CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN V WELLINGTON.

(per press association.) Wellington, March 23. The match, Lilly white's team v a local 22 commenced to-day. The weather is fine. The Englishmen went firat to the wickets. Following is their acoro m the firet Innings : — Kewman, b Hewitt : 5 Pilling, b Howitt 0 Lohmaan, b Hewitt 16 Shrewsbury, c *lcGirr, b Dryden ... 21 Read, c Heenan, b Dryden 70 Briggs, c Dryden, b Hewitt ]9 Preston, c Moorhouso, b Hewitt ... 22 Ulyett, not out 47 Pougher, b McGlrr 5 Smith, c Sanderson, b Lawson ... 1 Brann, b McGlrr 0 Extras 1 Total 207 Wellington m the firat innings has lost 17 wickets for 71 rnns, the highest scorers being Heenan 14, Moorhouae 12, and Wiren 7. The others made only 2or 3. Lobmana took ten wlokets for 30, and Briggs 7 for 32. Tha game will be resumed at 11.

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

Wellington, March 24.

The weather ie fine for the cricket match. Stinson took the first over from Brigga and NichoMa from Lohmaon. Hicholas drove the latter to the off for three then Stinson was caught In the slipa by Newham — 18 for 74. Roberts followed, but Brigga bowled him without scor ing —19 for 74. Little john was next, and slipped Brigga for a single through Bead mulling the ball Next over he scooped one back to Lobmann — 20 for 75. Hewitt scored a couple of \u25a0ingles and then got 5, 4 being from an overthrow. Nicholls ekled the next ball, and waa oaoght by Filling at the wickets, Hewitt not out 7 The inniDga closed for 86, being 121 behind the Englishmen. Bowling analysis : — Lohmann, 118 balls, 37 runs, 12 maidens, 13 wickets; Brlggs, 120 tails, 4 runs, 13 maidens, 8 wloketi. Wellington will follow on-. Later. At 12.15 the Englishmen again took the field, Heenan and Hewitt batting, and Pceßton and Smith bowling. Heenan drove the first ball to the off for a single. In the fifth over Hewitt got a lucky strike off Preston for 4. la Smith's next over Heenan lost his wicket— l for 7 G. Mansell followed. Six byeu were added, and Hewitt drove Preston hard, and would have got out of bounds, bat the bail hit the umpire's hat, and only a tingle resulted. With 22 cp Hewitt hit out at Smith and waa clean bowled. Bod dlngton was clean bowled first ball with a leg break, and Gore waa dismissed m a similar way m tho same over. This was •n excellent over for Smith, who secured 3 wickets all olean bowled. The score was still 22 when Morlce went m.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Fire-

Napieb, March 24.

The Petane Hotel was destroyed by fire last night. Nothing wae saved, the pro prietor and family and boarders narrowly esctping with their lives. One boarder had to throw himself out of an nppar window, and was caught m a blanket. The Insurances are all m tho Union offico. The Hotel is insured for £2000 and the furniture and atock for £1000. H.M.S. Calliope. Kelson, March 24. Crowda of people are goiug out m the steamer to see B.M S. Calliope lying m the coadatead. She aaila for Sydney to night. Found Dead. Udnbdin, March 24. The body of a man named John Ourle was found on tho Towu.Btlt this morning. Deceased who has been missing several days was €6 yeara oid. He was a tin smith and resided at Regent street, Mornington. He leaves a second wife and a grown op family. There were no marks of violence and foal play is not inspected. A.n inquest will be held. Mining. The Roxburgh claims are at a standstill owing to the high state of the river. The Blnespnr claims * been definitely sold, though a strong „ \u0084ag exists against In cluding tailings. The paid-up capital will be £15,000 lees m consequence.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

[BY ELECTRIC TEI.EOBi.PH — COPYRIGHT} (PEE PRESS ASSOCIALION.) [Received March 24th, 10.30 a.m.]

SALE OF WAR VESSELS.

Sydney, March 23. H.M. gunboats Undine and Harrier are to be sold by auction next month, Both are small vessels, and have be come [obsolete.

QUELLED.

London, March 23. The insurrection m the north of Borneo has been quelled. (Received March 24th, 1 25 p.m.)

PENNY POSTAGE.

Sydney, March 24. Government are considering the propriety of extending the penny post age rate over the colony.

POPULATION OF MELBOURNE.

Melbourne, March 24 The population of the city and suburbs is estimated at three hundred apd ninety-one thousand.

THE RECENT OUTRAGE.

The three men charged with the murder of the woman Cummings have fceen acquitted on the ground of in sufficient evidence.

THE POST-CARD SYSTEM.

Brisbane, March 24. The Cabinet have adopted the resolution of the Postal Conference recently held m Sydney, for the ex change of post-cards with Europe, the rate being 3d via Italy, and sd by steamer, (Received March 24, 1,45 p.m.J

DAIRY PRODUCE.

Sydney, March 24. The abolition of duty on dairy pro duce, which was proposed m the Financial Statement m November, re mains m abeyance. There is no sign of the matter being definitely cp.nr sidered, but it is expected it m\\ be determined some time this session.

CURRENT TOPICS.

NoTinviTn.sTANDiNG the fact that " a rose by any other name would swell as sweet," we confess to a prejudice m favor of calling not only things but I places by the names which properly i belong to them , More than that, we 1 confess to a strong predilection ior the 1 retention of the generally musical I appellations conferred by our dusky i predecessors upon the localities and i natural features of the country m preference to the unmeaning and often 1 barbarous nomenclature which has 1 superseded them m too many directions. Such hideous names as Pigroot, Sow burn, and Hogburn, and such absurd designations as Black's No 1, and Black's JNo 2 may well be discarded m favor of native names for those localities, and while we are about it we should also get rid of the absurdity of having two or three or more places m different parts of the colony called by the same name, of which there are many instances lead ing to frequent confusion. Again, where the Maori names have been retained, it is very desirable that the correct orthography should be preserved instead of as is too often the case, a sort of bastard nomenclature which is neither Maori nor English, and is indeed about as much like the genuine Maori as the pigeon English of a Chinaman is like our own mother tongue. We are there fore pleased to see that the tl New Zealand Times " has taken the matter up, and is urging the propriety of re storing these maltreated names to their orthographic rights. Taking for example the names of a few of the rail way stations near Wellington, it points out that that now known as " Petone " should be spelt " Pitone," a contraction of the original Maori name, which was " Pito-one," meaning the end of the beach, and that " Kaiwarra t " with ita double r is a Maori impossibility. It should be Kaiwhara, or more strictly Kaiwhara-whara. The next station, Ngauranga, has had an extra syllable, ' ha,' unwarrantably stuck m, and is wrongly spelt ' Ngahauranga,' to the utter destruction of all sense. This, too, might as well be corrected. Yet one more instance may be given, while we are about it, and that is Pauatahanui, which is nearly always misspelt ' Pahu tanui.'" x There are hundreds of other instances of this sort ot thing, such for example as " Kartigi " a station on the Southern line of railway just beyond Hillgrove. As there is no such letter as "g" m Maori this should probably be either " Katiki " or " Katingi," most likely the former as the Maories south the Waitaki use "k " wherever the compound letter "ng " is used by those North of that river. Thus the boundary river — called by Canterbury Maories the Waitangi, is called by Otago Maories the Waitaki. It would be a very desirable thing m the interests of orthoepy as well as of orthography and philology if the list of post towns, and railway stations were submitted to some competent authority, and the names altered m postal guides, and railway time-tables wherever found to be at present incorrectly spelt. There has been for something like six thousand years an iutimate connection between apples and theft, but the lady who set the fashion all those years ago never ventured to the lengths to which those of her descendants who reside iv and about Ashburton are prepared to go. Some excuse may, perhaps, be made for boys who, passing by orchards full of tempting-looking fruit, are for the moment sufficiently oblivious of the obligations of the Eighth Com mandment to steal and eat, but when it comes to the carrying off of fruit by the bushel, and worse still to the stripping of trees of hundred weights of fruit, under cover of the darkness of night, the limits of venial transgression are far overpassed, and the perpetrators of such offences can only be ranked as common thieves. As such they deserve to be dealt with very severely, because depredations of this kind are not to be measured merely by the money value of the thing stolen. Man/ a man would far rather be robbed of thrice the sum m money which the worth of his stolen .fruit represents, than of the fruit itself. For this latter has been the subject of his care from the first appearance of the blossom, has been watched and tended with a kind of affectionate admiration, and has probably cost m actual outlay much more than it is intrinsically worth. Morning and evening there has been a stroll round the garden to note its ripening beauty, and kindly projects of presentations to friends have perhaps* been cherished, when lo ! some morning it is discovered that the midnight thief has despoiled the trees, and very often ruthlessly destroyed them by tearing [ off the laden branches, There j§ a feeling of outrage attending such experi j ences as these which fills the soul of the horticulturist and orchardist with ex ceeding bitterness, and it is not wonder ful, therefore, sgeing the frequency of such offences m this neighborhood that there has long been a wish that some of the offenders should be made an example of. And it is not always on.ly the actual offenders that need a lesson, for when these are boys or young lads there is reason to think that their parents are not altogether blameless. Some, perhaps, — not all by any means— are sharers m the plunder, and more (who would not be guilty of making use of stolen fruit) are inclined to regard its annexation by their children as something' very dif ferent from what it is, viz ., theft pure and simple. If parents generally did their duty the aid of the Magistrate would seldom or never be required, but as many of them do not, such a lesson as was administered by Mr Ollivier last Thursday will be as salutary as it was undeniably necessary.

Writing of Mr Ollivier, reminds us that after all the representations which have been made to the Government urging that he should nofc fee removed from Ashburton, tho powers that be (for the present) aro obdurate, and we are to j loso the services > that genial and excellent Magistrate, who, we believe, occupies the bench here on Thursday next for the last time. We are go.rry for it, and so we are auye is th,e public generally, and as Mtf Ollivier has hitherto ' performed his functions for nothing beyond his travelling expenses, wo cannot, for the life of us, see how the action of the Department can bo justified by the plea of necessary retrenchment. What makes the matter all the worse ;s, if we are" 1 rightly informed, that m substituting a paid for an unpaid R.M --\u25a0 the Departments intends to reduce the

I frequency of tho sittings, which it is Si said arc to be 'm future fortnightly | instead of weekly. This will be, we feel sure, a great inconvenience to business men, and means that if a case be not concluded at one sitting it cannot be resumed for two weeks, so that from the initiation of proceedings to the final issue often a whole month will clap This, m connection with proceedings the recovery of debts, will be intolerable state of things. We a quite of opinion that Ashburton is bein very badly used m this matter.

CROWN LAND SALES.

The following from Chrtatcunrch and Djnedln pspera, shows the roault of the opening up of cortaiii Crown lands for application, Canterbury. On Wednesday Grown lands In twenty Burvey districts In Canterbury were opened for Bale or for Beleotion m terms Sections 3 to 11 of " The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887." There are 216 sections Of that nomber twenty-one were applied for by twenty-four applicants. Five applications were for cash, two on deferred payments, and seventeen on per petual lease. The applicants had not gone beyond seven districts. The total area applied for was 13063 2r 25p, divi ded as under:— Waipara and Waikari, 45 » Or 17p; Spaxton, Pudding Hill Reservo, 604<» 3r 21p; Hinds, Reserve 350, 316 > 2r 16p ; Westerfield, Eo* j Hinds and Rangitata, 94a 3r 26p ; do. Re serve 1381. 195a Or 33p ; and Shepherd's Bash, 99* 3r 32p, . . '' OTAGO , The total area applied for at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on the 21at ioßtant under "The Land Aot Amendment Act 1887" was 16,234 acres. Of this area 2714 acres were sold for cash, 2440 on deferred-payment, and 11,080 acres leased under the perpetual leasing system. The' Commissioner of Crown Lands yesterday decided by lot the successful applicants for those sections for which more than one application was received, with the result that ont of 61 applicants 38 secured allot ments at piices ranging from 10s to 20a per acre,

" SUGAR FOR NAETHING."

(B'rom " Jeeooß Kayo'o Adventures " m

the Glasgow Baiilfa ) Last Saturday, Bailie, Betty and me I were oot getting oor provisions, and, m ga'ing alang a street m the Sooth-slde, Betty grippit me by the arm, and, pointing tae a shop window says : — " Quid keep us, Jeems ! d'ye see that I Sugar for naethlng ! " Eh ! what's that ? " I says, getting oot my speci. " That's extra ornar ; trado muat be dull atweel when they've tae gle awa' the goods for naething. My certy, it's a new gemm this. Pulr bodies ! hoo can they sfford a' that gnu and a big rent ? Betty," I cries, "ye ken I've never grudged tae pay a fair price for onythi ig I buy ; but when folk offer yo 0 thiDg for naething, I wld be etaunin' mmy am Hcht if I didna tak' it. Gie me the basket, and I'll go m and get eight pua\ and, aftor I oome oot, ye can slip m and get anither eight pun' ; it'll no look sac ejreedy like. Jiat wait a wee." Ani In I goes "I'll tak' eight pun' o 1 that sugar !:| I says. "Certainly, Bir." itnd m a j ffoy I got the nugar m a paper poke, and, putting it m the basket, J. shut doon the lid, and says, " I'm sure I'm vera much obleeged tue yo tae be Bae kind tae me — me a parfact stranger. I really oinna fia' words tao express my thanks. Sugar's no vera dear, but it's aye eome thing; it maun be n sair losa tae you. Hooever, I muat jiat thank ye," and, wl that, I made tae oome oot.

" Hey," cries the lad at the bank o 1 the coonter, " ye've forgot the tea ! there's two pun o 1 tea goes alang wi that !" " Ljcl auve us, tea ! — tea, d:d ye Bay 1 Betty " I crle?, " it's no only sugar thoyVe gielng avfa', but tea, Great orlftens, this bates all ! Tea ! Certainly I'll tak' the tea," and I hold up the lid o 1 the basket, and he popped m a package o' tea, a ready made up, I thopht it wls vera fortunate I had seen the shop before the unemployed got word 0' it, or they wid hae haen it a' rooklt oot afore I got near't. "Is there naethin' else— coffee, or onything," I says, " ISo ! " he says, •' it's jlst the tea and BUgar go theglther." " Weel, I'm share we ooht tae be thankfa' for that same ; altho', if there wis a bit pun 0' coffee I widna objeot. Weel, guld day tae ye 1 gold day !" and I cam' oot, Lod, he jumplt ower the coonter, and grlppit me at the door, and shook me, and says, •'Tho money, sir I" •'Money I" says' l, perfectly dnmfoun dered, "ye ne'er said there wia ony money ; but it's no ower late yet ! Hoo much dae ye gle ? Yore a perfect angel m tbae bad times. I hope the moneys no spurious." " Ye've tae gfe mo the money," he says. ''Mcl' 1 I sftjg; '« money for whati" "For the tea," he aayß, " Did ye no say it went alang wit he sugar 1" " Cer tainly." " A.nd didna ye say ye gled the sugar for naethin 1 ?" "Yes," "And what's the money for, then )" " For the tea," he cays, getting angry. " Noo, look here," I says, palling him Intae a close oot o' the crood, " lot us under staun' eaoh other. Noo, jlst listen } Betty, hand tftp basket q \yee | Tae begin at the beginning, did ye no say ye , Uied mgac for naethlnT "We do," " Weel, so faur, bo good } ye gled me my augap fo? hagthiiJ 1 , mit w6b» * ~ coming qgfj »a *-•--' ' * ™ &a 1 s ' w .ea alang wi the BUgar. I ''Bat yore tae pay for the tea." " Tat, tat ! will 1 hae tae begin again ? Noo, look here, and pay attention ! We'll tak' It baokwards this time ! Are ye listening ? Didna ye ca 1 mo back when I wis gaun oot weel enotuh pleased wit he eugar, and no askin' for tea— didna ye cry me back and Bay yo gled tea alang wi' the sugar ? " "I did." " Weel, and hadua yo glen mo the sugar for naotliint;? " "I had." " Weel, and what hue ye tao say for yoursel', eh ? It's no the worth o't, mm' ye ; but I'm no a man tae be made a fule 0' ; hooever, there's my card — ye can summon me, but I'm thinking yell get the waret o't. No, no ! I wisna born yesterday. X thocht there win some jaokrypookry aboot it. Come awa, Betty, here's oor caur ; " and the orood "hoorahed," and the policeman threatened tae tak him up for obstructing the pave raont, and we oam' awa'. He thocht ho wia 'cute bnt he found oot there wis some gey langhelded folk m the coal trade as well as In the tea trade.

It is believed the Oamaru Garrison Band has definitely decided to prooeed to Melbourne to compete for the prises offered m oon« ncction with the exhibition. flow steadily wo are losing our population (says the "Napier Tolegraph") "may bo scan from the following :— During the month of February the number of arrivals m the colony was 1923, and the number of depar tures 1-186. Of the arrivals, 460 .were from the United Kingdom, 356 from New South Wales, and 9bl from Yiotoria. Of tho detartures, 108 were for the United Kingdom, 563 for. New South Wales, and 600 for Victoria." This, however, only partially dis closes what is going on, as while acourate figures can be and are obtained m respect to arrivals, hundreds wh.o ltij»YQ the colony are novel' accounted for.'

THE ASfiBDRTOiSI gBaBJOIaN, SATURDAY, MAftCH 24, 1888



' Public Notices THE ASEiiUETON WOOLLEN JVtANUEACTUEING COM?Y IS PREPAKED TO PURCHASE JOR CASH ALL KINDS OF WOOL In Laege or Small Quantities. H. SEBJPLE, t56 Secretary. Friedlander Bros. rO-ANTED TO^PUROHIASE WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, IftE COKN, RYE GRASS, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. WANTED TO SELL 1000 BALES COKNSACKS. WANTED— Onr Farmers and other v Clients to note that we are agents foe NEW ZEALAND STONE GOMPAHY, OaMARU. FISON'S, Celebrated Fertilizers, The beßt m the Market, TOMLINSON and HAYWAKD'S POWDER DIP AND GLYCERINE DIP. 1 ?. The beat and cheapest In the Market, Prevents contagion for an alraoßt un- limited time ; will not injure or discolour tbe wool, -bat on tho contrary gives it a boantifnl appearanca. It keepa good for any period i>f time ! easy to mix 1 requiring no hot water and thus saving fuel, oon> alderable expense and trouble I GOOD NEWS TO GRAINQROWERS. THE WONDER OF THE DAY. MASSE* 'S Light 2-horse Steel Binder. WE have pleasure of intimating our friends and othera that we have been appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND for the sale of this wonderful Maohlne. Wherever tbe Machine has been tried it haa given entire aatUifaction and those who attended tho triab and saw the Machine at work expreoaed themaelve highly pleased. Nctmeroas ordera have already been taken for next season's harvest and those m want of Machines will do well to see THE MASSEY BINDER before placing their orders elsewhere. We guarantee every Maohlne, thna showing that we ourselves have every oonGdence m the MASSEY LIGHT STEEL BINDER. SUB-AGEISTS W ANTED. iFBIJEDLAISUJJiH BEOS.



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Public Notices ALL Accounts dno to James GudselTi Tinwald, muat bo paid on or before %he 24th day of March, 1888, or they will be sued for, 3*59 JAMBS GtJPSELL. I HAVE disposed of my Business and am about to" leave the Colony, there- fore 1 have to request that all Accounts be paid to Mr J . C: Duncan or myself. 2t91 C. J. H. NEATE W. H. Paget. BLACKSMITH H08535-SHOER" ~ =S^*^^^ F SMITH, Bukneit Stbbet, next "Mail" Offioe. BEGS to announce that he haa taken over the Coach Building and Wheel- wright Branch, lately carried on by H, Peat, and will continue all branches of the above business as before. All kinda of Buggies, Dtays, or Oarta made and re- paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Horses Shod with ekill and care, ' 115 IF. H. PAGET. E W}3 RAGE TINWALD. CTTAWKINS, having successfully * XX launched ont In his new branoh of Business, has just restocked his Shop In all kinds of DRAPERY, Meu'a Under- clothing, and BOOTS, etc., which he is disposing of at Prices not to be beaten m Ashburton. Call and see. Everything m the Shop marked m plain figures, at the lowest possible rate. No Puff or make-believe Sacrifice, or Selling under Coat, but a good Article for your good Money; 3*98 .* . - i Guns. Guns, SINGLE and^DOUBLE BARREL, MUZZLE AND BREECH- LOADING GUNS. POWDER, SHOT, CAPS, CARTBIDGES, AND CARTRIDGE OASES. A Large and well Assorted STOCK jast to hand, eJfUIIXX UII IX/ \u\Jt



I » Public Notices )/_ E.M.BLAKE,- --! ARCHITECT. Office : Montgomery 'a Build iugfl, Knut street. Entrance : Burnett Street. 3 34 Afc'HBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY HpHR First of tliis fc'onson's Ingles'des, £ for Memtier* and tlioic turn lies, : will be held m ihe 0o!dfellow8' Ball, on ? WEDNESDAY, 28th inst., at 7 30 p. id. The Current Year's 'JICKETB can be had of any of the Directors, or from J. C. DUNCAN, v 5*143 Secretary. ASHBURTON BIFLE VOLUNTEERS. UP to 30fch April RECRUITS will be enrolled, FKEE of charge, and ] supplied with all necessary equipments. W. B. DOLMAN, 3 137 Captain Commanding. TENDERS. ~"~ A LTERNATE Tenders wanted . for l\_ leasing the farm lately m occupa- tion by Mr Thomas Magee, either aa a j wholn or for R.S. 20078 m oneLeaße, R.S- --{ 20079, and 20295 m another, | Particulars of Lease oan be noon at the I Offiod of Messrs Friedlander Bros , ] where Tenders must be left addressed to 'MrsE. Moody, on or before MONDAY 3 the 26ih mat. 3*lll : TRIAL OF REAPER AND BINDER. A TRIAL of Ihe MABSEY BINDER, the simplest, strongest, lightest, and ' best Machine ever used m a Hwrvest Field, will take place, by kind permission of Mr Ben Ede, on his Farm (late Mr Houston), \u25a0 adjoining tbe Tinwald Saleyards, on TUESDAY NEXT, the 27th inst,, At 1 p.m , ; "When Farmers and others are kindly re* ; queßted to bo present and judge for them : selves. Representatives of other Makers are Invited to bring their Maoblnea for the purpose of competition. FBIEDLANDER BROS., 3t144 Sole Agents for New Zealand. ASHBURTON ~~ Clothing Mart. I HAVE now opened m SAUNDERS, BUILDINGS a NEW STOCK of COLONIAL OLOTHING and BOOTS' «nd having made favorable arrangements lor the manufacture of a Inrge lot of Men's, YoTitha', and Boyn 1 Aahburton Tweed Suits, I can Bell cheaper than ever ! offered m New Zealand. Aahburton Tweed Salts made to measaro, I Ashbarton Tweeda, Blankets, Flannels, Ruga, and Shirtings guaranteed. Grocerleß, China, Glanu, Earthenware, and Fancy Goods Bobert Alcoru, SAUNDEKS 1 BUILDINGS, BAZAiB. BAZAAR. BAZAAR. ABAZA.AH and GJFT AUCTION m aid o.* the Fnnda of tha Parochial District of Longbeach, will bo held at Tinwald on Easter Monday, 2nd April, ; 1888, m the Stores opposite the Railway Station (late Jones and Bradshaw's), kindly lout by Mr D. Thomae. Beziar open at 12.30 ; Live and Dead Stock, and Farm Produce, will be sold daring the day by Auction. Admission, 6d. Children, half-price. Refreshments provided at a moderate oharge. 3*12 PBELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. ' O- M. "Brooke, {Formerly Managing Assistant to GOOK and KOSS.) Pharmaceutical and Operative Chemist, Sheep Dip Manufacturer, and prep" 1 "' n # Poisoned Wheat, X*;;- oi * T>EQS tn * \u0084 . , . , |^ annonnco that having secured premises m Ashburton, he purposes opening a Chemist and Druggist's shop, about the first week m April, when the favor of your patronage will be respect- fully solicited, SOLE MANUFACTURER OF BROOKE'S Perfect Sheep Dip, Note. — Mr F. Makoig ia agent at Ash- burton for tho above dip. 2J113 ASHBURTON GLASS?, PAINTS, AND PAPER HANGINGS WAREHOUSE. /ipHE Undersigned, having eokl his I. Stock-in-Trade and Goodwill of the above Business to James Craigie, oE Timaru, bogs to thank hia frienis and the public for the support accorded to hire for tho past eleven years, and solicits a continuance of tho snme to his successor. J. R. CHAPMAN. James Craigie PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANQER SIGNWBITER, &a, and DIRECT IMPORTER OF ALL THE REQUISITES OF THE TRADE, HAVING taken over the Business of Mr J. Li. Chapman, I beg to j inform the public of Ashburton and District that 1 will keep a Painter's and Paporhanger'a Stock w koep'ng with tho eiae and importance of the Town and Dis- trict. All ordors will recoive prompt atten- tion and be carefully executed. Workmen sent to any part of tho District. — FORSALE.— No west Designs of PAPiiiRHANGINGS, good variety. SHEET GLAtS., all sizaa, from a 60 x 40 to a 10 x 8, m 16 or 21c z or 260z. British Plato, Silvered Plate (for mirrors) Rough Plato, Colored, Obsoured, and Ornamental Sheet, Oak Varnish, Carriage Varnish, &c , Whito aud Red Lead, Oils, Colors, Mixed Paintß m Tina, Bruaheß, Scrim, &c. &c. X^iint mixed to any Shade. Advice as to quantity fcecly given. THE ASHBURTON GLASS, PAINTS, AND PAPEBHANGINUS W IKE- HOUSE- -3 156



I __ Auctions'. SATURDAY, '3Ist MARCH. Town Section 337, Mooro Street, with BulHinga theroon. MR T. BULLOCK will Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade, on the above d »*fl, on aooount of Mr H. Dudley, T.S. 337, Mooro Street, on which ia erected a Dwelling Houae, ttlackemlth'a &hop, and other Buildings. This Property will he sold at a low price, and on libsral termn If required. Sale at 12. 15* 3*153 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. CLEARING SALE. WEDNESDAY, 4th APRIL, 1888. NO RESERVE. MESSRS H; MATSON AND 00. have received Instructions from Mb A, F. McLeod, In oonsequenoe of his continued ill health, to Sell by Public Auction as abovo open the Farm neap Tlnwald,— The whola of hla Live and Dead Stcck as under, viz, — QQA Grand t wo- tooth Croßßbred ' &O\J SHEEP, mixed aexea 5 Draught HORSES and Draught FILLY, 2 years old 3Haok Brood MARES, with foala at toot 1 Harness MARE m foal, 2 yonnff SADDLE HORSES Raoflhors& " NIPPER " Trotting Horse " BISMARCK " Bay MARE, broken to harness O COWS and 4 CALVES Largest sized Chaff ontter, by Held and Gray, Champion Drill, new last year, Dray and Frame 3-Furrow Plough, 4-Horse Harrows, Set Disc Harrows, S.F. Plough, Shaft and Leading Har- Bess, Whftech^pel Cart and Harness, nearly new, Washing Machine, $ Tank Scoop, Saddle and Bridle, Breeoh- loadlntj Gun, Fishing Tackle, Stack of Ryegrass Hay, and a large quantity of Sundries. Luncheon provided. Sale at 12 o'clook. H. MATSON & CO., 3 159 Ashburtou, IMPORTANT X CLEARING SALE AT SEAFIELD ; ON THURSDAY, 12th APRIL, 1888, OF 1660 Acres LAND, SHEEP, IMPLE- MENTS and SUNDRIES. MESSRS H. MATSON AND 00. have received instructions from H. W. Parsons, Eeq., to sell by Public Anotion, on the ground, on THURSDAY, 12th APRIL, 1888, His first-class oampnet Graz'ng and Agri- cultural Farm at Soafiold containing 1660 Acres, more or loaa. The land Is the best improved Plalna Farm In Canterbury. There are 25 acres of Plantations, Concrete Sheep Dip, Stables, Woolshed, Sheep Yards, and everything necessary for the proper and efficlant working of the Estate. There i 8 a good Housa and splendid Orchard ; plenty of wator, and the fences first-olaee. Theaouthern bound- ary of the Property has a frontage to tha sea. Immediately after the sale of the Land, we shall proceed to dlapoae of the Live and Dead Stock - etc, etc, absolutely to the highest bidder, when we shall offer, amongst others, the following, viz. : — !^A/V2-tooth First. cross SHEEP, OUU Mixed Sexes £JAA Ist Cross LAMBS fi £J O lßfc Oroßß EWES p?(\ Southdown EWES 8 Draught HORSES, good wor- kera O 3-year-old COLTS 1 Grand MARE, Kate, G years old, good jumper, op to 16 stone O Quiet HACKS lAnglo-Amerloan Drill, 23 Oonl. ters, with Tarnlp sowing at- tachment -i Broad Oast ** " J_ «.*<• machine, 22 feet, \u0084i*a Turnip Canisters, by Dunoan ISorew Pulverizer with seed box. Grasa Stripper. 5-Leaved Harrows Q 3«furrow Plougha O Slngle-furrowPloughs. Flexible Zl Harrows, 21 feet 3Drayir. Tip dart. Horse-Hoe. Scoop. 12 feet Cambridge Roller 1 Cultivator. Large Corn Crusher. Weighing Maohine -f Large Portable Whare O McOormlok Reapera 14-Horae Power, with Inter- mediate and belting, by Reid and Gray 112-Horse Ohaffcutter, by An- drawß and Bouven 1 Speedy Woolpress and Table. Large quantity of Shaft, Lead- Ing Bnd Plongh Harness -j Buckboard and Harness Q Riding Saddles | Side Saddle, Horaecovera 1 Winnowing Machine.' Blaok- Bmlth's Bellowo, Anvil, vloe, | etc. , etc A r\ VDL Hurdles, nearly new HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND • EFFECTS. . A very large quantify of sundries. We oau with every confidence recom- mend the above Estate to intending Pur- chasers, knowing, <\ as we do, thai the land has never been abused, and thefenoos and everything else about the Property have alw&ya been kept m good order. The Plantations and Orchard aro about as good aa need be, and takeu all round, either for speculation or ocoanatloo, we do not know of any othor Property m thla District that \? Ill give as good results. [ No. roaerve either ou Land, Stock or Implements. Luncheon Provided. Sale at 11 .30. H. MATBON AND CO, L 3 160 AshbuctuQ,



Loss and Gain. ) CHAPTER I. j "I was taken sick a year ago ; With billious fever." '•' My doctor pronounced me cared, bat I got Bick again, with terrib'ie palm In my back and sideß, and I got so bad 1 Could not move ! I shrank 1 From 2281'0b to 120 ! I had been doctor- Ing for nay fever, but it did me no good, I did uot t-xpect to Hvo more than three months. I began to nse Dr Soulo's Ameri- can Hop Bittors. Directly my appetite returned, my palna loft mo, ray entire Bj'fltem seemed renewed aa If by msgic and after usiog several bottlea, I am not only aa sound a a a sovereign, but weigh more than I did btfore. To Hop Bittera I owe my life." Dublin, June 6, ,86. R. Fiizpaxriok. CHAPTER II: II Maiden, Mass., Feb., i 836; Gentlemen — I have uffered with attacks of sick headache." Neuralgia, female trouble, for years m the moat terrible and excruciating manner. No medicine or doctor could give me Telief or core, until I aaed Dr Socle's American Hop Bitters. "The first bottle Nearly cured me ;" / The second made me as" well and strong as when a child, j " And I have baen so ,thla day." My husband wan an invalid for twenty yeara with a serious "Kidney liver and orlnry oomplaint, ** Pronoanced by Boston's be>* \u25a0 ysl oiane — "Incurable!" Seven bottles of your Bitters oared him and I know of the "' : j '• Lives of eight persona " In my neighborhood that have been saved by yoar Bittero, \ And many more are uslog them with groat benefit. ' " They almost Do mf raolea ? ' — -Mks ]ft D, Slack. How to Get Sick .—Expose yourself day and night ; eat too much without exercise ; work too hard without rest j doctor all the time.; take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know how to get well, which is answered m a few words — Take Dr Sorle's Ameiican Hop Bitters. IS" None genuine without a bunch of green hopa on the white label, and Dr Soulo's name blown m the bottle. Beware of al Hhe vile poisonous stuff made to imitate the above. Public Notices. NOTICS. I WILL not be responsible for any Debts oontraoted m my name from this date. ' A. CONNOLLY. March 24th, 1888. 3 169 FOR SALE. QA-AORE Farm, R S, 27726, adjoin- O\J Ing D. iiutterick, with 4-roomed House and improvements. Apply, A. H. SHURY, 3*160 Aahburton. TINWALD TOWN BOARD. fnENDERS for forming Angle Road J_ are WITHDRAWN for the present, By order, • E. J, FOOKS, 3 168 Olerk. ' TINWALD YARDS. TUESDAY, 27th MARCH. SPECIAL ENTRY 2000 Tbree L ffls; bColl 2000 Well grown and In good condition. MILES & 00. GEORGE JAMESON, 3 163 Agent, Aahburton. HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOARD. In accordance with the provisions of " The Town Distriots Act, 1881," and " Municipal Oo7porationß Aot, 1886." T)UBLI0 Notice Is hereby given that at JtT a Special Meeting of the Hampstead Town Board, held on the 24th of Febru- ary, 1889, it was resolved that a Special Order be made adopting certain Bye-laws for the good rale and government of the Hampatead Town District. A meeting of the aforesaid Board will be hold at their Office, Hampstead, at half-past seven o'clock In the AFTERNOON, on Friday, Maroh 30th, 1888, for the purpose of confirming the aforesaid Special Order, and a copy of the proposed Bye-laws will be open for Inspection at the Office of the Board, Harapstead, during the seven days immediately preceding March 30th, 1888, By order, J. O. BELL, 3, 29 Olerk to Hampstead Town Baurd, NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. FARES FOR EAS'JTSR HOLIDAYS AND CHBISTOHDROH AUTUMN RACES. RETURN Exoareiaq Tieke* - " levied to Dun**'- * - wlll bo 83a fir**-'* 1 - -— v lrom R&kaia at . wirtßS, 22s second ; and from Ashburton at 28s first class, 18a 6d second, from the 28th March to 2nd April, inclusive, available for return till 16th April. The Tickets will bo available for break of journey, and may be used by any Ordinary Train, or by ' a Special Train which will run on the 29th inst. and be duo from Ashburton at 10 50 p.m., arriving at Dunedin at 750 v m., next day, stopping to tako up passengers at Rakaia if required. SATURDAY IiETURN TICKETS will bo issued from any station to any station from 28th March to 2nd April inclusive, and to Christchnrch from Ashburton, Waikari, and intermediate Btations on 3rd April, all available for return till 16th April. The Christchurch Aufumn Races tako place on 2nd and 3rd April 3°157 By Order. MOUNT HUTT LICENSING DISTRICT. I HEREBY give notice that at the election of the Licensing Committee for the Mount Hutt District, held by me on the 23rd day of March, 1888, the undersigned Candidates reoolved the num- ber of votes set opposite their names : — MORGAN, WILLIAM ... 25 McMfLLAN, WILLIAM ... 25 JACKSON, JULIAN ... 22 HOLMES, JOHN 21 HIBBS, JOHN 20 WKATHALL, WILLIAM... 13 LYNE, ROBERT ... 11 DUFF, NEIL \u0084.' ... 9 And I therefore declare Measra Morgan, McMillan, Jaokaon, Holmeß, and Htbbs to be duly elected to the office of Com- mltteemen for the Mount Hutt Licensing District, and I hereby appoint FRIDAY, Oth day of April, '1888, as. the day for holding the firat meeting of the Commit- tee for tho purpose of electing Us Ohalr- r^an, to be held at the Road Board offioe, at Methyen, and I farther appoint tho following daya for the Quarterly Meetings of the ensuing year, at the same plaup and hour, viz , April 6th, Jane 6 lib, Septem- ber 4th, December 4th, 18P8, f. Main waring, Returning Ofiioer. Aehburton, 24th Maroh, 1838, % 164



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