favor of a progressive land tax m lieu of the property tax, while others again are adverse to a land tax of any kind, whether progres sive or otherwise. Some regard with favor moderately protective import duties, and a certain amount of en couragement to native industries, while others deprecate most strongly the one and the other. We might go on enumerating minor points on which Oppositionists are not ageeed. To our mind the only unanimity which they have displayed is m their aspirations for the ousting of the present Govern ment, Supposing, . however, lor a moment that they are successful, and that the Government party prove to be m a small minority, how would it be possible out of such heterogeneous element to form a stable Government ?

Some of the candidates seem to scorn the idea of the task of governing being confined to the Stout- Vogel party on the one band, and the Hall- Atkinson party on the other. They say that there is not the slightest need for the. balance of power to oscillate between these limits; that there are other men to whom might be entrusted the destiny of the colony, and who are quite as capable of govrning as those who, for several years, have alterna tively held the reins of power. This may be, but we think few persons would concur m the wisdom of dis ratjng all the officers of a ship, and $iipplyjng their places from among the A.Bs.' m the crew, just at the time when she is m imminent peril, and if yrs "are to belive all that is said our own good ship of State is, if not m the breakers, too close to a lee shore to be pleasant.

A CHILD ORACLE

There is living at Bridgeport, Connec ticut, a little child oracle, at least the American papers Bay bo. Miss Mosalla Pront, a petite child nine years old, and possessed of rare beauty, has recently, , developed a mysterious method of pene trating futurity, into which she peers with a remarkable degreo of certainty, foro trlling events minutely and locating the time of occurroooe with astonishing cor rectness. * A singular freak conneoted wifh the chiid's prognostications is that she will mention nothing that foreshadows calamity, but upon all evanta that are productive of pleasure Bhe will Bpeak j freely. Recently a Mrs Smith aaked the iittle oraole whan she would hear from har husband, who is at Lob A.nge'e3 •' To-day, at noon " wbb the reply, "and the latter will contain a post-office order for 20 dole." At twelve o'clock the { oat man handed Mra. Smith the promised letter. Tuesday afternoon of the other week she told her mother to prepare places for hsr aunt and; uncle, who would arrive from Cornwall m time for supper. To humor the child the parent did as requested, and as the family gathered m the dining room the door-bell rang, and the Cornwall relatives, hungry and tired, were ushered into the house One Mon day Mr Prout went troutlng, and little Mosella, m fancy, followed him'through cut his entire jaunt over marsh, brook and meadow, exclaiming at Intervals with childish delight : " Oh, papa has caught another !" Finally, the child remarked that " papa was almost home and had eleven trout m hia baßket." Five minutes later Mr Prout arrlvei home with eleven splendid trout, and when informed of hit child's predictions declared with amsze ment that they wore all true.

CASHMERE SHAWLS.

Cashmere shawls aro precious to every fashionable woman's heart, and belong to the same category as diamonds. The love for these products of the Oriental loom is scarcely a century old. The shawls left by Tippoo Sahib's ambasaadora m Peris, m 1787, were regarded as curiosi ties by the magnates to whom they were pte iea<ed, end were used as orpeta 0' out up for dressing gowns. It is said that Madame GaudiD, a lady cf Green parentage and a celebrated beauty, wore the first shawl m Paris. Not until Rft^r Napoleon's Egyptian expedifon dll the Cashmere shawl beoome fashionable. The Empress |JVs£ephlne's love (f these auptrb webs of Oriental beau'y is na well known bb Is her great pasßiou for fbwers. The wealth acquired by the great men under the Brat Empire was lavishly cpont by their wives on Indian shawls. It was a matter of little importacca whether the shawl was clean or soiled It might have done duty aa tho robe of some priest high m the office, or as the turban of one of the Mogul's s>ldiers. If it suited the taßta of the great lady, it was pur chased, cleaned, and worn. The Bhawls are woven from the wool of the Thibet goat, aud for those of the highest quality only tho fiaest of (im fiae wool is used, one goat yielding but £lb of tho best sort at the annual shearing. The shawls are a'l made upon hand looms, and sometimes 30 Or 40 men err employed for a year and a half, or even two years, upon a einele shawl.

The gold and silver threads used m ihe embroidery of the shswla is made at Boarbampoor, a Deccan city. A piece of pure oro is beaten into a cylinder tho slza of a thin reed, and is again beaten out until it will pass through an orifice an eight of an inch m diameter. This wire is then wonud npon several reels, which work upon pivotr, the end of the thread beinz passod through even finer holes and then fastened to n new reel, which, when set In rap'd m , i n, attenuates the thread still further. The thread la next flattened by a skilled workman upou a steel anvil, highly polished. A silk thread Is then covered «Mi fine wire, it is said that if a lump of silver be gilt before it is put through any process it will retain tho gilding through all the severe hammer ing, winding, and drawiug t > which it ia afterwards suV jected; and emerge a golden thread that vriil never become tarnished.

Queen Victoria receives as a tribute each year a certain number of Cashmere shawls of fiae quality from various Indian princes. These costly wraps the bestows as marriage gifts upon ladies of rank connected either directly or remotely with her court

BEUTAL MURDER BY SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS.

The labor schooner Borough Belle, Oaptain Williams, arrived at Mack ay early on the morning of Bth July, after an absence of four and a half months. She bringo 54 boys for (ho plantations m this district (says the " Mercury ") :— The Borough Belle loft Ma:kay on the Ist March with 130 retcrns, and on the 21st sighted the light off Noumea, and then beat round the Pines ; on the 25th anchored m Vila Harbor, Sandwich Islands, and took m wocd, water, and yamsj left 27th for Ap'fl, Malicolo, and the other islands corth, landing returns with all despatch. On April 11, at Malo, Mr De Lautour, an ex-Government agent, but now a trader there, came on board and reported the massacre of three boat men belonging to the schooner Mary Anderson, under exceptionally brute I circumstances. They were first severely wounded to render them helpless, and tied hands and feot, find taken m canoes over to another island and sold for plga The purchasers then finished them, and had a cannibal feast on the bodies.

N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Captain Somervllle sends as (Danedln Evening Star) ihe dralt programme for the next meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association, to be hf-ld at Oatnaru. In anticipation of the arrival of the Remington-Lee rifle, and the probability that it will bo the weapon need next year, it ie proposed to Increase the range up to l.OOOyards, and each membor of the Council is Invited to call a meeting of the shooting men m his district and to obtain their opinions on the subject. The idea of 'oDg-range Bhooting may auit Blenheim and Wanganui very well, but It shoull b) borne m mind that it would be impos sible to get a range np to 1,000 yards down here, It la proposed to divide the protratnmo into two Btageu, to substan tially increase the prlzn-money. and to add a team match. The latter will be tired by twenty men a-team, cne teim to ba seleoted from Volunteers belonging to each of the following dUtrlcts :— • •uckland and Thames, Taranakl tnd Wanganui, Wellington and Napier, Nelson, Marlborough end Westland, Canterbury, Otago and Souihland. The Afßociation Is now Jn aflonrablng position, hiving a crecifc balance at the bank of £191.

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

WeBBrB FI. Matson and o>. report upon the live and dead sock mirktt for the Ashburton district for the week ending August 9.h, as follow a :— On Tuesday at the Aahbu ton Y^rds we hald our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pige, There was a fair entry of sheep, amount ing to over 4000, and about 30 head of cattle. The attendance was up to the average, but the fa'e laoked animation throughout, and several lines were tamed out unsold. The principle e»le were fit orosßbrod, 9, 3i ; 10a 6i, lls 31, and 12i ; crossbred lambs, 4» 4i to 6j 6i ; tw>.-' toith croßßbred wethers m fair condition, 10a Gil ; ditto ewes 9« 63 ; mixed croßß bred, P« 63 ; aged merinos, 3a 10d;crosB bred esves iv l^mb, 7<j to 8 64 In fat cattle a vety dull sale ; and apringera of not very good quility from £4 10 to £5

A SWEEPING CONDEMNATION

The Rev Mr laitt of Wellington, fn the coarse of a recent sermon en "Oarrent PolltioB," oald that out political dishonesty had become such a matter of course that it is oar standing j >ke, and who is there that had not cracked his j ike at the ex pense of the log roller and axe-grinder ! No, we were ao loßt to all sense of political shame that there, m the oapUal of the colony, a man dared to publicly assign as the reason why he was fit to represent th» eUotora, that he was pre pared m their interest, whenever there was a po'iticil swindle) going on, to be "In the Bwi.-n," Instead of that statement calling for a cry of indignation from one end of tho land to the other, it hardly called forth a ftoble protest bi cause every man who had brainc knew that it was thoroughly m harmony with, aod thoroughly consistent with, the exiet : ng atate of political life. Ah ono of <ur leading merchants told him theoiher daj r , the niau wrs foo'itjh, not h cure >c purposed thus, but because Lo gave public utterance to that which every more skilful politican eecretly deierminod. Tho aimoaphere ot political life was bo librally charged with misrepresentation, d«c>it, falsehood, and fraud, thst if a m n who was in:orrupt m hiß purposes determined upon a piblio life he needed the moral strength of a giant's soul, and all tha grace which the Almighty oou'd give him. to keep oat of the BwJm when polltioai Hwisdlero are being perpetrated. New Z aland to day wanted not smart finance™, net glib speakers, not clever politician?} who think they are serving their ounlry and their constituencies when m the game of •• grab " they can secure the largest sHco for their own town or electoral dis trict — but men of ho or, men who are determined to be true whether they Mink or swim, men who will dare to tell the troth to those whom they would fain re present.

They have some " well-oonnected paupers ■' m Auckland, for at a recent meeting of tl fl Charitable Aid Board m that city, the Chair man was aßked if it were true an Auckland bank manager's grandmother was m receipt of charitable aid. The reply was that his mother-in-law was m receipt of relief. He was then aßked if the grandmother of a rising Auckland solicitor was receiving aid, and was answered m the affirmative.

A coroner's jury m Sydney have returned & verdict of " Murder " against a herbalist m Sydney named John Willis Smith. The evidence showedHhat Smith, who had repre sented that he was an Amerioan doctor, but not registered m the Colony, had attended ft young woman named Cissy Bradahaw ; that her death was due to certain poisonous drugs used to procure abortion, which were found m her stomach ; arid that precisely similar drugs were found on the prisoner's premise!.

A membor of one of the most families m Austria, Prince Alfred von Wredo has startled the nerves of the aristooraoy by setting up as a greengrocer and f ruiteror at Terctholdsdort, near Vienna. The Prince, having bocome ruined, has decided that m order to make money a good trade is better than a small Government appointment, and ho has sensibly deoided to attend to his busi ness m person.

The consumption of spirits, wines, and malt liquors m the Wellington Hospital during July shows an increase of i\ pints per con suming patient as compared with the corre sponding month of last year, the quantities being $k pints and 5 pints respectively per head-

THB ABHBUBTOa GUAKDIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1&87



J FuWic Notices. TO FARMERS, GRAZIERS, .AND.. '• OTHERS. ' TO LET for Grazing for Six Months, ' from lnt September, about 57 Acres / of the beat land m the District within 10 : loinntea walk of the Ashburton Post t'ffica. Apply to . R M. CUTHBERTSOW, Solioitor, Havelock s'reet R. S. BEAN, COAL A^D FIREWOOD MERCHANT, BEGS to inform hia Friends that he is jußt discharging some of the ' celebrated KAITANGATA COAL CHEAPER and FAR CLEANER than NEWCABILE COAL. Also, — MALVERN, WESTPOitT, AND NEW- CASTLE COAL, Kaiapoi Potatoes, &c, R. S. BEAN, West street. 010 MEET THE TIMES, 1 C TRUCKLE, PROPRIETOR of the Prince Albert Boarding - House", Wills Street,. AehburtoD, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking bis many Fiionds and Customers for their liberal support for the past 10 years, solicits a continuance of the same. Board and Lodging, 14s 16b, 18s pet- week ;or 3s per day. Board only, 10a per week. Dinners only, 4a per week pood accommodation for Fomiließ, and private rooms for Ladieg. 7 52' As Byron says — I never, no, I never, Saw any roan so yellow, How's your liver ? (Yellow Dwarf.) TAKE MOOBE'3 PILLS, Chmtchurch, March 9th, 1887. I am happy to testify to the value of yonr Liver and Stomachic Pillb, having used them for the last fourteen years, and can recommend them to every household with every confidence. — J. G. Gakforth. Sole Agent for ABhburfcon,- - OHAS. NEATW, Pharmaceutical Chemist. 7 166 "TTTANTED Kno*n. —That Andrew VV Oir will during the next few weeks offer the whole of his Surplus Stock of Drapety, Clothing, and Boots at an immense reduction. "YTTANTED Known That A. Orr is V V now selling Ladieß' Jackets at 6s lid to 7s Gd. One lot Ladies' Ulsters, fashionable shape j 5a 9d and 6b 9d« ■. WANTED Known. —That Fingering is 2s per hank. ladies' Hose, 4d to lOd per pair. Gloves at half price. * China Matting, Gd.— A Oit'b Cheap Sale. " WANTED Known.— A big lot of Ladies' Boots, nice quality, 4s 9d ; Children's Boots, Is to 2s 6d ; Gents Boots, 7a Gd to lls 6d ; Gents Shoes &t 3e lid.— A. Orr. WANTED Known .—Brussels Carpet at half price (being overstocked) Tapestry Carpets greatly reduced. One Lot of Kemnants of Dress Goods at your own prices. White Calico at 2s6dper doz— A. Orr's gale. "lITANTED Known.— Boys' Suits, 3s V V Hd ; Jersey Suits, 2s 6d ; Men's Suits, splendid quality, 30a; Shirta, la lid ; Men's Hats greatly xeduced.— A. Orr's Cheap Sale. "TTTANTED Known . — Dressmaking VV Department is now admirably, worked ; style and fitting giving the very highest Bhtisf action.— Andrew Orr. AND I Mm & CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTEREES, AND GEKERAL FURNITURE MAKERS. HAVE taken those Central and Con- venient Premises m Tancred Street, O ;posite Union Bank (late Jno. Meech), -:■ jd will carry on the above businesses m Furniture Re-covered, Polished, and re- aired promptly, and at vf ry reasonable .Biros. VENETIAN BLINDS MADE TO ORDER. HAVES & CO.'S Great Sale. OBLIGE BY READING T&B FOLLOWING:— BLACK Straw Hats only 3d Felt Hats were 8s Gd, now Is Grey Cali< o, l£d White Twill, 2sd Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all iz dozen for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7s 6d 5 Lace Curtains, Is Boys' Caps, 4|d Men's Black Felt Hats were 5s 9d now 2s 3d Heavy Dress Goods, s£d Lot of Wide Ribbona, Id Good Shirtings, 4Jd Wool Squares, 6d Tweed Trousers from 6s 6d Let of Diagonal Coats were 21s 6d now 10s Gd A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull Cheap, and a quantity of other goods too numerous to mention m this advertise* ment — —^ In addition to the above, H. &Co. will during the Sale, give a Discount of One Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND 00, B



Public Notices, ORR&ALCORN Clover Seeds. WE h«ve jn«t received ex ete»mer T«inul, frera London, WHITB OLOVKR RED OLOV3R OOW GRASS AND ALSYKB. These Soedi have been carefully teletfl '•, tad ar« of the highest class obtainable. The DISSOLUTION SALE will be continued for another WEEK. ORR&ALCORN. j McCallum & Co. GOAL! GOAL! GOAL i TjiBESH SUPPLIES,;OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL I GREYMOUTH COAL. ALB0 — Native Coal, superior to Mount Somere Coal. Fresh supplieer'of Building Timber and Building Materials of every description. FEESH IMTOETATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE- WIRE- WIRE. BARBED & PLAIN, No.'b 8, 9 and lft, OVAL STEEL WIRE No.'b B, 9»nd 10, BOUND STEEL WIRE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION BIRBED WIRE, •• AOME./ STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS. Cut «nd Punched to any length »nd gu»gejfeqnlred. McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants & Importers ASHBUKTON, OAMARXJ! DUNEDIN & INVER OARGILL, aw



"! Section Notices NOTICE SIR JULIUSTVOGEL'S MEETING, ADVERTISED FOR Tuesday Next, THE 16th INST. Ib POSTPONED for a short time. Notice of the dato will be given m a ftw days Aehburton, 13th AugUßt, 1887 . 8*94 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. itTR WALKEB will addna* tiroElettorji of Aihburton District at MOUNT SOMERB Schoolroom, on MONDAY Evening, August 15th. i ALFORD FOREST Schoolroom, on THURSDAY. August 18th. Ench Evening at 8 o'clock . i 8 44 ASHBURTON ELECTION. MR O. W. PURNELL will addrtßß the Electors as undor :— METHVEN 1 — At tbo Schoolhouae on WEDNESDAY, 17th August, at 8 p m, SOUTH RAKIU-At the Town Hall, on MONDAY, Isih August, at 8 p.m. 8 54 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp —Horses, Oattle, Pigs, Produce / ond Merchandise. FOR SALE- Farming Implements, and Vehicle* of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sa'e. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as requiiedj and most liberul terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rents collected, and the bueinees of obsenteoß managed with care- Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. Agon* for the Norwich Union Fire In. snrance Company. Agent for the] MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF >australasia:i MiFRTCD HARRISON T. Bullock. " FOR SALE. FvOUBLF-SEATED American Wagßon. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. 4 Strongly Built 4-Wheeled covered UL Waggon, suitable for a Hawker. . T. BOLLOCK. FOR SALE. Q1 ET of Harrows, new, price £3 sa. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. ~ TO LET— A Cottage near the School. Apply to T. BU^goCK. FOR BALE,—Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 fee on Burnett Street, and adjoining the •Mail" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will be accepted. — Apply \o T. BULLQOK. TINWALD. TO LET— A Fopr-rocmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro- perty, and near tho Railway Station. A c* rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. A FARM of 1280 ACBES m the Rangitata District, to Let, at a low Rental, with a Purchasing Clause. It ie all Fenced and divided into 7 Paddocks, part cultivated and laid down m English Grasses, the remainder m tuseok. There is a 10-Roomed House erected on the Property, Stable and other Buildingß. For full particulars apply to 7-T9B T. BULLOCK. X? 7 1A S TOWN SECTION 260, "Xl I XU Tinwald, near the Railway Station for sale at the nbove price. Persona deeirouß of qualifying themselves for a vote at tho forthcoming election thia offers thorn an opportunity. T. BULLOOL. TK) LET.—Dwellinßhouae, together with .1 small stable, Moore'a Road, near the Presbyterian Manae. Apply to T. BULLOCK. O LET,— At a low rental, Property m Tancred Street, recently m the occupation of Mr Dolman, on which i erected Shop, Sable, etc, — Apply to T. BULLOCK ~~ FOR SALE ' RURAL Section 27429, containing 118 acres, 2 roods, m its native state, about 3 miles from Aehburton, fronting the main South Road. Apply to T. BULLOCK. NOT having sold by auction on Saturday RS. £533.1, containing 100 acre*, Wakanui Road Board District, I am prepared to receive offers for eatne. Very \ liberal terms of payment. 1 T. BULLOCK. TO LET or for sale a Farm of 233 acres near Waterton, Longbench Road Board District. There is a dwelling- housß of 6 rooms erected on tho property, also Granary, Stable, &c. Apply to : T. BULLOCK. TO LET — fi-Foomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Church, A pply to T. BULLQOK. TO LET. 4 ACRES between Mbs Carter's resl- done*, and Mr S raly's Nnrsery, being Lots 199, 210 211, 212, on Tinwald plan! For foil particular! apply to % BUWbQCK.



' ■ • . Public Motices. WE have various sums of money to lend on approved Freehold Securities at Lowest Current Rates of Interest WILDING & LEWIB, Solicitor Ashburton, TEAMB WANTED. "TTTANTED Teams at once for Plough VV ing and Harrowing. Apply to Wm. Sutherland, Greenstreet, ABhbur- ton Forks Partner Wanted. Y\J ANTED a PARTNER m one of the V? oldoet established businesses m South Canterbury. Wool, Grain, and General Merchandise. Turns over £38.000 to £40,000 per nnnum. Capital required £2000 to £3000. For particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., 1 50 A ah burton. WAKA.NUI ROAD DISTRICT. nnENDERS are Invited for the following X Works:— 101. Grabbing np Tussocks. — Bound- ary Road, 310 chains ; Wlnter'H Road, 380 chains ; Seafield ro»d. 30 chains ; Bnckoy'o rnnd, 310 chalnß ; Rues road, 930 chains. Specifications can be seen at the Board's (ffioe, where Tor dor a will bo received till NOON on SATURDAY. Auj?»Rt 2 >tb. IOOKS & SOtf, 8°?0 Dittrict Surveyors. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. WATER RACES. Mains from Pouth Ashburton River will bo shut oft; for FIX DAYS from 22nd hist, during which time occupiers aro specially requested to thoroughly overhaul thoir races. By order, WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD mESDERS are invited for the supply _L of Meat, Drugs, Groceries, Bread, Ac, for one year for the Aehburton Hospital. Particulars on view at the County Council Offices, Aahburton. Tenders will be received at the above Offices up to 2 p.m. on TUESDAY, 16th Instant. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Aahburton, August 9.h, 1887. JROYAL MAIL COACH. | ASHBURTON TO KYLE. THE Undersigned is prepared to carry Passengers and Parcels from At-hbur- ton to Kyle, or any p'.aco en route, viz , Elgin, Wakanui, Seav ; ew, Seafield, Kyle, or vice versa, leaving Ashburton at 7 a. 111 , on TUESDAYS, IHURSDAYS and i SATURDAYS, arriving at Aahburton 5 p.m , return journey. Parcels may be loft at (< Mail " office. P. FAWCETT, 8' J 53 Mail Contractor. ABHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. t EXTRAOBDINARY VACANCY. I HE *EBY give notice that an Flection to fill nn Extraordinary Vacancy m the ABhburton Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor Roberts, will bo held at the Council Chamber*, Brtring Square West, on TUESDAY, the 30th August, 1887. Nominations m the form prescribed m the Second Schedule of the " Regulation of Looal b lections Act, 1876, will be received at tho Town Clerk's Office till 12 o'clock Noon on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of August, 18 S7. CHARLES BRADDELL, Returning Officer. Borough Council Offico, ABhburton, 9th July, 1887. nnENDERS are invited for leasing for X the term of Fourteen Yearp, Rural nection No. 30494, being part of the Sydenh&m Endowment Reserves, consist- ing of 345 Acres of Agricultural Land, situate at Lyndhurst. Tho conditions of the proposed Lease can bo seen, and Forms of Tender ob- tained at the following places, viz. : — The Borough Council Offices, Ashburton, the Cottuge on the Rcsorvo, and at the Borough Council Offices, Sydenham. Tenders to be delivered at my office before 5 p vi, on MONDAY. August 22nd, 1887 CHAS. ALLISON, Junr., Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Offico, Sydenham, August 10th, 1887. TO WORKING MEN. MRS f"IMMO, PttOPRIETRESS OF THE WATERLOO BOARDINGSOUSE, Tancred Street, Ashburton, BEGS respectfully to inform the general public, particularly the working classes, that she has reduced ths rates for Board and Lodging as under: — Board and Lodging, per week, 16a to 17s Dinners only, por week ... ... 4s Board only, per week lOi The cooking la done by Mr Tlromo, whose reputation as a first-class chef remains ansnllied, A capital table, and meals at all hours. 7 59 WILDING AND LEWIS, T>ARRIBTERS AND QOLIOITORS t> __ o F. WILDING, NOIAKY PUBIJO. Offices: Noxt "Mail" Office, Burnettal. Ashburton. Mr Wjrmno will attend the sitting 0' the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and Friday,., *nd may bo consulted personally n these dayn. The firm Is now represented In Ash burton by Mb Clayton, an Englts Solicitor of considerable experience, wh will be In dally attendance at the offi 0 receive intcruotions %nd confer w ents. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. THE nndorslgncd beg* to call the attention of farmers, settlers and >thers to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND" FOREST TREES, among which •re about 3,000,000 Foreßt Trees, Incla ding 200,000 Oupreosus Macrocarfa, one •nd two yeara old; 200,C00 Pinna Insist- nls, one and two years old ; 100,000 Plnus Larloio; 300,000 Sliver Blrob; 0,000 Pinna Austrlaca; all other kind* proportion. AH kinds of Cabbage lants on sale, and a few thousands of cry early Strawberry Plants. N.B. — All orders by post, or otherwto, hall reoelve my best attention. JAMES PORTER, (OLIFTQN NURSERY. AUeoton . barton



MR F. G. THOMAS, SUBGEON-PE NT I S T WILL VISIT ASHBURTON ON THURSDAY, 18th AUGUST. And may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel. 8 91 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, ALTERATION OF TIME-TABLE, METHVEN LINE. AFTER the 20th August the morning train from Rakaia to Methven and even'ng train from Methven to Pakaia on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays will not run, and the morning train from Methvon to Rakaia on Tuesdays, Thurs- days, and Fridays will run as on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Tho time-table will be as undor after tho 20th August : — am p m. Methven dep 640 Rakaia dep 640 1 Lauriston „ 7.17 Lauriston „ 733 Rakaia arr 8.0 Mothven arr 8 10 Ftopping at other stations if required These trains run daily, 8 77 By order. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. HC. CRAIGHEAD has great plea , sure m intimating to tho Public of Aahburtun and surrounding districts that he has admitted Edwin G. Craighead into partnership with him, and that the buniness will for the future be carried on under the etyie or firm of H and B. Craighead. pKFERRTNG ti tho above, H and E It Cra Giirc.vD beg to announce to the Public of Ashturton and surrounding districts that they have just lately received n largo assortment of Enplish and Colonial Tweeds, Worsted Coutings, &c, suitable for tho present Season, and hopo by strict attention to busineßs, firetclafs fit pnd workmanship, to merit a continuance of that patronage bo liberally bestowed upon their predecessors. H. & E. CRAIGHEAD, Tailors, 6 2 Tancred street, Ashburton Auctions. SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST. PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT; rPHE Large Building known as the JL Whoatstone Hotel, Wheatstono. to be sold by Public Auction for removal or otherwise. For full particulars apply to T. BULLOCK, Bfß2 Auctioneer, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th. WATERTON TOWKSHIP SECTION?. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions from Messrs Barman and Stevenb. agents for the proprietor, to » w ell l>y Publio Auction at tho Arcade on the above date, Lots 47, 48, 49, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, Township of Waterton, Longbeach Road Board District. Inspection invited. Sale at 12 30 o'olock. T. BULLOCK, 8t33 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20rn. 20 Acres with House For Bale. MR T. BULLOCK has received In. •truotions from Mbs Burns to Sell by Publio Auction at the Arcade, on tho above date, her Freehold Property, fronting the Coach Road to Longboach, about 2£ miloa from Tinwald, being Rural Section 19272, ontalnlnp 20 ACRES, fenced and improved, on which is erected a Cob Cottage; As there are often Inquiries for small holdings, this effers a favorable oppor- tunity for a person of small moans acquir- ing a freehold. Terms of payment liberal deolared »t sale. Sale at 12 30 o'olock, ~. BDLLOOK, 8534 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th. Lot 48, with House thereon, Hinds, for Sale. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions to Sell by Publio Auc- tion at the Arcade, on the above date, by rrder and on Account of the Mort- gagees, Lot 48, containing Jacro, de- posited plan 229, m the Towrship of Hinds, with 2-Roomed Cottage thereon, at present m tbo occupation of Mb D. O'Connor. It is well situated, fronting the Main South Road. Terms at Sale. Salo at 12.30. T. BULLOCK, • B°3B Auctioneer; THURSDAY, AUGUBT 18th. Clearing Sale OF 1A AAA FRUIT AND FOREST: lU,UUU TREES. MR T. BOLLOCK has received m. structinnß from Mr Wm Thomas (m consequence of hta leaving the dis- trict), to Sell by Public Auction at his Nurtery, fronting North 'lowa Belt en THURSDAY, August 18vhj— Tho whole of hla >'ureery Stock of Fi-uit and Foreßt Trees, comprising 8,000 Fruit Trees Including — ApploH (torn 1 to 5 yeirs old, Grape Vinoß, Plums, Poarn, Penchre, Aprlcotß, and email Fruit Trees of all kinds] AL6O, — 2,000 FOREST TREES OF VARIOUS KINDS. Sa'e at 12 o'clock. "~T. BULLOCK. 8°35 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST, 1887. AT EAST STREET EORSE BAZAAR, At 1 o'clock. PEDIGREE CLYDESDALE MARES IN FOAL TO LORD SALIbBUBY. MESSRS FRIEDLANDRR BROS have received instructions from Mb Mit RoiiEitT Uaw«, to Pell by Public Auction, at the a^ovc time and place, — "1 A Superior Clydesdale Mares, Id ~i A XU Foal to Lord Salisbury. \\j We wish to call special attention of 13 eedera to thia Grand Lot of Mares. They are out of some of tho best Stcck In New Zealand. Tha Pedigree of each Mare will be given m a future time. FRIEDLANDUR BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 39 Auctioneer,



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