SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY RACES.

(Pn Paws Association.) WBLLiwaTOK, January 23 There was a fairly good attendance at tbe Island Bay races. The weather was lovely. The following are the results :— Local Handicap. 40 soys ; 1£ mile. Yoltigeur • 1 The Shah 2 Fabrioation ... 3 Seven started. Won by two length*. Time— 2-aln 15£ sec. Dividend— £3 s*. Flying Handicap, 50 sots ; six furlongs. Whisper ... ... ... 1 Sorub , ... 2 Forester ... ... ... 3 Only three started. Won by about three lengths. Time— lraln 7£«ec. Dividend— £l Is. Hubdlm Handicap, of 40 aovs ; about 2 miles. Seoretary *<• «•• «•• * Johnny •., •»• ... 2 Reputation *.• ... ..» 3 Seven started. Tims- 4mln4l£«eo. Dividend- £2 15i. Island Bat Cup, ol 250 soys ; seoond horse to reoeive 25 soys from the •takes. 1 mila 5 furlongs. Marlborough ... ... tt* 1 Little Sorub ... ... ... 2 Ruisley . ... ... ... 3 Pearl and Laurel also ran. A capital finish between the first and second horses Won by half a length. Time— 2min Ss|ieoi. Dividend— £s 4«. Maibbk ßack ßaob. of 18 iova ; minimum weight 7st 7lb. 1 mila. Spear ... ... ... ... Jt Seven started. Won easily. Dividend— £2 7s. Akbivbbsary Handicap, of 60 soys ; 1 mile and a distance. Whisper ... 1 Marlborough ... 2 The Shah 3 Five started Won by half a length. Time— 2 mln &seo. Dividend £3 2s. The total amount passed through the totalisator was £2908.

DUNEDIN WEIGHTS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

\u25a0» [lT BMCTBIC TBLIGRifH— COPYBIOHl) [FIB MESS ASSOCIATION ] (Received January 24, 12.15 p.m.)

THE POSTAL CONFERENCE

Svdkbt, January 24 The Postal Conference last evening decided that it would be advisable to connect Port Darwin with Burketown, Queensland, by telegraph so that when communication became interrupted on the transcontinental line another route Via Burketown would be available. After a lengthy discussion it was re solved not to join the Postal Union till each colony was allowed a delegate. Strong feeling on the subject was manifested during the discussion.

AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA.

Suakiji, January 22. It is reported here that the Negus of Abyssinia, who has been advancing on the Italian troops m the north, has ordered a retreat of his forces fearing a counter invasion by the dervishes, and owing to discontent amongst the people ol Southern Abyssinia.

PREPARING.

CoNfITANTiwoPL-e, January 23 The Porte has sent sixty thousand tfoopa to the Rouraelian frontier.

(Received January 24, 1.50 p.m,) IMPORTATION OF STOCK. JfVDNBV, January 24. Government has decided that the regulations prohibiting tbe importation of stock be withdrawn, as recommended by the Stock Conference last year,

A WONDERFUL YIELD.

It has transpired that the Broken Hill Silvermine Company has had five melters running out molten silver night and day since July last.

TRAMWAYS,

The Government has decided to lease the City tramways for a long term of years, on condition that the lessees guarantee the introduction of some better motor system than that at pjesent employed. Final arrangements for the tease of the tramways will be deferred until after the result of the experiments l»ith an electric tram car is made known. MR BRIGHT ON FREETRADE. Mr R. Wise, Attorney-General, has received a letter from the Right Hon John Bright, the eminent Englishman and Freetrader, m which the Right Hon gentleman insists that all the facts are pn the sjde of £r°etrade. Mr Bright goes on to say tbat rigid adherence tc the policy of Freetrade is all the more . necessary and advantageous for the reason that other countries have not yet followed the English example. He further declares that the Araericar .protectionist tariff is breaking dowr afld rcjust db so unless the Protectionist! pan persuade the Government to spenc twenty millions op armaments. Free trade, says Mr Bright, is a policy o wisdom and peace between nations.

A WRECK.

Melbourne, Jannary 24. The Edinburg Castle, the barque which went ashore at Warrnambool a week ago, has completely broken up and the cargo has been destroyed.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(.PBR TRESS ASSOC ATIOtf.) Drowned. SuriEß. January 24. A man n*med Joseph Oaborne, engaged | on the harbor works, was drowned thfi morning, being washed off a monolith casing nn It w« being lowered, Oaborni could not swim, and before another work m.n, who swam out, oould reach him h< sank. The body has not yet been re covered. Tbe 'Frisco Mail. Wbllinoton, January 24. Tie s s Mariposa with English dates to 28th December, left Sau Franciioo foi . Auokland on 14-h inst, three daya late, ; The Zealandia with the colonial mails oi the 2nd ins*, arrived at San Fr&nc.sor from Auokland on 21st inst., one da} early. Railway Commissioner. Qovernment have oabled to tbe Agent- General asking him to use {his dlsoretlor m making the appointment of Chief Rail way Oommlislnner

ENGLISH HOUSES.

» In an historical sketch of the horse by Dr E, W. Saythsr, which covers several pages of the " Veterinarian " we find the following :— The first writer who mentions British horses is Cesar, who praises tbem an " powerful and well Baited for purpose ot war by their stature and training." Figures of horses frequently ooour on ancient British coins— -a faot well worthy of attention, as It bears proof of the Importance of the horse lv those times. After the Invasion of Britain by the Arglei, Jutes, and Saxons, tha rearing and training of horses rose iito sudden eminence, snd the horses of that period belonged to the best In Europe. German and Spanish horses were introduced into Britain In the reign of Athelstan, and improved the breed greatly. William the Conqueror owed his viotory at Hastings chiefly to the superiority of h s Norman oavalry, and after his ascension of tbe English throne he paid every attention to the rearing of horses. It was m his reign that the E-rl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Belesme, imported some fine Spanish horses to Improve the studs on his estates In Wales. Ho succeeded so well m his endeavors that the horses m that part of Welea were for a long time afterwards oelebrated for their swiftness. The English draught horse was Improved by a hundred stallions, introduced by King John Spanish and Arab mares and stallions were brought Into Ecpland under Edward 111 In the time previous to the Restoration, the prfz . for the winner m the great races consisted of a illver bell. { This was converted by Charles 11. Into the oup that now forma the highest ambition of the owner and rider of the racehorse. Oonstant care and steady Improvement have r *Ued the English raoeho: se to such a high level that It not only vies, but aotually beats, tbe splendid Arab courser, both m speed and rcdnraioa.

THE AROMA OF BUTTER.

\u2666 The aroma of butter has a very complex origin. It springs from oertain volatile oils which exist lv the plants on whioh the animals feed. Voelcker reported butter to contain 2 per cent, of these olio, bot the percentage varies m the product of differant oows. To these are given the names butyrln, oaproln, and capryolln, and from them are formed tha butyric, oaproio, and capryoiio acid which are the occasion cf rancidity m butter. Tbe easy formation of these acids la one of tho greate-t cb.taoKs to the manufacture of good butter. But tbe volatile oils m butter are not con&ned to three or four varieties. Every specie* of herb apon which the cows feed, and, Indeed, upon tbe farm, hai more or less volatile oil peculiar to itte'.f, on which its peculiar odor and flivor depond. It is enay to s?e how the flavor and odor of butter are affected by tbe food tha oow consnmee. A cow eating peppermint, for instance, carries the oil of peppermint Into her blood, and thence Into her milk, where, rising with the cream, It Is carried into the butter, giving it tbe flivor and aroma of tbe mint. Oows do not live upon a single variety of herbage. Twenty different kinds are more likely to be found m a single pasture than only one. The mingled oils of all these constitute the aroma of the butter made from their milk, each one having its modifying In fluence, though some may be distinctly recognised, when, like onions, garlic, or j cabbage, their Influecoa ls greater than that of all the rest. The kinds of food which furnish the most ajjreeable aroma are the most desirable for dairy pasture, though they may not yield the most By a little attention every dairy* man can determine for himself what food Is moat available for his herd ; snd tbat little attention will Impress) upon Mm tbe fact tbat if he would make clean-fl tvored butter his oows mast uob live on garbage, litter, or strong scented weedß. There le ano<h e * pecu'iari-y about the essential oils In herbage from whioh the dairyman may sometimes derive advantage It Is tbe different degrees of lightness they possess, the. rapidity with which tbefr essential oils are evaprrated by heat, for Instance, the pnDgent oil of tbe horseradish ia so volatile as to esoape m a short time by exposing the crushed horseradish to tbe air ; the poisonous oil of the wild parsnip and of Ivy escape while the foliage Ib wilting ; an tffanalve oil In green clover, which affects butter unfavorably, escape* while it is drylnpr, co that tho dry plaot tmkes a better product than tbe green The aromas of turnip*, oabbsge, onions etc., are heavier, and aro not entirely oarried away by drying. But by heatlnt the freshly dried milk even these oile cm, In many Instances, be entirely driven out.

A FEMALE DOCTOR

* For the pact three weeks, says a correspondent, the publio of Dunedin have been mystified by some alleged marvellous cores, on the part of a recent arrival, styling herself "Tbe Oanidla* Female Do tor." ThU lady made her appearance daily (till her supply of physic, owing to its wonderful sale, gave cut) In what Is termed a golden chariot, drawn by three milk white steeds, and took up bet stand on a vaoaqt pleoeof ground opposite the Railway Station; The golden chariot Is a rather elaborately got up vehicle, specially arranged to carry a band, while the front Is open and leaves room for th< lady to perform on her patients. Thousand' of people have witnessed her pecformaocei whioh nightly beein with the estradiol of teeth. This lo done "free gratis and U i nothing," and whatever may be the merit; or demerits cf the other portion of thi performance, there oan ba no quastloi that In the matter of tooth palling she oai give points to any dentist. No sooner i the offending molar pointed out thai It i drawn, and those who have bean stttppe of four or five teeth at a Bitting deolar that the operation aa performed by thi lady Is entirely painless. Tumors an fiatulai havo aiso beon removed, paralytl bed-ridden patients have been made t walk, the halt and lame have been mad to dan?e. Indeed, If popular stories ar to be credited, mlrac^ei almost are pei formed. Whether these cures are gennin or tbelr tff cts are lasting time only ca ' ahow ; but those who daily crowd to wl' i ness the healing are ImplicitbeHevers I the genuineness ol the thing. Ja tbe sal nf ber medicines '' The Oau>.dlan Doctor has fairly coined money, taking It by tl bagfal m publio, and having m nddttio au extensive private prapiloe. When r moving a tomor ehe offers a handaoq sum to any doctor who will perform tt same operation . During Madame Dufl A visit to Dunedin tbe oharltlei have ben fitted largely at her h«nd|,

THE FIRST BABY

Here is tho ezpnnenoe of an anxious young married coupla with their first baby, who, It is to be hoped, In duo time wil! leara that two-thirds at least of the reports of ' what the doctors sny ' In nowspapere was never said by any doctor who pos sessed common sense; — 'Oh, Charier,,' said my wife the other day,' wires the husband, * here is a German physician who saya tbat babies ehonld Dover sleep on their right side, and you know 1 always lay Tommy down m that prsitlbn 'Well, well,' sad I consolingly, •it evidently hasn't hurt him muoh. He Is tr.e ptoture of health,' ' Oh, you can't tell by that how he has felt. He may have Buffered terribly.' The next day I read In one of our pr.za ' Infant Columns ' : ' A baby should always be put to sleep on Its right side, as the pressure on the heart ls thus relieved.' 'Here,' 'I said,' we must go back to the o d way,' and baby was turned accordlagly. Within twenty four hours m> wife oame hurrying to me, newspaper m hand, 'Charles, Vow ignorant we are. We certainly don't deserve such a treasure as our baby. Here we have been making Tommy sleep first on one side and then on the other, when I have jast read that a baby should al way* lie on its baok. and there he lay till one j morning I pioked up a magazine and i read : ' It may not be generally known that the most htalthful position a baby oan be plaoed tn for & nap ia flit on it* •tomeoh. Many ohildren softer greatly from the Ignorance of their nors«s on this point. 1 Now I understand what made baby kick and soream so when we plaoed him on his back,' and straightway he was put to bed on his stomach, ' He'll get used to It by and bye,' said my wife 1 Ksise him a little higher on hts pillow.' ' Bat I have just read that a baby shoold. never lie on a pillow ; It is liable to oans? a ourvature of the spine,' ' Oh, mercy,' soreamei my wife, 'do throw the pillow away.' Bot that very day we read. 'A rash of blood to the head often results from having a child's head on a level with its body.' ' Bring back that pillow,' I Itld. 'But I don't want bis spine ourvod,' protested my wife. What shall we do? Tommy seems as anxious about it as we are,'

FAMILY FEELING AMONG CATS

" I had two she oats," says Dupont de Nemoura ; " thoy were mother and daughter. The mother had produced he kittens on a certain day, and tbey had been all left with her. The daughter gave birth to her first litter on the following day, and was very 11). She lost onnEolous ness and motion with the birth cf tho last kitten. Tho mother went round and r.und her, lavishing oh her all the ex pressions of maternal tenderness, wh'ch are very numerous In the vocabulary of oat language. Perceiving at length tbat tbe oare ahe waß expending upon her danghter was m vain, she bnsled herself, like a good grandmother, with the little creatures crawling m a desolate and orphaned condition upon the ground, licked all the litter, snd finally oarried them to the bed cf ber own children, where she shared her milk with them, A full hour afterwards the young oat came to her senses, looked for ber little ones and found her mother nursing them. There was great joy on both aides, and many toooblng expressions of affection and gratitude were exchanged. Tbe two mothers established themselves iv the same basket, and while the educational period lasted tbey never loft it except separately. One always remained oa doty. Thas they nursed, caressed, and Im partially reared the nevon kittens, of whom three belonged to the daughter and four to the grandmother." — From Mrs Hoey 'a 'Book on Oats.'

OUR WONDERLAND.

Mr OockhtH, who visited Yolcanoland, informs the " New Zoaland Herald " that a terrace formation is steadily going on m the Walotapu valley, and that the distriot as well as that of of Orakelkorako, is full of interest to the tourlet. Rotomahana Lake Is now much larger than of old, apparently receiving tha whole of the drainage cf tbe country to the houth of it. There was nn sign of activity m the great rift at Taiawera, but tt am was rising at Lake Rototnakiri. The thermal action at the southern volo&noes, Echo Lake and Crater Lake, was greatly subdued, and m tome places had died out. Tbe late ralna had soour<_d out huge ravines m the volcanio deposit, making travelling ex tremely diffioult, and it- vtc. necessary to go along the ridges of tho rangeß to make any progr ss at all. At Whakarewarowa he noticed coneiderable changes ; terraoe formation was going on— white, yellow, and pink — and tho geysers Here much more aotive. Mr Cookbill thlnkn that (he natural wonders of his locality aro Inereae iDg.

THB ABHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1888.



DuxgpiN, January 24, The following handicaps for the Dune din races were declared this morning : — HANDICAP HURDLE RACK, of 100 BOVB J one mile and a half* st lb st lb Garibaldi ... 11 2 Teddy ... 910 Marmion ... 11 0 Dnnluce ... 9 8 Isaao .„ ... 10 9 Marainoo ... 9 5 Mac 10 7 Azim 8 13 Trapper ... 10 7 Reputation 8 9 Moody , 10 5 Stockbnrn... 8 7 Secretary ... 10 2 Monteagle... 8 7 EBay 9 12 UTBWABDS' PUBSB, WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 sors ; 6 furlongs. st lb Bt lb Rtissley „. 11 0 St Ires ... 9 2 Cinderella ... 10 5 Capt. Cook 9 0 Apropos ... 913 Parihaka ... 9 0 Firat Lord ... 913 Sultan ... 8 6 Chantilly ... 9 10 Wildrako ... 8 2 Marlborough 910 College By 8 2 La Rose ... 9 9 Stockburn & 0 Silvermark ... 9 7 St Switbin 8 0 fiavenscraig 9 4 Fairy Maid 8 0 Mokoia ... 9 3 St Agnes ... 8 0



H Matson and 00. LOUDON AND LANCASHIRE FjRE INSURANCE COMPANY. T\7 E have been appointed Agents for V? ths above Company, ad are now ; prepared to tnke risks on Build ngs, Stock, > and GY..>ps at current Ta'es. H. MAJfcON & CO., . Ashbnrton; Money to Lend ' IN lARfirE OR SMALL SUMS. App'y He MATSON & CO. -—_. \u0084 WE ARE APPOINTED Folk Accents "From Rakaa to Rangitata for ' MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip. Plaoed Ist by the Canterbury A. and P. Association after an exhaustive trial, H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. I have besn appointed Agent TOE THE Mercantile Finance Co., CHRISTCHURCH, Who are prepared to advance Money upon BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, OROP LIENS, or ether Secnrlty, D. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements, •• WE ARE APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS IN ASHBURTON FOB Missus BOOTH, MaDONALD SB 00*8 Carlyle Implement Works, Obrlatohnroh , Sample; Implvmests on hany, Inspection Invited. H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. OABDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTS im Ashburton for the PLANET JUPB, HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR, COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBINED. H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. H. Matson & Co., ASHBURTON. TO THOSE IN WANT OF REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase until you Bee the Buckeyej CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Machine yet before the Publio. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASHBURTON. D. THOMAS, 12 151 Agent, Ashburton, i WE HAVE FOR SALE BINDING WIRE ANCHOR AISD WHITEOROSS. t Binding Twine, Hales' best Manila Binding Twine, Bales' Double ply Hemp. Quality Fibbt class. Pmcis Low. H. Matson & Co., AohbuitoQ*



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, \u25a0 AUOT T ONEEjct, dI'OOK AND ESTATE AGENT A.Ni» VALUATOR, A TURD AY S.^.LE at 12 o'clock sh*rp —•Horaes, Oattio, Pigs, Produoe . I and Merchandise. FOR SALE— i Farming Implements, and Vehicles of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for £a'e. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and moßt liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with caro. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. gmt for tbo Norwioh Union Fire In* jurance Company, Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA ALFRED HARBTSON mmmmsammim;.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm*mmmmmmwmmmmmmm T. Bullock rr\o FARMEBS, FOR SALE,— 3 Woods' String Binders 1 Deering „ „ 1 Samuelson S'riog Binder 1 MoCormick Wire \u0084 T. BUtLOOK. TO LET — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff store. T. BULLOOK. TO LET, about 6_- Acres Land, nicely situated on Graham's Road, together with a we) I -built 2 roomed House, with Verandah, the proparty of Mr P. Byland, about -4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will be accepted from a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE.— An improved Farm of 245 Acree, being R.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. BULLOCK. _DP_iX — Lot 28, Trevorton, near tha <X>OOa Pretbyterian Manse, contain^ ing about $-acre, with 3-roomed Ecntf tbereon, for sale at the above prloo T.rms if required. — Apply to » T. BULLOOK, TO LET at a low rental .— 4-roo_ned Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE at a lorr pace and on liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Roud, not far from the County Saleyards. Apply to T; BULLOOK. TUSWALD. TO LET— A Four-roc oied House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A ew rental will be accepted. T. BULLOOK. mmrmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm John Sir and Co. '* i HARVEST, 1888. TSTE DESIRE TO DRAW SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR Immense Stock of all Requisites SUITABLE FOR THI3 SEASON'S WORK IN THE HARVEST FIELD. Having IMPORTED LARGELY we were never In a BKTTRR POSITION TO SUPPLY TBE WANTS of this important dittriot than at present. The following are somo of the leading lines we have landing and In stock, and for whioh we solioife the favor of yonr esteemed orders :— 25 Tons BINDING WIRE, White Cron and Anchor 10 Tons Pure Manilla BINIDNG TWINE extra length and qnallty 100 Drums Golden Machinery OIL 100 Drums Olive and Colza OIL 60 Oases Castor OIL 3 Oases Hay FORKS and RAKES 1000 Feet MACHINE CHAIN AND LINKS 10 Dob. REAPER KNIVES 288 Dob. Reaper KNIFE Seotions McCormlck MACHINE FITTINGS RIVETS, BOLTS, and WASHERS PERFORATED 2INO for Threshing 1 MACHINES BABBET METAL OIL, POINTS, and VARNISHES of all kinds PAPERHANGINGS— A nice Assortment ENGINE PACKING, all kinds LEATHER BELTING, l£tn to 61n (Ist PRIZE DUNDEE.) JOHN OKR & CO.



Public Notices »— — ! \u25a0-. HIP. __\u25a0...-.\u25a0—_\u25a0__. ' "'II PAPERHANGINGS. ' A NICE r.BForuneot of the above now \ JLIX. bi Ftock ar;d to arrive ; also PAINTS, OILS, COLORS, AND VARNISH&S 11*45 JOHN ORR & Co. £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poaching going on m tbe Creeks, on the Lagmhor Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date NO ONE will te per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagmhor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. Coal. Coal. Coal, TO THBBSHING~~MAOHINE PRO- PRIETORS, FARMERS & OTHEKS. HAVING made our arrangements for this Season's COAL SUPPLY on exceptionally favorable terms, we are m a position to meet the demands of our Cns omers most liberally, both as fo QUALITY and PRIOE. ORDERS NOW BEING) BOOKED. McCALLUM & CO., I_t7o Coal and Timber Merchants. — \u25a0 ' \u25a0"*\u25a0 '\u25a0 \u25a0' \u25a0 i \u25a0 ii i i THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPY (Limited.) deposits RECEIVED m large or small sums at the following Rates of Interest :— Six per oent if fixed for 6 months. Seven per oent if fixed for 12 months H, SEMPLE, 9*56 Secretary, THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPY IS PREPARED TO PURCHASE FOR OASH ALL KINDS OF WOOL In Large or Small Quantities. H. SEMPLE, *56 Secretary. W. H. Paget. BLACKSMITH, HORSE-SHOER, WHEELWRIGHT, AND GENERAL SMITH, Burhett StaEiX, next " Mall" Office. BEGS to announce that he has taken over the Coach Building and Wheel- wright Branch, lately oarried on by H. Peat, and will continue all branches of tbe above business as before. All kinds of Buggies, Drays, or Carta made and re- paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Horses Shod with tklll and care, \u0084__, W. H. PAGET. " Zealandia" Boots HAVE the Highest Bepu'atio- m the Colonies. Pronounced at tho Indian and Colonial Exhibitoa as the FINEST m the Whole Exhibition. For substantial wear they are the BEST TN THE WORLD. Buy a pair o "ZEALANDIAS" and you will never use any other Brand. Our Patented "PARAGON BOOT" and " INDESTRUCTIBLE TOES." For Boys and Girls are Splendid Lines for Hard Wear. None are Genuue unless branded on the Sole And every pair is absolutely Warranted to give Good Wear. So.d by the loading Boot Dealers and Country Stores throughout New Zea'and, and Wholesale by LIGHTBAMD, ALLAH & CO. CHRISTCHURCH. . ,i BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. DESIHE to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis- tricts, that they have opened a TIMBER and COAL YARD, opposite Mr George Jameson's Grain Store, West Street, and are prepared to supply all classes of BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or email quantities, to suit purchasers. RED, WHITF, ancTBLAOK PINE, and TOTARA. GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON m all lengths, and best brands. MOULDINGS, "ARCHITRAVES, SKIRTINGS. POSTS and RAILsTsTAKES, and all Fencing Material. COAL: Westport Coal, Newcastle Coal, Mouat Somers Coal. Firewood m, long or short lengths. . Agents m Ashburton for Wilson* Port- land Cement and Hydraulic Lieu. Note address,— BAKEE AND CO., Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain fitort, Wejfcßtwt, ltlß I



Public Notices. FOR SALE. ON Account of the Trustees of the late Walter Hartnell, — R.S, 15497, South Rakaia, comprising 400 acres, including the growing crop of Wheat. Further particulars may be obtained from OHAS. W. TURNER, Land and Estate Agent, 12 28 South Rakaia. WANTED KNOWN. i AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and Jeweller ts employed on the Premises. Watches cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWEST CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. OS WATCHES CLEANED §S GLASSES, 6d ; HANDS, 9d. WATERBURX'B repaired from 2s 6d. N.B, — Waterbury's reduced from 13s fid to 12s. II 126 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmAAmAmmmmmmm.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmAmmmmmmmm MANILLA BINDER TWINE IHAVE- secured a quantity of the same make of Twine at gave so much satisfaction last Season, and as quality is tho true Economy m tha 'nrvest Field, farmers will consult their *n interests by securing a sufficient apply early, as it is likely to bo .scarce n Season. KOBERT ALCORN, Importer and General Merchant. I i \u25a0— i. . ,-...,-.. ... ._. ... Proctor & Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL OA»H GROCERS, &o . BEG to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton and Surrounding Dis- tricts, that we have just landed our Christmas Goods, and as we buy largely for C\SH, wo, are m a position to SELL Cheaper than any of the other Houses m Town. We have alao a large and varied. Stock ot CROCKERY and IRONMON- GERY, which we are disposing of {at PRIOc.B that will defy competition. N.B. — See windows for Presents to be given away at XMAS. Please note the Address, — BULLOCK'S ARCADE, I Burnett Street. PAPEBHANGINGS! ! PAPERHANGINGS ! ! THE Undersigned have just opened up a splendid assortment i PAPERHANGING3, SCRIM, TAPES, TACKS, Also,— WINDOW GLASS (all sizes). : W & R LEAD, PAINTS, OILS VARNIbHES, COLORE DRYERS, TURPENTINE &o, Just landing, a splendid lot of Hcuse Coal, ex " Hauroto." McCallum & Co , BON. TTMBER, AND COAL MER CHANTS, & IMPORTERS, 6 gents for TITAN and TRIPLEX STRAINERS. 12*103 NEW ADVERTISEMENT.' THE COMING XT



Auctions. ' FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3bd, 1888. At East Street Horse Bazaar, Ashburton, | At 12 o'olock. Clearing Sale 1 OF ! THOROUGHBREDS, TROTTING HORSES, HUNTERS AND PONIES. ; TO BREEDERS, SPORTSMEN, BPECU- ' LATORS and OTHERS. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, have received instructions from Mxssrs L. Market, O. Diqbv, E. Gates, E. MoGirr, E. W. Bowyer, F. Russell (Sherwood), and others, to Sell by Publio Auction at the above time and place,— The well-known Thoroughbred Entires, ROUSER AND PYTHON, QA Thoroughbred Brood Mares, QA 01/ Colts and Fillies, O\J By Rouser, Python, Hibernian, Tribune, Digby Grand, Johony Paulkner, Apre- tuont, Messenger, Albany, Cheviot, Calstock and Presto. 6 Colts and Fillies, out of Trotting /? Mares . 0 >y Huntsrs and Ponies. ly The Auctioneers beg to call special at- 1 tention to this Sale of Thoroughbreds. Amongst tbe lot there is a full fitter to Irish King, a full sister to Rose and bold, and a full s ; ster aud brother to Lavander, Mr Dieby's horses are descended from some ot the best Trotting Horses m New Zealand, and the Hunters are well known, haviog been hunted all last season. Catalogues m course of preparation. FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS 1 88 Auctioneer. W~W»_M_MM___PMMMWaM_MMßM«M»B___BM____».__M______M__t_»___W Public Notices. FRUIT FOR SALE throughout the Season. Apply A. MACLEAN, 12 171 Windermere. TO LET. A HEAVY Draught Horse, owner having no present use for biin. Apply at Paget's Forge, Ashbur on. • 1*136 FOR SALE. A SECOND-HAND DOG CART, very cheap, tuluble for a family. Annly E, OOOKSON. 1*137 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I MR CUTHBERTSON, Solicitor, has removed to offices above Mr Jones' new shop m East Street, next to the Somerset Hotel. I*lll MONEY TO LEND. IHAVE several sums of Trust Money for investment on Freehold Security, I alno Money to Lend, m eums of £25 and upwards, on good Freehold or other Security. Apply S. M. CUTHBERTSON, I°ll2 Solicitor, East Streot. \u25a0 MRS B, MORRIS DESIRES to return thanks for th* liberal support accorded her for the Inst four 3 ears, and begs to intimate that she has ie esmnxneed Business m her old shop, TRIANGLE BAKERY, where their future favours are respectfully solicited, 1 16 FOR SALE. COMBINE and ELEVATOR fby Boston and Proctor), m good working order. C. W. TURNER, 1 31 Rakaia. NOTICE A BAY MARE. " Sally," that I sold nt the Arcade about two and a half years ago, came into my yard on Thursday last. The owner can have tbe same by applying to THOS. TAYLOR, 1 133 Ashton, »-. — -\u25a0\u25a0-—--\u25a0-._\u25a0 -_.——_\u25a0\u25a0 i_ti \u25a0 \u25a0— \u25a0 ,\u25a0__\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ..\u25a0! \u25a0 ammm I H. Yon SCHOENEBERG, FRENCH POLISHER, CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND UNDERTAKER, HAS opened m Premises (next W. Patching) East street, and hopes to receive a fair share of public support, being prepared to MAKE FURNITURE any deeign to order at OHRISTCHUUCH RATES. Pianos acd Furniture re- poliahed at very low rates. BOROUGH OF ABHBURTON. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. r\ lAKE NOTICE.— The Valuation List I. for the Borough of Ashburton, for the year 1888, is now op'm for inspection at tho Borough Council's Office, Baring Square, West, Ashburton All obj. clions thereto must be loft at the Resident j Magiutrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the 15th day of February next, addressed to tbe Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clork'B Office not lat- r than seven days before the next sitting of the said Court CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council rffloe, Ashburton, 16th January, 1888. 1+77 ASHBURTON JIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1881. Teaching fTABir. Boys' School — Mk J. E. Buchanan, Ist B A., University Qollegp, London. Girls' Jrc hoo^ —Miss Saiondbrs, Canter- bury College, Cbristoburch ; Miss Gbdbr, Trinity Ojllege, Dublin. AT this institution pupils of both i /V sex^a havo the opportunity of | a r <i'ilr!np tho elements of a liberal edu- cation. Thesubj^o ; s of Study are thone > usually taught at Sacondsry Schools ; but 1 ihe ordinary oourae may be modified to ' meet speolal oases, If m the Interest of 1 tha Pupils such a plan is judged ad vie- > able. At the Qlrls Sohool provision Ins been I made by t^e Teaching Stsf to give lesions s In Music and Painting to Young Ladles i not attending the other Claisea m the i Sohool, who may desire instruction m these subjects, Tb.9 Phys'oal Trait ing of r tbe Pupils U not overlooked. Oalisthonlcs a for the Girli, and Military Drill for the 1 Boys, are parts of the Sohool oourse. * The year ll divided Into three terms. AU fees are payable In advance. For • Pap In under 12 years of a&e, £2 2s per o term ; over 12 years of age, £2 16s per t \ term ; Music £1 Is per term extra ; fee •• for attending muilo (only). £2 2i ; Draw- ing and Painting (only), £1 Is per term. For further d«t»Ui apply to Mi Baobicm, ww 1*97



Tenders. TINWALD TOWN BOARD. TENDERS uro invited for the fo'.losr- ing : - 1. Formation pirt Angle Road 2 Erecting Biidge on Angle Road 3. Formal ion part of MoMurdo and Charles Stroetp. Particulars at Fooka and Son's office, Tenders cloße Fll DAY Nexi-, January 27th, at 5 p.m. E J FO K% I*3o Clerk. TO HOIELKEEPERS AND OTHERS. WANTED TENDERS for tb© pur chase of tbat well-knoivn p,nc most ccn t rail v located Property, THE RO\AL HOTEL, situated m Moon j streot Ashburton, upon Town Section. 186, 87, and part 88, whereon are ab< erected a comfortable Cottugo, Stable anc Ou' houses, with Garden, &c , all th« property of tho late Thomas Toppin, wh( carried on the butinesp so saccossfully fo; tho last 12 years. It is one of the bes paying hotels m Ashburton, and hai eveiy coovonionca. SEPARATE ! ENDERS are also culle< for T.B. 85 and 78, adjoining tho abovi property, and for' PART o,f T.B. &8 oi which sjandu a most cbminodiouy Iroi Building, 40ft x 25ft. FORTH KR TENDERS aro invited fo that magnificent FARM, o,nly 5 mjle from Ashburton, being R.S. 2u7Q7 ani 22902, containing 211 Acres, situated y tbo Wa|f inni district, Tend ro must be received by TOES DAY", January 31st, at Noon, addressed t J. Scaly The highest or any Tender nt necessarily accepted. For further pai ticulars and opacifications, apply to MARGARET TOPPIP, \u25a0 Islo2 Royal Hotel, Aehburtpo;



t»_-»M-WW~»«W~"W~"«» Archibald McOormick, cbief oontraotor on the Alford Station, had his thigh broken this morning, He was working m a shingle pit, when a fall of abont a ton o! stuff took place, striking him and fracturing tbe thigh bone. Mr Herring had tbe man at once brought in'O town, where his injuries were attended to by Dr Trevor. An English pbysloian recommends football ; for girls. He says it is an exhilarating and healthful game. What next ? The German principality of Waldeck f( r« bids the issuing of a marriage license to ai y person addicted to drunkenness, or, without full proof of reformation, to any person who has been addicted to it. When the brain is wearied, tbe nerves un- trung, tbe mußoles weak, use Hop Bitters aB ade by American Co. Read



\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0" \u25a0\u25a0 *'. ' »\u25a0 •* The dreaded' codlin moth appears to have effected a hold m the Donstan district. It is averted that where last year there was but a lojitary trait here sind there on a tree effected; this year there is hot one but has the blight- ing pest op it or m it, thus rendering tbe fait unfit for food. The " Danstan Times " appeals to the local bodies to institute nVeastrfes to stay the further progress of the pe^t, otherwise }! this sco^ge be added to thai of the Californiau thistle and the rabbits, our eootempbrwy thinks <* it will be time to ptok up and move tor other ie«wu"