The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1890. THE ELECTIONS.

f The elections have, resulted practi cally •"■ m a defeat; 6f the Atkinson Ministry. -Even on a Ministerial cal culation, as taken from strong Minis terial journals, the Govenimentsare m a minority of nine, that is if new mem bers who go the House are true to their election pledges. This minority can not-be construed inio a majority for the Ministry by any process that we know of, not even by the. total in clusion of the 7 or 8 " Doubtfuls" and "Independents." One of the Ministers, the Hon. Mr ifislop, has b*en badly defeated at Oamaru| while several prominent Ministerial sup j porters m the late Parliament have I been rejected at the hands of consti tuencies where their return was | looked upon as certain. The Oppo sition has had its losses m this, latter respect also, principally caused through adherents of- the party standing against each other, 'and allow ing Ministerial candidates to slip m between them. This- is a part m the game of politics which the Liberals of 1 New Zealand have yet to learn, and that is to sacrifice personal ambition to party ends. If there are two avowed Ministerialists standing for one seat, and an Opposition candidate is m the field, One of the Ministerial candidates retires, leaving the strongest man of the party to fight out the battle. This is not the case with the Liberal party, as two of the members may be, found fighting as .hard against each other as against their Ministerial opponent. Taking advantage of this weakness m the Liberal ranks the Conservative party m New Zealand have scored heavily jn the past, and evidence is not wanting m the contest just con cluded to show that the same suicidal tactics have resulted m the will*of the majority of electors m numerous dis? tricts being made subservient to the anmority. But with all this serious disadvantage, the party have gained ■.'considerable ground, and are m a de cided majority m the new House. In the new Parliament there will be an absence of familiar, and respected faces belonging to all sides of the H.ouse. ; The first and foremost of these is Sir 4' *M. ' O'Rorke, tlie late Speaker, a man of'impartial judgment, ivftst technical knowledge of Parliamen tary procedure, and one of the ablest men m the House. All sides will con* cur : m regretting his absence from ; a position which he has so worthily ocj cupied and honourably filled during a number of years. For the defeated Oamaru Minister little sympathy will be felt; his sad bungle over the Ward ;—Hislop—Christie affair 1 has Hot yet been, forgotten, at home or abroad and a short retirement will assist to teach him that the fountain of justice cannot be tampered with with impunity. Sir George Grey, Mr Ormpnd, Mr Withy, men of great diversity qi opinion, but nevertheless able exponents of the views severally advocated, will be missed m the House y while Messrs Humphreys, Seymour, and Walker are men whose cool judgment will be missed m , the discussion of public affairs. Many others also, of lesser merit, will be missed from their respective places m the House, while their places will not be filled owing to the reduction of members and'consequents , en largement of electorates. It may be true that the merit and ability of the " new blood " m the House will com pensate for the sterling worth of those \rho have voluntarily or coinpuJsorily : retired for a time from the public arena; but it is nevertheless due to the great majority of the latter to say that, m as far as m them lay, they served the country and the constituencies well. Amongst the new members who have Ijeen returned there are twenty Liberal labop candidate?. This is a I direct -representation of labor m the New Zealand Parliament which lj£t,s never before been known. The pro< portion of this representation is not so large as was expected^ or j.^ many cases feared. ' Tlie late lab,oy! troubles resulted m arousing bitter class feelings, and under a liberal !'franchise, ik was, not without ; reason, feared' 4%* fy .class of iIL-ftlfcted men w<?uld be se.nt iovv^ej fa perform the work of. th,e cpuntry's legislation, TMs is ao^ however. While the labor party haye had jmi eye to securing representation m Par liament,; :they have also had the common-sense and judgment to discri» mm^ m choosing eligible representa^

tives. So far as we have been able to s form a judgment, it cannot be urged j against one of the labor candidates that he is unfitted mentally or Socially to take his stand amongst the legislators of the colony, While many pf those. re turned m the interest have shown dur ing the election campaign that they have a keen knowledge of colonial politics, and can bring sound judgment to bear upon any problem placed before them. Of the other new members ifc may be said that Ministerialists and Opposition alike have every reason to be proud, old and tried .ex-members having been returned to the ranks of both parties, while new nn-n of sterling merit will, for the first time, take part m the proceedings of the House. 'Returning to %he'question of parties, we cannot do better than quote the following passage from the'," Lyttelton Times " of to-d.%f to give a comprehen sive idea of how the new membbrs will arrange themselves when the; House meets m April:— I Ministerialists: —Sir Harry Aikinson, Messrs Mitchekon," Bryce, Russell, Swarm, W. S. Allen, Wilson,; iDuthie, Rolleston, Meredith, Moore, ' Wright, A. E. G. Rhodes,- M. 1 J. S. Mackenzie, Fergus, Sir John Hall, J. Mills,! Hark ness, Valentin*}, Wv F. > Buckland, Xawry, Hamlin, Buchanan; Carroll, Taipua, Gr* Richardson, T. Mackenzie,'T. Thompson, Macarthur. Total 129. ; Opposition ;—Hem J. Ballance,!Messrs Goldie, Cadmftn, W;'ltelly, W. 0.3 Smith, E. M. ■ Smith, G. Fisher, MacilonAldy ;| Guinness, iftceree, Perceval, Taylor," Tanner, Blake, Joyce, Sneraj Reto/ Buick, Saunders, Hall-Jonea, Steward,- Duncan Earnshaiv, Pinket ton, Fish, W. Hutchison, Hogg, J. M'Kenzie, Dawsoii, I Carncrpss, .Ward, .J,. Kelly, Ti-onspn, Mackintosh; ' Parata, J. Thoinpsoh,' Seddon, C. H.. Mills. Total ;?8, \ < The foregoing names are a^Jaiirantee that, if the Parliament of 189^1 does not prove itself superior to its'-prefliif cessors m legislative ability, i"t jwill'at least prove itself equal ; ahd wathers4;: fore look forward with hopetulnptf and confidence to the future. r ■'**

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A' trial of the new McCorniick Steel Binder will bo held on next m a p'addoclr of oats on the Alford Forest Road jabout a mile from Ashburton. I There is a, white blackbird to bci seen at Bedlow, Bucks, on the Great Western Bail way. It is pure white, and was captured m the, neighbourhood; were it is naturally a raraavis. ■A number of gentlemen sat downatlnver cargill on Wednesday evening to an oyster supper, the oysters having! been frozen at the Bluff,three months ago. They were greatly relished, and the opinion generally expi-essed that a;profitable trade inisjht be established with other countries m Bluff oysters. . , ; * There is a tradition connected with the Bank of England—some authorities even assert it has passed into a regulation—that no clerk dare marry on a salary leas than £150 annually. The penalty of ignoring this rule is generally underatond to be immediate dismissal. A sad accident happened a few days ago to the son of Mr Higham Dickfus, of Rose vale, Queensland. The little fellow, was watching his father hammering an iron rail, >vhen ii> j,ieoe flew off and struck him m the left eye, causing injuries of such a nature that l)r Robert Thomson, who was summoned to Ipswich to attend him, found it necessary to remove the injured' eye. i The Nelson Mnil records a strange; looking flower, known as the snake lily, growing m the garden of Mr Trask, m Cplluigwopcl street, m that city. It is .shaped like a naruin lily, but is of gigantic size. Tne odour it exhales is simply abominable, and is as like that of a dead body iv an advanced stage of decomposition that the flies' cluster thickly round it. Its: rarity is one of itß greatest recommendations. ■, ■ f Try this: Open a book at random and select a word within the first ten ' lines, and within the tenth word from the end of line. Mark the wor,d. Now double the number ol the page and multiply the sum by live. Then add twenty. Then add the number of the line. you selected. Then add five. Multiply the sum by ten. And the number of words, m the line. Prom this subtract 250, and the remainder will indicate in* (ho unit column the number of the Word; ia tho ten column the number of the line, and the remaining figures the number of the page. ' It is to be regretted that during the excite ment of last night, while the returns of the election were coining to hand, between,the hours of 1) and 11 p.m., some evil disposed person or persons took advantage of the darkness and threw stones through Mr Andrew Orr's drapery establishment" windows, , destroying two large panes of plate glass, estimated to cost £20 to jreplace. Such conduct as this is not only foolish, but criminal to a degree, and if the perpetrators are found out they .may depend ui>on re ceiving severe but well merited S punish at the bands of the law. M About 4.30 a.m. on Friday, W. Parker's second-hand furniture . shop, and; stock, Oxford Terrac«v Christchurch, was burned down. The adjoining shop,, occupied by W. B. Clydesdale, .confectioner, was seriously damaged. The ifLre broke out m tlie itj)^ part of Parker's shop. The cause of; the fire is unknown. Parker's building was owned by C. Clark. The Insurance are —-Clark's buildings £250, Norwich Union; Parker's stock, £200 m the Australasian Alliance; Clydsdale's house, shop, and factory £450. m the Union and Equitable, and on his stock, furniture, and effects £300 m the same offices (part reinsured).' The damage to' Clyde sdale's atoojc and buildings is roughly estimated at £350 to £400. , A new local industry has been started at Springburn, and is now m full -working, order. Messrs Sharplin, Vincent and Cb;, a, party of practical sawmillers' haviug opened mills at the bush, within one and a-half miles of the Springburn Railway Station. The enterprising firm have now m hand two orders of considerable size for birch-planking for county bridges, etc. They are also turning 6u't building timber, planking, etc., m quantity, and. tanners, settlers, and others who may require any of the above, will find the new,mill proprietors able to do business with them, either at the mills or delivered by rail or road to any part of the country districts. " The mills- will h6 doubt prove a success m the hands'of their present owners, and be an acquisition to the people qf the district generally. While commercial machinery all over the world is readjusting itself after the jar of the Tariff Bill, it is satisfactory (says the " Pall Mall Gazette ") that America itself does not escape a share of the general inconvenience. Th# capitalists ape well throngh the crisis m the. money market, but now'the consumer is having his object-less&n m the working of economiG laws, Prices m the protei^ed trades are up. Circulars are going round from wholesale firms, placards are making their appearance m sliop windows. The Democrats see their chance, and have promptly set going the sobriquet "M'Kihiey prices." The Republicans, who know a dangerous election cry when they hear it, are m a highly satisfactory state of uneasiness. Hollo way's Ointment and Pills. — Notable —Intense heat augments the annoyance of skin disease, aud enfcqurages the development of febrile disorders | where fore they shoiild; as they may, be removed by thfisft det(?rge.nt> and purifying prepara tions. In stomach gomnlalnta, Uvfcr affec tions, pains and spasms of the,bowels, Holloway's Ointment well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease,.prer«uts congestion and inflainmation, checks the threa(setting (|?arrhoßfi and averts incipient phdleya; The floorer inhabitants of cities will find these remedies to be b\)st: ljoi% friend ivjien any nes£i.teng» p(|;gea, oi'when, frQD^ ujifaidwrn causes, eruptions, boils, tijijiSCfissfis,' or nicerations" betoken the presence »f taijiijts pr impurities Within the system, aud call for instant and efjtectiye curative w«#WW

Ashburton Wool Sales.

MILES AND CO;-

>liles and Co., m conjunction with Mr Gt jrge Jameson, held their first wool sale of the season m Ash-burton on Thursday, the 4th inst. Their catalogue comprised 44.0 bales of greasy, 50 bales of scoured, 6S lots of bag wool. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the biddings throughout were far more spirited than at nny previous sale m Christchurch. and the prices obtained were equally good, and far more regular. ■The whole of the wool offered com prised farmers' clips, and as usual the farmers attended the sale prepared m accept their broker's valuation, a rule that seems always to have prevailed at tho Ashburton sales, and by which, they have invariably secured the best and most uniform prices. Of iho above catalogue 412 balus of fcvoasy and all the bag wool was sold. The scoured wool was not exposed for sale, and only 29 bales of greasy withdrawn, on account of owners not being present to agree to the upset, pric^e prior to the sale. Other brokers were equally successful, and m spite of opposition on the part of several buyers, who decided not to atrend, the Ashburton -sales may now be said be firmly established. The following is a ! list of our prices :— I I TS, half bred wethers and ewes, 1 bale i [at 7k\ ; ZH, merino, 2 at 7d ; TG, half bred hogget, 3 at B£d ; ET, halfbred, 5 at 7d ; 9 under half circle, halfbred, 4 at 7|d ; C over G, halfbred hoggets and ewes, 25 at B|d ;. BJ reversed, cross bred, 3, at-7|d ; quarter-bred, 1 at 7£d ; pieces and bellies, 1 at 5d ; CR, merino, 1 part hnlfbred, 2 at 7d ; 85, quarter tired, lat 7|d ; WS, under bar, merino, lat 6d; AVOCA, 3 Leicester hogget, 4 Leicester ewe, part hogget, at 6fd ; Leicester ewe and crossbred, lat 6d ; TU, lialfbred hogget, 2 at B§d; pieces, 1 at 6£d ; NT), Lincoln hogget, etc., 2 at 7d ; pieces and bellies, 1 at 5,d ; GT, halfbred hoggetj etc., 4 at 7£d ; half bred ewes and wethers, 2at 7^d ; three-quarter bred hogget, lat 7£d; pieces and bellies, lat 5d ; W7, halfbrod hogget, 8 at, 7^5 l under triangle, crossbred hogget, 2 at 7d ; halfbred hogget, 3 at 7M ; pieces and bellies, 1 at 4£d ; WS, halfbred, 3 at 7|d ; BW between bars, crossbred, 2 at 8d ; MR, merino combing, 1 at 7M. ; T over R, halfbred, 1 at 7 £df/D5, merino, 1 at 6id : NA, half bred, -3 at 7|d ; L, half bred,;3 at Bfd ; Z6, 6-halfbred hogget, 9 half bred, ewe at 7£d ; tliree:quarter bred Hogget, 1 at 7d ; three-quarter bred ewe, & at 7£d ; merino, '6 at 6jd ; pieces, 13 ■part merino, 3at s|d ;' locks, 1 at 2|d '; O, halfbred, 9 at B£d ; 000, triangle, three-quarter bred, 9 ab 7£d ; o parallel, crossbred, 4 at,7d ;'B under 00, halfbred bellies, 3 at s^d ; B over 000, three quarter bred do, 1 at 5f d ; 00000, cross bred, 1 at 6|d ; McDOWELL, halfbrod hogget, 28 at 9d ; &c. &c, three-quarter bred hogget, 3 at 7Ad ; merino, part black, 1 <at r 6-fdi pipcea and locks, 1 at 2£d ; bellies, tat sjd:; 6 under —, crossbred hogget, 5 at 7sd ; JU, halfbred, 4atß|d ; M under like 8, halfbred, 4 at B|d ; L through L, halfbred bellies, 1 at 4|d ; H, halfbred, 5 at 9|d ; pieces, part fleeces, 2 at s^d ; locks, 1 at 3d ; 3 legs., merino,,. 1 part halfbred hogget, 3 at 6|d; 3Uj three-quarter bred, 2 at Bel ; halfbred hogget, 4 at 7|d ; quarter-bred, ,4 at 7^d; lons wool, 1 at 7d ; merino, 1 at 6h& ; belties, lat 4|d ; RUAPUNA. halfbred hogget, etc., 5 at 9hd ; L through L, merino wethers and ewes, 2 at 6|d ; half bred hogget, etc., 9 atßd ■•;■ JM, half bred.' 7 at Bid ; merino, 1 part halfbred, 2at 6|d ; 97, halfbred, 3 at 3d ;,.C over E, halfbred hogget, i. at 7|d ; KG, merino, 2 at 6id; halfbred, 5 part merino, 3at B|d; 28, halfbred, 3 at 9|d ; GV, half bred, 4at7M ; anchor, halfbred hogget, • heavily skirted, 11 at B|d ; bar between MR, merino ewes and wethers, 3 at s|d ;' 1 halfbred hogget, 1 do ewe, 1 three quarter bred hogget,, 1 do. ewe at 7-|-d ; M over R, three-quarjter bred hogget, 2 at 7|d ; halfbred hogget, and a few three quarter bred fleeces, 10 at B|d ; bellies, 1 at skl ; pieces and locks, 1 at 3|d ; 28, halfbred ewe, sat 8-& d'; halfbred wether; 9 at B|d ; bellies, "2 at s|d ; S over half circle, halfbred ewes and wethers, 19 super, 10 at B|d ; three-quarter bred, 4at 7H ; merino, sat 7|d ; pieces, 2 at 5d ; C over M, halfbred ewes and wethers, lat 7ff 1 ; halfbred hoggets, 5 at 7|d ,• three-quarter bred do., 10 at 7^d ; pieces and bellies, 2 at od ; locks, 1 at 3d ; square and., halfbred, 24 part three quarter bred, 11 at 7^d; crossbred hogget, 4 at B|-d ; do. wether, 9 at B|d ; crossbred arid longwool, latß|d ; bellies, 2ats|d. .

MR D. THOMAS.

On Thursday' the first wool sale 01, the. season tot the Ashburton district took place m the Orange Hall. From early moining anxious farmers were to be seen at the various wool stores eagerly compar ing notes, and valuing their own and and other people's wool, the excitement being caused by the fact that the English buyers had signified their intention not to attend the local sales. Farmers, there fore, were m doubt as to whether there would be a sale at all. This doubt was soon set at rest, for from the commence ment; of the sale to the finish, biddings Were spirited, fesultini? m most 6f the wool being cleared at abov« the rates ruling m Christchurch last week. The general character of the wool was dingy and heavy, .fine bright wool being the exception, and for anything of the latter description biddings were "as keen as they were last year up to a certain poiut, viz., from 2d to 3^d per, lb drop ; but it is a> safe thing to say that no wool was presented this year as light and bright as it was last. So that caking the weight into account the difference^ m value per sheep 1 Will riot be so much r« the grower^ anticipate. : About 1550 bales of w«o3, locks and pieces, were catalogued by the various salesmen,' of which about 1400 bales were sold. My catalogue comprised 648 bales and 175 bags of Wool, locks and pieces, of which I sold 578 bales and all the basfs, also 1190 sheepskins at the following prices : —Merino ewes from 6j;d to 7£d per lb ; first cross '.wool;'Yd to B|d ; cross bred wool to B|d ; wool m bags, merino, ,6d ; crossbred, 6id ; pieces, 4d ; locks. 2kl; bellies, 3kl; pieces m bales, 4d to 6|d ; bellies*, -4|4 to 6|d ; locks, l|d to 4|d per lb. :■ There was a fair attendance of buyers, and the hall ,was crowded with farmers, everyone being thoroughly satisfied as to the result. Farmers are to be commended for the stand they made m resisting the boycotting i tendencies, of a few of the English buyers, and it i§ pleasing to be able to report that they have lost nothing by so doing.. What has been done at this sale can be d6ne again. Sheepskins brought s|d for merino, s|d for cross bred per lb, lambs Is each, pelts 5d each. LJ conjoined, first cross hoggets/2 bales at 7d ; 90, part merino and rams, 1 at 6|cl; Z7, merino ewes; and 1 at 6|d; H, dead wool, 1 at 6|d ; BH under bar, merino, 1 at 6^d; H, crossbred, 1 at 6^clj nierino ewes, 1 at 6.fd; MS, merino ewes, 6 bales 1 fadge at 7d ; EG, crossbred ewes, 5 bales at B|cl j shepherd's crook, half bred hoggets, ISj at ||d; HD,, croaabred l^figgets and fei-st crcjss hp^ge'ts",' Bat B|a j. am square, ftrst gross hoggets, 11 fleeces second c'rosa*, 2at 7|d; merino, lat 6|d; ASG, I merino, 1 at 7d; HS, first cross hoggets, 8 at 7d ; merino wethers, 2at 7^d; SD, cross bred hoggets, 1 at B|d; part nierino part crossbred, 1 at 7sd ; B over F, merino ewes, 1 at 6|d; crossbred ewes, 1 at 7|d; P (reversed) A> crossbred ewes, 1 at 7d; OL, crossbred hoggets, 6 merino fleeces, 1 at Hd $ t~ q?ep % JFst cw § ty B|d : % lt"4 r«J9 'sWWi '4 M viA >. Q§> thf ee" quai'tet!<%edaii4" half bred eSves, 7. $t: 7jrd; M over B,ii)eriiip ew.es, \ at 7d; 6,^, merino! ewes, 1 'at 7d | S2, jn^nq ewjes^ 6yat §#{ ; |Ji|i rger«uaTter' b,red:, } % 7jd J $&«<*, V*i

7£d; halfbred ewes, sat BJd; AD conjoined, crossbred hoggets, 10 at 7d ; crossbred ewes, 11" at 7cl; ; MH conjoined, 24 fleeces, crossbred ewes, 40 ditto hoggets, 1 at 7d; like diamond, crossbred ewes, 2at 7fd ; dash over JC, crossbred ewes, 5 at 8d; E, merino ewes, 3at 7£d; RB, 10 first cross hoggefca, 1 bale second ditto, 11 at 7Jd 5 merino ewes, 6 at 6sd ; Glenkius, merino ewes, 10 at 7d; JC, mixed wool, 1 at 6fd; EG, rams, 1 at s.jsd ; Glenkins, mixed cross bred fleeces,and pieces, 1 at 6d; RG, part merino and crossbred ewes, lat 7d; JK, merino eves, 2 at fi^d ; R9, crossbred ewes, ."> at 7Jd ; Dy, first cross wether,,l3 at,BJd ; Higham, crossbred ewes, 19 at 8d ; cross bred hoggets, 8 at 8d; half bred hoggets, 4 at Bd;' 80, crossbred, 5 at 7Jd; GC, ci;o^bred ,ewe§, ,4? ,at> B^d ; 63; crossbred hoggets," 4 at 7|d ; 63, crossbred ewes, 10 at 8d : KM, crossbred wethers and iewes, 17 at B|d ; 90, first cross ewes, 4 at 7:fd ; fir.st cross hoggets and ewes, VI at 7VI; merino, 4 at 6|d; 0 (like o within), halfbrod hog gets, 8 at 8d ; EJ, first cros9 ewes, 4 at 8*1; MB coh'joinedj cttossbred ewes, 6- at 7.V1 ; J, wethers and hoggets, 2 at 7jjd ; GWL, wethers and dry ewes, 4at Bk\; M over.B, halfbred ewea, 13 at BJd; HR, cnwsbrefl ewes, 4 at' 7£d; crossbred hogget.", 2 at 6id ; Z7, first'eross ewes, 3 at 8d ; '.Jjimisou, first cross hoggets, 7 at B£d; 18, crossbred ewes, 2 at 8d ; H over R, first cross hog gets, six We fleeces, 4 at 7Jd ; X, crosa bred, 3-at'B£d; JS, crossbred wethers, 5 at 7d ; merino, 2 at 6£d ; M, with shep herd's crook, first cross ewes, 10 at B?.d ; 9A, first cross hoggets, 3 at 7j}d ; GWL, halfbred ewes, 3at Bsd; halfbred' hojrgets, 16 at B|d ; M over B, bellies, 3 at 6|d ; locks, 1 at 3|d ; 63, loeksand pieces, ot at 2f rl ; R6, bellies and pieces, 1. at 4VI ; EC, bellies and pieces, I at 4^d ; O (like p within), locks and pieces, 1 bag at 3|d ; H, locks, 1 bale at 3£d j 20, locks, 1 at 4d ; RM, pieces, lat 4Jd; rams and dead wool, 1 fadge at 6,|d; Higham, first pieces, 6 bale 3 at6d ; second pieces, 1 at*4d ; locks, 1 at2^d ; AT) conjoined, bellies mcl: pieces, 2 at? s^d ; locks, 2 at 3|d ; Dy, locks and pieces, 1 ,at 2^d; 1 fleeces merino, 5 bJack 4 cross bred balance bellies, 1 at s|d; bellies and pieces j 2at s|d; shepherd's crook, first cross piices afia croisbted pieces, 1,4 at 6d ; ldciks and pi<fc^s, 1 at 2d ; HS,i rams, p fadj§e at sid; locks, 1 at 2|d : JK,s locks and pieces, I bale at 3d; 90, 1 bellies and 1 pieces, 2 at~4|d; l)Bj 7 crossbred fleeces, 3 sandy-balance pieces and'dead wip01,,,l at .-.4Jd; HS, bellies and pieces, 1 "at 4fd; (iWh, pieces and locks, 2 at 2d ; Glenkins, pieces, 2 at 5d ; locks aftd T)iece3 1 at 4|d ; EJ, bellies and pieces, 1 fadge at fl^d; HI) conjoined, crossbred, and.^bellies, .1 bale .at GJd ;,MS, bellies, 1 at od : RG, 1 merino'and 1 crossbred pieces, 1 bale and 1 j fadge at 4sd; SS, meripo 2 crossbred fleece>, I'ba.le nl 7^l; McA, • merino ewes, 1 at: 7d; 70, locks,) at- 2«d'; belliesi*|id pieces, lat s^l; OS, belließ.l at sdj locks and pieces, 1 at 4d; DO, pieces; T 4|l ; looks, lat \M"> 20 under ■—..pieces, lat 6|d; NR, merino, "few .crossbred fleeces, 1 at 7d ; 20 under —, halfbred wool, 7 at 8d ; X, mixed Wool, 1 at 6f d ; TH conjoined, merino, 2 at 6^d ; DS, halfbred, 1 at BJd; (S), crossbred and merino, lat 6^d; J6, merino ewes, 2at6d ; p,2, three parts crossbred, balances merino, lat o|d; 07, crossbred hoggets/ tat 6fd ; R2, raorino ewes, 4 at 6Jd; (S), crossbred ewes, 4at 7d; 70, ( firsj; cross ewes, 9at B£d ; KB, first and scorict cross Koggsts, 3 at:Bd; 52, nifirino, 3 at 6^d; MA, crossbred ewes, 2. at 8d ; ZZ, crossbred hoggets, 2 |at 7|d ; crossbred ewes, 4 at 7|d; 151, ctossbred hogget, 4 at 8d; RC, crossbred eWes, 4at 7Jd ; merino wethers, 4 at 6£d ; H over X, locks and pieces, 1 : a,ii{<\;- locks, I at Id ; crescent over 20*,! It tit 3d; TT, first cro?s ewes.'l at'7jd; TG over -—,' cross bred, 2 at 7d ; merino and. .crossbred 1 at 7d ; KA, halfbred 1 wethers,' ,3 ?at BJd; OX, merino, 4' at fyd; SO, first cross hoggets, :l ar Sd'.J! H over- X,' merino wethers, 1 at 7.4,; |,HB. conjoinfed over bar, halfbrec!' owes,; 2 at 7Jd ; ,71 under bar. crossbred hoggets, 1 at 7|d;; cross, bred and merino fleece 3, 1 at 7id; WH conjoined, merino ewes < 2 at 7d ; SC, pieces, 1 at 4d ; F, crossbred, 1 kt 6Jd; Higham, crossbi'c.d, 2 at 8d • Jl|, cross bred, lat (BJd-j jfc, halfbred, 6at GJd; R9, wethers^ 3at7d ?(eweßi 2^at7d; DV, 4 at B^d; DB, mixed, 1 passed; 70. merino, 1 passed; DO, merino, 7at7d ;X, mixed, 1 at 6.^d; GN, crossbred, 9 passed; GN, crossbied hoggets, 6 passed; 9 uiide.r half circle, crossbred ewes, 8 at 7^d J bar between HX, crossbred hoggets, 17; passed ; crossbred ewes, 6 passed; SO, crossbred: hoggets, 5 passed; 48, merino fewes, 2 passed; LX, merino ewes, 2 at 6Jd; H, pieces, 1 at s£d ; HA, conjoined, crossbred ewes, 5 at 7^d; merino, 1 passed ; SO, merino, lat 6Jd ; GO, 4 at 73.-d; HA, sat 7&d. Various brands, merino, 1 f^dge and 9 bags at 6d; crossbred, 2 fadges and 42 bajra at ty&,: pieces, 2 fadges and 63f bags at. 4d; locks, 1 fadge and 27 bags kt, 2^l;. bellies, 11 bags at 4*d. i ,- !

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

, i .. .-, . i .;,•: ,■„■;,., ■>>. I ■ ■■■■■ Messrs Miles and. Co;, (per Mr j Gfeorge Jameson) report:—Tin.w,ald fortnightly sale, Dec. 2.—The entries for t\w day's sale cbniprteed about 2700 £beep and a limited number of cattle. The attendance was beldw the average, and-buyers5 Vr«re scarce amorig'^hem. •■■'■ The dry weather is, without dqubt,. causing a serious falling off m values of slieepj" and {''Preventing sales for the tiraGiaeinb 'The] ow prices ruling for our frozen mutton m I the Home'market is al^o haying a^ direful: effect. Our entry cbWpriafed 1050 sheep on account of Messrs'J.f'M.' Smith,' John Bell, James Crosson, J. W. 1 Sawle and others,, and our sales:—Fat crossbreds, mixed sexes, each 12s ; four-tooth 'wethers i and maiden ewes, at 10s ; merino wethers, 6s 3d, 8s to 88 4d eaqh'; merino hoggets m wool, each 5s 6d ; .QEoasbred: e^wejs m wool, with 80 per cent of lambs at foot,, 14s 6d each for ewes, lambs given m. I

RAKAIA SALE.

Mr George Jameson reports :-4-I held my regular monthly sale on Thursday, 4th December. There was a fair attendance of farmers and others, and a good entry of stock, and ■ sundries ; also a threshing plant on account of Messrs Itqss .and White, which realised as follows : -jEngine combine and elevators £275, chsjffcuttep £30; water-cart £2, hjbrse £7,. shaft harness £4 7s 6d. On account of other clients—Cambridge roller j£lo 7s 6d : pigs at 7s 3d to 10s ; barley, ty-. lid per bushel, and a quantity of sunllries at fair prices. i' .. ?

Queer doings in the Army.

A Home paper reports that ;an t ex r traordinary outrage has been per^etrat'ect at Cork, oit Lieutenant Jervois. , TBlij principal cau,se of the patter's unpopularity with his* brdkhfer' offices!-is 1 alleste^ to be his familiarity with the non-commjssionecl. officers and men. After being pulled out of bed and tarred he was photographed while m that condition. A few days after wards, when m the drill field, J having made some mistake m bringing; up his company, he was ordered to take?it back again and tyring it up m proper *for.m, whereupon', it is alleged, he {tnnde a reply savoring of insubordination,' and was promptly placet! juicier arrest. A day or two afterwards he'broke his arrest, dressed himself m mufti, absented himself; from his regiment, and proceeded to his rela tives m England,, leaving a, note to the adjutant saying his fhiother was ; unwell.- A captain, was despatched aftor him, who arresteds him "m England, and brought him back m custody. He, was detained m his quarters -anti m hospital for six weeks, when :©ourt martial was lie^d, tiieutenant Jtrvois was ftssifited befpye.. this tribunal.' by a i legnl friend, who*-tit^ecl m exteniiatiqh of his dfFence the treatment fco he was subjected, with the result tfti& Lieutenant JerVois was restored to his position' and practically exonerated from blame.i\ TliJs decision^ having ,been forwarded to the- War Office the whole circumstances were inquired into. A Cork, telegram states that the repp.yfc published concerning' nn attack 01^ an army officer by his brother,, officers iicohfi'rmed, with the exception of some details. It appears that f hen he was dragged out of bed }t wsp piinfe, not tar, which w%s. used on him previous to his fyeing photographed, It is stated that

three officci's have been deprived of their commissions and three others reduced and transferred to different regiments, with he option of resigning.

THE ELECTIONS.

ASHBURTON.

Five o'clock and up to six o'clock yester day, the Coui-thouuo was thronged with votor.s, n iid, although the Returning Officer worked haul to keep pace with the demand for voting papers during tho last hrur, he wa 1* unable to do «o. and punctually a 2) six o'clock the doors of the polling -.booth Avere locked, leaving some dozen or so Ligffard yotors on the outside. Afrer'G o'clock and up till a late hour m tho evening hw%e crowds gathered m front of tho "Mail" Office, and Court house, waiting to hear the result of the .voting, but it was not until half-past seven that the Returning Officer unlocked the doors of ,the latter building and gave the official result up to that lio'ir sis follows : - Ashburtdn, Sawle, 307 ; Wright;, 291 ; Walker. 177 ; Brown, G7. Hinds : Wright, 52 ; Sawle, 32 ; Brown, 5; Walker 3. Winslow : Wright, 34; Sawle, 20; Walker, 11; Brown, •7. Wakanui: Wright. 45 ; Brown, 16 ; Walker, 2; Sawle, 17- Up to this the returns showed that Mr Sawle led the next highest on the poll (Mr Wrivrht) by 29 votes. It was expected, however, and the expectation was fully | justified, that when the Flemington re i turns came m, Mr Wright would pull up I hi" disadvantage, and lead his opponents by a substantial majority. Shortly after 8 o'clock the returns from Flemingt-on were iofficially announced as follows:— Wright, 111; Sawle, 42; Brown 24; Walker, 11. This return gave Mr Wright a majority of 40, and it was generally thought that, with only Lis more, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers to come m, Mr Wright's return was certain. This feeling was accentuated when tbe lasmore returns came to hand shortly after 9 o'clock as follows :r-Sawle, ,21; Walker, 20 ; Brown, 13 ; Wright 19. ■Mount Somers and Alford Forest came to hand shortly afterwards, and Were offi cially notified, viz ;—Mount Somers : Wright, 14; Walker, 63 ; Sawle, 29; Brown 2. Alford Forest: Wright 3, Walker, 26 ; Sawle, 10 ; Brown, 6. These last returns reduced Mr Wright's majority of 40 to 16, by which he stands aL the hfad of the poll. , The total amount of votes recorded at the present election is 1031, out .of 3£46 names on the roll as originally printed. Of the latter number about 100 names were struck off the other day at tbe Courthouse, but this leaves nearly one half of those on the roll as having failed to record their votes —a result which is scarcely credible, and would seem to indicate that the Ashburton roll at least would still stand considerable purging. Fifty two informal votes were recorded; —Ashbiirfcon, 28; Flemington, 13; Winslow, 3; Mount Somers, 2 ;' Wdka nui, 2 ; Greensteect, 1 ; Lismore, 3. rihe following is a detailed list. ,qf the voting at the respective booths:—'

After the declaration- of fcliQ total , returns Mr (Wright, was gamed shoulder high by soin6 of the members )of lite committee to the committee room^, Mifere 1 he returned thanks for his election, stating that the'content had resulted* m a hard fight, and he had to thank his friends, who had been very active and' .energetic during' the whole ioritest'. From the start he had considered tW nght lay between Mr Sawle and himself, and the resuli showed ,'hbw' close the election had been. Having foul" candi dates ,m the field had'been.'the cause of splitting the votes, "but he had ho doubfc miat if the contest lay between and the next candidate, Mr Sawle, aiobe, his majority would have been much greater. The result of the election was very gratifying, as showing that; the country districts wereiully alive to ifchei* own interests. Speaking as thfcir new representative m Parliament, las one effort would be to strengthen his cause and party, and not allow the 'other side at any time during the next three years to say 1 they . were not fully alive'to the interests''of the working classes!in New Zealand. Again thanking the electors for the proud position they had placed him m, and his committee 'for their work and efforts on his behalf, he would not further detain them. Three hearty cheers were then givan for Mr Wright. ,

I [PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■

| The following are the latest results of j the elections throughout the colony;— mouth: ihx.aivi». . < BAY OF ISLANDS. , , ' Houston ;46l Tronson , 452 I^uadon .. ... .- 386 Dargarille » 356 MARSDEN. Thompson 746 ' Elliott ■ !sb'3 Eleven returns yet to come. WAITEMATA. Palmer 719 Monk «649 Two returns to come, and likely Palmer will be elected. AUCKLAND CITY. Shera 2006 Thompson ... ... ... 1860 Rees . ... ... ... ,1761 EDEN. Mitchelson ... ... ' ... 730 Greenwood 474 PARNELL". ' " 1 Lawry ..." 671 . Lennox ... ■ .:. ... 14471 447 ■ ■ MANUKAU, Buckland 770 O'Rorke 697 FRANKLIN. Hamlin , 732 Harria 680' THAMES. Cadman ... 926 Taylor... ... 899 Three small returns to come. TE AROHA. Allan ... : '788 . Frazer... , ... 620 EAST COAST. Kelly 1025 Arthur..., ... ... ,> \OH I One return to come. i HAWKER' BAY. ' j RnssoU;., 1134 -. Reardon .;. ;549 f . • ..- .-. NAPIER; | ■ Swan :.. ... ... .„' 1105 Gkinnon . ... , .:.  ... 972 . WAIPAWA. , : Smith .... 1297 '. HunW a)4B MASTERTON, ■-■ " ; Hogc .;. -,>:—. »07« Beetham ... ... ...> 1058 , - WAjRARAPA. ■; , Buchanan ... ■ ... , ■>■...■ .903 \ 'Btmny... .\." ' . ... ..." Four returns yet to come. . ■ MEW PLYMOUTH, Sjm'th .. v ... -541 '"'Elliot' ..,•''.,. '. . ' .'.'.' 453 " Hiigh«y .... ... ... 203 One return to come. ' ... '■'■' - EGMONT. ■ "l^' Atkinson ii% 1995 Maguire

WAITOTARA. Bruce ... '. f)OS Hutchison 899 WANGANUI. Ballanne V)S I Carson 781 RANGITIKEL Mac Arthur 983 i Arkwri^ht 911) PALMERSTON NORTH. J. G. Wilson 1058 I Piraiii 1001 Stevens 396 WELLINGTON. . Fisher... ' . " ' ... *2S")l Duthic... , , ... 2785 .McDonald. ..,.''...' ... 2498 Bell 2305 * JcJllIcoo"" -r;f**-^«-'^ !!)20 Frazer ' ... '. 1762 Maclean 1067 ' ■ Winter ' ' ... 722

SOUTH ISLAND.

NELSON CITY. Tlarkncss ... ... ... 672 Kerr ■ ... 655 FlowercUy' •;. 94 WAIMEA-PICTON. Mills -, . t . 936 Hursthousc 1..".' ... .i. 728 Phillips ... .' .;. 80 WAIRAU. Biuck ... ... ..; ... 710 Seymour ' ... ... !.;? 635 1 Macalister '•■... < '■■  t < ■'• 1... 438 > INANGAHUA. ■ Drake ... ... 1111 Reeves; R 1110 GREYMOUTH., Guinness ... ' 672 Jonas!.. .'.""■ ... '">.'.. 541 Not yet completed. * ' '-* ■ WESTLAND. Seddon ...'.:. ... 991 Griiumoud 887 ASHLEY. ,. Meredith .., ,'", .'.. 843 Lance ...' ...' ..'."' '■ ... 611 Knight ' 137 KAIA'POI. Moore 938 ■ ■ Hoban..-. •'...■ ;.. ' ;.,<; 560 AVON. : •' ■ .Blake  . /.. ■- .:? 774 Stead 587 CHRISTCHURQH CITY. Reeves 2774 Perceval >., 2721 Taylor... "... ' ;.. .;. 2613 Smith 1811 Humphreys '.:. 1668 George ." 190 - ttEATHCOTE. Tanner' ... 864 Rhodes 642 ; HALSWELL. Rolleston ... 748 Parker... -...; ... • f.j;. 548 Subject to correction. ,-,-• • . AKAROA. Joyce 740 -Miicgregpr ■ •■■ i ■.•••■ , ••• 647 Bariiett . . 137 t y-.\ ■"..■i^SKEWBTN. Saundcrs , , ... ., v . 537 Anson'.,. , .... ( "-,..-',' «;..j 487 Popple;..  .'. ,' ..■. . .." 237 ELLESMERjS: Sir J. Hall ... . - .!:. J.. . 727 . , , McLauchlan ■ "*...■, 625 '. " '" geraldine: '■ Rhodes ",,.. ... ..' . 904 . . Buxton :■ ' ... 671 11 TIMARU* ■'■; Hall-Jones ...' 472 Kerr ' ... "... 420 Twomey .'. ... 366 , Simthson . .'.V. .'...'" 218 • Thoreau '..'; ..'. .... 9 . • WAIMATE." ', . Major Steward' t , 765 Hayes ... ... ... ... 472 Only the-Cave returns to come m, and it will favour Mr Steward. . WAITAKI. J. McKenzie '. 712 Buckland 333 Bruce 329 • =' OAMARU. ''? H : T. Duncan ... , . ;..'" ..;' 1105 T: Mislop , ... ;. .... -..'." 635 . MOUNT IDA. Scobie McKenzie ... ... 773 < Pyke 702 PORT CHALMERS. Mills " ... 874 Millar 643 PENINSULA. Earnshaw .'. ... "•■• t 785 Larnach. ' .!.." ... ' '..■:■* 659 DUNEDIN. ■« Pinkerton ... • .... ...'•.3203 Fish ... ... ;.. V;. 2929 Hutchison ' ...- •■.. ' ... 2828 Allea ... ■ ... '...-, ; rt ii24B6 Leary .... 1837 Lee-Smith ;,. . 1834 DUNEDIN SUBURBS". Dawson '.!.' ' ... 878 Ross ' , ' 459 Wilkinson ... 57 TAIERI. Carncross ...■ 519 Snow .., . :.,.•> 425 Burron . . ?.i' 322 Burns ... V,. ... ' ... 118 BRUCE.-, . j Thompson".,.,'. ... ....872 Sniith'... .! 378 .: .. TUAPEKA.,, ,- - Valentine,, \\. ... '' ..j 885 Brown... .' ..* „ .: 818 •■• -.matAwra.."- / G. frßichardibn ' \.. ..V 840 J. G. Frazer 714 WALLACE. - Macintosh ... .. .7. .... 565 • Hodgkinson ... •': .... :..., 451 Hurst ... ." ... .\- .... ; H .j 287 INVERCAR<3ILL. Kelly ... ... ; ... . >/!.. 633 , Bain, ... . ... ... ... 517 Feldwick ..„ ... ..." 376

Analysing the new Parliament as for m, m its yet incomplete state .willlfllow us, we find that the Opposition will hare, a follow ing of thirty-five declared supporters, the Ministry will have only twenty-ove, which will give* majority of. ten m the sixty, and leaves Independent* and Doubtful* to account for the remainder < ' . • :

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME ArtD FOREIGN..

[PKt PRISS ASSOCIATION^

News has been receive^ here to the effect that the Portuguese lowered the British , flag art Ma.te»kißfl» > ,ip Kraal rnanica Country, and hoisted tfeeir own. A party sent" bjr the; British South African Company surprised the Portu guese and replaced,, the ':s*§. They captured two of the .'Portuguese leaders'.-';' " '". ', '". : '/'' Hemp is m poqr demand. •■ &990 bales, were sold at. auction to-day; good average quality, realized £23. Wool is firm, and prices have hardened slightly. The present serie* of sales close 6n the 13th. 1 . Frozen meat is unchanged. Lonjjow,, Detiinber % and 5. Charles Marvin,, the authority on Russia m Asia and petroleum, is dead. In. addition to hauling down the British flag, the Portuguese are re ported to have m vadsd British territory • m Africa at other points.: It is understood the "' Argentine Government will adopt the Committee's scheme, aiid issue a loan for twelve millions on the security- of the Custoow to meet coupons.. ; The, pape| currency will *ot- be reduced; > and no further borrowing undertaken for three years* Mr Gladstone reossv6& the Irish ! deputation. ,to,-clay. v , f Mr FarneH will not ,b© ihclutled.. :) ?"• '" ' Mr B^lfojir has. introduced a Bill m ■%hp Blouse of Cbitunons* to supply seed ' potatoes to the- inhabitants pi Ireland. Railway relief works will follow.

INTERPROVINCIAL

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WANTED CAi£Hk .Adver'i'ifSMTjnta under this hoftdiuc: nut exooedin SIXTEEN WORD'S 1/-. Addresses may ba left al this Office" \\f ANTKD~TWlfmmshed Kooms \'f North end <• preferred. Torms mn.it be moderate.—Apply F.D.B.'' Mail" OJlioe. 12 41 A MERICAN Ice Cream ! American /TV Ice Orcvan daily at 11. G. Flower's, Confectioner. Ice kept m stock. \ W ANTED Known -Ladies ■■Stocking' " v ' with Silk Toes and,: Heels m j black and colors. Is 6d per pair;—W. Hi Collier. j TToOTcS, IH"Jw>T~ T''K^"y^riort IJ Dry and save Doctor's Bills, hava a splendid Stock m now. Try,my Double-sqled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed., .-Robert Aixxmx, Ashbtfr-' ton/01othin£f Mart, .Saunders', Buildinp'.s. "\ 1 J ANTED Known. - For Dress Stuffs ;- W Prints, &c.','.Tiimniin:;s to match, go to Melford; House. Besi value, m town.—H. C Severs . ' . "ANTED~"Knowii—The „" Strong wear" Boot '.is the besit for Mety adies and Children.•—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known-^For Sheetings Tablings, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray. Cloths, D'Oyleys :&c, goto*MelfordHouse.-7-H. C. Segers W; ANTED-every man m the .County to have a suit of the • Ash burton Tweeds.-^Robert- Alcorn, Ashburton .Clothing Mart, Saundcr's Buildings. WANTED Known.—For tirst-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Good ufc opened.— H.C. Sisoers. WANTED Known— The": Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal v-anised Iron goods'in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A: arge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired With, des r patch,



t Public Notices. ' ' FOR, SALE. ; ~— rpWELVE McCORMICK WIRE _L BINDKRS. All m perfect work inl' order. -■- ■.. " \ CHEAP 10*144 FRIEDLANDER BROS. \ SHAG POINT COAL. npHIS superior Coal, for household und JL steani purposes, can now be obtained from Messrs J. G. Restell, W. 11. Collins & Co., and R. S. Bean m any quantity. Special quotations for truck oads. . ' ' This Coal is perfectly safe m wmu, leaving no live a.-shes or soot, au'l is very cleanly and economical for -household purposes, having great heat and lastins power" , W. H. WILLIAMS, 10§3 8 Manager Shag Point Mine. JAMES BAKER, TIMBEE MERCH^T, HAVELOCK STREETi Opposite Harrisons Auction (Mart, TTAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised .'Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and ' Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. URNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN ANY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE Sole Agent m Ashburton for Clegg's Perambulators. Now SShowingy— 4 FASHIONABLE LOT r\_ of Spring d Summer Goods. THE LATEST FASHION, REASONABLE PRICES, GOOD FIT, and WORKMANSHIP, ought to ensure a ready sale for these Goods. j" Oomc Early  null itvoitf The K/ttjSh. at Xinas. Our Customers may depend upon our promise that their orders will be finished up to time. H. & E.~CRAIGHEAD, TANCREm ASHBURTON ' TIIWAH! pi.ffljil;- ANNUAL MEETING.' ■nrO BE HELD on the RACECOURSE, 1 TINWALD, on Thursday, January 1, 1891. President—Dr Tweed. ' Vioe-Prestdknts— Messrs D. McLean, and C. M. Strachey. Judge—Mr M. Stit*-. STEWAUDa-r-Msssrs J. Begg, G. Jameaj M. Scott, I). '.Thomas, M. Stitt, C. M. Straohey, H. H. Wright, E. Gates, and Dr. Tweed. Clkkk* of the CouKSE-Mr B. Hanks. Clerk of the Scales -Mr A. J. Kelly Stakteii—Mr D. Thomas. Treasubee—Mr M. Scott. ; H.iNDiCAiTEii —Mr J. Cresswell. i •'■..". First Race to Start at 12.30 p.m. (Appro\ red by the Committee of the' Canter bury Jockey Club.) ; 1. —Handicap Hurdle Race, of SOsova; nomination, 10a : acceptance, IQs. The second horse to receive 3' soys oht of the stako Over six flights' of hurdles about 3ft 6iri high. One mile and a half • ■2.—Maiden Plate, of 15 sov Js; Entrance, ' l"w. The second horse to receive 2 soys out. of the stake.' Weight for ago.. One mile. , , 3.—Tinwald Cttp Handicap, of 45 soys; nomination, 1 soy: acceptance, 1 soy. The second horse to receive 5 soys and, the third horse to receive 2 soys out of the stake. One mile and a half. 4.—Tinwald Handicap Time Trot, of 25 sovs;.noniination, 10s ; 10a. The second hoi'se to receive 5 soys ont of the stake. Weight not less than 10st. About three milesi ' s.—Welter HaNbiCAr, of 25 soys; nomina tion, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. The second . horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. One mile. ■ .■; 6.—Novel Race, of 30 soys. Winner trt; become the property of the Club, and to be sold by auction. The amount re alised above 10 soys to be divided between the plub and the second horse. : Entrance 10s, on night of general entry. Weight Bst. Any overweight to be declared. Six furlongs. 7 —Flyino Handicap, of 25 sots; nomina' tion, 10s : acceptance, 10s. The second horse to receive 5 soys ont of the stake. The winner of Tinwald Cup or Welter Handicap to carry 71b penalty In;the event of a horse winning both the fore going events such horse to carry lOlbs penalty. Six furlongs 8 —Consolation Handicap, of 15 soys. The second horse to receive 2 soys ont of the stake. Nomination, 10s; to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap is run ; acceptance free, to be notified within five minutes of the declaration of weights. Six fur longs. ;! 9.— -Hubey Sccfewr (if time permit) of 10 i aoys; entrance, 10s. Ifor horses that have never wo» public Jr-oney. Catch weights. Hulf a mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The meeting will be held under thel Rules of Racing. The Trotting race under the rules of the New Zealand Trotting Association. 2. No entry will be received except on the condition that all claims, disputes, and objections arising out of the racing, shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom thsy may appoint. Their decision on all points con nected with the carrying out of this pro gramme to be fina 3. The races are open to any horse, com monly resident m the district from the Ist October, 1890, to the date of meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the district for the sasni? period. 4. The district aJjove mentionrd is bounded on the north by the Selwyn River, and on the south by the Opihi River, 5. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accord-. ance with this programme*, for the expenses, of the course. 6. All nomination and accefjta^ca fees to go to five funds of the Club STOMINATIONS Nominations for Hurdle, Tinwald Cup, i Trot, Welter, and Flying Handicaps, accom panied by fee, name, age, description, and •; performances of horse, and colours of rider, j must be m writing and m the hands of the Secretary at Scott's Hotel, Tinwald, not later than 9 on SATURDAY, December the' 13th, 1890 WEIGHTS. Weight -will be, declared oil or about December 27th ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for Handicaps, and Noinina ilons for Maiden Plate and Novel Race must be m the hand* ol the Secretary, atSeott's Hotel, TiriwaW, »©t l»^er than 9. p.m. on MONDAY December 99f;h, tsOo E 1 %. lO6KS Bon Sec I



IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE. KAIAPOI HOUSE ACUIN % THE FRONT. MITCHELL 01. mURNER ITCHELL <SJ JLURNKR "T*\ESIRE to inform their numerous JL/ Customers and the public m - geiMnl, that after careful and mature «cn«ider»tion they have decided to have m future the WHOLE OF THEIR CLOTHING CUT, MADE AND FINISHED ON THE EXACT LINES OF TAILOR MADE GOODS, As this will involve the outlay of Hard Cash to a large amount, they trust tfre numerous and material advantages given to ALL THOSE m want of Really GOOD CLOTHING will be so palpable that MITCHELL AND TURNER will at once largely increase their already Extensive Clothing Business, by the.adop tion of the above alteration m the style of their Manufactured Articles. MITCHELT CL. mURNE-p itchelJ_j 06 XurneXv KAIAPOI HOUSE. « ■W. ZANDER, FISHING TACKLE ANI) TOBACCONIST'S DEPOT, Pkkmikr Ladiks' and Gk>:ts' Haikdkessing Establishment, EAST STREET. nrHE Fishing Season being now m full 1 swing, I beg to call the attention of all anglers to my Large Stock of all requisites for the sport. Every class of Rods, Baits, Flies, Minnows, lines, Hooka, &c, Ac., iv stock at lowest rates. My Tobacconist's Stock is replete with all the leading Brands m Tobaccos, Cigars, &c. Also, high class Pipes find Fancy Goods of every description. Tennis and Cricketing Materials m great variety for th« coming season. Having made a change m my Hair dreming Saloon, I beg to announce that I have engaged a First-class Artist from one of-the best Establishments m Dunedin. He has had 27 years' experience at Home ! and m the colony. The Saloon is renovated, and now has Two Chairs. Ornamental Hair Work of every descrip tion, as Wigs, Plaits, Coils, Bracelets. Watch Guards, &c, made up on the premises at short notice. Haircutting, Shaving, or Shampooing only 6d FIRST DISPLAY UF Spring Goods,; ANDREW i^RiR KDREW VjRR 1 Snow showing a Beautiful Selection of millinery, mantles, prints, ginghams, =. :nw dress goods ; beige's french checks, ribbons, flowers, etc. /■■■■■ 2 CASKS of Ladies? French BOOTS and SHOES Direct om France* ANDREW ORR. WOOL. WOOL rPHE UNDERSIGNED IS PRE jL PARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES On the Coming Season s Clip of WOOI, FREE OF COMMISSION. INTEREST AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES, GROWERS have the Choice of Selling either at the ASHBURTON WOOL SALE?, or m CHRISTCHURCH, or SHIPPING. 1 Shall Hold REGULAR SALES BUR ING THE SEASON, ,.,. having arranged with the Ne^v Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenay Company, Limited, to act as mv Financial Aohnts and auctionkem. ' Hyery care and attention will be used m displaying, properly lotting, classi fying, and valuing the W 01. Account, Sales will be rendered by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, with their isual promptitude. } WOOL-PACKS. TWINK, etc., '! At Lowest Current Rates, I John G. Restell WOOL STORES WEST STBEET, ASiBWPtCN ,