SPORTING.

TIMARU RACES.

(FIB FRXBS ASSOCIATION.) Timaru. October 30. The 8 CJ.C.'b Sprlne Meetlnr opened to-day. Following !• the result of Tub Hub dim, of 30 soys Premier ... ••• ••• * Mohawk * Marmlon » Cotjntt Pla* ». College Boy ••• 1 Doubtful 2 K'mberley *.. 3 Dlvldend-£l l4s.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

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THE NEWMARKET MEETING.

(Received Ootober 30, 12.45 p.m.) London, Ootober 24 The race for the Dewburst Plate at the Newmarket meeting was won by Donovan, Enthusiast aeoond, Australia third.

AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

MsLßOirairi, Ootober 29. Wbakawal did his last long work before the Ouo this morning, and was given a strong 2£ miles gallop, going splendidly. Vespasian, William Tell, and T.W have been toratohed for the Cop Bravo is a favorite for the Oup and an offflr has been made to back him at 6000 to 500, despite the trainer's statement that the horse hat been forestalled and may not start. Ohlosgo and Whakawal are* at 10 to 1 (offered). For the Derby 2 to 1 Is. wanted about Carbine. The followlnehorseshavebeen soratohed for the Cup : — Volga, Too Soon, Jebnslte, Beczon, Lo«-d Allen, Lord Foiebery, Diplomacy, Tranter, Councillor, Gardener, Bona Vista, Tourbillon. (Beceived Ootober 30, 1 p.m. Melbourne, October 30. At Flemlngton this morning, Montor was exerolaed onder the supervision of hlB owner, Mr Donald Wallace. The horse was sent 2 miles on the tan and finished up m 3mlo 47ircs. Pippo, Rudolph, and Sinecure, spurted ever five furlongs In lmin sJieos, and Necklet and Poet tra versed tbe same distance In lmin 6&iecs. Abereorn had Oarlyon for partner m a mile gallop on tho tan which was done m lmin 50sees. Melos and Wyaombe were restricted to a rrlle whloh was accom plished m lmin 63^eos Malua has ad vanced m prlos for the Gap and I*. quoted at 10 to 1. Ohnrchill and Went worth have been struck out of tho Oup.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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AMBASSADOR.

London, October 21. Count Dayin succeeds Count Karolyi as Ambassador of Austria-Hungary iv London.

BISHOP MORAN.

London, Ootobew 23. It is understood Bishop Moran will Brit vacancy.

THE AMEER.

Calcutta, October S3.

The Ameer of* Afghanistan is pro j«eding to the district of Tashkurgan. ."Received Ootober 30. 12 noon) l * SALT MARKET. London, October 24 Common s Alt for horae use is selling at nine shillings ocr £°J?. and ,vm P salt for export at fifteen Millings.

THE MAIL SERVICE.

The Canadian Governing Qt " »»" n & to^grant a subsidy of £25,00".° for J fortnightly Australian Mail servic*" for a monthly one. Mr H. y- Raikes, Postmaster-General, has ex' pressed himself favorable to the delivery of mails at Vancouver instead of at Frisco.

COADJUTOR BISHOP.

Dr Higgings of Meatb, who was ap pointed coadjutor to Cardinal Moran, has been designated bishop (unattached to any particular See). He will not, however, have the right of succeeding the Cardinal m the event ot his death or removal.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND.

Mr Stormont Darling has been ap pointed Solicitor-General of Scotland an place of Mr J. P. B. Robertson, who became Lord Advocate at the begin ning of the month.

THE SHIP TREVELYAN.

A life-buoy marked "Trevelyan has been found at Koelbury, on the coast of South Africa, and it is con sidered certain that the Trevelyan was the vessel seen to founder off Cape L'Agulhas on June 3rd. Received Ootober 30, 12.45 p m.)

MRS GORDON BAILLIE.

London, October 24. Mrs Gordon Baillie was found guilty of the charge* brought against her and has been sentenced to five years penal •servitude. Her husband, Percival Frost, was also convicted and sentenced ;xo eighteen months imprisonment.

THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS

The Native football team lost the match against the Hull Club by a try to nothing.

A ROYAL DIVORCE.

Belgrade, Ootober 24. The Metropolitan Archbishop of Servu has officially annulled the mar raige of King Milan and Queen Natalie.

FRENCH ARMAMENTS.

Paris, October 24. The report of the Budget Comnjittee states that coalitions abroad have stifled the liberty of Europe, and that to insure her own protection France will require more than a milliard of francs for defensive purposes.

HIS SISTERS, HIS COUSINS AND HIS AUNTS

Tho Prlcce ci Walea has a most noted relationship. Leaving tbe Pope out cf question, the Prince of Wales Is allied to nearly half tbe crowned heads of Europe. He is uncle to the Emperor of Germany ; brother-in-law of the Grand Duchess of Russia, wife of the Duke of Edinburgh ; of Louis IV. of Heste, widower of Mb sister Alice ; of Christian, ot Schleswlg- Hols'etn, husband of h s sister Helena ; of the Prlneess of Waldeok and Pyrmont, widow of his deceased brother, the Duke of Albany ; of Prince Henry of Batten burg, husband of the Princess Beatrice ; of the Ga»r of Russia ; of Frederick, heir to the throne of Doumark ; of King George of Greeoe and his wife, the P, ln ooss Olga, of Kuesla ; of the Empress of Ruesla by his own wife, Princess of Den mark ; of the Prlnoesß Thyra atid her husband, the Duke of Cumberland, tumbled from the throne of Hanov r by Bismarck ; and of the Prince Wald* ma of Denmark and his wife, Princess M»ry of Orleans.

THE MESSENGER ALBATROSS

The story of the finding of an albatross on the coast of Western Australia, wwoh had around its neoka pieoe of tin on whloh was aoratohed a message In French, written by some oastaways on the Oruz.ts and of the despatch of aFrenoh maa-of w*t on an errand of relief will be fresh m the memory of our readers, Tns searching vesael, it now appears, was the transport It* Meurthe which found traoes of thu unfortunate castaways on Hog Island wbloh, however, they had loft, and doubtless perUhed m the attempt t» reaoh another island of the group. The following interesting particulars are from the report of the Lieutenant OommanJlug the L» Meurthe addressed to " tbe Captain Uummabdiug toe JNaVal Dlvlsluu In the Indian Ooeau" und published In the | "Hew Zealand G.zatte" :— Sib,— • . . But first of all I must Inform yon of the principal object of my voyage, the search for thirteen shipwrecked Frenohmen, and Inform you that 1 regret that I have returned without them. Toe shipwrecked man were no longer on the islands when I arrived. I say < " were no longer/ beoauie they had lived there for seven months, and the depart ment was not wrong In supposing that they were tbe crew of the Tamarls; but they must have perished m an attempt whloh they had made to go from one island to another m the group, if they have not been picked up by a vessel. Her j are now the absolutely exaot par ticulars. I extracted them from a tatter signed *' Majon, Captain of the Tamarls," •which I found ou liog Island on the 2d December. "The Tamaiis, a three-masted iron vessel belonging to Bordeaux, ran on Penguin ißlaud, m a thick fog, on the 9>n March, 1887, at 2 a.m. She struck about j thrte miles from the south-south-west end of the ielaud, and the orew was saved and directed m two boats towards Hog lelaud, They readied it on the 11th Marco, having only had t.me to got from thu ship a little water and 300. b ot biscuits " liog sland presents the most desolate aspect wh.ch ono could imagine, so that | tue joy of the shipwrecked men must have been very yjeat wheu thoy pore ived on that dotert ieland a hur, und m tho hut tho provisions and clothing lett there by the English man of wnr comus m 1880. They livad on Hog luiaud from iiiu lltb March toshe 30 b fcepternbet. It wj» this Island from whloh, on the 4th Augun flow awny tbe aibatrosp, on the neck of whioh ono of the shipwrecked men had bnng a tin plate haviug these woide written on it : — " 13 shipwrecked French men are ref ogees on the Ortzat I hnds— 4.h August." _The albatross had flown to die on tbe shore of Freemamie ( AostralUV wh»>-« v nan docu vu luossud September. — JBu> nearly at the same time, when the pre sence of tbe shipwrecked men was re vealed m a surprising fashion, they having exhausted the means of living on Hog Island, had deoided to proceed to Possession Island. Here are exactly the last sad lines which ended the letter of o»ptain M.jon: — " Seeing food diminish, these unfortunate men ha7e supposed that on Possession Island they wuuld fiod as much as here, which would enable them to await the sum mer, wheu they hope that some ships may come to pick them up. Those who read these lines are besought to instantly oouio and see on Possession Island if these on- 1 formcates still exist, and to make known this writing to the French Oousul at the port to whioh they go. Hog Island, 30th September, 1887.— Signed, P. Majom." When I had this document I no longer doubted of the sucoeta of my enterprise. I knew that there was plenty of food on Potfsesslon Island, but what was my grief when I found intact at Possession Island the provisions left by tbe Oomus In 1880, nothing having been touched. Afterwards I visited all the islands and recks, and on no part oould I find a trace of our countrymen. . . 13th December— To-day I anoho ed at Hog Island, where I had resolved to es'.ab- Jteh a depot of provisions. I have placed m the hut, whioh is now absolutely full, 1020 kilos of preserved beef, 500 klloa of biscuits, 40 kilos of sardines, 2) blankets, 19 pairs ot shoes, 15 oloth trouserc, the whole well packed op m twenty-seven oases and three casks of clothing. I have also put In the hut two spades and two axes for use m killing altatross, penguins, and above all seals and sea elephants In the hut trill be found saaaepaDS and cer tain utensils whloh I have naturally left at the entrance to the hut, and also, where It is conspicuous, I have hung a board on whioh is painted, In Frenoh and English, the following words : — " Ihese provisions have been left by the Meurihe for tbe use only of shipwrecked crews. Fishermen must not touch them." Richard Fog

PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

Thb Government has just forwarded to 1 the various local governing bodies throughout the colony copies of a Bill to amend "The Public Works Act, 1882," with a request that any objec tions to the proposed legislation may be pointed out m order that the same may have consideration. This is a very wise and proper course which might be much more generally followed with great ad vantage to the /colony, as it would un questionably prevent much crude legis lation and do away with the necessity for such a multiplicity of amending Acts as nearly every largo measure is now found to require. The Bill before us is, we think, identical with that introduced last session, but which was held over m order that tho course which has now been adopted might be taken, Iho following are its principal provisions. | Section 3 stops a loophole m the principal Act which has on occasion ( proved a gateway for tho proverbial " coach-and-six." This occurs m Sec tion 157, which renders punishable a number of offences, such as defacing railway carriages, obstructing railway Servants, behaving m an offensive manner, or being drunk m a railway carriage, writing indecent words on carriages,fences or buildings etc.,but pre scribes that " whosoever knowingly and wilfully " does or procures to be done any of these or like things shall be I punishable. The word "knowingly" ]fl obyioaeiy inapplicable to tiw pub woo

I is m the unconscious stage of intoxica tion, and the qualification imported by either word is not only unnecessary but sometimes enables' the escape of those !who richiy deserve punishment. It is accordingly very sensibly proposed to , v repeal these wordß. Next it is provided that any person appointed to act as an ; a'ss'ssorin any claim for compensation must m his declaration be able to set forth that he is " not. concerned or m any way interested m the claim " upon 1 which ho is to adjudicate, r/ection 4 prescribes a new form of making out . claims for compensation for land taken » for public works purposes, and is clearly { an improvement, because setting out with greater explicitness and particularity the nature and extent of tho claim. If tho claimant fails to furnish the full particulars required, these may be de manded by the respondent, and failing -compliance, may be made the subject of an order of the Compensation Court, costs of adjournment being borne by the defaulting Claimant. Compensation is to be restricted to the items set forth m the particulars of claim. Sections 7 and 8 enable the Govefuor to allocate railway lands for the purposes of a road or street where desirable, and to vest tho control of same m the local authority which is thereafter responsible for the maintenance of such road or street, but the local authority may object to accept such responsibility, and if it do so the objection is to be considered and de termined by the Governor m Council. Section 9 is, however, perhaps the most important provision of the Bill, it amends section 15 of the Amendment Act of 1884. That section throws upon the occupier of land the duty of clearing gorse, bramble, sweetbriar, or brcom from the side of any road adjoining his property, upon the demand of the loca authority, provided that such local authority has reasonable ground lor believing that such gorse etc., has spread from such occupier's land or fence. This proviso it is propobuJ to repeal. But the Bill goes much fartlu,. than this, and throws upon all occupiers or owners of land the duty of keeping their land as well as tho road lines clear of such growths, tho terms of section 10 being as follows : — " The occupier or, m case there is no occupier, the owner of any land shall grub up, clear away, and destroy all gorse or sweetbriar growing on such land, and which does not form part of a bona fide hedge or fence of reasonable width ; and on failure to do so, the local authority may order the occupier or the owner, as the case may require, to grub up and destroy tho same, and if he docs not grub up and destroy such gorse or Bweetbriar within three months from the date on which Buch order is served upon him, he shall bo subject to the penalties pro vided m section fifteen of • The Public Works Act, 1882, Amendment Act, 1884, m the case of a person failing to remove gorse or sweetbriar growing on a road. " The aforesaid section fifteen and all amendments thereof shall, mutatis mutandis, apply and may be applied m any case where necessary to compel the grubbing up and destroying gorge or sweetbriar growing on any privato land m the same manner and to tho same extent as applies m respect of gorse or sweetbriar growing on roads ; and, , subject to tho express terms of thin btsuwuu, r TOe"TocaT~lratttrjrTty shall Have and may exercise all tho powers and authorities conferred by such section and the amendments thereof m any such case." Sections eleven and twelve provide for tho cancellation for error or mis description of proclamations taking land for public works, and for the mode m which the re-occupation of land taken by the Crown is to bo effected. Section thirteen deals with the placing of swing gates upon public roads m thinly settled districts, and is as follows : — " Tho 1 local authority having the control of any road m a sparsely-populated district may, by writing, permit any person to erect a swing-gate across such road ; but the local authority may, notwith standing such permission, cause such swing-gate to be removed at any time, without payment of compensation to .the person erecting the same, or to any person deriving benefit therefrom ; and m any case m which a swing-gate shall be or may have been erected as afore said a board with the words 'Public road' legibly painted thereon shall be fixed to each side of such gate, and shall at all times be maintained thereon by the person authorised to erect tho same." Section fourteen empowers County Councils to delegate their powers for construction of drains to Road Boards ; and section fifteen onubles the Governor, when a local authority wishes to con struct a bridge, or to establish a ferry, or ford that will benefit an adjoining district, to compel the local authority of such adjoining district to contribute to the cost of the work, provision being made for the hearing and determining of any objection made by such last-men tioned local authority. Section eighteen gives power to railway employ^s^ to impound cattle found trespassing upon any lint ; and section twenty deals with the utilisation of railway bridges for general traffic. It is m the follow ing terms J — " Any local authority may agree with tho Minister to pay the cost or estimated costof converting any railway bridge into a combined road and railway bridge ; which said work of conversion tho Minister is hereby authorised to carry out, If he should so think fit ; and such local authority is hereby authorised ' to pay annually to such Minister such further amount as may bo necessary to maintain tho roadway of the said com bincd bridge, and any approaches, gates, or other works or structures m connec tion therewith, apd also to pay to tho Minister such amount, if any, annually, as may be requisite to pay tho wages iof one or more caretakers to the said bridge." All moneys hereby authorised to be paid by a local authority shall bo paid I out of tho local fund under its control, and charged accordingly." Tho remaining clauses of tho Bill aro generally of a technical character and of |no special public interest. Altogether ■ it appears to be a useful, and as regards I some of its provisions, a very necessary measure.

THE ABMURION fcHJ ft Ri)IA.N, TUESDAY OCTOBER 30, 1888



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Public Notices. GLASGOW DRAPERY and OLOTHING COMPANY, East Street, next Patching, Sail- maker. Drapery § Clothing At Pr'caa to suit the Times, THE HOUSEKEEPER'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY! Wash Dress Good s ! Lace Curtains ! Family Drapery ! Hosiery ! We have-aiways based our expectation* of success on the solid foundation of selling tho best article for the LOWEST possible PRICE, and we guarantee- these PRICES to ba the very LOWEbT m the Market. Our offers for this week are the beßt we havo ninde, and include many SPECIAL BARGAINS: Amongst others. 18 dozen Gents' Scarves at about half-price, and 15 dozen bent's Sox, at 9d, usually ls6d, Boyß' fruits 7s 6d, usually 12s Balance of Winter STOOK now being oleared out at a Discount ot 83 In the £. Ohaapoet House m Ashburton. Call and price our Goods. W.H. COLLIER, Late DIMANT AND CO., THE CORNER. McOALLUI & Co, V&Bhburton Branch ; Kasfc Street f -next "~ Bank oF-Ne.w~ZeaTißaX IRONMONGERS, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS, PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, PAPERHANGERB DECORATORS, Etc. IRONMONGERY DEPt. " Ye have landing and to arrive, Stock* ot burnishing and General Ironmongery, consisting of the following lines : — FENDERS, FIREiaONS COAL VASES AMERICAN STOVE 3 RANGES, HOLLOWARE TILE and other REGISTERS CUTLERY, E.P. WARE OHORNS, TOOLS FENCING AND BARBED WIRE, etc., eto. TIMBER DEPARTMENT. We have on hand exceptionally good Stooka of KAURT, AMKRIOAA SHELVING, HUBART PALINGS, SPLIT POSTS and RAILb, and evorv d sctiption of ROUGH ond DKESSED TIMBER, Which we can s apply eithe f om our YARDS IN TOWN or duvet from our SOUTHLAND MILLS at prices which cannot ba improved upon elsewhere; COAL DEPARTMENT. Newcastle Coal Westport Goal Brunner Coal AND FIREWOOD. OUR FACTORY Includes the following Machinery : — Complete Set Door ond Sash, Standard making, Spouting, Ridging, and Turning Machinery, PAINTING, PAPERHANGING, GLAZING, AND DECORATING DEPARTMENT. We oan confidently solicit the support of our Customers and the publio generally this Department. It being In oharge of experienced men, we guarantee the 3lasß of work, ESTIMATES GIVEN. We have just received from London 10,000 pleoeß of the latest and mos fashionable designs m Paperhanglngs from 6d to 10s per piece. PAINTS,. OIL, VARNISHES PAPERHANGINGS GLASS— PIain, Figured, Enamelled— OUT TO ANY SIZE, And General Stock of Materials used m the Trade. In thanking our Customers and the public generally for their liberal auppo< m the past, we beg to announoe that have re-organlaad, ons branch under new nauagement, and m adding the Furnish^ Ing and General Ironmongery Department we have every oonQdence that. we thai receive the support it will claim by ft variety and prioes.- McOallum & Co. A* D, WELLS



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Public Notices M°CALLUM &CO7 HAVING A LARGE STOOK OF .Newcastle Coal On hand we beg to advise our Customer* that we have reduced the price for cash to Per Ton ... 60s Peri Ton 25s 6d Per |-Ton 13s WE HAVE ALSO Wes f port and Malvern Coal IN STOOK. MALVERN WESTPORT Per Ton, 22s 6d 45s Hnlf-Ton,> lla 6d 23 i Quarter-Ton 6s * l 12s WEIGHT OUARANTEED. BOOKING EXTRA. Mc Galium and 00. 10*161 Wool Wool Wool BEABOnTBBB 89. TlyT ILES AND 00. Are prepared to make Liberal CASK ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensuin CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or 3 Shipment to MILES BROS. AND CO., LONDOfI No Commission charged on Advano\ and ijo Commission charged for offeria Wool hero unloae a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the Season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodiou «>«' l rtnnvoninnr. Stornn, West Street, J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. . GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 9 70 Ashburton and Rakaia. Friedlander Bros. Friedlander Bros. HAVE FOR SALE— Seotion 830, Cox Street Seotion 437, with good Groomed House and out-house thereon ; good garden. Terms liberal. Skin Sales. WE HOLD FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF SKINS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. ■ Wool Wool Wool Season, 1888-89. Wo aro prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANOES ON THE ENSUING CLIP OF WOOL - Plaoed m our hands for sale. Our Premises being well lighted afford speolal advantages for displaying WOOL. No Commission oharged on advanoes and no Commission oharged for offering WOOL unless a salo is effected, WOOL PA3KB AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. FRIEDLANDER BROS., PETER WILLIAMS, $35 Auctioneer, ■« 7 ~ „ . SALES OF HORSES, PIGS, CATTLE, FRODUOE, & FURNITURE ON SATURDAYS. STOCK SALES ON TUESDAYS. RAKAIA MONTHLY SALE-Fi, Thursday of the Month FRIEDLANDER BROS., £ETIR WILLIAMS, I ■ -**• v -»•



I Public Notices. Drapery! Drapery ! ! Mitchell & Turner Desire to Inform their uuuneiouß Customers that, heir SECOND LARGE PUROOA»E OF NEW GOODS IS r-OW BEING OPENIO UP. SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF STRAW HATS, LACES, DRESSES, PRINTS, CORSETS, Etc, MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. Dont't Forget. We keep a first. class Stook of GENTS', LADIES AND CHILD HEN'S BOOTS. Mitchell & Turner, TANCRED STREET. ASHBURTON " Agricultura land Pastoral Show. NOVELTIES FOR THE HOLI- DAYS. ANDREW ORR IS SHOWING HIS SECOND SHIPMENT OF High-class Drapery EX TONGARIRO. LADIES NEW DRESS MATERIALB NEW ZEPHYRS, EMBROIDERED DRESSY, L4.OE and SILK MAN- TELS, PARASOLS, CORSETS, GLOVES, BEAUTIFUL SUMMER MILLINERY, NEW LAOE OUR- TAINS. Ladles' Boois, very cheap ; Ladies' Shoes from 6d. Splendid Assortment of Ashburton, Kaiapoi, and Roslyn Tweeds. SUITS TO MEASURE, FROM £3 10a. CARPETS VERY CHEAP. ANDRE~W ORR. IRONMONGERY. JOHN ORR & CO. HAVE now landing and to arrive ex b.b. " Bayley " and 'Opawa," from London, and ex •' Clan Maoleod," from New York : — 2 Cases Burgan and Balls' and *Yard and Pains' Sheep Shears, 100 Drums Boiled and Raw Oil 3 Tons Genuine White Lead 1 Ton Red Lead 4 Casks Patent Dryers 10 Oases Varnish 150 Kegs Wire Nails 15 Tons Bar Iron 1 Ton Sheet Iron 6 Oases Iron Bedsteads 4 Oases Spring Wire Mattresses Registered Grates, Ranges, and Stoves In great variety 40 Bundles Galvanised Tubs and Buckets 3 Caseß Gorse Knives 2 Canes Gorse Grubbers, single and double edge 3 Canes Prlza Dundee Leather Belt- ng, from 1£ to 6 looh 1 Oase Eleotro-plated Forks and Spoons > 1 Case Potosl Spoons and Forks 40 Bandies Spades -»nd Forks 6 Oases Garden Tools 150 Oolls Plough Line Rope- Manilla and Flax, all sizes Lawn Mowers Hay Bakes, Scythes, and Handles 2000 Yardß Wire Netting, 2ft to 3ft 1 Case Garden Syringes 1 Oaao Rubber Hose Pipe 4 Caseß Carpenters' Tools 2 „ „ Hammers 56 „ American Locks and Hard ■• ware 3 Oases Babbett's Metal 2 i, Reap Hooks 10 „ Chairs 3 „ Chair Beds 4 „ Files 8 Casks Agatj Enamoiled Ware 4 „ Holloware 2  Bushwnror 2  Tinware 2 Oases Augers, Bite and Braces 4  Perambulators 4 „ Pitch and Lampbaak 10 Drums Neatsfoot Oil 60 Oases Castor Oil 16 Crates and Casks Orookery and Glassware. In this lot will be found some beautiful Tiolet and Tea Sets SOLE AGENTS IN THE COUNTY FOR THE Mccormick Improved Steel Binders. > JOHN ORR ft CO, ,



Public Notices j GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING OOMPANY. Tre- mendous Bargains. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION, THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF Stock, Implements, <k, Will be held at the COUNTY SALE YARDS, ASHBURTON, ON FRIDAY, 2nd Joieinber, 1888. Entries olose on FRIDAY, 26th Ootober. In addition to the Private Pr ac List, Mr John Small will give a Prize of £1 Is for the largest collection of small birds heads. Mr E. F. Wright will give a truck load of Mount Somers coal, delivered at tbe Mount Somers Station, to the owner of the mare, In any class on the ground, whioh m the opinion of the judges will, mated with a thoroughbred horse, be likely to breed a good dog cart mare or gelding. SPEOIAL PRIZE. Max Friedlander, Esq. — The aervloe of his entire "Blackwood Abdallah," for the best foal by that sire. Speoial entry. Three entries of no award. G. F. Scott, special prize of £1 Is, for the best three pony Mares, not to exceed 13 hands, the bona fide property of one owner,. Exhibitors are requested to enter as early as possible this week. JOHN J. C. QUANE, 10J142 Secreiary. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOOK AND ESTATE j AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoß and Merchandise. Farming Implements and Vehicles of all kinds constantly m Yards on view FOR SALE. Clearing Sales held In town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arrangnd with both Buyers and Sellorß. Rents oolleoted, and (he Business of Absentees managed with care. Valuation made of Properties or Merchan- dise on easy terms. Advanoes made Instantly on Goods delivered at the Store for Sale. FOR SALE— Piano, In walnut, by John Brinsmead and Sons, London. A beautiful Instrument, nearly new; cheap. TO LET— Hhops In Coleman's Build- ings. Rednced roots. Good brick building?: handsome ahops. Agent Fon the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company.. ALFRED HARRISON. *■— — ■— — — »^— — — — ■— — Eden George, EDEN GEORGE'S GREAT DISCOVERY EDEN GEORGE bogs to Inform the inhabitants of Ashburton aud sur- rounding districts (hat he has just discovered a moat Important process by whloh Photographs can be produced at one-fourth the usual ooat, and that he has consequently rednoed his prioes as under, — Carte do Ylsltos, 6s per doz., old prloe, 25s per drz ; Cabinets, 10s per doz, old price, 60j per doz ; Bondolrß, 15] per doz, old price, 90j per dcz ; other Blzes proportionately reduced. Persons who were Photographed during the Ashburton visit can obtain extra copies at the above prioes adding exchange and postage. Although the above prices are so ex- tremely small the finest work is guaran- teed as tbe Photos taken by the now prooess are vastly superior to those taken If the old one, and they are also permanent. At tho above prices all Photos must be prepaid for^ aB no ledger will be kept and on no account will this rule be broken. When visiting Chrlstchuroh don't forget to visit Eden George's vestibule, where over 1500 excellent Photographs aro to bo seen without charge. EDEN GEORGE, THE POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHER



Public Notices. tjIOUND Straying— Two draught mares, ; one horse ; colours, blaok, roan, sud dark bay — Th> s. WHiTriNQTON, Pet* r Btreel.8 t reel. 1C+228 t| O LET— S roomed house In Cameron JL Street. — Apply to T. BOLLOCK. TO LET. A9-roomed House m Wills Street^ lately occupied by Mr S. W. Alcorn. — Apply to 10 227 JOHN ORR AND 00. OPOLAR LECTURE— Mr J. Tot- ham of Ghristoburcb, will Leoture i tbe 'iVtuplar Hall on THURSDAY EVE-IJiG ,n»xt Subject— " D b.D." Commence at 8 o'olook. Admission res Oi.lleodon. 10t239 ASUBORTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. r pHE Burgesses are requested to obierre JL FRIDay, 2 id November, as a HOLIDAY, being the day appointed for this association's Eleventh Aunual Shov. (Signed) ALFRED HARRISON, 10 226 Mayor. Rink de Paris, THURSDAY, Nov. I— Race for the Championship. SATURDAY AND MONDAY, Nov 3rd »nd sth. Professor iSollinson PROFESSOR ROLLINSON PROFESSOR ROLLINSON THE GREAT BIOYOLE KING, Admission, Is ; Reserved seats, 2a. Season tloket holders, Is ; Skate* free. Doors open at 7 30 o'olook. R. ELSTON, ; Lessee and Manager. TIMARU AGRICULTURAL AND PABTORAL ASSOCIATION. The ASSOCIATION'S TWENTY-TSIRD ANNUAL BHOW OF STOCK,, &o , i 17 ILL be held on the ASSOCIATION'S VV GROUNDS, Wai-itl Road, on TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, October 30th and 31st, 1888. Consisting of Shoep, Cattle, Horses, Pigs, Dogs, Dairy and Agricultural Pro- duce, Implements, Wool, eto. Prizes ninouoting to about £550 will be given m Pieces of Plate, Module or Caeh. For further particulars see Posters. Prize Lists may be obtained on applica- tion to JOHN J. C. QUANE, Aahburton; And F. W. STUBBB, , 10 25 Secretary. Frozen Meat \ I7"F aro prcpaiod to mako LIBERAL VV ADVA NOES on Frozen Moat placed m our hands for Bale m the Home Markets. Messrs Miles Bros., etc,, our London Agents, give Bpecial attention to Uub hjihinAßß, oud navo been auccessfuL hi ObtaiDing the Highest prices. SHIPPERS OAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANCES, PROMPT SETTLEMENT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m tho railway trucks to our order we uudortake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, eto«, tbuß relieving shippers of all trouble and loss of time. MILKS & 00., Christohurch. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 6 71 Ashburton and Rakala* Wm. Zander, TOBACCONIST, FISHING TACKLE AND FANCY GOOD 3 EMPORIUM, AND HAIR DRESSING SALOONS EAST STREET, HAS muoh pleasure In announcing that he has to arrive, ex "Aorangi, ' a Grand Assortment of Fancy Goods of every description, and as he must make room for these he has RE- MARKED all the Stock, and every item Is now obtain- able at a very considerable Discount. Special Arrangements made to Clubs. Large Stook of Fishing Tackle, Including everything requisite for the Sport. Cricketing, Lawn Tennis, and Football Materials. Meerschaum Pipes and To- bacconists Goods In Variety. The Hair Dressing Department is now In charge of a first-clasß Tonsorlal Artist, and to meet tbe times the charge for Lair cutting Is reduced to a nimble Sixpence. Ladles Hair worked up on the Premises at shortest notloe. Wigs on hire. Note tbo Address- MONTGOMERY'S BUILDINGS, East Street, Ashburton, The Miners' Strike AT NEWCASTLE, N.S.W., HAS already proved to be a good thing for New Zealand. The Increased output of all the mines In New Zealand bas necessitated the employment of large numbers of men m addition to the regular el all kept by proprietors of mines. Keep your money In New Zealand, and help to make employment for the popula- tion. Burn Mount Somen and Westport Coal. I have made fresh arrangements foe tho supply of these two Coals, and oan now sell at Reduoed Rates for CASH on delivery* Mount Somers Coil,, WEsrroßT Coal Per t 6d 45a Half ton, lis 6i 23 1 Quarter ton, 6j 12s Booking Extra, Mount Somers Coal per Truck load, m Trucks 17s 6d per ton Cash at Ashburton Station. NEWOASTLE COAL* ALSO IN STOOK JOHN uTreSTELL.