SPORTING.

ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RAC ING OLUB.

President— Mr W. O. Walker, M'H.R. ; Vlce-Preeldeote— Me JolUn Jackeoo, Major Steward, M.H.R.; Judge— Major Steward. Treasurer— Mr R. M. Cuth %ertson. Stewards— Messrs W. J. Steward, R. M Outhbertson, P. Wil liams, E. Gates M. Frledlander L. Marker, G. O. Primmer. Ole»k of the Scales-Mr A. J. Kelly. Clerk of Course— Mr G. F, Soott. Handioapper and Starter- Mr G. Oufts. SscreUry —Mr J. Purchase.

The annual raoo meeting of the Ash bcrton Tradesmen's RaclDg Glob was held today. The weathet was capital, and there was a good attendance. Following are the results up to the time we went to SoiDi* Rios HABDiOar, of 25 iovi. Second horse 6 iotb from the stakes. One mile and acd a half. Over six flights o{ hardies about 3ft 6ln high. 12 Mr J. McKellar's b g Ivanhoe, 4f«.9«t2.b ... (W. Mitchell) 1 27 Mr H. G. Pitt's g m Squib, 6yrs, Hit 71b... < (Owner) 2 12 Mt W. MltoheU'a br g Nero, aged, 9itlolb (S. Smith) 3 15 Mr H. Bklvlngton'e bg Starlight, •ged, 9it 2lb ... ... (Rob») 0 Wire-iu and Meada were soratched. The lot were despatched to » good start. Starlight led Ivanboe patt the stand by half • dczan lengths, Sqalb being tWrd and Nero lt*t. Thin order was main tatned to the ba-jk of the course whero Starlight tan off, and Sqolb took the lead, Nero fanning Inta second place. These two ran together six lengths la front of Ivanhoe, till entering the straight where the latter oam« «P fai * • n , (l w ° a * R ood raea from Squib by two lengths, Nero four lengths away third, Time, 3min Bieo, Dividend, £3 2s. MAiDßif Platb, of 20 iovs. For horses 3 years old and upwards, that have never won a race, value 10 soys or over. Weight for age. One mile. 42 Mr J. F. Bell's blk o Bannock barn j 3 jrs. Bst 41b (including 21b over) * (Keith) 1 81 Mr M. Bcott'i oh g Pennine, 3 yn, 7 # t 13lb (McOonoohie) 2 16 Mr J. Smith's oh m Lady Lennox, aged, 9it lib (tno'.udlng 4lb over) 8 ' (Owner) 3 11 Mr D. MoHwraith's b m Geraldine, 4yrs, 10it lUib (Including 2«t 2jb oJrer) ... (Taylor) 0 PeDUlno jUßoped cfi with the lead, wbloh h« maintained to the tnrn into the straight Where Bannockburn, who had hitherto bseo iecond lor the greater part of tie way, came op and havtog the best of the nes down the straight won e»slly by three leoßths, about «lx lengths separatiag Pennine «nd Lady Loooox, Geraldine no where. Time, lmln 48iecs. Dividend— AfH»TOTOir PtAM HaWDIOAP, Of 40 SOVi. 8«oond hot»e 6 bovb fro» the stake. One mile »yd a qaartet. 39 Mr B. T. Rhodea* Klmberley, 4yrs, 7sVlllb ... ... (H. Jackson) 1 97 Mr M. Sherwln'sbg Quibble, aged, 7»t4ib (Derrlit) 2 40 Mr A. Oowre'a b g The Brewer, 6 f rt,7st2lb ... ... (Mitchell) 3 • "MrW.Grlce'B br g Little Arthur, «yf«, 6it «lb CPrice) 0 6 M* J. Worner'i br m Zealot, 6 yrs, 6st6ib 0

Time, 2mln I6ieoi. A protest was entered by Derrttt, the ttder of Quibble, agelnit Xtmberley being •warded the stakes, on the ground that tbV latter had, jostled and crossed him. A meeting of stewards was held to oon alder the matter. The evidence of leveral wltoeiiei went to show pretty conclusively that there bad been jostling. Jackson, the tlder of Kimberley, tatd that the horae had a. tendency to bote m, and be bad done 10 on this occasion, but be (JaoksoD) kept him oat, and thought that there was plenty of joom for Q ilbble, who wm on the inside, to pw». The evtdenoo went to ahow that the jostling wai not the jockey's fault, but sa the rule of raolng on the inbjeol wai conclusive, the stewards •warded the raoe to Qaibble, and second money to The Brewer, at the same time expressing their opinion that Jackson w*b act to blame for the occurrence. The dividend on Qalbble wai £1 15 i. Time — 2mln 14sec

Hakdica? Time Trot, of 25 so vs. Second Jtorae 5 soya from the itake. No weight «nder 10 stone. Three miles. 27 M> G. Swan's bg Nell Gow, aged 50aec ... ... (G.Harvey) 1 39 Mr J. Angland'i b m Kitty, 6yrs 40aee" ... (McKay) 2 SO Mr C. A. Harold* bg Willy Bellly, aged, 35seo ... ... (owner) 3 8 Marengo, 8 Bismarck, 5 Jenny Lynn, 86 W«kano(, 31 Siberia, 10 Nellie, 7 Flow, 3 Laoy, 4 VoWgenr, also ran. Won *y four lengths. Time, Bm(n 50aeo. Dividend, £6 15s.

AUCKLAND SPRING MEETING.

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Aucklajtd, December 26. The AnoklVnd Kaolng Olob held their Spring meeting to-day. There were About 6000 peraoaa present incladlng Admiral Fairfax. The weather was fine- Following we the rasoU*. Tmal Stakei, Gairassler , M »•• ••• 1 Pretender *<• 2 Patchwork .< 3 {3RKAT NOBTHPBW FOAL STAKES, : {Jornnn* ... ... ... 1 •Cissy ... ... ... ... 2 jßemnant **' 3 Out. Xoonte! ... • 1 Hilda 2 British Lion ... ... ... 3 Eight othera started. Time 3mln 4t«eoi, Hubble Rack. Peter Oibeofc 1 Orangeman 2 Uecralt ... ••• t.. 3 Railway Handicap. Braemar ... ... ... 1 TTnpiU 2 Teksum ... 3

HEATHCOTE RACES.

GntHTOHtratoH, Deoember 26? Thete wm a 'good attendance at the Lowe* Heathcote races to-day. Mammoo won the hardies, Torrent the Maiden Plate. Bosebnd tbe Heathcote Cap and Sbrra tbe Flytog Handicap. The meeting will be continued to-morrow.

GOOD DIVIDENDS.

Dunedtn, Decomber 27.

At Tokomarlro Races Evening Star won the principal event. In the Novel Race May Bell paid £21. In the Trot K»th )«en paid £13 Us. At {Maori Ktlk Spider. In the Maiden Plate, paid £26, and m tb e Selling Hack Bace Miss Lottie paid £66 14s.

A.J.O. SUMMER MEETING.

Rydotsy, Decembflr 26 There -wa« glorious weather to day for the Jockey Club's Summer Meeting. BesaUs:— December Stakes Five furlongs. Budolpn, by Martini-Henry— Busk ... 1 Knight Templar, by Gemmi di Vergy (imp.)— Maltese Cross (imp^. ... 8 Nett» (late Nina), by The Drummer— TouDg Emily ... __ 3 Won easily. Time, liuin. 4£sec Summer Cur. One and a half miles Mr Chambers' eh h Cardigan, 6ytß, by Goldsborough— bimora, 9at ... 1 Jjyilleroo, aged, by Zetland— Rosebud, I 7wsS> mi ?»i t» »»f 3

Dilek, 3 yre, by Kingaborough— Washed Ashore, 7sfc 41b 3 A splendid start was effected, and a grtod race ensued . There were eighteen starters, among them Penrlehell. The latter, however, never showed m front Time, 2miih 41Jsec. A J.O. Handicap. One mile and a ' qu irter. Unnamed ... , ,, t ... 1 Southerly Buster 2 Hugo : ... .„ 3 1

Won easily. Time. 2mio. 13sec.

VICTORIA AMATEUR TURF CLUB.

Melbourne, December 28. Following m the r«tult of the principal event at tha Summer Meeting of the Vie* toria Amateur Turf Olub to day : — The Simmer Cop of 400 sovsi and 5 eova each ; second, 50 bo vs. One m'le and a quarter and a distance. Sir vYm. Clarke's br h Menotti, syrs, by Darriwell — Romula ... ... 1 Mr J. O. logW b h Malua, aged, by St. Albana— Edella ... ... 2 Mr Lanaborn's (ns) br h Sk'pper, aged 3 Won by two lengths. lima, 2min.

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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) Juvenile Offenders. Donbdin, Daoember, 27. Joseph Wilson »nd Ernest Dryden, boys under fourteen years of age, have been committed for trial fof breaking into a bouse on Xmas day and stealing j*mi, cake and two sixpences- Two younger partici pators m the offanoa were blrohed. GUeeson. Gleeson has been oo<nmltted for trial for prison breaking. The cane was heard with dosed doom. Cricket. Oamaru, 41 and 79; Carisbrook 48 and five wickets tor 75. Sportinf. At the Duoaun races, La Rose and Moss Rose swept the Board. Lake Te Anau Intekcargill, December 27, Te Anau, the finest lake m New Zealand, ii now open to tourists, a steamer hnvlne been launohed which will connect with Milford Sound. Stewart's Island Tin. Testing of the area on Stewart's Island, on whloh tin wai discovered, (a most satisfactory, and a company is being formed to work the same. Representa tives of Tasmanian capitalists have cabled for an expert to come over, and Govern ment are to be requisitioned to connect the UUnd with the mainland by cable,

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

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RUSSIAN MINISTER.

St. Petbkbbubo, December 26. M. Salabrachoff Foucheff has been appointed Russian Minister to Bulgaria.

OBITUARY.

London, December 26. ' Sir Frederick Pollock, an Indian ] officer. I

SECRETARY TO THE GOVER- NOR-ELECT.

Mr R. Walrond has been appointed Secretary to Earl Onslow, Governor- i elect of New Zealand. t

BANKRUPT.

Mr Dennis, proprietor of the "Court { Society review," has been corapulsorily j made bankrupt. In affidavit he i declared the proceedings had been instituted by Mr Heqniker-Heaton, < M.P. for Canterbury, to prevent him j bringing an action against Heaton for i which Dennis states is due to ] him for writing Heaton's letters and , speeches.

RAILWAY VOLUNTEER FORCE.

Government are forming a Railway , Volunteer Force. The Great Northern and North-Western Company have undertaken to provide a thousand. men. ( (Received Deoember 27, 1 p.m.) THE WEATHER. Adelaide, December 27. Christmas Day was Ihe hottest ever experienced here, the thermometer being 107 m the shade. Mblbournk. December 27. Great heat was experienced all over Victoria yesterday.

MURDER.

A man named John Anglin fired al. bis brother-in-law, breaking his arm, then fired twice at his wife and killed her, after which he gave himself up. He was absurdly jealous at his wife, who had separated from him on account of his cruelty.

ACCIDENT TO THE RUAPEHU.

Hobakt, December 27. The Ruapehu met with a slight acci dent to her machinery, which prevented her leaving for '.New Zealand till six o'clock last night. During' the voyage a passenger named Cross died of con sumption.

MASSACRE.

Calcutta. December 26. Forty-three British residents at Chit tagong have been massacred by the Burmese. An expedition will be des patched to punish the murderers.

SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.

JLondon, Deoember 26. Her Majesty's speech on the occa- ; sion of prorogation of Parliament makes no reference to Irish affairs. It remarks that the rising of Demzulu has met with sympathy from the Zulus.

MR BRIGHT.

Mr Bright has had a serious re lapse, and is again., m a precarious condition*

THE SUAKIM TROUBLE.

SnAKnr, December 26. The British cavalry made a recon naisiance m the direction of Hashien, but saw nothing of the enemy.

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NELSON REGATTA

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CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN ELHVSN v NSW south walks, (per prkbs association.; Sydney, December 26 la the ortcket match Anatrallan Eleven and Eleven o r New Sooth *V»Je», the former continued their second innings, and it the close of the play's play hmd lost nine wlokets for 472. 'Lyons 101, Ferris (not oat) 32, being the principal eoorers to day. The match «raa drown.

AMERICA AND HAYTI.

(PJSR jfßßflS ASSOCIATION.) Port au Prikob, Djoember 25 The American war vessels which arrived here a day or two ago to enforce the demand for the release of the Ameri can steamer reiterated the demands of the United States Government, and asked for a money indemnity for the detention of the steamer. Failing im mediate compliance with the demand they threatened to shell the port. The Government, however, agreed to release the Bteamer and make payment of the indemnity under protest.

THE LONDON MURDERS.

,_ jh TENTH VICTIM. (PER FREBS ASSOCIATION.) London. December 24. Another woman of the unfortunate class has been murdered m a lonely yard m the neighborhood of Poplar. The body was not mut'lated m the same way as the recent W hitechapel victims, but bears marks of fingers on the neck, leading to the supposition that the murderer attempted to remove the vocal cord, but was disturbed whilst engaged m the work. By some it is believed the murderer is identical with the White chapel murderer, but that he is pur suing a new method of killing and mutilating his victims.

STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.

■ — -♦ 1 (PBR PJBBBS ASSOCIATION.) . London, December 22 to 24 ' News of the safety of Stanley was < read m the House of Commons, and ] was received with cheers. It is sop- i poied that Stanley was the white < traveller mentioned by Osman Digna < m his letter to General Grenfell as < having escaped when Emm Bey lell i into the hands of the Mahdi. < It is asserted that Stanley started 1 from Banzala for Zanzibar m August, < via Ujiji, on Lake Tanganyika. Emm < and btanley have received a message ■ from the Mahdi, demanding their i surrender, and warning them that < troops have been despatched to effect their capture, 1 The letter sent by Osman DignaJ*> f QenefaFGffehTell respecting the aireged < surrender of Emm Bey and Stanley to < the Mahdi, contained a promise irom the < latter that Emm's life should be spared < and that he should be well treated. I Zanzibar, Deoember 25. i ' It is feared that the large quantity of < ivory m the possession of Emm Bey I may hare tempted 'J ippoo Tib's cupidity, i and caused him to withold his promised j assistance m the hope that he would < obtain a share of the ivory if Emm w«re i captured. i (Reoelved Deoember 27, 123.0 p.m.) Berlin, Deoember 26. j Lieut. Wiseman, who is to lead the ', expedition m search of Stanley, has : been attached to the German Foreign \ Office.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

~* (PB» TRKSS ASSOCIATION." Auckland, Dccembe* 24, Arrived— H. M.S. Rapid, from Sydney, and Egerla from Kermadeo Islands. There are fivo warahips now m harbor. They will stay two or three weeks. H.M-S. Orlando is to be dooked. The Royalist and Calliope are expeoted shortly. It Is reported that Constable Maroney of Maketu baa ootnmlUed aaiolde at that | settlement. He had been Buffering from melancholia, and being missed a week ago ! a search wai made which resulted In find ing his body m a awamp with a revolver beside It. A petition Is being signed to the Mayor and Council praying for a modification of the byelaw under whloh the reoent Salvationists oonvlotlon was obtained. The petition era allege that it is very nodeslrablo that the liberty of people should be left entirely at the moroy cf the police and pray that complaints be required to be laid by a Oounoll official. Wamganui, Deoamber 26. A narrow eaoape from drowning ocaarrod on Sunday. Two young men named Oralg drifted Into tha middle of the river and were upset. They swam ashore much exhausted. Wellington, December 24. The Zealandla with the N.Z mails of December 3rd arrived at 'Frieco on the 22nd — time-table date. The Maripoua, with the English mail of the 14th, left 'Frisco for Auckland on Deoembor 16th, one day late. . ' Duiouhk, December 24, , Mr John White telegraphs that the j Stella's party made a thorough search and are convinced that Professor Brown never reached the ooast. They were unable to search the saddle owing to the severity of the weather. The Gallant Tlpperary at Arrow town has sent down a cake of 164 ozs retorted gold; and the Premier 272osji retorted gold from *70 tone! A child named Higgins waa killed by the overturning of a cart at drdrona on Saturday. Mrß Higgins was severely injured. Dunbdin, December 24. Mr A. D. Beli, the New Zealand repre ' tentative on the Rabbit Conference, points out that the report referred to m . a oible message la only an Interim re port, and some of the methods of deallug \ with the rabbit pest are not dealt with, t The work of the Commission is being still • continued, but having extended over - Buoh a long period, the Commission s wished to lay the proceedings so far be -1 fore the reapaatlve Governments.

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SERIOUS FIRES

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THE SALVATION ARMY.

. + Although the manner m whioh the Salvation Army carries on its work is Calculated to shock the prejudices of those who have been accustomed' to regard a quiet peacefulness as insepar ably associated with the worship of God, and while there are many to whom the beating of drums, the blare of trumpets and loud-voiced preaching and pray ing m the public streets seem well nigh, irreverent, and altogether incon gruous with their interpretation of the Apoßtolic command, " Let all things be done decently and m order," it is nevertheless, we think, undeniable that the work of the Army — strange as its methods may seem — has resulted m the doing of a great deal of good. True those methods are rough and ready, but even if rough, the readiness of the Army to help m the lifting-up of the fallen is evidenced wherever it carries on its operations, and-; especially m our large cities. The fact is that there has been too much kid-gloved Christianity, and there have been and arc only too. many professing Christians who take for their, exemplars the Priest and Levite of the parable rather than the Good Samaritan, and are prone to pass on the other side when they see a brother and sister m the mire lest they soil their garments by contact with the fallen one, and it is to the credit of the soldiers of the banner of blood and fire that no matter how besmirched the fallen ones may be, they will and do go right into the slough of despond and try to lift them out of the mud. And — whether because their rough and ready methods are better suited to the ideas and feelings of those with whom they have to deal than are those of an educated priesthood, or whether because .they are more earnest matters not — suffice it to know that the Army succeeds m reclaiming many who but for its operations would otherwise be utterly lost. This is beginning to be recognised m all classes of society, among the clergy of the various denominations, by the magistrates, and by the police, and it is now not at all an infrequent thing for those m authority to invoke the good offices of the Army on behalf of those who have fallen into svii ways. Evidence of this is^given m an article headed \ l Some ■ of th« Fruits of our Rescue Work," which appears m the Christmas number of the " War Cry" wherein several instances are detailed showing the success of the Army m the rescue of the almost utterly lost. We extract one of these as an example : — " Take ' another case. The mother died when the baby was born, owing to being kicked down the stairs by the father. As soon as the isliiia guv co Jtnow wliat ~tne~fj&ther Jbiaß 3one, she vowed that she would pay him out m his own coin. W lien .eleven years Df age she soaped a flight of stairs— thirteen m number— bo that her father might fal] down. This had the desired Bffect— he fell from top to bottom, broke two of his ribs, and received other injuries. Owing to tbia conduct, the girl was sent to the asylum for ten weeks, it was thought she was out of her mind. She always seems to have been a naughty girl, went on the streets when nineteen, and lived m that way for nine years. She has been m prison four years and nine months, for vagrancy j and is the only woman ever known to have been put m irons m New Zealand. She gave the woman gaoler a thrashing, and tried to drown the warder with a bucket of swill. She came to the Home once, with a child, which was committed to Burnham. We got her a situation, and she did well for three months, and then went back to her old life. Returning to the Home about 10 months ago, she said, she was tired of life and sick of everything ; shame was gone, and there was no good m anything at all She would put an end to herself if it wasn't for the Judgment, her child was dead, and she had nothing to live for." We took her m, and a few days after wards she got converted, and has done well ever since, She haß had two situations, and has returned to the Home on account of ill-healtb, but with a good character from each place. She is giving every proof of a change of heart." The foregoing circumstances appear to have occurred m Christchurch, and the case is only one of several which are cited, and which probably can be multiplied by hundreds m connection with the work of the Army all over the world. An 4}f that be bo, then this curious and to many somewhat; obnoxious organisation — obnoxious at least as to its methods — must be recognised as a power for good, and if so it deserves something more than mere toleration. Indeed whilewe have bo many heathen m our midst, especially m our large cities, so many sunk m the very depths of misery and crime, any missionary enter prise, no matter how oulr'c its mode of operations, which is successful m their reclamation Is entitled to the support of every true philanthropist, not to say of every Christian. In saying this we do not proclaim our approval of all the Army's eccentricities, or of its carrying on its work m a manner calculated to annoy or endanger anyone, but while m soine respects its methods might, we think, be very easily improved, we oordi ally rocognise its usefulness m its Rescue Homes, its Prison Gate Brigade and other branches of its wcrk, and commend these to the aid of our read ore of all denominations, and even to those who are of no denomination at all. We may here add that the Army has three Rescue Homes— one m Cliristchurch, one m Dunedin, and one m Auckland^ m which last-named city there is also c Prison Gate Brigade, all supported by voluntary contributions. Gifts of cloth ing or money may be forwarded to eithei of the Homeß, or to Colonel J. P. Taylor, Manchester street, Christchurch, and will be thankfully received.

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EUROPEAN SITUATION

EXPECTED ABDICATION OF KING MILAN. .. 1

(Per Press Association.) I Rome, December 23 Signot Crispi is remodelling his Cabinet. Belgrade, December 25. The Badicals have thanked King Milan for framing a new constitution. The situation is improving. Vienna, Deo mbnr 25. The " North Wiener Tagblatt " states that King Milan, of Hervia, has drafted a Bill providing for his abdication m favor of his son Prince ' Alexander, and that he will ask the National Assembly to pass the Bill if his Cone titut ion scheme should be rejected.

THE MISSING PROFESSOR

RETURN OF THK SEARCH PARTY. (Pru Press Association.; DtnsEDiN, December 26. The " Dally Timoa " search party have returned, the searoh for Professor Brown haying proved ansuccesaful. They went over the Saddlr, and ooold see a way by which the Sounds could be reaohed, but they did ndt go through, not deeming it likely that -Professor Brown would do bo. As it unhappily appears that all hope that Prcf jssor Brown, who wosloat m the Manapourl oountry on the 6th laetant, will now be found alive must be abandoned, the following btlef sketch of his career (which wo take from the " South land Times ") will be interesting : — John Mainwarlog Brown was born Id 1864, and educated at Tanbddge Grammar Sohool. atadylng there from 1867 to 1872. In the latter, year be obtained one of the exhibition of £100 a year given by the • aohool, aud tenable for four years at either Oxford or Cambridge. He ohoae Cambridge, and entered Cnrlst's College. la 1885 be took hia B.A, degree, coming out second. ln the firat-.o'aßa of the His torical Trlppa Thin eudoeaa he supple moated by gaining, the following year, the firatof the two Whewell scholarship* for international law, open for competi tion to anyone over the age of twenty five. From 1876 to 1881 ho .acted as lecturer la Hiatury and Political Economy under the University of Cambridge. Local Lcoturos Syndicate. Ho delivered lectures In varloua parts of England— -one of tbese appointments being at the Crystal Palaoa. In 1881 he acted as leoturerln History at Cambridge Unlver efiy under the Board of Hiatorloal Studies, He wai called to the English Bar In 1881, and shortly after he was elected Professor of English at Otago University.

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Public Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. I ASHBU RTON RACES; December 27hx. ' MR A INS will set down and take up X passengers at tbe Auhbiirtdn Sale- yards Siding, opposite to tbe Racecourse. Fasaeagers from south of Ashburton mu6t robook there to the Saleyardß Siding ; m t other cases Ashburtoa tickets will be ' availab'o. y. Fares: Ashturton to Saleyords S ding I and tack, 01 fi Bt-c!?iß9, 4d second. i Tickets available on day of is uo oc!y. Tho Tr .m duo from Cbrietchurch at 1 15 p m. and Anliburton at 445 .p.m., for Timaru, wi 1 rua 1 hour later thaa time-tablo titnpa The lrain from Ashburton to Mount Somers will ma 16 minutes later than time-table times. • 12^150 BYORDEE. Wool Wool Wool BEABONTBBB-89. lIT 1 L E 8 A N Q 0 O Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensuic CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or t Shipment to MILES BROS. AND CO., LONDON No Commission charged on Advanot and no Commission charged for offerin. Wool here unlesß a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during tht season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodion and convenient stores, West street J. T. FORDjAuotionoer. GEOBGE JAMESON, Agent, o 70 . Ashburton and Bakaia. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. AKDREWORR IS SHOWING NOVELTIES IN MANTLES and JACKETS. LATEBr NOVELTIES IN HATS AND BONNETS. OREME AND EMBROIDERED DREBBES. LATEST NOVELTIES IN Ribbon, Flowers,' Feathers, and Stuuhadeß Noveltian m Plußhes, Silks, and Coa- tuma Cloths. Groat Bargains m Ladies Boots; Girls School Boots from 4a 6d. Gents' Suits Ashburton Tweed . ftdm 30s, ' ANDEEW GEE. Farmers shonld give their order for the - MoOORMIOK at onoe and ran no risk In leourlng tbele crops as we expect to be sold out In a few days. The workmanship of the Machine It now so perfect that the Draught has been redaoed enormously, as ehown by the Dynamometer test of Reapers and Blndeci taken by the Judge and Saoretftty of the Soolety at the late field trial, November sth, 1888, at Nhlll, Victoria. ; , DBAUGHT. MoOORMIOK .« 2751b* MASSE 7 3621 b» DEERING ... ... ... 3871bi HORNSBY ... ... ... 4251ba Taking the above Into consideration with the late Extraordinary Exhibition of Machines on Mr Huston'B farm at Water* ton, Farmers will be consulting their own Intnres'fl by sticking to their old friend the McOORMIOE, whloh is proved to be the best Reaper and Binder In the world; JOHN ORR AND CO AGENTS FOR A HBURTON.



\ Public Notices^ " r Germiua. 7 Palatable, D goatJb^o, no* Heating Al ' Grocer h.. 1 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYd. ; CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FARES. "EXCURSION T/oketa will bo iseued »i X!i Ashbncton as under ; and Satnrdaj Return 'licketa from any station* to an; ■ Bt»thn from th^ 21at Drombrr »i!i 2 d Jami&ry, available for io:u n til! 15 h J»Du»ry : — To Dunedin lavercargifl Kiosr(,ton (for Lakes) Ist 2nd Ist 2nd lat 2dd Class Class O.asa Olbbs Ci'asi CIaHH 32/ 22/6 .67/ 40/<5 65/ 44/6 Ohlldreu 3 to 12 years half rates, under 3 yeara free. 13 108 . BY ORDER. Williamson and H. Preece, TAILORS AND HABIT MAKERS. (Latb ov London and Bibmi^qham.) LIVERY & MILITARY UNIFORMS. LADJES' HABIT 3 AND JACKETB Made m all the Latest Stylei. EAST "STEEET, Next to Courthouse, ASHBURTON, And at 62 Colombo Street, Chrlstcburoh. 12 138 Frozen Meat "TITE are prepared to make LIBERAL YV ADVANCES on Frozen Meat placed m our hands for sale m the Home Markets. Mbssbs Milks Bros., etc,, our London Agents, give special attention to" this business, and have been successful m obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANCES, . PIiCMPT SETTLEMENT, " SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway trucks to onr order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, etc, thus relieving Bhippers of all trouble and loss of time. MILES & CO., Christchuroh. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 9 .VI Aahbnrton and Rakala. P. & P. Duncan, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MAKEBS, WILLB STREET, ASHBURTON, IN addition to tin Implements we have hitherto been manufacturing ; we are now making a new Pattern grass mower. Farmers having Hay should inspect our mower before purchasing elsewhere. Pample to ba seen at our - Ashburton Branoh, also an improved Turnip and Manure Drill for which we obtained the Special Prize at Timaru Show. Stalker's Feeders— we have greatly improved these for this Beaton. Stalker's sack lifter simple and effective ; Aeb burton Gorse cutters, over thirty In use ; Ashburton strippers the best stripper for saving seed on Innrl that baa been lightly Blocked. We have a large stock of MoCormiok extras at reduced price?, end numerous improved fittings of aur own design. Repairs to Reapers and Binders carried out m the beat possible manner and with the greatest expedition and at reaßoneble price?. We have imported direct a quantity of Drum beaters, perforated Zioo Smith's wire, eto, for Threshing Machines and oan repair these Machines at prices much lower than hitberto. J. KEIB, 12t55 Manager. JOHN G. BESTELL, WESr STREET, ASHBURTON. TIMBER, 06al7~AND GENERAL MERCHANT. Commission Agent, Etg. HAVING made favorable arrangements' for supplies of all descriptions of timber, lam In a position to make Special Quotations to those about to build. I have large and well-aßßotted Stocks of all Building requlsiteo, conslntlng of Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Sheet Lead, Zlno, Cement, Lime, Bricks, Stone Pilei, etc. * Boiled and Raw Oil, red and white Lead, and Paints. I am now receiving Fresh Coal WEST- PORT OOALBROOEDALE, NEW- CASTLE, and MOUNT SOMERS, ilso the celebrated BRUNNER COAL, for steam purposes, whloh I am quoting speolally low. For sale, Reapers and Binders, Binder Twine and Wire, and Binder Extras, Golden Machinery Oil, Valvollne, Castor, and other Oils for Maohinery. Agent for— Northern Fire As3Orance Company . Coloolal Mutual Life Assurance Soolety Panltola Tea Company, Upper Assam H. J. WOOD 9& Co STATIONERS' HALL, Jfriedlander's Buildings Ashburton. NEW BOOKS. i A LARGE Selection of the latest oheap Editions. <f New Books for School Prizes and Presentation m great variety. A speola dloopunt to r School and Library Com mltteea CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS, Now Seaßon 1888 89. A LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT Now ready for Inspection, Inoludlng Ohrnmo, Hand Painted, and Photo Oardo o New Zealand Scenery, suitable for sending to Friends In other parts of the werld. Large stock of Stationery nnd Account Books of every description. Writing Casea and Desks, Sorap, Photo, and Fern Albums, Work Boxes, Purses, Card Caneo, Pocket Book&,Photo Frames, and every description of Fancy Stationery. LETTS DIARIES OR x 389. Commercial, Rough, and Pocket Series 11. J. WOOD & CO, STATIONERS' HALL, ' } ASHBTJKTON.



Pnblic NotlC93 ' MRS ADAMS has reranred to boun- ders' Bu»lrltn-:s, rppoaite Railwy Station. Crenel Silk.?, Wools, and Fancy Goods of every dosartptloa kopt la stock. Agent for Eclipse D/o Works. Registry office for Servants. " 10 92 FROM this dato all Bathera will bj Prosecuted, as Fences are beirg continually broken down, allowing Cattla to stray. D H. BROWN, 12 155 , Canterbury Mills. Wool I AM prepared to purchase WOOL of all descriptions, In any quantity at full market prices. Gi BISSET. Residence and Office— Tanored street Bait. Store (Mr G. Jameson's) West street. " 11 28 ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RAC- ING OLUB. IT Is almost unnecessary to advertise my Hotel, as so many of thoße who oame to the abeva on former ocoasiono have stayed at it, and know well the great aooomodatlon It affords, encl that the board put before them oonslats of- the delloaolos of the season — In short, every- thing of the best that can be got. A. D SILK, Proprietress, Leviathan Hotel, Dunedln, Deoember, 1888. 12H72 ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY; I HEREBY give notice that an Eleotion to fill an Extraordinary Vacanoy m the Ashburton Borough Council, caused by the election of Councillor Thomas to the office. of Mayor, will be held at the Borough Counoil Chambers on WEDNES- j DAY, the 9th day of January, 1889. Nominations will be received at the Town Clerk's Office till 12 o'clock Noon on FBIDAY, the 28th day of Decomber ioat OH AS. E. FOOKS. Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, 19th December 12 126 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. OBRISTOBUROH RACES, DEO. 31st, AND LYTTELTON REGATTA. JAN.-jsT. ON the 31st Deoember and Ist January, the evening trains from Christ- church .to Ashburton, ■ and Rakafa to Methven, will start at 5.25 p.m. and 7.40 p.m. respectively, and will be corres- pondingly later than timetable times at other stations. On the lat January, instead of the £30 a.m. train from Timwu to Ashbnrton, and 10.55 a m. train from Aahburton to Ohrlstohnrob, a train will run as under :— am. a.m. Tlmarn dep. 710 Ashburton dep 9.40 Hinds „ 859 Ohertaey „ 10.13 WlnsUw „ 9.15 Rakala 10.27 Tlnwald „ 9.26 p.m. Oh.Oh. »rr. 12.10 Stopping at other Stations If required The train from Mount Somers to Ash- burton will start at 7.40 a.m , and run 15 minutes earlier than timetable times. TIMARU CALEDONIAN SPORTS, Ist AND 2nd JANUARY. ON Ist and 2nd January, a special train for Tlmaru will leave Ashbur- ton at 7.10 a.m., and be due from Tin- wald 7.19, Wioalow 7.31, Hinds 7.49, Rangitata 8 25, arriving at Orarl at 8.42 a.m., and run thence to Tlmaru on the times of the ordinary morning trains. It will stop at fljg stations between Ashbur- ton and Orari, If required. The evening train from Timaru will start at 5.30 p m.. and will run through to Aahburton, arriving there at 8 20 p m , stopping where required to. act down passed gers. There will be no goods traffio on Jannnry Ist. 12f170 BY ORDER, 500 WANTED TO PURCHASE P. O'CONNELL'S TENTS. TENTS. TENTS. FLAGS, TASPAnLINB, NETB HORSE OLOTHTSG, HALTERB OILSKIN CLOTHING, LOIN CLOTHS COACH AND BUGGY APRONS, GARDEN AND DELIVERY HO«E. BUTTERS, APRONS AND ELEVATORS For all makes of Maohiuea, HAKES, PLOUGH AND LEADING CHAINS, B&DDLERY, Etc. Marquee Tents, round or square, for sale and on hire. P. O'CCWNELL Al TENT DEPOT oore Street, A >>bbnrton (Next Royal Hotel.) SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY, EBPEOIALLY WHEN THE PRODUCT IS VERY SUPERIOR. HAVING made a special purchase of a ' large lot of ABhburton Tweeds, >art of which I have had made up m the best style and finish, I now offer better value m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Suite, than can be had anywhere m New Zealand. Suits to measure, both fit and material guaranteed. VALUE UNEQUALLED. KOBERT~ALCOKN, ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART, BAUNDERS* BUILDINGS. THE DEERING ALL STEEL TOT BINDER IS THB" LIGHTEST, MOST BIMPLE, and MOST PERFECT Harvesting Machine m use. Being built entirely of Steel is Practically Indestructible. BESIDES the GOLD MEDAL gained at Warroambool the DEERING haß won TWENTY-ONE FIKST and SEVEN SECOND PRIZES this Season m Australia. The DEERlNtthas the LARGEST SALE throughout the world of any Reaper and Binder. Only a LIMITED NUMBER of Machines now left for djapoeaj. Those requiring the DEERING must make Early Application. Twinei) Wire, and Oils and Deering Extra*. JOHtf J& KESTELL, West street, 13*103 Mburton,



Kink T o-Night. " BEFORE baying Boots and Shoes, eto, 6 ill and inspect our Olearlng prices. ° Will be to your advantage. — H. 0. * | SeOebs, Melford House, SHEEP 3HEARS, 11 A'a, BB A'a, and BBiNZ'b; and genuine Turkey Stones. — Robsrt Aloobn, Saunders i Bulldlngß. \ TO FARMERS. ' J, FOR SALE— 2 Hay Rakea. a ' Apply to »i T. BULLOOK. J FOUiSD. l ' EOUND, a Small Sam of Money. Owner J o»n have same on applying to REV. FATHER BINBFIELD. 2 178 ( Rink To-Night. OHUROH OF S.S. PHILIP AND JAMES, WATERTON. THE Annual Parish Gathering will be held on MONDAY, 31«t December, 1888, Tea at 5.30 p.m. ; Conoert, 8 p.m. Admission, 3j. 12 175 LONGBEIOH ROAD BOARD. mENDERS are invited for making X Drain and other work on the Long- beach Koad. Particulars at our office. Tendera close on THURSDAY, January 3rd, 1889, it 12 6'olnok. FOOKS AND SON, 12+177 Dißtrict Surreyorfl. Rink To-Night. THE FISK JUBILEE SINGER 3 ! THE FISK JUBILEE SINGERS 1 ! THE FISK JUBILEE SINGEBS 1 ! J WILL QIYR A JpAKEWELL OONCERT IK-TBE ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1889. For Onb Night Only. Front Seats, 3s ; Second Seats, 2s. Doora open at 7 30. Concert at 8, THE FISK JUBILEE SINGERS J. THE FISK JUBILEE SINGER 3J ! THE FISK -JUBILEE SINGEKS ! I t Fabewbll Visit to New Zealand, 12174 Rink To-Nigbt~ ' Auctions BULLOOK'S ABOADE. Clearing Sale OF DRAPERY, GROCERY, BOOTS, TOYS, &o. MR D. THOMAS has roceived in- structions to Sell by Public Auction, m Bullock's Aroade, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th, At 12 o'clock, A Largo Assortment of DRAPERY BOOTS GROCERIES FANQY GOODS TOYS, &p. &o. """b THOMAS, 12*143 Auctioneer. ; Rink Tonight.