TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Psa Phß«s ANsrouTion.)

The Squadron. Auckland, February 14 The Sqnadron arrived this nomine with Admiral Fairfax and His Kxc-dioncy Sir W. Jervois. They were teooived by tbe Volunteers. The opening of the dock bfti been fixed fur Thursday morning. The Governor Is to open the Art Gallery on Friday aftemooD. Tbe r-penlug nl the Industrial Exhibition has been post poned till next week. Itoth. Chbibtoui-Bi H, February 14. Robert Wallace,* weli-known conirsoor ftnd formerly landlord of the Criterion Hotel, Ohristchuron, died this morning at Bhe£eld from the results of It juries reo?iv.d three weeks a*o m wrestling. The English Cricketers and Foot ballers. Donbdin, January 14. LUlywhlte's orloketets only play three matches In New Zjaland. namely—Ohrlst ebnroh, Maroh 22 ; Wellington. Maroh 26* ; Canterbury, return, March 29 ; then taking steamer for Rio. The tngllsh Footballers, to the number ot twenty, leave on Maroh 8, and play their firai match at Dunedin on Apr 1 88, return match, M>y 2. lh y «h«n go .Notth. Landlord!' »nd Tenants. A qu» s tou ett. o i»K the irg<«* rights of tenants and laudlrds' agents was raised •t the M' 'giatra»e.i ' Court to-d«y. An •gent sued for arrears of reut Mr Dennfston, for (b*> tenants, raised a gnes tlon as to the jurisdiction of the Court, •nd en the Bench giving judgment on the facts Counsel obtained delay of judg ment for a week co that be might apply to the Bnpreme Court for a prohibition. Mr Denniaton contended that where the deoree waa a bona fide dispute as to title tht Court was b -und tn dismiss the oasa.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[BY <LICTRIC TKLKQrtXPH — OOPTBI«HTj

(PER PHIBS ASfI(CI4TIOK.)

(Received February 14, 11 a.m.)

A NEW JUDGE.

BTDNhV, Fdtrusry 14. Hon VV. J. Foster, member for Kewlon, and Attorney-General m seve ral previous administration?, has ac cepted the Supreme Court Judgeship, recently rendered vacant by the retire ment of Mr Justice Fawcett.

A LIBEL ACTION.

London, F «bruary 12. Sir George Chetwynd, who was ac cused by Earl Durham of cruelty m training racehorses, has issued a writ against the latter for libel.

(Retelved February 14, 1.30 po.)

A TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Meibou&Nß February 19. The tramway union men have re solved to go out on strike The dis pute has arisen from a demand made by the union, that apprentices should join the union before going on the cars. The Tramway Trust declined to accede to this demand. The quarrel has been going on for some time but it now teems to be coming to a head, from three to five hundred men are expected to go out on strike. The Company is taking measures to cope with the diffi culty so that tbe traffic may not be interfered with, and are offering extra inducements to those of their employees who remain faithful. Tbe men assert that tbe company intend to get live hundred men from Dunedin to take the place of tbose who may go "out on strike, and the Union have written, lo tbe teamen's Union, asking them to take such steps as may be practicable to prevent men being ..hipped. Many of the strikers hold driving licenses and intend to run vehicles m opposition ' to the trams.

SILVER WEDDING.

A meeting of ladies has been held to consider what steps should be take n m congratulating their R.H. Prince and Princei. of Wales on the celebra tion of their silver wedding on March ioth. It wa? decided to make their Royal Highnesses a presentation, and a large sum of money has already been subscribed for the purpose.

THE MINING BOOM.

Adelaide, February 14.

The rush for mineral leases con tinues. Three hundred and fifty-eight claims were taken up m January, and five hundred and sixty-eight have been applied for during the present month.

NEW MARKET FOR NEW ZEALAND COAL

Tbe Dunedin " Star" states tha*. Mr W Daley, tbe engineer of the Oity of Dantdln and Suburban Gas Company, has teeeived authority to make arrangements that may lead to tbe shipment of trial •onsignments of West Coast coals to Buenos Ayres. The Gas Companies of that oity have hitherto relied on Jingllah •ad eanna) coals, the more expensive coal* having to be imported m large quantities owing to ffae defective qualities of the others. One Company a one, whu now M* 40,000 tons of English cal yearly, have intimated to Mr Oa ay tbeir into i tlon of taking Gre} mouth or Brunner ooal If lt can bs landed m Buenos at a Mtltfaotory prlne. A shipment of about 1000 tons will probably be tiled vary \u25a0hortly.

A BOY'S ESSAY ON THE OSTIUCH

The " Clotba Leader " is responsible fot the following : — * In a eobool not 10C0 leagues from Balolutba, although not m that borough, tbe master m oecasionaliy wont to test the j tnior pupils' power of expressing their thoughts In words The following is a specimen of a composition exetcao by a bright youth after receiving an object lesson on the ostrich. Evidently the thoughts <f a previous lesson on cork or water were \u25a0till In bis mind :— * Dear Sir,— l tske up mf pen to let you know what I know abont an ostrich. An ottroch ia tho biggest bird In tbe world. It Is opsq'ie and boyant, and lives m the deserts of araba and afrloa it Is of tbe camel class , heeaoiait has a long neck. An oas r iih hai three feathers, which the Prince of Wales says is "I serve." lt has three states solid Hqu'd and ga». Toey have two toes on each foot. An atc<ohlays tea eggs at a time, aud the mail bud helpa the hot sand to batch them. They ara very fast ruuoers, and they wjuld never matifge to catch th*- m if the horses did -tt run very fast m a e*gs*g a'yle like a Z It pays well if yon can catch » gaod lot of birds, and the ilawklanders •re trying bard to rear oatrltches m that provli.ee, because tbey can't grow oats tbeie and tbe M*oris eat tbeir sheep;" Tha above is an exaot oopy of the exeroiie.

THE OLD MEN OF THE AGE

M F> rdiuand do jL'i.s«'pa oelobrated tbe antiivorai^y of his birthday oo tho lsKb <> v uiber. nd entered upon hiß 88 year FK. oau look around hlra and see bat very tn*. «non of anything like equal eminence who aro as old aa he. The Ger.nan Emperor Is 90 ; Dr Dollmfcer is 8* ; Meltbe and Oaiioroft, the hstorlae, are each 87 ; Komith is 85, and Profeeeor Ovftn ii 8< ; but It is n<it ea»y to extend; the hai. Yet It is astonishing to note the! la-gri number of living great m^n who h*ve pq»i>ed the ordinary li-nlt of Oilman life. Of sovereigns, t^e p p« ta 77. and X.. % VVi'iixm of the Ni he 1 .nds is wo 1 1 <>v his 71i f year. Of ettt^soie", Mj OltdsLone i- 79. vi r B i^ht ie 76, JP- no BiHmarck If 72 M Juice Orevy >s 74 ' L<on Say and M Lar. yer are e*oh 71 Lord Skiborne ia 75, Sir R. Ale ck ia 78 Lord Grinville is 72. Of p^nera.H MaoMahom is 79, Lul ceof Is 78, and B ztineandCiatdini are eaoh 76 Of p"et°, Lord Tennyson is 78, Mr Browning ib 75 and Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes is 78. Of musicians, M. Verdi ia 73. Of epgineere, Lord Armstrong is 77 and Bir J oho Uawkahaw U76 Of painters. Meisson'er is 72 ; and finally of -bowmen, Barnu v is 77 P_rh ps ho vever, M Ohevr< ul, who i<_ fa'ry \u25ba tartvd on Ida 102 nd year, ougn not to he omitted I any omh, the <a a lo ua is far from hi g a complete one As it etaudu it ia aoffioient y reroorka->le We have imntioued the names of H. perHona, the av^ra^e ago of eat h b ing ov -r 76* It may he doubr>d wl.oher m tbe history of the world 32 men of a* oonsi triple celebri y nnd of as great average length of life h_ve before ever been al.veat one time

THE PRINCE IN THE P.R,

Referring to the Piiroe of Wales' patronage of Sullivan the pre .-fighter, the ••Echo" say* :— " Thmka to th. Prince <f Wales, the p«_otice, brutal ann degrading as It Is, is likely to be revived A oertaln John li. h-ullivsn has -recently oome to this oountry to fight anyoite and to make a pot of money, which, j tdging from hia antecedents m Amerio*. i.c ail) no doubt do. He has come t<

his country lo fact, to bre»k onr laws, nnd to the extent of his ability t< dear raliae our papulation. He is likely enough to be auooeeaful. as hu Is undei

tbe patronage of the Prince of Wales " A sporting paper say- : — 'On Friday evening there were bii/h ju.ki at the London F<_noing Club, Jem hmith, th champion of England, and John L. riollivan, tbe fistio marvel, were th re, »ll there— and were presented to His Royal Highness, who shook hands w th the cbampluu twice and with the marvel o*>ce It miijht have been expected by th"se who don't understand such things, th.t Bm ith and Sollivan. when oalied upon to operate before the P.ince, would hay. -operated upon one another, but oh* m plnni> and fis'lo marvels are formed of d ffjrem material. Eaoh one o»me pr vided with hia o*n ohopplocr bl< ck, and chopped accordingly." A oorreepondent writ'ng to n< on the subject aays ; — " There Is no rnffiaotam equal to the roffiaihrn which -v rounds tho prizs ring and t!>|s rnf -6aol-m is now paMicularly patronieed by \u25a0he Priooe of Wmes. ' "Well might th»> " Referee " say :— The Prluoe of W,»les m rumored to be the real otn.o of the latent ring revival," If this miserable mania nurety aff ded thu Pri'io of Wales as a;> individual it would be bad enough, but it is worse, as we are iuformed that " th» Prince on Saturday was attended by the elite of the f»ihinnab!e world." N •

\u25a0* ondep that rovolutlonary and anarohia d.c rinea are preached from : he ptin'h of tne Nelson o >lumn when suoh rx-tniplu. »re p;irHHoi by tbo heir to the thnun and " the elite >f 'he faahionah'A w »rld "

STRANGE STORY OF AFFECTION AND SUICIDE.

At V trk v-m.ui,, beforo Lord Chief Jaitioe C< lertdue, a domo-tic torvanr, aavi»nteen years of age, named Oharlott

Oorue, whs Indicted for having thrown herself Into a canal, at Bradford, on the 13th of October last, with intent, to com mit fuicidn, and pleaded t_u ty Th i i 1 had bnen committed on a oinr_»e < f tbe murder of her fellow-serv _i\ wh was drowued, but this charg.. '.a. no pr oeeded wiih. Mr Kers> aw, who re presented tbo prisoner, said lt w old b h'ipeb'Bs to struggle acainst a verdict on the charge f-f alternating sutoide ; bu* h> *iid h"pn that a mingate * sen. en. c mii_h be passed upon the unfortunate vrirl. The orcumstances of the cuae wore vny extraordinary. A close aflectlon exlste •< netween the prisoner and another an olde' <i'\r\ nnnTMl Sar»h Simpson Both wen employed as d-mestlo s rvanti. Tney were cot m tbo B«mj hoate, bu' thoy n% e«ch i ther frerjuen ly ; and later y ih

prisoner noticed there was -a da i »nd abiding trouble In the mind of her friend. As a matt er of fact, Sarah Sim psor. oas abont to become a mother, but C-trm w*« perfecly unaware «>f this clrournn ance and wns herself an innocent girl. His lord *hlp ; Was not Code's brother the lover i f this other girl 1 Mr Kershaw replied that so it was add, hut he did not know what truth there was m the statement.

and at any rate the prisoner did not know. On the night previous to th

tragedy m which the prisoner was one of the actors she »-nd R»rah Simpson werr returning to Bradford from Oalverley when the latter seemed to be ln great *rgnleh. At length she said to O.rna, "I can't stand It any longer. Everyone is Pgainot me ; my fritnda areagah si m.; yonr sister is against you ; and I have d«t«'mlned to drown myself" Come thereupon said, "If yon drown yourself 1 feel 1 could not live. I will sco mp»n> y _." Ni thing mora was said that. n*gl,t, nut next morning the unfortunate woman Simpson reminded her trier.d of the promise she had made, and 'ho prleonor said she would abide by it Thay p»saad tbat morning In writing letters to their respective mother"*, saying they wen going to die with eaoh other, as they had lived with and lover) ouch other, and they pxprei-sed a hope that they would bo buried together. In tho evening they went to the play, purely by way, le b« --1 eyed, of passing tho time, and trom there they walked to Bolton Road Bridge. They thm walked down to the water, bnt Oorue's heart failed hor, aud Bh>> begged her c< mpanlon to rccotislder ber .Irexdful rerolve. But Simpson was ob darate. and nucoended m overcoming Corne's fairs. Looked io e«oh other's urtn,, they threw themselves Into the water, 'I bo priiones touched ground witn h«> feet, and frcm thia time forward exerted herself by eoreamlng and struggling to save both her own life .>nd that of her fr;eod A man named Thompson heard rhe cries, and running towards the water stretched forth ho umbrt.Ua The pri i.ener grasped it and was dragval out, bnt hor frioi d was drowted. When the prisoner recovered her senses her thought? niroediately turned to Simpson, whuse fate she learned with g'eat grief. Mr Kershaw concluded by i-u^gestlng to hi- L< rdahip that the yt-ung woman who wbb r.ow m the dook had suffered punishment enough, snd that at any rate, lenieno} should be exerched m dealing with her case. Mr Harold Thomas, who appeared wtth Mr ArrpUage for the prosecution, said ha and bis learned ooi league hao deo ded to recommend the prisoner to hu lordship's tnerodnl cona'derati <n. They admitted tbat ahe was led to do what she did by the 1 flueoce of hor companio>i. aud there waa r»ot the alfut-'B'i auggi stint on the part of the proie. ation that th. prlsonpr was m any 'rouble whatev r. Tha trouble was on the part of the r>lde< girl. Hia lordshir agreed that the nltlgu iiigo : renaistano' c were very stooog, tn d he sentenced the prisoner to <>no day'c imprisonment. Tne effect of this sentence wii tbat tb« girl *m$ (t»tn«dl»tely HhmM.

ARTIFICIAL WATER SUPPLY

, While m this county we are as yet only partially turning to account the magnificent water-supply with which Nature has endowed us, and are Blowly making up our minds to incur the I expense necessary to bring every part of the Plains within rpach of its >eneficent and fruitful influence, our cousins m Queensland, under the spur of the disastrous effect* of the frequent droughts over large areas of naturally waterlesß country, have gon. lin for artesian well-boring With tho most remarkable and satisfactory results At Barcaldinc, n the very centre of one of tho most arid rcgi ms of that colony, a wel has just been sunk under the direction of Mr J. Longhead, an American engineer, which is said to be the biggest artesian well m the world, and the supply from which ib estimated at 400 gallons per minute, or 576,000 gallons of water per day . Thousands of stock perished last summer around this very spot for want of Water, and now the overflow has formed a large \ lagoon, m which cattle wade up to their middle, the water finding its way for mile^ and joining the Ullice river. " Barcaldine (says the Sydney " tele graph) ig e.tnated some 400 mi.es v?t_t of ilockhampton, on the Central Queensland tt ail way. It is the receiving railway station for the wool and stock of tho surrounding pastoral properties which cover an area of some hundreds of miles. It was badly off" for water, and the wool teams, of which there are a great number, suffered many hardships m consequence. The nearest waterhole is six miles from the town. Thousands of sheep and cattle m the district succumbed to the last drought. And as it is the land is as rich as any m Queensland. Ihe surface consists of rolling downs of rich black loam, and no alteration is seen if travelling over a vast area of country. It Is occasionally watered by a lagoon or wide cree«, but tbese occasion., have been so much liko angels' visits as to cause the designation, " The Dry Lagoon ." It w,.s here that the Government of Queensland, who had entered into a contract with Mr Loughead to bore 7500 feet for water, determined to put down the first hole. Tho stake for his guidance was placed on the summit of a small hill, the surface of which was of a sandy for mation. There was nothing m the appearance of the place to lead anyone to think that an artesian well would be found there more than at any other, and the latest evolution m geological science provides no divining rod for un earthing water at great depths. Boring op. rations were begun on Nov. 18th. The bore was 12 inches m diameter. The sinking of the first 24 hoars measured 110 feet, and m four weeks water was struck at a depth of 645 feet from the surface No sign of water — brackish or otherwise — was poen all the way down, and tho first intimation of its presence was obtained on Friday evening, Dec. 16th, when tho drill suddenly dropped 7 feet. Within a few minutes the water ascended tho bore and the memorable deluge ol Barcaldine couimoncul. It rose severa feet into the air, and then fell away m the form of a large glass dome Teams. ers who had ca'np don ground lower than the mouth of tho stream were flooded out, and sfter innumerable water holes had been tilled tho Btream found its way to a ere k. The miraculous spectacle of a stream m a creek which had long been dry and had never been known to receive tho over-flow of other water-courses bewildered people who were not aware of what had « ccurred at ; barcaldine, into whose precincts peoplo , came to know what was really tho matter." . . . t imilarly success ful art^siun wells have been sunk m I other parts of Queensland, though the largo-t bort. m any of thes.. has not exceeded eight inches m dia meter, tho beßt ' f the w lis yield ing 40,000 gallons per day, and it is now believed that far below the surface there is an inexhaustible supply of water -—a subterranean river — «hich can bo made to revive and fertiliso country that, for lack of water, has hitherto betn almost worthless. The value of the dis covery, says the " Telegraph," is in calculable." In three widely-separated territories m the heart of Queensland, each of which was a little while back almost devastated by drought, md where the average rainfall renders stocking hazardous, the fact has been established that an abundant supply of fresh water exists beneath their arid plains. Water was their only great want, The capabilities of tho soil aro revealed this season, which has been a remarkably good one, for sheop are almost buried m the succulent grasses, Every gallon of water per day from a subterranean source represents an ad ditional sheep, hence it is that by striking a supply of 40,000 gallons a day at Thurulgoona the owners have j been able to stock the run with 10,000 i more sheep than it previously carried. I Had these inestimable artesian wells ] been, struck m the midst of a protracted drought, the boon would nave been re ceived with oven greater appreciation. It is now regarded by pastoralists ns tho greatest gift .Nature has given to their industry." Nor is tho cost of these artesian wells, deep as they are, by any means so largo as it might have been supposed would be tho case, for wo learn that the Barcaldine bore was put down fpr loss than i.700. No wonder, then, that the lesults obtained have given a great impetus to water-boring, or that the Federal Boring Association, for which Mr Loughead is manager, has received numerous applications from other parts of Queensland, as well as from JNew South Wales and South Australia,in all of which regions if similar operations be alikn successful the fulfil ment of the fcriptural prediction that tho " desert shall blossom as tho rose " , bide fair to be realised.

A COLONIAL VICTORY.

' At the Sydney OeuteDnial Show, B >otb, I i MtcDon^ld. arid Co., of (.hrlstohmch, | t'iok first prize fur their windmill, ag-iinet * thirty competitors ; and first and Beeond I prizes for tlh ir paUnt disc hnrrows. Mr/ D. Thomas is the _eh burton agent fori thie firm. I

THE SALVATION ARMY

m \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 "\u25a0 According to the annual report of the Salvation Army whureart the "fiiid stuto" t Ohiistmaa l_Bti >-howel there wer- at «H uih and abroad 1786 cor. .8, w.it • 4192 •• offi "th th<-ro aie now 2262 corps, wuh 5604 offiOHrt., the incroa c this year being io corpo 4 6 and iv offi er^ ]49i Of the eortx., 1^74 aro m the United King d m. 265 m tho United StnUs and 0 li rornia, 290 m Canada, 240 m Australa-in, 69 m France and Hwitzorlapd, 62 io couth \frica, 32 m India and Ceylon, 18 m Sweden, and the rest are m Holland, Denmark, Oermany, Italy, Jamaica, and St H> lena For the en~uu.g year General Bjoth aeka for £4 ,000 to enable him to prosecute " the war ' 148 995 pur son i *ere on verted m tbe Lm;ed Kingdom during ast y*nr mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Pubhc ASHaJURTON woollen MAKUFA'.;TOmNG COAIPY Is PKErA>i}:l> TO PURCHASE FOR CASH ALL V>* ] _ py WOOT, In Large oa - m.ll Quantities. H. SEMPLE, t56 S«-oret»ry. W. H. Paget. s^^§ggfc*, BACKSMILTH, BrjBWETT Stbekt, next " Mall " Offiao. BEGS to a»«n' tince «har he haa taken over the Co»oh Building and Wheel- •right Branch, latelp carried on by H, Peat, and will continue all branches of the •bove business as before. All kinds of Buggies, Dt ays, or Carta made and re* paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Horses Shod with skill and oare. m W^ H. PAGET. "Zealandia" Boots HAVE the Highest Beputatiov m the Colonies. Pronounced at the Indian and Colonial Exhibit on as the FINEST m the Whole Exhibition; For substantial wear they nrw the BEST [N THE WOKLD. Buy v p..ir o "ZEALANDIAS" and you wilt never use any oth<_r Brand, Onr Patented "PARAGON BOOT" and •» INDESTItUOTIfiLE TOTO " For Boys and Girle are {.plondid Lineb for Hard Wear. None are Genui \e unless branded on the Sole And every pair is absolutely Warranted to give Good Wear. Sold by tho leading Boot Dealers and Country Stores throughout New Zeui\-d. und v. holeaule hy LIGHTBAP, ALLAN & CC, CHRISTCHURCH, PAPERHANGINGS I PAPERHANGINGS ! ! 11HE Undersigned have just opened up a splendid assortment PAPERHANGINGS, SCRIM, TAPES, TACKS, ALBO, — WINDOW GLASS (ail siz«s> W & R LEAD, PAINTS, OILB VARNIbHEK, COLORS, DRYERS, TURPENTINE &o, Just landing, a splendid Ipt of Hcuae Coal, ex «• Hauroto." McCallum & Co , RON. TIMBER, AND COAL MER j CHANTS* & IMPORTERS | Agents for TITAN and TRIPLFX STRAINERS. 12*103 v _ ja ! ._. \ §, I a S _ C/J - Oi te rn 6_ to <*§ 2r . '*-* ®_ r . 3H ' .-! =1 H T_o ».,» H O . „pq g sh_«S| 9 6 CO 3 «f'| \u25a0 J-. I <rf g Si <\ CQ W «



X Public Notices. £20 REWARD. IN ooDHequonce of the amount of Poaching going on m the Creeks on the Logmlior Estate, the abov© reward will be paid to anyone giving information that wi 1 lead to a conviction. Prom Uvs date hiO ONE will te per. mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Latrmhor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. Coal. Coal. Coal. TO TFTHEB_INO™MACniNE PRO- PRIETORS, FARMERS &OTHEBS. HAVWG made our arrangements for this Weapon's COAL SUPPLY on exceptionally favorable terms, we are m a po*iti :n to m^t tho demands of our Cus omers moit Mbe ally, loth as . to QUALITY and PRICE. ORDERS HOW uEINC BOOKED. MccTIL'TM & r;o. f IJ7O Coal and Timber Merchants. MANILLA BINDER TWINE THAVE secured a quantity of the esme make of Twine as gave •>_" much eatiefaction last Soaeon, ond ns mality is iho truo Economy m ti-t* 'nrvtf.t Field, farmers will consult their vn intfrestn by securing a eul±ic'< nt- apply early, as it is likely to be Jscarca D Stasoa. ROBERT ALCORN, Importer and General Merchant. THE - COMING XT XL JAMS ARE THE BEST I — TRY THEM. A. Harrison. Alired Harrison, \OCT T ONKE_t, dTOOK AND ESTATE AGENT ANJJ VALUATOR. S ATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sba p — Homes, Cattle, Pigs, Prodoefi and Merchandise, FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vobiolee of all kinds constantly m .(ards on view for Pale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal- termß arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Runts collected, and the business of abflenteoc niauaged with oare. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stored for Sale. pent for tbe Norwioh Union Fire In* jurance Oomptny. Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION 0 . AUSTRALASIA ALFRED luRRISONF



V**T ' ' \u25a0\u25a0\u0084,- - Public Notices. j Dentistry-Painless Extraction MR AUDLEY E. MEREWETHER WILL AITRND DAILY From 10 till 12 and 2 til. 5 p.m., at OH AS NEATE'S, Chemist, A«bbn'ton. Apothecaries Hal), 26 h Jan. , 1888 2*51 WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, Eaet Street, A FIRS T-CL ASS W..tchmik<-r and ,"\ Jeweller iB employed on tho Premises Watches cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWEST CHRISTCHUROH PRICES. OS WATCHES CLEANED &S GLASSES, 6d ; HANDH, 9d. WATERBUItVS repaired from 2a 6d. N.B, — Waterbury'a reduced from 13s fid " v 12s. 11 12 C Mount Somers Coal IAM now Ie a position to supply COAL at considerably reduced rates. I antictp.tiou ol a LARGS DEMAND daring t'.e coming soason, I hava ma o PRICKS such that no one need want 1 FUEL ; and until further notice will , aupply. at Per trock load at Mount Somers Railway Station, per ton ... lis Stations on Mount Bomo.a line, freight » , added. > Aehburton, per truok, por ton 15* > Tmwald „ „ 16* Winslow „ \u0084 15> r Hiuds \u0084 \u0084 16 Ealing „ „ 17 Dromore „ \u0084 16 Chertsey \u0084 \u0084 16 TERMS CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. Ii Ashburton retail qnartltles delivered to Customers, residences, at 20* per ton, CASH. j All Information to be obtained from, j and orders left with Mr JOHN G. RESTELL, WEBI STREET, Whom I hare appointed my 'gent, ard who will soil at above rates FOR CABH. "~E F. WRIGHT T. Bullock "LAND TO UST AT HAMPbTKAD. TENDFRS aro invited for the Wee for 3 years of tho unsold portion of M.j Savage 'h laid, back of Hiimpftoad, front ing Trevor's road, being part R.S 7767 containing abo'..t\lo£ acree. Tbe highest o> nny tender not nece»Barlly aco pted. Ten- der to be sent m not later trail M 'NPA s , 20th inst , to tbe undersigned from whom particulars oan be obtained, 2 56 1. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. A SECOND HAND MoOorrolck Twine Binder, In good otder. T. BniLOOK. TO LKT. A Off ASS paddock containing 4 acre*, betweon Mrs Carter's res'denco and Sealy'o Nursery. Suburb of Tinwald, Apply to T. BULLOOK. "1 A A ACRES for Sale, near town, being lUU R.S. 27i96, corner of Mltcham a»d South Roads, about 1 mile from tbe Coon»y Baleyardt. KxoeDtionally liberal terms, via,, only £12 10j cash required, , balance by Instalments at a low rate ol I interest. T. BULLOOK. | rpO LET— At a very low rental, a largt j 1 building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff at ore. T. BUt.LOIK. T?OR SALE. — An improved Farm ol P 245 Acree, boinp: R 8 27237, aituaU-c about 5 nii'ea from Chortsoy. Low prioi and liberal terms apply to T. PULLOCK. PRK —Lot 28, Trevorton, near thi <*._!_>. Presbjterlan Manse, contain Ing about _-sere, with 3-roomed Hcos, thereon, for sale at the above prloe Terms if re jalred.— Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET at a low rental.— 4-roo.ne Cottage at Hampstead. j T. BULLOOK. FOR BALE at a low price and o liberal terms, 15 ncres of land wit '2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronti. g th Fa rfield Road, not far from the Count SaUyarde. Apply W 7 TiBULLQCK,



GEORGE JAMESO N> Wool and Grain Merchant, HAS FOR BALE,— SEED# for Autumn Sowing, CAPE BAELEY, EYE, CLOVEES, TURNIPS, etc., SHEEP DIP THOMAS ' ah© -LITTLE'S, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS, and STORES of all kinds, OORNSAOKS AND SEAMING TWINE. AGENT FOR— New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Risks on GROWING CROPS or STACKS accepted at lowert current rates, CASH PTJRCHABEE OF WHEAT; OATS, and BARLEY. ' 2*34



Inaotion Of the Kidneys auu Urinary ergs ' j causes tbe worst of diseases wbioh American | Co. 'a Hop Bitters Gores. Read 1111 ..1.1. i mmm P. bile .Notices REMOVAL. MR J. A. OAYGILL. Solioltor, has removed tj offices m Burnett •treet, formerly ccoupied by Mb J. Itbss. 2*36 UPPER ABHUURTON ROAD BOARD PUBL.C NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS. A LL Rates unpaid by Maroh Ist, 1888 £__ will be sued fo« . By order of the Boird. DONALD Mc^EAN, 2*50 Cnnirman. ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING o. Members will be held at the s«cret«rv'B Office, Arcade, on WaDNKS- OAY, 22 td lust., at 8 p.m., to elect a President. J. 0. DUNCAN, 2*54 Secretary. UPPEB ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD OWNERS of T .-action Engines are warned tbat tbe Bridges and Cul- veitßln this district are not fit for such n«nvy weight. Tbe Road Board will not 00 responsible for any damage resulting from such traffic. DONALD MoLEAN, '<-*o1 Chairman. '\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0 » \u25a0 \u25a0 ...... i m.i NOTICE. TOURING DR LEAHY'S absence m «j_..gland, Dr VV T. Hannah will oonduot the praotioe, and may be consulted at Dr Leahy's residence, Tancred Street. Au Immediate settlement of all Aooounts In requested. 2*50 BINDER TUIAL. FARMERS and others '"nter'sted are invited to witnoea a TRI L of Tho Maesey Manufacturing Company 'a LI^HT BTEEL REAPER 'AND BI • DER, Which will take place ou the Farm of Mr GattH, Tinwad, on WEDNESDAY, 16th inbt , At 1 p.m. THE M ABBEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, loronto Canada. 2*65 S' P 4 RATE TGNDERS iro invited for th- EKECHON of FOUK SHOP*, vi Brick and Stone, at A-hburion for labor und materhl. nnd for lubor only. Plans nnd Bpecificationa may bo a- en at my Office, Ashburton, from llth to 16th February Tondora to bo sent to Mr George Colo- man, Meriva'e, Papanui Ro*d, Chriet- . huroh, on or before 17th February. The low oat or any tender not necessarily accepted . R. BIRD, Architeot, I 2*45 At»h bnrton. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th. Town Pection 825, Cox Blroet, with Brick Buildings thereon, For Salo by Order cf tho -iortgageo. MR T. BULLOCK has received ins- tructions to Sell by Public Auet on, at tho Arcade on the above dute on account nnd by Order of the Mortgagee,-- T.S. 825, Oo* c treet, on which aro erected two attached Brick Houses Thebb Must be Sold. Terms can bo arranged. Sale at 12.30. 1 T; BULLOCK, 1 2+41 Aootloneer. Io the matter of '• The Licensing Act 1881," end of the transfer of the 1 08.1.0 of the Central Hotel, Asb- burton.fr' m Jam. h Wbiubt M'Rae to William Kedmoki. 17 JAMES WRIGHT M'Yt'.E, of Ash 1 burt'U, ba'i g tbe holdf.r of a Pub- icm'e License, In respe;.'. of the house *nd preni'ses li'uMeat Ashbu'rou, known =»\u25a0 the Central H.->til, d.i hereby give I nolle© that I desire to .btain,"and will, at | the next Licensing Mt aling, \q be holden at. Auhburton, on the 0 b day. of Ma oh, 1888, apply fur a tiantf.r of the said i-._-.nse from myself to William Rud- m nd my appointee. Dated this 13th day of February, 1888. J. W. M'RAE. E G. Caisr, Solicitor. 2 52 ASHBURTON LICENSING DISTBICT. IFF REB V give nottcs that the follow- ing pcr-iot b have boon duly nomi- nated ay oandidutos foriho offio of Com- mit unon for tho Ashburton Licensing District : — ANDREWS, GEORGE WILLIAM BULLOCK, THOMAS C HAPMhN.STEPHEM STEPH H NEON CtAfcK JOHN GARptfrr, ROBERT FIIZHCGH (RiGG.JORN MoLKaN, DOJNALD REID, JOHN McU, • BEAi V THOMAS THOMAS, DAVID An* I further give ro<ico th.t a poll' for the eleotiwi of five of th* above named • I cr? didates wH bo fatten at the Ya ds 1 (flice, Tinwald,} o-i WEDNESDAY the! 22nd Febmun, 1888, commencing at 9 am. andenoiugat G p m i \ > F, MAINWABING, 6 ,•*« R^minfOffietJ. )



Holloway's Pu.i_b and Ointment,- Soldiers and Bailors. — These wolNknown and easily uaed remedies ore especially serviceable and convenient for those who, like soldiers and Bailors, are exposed to groat changes of olimate, and tbe hardships inseparable from their o&lling. Many of thp diseases engendered m the system from these and other untoward oauses can be checked and controlled by atten tion at their onset, and m Hollo way's remedies will be found a ready means of relief without hindrance from duty, Wft, n ?* man is invalided and rendered more or less a burden to himself and friends from neglect- , ing tbe early symptoms of bis complaint, whiob calamity wight ba averted try timely resort to the u?o of Qolloway'i fill? and OlDtatßt



It is stated that the losses occasioned by insects to agriculture io the United States roach tbe enormous sum of over £80,000,000 per annum,



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