TINWALD TOWN BOARD

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held at the Board's office Tinwald on Friday, August 3rd. Present— Messrs Clark, (m the chair), Scott, Williams, Shearer and Jephson. The Ohairrran reported that the following tenders had been aocepted for works as authorised at the last meeting: —Formation— Agnes street, O. O'Connor •t 4s per chain. Shingling— Agnes street, C. O'Connor at Is 41 per .yard ; do Wilkln street, O. O'Connor at 101 per yard ; do footpath Carter's terrace, 0. O'Connor at Od per yard ; clearing side channels Carter's terrace, 0 O'Connor at« lid per obaln ; outtlng drain along miln ( drain, F. Lowe 5i 6d per chain ; remov ing culvert In Laghmor road, and placing lime across Grove itreet, at Its junction with John b ton street, J. Robinson at £4 15s. The Board approved of the aotlon of the Chairman*

Correspondence wai read— (l) From Upper Ashburton Road Board re ford near Road Board office. The clerk was Instructed to have the f ord formed to proper grade. (2.) From Ashburton County Council, forwarding oopy of letter from the Stock and Saleyards Company calling the attention of the Board to the dangerous state of the gravel pit near the Baleyard», and asking the Board te fenoe the same. It was resolved to reply that this Board refuses to take control of the Gravel R<?g3rve, and is of opinion that •• the County Conncil, Upper Ashburton R-osd Bo»id and Longbeach Road Board! have taken gravel from the pit for years, it ia only fair that those bodies should con tribute their share of the cost of fencing m ths reserve.

A petition was rand from a number of ratepayers praying that a drain sfaoald be made from Grove street to Dohorty's farm. It was resolved to call for tenders for doing the work at once.

Tbe clerk was instructed to sand notice to Mr Benjamin Ede to dear gorse m Ford's road.

It «r«s resolved to form Grove street from Graham's road to Carter's ttnace, and shingle same from Johnston street to Carter's terrace, tenders to be m by next meeting. After passing accounts and transacting routine business the meeting adjourned.

WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of this Board waa held on Saturday. Present — Messrs M Bruce (Chairman), W. T. LIU and J. Brown.

CORRESPONDENCE,

Letters ware read— (l) From ratepayers 1 In Sea field district asking to have Le J Breton'a road tussocked. The Surveyors were lmtrooted to call for tenders for next l meeting.— (2) From Mr 0. W. Tamer ' having reference to the Wakanal creek ' sod referring the Board to tho Asbbarton Poanty Council. — It was resolved "That t this Board h of ODlnion that the two r bridges over the Wakanol creek, con- 1 ■tructed at the cost of this Board, with a \ ■pan exooedlng 30 feet each should b) c miintained by the Oonnty Council and I charged to the general aosoant, for the following reasons:— Becauee the Oonncll is i one of the pieties to the diversion of the t Aehborton river from its natural coarse, c canting Injury to the district roads and i great Inconvenience and expense to rate- i payers of this district, through their hav ing to maintain thcß9 and other smaller bridges over this new branch of the waters of the Ashbnrton river ; beoause the action of the Oounoll m maintaining all suoh bridges m other road districts, •ni whioh were only partly paid for by the Bond Boards, seems manifestly unfair to this Board, and more so ib no bridge wonld be over the Wakanal creek but for fcbe diversion of the Ashburton river. That thli Board will no longer allow its roads to be flooded is they have been ' lately, nor expend any farther sum on the repairs of any bridge with a span exceed ing 30 feet ; rather than do bo, it will me every means m its power to prevent the river from being turned oat of its natural coarse to the detriment of the , roads of the district. That a copy { of the foregoing resolutions be for- , warded to the Oonnty Ooanoll." — \ Prom Htmpstcam^ iwn Board re Bonn- i dary roads, and sm*£g that a deputation i woold wait on theTioard with a view to i arranging the oontrol, etc., of these roads. , —The Surveyor stated that th*y had m- ' formed the Clerk of the Hampstead Town Board that this Board would be glad to meet them at tbla meeting; they bad arranged for the meeting to take place later on.— From Mr M, Wilson, drawing the attention of the Board to the hardship i to was Btill suffering fiom, having no direot commnnicatlon with the town, and stating that hfl believed Mr S. Brown was willing to sell land for a roadway to connect the Hirer road — It was resolved to reply that the Board cannot take any aotlon at *i*«*ent, pointing out that they bad some short time ago need every means to get Mr Wilson a road, and that as yet Mr S. B'own had not expreesed his willingness to sell land to the Board j tn fact, m his l«st comtnnnieation to the Board, he de elleed to do bo. surveyor's eeport. The Sort eyor's report was read as f ollows: — (1) Sesfield road. — The tußSocking on this road has been completed; the repairing of road is being proceeded with and is near completion. The maintenance man will then proceed to the Chertsey road. (2) Wright's road. — We have inspeoted this short piece of road, complained of at last meeting ana find that it is very rough for traffio and reoommend that it be formed its fall length about 20 chains. (3) Buckley's road.— We have also in spected portion of this road between Seaview district and Seafield. We consider that portion between Jones' road and Seafield road whioh carries a good amount ot traffic should be lormed, the distance is about 183 chains. (4) Milton road.— We have had culvert on this road extended a distance of 16 feet each Bide. (5) Wakanni flat.— Though the river was m heavy freßh last week we have tp report that no damage was done to roads, The maintenance man's diary lies on the table. Olanse 2 — Surveyors were Instructed to call tenders for next meeting. WATER RACES ACROSS ROADf. Tt was the opinion of the Board that water races crossing roads, whether by means of fords or culverts, should be under the control of the Boad Board, and it was decided to again ask the Oooncll to do this, pointing out the saving and ex* pedienoy of so doing. cochbank's road, Mr W. Coohrane waited on the Board, and drew their attention to the Insuf ficiency of the conorete culvert across ibli road to carry off storm water.-— Mr Brown and the Surveyors were requested to ice to the matter. MCQUIRV'S ROAD. It wag decided to take dowa the fences Bonth-aast of this road, and hßve rises levelled and hollows filled up. HAHPSTEAD AND WAK&NUI BOUNDARY ROAD A deputation consisting of Meßßrs Mayo, Fawcett, and G. Andrews waited on tbe Board with regard to some arrangement feeing made as to the oontrol and mainten ance of the roads.

After some discussion it was mutually •greed that the boundary road* be under the control of the Wakannl Bond Board, with the exception of Trevor's road, which shall bd under the control of the Harnp stead Town Board ; thai the cost of maintenance be as follows : — Tho Seafield «nd Wakanul roads : two-thirds to be t>orn« by the W»k«nul Road Board and ©ne-tblfd by the Hampstead Town Board, the other roadi to be borne by eaoh equally. GORSE OJf BOADS An ordet wai made by the Board to have gone grnbbed offcertain toads atonoe After "palling Moovatf the Board ad~ joarned, ,

SEVERE FLOODS IN ENGLAND

GREAT DAMAGE.

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London, August 5 Owing to the recent heavy rains m lowlying lands and tenements round the city have been submerged by floods. The traffic on the railways has been blocked. Great distress prevails m many quarters. Hundreds of animals were drowned. Several large breveries were flooded our. Subscriptions are now being raised for the relief of the sufferers. The weather has now cleared.

BOATING ACCIDENT.

TWO MEN DROWNED.

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AUCKLAND, AugDSt 4. A telegram received m town states that Geo. Wyatt, a storekeeper at K»wewa, ten miles sooth of Hokianga, has been drowned, Kavrewa Is a gam digging settlement a{.oa the sea coaat, and Mr Wyatt has been m the habit of oonveylng his gum and stores by boat to Hokianga harbor. Poshing oat through the surf on this stormy coast is always attended with greai danger, and no doubt Mr Wyalt has met his death m one of these perilous ex peditions.

Wellington, Aagnst 6 The Under Secretary fee Native Affvira h»B received a telegram from Mr Biabop, E.M. at Mongonul, that George Wyatt, storekeeper at Kawewa, went oat fishing with three Natlvea when the boat oapaizad and Wyatt was drowned. The three Natives were stated to be clinging to the bout at sea. The weather was 10 rough and the sea bo high that no communica tion could be held with them from the shore The steam launoh at Hokiangn could not get oat across the bar and all the boats are powerless. The only hope of saving them woald be by a steamer from Man&kan or Kalpara. Mr Lewis at once wired to Auckland to get a steamer sent to the reaoue of the men and at 3.30 yesterday morning the steamer Rowena left Oaehunga for the scene of disaster.

Later. Mr Lewis has received a telegram from Mr Bishop to the effect that Wyatt and a Native named Temorenba were drowned. Two persons wore saved Ringi Rawinanul a native, and Tai Riwohal, a hajf caste. The lat er two were many hoars m the water and considerably knocked about, Wyatt clung to the boat for half an boar, bat was washed cff. He coald not swim. Tb.9 people on shore wtre powerless to help. It la not stated how the two men were saved, but it is presumed they clang to the boat, which must have been gradually washed ashore.

A later telegrim from Rawenl says two men were drowned and two saved. The boat drifted over a mile north and theD drifted m Ghore with the flood tide. One man stack to it till It smashed op on the rooka.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

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THE GERMAN EMPEROR

Berlin, Aupnst 5. The Emperor visits Alsace m Sep tember and Vienna m October,

THE MARKETS.

London, August 5. Tallow : mutton, 25s • beef, 23s 6d. Wheat : English samples show a strong tone. The price is unchanged. Aus tralian on the spot 375. New Zealand longberried,|36s od. Tbe money market is advancing steadily owing to the expected early advance m the bank rate 3 consols, ;£ipo ss ; New Zealand, 5 per cents 10s ; New Zealand 4 per cent. Inscribed stock, £<fi 15s.

FATAL FIRE.

.New "Yobk, August 5 Eighteen parsons were killed and several injured m a fire at Bowery street yesterday.

ANNEXATION.

Rome, Aagast 5.

The "Riforma" states that Zulla has been annexed at the urgent request of the Natives.

ERUPTION.

r - Stromboli, on one of the Lipari Islands, off the coast of Sicily, is again m active eruption. Immense damage is reported.

THE ZULU TROUBLE.

Durban, August 5. It is believed that Dinizulu has Jled to the Transvaal.

[Received Angnst 6, 19.45 p.m.]

A DENIAL.

Sydney, August 6, The statement of the " Citizen," that Lord Carrington wished to resign before the end of the year is authoritatively denied.

M. PASTEUR.

M. Pasteur's agents commenced ex periments with the disease known as anthrax this week.

CONFERENCE OF JUDGES.

Melbourne. August 6. The conference of Judges has post poned the question of a Federal Court of Appeal pending enquiries into the working of the Appeal Court of Canada.

PARIS EXHIBITION.

Mr Gillies has decided not to appoint a Commissioner for the Paris Exhibition until Parliament passes the necessary vote of ;£io,ooo.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

The Prince of Wales sent a telegram upon the opening of the Exhibition. Members of Parliament entertained distinguished visitors at a banquet on Saturday night. Five hundred guests were present. Admiral Fairfax m the course of his speech on colonial de fences said the final arrangement is that the Imperial Government should provide fast cruisers and torpedo vessels at a cost of .£BOO,OOO, the colonies paying a maximum sum of yearly for the maintenance, and a per centage on the capital sum expended. Sir W. Jervois will leave for New Zealand on Wednesday. The attendance at the Exhibition on ' Saturday was 13,000.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Supreme Court. AUCKLAND, August 6.

The August civil sittings of the Supreme Court commenced this morning.

Wound up. -' At an extraordinary general meeting of the Auckland Land Settlement Company on Saturday, a resolution was passed that the Oomprny be voluntarily wound op, and George S. KlsaUng and J. B. Whyte were appointed liquidators at a reraanara tfoa of £100 each. Wound up. At the poll of the Onehunga ratepayers j on Saturday on the Council's proposal to borrow £2000 additional to complete the j waterworks, the result wan a ruction of the proposal. This is the third time the poll has failed. It Is expected the Mayors and Councillors will resign m consequence,

Badly Burned. Rose MoOaffary, » domestic servant at Burn's hotel, was severely burned on Saturday through her dress oatohlng fire whilst employed In the kitohen prepar ing the dinner. She is badly burned about the legs. The fl lines were extin guished by Miss Kyan, who, while doing so, was attacked by the house dog, whioh m the excitement of the moment sprang at her and seized hes dress m his teeth. The dog, however, was soon driven away.

Inquest. At the Inquest on J. Barr Brown, Waluka, Dr Dalziel who made the post mortem examination deposed that the oaaae of death was Ohronie Alcoholism. The jiry rotnrned a verdict to that effect adding th& L , they were of opinion a mediral man ihonld have been called In, and that measures should have been taken to prevent the deceased from the ezosßßlvo ÜBB of alcohol.

Accident to a Minister. Wellington, A.ngust 6. The Hon T. Fercm met with an awk-

ward accident on Saturday afternoon. Be was m th# bath room at Ballainy'a, when bo happened to throw bis right hand and he oharply struck the gas globs. The glass inflicted a deep cut on the bnok of the hand near the wclst. Dr Pollen was m the building at the time and applied a tourniquet which stopped tho bleeding. Except that ho lost a good deal of blood and will be unable to use his hand for some time. Mr Fergus did not sustain any serious injury.

Serious Accident.

A serious accident happened to a man named Willinm Greenfield, plasterer, on Saturday evening. About 6.20 he was crossing the road when he was knocked down by a horse attached to a tram car which had ju-t turned Ihe corner. The injured man who was la an insensible condition was taken to the hospital. He recovered consciousness some time after, but It is thought hie inj vies are of rather a serious nature.

MELBOURNE TOWN TALK.

(from our own corrbsfondbnt.)

Exhibition v. London Gaiely Co.— and the Gaiety wine, as horsey men say — " m a common canter."' Why I draw the parallel is because seats to both functions were thrown open last week, and whereas there was a rush almost unprecedented as regards the burlesque, things went off much much more quietly m regard to booking seatß for the Exhibition. The Gaiety rush was oaused by the change of piece, •• Monte Christo Jr," being replaced by "Miss Esmeralda." A friend who was present at the battle of the seats described it to me as being •• simply disgraceful," the scrambling and pushing was so Bevere that actually women fainted, and limp and clinging had to be dragged out of the crush; It is almost incredible that such things should take place, but I oan assure my readers the faots aro true. Strong men jostled the few ladies who ventured there ; hats were crushed, coat-sleeves torn, bonnets destroyed, and dresses nearly dragged off the wearera' backs. The men smashed the brass rails and woodwork m front of the- ticket office, and broke the oh airs m their endeav ours to reach over the orowd m front. Suoh a scene has never been witnessed m Melbourne before, and m all senses of tho word it was truly disgraceful. The sale of the Exhibition seats on the contrary went off quietly enough. There wbb no rush, and hardly any exoitement over tho matter. Still the seats went off, and the management declares itself well content. There is a feeling of disappointment m the public mind with regard to the opening day, whioh I think has had some effect m inter fering with the eale of the Beats. The fear ful oondition of unpreparednees is the prin cipal thing. People object to spend a guinea unless they get a quid pro quo, and reßent their being called upon to pay bo heavily for a letise. By-the-way, the model dairy there has been bo much talk about has bocome rather a joke among the frequenters of the building. They have painted it sky-blue— and this has been laughingly taken as a Bign and a token. It was a witty M.P. who first set the ball a-rolling. " Good heavenß !" he exclaimed m mook dismay, referring to its color. " I never for a moment dreamed it was milk of that kind one got oat of a model dairy." Aprojws of the Exhibition I might as well i tell a story, whioh comes to me through a third party. There is a well-known musioian here, Signor Alberto Zelman, who has lived m Melbourne any number of years, and is oonduotor and leader of the Lord knows how many musical sooieties. He is as well-known a figure as any m town, but nobody ever suspeoted him of being a wit before. How ever, it would seem that he is, He waß talking to Mr Curtis, tho secretary of tho Ath6nccum, and happened to remark that Mr F. Cowen had brought out with him enough mußio to give something fresh every week for cix years instead of six months. "He has brought out among other things," added Signor Zelman, " all the orchestral parts of Mozart's Requiem." Mr Curtis expressed surprise at this, and remarked, " surely they won't give the Requiem at the Exhibition ;" " Oh, yea they will." answered Zelman patly, "for the benefit of the dead heads, you know."

And now I come to think of it, this is not ' the first time Signor Zelman has aoted the humorist. The big music-shops m Collins street are the centres around which all the musicians of the city ciroulate, and any day one can see detached groups of them standing at the doors or m the shops. " Allan's "is one of the best known, and & favorite haunt of tho oraft. So much so indeed, that Mr Allan had to issue orders that no one should be allowed to smoke inside the saored pre oinots of his establishment— musioians aa a rule indulging m unlimited cigarettes. He .had a notice to that effect put up, and lay m wait for transgresßora. Now the first one who happened to walk m was Mr Zelman, cigarette m mouth. He is a little man al ways untidy and not over clean m appearance. "Mr Zelman, don't you see that notioe?" thundered Allan angrily, pointing to the plaoard. •• You see that, don't you ? Gentle men are requested not to smoke m the shop } but you seem to take no notice of it." " Gen tlemen's requested— net smoke," repeated little Zelman with his foreign drawl. "Ah ! But then " — Budden relief dawning over his f aCQ _«« You no know I am no gentlemans." Do you know what a " scalliwag" is ? and if not, have you ever heard of a "joey." I never had myself until I heard the expres* eions m the House last week. It seems that these terms typify the youths of the back streets and byways, who devote their spare time to the collection of rags, bottles, bones, etc, and sell them to the marine-store dealers. I have, however, long known what a plague they are m Melbourne. The baok yards of poaoeful citizens are ransaoked m open day, and their hen-roosts stripped at night by theso nomadic ■ tribes of young

rapsoallions, from whose ranks the prisons of the oolony are daily recruited. Now they are to be numbered and licensed like cabmen, and suoh restrictions plaoed upon them as will tend to put a stop to pilfering and thieving; I heartily rejoioe at this, for only last night one of these " soalliwags" stole both mat and uoraper from my humble dwelling—and if they have no respect for a pres.sm.aa, what can be expected of then?

THE MARKETS

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LrNnoN, Aagu^ 3,

The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,020,000 quarters ; for the Continent, 280,000 quarters.

The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to day, show a total reserve m notes and bullion of £11,562,000. The proportion of re serve to liabilities is 39 J P er cent., being a decrease of £738,000 m the total

reserve, and an increase of £ per cent, m proportion to liabilities. The Bank rate of discount is 2^ per cent. Tallow and mutton, 24s to 24s 66" ; beef, 22s to 235.

London. August 5. The freights to Sydney and Melbourne have advanced 5s per ton.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have just received the following cable advice from their London office, dated August Brd :—

Tallow— The market is firm. Good beef and mutton tallows are worth re spectively 23s and 25s per cwt.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from their head office, m London : — "Now Zealand frozen mutton has advanced to s{j-d. English hops— - The prospects for the new crop are so far unfavorable ; prices are firm, with a hardening tendency."

CANON FARRAR ON TEM PERANCE REFORM.

THE WOHKIKG MAN AffD TUB PUBLIC HOUSE

i I say that those very working men, tliOßa especially who have some hereditary fondne.-s for drink, and have a fpeoial | ti ndency to beoome drunkards--thote »re j the very men who often are most ardent end earnest m their desire when they are utterly brutalised and degraded by drink —which, thank God, does not happen to any vey ltir^e number — who most of all aek the Legislature to do something which may correspond to the daily prayer we all of us suffer, " Lead U8 not into temp tation, but deliver us from bvil." Wo m our class of life can protect oureelves from the vicinity of public houses. Publio houteß are not put m the squares, terraces, or parks m which people of our class live, but they are put m the street* where the working men are crowded, ond nre far too much crowded ; and thoao working men are perfectly aware that what you call the " liberty of the subject " is m that ca«e what ray f»i?nd Dr Richardson hae> called the " slavery of the abject." They cannot protect themselves ns wb can from thoae revolting sigh(s and sounds which may be seen and heard too often m publio houses, and particularly when public housos are emptied at twelve o'clock at night ; and they cannot protect themselves from those reeking temptations ond thoßfl demoralising influences, and therefore they appeal tJ you, and they appeal to the nation, to protect them by every principle of justice and honor ; and I trust we shsll do our part to see that they do not appeal m vain. THE I.IBBRTY 01' THE SUBJECT. Cno objection is that m passing local option you will interfere with the liberty of the subject. I auk you what liberty ? If you mean tho liberty which means license, the liberty of ruin, tho liberty of degrndation, Ihen perhnps you will inter fere with it, but if you mean true liberty, I say no. If the voice of the nation is rap re and more unmietakeably demanding legislation m this direction, if the peop'e are demanding the reproesal of a vioo and of a nuisance, if they are demanding the suppression of a source of danger and of crime, how can we possibly bo impairing their liberty by giving them their Volenti non fit injicria, which means that you cannot do a man an injury by granting him something which he asks for when ho knows it is for bis good. Are you impar ing the liberty or the maniac who has a suicidal intent, if at his own request you put a knife beyond his reach ? The persons who demand most this legislation are the working classes of England. Again and again, whenever there has been canvassing from house to houee, tbe work ing classes m overwhelming majorities have always voted for Sunday closing, for local option, and for all hinds of measures which tend to tho restriction of drink There is not a single person m Eng'and who knows more of the oharaoier and wants of tbe working classes than that venerable and venerated nobleman, whose name ought to live, and whose name you know before I tell it to you —the Earl of Shaftesbury— the Earl of Shafteßbury said the other day m the Hguso of Lords, that if you were to poll all the great districts m London which are crowded by inhabitants formed of tho working classes, you would find that seven-tenths of the men and all of the women cried m the ! name of God to give them this legislation. And why is it that they are so very earnest for this legislation ? Tt is because they at least know, if statesmen do not, that tho great principle of all tiue govern ment is to make it easy to do right and difficult to do wrong.

THE CLAIM OF LOOAL OPTION

It seems to me perfectly plain, then, that the claim of local option is baaed opon principles whloh ought to be truisms In a free country. It Is baaed upon the principle that the profit of the few oai>ht not to bo Increased by the peril of the many. It la laded upon the principle that there cannot be and ought not to be any vested Interest m anything which imperils the happiness of the people. It Is based upon the principle that no selfishness Is bo intense as that of monopolists, who strain every nerve to support privileges whloh are the bane of the multitude ; and it is above all based upon the plain common sense principle that every nation has an absolute right to have a voice lv and to olaim the oonttol of a traffio which most matetlallv effeots Its own Interests for good or evil. Those then, gentlemen, are the principles — the plain broad principles of justice and common sense — on which tbe plea for local option is based. If there be any m»n m England who can deny that the abase of drink is the great corse of English life, and that wherever the sale of drink Is unrestricted there you will have the abuse of drink, I think that man must either be very obstinate or very ignorant. The evidence whloh proves these facts. is evidence drawn from every class of the community. q Q d every ninglo sphere of our social life. You will find tbe evidence U overwhelming m publications so different as Parliamentary blue books, convocation reports, statistical inquiries, national returns, and as those records wo see and are so horrified to see— the records of our polios courts m the oevrapapera every day.

HORSE MARKET

Mr T. Bollock reports as fol'owa :— There has been very little buslnopa done In the Horse Market during the lant three weeks Small entrleß, and mostly of a very medium stamp. No firac-olaes draughts have been offered, although on Saturday there were buyers present for this class (f stock who could not be supplied. For the day's eale 17. were brought forward. There was only a moderate Attendance of farm r<s and j others; Out of the entry only 7 wore sold at the following prices, v'z. : — 4 year old draughts, of a light a'amp, £14, £16 10* ; aged, £13 lOi ; hooks, £5 10) to £7 15 1 ; scrubbers from £1. j Sundries.— Buggy brought £13 J5 . A quantity of oats, medium sample, Is 9 1 per bushel.

THE ASHBUftION (HJABDIAN MONDAY AUGUST 0, 1868



ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ASHBUKTON. FOURTEEN DAYS' SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES. COMMENCING Saturday, July 14. OUR FIRST ANNUAL SALE Will commence on tho above date, nhen ■wo intend offering the Whole Stock at a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT, THE Publio ara respectfully requested to examine the Goods. The Quality is first-dasß, and we guarantee all Boots and Sboea to give Good Satisfaction, Now iatho time to purchase ns the new Duty will raise the price considerably of Imported Goods. —REMEMBER— Everything Offered at Old Pbicks Cubing the Sale with a DISCOUNT OF 2s IN THE d. ZEALANDIA- BOOT STOEE ii ASiJIURTON,"



J. IVBSS AND Co., AUCTIONEERS, GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND FORWARDING AGENTS, SHAREBROKERS, HOUSE, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS, Liohfield Street, OHRISTGHUROH, BEG to inform the Jshsbttants of the County of Aahbarton, that they aye made arrangements with one of the leading Grain Merchants m Sydney, to receive consignments on their behalf, and are now prepared to msko liberal Cash advances on all kinds of Diiry and Farm Produoo, for Sale m the New Zealand, Sydney, or English markets. In all oasea the original account Sales will be attaohed to their ropbrts, and their Clients may rest assured that no unnecessary charges will be debited against their consignments. Mr Uhabi.es Bbaddell hat been ap- pointed to not as their Ashbarton agent, and all business entrusted to him will receive his best attention. Samples of Grain, etc, may be left at his office, where latest New Zealand and liter- colonial market quotations may be ob- tained. The Shipping branch of the buslneas will be ocn.lucted by »a experienced Clerk, and budoeaß men end farmers re* oeiving goods at Lyttelton will find tholt ahargea moßt moderate. : Mining, Insurance, and Bank Shares bought and sold at highest market prices. Qountry Sales undertaken. Furniture and Prod ace Sales held every Saturday, Loans negotiated. J« Ivess and Co., LIOHFIELD STREET, CCRISTCHURCH. 6 17



Public Notices. EEMOVAL. MKS Q fTUMfIfO bops to announce to |j' 1 her Patrons and the Pubic generally, thut Bhe iias removed to thoeo moro commodious premise?, formerly known a3 the lyttelton Boardinghoueo, Cameron Street, and trusts to merit a fair ehnre of publ c patronage by keeping a good TaWo and a comfortable House All cookiutf 6c no m bin usual good atyle by Mbß. Timso. 7*lll BIG CLEARING SALE JOHN OEE & CO.'S ANNUAL ' DEAPEEYSALI NOW ON. Great Bargaius IN . Men's Clothing and Boots Blankets and Flannels



T. tßullock, TO LET— Dwelling- house m Cox Street. Rant, 53 per week. T. BULLOCK. TO LET,— 4-roomod Dwelling House, fronting the Wakanui Road, lately m the occupation of Mb S. Thompson Apply to T. .BULLOCK. TO LET OR FOR SALE. D Q 27335, containing 278 acres, 2 Lt'O* roods, situated about 3£ milen from tbe County Saleyards, upper side of the Railway line. T. BULLOCK. TO LET— A 6-roomed house In Came- ron street opposite the Wesleyan Chnrch. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. MoOORMIOK TWINE BINDER TIP DJRAY, with frame Do without fiame 2 Single -Seated BUGGIES T. BULLOCK. TO LET. /TIWO COTTAGES noar the English 1 Church | T. BULLOCK. TO LET — Houae of 5 rooms, with verandah, together with about 9 acreß of land. Apply to- T. BULLOCK TO L.ET. ROOMSgIn the Arcade Oharabors. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS. FOR SALE— 2 second-hand Double- Furrow Ploughs, by Reid and Gray. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. -| Q ACRES, 31 perches, fenced and laid J_O down m Englieh grass, situated at the corner of Mitobam and {South Roads, about l£ miles from the County Sale- yards Suitable paddock for person e living at a diatanco, and sending stock to tho yards for sale. T. BULLOCK; MONEY TO LEND on first class Security m suras to suit borrowers. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able foe a grain and chaff atore. T, BULLOCK.©



BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. Soo Handbllla foe Prices. ANDEEW On. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrißon, AOOTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp — Horaes, Cattle, Pigs, Prodnoe »nd Morohandloe. Farming Implemonta and Vehicles of all kinds conttantly m Yardß on view FOR SALE Cloarlng Ssles held m Town or Ooantry as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyera and fellers Rents collected, and the business of absenteos managed with care. Valuation mado of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy termß, Advancos made .instantly on Goods delivered at the Store j for Sale. 2 • |Agent for the NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ALFRED HARRISON



Public Noticos * WHY ! WLFATB O'CONNELL DOIKG NOW? BELLING HOUSE CLOTH 3 from 163 Od WATJsRPiiOOtf OILBK[N (SUITS from ... ]2s 3i CALICO TBNTd from 12 j fid And everything else m tin Trndo equo'ly - cheap ; and all his own make. Lot us go and ccc P. O'CONNELL'S Al Tent Depot. Where ia his Shop ? Why, 00 MPTON'B BUILDINGS Moore Street, Ashbarton, o*2 MONSTER CLEARING SALE OF Drapery, Clothiog, AND j ■-•■•■ Boots. Andrew Orr WILL COMMENCE EIS HALF YEARLY SALB ON Friday,, the 29th.



Ex "Eimutaka." THE NEWEST STYLFS AND LATEST NOVELTIES ' IN COEBBTB, Per above ateatner, are now on view m our Windows. MITCHELL and TURNER, DKAPERS and CLOTHIEE3, TANORED STREET.



Mount Somers Coal XAM now m a position to supply COAL at considerably reduced rates. In anticipation of a LARGE DEMAND during the coming season, I have made PRICES suoh thnt no ono need want FUEL ; and until further notice will supply at i Per truok load at Mount Somers Railway Station, per ton... 12s Stations on Mount Soraers line, freight added. , Ashburton, per truok, per ton 15s Tinwald  „ 15s Winslow   16s Binds  „ 17s Ealing „ „ 17s 6d Dromore „ „ 16s Ohertsey „ „ 16s (3d termTcash. booking extra. In ABhburton retail quantities delivered to Customers' residences, at 20s per ton, CASH, All information to bo obtained from, and orders left with ME JOBK G. RESTELL, WEST STREET, Whom I have appointee l my Agont, and who will soil at above negs FOR, CASH. E. F, WRIGHT.



H.&E. Oraighead WISH , TO ANNOUNCE TO THEIR OUSTOJIEBS T9TAT THEY HAVE REMOVED TO COLEMAN'S BUILDINGS, TANCRED STREET. —ALSO— That they have now m Stook a Large and "Varied Assortment of TWEEDS, COATINGS, &c, suitable for the present Season, BTYLK AND FIT AH THAT CAN BE DESIRED] H.&E. CRAIGHEAD TAILORS, TANORED . STREET, ASHBURTON.



Auctions CRYSTAL PALACE SKAT- ING RINK. THE FINAL Faacy Dress Carnival TAKES PLACE AUGUST 15th. B_3 UNDER THB AUSPICES OF THB ABHBUKTOS AtfIiIOULTUKAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION ON TJ.ESDAY next, the 7th met., a Public Trial will bo hold, on the farm of Mr L, Mat key, near the Saleyards, of DUNCAN'S DIGGING or PULVERISING PLOUGH, the most effective cultivator of soil ever shown m New Zoaland. Convertible into an ordinary Doublo Plough. We contemplate making attachments for doing this class of work, to be fixed to our Ploughs at present m nee. Farmers are invited to attend and favor us with their opinions without which perfection cannot be attained. P. & D. DUNCAN, Wills Street, Ashburton, J. G. REBTELL, 8J22 Beo. A, and P. Association. GRAND MILITARY AND FANCY DRESS BALL. Under the patronage of the Officers of the South Canterbury Battalion, THE Annnal Military and Fancy Dress Ball will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall on THURSDAY, August 9th, Dane- clog to commence at 8 Fleming's String Band will be In attendance. Tiokets— Doable, 7s 6d ; Single, ss ; Ladies, 2s 6d Tiokets may be obtained from members of the Company. Spectatora will be admitted to 'Gallery at b charge of 2s 6d. A. J, MULLER, 122 Hon. Secretary.



Public Notices. METfcIVBN OPENING SALE POSTPONED From 10th to 17th August. D. THOMAS 8t32 Auctioneer*



Frozen Meat. \T7E aro prepared to make LIBERAL VV ADVANCES on Frozen Meat placed In our hands for Sale m the Home Markets. Messrs Miles Bros. <frc. , our London Agents, give special attention to this business, and have been successful m obtaining the Highest Prices, SHIPPERS OAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANCES PROMPT SETTLEMENT SEPARATE ACCOUNT SAIES. From tha moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Wcrks^or m the railway tracks to oar order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, eto , thu3 relieving shippers of all trouble and loss of time. MILES AND CO., Christohurch, GEORGE JAMESON, Bs2 Agent, ABhburton. Auctions. TUESDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1888. At Ashburton Saleyards, MESSRS FRIEDLANDEiR BROS, have received instructions from Mr A. J. Kelly, to sell, without reserve TWO well-known Sheep DOGS. FRIEDLANDER BROS., . PETER WILLIAMS, 8*27 Anotloneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11th, ON Account of Mr Wm. McLauohlin, Lot 32, containing froutiag the Alford Forest Road, This Section is well situated, Capital site for a liouae. Inspection Invited. Sale at 12.15, T. BULLOCK, Bf2o Auctioneer. PERIODICAL SALES; METHVEN, I HAVE muoh pleasure m Intimating that I will hold a sale of SHEBP OATTLE PIGS CONTRACTORS' PLANT AND SUNDRIES, ON FRIDAY, lOih AUGUST, At 1 o'clock, AT THE YARDS, METHVEN. k 9U3 P, TBQMAS,



ASHBURTON COUNTY HONTOLUB ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Bth. fTIHE Burgesßes are requested to olose 1 thdr places of bnalnoes at 12 NOON on Wednesday, August Bth, being the oooasiou of the Aehburton Hunt Club Steepleohaaes. ALFRED HARRISON, August 4, 1888. Mayor. 8_29 ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD. TENDERS FOR* SUPPLIES. nnENDER3 are Inv.'.ted for supplying the _L Hospital with Meat, Drugs, Broad, Qrooerlea, etc , for one year. Particular* are oa view at the County Council offices, Aehburton. Tenders will be reoolved at tho County Council offices up to 11 a.m. on FRIDAY, the 10th lost. By order, F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. Ashburton, August 6, 1888. 8 30 Wool Wool Wool BEABON~IBBB-89. TIT I L E S A N DO O. Are propared to mako Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or for Shipment to MILES BROS. AND CO., LONDON. No Commission charged on Advancas, and no Commission charged for offering Wool here unless a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the Season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodious and convenient Storcß, Wost Street. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGE JAMESON, B*lß Agent, Aahburton.



NOTICE. rpHE Members of the Aehbarton Even- L log Party are reminded that the next meeting will be held m the Orange Hall on TUESDAY, Augaut 7tb, at 8 p.m. 8*26 By order of the Committee. TENDERS. WANTED at once Tenders for Ploughing 400 Acres Stubble Land, on the Laghmor Estate. Apply to DONALD MoLEAN, 8+26 Manager, UNDER DISTRAINT FOR RENT. A. J. HOWELL v. O. PLUCK. ■ rTOUSEHOLD Effec's and Furniture £X will be sold at Rakaia on TUES- DAY, August 7th, at Noon, unless distraint aud chrargea are oiit'ofiod. By Order. 8 24 Bailiff m Charge. TO BUILDERS. Hj RENDERS are required for tbo Erec- ' X. tlon of Shedr, alteration and erection of Fences, etc. , at the Ashbarton Race- course. Tenders are to be sent In not later than 4 p.m. on SATURDAY, 11th August. a O. E. FOOKS AND SON, 8 11 Arohiteots.



Wells Hair Balsam,— lf grey, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifleg. No oil or grease. A Tonio Restorative. tops hair coming out strenghene, oleinees, heals soalp. 2 The best Bemedy for Indigestion. — JSobton's Camomile Pi 11.3 are confidently recommended as a Bimplo remedy for indiges- tion, whioh is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whioh wo are subject. Norton's Fills, with justioe oalled the "natural strangthener of the human stomaoh," aot as a powerful tonio and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottles at Is I£3, 2a pd, lie, by all $jectifliae Vendors throughout ihgwotW;



KZATIWG*B COBGH IiOZENGES CUr6B COUghB, Asthma, and Bronohitis. Medioal testimony states that no other medfoine is so effeotual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed- time eneures rest. For relieving diffioulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium or any violent drag. Sold by ftU chemists, ja tine 1b ld£, - pa 20 94 eacb,