LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(PBE PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (ReceWed January 11, 1 p.m.)

VICTORIAN LOAN.

London, January 10, Jpenders for the VictorianJ 4 per cent loan of a million and a half were opened to-day, when the total amount sub scribed was p£ 3,466,500. Applications at ;£ioß 8s will receive m full, and those at ,p£ioß 7s 6d will receive about a third. There were 300 tenderers at the average price.

FEASTING THE POOR.

(Received January 11, 1.10 p.m.)

Sypnby, January 11 The proposal made by the Govern ment that three feasts should be given m three different portions cf the city to tht poor on Thursday, 16th, m connec tion with the Centennial celebration, . has met with disfavor. It will probably be abandoned.

THE ALAMEDA.

1, — U.S.S. Company's Ala tneda, from San Francisco via Auck land. ,

"BOOM" IN THE SILVER MARKET.

\u25a0 — = ' — \u2666 EXCITEMENT IN AUSTRALIA..

; \u25a0;',(pffi PEBSS ABSOG'ATION.) ; . (Received .Tannery 11, 1 p.m.) '*.;\u25a0'. STDKBY, January 11. 1 There is a great v boom "m the silver market here, and also at Mel bourne and Adelaide. The excitement here is most intense. Nothing like it has been known for years past. It was considered an extraordinary thing when .the Broken Hill Company's shares irent up to but yesterday they reached here, and at Adelaide they went two pounds higher. The greatest proportionate jump is m the Central Other mines, however, especially the Junction, are sharing m the rise. It is known that holders have "made splendid profits during the last -few. days, and the brokers m Sydney hire not been so busy for years as they were yesterday, whilst at Melbourne, > the Stock Exchanges' did the. largest. " ; business ever effected in' one day. Con siderable excitement was also caused here by the publication m the papers of *news of the discovery of silver deposits at Fairfield. It appears that the existence of the deposit has been known for some time, but the dis coverers kept the fact to themselves until they secured a lease of the ground. The average of 93 assays is sv *Bsozs"t6 the ton. A mining expert from' SUverton thinks there will be '30,000 people on the ground m two years. Fairfield is situated on the Clarence river not far from the Boorook filver mines. The Boorook ranges and district are well wooded and watered.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

, , (Pjie Press Association). Mew Zealand Insurance Company. •- Aucjcland, January 11. •' The New Zealand Inaaraoce Companj's \u25a0 annual report shows the net premium, lew reinsured, to amount to £22,583, , fhowlng an increase of £524, over last yew. After the settlement of all claims, which huve been very numerous, there remains a balance of £29,145 from which the Director! propose a dividend of 3s per ahar©, which will absorb £15,000. leaving £4145 to be carried forward to next year, Yacht-Stealing Again. \u0084 WkUiINOTok, January 11. The 3-ton , yacht Dido, owned by Henri Phillips and Petheriok 1b missing from, the harbor. The man on the look ' oat at the pilot station yesterday saw a yaoht, corresponding to the description of the one stolen yesterday, tail from the harbor In the direction of Tory Channel. Tire. Ohribtchukch, January 11. Last night between 11 and 12 o'clook a fire ooourred at a large house m Worcester street, belonging to Dr Wiikins and occupied by Mrs Harrle. The building was Insured for £900 In the National. The damage is estimated at £400. The furniture is insured for £710 m the ;„.. London and Lancashire ; damage £350. \u25a0 The fire Is supposed to have been osnssd by a gas store m the kitchen, \u25a0 ..;\u25a0-\u25a0-• ;.- Supreme Court. f At the Supreme Court Robert^Kent, oonvloted of larceny, was sentenced to 3, years penal servitude. Michael and Patrick Olarkin, for larceny, were nequitted. The Education Betrenchment. Dunkdik, January 11. In reference to the Southland Board's application re alteration from " general " to "strict " average Mr Fisher points out , that •• Minister he is unable to comply ' as the alteration has baen deolded upon by Parliament, Sudden Death. Elizftbetb Hawkins, who has been suffering from consumption for some time, fell down dead this morning m the street. : Catholic Industrial Schools, A communication has been received by the Minister for Education from Bishops Look and Moran, and Father Kick, of Wangannl, relating to the establishment of Roman Catbollo industrial schools at Auckland, Dunedin and Wanganul districts. Ministerial Movements. Messrs Fisher and Fergus leave for Ohrlstchcroh to-morrow where Mr Hislop joins them. Local Cement. The Commissioner of Customs yesterday visited McDonald's cement works, where several highly satisfactory tests were made. The Minister considers the local cement equal to the best imported article. : Postal Conference. Sir J. Hall will rp present New - at the Postal Conference.

A WONDERFUL MACHINE

*- One of tbs most ingenious Invention! of . the d*y Id shown us m Boohetter, N. V. , by Mt J. T. Soheffer, the Inventor. It is • machine for pasting labels on packages, each as baking powder, frail o&ns, patent medicine*, etc. Thlp machine will auto matioally pick np, oooar and clean, gum the labels, stick them on the package with the utmost eiaotnesa and discharge the package when done, all at the rate of over 200 per minute. It will work equally well with jquare or oblong or oval packages as with round ones. All the attendance required is to feed the packages into ft trough and keep a sopply of labels In position. AH this is done from one driving AtttfftMd the belting of it is employed some ingenious arrangement of belts, for from one shaft ran belti which revolve the machine ten times per minute, •nd revolve caps whlah hold the packages , "»t the oat end of long arms, twenty. two times per minate, revolving m the same direction. By many It Is regarded as the moit Ingenious arrangement of belting •vet Been. Mr Sohaffer is a maohinist of great. skill, and has devoted many years of study and experiment to the perfection of this important machine,— ( <( Awtralaiian |B 4 South Amwlcw.) i .

ARTIFICIAL BUTTER

j Ou <ha agitation of Gorman farmers, i I bili U to bo introduced into tbe Reichstag I having for ita obj-cb the imposition o an excise duty on artificial batter, be cause the consumption of this commodity whioh is about one half ths price of rea butter, is steadily increasing, and i : threatens to beoome a serious rival ol i the natural product, and thus injura tb« . fat mew, At the present moment, fifteer , thousand tons of artificial butter are maaufactured yearly m (ierraany, and the whole of this is consumed at home. Oaf of the largest factories is that of Messrt Barman and Co., of Barlin, where artificial butter is nude according to the prooesi of Me'^e and Maurlea. The best fat It freed from tbe indigestible stearine, then mixed with about twenty-five per cent oi milk, a small quantity of best olive oil and a small quantity of real butter, The materials are heated and kneaded by iteam power, then solidified by means ol a jot of water, whloh is oooled by an ioe machine, then pressed to remove the milk and water, and finally salted and packed ready for the market. Chemical analysis shows that artificial batter is almost Identical with the nataral produot. It contains ninety per oent of fat, seven per 08 at of water, three per cent of salt, and caselne.—" Farmiog World " (Scotland.)

THE OCCUPATION OF RAIATEA

The correspondent of the "New Zoa land Hemld gives the following parti* culars cf the occupation: — " Fit some years past Raiatea, whloh is only- about 100 miles from Tahiti, has been m a disturbed and unquiet state. ' The King In whoße name the government w»b carried on, Is named Tamatoa, bat he haa never been able to maintain order m a satisfactory manner. The whole of the European houses carrying on business ia ths island have been eorely tried by the utter inoapaoity of the native Government to carry out Its functions, and have been anxious that the French should assume oomplete control. It. appears that m July last a chief called Peu was banished amongst others for attending the national ceremonies at Tahiti, Pea was for years the pilot at Baiatea, and the only one capable of handling tbe large vessels which load oopra there. On the representation of shipowners and the French Ootnmsn dant, the King agreed to reinttate Peu, and the sentence of banishment was re mitted. On the 4th October the chief Teraupoo sent all his people to the meeting armed with instructions to compel the banishment sentenae to be carried into effect, and there was every appear* ance of a serious trouble taking place. The King abdicated acd took refuge on board a French man-of-war. Six of the principal chiefs then requested the French to land and oompel order on the Island by force If neoeeaary. The Comman dant refused to do this unless ha was left free to punish those who made the trouble. This was granted, and be then landed a force, and the rebel natives took to the bosh. After some time spent In endeavoring to induce them to come m and be judged by the law, the French Commandant issued a proclamation out lawing the chiefs and their followers, and giving them 24 hours to deliver themselves up. On the time expiring, the French troops landed and destroyed their pro perty. " The next day Commandant de Guerre issued a proclamation calling on Teranpoo and five other chiefs witK theic followers to come m and Bnrrender to fio law before 8 a.m. on the 10th December. On the 10th December, the natives not having come m, the Frenoh waited until 12 noon, when the Scorpion went round to the town of Valaau (Teraupoo'a district) bombarded it, afterwards landing a party and burning and destroying all the hotueß and property of the rebel natives The Decres meantime landed a party at Uteroa the principal town, and destroyed the town houses and property of these people. The French were mf at oireful not to Id j are or annoy anyone whatever, except the natives actually m rebellion. With tbe exception of the missionaries, almost the whole of the white residents uphold the action of the French and hope that the French occupation will be permanent, as for some years the native government has been bo weak and corrnpt that foreigners could obtain no redress or justice except through French interven tion. The missionaries on the island are the Rev Mr Richards and the Rev Mr Cooper, who were sent oat by tbe London Missionary society, and who object to the dominance of the Frenoh beoauea they fear the introduction of Frenoh manners amongst the natives, and the strengthen ing of the Roman Oatholio influence.

LEPROSY.

In a latter to this " Timea," Arohdeacon Wright calle attention to the rapid spread of leprosy and to the need for pre cautionary measures against the disease., He says :— In all parts, of the world attention is being directed to leprosy, for this good reason — leprosy is spreading fas and wide, and m acme regions with a fearful rapidity. Forty years ago the malady was unknown ii California, New Brunswick, the Cape of Good Hop?, and the Sandwioh Islands; but now so dominant is the disease that they all have leper settlements and leper hospitals, aod In the Sandwich Islands so severe is the ' j visitation that there are 800 lepers segregated at Molokue, The Chinese are swarming all over the world, and, living a* they do, olosely packed and careless of all sanitary protection, their buts are especially calculated to hasten the incubation of a disease the germ of which was brought by them from China. These Celestials mingle freely with Europeans ; indeed, so also do the leprous m every quarter of the globe, and what la the result 1 Leprosy is show ing Itself so frequently and so continuously m Europe that the most learned and ex per ienced physicians are beooming alarmed Leprosy, they maintain, Is strictly man's disease, and wherever lepers travel there invariably leprosy is m due aeaa n con veyed to their fellow-men, Only a few weeks ago (October 11) Dr Ernest B9snier, addre sing the French Aodemy of Medicine, of whloh he is a highly distinguished member, gives the folio wicg sad and startling facts ; — " There is not at this moment m Paris a medical man de voted to dermatology who has not lepers among bis patients, and who does not see every year a certain number of new cases, Kuropetns who have caught their disease m leprous countries or inhabitants of such countries tryiDg by change of olimate to obtain bodi'y relief. Every year soldiers, sailors, merchants, Bisters of charity, and others bring back with them the malady into Franco, and m Paris the St. Louis Hospital receives* ponstantly lepeis.in all stages of the disease. Only recently M. yidal repelved under his oare a soldier who had contracted leprosy m Cayenne, while I myself admitted a sailor who had retnrned from Madagascar. " The doctor then names several other cases, ending with a young Frenchman who had been employed m the Consulate at Rio Janeiro j another born at Port-au-Prince, cf healthy parents ; and an Italian merchant jast returned a leper from Buenos Ayree. The same experience precisely is that of Dr Bresnler's colleagues of the St Louis Hospital and of a large number of hydiologists, especially at Bagoerea de Luohon, Uriage, La Bourbule, &o. In concluding, the Archdeacon states that oases of leprosy are not so rare as is generally suppoied. At this moment there are lepers m the hospitals of London, Dublin and Glasgow.

A SPARROW LYNCHED.

The sparrow's intelligence and boub© ( justice must havo considerably increase m hie exile if we are to believe the Pa' kersburg (Virginia) correspondent of tt 11 New York Sun," who sends the follow log extraordinary story to that papei which, however, smacks too strongly c the ' \u2666 gooseberry " and sr a-eerpent type t ( be a valuable addition to natural history — The English sparrows, which hay driven off all other birds and taken posset sion of every niche and corner about th courthouse of this city, publicly execo'ei one of their number on Tuesday, m plai view of a great number of citizens. 1 family of birds were buUding a nest unde the cornice In an angle of the buildirj] over the door of the sheriff's office, whei another bird, a pugnacious cook sparrov squatter, undertook to take possossion Tne noisy fight attracted the notioe of th deputy sheriff and prosecuting attorney who tel the /following story :\u25a0— " Th< plucky claimant was driven off half i doz u n times or more, bat returned to th< attack and kept up the fight for half at hour, perhaps, when a dozen or more birdi collected m the neighborhood of the nest and when he came back again they seized | him, and by some means wound a threac or string about his neck and threw hia ! over the edge of the nest into space. The bird fell, and brought up at the end oi the hal'.er. As he could neither release himself nor find a spot on which to real his feet, he was perforce compelled to fly back to the nest.. But around the edge was a cordon of birds who threw him back each time, until exhausted, he hung limp and lifeless, strangled to death After the birds had satisfied themaolvts of the marauder's death,. the reinforcement retired, and the family went on building their neat. The bird was left hanging by the neck three feet below the nest, and still hangs there as a warning to other ornithological outlaws,"

OSTRICH RICING IN AFRICA

~~ \u25a0». . — , _ Wo were treated to an exhibition whiuh was a novelty worth travelling miles to see — an ostrioh race. Two little oarts, the frames of which were, mode of bamboo, and the wheels similar to those of a velocipede, weighing, all the gear included, thirty-aeven pounds, were brought forth, and four very large ostriches, trained to the business and harnessed abreast, were attached to each one. The racecourse was a flat piece of country about four and one-fourth miles m length ; the distance to be travelled was four miles straight away and return. Two of the smallest specimens of African humanity ever seen, less than four feet m height and weighing about seventy -two pounds apiece, Bosjes men, pure and eimple, were selected as charioteers, and all was ready. 1 had been provided with a nngnificent 16 hands high English hunter, having a record placing him among the very best saddle horses of Cape Town, and wan quarter way toward the turn of the course, pushing my fresh steed to do hit best, when the feathered bipeds started, and before I reaohed the turn the ostrich chariots had pasaod me, going and returning like a flash of lightning. I did see them, and yet si quickly did they van sh into distance that a pen picture, valuable for its accuracy cannot be given. The time taken at the starting-point by Beveral of the spectators was, for the four miles and return, nearly nineteen minutes — not very fast for ostriches so they said, but too rapid for English huiters, I know.—" Philadelphia Press."

THE BLACK CAT COSTUME.

When last season a young debutante op pasred at a fashionable danoa m » dress trimmed with a flight of stuffed cansil a ; and another lady flitted about with parrots-heada glaring at the beholder from all parts of hor gorgeous ooatumo, It was thought that the fashion oould not go much farther m Its use of the "dumb creation." The summit, however, was not yet rcaohed, as tha following item of news from .Paris plainly ahowi :— A favorite dress at fancy dreos balls this winter will undoubtedly .be the blaok o»t costume— a low neck, and sleeveless oor- Bige and tunic m gold yellow satin, out m one, m the Prlnoeßs style. The latter Is looped over a short underskirt m black velvet, and is bordered with a row of little figures of Napoleon oat out of blaok velvet On the left side of the corsage is placed a I largo stuffed black oaf, the tall carving J over the wearer's shbnlder, while the out stretohbd forelegs of the animal claw np one side of the overskirt. Long black gloves reaching above the elbow, gold* yellow Bilk stooklngs, and blaok satin slippers complete the toilette. It is bad enough to batcher the birds of the air m the service of fashion, but there is at least some beauty m brilliant and gracefully arranged feathers, while the \u25a0'\u25a0* large block oat" calls forth nothing but thoughts of ghastly tales of w.tohes and sorcerers.

RICH GOLD DISCOVERY IN THE WAIRARAPA.

32 OU NOBS TO THE TON. The report that auriferous stone he* been discovered In the ranges between the sources of the Hutt and Tauherenlkau Rivers has occasioned considerable excite ment In some parts of the Wairanpa, and a number of men are now oat prospeotlng the country where the qaattzi Is laid to exist. A few weeks ago a sample of itoae wa* sent down to Sir James Hector, who oaased it to be tested. The rosalt of the analysis was very aatlafaotory, the stone yielding at the rats of S2czs of gold to the ton. Sir James was informed that the quartz had been broken from a large reef tq the Waiohlne Ranges about three weeks ago, by a party who were oat prospeotiag. The men did not attaoh any importance to the discovery, as they felt convinced there was little or no gold In tho stone, and the specimens whioh they brought away were allowed to remßln on a mantel shelf until recently, when one of patty, whioh long since disbanded, took it into his bead to get them tested at the Colonial Mdseum, with the result that they wera found to be rich m the preolous metal. The reef from whioh the stone was broken was not known by the men who brought away the specimens, and all efforts recently made to discover Its whereabouts have proved unavailing, Sir James Hector, feeling muoh inter ested In the discovery of rich qnartz, paid a vi«it to tho Walrarapa last week m company with Mr Mnokay, Aisistant (jfeolqgUt, and inspected the country whore the lode is said to exist. Mr Maoka.y spent several days m prospecting the Waiohine ranges and has brought back with him a quantify of specimens, whlob tjrlll be tested as sopn as pQaoibje. It is probable that he will gq up again shortly and make another eflort to dlsr cover the lycqle of the aurlfarouo lode. The oonntry whioh he bas prospected recently Is exceedingly rough, and he hae had his garments almost torn to shreds In making h r i way through the bush — 11 Wood villa Examiner/ January 3rd,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WHJWBloA^ll^iKßY'r^Tißß&



H- M- JONES. THE Revolution of limo has brought us to another CRISIS m the History of Life Gultmoatirg io tho arri- a 1 of SANTA. CLAUS vr\ o is expected here between the 24th and 25th inst. To a^ord a proper and fitlin : recoption of tho above tmntioqed diaticguished visitor, th undo? signed haa procured fiom tho beet Market a LARGE and VARIED assoitment of STATION UIttY > B )'JKS, TOYS, PANuY GOODS QLAB3 nnd BASKETWABE, ORNAMBMTP, and other GOODS toonumoroui to particularise. OPENINGr OICiEW PEEMISEP. .... v , n In order to extend and facilitate, Businoap, tho Proprietor has creeled* large and ;.' commodious premideß adjoining tha Somerset Hotel, Eaßb Straer, which will be ocenei t temporarily for the XMAS tiade. ; . B . ... : ; \u25a0 . \u25a0 : ';\u25a0-\u25a0.. •'/ t COME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! COME AND SEE THE 6d TABLES * AH Coodß marked m plain figures at lowest possible prices: .m if COME ONE ! COME ALL ! ! COME EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. SCHOOLS LIBERALLY DRALT WITH. SMALL PROFITS, LARGE AND , QUICK RETURNS is the MOTTO of the Proprietor. . 12 9 THE' STANDAID FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPAjfy OF NEW" ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOISbR?. I . : CAPITAL--£1,000^)00 STEKLInC HEAD OFFIdFT DUNEDIN. ; : TNSUREBB have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies, I_ together with ah assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. -> ' FIRE and MARINE RISKS accepted on all descriptions^of Proporty andiU^,^* Merchandise, also Crop, Stack, and Olacbine Bisks atr " * 1^- Lowest Kates of Premiums -\u25a0\u25a0 / \u25a0\u25a0CCllOl? Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. """ OFFICE : HEREFORD STREET, OHRISTCHUBOH. , (Opposite Bank of New Zealand ) < . • ; ......... ARCHIBALD J-COTT. ';' : " Manager for Canferbury. . „ .\u25a0 \u25a0 ALBEBT EOBEETS, 15 AGENT, ASHBUR^GN. has, ':m :;xiis. WE HATE MADE EXTENSIVE PURCHASES ; T FOR THIS XMAS JRADE. 100 pairs Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers, \u25a0 :: ';:;-from ; :lpS.6d-;.; : ;:'. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0; \u25a0^•^:^n,\:.^ i 47 Colonial and Ashburton Tweed 811% from 3Ss 6d - : One Case Stoplonttn's Col , Moles 6s lid And;Br«giTing l iar»iia Value] in IHate, Shirts, Ilamiels, Drawers, Boots, *c CHKISTMAS AND NEW YJm. ?i J," . *'\u25a0\u25a0 ..- ' \u25a0 \u25a0 ''' THE....V.;;,.; ' ....V.;;,.;- '" The " ZealaMia " Bcdt Store TTAB made speciall preparation for the Holiday time, and is SELIiING it the t^SSffi*M OEi <3oods sditable fm *r^'** :(o^^ ! * COHEAND.SEE FOR YOURBELVJES, : . v; : ; -v Everyone can be suitedi bofh'in PJRICE and QUALITY, and ! the^ Stook is larger ~*v-.r- and better sorted than any whereelse. GIVE THE " Z..5." A TRIAL, AND YOU WILL QEr THOROUq6 ? SATJSFAOTION. wvvn v 7M> XL AJfBIAyBOOT Sf <hlE t LGM RUSSIAN HEIP;TTOIi u T -: K ;. J} colonial maotf|c^e.*;;^^^ " 4-Ply ! (Oreen; Label),: 900 feet to the Pound.' r fpHE Undersigned asks the special attention of FiRMERB and CONTRAOTOR'- .JL to this article as one of the cheapest and best TWINES ever put on the'markefc I havo advocated this claee of TWINE for years, simply because I Consider it th» most economical any farmer can use.. Farmers will find this TWINE- of :. - : V UNIFOEM THXCKNESS, STRENGTH, and LENGTH;-" throughout. It will work successfully on any make of "Binder. It will run further and do mp f e work at a lefs coat, and tie more grain than any twine I know of '^TKi' | will be clear to everyones' mind who coaeiders that, running as it does, 900 feet m the pound means-THREE QtJARfERS OF A MILE IN A BALL? and MORE THAN 19 MILES PER OWT. Every Ball hi* a Green Ticket with name om with a guarantee that it runs 900 feet to the pound. *- - a MANILLA TWINE OP BEST QUALITY. SHAKESPEARE!!! "To gild refined gold to paint the lily, ; : r ; ; To throw a perfume, on the violet, )\u25a0 : : ;'\u25a0 t ~p. To smooth the ice or add another hue ;^ Unto the rainbow ; or with taper-light Li^ilQ'J To seek the beauteous eye of heaven ; to garnish To advertise the well-known "Wood's It's wasteful and ridiculous excess !" " King John/ Act IV, Sceue 2. - ASK FvE ; ; WALTERA.WOOD'S f BINJDEE, AM) TAKE NO OTHER. • :^ 1 ; SALES FOR 1886T1M57 MAGHIHES; - ; F. FEHBIMAN",' AsHuvtou, ; ;' S For Sdale,— v, :;\u25a0'': :: : 2I:M 1 SECOND-HAND TWINE MoOOEMIOK "C* <, i t | SEOOND-HAKD TWINE WOODS : \u25a0,V r : : \u25a0f SECOND-HAND WIRE MoOORMICKS/ ;.\ " '- %< \u25a0 "i • \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0.-



v Pabllc Notices W. H. Paget. ff - ' \u25a0 —L. • BLACKSMITH, HORSE-SHOER, WHEELWRIGHT, AN» . GENERAL SMITH, Buanxit Stbbbt, next " Mall " Offioe. ' O EGS to announce that he has takei ? JL> over the Coaoh Building and Wheel * wright Branch, lately parried on by H Peat, and will continue all branches of thi above business as before, All kinds ol " Buggies, Drays, or Carts made and re paired . Agricultural Implements repalrec promptly. Horiti Shod with •kill and care. i Wool Season, 1887-88. WE are"prepated to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES against Large or SMALL OHp« of Wool, whether In- tended for Sale In ASHBURTON OR ELSE- WHERE. We have made most aatltfactory'*rrange2 mentsfor SHIPPING CLIENTS' WOOL, If prices realised In Ashburton we not considered satisfactory. It Is our Intention to hold PERIODICAL WpqL SALES Thronghont th« BMBOn, Of which dne notice will be given, and as our GRAIN STORE, whloh was oon- \u25a0truoted with due regard to LIGHT, will be EMPTY, we shall have an' opportunity of displaying the Wool to the very best advantage, which should be a dlslderatnm I to the Seller ; Charges exactly the same ai Ohrlitohoroht Farmers, consult your besUnfeerestn, add Sell looally, thereby saving Railway Frelgh, WOOI PACkFaND TWINE BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED. B. MATSON & CO. " TO THOSE IN WANT OF REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase until you Bee the "Biickeyej CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Machine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASEBTOTON. D.rapMAS, .^.^^AgentiVAj^urlon, JOHN ORR &«CO.'S ;/i: . ; , )!?ii j CHEAP SALE —OFr- SUMMER STOCK, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, MANTLES, &o. . Commences on WEDNESDAY, December 28th, . i ASTONISHING BARGAINS! IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. a NOTE!— The Great Bale ftr the Sewn. ii at, .,;., ,_ .. '[..'. j John On 1 and Co.'s



Public Notices * PAPERHANGINGS. A NICE aseprttneDt of the above no\ m Stock and to arrive ; abo PAINTS, OILS, COLORS, AND VAR,NI6HES| \u25a0> lins JOHN ORR * Co * £20 REWARD. . TN consequence of the amount o a JL Poaching going on m tbe Creeki on the Lpgmhor Estate, the above rewarc will be paid to anyone giving ioformatioi that will lead to a conviction. From this date NO ONE will be per mitted to fish m the Creeks on th< Lagmbor Estate. 5 11*68 DOtfALD MoLEAN. ' WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and £\ Jeweller is employed on the , Premises. i Watchea cleaned and repaired, and ; every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWEBT.CHRISTOHUROH PRICES. 5S iyATCHES^LEANED *& GLASSES, 6d ; HANDS, 9d. WATBRBUBIf'S repaired from 2s 6d. N.B, — Waterbury'B reduced from 13s 6d to 12s. 11 126 TO FARMERS AND OTHERS The CBristchtirch Finance CO (LIMITED.) CAPITAL ... ... £50,000 REGISTERED OFFICE — 8 Cathedra i Fquare, CHRISTCHURCH; THIS COMPANY is making CASH ADVANO.S on GROWING OROPF, WOOL, LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, FARM PRODUCE of every description, and any other Class of Security ; For particulars apply to ; THOMAS BULLOCK, Auotioneer, 12 86 * Ashburt«n. j A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, I 4.U0T T ONEE£I, (STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AJSTD VALUATOR. -• ATURDAY SALE at 12 o'olook sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoa and Merchandise. FOR' SALE--'"""-"'"' . Farmiog Implements, and Vehicles i of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sale. ' ; Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rents collected, and tbo business of absenteos managed with caro. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made [instantly on Good)!, delivered at the Stores for Sale. j gant for tbe Norwich, Union Fire In- jarenod Company, '"'*'.- Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA ALFRED HARRTSON T. Bullock, TO LET— A Five-roomed House In Cox Street, at present In the occu- pation of Mr Clarldge. T BULLOOK. TO LET— At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a" grain and chaff store. T. BULLOOK. HOUSES FOR BALE VERY CHEAP FOR REMOVAL. I AM prepared to receive offers for the purchase of 3 Bouses with vorandahs for removal, being part o£ Block of Buildings known as Coutt's, near the Engine Shed. T. BULLOOK. TO LET, iboufc 5£ Acres Land, nicely situated on Graham's Road, together with a well-built 2 roomed House, with Verandah, tho property of Mr P. Byland, about 4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will be accepted from a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOOK, FOR SALE. PIANO, equal to new, by Brosener," full trichord and Iron frame. T. BOLLOCK, TO FARMERS. TJIOR SALE— A new WOOL PRESS. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE.— An improved Farm of 245 Acres, being R.S, 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low prioe and liberal teruiß apply to T. BULLOOK. X?£T£T —Lot 28, Trevorton, near the Presbyterian Manse, oontaln* Jog about i-ncro, with 3-roomed Hcovf tbereon, for sale at the above prioe-. Terma if required. — Apply to T. BOiiLOOK, rjIHRBE- Boomed Cottages near tbe Gas X Works to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK TO LET at a low rental .— -4-roomed Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE at a low price and on liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Road, not far from the County Saleyarde, Apply to T: BULLpp^ SIWA^P, mq LET—A'F.our-rocmod House witjb i X Shop, adjoining Mr Hjeoeltlne'o di#- | perty, and near toe Railway S,UMo*. A !e* rental will b»j loaepte^. .



[ Public Notices. °j ¥7!RUir FOR SALE throughout th ld £ Season. Apply r A. MACLEAN, ™ 12 171 Winflermere r, LOST SHEEP. ,f to T OST from Dromore 29 crossbrec : JLJ Sheep branded G and Feather c Longbeach brand. Reward. * H. MATSON A CO., c I*sl Ashburton. d . 0 \\^E have a Kobey Combine, iroi 4. VV frame, as good as new. >r H. MATSON & CO., g I*so Athburton. a "" : — — v TO TENDERERS. 9 TITANTED Tenders for harvesting 9( ', VV Aoreiof GRAIN. Tenders olo» s January 14tb. Apply a MR3 BLAND, 9 1 37 Greenstreet. 1 FOR SALE. j A NEARLY new double-seated Buggy, ] J\. guaranteed perfectly sound ; present , owner leaving the country. On view at , BAKER & BUOWN'S I Itl7 Poach Factory; \ TENDERS. rPENDERS wanted for Stooklng and 1 Forking about 300 acres of WHEAT, Tenders to be sent lo to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY, 14th Inst. Full particulars at the Farm. i*< 0 JOSEPH LLOYDj Newlands. WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. TRACTION ENGINES. OWNERS will be held liable for any damage done by Trtctlon Engines to Bridges and Colverta In this Dlstrlot, FOOKS & SON, I*4l Dißtrict Surveyors. MRS B, MORRIS DESIRES to return thanks for the liberal support accorded her lor tha last four years, and bogs to intimate that she has ie commenced Business m her old shop, TRIANGLE BAKERY, where their future favours are respectfully solicited. 1 16 ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL, THE Boys' School will re-opea ©n MONDAY, the" 30th, and i ho Girls' School on TUESDAY, tbe 31st January, inst. Pupils will assemble at 9.30 a. in, JOHN EDGAR BUCHANAN, 1*49 Seoretary. ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. fIIHE Annual General Meeting of mem- JL bars will be held at J, O. Duncan's Auction Mart on SATURDAY, 14th inst , at Bp. m. Would any Directors who have not already accounted for the current year's Member's Tioket In their possession kindly account to the Seoretary for same. A meeting of Directors will be held at 7 30. J. O. DUNCAN, 1*36 Seoretary. BAKER AND CO., j mTBEB AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. DISI HE to announoe to the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis- tricts, that tbey have opened a TIMBBB and COAL YARD, opposite Mr George Jumeson's Grain Store, West Street, and are prepared to supply all olasßOß of BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or small quantities, to suit purchasers. RED, WHITE, and~BLAOK PINE, and TOTARA. GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON m all lengths, and best brands. MOULDINGS, "ARCHITRAVES, SKIRTINGS. POSTS and RAILsTsTAKES, and all Fencing Material. COAL: Westport Coal, Newcastlo Coal, Mount Somers CoaL Firewood m long or short lengths. Agents m Aeh burton for Wilson's Port- land Cement and Hydraulic Lime* Note address. — BAKER AND CO., Opposite MRG. JAMESON, Grain Etore, West Street. Itlß Auctions. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Improved Farm of about 370 Aoros, situated near the County Saleyards. MR T, BULLOCK has received In- struotlons from Mr Wm. Gbant, to Sell by Public Auotlon, at the Arcade, on the above date, his Freehold Farm of about 370 acres, situated about a mile from the County Saleyards, and being part of the original Falrfield Estate. The property Is fenced and Improved, and there ia a oomiortablo Hourb erected thereon. It has been down In Grasses for a number of years, and Is now m good j heart for Cropping. It Is well situated, and will be sold on liberal terms, I Sa'e at 12.30. 1*29 T. BULLOOK, Auotioneer. SATUBDAY, JANUARY 21st. Town Seotlon 876, Peter Street, with Buildings thereon. MR T, BULLOOK has received in- struotioos to sell by Public Auction at the Arode on the above date, on &c« count and by order of the Mortgagee.,— T.S. 786, Peter Street, on whloh is erected two Dwelling-houses, «aob ' 4 rooms, and appears to be sub- stantially built. The property is nicely situated m a good locality. Inspection invited ; terms of payment ; exceedingly liberal, v!^., a small deposit ) OBoh, balance by instalments at a. low rate , pi Jntereot, Sale at 19. 30, i I°3Q T. BULLQOK, A optionee*, SATUBDAY, JANUARY ltan. i Town Section No, 4, South Street, tho i original site of Turton's Hotel, with all Buildings thereon for Sale. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions from Messrs Vinobnt . AMD Co., to Sell by Public Auction at the ' Arcade, on tho above date, — t T.S. No. 4, Eoiith Street, being only . one Section from the Ashburton I Hotel, with the buildings thore- , on, originally Turton's Hotel; » they can be sold separately for i removal if so desired. ' Full. particulars can be obtained fjo.no [ the Aiotioncer,' ' Terms liberal »t 2»l^ 3 Sale at-12,3Q. V lt^ T, BULLOCK, AuQtio^tr,



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