THE MARKETS

(pee press association.) London, October 25. Australian mutton is quoted at 4j^d, New Zealand mutton 4)^d to sd. At the Antwerp sales wool advanced a halfpenny. Nine thousand bales were offered, thirteen hundred of which were Australian. LoNroy, Cotob-T 27. The English wheat market shows a change, and prices are a litlle better. The Continental market is firm, and the American market tending upwards. Australian wheat ex warehouse, 42s 6d. For cargoes of new crop sellers are asking 425. New Zealand long berried has declined 6d, and is now quoted at 42? 6d. Australian flour ex •tore, aßs 6d ; New Zealand flour ex •tore, 275. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable message . from their London office, dated October 26th:— Tallow— Matket irregular. The de mand is partly speculative and partly consumptive. Good mutton and beef tallows are worth 303 6d and 393 3d "per cwl respectively. Fiozen Meat — Market depressed. The market is glutted with supplies of American beef. Canterbury and Wel lington mutton are worth 4^d and 4f6d respectively. Hemp—Medium New Zealand hemp is worth per ton.

MELBOURNE TOWN TALK.

(From 6de owit Cowlespondhni.) The sensation of the week has been fur nished by the diecoYory of an extensive series of franda m the Titleß Office, by which the public fnnds have suffered to the extent of come £20,000 to £30,000. No very precise particulars are known yet, but what has come to light has culminated In the arrest, on warrant, of Mr J. F. Butler, the working head of the registry department since the deport nre for Eng land of Mr Gibbs, the registrar of titles, who had to get leave of abaenco on account of 'sickness An extensive series ef frauds In connection with tho issuing of licence stamps has come to light, which frauds it is now known, hare been carried on for years past. It is at present impossible to say 10 how mach the defalcation* amount to, but it is thought £30,000 won't cover it. Others are said to be concerned besides Mr Butler, and it is probable that, before long, farther arrests will be made, of officials oooupying a prominent place In tho Til lee Office. Tbm fraad* are of two kinds. Insurance Ooapanlei have to pay an annual license fee of 30s on every £100 of gross premium thty receive, and on applying for a pew license esoh year, most tender this charge on the past twelve monthb 1 transactions. It then goes to stampage on the newly Iftaed lietnee A very simple mods of fraud was thus opensd for Mr Butler. Be simply did not Issue the license paid for, but advertised them In the Govern ment " Gtzitte." Most of the Insurances Companies were satlsied with this, and Batler must thus have f raodoloutly appro priated thousands. Some Idea may be Slued of the magnitude of the sams volved, when It is mentioned that nome oompanlei m town pay as much as £750 a fear lloense fee» Butler's second method aeems to have been to take the stamps (rake up to £100 eaoh) from old lloens *, and paste them on to new ones of a cor f tspondlng date, Thas a eanoelled stamp to date, say, 3/10/86 conld be easily altered to 3/10/89, and thus at onoe, by this startling simple method, was a fraud or • large amount committed. The sbookfpg lszity end idlooy of aooh a system cannot be too strongly repre hended, and the public now will Dot be satisfied until the whole matter of the public service Is thoroughly Investigated end overhauled. A general outcry is being railed against the laxity of rule that obtains m the various Departments ~-ther are a veritable Augean stable, and want * thorough sweeping. But I em afraid other Government functionaries want judicious flagellation besides the Publle feervlce. The close of the present Parliamentary session is seeing ■ome dlsgraoef al scenes In the Boaie, and for the sake of the colony's dignity I am longing for the dlssolatlon to draw Its tell over hon. members and their doings. The Eleotoral Bill Is the casua belli. The •eenee that have taken place are positively disgraceful, end the language bandied to and fro more disgraoefal still. The Premier hes been charged with coming to the House drank ; the Ministerial bench apostrophised as " a set of cads" end " a horde of blackguards," and tha Ministry Informed that it " w«i dinging to offine like barnacles to a pier." The Chief Secretary— generally a moderate man geld on Tuesday evening, "the whole proceedings have lately been of the Christy Minstrel type, and to-night they have been oarrled out with more bclat than usual." A disheartening end undignified ploture this, and It Is greatly to be hoped the forthcoming eleotione will show another state of things m the next Par liament. I notice from Mr Hayt«r, the Govern ment etatist's report m his Annual Year Book, that the population of Melbourne m December last reaohed 491,000, which practically means half a million now. victoria contains, according to the same authority, 1,020,000 souls ; so that, actu ally, Melbourne has almost one half of the whole. I never thought the numbers wore so disproportionate, and I regret it more than ever. The country districts will never get justice done them until this craze for centralisation finds its level. I wonder what it is drawn people to the metropolis bo much, for Melbourne is getting a second London m crowding and competition? No wonder the country cries out " Neglect 1" " Neglect 1' continually, for this overgrown, dispropor tionate, greedy city of ours seeks to Kssess everything. As it is, Victoria is c a tadpole— all head and no body, and there must be a great and vital meta morphosis before it attains the dignity of a full-sized frog. But to return to Mr Hayter's Tear Book* I found the volume most fascin ating reading, and a& I am aa a rule rather given to light writing, I mean to give my readers en revancht some stern statistics to finish up with To me the following figures seem however highly interesting, and they undoubtedly give a good Idea of what's going on m this little cabbage garden of a colony of ours. First then, it Is surprising to learn that more than half the Victorians are natlvo born, and of course aa time rolls on the British element will become let* aud lees. Of aborigines we have only now 800 ; a few short years I suppose, will sea the extinction of tbe Victorian blackfellow altogether. Now, fot farther figures. Victoria con talc a one-third of the Inhabitants of Australia and two-seventbi of the whole Australasian Eoup. Our marriage rate is the highest the world) an unanswerable tribute to oar domestic and rcarttal virtues, and a conoluilve answer to tho silly question now being ventilated m the papers, " Why don't the men propose j" But not only do our folks marry but they multiply ex ceedlngly. for the averaea number of children per marriage Is 4 §4, a state of fraltfalnesi only beaten by Ould Oire*

with 5 40. Bat the death rate : that ia bad— thanks to Melbourne. Ia the oountry It ti 15 with a dcolmal ; In Mel* boarne 20. This moans that flvo more persons m every thousand dio In Mol bourae than the count- y. A big d'ffirenos truly, and of oouraoowlDj toonr defeotive drainage, overcrowding, and bad sanl'a tlon Bat enough of Bgurss for one timo. 1 Have ran over the principal hoads, and really whon one think* of it, they make qulto Interooting reading. I hopa my read a? may think bo, and thaa I say Addio

AN ADVENTURE WITH LIONS

It nasbriifly announced a few days ago (aays the "Gold Fields rimes," a Sou J. African paper), that the Lmddroot of Birhorton and O.mmandant Wmtorbach, on their recent tour of inspection m the direction of Dalagca Bay, met with an encounter with lions, bat very few of our readers ara really awars of tho notions riake whioh tho party ran dating the brief bat exceedingly unpleasant i itervtovr they hid with the "K'ng of Baaa'a." The party, consisting of tho Landdrca*, the Commandant and another, were on (ho northern aide of the Kom-t'e, about forty miles from Moveni. They were riding along, endeavoring to rca?h a piece of eheltor for the night, bat ra tiny had mistaken the diatacoe they wero overtaken by night on tho open veldt. Suddenly they we: 9 brought to a Btandallll en hearing a low growl ahead of them, and i peering into the dask they were just able to dlotloguiah the outlines of a oonplo of lions apparently about fifty feet In front. The only weapon m tho possession of the travollera was a single revolver, and tho commandant who la an experienced hunter, therefore qalokly planned tho coarse to be adopted About 200 yards off was a small patoh of bush veldt, and he told the party to gradually make for It, but to keep their faoea to the Hone. In the meantime and «a rapidly as possible 1 few handfuls of grata were palled and these were set fire to, the party retracing a abort distance, whon this exparlment was repeated. The matches threatened to ran short, bat finally the bash w»b reached after one of the rcoa 1 . exciting five minutes probably that any cf them had ever spent. A large fire waa then mado, and the lions were kopt at a safe distance during the rest of the night, which was tpent by tho travellers more m watohfulneis than m sleep. Had presence of mind forsaken any one m the party this story would have probably had a more tragic ending. 1

THE SUTHERUND FALL

The followi )g description of thi*B|ncwly found attrnotioD 1o tourists is given by tho epocial reporter of tho Otago "Daily Times ":- TUB HBBT VIEW .OF THE FALLS is obtained from the track at a distance of a lit Jo lobb than two miles. From that poin^, however, only about threa parts of tho uppor leap is Boon on account of the bußh which iatcrcoptd the view. Tho war or, m a sheet of white foam, is soon ifauloa from a narrow defile m tbo rock, ' while Mount Sutherland on the . right rinos 2000 ft above it, culminating m a fine sharp peak, which is bo steep that very litt!o snow lies upon it. Then on tho right there it aoothor fine rocky mouutnin namod Mount Dart, after Mr Uarf, tho pbotogr«phor, <f Invercargill, who w&i tho first visitor to sco tho fal'. Following the track from the birch hut you como upon a little hil', which Mr Adams Ia? appropriately named View Mount, which saems to have boon placed thero for tho express purpose of uffording the tourist a view of the falls. It is from hero thut one getß the first comprehensive view ofgtho falls, an\ the effect m described as a very fine one, all but a little piece of the final leap being soen. Having approached so far, it is now observed th«t the fall comos down over a cliff, which eooms quite perpendicular, m threo grand leap.". The water, wh : ch conßtitutes about one-half of the entire volume of tho Arthur river — Or ip, m other words, equal m quantity to the volume of the Bowen Fulls — issuec, us haß been already statoJ, from a narrow defile m the rock at the top of the precipice. Jt then makes one grand loap of 815 ft into a rcoky basin on the faoc of the cliff. Iflauing forth once more, it makes hnother fino leap of 751 ft, and thin goes tumbling headlong m 000 wild daßh of 338 ft into the pool right at the foot of the precipice. It will thns be Boon that THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE FALL is 1904 ft, thus making it the highest waterfa'l that has yet boon discovered m the world. Procoeding right on to tho pool, at the foot, at the expeoß*. however, of gettiug drenched with tho spray, a splendid vierr of the whole fall from top to bottom m obtained, and when tho sun is ehinipg the effect is enhanced by a beautiful rainbow with colors of the moat brilliant kind conceivable This bow is nearly a full oirole, and tho closer you get to it the smaller it grows till it is right m front of your face —a brilliant hoed ring a yard m diameter. Mr Adams was loud m bis praiseß of this most beauti ful phenomenon. Ho said it was quito possible to go right up to it till it appeared almost to encircle your head, and ho said <( ono might easily imagine himeelf ono of the saints going into Paradiao with a halo round his head." Unlike moßt falls of great height, this ono does not fall m spray on arcount of the great volume of its waters, and conse quently it comes down with a tremendous roar. It is impossible, however, to suy how far away it can be heard, for no matter where you go m the valley of tho Arthur river, its roar i» drowned by the voice of tho near rapids, with which tho river abounds, Just beside the fall, Js a ehoworbath, which Mr Adding thinks is about 300 ft high, and must be the highest ever discovered. As very few people have anything but a correct idea of heights exceeding a thousand feet, it wii perhaps be interest ing and instruotivo to institute A OOMPABISON with somo more familiar objeot of which tho height is known. Let us take for this purpose the eteoplo of Knox Church which is 160 ft high. Lot tho reader then imagine a precipice 12 times as high, down whioh a great volume of water ie pouring, with mountains, snowcapped, towering yet another 2000 ft above tho spot from whence the utroam is isiuing, and then he will have Borne Blight conception of tho graudeurof the famous Butherlani Water fall. The pool into whioh it falls is 2£ obains long and 1^ chain broad, with great stones whioh have at some time or other come down the fall lying strewn about.

DIARY.

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 8 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. Tho Moon at G days old ehinea till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 dayß old Bhinos till nearly o'ol&ok m tho morning. The Moon at 12 days old ebinon from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and ebinei till morning, i The Moon at 21 dayi old rises about 11 a.m. and shinei till morning. Tho Moon at 24 days old rises about 3 a.m. and ahinesti 11 morning The Moon at 3? dayi old. rjgeg AftM i %,m.

SPORTING.

MELBOURNE CUP.

Melbourne, Oalober 30. Ihe following horaos have nnde the find payments for IHB MELBOURNE CUP.

TIMARU RACES.

The following even's were dacided after wo went to press yesterday : — Novel Rack, 20 soy». Bollowback ... 1 St Agnoa 2 Presidnts Handicap, 70 boy«. Evening Star.., 1 Qilbble 2 Krin-go-bragh 3 Dividend— £22 19j. Hunters' Hdkeles; 25 soya. Premier 1 Mtyboy ... , 2 Pastime ... ... ... 3 Dividend —£1 170. Handicap Time Tbot j 25 bovp. Jenny Lynn ... 1 Rockvrood ... 2 Shepherd Boy ... ... 3 Dividend— £23 14a. Wkltbk Handicap ; 30 aovs. Krlng-go-br»gh ... ... 1 Evening Star 2 Oollogo Boy ... ... ... 3 Dividend— £s 6* 63, .

TIMARU WEIGHTS.

Following aro tho wefghta for to morrow* raoei. deolared to-day : — . November HtfßDms, l^mlles :— Manter Agnes, list 101 b; Marmion, lOjt 10! b; Rayon, lOit 10 b ; Presto, 10.it 5b ; Roabon, lOst; Trapper, 10»t. Hffigy 9tt 71t> ; Jn^lcr, 9it, Mohawk, 8»t 101 b. Gladstone Handicap, 7 farlonvn: — Qalbblo, 9it 10! b ; Kmberloy, 9 it ; Jack, B.t 101 b • College Boy, 8n 9;b ; Tenakoe, 7<» 10: b; Bernardo, 7it 7lb; Sir Julian, 7st 51b ; St Agnei, 7at 31b ; Hollowbaok, 7it • Goldfiooh, 7«t ; Hoaeepur, 6st 12! b ; Pen. lie, 6 it 71b; Highland r f 6it7lb; Cor nna, Gst 31b ; Jsbld, 63t ; Qalokstep, Gt, Ladibb' Braclkt ; 2 milee. — Presto, 12u6!b, D-abtful, Jl»t 10 b; Mayboy, lOat 12! b ; Juggler. lOst 10. b; Kate, lOjt 7lb ; Wiroln, 10ir. 71b ; Pastime, 10 it 51b ; Looknftir, 10s- } Morok, lOit. Squatter 1 * Ulamdioap ; \\ mllei. — Q iloble, Bjt 121 b: Snapshot, Bst ; Brewer, Bat ; Ktmberly, 7«t 12b ; Jaok, 7« 9b ; O >l!ego Boy, 7«t 81b ; RoTer, 7*t 7lb j Evening Star, 6it 12; b j Tcmpta tion, 6it ; Flearette, 6 it, Time Trot. -Rookw- 0.1, ncrttoh ; Bl> marok, lOjeoi ; Potatau, 13 co J Junny Lynn, 23ieo ; Youog JBletckwoiri 28iro; Smuggler, 35ieo;Dark(o, 35 m 0; Benv>tin» t 40aeo ; Moria, 45seo ; Nolly, 50mo ; Kitty, 45j00. Ladibspubße; 6 fatlonD[B.-~Qaibble, 11b-. 51b; Jack, 10U, G'b ; College Boy, lOjt 31b ; Reuben, Bit 91b : Doubtful, Bat I b 5 Teaakoe, 9at 21b ; Bamnn', 9jt ; Kato, 8 t 121 b ; Pianger, Bit 121 b ; Mohtirk, 8u 10 b ; Sir Julias, Bst 81b ; Goldßach, Bat 21b, and Oorton>, Bit, 1 —^

THE ASHBPRION GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 81, 1888



Moon'i Oct-No7 Bnn San Moon Moon age at nieos Beta. Bises Beta, noon; 29 Monday .. 4.48 tX9 I.CB* 11.38 S3 p.m. 30 Tuesday .. 4.47 0.40 9.14 0.41 24 31 Wodnerlay.. 4.48 0.42 t.iß 1.49 25 1 Thursday .. 4.48 0.43 3.18 3.0 26 2 Friday.. .. 4.44 < 6.44 8.47 4.13 27 8 Saturday ... 4.42 0.40 4.18 6.30 28 4 Sunday .. 4.41 6.47 4.63 0.48 0



Et lb fit lb Australian Lord Hoad- Poer ... 9 8 fng'on .., 7 5 Malua ... 9 7 Phaon ... 7 3 Oar'yon ... 9 3 Touohatono 7 3 Arsenal ... 9 0 Mules ... 7 2 Bon Bolt -.. 8 9 Pearl Slioll 7 1 Enfilade ... 8 G Newmastor Gl2 Bravo ... 8 5 Tradition ... 611 Mentor ... 8 3 Kins; of the Oyolopa ... 8 3 West ... Gll Spade Guinea 8 1 Bonnie Spec 610 ArUtoorat ... 8 0 Eaalgn ... 6 9 Chicago ... 713 Mocqlo ... 6 9 DiokSwlreUer 710 E, D. ... 6 8 The Yeoman 7 8 Menottl ... 6 7 Reoall ... 7 7 Boryl ... 8 7 Whakftwtl... 7 7 Ilex ... 6 7



Public Notico3. Wm. Zander, TOBACCONIST F:S'UN T G T/OKLB I AND FANCY G'.'OD3 EMPORIUM, AND BAR DRFSSINO- BALQOSB EAST STRbBT, HAS mnc'i pleacnro In announcing «hat hjhsu to trrfvo. fx "Anraogl, ' « Qr?nJ Acaortraont of Fancy Goodn of vVery drßcr'ption, hnd as hn must mako room for tbopn bo has HE-VIAIIKKD all tbo Strclr, *nd every item m now obtain- able at a veiy considerable Discount. Special Arrangenieata made to Olubß. Largo Stock of Fisblnflf'Tecide, Inoladlng e7«ryth?ng rtquttite fo? the Sport. Cricketing, tawn Totinla, and Football Materials. JVfper»ch<tuai Pipes and To- bacconists Goods In Variety, Tho Fklr Orosafng Department fa now In cbari'O of k Grat-clnHs Tonaorlal Artist, ond to mwot the.tim?B. tho charge for hair catting m reduoed to a nlinbfo Sixponoo. Ladles Hair worked up en the Ptemiees at shorteat nofioa. Wigs on hire. Note tho Addrf«8 — MONTGOMERY'S BUILDINGS, Kast Street, Aehbartor, Drapery 1 Clothing kt Pr'dSß to eait the Tirreß, THE HOUsiKEEFEB'S GOLDEN y OPPOETUNITYI Wash Dress Goods t Lace Curtains ! Family Drapery ! Hosiery ! Wo havo always baadcl our oxpcctatfom of Buoceaa on the solid foundation of selling the best article for the ."LOWEST poeeiblo PEIOB, and Wo guarantee these PiilOES to bo the very LO.WE&T m the Market. Our ofEora for this week are tfce boat we have made, and include many (SPECIAL BARGAINS : Amongst others, J8 dozon Gents' Scarves at about half-price, ana J5 dozen bent's Sox, nt 9d, usually Ib 6d, Boys' fulta 7s 6d, usually 12s Ualanco of Winter BTOOK now bolng c.'cjkred out at a Discount ot 83 In tho £, Oheapost House m Ashburton. . Call and prioe our Goods. w.h.¥mer, Late DIMANT AND CO., THE CORNER, McCALLUI & C 0.- -- : Ea?fc Street, next Bank of How Zealand,) IRONMONGEKB, TIMBER AKB COAL MERCHANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS, PAINTERB, GLAZIBRB, PAPBBHANGSRS DECOHA.TORS, Etc. IRONMONGERY D^Pt. V© have landlnp and to arrive, Stocl« oi .uunlehlng and General Ironmongery, tn; listing of the following ltcou :— FENDERS, FIREIiiONB COAL YA^KS AMEUIOAN STOVE 'I R^GB:-, HOLT.OWAItIS TILE and othvr TIEGISTJiiRa OUMERY, E.P. WARE OHORNb, TOOLS FENCING AND BARBED WIRB, etc., etc. TIMBEE DEPAETMENT. We have on band exceptionally good Stocki of KAURI, AMBRIOAN SHELVING, HOBART PALINGB, SPLIT POSTS and RAILb, and ever? d Bo.iption of ROUGH nnd DRESSED TIMBER, Which we can n apply oitho f om on^ YARD 3 IN TOWN or direct from our SOUTHLAND MILLS at prices which, cannot ba improved upon elsowhoro. COAL DEPARTMENT. Newcastle Coal Westport Coal Brunner Coal AND firewood; OUR FACTORY Includes the following Maohlnery : — Complete Sot Door end Sash, Standard making, Spouting, Ridging, and lurning Machinery, PAINTING, PAPERHANGING, GLAZING, AND DECORATING DEPARTMENT. We cm oonGdently eolfolt the support of oar Oaetoraera and tho public generally this Department. It being In ohargo of experienced men, we guarantee the slmb of work, ESTIMATES QIVfiJST. We have juat reoolved from London 10,000 pieces of the latest aud moi faßhlonable designs m Paporhanolnsa from 6d to 10s per piece. PAINTB. OIL, VARNISHES PAPERHANGINGS ff^s? GLAS3— Plain, Fignred, Enamoikd— ODT TO AMY SIZE, And General Stock of Mnterula ucei is fho Trade* In thanking our (Jaatoraera and the public generally for their liberal Buppc, m the past, we beg lo announce that have re-organlaed one branch under new ■nanagemour, on.i lv pdding tho Furnish- ing and General Ironmongery Department we h»ve »very oiiufldauoe that we nhu\ receive the Bnpport it will claim by rariety nnd prloer; ' * McCaUum & Co. A. *\ WELL 3.



I Public Notices . NEW PAPERBANGPS •KC'TAISUI" NOW OPENED, | i H A BALE 3 PAPEHHANGINQS lOASE DECORATING ENAMEL PAINTS James Craigie, TANCBED STREET. >__ 10 is H, J. WOOD & Co. STATIONERS' HALL, Jftriedlnndor's Buildings Asliburton. NEW BOOKS. A LARGE Selection of the latest cheap Editions. No n Books for School Prfzsa and Presentation In great variety. A special dUoount to Subool and Library Oom- mltteoa PHOTO XMAS CARDS OF N.Z. SCENERY, for frienda la the Old Oonotry. A lot of choap Mcmlo at lego than Half Price. Now JVlualo by every Mall. Largo etook of Stationery end Account Booka of every description. Writing Oaaeaand Deaku, Sorap, Photo, and Fern Albums, Work BoxeD, Purees, Card Cases, Pocket Bookn, Photo Frames, and every description of Fancy Stationery. LETTS' DIARIES FOR 1889. OomrnerolaJ, Rough, and Pocket Sorlee. Grooeta' and Draper' Wrapping Papers In any quantity, Any Book oat of stock procured from our Chilstcharoh Establishment, the Btook of which ia one of the Largest and beat Auaortod m the Colonies, or fioaj our London Agenoy. 11. J. WOOD & CO* STATIONERS' HALL, ASHBURTON. "ZEALANDIA" BOOT STOKE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. fTHHE Lirgeet and Bent assorted Stock JL of BOOTS AND SHOES m the Auhbnrton District. Bolcg direct Importes wo are enabled to cff:r tho beet productions of tho English and Continental Markets at the lowest poesiblo Prloea. Great attention given to Qualify and Fit, and our Patrons may rely upon obtaining GOOD WEARING AND PERFECT FITTING BOOTS and SHOES. Ladles' Glnoe, Button &Dd Lico. Ladiea' Ualf, Kid, Button and Lace. Ladles' Elastic Sides. Ladlna' Walking and Evening Shoeß." Ladies' Houeo 80010 ond Blippera, Gento' Fine Gooda. Latest Styles. Children's Bootß and Shoes of all Klndg. In Colonial make we always keop a fulj assortment of the Celebrated Zoalandia Brand. Do not bo misled. None are genuine unlnee branded ZEALANDIA, We guarantee all Boots of this make to glvo GOOD WEAR, end for Quality and Price arc THE CHEAPEST IN THE COLONY. Bespoke & Repairing Department , This Department is oarefully looked after. None bat best materal nsed, and tho work done by experienced workmen. New springs put Into old Boots, and all kinds of repalifl executed promptly. Noto the Addrooa — " ZEALANDIA » BOOT STOEE. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. R. HOMTC, Manager. EEID and GKAY, CAMEEON STREET, ASHBUItTON Makora of IMPROVED D.-FDKBOW PLOUGHS (Made of Best .Hammered Scrnp Iron, and Winner of First Prize at Melbourne Exhibition.) Over 80001 AT /Ovorßooo m uee. / Rkduord Prices; \ m »pq. Extra heavy Mould Boards for rough Land m Stock, Reid and Gray'a Turnip Powers, with oi without Guano Sowers ; all aizes, 1 to 16 Coulters, and 7to 14 inoheß apart ; made to sow turnips and manure down tho same tube, or In two, one following the other. This drill is vory specially oommonded by all thoßo who havo üßod them. — Testi- monial juat received :— Timaru, Ist May. •'Moßare Reid and Gray, Dear Sirs,— ln roforenco to tho Turnip and Manure Drill which I purchased from you m November last yoar, for George Gray Rupboll, Fsq , Otipi^a, Timaru, I have ploaeuro m stating that it ia the best Drill I havo aeon distributing artiilciul mhuuro, either m dry or damp state ; it never clogs, and oaeily rogulated as to quantity, and distributes tho manuro with porfoot regularity, and gavo good satisfaction.— Yours truly, Alex Willie! Zig-Zag Barrowß' stil maintain thoir reputation as tho boat general purpos Harrow. Four hundred sets made an nually. Newly Improved Chaffcuttors all sizes, with Balance Fly Whool, fitted with patent cast eteel Mouthpieco, m ono piece, wliic^ oan bo taken ofE and replaced by n| ordinary laboror In a few seconds. CJul throe lengths of chaff. ««■•«-.'- Portable Sorew-Presa and Bagging Chaff outtor, cuts, riddloe, elevates, soreons and presses into lho bag at one operation. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Horso-Powero. simple strong, and easily drawn, universally used throughout New Zealand* Jointed Pulvorising Diso Harrows, ovor 700 m ufle. No farm should bo without them. All sizes from 6ft to 12ft. Grain Drills from 11 to 17 Coultora. We make largoly for Canterbury and North Island. Oahoun'e Hand Seed Sower, Farn Drays nnd Waggons, patent Fenoii * Standards for Folding Sheep, t'enoin*. Wire, Steel, Iron, and Barb Wire. Repairs;to all desoriptious of Machiner-. promptly exeouted on the premiesa. free on application at Dune



' Public Notices. Drapery "ig^ Drapery ! ! Mitchell & Turner Dosiro to inform their numerous Customers (bat (lv;ic SECOND LiRGE PUROfIASE OF NEW GOODS IS FOW BEING Or^Nl D Ur, SPLENDID ASSOBTMENT OB 1 STRAW HATS, LACES, DRESSES, PRINTS, CORSETS, Etc., MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. Dont'fc Forget. We keep a firat-claia Stock of GENTS', LADIES' AND CHILDBEN'S BOOTS. Mitchell & Turner, TAN CRED STREET., ~~ ASHBUKTON " Agricultura land Pastoral Show. NOVELTIES FOR THE HOLI- DAYS. ANDREW ORR IS SHOWING HIS SECOND SHIPMENT OF High-class Drapery EX TOKGARIRO. LADIES NKW DRESS MATERIALS NEW ZEPHYRS, EMBROIDERED DKESBHJS, LACE and SILK MAN- TELS, PARASOLS. CORSETS. GLOVKS, BEAUTIFUL SUMMER MILLINERY, NEW LAOE OUR- TAINS. Ladloa' Boots, very cheap ; Ladles' Shoes from 6a. Splondid Assortment of Aahbarton, Kalapol, and Roslyn Tweeds, SUITS TO MEABURE, FROM £3 10a. OARPETS VERY CHEAP. ANDREW Ottß. IRONMONGERY. JOHN ORR & CO. HAVE now landing and to arrive ox b.d. " Bayley " and 'Opawa," from London, and ex " Clan Maolood," from New York :— 2 Oases Bur«an and Balls 1 and Ward and Pains' Sheep Shears, 100 Drumn Bollod and Row Oil 3 Tons Ganulno White Lead 1 Ton Red Lead 4 Casks Patent Dryers 10 Oases Varnish 160 Kegs Wire Nails 16 Tonn Bar Iron 1 Ton Sheet Iron 6 Cases Iron Bedsteads 4 Oaaos Spring Wire Mattresses Regletered Grates, Ranges, and Stovca (n great variety 40 Bandies Galvanised Tabs and Buckots 3 Oases Gorse Knives 2 Oases Gorse Grubbers, sbgle and donblo edgo 3 Oasos Prfza Dundee Loathor Belt- ng, from 1 £ to 6 Inch 1 Oaso Elootro-plated Forks and Spoons 1 Case Potoel Spoons and Forfcs 40 Bandies Spades *nd Forks 6 Casus Garden Tools 150 Colls Pioagh Line Rope- Manilla and Flax, all sfzea Lawn Mowers Hay Rakos, Soythes, and Handles 2000 Yards Wire Netting, 2ft to 3ft 1 Case Garden Syringes 1 O»ee Rubber Hobo Pipe 4 Oases Carpenters' Tools 2 ,i  Hammers 66  Arcorloan Locks and Hard • ware 3 Oftooa Babbott's Metal 2  Roap Hooks 10 „ Chairs 3 „ Ohnlr Bnds 4 „ FilcH 8 Casks Agtto Enr,mellod Ware 4  Holloware 2  Baehwnrer 2  Tinware 2 Cages Angers, BHb and Bracei 4  Perambulators 4 „ Pitch »nd Lampbaok 10 Drams Neatsfoot Oil 50 Oases Castor Oil 15 Crates and Casks Crockery and Glassware. In this lot will be found aoino beautiful TfoJet and Tea Se!a SOLE AGENTS IN THE COUNTY FOR THE McCOEMICK Improved Steel Binders. : JOHK OU jk CO.



Public Notices 9 !— — J ASIIBURTON .AGBICULTURArj AND, P^STOKAL ASSOCIATION. 1 THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF Stock, Implements, &c, Will bo hold at tho COUNTY SALE YARDS, ABfl BURTON, ON FRIDAY, 2nd Jovember, 1888. Entries close on FRIDAY, 26th Ootobcr. In addition to tho Private Pr'zo List, Mr John Small will Rive a Prizo of £1 1b for the largest collection of email birds heads. Mr B F. Wright will glvo a truok load of Moant Somera cob>, doliverod at tho Mount Somors Station, to tho owner of the mare, m any cUbs on tho ground, which In the opinion of the jndges will, mated with n thoroughbred home, be llkoly to broad a good dog oart mare or gelding. SPECIAL PRIZE. Mox Friodhnder, K?q.— The bervloa of his entire " Blaokwood Abdallah," Mr the best foal by that sire. Special entry. Three entries of no award. G, F. Soott, Bpeciil pr'zi of £1 le, for the beat threo pfaiy Mare*, not to exceed 13 hands, tho bona fide property of one owner Exhibitors aro requested to enter as early as possible this wook. JOHN J. 0. QQANE, 104:142 Socrotary. A. Harrison. AJfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT jJIb VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'olook sharp — Horses, Ootfclo, Pigs, Prodccs »nd Morohandlee. Farming Implements and Vohioles of all kinds constantly m Yards on view FOR SAL!. Glowing Kales held fn town or Country ns required, and moat liboral terms arrant ' with both Buyers and Sellers. Ronfs oolleotcd, and Ihe Baelneso of Aboontoco managed with oate. Valuation mado of Propecllea or Mcrohan- <3lbo od eaoy terrau, Advanoes made instantly on Goods delivered at tho Storo for Side. FOR SALE— Piano, In walnut, by John Brlnsmeid and Sons, London. A boantifnl lnitrnraent, nearly now; ohotp. TO LET— Hhops fh Ooleman's Balld- InRB. Bednced rents. Good brick building*: handsome shops. Agent for the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. ALFRED HARRISON. Eden George. EDEN GEORGE'S GREAT DISCOVERY. EDEN GEORGE boRB to inform tbo inhabitants of ABhbur'on and sur- ronnding districts that ho has jiißt discovered a MOBT IMPORTANT PROCESS by which Photographs cm be produced at ONE-FOURTH THE USUAL COST, And that bo has consoquontly roducod his prieoß as under :— Carto de Visites, 5b per doz., old pricf, 25s per dozi ; Oabinolp, 10s por doss, old price, 60s per doz ; Boudoirs, 15s per doz, old price, 90s per doz ; othor eizee proportionately reduced. Persons who were Photographed during the Aehbarton visit oan obtain extra copies at the above prices adding exchange and pottage. Although tho übovo piioos aro go oxtremoly small the finest work is guaran toed, as tho Photon taken by the new process aro vastly snperior to thoao tukon by tho old ono, aud thoy are also permanent. At the above prices all Photos must be prepaid for, as no ledger will bo kept and on no acoount will this rule bo broken. When vlßitingObrißtohurch don't forgot to visit Edon George's Vestibule, where over 1500 excellent Photographs are to bo seen without charge. Eden George, THB POPOLiR rHQTQQEAPHfiK ; \



Public Notices, Tk) L'^T— s.-nnmtd hounc Id Cameron Street. — Apply to T. BULLOCK. P'>PDLA.R LKO.UKE —Mr J. Top- ii M rf CbrinViurob, will Lecture i i the Tmnplar Hall on THURSDAY 1 EVEMSG ruxt Ruljoct— "D.D.D." O.mm.incfc at 8 o'clook. Admission f rp« OoileottoD, 1+.2!) GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY, East Street, next Patching, Sail- maker. ORANGE LODGE, No 25, RAKAIV. mas annual ball win bo held m JL the Town Hall, Rakaii, on MOX- L>aY E.'enlnp, "November 5 h, 18 C B. Dancing t<> co"om"noe at 8,30. TtokotH, 361 RofroehranU froo. WILLIAM SHANNON. 10J209 DM, ART SOCIETY. A POPULAR LECTURE m "Tho First Artist" will bo delivered by O. E Bcqo at tho Association's Rooms, Sauod'-re' Puddings, on THURSDAY, Novombor let. Chuir to be tnkoa at 8 p.m. sharp. No charge for ad mieeion. E. M. BLAKE, 10 219 JSeirotory^ ABHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE Biirgoosea aro roqaeatcd to observe FRIDAY, 2jd November, as a HOLIDAY, being tho dny appointed for tbta Association's Eleventh Aontnl Show. (Signed) ALFRED HARRISON, 10 226 Mayor. £20 REWARD. 1H consequence of tho amount of Poaching going on m tho Creokß, on tho Lagnihor Ketato, tho abovo reward will be paid to onyono giving in f ormation that will lead to a conviction. From tbiß.dato NO ONIS will bo per- mitted to fieh ia the Creeks on tho Lagmhor Estate. DONALD MoLEAN. Lagrahor, 17th October, 1888. 10°144 "~ NEW ZKALANDBAILWAVSV FARES TO ASH BURTON FOR AGRI ULTIR\L SHOW. SATURDAY RETURN TIOKKT3 to AaKbarton will bo labaeel on tho 2nd November (Show day), at Ohrietohuroh, Tlmaru, and Intermediate Stations, avail- able for rotnrn till D'h November On the 2nd traina will atop ot the Sa'e- yards aiding (opposite to the Showgrounds) to taki» ap aid set down panoengore. Fiiraa from Ashburton to Sulcyardß siding nr<d back : First olasa, 6d : Sjoond class. 1 10t213 By Order. BANK HOLIDAY. PURSUANT to "The Banka »nd Binkora Act, Araendmont Ao», 1882," FRIDAY, the 2nd day of Novem- ber, 1888, Is hereby appointed as a special Bank Holiday at the offices of tho under- mentioned Banks at Aahburton and Rakala. Tho Union Bank of Australia, LJm, JOBEPH PALMER, Chief O£oer. Tho Bank of Australasia. E. W. MORRAH, Innpeotor. The Bank of New Sonth Wales. GILBERT KING, Assistant Inspector. The Bank of New Z -aland. JOHN MURRAY, 10 191 7 lottppcto*. , BHOW NIGHT !1 TWA HOUrTaT HAME. ORANGE HALIT^ASHBURTON, FRIDAY EVENING, 2nd NOVEMBER, At eight o'clock. MR A. PURVEY, the well-known Scottieh Voca'iet and Humorist, will give his original SCOTCH ENTERTAINMENr Consisting of Songs, Readings, Rooita- tionp, and Anecdotes, illuetrativo o£ Sooitiah lifo and character. Come and hoar tho Auld SCOTCH BANGB Admission : Concert, Front Keats, 2a ; Back Scats, Is ; children half price. A BALL vrill follow th« Concert AdmissDN : Gentlemen, 3b ; ladioafreo. For particulars rice Handbills. 10J232 Rink de Paris. THURSDAY, Nov. I— Raoo for the Championship. SATURDAY AND MONDAY, Nov. 3rd and sth. Professor Rollinson PROFESSOR ROLLINSON PROFESSOR ROLLINBON THE GREAT BIOYOLE KING, Admleslon, 1« ; Reserved seats, 2s. Soaeon ticket holdors, Is ; Skatci free. | Doors open »t 7.30 o'clook. R. ELSTON, < Leaneo and Manager. The Miners' Strike AT NEWCASTLE, N.S.W,, HAS already proTfld to be • good thing for New Zealand. The Increased output of all the mlnen In New Zealand has necessitated the employment of large numbers of men In addition to the regular etaff kept by proprietors of mines. Keep your money In New Zealand, and ! help to make employment for tho popnla- 1 tlon. Burn Mount Somen and Westport Coal. I have made fresh arrangements for the i supply of these two Ooals, and can now sell at Reduoed Bate* for CASH on delivery. Mount Sombbs Coa%. Webttort Goal 3 • 6d 45s Half ton, 11s 61 23s Quarter ton, 6j 12a Booking Ettia, Mount Somore Coal p:r Track load, In Truoki 17s Gd per ton Oaeh at Aahbarton Station. NEWCASTLE OOaITaLSO IN STOCK JOHN eriKIEEL,



FOUND STttAYING-Two Draught MAREcJ, one HORSE; colors, btaok, man, and d%ris buy — Tnos. Whittington, Peter street. 10 233 TENDERS. mENDEHS wanted for Painting Tin- JL wald Hotel. Apply M. SOOTT, 10 234 Tlnwol.l. GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY. Tre- mendous Bargains. In Bankruptcy. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Ooart of Ashbarton (being a Local Ooart of Bank- raptoy), holden at Ashbarton, In the matter of the "Bankruptcy Aot, 1883," and the amendments thereof, and In tho matter of tho bankroptoy cf Patbiok Fitz- oerald, of Dromoro, farmer, A MEETING of the creditors of the above-namod bankrupt, to contldor au application by him for his discharge, Is hereby summoned to be held at the above Ooart, Ashburton, on Monday, the 12. h day of November, 1868, at ton o'olook In the forenoon. Dated this 31st day of Ootobor, 1888 J O. BELL, Deputy Offiolal Assignee. And notice Is hereby given that the said Patrick Fitzgerald will, on the 16th day of November next, at 10 o'clock m the forenoon, or so soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, apply to the above honor- able Ooart for an order of discharge. Dated thla 31at day of October, 1888. R. M. OUTIIBKBTSON, Solicitor for tho debtor. 10*230 A notions BATDKDAY, 3xd NOVEMBER. speoial"~entries. On nocount of Mb W. S. Wilson, Dunedin, -| f\ Draught MAItBi3 and GELDINQS On account of a northern Client, 2Tiuck 8 GOOD DRAUGHT COLTS and FILLIES. Salo at 1 o'olook. T. BULLOOK, 10*231 Anotloneer. Skm bales. OWING to Friday, the 2nd November, being Show Day, the andersigned will hold their next Skin Sales on THURSDAY, lax NOVEMBER, FRIEDLANDER 8R03., PETER WILLIAMB, Auctioneer. 1 0°200 D. THOMAS. .SATURDAY. 3kd NOVEMBER, 1888, AT EAST STREET HORSE BAZAAR, At 12 o'olook sharp. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER Bros, have reoelved Instructions to Sell by Pabllo Auotlon at the above time and place, — O Traoka OATEN SHEAF OHAFF, & containing about 9 Tons. FRIEDLANDER BROS.. PJBTfiR WILLUMS,