TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Banreme Court.

WKM.IHGTON, January 6. rAt the Supreme Court m the oase of Sylvester Dennis Bgaa, charged with breaking and e»tering, the juiy wera locked up all night without agreeing and were dischamed this moru ng The prisoner will be arraigned on a new trial to-morrow. Clement G Harding, for false pretences, was sentenced to * years, having jußt come out of gaot from serving * sentence on five similar charges. John Jobnstone, alias Ticklep^nny, and Charles James Sharp, larceny, were each sen tenced to one year with hard labor. ±ne case of Uriah James Wi.liams, for indecent assault, is now proceeding,

Otautan Flooded' llnvbroaboill, January 6. Heavy rain fell during tbe last 24 hours, and it is reported that tbe township of Otautau is under water. The weather is now fine.

A Prospector Drowned. Charleß A, Cooper, one of a party of prospectors who left Kiverton for Preservation Inlet six weeks ago, was *ached overboard from a boat end drowned.

[PBB *KISR ASSOCIATION.]

MAIL NEWS.

[PBB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Jan nary 6. ~ Arrived— A hmf d» from San Franoieoo. She brines the f-llowlDg summary of news which dates from Europe, December 16tb:- Lord Lome U reported to be seriously ill with throat disease. It It proposed to settle colon lea of Crofters m British Colombia if the country be found suitable. Mr Balfonr wss hissed at Manchester on December 14 and closely guarded through fear of assassination. General Willoughby, Ambassador of Madagascar to London, whs arrested charged with the embezzlement of £12,000; Doherty has been held suiiiy of murder, by shooting Captain Graham m the Criterion Restaurant. The plea of acci dent was disallowed. John L. Sullivan, champion pugilist, delighted the Prince of Wales by his boxing exhibition. Be was presented with a watch. The Northampton factories began the look out of 15,000 men on December 5. Queen Victoria proposes to visit San Bemo inthespriog. Dean Scott an eminent Greek scholar died m London on December 2od An earthquake w&b felt m Chowley, Lancaster Oounty, Eugland * Mr Parnell is ltvine incognito at the Tlllaae of Brooklyn Kent under the BUBff of Presfcon. The Belfast Orangemen have petitioned Government to disqualify men who have . been imprisoned from Bitliog m Parlia atent. The Right Pev John Power, Roman Catholic Bishop cf Waterfords, died on December 6. — Boyce has won a libel suit for £10,000 •gainst his former employer, tha Marqiia of Clanrloade. The Scotch Home Bale delegation report favorably to conceding the Irish dematatlo Tha London "Times" of December 18, give* a rereiation to the efteot that 300 pounds of dynamite are stored m London to resnme the policy of destruc tion. A fight arranged between Mltohell and Snllivan, takes place m Kent, Tickets hare been sold for £55,

AMERICAN ITEMS.

A* Bill has been Introduced into Coogreii to secure a postal system by the Unltsd State* (iovernment. The Heeiaod plamet copper mine at Lake Superior bai been destroyed by fire. There is a great rlie m the market of the metal. President Clevland, In bfs annual message, speaks plainly m favor of flee trade and argues Btroogly m ftiror of the complete abolition of the dnty on wool.

A BISHOP ON BETTING

The Bishop of Liverpool, m bis address to nil annual Dlooesan Conference, thai refers to the plague of batting :— " I thli.k yon would do wall to press fre quently on your people the immense harm whiou is being done by the betting habits of the present day. I might say some- i thing about the lubjeot of lotteries and : ftißd* At bcziatt. I doubt alike their i legality and propriety ; but I spare yon. The evil that I have m view is far mere aeriocß. I refer to betting on horse I races. No man can take up a newspaper In this age without noticing the large amount of space sod good type which betting occupies. It ia a bad eign, and tfie eosaant increase of it bodes mlsoHef. Whether rac'ng is abstractedly wicked, and whethor it encourages the breed of horses, are questions whioh I »haU not \u25a0top to dlfCDte. But I itn quite certain that thousands bet on races who" hardly know a horse's bead from his tall, from a gambling spirit, etid a morbid, restless love of ejoltr ment, and a secret hope that they may suddenly make a fortune without itesdy. quiat working. I charge my «lergy to remember this matter m their sermons. I aek the Uity to assist them by sternly discouraging betting amoDg •crraotr, clerka, assistant?, or employes of »oy kind. I could not blame any merchant, banker, or tradesman if he laid " dowo a rnle never to keep a betting man m bis establishment. I believe the last day will shovr that to many a young man betttog has been the first downward step to loss of character, Ices of place, loss of bappineea, and loss of ioul.

SPLENDID MENDACITY

It has long been conoeded that the Yankee journaiutis entitled to the palm as facile princeps m that species of manufac ture known as the " spinning of coffers " bnt the following specimen of his powers In that direction caps everything. ' A merl oan journalism, according to the K'eine Zeitung, has at laat " crowned th* edifice" by producing a piece of " news " which no European journal oan hope to match for its ventureiome originality. The "Telegram," of Minneapolis, keeps or effects to keep, a special correspondent In Berlin, This gentleman has received a key by which many of the mysteries and dffionlties of European politics may be Interpreted. Three years ago, he says, the Emperor William died. There »re only four or five persons m the wot Id who know that he is dead. Prince Bismarck to one ; the correspondent of the "Trie gram" is of course another; the Crown Prlnce(who finds »I1 manner of exnueea for keeping oat of Germany) rs a third. It is necessary for the security of Bumarok's great work to keep the German people m ignorance of the death of the monarch.

The person who now represents the Kaiser on state occasions Is an old schoolmaster named Karl £ommerm»nn, <rho is himself' In very bad heilth. In the event of his death the ever ready Bismarck has two other venerable gentlemen m the back groaod, either of whom can be brought forward, if the need should arrive, to personate the German Emperor. The Or own Prince consents to this amazing trick, because he has a terror of the great European war whioh be knows must Inevitably break forth aa toon as Russia •ud France b«com.f aware that the Germ»n fiazptror |p daad.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

' C C:or Jaiico Armero. agent of tbe Colnn.bian Government on the isthmus respecting canal affaire, reports : — '• I have carefully travelled over the whole Hue of work, formed an opinion respecting it, and am now m poasofsion of correct data The an* ual reports presented to the share holders by M. De Leseeps are partial, and thof-e of the directors of the enterprise fxagg'-rated and worthy of no credit whatever." Armero states that it will take the enormous sum of 508,299,000 dollars to compete the work ; and as it will be very difficult to raise this money, it is useless to deny that the finanoia* condition of the Company is alarming, m conclusion, he believes, after a careful investigation, that the traffic through the canal, should it be competed, will t>e m"eh better than has been est mated Da Lessf ps m. a letter to Premier Rouvier on November 15th, asking authority to raise a loan for the canal by tne isauo of lottery bonds, states that he is nego iating with his engineer for the purpose of insuring the digging of a passage across the isthmuß sufficient for the traffic of 7,600,000 tons yearly, reserving the com pletion of the work for the future, as m tbe case of the Suez Canal, de says tbe funds for completing the work will be derived ftoin the an ua l p ofita.

AN EPISODE AT WINDSOR

I heard a very amusing little story about tbe royal household the other day, and tbe best of it is that it is quite true, writes "Kathleen," m tfaeLeoda Mercury Just before the court leit Windsor a new servant was taken on at the csatie. He was a Scotchman, who belonged to a family m which Her Majesty takes a kindly interest, and had lived nearly all his life with two religious old ladies, a long way the North of Tweed. These ladies followed the good custom of holding family worship each morning, at which, of course, ibeir servants attended. For obvious reasoue, euch a praiseworthy praotloa is out of question st Windsor 0>»Btle, where the servants are some two hardred m number, and whe<e tbe Q aeon's own private breakfast table i» ciily one of many oih ra Her Majesty always breakfasts quite alone, and it is her custom to soand a handbell as a signal for the attendants, who wait out side tbe door, to enter wheu she is ready to be waited on. On the morniDg m question, tbe Qaeen rang the bail ac usual, and two servants entered— one tbe old Sootohman whose du'y was to t»ke b s stand at the sideboard ard «upp'y tbt other with whatever delicacy Her Majesty might seleat from tbe menu. Bat the instincts of early training were too much for him. lastead of making for the side board he proceeded to the nearest chair, knelt down there with his back to the Queen, aud thero waited with folded hemds for tier M» jsaty to commence tb6 morning service to which his former mis tresses had accustomed hint.

A DEMAND FOR BLUE GUM LEAVES

Those who ha?e a quantity of blue gum trees growing on their property are In a fair way of having nn addition made to their income from the sale of the leaves. From the San Francisco " Chronicle" we (" Anokland News ") hear that the many growera of the enoalyptus trees on the cntakJrts of Oakland have been able to utilise their product m a ptouljar but at the same time profitable way of late There has been a great demand for the leaves of the qu ckJy growing "gams," occasioned by the increased manufacture of the enca'yp'ua boiler scalet m which a local firm is extensively engaged at present. The use of the "scale" is ia preventiug corrosion m steam boilers It prevents the formation of carbonate of lime, eul phate of lime, or carbonate of magnesia scale, aud gradually removes the old formation of tcale on the interior of boilers. The encalyptns preventive hse been adopted, and ia now io usa on moat of the American steamship liueß, the United States navy, and m thousands of stationary boilers It is an inexpensive material, and has displaced zlno as a remedy for lime and magnesia scales m nearly all parts of the world. One thing whioh recommends the use of the eucalyptns is that it will not cause water to prime, but will prevent priming from water containing alkalies. The company engaged m the preparation of the leave* for the purpose named has found the in dustry a very profitable one. It is to be hoped that the merits of this plan of treat ing steam boilers will be tried m Auck land, and if found tqaaliy useful here a* m California, there Bhould be a consider able demand for blue gom leaves, and thus a new Bourn* of income omvlded.

A MINER IN PETTICOATS

The "Queen" sayßt-'On the 28th October a large number of guests assembled at the Midas Gold-mining Company's offices, Qaeen Victoria street, L> ndon, on the invitation of Miaa Alice Cornwall, of Melbourne, for a private view of a monster nugpet oalled the ' Lady Loch.' found last Ant-nit m one of the Midas mines, and which reached Eng'snd only a week ego, Thp nugget is the seventh largest yet foond m any Australian mine, weighing 61?oz or 511 b 50j5, and io evidently the joy and pride of Misa Cornwall's heart. It ia of a flat oblong shape, and of a bright rich color, and looked very magnificent lying on a cloth of deep blue pluth. It is to Miss Cornwall's indomitable perseverance nnd energy that ihe Midas gold mines owe, not, only their origin, but their present flourishing condition ; to use her own wordo, the mine is her ' baby.' From early youth an attentive and diligent Btndent of mineralogy, eha subsequently became a mining enthusiast. To her veil-grounded faith, to he? courage and enterprising spirit belongs the credit of having brought the Midas mine to lte present successful condition, and thereby giving remunerative employment to several hundreds of people m whcao 1 welfare In every respect she has taken the deepest personal interest, as wbb attested by a moat touching address presented to her, jubg before leaving for England, by the miners of the Midas mine, thanking her m most grateful terms for the many benefits she bad conferred on them. Mies Corn wall has been justly termed the 'first of lady mlnerp.'

MARKET FOR BUTTER

Messrs Lewis and lanes under date LnndoD, November 18, write : "We have the pleasure to advise that we hftve this week sold a parcel of Now S<uth Wales butter at 112a per cwt, a price seldom realised for colonial produce. The parcel consisted of 56 boxes (about a ton nett), factory-made, and travelled homo m the refrigerating chamb er of the a b Orfzi^a, bat being packed m MeßSre Ponds' patent enatnol lined boxes, the contents withstood any Influence of front. < 'ur broker's rerort on the consignment is as follows : Quality very good, color fair, sweet, and m r,ood condition. '*.Ye estimate that the butter contained about 2 per cent salt, but a trifle more, say 1 per cent, is recommended to aeßiat m keeping after arrival here, We understand other parcels are now on their way home from the same company, and will be continued np to Maroh. April. Should the standard of quality be maintained, there are good proßpects of similar prices being secured, aa the market Is at present m by no means a flourishing state, Improvement is confidently expected after Christmas.'

THE EXPORT OF BUTTER.

Regard I g shipments of butter to Eng land, we are indebted to the Fresh Food aud Ice Company for some Interesting particulars of an exoerlmeotal shipment made recently, of which the re'urns are now to hand. In the first half of the year the Company, being apprehensive that the supply o f butter const quent upon the good season would be muoh m excess of the local demand, determined to send some butter to London to the oa>-e of their ageuts, Me.srs Mort and O>. Last June eight,- of Pond's enamelled boxes, each of which held half a hundred weight of butter, mads at the Pioneer Factory, Klatna, were placed m the cold chamber of the Orient steamship Llgurla. The principal obj ot of •hipping m June was to have the but er arrive m London m * hot season, so that th«* keeping quality of the product could be properly tested. The butter arrived i<> excellent condition, and tbe Company have now, under date August 18th, tha acoount sales and the following comments from their agents :— " The butter ex Ligaria has turned out very well, and has been fortunate enough to benefit m the rise of lOi per owt . whioh has reoently taken place m con sequence of the dronght. The differ- ' enoe m the price between the summer a»» the winter usually ranges from 10* to 20s per owt, so that if you elect to I ship tbe stock you hive on hand, you can count upon some 10s over the price* nnv obtained, whioh were— 2 packages, 108* ; 2. 106 ; 4, 100a per owt respectively. You will observe by the account sales I herein that the net landing weights show 18 b loss. In explanation, it is assorted the wood absorbs the brine, and accounts for the deficiency of a little over 21b per case. Mark the packages of future ship ments with letters or numbers, and do not indicate the souroa of supply. Olr oular packages, although ordinarily used, are not the best lor stowage. We think you can do no better than with the excellent square boxes suoh as this sample came m. The first t*o oases, sold at 108s oontafned excellent butter, at sweat and sound as possible. The cheapest line was m equally good con dition, but the flavor was turnipy, Indicating a different feed. Our experts are very eraphatio that the bulter, if landed m the same condition m winter, will have a splendid result. The butter is good, sound, 'and weSl-ma'B.' This Information should be encouraging to the dairymen, as it is nvtdent th*t the butter market, whioh of lite has been maoh depressed, o»n he considerably >eli«ved by shipments. In London on >he 15th of August the highest quotations for imported butter were — Normandy, 126s to 132j ; Dutch 116s to 120a, The Fresh Food and loe Company Intend to ship regularly, and will send about two tons from this port on the 11th Instant. The above should be encouraging news to our hc»l oempany, though their exporting experiments hither to have not been successful The New Si uth Wales people, by the use of a g»od p<okage for export and putting up a quality of batter, obtain an average price of lOd per lb, a price which ought to leave a safe margin for the costs and risks attending export. What a new South Wales oompany can do m this respect an Auckland Oompmy should, with equal care, be able to accomplish. —New Zealand «• Herald."

THE ASHBURTON GUAKDIAN f FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1888



ACLAND, BAiiNs, AFD CO., CHRISTCHUJ&OH. Or D. M. ROSS, TIMABU. 16



A GBEAT WAj^T SUPPLIED. No package Genuine? ~\T A T \Tf~\T T"\rT7' / Package Genuin* without this Trade j V J\±J V VjJjllM JCi \ -without thin Trade Mark., Mark. THE nature of VALVOLP'E is such, that it imparts to the bearings a bright carb"ni*Bed surface, which absolutely stops the wear of the metal by its con- tinued application ; and, aa it dees uot oxodise and dry away like seed, lard, sperm, or mixed oilb, it ia a more economical lubricator. Where it is used, the machinery stnrta readily, however long it may have beau at rest, or however cold tho weather. VALVOLINB, unlike Bp^rm, lard, seed, and mixed paraffine oils, will not absorb oxygen and grow rancid by a^e ; therefore, m factories where it is us-id entirely safety is insured from spontaneous fires, even if it becomes mixed with cotton or woollen waste, and laid aside aside for momhs. No clea- ing of machinery with k-rosene or r.ther gum dissolvers is required after VALV' >LINEha3 thoroughly removed ihe oil previously uspd. Tests made by the Steven's Institute o? Tenhnologv on " frctnn oil-t sters," pro« nonnce VALVoLINB to be the only mine al oi* which Jested superior to sperm or lard oils ; it wore longer without h«atiug, relieving fri tion better, eic It is manufactured b^ LKON'A:>D and ELLI , at their works at tfdgewater, N J.. which are the most extensive of their ki'il m the country. This firm has been engaged m the m nufacture of cyiinder a id »alveoils for twenty yeTtts, and were the first to introduc' mineral as a substitute for tailow m steam cylinders. They guarantee that their VALVOLINrt < IL wi 1 case-harden and will preserve the metal and furai h *nore lubrication f r the mowy than auy other oil, a fact thut is con- firmed by the testimony of Lumerous master mechanic). ASK H WALTER A. WOOD'S BINDEB, 1 [ATSD TAKE NO OTHEB. SALES FOR 1886^8,557 MACHINES,



CHRISTMAS AND_NEW YEAR THE~~ The "Zeaiandia" Boot Store HAB made special preparation for the Holiday tme, ard is CELLING a$ th« LOWEST possible PKiCE, Woods suitable for Freseuts, ttc, together with the usual EVEKYUAY LINES. CONE AND SIE F X YOURSE: VHES. Everyone oan fee suited, both m PHICE and QUALITY, and the Stock is larger and betier s< rted than anywheree.se. GIVE THE «<Z..S.?' A TBIAf., AND YOU WILL GET THOBOUGH SATJSFAO H' 'N. "ZEALANBIA"BOOT STORE, EASI BTBEET. LOW RUSSIAN HEMP TWINE, COLONIAL MANUFACTUBE. 4-Ply (Green Label), 900 feet to the Pound. fpHE Undersigned asks tho special attention of FARMERS and OONTBAOTOBb 1 to this article as one of the cheapest and best. TWINES ever put on the market. I have advocated this class of TW INE for years, simply because I consider it tho moat eoonomioal any farmer can use. Farmers will find this TWINE of UNIFORM THICKNESS, STRENGTH, and LENGTH, throughout. It will work successfully on any make of Binder. It will run further and do more work at a le.-s coat, and tie mire grain than any twine I know of. Thi* wM be clear to everyones' mind, who co eiders that, running as it does, 900 feet to the pound means—THKEE QUARTERS OP A MILE IN A BALL, and MORE THAN 19 MILFS PER OWT Every Ball hys a Green Ticket with name on, with a guarantee that it runs 900 feet to the pouud. MANILLA TWINE OF BEST QUALITY.



H- M I JONES THE Revolution of tinia has brought us to another OR T SFS m the History of Lifo culmioati- g in the arri a'> of SANTA 'LAiH wo '8 expected here be ween the 24th and i)sth inst. T \u25a0 alford a proper and fittin; reception of he above m ntiooefl diHtiiigiiishcd visitor, the unrteiaitfiu-d ba3 procured i om th« bent Vlarket a LARGE an^ VARIE • as-wttuent of STATH) -liKY B i')KS TOYS, FAN YGO >DS. GLASS »md BASKET WAKE, OrfKA&liiN* if, and other GOODS too nu«Droui to particularise. OPENING OF NEW- PRSMISF.S. In order to extend and facilitate Business, the Proprietor has creeled ' Urge and commodious premises adjoining tho Somerset Hotel, East Street, winch-will ba ooeu-rd temporarilyt or the XMAS tiade. OOME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! OOME AND SEE THE 6d TABLES '"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0• All (' ooda marked m plain figures at lowest possible prices; OOME ONE! OOME ALL ! ! COME EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. SCHOOLS LIRERALLY DTCALT WITH. SMALL PROFITS, LARGE AND QUICK RETURNS is the MOTTO of the Proprietor. 12 9 The Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OP SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,6oo7bOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICIT DUNEDIN. TNBURERS have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Polioief 1_ together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIXE and MARINE BIBKB accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise, also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Lowest Hates of Premium. : Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE : HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTOHUECH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. ALBERT ROBERTS, * Agent, Aehbnrton. 15 THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND OFFERS GREAT ADVANTAGES O C r\]\J Q about to make their wills, and desiring to secure tho Jr J-J IV )D \J xi O faithful execntion of their last wishes. TO"^'^\u25a0DQA'^TQ about to nmrry and make jrovision by marriage jTILIAOUINp contractor settlement. ,' TOPP^PQ^N^Q conteniplating tho settling of their estate, or oft JT -EjlaOv-'I i O sum. or euoib of money by trust deed. '-• 'T'A "D T? 13 Cf\ IV[ C desiroua of conßtitutitig trußts for charitable or IU rJuAOUINO benevolent objects. Tfl ETHDCIPM TDIIOTCCO holding moneys m trust for peraooi IU rUKUUII InUuILLU resident m this colony. All such should obtain detailed information from the PXTBLIO TRUSTEE, Custom House Quay, Wellington, or from



JOHN 0BK& CO.'S GREAT CHEAP SALE ;—OF— SUMMER STOCK, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, MANTLES, &o. """" j Commences on WEDNESDAY, December m ASTONISHING BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. NOIEWTbs Gwat; gala fertile Seaioa is at John Orr and Co.'s



OFTrv BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED, B". MATSON & CO. i TO THOSE IN .WANT OF REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase until you see the Buckeye, CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Afaohine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASHBURTON. D. THOMAS, 12 151 Agent, Ashburlon,



WE are prepared to make LIBERAL OABH ADVANCES against Large or SMALL Clips of Wool, whether In- tended for Sale In ASHBURTON OE ELSE- WHERE. We have made most satisfactory 'arrange ments for SHIPPING CLIENTS 1 WOOL, II prices realised In Ashbarton are not considered satisfactory. It 1b our intention to hold FBRIODICAL WOOL SALES Thronghont the Season, Of which dae notice will be given, and as our GRAIN STOtcE, which was oon- Btruoted with doe regard to LIGHT, will be JfijJFTY, we shall have an opportunity of displaying the Wool to the ve»y best advant&pe, which should be a dlsideratam to the Seller Charges exactly the same as Ohrlstohnrch; Farmers, oonsult yonr best interests, and Sell locally, thereby saving Railway Frelgh. wooipacklTanij twine



Public Notices W. H, Paget. BLACKSMITH, HORSE-SHOER, WHEEL^BIGBT, AND GENERAL SMITH, Burnett Stbbrt, next " Mail " Office. BEGS to announce that he has taken over the Ooaoh Building and Wheel- wright Branch, lately oarrled on by H. Peat, and will continue all branoheß of the above business as before. All kinds of Buggies, Drays, or Oarts made and re- paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Horses Shod with skill and care, mi,' W. H. PAGET. Wool Season, 1887-88.



i gent for tbe Norwich Union Fire In- juranoe Company, i Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA ALFRED HATtBTSON



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, 100T r ONEEjtt, (STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoß and Merchandise. FOR SALE- Farming Implements, and Vehicle* of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Bale. Clearing Sales held m Town or' Country as required, and most! liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with caro Valuation made of Properties or MeN chandise on easy terms. AcK ancea made [instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale.



WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and J\. Jeweller is employed on the Premises. Watches cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWEST OHRIBTCHUROH PRICES. WATCHES CLEANED OS GLASSES, 6d ; HANDfc!, 9d. W ATERB U Ri '8 repaired from 2a 6d . N.B,— Waterbury's reduced from 13s 6d to 12s. 11 126



Public Notices. PAPERHANGINGa A NICE assortment of the above now m Stock and to arrive ; also PAINTS, OILS COLORS, AND VARNISH £SJ 11*45 JOHN ORR & Co. HARVESTING, CARTING, &c. FOUR MONTHS CONTINUOUS WOBK. \ \ I ANTED Teams with Reapers and ! W Binders for work by contract. Some second-hand machines for sale. Chaff aod oats supplied . JOHN GBIGG. Loogbeach, December 26th, 1887. 12 155



TINWALD. TO LET—A Four-rccmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro* perty, and ne«r the Railway Station. A a* rental will be accepted. T. BULLOOK. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS Tbe Cliristchuidi Finance GO (LIMITED.) CAPITAL £50,000 REGISTERED OFFICE —B Cathedra i?quare,:CHRISTCHUROa. THIS COMPANY ib making OABH ADVANCES on GROWING OROPH, WOOL, LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, FARM PRODUCE of every description, and any .other Clues of Seonrity For particulars apply to THOMAS BULLOCK, Auctioneer, ,W^ „ Aefcbqrtw,



J&KtZ —Lot 28, Trevorton, near thf. *&*JtJ« Presbyterian Manao, contain* Ing about $-acre, with 3-ronmed Boxtap thereon, for Bale at the above prloa T6rmsif required .—Apply to T. BOXLOOK, mHREE-Boomod Cottages near the (3as X Works to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK f|lo LET at a low rental. — 4-sooaaed JL Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE .at a low price and on liberal terms, 15 acroa of land with 2-roomod Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Road, not far from the County Saleyarde. Apply to T. BULLOOK.



FOR SALE, — An improved •Farm of 245 Acres, being R.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. BULLOCK.



TO LET, nbout 6£ Acres Land, nicely situated on Graham's Road, together with a well built 2 roomed House with Verandah, the property of Mr P. Byx^nd, about 4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will be acoepted from a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK.



T. Bullock, TO LIST— A Five-roomed House In Cox Street, at present m the occu- pation o' Mr OlarJdgo T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff store. T. BU'LOOK. HOUSES FOR SALE VERY OHEAP FOR REMOVAL. X AM prepared to receive offers for the -\u25a0- purchase of 3 Houses with verandahs for removal, beiog part o£ Block of Buildings known as Coutt'a, near the Engine Shed. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE! PIANO, equal to new, by Brisener," full trichord and Iron frame. T. BOLLOCK, TO FARMERS. 1 TjlOR SALE— A new WOOL PBESS. T. BULLOCK.



BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. D ESI HE to announce to tbe inhabitants of Ashburton and surronding dis- tricts, that they have opened a TIMBER and COAL YA.BD, opposite Mr (jeorge Jameson's Grain Store, West Street, and ar-* prepared to supply all classes of BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or small quantities, to suit purchasers. RED, WHITE, and"!} LACK PINE, and TOTARA. GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON m all lengths, and best brauds. MOULDINGB, "ARCHITRAVES, SKIRTINGS. POSTS and RAILB7"sTAKES, and all Fencing Material. COAL: Westport Goal, Newcastle Coal, Mount Somera Coal, Firewood m long or short lengths. Agents m Aehburton for Wilson's Port- land Cement and Hydraulic Lime. Note address, — BAKER AND CO., Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain Store, WeikStrnV I+lß



CHRISTMAS AID SEW YEAR'S / GIFTS. JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, JEAVfi just bought from a Home Traveller all his samples of FANOV GO DS, TOYS, DOLBS, ORNAMENTS, FANCY BASKb/TWARB PERFUMERY, BOOKS, ETC., BTO., ETC. At half-price, and all who want to avail themselves of this opportunity to bay OHEAP GOODS for the Holidays, will do well to CALL AT ONCE, as I will allow a LARGE DISCOUNT on all theae Goods and other Articles m Stook. COMB EARLY~AND SECURE BARGAIISS. W. ZAJN T i)EK Tobacconist, Hair Dresser Sbavi SalooD, and Fishing Tackle Dep6t, EAST STREET. 12 120



R: McOallum FAMILY GROCER AND TEA DEALER, FOWLEK'S BUILDINGS, TANCRFD 8 1 BEEP, HAS row m Stock a Large and Very Superior lot of Goods for the Cbristmaa Trade. Also, — NEW FRUITS. SEW FRUITS. Albo,— 'Just unpacked, a lot of Usefu Crockery, oheap and well- assorted. Note the Address: — R. McCallum, GROCER, &c. TANORED STREET.



SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Town Section No. 4, South Street, the original site or Turton's Hotel, with . all Buildings thereon tor Sale. MR T. BOLLOCK has received in- structions from MEBSK9 Vinobmt AND Co , to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, — T.S. Fo 4 t'outh fc'tieet, being only cne Section from the Ashburton Hotel, with the buildings there- on, originally Turton's Hotol ; they can be sold separately lor removal if so desired. Fuli particulars can bo obtained from the Auctioneer. Terms liberal at Sale, , Sale at 12,30. 1+24 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer.



i Public Notices, FOR SALE. A NEARLY new double-seated Buggy, guaranteed perfectly sonnd ; present owner leaving the country. On viev at IH7 BAKER BROS. FRUIT FOR SALE throughout the Season. Apply A. MACLEAN, 12 171 Windermere. HARVESTING. mENDERS are Invitad for Stooklng and JL Forking 409 acres (more or lees) GRAIN, mostly Wheat. Tenders to be sent In on or before the 14th lnst. Specific itiona and all particulars at the Farm. GEO. W. LEADLKY, ill fVakanul. miNWALD Presbyterian Church.— The X New Church will (D. V.) be opened on January Btb, Key J Hill, of Lyttelton, oonduoting services morning and evening, at 11 a m and 630 p.m Tea Meeting on TUESDAY, lOtu, at 530 m the Hall. Public meeting m the Chuich. Addresses by Ministers and othera. Music by the choir. Tickets, Is 6d. MRS B, MORRIS * DESIRES to return thanks for the liberal support accorded her lor th* I lust four years, and hegs to intimate that she has to commenced Business m her old shop, TKIANGLE B^KivRY, where [ their future iavours are respectfully solicited. 1 16 £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poaching going on m the Creeks on the Legtnhor Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that wid lead to a conviction. From this date NO ONE will be per- mitted to fisn m the Creeks on the Lagmbor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. FOR SALE. ON Account of tbe Trustees of tbe hte Walter Hartnell,— • R,S. 16495, South Rakaia, comprising 400 Hcres, inoluding the gt *\u25a0** crop ot Wheat. — Further particulars m»y be obtained from O AS. W. TURNER, Land and Eitate Agent, 12 28 «outh Rakaia.



FOR SALE BY ALL CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, AND MEDICINE VENDORS. PROPRIETOR : A. J. WHITE, LIMITED, LONDON. RED, WHITE, or BL\CK CUR- RANTS for Sale, 2d per lb ; Goose- berries, Id per quart J. THOMAS, North Belt, I*l9 OpposHe Hospital. ASHBUR.TON YAKDS. MESSRS MILES and 00. are in- structed to oiler at the above Yards on TUESDAY, lOrn JANUARY, a special Line of KOO 4tootll Ewes and Wethers Kf\f\ UUVfjJwes guaranteed niaidens.v"*'' i Also, 200 Ewes, with ICO per cent Fat Lambs. J. T. FOBD, Auctioneer. \u25a0 G, JAMESON, Agent, Ashbarton.



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