"BOULANGER S'AMUSE"

In tbe oab'e news it is eta+ecl that General Bou'anger does not oppose* the suit instituted by his wife for divorce because be dtehea to marry Mad; me Hfcrlot, the proprieties cf the Mog z'n dv Louvre. It will ba interesting to our readers to have a peep behind the cce f ;e 3 furnished by varioas items m the French Preiß. Mad em 3 Berlot became a" widow &cd proprietress of the the biggest store m the world under the following c'rcumatar-oeii. Her hoebftnd tbe Commandant Berlot had B brother, who wss the founder of the roied rnsgra'n due Louvre, end enor moos'y rto 1 :. This brolbor r?led ton yearß ago without leaving any child, and , his brother sent m his resignation and i left tbe army m order to take np the •ncoeeslon and control of the immense business. At the time tbe Commandant Bl'lot -was unmarried, but he formed a connection with a protty milliner girl, whom he ultimately married, and by whom he bad two children. In Mty last year a nyiterioni drama was emoted at the oh> b *a a of the Oommandcnt. He is said to have fired several shots with a revolver at his wife. A judicial enquiry took place, the moat eminent lawyers and medloal jarlata of Parts being engaged to prove that tbe Commandant wag temporarily insane. Bumour was active, and tc&ndal round y asserted thtt he had not too little reason, but too great a reason for bio act. The Pvlsltn world will probably now have little difficulty In settling the question to their satisfaction. Acoording to the journal* last received from Paris, the Commandant Harlot was seriously ill, and the doctors were oonatantly m attendance ; no one was allowed to enter the house, aud he steadily refused to see bis wife or ohlldren. His death must have occurred qnite recently. And now to ooma to the widow and General Bonlanger- According to the French law, a widow cannot marry till •fter the expiration of twelve months from her husband's death. If Boulanger, therefore, Is m a great hurry to mtrry, be most go abroad ; benoe, probably his journeys to Spain, Sweden, and England m «e»roh of a oountry whose laws and social arrangements may best adapt them selves to his needs. As to the Madame Bonlanger, we bear from someone who knows her that she Is the very type of a good French matron ; devoted exclusively to the care of her ohlldren and home, •n excellent wife, and a pions Christian. Oaring little for renown or glory, her chief crime m the eyes of the General Is that her daughter Ib now 22 years old and that she dors uot resort to those aosme tlques, powders, and pads of whioh "je bean General" himielf repairs the ravages of age and a dissipated life. Sbe hts ceased to please the would-be Dictator of France;-— "Evening Press."

AN OAMARU FARMER'S IMPRES SIONS OF VICTORIA.

A praotlcal farmer, resident In the Oamsra dlitriot, recently took a trip to Melbourne to Bee the Exhibition, and while In Vlotoria he went into the oountry districts. He returns with the opinion that the farmers there hare not had any ihing like their fair share of the boom, and that, compared with the New Zealand farmer, they are a quarter of a century behind (be time. Land there Is valued *t different prices up to £20 pcs acre, but these values are very muoh too high considering the yields. The land there Is acquired by eelection, and the selectors •re runoh the same class 'of men es the deferred payment Bettlers of New Zealand, but they do not improve their holdings. He saw cambers of farms, situated from 30 to 100 miles from Melbourne, which bad been settled 15 or 20 years, with the originally' erected lean-to hut still atand lng upon them and not a sign of f artbet Improvements. This was the case with those In comparatively easy circumstances *• veil as with those struggling fur ft bare irving. No one appears to wish to ad vance. There is no taste displayed m laying off the land, no live hedges, not «ye& gorsa. The fenoei In most instances ftre composed of logs placed one upon another. Here and there he saw t> wire fenoe, bat wire Is very uncommon. The firmer there li not so prosperous as the KTew Zealander, and the orops this year «rUI be exceedingly poor. The selectors are men who started with very little money and appear to have very little now. Their home f ls on the land, tut they go to work at shearing or aDy thing that is offering to earn a few pounds, The method adopted for farming Is to take np land, orop It while anything can be got ont of It, and then, Instead of sowing down In grass as m New Zealand, they turn fiftttle on to it and leave It for a. few years. They then plough It op, rammer fal/ow It to kill the weeds and crop It again as before. This, he says, will give farmeri here a corset idea of the miserable way land is worked In Victoria. Tttey have to pay very blgh for protection ihete. He asked the price of a very olamsf looking doable-farrow plough which would not satisfy farmers here at £17 10j. The price was £24 there. The lowest cash pricce paid for a reaper and binder 1s £65. Tf ttla taken on terms, as is generally done, the price is £70 or £75, according to the length of time over whloh the payment Is arranged for. nearly «11 payments lor machinery there ex tend to three fears. There are do maker! of these machines, all are Imported. Formerly the farmers stripped the corn and bornt ofl the straw, bat they find now that they require the ■trair, io that they are by degrees adopting the more modern method of reaping, A threthlDg mill and engine costs fully 4150 more than m New Zealand. On the larger holdings of 2000 to 3000 acres and upward! they feed bollocks, which oome down ii fltoreu, three tnd fonr yean old, from Queensland. They are very big ones, and they thrive splendidly on the native grass, which is very rich, and muoh •nperlor to New Zealand. They are fed op to lOeirt or 12owt for the Melbourne mtrket. At one place visited there were SCO of them being fattened, and at this plftae no attention was paid to agriculture. The farmers breed very tew oattle, If any. There Is no cultivation within 30 miles of Melboorne, the land thero" being all Id gnu which looks very dry, but not io dry there as It is farther away. He weot to a countryside agricultural show, bat was not favorably impressed with the horses. They would not do for show anlmnla In New Zealand. The common dairy «sttle seen are only very ordinary colonial bred ones, pure bred cattle are ftept by the upper classes. In the Gonl turn district the water dams had begun io dry op, and when these have dried up fteck owneri will have to drive their stock as much aa twelve miles for water, The better part of the country, especially tbat on tfce river frontages, was Uken up In large blooks of from 3000 to 4000 sores before the poor selectors had a chance to make their selection. Onr correspondent was very mnoh im pressed with the' greater accommodation provided en the Victorian railways for the public. On the broad gaage the trains travel at a hlgb rate of speed, and their eeeond-olas* carriages are epaal to the first-class on the New Zealand railways. The fares are alto very much lower. He noticed that olotblDg was muah dearer, bat eatables considerably cheaper than In New Zealand. While wheat is from 5a 24 to 6a 6d per bushel, the 41b loaf la ■old at from 4jd to 5d — nothing over 6d. In Melbourne he was band ad a bill, issued by a baker desirous cf pushing trade, which announced that the price of .the 4lb loaf, delivered, was 4d.—(Oamaru "M»iL") -

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET

k Mes3rs (ioldabrough, Mort, and 00. repor ' data December sth : — * Owing to iato rains the market is generally s depressed. Milling wheat has eased fully 3( i per bushel. Chiokfeed remains fairly Bteady ■ at lato rates. Maize has declined fully 9d , and oats, m sympathy, are hatdly bo firm , We quote : — Milling Wheat— Colonial, 5s 6d ; Nev . Zealand Tuscan, 5j 3d. Chickfeed, 4a to 4s 6d. 1 Oats, 4s to 43 Gd. • Potatoes, £9 per ton.

TINWALD DOMAIN AND RACECOURSE

During the winter which is so slowlj passing away great changes have beet wrought m the Tinwald Domain. Th< Tinwald Jftaoing Club has become Buoh i well-established and prosperous institution that its members felt, warranted m endeavor ing to aeoure a permanent course on whioh tc hold their annual races. They were met m a friendly spirit by the Tinwald Domain Board, who granted them permission lor the forma tion of a racecourse m the Domain, the oontrol of the course to be vested m the Tinwald Racing Olub, who also obtained authority to make certain charges for admis sion on a s'atoi number of days m each year. Plans were prepared by Mr E. J. Fooks, and operations were at onoe commenced. The work was interrupted a great deal by the wet weather, and its completion delayed far beyond the time calculated upon, but the track is m so advanced a state that the next raoes held by the Olub, on New Year's Day, will take place on the new course, and unless the weather be very wet the going will be fairly good, and the horseß will have a better chance to show their best form than they had on the old oourse, where so many good days' sport has been witnessed. The new course, when fairly settled and graßßed, will be one of the best m the oountry. It is a few yards over a mile m oiroumf erenoe, a ohain wide all the way round, and nearly a dead level. The winning post is a few chains to tha left on entering the domain, and the straight on this side is lOohaiDS long. The turn at the town end ia of 9 ohaina radius ; and aloDg the back of the course, parallel with the Mount Somers railway line there ib a straight run of 8 chains m length. A turn of 8 ohains radius leads to a 5 ohains straight at the top end of the oourse, and a ourve of 9 ohains radius leads into the straight run for the winning poet. The judge's box is to be plaoed about a ohain from the begin, ing of the turn at the town end of the course, so that there is a straight run of 9 ohains for the finish of the races. It will thus be Been that while the carves are easy the course is by no moans cramped, and its width affords every security against aooident. The growth of the graßS has been checked by the cold weather, but it is now making good progress, and by New Year's Day the oourse will be covered by a nice sward. At the winning post a Btand is being erected with bar, secretary's, weighing and jockey's rooms underneath: It is intended to replace, this, when funds will permit, with a more com* modiouß etruoture, and to make provision for the shelter of horses engaged m tha races. At present the trees of the Domain afford better shelter than is to be found on many racecourses. Trees are to be planted between the railway line and the back of the oourse, and then there will be a baok-ground of trees all the way round. The Domain Board has taken steps to vio with the ABhbutton Domain m point of water. The creek which runs across the Domain has been temporarily diverted lrom its course, and a Bpaoe of three acres excavated and em banked, into whioh the creek will be turned to form a lake. This work has been done from the specifications and under the direc tion of Messrs Fooks and Bod, and wm form another of the adornments of the face of Nature for whioh the district has to thank the head of that firm. A profane racing man jumped to the conclusion that the lake was specially designed for the reception of " welshers," but we trust it will never be so desecrated, it is intended to stock the lake with suitable varieties of fish, and to ereot a fountain m the centre. The Domain Board (which is" identical m composition with the Tinwald Town Board) and the B&oing Club deserve credit for the public spirit whioh they have shown m carrying out these improvements at thin time Mr Mark Scott m particular, who ia a member of both bodies, has taken an aotive part m promoting and direoting the work. When everything ia complete, and the crop whioh is now on the ground ia followed by grass, the Tinwald Domain will be well worth a frequent visit, even from residents on this side of the river.

THE SOFT GOODS EXPERT

(PBE PRESS ABSOPIATION.)

I DuvßDnr, Deoember 17. The Premier is overran with deputa tions. In answer to the drapers re Mr Shannon's appointment, Sir H. Atkinson said that Mr Shannon was not reeponslble for the instructions is sued. The responsi bility remained with the permanent officers of the department, though the opinions expressed by the deputation seemed to Indicate that they believed Mr Shannon had been appointed Oommls eloner of Customs, which wai absurd. Hta recommendations were Blmply considered as those of an expert bat the responsibility rested on the Commissioner. No o ntra dlotory instructions had been issued. The statements telegraphed from news papers were unreliable and certainly no material for gentlemen oooupying re sponsible positions to found serious charges upon. A.s to Mr Shannon's appointment he oonld not entertain vague general statements alleging that the appointee was unsuitable. So far, he had had every reason to be satisfied, with Mr Shannon. He had seen him and Mr Shannon bad denied miking the state ments attributed to him. Mr Shannon slild that the only man who oould have written the report was a man who got into private conversation with htm and talked freely to him, but what was published misrepresented what was said,- He had baen astonished to Bee anything published. Mr Shannon emphatically denied having made soon statements as appeared. The Premier remarked that the deputation must know what a common matter it was for newspapers to misre present what was said by giving only a portion of what was said without any intention to mlsconstruot.

NOTES.

Tpß bulkiness m proportion to yalue of ceramic manufactures, and the compara tively simple machinery and appliances required for the production of pottery goods of the commoner sorts, naturally suggest the possibility of producing them within the colony, and so doing away with the necessity of importation from beyond seas. Accordingly it is not surprising that m more places than one more or less successful attempts have been made to establish pottery works m New Zealand. Perhaps the most important of these was started a good many years ago at Milton, m Otago, and which we once had the. pleasure of visiting. Various kinds of clay suitable for the production of wares of different descriptions, ranging from the com monest yellow pottery up to white china ware, "are found m the neighborhood, and even at the time of our visit, now several years ago, a large variety of goods was being turned out with credit able finish. The factory has had a chequered career. It at first, we believe, belonged to a limited liability company, and subsequently, if we recollect rightly, bepame the property of Bishop Neville. i Still later it was taken over and worked on their own account by a number of the quondam employees, m whose hands it may be at the present moment for aught we know. But whether this be the case or whether it has again passed under Other management, cetfajn it ft tbat it

is now turning out some really excellent goods, as any of our readers can see for themselves by taking a stroll down East street and looking m at tho windows of Mr H. Zander, where is to be seen a large variety of articles — ranging from, ordinary jam pots up to finely-finished Majolica-ware, which would bear favor able comparison m all respects with the output of the potteries of Staffordshire and Worcestershire, and which are sold at prices which prove that we can patronise local industry without paying for the privilege. We are very glad indeed to see this example of success m one of the many directions m which local productions can be turned to account by local labor, and we look forward to the time when m the matter of pottery, as well as m woollen aud other manufactures, the colony will itself supply all its own wants.

It ib pleasant to find ministers of religion occasionally condescending when m the pal pit to give their hearers sound and sensible advice upon matters pertaining to everyday life — matters we mean which, while having a distinctly moral, and m a sense even a religions bearing, are at the same time not directly connected with questions of religious oreed or of theological doctrine. And such a pleasure was experienced by those who listened at St Stephen's Church on Sunday morning to the helpful, manly, common-sense sermon of the Rev Thos. Hamilton. Referring to the d.fficult problems presented by the present abnormal condition of Society, the heaping up of riches m the hands of a selfish few, and the deepening miseries and poverty of the many, Mr Hamilton 1 admitted that these conditions existed m more startling apposition at Home than here, but went on to say that the recent revelations as to the existence of " the sweating system " m our larger centres of population proved that a like state of things was being gradually developed m New Zealand. He alluded to two factors which, among others, are operating m this direction, viz., the displacement of a large amount of human labor by the employment of labor-saving machinery, and the rage for cheapness. He pointed out that the buyer who pressed the retailer for a reduction of a fair price asked for, compelled the trades man to bring pressure to bear upon the manufacturer, who m his turn passed on the pressure to the employee, who was, perhaps, even now, compelled to work long hours at poor wages, and urged upon Wb hearers that they should remember at the coming Christmas those who were earning their bread hardly, and sometimes even with tears, and instead of running after cheapness be content to pay a fair price for the goods they purchased. Well said Mr Hamilton I there is good gospel as well as sound political economy m the doc trine, "a fair wage for a fair day's work " for everybody would get on better m the end it everybody were willing to pay everybody a fair price for his work or his wareß.

Apropos^ Mr Hamilton's reference to the effect of the wonderful extension of the employment of machinery, we have just come across a very suggestive article m the columns of the " South Australian Advertiser," from which the following extract will not be out of place m this connection ;— -" Perhaps the most interesting topic dwelt upon by the chairman of the United Trades Union Congress, at Bradford, was the eternal competition of new mechanical invention, and a continually increasing population. This is the great problem which makes the present dark and the future darker still. (Stated concisely, it means more people wanting work and less work to give them. Probably no one would wish to arrest the triumphal inarch of science. No one would wish to its Application to the practical works of life. But we cannot ignore the fact that every freßh discovery m the region of applied science is a further in vasion of the field of labor. To what ever branch of industry science has been practically applied, its application has been associated with a diminution m the need and use of human machinery. For instance, m the use of the steam hammer, one man now does the work of ten. In the bottle trade one man does the work of six. In the manufacture of agricultural implements, where 15 or 20 years ago 2145 men were required, 600 do the work now. In the production of machinery itself, which thus displaces human labor, there is a saving of 25 per cent, and m the production of metals it reaches 33* In the boot and shoe trade mechanical appliances enable one man to do the work of five, while m one branch — the making of children's boots — one does the work of six. In papermaking ten do the work which formerly occupied a hundred. In ship building one does the work of five or six ; m clothing of from six to nine. In round numbers, m the production of any given article it is calculated that there is* saving of 40 per cent. The inevitable consequence of all this is a reduction of hours. The several trades m England are m favor of an eight hours day. But whether this is to be effected by legislative enactment or organised effort is not a settled question."

Talking about what the parsons have been talking about lately it may be remarked that Temuka is not the only place blessed with a clergyman possessed of good Bound common sense, or of the only one who gives utterance to it. As witness the sound and sensible utterances of the Rev E. A. Scott at the breaking up of our High School the other day. Mr Scott hit the nail fair and square on the head when he said that schoolmasters were only too often held solely blameable for non-success when the larger share, if not the whole, of the blame fairly belonged to the parents and to the pupils. Half the troubles of the teachers m our publio schools are directly trace able to bad home upbringing, and to carelessness, inattention, and laziness on the part of children who won't learn or don't try to learn. If a child be well disciplined at home he will be far more amenable to discipline at school, and habits of industry and diligence in culcated by parents m the home life will go a long way towards insuring the ! exhibition of those qualities m scbop.l lifo. Then again if a proper respect for the parents' authority be firmly and kindly exacted, a proper respect for the authority of the schoolmaster will be readily conceded. Yes, Mr Scott, you are quite right, the parents and t^e pupils themselves ore often very much more to blame than the unfortunate dominie upon whose head all the blame jb generally yiffted,

The members of the Ashburton County Council, with the Seoretary and the Engineer, paid an offioial visit to the Irrigation Farm nt Elgin this afternoon. In response to the invitation of ihe Council a large nnmber of farmers attendee 1 . After inspecting the orope, and partaking of refreshments provided by Mopara Friedlander Bros., agents for the MeßHoy Manufacturing Company, one of the Maseey mowers was set to work on the irrigated oow-graei, and gave a very satisfao tory trial.

THE AgHBOEION :.^tA3BPiANy i: '^Pgaj>Ay:: DEOEMBEK lS r ibbß



Among other projects which Sir George I Chej has m hand is a oolleotion of tbo j



"W. H. COLLIEE '"THE CORNER." DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. Lr-oji oat fir BARGAINS m the SPECIAL SALE NOW 05. W. ii. COLLIEK "THE CORNER." I 1 i JfhlKsH s y^ll|wlj!« A Sili'Jliaiifittltiijlfflii ■ I a *f;fi-«:;;-!s*«^i§!*ii:,H-«j ** g ailiMlHitlfi^.ilili i W. GREGG AND COMPANY, PUKE BLENDED TE4S, NEW SEASON, 1888-9, N Jlb a»d lx« PACKETS, 2ib FANCY CANISTERS; a»d sib and lOlb TINS, TRY TfIESE BLENDS. TRY THESE BLENDS. ©(( EAGLe\ f iSj (U L U B)| \Per \b.JJl \t> 6 *lb.j/ V per lb. 7/ ONES TRIAL WILL ESTABLISH THEIR CONSTANT USB. To be obtained from JOHN ORE AND CO.. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. d 102 The Massey Toronto Light Binder THE ENVY OF ALL MANUFACTURERS.



THE VICTOR IN EVERY CONTEST. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ERIEND OF THE FARMERS THIS WONDERFUL REAPER AND BINDER IS NOW ON VIEW AT OUR STORES, WEST STREET f WE INVITE INSPECTION OF THIS LITTLE BUT STRONG THIB SMALL BUT GREAT THIS LIGHT BUT DURABLE M A.O HI N E EVER! FABMEH SHOULD GO AND SEE THIS MASSEY SOLID -f-BOE r-XOELLBNT r-OONOMIOAL i tm-p SSL. Tfflß"*™ EjSSSSws EsfflT UH. BINDER FRIEBLAITDER BROS. SOLE AGENTS FOR N.Z New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company Established ... ... ... 1869. CAPITAL — ONE MILLION. THE PREMIER & WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPAOT, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBEBALm. FERE AND MAEINE BISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS. THRESING IMACHINES, &c., accepted at lowest; current rates. GEORGE JAMESON, AHENT, ASHBPBTOK. GEORGE JAMESON, WOOL, GRAIN, SEED, and GENERAL MERCHIANT* ASHBURTON and RAKAIA. HAS FOR SALE AND TO ARRIVE,— BINDER WISE and BINDER TWINE, COBNSACKS AND SEAMING TWINE, MACHINERY and other OILS, AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF FARM AND STATION STORES. ALSO,— TURNIP SEEDS, RAVE and CLOVER SOEDS a ■ " - I ETNFQR THE N^W ZBAL4 °O FIXE Atfr M' BINE l^BUßi^Oj



GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY. Hun- dreda of remnants of all kinds. PARK STREET HOSIERY WORKS. (Near Presbyterian Church .) J. jDalglbish Praotloal Hosiery Manufacturer. Woollen Shirts, Drawers t Socks, and Stookings of all colors, for Gentlemen, Ladles, and Children, made to order. 12 32 MoOORMIOK BINDERS, A N EXPERT for these Machines will be m ABhburton before Harvest. Farmers wishing a visit from him will please communicate with us at once. JOHN ORR AND CO., Agents for ABhburton. ASHBURTON COAL and FIREWOOD DEPOT. RQ "DEAN begs to inform his •. 0. -D friends and the public generally that he has secured a freeh supply of best Newcastle coal which he intends to sell at GKEA.TLY REDUCED PRICES. Also m Uock— Mount Somera, Malvern, West port, and Newcastle Coal. Firewood, Post*- and Roils, Stakes, Strainers, etc., -etc., Oats, Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Chaff j Chickwheat, etc. R. S. BEAN, West Street, Friedlander Bros. Friedlander Bros. HAVE FOR SALE- Seotlon 830, Cox Street Seotion 437) with good 6-roomed House and out-houae thereon ; good garden. Terms liberal, Skin Sales, WE HOLD FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF SKINS THROUGHOUT THE BEASON. Wool Wool Wool Season, 1888-89. We «re prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES ON THE ENSUING CLIP OF WOOL Placed m our hands for sale. Our Premises being well lighted afford speolal advantages for displaying WOOL. No Commission oh urged on advances and no Commission ohatged for offering WOOL unless a sale Is effected, WOOL PACKS AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. FRIEDLANDER BROS,, PETER WILLIAMS, £35 Auctioneer. SALES OF HORSES, PIGS, CATTLE, FRODUOE, & FURNITURE OR SATURDAYS. STOCK SALES ON TUESDAYS. BAKAIA MONTHLY SALE-*Fi r Thursday of the Month FBIEDLANDER BROS,. PKTHH WILLIAMS, AqqUohw



Lang-leggit Hielanders BOXING NIGHT THE DEBRING ALL STEEL TWINE BINDER IS THE LIGHTEST, MOST BIMPLE, and MOST PERFECT Harvesting Machine m use. Being built entirely of Steel is Practically Indestructible, BESIDES the GOLD MEDAL gained at Warruambool the DEERING has won TWENTY-ONE FIRST and BEVEN SECOND PRIZES this Seatjon m Australia. The DEERINO has the LARGEST SALE throughout the world of any Peaper and Binder. Only a LIMITED NUMBER of Machineß now left for dhpoßal. Those requiring the DEERINU must make Early Application. Twine, Wire, and Oils and Deering Extras. JO£[tf G. EESTjELL, West street, 12*102 ABhburton. Wool Wool Wool SEASON 1888-89. TUT ILES ANX> CO. Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the eneuic CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their bands for Sale here or Shipment to MILES BROS, AND CO., LONDON No Commission charged on Advanci and no Commission charged for offeria Wool here unlesß a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodion and convenient stores, Wont street J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, o> 70 Ashburton and Rakaia. Frozen Meat \\l E are prepared to make LIBERAL YV ADVANCES on Frozen Meat placed m our hands for sale In the Home Markets. Messes Miles Bros., etc,, our London Agents, give special attention to thin business, and have been successful iv obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANOES, PROMPT SETTLEMENT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway trucks to our order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, etc, thus relieving shippers of all trouble and lobs of time. MILES & CO., Ohristchurch. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, Aahbue ton and R&k»l&. JOHN G. RESTELL, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON, TIMBER. 00Al7~AND GENERAL MERCHANT. Commission Agbnt, Etc. HAYING made favorable arrangements for supplies of aH deuorlptlons of timber, lam In a position to make Special Quotations to those about to build. I have large and well-assorted Stocks of all Building requisites, oonalstlDg of Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Sheet Lead, Zlno, Cement, Lime, Bricks, Stone Piles, etc. Boiled and Raw Oil, red and white Lead, and Paints. I am now receiving Fresh Coal WEST- PORT OOALBROOKDALE, NEW- CASTLE, and MOUNT SOMERS, »leo the oelebrated B RUNNER COAL, for steam purposes, whloh I am quoting speolally low. For gale, Reapers and Binders, Binder Twine and Wire, and Binder Extras, Golden Machinery Oil, Valvollne, Cantor, and other Olio for Machinery. Agbnt for — Northern Fire Anaranoe Company Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society , P«oUoUT<!»Cowpipy, Upper A»8«w



WHEN PURCHASING TOUR BOOTS PLEASE LOOK FOR THE BRAND ON THE SOLE. . H. M.JTONEB. Santa Glaus is Coming, Hurrah. Causing Immense Excitement and Great Expectations AMONGST ALL THF, LITTLE PEOPLE. IN ORDER to meet the Extraordinary Demand for Toys, Fanoy Qoods, and 10,001 Articles required to give Santa Olauo a fitting reception, the undersigned haa a Largo and Charming Variety of NioNaos and useful Artlolaa suitable for Birthday, Wedding, Xoaas, and New Year Presents, consisting of Writing Desks, Workboxes, Albums, Photo Frames, Eleotro-plated and Plush Gooda, Puraee, Ornaments, and China Ware. INSPECTION INVITED, BUT NO ONE PRESSED TO BUY, COME AND SEE THE Is TABLE. COME AND SEE THE 6d TABLE. Value Equal to Ohrletohuroh, Bobool Committees liberally dealt with. H. M. To US EAST STREET.



Auctions' . {— ■ ' ; METHVEN S*LE. M' RD. IHOMaTwIII ecU by PabHc Auotion at the abovo Yardß on J THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th, On aooonnt of varlona owners, — 1 A Good Line of Merfno EWE'S ; 4 yearol-3 Draught FILLY 2-year-old Draught OOLT 1 6 Head Prime CATTLE 6-year-old Hack MARE Albo a nnrabec of Store Cattle, Itnple- j ments, and Drays, Sale at 13 o'clock. 1> THOMAS, 12*1C9 AaoUoaeer. Public Notices. The Auld Wife BOXING NIGHT FOR SALE— A good, strong baggy- mare, aod serviceable donble»seated buggy, with patent axles, O. E. FOOKS & SON, 12 7 Moore street. ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANU- FACTURING OOMPiNY. WANTED— Six Girls, for the finish- ing Department; Apply to Mb Wiidsmith, at the Faotory. Aohbutton, 18th December, 1888. 12 112 R. A. O. B. "QRETHREN Me requested to ittend £> Lodge TO-MORROW EVE9ING, 19th loßt. Bos'nesß :— Election of Officer! and Special Baalnees. By order of the 12 113 S.P. MR F. G. THOMAS, SURGEON-DENTIST, WILL VISIT ASHBURTON ON FRIDAY, 21bt DECEMBER, 1888 And may be conoulted at the Commercial Hotel. 12*111 Wool I AM prepared to purchase WOOL of all descriptions, In any quantty at full market prices. G; BISSBT. Residence and Office — Tanored street Eaat. Store (Mr G. Jameson's) West street . 11J8 ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANUFAC- TURING CO., LIMITED. rr-ENDERS are invited for the Cartage 1 of the Company's Coal, Wool, and Goods for the ensuiog year. Specifications of the Bervices required may be seen at the office of Mr Goo. Jameson, West street, Ashburton. Tenders to be sent to the Seoretnry before 3 o'clock on 20th Decem- ber. j, h: twentyman, Secretary. 14th December, 1888. 12 86 ASHRORTON AND TINWALD SALEYARDS. NOTICE. mHERE will be NO SALE dnrtog I, Chrlfltmaa *nd New Year Weeko. | The next Sale after that on the 18th will be held at the Ashbnrton Yards on TUES- DAY, Bth January, 1889. GEO. JAMESON, Seoretary, Athburton County Stook and 12*64 Saleyarda Oomptny, Llm. Daft Wuilie BOXING NIGHT ODDFELLOWS' HALL. FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY. SATURDAY and MONDAY, December 22nd and 24th. FIRST appearance of the Celebrated CRAWFORD-HUNTER PARTY of Scottish Vocalists and Oharaoter Enter- tainers. Scotland's Premier Vocalists Frae Anld Reekie and St Mungo. Miss E. Hunter, Scottish Prim a Donna, Miss J, Macgregor, Favorite Scottish Contralto. Mr Wm. Crawford, Humorouß Vocalist and Comedian. Master W. Crawford, Accompanist and Highland Dancer. In their Unique Entertainment. Popular Prices, 3s, 2b, and Is; Reserved Seata at Zander's. R. A. UNDERWOOD, 12*100 Business Manager. A Hunder' Pipers m' a J , an 1 a' BOXING NIGHT UNDEU THE AUSPICES OF THE ABHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PABTOBAL ASSOCIATION. AFIELD TRIAL of Beapera and Binders will be held on FRIDAY, THE 21st INST., m a Paddock belonging to Mr A. J, Huston, Flemington, and adjoining Mr A. DawßOn's Homestead. To take place at 12 o'clock, when the following Machines will be at work :— Buckeye, Hornsby, Massey, MoOormick, Reid and Gray, Wood'B, Deering, and P rant ford. 12 95 Wat. Zander TOBACCONIBT, FISHING TAOKLE, AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM, AND HAltt DRESSING SALOON, East Street. I HAVE mnoh pleasure In announcing that m addition to my present Premises I hhve opened m the adjoining Shop, lately occupied by Mr D. Mo* Famine, a Grand Assortment of TOYB AND FANCY GOODS, Specially bought by me while m Melbourne and Sydney at a CONSIDERABLE DISCOUNT. These Goods are now on exhibition, and I invite the Public to come and inspect for themselves for the approaching Holidays. EVEUYIHING NEW. EVEBYTHING GOOD; EVERYTHING CHEAP Come early and bay your Bargains. Toys by the million; Liberal Discount to Schools and Clubs. Large Stock of Fishing Taokle, inoluding everything requisite for the Sport. Cricketing, Lawn Tennis, and Football Materials. Meerschaum Pipes and Tobacpo- nists Goods m Variety. Noto the Address — Next to MONTGOMERY'S BUILDINGS East Street, Aehburton, 12 90 »— — — _— — _ , boxing msw