CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible ior Ihe opinions expressed by our correspondents.

FREETRADER AND LOCAL PRO TECTIONISTS.

IO THE IDITOB. Sir —Your correspondent.Mr P. Walker alias Freetrader (I could" suggest a nmoh more appropriate alias for hrn), makes use of my name m a most unwarrantable manner, when he drags me into a con troverey, which I have not sought, and m which I shall decline to continue, until something very much more brilliant and original emanate from the fertile imagi nations ot such correspondents as Mr •' Farmer" (a Freetrader) m Saturday's « Guardian," defiaeß the principles of Protection an followß :-Benefit to the * few m the present, to the many intne future. He is pretty nearly right, but how could a Freetrader arrive at such a conclusion? . • Mr Walker, m the earne issue, says tbat he has carried en hia business for the last 15 years under the old tariff, and as a Freetrader he is quite satisfied to go on for another 15 yeara. If Mr Walker is true to bis principles he ought to be untuned to make euch an assertion, as m the old tariff there was absolutely no Fretfrade. Nor is there Protection, pure and simple, m the new, beoause fully half of the duties were imposed for revenue purposea only, such as duty on tea, etc. , and the tariff was only accepted by the tfrotectioniats as an instalment of what should be done, which is as follows :— Place duties upon everything you can grow, manufacture, or produce ; admit all raw material free ; and place duties (if thought necessary) upon anything that we cannot produce. By these means popu lation will be inoreased, wages will become more regular, the question of what we Bhall do with our boys will be definitely letiled, farmers will have a home market, capital will be kept m the country, money will beoome cheaper, and as a natural reimlt •• prosperity," as m Victoria, will be the order of the day. Mr Walker Hkenß himßelf to an old howe, and afi&rms that there is plenty of running leit m him yet, but lor fear of his becoming a confirmed roarer, or having his knees broken by a nasty fall, I would advisa him, before again blindly rushing into print, to oifc down and thoroughly study the question, Bay for 10 ,*k-4 ■*<•»• p. THoaiß .

REPLY TO MR KEIR.

TO IKB EDITOR, Btt,— l have again to ask you (or epace In yoor valuable journal to answer two naestlonß put to me by your correspondent, Me Keir, whose letter appeared m your Jißoe of the 25th in»t. His first ques tion Is : Is freetnds theoretically right but practically wrong 1 My »nswer is that In my opinion freetrade Is theoiilcally right It is bnt a theory, which never dm been and never can be worked out m prutlce. ' Then his second question Is ; If pro tection against English and American goods Is a good thing for New Zealand, would not proteotlon for Canterbury against the goods of Otago, Wellington, and Auckland, be a good thing for Can ttsbuiy ? This question I have already Answered ; that tbera is only one Customs department m New Zealand and therefore oould not protect one locality against another. . Your correspondent, Mr Jteit, will notice that I am atill willing to answer any reasonable questions, bat I mast say that I do not think it either wise or gentlemanly of him, when he cannot find arguments to refute my answers, to make nasty insinuations snob as "if Mr Bell bouse meant that answer seriously, the leagae should have their Secretary's medical adviser oalied mat once". I chink Mr Keir has yet to lesrn that abuse and rldioaia are not convincing arge ments. I am, eta, D. BB&&HOUSB, Obtbtoharoh, July 28, 1888.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[per press association. J (bt bleoteic ieibgbaph copyright.) (Received July 30, 12.35 p.m.)

THE BULGARIAN THRONE.

Bbbiik, July 29. It is believed one result of the Emperor's visit to St. Petersburg will be thai Prince Ferdinand will shortly be compelled to abdicate the throne of Bulgaria. Diplomatic means only will be resorted, to as neither Russia nor Geimany propose to effect any change by force. It is understood the Czar is now more favorably inclined to Prince Alexander.

SHIPPING.

londoh, July 28. The Royal Mail steamer Kaikoura sailed from Plymouth to-day via Tene riffe, Capetown and Hobart. The ship Rakaia, from Timaru (April 1 6), has arrived m the English Channel. The barque Mataura has sailed from London (or Lyttelton.

TURKOMAN REVOLT.

News has been received tbat the Yommod Turkomans have revolted and are plundering the villages with great loss of life.

CHAMBERLAIN'S VIEWS.

Mr Chambeilain, speaking at Bir mingham, said that he never for an instant regretted his support of the Irish Crimes Bill. If Mr Gladstone ever succeeded m making his Home Rule scheme law he would have to face a civil war, for Ulster would never sub mit to the control of a parliament sitting m Dublin. (Received Jaly 30, 1240 p.m.)

SERIOUS LABOR DIFFICULTY.

Sydney, Jaly 30 It is thought that a serious labor crisis is impending. The Maritime Conference has decided to support the Newcastle miners against the masters, and it i 3 reported on good authority that a general call out of seamen on the coastal vessels is contemplated, though no reason for such action is assigned.

MARKETS.

Lomdok, July 30. Consols, ios; New Zealand fives, jo^: New Zealand! four per tient, ins6ribed stock, g^}4, "' l Australian wheat ex warehouse, 355 ; New Zealand wheat, long berried, 355 ; Australian flour, 25s perioolbs; New Zealand hetnp, 15s to per ion, New consols are quoted at 12 s 6d. '

THE WHEATER.

The following is the meteorological report •it Alford Station for the week ending July 27th, 1888 :—

EXTRACTS FROM " HANSARD.'

DISTRICT RAILWAYS PURCHASING BILL. In the House on July 6th, Major Steward, speaking oa this Bill, and fol lowing Mr Valentine, member for Wakaia, said : — I have only two or three words io say, because the nutter bas been co very wt 11 6tated by the honorable member for Wakaia. No doubt ifc is true that m all diatricts peop'e are suffering exceedingly from the low price of grain, and they win bo called upon to suffer still more from the fact that these rates have been allowed to get into arrear, and therefore the de mands which will have to be made upon them will be very great. However, what I rose to point out is this : There is a provision bete which is obviously in tended to be just, and to give an opportu n:ty to the districts to ascertain whether the accounts have been properly charged. I refer to clause 3, sub-section (3), it U there provided that an account of the amount of deficiency on any lice is to be published by the Colonial Treasurer m the locality, and that any person who objects thereto may have an opportunity of BtatiDg that objection ; and the Auditor- General then becomes the referee, and haa power, if the deficiency is overstated, to reduce it to what it Bhould be. With regard to the line m which my con stituents are especially concerned, 1 have reasan to believe that there is what I n?ay term a fictitious charge made against that railway for the work ing of the line. How such a charge can be made I cannot understand, for there Is no Station master, no officer at all, employed on the line beyond those required for the Government line with which It is connected ; nor has there been at any time. All that can be reasonably charged for is the coal consumed on the line when the engine is running, over and above the amount which would be con sumed by the engine when it is In shed with the tiros banked up. Of course there wonld be something to be charged for fair wear and tear, and there would be the proportion of Interest which haa to be paid. But, as I have said, there fa reason for believing that a fictitious, an im aginary amount !b charged to debit for working expenses. That would, of course, be very unfair, and I presume these sections are intended to provide against It ; but I think they should be made dearer, so as to show without any doubt fulness that it Is only actual expenditure, and not fictitious and Imaginary ohargeo, that may be placed to the debit of any Una. The Bill was read a seoond time.

DEFENCE OF THE COLONY.

Tn the House on July 6th Mr Bruce speaking on the subject of defence eaid he would never allow an opportunity to pass m that Houso without entering his protest against the wasteful expenditure which had taken place, and would take place, m connection with the defences of the colony. Last year when there was a war-Ecare, m our insular conservation we thought that m the event of warfare we wero immediately about to be plunged into it, and b?oomo a mark for the enemy's attack-; but he did not thintf: that any European despot had ever oast an eye on New Zealand. Wo were puffed up with our o-yn importance j but those who had travelled m Europe knew that New Zealand was there spoken of as a place somewhere among the Cannibal Islands, He hoped there would be no undue ex pense m the direction of further defence or supplying arms to Volunteers. Any nndue expenditure m that way would moan taking Bteps to insure against a risk that oould scarcely be said to exist. Having said so much iritb a view of obviating the wasteful expenditure of money on defense, he might say, as he had said before, that it would have been far better expended m eurolling a naval re serve among our own seamen, as was done m Great Britain ; and then, m the event of war, we should have formed a force on which we could rely. He coul4 not apsept as expert evidence the evidence of the hon or • able member for Waitotara and the honor able member for Wakaia merely because they had aeryed m Volunteer corps. That did n^t enable themtoposo as authorities m the House. He would prefer the evidence of a man who had smelt powder, such, for instance, as the honorable meirber for Sydenham. He would not take up further time, and would only say that, if it ever came to war, he and his honorable friend would be found amongst the front rank of those who were ready to defend the colony.

Mr Walker coqld not agree with, w',^t had fallen, from the last speaker. He was astonished tbat the honorable gentle man, coming from a fighting race, end bearing a name which meant a great deal to a Scotchman} did' not recognise more folly the duty of the State to Bee tbat its son a were ready to protect it if the necessity should arise. It was all very well when the honorable gentleman^ ancestor led half-naked Scotß to victory, bat m these times our sons required much greater preparation and eqoipment. That was all that the Yolaateers de manded. They were cheerfully under going discipline, and no doubt they i would be ready ia the hour of seed ; but the Hoube must not begrudge them whaf; was necessary to put them man efficient condition, He would ask the Defence Minister to consider not only economy, but also efficiency. With regard to the remark of the honorable member for Waitotara, which wafl ap parently indorsed by the Defence Minister, as to the exceptional efficiency of the Wellington battalion—— Mr Fergus ; I never indorsed that re mark at all. Mr Walker was glad tp hear the Minis ter of Defence say that. He presumed the honorable member for Waitotara made that' assertion from having onjj Been the | Wellington battalion, Ec could assure the honorable gentleman tbat, as far us a civilian could speak, the North and South Canterbury battalions were highly dls« ciplined, full of spirit, and ready to do anything their commanding officers re quired of them. With respect to the cheerfulness with which the Volunteers had aocepted the reduction m their capita tioD, it was only right to say that, whilst they had accepted the inevitable, it was only by exercising a considerable amount of self-sacrifice, particularly on the part of the officers, that they did so. He therefore trusted the Defence Minister would tt»ke into his serious consideration that, while economy was necessary, parsi mony was sometimes a mistake;

LUCK.

One of tho uo luckiest men we have , over known was oven conscious of his illluik, and declared that, fcomebow or another, the ofl>charc3 always hit him. It was partly tiue, but the intimate friends who knew ard lovod him understood well thi»t there was m him this awkwardneee, this redundancy of angles presented to fate, m a very high degree, that, being at once a good man, a thoughtful man, and a highly cultivated one, ho always m critical momonts contrived to do precisely iho wrong thing; This capability of being incapable is by no nieaas unueua l , and the first Rohschtld was probably right when he eaid that be never would employ an unlucky man. On the other hand, the lucky man is usually the man who fits his fortunes, who, whother apparently able or stupid, can do }U6t what his especial cir. cumstances require him to do. Very stupid men are often leady men, srmad with a *e»dineßa as if doga when they twist from under a cart wheel un hurt. The *.' fool who makes a fortune" is usually a man wlthjast tho foreiiight, or the judgment, or the Intuitive peroep tion ot the way things are going— a faculty like long sight or keen hearing and Independent of Intellectual power~ requialte to make large profits qaiokly. In faot the fortunate man la usually the man who, m consequence of some hidden quality m his nature, deserves fortune. Nevertheless there is a residom of true personal good or ill-luck to men to whom things happen so unusual, and so little explicable by their actß or anything that either is or can be m themselves, that the world, despairing of interpretation, con siders them either the favorites or the vlotlms of fortune.—" Spectator."

SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES

Dlsoußßing the question of how great a speed looomotlvga may attain, the " Engi neer " maintains that although statements have been' made that at certain trials cna hundred miles per bouts have been reached, yet these rona are not properly attested, and there la no proof that any locomotive haa exceeded elgh-y miles per hour. This speed was aotually reached by one of Mr Person's broad guage tank engines, with nine feet driving wheels, on the Bristol and Exeter railway. When running at this rate the engine has to overcome a resistance of air equal to the force exerted by a hurricane. In faor, the storm that destroyed the Tay bridge was blowing at less than sixty miles an hour. The great obstaole to % higher speed than eighty miles en hour is the getting rid of steam. Lately an engine has been constructed for a French company Intended to run regularly at one mile and a-thlrd per minute. This is ft higher velocity than any regular engine performance In this country, although more than a mile pec minute is perfoimed over oertaln districts regularly; At eighty miles on hour London would be a little ovei fire hours' Journey from Edlaburgh.

FAULTS IN BUTTER

A transition from the v Klelno Mlloh Zeltang " states the following m relation to faults most frequently met with m butters, as determined at Hamburg, •• Sta7e* " or woody butter is one of the worst faults, which In a short time entirely destroys the butter. It Is oaused by the tub In whloh the butter is paoked, It being made of green wood, or Insufficiently Boaked In water and brine before the butter Is paoked. The fault starts m the butter nearest the wood, and thenoe works Into the whole mass.

Mouldy batter. If kept In a damp, foul room mould forms on the butter, especially If the latter Is of poor quality. Tallowy butter la & fault mostly found In old butter, and whloh is first observed on the surface, Expoßare to light at Jeatjt delays the development of this fault. Oheesy and milky butter comes from Booh dairies only where the making Is Inferior.

Bpotted and streaky bntter la caused by inferior coining, or by lack of caution In salting, or by faulty working, especially if the working room is too 0001. Ranold and bitter butter cornea from laok gf oleanllness and othgrwiqe from ppor making. Oily, fishy, talnty batter often appears a few days after it Is made, and Is caused by Improper preparation of the cream for «}hurnlng, or by dirty cream, vats, On the Hamburg market the better olass of butter Is distinguished as barn or grass bntter the former again »s old or fresh milk bntter, and the grass bntter as May, early summer, or stubble hatter. !J?he latter Is considered tho best keeping bntter. Schleswlg Holsteln, Meoklenburg and a section of Pommern mostly ship their butter to Hamburgh, while th,e Berlin market Is provided w^tli butter from the balance of Pommern, the provinces of Eastern and Western Prussia, Silesia, Posen, etc.

FAMILIAR SPIRITS

This was an expression employed to denote oerUln supernatural beings m at tendance upon maglolana, w'flirds, wltohei, conjurors, and other okllfal professors of the blaok art, T.he balief In ouch goeß far back into the history of oar raoe. We ' read of them m the time of M^es, who adraonleb.es his countrymen to (( regard not them that have familiar spirits," wbloh would Imply the prevalence of the superstition among the Egyptians. The word In the original rendered " famlltar spirts" Is dboih. It Is of freqaentoccurrence m the Hebrew Scriptures, and liter illy sig nifies f 'leathern bottles"; thereby indicate Ing the antiquity of the fgaa that magicians were worjt to Imprison (n bottles the spirits whom their spells had Bnbdued (whence oqc *' bottle imps" oni " bottle conjurors ") ; the origin, again, of whloh grotesque belief Is perhaps to be. sought for m the qiroumstanoe that mju'loal liquids kept In vials have been im mensely m vogue among the con jurors of all ages and countries Asia would seem to have been the original home of the belief m familiar spirits, whiob bts long been established bb a cardinal superstition of the Persians and Hindis, and wbloh appeari} In. perfection In the * Arabian Nights.' The slave of the lamp, who waits upon Aladdin, is an example In point, A favorite form as sumed by the familiar spirit being a black dog, readers of Goethe will re member that Mephlstophelea first appears to Faust and Wagner during their even- Ing walk In this shape j and medieval tradition oarries this Idea far back into history. Curiously enorjgh, In spite of the servitude to which the attendant Imps were reduood by the potent spoils of the maglolans, they were popularly supposed to Lave their revenge at last, by carrying with them into e'etnal torments the souls of their deoaased masters, *$his Idea of dlylne retribution overtaking the praotisers raaglo, however, is not found out qt Christendom. The Jews think net the less, but tha more, of Solomon because he wm, is they say, one of the greatest of magicians. ' *

THE FISHERIES QUESTION.

SEIZURE OF BRITISH VESSELS 1 [PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION ] London, July 27. The American authorities have cap tured four British vessels soaling m Behring's straits. London, July 28 The vessels seized by tho Americans m Behring's straits will be sold.

THE "TIMES" LIBEL CASE.

I (per press association.) London, July 28 It is reported that, acting on the pressure of Mr Gladstone's party, Mr Parnell is likely to bring an action against the " Times " m Scotland, unless the scope of the Judicial Commission is limited. Mr O'Donnell intends to move for a new trial against the " Times."

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. YORKSHIRE.

(Pjer Pbbss Association. ) LONDON, July 2f, In conseqneuce of the rain the match Australians v Yorkshire was not begun until to-day, when Yorkshire went io, and were all dUposed of for 107. London, J aly 28. In oonsequence of continued rain the cricket m»tch between the Australians and Yorkshire had to be abandoned. The Australians la their first innings were sooi disposed of for 43. Yorkshire In their second innings had lost nine wickets for 49 ruos, the principal soores being Peel 14, Walnwright 16,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) French Escapees. Wbijilngtow, July 30. Counsel on behalf of Oury, the French eeoapee, applied for a writ of Juxbeas corpus before Justice Richmond, Judgment was deferred. The Late Storm. Timartj, Jnly SO. Reports from Barke's Pass show that the fall of anow m the Mackenzie country was not so heavy as at the east of tbo rangos. At Tokapo bridge there were 20 inches, and lass on the west and south. An Old Identity. Duhedin, July 30. James Oallander, one of the Philip Latng's passengers, died on Sunday at his residence, East Talerf, aged 81. Wife Desertion. Bluff, July 30. James Sutherland was arrested here on Saturday night on a Dunedfn warrant, charged with wife dosortion, He will be remanded toDunedin.

A CURIOUS WILL

The subjoined copy of a most carious ! will appeared m an Auckland paper : — "I, John Campbell Johnßtone, do hereby make this last will and testament, revok ing all others I bequeath my soul to the great Creator, who sits throned, with the care of millions of worlds, which, I believe, ho governs by fixed laws/ Through hie infinite mercy I hope for progressive happiness after this )ife f whioh ie, possibly, a punishment for ' bibs done m some old world.' I bequeath my body to the fire. I believe burning the dead to be olaaßical, cleanly, and with respect to the living, for sanitary and other reasons, the best mode of disposing of the dead, I request that my family do not go into mourning forme. My wife, Emily Johnstone, is provided for by the marriage settlement to an extent I am not m a position tQ increase, I be queath all my property, real and personal, of wbioh J may dio possessed, m equal shares to my' children (names) ; I desire ' my sons to strive against the abominable injustice of the swindlers otlling them selves the Government of New Zealand, who, for the purpose of enriohlog them selves, have borrowed millions from the people of England, who I have repeatedly warned through the pre.aa of England that they will ioqe thelv money. The rising generation of New Zealand la not answer able for the debts thus oontra.otetl by English adventurers, They neither borrowed nor bepeflted by this money, but, ob the Qon,trary, it is the oause of ou.r nQir suffering inoreased taxation on the neoeasaries of life. 1 desire my sons to expeot tho day when it will be their duty to resist the repayment of thia money, of whioh the other Island has had the lion's, share of the plunder,"

THE ASHBtJUION fIUABI^AN MONDAY JPIi Y 30, 1888



High Date. Shade. m State of weather, low high Sun, Saturday 26- 54- Hi- Fine, N. Sunday 30- 62- 108- „ „ Monday 31- 03- 95- Showers, N.W. Tuesday 28- 48- 108- „ . „ Wed'day 26- 48- 88- Snow, S.W. Thur'daj 30- ■ 48- 48* Rain, W. Friday 33« 48- 43- Seavy rain, S.W.



j I FuWic Kotices. TJOPE POX TH &\m A P. — NichT3^7;.- " XX Improved .Patent A»'/ifiY:.v '<»> Dfticus, Tf.e \n'.y surf, i j^n?/ *.:■••? :-::..--- i,v.- --device ■ nsed to p^m*!):^';; '.•;.?'••. , hoaricg.' lU'.etfininevid^r ).-v :cl\ . !iio tnon of Europe tmd Amuricv .VVrii :'•-.. pee iUnsirittfd -desoriptloo book £f.r- Ji.- : & . l^ionoLSoa, Lincoln's lun Gfiarabeflß, William ttreet, Melbourne. U '■ Trees. Trees; :Tree& ffIHE, Ur.doralgusd begs to thank hi* X numerons Friends and Customers f<W theic past f*vors, and calls iholr upecial attention to hia extensive etook of FRUIT AND FORE dT TREES of all sorts. N.B. -Planting done by contract, and all Treea supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Fruit Trees pruned and gardens kept In order bygthe week or by the year. 40,000 Cup- Maorooarpa, 1 year old, 4s 6d per 100; 20.000 ditto, 2 year old, 7s 6d and 10a per 100. 24,CG0 Plnua Insignia, 4s per 100, All orders by post, or left with Ma S. G. Flower, Oonf eotioner, East Street, shall receive noy prompt Attention. James Porter, OLIF TO N IST U;K S£R V, 4 192 Allenton, Aahburton. EEMOVAL NOTICE. WM- BAYLIB GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Junction of the Wakanut Road and Cameron street; between Post Office - and Mr Gamble's, facing the Oonnty Oonncll Avenae. TTTILLIAM BAYLIS begs to announce YY to his Customers and the General Public that he hats been forced to remove from Saunders' Buildings to the above Premises In coneequonce of the Bank having let his shop In Sanadera' Buildings to Mb Aicoen. W.B; traats that hfg Caatomers will not be inconvenienced by the change of situation, as , the new premises are an Immense Improveiiien : upon the old, and more centrally plabed ; m fact, my Customers will be very pleased with the change. In my new Premises shall have a la;ge and varied Stook of Groceries, Teas, .China, Glassware, Hard* ware, Cntlery, Brush ware, Cheese, Bran, Sharps, Chaff, Potatoes, Floor, and every requisite of the trade, which will be sold at the lowest fobsibljs pbioes. Gooda delivered dally. Families waited on for orders. Agent foil the Wakanal Floor Mlllg, The Bisr; Flour ; Midk. 20 TONS ~~ OLOYEE SPEEDS CLOVER SEEDS, ; , CLOVER BMDS WE : «r8 now landing ex " Aorangl'* from London, Oar new Season's Clovers, Turnips, Garden, and &lowtir Seeds, which we have prooured dlreefe f ron.l the G ROWERS. They ate of the choicest quality, being this Season V err p. and av'Q therefore fresh and BEUABtUi . We will forward samples to auy »<tdrMSA on applivation, so that intending pur- chasers o\n test the eetmlnating quality fpr thole owa» sfttlßfaotion. . .... : AL9YKE OCrOVEB, RA PR - . : warrß clo^var, must Am COW GRATIS, TURISIP^ . RED OLOVBR, MANGOLD, TIMOTHY, OA.HROTS. We ha »l*P Perennial Ryegrassi and . Oookafoot i!?» wI « 4o lM 8 e or small qußn- titles, latest novelUea In Garden Flower Seeds. i!^om that well-known Lon- don firm, Jaw^s Cabtbb and Powp?i»7. Empty Iron Tanks &j& o a»«» '°? »»!«• j. .sbalyW- 06,} ■'.[ (Late Seal* Bros. j \ ; j*Bd 30,000 ERUIT TRiEES. ■; r s No ChristchiU'ch WcoMy Aphis or ; BaDgiora Scale Blight, j ;- NURSBRYMAN, ASHBURTON ; ;:;. HAS now ready for this.;Jßetisona Planting by far the I argest . and Best Stock of Fiuit Trees m Canterbury, probably m the Colony, 'consisting of—' ' APPLE TREES PEAR TREES PLUM TREES PEACH TBEES '■"" - CHERRY TREES APRICOT TREES Quinces, Walnuts, Filberts, Grapo Vines, &c, &c, well grown robust tree and grafted on the, best stocks. Also large quantity of Berry Fruits of a)l kind- i;nd an innumerablo quantity of FORES; and SHELTER TRKEP, Roses, Crna H . menial Trees, Shrubs^ Boot?, &c, &c. i , grea6 variety. MESSR_ Ji SEALY & CO., Seedsraet ' [] East atroG 8 continue to act on my bohal 1 . m Town, all orders, &c, entrusted to them shall have prompt attention, : ;'.•'.' DESC/R WIViS PRIOED CATAIOOUES OK AfPWOATION, . • . thomaFsealy, ' Biver Bank, AsUburton, Fronting scmth -approach to Traffio Bridge H,J. WOOD & Co. STATIONERS' HALL, Friedlandor'a Buildings, AshbtJrton. BOOKS^ Commercial and Genert Stationery, Account Books, &c i»EW BOOKS BIT SVBRY MAI6; MUSIC* Pi&ncflj Harmoniutni, . Acoordeont CciAflectlnaß, Violins, Binjoa, _&o, &6 n New Songs atrd Munio of every description, A large quantity of Muslo (Sheet bdo BooltB) slightly aoiled, to be sold at • Greeit Sacrifice. FANCY GOODSJ Writing Caaeß and Desk*, Scrap, Phott and Fern Albums, Work Boxes, Purses' Card Gases, Pocket Booka.Photo Frames, and every description of Fancy Stationery, Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papers In any quantity. Any Book out of stook procured from i out Christchurch F.stabliahmfcnt,thß Stock. 1 cC wWch m one of the Largest and Beat j Aesotrted In the Colonies, or from* f i Loikd.oa Agency, I A special Discount allowed to Librrry ;| and Pohool Committees^ H. J. WOOD &G0 j JSTATIOTSERS'j HALL, 1 AS^HB UjßTcfaT



? D. Thomas. FOR SALE—i-acro Section «nd two- roomed Cottage on (ho Alford Forest Boad ; cheap; D. THOMAS, 7*32 ABbburton, TO LET. "1 OAA AOBES of Land, eitualed at jLoUU Mayfield^ Biads, and known as Burgees Farm. D. THOMAS, 6°164 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUT BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Ructo. Will pay for tbemaelvea^Jinifoy Season, D. THOMAS. FOR SALE. QEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP i . _ __■_ . TO LET.J O/l A A ACRES ALFORD FOREST, Aj^yjyJ^ half English grwi, 3s per Aoce 75", THOMAS, Ashburton, I HAVE FOR SALE OR TO LET. A GENERAL STORE (m Chertaey) doing a good bualnoaa. No Good- will. Stock at Valuation. No opposition. Profitable burliness; good opening foe energetlo man. ' For partloalars apply t D. THOMAS, Aohbnrton* LOI4DON , AHD LANOASHIBS tYBS INSUBANOB COMPANY I .HAVE been appointed Agent ior the above Company, and am no\T prepared to take riaka on BuildJnga, Stock* and Ciopa at current rated. D. THOMAS. Achburton: Skin Sales. I shall hold FortnightlylSales o£ the above throughout the Season, . aj;my WOOL STORES, Weat Street, Ashburton commencing FBIDAY, 29ih JDNEJ, at 12, o'clock, D. THOMAB, MfiTHVffN.. I PURPOSE holding Periodloal Sales of Sheep, Cattle, Pigs, and Sundries at Methven during the year, the first of which will take place on ' FBIDAY, AUGUST 10th. D. THOMAS, Auctioneer* Entries can be given to Messbs Hubs Bro8 m Methvon. 1 have oeen appointed -Agent Mercantile Finance Co., ichristohurch:^ Who are prepared to advanco>3foriey BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK CROP LIENS, or other Snonrlty D. | THOMAS. Agricultural ItupleMfsv I AM APPOINTED' SOLE AGENT IN ASHKCRTOtf FOR Missus BOOTH MoDONALD & tv OarlyleSlmplement Works, Ohtlutchroh. Sample Implbmenir^on idAND^i ltispeotion Invited, D. THOMAS.. (l-iateloffMATSON, CoxJah. Co,) , A«bburtoni



Public Notice 3 mflß Undersigned ha*e Trnst Fuuda 1 for Invest meat upon first claes free- hold securities at, lowest current rateß of interest m sums varying from £50 to £2000. >I WILDING AND LEWIH, 77 Solicitors, Burnett at. WHYIWHATS O'CONNELL DOING NOWI SELLING HORBB CLOTH 3 from 15s Od WATEBP&OOF OILSKIN SUITS from ... i 123 3d GALIOO TENTS from 12j 6d And everything else m tha Trade equally cheap j and aU his own make. Let ns go and see P. O'CON NELL'S Al Tent Depot. Where is his Shop ? "Why, 00 UPTON'S BUILDINGS' Moore Street, Ashburton. 6*2 MONBTEB , CLEARING SALE OF Drapery, Clothing," AND Boots. Andrew Ore WILL COMMENCE HIS HALF YEARLY SALE ON Friday, the 29th. BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, See Handbills foe Prices, ANDREW ORR. A> Harrison, Alired Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clook sharp —Hones, Oattlo, Pigs, Produoa »nd Merchandise. Farming Implements and Vehicles .of all kinda conttantly m Yards on vien FOR SALE - Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terma arranged with both Bayers and Sellers Btfflts colleoted, and the business of absentees managed with oaro. Valuation made of Properties orMer- chandise on easy tennß, Ad\ ances made [instantly on Goods delivered at the Storea for Sale.| |AOENT FOR THB NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ALFRED HABBISON T. [Bullock, TO LET—A 6-roomed house In Came- ron street opposite the Wesleyim Oharoh. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. MoCORMIOK TWINE BINDER TIP DKAY, with frame ! ! Do without frame | 2 Single-Seated BUGGIES ! T. BULLOCK. TO LET. — • rpWO COTTAGES near the English 1 Church T. BULLOOK. TO LET—Houae of 5 soomß, with verandah, together with about 9 aores of land. Apply to _ T. BULLOOK TO LET, 153 6d per week rental, a Dwelling-house containing 9 Rooms, well situated m Tancred atrest, lately occupied by R. MoOwkn, Esq. There Is an ezoellent water supply together wlch every convenionoe. For full partloulsn apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. ROOMS m the Aroa.de Chambers. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS. FOR SALE— 2 second-hand Double- Fwxovr Ploughs, by Reid snd Gray. T. BULLOOK. | FOR SALE. ' 1 Q ACRES, 31 perches, fenced and l»Sd XO down m English grass, situated a1 the corner of Mitch am and tionth Koads about 1£ miles from the Ceunty Sale yards Suitable paddock for person! living at a distaiji/Do, and Bending stock t( the yai;^ Jw Bale. ■ T. BULLOOK: MONEY TO LEND on first clna Security io sums to suit borrowers Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET— At » very low rental, a larg building fronting East Street, inlt •bio for t grain and cnaff jtore. ■ ' T^BULIiQAK^



Public Noticea. T\iWN OF PEACE LODGE, 1.0G.T, ANNIVERSARY TEA AND CONCERT Thursday, August 2nd, In the Templar Hal]. Tea at 6. Oonoert at 8. Tickets, la 6d. Oonoert * enly, 63, 7 146 ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOOIBTY. n IHE noit " Ingloiide" will be held m I Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday, lat Auguafc, oommenoiog at 8 p.m. This being tho last one, the Oommlttee have decided to make it * lf long night." J. 0. DUNOAN, 7 137 Secretary* SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTBIOT. mENDERB will be received up to NOON X on Thursday, tho 2nd day of August next, for maintaining Roads, etc, m the District, m several Sections, Plans of Sections and speoifioatidna of works can be seen at the Road Board office, South Bakoia. Tenders to be endorsed and addressed to the Chairman of the Board, 'Ihe lowest tender not neoesearily accepted, A. MAKEIG, 7*138 Clerk to the Board. TO THE LADIES OP ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway dress and mantle makers Takobed Street ASHBURTON. 6 169 H.&E. Craighead WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED TO CQLEMAH'S BUILDINGS, TANCEED STEEET. —ALSO— That they have now m Stock a Large rod Varied Assortment of TWEEDS, BOATINGS, &c, suitable for the present Season, JTYLH AUD FIT AIL THAT CAN BE DBSIREDj BL&.E; ORAIGHEAD TAILOES, TANORED STREET, ASH BU RTON. Mount Somers Coal rAM now m a poeition to supply COAL j at considerably reduced rates. In j anticipation of a LARGE DEMAND luring the coming season, I have made PRIOES auch that no one need want | FUEL ; and until further notice will supply at I Per truok load at Mount Somera Railway Station, per ton... 12s Stations on Mount Somera line, freight added. tahburton, per truok, per ton 15s Pinwald „ „ 15b Winßlow „ M 16a Binds „ „ 17b Baling » t, 17b 6d Dromore „ „ 16s Uhoxtsey „ „ 16s 6d terms~oash. booking extra, In Aahburton retail quantities delivered to Customers' residences, at 20s per ton, CASH. All Information, to ba obtained from, and orders left with ME JOHN Q. BESTELL, WEST STREET, Whom I have appointee? my Agent, and who will Bell at above ra^s FOR CASH* E. F, WRIGHT. Ashburton Drag Company, Ld , J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Pharmaceutical Chemist, I WISH to notify that, following the example of the Urocera, Drapers, and other Traders, and to meet tho very limited capacity of the public for spending money, I have made a thorough revision of my priceß) and although the new Cub* toms Tariff imposes a duty of nearly 27 per cent on patent medicines, I have deoided to adhere to the old prices as far as possible. DRUGS In daily use, as Cod Liver Oil, Glycerine, Linseed Meal, etc,, I have bought largejy, and am selling at one-half tLe price charged by my prodecQsaor, and for every article my prio© fos the finest quality will be found &s low, and generally lower, than it can be purchased elsewhere. DISPENSING Is done with tho gre^t^s* care, and- with Drug* eele9&sd toy; the purpope, and m no , oae» $oes my cljarge.for medioinea qsc<«4 ! the prices novy current m any. establish- ment m tpwn. vijterinarFmedicines Ar^ atijl prepared; from my original reoipea . Testimonijalß as to their valuo have been ; froaly jjiven me by Livery Stablekeepera, Fsrmera, Dealers, from Mr John Grigg, and other well known breeders. As my experience waa gained m a large veterio^ ary establishment, with a member; cf tHa Royal College of Veterina:^ Swgooua, and not solely from tyvpfcfe, say medicines and advicQijfta^ k# 'relied on.



TO LET— Dwelling- house In Cox Street. Rent. Qs per week. T. BULLOOK. LOST on Saturday, Hth July, m Aahbarton, % yellow SHEEP DOG, lame on htnd leg j answera to name of I " Tweed,' 1 Anyone returning the same to Mr Scott's Stable* will be rewarded. 7 148 THE INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OP N.Z, A MEETING of Gentlemen favotlng the fostering and onoouraglng of (he Industries and Productions of the Colony will be held m the Orange Hall, on WEDNESDAY, Ist August, at 8 p.m. All tboae Interested (n Local Industries are Invited to attand. DAVID BELLHOUSE, If HO Seoretary Ohristohuroh League. mENDERS are "invited for Earthwork, L eto., Hinds Biver improvement near Boundary Road The Willows required will be obtained m the vioinity. County En- gineer will be on the ground at 11 o'clock a.m , WEDNEBDAY, Ibs Augast, to Bhow contractors tb,e works, specifications, eto,. Tenders addroßsed to the Chair- man Count) Council, to be sent m by 11 o'clock a.m., FRIDAY, 3rd August next. WILLJAM BAXTER, 7t131 County Engineer. 1 ASHBURTON COUNTY, COUNCIL, ! mENDEB&are invited %- i ' 11. Redeoking about 800 Un^al feet Unpper Rangitata. BrWge 2. Plftughwg 12Q aores Plantation Beiorve, Westei field. Specifications on view at Council office, and tenders ftddreaeed to the Chairman, to be m by 11 o'clock a.mi, FRIDAY, 3rd August next. . » k »•* l^.. BAXTER, ?**?§ " County Vatfantti



The I" Bruce Herald " calonlataa that if (he same amount of tea is consumed as hitherto, the duty of sixpence per pound will realise about £115,000 a year. This means 4,GGO,OOQIbs would be oonsumecL^the actua quantity imported m 1887 wae ?r718,7611ba. Supposing that every man, woman, and child, European and Maori, were a tea-drinker, that would give about Blbs eaoh; but it means infinitely more for eaoh consumer if infanta and non-tea-drinkera are loft out of the reckoning.



The inquiry Of the Crofters' Commission, sitting atAultbea, into the oonditioh'of, the tenants on the 'Letterewe estate haii reyeialed great injustice trail hardship. ' After the. hill pasturage had been tdken from, the o^djEtera, for example, they were still bjbliged, to, ftaj tHe samerent for th,eir hp^d?n^!, f he farmer, who *.' G^bbgd •' t,h&v pasture, seised their Bheep t werfl put by him Into a •• fank," where they .aeatly all died, the orotters re- ceiving not one penny m compensation, They had only been able to keep out 0! dolst fey fishing ana goiog South to wojfk, • «•"



The best Eembdy j?ob Indigestion. — Nobton'b Oamomicb Pirn.3 are confidently reoommended as a simple remedy for indigos tion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whioh wj are' su^e6t.' Norton's EUIb," \fith v< jjdfltioe' '" palled the 'Natural otrengthener c£ the' human stomaoh,' 1 aot as 4 powerfal to'nio and gentle aperient,' are n>ild. iflf their pperatfan, an4'gafe vinfler any ofroumetan.oe{i. • gold Jo bottles at la IJ3, 9s 9a, lls, by all fcieOioine Yendora throughout



•f^oooa on Caiabbh'! oorreots offensive pjore at once* Complete oars of worst ohronio «wesj also unequalled aa gargle for diphtheria, fW|ttpott,toibsfttli, I