LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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(Reothrad February 16. 12.30 p ro.)

SOCIALIST BILL.

Bkrmn Fahraary ID. The Reichstag has endorsed the advice of the Committee which recently reported adversely on the proposed Socialist Bill, and the Bill has conse quently been withdrawn.

EMIGRATION AND FEDERA TION.

London, February 15.

Lord Dunraven, presiding at a meet ing of the Colonial Institute, depre cated a system of State emigration. Referring to the subject of Colonial Federation, his Lordship said the only danger to the Empire, m the eventual federation of the Australasian colonies was the possibility that the colonies might then oft sr better trading facilities to foreign countries than England.

CRICKET.

The Marylebone Cricket Club have appointed a committee to consider the report upon the decision recently come to by the County Gicket Clubs Coun cil, that a batsman is out if any part of his person, m a straight line between the wickets, stops a ball that would have hit the wicket.

COMMERCIAL UNION.

In the House of Commons Mr Howard Vincent, member for Sheffield, has given notice to meve that it is desirable tkat Great Britain and the Colonies should enter into a commer cial union,

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Constantinople. February 16.

The Sultan has signed the Suez Canal Convention subject to certain unimportant modifications. London, February 16 It is stated that the eagerness wi;h which the rumors of an Anglo-French- Russian alliance have been discussed m Paris is due to the French people being entirely misled as to the object of Lord Randolph Churchill's recent visit to Russia, Bomb, Febnmy 15 The statement made by M. FUurens, Minister for Justice m the Chamber of Deputies to the effect that General Briaulton is making an inspection of the Italian frontier tn order to assure himself that the defences are secure bas caused a feeling of irritation throughout this countiy. (Received Febrnary 10, 1 p.m.)

THE TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Melboobnb, Fubru-iy 16. The Tramway Strike has made such arrangements that cars mil run as usual next week. Tbe opinion is generally ex pressed is that the strike is permature and the men have over-estimated their strength. The strike has not oc casioned any great disorder between the Union and non-Union men. A little mud-throwing occurred anJ one Unionist was fined for abusive language.

MURDERS AND CANNIBALISM.

Adelaide, Fwbra >ry 16. News is to hand that the Northern blacks are again proving troublesome and have killed two men and destroyed their boat at Roper river. At Goyder creek two Malays were murdered and eaten by them.

(Received February 16, 1.30 p.m.)

ELECTION.

Sydney, February 16. The Protectionist Union have selected Mr J. F. Smith as their candi date for the Newtown seat vacant by the appointment of the Hon. J, J, Foster to a Supreme Court Judgtship. Mr Smith represented Nswto#n m last Parliament, and was a candidate for the second Newtown seat which was won a i few days ago by Mr Abbott. The Free-! trade nominee has not yet been chosen as at present there are four candidates m the Freetrade interest.

ACCIDENT.

Kbwoahtlb, February IB

An old man named Gillespie, a local preacher, fell down a forty-foot shaft, and lay forty hours with a broken thigh before he was discovered.

LEPROSY IN AUSTRALIA

Mr P. O'Sulllvan, writi"q from the Etberidge goldfield to the "Q leensUnder" ray \u25a0 :— *' Leprosy Is r«mptt>t here among the poor blsoka m all its \u25a0tsges, and lias been for some time psst ; ttill no notice \u25a0eemi to be tsken of this mitter, which sorely rrqoires prompt a tention to p event the tpread of this dresdfu! m%U6y •mong the European population. Tho rictlms of this fell dtsesse can be seen almost dally parading 'he streets, exposing to view their ulcerous limbs tninas both fingau and toes. Then fore you will perceive, sir, th»Uny prrsoo with ordinary eyesight cau at once recogtiUethlshido* on disease Much h»s b«»en said of tbe dretdfal oonsequencee of alonhol with the ftbotigioet; but I think leprosy anmncßt them will cans* fereatfr btvop than did »VeJf tbt evlt *- ffisoti of" mm or opium Ihey have, bad this disease fan-mltted to them through a Chinaman leper who Is \u25a0Iso fo's, deplorable oondl'lon, and has been IWing bere for oyer two 3 esrs. Ha^ this OhiDsman been r< movpi and Isolat^c is Is done elsewhere when '? tapers" Ft discovered, thp poor blapka wou'd not In jjKeir present moerable state. " Tbdre no doubt sotaeboo is at I dnlt m this batter, and" it certain y rtfl ots little credit on the local autho'iUei. Surely fOy thing affecting the sanitary condition of • town cornea within tbe limits of the Lioal Government Act. TsbiDg m con sideration the r«l«tlofiB that exiit batween blacks and whites, and also the fact that In am st every UUohen m the town blacks aro employed cutting wood, Otrrjlng water, and various oth&r km is of work, it appears a some* hat slntiu ar tWog that the vlvtas htve got already QOntrapted tbe dtsnaae " '.v i- » \u25a0* >

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Prr Pkkss Awtoutiok )

( Opening of the O.JHope Dock. I Auckland, Fujrua.y 16, i The OalHopo dck wa» opened t3-d*y unoomful'y by t^ir W J rvi it la » brir«f ppeeob, H.'M.S o>lHcpe and Diamond kva now In tlook. Thorts is amp c room for both. TliTowere over ton thoußin"' spt'Otaturß There w»b a yachting display m the harbor, and a luncheon whioh wno attended by about 20 » gu.»*tn, Mr Waddel), Chairman of the Harbor Board, presiding. The Fortifications. ; Wellington, February 16. ! The Gorernuie.it intend to complete all I tho fortiGcitionß m the colony by prison | labor. MaKistraU'a Court Procedure. Th \u25a0 Ja<« ice iJepartm.-nt has iHiued th» foilowiou memo to Keaidt-m M gi«tr*tei, " Tho attention of the G.>vernmsi.th»Bon several ocoaaioog b*en called io a praouoe wh'oh prevails m Home Ocur*« of * ; 1 wi >v o'alm* for Bulicltora' fees m contHo'ion wittt b. 3 <siU4 of summons, on heari « t> be Inserted io the Bill of Ptirttoa'ao rorniithed with the pi-int or gammon* ) The Government it advised that •och * praotio* is wronn, as by it persons who desire to pay before the day of hearing must either p»y an illegal demand or be auder the necessity of attending Court to dispate the it«m. The Minister of Jus toe therefore reqaeits that 0 erki of Quarts be inttrnced that m no o*ae is auch an item to be included m the do mandm*d* by «nmmo> s " Sir F. D. 801 l on the European B)tuati' n. > Sir F. D. Belt m a cable to the i Premier expresses the opinion that peace will be ma'i'taWed . A Literary 3 «cu'at on. I It is stated nero that a U-Mitpanjr is now i baing organised for the purpose of start ing a publication on the same lines as the Pioturfsqne Atlas of Aus '\u25a0•lava, bat dn-1 voted exolasively to New Zi«i*nd. It U u.jderstuod that the liters, y work m con aoou'on with the AM«b will be m the hands of Sir Julicu Voge', and that his Impending vUifc to EugUnd i« m oonnto tioa with the business vi the new under taking.

Acadinrc&l Honors. bLBNiiElu, F bruary 16 Mlis Mabel Crump, dou^hter of the Rev J Orump (Weeleyax) Blenheim, wh» left her** two years ago to j >ln tbe »t ff of the Ladles Yfethoditt Omie^o at Mel bourne tits obtained tbe honor of dux of | the oolleg ; hiving saccsotfiilly matricu lated m French and secured tbe Ann haw and Williams pr z<« of nVd guinena and five pound* for tan grc-imst profiot' nay io two lanaotgei-, mathematics tnJ science. Of te.i Ud'ei on tbe gcueral stiff three *ra Ne* Z aUnders :— M<bs Grossmann, f rmrtily of Nelson, und for sone time 2ud mt«tr«ss "f tho Girls High Scio»l, Oliiu oharoh, Ms* Fttoh»tt and Met Orump, the two former belosj gruduuteß of tho Now Zealand University. Th.« PresHoot of the Oollego ia tho Rev W. H. Fitihett, br.-ther f.f Df Fttohett, M H.R., Dunedii., so that N»w Z^alanders ocoopy a distinguished position ia the ©allege. Arrival of the lonic. Pout Uualmkbs, b" brutry 16, Arrtv d— -S.s. I'Miic, from Plymouth lia O»pato*n and Hobart, at whioh latter pott SB landed 49 ca-s^n^ers and 500 | <ons oirar>. Bhe btU-n 22^0 tons car<o, va :—lo">sf<r Dunrdiu, 424 forLyttel toif, and 74 L for W«IUu K ion, eixtcou saloon, tiv »nty nee >nd saloon, ond tbiry eight steerage passengers, and 199 nomi nated imralgMnts. The health of all bas beeu oxcellent. There wore no births or deaths. The personnel of her officer aia the sams, with x.h.9 ezcpUoa cf Doctor Dwyor, and Mr Oaven Booceoda Mr and m fourth ofiber. S«e left Pi) mouth at 3 50 a.m. oi> Daoembur 31 at, hnd strong head winds notU J*»aaty 2 h), tbeno ti.'w weather tc arrival at Tonenff^, at 11 v.m. on the sth. Loft again at 7*m on tha 6b, reached dpetown at 5. 25 a ro» on ihe 22 »d ; embarked pas^en^ers and m»i!s and left at 11.53 am sane day. Had fine weather ncroas the Southern Ooean, and ran d""ti her casting between the parallels of 45 and 46 S. l&t. Arrived at Hobart at 8 p.m. on the 10th, left again at 5 im.cn the 12th Had N.W. aud S. W, gale, with f< ggy woather, to arrival at Heads at 4a m. to-day Several of her northern pusnengers left this afieruoon by the BteamHr W»>h >a

SOMETHING REMARKABLE

Victor Hofco writirg on the » 'fl'd<mtnl death of theDake of Orleans In 1842 sayn: *On ihts nut] <ot, when one r< fleet a npmi tho last hundred yeors, an idea oro3spa the mind. Lou's XIV reigned, his s< n did not reign ; L'mis XV reigned, his son did not reign ; LuuU XVI reigned, hie rod did not reign ; Napol<->>n r«igued, his eon did not rei^n ; Louis Phtllipe reigned hlg son will not io'ko Extraordinary facr ! 8x Umea iti oQoooeyi«n horaan foresight designates from amidst a whole people the bead which is to reign, and it is precisely th«t one who does not reign The faot Is repeated with dreadful and mysterious preatstenoy*' Since Hogo wrote yet another losta»<c» of this siDgalnr fatality has been added to' the Hat m the death of tfapoleon the Thjrd'H eon,

ALLEGED CURES BY "CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS."

(From an American Paper ) In tfio utter part of F binary last Joseph Mann, of Bro*d Brook, wan accidentally shot through the 1< f c luDg with • piatol ball, the ball or-ming out At V c bsck. El In lifo w»a doxpatred of, •ltd the family had gathered to boo him d»o. R. C. Hwunon, o "Chris 1 ian eoieii tiat " fmm Boston, was called to attend the wounded m^-i. The moment he entered th»» room Mr Mann began to ehoV bI *P 9 ( 'f recuperation, and m a few days l:e wan complcte'y reor.voted He m now studying; the Christian eomnce art < i healing. Mr Hannon, who is a young man, says that he was omod of cancer m the ohfßt, tumor m the stomach, and Bright* dlee«ee "^1 at one ewoop " by Mro Mary baker G. Eddy, the founder of the Ohrletir\i Bci^mist 8oh»ol m Boeton. Ho b»>« of his tQaohiug i — W o h(.ve reduced the matter to a raienoe auti apply it to every day Ufa We do not teach how to die, but how to live. That le for better, Isn't it I To know that you aball not die, that you have not to enff-r unless you ohoore, that you need not I rue y<>ur children anddeironee — isn't all thla prbfe-ablo to the present rutgn of the worldly ideal' He bases his Idea of living forever and without dieciw on \]\- Scjptarp, that, while " ir» 4c I . era we all die, no In Ohiriot w« aro- nil hrado olive," ax*4 oor>tend.B' thattho ; < hVl«tl>«n fcient e)9 nra now Hying under thu revel «tiou of tit J lid t^e D;yl"o, fjrat voreo of the tvreifthobaper ; !'Ani a «reat el^ was Been m Flaiven, a wmnm arrayed with tho sun and the moon under her feot, and upon her head a orown of twelve Btqra " The Christian eg'epce t)9alit)2 lub nothing to do with ui|nd care or faith. In broken limb c?ies Mr Qmnon aena'ly u %Us a •argerin to rodace its fraoture, but this he does not because it ia neoeesiry but to 11 ease the'.patienfc'Q mlnd r We ire bou.od dowq BO by old beliefs that wo Qannot ewopo tb& c^colu«W t^at BomaVblng must ho rouq through with," *hhough he b«i •' studied " a broken limb to recovery without Betting. The exoiionaeot whioti Mr Hinnon'a cures have produced m Hat ford County is very groat, and tragts ape) b.3p{ia pn fche ap x jdot qH hosl: ing by belittvipg arsi In fci'^at deoaftod patients leirp the loUrjQe bo «i %o ear<

A DISAPPOINTMENT.

We cokfess that we are greatly disap pointed m tho action of tho present Minister for Lands. Wo had . believed that m the member for Mataura the colony had secured, as head of tho Urown Laudß Department, a Minister whose sympathies were entirely with the peoplo, and who would do everything m his power to foster tho cause of settlement vv"e were cordial and sincere m our con gratulations on his accession to office, and pur disappointment h consequently all the keener on finding that we have apparently reckoned without our host.

1 he first indication to that effect was the fact that m " Gazetting " the lands mentioned m a recent notice as open f.r application, a ver* email acreage indeed was priced at £\ an acre, the groat bulk being at 80s and £2 and somo above that figure, while we are assured that much of the land for which 30s or £2 is asked is no bettor than can be brought m the opon market of private vendors at 255, and that on easy terms.

Wo do not f>r tbo momont complain of no " second-class " or ten-shillings-an acro land being offered as yet, for we aro informed that the Department is carefully going over the Crown estate with a view to <jut ont as much of the land as is suitable for small holdings,, without rendering the remainder un workable or unprofitable as large pastoral holdings, nud if this bo really tho reason and the object we are content to wait a reasonable time ; but we confess that our faith m tho. Minister's intentions m this direction has been sorely Bhak n by what has recently transpired at Kurow. In that locality therd is oven now a largo area under deferred payment settlement, and the settlers already thero have dono fo well wilh their holdings that many wish to extend their areas, aud many more wish to tako up land m the same neighborhood upon Similar terms. A large deputation waited upon Mr Hichardson at Kurow tho other day and this is what their spokesman, Mr Georgo Orr, himself a settler at Kurow, Raid :— " Mr Richardson, three years ago the voices of tho people of this district raised an appeal to the then Government to give them some land from tho Kurow run to make their homes on. Tho then Minister of Lands was, however, advised that tbo land was unfit for settlement and a deputation of tho Otago Land Board was sent up, to report upon it. Their report was dead against tho settlers' wishes, as it said the land was not fit for small settlement ; but m spito of this report the clamor for tho land was continued, and m ordor to still the out cry, somo 4000 or 5000 acres were eventually surveyed and offered. Well, mark the result — every section of it was at once taken up and keenly compi t'd for— ome sections having 10 or 12 applicants, and prices were double^ and treble the upset price spvorul, going over £5 per acre. Tho lat« Minister for Lands (Mr Ballauce) camo to see this part of tho country and having been shown over the Kurow run decided that its suitability for Hcttlement was such that tho whole should be mado available under the hill farm, ov as it is called the small grazing run, system, and tho Now Zealand Land Company's leaso had accordingly been cancelled for this purpose. People had como from far and near to take up these hill farms .Some of those present had oven brouclit their frien.de from - other colonies to be their follow settlers hero, and at the very last moment, when, the Land Company's notice had only a week or so to run — iho settlers to their sur prise — to their alarm — and to their disgust — saw tho Land Board's resolu tion to again soil the country as a mere pastoral lease, as a mere sheep run to bo occupied by perhaps only one man, w}tu a few shepherds and rabbiters now and then employed, and this deputation had been appointed at a public meeting to wait on the Minister for Lands, and nrgo that tho Land Board's resolution be Bet aaidc— or that they be advised to rescind tho samo — and that the land be made available as originally intended for permanent settlers m smaller areas." Other members of tho deputation said that every one of them was proparcd to tako up one of these hill-farms, ajid at rents m no w£y lceu than that paid by the Company, and that tho areas desired were from 2000 acres on. tho lower parts, to 5000or(K)00 on tho higher ; and it was pointed out that under a permanent tenure- cultivation would go on, and tho land would bo mado to carry double the I nomber of tjhoop that it would carry while m tussock. And was the Minister's reply to all this? Simply that " from tho goneral features of tho country as ho had seen it that afternoon, ho thought it was most suitably cut up, and he failed to see how ho could divide it to better advantage." It waa urged m reply that "it would bo a great benefit to got tbo people settled on the land " and that " Government should grant tho settlors' wishes, if they had the welfare of tho co'ony at heart ; " but Mr Richardson w».s obdurat '. and could not even find timo {q stay .soothe* day and •' have a good look at tho land" PS he- wa? urged to do, and then delivered himself iv tho follow ing extraordinary fashion — wo quoto from tho '• Oamnru Mail ' — " It scsrna that a very Ktrqftg fooling prevail m th;B dintrict regarding thie Kurow fun ; and it aluo beems to mo that a strong feeling j revailfi .again&t tUo L»nd Cojnpapy, ..No\7 I with to, say this is quite a wrong thinp*. We should look upon tho matter from a pinoly colonizing point of view. Tho Land Company lias had the option of keeping on tho run to ttio end of tho original lease, if they liked, as tho notice given them by Mr Ballanco had been nn informal notice."- To this Mr Duncan, tho member for the district, rop\ie^ ilmt j-*- I c Mf 0 ut»;ong Reeling exists against tho Company, it is caused by their oppo sition to GOtiloinoht ; and tho timo naij now arrived when mucb, largev areaq that} the Kurow ran will have to bo opened m thfe manner.'' Finally, tho Minister undertook that " theyo would bo no 6j>lp of thlii country on pastoral leas v o till. the Government had tut opportunity of deciding tho matter," and, with this' cold comfort ihe deputa tion, w.hich wns a very numerous onQ, liad pprforco to be, for \ha t^cno, oontont, t-hough they *re vory prororly deter mined not to lot tho matter rest thero, but to persist m agitating till the Kurow country is thrown open to settlement. But they have ovidontly little to hope from Mr Richardson, nx\{\ as little from tho (j[Q7epmu^nt y >whi\>iU j wjll dQuWjps? t'e 1 ' "by 'Wa adMce, 1 I and it begins to 'bo ovident that tho polioy of th,o ptoseut Mioistry is to \wsn «4 eva wtb « rqtrw^eat

scheme, and that if the colony desires something more than this, if it desires a new era of progress, and consequent prosperity, it will have to demand yet another change of rulers.

THE GUABOIAk, TMMiß&ltx, FEBSOAftY 1889 -



THE ASTTiiUBTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COHPY ) Is FERPAHKD TO \u25a0 . \u0084 PURCHASE FOR CASH " • ALL EINDB OP WOOL In Large on J'mall Quantities, H. SEMPLE, W. H. Pagec. 4^§||i«B^j gL HOP3E-SHOER Bubnett Stbert, next "'Mall "'Office* BEGS to announce that he has taken over the Coach Bailding and Wheel- wright Branch, lately curried on by. 0. Peat, and will continue all hraoohen of the •^bovo business as before. All hlnda of Bugcfee, Dtsya, or Carts made and re* paired. Agrfoultural Implements repaired promptly. Horaes Shod with skill and oare, „, W. H. PAGET. "Zealandia" Boots HAVE the Highest Reputatfov m theColoniea. Pronounced at the Indian and Colonial Exhibit on as the FINEST m the Whole Exhibition; For substantial wear they ore the BEST TN THE WOULD. Buy . a poir o "ZEALANDIAS" and you will novet use any other Brand Oar Patented ' « PARAGON BOOT " and » TNDESTHUOTIBLE TOES." Frir Boys and Girls are Splondid Line* for Hard Wear. NoDe are Qenui \e unless branded on the riols every pi\iv is abaolutely Warranted to give Good Wear. f?oM by <ho leading Boot Dealers and Country Stores throughout New Zoal>ud, and Wholoealoby LIGHTBAHO, ALLAN & CO. CHRISTCHURCH. FAVERHANGINQS! PAPEIiHANGINGS 1 •! THE Undersigned hnve jußt opened up a splendid asßortinent PAPERHANGINGS, SCKIM, TAPES, TACKS, Alsoi — WINDOW GLASS (all sizes), W & X LEAD, PAINTB, OTLB VAENIbHEB, COLORS, DiIYEBS, TURPENTINE &o, Joet landine, a splendid lot of House Coal, ex " tlauroto," McCalluia & Co , BON. TIMBER, AND COAL MER- CHANTS. & IMPORTERS. Agents for TITAN ond TBIPLEX STRAINERS. 12*103 " ! & s J8 *j <s bo a a w 3 ft rT a 2 - 8 .8 *i o <D Ph "8 8 o o IS rug <A H ss < < . b 3S <



H. Mataoa and Co. For Sale. O£AA FOUrt-TOO-1-H Picked Morkc i /wfJUy Maiden EeprsjgfAfid Oyri'litioc fife for Btad owes. FOR SALE, QIRVfIRAL GOOD FARMS OHIUP TO LET, OK A A A OREB NEAR EAHN T G 60\J\J ti*\t English grass, 3a pel Aore OAAH AO *ES NE»R EALINO, /vVA/V , taußtoke, 2s 6i per Aore 9 A AO AORBS ALFORD FOREST, & i ±\J XJ half BoglJah graof, 3a pet Aero H. MATSON & CO. Ash burton, LOx^DON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INdUBANOK COMPAJNY. WE have been appoirted Agents for i\\t above '\u25a0 ompany, a d are no* prepared to take riekn on Buildings, Block and (hops at current ratoa. H. MAj.fcON & CO., Ashburton. Money to Lend IN lARGE OR SMALL SUMvS. Apply H. MATSON & CO. — - . _ I have ceon oppointed Agent VOR THE Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTCfIURCH, Wb o are prepared to tvdvanoe Money.upoL BILLS OP SALTS, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, OROP LIENS, or other Secaritf, D. THOMAS. WB ARE APPOINTED ifoLE Agents \u25a0 From Eakaia to Eangitaia FOB MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip Placod let by the Canterbury A. and Association after an exhaustive trial, H. .MATSON & CO. Aohburton. . . . , s Agrlcnltural Implements. WE ARE APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS IN ASHBDRTON FOB Mebsbs booth, McDonald & wo Carlylo Implement Workp, Ohrlatohurch, Samp ( b Implkmbnxs on hand I&BpeotioQ Invited. H. MATSON & CO. Aehburton. GARDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed BOLE AGENTS m Abhburton for the PLANET JUPB, HORSE HOB ANI3 CULTIVATOR COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DBILL COMBINE. H. MATSON & CO- ABhburton, STORAGE. STORAGE l FKEE FROM VEEMIN. ii . . ? H, Matson & Co.



Public Notices. \u25a0 | REMOVAL. * MR J. A. OAYGILf,, Solloftnr, hne • f moved t> fiflicen In Bnrncfci btraefc, formerly i coupied by Ma J. Jres». 2*; is LA.nL 1 TO LET AT fI AMPSTtf A D. "" fr-ENDI RS are invited for the U.nse for 1. 3 ytara of iho uusold portion of. Mr | Savage's land, back of Hampttead, front» I ing Trevor's road, being part R.B. 7767. containing aboutilO^ a area. The higbeator any tender not nocoßßarlly acooptcd. Ten- ders to be cent m not later than 11 >NpAV f 20th mat, to tho undersigned from whom particulars can be obtained. 2 56 '1. BULLOOK. WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND CQ's., Licens d Pawnbrokers, East Street, - \ FIRST-CLASS WHtchm'ik«T and Jeweller is employed on tho Premises Watche* cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWKHTGHRIBTOHUROH PRICES. OS WATCHES CLEANED OS GLASSES, 6d ; HANDS. 9d. WATEABUltfc'i) repaired from 2a 6d. N.B. — Waterbury's reduced from 13s 6d xd 12b. II 126 Mount Somers Coal I AM now Ie a position to supply COAL at considerably reduced rates. In anticipation of a LARGE DH2M AND daring V*e cotninc season. I have mnde PRIORS mi'h that no one need want FUKL; and antll farther notice will supply at Per truck load at Mount Somers Railway Station, per ton ... Us Stations on Mount Somers line, freight added. Aahbtirton, per truck, per ton 15 • Tinwald „ \u0084 15* Wlnalow „ „ loa Hinds „ „ 16i EalJng „ „ 17« Dromoro \u0084 ,i 16* Oherteey \u0084 „ Id TERMS CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. In Asbburtou rrtall quaotUies delivered to Customers, residences, at 20a per ton, CASH. All information to be obtained from, and orders loft with Mr JOHN G. RESTELL, WEST STREET, Whom I have appointed my Aijent, and who will Bull at above rateu FOR CASH. ~ P. WRIGHT. THE i coMiisra JAMS ARE THE BEST TRY THEM. T. Bullock. TO LMT. A GRASS paddock containing; 4 acrep, botwecn Mrs Carter's res-denco nnA Nurßery, Suburb of Tinwaldg Apply to T. BUiLOOK. FOR SALE. \ SECOND HAND MoOormlck Twine Xa. Binder, m good order. T. BII.'.LOOE^ i '\u25a0 ' — - 1 A A AOitES for Sale, no«r town, belog lUU R.«- 27196, corner of Mitcbara md South Uoade, about I mile from tho Outinty Saleyardf. Exooptionally lthcrul teruiB > vfz., only £12 10i cash required, bftlanoo by Instalments at a low rate of iutoreßt, T. BULLOOK. £*O LET— At a very law rents), a lar^e building fronting Esst Street, ault- »ble for a gr«in and obatf dtoro. T BU LWK. I.^OR 8A E.-~ Aq improve! Farm of "* 245 Aor«8, Uoinp: R S 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chort«oy. Low prioe and liberal terms apply to T. I'ULLOOK. X?/tff —Lot 28, Tcevortou, nea« the c&iUV* Proobiteriun Manae, contain Ing about i-aore, with groomed Hoov thereon, for sale a.t 4iae above prlot Terms if re to T\ BCLIPOK. I^o LET ut a \o\y twitaK— 4-rooajoc . Coitage at B^kVOipßtead. T. BULLOOK. I?OR SALE at a low price and or liboral terms, 15 acres of \aa& wit! 2-roomed Cottage thoreoo, fctonti; g th< Fa Tiield Road, not far from tke Count; Saleyardo, Avpfy to T; BULLOOK*



i---'_2 P« blic Notices IMPOUNDED m Wa'etton Pound, on I febru»ry 10th, 1 Light Rny Hors* (huok), vrhiro Blnpe dowa f»»oe. near Mk'Cka white. It tot claimed betora 25tb insfc, will bo sold- 8. HOLLAND, ji Founffki-eper, < 2*62 F emington. . Dentistry-Painless Extraction. MR AUDLEY B. MERKWKTHBR WILL AITEND DAILY From 10 till 12 and 2 till 5 p.m., at OH AS. NEATK'S, Oheraiflt, A«hburton. Apothecaries Hall, 26ih Jan., 1888. 2*51 Coal. Coal. Coal. TO THRESHING MAOHINW PRO- PRIETORS, FARMBRb &OTHEKS. HAVING made onr arrangements for this WeaHon'a COAL SUPPLY on exceptionally favorable terms, we are m a pofliiion to mo'-t tbo demands of onr Cos omora most Hbeally, both as to QUALITY and PRIOE. ORDERS NOW x>EIN£ BOOKED. McOALLUM & CO., IJ7O Coal and Timber Merchants. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. EXCURSION TO CHRISTCHUROff. [ FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION. ON WEDNESDAY, 22nd February, an Excursion train will leave Aehb 1 r- (on for Ouris'.church »»t 9 V 0 a.m., return ing at 5.45 p.m Return fans, 03 6-1 firet- daßS ;4* eecond. Onildren 3to 12 years half ra'e , under 3 years free **atnrduy return ticketß to Chris*ohuroh. will be 'Bsufld fit elation* north of Temuka f-n the 20th, 2iur, and 22nd February, for ordinary trains, available for return till 24th tigTafre Brigades' Demonstration at V'hiistchuroh, February 21st and 22nd. 2*64 Hy order. SEE SLESINGER'S PAMPHLET ON RHEUMATISM AND COUGH SYRUP. S.S. Trade Mark. V.S. MR SLF.SING^R U one of the oldest Veterinary Practitioners m the Austra- lasian Colonies, having practised his profes* sion m Furopc, America, West Indies, Aus- tralia, and for ihe last 19 years m New Zea- \u25a0lmd, especially m Otago, where he pi- <lct> hims If m having performed cures almost unknown m the world, especially m Tetanu* proper, commonly called Lockjaw, certificates of which were published m ihe '• Ot.iyo 1 aily Times" of 2?th of October, 1873; and thousands of others can testify to wonderful, speedy, and almost miraculous Cures he has effected, particularly many very valuable Bnt:rr> TTnrscs rictn%-o<l «.„ good health, and tn\mo»»J. ..r |,uuuus saved to Hie owners. In ac 1 nowledccmcnt of the great patronage h- has received, Mr Slesinger, V.S., is n w offering to the publ c he very be-t of medicnea for the cure of different diseases of daily becune .'cc, which any ne can understand, at nominal prices, as per list hereunto annexed. Mr Slesinger has been specially appointed Veterinary Surgeon to their Fxcellcnc cs Sir Hercules Robinson an^i Sir James Ferguson ; and patronised by His Exec l«t>cy the M irquis of Normanby (ex-Giwernor of Victoria) j the lion J. Macandrew, late Superintendent of the P ovittce of Olago ; the lion KichaH Oliver; the cx-Speiker of the General Assembly (-<ir F. n. Hell) ; the lion W. '!. Reynolds; the Hon Geo*qc M'Lean ; J. L. 1 Gilties, Esq. {l-te Speaker of Provincial Council) ; A. C. Strode, E^q., R.M ;J. P. Maitlmd, Esq., X.M ; R B. Martin, Esq. ; Gco. M 'Gavin, Esq. ; Messrs Ro crt Wilson j and Co. ; L. Thoneman, Escj. (of M> ssrs , Lanpe and Thoneman, Mclbou'ne) ; cs r is Ko>s airi Glcndining; Messrs Kempthorne, 1 Prosser and < 'o. ; Messrs J. and E. B. Car. ! gill ; Messrs Guthrie and Lar.iach ; Mes^is Marshall ami C'pcland; G. Dodson, Esq.; iW. Ma on, Esq. ;A. Mercer, Fsq. ; H. S. ! Vish, Esq. ; H Walter, Hsq.'f.tVe latter four gcntlem- n are ex-Mayors of Dunedin) To all of whom he has fj'ven eyexy satisfac- tion, m skill and attenqtrnqe, besides the thousands of different gentlemen, livery-stable keepers, wag^o.wcrjj, cabmen, etc., vhose Horses 0,3 d Caitle be has successfully treated. Eycy man can be his own Doctor by using Slesinger's preparations, as detailed below :— FOR HORSES. The Colic, or Gripe Drink.— Horses arc very liable to Colic or Gripe, and, if neglcted, this complaint imy m a te.vt hours terminate m inflammation, strangulation, tympanitis, and death. This Colic Draught will give relief m less than tv?o, houvs, and often within ten ncinut^j, .The Embrocation. — For the treatment of Cuts, Wounds, Brui c e> from Saddlo, Girths, or Harness, Sore ShouHcrs Strains, Sprains, Rheumatism, Windg?,\ls, Swellings, etc. If either of these injuries or complaints be ne« glected, for a few houvs, they may take weeks tg cure. The Condition Po,wdeiJi,-*-Forrestoriiieand keep tig the Horse, m good health, relieving Iliiic-bound, ur<cit. Mange, Grease, and Skiu Eruptions, correc'ing a diseased state of the Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Liver, etc. The Worm Powders. — The Ho r se is very subject to Worms, frequently unsuspected by the owner. Thousands of hor>cs die f r U'e want of these Powders, and the owner is one the wiser fo' it; and, unless a post movUtn exanvjntion is made, does not know that his horse suffered from these rept les. On all occasions, when the animal is po >r, m low condition, hidc«b"und, r>r occ.isionp.ity passing a worm, give one of th??e Eo,w ot;s mght and mornim/, as directed on each tin,. Tho iyiuter pintmeht is superior to any other. After v irig it, the ha r returns \a h^ natural color, and, unlke o,i\y p^licr, no, blemish is left. T^c \\Qi^ Qils.— rf c chief can e of Lame- )j«?s { Dors.es is some injury or defect m t c voo.t, v/hich may ca^ se infVvt'Uvvtion 1 f U'C Foot, ai\d bring qn o'lnr diseasos, such n s inflan^tn? t^Qn of tic JUwels, Kulneys Lungs, olp, Oi\s, if used m tlnv, will pievent t>V cu'c bviUle Hoofs, Siiulcracks, Contrac* tio n . Qaittor, Canker, Corns, Thrush or Frusli, arrow Heels, Hoof-bound, Navicular Joint Disease, etc., all of which the II rse is sttl'jcct to, and is liable to fail and end ngcr the life of his Tbis may be avoided oy ufiing this Oil daily, or two or three times a wecly. The Grease Ointment. — For the cure of Grease, Crown S abs, Rat-tail, Mallendcrs and Sallenders, or any Skin Eruption. DOG MEDICINES, The Distemper rowdrjp ar,e a fe rfect Cure, and may also be clvey n other ailments. The Mance Oin* ncnt.— May be used for the Marine o^ any otht nflammatfry Diseases of thc'Skin 1 m t»'c 1. : cor D<»g It may b$ mixed with lour tlm c its quantity 9/ Keats-. joot Oil, being easier of appJi qaXiotx* <**All t!i« aie sold by P. FKRRIMAK, \ b agent for Aj^vl^'



MOTHEB SEIG-EL'S OPERATING PILLS, For Constipation, Sluggish Liver, &c. TTNLIKE many kinds of cathartic U medicines, do not make you feel worse before you feel better. Their aperatton is gentle, but thorough, and unattended with dinftgrcablo effects, 3uch as nausea, griping p*ins, &c. Seigel's Operating Pills aro tha best family physic that has ever been Jiscovcred. They cleanse the bowels from all irritating Bubstances, and leave them m a healthy condition.. The best remedy extant for the bane }f our lives — constipation and sluggish iver. Theso Pills prevent fevers and all rinds of sickness by removing all loisonous matter from the bowels. They operate briskly, yet mildly, with* out any pain. , . If you take a severo cold, and are threatened with a fovcr, with pains m the head, back, and limbs, one or two . doses of seigel's Operating: Pills will brofk up the cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue, with a brackish taste, is caused by foul matter m the stomach. A few doses of SeigGl'S Operating Fills vy-ill . cloanso the tomach, remove the bad taste, and re- i storo tlio appetito, and with it bring good health. Uftent'mcs disease, 6r partially de- cayed food, causes sickness, uaasea and diarrhoea, if the bowels aro cleansed from this impurity with a dose of Seigei's Operating Pills these disagreeable effects will vanish, and good health will result, Seigel's Operating Pills prevent ill-effects from excess m eating or drinking. A good dose at bedtime renders a person fit for business m iho morning. These Piila, being sugar-coated, aro pleasant to take. The disagreeable taste common to most pills is obviated . FOR SALE BY~ALL, OEBMISTS DRUGGISTS, AND, MEDICINE VENDORS. PROPRIETOR : A. J. WHITE, LIMITED, LONDON. Public Notices. UPPER ABHHURTOH UOaD BOaKD PrBL.C NOTIOK TO RATEPAYERS. A XX Bates unpaid by March Ist, 1888. f\ will bo sued fo r . By order of the Bo*rd. DONALD McI.EAN. 2*50 Chairman. NOTICE t.M thus estatlTof the late THOMAS TOP P. N. . ALL dohts dvi (o the aVove oßtate np to 13th Fob.r.:arv i"»t. huve been aold to William U. Toppin, wliohb receipt alone will lie v euilio out tli'O^arpo MAIIGAHRT T' p^TN. AS'.^UKTUN OjUNI'Y \u25a0COU^UIti. r¥'ENDKU9 aro iuvitfd £qr-i j(mpvovo»inei)t oJ Wakanui Crook near Roud. Spocification on view at Goijnq^l O^loo^ and Tenders to Chairman to be Si'ut mby oWcfc a.w. TOKSDAY, Slbt Februury. " William baxte^, 2^:03 . County Engineer. TTVURING DE LEABY'd abienoe In Uiughad, Dc W. T. H^kah vti\\ oondaot the praotloe, and may be oonmUQd t$ J)e hpt\byitk re^denae, 'Ignored Street. An Immedtato eottlemopt tj\ $\\



The " Taranaki Herald " understands that there are five parties out surveying the rail. way line between Taranaki and Auckland, each party atarting from a different point Tho survey ia to be a perfoot one m every respect, *ho piano being made out m detail so that the topography of tbe country will be thoroughly known. The survey, ia not expected , to be coinplatod before next year. . It is said that tho rabbits are kept down m numbers m Fiji by tho native owl, a large native orab, and the common domestio oat, which ia now numerous m a wild state throughout Fiji. The owls pounoe upon tbe young rabbits, and kill them for sport aa woll aa for food. Tbe vga orab orawls with perfect impunity iuto tho burrows and kills the young rabbits when they are only a few days old* and tbe «ild oat is almost as destructive m preying upon the peat. We can raise plenty of cats m New Zealand, but it .might be worth while to try to aoolimati&o tbo Fijian owl and oat. These are the daya of eoonomy. Be* cently a man was having a silver door* plate engraved, and he requested that a blank Bpaoo be left below the name so that bis age could be added m case it was de- sirable to uaa the plato on his coffin after his death. Mr J. J. Kennedy, comedian, mot with a severe acoidont at Toowoomba whon playing m the " Shaughraun ". A gun accidentally burst, shattering his left band. Ho, however, wont through the performance, receiving an immense ovation on his reappearance. Heating's Powder destroys both mothf, fleas, beetles, and all other ineeote, while quite harmless to domeatio animals. In oxtermi* nnting beetles, the success of this powder ia extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m appli- cation. See the article you purohase is Heating's as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold io tins. Od.ls, and 2s 6d each, by all ohnmißtß \



We letup from exobanges that Hit Juliqs Yogel is going to pay a Visit to on businefla of a private nature (it is eqKgpat.d vith a view to the publication of a eipiilur work 'for New Zealand to the •' PiotureEfjue Atlas of Austra'ia) and experts to be abpent for fust six months. Tbia wjll bring him baok about the end of August, or when the session ie all but finished, bo that practically he will not be present during the next session of Parliament. Sir Julius Yogel does not, however, mean to resign bis seat, nor does he contemplate making an address to bio eonrtituenlß, unless they express 6 wish to bear him. The seesion is so lately over that ho deems it unnecessary. He will, however, formally, seiign bis position of leader of the Opposition. «« J*ouQfl ON Pi&Efl."— Why suffer Piles Im- ttteofftfc'reiie :«nd CQmple^ cyfy gamrgpteei AsK for^'jtoogfa'oo PUee." : Bore ouv« ton SbWng, protra«D|. bltediog, or toy (ojm o