PRINCE WILLIAM OG GERMANY.

The following ekelch of tho pweev«t Crown Prir.ce which appeared m " London Times" is m strong contract to the pen-portraits cf fcia father, tko Emperor Frederick III :— Already, it ia Btated, does Prit:ce WilUam f.samr.fi toma of the Laughlin'-s-j which youth mistakes for the •'• divinity whtoh do h hedge a king," but it ia not mauy yaara ego that he "was a kiati of nineteenth century German edition of Prnce Hal. M. L. Letapie haa recently published a putgotit sketch upon the' destined head of the Empir?. Prince William, b. 3 wri'.oe, even before he saw the H^ht of clay, had pro voked Gnimodtiei which have lost nothing of their vigor. Is is an open secret that there is a lack of cordiality, approaching open hoatility, between the Princess Royal and Bismarck. When Prince Frederick William, full of experience of years of adventures, travel and study, f3ll m love with the eldest daughter of Q aeen Vic toria, he Burprißfcd all good Prußelana. Blßmarck, when informed of the impend ing marriage, Is aaid to have replied brugquely, "He has no business to be allied to a daughter of the English house of Hapsburg. She will spoil the raoe of Hoheczollemß." On the 27th January, 1859, Prince William was born, and tho left arm of the infant waa shorter than the right When the disfigurement oould no longer be concealed it was Btated that a careless norae had let the child fall, and thuß caused the injury, but the Btory met with little credit. Bismarck's saying was re peated, and the young mother nursed a bitter wrath agalnßt the atateman, whose unfeeling remark had been thus swiftly verified. Since his marriage the Prince baa devoted himself to military service In real earnest. He is colonel commanding the second regiment of Husaatß oIE the Royal Guard, and of the first raglment of infantry of the guard, both being quartered at Potidam. He is also j honorary commandant of a number of other regiments, including the Pomeranian Grenadiers, the King's Body Guard, and the secoud regiment of the Landwehr. His dutieß keep him a great part of the year at Potsdam, where he reßides at the Mprble Palace. He occasionally goes off for a brief excursion bear-hunting with his friend the Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, or to attend gome State function ; but otherwise he i 3 as much m quarters as the colonel of a garriscn regiment. Military critics say that the Prince is an adjutant, just as his grandfather is a corporal, m his soldierly instincts, However, he has the credit, undoubtedly well deserved, of possessing good military capacity, and ha* shown himself an excellent strategist at the fluid manucevres. He takes a lively interest m all questions of higher tactics, and studies hard under ths direction of Moltke. He attends all the councils, receives the advice of the leading gene'als, and ia a regular attendant at the monthly exercises of the office's of the War Academy. His sound criticisms, and the ingenious solu tions that he propounds to tho problems given of high strategy, have already gained for him the title of the new Frederick the Ureat.

Notwithstanding his dißpos : tion for military i-cience, he is ss fond of " peeing " a3a Frenchman. Ec l;;ves to be se n, hie hor.-e gaLcping, sworl drawn, the r<d dolrran of the tl> ssare fluttering from his shoulders, the dust curling behind him, us if he always bad a charge of cavalry m hand. His personal appearance is not what is termed striking. A little abovj the average height, but not so tall or d'gnified aa his father and grandfather there is nothing about him to attract or repel- Bis face is like that of a thousand young German cfficerB — auburn hair, full blonde moustache, carefuly waxed at the points, blue eyep, straight nose, a trifli "bull-doggy" at the nostrils Trained m all athletic exercises, which he has loved from the time he was m pina fores, he is an exceptionally good swimmer. He can give points to the most expert groom io dressing down a horse, and as a rough rider he has put to shame the experts of more than one cavalry regiment. His fondness for muscular exercises tempts the young prince to poße more as a swashbuckler than as a gentleman and an officer. He vill swell his throat like a wrestler, clank his spurs, clash hiß sabretache, and rap out oaths — not the high toned ones of the army m Flanders, but such as a bullock teamster will use over a corduroy road.

OPIUM SMOKING IN LONDON

Several thousand Chinese and Malays, notes the " Daily News," visit the port of London every year. It is therefore not surprising to learn— which we do from various quarlere — that the practice of opium smoking at the E iat End is increas ing "When Charles Dickens called atten tion to the subject m " Edwin Drood,'' inquisitive persona found some difficulty m obtaining ocular evidence that the novelist had not drawn npen his imagina tion for his facts. Now there are seven opium dens within a short distance of one another, m which every night m the week numbers of Chinese may be seen both emoking and gambling. Some of these miserable creatures aver that they first contracted the pernicious habit m London; and it is alao a melancholy fact that m the same places of resort may bs found many English women of the lowest class. It is not surprising that the attention of medical men, as well as philanthropists, has been directed to the increasing prevalence of the vice m the neighbor hood of the docks ; and that medical journals have suggested that the State caDnot afford altogether to ignore this gtate of things.

PERILS OF THE SEA.

The perils of tha sea are no mere romance to three ladies who were landed by the steamer Timor at Liverpool on Tuesday, 17th January. They were the wife and daughters of the captain of an American schooner, the William and Richard, and they set out with him on his intended voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Martinique. The cargo was lumber and there was a deck load. Thus dangerously equipped for storms, the vessel encountered terrible gales when two dayß from Wilmington. The deck houses were stove m, and all sleeping accommodation destroyed. The ladies were placed for safety m one of the eails ; but the terrors of the voyago culminated m the giving way of one of the mas'.s, and with one of them the cnpiafn's wife and daughters were carried overboard. Their escape from death m the circum stances is little short of miraculous, jlowever, they turvived the accident, and m spite of the shock had presence of mind enough to cling to the overhanging mast, from which with great difficulty they were rescued by the captain and crew. Their miseries continued for bouiq days. The schooler btcmie a fioatiug wreck. Most of their supplies, including the fresh water, were washed overboard or spoiled. Fortunately soma tinned meat remained to them. On New Year's Eye, their sore {rials having begun two days after Christmas, the Timor sighted 'their signals of distress. The captain, crew, and the ladies were safely trans ferred from the water-logged vessel.— " paily News."

PRECOCIOUS CHILDREN.

Christian Beineckar, b ra at Lub?ck io 1721, opokb diatiroly at th«j age of ten ocosths. and when a yoar old knew by : heart the leading events recorded In the I; Pentateuch. I-i hR s.;con i year he was f&miiiar with th< Old and New Tasia rnouls ; m hi 3 third year hn had a fair knowledge of g^osrapiiy arid > istory ; and m his fourth 3eir he waa an adept m re ligi' us »nd ecclesiastical knowledge The K'ng of Denmark wia'ning to see this infant prodigy, he wa3 taken to court and pronounce a living wonder. He fell ill anJ died before attaining his fifth ye;r. To quote an o!d provicb vory apropos m h'H u«e : •' The sword had vroru out the eheath." Charle3 Wedey, a nephew of the founder of the Methodiet sect, could play a tune upou the piano when two years old, and his brother Samuel composed an oratorio at the age of eight, to the surprise of the musicnl world. Bjth lived to attain great eminence at? composers of sacred music ; one was honored hy tho special notice of King George 111., and the other composed a grand mass for Pope Pins VI., for which hiß Holiness sent him a flattering autograph lottor, William Crotch, of Norwich, born 17?6, played " God save the King " on an organ at the age of three, to the great astonish ment of all who heard him. His remark* able precocity as a child did not develop m his manhood, fur he never attuned, nigher rank than a Ohurch organist, wi'h the degree of Musical Doctor. Among the ancients numerous examples of javenile precocity ar9 recorded. Her mogenes, at the age of fifteen, taught rhetoric to Marcus Aurelius. Johannes Secnndua, at the age of fifteen, wrote elegant Greek and Latin veree. Pascal's genius developed itae'f at the age of ten. None of these lived beyond early manhood; and their precocity was as harmful aa it was phenomena 1 , Probably the most remarkable living example of javenile precocity m the 1 musical line is little Joßef Hofmann, but Vienna boisd of a wonderful vlolinst of seven and a half years named Kreialer.

THE EXHIBITION CANTATA.

The following Is the cintata which baa i bean awarded first pr z> by tho Executive I Oommiaeionera of tho Melbourne Cen- | tennial Exhibition, the author being the Rev William Allen, Congregational minis- ' ter, of Oarlton :— \u25a0 ANALYSIS OF THE CANTATA. ' Historically descriptive poem, written (with , a view to musio) either m trochaio or tri syllabic measure, with the exception of the ' secord part, where (m consequence of the Bombre character of the theme) tho heroic ' couplet is adopted, consisting of six parts — ( the Cantata Proper (Parts 11. to IV.) ; an In- i troduolion (Part I.) ; and an Epilogue (Part i VI.) ARGUMENT, ' Part I.— lntroduction : Welcome to visi- ' tors. ' Part II. — Australia's Solitary Past. Part 111. — First Stage m the National His- < tory : The Solitude Invaded i by the Pastoral Pioneers. j Part IV. — Next Stage m the National His- . tory : The Discovery of Gold , and its Effects. ( Part V. — The Present and the Future. ( Part Vl.— Epilogue : Lavs Deo. Part I.— INTEODUCTION : WELCOME TO VISITORS. i Loyally, royally, greet wo hero Guests of this Centennial Year : You, who ovor distant seas ' Sailed to our festivities ; < You, allied m federal bands, ( Sister States of Austral lands : • Heart and hand we give to all f At our opening festival. 4 Let the curved arches ring | With the greeting song we sing. Part II.— AUSTRALIA'S SOLITARY PAST. ( The reign of solitude, o'er vale and hill, t Broad-breasted lake, deep river, leaping rill; O'er Btony wastes of stillness, scarcely . stirred ' By whirr of wing or note of passing bird, Or speech barbaric; from whose face austere The dusky savage turns m shuddering fear; Where fainting Nature sinks and swoons away, 1 Smit by the summer sun's unkindliesfc ray ; O'er ferny haunts, whose mossy hollows, J deep, The lifelong year their fadeless beauty keep ; O'er the primeval forest depths profound, Wherein is heard the wild-bird's joyous Bound ; O'er leagues of wrathful waves, with sullen 1 roar, Tumultuous, thundering on the rock-bound shore — O'er all perpetual solitude doth brood, Save where the savage stalks m searoh of food : A land by civilisation's step untrod — Alone with Nature, and with Nature's God Pact III.— FIRST STAGE IN THE NA- , TIONAL HISTORY : THE SOLITUDE INVADED BY THE PASTORAL PIONEERS. Honor the Pioneers. Stout of heart and strong of frame, Sturdy sons of Britain came ; Grappling hard with natural powers Turned the wilderness to flowers ; Taught the sometime barren field Nature's kindly fruits to yield. Now on lawny spaces green, Chestnut-spotted kine are seen, With the horse and patient ox, And the fleecy-covered flocks. Cheerful human speech is heard, Mingling with the song of bird, And the inharmonious oall Of the tameless warrigal. Stout of heart and strong of frame, Worthy of their British name ; These the men that set the tree Of Australian liberty. Honor the Pioneers. < Pabt IV.— SECOND STAGE IN THE NA TIONAL HISTORY : THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD, AND EFFCTS FOLLOW ING. Said of old the mighty master (Speaking he of halls infernal Whore the lords of Hell assembled), That from earth the enormous fabno " Roße up like an exhalation." So arose the stately structure, Rose the temple walls supernal Of the commonwealth Australian. Pastoral pioneers, unheeding Recked not that there lurked beneath them Subtle, strong, the great magician — Gold, before whose spell arising, Lo, the myriad-peopled cities, And the hum of human converse Dispossessing solitude. Part V.— THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. Where the warrigal whimpered and bayed, Where the feet of the dark hunter strayed, See the wealth of the world is arrayed. Where the spotted snake crawled by the stream, See the spires of a great oily gleam. Is it all but tho dream of a dream ? And the halls of our domed palace fair, And the wealth of the world that is there, Are they naught ? Are they fashioned of air? Not a dream 1 For the night is away, And we walk m the light of a day That shall not be extinguished for aye. Part VI.— EPILOGUE : LAUS DEO. Lowly and reverent, Thy people are kneeling, Hear us All-bountiful Father, we pray. O'er ua the thought of Thy goodness is Stealing, i \ Asfor bur land we invoke Thee to-day. All through the past has Thy goodness, unsleeping, Guided the path that our fathers have trod ; May we, their children, be held m Thy keeping, !l True to our country, and true to our God. x Laws.

CULTIVATION OF BLACK BERRIES

Wq noiico than an English paper nrgos tho cultivation of th' 3 hUherto nrgleouid frait. I-, B»y< : f( We cannot bti think thai tho sterling advantages which, have accrued to our Trr,nßstlan<ia co'icias m return for the troub'.o ami oaro they dis p'ayed m tho cultivation and. perfeoilon of thfi humble bramble (Rubus fructicosus) might with advantage be tried, at any rato ?s an experiment, on thsa aide of t! c Atlan'ic He>e In England tho bremble, or blackberry, ia coifiaod — 3UV3 la n fen isolated in&tar 03a where Ua development has been st'emptcd, aid nod without success — (o one specie?, th*t i* i"d!g3tiuUs to cur he di-e-rows and dt-ches ; hut hcroea the water thorn are et the present tlnae npwards of 140 distinot epsoies under cultivation. And not only are nsw varieties being introduced sea3on after season, but many hundreds of acres ere act apart for their culture year af <er ye&r — a sufficient proof that the enterprlee la ; a payfng one. What others can do why cannot we 1 The answer Is probaV.y to be found In the fact that our fruit growers are esEentl l'y old-faehloned and con servative m their ideaa. What their fathers and forefathers cultivated before them ia good enough for them, and bo they continue faithfully to follow m their footsteps. The special medicinal propertfea for which the blackberry la famed, partly m relation to gouty ailments, but rao r e especially m regard to bronch'al and oheßt affeo'ions, have always been acknowledged by the medical profession, and we imagine that it would be quite possible to preserve the fruit m such a way as to retain these properties In their fullest degree. This alone should enable it to oommand a ready sale at a remunerative price ; but apart from this, viewed m tho light of ancient historians, the blackberry is pos sessed of nourishing elements to an extent not met with In other English fruits, m support of which it la recorded that Linnraas, when travelling In northern wilds, narrates m one of his letters having maintained himself (or a considerable period on the fruit of the dwarf orlraeon bramble, which, if not actually the blackberry of modern times, was probably similar to it. Then, again, the ex tract of blackberries is admitted on all sides to be capable of being trans formed into a jelly far eufpaseing ia escoUenca tho juice of currents, rod or black ; and used aa an admixture with the fruit of the apple, m the proportion of two-thirds of the rormar to one of the latter, the result is a preserve which will compare favorably with any of oar English fruits, and, above all, can be produced at a lower cost. The oxcelleno3 of blaokb3rry wine ha* long been acknowledged m America, and there is reason to auppose that very con siderable quantities of the aame are con- Burned annually m this country under a very different titlo. It cannot be urged th^t the experiment would involve a very costly outlay io the same way as the recently aMempted effort at tobaooo culti vation, and any odd plot of land would serve for a beginning. Judging from the auc3PSB which haa attended the venture m America, the idea would, at an rate, appear vrorthy of conaidt ra: lon ; and it is this convic'ion that makes us propound tho not alt. getheralarualng query. • Why not blackbe'rles ? '

vt\ V, &&& BUKTOM OtJAKJJIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1888



Public Notices THE ASHiiUETON WOOLLEN tf AOTFACTUBING COM?Y Is PKEPABED TO PUROHAS3 JOR CASH ALL KINDS OF WOOL • In Lakge or SniiL Quantities. H. SEMPLT?, t56 Secretary. Friedlander Bros. ?XTAXn t TED TO PURCHASE \V WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, R\E CORN, RYE GRASS,. IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. WANTED TO SELL 1000 BALES COKISrSACKS. WANTED— Our farmers and other Clientß to note that we are agents foe NEW ZEALAND STONE GOMPASY, OaIARD. FISON'S, Celebrated Fertilizers, The beat m the Market, TOMLINSON and~HAYWARD'S POWDER DIP AND GLYCERINE DlF.'j The best and cheapest En tl:o Market, Prevents cont-gion fo? an almost an* iiiv>it3J tlino ; "viJl not is>jars or discolour tho v v. i, !.,q: on the cont';-.ry gives it a befiuM i:l ::rp<:arp.nco. It ki'epa good for any poth d of tio:o ! ca;>y to mix 1 requiring no hot witor and thua caving fae), con- siderable exponso and trouble J GOOD NEWS TO 14]> ALtfGROWERS. THE* WONDER OF THE DAY, MASSEY 'S Light 2-liorse_ Steel Binder. WE have pleasaro of intimating car friends and others that we have been appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND for the sale of this wonderful Machine. Wherever the Machine has beon tried it has given entiro BatlsfacUon and those who attended the trials' and saw the Machine at pork expressed theniaelve highly pleased. Numerous ordera have already beon tsken foi 1 next Beason'if harvest and those m w^nt of Machines will do well to see THE MASSEY BINDER before placing thoir orders elsewhere. We guarantee every Machine, thus showing that we oaraolvea have every confidence m the MASSKY LIGHT STEEL BINDER. sub -a :> s > .r-s \v an t £D, [FKIEDLAi^iiIU BUOS.



Public I-Toticea rpOLET.— The Eoyal Auction Boom, i. For further particulars apply to Margaret Toppin. 3 170 B. Morris WISHES to inform bia numeron 3 Oastoraocß of Ashbbrton District ihat ho is prepared to GRIST GUMM m i-ay quantity at reduced R \TES. Satia- ; action eusranteed. GRIS7IJSG- done : or Fartnsr3 by return ; good FLOUR guaranteed. WHEAT for GRISTING may be doHved at the Triangle Bakery as aaua'. BRAN and SHARPS m Stock. '^^ggs^^.^ BLACKSIVIITa :^B^^- HOPSK-SHOER fe|^^ote^^fe;^q| W HERLWMQHT SMITH, Burnett Street, next " SXail " Office. BEGS to announce that ho ha 3 taken over tho Coach Building and Wheel- wright Branch, laioly carried on by H, Peat, and will continuo all branches of the above business as before. All kinds of Buggieß, D;nya, or Oarta made and re- paired , Agricultural Implements repaired promptly, Horaoa Shod with skill and care. „. W; H. PAGET. ENCOURAGE TIjBJW&LT). CTT4WKIWS, having suceeeafully • JLL launched out m his new branch of BuaineaD, has ju3t ro stocked hie Shop m all kinds of DKAPERY, Men's Under- clothing, and BOOTS, etc, which he ia disposing of at Prices not to be beaten m Ashbnrton. Call and boo. Everything m tho Shop marked m plain figures, at tho. lowest pcsaible rate. No Puff or make-believe Sacrifice, or Selling under Cost, but a good Article for your good Money; 3*98 Guns. GunSo SINGLE and DOUBLE BARREL, MUZZLE AND. BREECH- LOADING GUNS. POWDER, SHOT, GAPS, CARTBIDGES, AND CARTRIDGE OASIS. A Largo and well Assorted STOGS jaat to hand. J'ohn'-OiT & Co.



] TIMBER. TIMBER. TIMBER. rpBE UNDFHSIGNBD can Supply every Krqniaito for BUILDING PURPOSES. X Timber, hon. R ; r3ftjn{2r, Spi.uu'ng, Nniis. Doora, -KreWi, Cooking Rirsßre, .-B^gutcrs, I'aints, Oils, Brushes, PaperhjrgiDgs, Window Glass (all sizes), io^ks and ili gea. A L S o,— KEWO VSTLE COAL WESrPOItT O r^AL - NATIViU COAL FIBEWOOD SHORT LENGTHS. McCallum and Ocx, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS. W. H. COLLINS, Manager. E a.-i.- --o l^^^l Cr^at Reduction. : /^or^ c 5 ' 15 PER OENT DISCOU]NT [ffa[!-2-^9il *"* 2 * 0E o:N^ MONTH, N^fOJf o "D "1%/rURRAy, Jeweller, having secured <he Premises hte'y O »-h _L I) - i_YJL occupied by Mr Njjatb, Ohemiat, is now offering his >_i rjj STOCK at a - DISCOUNT OF 3s •IN THE £ PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. 3 26 THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN ZifiALAEDIA BOOT STORE . EAST STR EE T ABHBUETON



Public Notices WE HAVE for Sale ono of the beat Faims m the Ashburlon County containing . 184 Acres, H. /.jATSON &CO , 3§174 Ashburton. FOR SALE.- . BA-ACRS Farro, R b. 27726. st"j >m \J ipg D Huttetick, with 4 roomed Uoub-5 anl hnpr'jVbtner.ta. App : y, . A, S. MIUIT.Y, \ 3*166 A»hbarton t /\ E. M. BLAKE, ARCHITECT. Office : Montgomery's Buildings, East street; Entrance : Burnett Stkebt. 3 34 ASHBURTON Clothing Mart. I HAVE now opened m SAUSBERS, BUILDINGS a NKW STOCK of COLONIAL CLOTHING and BOOTS' and having made favorabl9 arrangements for the manufacture cf a largo lot of Men's, Yoatha', and Boya' Aehburton Tweed Suits, I can sell cheaper than ever offered m New Zjaland. Ashburton Tweed Suits made to tneasare, ; Ashbarton Tweeds, Blankets, Flannelß, [Rugs, and Sb:rt : ngs gu=>r?.ntoad. ! Grrcerieß, China, Glaaa, Earthenware, i and Fancy Goods Kobert Alcorn, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. SADDLEKY ! SADDLEEY I ! MR A. IRELAND, having removed to premises occupied by Mr Tait, Burnett Street, hopes, by strict attention to Busiucss, to merits share of publio patronage. THE LOWEST PRICES CHARGED. Every reqnieite m the Trade kept m Stock. Farmers and others will now have an opportunity of getting SADDLER £ at such LOW PKICES as were never before offered m Aehburton. Repairs executed on moat teasonable terms. AGENT for tho now high arm Davis SEWING MACHINES. The only Vertical Feed Machine m the world. It nas no equal, Sold on time payments if required. j 11*19 A. IRELAND. 1 J. Jtt. Chapman \u25a0pIQUESTS that all ACCOUNTS l~\t owing t-> him be paid within SEVEN DaYS, aa he 13 leaving the * district. * J. R CHAPMAN, f Ti'.ncred Street f Aehbnrton March 26 h, 1888. 3t173 £ : , I I sSHSURTON GLAS 3 , PAINTS, AKD PAPER HANGINGS WAREHOUSE. 'jpHE Undersigned, having F.okl his' 1 Stock -in-Trade and Goodwill of tha above Business to James Ckaigie, of Tiraaru, begs to thank his frion 's and tha public for the Eupport arcor.led to hirr: for I the past eleven years, and solicits a continuance of tho sntno to his succos3or, J. R. CHAPMAN. James Craigie PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER SIGNWEITER, 4a, and DIRECT IMPOHTE't OF ALL THE REQUISITES OF THE TBADE, ; HAVING taken over the Business of 1 Mk J. ii. Chapman, I beg to - inform the public of Ashburton and ] District that 1 will keep a Painter's and ] Paperhanger's Stock m kocp ; ng with Hie tizo nnd importance of tho Town and Dis- trict. All orders will receive prompt ntton- tion and be carefully executed. Workmen sent to any part of ths District. *— FORSALE.— No west Deoignsof PAPSRIIANGINGS, good variety. SBEF/E GLASS, all sizes, from a' 60 x 40 to a 10 x 8, m 16 or 21 < z or 260z British Plate, Silvered Plate (for mirrors) Rough Plato, Colored, Cb; cured, and : Ornamental Sheet, Oak Varnish, Carriage Varnish, &o , White and Red Lead, Oils, Colors, Mixed Paints m Tina, Brußhes, Scrim, &c. &c. Paint mixed to any Shade. Advice as to quantity freol/ given. THE ASHBURTON GLASS, PAINTS, ASD PAPERH ANGINAS WARE- HOUSE 3 15G N E W W inter Fashions. JOHN OSE & .CO. HAVE now Opened out their FIRST SHIPMENT of NEW WINTER GOODS EX 5.9, " IONIC, " FROM LONDON. Our Purchases being made from the Beßt Home Manufacturers, our Pricea will defy competition. AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF New Dros3 Goods, Now Plushes, New •Millinery, Now Mantles, New Hosiery, New Sheetings, Quilts, ond Flannels. Boya' and Men's Now Tweed Suitß, Shirts, Drawers, &c. The LARGEST STOCK of NEW GOODS iv every Department ever offered n Ashburton (inspection invited) is at JOHN OEE & CO.'S EAST STREET. : I 3§77 i



Public Notice 3 1 A FAR-OVVELLYusicaI Entertainment /\ and Coffee Supper to tho Kov D. McNicol will bo held m tho Wesley an Church on THURSDAY EVENING Next, 29th inst , commencing at 730 p m Admission, 13. 3 182 Bazaar, Bazaar. ON EASTER MONDAY a GRAND BIZ lAX maid of the CATHOLIC CHURCH "WILL BE OPENED BY THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE, DE. GRIMES, IN Mrs Batler'a Store, Have!ock Stre&fc. Gifts from friendo m time for the above thankfully racelvad. 3J172 BAZMR. BAZAAR. BAZAAR. ; A BAZAAR and GIFT AUCTION m aid of the Funda of the Parochial District of Longheach, will be held at Tinwald on Eaeter Monday, 2nd April, 1883, m the Stores oppoeite the Railway Station (late Jones and Bradshaw's), kindly lent by Mr D. Thomas. Bazaar open at 12.30 ; Live and Dead Stock, and Firm Pioduoe, will be sold daring the day by .Auction. Admission, 6d. Children, half-price. Refreshments provided at a moderate charge. 3*12 ' ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Meeting of tho above Council will be held m tho Council Chambers, Baring Square, Ashburton, on FHIDAY, tha 6th day of April, 1888, immediately after the close of die ordinary monthly meeting of the Council on that day, for the purpose of confirming a .Resolution for making a Special Order granting a Lease of the Mount Somere Tramway to Edward Fondi Wright for the term of Fourteen Year?, at such rent and subject to such terms and conditions as are statod m the said Special Order, which was adopied at a Special Meeting of the Council which was held on Friday, the 17th day of February, 1888. A copy of the proposed Special Order is deposited at the Council's Offices, Baring Square, and is open for the inspection of the publio every day except Sunday, during office hours. By order, F. MAINWARING, Clerk of the Counci" Ashbnrton, 24th February, 1883. 28r PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. O. M. IJrooke, (Formerly Managing Assistant to COOK and .tiOSi?.) Pharmaceutical and Operative Chemist, Sheep Dip Manufacturer, and preparer of Poisoned Wheat, Kaiapoi, BEGS to anuonnco that having secured premises iv Ashburton, ho purposes opening a Chemist and Druggist's shop, about tho first week m April, when the favor of your patronage will be respect- fully solicited. SOLE MANUFACTURER OF BROOKE'S Perfect Sheep Dip, Note. — Mr F. Makeig is agent at Ash- burton for the above dip. 2J113 A. Harrison. Alfred .HarcLsoH 9 AOOTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp — Horses, Oattle, Pigs, Prodaoa »nd Merchandise. FOR SALE— 1 Spring Cart, now 1 \u0084 „ m good repair 1 Tip Dray. Piano by Carl Stelnhardt, Trichord Walnut, nearly new ; terms may be arranged. Small Iron Safe, nearly new ; cheap Runts collected, and the business of absenteoß managed with care. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Ad\ances made instantly on Goods delivered at tho Store j for Sale. Agent for the Norwich Union Fire In. Burance Company, .'Agent for tho MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. ALtfftrc.n iiATCiUFON. T. Bullock FOR SALE. IrtOß removal, a largo two-slorey Dtrel- ' ling, containing 8 rooms, could bo converted into a Dwelling House or Granary; For fall particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. 4^o0 MED HOUSE, together with Email Stable, m Moore Street. Apply to T. BULLOOK. ~~ TINWALD, " TO LET, at a low rental, 4-roomed Cot- taf;ej with Verandah, fronting Gra- ham's Road. Inspection invited. Apply tc> T. BOLLOCK. - fipO LET — At a vory low rental, a Inrge 1. building fronting East Street, Buit- ablo for a grttln and chaff atore. T. BULIiCHK. FOR SALE. — An improyod Farm of 245 Acroß, Uoing B.S. 27237, situated abqut 5 miles from Cheitsoy. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. PULLOCK. Opzpz — L)t 28, Trevortoh, near thn , 3uOOo Preebj terinn Mauae, contain ing about with 3-roomod Hgcbp tliereon, for ealo at the above prioa Terras if required. — Apply to T. BULLOOK, mO LET at a low rental.— 4-rconcd 8 Cottage at Hampstead, ' T. BULLOOK. JT7.OR SALE at a low price and on fj liberal torms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomod Cottage thereon, fronlir. g thf Fa'vfiold Uotid, not far from tha Count' 1 Salwyards, * Apply to J- . T; BULL/JUfc ,



I Auctions THURSDAY, 29th MARCH. Clearing Sale OF HOUSEHOLD FURMITUBE AND EFFECTS. ]\/TR T, BULLOOK has received in- -IVJL atructions from Mr J . li. Chapjt AN (who ia leaving the District) to sell by ( Public Auction at bis residence, Tancred street, on THURSDAY, MARCH 29T3, Tho whole of his ijous3hold Furniture an i Effi cts, comprising, — SITING? -ROOM. Suite m Walnut an<l Qrcon Rep, Hand- some Oval Tabe m Walnut, Harmonium, Walnut Case, Carpet, Oval Table, Ten Art Union Steel Engravings, framed, 2 PaT Curtains, Poles, and Rings, Table Cover, E P. Tea and Coffee Service, Curios m Glasi Shade, 50 Volumes Books, including Shakespeare Technical Educator, All Round the World and other works. OFFICE : Office Table (cedar), Book- case, Couch, Fender ami Fire Irons. Chairs, and Maps. BEDROOM KURNITURB, coneisting of, — Double Iron and Wooden Bedsteads, Single Iron Bedsteads, Palliasses, Chests Drawers, Wash stands and Wure, Looking G-]as3fis and Dressing Tables, Carpets, Curtains, Poles, and Rings, Towel Rails, &c. KITOBEN. Tables, Chairs, Crockery, Oilcloth Cupboard, Meat Safe^ Cooking Utensils, Copper Boiler, Washing Maohin?. and Mangle. CONSERVATORY. Plate Gla!=s Aquftriurn. about 100 choice Pot Plants, Garden Seat and Chair, Boiler, Garden Tools, 5 Large Greenhouse Frames. Sundries, &c. Gale at 12 o'clooV. T. BULLOCK, 3*133 Auctioneer. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, 31st MARCH, 1888. At East streot Auction Boom at 11.30 o'clock sharp CLEARING SALE OF FURNITURE. Removed to Auction Room for con- venience. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, have received instructions torn J. A. Caygill, Esq., who is leaviog the district, to Sell by Public Auction at the above time and place, all his valuable Household Furniture and Effects, con- sisting of Piano (by Kirkwood), Drawing, Room Suite m Green Rep, Carpets, Tables, Easy Chairs, Telescope, Dining Table- Picturcß, Wardrobe, Double Iron I'ed- Bieads, Pallitsses, Mattresses, Dressing Tables, Washstands and Ware, Looking Glasses, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, Wire Netting, Garden Tools, and other artioles too numerous to mention, 100 Volumes of Books, Galvanic Battery. FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 3§178 Auctioneer. THURSDAY, 29m MARCH, 1888, AT THE THWALD BALE Yft EDS, 6.t 12 o'clock. GREAT Clearing Sale OK PURE CLYDESDALE DRAUGHT SIRE, BROOD MARES. YOUNG STOCK~~AND HACKS. PURE POLLED ANQUS CATTLE. ENGLISH LEICESTER RAMS, MERINO EWES, AND CROSSBRED LAMBS. Important to Breeders, Farmers, Contrac- tors, and others. TIRIEDLANDER BROS, (m conjunction J] with Mr Jamfs Wilkin), have re- ceived instructions from Ambrose Potts, Esq , to Sell by Public Auction at the above timn and place, — 1 First-class Entire DIRECTOR, 7 years, by Young Major, dam Mary ©'Connoll by DanO'Connell 6 Draught MARES, m Foal to DIR.ECTOR O 2-year-old COLTS |T FOALS 4 Hack MARES, broken io Saddle and Harness . H PONY 2 3 year-old Unbroken COLTS, by KINGFISHER Q 2-year-old FILLIES Q FOALS. CATTLE. "1 A. Polled An & ua EI^ E R B O CALVES -f Q Milch COWS, Springing and m ±_A Profit 8 HEIFERS, Bprbging, and i profit -i f\ 2 yoar old Polled Angua STEER 2 COWS and CALVES SHEEP. QQA Merino EWES OpT (~\ Croßßbred LAMBS A f\ Crossbred 2 Tooth "MIXED ttU SEXES Q (~\ English Leicester RAMS, 4, 6, £l\J and 8-Tooth, bred by John Grigg, E E q. IMPLEMENTS, &c. -j 3-Horße DRAY »nd FRAME H TIP DRAY and FRAME - " Cambridge ROLLER, O 3-Furrow PLOUGHS -1 Set Tyne HARROWS -J Oat and Pea CRUSHER -i f\ Seta Londlng and Shaft HAR- JL \J NfiSS, Block and Chains, &o. -i English SADDLE -j Lady's SIDE SADDLE lEDglsoh Set Double Buggy HARNESS Wire Netting, Empty Sacks, &C. FUBNITTJRE. Tables, Chairs, Washstanda, B.adateada, Ohuma, Milk Buokets, MUk Tins, &0., <&0., and other artioles too numerous ro tqeutlon, Without Rcoerve, FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, Auctioneer,



Public Notices. ODDFELLOW'S HALL, .BASTES MONDAY, Ar. r ii 2nd. "Mailings of Character." CANON HOLLAND, or Christchurcb, will address a PUBLIC MhiJOTING ou tho above r-übject, Other speakers aro expect d to take part. Singing by an efficient Choir. Chair to bo taken at 739 p.m Collection to d i fray expenses. All aro invited. 3 181 . ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY I^HG First of this Soason's Inglesidos, for Members and their Fanvlies, will be held m tho Oddf Howh' Hall, on '. WEDNESDAY, 28th met., at 7.30 p.m. The Current Year's 'JIOKETS can be had of any of the Directors, or from J. O. DUNG IN, 3*143 Secretary. NOTICE. ANY PERSON fonnd Trespasaing In pursuit of game or otherwise on the Ooldstream Estate will bo Prosecuted. C. H. DOWDING, Manager. 27th March, 1888. 3*185 ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL- THE Afihburton Borough Cconcil in- vites Applications for the offioos of Town Clerk and Borongh Engineer, either separately or conjoined, at tho following salaries : — Town Clerk, £125 per annum j Engineer, £75 per annum ; or Town Clerk and Engineer combined, £200 per annum. Schedules of duties may be seen at the Town Clerk's offioe, where appllca- , t!on8, marked " Application for Office," are to be Bent not later than 12 Noon on MONDAY, the 9th April nex*. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Coudcil Office, Aahburton, 28th March, 1888. 3 186 new zealand railways. christchuroeTZutumn races, APRIL 2nd and 3rd. f\N the 2nd and 3rd April the Evonlng \J Train from Ohristchnrch to Ash- burton, and Aiakaia to Methven, will atart at 4.50 p.m. and 7 pm. respectively, running correspondingly fater than uaual. Goods Traffic will bo suspended on tho 30th March. 31184 BY ORDER. Auctions. FARMS. FAHMS. FARMS. SATURDAY, 7th APRIL, 1888. MESSRS MILES & CO. have reoeivod instructions from I. R. C. C Graham, Esq., TO OFFER FOR ABSOLUTE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION On the above dute at MR G. JAMESON'S STORES, West St. 500" 18 SSI 500 In Farms of from 30 to 140 acres each, The above Land comprises the unsold portion of Mr Graham's well known TINWALD F.4RM, one railo distant from Tinwald, and abQut three mile 3 from Ashburton. Tho Land ia of good quality, all m grass, and has not beon cropped for ten years. It is also abundantly watered by natural creek?, and by a branch of tho County water raca. EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT. Sale at 2 p.m. Full particulars may be obtained from the Auctioneer, or GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, Ashbuiton. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer,



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A firm of London wine merchants will Bhertly establish an agenoy m Melbourne for the purchase of Australian wines. M. Dimitrios Autippa, who had undoubtedly reached the phenomenal age of 116 years, $ied lately at Constantinople.