TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[MB FBBSS ASSOCIATION.] An Oanibua Accident. Auci_XA_-D Jannary 31. Edward Hodgklns, omnibus driver, broke his leg by falling from his omnibus when returning from Takapuna races on Satarday evening. The bone waa badly smashed by tbe wbeela going over it, and tbe surgeon at the hospital said that amputation wrs ihe only hope of raving the injured man's life. Hodgklns, how ever, steadily re'u.ed to permit amputa tion, and Is now dying, nnconsolous, BlOltlfiottlon having oommenood. Ano.lwr Fire. A fire m bpuug attest, Freeman s Bay, •ally this morning, destroyed three houses oeenpled by Messrs Anderson, Scott, and Olnes. Tbe Insurances are not known. Bobberies From Shops; TaTJoahga, January 31. Fot some time pa . t systematic robberies ef two drapers' shops (Wright's and Dale's) have been carried on, the premises having been broken into at night. Three young man, John Allen, James Edward Redfern, end Edward Walter Ootoh, were arrested for the robberies and some of the stolen ertfolee were found m tbeir possession.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

I%** XLKOTR-O TELEGRAPH — COrTaiOHT]j [PBB PBBB9 ASSOCIATION.] (Received January 31, 2.10 p.m.) REASSURANCE. Pustb, January 30. --Herr-Tisza's emphatic assurance that "The terras of the Triple Alliance would be preserved intact and his pacific utterances with respect to the attitude to be preserved by the alliance to ward. Russia have had a soothing effect throughout the whole of Europe.

ANOTHER CONSULAR DISPUTE

OokstintinopEj January 30,

News haa been received to the effect that the Tut kish police recently made a forcible entry into the Chamber of the French Consulate at Damascus m order to arrest an Algerian. The latter is a French subject and the arrest was resisted. Tbe French Government have since demanded reparation for the alleged insult.

A NIHILISTS CONFESSION.

Bt. Pktbbsbubo, January 30,

A Russian officer has been brought to St Petersburg m a dying condition. He made a confession to the effect that be was chosen by ballot of a secret society to which he belonged, to shoot the Czar, and that failing to carry out the duty which had fallen to him he became fearful of the consequences which would result to him at the hands of his fellow conspirators and therefore attempted suicide.

ARREST OF A PRIEST.

Dublin, January 30

Father Stephens, charged with pai ticipating m a riot by inciting thereto, has been arrested at Galcarrab, where an immense crowd of armed peasants congregated to prevent the at rest of tbe rev. gentleman. Father Stephens, however, desired his sympathisers io make no resistance to the law, and the arrest was effected without rioting.

ANOTHER GENEROUS INDIAN.

f. ALCC TTA, January 30.

Tbe Maharajah of Jkodpore has intimated bis intention of giving ten lacs of rupees (;£_6o,ooo) towards the cost ot the defence ol the frontier.

ARMED CRUISERS,

I-ONPON, January 80

The Treasury has approved of the proposal to place the sum of a quarter of a million on the Navy estimates for the purpose of securing the services of fast steamers to act as ciuisers m time of war.

POSTCARD SYSTEM,

M-SiBOU BNK J.nuary 31

Efforts are to be made by the Vic torian Po3tal Department to induce New Zealand to join with the other colonies m the inauguration of an in tercolonial post card system. This is intended as a preparatory step to the proposed establishment of an Austra lasian twopenny postcard system with Great Britain.

CHINESE LABOR.

Ad_xa_-_>». January 31.

The Daly River (northern territory) Sugar Plantation Company is negotia ting for tbe introduction of fifty agri cultural Chinese families to work on their station m the Northern territory. The laod is unworkable under ordinary conditions.

POPULATION OF THE COLONIES OF AUSTRALASIA.

An exchange supplien the following 4eble of tbe population of tbe Auatra laslan colonies and their prinoipal eitles : — New South "Wale 1,003 86? Victoria 1,009 763 South Australia 319,76* Qieensland 3-1.050 Western Australia 25 186 Tasmania 133 791 New Z.al.nd 578,283 Total ... ... ... ... 3.4)1,699 Nearly one thiol of tbe whole (1,108,068) li looated In twelve cities and tbeir soborbr, viz :— Malbaurn 345 380 Sydney... 282,843 Adelaide ... 128 o*3 Aucklaud 57 048 Brisbane 51 683 Danedln 45,5 8 Btoharoh and suburbs ... 44 688 rat' 41110 burst ... ... ... 36 6*o Hobart 29 400, Wellington ... \u0084. ... 15,925 Geelong 20,890

It is rumoured, on good authority, that Mr John Douglas, of tbe Waibo Downs, has purchased Mr Oharleß Hawden's property, Hiii, leased to. Messrs Parker. The price has nqt transpired. Tbe Foli.fcj papers anoounoe that all the Bußßiau officials stationed along tbe whole line of the Austro-Bussian frontier have been ordered to make themselves acquainted with the German language as far as possible by March, 1888. The "Taapeka Times" reports that k_ order to give the ferrets a fair trial breeding contracts for a supply of 8000 ferrets bave fljftly been let by Sfr Miles, the rabbit inspector for the district, and the same ofiicer \i also m treaty for 12,000, making m all ibQOt 20,000. The natural increase of this ngmber will be very great; and very soon .bare wiU bat sufficient sopply of ferrets witb y%\t ¥ to mski ipi . lift, lory ixjisrißiqi-

THE MINING BOOM IN AUSTRALIA.

Under tbe date Melbourne January 24 the following news Is to hand by steamer: —Mineral discoveries of greater o- loan riohneia are reported from New Sooth Wales, Western Australia, and this colony. Ia New South cx>ewß.v» deposits of rich silver oro havo been discovered at Falrfi .Id, near Tenterfield. A p.riy , of mining experts, speculators, and others from Sydney are now on »he field in-iprc ing some of the properties a-ud to coutnln sliver lodes cf R.most marvellous riohn -sa. I They are expired to rival those at Broken HHIa From Western Auatrali-. newa comes of th? discovery of another Mount Morgan by a prospector named V-»n Bibaa. Tho hill is a milo long. 30ft blnh, and 60ft wide, and contains thousands of tons of auriferous quartz Another find on the Pewah river slxy miles from Roebojrne, has created great excitement there, James Retherell had j pi -kei up a stone to throw at a bird, and while the stone was m his band he saw something glitter and h« took it to hi* father, who subsequently searched and found mnoh auriferous quar'e. Tbey have two bags of it, every piece showim. gold. What Is deolared to be a payable silver field haa also been fouod at Trlrt lagong, m Gippalr.nd. An expert fmm Melbourne visited .he claim a few day. ago and was so _>tiifiad with the fn-boa <iona tbat he eff red to t. ke up three thousand out of tbe six thou_»< d shores io whioh It la pripr.sed to fl >*t a Company.

A MILLION AIRE'S WIFE

'The other day, on Fifth Avenue,' writes a New Yorker to the Philadelphia ••Press," ' I saw a little woman, who, nt the first glance would not tempt the eye to rest upon her an Instant, a p'aln every day little woman of the kind men of sen se most admire, of the kind that snpplirs tbe i world with good mothers and wives— one of those quiet, modest, ladylike bodies ; that one sees so many thousands of m tho i big cities without really noting them nnlesa a second gla.ee reveals the genteel plainness of their attire, the trimness of their figures, and the almost ahy pre occupation of their minds. Yet if ond lived man age of marvels, or of brigands, i and thia unimpressive little figure wax stolen from the city and held for ransom i ahe oould bring her o&ptors 25,000,000 dola — aye, four times as mooh — and w.thou< i Impoverishing her f imlly. For, aa she ' waa pointed out to me 1 was told ahe wa. i B_rs William H Vanderbilt, relet of thf i man who, when he liv.d wa_ the richest I man on earth. And yet aho wore no diamonds, showed no glint of g<.ld or silver from head to feet, and she was i walking— like the rest ot us. ] • Some few very rloh persons are m- . terestlng ln spite of their wealth. She i. < admirable apart from 'lers.Jf — m herseif \ Important, rather than int-resting is tht. < word to apply to her career Neither ahe nor her husband ioretaw — perhaps they never since tton^ht of it- the oon .eqaence of het bringing m o that atolid, accretive Dutch blood the alnvxtiue of her distinctly differ. nt temperament. She was a Miss Klasam, daughter i-f an Amo i can olen_yu_ai-, wbo.e s;ock w.s, I think, originally English She had tho extreme gord fortaae to marry Vanderbilt when he was working for his father for lOOOi le a year, poor, dependent and as thoroughly In awe of the od Commodore aB when he waa a lad. She m rrled ' BtJJ,' aa ho was i oal'ed, when he had no thought of any thing but farming. Wadded thus to hard work, simple faro, -and the proverbial Dutch duty of constant motherhood, her husband's ambl-ion enfo ced bt itv co clr-umstanco- upon both, f r, on tak'tig full obargeof ths farm heheavily ni' rrgag.'ri the land to get means to dcv.L. pe it, In thoaa yeara her part was to work and save with might and main and to feel the oare , and pain of a rapidly increasing family. | Amid th a c cir.u_--t-.nceß h.r character developed, and amid thorn her boya a id glrla were born — all (if thorn to work. 'All their present millions would not buy them what thia gained for them, because with those conditions came ' modesty, confidence — tha disc'pllne of ( chilihood io the family of a thrl'ty, hard- l headed worklog ma", and their father a was ao much of a wo>klog ann that t< la the firm belief of cv ry Vanderbilt | that he killed himseif fi »lly by over work. Bat quite equal to this tralnb g l waa the mother's blrol In their veins, ' whloh temper.d tho V_nderbllt nature 1 and broadened m ita channels leading far away from thegood enough, bat altogo -her ( n .rrovr, Boilandlth qualities of the \ \u25a0 V-uderbllts. The old I>atoh stock of the entire valley of the Hudson is all alike , Ita qaalities — .seep, the grossly eensua ones — are mainly admirable and calculated I to keep the descendants far from the poorhoose. You oee these poople m grea < numbers In Albany, Newburgand Poqgh keep.ie, and th-.y ato all heavy eaters, \u25a0 stalwart drinkers, members of big familios, , and rich. Ycu do not see among them any love of literature*, and except a ' fashionable fondness for art, *ny pabllo ' spirit that is not either hard to move or ostentatious. All distinct stocks, such as that, need leavenirg, nnd this is what i Mrs Vanderbilt did for h.r part of that , stook. H.r daughters ware something more thun more women, and she helped them into good marriages. The boya are aU better tha.. ma_e money-grabbers ; ' they are ambitious beyond and apart , from that. • 'She bore V.<ndt.rb!lt eight children ; Margaret, now _d>« Eliot F. Rhepard ; Oorneliui, William K. ; Emily, now Mrs Emily Thorno Slocne, wif_ of the great carpet dealer ; Frud«rick W. ; Florenco Adele, now wife of W, McK. Twombey, the poshing Western <>r now m oharge of seme of the heavier VandarblU Interest ; Lela, who married Dr W. Seward Webb, son of the old fighting editor, D James Watson Webb, nnd now head of the New- York Central Parlor Oar Como ny, and George W ; the e^bth ohlld aud f urth son. Not a girl has mat tied what In Engl* d Is called an ' ariatoorat,' an idler Evory m&njick of their husbands made hi wiy to tho world before he ma r led a Vander bilt Tbe boys also took care of them selves. 1 Here aod there among the children tho mother's qualities may not shlno, but thoy 1 are not lacking m any one of the family, and all are better f<»r the possession of ; them. I think it will be found that the ' world will be better for it, also, beoauae > these new Vanderbllts are all ambitious to ' distinguish themselvos as something better '< than mere magnets posseesod of the power i to attract gold. I *I? ever anyone's thoughts were worth If a peany, those of this mother of the > Va<iderbilra must be. How atrange It I .-.vat be for her to recall her glrlho-id a* the daughter of a hard-worked old p 'a.hloned clergyman, then to net. lo her mind's eye, a glimpse of herself poorer 5 vet, as the wife of a outl»us Dutch ' farmer— and now to turn into the marble 3 o_urts between the solid bronz. lamps a'. the door il the grandest house m New . V >rk, with its wondvou. galleries of palntlugs and statuary and its appoint ment* nolqna i<. their oleg.noe. Ton io I ne, as I sad before, she haa not thought 3 of what hor Uncago han dono for her a ohildren, other than with tbe proud re s otion that aU are virtuous and talented uaeu and women One thlofc she oM.no . a help acknowledging to herse'f In the X limmodore'a time lt was as baid fir aj 8 Vanderbilt to enter the lists of what (a it c.lled society a. for a o*mel to dodge r through tho traditional needle's eye ; II whereas, since ahe beoAme the manner f the family fate, lo ! tha name of Yan 4srb.lt has got there, vrhlle oeruln other n gilded namos of millionaires, I mean the b bearers of tbetu, are pile wiih envy aod tVfiry witb wilting.

THE EGMONT APIARY

Oa our ('• Wj-nganui Ohronlole") i harvesting oorre?r.o:dar.i'B last visit np . the country, ho oallod upon the Kov (» Wilks, of Manilla, and found him at work among hia large army of million* o) workers He was ar. that particularl , moment busy taking „ swarm of beea _.<• vn a 'hie tie and carrying Uto a hive He had half a pailful of befs, whloh h* literally pi-.ured Into tho top storey of a hive, whioh had already a _tronsr stook m the lower «toroy. In reply to a question ac to why be added a fresh .warm to an old stock, ho replied. "To mako a very strong swarm, In order to be able to take surplus honey this year from the hive." The three-quarters of an acre nf garden Is dotted wltn. hives— aboat 100— and it Ktrikea a visitor as looking anoommonly Ike a well filled cemetery, One lady visitor very wittl'y called the plaoe " tho Catacombs," Mr Wilka Informed ns tbat he started this laduPtry about five years sgo as an outdoor pastime: His educational dv Ins being of a trying and worrying nature, he required some light, active, and yet at the same time Interesting outdoor pursuit, and so be commenced anew hia former hobby of bee-keeping The apiary fs undoubtedly one of th " eights" of the Wairaate. P aioo, and w oan confidently say that visitors who cai t seasonable bourn will be politely ester ain-.d, and that 'hey wMi bn able to spano * v\ aeant f.s well as a p. r fit-blo hour » the Kgmont Apiary. Mr Wilka said h obtained noar'y a t>n of h' ney In th season 1886 87, which he readily sold at a remunerative rate, and thie year ht horea to got a ton and a half or more, aoojrding to the season. Tie said that tho secret of the whole buslneaa lay m tho liberal nse of "foundation comb," 1.c., sheets of wax oa which are Impreised hexagonal cells fur the bees to work on. | Mr Wilka has used about 1000 rquart feet of foundation comb thia season. This lls looal Industry without doubt. When 1 'asked him how he found time to manago so many hives bo replied, by having prober apparatus, and by making founda tion comb, eto , during tho lon^. evenings of : winter His public duties from 8 a.m to 12, and fr.>m 1 p ra. to 4 p.m , take up ! •he beat pirt of five days a weik. bu. oo summer evenlncß and Saturdays he manages to get through hia work. When aiked " How do you get the swarms when you are bn. y with your other duties 1 ' be replied. " The beea hang tbemßilve_ on io the trees and shrubs whioo bave been planted round abont tbe hives, and &waH my h Inure to pat thvm m a new aud com fortable home.

Kidney and UVinary troubles are universal, and the only safe and sure cure iB Amerioan Hop Bitters— rely on it. Bead "Rough on Corns."— A_k for Wcu'a " Bough on Coma." Quiok relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunionp. At chemists and druggists. 3

THB ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, TUES^^ .JANUARY 81, 188.



K-ffJ-l 11 . J.''.' _.._.'. \u25a0. L-L-J . "'...1 Ui i— \u25a0 H. Matson and 00. LO/DON AND LANCASHIRE F.RE INbUBANOB. COMPANY. • E have boe-> oppoir.ttd, Ajjonts for \ V v 'ho abovo ompany, a d Hre hose ; prr-v "cd to tak«. risks on Huildngs, Stock, Pian 1 (.'-. pa at current rates. H. MA ON & CO., A-._hl.ur{ox_. i . : Money to Lend ; IN IARG3 OR SMALL SUMft Apply H. MATSON & CO. I have oesn appointed Agent FOE THI Mercantile Finance Co., CHRIST-CHURCH, V * Wbo are prepared to advance Money npoa PILLS OF SALE, ' " - \u25a0 - '. MORTGAGE OF BTOOK, CROP LIENS, or other Bwarlty. I D. THOMAS. H» Matson & Co., ASHBURTON. TO THOSE IN WANT OF RHAPEES AKD BINDEBS, Don't purchase until yon see tHe Buckeye, CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Maohine yet boforo the Public Vido aocount of Public Triais, STYX AS.D ASKBUKTON. J). THOMAS, 12 151 Agent, Ashburton, WG ABE APPOINTED Pole Agekts From Baka : a to Rangitata roa MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip. Placed let by tbe Canterbury A. and P. Association after an exhaustive trial. H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. Agricultural implements. WE ARE APPOINTED SOLR AGENTS IN ASHBORTON FOB Misses BOOTH, MoDONALD & OO'B Carlyle Implemont Works, Chrl.fchurch. Sam i- '/a Lan.- ments on sand. Inspection Invited. H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. --" \u25a0 GARDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTB m A bhburton for the PLANET JUPR. HOESE HOE AND CULTIVATOR, COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBINED. H. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. v 73 HAVE FOB SALE BINDING WI&E AFOHOB AND WHITECROBS. Binding Twine, Hales' best Manilla ding Twine, Halas' Double ply nernp. . Q*AUTI FWBI-C'LASS. PBIOES LOVT, Ha Matson & Go*. 4ibbuitQßi



A. Hartiobn. Alired Harrison, ! * UCT r O . . HEit, d TOG& A.?D K3TATP agent ajsu Valuator. 4TURDAY SALE at IS o'olook ah*.- p — iionuv,, Cattle, M,'., P^cbioa '' and -V).>rohK«d<t.r;. t 9 XO R A h R— T Fi.nniog Implnm«ntß, and Vohiclo of all kindfl constantly m Vard^ on view for .ae. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both > Buyers and Sellers. Rbnts oolleoted, and the bn Bin ess of absenteos managed with caro. Valuation made of Properties or Mer* chandise on oaay terms, Athances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. van* for tbe Norwloh Union Fire In. iaranoe Comp'iny A went for the j MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O AUSTRALASIA «.f,Fft»?.D HARI.T^ON ll»MilJ_._j^ > _-»_^ WW _ 1 M )W p M> M M \u0084,,B M , WTM \u0084_ > p a T. Bullock rr\o FARMERS, FOR BALE,- --3 Woods' String Binders 1 Deering „ \u0084 1 bamuelsoh String Binder 1 MoOormick Wiro \u0084 T. BTTiLOOK. f pO LET— At a very low rental, a larj? e !» hoildlog fronting East Street, iult- able for a grain and chaff .tore. ; T. BU LOOK. TO LET, ibout 6$ Acres Land, nicely Bituatod on Graham's Roa>l, together with a woll-built 2 roomed Houeo, with Ver .ndah, the property of Mr P. R . \and, about 4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will bo accepted from a good fennnt. Apply to T. BULLOCK. {T^OR SALE.— An improved Farm of " 245 Acree, being RS 27237, situated about 6 miles from Chertsey. Low prico and literal terms apply to T. BULLOCK. 0/-T/T — Lot 28, Trevorton, near the cXmiOtt. Preeb. terlan Manse, contain* log about $-acre, with 3-roomed Hccip thereon, for sale at the above price-. . Terms if required. — Apply to T. BULLOOK, i mO LET at a low rental .— 4-roo_ned _L Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. , . fj^Oß SALE ot a log- price and on V libornl terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, froutl' g the Farfield Boad, not far from the County Saleyards. , Apply to T. BULLOOK. ! TINWALD. TO LET—A Fnur-rccmod House with I Shop, adjoining Mr Haael tine's pro* perty, and no»r the Railway Station. A e<r rental will bo aocnpt... T. BULLOOK. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0«\u25a0»\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0»»\u25a0 ' -MM-——. John Crr and Co. ] I HARVEST, 1888. TX7E DESIRE T<» DRAW SPEOIAL ATTItKIION TO OUR Immense Stock of all Requisites SUITABLE FOR THIS SEASON'S WOUK IN THE HAEVEST FIELD. Having IMPORTED LARGELY we were never m a BKTTRR PObITION TO SUPPLY THE WANT 3of this importai-t district than at pr.eent. The following are aoine of the leading lines we hive landing aod m stock, and for which we eolioit tho favor of your este.med orders : — 25 Tons BINDING WIRE, White Cross and A-chor 10 Tons Pure flfanilla BINIDNG TWINE extra length and q iallty 100 Drams Golden Machinery OIL 100 Drums Olive and Col.. OIL 60 Oases Castor OIL 3 Oases Hay FOBKS and RAKES 10C0 Feet MACHINE OHAIN AND LINKS 10 Dc x. REAPER KNIVES 288 Dcz. Reaper KNIFE Sections McCormick MAOHINE FITTINGS RIVETS, BOLl" 4ud WASHERS PERFORATED ZINO for Threshing MAOHOEB BABBET METAL OIL, P4INT*, and VARNISHES of all kinds PAPERHANGINGS— A cice Aasorlmeut ENGINE PACKING, all kinds LEATHER BELTING, Hln to Oin (Ist . PRIZE DUNDLK.) I JOHN OBU & CO.



tnbic votces. « POR SALE. A SECOND-HAM) DOG CART, very chtap, euh-ble for a family. - Anply E, fIOOKSON I*V6J MT.S B, MORRI3 J T\T.SII-ES to return thank- for <h f JL/ liberal support a<o« rded ber or tb<- inst four year» »m- 1 b kb to iotimtito that \u25a0 she liHti te coMunfncod Bu intsu m he o ! ds».op, TKIANGLK B-K BY, wl:o-e ih-i.r future .avouca are rispoofluliy Holiuited 1 16 £20 BEWARE. JN consequence of the amount of Poaching going on m the Creeks on the Lsgml-or Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviotion. From this dat© NO ONE will to per- mitted to fish m Ihe Creeks on the Laprmhor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. Coal. Coal. Coal TO ''H.>FSniNG""~MAOHINrc PKG- PHIETORS, FARv>i_Rb & OTHEBS. HAVNG made our arrangements fr this tfeatWs COAL -UPPLY •n exceptionally tavoranle tertrs, we are m a po. ition to m* t th'irfemands of o-r Cue omerß m ont Übo ally, bolh as to QUALITY and PRIOE. ORDERS KOW _>EINO BOOKED. MoCALLUM & CO., 1-|:7O Coal and Timber Merchants. "Zealandia" Boots HAVE tho Highest Beputatio* m the Colonies. i Pronou-ced at the Indian and Colonia 1 Exhibition as tho FINEST m the Whole Exhibition; For aubetau tial wear tbey nro tho BEST IN THE WORLD. Buy a puir 6 ' "ZEALANDI\S" and you will never uso any other Brand -~""* i Onr Patented "PARAGON BOOT" and " INDKSTIiUOTIBLE TOES " For Boys nnd Girls are Splendid Linos for < Hard Wear. | r Nono are Qeaui \e unless branded on thel-ola ; _^__ i r And evory pair is absolutely Warranted j to givo Good Wear, { SoM by ihe leading Boot Dealers and Country Stores throughout New Zealaud, and Wholeß_loby LIGHTBANO, ALLAN & CO. [ CHRISTCHURCH. BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STItEET, ASHBURTON. DFSU.E to announce to the inhabitants of ABhbnrton and surrounding dis- tricts, that they bave opened a TIMBER and COAL YARD, opposite Mr t:eorge Jumoeon'o Grain Store, West Street, and ar- prepared to Bupply ab claßfes of BUILDING MATERIAL, m largo or t wall quantities, to suit pur ._V)_q.b. RED, WHITF, and BLACK PINE and TOT A X A. GALVANISED CORUi: GA fED IRON m all lengths, and best braoda. MOULDINGS, "aRCH ITRAYES. SKIRTINGS. POSTS aud RAD_,B, STAKES, nnd all Fencing Material. C-TaL: Westport Con', Newcastle Coal, Mount Somers Ceil. Firewood m long or short longthß. Agents m A.hburton for Wil^on'b Port- land Oemont and Hydraulic Limo. Noto addross. — BAKER AND CO., Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain Ftore West Btreet. HI B MEW ADVERTISEHEHT. THE COMING tr



I Public Notices I7IRU-T FOR SALE through-nt the '• MJ S?aaon. Apply A. MACLEAN, 12 171 Windermere. FOR SALE. (COMBINE and TLh l-V ATOR (by T?ußton J and Proctor), m good working ordor. 0. W. TURNER. ! 131 Rakaia. j WILDING AND LEWIS, _ BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, P. WILDING, Notary Pabi'o, ; Offices next " Mall " Office, Barnett itr.et Asbarton MR WILDING will attend tb« alttlnge of the Ashbarton Courts on Mondays and Thursdays, aod may be oonaalted personally on those days. The firm Is now represented ia Ash- •artoa by Mr Clayton, an English olioltor of considerable experience, who "ill be m daily attendance at the office o reflfiivo inatractlons and oonfer wl>h •.lien.s. I — — n i..» \u25a0W. H, Paget. BLACKSMITH, HOBSW-SHOER, WHKELVBIGIJT, i AND { JXNERiL SMITH, Burnett Struct, next " Mail " Offi:e. BEGS to announce (hat he has taken 1 over the Ooaoh Ballding and Wheel wright Branch, lately csrrlol on by H. Peat, and will continue all branches of the « *bove bußlnosa as bofore. All kinds of Buggies, Drays, or C_rti. mode acd re- paired. Agricultural Implements repaired promptly. Horses Shod with skill and care. m ln W. H. PAGET. i X: McCallum B AMILY GROCER AND TEA DEALER, | FOWLEH'S BUILDINGS, | TANORFD BTREEr; HAS now m Stock a Lnrgo and Very Superior lot of Goods for the | Christ tn ib Trade. Also, — ; NEW FRUITS. SEW FRUITS. \ j Also,— Just unpacked, a lotofUsefu I Crockery, cheap and well-assorted. Note the Address: — R. McCallum, t GROCER, &o. TANCRED STREET. Wool. W 001. MESSRS MILES AND CO. I beg to inform their friends and tlientß that they propoee holding Local Auction Sales of Wool c Throngbout tho Season as usual, and are a now prepared to mako Liboral Advances on large or small clips free of Commisslob, I -nd at a low mto of interest. l SALES will be held as formerly m MR GEO. JAMESON'S SHED, WEST STREET, Wbere every care and attention will be - given to each lot entrusted to our onto. The Shed is well lighted, convenient, and to evory way suited for tbe pioper display Wool. W UNPACKS AND T\v INE supplied at 1-Ow.bi Current Kates. J T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGK JAMESON. Agent. v •*_ m» -8 i m» a <- & _ o t 3 ] O H" I M ' PH 6 S < & tt »8 \u25a0 t.O «-» H O . L&O SS""Ol 2 J 2s -a r— l 3 o P as sir H 1 N W (m\ •a _a HARVEST, 1888. VALVOLINE, SPERM, AI. D CASTOR OILS. AOATS ENAMELLED WARE. MILTON POTTERY. FLOUR, &01b Bags, ia 8d CANDLES, p r box, i\~ WHITF. SUGAft, 2|dperlb DRESDEN CHINA, 7s Gd per doaen CAESOJSTS" ,) ...EAST STBEBT. j



J Public Notices. _ ! IT[7 B HAVE FOR SALE a 6-f-ol ' VV McCormick •» WINKS BINDER. Can be neon «t work till next rATUI.- DAY, whr-n delivery can be tntke". H. MATSON & CO, J I»lGt .s shbur ton. 1 ODDFELLOWS' HALL. TWURSDAYTsd FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd A^D 3rd Robson'a Mo. bar. teal aod Scenic Repre- sentatlon — • Naval War Naval War Naval War Sac Posters and Day Bills, Reserved seats, Si ; unreserved, li ; children half-price. Doors open at 730 , commence at 8. MATINEE-Pfcturd»y afternoou at 2.30 1 168 . WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Stroet, \FIRSI-Or_Aß3 Wntchmak-r and Jeweller is. employed on th< I Pfemiaflfl I Wiittheß rleanod nnd r paired, nnH I every deaoripiioo of Jewellery made anoi repaired at LOWEST OHRISTOHUROH PRICES. OS WATCHES CLEANED OS GLASSES, 6d; HANDB, 9d. WATERBURYS repaired from 2s 6d, N.B, — Watorbury's reduced from 13s M to 12s. 11 126 LICENSING DISTRICT OP THE BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. ANNUAL ELECTION FOR COM- 1 MITTEE. THEREBY give no.loe tbat at the j election for the Committee for the j Licensing Dial riot of the Borough of Aah- burton, hold by rae this day, tbe under- mentioned Candidates received tho num- ' ber of votes net opposite their nam.s, viz, : — THOMAS SRALY ... 83 DAVIO TBOMA^ 77 ALFRED HARRISON ... 73 DONALD MoLE\N ... G2 IfOßf-RT ALOORN ... 56 I JOHN GRTGG 49 F. T. MAYO 48 ANDREW ORR .„ ... 45 An* I deolare Meaars Soaly Thomas, Harr{. on, MoLxan, and Alcorn to ba duly elected thr. Licensing Committee for the ( \u25a0aid Dintriot. Ar.d I hereby appoint WEDNESDAY, the Bih day of February next, as the 4»f . for holding tho fir it meeting of the O -vi m'»tee, for the purpo.e of e'eotlog Ib Chairman. And I further appoint, the f-dlowlnc; days for the quarterly raeetlnpe of thn Committee for the enanlng year :— MOND V, 5 h Maroh ; MONDAY, 4.h Jut c ; MONDAY, 3d September ; MON. DAY, 3rd December. All the above . meeting* to be h.dd at the Resident MaL-iatratn's Court, Ashbarton, at twelve o'clock NOOtvr. CHARLES BRADDELL, . Returning Officer. Ashburton, 30th January ,lßßß. 1 169 J 1 MANILLA BINDER TWINE ] C THAVG secured a quantity of tho Bume mako of Twine na gave .\u25a0ro 1 much satisfaction last Season, and ob quality is the truo Eoonomy m the ? 'arvt-t Field, farmers will consult their f vn interestß by securing a sufficient j upp'y early, as it ia likely to bo .Bearca t n Suaocn. ROBERT ALCORN, . Importer and General Merchant. ASHBORTON JIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1881. TIACUINQ R TA-K-\ Bovh' Fohool.— Mr J. K. Buohawan, Ist B A , Unlvor. Ity CoMego, London. Girls' School.— Miss Saundbes, Canter- bury Ci liege, Gitrlstobnroh ; Miss Gbibb, Trinity College, Dublin. AT tbla institution pupila of both Box'- a hava tho oppot tunity of , acquiring the elements of a liberal cdv- OHiioii. Tbosubj-c's of Study are tbote usually taught at S-.oond.ry Schools ; but the ord-nnry couroe may bo modlfi.d to moot epechd oases, lf m the Interest of th? Pupila such a plan is judged advis- able. At the Girls School provlalon has been made by the Teaching Staff to give lessons m Mas c and Pain. log to Yoang Ladies not at ending the other Cla.aeß m the Sohool, who in _y desire inatruotion In thes3 aobj-'cta. Thi Phyfvoal Tral ing of i tho Pupila is not overlooked. C»llstbenlCß for the Girlp, »nd Military Drill for the Boys, are p:.rts of th. Sohool oourse, The jaar la divided into three term.. All fees are payable m advance. For Pupila under 12 years of aft*, £2 2s per term ; over 12 youra of age, £2 16s per torm ; Musio £1 la per term extra ; fee for attending musio (only), £2 2s ; Draw- ing acd Painting (only), £1 la per term. For further details apply to Mr Buchanan. 1*97 PAPERHANGINGS ! .PAPERttANGINGrS ! ! THB Undersigned bave just opened up a sploodid assortment PAPERFANGINGS, SCRIM, TAPES, TACKS, Also, — WINDOW GLASS (aU sizes). W & R LEAD, PAINTS, OILS VARNIbHES, COLORS, DRYERS, TURPENTINI I m J ast landing, a splendid lot of House Coal, ex " Hauroto." McCallum & Co , i RON- TIMBER, AND COAL MRR- i CHANTS, A IMPORTERS. 1 Agonts ft* TITAN and TBIPLEV .



MOTHER i SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS, For Constipation, Sluggisli Liver, &c. UNLIKE many kinds of cathartic medicines, do not make you feel worse before you feci better. Their operation is gentle, but thorough, and unattended with disagreable effects, such as nausea, griping pains, &c. Seigel's Operating Pills are tho best family physic that has ever beon discovered. They cloanso the bowels from all irritating substances, and leave , tbem m a healthy condition. The best remedy extant for the bane of our lives — constipation and sluggish liver. Theso Pills prevent fevers and all kinds of sickness by removing all poisonous matter from the bowels. They operate briskly, yet mildly, with- out any pain. If you take a severe cold, and are threatened with a fever, with pains m the head, back, and limbs, ono or two doses of Seigel's Operating Pills will break up the cold and prevent the j fever. A coated tonguo, with a brackish taste, is caused by foul matter m the stomach. A few doses of Seigel's Operating Pills will cleanse the tomach, remove the bad taste, and re- store % the appetite, and with it bring good health. Oftentimes disease, or partially de- cayed food, causi-s sickness, nausea and diarrhoaa. If the bowels aro cleansed from this impurity with a dose of Seigel's Operating Pills these disagreeable effects will vanish, and good health will result, Seigel's Operating Pills prevent ill-effects from excess m eating or drinking. A good doso at bedtime renders a person lit for business m tbo morning, These Pills, being sugar-coated, are pleasant to take. The disagreeable taste common to most pills is obviated . FOR SALE BY ALL CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, A>D MEDICINE VENDORS. PROPRIETOR : A. J. WHITE, LIMITED, LONDON. -\u25a0 *\u25a0 ' ' Tenders. NOTIOE TO TKNOE'ERS FOR TH RUSHING. THE tender of MR NELSON EDEN has been aooepted. I*l6o MAX FRIEDLANDER. TENDERS, WANTftD tenders up to February Bth for the WHEAT BTKAW off 120 . Aores on Racecourse, Apply, > GEORGE POOOCK, i 1 170 Ashbnrton. i r | .EN DERI, are In vited for build la <• ad- ; I. ditlont to a LJonse, on the Alford . [Forest Road, for Mr T. Bradford. Plans - and specifications oan bo seen at my oftjoe, - whero tenders aro to be Q„nt on or before _ ' PATUROAT, 4th Febraarv, The lowest 1 1 or any tenctor not necessarily aooepted, U W R, $.jt*d, Atomitt,