Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1890. JUBILEE MATTERS.

Ab was to be expected would be the case, now that the Premier has returned to his post Ministers have began to give some little attention to business, and among x>ther matters have managed to giye the colony ft lead in connection with the observance of its jabijee anniversary. It is rather late in the day it is true^ bnt it is well that the disputed" point as, to the proper date has been settled, even th«?ugn at c eleventn hour' 8 w*^ have bee 2 eenby » Paragraph in yester day's issue, the 29th .ittat, has been proclaimed » holiday at the public offices throughout, 2?ew as being the fiftieth anniversary ofr^ne establishment'o/^« colony, & previous Gazette notice appointing » public holi uay throughout the provincial district of Wellington, expressly recognising the 22nd as the anniversary of the settle ment of Wellington, The Wellington papers aro intensely dissatisfied with this arrangement, characterising it as absurd, on the ground that "Wellington is thus made seven days older than the colony of New Zealand," That, however, is only a quibble, for if we are to celebrate*' the beginning of settlement, we shall have to go very much farther back than to the date of the arrival of t ,c -first immigrant ships ac Port Nicholson. It has been at anyrate officially settled now, once and for all, that tlie event which is to be taken as the date-mark is Governor ' Hobson's proclamation of her Majesty's supremacy which occurred on the 29th January, 1840, and the 29th January, 1890, is thus to be the recognised Jubilee Day of the Colony. Auckland is going to celebrate it in a worthy and fitting manner, and had tne date been officially fixed some weeks ago, probably every considerable centre of population would have done its best in the same direction. As it is, there is not time to make the necessary arrangements, but the-day can, and ought to be kept as a holiday. Theeityof Ghristchurch should give the other municipalities a lead in the matte,

Talking nbuut the Jubilee, we we glad to see that at last the* Ashburton Jubilee memorial is at last in a fair Way to become un faib accompli. The Borough Council has t»K *n earfc °^ Brace an^ ypte& *^c Bnm of £100 towards the building of the tower for the w£»t»» of *he uPf which Mr Murray h^ **"* diligently at wort for the past yeaf or *?' * farther sum of £80 or £100 >T Ub? required to complete the tower ana place the time-piece in position, and an appeal is to be made to the public to provide the deficiency. We hope there will be a hearty and general response and we again renew our suggestion that the best way of securing the general co-operation would be by a bazaar and gift auction. Lots of ladies would be glad we feel sure to make articles for sale, and most of our farmers we fancy would be willing to send a donation of a bag or two of corn each or some artielp of produce which could be turned into i money. • omehow or other the work j 1 should be completed during this present j

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Tiraumea settler lost 280 sheep during the last few months by dogs.

A company is proposed with a oapital of £5000 to erect a jetty at Opunake.

There are some splendid crops of wheat and oata in the Woodville district this year.

The juveniles will be glad to learn that Wirth'e Girouß ia to visit Aefaibaiton on Thursday, 30th inßt.

An important discovery of coal is reported to have been made at the bead of Spec Gully, about two miles from the town ot Naieby, OtattO. ;

At a oollege for the blind at Worcester the pupils play at football with a basket-ball enclosing a bell, and walk on stilts with perfeot fearlessness. .

The supply of milk at the cheese factory, Woodtille, has reached 700 gallons a day. Mr Harstone is turning! out magnifioent oheese, and Levin and Co. have bought 20 tons.

A lady advertises for sale a baboon, three tabby cate, and a parrot. Sua atajes that, being now married, Bhe haß no fuicther nse for them, for the reason that their amiable qualities are all combined in her husband.

The gentleman who is aaaooiated with Mr Joneß, M.H.R., on the Sweating Commission, ig Mr,F..E; Wright, not fi. J. Wright, as stated in a Dunedin, Pmb« Aesoaiauon tele gram..,,. ,.-; . v . , It is Baid that the report by General Edwards already published its not.the General s only offioial utterance on the aubject ot the defence of the colony, but that it is", supple mented by, a confidential report going more fully into detail*, ,

The "Aigus,"., writing of the Victorian harvest, saya:-From spme ot the l^te dißtriota a disappointing yield » «!»"•* and on the whole it is eyident that the Melbourne market mußt lor another year fall oaok upon New Zealand supplies to a oonßiderable extent.

A correspondent of the " Auokland Herald " says:—"Rotorua is Hull of tourißts, and plenty of money is being scattered about, but in eorne cases I question whether.it is doing much good—at least to the Maoris* One tourist threw- £5 worth of ooinß into a hot water, pool to see the young ones dive for it.

Negotiations between the Government and Midland Railway Company for the Grey- Brunner and Hokitika-Greymouth Railways are progressing favourably, and the '• Kumars Times " says that there is every probability of a mutally satisfactory arrangement being arrived at.

i The •• Rangitikei Advertiser " professes to have absolutely reliable information chat large merchants have, within the past few month?, been detected in quite a large number of in-, stances of attempting to defraud the Customs, and yet in not a single instance has a prose cution being instituted. v

The Asharst correspondent of the '' Lyttel ton Times 9 writeß:—Great damage is being dona in the gardens here by, a dark brown caterpillar. ,He belongs to another tribe than the ordinary caterpillar, for. he belongs to another, tribe than ihe ordinary oaterpiUar, for.he burrows coder ground near the,plant which he intends to attaok.

The "New Zealand Herald" learns that some of the orohards in the suburbs are greatly infested with the codlin moth pelt. Dressings of Pariß green were tried as a pre ventative last season, but these do not seem to have been effective. If half the trouble were taken to prevent the inroads and exten. sion ol the pest, which is taken after it is fairly established, the orohardists would not to-day have to mourn over the ravages oooaf ioned in their orohards.

A report is going the round of tha papers of a wonderful invention for obtaining Bilk dkeot from the leaf of the mulberry without tha intervention of worm 8. Here is the para* graph, but most people will be sceptical about the truth of the thing, although so many exttaordinary inventions have taken place during the paat decade :—" It is reported that a process has been invented for extracting silk fibre from tha mulberry leaf without the intervention of a ailkworm. The quality of the silk obtained is declared to be equal to the beet silkworm product. It is an American invention, and if successful, as is anticipated, will work a revolution in the produouon of sflk. 1

The following is from a Woodville paper: » Those who invest in Australian sweeps nped not be surprised if they never hear of any winnings. Two Woodville gentlemen sent money to be invested in one of these sweeps. They were hardly of the simple sort, however, and sent their money to a friend to invest for them if he was satisfied of the botta fides of the oonsukationißt. Tho frieod was unable tofiud out anything about the con r sultationist, who had certainly an office and address, but managed, to oonaeal himself. Ha was thua able to pooket.all the money sent to him, and dbubtlesß'made a very good thing out of it .by duping others. This should*! aot as a warning to. others who trust their money with such adventurers." . ,

Prince Oscar Bernadotte has been living a very quiet and retired life ainoe his romantic marriage with Misß Ebba Munk, whioh was celebrated at Bournemouth, a year or two ago. But 'at his cistle by the sea, Earls orona, he 13 busy all day with the pursuits of a private gentleman and the occupation of a sailor prince. The other day he emulated another Northern 1 iprine'e Great! Peter of Russia, in valiantly resouing a number of drowning fellow, oreatures &from a watery crave He biw from bia windowa that a ■tailing boat, containing four men, was, upset in a imms «ale- ran down Bt onoe ' an together '.with a gßherman of the neighbor hood, rowed through tlje wild wavefe, and suooeeded jn rescuing three of tlfe ship wreoked men.

la a late issne of the Garten and Blomen Zeitung is an account ol a hoge apeoimen of Ro3a Banksia, in the garden of ProfessorO. N. Shepard, Oharleeton, South Carolina, U.S.A., and whiob ib renowned ia the district. The rose was planted about fifty yaarn ago, and the branches have been budded at varipua heights, from 6 to 16 feet, with Mareohal »iel, Marie Van Houtte, Devoniensis, Cloth of Gold, Madame I)ug. Verdier, and other choice varieties, whioh, without exception, have grown wonderfully. The stem near the ground level has a diameter of 6 inohes. The branches are utilised to oover two arbours, aaoh more than 13 yards long by 4 yards wide, and extend beyond these to a oUstanoa of 21 yards, and to a height of J^feet, ; „,

On Sunday last the Sight Rsy the Bishop ot Ohriatohutoh visited the farophiaj Distnot ot Loaebeaoh lor the last time, and held a large confirmation at the church of St Philip and St James, Waterton. Nineteen candidates were presented by the. Rev B. F. Garbett, viz., 9 young men and 10 young women. After the service waß over, aa the Bishop came out of the ohuroh be was met by th ohuroh officers, when Mr Grigg, as the semo • churchwarden,' presegjkd, with a few appro priftte words, a beautifully illuminated fare, well address to His Lordship, duly eigned fey the Ourato aud ohuroh officers on behalf of the parochial district. The Bishop acknow ledged the gift with much feeling, and Bad among other things that he had confirmed 41 yonneraopte during the paat year in thiß Sr£». $"> WOftthep w<*B beautiful and the gathering very !«» ft? tg^iM* 0* BX^wtha guest 6tm &HW» •*.&»* beach. The "Lyttelton Times" reports that a successful "trial of Messrs Rejd and "jays New Zealftpd Twine Binder, with Wood house's,patent knotter, took place a* Mr*". J. Henley'B farm at Jieeston, on Tuesday last. The paddook operated on contained a heavy crop of green oats, very muoh beaten iboutwith the wind, and making the trial a •■» one. The maohine opened up the Bever° «,;!ng and tying without a mistake, TVT'; V<t working particularly well, the Ending pu. lJ • ,{9^^,. £ Bea by As mentioned above, » invented by Reid and Gray in the paten. ?n\OTJJJL^ Mr Woodhouse, of Amberley, ™h »? mana faotured by Beid and Gray, The knotter^ very simple and ingenious, There is only one piece connected witn tying the knot, the usual complement of springs, knotter clips, etc, being entirely dispensed with. Tbiart the first time this knotter has been tried in .he harvest field, and it reflaots great credit both on the inventor an<| the manufaoturers. Further trials,of .'this maebine will bb be din oifferent oentreß of tbe ao.ony, and will, no \ doubi, receive a large Bhare of pubho »npport* We uuderßtand that it will oompeiel with the I Amerioan and English mskprs *t we bUXWt

We are requested to call the attention of m< mbers ot the Ashbnrton County Hunt Club to an advertisement, wbioh appearß in another column, rpquesting them to attend the annual general meeting to-night at Henry's Hotel at 7.30.

As will be seen by advertisement- the Rev Mr jßeecroft is to lecture to-morrow evening in the Weeleyon Ohuroh on "Life in East London." In view of the resent events in the London dooks, the leoture should be entirely interesting and instructive, especially ai^Md Bceoroit is said to be a graphic speaker.

Ihe result of the eonoert and private Bubsoriptiona in aid of the prize fund of the Doric school was £6 6?. On Friday the; priz°B were presented to the Buccossful pupils by Mr Boyoe, the'ohairmao, assisted -dby Miss K. Walker, the mistress. The in« epector'a report was read and considered very aatiafftotory. It showed the number presented as 16, the percentage of passes 68.75, and the percentage of failures 15.38. The ohildren seemed well satisfied with their prize?, and it is hoped will take to heart the remarks made to them as to both home and Bohool duties.

. The Waipu correspondent of the:" Auok land Herald " writes:—A rather remarkable acoident oeourred in the vicinity of the Waipiro home station loßt week. It appears that a Mrs Sadler, a native woman, was leading a horse by a tether rope, when' the horse bolted, and the rope becoming en tangled round her forefinger literally tore it off at the middle joint. ~ She wrapped her handkerohief round the terribly lacerated member and walked to the looal dispensary, when, the finger having been dressed; she prooeeded home'and cooked her husband's sapper as usual. Plucky, wasn't it, Mr Editor. I wonder how one of our; own oounlrywomen would have behaved under like oiroumstanoes, or, indeed, a good many of our own countrjmet.

" Jivib " contributes the following::—A little while ago a Newcastle constituent tried to forbe nationalisation on John Morley; and knowing that Morley was a philosopher, got him into rather a corner with the philo aophio Spenoer. j While Morley was wriggling to get away from Spencer, Spencer himself came npon the soene, declaring that the book was written 40 years ago, when he was quite a youth; that he had long abandoned the opinions expressed, and that in any case they were intended to form pait ot what ought to be a system of " absolute political etbioa." In other words, the opinions were not intended for human beings as they are, butaa they would have been had Spenoer had the fashioning of them. Henoe I find myself in oompany with Sir Robert Stout, Mr Rolleston, Mr Ballanoe, and some others, floating about like a cluster of ancient planners on a sea of absolute political ethios.with wisdom, like water, in every direotion, V and not a drop to drink." Never again will I trust a philosopher, '

Writing of the reoent death of " Mrs Fitz george" an exchange Bays:—The Duke ol Cambridge, the only grandson of George 111 now surviving, was at one time supposed to be a suitor for the hand of his couain, Queen Victoria. When these hopeß were-dashed bj the marriage of her Majesty with Prince Albert ot Saxe-Goburg-Gotha, the Dake ooa soled himself with a morganatio marriage with Miss Fairbrother (the " Mrs Fitzgeorge " mentioned in the telegram), a lady pre viously well-known on the stage. The marriage, although the wife could not be raised to the rank of her husband, is said to have turned out a very happy one. The lady had a recognised position, and Although taking no part in State functions, was privately received and liked by the Royal family. There.have been Beveral ohildren of the marriage, and one son, liieutenant- Oolonel A. 0. |F. iFitzgeorge, is his^father'e private secretary at the Horse Guards. Oolonel'Fitzgeorge was for 4 a time proprietor of a London weekly paper, "The People.' Another^on.iaia.oaptain in the Royal Navy.

A special meeting of the Committee of the South Rakaia School was held on Monday. Present—Messrs Hardy (chairman), OxUy, Shannon, 0. Dixon, k and Liddy. A letter was received from the Board to the effeot that as Masters ,B. Bruce and E. L&rraman had now completed their term of service as pipll teachers and passed the examination^for the fourth year, it waa necessary that they should proceed to the Normal School after the holi days, and asking the Committee to recom mend how the vacancies were to be filled. There were four applicants, two of whom were recommended by the Head Maßter. After discussion it waa unanimously resolved, on the motion of Mr Oxley, seconded by Mr Dixon, to appoint James Goodall Riddle and James Andrew Bruoe. The sub-Committee appointed to arrange for the children's treat reported that it] would be held on Friday in the Domain at one o'clock if fine, or it vet in tha school at the same hour. The Sports Committee forwarded the Bum of £5 towards the. treat, A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the Sports Committee for the donation, and the meeting adjourned.

BICYCLES V. CAVALRY.

A volunteer on a bicycle is a patriotic and imposing spectacle, and no doubt ia actual service he can go very fast, far and silently. The advantages of a bicycle when you wish, to establish an " alibi" have presented them selves to the mind of M. Fortune dv Boisgobey long ago, and lately to the fancy of all English novelist. Now, if ever any men could havj a natural and justifiable desire to be elsewhere, those men are bicycling warriors swooped upon by hostile cavalry in a hollow, with steep rising grcund in front and rear, What', in these disrressiDg circumstances, are the bicyclists to do? To leap frum their machines and run away over walls appears to pc about the most strategic movement, But Professor Cook Wilson, a pundit in moral philosophy and a lieutenant: of Volunteers, has invented a dodge which has been depicted in the 'illustrated London .News " The gallant bicye'ists form square, turn their machines up; He down, lie down behind them, aim at J the v omed foe, and—set the wheels ot the bicycies whirling. Next to^ meeting " a wagg'n load ot monkeys with ther tails burned off " (an improbable adventure), there is nothjnga cavalry charger dislike j more than being expected to change a zariba of bicyc es with the wheels twirling. •'Ware wire" is; what he says to' 1 himself at prest j though it may be different when the cavalry of our foes has been trained to say " Ha, ha !" and jump a lively bicycle hedge. Meanwhile, of course, S" c i^ being potted at by the Volunteers on le cither syie of the 1 wires : and there are the bayonets to' be" reckoned wfth f , , , But on the whole we fancy it will be better tq invent some way'of turning a bicycle into a stronghold without turning it upside down- It seems to be taken for granted that the enemy will not land a force Of bicyclists ; but why not f Bicycles are far more easily transported than tipregs \ bicycles eat nothing, bicycles do hot stampede 'and hayg no. no nerves. The first ski mish in which bicycles meet bicyclist will l?e a glorious opportunity for the artist. A sabre drill should be devised on purpose 'or them, as w« presume .that a regiment of bicycljst lancers would be sorely cumbered )yith thejr spears, unless, iadeed, these are accommodated wi£h joints, like hsi mg rods» A, charge of bicyclists lancers howe7?r. if it could be arranged, would certainy'-give Jpoe to what might otherwise degenerate into a vuigar' brawl. It is probable that feats of fancy bicycling may horrify hoises when the Oxford men meet hostile cavalry. The borse hates the ie cle almost as much as he dislikes {he camel of ;tfae desert. On ihe whole, it seena's that Professor Cook Wilson is in the right course ot track, and his services to Oxford volunteering have been most «nerge,tic gad. piww}rthy,-(Hw« jPapcr.)

REAPER AND BINDER COMPETITION

Oommltteo of M.n^emeut: Messrs G W. Landloy, A. J. Houston, T Butierlok, J. Sma'l, G. Gilmoar, D. Brick. J'idges: filesm M. Stut, W. Hawkins, J. Shearor. A pabllo competitive field trial jot rasp ing and bindfug machines was held ye t ir day aader tho aaaploea and managemaut of the Aahburton Agricultural and Pistoral Association. It will be remena bered that last season tba Aaaooiatlon held a uon-competUlvu exhlbliioa of reaper* and binders at Flemington, which jtb« very euoooiefal, eight of tho letdlag machines competing, and giving a good idea of their o»pabilltlai to tho many farmers who witnessed the work. The Idea of holding a competitive trial was then moo ed> bat owing to the advanood period of tho season it wai found im possible to make arrangements. This year the Association took the matter up In bmple time, had, thoa^b met by the objection f'om some of the agents that tba data fixed was too early, the trial w*s o tcrled oat with great aaooesi Tie Com mlttea of management fixed upou * thlrty*lx]iore fiold of Tuscan wheat upon tha firm of Mr John Bjnlfanfc, Wakanuf, whtob, though clean us regards under growtn was aomewhat Irregular la height <.nd had mtny italka broken dowa by the various winds which have blown daring the last month oe aa. It would average 22 or 23 buahela to the acre, and »c divided into lots for the savwil m»ohinei gave each as eqaa) a lot as ooald well be obtained, the Jiornsby lot whioh had a oiaty broken farrow and tldge of shingle »oeosa it being the worst, and the Brent ford, Wood and Backeje a shade the heavier otop sightly laid at oue end. Sonu oftbase faolta, hoirever, were of sufficient magnitude to prevent good work from being done, while the crop, as a wholn, was sufficient to tnst iha working of the machinei. A et'ffiib breeza sprang np during the day but did aol Interfere materially with the work From 300 to 400 spectators were preseut, including most of the neighbouring far met B »nd several from ft considerable dis tances. The v»r2oos agenta and experts wore *Ijo present in strocg force, and the trial oaunot fall to bring to macy of them a fiabs'.astlal number ofol-darß.^Nl je machines eutetad, the only absentees of note being Messrs Bald and Gray's and the Bnokeye Lowdowc, and the Inter ooald hardly be oxpuoted to oompete Id this oonoty, being more pirtioaktiy design ad for use on the hillside* of Otago. Oue of Wood's new single-apron maoblnes ff%a shown, as well ai one of ttie ordinary three-apiou pattern, ted the other m»keit were raprdJented by maohines with cbe lateit Improvement a. >. , , > The conditions of the tr al were ftamod after ma -ure consideration, and met the general approval of those who wished to see v fair rl?.l, and aa impHrtbl adjidl catioa on the morits uf tuo woik done *ud ihe points of the machines. Exports were not to drive or in any way meddle with the machines during the twla', drivers being restricted to formers and their employees or cod mot rs ; and the judges were iot to see the work until it was nu*Bhed, nor know by whtob machine It was don?. Points were also laid down for the gaidiuoaof fche jadgea, aad with alight- amendment these were adopted, as shown In the eppended table. Each michtne was marked <-ff a lot measuring abont 20 ch«ina by If chains, or about 3£ acres, After thy oaaohtneH had oat out they went In order of finishing round the remaining portion of the* crop, and after a round wera tested by the dyna mometer, which It should be tnentloaod was not areglnterlng on», and Was con sidered to show too bigh a draught »ll roand. Toe judges the.i made a careful examination cf the lots of work,. p»ylug oioao atten ion to the stubble aad litter, and the tying and compactness of the sheaves. Toe machines themselves were then examined, and their various recom mendations and deteots estimated (with ont the suilsianoa of the persaa&lVe exprts), and the points for time and draught being ad dud, the reault irv>n acnonnced ai under :—

Taking the miohines Ja the order in which they weretlloted thetr places In the fiald we ofhr a few,remarks opon the work done.

The Brantford (Rfrsars J. Qacme and 00, agents) comes fifst uncut notice. This w«i the only 7ft raaoaine oompet (ng and was easily drawn by anotveryheavy pair of horses supplied by Mr J. G. Oox, whose son'Gforge was driver. A good steady paco was kept up throughout, and the o'ubb'e clcwely out, with very little litter. The sheaves were the most tightly tied on the field and of good size and shape. The sheaf-carrier w«s broken early in the day, but there weie no stoppages, and the Brantford was first to finish, time 1 hou? 50 mln. The subsequent dynnmome'er ;eat showed the lightest draught among the competitors, namely 6^ owt, tboagh the maobino was lft to 2ft wider cut than its oppemenl-,3, W. A, Wood's (Mt F. Ferriman »f?ent) three-apron maohine, sft 6in'but left ap irrega'ar stabble with a good de»l of Utter. The sheavea rere rather slack, and ncoaiionally 8 itn^ loosa stuff. The knot was seoure, bat not eonnomloul of twiae. There were frcqaent Btopp*ees, *nd the machine wag altogether far behlad ita osasl form. The p»lr botse te«m wai furnished by Mr G Grlua ; driver, MuN ford; time 3brs 25mln; d;nam3H.eter not taken.

The Buckeye Elevator (Mt D. Thom«c, agent) oft 6in cat; team owned by Me A. J. HustoD and driven by oue of his nous, started with rather a blgh out, bot after two or throe rounds lowered tht> knife aad d!d exoellopt work, leavlag.very llttlo ittter. 'The sbeavea wore lied too low tt first, btrt afterwardli Improved \n- this rsapeot, and ware tied faitly tight and well-butted, and none missed. Time 2hra 13in!n (font minutes being allowed for detention by adjolaiug caachlae) ;

Dynamometer 6owi. ' floinpby'« (tyr fy vJM&eson, as;ent) 6f* oat; boned by Mi-' W. JaniUaoh's ghainpioo P»'f of gelding*, and eleven by Mt & Aaiofj, cut tli'e oloeeat stubble oh -the field with veryhtle loo^ft ilta* ;' but the s.bipglfi.tidkje uofortwaentiouoct poved »a obstacle fa fji^oh iron^ci, &fi4 0»«9Bli muoh loni of fc!qk> . -T UO s^savea were fairly packed afid tied aa » rale, but » few were missed. Time (foot minaies belne allowed tnr stoppage oiuaed by another maabme^, 2hrß 45iaSu ; dyiUmoaoetW 7^ cwti HnwaF^'n r.ew Machine (WloHare B, Rijpbo ar,d 8ocs ? dhelßtefautch, oa;oti>B) sft oo», was another na^ohioe which w«a In difficulty from the start. The te»m «m

drove, thin being bJs first inUoduotloa to the machine. A trifling f^uU over* looked In acting up the nuchios was not deteoted by the driver until the pivot of a roller had worked loose, and ehU leading to fur>har damage the butser was disabled. A good deal of looaa ntuff nas coasequently delivered with the aheavea. The nubble w*a fairly olnee, bu not neat, aad rhere was a good deal of Uitee. Good work was done In the ia^t faw rounds. Time, 3hrs ?saaln. Dyna mometer, 6| airt. This mcohlne being quite nuw to Aihbnrton and having earned a high reputation elsewhere, groat disappointment was felt at Us praotloal breakdown.

Thtf MMSey (tteaw■'FrtMlahTe'r Bros., agents) was dcawn by a pair belonging to Mr 0, Hill, driven by j. S.oigeon, It was In it me difficulty in opening oat, bat when this was enrmountod a good c'oße babble was ont, and very little litter Jeft. Tt c sheaf was f *irly p»eked,[but email had tied too low, Time, 2hrs 64mla ; dyn» mometer, 6£owt. . . . ':.•.• Wood's a(ngle-apron machine, sft 6i.n oat, drawn by Mr H. Hani's pair, driver £l*ok,dld not acquit lUelf ap to Its reputft tlon at any point. The time pooupled wae 3hr 20m!n, and the dynamometer test was not taken. '

The Dearlng (Mr J. G. Restell, agent) 6ft en", mst with an scoldent in transit by which ibe tilt bar wai bent, th.i uot being notloed till the m«ch!nehad Btari'ed work Ooniaqoently the icubble ■' wu rough and littery. The sheaf wai the belt on the etronud, well packed and tied fairly tight. Notwithstanding difficulties the Deerlng wu third to fiaish, iv 2 dec 14<nla, s claim foi Bmln allowance for stoppage oauied by the Woods. m»ch!m being dls<*Uo»ed owing to not having been made at the' pro per time* Dynain meter 73wfc. Mr Restell soppllad the,team and S. Home' was dtlver. This .maohine h^fb^en greatly improved »Idc3 last season, the mi In gear, pinion whdel, eraok. wheel at back, pitman rod and rocker shaft are' dls pensed with, and the working p^wur la now oonreyed by a thuft direct from tbe m^n wheel to the knives. Good york will be ieen from thia maohine. The MoOormlck (&IeB?n J. Orr scd 00, agents) waa last In the line. The maohine was of Gtt out, and wai well horsed and drhren by Mr. Oalton. A good clnu stabble with very little litter wai left Tbe iheaves were rather small, bnt: well tied, In faot the work was cf all round nsefolness rathar than of excellence in any partioular point. The-e wai no hitoh to working from sturt to finish. The foil time taken wai lhr 59mln, being second to finish, and the dynamometer teat 6owt. Tee deolstoh of the judges was gener ally, but of coacae. not unanimnusly acquleioed in, but In the opinion of moat of the praotloal man present the only point In whloh the result might have been different wsa 'n making ao groa v. a diffjranca between the points awarded to tbe winning maohine and tbe four placed next In ordur, all of wbloh did < xoelleot work. We n»TB great pleasure in being able to congratulate the Acs relation, the committee of macaqomant, and the jaoges on their having carried out, 'the most prtot^Cßl trial of HarVeßtlnß machines that has yet been held In New Zealand. The prlz3B for the bast drivers were awarded by tbe Oommlltee «a follows :—1 G Aston (Horntbv), £1 Is," 2 I, Sturgeon (Mtteaey), 10s 6i; hignly com manded. G. Oox, junc. (Britntforu), Mr J. Qaauc, tteatetar/ to the .associa tion, received every facility from Mr B )Dlfant in making toe necessary arrange ments, which were excellent. AcapUal luncheon was served by M^Rmwr. '

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary meetir»g of. the .Ashburton

Borough Council. was , held, last-, evening. Present—The Mayor,'and Crs Friedhnder, Scott, Bird, Cuthbertson, Macfarlane, and Brooke. >■•:■;■•. • -

mayor's statement.,; ,

The Mayor said that the debit bilance at the Bank was^i329 as lid . The amounts which had been received since' last meeting were:—Rates, £i 173; rents of reserves, £z ios; 'icenses, dogs, ios; licenses, petroleum, £1. Total, £n 17s. The amount of rates for 1889, still outstanding, was.£los 2s. ' CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were read—(l) From Ashburton Cycling Club returning account for £6 ios for its share ©f construction of sports track in the Domain, and saying that it did not recognise the 'Council's claim. —On the notion 'of Cr Friedlander the matter was dpferred, pending the appointment ot foVrtir. (2) From Ann Davis applying to be paced on the burgess list iv respect of a section in Moore street.— The request was complied with. (3) From the Ashburton Fire Brigade submitting the name of Mr R. Minnls as a member, and applying for a map of the Borough with the position of the sumps marked on it. —Agreed to. (4) From the Poundkeeper in reply to the charges made against him by Mr Grieg of levying excessive fees.. With respect to the charge, made of using',threatening language towards M/ Gngg's mianager, the.Poundkeeper pleaded "as justification that great provocation had been given him. He further submitted that the matter was one for the Resident Magistrate and not the Council to decide.« The * oundkeeper waited on the Council and gave his version of the matter, also contradicting a statement which had been made by Cr Fried lander that a horse of his had been kept an undue length of time.—Cr Friedlander §aid that he was prepared to substantiate his state ment, and the Poundkeeper was instructed to produce his book at next meeting of the Council, The Poundkeeper. said tbat.he bad put the matter in the hands of a solicitor, as the statement was calculated to do him injury. —With reference to Mr Grigg*s charges it was resolved on the motion of Cr Friedlander, seconded by Cr Brooke, to reply that the fees levied by the" Poundkeeper were strictly in accoi dance with'the Act, and that as to the alleged threatening language the Poundkeeper ■pleaded provocation. (5) From the Sergeant of Police, reporting small fire, at rear of Mont gomery's buildings, some hot ashes having, set fire to a* wooden;box for rubbish.—The letter was received after an informal dis cussion as to the advisableness of framing a by-law setting out that ash receptacles must be constructed of non-inflammable material. . THE DOMAJN, ; ' A petition was received from a number of residents in the Allenton district protesting aaginst the closing of the path through the Domain leading in the direction or that locality. The petition was referred to the Domain Committee. ; <

KNGINKERS* REPORT. -

The Engineers reported as follows :—Clock tower: The Works Committee recommend that the Council vote .the sum of ,£ioo towards the erection of the clock' tower, and that the public be called »pon by advertisement for voluntary subscriptions to make up the balance required. If this recommendation be adopted, the Woifks Committee be authorised to make' the necessary arrangements.—The Works Committee recommended that a road scraper be' purchased at a cost of £$l . ■ ■; ; Tbe report w»s adopted. ' ; ' ; FIRE BBIGABE, ■ , .

Cr Scott brought under t^e notice of the Council that the half-yearly inspection of the Brigade should be held on Thursday next.

,- LICENSE. - , . l A petroleum license "wa^ granted' to D. jMfacfarlane. ',' ' ' '.„ '. '■''"'■ ■ Accounts were passed for payment arid the Council adjourned. '

ISLAND NEWS.

(P)tß FBXSS ASSOCIATION.)

Fobt Ohalhsbs. Jinuiry 20

Arrived bioemoa from the Auckland Campbell, Antipodes, and Bouuty Islands. She has on board the skylight; of a large ship attached, to which was a tope made from a large red and white cotton hand kerchief which had been torn la strips and knotted together evidently foe tne puipose of tying eomeone oa, wh'ch was picked up on the beaoh at Kwing lalanA one of the Auckland group. Captain Fftirchild reports that all the depote wofe in good order and there were,no signs^of any oastaways, Ooly otic fnt seairwas aeen daring the trip. ' I

THE CROPS

The continued changeable weither.jwith low temp jratura and frequent showers, U retarding tha ripening of grata, and hse blbo greatly interfered jrlth the herveiUng of oats already, ripa. Beaperß <haw been busy among bats on all exoopt tiia hlghei parti cf the ojuny a', every moment when weather permitted, B>tow< tha: railway line moat are oat aud a good deal U safely In the stack. For a Jaw miles above the. railway moit of the oats are ripe, and will fall before the reaper* daring the aim ent ■ week, weather permitting. Wuoat ceme]l on fait In the few bright dajs we hhVe'hbd^ and has so far benefited by not npealag too quickly, Fears of rust have bean, ex cited by aome newspaper reportß, < bat though the weathet has been tuoh a* to glva tUe to great anxiety on this point, this county may, still be Bald to bejfree, from any outbreak. Fin a bright weatbeV U most earnestly wished for to tipeb off tha gealu to'psrfeotlon, and enibleharvest;; iaz to be parried oa and concluded without hindrance or toss. The crops within view of the railway line, between, Ashburton and Rakala generally, appear/ to.be aboot what are usually uen on that land, bat lateral growera aware as tbat both oats and wheat are muoh batter headed, and the grata much plumper and heavier than oaaal and that yields will- be over rathei than under the ; .■/average] for toe looallty. On the" Baoeoouiae toad there are iome very nice cropi of oatt and wheat 1, The former are mostly In stock, Oae paddook opposite' the raoeconrse —the fourth 6oni?catlve crop—lb esttr mated to give quite 35 ' baihels ; ; and farther op some of the yleldi will be op to 55 or 60 bQihels.;, Wheat hereabouts ll very evan, and prontlaing to bear out the statements jattref tredtd, as though there la not a great deal of straw the ears are well filled, It will be about a week before wheat here Is folly ripe. ; Mr D. Willlaason'a and Meurs Digb/i crops h ye their ueual abundant Mpeot, land ihea some lightar crops Intervene aatll Winabmore Is reached. Here on both Mr Hurt's tad Mr Lyttehon'i laud—the latter farmed by cropping oontractori-: some capital oropa are standing. Harvest has jusl; bean bsgon Id the oatn, and next week will' see the wheat ready for the reaper. Mr Lytteltoni turnips seem to be do'ng better; than moat we h»ve seen this atmou. Farther 1 up the orops appeal later th>n uaaal—aa eff at of the " wtntty somm^r!'—ii n dweller- in these parti bt>led It:' fi Htta antf tharl the wind baa wrought ifllßCtuef In. a btavy bit of otop, but. on tho wholethe crops look putioaUrly wall acd promise prolifio yields. Batween here and Mathvon most of our w»y' lies through the iamous Sptingfiald eatate of Mejara Gould and O»aeron, on whloh there is this season a very large area in crop. Traces of the September i and Gatober nor' weit^ra are eeeo in the earth ■ from ,the fialds banked ap againitj the fenca to. almost t,he>r foil height, ;and bore and and there a barren strip mark? tha track of some fartous gust of wind acrota tue fields. Still, aa seen from the roadß tha crops In their presant condition do not abovf noirly saoh damage as ii\ ifaS; feared at the time had bean euiUked; 1 horn the winds. Tfie grain la-elrongiwrd, be»lthv«.«nd oekta especially are! besded very ha^v ly and will give some large j averages. It is oanently reported ;that, p^rt of this fine estate wil shortly be (.tffeced for »alo In suitajaly sited terms. Tn the lntereats of settlement it Is to be hoped the report is accurate. Out farmers' tons and otheti, suoh aa bßyo: la ely gone in ncmbsta to tbe North leUnd would ba retained among as, a«d the cry of no land be beard no more, Were one tsnih of the: land of farming qua'lty that is ;riow looks a up tn large estates subdivided into farma. Not tbat sooh oatates aa Spring field and others that could be nanauri ate unmixed evils. By t?e« active and; im portant farming operations libor Is Hffordqd to great numbets.of men bat toe conditions of the life bi farm ltborers and contractors tend to keep m-m single' and to hinder them ircm becoming useful members of soolety. . ftlea with happy, and healthy wives and families, earning the living which fertile Uodi»t; a fslr prloe puts witbin their reach, are the moat valu able okss in a qountry euoh as ihii, und we hope iho time ll not ra,r dli ant whan the number of i ucb in this dlsitlct will ,ba inoroased threefold. But to oarj[ ourney.. Towards MethVen tuo or throe v^tylate. bcwq patches are coming into ear ataboat a foot high, aud these will be ve'y light, Iv Oalrabrae, Liarialon uad:;lCUoh»ia there ia tho s»me avidonoe of the tflfaota of the n»r'-w«»tens, and theofops, whloh are m'< ro fosw»rd than these jaet referred to, are qalte up to the &vara<e. Soroa of them, Indeed, are Bald to be the most promising iv qu»ni y aod qu»lity thit have ever basn grown in this district. Some oats have been cat, but it will be * week or- ten days before harvest Is general. Between . M-ithvea, Alfocd Forest; and Mount vary little land Is In orop, and tbat little mostly oats, which are almost invariably thin and backward, but; with the geueral' characteristic 'of the sossbn—heavy heads. A, capital h»y crop appears to hare beau so a aired ia tats dis trict, but ensilage, irhicb,-system of pro viding wintoi: fodder' is p ; pari,lablarly ad»ptod to this region,4' has dot been tried bo fur as oould ba learnt. ; The crops Mi Buooleucb* Alford estate, and adjaoent farms ih»re la th» b»okwardneiw jot the distrlot, but pr mlse to be heavier ; than nnnal. ,Tornips .^era have^-ime nip well. Is I* a year of plenty in the fertile Forks. I a some of the fialds the stooks of; oats cover almost half of the ground, and the grain Is of ft ( welght quality tha^ has not been turpsssod. .liao'a .damagtf ;tban that euttained farther north seemito [have] been caueed here by lha w!ndß,'or; eles tbe traces have been more completely effaced/ by the subieqaent^ luxuriant; growth. ;A" occaslona^lostanoe of the oorn being laid la to be aeeri, but loss, by wind is nnlmportast compared with the r vagaa of the smi.ll bird^' ? Flocks of epitrbwa and liu^ets rise from the 1 crops bs travollcrs pass along jha roads, aod the small birds nulsanoa must' be worce to tbe farmer thaa the Property T»x or Pro^O'j

tlon. Belplng machines ace busy among, the pats,'and * few d»y»'sanßhlne will üb* { them In the wheat. It wor^ld-^ jNe'w Zealand good abroad It.xlaltCMjacfcrtd be «&ow*r«uol} futile d<«^ri«k« s^.Sprifigfield, Aahbnrton.forlrj, Wakaoul, Tlawald and Lnngbeaoh, and soma o.hor locklitlee. They would ba able to tell » very v dlf fvrant tale of the fertility of the land of tba Ashburton coatity than is told by the trav'ellna who^e. flowing of It exoapt fiom t»ioB on which thoy^ptss throagh. F«rm« «aoh ai Springfield and , Loogbejioh ite not excelled in Any jmViof tte eonntrv. <*"■*_ : ^ ,

THE MARKETS

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following London cablegram dated Jannary 17th :— <

Wheat—Market is doll, and there is no demand. Continental arrivals are heavy. New Zealand Hemp—Market very quiet. Medium is worth £27 per ton. , .Tallow is dull of sale. Goodmutton and beef tallow we worth respectively 26b 3d« rid 24s 94per,3w|,J j'ytr Froz3u meat—Mutton market'firmer, bal the beef mtrket, Blnggißh:^QtloU tions unchanged. T fTl'll)^' ' ■ •

A DOLL IN A COFFIN 1800 YEARS

In the course of « me excavations in Borne for some new law courts which an to be ereoijod^twp. eereophagi r> h *ve been discovered. One of Ih^m proved to be of great interest la, Jt w^i^ho skeleton «f a girl and wr und her were ncr ornaments, •Jjpiecesof the iinpnrwhichhed wrapped her falli^g^jiidfy^o^.daijr^brbk^tojrrae !e»Ti.» Vrbw4 Witb^tiiaae, evidently the wreath 1 wit!* which Bhft tad ;\been crowned - mj death, the myrtle emblematic of her - j yorttti. /Ob /the boTies«f tha fingers wen our rlDft^one _.o* thete thj^frable be« trotiiaL^ing-ol^pUitt,.*Qldj^potter with the name of the betrothed 'Tuetoi, 1 engraved, on it. , ; jl luge £ii auftt ex quisite ainetbyit brooch 3in Etfuaoan Betting of tneO fiaeitV-olrved amber pint, |pd.» gold neoklejt with white swefl pen dants-ware lying abj«it, c^. Bdtf What !■ msst strange as being almost unique • doll o£o.kwo^befau(ua y ,oarTe4 ; %iointi articulated so that let) and arms and hands moved in ieokeU* the haoda •nd fwt d*ioiUf ottt.wi^ wfl aud deli cate neUs,< r tbe featuies end tnaiiali ©et ved oat la the mosY minute and oerefal way,; the latter waving lowf.on^th* lore hend and booad wit a a fillet. Fiom these remaini, and irom a tooohlng Molptaia ol the lartopbagus,*welo*n; (••yi a eorees pondent o! the " Qtt»tilan?!jgk«ll the stotf of TfypfateaaxOrepatla^ |ofvic^ her.Asme ' Is given with :uothlo«r porej c %», mntlfy her. It is known^hs*;;wjjen; gl|b 4 weia betrothed'ln eeilyr^nieejtheli^Ui were presented ;as sb cf «lar to yeans, M thli yonng girl had dcmbtki* been k -;hetiothed to Filetas, who had ffMatpAadsJbjfa* with the double Hag and with the one on which wMen£»«¥*4Wawee»*} ?»t«n fatal lilaeu overtook her on the very three ihold,qf Rfc; : : )In^be j&lit^'B^MifWfk 61 the eoffli Tifpbie aa is representijdjt lying ■ on a low bed, tiying to; raise. s>scsel( on her left Htm to »peak to: her.rdiso^folate flthor, who sttndt leaningo»>lthe bed- i stead, his head bowed with B rW. The mlithet sits on the bdd, hte fae*d«o4ered, weeping. BacbirtqopMtli*g' l «ti4 tha orn ment. Which wew to j have- been foi the brid.l ot thofr child are l«ia by loving hand* in ber r tpmb,,where^B§toi^alepl ookaown, fVg Dea>ly^^M^J9*<>^tM?J*fc '

INTERPROVINCIAL

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J'::'l' t Jannaryl IW. ;' 1 The dUpat- r e? .,dlng »be :dUoha?ge of tbe barque 5 Waliine** was settled by the dUmUaal of t^ Don-T7uion i , l men, the cootract for bagginaf the renaainder of the arttfioltkl maaure being let to a number of memberi 6t~iU4 'W'i ZMni^^edwa^ ■tedWnairL;b'orW^n>on:''-':fiJ^s ' ' '-. ' -■■v- 1'- ■■■ '"<>:i*»ifcteVfJtt*eifrao.v ,i At't'epeoial nee'tin%To|^ttfc ptomee of Walftoa held to-diyanatpreiideil o*er by the Vary/ Rev /th*/pea"orfi^l»po r Biebop'f. Ocmmlmfy, sano-' tloulna tha noinlbwtlod iof Afejbdiaooni Jal.'ua to the Sea "of Oiirtii&im was . oarrled.niMio\ni^Jljr."?:« p{ , ■ -'•'''■>' .Xl^«^nro»oß(i lsjSnoafjßaO, i. At a meattniJ! of.tho G*btnetiWmorn. ing Sir Juha Hall aiid: Oaptiltt'slfouell ware peiecied to repr^nn: New(Zs«Und fat ih • bVd«r.vtl n O mferenoe la^Mel : bourne n^xt month,' ' I| :i/^; i~-^ ' A detuta^ioa of the Chamber^oK'Xtom morce waited on the Colonial $eeretecy to-day,. and sobmttted s^aie alterations In the Bankruptcy Bill brought"in last sejslon, which they thought would Improve ,it. - C«ptalu Bu.-sell promised to give tliea eifafaie.intiidar*tlon. DrjMiDur, January 20. to-d¥y^(a%tc>l|etMe will of the U& llooilgati^O!lei|ali%|llahon Moran.

Up to and fbdacilaß Satarday 261,428: have yttUed thft,£xhlbluon,.of wbtob num ber pald'admtiildris repres'jntad 163 ; 7W. The a?gregata,^ takioga r amdaut .to £i2,wo rT'/i j\Jd IJv Invbboaboill, Jannaiy 20. •The Bcuthland Frosan Meat Oompanw propose to piy a dividend of 8 per cent. Thai exported ,45,003 ah^eprand lamba. dßtlngtho'^eacA t KJ' CT

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL

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•;v-:. 7!" '■?/: '^k^^JWioaVy 519.. The Portuguese (&Veromei% are preg. sing their claim to refer the dispute to arbitration. —~~~

.Despatches containing the recent communications between England and Portugal jha?e been They show that Lord (Salisbury's altimatam w,as .doe to the discoYery^taat Major Pinto'ri 4ucoessor in ; Africa?" was con tinning acts of aggression despite the assdrtnces of ttife PortngneysXSbrtrn ment to"thVcontifary.:' *'*A 'Vii It is . confcidered donbtfol whether the Portuguese officials in Africa will gife effect to the demands of ? the ulti matdm. -'v* '"-> ' ? $"* U.

It is bolieTed, th§t;Portag»l only yielded in order to gain time to Appeal tothePowerß." v l «***

U Ixßßon, January 19 , The merchantev itt ( th^ (J ei^; are dip- , miß|iingy|?poifti empioyee^ V ?li«diejs to visit the JEmbassy. It is reported,that British' reeidenta are appealing to Lord Salisbury to bo lenient v-'?*.*^ w?f.' ' , . . lj?™. i*lrhm l Jannarjr^W. .-, At a meeting of the Portigueee in this city,,.Senor LooilU, denounced British piracy, aodMafiMtUd Spain and Portugal would shortly" become united; raadar,, a Bepoblican form of

AN EXCITING OCEAN RACE

,~, One ..of the most ettraprdjnary races ever recorded was thafwhiih^recently took place between the.Teutonic» of r thc,White Star Line* and Qthe?lriman Kne* City 6! New York, A passanger. on board the Teutonic sends to the Stai^ninteresUDgaceount bf'?theiffiir. It seems that the vessets;rt*rted within aojninutet of eich other atLnrerplooi,ithe l :a%euti>oie being delayed that time by her mails. ' By sunset the City of New York was out of sight. In the nigl& however* tkerT^oj&j^Bedtacd next day could just perceive her nval s funneli on the, horizon. ;Using,evecy 7 ava^able ounce of fiower^ she continued 'to'creep closer and closer^ amid trem«nd,us exitement on board Both'"re *el»;! untilj on the fourth day tne two boats were absolutely neck and neck, and so close together-that the proverbial biscuit couid have been flung with the greatest ease iftom ode to the '.other ;■ 'TheJsigStest hitch to eithervwonld, of Icoorso,' h»T|isett!?led the matter - ntvoncc,. but sothint^ q( tj»e kind occurred, aad,the wafers teade ;were something appal\\pg, finally, the, City.otNew u Yi»rkdrew I slightly ahead, and cocin just five minutes ia advance "of her pujsuer^beiaft,; However, * quarter.^ of,- an hour t ta Hh£ bad nitn time. frobibly 'no iaoe f ofwielltiAd so close or so rexiciting h>s ever taken place before, the remarkable feature being, of course the way . lin which the two boats clung to oneaaotbjf. UWlgwWttilC |QQO mJteIQC |Q«C<hlllMi '-' . ■ A

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ABHBUBTON OOUKTY STOCK AND BALEYABDS 00., Limhed. AS the request of several Farmers the Company has deoided to hold a Bpeolal '• PIG FAIR For th« Sale of STORE PIGS, AT TBB .Tiawald Yards Early in March Farmers will i oblige by letting .the Caretaker have particulars of their Entries .•'■;•* early as poieible. GBO. JAMESON, :'-.'-| r7s' Chairman. IN BAKKBUPTOr. .'..- In the District Court of Ashburton : (being a Local Court of Bank raptoy), holden at Ashbnrton. In the matter of " The Baakroptcj . -■- - . Act, 1883," and the Aoto amend (fri'X'J ','" '■ Ing *he same, ■'.' ' ; _ WtOTIO E Is hereby given thai jY Cewiuro FAmract, of Methrei Laborer, has this day been adjudt eated a bankrupt, and that the fist imeet !C log of OredltoM will be held In the Dhtrta' *' Oourthonee, Ashb«tor>, on *™y** January 24th, 1890, at 11 o'clock in thi ' forenoon. _. , oftA Dated thU 18kh day of January, 1890. .s;";i- J. 0, BELL, Deoaty Official Assiiriee. E.G. CRISP, I*l3T Solicitor for Debtor.



. SALETOV ON . AT THB NEW ZEALAIO) CLOTHING FACTORY. Half Yearly Stock-Taking. ?' ■ '' _^_ '•- MKHfI AHD BOTS' CLOTHING j : At Prioeß to fait e?erybody. »O OLD STOOKfTO SELECT FROM The Goods »re SEW *nd all our own make. HATS SHIRTS lC£ TIES BBACBS ALL MSDVCED IN PROPORTION INSPECT OUR STOCK And judge for yonrselveß. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H. wifiBBBB, « Manager, = BPEIUG & BTJMMEB, 1889 WM. SPARROW, ; TAILOR AND MEBCEB, JUST OPENED, AXjARGE and Varied Assortment of Gentlemen's fohlrti, Hats. Scarfe,



NKW SEASON'S TWHEDS, AMD • h large *sss "•oU "clawed g^cktooho.w • fom. ' . . s, /BK TAILORING DEPARTMENT b nnder the Management of Mb T, Kerb *ho baa had Large wxperionoa aa CUTTER the principal Tailoring Eaublihwents Chr'.Btohutoh, v ?€rf«* Ptf cm* JForfcmatwftip Guaranteed ~;:;WSL SPARROW —~" ijoi) FAOMU6 VaLILMS iTAOliiiU ("Wliafc we do we o well.' 1 lEHJS OHBIBTOaUBOH DBKTAIi aUBGJBttf, . IW Ouhel street, Ohristchareh, next Robin lon'i Boot Store,and at the Octagon, Danedin. '' -All teerattdiui at strictly nnif orm and moderate ' Oonmltation free. $. MYEBS~AND CO., SURGEON DENTISTS, - I-«niQurTEr.iH ss , wix* »£**> fiITBOUb OXIDE GAS »dmlnUterod Thfi ■''Anmtbetlo leavea no unpleasant effeots, and by Its use the extraction of Bid Stumps and Toefch Is rendered per , feotly Palnleu' tnd Effective. Ad l> ialnlitered dally. Fee for administration of Gae, ss. Extraction, 2b 6d a tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 Bant Belt. • The acknowledged superiority of AMERICAN DENTISTRY in tho con ■traotlon of Artificial Teatb, the icoit firiUhed workmanship, and replacing the lost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraotlon, have aitablished one repntatJnn, A sinale Attlfiola Too*h, 10s, complete ob. Upper and Lows?, TewiDom'y a-^d Pefmanftot £i(» 10b ; : -ft .Scl*l,Te«th -md 'f iJsr!to*eß "masie hy eiUar d<rjnh\a «•(-j



Wanted Known Cash Advertisements uuder thi head ing, not exceeding 16 words, OWE Shilling. Addresses may Deleft at this Office. ' , WANTtiD— By Young Gentleman private Hoard and Residence Private family preferred. State terms, B.M>f Guardian Office, ABhburton. 1 140 "ANTED to t I a tfiouudhaad Bioyole, cheap, in good oouditon Apply "Mail" Office; 1 13? 4 OST, on Sunday, a (ox terrier Slat, 1 1 fork colored on head, temalnder,of bodj white; answers to the name of Fly Reward on r«tornlcg to Mb Jakes Pobtbb, AUenton. 1 J36 WANTED— Work lv harvest field for carting In, with gnod hone and dray «—Jambs Fortir, Alleutoo, I*l3l MANILLA. Binder Twin?, mtebine oil, and wire. Time Is money on the harvest field—the beat ii the ohoapmt. —R. AIOOBK, Saanderu Building?. WANTED Known.—" Strong-we»ti Boota for Ladlea, Mea and Children c&a only be obtained, at W. H Ooujer's. ■ ' '-, '• i" f, S9 KBNWBDF and Miaa Oameroa Moore Street—Teachers of Soieadfio DreHß-cattiag. Bodies oat and fi ted. Dreßemaking in all its branches. Riding babltiaapecUlity. 69 WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday. PieMe 1 ibop early. Wedoeiday we dost at 1 pm.-E 0. Sioibs, Melford Home. TjIMBROIDfiKIEB— Fc« gocd Embruiy, Hi defies nurked cheap>> Vo Melford- Hoaia.. We have a large aua spleudtd fltso^tment. to oboose from.—H. 0. Srokk's Melford House. v. 



TITANTED KNOWN — My, Special. VV Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid. Glotm, "The Aahburtonian," braided backs, 3b 6d per p«ir.—W. H, Collibb. . TTTANTED every man m'tbe County „ W ] to bare a Solt of the Aehbarton Tweeds.—Robbbt Alcobn, AsbbortoD Clothing Mart, Saonders' Bnlldiugs.; ILLINBM—If pou want o' ohooee from a large stock of tilmmed anc antrlmmed hats and bonnets go ke'; Mel ford Home. A lot of children's Calatet ntrawa from 6d to 2m, very oheap—H. 0. PiSfIBRS, lMelfordHooae. > .\* ; ANTED KNOWN—Tha:. fiad'ng W B»»t Btieet rents too high,-I »bd reoaovlag MY STOCK from J. !Orr> premises, back to -my Havelook street ■hops, where I will be able to sail goods Cheaper than ever, having no rent tr pay there.—Jamks Bakkr Furniture & Fancy Goods Warehouse. TIT ANTED, Everyone to Know—That W J. MOISON ba» nowln stook * arge and varied assortment of BOOTS AND BHOEB for the Spring »nd Summer Beaion. Gentlemen's, Ladles', and Chil dren's, both Imported and Ooln'til*!;» >bo HIS OWN, MAKE, whtoh CANN )T BE SURPASSED i * Style, Fit, Qcwl ty. and Neitncßß, combined with YEKT REASONABLE PRICES. All repalis executed pcomp^y and with neatnaßß. lQtl_^ "" 'JBJB W G OODH. STATIONERY, Fancy Gooda, Music, &o New Serial Volamee. New Books for Prizes or Presentations. Subscribers wanted for any Mn#azine or Newspaper pnbliahed. Diaries for 1890. All Woods Induced in Price daring this month, L. F ANDHWWES &JJO.



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Rabbe Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the oolony of Victoria Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deohre that on tne 25th June, 1877, my son Aifr»d, six years, of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance, However, in gpits of all effortß, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogilliyny that an amputation of the injured limb hid become imperative, in order to save life. It this juncture I called on Messrs Sander aid Sons, procuring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within h fortnight out of all danger and to-day he is recovered. I may just add tha it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extraot eferred to was first appliel. and I make this solemn declaration, etc.— Fbasz Raabk. declared at Sandhurst, in the cplony p| Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundrei and seventy-seven before me, Moritz 'Pont, J.Ep— (Advt.) ■•„'•• 0



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