HORSE MARKET

Mr T. Bullook reports for the w ending Saturday, December 22nd : — Thirty-seven horses were entered for the day's sale, and although there waa a very good attendance of farmers and others, biddings were again languid, the reserves placed upon some of the medium draughts intending purchasers considered excessive, otherwlso more would have changed bands. Out of the day's entry of thirty-seven, sixteen were sold at the fallowing prioes, viz :— Three-year-old medium draught unbroken, £18 j 4-year old rather light, £10 ; 6-year-old, do £11, teed .fill 10s, £11 10s. £13; Inferior, £5, £6 15a, £7 10j ; light harness horses, £6 to £8 15s ; hacks, very dull, only those of an Inferior stamp changing hands at from £1 5s to £3 ss, Sundries —By auotlon and privately, three Mo- Cormlck wire binders at the following prioes :— £11, £12s si, £14 ; McCormick twine binder. £21. '

SERIOUS CHARGE.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning before Major .Steward, JP. Bartholomew Kane was oharged with bavin; stabbed one Peter Oopeland with a knife on Sunday night. Sergeant Felton said that he should have to apply for a remand as Oopeland was In the hospital and unable to appear. The circumstances were these. A man named Peter Oopeland had been stabbed on Sunday night In three plaoes on the outside of the thigh, ia the arm, aud on tbe back of the head, and bad accused the prisoner Kane of having icflioted the Injuries. He (Sergeant Felton) had been to Kane's plaoe aud found a pool of blood outside the door, and had found blood all along the traok from this place to the place where Oopeland had lain down. Prisoner said that he had never seen Oopeland. The Magistrate said the evidenoe was quite sufficient to justify a remand, and, In reply to prisoner, tatd that if he desired to be balled it wculd bave to be In a substantia! amount. Bill would be aooepted himself In £100, and two sureties of £50 each. Prisoner : In that oase I shall spend Christmas In gsol.

THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

With the approach of Christmas the shops m town have assumed an appearance m acoord with the festive nature of the season, and though, appsrently, less use of flowers and evergreens has been made than In past years, tbe shopkeepers relying more upon the merit of their wares for purposes of display, the windows In tbe main street presented a more than ordinarily attractive appearanoe. It was very satisfactory to notice that many of the shopkeepers have been kept very busy f and that they expreis their surprise as well as pleasure at the great Inorease this year m tho purchases made, as against many former Obrlstmaa-times, This appear, fairly oonoln-lve evlderae that tba tide has turned and that the depression Is now leaving us, let us hope not soon to return. As to the Christmas displays : beginning at the lower end of the town the shop whloh first attracts attention ia that of Mr Segers who has a fine display of summer drapery In his windows. Next is that of Messrs H. J. Wood and Co., booksellers, who have a large assortment of fancy goods, and of publications suitable to the season. A tpeetal feature la their very great variety of Christmas and New Year cards of all klnds-r-OQlored, monotint, m plueb, con porcelain, and: handpaiuted. Mr H. . Zander, next door, has, as is his wont, gone to speolal care and trouble In suitably arranging the windows of both his grocery and ironmongery departments. The former la a very fine display indeed. The fruits and other Ingredients whloh are finch essential comparents of the Christmas plum pudding are shown In profusion, tbe background being filled up with bottles of wines and spirits of all kinds. The care whloh has been taken m the •oitable arrangements of the window has resulted In a very fine display indeed. Higher up the street the Ashburton Bread -Oompany show an assortment of oakea md oonfeotionary made speolally for tbe occasion. Messrs McOallum and 00. have a fine show of ironmongery entlery} and home furniehingla their windows. Mr W. 0. Davia' fruit hop Is embowered m a mass of evergreens, toltoi eto., and he has a very fine display of fralt and confec tionery. His shop m Tanored street is crammed with toys and fancy goods of all descriptions. He has dolls and other toys m great profusion, a sight of whioh would gladden the heart of any juvenile. Mr Collier is showing a large assortment of fancy articles with his summer drapery, as are also Messrs Mitchell and Turner, In Tanored street. Mr McO.llam and Mr McGregor, have not gone largely m for decorations contenting themselves with their usual display of goods. Messrs Pickford and Undrll have a fine show of furniture and fancy goods. Coming back to East street, the next shop is the drapery establishment of Mr Andrew Orr, the windows of whloh have been ar ranged with more than ordinary care. Tbt artloles of drapery show to fine ad vantage and there isalarge display of fanoy goods of many kinds. Messrs J. OrrandOo make very fine displays m their grocery, Ironmongery, and drapery departments. In tba former Christmas fruits and suoh like goods are arranged very tastefully Indeed, and the windows of the drapery ■hop ate artlstioally decked out. In the same atreet Mr S. Aloorn and Messrs Spec ear and 00. bave eaoh nice displays of drapery and draper's goods. Mr Ranger, who has made a liberal use of evergreens, has a nice show of fruit and eonfeotlonety. Mr W. Zander has a large assortment of fancy goods, Chrißtmas cards, and tobacconist's goods In his old •hop, and In the new one he has lately opened next door toys and useful and fanoy article, are to be found, Mr D. MoFarlaue has very tastefully and prettily arranged tbe windows of his shops In Barnett street, and In the grocery depart ment there is a grand display of good things of every sort. Rule and Co., have decorated their shop profusely with evergreens: They have a fine display of meat, and one of the principal objeots of attraction this morning was the crease of a fine bollock from Mr Rule's farm at Pendarvet. Mr H. M. Jones has his ■bop crammed with fancy goods and toys of all sorts, which are tastefully arranged. In addition he has Christmas and New Year oards In great variety, and brlza books and publications suitable for presentation at tbls season. Mr Flower has a splendid display of fruits, and con fectionery, as has also Mr Randall next door. Mr R, Alcorn, In Saunders build ings, does not seem to have made any speolal effort In the direction of decorating his shops, further than showing a large assortment of goods. Mrs Adams makes a very fine dloplay of fruit and confec tionery, a Christmas Tree oooopylng the place of honor In the window, Mr J; Tasker has a fine show of prime beef and mutton, and hia shop is nloely deoorated with evergreens and toltoi.

There is a negro m a New York hospital who has a patch of light-coloured skin on his back. It was grafted there, he having lost the original outiole by falling against a roller m a shoe faotory. The pieces were* taken from the arms of a young medioal student. At first the transplanted Bkin remained white, but it ia said to be slowly turning blaok. '" The Smiths are a very multitudinous family. In Italy they are Fabris, Fobbronia, tfnd Fabricuß ; m Franoe, Lefevres : ; while m Scotland we have' the same olass under the dames of tbe'Oowans, Clows, or Cowans ; In England we have the Arrowsmiths, Brown gmiths, Goldsmiths, Nasmyths, and the Spearsmiths. The whole of these names are fltrivad Stem tb» «ty handiest q! th>

A LAST YEAR'S EGG

(Last week you may have read an artlc'e In the " Yeoman " columns by Mr Alexander Beck, tho Belgian consul m I Christchurch on the subject of preserving eggs by icject'ng nitrogen gaa Into them. Mr Beck mentioned that he found this the only satisfactory prooee3 for tbe pre servation of eg^s over leng periods of time and for distant journeys. I wbb India oreet enough to show romo Interest lv the prooess, and ihe day after our paper appeared the ingenious Inventor aopeared at my door bearing In his hand an egg and a funnel of brown paper, with a small aperture at the thin end, and with tbe big end slighthy fl ttened with into an oval. Having secured my un divided atreot|on,he put the egg into the funnel, it fitted very exactly, and he then banded the funnel to me to look through. I did so, and fouud the egg perfectly dear. " Hab," said. Mr Beck, " there Is no . shadow to tbe yolk, eh ?" I assured him the egg looked perfeotly good, whereon-he extraoted it, and handed It to me to examine. To my surprise It bore date Aagust 30vh 1887. We had some further conversation aad m a weak moment I consented to have the egg oooked for my table, and to try it as an Impartial judge. The Inventor put down the egg and took his leave of me with the distinguished courtesy of his nation. Then I began to reflect tbat I had done a somewhat rash thing. What if the egg's bright and clear appearance were deceptive. I had heard of whited sepulchres, and I shuddered. That egg w»s four months old when the present year was born, and the present year is fast hastening to its completion. Taking It big aud large the egg was fifteen months old. Perhaps — A friend of mine entered, and at once observed the egg, whioh was Indeed a prominent object among my papers. He Inquired if I was going In for fanoy poul try. I was quite unable to say. How* ever, I put a bold face on the matter, and said the egg was an instance of the power of solenoe to preserve our food for us against seasons of soarolty ; that though this was not a season of scarcity and hens were all doing their duty and making as much song about It as usual, yet that egg had bean preserved going on for a year and a half, and that It was my dis tinguished destiny to eat It. My friend looked sorry and left the room. Two days elapsed and the egg lay prominently on my table, a^d heavy on my aoul like Richard the Third's victims. Then on Saturday afternoon I found a new laid egg m Borne straw on my pre mises which ia much used by the fowls that live m the yard. I knew it was new laid becanse when I found it tbe hen fled clucking loudly, and the thell had not yet cooled, Here, I thought, la the very opportunity to make a good comparison. So next morning I handed the two eggs into the kitchen, and with out a tremor m my voice requested that they should be boiled for my breakfast. Presently they were brought m, eaoh with its date very distinctly marked, August 30tb, 1887, and December Ist, 1888. I opened first one, and then the other ; they presented no difference to the nose, but tho white of the last yoar'a egg was slightly darker m color than this year's. Several of my friends were locking on with much interest, aud they seemed disappointed when the preserved egg opened quietly and did not go off with a pop. The sense of sound like those of sight and and smell had no com plaint to make, There was still tbe final sense of taste to be consulted, and I took out a spoonful. It looked like any other spoonful of egg, bat still I hesitated. I did not feel hungry just then. My hesi tation was observed, and I was reminded by the friend aforesaid that if I was going to be a martyr it was m the Interest of science whioh had done so muoh to pre serve our food for us against Beasons of eoarclty. I thought this unkind, but I didn't say so, I wes too muoh agitated. Another friend, however, would not hear of my leaving that egg uneaten. *' You have engaged yourself to eat that egg, my dear fellow," he eald, "and you can't go baok on the man," This Was too true and I felt that retreat was Impossible. I pulled myself together and tasted— as good an egg as ever I tasted m my life. It was exactly like tbe egg laid fifteen months after it, and I had the pleasure of drawing my friends' attention to two empty sheila when I had ended my break fast. My conclusion Is tbat Mr Beck has got a good process, and I hope he may be able to make it a commercial suocess.' But I won't make any more experiments m tbe Interests of science, and inventors will please accept this Intimation. — " Can terbuty Times"

We find the following m the " Wanganui Chronicle " : — The Maoris at Tiniwaitara, a village 2£ mileß from Turakina, have just had completed a new ohuroh (English) and a large meeting house. The ohuroh is a first olass building with an open Gothia roof.. It haß also a tower and spire, and will Beat some 160 people, and is lighted with stained glass windows. The buildings reflect great credit on the arehiteot, Mr Fisher of Turakina, as also on the builders, Messrs Purnell and Thomson, of Wanganui, who have faithfully carried out all tbe designer's plans. The Maoris are highly pleased with the work, and look forward to the opening of the meeting, house on the 20th instant. The churoh will be opened on Ohristmas Day, when the Rev A. O. Williams, of Putiki, will officiate, assisted by other clergymen of the distriot. , The chief, Reupena Ngarino, will provide a lunoh for a large nnmber of guests, and oordially invites all his friends, both Euro pean and Maori to assist at the ceremonies. Keating's Powder destroys both moth, fleas beetles, and all other insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminat ing beetles, the success of this powder is | extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m appli cation. See the article you , purchase is Keatings as imitations are noxious and in ' effectual Sold m tins, 6d,nis, and 2s 6d by I all chemists An Albany physician says he has never known a oase of oanoer among tbe Hebrews, and thinks their exemption from the disease is due to their abstinence from pork. The largest congregation that ever assem bled to hear the words of a preaoher was the oonoourse of 23,000 persona to whom the Bey O. H. Bpargeon preached at the Crystal Falaoe on Oot: 7th, 1857, the day appointed as a fast at the time of tbe Indian Mutiny. The best Remedy for Indigestion.— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges tion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's j Pills, with justice called the " natural i strengthener of the human stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under auy circum stances Sold m bottles at is i_d, 2s Qd, 4s, by .all medicine vendors throughout the world.

THE -AfIfTBDRION GUARDIAN, MON DAI? -DECEMBEB 24, 1888



J McCALLUM & CO., IRONMONGERS, AND TIMBER MERCHANTS, TTAVING buujH a Lirgo LJh.ck, before the rise In Raw Material, of; BLUE LABEL* * , /%._>. Binder Twine Binder Twine ; THE FAVOBITE BBAND MADE IN THE COLONY, t We Invite the Farmers to Inspect the QUALII Y and obtain Pi ICES. ' JUST LANDED— 100 Drums Boiled Oil 3 Casks Sperm Oil 20 Oases Lard Oil 20 Oases Castor Oil 20 Dromn O /za Oil 3 O.iks Mixed Paints ready 1 Cask Patent Enamel Paints 100 Registers, great variety; at 5 Cases BEDSTEADS, new designs, duoed Pilots and at Low Prices. 20 CASES FURNISHING & BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY AT OUR USUAL LOW PRIOES, _________ 3 Oases ELEOTRO-PLATED WARE, m useful Novelties, suitable fotj CHBISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS. A.. D WELLS! MANAGER - — | ___L .- LAST CHANCE. The Glasgow Drapery, and Clothing Company's SALE OF ASSIGNED STOCK WILL, POSITIVELY CLOSE ON DEOEMBER TILL then we will Sell the Balance of our Large STOCK of OLOTBISG, DRESS GOODS, CALICOS, SHEET- INGS, TOWELS, BLANKETS, QUILTS, fto,, at LESS THAN ENGLISH COST. Intending Purchasers are invited tojexamine the Stook without being pressed to buy. The Shop is m EAST t STBEET, next PatohWo's, the Sailmaker, Glasgow Drapery and Clothing Company. J. G; MACKINTOSH, (Late of Mbb&bs A . and T. Inglis, Douedln), ■■-. - - Manager, H. j M. JONES. Santa Glaus is Coming. Hurrah. - Causing Immense Excitement and Great Expectations AMONGST ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE. TN ORDER to meet the Extraordinary Demand for Toys, Fanoy Goods, ftud 10,001 Articles required to give Santa Olaua a fitting reception, the unders'gnid has a Large and Charming Variety of NloNaos and useful Artlolas suitable for Birthday, Wedding, Xmas, and New Year Presents, consisting of Writing Desks, Workboxes, Albums, Photo Frames, Eleotro-plated and Plush Goods, Putiet, Ornaments, and China Ware. INSPECTION INVITED, BOT NO ONE PRESSED IJO BUY; COME AND SEE THE Is TABLE. COME AND SEE THE 6d TABLE. Value Equal to Chrlstchuroh. Sohool Oommltteei liberally dealt with. H. M. TO NES EAST. STREET. New : Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company Established ... ••• ••• 1859. CAPITAL— ONE MILLION. THE PREMIER & WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPACT NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY. , FIBE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS. THRESING JMACHINES, &c, accepted at lowest.current rate*. GEORGE JAMESON, AGENT, ASHBUBTON. GEORGE JAMESON, WOOL, GRAIN, SEED, and GENERAL MERCHANT? ASHBURTON and RAKAIA. HAS FOR SALE AND TO ARRIVE,— BINDER WIBE and BINDER TWINE, ' COBNSACKS AND SEAMING TWINE. MACBINERY and other OILS, m * """ AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF "~ *" r FARM AND STATION STORES. \ ALSO.— TURNIP SEEDS, RAVE and CLOVER SEEDS 1 * I I Ml 84, OBHT FOB TH, « ' T ***■ IHStJKJJWJ



Public Notices. £10,000 GIVEN AWAY TO BUYERS OP A B TT-Ji Oi! 1 BRE4DALBANK WHISKY Shipped by Alex. Ferguson & 00. Glasgow. Particular.-! from all Wine Merchant!?, Store e^para, HotalkeepQ'rs aa Spirit Deal r Whol'sale Ageata— WM, otjlab & 00. Dunedin, N.Z. 10 7 Read "THE MIRROR," A HIGH- OLAS3 Weekly Social, Politi- cal, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to bo published every FRIDAY, price 3d, hy the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Plaoe, Russell Streot, Melbourne, PARK STREET HOSIERY WORKS. (Near Presbyterian Church.) J.JDalgleish Praotical Hosiery Manufacturer. Woollen Shirts, Drawers, Socks, and Stookinga of all colors, for Gentlemen, Ladies, and Children, made to order. 12 32 MoOORMIOK BINDEBB. A N EXPERT for these Maohlnes will be m Aehburton before Harvest, Farmers wishing a visit from him will please commuhioate with us at once. JOHN ORR AND CO., Agents for Ashburton. ABH BURTON COAL and FIREWOOD DEPOT. RQ T>EAN begs to inform his <• kJ« .iJ friends and the publio ; generally that he has secured a fresh supply of beat Newcastle coal which he intends to sell at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Also m stock— Mount Somers, Malvern, Westport, and Newcastle Coal. Firewood, Post and Rails, Stakes, Strainers, etc, etc., Oats, Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Chaff, Ohlokwheat, etc. R. S BEAN, West Street, PHOTOGRAPHERS, t^j* 218 High Street, Chrlstchur %^ *0»_ — 1 ' «i i— i.n-I— e— — — — — — » Charles Ray, MECHANICAL ENGINEEB, REPAIRS Guns, Sewing Maohlnes, Lawn Mowers, Pumps, eto. BICYCLES and TRIOYCLEB repaired and extras kept on band, j BICYOLEB FOR SALE. Engineering m all its Branches. Opposite Centbal HO7EL, Wakanui Road Joh-a Ranger, SADDLE, COLLAR, AI\D HARNESS MAKER, HAVING purchased tbe business o Mr A. Ib eland, and removed Into those commodious premises lately occu- pied by him In Burnett Street, begs most sincerely to thank his ouatomers for past suppor and solicits a continuance of the same whloh be will strive to deserve by keeping the best stock of Saddlery and Harness, and strlot attention to business, combined with good workmanship and Reasonable oharges. Repairs neatly and promptly attended to 7*12" VERY little medicine of any other kind required if LAMPLOUGH'S PYRETIC SALINE Is at hand, and taken as occasions arise: It is the cure and PREVENTIVE of most diseases incident to Tropical and Colonial life. It allays thirst and cools and vitalises the blood m a remarkable manner, speedily removing Constipation, Feveriehuess, Fevers, Head- ache, Vomiting, and Liver troubles. Station proprietors, flockmasters, and all residing m un-counlry stations should be provided with it. Ask your merchant to send regular supplies with your other stores, as it is invaluable to all. Sold by al medicine vendors. P. & D. Duncan, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, WILLS STBEET, ASHBURTON. IN addition to tho 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. Sample to be 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 season. Stalker's sack lifter simple and effective ; Ashburton Gorse outters, over thirty m use ; Ashburton strippers the beat stripper for saving seed on land that has been lightly stocked. We have a large stock of* MoCormiok extras at reduced prices, and numerous improved fittings of our own design. Repairs to Reapers and Bindere carried oit m the best possible manner and with the greatest expedition and at reasonable prices. We have imported direct a quantity of Drum beaters, perforated Zinc Smith's wire, eto, for Threshing Machines and oan repair these Machines at prices much lower than hitherto, J. KEIB, 12t55 Manager. LOV VITALITY. DR. CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faoulty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. IT contains two of the principal m. gradients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are con- sidered deficient m the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and Lime. It oannot be too highly recommended for Delicate Children, Dr. Churchill's Compound Syrup oi HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and m oases ** Musoular and Nervous Exb*>-~'" «" acquired a world-wid" * -antion hps bottle bear* ** ..- reputation. Each P-»— ... jj*, Churchill's signature. _ ».oe, 4fr Prepared only by Swan, Chemist, Q wm iQWh ?** 4



Public Notices. . 1 1 ———-—. ___» Lang-leggit Hieianders , __, BOXING NIGHT Frozen Meat TTTE are prepared to make LIBERAL " YV ADVANOES on Frozen Meat * placed m our hands for sale m the Home t Markets. ' Mkbsbs Miles Bros., etc,, our London 1 Agents, give special attention to this ' business, and have been successful m 1 obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERS OAN DEPEND ON ; LIBERAL ADVANOES, ) PROMPT SETTLEMENT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway trncks to our order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and paynjent > of all looal charges, Freight, Insurance, • etc, thus relieving shippers of all trouble 1 and loss of time. MILES & CO., Christchurch. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, to 7l Ashbnrton and Rakaia. Wool s Wool Wool SEASOnTBBB-89. TIT I L E S A N O 0 0 Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensuin CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or Shipment to MILES BROS. AND CO., LONDOK No Commission oharged on Advance and no Commission charged for offeria : Wool here unless a Sale is effected. Periodical Saleß will be held during the season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodiou and oonvenient stores, West street J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEOBGE JAMESON, Agent, 9» 70 Ashburton and Rakaia. Oum'r Atshin tv BOXING NIGHT THE DEERING ALL STEEL TWINE BINDER IS THE LIGHTEST, MOST SIMPLE, and MOST PERFECT Harvesting Machine m use. Being built entirely of Steel is Practically Indestructible. BESIDES the GOLD MEDAL gained at Warroambool the DEERING has won TWENTY^ONE FIRST and SEVEN SECOND PRIZES this Season In Australia. The DEERING has the LARGEBT SALE throughout the world of any Beaper and Binder. Only a LIMITED NUMBER of Machines now left for disposal. Those requiring tbe DEEBING must mako Early Application. Twine, Wire, and Oils and Deering Extraß. JOHN G. EESTELL, West street, 12*102 Ashburton. The Bhoys from the Ould Dhart BOXiNG NIGHT JOHN G. EESTELL, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. TIMBER, COAt7~AND GENERAL MERCHANT. Commission Agent, Eto. HAVING made favorable arrangements for supplies of aU descriptions of timber, lam In a position to make Speolal Quotations to those about to build. I have large and well-assorted Stcoks of all Building requisites, consisting of Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Sheet Lead, Zinc, Cement, Lime, Bricks, Stone Piles, eici Boiled and Raw Oil, red and white Lead, and Paints. I am now receiving Fresh Coal WEST- PORT OOALBROOKDALE. NEW- CASTLE, and MOUNT SOMERS, also the celebrated BRUNNER COAL, for ■team purposes, whioh 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 Machinery. Agknt *•*— Northern Fire Assurance Oompany Colonial Mutual Life Asauranoe Soolety Panltola Tea Oompany, Upper Assam Deooh Slainte BOXING NIGHT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. ANDREW ORR IS SHOWING NOVELTIES IN MANTLES and JACKETS. LATEST NOVELTIES IN HATS AND BONNETS. OBEME AND EMBROIDERED DRESSES. «r j LATEST NOVELTD-8 IN Ribbon, Flowers, 1 Feathers, and Sunshades Novaltiea m Plushes, Silks, and Cos- tume Cloths; Great Bargains m Ladies Boots ; Girls ! School Boots from 4s 6d, I 1 Gents' Siita Ashburton tweed from f 30s. » i. I ~~~~ 1 MDREW OBRV



! Public Notices. «T7*ROM this date all Bothers will b. JJ Proaeooted, as Fences are beia§ ' continually broken down, allowing Oatth to stcay. » D. H. BROWN, 12 155 Canterbury Mills. WANTED KNOWN— That I hav< appointed Mbs Adams Bole ageni ' n Ashburton for the Fclipse Dye Works, Christchurch. Ladies dreeses and gentle; ! men's clotheß cleaned or dyed, fcieai , Skins, Gloves and Feathers, Silks, Damast > Curtains, Table Covers, Sashes Cleaned oj Dyed, etc., end all kinds of animal skim drefcsed anr* made up to order.— A. J. Chapman, 161 Armagh street, Christ- i ohuroh^ l3^ ASHRURTON AND TINWALD SALEYARDS. NOTICE, THERE will be NO SALE during Christmas and New Year Weeks. The next Sale after that on the 18*h will be held at the Ashbnrton Yards on TUES- DAY, Bth January, 1889. GEO. JAMESON, Seoretary. Ashburton Oounty Stook and 12*64 Saleyards Oompany, Llm. Williamson and H. Preece, TAILORS AND HABIT MAKERS* (Latjb oi London and Bibminohah ) LIVERY & MILITARY UNIFORMS. LADIES' HABrraTAND JACKETS Made m all the Latest Styles. EAST STEEET, Next to Courthouse, ASHBURTON. And ai 62 Colombo Street, Ohrlstohureb. . . 12 138 The Auld Wife BOXING NIGHT JOHN ORR & CO., FOB 10 Days Only/ WILL HOLD A SPECIAL SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK. ODDS AND ENDS, And a very large Qaantlty of BEMNAOTS, Whloh we bave Marked m PLAIN FIGURES, and arranged for Inspection, BARGAINS IN ITVERY ; DEPARTMENT FOR TEN DAYS. GRAND VALUE IN MEN'S AND BOYSj OLOTHING. "siw Styles and Patterns. Best valua •vei offered m Ashburton. NEW ALMANACS. Our Beautiful new Almanaos for 1889 will be distributed v. n Saturday, the 15th, and following Saturday. I JOHN ORR AND CO GENERAL IMPORTERS, EAST STREET. T. BnllocJr. T^OR SALE— Single-seated Buggy. . T. BULLOOK. TO LET— S-roomed house In Cameron Street.— Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET. HOUSE of 5 Rooms, together with about 9 Acres of Grass Land j rental 10s 6d per week. Apply to . T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. LIGHT Spring Dray (new) made m such a way that it could be used as a tip cart Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR BALEK " 1 Afi AORES fronting the Main South JLUv/ Road, not far from the Race- course. Apply to T. BULLOOK WINSLOW. J7IOR SALE— Lots 67 and 74 Low 17 prloe will be aooepted. Apply to T. BULLOCFV A BARGAIN. X?'yQ IA Br,ok Cottage -nd X/(0 IVS, Seotion, all m good ; order, at Hampstead ; the property of Mr > John Blaik, to be sold at the low pries at above, on account of his having pur- > ohased land outside the town. Libfial twni t! requited, Applgto



J Public Noticeßi __ R. A. O. B. T>RETHREN are requested to note Xy that the Lodg > meat* for the dis- patch cf Bualnesa TBIS EVENING, Instead cf Wednesday. 12 169 By order of the S.P.. THE OHKISTMAS TREE In the Primitive Methodist Church re-opene To-day at 2 p.m , and on Boxing Day at 4 p.m. Plain aud Fanoy Goods, Toys, and refreshments, New stock In "Fish Pond." Admission — Adults 6d ; children 3d. Value returned . 12 167 DANCING PARTY. A Dancing Party will be held m the Orange Hall on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 26th Instant, at 8 o'olook Admission — Gentlemen, 2% 6d ; Ladles, Free. 12156 WANTED everyone to know that J. C. Dtjnoan is a Land Broker, licensed to prepare and register Transfers, Mortgages, Encumbrances, Leaseß, Regis- tration Abstracts, Powerß of Attorney, Applications to briog Land under the Act, and every description of instruments uncver the Land Transfer Act. — J. 0. Duncan, Arcade, Aehburton. 10J101 ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROH. CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES, HOLY Communion at 830 a.m., and at tbe Midday Service at 11 a.m, Short Evening Service at 7.30 p.m. ■ 12 151 A Himder' Pipers an' a', an? a' BOXING NIGHT WAKANUI RIVER BOARD. niENDEBS are invited for making J. Embankment on the River Road* Particulars at onr Office, 'fenders olose at 12 noon on THURSDAY, December 27th. 12*124 0. E. FOOKS & SON. ■■■■Hs_niß-ii____i FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of Mr James Thomson Robinson are respectfully informed that the Funeral of his late beloved wife, Ann, will move from his residence, Seafield Road, on TUESDAY, the 25th inst, at 11 o'clock a.m. for the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 12 165 Undertakers. TINWALD RAGING CLUB. THE following charges will be made (under " Public Reserves Aot, 1885 ") for entry to tbe Tinwald Domain on January let, 1889, date of Tinwald races : For evtry Adult la „ „ Horse ... ... 1« No charge for Vehioles. By order of the Trustees, JOSEPH OLARK, 12J121 Chairman. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. TO-NIGHT. LAST APPEARANCE. CELEBRATED CRAWFORD- HUNTER PARTY of Scottish Vocalists and Cbaraoter Entertainers. Scoiland'a Premier Vocalists Frae Auld Reekie and St Mungo. Miss E. Hunter, Scottish Prima Donna. Miss J. Maogregor, Favorite Scottish Contralto. Mr Wm. Crawford, Humorous Vocalist and Comedian. Master W, Crawford, Accom- panist and Highland Dancer. In tooir Unique Entertainment Popular Prices, 3d, 2p, and Is. Reserved Seats at Zander's. 13 166 Daft Wuilie BOXING NIGHT t ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. FURTHER Speolal Prlzßi will be com- peted for as nnder :— Mr John Small gives 21« to winner of Quoits, Mr J. Dlneen gives a pair of shoes to wloner of Irish Jig. In the Boys' Irish Jig, omitted from programme, Mr J. Devane gives 21s first prfz). Friends of the Soolety gives 15s to the second, and 10s to the third. Mr Henry Davis, Royal Hotel, gives 21r second prize, Tilting at Ring, Instead of W. 0. Davis, inserted m programme by mistake. Messrs Edward Reeoe and Son (for 0, Reld) give a Trophy for greatest number of points m Pipe mnrlo. Trophy can be seen at J. Scaly and Oo.'a Entries for Blcyole Race close on tbe ground at 12 o'olook, and It will be a Han- dicap Race. Members are requested to present Tiokets at Gates, and all Judges are respeotfully asked to be In time and attend to their duties. JOSHUA TUOKER, 12 1 158 Hon. Secretary. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FARES. EXCURSION Tlokets will be issued at Ashburton as under ; and Saturday Return Tickets from any station to any station from the 21st December till 2ad January, available for return till 16th January :— To Dunedin Inveroarglll Kingston (for Lakes) Ist 2nd Ist 2nd Ist 2nd Class Class Glass Class Class Class 32/ 22/6 67/ 40/6 65/ 44/6 .Children 3 to 12 years half rates, under 3 years free. A SPEOIAL NIGHT TRAIiS taking passengers at these Excursion fares will ron from Chrlstchuroh to Dunedin on the 24th, and will be due from Ashburtun at 10,50 p.m. A Speolal Train from Dunedin to Chrlstchuroh will be due from Ashbur- ton at 5 25 a.m. on 25th. 12 108 BY ORDER. _ Auld Freens BOXING NIGHT NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. EXCURSION TO~TIMARU, 26th DECEMBER ON the 26th December Excursion Tiokets to Timaru available for! Temuka or Timaiu, will \e issued at Ash- burton at 7s first-class, 4s second, for an Excursion Train which will start at 10 a.m., arriving at Timaru at 12 noon, and will return at 5.15 p.m., Temuka 6.45, arriving at Ashburton at 7.20 p.m. A. Bazaar and Caledonian Sports will be hald at Temuka and Military Sports at Timaru Racecourse on the 26th. Passen- gers can alight at Washdyke and join a Train for f he Racecourse there, or leave Timaru for the Racecourse at 1.10 pm., re-booking m either case, BIOYOLE RACES AND DRUIDS' SPORTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. The Evening Train from Christchurch to Ashburton will start at 4,50 p,m. and run 35 minutes later than timetable times up r to Rakaia, It will be due from Chertsey - at 7.7 p.m, and to arrive at Ashburton at ' 7.40. This Train will take up passengers at the Christchurch A. and P, Show Grounds where the Druids' Sports are to be held. There will be no Goods Traffic on the 25th DQQembej t 121?; BY ORDER,



A'body Kens ye BOXING NIGHT nnHE Burgesses are requested to close JL their respective places of Business on THURSDAY, 27th Inst., from 12 o'olook, being the Annual Meeting of the Tradesmen's Racing Olnb. D. THOMAS, 12*162 Mayor. ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACING OLUB. PASSES will be Issued on Wednesday Night, from § to 9, and on Thurs- day Morning from 10 to 11, at the Com- mercial Hotel. J. PURCHASE, 12f164 Secretary. Jock Meßaw __..