TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(riß MESS ABSOCIAriOK ) Fatal Accident. PIXMBESTON KOBTH, AugU&t 28. A young man Darned Harrington was killed yesterday afternoon while bosh falling at Eatranga. A falling rata tree ■track him on the head, iufl'otlng Ir'jarles from whtoh he died while being oat r led he me. A Rough Passage. POBX CIiALMEBS, August 29. Arrived : — Lutterworth barqae Captain Streeter, 99 days oat from Glasgow, with 1180 tons of cargo and 7 passengers. She enoounterei terrlfio weather crossing tbe Sou-hem Ooaan. On August 8 h a tremendous lea broke on board oarryiDg •way three boat skids, flooding her cabin A&d doing ether damage. On Aagnst 14 eh ■he puied a portion of a boat paiated white. Dismissed. Wellington, Aagnst2B. At the R,M. Oourt the oharge of robbery from the penon preferred against Arthur Moeller and, remanded for the proieonior for whose attendance a warrant had been Issued, was dismissed, the police not haviDg found the proseoutor. No evidence was forthcoming. Sporting. DuNEDnr, Atignit 29. Sultan has been loratohed for the Kenslog'on bandicap.

ADVANCE IN COAL

♦ The effect of the miners' strike ia Am tralU has been to Bead Newcastle coal up to 50 1 per ton In Aahburton, a rise of 83 within the lsst few days, Malvern o?a\ f • «lso raised at the pit's month, but the , prloe of Monnt Somen ooa', so fae as we •re aware, has not been altered. The stock of Newcvtle coal m Aehbnr ton m»y be estimated at under 200 tons, and this, eVen at the advanced price, must soon be cleared off. The demand for West Coast coal has been ho brisk \ within the last few daya thit back orders cannot be filled. Before the strike actually took place freights were rising, and at Lyttelton just before the strike 4s ptr ton over the usual price wai charge i This extra freight charge, tdded to the xlbb m coal at the mines, makes firing somewhat expensive. A proposal to reduce the p* ice of gas -was to have been bronght forward at the next meeting of the G*s Company, bat In view of the rise In coal the prospect ß of Its being carried are no* so hopeful . The amount of ooal annually used at the 6a? Works, however, rnns under 300 *ons per annum, and perhaps the redaction m*y be carried out yet. Cheaper gas might supersede coal ia some cases for heating purposes', If coal were to remain high m price. Local coal cannot bn used fur gas making, but for household purposes it may prove an ally to us until the strike his abated . The " Press " Bays ,— Aa there Is likely to be a difficulty m Newoaßt'e eo»Is hetag obtained at Hobart for (he mail steamers. we understand that instructions have been given the vessels to take sufficient coal at Capetown to oarry them to New Zialind. The mineß fit Greymou'b f»re Bronner, Goalpithettb, Wallssnd; and Tynesida. All these are now owned by the Grey Valley Coal Company; Limited, repre sented m Christohurcb by Ktasey and Co, and under, the general management of Martin Kennedy, at Greymouth (late sole proprietor of the Brunner Coal Company). The Grey coal is specially well adapted for gat, steam, and blacksmith's purposes, It is also a valuable household ooal. The late Brunner Company of Greymouth established a retail depot m Chrlstchqrch and Lyttelton In TDnsey and Co.'s management, and since then the oon •umption hai been daily increasing, until atUbe present time the demand for their «oal for honseholu nse Is very consider able. Grey coal is notoriously liob Id gas and bltnmen, and la therefore apt te •awell, and the mistake that consumers cnake when first uslog this coal Is to out too much at one time m the grate* The average output of the Grey mines Is 4000 tons per week, and this aan be easily Increased to 6000 tons. Unfortunately the rough state of the bars on the West £oMt baa prevented the colliers leaving for gtf«ne dayi past, and this makes the coal faWin* more severely felt than it otherwise* would have been. It appears that the ea*<io of oo%\ whtoh the s.s. Whampoa has J»een chartered to take to Hong Kong !■ noi *h« nMt CM «° °* West Coast ooal sent to the E«t. The barqua May took a cargo of B^oner ooal from Greymoath direct to Bon£ Kong. The Woosong took 17C0 tons Brunner coil from Wellington to Hong Kong In August lait year. The Whampoa took a oar£° of Greymouth ooal from Wellington jo Hong Koiig end of last September. The Grey Valley Coal Co., at Grey month, have raised the price of ooal to all dealers m town They m turn have jralsed the prloe of ooal of all kinds, round -coal 2i 6s per ton, the luorea.se on small ißcreened coal la la 6d. The Newcastle ooal brought Into Lyttel ton from Ap*in to August 25 (Saturday last) was 7073 tons, value £6642, The «• North Otago Times "says —The 'price of West Coast ooal has been raised tftcce the beglnnlog of the month about •aeven shillings per ton. The retail dealers did not Institute this upward movement. The ooal companies, anticipating a harvest from the strike at Newcastle, took the bull by the horns, and raised the price of West Coast ooal was, we should think, quite dear enough before the strike was thought about without adding 7s per ton to ita cost. Instead of raising the price, ft reduction biiould have been made, for the output wlli be Increased, and the profits m that way. alone largely aug mented. This, however will not satisfy the ooal companies, who evidently wish to make a fortune daring the tli£e that the strike at Newcastle continues. & 2 effort was made during the time of the projec tion mania to place a duty upon foreign' coal. Consumer i, with the experience of this month before them, may thank their lucky stars that no suoh duty was imposed. They would certainly have had to pay dearly for it. We are not aware whether the coal pit owners on this side of the island are going to raise the price of their commodity or not, but if they are not perhaps the consumers will see the ad vis ableness of supporting them m their de termination. The " Otsgo Dally Times " says : —At a meeting of ooal merchants held on Satutday morning at the offices of Mr J, B. Scott, It wae resolved to raise the .prloe of all seaborne ooal. The rise Is .equivalent to 5s per ton. The coals thus ■affected are Ooalbrookdale (Weatport), and Greymouth, the latter in (eluding all West Coast coals other than Ouaibrookdale. The Immediate cause of tills rise m prices was the receipt by the merchants of a circular m whioh the Westporfc Company announced that Coal* brook-Sale would hence forth until farther notice be raised 2a per top. The coal merchants have also to meet an Increase In the harbor does, the Harbor Board having put on £d per ton since last Monday, thus bringing the dues up to 2s 6d per ton. 80 far as New Zealand is concerned the strike of miners m New South Wales ia not likely to oause any serious incon venience so long as a supply of West Coast ooal Is obtainable at a reasonable price* The Railway department has of late yea n received the supply from local mines, while most of our factories use looal or West Coast coal. Ia Auckland we ate Informed New o«stle ooal has advanced Kb a lon, and West Coast coal Is 6d. The price of looal coal b unaltered, but It Is expected to rise if tbi iWkt coatlnaei. -

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

» (PKK FBESS ASSOCIATION.) Berlin, August 25. Tbe meeting between Signor Crisp and Count Kalnoky took place yes terday at Eger, a town m Bohemia, anc was of the most cordial character. I is believed that the result of Signo Crispi's visit to Bismarck and Coun Kalnoky will be the conversion of tbi Triple Alliance into an offensive am defensive union of the three Powers The « Nord Deutche Zeitung " is o • opinion that the success of Genera Boulanger m the approaching French elections would be gratifying to Ger many, and Europe m general, provid ing he endeavors to maintain the prin ciples of the peace party. Paris, August 25 Fifty war ships of the French fleei have been mobilised, and the operation: were carried out successfully. The approaching French elections are creating the greatest interest throughout the country, and a strong agitation is on foot on behalf of the Imperialist and Royalist parties. The uneasiness arising out of the negotiations now proceeding between the Powers composing the Triple Alli ance is increasing. M. Goblet, replying to Signor Crispi says France never sought to raise grave issues over the Massowah affair, and that he considers the matter closed. Vienna, August 27. The hasty return of Signor Crispi to this city, coupled with the manoeuvres projected by the Italian Government, has given rise to fears here of a possible collision between France and Italy, arising out of mutual jealousy regarding Tripoli.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

4 (FROM OUR OWtf CORRESPONDENT } Wblmngtoh, Augast 37. Government rather stole a march >his afternoon on Sir G. Grey on tho motion for the Beoond reading of the Property Tax BUI, whioh It was known the knight of Kawau was goiag to oppose. At 2 35, when the Bill was to come on Sir G. Grey was absent, aod the Premier, seeing his opportunity, movsd the second reading without any speech, and before members were aware what had been done, the Beoond reading was agreed to. The veteran htd his opportunity on the motion for going into Committee, however, and nude a Jengthy speech, bat it was of do aval). The Bill was passed through Com mittee ' One of the most important matters to come forward for consideration to-morrow is the case of Mokan Jones, which, It is anticipated, will oocopy s >me time of the Rouse, and there are a number of mem bers determined to have jabtioe' done to him. I understand that Jones haß sub mitted a BUI drafted by bis solicitors to give him the relief he considers hlm&elf entitled to m connection with the Mokau affair- The measure is now under the consideration of the Gibinet. It le understood that it proposes to restore Jones to the position which he occupied prior to the paßsing of the Native Land Administration Act In IPB6, to empower him to proceed with hi 3 negotiations, Government m the meantime being obliged to advtnce to him the sum of £2600 on the cecarlty of property, so as avoid foreclosure before Jones can m*ko anangements for rendering his lease pro ductive. Jones, on his part, agrees thet If his position, m regard to the Uao Ib hssureo, he will absolutely waive all oiaiuaa to compensation for the loan and injury he has sustained. It la thought this proposal may be acoep'.ed by Government. The position of absentee landlords was again dragged before the House to-day, when m Committee on the Property Tax Bill. The matter was Introduced by Dr JSfewmarj, and In repJy to him, the Premier siid he saw no reason whatever why absentee land owners should not be subject to an additional tax, but It would not be fair to take action suddenly and without doe notioe. However, hi* present statement might be taken as reasonable warning, so that it could be quite corn potent to take action next session. Go vernment will carefully consider the matter during the repess and a big struggle over this matter may ba expected. Government got another nasty knock this afternoon which will not tend to Im prove their position. When on the esti mates on Saturday morning a vote for £10,000 for Major Steward's labor settle ments w£s agreed to provisionally on the matter being again brought before the Hcnse today when the resolutions were reported, as it was objeoted that an im portant matter should not be rushed through m an indecent manner m the House at that hour of the morning. If thlshad not baen done an organised ■tone wall would have resulted, consequently this afternoon the question again same forward and was debited, but this time Government was defeated by 32 to 30, several who had previously paired m their favor voting against them. Amongst these was Sir J: Hall, who stated that he j had left a general pair for Government, bnt could not support them on Buch a question. It is said that Government were not sorry the motion was lost, though of courao they would not appear so, The recent aetlon of the Upper House In dealing so ruthlessly with Government measures is putting Ministers into a mortal funk, aod they do not feel sure about any bill which goes up to "another place." The last rumor Is that the Lords Intend to ref ase to pass the Appropriation Act if it contains anything objeotlonable, and should that be the oase, there will be a db^djook with a vengeance when the Oounoii may be swamped with a view to asserting the position of Government. It Is hoped, however, that by the time this measure comes on the old gentlemen will have resumed their rational condition again. Wellikgtoh, August 28. The burning question now w lth every* one is " When will the prorogation take place." At present there is every pro spect of the rest of che work being finished off tc-day, as members have evidently made up their minds to get away by to-morrow's steamer. All depends now on the progress made by the conference of the two Houses on the Cblneae question and the Native Bills. If the managers gei? on well together, everything should be clear before midnight when the proroga tion will take place to-morrow; The Premier has promised to make a statement on the subjeot this morning. The annual report of the New Zealand Survey Department has been presented to Parliament. Tho Surveyor-General greatly regrets the recent departmental reductions whereby the servioes of 13 Burveyora and \Q draughtsmen were dispensed with from no fault of their own. The present strength of the Department is 60 surveyors, 65 draughtsmen, and 8 olerki and accountants. Government were m Cabinet for some time last night on the draft Bill submitted by Mokau Jones, bnt nothing definite was arranged. Government, It appeared, wished to oat i£ about a good deal, bat Jones objeoted and no arrangement was oome to, Replying to Dr Hodgklnson this morning, the Premier said that Govarnment were ready to bring In a Bill dealing with Jone»' oaee If they agree ri to tht term thereof,

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

• ■- (per press association.) Sydney, August 27. j The Gas Company has requested _ private consumers to abstain from using j gas m order to keep public places pro t vided with light. r The engineer to the Sydney Gas t Company is of opinion that he cannot y maintain the present gas supply foi j more than a month. In order to strengthen the hands ol f the miners m their strike, the Sea I men's Union have decided to withdraw { the ballot m connection with the Maritime Labor Council difficulty, and also to levy per month on members of the Unions. Milbohrnb, August 27. Advice has been received by cable t from Cardiff, offering to land coal here , by steamers at 25s per ton. Mr Gillies, Premier, has granted the , Union Company of New Zealand per . mission to coal their New Hebrides I mail steamer m New Zealand during ! the continuance of the Newcastle strike. If the coal strike lasts any length of , time the result will be most serious to large numbers of tradesmen.

Wellington. August 27 While at Auckland recently Captain Hiyward arranged with the Ktmo Ooal Company to supply 3000 tons of coal from the Kamo mlue at Whangarel for the Zealandla.

The "'Oamaru Mall" says of the strike :— The news that the dreaded strike amongst the Newcastle miners has actually oooucred will be received throughout tbe colonies with regret. . . , . Ie li impossible, with the meagre lnformatioa to hind/to judge accurately of the die pa'e But it is net so d:ffi:u't to oscu late Its effaces, whioh will be so far-ieaoh ing aa to paraljao a number of the industries m the Australian colonies. There are virtually no Btocks of ooal on hand, and Victoria alone imports 750,000 fcma per annum. Bat there is not a oolony m Australasia whose trade will not | be seriously affected by the Inauspicious event. ♦ . . . Thus we are reminded m a most unpleasant manner of the importance of coal as an element In the carrying on of oomoierosal enteiprlaes. Wo can readily understand why tha whole of the Aaatrallaa are stirred by this ooal supply question. The emergency is very serious indeed, and there does not seem to be any way m whioh it can be .met. Tasmanian can supply 1000 tons per week, and small supplies oan be derived from other souroeo. .... The attention of ooal consumers and traders has been turned towards New Zealand ; but It Is feared that we shall not bd able to solve the difficulty by meeting their require ments. Notwithstanding that we have an unlimited supply of the best coal m the world on the West Coast, and that the oolony has expended about £600,000 iv developing tbe mines there, we are still importing coal to supply our own require raente. J3ut, even if there wore no othar difficulty to our making use of tho present opportunity to augment our ojal export trade, could we depend on aocuriag the aervice of the miners 'o do that wh'cli would atu'tlfy (ha aoto of their Newcastle brethren ? Tola is not likely. . . It is deeply to be regretted that the raloe proprietors did not agrte to the settlement of disputes by arbitration. Wh&tevar may have been tho faults committed by the men — and they are jasfc &3 capable of I wrong as the arbl riry capUellits — their \ willingneßß to submit the disputes between themselvoe and the r employers to a board of conciliation is a strong po nt m their favor. Says the " Dally Timas " :— Whilst the Seamen's Associations are taking a vote of their 30.000 to 40,000 member* throughout Australia and New Z3iland as to whether they Bhall go oat on strike oa scooaot of the dim* :uhion that have arisen between them and the Shipowners' Association, the New South Wales coal nvnera have burnt their ships, and the largest and most important strike ever Known m this part of the world has begun. As usual, (t is well nigh Impossible to get at the right of the matter, and the merits of the original difficulty have since been complicated by temper on both sides. On the face of the oubo public sympathy would seem likely to be extended to tho miners In their contention that all trade troubles should be referred to a Board of Conciliation, tho origin of the present strike being the refusal of the owners to continue this practice, whioh had been m operation for tbe last four years. But the owners may have good reason for obj anting to thlß manner of Bottling dis putes, and, ao we understand, their objec tion 1b not so much to arbitration m itself, whioh they admit to be neoessary, as to the modus operandi of the trlbana', whioh they declare has not settled difficulties on their intrinsic merits, bat by o jmpzomlaes, which have led to further contention. To what they consider a properly constituted tribunal they deolare tbemselvea ready to refer all differences, and therefore it is not a fair statement of the case to say that the strike is taking place upon the ques tion of whether there shall be arbi 1 ration or not. The real point of difference Is as to the principles oa which the arbitra tion is to be oonduotod, and the constitu tion and powers of the Board of Arbitra tors, and. until we know what were the proposals of either party on this point and the reasons on which they are grounded It la Impossible to form an Idea of which - party has the greater right — that Is the most reason — on their side. . . . : . It is apparently aa difficult to estimate the immediate effects and the future conae qrenoea as the merits of the strike. The number of miners out is Btated to be neatly 4000, and already we hoar of over 1000 lumpers and seamen being thrown oat of employment. A writer In the "Sydney Morning Herald " estimates that In con sequence 50,000 skilled mechanics and laborers m Australia will be thrown out of employment, and estimating 40,000 of these as married men with families averaging four persons, and 10,000 aa helping to maintain aged parents and brothers and sisters, be arrives at a total of " l|o,ooo persons •• brought to the brink of ruin or starvation." Jt is pretty evident that the number of married men and their children is grossly over entl mated In his oaloulatloD, but It is oertaln that a great deal of distress to men work j ing m trades dependent upon a ooal Ljupply and of inconvenience (o the Aub sjrallan public generally must result; and, unless an understanding is arrived at within the neaft few weeks, we fear that however the strike may end it will sow the seeds of a class feeling which will produce Infinite mischief, and spread far beyond the original boundaries of this quarrel. Fortunately, we m New Zea land are at present beyond tbe area, and it may be hoped that bolh employers and men will endeavor to avoid all temptations to be affected by it, such as will un doubtedly be held out if the strike is of long; duration , Directly, indeed, we profit by Australia^ misfortune, and Dnnedin more than any part of tho oolony, thanks to its looal mines. The price of Westport ooal will neoessaty rise very high on acoount of the Australian demand, but there m not likely to be shipping suffiolent to oarry the looal goal over sea, and though Its prloe may eventu ally rise slightly our households aud our manufacturers will at least be m a better position than any others m Australia. Bat this temporary advantage will be dearly bought if any of the class feeling whioh will arlie m Aaitralii over tbli

strike makss its way over here, and It I to our Interest as well as to that o Australia that it should be brought to ai early and aatiofaotory close. The preu eare of the numbers who will be sotualij I suffering distress on account of the atrlk< and the great inoocvenienoa to the pubiii > of Australia ah mid surely suooeed m establishing a reconciliation. It is we\ nigh intolerable that a few miners and s i few employers should be able to paralyse I a whole oommnuity m this fashion be . oaose they cannot settle their disputes m a civilised manner. f The "Age "of the 14 h mat. In » report upon the ooal miners' dispute says: — " When tba last strike took place In the Sou 1 hern m'.nea the miners were easily defeated by the ooal proprietors for the fimple reason that the former did not belong to the Union, and therefore re ceived no pecuniary support Now how ever, they are members of the Union, having been induced to join by represen tatives sent down from Newcastle for that purpose. By this move, whioh w»a no doubt deliberately p'auned with a view to meet the present contingency, the New castle miners not only strengthen their position, but closed one of the prlnolpn) aveuues by which Vo orla might hope to escape out of tbe difficulty. The ooal oootraota entered la to by the Mel bourne coal importing firms contain a olause under the provision* of «rhloh the psrsoo contracting fo uapp'y cal h>n tbe power, wheo. a strike oomr*. to terminate his engagementuponglvlngfiredays' notice. The consumption of ooal m Melbourne every 24 houa ia Bat!na*fced a'. 3003 tona, and a o reful ca culation shows the present stock tn hand to he about 20.000 tona, or less than a week's supply. The gas com pany bas no stock of coal. The question of stimulating supplies of coal fr; m other sources than that of Newcastle has been seriously considered by the directors, hut they are facad with tho d ffioalty that the Taßman'aa ooal la unsuitod for the pur pose nf mtking gas, whilst the demand of How Zealand for ooal hewn at its own collieries (Westporfc and Grey month) are so far m exoeas of the output that there ia small hope of the company being able to oommand ■ -supply. The rai'way de partment use 8000 tona per wejlr, and there Is not more than * fortnight's aupp'y on hand. An exohange, writing before the miners struck work, mid :— " Should the strike take placj, h i-?evar, the steam power of Australia, ifl it and aahore, will be made largoly dependent on the coal mines of New Z.alaud. Suoh an opportunity ought to be taken the fullest advantage of. Newcastle has long been a splendid field , of wealth for New South Wales, aud the stoppage of operations there, even for a brief apace of time, ought to make the fortunes of our mlnea If the ohanoe Is j properly availed of, It will enable the owners of the mines, not merely to secure the patronaga of an entirely new and important class of o meumera, but to seoure plenty of skilled labor from tbe looked out district of New South Wales, to tally keep paoa with the Increased demand. Wj oan see m the very magni tude of tho impending Btrlke one of the grandest opportunities for the develop ment of Is w Zsaland'* mineral resouroes that hai ovor occurred, apd we trust the proprie.o b of the splendid ooal measures of the W -t Coast of the Middle Island will by :!i ireara baok and prepare for a leap th , well taken, will bring about assured 1 .^c.l permanent prosperity. We believa that m New Zealand ooal there are na'io; of wealth far surpassing any thing p-cii't ved from her" gold deposits, and thd d y and hour for placing these mines r>n tho great markets of the southern hemisphere appear to be at hand.

HIGH PRESSURE.

As is always the case under m Atkin son regime, the question of dealing with the public expenditure, the most impor tant function of Parliament, has been left till last, and votes for hundreds of , thousands have been pushed through a wearied house during the small hours of the morning. On Friday the House met at half past twelve m the afternoon, and sat continuously until between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday morning. Du-ing the early part of the night two or three votes were carefully scrutinised and exhaustively discussed, but later on of course hon. members were fairly wearied out, and votes for large sums passed almost without challenge and • remark. This is exactly as the Major would have it ; indeed, it is always his deliberate policy to bring it about, but although the plan answered admirably from the Ministerial point of view, it is most unsatisfactory to the Opposition and to the country generally. The Stout- Vogel administration had its faults, but this was not one of them. On the contrary their estimates were always submitted early m the session, and ever) opportunity afforded for their proper consideration. It may perhaps be said that the Opposition are to blame for not more persistently urging the bringing down of the estimates m reasonable time, and that they should have refused to proceed with other business until this demand had been complied with. But m reply to this it is only fair to bear m mind that a peculiar lot of circumstances has this session praotically paralysed the Opposition, and that insistence was scarcely possible till it was too late to insist. The chief factor m this curious complication was the question of the tariff, and the principle of protaction to native industries therein involved. That principle was successfully en engraved upon the fiscal policy of tbe colony, mainly through the efforts of the Opposition, which, for the nonce and for weeks together, gave Ministers more aid towards carrying their pro posals than they obtained from their own party. The position of parties has been indeed, throughout the session very unique, and we are therefore not surprised to find the Major once more able to play his old game successfully. Nevertheless, we repeat that is it highly unsatisfactory that the whole question of the public works expenditure should be left to be dealt with m an exhausted House m the last hours of the session, and we protest against this method of high pressure work, and such cannot fail of producing the most mischievioua effects.

THE ABHBt>JEtION OPaRDIAN TDEaDAY AUGUST 28, 1888



Says tho " Post " : — It does not Bay very much for Iho interest taken by Ministers m the question of naval defenoe, especially as affectingthe Australasian squadron, to the cost of which this colony is to contribute, that they were udable to afford an information as to tbe typo of vessels which the Admiralty have decided to have built. We should certainly hive thought that some member of the Ministry would have known what took plaoe m the House of Commons on the sub- ject early m Maroh last, and have noted the fact that Lord George Hamilton, m intro- ducing the naval estimates, had supplied very fully the information for whioh Mr W. P, Beeves asked. We are glad that we were enabled to reproduce the satisfactory assurance that the vessels on whioh our future defenoe is to mainly depend are not of the oondemned Aroher olaBS,



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uhlls Notices. .p^OOn and other TRUST FUNDi cmU\J\J\J re^dy for investment on ] First class Freehold securities. Apply to H. WYNN-WILLIAMS, I „ Solicitor, 211, Hereford Street, I '6 163 Christchnroh. rj"HE Undesigned have Trnet Fnodi I for Investment upon first olasß free* bold sec iricies at lowest ourrent rates of I 1 Interest m snms varying from ££0 to £2000. WILDING AND LEWIS, 77 Solicitors, Burnott St. . UPPB.R ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. \PPLIOATIONsTre invl'ei by Aag. 27'bj for the position of Overseer, Clerk, nnd Coll rotor of Rates for the \ Dist> let Sohedalo of duties oca be seen . at the Ojunty O mnoil Offices, Ashburton. DONALD MoLBAN, Bfrss Chairman? . REMOVAL. MBS Q rniMftirobegstoannounooto Kj* J bor Patrons and the Publio generally, that she has removed to those more commodious premises, formerly , . known as the Lyttelton Boardinghouse, Cameron Street, and trusts to merit a fair share of publ o par'onage by keeping a good TaMe «nd a romfortable House All cooking done m hi 3 usual good style by MrS.Timm). - Wil ■ ~ —^ — ~ i ■ ' ' \ . - ■ . ASHBURTON COL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. • ; ES. BEAN begs to Inform hh fridndl , and the public generally that m , con eqoeDoa of the'gr'fal; inorease m the ' price of Oca 1 , he has secured a consign- ! ment of the celebrated Ealtangata Goal, cheaper, cleaner, and far superior to Newcaetle Coa'. Also m stock— Mount Someis, Malvprn, Westporr, and New castle Coal. F.cswood, Posts and Rails, Stakes, Strainers, &c, &c, Oats, Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Obßff, Ohickwhpat, &o, B, S. BEAN, % : , West street, John ±iANaER. SADDLE, COLLAR AND Ha.RNßia3 MAKER. HAVING- purchased the business of. Mr a. Ireland, and removed into those commodious premises, lately oc- oopled by him In Burnett Street, begs most sincerely to thank his oustnmers fov past support and eolioits a oontltutnce of the same, which he will strive to deserve * by keeping the beßfc stock of Saddlery and Harness, and strict attention to busl- / ness, combined with good workmanship and Reasonable charges. - Repairs neatlyand promptly attedded to Btl2o 30,000 EEXJIT TREES. No Christchurch Woolly or Baogiora Scale Blight. ; • THOS.~SEALY NURSERYMAN, ASHBURTON HAS now ready for this Seaßona Planting by far the Largest and Best Stock of Fruit Trees m Canterbury, probably m the Colony, consisting of— APPLE TREES PEAR TREES PLUM TREES PEACH TBEES I CHERRY TREES APftICQT TREES Quinces, Walnuts, Filberts, Grape - Vines, &c, &c, well grown robust tree and grafted on the beßt stocks. Also large quantity of Berry Fruits of all kind and an innumerable quantity of FORES' and SHELTER TRt*\EF, Roses, Cms mental Trees, Shrubs, Koote, &c, &c. great variety-. . MESSR S J. SBALY & CO., geedsmes East strce continue to act on my behai m Town, nd all orders, &c, entrusted to them shall h&ve prompt attention. DESOP TIVK PBIOED CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION. THOMAS~SEALY, I Biver Bank, Aehburton, Fronting south approach to Traffic Bridg i 20 TONS * CLOVER SEEDS CLOVEIt SEEDS CLOVER SEEDS WE are now landing, ex "Aorangl" from London, oar new Season's Clovers, Tarnlps, Garden, and Flower Seeds, which we have procured direot from the GROWERS. They are of tha choicest quality, being this Season's crop, | and are therefore fresh and belxable. We will forward samples to any addrew on application, bo that Intending pur- chasers can test the germinating quality - for their own satisfaction. ALSYKE CLOVER, RAPE. WHITE CLOVER. MUSTARD, COW GRASS, TURJJfIPy, RED CLOVER, MANGOLD, TIMOTHY, CARROTS We have also Perennial Ryegraas and Cocksfoot for sale m large or small quan- tities, latest novelties In Garden and Flower Seeds, from that well-known Lon* don firm, James Carter and Oompant. Empty Iron Tanks ADI Oases for sale. J. SEALY~and CO., (Late Scaly Bros.) 7^ H.J. WOOD & Co. BTATIONERS' HALL, ifriedlander's Buildings, Ashburton. " BOOKS, Commercial and Genirft Stationery, Account Books, &o, >BW BOOKS BY EVERY MAIL,' : MUSIC. PlancSj Harmoniums, Acoordeon Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, &0., &o New Songs and Mualo of every description - ' A large quantity of Mualo (Sheet and Books) slightly soiled, to be sold at a Great Sacrifice. FANCY GOODS Writing Oases and Deski, Scrap, Photo and Fern Albums, Work Boxes, Purse* ] Card Oases, Pocket Books, Photo Frames and every description of Fancy Stationery, Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papers In any quantity. Any Book out of stock procured from our Christchurch Establishment, the Stock of which is one of the Largest and Bess Assorted m the Colonies, or from London Agency. A special Discount allowed to Llbrftrf and School Committees^ H. J. WOOD &C 0 STATIONERS' BALL, ASHBURTON,



J. QUANBVcSfc CO., hayelock: street, — HAVE FOR'SALK- />iLOVEBB— Red, White, Cowgraes, and Alsyke, M.'.NG'JL and CiRROT SEEDS \J this Season's importation. SUTTON'S GARDEN SEEDS, EARLY ROSE PjTATOES. SEED OATS AND BARLEY BUTTER KEGS and FIRKINS, CHUKNS, TUB?, BUCKETS, &0., made by James Carmiohael, Rangiora OATS, CHAFF, BRAN, SHARPS, TEA, SUGAR, SOAP, &^,&c, alwayß on hand, AGENTS FOR LIVERPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY NEW ZEALAND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY NORTH CANTERBURY WOODWARE COMPANY 8 125 FOB 84 LE.— A email Stack of HAY Apply to AY WHAT WILL IT COST TO PRINT? " ■ ■ — ■ — '. • pHB Centennial Printing and ■ Publish- TUNING. X ing Company, Limited, undertake to — — revise and prepare Manusoript for Publi- OUR TUNER (■ now In Ach v n ton, cation either m serial O r book form Es- P'atjoi toned, toned, repoHshed timates and Deaigns furnished, and repaired. Ordera sent In DromDtlv UAI^'Ei 1 WALOH, Edior. will be attended to. - * v y NAT. J. BABNEPT, Manage-, MILNuR & THOMPSON Melbourne 8 144 H. M, JONBS. I ; : — TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison SHolloway 1?-«r «T>4«^v.,i. 1 If DRESS AND MANTLK MAKERS A SH BURTON, 5 169 THE — _ NEWEST STYLES | A 0ABR) AND LATEST NOVELTIES MISB CaesoNi TEACHER OF MUSIC, * IN (PIANOFORTE AND OKGAN), POT?^Ti I TQ Burhktt Street, 12 101 | ;'; : ■' ••■ .h . ■ Por above Steamer are now on view m our Windows. A. Harrison. ' Mitchell & Turner ~Alired Hanrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATB Drapers ana Clothiers agent and valuator. TANCRED STREET. smmDAY SAL ~ tf — Horees, Cattle, Pigs, Prodnoa >nd Merohandlie. ~" — — Farming Umplementa andSJVehlelea of all kinds conttantly m Yards on view FOR SALE Clenrtag Sslea held m Town- or T'nvi T\ aTre , Ooanfry as required, and moat JLC/il JL^Ct^yD* liberal terma arranged with both Buyera and Sellera """" Rbntß collected, and the bneinesa of : A ATTkTITriTr ATIT»Sn ; abßenteoß mana K ed * ith owe. AiN JJItJCi W I/Kit S Valuation made of Prooertiee. or Mer- chandise on easy termß, Advances made [instantly on Goods : CHEAP SATYR delivered at the Stored for Sale.| |AOBKT FOR THE . , LAST TEN DAYS Norwich union fire insurance li.II uniU COMPANY OB THE GIGANTIC SALE alfeed harbison op ' ,- Drapery, ClotMog, T.ißmiock, AWn rpO LET—D welling- house In Cox AJNIJ ± Street. Rent, 5b per week. jy , T. BULLOCK. TO LET, for one crop of Oats, abont ____ 40 or 60 acres of land, abont 1J *""""" mlloa from the Raoeoourje. — a.pplyto ALL GOODS AT WHOLESALE ; T. BULLOCK. PRICES. IVTOT na v ln B Bold fe y Aaotlon Mr A. J. m i\ Kelly'a T.S. 709. with ..Dwelling- ~ . Hoaae and other buildings thereon, lam okntr 1 BnnT<? r. 11 a prepared to reoeive ofiers for it. Low QBKTS BOOTS, 6b lid prloe and libera i termg wl ,, be afloepted# _ T. BULLOCK. A "vr TvT> TTi "\\r ADT) To LET 0B FOR SALB * All l/UJlj YV U Kll» t> q 27335, conSning 278 acres, 2 Xl/'O* roods, situated about 3J miles from the County Saleyards, upper side of the Railway line, T. BULLOCK. TO LET — A 6-roomed house In Came- ron street opposite the Weoleyan "ZEALANDIA 3 ' Church. T. BULLOCK. VyXIU-Jj 2 Single-Seated BUGGIES EAST STREET. T, bullock. — — . TO LET. ~~~ W Price's theTbeatlrands^f Ladles T WO COTTAGES near the English and Gentlemen's 1 Ohnroh T. BULLOCK. BOOTS, SHOES, AND " TT?fp -— r— : ' J nno LET — House of 5 rooms, with qttut>t?t>q. JL verand&h, together with about 9 acres BJjlfrjiJtO, of land. Apply to I Also,- T ' BULLOCK : HEAVY WATERTIGHm T °— T " j T>OOMS_in; tho Aroade Chambers, THIGH & KNEE Jti Apply to • T. BULLOCK. GTJM BOOTS, — ' TO FARMERS. And everything else suitable for the — — Season, . T?O R BALE—2 second-hand Double- \ Jj Fmrow Ploughs, by Reid and Gray. THE T, BULLOCK. ' FOR SALE. ■ " V.PitoXfinMn " — ZJUtU.<%.UUICt q ACRES, 31 perches, fenced and laid ■n , , . ™ i JL\J down m Englieh graßß, situated at < Brand alwayß m Stock. the cor ner of Mitcham and South Roads, , w , ■ t " .  , , about Ii miles from the County Sale- I Repairs of every description executed a yards. Suitable paddock for persone shortest possible notice. living at a distance, and sending stock to the yards for sale. i £_ T. BULLOCK: "ZEALANDIA" IV/rONEY TO* LEND on first class J-tLJL Security m sums to Buit borrowers. BOOT STORI A "" J 'IT. BULLOCK. ; EAST STREET, . rpO LET— At a very low rental, a large :, 1 building fronting East Street,{Bult- -4' A QITDTTDmnxT ft ble for • grtln *a& chaff .store. &888 UJRTOIi^ | t,wj«mhk»



Public Noticts. NOTICE. ~~ THE Members of the Aehburton Evening Party are informed that the nexi meeting is POSTPONED untili WKDNESDAY, the 29th iost. 8t139 By Order of the Committee; A DANCE will be held In the Odd- fellows' Hall on THURSDAY NIGHT, August 30th, immediately after the Convent CoDcsrt. Admission ; Gentle- .men, 2a 6d ; ladlea free. P.S.— This' Dance is not connected with the Concert. 8*143 O. PRBNDERGAST, M.O. ~ TINWALD TOWN BOARD. mENDERS are invited for forming part |_ of Grove street. Particulars at Fooks and Sons' Offioa Tenders close at 2 p.m. on FRIDAY, August 3 1 at. E. J. FUOKS, 3 147 OUrk. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, Ist SEPTEMBER. BED 3 and Bedding, Spring Maltrass, Tables, Ohtlrs, Carpets and Oilcloth, Fenders and Irons, 2 Clocks, Orookery and Cutlery, Sewing Machine by Singer, etc. ALFRED HARRISON. ! B*lso Auctioneer. 1 NOTICE is hereby givea that the Clerk will be m attendance at the R.M. Court Office, South Rakhia, on FRID4.Y, 31at August, 1888, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. i By order, J. R. OOLYER 8 149 Clerk of Court. POINT TO POINT STEEPLECHASE. UNDER the au opines of the Ashburton County Hum Club. To be ran on WEDNESDAY, September 6th; About 4 miles over's course to be arranged. A sweepstake of 1 boy ; the first horae to receive 76 per cent, and the neoond horse to receive 26 per oent of the stake. Horßes muat be bona fide hunters, the property of members of a recognised Hunt Club. No weight under 12 atone. Rlderß must be members of some recog- nised Hunt Club. Five per oent will be dedaoted from the stake for expenses. Entries to be made with the Secretary at the Commercial Hotel before 9 p.m. on TUESDAY, September 3rd. The Com. mltlee of the Ashburton County Hunt Club reserve to themselves the right of refusing any entry. Raolng colors must be used. E J. FOOKS, Hon. Secretary. N.B. —Master of hounds certificate and members' tickets muat be prodaoed at the soaleß if required. B*l4B i Oddfellows 1 Hall. 1 ha Sacred Cantata, DAVID the SHEPHERD BOY, (By G. F. Boot.) The above Cantata will be given by the members of the PBESBYTEBIAN OHOItt, Assisted by several local and Christohurch Vocalists, In the ODDFELLOWS' HALL, THIS EVENING PRINCIPALS : Abigail, Soprano ... ... Mrs Crisp Attendants, Soprano & Alto Misa (liver i [and Mrs Gamble Miohal, Contralto ... ... Mrs Flower David, Tenor ... Mr H. G, Flower Jesbb, Baritone ... Mr D. Millar Samuel, Bass ... Mr D. E. Lindsay Sato,, Bass Mr D, E. Lindsay A bner and Messenger ... Mr W, Simms Miss Kidd, pianist, Miss Orr, Organist/ Tickets may be had from Messrs H, M. Jones, H. G. Flower, and A. Orr, and from all members of the Choir, > Front seats, 2s ; back seats, Is. Ooojeopeo at 7.30. Concert at 8 sharp. 5 «W ■,