THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at Alford Station for the week ending January 2 lib, 1888 :—

ATTEMPT TO POISON AN ENGISH REGIMENT IN INDIA.

A correspondent sends the following Information to the Indian Railway Service " Gazette." Very considerable excitement has been aroused at Agra, owing to an attempt that has been made to poison the Manchester Regiment stationed there. It leems that shortly after visiting the eantsen, the men were sefzad with violent atttoks of vomiting, which created a suspicion that something was wrong with the bser. The beer on tap was accord ingly examined, when it was found to contain arsenic The dastardly attempt Is not considered to have been mads with

•Ny political object*, but it is somewhat

\u25a0tnnge that only ttioie oaiki containing beer for the Manchester Regiment were . foand to have been poisoned. A cask that has just beta tapped at the Sergeants' Mm*. Royal A t tiller j, wai tested and founcLto oontaln areonlo ; bnt it had pcavlooily been marked (or the Manchester Regiment, whloh makes stronger the belief that there ia nothing polltiaal eonneoted with the attempt; for, had there - been, all the troops In the garrison would have been served alike. The whole of the beer m itore at Agra is undergoing a strict ebemical analysis, the samples of eaoh ' cask are being taken and sealed, Erery * loqalry Is being made, and rewards have . been offered to try and diaoover the iuthcn of this diabolic*! plot.

TRIAL OP WOLSELEY'S SHEEP SHEARING MACHINE.

The correspondent of the "Otago Daily /Times," at Alexandra Sooth, sends the following to that journal under date, January 24th : — " from time to time reports of the suo .cessful working of the Wolse'ey'B sheep shearing machines have appeared m the Australian newspapers, and when it wbh announoed'tbat a trial of them would take place on the Galloway station considerable curiosity was maoifested. The general feeling was almost one of incredulity, and numbers of runholders, farmers, and others have visited the abed for the pur pose of seeing the machine at work and 3-jdginp for tfcemselves. On Monday, 23rd inst., the weather, which has beaa rather unsettled of late, cleared up, and a number of gentlemen more or less in terested m wool-growing, visited the wool shed, which is situated m Little Valley, about six miles front Alexandra t>y the horse track. Shearing at the time was m full Bwiog, and visitors were thus Afforded anusual facilities for comparing the two methods of hand and machine \u25a0heaiiog. Through the courtesy of Mr Ganion, the manager of the station, and Mr F. 'Williams, the agent for the maohines, every opportunity was afforded to see the machines at work and to form an opinion on their merits. The machines •re m size and shape not unlike a patent horse clipper with one handle, which is hollow, and through the centre of which is a rod working the cutter, the horizontal motion being obtained by means of an eccentric enclosed m the instrument. The motion' w obtained from the drivipg gear by means of ? flexible core of catgQt about balf-an-inch. m diameter attached to tho shaft of a small friction wheel, which can be thrown m or out of gear at the pleasure of the operator. Tho other end of the catgut core is attached to the in strument, and by its flexibility and a universal joint ingeniously constructed m the end of the handle, enables it to be moved m any direction with the greatest ease. All the workiog parts of the machine are covered, with the exception of the comb and cutter. The machines; of which there are two fit fed up, were driven by a email engine, the motive power required being about two borsa power to drive 20 machines. After inspecting the machines, a num ber of sheep were shorn, the operator holding the sheep m the ordinary way ; and the facility with which, the instru ment was turned m any direction required fairly surprised the spectators —m fact the operator could handle the instrument with far greater ease than a hand shearer could handle his shears. The time occupied m •bearing each sheep was slightly under 5 minutes, but what struck the onlookers most was the extraordinary smoothness with which the machine did its work. The sheep shorn by hand alongside of them. appeared all ridges and furrows m corn parieon. One gentleman remarked that if bis most intimate friend had informed him that such work could be done by a machine he would have felt sceptical until be had eeen it with hin own eyes. After several sheep had been shorn, a sheep which had been previously shorn by hand, and which was considered to have boon well done, was operated on, the result being a fraotion under Boz of wool Tho trial was Considered eminently satisfactory by all those present, one gentleman of many, years' experience stating that m his opinion a station carrying 60,000 sheep shorn pyth'e" maphlne would not only bo reooupo tfio entire putlay for the plant the first year but would have a snffijlent surplus to pay for the cost of shearing for two or three years af erwards. When the cheep were turned on f , the most inexperienced eye oould detect the differeno at a glanc \ toe machine-thorn sheep having a smooth even ooa% resembling a piece of frieze cloth, while the hand-shorn ones, although they were considered to be well done, had a decidedly ragged appearance along side of them. It is not claimed for tho machine that it will shear at any great Increase of speed, probably not quicker than an ordinary fast shearer, but that it outs the wool close and more evenly, which would give amore regular length of staple In the following years growth. The machine also does away with second cust. which' not only deteriorate the quality of the wool, but ciuae a great deal of waste. They can be* worked by any man of ordinary Intelligence acous'omed to handle sheep— !n fact one of the gentlemen present, who saw the machine for the first tll&e, tried his hand 'on a sheep, and made' very fair work atthe'first attempt. The invention ought* to be particularly applicable to toe 1 »rge number of runs which poieees sufficient water power to drive the machine. Even the farmer with a few "hundred sheep oould effect a ponslderable savlag by attaching one or two machine* to the horse-power of his ohaffsutter, as he could then do all his Shearing by himself and family. It is Intended to have a public trial of the maebine at the stores of the New J3 saland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Donedio, about Feb. 2nd, and it would be well worth the while of those interested In woolgrowlog to Inspect them at work and judge for themselves.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(j?er press AmcimoN.) " Smuggling. y Wellington, January 28 Charles J, Bs&n, ship steward on the Arawa, was fined treble value for smuggl ing Bibs of tobacoo. The May Queen. Christchuroh, January 28. Five hundred tona of cargo have been got out of tha May Qaeen. The. water at high side covers the stern and almost reaches the main hatches. The fore hatch i m the only one which 0911 be worked The crew left the vessel this morning and pat up at the Sailor's Home; A Flax Mill Burned. Dunedin, January 28. Bell's fi*x mill at Inch- Glut ha has been destroyed by fire. Loss £200 ;no insur ance. A Case of Incendiarism. i The coronal's jury found that the fire at Oatltn'a river hotel resulted from inoen- ' diarUm. i

M. PASTEUR AND THE RABBITS

Mr O. Langtree, m a letter to hl» brother, the permanent head of the Mines Department m Victoria, has forwarded some notes of the result of a reoent inter view between himself and M. Pasteur, the eminent French chemist, on the subject of rabbit destruction m Australia. Mr Langtree states that M. Pa* tour un doubtedly takes a very greit iuterost m. the question, which he has evidently studied wen 8 , hts experiments extending over a period of years. He proposes to make farther trials of his uew mothod of rabbit destruction, although he declares himself already aatisfiod that the remedy he has proposed for the extermination of the pest will prove to be the best that oan be devised, M. Pasteur expressed his Inten tion of sending a supply of the microbes of ohfoken cholera to eaob af the Austra lian Governments, with instructions how to oultlvate them. Great care is neoessary to insure satisfactory results, and M. Pasteur thinks it will be wise to send a man speofally for the porpoee of cultivat ing the microbes. Mr Langtree suggests that on receipt of he microbes a careful trial should be made of M. Pasteur's proposed remedy. The distinguished soientist assured him there was no noed to fear, under the Australian son, the disease might prove dangerous to sheep, but he is of opinion that it ivould destroy hares, and might possibly prove fatal to opposumt. A rabbit would only live from eighteen to twenty-four hours after contracting the disease. It would not ba neoessary to distribute the miorobes more than onoe on any rabbit feeding ground. M, Pasteur is of opinion that the heat of the inn m these oolonies would not kill the miorobes, but hh chief assistant, Dr Rons, believes otherwise. Mr Langtree's letter will ba for warded to Mr R. Brook, the offioer m charge of the administration of the Rabbit Suppression Aot.

A STOAT STORY

In 'Wood's Natural History,' vol. 1, p, 362, It 1b stated that " the weasel is most destructive In its nature, killiog many more animals than it can devour, slmp<y for the pleasure of killing," and on page 363 stoata are described as (< killing almost any deforiptlon of quadrupeds, bird* and reptiles." Mr Wood also ttisr* to the stoats on page 370, as follows ;— c * A gentleman waa vaiklng along a rosd near Crloklade when he saw two stoats sitting on the path. He idly picked up a itone and fliing it at the aolma's, one of whloh wa« struck. The other fct^ai Immediately utteted a loud and peoaliar ory, whloh was answered by a number of Its oo&psnions, who issued from a neighboring hedge, and tpr> ng opb'nr^fiiirr assailant, running up his body, with our prlsing rapidity, and strivlug to reach his neck. As soon as ho siw the s'oa s coming to the attack he picked up » handful of stones, thinking that he ehoulci be able to repal his little enemies ; but they cams boldly on m spite of the stones and of his stick. Most providentially a sharp wind happened to ba blowing on that duy, and he had wound a thick woollen comforter around his neck, so that he was partially protected, Finding that he had co chance of beating off tho pertinacious animals, ho flung his sHok down, fixed his hit GrroJy over hid temples, and pressing his hands to his neck, so aa to guard that perilous spot as much as po sible from the sharp teeth of the stoats. Bet off homewards as fast as he oould ran. By degrees several of the animals dropped off, but others clung so determinedly to their opponent that when he arrived at his stables no less than fife etoata were killed by his servants bb they hung on hia person. His hands, face, and part of his neck, were covered with wounds, but owing to the presence of mind with, which he had de fended hia neck, tho large blood-vessels had escaped without injury. The dis tance from the spot where he had been attacked to his own hoaoe waa nearly four miles.

THE AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS

In 188G the diamonds from the Klmberiey mine produced £883,503, and those from the Do Baera mine realis d £751,735,. miklug » total of £1,638,238, and good dividends were paid by all the Companies coccorned, though the two which now remain were less occupied In producing diamonds than m completing the great underground works which have now rendered tlpir property tp valuable, During the firut eight months of the year, for which tho official returns have been published, the Klmberiey mine has (says an exchange) realised £840 700, and the Da Beero mine £596,800, making a total of £1,446,509, and as the rate of produc tion Ib now increasing, there is little doubt that the total for the year will reach £2,0C0,000. For the nine months that have elapsed tho Kimberley mine has paid dividend* of ovet 20 per cent, and the De Beers mine has paid 15, and this may be considered satisfactory, even If the purchase of the Oompagnie Francsh ahouid not be immediately productive, and pre vent the payment of farther dividends In December. The produotlon of Da T^its pan lv 1886 was £977,204, and of Bultfontein £645,806, making a total of £1,623,010.

A BOY'S DEVOTION.

An incident occurred recently m one of the Police Courts of Chicago, ia which a little street boy* devotion to his drunken mother wag tonchlnqly thowu.

A woman had been picked np m a ota'e of intoxication and carried to a Polios Station, where she apeat the nlt>ht. The next morning she was arraigned before the magistrate. Clinging to her tatterad Kown were two children, a boy and girl, the foroser about seven years of age, but made prematoreiy old by the hatdrhips of hi* wretched life.

" Fiva dollar <s and costs," said the jud(je, sternly. " Seven dollars and sixty cents In all."

Im'antly the the little fellow started up, and taking hi* sister by the arm, he orled ont, " Oome on ; we've got to git that money or mam '11 have to go to goal. Jest wait, Mr Judge, and we'll git It I"

The children harried out of the court room, and going from store to store solicited contributions to keep " Mann from going to gaol," the boy bravely pro mising every giver to return the money as soon as he oould earn it. Sooa he oame raaning back into the room, And laying a handful of small change on the magistrate's desk, exolaimed —

" There's two dollars, Mr Jedga, and I oan't get no more now. 1 ain't as big as a man, and I can't do as maoh work ; but if you'll jest let me go to gnol 'stead o' her, I'll stay longer to make up for it." The by-standers wiped tbeir eyee, and a policeman exclaimed — "Your mother shan'c go to gaol, my lad, if I have to pay the fine myself/ "I. will remit throne," said the judge, and the woman, clasping her boy m her arms, sank Upon her knees and Bo\gtnaly vowed the would lead a better life and try to be worthy of saoh a son as that. — " Wesleyan Methodic."

INTEMPERANCE DEGRADES.

I hate the strong drink. With all the concentrated energies of my soul I hate it. Do not tell me that a man can be htppy when he know! that he is breaking his wife's heart and clothing his children m rags. Why, there are on the roads and streets of this Und to-day little children bare-footed, unwashed and unkempt — want on every patch of their faded dress and on every wrinkle of their prematurely old oountenanooe— who would have been m churches to-day as well clad as you ate, but for tho f»ot that rum destroyed their parents and drove them into the grave, O rum, thon foe of God, than despoller of homes, thou recruiting officer of the pit, I hate thes ! But my subject takes a deoper tone, and that 1b that the unfortunate of whom I spesk suffers from' the loss of the soul. The Bible intimates that In the future world, if we are unforglven here, our bad passions and appetites unrestrained will go along with us and make our. torment there. So that I sup pose, when an Inebriate wakes up m the last world. ho will find an. infinite thirut clawing on him. Now, down m the world although he may have been very poor, he oould beg|or steal five oents with which to get that which would shake his thirst, for a little while ; hut In- eternity where Is the rum to come 'from? Dives could not get one drop of water. From what ohalice of fire will the hoi lips of the drunkard drain his draught ? "No One to brew it. No one to mix It. No one to pour it. No one to fetch it Millions of world* then for the dregs which the young man jast now. flung on the aaw-dutt fl>or of the reßtanraoti Millions of worlds now for the rind thrown out from the punoti bowl of an. earthly banquet. Dives oried for water, The inebriate cries for rum. — Dr Talmage.

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THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1888



High Date. Shade. m State of weather, low high Sun. Saturday 40* 84* 147- Fine.N.W. Sunday 45* 74* 152* „ „ Monday 41- 82- 144- „ „ Tuesday 40* 82- 142- „ „ Wed'day 86- 76- 142- „ „ Thur'day 85* 72- 135- „ S.W. Friday 42- 75- 141- „ E.



The " New Zealand Herald " says that the maize and wheat oropa m the Tnuranga district are very good this season. The natives have paid more attention to the cultivation of the soil lately than has been the oftse for some years. Visitors to Tauranga express surprise at the splendid fields of wheat and maize a short diptanoe from tba



The golden jubilee of the planting o^ the Catholic faith da the shores of New Zealand by JMshop Pompalier is being celebrated' by the Catholios of Auokland this week. On Thursday a three days' devotion was com- menced at St. Patriok's Cathedral, and this (Saturday) afternoon Bishop Luck was to give a garden party at his grounds, ftonqoriby jbn S.imday (to-morrow) morning a Pontifical ijigh Mass will be offered at St. Patrick's Cathedral, when a sormon will be preaohed b. 7 the Very #cv ftjoneignor McDonald,



George Karsey, son of Dr Kersey, of Lan* caster Pa.^ls sai&'to ba'tbe tallest boy m the country, He is thirteen years old, and seven feet high, and bo has an elder brother who measures biz feet three inches. The father and mother are each six feet high.



H. Matson and 00. LOS DON AND LANCASHIRE PjRE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE have been appointed Agents for tlio above Company, as d are noir | proparod to take risks on Buildings, Stock, 1 { and Cropa at ourronf rates. H. MAI^ON & CO;, | Ashburton; Money to Lend IN IARG3 OR SMALL Wil^i -Apply H. MATSON & CO. *\u25a0 _ - I hare bten appointed Agent T0& THB f Mercantile Finance Co., ; CHBJSTCHURCH, Who are prepared to advance Money upot. PILLS OP SALE, MORTGAGE OF 6TOOK, CROP LIENS, or other Secarl^. D. THOMAS, H, Matson & Go;, ASHBURTON. TO THOSE IN WANT OP EEAPERS AND BINDEES, Don't purchase until you see th« Buckeyej CHAMPION OP AUSTRALIA,^ The I/igbtoet and Best Machine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Triaw, STYX AND ASHBURTON. I). THOMAS, 12 .151 Agent, Ashburloa, WE ARE APPOINTED foiitt Agents From Roka?a to Rangitat* FOB M URTON AND WHITE'S, Prize Sheep Dip. Placed Ist by the Catiterbury^'A^ and P. / Bsociation after an exhaustive trial. n. matson & co. Ashburton. Agricultural Implements, WE ARE APPOINTED 80LHJ AGENTS IN ASHBORTON FOB Messbs booth, McDonald & do's Carlyle Implement Works, Ohrlatchuroh. Sa>:plb Imp laments on band. Inspection Invited, '. H. MATSON & CO. , Ashburton. GABDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTS m Abhburton for the PLANET JUPR, HORSE HOE : AND CULTIVATOR, COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBINED. H. MATSON & CO. AshburtOn. WE HAVE FOR SALE BINDING WIRE AFOHOB AND WHITECROSS. Binding Twine, Hales' beat Manilla ding Twine, Hales 1 Double ply xiemp* QyAUTT FiBBT-CLASS. PjIICEB LOW. H. Matson & Co., AobbwfQnt



_ Public Notices A. Harrison. £20 EEWAKC. Alfred ~Ff 9<YV\ROYI . ., i, \u25a0 \u25a0 . . j IN oonsequonco of tho amount of lUOT T ONEEit, dTOCK AND KSTATJ5 1 _ Poaching going on m the Creeks AGKNT &Sl9 VALUATOR. on the Jjpgmuor Estate, tho above reward will be paid to anyone giving information ' that will lead to a conviction. ATURDAY SALE nt 12 o'clock sharp From this dato NO ONE will to per- —-Hones, Cattle, Plgo, Prodncn mitted to fish m the Creeks on the »nd Merchandise. Lagrnbor Estate. v 11*68 DONALD MoLEAN. FOB SALE- —————— —t————— ——————— . Farming Implemente, ar*d Vehicles c THE °* ft^ kiDde constantly, m Yards f ABHBUBTON WOOLLEN nt \u25a0 t • _\u0084_,«^^. Clearing Sales held m Town or J MANUFACTUEING COMPY Country as required, and roost /T \u0084»,m \ liberal terms arranged with both (.LIMITED.; Buyers and Sellers. TM!?"oir\OTrnc3 Bbnts collected, and tho business of I J H/Jr(.;fc>X i ?^ «bsenteos managed with ccvo. ' T> EOEIVED m large or amall aums at Valuation made of Properties or Her* t\i the following Rates of Interest :- chandise on easy terms. Sir per oent If fixed for 6 months. w Advances made instantly on Goods Seven per cenUfJnced for 12 montfal delivered at the Stores for Sale. H. SBMPLE, 9*56 Secretary, j?«n* 'or the Norwich Union Fire In. f ' : iurance Company THE Agent for the I ASHBTJBTOXT "WOOLLEN mutual life association o MANUFACTURING COMPY Australasia \ Ispeepakedto Af,FRTtD HAHBTgON. PURCHASE FOR CASH T , Bullock I all kinds op mO FABMBBS,' FOR SALB,- VV OO Xj \u25a0 3 Woods' String Binders t r « 1 DeeriDg \u0084 \u0084 In Large or Small Quantities. l Samuelaon taring Binder H SFMPFW X McOormickWiro „ J^6 H> S B, T. BULLOOK. TiO LET— At a very lnw rental, a large building fronting East Streot, ault- " Zealandia" Boots able for ft * r * [ » and cba nf i%? rnmr HAVE tho Highest Beputatio- io fT\O LET, about 5^ Acres Land, nicely the Colonies. JL situated on Graham's RoarJ, together with a well-built 2 roomed House, with — — Verandah, the proparty of Mr P. Byland, n about 4 milea from Tinwald. A low Pronounced at the Indian and Colonial rental will be accepted from a good tenant. Exhibit on as the FINEST m the Whok Apply to T. BOLLOOK Exhibition; -^^ ~ —— T7\OR SALE. — An improved Farm of JP 245 Acres, being RS. 27237, situated For ftubatautial -wear they are the BEST about 5 mi! ob from CheTtsey. Low price TN THE WORLD. Buy a pair o and liberal terms apply to " ZEALANDIAS " and you will never T. PULLOOK. use any other Brand. ~ O/Tfr —Lot 28, Trevorton, near tha — . — 3£iOO> Proftbyterlan Manee, contain- « t. . . •. \u0084^.^.^,^», „ ' n 8 about i-Bore, with 3-roorned Hcob/' Our Patented "PARAGON BOOT" tblreoD, for ealo at the abovo prioo and « INDEBTRUOTIBLE TOEB." For Terms if required .-Apply to Boys nnd Girls are Fplondid Lines for T. BOLLOOK, Hard Wear, HMO LET at a low rental. — 4-rc»ned . T _ , , X Cottage at Hampstead. are WenuJAO unless branded on x. BULLOOK tho Sole , ! L, FOR SALE at a low pace and on liberal terms, 15 acros of land with /^y /*? />^/?' 2- roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the c^£jC/£££££'fo>CsL/C^6 /^) Fairficld Boud, not far from tho County Apply to T. BULLOOK, And every pair is absolutely Warranted — -\u25a0*-** to give Good Wear.. TINWALD. nrO LET— A Four-rccmcd Konae with Sold by the leading Boot Dealers and 1 sho P» adjoining Mr HoseHino's pro- Country Stores throughout New Zealand, P^ty, »«d ne»r the Railway Station. A and Wholesale by <>* »«*•» " m bo accepted. 1. JdULiuUOK. LIGHTBASD, ALLAN & CO. = CHRISTCHURCH. __******.»> BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STBEET, ASHBUUTON. HARVEST, 1888» DFSIUE to announce to the inhabitants of Auhbnrton and surrounding dis- trictu, that they have opened a TIMBER and COAL YaBD, opposite Mr George Jameson's Grain Store, Weßt Street, and TTTW n «« TR i]< TO tvraw rptsT<tat are prepared to supply all clauses of W E DESIRE TO DRAW SPECIAL BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or »' attpntton TO OTTR small quantities, to suit purchasers. ATTENTION TO OUR RED, WHITF.an^LAOKPINE, and {g^gg qJ GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON m SUITABLE FOR THIS £E iSON'S all lengths, and best brands. MOULDINGS, "ARCHITRAVES, WOBK IN THE skirtings. HARVEST FIELD. POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, and all Fencing Materi&l . _____ COAL: Westport Coal, Newcastle Coal, Mount Having IMPORTED LARGELY we SomersCoal. Firewood m long woro never Jn a BETTER POSITION or BhorUengthu. T0 SUPPLY THE WANTS of this Agents m AehbnrtTn for Wilson's Port- ™P«»»»«* dlßfcrlot than at F'^ land Cement and Hydraulic Lime. Note addreßSr- Tho f ol i owlng Bra Borß e of the leading xSAJIJiXii AINU K/\J.) Hnen we have landing and m stock, and for whloh we aolloit tbe favor of your Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain Store esteemed orders :— West Street. I+lß 25 Ton(j BINDINU WIRE, White CrosD and Anchor 10 Tons Pure BTanilla BINIDNG TWINE extra length and qnality 100 Drams Golden Machinery OIL 100 Drums Olive and Col<sa OIL NEW ADVERTISEMENT. »»~*+.ob.. 3 Oases Hay FORKS and RAKES 1000 Feet MACHINE CHAIN AND LINKS 10 Dcz. REAPER KNIVE3 288 Dcz. Reaper KNIFE Sections ! m McOormlck MACHINE FITTINGS X JLL i-J RIVETS, BOLTS, and WASHERS ] PERFORATED ZINO for Threshing MAOBOE3 BABBET METAL OIL, PAINTS, and VARNISHES of all OOTVTTNTr* 1 klnds V-/V^AfcL«L.LM V_T PAPERHANGINGS— A nloa Anaortment ENGINE PACKING, all kinda LEATHER BELTING, H!n to 6!u (lat PRJ3E DUNDEE.) "**»• JOHNOEU&CO.



Public Notices Tnblie Notices. MRS B, MORRIS XKT |1T Pqrapf DESIRES lo return thanks for th» " * **• * a 5 Ol « liberal support accorded feer for the — — she* hTJ iTcLmelco'rß^intrfn Sier BLACKSMITH, EORSH-SHOER, old shop, TRIANGLH3 FaKERY, wher WHEELWRIGHT, their future iavours are respectfully AND Bolic^eil 1 lg_ JKNERAL SMITH, NOTICB °^ EMOVAL « Bdrnbit Stbebx, next " Mall •• Offioe. MR OOTHHBRraON .Solicitor has pEGS to announ~o"e that he hat. take, removed to officoa above Mr Jones £) over the Oosoh Building and Wheel now shop m East Street, next to thi wright Branch, lately curried on by H Somerset Hotel. I*Ul p ca t, »nd will oontlnue all branohoa of th( MONTTV to i wxm »bove bualnesa as before. All kinds ol MOJNfcYJTO LEND. Bugglea, Dray«, or Carts made and re. J HAVE several sums of Trust Money P a J"J« Agrbaltaral Implemento repaired X for investment on Freehold Security, p omptiy. £%?**'£*• FreXld° f of otW H °»» 8^ .nd o. re . Sccunty. Apply ott?bertsoN) W. H. PAGET. • ESTABLISHED 1881. MB AUDLEY E. MEPEWETHER WILL ATTEND DAILY _ TEACHING SIAHF, From 10 till 12, and 2 till 5 p.m., at BoYS ' School.— Mr J. E. Buchanan, f!RAR WffATir'fl Ist B A., University College, London* «™' Sohool-Miss Sahndbrs Canter- Apothecaries Hall, 26th Jan., 1888. 114e £^B^^. Coal. Coal. OoaL a t thfa institution pu P ii 8 of both _ MX. "exes hava the opportunity of to threshing" machine pro- IrlnV1 rln Vh h ho.« o .n e v m f nfcß f°i ft / bera U da " PRIETORS, FARMERS & OTHERS, JjLl^l° a °j Sta a d l ar f th u l ! ' usually taught it Secondary Sohoola ; but HAVfNGmade our arrangement* for the ordinary cour B e may bo modified to this Beacon's COAL SUPPLY meet apeolal caaoa, if m the interest of on exceptionally favorable terms, wo are * JJ Pa P" B Bach » P^n i» judged advls- in a position to me-t the demands of onr ab A e * . ,-,. ,„ , , Cusomem most liberally, both as to A , fe tho Girls Bchoo ' provlalon has been QUALITY and PRICE. mada h ? the Teaching Strff to give lessons In Mnsio and Painting to Young Ladles ORDERS NOW iBINO BOOKED. not afct endln<( t.ho othet Claaeea m the Sohool, who may desire inatruotion In McOALLUM & CO., theea oubjeots. Tha Phjs : oal Traiulng of JJ7O Coal and Timber Merchants. the Puplla Ib not overlooked. Calisthenics . — \u25a0 for the Girls, and Military Drill for the LICENCING DISTRICT OP THE B °ys> aro P«io of the Sohool oourae. BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. A1 ? J ) 9 yeftr iB dl T. ded . ioto J ihree ter^ B# All fees are payuble m advance. For I HEREBY givp notice that tho fo'- J*"? 1 '" "nder 12 years of age, £2 2i per lowing Persons have been duly crm *' ?! or , 12 r 7 0 " 8 of a fe o, £2 16s per nominated as Candidates for Election as " m h i M " si ° £l J B / P^ x ßl^ 2 X "iV Members of the Licenaing Committee for | or ""endlog uiublo (only). £2 2a ; Draw- the Licensing District of the Borough of w»«nd Painting (only), £1 Is per term. Aahburton, viz :— „ F^ r furth er detalli apply to Mr ALFRED HARRISON Ba ° baDaD ' X * 97 DAVID THOMAS A SHBURTOS HIGH EOHOOL, ROBERT ALCORN THF \u25a0ROY^~qPROOT DONALD MoLEAN X H Vb 7 SOiIUUL FRANCIS THOMAS MAYO „„ XT 1 " °^^n^ ANDREW ORR MONDAY, THE 30th., JOHN GRIGG AND THB THOMAS BBALY GIELS' SCHOOL toffii^frffij&S™ TUESDAY, THE C JANUARY m . S^ C S±g^^B^ B W -» M-nble at 9.30 ..„. Weßt, Aehburton, on MONDAY, the 30th JuEN EDGAR BUCHANAN, day of. January, 1888, commencing at 9 1#49 Secretary a.m. and cloaing at 6 p.m. - =- — CHARLES BRADDBLL, Returning Officer. Ashburton, 20th January, 1888. I*l2o % ijw PAPERHANGINGS I JeAPERKANGINaS ! 1 A BHBURTON RAGING OLUB;" AUTUMN MEETING. WHE Underaigned have juat opened up , X a splendid assortment THURSDAY and FRIDAY, papebfawgings, APRIL 19ih and 20te, 1888. 1 gbRIMj TApEg) , Firat Boce on eich Day to start at 12.80 p t m. I rp a prrq PIIB3IDRHT— B. Or. Wright. VIOK-PItKHI- . XAVOXO, dentb— J. Gngg nn j q # Walker. Also, — iMSSS7 t ,?£^BSK£ WINDOW GLASS (all eizes). Olkrk ov thb Ecm.ks— T. B. Upton. Oi.ebk op tub Counsa — A. Howaon, Trrabureu — D. Thomnß. — W & R LEAD, PROGRAMME. PAINTS, OILS I , „ FIRBT Day - VARNIbHES, 1. Handicap Huiidlh Raob, of 40 soys 1 the HOT nnfi eocond horao to recoivo 6 bovb from the n t>VT?r>H TiinDWMrp T Mf Brake. Oror right flights of hurdleß, BUYERS, TURPENTINf about 3!t6in high. Nomination, 1 aov ; &O, acceptance, 1 boy. Tw» milos. ..^^^ 2. Wakanui Stakes Handicap, ol 26 bovb. t moj ""i i- 1 ij. *tt Nominaiion. ifi 4 ; Hoooptatico, 10 1. Ono Juet landin g' a eplendid lot of House and a quarter miles. District homes only. Coal, ex " Hauroto." 3. ABHDnnTON Autumn Handicap, of 66 ...... bovi»; second horse to rocoiva 5 bovh from "mm- /^—.n p /-^ tho atftke. Nomination, 1 pov ; acooptanco, iYlCUEllltlJll <X> iJO . «i *ov. One and a half milea. * 4. Poar Stakes, of 10 bovb. Entrance, 10a, tobomada to tho Secretary immediately BON. TTMBEB, AND COAL MER- after tho Autumn Handicap is run. Oatch nl-K"* f . Th ° winner to b , e r Bold iwmo * CHANTS, & IMPORTERS. diatoly aftor th' 3 raoo for 15 soys, any ___. BUrplUB to go to the funds Of the Glab. A , c m T m»-M- j mnTn-ryn^ Half » mile. Agents for TITAN and TRIPLEX 6. District Welter. Handicap, of 20 boys. STRAINERS. 12*103 Nomin ition, 10a ; aciflptaaoo, 10j. M'ni- mnm weight, 9it. Dlsirict horses only. One nnd a balf mi'e. 6. Fi/rimi Handicap, of 25 so ;b. Nomination, 1 boy ; aoceptanco, 10 j. Tbroo quarters of a milo. Second Day. 1. County Huiidlh Ra.ob Handicap, of 25 A -vr A p PI , AT m n mp.i r»T)TMTn?TJH boys; thes.coadhorao to receive 3 bovb A - N APPEAL 10 TEA DRINKERS from the BOiko. District horses only. wf % ni K htß ,. of h , n K rdle % » boat Bft «n OF ABHBURTON AND SUR- iaigU. Nomination, 16a j acceptance, ],0o Ono roilo aid a half. T>rvTTKrrvTxrn lATCtnnYriT 2. Grand t.TAND Handicap, of 46 bovb; ROUNDING DISTRICT. second hors.t to recdva 6 c ova from tbo stake, l bo^, aoseptanoa, I — — • $Q,i'. One mile. ;3. Hahdioap Tjmb Trot (m ea-Jdle), of 20 /-NWING to tbe numerous pigments W^:ZTl^ToL^T^ M t^^-^e Public under all District horaeH only. Three milea. BOrts oi namea » Btylofl, and trademarks, \u25a0i; Harvfst Handioap, of 26 sovb ;" second »nd whioh are sold under the guise of Pure horaa to receive 3 soya from the Btake. Blended Teas, the infusion ot which must Nomination,isij acceptance, 103. District undoubtedly have a tnoßt serious and 6. O h p O a N e wSKic HaSiJSTm'^X i amagin S f 6Ct " POn - \^° »nd second horde to roceive 8 soY-fSm thl Nervous System, especially upon children stake Nomination, I eov; a-coptancj, a°d females, who generally indulge freely 1 boy. M.nimum weight, i)3t. Ono and m this unwholesomo Beverage, m order a quwter miles. to coup and frustrate the salo of this ?of^[o\ T n 0 l?i AX , ES 'M f2s « 3:T3 : Ent « ranca> foreign eubstituto and place before the &s3n&W O J%££t&;&£; ™»«" . Nutritious and Unudulterated rhe vinmr to bo sold imm'diatoly after Article, we have procured and just landed "the race, tho whole of tho proc oisto go come of tho very Choicest Selections of to the fsnds <-f tli3 (j!uo. Minimum Teas, almost free from insoluble ash, and «S}!tit\K!:' Tu Q , <n u OXX , s *; Any over- codtaining all tbe properties and delate weight above 2 tetobo declared. aroma co S gonittl to P the l plant h} itehjghest RULES AND REGULATION* Btato o£ P.ros.ervutioa, only attainod by 1. Tho Meeting will ba bel iim l-.r the Rules « r f at M Q m a 6160 *' 0 " • A °d whilst thua of Racing and thi A>hbuctou R\ciur» Olub introducing our Tens, and In order to Ru'cb i * • <\u25a0 * expedite their increasing demand, we 2. No e^try y.itt ba reoelvod except on tho present with evory Pound of Tea a. oonditioaa that ail dilutes. cUima, and oijkj. COUPON which entitles the Iw'dw *Q Their decision en all poluis connected wi4 tho awarded, to tl\o iiolde^a of the winning casing onl of tliii propwrnmo to be final. Coupon,B. Hoping the Publip of Aeh- 3. A district horeo shall meau any horfp burton' will not teel antagonistic to th,i«« that haa been commonly residont m tUodiatrict movement on account of tpme un- the Meoting, and owned by a (JoupTOS and Fior^nou* Prizes, butaaours pr.reo?i who has rcßldod m the Baid district a ¥ e ©onuinp y$ hope all our Cqstoacers and d^hj; tho same period. Pi\b)io wjil avail theniSQlveji of this t Five por pant, wllj ba dodt^tod from opportunity of securing a Prise m addition 6. All nominat'-ons and aojeptanoes to kg to the funds of th,o Olqb. * ta — 0.. Trotting Ra.oes.r-Hor*ea taust irob to the Batisfaotfon o| tl,e Raferee \VE HAVE ALSO TO HAND,— , NOMINATIONS. All nomination! to be accompanied by fee, Good Valuo m SUGARS, and numerous «#Tifn^ a^ fT npt iu a ? fhorß0 ' nnAcolor9 other Linoß too large to de-ail, and we If A-iWi-^Jiraasrfia tz:l mt Btock roplot<> for Hatrat WEIQETf'. Hoping to boo our Farming Friends and Weights for the first day's handicaps will Customers early and often. be declared on Monday, Aptil o^h. Weights for the second day's handicap's — . •will be declared nt 0 o'clock on tho evening of the first day 1 * raoing } ». iri^n i T\Y 1 urn Acceptances for the firat aay'a '"/nnWm ] V* JXL X 1 -ClllUxl4.\ &• mus^bemadetnh.^.-^ not t a C r l ?U P « ! '' i -A^sti^s^Si^ h^p. liolesaie and Retail Grocer lat 10 o r clcck on the QVAning of the flret day'e ... / : • • . - ; - c racing;. - f 'i -\u25a0 ' AND



Tenders. ASHBUBTON COUNTY COONOIL. . TENDERS are invited for Ketaining I Walls, otc, South Approach, Rakpia Gorge Bridge. Specifications on view at Council oftice, and tenders addressed to Chairman, to be sent m not later than 11 o'clock a m , FRIDAY, 3rd February, 1888. By order, 1 WILLIAM BAXTEB, *153 County Engineer. TO HOTELKEEPERS AND OTHERS. "TTT ANTED TENDERS for the pur- VV .chaso of that well-known, and most centrally located Property, THE ROYAL HOTEL, situated m Mooro street Ashburton, upon Town Sections 86, 87, and part 88, whereon aro alto erected a comfortable Cottnge, Stable and Outhouses, with Garden, &c , all the property of the late Thomas Toppin, who carried on the bueinesp so successfully for the last 12 years. It is one of the best paying hotels m Ashburton, and ha 3 eveiy convenience. S«,P ABATE TBNDERS:aro also called for T.S. 85 and 78, adjoining the above property, and for PART of T.S. 88 on which Btands a most commodious Iron Building, 40ft x 25ft. FURTHER TENDERS aro invited for that magnificent FARM, cjnly 5 rajles from Ashburton, boing R.B. 2ti707 and 22902, containing 211 Acres, eitu,atod m fhe Wakanui district. Tenders must bo received by TCE.3- PA.V, January 31st, ut Noon, addressed to J. Scaly . The highest oj? any Tender not necessarily accepted. For further par- ticulars and Fpocilicationn, apply to MARGARET TOPPI*, IJIO2 Royal Hotel, ABhbarton. TO LET. j Q/» ACBES, near Winjlow. For full 1.00 particulars apply to 1*145 T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. A SECOND-HAND DOG CART, very cheap, tultablo for n family, Anply . ID, OOO^3ON. 1*137 ' FOR SALE. COMBINE and ELEVATOR (by Huston \J and Proctor), m good working ordor. C. W. TURNQR, 1 31 Kakaia. MONDAY'S LICENSING ELECTION, nnHCSE Bargwaea who denlre tha> JL TRN o'o'ook, p,ra., should bo the hour of closing for tha hotels within the Borough of Aahborton, will aegqre that obj ?ot by voting for Ihe follow inc; candi- dates, yisi , Messrs R. Aloorn, J. Grigq, F. T. Mayo, A. Obu and D, McLean, 1156 NOTICE In hereby given that the Ohrk will be m attendance at the R.M, Court Office, South Rakala, on MONDAY, 30th lnat., between % hgun of W a,«, and 4.3 ft •».•» I By order, I J. R, COLTER, l*m tPlnkoftywt,



TINWALD TOWN BOARD. PUBLIC NOTIOeTb hereby given thai it is the intention of this Board at a meeting to be held on FRIDAY, February 10th, 1888, to striko a GeneraUlUe o£ THREE FARTHINGS m tho £ on the rateable value of all Property ia tho 'Jinwald Town District for tho year endiug March 31st, 1888, payable m ono turn on the seventeenth day of February, 1888, and that the Rito B)ok ia open for inspection at Messrs Fooks and Office, Aftbbitgt^Jh 1 ifti JO6EPH OtABK >