CRICKET.

. » THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS I ENGLAND. [P*R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received September 19, 10 15 a.m.) London. September 16. Tbe Soath of England Io thdr firi Innings toored 174, and will hare 1 follow on; mmmmmmmmmam^ mm

FIRES

— , +-*. . [Pfb Press Association.] Auckland, Pept ember 19 At half- past three this morning twelve-roomed home at Mount Alber owned and ocoapied by D. J. Sellers w horned down with contents. Tho famil of teren oblldren was saved. The hoas Wii Insured for £470 In the South Britia •Dd the furniture for £350 m the Unlor The loti !■ £3CO over the insurance. Gisbobnb, September 19. An onocoapled brewery owned b Robert Knox, and lately occoplol b Flock, was (burned down last night. la inrtDoe £850 In thePhceilx office.

OPENING OF THE WOOL SALES

(per pbesb association.) (Received September 19, 10.15 n.m.) London, September 18. The wool sales opened to-day i o,ooo bales were offered, but the won was of inferior selection, one thin coming from New South Wales, an( one fifth from the Cape. The attend ance was large but biddings were irre gular. Good merino shows a highei tendency. Faulty sorts are weaker Crossbreds underwent no change The total amount available for the present series is 230,000 bales.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(by *lbotkio mlkgraph copyright.) (peb frbbb aßsooution.) (Received September 19, 10 15 a m ) POLITICAL. . Milbournk, September 19. Mr Gillies announced m tbe House yesterday that Government would aban don their budget proposals, pass tbe Electoral Bill and appeal to the coun try.

THE BRISBANE FIRE.

Brisbane, September 19 Brown and Co. are insured m the following New Zealand Offices : — Stan dard, ; South British and Colonial, ,£"2000 each ; New Zealand, National, Barker and Co.'s stock was insured m the New Zealand Office Co. for The barque Wave Queen and the ship Cormorant which were lying at the adjacent wharf were injured, but not seriously by the fire.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Sofia, September 17. An attempt was made to-day to shoot M. Natchevitcb, the Bulgarian Minister of Finance, at Guirgevoe on the Danube. The would be assassin, however, failed, and the Minister es caped unharmed.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

♦ (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION) Eifle Team. WBUraoiox, September 19 The R'fla AasooUtlon faai decided to ■end a team of five men to Melbourne In November* Four men have signified their wllllngneai to go. Competitors will ■hoot for pleoes. The Pleione. The Pleione is cfi fhe slip. Only one piste had to be removed, bat tbe whole bottom wai re-rlvatted and a large amount of repairing abov**toard was fonnd neces* eary. The ihlpwlll load forthwith and will be tbe first wool ship to leave for the nlei| about the end of October. Alleged Larceny. Oamaru, September 19. William Leeion Tipaoo, arrested here yesterday, wan brought up at the Police Court to-day charged with stealing five £5 notes and fonr £1 sotet, the property of Lawrence Ford, of Thornbury, South lsnd, on 31st January last. Accused was remanded to Inveroarglll. Tilt English Footballers. Duwedw, September 10. # The following have been chosen to represent Otago against England on Sttnrdej next: — Fallback, Thomas; threequarters, Lynch, Downes, Hope ; halves, J. B. Thomson, Orozford ; for wards, Anderson, Hunter, Sontag, Morri son (oapt.), Stephenson, Torranoe, Webb, Wright, Morrlw.

WILLOWBY WESLEYAN CHURCH

» I The anniversary services m oonneotlon with the above ehuroh were brought to a •Aoelaiton last evening. On Sunday last sermons were preached by the Rev J. N. Battle and the Rev J. T. Burro wa. In the morning the churoh was orowded to ezoeu> The rite of baptism was adminis tered to one iofant «nd after lermon holy communion, to forty four commnnl oanti. In the evenlug. there was a latf 0 congregation who highly appreciated the excellent discourse delivered by (he Rev Mr Barrowi. The annual tei meeting wai held last evening under the moit favourable olr conitßDoei. There was a large and representative gathering, visitors being present from Aahburton, Tinwald, Winslow, Hindi, Greenstreet, Water too, Lowollff*! Longbeaob, and Flemlngton. Tables were prodded by Mesdames Chapman, Low, Frampton and Williams, The baohelora also supplied a table which wag moat efficiently aoperlntended by the Mines Hayman (3) It is needleis to say the provision made both as to quantity and quality, was In aooordance with the traditions of Wiliowby hospitality. The Rev J. N. Buttle presided over the meeting held afterwards, and suitable addresses where delivered by the Revi Boothroyd and Battle, Oaptaln Harvey, (Salvation Army) Messrs S. S. Chapman, Harding. Withell, and others. A strong tholr, under Mr Wheeler, rendered very affectively several anthem*, Mr Tom Wheeler being at the organ. Cordial and hearty thanks were paassd to all those who had assisted m seourlng bo pronounood sue* east In this annlveriary.ltwaHatatod during lbs meeting that an effort was being made so liquidate the debt on the Charon (£75). Already neatly £40 was promised, several additional amounts being tffared m the meeting. Farther Improvements are also contemplated, a shelter shed for hot Bee -■ and vebidei, and a vestry being the most nrgaot. On the suggestion of the Chair' man, the meeting sent an ezptesslon ol goodwill and sympathy to Mr and Mre Chapman, senr., parents of the Meisri Chapman Bros. Amidit much physical weakness the venerable couple maintain tbo keeneit Interest In the welfare and progress of the Charoh and congregation] i" the foundation of which they took a v.tf prominent part-

CANADA AND THE STATES.

>J [PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION ] Ottawa, September 17 Sir Joint Macdonald, ths Premier favors the abolition of all tolls on the Canadian canals, Washington, September 18. st Senator Sherman has given notice m 0 Congress to move that it be an instruc tion to ihe Foreign Committee to re port as to the best means of promoting friendly relations on the part cfthe United States with Great Britain and the Dominion oi Canada.

THE PARNELITE COMMISSION.

- (PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION ) h London. September 18. ,  At the Parnell Commission Sir James Hannen, President of the Com mission, ruled that the Court should y decide what " discovered " documentß y either party would be permittsd to 1 inspect. Sir James also stated that the Court considered the "Times" q ought ro define the charges m order to reveal the person implicated. Mr Graham, junior counsel for the "Times," submitted to the Court that at the present stage of the proceedings it would be almost impossible to comply with the wish of the Court. 1 —

THE RINKOMANIA.

(An old song with a new moral.) r With many a curve tho floor I fret, Such pleasures newly tasted ; ' Domestic duties I forget, And laugh at money wasted. I turn, 1 twist, I wheel about, The outoide edge I dote on ; I rush along with merry ehout, Then, like a swallow, float on. I clatter, clatter, as I rink, My wheels of wood loud ringing, O! aooideate I never think, But merry tunes keep singing, I fold my arms, throw bade my head, As o'er the floor I'm flying ; My pulses throb, my cheeks are red, I seem Old Time defying. I slip, I slide, I rush, I glide, I daßh along like lightning ; I see — and that but feeds my pride, — Some timid ones I'm frightning. But on and on till m a glow, I think I'd weary never; And tradesmen's bills may oome and go, But 141 rink on for ever, — Home Paper.

THE PANAMA CANAL

Dr Wolfred Nolson, who recently vlalte^ the Iftthmus of Panama, waa interviewed at Washington tenoning work on the Ctnal. Be reported a deplorable and discouraging condition of affairs. Tho statement of M. Da Le&seps that the canal will be opened m 1890 la treated w'th open ridicule b; tbe contractors In tho mountains at Oalebra. On the forty-fool excavator they ara moving it to out at tho rate of 18 Inohee per month, and to reach tbe level of tho lock of the oonal they must go down another 180 ft. The wholo enterprise, according to Nelson, is a botoh from beginning to end, having a samod the shapn of a pieoa of unblushing jobbery, colossal m its proportion*). Two of the largest contractor b lately stopped work, as tho Oenal Company had no money for them, T>3 Lesseps m stating that tho oanal will be opened m 1889, states what he knows to be Impossible. Tho fixed ohargo against tha Company ia over 10.000.000d01s per annum, with perhaps a fifth of tbe work done on the surface. There is 30,000,000 dols' worth of machin ery on tha isthmus, two-thirds useless and rusting. Many of the cont-aotors have ■topped work, and a number are now aaiog for breaob of contract.

AMERICAN NEWS.

(" Australian and South American ") ' G tO MINES AT SAKTIAGO. An English company baa purchased tho recently discovered gold mines at Santiago de Cuba. The price paid is $60,000 cash and a royalty of $1 on each ounce of \ gold extracted. REVOLUTION 111 VENEZUELA. Venezuela has had a mild revolution ; Dr Joan P. R Paul assuming the offioa of President. Tho looal authorities prove i fully competent to deal with the trouble, however, and no further disturbance is anticipated. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL. Owing to the remarkable spread of re publican opinions m Brazil, and thoir open espousal by prominent politicians, * Emperor Don Pedro, tbough only just convalescent from a severe illness, is hurrying back to Rio from Europe to re- assume the reins of government. IMMIQKATION FROM EUROPE. The Argentine Republic will pay the passage of 50,009 Inurlgranta from Europe this year, who will be given a at»rt as farmers. Here is where the greatest care Is neoefstry, and the Government agent* who are responsible for the selection of the new settlers, should bo men of the greatest Intelligence, gifted with the best faoulty of judging human nature, and of the atrloteiit Integrity or tho Argentines will have ohsnou to regret their liberality and enter pi tee. GUATEMALA.. One of the most hopeful signs for the fature of the Central Amerioan republics is the improvement m foreign credit which Guatemala has gained, owing to the able administration of Fenor Don Maurioio Rodriguez, the present Minister of Finance. The old bonds have all been oonverted into 4 per cents, and the govorn merit ie prompt m remittances of dividend?, bo that confidence ia felt, and sales are active on the European exchanges 1 Guatemala is the pivotal republic of tho | Central American group, and her improve , ment will lead to reforms omong her , neighbors, and will produco 0 generally r stable and prosperous condition. r ARQEHTINE RAILROADS. > The Government of the Argentine Re public has oonstraoted for some 60,000,000 ) dollars worth of railroad conatruotiou, 1 Including the building of a line from , Buenos Ayres to (he northern boundary. } An English company has a subsidy for t extending It still further to tbo capital of j Bolivia. There is some prospect of the jr early construction of a line from tho city ! of Mexloo to Guatemala There will i 4hen remain a gap of 3000 miles between 9 Guatemala and Bolivia. Mr MoOreary . has faith to bolleve that " the probability g of the construction of this piece oi rail e road is stronger than was tl>e probability >, of the construction of the Central Paolfio il and the Union Pacific linos ten years c before they were built." O THE NICAttGUA CANAL IB There can be no longer any question ,t, as to the desirability of tbo Niciraeua r . route, and work caDnot bo too ep'eodily* ,f commenced on the canal It will bo much • 8 near United Statos ports thau Panama, . a will hove better approaches aud owiog to il tho absence of the annoying cilrua that so D frequently visit the Panama region it will 3 be a far better route for Bailing vessels. , The hopeful ttno m which its completion a is epokea of end the promise of funds al ready received, together with tho warm co operation of tho Nicaragimn Govern* 8 > ment m the undertaking, practically as 9, sure its success, and within a few months v Panama will have a formidable rivaj m

THE TOTALISATOR

I At a nprcial mooting of the Dunodin J ckoy Oiub I. 1 at Si'urcUy ovonlDg, the following ruIoR for rfalricting the qbo of r tbe totnliaatcr, pre pcajd by Iho Hon G. ' WcLoau, wtro adopted : — c 1. That oil programrnfß should be submitted to the Metropolitan Club for approval. 1 2. That tho prograrotno, nhen pub ;. m'.tted, should be accomp v:;lo<3,if required, by a popcrly audited balanca-sheet, y showing the receipts and pxpon Miure of D tho ohib for tho past yo ir ; and mno oaee shall any programme b^ p-.ta'd unless it ■* clearly appearß fom tho b»lancc-aheet that till moncyo rocolvod by the 0 u^ have been^ expanded m atakoa, nrklog improve ments to the coiubo nnd uta-ds, or pay ment of interred and Bihklng fund on purchase mortay, or gonorally m the ir te?O't of racing. , 3. That no club shall be allowed to > hold moro than five moetlnga In tho year. r j 4. That any o!ub holding moro than • throe njeetlnffß m the year must give an I average of at least £500 per diem In ; stakee; ( -> 5. That any club holding three meeting m tho year must glvo an avort»go of at ' leitst £4CO per diem m ataker, 6 That aoy olub holding two moatinge ' m tho year must give ao average of at least £200 per diem m ttikes. 7. That, subjeot to the foregoing rules and the rales of raolng, there ehall bo no restriotfon bb to the am vn 1 ; of money added by any olub holding only one meeting m the year. 8. Theso rnlos io take effect from Ist January, 1889.

PRINCIPAL GRANT ON NEW ZEALAND

+■ Principal GraDt, of Canada, whi c Id Melbourne, was intorvlawid by 0 "Herald" reporter, and the following oolloquy took place : — 11 What think you of Now Zealand ?"— " 1 was chsrrood wl<h if," s»id tbe visitor, and there was that In h's . tones which denoted that ho meant all he aald — " waa charmed wllh Its scenery, its olimate, its resources, its prospco'.s, tha genenil health of the people, and their warm hoapitality. I know that both New Zea land ftnd Queensland are burdened moat huavlly with publio debt bat I boo no reason for doubting the future of either colony. Tholr debis are to a great ex'oni investments, and tho value of those m- , vestments Is oertuln to inoroaao with thu development of each colony. I mot sovorut of the pcllt'olans, bat politfoi there, as m every othor Isolated colony, are naturally oot-fiaod to local quostlcns < m which visitors ore not muoh interested. There are 45m0 striking personalities m the L3gisla f iUre, and mon who undorstsnd the oondltlon of the country are deter mined to equalise revenuj and expendi ture " " Very Scotch, New Zealand !" was ( suggested. There was a smilo, and <ho ( anawer : — "I fonnd a great mnrfy H.. o'ch ' there. In t^ot Ocago ia m >ro Scotch than Sootland, Dunedln moro hilly th*t Ecli'i batgh, and the Doric of the people ■ absolutely pure. New Zaaiand seems ' divided into four geographical partf, each of wh'oh is diatinot from the other. Hence there never will bs one groat centre to absorb all tho life of the colony to itself. Which is trn moro healthful ' for tho oonatry it is not forme to nay. No doubt thero will be differences of opinion on tho subject- f

PROSPECTS OF TGHE WHEAT MARKET.

(" New Zoaland Times." \ From the various accounts recoived from all parts of tho world, there may bo gathered a general improspion that the wheat market will maintain high prices ' for sotno timo to come. The reports of f the esiimatod crops id Great Britain and J: tho rost of Europe, with tho exception of S Jtussla, show that there will bo a grant deficiency. Whilo furthsr Kaßt, Egypt is f complaining tbat hor wheat crop this " season will be one of the woret for many " years. • The Russian crop, it is true, is a largo ono, but tho amount of her whoat available for export will find a ready mirket close to her very border. Great -> Britain has thorefore to look first to T Amorica for hor extra demand for wheat. From tho latest and most authentic re- ports from the Unitei Btatei it appears * that, although the prospects of tho present harvest are very good, there will really be but a moderate supply available for ex- • port. In that country on the Ist July last the visible supply o£ old whoat amounted to 10 647,1*0 bushels, an m- \ croaßO of 720,000 bushels as compared with the previous year, but a de- I oreaao of 6,600,000, as compared with tho f quantity on July 1, 1886. Tho total ( probable eupply available for homo needs 1 and exports on Jaly I, 1888, «ran about 440,000,000 bushels. If 340 000,000 .bushels is a fair calculation for the total wants of Amerloa, then the probab'e toUl rurplna wheat (that fs wheat and fl >ur) ! available for export will not exoood ' 110,000,000 bushola. If auch la the cane, l ' and we quote from tbe well known Bgrl- • cultural statist " Bradatreefc," America'ei ' surplus will not go fai to meet the defi- ] oienoy of Great Britain, when It fa con- J sldered that, acoordlng to our telegrams ' m yesterday'! issue of this journal, France ( alone will require an amount of wheat which will nearly absorb the whole of that Bflrplua. It will be then u?en that Great j Brlta'n will have to dopend greatly upon the extra (stares which tho Australasian oolonles can supply. Now Zoaland will ba largely drawn upon. If not too late cur farmera should plant every available aore with whoat, for wo arc persuaded that every bushel we can grow will bo wanted at remunerative prioeo, From manjr signs there is a probability of a thoroughly good season m this colony, and from tho preeeat prospects m tho Old World whoat is bound to advanoe &MU higher. By the time our wheat Is ready to be placed on tho English market the Amqrlcao surplus will have been absorbed, and then the market Is sure to be short supplied A Ithcugb we must sympathise with those countries whose harvest Is not equal to our average, we oanaot but acknowledge) that their necessity is oar opportunity for making as muoh as possible out of our abundance. It Is quite within the range of possibilities that our wheat will bpfora March nexb be worth at least from 6s to 83 per bushel. With the prospect of suoh prloea it is to be hopod that our farmers will rlsa to the (Ccailon, and strive by all means m their power to add as much as possible to the available wheat stock of the Colony. It la a matter of congratulation all round that the farming industry of this Colony thowa auoh cheering proapocte. With wheat and our dairy produoo making bigger returns, a great proportion of our long existing trade depression will pass away, and the farming Industry will no longer, be under tho old ory of "not paying."

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

![BY KLECTRIO I'ELKGUIPU- COPYJJiaHT] (X'KH I'REHS AHBOO'ATION. )

SKRIOUS RIOTS.

THE POLICE POY^ERLESS. MILITARY ASSISTANCE CALLED IN. London, Sep'ember 18 The " Times " m the courso of ah article on tho Newcastle miners' strike, approves of tho action token by the men, and says that m Australia tho working man is very much master of the situa tion. Sydney. Saptornbor 18 The Federated Seamen's Union voted £500 m aid of the Newcastle strikers. [Rooolved Soptombor 19, 10.15 p.m.] Sydnry, Septombor 19. A serious riot took place at Lambton Mine, Newcastle, yesterday. A number of laborers who had been engaged to put out coal were rushed by a mob of some thousand miners armed with sticks. The police attempted to pro tect the men but were powerless against the numbers, and violence was only prevented by the surrender of the laborers, who undertook to refrain from doing any more work. A force of the permanent artillery under Colonel Spalding with a Nordenfeldt gun was despatched to the scene from Sydney but the men had dispersed before iis arrival.

THB ASHBUBTON GPABDIAN, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1888



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Sporting. ASHBURTON CLUB SPEING MEETING. THUESDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND and 23RD, 1888. ' Fkesidknt— E. G. Wright. Vice-Prksi- dent— John Grigg. Judge— Mat' hew Stitt Stewards— C. W. Purnell, W. B. Den- shire, Hugo Friedlander, W. Lyttelton, E.G. Crisp, T.C N. Grigg, A. J. Reid, Dr Tweed. Treasurer— David Thomas Clerk ok Scales— T. E. Upton.' Clerk oi-- Course-^-A: Hewson. Handicappers — The Committee. Starter : First Race to start each day at I p.m. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. First Day. 1. Haniucap Hurdle Race, of 35 soys; nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 soy ; The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. Two miles, 2.' County Pla.tr Handicap, of 30 soys ; nomination, 1 soy ; ' acceptance, ios District horses only. One mile and a quarter. 3. Ashburton Cup Handicap, of 55 soys j nomination,-!^ >ov; acceptance, I soy The second horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. One mile and three quarters 4. Sprint Handicap, of 25 soys; nomina- tion, 15s ; acceptance, ios* District horses only. Seven furlongs. 5. Novel Kace, of 25 soys. Entrance ios, to be made to the Secretary after the Sprint Handicap is run. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, all the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Catch weights. Three quarters of a milei 6. Spring Handicap, of 30 sovsj nomina- tion, i soy ; acceptance ios. One mile. 7. Welter Handicap, of 35 soys ; nomina- tion, 15s j acceptance, ios. District horses only. Two miles. Second Day.' 1. County Hurdle Race, of 30 sovsj nomi- nation, 1 soy • scceptance, ios. The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Over 6 flights of hurdies, about 3ft 6in high. District horses only, One mile and a half. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 45 soys ; nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, I soy. The second horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. One mile and a quarter. 3. Handicap District Tiaie Trot, (m saddle) of 20 soys ; nomination, ios ; acceptance, 'Tos. The second horse to receive 2 soys out of the stake. District horses only. Weight not less than lost. Pull-and-go. Three miles. 4. Welter Handicap, of 35 soys } nonr'na- tion, 1 soy; acceptance, I soy. The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. For horses that have never won an advertised race of 25 soys on the flat. ' Minimum weight, ost. Two miles. 5. Flying Handicap, of 35 soys ; nomina- tion 1 soy; scceptance ios, The second '" horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Five furlongs. 6. Disposal Stakes, of 30 soys; entrance 103 to be made to the Secretary after the Flying" Handicap is run The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Minimum weight 8 stone. Three quarters of a mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1 The meeting will te held under the rules of racing, and tithe Ashbmton Racing Club Rules 2 No entry will be received except on the conditions that all claims, disputes, and ob- jections arising out of the racing shall be de- cided by the. Stewards or whom they may appoint. Thiir decision on all points con- nected with the carrying out of this programme te fee final. 3 A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident m the district between the rivers Selwyn and Opihi, from August 20th, 1888, and up to the date of the forthcoming meetinp, and owned by a person who has resided m the said district during the sam period. 4 Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for the expenses of the course. 5. All nomination and acceptance fees to go to the funds of the Club. 6. Trotting Race— Horses must trot to the satisfaction of a Referee. 7. The Stewards reserve to themselves the right to add a consolation race to the pro- gramme. NOMINATIONS, All Nominations accompanied by fee, name, age, description, and performances of horse, and colors of the rider must be m the hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on Thursday, November Ist, 188 S. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day's handicaps will be declared on or about Novemher 14U1. Weights for the second day's handicaps will be declared at 9 o'clock m the evening of the first day's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day's handicaps I musUie m the hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p m. on Monday, November igth, 1888, Acceptances for the second day's handicaps at 10 o'clock on the evening of tne first day's racing . C. C. FOOKS,



? Drapery and Clothing at prices, to suit the Times. f> - ~WT H" CiOlUm, Draper, O'oih-ar. &a, THE CORNiCR, A hbnrtrn VV * Xl* \J (late Manager of Kobday nn-1 Co., Ohmichurob,f.ni Gabt(e« and Pinnto. /sh! urt'm\ liafl pleasure m in'ormin« t! c Public of /ahhurion and Bur- roiK^inp; District*, tbat he 1h« purchaucd Iho busireea of Messrs Gat;i:ea and Flanl© i utid Dimantnnd Ceo. * WIKTBR GuODS now being diapoeed of at the great reduction of EIGi/i 1 SUILT TN T GS m the £. Just arrived, n very lmu n? wII n^nr'e/t Sock of now Goodp, DRESSES ■■ PRINTS, J..AOHB, kJlilia>c, .M.1.V8-, M«n s: 0 \KVi-K COLLARS. ' '-'• SH'RTS. BOUTS and CT OTHINii for Fprioc and «ummer wear, at prices to cuit the times and coinpcto wilh thiia? church. The Ohocpefct House m Abhburton. Tnspectitn and romrarison itviled. wTeT collier, 1 ... ' THE CORNER, East and Tancred Streets. M°CALLTJM & CO. * . ■■ ■ WE are now landing, ex "Maud Grab»m," a Cargo of Flrflt-olass KAURt * FLOODING, LINING, SHELVING, and other eizea In JPRIMTS OONDITION. We have also to hand Large Supplies of RED and WHITJK PINE TiMBEU, all ulzao. - A L S O t — NEWCASTLE GOAL, WBSTPORT GOAL, AND MOUNT SOMKRS. COAL Our PAINTING and HOUSTC DECORATING DEPARTMENT la replete with EVERY R> QUISITJC. ESTIMATES GIVEN. McCallum and Co., TIMBER AND COIL MERCSASTTS, PAINTERS, PAPER- HANGERS, GLAZIERS, Etc.. EAST STREET aSHBURTON. f



, Rink de Paris, FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 -h. FANCY DRESS Carnival CARNIVAL CARNIVAL CARNIVAL CARNIVAL Maypole MAYPOLE MAY POLK MAYPOLE M4YPOLE THE GRAND MARCH of Costume Skaters at 8 o'olook. Maypole at 9 o'clock, See future advertisement . fo« J> O E V M O U R, BURGEON DENTIST, 215, Colombn Street (new Buildinge near corner of Gloucester Street.) Established 1869 SCALE OF~CIIARGES : Extraction, 2a G J por tooth ; Fillings, 5s per tooth, A reduction made where a numbt-r require attending to. . ARTIFICIAL TEETH. The charges for Artificial Tec th are made* with a view to strict economy, regulated by such circumstances as ciees present, or suoh materials as patienis prefer. Par ticulnrs givon on application. Consulta- tion fron. Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) adminutored -vlun required. Attendance, 9 a m, to 6 p m. 215, Colombo Stbekt, Christoburch 8 167 Wool~Wool "Wool BEASON 1888 89. TIAT ILBS AND CO. Are prepared to mako Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low, rate of Intoroat, 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 Advaocee, and no Commission charged for offering Wool here unless a Sate is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the Season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodious and convenient StoreH, West Street, J. T. FORD, Auctioneer, GEORGE JAMESON, 9 70 Agent, Ashburton. Frozen Meat HTITE aro prepared to mako IIBERAL VV ADVANCES on Frozen Meat pin cod m our hands for Bilffl m the Home Marlco's. Mk'shb Miles Bros., etc,, our London Agents, givo special attention to this bußiness, and have been uuccessful- m obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBBHAL ADVANCES, PUOM PT SETTLE M KNT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From iho moment that Stock are delivered at the Freeing Works or m the railway trucks to our order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, etc, thus relieving shippers of all trouble and locs of time. MILES & CO., Christchuroh. GEORGE JAMESON, 9 71 Agent, Ashburton* Ex "Rimutaka." THE NEWEST STYLES AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN PRINTS. PRINTS. PRISTS. First Shipment WOW ON VIEW NOW ON VIEW Inspection Invited. * • ■ Mitchell & Turner TANCRED STREET | ASHBURTON. > J



1 uhlic Not'ces. I WHAT WILL Fc OCS'FtO PRINT ? pHIC Centonn : nl P.intin« and Pnblish- .l '*ng Uompai«y, L mitel, undertako to revise and pr«-pinH Mnnut-cript for Publi- cation either m noriul or book form. Ee- timufea nod Desij/jw furnished. GAME WALOfi Edi'or, NAT. J. BAUNETT, Manage-, Melbourne TO THE LADIES OF ASHBUETON. Usses Morrison & Holloway DIIESS AND MANTLIS ;MAKEItS Tancred Stbbet ASHBURTON. 5 169 A CARD.) Miss Carson, TEACHER OF MUSIC, (PIANOFORTE AND OtfCUN), Bubnutx Stkeet, 12 101



Charles Kay, MECHANICAL ENGINEER REPAIRS Guob, Sewing Mtohlneo Lawn Mowers, Pumps, etc, ! BICYCLES nnd TRICYCLES repaliid and extUß kept on hand. BIOYOLES FOR SALE. Engineering In all Its Branches CprosrrE CENTRAL HOTEL, Wftkannlßcad, W7 ASOBUUTON AGEIOULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION, THE ANNUAL Horse Parade XX") ILL ba held at the ASHBURTON VV COUNTY SALB YARDS on Tuesday, October 2nd, 1888 At 2 p.m. Entries olose with the undersigned on SATUBDAY, 29ih September, at 5 p.m. JNO. J. 0, QUANE, 9 68 • Secretary. MCGREGORS' GATHERING. — Scotch Concert. THE SCOTCH CONCERT. ODDFELLOWS' HALL, WEDNESDAY SEPT. 19th. Tickets, Bs, 2a, and Is. Doors open at 7 p.m. Pibrooh at half-past THE üßual BALL nfter tho Concert. Music by en efficient Band, Gen- tleman, 3s, J. 0, DUNCAN, 9 61 Secretary. The Green Fields of Erin, by St Patrick's Boys.— Scotoh Concert. FISHING SEASON, 1888. FISHING TACKLE. FISHING TACKLE. JUST Arrived, ex " Coptic" and " Talnul," a large and «well~aßsorted Stock of all Fishing Requisites, viz., Rods, Lines, Reoln, Stockings, Minnows, Flies, Gaff Hooks, Mountings, Assorted Hooks, and every Article for the Season, at Lowest Prices. Fishing' Licenses oan now be obtained from me. Also, New Stock of CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, Wm. Zander, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, TOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE. Ladles' and Gentlcmon'a Hair Dressing Saloons. 8f165 To the Ladies. SPLENDID SHOW OF New Spring Goods FOR THE SEASON, EX " RUAPEHU." tfOYELTIES. ! NOVELTIES. i • '* NEW DRESS MITERIALS. New Millinery, &c. ANDREW OBR. ■• f ■



JFubllc Notices. ROBIN ADAlß,— Scotch Con- __ cert, 19th September. h wanted I/I REE or FOUR strong nnd reliable Teams, with Ploughs and Dieo Har- iowb, for ploughing land, oft' Turnips. A pply at onco to P. TfIOMAS. 3*83 Auctioneer, Ashbuiton. "When the King 1 domes Owre the Water.— l9th Sept. TJLIIQ Undersigned have Trnst ifonda for J nyeßl men t upon fuqt class free- hold securieioo at lowest current rates of interest m Burns varying from £50 to £2000. WILDING AND LEWIP, 77 Solicitors, Burnett St. PHOTOGRAPHERS, £W*?- 218 High Street, :^^^i/»^. Ohriatchrjroh. 1 CENTKAL i OTEL^ Wakanai Road, Aohburtcn. A. J, Kelly Pj!opmetor. H AVISO taken over tho «bova Botel, renovated and ranewed the Furni- ture and Stock, I trait my Friends and the Public will give me a fair share of patronage, Good Stabling. Specl»l Torma for Boarders. Btlsß "The Piper Loud and Louder Blew."— l9th Sept.



Auctions BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. Ml* D. THOMAS (late of Matson, Cox nud Oo.) h'S received instruc- tions from the Mortgagees, t-> Sell by Public Auction, At TalteranU'i 1 , Woßt Stroet, Ashbnrtor, ON SATUJKDAY, 29m SEPTEMBER, 1888. 1 11 that Ltmd situated m tho WesteSfS? Geld Diattict, contuir.in/j 100 acres, and bo^ng 11 S, 33020. The Laud ia of fair quality and is unimproved, Sa^ at 12 o'clock, D. THOMAP, 9 88 Aahburtun. Public Notices. T^IOUND betwoon Window and Maror* • Jj on Sunday, the 16th li.Bfc., a Sink containing a Saddle and Bridle*. Own r can hnvj same by p*yln.j; expenses, Apply Jameb Moßohan, Winslow, 9t90 l^OOn and other TRUST FUND 3 c&O\J\J*J reidy for investment on First cloaa Freehold securities. Apply to H. WYNN-WILLIAM3, ;., Solicitor, 211, Hereford Street, 6 KJ3 - Chrietchuroh. TENDERS FOR PLOUGHING. : npENDERS aro Invl'el for plouehlDg | 1000 Acres on tho Ligmhor Estate. TanderH to bo Bant m not later than Noon on SATURDAY, September 22nd. For particulars apply to 9JBI ' DONALD MoLTDAN, AS O BURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. P7TENDER3 Invitod for ploughing 40 JL aores at Angina. Partlcnlara at . Oounoll offioa. Tendea addressed to - Chairman to boaeut In by 11 o'clock a.m., Saturday first. WILLIAM BAXTER, 9*87 County Engineer, 1.0.0. F., M.U. LOYAT, WATERTON LODGE, No. 6458, will colebrato their 7th An- niversary on tho 21st Sept., 1888, with a Toa, Cono^rt and Ball 'IV a and Concert, 24 ; Ball, gentlemen, 3s 6d ; ladioß, la. Refreshments at 12 p m. ISAAC READ, 9 26 Secretary. TO GRAZIERS. mENDBRS will be received at Mr G. .|_ Jsmosou'ij OfEoa, Ashburton, np to 5 p.m. on TBURBDAY, 20th September, for the right to grazt Sheep on 133 aores Grass Land at Tlowald '(part of Mr Gra- ham's Farm). 9t67 ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. APPLICATIONS aro invited from Per bob b doalrouß of tillbg tho effioe of Secretary to the above Club Salary, £40 a yoar. Applloitloi sln writing, addressed " Application for Secretaryship, Box 49 P 0.. Ashburton," will bo re- ceived np to 5 o'oloon on SATURDAY, 22nd lnetint. Further partlonlArß oan be obtained from Mr 0. W. Pcrnkll, 9 97 MR F. G. THOMAS, SURGEON-DENTIST WILL VISIT ASHBURTON ON THURSDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1888, And may bo consulted at tho Oommeroia Hotel, 9 76 THE INGATHERING OF ISRAEL. PUBLIC MEETINgTwUI be held (D.V) at the TEMPLAR HALL, Triangle, Wakanui itoad, on THURSDAY EVENINGS, Sept. 20th and 27th, at 7.30 p m., Conducted by Mb ond Mus J. Rogers, Mißßionarios from England . 984 FOR SALE. A BLOCK of 5J Acrea of first-class O. freehold Land at Allonton, well fenoed, and subdivided into two paddocko, bounded by Mill Stream, A four roomed Cottage, with outhouse, and stocked with fruit troea aud vogotableß, on the land,— .Apply to ROBERT MUSSON, 9*43 Saunders' Road. HAMPBTEA.D TOWN DISTRICT. ELEOTION, SEPTEMBER, 1888. EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. THE following persons having been duly nominated to nil the Extra- orJlrjary Vacancy occurring on the Homp- Btpftd Town Board on Sepiomber 10; b, 1888, namely :— HUNT, HENRY MBAOLEM, ROBERT A Poll for the eleotion of odd of the said j persona aa Commissioner on tho said Board will ba taken on MONDAY, October Ist, 1888, at the Town Board Office, tfaraputead, between the hoars of Nine o'clock In the Forenoon and Six o'clock In the Afternoon. J 0. BELL, Returning Officer. Hampetiftd, bopteoiber fa v im,



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