FIGHTING AT SUAKIM.

(Pjer Pbess Association.)

SrjAxnr. September 20

Severe fighting has taken place on the outskirts of this town. Two hundred marines and several thousand natives are reported to hare been killed.

CRICKET.

TBE AUSTRALIAN ORICKITBRS. BTALKJTRIO TXLEGBAPH— OOPYKIGHTJ [FIB PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 (R«oelved September 23, 12.30 pm ) . London, September 21. In tbelr match with the Australians the Borrey team In their first ionlrgs lost 7 wicket* for 112 runs. At the luncheoß adjournment Maurice Bead was the highest scorer with 57. The wicket was Inoapital oondltion, and 10 090 persons were present to witness the m»toh.

SERIOUS COACH ACCIDENT.

£W6R PRBBB ASSOCIATION.] Ksw Plymouth, September 22. The Bshotn coach, fall of passengers, wu coming down the Omata hill this morning, three miles from town, a very steep place, when one of the wheels went Into a deep rot and oapa'zed the ooaoh The hones bolted with some parts of the vehicle. Browa, a passenger, on the box ■eat, jumped to get dear of the falling eouh, but did not sccoeed, and the ooaoh fell on him. He was seriously Injured In the spine of the back. The other passengers were muoh shaken. The ooaoh li a complete wreck. No blame attaches to the driver. Later. Mr MoOallam, proprietor of the Rshotu eoaob, who was driving, attributes the aeoident to the spokes of the wheels collapsing when In the cat. Bcown it still m great pain. The doctor lays he Is suffering from oonousslon of the spine In the small of the baok.

MELBOURNE DAIRY SHOW.

NEW ZEALAND AWARDS. (PXE PKBSB ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, September 21. The following awards hare been. made In connection with the Melbourne Dairy Show :— New Zealand Cheese— Frist award, Grey town Butter and Cheese Factory ; commended, Wayte Bros, Gore, South land. Honey, In Jars— First award, G. W. Epplng, Normandy, Taranaki. and Moritz* son and Hopkins, Dunedin; second award, Colonel Morris, Qaeenstown. Honey, In comb — First award, Colonel Morris; 2nd award, George Stevenson, Poverty Bay. Preserved beef — Second award, Gear Company, Wellington, and R Tillow. No awardi have been made to New Zealand hams, babon, or butter. Another dairy show will be held about November. ,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PKt PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

The Staff of Life. Auckland, September 22. The price of bread is to be raised on Monday. Itbti been wiling at 2id and 3d. On and after Monday It will be Sd eashand 34d credit. This Is In oonse goenee of the recent rise of £2 per ton i floor. Effects of fche Hard Times. Hawira, September 22 The pressure of the times is causing some of the Te WhUI Natives to consider thiit determination to lift none of (he rant money lying to their oredit. Some Natlver who hare never taken money before have taken It now or have Inti mated their readiness to take it If they eao do to without the knowledge of other Natives. Notices have been issued to the Native leaseholders informing them that the Board of the Public Trust offioe have decided to rsdace their several rents as ■et out tn the notices for a period of five jean from Ist January 1888, returning thereafter to the rent provided for In the base. The New Zealand Cfcnrt at the Mel . bourne Exhibition. Wb&unotov, September 22. Mr Eugene O'Connor, M.H.R., wires to the Premie* from Melbonrne — " The New Zealand Court Ii a source of pride j and encouragement. The produots excel In Variety and there la an excellent d'e< play. The mineral section is good. No zoom for bulky exhibits at present. The j arrangement is artistic and attractive," The Lanwch Libel Action. It has been arranged that the libel action Larnach t " New Zealand Herald " ■ball be beard In Wellington. Wellin et oa Harbor. Hydraulic machinery tor working the wharves is now being plaoed m position, There will be four 35 cwt cranes and one 10 ton one on the Quean's wharf, aBS ton crane on the. reolalmed land and a aew wool press on the ral'wjy wharf ; pipes for conducting the water to the ao enmnlator tower are all ready. v The Dairy Industry. Intkboabgxll, September 22. The Fairfax Dairy Company has re aolved that m the Interests of the dairying Industry, It be a recommendation to the Dairy Factories Conference to consider the advlsableneas|of appointing a spsolal agent to sell the produce of the factories In England, and to attend to the business of. the factories represented by the Con ference.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(BY XLSOTBIO KSLBGBATH COPTBIGHX.) (PXB FRBBS ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 22, 12.30 p.m.)

COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Pabis, September 21. It has been ascertained that the German gendarme found shot dead near Luarce,on the frontier, committed suicide.

REVIEW OF GERMAN TROOPS.

Berlin, September 21. The manoeuvres of the German army were witnessed by the Emperor Wil liam. The review of troops was a brilliant spectacle, and His Majesty expressed great satisfaction at their efficiency. The Emperor has conferred distinctions on officers who took a prominent part m the maneauvres.

THE CONGO EXPEDITION.

London, September 21. Letters received from the Congo predicted the murder of Major Bartel lot The latter is alleged to have treated the men under him m an over bearing manner. Although there was no, necessity to apprehend a shortness of supplies the Major placed the party on starvation allowance! while the officers were abundantly provided with food, even to waste. At the time the letter was despatched the murder was expected daily. Major Bartellot is also accused of. cruelty to the men, whom he ill-used on the slightest pro vocation. Her Majesty has $ent a letter of condolence to Major Bartellot'* (after.

THE WOOL SALES.

(P3R PRESS ASSOOIAHON ) London September 21. At to-day's wool sales 10,000 bales were catalogued, Bcoured merinos sold at from -|d to Id dearer, with the excep tion of New Zealand lots ; locks were weaker ; greasy, dearer ; inferior scoured crossbred declined £d.

WAKANUI RIVER BOARD.

IA meeting of the newly elected Board for the Wakanui R?ver diatrtfct was heH 'this morolDg. Pcosen'. : wleaara Juo. Brorn, M. Wilson E. Thomas, and Jas Wilson Mr Jas. Brown was elected Chairman. The minutes of the last meeting of the old Board were read and confirmed. It was resolved on the motion of the Chairman seconded by Mr M. Wilson " That this Board approves of tha whole of the business done by the late Wakanui River Board and now ad op's all its en gagements and responsibilities." The Chairman moved— "That Messrs Fooks and Sons be authorised to sue after October 6h for all rates of whiob part Is not paid to the extent of half by the above date. 1 ' Mr B. Thomas would second the motion, If something were added to the efleoi that the Board could not work with* out money. The Chairman and Mr Wilson pointed out that Mr Thomas's suggested addltfon was quite understood. In reply to Mr James Wilson the Obalr^ man said that the payment of the second • half of the rite was a question for the future consideration of the Board. The motion was carried. The Chairman suggested that a resolu tion to the following effeot should be agreed to :— "That Messrs be a .Works Committee to watch over the 1 vagaries of the river any works m hand and to report from time to time as to what they think best to be done."

He suggested that the number of Com mittee should ba three, and pointed out that its ohief objeot would be to attend to small works that might urgently reqalre attention before a meeting of the Board could be oalled together. The motion was oarrled, Messrs James Wilson, B. Thomas, and M Wilson, being being appointed the Committee. Mr M. VVileon said that to meet the Bird's need for money he would move that an account be opened with the Bank of New Zealand on the credit of the incoming rate to meet the present need, Messrs Jamas Brown and E. Thomas to make tbe neoesiary arrangements. In speaking to his motion he sild that all who h»d seen the river on the previous day, would agree that something required to be done at once, and they could not undertake any work without money. Mr James Wilson seconded the motion whioh was carried.

The Chairman suggested that they should apply to the Road Board for the control of the line of road at the river. No work could be undertaken on the road at present without the consent of the Road Board.

A motion m the direction Indloatod was agreed to.

After discussing various matters relating o the protective works the Board ad ournedt

THE RAILWAY MARKET TICKET QUESTION.

We reprint by request the following letter on this Bubjeot, whioh appears m Thursday's issue of the " Otago Daily Times ":— TO THE EDITOR. Sib,— -Owing to the generous support of yourself and contemporaries m Dunedin on the above question, I was encouraged to start a petition on the Bubjeot, and from the annexed copy of a letter from the Minister of Public Works, you will observe the Kail way Department has so far relaxed the stringency r=> of the conditions attached to market tickets, as to permit anyone to use them without m the first place attending the saleyards, as was insisted on by the Canter bury traffic manager when m the witness box. The following clause of the Minister's letter is, however, worthy of further con sideration :— " lam informed that the issue of special tiokets such as these is very com mon m other parts of the world, where they are used by many millions of travellers annuaUy under similar restrictions on private companies' lines."

No Joubi the above is oorreot as far as it goes, but it should be remembered that m Great Britain there exists a great choice of railways to travel by, and if one takes a market tiokefc by one line a passenger haa generally the option of proceeding on his ■ journey on another ticket by another line of railway, quite independent of the first com pany's line. In addition it should be con sidered that great facilities of either trams, busseß, or cabs exist at and from nearly every small market town as well as large ones m Great Britain, and which do not exist m New Zealand owing to the sparseness of its popu lation. So far as my particular csie is con cerned there is no aotual town existing at [Washdyke, only the saleyarda, a publio house, and a boiling down establishment, the real market town of the district being Timaru, where the auctioneers have their offices. Com | mon sense would therefore infer that market tickets would be issued to Timaru as well as to Washdyke, the Bame as is done m the cases of Addington and Ohristchurch. Moreover, this anomaly or restriction is particularly unjust, because previously to the advent of the railways there was a considerable amount of traffic by road between Washdyke and Timaru whioh the railway destroyed; and henoe the travelling pnblio is quite at the mercy of an autooratio Government railway, which monopoliseß the whole of the traffic, and whioh private companies at Home could not effect, owing to a keen competition. The Minister does not Bay m his letter who the experienced traveller was who informed him of the practice at Home as regards market tickets, but it seems a pity that the gentle man m question did not extend his travels as ar as Arabia, as he there might have heard of a proverb (quoted m " Palgrave's Travels ") wbiob the inhabitants apply to a man who leaves hifl own country and returns no wwits t than when he left it— they say "he went away a dpnkey and came baok a jaokass." An acquaintance with the foregoing proverb would have made the experienced traveller more oaref al to learn all the circumstances of this case, which cannot m any way be oom pared with railway arrangements m the old country. Now as regards the trial of the case m court before the magistrate, after ta» had deoided that the regulations had beeifevaded by my taking another ticket beyond Washdyke, the Crown Prosecutor olaimed a solicitor's fee of £1 Is. At first the good sense of the magistrate prompted him to refuse the application, but upon being plied with arguments by the Crown Prosecutor he allowed it. Now, I consider this a gross injustice, because it is rarely that fees are allowed under £5 oases ; and, secondly, although the amount olaimed was only 5s fid, still as I suooeeded m getting even that small amount reduced by lOd, it could not ba considered thai the Government bad entirely won its suit, and this oiroum itanoe of itself should have made tha magis trate chary of granting a fee at all. It was, moreover, most painful to an independent mind to witness the marked deference — I might almost say reluctance — whioh the Crown-paid magistrate exhibited to the Crown paid solicitor when he found he would be compelled to deduot lOd from the olaim. This good understanding existing between Crown officials augurs badly for the publio ; and some change should, I think, be made m the practice of these courts when tha Crown is a litigant. Perhaps if juatioea of the peace were asso ciated with the magistrate m the trial of such oases it migst strengthen his judicial impar. dality; and if be were deprived of the power to grant solicitors' fees m oases under 10a or 20s, it might also serve the enda of justioe. t Apologising for the length of these remarks. lam, etc, f I. B. Gwiohgsaus Quaiv, ilttfirton, gentemjw 18,

THE WEATHER.

_ . — ♦- The following is the meteorological report it Alford Station for the week ending September 21at :—

SPORTING.

GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES,

(Per Press Association.) Sidney, September 21 The following made final psymants this af'ernoon for the Gbkat Mstsopo. itan Stakbs. Two miles, at lb at lb Abe room ... 9 8 Leiohacdt ... 7 6 Arsenal ... 9 0 Frisco ... 7 4 Cardigan ... 810 Toaobstone 610 Honeydew 8 8 Blarney ... 6 8 The Nun ... 8 2 Lamoud ... 6 4 Pet Girl ... 7 8 Elsie ... 6 0 Stdnby. September 22, The following up fur the Derby has been published :— Volley, Wycombe and Pearlshell In the order named. Following ii the latest belting :— METBOPOLITAN STAKES sto 1 aget Abero-.'ru 100 — 18 Honeydew and L»racn' • 100 — U. Frkoo 300 — - 10 Arsenal &nd Blarney 100 — 9 Touchstone 100 — 8 Cardigan 100 — 6 Elsie and Lolchaidt 100 — 3 Pet Girl 100— 1 The Nun

CASPARINI'S ESCAPE

(PER PRBS3 ASSOCIATION.)

I Sydney, September 21. The detective authorities here do not believe that Gasparlnl jumped overboard : on the voyage of the Wakatipu from Wel lington to Sydney, and are of opinion that as he was only oonvioted of fraudulent bankruptcy, he was able to command plenty of money and sympathy. The detectives believe that Gaaparinl waa on board the Wakatipu when search was fruitlessly made for him- The French Oonaul-General here has expressed in dignation at the action of a Minister of the Crown la New Zealand, who It is skated, prominently concerned himself In Gaßparinl's behalf, m reference to raising a subscription to defray the coat of applying for a writ of habtas corpus for the release of the prisoner In Sydney; An official communication has been received by the Consul- General, Btatiog that the Minister referred to con versed with Gaeparlnl on the Wellington wharf jast prior to the departure of the steamer Wakatipu, and that he also gave a message to the deteotive who was In obarge of tho prisoner. An attache to tbe Consul states that be saw a man resembling Gasparlni la the streets of Sydney after the Wakatlpu'a arrival, and called the attention of Deteotive Walker to him, but he denied tbe man was Gieparinl. Tbe attache adheres to the belief that this man wbb Gasparlni.

Auckland, September 22 The French convict Oury went by the last mail steamer to San Francisco. He promised to write from Honolulu to a Frenchman here and give the address of Gasparlni who, he ssaertß, is at large. Detective Walker ridloules the Idea that Gasparinl escaped alive from the afceam9r. He states the saarch was most complete. Tho ooal bunkers were nearly emp'y and were thoroughly searched, and the searchers alao went through the bilge and In the apace beneath the boilers whioh was nearly red hot. He is of opinion that the rumora of his escape have beeD circulated to do him Injury. There is absolotsly no foundation for the statement that a con- Bular attache at Sydney pointed out aoy one to him as resembling Gaspadn', The story is a pure fabrication.

PUZZLE COLUMN

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

THE CHICAGO TEASER. The oorreot answer to this problem, whioh has effectually puzzled hundreds of persons. Is 24, as may be seen by the fol lowing explanation. (1) If one hen and a half lay any given number of eggs In a given time then it is evident that the number laid by the half hen will be ju&t half the number laid by tbe one hen m the time stated, (2.) Therefore as one hen and a half lay one and a half eggs m the time stated half a hen lays half an egg and conse quently one hen lays one egg. (3.) If one hen leys one egg lv the stated time then six hens lay six eggs In that time.

(4.) The stated time for each laying being one and a half days there oan only be font layings within at ren days beouue four timea one and a half equals six and there could be no further laying until the expiry of seven and a half daya. (6.) Therefore the six "hens lay six egga at eaoh laying and as there are four layings within seven days the answer li four times six 24. THE BLIZZABD PUZZLE. "Bluenose" forwards the following solution. 30 | 89 | 48 j 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 46 j 6 | 8 | 17 j 26 | 36 | 87 6 | 14 J 16 J 25 | 31 J 36 | 45 18 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 44 | 4 21 |28| 32 41 |43 3| 12 22 | 31 | 40 | 49 I 2 I 11 I 20 THE MERCHANT AND CHICKENS PROBLEM. "Bluenose" writes: — The merchan' "cheats" the women (In the'chloken' ptoblem) by combining their business and inferring that eaoh gets her dollar for her 2b chickens, which ehe does not. One gets 5-6 th dollar* for 2Johlckeno, and the other 1£ dollar for 2£ ohiokens, that la (1J + 5-6 th) dollars, or 2 l-12th dollars ford chickens, i.e. 25 dollars for the 60 ohlokenß. The figures don't He, but the merchant does. THE FIVE CLASSES PROBLEM. - The same correspondent says with referenoe to the twenty ohlldren to be divided into 6 classes, each of an uneven number — " Your correspondent !a of the opinion that the above contains a oatob, •nd that there will bo a falleoy m the method which pretends to aolve It*

NEW PROBLEMS.

TUB SEVENTEEN ELEPHANTS, "Blaenose*. forwards the following!:— A Rajah left 17 elephants to be divided by an executor amongst hla three sons m the following manner ; — One-h»lf was to be left to the oldest, one-thtrd to the seoond and one-ninth to the youngest. No elephant was to be divided, aad yet the eieoator satisfied the sons. How was ■ it done ? THE WEIGHTS PROBLEM. A mm wishes to weigh any weight from 1 lb up to 40 lbj (excluding fraotlons of lbs) with 4 welghti, What toxu will be ihIYQ tOOIf?

FIRE AT WESTERFIELD.

♦ A two-storey dwell'n^-hoasu. belonging to Mr P. Morrir, Weskeifiald flour roll), was bori.eldovm at noun to-day. The fire was caused by the upsetting of some fat into the grate. The bu ldlog was mured for £75.

AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM A VETERAN.

As this is jubilee year it tends to make en" look back and think of the flight of time, and m this way I am reminded that I am one of the Veterans m the sale of your valuable and and successful medicine. I have sold it m. England and many parts of Scotland. Well do I remember the first circular you sent out some nine or ten years ag«. You had come to England from America to introduce Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and I was struck by a paragraph m which you used these words : — "Being a stranger m a strange land, I do not wish the people to feel that I want to take ihe least advantage over them. I feel that I have a remedy that will cure disease, and I have so much confidence m it that I authorise my agents to refund the money if peoplerahould say that they ha»e hot benefited by itsW." I felt at once that you would never say that unless the medicine had merit, and I applied for the agency, a step which I now look back upon with pride and satisfaction. Ever since that time I have found it far the best remedy for Indigestion and Dyspepsia I have met with, and I have sold thousands of bottles. It has never failed m any case where there were any of the following symptoms :— Nervous or sick headache, sourness of the stomach, rising of the food after eating, a sense of fulness and heaviness and fulness, dizziness bad breath, slime and mucus on the gums and teith, constipation, and yellowness of the eyes ard skin, dull and sleepy sensations, ringing m the ears, heartburn, loss of appetite, and, ih short, wherever there are signs that the system is clogged, and the blood is out of order. Upon repeated inquiries, covering a j great variety of ai'ments, my customers have always answered, "lam better," or "lam perfectly well ." What I have seldom or never seen before m the case of any medicine ia that people tell each other of its virtues, and those who have been been cured say to the suffering : " Go and get Mother Seigei's Curative Syrup, it will make you well." Out of the hundreds of cures I will name one or two that happen to come into my mind. Two old gentlemen, whose names they Would not like me to give you, had been martyrs to Indisgestion for many years. They had tiird all kinds of medicine without relief. One of them was so bad he could not bear a glass of ale. Both were advised to use the Syrup and both recovered, and were as hale and hearty as men m the prime of life. A remarkable case is that of a house painter named Jetteries, who lived at Penshurst, m Kent. His business obl'ged him to expose himself a great deal to wind and weather, and he was seized wi'h rheumatism, and his joints soon swelled up with dropsy, and were very stiff and painful. Nothing that the doctors could do seemed to reach the seat of the trouble. It so crippled him .that he could do hardly any work; and tor the whole of the winter of 1878 and '79, he had to give up and take to his bed. He had been afflicted m this sorry way for three years, and was getting worn out and discouraged. Besides, he had spent over £13 for what he called "doctor's stuft " without the least benefit. In the Spring Ihe heard of what Mother Seigel s Curative t Syrup has done for others and bought a 2s 6d bottle of me. In a few days he sent me word he was much better — before he had finished the bottle. He then sent to me for a4s 6d bottle, and as I was going that way I carried it down to him myself. On getting to his house what was my astonishment and surprise to find him weeding an onion bed. I could hardly believe my own eyes, and said :— "You ought not to be out here, man, it may be the death of you, after having being laid up all winter with rheumatism and dropsy." His reply was: "There is no danger. The weather is fine, and Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup has done for me m a few days what the doctors could not do m three years. I think I shall get well now." He kept on with the syrup, and m three weeks he was at work again, and has had ho return of the trouble for now nearly ten years. Any medicine that can do this should be known all over the world. Yours faithfully, (Signed) Rupert Graham. Of Graham <fc Son. Holloway House, Sunbury, Middlesex, June 25 th, 1887 The above wonderful cure oS Rheumatism was the result of the wonderful power of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup to cleanse the blood of the poisonous humours that arise from Indisgestion and Dyspepsia. Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup is for sale by all chemists and medicine vendors, and by the proprietors, A. J. White, Limited, 35, Fmingdon Road, London, England. (3)

THE AdHBOKTOJN -'' :«!^ 1888



Shade. High t Date. ■! ■ iv State of weather low. high. Sun. Saturday.. 31* 71- 131. Pine, E. Sunday .. 37* 77- 133. Fine, NW. Monday .. 39- 54' 70 Overoast, calm I Tuesday .. 35- 63- 122 Fine, oalm i Wednesday 27' 68- 130- Fine, N.W. Thursday.. 35- 55- 120- Fine, E. Friday .. 30* 68- 130 Fine, N.E. j



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TO THE CADIBS OF ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway dress and mantle '.makebs Tancrbd Steeet ASHBURTON. 5 169 A OARDj Miss Carson, TEACHER OF MUSIC, (PIANOFORTE AND OUGAN), t Bubnktt Stbebt, 12 101 S* B # Seymour,! SURGEON DENTIST, ! 215, Oolombn Street (new Baildinge near corner of Gloucester Street.) Established 1869 SCALE OF~"OHAEGES : Extraction, 2a 6d per tooth ; Fillings, 6a per tooth. A redaction made where a number require attending to. ARTIFI3IAL TEETH. The charges for Artificial Teeth are rsade with a view to strict economy, regulated by each circumstances as cases present, or euoh materials as patients prefer. Par- ticulars given on application. Consulta- tion free. Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) admini&tored 'when required. Attendance, 9 am, to 6 p.m. 215, Colombo Street, Christohurch 8 167 ■ Ex "Rimutaka." — THE NEWEST STYLES AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN PRINTS. PRINTS. PRISTS. Firßt Shipment NOW ON VIEW NOW ON VIEW Inspection Invited. Mitchell & Turner TANCRED STREET ASHBURTOS.



W. GREGG AND COMPANY, PUHE BLENBED TEAJ3, NEW SEASON, 1888-9, r IN itß AXto lift PACKETS, atß FAITOT OAWISTERa ato ftti Asb XOh TUSfr TRY THESE BLENDS. TRY THESE BLEEDS. ((CROWNTi f EAGLE )) 'fcrnßiTioNn ((C L U bl| V per Ih.J/ \y^lh.J \^P e r IK , Jl \U per lb.if < : ONE TRIAL WILL ESTABLISH THEIR CONSTANT USB, To be obtained from JOHN ORR AND CO., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 9 IC2 Drapery and Clothing at prices to suit the Times. W. FT. n°^H E ?; D^Pe'tOWhiM, &0., THE CORNER, A^hbnrton Ja i Pitnff flk V ( u te anßger , of . n c obda y and Co., Ohristcharcb, snd Gabiteß •■: and TJante, Asbburton), has pleaeare m informing the Pub!ic of Ashbarton and Bar- ronndmg Dißtriote, that he has purchased the business of Messrs Gabiteß and Plant* and Dim ant and Coo, ■ . WINTER GOODS now being disposed of at the great reduotion of EIGHT SHILLINGS m the £. Just arrived, a verjr lar«;e and well assorted Stock of new Goods DRFSS&S '" PRI ?S,%^°3r? IBBONS ' GL^E9, MensSOARVESrcOLLAm^ 1 BH«.RTS, BOOTS and OLOTHINIi for Spring and Summer wear, at pnoeß to suit the times and compete with Christoburoh. The Cheapest House m Ashburton. Inapection and Companion invited. : "W. H. COLLIER, .so THE COBNEB, East and Tancred Streets. M C CALLUM & CO. T WE are now landing, ex " Bfaud Graham," a Cargo of Firat-olaw KAtJRT PLOOJBING, LINING, SHELVING, and other sizei In PRIMW CONDITION . We haye also to hand Lirge SuppHe. of RED and WHITE PINE TIMBER, all sfzes. * . ALSO,— " NEWCASTLE COAL, WESTPORT COAL, AND MOUNT SOMERSj COAL Out PAINTING and HOUSE DEOORATrFU DEPARTMENT Ir reolata with EVERY RHQUIBITE. w ™ ESTIMATES GIVEN* McOallum and Co., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, PATNTERS PAPEft. HANGERS, GLAZIERS, Etc., V ; EAST STREET "! aSHBURTON. ;



nhlic Notices. rP^OftO and other T ? UBT fund; dvLJ\J\J)J roidy for investment 01 First class Freehold securities. Apply t< H. .WYNN- WILLIAMS, Solicitor, 211, Hereford Street. 6 183 Ohristohnroh. Piokford & Undrill Take th r s opportunity of informing the public of Ashburton and County thai their new FURNITURE WAREHOUSE AND WORKSHOPS are now m full working order, and replete with a Choice Stock of all NJBW GOODS FOR Sale at Jo* est possible prices, consisting of all Designs m General HOUBBHOLD FUBNITURE and Fittings. NOTHING On their part will be wanting to induce their patrons to support them m their new premises, which will ba found far oiore convenient and roomy than the Old Shop. Note the Address — TANCBED SIBBBT, OPPOSITE ARCADE. PRICE LIST OF ASHBUJRTON DRUG CO., Ld. Freshly ground Linseed Meal, 4d per 1b Pure Newfoundland Cod Liver Oil, 3b 6d pet pint Glycerine. 2s per lb Diamond Dyes, 61 per packet ifeodlnj? Bottlea, 91 each Teats, 2d each O«uatie Soda, for making Soap, Bd, and Is pef tin Tru&Sdß, 4a 6d to 15f each Hlgginson's Rubber Eoemaa, 4j 6d each Galvanic Batteries lent to Customers ires of charge. w> Patent Medicines at Storekeeper's Prices, As I am prepared to oarry oat etlll further the Redactions. l made when first taking over the Business, I now submit the above short List of Prices as an index to tbe reduced charges I have made In every Department, especially m Dispens- ing Physicians' Prescriptions. It mast, however, be borne la mind that In Drags, and more particularly m Medicines, tbe Purohaeer must depend almost entirely on the Integrity of the Ohemiat. I have a business reputation of many years In Ashbarton to maintain, and am not willing t> damage It, even to retain a Caatomer, by supplying a Drag of an inferior quality. Teeth Carefully Extracted, 2s 6d, Children, la. An Assistant resides on the Premises, and Medicines urgently needed may be obtained at any hour. Ashburton Drag Company, Ld. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Manager, JOHN ORE & CO.'S PIRST QPRING QHOW 1888. ..-•; IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT "TIT® Dave opened up oar First Oon- VV signment of all the NEWEST GOODS manufactured for this Season's Trade. In soliciting the early attention, of our namerouß patrons and the pubilo gener- ally, we would respectfully desire to state that m no previous season have we ever offered bo large and bo complete an assortment of all THE NEWEST GOODS STRAW GOODS RIBBONS PLUSHES LACES CORSETS UNDERCLOTHING ' Trimmings, Buttons, and Haberda&hery DRESS STUFFS PRINTS DRILLETTES MUSLINS FANCY OAMBEIO — HOSIER V.— SHIRTS SOARVLS AND TIBS Clothing and H&ts Belog Direct Importers from the Largest Manufac- turers m Europe, we are m a position to give excep- tional advantages. Our DRAPERY BRANCH is > now under new management and we have given lnstrtlo tlons to revise our Wholo Stock, and redoos every artiole to the lovest possible price . JOHNOER&GO. GENERAL IMPORTERS.



Public Notioeg. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. \ A PPLIOAT ONS are Invited from f I~\ Persons dealrouß of filling the office I' f Seoretary to the above O!ab Salary, £40 a year. AppUoitlon In writing, "ddreeaed " Application for Seoretaryihip, Box 49 P 0.. Ashbarton," will be te- oeivtd op to 6 o'oloofc on SATURDAY, 22nd instant. Further particulars oin be obtained from Me 0. W. Purnell. ' / 9 97 FHOTOGRAPEERS, ,^0 218 High Street, •^sS^-*,, Christ church CENTRAL HOTEL, Wakanal Road, Aihburton. . A. J. Kelly Proprietor. t^AVISG taken over tbe above Hotel, 1 renovated and renewed tbe Furnl- tare and Stook, I trust my Friends and the Pablio will give me a fair share of patronage, Good Stabling. SpeoUl Terma for Boarders. B+l6B THE FEDERAL OOFFEB PAL 10 B, at the corner of Collins & King Streets, Melbourne, Now open for business. The Federal Palace ia only two minutes walk from the Central Railway Station and the Wharves. The Palace contaios 550 rooms, comprising Drawing, Dining, Reading, Sitting, Billard, Bed, and other rooms iSpeoial accommodation for families and permanent boarders. Tbe Cuisine and Table appointments for the daily luncheon are a speciality. Particular care exercised to secure perfect immnnity from Accident by Fire, All charges moderate. 9 25 GEO, COHEN, Manager. ASHBUfctTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION, / THE ANNUAL Horse Parade WILL be hold at the ASHBURTON COUNTY SALE YARDS on Tuesday, October 2nd, 1888 At 2 p,m, Entrance Fee for eaoh Horse : 10s. Entries olose with the undersigned on SATURDAY, 29th September, at 5 p.m. JNO. J. 0. QUANE> 9 58 Secretary. Rink de Paris, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28m. FANCY DRESS Carnival CARNIVAL CARNIVAL CARNIVAL CARNIVAL Maypole MAYPOLE MAYPOLE MAYPOLE MAYPOLE mHE GRAND MARCH of Ooßtume A. Skaters at 8 o'clock. Maypole at 9 o'clock. See future advertisement. Wauchop & Co., GRAIN AND PRODUCE BROKERS, VALUATORS, STOCK-TAKERS, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL COM- MISSION AGENTS, 224, Hereford Street, Christchurch, ARE prepared to negotiate Loans on Freehold Property, Wool, Grain, or any kind of Prodice. Liens on growing Crops at current rates, For large amounts special arrangements can be made. All business strictly confidential. WAUCHOP & CO. BARGAINS I BARGAINS!! J. MOISON, Impertneable and Practical Bootmaker, BEGS to announce his firßt CLEARING SALE, commencing October Ist, for ONE MONTH only, when he will off-* to the public his choice stock of beet Englinh and Colonial BOOTS AND SHOES, of all descriptions, at priceß that will command a ready Sale for Cash, * J.M, has always on hand goods of his own make and made to measure, whicb, for STYLE FASHION, NEATNESS, and ELEGANCE, cannot be (surpassed, as he i« a thorough expert m tbis line. tanore"d"btreet, Next the CLUB, Ashburton. - 9*loß To the Ladies. SPLENDID SHOW OF New Spring Goods FOR THE SEASON, EX " RUAPEHU; NOYELTIEa NOVELTIES. NEV DEESS MATERIALS. New Millinery j &c. ANDREW Ofiß.



Public Notices. MONEY TO LEND at 6£ per cent on good farming land. No charge* for oommlsilon or valaatlon In. Aahbufton County < Apply 0. G. HAWDON, 9*lß Westertield, Ashburton. TO LET. A C\ A -^ BES » together with houce thereon Z£\J situated about one mile from the liounty Baleyards, Fairfield Road. Apply to T. dULLOCK. ASHBURTON ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY. THE Annual Meeting of members ol above Soolety will be held at Mi W. Zander's (upstairs) on FRIDAY, tbi 28th September next, at 4. p.m. JNO. J. 0. QUANE, 9 117 Hon. Secretary. Wool Wool Wool 6EASOFTBBB 89. "jl/T I L E S~~A N D 0 0 Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the eoaning CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or foi Shipment to MILES BROS. AND 00., LONDON, No Commission charged on Advances rod do Commission charged for offering Wool hero unless a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the Season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodioui and convenient Stores, West Street, J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGE JAMESON, 5 70 • Agent, Auhburton. Frozen Meat WE are prepared to make LIBERAI ADVANCES on Frozen Mea placed m our hands for sale m the Homi Markets. Messrs Miles Bros., etc,, our Londoi Agents, give special attention to thii business, and have been successful ii obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERB CAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANCES, PROMPT SETTLEMENT SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock ar ielivered at the Freezing Works or m th railway tracks to our order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and pay men >f all looal charges, Freight, Insurance ate, thus relieving shippers of all troobl and loss of time, MILBB &i CO., Ohriatchuroh. GEORGE JAMESON, J < * Agent! Aihbojfcoq«