HORSE MARKET

Mr T. Bullock reports for the vrc^k •Tiding Satmd«y, January 14th : — Th ?e WBB again a large entry of horses, viz. 36, and a very good attendance of farmoia and others and an unueually brisk sale, especially for draught stock which realised from £3 to £6 psr head more than at the previous Saturday's sale and still tbero were seveial intending purchasers for this claßßwhocouldnotbesupplied. Th'ssudden demand can easily be accounted for on account of farmers requiring additional horses for harvest work. Out of tbe day's •airy of 36, the large number of 25 was Bold as follows, viz :— Medium draughts, 4 and 6 years old, £23, £27 7 and 8 years old, good stamp, £23, £25 • 5 years old, of rather a lighter description, £14, £16 10s, £18, £18 ss, according to description ; aged, £12 15b, £13, £17, £18 10a; Inferior, £5. £8. £8 10s, £9, £9 10s j 3 year old light draught, unbroken, £12 10s ; light harness horses, inferior, £5, £6 10s; hacks, £6, £6 15s, up to £10 j scpubtere at low rates

Suhdbibs — Dray and frame, £10 5.s ; old dray, £4 14s ; McCormick wire binder, £9.

Quantity of harnes, breechiDg and cart saddle brought £3 12s. Blinkers, pole straps, &o , at fall market rates. Previous to tbe usual weekly horse sale I offered T.S, 4, Bouth street, with the .old building thereon, at one time well known as Turton's Hotel, and the old relic only realised the low price of £37.

A NEW AFRICAN GOLDFIELD.

A South African paper aays : — " A true \u25a0toty, which sounds almost like a brilliant bit of romancing by Mr H. Rider Hag* gird, comes to* me from Damaraland. Many yesrs ago a man named Sterene, while prospeottog for oopper, discovered gold In Damaraland. He told the secret to one of his sons, and the twain kept It dark. Sabsf qoently, notwithstanding the dlsoovery, the old mm and his family Trent to the Charters Towers gold mined In Australia. Here he and his sons did very well, and the *ons have also worked snceewfully at other gold mining centres m Australia. On hit deathbed he called his ions together, related the secret to them, and strongly advised them to return to Damaraland. The advioe was followed, and the sons have lately arrived !m Dem ar aland, where after obtaining fall eoneeeslons from the Germans, they have proved beyond cavil the disoovery made by their father as one of the richest gold mines on the African continent. The Barberton Sheba Is a mild sort of Infant In comparison with the Damara mine, which fs situated jost 30 miles from Wai wioh Bay. at a place called Hyoonßchap, en the Zyakop river. This la the first time the story has been told m a pnbllo way", bat It Is known to a few leading men In Gape Town — Including Mr Ohlsson, the brewer— who are eagerly straining hopeful eyes m the direction of Walwica B»7."

NEW ZEALAND'S NATURAL RESOURCES.

The following pleasingly hopeful view of the proipeoti of the development of the natural reaoorces of the colony 1b from the columns of the " Napier Daily Telegraph " and is apropos to the article with which we opened the New Year. Oar contemporary writes : — Nofc the least •atlsfactory evidence of the times is the energy that Is being displayed to develop the natural resources of this colony* Amongst tleoompanies now being floated la London for this purpose ia that of the Xfow Zaaland Antimony Company with a propueed capital of £250,000, the objeot of which is to Require as a going concern the property of the Endeavour lolet Antl- Bony Company. Endeavour Inlet, as mottmi. our readers are aware, 1b m Queen Charlotte* Sound, and the company that hat been working the antimony there since 2885 requires further capital to make the most of its splendid property. The anti mony from this company's mine was ex hibited at the Colonial and Indian Exhibi tion In 1886, and Attracted so much attention that the association now bel&g formed m London ia the practical out come. As a matter of fact, we have only ai yet scratched as it were the surface of the mineral wealth of New Zealand; We can form no idea of the immense value of that whloh hes still to be discovered. Klch as our golcfieks have been ; dazzling as bare been the retorts from such mines at the Thames aa the Caledonian, the Long Drive, and the Golden Grown, much greater wealth is to be found by further reiearob. That wealth may be dis covered below the reefs that have already been worked out, or m fresh country •i yet unexplored, but certain it ia that every year teaches us that we are only on the threshold of our mineral resource*. The wildest dreams of the most ardent prospector were far surpassed , by the yields from Gabriel's Gully ; and geologists never believed it possible that either Westland or the Thames would prove such famous goldfields. Greater faith is now being shown m the existence of bidden riches, and a greater spirit of activity is being exhibited to bring. them to light than has been observable siooe the decay of the Thames diggings. The New gaaland Antimony Company la one of the slgqa of the times, and it Is gratify ing to know that Guoh men as Sir Walter Boiler, Sir Charles Clifford, Mr Walter Tnrnbull, and other prominent colonists have entered heartily into this enterprise. Another company is being floated In London to buy up the old Caledonian gold mine and other adjoining mining properties, with a view of deep sinking, it being the confident op'nlon of experts that reefs ara below that will yield as rich returns as those which hava been worked nearer the snrfaoe. Then, when we turn to another direction, we Gad that the recent discoveries of copper In the Seventy-mile Bush have opened qp prospects far expecting the anticipations pf tpe most sanguine with regard to the future of tla o ace silent solitudes of that magnifiosnt forest. Mr Mackay, the Government Assistant Goologlstb.ua drawn op a report of hta examination of the land about the Manawatu Gorge. He describes the cuntry as abouodlng m 600p9r over a very large area. He thinks, if mixed, the yield of copper from the ore would be at the rate of from 30 to 40 per cent. This represents, m the opinion of experts,' a perfect treasure for the f utaro oi this part of the colony, As though the natural wealth of the country were open ing before us as a flower m spring time, comes the news of the success of the efforts of the South Pacific Petroleum Company. After years of patient labor, In spite of unforeseen difficulties, the In credulity of scientists, the scoff? of the Ignorant, and the vexations caused by the operations of speculator?, oil has been struck. This fact has stimulated the enterprise of others wh,o waited on the success o^ the pioneers, and the Minerva Company Is now m active work. At Bydney,fwh§re the value of the dlecovery (i better appreciated than parbaps In this colony, a company. is being formed with a capital of £30,000 (6 develop the mineral oil deposit! of the district, and a proopeot of boundless wealth is revealed that In truth will advacoe the prosperity of the But Coast by leaps and bounds. Again, on the West Coast of the other Island, the patienoe of shareholders Is likely soon to be rewarded m good dividends from the Wedtport oosl mines The qnantltyjand the quality of tbe coal are placed beyond question by repeated trials, fudr the time must soon come when New Zealand shall be known throughout the world from Its ooal, gold, copper, antluiony and petroleum as one of the most re. mtrkable mineral countries of the universe. Herein Hei the trie w# ilth of the

AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND

I Tho' local correspondent of the "Lyttel hu, Tita. 6 " toada tbe following to that journal : — About a week ago Mrs Potter, of Wairoato, raiseed a very valuable a*pphira tir:g. As it had not been worn for fully a month before, the time of its disappearance was a matter of mystery. Every poeßibl* place *hero it might have been put wss diligently searohed, but witboot avail. Abuut tho time the search was at its height Mr J R, Clement, solicitor, while hoeing In his garden, turned up something bright and sparklivg, which, on examination, proved to be a riiig enclosed In what was evidently the orost of a pie. While telling Mr J. B. Taylor of bis find, acd describing the rinj?, he was told that It was Mrs Potter's The question of doubt then arose, and the impossibility of Us being the lost ring was freely hinted. Upon being submitted to examination by Mr Nells on, watohmaker, the identity of the ring was proved, and now the question arises— How came the ring m Mr Clement's garden, where Mrs Potter never wan, and how came it to be enclosed m a piece of pie crust t It ia probable that tbe solution of the mystery will never be arrived at.

COLONIAL POETRY

Following np his commission from Mr ! Walter Sootfc, Mr Douglas B. W. Sladen has received from Griffith, Farran, and I Co., of London and Sydiey, his own publishers., a commission to prepare a selection from Australian and Now Zea> land poems, on a moat comprehensive plan. The volume will be a handsome octavo of 500 pages to be published, we believe, at 3s 6d, and tbe pieces are not limited to' 1 bash" pieces, though those with a distlnot Australian flsvor aboat tnem will be more acceptable. Any Australian or New Zealand Colonist Is eligible for representation, though he msy only have written one poem, if that poem be of sufficient merit, The editor will undertake to read anything printed, whether a volume or a newspaper cutting ; but he cannot return contributions, or promise to persevere with manuscript difficult to decipher. Poems should be sent m print to ensure their being read. Those willing to do so are requested to send short biographies of themselves Contributions mast be addressed to Douglas B. W. Sladen, care of Griffith, Farran, and Co., St. Paul's Churchyard, London, and should reach them by tbe second week m Febrnary, as the volumo goes to press on February 19. 1888.

A PRETTY ROMANCE

A pretty little romance has just reaohed an interesting culmination m RabuD County. At the base of the Tiger Mountain, ht»lf a mile eff the main road leading to Clayton, resides a sober old farmer, named George W. Dillard, who h«s a wife and two eons Early last summer Mr Dillard reaetved a letter from hia wife's brother, whua he had not seen slnoe 1849 At that cicne James M'Currie was a young man, as waa also George W . Dillard. The news had reaohed Georgia of the wonderful god discoveries m California. They bad parfected all arrangements for prolng thither, and were bidding the family good- bye when Dillard faltered. The tearful eyes of M'Currio's yonng sister touched hia heart, especially ns ahe waa weeping for him and not for her brother. Throwing down thr boodle, he decUred he would say if the girl would marry him. To this aha choer fully agreed, so Diilard remained a Georgia farmer, while M'Currio jumped into the stage ooach and w«e borne away Since that t : m* he has never been heard of. It was wih mingled feeling, there fore that Dillard read the letter from hie old comrade.. M'Currio stated that he had worked agaiosl adverse fortune, de olinlng to write to the folks at home until he could strike it rich, but every ye»r found him growing poorer, and now, old, feeble, and poor, his great wish was to look once more upon his native hills ; that he could not do bo unless he was sent money enough upon whioh to return. Ma Dillard read the letter to his wife and soceu "We must send the money, tatd tho old man, 80 a cow and a mule were sacrificed, and the money went on its mission Bcross tho continent. Several weeks' time brought another letter m which the old man expressed his grate fulness for the kindness done him, but he was too ill to undertake the journey. After that no more waa heard from him. On Monday Dillard received a letter whioh recited that James M'Currie was doad ; that he wished to test the fidelity of bis slate t 'a family ; that their prompt response to his appeal had moved him ; and that by his will his property m Cali fornia, valued at # 1,600,000, was willed In equal parts to his stater, her husband, and their two eons. The two young men proceeded to California to take possession of tha property, wbioh they hope shortly to convert into oasb, when they will return,

THROUGH THE PAPERS

AN ARGUMENT FOR OREMATJO^.

The advocates for cremation point to the fact that no less than 2200 acres of land are occupied by London cemeteries, at the low prioa of £123 psr acre, The coat at starting was therefore more than a quarter of a million, to say nothing of the needless expense of faneral. Of course, were cremation to become a recognised instl tlon all over the country the land thns wasted, and the cost incurred, m'ght be turned to more profitable advantage, AN INTERESTING DIBOOVKRY. Last month some exoavations at Pom peii brought to light a set of surgical instruments many of which resemble instruments m use at tb,e present day. Some days later four beautiful silver urna of fair s)£3 were found ; also four smaller Vessels, eight open vases, four cups ornv mented with leaves and ogares of animals, and a very beautiful statue of Jupiter seated on a throne. Besides these silver objects, several gold ornaments, suoh as rings, earrings, etc., were also found. JEWJBH PIOGREBS. The Jews In Amerioa, according to the " Avaf rican Magazine, " numbered m 19,45. 50,000 m a population of 20,090,000'; to day they artf 500,000, and increasing far more rapidly than an? other race m the United States. They have increaaod tenfold, while the population of the country has but trebled, placing the United States fourth among the countries of the world m the number of its Jewish citizens, exceeded only by Russia, Austria, and Germany. TSB IAKOE6T GBAVINCI DOCK. A. syndicate of Cardiff merchants has been formed to construct what will bo the largest graving dook.ln tho world. Five sores of land have been aoqulred at Barry Tslaod, a few miles from Cardiff Barry being the Bite of the great dock which is being mado m opposition to the dooks of the Marquis of Bute. The estimated coat of the graving dook, the construction of whion will be completed this yetr when the Barry Dock is finished, is £150,000 A BOTAL EQiJESTBIKNNK. It is related that one of the little Archduoheßses of Austria was recently taken to a olrous, where nothing amazed her, and very little pleased her, Ojn. her return home the Emperor ag'^ed how she had enjoyed the performance. "Oh, very well," the young lady replied, « only mamma does everything the circus women i 1 did a great deal better. Why, I have 1 seen her jump through six boo D*." It' • appears that this Is really true, and that i ' the Empress, has on more than osa occasion given a strictly private entertain* meat to hoc intimates, m which she bai 1 er spilled* them with feats equal to those * of tht moit filled dross fld«r«

EXPORTATION OF BUTTER AND CHEESE TO ENGLAND

> A considerable quantity of butter and i cheese (says the • W«ir?ifapa Dai'y'') is now bsing shipped from here to tbn English market by means of the direct steamer 000 l chambers. Besides the five tons of oheese being Bent by tbe Grey town Faotory, the Dalefield Dairy Compauy sent seven tons by the last trip of the Dorio, and the Taratahl Company also despatched several tons recently. The butter, of whioh a local export is steadily developing, has mostly been sent m smaller parcels, and the N Z. Loan and Mercantile Company have lately des patched a considerable number of con signments. The latest account sales from London show that Wairarapa butter has realised there 50i to 70« a cwt, and this is for inferior to medium quality only There is no doubt that a really first-class article would fetch about 100s, and Canterbury butter has gone as high as 120 i per cift (n the Home market.

A STEEL-EATING INSECT

The existence has just been discovered of a detestable microbe whioh ftsedt upon iron, with as much gluttony as the phyl loxera npon the vine. Some time ago ihe greatest consternation existed amony the engineers employed on the railway at Hagen by the accidents occurring always at the same place, proving that some terrible def tot must exist either m the material or the construction of the rails. The German Government directed an enquiry to be made, and a Commission of surveillance to be formed for the purpose of maintaining constant watch where the accidents —one of them, atanded with less of life— had oc curred. It was not, however, until after six months had elapsed that the surface of the rails appeared to be corroded, as if by acid, to the extent of 100 yards The rail was token up and broken, and , wat literally hollowed out by a tbio grey ! worm, to whioh the qualification of " railoverous " was assigned, and by whiob name it is to be known m natural history. The worm is said to be two oentimetres m longtb, and of the ilz* of a prong of a silver fork In circumference. It is of a light grey color, and on the head carries two little glands filled with a corrosive socretlon, whioh is ejected every ten minutes upon the Iron. This renders the iron soft and spongy, and of the color of rant, and it is then greedily devoured by tbe insect. " There is no exaggeration, " says the official report of the (Jommisalon.; * • m the assertion that this creature, for its kind, ia one of the most voracious kind, for it has devoured thirty-six kilogrammes of rail m a fort night. 11 —" Cologne Gazatte "

STARVATION IN LONDON

The London |: Dally Chronicle" of November 26 has the following acoonnt of the discovery of a starving man and woman:

-— •' The horrors of abandonment, of death made more dire by starvation, dospalr aod atter neglect, possible In thia metropolis, are brought home to all by the raelanoholy discovery made yestarday In Giaashouse street, Lambeth. In a small back room of a tenement there wes first found a woman, warm from the life that had just ended. She was huddled up on the floor, wiih a few fiitby rags clinging to her petaoa, but co dirty and emsotated that it tvae impossible to gaesa htr ago. Beside ber, under a piece of coarao eackiog, a man was obuervod, hia preaeuce only bolng detected by tha mofetneut of hiß roagh ooverlDg. He waa m juat as fi thy and emaciated a elate as the woman, and the doctor who has since attended him declares his case to be very critical. These two parr craa<urea bad had a email sum allowed them from the parish Probably they shrank from the idea of the workhouse, and la solitude pined away la their room, hungry and dospait* Ing, It is a horrible, a heartrending incident m tho Loudon life of to-day, and one to move tha humane to pity and regret,"

THIRTEEN MONTHS' SLEEP.

A most singular case baa, says the " Bir mingham Daily Gazette," boon lying at the Walton Workhoaae for a considerable time past, a man named Peter Win atoffsky having been the cause of a large amount of anxiety to the medical staff Winßtoffeky, who is believed to be a Russian, m 43 yeara of age, and from bia own account is unmarried, and has been earning his livelihood as a sailor- At the commencement of March, 1886, he entered the workbouße and stayed until April, when be left. On the 6th of July m the same year he again entered the hospital, but this time m an unconscious conditon, having been found lying m the street by a policeman. As very hot weather waa being experienced at the. time it was thought that Winstoffsky was suffering from sunstroke, and he waa treated ac cordingly, but with no apparent benefit, As several days went by, and he remained m the ea r ce condition, it was considered to be almost a hopeless 0a.89. The man [ never exchanged a word with any person, and did not make any reply to questions put to him. A very remarkable feature of the case was that he was always roady to eat hia meals From tho 6th of July, 1886, uutil the 6 h of August, 1887, he slept away, and merely took his meale. Frequent efforts were made to restore the man to his natural condition, some of them being of a severe na(ure, including the application of a utrong electric lottery ; but he was almost passive to everything) only a slight twitotyng of th* musclos being observed during the operations. At lagt, however, this modern imitator of Rip Van Wink'e woke from his long slumber of thirteen months. Ho spoke to the person near hlrp m tho ward, who was greatly astonished, and to Borne extent frightened, to hear tho man's voice at last: Peter did not seen: to b^ any the worse, and conversed quite ration,al}y with, everybody, and rficogojaed amqnst others the governor's v^ifo. Ho is still being attecdodj to by the doctors, and it is fco be hoped that he will completely recover.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888



GREAT CLEARING SALE OF ';' FURNITURE, &c, &c. . PICKFORD AND UNDRILL HAVTNTG received notioa to quit thoir Premis. s, m com* queries o' the land being at once requirei for New Buildings, have decided oa Id a CLI&r.P ALfl of all their Large Stock, consisting of — FDiiNlTußrt m variety, HAInDSOME OHFiSTS DRAWEES, O IBFFTONERB, IRON AND WOOD BEDSTfcAI S, Choioo TOJLP/T WaR , 2 Cjbqo FEEDERS AND FIRE IRONS, BEDDING, OR >ORERY AND GbASSWARiS at prices that must effect a Clearance m ONE MONTH. H- M- JONES \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 THE Revolution «f time has brought us to another CRISIS m the History of Life culminating m tbefarrival of SANTA CLADS, who ia expected here between the. 24th and 25th mat. To afford a proper and fitting reception of the above-mentioned : dwtiDguißhed Tiaitor, the undersigned has procured fiom the best Market a LARGE \u25a0 and VARIED aseortpent of STATIONERY, BOOKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, GLABB and BASHETWABE, ORNAMENTS, and other GOODS too numeroni to particularise. OPENING OF NEW PBEMISES. In order to extend and facilitate Business, the Proprietor has ereoted large and commodious premises adjoining the Somerset Hotel, East Street, which will be oaened temporarily for the XMAS trade,, - COME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! COME AND SEE THE 6d TABLBJB AH (* oods marked m plain figures at lowest poasible prices; OOME ONE ( OOME ALL ! i OOMK EARLY TO AVOID THE ORJ7BW, SCHOOLS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. SMALL PROFITS, LARGE AND QUICK RETURNS ia the MOTTO of the Proprietor. 12 9 THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILIT? OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £L,OOOi<>OO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE*? DUNEDIN. FNBURIRB have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies JL together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement oE Claims. FIXE and MARINE KItrKS accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise, also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at ' \u25a0 - - Lowest Bates of Premium. \u25a0\u25a0-,-:\u25a0-. Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE: HEREFORD STREET, CHRTSTOHURCH. (Opposite Back of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury, ALBEBT EOBBETB, 15 AGENT, ASHBURTON W. PATCHING TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFAOTUBBE. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OP ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS; Manilla Rope Plough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes and Garden Lines* IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, \u25a0 [Special attention s call ad to the well-assorted] STOCK OF HORSE COVEES All made on the Premises. , TarfMllns from 6 x 8 to 24 x 30 always m stock. Oilskin Clothing made oh the jftemiaei, MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HIRE. All O&debs bt Letter ob Telegram Promptly Attended to* W- PATCHING Jofc6i EAST STREET, ASHBTJftTON LONG RUSSIAN HEIP TWINE, . COLONIAL MATOFACTTJBE. 4-Ply (Green Label), 900 feet to the Pound. THE Undersigned asks the special attention of FARMERS and OONTBAOTOB - to this article as ono of tho cheapest and best TWINES ever pat oi the market I have advocated this class of TWINE for years, simply because I consider it th; gloat economical any farmer can uae. Fanners will find th's TWxNE of TJNIFOBM THICKNESS, STRENGTH, and LENGTH, througlont. It will work successfully ou any make of Binder. It will run further, and do more work at ale s coßt, and tie more grain than any twine I know of. Tbi wi<l be clear to everyones' mind wuo co a aiders that, running as it doeß, 800 feet to the pound means— TBKEE QUARTERN OF A MILE IN A BALL, and MORE THAN 19 MILES PER CWT. Every Ball byß a Green Ticket with name on, with a guarantee that it runs 900 feet to the pound. MANILLA TWINE OF BEST QUALITY, SHAKESPEARE ! ! ! "To gild refined gold to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, - ' To smooth the ice or add another hue Unto the rainbow ; or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven ; to garnish, To advertise the well-known "Wood's It's wasteful and ridiculous excess !" . " King John," Act IV, Scene 2 ASK B".E Walter a. woofs BINDEB, AND TAKE NO OTHER. SALES FOR 1886^557 MACHINES, P. FERBIMAN, As^urton, For Sale,— 1 SKOO»D»HAISID TWINB MoOORMIOKj "j SECOND-HAND TWINE WOOD S •i SECONDHAND WIRE McCOBMICKS



H. Matson and Co. Money to Lend IN LARGE OR SMALL SUMS. Apply H. MATSON & CO. H. Matson & Co., ABHBURTON. TO THOSE IN WANT OF REAPERS AKD BINDERS, Don't purchase until yon see the Buckeye, CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Machine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASBBURTON. D. THOMAS, 12 151 Agent, Ashburlon, i I have been appointed Agent »0B THE Mercantile Finance Co., CHRISTCHURCH, Who are prepared to advance Money upon BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, CROP LIENS, or other Seourlty. D. THOMAS. WE ABE APPOINTED Sole Agents From Raka : a to Rangitat* foa MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip. Placed Ist by the Canterbury A. and P. Association after an exhaustive trial. H. MATSON & CO. Auhburton. Agricultural Implements.* WE ARE APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS IN ASHBURTON FOB Mbssbs BOOTH, McDONALD & GO'S Carlyle Implement Woikf, Chrlßtohurch. Sample Impuments ox kind. Inspection Invited. H. MATSON & CO. AehburtoD. GARDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTS m Ashburton for the PLANET JUPR. HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR, COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBINED. H. MATSON & CO. Aehburton. WE i HAVE FOR SALE BINDING WIRE ANOHOB AND WHITECROSS. Binding Twine, Hales 1 best Manilla i Binding Twine, Hales 1 Double ply Hemp. QtJllATt FIKBT-HLAIB. PllOßfl LOW. H. Matßon & Co., Alhburton* , i



A. Harrison. . Alfred Hattison, iCOIFONEEii, STOCK AND ESTATE 1 AGENT AND VALUATOR. ATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, PJgs, Prodnoa and Merchandise, FOR SALE— Farming Implement?, and Vehicle* of all kinds constantly is Yards on view for Bale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with oare. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances madeJiinstantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. fen* for tbe iNorwloh Union Fire In- jarance Company, Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA aLFRED HARJUSON T. Bullock, TO LET— At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and ohaff store, T. BULLOOK. HOUSES FOR SALE VERY OHEAP FOR REMOVAL. T AM prepared to receive offers for the •*• purchase of 3 Houses with verandahs for removal, beiog part of Block of Buildings known as Contt'a, near the Engine Shed. T. BULLOOK. mO LET, »bout 5£ Acres Land, nioely JL situated on Graham's Road, together with a well-built 2 roomed House, with Verandah, the property of Mr P. Btland, about 4 miles from Tinwald. A low rental will be accepted from a good tenant. Apply to T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE.— An improved Farm of 245 Acres, being R.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low prioe and liberal terms apply to , T. BULLOCK. jfift^l "~ Lot 38 » Trevorton, near the ovests* Preßbyterlan Manse, oontaln* Ing about £-aore, with 3-roomed Hooif thereon, for sale at the above price: Terms If required.— Apply to T. BGLLOOK, TO LET at a low rental. — 4-roomed Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. FiOR BALE at a low prico and on liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-rooraed Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Bond, not far from the County Saleyards, Apply to T. BULLOOK, TINWALD. TO LBT—A Fopr-rocmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr Heaeltlne'a pro* perty, and ne»r the Railway Station. A e«r rental will be toceptad. T. BULLOOK. f John Orr and Co. JOHN OKR:&',CO.'S GREAT CHEAP SALE E— or— SUMMER STOCK, BKAPEBY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, . MANTLES, &o. Commencos on WEDNESDAY, December 28th. ASTONISHING BAKGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. t \oTE !— The Great Sale for the Season but John Orr and Co.'s



" Public Notices ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL, fTRHE Boya' Sohool will re-open on I MONDAY, tha 30th, and the Girls' School on TU.BSDAY, the 31st January, inst. Pupils will assorable at 9.30 a.m. JuHN EDGAR BUCHANAN, l*-» 9 Secretary. MBS JB, MOBRIS DESIRES to return thanks for the liberal support accorded her for ths lust four years, and begs to intimate that she has 10-coramcnced Business m he old shop, TRIANGLE BAKERY, where their future Savours are respectfully solicited. I 16 """""' NOTICE. WILL the Person who lost Parcel on night of fire call at my Shop. H. G. FLOWER, 1 83 Confectioner, IMPOUNDED at Kakaia by G. Ehel- look, on January 10th, from Mr Jbtaley's farm, north Kakaia, 1 Bay Geld- ing (light Draught), 2 bind and off fore feet White, aud White Streak down Face,, 4 years old ; I Black or Dark Brown Hack Mare, aged, White Star on Face, White near hind foot, and Saddle marked, bhodall round. If not chained and ex* pensss paid, they will be sold at JNOON on Thursday, January 26th. t*. SHfcLLOCK, I°7B Poundkeeper, Kakaia. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD- ING & INVESTMENT SuOIETY. rTIHE above Society pays interest at the Am rate of 4 per cent, par annum f«r deposits at call, 4£ per cent, per annum for 6 months, aud 5£ per cent, per annum if fixed tor 12 months or over. J. WARD, Manager. Office : — Arcade Chambers, Burnett street. Coal. Coal. Coal. TO THEESHING MACHINE PRO- PRIETORS, FARMERS & OTHEBS. HAVING made our arrangements for this Season's COAL SUPPLY on exceptionally favorable terms, we are m a position to meet the demands of oar Cus omers most liberally, both as to QUALITY and PRICE. ORDERS HOW BEING BOOKED. mcoTllun & co., 3J70 Coal and Timber Merchants. BOROUGH OF ASHBUBTON; NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. mAKE NOTICE.— The Valuation List L for the Borough of Ashburton, for 1 the year 1888, is now opsn for inspection at the .Borough Council's Office, Baring Square, West, Aehbarton. AH objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the 15th day of February next, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a oopy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clerk's Office not lat r than seven days before the next uittiog of the said Court- CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council cffioe, Ashburton, 16fch January, 1888. 1+77 SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st. Town Seotion 876, Peter Street, with Buildings thereon. MR T, BULLOCK has received in- structions to sell by Public Auotion at the Arcfcde on the above date, on ac- count and by order of the Mortgagee, — T. 3 786, Peter Street, on whioh is erected two Dwalllng-hoases, caob 4 rooms, and appears to be sub* stantlally built. The property 1b nioely situated tn a good locality. Inspection Invited; terms of payment exceedingly liberal, viz., a small deposit ossh, balanoe by instalments at a low rate of Interest. Sale at 12.30. I*SO T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. THE FIRST GREAT SUMMER SALE SINOE THE OPENING OF THE D.I.C. COMMENCING ; SATURDAY, 14ta JAtf . 1888. | AND FOR > Fourteen Days. J BARGAINS r \ m ALL DEPARTMENTS. f \u25a0 \u25a0 ;\u25a0 . THE DRAPERY AND GENERAL y IMPORTING COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited.l - OASHEL STREET, OHRI3TOHUKOH, I E. 0. BROWN, Manager. B. HALLENSTEIN, Coalman.



f|IENDEBB will be received until NOON _L on Saturday, tlio 21at inst., for Stocking and Forking about 1000 acres of Orop. Separate tenders required for Thatching the Stacks. Further partiou- lara on application to H. H. WRIGHT, 1*79 "Windermero. WANTED Tenders for the erection of a Et&ble, labor only, irpecificn- tiona can be seen at J. Tait, Saddler. ' Tenders close on MONDAY, 23: d met., lo I be sent to J. TA'.T, Or to S. BROWN, I 1 80 Wakanui. TENDERS. 'j mENDERS are invited for Painting the X Mortuary Chapel at the New Cemetery, to be delivered before 12 o'olook at Noon on WEDNESDAY, the 18ta iost. For particulars apply to J. WARD, 1 61 Chairman. TENDERS. fTTIfiNDERB are invited for Bern/mng,, JL Re fixing, and Buildjng additioni to a Grain Shed fo£ Mbssas I'ribdla.ndkb Bros. Wans and Specifications can be imq at my office. Tenders to be (tent m by Noon, on SATURDAY, 21st inst.