MAGISTERIAL.

A SBBURTON— THURSDAY (Before Mr John OlUvlor, R M.) DRTJNK.BNNESS. A roan, who was treated ao a flrßt offender, was mulcted m tho usual penalty. CAKT UNATTENDED. j amS 8 Rider was oharped with having left hia hortie and cart unattended. It appeared that tho constable found tho horße and crvt coming out of an hotol yard afcont D3O Defendant cima to tho police station about 2 a.m. the following morning, *nd In & state of intoxication, to get bis property, but ho got locked up Instead. A five of 40a and c ata was m lioted. Patrick Fitasjerald vras charged with leaving a horße and cart unattended. In this ca°Be tbe constable found the horse at larce half an-hour after midnight. Fined 40s tod costs. BREACH OF THE RAILWAY REGULATIONS. Barriet Smith, a girl of at me twelve or i fourteen aummers, was charged with quitting a railway carriage while iv | motion. The girl, It appeared, narrowly \u25a0 escaped without serious accident. The Benoh neverely cautioned her, but allowed her to go without punishment.

CIVIL CABES. Baylifl vT. Smith-Claim £7 12s. — Mr Onthbertaon for plaintiff.— Judgment by default.

BayHa v Earnshaw— Jadgment earn moos, £6 17a Id.— Mr Cnthbertson for plaintiff. — Oaße adjoutaed for a mouth. Stoele and Son v McK.er.zle— Claim £2 —Mr Oayglll for plaintiff —Jadgment by default.

B. Hughes v J. 0. Boll— Claim £16 4b 2d.— Mr Oilopfor defendant.— The olalra, whioh waa reduced to £9 odd was brought by plaintiff, the purchaser of the book debts of the old •• Guardian " Company, against defendant for money alleged to have been due to that Company. After the case had been gone Into at Borne length, an adjournment for a week was made, In order to allow the parties to adjust the account between them. B. Haghes v J. C. Bell— Claim £1 153. —Mr CrUp for defendant. Thli claim was also for a debt alleged to be due to the old ll Guardian " Company, the book debts owing to which had been purchased by plaintiff. —Mr OrUp took exception to the legality of tbe document, transferring the book debta from tbe Company to the plaintiff, and he further argned that the plaintiff had not In other particulars compiled with the terms of the law.— The M»g\»tt»ta Twled agataftt Mt Qilsp. Evi dence having been heard judgment waa given for plaintiff for the amount claimed and costs.

Toner v McGirr-- Claim £15, damages for alleged breach of warranty m connec tion with the Bale of a horse.— Mr Tat-nell for plaintiff, Mr Crisp for defendant.— The pUlntift said that early m January ho went with Mr Miller to FrfedUnder's auction rooma to purchaeo a horse for a reaping machine. McGlrr drew thtir attention to a horse. The horse was warranted to be a good horae for a reaping machine. The horae wae taken to May field, and every precaution waß taken when putting the mare In the machine. At Boon as the knlvet commenced to work the mare reared and plunged, and posi tively refuged to work. Had it not been for precautions taken, the reaping machine would have b«>en wrecked. The mare waß given a very fair trial. The mare was brought back to ABhburtoo, and McGirr then again Bald he would gnaran tee the mare to do any work In the world. McGirr, however, refaeed to put the mare In his own reaping machine. Prevlouß to the trial the mare had been two tripe to Alford Forest for firewood, and ohe wan not at all fresh when put into Ihe reaping machine. Owing to the dslay oaneed by the horse not working m the machine pUlntiff'B crop was shaken by the wind and greatly damaged. By Mr Crisp : Witness first saw the mare In the horae yardi Mr Millar was present when McGlr guaranteed the mare to be aa good a 11 reaper " as any horae m New Zealand McGlr also aaid he would give any trUl with the mare. Witness bought the mere privately, conditionally that ahe would work m a dray or a reaping machine either. Witness was satisfied with the work of the mare m a dray. — Samuel Miller, farmer at Mayfield, gave corroborative evidence. Toner wanted the mare mainly for a reaping machiue and McGirr said that she was a good animal for snob. work. There was a trial In a dray ; Toner wan not well satisfied, but said that he would take the mare as it waß mainly for reaping work he wanted her. The witness gave evidenoe as to the ! trial m the reaper, which took place on his land. The mare was tried In every way and she proved no good. She was 10 violent that witness would not allow her to remain m his reaper, as he was afraid of getting it smashed. By the Court : When Toner brought the mate back to Ashburton she had not deterio rated In value. The difference m value of the mare to Toner, through her not being fit for a reaper would bo about two thirds of the sum he gave for her— Peter Williams said that the mare was bought through Wb firm for £19.— 8y Mr Crisp : Witneos knew the mare. Considered aha was worth about £19 if sold m the ordinary way. Witness had an entry m his book " any trial given," but there was no instruction as to a guarantee. Never heard of both a trial and a guarantee

being given m connection with the Bale of tk hone. By the Oonrt : Witness under ptcqd by the term " any trial given," that the mate wa* fit for farm work— This vai plalntlff'a case, -Mr Crisp called the defendant. E. McGoir, who said that b» had had the mare m question twenty months, and uaed her for ploughing, hwrowlng. drilling, and rolling work, and \u25a0he alw&yß worked satisfactorily. Took her to Friedlander Bros, for Bale; gave ImtruaMons that any trial wonld be given bn£ no guarantee. Remember meeting Toner. Told him that Bhe wao good for

any kind of work bat gave do guarantee. Gave a trial and if there had been a reaper there would have tried In that. Did not guarantee her sound end staucch and quiet m a reaping machine. The m ue was tried In a dray ; wltpeas offered to try her lv chalnß, bafc Toner did not So 'desire, being Batlsfiod. Toner aald fcothltfg about a raapet and blnoer trial ; If-he had' done bo witness would have tried her In a reaper— By the Court; Toner \u25a0aid that he wanted the mare for reaper j>od binder work; wltneps repliad that ibp yas good In all sorts of hnvneas.— By Jilr Crisp; Remembered Toner coming to him about a fortnight af tsr the sale and Baying the mere would not work. Wit ness replied that he did not know how to manage her. — Mr Pnrnell oroßsexamlnea the wltneßu at some length,- James Skll- 1 ling bad eeen MoGlrr working tha mare In plough, drill, roller and dray. Tn plough and drill ihe bad to be worked In Chains, the same as m s, reaper. She worked very well and witness considered her worth £20.— 8y Me Purnell : tho noise of a reaper sometimes startlod otherwise quiet horses, so that they re fased to work m the raaohlue.— Francis JBaylis gave evidence — Robert Ennia eaid the mare was formerly his property. She was perfectly quiet. He had tried her In all harnoßß, and In a reaper and binder and she worked satisfactorily— By Mr Purnell : Did not know of his own know ledge if the mare was the one sold to Toner. It was two yearß ago when ho worked the rnaro m a reaping machine— !fhis was all the evidence. Judgement was given for the plalntltf for the amount gUlmjd «id*GO«rt> (Loft fitting.)

THE MARKETS.

[Per Pukss Afsooiation.l London March 13.

Owing to the favorable reception of Mr Gcschen's conversion scheme Aus tralian stocks are advancing strongly. New South Wales three per cents are quoted at 107, fours at 115; New Zealgnd fonrs, £103 15s.

(Referring to the advanoe m colonial gacurities the "Wellington Post" says : —

" Several of our contemporaries, we notice, are inclined to gush a little over the recent advanco m the values of New Zealand securities, overlooking the fact that tbe half yearly dividends are duo next month, and that until Bharea oorae to be quoted ex dU\, they show a steady inoreaso m value as interest accrues. This does not account for tho full rise m the present case, but doubtless for a good deal of it. The general condition ofjthe money market has tended to raise|(colonial Btook m publiofavor,")

FIGHT AT SUAKIM.

GREAT SLAUGHTER. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Brussels, March 13. A startling report has been received here to the effect that the Arabs over whelmingly stor/ned and burned Sua kirn, and the Egyptian garrison lost heavily m the fearful slaughter which ensued, many of the inhabitants took refuge on board the English warship m the Bay, but the Governor of the town and Colonel Shakespeare were killed before escaping. News has also been received from Cairo of a partly con firmatory but less sensational character, Owin to the interruption of telegraph line no details are to hand.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Arrival of a Russian Man-of-War. Auckland, March 15. Arrived— Russian corvette, Nynda, and 8.9. Coptic from London via Hobart. Fatal Accidents. Wellington, March 15

Mr Jas. Billing, who sustained a com pound fracture of the leg on Monday night by ttipplng over a etone, died m the hospital last night, erysipelas having Bet In. Billing camo to the colony as one of the managers of Messrs Brogden and Sons, railway contractors.

The lad. John Walterß, who met with serious Injuries by a tram accident on Tuesday, haa succumbed.

Lecture by General Schaw. Major-General Schaw delivered an In teresting lrcture to Volunteers laat night on the Wellington defences, and an nounced that it was intended to erect a uew baitery at Molroaoln order to proteot Haughton and Lyell'a Buy In the event of a hostile attaok on the Oity. Gaming and Lotteries Act. Dunedin, March 15. Hugh Rosa haa boen fined £5 on a charge of having riffled a pony In his licensed house at Anderson's Bay.

FIRE AT CHERTSEY

The "Press" reports that a fire occurred at Chert3oy yesterday morning, whereby a building and a quantity of grass seed were totally destroyed, and a threshing machine and elevator were badly damaged. Tho firo occurred on Mr W. 11. Rule's fatm, but at a place Bomo diatauco from his own residence. Mr Perks had bean threahing grass seed, and had a large quantity stowed m the ballding, while the combhiQ and elevator were m an attached shed. The flames were Boon to lasus from tho building m which tho gross seed was etc wed. Before tho combine and elevator could bo drawn dear the whole structure waa enveloped In flames. The combine was drawn out to a plaoe of safety, bat thn wheels of the elevator got jammed, and the flames spreading the elevator oaught fire and was destroyed. About sixteen bags of grass oeed were saved, but about 800 bushels waa totally destroyod, together with tho building and shed. Some of the men had been Bleeping m the building, and the fire 1b supposed to have originated through (oobo matches being I left about. One of the men had been Been to sweep down the window alll, and

it was shortly after this that tho fire broke out. Mr Perks had his elevator insured, but It is not known if any insurance had been effected on the grass need.

Since the above was put In type, the following particulars (which It will be seen differ somewhat f com the foregoing) have been supplied to no :—

Abont noon yesterday Mr Thoraaß Perk's combine was threshing grass soed at W. RoßkrUftea' former homestead, now hele by Mr W. J. Rule, of Pendttrvoa. The grass sheaves previons to threshing had been stored m a large 14— stall stable and sheds, a portion had also been stowed away m a room which had been used by harvesters for sleeping m. It waa this portion that was being thraehed where the fire took placo, the cause, it la Bap posed, having been matches loft Id the straw, which when put through the combine ignited and set fire to the grußß etitw, the fire being »tonce carried by tbo elevatoro to the straw stack, from which it spread to the stable buildings, and grass seed m bags, over 800 bushels of this being destroyed. Mr Perks who was dr V ng the traction engine, quickly observed tho fire and at onoe took steps to savo the somblne and elevators from destruction, by driving them out of reaoh of the burning stack. This he did at once with the combine but the rope attached to tho elevator breaking he had to make a second attempt, wh oh was successful, nor, however, be fore the fire had done considerable damage to this portion of the machinery. The sbakerß of the combine also are consider ably ohorred, but a few days m the hands of Messrs P. and D. Duncan will put all the damage right, which is covered by insaranoe. The delay m work will, therefore, be the greatest loan to Mr Perks Wo have not ascertained if Mr Rule wbb Insured. /

REPORTED NEW ALLUVIAL GOLDFIELD.

A. telegram to the Auckland '?Herald M frpm Rolpiaa otates tb^t confirmatory , Intelligence of a reliable character haa joat como la from Horohoro as to the report find of alluvial gold m that locality. Mr Wilson one of the most successful and experienced Australian mln'^ ffioD who la now vWfog the Lake district, was driven oat to tho field on Wednesday morning by Mr Kelly, M.Ef.R. met Mr I^harl, the" proapeotor, who had just returned, and who courteously placed the working at thtir disposal for trial Mr Wilßon panned off neveral dishes of the stnff, the retmlt showing m each case fine gold, and alao two or throe e'znable pieces, Mr Wilson pronounced the proa pectß satisfactory, and believes tho field will prove a very ostenßlve one. The richness of It must yet be farther proved by farther tests. Walker's party, working two miles f rum I Kharl's have also obtained good prospects I on a pumice fUt, near a creek running oat I of the Horohoro ranges.

TYPHOID FEVER IN AUCKLAND

A fipeclal telt^ra'u to yesterday's Christ ohurch " Tolograph " Bays: — Dr 801 l resident physician at tho HoBplt&l, wrote to the Hospital Board yesterday with reference to typhoid f . ver wards at the Hospital , 13 0 states that there aro at present voder treatmont twenty-eight caaeo (oighteoa malea nud ten females). la nearly evary caae the patient wao ill some tlmo outside b.'fore ndmiialon, showing how important It ia that pa ieutf, if oraiug at all, should ooma imm?.diate'y tho symptoms ahow themselves. DuriDg the p»st aovc-n daya thirteen now caaoo have been admitted, aud Dr Bell pointed out th'U if ihi'a rato continues tho pro Beat accommodation will be qulta insuffi cient, and sjine froah arraagomonta must be made The ward* cannot be crowded, nnd there sooms little likolihood of the Btrain upon the spao© of <ha hospital being lessened. Dr Bell drew tho atten tion of the Board to the nocosßiiy for the fullest enquiry into the canae of the marked incr^aae Ittthe number of typhoid oaees admitted this year to tho hospital ward.

THE WIFE OF THE GRAND OLD MAN

A recent sketch of Mrs Gladstone, the wile of England's ex-Premier, says eho waa bern In 1812, and o*me of an ex cellent family, being the daughter of Sir Richard Glynne. Even bb a girl ahe showed markod capacitioa for leadership, and waa alwnya the head and front of all the plane originated m tho nursery or schoolroom. Her disposition has always been calm and reposeful, and thouuh sho haa never bean greatly given to en thuahsm, when Bhe once beoomeß Inter ested m any matter she devotes herself to it with a quiet persistency tbrvt is generally effective m produolng the desired result. She is extremely independent, and little ipfluencod by wealth or position ; In faot, the impariousness of her temperament leads her to prefer for tao most part people to whom Bhe herself represents thoae qualities. She greatly prefers being courted to courting, aud during her hußband'a lucumbency of the Premier ship ahe came In contaot with royalty as little as was consonant with the neces sities of tho position . Ambitious ai Bhe Is for him, she is better pleaeed to be at Hawardea, their country seat, than any vrhere el bo In the world. Mrs Gladstone has Interested herself very actively la the condition of the cottagers about Hawarden and has stimulated n taste for the panting of shrabs and flowers by offering rewards for tho best display. In the echoola she has introduced teachers who instruct the children m Bowing, embroidery, oooking, and various handi crafts Bulted to boyß. She ia extremely charitable, and it is told of her that daring tho Lancashire ootton famine ehe em ployed fifty inon laying out roads and otherwise improving tho Hawarden Pa*k at a salary that kept their families from want until the troubles at the mills were at an end Sho has founded at Clapham an Industrial school for b«yß and a home for aged and incurables, which are both under her direct supervision, and are both model charities. One one occasion a young woman whom tho had helped oame aud asked her what service Bhe could do m return to Bhow her gratitude). In reply, Mra Gladstone Bald, ' Do something for somebody else A kind word, a bit of practical advice, a helping hand even if there is not much m it will always be doing somethtng for mo, and more than than that my child, will be doing something for yourself and something for your God.' Mr Gladstone has always found In thlo Btrong, well-rounded woman hifl gr6ftteot auppnrt, and roward.

THE QUEEN AND THE POPE

A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH.

The London correspondent of the "Duuodla Star" writes :— The Queen'e Jubilee present to the Pope been has the cauße of much heart burning at Court. Her MBJusty'a firßt notion was to proaont tho rare and curious ' Mez*rln Bible ' from the library at Windsor to His Holiness. There aro four Mazarln Bibles m exfs tonoe, and the one at Windaor ia incom parably the finest copy. Naturally the librarian was horrified st the idea of It being given away. He remonstrated, however, quite fruitlessly. The Queen said Bhe had already mentioned her Intended present to the Pope, and oould not draw back' Upon this, the librarian appealed to the Cabinet (or rather to Lord Salisbury), who at once vetoed the gift on the ground that the Bible was Drown property, and not the Queen's at ell. Her Majesty, m a temper, thereupon sent off " a gold vaae and ewer," to at least the gifts were described m the papers. These had barely gone before a lettter came from the Yatloan thanking the Queen effusively for her magnificent present (the Bible), which tho writer said eeemed almost too regal a gift under the olrcuni- Btanccs, being valued, Hia Eollueaa underttood, at £10,000. The vase and ewer, upou arrival at Rome, were found to be Bllvcr-gllt, and worth perhaps £150. The Pope'a major domo naturally cama to the conclusion that the Qaeen had been swindled and thought it right to state to the puke of Norfolk that the ornaments were not (as described) gold. His Grace also imagined a mistake had been made, and communicated with Blr Henry Pon sonby on tho sahjaot. What the Queen said haa not boen made public ; but the allvor-gllt articles were replaced by qpa [ meuts m the p;en,qjae n.eial,

THE DRUNKARD'S RAGGIT WEAN.

Tune — ' Oastlea m tbo Air;,'

A wee bit raggit laddio gangs, wan'rin' thro'

the street, Wadin' 'mabg the snow wi' his wee hackot

feet, Shiveriu' i' the cauld blast, groctiu' wi 1 the

pain | Wha's the puir weo callan' '? He's a drunkard's raggit wean

He Btaun'a at ilka door, an' he kecks wi' wislfu' o'e

To sco tho crood aroun' the fire a' lauchin' lood wi' glee ;

But ho daurna venture ben, though hig hoarfc bo o'or Bae fain, For ho maunna play,, wi' ithor bairns, the drunkard's raggit weafy Qh, C3Q tho v/oo bit laddie, his h.oavt is unoo . fff ,^ ..... Tho sleet ia blawin' cau,ld, and he's droukit through and throggh ; Jlo's epierin' for hia rpith,or, an' h,e wun'ors whaur she's gane •, Bat, Qh | big raituer eho forgets hor puir woo ragglt weau. He kens nae faither'fl lovo and ho kens nae mither's care, To eootho his woo bit sorrows, or kame hia tautit huir, To kiBB him whan ho wankons, or smooth his bed at c'en, ' •.••.\u25a0• An'- ohl he War's hia faither'a face, tho druo^ kard'B raggit wean. Oh, pity tho weo laddie, sao guileless an' sao young ; The oath that lea's hia faither'a lip '11 settle on hia tongue, An' sinfu' worda his mithor epeaka hia infant lips 'ill etain, For, oh, there's nano to guido th? bairn, the drunkard's raggit wean Then suroly wo micht try an' turn that einfu' \u25a0 mither'a heart, An' try lo get hia faither to aot a faither'a part, ' An mak' them lea' the drunkard's oup an 1 never taste again, An' oheriah' wi' a parent's care their puir wee raggit wean. James Paul Omw?onp, (In p.unodin " $venin,g 3tar.)

THE EDITOR OF THE LADIES' COLUMN

Thr-ro are 0, goud m-uiy atrongo features In i ondon journalism. For some years past a writer, whose fligufttnre was " Mironda " fumiehed sundry colamaa of girly uirly goanip civory w«ek to tho "Lady'ii Pictorirtl," and now it cornea ai rather a ohock to the readers <<t that paper to dfacnvji 1 that '•Miranda" was a malo individual, and bore the name of Archibald M'-Noill. Young girla, middlo nged girls, elderly girle — girla c.i all sorts, In fact— poured thu'r ooofidorcss Into "MiraadaV ear. Thoy wrote asking him to expound dark pointß regarding atickin^a an>.l frilling, th.y consulted him on oosmotfca a;.d hair wcshei and things that would remove pimples; they took hia opinion on tho saVjaofc of trlnimiofts foi 1 dolioato garments which are worn In the allont waichea of tho night and "Miranda" answered them all and breathed soft confidences into the pink ear of the public. They all gave themaelven away under the Impression that he was a woman, and he wasn't a woman after all. And now ' Miranda" has oome to a sudden end. It would have been all right, donbtloaa, If he had cor fined himself etriotly to writing wornon'd it -ms, no that is an occupation at ffhioh comparatively few men get murdered if they are ordinarily careful, but he went away to report tbe Smith- Kflraln prfz:-figl.t, and a day lator his dead body was found m the Selnot

THE FIRST ASCENT OP POMPEY'S PILLAR.

This mnsslve, grand, and beautiful column haa for centuries attracted to Us base travellers, biatorianß, and antiquaries of tho highest order. Its magnetic charm la nndiminiahed, as m its solitary majesty it retaina the polish of its shaft and the sharpness of Its Corinthian capital. It has defied the gnawing tooth of time, eaeaped the vandalism of Buperetltloua Ignorance, withstood the shook of wars and bids fair to look down upon lakes and eeaa, doaerts and cities, through twenty centuries more. Its measurements, as given by Murray, are— the total height, 98ft 9ln ; the shaft, 73ft ; the circumference, 20ft Bln ; and thb diameter at tho top of the capital, 16ft 6in. The Bhaft, which ia monolithic, Is a hard and beautiful red granite. Conjec tures and traditions complete for the solution of the problem as to In whose memory or In whose honor the pillar waa act up. Though Pompey'a name la asso* elated with It, it is denied that he had any conneotton with the monument, and now it la generally accepted that the column records the capture of Alexandria by Dlooletlan In a.d. 297. Until 1733 It was deemed Inaccessible, when some English captatna performed the dating feat. The author of this incident says : — " These jolly sona of Nepture had been pushing about the can on board one of the Bhlpa m the harbor until a strange freak entered one of their bralna. Tho boat was ordered, and with proper implements foe the attempt, these enter prising heroes pushed ashore to drink a bowl of punch on the top of Pompey s Pillar." After tho failure of many contrivance, " a man was des patohed to tho city for a paper kite. The Inhabitanta wero by this time apprised of what was golDg on, and flicked m crowdß to be witnesses of the boldness of tho

English. . . . The kite was brought, and flown so dlreotly over the pillar, that when it foil on the other Bide the string lodged upon the capital ; the ohlef obstacle was now overcome. A 2ln rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the sea men aaoendod to the top, and In leas than an hour a kind of shroud waa constructed, by which Lho whole oompsny wont np and drank their pauch, amid the shoata of the maltltude. To the eye below the capital of the pillar does not look capable of holding more than one man upon It ; but our seamen found It oould contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It ia Bstoniahlng no Booldent happened to th.so rr.adoapa. The only detriment, whloh the pillar received waa the loes of one of the volutes, which oame down tvlth a thundering sound, and v»b carried to England by one of theao captains as a preaont to a lady, who commissioned him for n pleoe of the pillar. The dis covery whloh they made amply com pensate for this mtsohlef ; as without their evidence the world would not have known to this hoar that there was i originally a statue on the pillar, one foot and ankle of whioh is still remain ing."—From " Nine months on the Nile."

iJ.BE ASfiBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, iBBB



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THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOO7OOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE 7 DUNEDIN. f NBURERB have tho most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies L together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and MARINE RISKS accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise also Crop, Btnck, and Machine Rieka at Lowest Kate?) of Premium, Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE];: HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTOHUROH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) ' ARCHIBALD fe'COTT, Manager for Canterbury. AKBEKT BOBEItTS, 15 AGENT, ASHBURTON ALBERT KOBEBTS HAS FOE SALE,— Cornsacks LARGB SIZE AND folljweight. SEAMING TWINE TN ANY QUANTITY.



GEORGE JAMESON WEST STREET, HA.S FOR SALE,— Eye Rom, Rye Corn, Rye Corn, Gre\ stone Turnip Seed, Whitestone Turnip Seed, Little's Sheep Dip, Thomas' Sheep Dip. AGENT FOR— New^ Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Risks on GROWING CROPS or fcTAOKS accepted at lowest current ratea, CASH PURCHASER OF • WHEAT, OATS, and BARLEY.



I DIPPING BMASON, 1888, BROOKE'S "Perfect" Sheep Dip. IS THE BEST FOR THE WOOL, AS PROViID BY PRACTICAL TESTS. T)REPARED m acoordarice A .viih tho latest advancornentß m chemistry as applied to JL the \Voollfln Alsvaufactorfng Industry. It h a decided improvement on lite old fashioned dipa and only nq^irea a trhii to vrovo its cupcriorifcy. At tho late Shoep- dipping Competition, cou^ucrou by the Canterbury AgricjHarsl and Pastoral Associa- tion, tho K'liapui Woolk-n Oy. , on behalf of iho Association, for wool dyeing ond general mannfac'ur t>p pru poses, av?ardf:d (he. first placa In Brook?: ' 0 " Porfect " Sheop Dip ; m foot, Brookn's Dip w?,o Ul9 only or.n that actually improvsd tho wool m this important re?pecl, thu un iipp-d wool bting second, whilst all the others were more or leas discolored Tho Aascciation also prosouno d BROOKE'S "PERPKOT" SHPiEP DIP to be superior to the Zoalandia, Little's, fi&toh : e, Caop9r!B and JVloDougaH'a, and also to leave the wool m better condition than Thoman' Dip. Brooke's Dip having con- sequently been proved to be better then the English Dips, yoar practical aupport of tho colonial article jb rcßpectfnlly Bolioited. To ensure Brooke's Dip being more thoroughly laating m Its good effects, m future ifc will be sent out 20 per cent stronger free of extra charge. Proportions for use — One Gallon of Dip to 100 Gallons o water. Mixes readily with cold wator ; does not require otirrlng while dipping, Remarkably emollient, leaving the wool m perfect condition, without the slightest stain from the firot dr.y of Dipping. Concentrated In composition to redoes coat of carriage, and put up m a porlablo handy form for uoe, it is also one of the oheape. Dips In the Market. REDUCED PRICE : 14s per tin, to make 200 gallons wash ; 70s p* r case, con- taining 5 tine, to make 1000 Gallons ; 653 per case for hot les3 tban 5 cases. Packages free. a»in F. M vKEIG, Agent, Ashburton



T. BULLOCK. _tf&£Tfir —Lot 28, Trevortob, near Urn atijOOt Preobjterlan ManßO, contain Ing about $-aoro, with 3-rooraed Hacup tbereon. for sale at tho abovo ptloo T6rtna it required. — Apply to T. BC7LLOOK TO LET at a low rental .— 4-roomod Coctago at Hampßtoad. I T. KULLOOK. FOR SAXjE at a low price and on libera) terms, 15 acres of land with 2-iro.omod Cottage thoreoD, frontir. g tho Fa'rfield Boud, not far from tho County Ealeyards. Apply to T; BULLOOK»



Ir\Oß SALES.-^An improved Farm o£ ! 245 Aoteo, being U.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms upply to



TO LET — At a vory low rental, a large building frontluß Eaßt Street, BulU able for a grain aud oh&ff atoro. T. BUbLO^K.



HOUSE with Bay Window and Veran- dah, fronting Waknnul Road, T.S. 744, k.no\vn an W. TCJa'a property. Not hiving aold this by auotlon, I am prepared to reoeive offer h for it, small cash deposit, balance bearing interest at Gi per cent. T. BULLOCK.



Apply to 3 76 T BULLOCK FOR SALE.



T. Bullock. TO LET. "~" 4 ROOMED HOUSE, togother with small Stable, In Moore Street. Apply to T. BTTLLOOK. TO LET. A COMFORTABLE House, well situa- ted, In Cameron Street, lately occupied by Mr Dimant. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD, TO LET, at a low rental, 4-roomed Oot- tngo, with Verandah, fronting Gra- ham's Road. Inspection invitod. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. \N Improved Farm of about .\33£ acroß with 5 roomed house thereon, situated between Whoatstono t»nd Water- toD, Longboach, lately m tbo occupation of Mr Jamea Croy.



HAVES & GO'S- Great Salvage Sale JDST COMMENCED. WRECK of the " MAY QUEEN." HAVES AND CO,, DRAPERS, HAVING purchased largely from th« wreck of the " May Queen," they are m a position to offor to the public the whole of theao Purchases at ASTONISHING PRICES, FOR CASH ONLY. CALL EARLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. Hayes and Co,, AROADB.



Note. — Mr F. Makoig is agent at Ash- burton for the abovo dip. 2^113



SOLE MANUFACTURER OF BROOKE'S Perfect Sheep Dip.



PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. O. M. Brooke, (Formerly Managing Assistant to OOOK and JKOSS.) Pharmaceutical and Operative Chemist, Sheop Dip Manufacturer, and preparer of Poisoned Wheat, Kaiapoi, BEGS to annonnce that having secured promises m Ashburton', he purposes opening a Chemist aud^ Druggist's Bhop, about tho first weok m April, when the favor of your patronage will be, respect- fully solicited.



with a greater amount ot push and tact, "The nimble ninopence is better than the blow shilling, ' is my motto, combined with the aforesaid Great Principle of TRUTH AND INTEGRITY. D. MoFARLANE, THE PEOPLE'S GROCER, East and Burnett Streets, ASHBURTON.



but the knowledge that the amount required to meet the additional expense incurred m doing thid must be drawn from tht> pockets of my customers has decided me (contrary to my own inclination) to remain m my present premises, where my customers may depond upr n getting the same quality of Goods at tbe same low prices as usual, the samecivility, combined



more cupub'o of carrying on my ever- growing business than provioiiHly. As an cvi ience of this, moro Cnsh and Goof-'n passed over my counters on Saturday last than on any previous ordinary Satur- day. This statement ii quite m keeping with tho abovo-uamrd Great Principle. 1 havo been tempted very much of late to remove into larger and more convenient Premises, where I could make a big display behind plate glass windows, etc. ,



tho present time is m'.ro complete and



Public notices. THE PEOPLE'S GROCER SAYS :— I ATTRIBUTE my success m Business to tlie fact that 1 always uphold and carry out tho GRBAT PRINCIPLE OF TRUTH. A man that cannot or will not do ibis must ultiniativy fall. f lho?e who havo dealt with mo can verify this as a living fact, for I am still alivo and flourishing m businoH.H (many thanks to my imtnerous customes). I may s iy hero thu: my stuff of assistants at



FVRN^TUREj &0,, Wijthout Reserve. ! B, MATSON & CO., Ashburton. | To anyone m want of a Block of good Land, thoroughly Improved, In a good Distrior, with a frontage to the sea, at a low figure, then the abovo offers unusual advantages, and wo can thoroughly recommend it oa a aafe investment, M^ Pabqonei having definitely determined to M\ tt whateyei asorlfioe, 3*53



on the Property at Soaßold, during the month of April, 1888, wl\on wo shall offor his really firat-olaaa Grazing aad Agricultural Property, oontalniug 1660 t 8 S S I 1660 With good Orchard, Houbo, and 25 AOBE3 Plantation, Stock and SheopYarda,B,un, Stable, Shearing Shed, SShoep Dip. Subdivided by tirstcluss fencoa Into 13 Puddockti, abundance of water } m fact every- thing needful to makp a Homo- Btei\a oomforUble. At the same time, whether the Property Is aold or not, wo shall dispose of tho whole of hla LIVJK and DJJAD STOCK,



ACTING under inotrnotions from H. W. Paiisons, Esq, we shall hold a Clearing fcale



The Land Is of good quality, all m grass, and has not been cropped for ton years. It is also abundantly watered by natural creeks, and by a branoh of the County water r&oo. EA&Y TERMS OF PAYMENT. Fall particulars may be obtained from the Auctioneer, or GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, Aehbuiton. J. T. FORD, ' Auctioneer, 3*17 Hereford street, Ohrletohuroh, PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT.



Auctions. FARMS. FARMS. FARMS. " MESSRS MILEfcfT~CO. have received instructions from I. R. O. 0, Graham, Esq., TO OFFER FOR ABSOLUTE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION About the end of Maroh, 500 ACRES, la Farms of from 30 to 140 Acroa each. The above Land comprises the anaold portion of Mr Graham's well-known TINWALD FARM, one mile distant from Tinwald, and about three miles from Aehburton.



TERMS CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. In Ashburton retail quantities delivered to Customers' residences, at 20s per ton, CABII. All information to be obtained from, and orderß left with MR JOHN G. RESTELL, WEST STREET, Whom I have appointed my Agont, and who will sell at above rates FOR CASH. E. P, WBIGHT,



Aehburton, per truok, por ton 15s Tinwald \u0084 \u0084 lfits Wmalow \u0084 \u0084 15s Binds „ „ 16s Baling „ „ 17b Dromore „ \u0084 IGa Chertsoy „ „ 16s



Per truck load at Mount Somora Railway Station, per ton... 12s Stations on Mount Somers line, freight added.



I AM now m a position to supply COAL at considerably roflucod rntoo. In anticipation of a LARGE DEMAND during the coming season, I havo made PRICES such that no one neod want FUEL ; and until further notice will supply at



APHBURTON. riIHE CENTRAL TJ OTEL > 1 V 11 Proprietor ... ~. W. Redmond A Comfortable Family and Commercial Hotol. Private Suites for Families. Good Billiard Room. Drinks at Front Bar, 3n. Lunch Free at \u25a0 12 o'clock. Choicest Brands of Liquorß. Spocial erms per week, Mount Somers Coal



\ LTERNATE Tenders wantod for /TjL leasing the farm lately m occupa- tion by Mr Thomas Magbe, either as a whole or for R.S. 20078 m on Lease, R.S 20079, and 20295 m another. Particulars of Lease on bo seen at the Office of Messrs Friedlander Bros , where Tenders must be left addressed to Mrs E, MooDy, on or before MONDAY the 26ih Inat. 3*lll J\ E, M. BLAKE, ARCHITECT. Office: Montgomery's Buildings, East stroet: Entrance : Bdrnbtt Street. 384



if -® Public Wotices ALL Accounts dno to James Gudseli.. Tinwald, mu9tbe paid on nr before i the 24th day of Ma?ob, 1888, or th?y wlli be Bued for. 3*69 JAMPJ^ GUDSELL. I HAVE disposed of my Husinees and am uhout to loavo the Colony, there- fore I havo to request that all Accounts be paid to Mr J. O. Wcncan or myself 2+91 C. J U. KBA.TE "" MR F. G. THOMASJ SURGEON-DENTIST, WILL VISIT ASHBURTON ON THURSDAY 15th, and FRIDAY 16th, And may be consulted at tho Commercial Hotel, 3 97 SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. I HEREBY give notice that I intend to apply for a Slaughtering License for Largo and Small Cattle for R.S, 23605, at the County Council meeting on April 6th, 1888. GEORGE SCARLETT. Ohertsoy, March 3rd, JIBBB. 3 3 TENDERS



POISOMJFHE ASHES MANY people believe that Nature has somewhere a remedy for every disease. So many and so terrible are the ills of life, and so slight tha pleasure we get as time flies past, (hat such a belief is the least we can show m a gracious and all-wise Providence. A. few. remedies— but, alas, how few I— have been found. Others, so far, lie hidden from human inquiry. Occasionally death follows quickly on the heels of the cvil — an illustra- tion of the dangerous character of the ailment to be relieved. For example, Nervous Dyspepsia is a com* paratively new disease, growing out of the conditions of modern life. It is a joint affec-i tion of \\ie digestive organs and cfthe nervous system. These two were formerly treated as separate ailments, and it was left for the clear- sighted thinkers to prove that the bisis of this tenible and often fatal complication lies chiefly m the disordered and depraved functions of digestion and nutrition. They reasoned thus : " it we can induce the stomach to do its work, and stimulate the excretive organs to drive out of the body the poisonous wastQ matter which remains after the life-giving elements of the food have been absorbed, we shall have conquered Nervous Dyspepsia and Nervous Exhaustion." And they were right. Know- ing the inlallible power of Seigel's Syrup m less complicated though similar diseases, they resolved to test it fully, m this. To leave no ground for doubt, they prescribed the remedy m hundicds of cases which had been pro- nounced incurable — with perfect success ix\ every instance Where their directions as tr\ living and diet were Bci<up\tlously followed. Nervous Dyspepsia arid Exhaiistiop may almost be Called a peculiarly ' English diseae, To a greater or less extent half the people of this country suffer from it — both sexes and all ages. In no country m the world are there aft many Insane asylums filled, to overflowing, all resulting from this alarming disease. Its leading symptoms are these ; frequent or con- tinual headache ; a dull pain at the base of the brain j bed breath } nauseous eructations ; the rising of sour and pungent fluids to the throat ; a sense of oppression and faintne^s at the pit of the stomach, flatulence ; wakeful- ness and loss of sleep ; disgust with tobil even when v,'.euk from the need of it ; sticky and slimy matter on the teeth or m the mouth, especially on rising m the morning ; furred and coated tongue ; dull eyes ; cold hands and feet ; constipation ; dry or rough skin ; inability to fix the mind on any labor or calling continuous attention; and oppressive and sad forebodings and fear. All this terrible group Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup removes by its positivo, power- ful, direct, yet rainless and gentle action upon the functions of digestion and assimilation. Thosi elements Of the food that build tip and strengthen the system are sent upon their mission, while all waste matters (the ashes of life's fire) which, unremoved, poison and kill, are expelled from the body through' the bowels, kidneys, an, 1 skin." The weak and, prostrated nerves a^c quieted, ton,ed, and fed, by the purified tyood,. As the rc§u}t, health, With its enjbym,ent3, blessings, ' and power, returns to the sufferer, who had perhaps abandoned all hope of ever seeing another well day. Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup is for sale by all chemists and medicine vendors, and by the proprietors, A. J, White, Limited, 3s, F«f»n|;4©.n Road, Londor*,



" Rooan ok Rats." — Clears out rats mioi, roaohos, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, inaeoiß ; skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers. At ohemista and druggists. 1



Obstruction of the kidneys and attendant organs will prove fatal it not removed by merloan Hop Bittere. Reaa



11 Bnonu-PAißA."— Quiok, complete cure, all annoying kidney, b>d.dpr, 1 av\^ uriuary diseases; At oljeniisla arid druggieta. Kemp, thorne, Prosser, and Co., Agents, Cbrißt- flhurob, l