CRICKET.

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

(PEB PEEBB ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, March 9. The cricket match between Lilly whtte'e , team and the Australians commenced to-day. The weather w»« fine, but the attendance was poor The Englishmen went m first, making 212 ; Smith £9 Docker and Koad 33 each, Shrewsbury 24 The Australians have made 55 fo the less of no wlcketa ; Jones (not out) 17, Bannerman 38- (not out). Turner took aeven wickets.

NOTES FROM SOUTHLAND.

(FROM OUR OWN £ORRESPONJ>ENT ) Ikvehoabglcx, March 6. J*OF the last two mouths the weather has been perfectly urnnnyinable ; nothing bat rain, hail, and wnd and In oaee quence the ryegrass crop has been ren dered all but worthless. A very large proportion was never oat, and what was put In'o atack does not pay for the threshing, the seed having been battered oat while m atooV. How some of aa who depend almost entirely upon this orop to meet the demands of our Uudlotda are going to manage remilns a mystery to us all The oat cop, on po - ridgy land, has also Buffered badly from the )at« storms, srme of it, I may eav, ia not worth cuttir g. On the river flita the crops at one time pomieed well, but now the reapiug time haa come many of the farmers hava found that owtne to the atraw having be«n h-u »ed by the heavy floods of January last, the grain has not rightly matured, and is so tbtn that the small birds In some instances will not disturb it, but I am eo»ry to say that wherever the grain is anyimy good, them winged pesta are to be foand at. work, and I have actually seen )a g* fie.'ds of oats I •> the vicinity of Flint's B i»h threahbd out to the last grain, le«vit)g nothing hot the Btr*w, which m now b lag nut far winter feed.. The Local Bodies have been acked times without number to aeaist m keeping down the nuisance, but hitherto no notioe haa been taken. Can it be that we have too many rnnholdera sitting m our Oouocl'b, whose aim it m<ty h« to cripple the amall farmer, render waste his land, and reconvert it into a> shrep run ? If this be "'', the object will be carried oat, aolesi the fa-mers bestir themseves and tftfce aome united aeon In the matter.

Some time ago I noticed a strange thistle growing op m several parts here, and to satisfy myaelf «a to it being what 1b known as the Oallforniari thistle, I sent to Ohristchnrch for a plant of th-> real weed, with the result that 1 am now aon vlncod that there are scores of acraa already covered with this noxious plant m Southland. 1 have f awarded the specimen to the Wallace Connty Council, together with an excellent drawing of the lame, to be kept thtra for the inspection of the publlo, and if you will allow m«, I will take thia opportunity to thank M Murphy, the secretary of the A and P AsioolttioUj Cbrlatchurch, and <\lr F. Ferrimaa, of yoar town, the former having kindly sent the articles mentioned, and the latter a small box containing either • specimen or a good imitation of what is known as the Colorado beetle, which is also on view at the Council's office, River too

A.t the time of my writing the weather is good,#nd grain catting has now become the order of the day, end labor bring cheap a very large proportion ia cat with the back deliv^y.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[%V 4LECTRIO TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT] (pjja PEBSB ASSOCIATION.) (Reoftlved March 10 110 am.)

THE BRITISH ARMY.

London. M^rch 9. In the House of Commons this evening, Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking m support of Sir W. B. Bart teiot's motion for a Royal Commission of enquiry into the military require ments of the Empire, denounced the extravagance and inefficiency 'of the War Office. The R<ght Hem Mr Stanhope, Secretary ot S:ate for War, made a vigorous reply m defence of his deparment, but consented to the appointment of a commission of limited enquiry into the organisation ot j the forces. |

THE CROWN PRINCE.

Berlin, Match 9. The Crown Prince's health is much better.

THE FRANCO-ITALIAN TARIFF WAR.

Bomb. March Jfr The tariff war still continues m all Its bitterness. The French military journals are becoming most offensive m their tone, and m" recent articles have repeatedly insulted King Humbert and the Italian nation.

WRECK OF A VESSEL.

I OND'U, March 9- The barque Lanoma, from Launces ton to London, has gone ashore m the English Channel. The vessel has now broken up, and seven of the crew have been drowned.

(Received March 10 , 2 p m.) CABLE DELAYS.

Melbotj&XE, March 10. Great complaints are prevalent owing to the delay m the cable messages m &« Adelaide office.

DISCOVERY OF RUBIES.

.Adelaide March 10.

Rubieshave been found m the Broken Hill district. Two pounds weight of Stones were picked up m a short time near Foolamacca, and rough tests of them gave satisfaction. The color is not so deep as that of those found m the Mount MacDonnell mines. (Reelved M*rch 10. 2.15 p m.)

UP AGAIN.

Sydney, March 10. Broken Hill shares have again reached per share here and at Adelaide. In Melbourne they are quoted at

RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES.

The Government after long c n sideratjont have decided to offer colonial firms the worlc- of manufar tiirfng fifty locoraotiv'es at each This'is above the English price and below the lowest tender. The offer is not looked on with favor, as fhe fiiarglp is Rot considered sufficient m View of the rise m copper and tin, and the probable further advance m the event of war

THE MICROBES PROPOSAL.

Melboubmb M-rohlO The Government have received a communication from the Royal Society, enclosing a resolution passed at us annual meeting, advising (he Australian Governments to refuse to' allow the in troduction of disease for the exter tpiottioo of tabbitp.

TREMENDOUS FLOODS IN WESTLAND.

(PER PKESS A.-800IATI0N.) Westport, M)*rc'< 9 (Evening.) f^ent by steamer to G r Hymoctli for transmission. l This town haß been out on completely from telegraphic communicatir n wih tht oataide world Bince We 'ne^ay nluht. For three h< nrg on Tnurnd y mornl n ir there was a bnrat of the heaviest rain ever experienced since the settlement of fcV town. The greater portion of <he borough wkb fl joded, especially the lowlying pnr. tions, to a depth of several feet. N damage was d( ne bat much discomfort and inonnvnlc-nc^ were caused. Th< Buller river is m hij>h flood, and it la found that telegraphic o >m uanicntion is inter rupted. The Reef on coaoh made an attempt to no yesterday morning bat at one place on the road (owing; to the over flow) the horses had to swim and the coaoh was compelled to retorn to t wj. A second start was m»de this morntnp, tho teleurapn lineman helng a passenger Five mi'en oat of town (he coach stuck In the middle of the r>ad . The driver endeavored to push through on horseback with the mails, hot after crossing the Buller river, nine miles from Westport, he fonnd >he road completely blocked wi'.h heavy slips The whole hillside on which the road is contracted appeared to slipped into the river, Several telegraph poles were down, and the wires were twisted or entangled, and were covered with debris. The repairs to tulegriph line are expected to take three daye, as the mat6rial has to be carried on men's lucks five miles It is feared that oao large bridge on the road has been carried B\v*y, as the decking of a bridge has haeo seen floating down the ; riv^r. Altogether very extensive d mage has been dona to the main road, and the Buller Cnanty Council has no fuads to repair damages. Later. T^e Weap^rt Bailer road is completely w-ecked. Is ia estimated that it would be three mot tha before it is a^ain open fo whe 1 traffic. A surface man named O'Brien has been k'lled by a slip. The telegraph Hnp is temporal y restored.

SPORTING.

Tin following are tha revolts of the rem iniow events of the second day of this Selling Hjsoe, of 30 soys ; cix furlongs, t Hgnca ... ... ... 1 Goldfinch ,„ 2 Opera 3 Fen? ran. T ran, lmin 19<eo. Won by \u25a0< l^g'h.. Dividing, £2, »nd £2 2a. Cot sty Plates Handicap! of 45 aovs ; one mile. Bewer, 9st 2,b ... ... 1 College Boy, 8&t 121 b ... 2 Bir Jolins. 7st 3 Derwenter, Derby, Nelly «nd Moan^f.ln Deer tlso run. Won hy hilf a length. Time, lmin 44^eci. D.vidends, £2 15.', at.d £2 12s 6 . The H«ok Kace wa^ won by Talebearer. Consolation Handicap, of HO eovs ; one tutih. • Erin-go.brxph. Qu 101 b.„ 1 Derby. 7 t 12 b 2 Miss Webster, 6»t 3 I Won hy haif a Ipngth. T m«, lmin 4GJ.ec. Dividends, £2 Is, and £1 18s,

WaNGANUI RACES.

Following are the raßulta of the prli cipal pve n ts on the flecocd day : Wanganqi Derby of 200 eova. One and a half miieß, Orucbfield .„ \u0084. \u0084. 1 Duda ... 2 Waterfall .„ 3 Time 2rain 45£<eo. D vldenJs— £2 Is and £2 16-. Second Handicap Hckdles, of 100 bovb. Two miles and a distance. Armourtr ... 1 Dick Turpln ... 2 Time, 4min 28$*eo. Dividends— £l 133. Wanganui Stakes Handicap, of 20Oaova. One and a half miles. Silence <„ « 1 Eaoapude ... ..: ... 2 St'giaic 3 Ttmo, 2ntiln43>EO. Dividends— £4 19b aod £3 17*. Nuk!Sk«y Handicap, of 60 bovb. Diß tunca, Bi3( furlongs, Prudence ,„ 1 Adulation ... 2 Recluse ... , 3 Time, imin 19£jeo. Dividends— -£1 184 and £9 9. Lisxbict Handicap, of 160 bovb. One n>il« nnd a quarter. Dudu, 9a 7'bs 1 Hognr 7^ ... 2 Rhna, 7a 6'ba ... ... 3 Time, smm 16s«c. Divideoda— £118 i. Cousol/AtijK Habdioap St. Ola»r 1 Golden Crest ... ... ... 2 The Gem 3 Time, Imin, 46aeos. Dividends— £6 13s and £7

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Pkess Association.;

Attempted Suicide. AUCKLAND, March 10 This morninp John D^v'd Gray, a<ze ; 65, nalkod Into Raymi's bu'cherß chop Patnel), and Bp!z!"g » kuife attempted, eatclde V y cutting h(a throat. He id aim but Bhoskingly injured. Id decent Assault. Arcblbßld Douglap, "2 d 71, has bosn committed for trial at Waiapu on ebarg< b of indecent assault on a young woman and supplying a dru^ to prooaro abortion. A Prize Fight. Wanoanui, M.roh 10 A raa'ch for £10 a cid«, to fi.ht so » fin'eh, h&3 been * r»uyed between L^n. and Slavin, to be fonght on the 25 »< I April next ! Serious Accident. A seaman a.«Qii:d Q-\aa Johnston wai seriously Inj ir»d on boa'd the e.s. Rub to-day. They were hauling ap a tank of malt, when th» chain g»ve way f» d the d rrick ojme down on Johnston's head. He ia not expeoted to i-flcover. Aquatics. Five* entries have o^n reoa'ved for the Ch*inpioa Fours, bat tw<> others from the and Wakatu Oluba may be ex» peoted yet. Shipping. Uamaru, March 10 Cleared— Ointerbury, ohip, with 11,273 carcases of rau ton, and a quantity of wool for Londnn. H.M.3. Swinger. Ddnbdiw. March 10. H M.S. Stringer has been berthed at the n«w Ra tr*y s'rfiß*- wh*-f.

CURRENT TOPICS.

It is somewhat amusing to note with what sublime indifference Russia and others of the Great Powers appear to assume that the affairs of Bulgaria are to be settled wiilmut any reference to the wishes of the Bulgarians themselves Wusßia, m gratuitously assumes that she has a right to dictate as she pleases as to who shall, or shall not, occupy the Bulgarian throne, and it is not surprising that a free people should resent such unwarrantable inter ference. Nor doos Europe generally seem inclined to fun her the wishes of the White Czar, who, wo have no douht would, if lie darod, like to repeat the outrageous conduct of Germany towards the uufortunate King of -amoa, and deport Prince Ferdinand to iberia or some other distant locality m the same way that poor Malietoa was kidnapped and carried^ to the Cameroon^ river m Africa. Fee ing that they have, at least, the moral support of other Powers, the Bulgarians have pluckily announced that they don't intend to submit to any demands m relation to the government of their country, com pliance with which would have a disturbing effect upon the condition of the country, and though they are not able to back their refusal with any great military strength of their own, they doubtless calculate upon the triple alliance stepping ia should hussia report to measures of compulsion. Hence tho firmness of their attitude. Small as Bulgaria is, she has shown m her defiance of the Muscovite an amount of pluck which will win for herthe sympathy of Euroe, and it ia now evident that Hussia must make np her mind as to whether she means to indulge m empty bounce only, or to attempt to carry her demands at the sword s point. Whether or not she will elect the latter time o ly can show, is ready, no doubt, to strike, saving only m one important respect, viz., that she has been unable so far to raise ihe necessnry funds. Had the Russian loan floated, war would undoubtedly have been declared ere this, but it money cannot be raised it may bo that peace will yet be preserved for a while.

It is not often tbat we refer to religions questions, because such matters generally belong rather to the pulpit than to the prees, but a cablegram published m our last issue brings prominently under notice the fact tbat the practice of our times is strangely at variance with our professions as a Christian people. Christianity is nominally the national religion, but ther3 ia the authority of its chief hierorchs, for the statement that the life of the nation shows very little trace of obedience to its principles. We are of those who fully recognise that *' tho Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." but if •- unday is to be preserved as a rest day and, moreover, a day specially devoted to the higher life, it is time to protest when the aristocracy of the land devotes its hours to the patronage of such tir.i'Qs as boxing matches, jugglery exhibitions and theatrical performances. We d<. not ask for a rigid Puritan Buuday by any means, but far better that than a Parisian one. It is therefore pleasing to read that the Anglican Bishops are making a strong protest against Sunday desecration. Nor only upon this point are the bonds of tho churoir speaking out. The bishop of London a few weeks ago (at a new Year's reception) delivered a very outspoken address inveighing against the national sins o,fintempprap,ce and self-indulge.ice, and speaking plaioly and faithfully of " the existing cruelty and hardness, and want of sympathy with their fellow-creatures " on the part of those "calling themselves, Christians." Still more trenchant were the remarks of the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, of the Wesleyan West Central Mission, who speaking at the ISteinway Hall recently said ; " Impurity, God help them, was buttreosed and enforced by the very law of the 'and ; there was the opium traffic, hatred between nations, luxury, and oth<>r evils. .And yet, what was worse, ninety-nine Christians out of oue hundred never fretted about it. Most of them wanted to make their fortune, and when they died to go to heaven . If England was a fair example of the benefits of Christianity, was it worth wh le to train men and send t »em to the ends of the earth to convert other nations? He had been told by foreigners of all nations that there was not a scene so appalling m its hideous debauchery as that $hey witnessed after leaving St. fames' Hall on Saturday night m Piccadilly and Regent streets. Besides, there was caste as rigid \ as haughty, and as exclqsive as. any thing m Ipc]ia. Yet they called them selves by the name of the meek and lowly Jesqs. In fact, Christianity b%d become a poor, shrivelled, miserable, should bo say selfishness ? Every man. was seeking the salvation of his own little soul and only sighing over the world." This is a terrible indictment, but unfortunately only too true, but if We are as a nation to amend our ways I the first thing is to recognise the extent to which they need amendment, and. m order to do that such plain speaking as this though it may be distasteful is none the less fteqessary.

The writer upon current topics m the columns of our Christchurch con temporary, the " Telegraph," devotes a paragraph m, Tuesday's ibbuq of that journal to the subject of the Broken Hill silver mines, which is full of curious misapprehensions on the part of so well informed an authority. Ho writes of " the £16 dividend " not coming up to the expectation of shareholders, and attri butes thereto the recent fall m Broken Hill shares, oblivious of the fact that the so-called dividend was not any indica tion of the yield of the mine (which we fanoy for last' we^k was some 58,000 ozs)V tut merely th 6 amount per share paid to the shareholders m respp<jt of part of tho Company's ground sold m London. Again^ referring to Dr \Taraes selling out, that gentleman is congratu lated on having cleared 75 per cent, the fact being tha.t the shares sold for £375,000 represented only £5000 paid up, bo that the profit made was just seven thousand five hundred per cent.

The Auck and correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times " writes ;— Visitors to the Port Albert show bear testimony to the fact that m tbat district prohibition does pro hibit. One prominent member of the Auck land Agricultural and Pastoral Association siated m the oourse of his speech tbat it was the first agricultural show he bad attended, during a period extending over 30 years, where there was neither quarrelling, fighting, or annoyanoe of any kind, and he attributed I the sobriety and immunity from disturbing elements to the absenoe of alooholio drinks from the eliow ground and district. ' Oh, how refreshing, palatable, and reviving is a draught of cool water with American Hop Biiters mitto a fever patient. See

THE ASHBUKTON GUAKDIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1888



POISON IN THE ASHES MANY people believe that Nature ha* somewhere a remedy for every riisease So many and so terrible are the ills o ! life, and slight the pleasure we get as time flies past, that suoh a lielief is the least we can how m a gracious and alLwis; Providence A. few remedies— but, alas, how few I—have1 — have been found. Others, so far, lie hidden from human inquiry. Occasionally death follow* quickly on the heels nf the evil— an illustra- tion of 'he dangerous character of the ailment t > be relieved. For example. Nervous Dyspepsia is a com* paratively nao disease, growing out of the conditions of m dern life. It is a joint aftec- 'ion of the dige tive organs and cf the nervous \u25a0ystem. These two were formerly treated as separate ailments, a d it was Wt for the clear- s ghted thinkers to prove that the bsis of this teniblea d 01 ten fatal complication lies chiefly m the dis rdered and deprave i functions ol dig. stion and nutrition. Tney reasoned thus : " It we can induce the s'onvch t • do its work, and stimu ate ihe excretive organs to drive out of the body the pui-on us wa->te mattei which remans after ihe life-giving elements o\ the food have been absor ed, we shall have conquered f^ervous Dyspe sia and Nervous Exhau- ion. ' axv* they wsre right. Know ing the iniallible power cf Seiel's Sytup m less complicated ti ough similar flis ases, they r solved to test it fully, m this. To leave no groun i fo doubt, v ey prts nbed the 'emedy m hundieds of cases which had ben pro- nounced incurable — with perfect f=ucc ss m tvery instance \vhcr<j their directions as to living and diet were scrupulously followed. Nervous Dyspepsia and Exhaustion may almost be called a peculiarly English disea c. '1 o a greater or less extent half the people of this country sutler fio.n it— both sexes and all ages. In no country m the world are there so many insane asylums filled to overflowing, all re&ultiug from this alarming disease. Its leading -ymptoms are these ; frequent or con- tinual heaiache ; a dall pain -at the base of the brain ; brd breath; nauseous eructations ; the rising of sour and pungent fl:aid< to the throat ; a sense of opp ession and faintness at the pit of the stomach, flatulence; wakeful, ness and lo sof seep; disgust with foo < evet. v/hen weak from the need of it ; sticky and slimy mater on the teeth or m the mouth, especially on rising m the morning ; furred and c ated tongue; dull eyes; cold h.n s and feet ; constipation ; diy or rough skin ; inability to fix the mind on any labor or calling continuous attention ; and oppressive and sad fore o ings and fear. .All this terrible group Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup removes by its positive, p wer fu], direct, yet painless and gentle actio-' upon j the functions of digestion and assimilaton. Those elements of the food that buiid up and ' strengthen the system are se;it upon their mission, while nil waste matters (the ashes of life's hre) which, unremoved, poison and kill, are expelled from the body through the boweis, kidneys, an ' , skin. The weak and prost-atcd nerves are quieted, toned^ and fed by the puiified blood. As the result, heal'h, with its enjoyments, blessings, and power, reiu ns t > the sufferer, who had perhaps abmdoned all hope of ever seeing another we 1 day. Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup is for Pale by ail chemists nnd medicine vendors and by the propri- tors, A. J. White, Limited, 35, Farringd n Road, London.



\ a. Matsou and 00. FOR SALE. 1 QIVBRAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP 1 ___ TO LET— Good 6 Roomed House, m Cox Sfreot, lately occupied 'by A. Pkothbroe. H. MATriON & CO. TO LET. OKAA ACRES !*EAR EALIN^G &O\J\J half EngU 8 h graaa 3s pet Acre OAAA ACRES NEAR BALING hJ\/\J\J tnaßocko, 2s 6d per Acre 9100 AOR^ S ALFO RD FOREST, /OtfcU^ half English graoe, 3s per Acre H. MATSON & 00. Abo burton. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE F)RE INSUIUIJCE COMPANY. WE hay4|-,bee.4f appointed Agents for 1 h9 above f onapany, a^ d are now prepared to take risks on Buildinga. Stock and GYopB at current rates. H. MAI.'SON & CO., Aehburton; Money to Lend IN lARGE OR SMALL SUMS. Apply H. MATSON & CO. I have oeen appointed Agent FOE THE Mercantile Finance Co./ CHRISTCHURCH, Who are prepared to advance Money npo BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, . CROP LIENS, or other Security D. THOMAS. W& ABE APPOINTED! Folb Agents From Rakaia to Eangitata . fob M URTOtf AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip Placed Ist by the Canterbury A. and Association after an exhaustive trial. H. MATSON & CO. •Ashburfcon. \u25a0- • > Agricultural Implements. WE ARE APPOINTED SOLBJ AGENTS IN ASHBURTO4? FOB Messks BOOTH, MoDONALD & Oo Carlyle Implement Works, Cbristohrch. Samp ',b Implements on hand Inspection Invited. • H. MATSON & CO. Aehburton, GAeDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTS m Abhbnrton for the PLANET JUPR. HORSE HOE AND . CULTIVATOR COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBItfSx,. U. MATSON & CO- Ashburtou, STORAGE. STORAGE. FREE FROM VERMIN. H. Mafcßou & Co.



Pi blic Notices I HAVE disposed of my tfupineßS and am about to leave the Colony, there- fore I have to request that all Accounts paid to Mr J. 0; ?>unoan or m\self 2t91 C. J H. NEATE / \ E. M. BLAKE, ARCHITECT. Office : Montgomery's Buildings, Kant Htroet. Entrance : Bpknei'T Street. \u25a0 3 34 PBELtMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. C. M. Brooke, (Formerly Managing Assistant to COOK and nuSt-.) Pharmaceutical and Operative Chemist, Sheep Dip Manufacturer, and preparer of Poisoned Wheat, Kaiapoi, BEGS to anuonnce that having secured premises m Ashtmrton he purposes opening a ' hemist and Druggist's shop, a 1 out the first week m April, when the favor of your patronage will be respect- fully solicited. SOLE MANUFACTURER 0? BROOKE'S Perfect Sheep Dip Note.— Mr F. Makoig ia agent at Ash- burton for the above dip. 2J113 HAVES & COS. Great Salvage Sale JCST COMMENCED. WRECK op the " MAY QUEEN." HAVES AND CO., DRAPERS, HAVING' purchased lar ely from the wreck of the • May Queen,' they are m a position to offer to the public the whole of these Purchases at ASTONISHING PRICES, FOR CASH ONLY. CALL EARLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. Hayes and to., ARCADE, Mount Somers Coal [AM tow m a portion to supply COAL at considerably reduced rnte*. In an-icipation of a LMtGE DEMANf < during the coming Beason, I have made PRICtiS such that no one need want FUEL ; and until further notice will supply at Per truck load at Mount Somors Kailway Station, per ton... 12a Btationa on Mount Somers line, freight added. A'hburton, per truck, per tea 15s Tmwald „ „ • 15s I Winslow „ \u0084 35s Binds „ „ 16s Ealiag „ „ 17a I fDromoro \u0084 „ 16a j jChertsey „ M 16s TEBmITcABH. BOOKING EXTRA, In Ashburton retail quantities delivered to Customers' residences, at 20a per ton, CASH. All information to be obtained from, and orders left with MR JOHN Gr. BESTELL, WEST BTBEET, Whom I have appointed my Agent, and who will sell at above rates \FOK O&SU.



Public Notices ALL Accounts due to James Gudsell. Tiriwiild, munt be paid on nr b forf the 24'h day of March, 1888, or they will be b »i for, 3*59 JAMI'JS GPPSELL. mI^DERS for Drnlna wanted for P I 'Cut^iNGHAM, E(i , Rockwood Sta tion. Specific Uioaa can bo nnsn at. th> station, and also at the cflioe of the andereigued. Tenders close M^rch ICth. GEORGB .TAMFSON, 3*66 Ash burton, £20 KEWAKL'. " TN consequence of the . amount of _i Poft- hini? going on m the Cree^o on the Logmhor Estate, the above reward will be pairt to anyone giving iuforrnation f-.hat wi'l lead to a conviction. From this date Mj ONE will be per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Laormbor Estate. U»5» DONALD MoLEAN ASHBUKTOM PKIIMA -ENT BUILDING & INVESTMttJST S GIETY AT the Annual Meeting of t^e Share- ho ders of the ehburton Permanent Building and Investment S ciety, to be held d'inrjg he present month, T^'O Direc'ors will b« elected. The retiring Direcors a-e Messrs T. Bullock and H. Friedlandor, nnd m ecconlance with the Rules, nominations nnu.t be made m writing, and lift at the offices of ttie Society, Nominations c!os" at 4 p.m. on MONDAY next, the 12th inst. J. WARD, Managor NOTICE. TOURING DR LEAHY'S absence In England, Dr W. T. Hankah will conduct the praotice, and may. be consulted at Dr Leahy's renidenco, Tanored Street. An Immediate aettlemeDt of all Accounts requested. 2*66 BAZ&4B. BAZAAR, BAZAAR. A BAZAAR and GIFT AUCTION In aid of the Funds of the Paroohlal District of Longbeach, will be held at Tinwald on Batter Monday, 2ad April, 1888, In the Stores opposite the Railway Nation (late Jones and BeaDSHAw's) kindly lent by Mr D. Thomas. Bsziar oppn at 12.30 ; Live and Dead Stock, and Firm P<odaoe, will be ajld daring the day by Auction. Admission, 6d. Children, half-price. Refreshments provided at a modern^ charge. 3#]2 "T D V E R TISEMENT. 10 THE EDIXOU, Sir,— l beg through your paper to inform the Public of ABhhurton and Districts that 1 am the successful appli- cant for the vacancy m the firm of Messrs John Orr and Co , who h ye been pleased to ao opt my services and confide m me the en + ie management of their fiist clas Grocery Establishment, second to none m these colanips, both for Variety of Mock, Cheapness, and Quality. 1 tdereforo solicit the past favors of my old friend , pnrticul&rly co oonsi^e.iug the !o#, conte.mpiib'e, and aaph'sticated. means employed through your paper to damage me m my vocation ; but this i will and do dfrfy if approached with uptight and honest statements. 1 am, sir, Your Obedient Servant* 3,35 H. H Stamens. THE PEOPLE'S GROCER SAYS:- I ATTRIBUTE* my success m Busim s* to the fact that. 1 aUvnys npho'd and carry QU t the GR H AT PRUSCIPLE OF IKUTH, A man that cannot cr will not do this must ultimate y fall. Tho>e who h^ve dealt with me can verify th is as a living fact, for lam alill Blive and nourishing m bu.sin.6tM (many thanks to my numerous cu,stome's). 1 may say herp thut my sti.S of aaßißta >>s at the present time is more complete and m.ore capable of oarrying on my ever- growing busioes^ than provioualy. As an evidence of this, more Oash and Goods passed over my counters on Saturday fast than on any previous ordinary Satur- day This statement U quite m keeping with the above-named Great Prinoiple I have been tempted very much of late to remove into larger and more convenient Premises, where 1 could make a big d eplay behind plate glass windows, etc , but the knowledge that the amount required to meet the additional expense incurred m doing thia intuit be drawn from the pockets of my customers has decided me to my own inclination) to remain m my present premises, where my customers may depend up n getting th,e same quality of Goods at the sat»e low prices as usual, the ejanje civility, combined with a greater amount ot \vie\\ and tact. HTh.e uiinble niaepenco is better than the Blow ehilliag, ' is my motto, combined with the aforesaid Great Principle of! TRUTH AND INTEGRITY* D. MoFARLANE, THE PEOPXOT GJROOEB, ! I East and Burnett Streets, Vf ASHBURTON,



15 per gelmvdiscocnt ((O^H^^m TOR OKB MONTH, W|||p J T3 "ItTURRAy, Jeweller, having secured the Premlßea hte'y O >-3 JLA)» J.VL ocoapled by Mb Nkatb, Cheniiot, 1b now cfforbg hla h-i rd STOCK at a \u25a0 *V -, & DISCOUNT OP 3s IN THE £ PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. 6 _^_ 326 i THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN n II \u25a0• - ' I, ZEALANDIA 800 f STORE » EAST ST RE E T : ASHBURTON



I Auction.. ' J Houses find Land on the Town Belt East For Sale. \/[R T. BULLOCK has reoelved In If A fltraotiona from Mr W, S. King to tell by Public .Auction at the Area ie on 8<l r IUHDAY, MARCH 24th, I LOTV? 70 iind 89, each containing about 38 Perches, front'ng the Town ! Iso't East, and tho Accommodation Road at the baok, on which is erected two strongly built Four. Roomed Houses, which will be Eold for removal or otherwise. Terms at f-'ale. Sale at 12 15, T. BULLOCK, 3"j*7o AnnMonopr. Saturday. 24th march. 200 Acre Farm for sale, fronting the Mitoham Road. , ! TIyTR T. BULLOCK has received ifJl instructions from Mr Wm. Moirl to Bell by Public Auction at the Arcade, j on the above date, — i flu Farm of 200 ACRES, being R,B. 29934, situated on the Mitcham Koad, about 3 miles from the Connty Saleyards. It la well watered with a County water race, Inapeoti >n invited. Terma of payment liberal at Sale. Sale at 12.15. T, BULLOCK, Anotloneer SATUBDAY MARCH 24th. Town Sections m Ashburton and Raka'"a for sale. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structiona from Mr G Coates to sell by public auction at the Arcade, on the •bove date, the following sections m the township of AsMmrton, viz. — 1216 and 1217 each containing about £aero, situated m Havelock atree*. Very good site for a house, high, fry, and healthy position. 1184 and 1185, each containing about I ere, Cameron street And the following sections m the township of Rakaia. v z. — 85, 87,122, J 26, 215, each containing al»out 5-acre. Intending purchasers are respectfully invited to inspect the Bections and attend the sale. Liberal Terms. Sale at 12.15 o'clock. T. BULLOCK. 3*72 - : A iictioneer, PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT. ACTING under instructions from H. W. Parsons Esq., we shall hold a CLEAKIM SALE on the Property at Seafield During the month of April, 1888, When we shall offer his realy first-claae grazing aid Agricu tural Properiy, 'containing 1680 ig g I 2 1660 "With Good Orchard, House, and 25 ACRES Plantation. Stock add Sheep YardH, Barn, Stable, fchearng Shed, Sheep Dip. Subdivided by first-cltißß fences into 13 Paddrcks ; abundance of water; m lact, everything needful to make a HomoHto: d comfortable. At the same tim-, whethe'" the Property is sold or not, we shall disp so of the whole of his LIVE AMD DEAD B TOOK, FCRNIIURE, &c , ice. Without Reserve. H. MATSONAOO., A^hbur on. To anyono m want of a B ock of good Land, thoroughly improved, m a good Dlatriot, with a 'rontage to the sea, at a low figure, then the above lifers unusual advantages, and we oan thoroughly recommend it as a safe investment. Air ParsoDs having definitely determined to cell at whatever eaonfice. 3+52 John Qrr and OoT~ NEW Wfolsr Fashions. JOHN ORR & CO, HAVE now Opened out their FIRST SHIPMENT of NEW WINTER GOODS EX 5.9. «« 10N1C, "FROM LONDON, Our Purohaseo being made from the Beßt Home Mmufacturora, our Prices will defy competition. AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF New DrQas Qooda, New Piushes, New Millinery, New^ Mantles, New Hosiery, New Sheetings, Quilts, and Flannels. Boys' and Men's New Tweed Suitg, Shirts, Drawers, &c The LARGEST &EOGK of NEW GOODS m every Department ever offered m Ashburton (inspection invited) is at JOHN OER & CO.'S EAST STREET. 3§77



Public Naticea. JNOTIJE. DURING my absence Accnnotn oan be paid either to Dr W T Hannah, at tuy rea'dnnce, Tancred Stree 1 , or to Mr WzMiXam 11oe>E, Ba-net Street. 3*31 THOMAS LEAHY. WANTEii Tdndara for Grabbing. Foe particulars apply F. T.'MIYO. 3 62 Hampateid. PRBLIftllN.t RY ANN* >U MOEMKNT. ObbFBLLOWS' HiLL, Monday Maroh 19tn. First Appenranc «>f AMY Außtralia'a Queen of Song. j Supported by ncr English Opera Q lunette Company. 3§Sl Hn(4Q O OP LITZ. Manager. FUNERAL NOTICE. TIHE F l^nds of the late Mr John 1 Coldiooxi are respectfully Informed that hia Funeral will moye frsm his late ! residence, Trevor's Road, Hamps cad, on I MONDAY, March 12oh, at 3 o'clock, for t .c Asbburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 3 85 U derrakers. t A HdUMTON. i mHE riSNTRAL TJOTEL, Proprietor W. Redmond I A Coraf rtaVle Family and Commercial Rotel I'rivato JSuitos for Fumiliea (iood Billiard is com. Drinks at Front Bar, 3d Lunch Free at 12 o'clock. Choicest Prands of Liquora. Specif terms per week HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOAED. In acoordanoo with the provision* of " The Town Districts Act, 1881," nnd " Manlolpal Carporatlona Aot, 1886." T>X7BLIO Notice" is hereby given that at' - a Special Meeting of the Ham pet cad Town Board, held on the24>h<. f Febro ary, 1883. it was resolved that a Special Order be made adopting certain Bye -laws for the good rale nnd government of the Hampstead Town District A mooting of the aforesaid Boatd will be held at their Office, Hampstnad, at half-past seven o'olook m the AFTERNOON, on Friday, March 30th, 1883, for the purpoße of confirming the aforesaid Special Order, and a copy of the proposed Bye-laws will be open for Inspection at the Office of the B >ard, Hampstead, daring the aeven days Immediately preceding Maroh 3Qth, £888 By order, - - ' i •*• ' " X C BELL, 3. 20, Clerk to Hamos'tead Town Board, ASHES OR IUN BAM & EWE PAIB. TINWALD YARDS FRIDAY, 16th MARCH. MESSRS MIIES and CO. will offer at the above EW, about KAOn OROSSBRF-D EWES OUUVJ 2 aod 4,Too^;' OriClO MERINO EWES, from the V- ' V y Celebrated Anama Fioot . -ALS>- LINCOLN, LE'GffSTER, SBQO?- --bHIRE AND S^qTU^j^M Wsfo IF. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEOBQE JAMESON, 3 9^ A|«ut, Asbburton,



Captain and Miss Gladstone, nephew ancj ' nieoo of the Right Hon W. E. GlodQtone, are ! at present staying at Waiwera, " '• Wells' Hair Balsam.— lf grey restores ** original color. ' An elegant dressing, sojtte,Q t s and beautifies, $1 CstfgreaßS. 'A' Touuj Restar^iiye, S^opa bair coming OUti



Statutory Declaration;~l, Ffanz Xtaabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the oobny of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deolare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally bu.rt «ith an axe on bis ' J. at opce topk all pain's to secure medical assistance However, m spite of all effor's, on the 27th Augußt, 1877,, the opinion was given by Pr Macgihvia'y that an amputation of the injured limb had beoome imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrß Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of the Eucalyptus Globulus.and by the application of the same I bad the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger, and to-day ha is reoovered I may juat add that it was when the at'ma had been reaohed that the Extract referred to was first applied And I roal{e th.jp solpran declaration, eto — Baaßb, Declared; at. Sandhurst, \ n <he dblouv of.Viotoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred api MVMity.ieYßa bef W we, Mgrjta Ooho,