FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

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Chbisichubcb, J nuarj 7. A telephone message baa beeii rtcoiv»d from Lytielion heads that a boat had caps z -d and one of the crew io tuppes'-d to be drowned. The tn« has gone our. The boat ia snppnaed to De the Dream, < f Lyttelton, which left port early th a morning m charge of Peter Hagiand. J. Binolair was also on board, but it is not known wbethpr 'hr* are m her.

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN JbJSBKIMKY MEETING.

Dunbdin, January 7. The following we»«utß have been de elated for the Danedin February Meeting by Mr G. Dowse : —

DUNBDIN CTJP,

FDBLtOASS 1 JlAWyiOiP,

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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'Frisco Mail) Wellington, January 7. The 'Frisco mail is expeoted to reach Wellington at midnight. The Wanaka, with the Southern portion leaves for Lyttelton at eleven to -morrow. Man Drowned. A man naured John Flesher was drowned Id the rivet near Martinborough while endeavoring to get tome cuttle across. Supreme Court. In tfx« guptem Court to-day Henry Herbert Hunt, on three charges of forgery and uttariog, was sentenced to four years penal servitude, on each indictment, the teimt to ba concurrent. Uriah J. Williams for indecent assault, two years hard labor ; Chas. Wasoo, indecent askault, {three previous coovictions of iDdeoent* exposure), foot years penal iervitude. The second trial of the man Esas. for breaking and entering, fs now proceeding, and is the last casa on the criminal list. Skeleton Pound. A telegram h»j been received here from the polloe at Eketahuna, stating that the skeleton of a human body bss been found about nire milf s from that place. There we no signs of clothing about the re mains, which are supposed to be those of Webber, formerly obief surveyor of Hawke's Bay, and who mysteriously dis appeared about eiphtpen months ago. Intercolonial Eegetta. Punkdin, January 7

It has been d dded to hold an inter oolonial regatta at Port Cbalaaers at the end of March or early m April, the first pr'za to be £100. Training College. The Education Buard have decided to continue to carry on the Training College

AMENDING T HE ELECTORAL LAWS.

The Wellington correspondent of the "Otogo Daily Times" writes :— Even at this early period of the recess Minister" have already begun the preparation of their measure* for next session, which It !« Intended to hold about the end of April unless unforeseen difficulties should Intervene, mnd amongst the earliest billn to be drafted will be those amending the electoral laws of the colony. I under stand that the proceedings during th» late general elecMoa have disclosed the hot that roli-stoffi^g had been practiced In \u25a0-•: ary parts of the colony to an almost incredible extent. It appears that.varioos devicei were praoticed to secure illicit registration, against which the law m its present shape affords no adeqnate protec tion. The experience at several of the recent elections has pointed to seme very marked blots m the law as it now stands, and has also indicated the direction m wh'oh remedial legislation should proceed I am not at liberty jnst yet to say by what means the Government purpose endeavoring to guard against this abuse of the liberal franchise accorded by the electoral laws of this colony — indeed the bills themselves have not been definitely considered m Cabinet, — but I have reason to believe that the definition of the quali fication of electors will bs mado much more stringent, and will be so far amended M to confine the franchise strictly to those periotJß on whom Parliament intended it •hoald be bestowed The open nomina tion will also probably be done away with And written 'nomination substituted, as la the casb of local elections, while the ballot regulations will' undergo some reyision m the direction of scouring improved secresy and increased freedom from liability to undue Itfluence, The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, too, |ias proved to a large extent futile m checking inch undue fofiuanoe, as one or two cases have very pointedly demon strated, and this Act will be materially amended In the hope of rendering it more tffioacioua m attaining the end In view — namely, the enhanced purity of elections. These measures of reform will constitute quite a little croup of sets, amending as they will the Qualification of Electors Act, Regulation of Elections Act, »nd Oorrupt Practices Prevention Act, &c., but it is possible that they may all be embodied In one amending and conaplidating bill, ohould this on due consideration *»* f ou"d mre convenient.

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report At Alford Station for the week ending Japn,-iiy 6th, 1888 :—

Bain full December, 1887 : — Alfcra ttation, 1 60 ; Alford Foreßt, 2 87. Rainfall during year 1887: — Alford Stat.on, 55 63in ; Alford Forest, 76.26.

THE NEW HEBRIDES.

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Paris, January 5, The French papers are exultant at the advantages possessed by France m connection with the New Hebrides question as shown by the yellow book recently issued.

French diplomatists are urging thai the troops should remain m the New Hebrides until kgypt bas been evacuated by the British. London, January 5 The " Standard," m an article on the New Hebrides question, strongly de mands the evacuation of the group by France, and contends that unless this> is done immediately the colony will be justified m having misgivings as to tht reliability of the Anglo-French Conven tion on the subject. \u25a0

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(Pee Pbbss Association.)

Auckland, January 6. Daring a thunderstorm to-day a tree It Albert Park was struck by lightning, * branoh being lopped off. Wellington, January 6; The Manager i<f the Petone Wooller. Factoty was to d»y fined £i aad cob a f< r allowing two boys to work for more tb»n four hours and a half without an intervbl of halt an h< or for meals.

There is some lutle excitement over the reported sold discovery m the Tararoa ranges; Mr McKay, Assistant Govern men < Go^lotisr., has visited the scare where the specimens were obtained, and reports that the supposed reef is buried u"der a lande'ip Steps are being taken to reran ve " the debris The specimens received shotr gold, though not m payable quantities.

InvercakglLL, January 6. The Edacatkn board wM aak Gov»*rn meot not to enforce f Btriot average" regulations till Ist March, aa otherwise the Board's fiuancea will be thrown into confusion, teachers being entitled to three months' notice of dismissal.

"JOE THE WRECK."

" Guilty, or not guilty 1"

" Guiby, your honor. It's the old 'ple», Jadge — tho plea 'Joe^.the Wreck 1 tiaß been making for yearsr' It baa bear entered against me m all the courts below, and I'm afraid I'll fiud it Bgaiosi me In the coorta above. Will they br hard on me up thorp, Judge 1 Will thej call me 'Joe, the Wreck,' and because I havy to put In the old plea, will they drag me around like a beartleßß thing] You know I can't alter the plea, Judge. Will there be any mercy when I answer 'guilty' m tite court above V

*' Yes, up thete mercy will be »howD even to * Joe, the Wreck ;' but they will punish the guilty Dp there Y>u are n h»rd case, Joe. Always on a druuk — — "

*' Always ? (h, no. Judge, not ulwayß Once I was an innocent babe on m-i mother's breast Once I wan a happy boy, playing about her knee. There wasn't a bad thought m ray heart, Judge, not a blotch nor a soar on the face that ahr kissed. Once I w*b loved. Ah, Judge, 1 Joe, the Wreck ' wbb once giod enough for a pure woman to l"ye, Bessie lovea me — oh — the past——"

"Joe, the court pities you, bat *\u25a0—" " Don't, Judge, d( n't send me « ff yet. I want to let it out of my withered heart Once I had a home, Judge — 'J c, the Wreck' had a horne — mine and Bessie's i>id you know her, Judge — her they call 1 Bessie, the parson's lass ' 1 "

" Are you the Joe that married Besule— — "

" Ah, yoa don't know he", then 1 The first evening 1 went home snd found our cottage bright and warm, Bessie smiling and blushing by the li> tie table where waited the toa her willing hands h?d pre pared, X was the proudest man la the world, Jadge, Something burned m my heart and swelled m my throat, and I couldn't speak, — a feeling more like heaven than I'll ever know again j a feel ing that died loog ago -died even out of my dreams — cicd when she died of a broken heart "

"Joe, the conrt-— »" " Walt, Jadge, wait for her uake. Yon

told them 'Joe, the Wreck 1 won Bessie. Let me tell them he wasn't a wreck then. Ho won lief because ho pledged her and God that ha would love and cherifih her. He kept the vow till drink made him forgot — forget God, love, homo, wife, and babe on her bosom. Ob, if 1 ooold only torget now — forget all tha daya that are dead — the hopeo I wrecked — the graved where I've burled— everything——" 11 This is a strange scene m court, Joe. Will you try to break off?"

"Never, Jadge; I can't. The past pushes me on atd down. 1 fear the dead Back there more thtm the death before. The ghostaall rice up when I turn. They follow me In the bright light of day, and come to haunt mo Id tbe remorseful house of night. I see the old house where I played ; the mother who taught me a prayer at her knee ; the father who doted on his only boy ; and I see — Bessie — oh, God I— her radiant face under the bridal veil — her face fall of the heaven of motherhood as Bhe laid our first-born od my breast— her face white and tear-wet as she pleaded with me—holy with wifely love as she prayed for me ;— the babe — I feel its soft hand on my cheek. Oh, Jadge »

•* Joe, I forget (hat I am a Judge, and tA'v yon with the heart of an erring man Bat yon "

" W nit, »Tu/ge, only a word mor^, and " Jo-, tho Wreck," will go. Ah, if the world only knew. If it coujd sen hs poor soul hiding from th.c past, and the devils th-it pursue him. r l hey point t their work and mine with shidowy fing ts, and 'auph at the ruin we have wrought. Yes, I'm guilty, \our honor. I have branded my soul witfi the cureo of drink Ay, men will look on Bi-e&ia a grave, and B<y I'm a murderer. Oh, the day— he yours that are gore — tbe graves I hay* filled wi<h the r dead " "Joo " ," r "» °>; d wit h this talk. Ha ha, ha ! why should I think of the good ? lam gone to tbe b -d . Not Bessie and Joe, but rum and Joe are wed See the boy», how they stare at the wreck 1 Ah, 'tis Bessie stalking to-day— let me put on the old wreck again. Now your eentenc*. Judne, send me away."—" Toronto Truth "

SEEING THEM OUT.

At the present moment, when the health cf the nonaganamn Emperor c.f 'iormany h a matter r»f keen anxiety, it may be interesting to peruke a Hat, recently publlahed by a German news piper, of 75 of his crowned contemporaries whom he haa aln^ajy eurvivtid. This Hat. (says the St. JimfVa Gaztte) eomprlsea ! 55 kia«BOr 8 emperors, 6 sultans, ' vxd 6 popos ; to say nothing of 21 presidents of the U tited States. The crowned h*ada are as follow* : — Three kings of Prussia, two kloga of H»nover. vvo king* of Wurtemburg, four kioga of Bwaria, three kiuga of Wax ny, one king »f Westphalia (Jerorno Bonaparie), one ving of Greeoe, one king of the Belgians, three kings of Holland, three kings tf England, two emperors and three kings of France, five kings of Sweden, four idnga of Denmark, four sovereigns of t'ortugal, five sovereigns of Spain, fire iinga of Sardinia, six kings of Naples, two emperors of Austria, four cz»rs of Rusßla, six popes, six snltans of Turkey. To these may be added one king of Italy, one emperor of Brasil, one emperor of Mexioo, making a grand total of 78.

A REVOLUTION OF THE WOMEN

The Bohemian papeis describe a "Revo ution of the Cornea" which has juat oourred at Nabia, rasr Prague- A wealthy laudowner of the place, who lobi Us wife about a year ago, took a voyage jf coußoiatioD, and when be returned aome it was found that he had brought with him a beautiful young girl, whom he .ppoiuted as his houa» keeper. All his servants iudl«uan*.ly struck ; they would uot obey an irregular mistress. They *ent into, tb.B village and complained to he wives* mothers, and marriageable maidenß.' Hereupon a parliament if women of'Nabin was convoked. It wbb resolved that an inault had been c flared to thtm and to morality, and tieoounoil unanimously agreed to make an attack upon the offender's mansion and insist upon the Immediate dismissal of the girl. Toe angry women cf Nabln, old and young, forced their way Into the room where the terrified girl was hiding. They fastened a crown of duug straw upon her head, gave htr a fearful whipping, and then compelled her to take an oath that ahe would leave jSabin at once, and would uever return. Stie was put into a cart »Md driven oat of the village amd tne jubilant scouts of the servants. The master bad aonght ea ety m flight.

NEARLY 7000 LIVES LOST IN 135 YEARS

The aggregate loss of ilfe by the des tmetion of places of amusrmant has been appalling, aa shown by tha returns gathered b> the French Statistical buciety, and Dublished m the early part rf iaat year. During the period covered by these re turns — which embraced the whole olvlHsed world and Included 135 yearß - 632 theatres had been destroyed by fire, and the number of victims was 6 573, or au aversga of forty-eight a year, which, when the vast number of playgoers is taken into account, does not seem a very enormous saorißcial tribute to the god of pleasure. But the average does not represent the tiue sine of the case, for the sum total of lives annually lost haß progressed uni form'y (with the exception of the year 1845, whan 1670 perished with the theatre at Cauton), till it rp»oherf &a high as 1217 for tho decade of 1870 80. Moreover, of the 632 ihreatres, notevor than 174 wpr* burned during the five years frotu 1881 to 1885 inclaeive. It is true, of course, that the number of theatres uad thoee a t nding them has of late years tremoudously increased, and co to a certain extmt has the care wbioh provides agalost fire and loss of H f e ; but the latter boars no sort of proportion to the former, whereas it «hould bo at least equivalent.

A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT

A once popuhr sung ae'B forth the wonderful attractions of a certain fair damsel, whose charms were so great tint lovers " from naar and afar, envied tbe chicking thai Pegey was picking, as Bhe sat In her low-baokad car." A parallel case hae recently occurred m East Worcestershire, where a romantic elope ment is thus chronio'-ed by a Birmingham paper. " Tfie chi* f aotor is * high-spirited y >oth, whose age is given at no more than 17, and who Is tbe only son and heir of one of the country families, and wh< 8« --rn-in? ocours m Doomeociay Book. The father of the youth is a retired caplaiu of dragoons, and "his mother is of a distin guished Scotch family. Three nponths ago the young heir was l> t'oduced by the private secretary of his father to a barmaid aged between 21 and 22, at & wine and spirit vault m Stourbridge. It was an affair of of " love at first eifchc," and the young fellow deolared that he would never marry anyone else, A friendship j sprang up, and family entreaties and threats were alike m vain. The young man declared that if ha wißhes were thowarted he would end his life with a revolver At this time ha was on a | vacation from his college at Olrenoeater. The family communicated with the detec tive police at B rmingbam, and for weeks past private detectives have watohed the barmaid's more meats a most night and day. She is the daughter of a poulterer living im Wolverhampton, Detective*, solicitors, and clergymen have also visited ihe girl's home on behalf of the family, «o try to obtain information of the heir's whereabouts, for It was diEoovered he had ruu away from college. Very little information was, however, forthcoming. Authentio new was subsequently received that tbe couple had eloped, and h*d boen married at, it ia believed, a country chuceh near Liverpool. The bride has herself communicated this information, and has asked for frrpivenesa.

THE ASHBUETON GUABDIAN, SATUB DAY, JANUARY T, 1888.



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High Date. Shade. m State of weather, low high Sun. Saturday 40- 97- 147- Fine, N.W. Sunday 42 94- 146- Fine, N.W. Monday 49- 90- 152- Fine, N.E. Tuesday 52- 84- 132- Fine, N W.toS.W Wed'day 50- 86- 130- Fine, NW. Thur'day 58-. 84* 133- Fine, N. Friday 41* 68- 95- Ram, S.W.



Describing m the " Sootsman " the Western district of Victoria between Camperdown and Warranambool, Dr Cameron Lees mentions that he was hospitably entertained at the large conntry mansion of a widow lady whose two bods graduates of Cambridge, carry on the business of the estate. " Their university career," be says, "has not unfitted them for Australian life. AU day they are out riding among their cattle and overlooking their stockmen and shepherds, B °d are thoroughly conversant with the breeding of sheep and fattening of bul'ockß. Young men reared at Home universities Beem to take well to this open-air life, and are to be met with all over Australia. 'Here are we, three university men,' was the conversation heard m the neighborhood of a stockyard, 'after one bollock.' 'Ay,' said a Highland stookmao, 1 and if ye oinna tak' oare yell sopp see one b«ljoc| lj«r WW Omvfcßity men y »



ASK FOR WALTER A* WOOD'S BINDER- fATSD TAKE NO OTHER. SALES FOR 18Mp57 MACHIHES.



A GEEAT WANT SUPPLIED. No package Genuine 7 TT \ T "\Tf\T TIVTT? /No package Genuina without this Trade j V J\XJ V vJjLJIXN Hi \ wilhoutthUTrad© Mark. — - — — Mirk, .npHE nature of VaLVOLI^E is such, that it imparts to the bearirgs a bright, | carbonised surface, which absolutely stops the wear, of the metal by its con* tinned application ; and, as it dies n(.t oxodiat aud dry away like aeei, lard, sperm, or mixed oils, it ia a more economical lubricator. Wtiere it is used, the machinery starts readily, however long it may have been at rest, or however cold tin weather. VALVO LINK, unlike sperm, lard, seed, and mixed par iffino oils, will not absorb oxygen a d grow rancid by asje ; therefore, iv factories where it is used entirely, safety is insured from spontaneous firea, even if it becomes mixed with cotton or woollen waste, and laid aside aside for months. No clea> ing' of in*cbinery with kerosene or ether gum diseolvers ia required afte* V A.LV< 'LINE haa thoroughly removed the oil previouply used. f J ests made by the S ovon's Institnte o? Technology on " friction oil-testers," pro- nounce VALVuLINE to be the only mioeial oil which tested superior to sperm or iard oils ; it wore longer without heating, relieving friction bettor, etc. It is manufactured b£ LEONARD and ELLI , at their works at Edgewater, N. J., which are the most extensive of their kind m the country. This firm has beea engaged m the manufacture of cylinder and valve oils for twenty years, and were the first to introduce mineral <M1 as a substitute for tallow m steam cylinderß. They guarantee that their V* 1 LVOLINfI UIL wi 1 case-harden and will preserve the me t a f and furoMi more lubrication for the money than any other oil, a fact thftt,- 80on ! firmed by the testimony of numerous master mechanics.



CHEISTIAS AND NEW YEAE. THE The " Zealandia "* Boot Store HA 8 made special preparation fcr the Holiday time, and is SELLING at the LOWEST possible PRICE, Goods suitable fcr Fresentß. etc.. together with the usual EVERYDAY LINiSS. CONE AND SrE FDR YOURSELVES. Everyone can be suited, both m PRTCE and QUALITY, end the Stock islirger an'i better Borlod than any whereels?. GIVE THE "Z.,5." A TRTAf., AND YOU WILL GET THOROUGH *\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 SATISFACTION.: . "ZEALA^BIX'^BOOT STORE, EAST STREET. LONG RUSSIAN HEMP TWINE, COLONIAL MATSTJFACTUBE. 4-Ply (Green Label), 900 feet to the Pound. f| HE Undersigned aekß the special attention of FARMERS and OONTRACTPOBS I to this article as ona of the cheapest and best TWINES ever put on the market. I have ad vO' ated this clasß of TWINE for years, eimply because I consider it tho most economical any farmer can uso. Farmeis will lind this TWiNE of OTIFOKM THICKNESS, STKENGTH, and LENGTH, throughout. It will work successfully oa any make of Binder. It will run further, aod do more work at a le s coat, and tie more grain than any twine I know of. Thi will be clear to cveryones' mind who considers that, running as It does, 900 feet to the pound means— THUkE QUARTERS Ob 1 A MILE IN A BALL, and MORE Til AM 19 MILES PER CJWT Every Bail b?s a Green Ticket with name on, with a guarantee that it run» 900 feet to the pound MAN ILLA TWINE OF BEST Q UALITY.



H. M- JOIST EB' rpHE Revo'ution of time has brought us to another CRISIS m the History of Life I culminati gin Uie arrival of SANTA C'LAUS.'who is expected here between the 24th and 25th inst. T > afford a proper aDd littin,' reception of the above-mentioned distinguished visitor, the undeifiiarntd has procared fiom the best Market a LARQE and VARIED as^oitment of STATION KIiY, B JOKS, TOYS, FANuY GOODS, GLASS and BASKETWAUE, OliNAiiaN'fS*, and other GOODS too numerous to particularise. OPENING ofm PREMISES. In order to extend and facilitate Bunins^, il;« i'opriofor has erected large and commodiouß p»emises adjoining tho Souiarset fluiei, iv:-t ttroc», wliich will be opened temporarily for the XMAS trade. COME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! COMB AiTD SEE THE 6d TABLES All I ooda marked m plain figures at iowest possible prices; COME ONE! OOME ALL ! ! OOME EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. SCHOOLS LIRERALLY DEALT WITH. SMALL PROFITS, LARGE AND QUICK RETUBNS is the MOTTO of the Proprietor. 12 9 The StaatoL Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF NEW ZEALAND. ! WITH UNLIMITED LIABILIT? OP SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOO7OOO STERLING. : HEAD OFFICFT DUNEDIN. TNSURERS have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Polioieif i_ together with an assurance of Prooipt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and M^RINIS BIcKS accepted ouall descriptions of Property and Merchandise, also Crop, Stack, and Machine Bisks at . Lowest Kate* of Premium. Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. f OFFICE : HEREFORD STREET, CHRTSTCHUROH. \ (Opposite Bank of New Zealand) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. ALBERT ROBERTS, Agent, Ashburton. 15 THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFIGE OF NEW ZEALAND OFFERS GREAT .AJDVAJNTT AGES TO^^"P^CA]yJC about to make their wil/s, and desiring to secure the A JIjJAjDvJiNO faithful execution of their as t wishes. TOT)'^\u25a0^QA^y[Q about to marry and make provision by marriage JrXjIAOUJ *O contract or. settlement. TOPfi IPQ^NQ1 PQ^NQ contemplating the settling of Iheir estate, or of * JL J-i l\ O\J 1 1 O sum or sums of money by trust deed. ATVTC desirous of constituting trusts for charitable or JrHiIVOUINO benevolent objects Tfi HflDCiniil TDIIQTCCQ lioldin g nroneyu m trust for person* I U I UnLluN I nUU I LLU resident m this colony. All such should obtain detailed information from the PUBLIO TRUSTEE, Custom House Quay, Wellington, or from L ACLAND, BABNS, AF3) CO., CHRISTCHURCH,. Or D.M.ROSS, TIMARU. 16



JOHHOBR&CQft. GREAT CHEAP SALE ••— OF— SUMMER STOCK, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, MANTLES, &o* Comment on WEDNESDAY, December 28th. ASTONISHING BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. NOTE I— The Great Sale for the &Mon is at John Orr and Go.'fc



Public Notices W. H, Paget BLACKSMITH, HORSE-SHOER, WHEELWBIGaT, AND GSHERA.L SMITH, Burnett Stbekt, next " Mail " Offioe. BEGS to announce that he haa taken over the Ooaoh Building and Wheel- wright Branch, lately carried on by H, Peat, and will continue all branohes of the /above business as before. Ail kinds of (Buggies, Drays, or Oarta made and re- paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Hones Shod with aklll and care. 2 , m Wl H. PAGET. Wool Season, 1887-88. WE are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES against Large or SMALL Oiip* of Wool, whether in- tended for Sale io AJ3HBURTON OR ELSE- WHERE.



TO THOSE IN fcWANT OF REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase until you Bee the Buckeye. CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Beat Maohine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASEBURTON. D. THOMAJ3, 12 151 Agent, Aehburton,



We have made most satisfactory arrange^ ments for SHIPPING CLIENTS 1 WOOL, If prlcen realised m Ashbarton are not considered satisfactory. It is our Intention to hold PERIODICAL WOOL SALES Throughout the Season, Of which dae notice will be given, and .is oar GRAIN STORE, which wu con- strcoted with dae regard to LIGHT, will be EMPTY, we shall have an opportunity of displaying the Wool to the very beat advantage, which should be a disideratum | to the Seller Charges exaotTy the same as Ohrletoharch: Farmers, consult your best Interests, and Sell lccilly, thereby saving Railway Freigh. wooipackFand twine oi"ra [ BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED, B. MATSON & CO.



TINWALD. rO LET— A Four-rccmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro* perty, and near tho Railway Station. A c* rental will be acoepted. T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS The CMstctarch Finance CO (LIMITED.) CAPITAL £50,000 REGISTERED OFFICE —8 Cathedra Pquare, CHRISTGHUBOH. THIS COMPANY ia making CASH ADVANO S on GROWING OROPtf, WOOL, LIVE AND DEAD |6TOOK, FARM PRODUCE of every description, and any other Ciass of | Security For particulars apply to THOMAS BULLOCK, Auctioneer, 1% fig Aehbnrttm,



TO LET, sbout 6£ Acres Land, nicely situated on Graham's Road, together with a well built 2 roomed Houbo with Verandah, the property of Mr P. BYLAtfD, about 4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will be accepted from a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK. I^OR SAI B.—An improved Farm of ; 245 Acres, being RS. 27237, situated about 5 mi!ea from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. BULLOCK. ) - . Otpr —Lot 28, Trevoiton, near thp 3JfJtJ* Presbyterian Manae, contain* Ing about $-aore, with 3-roomed Bcvap thereon, for sale at the above price Terms if required . — Apply to T. BULLOCK, rpHRKE- Roomed Cottages near the daH X Works to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK rr\O LET at a low rental. — 4-uooaoied X_ Coctage at Hampatead. T. BULLOCK. |/\OR SALE at a low price and on V liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the F airfield Roud, not far from the County Baleyardi. Apply to T. BULLOCK,



T. Bullock, TO LET— A Five-roomed House In Cox Street, at present m the occu- pation of Mr Olaridqe. T r BULLOCK. I^QHb'fST — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and cbaff store. T BU LOOK. HOUSES FOR SALE VERY CHEAP FUR REMuVaL. I AM prepared to receive offers for the pmebose of 3 Houses with verandahs for removal, beiog part of Block of Buildings known as Coutt's, near the Engine Bhed. T. BTTLLOOK. FOR SALE. PIANO, equal to new, by Brosener," full trichord and Iron frame. T. BOLLOCK, TO FABMERS. TjlOR BALE—A new WOOL P2EBS. T. BULLOCK.



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, T ONEEji, dTOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AJSiD VALUATOR. Saturday sale at 12 o'clock sh»rp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Prodaca »nd Merohandfae. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vohiclei of all kiuds constantly io Yards on view for Sale, Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with care Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, AtKances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Storeß for Sale. g»n* for the Norwioh Union Fire In jarance Oompiny, Agent for fche MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O AUSTRALASIA



N.B.— Waterbury's reduced from 13s fid to 12s. 11 126



Public Notices. PAPERHANGINGS. A NICK assortment of the above now m Stock and to arrive ; also PAINTS, OIL% COLORS, AND VARNIBHKSJ 11*15 JOHN ORR & Co. £20 REWARD. IN ooDsequence of the amount of Poathinu: going on m the Creeks on the Legmlior Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date NO ONE will be per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagrmhor Estate. 11*88 DONALD MoLEAN. j WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and JeweJler is employed on the Premises. Watches cleaned and repaired, and every doßcriptioD of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWEST OHRISTOHUROH PRICES. 5S WATCHES CLEANED 5S GLASSES, 6d ; HANOy, 9d. WATkfIBU KX'S repaired from 2s 6d.



SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Town Section No. 4, Bouth Street, the original site o' Turton's Hotel, with all Buildings thereon ior Sale MR T. BOLLOCK hns received m Btructions from Mbbsrs Vincent and Co , to Sell by Publio Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, — T.S. No 4 w outh S-'tieet, being only cne Section from the Aehburton Hotel, with the buildings there- on, originally Turton's Hotel ; they can be sold separately for removal if so desired. Full particulars can be obtained, from the Auctioneer, Terms liberal at Sale, Sale at 12,30. }tßi T. BCLLQOK, Auctioneer,



Sale at 12 30, l°3o T. BULLOCK, » ctioneer.



SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st. Town Seotion 876, Peter Strost, with Buildings thereon, MR T, BULLOCK has reoeived in- structions to sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date, on ac- count; and by order of the Mortgagee, — T.S 786, Peter Street, on which is erected two Dwelling-houses, each 4 rooms, and appears to be sub- stantially built. The property is nicely Bltuated In a good locality. Inspection invited ; terms of payment exceedingly liberal, viz., a small deposit cash, balance by instalments at a low rate of interest.



Sa'e at 12 30. 1*29 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer.



J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. 6. JAMESON, Agent, Ashburton. 1*23 SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Improved Farm of about 370 Aores, situated near the County Saleyards. MR T. BULLOCK has received In- etructlona from Mr Wm. Grant, to Hell by Public auction, at the Arcade, on the above date, his Freehold Farm of about 370 sores, situated about a mile from the Oonnty Sa eyarda, and being part of the original FaltfieM Estate. The property Is fenced and improved, and there la a comfortable Houbo erected thereon It haa been down In Graasea for a number of yeara, and is now m good heart for Cropping. It is well Bltuated, and will be sold on liberal terms.



GALVANISED COREiUGATED IRON m all lengths, and best brands. MOULDINGS, "aRCH ITRAVEB. SKIRTINGS. — POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, and all FenciDg Material. COAL : Weetport Coal, Nowcastlo Coal, Mount Sotners Coal. Firewood m lopg or short lengths Agents m Ashburtoa for Wilpon'b Port- land Cement and Hydraulic Lime. Note address, — BAKER AND CO., Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain frtore, West Btreet. I+lß Auctions. ASHBLRTON YABDS. MESSHB MILES and CO. are in- etructed to offer at the above Yards on TUESDAY, lOih JANUARY, a Bpeciul Line of pLi\(\ 4 tooth Ewos and Wethers PL(\(\ UVVEwea «uur»nteed maidens O\J*J Also, 200 Kwes, with 100 per cent Fat < ambß.



RED, WHITE, and BLACK PINE, and TOTARA.



DPSIHB to announce to the inhabitants of Ashbnrton and surro nding dis- tricts, that they have opened a TIMBER and COAL Y-\JSD, opposite Mr (ieorge Jameson's Grain Store, West Street, and ar« prepared to Bupply all classes of BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or small quantities, to suit purchasers.



COME EARLY AND SECURE BARGAI&S. W. ZANDER Tobacconist, Bair Dresser hhavi Saloon, and Fiehing Tackle Dep6t, EAST STREtT. 12 120 BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON.



At half-price, and ail who want to avail themselves of this opportunity to buy CHEAP GOODS for the Holidays, will do well to OALL AT ONCE, aB I will allow a LARGfci DISCOUNT on all these Goods one* other Articles m (Stock.



(iiiavms ninmitn GIFTS. JUST IN TIME ifOR CHRISTMAS. IBAViS just bought from a Home Traveller all Lib samples ot FANOV GO DS, TOYS, DOLLS, ORNAMENTS, FANCY BAcK&TWABE PERFUMERY, BOOKS, ETC., ETO», ETC. \



| Pnblic Noticea. T?RUIT FOR SALE throughout the SU Seasm. " Apply A. MACLEAN, 12 171 Windermere. MRS B, MORRIS DESIRES to return thanks for the liberal support accorded her ior tin lust four yearo. unH hrgs to iatimate that she haß le commenced Business m her j odshop, TKIA^GLiIi Fi.Ki.RY, where their future lavours are respectfully solicited. 1 16 FOR SALE. ON Acooant of the Trustees of the Ute Waltbe Harthelii, — R,S. 15493, South Rakala, comprising i 400 ucrea, inoludlng the growing crop of Wheat. Further particulars m»y be obtained from O AS. W. TURNER, Land and Estate Agent, 12 28 South Rakafa.



\TR WILDING will attend tho sitting! \jfj_ of the Asbburton Courts on Mondays and Thnrsdiys, and may be consulted personally on those days. The firm Is now represented m Aflb- burton by Mr Clayton, an British Aolloltor of considerable who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive instrucUQPß and oonfer with eiieati,



Public Notices RED, WHIIE, or BL4CI^ CUR- RANTS for Sale, 2d per lb ; Goose- berries, Id per quart J. THOMAS, North Belt, I*l9 Opposite Hospital. ABHBURTON COUNTY HUNT CLUB. ANNUAL GENKKA.L MEETIN.G will be held on January 7th, a,t 8 p.m., at the Commercial Hotel, Ashburton. Bvsjness : To considrr oppHcatioaa for the posi tip 1 ! of Hunleman ; elottCfficer for the ensuiog year, and generaj CYKIL JEPHKON 1 , I*ll Secretary wilding and lewiß, barristers and solicitors. f. wiTding, Notary Publ'c. • 'ffioea next " M«H " oni:e, Barnett ttreet Asburton



Take Hop Bitters three times a flay and jot} will haye nqf dootortfbili pay? That is | W« by American Go S 9